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NEW YORK HEKALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1876: be ass puns ritliahean nace der sh SPAIN. + TURKEY. CABINET CONSOLIDATION OF THE MINISTERI- | THE ANDRASSY REFORM BILL SIGNED~BY THE ALIST FORCE IN THE CORTES—THE WANTS OF,| SULTAN—THE CABINET SLIGHTLY MODIFIED— ‘THE NATION AND DUTY OF ITS LEGISLATORS. FURTHER COMPLAINTS FROM CHRISTIAN SUB- Mannip, Feb. 14, 1876, JECTS, Acanvass of the newly elected Ministerial Deputies occurred to-day, Two hundred and seven members were present. Sefior Canovas del Castillo, the President of the Council of Ministers, expressed his great gratification at being surrounded by the -representatives of the Spanish people, It was a guarantee of the re-establish- ment of the constitutional monarchy. Ho said be “believed the termination of the civil war was now near; therefore it was necessary to work for the restoration of the prosperity of the country, which | shad greatly suffered during the last few years, and to re-establish Spanish credit.” Consrantivorie, Feb. 14, 1876, The Sultan yesterday signed the decree granting the Andrassy reforms to the people of the insurgent provinces. YORMAL NOTIFICATION OF THE FACT, The Ambassadors of six Powers were notified and the Ottoman representatives abroad were telegraphed. THE QUESTION OF TAXATION. ‘The question of the expenditure in Bosnia and Herze- govina of the direct taxes will be referred to a mixed commission. THE MINISTRY, Namyk Pacha, formerly Minister of War, has been appointed President of the Council of Ministers, re- placing Server Pacha, who is appointed Minister of Public Works. FRESH TROUBLE FROM CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES. The foreign Ambassadors in Constantinople lately complained to the Porte of the recent outrages against the Christians at Broussa and Angora, The Grand Vizier, replying to the complaints, dis- owed the conduct of the Governors of Broussa and Angora, The Governor of Angora has been dismissed and will be prosecuted, The Assistant Governor has been ordered to remedy the abuses. Mussulman and Armenian Commissioners have been nominated to in vestigate the circumstances. THE CARLISTS BEING DRIVEN TO THE MOUN- TAINS BY COMBINED ARMIES OF THE CROWN. Lonpox, Feb. 14, 1876. ‘The Lvening Standard has a special telegram from Bilbao containing the following :— “Phe Alfonsist General Quesada has advanced to | Elqueta) Communication is established between his army and that of General Maldonado. The armies now act in concert, and are pushing back the Carlists simul- taneously until they will be forced to fight, The Car- lists, outnumbered and outmanmuvred at all points, have falien back on the mountain fastnesses of Gui- puzcoa.’” GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS RE-ESTABLISHED WITH THE VATICAN. Rome, Feb, 14, 1876. f The Pope has received Sefior Cardenas, the newly @ppointed Ambassador of Spain to the Vatican. THE, QUESTION OF CUBA. ENGLAND SUPPLYING THE INSURGENTS WITH WAR MUNITIONS. Vinywa, Feb. 14, 1876 The Wiener Presse reports that an English vessel has landed at Gravosa 14,000 breech-lcading mfles and two field pieces for the Herzogovinans. ENGLAND. SPANISH MINISTERIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CUBAN INSURGENTS AND THEIR FOREIGN FRIENDS—A CIRCULAR NOTE TO THE ALFON- BIST MINISTERS ABROAD—-THE MATERIAL IN- TEREST OF THE ISLAND AND OF PORTO RICO IMPROVING. PREMIER DISRAELI PREPARING TO PAY THE KHEDIVE FOR HIS SUEZ SHARES—AMERICAN MAILS CONVEYANCE. Loxpox, Feb. 14, 1876. In the House of Commons, this evening, Sir Stafford Northcote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, moved the resolution asking for £4,080,000 sterling to pay for the Khedive’s shares in the Suez Canal, lately purchased by England. No action was taken, the debate being adjourned Lill next Monday. TOR AMERICAN MAILS. Right Hon, William E. Baxter, member for Mon- trose, asked the Postmaster General a question in rela- tion to the American mails. Lord John Manners, in reply, said that he hoped shortly to be in a position to state what new arrange- ments had been adopted for carrying tho American mails, notice of the termination of the contracts with the Cunard and Inman lines having been given on the 1th of August last, Mapnip, Feb, 14, 1876, Seiior Calderon Collantes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has sent a memorandum, dated the 3d of Feb- ruary, to the Spanish representatives abroad, instruct- ing them to read it tothe foreign Ministers and to leave @ copy; if requested. “PORVIGN ADVENTURERS” LEAD A MOTLEY HOST. _ The memorandum, after pointing out that the Cuban dasurrection was no longer led by natives of the island, but by foreign adventurers, continues :—Negroes, mu- lattoes, Chinese and deserters form the bulk of the insurgent forces. Their army contains scarcely 800 white Cubans, while more than 40,000 of the latter are | serving with the royal volunteers. MUST BE PUT DOWN. Spain cannot come to any terms with such elements. She can only, after having obtained a complete vic- tory, grant to Cuba all the liberties which, but for the insurrection, she would already possess, and which the neighboring teland of Porté Rico, where slavery has been entirely abolished, fully enjoys. THE MEANS TO Do It. Reinforcements numbering 23,000 men have been despatched to Cuba within twelve months, fhe dura- sion of the insurrection is in consequence of the difficul- | ties of the country. * MATERIAL INTERESTS, Notwithstanding the insurrection the trade of Cuba has doubled during ten years. The more fertile parts of the island are untouched by the insurrection, and only a few districts have suffered from it. FOREIGNERS’ LOSSES, All foreigners sustaining losses will be indemnified ‘and the embargo on foreign goods wiil be raised. The momorandum {s considerod as an indirect reply to the last note trom the United States, THE SUEZ CANAL SHARES PURCHASE PLAN EX- PLAINED TO THE PARLIAMENT—TREASURY PLAN OF PAYMENT AND USEFUL HINTS TO THE KHEDIVE. 7 Lonpox, Fob. 14—Night. Tn the House of Commons this evening Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Exchequer, explained the nature of the financtai arrangements for the comple- tion of the Suez Canal shares purchase. He said the government intended to keep the transaction apart from the ordinary finances. They proposed to raise money from the National Debt Commissioners, pledging the five per cent interest payable by the Khedive for payment of interest on the loan and reduction of the principal. ‘They calculated that within thirty-five years the coun. try would be entirely free from the debt, and thus have tho property for nothing. One effect of the transaction had been the establishment of friendly relations with M. Ferdinand de Lesseps, Arrangemonts were now progressing which he (the Chancellor) hoped would lead to the introduction of three representatives of FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE MADEID-CUBA MEMO- England into the administration of the canal company. RANDUM TO THE POWERS. He saw no reason why England should ‘: Panis, Feb. 14, 1876. fail to receive the interest promised by La Liberté says the Spanish Ambassador has com, | the Khedive. Mr. Cave had been furnished municated to the Duc Decazes, Minister of Foreign | Affairs, the memorandum of the Spanish government fn relation to Cuba, La Liber(é reporis that the docu- | ment declares foroign commerce and foreign interests have not suffered through the imsurrection, and this fact should remove all pretext for intervention. The rovolt would have been more easily subdued but for the aid which from the commencement the rebels have re~ coived from the United States. with all the information required. The general result of his inquiries was that the resources of Egypt were considerable and bad been advancing and developing. .| The Gnancial administration had been exceedingly bad. | The British government were led to the conclusion | that if the Khedive would honostly and sincerely devote himself to curtailing expenditures, it would be still possible that Egypt could make arrangements to Ineet all engagements and carry on her Gnances satis- factorily, A HAVANA REPORT OF CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS IN THE ANTILLES. Wasmixarox, Feb, 14, 1876. The following 1s the translation of a letter from Havana, published in the Epoca, of Madrid, on the 3d of January, on the subject of Custom House frauds in Cuba: — We imme ly throw a veil over a picture the con- templation of which causes us to blush; for the causes which are dragging us toward ruin are not natura! oves, ‘but rather arising from the spirit of peculation which has infiltrated our social body through all its pores. To ascribe exclusively to the insurrection our very bad economic situation, 13 nonsense ; to say that it is due to the traffic in gold fs to ignore ‘the rules of economic science. HOLLAND. a ig AN AMERICAN REPUBLIC CLAIMING A FORMAL ADJUSTMENT OF INTERSTATE DIFFICULTIES. Brussexs, Feb. 14, 1876. The Echo du Parlement of this city learns from the Hague that Venezuela has demanded that the differences with Holland be submitted to the arbitrament of one of the great European Powers. BELGIUM. Sey There were already indications of foul play in the | 4 CATHOLIC DEMONSTRATION THE CAUSE OF matter of collecting tolls, though no one thought it was a cancer which threatened~ to de- POPULAR DISTURBANCE. stroy tho whole social body. But the Brvesers, Feb. 14, 1876. groans of the latter finally made known A Catholic demonstration occurred at Malines yester- day, which resulted tn riotous disturbances, during which several people were severely injured. The police were obliged to intervene. WINSLOW, THE FORGER. THE AMERICAN FUGITIVE PERSONALLY SAFE IN HOLLAND. Lonpox, Feb. 14, 1876. A Router telegram from the Hague states that Win» low, the Boston forger, has certainly arrived in Hol- land. He bas not been arrested, because no extradi- tion treaty exists with the United States. It appears, however, that an order has been given for the delivery to the American Consul at Rotterdam of all valuables found in Winslow’s possession. DESTRUCTIVE STORM. Evansvitis, Ind., Feb. 14, 1876. It is rumored that six men were drowned by the up- seting of if and three nouses biowa down during a storm last evening at Golconda, Ill. EVENING WEATHER REPORT. Wan Derartmest, | the gravity of the disease. Let us own it at once and without circumiocution; immorality had spread on all sides, and the considerable incomes of the treasury they had cast into their own coffers. Facts came to confirm the belief of the public, thanks to the admin- istration of the justly lamented D, Cayetano Bonafax and his worthy successor Sefior Suarez Vigil, It was first in Matanzas that a journal (Lo Aurora del Gumurg) ‘was about to raise a voice unauthorized by the local authority against the results of an immorality much more prejudicial than any insurrection, a thousand times more potent than the one which drags its misera- die existence through our forests and mountain ranges. There, with much indignation, were made public the abuses which were committea, incontestably revealing the causes which made the resources of the revenue appear to nave dwindled. Here is one of the cases cited, among many others, by the journals of Matan zas:— We are assured that the American bark Welden, which finished unloading on the 8th inst. in this port, according to her manifest of cargo made on arrival, would have had to pay fo the revenue the sum of $6,300, but according to a comparative statement made we the Custom House, owing to the direct intervention of His Excollency the Governor General of this district the Welden has rendered the amount of $32,501, show- Ing against the manifest of the vessel cited and in favor of the State the sum of $26,201. The journal adds with reason that these facts need no commentary. THE PHILIPPINES. ’ & GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION MOVING AGAINST THE SOOLOO PIRATES. Mavrip, Feo, 14, 1876. Genera! Malcampo, the Governor and Captain General of the Philippine Islands, leit Manila on the 3d of February at the head of an expedition, numbering 8,000 men, to punish the Sooloo pirates. Oprice or THE SIGNAL Opricer, Wasuiseton, Feb 14—7:30 P. M. Probabilities. In the South Atlantic and Middle States the winds | Will sbift to westerly and northerly, with rising barometer, coldor and clearing weather. In the Gult States, Tennessee and the Ohjo Valley, rising barometer, northwesterly winds, colder and dawdatea generally clear weather, succeeded in the Southwest GAMDETTA’S PRESS ORGAN PROSECUTED BY by warmer easterly winds. os pts GOVELNMENT. In the lake region, west to north winds, rising barometer, colder and clear or clearing weather. In the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, rising, succeeded by falling barometer, cold north. westerly winds, shifting to warmer southeasterly, and clear or partly cldudy weather. In New England, falling barometer, northeast to southeast winds and warmer or rainy weather, partly turning to snow in the northern portion and possibly succeeded during Wednesday by winds shifting to west and north and clearing weather. The rivers will continue slowly falling at Pittsbarg, Cairo and Momphis, rising at Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis, and stationary or slowly rising at Vicksburg and New Orleans. Cautionary signals continue along the coast from Cape Hatteras to Eastport, ——a THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Panis, Feb. 14, 1876. The government has commenced legal proceedings against the Republique Prangaise (M. Gambetta’s organ) for an article im its issue of Sunday violently attacking M. Buttet, Vice President of the Council and Minister of the Interior. A prosecution has been begun against another jour- anal, the Diznewvieme Siécle, for an attack on Minister ‘Butfet, BREADSTUFFS-IN EUROPE, ‘THE SUPPLY AND TONE OF THE ENGLISH AND PARIS MARKETS. Loxpon, Feb, 14, 1876. The Mark Lane Express, issued this evening, has the following in ite regular weekly review of the British corn trade:— “Apart from the question of improvemont in prices fater on, some moderate reaction may be reasonably looked for now in consequence of the low prices ruling, the recent colder wether and the fact that, owing to the hopelessness induced by the long continued bad trade, millers have not kept up their stock and are now running short, The firmness of the Paris market, ta spite of the large stocks and our discouraging ad, wiged, is significant. There is an average rise of two Graves on ail erades of four.’ The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, BABCOCK’S TRIAL. His Telegraphic Correspondence With Levi P. Luckey. The Cipher Despatches in Full, With Translations. ASTOUNDING FACTS. Desperate [fforts of the President's Secretary To Avoid Testifying at St. Louis, Statements in the Telegrams vs, Statements in the Court Yesterday. Sx Louis, Feb, 14, 1876. The following are the despatches which passed be- tween Levi P. Luckey, one of the President's secretaries, and General Babcock, and which I have been able to copy to-day. When these despatches were written and sent Luckey was here watching the trial of McDonala, then in progress, and was in frequent telegraphic cor- respondence with Gencral Babcock in Washington. The cipher telegrams were obtained by the government Prosecutors by means of a subpwna duces tecum to the telegraph company. Of the five despatches two are signed Levi P, Luckey; two aro signed ‘‘Oscar,”’ and are from General Bab- cock, and one is signed with his name, The cipher used is an arrangement often used in the army during the war. The dates of the despatches are important, as will be shown further on, and their contents tell a bad story. The ciphers are sent you together with the despatches as deciphered, and aiso the key, from which it is oasy to make an arrangement by which they may be read, pEsraTon No, 1, Wasuineton, D, C., Nov. 17, 1875" Levi P. Luckey, Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, Mo.:— Now but and wants means judgment but prevent he if to your exercise going assistance employ my hazards all now him tell there at. OSCAR, DESPATCH NO. 2. Wasminatox, D. C., Nov. 17, 1875, Lavi P. Leoxry, Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. :— *At ever this of what answer and retain receipt on our him with to Krum M. him fully confer me Jonn see protect and house very would be unfortunate here to if there now he my and can to go possibly promptly re- port prevent earliest moment it fully. 0, E. BABCOCK, DESPATCH NO. 3. Wasmunctos, D. C., Nov. 18, 1875. Levr P, Lvoxry, Lindell Hotel, St. Louts, Mo. :— Well I leaves friend to-night ail Hamlet make a go can bondage to if to not affidavit attend will yours ad- vise friends needed received. OSCAR. (Bondage in this despatch issaid to stand for “two”? and Hamlet for ‘‘hundred"’—dollars supposed.) DESPATCH No. 4. Sr. Lovrs, Mo., Nov. 18, 1875, General 0. E. Basocock, Washington, D. Cy:— Going otherwise political personal or are reflects you danger no shvuld case Mack's Billey detriment no come whom upon all says K. and others you if be would well with rest’s could it think you it but so friends and also received nothing would testify to all show cannot they butcanI best anything it urges force do shall is K. choose he I interest for you if retained your. LEVI P, LUCKEY. DESPATCH NO. 5. Sr. Louts, Mo., Nov. 18, 1875. General 0, EF. Bascock, Washington, D. C. :— Hamlet to be not asked bondage avout Rogers will you come despatch my in says K. rung get you day consultation alter to did. LEVI P. LUCKEY, THE TRANSLATIONS. ‘The following, in the same order, are the transia- tions of these ciphers :— NO, 1—MONEY AND ASSISTANCE, Wasuiatoy, D. C., Nov. 17, 1875. Levt P. Lockey, Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, Mo, :— Tell him employ assistance if he wants, and means; but to prevent my going there now at all hazards, Ex- ercise your best judgment now. OSCAR, NO, 2—KRUM ORDERED BY GENERAL BABCOCK. Wasmnaroy, D. €., Nov. 17, 1875, Levi P. Lvexry, Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. :— See John M. Krum on receipt of this, whatever hour, Rétain him to protect me and confer fully with him and answer at earliest moment. To go there now would be very unfortunate if he can possibly prevent it, Report fully aud promptly to my house, here. 0. E. BABCOCK. No. 8,—'‘PRIENDS’’—“‘DONDAGE NAMLET.’" Wasutrotox, D. C., Noy. 18, 1875. Levi P. Locary, Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. :— Friends advise not to go. A friend leaves to-night I.can make affidavit if needed. Yours received. Will attend to bondage Hamlet. All well, OSCAR, (“Bondage Hamlet” is supposed to stand for $200.) NO, 4—NO DANGER BUT COME IF YOU cmoosR. Sr. Lovrs, Mo., Nov. 18, 1875, General 0. E. Banooca, Washington, D. C. K. says no detriment, no danger, personal, political or othemwise, should you come. Billy and all others | upon whom Matk’s case rests are going to testify; and friends think it would be weil if you could also; so all would show nothing received, But it rests with you if you choose. K. urges it. But they cannot force any- thing. He is retained for your interest. I shall do best I can, LEVI P. LUCKEY. NO. 5.—RoGERS “RUNG EN.’ Sr. Louts, Mo., Nov. 18, 1875. General 0. E. Bancock, Washington, D. C.:— After consultation K. says you will not be asked to come. Rogers rung in to-day. Did you get my des- patch about bondage Hamlet? LEVI P. LUCKEY. TESTING THE DESPATCHES IN CIPHER. [The cipher Is very simple when it is ouce compre- hended. The actual words of the despatch are written so as to follow thé order prescribod in a set of num- bered squares, and when tho words are thus arranged they are -read off according to the numbers in the squares. Each square contains one word, and the set contains twenty-four words, in six columns, four deep. Tho reading begins at the bottom, fourth square from the left, and proceeds, one square to the left, one back and upward, again to the left, and so-on, until the top of the column is reached, when the next word is two to the right and back toward the loft to the first new word, and then down again. We have arranged a set of squares as described in our despatches, and. also ap- Plied it to the despatch signed “0, E, Babcock.’ Every reader can pick it out for himself. Genoral Babcock’s despatch seems to be arranged in two sopa- rate squares, and the deciphering accordingly begins in the proper square of the upper sot.—Ep. Hanat.] A SET OF SQUARES. Tho following is a set of squares:— momeni| earliest) prevontireport, In the despatch numbered “4 “Billy” probably means Avery. ‘Mack’’ means McDonald, of course In that numbered ‘5'’ “Rogers” waa Deputy Com- missioner of Internal Rovonue, and the prosecution are said to have “rung” him in, TRLL-TALE TRS AND QUEER TELEGRAMS. The dates of tho despatches tell a curious and signif, cant story, They were seat on the 17th and 18th of | November, and show th. General Babcock was then | making strenuous eflorta to avoid being called to St. At ever this { of | what janswer and retain | receipt! on | hour | him with to Kram M him | fally confer mo Join seo | protect) and here junfortunate; be would | very | house my he now | there| if to Lae ad possibly go to can and fully | it Louis to testify, Xet om the dgjh of November s , and satire which the humerous Starrs bad on Saturdaw | tion. inaigad of —WITH despatch appeared tn all the papers here, dated Wash- ipgtou, November 30, in the following words ‘Wasuinatox, Nov. 50. The following telegram was sent this afternoon by General Babcock to the United States Attorney at St, Louis:— Wasmrmaton, Nov. 20. To the Hon, D. P. Dren, United States District Attor- ney, St. Louis:— Tam absolutely innocent, and every telegram which I send will appear porfectly innocent the moment I can be heard. I demand a hearing beford the Court, where Tcan testify. 0. E. BABCOCK. The next day another despatch appeared in the Chi- cago papers, as follows :— Wasuincror, Dec. 1. General Babcock this morning recoived a telegram from District Attorney Dyer at St. Louis, in answer to one sent by him yesterday demanding a hearing be- fore the Court, stating that the evidence in the Avery case had been closed, and the next case, involving the question of conspiracy, was set for the 15th inst, DESPATCHES READ AND ADMITTED. THE TELEGRAMS READ BY COLONEL DYER AND ENTERED ON THE BECORDS BY ORDER OF THE COURT. Sr. Lours, Fob, 14, 1876. At the opening of the session of the Court this after- noon the following despatches were read by Colonel Dyer and admitted under the decision of the Court:— Wasuinatos, July 1, 1874, Jonx McDonatn, St. Louis ;— ‘Things look all right here, Let the machine go, JOYCE. Wasutnatox, July 3, 1874, Joun McDonauy:— Matters are hunky. Go it lively and watch sharply. JOYCE. Wasurnaton, July 17, 1874, Joux McDowatp, St. Louis Am here on my return, Sr. Lours, July 18, 1874. Jonx A. Joyce, Washington :— See McGuire’s letter to Commissioner concerning Busby’s house sure. JOHN M’DONALD. JOYCE TO AVERY. Here came in several Avery telegrams, which were not admitted, but taken under consideration of the Court. Sr. Lovis, August 5, 1 W. 0, Avery, Washington :— Have friends started West again? Find out, let me know, A. St. Lovis, Ang, 27, 1874. W. 0. Avery, Washington :— Are friends conng West ? See H. and give me sound- ings. A. Wasuinaton, Oct, 17, 1874, J._A. Joven, St. Louis:— our frivnd is in New York and may visit you. AVERY, Sr. Louis, Oct. 18, 1874, W. 0. Avery, Washington:— something positive on movements of friends. Act surely, promptly. AL Wasuincros, Oct. 19, 1875, Jom A, Joyer, St. Lonis:— Put your house in order. Your friends will visit you. MACK, Sr, Lovis, Oct. 25, 1874, 0,_F. Bancoo, Washington :— Have you talked with D.? Are things right? How? Answer, a Wasmixaton, Nov. 10, 1874, Joux T. Hoax, Xenia, Ohio:— Will you be in attendance in St, Louis on the 10th, as requested? H. ©. ROGERS, Crxcixwatt, Ohio. Nov. 10, 1874, HL _C. Rocers, Deputy Commissioner, Washington:— 1 go to St. Louis to-night, in obedience to request. JOHN T. HOGE. WasuinaTon, Nov. 23, 1874, Jony T. Hoc, Xenia, Ob Report here in person at once. J. W. DOUGLASS, 4 Xusta, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1974. J. W. Dovurass :— Am detained by sickness in family. Will report on the Ist prox. JOHN T. Hoag. Wasatnaton, Dec. 3, 1874. J. Brooxs, No. 56 Bleecker street, New York:— Hoge is here. When will you return? H.C. ROGERS. Here come in chronologically the following two tele- grams not yet passed on by the Court:— St. Louis, Dec, 3, 1874, General 0. F. Bancock, Washington :— ~ ie tiny Secrotary or Commissioner ordered ogeeey, ere J Wasuinctow, Dec. 5, 1874. Jonx McDonato, St. Loui; i cannot hear that any one has gono or is going. 0, EB. BABCOCK, Wasuineton, Dec, 3, 1874, J. J, Brooks, Philadelphia:— Hoge ts here. When will you retarn? Hi. C. ROGERS, St. Louis, Dec 5, 1874. J. W. Dovatass, Washington :— Please grant me permission to visit Washington. J. McDONALD, Sr, Louts, Dec. 6. / C..C. Wintann, Washington :— Want a room with Jere, Monday morning, for self. JOHN McDONALD. Wasuratos, D, C., 7th, Joux A. Jorce, St. Louis:— Had jong ride with the President this afternoon, You will hear trom mo to-morrow. JOHN, Wasiixatox, D. C., Dec. 8, 1874, Joux A, Joyce. St, Louis:— Dead dog, The goose hangsaltitudilum, JOHN. Wasuixetox, Dec, 9, 1874. J. A. Jovor, St. Louis: — I leave to-night for New York. Stop at Windsor House. . Will telegraph you from there, JOHN, General 0. E. Bancoox:— We have official information that enemy wakens, Push things. SYLPH. Wasurnatos, Feb, 6, 1875, General Jonx McDonaup, St. Louis:— Order. Bursted forever, D. and ©. things level. mad, Hold CARNEY. Wasutnaton, Feb, 10, 1875. Joux McDowaup, St. Louis :— Start home to-night, Things look lovel; and wait, » Watch SoH Wasuineron, March 1, 1875, General J. McDowatp:— Letter received, Have seen the gentleman and he seems very friendly. He is here fooking after the im- provement of the rivers. 0. &. BABCOCK. * Sr. Louis, April 23, 1875. J. W. Dovatass, Washington :— Pursuant with telegram of April 17 to Supervisor McDonaid I have conferred with Parker with reference to svizures of whiskey in Colorado from this district, Parker having made said seizures. JOHN A. JOYCE, ‘This has not been passed upon by Court yet, It bas beon admitted, however, by the defonce that it is in Joyce’s handwriting :— Sr. Lovis, April 23, 1875. General 0. E. Bancock, Washington :— Teil Mac to see Parker, of Colorado, and telegram to Commissioner crush out St, Louis enemies, GRIT. Sr. Lovis, April 23, 1875, To General McDoxaip, Washington :— Don’t leave Washington until all things aro abso- lately settled. JOHN. Wasuinaton, April 23, 1875, Joux A. Joven, St. Louis :— leave for St. Louis to-night. JOHN McDONALD. The two folowing were received by Joyce, but were not admitted as evidence :— Wasutncroy, March 9, 1875, J._A. Jovor, St. Louis:— If sickness of your family provents R. A. Hoyt may pay you a visit, Wasninotox, March 11, 1875, Joux A. Joven, St. Lous Did you receive Mack’s telegram? Your friends will doubtiess make you a visit, WILLIAM Q. AVERY. This, from Joyce to Avory, was held in reserve:— St. Louis, March 11, 1874 W. 0. Avery, Washington :— Telegram received. Start for San Francisco Sunday might. All perfect here, JOYCE. Sr. Lovrs, March 11, 1874. General 0. ©. Bancock, Washington:— Start for San Francisco to-morrow night. Make D. call off his scandal bounds, that only biackon the memory of poor Ford and friends. J ANOTHER ACCOUNT. THE ARGUMENT AND DECISION ON ADMISSIDIL- ITY OF THE DESPATCHES—PROVING THEIR DELIVERY - PRESIDENT GRANT'S DEPOSITION— HAS BABCOCK A SPY HERE FROM NEW YORK? Sr. Louis, Mo. Feb, 14, 1876. The event of to-day wa discussed telegrams after the decision of the Court ad- mitting most of them, but still excinding some on techni¢al objections; as, for instance, one because the handwriting of Joyce, the deceased doorkeeper at the Executive Mansion, who receipted for it on the tele- gtaph book, was not recognized by his numer- ous fellow doorkeepers who were put on the stand, and had not been proven. It has boon @ matter of general comment that thé defence, while combating the admission of these t grams with such a display of legal ingenuity, should themselves have quoted them in their arguments; but this manouvre has been construed as designed to break thet force before the jury. The argument, which lasted till one o'clock this afternoon, was not only for the ox- clusion of the telegrams, but also to show that they were utterly irrelovant and worthless. After the irony your going, Pet nn c. the reading of the mach | | comb, SUPPLEMENT. expended on these telegrams, the ponderous Porter to-day crushed them out completely, so that ifthey bad been sentient beings, instead of smeared old pieces of Paper, ‘they certainly would have withdrawn their diminished heads into the waste-paper basket. Babcock’s counsel received the decision of Judge Dillon, admitting the telegrams, with evident disap- Pointinent, and Babcock himself again evinced signs of Great nervousness, which did not leave him all day. Dyer’s last frantic effort to prove Joyce’s handwriting by Snifin, who also did not know it, produced a ripple of hilarity, Dyer read the despatches in a grimly sig- nificant manner, and Babcock’s hands, which toyed with his mustache, trembled nervously during th reading. When such expressions as “mun, gocus hangs altitudilum,”” ‘matters are hunkey,” ee, occurred, there Was a suppressed titer ever? time. Bat even during the reading the de née od kept objecting, colloquially, until Judge Dillon | them, and said they must either object formally or not atall Wheu Krum attacked Dyer, saying, during an anpument pt the close of the procvedings, that he (Hyer) did not understand the law in the case, the Court ad. | ministered a mild rebuke to Krum, and said such per- sonalities were not permitted. Judge Porter, in concluding his argument against the admission of the telegrams in the Babcock trial, occupied nearly all the morning session to-day. His conclusions were that they were writings, and whether proven to be what they purported to be in origin and destination, tt was still a question of law whether they could be admitted as evidence. He said he did not by any means admit, however, that this proof and identi- fication had been shown, To the great majority of these telegrams there were produced no answers at all; such were merely hearsay; merely letters relating to facts or making inquiries which did not convey the slightest hint of a conspiracy; but none of these, whatever might be shown of them, whatever construction put upon them, were admissible as testi- a@vony until by intrinsic evidence it had been estab- Ushed that General Babcock had knowledge of the ex- istence of a conspiracy. . That must first be proven, and it had not been proven. After Judge Porter concluded, Thomas 7, Walsh, brother-in-law of General McDonald, chief clerk in his office when Supervisor, was called, and identified sev- eral letters aud despatches written by him at the dicta- tion of McDonald, and also identitied several signatures of himself and Joyce affixed to receipts for telegrams to McDonald, Joyce and others, On the opening of the afternoon session Judge Dillon read the decision of the Court touching the ADMISSUMLITY OF DRSPATCIES, as follows:—‘Respecting the objection ‘against the admissibility as evidence of certain despatches the Judges have united in the conclusion as respects all except two despatches, respec- tively dated the 3d and Sth of December. We reserve the questions arising upon those despatches, which are somewhat novel and peculiar, for further consideration, All the others offered meet with cer- tain objections, which we proceed to state and notice and decide. We aro of opinion that the objection to the despatches, based upon the ground that they are not relevant or material, is not well taken. The jury is the constitutional tribunal to determine controverted questions of fact under appropriate advice from the Court to assist them in the dischargo of this daty. If the evidence offered tends in any de- gree to establish the existence of any material fact, it cannot be objected to as irrelevant, but must be received and submitted to the consideration of the jury in connection with all the facts and cir- cumstances of the case. To reject the despatches of- fered on the ground that they were irrelevant and im- material would be a decision by the Court that such ¢ospatches had nothing to do with the alleged con- spiracy, and would take that question, which is a ques- tion of fact, from the jury, whose exclusive province it is to decide questions of fact. We do not deem it ex- pedient or proper to remark upon the several de- Spatches, or .to say anything in the presence of the jury as to tho views of the Court upon the force and effect of them. It is not to bo inferred that in admitting the despatches the Court holds that they do or do not connect the defendant with the alleged conspiracy. As to the objection that some of the despatches addressed to the defendant were unan- swored, we are of opinion that under the circumstances of the case this alone does not constitute a sufficient ground to exclude them. Such despatches are to be viewed in connection with all the circumstances of the case, including the nature of tho despatches, as calling for an answer or otherwise, and the situation and relations of the parties, and the effect to be given to the circumstances that no answers were returned, if the despatches were received by the de- fendant, isto be determined by the jury upon the whole evidence under the rules of law to be given in charge of the jury bearing upon the subject, As to the despatches between McDonaid and Joyce, confessed con- spirators, such despatches are admissible as statements or acts of conspirators among themselves in further- ance of the conspiracy. But as to the defendant, they go for naught unless he is shown by other evidence to be connected with the conspiracy charged in the indict. ‘mont.’ PROVING THE DESPATCHES. Mr. Kennedy Dafl, manager of the Atiantic and Pacific Telegraph office at Washington, was called and ex- plained the manner of handling despatches in that office. One of the despatches in question, and to which the defence made most strenuous objections— the one dated December 5, 1874, and asserted tb have been sont by Babcock to Joyce—could not, bo found, the package of telegrams of that day having been lost, and only a copy was pro- duced, This despatch is alieged to have been an answer to one sent by Joyce from St. Louis to Babcock and was traced into the hands of George Joyce, a doorkeeper at the White House, but Joyce’s signature had not been identified by the prosecution aud therefore its delivery was only inferential. The Court decided the record and register of tho tolegraph oifice did not remove the difficulty in this case. ‘These despatches are the ones referred to in Judze | Dillon’s decision given above, and about which he re- served an opinion. C. C, Sniflin, one of the President’s private secre- taries, was called, but he -could not identify Georgo } Joyce's writing. + W. F. Sperry. and Messrs. Lennox and Cunning- ham, clerks at the Planters’ House, in this e:ty, testi- fied to baving received and receipted for several despatches to McDonald and Joyce in 1874, mostly in | December, among them one dated December 5, sup- posed to be the one asserted to have been sent by Babcock to McDonald, and to which such objection | has been made, graph office in'this city, then explained the manner in which the records of his office are kept, and how telegrams are handled both for transmission and de- livery. CLOSING TESTIMONY. To-morrow the prosecution will bring their case to a close. Beavis, Frazier and Barton will be the last wit- nesses, The testimony of the first two regarding the “Bab” letter has already been outlined. Barton will testify as to a statement made to him by Joyce, that the $10,000. raised in April, 1872, ‘was | tor Babcock. Ex-Secretary Borie, 0 will tes. | tify for the defence as to the excellence of Babcock’s character, arrived this morning. General | Sherman, General Harney and others will also testi!y for Babcock on the same point. Besides those already mentioned, Mayor Barrett, of Washington; Third Auditor Mahon, of the Treasury, &c. The following arrangement in regard to the summing up was made to-day. Porter will open for the defence, | to be followed by Dyer for the government. Storrs will close for Babcock and Brodhead for the prosocu- tion. 13 HE A sry? It is stated to me on the authority of prosecuting officers here that Roger M. Sherman, a | young man from the United States District Attorney Office in New York, is here ag a spy on the oahepe on behalf of Babcock. He was a clerk m Washington | to ex-Attorney General Williams, who is now one of | Babcock’s counsel. In the interests of justice, the prosecutors have requested me to make the present statement. Ostensibly young Sherman came here detailed by joven bictrag ty Pierrepont to take deposi- tive to some crooked whiskey tho New York, in which dofauit made, and ‘no evidence whatever | is required. He has been here three weeks on that errand. Le tried hard to pump Everest as to what his | testimony would be betore he went on the stand. PRESIDENT GRANT'S TESTIMONY, Your correspondent has been allowed the privilege of glancing over the President's deposition, which | arrived this evening. Its main points, not previously | communicated to any newspaper, areas follows:—When asked in regard to the suspension of thé Douglass or- | der, whether Babcock had ever iniluenced him, the E. B. Brown, manager of the Western Union Telc- | { 6 = darfiage fils case, dnd thoy will urge fftat the fact’ ab Gencral Grant's never having seen any @f the crooked telegrams until after Babcock’s indictment establishes _the significant circumstance that Baneock earried om ‘this telegraphic correspondenice ‘in secret an@ studl- ously conceaied it from the Presid he prosecution willalso dwell strongly upon the a uppreasion of the protests against McDouald’s and McGuire's ap- snare by Babcock, as tending to show that the de- fendant was an active friend of theirs and eveu suppress. ed the President's correspondenco to serve them. A remarkabie feature of the President's testimony is his forgetfulness in not remembering what explanation of the despatches Babcock gave, akhough that ex- planation, ag he remembers, was sativfactory to him; but this isa feature of the deposition upon which the , government counsel wil! probably, from respect for the Executive and love of their owa official heads, not comment upon. TO-MORROW'S TRST:MONY. Beavis will also testify to-morrow that Joyoe exhib- ited to him the “Syiph” despatch and thot on the strength of the “Bab’’ letter he recommended making crooked whiskey. Revenue Agent Brooks will testify that on the day wnen Avery sent tho desjatch to Joyee, saying, “Your friend is in New York and will visit you,’ he actuaily was in New York. His testimony” Will be vory interesting. HOW THE CASE LOOKS AT THB APITAL. WasurnGros, Feb. 14, 1876, reral witnesses who have been subpoenaed for the defence in the Babcock trial left Washington by the Western train to-night. Among them was General Banks, whose testunony is said to have quite an ime portant bearing upon the case. ‘The fact that the President and the Secretary of the Treasury were in conference to-day gave rise to the conjecture that they wore again discussing the Bab- cock case, and some of the govsips even went so far as to assert that not only was the interview not of a cordial nature, but tho mecting of the Cabinet -to- morrow would be followed by important developments. The interview of Secretary Bristow with the Prog ident to-day was followed by a lengthy conference be- tween the President and Attorney General Pierrepont. There is a good deal of quiet satisfaction to-night im White House circles over what is regarded as a feeble case for the government go far in the trial of Gener Babcock. Even the admission of the disputéd batch telegrams has not weakened this feeling. Ex-Commissioner Douglass, Deputy’ Commissioner Rogers, Cashier Gilfillan and other witnesses in the! case having testified on Friday and Saturday, returned here from St. Louis to-day, ‘These gentlemen have alk been subjected to anxious inquiry by persons here as to tho impressions made upon them during their attend~ ance at the trial. Ono of the gentlemen just re- turned from St. Louis says that the strain upon General Babcock seems to be telling upon his physical endurance very much, and cites as an instance of that circumstance the reply of the General to a question, from adriend to the effect that being under fire in the army would be absolute pleasure in comparison to his present ordeal. “CROOKED” WHISKEY IN NEW OR- LEANS. New OgiKans, Feb. 14, 1876. In cruoked whiskey there was little done to-day, ow~ ing to the occupations of District Attorney Beckwith, who could not appear before the Grand Jury. , Beck~- with is unflinching and incorruptible tn the matter, and is ambitigus besides to emulate Dyer. Beckwith, to show the enormity of the transactions ia “erooked,’* has made a statement to a gentioman of this city to thi effect that one frm defrauded the government out 30,000 in one day, and itis further asserted that the sauie firm has made over $1,500,000 In the same ways HOTEL ARRIVALS. G, Videla Dorna, Argentine Chargé d’Affaires at Wash- ington, is at tho Albemarle Hotel. Ex-Governor Alexander H, Bullock, of Massachusetts, yesterday ar- rived at the Fifth Avenue, Hotel. Major Henry W. Freediey, United States Army, and Chief Engineer William H. Shock, United States Navy, are at the Met- ropolitan Hotel Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Cums berland, of Governor General Dufferin’s staff, is at the Brevoort House. Very Key. 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The Presideat has | never seen anything to shake his confidence in Babcock had satisfactorily explained to the President, after his indict- ment, but he codld not remember the explanation of any particular telegram, nor could he undertake to say wnat the General’s explanation was, Ho had forgotten it On cross-examination it appeared that the President had never seen any of the crooked telegrams until after Babcock’s indictment, though he thought he had said enough to Babcock to warrant his telegraphing to Joyce that he should get Ford’s bonds- men to recommend him. Every one of the telegrams was road to the President, and Ne said he had never | seen or heard of them before Babcock’s indictment, so | that be could never have read the reports of the Avery trial, The President's testimony on this point was par- ticularly significant as regards the despatch—meaning the despatca recommending McGuire :— “We mean it MoM.” For this telegram he never saw. 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