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MICHIGAN GREENBACKERs.
Special ptspofeh to 1h4 Chfeaoa 71rtbuns.

LANSING; Mich. June as.-'rhe local auos.
ties OF Greenbacktsm are making great
preparations fur their grand outdoor Katter-
Ing to be held lit this city OH the Fairgrounds
June 2s to July 4. inclusive, Manager ]. ".
Potter, the editor of the Sentinel, gives the
following as tho ottlclai program: Jesse Har-
per, ut Illinois, will speak on the asth; Solou
Chase will bring "them steers" and Will
orate on the Goth; De t.a.Matyr and Ingalls,
Wfll speAk Sunday, mud Weaver will deliver
the oration on the 4th. Tho Greenback Glee
Club OF Chicago and the Kniyhts Ten,plar
6nnd Of this city will furnish the music,
They anticipate an attendance Of 50,Q00 peo-7
, 1881-06-24
KILLED BY A FELLOW WAITER,

Tho Owl Club rooms lu McVtekcr's Theatre
wcrc tho soone Of trMxoly about halF-past"
o'clock 1aat evenlny. Edward Stanard and Lu'
theF Itoss, q; couple OF cotored walters. fe'I
to Quarrel!ng-A noe unusual thing With them
in the hull tust back OF the feadln9.room ua the
second tioor, and the quarrel ended lu stanands
being stabbed In tho breast by his cotnpanlons
Death .cnsuel III worry short tlme'
Ross ran away, but subsequently walked to sas
Club rooms, "a cool IS the weather Just about,
tho htab6lAH, but pleaded that he had Dse9s
drinking heavily. and that stanard "insu!tea"
him by DQtituG him natDF8,
, 1881-06-24
ANTI.MASONIC.

Tho annual meeting OF tho National Christian
Association. an autl-sIaaonlp Organization, was
held yestertHy ut No. 81 Woat Madison atrout,
President phIlo Cnrpentor In tho ,ohals. Tha
General Agent Of tho Association reported on
tho work dono during tho yeas. md hIs rupurt
was approved Tho Tsoasurors rnpost WIS sub
nitted. and exhibited tho following nYu roa; Re.
ooipts, $lb,7d.76; expenditures, sla0i5.s0, bull
anee In tho treasury $l,91la Tho resources
OF the Association amount to s8s,077.al, and it,
liabilities are S61, ~ Tho report was adoptod,
togssher with Tho report Ut the llousd OF Direct.
nFs, on suoou incubation Ut the Auditor. Tic
Cummttteo on NltnInatiOna reported the tullOw
laK lIet Ut 0ltcern tor tho ensuing yeas, and the
report was .adUptel; Prosaunt. the Rev. IT, N.
ssrationi vico.rseel4ent, snmuel Plumb; nc.
Hfsold!GE fs seSFqtary, J, y Nutt!ng; Itosurer, tue
4ta 0enerill AK9nt. tho Hoy, J. r. StallaF1;
Yua vi niamo 9. II l. iaxgesty. =. 2; Bailey: 4. i.
!. Ksl!oTE, 3. \. Cook,, and Jahn Gardner;
gran w4s reoolyel from Mount Xyr. IT,, stating
that D, r. HAthburn, tue leotureru Ut tho Atsuoa.
ton; was moobed aud neKrly Killed. in that paee
on tha evening of tuEe -. FFor, @. 4. NIanohlyI,
Ut Wheaton College, offered q sut Of resolutions
extending to b!r, ltathburn tho atd 1T th0 Asso.
ela4oH, aud p!edx!ug 0teTnal exeFttone Tor tho
overthrow nI FsoHnAsonsy. ~ which 10 Attrtb.
uto4 Mr. liash6urus hursl traQtnieut, und aKItust
Mew lneubosa the Association adjourned fOr ure
your, ..'..
, 1881-06-24
THE KEoKuX ELEVATOR TROUBLES.

KEokuK, Ia, Jnne A-New develop.
ments are belng brought out daily III tho
KeOkuk elevator case Important suits have
been Instituted by both partiss. Francis ],
Kennett charges 6tptgas with having ship
ped Ill. .odo bushels Of, grain cut Of tie ele-
vator, tot whlel. Keniett d Co. have ware.
house receipts, SturRes, was arrested on
this warrant, nnd lls bail put at $4,000, lie
demanded ali immediate trial. at.1 tha case
was accordingly brought before Squire
Lynch. al. 0nce, and will probably consume
several days: AF. Kennett. Nj. May, aid
Mr, Hull, ot ksnnott u Co. have bsei, *
atn!nea to-day. To nuke the matter more
complicated. Stnrges now brings suit azaiust
Aennett for 850,o0 for failure to comply
, 1881-06-24
A FATAL SURGICAL OPERATION:
6pfei0l 0tsrsttsh IA 3AS f,Afrasa T$i,n,rr

MADISON, Wis, June 25.--a1Ias Carrie
Hunt, young lady II years old,' living at
A!ylna. near Sparta, In this State, came here
Yesterday to haye surgical operation per-
formed on llar arm, s''a having suffered
ramr, tsoa malignant a,ssase ot tl'e 6oMe TO
sary to nlnputate tho arm at the shoulder,
nr. JaokSoN ard otller pr0Mllnsnt surgeons
OF the city performed .tla operation success.
tha Operation that sle au0n died. ~ -
, 1881-06-24
SONS OF TEMPERANCE,

SARATOGA, N, T., Juno q. The National
Division OF the Sons Of Temperance was
opened by Grand O!ilcor Evan j. Morris, OF
Cincinnati. Most Worthy Patriarch, About
190 dnlegates, representing the twenty.nlue
urnlM Divisions ut the United 9tatea a,,d
for the year was 4,s'a3. The Grand Division is
out Of debt and llas III 400 In tie treasury,
, 1881-06-24

IssiIALLToWN, H., june 23.-Julge Nc
Kanz'e, Of this Judicial District, has writ
ten letter to ..DlstrtctAttorney Stevens an
nouncng Ills resignation as Judge, to tako
I; effect Aug. 70. The Judge is now visiting
III Ohio, and Is In preoarlous health. A cor
ventlpn will be called to nominate q caudI-
date. and 1t Is presumed that Gov. Clear will
appoint the Republican nonlIhee then chosen,
The names .a0st prominently mentioned Ms
probable candidates ara the lion. II. q. lleu-
ttersan md Jutlge Hnltllpy Of tllia city. Main
of Eldora,. Weaver Of Iowa Falls, md Judgs
Kldler OF Doune.
, 1881-06-24
FRIDAY JUNE a4 1ss1-rwEtvr PAGES

tho Secretary Of State to-day: Tho Western
Steel Company Of Chicago; capital stock,
Sto0, 900: incornoratora, .james d. Sturgrs,
Claudlus B. Notsor, and Alfred II. Seymour.
The principal inject IT the company Is the
vnnin tlro!p Gold aid Silver Mining Conl-
|,ally 0f Chirngu: capital stuck. 81, ,00o, ,UtN;
thu!rpOrAt0rs. George DrIEltmure, john
Schlutur. Alll INlnra s. NftEnIItleY
, 1881-06-24

LEWISTON Me-, June Ex-senator Frya's
successor III the House OF Representatives
Will be Nelson Dengley, Jr., ex-governor alll
senior editor Of the Lewiston Journal, The
Rrpubllc0n Convention ut Auburn to-day was
wora nvcessary to 4 clioies. oil III factions is
united at the close In. support Ut Mr, DlNg-
10y, and hts nomination was made .unanl-
1no,ls. Tho Second District Is mt over
iarlty, and the unlted effort that Ia 10 "
nlade frul.l now until the election In Septenl.
berl WIZ undoubtedly result In handsome
, 1881-06-24
HYm en- EAE.

/ . epfstas DtspateA 10 ms Qtoaoo 1tEouh&
DECATUR, ILL.,, June GA fashlouaols
marriage took place this evening at the fesl.
,lenca OF Postmaster Lewis y. Garner, o.
Garner Station, father OF the bride, and one
Ut the waatthlest farmers Of the caunty, 1no s
WeddBd pair arc Miss laala Carlisr a1M ".
j, A. Dawson. They left for Chicago ~
, 1881-06-24
':.OtD SOLDlERs AT DErRO}T,. =

!. ,UlU SULUIERS At DETRO{T,r -:
. DETROIT, June 23,-'rhe third and last day
OF the Soldiers Reunion wound up very suc-
cessfully, Tie three davs' celebration Ut the
Veterans was largely given to social festivities
was grand procession Of All Old soldiers
this afternoon, escorted by d battalion pf
several companies 1t the city militia prRan!.
Zatlons.. Thls evening there wAs q grind
speovhest continuing to 1 iato liour,
, 1881-06-24
.EREhcH CATHOLICS. ,.

6psetat DtspateA to TAs GAieaae Trthuas. { .'
AUGUSTA, Me-, June CA convention OF
delegates representing the 10000 French
Catholle residents Of Ma!na Is IN session IN
Watervllle, and to-t1ay adopted resolutions
opposing Immigration of Canadian Frencl,
to tie great manufacturing cItiey,
but advising those who do cpule to asttls
DOVE at agricultural pursults, advising every
, 1881-06-24
GERMAN EVANGELICAL SYNOD.


SPRINGFIELD, fii..June eJ.-Tho members Of tho
German Evangelical synod, held at paua conclu,l-
gu their labors yesterday, and came TO Springfield
this morning 10 SOC tho stato Capital. They
numbered about forty ministers Of the Gospel
and were under tho guidance of tho Rev. r.
pfclfer. They visited nit tho points Of interest
nbult tho city. AT the Etute.tIuuse they wcro
shown through tho building, and called on Gov.
Cullum In 4 budy,
, 1881-06-24

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June as.--Tha
towns nlonR the line OF the Memphis &
Charleston Railroad seem to be singled out
by furious storms. Three destructive storms
prevailed last week, damaging several towns
severely, and Inst night another passed over
Huntsville. Ala, blowing down md dc1nol-
lshnK a large thfee+stUry brick building,
, 1881-06-24
THE BOSTON. GLOBE COMPANY,

BosToS, juno 23.-At neoting Of the
stockholders Of the Boston Globe Company
this afternoon to hear the report OF sales Of
stock. Y was stated tlat BerMey, President
ut the Company, settled SOMA of The cases
Clatuls agpinst lie Corporation are being
pushed, and additional attachments j1uCl
their bank accounts, etc, have been received
, 1881-06-24

sp*s1a3 D0pu1zH 70 1hs CAatapo 7ftbIN9,
MILWAUKEE, June a3.-The st. Charles
Hotel narrowly escaped destruction by
fire at 8 o'clock this morning. . At
that hour serious blaze ya3
discovered OH the first fuor.
but WINS exttngulshed before my material
datnago was done. Had the flre not Been
discovered for fifteen minutes the larga
hotel,, crowded with visitors, would haYs
been destroyed. : :
, 1881-06-24
RECEPTION TO AN OLD COMMANDER.

se*etas ptssassA 70 TIA Cateaaa 1r1a"s. ;.
A, SAHATooA, NJ: Y, June Gl-0e't. LOUIS
Wagner, of, Philadelphia, ex-coinlnar'asl.as
Chief Of the G, a. Il. Of the United s'a1ess
was given q formal reception hele to.Illgnt
by Post WhasteF,tu, A, II. a large halli1ostt ,ts
OF distinguished guests Weso present anu ~
teuQp1 $h4 banquet.
, 1881-06-24
AT ouSNI.t,N, COLO,

GuNN1soS, Colo, June ga fire Tues.
day night caused losses Us follows: Henry
llott, building md stock, s5ou; August l}el.
PEI. building and stock, $4,000; Woodward,
, 1881-06-24
THE LITE COMMISSION.

Los rIsos AaEacY, Gallo, Juna ~. va
LAKE Cry, Colo. June 3.-'rha ufe Io,a
Inissiun outfit. accompanied by cavalry. aibs ~
crossed Grand River aud gone NWala ~"
ulntah Reservation In Utah
, 1881-06-24

Porrsv1LLE, Pa,. June 23.-rwo hundred
employees Of Bear Kttn Col1lery are thrown
out Ut work by the burning Of the slope.
house and woodwork at the head SLOPE.
, 1881-06-24

=. !: :. = ss'7STEAMSHlP NEWS. ~.
:. LONDON, June s3,-The Alsatla, from sew
York; the. 1'tusslan, from Doston; and sao
g!gsa,nssasYeIs, l!y, t,s,s FROM Baltimore hASe a''
New YQnk, June s3.-Arriyed, the sta!s ;uS
of Neyada, FROM Glasgow, alld tlie feas'A1
Monarch, from Loudou.
, 1881-06-24
MAINE.

LEWISTON. Mr., June a3.-Republicens OF
tho Second District have nominated ex-Gov,
Nelson DlnRiey, Jr, for Congress, In place
Of Frye, chosen United States Senator. 80.
, 1881-06-24

SAN FRAEOtso TAxPAYEHs.
SAN FRANCISCO, chi, June a3.-The Tax.
Payers Convention nominated W. l.. Merry
for Mayor, John T.. Dunn for Auditor, Rob-
Nucor1er,
, 1881-06-24
AT NORTH SALEM. atAss.

SALEM, Mass, juno o3.--'Tho tanriery Of
Nathaniel Treadwell ut North Saleln Was
destroyed by fire last night. Tllo t!atnes
spreud, and the Redmond tannery was balely
saved. Loss probably SUI, 600 to $4,000, -,
, 1881-06-24
A. STORM AT N1AYsy1LLE.

LoulsvlI1E, KY, June G3.--A special to
the C0urter'Jour.al from Maysyiilu says :
A storm III this county yesterday evening
tCyelrd. barns md fences, u1,1oufed snvernl
6ilsiness-'ouses, and entirely destroyed two
houses In the TOWN.
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Frencllman, to become cltlzen OF tho,,.n !.
s,Ses; ''1sx; s:ron1gy sys1 =; sas$ ssd
FIRE RECORD.
AT TOMBSTONE, ARR. ~

AT TOMBSTONE, AntZ.
TOMBSTONE, Ariz r., June sL-E1s,
yesterdny swept over space Of A., ~ H.. lefe
destroying nlout l6o buildings, fncr.ek' nj J1oek'
largo part Of Tile business por,ol, Of fths's ths
The losses will probably aggrcantc n ~, oaos nxn
ofa million doliars. Abou 500 ueonle o,a aSatsef s
less. The buildings were mostly NJ nhas svae'
temporary character. Thu fire orfutno,nassan snsan
saloon. lfrom the opening OF assa hn.sa, la
whisky, tho fumes Of WHICH com,n,,n'aa,tot q
with clgat.f!Rhter. Water wns sa'sa a",.ss
mud, there being no flre-englnes hn. ~
Ito could be done to check tin a,ma' ~
except to tear down tho building" ""..ss .ss
~ fow accidents occurred, but IT, neSs oS,
" them nro very serious. Tho Turn Va,ss Vsha
Hail nld Theatre Is thrown open FIR liz tbbasa sa
cnnln,odatlo'l Ql tlsGse hur!led out, Tiande r.
ltnnc9 ngefcy Of Hutchinson, MINI y. !
;Sinlti. oall FfRhc!sc0, Representing n him. -
VI. gr OF nfSarp Companies, rsorts loss Of
yaroSs Sssr sna aGnass nSs 'oSS Sns a9% 'n.rs rs
Himself through tic head. '''' ''"''As 'hos
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-1,lautry ANN.
Insurance companies and ngences siow.' '1ut th.tE
uie l0Ss to them by the Tombstone fin iii III
aRgfcghte nut fur from Sl0O,00O,- O,-pus.ih.s III
rather over tlinn ,lihter that figure. ''''
IN CHICAGO.
The n]nrm from I,ny an NJ 1n.cn
nfteruno,, ,yna on,,ood h., = 49, Ts yesterday
n.s... ss. wa ,..stt Gso" ~ .le Ill tha tEo-
a.osy lsalle pullo!Ig NO. b9o North PAULINE
street, owned nnd occupied M d bay.nrss,
, 1881-06-24

AT! T!NIuSKEGoN, MICH.
6p<etat Dhpateh 10 1ht chteaqu Tribune.
MusKEdoS, Mich, June ga fire Mt WIl.
son & Co.'s dock this afternoon destroyed
6100 feet Of lumber belonging to J. Yoyee
, 1881-06-24
Attorncy-Gcnc williams tile
Oilicer upon Whom the
Blame Falls.
The Gases Made Out Claim for 8,00O
Mythical Bales Of Louisiana
Cotton.
Tic AttorneJ.t'eneral WIN Decide m.
tlonal.i}nnk Notes Neleelnabtc
III Cofn.
Meeting Of Representative Virginia Re.
publicana Who Favor 0oali-
ton.
COTTON CLAIMS,

OFFICERS.
Sprsfat Dt,pateh to 1As cAtedoo 7Ytbuns.
WASHINGTON, d. G., .1une a3.-The Court
Of Ciains llailded down II decision todny in
ttle case or pcychnul vs.. the United States.
1t Is Il deliberate accusation that the Govern
1.tent wns swludled ont Of nearly 500, 900
through the fault and treacItery Of Its
officers. 1udRe Mott, In delivering the
opinion, said: "ln rendering judgment It,
this ease the Conrt cannot refrain from ex-
pressing doubt as to whether the cotton In
this suit IS indeed distinct from the cotton
already settled fur. All of tie cotton cap
tured III the recho country amounted 10 only
GOO bales, a'ld It seems Improbable that the
firm OF Bellyeq, Noblen j. Co., the original
claimants, could have been owners or factors
the Court, clearly
nEncHSa TIE GOVERNMENTS MANAGE
MENT
of the case, the Inv officers OF the Govern
ment who aro responsible for the defense are
satisfied upon the point, ard the Court,
therefore, llas no reason for interpostng to @
recovery doubts Of Its owli.n The Court was
therefore obliged to give Judgment for the
claimants, amounting to So00,0Ui In the
ueclsion handed down to-dny the Court Of
Claims says: "With which the opiniun j,tst
referred TO closed, neither the law nor the
Treasury officers Of the Government, 50 far
as the record show, suggested: Rny steps for
n review, and just as quickly as
IT could bo done tho .Treasury paid
to- the ,to stdgsat te qy the r.nas oSns ths tqng
ot tho fraudulent iiature of this claim1 1 WIS
50 strong that the Government was forced to
take action. The claim had passed into
TIE HANDS OF IRRESPONSIBLE PERSONS.
and Of Claim agents. who, after receiving the
Money aTs sai IT, i,aye RIne through baiik;
not hope to recover q Gent. A year later the
Government moved for new trial OH the
g1onna ,l,s of fraud wrong, ana Injustice 4
e t6o Sh q 1y Mareh !ast 81 osas aad
appeared and moves! the c9se for trial. The
eos eass IL sa sdf s nas as s Nc St ea aDnss 9
peareu for hlln, and the case was argued and
submitted by REPRESENTATIVES Of The uoyeru-
meiit alone. 1t fs the finding that the Court
nakrs 'aI, 1l'n the faets Il, tue ritual that l'as
the beginning. calls attention to tha fact that
ut the first trial on tho part Of tho Goverl,-
lneslt, the testimony Of
NOT A SINGLE WITNESS WAS rIopucED,
no evidence waS offered, no request for find
standing tGat the AttorneyIieneral and ard Ills lis
nss!stnnt counsel had Called no witness and
nay produced no documentary evidence to
Tefnte the case, had tted no request for iIntl-
few designated items Of those set fori1. In
tue petition, so soon as the nttmbers OF the
court look up Tie record Tor examination a
snspic@i9n s @ ~ arose, , not OF fraud, but Of mis-
OF tho Court" Judge Mott further snys TINT
THE EXPRESSION OF THIS OPINION
wAs 1llnda ptlrposety to call the attentl0n nf
, 1881-06-24
with the contract made with sturges for the
advancement nf nancy. keokuk'8 best
lawyers aro employed In The case.
RELIGIOUS.

lawyers aro employed III inc case.
--. -.,.-.
KELlGlOuSs
,
sUNDAf.sctIOOL WORKERS.,
| Special ptsu,teh to TIT Chteaop Tribune.
Tonuxrr, June 1,-At tho Conycn,ton to.dny
| OF Ettnllny. schnol fcnchers with rrusf.tcnt 8,
II. Iltnkp III tho, chair tic uroceudI,,us were
opened Mt old a, in. with prayer md praise,
when delegates from a number of Btatcs report.
cd ns to tho work ot organization accomplished
In their localities IN oIlcu conference on Stntp.
rrpynctnt. and local S,,n,lny. sctJool uruatItzu.
Tons, led by Mr.. Bau,ncl W, Chtrk, Ut tho Sun.
day. Scltool 1J,nes, followed. Sir, william Hey.
hnids, Of Pooria tt. urged nil who felt n, inter
| ast In tho cnl1so to tnIk and write about It Mt
crcry opportunity, and to organize on tho satne
lines Ms political rarttcs orglnizcl, 80 TINT tho
work shnutd extend to the length and brcadth
pf tho land. Being Presbyterian, he beloved
In tho perseverance Ut the Rnins.
| Mr. Paxton, Of 1iinD!s, slid that every tovn-
ahtr In TINT State wns vol served With railways.
and thu. fares wero two ec'',s per milo, which
1ae'ltatcd ttio holtllng OF state conventions for
the promotion OF Sunday -achuol Organization.
and II wou,tt mat a ANAL f;,rtunc for sn1nn of
tho ,tc.c1ate. ~ ntte; cnnyon,Inrs Az T asSost ~
should ba made to got these rates rcduccI 50
| tliat there should bc conventions held In every
'State, The ,,ae Of tho ,untl VIVA nlsn
to bo commended, as It Afforded. by
c,bo1 nr ava nn,rp idcoa ar, of an,,rrtr, th,sa
ue.aoa ~ a""npn'b 'ae"D n.u y. o"u'F.u4 tuoso
they were not doing thoir duty MS we'll as others.
He skctched Tue work Of Organization he had
accomplished In Southern lllnnIs during two OF
INC hottost summers no md ever experienced.
and rcclted q humorous anccdote about one
vention M iii mt ha votion~ in In a cartotr
oontv an o ~ 9eot tsrao .,,,mt,,n ~ =, o,t"na II
in order to Witness Its failure. when he became
80 enthusiastic In favor OF It that he moved
, 1881-06-24
NEW COMPANIES.

6ptetaa N1plisk u I,ls Cnss4ue Tttkuns.
SFluNoFIELp, Ill, june 23.-Tne following
statements Of interpretations vera tiied with
, 1881-06-24

NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, June a3.-There were
eleven cases Of sunstroke to-day, seven fatal.
, 1881-06-24

sHaFUMefaT EUtf3t!aN TOT teHp9Fat1fe1 6l61aEI0n.
and instrumental 0ffVf. -
Mean barometer. a+tlA
Moan &hefu1utnetGt, &4
Nekn humidity. 13,
Hi4hest temperature t1,G
Lowest Temperature, tLa
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS,
CutcAuU. Jure Xt--totl4 D. m.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-11-05
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

The Senate adjourned on Saturday last, sine
die
During the brief session nearly all of the ap-
pointments which had been made or decided upon
by the late President were sent in by President
Arthur, and confirmed.
Hon. c. J. FOlgcr of New York was nominated
to be the Secretary of the Treasury, instead of
Ex-Governor Morgan, who declined to act and
his confirmation ensued without delay. Post
master-General James was re-appointed, and Mr..
Frank NJ. Hatton, of Burlington, Iowa, nominated
for the First Assistant Postmaster eneralship
Both were confirmed
large number of presidential pOst-Office ap-
pOlntments were made and favOrably acted upOn
except the nomination for the office at Lynchburg
Va, which latter brought on deadlock in the
proceedings that continued throughout one entire
night and part of two days.
The Democrats opposed the confirmation of
Statham, the applicant, although the then in
cllmbent of the office was q Republican and had
been reported dereIict in his accounts on several
occasions, while the Republican Senators favored
it. Republican caucus committee called upon
the President who decided not to press the mat
ter, so the went over without action, and the
obstruction to business was thus removed
The confirmation Of Pay Director WatmOugh
to be Paymaster- General was vigorously opposed
by Senator Logan and others, and also went over.
The open session of the Senate yesterday was
of short duration, and the character of the bust
ness unimpOrtant. A resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, against the system of
appointments to office for the purpose of nflu-
encing municipal elections but Mr.. Mcmillan
objected to its consideration at that time and it
went over under the rules A resolution offered
by Mr.. Hoar was adopted, directing the Com
mittee on Printing to inquire whether any i'm
provement can be made in the existing system of
distributing public documents, and for supplying
the same to public libraries.
The major part of the executive session was
devoted to discussion Of the action of the Senate
at the night session of Friday in instructing the
Sergeant-at-arms to bring in all absent Senators
nolens C0lens. Senators Edmunds, ingalls,, Bayard,
and others protested against the action as undig-
nifed and uncalled for, and several speeches were
made on the other side, and the question dropped
of itself After the discussion had ended, large
number Of consular and other minor nominations
were confirmed, and about five o'clock the Senate
adjourned finally, as already stated.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-11-05
CAPTURING MOONSHINERS.

Revenue Agents Brooks and McLeer reported
to Commissioner Raum on Tuesday an import
ant capture effected by them near Statesville, n
G.. They visited a distillery registered in the
name of L. D. Freeze, but really owned by W. A
Daniels, who also owns three other distilleries in
the vicinity. They found Freeze engaged in
making mash though his distillery was under
suspension. They returned to Statesvile to re-
port the facts to the acting collector, and in the
night, during their absence, the distillery was
entered, the mash run off, the stills removed, and
the distilery warehouse unlocked and nineteen
barrels of whisky taken away. The officers pro-
cured search warrants and provided themselves
with sharp iron rods, and after brisk search
feund seventeen of the stolen barrels of spirits
buried three feet under ground in plowed field
belonging to Daniels. Four stills, including one
identified as having been taken from Freezes
distillery, were subsequently found concealed in
Daniels cellar Both Freeze and Daniels are
said to have left the neighborhood. Warrants are
out for their arrest.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-11-05
WHAT COMPTROLLER KNOX SAYS.

Two of the directors of the Mechanics National
Bank of Newark, N. j., were in this city on Sat-
urday, and had a conference with Comptroller
Knox in regard to the defalcation of the cashier,
Oscar L. Baldwin, which was discovered on Fri
day. Baldwin had held the position of cashier
for twelve years. and had the entire confidence OF
the directors. He occupied a prominent social
position and was highly respected. His pecu-
lations have been going on for number of years,
and are believed to amount to the enormous sum
of $2000OO0. Nothing is known of how he dis
posed of the money except his statement, which
is that he loaned the money in several sums to
the Messrs. Neugitts, extensive morocco manutac-
turers Comptroller Knox has directed the bank
examiner of that section to take charge of the
bank, and he is now investigating the matter.
1t is also said that the cashier had an arrange
ment with a bank of exchange in New York city,
and by the connivance of the officers succeeded
in covering up his defalcation. Hon. Frederick
T. Frelinghuysen has been appointed receiver.