Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. SEEDS, - THE LARGEST Seed Bstablishme, IV THE UNITED STATES. BRIGGS & BRO,, - Seesmen and Florist, Growers, Importers, DEALERS ’ e Flower and Vogetable SEEDS, PLANTS AND BULBS, ROCHESTER, N. Y, AND CHICAGO, ILL. Having conducted the Beed business for mors than s quarter of a century, at Roches- ter, N. ¥., snd finding thot our Southwest- ern, Wostorn, and Northwestern Trado ro- quires shipping facilitios not enjoyed at Rochestor, wo have ESTABLISHED A SEED HOUSE ~ CHICAGO, And have secured the Largs Black, 184 & 186 WASHINGTON-ST., me DOORS WEST OF THE BOARD OF TRADE BUILDINGN, As & WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTING POINT for our Weatern Trade. Insodoing 'we are satisfled that our Western ocustomers will be enabled to receive their goods with. groater promptness and dispatoh. “We refer with pride to the faat that 20,000 DEALERS IN THE UNITHD STATES sell our Secds, The known rollability of the thouss of BRIGAS & BROTHER, and the faoilities enjoyed for producing NONE ‘BUT THE BEST SEHHEDS, Has beon the menns of developing this im. mense trade, which we propose to retain by proteoting the interesta of customors to the fullest extent. OurQUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS and FLORAL CHROMOS are in possession of thousands in_the land, and are a guide to tho Amnteur or Profossional Farmer, Gardener, or Hortioulturist. £3"We wish it understood, that the ‘Wholesale Distribution of Seeds for the WEST will hereafter be made from our CHICAGO HOUSE, where the Wholesale and Retail Trade will be sup~ plied, while Mail Orders from our Catalogues will be attended to as well at Chicago, Ill, as at TRochester, N. Y. tz-Bubsoription prics for our FOUR IL. TUBSTRATED QUARTERLIES, 25 Conta, whick is not one-quarter the aoat. AUTONMN BULB CATALOGUR WEIE GRAND nstrated Torel Wark CATALOGUR OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE . SEEDS FOR 1875, Will be out about Dec. 1. ¢ ADDRESS ALL COMMUNIOATIONS, BRIGGS & BROTHER, RBOCHESTER, N. Y., oR OHICAGO, ILL CROWN PERFUMES, &o. DRUGGISTS, DRUGGISTS' BUNDRYMEN, AND DEALERS IN FINE TOILET GOODS ARK INVITED TO EXAMINE OUR LATGR, CHOIOK, AND ELE~ GANT ASSORTMENT OF CROWN PERFUMES, CROWN HAIR BRUSIHES, CROWN TOOTH BRUSHER, AND OROWN DRESSING CONMBS, FOR THR FALL TRADR. THESE GOODS ARE ALL MADE ON THE MOST APPROVED PRINOIPLES, AND IN THE BEST MANNRR, AND ARE RECOMMENDED BY THIE LEADING DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE COUN TRY A8 BUPKRIOR TO ANY OTHERS. FOR BALE TO THE TRADE ONLY BY THOMSON, LANGDON & €0, BOLE IMPORTERS, 478 & 480 BROADWAY, N. Y. OANNED GOODS, CANNED ~ GOODS! 10,000 Casea ''rophy Tomatoss, Bx. Qual. 5,000 3 and 3-1b, Peaches, Choice. 5,000 ' Trophy Sugar Corn, 5,000 * Barly Garden Peas. 1,000 * Whito Ox-Hart Ohorrics. STRAWBERRIES, RABPBERRIES, LIMA BEANS, CONUENSED MILE, STRING BEANS, JELLIES, LOBSTERS, CATSUPS, OREGON SALMON, SAUCES, CHERRYSTONE CLAMS, COVE OYSTERS. P We receive the product of alnrge nume ber of Fnetorles, and are canbled 1o muko low prices. DEPOT FOR THE SALR OF CRYSTAL LAKE PICKLES AND CANNED GOODS. F, A, WAIDNER, 45 & 47 River-st., % Meni, | natttmor , i %0 s st CHICAGO. W. N. NuMSEN, NEW PUBLICATIONS. ” “Wo are inclined to believe that more downright good literature is crowded between the covers of the ¢ Galaxy’ than sny other American g\ugnn'mo can boast of.”--Chicago 1Mes. « « A model periodical; a oredit to American_periodical literature.’-- ‘Philadelphia Press. THE GALAXY. SEPTEMBER NUMBER NOW READY, A BRILLIANT NUMBER. CONTENTS: Tinley Rochford, ByJustin McOarthy, Non Semper Imbres, ByT. W. Parsons. Life on the Plai; By Q. A. Custar. 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CONTINUED Until Entire Stook is fold, Tindies should avail thomsclves of this GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY This sale is pere_m?t;ry, and all goods are sold at o saorifice, MANDEL BROTHERS, Nos. 63 & 65 Washingtonst, Detween State and Doarborn. RICHARDS, SHAW & WINSLOW, DRY GOODS, Cor, State & Madison-sts,, Are prepared to meet the largely- inereased demands of their busi- negs with full lines of goods adapt- cd to the wants of the early Fall Trade, at prices commanding the attention of close cash buyers. COAL. “COAL! Miner T, Ames&Eo. Office, 134 LaSalle-st. LACKAWANNA COAL. ‘We are selling the best An- thracite Coal, free from slate. at lowest market rates. Satisfac- tion guaranteed. Special atten- tion given to the Wholesale Trade. Also, the best grades of Bloss- burg and Lump Lehigh Coals. MINER T.AMES & CO. Efl AL 68 Kingsbury. 51 West Polkest. ‘0 aro. d to ly onr friends and the pub- o e et with the bost aualic Ity of trov-burniug ) Lackawanna Coal Fron trom nlato (often onlled olinkor); tha bost Hard oty mhtocRottoties " " 'S GIURCIILL UOAL (iho best ot al tho Bricr A A Sorin Chain) Shwavs o Kty Ao, Wilin(ngion ud atiior foft Goata at Jowast Tnriot pricos. RENO & LITTLE. LAKE NAVIGATION, - GUUDHUE’S__STBAMERS. For Rnolne, Milwaukee, Wac, eta,, dally (Bundays 0xeeptoilh eeseveeres. B0y ‘t#-Baturday's host dan'tlsavo until 8 p. m. For Grand Haven, Muskogon, Traverso Gity, Mackinng, cte., dally (Sundam excepted), ¥or 8t. Josoph daily (Suadsy ozcopted).. Saturdsy's Boat dan't loavo until 11:30 p, m. For Mnnistoo and Ludington, Tuesday and ‘Thursday. ... veere D Beme Bheboygan, Manito For Groon liay and Tntormodiate ports, Tavsday ~ DIVIDEND NOTICE. Clicazo & Aiton Raifroad Co, SECRETARY'S OFFIOE, Outcaao, Aug, 13, 1674, NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Notico In hereby glven to thio Stacklioldors of the Ohl= cagn & Aliom tatlrad Cumpany that tho twontythied geial-aunat canh dividond ol o yor cont ita this day hon doclared ubon (o yraforsod aud, conmiun, stock of thiis Company, payable at tho banking houso of tho Uor P dgonie. Mowcs, M. K. desup, Eatas & Go 3 Willismat., Now York, on the first d uasty ta tho fioldars who' are toglatorcd as aucl 8t tho o N tirul day of Hoptoml closg of buslnosy hovrs on the S0 August t., ut whioh s B euTot Lok i o atvebis 1o Lo 1 tratalors oa tho second fpoveuny lie of Beptambor t, A, LA IIEA DIZiE, oo DISSOLUTION NOTICES. A e e e S A AP DISSOLUTION. rotary, The tirm horotofars exlating under th firm name of Wikitegnior & Coe 13 s dby Glsotvod i vy '.l).‘kir"n{;}‘z;uy’unlm'h R e A olair inat unid firm will hllpiaims sguin ol A T R e o e Sk, Who whl oontinua Lip buslnsse: | BEECHER-TILTON. Testimony of Ono Harmon Befor the Investigating Com= mittees Regarding Mr, Beecher’s Alleged Offenses, Boecher’s Statemonts Churoh, Prayer by Shearmari, and Leléer from filrs. Beecher. Tilton on the Charge of Blackmiail. THR INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. | Special Dispatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune, TIE TESTIMONY OF ONE IIARMON, - couvorsations with him fin s family, snd bad - scomse Mr. Becchor of making improper proposals Mr. Tilton hiad nover said that Xr. Beochor was guilty of adultery with his wifo, conflulag his charges, so far ss his own family was concerned, .to tio loagor offense, Ar, Harmon furnished o Trib- une roportor yostorday with s full ‘outlino of his testimony, and sdded detsils of con- Tilton, . and . .of his which * ho did not give when ho sppeared befora the Commiltee, Mr. Harmon became acquainted with Mr. Tilton in the fall of 1870, by the intro- duotion of Btowart L. \Woodford. 3ir. Harmon was at that time a Supervisor, and active in politieal ‘matters in Brooklyn. Mr. Tilton and ho woraboth intorcsted in certain lincs of political offort, and they became intimately acquainted, Mr. Harmon to Mrs. Tilton on soveral occnsions. vorsation - with Ar. own knowledgo of tho caso, ofton visiting Mr. Tilton’s houso by tho lattor’ invitation. Mr. Tilton told bim of hia dischargo from his positionson tho Independent and the Brooklyn Unfor immedintely aflor tho even! When Mr, Harmon asked for tho reason, M ‘Tilton answerod that it grow out of somo old seandal. -Mr. Harmon did-not qu ostionhim, and in eubsequent conyorsations le mever, by in- quiry, invited confldence orsought fullor com- according to Mr. Harmon's story, ho aud Mr, “bilton_wars togotlor ot . J. Binoy's ‘rostanrant, in’ Broad- way, when, witbout provocation, Ar. ilton told munieation, One day in April, 1872, him s long story sbout MU, DEEOREN AND IS 'RELATION TILTON, mon does not remember it), something to tell him; somotbiog wroug snffor to go furt aud do no violence 10 tho person whom Enrly Conversations with Tilton Cominems of the Press upon Mr. A Profse-Meeting at Plymouth New Yonx, Aug. 17.—Tho Inat witness 1o ap- pear bofora tho Plymouth Invostigating Oom- mitteo, pefore Mr. Beecher mada bis statement,! wag Jobn W. Harmon, of No. 840 Broadway., Ho 1ad recontly reburned from tho West, whore he had beon during tho progress of- the investiga~ tion, and was oxamined on Wodnesdny evoning.: Ho tostiflod that Mr. Tilton, had hold sevoral aboub tho, froablo | immedisto enswor to 8 WITIL MR8, Ho sald that Mrs, Tilton bad como to him in 1870 (it he menttoned the date exaotly, Mr, Har~ d sho liad that thoto had ‘beon going on which sho could not er, but slio made as a condition of disclosure that v, Tilton should promiso to or ad- Aftor Mr, Tilton had_mado his disclosures to Mr. Harmon, ho ssked bim to tell Dwight John- gon_and the Rov, Dra, Btorrs and Buddington it bo bad loarmed, i ordor to got thols opin- ions and advico. Xn nccordanco with his roquest, Mr. Harmon toid - Diight Johnaan, but'doolined '© | tospeakto the clorgymon about tho mattor, prbitdibedoarh PRESS.-COMMENTS ON. BEECHER'S STATEMENTS. A PORHIDLY THEORY OF INNOGENGE, From lhe Sprinpfieid (Mass,) Republican. "The woak point In bis statoment Is the dispro- portion, ns It strikes tho roador, of tho fanltwith whioh Doooher oharges himsolf to tho magoltude of remores_and anguleh whiob ho has saffored. Wo do not #ay that this disproportion ia totally inconsistent with. truth and with Boechier's no~ ture, but it {8 moro than can bo prosumed in the cago of ordinary mdn, and moro thin i8 oreditas blo to the viouim fu this onso, It ia not imposeit blo with Boooher; it is bighly improbablo with tho vast majorfly of men. i i Ori the otlier ‘hand, wo must admit that Boocher ntrongthons his case by the vigor of his onslaught’ on Moulton-and_the dofiance with which 10 alls for evidenco, - Ho produces lottora of Moullon inwhick tho lattor deolares tuat o ‘Boochor) * can ataud if the wholoenas were pub- lighed to-morrow.” Bocchor also ‘vald ot firat $2,000 and sftorward 85,000 to assiat Tnion‘ and was askod for 5,000 moro,” whioh, ‘secing that Lio was boiug bickmailed, ho refused . point- Llack, . Tuder theso chprges, and until thoy aro ‘mot, Monlton and Tilton aro put uhnr]lldy on the dofensiva, , If Bodohor paid moucy, bio did it for. “ono of threo roasons,~—cithor to got rost for tho familics concorned from a horrowing soandal, or beoause he knew 16 bisckmailors could make ont » case sgainst bim, or beoause ho was, in fact, guilty, Ho may have ylolded to black- ‘mail, therofore, and atill have been inuocont. On tho other hand, tho other parties throw away thoir caso with the publia tlio momont thoy aro | dotected in making monoy out of it, ) ‘All wo can say, thoroforo, is thnt Mr, Beecher has advanced o posaiblo theory of innocence, has ut his acousors on thoir defonse, and that the oatimony ie not all yot in. Wo msy add, what I muat striko overy candid ronder, that dr, Booch- ut bofors tho Committea in tho beginving, or in § Mr. Tilkon's, would havo had doublo tho offacé upon public opinion that d | it wil bave now, aftor & month of maddening delay and iuevitable, but sullen public conviction of s guilt, + - . ' MR, nngam-m A Horne m!‘x,n THE ITANDS OF THE ¢ : porrER. % : ! Fyoth the New York Herald, Cortainly Mr, Bocclier m‘oxonw nimsolt very much in the'light in . which Hamlot scorned to bo contomplatod, 5o npposts 58 a pipoon whom Tilton sid Moulton play any stop- thoy please. 1In this ploture tho path is not worldly wse—not surowd, Noy, hie scema not commonly intolli- fleuh Ho :atops into ‘the Pplacos proparod for im with a-facility which ho presonts as the con- soquenes of shoor guilelessncss and his onemies. 28 the ovidenco of guilt, Tilton and Moulton seom to havo the taos and ukill of Mobhistopholas, aud Baocherto bo in thelr hands 88 the clay in the hands of the potlor. It s not easy to beliovo this mau fo wasting in ordinary percoption of tlio rolntion of facta to o anolhor and sv incapable of tho common-sonse_ appreclation of the possis blo applications of. the worda ho -freely put on paper. Bill loss docs it wecm consistost with what wo would liko to belleve of him that ho Dpaya monoy to securo ailins. Ho patd $2,000 ot ¢, | oue” timo sud 85,000 at avothor, If-this had ~ | beon _tho carlessly thrown out contribution of r. | the millionaire, if thoso thousandshad beon casu- ‘wily drawn from a box in which thore wero many '8 obtained by o'morigage on ouc's residouce i differént, S H R B & . 1t issoatcely necessary- 1o say that the stage now awAits:Mr. Moutton, Ho was to open his ‘mouth if his personsl honor wore assatled, Hero Do is duatinctly presonted as sblaokmailer, and o the confederate and colleaguo of the man for whom the monoy was extorted. Ho cannot rost under thisimputation, + ‘ .Mx, Beochor hias, to'put the results at the 1east, greatly attenuotod the threada of that not in which'the conspirators hove eanght him. Ho has mado ‘gosdnnior of & grent. part of .the fab- Tic,—oud yot goseamer is: something, Mon and women whoso foith in their pastor 1s resolute, senrcoly neoded to havo evon this much dono to be coniident that his énowmics could not tic down tmarions wouid implicato, - Mr. Titton said thot | thelr giant; but tho less symoathotio world will hio gavo tho o Dru, Tidton told-him thst My. Boccher had REPEATEDLY MADE IMPROPEL PROPOSALS TO HER. In the courso of his visite Mr. Tilton eaid that ho sftorwards told Bir. Moulton of Mra. Tilton's Qoclaration, and. that ho Buggesicd that Mr. 8 liouso is_allogod wroug- . Doachor, sud affer dissuading him from ' sftending tho Plymouth Church ‘prayer-moeting, as sot forth in'Mr. Boechor's statement, brouglt him to ’:.%m . Pilton told_Mr, Harmop that Le roceived Mr. ‘The door was locked, and tho koy pocketed, aud thon Mr, ‘Lilton suid that he Boceher sbould . ba brought to bhi: ond” thoro chiarged. with doing. Mr, Moulton wont for. M houso whoro Mr. Tilton was awsiting him, Boecher coldly, accused Mr. Beechior of MAKING INFAMOUS PROPOSALS to Mrs, Tilton, adding that.sho had con- fossod the fact, In Mr. Tilton's nurration it waa stated that Mr. Boocher -thoreupon foil on. his confossing that tho koecs, cricd like a child, and, chargo was true, bursi out like the following: thing? How could [ wrong you so who are m; childron, whom I ‘married!” Mr, Tilton eai uothing to Mr, Harmon of going from Mr. 3loulton's houde with exclamation: B obtalning from Mra. Tilton the retraction of ner confossion, nor of the acono in which 3r. Moul- ton oxtorted that retraction from Br. Beecles Ho mnda o roferanco to, tho lbrary scone, of | wigtiau, thioy axo rasérving thioir jndgmont. Out- ihe bedroom scene, which ho afterward descrl spposred, dld ho that Boecher ton, othiers, Lowover, thas Mz, Doecher Liad allege DROOKL claiming that adultory with o' married woman of Drooklyn, at that he got confirmation of that confession fron tho woman hersolf, At varlous Bocher's improper conduct to his wifo, and sai that hio had lotters from Mr. wiitted the fuet. to Mr. Harmon, ho thinks, without I will bo a puter man in the futurc.’ lr, ‘Lliton also showed Mr. in which the assortions which Mr. Bowon mad ‘filton when ho told him of tho adulterous st to him, and of soemluys truthfulness of dotafl abous hi statomonta, thot Mr. Harmon ffelt ‘Filton {uvented theso dotails 7" THE WOODHULL BTATEVENT turned, and bosought him, fomily'and his own sako, to put an to eo_temt blo & Heandal if ho could, nlod or unexplained by him; for pqulo were sayiug that uistind tho story to the Woodhulls, “ia thing is driving mo Harmon's ropoated appoals, sskod what h and hor family orushed oxplanation, whioh would dostroy AMr, roputation oud hurt lus church, Mr. tions In couvoreation Lin tlie lony utatoment which Lo drow up,”an which ho callod u 4 TRE TRUKSTORY. . ' dotalls ot Alr. Boeohor's adultorlos wit othier womon, but ~did not siate Mrs, Tilton hed red promise, and that then #How could I do this AMr. Boecher's Mr. had committed adultory with Mrs, it~ e aid say in that convorsation, sud in COMMITTED ADULTERY WITU OFUER WOMEN IN AN In a convorsation Inst fall with Mr. Harmon he mado & very explicit narrative of that charastor, BEL Beocher had confessed to him timos when with Mr. Harmon, Mr. Tilton spoke of Mr. Toechor Wwhich ad- ©Ono of thiese, which ho read iy s duto closd somewhat in this way: “ God helping e, Harmon tho lottor whieh hie wrote to Mr. Bowen, in January, 1871, about Mr. Boeohor aro brought up. M. Har- Thon saii tht ho. was vory el staried and distreased byjwhat Mr, ‘Tiltoi told him. 1o had ovidencos but the sppareut sincerity of Mr, of Mr, Boocher, whioh Lie #3id ho had confossod and tharo was so much of clroumsiunco routly per- plosed, and was continually voxing blmself with | ho thought, ‘¢ Could it bo poseiblo that r, camo out in tho fall of 1873, st a_tlmo nhon MMr, Tillon was absont from the city making spoedtios, Mr. Harmon went to sao_him sy soon as ko ra- for the #nko of Ly Ho would hardly bo abla to livo In Brooklyn if thia atory went uude- said Mr.’ Harmon, o must _have fur- A, Thton said to modness and’ my’lumllytnhuggnry;" but in suswor’ to Alr, than make a_truthinl Beoohor's % du\xm;m thor sssorted roveln- e i l;:l!r.‘z '%lllou also rond to "Iljs -took two lowrs to read, and recited shiay violated Ler marringe vowp. | upon cie of the loass orodible. . . « M require, boforo they will assent that proachor’s reputation i mado perfactly -clenr, -that oven & -film of- gossanor sbould not appear botween it and their oyos. . D s * RESENVING THEIR JUDGMENT.” 2o trom the New York Tribune, The blackmail fealuro is tho really destructive mattor. 1tecarcoly helps Ar, Boecher, but it fully like the lightning upon his mssuilanis. It shows Mr, Tilton’s attitudo in the businessns touching the depth of infamy. To Mr. Moultoa 1t is destruction.. Mr. Carpentor only cscapes ou tho ground that ho knew 1o better., Unloss thoy can jiromptly broak the foroe of this rovolation, or disprove Mr, Bosohior's oxplicit (and, in tho orogs-examination, dotailed) averment, the wholo pack of his pursters are plaoed by it boside Waudhull, and need occupy the thoughts of. de- cent wen or women no more forever. Thera s still, a4 thoro has boen among docent people from the boginuug, .. straiued, most suxious Lope to sec Mr. Boocher emorge un- harmed from tho furnace.” ‘The baser sork gloated ovor the scaudal, and made Laste to y vroelaim their belief iu it, and even to denounco 8 d those who did not believein it, boforo Mr. Baochor waa heard. . They hold the #hmo languake now. a | Tho: -pity -8 that Ju those ‘delays, the mystery, tho , meddiiug of the lawyors, « fear sprang up. ovon smong: Mr. Iocchor's woll-wishors that . lie Was 1Ot uéwariug bo- cause ho could not. Now, with all thoir good sida of Plymouth Churchi.—where thoy ave satis- his i}:“'fi:‘;gn‘;""\v’l’;,ufl‘?n:‘:‘:",“’j,‘:.:“‘fl:}}fg flod aud euthusiastio,—thay wank to oo if Moul- ity 2. Horniou, which Inte taies BOUs: | ton lins anythingto bay about .tho bluctmalifg. e atter . iy statemons | Loy watitto sca It thers sre aug it lettors, Boschor bas’ jush dealt. Thoy want Lo seo if thore aro auy moro surprises. They aro groatly improasod by Mr. Boochor's statomant, and fully beliovo that he has been the victim of a couspir- acy; but they waut to kuow all tho facts, My thietio soon como; and may tho bost hopes of the Vesz peopla bo realizon! : . “IN A JOST UNENVIABLE Liont.” A Frous the ew York 1'imes, Whatever Mr, Bocobor's statemont may do for i own charnoter, it cortainly placos the charnc- tor of 5omo of iix quondam fricnds and confl- # dants in & most unenviable light, Mr, Beocher's cross-oxamination goes to show that Mr. Dilton ia not only a.bad witneas hecase he vapors, and threntons, and insinuules, and drags i irrolo- vaut mattor, but bacauso Lo Jiea uuder the taing of pocuninry. interost. Whon we romembor the ~ rolo ‘in ‘which 3r. 'Tilion adver- tises himgolf—that of o man of suporhumun maguanimity and;e halt-divine forgivonoss—annd when wo rofleot that, by any ordmary standard of conduot, his cours, a4 desorihed by himeolf, was moxprosibly contomptible, the fact that ho d n o A Dbas beon takjvg moncy from tho objoot of his nl\:lnyfl lad a bigh opinion ‘of E\flf‘-ia ““‘;l';g sublimo pationco wonld ho nmualug"ir it wero and “was detorminod not to th urost | 1ot disgustiug. Nor, s tho cuso now stunds, Is guilly of wrong without o Burest | 4o gitituda of Mr. Moulton any mora creditablo. Wo do not like to impuga Ir, Moulton’s knowl- edgo or application of the Beriptures, but it ronlly looks fa if Lo had got his bealitudes o s “lttlo mixed, aud had pursued bis tortuous wiy uuder the fmprossion that Blossed are tho encomaliery, for thoy shull inhorit tho oarth.’ 'ho worat fentura of tho caso Is that tho dis- +| to afilict. the public with more of this inter- miuablo fangle. ** NI, ‘MOULTON'S COMMERCIAL RIILL." 2 brom the Nao Yerk Wi ‘Thero can-be littlo doubt that {u oxtracting, with dr. Bocchor's holp, from dlr. Bowen, of the Independent, the money nooossnry to enablo him to cstablish tho Golden Age, was duo nntirely to Mr. Moulton's commercial skill in bandling Mr. Bocohior's - weak, bub porfectly in- tolligiblo ropugnanco to beiug brought Loforo the publio in o disguativ of whioh Monlton himsolf was ontiroly gatistled that It it wore_ouly stated - infull: Mz, Bonohor “scould stand." ‘his was cortalnly clover. Cleyer illon's suceoss 0 hould do 1f ho conld mot dony it Mrs. | tao, it was fn Mr. Mouiton to mmnipulato Mr, Tilon, ho eald, was so dovoted to Mo | Tagolor into mmortgaging Lis rosldonce for tha o st “Mas would rather sco Borsclt | o of thin samo P Iflond.” Tho Boriptnros toll ua of n friend who * sticketh closer than o brother,”" but sugh fl\lnllz{ 4 not very surpris- " jugz on tho park of o frionil who finda thnt ho ean sciform all tho dutios of, friandsbip in tho vary Lnudnnmusb ‘and most liporal manncr by tho shn- (| ple process of putting his band into another wan's pocket. BEECIEN'S ¢ DOAT 'AMUBING FIOTION," From the Lowisville Conrier~Journal, [ Thero is but ouo way to tell tho truth. Thero are many ways of lylng, and My, Tooohor has hit 3 er hns lobt* immongely in not meoting tho | oharges bofore they wero mado, This statomont moro thousnnds, 4t might still bo. - But &5,000 | | rong n bardor to explain than those with which M. | comforts of thosg gontlomen may induco them * conngotion with a cauo’ Booohor constriicts s fable In order to account for a'¢ortafu lino of conduct, which ho caunot dony, and, according to Lis own showing, bio Lias Loou not morely a blind aud fataous mnl, but 8 ridioulods and mot unmauly cowards » . + The A})pointur of his own jutlgos, ho hno pa- tiontly lopt hls own counsol” wuntil all tho witnes -~ -against ' him haye shown their hahdy /" thon, " having tho advantago of tho-" < ordy) bo comes In with » muddlo nrvy; « ) 100 -com] licatod for the ignorant, and’ Tng for tho busy—thinking, by n gon- ora’ ~aand countor-nsasuls on Tilton nnd M¢ ¥, toosonpe by o side-door, leaviug tho ¢ .= /loast in uncortninty. Ilo.sots a poor o aupon the publio intelligonce. Tnno- @ .3 Anovor shifty, It s raroly patiout undor & It is neually ablo to mako its cazo, Mr. r hs carriod himsolf throughiont this 8 liko a tactician—not liko o Aimplo trath- G rHe hns displayod the ocutonoss and < )reed composuro of gnilt, not tho esgor Jgnntion of outraged innocenco. ile displayod, along with tho futile cunning of PeclienifT, tho pationcs of Job, Ho closos K7 of submission and folly by an unnaetural stoty, tho foundations of, whilch roat upon the assumption that ho i nn extravagant idiot, that Tilton {8 s solf-dostroylng scoundyel, thal Moulton fs A motivoloss wrotch and_ruflinn, that Blrs, Tilton is ono-lial angol and the othof linlf Tiaclot, and thatall tho olvenmataucas aud lotters, which cannot bo disproved, have another meau- ing to thom than that which plainly appears upon thoir faco. Mr. Dickons, in notio of bis amustog tlotions, aska us to stretoh our crodulity hindf o far an M. Boocher in this most amusing fletion of hin. * TLYNOUTI ONUROM ITOPLE. Fyom the St, Lonis Globe, Now that the pastor and congregation of Plymouth OChurch have beon brouglt to iho test of worl-day Ghristianity, it is impossiblo not to faol soma disappointmont at tho result, If thero is n.n{ one conuccted with Piymouth Chnrsh who is golng to como out of this aair with credit, ho lna yot to roveal himself, Mr. Lilton wan a con- eploitous oxample of the teaching aud influences of tho placo, yob thers is no oharacer in history: which ‘can paraliot the marvel- oun combiontton of nll varictics of bugoncss which Mr, Tilton embodies. Mrs. Tilton was almost n_daughter of tho-Chmurch and of the postor; sho was prominout, active, euorgetic in church mattora; yet sho is not nnl{ uttorly de- ~void of strongth of charactor, but Is a most in- explicablo and suporfluous liat in maitors whoro n truo wifo aud mother could not bo tortured into lying. As to Bir. Moulton, wo will not tako Mr, Beocher's opinion of him, becauso that might do him injustico; but Lis notionn of moralily wore not 80 strict that ho would refuse to racoive monoy from an emiuont proscher whora bo lisd chitrgod with aduttory; and it ho woro of suffictent importanco, one might nshk .what ho was up o in trying to got Heechor fute tbe snmo famillar acquainlance with Woodhull as that which ‘sat so lghly on his_ conecienco, Bowen appears to ‘have qualifiod himsolf for tho proprictorship of tho St. Louis Democrat, by gotting rid of sn edi~ tor aud thon assailivg liis charactor for tho put- poso of proventing his recoverlng monoy due bim, although, unliko tho propriotors of the Democrat, o subsaquently paid tho amount, ns ho Inbored under tho disndvantage of encountor- ing aporsonngo as unserupulons ns himsolf, Carpentor iy the kind of man whom anybody would rathor have in guother church than his own. Bhenrmau cortainly did not ranl tho pur- suit of truth as tho highost object of human of- fort ; indoed, with tha oxception of the Oving- tont, thore acem Lo bo no one whom theso con~ splcuous illnstrations of Plymouth piety could deal with, who was oven ordiuarily decont or at all yafo 40 nesocinto with, - o # ANOTHER EXPLANATION." . From the 3t, Lowss Democrat, A6 we compolled to bolieve that Henry Ward Beceher committod adultory ? That docs nob appear, and 8 Bat proved by any or all of tho ovidotco produced, Iivery hmo sud overy itom of the evidonco thus fur is capsblo of anothor oxplanation, Bupposo Mr. Bocohor had _gnid, immaediately | upon tho ‘publication of Mr. Tilton's fiest lotter, ju 8 cnrd £ the publio :* **It is my duty to con= foes that betwoen BLrs. Tilton atid mysolt thor ' grew o friondskip which, insensibly, rinoned into | an unwarranted passion, but whick, povorthe- leas, was mnover suffored to becomo crim- inal. Blo confessed that fault to bor husbaud, and, in her keen romorse, usod torms which. seomed to his mind to jmply & giaver wrong on my part, When aftorwards charged with having made improper ovortures to bor, I was smazod, and yob could not deny that » pas-~ slon had oxisted; which, in_impulsivo or un- romoditated nots, had found oxprossion ; and hough I scknowledgod no criminal aot, my own intonto feeling.of romorso, and my fonso of tho 1 bad done to Mr. Wilton, lod mo to Yo languago which fo his mind, already tortured, scomod * conlirmation strong a8 proofs of boly wiit.” All my endeavors to repair tho wrong I bad’ aiready done hun only fixed moro deoply in his mind tho conviction thiat 1 haddono a atill grentor wrong, and all oforts to guard tho roputation of M. Tilton, and my own, havo boon dofeated by his morbid temperament, avo loft only one course, to frankly confess the fault that I did commit—to declaro most solomn- 1y, in justice to Mis. Tilton ahd mygolf, that m all “ojir_intimncy thoro was 1o nct of crimo; and “to nppaal to tho Christian world for ity forgive- ness,” Doos not every candid reader fool. in- linotivaly that Mr, Bercher would thon bavo yotained moro of tho confidence aud xogard of his follow-mon than o can now ox- pect? Would not thab Statement sccount ravionally for every laftor written, overy act hoved: for Mu. liltows acknowladgment_of “hor sin,” and yob her desiro to viudicate Mr. Bechor against all other porsons, suve only her losband; and for Tiltow's forgivencss of his wito's fault, sud his prayor, *with tho ntmost ournestness and solemnitly,” that Mr. Beechior whould *not betray his (Liliou's) wite, nor loave i ehildren to a blight " Uvless such an_oxplauation can bo accepted, Mr. Deecher must be deemed guilty of soma- thing worse. Aud it is tho dackest fonturo in bis cnso that Le has cnmnluhlf'_lnlled to make suy satisfuctory explanation of hiy own lottors ov'actions. It ho can truly say, *“I know my in- nocence,” lio may well add, “irithout being able to prove it.” Hia own aots'and words go far to prove somothiug elso. Mr. Tilton may about as woll refrain from inviting the public gazo ut provout s much as possiblo, Candid peoyle fro foreod quito gons arally to concluda that Mr, Bocchor hias buou guilty of some grave fault, but Mr. Tilton Las chavged him with a particular erime which he Do ot praved as yot. Aleanwhilo, eandla peo- plo_also discover that, whatever Ar. Deecbor’s fault may have been, Thoodore ‘Lilton, turned iusido out, does nob prosont a picture upon which the oyo likes to vest. . . . Stict {ustice must bo douo to Boccher, But wo do nob think strict justice ean bo douo to Tilton. HCARENUL, PRANK, METHODICAL AND EXUAUSTIVE REYIEW.! Kram the New Yark Yail, Wo cannot concaivo it pousibla that any un- projudiced, right-mindod, snd latge-hoarted man ean roud this vavoful, frunk, motitodical, and ex- heustivo roviow of tho cireumatancos, acousi- tlons, hostile tentimony, and garblod lettors that have boen artfally connouted to ofook JMr. Teochor's ruin, without foolingg the keenost sym- onthy for the suforings lie hus endured and tho Kivoliokt admiration fos the horoio front hio pre- sents bo tho world and bis accusors, and for tha vigor of tho blowa with which ho breaks ono altor another of the links that hnd boen forged to biud him whilo tne baser birds of proy ingorl- ed thelr foul bealks futo bis hoatt, A gangeinacy,” From the X ¢ public opinion, ad wo 0o it nd vead it amaig docont pooplo, moans auything, it s tho nequittal of Alr, Looohar of ull wro ‘,dmm. ar Intondod, townrds Alr, Lilton, Tha wholo thing Tina baan & conspiracy, end & vory baso one—nand a conspirnoy #o woll ' designed,” contiuued, and consummatod, as to ontrap Loo oredulons man, A “PEENLE AND UNSATISFAGTORY DEVENSL." Hrom the Haltimorean. Wo havo rond it ‘[Boochor's statement] with caro, and freo from projudice. Candor nud u dno regard to trth raquire us to say that amoro fooblo and unsatisfuct oy dofonsa wo havanever kuown, Wore the man's lifo tho pouulty, and that defevso was mado hofore twelvo of Lis poera, ho would surely hang, In all his long and prolix stutement ho floundors and fultors at ovory slop, never anco {ouching the quoktion at inme, or olforing & seiutifls of proofto ostublish Lhis innoceuco. S WEAR AND UNSATISFAUTORY." From the New York witness (Kvoanaelival), Most people will, wo think, bo of opinion on mndluglbll.nunulmr'u dofonso thal iv is much strongor in proot sud more convincing in argu- mount thun had boen gonovally exposted, . . . Having, in justico o Mv, Booolior, sald thiy wuch, wo ore compolled 6o add that bis ex- e s eyl iie e e FINL Fase) IXibmne, NUMBER 369, FOREIGN. The Official Recognition of Spain Promulgated. Indiscreet Pastoral of the Archbishop of Paris. Horrors of the Chinese Coolie Sys= tem in Ouba. The Hopeless Bangruptcey of Italy. SPAIN. Nrw Yonx, Aug, 17.—A Paris correspondent woys that three Carlist officars, rosponeible' for tho exeention of the German, Schmidt, have boon urrestod. After Bchinidt's excoution thoy fled to Dau, whero they were nrrested and sont to Parls,’ whonco they wore taken to the Bolglan frontier. T'ho Belginn authiorities re-oxpellod thom. Thoy then rowiirned to Paiy, aud woro ariosted at tho roflway dtation, Their nawoes are Loopold Gal- latie, "aged 23 Louw, 10; aud Pascane Jar- aque, 43, Loxvon, Aug, l7.—gfim recognition of the Spanish Republic by Lugland, France, and Austrin is olicially promulizatod. . Viesa, Aug, 17.—Fho New Frei Presse says 16 hes reliable information that tua Pope will saon rocogulzo Marsbal Sorratos as Marshal of Bpain. s i et FRANQOE. New Yoni, Aug. 17.—A Parls correspondont says: *'Tho Archblshiop of Paris Liay given riso” to another diplomatic difloulty, owing to Lis pas- | toral lettor, which was road to a fow of thoe faith- tul in the Catbedral, and posted upon the wall for o short time. No journal dared to publish it. Somo idea of its tonor' may bo formod from the | facts. Tirat, it wae writton immedintoly aftor Myr. Guibert's rotura from Rome, whoro ho kind! Boveral intorviows with tho Popo. Becondly,’ Marshal do AncMahon wont directly to Do Nigras' houso and mado an apology for tho lot tor, aying that o noto would apposr in the Officiel of the next morning in roforenco to it. This pastorsl lottor contained tniugs offonsivo to Tialy and Victor Bmmanuol, Pams, Aug. 17.—VFresidout MacMabion hine nr- rived at' Lomane, and was onthusisstically ro- coived. To-dny ho will visit the barracks and workishops, sttond » banquot, aud roviewad the {roops. TFrom Lomnana ho will proceed to Taval, tho Capital of the Dopartmont of Moyonno. . Comploto Tolurns from the Departmont of Cloidos give Dellany (Ban}"mrtblk) 40,704 votos, and Aubert (Republican) 27,473, Paurs, Aug. 17.~The Jowrnal des Debals ro- gords tho clection of Calvados as ominous of dangor, and warns tho counbry against tho fhrentoning nttitude of tho Bonapartists. Le Temps says whilo the mouarchial portics aro disappearing tho Bonapartisls are aguin coming (o tho front, Irosidont MucMahon arrived at Laval thig ovouing. Tho city is decorated with fiags, and to-night thoro fs & general illumination. = Tho Prosicdent will hold s roviow to-morrosw. Bancroft Davis, tho nowly-anpointed Ministor of tho United States to (formany, artived in Taris on Saturdsy, and will teave for Beslin next Lhursdoy. Lovpox, Aug. 17.—4 spocial dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Poris xwxons an plarming accident to Victor Hugo. hile walking in Passy, HMugo was struck on iho head with violoeo by n polo which projected from a puss- ing cart. Ho fell ineonsiblo on the mdowalk, Dbut afterwards rocovered sufiiciently to bo ablo to walk to his botel. Although tho shook was govero to & man of hig age, it 18 hopod that tho consoquences will not Lo serious. Jix-Drosident Thiors bus roturned to Paris with his health complotoly restorod. & Col. Villotte, Aid-do-Camp of Marshal Bazaine, was_ozamined yestorday. 1o denies all com- licity in tho encapo, * Fiie ropo story gains cro= oico, Several experiments Liave Doou made, and provo that the descont which Bezaine is ro- Eorllcl.l to binve mado from tho terrace is not dif- oult. —_—— . CUBA. New Yonx, Aug. 17.—A pititul story of the horrors of tho Chinoso coolie systom in Cuba ia told to-cay, byan uducatod Chinaman, & man- darin of the third class, who ia now in exilo. From his account [t appenrs thot tho condition of tho Chinoso laborers in Cuba is much worse thao of the nogro slaves. The poor Chinamun i hold for o lmited poriod; his ownor has paid o gaod prico for his torm of bondago, snd Lo ‘must got nll that ho can boforo coolic frecdom comoh, Denth g0 often intorvencs boforo tha ond of his term of gervico that it is cstimated that only one i twenty live to return to Jluna. "ho writor thinks that thero can bo no hopo for the Chineso peoplo until therois o chouge in tho ruling race. g ITALY. New Yonk, Aug. 17.—A European lotter aays: “Ttaly ueems to becomo hopolessly bonkrupt. Tho peoplo aro sitcerely attached to thelr King, but the Ministors aro almost podantically at- tachod to the English theory of & Parliamentary Government, ‘Cho State ssks nothing bottor thaa to louve tho Church alone, but thoy havo na Lread aud no spocio, aud they have floods, mala~ ria, biudits, sud papor mones.” ——— FiR BusheFirces in canndn. IxvensNAY, Cun., Aug. 17.—Tho bush ison firo nour this place. A large amount of proper- ty hos already boen destroyed, OTTAWA, Aug, 17.—The bush-fires ahout hora aro becoming vory alarming. Tho village of Aylmer is threatened with destruction, and all ttio malo population aro flghting tho fire. Thero i 0 durgo fito in the woods, four miles abovo this city. Engines and wmen wore seut up from Tore to rondor. assistanco. Tho atmwosphero is fitled with smoke, and the wind ia blowiug hard. OrPAWA, Aug. 17.—1Lho destruclive firos sag~ ing in tho vicmity of Ottawa ara o ropotition of thio devastating fires of 1870, Tho wmosy dixey- trous scono isin the diraction of Ayhmer, whoto 1ho firo is 3 miles in length, nud making rapid prograss towards Duchione.’ Ouo of the Oltawa Sngines and flro brigado was dont o fight tho flames noar Skoad's Mills. ‘fho citizona are burd ab work fighting tho clomoub. Dusingan oporations aro suspouded this nitors uoon, and tho city is onveloped iu a cloud of smolie and ashos, Many nvo packing up their valunbles preparatory to light. OniLLi4, Canuds, Aug, 17.—Extensivo bnsh firos heve boon raging in the Tenth ud Lleventh Concesslons, north of Ovillia, Y'ho flames nre sprouding uo rupidly that grent foary aro eutor- talucd by tlo settlors. Nenr Enst Saginaw, Miche Svectal Diaunteh fo The Clacaao I'riount, Tast BAGINAW, Miol., Aug. 17.—Abowt noon {o-ny & five, from some cauto nok kuow, broka out {u the lumber piles connectod with the mill and salt proporty of Taylor & Monlthrop, in the YVillngo of Bauks, noar thio mouth of the river. & high wind provatled st tho timo, nns\bbalnm tha finmes oould bo got under control, a out l.flol)(‘déo 000 foet of lumbor, asalt-block vained at $10, ] sovon or elght smull dwellings bolonging to tl |= romises, valued at 94,000, o large quantity o Loops, 8,000 burrela ot ault, snd othor propurty, was dostroyed, 'Tho total losa 38 cstimatad af £50,000, with Insuranco not dofinitely known. Of tho Jumbor, 800,000 fesk bolonged to Patlen & Coy, of Albany, s Ac aniontn, £ie Sveciat Dispaten to T'he Chicaan Tribuns, 1IANLON'S, V., Aug. 17,—A baru belouglug to Tobost Stowact, of this place, was burnod last night, filled with grain, farm imploments, otc,, nll of which wore dostroyed, Tle cause of tha fivo s unknown, but it is supposod to bavo been ot on fire by ohildren, who wora playing in tho Y. batn s fow miuutes before, “Loss abouk £8,000. In Guobecs Quevko, Onn, Aug. 17,~Trudeli's Hvery stablos and Qriving-sheds, togothor with the dAwelling ocoupled by the were burnod lat night, Tha los 18 840,000, Provivcial Beorotary, . i