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VOL. 6.—NO. 191.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

A Dull Bay

reas,

Both Mouses,

THE WOMAN SUFFEMUSTS THE WAR PATH.

YESTERDAY

Thc Centennial Appropriation Passes tho House.

3S nays, 20. Booth and Withrs votiug with the Republicans iu ivor of the bill.

Harvey called up the Senate bill to onfirin the pre-emption and houietead laws within the limits of railad grants, in cases where such en~ •ies had been made under the reguttions of the land department.

Harvey spoke in favor of the passje of the bill, and quoted from sev•al decisions of the Interior Departlent against the rights of settlers, hich he said were erroneous, and ittt settlers could not have their ghts decided in the courts of justice consequence of such decisions. Ingalls said aid had been granted probably a hundred railroad commies. Laws which had heretofore sen constructed in favor of settlers ithin the past two or three years id been reversed, and were now st the opposite, and they had been posite since Columbus Delano was oretary of the Interior:and WilJer rummoqd was commissioner of the ineral land office. There was no peal from the decisions of tiie Sectary of the Interior.

Mr. Bogy said that the decisions of late Secretary of the Interior, in1 cases complained of, were erronus. Ho (Jesired to protect settlers much a!s possible, and thought bill should be made more oxplic-

Rending discussion, Mr. Harlan oved the Senate proceed to theconieration Of executive Business. Cameron presented a petition of citizens of Wisconsin, asking for amendmeut to the constitution of

United States for the abolition of senate and the transfer of the wers of that body to the hou3e of presentati'ves and judiciary The senate then went into e.xecu7* session and shortly after adjourn.-

MORNING SESSION. Washington January, '1Q.

The chair was laid before the Sencommunication from the secretat of the treasury in response to the nate resolution of the twenty inst closing the report of action taken him in regard to the collection of oney due to the United States by

Pacific railroad company ordered inted and lie on the table. Mr West presented a memorial 'rued by several members of the fate Senate of Lousiana in reference credentials of Eustis claiming a Lat as United States Senator from lat state. West said he presented a lemorial on the behalf of Eustis and Iked if he referred to the Commit* on privileges and elections order-

Mr. Allison called upon the House 11, transferring the custody of cerin Indian trust funds from the Sectary of the Interior to the Treasuru the United States. Passed. Mr. Howe, from the Judiciary Dmmittee, reported, favorably, on te House bill to amend the revised atutes of ihe United States relating naturalization. Passed.

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee a Appropriations, reported with the nendtnent the House joint resoluon, directing the Commissioners of te District of Columbia to pay the iterest on 3,600 bonds, under the of June 20,1874. Placed on the Uendar.

Mr, Morrill then gave notice that would call up the joint resolution •-morrow for action, as it was necI jsary that the appropriation should I made before the end of this Rfltonth in order to meet the obliga^•on of the Government, falling clue ^Hebruary 1st.

HOUSE.

YKSTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSION Washington, Jan. 25 In the course of Lamar's speech he ^Hsked whether it could be said, that in ^•ew of the plenary power of the gen ral Government in regard to foreign iairs, tllere was a constitutional msmpetency in Congress to invite coinlissioners from foreign countries to ring here commerce, art and industry. /asit unconstitutional in the Presient to give an invitation which the iw authorizes him to give? If not it 'as clearly and unqualifiedly the duty

Congress to appropriate the money )r that purpose. He favored the coloration in order that tho people of the iorth should bscomo satisfied of the QDging desire of tho southern people live with them in perpetual union, fnd before that feeling all others sink nto Insignificance. He deprecated an lluaion made by Townsend, of New

rork,

last week to Preston Brooks, nd tho intimated inevitable effects of he allusion was to incite animosity nd awake the hatred ot sectionalism. Ie (Lau ar) advocated the scheme beause it carried out tbe spirit of peace nd It was something

f'kereconciliation.

the image of feeling ot the people ho demanded that the alienation and istrust which had heretofore existed etween the two sections, of |he union, should no longer Obstruct the glories of the republic

I or the prosperity and bappines3 of the American people. As

God,,w'l3f,

judge, he did not believe ^at that alienation existed any longer. since Jefferson was first inaugurated, had the entire mass of American peopie been animated by purer, in tensor, broader, more universal patriotism, looking to morn universal brotherhood and affection. He knew that that senti-

here that it had been kept dov/n and smothered in the meshes of an intoller IMFLH©RP(J

a not iound

Int

noiitical

SENATE AFTERNOON SHSSSION. Washington, Jan. lo. ^n(j

l.s-.*-.*- /1/mrn nnrl t.llft niil.

IN ID0 U](.»IJI'O UI CWI LUUWIIUI-

organic,

VOjCe3

jin(i nil tne air wiui meir

Christiancy submitted an amend-j factious clamors, while the deep and tneiitdeclaring that the commission earnest feelings of a great people lay diall be appointed for the purpose of unspoken in their hearts. The current ibtaining information which may1""'1 —flmv I nosed to be in pursuance ot the Postferve as a guide to a system of legisation best fitted for the District of .'olumbia. The several territories of he United States and other places ubject to the legislation of congress reference to the question of reve» me from the manufacture and sale •f alcholic and fermented liquors and ilects of the use of such liquors upthe morals of welfare of the peoIe in such district territories and •laces.' The amendment wa9 agreed the amendments proposed by the ena!e. committee on finance on the 1st of January, were also concurred and the bill passed as amended.

and passion 'of feeling might flov hither and thither, lashed by strenuous agencies, but there was in the great sea of unsounded depth a common humanity, a common hope, a commmon interest, a common patriotism which lay unspoken. [Applause

Mr. Lamar spolse under the rule which limited time to ten minutes but as soon a.s his time expired, Mr. Garfield rising, and being recognized, courteously gave his time to ill*. Lamar.

Mr. R9a spoko against the bill, and then the general discussion having closed, Mr. Holman moved as a test, to vote to strike out tho enacting clause of the bill. Motion was rejected. Yeas,101, nays, 12G.

Mr. Mills offered an amendment, authorizing the Governor of Tex/.s to appoint two commissioners from that State, in placa ot those acting under

former

A large, number of: equests for leave to have"speeches on the Centennial bill printed in the Congressional record, wero made and granted.

An amendment offered by Springer, requiring the payment in full to the Treasury of any balance that may be left in the hands of the Finance Committee, before any dividend or percentage of profits shall bei paid to stockholders, was agreed to.

The House then proceeded to vote on the passage of the bill. Tho bill was passed yeas,- 146^ Bays, 136- The an-: npuncemekit was: greeted with great applause. __

Following is the vote

Barnum, Bas3, Blaine, Blair. Bliss, Bradley, Brown, ot Kansas, Burleigh, Casson, Caswell, Chapin, Chittenden, Clymer, Crapo, Crounso, Cutter, Danforth, Daroll, Davy, Dennison, Dobbius, Dmiflfill, Eauies, l^gbert, liulis, Farwell, Forney, Foster, Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garfield, Gause, Gibson, Hale, Hancock, Haralson,Hardenborger Harris, of Massachusetts, Harrison, Hathorn, Hewi.t, of New \ork, Hill, Hoar, Hoag, Hopkins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Heyman. Jenks, Jones, of Kentucky, Kasson, Kelly, Ketehum, King, Lamar, Landers, of Connecticut, Lane, Lapham, Lawrence, Leavenwortu, Levy, Luttrell, Mackev, of South Carolina, Mackcy, ot Pennsylvania, Magoon, Marsh, jSIacDougatl, McCrary, McDill, Meade, Miller, Money, Monroe, Morey, Morgan, Mutehler, Nash, Norton, O'Brien, Oliver, O'Neill, Page. Phillips, of Kansas, Pieroe. Piper, Plaisted, Piatt. Powell, Prats, Purman,Rainey, Randall, Reagan

John Reilly, Robbins of Pennsylva

nia,

Robbins of North Carolina. Roberts, Ross, of New Jersey, Ross of Pennsy.vania, Sampson, Schecher, Schumaker, Seelye, Senickson, Stemmons, Small, femith, of Pennsylvania, Strait, Stowell, Swan, Tarbox, Teeso, Thompson, Throckmorton, Townsend, of New York, Townsend of Pennsylvania, Van Yorhees, Waddell, Wallace of South Carolina. Wallace of Pennsylvania, Walls, Ward, Warren, Wells of Missouri, Wells of Mississippi, Wheeler Whitehouse, Whiting, Wiggington,

Williams

Virninia Walling, Walsh, Whitthorn, Wike, Willard, Williams, or Indiana W. B. Williams, of Michigan Willis, Williams, of West Virginia Wilson, of Iowa and Yates- Total 130.

House adjourned.

appropriation biil, with the evideat intention of misleading the House. That law increased postage on third class mail matter from one cent per two ounces to one cent per ounce, or from eight to sixteen cents per pound, This bill proposed to reinstate postage od third class mail matter as it was before, to one cent for two ounces.

guage

appointment but on point of

order the amendment was ruled out. Mr. Mills explained that Texas wished to be represented at the celebration,but that she would not bo represented by two such gentlemen as those who had been appointed.

The amendment offered by Mr.Sheakley, for free admission on the Fourth of July, and even Thursday, was rejected, and several other amendments were proposed and rpjected.

The committee then rose and reported the bill to the House, with recommendation that it do pass.

Mr. Hopkins, Chairman of the S9lcct Committee,which bad reported the bill, having an hour to close tne- debate, yielded a portion of his time to other members, and further speeches were made for the bill bv Young and Randall.

of New York, A. S Williams

ofMichigau, Williams of Wisconsin, Witshire, Wood of Pennsylvania, Wood of New York, Woodburg, Woodworth and Youug total 146. j^ayS_Messrs Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe, Atkins, Bugby, J. H. Bagley,

Baker

ef Indiana, Beebe, Ball, Black-

bnrn, Blaud, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, Brown of Kentucky, Buckner, Burchard of Wisconsin, Cabell, Caldwell of Alabama, Caldwell of Tennessee, Campbell, Candler, iCannon, Cate Caultield, Clark of Kentucky, Clarke of Missouri, Cochrane, Collins, Couger, Cook, Cox, Culbr rson, Davis, Debolt, Debrell, Duglas, Durham, Edens, Enos, Faulkner, Felton, Ford, Franklin, Fuller, Glover, Good, Goodin, Gunter, Hamilton,of Indiana Harris,of Georgia Harris, or Virginia Hartridge,

Hartsell, Hatcher. Haymond, Hendee, Henderson, Henkle, Hereford, Hewe?t, of Alabama Holman, Jones, of New Hampshire Joyce, Kehr, Kimball, Knott, Landers, of Indiana Lewis, Lord, Lynde, McFarland,McMahon, Meltcalf, Milliken, Mills, Morrisou, Neal, New, Phelps, Philips, of Missouri Fodpleton, Potter, Rea, Rice, Riddle, Robinson, Rusk, Savage, Sayler. Scalos, Sheakley, Singleton, Smith, of Georgia Southard, Sparks, Spinger, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Terry, Thomas, Thornburg, Tucker, Tutts, Turney. "Vance, of Ohio Vanco, of North Carolina Waldron, Walker, of

MORNING SESSION. Washington, Jan. 26.

Mr. Clark, ot Missouri, called up the bill regulating postage on third class mail matter. It provides that all mailrble matter of third class, referred to in sections 3878 and 3911 of the revised statutes, may weigh not exceeding four pounds for each package, and the postage thereon shall ee one cent for •every to onnces or traction thereof. Mr. "Clarke explatued this bill, and proposed to repeal the law which was .passed in the last hours of th° last session in the form of an amendment inserted obscurely in the sundry civil

5 it

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Mr. Cannon addressed the House in

its lull expression further explanation and advocacy of

the biil. Mr. Garfield gave a history of ths

ition. and that its legislation of last ses3ion which it was

voice had not been heard amid the ap. now proaoaed ro repeal. It had origneals and clamors of impassioned mated in tne Post Omca department /. M,A«iviirin£ii ac wall in RhanAnhL letter to the Chairman of piirtizftusj but in tlie political ss well as in ihe natural world, the agencies that were the most powerful were not the most necessary. Violence, passion, fanaticism and animosity would always find voices and lill the air with their

in shape ota letter to the Chairman of the Senate the Post Office committee suggesting that the rata ot postage on merehadi3e be doubled. The Sunday civil appropriation bill came from the Senase to the Houso at 2 o'clock on the morning of the last day of the session with over a hundied amendments among which was an amenktnen sup posed to be in pursuance of the Post master Geueral's recommendation, and in that idea it had to be unanimously adopted by the Committee on appropriations of which he was then chairman. No member of the committee understood that the language of the amendment included anything else than merchandise. After the bill had passed it was ascertained that the lan

of tbe amendment covered not

only merchandise but also transient newspaper and pamphlets. In that all were surprised. The amendment covered tho whole of the third class instead of merchandise portion of it. He deeply regretted it for it was against all his notions of proper postal legislation to double the rate on printed matter. He had been then, and still was in favor of the legislation then had in reference to merchandise. It was wrong to say, however, that it had been smuggled iu. It had been put in, or was intended to be put in openly on the recommendation of the Postoffica Department.

Mr. Randall—"Why was not that communication sent to the Committee on Appropriations of this House?"

Mr. Garfield—"Because the bill was then in tbe Senate." Mr. Ranoall—Why did the] Post Master wait until the last hour of the session ta put such a matter on the country, when he had an entire session to come to a conclusion about it.

Mr. Garfield—I cannot answer for the Postmaster G.merl's reasons, il am not keeper of his directions nor his counsels.

Mr.

detail xeas,

Garfield, then went on to argue against tho propriety of carrying merchandise in mails, and said thot if any one wonld show him any logical place to stop at in.that business until a Railroad car with goods and had its sides posted with stamps, he could do more than he (Garfield) could.

The Postoffice Department entering on that business of merchandise transportation, was ultimately bound to absorb the entire freight transportaiou of the country.

Mr. Clarke—Is not merchandise carred by the mails of neorly every other country

Mr. Garfield—Perhaps. I am not m.fbrmed. Postofiicea~^were- eStaiJli'shed to Transmit intelligence, and anything else is a departure from the original idea.

Adams, of Georgia, Bagley Baker, ot M«TvorVG|0ar|lou r!E- Bannta*- said the legi.slatioa.of last session Iu,. New York, Ballou, Banks, -„y

Mr. Lawrence advocated a bill' and

-slnsrtge postage on third class

creasi'ng tSe "postage on third class matter was undoubtedly at the instance of Express Companies, and to great detriment of public interests. He favored this bill because the wails reached every village in the land, and Express Companies did not and if people of those remote places were cut off from thfl privilege of receiving packages of seeds and books and merchandise by mail

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could not receive them at all. He also favored it because these merchandise packages could be carried without loss to the Postoffice Department and tbe merchandise could be ,c^:r" ried all around the globe at S cents a pound or less. No merchant in New York would send a hundred pound package the mails and pay 8 cents a pound for them, because the express companies would carry them cheaper, that was an answer to hi3 colleague's (Garfield's) argument.

THE PACIFIC SLOPE.

Government Suit Against tlie Central Pacific Hiiilroad.

Funeral of Averj-Snow Storm in the Kotkys.

San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 26.—Tho case of the Government against the Central Pacific to recover five per cent., net earnings set to-day. The United States Circuit Court preparations have been made to conduct the obsequies of B. P. Avery, late Minister of China in imposing the manner this evening. 'A Victoria dispatch says the Government of British Coiumbia were defeated yesterday by a majority of 3 on the question of borrowing money from Canada on security of subsidies, will pjobably resign to day.

A heavy snow storm is reported at Shasta, damaging the buildings to a great extent.

Thd roof af a court house in a severe storm of snow and wind in Eastern Nevadr, blew off, blocking the road and railways.

THE BOS CON SWISDLEB.

Farther I'nrUcnlws of Mis Frandn* lent Transactions, Boston, Jan. 56.—It is positively stated that E. D. Winslow, issued large quantities of fictitious stock of the Boston Post & Co. as collateral. A meeting of stockholders will be held Friday to investigate affairs. The paper will probably lose nothing, the sufferers being those who advanced money on the stock. Some of Winslow's operations are traced to L. \V. Pond, of Worcester, and a paper with the names of both parties on it has been brought to light. E. *. Thortere name is said to be on one hundred and fifty thousand dollats worth of paper, and that of Daniel Chamberlain on for $60,000 worth.

KOPPRIETOBS OP THE BOSTON NEWS ATTACHED. Boston, Jan. 26,—At the instance of N. G. Green, one of the former proprietors of the Post, a writ of attachment was served this morning on E. F. Porter, ostensible owner of the Daily News. The writ is based on Winslow's transactions.

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TERBE HAUTE. IND.: WEDNESDAY EYEMING. JANUARY

CROOKED WHISKEY.

Gleam ol" flops f*»r McKee.

JUDGE DILLION DOES NOT THINK THE UNSUPPORTED IsYIDENOE OF A GANG OF CONSFIKA-

T0HS

r»F

MUCH

WEIGHT.

The Crooked at Othei? Points.

St. Louis, Jan. 25.—Following the decision of the judge, the' testimony SANFORD M. BARTON, the manager of Bingham Bros.' St. Louis distillery, was taken. He tes^ tified to the general operation of the ring, the amount of crooked whisky made by their house, the sum of money paid to the ring' fund and special assessments for the alleged purpose of buying off revenue officers and to prevent seizures. One to tne sums raised in this way w^s told by Joyce was

TO GO TO BABC0CK.

Witness had a conversation with Eugelke about the interview the latter had with McKee at the Globe office, but he could not recollect it distinctly enough to repeat it.

The cross examination of this witness brought out nothing new. JOHN IT. CONCANNOIJ,

Deputy collector under fflhas. W. Ford, and for a short time under Constantine Maguire, was the aiext witness. He testified to having known McKee 20 years, and that the latter was a good friend, of his. He saw McKee in Fords office a dozen times perhaps. Haw him there during the visit of Gen. Sewell, a revenue agent, in '71 or '72. He said he wished to see Fitzroy, that he had important communication to make to him. Fitzroy was not in his office, and McKee said, Finley Robb, storekeeper at Bevis and Frazer's distillery wonld do, aud he wrote a note to him which I had delivered by a young man iu the office. McKee then told me Leu Lewell was in town, and be wished Robb to know it. Subsequently, Robb told me that the knowledge ot

prudence or judgment was required. I should consult McKee. In fact his instructions were so specific as to put me actually under MeKee's directions. While Ford was absent in Colorado, I consulted with McKee on several occasions. When he started away for a lengthy trip, he wrote me a letter relative to McKee, that letter was afterward abstracted from my desk, but I can give the substanca of it,

Defeuce objected to witness stating what was in the letter unless its exact words could be given. Discussion followed, and the objection was withdrawn.

Witness continued: The note was about this, "I have just heard tbat possibly some detectives will come here. If they do, make them show their credentials and then see McKee." Witness knew Simon Ray, a nephew of McKee. Ray was ap* pointed gauger after McKee sold the Democrat. Just belore the Globe was started I had a conversation with McKee about the pay of Bay as gauger. He said he would need Ray's services in the Globe office, and Ray's brother would perform the duties of gauger. Ray was willing to take part of the salary himself, give part to his brother and let 'me have the remainder. I spoke to Ford about it, and he said if there was no dishonest purpose in the arrangement it was all right.

The defense objected to this kind of testimony, and held that before it was admissable the Government should prove that at the time it was a violation of the revenue law for a gauger to do his work by proxy.

Judge Dillon to the witness: If Ray was entitled to this compensation, and if you did no part of the work, why was it that you were to receive part of the pay?

Witness: I don't know, except, as I said before, McKee was my very best friend and he adopted this plan to assist me.

St. Louis Jan. 25.—In the cross examination this witness brought a long statement concerning Mr. Ford in which he conducted the office of collector, &c., which was quite favorable to that gentleman. In the mam be was described as a ireful,cantious man, and in the matterof the seizure he never took any action until he had thoroughly investigated ant! found sufficient grounds to proceed* The witness stated, however, that the office was virtually run by McDonald, the supervisor, and Joyce his revenue ageDt,

said they wanted to look over some dumping papers especially those of Bevis & Frazer, although these records were in my charge, Joyce was my superior officer and had a right to examine them, I therefore told him he could look at them any time. Joyce, Fitzroy and Bevis went to the office together, and, although they did not give me even a hint of what they desired to do, aught but examine, I felt certain they had another purpose, and after showing them where the papers were, I left so that I should not see what was done. I knew that I was doing wrong, and fait I was morally responsible for the safety of those papers. I felt certain these persons designed removing the papers, but I had no idea they intended to burn them, papers removed were not especially Bevis & Frazier'a, but all the rectifiers papers were taken. I made two reports to the commissioner of interternal revenue these documents were missing one from the memoranda given me by Jo^ce, and the other from the data furnished by Maguire. I did not undertake an explanation to Maguire ab"ut the missing papers, and for that reason did not deem it necessary. Maguire made certain remarks to me after he came to the office, that invited my confidence, aud privilegad me to say what I pleased to him. I therefore spoke to him about a great many thingj, he told me he was familiar with the ring business, heretofore, and he did not propose that it should go any further, I then told him, that with my knowledge of the revenue business. I couldn't run the district honestly and squarely with the force on hand. I also told him about the papers that were missing, telling him all the circumstances of their disappearance. I have been before all the grand juries since the whisky investigation began. I do not know that I have been indicted, aud I have no reason to bc-iieve Hie Government will treat me iiny different from any one else. Witness denied ever having belonged to the ring. They took particular pains, he said, to keep him out, lor had he been iu, it would have weekly share of each. money, however, from Leavenworth, possibly

do^ars

Lewell's presence in the city had -i.-— caused them to loose several tubs of mash. Witness t.ben recounted the manner in which John Leavenworth tried to get him to join the ring, and proceeded: I had a brJef talk with McKee on the street, and tpid him that Grazier, the revenue clerk had

unstamped

and subsequently iord called me to jjOU9e was disposed of, their house him and told me that in all conn? straightened up generally, then Sadential matters where an exercise of

Joyce, would write out

a memoranda and if the witness did not carry them out, be (Joyce) would go to Ford and get him to instruct the witness to'do as Joyce requested. MeKee was on Ford's band and their relations were intimate and conn-

relations were intimate and conn-

deutal. I was in charge of the cwnce

whenever Ford

was

instructions to consult McJvee at

such timesaboutaivy thing[that came

UP- After Ford's death, October 24tb, 1S74, and tha time Magruire took charge, November 15:b, McDonald took direct charge of tbe office and 1 acted under his instructions, wit-

acted under his instructions, wit-

uesst then gave a long account oi

"THE BURNING OF THE RECORDS"

reduced the received Fitzroy and a thousand

in all.

UIAII UICIIIN-UUU AWRED BEVIS, arrived. At another time, 1 told him

In pursuance of general orders from

On re -direct examination, witness said lie met McKee by ^accident on his way to New York in 187.5, and t^ld him all about Maguire's affairs. The destruction of the records of the collector's office, aud other matters connected with that office.

the firm of Bevis & Frazer, was

t}ae next

csme^&lid: ^/another tola Cell's arrival here in 1872 from Fiuhim when some were Expected, who

did not come. Mr. Ford was not at in their distillery. They had several the office at the time, and could not tubs of crooked mash that morning, find him, and I went to see McKee were run into their sink: some _oue.day.^JVIoKo»-«».ot»o to see Ford

witness, and testified to re-

a a a 1 S

ley wj)0

was then store-keeper

which was fn thelr Ware-

Wqu reached

their distillery two

hours after they were informed of his arrival, and found all right. Bevis then recited some general operations of the ring, and repeated his testimony in the McDonald and Avery trials about the assessments made and paid by the distillers for the revenue agents, Brasher and Hoag, and somebody in Washington,

Witness continued: I had a conversation with McKee, either in or near the Globe office. I spoke about Joyce removing the Hardaways and several others, and said I thought it unwise to remova them as they knew what was going on, and would cause a deal of trouble* They were bitter against McDonald and Joyce, and were bound to raise a fuss. MeKee said that he would talk to Joyce and McDonald about it, or something of that kind. I don't think he made anv reply to the remark that the Ifardaways would make trouble. I also had conversation with McKee while the May grand jury was in session. I asked him how he was getting along. He said, Xis ''PRETTY ROUGH." 1 asked hi if he was indicted, and he said thVXhe had not heard of it if he was he baid if he was not he could help us very much. We had not then entered our pieas of guilty. He said he had seen Meerue, but did not say what Megrue had said. He said nothing about Megrue going before the Grand Jury. This closes Bevis' direct examination, and the court adjourned.

Milwaukee, Wis., Jan.25.—In tlie United States Circuit Court to-day, Judge Dyer presiding, the whisky oases were taken up. Louis Samuel, Elias and Mart Eendskaf, and christian Saiintine, rectifiers, John C. Fitzgerold, gauger, and Louis Bemis, store-keeper, pleabed guilty on indictments to defraud. A nolle prosequi was entered in the case of W. H. Baddis, who had turned State evidence, and in the case of.W. P. Hovey, store-keeper, and council for the government stating that he was honest, but had beed deceived in the case of parties convicted on one indictment. Nolles were entered on the others. To-morrow the case against J. Mennemachen, A. G. Weissert and H. P. Ellis, for conspiracy, comes up. ,,

Indinapolis Jan.25.—In the United States court, tbe argument in the Brownlee crooked whiskey case, wa,s closed at noon to-day, after the instuctions of the court thejury retired, and at five o'clock brought tn a verdict of not guilty. General Ben Harrison made the closing argument for the defence, and General Tom Brown forthe prosecution l||

St. Louis, Jan. 26.—Upon the r£At .Til Tir aXTaa ftia

gumpt on of the triai 0

morn

jng jt

away and unaer

court

McKee this

was

agreed between the

that the counsel for the Gov-

ernmentan^

docket.

infi iJUKMiMr ur xn» DAIU lUAt lUClO a of the collector's office on Sunday, the trial of Maguire, the ex-collector, November 10th. Joyce and Fitzroy

for General Babcock,

that neither

Babcock nor the wit

nesses in Washington, summoned for his case, should be required to present themselves next Monday, at which date the case is set on the

The McKee trial will last

thja weefej and Mr

"Would

Voorbees

said that there was a probability that.

be as iong

McKee's. Bab

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cock follows Maguire. The instructions of the court were that tbe defendant and the witnesses should simply be instructed to hold themselves in readiness to come as soon as telegraphed for. The Government then presented

CONDUMi S. MAORUE

who testified that in his conversation with Leavenworth during the operation of the ring 1S71 and 1871J Leavenworth always always told him he gave the money to McKee in the cross examination Megrue said he found afterwards that Leavenworth had not always done fairly but had sometimes reported the collections on the crooked, much less than they really were, he also said that until he came here to go before the Grand Jury last summer he never had any conversation with McKee upon this scheme to defraud the Government.

Gossip on IhoWIiisky Cas ». From the Chicago Tribune. PRESENT CONDITION OF CASE. Public interest in the forthcoming decision is very great, as it is conceded that the fate of the defendant depends very largely upon the nature of the Judge'e ruling. To sustain the objection will be equivalent to dismissing McKee from further custody, as the only testimony against him is that of his supposed co-con-spirators. An adverse decision will about ruin him. The Government has already produced four witnesses —Megrue, Fitzroy, Thorpe and Engelke who have fixed the defendant's participation in the conspiracy quite directly. In addition to these the Prosecuting attorneys say they have three more,—Ex-Gauger Everist, exCollector Coucannon, and Peter Curran, distiller,—who will corroborate the first four witnesses, bssides testifying to some new and distinct proofs of complicity. The defendant may do a good deal in the way of accomplishing the impeachment of some of the Government witnesses, but it is doubtful wnether more than two can ba discredited -or even that many— to the satisfaction of the jury.

THE TALI-. SYCAMORE.

Judge Voorhees has not participa« ted in auy manner in the legal discussion which occurred to-day, and, iu a conversation with your correspondent to-night, he stated that he took very little stock iu such questions from the start. He bad been willing to go directly to thejury, and the quicker he got his client there toe better. It is evident that the Tall Sycamore has unbounded confidence in his ability to sway toe jurj to bi» liking when the crisis comes.

THE JUROR MCKEE.

fit ft more apparent'every day that the Government attorneys feel that they had made a bad mistake in the matter of at least one juror. That there is one man on the panel tney consider dangerous is certain. The ooe referred to is the juror McKee. One. of the important witnesses for the defendant will be his confidential manrLouis H. Bohle, It is said that Bohle was in hearing distance on a certain occasion when Engelke claims to have had a conversation with McKee in which the latter did and said certain things establishing his part in the conspiracy. Bohle will swear that he was present when the conversation alluded to occurred, and that McKee said nothing evidencing his complicity in the Whisky Ring, A

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is considered by many as the strongeat wituess against McKee, and there will be a great effort to break him down, not only by contradicting his statement, but by providing an infamous character for him, such as being a perjurer and bigamist.

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The prospects are that there will be an unusual amount of scandal when the defense begins, in which the names of certain notorious courtesans of the town will be freely associated with the Government. It is claimed that a number ef bawdy-houses in St. Lours.were largely supported for a considerable time by the stolen money of men uow being used at witnesses by the prosecution, and the defence intended to drag as much of these social indeceucics to their service as possible and as the Court will permit. Mr* Voorhees states that he is opposed to the policy of bringing up such a disgraceful and immortal array of testimony, but he will doubtless be overruled in the matter by his legal confreres. 1'DONALD INCENSED.

The defense have long intended to bring forth Gen. McDonald from his confinement to testify iu behalf of McKee, but it is stated that McDonald has changed his mind upon the subject, aud will now refuse to testify. He is now confined under a conviction, but has not been sentenced, and is still a competent witness. It is said that he can testify to a number of things that will go very far in exculpating McKee and at one time he promised to give evidence of these things, but has become indignant at what he considees the desertion of his friends, and particularly McKee, upon whom ne formerly doted, ana now ays that every body can go to the devil so far as he is coucerned, McDonald, along with Joyce, is doubtless willing to have as much company as he can get at Jefferson City, and does not now feel in the humor to deprive himself of the.prospect of good company in the future. gtM EABCOCK'S TRIAL.

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The prospect is that it will be impossible to begin the trial of Babcock on the day for which it was fixed— the 3lst—as the McKee and McGuire cases will undoubtedly cover that date. The rumor that President Grant, ex-Secretary Richardson, and Secretary Bristow, will be called to giVe evidence for Babcock seems to beauthentic at least Babcock's attorneys says they will be summoned, or their depositions taken. They will testify that Babcock never approached, them in

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THE DISTRICT DEBT.

THE APPROPRIATION BILL.

The House appropriation Committee to-day commenced work on the Legislative, Judicial and Executive Appropriation bill. The first paragraph of the bill provides for the pay ot members of the Senate and House, and the officers, and tbe salaries of those were cut down ten per cent in pnrsuauce of the programme agreed on. The salaries of Senators and members are placed at $4,500 per year and the mileage allowance is abolished. Mr. Randall's attention being called to-day to tbe rule

TEXAS BORDER TROUBLES.

The House committee to investigate the outrages on the Texas border are considering the propriety of requesting the President to declare martial law throughout the strip of territory lying parallell with and contigious to the Rio Grande. It is probable the com mtttee will recommend such a biil to the House.

Foreign Gossip. CARLIST3 DEFEATED.

San Sebastian, Jan. 26.—Royalist troops have carried several important positions between Herniani and Lasarte and now encamp on the ground won by the carliste."^. ...

CANADA HUMBLED.

London, Jon.26.—The Canadian Govt. i9 to be informed tbat tlie ciaus of the domsnion parliameutbell, creating the supreme court of the do« minion which debars the appeal to the privy docncil ef Engloud,

be repealed.

The Little Miama B.B.

Cincinnati, Jan. 26.-At a meeting of the Little Miama R. R. yesterday the old board of directors was reject ed, H. J- Jewett also reelected President.

Markets To-Daj,

Chicago-Wheat, 9S% cajh:9«J March. Corn, dull,

31M casta 8a for May. Ljrtl 1217/^ for Kebnarv: 12 35 Jor April 12,00 bid caitb. Pork, 19 30 keo: 19.65 March 19,85 April.

OIocinnati—Wheat dull, 1.88. Corn WlilBkep, firm. 1.17. Poik |20. Lard 12%. Hob, 7.10 to 7.30 good packing, 7.10 to 7 3u.

Sew York—iVheat, dull ana declining. 1.24 to 125 for No- 2 Cu icago. Corn, Ann, 68

IO 63 for mixed western 71 for old: Pork, firm, 21 for inspected new mess. Cut meat* hteadv. Lard 13 for kettle.

St. Louis—Wheat, buyer and seller ajjart, for best grades, shade firmer, Mo. 2 1.64 No* 3, 1.34 Corn, lower, 40 bid casli 40$for Feb.

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THE .TURY NOT ALLOWED TO HEAR ARGUMENT, During the argumeut' to-day, tho jury were not allowed to remain in the court room, as the court sai| that it was unnecessary and improp? er.

EVERIST.

Everist, the important witness iu the Babcock case, has, it is said,gone to Canada instead of Europe, and will be in St. Louis ready for tha trial.

WASHINGTON.

THE CENTENNIAL APPROPIUATION—REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS,

Work of the Appropriation Committee.

CHOPPING HEADS OFF SHORT. Washington, Jan.26.—Dr. M. W. Hoffy reading clerk and J. W. Clayton assistant journal clerk having been removed by the clerk of the house, John W. Barley for 27 years journal clerk has resigded prefering that course to removal.

Washingtont Jan. 56.—Amendment recommended senate committee _on appropriations to be made In joiut resolutions directiog commissioner of the District of Columbia to bay interest on 3G5 bonds is to strike out privi. so which prohibits further issue of365 bonds and says that nothing in this joint jesolution shall in the government of the United Stat^J ih any obligation to pay princtal op interest of auy such bonds which have been issued coptrary or not in pursurance of aw.

From the Indianapolis Jon-nal. Washington, Jan. 25.—The House was crowded to-day to witness tte final vote on the passage of the Centennial bill. During the progress ot tbe roll-call great interest was manilested, the coolness of the vote adding additional interest to the result involved When tbe roll was half completed, there was a majority of fifteen against, the bill, but the next column ol names on the roll put the affirmative ahead, and they maiataiued the lead until the close of the call. The annouecement of the result was followed by applanse from the floor and galleries. Cason and Hunter were the only Indiana members voting for the bill. Indiana gave the bill two votes, Ohio seven, Missouri two, Kentucky one. Nearly one-half of all the votes cast lor the bill, omme fromNe.w England and tbe Middle States/ TJTo donbt is entertained the passage of the bill by the Senate. TOM SCOTT BEFORE THE RAILROAD COM

MITTEE.

The Senate Pacific Railroad Committee heard an argument to-day from Tom Scott in favor of granting a subsidy to the Texas-Pacific Railroad. Huntington and a large crowd of Central Pacific men were present to resist Scott. Several speeches were made, and an interestsng scene occurred between Scott and Huntingdon, Scott charging him with obtaining millions from the Government, and then refusing to pay interest. The argument will be continued next Tuesday.

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HEAVY FAILURES.

Riga, Jan. 26.—The liabilities of two firms which failed yesterday are $1,720,000 and $1,622,200 respectively. These failures have caused suspension of local bank with liabilities of $1,440,060, and assets estimated $1,600,000. Further suspension of small firms are believed inevitable, but no apprehension felt for stability of larger houses.

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