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The Lake County star., 1875-12-09

Bishop CUMMINs says that to-day the
Reformed Episcopal Church is not two
years old, yet u exists from the Bay Of
Fundy to the rice swamps of the Carroll
mas, and from the shores Of the Atlantic
IN the Pacific. NHHf
The Lake County star., 1875-12-09

SECRETARY BELRNAP'S REPORT.
The report of the Secretary of War
accompanying this message gives de-
tailed account of army operations for
the year just passed, expenses for its
maintenance, ETC., with recommends
tions for legislation, to which I respect
fully invite your attention. To some Of
these invite special attention. =
First-The necessity of making $780,
600 of the appropriation for the Subsist-
ence Department available before the
beginning of the next fiscal year. With
out this provision, troops at points dis.
tant from the supply of provisions must
either 60 without food or existing laws
must be violated. II Is not attended
with cost to the Treasury.
Second-His recommendation of an
enactment of system of annuities for
the families of deceased officers by volun.
tary deductions from the monthly pay Of
officers. This, again, is not attended
with burden upon the Treasury, and
, 1875-11-18

vice or expression Of opinion that some Of thu
Grand JnrY acted In voting aRaipst Indictments.
THIS state OF facts being established, and thu
additional fact tsinE known that no now OIL
denco has como to light, it nil b aeen bow fool
ish Ii tho assertion that another Grand Jury II
to be called.
Lesser OFFENDERS.
In pursuance OF instructions from head
their explorations for liquor tatrala sud TO-
bacco and cigar nanka8es With uner1ted
nta.nps. Yesterday. Messra. Herr, Spsingat,
and two others, continued thcir rese1rchea
on tho North s!de, aod tso Of them
went luto tho shop Of T.. Woidmann, 1t
Rush street bridge, and wanted to 500 tho stata
of affairs, but tho owner. 4 GoFman not well 1p
in tho law, eald that nobody could examine hii
p1ace without a soaloh warrant. Ono ol ths
olllcern showed bits commission ~ Reyenue
Agent, and demanded to be shown tic empty
packagoB II there were any. Still Wcidu,ann 10.
fuseG, and when tho officer tried to 70 behind
rho counter al,arp tusslo ensued, srd tho owner
ea1eayorcl most strenuousty to put tho other
1nsn ont Ho WIS secured at fAst. lloWorer, and
brought boIoro Commissioner uoyoe. After the
facts had been dstaiIod by the officers. Wetd-
lnann WAS held in $4,000 bail for Appearance be-
fore tho Grand Jury.
Fred Held a grocer doing business At No. %
North Clark htseet, Was before Commissioner
Ho5ne yesterday. charged with selling wins
without Government llconse. He did not deny
the selllng, but thought that lle BlouId not be
heavily punished Tor htH careIeasnoss. he rAa
acccozd'pg'y discharged on payment OF e2l
Codtk.
, 1875-11-18


H'CREW..NOT MECRUE.
n1s cHooKEu srrEh1arnHpESCY OF a DlsTrL-
LEHY.
Special Df*patth IN 7At Ehttaa" Tribune.
sT. L.ouza, nov. 17,-Audtow McGtev, tall,
wllite. headed. venerable gentleman, quite por.J,
WAS called aud s~orn. llo testified:
I res,de tn CIcrmont C?rntJ. Ohio. came 10
Ut. Louis In July, 1871, and enainet1 here nat he
t~een tho Ebrst,nAs holidays, 1879: wss t,nrio,e
snpertn.sndent. ,s1t, md 10. Il s,arted iy thn iii
~,aky msde hY IL. dIst!ery. but can't tell how
much. Ro 'ncs~asca tho capacity afttr we started
!ust vhen ve rt IN TIN atIaonal ter'nanslug tubs.
We ran pretty regularly, MopItuR only for rerasrr.
This proportion Of ir!t ~hitty was. On aversg:.
n.yhe le*s than oi'ehd ot the whale minufacsntsd.
don't know where = MI went bnt i'nt Of 4 went 70
Lows t1axera Iectif5.ng s,lahaamcnt. very little
was &Aken without kta.RpIt hut
MONT War HA!ritb ~ "oEEH-rEo0F."
On ono occasion Joyce tatat II thu dt.tilieey and
mat me. Hs went ihta tic clsttrfl-I utu where tbs
harrslt weTe }aytnR In roEt
GEN. M'DoSALDA rLRaaAaT ECPnKMssM.
liz said hc had cDrise down to Rtrut ilnw mich
w vero ,nsknR, and 10 ssked which wss strlght and
which R1a}syiRc.'' Gen. Mcdonald catne i4sro
wnrs getting unnR. tA!d, "BmoothIy.' lio aektd
why We did not make more sail was rllnntng
der tho orders Of l,evtz Frazer, and II thoy raid to
anaks more, would.
GEN. n'uoHALp's uHouEaTioxApI1 cAcoLosr.
haid he: Well, THU a!nt Iaunfng out we'll. Why in
he'll don ynu make moro Of The whisky that payP7
had very few conversations with MrUonsd or joyre.
Commissioner Negrua told INC that hs bad 1nnue ar.
ranRonlchts with uovcrnnent officials by whch dis
ulIets could make uc!t WhisEy without interference
Ey The uusernEntnt. hot under any Indictment
hare. Ut present employed " the Gnrerunseut
the staup department Of tue Cincinnati post-oics.
, 1875-11-18


EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nor, l7.-Joln Y. Dng-
hRn, distiller. J.. c. Eterwiuo, Gauyer, aud
Dasid II. Lewis, storcLeoper. WHO weso asseated
hero last night OF, warrants from Indianapolis.
aud George 7. uimonsn. GauSor, wllo WIS ar.
rested 1t tho sAmo timo nt Mouut Vernon, 1nl,
left this morning for Indianapolis, III tho cus-
tody of Goyern1,ops osicers. DyEou Bingham,
the othor lnenltcr Of tho dEui OF DingLa:u
Brothers, il nlck at has An.no In latukt. hut will
also 90 to Indianapolis as soon a" he IS abio-
Henry Als, tho bookkeeper Of Ihe Bingham
brothers. las this lar sept oat Of t:,a war OF
the officers. It il supposed that lts has loft tho
city. James Gray was Il, rested on Au attachment
seBt for him ~ . Witness. ard tie Hoc. NHhen
Holman, WHO Waa summoned III \ witness, h2t
also lett for lhe State CA.lss!.
MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE Suy. 17.-Yhe Schltz l. Dorgeu.
thai caso was Yisnu to tho jury nj l o'clock to~
dav. At tLis hour no o'clock) they had NOS
agreed upon their yoriict,
TITHE6gE.,
t7Ert,di NtJe.tth u M tascaao IT :tu:s.
D1xoS. ILL.,, So3. 11.-Col. Ls:i J.. Luckey,
prlvl.a Secretary al President GrAnt, together
with George D. Eantarlin, Cotnntissiunor u:
Public t1roul,1s aud buildings IN Washington.
al here OIL tLcir ~Ry to st. Louis HnerJ they
lave boon s1bpunae1 in tho great Whisky King
caseR to co,uo off tna week. Doth gentielaea
wele former residents Of this city.
, 1875-11-18
INDIANAPOLIS.
aRtsT Ut INDIANA MALLFhCrQpg,


gp<c1ai Disp1teh 10 TAe Chle1oo Trtbyns.
INprAxAroLts, Nov. ll.-The prisoners ar
rested In tho Tlrss Indiana p.s.sic: on Grand
Jury warrants, charged with completely In
frauda on the fevcnuo by the manufactur,og Of
crooked uhlsks, haso arrived hers for c1amina.
tion. Tue arrests wore made yesterday. but,
- the prlsopors oaly 1eit Evansville
th,a morning, thoy arrived here too lafs
for examination this evening. The amount Of
bail w4s x cd in each case. but tho boads are not
yet approved. aud in the mehntimp The priBon-
era arc guarded A. two of tho principal hotels.
The names of the pliHouBrs aud their bccupa-
tons aud the amounts Of bail are ns follows: q. L.
bingham, proprietor Of the Patoka disttiletJ.
Sl5OU0 ~, i. Crisp, rectitier q, ,0uu; Coconolr.
dtst,Iler, $4,000; Dennis Neillr, rcc.i1ef 81. 0W
(tteye arc employees ia the Patoka distillssy);
Harrison Miller. Of rruceton. ssorukespes,
55,0U0; J. piIIllppa. GauKer, OF Princeton,
$500; COL u. r. 6ltnnnson. Gauger,
Of ais. Vernon, s5.od1; D. II.
LOWS. Storekoepor, Of Evansrilto. 350GU;
+. G. Evera,uo, Gauger, of EranAyilIe, g5,0u0;
]. ". Mnsham. proprietor Of dsslif'ery Ut
Evansville. 5l5,O0G. rhomas Robb. Of Prince.
ton, wsa arrested. but eAcaped Ut Zorro Hauta
to-day While Gil tho way here uo is auppoeu'l
TO have acted aB go-between in tie matter.
ncn1y Ailis, bookkeepsf for tic BiushaIns. is
R:Ho uptor indictments. but cAcapod arrest W
leaving MONDAY eyeuing for ZONE polut East.
, 1875-11-18

Capacity OF tho JnltcE Steel and IRON
Works.

Capacity OF tho Jnlfct steel and Iron
Works.
!>pee,ai Dtspa.eh to Tia CAioaoo Tribune
JOLIET, ILL.,, Nov. 17.-Yestorday evening tho
Joliet Bteel Mills completed tho mott e1traor-
dinary run ever accomplished. Commencing
tho evening previous, thoy turned out. iu an
actual running time of II hours and 40 minutea.
tho enormous amount OF 12l4 62-poand ssee!
raits, each so foot Ia length, making \ total Of
GO, ,l28 pounds Of rails. Work commenced on
tho uiglt-turn At $50 p. m. on Monday, aod At
6:45 =. IN. OH Tuesday G09 rails had beeo rolled.
Tho day-tura bcgun at 63t a. iu,, aud at 5;43
iimnhed. Tho actual working t,no of iAo
nlght-tusn waH ! honra and % .miu-
utss. and Of tho day-turn y hours
and 45 niuutas Tie retnaiudor OF tho time,
hours and 70 minutes. was sost IN hoating,
Which wAs douo iu seven furnaces, four Of Them
gaa, and three coal furpuces, with G3-lbcIl
train Of l8-nch pass rolls. This loss OF time wAs
ocaasiopad By the iAct that ths capacity Of tic
fniuAces vas not sufficient to supply tho rolls.
The ,alls are for tho OHIO i MisssuIppi Ital|road.
moats III thus brapoh Of inauatrY. II certainly
IL far ahead OF the reoeut Performance OF thB
North Chicago lto!llng Mtills, wheu l,ol0 steel
rails were nsao IL 20 hours Aaa minutes. teing
rail-, nhilo 1t will bo seen that the average time,
Ia tAls last unouualod feat. h less than Is soc-
oudH for oach rail.
The Iessemer Works OF tho Company have
also accomplished wondens For the week e.,d-
Ing Saturday, Nov. l3. tho worta matlo 1852 heat,
tho product boiug l432 gross tons of steel igots,
The works stated on Monday. Nov. 3. ath
o'clotk =. H.. aud finished saturday, Nov. 13 1t
O'Clock p. NJ. On Baturdsy tl,istY-ons heRta
weto taken from one spegel cupola. This OK
tfaofuiuRrY run wss accomplished with tAo reg
ular working forcs Of this department.
III April ix.t these worka made the largest run
Al sush until tn 0etober .aHt whom tLe North
Ch,cago n,lila tuAds = run OF l,3l7 groaa tons.
Last week t4a Jnllet mills 1nzdu = run OF l,s32
yfoas tons, beating those OF Chicago BY lis tons.
II tbete srs my 1ml!a, etthcr III this country OF
Joliet would Like to hear from them.
, 1875-11-18

LONDON, Nov t7.-SoLcttor-G General Sit John
Holker, NJ. T. for Preston, has been appointed
Attorney. General.
hafalngo ssau1ey Clifford has been appointed
6olicitor-G General vico uolass.
TIE 1RuH TRADE.
Blockow, Vaughan i Co., iron producers
1euds, w.l bs compelled, owtog to depression
Of tho trade in irn,I, to discharge bctweoa 1000
aud 1000 operatives.
OUR FRITZ.
Tho statoment In the dispatch from Berlin
that tllo German Grown Prince pllrpoBed sisIt.ug
t:io El,itpd StateB il denied It is now Baid he
naYor intended making tho trip.
TIRE rU1tF,
Tht race for tho groat shl opBhrc handicap, at
Shrewsbury. to-day. was NON by CDruleus, Con-
sui second. Caramel third
, 1875-11-18
BEN BUTLER.
AND 6ATAN CANE ALSO.

ny
so<.io, f,1.natch IN m, f,hi-7,o 7r,,,,,
cr lows W Hor ~ t,o', t,t.,.
1so'0, '' 49, ''-Ds' @ hus!er si''fea
to'dAS III oeaa'i oi Als cAent Inlef clesk Avery.
After hearing the substance OF tile testimony In
McDopa!d's case this evening. be said to friend
wtt,, a aolarnn link of that roclc,, tyc ..rh,a
!. = Ind 49, -, ". ,,~;o,,t.o,,a,,oas fn,:a,
clerk Avery also got 70 so"h to-day. and has
boon closeted With Mr.. Butler in consultation
over his caso Gcn's p;an of dcfeusc, ~ de-
tnp,l IN fr1ona si,, In cntireir diricrant f,n5n
H., -, 7,aau E.,,n, . ii ,,,,a. ..+ox....ot u,
La u su"to Mum a''o oto'' A'toe'es7o' o..
Aouls. "ho aaVe neen cohanctihe tho oetchao ol
tho whisky cases here. His policy will bo
ecuco Of tbs iury b; Ignoring and disput;nr tho
a1;..a.na -, WAIST; d.. - o,has ..,as..s
.A"'ens' " .u'sAs a'ast =" o14ci n'tot"esn
have done, but by lolcly asserting thet there
was 1nonatrous RinZ--A most dannablo COM
b:nattnn organizna W Official Ecoundro!s Hpd
dsshonorable dlhsllers Tor tue purpose Of robbinR
tho ioVelnment OF itb Just dues--aod that, hav-
iinH been caught III The perpetthton OF tho!r fe-
i4tltoas ac'a they endeaSor 10 dfhg In otheFs
people,. 40 thoy MAY have compeny IL
she'r dIsEEsce aud 1nlatoy. Having admitted
tic WINERY ling no VII! claln that hs client
IL ono OF shose Whose good HANG l,As becii used
70 shelter tbs fascA!h aud thieves who laTe been
plunderinG the 1Feasury. All the Witnesses
against AVERY arc either undsr Indictment or
have rleaded 6nl!Es, aud beu expects W!th tlHs
powerful circumstance aShnst them TO 80 be!a-
bor anu prov oaat them before luz JURY taat the
csedibl!lty,of their testimony will be entirely de-
stfoFed' 1t ID famofed taat Dnslet Will tAse
PAft 10 one Or two other cABos hero
Tu. sf:AAolk. ..-....
Ian 'oofheos spent 1ue uay ~ TIC courtroom
, 1875-11-18

witness. The slorekocpsrs and 0suRers wore
paid dinerently,-in various auins and ~ diGor-
ent persona. Mr. Concannou. WHO waa Dcpusy
Collector 10 1879. also received . alm ranging
from Tl01 to $500 Per week During the trst
part Of tho present sea1 NltnesB bad d con-
yortaton viii. Mcdonald at the Planters
ilouso. Mcdonald sad he vnnted $4,000
70 renunnrsto some parties in Warrington
Tor information received from them. Witness
raised ho 1nonaY and ttrew it over the transorn
of tho door Of McDopaida room, as agreed upon
with him.
M'KgE, OF THE "GtonH.'
Witness wAs present whcn Ss.Sn waB given by
Joyce to Mckee. of tho Itobc office. Mexico
esd TO witness. 'Tiazro7, tu!s ia sac cd tt.ing.
You mnss keep il aocrct." W.ness repl,ed
tnnt sat ho rt,s you'd do r;otI.ns to ,nute him.
s tS cese,os '' In s Ss1o'f y sa5ss 1ssn
Joyeo was in Caforna, .l,e money wa. divided
bv Mcdonald. Up to 1873 II waa divided Into
font parts. WitDeas hal conversation with
Mcdonald N regard to hia testimony betore tho
Grand Jury last HI,rtng.
not uolHo 70 LIZ MUCH or 4 sHowEn. .
Mcdonald told him ho msBt stand firm; that 1t
would not amount TO anything; that they maHt
stand By each other. Wit.le:A told Mcdonald after
TO had testified that hn had failed to leco!loet
considerable, and aome things he did not know
anyth.ng Ahout. Both AlcupuAld and Joyce Asid
It was all right.
PERSONAL.
On cross-cxamination. tno witness thonght be I5t,
might poRs!blv hAvc received f10+ QUO OF Sf5, 000
III h,is share OF the Ring fund. lie said be waB
nnder Indictment for conspiracy to de-
fraud tho Government, for perjury. and
for violation of tho Rereni,e laws,
tie made up !lis mind to plead guilty 10 all tho
| indictments againat him except one for perjury
| totne daYH 1efore be did it. Ile had no under
atandtnE With any onn ~ 10 what wss to be
u'ne NTH III. caae. No promise Of any Kind
| ras made to lin. He beloved tbAt he stated
70 tho Grand jury that Mr. Maguiso was one OF
tho parties to tue conspiracy. He did not think
| that no bad told Mcguire that he stated nothing
! to tue Grand Jury that could ipiuss or lmplcsto
| bin.
, 1875-11-18

spsfal Dispateh to Tas CHICAGO Tribune.
WARRINGTON. D. O.. Nov. 1z-The noHa re.
'2'etins the Cuban Spanish situation is lsss OK
esng tonight. WhRtevcr may have been tbs
t'use, quite extensive uaval preparations itaVa
ftea oslsted within The LAST few days. II there
hn beon anything io tho puudIng diplomatic
sszotlaHons betweon Washington and Madrid
a1tipg Tho laat week Hhsc!, rnuiared an oxf,ihj.
iQo Of nnvnt yorca neceosarv nn IN. p,,t ~ th,s
o,v.,n,,o,. ~ ~"r.- .' Wv
'aseat' ,,,.s W. 1ao neeese''y seens 70 no longer
H.. 1. ...,a aae Moas sso'aes't Indication o. tha ts
m ot .hs flagship Colorado. This ia ono NJ
liz brit and ,no,t rovovt,i voass,s H.
v,..s,Ia. A'n =. 80. av~s Fo"a" '.4ale ~
~. e1'"e' ~ asu oeen osaeseo into commls.
a0a "lta Instructions to DO speedily ready to put
ossa Capt. Davis, ono OF tho moAs expss;-
need t4psaius In tt,e ,,,vy. had boe,, ssalana,
Smn.15 ~ 49,. .ss.as, "'. ~ 1A ~ ssa.*asa ~
A,a ,la,sa,.'" I-' 'sseo' 'nu W. Hloo'oa ~
- ~ nMasett IL feaulhoss Tor sAiilpg orders.
"Ne5 tae oIuor TO CApt. pA9la has barn to-
foked, and there il generally lesa actjy1tY In
siTA ettclaa. Tba atatc nan,rtmant orthorft,n.
in s.)l ra.,c.,t 1,or a., ~, -. w s
o,a.Aus s" aesseent' ihey sosm 70 10 Possessed OF
,a,a ma"oo "hloh they ansend to zealoualY guard
ma tas publication OF the Presidents message.
laosa who should kno8 say. however, that
AsdIepatobea raoetxad l.st n{cht and thIa rnorn.
III frn+, tft.s.... r,,.Lt. J.. a..
,,d..s A4'a''tef ulsanB 'uo1oato taa1 taese II
~. Asps VI Au! dltncosty with SPAN. 1ndesd.
'" gehtIemsn who has lad special facilities for
EoHing The faots aAys that, uuless someth,no
ns1aordnkrv ocopra bst. INV .na nac y
Es paIdant .,, 49,, ~, W." Au 10. y.
nl.tin"s ,., W. sIste III haa MESSAGE hst onr
,"sasas With spain are moro sati4faators than
G'5 hare been for some time.
At TIE LEGATIONS.
II !hoso y, Of courre. much speculation among
ass'hx.s!ons s',sx.s concerning tho spanish situation.
Eat 10 l!as little Knowledge Of aay new dlflou,
ss sss, .s Or ,lst having aueh koosledgo, hs does
~ from perso1n intimate aish tho gpsniah
,Ss..R S.R baso made any offer of lato for the pnr.
,x3;i. a not 10 entertained Spain would olect il
of.Es'aly, of.s' aad sho would dcfend hor possession
s1s' ey the United s4tes 10 obtain The island.
satrsn,s fsessze tue bsligeaent fiRats Of tue in.
sss s' A. q thu preaant Goyernmen.. II 10
I ss. pe!lssed that thsra bavs been any usw OF re-
, 1875-11-18

Benor Collsntes IL spoken Of ~ very euorEetlo
man. convosaant with cuban affsira, aud htS
nomination IL regarded hero by tnoso who hnow
him ha important. Thore Ia no doubt but our
Government lhs heon urging on Hnaln, uutlcr
tho treaty Of 1895, tho neccaaitf Of do
iug x}uhtsce 10 American cltizens resilient
In Cuba, macy Of whom bad bad their
property Illegally neizel and sold. an'l
Ouban authoritteH. Tho bpanisti Government
promises very readily. bur 1t does not appear
kHroncE 1rs nEoRKxs IN cunA.
b1r. Clubbing has had to deal With ITO less thhn
four unorcnt slioEators. md has obtained, 1t IL
beloved, satisfactory dromtnos from all, but no
performance. Theto ia ITO reason to 70.
1tera the President l,as c!anged hli
Tbeso vio.s wero very clearly net forth IN
the instructions OF Secretary Flah To MlniAter
Gushing, Of which the following ls thu conc1ud-
i,ng paragraph witbal tho pfoadont cannot
but regard independence aud emancipation. of
COURSE. ~ tho only certain and eyon tho noceH-
pary solulon OF tho question OF Cuba. aud III hiH
inind all Incidental questions aro subordinate 10
theae iu this fcepect., Il requires to
30 borne in mind thai, that IL 50
sol Solution ~ of ,eso @ qaes.ons ills ooverenon: ia "a
not acttsated by any selfish OF interested motiye
The 1'readent duos not mediate or desire tho
annexation Of Cuba to the United Statcs, but sts
elevation INTO an independent lsopuDlio Of FREQ
puolIcs of Atnosica. You will understand, there
fore, Tint tho policy OF the United States
1u 1cfcrenco to Cuba at the lrea-
ent limo is onp of expectancy, but
WITH posIttye aud liked cony,ctlona ~ to tho
duty Vi tho Uuted BtateH when tho time or
emergency Of action Bhall arttye."
There III
ONE THEORY OF THE PRESENT sEuor,A r1oSs
which cannot at present be verified. 1t IL shat
IN addition to tho mobilization Of the
treaty Of 1895, tho recent note nlso
retera to tia protection OF tho
rights Of American cltfzona Ia Cuba- Thoso
Representations. IL 10 supposed, ar,so from tLo
difficulties which tho SPANISH Goyernment In
Caba has placed III tho way Of tha operations oi
tho Bpanish-Amerlcan Mixed Claims Commits
Biou. Hhich havo been practically suspended be-
causo Of tho inability Of American citi-
zoua to tnko testimony In Cuba Another
cotso of diplomatic compliant llns beell
tint tho areaty rights between tho United States
/ mud Spain lnyo been violated Iy the triai of
Anolicau cltizons BY court-martlal. Whatevcr
tho ca.lsc Of tho recent agitation, there Is good
foundation for tho poliof ttias dispatches from
Minister Gushing within tveutv-four hours have
Leon very roassulinG. II is noteworthy tint OF
late yeasY sImt'ar Spanish Cul'an craze IL OK
cited about the time Of the assembling OF Con.
8tess
, 1875-11-18
THE WAR SPECk.
That which Hs Perceived In
tEae Direction OF
spain.
remarkable Letter Of Don
Carlos to King Al>
fonso,
carlos Assumes that War with tho
unitcd States Is Probable.
ID 0fora a Truce Pending the Du-
ration Of Such @ Conflict.
flo feeling in Raslington--an Interview
With The Spanish Minister.
AEore ReassurIng Aspect Of Affairs 40
Observed at tho Capital.
Che London "Tines" on the Gu
ban Complication.
CARLOS TO ALfQNSO.
prF9b tf1.rnn

.sr:s, Nov. 17+-The evening papers of tlts
IL, ,,1usl. the text Of tho letter writtan by Don
lar.ys to King Alfonso. 1.-THE ntttudo Of PreH-
acat Grant," tho letter says, ''ia n prelude
/, usr bcsween Spain aud tho United
fss.es II you do not recognize tho
i1arpt ndonca Of Cuba. The revolution
rseu sou represent is responsible for this par
r,llal rebellion. Had l rolgned It would not
kasu c.curlol, at least not gained strength
Nov, lowayor, the integrity Of tho country IL at
I.ke and R1l Aor children nre bound to dofeud
It, Btsua war break ont. Offer you truco ~
ling 10 thu contest lasts, but tnatutain
uy rights to tho Crown, as IT.
aia the conviction that I shall one dny
sesrjs. 1cannot Hend my loysl volunteers to
c1t., hut will dofond these provinces and the
C.nssbsisu coast, and will send out priYnteer
shch MIL pursue tho me.chnut-ships OF our
enez1e1 and perhaps chaso them into their own
tlfbor:. II you accopt tho truce, let t,s appoint
ItPlese utatives to sottlo conditions. II yon ra-
i..e tie world will DO witness that Catholic
Spain lss nobly done her duty"
or1N1oH AND SPECULATION.
Ii:sElrE, Spain, Nor. 17.-Intel!iganca from
ICarlEas Soufco nssorts TINT the letter that Don
Carlos recently wrote to the King did not make
my proposals for an Arrangement. but offered
tpasreo to truce should the Cuban ditlculsios
eaaaoa war teswoon spuiu and tho United
states. In that caso Don Carlos, whilo rosary-
lnS hs rights to the throne Of Spain, offered
touuite hls force With shoso Of King Alfonso
'odefsul tho integrity Of Spanish territory.
ll4pa1D, Nov. l7.-The fact that Don Caslos
t,steut letter to the Hing has created great
1.a,a!icn here, aud Ia vsrlously commented upon
b rsha newspapers.
Tha Cronista, ministerial organ. etatcs In ref-
steuce - tho reported lotter Of Don Carlos to
King Alfonso: "Wo holove Don Carlos is moro
raeomPiumslng than any OF bis partissns." Tho
ctoafst1 also says; I'VE arc at the beginning
otha el,d. Tho wkr will be speedily terml-
t.sca, either by submission or the overwhelming
otths Carliats."
Ths corrsspondc.cfa Gays that tho presensiona
efDon Carlos aro exaggerated aud inadmtsBibe.
Tho Royal army IN the flald will be 800 700
t'ous BY Tho 1st Of Docember.
Tho Temps balls the action Of Don Carlos "a
hs harb.nger Of peace.
Tia cfontstd says thkt Caldoron collantog,
'ssasns Minister OF Justice, wln be appointed
inbass,dor 70 tho Vatican.
, 1875-11-18
MEM YORK E1lLuRES.

NEW YonK, Nov. 17.-Ths failure Of White,
Willis l. Chapuau. dealess In millinery goods
In DroadaAy. Was announced yesterday.
Al4o, tho failure OF Robert Rosenberg, dealer
In cnssots snll hosIary, In Franklin street.
Jeho!ALm Davis has assigned A!l bis property
for the benefit Of his c,oliofz. His liabilities
kfs e89, ,0o0 sud bis ssssts Sl7000.
Mark u. PomeroY. batter tno~n ~ "brlek :"
Popsfoy. proprietor of tha Democrat In this
o!tY, suspahdsd To-day. Liabilities ssttenAtAd q
3tkQ 9o& Nv asast4*
, 1875-11-18
CAUGHT IN A SHAFT.

Sptcal Nfpafch 70 Ihe Chlcdoo tribune.
MONTICELLO, ILL.,. Nov. IA sad accident oc~
Cured In one Of the rain elevators Of this city
to-day, whlci will probably result lii the death
Of tho victim, Samuel Aoblosou who, while per-
forming htB accustomed tabors, was caught In q
whlrled around tue hhatt nnd against some
lumber.
, 1875-11-18

SUFFoCATED BY COAL GAS.
PROVIDENCE, Il. J.. Nov. l7.-lu Beckon,
Muss.. On Tuesday morning, Mrs. Annie L. Wa
terman and her two children wore found iu their
room. iusonsible from coal gas escaping from
Bsovo. the damper Of which was improperly
turned. One CHILD was restored, tbs other died,
aud the mother Ia yot in critical condition.