, 1875-12-19
. r.r That Describes the Presidents
realiugs with the Whisky
Thieves.
naTks with Parties in St Louis
who Ought to Know.
u. New York Hera1d's Story Pronounced
an Idiotio Fabrication.

ST. LOUIS.
BABCocE'S CASE,

BABC0CA tASks
e,.eia{ Dstpateh to The Caeaoo Tribune.
e. Ior1s, No., Dec. 18.-There Vas general
n..npolntnent 1t the Don-appea1ance OF Gen
n.hcock in Court this morning TO plead to the
:.a.tn,nt against him. Judge Chester II.
r,nm and Judge George 4 Medin were pres-
-; "A bis attorneys, and the result OF abort
s;s,n.siou vac, that notice WIS ordered to bo
.svred On Gen. Dabcock to appear before the
5;rited states District Court to plead On the 11th
~ Jsnuars next, which is the first day for which
{nry is summoned.
1ns 1Ensee KUN left for Chicago tonight to con-
mi. With his client.
, Tn District Attorney md his assistants are
oon6dent Of convicting Bahcock, and assert that
tbe eyidecce is as ample against him as it WAS
.rsnst joyce and Mcdonald Two Or three
,sn-e indictments against the President's pr1-
x.te secretary by the next Grand Jury are an
e1tropely probable event.
sESBA11oSaL-
Tbs New YorE Herald is publishing q lot OF
6:1y trash prrnortirg 10 be news about Whisky
1,nr msttars he:e. which in facs is nothing moro
rsoorter, whose insensibllity to the truth
1gb;ch be DISPLAYS in wanton attacks
ruu individuals who have thus far stood above
;be general corruption that prevails. The as
setion TINT there Ta6 prospect OF President
Gf1ut'st 1halcsmeut. tuht eucu au eten" A@3
teea discussed. ls m adlotc 1norication, ana
csp1o. be justified upon any ground. Beyond
fsg malicious individuals whose irresponsibliitv
II 40 absolute that they can afford to say any
thing. the subject has net been seriously 1e-
fe.1ed to By any pe1Eon. 1t ls the almost uni
,e1sal sentiment OF the community, regardiess
of party. tnat Grant has shown clean
f.ads, sad that bis prosecution OF
revenue robbers hiss been conducted without
fea7 favor, OF affection. Quite naturally tho
removal OF Henderson created more OF less cen
sure, p1t the general voice OF tho people
JUSTIFIED THE ACT.
Ear has their criticism been to the effect that
.he Presidents conduct in the matter laid him
,pen to the charge Of urc|eau skirta
il connection with the frauds On the revenue
The strongest charge made against him. even by
Hende1son's friends, Was that he. through per-
sua.l prejudice and hostility. caused the re-
moyal OF that Official, and by so doing
t4pks the force OF the prosecution, thus
doing ireeparAbIe injury to the cause
Of reform. No responsible man has Jet SAID
shs. Grant Was beneficiary OF the II hiRky Ring,
md It may be truthfu1ly said that one Of the
positive results Of the Government prosecutions
If ii he I President @ has been vpdca:ed IN manner
which Ia gratifying to his friends, and which
REFLECTS HONOR uroN THE COUNTRY
md the administration which ho represents.
In regard to the charge that tho National Re-
publican campaign-fund OF 1872 was raised
aud that through the fundamentally of this
Grant was elected President. all the representa-
tire Republicans here join in saying that it has
No foundation, and that the stcry is made Of
whole cloth. Several Of the leading spirits Of
The campaign Of 1872, Who either disbursed
q vers- familiar with the raising and
dsbu1sing Of the fund referred to,
h1Ye eaid to YOUR correspondent that no such