Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1881, Page 1

XII VOLUME CARPEYS, © CARE uD by the cut off WE OF 500 Pieces Tapestry ‘Brussels PER YAND UNTIL CLOSED OU. Chicago Carpet Co., 158 to 162 Wabash-av,, cor, Monroe-st, BOOLS AND SHOES. Walker amy ot LP.Farnum Wholesaio Doaler in BootsaShoes i 240 Madison Street, I cHIcAGo, { Solo Agent in Chicago for the Calobrated 1 J. H. & @. M. WALKER BOOT, : @ Send for Price List. SCARFS, . The best fit- % ROSSMORE 1 ting Scart ev- BOSSMORE i er made. Special at- tachment for turned down collars. Samples sent on applica- tion. THOMAS & HAYDEN, ‘Whoteanto Manufusturera, 254:Madison-at. ~~ CUTLERY, OLD RELIABLE. Jos, Nodgors & Sons’ and Goo, Wostenhutm's POCKET GUTLERY, RAZORS, Ladlew’ Fing Belssors, Najl and Work Sots, Nall bers, Toasters, Cork Scrows: Nosed ito we, NIP" MANASSEE, Importer, Tribune Building. = ee | __ FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. Thon Fox and the estato of Chas. Ww. Friond, Cecvaved, both of Cincinnath, O., iaving this aad of Hiatt Interest in, th nm OF Clarke, Friand, ry rox & Co. uf Chi larke, the witd Wein fe dlasoived, and Wi.'C, Clurko 1 i autos Guo. 8, Fox, Att'y, Executor of entato o! + Felond, deconsod, W. U, GLARIC, CUICAGO, Nov. 1, 1851, pity this day diaporad of tue stock, Heturea, tid Firond pe the, Busines fi ie fate firm of sees I, it We lor 8 Piataflnraconimondng thon 9 eureustotinrye Dy Wolfast, and Londons Thursday, First Cabin ea co odation.” Second Cabliy, £6 ‘hoaw stcamors carry naltivui ieee aa (altle, sheep, nur pb iW ss. WDroadwa: a Fae eerele&s Wontorn stanagons ONO ANCHOR LINE MAIL STEAMERS ANAREE, .3 pm tle, » ropa, Nore eto ana He nee aa + Koy. 18, 3pm Cabin, #8 t0 4, “Eexeurston Hekeee ‘at roduceu'rates. “i Stournga, £2 . ., HENDEIION UNOTHES: 66 Waanhigton-st, CUNARD LINE. Salling three an 7 nd four timess wook. ° iat Pes HL ULB OF Murope nt towne rates Cor £ pra ChenbAy"s Mica cornur Clark eng Landotph-ata, aay, CL DU VERNET, SG WINTING, stanauod WWestors Dovurimeeee LEGAL, RS WANTED. MACDONALD, Confectioner, Aber- HN MACDONALD, Cow. xt uildings. Abordaon, Ncotund: why eee County of Fortar, dcutland. in eat Hee fe8 Of Willlam Atuirhend Mange 0 ans eueay, hie wits, aud dlad at Abore NR ee AMMURE tual, Within Stuire eralded tor anna qaent AuCMOHAl ds wae ' ont Kirrivmiutr, un ate TeOON, Whera No died Lotwoun itty <! H "tae of ih SEEM, docensa, Macdonuld, who e olin ioxinent ut os tnber earauaurbind bevntkiaea sent Bey Yeung aon lt Uollaved tu have dont eee falls who emis digurtty Charles Mucdunali biases patent ‘Years a a farriorin the army botweun oka eon rugnedlng the at : rer ameacnald, Mtacanod, or Of Teh agroendante Wilbe rcatven foraitves Uf tle wald doluy Macdoneny Flea Union 2? Suess. Brevitey des ATH, Advus Ba deiiaay gates Aber von, Beotluna, Bolloltons for SURES. Teh October na euunald’ Hatate, , Stores for Rent. } ,One + Basemettl HN thie ott Aur lo Stara and Basom, tara and ont, oF nd 'Tbird Eluur iy Beatoae ace foe: ete U 12, ‘Tribune ofloa. HOLLER SKATES, ROLLER $181.50, $2, $48 $5 SKATES Der pale ut SPALDING* Mes Bae is any EDUCATION AL, Hox wiv “MKS. BADYORINS cH len Hominan’s)_ ¥ fies aad en igeruliy atid Day weneity Branch, Rade UIE MU recpun’Sydd Wout ‘Thirty-eiuntacars Lr leer Or yerwo daft St, Application may vs Jenmeytvant : itster pe Gvtule Miltary Academy,” lla Wil Engtngors ie TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 188I—TWELVE PAGE CLOTHING, “We know him his Jib,” This is a Sailor's expression and implica that the tontity ta establiaued -hy the style of the person apoken of, Youean telt Our. Boys Hy the 6 Cut of thetr “FibY every time. There in analy of comfort, of perfect suitability aid grace to our garments which make thom casily delentisied, AL J. NUTTING & CO.’S Styles are worthy of every parent's attention right now, at thoelimas of the season, when every counter groans (fquratively) with a bur don of excetlent things Just adapted for the Present and near at hand weather, 104 & 106 MADISON-ST. The C.O.D. CLOTHING HEADQUARTERS, WANTED, Wanted! A young man to take in cash in a retail Dry-Goods ‘Store, Good salary to the right man. |: State experience had and ref- erence, F 60, Tribune office. WANTED Position tn Hote, Furs, Straw Goods, or Roys’ Clothing Lonkoxberiante. ot Teluune wie?” re elbune oiico. ——S————=———__—_—_—_—__—__—E—___ BEVHESDA MINERAL WATER Anne ne Important Notice, The public will Au easo tnko notica that a General choy for tho sala Of the BETHESDA MINERAL WATER OF WAUKESHA, WIS,, ‘ Fas boen outablishod at Sst Wabash-ay.. and that this alghratod Wutor wilt hereafter be a0 in butk 10. CONSUMES ONLY at tha above: Rutmber, and at uo Othar piace in this city, Wo would alsu stato that forthe convenience of ‘our inniense number of custonfers In all parte of the BA wa Wall ax for the avcommodation of the genoral pe Ite, wa ara sapldiy perfecting arrangonunts, tor eo rttins fevtgremarkablo Water, anit tl nok ie sill pe wi ew, jacod in this ‘convanient fora in the hands of every dealor in Chicago, AKEIE & CO., rner Hurrlson-st. FINANCLAL, “Preston KeoankGo, ‘Bankers. 100 Washingtonest. Banking tn alt branches, Deal in United States, Muntoipal and Tall- road Ionde und other good securities, FOREIGN Exchnaye, Letters of Credit. F FOR ‘SALE, HOR SATE. 80x48 inch second-hand Corliss Valve Engine Tn first-class order, about as good as new. CRANE BROS. MFG. CO., __No. 10 North Jeffersonsst. NOVICE, Election Returns WILL HE RECEIVED AT TRE SHERMAN FOUSE ————— 5 HATS, EIATS,--Falt Styles Gentlemen's Dress and Business Huts, The Luryest, Finest, Stock wa have ever shown, ut our usual ices. HANNES?* Lut and Fur dlore, 86 “Muittteoresete (Tribune Bulldinas. , NEWS IN BRIER, ~—Tartly cloudy weather and rain, south- orly winds shifting to the west or northwest, and lower temperature for this regton today, ——Hasenclover nud Krasekbr, ‘Socialist efindidates for the Relehstay, were elected Yesterday at Brestan on the second baltut, defeating the Progresstat candidates, —Secretary Blatne will not make a trip to Kuropo duriug the comlig winter, Ils now house at Washington will bo soon come pleted, and he will occupy ft during the win- er, : —Daniel A. Cameron, n white man, quar. Telledt with ike and Richard S111, both cole ored, at chureh festival at Oakland, Va, Cameron was fatally shot, ‘Tho Lilly have been arrested, —Tho greatest of tho Irish Catholle Bishops, probably tho Breatest man of the Catholic Church in Lreland sines the Refar- tation, John Melfale, Archbishop of ‘Tuam, isdead. Me was in his Uist year, —'Tho new fast train from New York to Chieago arrived at Buffalo Inst night on tine, .It made the run from Now York in ten hours and forty-ning minutes, inelucing stops at Albany ond Noehester for pise sanpgers, —Mr, Isanc M. Howell, of tho lumber firm of 8. 1 lowell &Co,, of Chicago, and him- self a resident of Aurora, was accidentally killed in getting off the Burlington & Quincy train at Sixteenth streot yesterday, ‘Tho de- ceased gentleman was in his d4th year. ——Gen. Benjamin F, Butter will try to Ine duce Congress, so-lt ts sald, to make an ap propriation'to pay navy-yard omployés ‘for the tne made In excess of elzht houra per day during the last four years, It will need {pretty good sui to meet Butler’s ylaws. ——An American thontrien! agent who was Inst week negotiating with a number of lyric artists In Party fora season in Havana hag suddenty disappeared. Murder or sulelde, it is feared by his friends, has been the cause. The Paris police are Investigating thy ense, —Disinarek hag broughtaction for sian- der against Von Bunsen, a Secesslon|st, *the slander growing ont of a speech of Von Bunsen to his constituents. Bismarck has made anothor concession to the Vatican in approving of tho appointment of the Kev. Dr. Braun to the Roman Cathotle See of Fulda, ——There was # inceting of Wostern Union telegraph operators at Washington Sun- day ulght for the Purpose, ft is belloved, of arranging for a general strike for higher Wages throughout tie country. ‘The Na+ tional Organizntion of Operators, whieh has & membership of 10,000, was communicated with, . —The butterine factories of Chicago are in fall operation now, and it fs sald that -half the retail grocers of Chicago are yonding the product to thelr customers, 1¢ appears there aro two grades of butterine—tho “dairy,” which solls nt 23 cents per pound, ond thee: “creamery,” which seis nt 28 cents, Genu- Ine butter retails at 43 conta per pound. ——The Chicago Fat-Stock Show, was opened in tho: Lxpasition Building here yes- terday. Mr. James R. Scott, Presitent of the State Board of Agriculture, made tho opening speech, and Mayor LUnrrison tolst hls experiencons n ‘ralser” of fat cattio in the “biue-grass” region, The exhiblt 1s good, and the show promtses to bo a success, —Four soldiors who deserted from the British army ut Ktnsate arrived at Now York yesterday, They wore discovered when four daysout. The Captain wanted to put back and land them, but tho soldiers, bolng aided and abetted by sallors shipped In Kinsale, re- fused to permit hin, and obtiged him to keep on his course, - —Col. Cook mado tho argument for tho Prosecution In the star-route cases yesterday, Io rebuked Col. Ingersoll for his attempt to befog the case, and quoted precedents in sip port of the course ho hind adopted. Mo de nied that the cases coulit have been presont- ed carllor, and sald that he was not aware of any of tho clroumstanees sat forth in Cork- AtIl’s explanation of his course, ——Aloxander McDonald one of the miners’ ropresenativesin tho British Parliament (the other is Mr, Burt), died recently, and wag burled near Glasgow yesterday, ‘Tho funer- al was attended by a great number of peo- ple. Yesterday was observed as a holiday by tho miners of Lanarkshire and of other inin- ing districts In Scotland and England out of respect to thelr deceased representative. —The Venetian gondotas aro’ threatened with extinction owing to the concessions re- cently made to a steamboat company to run their boats on the Grand Canal, ‘The gondo- Ners are sald to bo In a state of abject pover- ty. To add to thelr distresses, it Is proposed. by two persons who control tho munielpal affairs of Venite to fill up the smaller canals and convert them Into streets, —Tho Appellate Court yesterday mado nu important ruling, holding that the practice of somo of the Judges in making a preliml- nary call Is egal ns violating the rule na to uniforinity of practice, It is unfortunate that this practice is objectionable, for it ox- Pedites the business of the courts, and also savos much tiresome walthug In the court roonts on the part of lawyers and clients, ——Hanson & Van Winkle, wholesute deal- ers in chenucals, of New York, have been obliged to suspend payment owing to the fail- ure of the Newark bank. ‘ho United States Circuit Court has appointed a Provisional Itecelver to tako charge of tha Nugents’ fac- tory at Newark, Baldwin has been adinitted to bail In bonds of $100,000," Marchbank, the defaulting clerk, gave bonds In §10,000 to appear on the 15th Inst. ——~It is reported that Mr, Charies:‘Ii, Reed, of Chicago, formerly Sfato's-Attorney of Cook County, will be appointed Attorney of the District of Columbia In placeaf Corkhill, Mr, Reed, on boing questloned, sald that a friend of the President asked hin whether he would accept, Mr. Reed gave no definit answer, It fs thought that Mr, Reed has been selected for the place because of his expertence a3 a prosecutor. —-—The achooner Delin Hodgkins capsizat {ua squall lust Friday off the New England coast, ‘The Captain and crew succeeded In getting aboard agaln, and launched a boat, du which they left theschoonor, ‘They pulled ali day to mako the Polluck Rip lightship, but failed, During Friuay night four men died of cold and exhaustion, Saturday morning the fifth man dled, ‘Thelr bodies wore washed on shore Sunday, ——Léwis L, Cluxton, of Vandalla, was in tho hublt of applying. to Gov, Cullom for requisitions for the recovery of fugitives from justice, Tho applications were all reg> ular, and returns were made accompanied by tha Sheriff's rocelpt for the prisoner, In, making tho applications Cluxton always rep resented himself as the messenger, and thus obtatned milleago aunt other expenses. Ho was detected the other day, and ling been are rested. ‘The signatyres to tho requisitions were forged dud dootbred for the purvuse of enabling Mr. Cluxtoa to draw imtleages and expenses, th -——The Kev. Grarivilie Badley, tho new Dean of Westminster, In hls inaugural ser mon Sufday, latd paglleular stress on the faet Uhnt tho Ameriedt: people might claim with Englishmen a common Inheritance 1n Westminster Abbey could they forget divided counsels ant tmhappy. memories. Amerie and England had twiee this year had com- muon grlefs—tho denth of Denn Stantey and the death of President Gartield, ——It is snid that In the next French Cabt- net will be M. Gambetta as Minister of For- eign Affairs and Presitlent of the Counells M. Jules Ferry ns Minister of Pubile Instruction; M. Challamel Lacwur, Minister of the, In- lerlor; Gen, L'Eval,j Minister of Wary M. Antonfo Protest, Minister of Fine Artsy and M. Leon Say as Minigter of Finance.’ Tho vortfollos of Justice, Commerce, Agricult- ure, Public Works, Marine, and Posts and ‘Telegraphs have not been yet assigned, —The Naval Advisory Board which has been considering the reorganization of the Navy reports to Seerotary Lunt that there are now only twenty-one bhips of war eficient or worth repairing, and recommends the con- struction Immediately of forty-one ships of varlons classes, It Fecommends wood as the best material for gunbonts, and for ves- sels of ull other kinds a stect keel covered with wood and sheathed with copper. ‘Tho cost of tho forty-one vessols is esthinated at 857,000,000, and It will ‘take eight years to finish them, i: —~At a meeting of the Tungarian Velera- tron the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, replying to n question, sald that the Emperor Francis Joseph ahd the Czar had not had an Interview, but it was not boyond the rauge of possibility that they, would yet have one, In Sunday's sitting the Minister said that King Humbert’s vistt to Vienna sight be In- ferred to mean that Italy desired the friend- ship of Austria, and that tho Intter Power had nothing to ask or tear from Italy. ‘This statement, though sntigfactory to the Iun- garians, can hardly bé satisfactory to the Ttalinns or their King. ~ ‘ ——Woll-Intormed pooplo who havo fol- lowed the course taken by the prosecution In the star-route cases predict that they will fall; that, In fact, they’ will never reach the petit Jury. The prosegeting counset have all along tried to. throw all the blame on Corkhill, but from histatement nde In court yesterday, and which was vouched for by Judge Cox, it seems that Col. Cook and his associntes are imost to blame, They ought.to have bronght tho case before tho grand jury, and they ¢ould hayo done so. Their neglect, or Incl of ability, or both, wll probably end In tho star-route thieves escaping unpunished. —The London Times, replying to tho statements of ‘the fatr-teaders contrasting the great progress of America with tho com- parative deeline of Great Britaln, prints a table or statement tending to show that though Amerlea has made grent progress Britain has also prograged, and Ina greater degree; that the fucrease in American trade is in the oxportation of articles of food. ‘The ‘Tintea catimates the money and trade Joss to America throngh tho decline of American shipping at $80,000,000 yearly, The leading organ thinks that American competition with Etropean agriculture will Increase, ‘and hints that it Is not wise in England to permit it, — At a meeting of the sharcholiers of the Unlon Générale, of Parls, held yesterday, M. Borttou sald it was the intention of the com- puny to promote trade in Seryin, to second tho eiforts belng mado to retrieve thecreditot Austria, and to develop the resources of Brazil. Me snid that the enormous rise in the shares of the company had not come about through any maneuyres on the part of the shareholders or tho management, and dentod emphatically that tha company was run in tho Interest of the Catholic Church, or that it was using tho funds of monasteries or convents for the purpose of bourso specu- lations, He expected that the paid-up capital woutd soon bo 150,000,000 francs, ——Tho whaler Belvidere spoke the Rodgers near Herald istand on the 27th of Soptomber, Lieut. Borry, of tho Rodgers, told Capt. Owon, of the Belvidere, that hoe found Wrangell Land to bean island, Ho sont a party from the Rodxers In small boats toexplore tho land, They returned to the Rodgers after having gono. completcly round it, After having discovered that Wrangell Land was an {sland the Rodgers sailed about 120 miles north and northenst in eearch of lund, but found none. A sledge party will bo sent out from the Rodgers dur- Ing the winter to explore the const of Siberia, She expects to leave winter quarters In June, aud will thon go as far north as possible, —Tho Irish Jandtords are alarmed at the action of the Land Court In reducing the rents of the Crawford and Tennleut property lust week, A reduction of 80 per cont In the rental of most Irish lindlords would almost wipe out thelr income, Most of the estates fro subject to annulties, rent charges, In- turest on mortgages, otc, which ft takes the other 7 por cont to pay. If reductions pro- portionate to those mado Inst week aro ade as a rule, Irish landlordiam is dead—ns effectually dead a3 the tithe rent charge. No wondor that the landlords view the matter with something Ike consternation, ‘Yesterday 6,000 tenants on the estates of Sir John Ennis, member of Parllament, assem- bled near Athlone and resolved to. apply for an abatement of rent, and tn case the abate- ment was not granted to apoly to the Land Court, Sir John Ennis tsa suppogter of Mr, Gladstone’s Government, —The Supreme Court of the United States rendered an lmportant decision yes- terday, holding that where an agent deposits the money of the concern which he repre sents with his own moucy, and, although he keep but ono account, the bank is directly responsible to the-concern, and the concern’s money can be recovered from It, though the agent may have drawn the money on his por- sunnl account; also, that if money held by a person ina fiductary capacity, though not as & trustee, has been pald by him to his ac- count at lila banker's, the person from whom lie holds the monoy can follow it, and has acharge on the balance In the banker's hands, even though It is mixed up with the depositor’s own money, The samo court held thata penalty for fallure to pay premluus expressed In an Insurance pollcy can bo enforced In all cases, regardless of ‘all,exouses or reasons that muy be assigned, a . CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT, Apetal Dispatch to The Chteaoo Tribune Muwaukre, Wis, Nov, Z=John Gels Was arrested tonight on a charge of embez- piling funds of tho Wheeler w Wilson Bow- dug Machine Company, {n the adjournmont of the grand jury. The Government counsel had sule charge of the ease, Were responsible for the grand jury, and could have given any ordors to District- Attorney Corkhil at any time, or could have had the grand Jury assembled st any thine before the statute of Mutations’ ran, and the Government counsel knew better than any one else when that statute would begin to operate, A PUMLISHED LETTER of Representative F. 8. Neal, of Oliio, on the star-route question, attacking Postinaster= General Janes and indirectly defendime Gen, Brady, fs attracting considerable atten- tion here. Mr. Neal takes the ground that Congress virtually indorsed Gen, Brady in allthat ho did. fv is true that the Senate struck out the House clause containing its condemnation, but {t Inserted one in lis place which was very far from an Indorsement of Brady. Jt failed to pass the severe con- demnation adopted In the Senate Com- mittee, but this was beenuse It was decided that it would not do for the Senate to declare by a yote that Bray's action was in violation of In, as the Senate uulght be called upon to act upon his case upor. Impeachment, A PROVISO i was therefore Inserted declaring that the passaxe of the appruprintion for tho star- route service was not to be deemed ns affect- fug the legality of .acts done or omitted by ofilcers uf the Post-Oflice Department. ‘This was the exact opposit of an Indore ment of Brady, and, bestdes, instead of xiving him the appropriation which he asked of $9,000,000, he was given only $1,100,000. ‘he Postmaster-General Was furthor forbidden to expedite any route during tho remainder of the fisenl year, and also forbidden to expedite any existing con- tract, or any future contract ata rate above 6U per cent of the Ngures for the tirst letting, and it was also prov sb TO BAVE ALL APP _ WASHINGTON. The Star-Route Cases Are About to Fall to Pieces, District-Attorney Corkhill Gets Out from Under the Fiasco, His Remarkable Statement in Court __ Regarding MaoVeagh’s Re- . sponsibility, Continued Excitement Over tho Developments Damaging to John Sherman. t Gen. Sherman’s Eloquent Ap- peal in Behalf of the Soldiers. An End of the Non-Forfeiture Chimera in Regard to Lapsed Insur- ance-Policies. The Naval Advisory Board Recom- mends the Building of Fifty- ono Vessels, RANCK OF INDORSE- NT by Congress, that nothing In this. act is to bo deemed or construed to affect the validity or legality of the gets or omissions of any ofl- cera of the United States, or to affect any proceeding therefor. And yet, Mr, Neal says, in his letter, the action of Congress was justly regarded ag an Indorsement of Gen, Brady, Mr. Neal snys President Unyes knew all avout the matter, but that, so far as Mr. Neal knows, not a single Senator or member of the House over remonstrated with the Prestdent for re- taining Lin, or advised his dismissal, IT I$ TRUE, HOWEVER, that the ease, as It was found to be by the Re- publican members of the House Committee investigating the matter, was tald before Mr. Hayes, and he was urged, in the most de- erded terms, to dismiss Brady. Mr, Neal says of the action of the correspondents In this ease: “The correspondents of the leading newspapers at Washington were just as familiar with ail these transations in the spring of 1850 as thoy were the year fol- Jowing, aud yet they hardly mentioned then.!* ‘The fact Is that the Investigation ordered Jan, 8, 1890, was In consequence of the ex- busure mude by the press during the preced- ing December, and it Is further truo that, from that thie until the matter was settled in Congress by the act of April 7, 1880, THE LEADING CORRESPONDENTS at Washington set forth tho facts of tho struggle as they were developed. Mr. Neal then declares that when Mr. James came In, “very curiously there was all nt once a ter- riblo fusilade ‘against Gen. Brady made by all the Washington correspondents of all leading newspupers of the country,” and further on he says that, in support of Mr. James proceeding by information, “the aewspaper correspondents were Instructed to lash Gen. Brady, charging that, of course, he was guilty, and striving to escape punish- ment.” It will be curious tosce the evidence Mr. Neal has for any such general statement as this. Lis lst of correspondents thus in- structed, or-instructed at all, will probably be a very short one, If he ever produoes it, CHARLES H. REED. The Eventny Star publishes the following: “It is currently reported that the President will appolut Mr, Charles Reed,of Chicago, At- torney for the District of Columbia, in place of Co}. Corkhill, if Mr. Reed will accept the office, Further, that tha latter has beon asked ithe would accept, and holds the matter under advisoment., Mr. Itved, upon being asked as to the truth of this statement, sald: ‘Lam not an applicant for any ofice, and have not asked anybody to help me get one. One day Inst week, however, a gentleman came to me and stated that there was a great deal of dissatisfaction about the District-At- torney in thiy district, aud that there would probably be a change, and asked molt Iwonld take It, He sald it was desirable that the Administration shoutd have some nian in the oflce of District-Attoruey who had had expertence in the prosceutions— that my name had been suggested, and if there was a change and I wanted tt I cout probably have it, Ho said: “You had better think It over”? DETAILS OF CONKINLTS STATEMENT, To the Western Assoctated Prees, Wastinotoy, D, C,, Nov. %—At the opan- ing of the Criminal Court this morning Dis- triet-Attorney Corkhill made a long personal explanation to the effect that Mr. Cook was appolnted by Mr, MacVengh as Spectal-As- sistant-Attorney of tho United States, and charged with tho prosecution of the star- route cases, Mo (Corkhitl) had, therefore, not been consulted in connectlon with tho prosecution, Cook’s consultations had been all with the Attorney-General, whose assistant he properly claumel to de, He (Corkhilt} could not know anything oftl- clally of the case or bo In the slightest de- gree responsible for it. He deomeil that the presont proceedings by criminal information had been rendered necessary by hls adjourn- ment of the grand jury from the 19th of Sop- tombor to the 3d of October. On the 5th of September he called upon Attornoy-Coneral MucVeagh and informed htm that he would have no business for the grand jury when it assemblod, and that {f there wera any of the star-ronte cases ready for presentation to the grand Jury it was at his service for three weeks, otherwise he Intended to adjourn tho grand jury until the first Monday in October. The Attorney-General thon Informed him that since the President's assasination ho had not given tho — star-route cases any special attention, that he knew nothing, of them, and that he (Corkhill) need nut bother himself about them, and that when his services, or thoseot the grand jury, wore required, he would bo notitled by the person having special charge of them, Un- der tho cireumstances, the grand jury was rosplted for two weeks, On the 25th of Bep- tembur he was Informed by Mr.‘Cook that the Attorney-General wished to sce him, and, in company with Mr, Cook, he called on the Attorney-General, and was then requested to sign the crhninal information. He then prowated agains§ the abuse which he had been recelving, and against the iusinuations that had been published about the gdjourn- ment of tho grand jury,-and he sald that if the Attornoy-Gunoral, as his superior of! cor, made a atatement of the simple facts, this abuse would be at once silenced, | THE ARQUMENT. Col, Cook, of counsel for the Government, then made an arguiuent against the uation to wuosh the criminal information, profucing the argument by saving it might be supposed 1 S Arthur and MacVengh’s Row” Was in Reality a Row Between Blaine and MacYeagh. Charles H. Reed Gan Have Corkhill's Place —Thanksgiving—MoReady—10,000 Telographers—Eastman. TIE STAR-ROUTE FIASCO, CORKINLL’S STATEMENT. Sptetal Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasuinxaton, D. C., Nov, %—District-At- torney Corkhill, whatever his relations to the star-route trials may be, has certainly today, bya statement In open court personal to himself, placed the proseention in a pecultar attitude, and seems to havo shifted from his own shoulders to those of Attornoy-General Mrc¥eayh and the counsel having charge of the star route cases all re- sponsibility ‘for the adjournment of the grand jury from Septemberuntil Oct. 3, and, consequently, for the fact that the statute of Iinitatious ran upon some of the Important Brady cases, as 2 result of. which the prose- cution is now endenvoring a proceeding by information instead of an indictment, Col. Corkhill’s statement, made in open court, is VERY EXTRAONDINARY, and, Inasmuch os its accuracy was not questioned by Col-William A. Cook, leading counsel in the star-route prosecutions, who sat beside District-Atturuey Corkhill in open court when tho statement was made, Mr. Corkhill’s explanation must, un- questiouably, be accepted os true, His statement Isa most remarkable one. It is, In substance, that, in the middle of July, when there was a question of adjourning the grand jury on account of the extreme heat, the desperate conditton of the President and the consequent excitement and paralysis of business in all the departinents, and the de- sire for a vacation on the part of the Judge, he, District-Attorney Corkhill, went to the Attorney-General and informed him that {t.| was tho purpose to adjourn the grand jury for sono tle, and ingulred whether he had any requests to make In the matter of the atur-route cases; that Mr. MacVeagh, IN’ BUDBTANCE, told the District-Attorney “You havo noth- Ing to du with the star-route cases, You know nothing about them. Special counsel has beenemployed to look aftor them, and they are managing {t. You will please at- tend to your own business, and when the Gov- ernment desires a grand jury for the‘ star- route cases you will be informed.” This, of course, Is not the language, but it Is the fack of the District-Attorney’s statement, and the Judge stated, in substance, that the essential parts of it were correct, of hls own knowl- edge, go far as the conference as to the ad- Journment of the grand jury was concerned. IN OER Wonps, Attorney-General. MacVengh, knowing, or, if he did not know, being presumed to know, that the statute of limitations would run ou many o¢ the important eases before the tima to which it was proposed to adjourn the {. Rrand jury, told the District-Attorney to go about his business—that he, the District- Attorney, knew nothing ‘about the cases, and that when the Government wanted o grand jury ho would be © notified. After this rather extraordinary stata- ment on tho part-of the Attorney-General, District-Attornuy Corkhill returned to the court, Informed the Judge, and, with the consent of the Judge, the grand jury ad- Journed, JUDGE cox had not boon Informed that tho statute of Aunitations would begin to operate about the tine to which the grand jury had been ad- Journed, nor had the star-route counsel. indi- cated 9 desire to havea grand Jury—not that they were ready for trial—on the contrary, intlmations had been conveyed to him (the Judge) that they wore not ready for trial, More thnn that, it appears by the practice of this District” that, notwithstanding tha grand jury had been adjourned until Oct, 28, If the Government counsel had at any hour or any day indicated that they were ready, that the’ statute” of limitations was about to run, and that a grand jury was wanted, the Halllif uf the Court, WiTlN.A FEW loURs, could havo brought jn the grand jury, and cases could have been presunted. Alto- gether, In view of this statement of District- Attorney Corkhill, and of tha assent given tote by Judge Cox, It would svem aa if At- torney-General MacVeagh, Col, Cook, and the persons lv churge genorally of the star route prosecutions hud something yery gravo 1 answer for, fur the delay In these prosecu- lous, IT 18 THE OPINION OF s0MB who are well informed who. have watched the star-routo mattor from the outsct, that the cases ‘are in great dangor of falling— that It fs even posslble that they may never teach @ petit jury. In other words, 03 one of the lawyers puts It, they sro Habla to “ slump,” and If this prediction proves true, tho Govornment prosecuting officers must bo held responsible, None of the excuses they have offered forthe delay have been valld, ‘Tho delays have been protracted, continu- ous, and may prove fatal, and for these de a the Government has alono been regpon- sible, IT WILL NoT DO for the Government couusal to eawk refuco and | vA FIVE CENTS, 2 . hy) 2? itd reply to the vituperation which tho had, through hired scrtbblers and < tho press, bestowed upon the Attor- Jeneral, the. Postmastor-General, and elf, but it could not bedone, This waa the propér place todo ft. ‘The lawyer, In ditton Lo his other qualities, should Invari- Ably possess thors of a: gentleman, and this consideration would restrain him from any reply which fulght otherwise be Justified in regard to these personal assaults, In these enses, Col, Cook sald, }tho stnt- ute of limitation required: the fillng of an Information, How that happened It was not for him to say. Tho Tact would Ive in the annals of the court, that tho grand jury did take n recess for ten days, and that it was, therefore, impossible to bring the star-route enses before {t within those ten days, NE NAD AD No NoTIcr, directly or indirectly, of the reocss of tha grand jury. He had been called by telegraph to Long Branch to consult with the Atturney- General, the Postmaster-General, and Mr. Bliss, and when he reached the city, on ls return, he learned that the grand jury had adjourned. ‘There was but one pathway left open, and, with Inborions effort, with con- stant work far through the hours of tho night, the Information was prepared filed, He had no ensure to pass on any one. Ho liad the Nving, breathing facts present, ‘There was, there- fore, a neceysity for filing the information, otherwise the statute of Imitations would have been an effectual bar to prosecution, Col. Conk then proceeded fo argue that con- viction in this ense would not render the ne- cused “tufamous,” and therefure the posi- tion of the defense on that ground could not be maintained. In this connection, he quot- ed from the decision of the Supreie Court of the District .of Colutnbia, that, to make a erime “infamous,” penalty must pronounce against the offender a deprivation of his clvil rights (not his privileges, such ns sit- ting uvon a jury), and In the absence of auch forfeiture, the crime was not “ lufamous,” unless expressly pronounced such, Brewster, on the same side, will make an argument tomorrow, . - EX-SECRETARY SHERMAN. UE WAS THE VICTIM OF PITNEY. Spectat Diaputeh to ‘fhe Chteage Tridurres Wasnnatox, D, C., Nov, 7.—The publica- tion of tho affidavit of William Paul Brown, the cabinetmaker, in Which he clalins to have done work upon the house and stables of Secretary Sherman, and to have been paid for his work out of different Treasury funds, has naturally caused a great deal of Interest at the Treasury today. From jnquirles that have been made, lt appears that it is a fact that Brown made such an affidavit, and that itis a part of the testimony which was taken by the Treasury Commission appolnted by Mr, Windom to investigate tho expenditures of the contingent fund; but Mr. Sherman's friends say that the charges will not only bo met, but will be refuted. Senator Sherman is not here himself, and hus explanation can- not be obtained. It is stated at the ‘I'reasury today, however, that the accounts of Brown are 2 . IN THE REGULAR ONDER, properly certilied, and that he appears to have been paid from tho regular appropria- tion for furntture and repatrs, ‘The attidavit of Brown Is evidently incorrect o3 to the manner of, payment, but errors in that re- spect do not'gu to the substantial merits of his charge. Hoe could not have been paid from funds of the different’ bureaus, as ho states, because these bureaus have no such fund. Tho pay-rolis for the time during whieh ho claims to have been working on Mr. Sherman’s house all show that he was paid out of the regular fund for furniture and repairs, His own name ts signed to tho’ bay-roll, which is, . CERTIFIED TO DE CONRECT RY HESLER, the chiet of the cablnet-shop of the Treasury, and approved in regular order by the nc- counting officials and disbursing clerk. Brown, if his ‘story is true, was doubtiess working on furnftitre for these different ‘bureaus at tho time he was taken off to worl: on the Sherman house, and he charged tho thne—in his mind—to these different bureaus, supposing that they had separate funds, whereas his work was all paid for out of tho generul contingent fund, even for the days of which ho claims he worked parts for Mr, Sherman. THE THEORY OF 80ME OF SHERMAN'S ' FRIENDS 4s that the Custodian of the bullding, Pitney, may bave sent Brown to work on Sherman's house during -Goyernment hours, and haye permitted Brown to be paid in full on tho ‘Treasury roll, Ditney, the Custodian, was a sort of financial agent for Secretary Sher- anan, and genorally had moneys of Sherman in hls possession, He made purchases for Sherman’s household, collected some rents, and had an account current of. monoys re ceived and expended on Sherman’s private Account which ho issald to have rendered monthly, Sherman's friends think St possi+ ble that Pitney, who had contro! of the enbi+ hetshop, may have used the Government workmen to do Sherman’s work at his louse, and have charge for the services of tha mechanics, as {f obtained outside of the de partment. . MM, PITNEY'S FRIENDS will not permit any such construction to ba Riven to the act, and say. that he is able to ex- plain all of his transactions with tho ‘Treas- ury, and does not Intend to be made a scape- goat. Another explanation of Shermun’s triends Is that Brown may have worked out of hours for Mr, Sherman, and have boon paid privately, Whatever the truth may be, it is clea that Brown made such an afidayit, mul thatit is pare of the suppressed testl- mony, IT 18 ALSO CLEAR | that Senator Sherman was wholly in error wien hestated to the Senate, as one reason why thls testimony should not be called for, that it was most of it pot given under oath. ‘The truth is that allthe testimony which the committes took, or, at least, all. that it re- duced to writhag and preserved, Was taken under oath, in aceordanes with tho law which authorlzed tho udtinistering of an outh whenover testimony is taken relating to tho expenditure of Government moucy, TREASURY TYCOONS, Svectat tu tha St, Louis Hepublican, ‘Wasinnatos, D, 0., Nov, 6.—The Sunday Gazette, Adiinistration organ, today re- sumed its narrative concurning the evil-do- {ngs of the Treasury tyevons, Among other things {¢ prints what Is stated to be some of the testimony taken by the Meline Conmit- fee, Itisan account of work dono by ono Paul Brown on Government time and paid fur by the Government while employed In the ‘Treasury Department, and by order af Frank Hessler, Superintendent of tho ‘Trens- ury cabluct-shop, ‘Che work was done on Secretary Sherman's stables and new resl- dence in ninetven specified days, and was charged to the account of the ‘Third Audit. ors office, Rugister’s office, Natloual Bank Redemption Agency, Supervising Architect's ofiice, atid other divisions of the Department, Brown also swore that he had done other work for Sherman, of which he kept vo ace count, but far which he was sliollarly pald, at the rate of $3 per day, y WINDOWS WAY, The Gazette prints tho following statement regurding Window's investigatlon; Shortly atter Mr, Windom became Secretury of tho