, 1875-12-10
Belief that thc Ring Is Working to
Prevent Confirmation Of Dluford
Wilson aud Dyer.
Proceedings at Chicago Of the Bab-
cock Military Court Of
Inquiry.
Nothing Yet Settled as 10 the District
Attorneyship at Chicago.
The Testimony Before tho Grand Jury
as to Me5srs. Farwen and nehm.

INDICTMENT OF DAUEOEK TEBl.tHHEus
.sp<rtai IFspateA to The Chicago Tribune.
Br. Louis. Dec. o.-Thnt part OF tho public
which has bocn SO long and unrlos1slg expecting
e1atii1ed. His indictment Ia now ~ ao-
complishcd fact "a telographud TuH
TRIBUNE lAat Tuesday. Tho Grand jury.
ut tho solicitation Of Sr. Henderson.
lending cor1nscl for tho Government. agreed To
hold ovor until cortain testimony could to ro-
ceivod from Washington. This Testimony Was
IN tho shape Of certain kilograms to Joyce and
Mcdonald, relating to tho Whlsky-Ring buhi-
ness, which were discovered In Washington q
few days ugo. Tho dosirod evidence arrived
hero Last night, and was submitted to tho Grand
Jury at an early hour this morning.
How THE jury eTo0p.
Il has boon impossible 10 ascertain the exact
naturo Of this evidence. bnt 1t ia known that,
tho Grand Jury voted upon tho indictment OF
Dabcock. and werc in favor Of the samo by 3
yoto Of II to 2, therp bong nineteen members
Of the Jury prcsont 1t tho time. These two
Grand Jurors subsequently admitted that thetE
nogativo votes Hero erroneous, aud that. 1t they
had 10 voto oyor. they would vote 10 favor OF
tho indictment Of Dabcock. 10 tie Indictment
of this gentleman may be couBldered unani-
1nous, although there were two votes IN his fa-
vof.
Tho indictment chnrgea him with conspiring
with Joyce. McDonail, Ayory, md others. to de-
fraud lilo Treasury OF the United Btstes. After
the Grand Jury hsa delivered tho indictrnonta
they announced thetr readinnB8 to adjourn.
Judge. Treat thanked them for tho efiicient man
ner IN which thoy had discharged thets duties-
ANrg-MoRTEM sTATrMENTB.
Tho Jury tnon retired to shoir room, aud,
rhortly thereafter addressed lettors respectively
to os1-DistrckAttotnoyP Patrick and OK Marslla!
Newcomb, assuring those gensIomun that,
though numerous charges have beeo pFeferod
against them, alleging their connection with tle
Whisky hing, most thorough snd exhaustive ex.
auainationa hayo failed 10 coonoct tho!s na1nes
with tho conspiracy in sufficiently strong man-
ner 10 Justify indictment, or evon suspicion Of
their guilt. ......
LETTER rnA1s1sn TIE PRESIDENT.
After considerable tlsbate. tho foaloTlng lotter
was also directed to tile 1rosldout, and MalBd
to him this afternoon
Ux,rrD 8rA71a GRAND JunY-Roox, Fl. LOUIS, No..
sais, sl Ha1snste, b. ~ e: liz un3erstsned. Iats
Unitod sia,cs dr1ud Jurors for te Eaaer district Of
Missouri In Tue discharge Of their sworn duty hayc
statas Court Of tho 1aM District tho nauea Of many
eopsplr.cy to aearsaa Tho internal roy;
our our eosnmon o. n eountry sincerely dssistaa 10
uphold tbs hsnds Of the Cbiaf Executive III securing
Al huncst collection Of public rercnno. wo csnnot re-
fr,tu from thus teLufylnH to ostmAaon Of lhs
neral support which We haso leaned upon - tn'lsed
In your nohfa instructions to tho Bscretary Of the
Treaausy-"1 1T 10 guilty man @ s4sspc." Mih III, ny
! in AdiuR thu aoFarnneut, sud In sustaining
your Adm!uis,f.s!oa In ita onaeayor 70 condHes
i with purity and adslity W Individually .nd eol:
ehseem and confidence Aaa III assursnco of our ap"
prseiaton Of the wiadon. patrotia, and indepena-
sss asnysd 70 4Essag tn ,s %s.sarss f9s
h4va 70 lAtely pEcSed upuu tho public toFauue.