Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 15, 1877, Page 2

THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. 1 £ —— = = —— —————— % r 2 i chant trick. Both deny their d ‘beld 0 8400 badl, sy et BURGLARIOUS PARTNERSHIP. CoruMpus, 0., July 14—On Friday a servant 8¢ 115 East Broad street, named Mary Cashin ‘was robbed of about $50 in money, being taken irima bureau drawer. A mew servant girl pamed Mattic Kuntz at the same place was ar- Tested for the theft. It has come to light that his girl is the wife of William Kuntz, a well- known burglar and cracksman. They were married in_Marietta, O., while both were in juil, some time ago. The two have since been Tunning 3 sort of partnership burglary business. The wife followed up the business of hiring out. @s & servant for the purpose of giving in- formation to the busband, whereby he was epabled to securc large amounts of gbooty. Kuutz made his appearance as ihe brother of Mattie after she sccured the vlace at the Broad-strect maneion, and the two liad the ruu of the back part of the house Guring the absence of the servant from whom the money was thken. Kuntz and wife have «arriced on this business for some months, aud been very sucessful. There is no means of knowing the extent of their operations. Kuntz 1ias 2 brother in the Ohio Penitentiary. COUSTERFEITERS, apecial Dispatch to Tie Tribuna. DaxviLLe, Ill., July 14.—Daniel Morris was arrested hero to-day by Detective Tom Hall, charged with befug accessory with T. W. Morri who was recently arrested here for counterfeit ing: At the time-T. W. Morris was arrested, Daniel was found leaving his brother’s prem- ises, and an ihvestigation dlsclosed the fact that the dies necessary for counterleiting had been slmfll in the stove, and an attempt made to_ estroy them by fire. : ~ Special Dirpatch to The Tridune. > SerINGFIELD, I1l., July 14—Jokn ITammill, of Versailles, Brown County, was to-day bonnd over tothe United States Court for excessive”| demonctization in manufacturing counterfei Zalf-dollars. 2 . f FEARED THE CONSEQUENCES. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. LACROsSE, Wis., July 3{.—Edward Piet young man 22 years of age, working for farmn- €r mamed - Jacob Neuanger, in the ‘Town of Barre, abous twenty-five ruiles cast of ‘this city, ‘brutsily outraged 4 little 10-year-old daughter of his emplover yesterday. « After committing the cfime, and fearing-the conscquences ‘when it should be discovered, hé attempted suicide, shooting himself twice in the head and once in the_right breast, inflicting_wounds which will gmb:mly prove’ fatal. To-day DPieck was rought to this city and jailed. E NEW.YORK. . New YORK, July 14.—Allan James Simpson, ©f Arnprior, Canada, Was arrested to-day. He s charged with settiig fire to ‘his awn house, thus burning twenty-four others. The body f Jobn Hogy, Orangeraan, who at- tended the excursion bere on the 12th of July. dias been taken from the East River. Thereisa Lad cut on the bead, and foul play is suspected. RELORTED DEFALCATION. 3 ., July 14.—Much excitement 15 caused by the, report that the Rev. A. J. Samson is a defaulter to a larze amount to sev- eral estates for which he acted as executor, administrator, gruardian, ete. Accused is a winister of the Congregational Chureh and an ex-Judre of Probate - A LIVELY PIGNT. NEw ORLEANS, La., July 14.—A special to the Timex says: “Yesterday morning Chicf Deputy- Marshal Gainey boarded a boat ou the Jalcasicu River, oud had a lively fight with the aptain Tor possession, but was_compelled tc call on the military i aid him.” WAS DRONE. PATERSOX, N. J., July 14.—Edward Holland, of Carmel, N. Y.. in the Anierican Hotel here, fatally ehot 2 young man named Ellsworth. Holland was druok. MTUST DIE. Ermmui, N. Y., July 14.—The Governor re- fuscs 1o interfere inthe case of Penwell, sen- +tenced w be hanged in this city on the 20th inst. or the murder of his wife. : CHEATED THE HANGMAN, * LoweLL, Mass., July 14.—James A. Favors under $20,000 bail for assisting to kill the Har- rington girl at East Bbston, drowned himself in ‘the canal this afternoon. i " GROVER. 2 LR U Progress of the Senatorial Investigation, - Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., July 14.—A Portland mpress dispatch savs that all the testimony to- day before the Investigating Commission was for the purpose of proving the mood character of “he wituess Stiles,~that his reputation for truth and veracity was good, acd that hisstatements under oath weré worthy of credence. The fol- lowiug persons, who reside in Salem, and have knowps Stiles for scveral years, cmbraciug a pumber of prominent business men ‘of the place, were examined: R. P. Earhort, Col. J. R. Mooros, E. X. Cooke. J. G. Wright. £ Freedman, A. R. Crosswman, James Cofley, B. D. Rickey, J. A. Baker, J. H. Bowman, L.S. 8cott, ‘A. B. Waterman, Charles Boure, J. M. Patterson, R. H. Price, E. S. Ollinger, M. M. Miller, A.N. Gilbert, George P. Holmes, E. Williams, and L. L. Rowland. They all testi- gqx to the good character and credibility of titea, K. H. Mosier, of Wasco County, has been fouud,and arrived here late last eveulng. Butler bus a fellow member who will also arrive here Lhis evening. These persons will probably be Jaced on the stund to-morrow. Great public uterest is felt in reference to the character of testimony. The friends of Grover declare these witnesses will positively swear they re- teived no proposition for money to vote for that person, nor were théy offered any inducements rectly or indirectly. The air is thick with con- Tlicting rumors as to what these witnesses will Lestity to when brought before the Committee. Berore the Investigrting Commission Stephen Stauts testiiedd he was a member of - the last Legislature. Might have told witness in a juking way he had beard Grover and Gilfry, talking about securing Guodmnan’s vote, but be now solemnly asserts he never heard anything ot tue kind. - W. Ii. H. Waters testified: Staats told him of hearing Lhe conversation between Grover and Gifty referred to. Did not sce any special Lumor iv his couversation, nor do Ithink he was in liquor. J. 1. Mosier, of Wasco County, sworn. Live ahout fourteen miles from Dallcs. Saw Gilfry in Dalles last Thursday. Neither Gilfry or any- bady else sent for meto meet them at Dallés. Lteard that Le told me he wanted me to come Lo Portland to be a witness before the Commit- tee. 1was subpamacd on Saturday, theith inst., Prineville, and started immediately for here. Giliry eaid something abont woin: to scc Butler, Gilfry,did nut epeak to me about what I should e to. Wasa member of the Jate Legis- Tuture. _ Grover was my choice from the begin- ning. 1 supported him in caucus and voted in the Legislature for Grover every day except oune. Was not pledged by my constituents to auy one. Voted for Nesmith on first ballot. ‘The resson I did not vote fgr Grover that day ~was because the fricuds of Nesmith told Grover opposed the Dalles & Salt Lake Railroad. Went to Grover snd satistiecd me _that it was untrue, afterwards 1 always voted for Grover. No inducements of any kind werg hicld out Lo me Lo vote for Grover. 1 reccived B0 woney directly or indirectly for my vote. 11d not hold out Lo bein the market. Think I 10ld Nesmith 1 could et money for iy vote. did it to find out if the reports 1 beard of Nesmith using money were true. Did " pot tell him 1 had been “offered woney by Grover. My whole purpose was to find out il Newwith was using money. Think L bud a few minutes’ conversation with Goodman. I approached bLim to find out what he knew about moncy bejpr used, as rumors were being circulated on Uhth sides. Ly bave said to him that £1,000 was no lictle sum for a poor mav. L wight have said to bim ihiat L kuew where there were $3,000 for three votes. I was simply trying to find out Y money was beicg paid. 1 did not know where there was any $3,000. Talked with MMr. Porter, aud probably told him tnata little mouey would 7o a good ways with those that wure bolding out. Dow’t remember of baving 3cen Stiles until yesterday. Never was intro- fuced to Stiles in Grover’s oftice. Stiles’ testimony was read where he spoke of Mosier, and Mosier testified that Stiles’ state- meuts were false. Never was in Grover's pri- fote office, and mnever received a dollar, and pever bad §750, or any other amount thatl received in Grover's' office_or anywhere else. I say in the presence of God and this Assem- bly that Stiles’ statcwments, where they spoke of me. are absolutely and entirely false. Neither Hrover nor any of “his political "fricnds ever of- -d_me anything to vote for kim. Neither id Néstnith offer me anything. ‘The Hon, John S. Smith testified: Reside in Portland. All Intimation or insinuation made iat 1 went ‘to Salem to influence members of ¢ Lerislature by any corrupt meaus to vote lor any one, 1s false. Had talked with Grover, ae he told me be was having 2 hard fight, and would use no corrupt means to be elected. ————————— PREMONITORY. Mewpars, Tenn., July 14.—At 6:43 this after- Roon. a sharp and well-defined shock of earth- guake was felt in this city, lasting only for o moment. and doing no damage. A wedding’ peremony was being performed at Grace Church, and as Bishop Pierce, of Arkansas, who was ofticiating, anuounced the couple man and wife, the shock came, ana created a commotion among thosc prescat. REFRACTORY REDS. Joesph's Band E_njp;s the, Pas- time of Killing Thirty-one Chinamen. Gen. Howard Strikes the Marauding Savages 2 in Force. And the Bedizened Warriors Strike Howard's Troops Shil More % Forcibly. Two Oflicers and Eleyen Enlisted Men Reported Killed. The Indian Loss Believed to Be About the Same. 1 Canadian Ofiicer Has an Interview with Sitting Bull Like a Notorious Modern Warrior, His Nibs Desires to Bo Let Alone. IIOWARD’S CAMPAIGN. A “GLORIOUS VICTQRY. 8ax Fraxcisco, Cal., July 14.—News to the following effect was reecived here to-day from Walla Walla, dated July 13: On the 10th _inst. Joseph and his band surprised a party of thirty- one Chinamen who were coming dowu the Clearwater in canoes, and, for mere pastime and recreation, inhumanly killed the whole party but one, who managed to clude them and escape. These are the first Chinamen who have been molested by the Indians of late, and many of them are freizhtened out of their senses aud Ieaving for the upper country. In a letter dated July 11, Leland, of Lewis- town, says the enemy’s operations have been about seventy-five or 100 miles in the rear of Gen. Howard. The movements and maneuver- ing of the latter arc entirely too slow, and Joseph is smart cnough to take advantage of them and flank him all the time. Tnegeneral impression here s that the hun- dred Flathead Indians that, Gen. Howard had reports of as going to join Joscph's band were Kumia Rescrvation Indians. The Governor of Montana says the Flatheads are going east on their anuual buffalo hunt, towards the Yellow- stone, instead of coming this way. DISPATCH FROM HOWARD. A press dispateh from Portland says the fol- lowing official dispatch is just received from Gen. Howard: HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT COLUMBIA, Caxr WiLLiays, Lerr BaNg or Tue Souvtn FoRK OF THE CLEAR VY ATER, NEAR THE MOUTH oF TaE CoTToNwoOD, L. T., July 12, via WALLA WALLA, July 14.—By making a forced march, T struck the enemy at 1 p. m. yesterday, about 300 strong, in & deep canon, near themouth of the Water. Opened fire at once with a how- itzer, and succeeded in . starting the Indians from their position. Passing around a tranverse capon for a. mile and ahalf, I began battle in mood carnest, and, dis- mounting, formed n the ravines and behind rocks and barricades well prepared. Ior seven hours every charge we made zaiued on them; still at night our position was not a very gosd one, though as the enciy lay conliguous to my cominunications and 1 was short @t rations, this morning by A DETERMINED EFFORT wo regained our spring of water from some sharpshooters. This afternoon I gave our lines tothecare of Capt. Perry, commanding the cavalry, and Capt. Miles, in commaud of the bat- talion of infantry. & drew out Capt. Miller's _battalion of artillery. neting ae infantry. Juot us we were ready to recommence offensive work, Capt. Jackson and a pack train appeared in sight beyond the Indians' position. Miller pushed out TN SEIRMISH POSITION, met the train, and escorted it successfully. They had hardly formed a junction with us when the artillery battalion, already beyond the enemy’s flauk, made a rapid movement, taking the Gat- ling guns and howitzer along. The Indians made one desperate cffort to flank Miller, but failed, and then gave way. Everything was then pushed in pursuit. We shelled them rapidly from the high bluffs as they escaped from the left bank of the river, and followed them, es- caping in every direction, as far as the river, and are now across and going into camp at 7:30 p. m. THE LOSSES of the Indians appear to be thirteen killed and quite a larze number wounded. We have Capt. Bancroft and Lieut. Williams and cleven en- listed men killed and twenty-four woundea. The savage camps weic abandoned in great haste, Jeaving much plunder. The Indians fought as well as any troups 1 ever suw, and §0 did ours, not one man failing in his duty. I now believe that L am in fine condition, just as soon a5 Green appears from Boise, to mitke thorough work with these Indians. They are making for the Snake country, and 1 for concentration at Mount Idaho. Troops have never done harder or more rapid campaigning or better fighting than these. DETAILS. A Portland dispateh just received from an eve- witness of the tight on the South Fork of the Clearwater gives the following details: Licut, Fletcher and A. D, Chapman, a guide, fouud Chief Joseph, after along and arduous search, with his full foree camped in an almost ine- cessible defile between two high mountains, near the river: Our command numbered 400, and Joseph had 300 brave and determined warriors. The fighting was carricd on very carefully on both sides. The Indians fougrlt in a recumbent, position, and kept up a steady fire from behind rocks, trees, and every advantageous rise in eround, like skirmishers and sharp-shooters. Our men were force through open table-land, and ive 2 galling fire. Ther was desultdry firing from rifle pits all da A squaw who fell into _our hands says that seven Indians were killed outrizht, ana the number wounded is very Jurge. She says the Chief wanted to fight and die at the river, but the women prevailed upon him to retreat. Capt. Bancroft, Fourth Artillery, was wounded badly in the left side. Licut. Williams was wounded in the arm aud ler. Both will re- cuver. Both sides fought with great determina- ion. DISPATCHES RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON. WasuiNeToN, D. C., July H.—The foilowing dispatch was received to-night by Gen. Vineent, Acting Adjutant-General : Sax Fuaxcuico, July M.—7To the Adjulant- Gencral of the drimy. Wastinglon, P e ten to send, for the informatio Secre Len to ver tion of the Sccretary L, the following important telegram ide-de-Cump, whom 1 54 scnt to Ge. Aich te of w-day. the most finport. i Conier this o Toseph | in full flzht weatwand, NOthiug can parhiss e, lor of Gen. floward's movementa and agdon L VIEOF B ke, A.D. C. My Aide i an officer of experience in actual serv- ice, and his judyment is entitled to consideration. erefore, infinitely relieved and rejoiced 1o hearhis report of Howard's euccess, which comes most onportunely, ax the reservation Indians had been supposed wavering, if not diupo j the hostilus, hecause of Joseph's first success. 1 1hink this defeat will tend to cause them to remain peaccable, and make it unoccessary toact under the President’s anthority to call out volunteers for temporary service, 1 will at least defer action till 1 get Howard’s report. McDowrLt, Major-General. SITTING BULL. ) HE 55 ISTERVIEWED IN HIS CANADIAN RETREAT. Wasnixeroy, D. C., July 14.—The Indien Office bas been informed that Maj. Walsh. of the Canada Mounted Police, visited Sitting Bull near the headwaters of "Frenchman's Creek. Sitting Ball said be desired to remain with the Cauadiaus during the summer; that he would do nothing against the law; that he came there because be was tired of fichting, and, if he could not make a living in Cznada, ‘WOULD RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES. l Bpotted Eagle, Raindin-the-Face, Meaicine Rear, and a number of uther Chiefs of the hos- tile Sioux were present, togethier with about 200 Cottonwood, near the South Fork of the Clear. | lodges. ‘The Indians were told they would be allowd ammunition only for bunting purposes, and should suy of their peopie cross to the American side and commit any depredation, the Chiefs would be held responsible and punished. The Caadian Indians are opposed to haviug these hostile Sioux on thoir sidé of the bound- ary-line, as they arc AT WAR WITH THEM. In the event of the United States Government demunding the hostiles, the mounted police (only 300 men) would- be insufficient to drive them out of the country. The hostile Indians have n good supply of arms, horses, and ponies, but lttle or no ammunition, and no Indian can obtsin ammunition from traders in the British ‘territory without an ‘or- der from the military commander, which is * not given except for 2 quantity sullicient to supply the immediate needs of hunting, in'‘case au Indian is . ACTUALLY SUFPERING FOR FOOD. The Canadian authorities look upon the United States horses, mules, and arms in their po: sion as spoils of war. It is belicved there must be some 400 or 500 laitzes of hostile. Sioux uow. north of the boundary line, numbering at least 1.500 fighting men. They intend moving south of the Yellowstone. CASUALTIES. TERRIBLT. EXPLOSION. ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 14.—A terrible. explo- sion oceurred carly this morning at the ore- mines nine miles from Macungie,” causing o gerious loss of life. The mice 'is operated by Joseph Kiefer, for the Lehigh Iron Company at Allentown, and at the ume of the explosion twenty-six hands were employed in the works. Three persons were instantly killed, and five fatally and thrce merfously wounded. The names of the killed and wound- ed sre as follows: Killed—Aaron Miller, en- ginecr, aged 39; Owen Lamb, laorer, aged 25; Wilson Andrews, aged 12 Fatally injured— Llewellyn Rupp, laborer; Henry Helnhach, driver: Charles Mohr, laborer; Thowas Kehm, and Victor Miiler, son of the engineer, aged 10. Oliver Miller, azed 12, alsoa son of the engincer, was seriously injured. Morrls Schmever, ‘age: 14, badly bruised, by fiying brick; Willonghby Stevens, age 30, injured in the head and leg: Joseph Holloway, age (9, slizhtly wounded in All the killed have the right arm and left lez. familics. . . Aaron Miller was thrown thirty feet aud his body shockingly mangled. Rupp, who with ® Iicinbach™ and Mohr was sitting near the wall which enclosed the boiler, was terribly burned and scalded, and was found lying in hot voal under the boiler. The boiler was thirty-five feet long by three feet in diameter, and” was broken into tnree p One picce, copsisting of three sections, was thrown fully one han- dred vards to the eost, burying ftsell in the mud bank. Another portion, consisting of one section, was thrown mnorthward about fifty yards, and a third piece, over twenty feet lony, went in an easterly direction, landitg in bank of carth, which it penetrated to the depth of eight fect. The engine-house was completely demolished. The horse-shed, distant about eighty feet, was badly wrecked, and the washery slightly damaged. Secveral horses and mules were killed. The cause of the necident has not yet been ascertained. The Coroner has begun the in- uest. the Doiler had been in position over four years and in steady operation the pest eix nonths. It was examived last January, and pronounced by the inspector in sound condition. STEAMERS BURNED. Special Dixpatch fo The Tribune. GRAND HAVEN, July 14.—Thoe small steamers Diight Cutler, Jr., aud Centennial, plying be- taveen this city, Spring Lake, and Fruitport, were burned last night, the loss on each being about” £1,500, with no insurance. The firemen saved the bulls and machinery, and they will be re- built immediately. Capt. Kirby owns the Cen- tennial, and Capt. Vanderhief the Cutler. Both were new andftine boats. OFF THE TRACK. PinLADELPHIA, July 14.—As the ecxpress train from Washinaton for New York, arriving at this piace &t 7 p. m., was passing through the West Philadelpeia tunnel it jumped the track. The bagwase car was demolished and _the train set ou fire. Joscph Miller, fireman, was instaotly Killed, and the cngineer, Fager, serjously in- jured. A pasovuzor nauscd Framo Liad - his loft ieg cut off aud was otherwise injured. . DROWNED. Arraxric Crrr. NoJ., July 14—Morgan Baty and a lady named Phillips were drowned to-day while bathing. The lady was carried beyond her depth and Baty went to her assistance. Both resided in Philadelphia. SUNK. PORTLAND, Me., July 14.—The schooner Mary was sunk by the steamer Leonora for New York, carly to-day, and three men were drowned. SPRINGFIELD. Decision in the Rallrond-Tax Cases—As a Also One About the Sny Carter Levee. Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune. SprivgriELD, I, July 1.~In the United - States Court to-day Judze.-Drammond renderad & decision in the Railroad-tax cases. The de- cree directs the Receivers to pay the State taxes within ninety days, and permits County Col- lectors to proceed against the property of the roads. “In case the taxes are not paid the ex- ception is made in the cases where the railroad has passed into the hands of third partics since the taxes of 1S@ were due, and where 2 road fn the hands of the. Re ceivers has been formed by the consolidation of two or more roads situate in different States. The Springfield & Illinois Southeastern Railroad comes under the former, and the Ohio & Mis- sissippi under the latter. In these cascs Re- ceivers are permitted to o intothe State Courts and resist payment with a view to settling the question of linbility. As to furtber objection made in cases where the Collector’s warrant is not attached to the railroad tax-books, the Coart holds the nezlect of the proper officers to aflix the warrant to the books fatal to the en- forcement of collection. Several counties in- terested have been gruilty of such neglect, the warraut being afiixed to the general book, not to the separate bool, in which railway property is listed. In the Sny Carter levee ease, the Court di- revts that the obstructions at _the head of the Suy, in Adams County, which diverts the course of the streaw and destroys the water-power of defendants, must_be removed by Dec. 25 next. This order, carried into_effect, will destroy the valuable levee improvement. In Adams and Pike Countice. . In the case agaiust Morgan County, to recover for bonds voted to the Illinois River Railroad, not built, and now claimed by the Peorin, Pekin & Jacksonville, built purtially on the same line, the Court held that the county must pay the Donds, which umount to about $50,000. il A BIG INDIAN CLAIM. St. Louts, Mo., July 14.—The Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian Nations Dave brought suit agaiust the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Kailroad, on a claim for 700,000 for ties, timber, masonry, coal, ete.. used in the construction of that road. The examiuation took place at Muskogee, in the Creek Nation, before Maj. Marston, Indian Agent of the six consolidated tribes, and was concluded day before yesterday. The ruilroad company produced receipts for money pud for ties and other _ maté- rial to individuals, but the plaintiffs claim that the property belongs to_ the nations in common, and not to individuals, who bave no right to disposc of it in any way. The ex- amination was made under the law which re- quires that all disputes hetween Indians and whites_shall be investigated by the United States Indian Agcut, aud a report_made to the Interfor Department. Some of the testimony offered was ruled out under instructions from the Department. The stenographic reporter of the testimony has arrived here, and will write out his notes and forward the report to Wash- ington. © —_— < REDUCTION. LouisviLLg, July 14.—By an amicable ar- rangement between the newspaper proprietors and compositors of this city, the price of com- position on morning papers has this week been reduced to 36 conts per thousand ems. It has been 40 cents. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpoy, July 14.—Steamship Canada, from New York, has arrived out. Sax Fravcisco, July 14.—Sailed, steamers Ching, for Hong Kong via Yokohama; Gran- ada, for Panama. - WASHINGTON. Collector. Merriam Receives a’ Polite Hint from the White-House. A Little Matter that Must Bo Attended to Directly. The Indisn Burean Inquiry Results in the Discovery of Ono Black Shebp. . Forty-Two Millions of Four Pex: Cents Now Subscribed For. MUST TOE THE MARK. A HINT FOR MERREAM. Special Dispatch 1o The Tribune, Wasninarow, D. C., July 14.—The charges recently preferred by Collector Merriam, of Pekin, agafnst Revenue-Agents Gavitt, Kin- ney, and Wheeler, who were sent down to Pekin last May to investigate certain rumors unfavorable. to Merriam, have fallen through, It'will be remembered that Merriam insisted that the revenue men were prejudiced, and had formed a conspiracy arainst bim, and that this prejudie was at the bottomof the report which they sent to the Devartment here, and which certaiuly did state. facts that went to show that the Collector stood in svhat was, 10 say the least, a rather anomalous posi- tion. The report specially dwelt on the fact that Merriam was not omly the Col- leetor for ~ that district, but that he was also, as President of the Farmers’ Natfonal Bank, tho Pekin whisky men’s banker; that he was a very accommodat- ing frien@ when the whisky men wanted their paper and Dills of lading discounted, or their whisky hypothecated; and yet that be was © pald a salary of $4500 a year - to attend strictly to the (iovernment’s business as Collector of Internal “Revenue. These facts were of common report in Pekin, and particulars were_obtained from the bank’s books to substantiate them, and to make the Collector’s position seem at - best very inconsistent. Mcrriam larned of th¢ mature of the report, came lere in hot haste, and made his charges, a3 above autlined. The Commissioner of ernal Ruvenue communicated to the aforesaid agents the uature of the charzes agninst _them, and uasked for their explana- | tions. Their answers were, in short, absolute deniats of the charge that they had been actu- ated by personal prejudice in the matter. More than that, they went to the showing presented by the books and_ papers to which they had ac- ccss, and which they alleged proved what they bhad asserted.” The Commissioner has written to Gavitt at Chicagro, informing hiny that he had never believed him guilty of the charges; that he was completely ex from them; and that they had been di: The letter also contained a bit of information which will_not suit so well, perhaps, in another quarter. This was to the effect that Merriam bad been notifled to either resign his office as Collector or his position as banker for the whisky men, on the ground that, althouszh his_books sbowed nothivg irregular, his dual position was wholly inconsistent with the best interests of the scrvice. The charses against the other agrents are also dismissed, and the at- tempt to discredit the labors of these three g}[}n\x‘{ul Government employes bas utterly TIIE SPEAKERSIHIP. FOSTER'S PROSPECTS, New York, July 14.—The Sun’s Washington special says: “*As the political gathering at White Sulphur Springs approaches, Foster’s friends predict his election as Speaker with more assurance:, For the present, Garfleld’s candi- dature s less spoken of, althoush he has dome what le cam to push himself forward by informally expressing himself as in favor of the Texas Pu- cific grant. Foster, who refused to give the road a hearing, is now leaving in the same di- rection. Foster has been engaged in’a cor- respoudence Wwith one or two ot the Missouri members,.which is likely to result in an addi- tional vote or two, and the attitude of the prominent nagents of Tom Scott and the Texas Pacitic when in tuwn recent- Iy leads to the conclusion that those interests have secured the assurance of a favor- able orzanization of the House. All that can be said at preeent s that the intrigue for the clection of a Republican Speaker upon the plat- form of a Texas Pacific subsidy scheme, which went out of sizht six weeks a0, comes to the surface now with an assutption of success. NOTES AND NEWS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘WasmINGTON, D. C., July 14.—There hasbeen much talk on all sides to-day in regard to a de- cision to- exempt members of the National | Committee from the operatiom of the Presi- dent’s order. It is understood tbat the ques- tion ‘was first presented for earnest discussion by Mr. Corncll, of New York, who lad determined to take issue with the order. When the decision was first announced here it was not credited by any one, but Mr. McCormick, Sccretary of the Na- tional Committee, admits the correctuess of the report. ‘. * SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS, lately from Charleston, express the opinion that there will be no further contest at present by the Republicans in that State, and the propriety of assembling the Republican Exceutive Com- mittece and formally disbanding the party or- ganization is now under consideration, and some of its members feel confident that the de- ciston will be to cease all organized political efforts for the present. ADVERTISING. The Post-Office Department has stopped pay- ment of all bills for advertising under the decision: of “the Attorney-General that an old law in regard to' publishing legul notiees of court lixes the rates for all “Government ad- vertising at 40 cents per 100 woids for the first insertion, and_ 20 cents for all subsequent publications, Under this even bills incurred before the Attorney-General evolved this curious opinion have "been stopped. A cireular giving notice of this action und explaining it \\\'llll lln: seut to all newspapers interested on Monday. ; KAUTZ Gen. McDowell has telegraphed. to the War Department, o sirong defense of Gen. Kautz against the report of the agents of the Indian Oflice. The General, however, recommends that, in view of continued attacks made upon Kuutz, and in order that he may vindicate him- self beyond donbt, that 2 court of inquiry be called to examine and report its opinion. BOUNCED. . Tatle Western Associated Press. WasminGTON, July 14.—L. 8. [Taviden, a clerk in the Iudian Burcau, was to-day summerily dismissed by the Sceretary of the Interior ax the first public result of the pending ivvestig tion " of allewations of irregularities snd froudulent practices in the Indiau_service. Secretary Schurz, in the letter of dismissal, forth that the testimony taken by the Board of Inquiry shows that Hayden, according to bis own evidence, hs accepted wbney sud other things of value from contractors, std has held private correspondence with outside par- ties in relation to oflicial business of the Departient. The Secretary concludes by saying such conduct is utterly incompatible with that sensc of duty and those prlumchs of honor which should animate every public oflicer. Sec- retary Schurz, iu conversation, expr the carnest determination of summarily dismissing auy and - ull employes who may be found guilty of irregrular or _corrupt practices. Hayden was appointed from Maryland, and has Dbeen a clerk in the Bureau sixtcen years. He says his destimony related to transactions many years ago, and hus been misunderstood. He has therefore’ asked a suspension of sentence for four days, nutil he can make an explanation, which he asserts will be found satisfactory. THE FOUR PER CENTS. ~ Subseriptious to the 4-per-cent loan up to the have sizned the circular containing the instruc- tions of:the President relative to Federal ofll- cers participating in local politics, and have agreed to sever thelr connections with all or- anizations or to leave the Government em-, toy. This is a death-blow to Butlerism, and Ecu(clorwmd olitical affairs here will be man- aged in » different manner. The effect of the order was shown fu the meeting of the Repub- lican State Committee this afternoon, when the resiemutions of six members were tendered and accepted. Prominent among these were Col- +lector Simmons and Postmaster Merrill, of Law- rence, who has been Secretary of the Committee for some years. ‘The Committee voted to call sthe State Convention Sept. 19, and, althouzh thereare, as usual, many candidates for the Gov- ernorship, the present incumbent will probably be renominated and clected, thouch the friends of John D. Long and John E. Sanford, the pres- ent and past Speakers of the House of Repre- sentatives, wili make a hard fight. TIIE RAILROADS. TITE CATCAGO & SOUTIIERN. The affairs of the bankrupt Chicago & South- eri Rallroad bave slready been pretty exten- sively aired in the courts, but they were treated to another expose at the hands of Jawmes Walsh, the present Recelver of the road, and who was appointed hy Judge Moore in the suit of the Fourth National Bauk vs. The Chicago & Southern Rallroad Company and others. The Company was incorporated in 1874 by J. E. Young & Co., to run from Chicazo to Dalton, and st us au ulet to this city for the Chicago, Dauville & Vincennes Railroad. In fact, J. E. Young was General Manager of the latter road, and W. D. Judson, a_meinber of the tirm of J. E. Young & Co., was its Presi- dent. About the same time H. F. Eames and the Commercial National Bank agreed to ad- vance to the Chicago & Sonthern Railroad $45,000, taking as sccurity $320,000 worth of the first-mortgage boods of the road. The baok was to have the balanee of the proceeds of £110,000 of bunds, a:ter payiog the $45,000 duc to Eames, and in_consideration therefor should. surrcuder certain commercial paper to the nmount of $43,00 of the Chicago, Dan- ville & Vioccunes Railroad which . been illegally issued by ha 'y Young, the zeneral manager, for the accommo- dation of S. J. Walker. As part of the same arrangement it was _agreed with R. E. Goodell, Presidfent ot the Fourth National Bank, and certain of it stocklivlders aud Directors, thut the Intter were to advauce a similar sun $15,000, and were to be_ partuers with 1 amd the Comnuercial Natiounal Bank in the bonds. They were to be repaid the $90,000 with interest, and the further xum of 830,00 as 2 I nal perquisite to themselves. Out of the alauee of the proceeds of the bonds, the two bauks were to receive payment for about §90,000 o the accommodation paper of the Chi- cazy, Danville & Vincennes Lnilroml for Wilker's beuelit. By a part of the same scheme the Directors of the Chicago & Southern Rosd resigued, and Jesse O. Norton, AL {1 Hale, B. V. Page, N. 8. Bouton, and Edwin Walker, each of whom held one share of stock, and all of whom were in - the interests of the two banks, clected themsclves Dircetors, and then electe S. Bouton Presi deut, aud R. E. Goodell Secretary of the road. Tney then issued a trust deed to Henry A Smythe us trustee to secare 320 honds for §1.000 each, with interest at 7 per cent in gold. These bonds were divided up as agreed, 100 of them going to Eames. He now claims that they were delivered to him as agent for some one else, but refuses to tell the name of his principal. Com- lainant thinks it is the City National Baok of ttawa, as Eamnes is interested in that baunk, and_ his Lrother is its President. -In 157, or during the present year, the City National Bank of Ottawa delivered ecighty of these 100 bonds to J. D. Caton, but Walsh claims tbis transfer was merely colorable in order to serve as a foundation for the claim that the bonds had passed into the hands of innocent partics for valu Morcover, Walsh asserts that Eames’ pretense that he is the agent of a third party is also only colorable, and that ne now owns_the_whole 100 bonds. In Au- prust. 1574, J. E. Toung & Co. received sisty out of the 100 bonds coming to_ them, which they used in taking up $33,795 of the accommodation aper of the ivago, Danville & Vincennes Road, given to Walker, and 54,400 of the paper of the Wabash Coal Company, which had been discounted by J. E. Youns & Co., and all of which was held by the Commercial National Bauk. For these sixty bonds, therefore, the Chicarro & Southern Railroad received no con- sideration whatever, and complainant charges that their assinment to the bank was fraudu- Jent and void. The only cousideration for the 100 bonds delivered to Eames was §45,000. The 160 remaining bonds, which were -divided amongr Goodell, Bouton, and the Direetors of the Fourth National Bank, only realized $50,- 000 to the Chicazo & Southern Road. Tt is further cliorwed that, at the-time of the issue of these bouds and the execution of the trust-deed, there were no bona flde stockbolders of the Company. The only stockholders the Company has liad since June, 1874, were_the close of business this evenin; gregate. $43,- 095,900. ks : VISITS TIE TOST-OFFICE DEPARTVENT. The President, accompanied by his sons, Burchard and Rutherford, spent a couple of boursin the Post Office Department to-day. The P'resident expressed himselfl much pleased with the workings of the Department. —e— MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS, - “Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. BosToyN, Mass.,, July 14.—Clvil-Service Re- form has at last been thoroughly indorsed in the State. Theé employes in the Custom-House Directors Bouton, Goodell, Pagre, Norton, Hale, and Walker, eachof whom held one share, and they never evet paid for that much stock, but held it colorably, to euable them to carry out the avove-mentioned urragement. ~ No meeting of the stockholders was ever called by the Directors of the road for the purpose of au- thorizing the issue of bouds or the execution of the trust deed. The majority of the stockhold- ve never assented thereto, and the trust deed is therefore void. It was never intended that the Chicago & Southern Railroad should operate its own line, but was built to be lurned overto the Chicago. Danville & Vincennes Rail- road under a perpetnal lease. The road was only expected to cost not to exceed $200,000, and of tbis sum 3100,000 was _to be derived from voluntary subscriptions. When the trust deed for $320,000 was issued, therefore, it was the wtention of tk rties to the scheme to divide about $200,000 among themselves. In September, 1875, the Directors of the Chicago & Southern made au arrangement with Gen. Ad- na Auderson, Receiser of the Chieago, Danville Vincennes Road, by which he was to pay $1,866.66 in old a month xs rent of the South- ern Road. This sum was paid regularly to the Commerelal National Bank, and was used in paying the interest on the 3.20 bonds held b Bames and the Commercial National Bank, an oll}?rs‘ About $10,000 of rent has thus been aid. < Iu couclusion, Walsh repeatedly charges that these bonds and the trust-ived sccuring them are void, and he asks that the 160 bonds eld by Eames and the Commereial National Bank may be compelled to deliver them up to be canceled, and may be deereed to account for such sums of money as they have received on account of interest or otherwise. TIIE CUTTING PROCESS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. NEew Yorx, July 14.—Despite the effort made to create the impression that the trunk lives are adbering to schedule rates, and that all the cutting has been done by the fast-Ireight lines, information bas, becn obtained from official sources that the active cutting in East-bound freight extends to the trunk lines, between whose representatives a bitter warfare is wag- ing. A contract for the shipment of a large quantity of flour from St. Louis to New York was made yesterday by the direct representa- Aives of a trunk line at 50 cents a barrel, wuch below schedule prices. Similar contracts were made for the transportation of grain and other freieht from Chicago and otber portivns of the Nortwest. - In brief, awents were instructed to get the [reight offering at the best rates obtain- fble, but to be sure to et the ircight. ftis thouht no further effort will be made at pres- eut to seitle ~the difficuities, some of the munagers, as it is claimed, being thorougnly disgusted with the way i beei conducted during the whole of the current year. Notwithstanding Mr. Rut- ter’s denial that the trunk lives are cuiting, a vew Yurk Central employe, holding a prom- inent position acd knowing whereol he speaks, admits the existence of the warfare. It is charg- ed by otuer railrpad oflicials that the cutting bas béen going on séveral wecks, but that in the de- pressed condition of business it was not discov- cred. These gentlemen express indignation, and say the enforcement of any agrecinent be- tween the trunk lines to control traflic and rates is impracticable. ABETTING SCALPERS. Itis an indisputable fact that the scalpers sell regular railroad tickets at from $2 to 33 less than the regular tariff rates. As the rail- roads claim that they do not sell ticketsto these men nor pay them commissions, it seems strange how scaloers set those tickets and how they arc able to sell them at a reduction. The plea of the railroads that most of the tickets sold by scalpers are stolen by dishonest rull\\;;\{ employés and sold by them does not hold good. There are very few raflroad tickets stolen, and when they aré their disposal is rather a hazard- ous matter, as they are easily. spotted and de- tected if offered for eale. The fact is, the scalp- ers secure those tickets in a legitimate way, not directly from tne raifroad companics, but indirectly through second pastics. Most railroad companies ‘are _in the habit of selling laree quantities of tickets to the. azents, of the various steamboat lives at a reduction of from 2016 23 per cent. These agents do not use in connection with their lines ‘the fourth part of the tickets they pnrchase, but disposé of them to the scalpers, dividing the discoaut with these wen.: The railroads ure a party to this transac- tion, inasnuch as they afd the steamship agents _by dating the tickets back prior to the last ad- vance 1n rates, making it appear that the tickets were really sold at the regular rates before the advance bad taken place. This shows that the continued complaining on the part of the rail- roads that the scalpers are in{)urmz their busi- ness, and that they should be suppressed, is merely pretense. There is not a single scalping firm in the city which could live for a month if it was not indircctly assisted by some of the ro POOLING FEAST-BOUND BUSINESS. A meeting of the managers of “the roads con- necting with the four pooled New York trunk lines will be held in this city durfpe the present. week to discuss the advisability of forming & pool on East-bound business ou the same basis as the pool on the West-bound business. Itis hardly probable, however, that anything of this usture can be accomplished at present, as there is so much competition by lake; but with the close of navization the prospects for a pool on East-bound business are very flattering. A pool of this kind would be very disastrous to the in- terests of Chicago, unless the roads southwest of this place can be induced to join the pool or form 2 similar one, SUIT DISMISSED. Sax Fraxcisco, July 14.—In the United States Circuft Court to-day a paper was read aunouncing the amicable settiement of the suit in bankruptey between the California Pacific Railroad Company and the German boudhold- ers, and asking that the suit be dismissed, peti- tioners to pay the costs. Siwned by attorneys fof petitiovers. The Court ordered 2 dismissal. A similar request will be presented in the United States District Court REDUCED RATES. LoursvILLE, Ky., July 14.—The action of the S8t. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad, in refusing to nccept tickets reading “Over the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad, between. Little Rock aud Texarkana ™ has compelled the line viz Memphis and Louisville to reduce rates. From_this date drawback tickets will be sold from Little Rock'to Louisville at $10. FIRES. IN PENNSTLVANTA. WeSTCHESTER, P, July 14.—The honse and bone-mill of J. P. Thomas, near Cheney Stati burned to-day. Loss, $30,000; insura 50, PiiLapELPIIA, July 1. Welghtuan's Iaboratory at the Schuylkill caused 8 dimage of sured. -A fire in Powers & alls of the 1n- ng out in the paint- shop of A. B. Juhnson's furniture factors, Nos. 2233t 251 North Green strect. Damaze to building 3300 and to_furniture by fire. water, and smoke, $3,000. Fuliy insured in ten differ- ent companice, the names of which could not be ascertained last evening, Cause, supposed combustion ot ofled rags in the paint-shop. ELGIN. Cream of the News from the City of Butter aoa Cheese. Speciul Dispatch to The Tritune. Evars, TIi., July 14.—Judge R. N. Botsford, of this city, in aceordance with a call signed by hundreds of peoble, irrespectivo of party, throughout the counties composing the pew Judicial District, ill be a candidate for the Judgeship created by the last Leglslawure. He is a mentleman of ability and integrity, and will carry this connty almost solid. Smith lHoag, of this city, received the contract for the extensive improvements and new build- ings to be ereeted by the State in connection with the fnsane Asvlam. Dr. M. B. Baldwin, who for four years lias been Postmaster, bas, fo accordance. with the Civil-Service rules, as understood in this district, been retired in favor of an inex- perienced map, whom we hope will prove as capable as his predecessar. A petition for the promotion of the late deputy, sizned by three fourths of the voters In the city and town, was totally ignored. The Rev. Allison, the Presbyterian divine, is the only one of our undersheperds who has left the devil in foll charge of summer business as yot. Thursday evening Willis B. Baldwin and Miss Jessie Winchester commenced the walk of life togetber with the congratulations of hosts of friends. Mr. J. M. Whitman, the Recciver of the Chic & Pacific Railroad, has irmproved the Company's property in this city vors much, and now their yards ar¢ among the nicest and most couvenient in the State. i ‘The races just held failed to excite that en- thusiasm which their projectors hoped for, and lawsuits and bitter feelings are prominent. It is to be hoped Elgin will neversuffer snchanother infliction. sWe presume the *leading_ gentle- men " who loaned their names to the Mauager of the calamity are ashamed a3 much s their friends are for them. Cheesu is not lively even at the low rates of ¥ to 8 cent: AMiss Jeroie Martin acts as deputy once more in_the Post-Offive, and every patron of the office is glad, for fow persons fn the city bave as many (riends as she. The Board of Education has concluded to dis~ pense with the services of Prof. Kimboll, ns Superintendent of Schools. As a teacler he is a success, but has rarely evinced the proper qualifications for managing a number of schools. =The Elgin Agricultural Sacicty, having re- ceived . two G of cheap horse-race, is now propared to wind up. Proposals can be for- warded to T. Lasher, late Iessec. Several heavy dealers in.cheese in New York City were in town last week, purchasing heavily in Jacteal products for Eastern markets. About fitty of onr citizens are rusticating at Geneva and Fox Lakes during the beated torm. M. L. Thompson, a practical surveyor, en- lightened our Scientitic Society Monday cvenis to the modus operandi of Guvernwent sur- veys, and farnished an interesthi paper. The Mendelssolin Society gave a very fine en- tertainment Priday evening. The Society emn- Draces an amount of taleut rarely found in a city of this size. The School Board, to save a trifling sum, bave concluded to dispense with musical instruction in our schools,and: it is doubtful if public opinion will second their peculiar ideas of -eeonomy. Marriage licenses are in great demand just nowW. ————— % TAX-EQUALIZATION. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnrcaco, July 14.—In your local of to-day you state that the County Clerk desires all tax- payers to come to his office at Clure’s Hall at once, aud exumine thelr nssessment for the year. Your reporter has evidently misunder- stood me. T did ask him to call the attention of cvery taxpayer to the mecessity of, looking over their assessment for this year, but I did not say they should do so at once, inasmuch as the books will not be ready for examination be- fore the latter part of this month, when due notice will be given. Istated to_your mrom:r that the daily press should make it a special business to demonstrate to the taxpayers the necessity to attend to this matter, as it' was their own™ personal business, which, if attended to in proper time, would gave them time, monev, and in some instances a heap of trouble. It is too late to make ob— jections to an assessment’ when the tax-gatherer comes around unless. the taxpayer, or rather tax-ower, is determined. to fleht his tax in the courts under any circamstances, besides there being then 1o other suthority to grant relief for all the different ~taxes. ‘an objection to attending to this business himself, the taxpaver may argue that be is helping to pay public offiers to_perform public duties justly and carefully. This may be true, but public_oflicers are not more perfect than any- body else, and just a3 liable to make mistakes. Besfdus. under the present system of electing the three different Assessors for the city evers year, inequalities and crrors aré simply unavofd- able. If every taxpayer will spare a few hours every year to look over the asscssment, all such inequalities can then and there be remedied. Respectfully, _HzeMASN Lizs. ———— PAVING WABASH AVENUE, To the Editor of The Tribune. CiicAco, July 14.—By some . error, either of the writer or 'compositor, the price paid for paving Wabash avenae was printed $3 to §4 per “yard,”, instead of foot,—front,; of course. The resistance of owners was mot.to the.price charged, but to the principle of local taxation i of private property for general public im ments. This is the general nbjm:tlon.wg:: ticular ones, such as the non-necessity for any new pavement tiwo years ago south of ‘Tweizy street, the offer of parties to Keen that par of the street in repair for a mere nominsl the mode and material with which it \as pro’ posed to repave it and it has been repavedo. these, no doubt, helped to strensthen somefy: their resistance to iniquity, but did not fusti the city authorities in converting the stret 1) front of our houses fnto the * mudholes ™ we, even more than you, have a right v‘:{’;‘on - ’, £0 com vhenever a juster pavine and taxing s, shall be establighed, and and lasting gm'?l!::{l:l used, I think the *curmudgeons™ you de: nounce will cheerfally pay their share” of the tax, thoush it be greater. And it hehooves alf good citizens at once to set about it. For itig the judgment of men best infurmed, and hay been for the last ten years, that the cits cannog afford to waste §509,000 a vear on prrishing wooden streats that cau be ruch more cheaply aved with cobble stone, or the 1 cizian block at an increased frst cost of les than 40 per cent. T.D.L MARINE. LAKE FREIGUTS. H Crmicaco, July 14.—Freights were nctive at % for corn to BufTalo, and 434c for do to Kings." ton. Room was taken for about 00,000 by corn, 4,000 bu wheat, and 70,000 bu oats. Chas ters—To Bulfalo—Schrs A. B. Moore, C. G, Mizer, G. M. Case, and IeIvetia, corn at%; sehrs Golden Fleeee, and Hizgie and Jones, oaty at 2¢; prop Scotin,wheat and corn through prop Idaho, corn. To Sarnia—Prop Pridgzeon and schr N. Gardner, corn through. To Kinaston— Schrs John Magee, D. Lyon, ana Montcalm, corn at 4igc. To Oxdensbure—Sciir A. J. Dewey, corn at 5%{c, and prop Nashua, corn. ] PORT IIURON. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. i Port Hurox, M . July 14.—Down—Propg Juy Gonld; Japan, Torrent and raft, Winslow and ratt, Vanderbilt and consort, Marv Pringle and barges, Bay City and barges, Wilson aad consort; schrs C.. J. Wells, W. 8. Crosthwaite, Empire State, A. L. Andrews, J. F. Card, Joha Breden, 8. J. Tilden, Sweden, Lem Ellaworth, Heatherbell, Worthington, China, J. C.Warren, Alvia Cobb. Up—Props Annie L. Craig, Furon City, Badwer State, Oswewmatchie, Atlantle, Westford, Ching, Tuttle and consort, chrs Anns ig, () % Watson, Wil f Belle Sheridan, A. M. Fuster i ut; weather fine. *MARQUETTE. Speclal DNispateh (o The Tribune. e Manquerre, Mich., July Lt.—Arvived—Prop Sparta: schrs Sumatra, John O'Nuill. Cleared—Props W. L. Wetmore, Sparta; schrs Brunette, S. I Ely, Simatra. 2 Passed up—Pacifle. Wind—South. TTE DAIILTA. 5 Tt wis the lizht-house supply steamer Dahlia, and not the revenue catter Johnson, that came in port Frides. After supplying the light houses here and around the lake, she will steam up to-Lake Superior. Wind—South, TEE CANAL. H BrmoGErorT, July 14.—Arrived—Cataract, Ttica, 6,000 bushels corn; W. J. Roebuck, La- Salle, 600 bu corn; Lockport, Lockport, 700 barrels flonr, 10.873 pounds meat: prop Mon- tauk, Lockport, 1,240 barrels fious ; " JOYCE. Ho Makes n Bold Rush for Liberty. Special Dispateh to The Tritne. 8. Louts, July 14.—There Is a lively prospect: that Col. Jobn A. Joyce, the only remaining vie- tim of the Whisky Rinz now imprisoned, will be released on Monday. To-day he auplied for 8 writ of habeas-corpus upoan the ‘ground that the. seatence of the Court whereby hewas condemn- ed on different counts to a term of three years and 8 half, was cumulative, and there-: fore irregular and unlawful, and that for this resson, and the operation of the law granting a commutation of five davs in each month in case of well-conducted per- sous, he is entitled to his freedom from to<day. Joyce, divested of bis convict’s clothes, was brought before Juldge Krekel in the United State Court-room at Jefferson City this morn- ine, and a lenethy arpument was made in his hehalf by ex-Gov. Fletcher, his counsel. Judge | Krekel took the matter under courideration, * and will give a decision Mongay morning. In * the meantime Joyee is kept in oue_of the rooms of a_hotel at the State Capital, closely guarded by Deputy-Marshals. ~ His wife arrived there from Washington to-night. Lawyers are of the opinion that Judge Krekel will sustain the writ and restore Joyce to free- dom. There are other indictmenis pending arainst him, the cvidence being as fally vonclu- sive of bis gnilt as was that in the case on which he was convicted. The common belief is that the Governwent will not prosecute. The pris- oner’s two years’ confinement bave satisfied ita vengeance. ——————— LARGEST KID-GLOVE FACTORY IN THE i WORLD. Special Correspandence of The Tribune. VIESSA, AUSTRIA, June 10.—It should not be thought that this old city is famous alose for its art, its music. its delicions bread and beer, and its historical associations. These are the things most likely to catch the eye of the trav- eler, it is true: but the man who observes the causes of the prosperity of a city cannot fail to. note the enormous extent to which art-raana- facture is carried on here. By art-manufacture I mean the production of those rare and choice luxuries demanded by refined society for whirhk the French Capital is so renowned. In respect to many articles of fashionable use Vienna excels Paris, particularly, as it is now pretey gleucrnlly known, in the manufacture of kid gluves. 1 have been deeply interested in the inspec- tion of one great kid-glove manufactory, that of J. Benedict & Co., the lurgest in the world, located in the suburbs of Vienna, covering 1ully five acres of ground, and which, by the, * way, I am informed has just opened a branch® in “Chicago, at No. 101 State street, un- der the style of Benedict Brothers. The Vicnoa house has been established forty-six years. It controls all the busfiness in raw skins in this city, which gives it the chance to seldtt for its own nse the very best. ‘The pro- cess of manufacture takes about four weeks. After tauning, the skins are sent %o the dyer; .. then they are cut into gloves of the various re- %nired sizes, when they are ready to be sewed. izht hundred irls are cmployed in this brunch of the busincss. The gloves are assorted nc- cording to color and quality, and disvosed of in all parts of Europe and America. I was told to-day that300 different shades of glovesarckept constantly on hand at the Chicago branch, where they are sold to the trade at wholesale or at retail. ln the European markets Be gloves are rezarded as incomparubly the best and most stylish. OBSERYRIL, ——— JOLIET ITEMS, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Jorrer, 1iL., July 14.—In the Circuit Court this afternoon Frank Cullion, 17 years of age, was sentenced to the County Jail for sixty asys for the larceny of a lot of stone-cutters’ tools. Before the prisoner was brought into court to reccive sentence some whisky cascs had been up, and after disposing of them Judge McRoberts notified themembers of the Bar that ¢ Hereafter Do attorney would be allowed to practice in tbis court, make pleas, motiuns, or transact an| business when under tue influence of whisky.” He would not have the rights of men jeopar- dised by lawyers whose condition rendered them inrompetent. ‘The Joliet Street Rafiroad was sold to-day to Jacob A. Henry, a wealthy citizen of this place, and a railroad- man of ‘large experience, for ———— Sufferings of the Turks at Erzeroum. Mr. William H. Rusoell sends to the London Times the following dispacch, which he received from a fricnd 1n Erzeroum: i Sufferings of Turkish soldiers intense. Very . - {few doctors Suprly of medicines almost ex- pended. No ambulances or field hospital. Arter affair on the 16th wounded were carried seventy miles with undressed wounds on ge males and country carts to this place. Members of American Board of Missions have kindly volun: teered to distribute any. comforts you may send them. Messrs. Haugon will forward them to ' British Consul- at Trebizonde, who will send them on_ here, where the Rev. Mr. Pefrce will arrunge for distribution to- woanded men in front.” Red Cross doing nothing for Asia Minor. Last Snuflilj there were 700 wounded without = 2 field hospital. T never saw a doctor in the di- vision. Thero are no'regimental hospitals. The - 50,000 b .Russians had ambulances in rear of their skir- “misuers. We have not one in the arm, Can vou not call attention of Red vention to this theatre of wars” - © s qu ikt IR Sz s it