Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1874, Page 5

00, ‘*Prophesy smooth things untous,’ s the commaud of the organs,” "Che Shreveport (Ln.) Zimes editzizlly sayat In viawof theintendod outrages by the Returning Thoard, it vitll bo well for every Loneat man to Uoar i i (hat, lika 1o o bis dnly, Inroply to this ndvice, tha Bt Louis Globe obeorves: 1t {ha roamn of Lonielann nro 6o rnxions thnt every aman shill do s duly, it oceurs to na tht they shoukil begin Ly valslug mors sugar and loss h——, . uggland, Lonlslana oxpocts overy man .~ PERSONAL. Tinoea receives 1,000 floring per night at the Vionne Opora Comiqua, Bchuyler Colfax has been loctmiing on Abra~ ham Lincoln in Bt, Louls.. ITopworth Dison hetes Chieago weather, aud overy saue mau will agroo with him. A. B, Cornell, Burvoyor of tha I'ort of Now York, in atopping at tho Grand Yucific. The Rav. Mr. Iarm, of Qreon Bay, Wis,, has stiad Lho man who charged him with immorahty, . 8. B, Cobb says Lo didu’t; lis conscionce wouldn't let him If hio wanted to, and ho didu't waut to, Ouly fifteen members of Glendennivg's ciurch wanted lim to remain. And they wero b'hoys together, Lora Lytton Is the now English Minister to Portugal. Honce hia leisure and ineplration for tho new poem. + Mr, William Rodifer, of Xentuoky, has left that unpleasant State, Ho oacaped from tho Peniteutinry, Tho Marquis of Bute's gamelkooper found a healthy 'coun iua rabbit-tzap on tho Marquis'es- tate in Wales, ** Kotio King's " breath wns strong ovidonce of mortality, It was a * linock-down blow " to Bpiritaalism, Carl Rosa s oxpected in Now York thia week. Iin visit to this country iu for social rathor than business purposes. The mombersbip of Plymouth Church i 1,504 females and 886 males. No wonder tho majority wished to rotain Beecher, . Maj.-Gom L. B, Culvor has mado & nowa- papor-sonsation m Vinton, In. Ho did it with his littlo 18-pound stone hatehot. ’Squire Genter, of Cascado, In., s living minus tiwo ounces of brain. Lots of peoplo van got along with a heavier loss than that, When the blades of Toledo said something sbout bigamy to the Rov. J. A, Iludkine, he suddenly disapponred with & young wifo, M. Grau has purchased tho two Iatest oporn~ bouffes, * Mwo. L'Archidue,” by Oifonbach, saud ** Lo Pros Saint Gervals,” by Lecooq. ‘Tho ruins of Pompoli disclose n painting of Orplious striking tho lyre with Lis loft land, Drpheus wag n scientifio pugilist, evidently, An Aikausas grocer has boon sent to the Penitentiary for six years for shooling a man who * kepe holping bimeolf to the crackors,” Now York is holding indigoation mass-<tacot- Ings to protest agaivst strootcar outrages. Chicago's latest strooi-car outraga domands n graud-jury meetlng. Littlo Frank McDorwell, of Troy, went to bed n good health and wole up blind. Ho should have gono to bed in his mght-gown, and csceped the afthetion, * A Baltimore womnn gays tho young men of that ity aro the dullest, flattest, moat uninter- eating, 1t was ovor hor misfortune to encounter. But the girls—bowitehing crentures! Samuel J, Anderson, of Atlants, Ga., lert his umbrelln ond conl-box to his wushorwoman, spetlel irvesistible with an ;" whot himeclf turough the head, and weltared In his goro! Two candidutes for Mayor in n Nebraske city aro familiarly kuown as **Scurvy Mike” nud “Drendful Tom.” They'll sign any strest-rail rond ordinonco with more readiness than auny Muyor liviug, bar one. Gon, D. D.-Colton, President of tho South- orn Pacifio Railroad, Col. Gray, Chie? Engiucer, and a party of ton, will srrive in this city to-day by speciat car over the Ohieago, Burlington & Quiney Railrond, They nre coming from Ban Francisco on their way Liaat, T'wo Frenchmen bave found out how to turn light into derkuess, by discovering = flano com- posed of sulphido. of carbon and. binoxide of nitrogen, which eolipses tho sitn. Now that tho centro of our solar system 8 superseded, what is to becomo of Colbort ? Labert Dale Owen, for relaxation, writes a lottor ovory dny oxplnining his position. 'Tho mon who did not kuow, whon lio had his arm around a younyg widow, that she was o woman and not a wpook, should not trouble himsolf sbout his testimony.—Cincinnali Commercial, In its grocdiness to gobble twelve paragraphs from Tux Tuiwusy without credit, tho St, Louis Globe nwalluwed thig ono without perceiving the hool : Cuiilla Urdo,” Clavia Dorla, and Messrs, Fessenden aud Rudolplue, of the famuus Caiwtils Urso Concert "Lrouye, srrived ' in this” clty yosterday evening, and aro stopping ut tho Sherman Houso, Capt, Istac Dourne, of Brooklyn, who pro- tected 2oulicn from being slaughtered by the cohorts of Deecher av thut famous Chriation gathering in Plymouth Church, was accidontally Xilled by tho discharge of n pistol in the Lauds of his friond Pollock, of tho Brooklyn Argus. Wo thought that paper was getting too sharp for safoty.. Pity somebody didn't savo him from his frionds. 2 ‘While Katio King was at work with her pocket serow-drivar, propuring - tho ecabinot for hor matorialization, Robort Dalo Owen, Dr. Child, wud other gifted mortals, joinod in singing; OB, gathor round and let up slng Thus praiacs of sweet Kavlo Kiug, { frous her bright und kappy aphere emiling to us mortals Lore, Chorus—Thon with glad voices lot uy slug “I'hio prafocs of sweet Katlo King, FRollogg’s benefit at Washington was an ova- Mon, Presdont Graut, mowmbors of his Cabinat, Supreme Court Judges, Senators, Itoprosonta- bives, army and navy oficors, King IKalakaus, wnd the official roprosontatives of ruglnd, Franca, Germany, Prugsin, Turkoy, ftussia, Htaly, South Amerien, and Cresce, were in aitend- tuce, and composed one of the most remarkablo _ud most enthusinatio aadionces over gathered in o United Statoa. Wo aro in recelpt of the following information telative lo tho condition of Mother Fordinand, a6 the Hospital for Women and Children, cor~ ver of Peulina nud Adams stroots: Mother Ferdivand received tha lost ritos of tho Roman Catholic Church 'Tuesday, Dec. 16, 'The officora of the Hoapital ave refused all applications tor pormission to seo Mother Ferdinaud, whoso phy- xiclan bos given n positive injunction to this of- fect, Tor sufferings aro ulill very great, but hor phsalciun has hopes of a tomporary recovory. Tho Staats-Zeitung, in an article on {ho art exposition, singlos out certain crayon slkotehns ng oqualling thoso of Krichnker, Julion, aud others distinguished {n this style of portraiture. Tho Staats-Zeitung 0dds: “Tho pdmirable crayon- drawings uro the productious of Mr, J. Goll. mann's hund, and sro notable ca well for their delicato 0s spivited aud offectivo handling, It may bo read i every lino that the workman is & finishod axtiet in his genre, and n porfoos mastor. of tho effeoto Lo roaches sftor, Among tho QGolinan plctures 18 one conspicuous for its beauty, that of Jrs.Yotter Palmer.” 1 HOTEL AR(II\'A!I-‘CII. p Palmer, Hotse—A, b, Pago, Uruoklyn; R, J, Hackelt, ¥, 0. Loveland, New York ; U,'Tioyd Morgan, London's 1f, W, Dirge, Mujor, Cond, { af, Murx, New 0, Weils, Now Yorky . W, Nightugle, H, Mwmtord, U, B, A} I, O, 31, B, Hudd, Kenticky, .., Grand 3, Gorncll, Now York; O, It, Rorter, Bt, yne: David Adlev, bilwanliea:. Taylor Parizhiral, Hprivedeld s Alilea Honderson, Bpringfeld; A, A Clouteax, 8, Tiouls 3 T J, Uainpbell, Goorgotown, Col. Jo DB, ‘BcGiloroy,” Bouton, e, Shermut Hoie—J, &, Lawicnco Divouport O, ¥rentiss, Glovelmd j Dunlol Tyom Sow York; beank Metion, Jovas W, D Wilson, I g ock Talind 3 M, 1% Wilson, Clncinuati; J, B, dones, 8t, Louln; W, B, Hewotl, Allnuy\l J, 31, Drays tou, Atjun; vemond fouso—J, Lawrence, g s Ilveraica; Jd, Brouessatt, Kankakeo; 8, T, Tuylor, Now ork ; (v, "W, Moore, Detroili Gcore Gray, gm 13, Tackwall, nmmobv, v Als Dactiar, Wew Xoc! t, Duuly M, Putbion; Ulsuloe l MIKE McDORALD, Procecdings of the Third Day of the Trials The Tostimony for Proscontion and "Defonse All In, fMcDonald’s Witnesses Swear the Pistol Was Not Loaded. And the Other Side Could Not rove It Was. “The Matter Will Bo Finished Saturday. Yestordny, ns nisual for tho pnst fow days, the crowds attending the McQarry-McDotiald trial ab tho Criminal Court began to nssomblo carly, As TUE JURORS pot togethor they joined in littlo knots, and tha most ensust obsorver nmong tho speetators conld not heip noticing that somothing unusual had stirred tho minda of tho mon upon whoso fiat McDonald's fate principally hangs. Ench juror seomed to como into tho room ready primed to the bursting point. Iach fresh mrival inducod & fresh explosion, Thoy woro ovidently os mad ns bornels. Tha cause soon beenmo manifest. First ons and then another demanded the namo of the reportor Tor tho Zmes who attonded tho Court, Denun- ciations, botli loud and deep, were hurled at bis head. A copy of that journal wag posaed fromn land to hand smong tho jury, ond ench’ caro- fully read the 7Zumes' description of twelve. ‘I'ho moro thoy rend, tho hottor they got. Tho all-unconscions author walked ealmly in, and somcbody pointed him out (o tho jwry. Thon thnt jury went for that honthon Chinco of n reporter. Ho ovidently felt un- comfortably. Angry oyes ilashed upon him, and angrier voices assailed his oats. One juror was more especially -indignaut, 1o not only gon- erally hauled the luckless reporter over tho coals, but paid lns compliments to Mr., Storoy, tho propriotor of tho Zimes, in a style and wilh o vim that would have dono crediv to a batter caugo. 1o summed up that gentloman's privato and public carcer in a way that was at onco eplgrmomatio and effoctive,” The roporter re- forrod all yesponsibility for the article to tho city editor of the Zimes. Bay that would not do, and & juror said e would not git a8 such in that Court with the roporter writing thore; his presonco was AN INBULT TO TIIE JURY. Gosooner did Judge U'ree present himaelf than tho jury surrounded bim, but after hstening patiently to thoir tale, he motioned them nside, nud tho Court was duly openod. As soon s tho preliminaries wore ended, Mr. Josoph Butlor ad- drossed tho Court on bohalf of the jury, of which ho was & membor, He informed tho Court that the jury felt deeply aggrieved by tho articlo in tho Times, deecriptive of the pravious day’s portion of the tiin, in which was the ob- noxious pasenge complained of as reflecting most ecandalousty vpon the jutoliigence aud respectability of the jury. Tho Court said It was HIGHLY IMPROPER for apaper to enter intoa caso, a8 had been done, whorein a men's libosty was at stoke, 1t wae maniiestly improper, and'tho Court did not wonder that tho jury had draywn oublic attontion to tho niticle by their nction—they had just cunss for doing #o. At {ho snme time, tho mat- tera takiing placo in the court wero of euch a cheractor that tho public bad n vight io know all about thom. ha court was tho place whera oll persons weroe permitted to be present. While tho Court unqualifiedly condomned any attempt to bolittlo this jury or to intorfero with 1t in any }\'n.y, gilm Court "had no powor to exclude any one rom it . Tho other morked fontaros of the day's pro- cocdings was tho conduct of : MICHAEL GEARY while tostifying for tho defense, In fact hia Reting was 80 vory vivid ng to shake tho norves of A, 8. Wrude, of the defendnnt's counsol, who bogped the witness to be not quite so tragie. \Wo went," snid Mr, O'Brien, “ o littie trag- edy with the comedy, Lot him go on."” CODNTY ATTORNEY NOUNTREE * was the firut wituess called, who subatantiatod tho nccouuts of the row in McGarry's srloon ns givon on tho provious daiy, without doveloping muoh now matter, o heard tho same bad language from the defendaut as the others had tostilied to. When ho sww MeDomald draw tho rovolver, ho auticipated somo iujury would bo doue, and accordingly soized MoDonald's arm, At the sumo time MeDonald put his_left hand into witnous' oyes, but tho lattor held on to the vevalver, Leriolat got the ravolvor after a strug- gle. The rovolvor was medium-sized, The dofense waived cross-ocxamination, MICITAEL COGAN, barkecvor for MeGarry, was next called, and tos- titled that MeDonald camo in with John Garrity aud Nick Genry. After tho dofendant flrst camo in, he spoke to some ono near tho door, and then walked right up to MeGarry and commencod tho afiray by nsking the latter if' hie lied gaid the defendant was o _tblef; and so on, as alrondy teatitiod. bcDonald had tha re- volver pointed at MeQarry, and held it over the couunter sbout 4 foot from MeGarry, who was "‘e“fl tho wash-room door, McDonald was ex- cited. Cross-cxamined, By Mr, Hervey: Miller, Gar- rick, Poriolat, Bountrce, Boyden, and Corrigan were thoro. The witnesa heie explrined the plen of tho room. - McGarry wont to the washroom door at the north ond of the bar, and tho witnoss described McGarry's position ot that timo and place as givon by tho othars, -McGarry did not go behind tho bar, McDonald was flour~ ishing around, MeGurry woot for an ofticer, and in #0 doing had to pass” McDonnld to get to tho front door. Tho parties wero struggling when MeGarry wont to tho door. The peoplo who wero struggling wero trying to get porsession of tho rovolver—Rountrae, Garrick, aud that party. Bow tho detondant came into the eiore with Gurrity and Nick Geary following him, Did not seo AleDonald tako the pistol out of his pocket, but eaw it over tho bar, McGarry had no wenpou in the washroom. There was o cane- gun 1 tho washroom, Lo had unover tried it in ny way. . D reply to Mr. O'Brien, the witness said MeGarry did not go into the washroom or ever attompted to go in. Mr, O'Brien—Was McGarry in the habit of usivg aweapon? - Aftor o storm pmoug tho couneol, {he witness was perntttod to answer, und said ho hud not up tothat time, Continuing, the wilness gaid he could not tell if tho cuno-gun was loedod. C1 Ko PERIOLAT confessed, a8 tho next witness examined, thut e was prowont on the oeccasion of tho row in Mclmry's wsaloon, He doscribed AlcGarry's fposition “and MeDonald's foul lan- gusgo as Leforo narated. MeDoanld flourished ilie rovolver around, about 8 feat from MeGorry, This witness snid tho pistol woa pointed downwards, and would, if it had gone of?, lave struck the counter, It was also poiuted n littlo. to ono sido of McGmry., Ilo could not eny whothor ho got the plstol from Nountrev's hand or MeDonald’s; La anly Lnow (hat Le gob it. Gairity took it from Lim by force and wont out wich it. Hae counld unot say it QGarrity wus takon fu charge by the oftiecrs. Cross-cxantined, By Mr, Trude: Iis opportuni= tles for judging 1f (ho rovelver was londed wore good. Tlo thought it would, If loaded, havo gono off in the serimmnagoe, i 1y L{lly-. O'Zirien: Mad not time to tell if {t was ondod. JORN GATRIOR srag ploced upon thoutand nnd oxamined by 3r, Camoron, ‘Iho firit Lo eaw of McDonald Lie was 1iglt fu front of bun, and immediately saw him mhlrns- AeGurry, near woom witness was standing. When asked to glvo McDonald's langnage, tho wilhues croatod rours of laughter by innocoutly saying, “I canuot do justico to tha subject,” Vory unwillingly and with much uervous aglta- tion o was, aftor much peraungion, finally’ - duced fo give & vorbatini repotition of the foul lmflmn slready sworn to ae having boon used by AleDouals MeDonald puliod out his rovolvos, saying to MeGarry, “I will shoot you, you — — — —," and pointed tho weapon at Aletmry, Witncen tapplod McDonald, auod held ~ tho pis ol over tho ook, scoing 4ioro was lmminont dangor, Hig hotd way injured by soizing the plutol over the oylinder, e hadblood-wolts up- on his hand, and bad not yot recovored tho prop- oruso of the third flogor of the yight huud, whioh wna luéuml in the strogglo. e sow Me- Dooald pull (e ravolver out of his pockat with the hand and thumb upon tho cock, but tho nolso THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 187 cooked, Thoro was no one standing Letwoon McDonald and tho witness. McDonnfd had tno plutol loveled at McGarry, Tlhio last tho withoss #aw of thoe potol was in tho povsession of Poriolat. In rofercnce to the piktol hoing loaded, all tha switivess could say was that hn be- Haoved ho saw tho coppor henda'of earinidges, of which ho saw moro than ono. It wae o protty hot timo ; hin sttontion was occupial in_ gotiing tho plstol, In answer Lo & juror, ho Baid: e pistal had n burel abous 4 inches lnng, nnd was hoavily sllver-plated, Ile ondeavored to hold the igtol 60 ny to provent tho Lhammer from fulling," Cross-czamined, T3y Mr. Trude: Ilo sworo ab tho Police Conrt that fis * conld not to-day tell i€ tho pistol was loaded.” Ifo tind stated nt (ho police court that the pistol was pointed to Me- Garry “when MeGary was witting on the barrel, 1o did not recollect neomys Michuol Geary in the ealoon, JouN F. u'onATIl wng then exnininod for llm(rauplu by W. Camor- nu“bu:bht testimony addod no now light to the subjcet, ‘Tho counsol for tho pooplo Lioro ronted their case. NOTION TO DISCILAROE. Tlhte connsel for the defenso moved that the prisonar bo dlscharged, ng thero was no evidenco to provo that {lio pistol waa londod, und Mr, I'rudo supported the motion by quoting authori- iea. q Mr., O'Brien opposed by saying thnt the law raigod tho proswmption that a piatol or gun was loaded if ‘drawn, DToiuling n pintol raised that presumption. If o man pointed n pistol it raised the pamo presmmption, Ihe Cottrt demanded tho authority upon which thint iden of the Inw wan founded, Mr, Trudo said, in tho nbsance of proof of powder and ball being in the pistol, he must ask Tor tho diecharpo of the prisoner. Tho Court—7Tho rule is whare thora is no evi- dence to calablish the issue, the Court might di- rect tho jury to find for tho defendant. Whoro thero in doubt, the Court has Lhe privitege of al- I?wlng tho proaceution to lat the jury pasa upon the cago, Mu, Horvoy contended that only in civil cases wero the jury allowed to pass npou the propond- orauce of tho ovidonco. 1y crinunal cases tho Jury had not to weigh the ovidence, but the guilt or mnoconce muat bo fully establishod. Tho Court maiutained that, although the bur- don of proof did_unqueetionably rent upon tho , prosecution, yot it was, under tho circumstances, oat to ot the matter go to the jury, DEPUTY-SHLIMEE CORMIGAN ens called for tho defenso, and axamined by Mr. Trude. Baw NMcDonnld entor tho saloon, Ho bad been drinkimg. Nick Geary was not with tho defendant. After degcribing the commonce- ment of tho row, the wituess suid tho pistol was vointed downwards, It it had gono off it would not have strack MeGarry, Crosg-Exanuned, [y My, 0'Drien: Ho was about 10 or 20 yards from tho door when he first saw McDonald como in, Ifa suw McDonald on- ter, and_onlled upon tho defondndt to toko n drink, Instead of drinking he commonced the tirado agetnat MeGarry, McDonald asid to Me- Garry, * I could shoot you." COUNTY TRECASURER MILLYR 'was next produced, but doveloped nothing new except this nico distinclion, Being nsked it the crowd in the waloon was intoxicated, lie an- swered : . Noman wag intoxicated, but oxhil- orated.” ST, CLAIR SUTHERLAND tostitled that be saw and talked to Nick Geary befors MeDonald eame in, * MICHAEL GEARY— IInd known McGarry sixteon or soventeon years, aud bad been & daily frequonter of his place un- til threo or four wocks ngo. This witness’ ne- count of tho fracas only materlally differed from tho others nlmult; given in belug narrated, as above suid, with “wonderfully grapbte force. ‘hio wituess roso from bis “eeat and throw himaoll violently ebout, i imitation of the way MecDonald was hustlod about by thosa who be- sot bim, cnmsing froquent bursts of laughter. o continued : Goary put his flogers in Roun- trac's oyey, and that wea the last of him, Gar- ity struek Bulfalo Millor and kuoeked him iuto alioap on-tho top of tho party. Miller went for him a second time, By this time Garnty hnd sacured tho pistol from Poriolat, but ho (Gar- rity) dropped it, whou tho wituess soized " it and jrmmed 1t down into his pocket (suiting the action to the word). Lo hud tho pistol about {wo hours, ond oxamined it—not very eritically ; hud not o search wairant to go down Lhe barrels—and saw no chargos in it, It was & medium-gized Smith & Weesou, not for enpa, Ilo could have Bcen & couplo of caps it it had been loaded. He gavelt to Nick Geary in McDouald's place, with mstructiona to haud it ovor to the lattor. 1le bad not beon drinking, His plan was cither to drink none or go it heavy. Tho balanco of tho party had boon hoisting in somothing, Cross-cxamined. By Mr. O'Brien: 1o wes not in Any bueinoss just now, but lnd been on- gaged in political matiors, 1lo had been nomn- nated by tho People's Party, but tind withdrawn to malto way for one of Lm»{; John's puppits, 1o did not now visit McQarry’s ag often as ho used to do, 1Mo did not e McDonald poiut tho pistol at MeGarry. When the dofondunt drow the pistol it wasn grand bluff game; ho could haye shot him if L wanted to, but n man did not go on & shooting excursion with a cane in }flu !l:nnd. VWitness enid ho did not kaow H. C, enlis. Mr, O'Brien~—What, not Major Jenks ? Witness, with indescribable comicality—Oh ! yes, I know Major Jeulks, Tho Court threatoned to cloar the room {f any moro demonstrations woro mads such as this answer elivited, Mr. O'Srien—I will rofresh your msmory, Witness, a la Sam Wellor—I know you will, Witness continued: Had no conversation with Jenks, I nevor told McGarry that he had the pistol. He had endoavorved to sot as peace-maker. Near tho conclusion of tho ovidenco the Court had to interforo betweon the witness, O’Drioun ond Trudo in amoattor jrrelovant to the issue. NIGHOLAS GEABY wne examined by Mr, Horvey. 'The chiof point in hig ovidouco was that he ‘wont nlono to Mc- Garry's saloon on the night of tho aifray, and was talking to St. Clair Sutherland at the back part of tho saloon when AlcDonald enterod. Lo did go out and theu como in with McDonald. Mo gavo_ the mstol given to him by Bichast Gonry to McDouald about 10 o'clock that mght, 1o mado an exnmination of the pistol, and saw it was not loaded. Cross-cxamined—DBy Mr, 0'Brien: McDonald bad not #et him op in business in sny way, DMe- Donald - drew his rovelver up to his kneo at tho timo ho was abusing McGarry, Ile did not goto the saloon with_tho intontion of having a row with MeGarry, Ho had left off going to Me- Garry's in consequenco of his having aupported McDonald's sssertion that night. Was never in the Penitontiary, Mr, O'Brien—1Vore you ever indloted for lar- ceny T'his created anothor scono botweon countel, and the question was withdrawn, Wituess continued : o did not sco the revoly- er drawn, but wonld Lavo weon it if it hed boon polnted at dMoGarry. CLARR LIDF, thonext witness, tostifiod that ho eaw Niok Qenry in tho saloon Lofore ho eaw the dofond- aut, ‘W. B, LANOLEY said that he Liad made o prosent of the revolvor to McDonald that swina evening about 7 o'clook, The prescnt wus givou because dofondant had done wituess any personal fuvore, and Leeanso that ovenivg defendant hnd said ho wantoed n plutol to protect his house, Tho pistol wes un~ onded wihen given. NMICIAEL €. A'DONALD, the dofendant, wus thon ealled in his own behinl, Being oxamined by Mr, Horvey, hio curroborated ihe testitaony of Langloy a8 fo tho possession of tho pistol ; alsp of tho othor witnossos as to how ho losb it, sud how ho recovered it.through Nick Geary, e had used bad language, having undor the influenco of liquor, for which ho was soryy, In ciosg-exnmination Mr, MeDouald split tho ‘pistol was not lomded when ho got it, and did not go orwond suywhero for cartridges aftor ot it, AeGnry oud derendunt had boou goud friends until tho lattor nccused the former of furnishing information to & cor- tain city oditor, which led to the abuse of Me- Douald ia the nowspapera. Morely alopped into AleGarry's to light o cigar, Lo dofenso horo rested tho oaso. . 0, JENKE, callod by the prosecution in rebuttal, tostified that ho | met ko Goary ot the door of MoGorry's ssloon aftor tho occuronco of the flght, und hod o convorks- tion with Alike nabout it. This witnoss was further futerrogated to phow that a person in tho baok part of the aloon could not sce any one standing noar tho cigar wtand in front of the store, Michaol Cogan and Jamoa MoGarry wero ro- eallody tho formor to substantlato”tho latter l‘»nrta Jonke' testimony, and tho Intter to show Lot he hiad told Michuel Goavy that if Lo knew auythlog of this matter he shuuld be o man and tell tho truth about the mattor, ‘This conoludod the evidenca, £ 'Cho defonsko oxptesaad n willingnoss to lat the caso 10 to the jury withiout argumont, to whioh the prosacution would not agreo, At tho eurncat request of the jury, and by con~ sont of counsol, the case was adjournad tiil Bat- urday. After tho usunl cautlon tho jury dise poraod, aud ¢ Miko " aud the publia will ¥pond Lo thouslovn was too groat to lear tho plufol | Chrivtmus on the raggod edgo s to bls fate, FATE'S VICTIMS. Thirty Porsons Killed and Injured Dby an English Railroad Disnstor. Twenty Miners Killed by Ex- plosion in North Staf. fordshire, Eng. Record of Minor Casualties. VNGLISH RAILROAD DISASTRR, Toxpox, Dee. 20, —A phocking railway ncei- dent occurred to-day noar the Lown of Wood- stock, Oxforduhira, An oxpress-train on tho branch of tho Qrent Weslern Railway was thrown from the track and precipitated down an emonukment. Soveral of the earringos foll into tho oanal skirling the road, and sixteon of the passengors wero grawnot, Lonpoy, Dee. 24.—Thirty persops wero Litled and wounded by tho railrond accidont at Wood- stack to-day oo of tho lattor avo fatally in- Jured. Ailbave been conveyed to Oxford. BOILER £XPLOSIONS. Dernorr, Mich., Dec. -At Vermontvillo yostorday the boilor in the factory of Bodino & Hammond exploded, severely if not fatally n~ Juriug both the proprietozs, cspecinlly Mr. Bo- dine, whoso chances for recovery are considered very doubtful. Mr, Dottar, tho engincer, was soyerely hurt. Tho buitding is o total wreck. Bostoy, Dec, 24,—Tho botlor of the ongine on Toster's wharf explodod this morning, killing one man and injuclug thres others, FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT, Nasuvirie, 'fenn,, Dec. 24.—A horge attached to an oxpross wagon ran away on Church atreot this afternoon, running over Mra, Moore, who was crosaing tho sireot at the corner of Church and Vino, breakiog both hor ovms aud legs, and alao crushing in her skull, Dr. ¥vo was imme- dintely called and 1px-mmmum.l the wounde miortal, and s8aid elio could livo only o few minutos, Bhe way talou Lo hor residenco on 8pruco stroot. X ° TWENTY MINERS KILLED, Loxpoy, Doc. 24.—An explosion occurrod in Bignall Hill collicry, North Staffordabire, to-day. Twenty miners wero lilled. “Uhirtoon bodics Liavo boou taken out. ISURVIVORS OF T1il: JAPAN DISASTER. Hona Koxa, Obiua, Decs 24,—Two Amorican war vessels havo nrrived with' additional survi- voru of the burut stoamship Japan, FIRES. 1IN OIICAGO. The nlarm from Box 332 at 11:30 o'clock yes- terday morning was caused by a fivo in n cottage house, No. 91 Gurley sireot, owned by ik No- formed Cburch, and cccuplod by Jacob Wigmau. Danngo to houss and furnituro, 8200; no in- uli:l‘u,’l;:m A defoctive chimuey wes the causo of the fire, AT PITTSBURG, PA. Speetal Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune, Prrrsuung, Pa, Dee, 24.—To-night after 13 o'clacls o firo broko out in the American Garden ‘heatro, Fourlh nvenue, and sprend quickly. ‘I'he Contral 8iation prisoners, in the roar, com- menoed to yoll, tho flnmes coming through the windows, and tho inmates taking safoty in tho front of the building., Tho fire spread with mar- volous rapidity aud consumed tho factory of Roenick & Gull, mastyass, bedding mill, ete, Loss, $10,000; insurence, 87,600, The American Gardon Theatro wns owned by Miller & Co., and is n totul loas—315,000. 'Fhe Luilding belongs to the Wilkins Estato. Tho fire originated amoug the wings of tho stage, through spoutancous com- bustion. 'Tho place was of tho low varietics gort, A8 a high wind was blowing, it carriod tho spnrks to poveral portions of tho city. A new buildg, bolonging to A. Milligan, on Sm thfiold stroot, Look five, but was quickiy extinguishud. Tho fire is now undor antire control, . AT ST, JOSEPI, MO, Spectat Dispateh Lo The Chicage Tridune, 8r. Joserxt, Moy, Dee, 24—\ destructiva fire occurred hera this morning, destroyiug the wholesalo confectionery of Kostor & Towsloo, The logn on the stock is heavy. 'The insuranco amounted to $10,000 ou the stock, cte., and $10,000 on tho buitding. Tho building belonged to 8, Lockwood, The insurauce on stock was in the following compunies: 8t, Joseph Firo aud Muarine, §2,600; 5t. Joseph hlerchants', 28,000 ; National, of Hastford, £1,000; Atlag, $1,500 ; Amoricau Ceutral, Bt. Louls, $1,600; iitna, Hurtford, §1,600. 'On the building, tho 1lomo, of Now York, 85,000: Underwriters', New York, £5,000. "Cho fixtures wero insured for 81,600 1n tho Merchants’ of 5t. Joseph, and the Ningara of New York., 'he origin of the fira is not kuown. ‘Che loss is provably all covered by in- suranco, AT BT, LOUIS. Br. Lours, Mo., Dec. 2¢.—Tho Insurance on Wise & Sondbeimer's tobacco factory, burned last night, is: Vire Associztion, Philadelphia, nnd Amazon, Cincinnati, cach §2,000 ; Franklin, St. Lows, nud Merchants', Nowark, N. J., §3,000 enchy ‘Westchestor, New York, Peoplo's, Newarl, Commerelal, 8t. Louis, aud Giobo, Chicago, §2,600 each; Unlon Mutual, Philadolpbia, €1,500, Ou Smith, Bigas & Co,'s_machine-shop, Gorma- uin aud Ningara, of Nei York, Franklin, of Phil- adelpbia, and National and Orient, of Hartford, ©2,600 ouch; Standerd, Now Yorlk, 51,6005 Meri- den, Counccticut, $1,000. On the tobaeco-facto- ry building, £5,000 onch in sthe Hope, Mutual, &od Mound City, St. Louis, AT LAPORTE, IND, Speelad Dispatch to L'he Chicage Tribune, Laronze, Ind,, Deo. 24.—Fho 'Lromont Mouse ond livery-stable wero destroyod by fira this morniug. Most of the housohold goods wore de- stroyed; also §95 iu monoy, and soveral watches woro lost, Everything in iho stablo was burned, ‘Lho ontire loss in about §5,000. No insurance. 'ho wind wie blowing o gale, and had it not been tor the suow all that part of the city would Lave boon destroyaed. IN NEW YORK-LOSS 8100, 000, New Yonx, Dov, 24,—John I1, Keyser's stove- works weora burned this morning, The loss ia catimated at 100,000 AT FORT ERIE, ONT, Tonr Ente, Out., Doc, 25.—A firo last night destroyed tho MeLaren Iotol, Ilardosou's gracory and dry-goods storo, the Ilarvis Ilotol, & mill, Heloy's Hotol, Gibson's oot uod ghoe store, and Wilsou’s clothing houso. LOUISIANA. ‘fho Resignation of Arrayo, Consorvi= tive Mewmber ok tho Roturning-Bonrd . ="The Now Orlouns Hulictin on tho LEoardis Iteturas, New Osreass, Dec, 34—~In the Retumning DBoard, Mr, Arrayo Lo-day sont in his resignation Ba & member, jn which hosaya: I am com- pelled to adopt the prosent courso by the rulings of the Lomd in tho last fow days in re- turning to the Logislature as clectod mombers who wero uumistakably defoated,—rulings whieh to my mind nre o clear)y pariiean and un- Just, dofrauding the pooplo of Louisiana of thelr choson representatives, thut my self-rospoot will finc r:’li_?w mo to longor retain n sout ou tho oard,’ Arnyo's resignation was ‘accopted, and he Doard wont juto oxecutiyo nosson, An oxtye Bulletin hns tho following regarding the Raturnlng-Doard, ‘The doliberation of tho avening rasnited in o final decislon rogarding the parishos of Clayborne, Caddo, Lafourcho, Lin- colw, Rapid, sud Ht, Martie, Tho parishos of Grant, Winn, Biouylllo, aud Do Boto were ro- forrod to tho Leglulaturo that thelr sovoral cosod may bo adjusted. ‘Tho roprosonta- tlon, m8 returned by the Doard now stands: Democratic, 62; Ropublicans, 64 make fog o majorily of two {u favor of tholatter, Although {§ will bo obsorved that noithor party in given a quorum {n tho House, it I8 somowhat nuspicloud “that tho Board aid not take unto thomeolves o suffoiont number with whicy to orgunizo the Legislaturo,~that Is, n quo- runy, Howovor, ft suited the purposo of Wolls and Andersou to joake tho returna ns abovo, mud doubtloss thoy knew that thare aro throo among tho returnoed sailiug une dor Oonservative colors, who, Upou an omorgen= oy, will offor nnoglnnno to tho lellogg regime aud rep tidiuto utlorly tho causeof tho peoplo All tito pasishen boforo tho Doard ou Thuts day woro largely Domooratic, but, by ox- tonsivo doctoring and manipulation, ~ they woro returncd, ns follows: Cnddo, 3 Re- Yubucmm; Lincolu, 1 Renublican; Xapids, 1 Ropuplionn ; Clayborne, 2 Democrats; 8t, Mnr~ tin, 2 Domooratn: Lafonrche, 2 Domooruts Dienvillo, Grant, Wint, and DeSoto woro thrown out, making as the ropresentation in tho Iouso 62 Demaorats and Gt TRopublicanw, Tho- throws ing out of the above-numed parishes aud soveral Eollu In Caddo (soven) were to ovarcomo the emocratie voto in tho othor parishes, Bloncuro ia beaten by nearly 2,000 votes, — STATE PAPER. Diennial Report of Scerolary of State Hariow. Applieations Under the Corporation Act---Fecs---The Now State- House, Eto, Benivariery, 11, Dee. 24.~Tho Secrotary of State, tho Hon. Georgo H, Harlow, hza laid bo- fora the Governor bis bionuinl report, closing Nov. 80, 1874, T'he Beeretary takes up, soriatum, tho most important branches of the public busi- noes, and repoxts upou these in o plain, mattor- of-fact way. CORPORATIONS, Undor thio act concotning corporations, tho ro- port shows that 1,143 applications have boen ra- colvod for licenso to orgauize corporations, and of this numbor 855 havo fully organized, and cortifieatus have boon ikauod Lo commenco busi- ness, Tho following will ghow the difforent pur- poxes for which tha corporations hiavo organized, und the number in_ench closy: Manufactuving, 1635 miscellancous, 101; bo- novolout, 130; loan nssociztions, 181; wiuing, 6%; printing and pubhishing, 25; distiltiug, 13 5 ngri- culture nand driving park assoctations, 16 3 liter- ary, 21 library, 21 ; gas companies, 183 como- torias, 27, ‘Tho numbor of rallroad eompnunies organized undor tho General Railrond v withinitho two yoars coverod by the rport, was 47, o full lst of which ia giveir. The whole number of organizations effected undor tho General Incorporation law, sinca July 1, 1872, nt which date tha law was in force, is 900 of all classes. Tho wholo number of ratroads orgninized under tho General Railrond law for tho samo tinie jo 0. An alphobetical list of all tho cities, towns, and vllln{;m in tho State, prior to the taking of- foct-of the Gencral Incorporation luw, coucorn- ing citics and villages, is given in an appendix to the report, which will bo valuable to the pub- lio us n matter of veference. Under tha general law for the incorporation of cities and villages 62 cilies and 111 villages bhave organized, and cexrtificntos filed in the oftice, & full liss, with the date of organization and county in which located, is given, 'This list includes all the orgouizetions since July 1, 1874. Nine chongos of name under tho law aro all that havo oc~ curred. . e s TED9, ETC The nmount of feos paid into the present Becretary, embracing the period betweon Janu- ary 13, 1879, and November 80, 1874, was 314,- 126,05 ; which amount bns boon duly peid mto tho State Treasury, according o law, or nccount- od for ng being on hand, 'Fhis siiowlng I8 very favorable to the State, as, prior to tho official term of tho presont Secratary, and under the old Conutitution, those fees woro tho persoust emol- uments of tho Bocratary of State, but are now paid into tho State Treasury, GONTRACTS, The roport gives o list of contracts made by tha Comwmissionera of the State, the coutracts for printing, stationery, peper, binding, distyi- bution of the lnwn, copyiug of the same, fuocl, ete., nnd a detailed statemont of tho settloment for puinting undor the old contract, nud also gives tho covtract in relation to the printing of the Rovised Statutes of 1874, and the distribution of the same to courts, county ofticors, and others entitlod to them by luw.” The number dis- tributed iu over 9,000, ENLOLLED LAWS, The Scerplnry voports that, under the law paesed at the lnst session, hie his communced and is prosecuting ua fast as possiblo thoe classi- fleation and indexing of tho enrolled laws and the immenke amount of public documents do- poeitod in bis dopattment. Since the organiza- tion of tho Werritory, in 1787, no index has hore- totoro been made. TUE NEW STATL-IIOUSE, e nloo gives Lis reasons and the cozrespond- enco horetofore published on the subjece, show- ing why tho Geuerat Cissembly will no this win- toroccupy tho now State-llouso, e anticipates tho uccugmmy of roows of tho Stato ofllcors in tho now State-1ouso by June next, and recom- mends thoe onlargemont of the library by the purchaso of new books, urging an approprintion thorofor. BUPREME COURT REFORTS, Hoe calls attontion to tho fact that whilo the law divects him to cistributo the Suprome Court reporty, it malca no provision for the purchase of tho same, and thereby prevents thelr distri- bution. QEO] 00ICAL TREASURES. o calls nttentzon to the fact that there is no etgtodinn fortho geologieal specimons belonging to tho State, und recommends tho establishment of aBiale Museun, No deficiency in the cxponses of his office has ocourred, as in former years. ‘Tho roport is voluminous, It will make abont goventy-five pagos in print, GRANT AND CUBA. Tho Loudon Times iloaxed Concern= ing tho President’s Bellicoso Inton= " tious—~A Falso ficport of the Mcessage to Qongroeus, Dispateh to the New Tork Herald, Loxoon, Dee, 22,—Tuo Zimes’ editorial says: *Wo have tho unpleasant duty to inform our ronders of our being doceived Tespecting Presi- dont Grant's meavnge to Cougress. Our nim is to truat na littlo as possible to sources of infor- mation outside of our own control, yot we thought it inconsigtont with our duty to withbold from our readers knowlodgo which scemed prop- erly authonticated. Dat it now appears thut tho agont of Baron Reutor decsived him, oud, turough him,-oll Furope. Iustead of the bellicoso lznguago ‘regarding Cubn attributed to tho Prosident, tho Now York papers just received slow o gross misrepresontation, which, unless decisivo steps uro taken to justify iv the futaroe o confidonca which has bean misplaced, it will malke it hmposuible to- put trust in tho in- tolligence wiich may bo received hereafter from tho same quarter. No: cue word of our report of tha Tth inat. was scot to Congress. I'ho text of tho Uresidont's mesgago, now roproduced in our columus, sliows tho completo substitution of o fabricatod statoment for tho real acuount.” Reuter's agency haa issued o card on behalf of “Baron Reutor, promising to not again violato public coulidenco. T /7 VAT PRESIDENT GRANT DID SAY, Thoe President in his message to Congress, do- livered on Monduy, tho 7th “fnst., made uso of tho fojlowing words in rotorrivg to the national rolutions with Spain : “Uhiu deplorubla strifo in Guba continues without any murked chaugo In tho rclalive ndvantages of tho cou- tonding forces, The inaurrection contlnuen, but Bpuin hoa yained wo suyurlority. ix years of strlfa ulvo tho inwurrection o siuificance which canuot bo denled, 1t4 duration sud tho fonacaty of its udberunee, togoth® er with tho nbsenco of manifosted power of suppres- sion ou thio part of Bpain, canuot bo controvertod, nud 00y mnka somo positive eteps ou tho part of otlier Lower » necoautty, 1 hud confidently hoped nt this timo to aunounce tho arzangement of gomo of 1be huportaut questions bee tiveen this Govermnent und that of Byatu, but tho nee gotlutions Luve been protracted, Tue unbuppy intes- tlue dissensions of Bpalu comunand our profound sympathy, sud must be necepted us perhaps a causo of wonuo doliy, An emly settlement, i purt ot least, of thia questiuns Letweon tho Govoruuenta {s hoped for, Iu the weuntime, awaiting tho results of fmmediately pending negotiatlons, X duter o furtlier and fuller comi- inunfeation on tho subject of the ralutiond of tuls country and Spain, WIIAT BATON REUTER MADE PREGIDEST GRANT DAY, ‘The followlug, tolegruphiod to the London }?urnnls and publishad in thoir morning tsunoe of oc. 8, i8 what Daron Router made tho Presl- dent eay: ‘WasuinoToN, D, O, Dee, 7,—~Tho following s & summary of Presldent Grant's measnge, road iu Cone 08 fo-day ¢ l!ennrdln’;; lorchn rolations, tho President stalca that ** They uro friendly oud nowhere disturbed, vx- copt n@ regards tho uuesttiod question pendiug With ‘Vonozuels, wha hus not pald the uwarde modo by thu Convontion of 1869, and tho quoition atlll uuesttled with Bpain in rogurd to tho Virgimwa aud other griov- ous procondings of thut Yower fu councctivn with Ouba, The magnitude of thoas oifousos Law not been reduced Aince iy previous messagio to Qongress, This unsotiled condition of affalra conuot contiune, It will Locawo nocansdry for other nutions, in uun{nucunn with our awn, to terminute tlie nsuxrociion which Lan 40 long pravafled, and which Hynin hias unsuccessfully aitemptod to supprese, Durviug ito ocontinusuco the commerco of all countrics, especially that of thy Uuited Hiatos, soffers, aud tho fagd of tho United Btates and of Englaud havo Loen owulied Tho Prosident lopod thiv negotixtiona with Bpain Lad ondod, but be hea been dlaappointed, Littlo or nothe {ng Is 2ald about tho indemulity, but the Yreildont ane mopuess Lhat he loaves tho ronltor to form the subjest of » apecial messngo 1o Qungress. THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL. Mr. Beecher's Future Course Outlined, A Semi=Official Statement in the “ Christian Union,” From the Christiun Union, edlted by Henry Ward dleccher, Althongl: tho readers of this paper have had to loarn tho fect from othior sources, nouo of them ero ignorant of tho existence of an netion aL luw brought by Mr. Theodoro ‘Wilton againat the editor of this journal. Wo have refinined Irom all mention of the subjoct for obvious rea= sung; and, in now giving o brief nccount of tho courun of tho nffair in the past, and of the in- tontlons of tho defendant in that suit for the - turo, wao shall abstaiu, as far as possiblo, from onying anything which might influenco the cur. rant of judicial procoedings in tho cnse, That the dofendaut, so long ny it scomoed practicablo to keep from tho publio tho names of thoso puré and honorable womon wloso roputations woro throatened by falso ana wicked siaudors, MADE EVERY EFFORT TO DO 80,— witlingly pultivg his own nama in perll, If thus they might bo spared,—ho neither dedics nor ro- grots, If tho dovolopments of tho last year have not justified tho motivos as fully as they have proved tho uselessnoss of those. efforls, then wo aro unsble to offer auy argument whiclh will rench tho unconvinced. Wo ara not of tho miud of thoso who profess thnt thoy maintained silencs Leosuro the wolfaro of the community, the ponco of families, and tho inter- est of the Christian Churohdomanded i, but felt bound to sacrifice all thoso intoreats tho moment that their own reputation wag attacked. On the contrary, wo feol it to bo tho duty and tho priv- ilego of & Christian man to bear a thousand® attacks npon his own reputation fn silence, rather than to suffer oue Inuoccent woman to bo villified for hiu sake bofora the world, o are not alono in such opinions, or in tho cowrse which wo have adoptod undor such views. Eminent and bonored mon in overy walk of life, ond notably go among the clorgy, havo pursued the samo policy In numerous instances, some of which aro yecorded in hiutory at intorvals for hundreds of yoars past, and olhers are known to ua to-day, " But those which are known are not atithoof those which nro genorally unknown, Torin tho vast majority of cases tho policy of silonco is complately suceessful, and is tho best vindication of tha innocent. T'he invocent man vindicates himself Ly his life, and If tho juno- ceut woman can sk any sacritico bo Lept from becoming (ko subjoot of publioc comment, tho triuroph of trulh 18 so complete thet tho lio is utterly forgotten. It was only 1n Juno Inst that it BECAME NECESSARY TO CILANGE THE POLICY proviously adhorad to. On Juno 25, tho letter of Mr. Tilton to Dr. Hacon was publishod, On tho noxt day Mr, Bocehor resolved to eall for an wvestigation. Ilo was at first dispoeed to plco tho matter in chargo of gentlemen outsido of the congrogation, but was assurod that such a pro- coeding, besides boing inconsiatent with Serip- tural “injunction and Cougrogatioual usage, would not be within the protection which the Inw accords to tho digclosurcs of witnesses ng privileged communieations (aud go not libelous), il made In aon investigation conducted by tho religious society of “whicli tho partles bronght in quostion aro members, Ife there- foro myited six members ot Lis chureh and con- grogntion Lo talko chargo of the cage, and left 1t abgolutely in their hunds, Their namos wero suggested to him by membors of tho vegular Ex- smining Committee, and thoy were bemtily np- proved by tho full Comuiittos when it ns- sembled, F'his SpeeN! Committon went nbout ita work with n detormination to be thorough, and was thereforo necesenrily deliborate in its move- monts, which wero rogulated ontirely by its own members, without uny attempt at advico or guidance on tha pare of the pastor of tho chureh. 1ta couclusious woro the rosult of its own inde- vendent judgmout, and in komo minor respeats DID NOT ACCOND WITII 118, Dofore tho Commitice had finishod its investi~ gations, Mr. Tilton, who bad at first willingly appeated before it and testified to tho honor und intogrity of its mombors, withdrow from its pres- enco and bronght the suit at law which is now ponding, ‘Tho complaint waa served Aug. 21, during the defendant's absenco in the Whito Monutaing, The snswer wns drawn the noxt day; but, owine lo the distanco and a sueccea- sion of dificultios in procuriug corroct oftivinl corbificates (without which the defondunt’s onth to tho nuswer would have been n nullity), it was not sorved until Sept. 7, which was, hiowever, stillvome days in advauca of tho timo roquired by law. ylluchhna boon said about delay in this suit, It might suttico to say that no case of pimilur im- vortanco ond comploxity wau ever Liought to rinl bofore o civil court tn this part of the Stato in 80 short & timo a8 Lhis will bo. But, further moro, it bos boen conceded by counsel on bolh sides, in presonco of the Cowuit, that thero wora not jurora onough to try the cause in November, nor timo enough in Docember, Tho dofendant porsonally urged his counsel to arrange for an early trinl: but ho has left the caso in their hands, and [ eatisfled that they havo dono that whicli was WISEST AND DEST. The application for a statement of particulars hiag not met with tho favor of cortain newss papers ; but having been fully sustained by thoe higheat court of the State, and indorsed by the best tegal authorities on the beneh and at the Dbar, outsido of Brooklyn, we venture to beliove that it will stand tho test of timo. Alrendy ono rosult of this motion has been to clear up much of the wystery with which it was sourht to surronnd this case, and to presont, in a moro deflnite form, the (uestion involved, Our friends need have no approhousion that tho statcment of particulurs, if made, will be used by tho defoudant for nuy other purposo than tho prevention of surprise or fraud. Iie desires and intonds, God willing, to meot tho whole caso agrinst him at onco, and dispose of 1t forover; bus todo this ho must have, and mesns to have, fair warning of what he is to moet, ‘I'he objact ot the bill of particulars is not to provent tho plaintiff from {ntroduciog un{ ovi- donce which ho may have. e will bo at liberiy to apecify ol the timos and places ns to which ho proposos to offer ovidouce upon the trial, If ho is limited to one or mioro it wiil bo becauso Lo is not willing to say that Lo nx}mcls to bo ablo to givo ovidonco of any othor time and plco. The objoct sought I8 imply to prevent him from naming a gnn!culur time sod placo in bhis com- plaint, and then surpriging the defendant on tho trial by introduciug evidonco pointing to another und duforeut timo and place, And this lends us to say that no pequittel is askod, or will bo accopted, in this case, upon any NARROW, OR TECHNICAL, OR APOLOOETIO UROUND. No matter what falso construction may bLave beenut upon his language, tho dofendsut never hus sought, and never will sook, to excuse him- soll by throwing blamo upon vthera for any fault that bolonged oven {u part to bim, It it wero truo thut ha bad committed the crimo charged aguiust him, it would be his crime, tor which he ulono shoutd nagwor, No ono ehiail fu his bahulf pallinto tho offonse charzed, or plead that allow- anow shoukl bo made for tomptation or weaknoss, No uno shall speaic of it asless thau an atrocious crime, maede tonfold worse, if the dofendant wora raully guilty, by his subsequont conduct in addng onth 1tpon oath to Lis deuiuls, © Neither will tho dofenso bo sustained by cast- ing any jgnominy upon Mra. Elizaboth Tilton, ‘T'iiat this lady has in kor unbappy past beon in- {luonced by u power which sho could not resist, into making statemonts which wero entiroly un- truo, no ono asserts more sirenuously thau sho hersolf. Lut this iy, unfortunataly, no unconis mon ovent iu thio lives of pure and good women who are bound by ties of mingled aifoction and fonr to mon of superior force nud deapotio na- ture, 'The defonso of this suit will nover pro- cood upoun kny umoay which does not racoguizo tho houor of Iitizaboth 'Tilton as at least equally worthy of protection with the name of Loury Ward Beecher, Flually, TILRE WILL DI NO COMPROMISE. No suggestion of tho kiud has been nccoptod siuca tho commencenent of the suit, nnd nona wilt bo nocoptod to ite end, Mauy woll-moant §nm] #omo {ll-meant) propositions upon this sub- eot havo boon 1nado to tho defouse, and ocea- sional uquiries sriso ooncerning ft. Leb 1t sullico, ondo for all, that thoro naver has boon, and vevor will bo, any disposition on tho part of the dofonsaa to eettle, or hiarmouizo, or compras migo, on any bnsis oxcops tho unogquivocal rotrao- tlon of tho falso oharge whick constiintes tho foundation of tho suit. ~ It i3 woll known that the dofendant hes beeu mno party, directly or indi- roctly, to any arraugomonts mado iu otlior caos; and {f auy rumor of compromtso fn tho prlnuipni oaso 18 over startod tho public way safoly impute its origin to an enomy. Menutimo, tha aditor of this journal proposoa to continua his avoustomed work, Ho will writa for ita sendere as long as they are iatoroated la bis contributions, and pronck as long ns God upares his hoalth nnd his peoplo donirs to hiear bim. Ho knows his own innoconco of the clnrgos mndo ngainst him—God knows it—and as to men's knowledge, that shall bo as God Plengos. FOREIGN ITEMS, Pants, Doo, 21, —The Nutional Assombly has adjourtted wntll January 5. Mavnp, Doe, 24.—Tho Spanish Commissionora to the Philadelphii Contonninl Exbibition met to-day. Sonor Castelsr mnado an Logliah addrosy, o jeketched tho riso nnd Frogrusn of {he United States; the ideas of iberty and labor which pravalied thore. ilo found in American elvilization, Iangange nnd narte, trncos of Spaniul origiu, which tune and in- gratitude wera unable to oradieate. —_—— OBITUARY. % TBostox, Doe. 24—James Walker, D. D., for- merly Presidont of Harvard Collego, died yestar~ day, nt bls residonco in Cambridge, agoed 80 yoars. Spectal Dispateh to The Clacago Tribune, Jaoksoxvine, Ill, Doc, 24.—TFloming Stoven- 8o, ono of tho oldest, most respected, and wealthy citizous of {his placo, feil dead of apo- ploxy this morning whon just leaving his_broth- or's ‘houso. o wus tho Tathor of Mrs. William Muyo, of Chicago, and Miw. 1. D, Dick muh, formerly of that city. Mr, Stovenson own~ ed much valunblo real ostato in Chiengo, and apont much of hiw time there. RAILROAD COMPLETION. Spectat Disnateh to The Chicago Tridune, Lrom, In, Dec. 24.—Tho Chieago & Paciflo Railrond Company celobrato the complation of thelr rond, 20 miles wost of this city, by giviog tholr employes & sumptuous freo dinnor. Tho trackhas boon Inid, for the past fow days, nt the rato of a mite andn Lalt per dav. A grand Jjubileo will bo givon at Genoa, 20 miles out, on Now Year's Day. OF THE " GHIARD TRIBUNE. TheLeading Newspaper in the West. Independent Republican. Daily, Tri-\‘a’cc_kg, and Weeldy., Tnz Oimieado Traosr, undee tho guldanes of 163 former oditor, has reauraod its old posttion ut the head of Republican fournals, and wiill do Lattlo in the fu- tura for the true principles of fren nrovernment, and fora purified and honvst nidiafulstration of Natfonal, 8tal, and Municipal affairs, Whilo griving to the Ropubitean party a cordlal and carnest. wupport I all wiso mcasures end to sl it eandidates, Tiers Tutouxt: will nover bo. tho orgaa of uny fudividual, faction, or lym, uor willit coase to combal oppressivh monopoliv or Tail (o oxporo and dor nounco ull corriipt eehiemes for plundering the Troas. ey ox Ue people, 1t wilwage pecpetuni s an lobly: ritiga who prowl around tho Lialla of logialation A quest of spoil, e Recent Eleetlons, Tho recent._oleetlnus, whilo fnflictius temporary dor featon the Topublicans party, have dono great good 1 eweeping away fanetical aud sido fssuos Which cine barragsed 1ts trcedon of nction, and in crushing ous thono baleful and corrupting influences kuown as * Dute lerlsma,” which poisoned the channels of tho publia life, Purifiod, na by ire, of *ho ovil things which had infested its garments, tho Tepublican pavty will entor upion tho tremendous atruggio of 1576 with renowed vigor for the osacesion of the Govornment and the abaping of the yoliey of tho uatlon whon it ontera upou tho'second century of its existence, Perlls of the Futures Tlho Democtie: leaders, misinterproting tho real caitéca of Hicir trinmnpl, axo prochiiming tho rosult o “ rorctfon ¥ of the popular mind ugalust the principles of tho Licpublican party, and an fndovacient of the fundamentd doctrines’ of tho Democratie party, which meant @ Staly Sovorclgnty,” und all that cxe pression inctudes, Whew that party obtaina pose seaelon of tho Government, under the resumod leadersbip of thelr Bouthern rignt reps will_surely bo taken In Conaresi to refumy thu cotton War tax from tho Federal Yreasury, pri pal and intereat zmonnting to 200,000,080 or m AUl will bo - paesed to compensato (o Dewoerats rebols for losses und damiges sustained Ly (hein whils reslsting ko Unton eraes and upholding the “ sovs ceelgn " Stato right of cocespion. And lustly will cone a_ domand for the valuo of ho emauncipatod plaves, who, tuder tho dootritio of Stato Soverahguty, e alleged to Lave Leen wnconstitutionally dihorated, “Wheno cldms will moro than donbly the Nutloual, Dabt, In tho meantime, what will become of tha Tlglitn and freedom of 1l colored vaco thus placed under tho nbsoluto control of ther ol masters? Agafnst {hosa pierils to the future peaco and wolfaro of 4o country all truo Tepubileans mrust proscut a solld ront, Plie Tribune’s Platform, Tur OmicAGo Tnisure's position o thaleading measnrer now before 1ho vountry may bo condensed into tho following enntneckations & As Agriculturo i3 the hasle of Natlonal wealth, what- ever polley beneilts that preat interest promotes tho prosperity of the whole couniry, Tho cost of {rauge. {‘mrhuun of Western farm peodnets to forelgn mur- ota_conewmes hull ho selling value, and the high dit= ties Tovied fo substdizo apecial interosts doublis {ha retuil prico of the goods received fn exchango for tho crops,—thus bleediu; and burdening the farmer nntil hostaggers from weakiiieas under the welght of the lnad, Hencothe chlef eauso of *Jard timea ” umong farmers, Tarifl’ aud Trausportntlon Chargen, Tix Trisuse will advocats the adoption of sueh measures a3 will cheapen, franaportation and reduco the taxes on goods, ‘Tho lghtest fari which will provide the Goverument with necesary funds to carry it on and mamtain its credit shiould only ho ime E:sml ou imports, und the national highwuyi should improved ta creaton stronger competition with the railroad monopolies, which will compel them to lower thofr tariff of clurges, Reduction of Stato and Loeal Taxes. “The utmost reduction of all direct taxes must bo fne slated ugon by tho people, Within a fow years connty, township, snd municipal taxstion bas enormounly s creased, nud becoma almost beyond endurance, throughont the Western States, Steps must bo taken to retrench these exponditures, as well ns thoso of tho Nutlonal Governmeut, aud choke down tho insatialle treed of tho local fux-caters, beforo all tho surplus warnings of the Industrious classes aro confiseatod by * thoso Lax-devourere, . T'he Currency. Plenty of currency for all the lopjimate wanta of th country, with Llasticlty ns to (®sutity, and Sta- Dility o8 to valno by convertibility futo coils, An end should be put to tho continual fluctuations fu the valus of tho currency, which inflicts inealeulablo {njury on industry und enterprise, aa it introduces an cletnent of. doubt and uncortainty into ull transactions, sud makes Lusiness Jittlo hotter than gambling, It 13 o Nationn! dingraco ns well un ovil for the inonctary standard of valiea to be kept in such vacillating sand changeable condition, ; No Itepadintion, Tir, Tranusie will sternly combat ropudiatio of public obligatious in tho form of wataring ang. debnaing tho crrrency or_any other guiso It muy ae sume, Jor every doilsr out of whielt {ho publio trode Lorn tuny bo choated by any form of currotiey dilution or ropudiation tho peoplo Wil suffer tho loss bf a hue arod which will result from fho destruction of crodit thiat will fall liko o blight on Stato and Munfeipal Govornments s well wn on corporations and fuie viduals, "h national eredit must b maintalned pure sud undulliod, aud, liko the virtus of Cicsar's wifey above suspleiou, subai, Movo Siulstdien or Hountion, ubsidios and bounties of publio lands, mones, o crudit o cnrich rallcoad-Fings, 1un stesmshin s pinlos, or furnish capltul to ofhior corporations, apr itegrant ubuses of {ho 110\\‘1‘." of Govorument, aue {oud to promote corruptlon, extravagance, and pecuise tion, ‘Pitu: Tummune will thorcfore in tho future, o in (o paat, Azht all suck sehomos of publie plunder, o jroneral charactor of Tiz CiticGo TRInuNs: § too woll estublishied to need Tecapitulation, It {8 al. ways independent and fourlosn n tho oxpression of ita viewa, In i3 nows depariment it 1 vecond to noue in thio United Btates, Tho Weokly Editlon contains n carefully propared sunimiary of tho nows of 1ho ook, brought down to the hour of going to press, Literury, politleal, Snuncial, social, and ugrioultural topies will constiltiic, ws herotofare, loadings features ot the Weekly Edition, and uo paine Will be sparad to fuereans §14 uttructiveness f thoso depnrtments, Tig anatket reporty aro nnsurpasicd, embracug all tha ine formation whieh farmors requiro for the. {ntelligont transaction of bitsiness, both a8 setlora nnd buyors, T WEEKLY TRInU. o largo elihit-pago sheot of tho snng hizo ua 1k DALY TmuUNT, conaiating o ftysix colunius of _closely-printed natter, aud, ua & Lamlly nowspaper, and 1o ils general makowup, §% e surpassod by any poper i tho luud, s g will by (uruioied uring the enaning car at th following ratcs, paysblo in_sdvauco, ALTy FUSTAGE BEING FREPAID by Tims Thiuune’ Gome pany WELKLY TRIBUNE, Yo cov ~One yen Five coiles i Pon coteR— Eifiecn cont % ety coples—tue yei DAILY TRIBUND. 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