Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 15, 1881, Page 2

THE CHICAGO WEDNESDAY. JUNE 15, 18SI— TWELVE PAGES put-up Job still believe it, and thosa who think the attempt to bribe was really made so hold it. THE CROSGHNXAMINATION OF SENIONS has progressed somewhat, and will be re- stunned to-morrow, He is cool and collector on tho stand, and makes a good tupression, The questionable events of lis past Ife, whieh lave often been discussed fn the press, were all gony. over, aud portions of his Iuterviews: with Bradley were touched on, but no new points of any particular value were discovered. UROGEEDINGS, Zo the Western Asuictated Press, ALBANY, dune L.—The Assembly Investl: mation was ventinied this moralng, and Bradley resumed the whtress chiar, Poekinun—la there not a factlonal fight tn patities in your dissvlet between you. on one shila nil Sessions on the other ? AURWOR--NO, BI Veek CONKLING. Depew Reaches 55, the High- est Score of Any Cane didate So Far. Bradley Admits Enough to Set- tle the Fact that Ho Is a Knave, Sessions Makes a Number of Ad- missions Very Damaging to His Charactor. Bradley's Original Statement of Brib- ery Was Written in Spaaker Sharpe's Room, ly. kham—No discord of any ktid fn polit- foal chretes Answer—No, sit, ‘There is some trouble th oir town, but not fi our party ims district, x that all inembers of Ue Repub- nttorsed the.netion of Sessions nt Convention. Sessions has not ple sinee that Convention, yaut of the polities of tthe question of Iitf-breeds aul Stelwarts. LE told Sesstons Lalit lke hits nelion there; know U.P. tngersoll; dowt think L tokt him TE had voted for Conkling and Platt for the last time, “This was on the fternaon of the evening L sai Sessions. wu—Do you know Dunnell, of the York Tines ? swer—lke may linve beon amony the correspondouts why called upon ime after T made n statement of bribery iithe Assembly, Peeldimm—Did you ‘tell Mm you were go- lug tu vete for Depew herentter? 2 A TONG TISPLTE followed between the counsel, Mr. Bangs in- yo that Peckhnm should designate 0 In thea Clty of Albany where such a conversation occurred, ‘Lhe Committee de- ekted Peekhani's question tobe proper one Bradley—L want some latitude in my hanawer. Lanay have told Dunnell that the money was xiyven ine by an outside lobbylat; Inew Lyman 13, Suiltty, of the Buffalo Cour fer; don't think Lsald to hin that the money was fiver ine by an ottstde lobbyist. Another debate between counsel followed here, Bangs insisting Chat the winess shot be allowed to give his answer in his own way, aul Peckham ingisting he should give a direet answer, Peckham repeated lis ques- tan. Bradley--Know Finn M. Miler, of Chau- tanguny did not sey to bin that the money was gad me, by an outside lobbyist; am pretty positive Ldtd not tell him so. Peekin—Did not Miller ask you if that outside lobbyist wis stil in town, the morn=. ved tho money? tey-- itl, £ told dim To did not Lwas home Saturday, Juned. Know the Ct been be We dive our distr With That Statement in His Pocket, Bradley Asked Sessions What to Say. He “Wanted Sessions Down on Pa- per”—Again, He Wanted to Shield Sessions. . Bradley ‘2 Reformed Inebriate— Sessions 2 Contirmed Lob- byist for Hire. Conkling’s Oraft Shown in Having Bradloy Pick Ont Sessions for Victim, THE VOTE. noGEns, Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Atmany, N. ¥., June U4.—Rozers stock took w dittle boom to-day, and adyaneedt to Qi, three points higher than it had pre- viously reached. lt did not amount to mitelt, but tha change served to vary the monotony of the balloting a ‘trifle, Mr. Rogers was Iu town on private business une connected with polities, aud perliaps tho vere may have buen a personal compliant to the universally-esteemud Buffalo Inwyer, He says he intouds to ‘take no part In the -caudi- dacy. His -eandidacy was begun without any effort on his part, and he proposes to let it continue without his interference, His friends remain firm, and ire not without hope that he inay be n suecessful candidate. TITHIN HOPES embrace chances for hoth positions. For the Jong term they argue that Depew's vow will £0 fitter, but not high enough to secure an election, and his strength will fait to Rogers, For the short term ‘they hold that between Wheeler and Rogers It would be the best policy for the Adiinistration side to take the latter, because St Lawrence County, the home of the — ex-Vive-President, Is an assured Republicnn stronghold, while Erie County and the western part of the State Ie. dominated by on powerful Conkling machine ring, which inight be overthrown by strengthening the irlends of the Administration, A VIGOROUS WARFARE fg now waged'on tho machine, which would probably end.in yictany: if Rogers should be chosen Senator, not that Ie woul use his position to dispense pntronuge, but that the qnornl effect of his election would ‘be'to | orense the honor and influence of the -antl- machine element. Whuelor recolved 2), his Uighest score. One of Depew’s absent adherents returned -and carried him up to 65, the largest vote yet -reeeived by any candidate, Republican or Democrat. ‘V4vo wore,supportors were absent. “Phe loss to Conkling and Platt was due'te the non-n- tendance of some of their men. ‘Chere were no changes of note. ‘Che two Assentblymen froin Surutoga County, who-have beon votlug for Cornell, cast two comptimentiry votes for ex-Stato Senator James M. Marvin, of Saratoga Springs. IT 18 RUMORED fhat, at the Administration conferenco to- night, 0 proposition was nade te vote for Cornell and Dapew, Mombers who huve been voting this ticket suid they did so. be- cuuse they thought that, unless both wings of tha purty were recognized, a rupture of the party was inevituble, ‘The combination was opposed by several Assemblymen, who owe the Governor n grudge on aecount of his oleomargaring vetoes. Another combiia- tion gald to have been sugested is Conkling and Depew, but the opposition to this was very strong. It Js believed that nothing was accomplished. All efforts to concntrate on weandinte tor the short term having tolled, no grins or losses are looked for to-morrow, although the rumors about Reltz’s desere ton of Conkling und Platt ure in cireulation again, Vice-President - Arthur returned this atterngen, but his arrival attracted so little attention that even the hotel clerk could not say whether lie was here without consuitiug the books, : THE BALLOTS, Jo the Western Asiociated Pres, Amnany, N. ¥., dune 4.—Tho jolut con vention met at noon and proceeded to vote to All the vacuney caused by tho resignation of Conkling, ns follows: In the Senute the vote stoad: 4) (Conkling, 6) |Cornell {| Luphacn. Bradtey,. know, where "8 CIVAT STONE 18 IN OLHAN, Don't remember saylug in his store on Sane «tity that there Was consternition dn store for the people at Atbany the following week, Peekham—Did you say that you could get $5,W for voting for Depow? Bradiey—{ think 1 dtd make the assertion that 1 could get $5,000 for yoting for Depew, and ut the sumo tlie please ay eonstlie eney, but Lwonld not do ity did not say to the” Postuinster there that 1 could ‘get 35,000 to vote for Depew; did not say to ox. savinblymian. Wheeler that the Sumitors got O00 cael for not going Into caucus; did f the men got $1,000 each tor slgn- ing a ontl not go. inte cancus; know George Austin, of Alleghany; dld not tell him £ would not vote tor Conkling Ranins did not make ny stitement to editor Mil, of Glean, about a big thie being expected at Albans. ‘The statement made in tho Longe was writ- ten. by myself in Speaker. Sharpe's rooin fn the Delavan House the night handed over the money to liny don’t think Jones saw it or read It before Linade the statement in the House: Sharpe seemed parelyznt when 1 gave hin the money, and dit not count the money so Fastas Lwould; he finished count- Ing it, however, before 1 gut through writing the statement. llere Mr, Peckham rested tho cross-exam- Inatlon. DINECT EXAMINATION DY BANGS. Bradley—Don't remember what reporters L showed my speech to; some of them sont for it, and I gave itto the first man who asked tor it; u whole crowd ot reporters gathered around me, and 1 was greatly excited, of patie i think £ can recall what L anid to em. I DD NOT WANT TO CONNECT SESSIONS with the transaction, I did not do so ttntll T eame before this Committee, 1 bad somo. conversntion with the editor of the Olean pit per, but did not say anything to him to war- rant his statement that sturting exposures may be expected next week. What 1 meant was that Brady anc the star-route excitement would be more fully developed, Inthe cigar store ut Olean I nindoa statement that Loould get $5,000 fur votlng for Depew and at the sine thie please my constituents, Ithought so for the reason thatthe lobby at Albany was understood to be very energetic, I tated with the Postmaster at, Knupp's Creek; told Nini I could get $5,000 for young for Depew; thought L could do so from. tha coninon rumor which prevailed about the Capitol. 1 remember talking with Hickmgny — sald Jtogers was. fecaptable to our peoble, and L might yet give him a lift, that fs a yote, was trying to evade tee the question from the Hewayaner on tha ay T made my statementin the Assembly, ‘The statement Lmade In Kelsey's cigar store was in refers ence to expected developments In Washing- ton. Lwas in THE STATE INERUIATE ASYLUM ln Binghunton, In 1872, for ulne months. 1 pald my own board there, 1 have not drank eveh elder slice that tines du not even take sartices in whieh brandy or wina fs used. I chal an interest in the Péeg-Leg Railroad, and in the oll exeltemont L signed a paper plein hhe right of way to auother railronl com: pany. Lforgot about the matter of slyning entirely; hence my statement that Tela not shen. {ne desire to deceive, Bangi—Was there anything sald of a cons Hngent $1,000 offered you by Sessions on the ule ne of June 5, provided Depew was elected? radivy—L an positive heotfered mo $1,000 additional in case Depew would bo vlected. No ouce has ever suggested the Idea of my nmaking a false charge nguinst Sessions, or any one elie, I foresaw that every Adtulnis- wee In the Agsembly the vote stood: Seaton ulate woul pte Into and suusp bast i | try and break “down my. testimony. Waeelo 0/20) [remulie +[ 8) nevor expected to huve the” enone ‘of the $2,000, and neither combined nor plotted in gesting up on false churge against Senator Seaton Mo took the money from his pauts pocket. Here the counsel rested. yoling for Depew and jor ttl your nunio off the euneus call, WAVE YOU ANY DULLER or knowledze on the subject? Bradiey—£ haye no knowledge on the sub- Ject whatever; Ldo believe tint there are some incinbers of the Asscmbly who can be muirehased; think so from newspaper and street rumors, 1 don’t think any of tho Senators would tako $1,000 for his action fn Une niatter, but have te personal knowledge; don’t know of any person, ether high up or low down, to whom improper proposals avis been made except in thls casu of my own under examination. Ta the Chairmau—tr, Sessions had talked fo my about voting for some one other thin Cornell and Piatt. To understood fron his conversation with ane that he wanted to talk culidentally, At ane meeting of Stalwarts IWAN ASHIONED TO THE DUTY of trylug to got ludepentents in. ‘Tho Inde- pendent Stalwarts wet at Carpenters room, hh the Delavan House, Thnrsday night, Jane 3, for tho puirposs of enucus. £ was getive in that catens. f voted for Fenton and Ward ait lass aul next voled for Conkling and ‘Yo Bangs—Our contract with Blgler was far what $80,000, ‘They advanced fully booting before they got any onk thaber what- Bangs—If you know anything Implicatin anybody besittes Senator ssl sy renin how high is rank may be or how low, no matter whom he voted for or proposes to vate for, who lias nade you or wnybudy else any corrupt propositions, Just nome tio por- son al clyetmstances here, B anybody, with, Crowley. No choice, The Convention then procoeded to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Platt, with the following result: In the Senate: No cholee, ‘The Convention adjourned, a THE INQUIRY. YESTERDAY'S EVIDENCE, Specht Dapatch to ‘The Chicage Tribune, Aquany, N, Y., June W,—The Brlbory Jn- vestigation Comiuittes had two mure sessions toxday, Bradluy occupying the stand in the forenoon, and Sessions in the afternoon, Tho former dented ull knowledge of nny conspire acy ugalust Sessions, and corroborated *por- tious of his previous testimony, introduciig & few new Ineldents, ‘The eiforts of Sessions’ counsel to-day were directed largely to ine quiries concerning conversations sald to have taken place between Briulley and persons here andat his home, beture and after the alleged. bribery, In regard to the Senuatoriul question, Of most of these Bradley had only u geucral Tecollection, and cuuld not swear as to what de did or did not say, Hu hus borne the eross-vxainination, as a whole, however, very well, und walutiued the general features of his original story with pogitlveness, lily testhmony yesterday und to-day has altered the opinions of scarcely any one, Those who believed the charges te be part of ow i al ne Hot DN " tye, the exception of Mr, Youn, Peltero "imdley's examination vested, A recess wus tuken, AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION, Lorin 3 Sessions, State Senator, resumed the staud for crossoxumluation, Bangs ex- amined hin, Sessions-—I bave been delegate to party conventions, and been tn the habit of pros noting the interests of candidates. became versed tn that business. 1 was In- ye of Bradley's disclosure 1 the Assen bly, Thad beard the evening before that It wasa coninon rumor that IT was the one whom Hiradlley Was going to charge with offering to oH ne Linude no attempt to sou Braddl 5 its your conduct ever before exe Thave Baugs— ambied into by a Legisiatlvebody or judicial Aribufinl? Sessinns—No, sir; | was a witness once tn the vase of a etiarge of bribery tealnst Fred- erlek Litthejonn, before the Grand Jury here int { was em POWITEE BEISU A UO-HETWEES, and with giving money wleged to haye been used. DBangs—Was tho statement or chatye true? Counsel for Sessions objected: to the ques- tion, After n long arruinent, Bangs read parts of u statement going ta show that he (Sosstons) wag in Albany and in attendance atthe Logistatnre, ‘Smith objected to taking up so much time In_rending Irrelevant matter, Tans asked tf te could go on, The Committee decided that he could, aud he proceeded to rend portions of a stitement going tu show that Sessions rdmitted: he was pall for arguing infavar of bits before the Legislature; also that he did not spend atlollar on members of the Legislature to effect” the. passage of Dilly. ‘The deposition neknowledges recening money for tirylig tho passage of several bills, Sesslous—L gave that statement ip ty tes- tlmony, and as innelt more before the Grand Jury.) L gave a full history of the proceed- ing. Lado not think T was welerk in the Sen- ate atthe tine, Daas here as perhaps what rer would call lobbyist endeavorhiyg, ny argument to fidies members to vote for bills, of the bills was to seeure a site for the [ost-Onice hi New York. [spoke to Sndivldual members in favor of it. 1 Gor $5,500 ron MY Wonk ON THE Post- OFFICE DIL Long after that, L acted aga fobbytst off and on. Lacted as suet six or seven years, Dur. ing that thie Leame hore as a lobbyist nenrly annually. L adyorated such bits as 1 re. eeived pay for, I don't think Twas here but onee before Twas elveted to the Senate, be- tween 1869 and 1870, 1 waa here 1 few diss he 870 or {8TL: was here when Winans leit his party In the Assembly. 1 occupied a room with hin. and left the day before he left the party. I had -no conversation with lil on the subject. “1 played pok i with hha. Tt was not much of a gane,—not for thousands, MLESS YOUR SOUL, NOT Bangs—Do you know of any ono who was so Inthnate with Winansas Mr. Sessions Just before he went over to the Democratle party and changed the majority of the House? Sessions—1_ was not at all inthuate with Dim, nor do TE know of any one who was, . Bangs—Do you know Janes Forsythe, of ‘Troy lons—Yes, sir Bangs—Do you know something abouttho Rouse’s Point bill? Sessions—No; never heard of such a vill; guess ; YOU DON'T KNOW AS MUCIE about what you have been told as Tenn tell you. 1 know Forsythe; know he was con- neeted with a bank in Troy, beeanse Thad a cheek on it, and L thought’ ho was golng to stop -payment on it Lt wns for service nagnlugt the Albany Bridge bill; he gave ne a check tor $1,000 to opnose it, [was to ren- der service for the bill; don’t remember whether I had a relative in the Logistature at the time, 1 had e brother in the.Asxembly tn 1853 and 184, and afterwards In the Senute. Paper wanted fshontd ait him in defeat ing the bill, and T cnyaged todoso, Megnve meacheck, and sald he hoped L would not present it tll the nextday. 1 thought he in- tended to ston pejmene and [went out and got 1 horse while he took the cars for ‘Troy, [got there in time to get the check cashed. Tnever divided any of that money with any: one, nor anything else, L have assisted In Washington IN ONE ON TWO TITTLE MATTEIS, Tnever alyided anything which I received, My brother was'then 1 mumber of Congress, Idon't remember what Comnittes he was on. One, L think, was Mines and Mining. | I remember a Mr. Sinnrt. Lever told him the DIL of bls would be opposed, but that $5,000 would remove opposition, ‘My profession 1s a practicing Inwyer. Iinve taken great Interest in” the nomination of | canli- dates, © When left Bradley In tho Delavan House, on the lower Qoor, 1 went up to Senntor Woodin's room, ‘There were sev- eral In the room ut the thine, LT have talked to members of the Legislature to get them to vote fer Depow. 1 told tho caucus on tho Wight of the dth of June that £ had secured 0 yote, Uthought I find got Bradley to vote for him. Idon’tthink 1 supposed 1 had se- eured his vote for any other candidate, I felt 1 had won that vote, 1 FELT CONFIDENT IIB WOULD 80 VOTE when he told ine so in ils room, He told me- LT would not be disappolnted in lis vote, knew of his having voted for Andrew D. Waite, Goy, Oorneil, and others, and when he voted for Conkling and Platt Twas quite surprised, 1 eannot. enumerate tho number of conversations I had with Bradley on this subject. When Bradley cae tomy room there were there Hudsen, of the Brooklyn Eagle, and my wife and daughter. L would not have talked to Brad ley on the subject of his vote before Hudson, Bindley camo to ny room, knoeked, and 1 went out with him. I don’t remember that Bradley locked his door. 1 never had any reason to belive Bradley was a corruptibls man on tho sth of June. 1 never had thought of him in that connection. I never had Roy dinteulty, with him. re Adjourned till to-morrow, a AT WASHINGTON, GRANT, Ampany, N.Y., June 14.—There is con- siderablotalk here about Gen, Grant's inter- view In whieh ho criticises the President, Grant’s outspoken condemmation of the Ad- ministration has added foree to the whisper- ings here that a Stalwart member of Congress will, after Congress meets, antagonize the Administration, Ulthertoe but llttle atten- tlon las been palit to the talk, as it seemed to come inaluly from disappointed applicants for office, But Gen. Gran’ts open opposition to tha President leads to the fmpresslon with some that the Stalwarts will undertake to assert thelr power tn the next Congress. TLAINE. A prominent followe! Conkling sald to- day that the puypase of Grant, Conkling, and thelr friemts will be to drive Hlaine front the Cabluot; that both Houses of Congress are yer, close, und tho Stalwarts can easily cone trof the balance uf power fn the Senate and the Houses and that the demand of the Stal- warts will be Blaino’s retirement, ‘This talk Js not counted as of much value in Adininis- tration circles, NOT BOARKD, Friends of President Gariield say that if Conkling was powerless in his opposition to the Adnilntstration when in the Senate, he will be still weaker when out of office entiro- ly. ‘Tho Administration is contident that not only are Conkling and Platt beaten, but that bre AMehltslateat lion Semstors will be re- irned, THE STATE CAPITAL. Tho Now Hovenue Law—Liccnsod to Organize-Charges Against a Halle yoad~Hogistering ‘Township Bonds, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sertwwarmoy, 1b, June 4—The Hon. Charles Swigert, Auditor of Public Accounts, to-day sent out tu tha County Clerks of the State neclrenlar glylag his rullugs upon tho effect of the changes mady tn the Revenue aw by tho Legislature nt the late session, He ndylees the Clerks that the amendments mae do sot affect the assessment for this year, ‘The Secretary of Stato to-lay issued I- conses to organize as follows; ‘The Grand Marsh Cranberry Company, Chicago; capl- tal, $200,000; corporators, Byron 2, Moulton, Frank J, Wilson, Joseph J. White, Edward A. Hunter, Tho Rockford Collection Agency, Rockford; capitnt, $5,000; corportors, George Copeland, Edward U, Eddie, Arthur IL Frost. Tho Standard Manufacturing Com: pany, Chicago, has increased its capital stock 0 $50,000, Gvorgo F. Harding, of Peorla, whoachleved notoriety last winter by prosecuting charges wuminst the Ralirond and Warehouse Commissioners und the railroads generatly Tn the frnittess legisiativo Investigation, today roturned to the charge by filing with the Hoard seven complaluts against tie Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy iullroud Com many, alleging extortion and wnjust diseriu- sition on the part of that Com bay Anche tho starch factory at Peoria, ‘Vha Board has already: ito preat deal of tine upon Murding’s charges, but will Investl ute these Hew oes as sgon as the busluess In hand will permit. p Hoth of Ohio Popul 5 Wdod tory Coun Y, to the umount of were segisteres by the Auditor . STEAMSHIP NEWS. QurerNsTow: duns it—Arrived, Egypt, from New York, Hasuria, dung 1.—Areived, the West- phalia, frou New York. the WASHINGTON. The Bank of Montreal in tho Same Box as Other Chi- cago Banks, They Have a Little Bill of at Least $70,000 Standing Against Them. Tho Patent-Medicine Fakiys Vit- tlhg Bluine Up with a Whole Drug-Store. The Post-Office Department Mov- ing to Improve the Chi- cago Service. Findings of tho Committee Appointed to Investigate tho Luxurious ba Pitney. People Having Anything to Do with tho Troaaury Departmont Must Hire a Red-Tapa Export. ANOTHER CHUICAGO BANK, A-VAST SUM CLAIMED FOR TAXES. ‘Speetat INspateh to ‘The UMeagu Tribune, Wastuxcrox, D.C, dine 14.—The state- mont relative to the Montreal Bank, tele- graphed hore from Chieago, was not entire: ly correet, or, ut least, was premature, It Is not true that the Commisstoner of Internal Royenne has mado a demand for $80,000 far taxes clahned to be due on capital and de- posits. ‘The fnvestigation of the Goyern- nent into the aifatrs of the bank ts not yet concluded, ana will not be for-some days, ‘The facts are substantially true, however, that there is a great dliference of opinion between the officers of the bank and the Gov- ermnont ay to the amount of taxes due, if any, and tho Government claims that the bank has falled to retarn an aggre fate of avery large sum, estimated atiulll- ons, which, In the course of years, should have. heen reported as capital tor taxatlou; and thore Is no doubt that, it the Government, sustiins its claim, the amount of tuxes found to be due WILL NOT BH MUCIE LESB TITAN $80,000, The umount certululy will lardly be less than $70,000, It has not yet been dis- covered whether the bank “1s Hable for falso returns, or whether the ar rears are: assessable only upon capital nud deposits not returned, ‘The bank, through its attorney, Mr, Boutelle hers, makes the claim tnt itis iable to the Gov ernment for practically nothing, that itreally: has no eapital in Chicago, and that what ap- pears to be capltal fs, in point of fact, the profits of the Canada house, of which the hieage firm is ‘bata branch, and that these profits are cortalnty not taxable in the United States. The Internal Revenue Oflice, It is pretty certain, + js WILL, NOT NECOGNIZE that clatin, but will insist that the money that ja used In Chicago for the purposes of eapl- tal, and whleh appears as deposits, shatl be tgsessud and mate to pay taxes as enpltal nud deposits, whether that money is of Cana- dian origi or 1s native In Chieago, ‘The Montreal Bank will undoubtedly be obliged to pay tothe Government avery considera. biv sua In taxes und assessable penalitics. Mr, Boutella HAS RETURNED TO CHICAGO to make furthor investigations, and to pre- pare further urguinents for the considern- ‘toot the Conmalsstoner., ‘The decision of Commisstoner awn in these bank cases ty having a marked vlfect in the returns fram private bankers of capital and’ deposits for uxation. ‘The amount from New York City banks lias Inereased during tho last six months about 8 percent, It 3s belleved that thors are banks in New York which clatu todo business on forcign capital, the same us the Montreal Bank ‘did in ‘Chicago, An investigation Into’ their practices will un- doubtedly be mau, CHICAGO POST-OFFIOE. \ SMITIV’S:NEVORT, - 3 Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Trivune. Wasninatos, D. C., June 14.—Mr, Samuel S. Smith, Special Agent of tho Post-Oflloa Departinont, to-day formulated his report on the Inspection of the Chicago Post-Onlice, the polnts of which wero telegraphed yester- day. The report differs In no essential par- teulars from the outline sent last night, It proposes: 1, The establishment of receiving stations in numerous outlying portions of tho clty, which will serve ns places for the reception of letters, for the registration of lotters, for tho Issuance of tmonyy-orders, and for the sale of stamps only, ‘hey are not to be plaves from which carriers wre to receive mall, nor are they to bé places of dellyery, 2 "hat arrangements shall be made for n° speedy distribution of the mail to remote parts of the city by means of speclally-char- tored streetcars, “This, Mr, Smith thinks, is the spevdlest manner in which mulls could be carried to remote sections, 3 Mr, Patmer’s request that twenty-four ad«litional tetter-carriers bo supplied to Chi- caxo ls indorsed, ‘Lhere Is reason to think that the Dopurt- ment will approve these recommendations, FURTHER POINTS. Mr. Smith gives wu technical description of the carrier districts into which the city is divided, and says thatit Is evident that, In the outlying ones, more carriers are necded, ‘The business portion is nyw sufilelently well served. Le gives a table showing the loc: tion of tho piieuk delivery, force, ILe ni; At the North Division and: Stock-Yurds Sta- tlons It Is proposud to lnerease one ausitiar at euch ton fall earrier,—cequivalent to a full enrrler additions. = The increase pro- posed {'s. twenty-three regular carriers, two rusiliaties “Increased to regulars, mid one auxittary, ‘The allowance of 31,700 additional for cat-fare will give transporta- tlon to enrricrs whose rontes cominence 1 nile from the ofiice or station to which they ary allached. “With this licrense of carfare there will be no necessity for additional ste tlons within the Iinits now served by car riers. ‘This allowance is recommented, Mr. Suulth adds; “Tam fully satisfied that an ad. ditional fores larger thin is asked tor could, be properly and profitably employed in Chie eago In promoting the elti Hlenias of the lucal delivery service without extending It to ad- «litionul territory.” PITNEY. FINDINGS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmxaton, D.6., June 14.—The Com- mittee which has been tuvestigating affairs in the Treasury Department made a preiline Inary report to Mr, Windom lute this after noon, Tho report contalns In detall the eharges which,’ tu substance, have already been published. | It finda that thors has been wfent mismanagement in the aduinistration of the Contingent Fund, A great many te tails avo cited to show this, «lt appears that goods were bought without advertisement in a greatinany instances where thore’ should uve been ‘adyertlsements anil where there recently havé boon; that thoy wera bought of porsons who have coma to bo called “favored contractors" of the Do- pirtinent, and were purclinsed at very much higher pricus than market rutes; that the wouds ubtalned uf these contractors—car- ts, for instance—have not been delivered a uccordanes with nainples thut favored contractors have secured their contracts by Samples whieh wero of excellent quality, while the goods delivered werg far below the suuples, ‘Chere have been, be- sides, purchases of articles which weru not warranted, and which were charged under Hetlious t ps. One Instance of thts sort ts the purehasd of a lurge amount of LEMONS AND BUCA, FO LEMONADE for the use of. the Ligher officials of. the De- partingnt, syd nb jou bunels charged as candles, When ho ¢i 3 Weru purchased, Another fs the pavment of Sud under the pretence tat it was for ite-holders, while the Hle-holdors were never delivered to tha Department, lt was rumored that this money wus spent for politient printing prior to the Chicuge Cohvention, but It is not ascertained whether this charge has been maintained. Ut 3, Bley, Chat a large aimnumnit of waste tu yw estental ou), has been sul, he that evel by ¢he Department for the fori of wunising as annoying. the different assistants and bureaus shall pass, ‘Tho importance of such supervision Is very great, as Inte ovents demonstrate, ng between and the mbney was not gntered Inthe gen- eral account, ‘The money was, however, FOUSD BY VISELE IN A SABE, And there is ie elaiin that 16 was inlanppra- nriated, Tho revort is also. nndesstood to show that Vitn the Superintendent, de- elned te answer under oath soi of the atestions put fe tha. Tt ds reported that the person ta whe the $ was yt, nom: nally for filesholders, Unt whe never fur wished hing Mle-holders, and who was sitp- yon to hava expended the money for po- tient printing, paid back Inte the ‘Treasury to-day the ontlre sunt, Hike praciticnlly ne- knowledaing that the ehurga for the file- holders was wrongly made, AY THE MEETING OF ‘TN COMMITTE charged with the duty of giviig out the eare pet contracts at the Treasury, the following scons is reported to have ‘occurred: One of the bidders was the dread of the New York carpet house of We ded. Slo. He said that he wanted to seb the Government properly served in this contract, Ho berame All nant and denied that there tad been fraud in the earpeting of the public buillings, He knew that vontraets had been made for one Kind of carpet, bat the Cuvernment, had been served with a different and iferior article. The Committee, on | making the report, do not what Mr. Stoan salel, litt fis understood that the report tines that ft fs charmed that the Gove ment in the matter of carpets hag not al Aways got what it eonteneted for. ‘The Com- antiter have reported to the secretary recom mending that the contracts Ge awarded to W. 1. Moses and C. W, Hayes, both of Wash: ington, 'E mute ahout 15> The vstinutes quecre ow yards. ‘The bids of these firms were SLI per yard. ——— RED TALE. ANOTNEN SICKENING DORE OF IT. Spectat Dispatch to Tht Chicago Tribune, Wasnrnoros, D.C,, Tune 4. —The attention of thy ‘Treasury offleints was ealted to-day to Ure complatnts of some of (hoeChieago banks, to the elfect that they contd not reeelve their continued 5 per cents as rapidly as desired, but were obliged to buy them -of some New York inuks at even higher rates, and that they thought for {his renson — that favoritism was shown. ‘The officials state, and. an -examination of tho records shows, . that thelr statement is correct; that no favoritism lias been shown, or is possible; and thet all registered bonds when recelved forcontinuance, and as- ugned to the Seerctary of the ‘Treasury for contlitanee In the form preseribed in the elreular of May 12, ave forwarded fn the order of thalr recelpt in the Dopartment. A contrary system could not be practleed with- out great confusion in the serial numbers, even If there was guy disposition to show fa- vorltism. THE REASON WHY so many bonds have been deinyed and sont back for correction in the form ts that tho letter of Instruction and tho form preseribed by the Department to effect the continuance have not been followed. Some banks have had thelr bonds sent bnek three thes, Ong largo Pilladelppin bank fo-cas, had returned i to it for tho Tourth tne thw same bonds owlng to the fact that they ‘had utterly failed to comply with some 0 tho* vital tlons of the continuing cireular, instruc~ ‘The reasou why some of the New York bunks have been snecesatal fu having thoir donils issued promptly is becanse, hnmediately after the continuance plan was determined upon THEY SENT ONE OF THEIR BOND ENVE 8 ington to study the form and method ures and lnve taken’ great pains technical rod-tupe dotall prescrltiGit eontint ane. dns been compiled with, All the Boston banks hiave complained of great delny except the single bank witleh aisu sent an expert here to study the continuance scheme of the ‘Treasury. NOTES. WHITTAKER, Gpeclal Dispatch to The Cuteago Tribune. Wasmnatoy, D, C., Jane 14.—An army officerof high rank sald: to-night that, al- though the verdict in the Whittaker comt of Inquiry was seeret, and could not be an- nounted until after the Judge Advocate had Anspected. it, he had reason to know that it "was unfavorable to Whittaker,—that, in fact, the Court found that he had mutilated biw- BU . Mad no court-martial been ordered in the’ flrat Instance, the Government would have saved $40,000, j POSTMASTEI-GENERAT, JAMES says that the protests recently made against the diycontinuance ‘of the mat! service be- tween Louisville and Cincinnati are not wolt founded, and thoy are the only considerable complaints {hat have reached the. Depart- ment on account of & discontinuance of any of the star routes. As to the route In ques- tion, the Ohio & Mississippl Railroad reaches polnt at which tho steamers Tnuded, and with much more oxewallilans River service was originally crow ft tha instances of ex-Congtessman Sexton, of Ine diuna, more possibly to ald the seamboat ling than to uccommodate the pubile, - IWLAINE, 4 A: local paper says: ‘Tho reports affecting Mr. Biulne’s hentth have spread all over the country, and have resulted In, something as Every day the ex press and malls bring boxes of pills, buttles of medicine, and all the hostrums and cure- als [t would seem ever made in this country. nearly every Acconpanylng these ty 1 note from the pro- rietor of the medicine to Mr. Blaine, prom- sing to cure If the medlelne is used, and only asking In retum that Mr, Binine write u note saying now much good the medicine has done hin, He willsoon be able to stock 0 drugstere, i THE GNEENDACKENS are making arrangements te send documents into Maine to asslat the Democrats In thelr effort to make a tight for the succession to Mr, Frye, : THB POSTMASTER-GENENAT. has appointed his private secretary, Mfr. Van Wormer, Chief Clerk. of the Department, ‘Thu object is to havea coufidential afticer through whose hands tho principal work of ponds of cHIRIQUT. im OE ‘Tho question of estubtlahing coaling sta- Hous on the Chiriqui strip on the isthuvus Is rouiplicatad with & bowiulary dispute ost, Hen und Colombla. chtiur the Chiriqui strip, and the dees! to tho proper position of the bonntary dine hag been referred to the King of Spain, ‘The oth ns inatter has been informally called to the at- tention of prominent officials here, who have expressed the opinion that there ls nothing ithe matter which trenches upon the po- sition of thiscountry upon the Alonros dare tring, It is Mkely that the United States will wait before expending Ite money on coalin stations to ascertaln in which country, Costa ties ‘or Colombia, our possessions will nally ey ‘MISG GILLETT Wasintnaton, D. ©., dime 14,.—Miss M. Gillutt, of Wisconsin, but a resident 0 Washington, and uw law student, was ap painted to-tny by te lrextdentt Nolary-Pub- Mio far the District of Columbiny "This is tho first instanes where ® woman hng received such an appolatment froin a President. puevesU COLLKCTONS, ; The following ara wauong the changes in Collectors of Internal Revanue to be made duly ds John Tilson, Fourth District of iMinols, to Richart Rowett; A, 0, Sinith, First District of Minnesom, to A. C. Wedges Charla 2B, Dulund Sixth Dlatrlet of Aliontanny to Leury Tiploy; i. ¥, Cuaten, Eleventi, Mstrict i Onio, to Mark Rogms; David A, Budiow, FiGh, District of Missourl, to Bryun Hi, Langatony Charles A, (jallowns, “Laltd District of Wisconsin, to Howard M, Kutchin, : GANPEYS FOI PITNEY: .. Washington firms secured the contracts for supplying the publlo bulldings ander control of the ‘Trensury Department with Brussels enrpet—about 16,000 yarde—the next fiscal year, The contract price is $1,J0 por yard, TUG GREBNUACKRES, Ty the Wrstern Assoriates Jreas, Wasntxotos, 2. C., dune t-—The Secre- tary of tho National Greenback Conmuiittes anys that the Greentuck members of the nox Congress wi stand solidly together on all questions, Se says nine mombers of the next House are + pheatan to mech in Green- back enueud and deteratie upon and enrry out Greenback “polities. ‘These nine meni: bera counted upon are Ladd and Murch, of Maine, Uruinin and Aogerosiy of Ponusy iva: aja, Rife, Hazeltine, Burpoug! i, and Fort, of Issourt, and Jones, of ‘Lexus, The intention is to get these members in caucus, with o view of controiiteg, iu part nt last, the ercuitzalion of (he next House. J. Hyatt Smith, of ‘Brovkly vy, WH vole with the Be- snated Ue following enndidates for publleans—that ta positive. [Lis more than probable that two Readjustor nienbers frau Virginian will alse vote with the Republicats, The Greenbackers are sending documents to Maine inthe effort to carry Feye's district, butte be set town ag conehusdve thitt the Republicans will organize the Ny Tne eoumbined opposition will net nomber enunrh members to detent the Republican organization, " PORT OF DELIVERY, Titliananolts, Tn, has been constituted 9. vort of dellvery, 2 COUPON FIVES received for conversion into 8g per cents to date, about $40,000,000, TREEDMAN'S HANK, The total amodutof unelaimel Ureeitihan’s Dank dividends 3124, 715,5¢2 averare amount tug each depositor about & AAS ROI 1S, the bak property ean pe sola atthe price of Sea 0, Hie Hol it ud sak te ninde, hus returning to the depositors per cent of thole orlgtinl deposits, » ¥ THE COLLECTOR UF INTERNAT. REVENTE ls been informed that, owing to the appro- priation of the current iseal year being Hourly exhatsted, Ganseers and Storekuepers, Will only-be paid to dite 20.0t present. SEORETARY KI WOOD AND TIE PIESID this evening finally determined upon the ap- pointinent of N. Cy McFarland, of Topeka, itis Commissioner of the General Land ce, i POLITICAL. NEW WAMPSIINY, Spectal Wapateh to The Chieago Tritame Coxconn, No IL, dane 14.—The chanecs for tho retleetion Gf Mr. Rollins to the United States Senate seem to have been practically destroyed by the vote tuken in the Legishuure tialay, After a spirlted de bate In the House a vote was taken upon the resolution of the majority report of Ute Ju dietary Committee that the elvetion be post- poned until the next Legislature, ant it was passed. On the yea-and-nay vote, which was the test, some 69 Republicans voted with’ the Democrats, In the Senate tt was yoted to elect a Senntor, 14 to 10, Subsequently a vote wis taken, with the following reuslt: Rollins, 7; Binge ham, 5; Blodgett, 2; Patterson, 2; Dele, 2: James, 1; Doe, 1; Quint, 1; Wadleigh, 1; Burns, 1; Stevens, 1, As aconenrrence of both branches fs neces sity te go into an electlon, tho action above’ taken practically postpones the election of a Senator until the nest sussion of the Legis- lature, 'The vote to postpone is acknowledged to be in the fnterest. of the Republican canii- dates, who consider thas thelr chances with the next Legislature would bo better than with Lhe present one, and on tha Democrats, who hope thereby to secure a Senator from their own party ranks. ‘Tu tho Western alssoclated Prees. Concony, June 4—Tho anti-Rallins Re- publican members of the Legislature met this morning and resdlved to “stiek™% in thelr-opposition to Mr. Rollins’ reéloction to ihe United States Senate. ‘They, proclaim that they will fight to the hitter end. W. A. Chandler's friends profess tobe very hope Tul, nnd clainy that they tre sure to win, ‘The Republicun members of the Legista- ture held in eauens this evening and nomi- State of} feers: Secretary of State, A.B. Thompson, of Cones Treusurer, Solon A, Carter, of Concord; State Printer, Parson B, Cospes well, ‘of Coneord: Commissary General, Geurge L. Lane, of Exete WISCONSIN PROMIBITIONISTS, Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Mauisos, Wis, dane U.—-A meeting of Prohibitionists was quity largely attended. A deelaration of principles was adopted, as follows; First, favors prohibition of the mamtfacture aud sale by State laws; second, favors 8 constitiitional amendment to secure such results third, favors ormnization to se eure the result; fourth, provides for the dis- tribution of documents to bring about such result; tifth, plédges Prohibitiontsts to the support of thelr fellows as members of the Lextslature, and requiring a pledga from stich members that they will vote for a pro- HiBition Amendment to the Constiti- tion, ‘There was a strong — element in favor of nominating nan State tleket nt once, but owns yoted down, A committes was appoluted, ono from cach Congressional disiet and one from the State at large, to take Into consld- eration the advisability of calling a Conyen- tlon for the nomination of a Stite ticket after the Republleans and Demoerats have mide thelr nominations and ignored tha pro- hibition element. ‘There Isa clues that some trouble may comu to the oll parties xet from the prohibition element in this THURMAN, Cocumnus, O,, dune 14.—Tho tries of Senator Thtirman will regrot that no abso- lutely deelinus to permit these of his name Ineconnectlon with the Deniocratic nomina- tlon for Governor. ‘The feellug -has been growing all over tho State in favor of the old Roman. Letters and telegrams tiive been sent him dmportuning bim to. consent, and, ihe had done so, he would have heen nomi: nated by aceltugtion, "The following letter to Mr, Allon W. Thurman explains itsett: Pan, May 28, 1891.—My Dean sit: .T oo by the newspapers that I nm talked about asa eandidute for Governor, fo made up my mind when L loft tho Senate that] would return to private life for guod and ever, and Cromaln of that mind, If, therefore, thore is qe Uleposte don to nominate me, you will toll my friends: that Teannot necopt. “My private atiirs, cov lony neglected, need all my attention; and, be- sides, Lhave arrived at Unt: age wher naman aught to qalt hotding oflies, 1 buve ay full shove of tho honors, Let the youngar men come Uo tho front. F would not five acuepted tha ap- polntment T’now hold tut for my desire to sua Uurope, and tho fact thut it would bo of short duradoo. Tabullalwaya take a veep interest tn politics, and do” wy bust for the suvcoss of the Jomocratic party; but tdo wot want ollice, If the Denwweritio party act wisely wo shall carry avery doubtful Stute noxt full, G. Trunstan, * The Thurman men are disposed to support John Holl —— rryws BUCCESSOR, Special Dispateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Luwistox, Me, Juno 14,—The Congres- stonal Convention to nominate asuccessor to William DL. Frye, ratsed to the Senate, will bo held in Auburn Thurstlay, tho $id Inst, and tho olection will be held in September, ‘The Second District ls not so: strongly Re- publican a3 to make it ensy to elect any mnt who aspires to‘the candtdney, and there are many such, the best known being ex-Coy. Dingley, Postmaster Waketleld, and. Goss, & shipbuilder of Bath, Mr. Ding- Jey would be certain of nomination dnt for the fact that | Sagadahos County” olalms .the noulnation, aid fg determined to get it. The” contest has been and will continua to the end a bite terone. Vigorous eaucusing shows that, of tho 263 delegntes, Bingley ie Kure of ‘nt least ts, ‘Tho Greenbackers faye lad many cons foronces, but ary undecided ahout thelr tut ure, It fs understood thers will he no fusion this thne, bus their candidate will recelve the vote of the Democrats, who will holt no con- vention, — JTUNGE N, C, MIFARLAND, Bpcviat Dispatch to The Catcage Tribune, Torrka, Kan, dune L.—Tho Kansas Cone kresdonul delegation have united in are quest to the Presidont for the appointment of Judge Ni C, MeFarland, of this city, as Commissloner-Goneral of tho Land Ofilce, view Willangon, reslgned. Tt Is expected that Seerutary Kirkwood will consider the dintter to-morrow, nnd the choice is believed to be between MeFariand aud Dudley, of Ine alana, both belng stronsly supportod, Alcs Farland ta present City-Attoriey of ‘Vopoka, Dna been n member of the Stato Senate both th Kangas and Ohio, and isn man af ox- cellent attatinaents, ‘Che fact that Indians Jug not yet recelved any substantial recognl- thon fron the Adiniuiatration ts the anly obstacle to MeFarlaud'a appointment. ft Is belinved this will be ayercone, andl Sekar. Jand’s nomination announced to-morrow, IOWA REPUBLICANS. 2 Drs Noirs, In,, Juno 14.—-The Republic- an Convention of Juspur County to-duy chose seventeen dolugutos to tho State Con- yention faverable to the nomluntion of the Hon. F.'T. Campbell for Governor, Resolus tions were passed commencing hin to the peaple of the State asa Heston Ltepuidleak and tried soldier, found ever “fitful aud eDichewt in all ils publle trusts, tas : aftarnoon: n “Leyear-vld son of A, N. Booth, Conclusion of tho Inquest o n Two Hundred Corpsos at * London. —___ A Wholesale Censure of of; by the Jury of Pit quiry, —___ An Engineor Leaps trom Hig comotive and Is Instantly Killed, Se Many Other Acoidonts, Accompanied with More or Loss Serious Resulta, INQUEST ON 200 Conpe: Spectral Dlapateh to The Chteans iret ONnoN, Ont,. June .—The Jury in th Victoria. ease returned, this mor 4 t5 ning, et ns follows: "We do tnd that tee sizing of the steamer Victoria was cans “water In the hold, Webclievethatieey hid lenkud in through 2 hole stove in the Vetta from some unknown enuse, We supy Hy that this injury was caused with coming 1 scontact with a stone or snag in the te 4 We nre also conyiiced from the evtdency ad aluced that tho boiler a WS Not. seoutely! fastened, and the stanchions ae ing the promenade sunt Iutrles di ane ki wore of too slender a nature and made BptH of plaid, and not properly brace, ‘4 oth of ae opinion that” the engi sully of grout negligence in " .oF hls daty We not seeing that the hate elenr of water, and inet conveying In mm son to the Captain the dangerous Contitvn .0f the boat. think that the Captain 1 to Dine in aceepting the double position, i Captain, and Wheetsiman, which provented hin from giving his unidlvided attention t the propor manag of the buat, Waar 1 also of oplnton he was to blame for leaving Springbank without making 4 prope examination of his boat, as there was tr doubtedly water In tha’ hold at that tine, We aty further of the opinion that the tuane| ager akt vot do his: duty i not employln suileient hands to: mini his boats thath should have had tho boat \nspeete A certificate for the sane. The fu Ui (loverminant, Ing; paclor de: for thy inianer dn which he inspec passed the boat Vietorla fist yenr, Hp the evidence the upper constrnction was nut fitto carry a targa loa of passenge we would strongly urge tpon the Ge ent tis nerd ity iM allt dnote stringent} aspectior i Huunlions in regi senger steainbonts,”” Hewlty Loe OV eT ie UNDER THE WEDS, Spectul Davateh to The Chteago Tribune. Forr Wayne, Ind, dine l.—Davit Stef ley, of Etun Greon, white: stealing a. ride from that place to Bourbon on the night frelght-train west on the Fort Wayne Road fell under the train. Both legs were ent off wut so lndly Injured otherwise that he ean] POL Reoyel: Afe leaves a wite and two cll tren, ‘Spectat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Rocinsir, Minn, dune H-At Clare} mont oventig 8 12-year-old git was run} down eomotlye and killed. When! by. 0 struck she owas threwn higher than thy) stuokestack of the engine, COLLISION OF TRAINS, Speettt Dlepateh to The Chieavo Tribune, BaArrione, Muy, June 14.~A collision oof exrred on the Baltiinore & Olilo Kallroad| near Ettisville, about fifteen mites from Balti more, this afternoon, between a fretght afd] ‘pussonger train. ‘homas Zeep, the engi neeroft the frefglt-train, Jumped from hls enedine. nnd was Instantly killed, breaking his neck by falllaye head foremost down oa embankment. ‘Tho, passengers all escaped (Without Injury. ‘Che ongines aud a couple) ‘of the cars were badly damaged. CRUSHED BY A WAGON. Spectat Dispateh to The Cricago Trioune, Conpwaren, Mich, June 14.—Yesterds living near Bronson, In. this connty, wns in stantly Ieilled.: He was on a moving lumber] wagon, and, In attempting to plek seme ual balls from a trea In tho road, was drawn off the wagon, when the wheels passed over hig head, crnghing tho stall. ‘Phe father deve on sone distance before hu disvovered hig absence, and when he returned to him by found im den" ' ‘SEARCTIING FOR LNODIES. Speelat Dispatch to, The Chicuge Tribune, MARgALL TOWN, In, June t.—The bodles of S..8.Jonerand Dell Kribs, the two young men drowned {n-thé own at thls point las night, have not yet heen recovered. The} channel lity been thoroughly «ragweed for haifa. inte, and work will be euntlived, tind "ne ttle: nape fe enter and Gg 1s rl fineling tho bode _ " sour ‘LING, IN A SAWMILD. Feapanidence uf The Chletco Trsute Mich, Juno 1.—At so'elock thts voting. Thoins Hayes, employed 3 Busigo'’s sill, met with an aceldent whic WII! result fatnlly, Ho avas seutiling with the head .wawyer, when ho was throws ngalust tha.lever of the aang saw, whieh pe fein motion, His left arm, was cut oll at tha wriat-and bits right was doubled up so that it was cut ol above and below the elbow. KILLED-WINLE LOADING A 1.06. Sprctat Dtyateh“to The Chicuge Tribune ANDEnAON, Indy duno 14.—This afternood at Elwood, tis coutity, Daniel Everhart way} instantly kiled-by veing struck with a My, whieh he was fastening to hold a Jog ot his wagon, Devoused leaves 2 wite and ou ghild. : Ho was Si yenrs of age. VINTURY TO.A WELI-DRILLER ‘Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt cinsr pit, lim, June 11.—O, W 4 Blass AWE Ter,” Whille lowering 0 @vor” drill, when tifty nt be He er ‘o stinnda and struck hin ty in Hine i! badly, ind breaking three bones [ty his lettarm, $y IG¥-CREAM. ‘A ATLANTA, Ga, dhne Of twelve aa sous poisoned here by enting leeereatt, ong has died, asd it fs belleved now that will recover. ———_— “THE TELEPHONE. A Bult Involving tho Valtdity of 1H . Belt Telephone Patents: * Speelat Dispatch to The Chicago TiO a Bosros, June 14,—kn the United vat Cirenit Court. to-day the caso of the Abe ean Bell ‘Pelephone Company v5 These Spencer and othors cate up for fas Sais ing, ‘The engv fs of great importance: i. be yalliity of the patents granted to I a " Ia denied by the defense, and @ is thelr favor would serlously alle tame business) and = prospects of ; the pial pany all oyer the country, ‘The be, tits cinim that the defen dats ny made, sold, and nsedt telephones en Baie the Inventions secured by tho ets) still belonging to the Company) that they Viste hale them at Franklin and other within this district; that de Esk = Company be he 13] requostedt the defendants to acknowle pean right in the promises, but that the ‘Pho defeuse | shave refused to do so, ‘The 4 ‘i pet denial of the allegations Ui andaclalm that. the nlleged hoor i tse specified fn the letters patent Wire for some thne pryyious wl by Ing of tha dotters persona} also, that ure described aul pateuted a grinted by the United states 01)! Tulson and George Marriage 7 want to Willan “Ehonnses ss dastone by Great Britain to Charles W he af, 1H10, nnd fo several others: Mat finprovenents ae In tuans publications tp jor to eer at Letters patent wo Bell. ‘they in that Bell was the origina) and phe evitens Of the alleged Improvement. ob tun a dina been taken by tleposttions 1 uve oy New York, and the case wew €¢ 1856 inventions it Mm