The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-02-12
Telegraphic.
ST. LorIs, Fob. IL.

ST. LorIs. Feb. II.
Court net a. 10 O'Clock. judges
Dillon and Treat and oil tho counsel
present. General Babcock appeared in
excellent spirits and was accompanied
an usual by several friends.
Tho ninth witness for the Govern.
ment and the first to-day. was Martin d.
Gregg, U. s.. Internal Revenue Inspeo-
tor Of St. Louis. He testified to hay
ing received three letters from General
Babcock, directed to Mcdonald, which
no delivered. Gross examination by
Storr's; understood tho reason why the
letters were sent in this way was that
Mcdonald complained that his mails
wero tempered with. Witness was u
warm personal friend OF defendant.
Mcdonald told him Babcock knew
nothing Of the whisky ring transactions
in this city; defendant at one time pre-
vented changes in witness employees,
and which Mcdonald and Mckee, for
personal ends, wero seeking to secure.
The Government put in evidence the
indictment against Mcdonald and his
plea OF not guilty.
The tenth witness was Kenneth. Eng.
elks, q st. Louis distiller, who testified
to his connection with tho ring. and
stated how tho distillcrs were invariably
warned Of the coming Of revenue agents
from Washington; had been shown tele-
grams from Washington announcing
their prospective departure for St.
Louis. Defense objected to tho stating
OF contents of kilograms; the Court
sustained the objection unless the Gov
eminent could put these tclcgruns. in
evidence. Cross examined by Judge
hrumcl. Nothing of Importance.
II. 9. Rogers. Deputy Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue, at Washington,
was the eleventh witness. He testified
that he Inns held his present position
four years; in August last Commissioner
Douglas requested witness to cores
pond with General Brooks in relation
to whisky frauds in Chicago, St. Louis
and other Western c%ities; not certain Of
cxact dnte; requested Mr.. Brooks to
come to Washington, which he did; il
resulted in placing the preliminary ar
raugemeuts in Brooks hnnds; one day
late in September, Hoag wanted q delay
on account Of the near approach of the
Fill elections; in November n cores
pondenco was cGrried on between
Brooks and witness, looking toward nh
immediate carrying out Of the orders;
Hong also came to Washington on De-
cembcr 7th; Mcdonald called Mt wit
ness Office on the same day; Mcdonald
said he did not want any information,
bnt could give some to witness; Nc
Donald said the sending Of revenue OIL
GERS in TINT manner was not fair; if the
Government could not have officers to
be trusted il should remove them.
CArEo, Feb. TO-.
Tho AnGio-Egyptiun Bank has con-
tracted to advnrce $40, 600, 600 to Egypt
Oh the security Of her cropa, and also
a loan of so, 900. 900 to meet the
Egyptian floating debt aud other char
ges.
BERLIN. Feb. 10.
IN the Rc;chstaS to-day, n bill amend
ing the penal code camc up for the
third reading. The debate was OH the
clauses which were recently rejected,
imposing penalties on members of
secret societies. and to prevent the in.
citing Of hostility between different
classes and attacking of the national
institution. Prince Bismarck pertici.
pntcd i'll tho debate, and urged the
rcinscrtion of the clauses which had
been thrown out. He a~nimadycrted
upon tho misstntements and cnium-
mics OF the press. He instanced the
invention Of war runors Inst Spring
by newspapers, which were falsely
considered Bemi-oGiainl, and emphat.
icnlly denied the existence Of semi.
official papers or correspondents. The
Prince concluded MS follows: We live
in n state Of most profound peace, We
have no wish for conquest: We are con.
tented with what we possess; wo have
no thought OF threatening my one,
nevertheless these ruInors are confirm.
ally arising" No action wGs reached
OIL tho bill.