, 1876-05-05

OF, L0u1b, No.s may 4.-thpfEo Da1pt Tn0
has boen to Washington In behalf OF William
Mexico, han returned to st. Louis. Balm Is a
prominent aud influential citizen Of St. Louis
aud IN old posaonhl friend Of tho President Ito
says that he conferred with President Grant y
number Of times, setting every argument and
making strong personal appeals for a commuta-
ton Of afokee's seutouco. but that the President
firmly declines all intcrforonce. Bain says Me-
making hlB paper (tho Gtobc-De7apcrat)
Republican sentiment in Washington OIL
cial circles. l;a,n Ia representative
Republican hero. and this .latter statement IL
given fol- what It ia worth. lie furthermore
pardon Avery, ex-Colector Mnguiro. and MarAll
tho Kansas City 0anger, ~ he Ia satisfied
neithrr Of these parties nre really guilty.
Mckee. however. Ii On route I'd Washington,
and will arrive shcto At O'Clock Tomorrow, and
*ill ses tho President personally: l1o las q
monster petition from Missouri aud Illinois, aud
htropg letters from number Of prominent por-
nous throughout the country asking for E1ocu-
tive clencncy.
Dr. Sharp, tho Presidents brothos-iu. law,
aud special frieud Of McKeo, toiograpaod
from Washington last night shat he was eon-
fl4ont President Grant would act tavornbly IL
the tntiucnco brought to boar wRs sufficiently
strong.
There ie great trepidaton among tho distillers
md e1-ofnoiala who arc to bo sontcuced to-mor-
row. It is conHidered quite cortain thht Fitz-
roy and storekeeper Thorpe will bo sentenced to
tho Pephsntiary.
sr. Louis, hay4.-lu tho Uni,ed 5sntes Court,
this morntnc, cotnpeto consolidation OF all
tho indictments aud counts in tho indictments
atRndiug against distillers, 1ecsiiiors, Qaugers,
aud atorekeepors warc Affected, w!th the con-
sent Of all tito parties eoucasusd, but the Gov
ernmont counsel 1enerycd hls motion for sen-
tcncea until future day. A humber Of Geugers
and Htorckeopers Nnre notified, however, 10 ar
pear u the Court Tomorrow, and 1t Ia not I'M
proble that they may receive nantonco.
1laj. Eaton, special counsel for tho Govern
meut, uon made Boluo remarks TO tho Court, in
which hs stated that 1noat OF tho diytilorB and
rcctille1s who had boon Indicted hero came into
court last November and Voluntarily plaauea
In tho euemy'a liuo. THAR pleas vsse mada
without auy promiao Of aneclat lnntancy
on the part Of tic Government, but
thcao pasticH had been Ut great soryice
enabled 1t to achoYo vietory over tue gigantic
conspiracy to uc(raud tho Eoyeuue, and brlug to
1uat!cs higher mud moro guilty parties, and iu
his ylew they should receive the reasonable
conaidctaton Of tho Court in : tlual diAposltion
Of their cases. lilo rofe1rea particularly to thoBo
who thus broao tho llno BY thetr voluntary
action. ThoHe who pleaded guilty lster did 10
under compilation, and, ID htn oplatou. did not
deserve dloncnoy. DiHtsictrAttoruey Dyer also
ulaIo few romArks Of The Hame general kanor
aud said whom tho proper tins comos le wilt
have the ManllneRa and coufsGe to urge that
thoeo men be given tho benht!t to which thoir
assletauca in accomplishing tbs ends Of Justice
entities them. It Fas then arranged that sey-
be ronisted to tho District Court, aud Il! dis
posed OF At tho sauae tinlo.
CHICAGO.
About the ouly matter Of interest at tho Cna-
tom-uouas yesterday WAS the advent Of tho
Morris crooks to give bonds for their appearance
before ths District Court. Thomas Qoslin gave
bond in tho SUN OF 5000, with Robert ". Hob
insou aud William II. Donovan, ~ securities.
Cnatiea Woodcock and Thomas McCabo gave
bouds IN tho sum Of 8l, 900 each. with Htephen
Ksough. Of Athona, ILL.,, ~ security IN zach CASE,
and Il. u. ufaYea. tho uauger. geYo hfs bond In
the sum Of eb.00o with Gilbert L. Ketohpu, Of
in the matter pf the Htnea Dtstillory, Of Sage
town. ILL.,, = forfeiture was declared In tho DiH-
trict Court JeHts1dAy on 139 baFEels Of whisky
ssized by tho do1esnment.
This recsipss OF internal revenue yestsrday
wore } ~. oU whisky; 81 ,03s bser; 10. lib
ts1ess and *5,4492o tobacco aud ciSasa-total
t30681.70.
Joseph noelis, Anton Junkcz. George Miller,
Egbert Daital.: Jake Nolu. Burton n: Ford, W.
have bean Summoned by tho COUNSEL for tho
Government aa Witnesses against Jasper D.
Wald whose trla! IL aet for Wednogday,
b!nplo-u,luded paopIe might Buppaao that Tho
wh'aky tails would hays Hulas effect. 1t IL far
to plesulus that tmiu souls would qutka Iu tue
contemplation OF III the terEogs that hsvo
sprauB from the bunghoie. Bnt Jsmes WelaL,
Of NJ. l95 West LAko street, recttAeF, Rpulus to
hayo psnflted little by tho 4xpcrioAco Of his
Lrctiuen. Yesterday afternoon First Deputy
Collector boneIvlllp droppod In for friendly
visit Upon Ar. Walxsl. IL default ~ lighter
literature, Mr. Eomaxyilo pe1use1 Ir. Waish's