Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1879, Page 3

THE' CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, {879—TWELVE PAGES. * BAR ASSOCIATION. Meeoting Yesterday. to Hear the Report of the Special ' Committee, They Report that They Can- " not Get Hold of the Charges; Think that the Impeachers Are Act- " ing Unwisely in Their ' Course; :And Recorfimend that the As- ' ‘soclation Drop the Subject. A Resolntion Adopted that When the + Cbarges Come Befors Cons gress % The Association Will Then Inguire into Them. SUNMISES. The Dar Assoclation met yestarday alternoon at 2 o'clock in its roomis 1o Farwell Hall, pur- suant to the adjournment from last Saturday. It was weil uuderstooq, In a geuneral way, that the business to cume befora the meeting would be the recelpt of o report from the Committee ap- pointed at the previous mecting to secure, If possible, thu charges of Messre. Couper, Knlck+ erbocker, and Sheldon against Judie Blodgett : aud, having received the, sald roport, thdt the next thing in order would be tv answer tho ymers, “*\What shall we do with (t4*" An it was an open_secret, long before the meeting, that ibe threa fmpeachurs had not accommodsted the Committes witha copy of their chargus, there was naturally soma little curiosity, ont sldeof the Assuclation wiseacres,who kunow every- thing . without belog told it to know wbat would be dune to ‘the young men" for thelr contumacy towards wn Association o which they were aiembers, The idea prevailed in some quarters that “the as- sembted wisdom " would determine that It was thie proper and expedient thing to discipline the offending members, with sl that the term imphied; while others did not think anytoing of the kind would be done. Curloa- - ity was manlfested, too, as to the possibility of the Committee’'s recommending that the Association sssume that the petition repub- lished lo Wedoesduy's Trisuxs from the Nt. Louls Globe-Demoerat was genuine, and that they proceed to investizate the chares on that as- rumption. But It was all guess-work, all spec- ulatwn, all vain imagivings, for the Cominit- tee—the sole possessors of knowledge and wis- dom—retused to shed any lght on their action at the inorning meeting, and everybody wasleft 10 see how nearly his guesses wero verltied by the facts as thoy huppened, 7 ‘I'he attendancu was not s large as that at the previous mecting, but the room was com- fortably full. The Cowmliltee was lata In show- ug up, and the meeting waited for it to appear, THE REPORT, ° Mr. N. H. King, the Vice-Prealdent of the Assoclation, mounted the platform provided for the presiding officer, and called the meeting to onler. On {nquiring of the Association what was {L4 pleasure, Mr. E. B. McCage sald ho had the report ol the Committes nominated by the Assoclation in pursuance of the resolution passed by the As- sociation at its Jast meeting, and was ready to read It whenever it was the pleasure of the As- * soclation to hear it ‘The Chairmao—Read it. M . M.Cigy thea read the report, whick was a8 follows o the Chicago Bar Assoclation: The Come ittee appointed by ths prosidin; icer of the Bar Asaociation at its meeting held last Saturday, in pursunnce of a resolution then adupted direct- Ing the appolatment of & commiltes of the mew. bers of the Asscciation to nscertain the character and subslance of certain indefinito charges neainst tha olficial integrity of the lion. Henty W. Hilod. ett, Judie of the District Court of the United uates fur the Northeru District of Illinols, with power to Inquire into the same, and what proof te relied upon in aupport thereof, and 1o request of 1he gontlemen alieyed to have made sald charges specificationa thereof, respuctfully roport: ‘T'nat on Monday last they addressed n communl- catlon 1o Mesers, Coopsr, Knlckerbocker, and sheldon, of whica the following Is & copy: Ciicavo, Dec, 28, 1878,.<Jokn" 3, Coaper, Keg.—Sin: Tho uniererencd, 8 Commitiea of tho Chicago Bar Arsociaiion, appointed under o resolu- tion of #aid Association this duy ldnrlm). of which & copy fa berwith Inclosed, respectfully requost that you furmsh said Comwmittee, ot a meeting of the vame to pe hicld Tuceday, Dec. 81, 1478, ut 2 o'clock p. fm., 8t the oftice of Lyman Trumbull, Roum 42 Ieaper Bicck, with such fnformution s may be in your possossion touching the mntters devulved uugn said Committee Ly said resolution. Yory respectiplly, **E, I, McCaon, LyMaN TRUMBULL, . 1o Iliou, topznT T. Lincoux, ** Committee.” Aud that, at the time named in tho communica- tlou, thuy mut at the ottice of Judyre Trumbull for tho purpeses indlcated in such communication, ‘Ao thent, sea commlittes, no responsc wae af that time made. but thoy wete informed b{ two of their muinners, Meears. ‘Trumbull and High, _that they had heon advised by Mr. Sheldon that the three pentiemen named wers not ready at that ~timo to’ make an anawer, though they would bo Ister; withuut, Lowever, avy Indication os to when wnch answer would be made, Your Commitico then adjourned, to meet at the same place at 10 o'clock this marning, belng without any informa- tion 10 act on a8 Lo the paturs ur charactar of tha chargen referred to Iu the resolutions under which they wore appulinted. At about Lulf-psst 10 this morning, theCommit- tea haying met pursunut to adjaurnment, TUR POLLOWING COMMUNICATION waa received: *+ Cagcaao, Jan, 2, 1870, —Mers, X. B, Mo~ Caqy, Lyman Trumbuli, J, L. High, Robert T, Lincoln, and Charles Hitehcock, Comemiliea of the Chicago Bar Assoclafion—UxNTLENENS Your cuiminnnication of the 26th ultimo, |nclnnufll copy of o resolution passud by the Chicsgo Liar Association at & suectal meeting hold on that day, hus rece! **The resolution and the request that you mako in obedience thorcto, that we furnish to your Cum. mitieo speciications of sny charges which we have mady against the odicial “intesrity of the Hon, Henry W. Llodeolt, Judge of the Unliey Statoa District Court for this Judiclal District, in order toat yon may investigato and repors thereon to tho Awsociation, fur fis action, have received at our hands the most careful considaration, not nuly on account of our owa relatloos to the orgentzation whence tno requuet couies, and the distingulsned character of the gentlcmen through wbom it is commubicated, butalso Lecauss the step which wae are asked 1o take ia of no light consequence, **Acting fn the discharge of what w deomed to be 'y poblic ‘we have soupht to have the ofiicial conduct of s member of the Federal Judiclary investigsted 28 ta certain matter b, 1n nnr?‘dx(mum d 1nfy a8 {0 the fuctd connectea o the conclusion that the on ought not to cuntinue to uccupy n. ttio ** Weo have sought, aud sre still seeklng, such Investigation at the fiands ot tbe ouly tribunal in ihls country which haa leyal autbority tu take cog- nlzsuce uf such matiors, to sudpeEna witnesses, Lo compel then 10 testify undor the salomaity of thelr ©aths, 10 reqaire the production of books and pa- smrl. ud, lustly, 10 take such further mction as he facts dlsclosed by tha evidence shall In their f.t?'cl Judgment require them to take under the ** An hooorable member of that teibunal {4 now engazed I a prelimioary examiuation of those clargea in order to dutermine waat action it will be nlvofiiclal duty to take wii refersnce thorsto in tho Immediate future, and before that sasie tribunal which wo 85k to hear our complaint. P*Our sction bas' been taken, ae we think, with’ that deliberstion which ihe gravity of the matter imporativuly demandod, both in the Jght of what {8 due to 1 public and 1o the high charactar of the Judicial uflice, ainst whosu occupant we bave preferred ous com- t Under theae clrcumatances, weare arked toJsy befate your Committes for your Investigation and too actfon of the Chicaga Lar Association syecifica- tions of ull charsca which we bave inade. *+That request we aru forced to respectfatly de- ©line, for thy (ollowing awiong otuer Feasous: wue activn with foferenca Lo the matser fo yuestlon has boen takew, Dot 84 meaibers of the Chicaco Bar Association, butss A, can citizens, 10 the bugiblest of whow Le yuaran stitution the ight of petitlon, which we bavasougbt d oy the Cons . W ezero ch Lovestigation as fu our jedzment lo **For bers requisite, tne Cooatitation bas wade the Mouse of Represeatatives Lhe proper tribunal, au bas clotlied it with tuat authority which is abso- lal h an vudertakiog. We reapectiully submit that toe Ci Bar lation Le powerless to act ia this cave, for the Teason, smongui ollocs, that it Las 10 combel Lbe attendauce of witne: ster oaths, to acquit if found luaocent’, or vunieh 4 found guuty. +»Even were the Chicago Bar Association clothed WLh tue requisite legal powsr to conduct such su investigation, we should still be forced to donht the pronriety of piving onr ald, to anch a conree, for the feanom thnt i out of the 200 memiers now be- Inntging o that Areaciation have sizned an addreas to cerlaln mambers of Congress contalulng the fols Towing atatomient: *Of conree wo cannot know the varlous pretenses which those engazed in thin busts nern ma basia of thelr movense bng we do assure you 1hat i onr membera in Cone Reées whil communicata tho apecific charges branght ngainat Jadye Blodgect we will undertake that the profeasion and citizens of Chicaga, whu know the Jadge, will furniah a teathfol explanation and sbanlate refotation thereof, with sil ressonavle speed,’ **Tocomply with the request you have made would not only plack (ke charges and specifications inthe hiands of the Chiraco Bar Asruciation, but Alew, inevitably, in the hands of the nccused and | his fefends, who izt thus be enabled tn niake proof of the allezntions Impossinie.,” **We have In n communlication, which has read before the Chicaza Tiar Assuclation, expresscit our judyment that any statement of the contents of onr petellon made by we, or with our consent, woulil baan act of disconrtesy to Cangress, and to thls apinion we atfll nahere. ** And we nuay be perimnitted ta way in this com- munlcation, 1hat wo have constantty songht fo avold the pibllention. of Any siiarges Inour hendy amintthe Judve of the District Court of tnis dicta) District, until kuch tim they may be v":r:w. known through toe Houew of Kep- To thls resolation we fecl that we must can- lllhlnlply :flll!rtln the futurc, as «vo have done in o pas ' We_deem It prover, therefore, to respectfnlly ank the Bar Assaciation, of whica we are members, nnd which has, (n the past, honared us with 11a confdence, (o take no atep which may impede us in the dischargu of what seenis to 1ta a sulewn and iwperative duty, Respoctiubly ynurs, o 8. Cooran, *tHENRY 1L S Sdonx I Kxiel 2 From the orcanieallon of the Associntion a ftanding commities of five menbers has been charzed with the daty of hearine all compluints which may bu made **affecting the administration of Juntice™ and of rarurllng the wume 1o the A~ cialivn ** with such recosimecndation as they may decm advinable. " Tiwo of the three gentlemen who are engaged in the movement to impench Judge Blodgett have heen members of this Commnittee al some pariod of their conuection with the Association. On the 1d of Febraary, 1877, the by. tice of the Commiiteo wa Ivision as follows: (E) A Commitice of Inquiry, connistiug o three menbers, which shall, he charied with the duty of Investicating all nusdemcanors aud gvery breschof profesmunal conduct on the part of any membor of the Bar peacticing the brofession of law in the City of Chicago: und alev of investizating any hinproper conduct of any oflicer or neraot ene gazed in the adniniwtration of Justice 1n eald eity, which condact whall, in the omuton of eald Cone miitee, tond to the obstruction of jnatice: and olso of luvestigating any abuses which uow, or slll hiereatter, 'exist in' the administration of Justice fn wald eity, Sodd Commitics ehall toke teatimony, and Lring any such matters eltber be. fore the Cominittee “on” Grievances or Lefure the Assoclatlon, with auch report or recommnendation he members of sutd Comulttec shatl deem Pproper. ‘PAnll tahall be the duty of such Commitice. either on complaint inade to them, oron hearing of any auch misdemncanurs, improper conduct, of abuses, to investizate and report upon the sne, of teir own motlon." THIG COMMITTRE OF INQUIRY has never, #0 far as fa _ktown, presented charges againat any person which have not been Investi- wted, Action, t theie inatance, hns peen taken n scveral vases, and It s not to be doubted that tha Asrociation would entertain any charres made by reputable persona, ana sustalned by reasonablo prima facie evidence, azsinst any - of the Judges administering the law In Canicago, and find an ap. proprinte romedy for any grievance, Messrs. Cooper and Knickerbocker compose, atthe presunt time, 8 majority of this Commiites of Inquiry, and t wos supposdd . that there °were within thelr knowledzoe any abnsca In the adminie- tratlon of justice ‘they would perform their oficial duty by reparting the same, witn the evidence, to this Assoclatiun, and, in any event, would prutnpt- I{ ?‘uku #ich a report on the request of the Aseu. clation. ‘Thia Association hins nelther the disposition nor the power to Inteefers with the punishment uf crime, whellier by indictment In any court, or by pronecution of ariicies of Impeachment Inthe hieh courl of the nation; and {t s equaily without tno disgosition oF power to abstruct the richt of any citizen to_petition Congress on any appropriate supject. On the contrary, ita misslon and its duty 18 tu ald In the detection, brosecution, and punish- mont of all casea which affect the admintatration of justice. Butit s no less ita duty and object to rotect judicial ofticers from groandless and ma« -lcloun assuults, for thcre con bo no worse intor- Jference with the adminlstration of justico, While Mesars, Cooper, Kulckarbocker, and 8hel don, membera and officers of this hady, claim that thoy ara endeavoring to punish judiclal mecon- duct as a publlc duty, the assertion ie mnade py others, slsa members, tant they are severally actuated by personal discontent and a spirit of re- vo nge. 1t thus became the duty of the Assoclation to mako Inguiry 1uto the facts, and if it had falled to dosa it Justly conld and doubtless would hava been charged with a willful or carelens neglect of anty. Muany of tha members of the Association have declared thoir beliof In tho entiro Intexrity of Judge Bloagett, u‘fimhlhnt,u the specific chazges brought azainst Judge Biodyelt were communicated to them, they would undertake that tho profession and cittzens of Chicago who know tho Judie would llll"mx:,h & teuthful esplunation, and, as they bo- eve . AN ANSOLUTE NRPUTATION thereof, with all reasonablo apeed., Ly error of the printer, the words, **as (hey bo- levid, " were omltted from tho letter as published, it such omission was publicly stated at thie meot- ing st wlm:hg;our Commiities wia appointed, and at which Mr, Sholdon was present. Your Commlttes donot find in this exrr:ulun of confidence suy reason to doubt thot if specitica~ tlons of misconduct un the part of Judge Blodzett, -and the names of respeciablo witnesscs to prove them, wi realnmilhod tu tho Association, 4t would be sattefied with snything les o thorough and impartial tho facts; and it would 10 maxo Inquiry into doub] ite duty such investigation, for, whils it 1s important for the honur of tho l)rum-mm and the lutoxrity of tho Judiciary that inquiry into charges of oMcial misconduct ‘on the part of n Judge should uot be suppressed, it s quito as important that Congrea- sional orother Investigution ehould not bo inade tho means of frivolous or groudless mugiesiions of corruption to the permanent Jujury of pure men. ‘The Judges, both Federal and State, aumimstor- ing justice in Chicago, have ever malniained tha highest charncier fur inteqrity, and their rovuta. tlon belonge to the public, and especially to the legal profeasion. Their Burlly v tho bost evideuce of the moral tone and charactor of the Bar, from which they are iaxen. Thereforo i1 is that this Asxociation may well have demandod of fts members that churges of high crimes and mis. domagnors should st be hightly, or thouwtite le besn r. or passionatcly made, "It has times, in the opinion of your Cominitie ally desirablo that publicity should oe gf these charges, (hat, il rul-lhle. 1lie offensca charg. o might be explained beforn Congress iu called upon to give thein natlonsl ymportunce, and your Commitico rogrets that the fvmlumen to whom their Jutter was addresscd aiould usvesoacled that ‘(len:flpllbllclt( bus been @ivew 10 a general charge of otficial_ mfsconduct, the nnawer to which can only be a reference to such oflicials’ keneral ropu- tatfon, while the speclfic charies, which might pos- s1bly be quickly and concluslvely auswered, are by thein withneld, IT 18 DIFPICULT TO S8EE WHAT PUDLIC REARON can have at any tine exlsied for pormitting vaguo sod {ndelnite charges tv bo made, and refuslng {nformation ss Lo tholr nature. 'Fho publication of the contenis of a petition to Cougross 1 advancy of 1ls prescntation cannot b rezarded as disconste- ous to thut mu'. ‘Tha petitioner luvites inquiry in the wi geld of public actinm, and comuianis cates bis [acts 10 hia ruprosentative meniver, that such member muy communlicata them fo uthers 1m tho most corsp(cuous mauncr, Fetitions (o all public bodies are ueually isiters of notericly long before preaentatlon, nor can there bo any ureator danger of suppressing testunony, if the charyes are wnade putic, for the opportunily oxists for dolng well nfter ns bofurs their reterence to a Cone gressional Comnmitige fur lnvestization, Your Committcu sro uunble 1o appreciate the motives which tead Mossrs, Cooper, Knickeroocker, Sheldun to decline 1o make knowwn the cnarves alust Judye Blodyett, aud can sce no good rea- sou for thoir decisinn, Your Commistee suppose luy represent the Associalion when thuy say that they bave been actuatod by no disposition W sup- ress Inguiry fnte forwuliwd charges, but by the l:qp. that it would be madeapparent, wheno such cnarges were made, Lhat 1he evidence upun wlich they Were based was wistaken and groundess, thiis course thoy have bnt recognized tow charita. ble und wive maxiw of the law, that cvery bian -h.‘vlulu be regarded me innocent uatil oroved to be u! ¥ u‘:’uu mtlemen would disclose the nature of thelr coarges ln detall, and they should prove of & serlous character, und wupnorted br rospeclable testhimony, it 18 not (o be doubted thst Judge Blodgett would, on bls own part, Jemand an 1n- vestipation by Cougrevd. Your Comuiites vxpress the most urofound re- ret that they are left by Measrs. Cooper, Knicker. Dot ana ubuldats withodt o6, opportumty for 80 Jov tigation wnen it was withln their power. and, 38 your Copiittes thiok, thelr duty, 10 furdisl all the evidence n their power looking toward that eod; for it ls apparent that & greut wrung may dons by spreadiog charges [ records of ibe uatlon witbous n opportualty for explanation; sad appareat, ' in the opinion of = yuar Commlttee, that the gentiemen who are advised ug to the uaiure and characier uf these charyes, should themselves deslre that thuy may bo shown, 41 possible, to hiave Leen conceived Iu error, view uf the comuuunication of dlesare, Coo cr, Kaolckerbocker, and bho.dun, and of |he actthat no cburces afecting tae purity upd ine teyrity uf Judge Blodgett have deen caninuniented 10 your Com:ities, they recomwend that no fure thoraction be taken &t tuis time, and avk 10 be discharyed, E. B, McC / Lyuas TuuusiLL, Cuauesy Hircucocx, Rosgur 7. Luicond, Jauza L. Hicu, — M. W, YULLER, Mr. 1, 8. Mooroe moved that the report of the Commitiea be accepted sud piaced on file, sud that the Committee be discharged. I'bls wotlon was carried. which he would like to offer, and which he pro- ceeded to offer, moving ita adoption. It was as follows: Renoleed, That 8 Committee of Thren be ap- polnted by the Chalr to print 1,000 copien of tno [irocecdinia of this and (e former sgectal mecting n relation to the charges alleyed to have been made agalnnt the District Jnags of the Northern District of Tlinols, and to Ineiade therein the ub- #tance of the verbal report and papers preaented at the former ineeting by Mr, .:m.E 28 Chalrman of the Infarmal Commitice of members of the Hae, on tho rame subject. Said Commitice ta directed to furnish each member with & copy, or coples, of #atd printed report, and alro to fornish eacn mem- ber of Cangreea with a copy theraof, Judge Miller asked if that included the pro- ceedinien of this meeting, Mr. Fuller replfea that it did. Mr. Btiles moved to nmend the resolutfon so f8to includea full report of all the remark made by Mr. Jewett at the last snecial meetlng, Ao that there inight be no cause for complaing hat a partial report bnd been mado fnstead of & fwil and complete one. The Chalrman sald the question was upon the resolution Iutroduced by Nir, Faller. Mr, Btiles had moved an amendment. Mr. Fuller sald thatit occurred to him,— thougn e had aot resorted to a report of Mr. Jewett's speech,—it had occurred to him that it pussibly inight Include something that would vartake of the nature of & spcech, What he had meant to embrace was o much as was & re- vort of the Committee, and he would leave it uptional to the Coutnittes to decide what that was. llis recollection was that it contalned sone cxtraneous remarks, Mr. Stiles sald the remarks of Str, Jewstt oc- cupled but a awnall space, and 1f the Committeo put It wll (o there would be o occasion for yuibbling. Ferbaps there wuuld be none noy- way. Mr. Black acconded the nmendment. THE FINANCES, Mr. Ball, the Treasurer of the Association, belug a little mervous as 10 the financial re- sponsibilities shouldered on Lo the body should the resulution pass, asked Mr. Fuller how much he thought the printing of 1,000 coples would cost. Mo also stated n this connection that there were but $300 In the treasury, and there wAs & month's reut due, Mr, Fuller conlessed that he had not given that subject the consideration it required to give ,an accurale answer on the question of cost, Mr. McCag suggested that the January dues were yot largely in orrcars, at tho same time castiog 8 very significant glunce at a corner of the room where sat some young and rather im- pecunious barristers wlio were in srreurs, Mr. Fuller éxpluined that his (dea was tn hayo the regort includs therein the substance of the verbalreport of Mr. Jewett, and the papers presented at the former meeting, He had ont intended to (uclude so much of Mr. Juwett’s speech as partook of the nature of a report. Ho dud not wish to open bis resolution so ns to fne corporate In it the entire dubate. The amendment of UGen. Hilles was then adupted and the resolution carrled as amended, READY TO INVESTIGATHE. Mr. Arthur J, Caton arose and presented the following preamble and resolution: Wnrngas, Messra. Cooper, Knickerbocker, and Sheidon iave aeclined 10 faruish to thie Assncla- tion the charkes which they admit making aguinst the District Judge, and report that they intend pelitioning Lo Lonyread to take cugnizance thervof, therefore, Leaolved, That if such charges, when ibus dis- “ closed, shall on their face appear wortliy of in- ‘vestlgation, this Association will give all the aki Inits power to the determination of the truth or falsehood thereof. This resolution provoked a larze amonnt of very uninteresting debate, Judge Miller struggled to his feet in the mo- ments of stiliness which followed the reading of the resolutioun by the Secrotary, and sakl that the spirlt of the resolution be commended most heartlly, but the propricty of it he was dispos ed to question, . [fu roslly did not think tuis Assoclation should pledge Itsellf to prosocn to any charges that might be made agatust Judge Blodwett before Congress. It would ho a very nnplossaut duty to perform, and ho thought it Congress wauted any asalstance, or anybody wanted any assiatance, they would be quite Jike- 1y weall upon them tor it tlo had nlways questioned tho propriety ot proffering assist- ance, unlees it was asked for. He did not know why the United Statea autborities could not manoge this manner without uay sseistance frum the Chicago Bar Assuclation. "1t wonld be & very unpleasaot - predicament indeed if the charges sbould amount to anything, These geutiemen secemed disposed to keep these uharges to themselyes, and, though they had seon o copy of charees printed in Tun Thinuxx feutcnl-v morning, no ona kuew ofllcial- y whetber thoso were the charges which would ho presented to_ Congress or not. Heald not tnivk as a Bar Assoclation they ought to commit themselves to one siue or tha other, It would be icuch pleasanter and much better for them to keur cutirely aloof from ft. Certainly it thicre should be anything sertous in those churges they stiould hesitate about render- iug any sssistanice iu prosceuting thein, tholr ruspect and kindly feelfng tuward the gentleinan Involved 1n tuemn ‘would “deter them frow ren- dering any assistance ln that direction. If there was nothing o theso charges Congress itsell would say 8o, aud refuse Lo entertuin them for & moment, aud the gentlemen who wero proses cuting them would be completely discomfited there would be something ip them, He did uoy want the members of the Lar Assoclation to prosecute them, and ko did not want any one to pledee his efforts v advavee, . While he Hiked the eplrit ol the resvlution, o very wmuch gues- tioned {ta propriotly, and should vote aguinst it. Mr. Black had & suggestion to make. Itwould rml'.nm( be unnecessary for hun to state that e wue (o favor of & very thorough fnvestiru. tion, but he questioucd the propriety of the in- troductlon of this resotution at tuis time. He thought they were acting with too mueh pre- cipitancy. When the chu: wern made up, It seemed 2o bim, It would then ba prover fur the Aesoclotion to pass ugon them, This resolu- tiun, If Lig understood Its tenor, was conditionaly that If, whun these charges should come betore the Awsociation, and the Association siould deem o advisabla and should deows the churires of sutHclent importauce to fustify the pros ton, then this Assvclation would atd in it. Th had got to deterinine this question he suppused ot that time anyway, o supposcd that even under this resolutidn he would have to post- poue it until the question as to whether or not the charges which migut bo prefesred were of sufticlent gravity to call for an fuvestigation, It seerned to him that the passage of a resolu- tion of this kind at this ime was cilld’s play sud hardly becomiug or worthy ot an Assuciation of this character, Me did not ur this with any (n- tention of reflectiug upon the gentleman who had offered It. He thought It beat Lo wult un- il thoy hiad thesw charges belure thew, or some. thing on which to act, Judge Trumbull sald the spirit of this resolu- tlon scemed to by commended by every oug, but as they vould uot sct detiuitcly upon 18, us had been sugyeated by his brothier Diack, ho would nove that the further considerution of it bo vostposied until the next meeting. Then they coula determine thelr uction inure savisodly. Mr. Fuller satd, as hv understood this resulution pledied the Bar Association to usslst in determinlug the teuth or falwity of sny charges tuat might bo made, If they weredeemed worthy of investigation. ction uwu that, he cluined, nesd tot by postponed. ny should it bel be msked. Theru would, peraps, be no uceasion to fuvestizate anvtng. Afwer ull thut had passed, and all thae had been circulated fn the publle prints fu regard 1o the Bur Assocla- tiow, ke did nos think they could be sccused of Lelug preciptiate I they put then ves ol record a8 beluf entlrely” williog to spputut a committes Lo fuvestigute thess charges it it be- came necessary, He thought ft was due to themselves to” do this, and it ought to be dune now, It aid oot laterfers with any of the questions Leretofore discussed. If they post- yoned it they wu only dllatery in thelr efforts “to do thelr duty, It was true that this was {n sofe degres in the prufessivn, but it wus nuw tiwe tu pro- fuss sowething, Certaloly, the profession would be willioyr to aut wheu the time for sctivy should arrive, He huped the uioglon to pust- pone would not prevall, Judga Lawrence, whq sst far back in the room, asked for the resding of the resolutlon, and then said bis brotbiers Miller and Black, jo what they Lud to suy In regurd to this resolu- tion, roferred to it as & sort of pledge on the 1t of this Association that It would take part n the prosecution of Judge Blougett, ‘Lhey bad all ubserved, by the seading of the resulu- tlon, that 1t muply proposed tu “*aid in the In- veatigation of tho trutn or fal ol tuese charges,” Hodid not ut sl wonder that his bruthers Millcr and Black expressed their deep regretathavivg this Association pass a resulutlon whicl should look Mtke eogaving tn the prosceils tiou of Judge Blodgett. Tuls was to be expec ed from the scutiwents they had heard ticse weutlevien urru- 8t tho last mectinz. He, bimscll, sbould reqret very much w0 seo the Assoviation adont e resolutlon bringing it under a piedwe vl that charscler, or, In other words, which should put thems fu the attitude of a prosccutor of one of their Judges. In his opiului the resolution contemplaled no such sctiou. Iy simply proposed that they should perforio tueir duty 1u Invesiiguting fote tho truth or falsity ol the charges against Judge Blodyett. In'dolog thatthey were vertaioly act- iug within tho sphere of thelr duty, aud be Mr. M. W. Fuller sald o had a resolution | hoped to wotion made by Judge Trumbull to . postpone thls resolution to & futnre dsy might he voted down, and that the resolutfon might be adopted, CITARL. I, REED. Charley Reed, from his standing position in the rear of the room, lifted up his volce and proceeded to say that If the gentlemen who were sceking to impeach Judge Blodgett had secn fit to giva the Assovation the evidence upon which they founded their charges, then the resolutfon, in nis opinfon, would be very proper. But they had secn fit to decline, and he thought the resolution ought to be postponed. From his experienco of twelve vears as Btaty's Attorney, ho could ety that prims fecle cases, imade {n the Grand Jury room, often proved to bo maliclous and damuoablo charges when exposed to the sunlight of a full investization. If {inese gentle- men who wero sceklng to smirch the fair name of this honarable man refused to expose what they bad to the Associstion, to the peunle of this city, to the men wha lived Lere, it looked to han very singalar—lke, In fact, & great many cumpiaiuts he had heard of fu the Grand Jur, room In coscs where persons sneaked in and, from malicious motives, mads complaints agalust parties, which complaints would not bear the sunlight of Invesuzation, There gen- tlzmen had seen fit to refuse Lo furnich the charges to this Association, hut they had been telegraphed to 8t. Louis and then telezraphed back to Chlcago and republished fn e This- UNE. *“\We have had ta get them,” hie contin- ued, *through 8t. Loufs. “Well, this Is the first time I ever knew that Chicago was tributary to 8t Lounle” {Laughter.) -Mr. lved went ot to ask il the Association should, becauso some one saw it 1o make aflldavit, take the matter up, and say thut Judge Bloduett was a corrupt man. He (Mr. Heed) could et the afidavit of aman to swear thut even tho Chairtan, Mr, King, was u bad man—get it tn un hour. Trv Chairman, with great vohernenco~No you can't, [Lauvhter.} Mr, Iteed—I knew you would resent such au assertlon, and £ made 1t toshow you that it ight o to that extreme, Mr,.Barnum—I want to say that Brother Reed haa 8 great manyresources forgetting aflidavits, {Laughter, “The Chalrman~Well, you can't find anybody corrupt enough for that. . [Renewed Iaughter.) Alr. Reed recovered himsell, and, this littla eplsode belng over, went on to say that be be- tieyed 10 the spirit of the resolution, but he did not think that the Assoclation ought to appear in any senee a8 n prosecutor without knowing what the evidence was, 1t should first kuow what the facta werc,ond what the charges might be. A newspaper attack on Judge Bliod- Rett was like an attack on the chastity of a woman. Mr. Reed sald lie believed Judee Blod- wrett would be {o favor of the most thorouuh fu- veatlgztion of any charges agafust his judiclal integrity f thera wers anything seriously alleged “agalnst him, e bad no doubt Judes Hlodget would say, in & moment, that., §f any evidence could be furnlsbed thot he bad acted corruptly, he would be wiling to have a thorough and full {ovestigatior, and, If 1t couldl be proved, that he should bhe removed: from hisollive, But he did ngl believe any such chiarges conld be sustained. i was very easy for men to be prejudiced fnany matter. e, bitmself, bad often tried lawsuits, and gone out of the Court feeltug cross aud lll-natured to- wards a Judge becatac bie dfa not take his rul- ings very well, Hut, after alceping over it, ho lad come to the conclusion that purhaps, aftee all, the Judge wus right ang_be was wrong, be- csuse bo (Mr. Reed) was paid a fee and his feol- fngs m?;m. be somewhat warped. le thought s that this resotution had best be pustpuned untll the ajon kunew what sction was to be taken hercalter, ' If this petition was prescoted to Congress (L would take charge of It, nnd Congress ought to be Jeft to act untrammeled, He should say, let tho Committee on Judidary take charge” of it, and lut it be entirely untrainmeled, make s full and thorough fnvestiratio, and he had no doube Judge Biodgett would come out of 1t unstatned and 88 pure as the sunlight that shone at noon- ay. . FURTHER DISCUSSION, Mr. Henry Btrong Inquired what tlic Associa- tion could do ofiicialty as a body, 1n such an in- vestization. It had nu power tosend for peraous and papers. Congress would uot subpena the Association. It wns poesible that the Associa- tlon nilght be called upon for testlinony, but he could not understand bow, as a body, 1t could take any step In the fuvestigation. Further- more, urgad Mr. Btrong, thoy had just adopted the Committee’s report, ‘Which provided that they sbould not talke auy further action (n this matter. Mr. Caton sald that if the Assoclation thought that, in offerlog the resolution, ho desired to aid in the prosecution of Judge Blodgett, e wanted it votea down. For his own part, be could only say that he belleved in the pullt‘x‘nnd honcsty of Judgo Biludgete, and It was with feelitgs of the greatest friend- ship for him that he hud uffered it and with the iutention that, when tho chargos should be preferred, the hnomuuu would “cxamine as to thelr truth or falsity, If they wero true, then what! It false, thcu he thought the time had cemu for the Awsoclation to act, at leastif thers was sulliclent proof for belloving that there was a reasunablo cxcuse for doing what bud been done. Mr. Judd remarked that he did not think this matter ought to Lo postponed, 1e coull not voue for (6 as it now stoed, but it would meet his nyfruvnl it smended. e thought thé words, **{f the charges un thelr face shall appeur Lo be worthy of fnvestigation,” should be stricken out, After Judge Trumbull's motion to post- poue had been voted down, he would then move 10 haye thoss wonds stricken out. The sur- rounding circumstunces might be such that this Asfociation mlght not deem it worth wlile to proceed with the investigation, flo had oue word te say in resoect to the propriety of this resolution.” Lo had signed tho lotter forwarded to Washingtou, aud 11 thereshould be circums stances surrounding the charges which should warraub the Assoclation in proceeding with this Iuvestigation, tien bo was in favor of it. While' this Assucistion could not coinpel the sttendance of wituesses, thoy could taxe such testimony ns should come’ within their reach, and llm( ougbt to oe wiliing to say thai they would asslst eltuer the Committee ju Con- gruss or a Comnuitiee of this Association, or uf avy othier body, in the investigation of the truth of theso charges, Mr, Doolittle, Jr., desiring to take a part in the proceedings, arose und moved au adjourn- went, On this questiou the yeas and nays were called, and tue motivn was 1oat, Mr. Utimso moved to lay the wholo matter on the tal Judge Trunbull, seelug the delay occastoned hry tha debate und the tune cousunied In culling the roll, sucuested thut o satisfactory result would be sccomphishied by postponiug the reso- lutlon. It bua accurred w0 bl that It micht by well to lgt this wattsr go over uatil another meoting. AMr, Ulimau remarked that as the geutlemun (Trumbull) avvesred o tul 80 bad about it, he would wittdraw his motion to lay on the tuble. ‘Lo Cualr announced that this could not be done, except by the consent of tho huuse. Con- suut was given, aud Lhe wotlon wus withdruwu, VO'TING, A vote was then taken on Judge Trunbull’s motinu to postpone, and the motion was Joat by a vote of 83 yeas L0 47 nays, as follows: Yeas—Cuarlos T. Adaus, Jobn C. Barker, W, U tarnwin, W, P, Bluck, LK. Boyeven, Jamvs 1L Daolitle. Jr., Guorge A, Follanstee, ¥, W, F¥areh, Jde,, James Gousgin, Winchastor Mall, Cha N, llnnlg Robert Hervey, damcs L. High, O, |, A, Hutchlnson, €. C. K E Slason, H. 8, M Itabusun, Jului L. N, sulss, lloury Stroug, Yerey Trumbull, Fredosic Ullinau, Hoxh A, George Willazd, Johin 1. Wilon,'d, 7', Noyes, ., \\'l.l‘zun. E, ¥, Comstuck, W.4, Judah, F. won—ih, Aays—N, ¥, Ayer, 0. ¥, Hailey, woll, ¥. W, 8, irawley, Gieures J. Caton, Gearge Chunuler, F, Calver, 3. W, kuller, W. E. Purnews, 5. A.Goode win, . 4% Grant, dobn J. ilerrick, L. 5. lodges, . 1L Uorton, ‘Yhuwas 3, lovne, 8. Cornlog Judd, F. af. Kelew, Jobn Lyle Kiug, K. C. Larnuod, U, B. Lawrence, ¢, I lawecocs, Nobert T, Lin- culu, I\, B, Lyman, K. I McCuge, Alex, MeCon, Joha Morrls, L. L. v Ao M. Peace, C. Il Jeed, J. C. Richbery, James H. Roberis, J. M. Hountree, 0. 3, schuyler, Geurge W, Famith, Jo- seph K. Sulth, ‘J. L. pavn, Edwin Walker, icasrd Watermun, Whitehousy, lsvuc 1), Wiisow, C. L. Allen, 1 L. Waite, A. T. Ewing, W. C. Larued, 11, 8. Mouroq—i7. Mr. Judd woved to swmwud 3lr. Caton's reso- lutlon Ly strikiug out th words * ou its tace,” Mr, Caton saved the uecvssity of perhaps taktug auother vote by yeas aud-usys by nee ceptiug Mr. Judd's swcudinest without further . wdo. Alr. Judd then moved the previous gquestion ou the uriginal resviution, ‘The previous question was ordered. A vote was then tukeu on the motion to sdopt the reso- luuon, o8 swended, sud the resolutiou was adopted by yeas 63, ua: Yeus~ Cusrivs T, Adauis, Baliey, ¥. Q. Dall Jobn C. Barker, Jenes D) Brad . W. 8. Brawley, Waiter Lutlor,$ Gcorge C. Campbell, A. J. Caton, George Cbanc- lere W L _Culver, J. M. Flower, Georgy A, Fol- lausbee, M. W. Fuller, W, E. Furnoss, 8. A. W, 0. Graut, John J. Uerrick, Robers W L. B, oo, O. H. Hortun, THomas M. Hoyoe,' &, . Latned, €. £ Koblauat, A.'il. Mason, E. . W. A, Noniguinery, M, Hosenthal, Fullip Htefn, Lymaa ‘Trainbuil, A WL lfl. " James 1. Hrad- Catmpuet), A, s J. Urawiord, W, L. ol Judd, ¥. l. Kales, E. C. B. Lawreace, C. 11, Lawreuce, Llobest T. Lincoln, D. B. McCage. Alexander dohn Morrts, V. Tyman, B, B. Mason, E. R. cCoy, W. A. Montgomery, R, Page. A, 3. Pence, ¢ I <Roed, J. Hichberg, James 11, Hoberte, M. W. Robinson, lulius Rosenthal, Jd. M. Kountree, 1), 4. schayler, tearge W, Smith, Joseph E, 8mith, Philip Steln, J. L. Thompson, Lyman Trumbnll, Ferry Trambull, Frederic Ullman, Kdwin Walker, Itichard Watarman, Hogh A. White, V. F. Whilehotne, c (. Wliron, W, C. Larned, N. B, Jodan, Denson, 1. 8. a!znron. C. L. Allen, H. L. Waite, A. T. Ewing— —W, f1 Barnum, W, P. Black, J. K. Boy- enen, Jamer It Doolittle, J ', W, Foreh, Jr. James Gogutn: Wincliester Tiitl, Chnries M. Hard James L, ligh, 0. K. A, H on, John I, Heney st Foyen enty Stron Noyen, Wilton, K. P. Camsiock man—20. e, Reed moved to ndjourn, and the motion was put and carried with an -fucmv Lhat was an astonishing as it was pleasing to such as wanted to get out. WAS IT TIIE PRINTERT Bome stress was lald, in the Committce’s re- port yesterday alternoon, on what was claimed to be an error of the printer In setting up the letter forwarded to Washington, Dec. 10, 187, by the geutlemen who were present at the meetiog held tbat sfternoon at Judge Law- rence’s office, ‘Ihe closing psssage of {hat letter ~—the accuracy of which has been called fnto question—Is as folluws, the worda in italics be- ing the ones that have ralsed the breeze: Of conrse we cannot know the varions pretenses which those engaged In this businces may resvrt to 43 a bals of their movement, bat we do assare you that If our members in Congress will communicate the speciiic chargea bronght against Judgo Nioduett, we will nndertake that the profession and citizons of Chicago sho know tho Judec will furniar a truthini explanation and absoinle retulation there- of icitn all reasonabie apeed. According to Judge Trumbuil and tho Com- mittee, the printer omiticd belore the words ‘*uhsolute refutation thereol”? the savingclause, a8 we belleva''s so that the passage, correctly printed, would have rc “ Wowill undertake that the profession and’ cltizens of Chicagojwiio know the Judge will furntsh a_truthful expla- nation, and, us we beliew, abmoluta *refutation Lbereof, with all reasunnule speed.”” t #o happens that the reporter's recollection onthis point fs pretty clear, The lctter was read to the writer, to & gentleman from the Inter-Uctan, and to Judge Lawrence's clerk, for thebenefitof auother paper. Thegentleman who read the resolutions was Mr, Wirt Dexter. wiso with Judge Lawreoce and oneor two others remained to attend to acnding it off as a dis- atch to Washington. In reading it through, Mr. Dexter sugeested what he and the otbers apparently considered slight verbal alterations, and which wero oereed upon atmong them, If, ns Judgo Trumbull says, the saving clause was {nterlined, Ar, exter either did not sce it, or, If he did, puld no attentiontoit. At all events, he did not read the clause or {t certafoly would have arpeared in one of the ‘Fuwu for which it was belug dictated. To suppose otherwise is to suppose that two newspaner mon who koew what they were about, and an ollice-tlerk who was presimably fu the enjoyment of his several senses, fell juto tha same error of omitting the words, or that three compositors on as mavy ditferent papera omitted to set them up i their **takes.” Itfsaltogetlier a more reasonable sup- v‘osmnu that Mr. Dexter didn't seo the saviug clause. ANOTHER PETITION. ‘The News of yesterday says: * The following petition is fu circulation, and is being signed by some of our heavicst busincas men:' To the lionorable, the Spenker and Membersof the 1louse of Ihlrrnmrnurn af the United states of America, (n Congresa Assembled: ARUEAR, | Certaln grave rumors bave heen widety ciccolated In the City of Chicago and elses where affccting the hanor and dignty of the Judge of the United Riales District Court for the North- eru District of lilinoin; and Wakuzas, Your petittoniers beliove it to be for thn true jnfereat both of the Hon. Lenry W. Biodett, Judve of natd Conrt, and thie commani- if that the offielal conduct o his Iunor, Ju Ju Hodiett, should L. Iaquired Into by your honara- e body. ” Therefare, Your petitioners, citizens of the United iates, nnd roshdents of Chicago, do most respectfuily petition yonr honoruble oudy tp ap- puint 4 kpecial commitice, wiih power ¢ send for persona and papors, to vislt Chicavo and jnvesti- &sto the ulicial conduct of wald District Judge. CHARTER OAK. Concluslon of the Argument of Leonard Hwett for the Defense—loginning of the Argument of the iate's Attorney, Bpectal DizpaicA o The Tribune. Hanrronp, Conn., dan, 3.~In the Charter Oak conspiracy telal this morning Leunard Bwett, of Cllcago, resumed the argumeut for tho defense, occupying threo hours, The court- room was packed, uud at the close Mr, Biwett received many congratulations from resident lawyers. Ile srgued that, under tho amended count, a coosplracy could ouly ba shown be- tween Dec, 6 ond 81, 1873; that all arrangoe- ments for teking possceslon of the Cowmpany wera consumated befors Dee. 1, and thereforo that tho evidence of conspiracy was barred by the statute of limitatlons. With referenco to the first count, Bivett showed that the only two aliegations under which proot liad been futro- duced was the charge of obtalnfng money under tha Furber coutract, which was one under which he put 800,000 into the Company, agree- inz to take his pay out of w percentago of fu- ture promiums. Under thischarke the speaker showed by the balances uuder all Furber's ac. counts that, up to July 81, 1877, the date when proof was cut off under = ruling by the Cours, Furber had dJrawn from the Company less than hls $300,000 aud Interest. The unly other charge in the Grst count, s Mr, 8wott showed, waa that of the sclling ot New York property to the Comuany by burber for more than It wus worth, The defénss pruved by ilve of the most promiuent New York real estate men that this proverty wus worth 83,000,000, the price jt cost, notwithstanding it was partly patd fur 1o over £1,000,000 of Valley Rallroad bouds, which have ainvo vroved worthless, and that the rent-rolls of the property were produced, showe. Jug that for nino vears 1t bad ylelded a net in- come of wore than 7 per cent un $3,000,000. Hiate's Attorney Hamersly followed with the closlog argument for tho prosecution, and ro- viewed the diiienltics attending proving a con- spiracy under the strics laws governing evidencs fn Convecticut. Heclaimed that the ovidence produced by thu Btate fully proved a combi- nation of * thu accused to get possession of the asscts of tho Company for 1he purpose of enrlching themaelves at the expense ol the policy-nolderss siso that the stock hud bheon mauipulated to give a mujority of it to Furber, aud that it was paid for {rom the Com- pany's treasury. ‘Toe cootracts of Furber, Wiazin, und White struck at the trust funds of toe lusgitution, and, in the proofl of these cone tracts by persons holding tlduciary truss, the Htute might safely reat its caso sud usk 8 cons viction, Even If "the parites had uot obtatved the woney, there wus 4 combination to do su, sl the “intent wad clearly shuwn, Hamernsly will fintsh to-morvow, aud Wikl be folluwed b Chudwlei fu au arguinent fo behinlf of ex-Vresf- deut Walkely, and by llyde in a closing argu- ment for the defensc, e GOLDEN WEDDING, Mpectat Correayondencs of The Tridune, Aunrora, I, Jun. 1.—Mr. sod Sis. Alira Morril), old resideuts, celebrated thelr golden wedding last evening with o large nunber of in- vited gucsts. They were married in Le llov, Jefferson County, N, Y., sud the bride wasthen Melinda Bhurtleff, They ars now respectively T4 aud 03 years of age, One of their dauchtors fs the wifo of I1, C. Paddock, President of the Unlon National YBank; another {s thawilo of Dr, O, Willson; ste other {s the wifo of K. A. Buroell the Evan- gelist, and a fourth, Mrs, Fitch, lives to War- renshuri, Mo,, whilo of their sons, Oryllle lives {u Maralialitown, lowa, and suother, Frank E., s a merchaut o Hinckley, It This s the third goides wedding which has been celevrated In this clty, vno vefug Mr, ‘White's, and tho uther Descon Strona’s. « Mre, Blood, of Batavia, composed a poern for the vccaslon last eveniug, which accompanied ber regrets. ————— NATURALIZATION CASE, Nuw Youx, Jan. 2.—Judge Bintehford to-dsy, o the United 8tates Circult Court, readered o docislon lu the case of Coleinap, arislog ous ol naturalization papers of 3883, Colemsn cameo up befurs bim ov & habeas corous. Hedecides that the complalut aud warrant on which the arrest was made was defective, os it slmply charged tho use of a certifl of naturalize- tion unlawlully lssucid, withuut atating tue pars ticulars in which it was unlawful, or the facts that 1nade ¢ s0. e also dectdes that Coleman was duly and legally sdmitted to cltizonsbip, aud that the Jevullty of bis admisston was not nvallaeted by sy sct which oceurred oror or subsequent to bls sdmisslon, As Lo was lecally sdaitted, it was proper o give bin certitvata of citlzenabip, snd thst certidcate was not un- lawfulty lssucd or made. Colcaisu was there- fore ulscbarged. THE *TIMES.” Rumor of lts Sale to Long John ===Hjs Ambiguous Remark. Mr, Storey Would No More Go With™ out His Breakfast than Sell His Paper. A chilly little rumor, shivering and trembling in the west wind, crept out npon the streets yestecday morning,~a rumor to the effect that the Hon. Jolin \Ventworth had purchascd the Chlcagn Timex from its proprictor, Mr. Btorey. ‘The rumor found Its way out of thecold Into the ssloons and *‘glided palaces of sin' on Clark street between Madison and tue river, and there thawed out, expsuded, and grew raplilly in size and atfength, It began to be stated au- thoritatively that Mr. Wentworth bad put the savings of a llfetline, or abuut $¥00,000 In cash, fnto the Chicago Ziunes, =nd was golng to enter agaln the tield of journal- Ism, which bhe cultivated with such suc- cess & few decades ago; that his voice liad becume weak of lute, and he was not yquite sble to expreas lis sentimenta to his fellow-citizens at the public halls sud trom the Cuurt-louse steps, aa had been bis fushiun of old, and that he ‘was therefore sccking to get wn orgun through whicn he mizht mldrers himsell to a larze audiente without ditficulty, whether the weather was liot or cold, and whether he him- eeil were fu goud or bud yulee. ft was further stated, in the most authoriiative warv, that Wentworth had aspiratious,—that he wanted to be nesin Mayor, or go to the Scoate fn Dlave of Gov. Oglesby, and that he felt the neven- ity of having au vriran thtough which he might advance hisclaime. By afternvon the MATTER WAS DEFINITELY SETTLED. * Tt was well known all over town that Mr. Wentworth had purchased the Chlcago Times for & millfon dollars, more or feas: that the in- rirument had been rugulnrl,v drawn up sod was in the Recorder’s oflice. A few, to whom it was alleged thiat the Recorder had shown It, gave mysterioun intimations of it contenta, nlfwmm.' that 1t bonnd Mr. Wentworth, for s certuln time at least, Lo pursue the vid Ix:ilcv of the paper,— providing, of course, that Mr. Wentworth could find vut what that pollcy was. ‘There were evidently two persons alone fn whose breasts the truth uf the mattér wan lodged,—Mr. Wentwortl), the alleged purchaser, and Mr. Btorey, the alleged seller. To the firat of these the reporter first went. e inquired for him at Lis hotel, the Bherman House, and there learued that NR. WENTWORTII WAS SICK ANED. . and had becn so for some davs. It wus at once evident to the reporter that Mr, Weotworth muat ave been bending his otellizence ta the tusk of discovering what tha policy of the Times was, and how hie waa to live up to bis contraet, and that that had thrown him Into a fever. Ho went to the door of his room and listencd timialv to the indistioct murimars, and sighs, snd gigantic groons which forced thelr woy through toe key-hole. At last ho sent in a card toace it he could interview - Mr, Wentworth, The gentleman declinea—unless it wan some-. thing of importancs. Ho wanted to kiow what particular subject ot natfonal politics the reporter deatred to ddirect his attention. The accker after newa atated, In reply, that he wantea to find ont all about the virchase of the Z¥mes by Mr. Wentworth: when the idea first dawned upon his wind; when {t fimt took formi how he wooed tho reluctant paper: how much he had to. pays and when the aforcaald paper would sink coviy and bashfuliy (nto lis embraces, To this Alr. Wentworth ~ replied, Jaconieally: * 1 don't publish my private affairs to the' public.” ‘[lis couflrmed’ the reporter's bellel in tho story. Because, i Mr. Wentworth hadua't been fntend- ing to buy the ZTunes, it wouldu't have been his private affairs and, if he hadn't beea fu- tending to purchase the paper, he would bave had no besitancy in speaking out to the public, Eo, baflled at thisend of the line, Le called upon MIL BTORET, and, without golnz through any unuecessary phllandering, Ha slmply stated to him the rumor which was In _cireulatios on the streer aud had been published {n an cvening paper, tu the effect that be Lad sold out to Mr. Wents wortt. Mr, Storev’s reply was {n striking col trast wish the charming nir of vagucuess which distinguished that of Mr, Wentworth. Kaid the proprietor of the Tanes: * There Is no founda- tlon for the report. I would no more thivk of sulliug the Times than I would of golng witnout my breakfast." , The reporter did not ask Mr. Btorey to what extent“he was devoted to his breakfast, and whother there were not contiogencies under which he would go without it. But, belicviug that, ltke the gencrality of mankind, le §s vxe cendlnnH devoted to that meal, which lays tno basis aud toundation for the day, sud to be de- prived of which 1s to bu subjected to headaches, to sinkings at_the stonach, and to feclings of unutterable empuiness which make one rescioble the cterual vacuum, he is of tho lmpression that Mr. Btorey has no carthly {nteutlon or deairs to dispose of his pajer,- WIIO WTARTED TOR KUMOK, uo man knoweth, Iv 1s_barely possible, it ls timidly surzested, that Loug Jobn tnay have ‘Wwritten sonie ambiguous seutence ahout tona pleco of pager, bave cast it out of i3 window, and committed It to the custody of the wind: that it may have reached tho sidewalk, have been pleked up by sonmo one, who reud it con- tents, aud thius have been the atarting-point of the story which crented such usensation iu news- paper circles yesterdny, Ho thuse who fear Mr. Wentworth may heay ssighof relief. He haa not a sharo stick yet. — Mis Preference, Oil liy Derrick, Mother (to daugbter who kad just given sims to a poor tramp)—** Now, what In the world did ¥ou do that for! Bupposs hu showtd buy rum witn it Poor tramp.(overbeariug, and mak- lug a low courtesy)~-'* But [ promise I will pot, my dear madam, ~ I preter pin,’* Tha Latest, ‘“Qive him the restol It fua pall,” ix the latest slang among the gamins, Nobody knotrs what It means, and le 18 uppifeable to every- thing and overywhere. OFEIOES. ORDEIL TO OUIE NUMEROUR trooa thrungiout the cily we iave eataisied Brauch Uulces ta the diffcront lvistank, as deslgnatod W, whiere adverilainents wi aken furiho ssmin rice &4 chiarged at tho Maln Ofice, and will be recely el Uaglinorelock p. . Gurioi tho weelz, sud uailiy | m. ';’nu{s. Bookseliers and Btatloners, 123 ONAL-MIDSIGHT XOTE NRCKIVID TOO late, 1ease e st satno place Baiurday sfternovu, AV, per foot, 1R sATEZ Inibrovis) ceat (1 S0 lo 8,04, Tuqul Waskiington -, ~ __ MEAL ESTATE WAN/ \ ANTED=THE BEST BARGAL will purchsen in scr Sile preferred, Add and yary pic, vak MOLT Miscelinucous, L UENT—1 TRIMINE BEILOINO=WK HAVE DR rlntions of roo) furni wor unfurnished, cn sullo o slugle, 1n the best locatious Iy thy l).' \hfl["l:‘l'u a.::' 2&{! prl Sllowh 1o Naexaptioite OO RENTIRL RN . ut i Wil Dot o4+ vert ta thefr luleress 1o oall ol pls Gnlys we d not efns Ploy cauvaswers, bt will call personaliy when reiuestod VY ANTED=TO IENT=A EUITE OF FURNISIE] T0la, vaw (U vate otllce, the ciles fur il Yt ultice wind bed-zobms bty ~ldes will b parina: newt B3y koot privo. HAFEL, 133 Eat | Washe fuutvn. o B VAN TA T EEST=HO0NE SUITAULE YOI & '-huw‘rv-mc kallery, cential location, fo Natures required. A . ST ANTUONY & CO., bwl woy, Muw surk. o BARTNERS WANYED. ])All 1 WANTED--IN A ’(ETAIL lllllt(:"‘fl' dolug 8 talr busincas, 1u one of e st dourhbiug cltice lu Wisconsl: Address, with yesl uauiy ahd rots 1 G, Tribune witles. (No brokes. ) NG DIACIINES, T 0 E BINGEI DOMESTIC, WHLRLER & | P e e R S R warrsated Lvdis oUc 1AV Elark-at., oo 2. INEOUR, m N EANS AT CONNE] CANLOLL A% ANTED—COALL1 34 Curpeator-sth, Lulnd prepased for ws WANTED-MALE HEL| ¥ Traa B . NTRO-~PLUMBES NCR, %08, OODRN- WV Cormer o arrson r. O Gl TAXTED-3 * PLUMIREItS AND HELDERS AT VW AR TED=PLUMBENRS AT MOVLAN'B I TWEN: LY ty-recond:st. Bring tools ready for work, . Coachmen, Teamstors, &ce * “ ANTED—A COACHMAN WHO IR fimm ITe dustrious, relisble, and_nnmarried. A net bring Peat of “elty retarencet. | ADpIY 6C 1toom 9, 148 Aiad Employment Agenctes, WASTED-o MEK T0 CUT_ICK. CALL AT K. k= ‘Villuecllnncnni_o_ 10 5T, 8 DUURNIQUES Academy, r I'Soflice, early, 453 Fout v TARTED—A YOUNG MAN OF 000D ADDRERY d eome well recinmanied, Call he “CLUTRES Hmonths t Agen 13 o1 THOMCSON itoom 3 te" Adyoc: X} firtng describe g artleles. Bers. 120 Washington-st., ANTED=MEN" TO TAKE AGENTS' for four months free; i3 £ na';flt“;tfl'n‘rlh\lln articles: circulation. 10,000, J. P, SCOTT, 00 Dearbara. VWAKRTEN-A YOUNG™ MAN“WITH LITTLE muney a8 Treastirer Nrat-class travets < meat” KELI RO, aricer House, Hasied st Bredteon: WA ences regnired. D_FEMALE HELP, BDomentic TANTED—AN GXPENIKNCED AKCOND-GIRt ‘0d 0ng o asii in the ears of 5 L 814 Soutl Park: 3 o o eIdren: <A Py WANTED oD, T T ONMAY, ST undel rl‘lr‘ ot Lge, 10 du general liousework Inmamail family: Norweias, Genuan, ar Hwerde pre- fuered. Avply yleuter (o' A Iy Post-0ilce, Momence, VW ANTRUC, uiols BEan i 1o woik \F ket : fetred, Ca at b7 Bouil CARAI-fces ap-statrae T e WA ~GIRL TO DO GESERAL HOUEKWORE Private family. Apply atA honth Sheldon. ___BITUATIONS WANTED~MALEs _ ‘Arndes. £ ITUATION WANTE(~A COMPETENT FORE- ShesTan for men's, boy, or clilidren’s clothing. Ads cellancens. ITUATION ‘V‘A. TED=-BY A MAN OF FIFTREN X ‘"ln' experiencs managing men on rallroad and bildge construction, masunry and twaneilng: 20 silyer mines; hesi b would gu it of reference. K 8, Tribtne ofice, 10NS WANTED-FEMALE. Seamnsiresses. ITUATION WANTED-UY A DRESSMAKERR OF experience, by tho day, {u guod families: casting, fiting, sud drllr\l Address K 44, Tribune otdee, of esll e 437 Michizs Employment Agonciose qlflMTluNh WANTLD=FAMILIES IN NEED OF :ull help can be ool Brandl or German foi lod DUSKES afice, 16 Milwaabec-ar, HEAD, A-LWAY, A5 DECKER UROS, PIANOR AIK UNIVEISALLY RECOMMENDED ALL THE GHEAT PIANISTS. Hold valy by TORY & 3 188 AND 100 RUATE-ST, A 1ot will tail ‘to 1 T S 3 you wist, THE BEST OROAN * ol vuly by, TORY & CAMP, 188°A%D 100 SFATLIST, IMMENSE STOCK FAMOUS MATHURUER PIANOS for_sala T 4 A fi _1AND it STATHAT, A FULL BTOCK OF ‘111 © PR ox suare Praxus, Beautifil fn tone, - 5 Itich Rosawood cases, Pertect Actlon. W . ‘arranted In every resper! W, W. m,?m':u- a s s oo CaruCE Blato 00 Adam) ]“KTIIADIUIINAII\' = Y BARUAINS, MAGNIFIC) NOFOKTE, S, ELEGA E JANG, 6135, ELRGANT MANON' & HA S NEW ENGLAND 1°A [l WATERY' PARLOL BECOND-ITAND ik To M. MAMMOITT BARUA 2% AND 20 JALLETT, DAY Al N LSTADLISHMENT, o1 BYATE-ST, K & COC8 ~ UEPRIGH T PIANODS, These celebratad planos, witli others of best makes, can ba fuund at the warerooms of KIMBAL . W, . ___ Corners8tate and Adsm NEW UFRIGNT PIAN) NEW UFRIGHE BAS B ne L S For sale oo {nataliment plan, at it W, W. KIMBALL'S. Corver, Ktate and Adsts-sis. vrl'uclf;dw."mcAfil‘A\'@é e aud pro TVIRELS T R4 Froperiy, A o Y.SECOND'BT., A PUCRET: mall amonl of Moiiey, Owner van gut (DY e 2 Twventy-secoil-st, Losrowiid GENTLEMAN WO TOUR MY ssal cap by mistake New' Ycar's on Indians-ay. ase call ‘and exclange? J. C. HARSIOLN, corber 3 v, and Boutl Wat L UST=WEDNGDAT EVE [ o Elin sty trom gent's sealakin glove, rigilt Land. Chainber of Conuueres, #nd recelve thinks sud je! warl. 8 S AYED 018 EN—ON ELDRI] between Wabsalt and SICHgun-uves s Eve, Liack marv, 14 hands hiwis, Ieiined’ to b a it < alneds cutter trimmrd '{"I lushi suliavie ALt RIELD, 3 Mt ONI, o EANANUIAL. A DVANCES MADIE UN_ 111A. tonas, oie., at LAUNDEIW’ Uolpli-ar, icar la 4 i NY 5UM TO LU, A ULk, FIAN 43 elc., without rentoval, and un Glanionds, aud ¥oud securities. luuin 8 Dhearbory: C I'AlL Moitey to l0an of uf every description Unics ficensoul, i Fart . WAEH PAID FOIR FDELITY DANR-BOORS. ¥, 2”1 WATHISS, 10 Wastinua-it, (0om v, \IUNK\' TO LOAN ON DPROVED CITY PROP- DM Vertv in sunte i sls. Apply ut Gaton Teust Cow- I 1 ave, diatuonds, sad valuaalas UL 35S Loan itulion bany’s, 438 Bouits Clark-st, J S CR A LOAN ON TIEA! tosult, at lowest rates. liearboru-si. e Lo N3 w ory, TUILEY, W4 Ls: RO KALE-OSE OF 11 I iuurants In tho eily, tn X, atlou, and feedi U010 R por dayy priv or 113 equivalent ey erything vompletes ¢ 11 8 Iafactor.y ex- blatred, | Addrres o orie l“‘Hl HALKE—AEAT MARKET) D). T 3 vesliuaitun requested. Digulre at Kuoun NE‘L b Madisot e p & L 10 RENT-KLEVATOR AN atiee, Tl 1 capacity of clevs: 2500 bietsels of corn tnciydid; ¢ der,” funuire of LUW HHOMHELNS & CU fhgion s, . BOARDING AND 100G North Siac. NOUTH CLAMK-SE, — FINST-CLasS ith oo, 84 o €0 per' week, with ule uf athy day-uoar Q 5oAND % ) T Rotess. INKVADA HOTPL, 14 ANU 10 WABASIL AN near Monrue-st.=tood rooms and board, B0 b (beral 1 v ., JIORKES AND CARRIAGLS, JoUlBALE=AT BECKE rear uf S0, 20.A0n-st. cherun sal NP TIIMSED TW Woara, Tollinge oF (Ol n fEeuOns. or alclutie; Bow tauid- aleighi wouds forasie. UATILA QLEIGNS=WILL L “geated sle her: wlw old T HAVE FIVe venv e woll lucated and near sho which | wid sxcl nzu{urlflnl- 2w driving 1 burve A0St b & §60d il R Tast] DUNEY, Barieas ayd eV LK 8 Orat-clise Make. Lold Wfo woitl Sl i pauls priced “sIDNRY . SER, haehioas’ S Waale Bioible DENCE 1OTS tiva et hazlewwod ANGE-F0IE CINIEAGO PROP lenice lu best L:art of Bloowiugton, LIl OF bisiticas pruperty 0w ur wuar Thir n 14t Chicaga, " Audress, doscrlbiug vroperty, N, ul Liloouington. Lil. 0K BALE-VEIY LOW, 50 VEET OF ELEGANT 4 Lack counter, with pleto- }-m"‘kp:fi' o Trapet o s o Gy YZLADIES AND GF suiit tslcuripDr, practically cuplayuent, AVlY ui 593 bast oh! NTLEMKN CAN ‘(HII‘ them (ur F‘uura TUIE, CAREIAGES, MENCIANDISE 8TOK- cdi advuncestiady, J0YC year woney 1oan ) FR108 U3 KU e CUTY WILhORE FUIROVAL 198 AY: Hanrsies o WOIE NALL. \OR SALE~A COMPLETE FILROF THE CHICAGO ; Tribune fuF the your 36idy piice, $i% Addivad A, Tribusg olive. . ¢