, 1876-11-28
.,,,v q Tool Of tho Ring-~Baboock
and tho "sylph" Dispatch.
n. Rupture between Secretary Dristow
and President Grant.
,,h,ed Endorsement Of Joyce and No
Donald by the President.
~, President Declares Suoh Indorse-
mant to he Forgery.

&as1 =. ~. .n,hlca nc IN rlvn n nart nj tho
w. Lu.ua ~ ,1,n 1vhia,,v 1unr nrosccut,ona.
la'ae u's' ss,i,,sa, comn,,cnt,nns 1rowInr mt of
I'D 1pe pu tn,,o NJ h,.,, - l,hsr,v h.reto,
l&n. Tnch nA,c n,,. w ,Ss..,e..,.sS ,.,,,st. ~
torto disclose ihe 'hVest'sat'ohs ""ea ie4
!, ,ha discovery OF tho existence OF wide
.s,,,d conspiracy to lcfraud tho Government
.r'h. ,nonufacture and isnosal Of Illicit spIrits
H.aE ra' A"t. rniayn and M,wu,kcc, hcnan
bout the inlaoe VI eoFaay' LOU "t' nt'e
~, The iten Secretary OF tho Treasury, Ind
s,a ~ ,ome experience in carrying out reforms,
~, t.t,, annrrclatcd The ornosition he would
ln0 4u''! !',,,ar IN Aha Ioat o,,, ,ro.tcst m,
lfe 10 e1e"unto' ~ S.'4. 'Ie' ~Ae - 80 ~
ataklDg. Although oat SIX montas IN ONCE,
kbsJ learned how serious matter IL was 70
1,,,,ot IN eradicate organized currlptton and
sHaps ~ ,,,,,InIo,-o,,o,, Will t,o ,,cot b,,,L ~
gcEiiY n Au .,'," ss".' :, w." aat,trs ,,h.,s ~
Eslcaders oi his party III oPposl.'on. wn'e Nv
I'll constantly In doubt respecting the inten-
lin. Of hts official chief.
-, ,,pxr YycouNrsn WITH OFFICIAL co.,
- '' Ru1rr1oN AND CRIME,
~. t,,rcstiontion ~ ~. s,f,.hur,,o.v
Us ID tao sus.s.. ,., sG y. s.' SatslsI,t ~.
saiplracy, "uey 'n'tpseu ny lo'nI seeota1
len of both uousea OF Congress-. After Infinite
AaeulticS, tho guilt Ut sotuc OF The miscrenuts
-, - the tnstschtton of TIN chIeSs of the
Wv ~ ni,,n 1,s1 ,-,n,,.a1 +hn ~. :, +ho
Washington Ans, "au p'osuleu .no "uls M .ns
he purpose Of falsely fastening crime Oh Into-
wi men, wan made apparcpt, and the Chief OF
H. aarcl service Division Of the Treasury De-
n,,tm,nt, viii, teveral OF ILLS principal silhor-
tin,tsa md Assistant UtstrIct Attorney Har-
fIugtou, were Indicted. 1t WIS not, howcver,
t;j soleluslve proof Of the guilt Of tho Chief of
s,.;s,y ~ sss'r r,1stow co!d venture 70 AK Tor lis
,.s,frn,tfou, Indeed, there was q time during
~ nrogrtss OF the inquiry vlleu It. was moro
nolahIe Tint The Solicitor Of tho Trcasury,
rbo yas prosecuting II under the Secrctary's
nnfrr gouid be removed by the President IN
os0ience to tho demands OF llahrock, Shop
b.nI. and Attorney "a cUcsal Williams. This
flIed solc,y because Solicitor Wilson succeeded,
liter slmost Incredible efforts, in fastening tie
rs[t I oi conspiracy On Whitley and UarrIngton
Glbs two nen Babcock, Shepherd, and Will
Inn, xsre most anxious 10 sayc. The reotgat,-
Elton of Tic Secret Service Division, ,ic VI the
rost Important divisions OF Tho Treusury Do
n,Jtmept ~ 4 matter Of course, followed.
Inn bfll.Lpuk FRAUD WAS THE NEXT suulRcr
that attracted tho attention Of Secretary yris-
tQv While the Investigation OF this wns In
prosress, Senator John j. Patterson, uf South
t,to)tna, e1,Jeayored to stop It; but, when he
tpprosched TIC SECRETARY o,, The subject, he was
nj Will The following a,lswcr: "scnatur, I nm
pushing that matter vigorously, and my hops Ia
ihat In few MOUTHS shall bava all the rroml-
r.ut operators in TIC Pcnitentiary,n This was
1houue thr1tst, for Patter6on was orc Of u tic
p,puipent oucratorR,n and of course Ills cnmtty
ioxsrl tue Sccretaty was assured from that In
t.rr1eH, 1'As seuf-1ock combination was not
l,eadeot, however. or tho influence OF caypot-
k,z Eenstors. i. 2, Brown, ono OF the members
Of ibt Washington sIug, Was Interested tu tho
i1fnsnrss ~ ia xoi,I ds,aTat,cn Tscnrsqento.
u'et aud Senators, from Malnc. Moreover,
Mr. Minnie Benton, a very Intimate lady friend
ot The President, was ! stuckhuider in the
Autttzn Scal-Lotk Con,oapy, ard On moro
ri. M IN IL fac"r - IL Nro,,',s KoJdS ~ &. ~ ~ whcn
,s y! tnroi a,, T. ,, "n, ,.T Mouy ~ ~ 1
%psllnS S,a l3ck mYehtioas Aa secu.eu .ooiI
nold 1nbluo tae treasury Department. bnt MI
tdese combinations failed at last, and atr. BriA-
t2T on1creu tito eontract With the American
esatLock company TO DC anhullea on the
ground OF fraud. ,.--. ,--.........-
TIE oATfhtts CONE TO TIE fRoNT.
Ia Turn came tlo contest over the appolnt-
nth' o. lnAhclal agent OF lhe do9e!rment 10
!upesSlso ia interests win tic Es"
satten hsd, by the com6ll'ed influence of sec1e-
ny Nooesol ana Jny Cooke - Co., !ic'd tuat
Gos!ston aud rcn4ercd great scrviee TO Jay Cooke
= 70. mere, anu Jay CDoke, lclhllloCh q GO. In
hnaon' curing INC pali!c q 1873. Ho was q
r. Mt'2 10 t9e conspiracy u divert the tunus oi
@e NAVY department from tl,eif proper use to
N!H tsMAh lle tottortng house oi Jay Cooke, Nc
sMloca %. hut this criminal transaction
sn toc least a tllR wrongdotngs, For the sery-
Hes he hau rendered to ltoDesnl and the Cunkca
~ !eaPpolntncnt was lnslatcd upon. but bris-
HR IN. fviueed 70 nlakc It. Finding that the seetc-
~ ~! wv not to bn moved, recourse Was had 10
" = resident, who lemnNted the appointment.
YEN boynton, III tho NortA Ans4ricaS iteuieo,
AN:
All Tho RlnEs in Warrington ware brought into
n! to worry and annoy The Secretary 0n othe,
f@aH With The siew of 40 tncrcaBlng the discou,-
II. W hs position a. N AID Indirectly IL Inducing
fhssaen.. fattn i. iNateau, 10 leiratca Tho ~no!s
tunacf ~, anst as "on,a ~ ~.
t,btprI in consau%snes X" snnIt,y ,hH,,,s NJ" sn
the facts md understand T how tGisvfnr a,i III.
unphed In tho CabInot Of ths President.
The ai1culties he had enco,,utcrct, had nov
szt<aeL Secretary Brtstt,w Li,at he could sny do
ten. III hIs contasts viii n,ili,] ninu,i.rSra AZ,
ae xps t,nly s,,rs ~ l. tvh, ..n. G,rt,Ha @
With conii3sivs nranSu ~"' Th.ro,,', ,,e t,ss"s
n!nel tAat tha rrrsf.1snt .i,nuid inow I notStue
ef N~S'4S"s eA'u'o N'o" oo'"''t
HIs oppnIv,ora .n,>,.s, ,,,,, +rr,xrv.r,v,
sntl be hsG nhtsirai ~" s,as -, rlo H..
epulplracv "nS ,s"a xao a..i u .1s1 ,,a W,
du,pert j,nsi Mi inna- 70 HatAe. au wv ~ "
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,at Nv ~ ~. y
DENT, oIta hnsa;, 1f ,,, ts,pe1 n u tn .ssa
lx xas a,ya1a,f ,h.T mHu ~
NcDonald a'i Nv snai,1y 1ay petWeeMa aIpSsaas1
10 oli.tIn,a aco,aintan H.. oIa J,,p,.,.s ~,
lhat Dab1,ck nis.s ~os i,ti,,a ,uttn Mannai,a
h 7cry nstata'y nh, ts wa ths r.s3, -
u Ii. n, soso,al Nlatlons With tha PRESIDENT
.NtnuaY DeLWetn Joyce anu Hanc0ck IL