The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-02-17

''S,. Louis, March IL, lS7L-To Gen. o.
h. BstcoeS. Washington Start fer San
Ftaac'scp To- morrow night. Mas. - catl
his scardSI so..r,!s, that only hlacken ,he
n-licsy OF poor Fond and friends. 4
ISisEst,) a."
Gen. NIcDonald'= report in I'd to the
alleged aeei.ieatal turning Of books and
papers a: beyi~ x s'raser's Gi-tiilery. in The
latter part of 1874, was then read and cour.
adj urne,i.
ST. LOUIS, February I5.-At the opening
OF the BAbcock trial to-day, the govern
men, counsel stated that they expected
further testimony IRON Washington, rela-
tive to the di patch of joyce to Babcock,
dated DECEMBER 8. ,S74, and dispatch from
Babcock 10 Joyce, dated December ), 1874,
and that il wou!d be opened as soon as it
arrived; either tomorrow or Thursday.
Alfred Bevis, the di-riiler, was put upon
-,he siand. and rfst= Il. that Joyce showed
him the Syiph dispatch, from BabcccE, in
Dec. nibre, 1874, and that his unds stand
ing irnm II was that TIE revepae agents
were not comi,g z, ard on the strength of
this information Preparations We're marie TO
run the crooked whisky. joyce -ho~ ed
the witness this dispatch He told him
everything was all right, and In go ahead
Witness continued: joyce showed me 4
letter at his Office about three or four days
after i saw the dispatch I asked him fox
il, and he gave ii TO me; / wanted to satisfy
my partner that it WAS all right got it in
the forenoon and returned il on the same
afternoon
The defense objected to the witness Ielat-
ing what was in the letter, or how,It was
addressed, or even the post mark.
The court ruled that the letter in itself
was primary evidence, and that secondary
evidence could mt he admitted until it
could be proven that the letter could not be
introduced
Mr.. Bevis was asked the effect OF the let
ter upon him. The defense objected, but
were Overruled. Witness said The let
ter showed me that it was all right, and
that We would not be disturbed in making
illicit whisky"
L. b. Frazer then testified to having seen
the letter in the distillery, and the effect
OF it was that their house again began to
run crooked.
This letter, although not produced in
cour, Is undt rstood In have been signed
"Bab )" and was considered by Bevis 4 Fra
ger Ia have been written by Gen. Babcock,
at least they acted upon that theory.
j. j. Brnokes, formerly u revenue agent,
testified in corruboyation OF Commissioner
Douglas statement, about the tsmpts
made In lSIi to unearth the frauds here,
but they were frustrated by their contem-
plated movements becoming known to..the
rlpI: he had sDp. suSniclous of HOay
who was associated with him IN raid IN
New Orleans and again when here IN the
laii oil 1874 examining the affairs OF bevis
frazef' out ne knew nothing at that time
lhat ne ioasl was furnishing iniormaiion
to the ring; he Identified Hoags handwri-
ting, ard was held as witness Tor the de
Tense.
some ieiegrams by Avery to joyce and
Joyce to Avery, IN 1873 and 1874, were
then admitted IN evidence, and District
A"o.hey oyer announced that the prosecu-
tion wouid rest their case, with the under
standing that the evidence they expected
from washington would be received a. soon
as II arrived.
Ex-Attorney-General Williams wlIlopen
the case for the prosecution Tomorrow
morning.
pAcKRAY's TRIAL
NEw YORK, February l5.-Frederiek a.
Dackray, whose case was the cause Of Min
lister Cushine's demand upon the Spanish
government for the former gentlen sn'- re-
Lease and observance OF the treaty of l7.9,
tells the story of his escape, and he
says that on November 18th, he was in
formed that the Spanish authorities had
remanded him to his old prison,ih Convent
Reporting to the local Officer r., he WAS
told they had no information on the sub
lect. Free from his parole, and not vet
imprisoned, he thought tn now or never
was ms opportunity To escape, and by day
break next morning, was on board an
American brig that was lying IN the har-
hor. mat night he was carried To
French steamer bound TOR MarseIiies, but
was informed that no passengers would be
taken.
On the following evening, which was
rainy, he endeavored to board British
steamer. While rowing towards IT, AN
open boat Shot close up 10 him, and one
man said: hat m9st be the American
vino escaped. The next night he got on
board the British steamer, bat on arriving
al Derea. hity miles south oil Valencia, The
a?taIn, becoming alarmed, insisted on
landing him. lhe captain oil schooner
,ane on board, and, persuaded by ten dol
lars and bottle OF brandy, consented to
lake Dackray on board The schooner
'aiied Tor Gibralttr, and encountered Sc
we're gale, which Blew Tour days- Flown
over To the African coast, the schooner put
N at IanS'rerS. Thence h. went to Glib
-aiter, where he put himself under the
protection oi the BRUSH Nag, and from
hence went TO London, and then to this
;hy.
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL
The advisory council Of Plymouth church
opened at 4 9marier past two, with deIr-
gates from about one hundred and io-ty
churches present and occupying the body
II the church. The gallery was flied,
chiefly by ladies. Mr.. Beecher greeted all
The delegates on their arrival, and o,eIed
BY an address. He said this is
he largest council ever held in America to
1iscuss the affairs of one church. He re-
referred to the storms which Plymouth
,hurch had gone through. and said, never
helss-, though it had been set upon by
'arious adversaries, it was still a united
,hurch. Plymouth church numbers
'erween 2, 800 and :, 800 members, whilsthe
average membership of American churches
: only one hundred. The members Of
church gives no adequate OF the
great work done by this church, and hence
We have called you from all parts OF the
country to come and give us your counsel
Mr.. Beecher said he hoped the council
would do what it thought wisest and best
In exclamation of the absence of The.