Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1873, Page 4

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Medllister, The Chicage Tiibune, Monday Morning, Jamisry 37, 1873 ‘Tho Count do Chnmbord has the support of s6von Orleans Princes for his claim to bo thew rightful King of France. B Porteot epplied Saturday for a now trial, but got instend sontonca that ho bo hanged Fob. 14. On tho eame doy o murderer was sentonced in San Francisco, and the day bofore the doath ponalty was pronounced in Now Haven, for tho first timo in twenty-two years. dovout the last two or threo years of his lifo, and to bavo sttonded mass overy Sabbath and Loy day with serapulous care. Beforo his death L made confession and recerved absolutfon. Threo largo trunks full of documonts are part of the bnggage brought to Washington by tho mombors of the McEnory Returning Board, who are to tostify in the caso of the contosting Sonn- tora from Louisiana. Rey and McMillan, the tho aspirants in question, will plead their own cegos beforo the Committeo on Elections. The indignation oxeited by what was thought to be the hoartiosy conduct of tho steamer that ran down tho Northfleet, tho othor day, in the English channel, is giving way to quito diffor- ent foeling. 1t is now bolioved that tho steamer itsolf sanik, with all on board, immediatoly after tho collision. Color is given to this hollef by tho roported discovery of a sunlkon steamship noar Dunge Ness light-house. A Qistinguished Russian, Count Kisilefr, died rocontly in Parig, aged 84. Ho was presont ab the socond entrance of tho Allics iuto Paris, 28 Aide-de-Camp to tho. Emporor Aloxander. In 1823, ho was Goneral-iu-Chiof of the Russian infantry aud Momber of tho Imperial Council. Aftor tho Crimean War, ho was mndo Russian Ambassador at Paris, from which ho rotired in 1362, owing to ill Lealth. Ono wook and another has passed since tho timo which Bonator Sumnor named for his ro- turn to tho Benato, but ho still eits in the echolurly soclusion of lis library, en invalid. Ho recoives visitors and pursues his studies with o cheerful nctivity, but his health still oludos him, Iis physician still enlla nupon him twico overy day, tho second timo ot 10 o'clock in the evening, to give the Senator the injection of morphino undor the arm, without which ho could not aleop. p 4 Bosidos theix other sins, Congressmen impli- catod in Crodit Mobilior irroguleritios must an- swor for dostroying Ames' childlike beliof in hu- man gooducess, and the like. “ Qonscionce!” éx;id this ombittered philanthrophist, Saturdsy, bo- foro the Crodit Mobilier Committec; I $m got- ting rather a low opinion of consolonco sinco I havo boen hore.” This is doplorable enough when wo consider the high ideal with which Amos must have approeched the Capitol. Now York ia atill without adequate legislative’ protection for childven who may bo. sperificed in factory labor by the grood or nocessity of thoir porents. England and many of tho Eastorn Btatos havo pald great attention to this 'subjoot in their Factory bills, and &'bill whith incor-’ poratos some of their features has been intro- dirced into the Now York Legislature. It pro- widea that no childven undor the age of 10 shall 15 employed for hire in any manufscturing or mechanical shop, or at any mauufactory work, ,and thet no child under thoe age of 12 shall bo so employed, unless it can read, Dlsmarek latoly withdrew from tho Prosidoncy «f tho Prussian Cabinet, and tho Emporor filled Iis place by General. Von Roon, a sturdy . old Gousorvativo. 'This change Las caused no little purprice in polltical circles abrond, and it hns boen generally bolieved that Bismarck’s control- ling influonce-in tho Imperial councils yas wan- ing, and that it would bo followed by & raversal of tho aggressive polloy of the Prussisn Gov- ernment agalnat the Oatholics, in the matter of docal roforms, and in other directions, None of theso prodictions have boon vorified, and Dis- marok, in his romatks in tho Chamber of Dopu- ties, deprivos tho transaction of all pamlcll' wmeaning by atiributing It wholly to hie ill- haalth, " - p— Roy. Henry \Vurd' Boocher, through the col- wmns of his paper, tho Christian Unfon, bas | road tho Secretary of tho Young Men's Ohrintian Assoclation, of Now York, a vory sharp losson, for rofusing to ailow tho uo of the haill to Rov. Jobn Welss, for tho dollvery of & courso of Bhakspoaronn lectures, upon tho ground of tho Tooturor's ungonnd religlous views, Mr. Booohor oays such otion in nob oreditable to tho iutelli- genceo, digorimination, or good sonuo of tho Asso- ciation, and will aliouato from it the sympnthion of many poople who would gladly bo its frlon da and heolpors, It romains to Lo seon whethor tho Trustcos havo tho good semso to heed M. Boachor's admonition, and overrulo the nctlon of thoir narrow aud bigoted Hecrotary, ' Tho English boot and shoo makers, . bocoming Indignant at o rocont statoment in tho dobato of tho Socloty of Arts, that tho Fronch workmon oxcollod the English and Irish Orispins, recontly challenged tho Ironch worknon, to any smount of monoy, that they would boat thom. Tho challongo Las beon nccopted by the Frenchmen, and this novel intornational match has boon takon up in sorfous onrnest by tho people of both countrics, and s croating groat oxcitomont, The Froncli stipulato fifteon houra for making & man's boot, and twolve hours for a woman's boot with leather hool. For tho firat day thoy stipulato o whito sntin shos, with Louis XV. leol, and o short boot with colorod sille with heol of gamo stufl; on tho second day, & Turkish slipper with Louis XV, licol, tho fore part of cork, to bo covorad with silk, and the woykmon to mnke overything oxcopt the lasts. Thus far, Btaflord, Norwich, Northampton, Bristo), and London have docided to enter tho liats agaiust Paris.. Bhoomakers, tha world over, will watoh this tournament of the Kuights of Orlspin with lively intoroat. The Chiengo produco markots wero loss notive on Saturday, but gonorally steady. Moss porlk was dull and unchangod, at $12.00@12.05 cash, 1225 sollor March, Lard wao active and firm at $7.40 por 100 1bs cash, and $7.65 sollor March. Mozts woro in fair domand and steady at 4o for shoulders, 57§@Ge for short riba ; 62fe for shorb clear; snd 78{c por 1b for 16-1b hama. Dressed hogs wero quict and steady i 84.60@4.80 por 100 1bs. Highwinos wore quict and 4o highor, nt 8840 por gallon. Tlourwas quiet and steady, Wheat wasless active, but o shade firmer, closing dull ab 81,2414 cash, and 81.25%¢ ecllor February. Corn was loss activo, and declined 34@3{c, closing at 903{0 cnsh, nhd B80j@Sle sollor Fobruary, Oats woro less activo, and n ehado lower, closing at 25)(c soller the month, and 25340 soller February. Rys was quiot, and 3do highor, ot 68)(@09. Barley was quiot, but strong, at 1o advance ; No. 2 closing at 78c bid, cagh, and 800 sollor March, Tho livo hog mar- kot was active and firm at full yosterday's prices, salos maling at $9.80@4.12)¢. Thoro was only nemall amount of trading in the cattle market, and values were without noticonblo change. Sheop met with somo inquiry at fabout former rates. The peoplo of Georgin, Alabams, Florida, nud other Southern Statos are seriously alarmed at tho tido of emigration which has sot in from thoso Btates to Texas. In Texas tho computation is that tho arrivals of sottlors from other States aro oqual to 6,000 por day; thisis during the proa- ent soason, but in tho spring a groater number is expocted. Tho reasons for this oxodus aro partly political and partlyscclal. Tho ownors of Iand in Georgiz, Alabama, Florida, and othor Btates aro poor; thoir Jand hing, in many cases, ‘boen impoverielied, and they havo not the means of improving it. Thoir States are overwholined with debt; tho domination of tho negro popula~_ tion' will bo felt for many years to como, and taxes aro onormous, Toxns offers them large homostoads of virgin land, capable of producing large orops. 'Thore las been no migration of negroos to Tosas; that Stato offers gronter facilities for commerce, and tho whites are overwhelming in numbers. Toxas offors homes for the- present goneration, and 1and and occupation for tho children who have no promising future in the older States. So, the whites who want peaco, who cannot improve their old farms, and who have families to sup- port, aro moving off to Toxas, where thero i land to bo hnd in unlimitod quantities for nothing, and whoroe taxation is nominal, and tho Governmont whito. Tho papors of Georgin and Alsbama axo endoavoring to ohock this migra- tion, but it continues, and will probably be in- crensod in the spring. It is painful in tho oxtremo to read the over- whelming degredation that has fallon upon Son- ator Pattorson, of New Hampshire. In tho case of Mr. Colfax thoro I8 a confossion that ho pur- chased tho stock, and that ho accopted n credit on it of the accrued dividends thon due, leaving him in debt ouly 8542, wlileh” Lio says Lo paid by check, and which Ames admits he received. But a8 to the recoipt of o’ further dividend of £1,200, thero is o polut blank question of veracity bo- twoon him and Ames. Not so with M. Patlor- son, The fact whother that gontloman was o purchaser of Crodit Mobilior stock or not has bocomo not only stalo but insignificant in view of othor disclosuren, During Ipst year he piteously appoaled to Amos for equivoeal letters denying his connoction with the matler, o then mado his statomoent on oath de- nying -having evor purchasod tho stoclk; subgoquently, whon Ames testified that ko had hold stocle for Pattorson, and thought ho had paid Lim dividonds, Pattoraon agaln upon onth doniod having recolved any dividends. On Sat- urday, Amos produced Palterson's-roceipts for vory largo dividends, and a papor showing that ithore woro still furthor sums due him, Ho cloar 8 €8, such an absoluto conviction of fulschood, bag rarely boen witnessed, Itis not uu in tho oase of Colfax, the asportion of Ames on the oue hand, and a denial by Colfaz on the other; in this cnse Palterson’s donial is broad and om- phatic, whilo Ames’ assortion is sustaincd by tho writton recoipts of Pattorson. The distrossiug smplitudd of tho tostimony is rendored oven more puinful by the production of a lotter of Pattorson’s, dated January 4, 1873, in which ha writes out cortain stutomonts which Lo wants Ames to swoar to ‘bofore the Committeo, Theso statoments are iprupnwd in order '{o Jacquit Paltorson. Who cooluoss with ,which Ames fs roquosted to mwoar falgoly fs rerinrka- -blo, Mr, Patterson reprosentod ono of iho dis- \tricta of Now Hampshire in the Houso of Ropra- sontatives for womo years, and in 1866 wan elgoted to the Bonato, ITs had beon proviously 8 Profesaor in Darlmouth Collego, and g always enjoyed an enviablo characlor for por- sonal ‘intogrity, Last spring s supposed con- nection with the Union Pacifio Itallrond was urged against him, and the Logislature clected another porson in hia place. Ilis torm oxpives March 8, 1878, Of all tho porsons implieated in this Orodit Mobllior Lusiness ho has ouffared (ho mosh, not in tho mattor of accopting tho slock aud dividonds, but fn tho monns he has sdopted to suppress the truth and sorcon himuelf, \THE FRAUD OF PHELPS, DODGE & 00, No ovont in the history of Amerlean commerco hna struck the mornl senso of {lio country with moro horror than tho now indireotly-confessad frands porpetrated upon tho Natiounl rovenuo by the world-wide known houso of Ilolps, Dodgo & Compnuy, of New York, Tho promi- nonce of the lending nembora of that firm, thelr almost ostontatious dlsplayof pioty and solioltude for tho roliglous oducation of thelr follow-mon, and tho rolentloss rigor with which thoy have do- manded justice upon nll offondors, havo given to their doteotion an interest of tho most pointed character. Tho foundor of tlio firm was Anson Tholps, who, in his day, was succossful in businoss, and whoso last yonrs wore dovoted to the cause of lumanity and religlon. Congress, soon aftor tho war of 1813, passod an act to encourngo Art, by admitting, freo of duty, statuary, paintings, ote,, and Mr. Phelps imported from Europo n vongol lond of load, zino, and othor motals, cast In theform of busts of Franklin, Washington, and othor ominont Amorieans. The motal thus os- caped paying duty, and from which an immenso profit for thoso days was mado. Aftor his death, tho namo of the firm Phelps, Dodgo & Co, was mado porpetual by net of the Legislaturo, The prosent mombors of the firm of Pholps, Dodge & Co. ave: W. E, Dodge, Sr., Jamoa Btokes, D, Willls Jumes, Anson Pholps Stokes, W. E. Dadgo, Jr., and Thomas Stokes, nll of Now York. The Liverpool houso, dofng buainess un- dor tho namo of Phelps, James & Co., of Livor- pool, s componed of Daulel Jamos, of Livorpool, and the verious members of tho firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co., of Now York, W. E. Dodge, 8r., Danidl Jamos, of Liverpool, and James Stokes married the daughters of Anson Thelps, tho founder of the houso, which hag oxisted for noarly sovonty-fivo yoars, 'The capitalists of tho firm, rauking in tho order of thoir woelth, are Daniol James, of Livorpool, William E. Dodgo, Br,, and Jamon Stokes, cach of theso Lelng worth from two to five miilions of dollars. Danicl James, of the houso of Pholps, James & Co., of ZLiverpoo], haa been tho purchasing agent of tho Now York houso for half a contury, and is now, porhaps, 76 years of age., W. I. Dodgo, 8r., is about 64, and Janios Stokos 69 yoars of age. Tho principal business managoer of tho house of Phelps, Dodgo & Oo,, in New York, is D, Willis Jomos, son of Daniel James, of Liver- pool. Ilo camo to this country some yours ago, and is, porhape, the ruling man in tho rctive! managomoent of the business, though sli tho pertners participato more or less. * Tho businoss of the firm iy dealing in metaly. Thoy aro importers of shootiron, zinc, wire, Dlock tin and tin plate, tho lattor being n spec- inlty in which the houso hasmever had success- ful rivals. For forty yenrsthey have boonat the head of that trade, aud have outlived scores of firme that bave dared to competo with thom. Noverthelesn, tlie immense profits of the firm havo beon made during the last fiftecn years. These profits have boon large, not only in tho direct lino of the trado, but in real estate, which thoy holdinlarge quantitiosin almost overy Btato intho Union. Of this real estato thoy have nequired muchin {ho way of sottlement with debtors, and it hao in most cases ndvanced in valuo to the great profitof tho firm, Tho New York Golden Age speaks of the recont tranenction as follows : ' Thoro Las been an intentionsl and extensivo de- frauding of Governmont, but both tho motivo and practice of (L3 corruption wero concealod from tho knowledgo of that vonorablo ind honored man, Mr. W, I, Dodge, who la tho seutor partner of this celo- Lrated Liouse, aud who now bears most unjuatly tho odium which should attach only to subordinates, Mr. Dodgo received tho knowledgo of this indfctment as if tho wholo Alps hud tumbled on him in o einglo ava- lanehe, At first ho would not beliove that tho firm had Deen guilty of auy frauda at all, We oro assured that lo proofs of {he falso Invofces, when Iadd before im, fillod him with profound ond humiliating surprise, Ho had not suspected any of his partnora or agenta to bo gty of such o tsmporing with moral rectitudo and commerctal honesly, Seoing tho wrong . gins to loom up very distinctly on tho Enstorn done, he promptly said to the Govornment officers : “Gonllemen, what this firm owes It will pay, If it takes overy dollar of its property,” In viow of tho dififeulty of caleulating oxactly what it did owe, involving, wo aro told, o four montha' task for on accountant, nud roquiring n closo comparison bolween pyramids of papors, Pholps, Dodgo & Co. proposod to pay o tho Governmont o round #um of a quartor of o milllon dolinrs, This proposltion was further augmented by sdding $10,000 to cover all oxpenscs of counsol focs, cle, Accardingly, thoy offered o cerlified cliock of $200,000 fn full settiemont of all cllma, It Lins been repeatedly triod for many years, by American firms, to purchaso tin plate in Europe and import it ; but in every case it has boon domonstrated that Pholps, Dodge & Co., of New York, could sellat a proflt that motal, from & to 10 por cont cneapor than it could be imported by any othor American houso. i ' This tin'plate is manufactured in Wales, and 1s purchased by Phelpg, James'& Co., of Liver- pool ;- thoy either re-soll it to Pholps, Dodgo & Co., of Now York, or purchaso it for tho lattor firm. In elthor caso, the involces muat bo made ont by the house of Phelps, James & Co., of | Liverpocl, aud theno involeos must bo roceived by somo mombor of the Now York houso ; and it i mot likely that tho membor of “tho fim privy to any falso invoicos is ‘fho’ ‘pordon who ‘had to do. tho falso swenring at tho Custom fouso. Thaf probably was per- formed by somo junior partnor, or clork, who, having no kuowledge othor than tho invoicos placed in his bauds, could honostly miveai to thon ns tho real involcos, I'ho duty on this articlo of tin plslo has been groatly incroased during the Iast ton yonrs, In 1646 tho duty oa tin in bars, pigs, or blooks, wia .| 5'pnr cont; in 1857 it was mado froo, and con~ tinued so until 1863, when tho duty was raided to 16 por cout, which is tho present duty. "The duty on tin plato way 16 por cont in 1846, was reducad to 8 por cont in 1857, incronsed Lo 10 iper cont in 1861, and to 25 por conit In 1863, and thnt duty is nowv in forco. Itia not likely that tho duty of 8 or 10 por cont offored any tompta- Jtiou to fraud; but the duty of 25 per cont was ‘morg attractivo, In, 1871, the value of tho Im- ported tin, in' blocks, pigs, aud bars, was £3,988,000, and of tin plate, £9,490,000, and -of zino about ©1,000000, Upon which of theso, or whother “upon. .sll of thom, and of other metal, tho alloged false in- voicos woro mude Is not stated, It is assorted ‘that those frauds bayo been galng on for saveral years, aud assuming the importations to have boon aliko in valuo every yoar,and that tho fraudulent valuation Involyod but s loss of 10 of tho 25 por cont of tho duty, tho aggrogato of the fraud must bo vory large. It must have boen tho magnitude of tho profit alona that induced s houso of such high commoreial standing to thus equivocato in paying ita taxes. ‘o ponalty for such an offence is o serious - ouo, It involyes not only the payment of tho lost rovenue, but a finc equal to-the fraud, It inoludes also & eriminal proscoution, with fino and imprisonmont, It {8 nudoubtedly truo that Mr, W. I, Dodre, Br., kuow nothlug of theso frauds porpotrated by his partners, but that furnishos the strongor ronson why Mr. Dodge should not sook {o compromise-the fraud by guosslng at 6 sum; ho ehould placo his books during tho Inst ten years in the hands of tho Inw offioors ; should hnve nccurately computed ovory dollar of which the Governmont has boon dofrauded ; should promptly mako restitution thorcof, Ho should also surrendor to tho offt- cora of justico thoso of lis partnors who have committed thin fraud, and havo thom punishod 8 any othor porsons committing orime. Mr. Dodgo Lias taken an notivo part in tho public ox- corationand porssoution of Twood, Connolly, oud . tho othor munlcipal robbors of Now Yorlk Clty. Novw that ho haa discovorod that, in his own firm, extonsivo and justns oriminal a robbory of the Governmont hna boon practised, ho should bo among tho firat to produce tho offonders, make restitution, and uphiold tho lawand tho causo of truth and justico, That thore nro daily frauds committed ot the Custom Houso, and that tho oxcessivo taxoes lov- fod on foroign goods, are n direct oncourago- mont to fraud, falso swearlng, and general de- struction of commercial and porsonal Lionoaty, are not to bo quostioned, but whon a houso, with o standing like that of Phelps, Dodge & Co., is dotoctod In such practices, tho seandal, and tho domoralizing effect upon public morals, ia grontly incroased, Tho only way in which the honost apd Christisn mombors of that firm can vindicato thomaolves is not by purchasing an ex- omption from prosecution, but by an honest roa- titution of the monoy kopt back, snd by n prompt dolivery of the individuals who have per- gounlly committed the frands. THE EASTERN QUESTION. The disputo botwoon England and Russia be- horizon, and itis by no moans impoesible that Jtho Eastorn question may not bo agam, and that speedily, submitied to tho arbitramont of war. The oatonsiblo objoct of Russis, in her presont military oxpedition, ia to punieh the Khan of Khivn for outrages to Russion subjocts, who havo been thrown into slavery, and to make Khive o profecturo of Russis, which will also malko hor mastor of tho Contral Asian roads be- yond. Tho prosent complication is owing to the fact that, in the settlement of the relations be- twoon the two DPowers & fow years ago, England only required Russin to abstain from the invasion of Affghonistan,- but tho boundary of that territory was left un- dofined. "On this subject, England has not only addressed a note to Russis, but has also in- formed tho Affghanistans that, if Rusais invades thoir torritory, tho noutrality is broken, and they may fight the Ruseiane. Russia has replied doclaring that, although hor desire is to main- tain friondly rolations with England, she rofuscs to rocoivo tho boundary indicated by tho former, bocauso it includes countries which never bo- longed to Affghaniatan, but have always beon indopondont, War may not result at presont from this misundorstanding, but, if Runsin invador Affgheuistan and subjugates Khivs, as ghe g cortainly bound to do, forneithor Affghan- istans nor Khivans can offer any materixl resist- anco, thon tho Enstern quostion must be sottled by England at onco, or sho must bo prepaved to yiold her Indian supremacy. The present Russian encroachmont doos not soriously threaton Indin. Tho ultimate aim of Lier oxpedition is not Contral Asia. Hor object- ivo poirt is tho Bosphorus and the ontrance to tho Meditorrancan. The London Telegraph vory sbrewdly cautions the English Governmont againet making the mistake of supposing that Ruusia is throntening Hindostan, Itsays: *The capital importance of the Contral Asian question doca not lio in Tashlkond and Samarcand, but in tho Euphrates and tho Bosphorus, There are men of groat loarning aud sngacity who seo vie- fons of o Russion Timour Leading tho warrior desert tribes in a new careor of conquost beyond theIndue. Wo do not dispute that, in process of timo, Muscovite gonius msay disciplino Tura- nian valor, and make the riders of the steppes onco moro formidablo with lanco and breech- loader; but an inrosd upon Hindostan is not tho aim of Russia.” There is both truth and good #onso in this warning of the Telegraph. Con- stantinople is undoubtedly tho ultimato point at which Russia is aiming, aud, if she attaing it, thon is English domination in the East scriously threatonod, as it will give Russia o position on the Oxus and tho Caspian Ses, and o possossion in Asia DMinor, which must stand dircetly in tho path of Eughud to her Indisn posscssions, It is mot impossible, therofore, that the prosont oxpedition will not result in suything moroe than & serious protost upon tho part of England against the invasion of Affghan- istan, and that sho-will' contont horself witha vigorous watching of tho sfter movemonts of .tho wily Muscovites,»The subjugation of Khiva or oven the pn!fl‘ll‘uslon of Contral Asia, which must inovitably Lappen, sro noth- ing -in thomselves- to Englaud. But, after this, tho supromacy of England in the East is "Involved, and this will tax tho skill and knowl- odgo of English atatesmen. Thero ig fiothing to indicato that Russia will not fight for tho pos- somsion of Conbtantinople rather than negotinte, - England is riot favorably disposed o negotiation, having been dofentod twice recontly—in the Ala- ‘bama Olaims and the San Juan boundary ques- tlons. There: is, evory prospeot, thorefors, that ‘Russian ng'i;rmxdi;umol)t must eross tho path of ' English supromaocy in the East, and that the right of posacssion must bo sottlod soonor or lator by tho arbitrament of war. THE GENEVA AWARD, a Tho bill drawn up by Gouoral Butler for tho digtribution of the G‘mmvd: award, ‘and which Las beon reported to,tho Ifouse, divides the olatmants for indoumiby into six clagies. First, all actuel ownors of properfy, who wero unin- surod or did not rocetve thelr {nsurance ;-second, tho officors and crows of tho vesscls destroyed, who are to-recoive damages for their: wagos, thoir dotontion, mid eapturo, and the oxpenso of .thoir return home; third, the partially insured,* who will be_entitled to the differonce betwoen the value of tho property destroyed and the in- surance rocoived; fourth, all vensels owned or- chartorad by the United Hlates Goverument, to- gother with the United Blates proporty. on board; fifth, oll porsons who had paid a pre- miuny for war rxiske on vossels. after tholr sailing, to tho amount of oxtra promiums paid; sixth, all insurorp, prlvt_.tn‘or incorporated, whose books show that their war promjums did not oqual the amount of losses paid by them. ‘b socond soction of the bill forostalls any in- direot damages by providing that, in estimating tho lossos, no account shall be twken of pro- speotive’ profits on' freight not oarned, oxcopt- ing when o vossel carrying frelghtor passongovs, or bound on a flshing voyage, had partly per- formed hor Voyago, when a proportionato part. of the profits of the wholo voysge shall be al- ‘Jowed, deducting the correnponding proportion of oxpennos of outfit. The third nection pro- vidos for the modus operandi, ond ro- quires all olaimants to fllo thelr potl- tions in tho Ciroult or ‘orritorisl Courtn of the Unitod Btatos in which thoy rosido, or at tho homo port of their vossols, Ninoty days aro allowed interosted porsons to slow cause why the olaims should not bo gronted, and twenty daya theroaflor for the filing of & countor clnim. AlL orlginal petitions aro to bo flled’ by the flunt day of July, 1874, and all pubsoquent potitlons within four months fol- lowing, or the olaims will bo forover barred, Tho amount aworded at Genova was $15,000,- 000, fn round numbors, nud, as another scotion of tha bill provides that, whon tho Cirouit Court certifios to tho Secrotary of tho Tressury that judgmont has Loon rondored in favor of oithor of tho flrat four olaswes of lonors, umy_ oro to Do pald at onco by o Tronsury warranb, {6 {8 not alficult to poo that thero will bo littlo loft for the othor two olnsses. Betweon matisfying tho uninsured, tho officors and scamon of vessola, the partially insured, snd tho United Stnles Govornmont, there will bo dry picking loft, par- tioularly for insurance companies, who como Inst on tho list. The bill, howover, ia o just ono in giving those who ‘aro tho heaviest sufforora tho firat opporlunity to prove their losses and obtnin their pro rata of tho sward. In regard to tho st two clasnes, the bill provides that the certificato from tho Circuit Court * i to romnin on filo in tho Tronsury until tho 1st of July, 1874, and, if it thon appears that tho olalms oxoood tho mmound of momey paid by Great Britain, thon tho olaims of insur- snco companios aro to bo paid rateably in pro- pcrtlox.x to tho amount of cortificate cortifiod, rotaining, howevor, a sum equal to tho claims romaining unadjudicated ; and, whon all of tho oleims have beon adjudicated, eoxcopt thoso which are appealed to the Supremo Court, thon tho Becrotary of the Troasury may divido in tlto samo manner tho remaindor of tho sum ; and when all cleims havo been adjudiented, thon any of the nward romaining shall be divided ratoably osmong all adjudicated claims.” Mr: But- Tor's Dbill {s, perbaps, as falr =« bill a8 could bo drawn, and makes just distinotions botween tho difforent classos of claimas; but, oven undor such provisions, what with tho lob~ bying that must inovitably occur, the doapor- ato offorts of powerful and influential insurance companios, which will undoubtedly contost onch caso, and tho questions of law and appoals which will go to the Bupremo Court, the process of obtaining Jhidgmont must bo o long end tedions ono. Tho counsel, which cach claiment must obtain to manage his case, and who will got o fair shiaro of tho Genova award, aro tho happlost poriies concorned. ANOTHER DEFAULTER. ‘The Cashier of ithe Granite Stnto National Bank Mysteriously Diunpe pears-=The Bank o Menvy Loser. Speeial Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Jan. 26.—The bank defalcation for £200,000 in Now Humpahiro is thus given in o spocial from Exotor: Chis weulthy and con- sorvativo old town is in a romarkablo stato of oxcitoment, eansed by tho discovery of o defal- cation, nstonishing in overy particular. Mr. N, Apploton Shuto, Cashior of tho Granite Stato National Banlk, loft his homo on Monday morn- ing, with tho supfioaed intontion of_takingthe 6 o'clock train for Boston, Nothing was hioard of him for o fow days, and howas o man of such mothodical regularity, that fonrs wera aroused of somo accident or of foul play. While dis- charging tho duties as ona of tho trustod oflicora of tho Bauk, ho ling beon ongaged in tho brokor- 8go businces, donling largely in railrond bonds nud other spoculntive securition, not only for himsolf but for tho bank and outside_partics. Ho has also beon » gub-ngont of tho Northern Pacific Railrord, and whoen drawn upon by Bog- ton brokors, tho drafts woro always upon N. A. Blhuto, Cashior. ‘The lnat purchase made in Boston was on_Wednosdey, when he visited o banking houso in Btate stroet, about 2 o'cloclk in the aftornoon, and pumllnsod « bond of 1,000 of tho Chicago, Burhngton & Quincy Railroad, tendoring in paymont one 950 5-20° bond nn 8968 m gold. It secms ho did not take tho cars, ‘but loft Exoter on foot. On Tuesday Mr. Bhuco sont to the bank 805,000 worth of rogistered bonds which ho had loft on the bod. Even then no _ suspicion beon _folt by tho ‘Dbank authoritics. On Wednesday they bogan to ovorhaul the books. On Thuraday s doficit of £20,000 was found, which on Friday incroasod to §120,000, according to ouo report. _Anotherstor; is that 'tho doflclt in tho Giranito Stato Ban amounts to from £30,000 to 240,000, which is about the amount of the surplus of the bank, A largo amount has also boon oxtracted from the funds of tho Exoter Savings Banlk, of which Mr, Bhuto was Treasuror, but how much lLas not boou fully ascortained. His bonds given as Beeurity to both bauks amount to £55,000, though tho onds ~ wore not ronewed nb tholr oxpiration threo years sgo. Mr. Bhuto 18 aobout 40 yoars of ago, o tall man, rathor slendor, about five foot ton inchies inclios in hoight, of dark comploxion and unobtrusive bearing, and has boon Cashier for ton yoars, o hag a wife and two children, who hnve roturnod to hor father's, It is learnod that Bhuto hes boon ongaged in spooulatio in fancy stocks, and, to some oxtent, iju coal, stockn, is i1l luck in thoso transnctions, and tho loss of -privato_property to tho amount of soveral thonsand dollnrs, doubtless lod to his drawing on the funds of tho banl, and bis sub- soquont grontor ombozzloment wud flight. His rivato transnctions with individuala appear to ano' been_squave, ‘Tho monoy and other valuables doposited with him formufo keoping ‘inltho bank vault aro found untouched. i INDIANA, Satarday’s Proceedings in the State i *. KLoglslature. - B i InpianArorts, Ind., Saturday, Jan, 25,—In the Stiute, now billa wore introduced to cnablo cltion, on potition of rosidont frecholders, to subscribo to stock in, or meko donations to; man- ufacturing companios ; making it uninwful for hogs to run at large outsido tho owner's incloa- wuro ;* Lo charter tho Northwestern 8ynod of the Tieformed Ohurchi of tho United Btatos ; author- izing comotory associations to muintaln n fund | to lwor in ropair their lols ; to allow each voter Com- or two ono or two votes for Count; missioners at his ersons or for ‘ona porson twleo ; o ~divido the Blato nto thivky-six Judicial ¢iremts, and abolishing tho Court of Common Ploas; authorizing eitiva of 80,000 in- habitants, and over, to malo loans ; deol to_cns C optlon, - voting to poy“attornoys’ foos as addition to notos or othor evidonces of indobtedness ; suthorizing tho salo at auction of four:lots in Indinnapolis belonging to tho Btate ;. to provido for letting tho Stato- printing to tho lowost rospongibla bidder; to suppress tho circulation of obgeona litorature; making it unlawful to rvecolvo more than tho logal ralo of interest; to oxempt from salo or execu~ tion lots in comotorios ; appraisers roturna tobo made on the first Monduy of July, horenitor, and oroating In tho oflico of Buurolnrf' of Htate four buroaus, viz.: Tho Buroan of Publio Af- fuirs, the Buroan of Publio Printing and Hta- tionery, tho Buromu of Corporations, and tho -|: Burcau of Biatlutics, "I'he ITouso of Itopresentalivos was not in sos- gion to-day, and doos mobt meet till 2 o'clock Monday affernoon. st e G ’ 'The Erevhots, ] CoLmipiA, Pu,, Jan, 25.~Tie Suaquohnnna roap four foot lgak night. ‘ho Wrightuville Iron Compiny's furnnca bias beon forcod to suspond oporutions by tho back-water from tho ice-gorge bolow Colunibis, ~ = ———— —Tn fan Franclsco court, tho other day, o littlo dintoguo ran thus: Counsol to witnosn— “You say tm\ wora at his hougo ovory night? " Yo, vir/'& % Woro you Ina parinar?” "¢ No, sir” ¥ Auy rolativo of his?" “No.” Wial Wwore you dolngln bis houso evory night?" “I1 was aparking his wife's slator,” ng | . Hlogal, usurlous, and void, agroaments ju'writing " commoh buman(ty, They had taborod, THE TUCKER CASE. Conclusion of a Remor- able Lawsuit. The Reliof and Aid Society. Victorious. Disagrecment; of the Jury After "« a Btormy Eession, Argument of Ridney -Smith, Eag,, for Defondants, - A Oircumstantial History. of the Case. No causo rocontly tried in our Courts hns nt- tracted 8o much ottontion ns that of Mra. Tucker v. Mombors of the Reliof and Aid Bo- cloty, which so nearly reached its conclusion lnat wock. As tho cnso progressed, the tostimony was from day to day given to tho public in our columng. On Thuradey the ovidonco wasall in, and on Seturday Judgoe Troo gave tho ontiro day to tho argumonts of counsel. Judgo Norton oponed tho ball with & spooch that lasted an hour, o waa followod by Mr, Ridnoy Smith,in an olaborato spooch of tiwo hours inlongth, The caso was closod by dr. Lylo King, for the prose- cution, inan argument that ocouplod the romatn- dor of tho session. Tho charge of Judge Treo, it any blas could bo discovéred in it, soomod favorablo to tho pluintif. Tho Jury rotired to Judge Farwall'a room at 4 o'clock, in chargo of an ofticor of tho Court, whero thoy romainod until about midnight, tho only inter~ val belog n brief half houg givon to n Lonten ro- pust ot nightfall. Tho disoussions in the jury- room aro understood to have been animated, and ovon Dbitter, aud at tho Into hour named, failing to agreo, and o long, droary Sunday of confine- mout belng in prospect, tho ‘twolyo returned to their own Court-room, and were intorviowed by Judgo Trao, and woro dismissod by tho Judgo, 1o {t'scomod unadvisablo to rolain thom longor. . BIDNEY S)ITI'S ARGUMENT, Our roport of tho pleas gavo only limited nrnce to the dofenco. We appond Mr. Bidnoy Bmitl's specch In full 4 GENTLEMEN OF Ti® Junx: Tho parties whom I ropreseut aro hero beforo you, and hava lieen for uentl two weeks, beeauso thoy woro choson defondants, an: ‘wero obliged to bo hicre, On tho 6th day of Janunry, 1873, imniediately following tho fire, n Auit was conl- menced in this Gourt by tho plaintiff, Lizzio T, Tucker, n3ainst Thos, M, Avory, Turlington {, Harvey, David Druliner, and John M. Lambort, The declaration soema to have been propared {n advance, nud filed on that day, so that the proparation for this sult soome to Jiavo boen in progress sevoral duys prior to that time, ‘Tho declaration, as originally flicd, containg what wo call two counta, that i, two distinct cauacs of action alleged ogainst theso parties—tho first of which alleges that all of tho defond- ants, on the 234 doy of Decomber, 1871, witly forco of arme, broke and cntored tho plaintin’s dwelling house, situato on Porch street, in tho City of Ohicago, nnd mado o great noiso and disturbanco there, nnd stald fu sald dwolling houso without the Ii- congo and against tho willof tho plaintiff, continuing stteh noiso und disturbanco thoren for two hours, and during that time, greatly disturbed, and annoyed, and hindered the plafutial ini Ler quict Desscsson theroof ; and thon nud thero selzed and carried nway tho goods which thoy enumerate, Tho sccoud count merely ul- teges tho geizing and carrylng nwny of the ‘goods, tha samo goods montioned, and which are substanfially thogame goods in that written order or dollvery of tho oods. 3 8%Phis doclaration waa fled on tho Gth of Tanuary; tho cago was ponding In Court ; and on tho 14th day of June following, 3re, Tucker's coungol opplied o tho Gourt for loave to filo an_addilionn] count, nn though the counts olrendy filed woro not suflicient to recover, aud described tho conduct o8 charged ngainst {lese defondants, Now, \wlint wora the additional charges mado in fis addis tional count, which thoy, by leavo of tho Court, fled 7 1t nlleges that theso damo defoudantd, on the anmo day, tho 23d day of Decombor, 1871, at Clicago, in tho said county, with forco and nrms, violontiy wid riot« ously forced, burst, and broko oped the outer door of, ond with liko force nnd arm entored, tho dwoling rouso of thuo plniuliir, In which tho plafalif aud lier family woro then netually dwolllug, bolng aud fuliabit- ing sald dwolling houge, being nituato on a corlain streot in tho City of Chichgo, and then and thoro made & great noldo and disturbauce thorein, and staid and continuied thereln, makiug siich nolso and disturbanco for o long tpaco’ of thno, to-wit.; threo houra; ond {hen and thero forced aud_ roko opon divors duors in snid dwaliing Lousc, and also for tho timo aforesald, to-wit.: on tho day &nd houraforcsald, roized and toolt givers'goods and chintiols of tio plafait found and Deing {u tho nald _dwalling houso, being the samo goods nnd chattels mentioned u (Lo firat count of tho buid declaration, Thot Is tho account of churges, gontlemen, that dro mado oguinat Mr, Harvey, sgafust Bfr. Avery, Mr. Lambort, aud 3r, Draliner, . T'call your attontion to'this, gontlomon, in tho out- sot, bucause, iu dociding upon this cao, it may becomo smportant for sou to dotermino whothior, afber all, thoro hna not been an attempt to make moro'out of this cano than any protenco of facts will warraut, to placo n falso coloriug on tho transaction, and make charges against theo citizens of & most unwarranted and a most aggravated chtactor, I do not cliargo counsel on_tho other aido with Improperly aud gratuitonsly maldug theso clinrges of ot and disorder ngaint well-known cltizons without some foundatlon for them, so far ns {hay were concerned, It s io Lo pre sumdd that connsol rolained hero for tho prosccution Inthis caso wero told by gomnebody thnt this Jind of conduct hud_beon indulged 1n by theso dofondants, They woro told thut tho tratl wes that theso mon, nd ziotors, had o an nssoult upon this dwellidg house, had forced tho outer doors, Lad vomsined’ in tho houso conducting thomselves in o most riotous manuer, forced insido doors like & pack of vondals, Undonbtedly, thoy were told 6o by somobody ; because, unloss thoy ware Ao advieed that such facts oxisted, It waa n breach of pro- Sossional duty fog thom to ieg 1t agaivat my wlle Jmown cltizen, Thoso wero tho charyes, gontlemen, which wera made ngainat tho defendunts in this case, and which they have been compelisd to come fnto Court ud defond themsolves ugoinet, I boliovo that this suit novor should lavo bocon rought, aud I be- liove that this Jury will como'to the amo ‘conclusion, Eut, gontlemon, If thotimoof thiy Court and theso Jurors hiave beon taken up by persiutent offorts to dis- ‘oolor facte, to make up o caso which truth dld not warrant, woare not to blamo, We aro here, as X safd. ‘before, becauso wo aro obliged to be here,- Disagreo- ablo a3 tho duty fe, wo are obliged to ho oo, gontie- me, to defond oursolves against chargen of 1ho most sorions chruator, charges which; it thoy Lad tho slightest foundntfon fu trutl, would bo sufliclont to constgm evory ono of tlioso defendants to obloquy in any community professing to bo Obrlstinu,or oven civ- ilized, But, gentlemen, fortunutoly for the case, for ho cause of Christianity, for tho causo of clvilization Hn this community, thero' s not tho slightest shado of trug in {heso ullnrgul. i ~. L&t us weo whiat tho clrcumstances surtounding theso dofegdnnts wero at the timo that this sult was brought aguint thom,and at the {motheso churges wero sproad: upon tho records of Cook County, ‘Briefly, in Ohleago, a8 1 all ‘groat oities, overy re- curriug Winter bringa with it thio Ohrlstian'duty” snd tho duty perlsining to ordinary eivilizution, for tho community to look ufter the poor and tho diatressed. 1t wau attempted; gentiemen, to ndminstor this rolief, rondered necossiry by tho cold season of overy year, througl our cliurcl orgunizationsy but it was,foun L dmpracticablo fo ‘uunllo {he cntiro commuuity, in one’ offort {n this dircotion unless there could Dbo fomnd: womo orgauization which ‘wna uot subject to the chnnid of- yoctariantim, for tho Teuson thet it was impozsiblo to obtain that amount of ald and qubscription to bo ndministored . by any par- ticular soctorian organization without bresding eal- owy outslds {at orginfzation, ot only fu dtir, rellglous orgunizations, but fn tho communlty at largo outsido, ol seofavinn 'organizations, Tht o -tho natural result and o natural ovil,' I i ouo of tha tutural exliibifions of humon natire, | Somo means 1wt bp doyiséd § gud the plan waa wlopted of obtaine fug ncharter from tho Leglsiafuro of thia Stafo, This charlered organization Vas' knowsi us (o Ghicago TRoifefand Ald Hocloty ; 80 {hut ull bollofs, all pur- bunsfons of pooplo coniocted by & common lumanity, could mako: thelr contributions to this orgunization, All could tako part in adwinistaring rolic to tho ueedy, 1t was orgunizod du 1857, nud wan in opsration : overy winter from that timo dow ta the winter of 1671 and 1473, A ; A entamity unyialoled Lo bistory betal this ety October, 1871, ‘Tho buunty of the efvilized world was forwarded to Ohifcago for the purposo of relioving the deatituto aud the sufering, Moro thun ono hundred thousund peoplo wero turnod. out upon the prajcie, without Lousen or humes, 1n slx hours timo, It was fortunnte, gentlomeu, for thiy communily, that thiero wan wuch un-organization, go that all could tuke part in adminiatoring retiof,—nutl, when 1 sayaoll, 1say tho known world, Goads wero eeut liora from overy point of tho comypass, Commitices wero sout, licro 10 60 what dtsposftion should bo made of the goods, After Inveatigution, thoy dotermined by one accord to turn thaso goods ovor, ot Lo any partieular churcl organis zation, not to nuy particular set of mon, but Lo this corporation known au tho Qlicago Itellof and Ald Hoclely, which ropresonts the entire people of Chleago, Mr, Hurvey aud Ar. Avery had Leen oflicors of this Be- clofy for years, 1ot for {ho purposes of gain, not for the pueposes” of spoculation, but fur the Durhoso of di- clurylugs Clirlatian dut} wileh ey owedto ho core. munity, for the purposo of responding fo the causo of eutlemen, fn thi {patjtution yeats before thin five, withous compens sation of any duscription, Tho firy of Onlubnr,_}flfl, found thioin n thie pouttidn,” Thoy did uob ehirk (heif dutlos : it from tho timo of tho'firo, tho very duy aftor tho fire, Mr, 1larvoy and Mr, Avbry wero con- atantly employed, doy and_ night,=~Kr, Avory until o brako dowu s Fébpusry fallowhig, nud was ebilyed to g0 to Oalifornia to savo'hs JIfo, M, larvey, bulug of a stronaer constitution, fought tho good Aglt thyouah 1o tho and, bt not withont serfous njurs, not without Iinpaleing hin conatitutionat vigor, whicli o has nover fully reclulined, Mr, Daxter, o well-kinown citizen of this cily, happenod to ho Chajrman of the Execntivo Come anlitee, A man of poworful framo and phyalque, ar well ay of powerful |Ir.".ln. He, a8 tho oxecutive officor of thin fiictitution, Inliored * nnceastgly by doy and night, el o broka down s and, gentlemen, to- dzy hin bur not rerovered, and hiad been obliged to lenva ho city for ameawe genfal climato to sew §f, porchanco, o can recover from the terriblo kavos wrought in his ]vhptll'(v frame by his over-labor in tha cavco of bite manity. Lutigs nmounts of goodn woro ront hora nd delive ored to thls Bucloty for the purpors of diatribution among the suflering, But )t beeama abaolutoly neces= wary to bo vory cautfous, and_ apairing, and cconomical in fho alatribation of theso gouds, bscavao, althougl tha funda wora Inrge, {hoso thint wero ontftled {o Tos cefve rellef ware still greater, It miny seem to counsel on tho ottior aide, and witliout viowlig tho whola flold an {Longht fo bo ‘viowed—it may eeem _nt firat blush that it s rathor sl busineas for oficars of this Rollof and Ald Boclety to be drawing fine nlghts, and glying away smull articles; fhat would bo fo, gontlos mon, If 4t wero not for' tho fact that they wora nerving ovor o lundred thousand people, that they wore trusteea for tho world of this fund, ond that cone atant complainta wero belng mado that gooda wora ho ing wastod, that tho funda of tho socloty wero bolng wanted, that favorltsm was belng shown by the ofiteers of this fnstitution ; and consequontly, it waa absolutoly neceasory that thoy ndopt somo rulo. thint wouli earry thom through, and curry tho community through, not freo from wuiering, bit with auffering somowhnt allovinted, witliout swamping the Institution Jong bufora the winter wna closad, iy, gontlemon, Yot fco for n minuto 1 Tt apponrs bovo thut tho plsintiff, Mra, Tucker, recolved €70 worth of rolief from thn Masonlc orgunization, Lot it not be forgotten thut §70 distributed wmong o famlly of fivo, amounts to nearly s million and o half of dollars if that proportion is diatributed among 100,000 peoplo ronde erad pennileas and lionsoless by the fire, 1f you givo 0 100,€.0 people $10 each, you hnve given o milllon of dollavs, If i‘ml give £15 to each f'nu lavo given nway n million and a Llf, If you disfribute $30 o cnch, yo have given nway §2,000,000, If you give $30 to oncl, you have glven’ n\\‘x\f‘ £4,000,000, Now, what wero tho clrouinstances tmmediately pro- ceding thisaffair of tho 16:h of Decomber? Come plaint had been mado—anid you may be sure that tho community were watching this Institution with cagie’s oyos,—complaint come to the oflicers of thininstitution thint’a Men, Tucker, who bad heen taken iuto tho ome ploy of -the Obicugo Aldl and Relief Bool- ely, Jad Dbeen gatherlug moro gooda than shio should wunder tho regulations, In viow of tho ‘rrenslng need to which they wero adminfators ing, und Lolng neceswarily vory oconomical, If not para simonlous, in tholr distribution of the charity placed in thoir hands, whnt was the duty of (o oiticorn of thin fnstitutfon? Waa it to givo the complaint the fgo-by,"” and nay nothing of tho malter? Should they ay, “Well,"if tho smployes of the institution liave got o littlo moro than the outsidors, it s no- Dody's ~ businesa?” Was that thelr duty? It wna thelr duty to bo doubly vigliant, from * tho fact that tho partica accuncd weroactuully i the employ of this yery {nstitution in whoso Landa Lad been placed tho distribution of almn; and, a4 nmatter of course, when tho_charges woro mado, au Investigation was 1k once ordered, Mr, Druliner and Mr, Lambert, who worae employed In what was ealled the Visiting Departe ment, in tho dutics of wileh were fncluded tho nscer- fafuinig of tho merits of appilernta and thelr situation, wero at onco divecled to uvestigato whether theso eharges lind any foundation. Whint was tho result? It was ascertained that sho hind obtained rolief on tho 24th of November from tha Masonio organization, to tho amount of $70, consisting of tho {tems mentionod in ihis x]up"c:\(um:!m(lll]o. 1i ;Epnmu that on tho 2)th of November, five daya Inter, #ho liad obtained o liberal Jiot from tho Chicago Ald and Reliof Socioty—a Ust, ag {ho Rey, Mr, Collior enys, - moro Mberal thau 1t was usual to award, aud a st which ho gays Do would nol, ' ond no ofhier momber of the Committeo would have been warranted {u granting, if thoy had kuown thutcho nd recoivod this roliof frofa (o Masonio orynnization, In ‘making tho application to DMr. Collier’s departmént, slio statod that Alio had racotyed 1o relief from nuy sahirco whatover, Whatelso? Sho rocetvod thia ou iho 20th of November, I am_nob taklng uptimo by reading theao documentr, but I givo you tho dates ot whichi 8l gat thont, Tho Mnaoufe rollef was on the 24th of day of November, Who relief from 3Mr, Colller's do- partment was on tlio 20l of Novomber. On tho 27th of November, not content with what oho had dono, sho applica to the Stuart Relief Fund, _Tho adminiss trator of that fund was on tho eland. You saw bim1 Thero i3 1o doubt nbout bis chisracter g o gentleman, and man of truth, Nobody nitacks him. No onb could hiavo tho hardiliood to nttacl bim, On tho 27th, armed with lettors from Now York, and n lotter from C. B, Farrell of this clty, sho walls into tho ofice whioro thio Stunrt fund was ndministered, with all tio confldenco, in tho world, Sho Is asked whother sho had rocoived ony rollf, and sho saya, No, air, slio bad_recotvod notlfig’ but o stovoand n littlo bedding, T am talking to you, gentlomen, about tho facts as thoy nppoared in tho testimony in this cae, And, at that timo, sho had received, on tho 241k of No- omber, this long st from tho Musonie Relief, and this long and liboral lat from tho Clts Relfef at tho headquarters whero Rev, Mr. Colller presided, and 1 will show, beforo I cloge, that this Wwaa not all aho had. ‘Sho spcaks of hor residence, aud whero Ler effects were, and her famlly, Bho safd slia bad o son who w2s tronbled with homorrhage, who waa nomowhere on JofTerson or Desplanos strect, I hiavo forgotten which. 8ho sald that the stove and a littlo bodding wera ot oix. hundrod ond something on West Monroo stroct, Sto said that sho lived ot cortala Bumber o Leawit streot. You recollect that lier appifeation was submilted fo tho Committco of (ho Stuart Tiellef Fund, and they declled to givo bhor SW00; and that Mr, Bouton sent o nolio o ler of that fach, “dirctted to No. 40 Leavilt strect, oud on 'tho 0tk of Decombier aho ngaln appears, and agiin Toports to Mr. Bouton that gho lad received 1o re- lief, with tho oxcoption of o littly stovennd n littlo beddmg ; although, on tho 20t of Hovember, o Lud rocolved s list fron Mr, Colilor, Sho sdmita that with o fow unimyortant oxeoptions, she ind. rocelved tho list from the Masonic organization ; thnt sho had Tecalved theso lists on tho 24th and tho 20th of Da- cembor. _And yet, on tho Ist of Decomber, o ap- peara beforo {ho 'Right Kcv, Bishop Whitchouso— “yrotehodly clad,” ways tho Bishop, Sho kuid that sho bad Iost overything ; that sho had ngon_who was sufforing from homorrhngs of {ho lungs. Blo was in great distress, Tho ishop’a Lowels of compussion were stirred from'thy foundation, and it is not sald that ho is of o parlicularly oxcitablo teraperament, But no wonder that his compnssion was excited, If ler condition was ns,ropresented by ber, it would move s heart of o stone, and the Bishop took her to tho cliurch, down among {ho school-rooms, and offerad her what tharo was left, Sho took it— of courso, Sho had told Mra, Morse that sho wag entitled {o tako nll alio could get, and ulio proposed to ot _nll sho could tuke, Bishop Whitehouse says, * Why don't you apply to the Chicago Reliof and Aid Socloty?” 8lio says that she hind, bub that sho had been treated with rudencss aud insult, Says she, Thore 14 80 much favoritism, if nothing worde, an 80 much dolsy, attending (hat fnstitution, that nobody ought to bo required to apply thero for rolief.” And Blo had just recelved from the bounty of this institu- tion all sho had claimed and all sho asked for, Sho hod then in hor possession o long and liboral list of articles that eho lad recelvod from this very intitus tiou that, slio was slandoring, aud y whicly i the words of Itov, Mr, Collior, hier application hind pro« cecded smoothly, with no hitch or ditliculty about it, ‘Tho Rev. Mr, Powers, Reelor of oneof the Epise copul Churches in thia' clty, and o friend of tho Bishop's, happenod in thoro on'somo husineas not con- nected with tlds affair, But tho mnhup, knowing that Mcr, Powors was counccted with tho Chicago Heliel In- stitution, volunteered a reprimand of tho institution, na ho had aright to do, on the presumplion that Mrs, Tucker's roprescntations wero true, Aud Mr, Powers saya: *Why, this lsvory romnrkablo! I, myself, was inatrumontal ln this ludy’s obtaining ald from this ine stitution, I am surprisod that sho camu to ou wilh this glanderous roport, Tho causo of Lumanity and tho reputntion of the fustitution demand that an ox- planation bo made at once, and I will call on the lady and aco what oxplanation shie has to muke,” Andheat onco xopnjred to this houro on Pereh street, 1o called on tho Indy, and sho oxpressed herself juost highly gratified with tlio visit; Lutwhon the oceasion of the visit {s mentioned, her countenanco falls, 1o fells hor that ‘bo is advised by Bishop Whitehouse that she hind spplied to him for relicf, and had said that she bad madean offort to bo relieved by the Chicago Relief and Aud Sogloty, and that she had been treated with contumely and insult, What couldshosay? Bhe enys that sho did't futond to convey uny such fien to Bixliop Whitohousu? Bho was confusod, und that was all sho could eay. Lot us sce, fn {hfa connectlon, what tho testimony shows as to her truo coundition, Tho testimony of Mre, Morao and Mra, Tyon, gentle- men, waa o fmportant in its deluils, i 63 & whole, that T ordored the reporter to writo L 'out fu full, inase much a8 tho ‘clrcumatunces that wero detuiled Lere atand uncontradicled in the caso, beeause, gentlemen, ‘when JMrs, Tucker is called badk to robut, she does nof dony n single fact or oircumsianco Telated by both o cither of these witnesses, with ono exeoption, that rhe #ays that Mys, Lyon was not at hor houso as many shosays aho was, lear {hot in mind, goutlc- ‘What then was her condition? . Bhe sald dige tinctly on more tlian one ocenslon sho and ber duugh. tor, both to Bre, Morso us well 4 jn (Lo prercuce of Mrs, Dorso, that sho had lost nothing buit her furni- turo, and Mve, Moreo sayn'dlstinctly, gontlemen, thet tio family hud the semo clothing thoy nlways had, and appoared to havo lost. not! d known them fourteen yours, and five yeu But, gentlomen, what sppears moro conclustvo thon anything olso that {ey wore not stripped®of theip clothing, Is thelr own_conduct, , Mra, Titcker, tio duy aftor the tiro, goea to the house’ of her old ncquainte anco, Mrs, . Morso, From there ho goch Now Ladies are w0t In the bhabit of “abont the country whan thelr clothing s burtied up; when |hu{ nrastripped cf thelr clothing they uro not seen travelling on tho care, or visitipg Claftinand Furwell, and other dignflurics o tho Last, Naked wa_coma fnlo this world, snd nak.L wo shiall Tofurn g and wo LAY 1o proverb, no rayin that naked wo visit Now York for the purpoioof cali upon uch gentlemen 1a Mr, Cleflin in that condition, How waa It with the young Indiea? Woro thefr eloth:s bLurned up? They repaired ta Wisconsin o visit ther old frionds spd ueightors at this thue, Thero ia ro El'u:cucn that they recoived a selntilla of ald from wuye ody, Whint oluo, gantlomon? Slin fold Mrs, Morse thet 8ho was golhg Enst for mokey—to got what money slo noaded, Bhe went Eist, and was “jone thres weokn, and roturned, aud, on by, Informed Mra, Mord that alo bud u ot I whiak 6o went for. Whnt e130? Theso aro hard facts, Counsvl says ho 003 not elalin avythiyg for Iy client bocunso sho fe o womnu, Gentlonon, if thede facts surrounded a i n Iywouldnot be afrald to guoyanteo {hat this jur would not Lo out a minnto— Dt o minnto= couslder thelr vordict, What geutlemen? Blb 18 stopping, aftor she comes withy Der friendy Mra, Morao, daya, Mr, King Moreo'y, Bho says hoe: not taka pay for hev board, thia lady Nobself, “Hho was stopping with her ld friond, und dld” not”prapota ta Ltay theroany longep and bo o -chargo upon Mrs, Mored, becnuse ke wey ablo o pay Lof wiay. Vet e, pontlémen? T am tallisy nbout Sucta thls casd, ‘I sm giving you tho facls eurnestly, X have tho' testtmony of {heso o ladica tu full hore, 810 tuyed thoro rom Yen {o twelvd When sho {8 K:A“B(‘ll back on tho sf Why o oaves M Dlorke wou'd