Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-15
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RabcOck.

as evidence against Babcock, the case
for the government will occupy but
short time and will probably be, fin
| ished by tomorrow night. Owing to
| the insufficiency of testimony against
the defendant there is strong possible
lty that the case may be thrown out
| of Court without going TO jury, even
! If dispatches are allowed as evidence.
| Babcock's council are confident of Vie
tories, acquittal and complete yindica- Z.
ton, and claim to have the case for
the defense as strong, but for the Gov
ernment it has been weak.
The New York World correspondent
had an interview with Gen. Melon =
aid this afternoon in which the latter
! states that Gen. a Babcock never had
| any knowledge of the whisky ring
here, and said as q matter of course
could not have afforded any assistance
| to the men who were defrauding the
| Government Gen. Mcdonald also i
! said to the World correspondent that
| he took that letter from the desk of
| the Deputy Commissioners in Wash
| ington, which the Government has
accused Gen. Babcock of stealing. nsi
Elmer Washburne, chief of the Se-
cret Service division, is, stopping at
the Laclede.
Plymouth Church.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 13.-There was a ~
large congregation at Plymouth
church to-day. H. w. Beecher took
his text from the 10th verse of the 8th
chapter of Romans, "The Spirit itself
beareth witnesses with our spirit that 3
we are the children of Godp The SUBJ
iect of his sermon was that people by
living a correct life could get inte a
much higher state than they could
otherwise have attained.
Mcdonald and Babcock.
WASHINGTON Feb. 13th-In over
hauling the old files OF the Internal
Revenue bureau yesterday, several
letters were found protesting urgently
against the appointment of Mcdonald
as Internal Revenue Supervisor.
There is no evidence showing that
these letters were referred to for in
vestigation but inference that they
were placed on file as fast as received
as one of the principal letters bears
the signature of Chief Justice Drake
of Court Claims then United States
Senator from Missouri in which he
states that if Mcdonald is appointed
he will betray trust rcposed in him.
The Attorney General in speaking
of the deposition of the President in
the Babcock case which was taken
yesterday before Chief Justice Waite,
he said it would not be proper to give
it out for publication. Such a course
would be in contempt of the court at
st Louis. That the deposition when
written out by stenographer would be
handed to the Chief Justice who would
| transmit it under seal to the court at
st Louis. The Attorney General fur
| ther stated that the deposition con-
| tanned nothing sensational. 1t was
very ordinary and would no doubt
greatly disappoint the expectations Of
| the public. In his testimony the Presi- .
| dent hesitated to have othe statement y
of Gen. Babcock with appointments,
either in May, espeally in the cause of
| Superintendent Mcdonald. He re- 2
members that Babcock showed him a i'
dispatch from Joyce shortly after the o
death of Fred asking the appointment
of Caller, but that this was in the or
dinary course of business and that
Babcock did not urge the appointment 3
recommended for the appointment by
membered meeting Mcdonald here
and riding out with him. He also
states that General Babcock had ex-
planned the sylph and other dispatch
es and it's explanation was satisfactory
that he had the fullest confidence in %
General Babcock and firmly believed
in his innocence. IFsa4t+a..,...
ROME, Feb. 18th. Cardinal Ledo-
chowski is expected to arrive in this
city ina few days.
Germany.
BERLIN, February 13.-Prince Bis
marck has thanked the United States
Cabinet and the American minister
at Pekin for supporting the German,
claims, and for punishing tue Chinese,
pirates who plundered the German
schooner Halmay. 'Np4 eiei.t. Ha- 90
Count Won Arnim's son is hopeless
| ly ill., Emperor William hasordered !
| the Minister of Justice to report Count
| Won Arnim'S pardon. His sentence of
imprisonment will probably be trans
mitted into money fine. Bismarck
| being said to have advocated the latter
course after Won Arnim's guilt had
been established.
German DcstiGution.
BERLIN, 13th.-A population of the
| German iron manufacturers to-day
waited upon the minister of Commerce
| in behalf of the destitute iron work
ers. They informed the minister that
owing to insufficient work they had
| been forced to dismiss many of their
| workmen who were now in destitute
| circumstances. A meeting of the Is
ministry was afterwards held when it
| was resolved to Immediately COM
mence the building of the contemplate
ed new railroads in order to provide
work for the unemployed workmon.
| Herzegovina. sd ,ff
| VIENNA, 13th.-Advices from Ser
via state that the meeting of fSkuptsch-
ina has been held and it was resolved
to commence war against Turkey in
the Spring. .ee t
| English News.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-Mr. Ryland
Liberal was returned to the House of
Commons from Derby. a
The Daily News is informed that
Dublin University has declined to
send a crew to Philadelphia to take
part in the Centennial International
Regretta. ge H8Hga8
s1h Investigation. 18af4
| WASHINGTON Feb 13-The House
committee on District of Columbia