Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1887 — Page 2

®ljc geinocraticScntinel RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J W McEWEN, - - - Publishes.

THE NEWS GRIST.

Important Happenings in Every Quarter of the Civilized Globe. The Very Latest Intelligence Flashed Over the Telegraphic Wires. THE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO IJOODLKHS. The Robber Commissioners Take the Witness Stand—Mike McDonald's Dig Brother Sentenced —Dr. St. John Arrested. In the omnibus boodle trial at Chicago, on Monday, the examination of witnesses for the defense began. A number of persons testified to the good reputations heretofore borne by several of the defendants, their evidence going to show that people often enjoy good reputations who do not deserve them. Four of the defendant County Commissioners took the witness stand and stoutly denied that they had ever received money to influence their official action. Their statements are generally discredited. Judge Shepard overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of Edward McDonald, and formally sentenced him to tliroo years in the penitentiary in accordance with the verdict of tfio jury. When asked by the court if he had anything to say why sentonce should not. ba passed upon him, McDonald quietly replied: “I have nothing to sty, your Honor.” “Without further ceremony, then, I will formally sentence you.” said the court “You are an intelligent man, and it would bo mock-* ery for me to explain to you tho full import of tho verdict 'therefore, I command that you bo taken hence to the county jail, and from there to Stato's"prison, where you shall be imprisoned for the term of three years.” McDonald heard tho sentence'without flinching, and looked intently at the Judge , while he was speaking. Dr. St John, a prominent Chicago physician, charged with aiding McGarigle to escape, was arrested and held to bail in $2 >,OOO. McGariglo is in London, Canada, where he expects to be joined by his family. He boasts that he will bd back in Chicago “a free man” within ninety days. Ex-Warden Charles L. Frey is still in jail, having been unable to secure bondsmen. His bail has been fixed at SI,OCO on each indictment, or $16,00.) in all. THE PRESIDENT’S PLANS. Probability that He Will Begin His Western Trip the East Day of September. An Associated Press telegram reports President Cleveland as saying, that he— Felt it to be an absolute necessity that ho should in every case request those cities which proposed to send delegations to Washington convoying invitations to \isit them on his Western trip to forego that formality and forward their communications by mail. He has a full appreciation of tho cordial spirit which prompts such courtesy, aud which is most gratifying, but it seems to him unnecessarv that such journeys, for such a purpose, at this heated season of the year, should bo undertaken. It is probable he will leave here the last day of September and go direct to St. Louis, and from there to Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago; Nashville, and Atlanta. The St. Louis and Atlanta dates being fixed, it will not be practicable to deviate much from this programme. The journey will be made by the ordinary route of travel between the citieß named, and the disposition of the President will be to see as much of tho country and the people on his route as will bo consistent with limited time and positive engagements.

The Criminal Kecortl. At Bridgeport, Conn., George Wlielstein shot his wife fatally in a fit of jealousy and then committed suicide. At Portsmouth, Ohio, the jury in the case of Alf McCoy, the saloon-keeper charged with the murder of Dr. Northup, prohibitionist, returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. Fletcher Franklin, a member of the old Jesse James gang, while being pursued by a Sheriff’s posse, near Craig, Mo., shot and killed Anthony Delong and Gideon Bostwick. Franklin, his brother Con, and Harrison Stone had escaped from officers, having been arrested for horse-stealing. A CHRISTENING at the house of William Mullen, in Brooklyn, was broken up'by the advent of a brace of desperadoes, who attacked the merrymakers with knives. A pitched battle followed, resulting in the killing of one man, the fatal stabbing of his sister, and the wounding of a number of others. The tragedy grew out of a feud of several months’ standing between Mullen and his assailants. At Jersey City, Joseph Schlimmer, aged 18, shot his wife Lillie, 16 years of age. It had been agreed that the couple should not live together for two years, but the murderer had endeavored to persuade the girl-wife to leave her parents’ home. Failing in this, he met her in the street with her mother and grandmother, shot her dead, and fled. Trouble Among Iron Workers. More trouble is reported from the Pennsylvania iron region, which has already resulted in the closing of a number of mills, while the indications are that before many days the re will be a still larger number. Wirelets. Another “trust” has been formed; this time by Western distillers. It Is known as the American Distillers and Cattle-Feeders’ Trust Joseph W. Drexel, the famous New York banker, has presented to the Union soldiers, through Commander-in-Chief Fairchild, the cottage on Mount McGregor where General Grant died. The overflow from the floods in the Savannah Biver has destroyed the cotton and corn crops in the Savannah valley. Bailroad property has been much injured. Part of Augusta is submerged. -- .

WEEKLY BUDGET.

THE EASTERS STATES. A Lowell (M* m.) dispatch says that Katy Halhhan, Delia Welch, Maggie Toqmey, and Lucy Callahan went bathing in the Concord Hirer, at North Belle. The water was unusually high and strong. The current carried them beyond their depth. Before assistance conld be rendered the three first named were drowned, Lucy Callahan being alone Bared. The girls’ ages ranged from 12 to 14 years. Mary A. Kearney, aged 17 years, and her sister Catherine, aged 16, were drowned at Spring Valley, N. Y., while bathing. A most appalling accident took place on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Ridgewood section, four miles below Reading, Pa. A team containing a pleasure party of five was run into by a passenger train making forty-five miles au hour, and four of the party were killed and one injured. The names of those killed are; Mrs. Hettie Frietz, aged 23; Miss Amanda Frietz, aged 35; Charles Frietz, aged 3 months; and Minerva Frietz, aged 18months. The losses by the floods in Eastern Pennsylvania aggregate SIOO,OOO in Philadelphia and over $150,000 in and about Reading. Shaw Sc Co„ extensive lumber dealers at Towanda, Pa., have mads an assignment, with preferences of SIOO,OOO.

THE WESTERN STATES.

News comes by telegraph from New Mexico of a terrible accident on the Atlantic and Pacific Road. As a freight train was approaching Franconia Station, tho engine plunged at full speed into an arrova, the bridge over which had burned. Tho freight cars piled up on top of the engine, making a terrible wreck. A fireman named Sparks was instantly killed; J. T. Reilly, engineer, and George Gibson, brakeman, wero fatally injured. Twenty-two cars, with their contents, and one of the finest engines on the road are a total wreck, involving a loss to the company of $90,000. A WKECK on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near York, Ind., caused by a switch being opened, it is supposed by design, resulted in the loss of several lives. Feed W. Eifpeb, well known as the county meat contractor, is the most important witness yet produced in the omnibus boodle trial, says a Chicago dispatch of Wednesday. According to this witness he— Repeatedly paid money for corrupt purposes to ex-Commissioners Ochs, Van Pelt, 'Leyden, Wasserman, Lynn, Hannigan, Niesen, Leach, Kowiner, Clark, Kheinwald, Ender, Albright, and Patrick McCarthy. He began the business In 1860 and kept it up every year until last December. Of those now constituting the Board he bribed Klehm, Geils, F. A. MacDonald, McClanghry, Leyden and Wren. He paid Leyden $11,200 forhimso.f and six other Commissioners in December, 1885, as compensation for voting the milk contracts to Kolze and Keo & Chapoll, the meat coutraot to himself, and tho bread contrat to Heissler & Junge. The shameless rascal told how he bribed one of the sneakthief Commissioners with S2OO to secure a $1,203 per annum job for a petty offleeoeeker, and how ho bribed another corrupt official with S6OO to retain Dr. Bluthardt as County Physician. The greed of the official vultures was insatiable. Van Pelt insisted on getting SI,OOO one year for his vote, urging that he had been offered $2,000 by a rival contractor and threatening to take it. Patriok McCarthy urged as a reason for getting double the ‘bribe of his fellows during the seoond year of his service that ho got nothing tho first year. The whole story was sickening. Bipper’ seemed to take pleasure In the disgusting recital. The testimony of the grocery contractor, Elisha A. Robinson, was a fitting sequel to that of Bipper. This worthy said he was “brought into” the bribery business by Morris Wasserman, brother of ono of the indicted ex-commission-ers. He kept it up for three years. Abmoub & Co.’s beef-house at tho Chicago Stock Yards was destroyed by fire, with a loss of $300,000. A Chicago telegram of Thursday last says: Diterestiug and racy developments wero made again yesterday in the hoodlers’ trial. A number of persons testified to selling goods to the county and paying commissions to members of the gang. Several of the witnesses admitted that they cheated the county in their bills in order t? make up for the amounts given the -gaug. Henry C. Walker, a carriage manufacturer, swore that a bill presented tho couuty in his name and his . signature on the warrant issued in payment thoreof ■were forgeries. It ,is the universal impression in Chicago that the entire batch of indicted officials will be convicted and sent to the penitentiary. McGarigle is now believtd to have sailed from Chicago on the schooner E. R. Blake, which cleared suddenly from this port Saturday night, ostensibly for Kingston, Ontario. An interest in the schooner is owned by Dr. St. John, the friend of tho fugitive, who had a long conversation with him at the jail Saturday afternoon. A yacht is in pursuit of the E. R. Blake, which has not touched at any port since leaving Chicago.

The boodlers’ trial at Chicago reached a dramatic climax Friday aft?rnoon vhen Mr. Klehm, the Chairman of the present Board of Commissioners of Cook County, who was also Chairman of. last year’s Board, arose and confessed his guilt. Mr. Klehm throws himself on the mercy of the Court, preferring to take his chances on a plea of guilty and a sentence of punishment fixed by the Judge to a plea of not guilty and a jury verdict fixing tne penalty. Says a Chicago dispatch: The testimony for the State was all in. “As far as we Know now, the State rests,” said Mr. GrinnelL “There may be some trifling points we don’t think of now, and wo would therefore reserve our right to put them in before the defense opens. ” “All right, Mr. Grinnell,” said the Court “We shall adjourn until 10 a. m. Monday. ” Whereupon the sensation of the trial occurred. “I desire to change my plea from not guilty to guilty, your. Honor,” said Mr. Klehm. “Are you aware what will be the offect of such a change?” inquired the Judge. “I am, and ask permission to change my plea to that of guJty.” “It is my duty,” said Judgo Jamieson, “to explain it to you. Your indiqgment is based on two sections of the Criminal Cotie: Sea 40 of the general act of 1874, and also Sec. 1 of the act of 1877. Now, if you plead guilty and the State’s Attorney should elect to find under Sec. 46 I may imprison you in tho penitentiary not exceeding three years, or fine you not exceeding SI,OOO. If under the other section, I may impose a lino of not less than SIOO nor more than $5,010, and in addition imprison you either in the penitentiary or County Jail for any period hot exceeding two years. Now, having had the effect of such action expla'ued to you, do you still desire to change your plea?” “I have fully considered tho matter, your Honor, ” replied Mr. Klehm, “and trust to the clemency of the court” “Mr. Furthmann has examined Mr. Klehm’s present bond,” said the State’s Attorney, “and we find it sufficient” “You may go, Mr. Klehm,” said the Judge. A llichmond (IncL) special says that as

Joseph Rich, a farmer, aged 30, his wife, their 18-moaths-old babe, and his wife’s mother, Mrs. Hannah Newcomb, aged 53, were returning home from town their carriage was struck by a Pan-Handle train. Mr. Rich, Mrs. Newcomb, and the babe were instantly killed, all three being horribly mangled. Mrs. Rich escaped with serious injuries, but will recover. * Meageb reports have been received of a disastrous tornado that passed over tho town of David City, Neb. One man was killed and over half the buildings in the town demolisheJ, including the Union Pacific and Burlington and Missouri depots, a large brick schoolhouse, the Methodist and Congregational churches, a foundry, a brick hotel in course of construction, two elevators, several stores, and many dwellings. The damage is estimated at $200,000. Senatob Lei.and Stanfobd owned up to the Pacific Railway Investigating Commission at San Francisco that his individual holdings in the Southern Pacific amounted to #32,000,000. And yet the same Stanford has the infinite gall to demand that he and hie associates shall not be compelled to pay their debts to the Government

THE SOUTHERN STATES.

Db. E. D. Standifobd, of Louisville, Ky., died at his residence in that city. He was an active candidate to succeed Mr. Beck in the United States Senate, and was prominent in busihess and political circles.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A Washington dispatch of Thursday says: The Secretary of the Interior to-day, on application of settlers In O’Brien County, lowa, that the United States assert title to 55.297 acres ot land in that county, claimed by the Sioux City and St. I’aul and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Companies, directed the Commissioner of the General Land Office to make formal demand on the Sioux City Company and the State for a reconveyance of 17,600 acres in accordance with the act of Congress of March 3, lsß7. In case of refusal the Secretary will request that suit be instituted. The Secretary has also decided to accept the reconveyance by the State of lowa to the United States of 26,000 acres lying in Plymouth, Woodbury, and Sioux Counties, which are claimed by the Sioux City and Pacific Road, but were withheld by the State because of the non-completion of the road to Sioux City, the same having been constructed only to Lemars. □ Senatob Habbis, of Tennessee, having telegraphed that 100 citizens of Memphis wero coming to Washington to invite the President to visit that city during his Western trip, Mr. Cleveland replied that the committee ought to bo spared the long journey during tho heated term when a written invitation by mail would be as effective. Similar answers will be sent to other Western cit;e3 in which arrangements are being made to send invitationbearing committees to Washington. Kansas City’s delegation which went to Washington to invite the President to visit that city during his contemplated Western trip, called on Mr. Cleveland at the White House Wednesday, and presented the invitation, which was accepted, although no date was fixed. The Navy Department has closel a contract which will result in the establishment of a foundry for the construction of the famous Hotchkiss guns in this country.

THE POLITICAL FIELD.

The Ohio Republican Convention met at Toledo on Wednesday Daniel Ryan, of Seioto/County, was made temporary Chairman. In his speech upon taking tho chair, and in that of tho Chairman of the Stato Committee in t ailing the convention to order, John Sherman was heartily boomed for the Presidency. Two resolutions wero offered in the convention—one giving Sherman an unqualified indorsement as a Presidential candidate, and tho other merely “calling the attention” of the Republicans of the State to his “eminent services and splendid career” in connection with the national nominations of ItBB. Both wero referred to the Platform Committee. Elihu E. Jackson was nominated for Governor by tho Democrats of Maryland Wednesday. Resolutions wero adopted indorsing the administration of President Cleveland. Gov. Foraker was nominated by acclamation for Governor of Ohio by the Republican State Convention at Toledo. The remainder of the ticket is as follows: Lieutenant Governor, Captain W. C. Lyon; Supreme Judge (long term), William T. Spear; Supreme Judge (short term), F. S. Dickman; Auditor, E. W. Poe; Treasurer, J. C. Brown; Attorney Gener.il, D. K Watson; member of the Board of Public Works, C. A Flickinger. The platform favors the piotective tariff, demands duties on wool, advocates liberal pensions, and denounces the President’s vetoes. It commonds Governor Foraker’s administration, and applauds lrs determination not to surrender the rebel flags. It demands a free ballot and a fair count, and asks for restrictive immigration laws Ihat will keep out contract labor, paupers, anarchists, communists, and the vicious and criminal classes. Lastly, it indorses Senator Sherman, and presents his name to the people of the country as a candidate for the Presidency. The resolutions were unanimously adopted.

THE INDUSTRIAL REALM.

Operations have been prettv generally resumed in the Pennsylvania coke region, but the effects of the strike promise to be felt for a long time. There is talk of reorganizing the coke syndicate ou a new basis. The Pinkerton detectives are preparing to leave the coke region.

THE FOREIGN BUDGET.

The report of Mgr. Porsico to the Vatican on Irish affairs is said to be most laudatory of the Irish people. Articles of agreement for a prize-fight between Jake Kilrain, of America, and Jem Smith, the English champioa, havo been signed at Lrndou. The mill will take place within one hundred milei of Madrid, Spain, on January 3 next. King John, of Abyssinia, has asked England to mediate between his country and Italy. The Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany is ‘progressing rapidly toward recovery. Turkey will reopen negotiations with England direct for the settlement of the Egyp-

tUn question, and not consult the other Powers. Advices from St Petersburg reaffirm the reports of the endeavor on the part of Russia to negotiate a loan in Paris. A cable dispatch announces the death of Signor Augustin Depretis, the Italian Premier, and the foremost statesman of his country. Signor Depretis was the leader of the Italian Liberals, a broad, enlightened, and progressive statesman, and the head and front of the anti-clerical movement His death at this moment, when the Vatican is making such strenuous efforts to regain some of its lost power, is likely to be followed by important consequences. The Shah of Persia will make a six months tour of the industrial centers of Europe.

THE CONTINENT AT LARGE.

The barge Theodore Perry went to the bottom of Lake Erie in a storm, drowning five persons. The Captain and mate alone escaped. Congbessman Pateick A. Collins, of Boston, arrived at Belfast, Ireland, a few days ago, from Glasgow, Scotland, and the customs authorities caused a thorough search of his baggage to be made by detectives. No dynamite or other contraband substance was found, and the Boston statesman was permitted to follow the bent of his humor without further annoyance. A special telegram from Sarnia, Ontario, says: McGarigle, the Chicago boodler, who lav in the Chicago jail under a sentence of three years and leaked through a bath-tub from Sheriff Matson last Saturday night, July 23, was landed at Point Edward last Sunday morning about 8 o’clock from the schooner Edward Blake, on which he was suspected of having left Chicago. The schooners Marsh and Blake were in the same tow, the Blake being last. The tug Oriole had been on the lookout here, and ran alongside the Blake, and had some conversation with the officers there. The Oriole, having Chicago detectives and reporters on hoard, steamed up to the Marsh, apparently to have the captain of the Marsh let the Blake’s tow-line go while they were in American waters just opposite the Port Huron water-works, where the detectives could take McGarigle. The Blake's line was let go, but at that instant a yawl was lowered from the Blake and McGarigle and a sailor made lor tne Canada side, McGarigle being landed at Point Edward. He is now in Sarnia;. A special dispatch from Chicago says: Mr. McGarigle probab y regards his Canadian retreut as a safe one, hut Sheriff Matson has not given up the chase. Within a few hours after the news reached him that his man was in Canada a Deputy rheriff was started in pursuit of the fug tive. Before the alternoon had puss d a movement was set on foot by a committee of citizens interested in the prosecution of the "hoodlers" to secure MoGarigle's extradition. Governor Oglesby will be asked for the necessary papers at once. The grounds on which the issue of such documents will be asked is that the Queen’s subjects entered into a -conspiracy to procure the escape of a convicted criminal. Several lawyers have been consulted on the question, and have expressed the opinion that sufficient grounds exist for the extradition of the exwarden.

An Ottawa (Canada) special to the Chicago Times says: A sensation has been caused here, on good authority evidently, that the actual murderer of D’Arcy Mm ee escaped the penalty of the law, while Whalen, an innocent man, was made the victim of circumstantial evidence which cost him his life on the gallows. It will be remembered that when James Whalen was executed here for the murder of Thomas D’Arcy McGee, crave doubts were entertained (i sto his being the actual murderer. The victim of the cord denied the accusation to the last, and died an ignominious death, protesting his ; innocence. It was learned subsequently that a. son of Mrs. Trotter, where McGee lived, and who ha i since died in the,States, declared before death that Whalen was not the murderer. Young Trotter was attbe time of the murder in the Commons of Canada, and they left the house about the same time. Trotter was on the f round shortly after the shot was fired. A lawyer aud rapidly rising politician now ci nfirms his story. He states that he was 11 years of age and at Ottawa College. He had skipped out for tho night to hear the expected debate in the House, and on his way nomo saw two men in front of Trotter’s house, aud oue of them was a well-known criminal lawyer of Quebec, and the other, Whalen, had a pistol in liis hand, but funked with it when McGee came to the door. His comrade took the p stjl aud fired the Bhot which ended McGee’s life, sLoved it back into Whalen's hand, got into a rig close by, and drove rapidly away. Some sturtline developments are expected in connection with the matter in a few days. dhe week y Signal-Service bulletin says that the weather during the week was unfavorable to the crops in many sections. From Alabama eastward cotton is suffering from the drought. Dry and hot weather in the corn belt has affected this crop unfavorably. In the Northwest th 9 weather has been favorable, and harvesting is in progress as far north as the forty-seventh parallel.

THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Cattle $ 4.00 @ 5.00 Hoes 5.2 s @ 5.75 Wheat—No. 1 Hard apis 9 .87 No. 2 Red 79 (A .791$ Corn—No. 2 45 @ .46 Oat.)—White .89 @ .42 Pi bk —New Mess IG.OO a 16.50 CHICAGO. Cattle—Choice to Prime Steers 4.50 & 4.75 Medium 8.50 0 4.25 Common.... .' 3.C0 © 3.50 Hogs—Shipping Grades 5.00 0 5.50 Flour -Winter Wheat 4.00 <9. 4,50 Wheat—No. 2 Red Winter 71 & .711$ Corn—No. 2.... 38 @ .381$ Oats—No. 2 White 28 @ .29 Butter—Choice Creamery .22 0 .221$ Fine Dairy .15 @ !l8 Cheese—Full.Cream, Cheddars. .0954? .10)4 Full Cream, new 10}4@ -1094 Eggs—Fresh.....' .10 & .11 Potatoes—Choice, new, per brl .60 0 75 Pork—Mess 16.75 17.25 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—Cash..... 69 @ .691$ Corn—No. 3 38 0 .38 Oats—No. 2 White 30 @ .301$ Rye—No. 1 .48 & .50 Pork—Mess 14 75 »15.25 ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 2 Red 70 @ .705$ Corn—Mixed 35 t© ,35 yf Oats—Mixed 23 & .2i~ Pork—New Mess 14 75 ip 15.25 TOLEDO, Wheat—Cash 73 @ .731$ Corn—No. 2 ’.40 & 40 u, Oats 25 0 .26 DETROIT. Beef Cattle 4.03 & 4.50 Hogs 3.75 @ 4.25 Sheep 3.73 0 4.75 Wheat—No. 1 White 75 0 .76 Corn--No. 2 42 -<u "421$ Oats—No. 2 White 29 @ 2956 CINCINNATI. Wheat—No. 2 Red 72 id! .72’$ Cohn—No. 2 ‘‘ .41 0 .42 Oats -No. 2 20 & .27 Pork—Mess 15.25 id 15.75 Live Hogs 4.75 © 5.50 BUFFALO. Wheat—No. 1 Hard 82 0 .82’$ Corn—No. 2 Yellow. 44 0 45 * Cattle 4.00 & 4.50 INDIANAPOLIS. Bef.f Cattle 3.50 & 453 Hogs 5.00 @ 5.50 Sheep 3.00 0 4.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 69 70 Corn 39 0 .'39 u Oats—No. 2 Mixed 26 0 2056 EAST LIBERTY. Cattle—Prime 4.50 0 5.2> Fair 3.50 © 4.00 Common 3.25 @3 75 Hogs 5.00 0 5.75 Sheep 4.00 @4.75

INTERNAL REVENUE.

Interesting Figures from the Report of Commissioner Joseph S. Miller. The Total Collections for the Last Fiscal Year Amounted to One Hundred and Eighteen Million Dollars. The Hon. Joseph S. Miller, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has submitted to Secretary Fairchild a preliminaryreport of the operations of that service during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1887, from which the following facts and figures are taken: The total collections from all sources of internal revenue for the fiscal year just ended were $118,835,757, which amount has been accounted for and covered into the Treasury. This is $1,932,888 more than the collections lor the previous fiscal year. The cost of collection to be paid out of appropriations made to the Revenue Bureau for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1887, was about $4,075,000. In order to ascertain the exact cost of collection it will be necessary to add the foregoing sum to the amount expended for the printing of internal revenue stamps, the appropriation for that purpose for the year ended June 30, 1887, having been included in the sum appropiiated for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The amount expended for this purpose will be stated in a subsequent report. During the year the offices of the several Collectors of Internal Revenue have been examined as frequently as possible, and the reports received of these examinations indicate a very generally satisfactory condition of the internal revenue service throughout the country. The receipts from the different objects of taxation as compared with receipts for the previous year were as follows: Spirits, $65,829,322, a decrease of $3,262,944. Tobacco, $30,108,067, an increase of $2,200,700. Fermented liquors, $21,922,187, an increase of $2,245,456. Oleomargarine, $723,948, all increase. Banks and bankers, $4,288, all increase; miscellaneous, $247,945, au increase of $21,435. The quantities of distilled spirits, fermented liquors, manufactuied tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes, on which tax was paid during the year were as follows: Spirits distilled from grapes, apples, and peaches, 1,211,532 gallons, a decrease of 344,462. Spirits distilled from other materials, 66,163,859 gallons, a decrease of 3,126,502. Number of cigars, 3,788,305,443, an increase of 277,437,455. Number of cigarettes, 1,584,505,200, an increase of 273,543,850. Snuff, 6,561,875 pounds, an increase of 395,826. Tobacco, 199,937,648 pounds, an increase of 14,511,455. Fermented liquors, 23,121,526 barrels, an s increase of 2,410,593 barrels.

The above figures indicate a decrease in the consumption of spirituous liquors and a corresponding increase in the consumption of malt liquors. The following statement shows the collections of internal revenue by States and Territories during the year so far as the arrangement of districts will allow it to be done in that way. Alabama #78,542 Missouri $7,858,890 Arkansas 97,630 Montana 101,158 California 2,081,221 Nebraska 2,395,401 Colorado 260,15 1 Nevada 70,419 Connecticut... 481,4)5 N. Hamshire.. 377/62 Delaware 263,29/ New Jersey... 4,596,161 Florida 322,90) New Mexico... 63,565 Georgia 330,7) > New York 15,101,203 Illinois 24,825,707 N. Carolina.... 1,950,701 Indiana 4,219,038 Ohio 15,896,795 lowa 1,951,124|0reg0n 152,318 Kansas 211,120!Bennsylvania. 8,120,357 Kentucky 12,417,52)1Rh0de Island. 233,251 Louisiana .... 543,748 S. Carolina.... 100,146 Maine 50,266 Tennessee. ... 1,012,516 Maryland 2,875,597 j Texas 209,343 Massachusetts 2,471,1511Verm0nt 30,119 Michigan 1,801,907 Virginia 2,923,396 Minnesota.... 554,088 W. Virginia... 538,266 Mississippi ... 43,605 Wisconsin .... 3,178,964 Cash receipts for sale of adhesion stamps 7,777 Aggregate receipts .'!.!!!!'. 118,835,757

THE ANDOVER CONTROVERSY.

Egbert C. Smyth, the Recently Dismissed Phillips Academy Professor. Almost everybody has heard of the Andover theological controversy, which has just broken out afresh with such vigor as to make some people say that it has only begun. The cause of new eruption is the recent action of the Board of Visitors in dismissing Prof.

Egbert C. Smyth from the chair of the ecclesiastical history in what is officially known as the Theological Institution in Phillips Academy in Andover, and more commonly termed Andover Seminary. Prof. Smyth is charged with maintaining and inculcating beliefs inconsistent with and repugnant to the creed of the institution. Egbert Coffin Smyth, D. D., was born at Brunswick, Maine, Aug. 24, 1829. He received a thorough education, graduating finally at the Theological Seminary of Pangor, in the year 1853. Prof. Smyth is a brother of Rev. Newman Smith, whose books, entitled “The Religious Feeling,” “Old Faith in New Lights,” and “The Orthodox Theology of To-day,” created much sensation in Congregational and Presbyterian circles a few years ago.