Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1881, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES ropricty, and has not assented question. However, @ Westorn frlond of | that ho isto have the Administration support, | Invites disaster. ‘The Director must contin; | Hon tho stage of tho river was auch as to make | of salary: No, alr, your pay will stop on poesia Inaltor, however, is not ae yot WASHINGTON. Hiscock, who Is reported to havo visited tho | whllo it nny prove of only questionable | uously look after its own servants, ‘The Ex- | {ts uaual, loved at, low fide, te fees SIEKE | tho day of your meen) Lamphere's ‘by tally deeltod. TUE yordi OF THK PROPLY “43 TH VoICK OF GOD. go the satllor of The Chicago Tribune. CATTCAGO, Dee, B— Wher we tink af thet temptiblo worm of humanity, the assasin ft noble President, sitting in court and allowed to carry on the disgeacetal praceed- i of making abustvo retorts and impudent toe Crptlons the gout of avery rigtt-minded a revolts at the fact that he is still alive Pemermitted to glory inadecd which was ne aicditatedt for weoks and committed shout enuse, It tsa legrace that his telat He s been ono of continued wrangle, and that {{manifests no present signs of ending Is to pedeplored In those conducting the prosc- Ms Pe 1g one opinion which fs untveranl shroughout the cousttry concer ning tha cou- pletion of Guiteau, and that his ease has not teen disposed of long ago Js a shame to the Jaw of the country. When tho assasin can make stich cunntog shes and reply to tho lawyers in Rann ‘hie manifests an amownt of shrewd- ner lus own Interest that enn only be fA aqssetl by,ss porson Of real sense, leaves fortoubl of sotnd though degraded mind. Betts crafttness fs Mustrated by the remark pe mado thnt "ho did not assasinate tho President, but killed Ita” | Ho also holds fat tho death of. the Presldent was caused by malpractice on the part of the physielans. Vari tho President had not been ‘shot by Guiteat he would be alive totlay, ‘fo hays committed murder QGuitean has forfelted hls navn life, and this is what, the satlon demands. i aM he not enuso to be shrouded In grief afaully and a Nation, Mid cnuse Wn OXpEnse folly Government which Is perfectly guor- mons? He tives Int etl with twenty tines thecomtort of a petty thick, and yet he has tha prestmptiort Lo expectto be acquitted, or sent (o. a ingute asyiim, from which he will advent In nbouta fear with restored mind, “and then go on the fecture-tield, Will Hot the eltizens and newspapers gen- ently express telr iiinds, that wo lay know what the Nation demands fn this mat ter, rather than continuing the wrangle and allowing the testImony In court to be tttle pater than a farce, and the Honization of a murderer whose vanity 1s fed by cnger de- ands for his autographs? AG. GQ A SPECIMEN TUREATENING LETTER. WasninatoN, D. C., Nov, 0.—Tho follow- ing letter, recelved by Mr. Scoville today, Is aspecimen of 8 class which fills his plgean- hors. Judge Cox recelves similar epistles atthe Tate of a dozen a days, MiawauKTE, Wis. Nov. 20, 1881.—To C.F Guia, Judye Cox, and the Jury who are now ying Guitcau—GUNTLEMEN: You are heroby potifled thit Ifthe trial of Guitoay for tho mur der of Gen, J, A. Guriield rosultain tho acquittal of the prisoner, ho and you may conimond your fouls to 8 morelfal God and say farawell your. relatives, Wo are now trong in this city: branch organizations are be- fog formed Jn all tho principal cities of the country. Wo expect at loust 24,000 from Now York sud the Wholo State of Oho, Huve you beard of “Lon” Williama? Our object is “Death toGuiteau,” and ho cuunot escape us. If he is acquitted or declared insane, wo are sworn to march to Washington and lynol the nasusin, to~ getber with Judge Cox and the 2°, justice demands 2 snoritica for tho doliberato murder of noble Gurveld; for the farce which has been permitted to invade her solomn tom We; for the prostitution of tho Taw at tho ands of miscrable Cox. Ono has failed, but there aro thousands who hnyo yotto fall. Bo- vn Presipent or GANFIELD AVENGERS. DEWDED QUAKERS, PMEADELPINA, Deo, 2—At the annuol meeting of the Pennsylvanin Peaco Society a tetles of resolutions expressive of the con- sletions of the soclety wore adopted. Areso- Jutlon protesting against capital punishment andexpressiug the bellef of the society that tuememory of President Garileld would pe more honored by a commutation of the denth sentence, should it be imposed in theGultean case,than by the exvetttion of the deluded murderer, was debated nt length. QUEER COMMUNICATION. AN ¥ OF THE MESPONSIMILITY FOR IDENT GARFIELD’S DEATH, Wurhington Dispateh to New York Tribune, Wasutxaton, D. C., Noy, 80.—A remnark- able communieation was telegraphed from this city somo time ago to the Boston Herald snd was published by that journal ovor its correspondents own Initials, It would have Atracted littly attention here perhaps but for the fact that it wasreproduced In tho Nattion- al Republican a ily: or two later. ‘This has mate ita subject of general comment. The commanicadon in question arratans thedeat President for his conduet toward Mesyrs, Conkling and Pintt, justities the course pursned by those gentlemen in resign lug, and practically asserts that President Garfleld was assasinated because he appoint- el Mr Blaine to be Secretary of State, charg- {ig thatthe Jatter Inspired. and procured. lobertsou’s appointment as Collector of tho Portot New York. Inidend, the writer de- clares in so any words that, “ with safer aid wiser counsels (than Mr. Btatno's) Pres- ilent Garfield Would have been alive and in the Executive Mansion today.” ‘ {tis a subject of general comment amon numbers of Congress: who have arrived thal ® responsible Washington — correspondent: should have written such a letter, and that fe Boston Heratd shoutd have printed it; mt It ts atill more surprising {lata paper Shieh aspires to bo understood ng speaking fr President Arthur's Adudnistration Mould gieefully copy an article which dis- tinetly attributes Garfield's murder to his felon in connection with the New York np- Jelntinents, Jt ig generally supposed that a Wa all things this was the impression ich every friend of the present Adminia~ ation desired to eradicate, Mr, Scoville {3 " ying to vrocurg Guitenu’s sequittal on the Fron that he ‘was Insane, ‘The Washing- qugerrespundent of the Herald and Gorham, fa Apparently take tho shorter cut of fusible honticide, beeauso Mr. Garfield State ana (peat t i Dietae Scarstery, ots Alt, Hal 10) uy Ct Port of New tober 1 Collector of 1a THE MICHIGAN SUFFERERS 4 Card to the Public from the Port Po Huron Conimiltices ut Howox, Mich., Dec. %2—Zo the Publies Taking tho generous citizens ot tho United athe, aud tho Provinces of Canada for tuoir oa @ ald to our stricken nolghbors in tho r ae istrict, wo would respectfully auggost ie Ninonoys collected up to dato and still in pele of committous be forwarded at once, f it Wo may bo aa fs mensuro tha amount ter tory bo required to tide the sufferers 6. {ho winter, In this . connection Crmrald alao ” ealt on Be Detrait thet to publish a — statement Air altatrsy including a dotaltod account of tien au of monvy by thom recalyad, tho seat ¢kPonded for morchaudlvo, the amount thea istrivuted directly to the dufforore, and bare neritof cash on*hand, The commission Dts and gee B dotallod exhibit of its re- Committea' {bursaments, while tho Port Huron alr toinge ye publiawod weekly atatumonta of Yo havo ei agte dnguged In the same work, Commnisaton wht to dotnund that the Dotrolt ud bow the same courtesy to the done Sodetions wise ty tho autferera to whont the The Ungcoug. Some of the monay contros York Ofratlege putes fave done nably tn tha Now Poel: Koromost ‘etands the yroat City Nanded anor, whose cominittey have just fore Sin abou geet 000 for the suttergrs, whtcti, Rules, mak 7,000 etlll in tha hands of the cam- Sty alone, Ae BEaad total of $140,000) front that Sorvuerotnly oo ges ad, tO all othiors Who bave ‘te * uted to tho fund, we offer Reurtfelt thauus of our sutterlng wolyhbore. F Chairman of the C, Oanteton, Mayor, 7% Huron fiellet Commttiee, ———— STREET RAILWAYS. An —-__.. Som tn the Stock of Those Kocated Brecta in Cinciunatd. ahem Dipatch to The Ghtetoo Tribune. Mock ce ren Deo, RAN of tho reserve Reavy talon’ Kerpér Stroet Carlino loft aftor tho Meanwaite ot Thursday was snapped up today. ote, ‘An outalidated Wont up two tore Reporter thy emlnent locat authority sald toa ee tt could moan nothing but consoll- Home sore pe cTPer tock to come. tn at par, and Thd que Pf Keneral watering proucas te bo 0 ui tilts, ouablldudions “trostaent, Kornor Comploreg’ 2OWaver, that bis extensloi Ht Hoy in beled and that thore ‘ts Ro auatganna & # Merely feo way bo that the “boom” Htruted tog {OM & bollot that Consolidated PF and Coney fed Wat the Mt, Adams Com- Foote to wwe Pueallduted will oxrow to Featoro a Wve Hills to a paying figure, Toero i that. ery woneral ou Third street, dependent ‘ince repeats itselt” ro far as Petooa is cou atts out to monstor core “Speakership contest, but the Sphinx of the Sudden and Unexpected Boom in’ Favor of ’ ; Keifer. The Administration Goos Over ‘ta Him Bag and Baggage. A Pledge of the Sonthorn Repub- lican Support Also Given to Him. Bolief Among Many that Oonkling's Support Will Kill Anybody's Ohances. Knox’s Excuses for the Fail- _ure of Examiners to Bxamine. The Main Duties Expected of an Examiner are Really Impracticable. Standing of Tlinois Revenue Of- fices, and Amounts Collected at Each. Two People,Sent to South Amorlea to Do Hurlbut and Wilpatrick’s Work, Seoretary Lincoln Is Oharmed with Eads Ends Has “Blown In,” 80 Far, $4,660,000, « THE SPRAKERSHIP. A GUANGE—KHIFEN'S BUDDEN 8TRENGTH, Spectat Mispaten to The Chicago Trioune. -WAsutnaron, D.C., Dee. 2.—The Speak- ership contest has today assumed a decided- ly different phage. Iti the orlgin the can- ‘vass was largely svctiofial. 1¢ has now be- come, in n- grent meastro, polltical, Mr. Keifer ean hardly becalled an ultra-Stalwart, but he most cortally is not a nlf-Breed, and ho represents, ns between tho three lending candidates—Hisenck, Kasson, and himself the Stalwart element, and he ts helng used as the candidate of tho party of 306 against! the fleld. It was not until this morn. ing that it became ovident that tho Stal- wart. element had come to the front in Mr. Kelfer’s Interest. ‘That, most clearly, is the fact todny, and it 1s a fnet which has created consternation and discouragement at the Hiscock hendquarters. DON CAMERON, after sponding two or three days in New York, whore ho .was closeted at diferent times with Roscoe.Conkling, came here yea- terday, and privately took the field in the Pennsylvania delegation’. for Mr. Kelfer against Hiscock. Tho Ohio men scem to have received Instructions to that offect, for thoy have concentrated thelr batteries today upon the Pennsylvania delegation, which hos arrived here in full force, and they have dono so with very nottceable effect. It 1s evidont tonight that Pennsylvania, In a great mensure, controls the contest. . ‘he Pennsylvanians aro conscious of thelr powor, and are eyldently determined to make the mostof It. Pennsylvanian keepsits cyesingio to-this ono object, and has taken steps today designed to make the Influence of the dele- gation as powerful a5 possible, Tho Penn- sylvania Congressmen wero in session this afternoon for three hours, and thoy chose, headquarters on tho floor of the hotel In which Mr, Keifer has his headquarters, and adjacent to the room occupled by the latter. THY VERY FACT thot the hendquartors were located in that place gave apprehension to tno othgr-can- didates. It was discovered that the Penn- sylvantn delegation could not,agree to unite ‘upon a candidate, but they did pass a resolu- tion declaring that the vote of the‘ delegation should be cast asa unit for some, candidate who is to be selected atan adjourned caucns of tha delegation ta bo held tomorrow at 10 o'clock. ‘There is sald to haye been but ono dissenting vote to the adoption of this reso- Jution, ‘That was cast by Mr. Bayny,.of Pletsburg, who has been claimed both by Kasson aud Hiscock. THE KEIFER MEN t ean seo in this-determination of the Penn- sylyania delegation a great deal of hope for them, and they-assort that they ard confident that at tho cnucus of that dolegation to bo held tomorrow morning it will be deter- minod that Kelfer shall’be tho candidate, Mr, Iisoock's friends, on the contrary, insist that this decision ought to bo regarded as a Hiscock trlumph, inasmuch as the Hiscock mont have pledges, some of them they claim in writing, of fifteen of the eighteou votes In the Pennsylvanin delegation; but the dls- couragement which fs mantfasted at the Hiacock headquarters tonight is not in har- mony with the clalm that tho result of the Pennsylvania caucus is n Hiscoek triumph, “2. ON TI CONTRARY, - it would seem rather to be interpreted as a prenjonition of defeat. ‘Tha candidates by this \time, moreover, lave lcarned that pledges of Congressmen In the Speakorship candidacy ara not very sacred obligations. AKoltor mon and a Kasaon man, for in- stance, today happened to ba comparing notes with a view to tho posalbility of a com- bination of the West upot ane man, os agaist an Enstern candidate, and to thelr dismay thoy fotind that many names of Congressmen, pledged appeared with equal prominence on the lists both of Kas- son aud of Kelfer, “Subsequent inquiry shows that some of theso names wers also pledged to Lilscock, : F . . | THE TRUTIC-IS, the Spaakership canvass Is not boing cone ducted on the ground of merit in the candi. date of cansplcuaus qualification for the uillcs, of the abilities of the candidate o8 a parila; mentarinn, and his character, capacitysand Integrity as aman, ‘The controfllug reasona with many of the Congresamen undoubtedly are the Chalrmanglips which thoy expect to recolve as the result of working for the successful candidate, and the men who -have these aspirations ~—_ are doling somo closo work for tho nan whom thoy think fs Iikely to win, and, os the chances: of thejr favorit sexm to dimish or Inerease, they cainot conceal the vifout even in thelr faces, ‘Tha Hiscock men huve feared for some days—which It is very probable has happened today—that the influence of THY IMMEDIATE FIUENDS OF TUK ADMIN: WTRATION : would be against themn.- Mr, Hiscock's post don In New York polit(cs Issuch that ho could wall expect tye opposition of the Conk- lng faction... ls fearful expectations have been fulfilled. Tong Plate was here for doya, openly\ in the fluid against Iiscook, Now Don Cameron bas returned us his sucgessor, It may bo that the Administration Is taking no part: in the Gray House—riddia on all subjects to all niep—Is not less pysterious upon this great ‘ President with the express view of ascertain- ing the President's attitude, says that the Proaldent Intormed him that his position was this: That Ie he hud been Vice-President while the Speakership contest was bolug con- ducted =. * HF BHOULD NAVE OPPORED NI. HIRCOCK on polities! and porsonal grounds; but that as Prealdent he should take no part In the controversy and should not permit his former personal feelings to causa him to vio- Inte the neutral position which he has as- auined, Astatement of this sort, if tt was made, [s not of a kind to be very reassuring to the Iliscock men, It ts substantially to say to them that the Administration would be very glad to compnss Iliscock’s defeat if it could do so without an Infringempnt- upon tho dignity of the Presidential oftice. Jlowever sovere President Arthur may boln his neutrality, 16 1s very certain that those who hold the closest polil{cal relations with bhlm iu the paat, and who now are counted among those whose advice hesecks, and. of whose friendship he is proud, aro agaressively in carnest {n opposition to I)s- cock and in favor of Kelfer, TINS BTALWANT FIOIT, {f such {tenn be calted, extends even further than tha Spenkership. It reahees’ to tho vandidates for Clerk, and fs having a very in- jurlous effect upon the candidacy of Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania, ‘Cho Cam- eron and third-term people never will forget that Mr. McPherson did the unit rule aud the Grant movement an In- Jury from which they dtd not recover at Clietunatl, and he was 2 very eficient power behind the throne at Chicago. ‘The Camer- ‘ons and the Grant people never forget or fore give. ‘Tho Camerons have put in the field a Pennsylvania candidate, Mr. Keim, in oppo- sition to McPhorson, and havo obtained a very large following for Mr. Kelm in the del- egation, one which threatens to defeat o Pennsylvania candidate altogether, and to xive the clerkslilp tothe colurdd ex-Con- gressman Rainey, of South Carolina, who qwas the nominee of the Inst Republican enu- cus for that position, and, whoso friends claim that, under tho usages of the party, he i3 entitled to the nomination now. IT WAS VERY QUIET about the tseuck headquarters at the Ar- ington tonight, yet some of hits friends seen. fully os enthusiastic and confident as they weru yesterday. One of the most activo workers in his eanvags salad tonight that le saw nothing to make him loso confidence, and he still was of th opinon that Mr Ulscoek would lead on tie first ballot with from fifty-tlys to sixty votes. Belng ques- tloned 23 to tho. rumor so {ndustriously cir- culated totay that the Administration would cust its influence against Hiseock and for Kelfer, hesald: “Ido not belleve such re- ports, Suoh men as Seeretary Folger and Gov. Biles tell me that Arthur will keep his hands off, and 1 credit what thoy sity, although I know” that ex-Senators Conkling: and Platt, Senator Cameron, aud. other Stulwarts aro supporting Keltor.” ‘ "A TREASUHY OFFICLAT, who is a member of the Stalwart taction, sald today, with reference to the course likely to bo pursued by the Administration In, the Sponkorship fight: “If Mr. Arthur were Vice-President he would oppose Iiscock's candidacy; but, as President, he will not in- terfere, His.aim is now to harmonize the party, not to porpetunte faction-liguting within the organization, Lo realizes that he is President, aud In this fight ho will be as he has been-, in the mattor of ap- pointing to office persons who had secured his recommendation to their appll- ention while ho was yet only Vice-President. To them he says: *I could recommend your spplicntion to the judgment of. the President. Now that 1 am President I de- cide against it,’ H A GENTLEMAN familiar with New York State politics sald today: “Hiscock will have the opposition of President Arthur, though it may not be aponty oxhiblted, At tha State Convention he repelled the concillatory moves of the Stalwarts, as exhibited when they wished to make him Chairman of the convention, and worked to secure the clection of Warner Miller, Now he is reaping the reward of what wasa most foolish policy on his part? DUNNELL, Thore were signs of life about Dannell’s headquarters tonight, and tho frionds of his enndldacy feel comfortable in the bollef that, in tho scrub race Into which the contest lias tesolyed itself, he stands an equally good chanco with those who ara now lending can- didates, His friends look forward to his be- ing taken up as the choice of. the opposition which will develop should It become certain that the Adininistration is supporting clther Kasson or Kelfor. Up to the present Dun- nell has not made an aggressive fight, but has apparently contented himsslf with an- nouncing his candidacy, aud has walted for votes from other candidates, ‘Tonight, how- ever, his friends are actively talking his clalins and adopting the mothods of the other candidates, : THE BOUTHERN REPUDTICANS metthis evening, and with one dissenting vote—that of Hubbs, of North Carolina—de olded to support Kelfer for Spenker, In tho opinion of shrowd observers this settles tho question of the influence of the Admiulstra- tion belng extended In favor of the Ohio can- didate, It nsgures to Kelfer twenty-four votes at Ioust on the first ballot. Sumeoft Mr, Kelfor's frionds think that he 1s hondiing 9 two-edged sword: when he accepts the ald of the Stulwarts axalnst the Hulf-Breeds, ‘They fear it will aleniate from him the vote of quite a number of those who have hereto- fore considered thomselves identified with the antl-Stalwart faction, and thus cut in o direction In witch he is vulnerable, -Refer- ring to the position of is PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION in the Sponkorsh!p contest, Representative Shallonberger, of that State, sald tonight that until tomorrow, nothing delinit would be decided, Thefdelegation feared to pro- yoke combinations agiinst them. Having candidates for other positions, they wanted to look after these interests, For instance, thay feared if they supported Keifer the East and West would combine against them: Mr. Shallenberger thought experience had proved that where a State set itself up to dic- tate to a caucus, the attempt usually resulted in the other Stutes combining against them. Ho thought the rosult of the-Chicaro Con- yention had shown this, Theres New York and Pennaylyaula combined, but falled. The result might be the same in this caucus, If they attempted to dictatu to It by comblulng with olther Naw York or Ohio, ‘ i HELD, + As for tha Now Iugland candidate, Mr, Reed's frlonds have uot yet abandoned all hope, ‘They ate: by. no means certaln that Keifer can obtain the desired majority, If hie cannot then there will bo a new deal, and Mr, Roe’s friends think that his fitness for the position will secure him the nomination, Ataniweting of the Massachusetts delega- ton this afternoon, there ‘wore Indications that he wit! recelve eight out of the ten votes |. presant, Maine will give him her three Nepub- lican yotes, two of the three New Hampshire votes will be for him, and he will have the: yotes of Robeson of New Jorsey, Andorion of Kansas, and probably threv or four others, ‘This wilt. give hima good start, Orth of Indlans, Dunuell of Minnesota, ahd Bur- rows of Michigan are also In reserye as dark horses, and, unless: Kelfer can secure & uajority, or very near it, onthe first ballot, there will ba sume curlous whanges of front. ‘ LATE TONIGUT Kelfor seems wo haye the lead, if any reliance cun doe placed on the claims of his friends, ‘The conilug over to his support of the South- orn Republicans gave his candidacy a boom, snd the statement current about the hotels bunk striotly accordiug te tha provisions of advantage between now and the caucus, has set his friends to talking enthusiastically. Pennsytvania $s reported to be on tho verge ofuoing over to Kelfer, and Indiana and Michtgan are clafmed for him with assurance ou the second batlot. Harmar, of Pennsyl- vanta, 1s reported to havo sald tonignt that he and four or five othots who have horeto- fory been tooked upon as Hiscock men are now in favor of Kelfer. At tho mecting of the Pennsylvanid delegation tomorrow thero will, doubticss, be 9 strong fizhton the question of throwing the delegation sol ‘ily for Kelfer, but what the outcoine will be cannot be forescen. Kelfer’s candidacy, in the opinion of some, will reach its flood-tide on ‘the first ballot, But his friends claim that he will gain trom the start. Thoy count confidently on his elec- tlon on te second or third ballot, MOUK OF TENNESSEE, who has been Kelfor's friend in the South- orn Mepuplican delogation, sald tonight: “The Republicans of the South have gone to Kelfer because, whon Garfield and all the other Northern Republicans deserted us, he stond by us, as appears by the records of ‘the Forty-fitth Congress. We nre for him now, and our support is not contingent on any ox- pected favors, nor on the election of, Brown- low 8 oorkeeper, nor the distribution of other patronage,” RUSSELL ERRET. Spectat Duspateh to The-Chicago Tribune. Prrrssuna, Pa, Dec. -2.—The lon, Russell Erret, who is in Washington, and who is ono of the best posted members of the present Congress, informs a frlond in this city that ho has looked into the matter of the Speaker- ship as carefully as time and circumstances would pernilt, and betfeves that Liscock will be the successtut candidate. Ve gains strength every day, while his Spponents either lose or remalit stationary, Mr, Erret thinks Kasson will be x goodsecond, Of tho others che hes nothing to say. Ills opinion is’ valuable ns showing the Probable outcome of the comming contest. DEUSTEN’S ABSENCE. Minwauxnre, Wis, Dec. %.—A cablegram from Deuster, of this ‘district, which was received today, states that he casnot leave Mamburg before tomorrow, and does not ex- pret tu arrive In Washington before Dee, 15, \ ils absence ives the Republicansa working nuajority in the House of Kepresentatives., KNOX’S REPORT. ARGUMENT THAT BANK HXAMINERS ATE NOT OF MUCH GOOD ANY WAY, Bpeclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune ‘Wasiinatoy, D. C., Dec. 2—The Control- ler of tho Currency has completed that por- tion of his report which relates to the “duties of Directors and Examiners” and the proportion of checks, paper money, and coln used by banks In this country In the transaction of business. ‘The portion relat- tng to Directors and Examiners, on account of the failure of the Mechanics’ Bank of Newark, N. J., and of the Pacific Bank of Boston, is made unusually full, ‘the fol- lowlug sn synopsis of the more important statements as to Bank Directors and Exam- inera: ‘The daties of the Board of Directors aro platnly defined, and however innocent thoy may bo of any intention of wrong, they are responsible for the snfety of the funds committe! to their care, Ef itcan be shown that any of them hind notice of legal trans- actions. Ty is a sorlous question whether they ara not legally bound ty make gnod the Joss which may occur, If this is not the just..and propor cone struction of the present law, then ft becomes a question for the consideration of Congress whether additional legislation upon this sub- ject isnot required, ‘The National-Bank act is full of restrictions. Theso restrictions are intended to protect these institutions by Im- posing upon them the general rules which experience hag showa may be properly done by the Government without Its becoming the guardian of the bank, ‘ot in any way re aoa for tho management of tho funds, 17 TNE DUTY OF THE EXAMINER to ascertain whether the officers of the banic and Its Directors are complying with these requirements of the law, and whether they are in any way violating any of Its provis- ions, to the end that, In such case, they may be onforced by authority, and itls a proper question whether they are not less Mable for losses which may occur from neglect of duty, even without notice. ‘The stockholders elect the Directors, who are usually men not only of high character and well known in tho com- taunity where tho bani 1s located, but are generally also stockholders {n the bank, hav- Ing, therefore, each a personal interest In Its prosperity and good imanngement.- The de positors confide In the bank because they be- Neve tha Directors will manage its affairs honggtly and diligently, and will employ hon- est and faithful sorvants for that purpose. The Examiner can havo but a - JAMITED KNOWLEDGE of tho habits nyd ‘character of those em- ployed In the bank, and it is not possible for an Examiner, in a day or two, to unravel evil work which may hays continued for months, and obtain # correct bulance-sheot, A full and complete cxaminatlon of tha bank neces: sitates not only counting the casi, ‘proving the bills recolvablo and the stock ledger, comparing the Individual accounts with the general Jedger, and ascertaining ‘If the bust- neas of the bank {fs conducted in accordance with law, but also the thorough examination of all accounts, the verifying of accounts current, and the ascertaining by telegraph or Jetter the correctyess of such verification, tho calling in of avety depositor’s book, and correspondence with every bank or banker doing ,business with the bauk, ‘Tho in- spoction by an Examfnor of o small bank is usually completed Ina eay, of large banks, through the ald of un assistant, In two or three days, but a thorough analyzing aud serutiny of everything E SUOULD REQUIRE ONE OR TWO WEFES, and if fraud wore suspected it might con- tinue for months without any satisfactory resulta. Examinations should be perlodical- Jy mude by A competent committeo selected from the board, ‘They haye the whole re- sources of the bank at thelr command, and if they have any occasion td suspect. dishon- esty or fraud it {3 thelr business to invest!- gate thoroughly, and they shoula employ experts to: assist themgin so doing, ‘The small compensation provided by Congress dova not contemplate a yearly auditing of ail .the accounts of a bank by the Examiner, as the pay ia ontlrely Inadequate-for such a work, Tho amount allowed for the examln- ation of banks.of Ike capital is tho aame without referefce to the difference In tho volume of thelr business, Tho reports of the bunk as made to tho Controller flve tines In vach year are cach published In a nows- paper where the bank Is located, and every stockholder has therefore an opportunity to scrutinize these statements, and to make Inquiry of the Directors In Tefprenco to the affairs qf the bank, ' THE DETECTION OF EMBEZZLEMENT may occur as an Incident, butit ls not the principal object #f the system of bank ex- aminations, Its noculiurly the business of the Directors, who are dally or weokly in sesslon, to keep themselves informed of the habits and characters of thelr employés, to sce that thelr tino Is given to the service of tho bank, and that they are not engaged In speculations, and thus, by continuous watcl- fulness, to prevent defalcathms, on the part of their servants, while itia the business of the Examiner to detect frauds so far as In his power, and In his occasional visits to soe that the Directors are loankug the funds, “qyd with the other ofllcers managing the qffafrs of the @law. The Exaisiner’s vialts are usually indde about ouce a year, while the Directors are athand atall times, .. + ° VAITHFUL PERYOUMANCE O¥- THE. DUTIES : oF BACK gives assurance of almost absolute safety. A Jax performance of duty ow the part of either aininer Jooks after the acts of the. Directors. ‘Tho report of tho Examiner is confidential. It fs for the nseof the Controller's ofllevonly, and Is {n no sense a certificate of the good condition of the bank. In many {instances the capital stock of a bank has thus been found to be {mpaired and tho deficiency has been made good without the knowledze of the general public. In other-Instances banks have been obliged to pass thelr usual divi- dends, using their earnings to Iquidate all bad and doubtful debts, the number of banks passing dividends during the present year belng 175; In 1880, 230; in 1870, 804; and in 1878, 343, HUNDREDS OF ISBTANCES havo occttrred annually, and many are oc curring duily, wherein the banks, under the reports of the Examiner, are nottiled of vio- Jatlons of the act, aid are brought under the discipline of the law. The betterment of the condition of the banks and the enforcement ofthe requirements of the law ore part of the continual and ordinary supervision exer- eladd by this office.’ It ise supervision and a Invor not seen or known of by the general public, whose attention fs only arrested when some sudden or unexpected failure oc- curs, and this {s simply an Hlustration of the foct that with the best endeavors and the most careful supervision by this oflce, such disasters may happen in the contingencies of administering difficult.and extensive duties Jf the Directors neglect to exerelse that con- tinuous vigilance for which they were elect- ed and which,they have sworn to perform, THE BANK CHECKBS ‘Tho examination into the proportion of bank checks used involved an inquiry which embraced the operations of fifty-two careful- Jy-selected banks. ‘The total cash recelpts were $157,000,000, of which it was found that 12 per cent was incash and 88 per cent in checks and drafts. The: result in ‘Chicago was ng follows: Examination ‘of Juno #0, 1881, nine banks, receipts $8,141,189; propor- tion of checks, drafts, ete, 03 per cent; ex- amination of Sept. 17, 1881, nine banks, re- celpts, $13,026,835; proportion of checks, drafts, etc.,, 904-10 per cent, The average percentage in the principal cities on June 30 was 05 1-10, and on Sept. 17, 041-10. The av- erage percentage, exclusive of the leading elties, wis 81.7 0n both dates, a remarkable colncidence, INTERNAL REVENUE. STANDING OF CERTAIN WESTERN DISTRICTS, Bpeciat Lnspateh to The Chicago Tribune, ° Wasntxaton, D. C., Dee. 2.—The Com- missioner of Internal Revenua has inade his annual examination of the internal-revenuc offices of the country. They all show the condition of business in the various districts on the Slst of Octobor last, Tho following isa summary of tho principal features of these reports in the Lllnvls districts: . FIRST DISTRICT. The Collector IsJ, D, Harvey. ‘Tho total collections were $095,114. The office is re- ported in first-class order. No stamps aro sold out of the office, The Collector re- quires $20,000 bond from his deputies, No stamps are ever sold on credit. Tho deposits are made with the Sub-Treasurer and with the Fifth National Bank of Chicago daily. The Collector is engaged In no other business. which Interferes with his official duty. The forcae Is composed of good reliable men, The grade of office as per scale of merit Is 134, which In- dicates very good, but not quite perfect. Examined by Revenne-Agent Kennoy, te BECOND DISTRICT. Collector L. B, Croaker. ‘Ihe total collec- tions were $15,909, The Government funds aro keptin a bank-vyault, not inixed with other funds, The deposits are made with the Assistant Treasurerof Chicago whenever $1,000 are ou hand. The force fs composed of reliable men, nnd everything about tho office is found to be In excellent condition. I'he grade of office per scale of merit is No. 1, which jndicates excellent, everyting per- fect or nearly go. Rovenue-Agent Kouney, examiner. ‘THMD DISTRICT. Albert Woodcock { the Collector. The to- tat collections were $1,150,254. The Govern- went funds aro kept in o bank-vault, not wwixed with otber funds, ‘Ihe Collector makes his deposits daily with the First Na- tional Bauk of Sterling. A first-class report‘ is made of the office force. The grade of of- fice ts No.1. Kenney Examiner, ¥OURTIE DISTRICT. The Collector is Richard Powell. The to- tal collections were $1,098,714, The deposits aro mde dally by the Collector with the First Natlonal Bank of Quincy. The office force reported efiicient and reliable. The grado of oflice is No.1, Kenney Examiner, FIFTIt DISTHICT. i ‘The Collector is J. W, Lill, The total col- ections were $239,774. No stamps ure sold. by Deputles. No bonds are required from Deputies. Deposits are made with the As- sistant Treasurer at Chicago on ench $1,000 at the endof the month. ‘The office force reported competent and rellable, ‘The grado of ofiice 1s No. 2, ~ * ,.. HIGHT DisTRicr. Tho Collector Is Jonathan Merriam. ‘The total collections wero $85,073. Fifty thou- sand and ten thousand dollars bonds: are re- quired from Deputies. Tho collections of the Doputy at Pekin nro reported ns being much larger than ot the Collector's ofiice atSpringticld, The deposits are mate by the Collector daily at tho First National and State Natlona] Banks of Springtleld, Office composed of rellable men, The Examiner makes an exceptionally zood report of the condition of this office, Grado of oftice, No. 1, Kenney, Examiner, THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. Tho Collector is J. C. Willls. The total collections. were $3,200,403, ‘The collections of the Deputies at Alton uro sn excess of the collections at the Collector's office, ‘The Col- tector makes his deposits+nt the ‘Firat Na- tional Bank of Centralia and the Alton Natlonal Bank at Alton, ‘Tho ofilce force 1s reported roligble and familiar with thodutles of thesorvice, ‘I'he grade of office Is No. 1, Kenuey, Examiner, BINS? DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN, The Collector ty J. M. Bean, ‘The total col- lections wore $6,432,913, ‘The deposits are made by the Colluclor with the First Na- tlonal and the Nationat Exchange Banks of Milwaukee datly, ‘The grade of ofiice is No, 1, Kenney, Examiner, SRONETARY LINCOLN, SOME, OF 1118 RECOMMENDATIONS, Bpsciat Dispaten to Tas Chicago Tridune. Wasurnaton, D, G, Deo, %—Secretary Robert Lincoln has completed ifs annual re- port, Itin great part consists of a compro- honbive renewal of the reports of the bureau ofitcers which have alrvady been published, ‘These recommendations he for the most part jndorses, My makes the following Inpor tant recommendations relative to the Woath- er Bureau Serviges : As it ts not supposed that Congress intends to. make its success or fits, oxlit- ence contingdnt upon the bapponing of a war, and 28 the army is waintained with tho perpore of being propired Tor war, it ls earpest~ iy separation of the force of officers and meu eu- guged under the Chiof signa! Ofiteor in the work ‘of tho Weathur Bureau from the forey of alti. ceréand wen who ure to be available tu time of war fur services ju the fold in the performunco of signal dytics. The report contains the following rolativo to the iniprovement of the South Pass of the Misslusipp! under the Eads plan; Tho laut annual report from this department brought the history vf this work to Aux, 0, 15a) wher re had beon trop July 187%, a ful ‘mafntonance of tho channel required by w, after oxcludiag days of nou-malstenauce, all of which ocourred tu the Qrat two quarters, Unihtorrupted mvistonance was continued for the (wo quarters endiuy Fob. 0, 1881, ‘The opgl- neor’s certificate for the succeeding quarter ‘that there was full mualutonance ex- cepting through the pasa itself, iu which, as weasured from the plune of the established ke lure for a dis- toark, there was a ailght fi ftce ‘of #40 fuets but during tp time jn ques faring the querter. than the estabilshed low-water mark; #o that the reautred channel was in fact malntained ‘Tho faats boing submitted by mo to thn Attorney-General for his opinion as to whether Mr. Ends was entitled to payment for | maintenance durlog tha quarter onlay May 9, 1881, ho an- swerol in’ the alfirmative, and payment wan mado focordingly. ‘The noxt quarter extended to include Aug. 13, 1881, four days boing excluded in computation on account of tho channel being In that time reduced to 110 feet in width at ona point, and givon the required width by dredging. ‘our quarterly payments of $25,000 each for majutonance and two som!-annual paymonta of £25,000 cach for Interest on the $1,000,000 retainod have accordingly bocn mnde to Br. Eads, Tho total oxoenditurcs of the Government up to this time on account of tho {inprovement arc $1,560,000, It will bo scen that thoro bus been a substantia maintenance of tho presorived chan- nel during the elghtecn montha last past with nh loss of only four daya, and that: the remarks in my predecessor's report concerning the perma. nency of this work aro confirmed to a large ex tent by tho reaults obtained during tho second year or sucecstful operation of this romurkabla Improvemont, GEN, BUERMAN’S DEAINER, Jo the Weatern Associated Press, Wasmnoron, D.C. Dec. 2—Tho annuat Teport of the Secretary of War Is chiefly de- voted to the consideration of the important recommendations contained in tho annual reportof the army chiefs, Gen, Sherman's recommendation Ahat tho army bo increased to 30,000 men receives Scerctary Lincoln’s earnest Indorsement, The attention of Con- gress is called to the need of legislation to prevent an Intrusion upon INDIAN LANDS, especially from Kansas into the Indian Ter- ritory. Secretary Lincoln invites special at- tention to that part of the report of Gen. Wright, Chief of Engineers, which refers to OUR BEACOAST DEFENSES, and on this subject says: J ‘Tho Chief of Bugincers shows that defense py fortifications and torpedoes is the only one which is at all practicable for n coast a8 extend- ed ay ours, comprising #0 tonny rich maritimo clties, extensive navy yards, and depots of sup ply that any attempt st any other inodo of de fenso would be enormously expensive, both for first cost and maintenancd, and it Is the only modo adopted by maritime nations. Experience shows modera wars como on suddeniy; that sorlous international disputes occur between nations the rotations of which are apparently most unlikely to be otberwiso than friendly, und a condition of readiness for defense and nu attitude of belligerency are soinetiines the beat preventives of netual wir, Wo know that the Necessary now works and the proper modiilca~ tions of the old works will require many years for thoir conipletion, aud it seems simply a atter oF cummon apes denica that we commence ithout delay, and, under Ilberal appropriqy ons, put our coasts in an etfoctive condition of 0! fense, WEST POINT. Referring to the subject of the standard of Acqitirements necessary for admission to the Milltary Academy at West Polut, tho Secre- tary says: “Teoncur in the views of my prodecessor, that it would not be well to raise tho standard of admission, The result of the just examinauon, in which 40 out of 118 cufdiuntes were rejected, shows the standard ts so hizh usto pravent tho ail- tnlasion ofsmany who would undoubtedly, If they: had been ao situated: ns to recelye (ho proper reliminary training, prove vuluadle oilicers. It 8 recently been recommended to nie by tho Academie Bourd to permit the discontinuance of certalu prescribed atndles in tho course for the purpose of wiving time for othora, the impor- tance of which was apparent. A consideration of the subject suggested by this recommenda. tion leads ine to believe it would be best tu ex- tend the course sonstocover five sears, It is bellayed that by so doing not auly would the benetite of tho academy be more widely ox- tended, but that the graduates would be pro- pared to render batter service to the country, THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES. under the War Departinent for the fiscal year ending June 90, 1881, were $42,122,2017 1 ‘The appropriations for 1882 wera $44,880,725, and the estimates for 1883 call for $4,511,276. The estimates presented to the Secretnry for revision Included, for the armament of fortl- fications, $220,000; fortifications and other works of defense, $4,189,500; Improving 3 improving the Mississippi River by the Commission, $4,823,000; public bulldings and grounds In and near Washington, $749,000; surveys taken, $2,000; total, $3v,000,800, This amount has been reduced on my revision to on aggregate of $10,699,000, which sum, If judiciously allotted by Congress, will be, In my judgment, a reasonable nllowance for this class of expense during tho next fiscal year,” CHILI AND PERU. TWO ASSISTANT MINISTERS BENT DOWN. + Speetat Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, Wasutxoron, D.C., Dec, 2—The Presl- dent has taken decided actlon In@egard to the Peruvinn and Chillan matter, A clreu- lar letter was completed yesterday at tho State Departinent to be sent to all of our Ministers in South America, setting forth the desire of the United States fo seo nn hon- orable and permanent peace established be- tween Chill and Peru. Ottr Ministers aro Instructed to make known this friendly wish to the Governments to which they are accred- ited, and to suggest that all should tinite nan effort tq secure an equitable settlement. The lettor is quita a long one; and 1s understeod to cover tha whole ground presented to the ‘United States by the relations between Chill and Peru. At the samo time It will make clear the real nature of the instructions which wero glyen to vo HUNLBUT AND KILPATRICK. {t has algo been deemed best to send two agents of tho United States to Chill and Peru for the purpose of arranging the mis- understandings which have been brought avout by the Indiscreet acts of our two Ministers, The gentlemen selected for this purpose are the Mon, William Trescott and Watker Blaine, the ‘Third Assistant Secre- tary of State, Mr. Trescott Is well known in connection with the diplomatic work of tho Government, and Is w gontiennan of great skill and prudonco in matters pf this kind. Mr. Walker Blaine goes ns an “officer of the Department. They expect to sall from New York tomorrow. 7 —— DAKOTA. SCIEMES OF HET DELEGATE, ‘rectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt Wasntnaton, D, C,, Deo, %—'The people of Dakota not only will endeavor to secure admission as a State this winter, but thelr Delogate has. number of schemes for the benetit of the. Territory. Aniong others Is one to encourage settlement upon the arid public lands in that ‘Yerritory. 1t provides that any citizen who shall sink an artesian well in such manner.as to obtain a porma- nent flow of water upon any of the unocen- pled public lands whero thore ls no spring or stream of living water, shall bo entitled to 610 nerds of tand, :) Ono of thé plans relative to tho admission of Dakofa naa State provides that the wuld State of Dakota shall consist of all the terrl- tory Included within tho follawing bounda- ries—to-wit: Commencing at a‘point on the west line of the Stato.of Minnesota where the forty-sixth degrea of north latitude In- torsects the sau; thence south along the west-boundury Ines of the States of Minne sot and lows to # point of intersection be- tween tho Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers; thenca up the Missourl River and along the north ne of the State of Nebraska to the enst-boundary Hne of tho ‘Torrltoyy of Wyoming: thenca north slong the east- bouudary IInes of the ‘Ferritorlea of Wyou- Ing and Montana to the forty-sixth dogres of north lathude; thence east along sald sixty- sixth degree gf north lutitude to the place of beginning. es : 5 ‘ DLAMPUERRS, A “TYCOON” HOUNCED. apectal Dispatch to The Chicuge Tribune, Wasittnaroy, 2, O., Dec, 3—The removal of Appointmnent-Olerk Lumphore, today, fol- lowing the ‘transferal. of Private-Secrotary Badcock fromthe Secretary’a afles, caused a sensation In tha ‘Treasury Departinent. Lamphere’s resignation wos akked for, to take affect on Dec, #0. : Ile ta anld to have bean taken by surprize, andl asked the Secre- tary if he would’ not mako the natles dt -Teslanation two months from today, end al- low his salary.togo on, Secretary Folger dented his request, and {s.reported to have replicd to bls application for a continuance successor is J. P, Butler, of Idaho. fis pothtmont fa snid to have Ween secured. Senator Jones, of Nevada. , NOTES, TNR DEPOSITORY AT TUCSON DISCONTINUED, Wasurnaton,..D. C,, Dee, 2—Secretary Folger has issued an order discontinuing the United States Depository gt Tucson, Ari. Lord & Williams, a banking firm, were the’ Government. agents, and as they are Inrac , Pele 8 contractors and speculators, the Secre- , tary saya ho ‘hesitatet to longer | trust them with the Government funds. Dis- bursing-checks and drafts aro payable how at San Francisco at the Sub-Treasury there. Two Nattonal banks are about to be estab- lished at Tucson, and one of them will be decided upon as a Government dopository. DAUNARD, ‘The case of E. G. Barnard, 9 clerk in the ‘Treasury Jopartiment, arrested on & charge of fraud in the Pension laws, was adjourned over ull Stunday next. Barnard ts charged with receiving an unlawful fee of $60 froin James Morrison, colored, for prosecuting an invaltd-pension claim of $200, Barnard belng a Government clerk. © COL, ARMSTRONG, Acting Postmaster-General Matton today received aso gift to the Department from Leonard W. Valk, n Chicago sculptor, an original plaster model of his bronze bust of Col. George B. Armstrong, first General Superintendent of the Railway Mall-Service, ‘The gift was placed Ina conspicuous posl- tion In the main entrance to the department’ of the building, THE CABINET, It fs rumored the President will next week send to the Senate the namo of ex-Senator Frelinghuysen for Secretary of State and Chauncey © Filley for Vostmaster-General ; also, that the other members of the Cabinet will remnaln in thelr respective positions un- til after the Christmas holldays. THE CHICAGO WHIBKY CASE. , Secretary Folger has rejected all offers of comproinise heretofore received In the case known ay the * Chlcago whisky case,” which . nrose from violation of internal-revenue laws, aud has been pending before the department foralong time. The amount involved Is very large. In taking this nctlo Seeretary » é Folger tloes not finally dismtss the case, but, having received certain represontations from persons Interested, it is still hold in auticl~ pation of further propositions. AFFAINS IN ARIZONA. Secratary Folger has tssucd an order dis- continuing the United States depository at ‘Tucson, Arizona, . Lord & Willams, 9 bank- ing firm, wero Government agents, and, as they are large contractors and speculators. tho Secretary syste hesitated to longer” trust them with funds, Disbursing checks and drafty are payable now atSan Francisco, at the Sub-Trensury there. ‘Two Natlonat banks are about to be established nt Tucson, and one of will be decided on as the Govern= ment depository. 3 . YELLOWSTONE PARK, Gen. Sheridan, who has made a tour through the Yellowstone Park, reports to Gen. Drum that the Government appropria- tion for the reservation of the valuable prop- erty should be fucrersed aud a company of cavalry detalled to protect.and care for the THE FRIGATE CONSTITUTION. The United States ship Constitution, now at New York, will be put out of commission. ino few days. All of her ofticors were de- tached today, and most of them, Including Commaniler E. W. Shepard, haye been placed on walting orders, TME MAIS. Reduetions in the star mail service during November were over $000,000, The Post- master-General authorizes tho free transmls- sion through the malis ot reports of agricul- tural colleges, which the Jaw requires to ve interchanged among colleges annually. , HORDEAUN. , * The Department of Stato is in receipt of a, communication fran the Consul at Bordeaux relative to the exhibition of agricultural nud Industrial products, to be held at Bordeaus. from June 1 to Nov. 1,” 1882. ‘Ihe exhibition {g regarded as of special Interest to Amer- ican wine-growers and distillers, a3 from the -rayages of pliylloxera In the most¥productive wine-growing districts of Europe there are strong probabilities of an tmportant market balng created for Ainerican wines and spirits, ee : FLIPPER. ; ‘Testimony of ahe Servant of the Colored. Olticer, Called in Hin Defenac, Font Davis, Tex, Dee, 2.—Tho defense In the trial of Licut. Filppor resumed the Introduction of testimony today, and calied Lucy E. Smlth, who tostified that she was Filpper’s sorvant, and had elnco her return to tho post, about a month prior to the difficulty, roomed with Mra, Aleab in anothor house. She kepta portion of ber cloth- in in nw chest and trunk. The latter had no Jock, and was stored iu Fiipper’s tent, with bis pertnission. Filpper alwaya carried the kop to his trunk, wad sho never opened ft without his knowledge, Aug.38 she asked for the key to tho trunk to put awny Fitpper’s washing, and to take’out some of her clothing. Bhe was always cautioned to be careful of bis papers, and lock the house, os, boing bis servant, stic would bo held responsible for oy loss. On tho moruing In question ebe went to the trunk aud took out somo personal clothing and put away the wash~ ing. ‘Tho woman helping bor sha did not trust, and, not boluy through with the trunks, she took two envoloped out aud put them in the boson of | hor dress, intending to return thom 2s goon 16 sho was through hor work and then look the trunk. Filpper frequearly eal ucy, don’t #0 away and leave the trank oputt. Bu very cureful and keep It locked, and when you go way give mo back the keys.” No purticular reason was given for cuution, and be never told ber unything wbout these, papers. Khe took them without bis knowledye, “she tald the key on tho table because abe bad done put- ting away the clothes, Sho did not remomber whothor she locked the trunk or not. +Fiippor went out after siviag, bor tne key, She had pat her glothes in Fiipnor’s quarters since ber ro- turn frou tho er whout two months agu, Le= onyse sho ‘bad nu sure place to put thorn. When Col. Shafter wont to quarters and tnd hor to go to the ofles abe woe niot done ‘cleaning house,'and bad the pupors. She was sv frigufened from the time Col. Bhaftur arrived that she could not remember where abe went or what was said about the pus iors orunything else. Bhe romenibered being fv Jail, and wus very uch frightoned there, Un croasezuminition 4 vigorous effort was made to coufuse tho witness’ memory, but without success, ‘The witness nuld shy was go Beared Khe dfdn't remombor anything witer her arrest. Sho baid the wight of Col. Shafter frightaned her, uni eho was frightened yet, The Court udultted the statement of the witneas uc the proliminary- exnmination, and tho atidavit for 8 bubuas corpus writ, containing statements sonuwhat contradictory as to the possession of the papera, ovor the objections of tho defense that the previous atatowents im the July pro- evedipys could not Lo used agatusy ber, andcited Br of of the Revised Btatutes, The witness te suid flipper never sald anything to her about hiv bugluess, She waa innocent, and bo had no bustnesa to talk on such subjects, She never dressed herself th Filpper’s quarters, but always at Mr. Alsah’s. She could nor remembor any- tblng about tho stops takon to get her out of tho Jal.” On redzamination, who sald ber friends tovk the necessury stops to relouse her, She neverspone @ night in Filpper'a quarters, Le Se ane ‘NEWSPAPER CHANGE, Sale of the Baltimore “Gazette” to @ * Ryudicate. , Bpectat Dtspated to The CAlcago Tribuns, + BAvritone, Md. Doo, 2—The Baltimore Ga~ zette, tho olllolul organ of toe ring tuution of the Democratic party of Maryland, has been sold to Mr, William 1, Huxeltou, tho present manuglng auditor of the Hultimore, American, Who ropres sonts a eyndicate cotagosed af proutnent mem~ bors of the Morohunts' and Manufacturers’ As~ sociation of thla city. ‘Tho priuolpul partied in~ torested are Robert Garrett, tirst Vioe-Presi- dont of the fultimore® & Sula byte Company, ox-Mayor F. C. Latrobe, aod t lon, Goea tt Gareye lute Iepaulican Wovernor, Tlie name of the paper will bo changed to tho Haltimore Dimes, The joint eapltul of the concera 1s, UU. The entire staff of the paper will by changed with ane or twa exceptions, god the now vurps of editors - withtuclude woveral from the other Baltimore Journals, ' Tho new paper will ve ladependent in olltics and devoted mainly to the cummerclul ntervats of tho lity aud State. ‘Tho new owierd take charge on the labo January pex * candidute for , E