The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1876, Page 3

BLUFORD WILSON The Ex-Solicitor’s Testimony Before the Whiskey Committee. MACHINATIONS OF THE RING “EXPOSED. The True Inwardness of the President's Antagonism to Secretary Bristow. THE INDICTMENT OF BABCOCK. When General Grant Began to Grow Oool on the Whiskey Frauds, THE BPFORTS TO SAVE THE PRIVATE SECRETARY. What the Secretary and the Solicitor Had to Contend Against. History of the Famous Circular Letter. MOST REMARKABLE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY pe hade QB PLA ay Wasnixctox, July £8, 1876, Bolore the committee on the whiskey trials to-day, the examination 01 Bluford Wilson, ex-Solicitor of the Treasury, was continued, In connection with the statement in bis previous testimony of General Porter’s explanation of the term “Sylph,”’ Mr. Wilson, having refreshed his memory by reference to a letter irom a friend in New York, tes! fled (nat the annoysnce which it was said the woman “Bylph’’ gave the President was by her efforis to black, mail bim in St. Louis, ‘The examination was continued as follows Question by Mr, Cochrane, chairman of the sub-com- mittee—You said in your eXamination yesterday that from the me of the discovery of the “sylph” despatch implicating General Babcock in those whiskey frauds, or tending so to im- Plicate him, the President of the United States did not show the same sympathy with the Secretary of tho Treasury or yourself that he had previousis shown, Please state any act or acts ol the President trom that time forward indicating to you that he w. Bot in sympathy with those whiskey prosecution THE VARNARD LETTRE, A. Before proceed to answer that question, I wish to make an addition to my testimony of yesterday in reference to the contents of the Barnard letter, on whieh the President made the well known indorse- ment, ‘Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided.” Either iu the body of that letter or in an accompanying document, there was a statement jrom Emory 8. Fos ter, of st. Louis, to tne effect that the President was himself ctiarged with being a purty to tho unlawful combination im that city to.defraud. the government of \ts revenues, 1 want Chat fact to be noted, because L 4s much with reference to that fact and tuat allegation as with reference to tho allegations that Babcock was a party, and shat ‘Jim’ Casey, the President's brother- ib-law, Was openly asserting that the Secretary of the Treastiry would not hold his office Jor thirty days, Another point. 1 was asked yesterday whether the President consented wilimgiy to the publication of the indorsement on tho Barnard letter, which has been 60 often reierred to. By reference toa ietier addressed to me by General Bristow, ander date of August 7, written in the Trea-ury Department, | tind that the Becretary of the ‘Treasury bad addressed au official communication tothe President asking him for per- Mission t publish that indorsement and that at that fute (August 7) he had received no response, For the purpose of fixing the date when the “Syiph”? telegram was discovered, I reter to a letter of Gencral Bristow to me, written Irom New York, August 9, 1875, and which L have no objection to mako a part of the record, It is as iolluw: LETTER OF GENERAL BESTOW. New York, August 9, 1875, My Dean Witson—Your ietter of yesterday, with encio- sure, is received. ‘The time is very near at hand when [ Must make a square issue with the thlevos and scoundrels who have combined to destroy me. 1 must te supported cordisliy und earnestly or I must and will break. [ear the complications are such that the former ca: not be done and the fatter must. You cun’t be too careful ubout talking vo anybody. 1 have heard hero that the matter about the eyiph® despatch and our baving seen it in cun- uecilon “with Pierrepout is. fully known tu P. and (meaning Bubeoek tnd they are great! taik with anybody about it. Of course this Isnt meant for censure. but caution, Tsuppose 1 must make up my to bear the abuse of the “King” papers, hard as it is are fighting to keop thoir friends out of prison, mrelves frum exposure; and, of course, wil stands in their way, turn back; wor will I stop to parley with thi 1 have no umbition and ho purpose to accomplish but enforcement of th nd An honest collection of the revenae. 1 will eom- romise on nothing short of this. Porter and on to do. and to week Well, eu to destroy anyboiy w as for myseli, I can President fully bis views 0 and the Whiskey Ring. Kreat confidence in Wobster, and it ix goin< Quire the utmost watch/uiness of bis real friends to Bis being mislea by mon who who are acting treacherous Tell Webster to write disturbed. Don't suffer yoursell to | | | but on this issue am wili- | | NEW YORK Hf tribunal. Another ground was the President’s retusal to remove Jasper D. Ward, United States Districts At- torney at Chicago, until be contronted by evidence on the 3d of Pecember, which showed that Mr Ward was a partner in the Powell distillery and had improper relations with Jacob Rehm, which state- ment was made to the President by Hon. Burton C, Cooke, of Chicago, On that point 1 wrote to Secretary Bristow. on December 3, LETTER TO SECKETARY BRISTOW, Dean Guverat:—Mr, Cooke was just in to ser me with some startling news. ile saw President Grant after he met you, and was assured by the President that he would re- move Ward promptly; and to that end he would ask Webster at onee to namo his successor. But what w: especially noteworthy was a letter to Cooke, from a reliable {rend in Chicaxe, attributing Logan's illness to sheer which charges that he is in it, und that the ere is full of rumor about Ward's connection with the ring, his relati ith distiller Poweil, &c. The en- closed fron Brooks may interest you. The Lord give you wisdom Faithfully. WILSON. ‘That note I Fent to General Bristow in cahinet, ond the ejaculations at the end of it was because | know that the proposal to have a military court of inquiry was under consideration, Now I want to read as a part of my testimony a lester to me from General Web- ster, under dave of December 28, 1875:— LETTKK PROM GENERAL WRESTER. Unirep States Ixtennat RevkNvx OFFICE. ) AInstrict or ILueNots, Cutcago, Dec. 25, 1875. § My Dean Sin—Do you not begin to rub your eyes and ingulre whether you are awake, whether we are any o( us awake, not ail involved in some bad dream? Was there ever such a scandaions lying and pleading ? Is it not the most remarkable Sicht of acentury? 1s there any key to it all. except that branded corrupifonists of all classes and Kinds are desperate and are summoning all their forces, placing their reliance on paralleled audacity of vitupera- tion and cunningly contrived accusation? Ly it possible that Babcock has leut any countenance to a proposition for an attack on Bristow! Will he confess his own iniamy and drae down the Secretary with himsel!! What other ex- planation is there for the Iner-Ocran's attack? I suspect that the ring have yot entire control of the Inter-Ocean; they are desperate and will furniah all the money necessary to get an English organ as they have German one in the StauteZeituag. What we comin towhen such things can even be open day t took my pen to ask you a question, juat been old that thas man Russell ix there in Washington ang hus impndence to try and blackmail both the secret the Treasury. Is thatso? Tecan hardly bel Tree that he has lived so long in tho phere peculiar to the politica: Whiskey King of Chicago that, perhaps, he has no conception of honesty I iden'of decency or ineorruptibility in auy one warned Dextor and Ayer to have no further co1 have it only with Sweat and Smith. wich & gracell scamp as to have really blackinailed the secreturios, hope this outburst of malice in the Inter-Qeran will ov ity mark, and instead of making a breach betw ident and Mr, Bristow, lave the opposite offect—unite them more firmly in the fight against corruption. Tt looks as if the time is com good men of all parties must band together ag: ‘ascals ay the only way in w the country can But we shall soon sea, Write ne w few words oi truth and soberness.. Truly yours, J.D, WEBSTER. Hon. Buorory Winsox. On the 15th of December, while in the city of St St Louis, I wrote the President of the United States this letier:— MK, WILSON TO TRE PRE: My Dean Mn. Paxsioxxt—Pardon me for tronbling you to rend the enclosed eupking, from fd erday morning's Chicago Tribune, I might, under ordinary circumstances, content to lot the'matter rest where Mr. Ward's ion leaves it, and permit that gentleman and the B, Farwell to settle their own differences in their In view, however, of many mixstat Lat myselt that have reached you, and of the fact t1 T did not cure to go iuto the matter x reporter, wish to say to you that the whole story of Mr. Farwell, as It relates to me, is utterly and axa joke, » poor one at best, It tion or warrant in an any cane elther inside or outside the Whiskey King If it comes in your way I will be obliged if yon will this to Mr. Farwel. If he has been at you with his com- plaint agalost me, I will take it as « favor if you will call bis Attention to my auswer. ‘The situation hore and at Chicago foems to be sutisiuctory. I return to Washington to-night, With great respect, your friend, = BLUFOKD WILSON, i wrote that letter in reply toa charge which Far- woll caused to be telegraphed to the Chicago Tribune that I bad, on the occasion of a certain visit to Chi- enzo, said'to J, D. Ward, while he was district At- ENT. suits, show torney, that he must indict Farwell and Lo-an.’ and when Mr. Ward asked me for vidence I said to him, mn tho evidence; indict them first and find the evidence afterward,” L will state that the Chicago Tribune article reterred to Stated that the telegram was submitted to Mr. Ward upon Mr. Farweil’s statement that Mr. Ward would contirm it, and, upon Mr. Ward’s confirming and cor- Toborating {t, 1 should be published. Upon its being submitied to Mr, Ward, however, he repudiated it in toto, and dented ever hazing auy conference or connec. | tion with me apon which any such interpretation could bave no doubt that ihe President made his indorsement | roiess Iriendshiv for him, but | strongly and give him the plain trath, and to mark his lettor | “comtidential.” BL Now, in response to the question of tho cuairman | be placed.. To the reporter of the 7ribune, who came to me for a denial, f simply said:— “4, have none to make to so utterly absurd s charge.” I make thig statement because I ece that tbe reporter ot the New York Graphic and tho correspondent of the Chneago nter-Ocean in this city have, in substance, re- peated this charge in a new shape yesterday in the Graphic, wvd I presume also in the Inter-Ocean. This was my answer then made to tho Chief Magistrate of the land and it is my answer to the charge to-day. In farther response to tho question of the coinmittes both the Secretary and myeell were very early led fo enter- tain grave apprehension as to what the issue would bo in the Babcock matter, for the reason that I learned trom the President and from ©. 8. Bell himself that the President had recommended bim to go to St Louin 1 learned trom the President, from C. 8 Bolland from the Attorney General that it was in contemplation to employ Beli to go to St. Louis and to report. not to Mr. Dyer, but directly to the Attorney Gencral, and thatthe Treason for his retention was that the Prosident under- stood that Dyer and Hdaderson intended to implicate him in the frauds if possible, i On December 18, 1875, I wrote to Mr. Dyer as fol- jow: anoitt ¢. nen And now a word ofcaution. Yon have made a mistake in trasting ©. s. Bell. He has been pretending to know that you have been endeavoring to implicate the President, vd that it is possible he may return to St. mI f he does put your Dest man on at ence and rou will, soon seo where fetening. Ite calls on you don't let on that vou, snepect, but don’t trust him, ant have him watched. Mina what 1 any, | know what [ am writing about, and you must burn this on your honor. 4 I will state further that I mide such representations to the Attorney General and to the President, when I learned that it was in contemplation to send this man Bell to St, Louis, as induced them to reconsider their proposed action, and he was not employed, OPPOSITION FROM THY PRESIDENT. It is a fact that the President was intensely earnest in the Babcock matter in opposition to the views ol the Secretary and inyself, Onethe 25th of December he Lior ine and conironted me with the charge that it wae reported to bim that [ was trying to bave his brother, Orvil Grant, and his ‘son, Colonel Fred D. Grant, indicted’ for complicity in the frauds, and in the course of the —conversa- tion "he again asserted to mo his earnest beliet in Babcock’s innocence, and his sense of the | great outrage that bad been ‘perpetrated on him by Way say that the Sceretary of the Treusury and my- | self, having been ordered by the President to see that on consaliation, mutually concluded that the Presi- dent could not go back on that ijunction without Btuitifying himself and placing bis officers ina taise position, and we therelore 1esvived to leave the whole matter ‘of General Babeock’s alleged contiec- lion with the Whiskey Ring at St. Louis to be denit | with by local officers there. Until ubout the Ist of Dec*mver—and indeed | may say until it was known absolately that General Bateock hud been todic the relations of Geveral Bristow and myself with the President were passabie, but as soon as it was seen tat General Babcock was to be indicted the idea of a military court of inquiry was brought to the front to my knowledge by General Babcock and his friends, The {dea of a military court was broached before the Indictment was found against Babcock and the fact that the President of the United States took the ground that that military court should supersede the proceed: Ings before the ‘civil tribunals at St. Louis, was taken by myselfand »y the Sceretary to be a marked indica- tion of bis purpore to ; DEFRAT THE PROSECUTION in that city, On the 3d or 4th of December I wrote a let- ter toGeneral Henderson, advising him tully of my views and indicating to him the settled, purpose of the Secre- tary of the Treasury to see by al! honoravle means that Proceedings before the civil tinunal should not be postponed or delayed or ‘embarrassed if he could pro- Yent it by any proceedings to be instituted or had be- | fore a military tribunal. Of that letter Ihave nota | no guilty man should escape, if 1t could be avoided, | } | | copy, bat General Henderson, | believe, has the orig- wai. In the next place 1 1s a fact that | heard nothing from the President of the charge that | had put spies upon him, or of the forged letter which was adduced against ‘me, ax stated in my testimony yes- lerday, until it was seen and known that General Babcock was _ indicted. The confer. tnce between the President. and mysel’, which L think I stated yesterday to have taken place late im November took place, as I tind by reference to | fontetsporancous documents, on the 8th of Decomber, 1875. It will be remembered that m that conterence the President expressed himself to me, with regard to General Henderson and Mr. Dyer with great bitterness, | and immediately therealter | GENERAL HENDERSON WAS DISMISSED from the prosecution. He was dismissed in opposi- | tion to my written, protest, addressed to the tary vf the Treasury, in which I cuiled tho attention of the scerdtury to the fact that I wa advised officially by Mr, Zaton, ernment, that Judge Treat, the presiding Justice the triat in which the alteged objectionable remarks General Henderson were made, was said to have do- clared to Mr. Eaton, and to hi requested Mr. Katon to notify the | wucboritn here, that, bis judgment, General Henderson's remarks con- tained no reflection whatever on the l’resident. 1 also calied attention to the fact that Mr. Eaton, Mr. Dyer and Mr. Henderson had ali in writing imfortmed me that no such purpose existed on Henderson's part, and that, on the couirary, tt appeared irom the official fecords in my possession at that time, and now in the Treasury Department, that General ftenderson went sutot his way in an ‘argamept in that case to state 1, in his Judgment, the President of the United itates was “ultogether abe Feproach, so far as he kuew, and to pay the President a compliment. I aii, theretore, totho Secretary of the ‘Tressury that I received the judgment of General Hen- derson's culleagu nd of the Court a# Conclusive on that question, and in my jucgment the President of the United States ought to rise above personal considera. tions in view of the fact that the public interests im- peratively required Gen Henderson's reteution in the prosecution, The dismissal of General Henderson was, 10 my Judgment, a iatal blow to the prospect of a waccessfal prosecution in General Babcock’s case, By Mr. Piaisted—Have you the protest to which ou just referred? A. Ihave not, but it is pow on ite Jn the Treasury Departinent, aud I will make it an exhibit before { get through; by reference to my pri« vate jetter book | find unuer date of December 4 the following letter written by we:— LETTER TO MR. EATON. wrove General Hengerson ® confidential 4, giving you the situation of affairs at this miter. We do not know bere whut sume of course, you are doing your Dzar Eaton onifiat is the letter in which I have made reference to the controversy im regard to the military and the civil je counsel for the gov. | u | evidence. Seere- | | Babcock’s indictment w: Henderson and Dyer in refusing to send to the Military Court at Chicago the original evidence contaimed in the records of the civil tribunal at St. Louis, As illuatrating the personal attitude of the President to myself, I may mention that Colonel Grant told the reporter of the New Yorx Heratp in December that the result of a conspiracy between a prominent Treasury oficial, naming mysell, and Carl Schurz, This I state because the reporter, Mr. Mecker, told me so the same evening, as did also Mr. Nordhoff, and because I brought the attention of the President himself to it, and ou the 2d day of Jan- uary the attention of Colonel Fred *). Grant, THE CRLEBRATRD CIRCULAR LETTER. I now come to the celebrated circular letter. On the 27th day of January, 1876, I received the following note:— executive Mansiox, 2 Wasurxctow, January 27, 1870—12:15 1. M. 5 My Daan Ma. Sotrerror :— The President suys to drop you « note and asic over and see him, Veryctruly yours, LEV Hon. Buvronp Witson, Solfeitor of the 1 Beforo going further I will state that | bad twico called upon the President of the United states before 1 could get imterview with him on the question of the charge mado against me by Colonel Fred Grant, and for that reason after that L did not cali at the White House except when | wassent for; I went over to sce tho President promptly and learned that he was dissatistied with the course of the Secretary and my- sell with reference to the conduct of the prosecutions at Milwaukee and Chicago rnd St. Louis. He objected specitically and earnestly to our permitting persons | who pleaded guilty to be used as witnesses to convict others; in cther words, to the testimony of accom- plices, He called my attention to the case of the gauger Roddis, of Milwaukee, against whom a nolle prosequt had been entered, and said to me that there was quite too much of that thing going on, and = read from the report to show that the nolle had been entered prosequi for the purpose of using Roda ug@State's evidence. Hie next sald to me, “I understand Everest bas ro- rurned { suppose he has been promised immunity too.’ 1 said to Lim, Mr, President, so far as I know, up to this date, Roddis is tbe only imetance in which a nol pros has been entered for the purpose of accepting the pariy as State’s In answer to your’ question as to whether Everest is not’ to be prosecuted, Isbould say that i have specific information on that poin: from the District Attorney, and he tells me that no protmice whatever has been made to him, and that none will be He asked mo what Everest would ify to. I told him that it was said that averest would testify that he saw Joyce mail two letters containing $500 each, one addressed to Babcock. He asked me when Everest returned. 1 told him that he pad returned about toe 12th of Jan wary, 1876; be asked if I knew where he was; Ltold him | believed he was then with his uncle, somewhere im Wesiern Pennsylvania; he said to me, “Major, when { said, no gulity man escape,’ | meant it, And not that pine men should escape and oue bo cou- T said to b “Pardon me, Mr. President, we are not in this battle counting heads, we are Urying to break up the aolawiul conspiracies and combinauons which we all know exist, and, if possible, to reach those who have inspired dorganized them, and | know of no other way of doing this and obtaining proof of the couspiracy than by going meide the ranks of the conspirators, aud I ve it to you a8 my judgment that the policy which has been adopted by local counsel upon their inde- Ppewdent judgment, and not under the instructions of either the Secreiary or myself, will result in accom- plishing this purpose, and that none other will” tqr Chandier sat just back of the further end of the Cabinet room, and I said to the President :— “Mr. President, I notice the presence of a member of the Cabinet. If you give me time to go tnto this matter T think [ could satisfy you that you are laboring under & misapprehension. “Ob,” said he, “St is not worth while I simply wanted to call your attention to the fact that in my judgment there 1s t90 much of this goingon.”” 1 suid to him “That boing so, I have nothing to do, Mr, President, but to bid you good morning,’ and I did go. | went out deeply impressed with what the President hav said to me. 1 went to the Seerotary of the reas. ury and told him what bad taken pince. I said to the Sceretary that, in my opinion, it wus of vital import. afuce that bo should see the Pro:ident on that day; that fa had reason to believe, and did believe, that A. P. ERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1876. Tutton, then latety returned from Chicagy (ou the 20th | of January, I believe), had enleavered to create the impression in the mind of the President | that we were giving away everything to the city of Chicago tor the purpose of convicting Reban and Hesing and Ward, aad while the question as to the pro- prety oi the policy was not important it was important that he should see the President immediately, take | with bim his letters to Sutton, let me take my letters to Sutton and his telegrams to Mr. Webster and explain tothe President the whole case, He reluc- tantly consented. Wo went, and the Seecretwry with great particularity stated to the Presideut fully and fairly, reading from the official documents the situation of offairs at Chicago. The basis of what the Secretary had to say 18 covered by this telegram of mine to Mr. Webster, January 14, . Chiergo, iM. + 1 despatch was sent | to Tutton raing. It onght to cover the round. (the Scere- + implicit confidence in local counsel ant r. venue a tary) hi officials. DESPATCH TO TUTTOX. A. P. Turton, Supervisor, & ‘As we have not desired any arrangement with indicted partis so we decline to intertere with any that has been en. tered into by the United States District Attorney with ¢ approval \f his as ociates una the local revenue office ving confidence in their Judgment and fidelity we leave the transaction in their hands, not doubting that they will do what will best subserve the interest of the government. After the Secretary and myseif had concluded our statement and the’ explanation of our position, the President expressed himselt wholly satisfied therewith and referred with great kindness to General Webster, and then ensuod a very kind and friendly interview, touching other matters between the Secretary and the President, which it is not necessary and proper for me to go into further than to say that General Babcock's case was again alluded vo and the Everest testimony ‘was stated to the Prosident by the Secretary. On the evening of that day I addressed tne Secretary the tol- lowing letter: — WILSON TO BRISTOW, JAaNvany 27, 1876. Dear Gexeran:—I called to bid you bon voyageand to say that within less than an hour after our return trom the White House Babcock came in, a litte white and a good den) nervous, und asked me iff had any news? I replied that Thad none except what Thad given the President; to which he said, it is that abont whieh I desire to usk you. What does about the $0 ke. showing that His on fereat claim Excellency had conveyed at to Babcock every {tem of possible evidences whieh be had received from mie, Badcock *tayed quite awhile: had a very prompt and emphatic denial to every story and a | theory to Gt it, He asked me on going away to tell him if anything new turned up, Thiv I positivety refused, but I added that I could not deny when the President a He Innghed, and said that would du just as weil, and wo seo that it does, ‘The point of all this in that the President questions mo in Bubcock’s interest. Whatam Itodot Agwin, I have no objection on general principles to abeuck a fair show if the tostimony is really false, but how {fit should carn ont to be trne, and what right has he moro than any other ae cused purty to hear the details of the case ugidnst bim INTERVIEW WITH THK ATTORNSY GENRRAL. About the 29th of January the Attorney General called for me and I went over. He said he wanted to bout the Babcock case and the situation Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee, — I said “Certainly.” He said “What ts it about that man Iverest ?"’ 1 told the Attoruey Gevieral in substance what I had already reported tothe Presitent. He said to mo that he had been a good deal troubled by a request which the President haa made of him with referenco to writ- ing a circular letter to the United States District Autor. bantioning him against taking the testunony of mplices, He satd that he had told the President that he saw no other way to get to the bottom except by resorting (o the use of the testimony of accomplice: and that alter two or three interviews with the Presi- dent, the President being very earnest abont it, had written a letter which he wanted to read tome. Ho sent his clerk to bring it, and then for the first time ho read tome bis circular letter to the District Attorneys, Ho ssid :— “You note, Wilson, that I do not go so far as the Presideut wunte' me to.’” I took a draft of that letter over ta tho President and read ‘tto him, and he was not satisled with it and wanted me (o say in specific terms that the testi- mony of no man who entered a plea of guiity shou! be used in any prosecution, but that the parties should be given to understand that they should be brought to punishment. I said in reply to the Attorney General that the —_ letter had been written, that it would be sure ever in its present condition to be misunderstood, and | told hin m my Judgment it was equivalent to saying to those who’ pleaded guilty, * You must not de it. Ifyou do, yousimply render certain your own condemnation; and you have nothing whatever to ox- pect therefrom,” The Attorney General said he hoped the Jotter would not be so understood, and be said :—~ “You note that it is nut intended for publication.” T said that if the district attorneys did not misunder- | stand it; if it did not create that impression, and i! it | did not get out I did not think it would burt anything. That war on tho 29th. On the night of the 2d or 8d of February L.read the Chicago Times ot the 1st of Febru- ary, and saw that it contained the circular letter of the Attorney General in substance with an introduction in which it was stated as [ now recoli¢ct that the President ot the United States was dis- satisfied with the policy which bad been adopted and this letter indicated a change with reference thereto, I took the paper at once and went over to Genoral Bristow and read it to him, 1 said to him that in my judgment A PROFOUND CRISIS had arrived ih the prosecution of the thieves; that, not- withstanding the assurance of the President's sutisfac- tion with what bad been dectied upon in our interview, of the 27th of January, It was clearly evident that ho meant to bring about a conflict and a change of policy, and I told the Secretary that he most take immediato | steps to have an understanding with the Attorney General and the President, He agreed with me. The si se tnat he took be himsolf and the Attorney General and the records mast show. On the day alter the interview with the Secretary of the Treasury I saw the correspondent of the Uhi- cago Times, Mr. Keenan, and he told me that he bad | received that lotter from the hands of Kmory Storrs, the counsel of General 0. E. Babcock. 1 wih to say also that Colonel Dyer, of St. Louis, had a con- feronce with the Attorney General, in which, accord- ing to Colonel Dyer’s statement, the Attorney’ General told him in substance precisely what he told ‘me—that the circular letter was written at the suggestion and Instunce of the President of the United States, Itts | enough for me to say of my own knowledge that such wus the result of the evidenco and of the facts that I have here nerrated that the Secretary of the Treasury by the 15th of February had resolved that there was nothing left for him but to leave the Cabinet PERSONAL RELATIONS BROKEN OVP, ‘The personal relations between himself and the President of the United States were aimost wholly broken off. We learned from many sources that the President had determined to disiniss both tne Secre- tary and myself at the close of the Babcock trial, One of those sources of Information was such and 80 hich that it, taken witn “other facts, created 1a my mind absolute certainty, Here Is the lotter:— LETTER OF MA. WEBSTER, CHICAGO, Feo, 16, 1878, My Dean Sin—I am tnformed on good authority that Gen- eral Hurlburt, Mombor of Congress, who is now at home, 18 Asserting very strongly that 50 soon asthe Babcock trial is Gnished General Bristow will go owt of the Cabluet. Tam also told on good authority that tho sensational despatch in the Jner-Gcaan of Mond 7 ® week relative, to the stormy session of the Cabinet, &c., and which the President fo directly contradicted, was vouched tor by Messrs, Logan and Foster, of Ohio. [tell you this that you may know who your’ fri are. { see that according to the apers the Secretary had a« long talk with the resident a few dave since. If ensirely compatible with the proprietion, T should like very much to know how mat- | tera stood, The opinion that General Babcock will be Acauitted or not convicted seeins to be gaining ground here very rapidly. Should ho be ciearly vindicated, it would, In- deed, be cause for rejoicing. Please” make my reepectint regards acceptable to General Bristow, and believe me, faithfully you J.D, WEBSTER, On the 10th of February I addressed the following letter to the President:— LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT. My Daan Mn. Paxsipent—My attention has been called to an article in the Inter-Ocean, whieh in said to place me in the attitude of having subornou perjury and ot being « de- liberate conspirator against your own good name and that of your rolutivos. have not seen the article in | question, bat understand that [ am also charged with having pursued Senator Logan and Mr. Farwell by the same methods. As to these two gentlemen I am not called make any explanation furthor than to say that [hays no | {It will toward them personally. I hope, however, that | they have aided of abetted in any way ihe com mission of frand on the revenue at Ohiexco they will be canght and punished. In reference to your rela tions, [ ask as n favor that you will read the enclosed copies Of letters written to Colonel Matthew ervisor of Inter- nal Revenue at Chicago. These eopic been In Jadge Pierrepont’s possession, as appears from his pencil indors s thereon. I desire to ade that every allecation in th As reported to me, is unqualifiedly false, wh from Mr. Tatton of irom whatever #01 up your mind in velation ne I trust you will hu: i. Thave done no a o nin public office tat T am id to own, sure, which you will not indorse when yo umatauces and facts lealing up to’ that 9 t roxpect, your friend, BLUFORD —C. 8. Bell was in this morning with @ remarkable story concerning his connection with Babcock, Luckey and Avery From anotber source I received thi rn that His Kxeellency demands your head and that ot Join the charger, and Solicitor is simp! Hicitor’s eni cretary Twill’ mention some Your friend, truly, i. BL HENDERSON: The papers were full of it, and expecially those pa- pers that at that time secemed to bave the car of the | authorities at the White House; thereiore | wrote to a friend: is ts qhite certain that, as soon as the trial Is over, B. and Iwill be kicked out. anda ietter written by the D’resid with the view to destroy one or both of us. Now, is it bette to wait for to pre letter of resignation ? Such further advice and steps were taken as that both the Secretary and myself prepared our resignations to be delivered to the President immediately upon tho close of the Babeok trial CALIFORSIA MATTERS. Mr. Wilson, in response to questions by Mr, Coch- rane, of the committee, said there had been diflerences between tho President, the Secretary and himself in | reiation to California matters, There were repor from agents sent thither th somo of the officiais were ineMcient, and ‘hese facts were made known to the resident by Commissioner Pratt, Mr. Yaryan and Mr. Wilson, After this toero was no further open ruptore or renewal of waron Mr, Yaryan and bimseil. Mr, Cochrane—tf Lunderstand you it was not antil the jury acquitted Babeock that Iriendly relations be tween the Presiont, Seeretary Brisiow and yoursoil were re-established ¢ MR. WILSON'S RESIGNATION, Mr, Wilson—I resigned on (he 2004 of June, baving accepced advantageous oners for protessional empioy- ment in my own State, and as an jusigniticant part of My resignation it was to relieve the President irom any furiher embarrassment in his administra. tion; Secretary Bristow — resigi on tue 2s I stato frankiy that we had decided early other things wo hear in the Par Wi June to resign jnst os soon as we could do #0 without having our motives questioned. lt was thought best. both by the President and Secretary, t the resignations should not take place until after the Cincinnati Convention; 1 never received a reply to my letter of resignation trom the President; 1 do not know that it bas been accepted, except in seeing the avnouncement of the name of my successor; the con- versation between the President and myeelf was a brief one; the President received me coldly; I said to him:—"thave called to imform you that 'I have re- cerved such offers for professional business as to induce me to Vacate the office of Solicitor of the Treasury; { do this by advice of friends and’ also for the reason [| wish to put an end to the embar- Tassment and annoyances to which you are subjected on my account, The President said “Very well.” He expressed the Lope that after the Cincinnati Conven- tion we wonld havea se.son ot quiet. [rephed, “I hope that during the remainder of your administration you will have peace and quiet,’ amd with assurances of my respectful and kindly consideration I took my hat and Jett Lim, MR, WILSON'S OPPORENTS In reply to a question as 10 the names of the parties who had been operating against him, Mr. Wilson gave the names of Charles Farwell, Senator John A. Logan, Representative Hulburt, and, perhaps, Mr, Sargent, of Cahfornia, together with a man named William B, Moore and one Stewa’t, a dismissed revenne agent, Mr. Plaisted (of the committee)—Did you attribute the differences between you and tho President in any degree to the want of sympathy on the President’s part to prosecute the whiskey thiever? A, I attributed it to ihe fact that he believed Babeock to be innocent and so believing, he could not sympathize with the prosecuting officers or with the Secretary and myselt, With the part we took with reference to Babcock’s case, My own judgment is that ‘whatever difler- ences arose between the Secretary and myself on on and the President on the other were due on the President's part to misconception of the mo- Lives and purposes which actuated the Secretary and myself; to misinformation as to facts; to willul and deliberate perversions of facts to the President by scoundrels whom we were ondeavoring to bring to punishment, and their friends, for the purpose of ringing about a disagreement between the President and the Secrewry, to create embarrassment to the prosecution, ani, i possible, to deteat their purpose, Mr. Cochrane—if the President was acting in good faith in th iter, how do you account for bis action with reference to the “Sylph’ despateh, when you in- formed h m that General Porter had made an explana. tion of that despateh which compromised him and which was different from the explanation of Genorul Badeock. and with which he expressed himself to besatistied ? How do you account for his action, if in good faith ? A. [have endeavored to state facts’ as they are, with regard to the hole subject matter of investigation. as are in my recollection; let facts speak for them. selves, and with them Lam perfectly content to stand or fall; let others do the same, Mr. Wilson was suffering from sickness, and expressed his anxiety to reach Cape May, In consideration of the condition of his hoalth the committee adjouraed the examination until Tuesday next, THE CUSTER MONUMENT, ENLISTED MEN CONTRIBUTING LIBERALLY— YESTERDAY'S ADDITIONS TO THE FUND, Every day adds its subscriptions to the fund for perpetuating the memory of the hero of the Little Big Horn battle. The following lettor and the check which accompanied it ehows tho estimation in which he is held by the gallant fellows who shoulder muskets in thoir country’s service. BANK AND FILE SUBSCRIBING. Fort Conumaes, Nuw Yor« Hannor, July 27, 1976. To tux Epitor ov Tux HeraLp:— We enclose $60 20 as a contribution from the enlisted meu of Fort Columbus, New ork Hurbor, to ald in the erection of & monument to General Custer aud his gallant command, A debt of gratitude is due to the HeKatp for its earnest efforts to erect a tablet to the memory of the brave 300 who rode to death, lt ts hoped that our sinall army will fully reapond to an object so grand and ennobling. We enclose a list of tho subseribers. ENLISTED MEN, United States Army. R, Wolfer, $1; Peter Sutton, $1; William Gribbins, $1; George Smith, $1; George W. Roberts, 25 cents; Will Lanphier, 59 cents; Richard Rogers, 50 cents; William MoGowon, 60 cents; John Cummmgs, 40 couts; Charies Buricigh, $1; George Kelly, $1; Robert Brown, $1; Christopher Slaven, $1; «ames Regan, 25 cents; Heary Weitzer, 5 cents; Jaines Shiliinciow, 5 conts; R. H, | Hrskine, $1; Henry Cake, $1; John Jaeger, 25 cents; ED. Hughes, '$1;'W. Moseley, | $1; H. Schmidt, $1; 0.’ Barr; Arthur Cor: win, $1; Andrew Kivanagh, 60 conis; Frank Brown, 60 cents; William Christian, 60 cents; in Dames, $1; Rdward Stoner, $1) James Sinith, R, Colling, $1; Charles Schmidt, $0 cents; Peter 1; Fe uorgens, 25 cents; Otimar Hong. stler, 90. Edward Eiley, 25 ‘cents; William Dwyer, $1; Richard Cotten, $1; Philip Charles, $1; Jotn Hainz, $1; Emil Stiger, $2} Vietor Hesternager, BO cents; Grorge Koch, 25 cents: Charles Marstello, 10 conts; Frederick Apetl, 10 cents; Jucov Klein, 20 ents; Martin Kunazweiler, 25 ceuts; William T. Everib, Scents; Lambert Stiver, 25 cents; G. J. Frankerkiek 10 cents; Rovert Konighuin, 10 cents; John A. Stew: art, $1; Conrad Eichnaor, $1; Henry Witt, 25 centa; ¥. Ue Henrepair, 25 cente;' D.’Rovertson, $1; Frank Perkins, 60 cents; Thomas MeKenchie, $1; Jains Foe- Pairick Mullen, 25 cents; Thomas Gimble, itam Hutehinson, $1; Charles Yonkers, 25 John Feency, $1; Kdward T. MeCardle, 25 Robert Hackett, $1; Edward Riley, 50 cents James Garrod, 50 conta; Frank Hollering, 50 cent Joun Farol, 50 eenta; Wiltam Kearney, 50 cents Benton Sweet, 50 Patrick Clifford, $1 Thomas Jones, 25 cents: Patrick Lundon, 50 ‘cents; Charles Turner, 50 conts; James Hickey, 26 conts; Jonn O'Dea, 50 cents; Mathew Irgens, 50 cents; ' John McKernan, 50 cents; M. A. H., $1; Peter Boyle, $1; Patrick Farrcil, 50 cents; Carl Moyer, 1; Jamos Hogav, $1; C. A. MoD.; 25 cents; Carl Idder, $1; John Turnor, 25 cents; John H. Dane, $1; Michnel Ludwidge, 60 conts; George St. Jobn, 50 cents, Total, $60 20, RECAPITULATION, Enlisted men.... $60 20 Rovert §., Beuham, 100 Joseph Forker, Sharon, Pa ae 1 00 Eignth Pennsylvania cavalry, Second division, 100 Charlie, a little Brooklyn buy... a bo ©. J. Stuart Wells, Capo May City. ro Gos Wall, raterson, N. J 25 James H. Seiby, Beaatort, N 2 ©. F. Holtman, Jr., Philadelphia. . 10 J. 8. Watson. ...... 4 Total. $65 10 MANTON MARBLE FOR GOVERNOR, Wilmington (N. C.) Journal:—Mr, Manton Marble, late editor of the World, it is said, will probably be the democratic candidate for Governor of New York to sneceed Mr. Tilden.” Baltimore Gazette: —‘*Mr, gested as acandidate for the democratic nomination for Governor of New York. Mr. Marblo is the ex- editor of the World, and his nomination would be a fit mark of the appreciation of his lung years of ser- vico in the interest ot his party. He would make a splendid Governor if elected and be a worthy successor of the many illustrious men who have sat in the Executive chair of the Empiro State.” Lockport (N. Y.) Union ;—"The Hgratp nominates Manton Marble, lato of the New York World, for Gov- ernor of the State by the Democratic Convention. Among other commendable things of Mr. Marble the HERALD says he was not merely a writer in his news. paper; he maintaived a constant supervision of all his departments, financial as well as political and iiterary, and a man who, bosides studying public questions and writing largely himsel!, takes care of the dotails of all the departments of a metropolitan newspaper mast ex- cel in administrative ability. As to the social duties of the Governorship it is #afe to say that no man to our long line of tilustrions New York Governors has ever discharged them with more grace, dignity and urbanity than Mr, Marblo would if he should be the choice of the electors of the State. He would make one of the most admirable Governors of our time, and we should be proud to see a citizen who has acquired his chief dis- Unctionas a journalist occupy that honorable postiion,"? Manton Marble {s sug- CURTIS DECLINES, Itis d that Hon. George William Curtis emphat- jeally declares that be is not and will not be a can- didate for tho Gubernatorial nomination. It is also eaid toat he indicated that his preference Is for Hon. Wiliam M. Evarts as toe republican nominee, GOOD ADVICE. Naw Yorx, July 28, 1876, To tum Epiton or THe Herap:— 1 hope Governor Tilden, in considering his letter of acceptance, will (ouch upon some method of changing the present distressed condition of (he laboring classes, Please remind bim that there aro ten laborers to one bondholder, and the fuancial problem is not of so Much importance to them as ‘something to do.!” Elo- | quent theories will fail to secure ibeir votes. Plain and common sense assurances which have the feasi- bility Of @ change for their good will do more than all the demonstraive ratification meetings toward secur- ing their aid, Yours, &c. ELIAS P, GOODMAN, THE ADVANCE IN COAL PaitapeLrusa, Pa, Inly 29, 1876 ‘The Schuylkill Coal Exchange mot here to-day and indorsed the action of the Board of Control of the New York combination in advancing prices Gficon cents per ton on all sizes for tho month of August. It wae also docided to suspend operations for two weeks, com- mencing August 8 The Lehigh operators, it in anid, have also agreed to the filleen cents advanee, with the exception of lump coal, which is used in furnaces SIBLEY'S ESCA Graphic Story of the Fight in the Big Horn Range. A FORTY-FIVE MILE RACE. Adventures of the Scouts, Wonderful FRANK GROUARD. ——_—— [From the Chicago Times, July 26.) Camry Croup Prax, Wy, T., July 11, 1876, The day alter Crook’s party returned from ther hunt, the General, expecting the wagoa train every moment, determined to send out a reconnoitring party along the base of the mountains, northwest, to dis- | cover where the Indians were and to take a general observation of the country, Lieutenant Frederick W. Sibiey, of Company £, Second cavalry, with twenty-five picked men drawn from the regiment, was detailed to accompany the scouts, Frauk Grouard and Baptiste Pourier, on the reconnotsance. Jolin Beckor, a mule | packer, who had some experience as a guide, was also of the party. The scouts had ventured forward some twenty miles two nighis before, but saw Indians and | returned. An officer came sround to my tent on the | morning of July 6 and informed mo of the plau, Ho said the party wore going in the direction of the Little | Big Horn Raver, northwest, and if no Indians were | discovered they would proceed still further. As T was sent out hero To SEX THE COUNTRY and not to dry-rot around camps, | mado up my mind | , Who is a fine young officer anda son | to go with Sibi of the late Colonel Sibley, of Chicago. 1 obtained Crook’s permission, which he appeared rather reluc- tant to give, and was ready to start when the purty mustered at noon, Hach of us carriod 100 rounds of ammunition and enough provender to last a week, T scouts led us to camp ou Big Goose Creek, but thirteen miles from Camp Veak, where we remained until night When evening nad sufficiently advanced | our littie party, thirty men, al told, moved forward for the most part on the old Fort G, F. Smith road, Grouard keeping a sharp lookout froin every vautazo point ahead, The tull moun rose upon ‘us by eight o'clock, and we continued our ride along the toot o1 the mountains until two o’clock that moraing, Then wo haited at a pomt seven miles from the Littie Big Horn, in Montana, and fully forty miles from our permanent camp, half-corraled our horses and slopt until daylight, | our pickets RERPING WATCH FROM THE NLUFFS Above our encampment. At haif-past “font o'clock on the morning of Friday, July 7, we were again in tho saddle, pressing on toward where tho scouts supposed tho Indian village to be. Reaching the foot oi a rocky mound Grouard told us to halt while ho took observa. tions. By this time we had moved avout four miles from our late bivouac, Woe observed Grouard’s move" ments with some interest, as we khew we Were in the enemy's country, and might encounter Indians at any moment, Scarcely bad the scout ta.en a first iook from the crest of tho ridgo when a peculiar motion of his hand summoned Baptiste to his side, Both left their pontes below the bluff and observed the country from between tho rocks en the summil. A minuto afterward they had mounted their horses, and came galloping buck to us. ‘Quick, for your lives!" cried Grouard, We mounted immediately and followed him, He led us among hills of red sandstone, the footstool of the mountains, and wo were obliged to make our horses leap down on rocky ledges as much as six or seven feet to follow his course, Within fiiteen minutes we reached a hill | sufficiently large to conceal our horses, while those of us who were furnished with glasses—nameiy, Grounrd, Pours Lientenant Sibley ana myself—went into tho rocks and waited to see what was coming. “What did you see, Frank?” asked Sibley of the scout. “Only ‘Sitting Bull's war party,’ Frank reptied. were ap hore without coming at ail." Wedid not hive Jong to walt for the confirmation of bis words. Almost at the same instant GROUPS OF MOUNTED SAVAGES appeared on every hill north and oast of us. .Evory moment increased the numbers, until they seemed to cover the country Jar and wide, “They have not seen us yet,” said the scout. ‘Unless some ot,them nit upon the trail wo are comparatively safe,” Gradually the right flank of the Indians approached the ground over which wo had como that morning ana the previous night. We watched their movements with Dreathicss interest. Suddenly an Indian attired ina red vlan ket halted, looked fora moment at the earth and began to rido round in acircle, ‘Now look out,” said Grouard, “that (ellow tfas found our trail and they will be after us in five minutes.)’ “What are we going to do?” asked the young officer. “Well, we have but one. chance of escape,” said Grouard; “let us jead our horses into the mountains and try to cross them. Meanwhiie, PREVARK FOR THR Worst,’? Then we lett the rocks and went down among tne soldiers. Lieutenant Sibley said to them Men, the Indians have discovered us We will have to do somo fighting. If we can make an honorable escape all to- gether we shaildo it. If retreat 18 impossibie let no man surrender. DIE IN YOUR TRACKS, for the Indians show no mercy.’ “ALi right, sir,’ said the men, and the whole party followed the scouts and the officer up the steep moun- tain sido, which at that point wns sicep to a discourag. | ingexvent, The Indians must bave seen us, they wero scarcely more than a mile distant, for hundreds of them bud halted and appeared to Le im consuitation, We continued our retreat until We struck an old Sioux | trail on tie first ridge, ‘Th s path lends to the snowy ridge,” said Grouard. “Lt we reach there witho: being overtaken or cut off our chances are pretty iair.”” | Most of the road was rather good und we proceeded in | @ northwestern direction ata brisk trot, Haviug gone five miles and secing no indians on our track Grouard | concluded that they had abandoned the pursuit or else did not care about attacking us in the hills. The horses | were BADLY USED UF and many of the men wero jsuilering from hunger wo haited to make some collce and to ailow our auitt to recuperate, ‘This occupied about an hour, when W again mounted aud set forward. We crossed tue 0 branch of Tongue River, flowing through the moun- tams, and were in full view of the snowy range. The same splendid scenery that I had observed wuen out with Crook’s party was visible on every side. Tho trail led through natural parks, open. spaces borderca by Socks and pine trees on the ‘mountain siaes, Here the country was comparatively open. suddenly Johan Becker, the packer, and a soldier rode up, exclaiming, “THE INDIANS! THE INDIANS!’ Grouard looked over his shoulder aud saw some of the red devils riding on our lett flank. We had reached a plain on the mountain range, timber on our left, timber on cur front, and rocks aud timber on our right, at about 200 yards distance. “Keep to the leit | along the wood said the scout, Searce were the words uttered when from the rocks there came a riug- ing volley, The Indians had fired upon us, aud had struck my horse und two others, Fortunately, the coundrels fired too low, miscalculating the distance, and not a mah was wounded. after the manner of American horses, stampeded and nearly DASHRD OUT OUR BKAINS against the trees om our leit. The savages gave us three more volleys, wounding wore of our horses, be- fore we got the beasts ted to the Umber. We gave them a voliey back to keep them in check, and Wen formed # circular skirmisi line in the woods, We could see the Indian leader, dressed in what appeared to be white buckskin, directing the movements of his men, Grouard recoguizet him, He is a Cheyenne, called White Antelope, inmed for his enterprise and ski, ‘The Cheyeunes and Sioux are firm alli oI ays fight together, White Antelope Jed one charge inst us, but our fire sent himsel! and mis warriors back in quick time. Thea the Indians laid jow in the rocks and kept up an incossaut fire on our position, filling the trees around us with jead, Not aman of us ever ex, to leave that spot alive. They evidently aimed at our borses, thinking that by killing them ail means of escape would be cut off from ux Meanwhile their numbers continaed to increase, The open siopes swarmed with Indians, and we could hear their savage, encouraging yells to each other, Cheyennes ana Sioux were mixed together and ap. peared to be in great glee. They had evidently recog. nized Grouard, whom THEY MORTALLY MATR, for they called out to him in Sioux, ‘Standing Bear (th ename they give him), do you think that there are HO inen but yours in this country?" We reserved our until ndian showed himself, They were prod. igal of their ammaaiti and Gred wildly. Bot they were fast surrounding us, We bad fought them and kept them at bay ior two hours, from hait-past eleven until hall-past ove o'clock, but they wore twenty to we knew that unless a special Proviaonce we could wever carry lives away with ere looking Veath ‘ull in the face, and so could fee) his cold breath upon our fore- beads and bis icy grip upon our bearts, ‘NO SURRENDER!” ‘was the word passed from man to man, Each one of 80 | | it au Indian knife or bullet had pierced my heart. | shows before w “Knew they | us would have biown out his ows reins rather tham fall alive into lodian hands A disabling wound would have been the same as death. I had often wondered how A man felt when he saw inavitable, sudden doom before him. I know i pow, for I bi no iden of escape, and could not have suflered more So it was with all of us It is one thing to face Death in the midst of excitement It as | quite another thing to meet bim almost | cold blood, with the prospect of your dishomored crrcass being first mutilated and then left to feed the fox and the vulture, Alter w man once sees the skull and crossbones as our party saw it on thoaf- ternoon of Juiy 7 no subsequent glimpse of grim mortality can possibly impress him im the same mai ner. Weil, the eternal snadows were fast closing around us, the bullets were hitting nearer every moment, and THE INDIAN YELL was grow!ng stronger and flercer, when a hand was laid on guy shoulder, and a soldier uamed Ruius, my noigh- bor on the skirmish line, sald, “Phe rest are retiring, Lieutenaut Sibley tells us to do the same.” I quietly withdrew from the friendly pine tree which had kept at jeast a dozen bullets trom making havoe of my body. “Go to your saddie bigs aud take your ammuni- tion,” said Sibley as 1 passed him. “We are woing te abandon the horses, The Indians ate all around us, and we mast take to the rocks on foot, It is i OUR OSLY CHANCH." I did as directed, but felt a pang at leaving my noble beast, whieh was bleeding from, 4 wound in the side, We dured not shoot our horses, for that would discover our movement to the enemy.’ Grouard advised this proceeding. With a celerity which was only possible to wen struggling for life, and to escape a dreadful fate, our party obeyed their orders, and, in Indian dle, retired through the wood and ‘allen trees in our reat toward the east, firing a voiley and ome soattorn, moved out, to make the Indians lieve we were still in position, Our horses were dently visible to the savages—a circumstance that faciliiated our escaps, We ran fora tile through she forest, waded Tongue River (the headwaters) up to our vaists and gained the rocks or the mountain ridge, where pony 4 follow us, when we heard five or ring volleys in succession, It was the final fire of the Indians before they made their charge at our “late corral” to get our scalps, “We are sale for the present,” said Grouard, with a grint smile, “but let us lose no Une in putting more rocks betweeu us and the White Antelope.”” We followed bis advi with a feeling of thinkiulness which only.men tn such trinis can ever Know, How astonished the Indians must have beeu when they ran in upon the mained horses und Six Feat IMD NOT GET A SINGLE SCALP! Even under such circumstances ax we were placed in | We hada litte laugh at their expense, But we had escaped one danger only to encounter another, | Fully tive mies of mountain, rock and forest lay be: nus and Crook's camp. We could not carry # particle of food, and had to throw away vry hing superfluous in the way of clothing. With at Jeast 500 Indians bebind us wd UncoUnted precipices befure us we found our ti 4100 rounds of auuma- nition each a suiicient loud to carry, The brave puurd, the ablest of scouts, conducted our retreat, ad wo' marched, clinbed and tumbled over piaces that ab other Uimes would bave been impbssible to us, until miduiht, Then we halted under an immense pilo of rocks on the top of a mountain, and there wit- essed one of the moat terrible wind storms that ean bi imagined, Loug before dawn We Were again atum- bling through the rocks and forest, and at daylight renched THE TREMENDOUS CANYON cut inthe mountain by what is called the eastern fork of Tongue Kiver. Most ol our men were too exhausted to make the five canyon, sv Grouard led us han open vatiey down by the river, on the left bank, for Ovo miles as bard as we could xo, for tf dis- v the Savages we could only balt and srtune favored us, and we made the stream unobserved, being then about from Crook's headquarters In our plains of tho eastern siope, fall of hos ule Indians, while our only avenue of escape was to | chimp over the tremendous precipice which formed the right side of the canyon, But the dauotiess Grouard us equal to the crisis, fe scaled that gigantic wal is ong a mere squirrel path noi ide, with an abyss 500 feet below, and a sheer wall of rock 200 feet high above us, Alte! fn hour's herculean toil we gained the crest and saw the point of the mountain, about twenty miles distant, where lay our camp. ‘This, as may be imagined, was a blisstul vision, but wo were HALE DEAD WITH PATIOUR, and some of us were aimost famine stricken, Yet the indefatigabie Grouard would not stop until we reached the eastern foot hilis, where we made a dive into the valley to obtain wate, our only reireshment on that ard, rugged road, 3 y bad we slaked our thirst when Grouard led us up tue bills again, and we bad barely reached the timber when, around the rocks at the pomt we had doubled shortly beiore, appeared an other strong party oi Sigux. This made us desperate, Every man examined his rifle and looked to his ammu nition, We alltelt that lity would be too dearly par chased by further ilight, and, following the exaupie of THE BMAVE YOUNG SILKY and the two gallant scouis, we took up our position among the rocks on « knoll we had reached, deter. mined vo fell our lives us dearly as possible. “Fine erty,” said Sibley to me, “we are in hard luck; but, duinn them, we'll show the red scoundrols how white men can die, joys (vurning to the soldiers), we have a good posiiion; iet every shot dispose of an indian.” At that moment not a man among us felt any in- clination to get away. Desperation and revenge had usurped the piace of the animal ineunet to preserve cur ives. In such moments ind ie superior to may ter and soul to the nerves. Ms But wo were spared the ordeal, Tho Sioux failed te observe ny, as, very Jortunately, they did not advance bigh enough to find our trai, but i eastward oo the lower brauch ot Tongue Kiver, Thoroughly worn ou we ail tell aslve;, excepting the tirciess scouts, a awoke at dark somowhat reireshed, Not @ man ot ug Sioux or uo Sioux, coud endure the mounta.n journey longer, 80 we took our thirty jaded, hunted lives in our hands and struck along the valley, actually wad Ing Big Goose Creek up to our armpits, at three o'e.ock Sunday :norning, the wator being coud as the mountain snow could make 1, Two men, Sergeant Cornwoll and | Private Coins, were tou exbausted tu cross, so they hid in the brash until we sent two companies of cavalry after them when we reached camp. Alter crossing Gouse we were nearly a dozen miles from our cuinp on Little Goose Creck, and you may judge how used up when it took four hours tw The rocks had skiuned our feet anc Jon bad weakened our frames. Unly a few were At five o'clock we saw siary. vigorous enough to push on, A FRW MORK INDIANA, but we took no pains to conceal ourselves further ‘They evidently mistook as for a camp outguard, and, being only 4 Landiul, kept away, Ab seven o'clock wi met some cavalry out hunting, and we sent into camy Jor horses, #4 Most OL the men could walk Do further, Captains De Wees and Roweile, of the Second cavalry, caine out to us with Jed horses, and we reached cam? at ten o'clock Munday morning amid congratulytion from every side, The men who remained at Goow Creek were brought in some hours later, ‘thus, alte: passing through incredibie danger and great privation, every inan of our thirty, unwounded as by a miracle, found himselt safe in Camp Cloud Peak, surrounded b: comrades, For conducting this retrout with such eon. summate success Frauk Grouard deserves, the dughest Place among (he scouts of the American continent. The oidest ofour Indiwn fighters, ipeluding Colonel Royail, coucur in saying that escape from danger se imminent and appalling ia a manwer su suecessful 18) UNPARALLELED in the history 0: Indian wariare, 1¢ was fortunate for the party that an oilicer possessing nd good sepwe of Lieutenant Sibiey comma: faa cuntused, buid-headed leader would have disregard Grouard and brought ruin upon us all We found on getting im that General Crook was up tho mouuiains on another hunting expedition, A mes | Benger Was sent for him at once, but did vot find him, News reached our cainp by the scout, Jouis Richard, trom Fort Fetterman, on Monday, to the effect that General Custer, with five companies Of the Seventh cay. airy, 4 HAD BERN MASBACRED inan Indian village bot tar irom where Crook en countered the Sioux on June 17, This led Colonel Roy all, who feared that Crook might be waylnid in the | mountains by Indians, to send four companies of cav: airy to hig rescue, ‘They met the Geaeral coming ba with some officers avd packers, having killed about twenty eik—a great boon to the cainp, as we bad beer living chiefly on bacon for a month. Crook said very lute when he heard our of adveuture and Cust ra aster, but HR KEPT UP A BIG THINKING, Joy 12—Yesterday atiernoon Wushkee, the Sho- shone! ehiel, with 213 warrfiors, arrived in our camp as ailes. They appear to be im good fighting bamor, but compiain bitterly that the agencies con- tinue 10 supply the Stonx with ammunition While this 1# permitied the war will go on, tor the Sioux will not surrender while they have « ‘shotieft, Spotied ‘Tail i# the only Sioux chieitain who hus kept bis enure band from off the warpath, ‘The old man koows that jn the jong run the geme will go against his ple, and be las no desire to be at enmity with the whites, Indians bave been firing into wur camp every mght since our reconnoliring party returned. They are. Gs Ustaly etter Our herd Of Bovees und mules, bat wi ave RVERYTHING STRONGLY OCARDED. Our wagon train i expected to-day, and the cumpanier ot Weils aud Showeli have gone north as far as Fort Vhil Kearny, somo eighteen miles irom here, Ww meet it. Iu addition vo this force there are with the train seven companies of infantry, under Major CI By the way, all our so-called companies their legal complement by twenty-tive men on an aver- ago. his shows how deceptive a muster roli cau bo, When We hear of a regiment we receive hardly a weal battalion. Is (his war or humbug? Sheridan's ceapateh to Crook, after bearing of the Rosebud tight, was:—"Hit thein ‘again, harder.” Doubtless the fate of the brave and tucate Caster will show the Lieuienant General takes mou as well as valor bo fight the combined force of the Siowx and Cheyennes, ‘his is the Indian war and many a brave man WILL BITE THE DUST before the mattor is decided. ‘Forty millior conquer in the long run, ‘This morning three scouts trom General Terry er- rived in camp with full despatches relutive to Custer’s catastrophe, and informing Crook of the movements of the army on the Yellowstone, Tne men belong to Gib- bon’s regin nd through in three days from the confluence of the Big Horn and Yellowstone rivera, The misfortune has cast a glvom over our whole camp and MAS MAD A BAD BIFECT on the morale of the men, It is now two o'clock in thi trate has not yet arrived, We can see sign by tne Sioux burning aloog the course of Tongue River ang we are ouqeeune to be summoned into action every minute. Within five days we shall know how thig ign is going to turn out ff we form @ junction with Terry | bave faith that we sbali be seme Cie LS Ase SPRL ViotOnIoce, jome Utes ani nacks are expected with the train, Should they come our force of Indian allies will be quite respectable, dF. FINERTY,