Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-08
The WHISKY Ring indictments

OBJECT OF THE STORY ABOUT oRvILLE
GRANT AND GENERAL BABCoCK
A special from st. Louis Noyember 3 10
me Cincinnati Commercial, says: 1.-The in
dIcinent by the United States grand jury of
exo Revenue Collector Mcguire and VIM.
Mckee, of the Globe Democrat, the leadi no
organ OF the republican party OF the state
Tor completely In the late whisky frauds
con con ntinnes to be a topic OF the most absorb
ing interest and universal comment. The
excitement was intensified this morning by
tne rumor that the jury had come 10 al
agreement TO indIct General Babcock. pri-
Vate secretary of General Grant; OryyiIe
Grant, his brother, and Fred. Dent. his
brother-in-law. AS 10 what NAV be the nm
outstanding arrived at by the grand fury OF
d Ala ne, IL is impossible to ascertain. They
oIu MOI, however, to-day return indictments
against any one of those named. III is ms
slble the cases of Grant and Babcock hav
Deen under investigation to-day, but the
grand jury made no returns TO the court not
even appearing In the court room
The rumor involving BabcOck and OtyilIe
SIant mas oeen traced 80 the ST. 1.oui,
Times. which printed highly sensational
LOW Will nnally succeed in indicting Orville
Grant and the National Republican Execu-
tive Committee of 1872, as co-conspirators
and receivers of the stolen funds, together
with the possible impeachment of the Presi-
dent for guilty knowledge of the frauds, if
not Ior criminal participation in their pro-
ceeds Inc Times has all along been friendly
TO the Whisky Ring, aid the supposed object
or this flaming article is to scare the friends
Oh the Administration into fixing up some
t KIND OF truce. 1t Is almost certainly true
that the distillers and guagers were led TO
peileve that large part OF the slush was TO
go 10 washington TO help Grants election.
ard mp to within short time past the
Ring believed Grant would prevent the
cases coming 10 trial to save himself
The best informed, however, are convinced
That Grant was In no way mixed up In the
matter, and that the money collected for
him was appropriated by the conspirators
The President has been appealed to In the
most earnest and pathetic manner by every
influential man interested in the personal
fortunes OF the ring, but has steadily and
persisteDtly refused TO interfere. During his
last visit TO st. Louis, General Mcdonald,
late supervisor, one of the Presidents fastest
friends, sent up his card, and Grants reply
as learned from responsible listener was
about this: "Tell General Mcdonald that
cannot receive or hold any interview with a
government officer who is under Indictment
Tor defraudiDg the revenue" Nor is IL be-
lieved seriously that Babcock and OryiIIe
Grant are in the whisky ring.
POLITICAL NoTEs.-Hon. b. III. Hill. of
Georgia, says the democratic Congressman
from the south will be very conservative and
Will oppose all claims against the govern
mept on account of the war. ..'Said DEM
cratic member OF the present House of Rep
feseDtatlves, In fOrecasting what he deemed
the probable result of the next general cleo
ton; When we get into power you will per-
maps see for the hrst four years more stealing
than the republicans themselves have ever
been guilty Of" ....Omitting vote OF SOM
erset county, Md, Harris, for Governor, has
l953 majority outside the vote of Baltimore
city. 1.-The American Progress republic
can, published at EliicOtt City, Md saws
THAT tie opposition in the Legislature will be
strong enough ''to make things lively for the
cOrIuptionists at the next session.
There was furry of excitement in Mill
waukee Saturday ON account of the report
, , Iayior, dem, was elected governor: but
The report proved to be unfouuded. Luding-
toms majority, 1t Is now stated, cannot be
varied much from 800.
PINNING PINNEY.-The testimony in the
case OF Pinney. the defaulting clerk Of Naval
Paymaster Spaulding, at San Francisco,
tOurned TO Mare Island. A dispatch from
San Francisco says that there Is ample cause
for believing that the testimony il or q dam.
aging character, and will necoSsitata the
calling Of . court-martial.
THE BKHcHER NAsrINKss-The case ot
Joseph Loader, indicted for perjury in CON
nectiCn with the Beecher- Tilton sca1da was
before the Brooklyn Court OF Sessions Satur-
day ON motion by Leaders counsel for a
commission to 60 to Mont Clair, N J., to
take the testimony OF Joseph Richaris AMI
wife,
Boy SHo0rlNG.--Geo. FIRTH aged - wears.
was shot in the face ct Phtladelphis on Sat
urday, with pistol loaded with small shot.
by Edward Ganley, aged II years. The lads
Quarrelcd over piece of wood. Firth WAS
taken to the hospital. His injuries are CON
sidered serions.
KILLED HIS BRorHKR.-Timothy Kelly
has been arrested In Boston on Q charge 0f
granddaughter. He had q quarrel with his
brother Patrick on Wednesday last, and in