, 1875-07-12
WASHINGTON,
A Story Of the Wh1slsy.Istng RAM
tflcntiOns in st, Louis.
Reserved Developments In the Chicago
cmtom-House Inquiry.
Tho Syndicate Finds Ready Sale for
Bonds, and Calls for M0rc.


oPERAT1oNs At sr. Ltts-A h7uHY ABOUT THE
SALE OF Eug "DE4oCRAr" TO THE "atoBK."
Sptetal Dtlpateh to Tn< Cheaqo E.touns.
WARRINGTON, y. C., July 1l.-Tbo4o who
charge that Il. ". Fishback, formerly Of the st.
Louis Democrat, IL connected With tho Ring. Az
sort that, Botuo ti1no ago. hiH commercial editor
gave hin information that Mckee i Hounes, Of
tho 81. Louis Glo}e, wero cuioyng = sub-i1y
contributed - them through All assessment
levied on the Whisky-nug for that purpose
When Flshback had sattatieI himself. a. ho be-
lieEod that s,,ch was tho Case. he took measures
looking to ~ exposure Of tho transaction.
IIe came 10 Washington and returned to
IT. Louis about three weeks before the seizures
we're made. It is alleged that, upon hls return
to st. Ionis, he 1t once sought m interview
with Mexico i Houser, Of tho G'ote. mud in-
formed them TINT tho Government was
ABOUT To STRIKE BLOW;
that he bad information which Involved lR.xn
tlms and tho vo,y ones who wase laying
money to the Globe propietorn that: a. Al, IT.
ducomeht to protect ttloso houses which they
Wished favored, ho would not exnoao them pro-
v.dea the propre.ots ,, Of sae Gio,e would buy
ference, In which all concerned partfc,ratcd.
and 70 IN agreement on the part IF Mckee Il
fIonser with G.. W. F!HIback that they would
buy his paper, giving s:'oy, QUO for It. aud which
they did subsequently nurcnaao. This pnschaAo
haj ou4 condition. and it wks THIS thst each
aud every one signed aud contracted that no one
Of then, would syar, at any time, reveal any ot
the convn1sation leading to the purchase, Or Of
any Of tue preliminary talks had auinnE thenl-
AelvoA concerning it, This cpm It II alleg-
Cd, was reduced to writing anil duly aisnod
rHK SEa1 MDvE .
OF Mexico l. Houher, itlB assurt"d. was to Goinso
t4o market Just befoio tho ao:zures mud buy
enough whisky. 1t t!le low rate then prevailing TO
cover the e1penee attending tue purchase Of tho
Democrat. In this thoy wete &sslsted by menl-
bera Of the Hing, who, however. nlet dem1uied
that copy OF the Bgued cofnpact rhould 10
given to certain t!5ln. who we're to ho!I it AZ
Kind of collatcsat for money that slad bveo al
vancod by the wtliskey men. Ey Some strange
oversight On tho par. of Fishbaek 1t il s:lagel
that tue flrmholding tho cotnpAct hal their buuso
| seized. Ut cuurRe they became indignant. II Was
| NisrAKE WHICH COULD NOT lie nEcTlFEp.
A ioint interview with their coufrercb who
escaped was cut Of the question, Tor honest di1-
| tllcrs verb noting every movement OF those un-
| der suspicion. tlnaly. forboAsance ceased to 10
virtue, and tho copy OF the compact With Fish
backs and other signatures. was shown to the
| editor OF tho bt. Louis Journal. 1io was very
| much surpreed, and took Ri early OCCASION to
| conc to Washington. While hero lie had M liz
| torylen With Secretary I1lstuW. aud showed 1iin
tho compact.
This Is tho wav tue story goes. On the other
hand. District.Atsorney brow. nf vt. Loais. has
| tooR1Aphed Secretary BristoW that there 10 no
| evidence before thu Graud Jury IN that city
| Which connects tho namo Of q. ". Flshback
furmorly edtor OF the Uensocrot. with completely
iu the whisky frauds or col1uAton With the nsln-
bers Of the Ring.