, 1877-10-27
J. G. Milan. a retired banker Of Ohio
is mentioned as his successor.

is mentioned AZ his successor.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2O.-The Tines Wash
ipgton special says the Chicago whis-
kyites' lawyers are actively engaged
trying to secure from the treasury de-
par,ment better terms on account of the
recent decision Of Judge Miller Of st.
Louis.
There is no possibility Of short ses>
sion. There are claims and contests
enough before the senate already to oc-
cnpy it until December. and flood of
bills etc., is forthcoming. Nearly ev>
cry western member has bill Cor re-
peal of the resumption act aud for the
reconciliation of the silver dollars
The war depart ment is in u quand"ry
concerning the disposition t. be made
of the Nez Perces. They will be quar-
tered somewhere near civilization, IN.
de1 guard, this winter, and in the spring
be disposed of permanently.
The members of congress are dis
gusted to discover that they are entitled
to no mileage for the extra session, and
are now ayerse to shortening the session
and going home at their own expense.
New ORLEANS. Oct. 20. -Pihchoeck
has written Mitchell, chai man of fhe
senate election committee. renewing bis
claims to the senatOrship. and callil
attention to his credentials of January
13, 1875. duly presented by Senator
West aud referred. but never acted on.
He says Senator Morton. early last ses-
sion. promised to investigate the mat
ter. These credentials are valid as those
of West or Kellogg. aud should receive
careful consideration.
The steamship Teutouica. drawing 20
feet 8 inches. went to sea through the
southwest passage to-day without de-
tention.
NV YORK, Oct, 20.--The Worlds
Washington special says Senator Chris
tiancy was offered, bat declined. be
vacant district judgeship of the Michi-
gan circuit An East Tennessee lawyer.
John D Baxter. has been selected. and
will probably be sent to the senate next
week for confirmation.
O'Donovan Rossa, the ted Fenian,
WAS up at the police court yesterday for
selling steamer tickets without license
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 20.-A meeting
of friends of the administration was
held at Tweedale hall this evening and
was largely attended. Henry H Mar>
tin presided. Matthew Hale. B. K.
Wood and H. r. Smith made addresses.
Resolutions were adopted approving
Haves' civil service reform and southern
policies and denouncing the action OF
the Rochester convention.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20.--A most gigan-
tic swlndIe was brought to light here
to>day BY the arrest of J. r. Ham. Eti>
ward L. Stevens and George Miller. on
the requisi.ion Of the governor Of Tex
as. on a charge of forging land titles
and issuing deeds for large tracts Of
land in Texas. The swlndle originated
with Ham and a man named Thomas
Tullls, of Austin. Ham and his con :
federates have made duplicates of ma
tional and other seals and had obtained
the signatures of many officials. They
also had printed blank forms and secre.
copies Of deeds necessary for their op-
eratlons. All titles and patents repre>
senting either the state or government
used by them were forged. An I'M
mense amount of land has been con :
veyed by them under many aliases and
to many different parties. About year
ago the attention Of Gov. Hubbard was
called to the matter, and on looking in
to it the monstrous swindle WAS detect
ed, involving both the STATE of Texas
and the United States. The authorities
q. Washington we're informed. and a
special agent was sent out here who
obtained the clue. which has been fol-
lowed closely. resulting in the simulta>
neous capture to>day Of sixty persons
in different parts of the country who
belong to tie gang. No less than thir>
teen court honses have been burned the
part year to destroy evidence that could
be brought against the swindlers. Bam.
Stevens and Miller left for Texas to-day
in charge of officers from that state.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20.--Ihe Kansas City
Tines account OF the Texas land swin>
die, reported last night. says one of the
largest banking housss in Austin. Tex
-, two Chicago house bankers and two
real estate dealers, two attorneys In
| st. Louis bank and two real estate deal
srs in indianapolis. and others in Gin.
ciupati, Cleveland and Pittsburg, are to
be or have been arrested Tor being DON,
necssd with the fraud. It also says thai
| it has been . we'll organized system oi
forgery in full practice in this western
country for the past eight or nine years
The same Organization which is nov
forcing Texas scrip on the market hs'
been perpetrAting some Of the mos
terrible forgeries ever psrpotrated. Tht
mode of working by gangs Is this: they
have agents in each district and attoS-
usys in the cities. An old man or wo
man of wealth falls sick. and the doc
tors give her or him up as likely to die
In some places the gang have doctor
as ono of their agents. and be assumei
the death of the victim at the prOpe
time. A person having been assumed
to die and tho gang having examined
the record of the property belonging Il
the doomed person. the heirs are sough
for and duly examined by the gang
Then deeds are prepared in due form
and a woman or man. each members O
the gang. appear before justice or no
tary and the dying mans property i
duly desded away before his death, hi
name forged and that of his wife, an
the same placed on record.
Boston, Oct. 20. The will of Johl
Lathrop Motley provides that all hi
books and personal property be distrib
nted equally among his daughters. Tn
rest of his property. excepting copy