Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 28. OLOTIIS, REDUCTIONS CLOTH State and Washington-sts, Offor the following SPECTAL BARGAINS. teduced from $1.26 and $1.50. redtuced from $1.26 and $1.60. ond 6,00, "BOOTS AND SHOES., BreatClosing:DuSale. $5,000 WORTH BOOTS & SHOES, Blightly Damaged by Water, at WISWALL & GREENES, 76 STATE-ST. bargeins can be obtained. DEPARTMENT. il Leita & 00, Black Repellontaat 87 1-2 and $1.00, Blue Repellants ot $1 and $1.121-2, All-Wool Black Beavers at $3.00 and $4,00, reduced from $4.00 Wo lave made large reduotions in prices of 3-4 and 6-4 American and Imported Gaa- simeros, Also, Overcoatings, Beavers,Oloak- ings and Ohinohillas at sweoping Teductions from oarly prives, ‘trolling large corporations Those goods must be gold, and great 7S @;fl:ate—@“fl:. IRON WORKS. GLOUCESTER IRON WORKS, GLOUCESTER CITY, AVID 8. BROWN, f JAMPS P. MICHELLON, D BTN, Tronss WAL, BEXTON, Bapts " Oftlco, Philadelpbis, 6 North Beventh-at. *, Dast Tron Gan and Watar Pipe fug and Steam I'i&!as. Btop Valves for Wator or Gas. all aizes, IFIRI1 EX¥Y IDRANTS, Gas Holdors, Telescopio or Bingle, Gantings and Wronght Jron Work of all kinds, for Gas sk - T0 WATER & GAS CONPANTES. Cast Iron Flange Heat- DUGKEYE GOAL For salo b; tail by HARTWELL BROS, doalors in tho city. Call for tho BUCKEYE COAT. F.UNNER ATTACHMENT. Chenp aod Biylleti, o k Fits any Buggy R 4 Arrong, Practical, Tiunnor Atfachments for ol atylos of wheoled TR Tk Tow moments, I Hwies Aoy A. ABBOTT & CO., Sa. Cianal Cor. A Jicoch and Hoboratt,, oyjpnsita 311 REMOVAL KRAMER BROS., RIPORTERS AND JORBERS OF Hotions & Frenishing Goods, HAVE REMOVED TO NOS. 192 & 194 MADISON-ST,, BANKLRUPT SALL, . District . eru msmcmruwk..‘:‘...( i || Intho maiter oA, A Bitiors s 0. Moary Battors, rupts, o _uudunl‘ucd. Leanasd @, Klinck, Assignes of tha i 'of wald bankruts, hevoby givs {co. that o P :’u as [zl(.l;l&,m ‘:“{:fl'l’ uary, A';’ ; Glfllh'flou‘( A $§ T, on LaStitbiat. Dopmoon Madisars sod Montaes s05., {n tta City of Chieago, bo witl ast) b H ¢ furdashy o tud blghnet mu‘.‘xl.EarhflEn-;’,’,"::{‘l'“flafi“mh'e't i [utarest of the taid bankrupt g o duriigniod as Asslgiios atoresald 1nend o the folimwine 0 the Cou wald Tot betag fxis oliclos ot inaurance ln folluwing bankrupt com. ales; $5,00, Hida aad Isatber, ©5 i i, o Raw Yotk Clg. o Alats: 85,000 o Alnatordam, ‘2150 certatn cortidcatet of stock: gud dosporate obta duo aid i i el it orecl ey bosoen "4 Tull pacuisitos el Gt Slication ab my otica, Hogm, N, Ashianct Hlaok, Gl Bitichiio, Jun. 3, 11, AR Assignea a afurceald. BUSINESS OARDS: (ENTABLISITED 1850, A H MILLER, THRWEREILsEX, [) Washington-st., between State and Dearborn COMMERCIAL PAPEIR: NOTES WITH COLLATERALR. CHLUAGO CITY CEILTIFIOATES, Bonghtandwld, WREAN & BREKWSTEN, Bankers, Washiugton.at. BEND Fon PRice CURNENT 70 A, BURKHALDL & GU,, Mauafaciure h’?‘dfilwflgn of American Fur Bkis 18 West Bourib-at., " Cinciuaati. 47 tho Bigbout pricaa ouzcaut, lu ‘Any IDrota of Tu‘;"m'"fi“}fl,‘"w tlio cash rotuzns o3, aod briug promut Dy TS lub o SOV SUP U < STORE FOR RENT, “‘:lbr::':l.:‘l’hxlll::nl & bargain, at 3¢ Weat Madlson. 354 bniwten Eoaria sad Sanieman, (o 924 wusks aolid- The Baltimore & Chio the car-lond and at 1'79- 5 Washington-st. and 69 Wost 12ti1-st. Also for sale by ell respectable [Coure af tho Unlted Htutes, North- WASHINGTON. Another Red;Letter Day in the History of Pa- cific Mail, Whitelaw Reid Opens Out His Knowledge-Box. And It Proves to Be Very Poorly Irurnished. Calumnious Publications Unsup- poried by Evidences Arrest of Reid on Various Libel Suits. The Propesed New Harbor Near Chicago---Engineer’s Report. Remarkable Provisions of tho Iniqui- tous Liftle Tariff Bill, Value of the Franc Established by the Supreme Court, PACIFIC MAIL, HATOIN WANTS INFORMATION ON CERTAIN FOINTS. Specigt Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasiinatos, D. €., Jan. 18.—Rufus Hateh, Maneging Director of the Paciflo Mail, waa vory anxious to hiavo on opportunity to cross-oxamine Whitelaw Reid. Tor this purpose Iatch (by counsct) prosonted & list of questions to tho Committes. These quostions wero not put. Hiatch bas filed » lotter which, tho Committeo ineluting that justico bo dowe to Pacifio Mul Compauy, requires that tho quostions eball bo answerod. In this Jottor IIntch says the Com- pany aro croditably advised and beliovo thal somo months sinco a combination wes formoed by cortain pereons intercsted in auy con- to organize a rival Jine of stenmors, {o ran A an opposition lino to the Paciflo Mall Steamehip Company, and to riun and wreck tho samo; that ono of these parties, as the controlling officer of the New Yorl Tribune, has used that journal to anAail the Company, to destroy its credit, injure its business, and at_tho sama time toroflect upon tho motives and Impeach the integrity of Congresd ag a body, and destroy the claractor of individual members, for the purpose of depre- ciating the price of tho stock iu the interest of that combination. The Committeo this morning commonced thoir eeesion by examining Mr. Roid. _Thoy concluded it by being examinod by him. Mr. Reid, iv tho coureo of lijs testimany, gave currency to what he himeelf admittod arc probably ~Dbaseless rumors, Lat tho Committeo can scarcely blamo Mr. Reld for giving publicity to them, as ho was forced %o auswer their questions. Fow mon eould Lo mara calm aud colleclod an tho witners- stand, and fow more bloodless snd erucl. The Committeo began by stating that they folt very pgrateful for tho snterest which tho Tribune manifested in the invesliga- tion, Thoy concluded by the manifestation of surpriee and indignation. Roid ronowed the story that Bill King, after he hod testified two years ago, sod efter be bad reccived bhis 115,000, wroto to the President of tho Lacifle Mail Steamship Company ASRIXG ¥on £26,000 sonk, and, to strongthen bLis claim, aaid that moroe at- tontion should bo paid to his demands, since ho hind just loft the prison-bars bobind. Tl Prei- dent of tho DPacific Mail Compauy, Ieid eays, repled to King, that i he kept on writing such lettors. lo would poon have the bars before him. Later, however, upon the recommendation of Edwards Plorpont, tho 825,000 waa paid to King for bis crafty lying. _ Piorpont last woek denied this @tory iu a card, but Keid ronowa it, and {usiata that tho Company’s books will ubow it to be true. Hoid relatod tho convorsntion with Irwin, which rivess facts not hitberto known. Reid sald that rwin had told him that, of his owwn knowlodge, £00,000 wora expended horo in Washington for the subsidy, and that be belioved £300,000 moro were used by Rickard C. Parsous in slock speci- Jations. Dick Paraonn authorizes the statement that Roid is very greatly nustaken. MR, BLID CREATES A HENBATION, Mr. teid waa asked to tell why ho had charged in the Tribune that It was currontly rumored that two mombers of tho Committeo of Wava and Mesns aro implicatod ia Paciflo Mail. Reid, while protesting against answering publicly, tuat Lhe story camo to him in tho regulnr order of his business, upon o report from hias city ed- itor, and that the faformant of tho city oditor was A, Onkoy Hall, ex-Mayor of Now York, Tho name of the'momber lmplicated was Kernando ‘Wood, Tho latior eat at Held’s right ; 88 hisname was_mentloned, his usually pallid faco Locama searlot, but he maintainod his customary com- posure to the end, Wood's eross-cxamination disclomod the fact that ha consistently opposed ond votel lfilin!t ihe subsidy. 1t did not show thiat A, Oakoy 1fall is l'ernando Wood'a life- time enemy.” Mr, Deck wns _perbnpa tbo most uncomforlablo man in tho Commitiee, uy his luckloss questions had resulted in Lringing this discomfiture to his Democratio colleague. The Committoo was still more surprised when Wood asked who the othor mombor was, Rald reluctantly eald that it wns JMr, Dawes, but added 8a to tho lattor thot he had no_evidence whatever for hia statement, and that it was only founded npon tho idle goa- sip of Wall streot scandal-mongers. Ile aaid that he did not himsoll bolieve that ono word of it waatrue, THE LUCK OF B, DAWES, Tho Democratic members of the Committoa are indiguant that thio tame of Dawes shouid have beon dragged into this matter, and state upou their own authority to-night that thay bo- lieve tho mention of hia name was Inatigatod Ly thoge persoually hostilo ta his election to the Hovate, ‘The wholo story about Dawes geoms to have arison Irom the rumor thatthe famous DOr, ClialTes had recoivod $20,000, part of which, tha story weut, was for Mr. Dawes, Chaffos wag himsalf examinod last week, aud swore that bo roceived no monoy. Boveral cor- respondents havo slready locn summoned to toatify as Lo tho suthority for what they hava ublishod. It would scom that the Committoo ntend to bave journalists produce such proofs o4 would bo necossary to gecurs conviction for murder. OTHER WITNEZSSES, J.R. In{;hnm, publisher of tho Chicsgo In. ter-Ocean, hus arrived, aud will bo examined to- morsow, 1o was not summoncd, Whitelaw Roid, in_ his private oxamination, recommended that ¥dwards Pierrepont bo sub. rmnnd a8 jihe most jmportant witnees. o Lourht he should be mado to tell why lie caused King to bo pald the sdditlons] §25,000, nod how ke earned it. ) IHWIN'S MEALTI, The Committee on Wayy aud Means expeot to yoport to-niozrow upon tho certiticates of the Burgeon-Generals of the Army sud Navy as to tho houlth of Richard 1. Irwin, ‘Thoeo cortifi- cates stato thatcontinement in thocounty-jail will bavo vory sorious effoct upon lrwin's heslth, Now that the habeas corpus case is decided 1t is not improbable that tho Comuittzo will recom- moud the releasg of 1rwin s viow of these cor- tificates, ‘Ihere is no doubt that Irvin is ina vety foeble condition. 14'0 the Autociated Press.) THE WRIT OF HALEAS COBI'US DISMIKAED. Wasuisarox, D, 0., Jan, 18.—Judge McArthur has disuiissed the wiit of labesas corpue in the caze of Lrwin, and romanded Lim to tho custody 3 CHICAGO, of the Sergeant-at-Arma of the Ilouss of Ilep- resentatives. TESTINONY OF WHITELAW REID, The Ways and Means Committco resnmed the Drcitic Mail pubsidy investigation this tnorning, Whitolaw Reid, of the New York Z'ribune, wan swort, T'ho Chairman—The Committen have beon very much gratified towea tho intorest the Tyibune taltes in this inveatigation, They have read in yonr paper hintway to Uio hest why of conduct- gz it, Thoy Lave seen, particularly, an intima- tion that a list wae ju_cxistence contamning tho namos of twenty memberd of Congrovs, inclnding two members of this Committae, said Lo bo jm- plicated. Now, will you tell us all you know about this maller ? Tl witnesy replied that ha hal na perronal knowledgo of the matters ha had hoard numbory of rumoty which ko thonght conld protably be inveatigated, tionsh ho did not undertake to vouch for tho nnturs of tho evidence that tho examination of thess reports would clicit, As a ramplo of the rimora whicls were in many men's mmiths and lyiog about New Yoik, lie wonld #tato that on the 18th ult. Bhanks, the city editor of tho Tribune, handed withoss A memoiandum to the offeet that Oakey Itall Lad that day eaid that memliors of the WAyve and Means Commit- tes weroimplicated in the Pacific Mail transace tiona, The momorandum also stated thac lall would probably give evidenco upon it. Witucss comuninicated this dnformation to s member of the Committee, Qitestion—1lave you any other Information tonching tho use of menoy for the paruage of this subsidy that bes not already appeared intho toetimory beforo this Connnittca Witness said that, wish somo qualification ag above, hio would very willinglystate what hehad Leard, A. W. Bradbury, brotier of tha President of tha Vasific’ Mail Company, Liad in- formed witnees of o lottor written by ox-Post- naster William 8. King to President * radh appying for £26,00, fu which letter King urged complisnco with tho demand, for tho renson, nmong othors, that ho was writing with prison bara behind him. Drodbuiy 1eplied that if he (King) did not elop writing such letters Lio would soon have tho prieon bars beforo hin, I'ho witnesy wae informed by A. Caricr that Jndze Plerpont had advised “compliance with thin demand of Xing, end thereforo sugsested that the Commutteo mipht advsntageously call Tierpont. Iteid had repentedly heard that pay- ety ware made to mombera of Congress_with part of the money disbursed by [rwin, in 81,000 bills, and that tho private sccount lept by mem- beranith the Sergoant-at-Arms wonld ehow what Congressmen Lad doposited snch bills. Ho could pive noperaonalevidence concerniug thekg matters. 1o bad never bribed members of Con- gress, and was never in (Lo lobby, bat thought thouo rumory worth investigation. WOUD AND DAWES. Mr. Reld furthor teatilled that the members ot {ho Committeo to shom Lo lad referred in his ancx as being unfit to sit in tho cnse wero Ievers. Dawes and Wood, 1o had no personal Lnowledro that they wero implicated in tho sub- vidy seaudal, but itiad been eusreutly rumored on ‘Wall streot that they had, and ho Lad there- fore given ko story credepce; was uot sure whether ho reecived the inforuation from City- Tditor Shinnge or frow ks Wall-stroat roporicry, Mr. Wood thereupon aaked witness whetlier ho dld not Lnow that Lo (Wood) had stronuously ops poned thia subsidy all throtgh, and whetbor it would pot have been better to exnminebLis record beforo malking areeriiuna which wern tantamount to ciargen. BIr. Keid rofoined that he had nover montioned tho names of the :wo meiubers referred to 1u this common rumer, ahd remarked that great infus- tico was dono t0 joutnnlicts iv supposing that thiey muat havo personal knowledgo of avarys ¢ {hing thoy write, whiel, in the naturo »? i is not possiblo perhaps ouce i & thous: Mr. Wood, after arking s number of cimilsr quentions, 1cft tho subjeet with the semark thut eince tho beginnivg tlicra Lind been manifosted & unaninjous purpose, desire, and intention on tho puit of all the Committeo to follow cut tho in- Vestigation to the utmoss. Mr, Dawes nakied witnees o number of ques- tionx, aud finally inquired if Nicid Liad any reason to buspect that Lo SDnn'cu) received auy mousy from tho Pacifie Mail Company. Lioid replicd that hie did not suspeot Mr. Dawes in tho least. Reid then gave the Committco tho names of witnessed to prove that Irwin had declared that Clnffeo had recefved §28,000 of the subsidy moncy, DERGPANT-AT-ATNS ORDWAY explained that tho private nceounts of members 80 far s bio kept thers would #hoi 1o guch pay- monts ag Dillon's testimony indicated. The list of membore' special deposits showed few or no aceounts vhich could give riso to suspiclen of their baving received ony of tha I'suilic Mail Compauy's money. T SHEPHERD VS. REID. TUE TRIBUNE EDSTOR ARRESTED FOR LIDEL. Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Wasuisazos, D, 0., Jon. 18.~Whitelaw Rcid finds Washington very unhospilable. 1o was arrosted to-day botween bath and dinver by two dotectives and Dick Harringron, at tho inntauco of ex-Gov, Sbophord. Ilo will bo re-arrested to- morrow, after ho is releaeed on Dail, by s warrant sworn out by Iallett Kilbourn, of thio reel estato pool District investigation notorioty. Refd wag also eerved with & process in o civil suit at the instenee of Goy. Bhephierd, whilodiing at Speak- cr Blamo'sto-night, 7o the Associated Drean.] _Wasnixatoy, D, C., Jan, 18,—Dolectives to- night arrested Whitelaw Iicid on o warrant issued by tho Tolico Court, ot thoe instance of ox-Clov.” Alexauder I, Shepherd, Tho war- rant reeitos that Neid, in coertnin ar- ticles in tho Zvitune, bad chorged him (Sbepherd) with Dringing bankrapicy on the District of Columbia for tho purposo of extricating himwself from financial difteaity, end with awarding contracts for purposes of fraud anil contrary to justice, Leld gave satisiactory auqurauces that o will appoar to-morraw befure tho Polico Court, At o lator hour, while Mr. Reid was diving with Bpeaker Blniue, Lo wa4 called to ths door, when a procesn was served upon him by an ofticer of the Court ou a civil suit for libol, alko &t tho instance of ex-Gov, Shopherd, laying dam- agea ab $100,000. Mr. Loid sckpowledged tie sfimca of tho writ, aad was not furthor moleal- ed. e RIVERS AND HARBORS, GOVERNMENT REPORT UPON THE SCHEME 'OR A NEW HARDOR NEAR CHICAGO. Special Dispateh to The Clicauo Lrtoune, Wasutsaron, D, 0., Jan. 18,—The Suverefary of War has reccived tho repore of Maj 8. 1s Gulesplo, on tio survey of Wolf Lnke Cut, Ind. The roport sayss * Aa far sa relstes to harbor-facilities for the com- ‘mereo and tradeof the country bordering on the sonthe ern ewd of Lake Michigsn, the harhor at Michigan City, the very iuo barbor 8t _Calumot, aud {hu Asrbor ot Guleugo,” mock every proseny dewand, The privato parties owning land borderiug on tho ke meutionod abova propuns the deepening of Wolf Liiver aud tho makiogol a cut thirougii tho beach ot its outiet to Lako Micligan for :fia purposo of developing their lands and muking wailublo for munufucturing and induatrial pur- ponct. Aty commupcation with Lk Micligan, hrough Wolf Itiver, with piora atats outiet, fo)mtng & safo sud comsoaious harbor, with ' uot luns than 14 fect of water, {8 fhu obfact eought in their request for Government ald, ond, i theie momorial, it 3 oxpresaly mtipulated that the ald of tho doverninont 18 only asked in the work extonding from the water ing of the lake into Leks bichigaw, i that e prlvaty purties aud sasociatea wil thm-= ve complets snd exeouts all work south of tlo water lino of Lako Michligen, As 1ho oxecedingly £uo larbor st Calumet within tho last twa yeurs Liaa cost the Government a litle over $200,000, and 18 ouly three milus 10 the westward of tho proposeid {mprovement ut the :outh of Wolf River, and a3 tho 1ands o Wolf Lake can Lo mnda accessibfo ut no great expenso by way of Calumet larhor, Calumet Riyer, snd tho several lake cotnections, ¢ % questionably i the Government cat be called ubon with proy ricty to expend auytling ut present uron this aow work, It canuot bo donlod, howover, that Chicsgo bas ceuned (o e w shioyer simply, and Las Locomon vast sad extouaive producer § 1o tunufacturing terestu created by ita tnflueuco nnd wealth, cramped {n thofr operations by il already beavily-iaxod har- Lor-fucilfilen, and by the inconventent detayn incident {0 the uavigation of & river running through the heart of un active clly, aud wpouned n overy dizoction by bridgey, aro turning thelr aiteution to (ha avaltsble aud well-located lands along tha lage-hiore to tho south; that Caluniet hus ulready ro- celvad the flist finpulse, and s Propesty lias vastly apyrociated within the paet fow years, aud thaf, nuder favorutlo chrewmskinces, with 'the - coute Gy freed from fho bifshting infiiences of & o presaton of trade, u i L wnd | fucressy of wealth iray bo predicled for tho reglon bordering on Wolf Lokt and Kiver, Aieady Legolfatl Jumilug for th extabiishuiest on th cuat uid ko of the slig Compeny, and 4 pected at an ealy day tabo crawn thero, 1unted cost 0f the improvement ix §249,160, THE NOUTI OF Tl(‘! BAGINAW RIVES, G, Westzol, Mlajor of Lnglneers, roports to the War Department the following s {0 the mouth of thn Sarinaw Itiver, Michigan : "T'ho cnt i1 very lous and narrow and ia marked 1 mido of it It is n mat~ rtilty to kenp there buoys places, omine to the offect of high winds and the long rowa nf logs wlhich paes throuch anid are continually digturb- g the alignment of buoys. Thon, agmn, when tho wind 18 from the nonthwest, tho water is lowered from 12 to 18 inches; aud, auatu, since tho cut way made, vessels lave grows in slza and draught; snd, finally, tho cat s not wvroperly DIighted ot might: but this ia no fault of tho Governmont, beeanso it altempiod to establish rango hights, hut could not pet the necesnary land at o recscruablo rate. 1t deslred, I hiave no doubt that this cut could te dredged. ‘Tho earth (4 excendingly hard, aud will cost at Jonst &1 per cubic yard, Aa ' tho cut, in_rounrd nuuibers, in about 7,000 feet long anl 269 fect wiro, there won!d be about 100,009 enbic yarde of dredging requred to deepen 182 foct, and the cost wonld be 100,000. 1t deepencd only 1 fool. e cost prer erbic yard would probably bo #1.25 per cubic yord. g FINANCIAL. THR LITILE TARIFF BILL, Snecial Dunatch to The Chtcaao Trivine, Wasninartos, D, €., Jan, 18.~Tho Couferance Commiitee bas agreed 0 the Littlo Tann bill. Btarkweather conwanted to strile out tl.c rection in relation to taxiug brokers' sales. bir, Maynard agreed to omit the provieion which suthorized the rotailing of tobneeo by the planters, The chief feature of tho hill ia the proposed increass in mixed silk poods from 50 fo G0 pur contum advalorem. The duty on wiill wines is doubled. ‘This in inserted ot tho instauce of Wo- ynrld-mcu. Leek aud Ceoper refused to Lilke TAX OX LANE DEPOSITA. Bir. Metrinm’s Lill hmiting the tax on bank dopouits, ote,, providos that drafte, cheziy, cer- titieates of doposit, and other evide of in- debtodners, when execated by banks for colfec tion only to accommodate olher ba: =1l 1ot by xc(f asdopusite. bat the bank oryginally for- warding them for colloction ehall bo taxed upon the antount ga a depasit when collected, RESENGE BILL, Secretary Dristow to-uay submitted to lsading Seuators nud Leprosentatives a drait of w bill for the iucreaso of the rovonuce. One of the questions submitted by Bristow was wlhiether the ten and coffes tax slioutd bs fncluded with tho other articles upon which tho iverease is pro- posed, or bo presented in o separate Lill, the wejority of the wembers recomimenditg that tea sud coffos should bo persed reparately. It s claftied by soma wln examined (he bill that the proposed increass in taxablo articles wonld nd(} £15,000,000 to tLe ravonue. Searetary Biristow thinks that S30.00,- 040 might ke eaough fur tha purpuses of the I'reasury. DCTY ON UMDELLLAS, Philadelphia paotactioni: ts, rearcaented by Mr. Myers, to-dny introdnced a bill to increaso tha duties on il wnbrolles 30 per cont edvalo- reun et VALUZ QF THE FRANC. DECISION OF THE UNITED BTATES SUIKLME COURT. WasiaxaToN, D, C., Jan. 13.—In the caro of Arthur, Collector of Now York, againet Tichard & lsehy, which involved the valuo of tho fraue in invoices of foreigu goods, Juslico Dradley to- day delivered the opnion of tho Suprema Court to the offect that the statuto of 3lareh 3, 1875, goverus tbo case, aud that the terms of that etetuto are quite clear, and ita meaning unmis- toknble, They ares *Tho valuo of foreiyn coin, ny expresred in money of fecount of the Uuited Btates, shall Do thot of puro metal of such coin of stondard valuo, = Tho bssis cf ccmparicon includea deobaged or sbraded coin of dimtehod valuo, and makes the coin of full stand- ard value nnd amonnt of pure metal therein o boeis for secerimining the value of foreinn mouey. The gold coin of different couutries aro properly used for this purpose whete thoy exist, because gold has bocome tho principal medinin of ivternational exchanges. According to tho rulo the French frane, compared will United States coin, is worth 19 conts and 3 mills a3 ascertaived’ by the Surerintendent of tho Miut, ond pudlished Ly tho Socretury af the Treasury. This s the valuo contended for by the lioyeinment. ‘Tno statute wns evi- dontly intended to bo geueral and mandatory, rud is inconeistent with tho previous statutcs tixing dilferent values, The secoud seation of b3 et in G3ing the velue of tha poaud sterling ndopts precisely this principle of comyparing tho amount of pure metel in the standard cains of tho two countrics, and declaring that such valu- ation slinll bo used in custom-honses as well ay tho valuntion of contracts, This corroborates tho view that the first #cction is to have the vame interpretation. ——— A BLUE MOMDAY. DRY AND UNVROMTAULE PLOCKEDINGS IX THE HOUIE, Soecial Diapateh to The Chteaan Tribune, Wasmsaton, D, C,, Jan, 18.—1t was a dull deyin tho ffouse, und Lad none of tho neual charactoristics of Monday, During the morning hour the Lemocrats and Republicans aliko seemed disnoeed to aveld the lutroduction of the usual sonsational resolutions. Tho unsettled condition of the Loulsiaua question doubtloss contributed to this end. Neither party appoara willing to precipitate thls question until tho fult roports of the Iuvestigating Coninittcos ara re- ceived. o prevent tha introduction of siuch rosolutions, tho tune wna exhausted by tho reading of long billh, A Ll appre- priating 825,000 for tho entorlalnment of King IKalaksus passed by a very cloro vote. Tho Demacrats, for reasons which did net appear, discovercd some partissy purposo m the approprintion to extend internationsl courtesies to tho Kiug of tho Hawastan Inlsnds, and umtedly voted mas tho bili, Tho entire day, aftor lfm morniog hour, was davoted to this District of Columbia. 'Fho rosult was thatsome- thing which LOOKED VLRY MUCH LIKE A RAILROAD J0ls wag defusted, snd some wmmportaut bills vassod. Jucident 1o the dizcuesion of the Rail- road ll, . Rockwoud Hoar intimated thut thiy Dlstries 1 uow practical]y bankrupt, and is clam- oring that the Umtod States shall ity dehie, Tho pronostion was to o the Distriet to pledgo its eredit for the benatit of the Bouthern Marylaud Railroad to the amount of H0U,000, .lmy;o Hony saids * You propase to pladge tuo credit of o bankrupt peoply, wtes the trutl is you are really pledging the credit of the Unitod States,”™ 'Iie Lill wout under. bt ) THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL, PROVOSITION TO LITABLISH A LUBEAU OF COM- MERCE AND STATISCICH Special Irapateh t2 Phe Chicuae Trioune. Wasmisaroy, D, €, Juu., 18.~The Senate rpeut e day on the Legislative Approprintion bill. The only important changes mudo m that Will by the Senata Appropriation Commitice were an amendment reducing tho salary of Comunis- sivaer of Intornal Rovenue from £6,000 o £5,000, and on amendwent providing for the es- tablishment of a Burcau of Conmerco aud Sta- tistica, "Lho proposition to reduco the salary of Commisioner Douglags originated in spite. Dougloss has boen iustrumental in mecuring tho romoval of Cobb, an inoflicient Supervisor of Iuternal Reveuuo in some Houtlicrn Biate. iy succes:or, & very sble aud houcat tman, was_uot uccaptable to some Nouthorn politiians, Out of spito, one or twoof tho cheapor boriimady this uitack on Douglats, 'Lhoy wers unot successful, as the Bunata refuseil to chiango the salary fised by law sud approved by tho loase, ~ No conchi- viou was resched aa (o two swmendment for tho establishment of a Burcau of Commeroo and Btaustics, Tho debats did nou touch the ments of tho_transportation question, Sunator Oglesby wont the farthicst i this direc- tion, aud said Uo hoped tho day would como wwhen the Genaral Governtmont would charter in- tor-State railroads, ‘Lhe Democrats oppuscd this swoendmont, chiefly on the groitud that it woald establish o now bureaa, Ldwunds inado tho point of orpder thyt it was maw feaistation, This pont will not le in the Senate, bt will be fatal if wade iu thy llouse, The rmendient provides for the tranefer of “the present Burewt of Statistics to the now burcau, and sppoints a chief of thiy bureau whose dutyit shalt bo to gather, collase, and auuually report to Congress stutisties and facta relating tocommorce witly foreiyn wmations and among tho ¢everal Etates, tho railroad system of this and other counsrice, the constraction and operaiions of 19, 1875. railroads, tho actual cost of such construction and operation of railroads, the sctualcost of transporting freights and passengers on rail- roads and on canals, rivers, and other navigalla waters of the Umted States, the charges im- posed for such transportation, and freight aud passengers, aud the tonnago transported. > e NOTES AND NEWS. POSTAL REFORM. . Speeial Dievatel & ¢ Chicago Tribune, Wasmzatox, DD, €., Jan. 18.—An amendment to the postal Jasws has beou propnsed by Mr. Mor- riany, 1n tho llouro of Itepresentativer, providing that when letters 1eceived and opened aa dead lattora at tho Port-Oflico Departmont, in arcord- anco with law snd Lhe regulations of the Depart- ment, stiall contaln information of the commin- sion, or contemplated commisrion, of criwe, it slall ho the duty of tho Portmaster-General to transmit tho letter or lettess containing the o~ formation 1o the proper offices of the Govern 1neut to provecute the offendens, of to tako such action ay the naturo of the case may demand. - A SOUTHERN MEASULE. The 8outhern Lepublicavs threo weoka ago, in cauct, decided to recommend the adoption of an amendment to tho Annt Appropriation uill, providing that appropriations shal! now bo mae for the army for Livo vears. 1t has not been expicetod that thin proposition wonld roceive aty congiderabla aliention, hut the Southtern Bepub- lican Beoators to-nizht state that the amend- ment will certainly Lo adopted 1 the Senste, and tiat 31 the ouse docs uot chooen to 2ccept, tho Appropriation bill vitl ho defeated, YEE3 OF CLASM ADLNTS, Bam Ward deea not seem to Le withont in- flence in the Jislls of Congress, To-day Jemes ek introduced a bill to regulate the feas of awenty and ettorneys practicing betore Conzrezs or anv of the Departments. Tho bill provides ihat all such agents or atornays, before Leing permitted to prosceuts any claun, shall file a statement showing the amouut of compeasation ey expect to receive, and that no siditioual compousation pball ke allowed or paid ticm, FIGUTING A PATENT. A Wisconein delegalion is lcra to securo the repeal of tho law by which the sheer o fin pat- ent bo.m faw was passed tvo yesta ago. A pri- vate bill became a law glvivg excluzivo right to this putent to & certain person. This law was euacted notwithetanding afidavits were preeent- ©d sbowing thal tho patent hai Leen in uze sinco 1851. Thoe owners of this patent have alreads bronght suit to tho amount of £540,040, of which £255.000 is agaiost the XM sipui Logs ging Company. 70 the Agraviatal Prens) NONINATIO Wasnisotoy, D, C .—~Tho Prasident zont tbe foliowing nominations to the Seuate to- day : Col. Alexandcr L. Sluras, Assistan: Com- mirgary-General, to Lo Brigad; Commissary of Subsistencs ; Lien I. L. Sirvpeon, Assissant Commirsary R to be Colonel and Assiptant Commissary-Gener- al of Qubgistence: Mal, W. W. Bums, Commissary of Subuistence. to by Lieutcuant- Colonel and Arsistant Cormmuseary teuceral of Hobsistents ; Capt. J, I' Hawhine, Comi of Subsistenco, 10 be Major and Commixsnry of Snbgistenco. Postmasters—Charles J, Dawlin, Wheeling. W, Va.; Rdw, Whalloy, l'rairie da Cbten, Wiw.; U G N, Mexico, lo. te, Michigan City, Ind.; 8. Giove, 3. Bawen, Bloomfield, Ta. AIPROPLIATIONS, The Hounse Appropristion Commities to-day nzreed to insert in the Sundry Ciwil Appropria- tion Diil items of ©875,000 for eiganl service woather reports, and %250,600 for the improves ment of the Cajidtol rounds, ‘The estimated espenditures of tho District Government for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1875, aro £:3,120,£00. Latimated receitd, $1,- 493,947, Tho desiciency will havo o be provided for by Congressional appropriation. THE JSSISIIT LEVIES. Senators sud Ileprescntatives from Mieeis- sippipni, Louirtava, sud Arkansas Leld a ment- iug to-night avd pppomied o committee to wmt on the I'resident to retucst Lim to gend a ree ommondation to Col for aid ju reconstruct- ing the leveos of the Ilinsissippi. MOBSEFT BOTS UP. Jolin Topn llodustt gives ont'that ho has beon rotained as counsel for Lelloyue sgainst Farwell i the election-con:est huie next winter. Tlodnett thiuks Ls can see in his retaiver Far- well's erack of deonw THE FITZ JOIN PORTER CASE, Mr. Garfi2ld has introduced a joint resolution, autharizing the President to appoint a Board of ofticers, of high rank in the army, uvconaected with the sumics or iraneactiors in ques- tion, to cxamino the proofs sileged to Lave been discovered, snd have been in the poascesion af Fitz Johu Porter, nnattain- ablo at tho time of his trial, and report what. if auy, bearing such evideuce, If establinbed, would havo xr; the findinga and seutonco of the court~ martial reautar vecord of Congreasional proceedings will bz jound vn the Sixih Page.] " DENVER. Arrival of the Leng-Deinyed Xratns— Complaants of Passengers—Advince in Prices. &vecial Diepateh to The Chicaan Sribune. Desver, Col, Jan, 18,—Tho first traiu over tho Kansas Dacific Railway since tho 7th inst. arrived bero at 1 o'clock this mosning with the puowbonnd prescogers, some of wWhom report the cxperioncing of cousidersblo sufforing. Thoy were but meagtely fed by the Company. Dried buffalo meat and canned goodls wero purchased at the stations by tue travelers, and thoy subse- quently made a raid upon sowo oysters in an ox~ press car, ‘Lo get drinking water snow Lad tobe tnelted, and ihe locomolives obtained their water supply in the sune way, During the greater portion of tho blockado it was extremely cold, tho thermometer being many degrece below zero, T'he passongers aesirted m shoveling enow, and sonie of them wero severely frout-bitten. It is nowa fortuight since any freight Las been received here, 'Tho dealese, taking advantage of this, usve advanced Lay from 218 to &30 per ton. The etaple articles which ran low bave gone up greatly su price. Can siderablo commotion was caused bero to- day, especially among politicians, owing to pri- vats advices recoived from Washiugton atating that somo of our prominent Federsl ofticers aro sbortly to be removed. ——— THE WEATHER. Wasumaron, D. C., Jan, 18.—In Tennesses, tho Obio Valley, aud the Upper Lake ragion, highor, followed by fallivg, barometer, slight chango in temperaturo, clear or partly clondy \vuatfir, with west or southwest windd in the two flrst distriots. . 1n tho Northwost, and Upper Missiswippl nad Lower Missouri Vallogs, lower barometer, slight risa in_tomporature, east or eouth winds, and partly clondy weather, with possibly light euows, LOCAL OBSEBVATION, 1410400, Jan. 18, Viar. | 2hr M Wind. 121 100 N, W, 1 Thne, | 1., geull — '8, W, fre. W, ' AISCELLANEOU! 031au4, Jan, 19.—A telogr: mio to-day says a fearful ¥now-storm is provail- Iug and tho theromoter i3 40 desrees bolow zoro. A heavy spow-fall i3 roparted sbroughout tho Northwaost, v P OtisD, Topkius was_yesterday eleotod Ase eignee of the extate of Edward Khlors, County Treazsurer of Miwaukeo, & bankrupt, THE CAVE OF GLOOM. [ Occupied Now by Mr. Becche and His Friends, The Flowers Disappear Sudde and Perbaps Forevers An End to the Nads, and L‘N and Wreathed Smiles, Terribly Crushing Evidence of Mutual Friend Moulton, The Cross-Examination Begins—Some ** Un- happy Lieks” at Moullon. Beecher Never Wronged Moutton, But Only Asked Him to Lie. And Houlton Licd. Brecial Dixpateh t3 The Cleago Tribune, New Yonz, Jzn, 19.~The dircet cxamination of Iraucin D.Moultonin the Tilton-Beechur gt eloved to-day. aud the cross-cxamination vas Legu: x-Judge Porter. The coucluding portian of his disect testimony relnted mainly ta the proposed statements which were propused prior to Mr. Tilton's appearance before the Com- mittee. Mr. Tilton's conusel contendod that Mr. Deccher's disposition {0 etother investigatiou and to compromiee the care by tho snbatitution of an equivacal fora full statument of tho facte, was a proof of his gailt. ‘Ahe statoment which Mr, Tiltan made for preeentation by Mr. Stores waa vead, the detenre euddenly with- drawing an ubjection by whick they might havo eseluded Lx-Julite Fulierton openad the day's proceed- inga with a Lrilkant siroke, Mr, Monlton tosti- fied that the short statement which Le wmade be- fore tho Iuveatigating Committen wan regarded by AMr. Leecher ns perfeetly hou te. Mr. Everts objected to the rece u of the stato- meut, sud after o strong sagc of argument, io which Mr. Beech, ex-Judge Fullerton, ecud Mr. Lvarts took part, tho Judgo ruled it ont. Mr. Evarts was perfectly WILLING TO ALMIT 50 HARMLYSS A DOCUMENT if its pertinence czuld bo shown, and ex-Judge Fallovton claimed that Mr. Deecter en- pressed approval of Mr. Moulivn's action, nnd, by disconutensucing the iusestigation which he was calling for in public, adwitted in private his own gnilt. When tho Judge's deeision was ron- dered, Dr. Deach, in 8 W associate, adviged (Lo introducti yarts of the etatement, Mr, I vigorously against the reading of parta of tho statement without diecrimiuazion, end, whea the tactics of bin upboucut proved eucces=il, ho wado no effort to coneeal his disgust, Tha pro- weed statement wihich Mr. Ieecher wrots, Mr. Tilton would aot make beeanse, a3 be toll Mr, Moulton, he did 0ot care to app.car tho victim of au ballucination. 3lr. Leecher eaid that : 1T WOULD KILL HL to tell tho whole traili tu Mr. Sago or to auy uthier womber of the Comrmittee, Aficr Mus, Titwon _appeared bLefore the Committee, Gei. Yracy described her manner with ro much pathos that Mr, Trlton's rage cooled, and he consonted to writo o new Btatemont, which bo ehowed to Gen, Tracy, Moultou's recital of the eireum- ktances under which Mr. Beechor paid linm &6, (k1) for the Golden Age withuut the knowledeo of Mr. Yilton wan piven verr ceutiously and quictly, until be cama to the interview with Gen, Tracy, in which ho was adviecd to tell Jir. Tilion that the palynrlmd been kept slive by Mr. Beecheor, Gen, Tracy had tried to juinnidato tho witness, and Moulton's tone again beeame declamatory in resenting suclya liverts. Tho adwission of tio statement that' was sliown to Dr. Storrs by Mr. arpestor and Mr, Titton sucprised every une. I'lio defonse had a rulivg 1 their favor, and could bave KEPT OCT MR. TILTON'S SHORT STATEMENT, but, for reusons the fores of which will sppear whon their own eviderco i nly withdeew their objectione. Witnesa, in correct- ing his own testimouy, gave Mr. Lvurtaa raro apportunity for aunoyiag his opponeuts snd con- fusing the witness just 8 tho cross-examina- tion was openthg. Mr. Evarts had altogathor tho best Of the paesage ot arms, and ex-Judgo Fullerton had recourro 10 o repartes o couceal his dizcomtiture, Mr, Lvarts had used the ex- pression * exploded canversation,” aud his op- ponent rojoived 1 * Mr. Moulton didu't explude 50 froquently as you do." it AND MRS, BECCHER wereabrent morning end sfternoon, Ars, Tile ton aud ler Guaker frienl, M:s. TFickl, were present, ‘The audienco was sualler than ou tha previous days, Few wmembers of Ilymoutl Aty protess Chureh wero in attomdanes, and thers wero no bonquets i the ryoom. i Moulton, through protracted expenence on 1ho witnesa-stiand has Joat much of tho nervous- ness whieh eharsetotized his flist appearance beforo tho audienco, but sumo of it returned when tho flue irony of ex-Judge Porter’ reference tohe function of o *“mutual drew o emilo to the faco of the auditory, EX-JUDOE FORTEWS METHOD OF CLOSS-EXAMINA- TION may bo termed camulativo in its offect, Ie eads up to a vital point through o long series of mimos questious, 1lis first point wud reached wfier & bundred questions had boon o The vital question wos substautislly th » The incoption - of your friendship” for the Rov. Meonry Ward Bocchier was on that stormy night whet you hieard that ho debauchied your dyicuds wife, and ils termiuation was ab tho time when you refuved fum nccess to the lctters by Which ho wished todefend hintself against a foul chargo 2" This was tho last round in u Jong Ind- der, nud whon it wad ruachied every one in court 0w how effective wan the cliwaX, Ar. Moal- ton's wuext reply was that bo bad furnished no coplos of any ducumentary ovidenco to Tilton to iend” tho hour whou Deecher demandod the lottors, ‘Yho rotrsction which Mr. Deoch. cr swropdered to lim was nug dictated to Mr. Tilton, and he did not kuow that Mr. Tilton hed copies. **Did you over dictato to Alr, 4iten #” asked tho counsol in Lis smooth muonor, **1mwear thut [ did not.” was the quick Teply. Mr. filton and his counsel glauced at cachi othor uneasily at this point, for Mr, Moul- ton was on dangesous ground, innsmuch as dr, ‘L'ilton, m his examination bufore the Investigate jug Cotnmitteo, had sidmitted thiat ho had takien phort-hand notes uf all the lotters which ap- panred in bis tlest statemont, and which he eaid Al Stotion 1ead to bim, ' Then, agein, Mr. Moulton himsetf, on Thursday last, bad, in nuswar to Mr, Evarts' questions, ackunowledged that o had repeated from memory to Mr, Tilton the lettor of remignation which Boochior had shovu to bim, Tho exoss-ozamination will be resumed to- VIO, (7o the AnsBetated Press,\ OVENINO OF THE COURT. New Yonx, Jau. 18.—The Brooklyn City Court room was a3 depsoly crovided this 1oming us ou auy provious dav “of the Littonu-le: trind, Lrom an oarly hour Judgo Netwuu wud ou the bench, giving directions to oficerd With regard 10 providing more spuca for the lawyers. Wil iom M, Lvarts and ex-Judgo Fallerton were in atlondance early, and Alrd, Tilton, with Mrs. Fiotd aud Mrs, Shearman, occupiod thoir cus- tompry scats belund Boechor's ceunsol, Ar, Blhiearman bustled In with a portmantont full of documents, which Lo busiedl himsolf in arrange g, A fow mimtes' deloy wus caused by tha late nrrival of ex-Judge Morris, Geu. Pryor, “'hooduie 'Fitton, aud Franeis D, Moalton, Mr. and Mre. Ntecher Wwere uot in their ecats whon tha case openad. MOULTON'S EXAMINATION waa covtinued by ox-Judie Failorton. o wan shown s paper and identitled it as his first stato- mout 10 thy Gomumittes. ‘This, Lo said, wan pre- | o thowght it was fair aud honorable. “*ho sama thing to my wife. I told him I had Soread it ta Likon, NUMBER 150. . pated and pnbmitted to tke Investigating Cop mitteo July 15, [ voad it to Roasher befor sending it to the Committee at my house. On the somo dato I told him L hiad bedn invited ta “npesr heforo his Cotnmittee that night, aad bad .~ opared astatoment, which I read to him, sad 1o told Ex-Judga Fullerton offared this statemant in ovidence, to which Mr. Evarts obfectod. The Court «aid it did not seem cloar to him why the avidencs wae material, Fullerton argued that tho statement showed facts which wers conceded by Deeehor, and it als0 #howed that np to that ttmo Moulton was in the eontidenco of Beacher. After a brief areu- tacut by Lvartn, Fullorton, and Beach, the Court riiled oiny the ktatement. Fullerton took excaps tion, Tullerton they stated that ho wished to olfor part of Lhis statemoent in ovideuce, and ultered thet port.an regretting that ho (Monlton) woitld biave 10 appear bafora the Commitios ansther iom, kotting forth that sll partios ed suonld eppear fet, and he (Moulton) ppear at last and teil tho truth. Those uxu‘nc:«\‘v o all ruled out by the Court and oxe s tidicnn, #contisned : The Dacon letter had then been publieiied, aud vas tho subject of convors sation befors tus statemont was prepared, gaid to Bervier I lind recommendod that thie Jiacon letter had offoro:d a hasis of reconciliae tion, beforn going hofore the Committes, and aftor reading my stalement. be concurred in it. L first leatned nbont the Cummitteo being ape peintad July 3. from Becchor, aud ho then sand bo woulll have the naming of ths membera of tha Commitice, L eraw Leechar with regard ta this etatement he was to make beforo tho Corns miztos about Jul 1le road to mo from a pae por whut Lo wan going Lo 84y whout Theodora “I'iiton, snd stated ho tovk graat blame to himeself fur his ticatment of Theodore "Titton and his end asonerated on. I said to him o cctild do wotlinz moro than toll the candid truth ot tho watter, ile said if Theodoro would reveal tie relations betacen him and Mra, ilton it woukd ruin bim aud kil Lilton., ‘The witness (Monlton) subreqnently raperted to Mr. Decchier that Tilton was obaurate, and nt ium suggestion Mr, Beechor rareed that it wonld Le weil to eecure an sdjonrnisent of the Come mittee. The witnesa advised Lim not 10 make any statemeut until he could serure Tilton's cous sent to it JIr. Bsecher then drew up a form of agrecment. Ar. Tullorton then read s paper which was in Mr, Bacelier's basdariting, It was to tho effeck ibiut the Bignar, 1 view of statoments made by 3, Beeehor, withdrew his churge in reward to the painful domestic dilticulty which should have been privately settled loug ago. The wituesy eaticl Liiat tiis paper was to be tuken to Tilton for him toeign, 10 view of Leecher's exonerating him Tro.n Mame, Tion refused to sigu it. The wit- asked Al Tier if ho conld not tell the whoio truth to Suge, or Eomo other member of the Committes, sod Mr, Boechor sstd bo couid not : tiaat 1g would kil him. 'The witness asied Lim ot what uso his {riends vere then, { told ribat 1 would not advice him to wake menz betora Liliun could be got to come sell to what Do (Ueecher) shuald sag, awl Lo then proposed Lo et an ndjourument of the Cominitico uutil this was douo. Lecches then prepared a statoment (produced and read) esonerating Dton. which Buccher askod 2 to I:Slfl\‘l Yheodore, and £ did. I resnsted to Beechier that when Tillon way tuown this ho refured to make Limecl) out the v.etim of hallucination. Ou the 2lsl, Tt presenied e cled be bad proparsd to the Cuinnitaoe, Lercher then £ ment fur u 3 ne reputia for suLimis for the Coamutee W0 leged thab, Deesher oiFenso ozainwt Alr. sn There wed a loug {Counsel produced the host oue, and Latviot lie 10th and 2 of July, the putlication of Tiktun tlis would never Dad Dteccler not wade tuo Lo did, sud eansad ia desert her bome. Tho Gold in New York in Marcl, 157l sution about the Goidie Age 1 Ladw Bocelier was shortly befure it vias 5. hoped 1t would Lo n\lcc\:fieful‘ ond wuid ilse ta vasist Yillon in e eelublnfinent, wiish ‘Tutoe dure deeliwod. Tio next con i 1533, when 1 told it the paper was deagging, and Thegdore waa down-learted £ , #ud . Beceues naid Lo vould hlis 1o Lely the pa. Ltold bim 1 did nui see how ting could o poc.ible, bul bo utill goniuucd thess offurs, Beocher said ko thousuz L coud take ronte money and givo it tu'tveodoro as oy own ; Lut L {old bam I coald not do it bovowsuly, g offered to make a morigaxo ou his hause for £35,000, aud give it to wo ta dula out to Lheo- . Fioally, on 3ay 3 1873, 1 took 35,000 in Beccher, nod gave 1t in swsll suws to Tilton, who did uot kuvw whero tho monsy cae from. July 23 Leacy wited mo to telt Tiiton tho 35,000 cumu frum Doechor, to sto. Lun frous publiginug g statenes., wiielh I refused 1o do, aud Tracy wsunt i woald causp e able, and I replied, “Let it do 0" Tho letter from Wost, requesting the ealling of the meeting of (Le Counel of Plvaioutd Charchi to 1% action an the churges preforred sgumst Licochor by Tilton aod Bower, was read Dy coansel uud placod in evulenea but, befure that wes ideutied by witucss n8 betny given to hun by Boecher, coumel alz0 praduced the origiwal of & card pub- linued in the Lugle, from Boocber, and it waa placed it evideu g Objection was raisod to it by Evarts, but it waa udmitted by the Court. ‘Ui cnrd deuies (Lo truth of tho Woodhull statomelts, aud stamps thei as false, RECESS. The usual recess was hore tak sunnug counel fur the prosecul A LETTER OF Mo TILs '3 with reforence to the statentens 1. - to Beecher tuat il o could stand ou the portivn ot e sBtory in rolation to Mre, Tiiton becomtiz o wife ta tuza, with ull which thal would mpiy, he could stand it all. Mr. Fullerton withdrew the lettor on ita intros duction being objecied to by Mr. Evarts. Witnoss was handod ® 1ester, which ke said yras trom Beecher's counsel. 1in oxplained that 1t was ouo of lbo letters which were mus- Jaid, sod 3t had not ‘cowme in in the proper oxdor. ho loiter was rowd by counsel, 1t wus writton to Moulton in March, 1542, sud tolling lum Lo (Beecher) wes under o clond, and retoriing 10 Moulton's friondship for L. 3lr. Evarts withdrow his objection fo the former lottor, whivh was read. 1t'was dated Dec, 16, 1672, aud was offercd in evidence, Witness coutinued : Conmeuciuy with Decembor, 1570, aud ending with the labors o tho Invostie gaung Committee, HBeocher vielted my house and on ro- troduced very often. 1n the boginving of 1871, ho was there onco, aml sometimen twico, » day, 'Yhat coutiwued duriug the followiug yesr. 1o often came boforo 1 vius ong of bed, aud called ou me "htu u' uiguti e did not frequently visit me ut my placo ol bustuess, ;\lnl:rlllu 15th of July, 1874, o did LOL puy mo sy Visie. : !h!. hz\llleum{unm that this closed the dircot oxawination, s unless something was vvorlook- £d, thoy tid sut propose Lo aslcany further ques- ioun, H B‘Lm., time was spent by counsel arguing about tho carrection whick witticss deaired to muke in relation to tho Weat lotters, thut they wero nog il writton sbout ous time, which was deided iu favor of counsel for tho provecution, aud uc- coriingly placadon the record. \Witavsd wud quostioned ns £o tho conversa. tion whick oecutred betweon him snd Ueocher in tho rall a8 to Wust's charges, The dofouse ob- fected, and another loug wranglo eosuod, whicl “‘:l. ended by the Court rulig the question i order. Witness statod that ho nover heard but one sci of churgos against LBoocher. MOULTUN CROYS-KXAMINED, Wituoes wes croms-examfued by ex-Judga Poiter, and stated Lo was 83 yoars of ago; wasa wember of tho firm of Woodrull & Iiobinson, Lut ceused to bo a mowber on the 18k of Jauusry, In this alfair, suid witness, 1 wad tue’ fcioud of Loocher and Mr, Ljiton, "Thiy friendshup grow up unti reached its climax ebout the 1ut of Docembor, 1570, I never yoe fused Baschcr Acoess to nuy papers in my bands, 1 rawmember on the 10th of "July, 1874, rocuving a lottor from Buvcher [produced and read] asii~ iug that copies of his lotters bo sout him, This I refusod, bocaude I was goiug out of , Gl bestdes 1 did_not bhink wuch a course would bo honorablo. I never romember Gen. Traoy writ- ing tows for copies. 1did deny tho originals or copive, a8 1 was goiug out of town, sud could *not houocsbly give eithor. A leiter on the 45th of July from Boecher, ssking for copics again, L did not geb uutil my yeturn to town, on tho 4th of August, when I Tecelved it, ‘Fhiy lottor was sesd by couvusel, iuformiug