, 1875-12-08
VARIOUS TOPICS,

THE TRIALS NOW IN FltoGNEH5.
Special Laspaeh to Tht Ghseaqo Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 7.--Tho trial Of Dnrback and
Reynolds, reetitlefs, on an indictment for con-
s1,irlng with Gauecr Tafs to defraud tho row.
onue, was commenced to-day. ..rhe frauds In thiB
caso wera porpet1atol through nndorgaug,ns
mud the 1ndia.rubbar stamp swiude. The cauo
will probably 80 to tho Jury Thursday.
LlBEL.BU1T.
Matt Carpenter to.daY began suIt against
Thomson, ex-ciitor Of tho Sentinel, for libel In
q communication published III TIE SUNDAY TAl1I-
usE.
"nuNnEMAcHEn I COMPANY"
A story waB told mo Of NuInemacl,er to-day,
which illustrates Ills character as vol as inll-
cates how Government officials wore taken into
or captured for tho Whisky Hug. My Informant
Is IN e1-reyenuo official, who, nftcr long term
Of sssv,ee, waH removed for being caught IN bad
company, though on tho most searching lnvcsti-
cation nothing was discovered duplicating him,
aud tho officials who worked up the casoa horo
ato yntsuiled l,'s record y rentouaby cleAt.
10 bo rained from, TO to W censB," said my in
forMaut, whom | shall designate by that uaual
agn OF tho unknown quantity, x, "ha caino to
ma mod told mo tiern was gong to be good
thug in buying up Alglwnoa. III anticipation OF
tie Increased tax. told lin 1 didn't want to
speculate, aud besides. ~ ha knew, Ind no
mUtloy. lie said to neyer Ilnd about tic money;
| that he'd raHo the money and lake INC ID with
him. 4 dav or TWO after ho told mo ho 'lad put
Ia for ma. and that wo would make money 0nt Ut
u told him then tlldn't care what ho lad
dune, coHld Aays nothing to do with II. 4 fow
dHys hfses 1Agan mot him, aud be tod nlu he
lad Eot another official {and cue wliose position
wea great teAl higher than that held by X} to
lake tlie chtnce ha had of1cTod me-" The seQuc.,
which dd not state, iB, that tis latter ofllcinl,
| Who wasn't sutordiuale, subsequently tIintill-
[ guahcd htsnsslt by liz efforts to aid Euubr-
| Hhchei ~ tlohtpon'nB tho trial at MADISON and
tue Department found it necessary to romoye
lin. ehat i!s mlghe not use his ot1lcia! position
to screen tho HING.
DEMOCRATIC POLLY
Tho Nt.rs. the Democratic WIsky.R Ring organ
here uDun Which haH uawhca IT 1nst a dim n,,n.
ptcson TINT possibly. after all, thoss ,nay layo
bceu Whisky 1slng in Milwaukee,, nav virst.
| Republican htug. aud ctca tho GuuueInacl,era
aud Moeller ~ ygua! .l!ua rations VI lilo tEutl,
| Of that ASSERTION. Hut all tho ltepui,caustu
thore was shout tho Nuuuuinartcss VIVA tl.u!, III
| commou wit. tie rust OF tho Wlrky liluR. they
| wsea moss zea!ous supporters Of Carpenter i0
| tha Senatorial cauvasa. aid contributed ilboF-
| ally OF their funds 10 secure Ills se-ulectlou
| 10 the Seuate, When Csrpapter IetnEne.l fon
MADISON. after his iefeat theIs. It was Her,
man Nunnemachor, NOW y iaglt1Ve iron
| justice, who led In tho ovation tsnderet
Carnentcs on that OCCASION and Herman ktune
nlaoher waa tbs first, sheu tho horses wero taLcl
from the carliage. TO seize tue ropo aud lead th'
teAnf that dragged Car enter through tAe street.
Ia t1iumpha i,s socession. Aoellsr, the e1-Gauger
cnnysos and fugitive fiosn justice. WAS Anothe
! Carpenter ltcuubllcau who grabbed tue rope aiis
played the donkey on tAat occaaLon. aud will
hlla wAs Welssest, t4e lnllcted Deputy Collecto
| Of Iutsrngl Neseuua, who. through CArpenta1'
influence WM Eelpstatea a&ses 4la removal be