Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 2, 1877, Page 7

‘A1 CIHIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1877—TWELVE PAGLS. GONE UP. (Contintod from tho Fifth Page.) e andle him: hio wan two d—d nervons, lle e 1© go with him, and $o, wanted to of biM. And thes. too, John waa in nead of maney; he wanted to fi" to hnasckeeplng, and he wanted me fo Lake his horse and carriage. I told him that I ‘would take the 1ig, but [ wonld nut agree to pay bim more than ;’A)O for it. He thought thal was not enongh, &i Hibinkcso foo, I wonidn't take $500 for the horre Jiono ta-dey. Tia paid $150 for the horso, $100 for the. $— for the harness, and $10 for the whip, “f gave him $200 fn money: 1 Am under 20 abligations to pay him any more, ' *+Did 1 nnderstand yon to sny that you pald over {he £, 000, or 88,000, to Perivlat?™” ®{forbade yon {o askma any more guestions abont that matier, and if you arc going fo resort 1o that game, I must elose.this intorview with o ter apologlzed and procoeded: e on patd Houmises BR00T W 0n the g V' Yes, 8l Did you ever pay him any more on It9" No, elr. Then you did not pay him that 84, 6oor No, sir; L have only given him $200. Tle " he aught to hnva’mou. aod 1 think he In! th 0. "-'u:'a?undmuud yon to say that whon yvou boughit the hiorra and “bugey you did not fix upon sny dednite sum which you was to 2 to him{ yon Yy ’5“‘:’.&‘:‘?.}’:‘-’-“ you “wonld not give him over $400 {0 +Tdid not eay I would not Tlu him over $500, ""'l‘é'nen!lg that If T felt dlapoaed to give him 3 3 b 'JAINK TUE TIORSE 18 WORTI MORE MONEY.M 'And #0 1 ruppose you will give him more ™ vi sm under no oblizations to give him an smora than tho §200 which 1 havo pald him, bt (¢ Y. “mo_n used all of l{n $4,500 In golng to Now X Vorklens that fa what T draw It for," «+And 'you did not give Rountréo any of 1Lr v No, alr, 1did not. " WTAERB WAS A LETTER-DOOK PRESENTED T0 TIR GRAND JURY D Yoy, air.” ++ Did you tear out threo letters from that book before 1E went over to the Urand Jury room?” No: Ttors out two lottors, " . When did yoa do thiss™ Well, sir, Tdkd it to-day. " {gz noon, After you left tho Grand-Jury room!" "W ere yonr reasons for so doing?" *+Ina bnsincss of th. o that we are doing, when we coq}y all our carrespondence, thero musk Teceaarily Do omo LETTERS WINICH IT WOULD NOT NH WISETO 1IAVR GO BEFONE THE FUBLIC, book of onrs lhn" Thero wero only two In this Ia 1did not want fo hayeacen, and I tore them ont. *+Did they relate to thls matter In ln( respec! 41 No, sir, they d1d not, They had nothing whate ever 1o do wWith thls subject. Thoy referred toa matter of ufiml moment, however, ‘and contained womething whieh 1 would not liave seen by any- dy, “Wour bookkeeporaald thare were three lattars. " #Thera wawlx:,nly two, and they had no bearing whatever upon the case, * 5 After thanking Mr, lllnndnle.filho mruncr do- parted, thinking that thia wnsa horso nsaction without a paraliol, A man had bought & _horse for which hio wos (o pay its ownor any sum, from 8200 np o Tl!{ sinount which his constionce dictated to u i Intarviower also hiad his own nsnn(«m ns o tho pecullor transaction between Mr, Jinsdalo and Architeet figan, and the hydrophobie antipl- thy which the former menifested about alluding to ihe subject. MR. MELICKE. BXAMINING THE NOOKS. When Ilinsdale wns bofora tha jury, he invited {hem to examine his books and papers, o tho {ury, aocepting tha Invitation, et once had & sub- pans mada out for Mr, ¥, 3. Mollcks, the book- Leeperof tho Minedale-Doyle Granito Company, suda baill@ was deputed to sorve It. Ilo turned wpip s short time bringlng with him the lettor- fook and tho eash-book of the firm. He was asmined for somo time, and ‘the books which be bronght wore looked through by the mem- bernof tho Grand Jury. After he left the buoild- fog he waas canght by a reporter, who carrled him offipto a secluded mpot and proceeded to pump bim to thi tof hi¢abliity sa to what ho had stated to tho honorable body of Inguisitors. 1 dldn't have vory much to say," sald Mr. Melicke, **The mdbt that I was called on to do waato show thom the bouks, let thom oxamine thers, ana answer any questions that they might gat about any af the enteres. “ WELL,'MOW AUOUT TUS LETTER-DOOK1!" %0, they found nothing particalur thera to sur- arfee them except thoe fact that twoletters had been ‘orn put. " 1 Y10 toro them outt dalo, " Juat before T was sobpenaed,' ‘*fio came in, 4l hor" “Yes, Ho camo roshing In in agreat hurry, wked for the lettor-bouk and casli-book, snd re- moved the two lettore,™ $\What ware thoy? " veil, I don't know, " . ‘bat {8, you don's want to toll?" “Well, 1 suppose that will ali come ont In the ime, :v’h,nr‘o 4id tho parties live to whom they were W i he Bast," h,nL wero the letters about, geworally,— o1 ‘es, granlte, I guens,' ‘I COUNT-LOUSB ORANITE]" 1 guens 50, st Anything abont petting tho contract?™ 41 couldn’s say, sir." # Well, how about TIE CASI-TOOK!" 410, they went through that, " 4 ¥lnd suythingyt N Bome ontrles scemed a littlo quece.,’ 4 WWhat wers theyr "\Vsll thore was one itom of $150 pald to . 0 gun. the architectt” Y $Was thers anything wrong abont thatt - “No, + 1 thlnk nut. I belive It wus money ad- nideed 1o Kgan to pay his expenreaat tie tlinc fhat o went on to ‘the quarries to examine L stone which hod -beon cut, wo that ho Bt Glettity o tho facts T and 1 pald on quarry estimates. ¥hen tha stona Ls cut &% tho quarey, wo i Utled to pay, instead of waltlng for it untll ¢ fa st in tho \)u!idl&!ll 5 oxpouses, did be?™ Egan was hard up, Tune lo advanced or Joaned Lim monoy, " % o \1Any Other HomaY® . ::Ygl thore wo. ;:ne’q( $100 to Thomasa Thly." or? was ! 41 don't know, ‘Tilly Ia me borrowed the ino; iways hard-up, and 1 t why, 1 have no ¥ 4 ANTTIING RLIRI" “.:'\"u. thora was one item which sfirred thom ' What wae that?" 1o Well, it was an ftom of $4,500," \¢ Anything about that to sti7 them upl" here was an erasurs conuected with 1t," 4 What was (L7 2 Well, as the book read when they got It. It was 4,500 drawn by Tinsdalo, with 8 memoraudum In enctl, ¥ Dralt on Now York,! " hat waa tho originalentry?® whald to John 8L, Rountree," 113t e the County Attorneyt™ Pl ¥ " 8d you will not tell who made It1° Ko, ' wiEN was THIS MONBY rAIDIY ::iflnni in March, 1think," ut‘_ linsdule recolvod much money from the Ves, ho has recolved about $40,000- in S 5 e i oy e walch ha 10 Whey " l:fl!:‘n“lhll ‘money pald by the county Yea, D air, " “i n." ttor toms that struck themm 1+ Where ar gol fore Lhnw sgaint" tapErybably 1 shell by told e to keop mysslf Al'l‘a‘t"’i‘r"l‘l" Mraltany sumiiane.” % "lllmany,'(h. icke Illal&nren in 'u":""""' of his o Jury wauttd very much (0 sce Mr. Liadale gai ‘n“’“fl.puq'n ent out ta fin . Theoficer bunted all ovor for biin, but could 8450 truco of nia whareah 5 e Feesog e, YReresbony. Mo will doubt D EUAN—LINSDALK—PRRIOLAT, °,fl’”nu,g wliat Hiasdale testiled to befoto ny 13 bt ARElL what was tnatpr oray fon‘t 704 o 10 bl for et Whapet WUk for hiw, but bs bad gone Off some- eIl as T understand | :;‘l'nmlnu Was all right, —that iog xn' Cowmlssiouers excaut In tho way of trests o Bud jnvited thew to look over bis books SYARES 84 8 proof of what ho ald. ™ ;A"t fley ouk bim mbout his deallngs with he told them that ¢ nevar pald monoy jay suything abont them 't 1Bat allbe bad bad 40 do with Perfolat ke bl ayme mouey ouce fuzs third ? 3 ::f‘,’-’h‘z",‘ that third partyr? W ow miuch waa B hoanand darae s kT when Egan was pald themone; s wou lbonlnnb, X nu..nfis.,- o M % bout the sme of this vayment to Rouatree, - " “" And Hinndale took this from Egan to Perlo- ate ¢ yen, an [ understand. ** 44110 you know what for? " No» RGAN. ¥ T8 PATXENTS TO PERIOLAT. During the afternoon the reporter wandered sronnd {he Walkerian monument now under con- struction fn the Conri-Houso mquare, with the hopa of findiag Mr. Egan, the architect of that ex. tensive prie. 1o wan discovered seated on a der- tlek near the weat alde of the ateucture, watching the slow ascent of astone, wa It crawled up the derrick preparstory to belng deposited on's hand- ful of enft clay, which the contractor dignifies by the nama of cement, Beside him wan seated the publishor of a very clever engraving of the Conrt- Tlouss a8 It will bs when completod, provided the County Doard, In its wisdom, or rathor in ls deeire for ** backsheeah, " resolves npon nochanzo in plans or superstructire. The reporter jolnad the twaln, and was abont to propound somo conundrmme, when tho sonorona volce of Commls. sloner Fitzgerald was waflea through apace. Mr, Egan responded to the call. Later he was cor- raled by tho reporter §n hisofice, when the fole lowing brief Interview took place: *‘Mr, Egan, do you romember last March when yon presented your bill to the County Board for some 820,000, And it was cut down to $15,0001"" As the burning winds of the desert dry up the avriace wells of the osalssodid the reportorlal question dry mp Mr, Evan. Heresponded vory Uricfly, **Yes, [ remomber it," %111 you tave tho kindaeds to explatn WILY YOUR BILI, WAS CUT DOWN D' 11 have no explanation to make: I am not in the habit of rovenling to newspaper-men the de- tails of my private business, [t cut down ag & punishment for your un- willingneas to dteider W v nothing to say shont ft. 1 have my . You can draw what inferences you lease, P It 18 ramored this afternoon that Clem Perfo- lat applied the scrawa to you, and compelled yau 000 or 810,000 of the 815,000 al- o0 County Doard, Isthcreany truth Y **Inoithor affitm nor deny. T hava beon told the Grand Jury {s {nvestigating my connection with tho Caunty Hoard as architect of the Cours.ilouse, and whatcver they find out wili doubtless be given to the press, 1 have nothing to any." ** Wil yon say that you did not GIVE CLEM PERIOLAT A LARGE BUM OF MONRY a8 his *whack ' {n the Conrt-liutise busincasr' ' 1 have nothing ta eay aboutit, If tho Girand Jury want to know anything obout iny cunnection with the Court-House, they can subpena ine, and Lwil) answer truthifully overy queation, ™ +1 am told that you are Lo bo anbpansed, and T simply want to et your testimony in advance.™ ** 1 ean give you uio informatlon; it would not be ll;{bl for me to'do sn. " The reporter not balnr glfted with the power to make the bird sing which ¢an aing, took his de- parture, and abont an hour later met an _intimale friend of Mr, Egan, o qulet politiclan, who knows & thing or two about what Is and has been golng oo in the cronked bnsiness aronnd tho Connty linili- ing, Bald this gentleman, ofter he had wiped the foam of a glass of beer from his smootkly shaven [ "m‘nn has been a badly-abueed man, PPrevions to the letting of the contract ho as well as sevoral other architects who were competing for the job, including Uay, Alatz, and others, slitned an agreo. ment whereby enchi 'onc pledged himself to” pay Clem VPerfolat one-third of thosam realized a8 comminelonsan the eroction of the bullding, Bub- nejuently, when somg uutcey wan ade abont the ** Ring*’ and Poriolat's #; -lemnfcnlleclln:{ taxes, Egan want to Clem and demanded tho return of the agreomont. 1o reported that 1t had beon de- stroyed or lost, or something of the kind. Egan scemed to be antisfled, Ho had been to great ex- ponss in getting up the plana for tho Couri-Houae, Inving staked "his professional reputation on it rather than vmmm{lo aceurc brivate business, he of courno found himuolf somewhat pinched, and wanted ali lie could oblain from the county. Bomo of the Iiing intimated to him that if he wanted his 1) for §2U, to go through It would be neces- sary to divide, Perlolat sent him word that If he didn't live up to his agreoinent ho would make It hot for him, and he even went 50 far as to exhibit the agreoment (which he had originally extorted, and then Ned about ile existence) to several of Egan's friend Ti{1S MADN EGAN COMH DOWN, and being pressed for monu{ was willlug to_ take anything. Hud the County Hoard passed Egun's clab for $20,000, Clem’s shara would have becn about $5,700, Lgan would not dividd with the Commissioner Ring, and they determined to pun- sh him, 1lonco thoy cut down hia bl to 815, 000, Periolai would_not, however, proportionately fe fi?hln grasp. Ho awore It d-—— ouirage it ho should Lo robbed of his share, and after conalderable blustoring consented to make a slight reduction. and take ono-half of what the, Joard would an thiv yum was fo _Egan_ only _on Clem's representation te the Ring. 8o when Egan ot hia money he divided It Into two equal parts, ne $7,600 ho rotained to pay his dobts, and tie other §7,600 b turned ove to & cortaln peraon, to be, la{ iin pald to Periolat, " **Who is this other persont' 41 decline to atate. I don't want to get any 41 decline to sny whother it waa cr not," Swall fou £uy it was nott" **No, I will not."” As tho repogicr was coming back from his intor. viow with this particulur fountaln of knowledge, LB STUUCK ANOTIENR MAN in whom ho had confidonce, and told him subs stantially what he had hoard, This now man Tooked at him quivtly andsald, **Don't you ba fouled. You have got this thing Just about upslds down, Now, it scoms to me, Trom all 1 know of tie caso, that the whole fight betwoen Exan and the County lloard s o stall, & stift, 8 put-up job, 8 humbug, for tho purvose’ of deceiving the peoplo and enabling the divislun to bo nade with more -ecnrltc’ Eyan never expect- cd that bill for §20,000 to bo pald. 1t never was sent 1n with any wich inteution. It was sent In to he cut down to pervuade the people that Exan was Oenting (ho County, Uiy, sud that the County Iing was doswn on Egen.” It was never fnfondod Sk mare Lian B15,0M0 0,10 be akd; ant thal Wus ] u-rnnllilabc extracted from ihe reluctant Connly Hoard Ty the bonest Egan. Oot of this amount, as you'say, and as I understand, half went to Perlolat to Lo divided- among tho Commis- sfoncrs, aud thut was the areangement from the begln The! ng, nover oxpected any more, Evan nover exposied any more, The whole thing wana giguntic wtilt. 1 Igan had any solf-respoct, if l:fln was 1ot In this thing, He would have Lnt t from bim & long thwe ago, KEvery moment @ lias romained in 1 hae confirmed the lmpros. ulont at3s was as mach of tho Ltingas any one of e, - ‘Tho reporter {e not, howaver, inclined to put any foith In thevo statomenta, although it la cortainly strango that Kyan'has not done more o atlup the rubbery and thioving which have been carried on bfl contructors since the Court-llouso began. ‘Thore s & precedont which might justify thls thoury, Whon the old **Ninstoen ' were rinning things {n the Counctl, there was always oue fellow at loast who stood up for ¢conomy and reform, and denounced corruption and the *nineteen," and et, when the pinch cawe, always votod with Thor, and. always pulled thom throukh, Thore wag one fellow who did the morality for the guny, and tho rest stood vut us open aud avowed kuaves, ROUNTRER. TR WILL NOT uD BEBN, Numerous cffurts wore mado last evoning by s Tuinung roporter Lo lnvastigate the logal luminary who proddes over the law departmont of the Cuunty Doanl at tho modoat stipend of $7,000 por yuar snd ‘‘perks.” Tho offorts wore frultless. Thastory has heen froquently told of tho wood- cliuck which erawled iato his hole, and drew the folo In after him, and ts applicable to the manner In which Jobn M, declined to bo futorviowed, Sev- eralinvitations wore cxtended tohim, but he rofused to avail bimsslf of an opportunity to reply ¢o the B or ietimenla of Ulnedaio’s Bookksopets’ Fon 14 # etriking ditusteation, not of thu Yorkshireman who thumped his wife ail the way to warket, and then sold’ hee for half a crown, but of the old Spanish proverh: ** Puta beggar on harssback and nhe'liride to the devll." Beven thousand dollare r yoar and pickinge have turned hls L aud Béndo his antipathy to Lo Interslowed on topics touching tho allgred crgokeduces of the Caunty Board, "It was kTRd In ‘Tug Tuisune to give him au_ovportunily to et himself right bofore iho ublic, which has & deep aifuction forhiw, and it T Bty that do M. 16 would Rt fetch on the whitowash. — A LITTLE HISTORY, HINSDALR'S PINST APPBARANCE. The history of Hinsdalo in Chicsyo dates back several years, but e first came into public motice as 8 lobbylst in a sanditone interest 1n the new Court-Houso project. As an advacate of a pare ticular sandstone, hio bacame acqualnted with the County Board during the wemorable Court-llouse stone fight, and, altlough he speut conslderable money In feasting the Commissioners, somehuw he was lett, in bls ¢fforts In behalf of sandstons Re not only enlisted the favorillam of several Com- missloners, but succecded fn establishing such re- latlons with a Clark-street ssloon that its kesper worked upon tho otbers, but only with free arinks. “The asloou-koeper was 1o Lo rewsrded, 1f his of- forts had been wuccesaful, with s sand-stone front and other (mprovements, bat ot being successfal be got notbiog, and has now notblng moro for bis troubls than aclsim on Hinadale for an election wager, Pulling in bis sandstone project, ke turned bls attention to squeeaing sume granlte into the Court-Houss, and 4t once he lsunched into the community as the owner of Fox lsland. In the mesntime ha bad met Rountros, of courso, and be lked bim, and toted with 4! orersia vt the. ratatl a) thew and Periolat, £ relatio tw He labored with them seal ously 1a the intercst of a granite b loteres frm with \vglchn u us oyla 18 conn and soon Houn- 'l::l ulzllluhl.’ and the othur wembers of the +*1ling* began to Jove him, Boon after, without any nolee bolng made, e was awarded the contract for furnluhing the pllasters and columna for tho new Court-House, Tue BoArd ordered Ibe cou- tract 1o be drawa with hiw withous any spucide ln- structions, and Monntree sot ahout the work. When the contract came hefora tho Bonrd it excited some attention from the fact that it provided for IINADALE DRI PATD GUATRY BATIMATRS, wharoan Itonntree had drown Wulker's contruct & few weeks previous, which read differently. The contract was spproved, and very littis wns asid about it untl Walkez dlscovored that Ifinsisia hud been favored above him, whareupon he sctup & how] in the effort to have hin contract tead 20 that he, tao, could be pafd _on quarry estimaics for his work. Walker had not kn‘)l his promises with the Tioard, or traied & horso with Honntree, hence he falled ta got his contract amended. Thine passed on, and »oon thé ale waa full of rmnors, 8 promi- nent one i coanection with the Conrt-iouse bing that Hlinadale wanted to put mare grauite tnto the stracture. Whila otiher Cogiminsioncrs were debating thin guestion, McCadrdy and Conly jolned 1iinsdsie in & {eip to the Eant, goiny to Malne, New Yark, and other pincen, Sicfore tiicy went,' and ending the talk of putting more granite into tho ¥ Hinedulo took particular pains to ho- ‘2 with reporters, capeclally s 'une UNE man, whom he kindly invited to accompany him on atrip to Fox Ielund this sunmer, svaurin him that he wan well acqualnted with the owners of tiie paper with which lie wan connected, and that the trip should bo without expensa to ‘himy otc, Upon (he retarn of the excuraion party they were full of enlogy of what tisey Lud scen, and con- yinced that fox lefand contained tho urfl‘ lTem“o intho country. A few daye elapcd only beloro Hinedalo look adraniage of Rointroc's kindneas in drawing bla contruct, and asked for AN ALLOWANCE OF $14,000 on quarry cetlinates, 13y thls time’ ho was thor- ou; 11!1 acqualnted, and al) kg had to do was Lo sek and teceive. ile was pald S23,000 In cusl, and, owing to .hu deplated condition of tlo Troanury, took county onlers for the balanco, which be promised not prosent for ment untll the ond of six For the amount pald bim in cash ho caased reveral ordora to bo drawn—that Is, dividod the 8: up inta emall urders, suy of '$1,000, $2,440, and 5,600, o Hio wald, o ault hie cunvenonce. F'his belng through with, Hinwdalo turned hie at. tontion mnaw fo cotting' mora yranita into the Coart-House, Among his fitst atcys in thin direc. tion wan to again commence courting reporters, at which hie has grown (o believe that o in an adepl. Ta Tix Tiisuxk reporter he renowed hls offer Lo give hima freo excursion to Malne duringthe sum- mer, #nd again he lubored to finpress him witlh tho fact that he was intimate with lis cmbloyers, ete. On the 174h of Alarch he went far in courting the reporter In question as to in+ vlto him to his ofiice fur a talk, “Thoe reporter sc- companied hiim, and, belng neated in _one of his hairs, oponed 'his care. After passing re- the Court-Ifonse, tho weather, and u ryday subjects, Hinsdale RIPOSED 118 ORANITE PLAN WITH GREAT YREEDOM Te said he had heard the proposition to put gran- ite in the entrances and cmpioy It In ornament; tion discussed, und proposcd 10 make a tion to tho Hoard In the reporter knowling ot tho tim had slready agreed with him to usaibia material and the pricohe wus to pay thow. Hatlsfyine himself that the reporter was in sympathy with bim and his echeme, he next marked out his dutles in the premiscs, First, the reporter was Iastructed 8o advocute the uss of hils' gennito in writhg up Court.Tfuuso matters; vecund, he way to call” on 3r. Fitzgerald und bronch the geunlte quention to hian, and xea how he felt on the sub. ect, and report; and thirdly, he was assured that e was not uxpected to perform the servico warked out without being handsomely recompeused, Tho reporiee Matened stientively, - cone templated the riches mbout lo bo theust Bim, and thereafter was -an, ahd ready fo Interucet every movement., The first thing Dw wae calied unon to noto sbeeguently in o granite Achame was tha fact that Architect Eyan had buen privately In- stencted to eend Into the Board a HUECOMMENDATION OF [INSDALE'S GHANITE o BCREME, Golng to hin oftice, tho repurter found that he had nlso been privataly fnstracted to make drawin, showing where granite could be used to ndvintage in the Court-House work, and that e hiad obeyed instructions, and tio Fl already beouw morked for Jlinsdale lowell” QGranite,™ The architect's recommenda- tlons came to the Uosrd olong with thy drawings, and Loth were approved, ull of which wad counnentod on st the time. 'The comments were rather advurse to Hinsdale and hiv Interosts, —fn fact, amounted tu expusing hls scheme,— which bronghit hin to ‘Tug “I'ninuss odice fired witn {ndignation. Mo recited blv history, portrayed o glowing colors his honesty an )reellmu frotn all rll e, aud awore that uider no clreumstances would ho accept tho conteact, for the :nlnlln wurk unless his Lid waa the Jowast reapon- aible one, P'roposals to do the work wera ndvertised for at once, and the architect bad been persuaded to say to the Buard that the work must be done in alxty Qays, which he koow wae fmpossible, Thero wan thic sdvantage to ilinsdale 1o ¢! however, thut the hurry of the work would shorten the time in which to receive bide, and consequently caot off competition, Tt scrved him and his schemno nd. mirably, for proposals were ordered to be invited at onco to ba opened & few \Inr- tater. Thids was Thureday, - and the blds . w bo opened '8 week from the following lfl)lldly. bot somehow the advertisemcnt for proposnls was not mado public fur several days, Twelve bida were rocelved, notwithstanding (ho precaution taken 0 cut oif competition, which were opened Mouday laat, linadale's bid appeared anung others, and as §20,000 above the Jowest reaponsible bid, Al the bids were referrud to the Cuptmittee un Pabllic Buildingw and Public Bery. Ice, and, meeting tho noxt day, rlulbrmufldud that | Hinadnle ba _given the McCaglray made the motion. Tho wltice's ro- ot came befora tha . and or judicions reasuns action o ¢ wue deferred untll Monday inthe midst of the fight madu upon the wehioino by Flizyerald, Bonne, ond Ayars, 'I'nla ia llinwlale‘s bistory in Chicago sa tar aa be has made It i public In_connectivn with the Caurt-lonso. ‘The present Urand Jury will, doubtless, 8dd soveral interesting chaptors ade ditional to what It has alreaily befure adjournment, and in tho meantime the clinces nre aygalnst the public belng further robbed and the ** Ring* en- riched by him und hils grauite intha Court-touss conutraction, IICKEY. YESTERDAY'S DRVELOTMENTS. The Grand Jury 8150 began an luvestization into the slleged crookeduoss of Superintendent llickey, and from e nanes of the wilncases summoned It fuovidont that & dead wsct is to bo mnde against him, An attempt will be made tocatch himat womo point, fur somo purpose, but by whon the thing Is atarted Is not dofinitely known—whether It is & continuation of tho tigbe which was made bo- fore the Council last October, or whgthor it springs out of Buckley's recent diemiseal From the force, A porson who 1s insidu says there will be & geucral concenteation on llickey of all tho clisrges that haye boen mado against him for the last Ave yesrs, In the Lopos of Indicting him on soine one of them, ar of getting the jury to unite In what lv kuown aa A MOUAL INDICTMENT] that Is, that llickoy lv & scoundrel, but It eannot Ve provod; and callng upon the Clty Gaverumunt to remgvo him fron s fuportunt poaition at the boad of tha police force. Thoy want to try aud now If they cannab Indict 115 u{‘ for perjury, for forgoey, for boing cuncorned In koeplug a puuiing- house, for compounding a felony, sud buzzlemont, > TIB CIAILGR OF COMPOUNDING A PELONY {8 4n connoction with the old Liszie Muore scandsl, But the hitch abuut thie transaction ls, thaf it opything wrong was done, It was duno n tho summier of 18T, snd (he stotute of lhmitatiun Lav disposed of It. 5o whatover Liz. 2ia Muoru has (o say can bo of 0o uga in finding an fndictmant, unloxs it bo une which 8 moial—~that Is, not legal. It will be whown, or rather an at- temot will be made to show, that Hickey had an intorvlow with Lizzls Mouru st thu Jbouso of ili- faine kevt by Nellie Costellv, and that Misse Moore promised ool 10 wix him up in the cuso whon she ffi"r\'\"'n'-"mn“ before tte Ursnd Jury sitting st ai ur eme A runor haviog become general to the effect that Mrs, Cunninghant, once Lizzie Moore, bad left the <city to escapo an Investigation by the Urand Jury, l"Ymnuu,npnmrullcd lust uight at Mre, Can- ningham's resldence, No, h14 Weat Monroe street, to ssccrtaln the tratl of tha re) Mr, Cunalugs bam. whu answered the ro ‘s ring, masure tha ropurter r'a 1 in wite wus roally slcie carch for & certificato from Dr, cummence e, bub bl roporter sanured bio of the lncon: Fucnu of it, ay ho presence of ¢ udy way ali-saficlent. ho roporter was led” Into the prevence of the sick on who appeared to bo sullering acately from neur: gla. 1u answor Lo lnterrorations, shic said (ba ‘Was Loa feoble to go Lefure the jury when ! summoneu (yeaterday). As L0 what sheshuuld testify toshe conld nut say, except that it wonld b axactly what she Lad sad ‘1 & foruior exaniina- tlon, Sle Lad told fucls ss ihey were, and she should say the eswe thing sgain were questlous 4 romem ulfiuu Iu-‘r—n e coul actly, Was 0 knew that her property that she got it back through get It back ahe haa pald $430, tho she waa told, the property been pa! Pittsburg. 8ha had volubteered o pay thl und offered to pay for trounle, but 10 one had o been pald for any trouble. The $4:0, sho wi told, wus (o o to the Pittsburg pawubrokers, a ¢ had 0o resson to euapect that it was olhe plied. She know nothing o connectiun with t] transaction to the discredit of Capt. dlicke, *"TU8 QUESTION OF PERIURY 18 8 preity nicc aue. Whon the fnveatization was golug on befare the Council Committes the cution stiempted to show ot tret that Hickey owncd the %n'mhl.'-. 1a part, aj least, whore Wel- 0! P ex- 10l tor kaeps bis brothel, ganiing-bouso, and fence. o this Rickoy pleadod {0t balf the. preimioce bad belonged to~ him snd half to his mother- -luw, but that ia 1574, fnding the property un. ‘nméuttlrc aud in a nelghborbood Imnhp:nzsu. B very duy, be contracted to ater, Botes, the Lsst of which fell conlzact of aulu of thy mult A 120 0 ckoy's, 8] tober, 1874, Thenup &%' the prosccution with anabetractof hile, from which it appeared thut 1o April, 1874, the mflih os-in-law bad convored 0y's wi takiog hls peywent fa U, ol ber part to Hic "Lis conveysnce ilickey sdmitted, statlog that )t wus msde when 1 old lady was the pofut of desth a snd (or the purpose of avuldlog ths expenie sod dolay of probato proceediuge. ~ But then the quee- tion was, ‘How could the motber-in-law, who bad deeded away bier proyerty ln-April, 1874, coutract 1o sell 1t o Webster fu_Oclober, 16747 and the immediste nasumpiion was ihat the contruct of sale to Webaier was a forzery, wade pel in 1674, but fy 187, in drace 10 screcn Uickey from respon- mbulity for the ownezslup of the pivmiscs. Tbis contract for n sale purportod to have heen wit. neveed by Charley Chilson, who v for 8 long time metable of tie old $econd Ward, tnt wha an asylum I 1871, It was clatined that hia siymatnre was 8 forgary, and eflorts were made to impeach it. Now, sesuming that it ean be shown that this con- tract e epurions, the auestion arixes in the minds of Ilickey's enemien, (‘an he be Indicted for per- jnrl in swearing that he did not own the premises, and that Webster did, swhen In reality the title was in the Chief? But the trouble seocms to be, aithough tiie oath wax admistercd by AL, Giibert, who s & Notary I'nblic. an examinntion beforea cominittee of the Connctl Ia not In jta natures jne dicial proceeding, and an onth, t comatitule pere Jury, must Le taken An # Judicial procseding, of in worie manner and forul required by law, Thy opinian of the Judge of (he Criminul Court by not yet been atked, bnt the gncation may be re- ferred to him for ‘declalon, St ix not Lelieved, houwever, that an indictment for perjury can be mode Lo stick, But 1 18 vomewhat different with TIIE QUESTION OF PORGERT. The eriminel cade on that snbiect reads thus: frc. 103, Every persun who ahall falsely mak forge, or counterteit recurd or oiher suiliens Waudr of a publie naffure, o any charter, leticrs patent, deed, lease, {h fentuie, wrthig ohils 8 tory, will, testament, codictl, nnnulty, houd. covenant, post note, check, drafi, of excharge, | contraci, jromfssory *tote, due bl for . the pays meat of inoncy of property, pawer of attornsy, any creditor’s wareant for (e pay of money at’ the Treasury, county order, OF any acrountable recrint, of Y uPCE ur warranl oF reauest for the (ayment of maney ot the delivery of goois ur clialicié of any kind GFTOF the deifvery of any Instrument of writini of o uittanch, reless’, or recelpt for mancy ur o day acauittence, reicase, e disctrge for any e, ac count, sctlon, silt, demand, or othier (ulng, resl or nce of mancy, Sock, criy whst ur e power ta’ res celva " tnoney, ur tecelve or transfer stack or ultien, or o let, lemse, dl: poseof, allen,” ur convey any goods and eliatt ur teneinentaor atiier extalo, Feal v porwa scceptanice or Indur-emens of any Uil of exes roInionoty nute, HPALL, UT Urdzr, OF aulgn writing, uhllgatory or or uther proj erty, or auy ticket ur pass lor 1 of any porsun upon Any) Fal Faad o ol or for tho armlssion Gf ahy porson iy any en ment for wiich @ condideratiun 18 require, or an olucr writien [nstrunicnt of anaflicr, or purpurting to el whicli sny peciintary | deinand or obligaiion, " wr Cmay Crigit o in property, “{n P purporta 1o be, createl, Incre: conveyed, tranaferred.uiminivhed, or ieatr o yeds or shall counteeeit or forge the 8781 or handwrit:nz of ahother With futent to datnage or deirand any peraon, lody fols Iticor corporate, whetlicr Uie safil Bersun, tiody politic P curparalg redlile In o nelonz to Lils Atate ur nots oF shill utter, pubifah, pass, OF BUTDL L0 (4% A3 trin and Reiuine, uny of the Alove: altored, furg- &1, OF counterfelt miatters. At aive pecific Refibed, kowing (e ssne fo bo fiise iiers oF Loutiterfuited, with [nteal to yre)n defeaud any pasdon, body palitic & tlic sald peraop, | Btate O oty every versor gullty of forgery, and sl be tmpriv entinrg 1ot less Thal 67 YEar ROF TnFy L) i Feard. “Litevined Statutes, 1815, p. i, §73.) Now, If ftcan be proved by decent people that this contract is spurions, there appearn o lie some | posibility, or at lenst Iln)vlmnu o (o lickey's op- ponents, that an indictment will be found. 1N ADDITION TO THE TESTIMONY of Justice D'Wolf onid hle elerk that the slgna. tura of Chilson fs not tn hin handwriting, Wade Abbot now holieves that Chlison did not aitach hls nume to the contruct. Lx-Sergeant Dyrne will teas tify that & month or Ao Lefuru the inventlention— Webster's ranciie having been pulled by one of Tyrue's mquad-—-liickey told him that he owned the house, und that ho ought ta have the samu ** prive fleen ™ un otliers, Jlut the cap-stune which bl lflfelhl:r the arch of teatimony which linngs ov Blekey tnacortiticate from the fnsnne asylum sotiing north that Chilsun was contined in the Instituslon at the 1imo the comract ia oileved to have been made. Such a certlicate n waid Lo ba In tho pose resvfun of the Grand Jdory, 1fa **truo Lill™ s retuened azalnat Supt. Hickey 1t will be uno chary- m2 hiw with forgery, While it cannot perbaps be shown posltively thint ho even procarcd the sputi- gus contract (0, e male, tha priiciplo of ¥ cul bona * will bu the foundation of the Indictment, The sicek Danicl was sent for totell what he knows abont $he *i8iler*’ avenue honsc, but ho is miss- {ngz, aod is underatood to have gone away for the #uinmor, Webster has no love fur Grand Juries. TIE OTHER WITNESSES who have been summoned, Flannigan, Buekley, Blayton, Filzpatrick, ctc.,’ are expected Lo teatily towhat, as campared with the abose, muy bo called minor oenacs, such os favontiam towards somo oflicars, upnecessary harshness toward others, the protection of eome yumblors and the frequent arrcating of vthers, netlect of duty, ete. None of theso charges can he tortured into an Indictnent, although they may, If substantisted, be made the tasls of n recommendatlonto tne cl(( nuthionitics 1 e some action n tho care, Tt will be remem berod that, when the Grand Jury took up tho Liz- zle Moore cave In 1873, they found no indictment sgatnst Hickey, but wrole oot a litlle pa- per to the —effect that (hero were sonie scrlona Ircezularifes In the business, and that It nucim.m e investignted by the [loard of Hulice, which bodydid take it up, and az thoresult of their attempt at {nvestigation lickey resigned. ONLY FOUR OF THE WITSESSES were examined yesterday—Ald, Kirk, Gilbert, and McAuley, snd ex-Sergt. Filzpatrick, The frst named Kave the Jury hls noten of the investization before the Councll Committee, with the names of tho witnesses, Theother two Aldernien gavo the concluslons they drew from that testimony. Nane of these gentlemen koew anything of thele own knowledgo againat lllckey, and they wero merely calted for the purposa of layln o founda. tion for Inquiry, Ex-Serst, Pltzpatrick told about Hickey ordering hin not to pull George Holt's gambiing-house, and of his having received a pon- cil note fram tho Suporintendent not to prosccute ona ITamliton, wha waa arrested for repesting at the fall election of 1t Hoveral of ho otlhier wite ncssen were roady to testify, but they wero dise missed until this morning, thy (rund Jury hsving & wmore interesting matier on hand, lesldes those naned, the following potsons hava been summone ed in this case: Frank Lowmbard, Tom Couclier (), gx-lllrfiucuvu Chapin, Capt. Elis, ond U, P, mi DAN WEDSTER. It was rumored around town yesterday that Dan Webster bad skipped town tu avold tho proscut Cirand Jury investigations. Inqulry at Dun's house inthe Penfs Tourtren 1ast ovening confirmed $he rumor, s wife onenly confexniic tiat hier loga lonl had been out of the city for two duys un Lusiniuss, aid wa nob expects ed back untll the bozinning of uost weuk, — e THE INDIANS. Gen, Milea® Tirnah with the Hoatlles. Spectal Mapated (6 The Tridune. Caxr RontnsoN, Neb., Juno L.—Indisn runners have come Into Epotted Tall Agzency confinning the report of the ikt on the ltosehud, near tho P'ainted Nock, with the white woldiers. Crazy Horue's prejudice ta tho Cheyenucs, since the troubles between the Bloux and Cheyennes last winter, 1 am convinced, has warped his Judgment, These last Indlane are direct from the rewmnaut of Lame Deer's camp, and most likely were present In tho fight, which muakes thelr report;more valuable, 1t bolng the Slonx slde of the story. Full particu. lars of Oen. Miles' roport you have most likely by thls time, From thelr account it must have been o very hotly.contested fleld. They are vory positive that Sitting Dull wae not in the village or vlclnnlg' ix"‘ fact la porlh olL the Yeilowstono or fu the Brilish Posscesions. Lamo Deer's village contained forty-five lodgs fificen of which are Clinyanues, tho rost Nloux. Afior tho bLattle the Imilane retreated to Powder River, wherv they ‘were when those ranners loft them. Thoy admit that Lame Deer and his won were killed, and sonia others; how many lhe{m\flh not tell, which leads me Lo subpoee the number of killed and d must hove been great. This band, with Sitting re tho oily hostiles mow' liolding ont the offers ‘made by the Uoverumunt for them to como §o and wurrender. When Spotted ‘Tall and Red Cloud, the Sloux Chlels, went from here sowe tima aga ta advise the hostiles 1o come 1n, these weru the only ones who held oat, anil to- duy old Bpot vays, Just like a white man, ** [ told ou 80, Ho saywit with much unciuous satls- action. ‘Tho disastrous loss of all thelr tepees or lodges and half of thelr punies, which the runnere report o b #o, Hpotted Tall says fa something of which be threstencd themjwith happening, ** And now, when | speak to thein agaln, they won't put thelr blankets over their eard. ™ Four scouts Lave Jeft hero to go to Powder River o Jearn further facts about tho battle, These are enlisted Sloux [ndlane,—the vame who were fight- ing last sumaier, 0 an Interviow with cruz Horea ou tho reported #ight with the troops made Ly tha Cheyenncs, he #ald ho could not inake up his mind. lie bad two hearts sboutit. The Cheyennes wero liare. lic was suro itting Bull conld not have been vn Nose- bud Creck. slulnx&uml was_elthor northof tho Yellowstune or in the Iiritish Posscsslons, The following was received In Chicago to-day: sud at daybresk on g 3 the action lasted abuut {ro Boure. The dumber wt “warriory eaiuge {s estimated st 200, of whio fouFteeu” were feft de onibe feid, Miles' loss was four killed s1d elehi Wounded, Inciudiug Livut: Fuller. Thy troups ou: ed were Compantes F, Dicat was destroyed, LSy i firtadics Generat, Sax Praxcisco, June 1.~A San Dicgo dlepatch says Arizona advices report the murdery of wail- cairlers and military lelegraph repairers near Troops are la Dureult. “Much alarm citlzonv, who are slyuivg & petl- Il the hoetiles cannob 8CY, Vaa Duever nt Clum bave justarrived at Taeson from San Uarlos. The (iencral spproves the puinage- meat of that reservation, and eayd If the order to pluce 8 military oflicer over thu Agent be carricd out, the worst wlll follow. No Ageut of huovaty . respect would submit, ————— SOUTH CAROLINA. Special Dixpaich 63 The Iridune. New YoRk, Juns 1.—A dispatch from Columbis ssys the Senate Judiclary Comumittce to-day ro- ported recommending that the scats be declared yacaot of Clrcutt Judges Carpenter, of the Filtb exlyts amony t1 tion to Ageut Cluss, ssklag ed futo piyy Ciremit, And Cooke, of the Eiehth Cirenlt, on tho eround that they were elected At B time when there'wan no yacancy fn thosa respective office ot of theee gentlemen are stauch itepnblican and both were elrcted at the stme time wilh Mosca and Whipper, s in the action of the Commitlce, and that & new election will Lo ardered forihwith. Gen. Kershasw will prolably succoed Carpenter. e ——— THE RAILROADS. LOOKING FOIRl CONNECTIONS. Mz, Joteph Hicknon, General Manager of tho Grand ‘Trunk Haliway, anduther officlsls of, bis road. anwell an of the (ireat Weatern of Canada, are now on a tour of Invpection over their Wostern conncetione. The princlpal objees of thefr teip 1a tolook ap proper Weslern coancetions for their lincs in case the cleetion of the Michigan Centesl 1un3 out farorable to the Canada Sonthern inter- st These roads will be aole to secure good Wente crn fecders In case ihe patronago of the Michigan Ceniral 15 tranferred 1o (he Canada Sonthern, Ther have a good connertion with Mliwaukes via the betrott & MHwaukee, which 18 controlied by the fireat Weatern. The Chicazo & Lake Huron Kallrond ean very easily be malde s conncction with Chilcago, it Wonld, however, require a con- rlderablc outlay to wiake thia rcad available for large Wirongn traflic, Nearlytho entire line would need to be reconstracted. But they have atcers to s atlll better connectlon, and one which ean be hronght (nto direct competition with the Canada Suuthiern and Michigan Centrs), 1y build- ing a_gap of reventeen miles from Urand Trunk Junetlon, near Letrolt, they would eteike the De. troit, 1lilladale & Southwestern Hailrosd, which 1ing Intgrsects the Michigan Southernand Pittaburg & Fort Wayna italironds, snd could eaily be inade {0 cannect with tho Haltimors & Ohlo Rallroad, In this way the Canada roads could recuse a good cunnection with” Ciileavo via elthor of the above named Chicago roads, ‘Thers can be no doubt that thie Grand Trank and Ureat Wentorn ltalirunde wiil bo able to keep up their connectton with Chicago, o natter what the result of the Mickigan Contra) election will Le. THEIRON MOUNTAIN CASE. Ayectal Dispatch fo The Tridune. Kzonug, 1a., Jutic 3.~The Iron Mountaln Rait road case waa resumed this mornlog. Mr. Hitche cock continaed his argument, and apoke until 11 o'clock. He was followed by Bamucl T, Glover,of £t. Lonts, who made a stronz argument of three Lours in behalf of the Company,, {ile sarcrted that the bill maken no case for the anpointment of s Tiecolver, because 1t 1a not clalmed that there has been any fraud or ehown that there Is any danger of Joss or waste of the property. He dcnfes that the Company ls fusolvent or the meeurity inadge quate. He read from the reports of the Compaay to aliow that its earnings have been rapidly on the tne crease from year Lo year, snd asncried that, iif the increave of earnings ao far this yenr are mainiained hronrhiout, they will bo suilicient 1o pay the in- turest on the enitre bonded debt, ond leavo, a sur- plus. s alloged thiat the payment of one-half the nterest from Nov. 1 to Apnl 1 was done tliro: the Intlucnce of Mr, \\'urd’.‘ who now brinza saoit, and that lis secret purpose wne to work n for- futsure. s openly accuscd that eenileman of act. v fn bad faith in the matter. He argued further that the acceptance by the bundholdess of onc-balf the Interest aud the application’ of ‘the uther half to the payment of the i unllnfi debtfuverated ag a waiver of the forfelture, and that thercfore the cnmpun‘y s not defaultcd on [a nterost, Mr. Glover was followed: by Me, Shipley for the Company, and Gen, Noble for the complainant, The argawents were conchided this evening at 6 o'cluck. The declsion wili be announced at Leav- enworth, Kon, Blsintercsted atomeyaticre who hae hedrd ull the argumentn expresh thelr opinion that the mllrond Company lias prescuted the strol it sido of the cans, and that Lthe application for uu Injunction will not be granted, THE WAR BEGUN. The firat gun has been fired agatnst the fast trains on the Wabash and Fort Wayne Roads, and it has been fieed In the directlon Tur Tuisse pointed out when the fast-traln scheme was first talked of. 1t ina culminated n a reduction of fares to New York and Gioston, anager Newell. of the Michl- fen Southern, last eveuing dwected the fares to ew York anid Bowtun to Lo reduced to §1i and 314 respectively, to-taky effect tu-day, Tue agents of all connectiug lnes weat of Chicago huve been no- tiled to selion this and thelaanagers of the other ronds running East bavo alsv been informed of the reduction, SOUTHWESTEIRN FREIGHT-RATEN. Bt Louis, Juue 1,—The changes In freights made by the Soulhwestern Mato Aswoclation at a moeting here Wednesday. wero as follows: Onali graln, excen wheat, from Missourt Iilver pornts und lannival to 5L Louls, 1835 cents; Esat St Louls, 20 cunte; Culcuzo, 25 centa, TEMS. Gen, F. R, Myers, the veteran Cencral Ticket and Passenger Agent of the Pittabury, Fort Wayne & Culeago itailroad, bas just returned from Call- fornla, whero ho lins been wojourning with his fawily during the Jast month. The principal ob. Ject of lila trip was to perfect arrangements for the iraflic from Callfornia over hia line, Acconling to Az, Mycrs, tiie condition of the countryr in Soutu- ora Lalifornla, and cepecially around Los Angole aud Banta larbara, s In s sad plight. Tlerd has been no rain thers for monthe, oud the ground is ax hard and dry os 8 _brick, and no vegetation of any kind le vislblo, _Cattle, shecp, ctc., are dying by the thousands for want of food, and hay s aejl. 102 u high as $60 3 tun, 11 the conditian continues nnuch longer Mr, Myers says thore will be finmens sullerlngamong thy peopla In that section, Northern Caolifornia ‘there bave been ralns, and the proapecis for s smm crop are fiattering. .. Meswre. Jay Uould, Sidaey Dillon, and other Unlon Pacilic Rallroad magnates are expectod in thin clty to-day. They will remsin here untll after the clectiond of the Chicago, Reck Istand & Pucifc, and Chicago & Northwostern Rallrosds, MMr, d. A, tirier, Assistaut General Frelght Avent of the Michignn Central Iislirond, and Mr, C. M, Gray, Asslutant General Frelght Agent of the Lake shore & Miculgan Southern Rallruad, arc expecied bume again to.dsy, They have beuvn attemling tu tho ling woeting at Rocliester, ——— NEW YORK. CUSTOMS. Some 5light Reform ln the Custom-Ifouse Orlered---V'ntare Reductions, Bpectal Dispatch to The Trivune. New Yonk, dunc 1.—TLe Zimes saye that the recommendations of the Custom.Houss Inveslt- guting Committee sdding two hours tothe daily attendanco of cmployea went into effecton Cul- lector Arthur's onder to-day for the drst time. Onlyahout 200 officials are affected by the change, Maost of the Collector's subordiuates have been ace customed 10 labor & grester number of lunrs dully than the new order requires. Tho Inspectors are on duty from sunrieo to suneet, and the night. watchman from sunset 1l wunrise. Tho slore. Leoperago to wark at 7 welock and quitatd p. w, ‘Fho clerks of the Corsespondence Hureau and of tha Eighth Divlsion never get through before 4:30 . m. The Ninth Divlslon is vencrally open tlil even a later bour, ‘The Collector himsolf s, be found in s ofice neatly evers day ap to o'clock, The ratunia ofliciala comprise ncatly ail who wnffor by the chiang, and their hours wer e are ranged (o walt the dumands of business upon them, Wetween O snd 10 @, tm, yos they wero -~ nearly all idle, the I:l.'lmt tog carly for customers, but d 4 a'clogk o fair anount of business wi acted, Gen, Arttur sald ta-day he had ap. puinted @ general commisrdon of wo experty fo act [ conjunciion with the chiefs of the soveral divie: fone, each of whon s to ofliclo w member of the Commission for hid owa surcau for reducing the force, The Commisslon will go carcluliy over tho list and miake notes of such of thu forco as can be best dispenned with, paying no reyard to polit- deal lufuence, ‘They will'then submit thelr lmt- votfung {0 the Collector for his approval fi"hclr work® will go on _umtil tho ith of June, ~when the reduction will bo @nally accowplished. Gen, Arthur does not think he shall Lo able to conform entirely to the tequirements of the Investigulion Comniitiee 89 1o the numbuer to be discliarged, without seriously Im- pairing the eflciency of the (orce. He has alroady Eokd farand receivod tho views ot his depat '# hie i willlng to Incresne thelr cotlmates at n the Corr Cashicr's Departmeat be, docs not think iny reduction whatever can be made. The force 1ubolh bureans he thluks ehould be increased ratlier than diminlebed, ‘Tho surveyor and Naval Oticer will probably udopt in thelr departuion wimilsr plan (o that of tho Collector, for the pi puse of gutting at the maximumiof reduction. —e——— SAGINAW COMMERCE, Bpecial Dispaich to Tha Triduna, East Savisaw, Mich., June 1,—The abipments from the Saginaw River during the month of 3ay were a8 followss Lmnber,l feet, 71,030,450; , Dieces, 5.070.400; ehingles, 15,084,250 T SRS ot Sooie, 4,610, Ubor tisber, cutie fuet, 377,000, tray be ———— SOUTH CAROLINA. CoLyxxta, 8. C., June 1.—The Committee of Coaference on tha aporopriation for the payment of the Interest on the Stato bonds failed to agree. A fresh Conforence of bthbranches of the Logl ture Las boen appoluted. The defcat, Bowever, the entire bill ts expecied. NCIA L, - 3 W, F. HIUBBELL & CO. Members American Minlng & Glock Exchangs, BANKERS GA'B‘DVBEDOKIEORS‘PIR A BT O DA ST BN S AL L5 LIABLLITY LIMITED T0 830, DTN XA T (g PUTS AND CALLS. A twenty Lies o carried as luug a4 dealied va ds L o 3 pu Planatuey clrculard sad wevkly repores ¢co There s no doubt the Senate will Osgo0d’s New Dooks. oz 2 TR, HAVERLY’S THEATRE, Maguine & HarxnLy »«.Proprictors, Mondsy, M: yery e 3 e wunces i - Hlon thn bertectlon of ATangements whefrp. o6 G SHAMOAT IR AR, ] ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS, Exrr) d, * pred. fl,c:fi;? Bunday exce] {anks. 4 Fatnrday {4 » Gharming” Acirers MTISS AT CldXTos CHICAGO & NORTHWESIERN RATLWAY, bl 3 a FoTRIERTANG BIATS R Er by ettt S8 | Ticke Ofcen, 63 Clagkat.” Sherman Houww) nd ot nfon Bnuare Theaire, New York, over 400 times fn | e . thedepots : I most sgcceaful cramatlc work IR TG o A A Thompeon in Jostius Wbitcom, entirely reconsiructed, Thurs: day Aficrnoun, Ber.eit of Frank L. Guudwin, McVICKER'S THEATRE, AN ASSURED SUCCESS! ROBSON, CRANE, and RANKIN 2a 538 3 #3373333333 Slilimaskes Eapresn, 3 COMEDY COMDINATION, EMtlimankes Fansonker (44i15) T o Hireen [ake Expres In LEOYARD GROVER'S succeafal Chicago Comedy, OUR BOARDING HOUSE. Fyery Evening ut(l farther notice, and SATURDAY MATIS ADELPHI THEATRE, Troj B3238350000888 PEPPPITPEPPYITR 43, 33333 alicners Laki (lenees Laka Exprens,.. 1.AXa Genera Expres . 3. I NAVERLY. ptiotor and Manager = = - § A LIENOON, at Emam—— NE SATURDAY NIGHT BILL, KINKE 2 ALLLADIES N1G1175. Last aiaht Ut ona of the U1 est .,,E,’,‘},";},"c?;,;‘;‘é,ifi!{& fim, 5 ,;,,‘53‘;2,’;%,_ ! Hfilfl'\zfil}h’l's MI}\TSTRELB. 3 Leave, | Anive. H o o GOSE BOEAE A | s e e Vg El e T b %’I’nfi‘i‘ég!u 7, fi%‘::m‘: P;::mmme. ']muu..; from | 25 e A Bt R t BIGHL bk oo of the inetreiey o, Vemembers I8 | grosao. ALTON & T, LOUIS ARD CWIOAGD | o y lenest to PRED AI3S. KANBAS OITY & LENVER SHORT LINES. [ ! . 1] B > NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, eyt Tieker Ombee o bt Clarkest., opp. Bhermaa luuse. Tesve, | A LE COMMANDEIR Rasecity & Denver Fort Ex(3 AZENEUVE!| iinthmnsiiis o | liekinand Peorin Fast kxpress The Greatest Living Prestidigitatear, eort TNt .. o0 5! Exps Pearis, Krokuk & 1l Chicaga & Padueals I It .1t ;;l,‘"lll v, Lacon, Wash'ton I o ” 0p. m.|* at4np, L& Dright Accrmundatn's 8:0 E. in:le bizoh: CHICAGO. MILWAUKER & ST. PAUL RAILEOAD, Upion Depot, corner S1adiun ana Cansl- Offten, €4 bouth CIArE sl OPPOALD BBCTIAR Liousey snu at Pepor, TWO PERFORMANCES TO.DAY. Matinee at 2 o'cloeX. Fifty cantato all parts of tha house. ineluding Frs . Evening atwuelock, Blarling Nuvelties at Each Perfurmance. POIULALL PRIC SATURDAY, JUNE 2! REOPENING Of the Walath (A between Harmon: a5 o Mfiwaukee Express “'IIC: I;'QESD 5y Fxprese. Wiacons, Yo T AT S T AR €5 p. I [411:008. m. p. m. .l 7:008. m. Tickeus o 1 Taul eitlier v1a Madizon and Prairio ‘atertowst, LaCrouse, and Winooa, ATl fralne run via 310 and N'nnum! ool e du Chien, or ¥ Proprietor. MILLINERY. CHOICE SHAPES, RICH FLOWERS. All the laading styles in HATS, trimmed and untrimmed, Including French Chip, Milan, and Fanoy Straws, at our usual “POPULAR PRICIS.” 1=24 STATH-ST _WEBSTER'S. EW PUBL LT ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. t. foot of Lake-st, 10 T ity -4 w'(lcl!lomrc. 121 flfluflfi‘n”:’:. :Sflr’m'fffl"“ AR Teave. | Arrive, Ft. Lonts Express ‘e i eOKt Pearis, Krokuk & Jiannibal ue loux Xeerny allm-qn l'uun‘wer. oo 5: CHIOAG(, BURLINGTON & QUINOY RATLROAD. Deputs foot of Lake-st., Indlans-av., and Alxteenthe insaCanal and Blutdeattists. Tickes Odices 51 8y Teave, | Ariive, Mendote, Ottawa, and Ftrestor Mendate. QUiawR, and Strcator lockPrd, I¥imque, &lous City lockr il budle £bloux City + anias Qo or AL B0, 0 m.m. s 8140, o *10:20 8.m. 1 Paine Kiant Hipreas ' 1 mahe, Kansas City, Atch 800, %, J0g. And Tekad 110:00 p.m. |t 8:55 8. m, 'ATIONS: Depot, fm fl?lex d foot of T ot 00t O] o-at., and foot of Twenty-accopa- ket Dice, 01 CIMrk-AL: souiheast Soraer oF Ha dolph. Grand Paciae Hotels and ¢ I'aiier House. Learve. Arrive, 00 8. ML ¢ 6:35 p. M. 0} 7:40 p. m. $10:18 0. m. 188 m G:Ne m FITTSBURG, FT, WAYNH & OHICAGO RAILWAY, Depat, comer Cansl and Madlsonats. Ticket Officn’ Clark:at., Fuimer Houss, aud Grand Pacific Hotal: Arrive. Jiah {ria Mala and Alr Lize A BRIEF HISTORY OF TURKREY, | 4, Lxiren. 2Mape. Cloth, £) centas paper, 35 cents, fiantic 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF RUSSIA, 2 Maps. Cloth, 50 cents; paper, 25 centa. THE EASTERN QUESTION. 2 Maps. Cloth, 20 cents; paper, 23 cents. ‘Thesa three booka contsln Just the (nformation peo- 16 now wish concerning the causes of the iussosTurk. sl war, aud the two caunirics eagaued fu it THE BURNING of the CONVENT, A Narrative of tho Dostruction, by a Mob, of the Urau~ 43P, 1 8:13 9. m, 49:00 9. T Leave, BALTIMORB & OHIO, 0 Tralonlesye from Exposltion Bullding, foot of Mane | Hine chool o Mount Dezrdfet. Cligricsiown, 8 ot : e rebiemierad by Gae of e Fuodls. ‘81 Gl paciie a0 Depat (Skpositin Dliacr OUT OF THE QUESTION Dy W.D. Howsits, e T"‘i‘.“‘_ .23, *4MIr. ed £ 508, m, | 8133, **3ir. Howells"latest and brighteat story. oning Expres, 9:30, 0] DEEPHAVEN. By 8axan 0, Jewerr. $L23. A —_— eharming summer book, combining travel, atory, LAKE BHORE & MIOHIGAN B0UTHERY, description, odd characters, humor, and readuble- Leate. | Arriva, nest. = T30, THE AMERICAN, Dy Izvny Jawss, Jo. $2, 2Dl 3ir. Janies' best story, and oua of the best stortes ), Biah | oR: i 1o American Hierturs, BIZU EXDaS0ereiiurs W00 me ) 8:400, me Formls Ly Dookscliers. Sent, postpald, on recelpt of price by the Publishers, m'mm CINCINNATI & ST. 10UIB R B. Depot eoruer of Clinton and Carroli-sta., West Eide. Tepar. | Amive. S B 0 B OHI0AG0, ROCK ISLAKD & PACIFIO RATLROAD, Van [ and 5] - Bews, oo 1 Vs el ermpag: Tiewe Leave. Omahs Leavenw'th & Atch Ex[*in:13 a.m, p....".a!-:fl.. nodation. ¢ Axoup.m. Night Expres 1$10:Q0p. m. R prCha. INTERNATIONAL EXUIBETION, Main Building, Centennial Grounds, Willbe open on and atter May 10, 1877, rih s el clusaltied” armangetnent of oxhlbita so dispiazed a1 o facliliate tho sdvantageous inspection sad atudy of EANEAEEELINR. * From Central Depot, 00t of Lake-st, them, | Dopart. | Arrive. UIRES AND MINERALS, 70 2| "pr08 p. m. GLASS ASD cEnAMICe e R et e ] SR Housmoiy A‘l‘{'}:’l’i;“”" RING l"llflcl’;fii' = 4‘5('“”‘5 ICAL PHODUCTE. CINCINNATI ATR LINE & KOEOMO LINE. " '¢!8] collectivns of From Ity. Depot, corner of Cliatun aad Carroll-sta. 1R, L N (1. HING HEY)‘L’LS. .y Exprest (excent Sundsy and {nnumerable articlas alio i e u FINE A,\Illxhunl’m.\l‘dl T8, Tnn fou'worde Fweaty s of solerc patarat or of solocted natu) Indlnlr{uprodwk Toprescutiog the skiliful ackteve: Wente of mankig ALL bAlTs or THE womnLD, T ae erste oL e norih cad of the hundred porsoas, and O ofter O Lrenirave /TN whi bo given afternoons sud nreullfl. ‘The Grand DI- orama of WASHINGUTON AT YORKTOWN Is showa without extra charie, also 8 1ife-11ko tablean of tha s ienis T Lhe VRS ox or invErENDENOR. The Price of Admision is 25 Cents, Thevislior may. without extra chan i o’ 6:40m. m.| B:10p. m. ress (daily)..... 8:00p. 0.1 _Ti0p m. K EE'EKW o] a it &) poria, T B St e ‘haturdsy's bust dun't g0 Ui Pfillll‘i.lflfll‘nmfl boat goes Qrand Hsved, Grand Rapl xe guh.uflll( S iAy s reie ¥or Nisituteo and Ludingion, Forsi. Joseih Tasuis unia) vialt the Ja- trial Art Mugeinn (o Semortal Tall, Yorticufiural o Dailmat 1l potantcal Garden, returuiug (without T i Rallfay Al cunvenicaces have beea provided in the Tay of watlng-rooma. baugagy.roomie, luncii-euunice, and dining-roum I the Depsritment of Pulite Comfort, The lwst place for oxcursion parties ta b fouid 16 e L TOIMRY. Geae Charlier Institute, ON CENTHAL PARK, . June 11 next. TBondhulders will suthenticate thetr voting bonds NEW YORK CITY, |Sdi ; A Protestant Frenoh Sohool for Boya | . 1. syies, or., SLAERT KEEP, Preatdout, and Young Men, : o B | LKLY TEREDE hoola, and Bustness, fah fhorougnly taught and hers, Campany, 52 Walls, Naw. Yonx, Aprl120, 1877, ‘The Annual Meeting of the Siockholders and Roudliolders of this Company for the slection of Directors pursnant 10 law, and for the transaction of such aiher businces os may comu before wald meeting, will bu held 8t the ofiico of the Company, fn Chicago, on Thuniday, the 7th of Juga next, ab v iranefor boaks will close o’ Baturday, May et by native Lesch . . New Hullding: araursasscd, for lucation. ventliation, | woyice fu beraby given that the apuual meeting of the Chicago South Uranch Duck Combavy, for the electlon af Directors of sald Company, will bo beid ut the oftice of said Company, Room 3 Dicke: Bulding, No. 40 Dearborg-at., iu the city of Chi- cago, at 10 &, m., Wednesday, Juno U, A. . 1677, . U, N, Becretary of Chicago South Braaca Dock Co, ic8 CR10400, RocK [3LavD & Pacivio Rate e Hoaay oy, Mol R} he Aonual Meoting of the Stockholders uf the Chle B A T T o bl T of Directors pursusal the transio- The 434 Year will begin on Sept. 18 next, Frospectus sent on avalieation. Prof. ELIE CHARLIER, Divector, _EWGut thia for future reference. CHEGARAY INSTITUTE, 1537 & 1520 Bpruce-st,, Philsd's, B b st o, el s s T: rf’l‘ AnpuI, $4U00. Pr:lm% u l:’u tn‘;‘mua.:l Ih:klnlenl- 10 law, aa Ay comy, electlon of susnt S quunm:numerhulrnmu way come before S 5 R ANGE e e a8 atce o e ity L e iy S AN CHANGEY, | Slesde Wellifiee tnantn daeliune it 8 i DISSOLUTION. aglkr . HUGHL RIDDLE, Prosident. B R e e—TT : a3 syl of v : by Hmitstion ey 23, 1877, b actoniancs With tha MERICA Ly 1877, original srticles of copartnl fllnru“ W usa the Briu pame S8R DOLE J. 1. B e Sy oy Uscd for oyer 20 years with greut sucocis by the ph{dcun- uf Puri, Now York, and Lon: | don, aud su- § porior to all vtlus for e prumpt cure of sl dis tharges, ro- cent or of lung " stand . 4 b Gl A Parly Foul by Drugglsta 1 W Uuited Staton > o o PRESORIPTION FREE Forth ) of Beiulos! Weak: o pood sl L oo B T o 7 o B ot hedign T DIETAQUES & 0% i aant, onto, 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicaga, Becasefullobuy oaly the Genulne,