Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 4, 1881, Page 2

TOE 4d, ES— TWELVE CHICAGO TRIBUNIS: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER notes In redemption of old United States notes, and of Nattonal-hank notes, has en aleavered to husband the supply by the tse of gold, standard silver dollars, and silyer certificatls, tn payment of demands on tha ‘Treasury. The practice during the last year Jas been fo make 10 per cent of all payments In silver dollars aud certificates, 40 per cent. in‘gold coin, and 50 percent innotes. ‘To this rule there is ONK IMPORTANT EXCEVTION, ‘Under tho arrangement between the trens- ury and the Now York Clearing-House, all of the payments by the Trensury to this Instt- tution, aggregating $275,000,000 n yenr, must Do inade {1 gold coin or United States notes. Standard silver dollars are not recelyable under {ts rules, although silver certificates: ure now being patd to it by the Treasury to some extent, in large denominations, bn lew of gold colin, for uso in the payment of ens toms dues, Aside from any personal views usto the expediency of reviving tho silver dollars, it would seom unwise for my branel of the Governtient Co eneotrage an arrange ment by whiel a coin whitch tho Inw has mide a fuli tegal tender Is discredited. ‘Tho gross assets of tha (overnment, ine cluding tho funds field for the redemption of gold, silver, aud currency cer- lifleates ara $91,051,210, having Inereased more than $64,000,000 during tho Inst year, and being fnrger than on the corresponding date In any year since 18i8, ‘This Inerease is thie in ehtef partte deposits on neconnt of silver certificates, which amounted during the yenr to $45,600,000, A Inrge share of these vertifleates wns issued for deposits of wold, which directly fiereased the assets, while, so far as they were issued In payment. of demanils on the Treasury, they protected the assets to a Ike extent, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF STANDARD SIT DOLLARS celnerl to Sept. 90, 1891, under the net of Feb, 2S, 1878, fs $99,522,705, of which S:2,074,420, or nearly 38 per cent, is In circulation, aul $65,- 149,279 remain in tho Treasury, ‘The amount colned during the last yéar was $27,755,055, of which $9,589,420, or a little anore than sty pér cent, went Into circulation, and $18,164,559 remualn In the Treasury, ‘The mnount put into cireutation in the preceding year was $11,056,680, or $2,305,960 more than In te year Just closed, indicating «1 considerable | falling oft in thedemand, During the six months ending with Jute, 1891, the amount in elran- Jation ran down to $445,775, but inereased do $4,250,021 In the next three months. ‘The amount going into clreulation 1s invariably darger in the Inst half of the calendar year thin In the first half. ‘This Is largely owing to the’ atittimnal demand for Southern and Western oxchange, which Is met to a consid: erable extent. by BIUIPMENTS OF SILVER DOLLATS, "The dollars being forwarded from the mints to all accessible points at the expense of the Government for deposits of gold eoin or cure reney with any Assistant ‘Trensurer, furnish a menns by which exchange on any polnt In tha West or South can bs obtained in| New York without expense, Silver certifientes are paid out at the couiters of thd various Sub-Treasuries for deposits of gold coin with the Assistant Treasurer in Now York, but when required at any point at which thero is no Assistant Treasurer they are for warded from tho nearest Sub-Treasury at tho expense of tho person. recelying thom. For tho purpose of placing funds at such polnts,- the silver dollars are there. fore usually preferred. The dollars so placed are more likely to enter into vermanent circulntion than those paid out In eitics where there are Assistant ‘Trensur- ers, with whom they may at once be deposit- ed for silver certifieates, Any effort to put. the dollars {nto actual efrealation in such citles [3 frustrated by the return of the coins for certifientes, which the holder is by law entitled to demand for them. As such at+ tempts Inyotve AN UNNECESSARY DOUNLE JITANDLING OF ‘THe cur by the Treasury thoy have been generally abandoned, and when payments are to bo innde In silver the certiicates are pad out Inthe first histance. Of the $08,597 1 standard silyer dollars colned, $74,001,777, or wore than 73 per eent, hive been pald out by the Treasury and mints, Of this tatler amount $50,698,851 have been returned to the ‘Trens- ury In payment of public dues or in ex- change for silver certifleates. ‘Tho average tmonthly colunge has been $2,287,000; the average net monthly issuc only $755,000, Of the $66,000,000 on hand more than $10,000,000 areheld by the Mint and Sub-Treasury In San Francisco and more than $16,000,000 by the Assistant Treasurer in New York City, THE CHICAGO BU-TREASURY Jias $1,053,837, ‘Fhore was o Inrge increase during the fiscal year In the amount of silyer certificates in circulation, the amount out- standing at tho close of the year being = $51,100,530, 2s compared with $12,974,870 outstanding June 0, . 18S), ‘This {nereaso 1s due in part to the demand for notes for circulation, but chiefly to tho operation of the depurtmental circular of Sept. 18, 1880, under which oxcliange on the Sub-Trensuries in the West ant South pay- a1 ablo In silver certifientes is furnished by tho department for deposits of gold coin with the Assistant Treasurer In New York, Un- dor this cfreular, large mmounts of silver certificates, chiefly of tha donominations of $10 and 820, have been pald ont at tho Sub- *Freasury in New Orleans, St. Louis, Chiica- go, and Cincinnati for the purpossof moving the cotton and other crops. Stnee the close of the fiscal year tho circulation of the cor- tificates has still further inerensad, TI AMOUNT NOW OUTSTANDING Ddolng $U4,140,010, of which §11,300,470 Is held by the Treasury, The amount of silver dol- Jars I tho Treasury at this dnte is $65,040,270, less than $2,000,000 In excess of the outatnnd- ing cortifientes, As tho cortifientes cannot be Issued in excess of the dollars held by the Treasury, the limit ‘of their issue is likely *oon to bo reached, alihough, of course, the vortiticutes hold by the ‘l'reasury in its cash ean be paid out, Aside from this limitation, the Issue of the silver certiflentes las little Telutlon to the standard silver dollar, The "Treasury pays them outbeeanse It finds it nee- essary to utllize, Int some way, the exormous stock of allver which lt Js carrying, wid thoy are taken by the public, without regard. to the silver dollars behlad them, beenuse they constitute a conventent form of paper «anrency, ‘To the extent of nearly two-thirds ofthe amount cofned the colunge and at- tempted clreulation of the standard silver alollar TAVE NESULTED SIIPLY. iy an addition to the paper elreulation of the country, Wliatevor the ulthuate result may be, the hnmediaty effect tins not been with. out positive nlvantages, ‘Pho volume of the United States notes ts tinited by law, while the Natlonal ‘banks do not find suMletent protit dn Issuing elreulation on United States bonds ut present prices to Induce them to supply tho demand for fdditional paper elrewlation «nused by tho Increase of buslness. ‘The js." sue of silver cortificutes, by meeting this de anand, hag averted what might lave proved asorlous public inconvenience,” REVORY OF TREASURE GILPILLAN, ‘fo the Weatern Assoctated Press, Wasninaton, D, U, Nov. 3.—The report of United States Treasurer Giilian for the discal yoar ouding Jane 8, 1881, shows an ine crease of receipts over those tor 1d80 from every source, ‘The Increusa in customs Is $11,037,611; In internal revenue, $11,255,011; dn sales of publle lands, $1,185,838; in miscel- luneous sources, $3,177,703; totul Incrense, $27,255,081, which, added to the net reduce. don of 86,830,070 In expenditures, makes the lucrease in the surplus of reventie $84,185,751. “he net revenues were $300,783,402, and the Het expenditures $00,712,887, The excess of recelpts over payments was $100,- in ed tho redemption af tha nubile, debt, The dalanee it the ‘Treasury in- crensetl $48,667,603 —from, 2205, 7021 at the beghinma to &: RS ut tho end of tho fiscal year. ‘The amount expended on account of Hiterest and promfiu on the pub- Ile debt ran down from 208,552,895 tn 1880 to S85,060,00—0 reduction of 814,989,005, Tho Kalance standing to the credit of the dls- Gursing officers and agents of the United States with various oflees of tha Treasury dune 0, 1881, was 821,030,307, The receipts for the {geal year on account of the Post. OMee Department were $5,757,001, and the expeniitires S384, af which amotnts $34,703,703 were received and expended «rectly by Postimasters, Tih UNAVATLANIA FUNDS OF THN TREAS ty were $2,521,053, an inerense since the Inst report, by reason of taking up cortaln items. proviously carried in ensh. At the close of the yenr there,was held by tho 'rengurer In United States bonds $30,005,000 as security for elrculation of National banks, and $14,- 205,500 ns Kecurity for publle doposits in Natiunal bank depositories, During the year, $276,8i,700 In bonds wera deposited for theso purposes, and $277,627,850 with- drawn, oxeceding by fur the transactions of any former year. ‘The United States eum reney outstauling wt the close of the year wns 21 WT; redeemed during the yenr, S71,000,874; total redemptions since tho first Issue of curreney, $2,800,141,07 United States bonds amounting to $85,204,- 050 were retired during the year, ‘Tha aggre- wate retired by purchase, redemptton, con- version, and exchange from Mareli tt, 1860, to the close of the fiseal year is $1,805,541,800, Coupons from United States bonds of a value of $23,707,067 were paid during tho year, and quarterly {terest on the registered stock funded loans, amounting to $44,455,700, was paid by means of 805,105 checks, Na- {ional bank-ngtes were received for redomp- tlon during the yenr of the value of $59,050,- THE AGGREGATE UEDEMPTIONS undor the agt of Juno 20, 1874, have been SLU, UH, 772, : Comparing the condition of the ‘Treasury Sept. 30, 1881, with its condition the same alay last year, the most striking changes nro the Snerenso Mn gull ein and bullion and standard silver dollars on hand, and in the silver certificates outstanding, Deducting tho guld certificates avtuntly outstanding, the gold belonging to the Government Sept. 90, 1878, was $112,002,022; S154,087,071 In 18705 $129,160,035 Inn 18805 art $160,552, 746 Int ESS. ‘The gross assets of the Government, ine eluding funds held for redemption of gold, allyer, and currency certificates are $331,051,- 210, thoy having inerensed more than $01,- 000,000 tast year, andl belug larger than on the corresponding dnte In any year since 1878, ‘The increase Is duc In chief part to deposits ‘on account of, SILVER CERTIFICATES, whieh nmounted to $45,600,000, In referring tu the reserve hell for redemption of United States notes, the Treasurursays: “There isno provision of law requiring a specie reserve for the redemption of United States notes, dn the preparation for the redemption of specie payments a fund was created In the ‘Treasury, undor See. 8 of the Resumpiton act of 1875, by the sale of $95,500,000 of bonds and the aceummulation of surplus revenue te protect the outstanding notes. The amount of this fund has never been definitly fixed, but ft hus been maintahied at about 40 per cent of the United States notes ontstanding. IT WAS USUALLY BEEN ASSUMED that a reserve of 40 per cent is suilicient for tho protetion of the United States notes, but under the metlod of computation the reserve Is not merely {0 por cont of the Hability repro- sented by United States nutes, but also 100 per cent of alt other Habllities, So far as gokl, sliver, and elearing-huuse certificates are concerned, It Is necessary, under the Jaws authorizing tholr issue, that their full amount shold be set asjde {1 gold, silver, and United States notes respeetively ag funds for thofr redemtion, but ng to other IHa- bliities there Is no such obligation ns this, and itis submitted that no higher reserve is required for thelr protection than Is reulred for the protection of the United States notes, In the change condition of trade att coinmerce, unless somo calamity shall over- tako the Nation, there seems to by no proba- bility of arun upon the reserve of the 'Treas- ury. ‘The total demand for coin in redemp- tion of United States notes aggregated since the resumptlon but $12,020,080, and no notes whatever have been presented for redemp- Hore since February, 1881. Should there sver je A RUN ON THE APECIE IESENVE OF THE TREASURY, United States notes will bo made the basis of demand, and not the other matured obliga- tons which compose the very varied current Nabillttes of the Governinent, ‘Thv excess of assets over the demand tn- bititles of the Government other than United States notes Is shown: by a tabulated state mentio be $140,443.40. Considering those Nablilties as a whole, tho frensurer says: “Its clear. that whuteyer percentage of re- servo wil} protect United States notes will Protect other -linbilities.” ‘Che ‘I'rensurer does not attempt to say what this porcentage should be, but is of opinion that a uniform poreoutage should be fixed for all current abilities other than the throe classes of certificutes, and that the oxeess of ensh in the ‘Treasury should be expended, from timo to thine, In tho purchnge, or redemption of the public debt, according to some definit and publicly announced plan, Should this bo done, the polley of: the department would cease to be n subject of speculation, aud the influenes of the ‘I'reashry on the money mare ket would be reduced to a minimum, During the last two yenrs thore hag been a steady Incrensy Inthe outstanding notes of denombnations of $20 and utter, and a pro- Bortlouute decrease In notes of -higher de- homlnations, hundreds alone excepted, Tho total amount of standard silver dole Jors colned to, Sept. 80, 1K31, under the net of Veb, 28, 1878, Is $08,823,705, of whieh nearly er eont is In clrewlation and the remain- der in tha ‘Troasury, ‘Tho amount colned Inst year was $97,733,055, of whieh $0,589,490 went Into cireulation, and the ramalnder futo the ‘Freanury, UNITED STATES BONDS, 1 for xedemption under the 105th call, SILVER, The ‘Treasury purchased 460,000 ounces of fing silver for tho Philadelpyla, Now Orleans, | and Ban Franelsco Mints, STAN-NOUTES, THR PROCERDINGS. , Wasinnaton, D. C., Nov. t.—Argumont on the motion to set aside the erimiunt ine formation tn the star-route cases was begun thismorning, The Government was repre- sented by District-Attotney Corkhilland Mr. Brewster, ofS Philadelphia, Col, Bilss, of Now York, and Col. Cook, of Washington, aud the defouse by Messrs, ‘Potten, Wilson, Shella- barger, Robort G, Ingersoll, Syplier, and Jof- forson Chandler, of St. Louls, The argus mont was opened by Jeremiah M, Wilson, Jf reeled the stops already taken ln the ense, and sald thoro could be fo authority found Jn any statute for dilng w erimtial informa: on, Ho challenged counsel on the other sky to polit to nny such statute. If tteeould bo Med tall, it could only be Mted because of ita bolng authorized by common law, There Lind never been In this country a prosecution by Information, except in ease of inluor offenses, such as violations of revenue hws, Where Unt mude of proceeding has been ex- bressly authorized by statute, “THE GRAND JURY was the only recognized wuthority for tho prosecution of pares dor ere, but it thig proceeding should provall grand Juries wight as well bu dispensed with In future, Bueit hs TKR Sate oh the conmun law, Went thoy just be bord a nn this ean the cout! at Teed tS “bO,AGH, of which 800,87,261 was expend: {alley this Infortation to be tiled and war- rauty fysued un ailidovits uf the Poutuastor> ieneraland Woodward, Ie read these antl: davils, sib iaraietl that nota single fact was sworn to in’ them. ‘There was nothing In: them but information aud be From hes ginning to end there was nothing tut hear- aay In them, and he had never heard of anys body being Indteted simply on belief. Mr, Wilsow proceeded to erltietsa the fnforma- tlon for tts verbinge, contending that adverbs aid not constitute u ease, and characterizing tho gentlemen who drew tho Information ns “CHAMPION G0-A8-YOU-PLEASE ADVERH- P-AIMEETIVE-SLINGEUS. It was a mutter of public history that as much ns two years ago Congress elaborately fuvestigated this tdenttent mat ter, and approprinted money to carry out this very contract, whieh, It was said, was so very corrupt, ‘Ihe facts had been notorl- ous for nore that two years, What excuse was given for the delay? None whatever. ‘True tha Court wns asked to allow an in- formation to be filed, because three years had about elapsed, which tho prosecution sant would work to barunder the statute of Hinit- ations, ‘hut was no excuse. It was tho fault of the prosecution that they had delayed. As long ago as June last, In this very court, efense asked for action m these enses, but the Government refused to act. ‘he pros- ecutlon avolded the grand Jury, Why?) Beo- enuse, If they had gona before the grand Jury, the documents and papers James spoke of would Inve to be produced, JAMES SAY SO as to thelr contents wonld not have been ace cepted, nor his statement as to what had been told him by somebotly received, They kept away from the grand Jury beenuse ft was necessary fo suppress the truth In the matter in order to get na standing in this court. There had been the grossest misrep- resentation in this ense anid the grossest sup presston of tho trulh. Ife then proceeded to argue that, if the law called upon sur exectt- ilye ofilcer to make n deelston, the Inw which required him to do so protectod hin in his deelsion, and ho contended that the Judlelul branch of the Government could uot, in seh a ease, infringe upon tho executlye. The prosecution sald the law gavu Gen. Brady authority to make a decision, but that he did Itcorruptiy. Any Inaulry as to that should not be conducted in this court, RUT IN ANOTHEM TROUNAT, high court of Impenctuhent. “Af the con- trary were maintained, the prdsecution couid come ia with an information and arraign the legislative branch of the Government for yotes given In the discharge of oMlelal duties. ‘They could arralgn every member who yoted for the appropriation out of wiileh the cone tract complained of wag pald, Whe Covern- ment had three evodrdinite branches, each the equal of, and Independent of, the others; and this court had no more right to try an executive ollleer, or a Senator, ora Repre- sentitive, for acts done by them fn. tho dis- charge of official duties than it had to try tho Chief Justice of this distinguished court. Ib was preposterous to say .that some man, through mallee or on acvount of public clamor, coukt come and file. an tn formation i this court against tho Presilent of the United States, charging hin with corruption in the discharge of te duties devolving upon him. “LE you ean do this,” he snid, nddressing di: ly Juilgo Cox, “you can do that. If you allow this, and soitio man comes fn and offers you that, you eunnot deny It” He then proceeded to enunelate another proposition, which he re garded as fatal to the proseetitlon—nnmely: that In order to constitute wn offense against tho United States under Sec, 6,H0 of the Re- vised Statutes, the fraud conspired to be por- formed must be such none ns dns been de fined by statute and made aeriine. in other words, the conspiracy must bo to do that which, If done by one, would bea erlie ‘de- fined by Astatute, Suppose, for the snke of argument, that the secused had UNLAWFULLY expedited star routes and increased the sor- vico thereon, Was that an offense azalnst the United States? No, Nostntute hnssait 80, Suppose the accused did overytuing Just 4s they were charged to have done. Had any stitute stated that that was fraud? ‘Therefore this case did not come within the provislons of Sec, 5,40, Io then: proceeded to criticise and ridicute the counts of the in- formation, denying that the -proseentlon lind shown any offense which had beun defined ns such by strtute, ‘Tho Iast-reagon whiel ho presented tn support of the.motion to quash was a constitutional one, Uniler tio Constitution no one could by held to answer for any capital or other infamous erlme ex- covt tpon presentment to or Indletment by a grand jury, le argued that the erline here chayged was infamous, and that, therefore, tt cottld not bo prosecuted by information. Ho quoted a number of authorities In support of Ins proposition, and called attention to the fact that Sue. 1,040 of tho Revised Stitutes gave the Police Court exclusive Jurisdiction over all cries and anisdemeanors not infa- jnous, this Lnpliedly detliiag all erimes pune ishabie by Imprisonment in the. penitentiary asinfimons, ln conechuling his argument, Mr, Wilsun said: “ L Know that your Honor apprecintes the {mportance of the question presented by this proceeding. It 1s not the aceused alone who are Interested. ‘Cho rights and Interests of ull the people of this Nation are Involyed in this question, If you decide that the Distriel Attorney can, without evidence, present a eftizen for a graye orlme (for that ig what. you must vo if you ‘stistain this proceeding), If yott decide that w party can be prosented for an offense which has not been dutined by any stitute (us ‘you must do if you sustain this Proceeding), you wil! have put the Inw of this Nation back te whore England was 300 years ago.” Wilson spoke for over four hours, Le was followed by | COL, ULISs, OF THE GOVERNMENT COUNSEL. Ilo suid that it appeared from the argunient Just made that the défense had other objec- tions to the information, and that there were othor propositions to be made ngaiust it- Mo Instaneed the remark of Mr, Wilson to tho effect that See, 5.40 had been repeated, and that a point would be made upon that by “one of the othar counsel for the defense. Ite thought it talr, before tho prosecution should bo called upon to answer, that all the propo- sitlons of the defense should be stuled, Col, Cock nlso contended that Ingersoll should present the case of Brown, ils client, before the prosecution be obliged to gO oi. Ole INGERSOLL 1 suppose that after wo shalt: have heard from one of the learned gentlemen on the other side, te will be in order to sny a fow wortls In regard to My. Brown, but) an freo now to contract that If either of you gentlo~ Uemen successfully. answer the argument that has been made, L will say nothtag about Brown, [Laughter] Col, iiss sald that he wished he would be perfectly fuly about tho matter, Itomight hhuppen that sonte of the poluts which he was to answer would ba presented by Col, Inger soll, which would’ neevessitata his [ltss*] agaln addressing tho Court. Ie thought, thorefore, It woul be better fur Col, Ingor- soll to preceds hin, ' Col, ingersoll—1 inay say, for the entight- enmont of Col, Bilas, that] shall fasist that the facta set forth In this hifermation tn re wand lo Mr. drown, even If all were ad- uiltted to be true, do not constitute any of- funse; secondly, L sll Insist that the fuets set forth In ened and every count are contra: letery, absurd, und hnposslble. [Laughter] It Is hnipossible that any suel acts should be lone in any such way, Now, that is my general statement—that fiery ts nothing fn {his information charging Brown with any Andictable offense. Whether an biformation needs facts is snothor question, 1 shalt ins slst that it ls Impusslbla that Brown ever con: spired with Brady to Inttuence Brady, or that Urady over CONAPIRED WISH LWWN TO GKT DROWN ‘ro INFLUENCE 11M, Lhyurhton) 1 shall lusist that Brown noyer conapleed with Brady to give acontract to MeDonongh, and that therefore McDonough never conspired with Brady aml Brown to live the contract declared null and void. T shall Insist that MaDonough never conspired to cheat himself, and that he ever went to the extent of tiring Brown to help hin, {Laughter.] 1 shall also insist that itis not within the hiorlzon of the probable that any man over paid 88,000 or $10,000 to get another nan to conspire with another man aswell ag hhinself to tefraud himself, Now, 1 think L have given a general view of tho course L intend to pursue, so far as Brown Js cun- corned. Lshall also insist that tho afllavit of James’ to alfect certain contracts aro an filo in his office dogs not tend to show that Brown went to New York with an illegal object, 1 shall also insist that when James states tn hls affidavit that hie has had con- versatlons with certain persons thot those persons slinll be brought Into court, I shalt instst that when he speaks of contracts those contracts shall be brought into court. I shall insist the same in regard to the nfl. davit of Woodward, atid, finally, L shall tn sist [and here Col, Ingersoll dropped the bautering tone aud” spoke seriously, em- phasizing his remarks with blows of his hand upon tho table] hat, in this country or any othor country where Saxon blood gives evl- denve of Mberly and manhood, ‘the grand Jury stands between the eltizen and his eatuminatar, no matter if that caluminator fs an officer of tio Cabinet orn President of the United States.!” : TIS SENTIMENT WAS LOUDLY APPLAUDED by the spectators, and it was some time be- fore ortder was restored so a3 to permit Col, Jugersoll to proceed, which he flaatly ald, ns, follows: “1 shall also insist, before I get through Avith the ease of Brown, that the grand jury is placed betweon tho citizen ant his reputation to provide for precisoly cages Uke this. Lshall insist that when a igh oficlil of this Nutlon states, though ho has not yet convleted ‘my cltent, that be has branded hhn—L still insist that the grand jury stane between that oflielal and the citizen and rf. vent him using that brand. L shail insist that the Information hag been found improperly, legally, and contrary to the spirit of Amer- ican Hberty. Now! have given you, it may be, 0 general view of tho course I intent to pursues? (Laughter, whieh was Increased by the serlous imnmer in which Col. Cook int aulred of Col, Ingersoll for the nuthorittes Upon which he relied, After some sarcastic remarks between cose), 1t was finally agreed that Col. Bliss should open for the Governtnett tumorraw tinorning, té be followed by Col, Ligersoll, but that if, the Intter should advance propo sitions which Cul. Bliss night desire to reply to, he would be permitted to do so. . Court then adjourned, CONFEDERATE BONDS, AMOUNT IN THE UNITED STATES TREASURY, Speetal Diavateh to The Chteaga Tribune. Wasinxaron, D, C., Nove t,—The demand for Confederate bonds has attracted a good deal of attention among the ofiicers of the Government who know anything about the subject, both in the Treasury and State De- partments, An examination today in the Division of Captired and Abandoned Prop- erty of the Treasury Departinent resulted ft the diseovery of the fact that the Goyern- tient has in that burenw Confederate bonds of the face value of $50,000,000 anda great many millions of Confederate ‘notes, ‘ho bonds are ‘stacked away on shelves, without any care or order, and luive been so store ons waste paper since tho War, If {t were possible for evit-dts- posed persons to lave aeceess to these file: rouins, millions of these bonds might easily be transferred to JUDAIL 1, HEXTAMIN'R AYNDICATE In Londun. In yiew of the contempt with wiileh these -bonds have always buen re- garded in tho ‘Treasury, it is perhaps sur- prising that before now they have not found thelr way to the waste-paper denter and tho pulp vat, “Gen. Splinor, when he wis United States Troagurer und Glade was Secretary of the ‘Treasury, wished to avail himself of the fact that these bonds had a value at Nassau. The Treasury then bad a much sinaller qiuuntity of the bonds tian it now has, but It had enough enptured at some rald ut the valine then ettrrent in Nassau to pttrehase 0 vesnel, . GEN. SPINNER, , Wis now remombered, insisted that to keep the bonds In the United States ‘Treasury was to help to give them ‘a value, inasmuch as the locking up of so many bonds redueed the amount outstanding—that ft was fust as legithnate a means of warfare to use these bonds for money in’ Nassau as ib was to forage upon the enemy or touse the noted contraband of war, ond that, moreover, the peuple of Nassau. who were constantly supplying cual to the Rebel cruisers, deserved no consideration at the jiands of tho United States, Spinner had ne- cumulnted enough of these bonds to pur- chuse a steamer, and had ascertalned that one could be bought at Nassau with them; but Secretary Chase anti: “TWILL NOT TOUCHE THE BTU)" and Spinner could not prevall upon him to change his ind, Undor the administration of the ‘Treasury by McCulloch and Boutwell, & commission was scht to Europe to recover Contederate property, and the conlssion did recover it to the amount of $100,000, but the commission presented to tha Department DIIL of 395,000 for tho exponses of collection, and that ainount was pald, so that the Gov. ernment only recolycd $5,000, One Avaut hing hind a contrat with the ‘roasury at dif- ferent tines to recover Confederate property in Europe, of whieh he elahned to heave a knowledge. Tho terms of his contract were that he. should fhayo 60 per cent of the amount recovered, But the ‘Treasury hig never yet recelved a dollar from hin, and the contract has now expired, Somo thie sinee one of ourConstls in England reported to the Consul-Genoral at London that there was @ very considerable amount of Confed- erate: property in his consular district, inte cluding a quantity of machinery, ‘The re port was sent to the State Department, but ho nation was taken, Some of the special agents in Europe clot that the great war yesse) now owned by Denmark, the Dunder burg, was really Confederate property, A FOUMER UNITED BYSTES KENATOR, who has had hla attention partleularty di- rected to tho subject of Confederate property in Great Deitaln, aul who knows a great deat about the operations of Judah 1’. Benjamin, In Europa, says that the object of this recent purchase is to ret the conpons maturing July 1/1805, with bonds attached as vouchers, ‘Tho Interest upon these bonds was paid by the Confeidsrate Government from funds allegert tu be In the Bank of England up to Jan. 1, 185, ‘The Rebellion collapsed the following April, Consequently the July egupons when «ute were not presented for payment. My ine formunt says thata comblnation ef English operators hugs made arrangements for the payment of the full face value of these cou. pons from the fund.on deposit, and are now having them cashed for thelr face value on presentation, UENCE THE DEMAND FOR THESE HONDS, hot belng able to purchinse then seeretly owing to the fact that the holders are widely scattured, aud the bonds thomselyes out of sight and uhmnost ont of remembrance, they hve resorted to public advertisement, Hinkers here today say that tho dispatch from Eugland dectayjug that no funds axlst- cd, und that there was no purpuse of cashing the coupons, was sent in tho interest of the partles wiio are bilylug up tho bouds, which, owlny ta the genoral luterest In tho subject, and the competition, have WIHEN IN VALUE, P which cutg into thelr profits, At the rate yesterday, ncoupon of Si cust $14.50, or about ws por cout of its fate value,” ‘The Sous PAGES. ‘ ee A that the Insilo opetators abroad who are buying these coupons are procead> fg on defnit information and understanding. ‘The Untted States Trensury holds. a very large minount of these bonds, representing many mitiions of dollars, and the Govern jent has had offers for whatever amount ft hidtof the elnss speelited, United States Treasurer Gillian says tho Government's dreasure In this tine has never been counted, but that they have begun acount today, ‘They suppose there are about $50,000,000 worth In fave vatue, THE ASSASIN, AUPLICATION OF KCOVILLE: Speeiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wastixatos, D, G., Nov. S—Today, in the Criminal Court, tho sssasin’s counsel tixked for an oiler to compel the Distriet-At- torney to give up certatn letters, newspaper serips, and newspapers, and a ptstol takett from the assagin at the time of Ils arrest, The District-Attorney replied that ho held them property as ovidenee of the efime.s The ‘Court will probably deoide that the nassasin’s comnsel has a right to examine them, ‘These lettors ary snntily those fn whlel the assasin {tinted that he had killed thy President In tho Hiterést of the Stalwarts, and one in whieh he proposed a Cabinet for Mr. Arthur composed of Mr. Conkling, Emery Storrs, and others, ‘The ¢llppings from newws- papers are frow the priielpal Stalwart fours nals, aud are chiely.denunelations of Prest- dent Garfleld, on the ground that he was be- traying the Republlean party. This request of Gultent’s counsct is regarded as on indl- cation that one argument for tho defense will be that ‘Guitenws weak mind was first strongty lmpressed' with the arguments of theStalwarts.that Gartient was sacrfcing the Interest of the party, and thereby Jed to: bo- Hieve that it would be a patriotic act. to kill him, Z TRUDE WILL NOY ORTRUDE MIMSELT, At Is now evidett that Lawyer ‘Trude, of Chiengo, witl not be here to assist iu the Gultenu trian, Ab all events, one of Gul- tent’s counsel, In court today, assigned as arenson for wantlug moro thas the faet that he had expected to itive a gentienan from Chicago associated with him whom he docs not now expect, : STATE DEPARTMENT. ~ pEnus Wasuincton, D. C., Nov, 3.—The report {hat tho Govermnent had directed Gen, Hurlbut to continues lo recognize the Gov- ernment of President Calderon as the legit! mate Governinent of Deru was shown to Seeretary Maine today, and, in reply to the aitestion {tt were true, he sald: “‘Lhere ts vothing tn the affairs of Peru about which the dopartinent cares to spent? CONFEDERATE BONDS, ‘The State Department has had no corre- spondence, and dees not contemplate having. any, with the Buglish Government in refer> enes to thd reported batance In the Englist Inniks to tlie credit of the Confederato States, T1NS PRESIDENT. OFF FoR NEW Vork. Wasiinatox, D. ©, Noy. 3,—President Arthur left for Now York this morning. Ilo was accompanied by Seeretary Hunt, who will be absent ton days on a tour of Inspec- ton of the Northern navy-yards,’° NOTES. THE Disnucr. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasinxatos, D, G., Nov. 3—Tho Invest gation Intg tho dofateation in the District av- counts hore shows a maxtinum of about $0,000, ‘The. District wilt suffer no loss, a8 the ensiter has already conveyed real estate ehough to the Collector td ninke good tho tle ficiency. - Any extravagant reports as to the uxtont of tho defatention must proceed from adesire to affect the securities of tha Dis- triet., ‘Ihe statements that the defleloncy amounted to $600,000, and that it was vary much mure than Is covered by the bonds of tho Lolledtar {9 Bluiplyabaitd, * : CONGRESSMAN DEZE Republican-clect trom the Norfolk (Va.) Dis- trict, publishes a card in which ho refuses to follow the rest of tho Viralnia Ropublic- ang In the support of Mahone. MOURNING FOR GARVIELD IN VENEZUELA. + President Guzinan Bhuteo, who, during the prostration of the late President Garfield, manifested directly and through the Ven- ezuclan Minister, Seilor Camacho, tha most livery interest for iis recovery, ns soon ns the, news of hls death reached Carnens, the Cupital of Venezuela, ordered by a deeres on the Lith of Octobur last, “ public duelo,?? or mourning ceremontes to the memory of our lute President. ‘Tho decree spoke of fim as one whose valorous struggle and. painful vicissitudes wero followed by mankind with anxiety and increasing — admira- on, Vive guns announced tho news, mut, twenty-five minuteguns completed the Presidential salute. During ten days the natlonal fag was displayed at hale tmagt upon the publle buildiuygs, and tho national employés wore ecrape, All the uembers of tho Cabinet want ita boy topay avisitof contolenca to the Minister-resi- dent of the United States at Caracas, ‘Tho degree was published in an extra munber of tho official newspaper, La CGacetit, asa proof of esteem of Venezuelan for her grent irlend, sister, and model. : KOUTIVE ODT Tu the Weatern assoctatect Frese, Wasutnaton, D, C., Nov, &.—A Presiden- tial order hay been issued directing the pen- sion ageney, at St. Louls te be removed tho ist of January to 'Lopeka, Kas, THE ANNUAL REPORT Ov THe PENSION WU . REAU shows that the 80th of June, 1881, thera wero 28,500 pensioners, at net Inevease during the year of 18028, Tho agaregate anaual value ofall pensions was $28,709,007, ‘The annual Misbursements of the uflles, however, lurgely exceed this sum. For instance, tho tolal amount pat for pensions during, the year (oxelusive of certain arrears in elaims allowed prior to Jan. 25, 1870, was $40,735,147, tho difference being ac- counted for by arrears of pensions, ar “ac. erued punstons,”coverkus periods ttle bak to tho disechurge In cach ense of the soldier SUIT Myla, and In claims of widows or minor ebildren, + REAICADSIRAL, NODAKIS will bo retired Nov. 14, It Is understood that Capt, Francls MM. Ramsey hay beon so- lected for Superintendent of. the Naval Academy. Uy the retirement of Aduilral Noilgers, Commodore George HH. Cooper will be promoted, HEAIPADMINAL JOHN C. NOWELE will bo retired Nov, 24, whon Commodore John CG. Heanmont will be advanced, PENSION AGENT APPOINTED, Presldent Arthur today appotited Nathan- jel Adams, Manhattan, Kas, Pension Agent, St. Louly, vico Louls Camplon, whose term explred, ————— THE FLIPPER COURT-MARTIAL, Bax Antonio, Tex., Nov, 3,—Tho Flipper court-inattinl met, when Judge-Advocate Clots stated that it would not be proper to arraign the necused on the additional chargos preferred slnce the adjournment of coutt tn September, without. hls voluntary consent, ‘Two sets of charges wore imude out. ‘The court Was sworn only on the first. Lf Flipper ida such a propustiion tLwould beall right, ‘The JudgeAdvoeate was only portitted, with a desire to save tne and money to avcised, to take such suggestion, aud loft the necused free ty choose which course he wlahed toadoph, Capt, Baler, defendait's counsel, wished, {eo know Jrhelter the same court could try thy, second set of charges, should ty bes leclded to asic w separation, to witch the Judze Advocate replied that ho could not maka ‘such mn agreement, but as far ns he was cohcornod all the presdut mente Ders of the . present Sourt youd fs asked to servo on the second trial to glvo the defeydant the to consider his. best course. ‘Tho court adjourned dll wmorrow, mia Uthat while fi the woods ¢ CRIMINAL NEWS, fd the boy wandered away Trony, Bln we : he (Freeman) was haockiy lity MUS Leon Ube Hel for Now eee and when he fuoked arn Ahoy were nowhere fn staht. the Father, Charter Rito, I. eonttuent eehlls Two Women on Trial in Ar. ht0 hy avitl a broken leg, but Peter Rita ate Pd fea, anne kansas Charged with and wimerons friends und: nelehtiars ile, Murder tated n woah for the atest bos, he UW . vous, whiel only contained i few 5 were thoroughly Keoured Without x eet and all the adjacent terrttory wag Peecess travolod avery but no traces’ of cree Particulars of tho Terrible Crimo | nou or young Lido were found oe ae 7 Q afternoon and itl night ¢ canetes AML thy Leading to Their t, ft ab 8 orcturk this apie Sea Arrost. pice Ethel ton was awakened qe al ot on, iy held “ They went to the dustlee, aroused lim from Mis ps uncle mide complaint | renin and Cannoulle with abn warrant wag Issued, and ata o'elog! eer nrtested a I A siteon, taken before Justica Korth and oxumitation in S300) bonds, the easy over until the 1th tnst. Evory elfort to fh fanuoults has thus far broved naval Ms inethor keeps iv Doarding-house Me Woodbridge street West, near Kin wstimb yard, and he ved with her, butshe elaine io Ttaye seon nothing Of htistice Sesterday morning. Ile ign unmarried man, ‘aban 2h years old, and lias been veireus perfotmer Jt is thought<that he tas carried aay, NM boy for the pirrpose ot bringing hin hy is the profession, Freeman Isa Married nae and has a family residing AL Twenty peels in io Jormurly bore agood chiarnetert Dut 0: yer tel ten : te years lias been, ndilleted to dering Tho Person in MWonontines 4 ¥et fdentitied as Lon Wititatn Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, = Mrxomixes, Wis, Nov. —The jail has been thronged with visitors today to ge the stpposed Lon Wiliams, brought hero frog Mitwaukee. “Very few are admitted into the cell oecuplad by iti, excopt persons who have known Lon and belteve they cout identify him. I éatled at the fail this Mor Ingeand was admitted Into the Wuknown's Breserfee, While thore, M. J. Mugging at Arkursus, who lived at Lersey and knew Williams wall, and claims to have beeq A Disreputable Charaoter Fatally Shot at Hot Springs by a Lawyer, Abduction of a. Handsome Little * Boy from a Detroit Suburb. Failure of Soveral Persons to Identi- fy William Kuhl as Lon Williams. Grand Rapids, Mich., Suocessful- ly Raided by a Gang of Bold Burglars. A. Quarrel Between a Steptather and Stenson Endetl by tho Laiter’s Death. - Male Mombers of 2 Pomale Minstrel Com- present «when Dr Baker amputated pany Fined at Atlanta: for Lou's toc, and held one of iy , Fighting, ands, was admilted.. He said a onee the prisoner was not Lon Will a Well ros telegraph operator a sey wher Lon Ilyei there, wis audinitted, and tho instant be saw trim sald lie was pot tha man. He know Lon well, and gx plained the yoints wherein tho prisener dlitered from hint. Lot's forehead was broader, his ticek-bones more prominent, sad the ex ssion of the 4 not the same $i crys an engliits fa Fosters mill ab Fate child, who had lived at Hersey anit knew ‘Two Arkanans ‘Women on Trial ona Chargo of Murder, oretal UY tpatea to The Chicaca Tribune Lrrrne Rock, Atk., Nov. 3.—Tho most traordinury murder case ever tried in this State Is now In progress at Arkadelphia. ‘The defendants are Miss Surah Stokes and Mra, Elizabeth Shelton, who are charged With the murder of Miss Malindn Stevens, boule eg A daa Wyte, tent a ‘Tho tragedy occurred noar Mineral Springs, |, lanes . to sntisty him that In Howard County, one day last April. ‘The | the prisoneriyas not Lon Williams, In fae no one has yeb been tuund at this writ who can Identify hin, It ts the ceory sume that, whether he iy Lon Willlaniso¢ not, hie ls one of the murderers of the Cole nin brothers, and that the “ullleers possect strong evidence of that tact, which will bs produced at the exmiuination to bo held iy durand. ‘There is no exeltement. here over the inatter, by reason of the doubt that exists repurding the prisoner's identity. He wil be given protection nnd a fair triad, Stokeses and Stovonses are prominent people, and live on adjoining farms, Sarak Stokes isa young and exceedingly handsome girl of i Hor mother died n year ago, and she has had charge of the household affairs ever since, looking after the comfort of her father and brothers with motherly solicitude, She has a violent temper, Is quick to resent.a real or fancied Insult, and eherlshes im placuble hatred towards her enemies. Some thne ago sister of Miss Stevens made very derggatory remarks concerning Miss Stokes, ant, this conting to the cars of tho latter, she swore to revenge It ina terrible manner. It is sald that tho girts wore rivals, cach wish- Ing to be considered the belle of the nelgh- borhood, However this inay be, Miss Sto! at once mounted horse, and, accompanied ——— A Burglarlows Ratd, Speciat Disvaten to The Chteayo Tribune, Graxp RaAvins,.Mich., Nov. J—Burghant broke into C. A, Stevenson’s jewelry store, In Rockford Village, this county, last night, blowed.off the lock of his sate, and stole its contents, about $1,500 worth, ‘There were tlozons of rings, and chalus, and. necklace, 5 i | (aud five dozen watches In the plunder, Tha by. nee A Sie sane ae burglars did not take any of the contentsat they heart was doing some’ shopping the showcnses, leaving some solld sliver ware, ‘Tliey took the cash In the monéy in a neighboring town, ‘The two. women drawer. They broke into Tabor & Hopkin? reached the place aftern short and raplit ride, but Miss Stevens Ind been, somehow | Mémber, offlee, found tho safe open, warned that they were searehing for her and | 4d stole the cash—S10, They _ took .udvised to keep out of thelr way, und hand | the lock off and fore ft oall to neted on the suagestion, After ‘visittng all | pieces to study the combinations of such tho stores In the village and without tindjng | Jock: fey also broke Into some other Miss Stevens, the women. started to return | places and did some petty stealing. twas home. Miss Stokes was very angry at the falluro to discover the girt who lad, as she alleged, defamed her, and expressed a de- termination to Keun Up the search watil Miss plevens was, found ; tgusently thotwrin cane y the dwelling of tho Stovonses, , whigh Rood neds snerrokiaiael Tie oaieee se Stevens wiis standing in the’ ¥Atd, find Mfas Stokes addressed a few passluuate words to her, ‘The conversation brought out. Miss Mallnuda Stevens, 2 L4-yeur-old sister of Miss Stokes’ enemy. ‘The girls soon became tne volved In abliter dispute, Mss Stakes. de- nied the statements male by tho elder Miss Stevens us malicious falsehoous, and the girl warmly defended her vbsent. sister. At list tho tdunts of Miss Stokes sting MissStevens to the quick, aud she startet impulsively forward, As she approached the gpen gate Miss Stokes sprang fram the horse ‘and plunged long, keen-bladed kulfe whieh she had concealed in the bosom of her dress inte tho neck of the nlvanelrie ith, MissSteyens sink on the ground, the blood gushing from the wound In torrents, Sho dled tira few tiluutes. ‘The Inquest disclosed arock tht: Jy clusped in one of her hands, Miss Stokes and Miss Shelton were promptly urrested, and have been out on bart ponding trial. ‘Tho verdict of the Jury is awaited with keen interest. ‘The tragedy is sald to have ruined the Stokes und Stevens fumllies, the meme bers of which are overwhelined with geet and mortification, evident from the mamter of: the work on tha safe that {t was duno by tho sane very skill ful professionals who have operated ins score or more slinilar crimes f1 the State the past year, but this is the first the they over tok puything apve money. It ts also sup posed that they.ara the same tollows who Were scared ‘niyny about three weeks ax when they had‘ nearly ontered, the aafo of ie bank In dhe same village. ‘Chey leftuo low, A Lively Row Among tho Montbers of & ‘Female Miustrel Company, Spectat Disvateh to The Chieavo Tribunts ATLANTA, Git, Nov, B-Ab i late hour lass night, ns the Rentz-Santloy fomato minstrels wert boarding a train atthe depot for the pure pose of leaving for Columbus, Ilorry Wools and wife, members of the company, had a fight Inthe ear. Othor members tnterfered as peacemakers, and were ab once set upon by Wooils and wife, who seemed to wants fracas nll to themselves. ‘The light became general, and amid blows flying in evers ile rection iad promiscuous pulling of {nde tho polies were called in. Upon their arrival two of them were set upon. by halt a dozen members of the company. ‘To carry their point the -volleawere forcol tu use thelr ¢lubs. ‘Two of tho members wero pretty bad fy benten about the head, | William Buckler, doseph W. Roau, Marry Wools, and W Chase wero arrested ‘and a Folica Court Judge sutnmoned, who held au tnpromptu court and imposed a fine of Sus and cuss upon ouch, Fatal Fight Botwoon a White Man aud n Negro. Snectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Hior Sriunas, Ark, Noy, 3.—A probably fatal fight ocenrred here last night betwee Charles‘ Balnbridge and Joo Alexander, thé lutter atiegro, It appears that they becaue involved in a dispute over a horxa trate whieh’ had been recently made, ‘The heen) veenme so abusive that’ Balndriitze stick him, whereupon tho negro pieked up a large stone and attempted to strike Balnbrilee Tho latter drow a pistol and fired on Ales: ander, hitting him oan tho arm. ‘The neste kent advimeltur on Balobridge, who Aly drew a knife and used it with probably fa effect upon Alexunde A Young Man Shot Nead by His Step Jather. « Spectat Dispatch to ‘Thé Chicago Tribun ATLANTA, Ca.,” Now. h—Toutny details reached Attunta off an ‘appalling trigedy whieh occurred near Red Clay, & sual vile Inge In Winileld County, this State, a les ue two ago, ‘Tho puftieulars ‘appear to bo thal afarmer named York had 9 dispute wits stepson, and thrgatened to kill his wilt tr stepson sat, Vat hind better slout hut first,” whereupon York sent 9 ond of alt ine MMUN's breast, crtising instile death, Patk then fled, but wie afterwards tracked ton swamp and captured by pul sutery, Who have put hile da jal. A Tragic and Fata! Encountor at Little Ateel, Aris Speclat Dispatch to. The Chicago Tribune. Hor Srunas, Ark., Nov, 3,--One of the most tragio events in tho ‘history of this plice was enacted this evening. George W. Murphy, a lawyer, shot and fatally injured George Sadlor, « disreputable character, ‘The cause of the event 1s attributed to a sup- posed foud which existed for sone weeks vast on account of Murphy belng employed to prosecute Sadler.on a charge of killing Dr, KT, Lyman, of Ohlo, in this ely in De- eember last. ‘The trint camy off several months ago, and, though eminent counsel from abrowl, assisted by the sons of Ly- man, used heremenn efforts to convict Sudler, ho was. acquitted, Murptiy’s speech, to the jury on thls oceasion Is sald to have been powerful In the extreme, and when the Jury returned on vordict of ace quittal a murmur of surprise arose from all. "Though Sidler was given liberty, lie still re- talned a grudge against Murphy, It was pdeetud that no trouble would ensite betwee tho two, witll reeenUy severnt rumors lave peon nilont to thy eitect that Sadler had fireatoned to assagtnate Murphy. When this rumor renched the ens’ of tha Intter gentleman, thosa who best knew hin at once entertained fenrs of Impond- Ing troubles, “Murphy sought Sadter out this eventug. Ho onconntered hin. on Central avenue, and what words passed It is not known, Tlowever, witnesses state that Murphy could Ret no sutisfaction out of Sadler, aud that he therefore became Infant ated and draw fils plato) and opened fre on Sadler. ‘Lhe tirst shot took effect In Sadler's | Cetmtnals Moleavcd from Jail oF Monto, Slurnly Font up ity Ieuastnt tira . . Wriends. the on his adversary, who broke and ran down du tsi "Two 0! the street, Murph Wurstina, W. Va, Nov. tb SUL puranlig unt he hnd emptied the chambers of lite rovolver, | baud of Ned Sen who Were couvicted tn te Zhe mon then oltuehed, but wore tn- | Clrentt Court of Barbour'Younty at Pulls lovers: with = by iystiuitors, Sailer | W. Va, a few dass ago, and Lane ny: was oat once exuiined, anc Was ] one year’ ly it and to pay a found “that “four. shoth hind” taken ony sang hurliotge hie the cannty fall effect, and three of them penetrating the vital parts, Ha cannot five niany hours, Hs physielans have given up the ense as hopeless, ‘Tho atfatr is universally regretted, Jol. Mu yy Ia w touting eitizen here, wd has a wellestubllshed reputation as one ut" the snlleat erjuiluat Jawyora, In tho South- West, ‘ ——— Abduction of of Child at Springwotls, Mich. . yesterday morning about 1 o'eloek by Ww"! or Hfteen of tholr comrades, who 1 Hens tho tows and Rolng to the. fall, woke 10 dutter, dempnded the koys, aid forced f ise by presenting pistols to ils head, to ape door and Teleuse thelr Lo companivns 1 eer Heavy Robbery on a River sre Evansvinwe, Ind, Nov, &—W. IL Cor af of Hancock County, Kentucky, ks why to thls city to purchase machinery He robbed tis inorning on the steaner Jo Cabler of $100 In its will of oxciunet Which he q ost tecd i: i " i ulero witle te mail hits toilet. A boyy Kreciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune Deruorr, Mich,, Nov. ¥—Ueorge 1), Free- man hus been arrested ta Springwells, 0 suburb of this clty, on the charge of hiding and abotting tu the abduetion of a handsome aud Intelligent child, Warranty are also ont fur the arrest of Albert Catinoulle, who ts supposed to have tho lad in carfeealment, ‘Tho facts ave ag follows: Frevinan and Cane noulle, both paiuters, were ut work Wednes- day at tha house of Willlam Huettor, i Springwolls. At noon thoy went to a nelgh- boring patel of woods to gather nuts, taking with then: Willie iby the Syear-olu grandson of Mr.Uuetlor, About an hourafter Freeman roturned ulone, As tha afternoon wore away and Oannoulie and the boy did not re turn, the latter’s friends became anxlous and Quesiloued Vrecniun couveruing bin, Xryey j 8 who stept in the: same statsroum 1s mise lug, wn is suspected of tho theft. ’ 7A Farmer's Quarrel: | Fk CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 3.—dohin Ferris wf J.B. Mabutry, of Humuilton, O., quarteled’ ‘day about the division of corm, aud Mtaby shot Ferrls in the head witha shotgun. ayound fy supposed to be mortal. ‘¥ Quarrot Over tho Possession of * ah = oun ice Evavavitwe, Ind, Nov, 3—Jolin © ‘wan,'Deputy of Hendorson County, wel ; ‘Moses ‘Cotton, onnoslt Mount Yerueds