, 1874-01-28
The Senate Almost a Tie on the Compu1.
sorry Education Bill.
4 Bill to Admit Of Enlightened Juryn1en
Passed to a Third Reaning.
Passage in the House Of tho Cook
County Fees' Bill.

Special Dtapatch to Ths Chicago Tribune.
spnlNoF1ELD, ILL.,, Jan. 27-John T. Harper
arrived horo this morning. md took Room No.
at the Lcland. His coming lad boon looked
for hero ovor since tho people lcarned througl,
the columns Of The TRIBUNE that he Lad received
safo conduct from tho Court to return. Ills
room Inns been throngod all day with his old
friends who called to congratulate him; indeed,
Ae had perfect ovation. It would be doing
violence to tile truth to deny TINT many Of them
have believed md still do
DEL1EvE HIM TO DE INNOCENT.
II he had boon tried by the crowd who mot him
tonight Us ho passed out Of tho room and into
supper, q verdict Of acquittal would havo boon
tho result, for the unanimous verdict was that
lie was moro snned against than shining. Ho
IL accompanied by his brother. ". ". Harper,
anu Joseph Castle, his bro.her-in-law.
AN INTERVIEW.
Your correspondent called upon him to-
night, and was PLEASANTLY received. Ho
said THE TRIBUNE, in its editorial COL
unlus and its correspondence, hnd treated him
fairly. IIo declined to mike any statement con
corning what be should say and do while here. Ho
was under tho protection of the Court aud
would speak wslen called upon to do 30 officially
Ills health is poor, md his appearance indi-
Gates that nc 4as suffered much both physically
in Canada since liB departure from loro, but at
what point lo did not indicate.
HIS FRIENDS TALK NOT L1TTLE
aud they Hnbnitted the following PROPOSE
ton: Tho Pekin DiatillinE Company hnd a
capital stock Of $500 1000 Smith, Harpor's clorl,
Ind 90 600 Of this stock, or oue-sixtoonth pnrt
Of tho whole. This amount earned him Ills
stock and $4,000 beste,--in all $2n,000
II the one.szteonth part earned $4,000,
gs q @ would "a tho .,s whole ea1n1oviaaonty
tlloy eay That Smiths 1000 ceased to oarn him
anything rs soon aB he consod to bo clerk in
Tho COLLECTORS Office, md that since TINT dato ho
aaa not received any dividends. His bank ac-
counts show no $4,000 ohccks for dividends
earned, which before were 80 punctually trans
mitted. They expect to Bhow why this Is thus.
uAnpEA BAYS
wien tho truth III known Io haB nothing to fonr,
mud he expects to tell the truth, hurt who It
may.
Liz friends aesett that q proposition WAS made
by the pekin dsterg to pay Harper $50, 600 il
he would pledge bis word to remain in Canada,
mud not return hero to testify against them.
This they could woll afford to do, for tho pcnal-
tics against tilom, for which suits arc brought,
aggregate $500 900, aud upon Lis Testimony the
Government will undoubtedly. it is beloved, be
Ablo to recover tho whola amount.
MARrER's SAFE CONDUCT.
The Indefinite character as to tlmo OF the safe
conduct OF Harper iB explained to mean that he
will probably be retained hero uutil all the
revenue cases Of which he has knowledge, iu-
Guiding tho case Of Smith, ia disposed Of; mud
to got bail for him; and, in the event OF liB
being bailea, he will romain and undergo his
:rial.
Although nothing WIS said to Indicate what
Ills TESTIMONY
would be- it IS believed thAt he will involve par
ties III tho controversy that hnvo not yet been
spoken OF. Tho names were given. yet prefer |
'hat they shall come out on the trial.