Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1874, Page 5

porals, and any momlttltuvlco of tho Court would upon thetn. u'.l".l‘::al:"l.\l:o‘!"-';gnclgu #ald it sooniod to hiim they 1ould be bound fu s{und falth to tho railways if & dujunction woro iusued not to prosccute 1lio 10 warranto suits. Who Asaistant Attorney- oneral said ho had no doubt if the Court wore o grant this injunction on condition that the o warranto Ruits should bo dinmissed thoy yould bo so dismissed, . Gon. 8mith remarked that tho railway com- anics had nevor fonied tho quo warranto suita, I Stato was not going to atop ovor 1,200 milos )t 1nilrond by forfoiting tlelr eharto Lhero waa no dangor of their doing that. Mr. Cary then REAUMED 18 AROUNENT, sdducing an Purther causo for uon-action at this Fano tho fact that tho question hoa bennnr oaled “p3m tho Unitod States Clrcult Court of this diu- iriat to the United Statos Supreme Cowrt, and o Bual deasion fsoxpectad in Octobor, Uuder thodo . sirecumstancos, ho urged that tho wholo maltor saght to ba allowed to rest until final judgmont »{ thacourt of Inet resort conld bo obtained. The bour of adjournntont arrived when Mr, Cary hind only yot~ halt tarough his brief. Tho tomaining portion is the sanio a8 ho mada inn recont caso triod hore 1o the United Statos Cire wult Court, aud, a8 six othor attornoys have yob o address the court, it {8 quite eertnin the caso will Lo poatponed into noxt woel, Mr. Cary will continue to-morrow, closing his nrgument, when tho;Hon. B, C. Cook will open for the Chica~ %o & Northwestorn Rallrond, and be followed by ;ufls:u L, 8. Dixon, an behnlf ot the State, Most likely thio caso will bo adjourncd to-morrow oven= Ing until Tuosday next. —_— THE FLINT & PERE MARQUETTE, 1HE FINANCES OF TIE COMPANY. Bpecial Disypateh to The Chicago Tritune, Tasr Sacivaw, Mich, Aug. 6.—~During tho ronth of July the Fhnt & Pora Marquatte Rail- roail Company paid and canceled £48,000 of its Innd-grant first-nmortgago bonds, with funds ro- coived from the eales of lands, The total of such pnyments and eancelations from Jan, 1 to July 81 has been §126,000. ‘T'hero remain out- standing of £480,000 of the first series of bonds insued but §7,000, und out of §600,000 of tho seo- oud kerles of bonds but $83,000, or §42,000 of tho entire $980,000, Tho balanco of theso will bo paid snd canceled probably during tho ro- muindor of tha year. At a recont mooting of the Directora, held in this city, boing the fitst mooting elieo the usual duto of the annunl election, Juue 3, the follow- ing oficors woro chosen: E. B. Ward, Pronl- dont ; Samuel Farwall, Vico-President 3 IE 0. Fowar, Secratary aud Treasurer. Tho following gy:polutmonts, licretoforo unnounced an in force ginea Jaw. 1, 1874 worg confirmed : 1L C, Lot~ tor, General Anuagor ; Sandford Keeler, Ansist ant-Qupetintendents J. I, Nourse, Qeneral Ticket Agent ; G. edlie, Auditor, ¥ Ak e THE RKANKAKEE LINE. 'The Kankskee Line, consisting of tho Cin- clnunti, Lafayetto & Obicago Wailond, and the Cinciunati, lUsmiton & Dayton Railroads, en- torad into mn agrooment ou tho st of April 1nst, with the Pittsburg, Cincinnatt & 8t. Louly Ttailroad, bottor kuown na tho Pan-Hlandle Toad, by which the passongor and froight earnings of these linea wero to be pooled. Mr. L. D, Richardyon, who did not at the time belong to any of these companies, was appointod to mane ago tho freight businoss of ‘both theso ronds. Who purtioulars of this pool wers fully and ox- clusivoly roported in Tum Tnmoxe at that timo, but tho fact thet Buch pool osisted was not found out by tho other mormmng papers uutil about threo weeks aga, whou tha Inler-Ocean announced that ench & pool was about to bo consummated. And mow comes the ZTimes, struggling bobind es usmal, and makes the astounding nunouncemont of (Lo formation of anothior territloe railroad pool, and publishics a now freight-tariff for th pooled lines, which was also published in Tug Tmpvse of April 2. However, o8 tho pool wus formod on the et of April, tha Ztimes in exensa- Llo in thiv inatance for baving thus been April- faoled in rogard to this matter. Not oulv huy 20 now combination boon sovmed, but the oid ono formed on the Ist of April hag beew in ime inent perilof coming to an end forsomotine pust. Lver sinco tho formution of thly combination thero hoy beon wrangling about the division of the carnines, and nuwborless ‘meotings hava Deen hold by the mansgers of theso linos with a view of coming to an understanding, bub with- ont ayuil. About fonr weeks ago it was bo- lioved that the diffieultios had beon ovetcome, and Mr., William O'Brien, tho Genoinl Pasnengor Agent of the Pittsburg, Cincinuati & 8t. Louis Railroad, came horo to make the. necessary ap- pointmonts, but, before he was able to do &o, lio rocoived o dispatch to como back, as the pend- ing nogotintions bad fuiled. Lase woek Mr. Riehardson, the manager of the cambined freigl o8, kuown as tho Groeu Ling, wont to Ciuciunati to tiy his Inck in ad- {‘usting the mattar, or to Lring things to a focus, b hie elfork was no moro succeasful than thoso amade by the other manngors, Auother mecking will bo hold Tuesday, in this Eltz. for thu pur- poso of ponriug oil on tho troubied waters. and it i pusiiblo that some arrangomont will thon o perfected by which the pool will last for a whilo longer, But, as tho interests of the pooled lines aro ontirely antagometio to oach other, thiero is_no reason Lo believo thet the combi- nulion will Jast much longer, or that it will Lave any terriblo offocts 88 rexnrds hieh rates for freights sod possongers. Tho Illinois Central Railroad Los pothing whatever to do with this pool, Tho Knnkakco Lino uscs its track for a short distance, for which the Tilinows Coutral recolves & cortain rantal, but otherwiso It Jus no connoction with tho Kuaukekeo Liue, ———r MISCELLANEOUS, CALIKORNIA FREIONTH, Mr. James Smita, the Genoru! Frolght Agont of tho Chicago & Alton Railroad, haw just ro- turned from hia oxtended trip through Culitor- nia. The main objeet of Mr. Smith's excursion to the Pacific Const has been to porfect arrango- ments with the Union sud Contral Pacific Rail- ronds In carrying through freights from the East and West via tho Chicago & Alton Short Lino to the Pacific Const. Ilo has apparently been very successful in bis nogotiations, as the slupments over his line have largely increased of Jate, Mr. Smith claims that ho is now carry- ing about four-fifthe of tho through-freight going to tho Enst, Thero js nowonits waya train of elghty car-loads of tes, dircct from Clune and Japan. THE DALTINORE & OMIO Railroad Company is pushing the work on its ex- tenwion Lo thiy cily with tho utmont energy. A large forco of laborars has now boeu sob tu work an this end of the line, uud they aro rapidly puching tho work forward to form s Junction With those working from the othor side. Tho Tihmoin Contral hus boon Imuliufin lurgo amount of iron to Varksidto Blution for the now road, and construction-traius aro run out daily. Tlhe now road will bo in runnng order in a short time, MIOIIOAN CENTRAL, Tho switches on the Michugnn Contral Rail- road, of which mention wae mada in yeslorday's TRIBUNE, Bro the bost of ther kind 1 tho coun= try, Each switch is provided with threo fampn, xosting ona wircework 24 feot high, If the awitoh s in order tho anglncer of the train will e & groen light on each uide, but if tho switch i8 not in ordor a red light comes to viow, warn- ing tho enginoer of impouding dangor at o dig- tauoe of 0 miles. Speciul Insateh e The Chicago Tribune, FIONTING TUL TAX-COLLECTONM. DAvesront, In., Aug, 6,—The arguing of the Fnuuanw Tor injunctions prayed by tho stook~ holders of tho wovera! Missonri railroud com~ paunies restraining tho colloction of taxes by Lhe Btato, connty, and municipsl suthorltion of Mis- #ouri, wag begun yestorday beforo Judgo Dillon, of tho United Btates Cireuit Court, in chambors, i this city,. Tho cases In tho snits ara og fol- lowa : The stockholdors of the Atlantic & Pacifle, Haiming the Company ia oxempt from all tixa- tion for tho yoar 1873, by tho lnws of the Stato ; Missouri & Pacifio, claiming exomption from 1ounty and othor local taxes throngh the pature Wf Lho ohartor granted by tho Btate; the Chicago k Bouthwestern, claiming oxemption from Stito nd loca] taxation on the ssessmon of 1873, decauno it wan fllegally made by the Btuto Board M Equalization ; tha Missouri, Knnsas & Toxas, for thie samo on tho wume gronhide né ahova; bl Iron Mountain, for tho same on the snmo grounds as avove, Tho court way In sossion autil 0 o'cluck, and adjourned until 9 to-morrow norning, IO BAILROAD ENTERTIIBES, Cocumiuy, 0., Aug, 6,—At u meolng of the Dirootors of thu Atlutiy & Lake kirio Rtallroad {;_umynnjv. hold licro ta-day, u contract wis mado pith B, I, McDouald, of Buoyrus, for tuying 8 miles of track from Now Lesington Lo Mosubula, in the conl fiolds ok Perry County, the work to ba sompleted In sixty dags,” A contraot tor fyon for the lino was mado with the Uolumbus Rolling Mill Company, amouuting to 76,000, the iron to be delivored noxt woek, That portion of tho unt Qllead to Iuo; % ‘.xznd from Mount Qlload to Huoyzua I8 lgo un. THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, "1874. More About tho llcnvi ‘l-‘ox'p:cry in St Louls--A Remarkablo Case, A Man Killed for Attompting to Steal a Kiss, Minor Criminal Matters. Confession of Aloxa Forgers 8r. Lduis, Aug. G.—Botchol Aloxandor, charged with forgiug the cotton warohonse ro- colpts, mndo a ful) siatement of his affnirs to- day, for tho bonefit of tho publio ss well as lis creditors. Ifo unys the flsst forged recoipts wero mnde lagt Decombor to provont a suspension or failuro in busincss, and that none have been ju- suod since April. The whola amouut of spuri- ous receipts issued counok bo ascertained, for it apponrs ho bhad new ones to tako up old ones, o tho sums he reised on thom becamo duo. In tho meantimo, ho used (ho gonuina recoipts in tho usual way, and in July bo held nearly 4,000 balos of cotton, out of the proceads of which o {ntonded to take up the furgeds certificaros. Tha praceeds of the cotton sold to Phulpe Bros, & Co, would hava reduced tho bad receipts one-half, The total smount of foried mcul‘ptu now out ho says is 167,000, distributed ay fol- lows: Buauk of the West, 342,000 German Suy- ings, $24,000; Mechanics’, $20,000; Fourth Na- tional, uncovered, $10,000; Third National, 816~ 000; Fusse & Bocker, conmmission house, #12,~ 0003 tha Houn, Zirastus Wells, £14,000. Iis asncty, Do asserts, aro worth §240,000; lbilitios, S813.2 cry tho St Loalx 000, Ils rofers to thoe fuct thut all tho money raised on the Dbogus ro- ceipta wus put into his usiness, instond of being spartea away, as ovidonco Lhat bo did not inteud really to defraud any one, Xo acquits hig partnors of blamo enurely, eaying thoy knaw nothing whatever of hin fraudnlont transactions, Io 8 st:ll in prison, and wilt prob- sbly 1ommn thorguntil it 14 decided what action shull bo takou iu tho matter. 1lis creditors held & mesting this ovoning Lo discusa whut shall bo done in the premises, but tho rosult Linv not transpirad, Alexamler offers to assint in the gottloment of the atfuirs of tho lirm, sud says he cando it ab_groat saving to tho croditors. sayn ho pud young Shupard 1,000 for making tho forged siguatures, A IMusband Kills the Man Who Tries 10 Hauy Ellis Wil Svectal Disnateh io The Chicaao Tribune, WankeN, 0., Aug, 6.—Dr. Fisher, from 8t Charlos, 1L, aged 35, un omploye of the Atlas Insuranco Company as . view solicitor, called youterday at Robert McCalmob's residenco nt aconsburg, 4 miles from this city, and inquired for tho mon folls, McCalmiot’s wifoinformed him tuoy wore abeent from tne louss, wheroupon Lo attompted to kiss hor. Another womau ap- pearad, and ho loft. Yosterday aftornoon Fiaher roturned avd attempted to outor tho hougo. The woman refused admittance. o thon wont to tho lurn and suw the husband, who, oxasporated at his proceedings, struck Fishier ou tho hend with _fork-handlo, Inying him osensible, Lo died in six honrs, 1o loavon o wifo and fonr childron, MoCalmot of¥ers himsolf to tho authorities. Afiray Between Whites nud Negroes in Ientneny, LoumsymLe, Ky., Aug. 6.—The Town of Shop- herdsvills, Bullet County, was the sceno of great oxcitemont Tuosdny Jost, It nppoers that on olection-day tho irionds of Cnrponter, tho Re- publicnn eandidate for Connty Judge, distnbuted whisky by tho buckotrul o nogroes at tha polls, There wns much drankonness among thwn, and, o difliculty arining bouween them aud a white man, & lavgo body of nogroes pursued him to the hotel, bitt ho got out by tno Lnek way, 'I'ho disorder contmmued next day, and in a diffienlty bobweon tho nogroea and a Frauchman e shob md killed the ring-leader of tho mob, Tho infuriated nogross pursuad him, oud ho also toul refugo in tho botol, The nogroes surrounded tho Lhotel and with drawn pistols domanded his surrender. Mennwhilo peoplo colloccod aud thio dungor of o bloody collision wos inuminent. 'Whe hogroes flually dispeised. During the disturbance aud to-day whites from the surrvunding country havo boen coming to town, and _thoro aro groat fona Lhnt o collision betwoon the uogroes and whites muy yet occur. The Udderzool Murder Cascs Wrsr Cuoesten, Pa., Aug. G.—Couusel of Uaderzaok have forwurded wpetition to llarris- burg setting forth that ton orniore witnesses wera roudy and waiting in Baltimore for instructious from counsol to como aud testify in bebalf of Uddorzook, but feiled to roceive notice, A lot- ler signed ** William Louis Schloy” hag boen sent, in whichho eays: * Tho testimony pro- posed to be furnished by me was tho signaturo of W. E. Udderzook to the somi-annuul relurn of Barnos’ Lodgo No. 26, Indopondont Order of Mochauics, in which his gounine siguature ap- Pears on the Stk of June, 1873. With this tos- timony 1t is proposed to prove nn alibi, and cro- ate doubt in tho minds of the Pnrdonfug Board. Tho extent of tho patitions, un tar su siunors is concerned, s a3 follows: Tor commutation, 1,892 ; for pardon, 804; Baltimora potitionors, 41, Total, 1,667, Suspected Murder, Sr. Loums, Auy. 6.—An_uuknown woman was found dead ju tho orchurd of William Litzingor, 14 miles from this city, early this morning. Sho had a pistol bullet through' her Lead, auother through tho loft car, aud & cut in tho thront. Tho potico seem o think she wua taken to tho place where sho was found from this eity, for the pur- poso of murderivg her, but nothing defivite is LowI. Fatal Affray at Millersburg, Ky. OLNCINNATL, O., Aug. 6.~TFho Enquirer’saris, Xy, specinl wnys Lhut s few daysngo Braco Champ, Marshal of Mitlorsburg, Bourbon Coun- ty, nirested iHenry Boullion for somo offonno. Toutlion threatened to kill Champ, and to-toy entored Champ's store, whou the latter fired a charge of buckshot from o double-barveled gun, wmortafly wounding Boullien. It is not known w)mnéw Boullion attempted to bhoot Champ or not. The Tweed Cases NEw Yonr, Aug. 8,—District Attorney Pholpa will coma to this city Lo fl()fu % bill of exeopiions iu the Pwoed caso, which has obtalnod the eig~ nntura of Judgo Davis, before whom the cause was tried, On’ this the counsel for Tweed will move for & new trinl boforo tho gonoral term in October, 3t Twoed's oxcoptions “uro averruled hers, Lo Lms tho altaruutivoof golug to tho Court of Appenla, A Robher Shot. Busrexsion Bupag, Ont., Aug. 6,—Tlhres rob- bors wera discoyerad in tho Groat Western Ruil- wary yards Inst mfihc Ly & night~-watchman, who #hot” nud wounded serionsly oue of $he robbers, I'ho othor two escaped. THE INDIANS. Stages Captured snd Pasvongors Mure dered in Toxas. . Qaxyesron, Tox., Aug, 6.—The New's Dallag wpocial says Capt. Beall, just from Fort Worth, brings information that “the Indisus had cap- turati two wail stogee, ona goimg and one cont- ing, botween Wichita sud Fort 8ill, Lhers wero only throa passougerd, all of whom, with the drivors, woro Julled and scalped. © —— FIRES, At Paoin, Haw Speeial Dispateh to The Crocado Tribune, Kaxsss Crry, Mo., Aug, 6.—A firo oceurrod ot Pnols lust wight, in which both tha B, Chles und Unlon blooks, the best businees portion of tho oiby, woro totally dogtroyed. Lous, 970,000, Tosured wbout §23,000, Amoug tha busluess Qostroyed wera tho Bt. Charles Hotol, First Na- tional” Lank, both tho Spivit and Republican nawapapor oflices, Martin's building, o drn;{ stores, & boot and &hoo store, and Oda Follows' and Mrsonic halls. Tha_fire originated in a room of the Bt. Charles lotol, and tho guosts baroly encaped with thowr lives, losug uverys thing in tho flight. The loss is & houyy'oue to Taola, At Toronte, Onte TonoNto, Ont, Aug, G.—Adamson's waro- houss, on the Buplanado, containing four, graln, huy, toa, snd miscellnnsous goods, wes ‘mrum to-duy, ' Loas oscimutod ot §125,000 ; iwsuzunco sall _— CHAMPAIGN ITEMS. Special Dipatoh to The Chicuao T'ribunie, Onaxraton, I, Aug. 0,~Tho lirat Buudny of evary wonth tha Yarious oluirohes of this placo bold » union tamparance moeting, Twt Hitiay Hhgmsims #0 \ lotter threatonlt g personal violonca if ho spole, and if anv more .vmperauco lectures wora deliv- orod, but he did sponk and was unmolested. Thig ovening Mrs. DeCoer boarded tho lion i bl den by delivoring & temperauco looture In frout of tho First Natdonal Bank to o rospectablo mdience, and mada tho cownnls bes Tig thoir aswortions, Ilar looturo was ehorb amd eiclout, and was kindly rocoive: = el ANGLING ALDERMEN, Tho City Fathors Go ishing. Spectal Disnateh to T'he Chicano T'ribune, Puwaukrr, Wi, Aug. 6.—The Aldermnnic fishing oxcurslonista slept sonndly st night, snd awolto this morning with billliant expectntions of tho day's sporl befors (hem. Everything was In readinoss for the consummntion of thelr hopen, aud as twonty-two of the party slepped upon tha local atenmboat, they wora choored luwlly by fally. ona-balf of Pewaukee's population.” Thuir dostination was a dlstauco fronr tho hotel of about 4 mfles, and when it was reachod tho porty paired off o conplos and ook possension ol elovon skitls which hnd Deen brought along in tow of the stenrnbont, euch of which was mansed by o Pownukeo youth of pieatorinl prociivitios, Tho Iaks was goon dolted with the bonts, suld tho mport opencd with tho cav- wre of n threo-pound pickorel by A, Bebnfiner. ‘thon = City-Clmk Forrost cangrht o round porely, which was mado the occa- sion of much congratulation, sid of an infosess- ing caremuvuy in which o corkserow and a bottla pliyed proment parts. After (s other sue- ceswes wero shouted forth from one ride of the Inko to tha olhoe, tho fikhing up to luncheuimo boing excollont, About 50 pounds of solid lunch was disposed of at mid-dny, ulter which the fishing foll off, and wheu, a6 o'elock, tho stenmar camo arountd to pick up tho differont bonts nud tho ear-londs of fish and Hishers, thoro was hatdly u diwgonting voleo. By dint of iforviewing one Aldormau from cach alaff on the subject of the weight of the catch of himself and collongue, 1t was di- covered that the apgrogito weight of fish eaught wus botwoon 700 nud 800 pounds, tho lnreent siring belng thae of Ald, McGrath and Jonns, who put down iho woeight of then string at 100 pounda, Unfortunatoly, owaver, some ono insisted upon tho woighig of the total catch, which resulted tn the turming of tho seale at exactly 175 pounds, OF an avorage of about § pounds of fish to each man, The larpest banl wia made by City-Clerk Forrest and Judgo Milligan, whogg string numbered 98 fish, and weighed 59 panuds, ‘lie City Clork is olated at Lin nuccosu, and thinks that the man who rowod hiv boat 8 sbout ns expert o fixherman a8 ho over kaw m his lite. 'Whe Inrgost fish was n black bass, captured by Ald. Bailey, which weighed o tnflo over 4 vounds, nud which it ia proposed to place in the hunas of u Chicago taxidermist for preservation, with a viow of making it n promineut ornsientot thio Comneil-Chamber of "the now City-lnil on Cumpbell avenue, ‘Piscatorinl pursuits will be the vrdor of to-morrow, but keveral of (he party hive mada up their minds to o to Milwsukee in l tho afternoon, whora thoy will reunite wilh tho Powaukeo party at 7 o'vlock on Saturday morn- ing. Lverything Lne gono off very pleasnntly, tho weathor bomg delighttul, Although tho enstorly wind is not as good o lshing wind as could be douired. JOLILE, Notice to Locnt Creditors of the Joliet Stoel and Feon Compaay. Special Digputeh to The Chicaga Trioune, Jouarr, 1., Aug 6.—The Commitleo appointed at a recent meotlag of tho Joliet croditors of the Jotiet Iron nnd Steo) Compauy have to-day fesiod an address to tho local creditors, to surrendor their claims to the Comuittco at onco. The Cotmitteo assort that they *are reliably in- furmed that all but about 312,000 of tho cluims agaiust the Company huve been surrendered to Lo transforred 1o profocred stock, oxcopt that holdin Joliet.” The Hon. W. 8. Dronls, a membor of tho Commistee, states that tho total amonunt of claims neld fu Jolieb amount tn abot §75,000 ; tho amount smrrendored to tho Commmittee, €560,000 ; that ho iy informed that the Interost on the bondn of the Conmpauy mmounts to $25,- 000 : laxed, §10,000 ; both now duo; thut it i roquired of tho Company to sottlo the Interest and taxes boroto s dullar of the claims is sur- rendored for preforred stock, Ho stales thet tho Company liave on hand about £300,000 worlh of muterinl to counnenca operations with. Bhonld tho matter be sottled by tho sarronder of theso clnims, 1t is nsserted that n portion of tho mills, suflicient to give employment 1o 600 men, will be in operation in from four fo mix weoks at tho farthest. THE ROTHSCHILDS AND AMERICAN LOANS. A Card from Mr. August $3elmont, To the Latitor uf tie New Yook Pribune B : My sttention bas beon eatled to two arti- clea in your paper, in which you state that the IMouers. Rathschilds uot invest in our Gov crament loans during tha War, becango theviwore influenced by uufavorablo opinion of the securi- ty. You avon assers that the hend ot the Lou- don houso ssid a8 much to a prominont” public 1w of this country ouly & mouth or two ago. Yon are entivoly Incotvact m vonr atatewonts, and it in impossiblo chut Barou Rothnehild could havo given utterunce to mucl un nsertion, 50 dinmetiically oppoged to tha facts ot tha euse. I havo from the very first ivsue of our lonns 1n 1862 up to Lie present time, on all occnsions, reconnnended our Fadornl bonds to tho Messrs. Rothsontld i London, Paris, and Fravkfort-on= the-Mnin ug & mont desirablo and sufo inves mont, and I know that these gontlomon hava held and do hold very large sivunis of our bonds bought through e and in Baropo during the War. In o converention with Mr, Bauford, our late Miunlstor to Beiginto, gome uine yenrs ago, o Jate Brron Juwes de Rothsobild i Paris nhowed lilm by his boaks, in wmy I\)Munueu, that ho was ono of tho oldest and largest investors in our soeuritios during the War, "Though tho Messrs. Rothselnld undonbtodly Judged tor themsstves when they mude {uess investmonts, yet I can elaim, without foar of contradiction, that in nll my letters and verbal communieations to thom aven at the darkost hoar of our national strugglo Inovor faltered jn my conviotion of tho ultimate succeas of the Union arms aud the undoubted sacurtty of my public debt, 1t the Mossry, Roibwebild ever expressed an apprehension that my political position might inteifero with their negotiations with our Goveru- mont, they must have omoe to such an erroncons conclusion by misiepreaoutations of un illiberal party press of which the articles in your paper are snch glaring lustances, nithough thoy oan rearcely huve suspected rwh mon ng Chave, Fos- wouden, und Boutwoll to bio kwayed by political pmju;hceu at the detrimeut of the publis -~ terokt, Tiesidon that, the Messrs. Rothrehild woro aware thut during all those trving times I wis honored by the confldouco of aur I'resident and tha prominent membors of his Cabinot, I hold 10 my poseslon lottors of the lamonted Linculn, as woll as of dlessrs, Sownrd end Chane, all writ- ten duting and altor the War, oxprassive ofjtheir appreciution of my devotion to the Union ciuna, and of my native oxortlons for it success, botl at homo and abrond, ~ Mr, Thoriow Weed, tho frlond and advisor of these doparted patriols, knows the Lruut which thoy pliced in mo. You allade to my oficinl nosition, as formaer Clmirman of the Domocratio pariy, in ordor to prave “our unfonnded aswortions, I ohallengo Yol tu.. outoue singlo act or word of mine, during tho whole period vf our national troubley, whicli was not dictuled by patriotisa and dovos .tion to our holoved Union, It {8 luto o tho day for you to try tostlr up prejudices againat & politival opponent, and it is only from a feeling of what I owo to iy friends, my childeen, and mysolf thut I consont to notico your artiolo, In order to ropol its acennations ag unjust aud untree. Yours respootfully, AvousT Brryoxs, Banatooa BrmiNos, July 01, From the New Yurk Tyivune, Ao, 8, ir, Belwiont, having Lind his attention ealled to cortuin urticles in tho Y'vibure, wherein tho rolotion of tho Messrs. Rothaolnld to United Btates loan fs mentioned, conents to_hotivo thom, in ardor to way they are untrue. Huving hindd our nttention enlled to Mr, Bedhmont's lotter, wo courent Lo notlce 1t toeny that ho Is nustalion, Tho briof alluslon to a remark made by tha head of ths Loudon houso of Rothecuild on the kb= et of disputa was mado i the Tridune on the direct personal authority of the prominent publis mun Lo whom the_remmek was made,—n gontlo- man, wa beg, in all lundners, to loform Mr, Lel- mant, whoso word—or whose slgnutura—wolghs quite asmeh a8 his own, olthor in Wall atreot orin Lombard stroot, putste ot S —To all porsons sonking orange lands and lo- cationa for sottlowont in Mloriga, o acoommond soll-roliunco and porsonn! _judgment on thv pare of purchnsers, ~Aw tho old suying is, g0 ib blind, Rx(-umt your chaieo spot and bogln your work, Nourly ull who huve succocded sdoptod thiy mothed. Lands ewn bo nd from B1 to @100 por ore, £f o man bos five bushola of vorn wnd & hundred pouuds of bacon to begin with, he oan soloot hiy plovo of Goyornmont land, bulld biy lo hut, and jo shoad,” (o 12 whils you are A DEAD CALM, (Contlaned tram tho Firat Prge.) that the originals of all tho lotters and papors reforred to by Mr. T'iiton aro in your posscesion. Are thu?' ? Mr. Moulton—In viow of tho faot that { have boen invited to appear boforo the Committon, and in view of the further fact that I havo not mdizated whother I shall decline or acoopt the mvilntion, I would rather not discuss tho quas. tion you prosent, Roporter—I have no desiro to presn yon for an oplufon. X simply ask whathor, ns a ‘mattor of inct, . tho origmals of tho lottars published by My, Tilton are {s your pouscssion. MMr, Monlton—Not having road Mr, Tilton'a stutomnent, L mn unable, evon if diuposed, to answer your guestion, Teporter—Do you mean to sny, Mr. Monlton, that you have not rend dir. Tilton's sintoment ? Mr. Monitou—That i precisely what I say. You Jook astonished, ‘Tho fnct is, that so tired way I of tho wholp subject, that when I loft Brooklyn 1 left tho scandal Lehind mo, nud do- clined eithor to read about it or discuss it during my ubsenco. toporter—You were not a strangor to tho fact that hie hiad made o statomont? My, Moniton—£ was not, ‘Lliat much Ilonrned helore Joaving tor Narraganwett, Bue 1 loft Braoklyn in pursut of Tfreedom aud frosh afr. Reporter—You bave declined to inform me whotuer you will ncco[n the invitation of iho Conugitlea to appear Lieforo them, Mr. Moulton—Yes, I have, Lieportor—Will you inform me, ansuming that you eliould as n mattor of form nccept tho in- yitatlon, whotber you would feot yoursolf at liberiy to mako s Tull atatoment of whntever wmay have fullon under your obsorvation concorn= ing the ense, . Mr, Moulton—1 shall make no rovelatlons to that Comuitleo uuless invited to ao o by both r, Beecher and Mr. Tilton. The position I ou- enpy toward theso gentlemen 1 ono of mutual coulldence, uud that confidence, I nsrure you, wil not Yo violated, Ioforo 1 whall at all foo 1\ml(élcil in :;i,en::hx E’ ‘:;m.:]t mcill‘l-n B Mfl"leln ro- nent pigned by both Theudore Tilton and Honr, Vara Béocher. 2 Topurtor—\Would you Lol all yon know then? Mu. Moulton—1 shouid thon feol called upon to consider gorlounly the propriety of telling what | know, At prosont my duty sooms very clear to Lo silont. Tteportor—Ilave you not recolved a lottor from My, Boccher requesting you to sposk? Mr, Mouiton—I have not, . Teporter—TUo Xiagle was informed on good authority that Mr, Boccher had writton such a let'er, nnd that o speeinl messonger had beon dispatehied to doliver it to you Ar, Moulton—That may bo all true; I pro- sumo it is, but thololter iins not renclied mo vet. Reporter~~In view of the fact that all tho lot- tors of importance in tho easo which o lo cast suspicion ou Mr. Beeche® have passed tlrough your hands, don't you fuel that the roquest of tho gentleman who wrota them places you under obhigniion 1o tell how you got them, and bow you eamo to turn them over to Xir. Tilton ? 3r, Moulton—Without dmcusuing the point, I angwor in tho nogative. 1 am consclous of lay- ing dono nothing of which a mau of honor ghould bo uebumed, and I know that it would be dishionorable to maiie publio the seerets of tvo wen ot the request of one. In short, I shall nvord sheaking a8 Jong aw possible, hut it Mr. Beccuer aud Mr. ‘Filton insist upon 1t, I shall go forward and spenk the tuth, Jicporter—Does not that communication from tho Committeo striko you as imi:lyg a deter- mination on the part of the Commiiteo Lo limib your oxamination to tho letters cited in Mr, 'Lil- tou's stntement? It roguests you to call e No. 44 Monroo place, and bring with you the origi- nals of all tho lcters and papors roferrad to in 3, Talton’s pratement. Mr. Moulton—Thera mieht bo such & con- struction placed upon thoe invitation, Reporter—But L snppose thakif vou spenk at all it will not bo under any such invitation us is lore indicated ? Ar, Moulton—If I ery auything, I shall spesk not ouly the truth, but tho whole wruth, Reporter—Will your testimouy ijure Alr, Til- ton's caso, do you think ? 3 Alr. Moulton—1L.t us close the interview right here. Not until I have testificd shall it ve Euown whom my testimony shall holp or hinder. s e 2 THE NEW YORE PAPERS ON MRES. TILTON’S TESTIHONTY, Franm the New York World, It Ia o pitiful story—mont pitful. Tilton, in Lis tostimony before the game Committeo, patd Link tributes to his wifo's charactor. Lut her slory needs no such guarantes of its verity from Lim, Its improbability surpasses all invention, ot no render will question ita truth, ‘The poor hstracted creature bas weon living for yeais in sich an earthly holl of tormonts, no wonder tha cold gruvon of her babes aé Creenwood amd the midnight air wero tho puradiso and the peuce to which sho fled. Tho deninls which Mra, Tilton 8o solemnly made 1n her fhist statement aro uow reiteratod with circumstance, but such deninls from o wesk & womau, buffated, wrmented, utlorly dvained of life, charaeter aud prido by the do- mented proscentor whono mania was hor infidel- ity to him, secm to ua to have little vaiue cum- pared with tho side-light cast upon thie chavac- tors chiolly concerned, by hor narvative, It is Jesg o dieproof of eriminal conversation with Mz, Boecher than a disclosure of its intricate ‘uTmhu\n\ity. 'o aecount for Tilton, whose indictment snid Mr, Beochier's lottor of contrition was for adul- fory, and whoso testimony then proved it was ! contrition for a wrong of whioh Mrs, Becchoe was guiltior than he, one is more and moro driven to the hypothesis of insanity. We wero not uware of tho bLereditary taint whon first mnking tho mlg(iunrlun, uor of tho present tes- timony, which lends it a deeper color. Thoro are pages in Maudsley's lnst trenuso on * Ro- n{:unmhxlity in Mental Discase,” erpeoially,the clinpter on Limitod Delugiouw, Which, if quoted hore, would be thought contrived to fit Lilton's cage. From the New York Tribune. Tho moyt pitoous story of dowmestic woe the poges of thia journal huve beon iorced Lo boar tor many a yoar iy that thoy carry this marviny s, Tilton's tostimony hofore " tho Piymou Commitioe js & heart-breaking history; and inzonwony eandor is A3 pizin as its pathos. Wistovor mnn may stilt siy about tho wencral {auuo, thoy will bolieve thiy woman's account of her husband’s conduct, and hor own_sufleriugs, That at lowst 18 not the ingonuous offort of cuu- ning guilt. 1t is u plelure from the life, , . . 1t 18 n horriblo, moustrons suvelution; and the most skopticnl who read it, with wlatover reterve thoy mny still rogard tha wifo's deulals of her own gullt, will not boliove it possible :.)lmt“ slie haw wvonted thie recital of her hus- and's, From the New York Ttincs, It has been delermiucd by the Plf‘mon!h Chureh Cowmittoo to publish what is czlled the ** eross-oxaminition * of Mr. Tilton. OF couso it is not in wov proper sene o crone-cXuminution, but in movely, 60 {or a8 wo can see, supplewont- ary tostimeny, of & quite rambliug character, elivited by tho inquirien of iho Juwyers prasont with tho Committoe, Asithe provioustestimony of this wittesn hag nover seen the light in auy authentio form, 1t in obvious thut the present publiention” is but o slight contributiow totho ovidencs necossary to estublish tho truth in thiy muttor; and wo ara bound to aay tnat the course of the Commitioo in regard to this, and other testimony thut thoy huve printod, s simply in- oxplicablo, From the New York lerald. It jan tormible slory, view it ma wo may, but howover it muy affoot 3r. Pliton it pdly falls to pus tha caso of Mr. Beechor in any votter Jight than it was befere, It is o storyof dowestio Burrow such us was nover told botore, but it np- peals with s torco to the publie conseioneo thub will compel Mr. Beoeher, Mm"“li or unwilling- ly, to explsin ull hin rolutions to this fawily, ond to let the world kuow the part ho played in the tragedy of this honsohold. 1t wo caved to avguo tho tostimony of thie - huppy woman from sn nor'riendly or éyeu an un- sympathetio standpoint, it would not bu ditdienlt 10 turu hor rtory terribly agulntt hor and Mr, Beachier. In Lor “detally of the conduct of My, Lilton toward hLor wo wipht sea ouly & wowun's cunning to turn the current of popular sym- pathy Io her faver, Hor oxg lunation of tho ox- tortad confessions, wlich sro fu hor own Landwrlting, wo uipght reject nitoguthier. Iler Intest admisuion with rogura to hor feellngs for hor puetor point, n the opinfons of nmuny porsons, to & guilty love, And yot this fs nou nearo to be tried by tho ordminy standurds, “Lliceo ara extraordikey poople, imbued with ox- {rnordinnry ideus, aud It is, porhops, unfur fo woigh their testunony by the ortinury wethods, Evidently this wus o woman rorely trled. Per- Baps Mr, Tiltow's ldiosynerasios, aad espeolally Liu trontient of his wifo durimg tho fist ten yoara of their marzied lito, may Lo an olemont fn dotorminiug tho quality of his wif's fault und Mr, Beochor's vin. It would not bo remurkablo that sueh a wownan should turt awsy tvom her bunbund and tocl for sunother ko love cho owed to him to whom her, vows were mude, This much fudoed pho huy cons fouved over wud over ngain It s nop 4 neconsary yoquence, howover, thab slio shorid fall from “virtuo thougl il this bo tano, Thut sho loved but #iuged uot Iy the theory of hor dofotiso, amil this thoory 18 eupported” by hor “Cnthonno Ganub " Jettar, Flor Klory 1n” mar 1t Ia, attor all, tho first gloam of light which has yot fallon on thik tangiod wob of sofrow and Bufforing, It may bo tho beglnninug of the ond, aud if it should prove so it would bring joy to men and womon who neillior know nor caro” for either Beocher or 'lilton, aud teach nuew to all tho world how important it I8 to cling to the old-fashioned notions of virtuo and morality. After ali, Elizaboth Tilton 1 not surrounded by preator perils_than oncompaesod her idenl when Cathiorino'Ganut was on trlal for hor lifo, In thoono cang, all tho doubls wera cloared away, and 5o they may bo fn tho othor. ~ Mr. tocchor muet oxplain § but, nbove sll, Alr, Moulton mugt testify, The clergyman's ox- Innation, should it embraco tho theory of ra, ‘I1lton, would be generallv nccok:lcd lual, not by all. 'This is whst makes Toniton's teatimony so esmofitisl, What did ho understand authe sin about which nll there ncgotintions wore bad in which he was tho mutnal confidant ? An Mrs, ‘filton puls it, tho sitituds of Mr. Toochor toward tuis famlly was sufticiont to call for all tho words of contrition ho has ultered, Was this his offensin, or wns it tho erimo which Theadoro Tilton chargea? This 1 tho latest phaose of the caeo, and Mr. Moulton nlone ¢sn nnswor the question, and so put the wholo con- trovorsy at rest. — “THE ONLY COMMENTATOR.” From {ha New Vork Herald, If it were only Mr. Tilon who secused Mr. Beecher {hia controversy would have been brief, 'lml{ enough, it is nothing this young man could say that wonld undothe famousclorgyman. What he country asks, snd whatb 1t hog never censod to aek with carnest pationco, is, not that Mr. Beechor would deny the charges of My, Titon, but that he would explain bis own kelf-condemn~ g lottors. Theko lottoms stand in tho way of any behof in Mr. Beechor's fnmocence. Wa study 1hom and analyzo their shades of meauning, sud apply all the tesls of rhetoric, nnd construct hypothosos \\}mn which ho mnay be acjuitted § Lut they all full before tho cold voico of reason. Uenry Ward Beechor is the only commentstor who can oxplain themeaning of llenry Ward Beechier. Evory doy of delay fumaking that explnuationonly weakous tho publie contidencs {n his innocence, It 1ainoredible that this ghonld nothave beon suen from the bomwning! What (ho country wants is o plain, brief, manly statemont, thne will toll the truth briofly and wo that theve shall beno doubt of the truth,” What the country sces in & fathering of lawyers, ' consultation” after* con- sultation,” one emmout advacato called fo after anothior, & neeret, irvouponsible tribuusl in s~ sion, the affectation of extraordinary secrocy, as though the American peoplo were ho enemics of Mr. Beecher aud anxiouy for his dostruction, Now, with alt rexpect 1o thoe Bar, the public mind innot disposed to look with enthusiasm upon any easo that yequires half dozen lawyers .to construct. If Mr, Doecher's sintement is of such a charactor that ** the best legal tulent ™ of Now Yotk and Brooklyn is necossary to porfect {t. then it will novor watisfy tho people, 'Lhere hias nover been a timo gineo CGod made truth- telling the yupremo commandment whon trath- sponking WAS nIoTe necessary than o the case of Mr. Beeehier. Tlo knows tue truth, No inun on thin enrtn knowa botter how to writo or wpeak it 1 gueh o way that it cannot bo nustakon. Dy tho trath be must stand oy full. Why, then, does he not speak ? gt MRS, POWER ON THE TIMES' INTER- VIEW WITX HER, PuT-1N Ba%, Aug. 0, 1874, To the Editor af The Chicano Tribune : Sm: The Times' roport, on Tneadny, of an interview with mo abent tho Beecher Tillon aflair, is mlariugly incorract, [bis bardly nee- cgsry 10 those who know me Lo say that many of ita atatementy wero not mina at all, and whab Idid say was madeto convey nn improusion widely difforent from tbat intouded, The uso of my uame was onliraly withous xanction ; but I do not rogrot that balr ko much as the montion of another woman, who was the viotim of most un= desorved trentmont by o Drooklyn church. I hava o tight Lo compisin, for iy own pait, aa 1 took {he chauces of such treatment iu being m- torviewed Ly n Times ropoiter, who gave Lis word of honor on cortain pointy, to break it con-. spicuously tho nextimoruing, 1 propose to givo the facts in dotail, for what they muy be worth, corzectly, in a fow daye. Very respoetfully, 8. D. Power, i WRS. TILTON'S TESTIMONY. #yeom Mrs, Tilton's Croas-Ecantinaticn, Mr. Clovalund—Do you think it possible, in your low stato of health, wlhon talking to peoplo ahout your troubles, that you might huve loft the impression upon cheir minds that thoro was something eriminally wrong without infending todoro? A, Ldo not thiuk I everdid; I - dorstand that Miss Anthony and snother lady have both roported thut I made confidants of thom, nud it came in this way: Ihave, fall of enguieh of sonl, many times taliked freetv to them, and on ono ocession Busan Authony stayed ol night witts mo, aud I talked to her, Mr, Hill—Flow did thet ivterviow with Miss Anthony come about? A.—In this way: Bho came with M8, Stanton ovo aftorncon to our housa, and they propased going ta Mis, Bullawl'a to dumor: Mrs. Sianton and my husband wenl first, carly iu the alternoon, and wo understosd that Theodoro was coming back to bring Suwan and mysolf thera; Iwes not goiug, howover. Tho ovening camo and Misn Anthony was vory much augoyed to (hink that Theodore didn’s coma, and sho filled my mind all that ovening with storica about Theodore's infldelitien; Lo camo home about 11 o'clock ; Mis, Mlanton re- mained at Mrs. Bullurd's all night ; when 'I'ico- doro camo in Busan bogen in a very angry wuy to chide him for wob coming atier ber, ond charged him with what she had been tolliug we about ladies, and lo grew very angry ot Susan—so mmeh so that sho rau up-stairs and Jocked horself up in the front room ; 1 followed, and be said to mo, ** You have done this thing ; you have boen taliing and put- ting it fnto bior mind.” “ No," I uaid, **1 nuover was tho ono_to tallk against Theodore in that manner;” he was sosugry that T feared he would be really crazy ; for the fivat time ho thicatencd to strike me; bo wout into his own room, sud wos #0 much exciled thatIwas alurmed ; I thought T would slocp with Lim aud apply water to his head nod feet, but Busan would notlet mo; she suid it was not sufe, nud thut I should not stay with him, 50 I wonl into hor room and wout to Led with her, bul during tho night I went fre- quoutly to ree how he wau ' bo did not sleap—Le wed restless; that night I told Susan of my alurm for Theodoro; I told her Inovor suw hig Dbrother in such s state when it seomed to mo that he was more cinzy than Theodore ofton was, and I went on further to tell hor how ho wus, she haviug scen thls oxhibition of Lis—of his being angry and of Lis suriking; T told lior also 1 tha conversation “ that he had charged mn with _intldelitics witix ono ond another, and with Mr. Bovcher partiou- inrly, and thae whon o saf at his (ubio many titaes he had asid that he did not kaow who his children belonged to;" on & shmilur aceasion I spoke of it to ——; 1 was aroused to it by Mrs, ‘Woudbull'y boing thore und by boing very mutch outragod by @ v from Mis, Olaflin und the two sisters of Mrs, Woodhull, whom 1 enlled tho polica to tule awny; ~— 6ot with me and I poured out wy soul to her, Mr, Winslow—You called the polico to tulo tho Clallus away? A,—Yes, and they sceiny it, went off, Mr, Mill—Yon say that you opencd out your soul to —? A.~Notiing wara thay Lo toli bor what unjust accusations bud Leont pub upon mo by my hunband, Q.—Did you in ench Instanco with her and with Miss Anthouy fake tho tropble to kny that theso aceugations” are false? A,—No: It uever cceurred to mo to do it; I took them to be rou~ sunnble porsons, and Inover thought of thoir ovou wondering 1f It way s0, Q—Lxpluin tho circumstances undor whiol you lett to go Went ¢ A —I went to get rosted Trom Thoodore's constant tallkings; 1wan worn out by ihem; I wont to Mra, —g, in Qhio, in the fall of 1870, and found — thore; sho had Licon thero for somu tiwe, . . , Q.—Dofore you went West had you & conver- sation with yoiu husband in rogard to — and iy trextmont of hor? A—Yoes, Q.~What was the subslunco of it? A.~This came out fu hin tulls with e nhout persony with whom ho bad teon: he spako i this way ¢ # . . . On one oriwo occunions when I so~ licived lier shio uttorly retunod me, and [ bhad not fouud it wo with other women ;" he mado mo listen to that; I always had te hear it, and to henr ult sorts of thingn, Q.—When you went West and paw ——, did you hava any converration with bher ahout your intorview with Mr. Tiion i rospect of Ler? A, —Yeu; and vho told mo 16 was vo; uho sald sho often thought of tellmg me bofore eho lolt hone, but that sho ferred 1t wonld add to my Lurdens; that sho driod to think My, Tiltow wns o Inther to ber and did not mosn anytbing wrong, and &ll that, and that she coucluded not 1o toll ma. Q.—You and — roturned togethor to Naw York ? A—You; Nru. and I talked tho muttorover as Lo whother —— shonld stay with hor or myself, and I houpht ntie wonld Lo a great holp to me in my siato ot heulth, o whio yotumed with mo; Iexpeoted to find oy house as T left ft, but ibwas sitogolher diferent ; my hushand hea vont off my secvanty ;. molher sud sho would remain sud oyersoo mabters whilo 1 wus uwuy; sho did for n few duvh, and then loft; ho took into the houuo nu\ld«lloounud maidoy Iu‘lj/‘ und sho had ontiro possovsion, ~~What wd8 bior uamo? A,— . Q=D you fitd that Thendors hd beon taik- completoly posscssed of his idens about thom ? A~—Yed, ir; and I have overy rorson to boliove ihat sko ministorod to him in cvar{ WAT My, Iil}—~Do you mean in a crimiual way A Yoy, 1do; I was ntterly turned ont of houso sud liomao } when I got thore, thore seomed to he no placa for ma; thoy had ot oxpectod my return A0 Boon 3 they thoupht I was to romain Weat all winter; I foind her nt tho biead of the table sud taking my Vlncn ontirely, and Mr. Tilton bucked Tror up in wil tlila; 1 nover conld have n word to ko followed mo whoraver I went ; i L ito tho ehiva closst or was behind moe Jooking o y ‘shonlder to aco what L was sbont; thin went on until {inslly £ way pernunded that who hid heen told to tnnn possesalon of the houso and oceupy 1f. Q.—Do you recolleet an intorviow at tho brenkfast-table, referred Lo Ly ——, at which you wore grieved by what this porson did in your presonca? A-—You; bo sat at tho tablo, she at the hond, aud_1 opposile, and Theodora and —— on ono mido s Miss ~——, who was up- stair, hod not come down ; I was full of fonl- '"!’ and could ot nothing s presently I loit the tablo, aid —— (tho gowag ot the "~ head) knld, Well, I think Elzaboth fs gottivg erazy * anc Mr, Tilton ruld, ", dou’t_yon_tiiuk Mrs, Tilton s getting demanted 2 * **No," suld — indignantly, *but it s a wonder to mo _that sho hns not Leen in tho lunatic asylum,” or sonio- thing like that: Miys ~— criticisad that remark of —='u; Thendore followed ma into tho parlor and eald to mo that I must dischmgo that girl immediniely; 1 wan at the plano ab the timo: 1 froquently wont thore and touched a few noten when I was in trouble, ns & wort of re- liof; Mr, Tilton spoke to mo dotiantly and violently, and —— heand it and came In and snid to hlm, * You nrovot going to scold Mrs. T'iltou on my nceount ! ¥, ha was very rugrey with her aud asked her 1f T Lad said that ho hnd guiltily approached hor, &e., rathor bonstingly 3 sudahio replied to him, ** Yos, sir, yon did, and ou know you dids" at this, fio Loalk biold of lior and throw her against the wall; altar that scona Mr, Carporter caimo to ask me nbout it, he hav- ingg board of it; Theodore was presont, and ho said to me, ** I wish you to make that straight Jritl iz Corpoater, aud I invaiodiately. deviod £, Q.——— left the houee within & day or two, did gho? A.—Yes, she went to my mother's. Q.—How long waa she absont from tho house ? A.—8ho noyor came Lo stay there nftorwards; nometimen she would come and stop with mo over night. Q.—Blio states that you had an Interview with T tu which yon #nid that sho might go away to school, and thnt her expoenkes would bo paid; do you recollect thut? A—Yoy, sir, Q.—I'leneo stato what interiTow yon had with your husband or aty onoe elss about ——'n going awey 2 A.—Ilo came home from a visit with Mr. —— at Mr, Moulton's hovuss ; ho learned thero that Mr, — hd tlus story and was using It aguinet hin, oud ho smd something must bo dono to kop that girl's tulk ; mothor bad beon Lrought into the mutter in gome way, and ho wunted mo to write romathing and givo it to — to copy and elgn. 1 saud, ©IF vou will write It, 1 will take it to har.,” Sho wus then at My, —'s, in — ntreot, s sonmeteoes ; Jo would not al- low ber to stay in our bouse, Hesndif she would sign such a paner g he wanted, lie would promi.a hor 500 or 610 a yenr, 1 snid, ** You Lnd botter uol do that, but if any good ead como out of all thia troubla, lot it boto educate Lor. 1o suid; *Yeou, I will send terto Mr, ——, in——, wholina an institwtion for young ladies,” I though: at lust thero was nn opportunity for her getting an edueation ; 1 am suro sho did not know what sho waa doing iny more than 1 did; sho was vory eiu:lple-mindml 5 Lhunded the paper to her and smd : ““Just copy that aud sign your namwo to 11, and she did, right awny ; 1 do not think sho thought unytling nbone. it; her mind was on going; to sehool und nll that (the paper thus eigned wan a rotraction of the stories told about Mr. Tilton's bobavior) ; afterwuids, when sho was awny ab Behool, Theodore threatenrd me n great many {imes and said: * You dow't think T #ent her away because of my own caso; 1o wus becaueo of tho story I told Lier abous you;" I eaid 1 thought vory differcntly of the watler and that I would not allow it to siand so; ho ropro- gonted that o sont her away heeansn of somo ueerot that he bad givon hier about me, whereas it was dircetly tho_contrary. Mr. Clevolund—Where did the money como from? A.—I think Mr Moultou furnished it, but I do not know. —— THE LETTERS. From the New Yors World, Aug. 6, Mr. Hill made the following statement last evoning: In regard to Mr. on's Hutement in Lig lasy card, nbout his being interrapted inroul- iug tho lotters ho brought before tha Committus on his crons-examination, I wish to say this: Tilton brought u lnrge bundle of his wire’s old love-letiers, somo fifty or soventy at lasst. 1lo rond thoso he chowo, tud made his remarke upon thom a8 he did so, until the tumo of tie Committae had expired, I6 wns an after- noon session, and thorsfore limited, I took & memoranduin of somo of tho lettors,—iho moxt m’pumuu,—-nnd Gaw, Yracy also took tho dates. Tho reason why Mr. lilton did not go through o)l of them was owing 1o want of tinie, Ho hud s fow old lottors from othar porsuns, and ono old lotter from Mr, Boecher—this wus tho only lottor ho had of Deccber's, Ou being asked for the original lotter and docvmonts hn had published in his churges, ho sad Mr. Moul- ton had them, and it was finally nrranged that o was to bring thom to Mr. Winslow, and thoy togothier shonld pick out whab they wauted to go Lofore the Committeo. Io was puriicu- farly requested to bring alt tho doeu- monts, Winelow roported to the Com- milleg altorwards Lhot he bad waited fur ‘Lilton to do so, bub that he had fuiled to bring them, Afterwords Winslow mot Lilton on Non- taguo slrot, sud asked him for thom, but he do- ehmed to give thom until he had soon his conus sel. Noue of tho lotters, bo eald, sustainod any of the charges Lo had miade, Lnt wore simply love-lotlers. The first letter quoted by him ln tha charges published did uot refer to Mr. Beacher aud Mrs, Tilton axprossing sorcow for any sin commitiod, but simply to Mr. Pillon's own Joose Liabits with other women, Ho would print ouly such parts as ho could inikconstrie to the public. While hio was huiugi crosi-examined ho was not'interfored with, ns ho statoy in iy last eard, unless it was when the counsel or Committee wisboa to put a question to hun, SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORI. Eroccedingy of the T'enchers? Assvoms- bly at Pricpolut, No Yo TFamvorst, N. Y., Aug, 5.—~Tho Sundny-Schoot Tenchers' Assembly oponed lase night with ud- dresses by Dr. Vincont, of tho Methodint Bpise copal Chuich ; tha Rev, Georgo E. DPoltz, and the Itey. Dr. Custlo, of the Baptint Churchi; the Rey. Mr, Worden, of the Irosbyterin Church, and thoe Rov. M. Waiing, of tho Cannds Con- vegational, ‘Lo-day mpcechas wota made by intop Jonos and Mry. Willing, of Illinois. I'no Rev. Dr. Peltz preached this ovening. More than 2,000 pervons aro ou tho ground to-night, and grent fervor provails, 1'he nccommodations aro satisfuctory, and tho wenther is dellgheful, —_— SUICIBE OF A MILLIONAIRE, A Noted Californin Capitalist Shoots Mimselt 'Through the Ilenrt—No Canke Assignoed. Frowm the San Lranciseo Chronicle, July 26, The commumty was sturtiod vostorduy st the Intehigenco that Witlinm B, Lourn, tho well- Enuwn eapitalise aud mining-stock operator, of Calitoyma wtreot, had commitied wuicido by shooting biwsoll with pistol iu tho soclusion of his sloopiug-room at his elogant rosidonca on Taylor streot, Mr. Donrn’s wife and daughtors, three in numbor, were in the country on tho family eatate, nour Napa, aud tho only persons in the housd bonsdea (Lo sorvants wore My, Bouen, his son, Ar. Eogols, and the housckeoper, who in u littlo deaf, ih’. Lourn™ room is the large front ono on the second tloor, commanding t magmiicont viow of the buy. 1t hi an alcovo, n privite buth- room, sud Is lexuriously furnishod. Mr. Bourn rotired to rost on Thursday night apparontly in porteet honlth and in hia usual spirite, ‘Uhore was ne'noiso duting the night, sud the two youny maon got np in the morning and had their brouti- Jag ut tho usunl Lour, Mr. Bown alwavs had Iy broukfust 1 bis room, or ab o later hour, so, of course, his abysuco from tho table wus not noticed, It had long been the won's euntom to virit his father iu hin bed-room aboul § a'clock in the marning, to s0oif he could do anything for Lint befora gty out, Yenlesday mornhy Wont U Lo i b a8 usukl, ho wont in and u o, e, Bourn greoted him ollvotiountely, nsked him how ho lud passed the wighty wnd 1} o Jinck bind his broaktust, ute., aad then waied if ho way golug out, Lle young mun suid he wan. Bir, Bourn theu said ho would o pot up forn while, as he Liad not slopt well di g the night, but ho would (ike hin sea to go down nud tell hiw noplow, who held o postion thero, that if he wie wauted for anything before 11 o’clook ho must come ap und cull b, The von pressed g tnthor's hand and dopurted on Los wiswion, "Phut wag tho lust scon of Ar, Louru shive, ‘Uno dopertuto of tho son left the housakeopor the only porson in tho koo bumiden tho Ker- vouls, They wera ouguged - (hieir Lowsehold Aulicy, und, of ounrse, did not alfor Lo distinb Mr, Bourn, ‘The old lady suys, howevor, that udo o wout townrd ls root’ with the lutou b ) @ bacoport & Oubma of ona of his boots on tha lloor sho concludea that ho wns dresping, and came away withous muking hor presenco known, Abuut 11 o'clock Mr, Bourn happened to bo wanted at his oflice on sume Jmmmg Lusinosn, and Mr. Engols ut onco startod for homo to (oll hisunolo to comoe down immodistaly, Arriving thoro, Mr. Engels asked if Mr, Boarn had vot arsen, The lmunulwnsmr shook hor headd and thon Mr. Lingels bounded up the stairen .uid tapped on the chambor-door. He got e swor. He tepped agat, 8til no nnswe i ho pushed the door open snd luoke:. ir Tourn's clothes Iny on a chair, aud the b ne unoceuplad, Mr, Togels advanced w faw < opt wntil ho communded & view of tho batheroom. 'To his horror and surprice, ho saw Iving on the floor of tho Iattor rovm the hody vi v nuclo, dresned only in o night-shirt, whic . wate wrated with blood, The hend ey ta ol the binth-room door, and tho body was lyn nlly an the face, with ong arn eneiveling t At the feot lny a Inrge-sizod vavy rovolvar Ujie Lnth-tub was dry, sad there wers uo indin e that Mr. Bourn Iitonded untug i, ot that e e any other object in going 1to 1 than e i his own lifo, A largra wirror hangs (n the bath-room, sl wau probablo that bofora Aring the shot Mr Bovwrs Lind slood heforo it, enfeninting tho exnut 8pot in his austomy mokt likely to prove fatal it l:wcm‘ with a ballot. The night-slart wa Inckennd and burned whero the butlet entored, which was utiout au inch to tho left of uud above the navol. The wound was & torrible ous, the bullet aving gono clear through the body, 1 an upper direction, passing through the heart and Just pushing out tho skin neur the pine. Tha mstol, which was fonnd nenr Mr. Bourn's foot, wus 8 large-sized navy revolvor, of the Colf pattorn. But one chimber was discharged, Tho reasons which impolled Mr. Bourn to gelf- destruciion aro complotely enshroudod in mys- terv. 1o was a gontieman of enormous wesltly, ond could not have bad finwmein) emburrans. ments of a serious charactor, thongh he iy known to have dealt targely in Ophn and other mpeenlutivo stocks recently. Tle bad » Inrge nud, w0 far 08 I8 Jmown, an afTuntionatn famlly, ond, indood, n# the wold irock, pasensod ovaryihing to mako bim a huppy mau. By iomo of dns frionds, it is statod that a switidal mania in hereditary fn bin fnmuly; that u brother, years ago, comnutted tho wame dond, By nthern, it i asncited that Mr. Bonrn hay been depronsod for soveral wooks, anid bos, nb times, bohaved stinngely on Lho wtreot, and toward his nequaing- ance iu lueiness circles. Ho wos singniarly norvous nndfidgoty in referenco to wtock muk ters, and it i wuppound by hin mors intiunts fviends that, vimg i hed yestorday morning, st tor his won had Iaft him, e got Lo thimking of hin variouw investments, nud bocame netvous almont to fienzy at the thought of toaing lnigely fn o soquencs of them. Mr. Bourn was an old rosident af Cahfoingn, and his extato is 1ernted 1o bo worth all the way Lromm SI00,000 to 2,001,000, . UNPARALLELED INDUCEMENTS! il Laier & 0o, State and Washington-sts,, ‘Will, for the next few days, close out thoir entire line of Popular Dress Goods REGARDLESS OF COST! Prices ranging from 12 1-2 ots, to 50 ots., rocently 25 ots, to $1.00, INSPECTION INVITED, - e RAILROAD TIME TABLE, - AREIVAL AND DEPARTURE (F TRAINS EIPLANATION OF Ki eepted. * Sunday ozeep Tive Bunduy at¥:00a, 1, NCI MARKS,— I Savirdayic i 3 Alvdar sxcopind. T AR balir. ICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTERY RAILROANY gt Sonz up ke st and S0k 07 Deoysrantte ke hinee, 1 Gl N, ‘ot i B Rt coract af ey Y Handolzhy Mail (y1n naio ond aie lino) g, Fuipros Ducinon Acaimiioation.. Arluntie Exvro 3 5ithp; . 9100p. 0. 1] 8, Y 0. WENTWORTH, General Passunger Azont. PAIL RAILWAY, m Deputy eorner Hadican and Canat: Ticket O South Clurk-sts, opyiwits Sherman io nd at Dopat, Arn Tenve, * :00 5. m, |*11:002. m, reen Uay, Stevor Palnt, St Paul & Minueapoll Dav Rapross. +6:208. m,{*4:00 p, m. muuznuuul llmnnlihybi“‘iln au Mall. 1#6:00D, m.[* 7:60p. m. 't 980 p.m. [t 646 . m. ILLINGIS CENTRAL KAILRDAD, ot fook nf Lakest, and foni @f Tiwantyseoondat. DTk Vadoyeston gtor Clrg et Tickst Teave, o S0p. 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