Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 3, 1881, Page 1

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Lists of routes, with ; Schedules of arrivals and depart. ures, instructions todiders, with i forms for contracts and bonds and all other necessary information, will be furntshed upon applica- tion to the Second Assistant Post. master General. ; ' THOMAS L. JAMES, Postmaster General. TREES. 4O REND, Elevator and Dock Property A ¥, For Rent. sataled bide will be vel at thisomce until the for tha tease for tun (10) if tun ous Now, ciuie (ar and ning abd not ‘ustees’ Hew aubdlt 1d, tn 8. 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END, ¥recutor of estate a W. Friend, deceased. HUCAGY, Nov, Ty 1831. Lhave this day dlsposod of tho stock, fixtures, and gootewill of the buslnoss of tg lute firm uf Clarke, ¥elond. Fox & Co, id. W, Butter Paper Co, nsid take pleusure In recommending them to our austomers, ‘ WSL. C, CLARKK. OLD RELIABLE. Jos. Mudgors & Sona! und Geo. Woatenholm's POCKET GUTLERY, RAZORS, Ladies’ Fing Selssors, Natt and Work Ni Vers Pwavsvry, Cork Soruwn Noveition he MANASSES, Importer, Tribune Building, anim an BU: CHANGES, Notice--Boardin “House For Sal g-House For Sale ‘Whe furi ture complote of 25 hundaomely-farnishod rognia on Wahuab-wy., noir Slatvonth-st. ‘Vho furniture uf Wile now 4 wollaltuatedt foridving u lane busluuss, Sale por Suptory, Good reasuiis for solllug, Fare time nay Ya given. Bor purticutars call acd) und U} Stenper _ HOLLER SKATES, ROLLE R | Sisi.50, $2, $4855 Por pair at BPALDING'S = Us Stailisan-vt. SKATES | a BD FAIRBANKS, MORSE & GO. ar, MA. & Fine avv., Chicoze BOY ONLY TUK ORSLLAE, NEWS IN BRIEF. ——Light rain or snow followed by clear: ing weather, and cold north to west winds for thia region today, —Vostmaster-Gencral James has effected n saving of $1,000,000 annually by reductions In star-routes alone. It Is a pity that he can- not remnain to effect still further reductions. —The Phenix Planing-Mill nt St. Louts, owned and operated by George Breeckin- ridge, was destroyed by fire inst evening, ‘The toss is placed at $60,000, The insurance {s $28,000, —~Capt, Francis M. Ramsey has been as- signed to duty as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. at Annapo- Ils, and Admiral Rodgers will be placed on the retired list. —The annual interest of {the public debt of the United States was $151,000,000 In 1865, Tho annual interest charge now Is $60,062,- 25, The rednetion was mado during sixteen yonrs of Republican administration, —Thomas Malone and Bridget Murray dled yesterduy from the result of Injuries re- celved during « fire in a Lowell boarding- house. «A policeman named O'Donnell, who Jumped fromm one of the windows, was fatally injured, — Augustus D. Wheelock, the abscond- ing bookkeeper of J. C. Walcott & Co, New York, who was arrested in London charged with embezzling $55,000, arrived yesterday from Europe, and gave ball in $5,000 for lis appearance. —J. L. Sproston, a stove-blackerof Liam- itton, Ont, received nm letter a few days ago containing a $300 draft, and informing him he had fallen helr to $50,000 worth of prop- erty in Ireland, Sproston is now on hls way to the Green Isle, —Mr. Adolpbus Todd, Librarian of the Domtuton Parliament, who ts considered authority on constitutional poluts, says that there can be no question ay to the right of the Dominion Parliament to discuss the sub- Ject of Independetice or annexation. —tho Boara of Managers of the New York Produce Exchange favor the erection of anew building for the exchange ata cost Not to exceed $2,000,000, provided, however, that the building can be completed without incurring a total debtof mora than $1,250,000. ——Hleavy rains in Dalmatia and Croatta caused the River Kerka to oyerllow. Houses have been juundated, crops destroyed, ronds submerged, aud communication suspended, ‘The rains continue, and the water Is rising, It Is feared that the damage will bo very great, ——Ex-Senator Spencer, of Alabama, wants it understood that he is nota candidate for any political ofice, and says that he would not accept such an office if it were tendered him, Lt fs to be hoped that Mr, Spencer will nat be doubted In this matter. 1Experlments ave not freo from danger, ——During a storm at Manzanillo, Mexico, recently four Iarge vessels and all. small eraft in the harbor wore wreeked, and sev- eral stores, .the custom-house, and other buildings were demolished. ‘The Pacifle Mail steamer which was duo yesterday had uat arrived at latest accounts. —Necretary Blaine denies having .ex- pressed any opluion for publication. as to Tresident Arthur’s Cabinet, He says that it would be Indelicate and Improper for him to do so. Mo pronounces the alleged interviews with him on the subject to be a fabrication, the figmonts of « reporter's imagination, ——An American flag wil! be porno in the procession whieh forms vartof the inaugural ceremony of the Lord Mayor of London this year, and tho American Natlonal anthem will bo played during part of the procession, in recoguition of the fflenidly sentiments existing between England aud America, —In the munteipal elections held through- out England last ‘Tuesday the Torles niade large galing, owlng to Irish voters supporting: the Tory candidates, or refusing to support the Liberals, ‘Ihe gains were inthe largo manufacturing and commercial towns, Liv- erpoo), Staleybriige. Cardiff, and Oldham. ——The Minnesota House of Representa- tlves yestorday passed tho Senate bill for the readjustment of the old bonded debt of the State by w vote of 7 to 20, with only one im- portantamendment, that making the Interest not to oxeved 5 per cont, instead of tle pro- vision muking the interest 6 per cent nbso- lutelys — Gon, Hazon, Chief of the Signal Serv- Ice, thinks it is feasible to keep tho people aloug river bottoms apprised of any approach- Ing special danger from floods ‘If weather stations are properly placad along the rivers, Ho thinks that it will ho always possible to give threatened localities at least one day's notiee, —HTiurry Moyers, alias Duncan, allas “ Muldoon,” who was recently arrested on the chargo of being the principal in the burg. Jnvy of Farmer | Fairbanks’ house near Wheaton recently, had a protlminary hear ing in the Wheaton Court-llouse yesterday and was held for trial in bonds of $15,000, Mrs, Fairbanks positively Identified Meyors as the lender of the gang, ' ——The Pail Mall Gazette emphatically dentes that there Is any money in the Uauk of England to the credit of the Jute Con- federate States of America available for the paynient of Confederate bonds, ‘The Gazette doubts if thereis a penny tn any British bank available for such a purpose, It also says that tho recent speculation in Confederate Dons Is without substantial foundation, — Tho Geographical Society Which meets in London will devote the first dnya of its session to tho discussion of Arctic matters, Among the subjects of this class will be the wherchbouts of Lelgh Smith, who set out In enrly summer for Franz Joseph's Land, of the Dutch expedition supposed to have been euught in the ico off Spltzbergen, and tho fate of the Jeannutte and the Aretle whalers, ——Small-pox Is epldemio in Stearns County, Minnesota, wid the physieluns of tho State Board of Health are bending all their energies to: conine It to the districts now Infeoted, and to eventually root it aut altogether, ‘Shey encounter consliterable diftculty on account of the ignorance of tho inhabitants, who ivok on the disease as & visitation af Providence, . ~——Prvsident Arthur has calied the atten- tion of Acting Secretary of the ‘Treasury French to the loose system of bank examina- tlons. Jie says the Newarg dofalcatlon shows that tho Bank Examiners aro either Jueficlunt or thelr inspection of the banks Is merely nomi. ‘This Indleates a purpose on the part of the President to hava, the ex: aulnations mean something for the future. —The negotiations between Englaud aud France for a new commerclal treaty between the two countries have fatled, and the British, Commissioners have: quit’ France. ‘The French gffers have fallen far short of what tho English expected. “The chief polnts of dispute wero the duties pn cotton by various grades, It {s thought Ir England that better terms can ba made with{the Gambetta Min- istry. ——The snies of staiips, wrappers, envel- opes, and postal-cards af tho Chicago Post- Oftce during the last‘ month aggregated $149,300, ns compared; with $118,020 fit October of last year, “During the month, 191 carriers delivered 25,320 registered letters, 2,412,057 inal lettora, “616,571 mall postal enrds, $25,416 Jocal letters, and 354,673 lucal postalenrds, ‘Tho total postage on local tmatter was $17,201. —Lwrenzo Montufar, Secretary of Stato of tho Republic of Guatemala, and special envoy to express to this Government sym- vathy and condotence on'the death of Prest- dent Garfleld, called of President Arthur yesterday, accompanied by Dr. Loring, Min- ister of tho United States.to Central America, and Sceretary Binine. mtufar delivered a really eloquent address: on the occasion. President Arthur aultadly replied. ——Mayor Iarrison ang Gen. Lieb profess tobe very anxious that‘the Water Depart- ment shall be Investigatell by a committee of the Citizens’ Association{ but they say that the Investigation should: extend back over previous Adimlutstrationf. Mayor Harrison says that'neither himself for Lieb hava yet received the communibutlon from Mr, Cragin whieh that gentleman’s letters in yesterday's ‘Tnmuny would lead to the in- forence they had received} ——It Is expected that! the National debt will be reduced $120,000,000 durlug the year 1831, ‘Lhe totat reduction Inst year was $101,000,000, ‘She reduction made during the pist four months, $85,000,000, Is the Inrgest made in any four monthd for n considerable thue, and’ $24,000,000 greater than for the correspontting veriod of last year. The large reductiun ts due tothe large customs and Internal revenue receipts, aud to the re- duction in the annual interest charge, —The Land-Leaguo leaders have, it 1s sald, withdrawn the no-rent nianifesto, and have attvived the tenants to send in claims under the Land act’ so as to swamp the court. Lord O'Hagan retires from the Irish Chnncellorship Monday to make way for Attorney-General Law. O'Hagan, who Is a smouth, olly'sort of o person, known among Dublin lawyers as “ Silken” ‘Thomas, owed his appointment in the first instance to the influence of the {ate Cardinal Cullen, He has been a complete failure as a Julge. % —he sub-committee of the Senate Ju- dlciary Committee, consisting of Senators Ingalls, MeMillan, and Garland, which was appointed to draft a sultsbls bankrupt Jaw, have had before them bis prepared by. Judge Lowe of Boston, &. C. Bonney of Chicago, Judes Hughes of Virginia, and Karl Dill of Cleveland, Lt 1s not probable thut the bills of any of tha gentlemen named will be ‘adopted, but certain features of all four will be embodied in a measure which the sub-committee will submit to the Senate in December. “4 —Castillon, the Spanisl) Colonial Minis- ter, replying to Portnondo, A Cuban Liberal, in the Spaniyh Cortes yysterday, declared that Spain would never Géf.nt to ‘the au- tonomy of Cuba, and repronched the Cuban Liberals for their ingratitude to the Spanish Laberal party, which - had inaugurated 50 many reforms in Cuba. Castillon pointed to the emancipation by the Sugasta Ministry of 5,000,000 natives In the Phillypine Isles as an earnest of what may yet be done for the Cuban sinves. ——Agonts of the Internal Revenue Depart- ment who have been making investigations in the Now York brewerles, have come to tho conclusion that New York beer 1s. not what itis represented to be; that in addition to malt and hops, the brewers use corn-ifical, rica, glucose, and various othor substances. In some of the brewerles, indeed, Jt has been asceriained that the amount of hops used was very Himited. ‘The internal-revenue people think there should bea change, aud the New York beer-drlnk- ors are of the same pplnion, ——Tio tin factory of Bryant & King, at Cihiton, Mass,, was swent away by a flood in Mareh, 1872, and the firm soon after failed owing to the losses thun sustained. ‘The firm pald 74 cents on tho dollar. ‘Cie cred- itors subscribed to help the firm prosecute a sult against a carpet factory and a railroad company through whose operations the prop- erty of the firm was damaged,” After varl- ous legal delays $108,000 wero awarded a few days ago, and Bryant & King Imme- diately sent checks for the full amount of thelr iudtebtedness, with interest at 6 per cent, to all the creditors, : —It is again affirmed that the President is desirous that Attorney-General MacVeagh shall remain in tho Cabinet until the star- route cases are disposed of, and that he does not intend to let James leave until the prose cutions are closed, Mr. MucVeagh says that he has prepared the cases for the court, and that he never intended to proceed farther in the matter. In pursuance of this purpose ho appointed eminent counsel for the prosecu- tion, Insiity on Jeaving the Cabluct, and tniuks that under all tho circumstances it leaving he cannot be truthfully charged with shirkiug his duty. ——Dr. Walsh, the editor of a medical journal published at Washington, D. C., is out In an editorial In which he matntains that President Garfield's wound was not nec: essurily fatal, and In which he disputes many of the statements of Dr. Uilss—among others that tha President wished Biles to have the Tunuagement of the case, Walsh prints a letter from Dr, Lincoln charging Bliss with ignorance of the nature of tho wound, and wuskllldul treatment durlng the first days after the shooting, and with excluding other physiclans through jealousy. Walsh elaiins that the late President wished Dr. Baxter to take charge of the case, but that Bitsy manvityerud to exclude hin. “—Four persons have died from the offeots | of wounds iecelved in the contlict be tween the people and thea pollee at ‘Bellmullet, Mayo, Inst’ week, and . six morg deaths aro expected. A further outbrenk is looked for, ‘Tho military force at the scene of the rlot Is 400 strong. ‘The populace have torn up the roads to lm- pede the progress of tho soldiers, Several thousand applications have been made to the Land Court for rent adjustment, ‘The de- elsion: in the cass of McAtavey was not so favorable to the tenuntas at tirat reported, Bishop Butler, of Limerick, tt is stated, has inthuated to Father Shuchy that he had bet- ter not return ta the Diocese of Limerick during tho present excitement. ‘The Bishop Is opposed to the no-rent doctrines, but fs frlendly to Father Sheehy, who, if he.re- turned to Liwerlck, would undoubtedly favor the no-rent doctrine. Sexton, it Is said, will asquine editorial charge of United dreland, the Land-League organ, WASHINGTON. Gratifying Exhibit Made at the Treasury Depart- ment. Rapid Diminution of the Public Debt and Reduction of Interest. Explanation of What Seemed a Piece of Financial Favoritism. Chief Sewall Believes the Cin- cinnati Distillers Sold Be- low Actual Cost. The Secretary of State of Guatemala , Bears Personally the Condo- fences of His Nation. Goldbugs and All Have Been Buying Up the Silver Certificates with Gold. Raum Endeavors to: Find Out About the Adulteration of Beer. Action of the New York State Ju- diciary Committee on a Bankrupt Law. How Logan Has Beon Solid for Grant, and Yot Has Kept All the Offices. THE TREASURY. EXPLANATION OF A SEEMING FAVORITISM. Speciat Dispatch tv The Chicago Tribune, Wasittneton, D.C. Nov. 2—Tue Tinp- UNE, in its money article, recently called at- tention to what appeared very. much Mko favoritism on the part of the Treasury towards the First National Bauk of New York, and stated that, although the books ot the lon under the announceil policy of the department were to be closed during Octo- ber, yet_n bond from the First National Bank of New York had been seen In Chicago Dearing date Oct. 25 last. The representative of ‘Tne Tipune hay- ing called attentlon to this discovery, the ‘Treasury authorities furnish tho followinc statement in explanation: It is stated in the papers that ovidonce of fa- vorltiam shown by the ‘lreasury Department to tho First National Bank in New York is in pos- session of a Chicago bank ju tho shape of a continued ond of tno funded loun of 3881, dated Oct. 25, 1881, the bond having beon {ssued to the First National Bank® of New York during tho month Iu which the books of that loan wore closod for preparation of the dividend duc Noy. 1, 1881. [tis a well- knownruleof the department that tne books ofa loan aro closed during tho month preceding the payment of a dividend, and that tranefors of such bonds during that. period aro not mado; but exceptions to the rule are made in favor of auy National bank desiring to deposit bonds with tho Troasurer of the United Stutes as se- curity for circulation, Ituppears that, on tho 23th of Octoner, the Controller of the Currency dehvered to the Register of the ‘I'reusury seven ponds of $5,000 ench, amounting to $35,000), and requested that &H,000 of the amount might bo - tsaued for deposit with tho Treasuror on account of a newly- organized Nationul bank in lowa, tho remaining $1,000 to be transferred to a Nauvonul bank In Chicago. The usual practice of tho department ‘was followed {a this case—namncly; toissuc bonds. without delay, and the bond for $1,000) probably found its way iu due course to the hands of tho Chicago bank, it bolng impracticable to issuo the larger amount without the smailcr. Thera was nothing In the transaction which might not have beon effected by any Natiounl bank in tho country. It appears also on record that a bond fora small amount was under: slmilar elreum- stances entered on record of the dato of Oct, 24 in favor of tho First National Bank of Chi- engo. ‘THE TREASURY AUTUORITIFS now anticipate that the reduction of the debt this year may exceed $125,000,000, “The total reduction Inst year wns $101,000,000. . Durie the month of October the debt was reduce to the ninount of $13,821,453, and for the four months which ended Noy, 1 the reduction ‘was over $55,000,000, This ls the largest re- duction made for the aante four months of tha yearforayery considerable period, and Is $23,- 000,000 in excess for the same perlod of last yenr, and only $2,000,000 short of the agare- gate reduction during the corresponding months of tho combined six years which ended July 30, 187% ‘This amount of surplus rovenne, of course, is due to very large recelpts from customs and internal revenue, and also to the reduction In the annual interest charge, resulting from funding tho debt nt a lower rate. The inter est on the public debt has fallen from $151,- 000,000, July 3, 1865, to $00,002,245 ut present. ‘There rire some $5,000,000 of 6 per cents which have not. yot been presented the ‘Lreasury, aome of which are 5-20 bonds that were called nine yearsago. THE INTEREST DUE Noy. 1, 188, on the funded lown of 1881, cone tlitinued at3sg per cent, was computed by takiug the full Interest for the quarter end: Ing Oct. Bt at 33g per cent and deducting therefrom the Interest from Aug, 1 to 12, eleven days, at $y per cent, Aug, 12 belng, the date on which Interest commenced as stated on the face of tho bonds, CINCINNATI DISTILLERS. THEY ARK NOT DELIRVED ‘To Wk ChooKED Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasttxaton, D.C, Nov, 4—In August Inst, upon the representation of svine Chi cago and other distillers as to diserepancles In prices batween whisky In Chicago aud Cincinnati, the Comunfssloner of luternal Revenue sont Special Agents to Clncinnatl to investigate tho matter, ‘The folluwing Is the text of the report made at that thno, which has never before been published: Puxasony Derantuent, Ovvice oF INTERNAL Ttevenuy, Wasitinaroy, L, C,, Aug, 23, 1881,—The Hons Green HB. Raum, Conimbestuner of luternat Kevenug—Bin: ln aveordance with instructions vontulifed in the otfice letter of the 15th ioxt,, to visit Cinclanatt for the purpose of waking in- vestigution In regard tu the production of spirity iu the Firat Collucuon District of Obfo, I have tho honor ta report that t rouchod Cincinnati on the 26th inst, Movenio- Axenta Brooks, Packard, and Wilyon reported to me on the morning of the 17th. Iconterrcd freely with Collector Smith and Nevenue-Agout Grimoson, and it was determined that a careful examination of the distilleries should be made by the agents that night. The night visit waa . made, Ifevl confident, from all 1 can Josrn, ‘that tho presence of the azents was pot known by tha distillers or officers nasigned to the dis- thleries, and that the visit was unuxpocted. For ‘THE RESULT OF THAT EXAMINATION I respectfully refer you to the Juint report of tho ngents, On the morning of tho 18th Inst, tho Gagers ordered to Cineinnati—two from edeh of the folluwing-named districts: ‘fhird Maryland, First Pennsylvania, and First ilinots—reported to Coflector Smith. Thoy Were by tim assigned for special duty to Rev- enue-Agent Uriinedon. Iminediate mensures wore taken to muke a thorough examination and rojusnection of nil spirits intended to bo placed upon the market that day, olther for sato or delivery. Por this purpose Cultector Smith held atl tho entries for withdrawal of spirits for tho cay until opportunity was had for this ex- amination. A careful reiuspection was mado by tha Gagers frou othor districts under tho direction of the Kevenue Agent. Upwards of 700 jmckaxes were regayed. Tho follow ing day all tho splrits at the railroud de- pots were in ke manner cxamised, ilsu tho’ spirits at the rectifying houses. For the result of this reinapection { also refer You to the Joint report bE tho agents and reports of the Gagers on form 129, 1 caured Rovenue Agent Hrooks to examine the rectifying houses, togethor with spirits onthe mnrket, and to make suteb other investiqutions as might seem proper to bim, to diseover wtoy evidence of fraud. He id #0, aud reported that he could discover no irregularitics or viclutions of tho Inw. 1 um. satisted thut the examination of tho distilleries, Qnd the reinspection of the spirits was THOROUGULY AND CAREPULLY MADE, and accupt the result ug evidence that the tax ‘on distilled spirits ts closely cullewted in thisdis- trict, and that there Is no evasion of tux. sulll- clent to alfect the market. 1 inust.in justice to 4 Collector Smith, say that a most murked im- vrovement fu the collection of the revenue bas obtained Jn bis district under his a-tministration. Ne Md a vigilant and {ntelilgent offiver, andavalls Himseil of ovary possible means to insure a falth= fulcolluction of all taxes. itevenue-Agent Grime- son bis been very active while assigned to that district. Ne has frequently visited the dlgttl- lures, und bus etmvleved unusual inousures to discover tf viulutions of inw were practiced. After the visit of the dlstiferies and the ret spection of spirits hud commenced, L sourht to. inform myself asto the condition of the spirit market, aud the causes which hud contributed to tho apparent low price of hichwincs, [ caueed to be taken from tho books of the Cham- ber of Commerce v transcript showing the mar- ket quotutions of highwines und corn for two days of euch week for tho past twelve months, which quotations Iand you berewlth, It will Le obecrved that tho luwest quotation for high- wines was WW, in April lusty when corn wis 48; that It ranged trom $1.04 6 $1.00, with corn from 45 cents to 48 cents, until the latter part of dune, when tho market took an upward tends, cney. and, with the price of corn, advanced un- Ul bighwines roxched $1.15 on the lech, aud corn Ti cents, It wus ag high uy $1.00 with corn at 58 cents early In the mouth, 1 AM SATISFIED, ‘ from what I could tearn, that when corn was at its lowest figure highwines coutd not be pro- duced at Clucinautl at less than $1.05 per gallon, tax paid, and consequently thoy must have been suld below tho costof productian tor 2 portion of the time between February and June. ‘This fs attributed in part to an over- Production of spirits in the country, It ix also claimed, and statements of reliabte dealers and: distillers mado to mo were to that effect, that loval causes have operated to keop down the price of highwines tu the Clociunatt market. There have beon offorts on the part of continuous distillers to 1x the murket for high- wines on tho busla of finished spirits, and it is, Uellave, admitted that this class of distillers combined fur this purpose. 1 am Inclined to be- Neve that this, toxetnor with tho overproduc- tion, is the cnuse of the low price of highwines in the enrly part of the acnson. When corn ad- vaticed, and orders fur the fnil trade came in, highwines advanced, and the continuous distill- ors Jost control of tho market. Froin iny own observation, and the report of the agents and expert, gugers, Lum of the opinion that the Raging and proving of solrits in this district ere AS CAREFUL, AND AS GENERALLY CORRECT as in any district in tho country, There is no doubt that, by the gatn fn fractions and correc tton to yolumo under our system of gaging, with which you are perfectly Cauntliar—it “being a subject which we havo often diecuased—tho distitlers of Cincinnati securs to themselves the advantage of one taxable gallon in tho averngo- sized bighwines package. Without a revision of the iuw and roguiitions, this cannot be avolded, it is asserted by tho largest distilers and dealors in Clncinuati that that market fs the only one fn the country from which the actual price of highwines can be deter- intned, or, In other words, that it is tho ouly real highwines market in tho United States. ‘Thoy uesert with grest positivencss that hi; wines uro sold to a very iimited extent in Cbl- congo; that the quatation of highwines in that tmurket ls Hletltious; that it is fixed entirely upon tho busis of fintahed spirits, Ido not know how this fs, but it is worthy of your conslderation. While 1 believe that our oficers genorally aro intolligent and talth¢ul. and exercise « com- mendable degree of vigiance to protect tho Government against losa of revenue from tho tax on spirits, T RECOMMEND, if it is possible to avcure jt, an incronsod vigi- jnnee in that direction, and respeottully sug- gest that a larger number of our most expe- rienced agents by nasigned to the splrit-produ- clung districts, su that more attention muy bo aiven to this source of revente, The visits to the distilierics by them by day and night should be more frequent. Tho gaging service should bo carefully supervised, Storekeopers and Gagers should be frequently Mspected and’ thoroughly fnstrudted in tholr dutics, { reo- ommend thls, not only to protect the Govern- ment kgainst possible loss of revonue, but also to -givo bonest producers thu protection to which thuy ura entitled (a the prosecution af a business from which such vast revenues are realized, and to establish and malntaln, if poesi- bie, the contidence of tho trade, Very reapect- fully, F, D, SEWALL, Chief of tho Division of ovonue Agents. GUATEMALA. ENVUESSION Of TI SYMPATHY OF THAT QOVENNMENT, Wasiunutox, D, C., Nov, 2.—Lorenzo Montufor, Secretary of State of Guatemala, speclal envoy to convey In persoi the sym- pathy und condolence of his Goverment with the Government and people of the United States upon the death of Prosident Gurtield, called upon, President Arthur In fuldlment of his migsfon, Me was accom panied by Dr, Loring, the Minister of the United States to Central America, and by Seeretary Bintne, Montufor, In closing his ‘audress, anit: Although the illustrious President Garileld be dead, his clevated thoughts and nobte ulm have not gone down with him iuto the grave. They Uva in the heurts of all Americans, und are cous tinued in’ porson of the eftizen of Lixh endow. montsand clylo yirtuos. Kecoive, sir, the wishes Tchorlsh for the well-being of your Governs tnent, and for tho happlicas of this admirable Repubiic, which, i its roplit dovelupment and oxtraordivary growth, [6 without paraltel ia the Distory of tho universe. PRESIDENT ANTHUR: replied as follows: Mar, Minwsren: fam singularly touched, as wellus deeply aratitied, by the symputhetio ex- prossion of sorrow with which the pooplo and Govyernmont of Guatewals ahare in the gricf that hag overshadowed our Hepublic, and it Is eupoclally pleasing to me to receive the cloquont assurances of that sympathy through oue who Js so well Otted by his bigh station and personal qualltiea to speak tn the name of hla country, Culled as J aus by the pacitio working of the Constitution, which Jaid the foundydon of freo- dom on our-great- continent a ceatury ayo, to auccoed the wise and good Chief Mugiatrate whoso logs we mourn, It is ny alm to carry out and still further develop tho purpose be 0 sigs nally manifested of good-will and carucat Sclendship toward all tho kladred republics of tbe New World, to which wo aro bound by the wacred tes of mcommon form of government and close 7 interest, and in your perso Mr, Mintet/ {ied id peoe at the Government and peo- ple of Gu¢4-"Tx24 with aincero wishes that they Tres evan panel ne blosaings of lberty and Prosperity which the United States so carnestiy desires to aco shared by all ts nolghbora, SILVER CERTIFICATES. THEIR IMMENAR POPULANITY. Bpectat Diepateh to The Chicaco Tribune, Wasitnaton, D. C., Nov. 3—Tho Treas ury Department, owing to tha relatively small stock of standard silver dollars now on hand, has found it necessity to suspend the exchange of silver cerlitientes for gal coin or bullion, which was authorized under De- partment Clreular 75, of the date of Jan. 18, 1830, Referring to thts subject today, one of the ‘Treasury officials sald: ‘the Inw au- thorizes the holder of silyar bullion to de- posit it In the Treasury and take ont cert!f- cates, Two years ngo the . question was ralsed whether nny one could take out gold {rom the ‘frensury ani put in silver certificates, It was found that, under the rule of the department by which any person to whom payments are duo may recefye the amonnt dug in the currency of his choice, those to whom silver dollars were paid IMMEVIATELY REDEPOSITED THES, and took out silver certificates, It was ac- cordingly decided to allow depositors to de- posit theirgold, and uponit silver certificates were Issued, the Treasury at the same tle holding an ninount of standard sliver equal to the amount that had been depoalted, This practice has been continued to such ap © extent that there aro now outstanding of allver certiticates issued under these circumstances the amount of $6,027,670, Against this the Treasury holds of silver $60,570,378, leaving ONLY 243,000 siLVER DOLLARS in the Treastiry which are not represented by ontstandt certificates, and for this reason the Treasury hus seen fit to rescind thefarder under which ti{s issuance of silver certificates against gold coin wus authorized.” ‘These $41,000,000 of silver certificates, how- ever, do not represent the entire amount of. silver dollars, or Its equivalent, outstanding. The mint has coined something Ike $100,- 000,000 of silver, There: are in the ‘Treasury of sllver certificates, not represent- ed by the $66,000,000 above named, $7,485,900, ‘The totat amount of standard silver dollars actually in circulation Is about $40,000,000, ‘The mint, for more than a year, hay Leen colning the minimum amount authorized by the Silver-Dollar Jaw, or $2,000,000 per month. ‘That was Sucretary Sherman's pulley, and it has not been abandoned since he first fo yored It. BEER. CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF ITS ADULTERATION. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, : Wasiixarox, D. C,, Noy. 2—The Com- missioner of Internal Revenue has had the question of the materials which enter into the manufacture of beer in New York Clty examiluied by some of his agents there, The main part of the Inquiry was directed towards nscertalniue: whether the brewers were In tho habit of reporting on the regular forms tho materials, other than malt and hops, which they use. The result of the In-* vestigation, 50 far as lins yet been made known here, shows that some of the brew-" ers do not report any materials used by them except malt und hops, and that they do not evan enter these ‘additional mutters | in thelr records. Some of them clalm as an explanation ot the vivintion of law that they have not been required tomake such reports. On tho other ‘hand, the officers of Internal Tevenue say it has been constantly required of brewers to make these reports, but that THEY WAVE CAUSED MUCH TROUNLE because they are extremely reluctant tu have it known that they use anything but maltand hops. Tho ofivers say that glucose, rice, ete, smtust be taken Inte the brewer- jes at night. The agent reports that the brewers in tho Second District make complete return of materials. The detalled report of one agent shows that mauy brewers claimed Ubat they used noth ing, but stl he ascertained that some used sugar, some. cornmeal, and some ree in ads dition, and one brewery showed the use, ina month, of 11,150 bushels of malt, no hops, and ¥,046 bushels of other materials, On in- awry 1 appeared that the latter item was ail’ corn-meal. AY ONE DREAWERY, : where the return to the Collector showed the- use of malt and hops only, investization re- veuled the fact that, for every nlnety-six bushels of mit, thers were used 500 pounds of coraline, although the latter was uot entered cither on the returns of mniterial received or of material used. - An- other large brewery, which reported onty hops and malt as used, realy manufactured. thelr beer of matertals in the tollowing pro- portions: — Malt, 13,200 bushels; corn-nival, 205 pounds; glucose, 60 pounds, Another establishment used malt, hops, corn-meal, and rice, the proportion of inalt and meal belng fifty bushels of corn-meal to 230 bushels of malt, ‘Tha Inst brewery -examlagd had just abandoned the usy of glucose. ‘The practice had been to usa 600 pounds of glucose to every 105 bushels of malt. * MIE AUTOPSY. A STAAL SUNSJECT REVAMPED, Speetat Dlavatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutxartoy, D. C., Nov, %3—Dr. Welsh, the editor of a medical journal here, in the current number, reviews President Gartiott!s cuse, He takes tho ground that the wound need not have proved fatal, arraigus Dr. Dilss, and disputes the statement of the Int- ter that he had authority in controlling the case, The article contains a ietter from Dr, Lincoln, a noted surgeon here, one of these who were stunmoned to attend the President on the first day, In the course of which he says that frum tha report Dr, Bliss made to the counell of suravons It was’ evident that Bilas obtained no detinit information of the injury on the morning of the shooting; that it was pot even ascertalned that a rib wag broken, and tho wound was dstinetly stated to bo blow the last rib, Ne (Dr, Bliss) re- peatedly stated to all the surgeons that THE ONLY EXAMINATION ‘i made by hin was the very slight one made with a sinall probe, whieh gave no fudication of the course of the ball, or of the injury in- Mileted by it, ‘Tho examination of Dr. Wales Arat ascertained the frnoture of the rb, Dr, Walsh maintains thas, if the wound had been enlarged and te pleces of the bone removed soon after the reagtlon was establlahed, the pus cavity would not have formed, ‘The urticle also says: i Tu conteudiatton of Le. Biles’ statemunt that President Garileld pervonully placed himself undor ites’ care, it 1s suscoptivle of proof that Dir. Garttold stated after Dr. Biles had assumed control of the caso, aud refused adnulaston to Dry Baxter, that Dr. Baxter had beew for many, years and was atill coudiderad by him his phy- sician, and that be bad never expressed @ desire for, Bliss ¢o take chargo of the case. aie” NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW: ACTION OF THE NEW. YOU BTATH JUDI- CLARY COMMITTEE—SENTIMENT OF ‘THE COUNTHY—IILL TO BE INTHODUCED, Wasuinatos, D. 0. Noy. &—For some tline past much Interest has been expressod in New York, Boston, and other citles re~ specting the advisability of @ bankrupt law wiiich should be an Improvement upon that of 1807, Pursuant to the wishes ‘of the Boston Board of Trade, Judge Lowe pre pared w Bankrupt bill, which was, at @ pre, * vious seaslon of Congress, referred ta. the!