, 1875-12-22
CHICAGO.
THE CIlfG4ti1 - Lyndon"

THE CHfGAti1 "US10S"
Of yesterday Kavo cu1rsncy 10 report that Con.
Webster, Collector Of Internal lteveHuo, had
becn nt ono time partner In tho firm Of Fur
long 4 HasBnll. propEio.or1 Of 4 dint,llory which
had been sozcd for dcftauding tho rovcuuo,
both partnora In which had haon arrested and
l,cld to bail. Tho insInuatton IL mnlo very
Runrledly, but tho inference intended TO le
drawn III that tho Collector l.a.l had hu i'll
terest in the dlhsiltey buBineBs carried
oil by thls firm. Tho truth Of the
matter Ia that norofh1 years ago
stessra. FurIong t. Russell received contract
rowed several thousand dollars fFom 0cu. Web
ater On n wort OF capital 10 curry III tho husneHs
WITH and that, in drawing up llIo 1'aEcFs 10 Ao-
euro this hnn. 0on. Webster waB made. vi.ting-
after tho businoss hsd been carried on for Gs'na
tl1ne, Con. WobAttr Withdrew, having suffered
tho loas of several thousand dollars. mud
this is nil tho connection that hc over
llad with tho firm Ut Fuflohg Il Rus-
rell. That was long before tl,oy vcro
enHagc1 in tho whisky busness Tho RsaeEtlno
thEt An Cnllccsor = chief deputy. Dir. lsoos, evor
lad ANYTHING to do with tho firm in question IL
purely szataitohg,
Mtl. d. q. nuasEtI.
OF tho firm OF Furlong Il Rutaels. !Faa Indicted
by roceut Grand Jntyo tho United States Dis
trict Court. and. in consequence Of tno rovcla-
ttons unlo by \ comparison Of stamps, atls'B,
anf hooks WAS RSsossed u considerable Him by
tho Treasury Department, which WIS made =
lien OIL illB property. 11c went to Washington
Saturday. together with lawyer. to hec II !hia
assessment ouEl1 uot 10 hoHlsHhat reduced, bo-
l,evlug, or affecting to believe that it waa on
tirely too high, and more than, by tho most
rigorous ByHteui Of nccoui1ts, could he br0uEll.
against sta dlstillory. This fact iB the key to
bome worry Wild assorttons n,ado yesterday by
contemporary.
f.tYrrr
Jndgo Blodgeit yestcrtlny ordered the Com
rniBsioners to call panel OF thirty jurynien fur
the District Court. aud to mako them appreciate
tho l,ccoasity of boluf present BY Jan. H.. Ac-
coidnsiy Mcnars. IIoyns. rroudfaot, and LAIN
phesc will proceed TO draw tho Jury on tho plau
heretofore described in theHe columns.
ST. LOUIS.
THE CAsE nr 9t'KEE--rR6l,aDlk: CHANCE N THE
PAopRlET0nsl1tr or THE "0t.UnE-nEstbunAT."
LssmatcA to C.Ht,nHati Gnmnuerrlai.
ST. Louis, Dec. M.-Somcthing has been said
by friends OF tho lAtoly convicted innmbcra Of
tho Whisky Ring, and friends Of tose under III.
tiictment and awa!tng trial, 90 the effect that,
owing to tho tremendous pressure Of pnhlic
sentiment, uo Jury could fall to convict. TLoro
wua povor q greater inntako or more ILL.,
founded assertion. Many Of those who hayo
boon identified with tslese frauds OIL tho
revenue have boon etHens OF st. Louis for
from ton to thirty years. and have sus-
tained intimate relations with vi! claaHca Their
acquaintance has boon large and their circle Of
friends In corresponding proportion. Conso.
t]ucnt!y he'feoing Of tho pubic toward tho A:-
cuged In thoHo cases hiss always bceu one Of
federation, charity, mud sylnpathy and tile lat
ter inpulHn haA actuated moro than ono citizen
Of prol,ty and integrity, whilo morally convinced
OF tho guilt Of accused persona, to homo that tho
ia" for punishment, though not Tor prevention.
might be renlored imperative. This ia especial
ly tho caso in regard to b1r. William Mckee
ann,or nronrator NJ tho gloY.e. Uonorrof no,yu.
"o''01 - 49, ~ A9'"
papaf' anu constantlhe .nagnsso' o1-Iolloc1of
OF United States Internal Kayenue.
For IT. Louis people tAe1e IL rerlapa moro in
terast attached to AtcKeo,s "a aso than tn TINT or
INV otl,or rnornhar or v,,pnoacI n,o,,hor -, ,f,o
~, osDu. ~. "o. ~ a"prvaI" "o."pot " 'a'
Nlng. tir6f, bocause Mr. Mexico Las been 30
long resident OF tho city !; second, 1ccausa of
his prominent Identification with tho cjty'a pub-
liz 1,stor, nrd nroe-eas AMI th,r1 hocau.o ~
~. ."s,,.s,,a, -. .tan s ,;"a's.,ss ..,,. ~
l''s rePuta'o'l loE nonos hau a'sesot'ou' aaa oo-
cause OF tho precasious situation in which much
of hH woalth il placed by reason Of htB i'll
dictmont. MIR. Mckee, has lived in st.
o,,,. ~ .,,o,+ t,,ir+v.e,,o vo.-o .,1 ,,a.
lou, ,ouls aor soous splf'y.hSo ~, yon1s. aua has
peeh constahtty cohhecteu WILL tae CITY tfesa
for TINT period. Ee has anasBcd reputable
competency. hts fortune a. tho present tiluo be-
ing estimated at about 500 ZOO, AlArge portion
Of this, however. is represented by hs atook iu
the Gtott- Democrat. which tB valued at about
S409, QUO. and OF which lie ownB moro than one
hall. Tho value Of this property. 1t III not un-
reasonable tosappoao, has been son,nwlat dlnn-
ishod by the alleged connection OF Mr.. Mckee
vita tho Whisky ling. and tho paper Ia liablo to
still furhor Jury by vordict Of tia Jury should
it provo adverso 10 the defendant. 1t can scarcely
bo claimed that Mr. Mcheo u entitled to moro