New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-18
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luueu. Inc mercury Iei! TO 20 nj
morning the novel sight was witnessed o
roses and flowers in full b., ON in the yard
and thick ice in thu cutters and the groult
frozen. The weather continues clear ant
favorable to cotton picking, the season thu
far having been unusually good for gather
ing the crop.
How TO save the souls of the Negroes
LOUISVILLE, November l6.--1he Episco
pal Board of Missions is discussing plans Il
bring the ne gro race within the pale of III;
church. Tho board seems to think thl
Catholic Church in fair way TO do this.
The ku-kiux Prisoners.
The Ku-Klnx prisoners. Oman and Smoot
have been taken to Frankfort penitentiary
Meifert was respited
New City Hail Burned.
The City Hall, completed two years ago
at cost of s. 900, is on fire aad viii
probably be totally destroyed.
Rev. MIR. Glendennins Has Call.
HENRY, Ill, November l6 The Presby
terian Church here baa given call to Rev
Mr.. Glendenniug. OF JERSEY City, TO act as its
pastor, the vote on the question heiug thirty
for and tweEty-on one against him. Letters
from Rev. Mr. Woods, of New YORK. and
DIR. Edwards, Of Peoria, were read before
the Presbytery setting forth the innoce nee
of Mr.. Glendenning i'll the matter for which
he was tried recently.
A Serious Failure.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. November l6--B +.
Phillips, a prominent and popular South
Adams WOODEN manufacturer. bas failed
heavily, and. though his liabilities can not
be given yet, he will not pay over twenty
five cents On the dollar, aud is believed to
have at least $4,000 of paper ont. 1t will
cause the closing of the Maple Grove mill
at South Adams, employing leo hands, and
will carry down the mill o! +. w. Adams II
Il II, l-t.l .lR..
as many hands.
The Wiiherspoon Statue.
PHILADELPHIA, November 1.-THE cor
her stone of the statue to the memory of
John WitheIspoou signer of the declara-
tion of independence, was laid in Fairmount
Park to-day, with appropriate ceremonies.
The addresses on the occasion were de-
livered by Rev. George W. Musgrove.
ID. D.. LII. D, of this city. and Rev VII
liam Adams, ID. D., Ill. ID, of New York
The statue will be Of bronzc, twelve feet in
height with a pedestal Of Quincy granite of
the same height The cost OF the monu-
meut will be about S25 600.
Injunction against the Credit MobiIier.
In the Court OF Common Pleas to-day r..
o. Hazard asks an Injunction to restrain
the Credit Mobilier from compromising a
contract with the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. Hazard claims the whole scheme
is to advance the interest of the road at the
expense of the Credit Mobilisr and was
fraudulent. A preliminary injunction was
granted
Damaging Testimony in the Whisky Ring
Trial.
ST. LOUIS, November l7.-McGreu testi-
fed he had many conversations with Nc
Donald about making money from the
whisky tax. He commenced operations In
September, 1871.
The distillers brought money to McGreu's
room Saturday afternoons, the amount az
eregating usually $500 per week, which
McGren divided into five packages. one for
himself, one for Mcdonald, one for Joyce,
two for Leavenwortb, with the understand
ing Ieavenworth should give one to Mckee
planned that Joyce got too much. McGreu
then gave Mcdonald $4,000 extra. The dis
tillers retained about one.half of the profits.
l always set aside portion for William o.
Avery; first $lO0, then $500 per week.
Avery's increase was made at the Instance
of Joyce, who represented Avery dissats-
tied. McGreu made $50, 900 or $50 900, most
of which he lost in Wall street speculations
MaleOt Thompson, disiiller, testited-I
paid the ring $500 to $500 per week, gen
orally to McGreu. In September, 1872,
Agent Brasher came from Washington and
said he had caught us all. We gave him
Fred Bevis testifed-Made crooked
whisky with the knowledge of Joyce and
Mcdonald. Paid from $1,000 to $4,000 per
week. Paid Brasher $4,000 as his share of
$4,000. Witness thought his house paid
$4,000 to 100000 in fourteen months. Was
in the collectors office when the records
were destroyed. The destruction was ar
ranged by Joyce and Concannon. Concau-
non was chief clerk of collectors office,
Witness was shown letters bv Joyce pur-
porting To come from Avery and Babcock,
the Presidents private secretary. Had
conversation with Mcdonald about whisky
matters. who said; Everything is all right;
So ahead
+. B. Frazer, of the firm of Bevis & Fra
ger, testified that distillers were raising
money for revenue officers. Gave Joyce
$1,000, which Joyce said must be raised in
1875. $4,000 was paid at the suggestion of
Fitzroy chief clerk of the revenue office, to
prevent the seizure of whisky which was
subsequently seized. Fitzroy refused to
refund. Never paid money to Mcdonald,
but did to Joyce. Raised money for
Revenue Agent Hague who was here in
1874. Joyce repeatedly told witness every
thing was all right, go ahead, would have
advices from Washington if any trouble |
ahead. Mcdonald told witness Fitzroy
should not be blamed for $4,000 as it had |
given the distilers time to get rid of their |
surplus. Andrew McGren, cousin of C. |
5. Mcclure, testified Mcdonald came to the |
Olstillery Two or three times, asked how we |
were getting along; said, damn it, man,
this thing amt paying; we must make |
more"
Rudolph w. Ulricb, one of the most prom |
inent distillers, testified that ne had several |
talks with Joyce, in 1871, about making |
crooked whisky; declined to enter into any |
arrangement; subsequently,, went in; STAYED |
in until October, 1872; paid Fitzroy money |
several times; reported crooked whisky to |
Fitzroy; paid thirty to thrty-fve cents per |
gallon; did not know or care where the |
money went.
A Job that Failed to Work.
COLUMBUS, Miss, November 1.-THE |
grand jury failed to lind bill against
Lieutenant Governor Davis, against whom
charges of bribery were made.
suicide of a Newark Alderman.
NEWARK, November l7.-Alderman John
G. johnson, prominent citizen. committed
suicide to-day.
Another Blow at The Whisky Ring.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, November l7-John
Bingham, distiller, and several gaugers and
storekeepers, have been arrested and taken
to indianapolis.
On Time
BOSTON, November ia dispatch from
the auditor of the Union Pacific road, states
that all trains are on time.
The Poo Monument.
BALTIMORE, November 1.-THE monu-
ment to Edgar Allen Poe was unveiled at
Westminster Church to-day. The prelimi-
nary ceremonies took place in the Western
Female High School, where the initial move