Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1875, Page 2

2 —eee ———— tcally, 2 the windows but to tho ruling, - Your Honor will please note mv excopbion.” Thers was a tangl, and thon a general exit, AITIR RECLES the first notable matter ana tho abecnce of Mr. Deechor and lus wifoe. The last afteinoon on which Lie siayed away boro fruit {n a sensation, o it wasoncs mote to-day, Shearman finshoed his satiafactory demonstraiion, per Boll, that he, though the Clork, naa a mircanresentative of Plymonth Chnich, atmast immeiiiataly upon the reamption of proceedings. Ihero was & moment's allenco, and the namo of Josaph I, Richarun wnn thrown upon the air Dy Mallison’s unflagcii: funge. As NS, TILTON'S BROFAER mounted the stand, & prodigious slir and bostls begau tu the crowd. HBuch tlp-loelnF. such ex- eited apeculative commeut. had lLitherio only grootod witnesses of tae cajibra of Moulton and the plaintiff nimselt, Mora was the wife's only ' brother rendy to oin her husband in testitving againet her nllegad se- ducer, oud the tornblo novelty of lus situation shocked oven (ho most callons perception. Tile ton's Lrothor-in-Iaw is & large, atern, dark man, with a broad forebead. decpgsol eyes. curvod nose, and = firm, vquare lower jaw thickly bosrded with black hair, e scomod to bo full of the gravity of one in great mental suffering, but_resoluto to suppross ludications »f s pain. Whan he firat gat in tho eharr, his faco fnebod up and he loet control for a mo- mont or two of hislimba, After drawing from Jum s doscription of ‘Lilten's house a3z a modol homo in evers xespect, Fullerton asked lim whether he had over scen .nn]'{hhlq wbjectionablo fn the demeanor of his aister and Boecher. 1la was sitent for n whilo, with & thousand oves rending in his face dintress and shamo which gllad him, Then, masteriog himself, fn_ stern Aud sovero tones ho explafued to the Juuge that o would hiavoe to roply only from a renea of duty, and to the great wounding aud humiliation of s foolings. ‘Tho Judgo sympathetically noddad, and tho witnees spoke. I subjoln oxactly what was atked of him, aud what bo eaid. N8 PROTEST % Q.—Any time when vou eaw Bcozherat ‘Tilton's in compauy with Mir. Tilton, did you sce anything excoptionsl in thoir conduct or intercourso ? Ir 80, slate what it was. A.[[o tho Court]—Will yott silow mo to raysyaur Honor, that by tho axiencics of this ceso [am braught toappenrina erusl position. I did not eeek it. 1 amholo from dire nercesity, ond very roluctantly tustify. Thi lady is my only siator, aud I esteem ler as we all gsteem our ristara. The Judgo suid hio recognized his position as s puloful one, but the question must bo auswered. Lho witness then stated : «+ In answeriog this question I donot think I could nuswer it with justice to myeelf unless I should put what Lasw iu_conuection with other thinge that T hsd hoard abont Beecher, nud my own knowledgo of him. What I eaw might not bo of any spreial moment aaido frowm these othor thinek ; and 1t might not be of any moment at all.” Evarta objected to the mention of thinga Lis tiad hoard, #nd tha Court rulad that the testi- mony sbould ba conflued to what the witnesa had seen. tho TIE BENBATION OF THI DAY, The answer was: *'On_thin ocension that T speak of, in_the morning, I was in the second stors, and desconded {o the parlor floor avd oponed tha door of tho parlor, which was closed, and I anw Beechar eeatedin tho front room, ant Mre. Tilton making a hnsty motion, with highly- tlushed facdy away from thie porition that Beecher ceupitd, It was tuob s position ss loft an in- delivlo improsslon on my mind ju relation to otber matters.” TILE MURMUR OF AMAZCNEST which Richards'_ testimony provoked lhad mot and with regard not to the opening of 3 subsided when Evarts roes to orose-examine bun, The cross-oxamination was briof, the point of it being au impheation that Richards -vus not sufliciently moved by the spectacle to 14k Boecher out of daora,but actunilyehook hands with bim. The witnesg, who showed thronghont the trying ordeal. remarkabto strongth of ohar- acter, and severity of oxpression, left tho court- ronm directly bio was rolensed from tho witnees chair. His testimony vias ANOTHER BUIIRISE TO TILTON, ad woll a8 to the dofense, Tilton, who owed to him & sugpostion that Buecher would bear watehing, never heard from him of Lis ability ta cootribute eucl scrious evideuco until two weuks ago, His tostimony, like that of tho ser- veot, liate Carey, nogatived tho theory that Til- fon brd nothing elso to show than bis own and Moulton'u statements and Leecher's lottars, The next wituces wus JEREMIAL HODINSOY, partner of Fronk and uncle of Mrs, Moslton, Hloisa blnff, jovial merchant, with almost sy much physiqua as Lis other partner, Voodruff. His hair is white, abundant, aud smonth. iy whiskors aro likewizo whito, and his noan a queer tnanglo, which juta out from his frea likea gnomon ou s murish. Hig 1 6 dry wit, wharp, brusque manner, and, in many respeete, tho temposament of Abornothy. Ho rade s fa- <orabln impression on tho jury nt_tho very out- set. Onaof thericheet men in Drooklyn, jin- gling guincas in bis pocket, chimes a pleasaut tuno in_such a sceno a3 this. Fuller- ton led him to desciibs » meet~ wg botween himself on one sive, and Monlton and Beeclier on the other, which ocw .carred on the 4th of July, 1874, only a few swweeks bofors Beecher denotaced Moulton as o bl aler, sud & mately self-nssoried friend. * 1 annex the question rad suswer ¢ Q.—Rolate what occurred when yon met them, A,—I exchanged eslutations with Leech- or aud Moulton, and, A8 near as I can remomber, 3loulton said he had not soen mo for some time. Tesid uo; that Ihad beon away, Hosald, {nn joking way, “But you could bave socen mo it you had wanted to. Don't think I did nmot” want to tes [son” Beacher, _then eaid: “Daon’t bo too Lurd on my friend Moul- ton," putting bis band on Moulton's suoulder, Isaid: ¢ 1 koow ha1aa good follow." Said he, *¢ Moulton is AR QOOD A FRIEND AS GOD EVLD BAISED UP FOL A MAN P 3, T think tlat was thosexpression,—!*and if it wers not for bim Ldonat kaow that T would be alive now,” 'Cuat was ull that way snid oxcopt ** Good-bye, Robiveon's cross-oxamination was very short, ‘beiog confined principally ta wn inqulry a4 tothe dato of the prospectiva dissolution of the firm of Woodruff & Robinson, Tha inference desired by Evarts was that tho dissolution was poste paned at Monlton's request in order to give him wercantily :znudluf. Woile in the witness-chalr, & very vague and perploxed old gentleman. DEASHIER DY NAME, took nearlyan hourtotoll that hebed scon Yoocher louve Tilton's bouse oue morniy; daylight, and then, after adull and polutless wranglo over the striking out of samo tuatimony takion uevoral duys ago, the Court adjourucd. THE EFFECT. ” The avent of tho day was Richards' teshimo- ny, Itwasso grave, so reluctant, wnd vo paiu- ful, that, even ta those who preferred ta vegard it us an oxaggeration, (he wanner, if not tho matter, was full ot snxletlca, Mra. Tilton ouco looked up at ler brother whilo be was telling tbe ugly nurrative, . and then immediatoly closed ber cyes and bud~ dlsd up to Bra, Ficld like o child tryivg ta brave a ghoat story, Evaits was cloaily takon bnok by tho evidenco and watched tho jury very closely far it offect. Mug, YOULTON 1N COUBT, Woulton aproared in court just before adjourn~ ment. Ho had escorted Lis wifo there {a the morniu, 08 it was expected that sho would be ealicd upon to testify, but the hour of Nier dis. tress wan postponed, and sbs will ot ba needed ‘bofore Lo-morrow. TUE NYSTERIOUS COLORED QIRL, who sgzolug to render valuable ald to tha prosc- outlon, was nleo prerent iu Court, Ono of the mont curlonsly elgnificant romors afloat is thut BEKCHER WILL MAKE NO DEFENKE, but will submit the cxso to tho Jury the mo- ment tho plaintilt has flnished his pro. neptation of it. Ot coursc thia would u{l:'v Heechier Lho ordenl of eross-oxamination at the hunds of Judge Fullerton, of whom it was rald to e Ly a very promlnent lawyer: **1f Bucehor goes on the staud to lle, Fallorton will il bim," which nieans thay Beecher's physical condition iy oot up to the requirements of per- ury with Fullerton a cross-sxaminer, hink there {8 more in the story of Beecher's decliniog to offer ovidence in Lis defenze than sprcars ou the facsof 3t, 8o fur, the Gogz aud Magox of Plymouth demonclogy are corfainly Moo und Romorre, Durron Bryrax, 70 the Associnted Preas) TESTIMONY IN DETAIL. ‘Nxw Yomx, Feb, 19.—0uv the sssembling of bs Brooklyn Court this morulug ali partles to the soandal euit were presout. Mr, Tilton, in anawer to Mr. Bheannun, waid he knew Katje 3cDouald, and that she was an old servent in Jus bouse, He suld ho directed lier to aeud two or thtes trunks of her thinga to Mps, Tuiton aftor shie left, Wituess recognizod photograpba ehuwn bim by Sboarmau, of Rov. Dy, Btores, Rev, Dr, Taylor, Dr, Joshus Leavitt, sud Horace Grooley, , Wituuas could uot wey it Le bad given thesa phutographs to his wife. Wituesd alao recognized the portratia of Judge Morse kud ¥red Douglusa, ol 8 To Mz, Descht This le a pholograph of Mr, Doecher when ho was & younger man than be i now. To Mr. Fullerton: Thess portralts of Dr. 8tores [ did not ind In tho closet, that I know ofy they ave frosh and clean, and may bive been bought in Fulton strect yosterday, for all T know, T told Katie McDonald that swhen Mrs, ‘Tilton wanted anything in the house ahe could hava 1t by sondiug for it. 8ho packed tho triuks ihiat wers sent to Mzs, Tilton. To Mr. Shearmans X mads caroful sesrch thirough the house after M. ‘Tilton left, but do not ramembor finding those photographa tuon. I found n plaster cas of my doad child's face in a box in & clonct. Bhe sont for iL, and I not ouly sant hor that, Lut also all the hittle sonvenirs that wero attached, GEORGE A, BELL. Tilton then stopped dosn from the witnoes chair, aad his couneot called Georgo A, Bell. Iio tostifled : 1 livo in Columbis leights, in this city. Hava lived in Brooklymabout tvanty-elght years, I havo been s member of Plymouth Church sinco 1847. I wae at dr. Malilday's house when Tiltou came tuere for an interviow. 1 think this was on the day of the fire in \Wood- ruff & Robinson's storc, This ao-calicd scandal was thé subject of conversation at thatinter view, Wo all talked about it. Tols interviaw Irsted over foar bours, It bogan Ly Mr. Tilton urging me (o roman in thoe parior. Mr. Ualli- duy joined in the request, and I re- moined, Mr. Tillon began by staticg Lis rosson for calling on Mr. Halliday. 1fo said bo had colled thero at tho request of Monl- ton, who had beun told that action would be taken by Plymouth Church on the scandal, snd tunt doulton hiad thought it Leat that tho doa- cons of Plymonth Church should not Lold their meoting, Hs thou went on to tell of histroublos with Bowon and tho Indepcndent. 1 urged him to mako a denial of thia stories againat his wifo sud bis poswcr. o ru[:l!ud that ho could nou make tlus dontal, forhe tiought thora was somothing in this story—an nuderlying truth, which might mako it worse for Beecher, 1 ask- od bim what proof thero was of this. e sad the proof oxisis in writing, above tha signaturo of Beecher, Iasked him to give moe tho proof. Ho said: " Icaunot do no, sait is mol in m ssossion, but 1 will lot you &0 it." He told na that the loftors were in Moul- ton's posseaston, and that If we wont in onr ofti- olal capacity to ) Mouilton we might sea the lottors. The Jast two hours of the Interyiow wero spont in urging Tilton to ot us seo thoso lotters. Tifton went at length Into his scqunint- anco with Mre, Woodhull, which, he sald, was for tha parposo of Toprossing tho scandal, which aho throatoned to publish. Ihsd au intorview boforo thia with Beocher, early in tho morning, when ho said that ho had sont for me on hear- ing that a meeting of tho Deacons was about to take place that night, and Lo waa ansious that the meoting sbonld not teks placo, a8 lio was going to Boston, and desired that it bo post- rmnud. Hoasked mo to soe Halliday aud have L put over, sud it was in accordanco with his wish tuat I wont to Halliday's ionse on tho occa- sion thnt I met Tilton, I think Mr. Hawkins was one of the Descons at that time. Mr, Halliday was Deacon ex ofiiclo. ‘When Tilton lefz Halli- day's, I told him (1ialliday) why I camo thero. Hallidoy sald that Boecher’ was mistaken, and that the Deacons would not meet. 1 atill retaln my membership in Plymonth Church, and was froquently a momber of the Examining Commit- foo and Deacon. M, Fulleiton said this was all, and the do- fanse might now go ot Mr. Evarts moved that all the toatimouy of this witnesn should bo stricken out, with the excope tlon of that yortioaof it 1elating to the intor- view with Tilton. 5 “I'he wotion was deniod and an excaption taken. The wituoss wascross-oxamiaod by 3Ir. Shear- man, and replicd : I was woli acquaintod with tho sontiment of Plymouth Church at the timo. 1 think tho ruror about the Deacous’ meeting arosa from erroneous ideas of convaorsstlon smong the Committen on tho provious Friday ovomug, It was the opinlon geuerally of the Plymecuth peoplo, aftor tho publication of tha Woodhull ‘scandal, that no notico sbouid be tnken of it by licocher or the church, It wes the provailing fooling that Mr. or Mre. Tilton would contradice thess stories, hut when tle; did not do s, this fecllvz changed against si- Jonce o nction, snd it wan thought that tho church and DBeechor should deuy the satories. None of us at that time bad tho romotest shaduw of a thought thes Boecher waa guilty, I think tho wholo scandal was the stain on-tho church, and not Mr. Tilton's presenca thero, At the $ime of the supposcd Deacons’ mecting, 1 donot know of avy action that waa proposed to be takeu. d not uuderstand Beecher's domutring to this meoting, bocause ho was op- posed to soy astack sgaiost Tilton, I e=w Beocher very frequently. v ‘The witncss was asked If he wes presont at the consultation with Mr. and M, Boecher whon the converuation tool place with rogard to the affairs of tho Tiiton {amily. Mr. Fullorton objectod, and argument ensued, Judge Neilson floally ruled that ths answer should not bo given to thia question. > The question was then put iu snothsr form, nnd the witnoss was aaked if, at the closo of 1870, ho becsme awaro of any difficultios occur- 110g in the Tilton . family, and it Mr, Deocher was consulted in the matter. This was also objected to, and was the causo of nuothor argument. i Judgo Neilzon docided on cllowing thia ques- jon, Bevoral othor questions of the samo nature, yarying but little in thelr significance, and ro- lating to the same subjoct, were put to 3Mr. Beil by Mr, Bhiearmnan, and they wero objected to by tbe prosecntion and ruled ont. The wilness ¥as also asked If hohad a con- vorgation with Boochior fn tho Iatior part of 1870, with regard to ‘Lilton's diemissal frow the Inde. pendent by Bowen, on sccount of some universal btories that wero being circnlated about bim (Tilton), and whethor & separation Letweoa Mr. and M. Tilton was not talked about. This was also objected to, and followod by anmhu srgument, aud finally rulod out by the Joust, Tho usual recesa was here taken. After tho reccss Mr. Iiell resumed his soat in tho witness~shalr, and lr, SBacarman sunounced that ha was throngh with the cross-examination. 'Tho witners said two or tireo poluts had cowma to bim durlng tho reces, aud otin of thom may, that duiug tho Interview Bir. Tilton bad sald Alr, Beochor hiad committod an offonse against his family which ho would not desigoate. ily also sald " Mra, Tilton was pore, using s atrong oxpression to convey his moaning, e also said that {f the doacous held a meoting thov should fu hm Mr. Beecbior for information, and not come o lum, JOBEPIL MICHARDA. The next wituess called was Joseph Rlchards, In answor to Mr. Futlerton he sald : I resido at Monut Clalr, N, J., but lived teu years sgo io Now York, [am & brother of Mrd, Titon, and ofton visited at thoi houso, I always consider- «ed Mr, Tiltou’s homo 2 model one iz every rae spect, 1 think thatthias wau tho condition of the family prior to July, 1870. My, Tilton's conduct towards bis family was geoerous, kind, and love fug. I hnveknown Houry Wasd Beocher, When T was publisher of the In wtent I snw him vory frequeutly, probably for olght yoars, I probably miet Beochor flrub at the residece of Mr. 'Tilton, when tnoy lived wm Oxford stroct, but [ often eaw bim ‘st the hiouse in Livingeton stroot. Ido not know how often I saw Mr, Boochor there during the day, 1 eaw hiw in the purlor of tho houso oo one ooe ceslon. 1 weet to the hoyso at 11 o'clock and found him there when I called. Oa ous occasion Lcalled ju tho morving at the houss, and opoucd tho parlor door and saw My, Heochor in a front roow, and Ay, Tilton making s hasty motion with s fushed face, and leaving herposition besido him, wluch left an impression on wymind. I canuot tix thodate of this dotimtely, 1 dauob koow iT it was se carly as 1868, Dut it wass number of years ago, but probubly was prior to 1870, I went to the uppor pars of the Liouye bo- fore goiut {uto tho parlor, Mr, Doecher was sitting sbont opposito the front ontrance Leside tho door. rs, 'Tilton was moviug toward tho front window. I did not remain long in the par- or, Cross-ezamined by My, Fearts: 1 am an sd- vertising-agent, sud csrry ou busiuces st No. 416 Dromdnsy. When [ went luto the room I greeted e, Boechor and my sistor, and request- «d bim to ba seated. 1 eama into the houso in my usual familisr wanner, aca npacvounced, o8 this was nierely a call, it took ptace aboat 11 o'clock In the mornlnf. 1 loft befora Mr. Beechior wont away, but I think T weut up-stairs, Jeuving y sister in tho purler, tbough 1 may tien bave Jeft tho house, T douot romember "secing my slster agwin thut dav, Jte-irect ezamnation by Mr. Fullerton: Bub- Ywnos bave beeu served upon me in this cass from time {o tiwe, I spouo to mv wifa about {bls ou the day it ocowired, st bonio o Mont Clair. I also ppoke to my brothor-iu-law, Mr, Butler, shaut it, duriug 1ho progiess of this trial “‘I“I"a:n‘ mou:hllco‘” Fidlabd This coucluded Mr, Itlchurds' testimony, sud Lo left the stund, ¥ JELEMIAY ¥, LOBINBON. The usme of Jercwish ', lobiuson way then called. He took: the etand and testiled: I yo- eldo 11 Drookiyo, und know the Rev, Heory Ward THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. Boocher. I liavo known him abont two or thres woars to apoais with him. 1 esw Br. Deocher at fr. Moultou's houso. fn Junuary, 1871, whon Alr. Moulton wassick. I do not remomber if L saw Mr. Boachar thern after Me, Mouiton's slokucsa 1 have met Mr. Moalton aud A, Baechor on the streot 1 (hink it was [sst 4th of Julr, or on tho Sunday provions, I mot (hem oun Montaguo street near my honse, I exchanged snlutations with them, and Mr. Moalton_sald be Dad hob seon o for eotno time, Xeall, **Not you could bave sceu mo if you wanted to.” Mr, Bencher roplied, *Doo't bo too hatd on mv friend Moulton. 1o isas good s friund as God ever raised up for ma, and if 1t Lal not been for him T d not think I woaldbaalive now.” Wheu he esid thig Mr. Bocchier laid Lis hand on Mr. Monlton's ahioukdor. Tho _ wilness ®iwas cross-exsmined by Mr, Everte. 1lfs _ssids Mra. Moulton isn nisce of mine, My partnership with Mr, Monlton is uot yet dlsnoived, but the warehouse business bas boen dissalved kinco the 1at of Jan- nary. The merchandiza business was fixed to torminato on the lst of March next, Il wamat Mr, Moulton's roquest that the posipoooment of tha dissolution of tho partnombip in the mer- cluaudiso toox place from Jaauary to Mareh, WILLIAM 3¢, BRAISHER ir was tho noxt witnoss. Mo testified: I have; Lknown the partica to thia actlon ever mnce I eamo to Brooklyn. I know both Mr Beochor and Mr, “Tilton, and know the Intcer's houso fu Lozington etrest, Ilave seen Mr, Bocener on the stoop of Mr. Tilton's house four or five (imes, Isaw him thero ouce ear) In the moruing, about brankea. t-time, 1n ao fall, It struck mo that it was an cariy timo for a gon- tleman to bo paying visits. I was golng on 8 fishing excursion In my yach$ at the timo. I call breakfast-+ime about 6 0'clock. As neatly ss I can rocollect 1t was betwoon 7 aud 8 o'cicck in tho morning. We did not speak tao or ealnte ono snother. 1 was introduced to bitn onco on board the Fulton ferryboat.’ I only #aw Mra, Tilton once ni b Mr, Beecher, and that wos at the gata of tha Louso, I aid not seo Mr. Beeclier go into the housa on tho occasion. Cross-cxamined by Alr. Fearls: 1 have boen in sttendance loro three days, and I was de- tained from going to Washington to give tho ovi- donce. From 1864 to the prowent time, 1 Lave seen Mr, Beechior go Into \r. Tilton's houeo Jour or five times, I do nob kuaw if, on this particn- Iar morning, Mrs. or Mr, Tilton were at bomo, 1 did not kuow that on this morniug Mr Techer had arrived from Washington, and called to seo Alr. Tiiton on business. Thin finished Mr. Draishor's testimong, and he steoped down from the staud, The Court then adjonrned for the day. AN IMPORTANT TOINT. Mr. Bell, who tentifled to-day, {s Suporintend- ont of tha Plymouth Dothel, and former Suporiae tendent of ~Plymouth Bunday-school. \Whon crons-examined by Shesrman, the latter 1aborod 10 show that o had always favored the policy of eilence, and Mr, Bell was cortain v his teati- ony that Bbearman was zoslously in favor of the “Oburch taking naction in lleu of tho Tiltons having fatled to deny the onarges maco in the papor. 3¢}l sald that no idea of taking nc'ion ngaloat Beecher and no belief in his guilt exsted, but it was felt, notably by hims:olf and Suesrman, tual the chargo eo graes, mado by o papor of meeat circulation, lefc a wtain oo the church which the chureh °should wipo oft. MNr. Shearmau wanted Boll to coucur with bim in the statement that ho (8hear- man) never thought the scandal shoull bo re- phed to, but that Citon sheuld himael? Lo deall with, Boll replied: ** Lir. Bhoarman, I will not arguo with you. I will only atate my moemory under my oa‘'h. It is that you st firat oxpocted the Tiitons to dens the siorv, and that whon thoy failed to do &3, you thoupht tha chur b anould take action on the seandal.” *1{ow many thought so, Mr. Bell?” asked Mr. Bhearmav. “Jlaadreds on bundreds,” auswered Mr. Bell. #What," sald Mr. Bhearman, **on account of the paper?™ * Yes," said Bir. Dell, ‘‘on asc- count of the paper. I cstcem that any slouder is fmportaot, and should bo demed and refutod. ‘Tho trouble was, in sub. stance,” safd Mr. Bell, **that tho slander could bo borno to bundreds of thonsands who usver konow tha facts snd paniics, or had studied either, Tt was therefore important to huut down end exmsn a slandor, or at lesst denv it." . Boll's teatimony was rocoived with grent attontion by both sidos, and by all the audionro. Tho Chiof Jnatice himso'f histoned most intenlly, In addition to ita povelty the teatimony went to oxhibit * tbe mmnd of Plymouth” upon the sction which slionlt he taken upon tho ncandal, Itistho first time that tho matter Lins becn touched in the trial. ir. Bnearman epparently asked his questiona with the expectation of getiing auswers of tho eame oolor, His surprise and that of the audi- ecce in not getting them of wuch & color was pulpable, and a sousation was excited nll round tho court room, ‘Ihe public and ofticial retion of-Plymoutl Church has beco so united and noiform toward the scandal that Mr. Del’'s evidence of grave discontent of hundreds on hondreds sith the ‘;;ollcy of silence made the poaple prick up their crra, BUTLER IN A FIX. He Is Charged with Lobbying a g Cotton Clalm ‘Through. Bvecial ispateh to The Chicado Lrivune, Crvcisyari, 0., Feb. 18,—Den Datler was shown up to-day in the United States Court of this city as having, whilea Ropresonistive in 1805-'6, talken €500 from Josoph Froun- stely, s rich merchant of this city, w0 got & colton claim of £60.000 oponed 1p and specdily allowed bv the Secratary of tho Treasury. Tho fact camo out In the cougso of & suit by John A, Wills, af Wasbing- ton, au attomoy, to recover from Frouu- stoin 85000 snd intorest on twa notes for thia ssme werk, TFrouostein firat contracted with Wills and gave Lim theso notea Then, learning that Batler could put it through for bim, ho gavo_ him the money and went square back on Wila, The defouse et up tho claim that the notea woro wiven for & cormpt smr 80 and conld not thetaforo be rocognized in law, aud Fronmetein admitted in his teatimouv that he went to Washington to uso monoy to greaso this through, aod that he had employed Willa to use £4,000fu_greasjuz the thing, “Verdict for plalntlX for full amount of notes and intorest. CASUALTIES, RAILAOAD ACCIDENT AT MENDOTA. Bpectal Diavatch ta The Chieaga Tridune, Muxpors, Iil, Feb. 17.—This morning at2 o'clock the No. 3 pasaergor-train of the Chica~ go, Barilagton & Quinoy Railroad Company, go- fog weat, was unable to stare from here, owing to tho slippery condition of tho rails, and signal- od for sasistauce. Two switch englues went to the rear of the cars, aud & start was made, but unfortunately the hard frozon snow prevented the wwitch-rail from coming well baok, and the wheel of the foremost ongios struck tus contra of Lbe mil, and was brought to a dead stop. The engincer instanily shut off stoam and applied tho alr-breaks, signsllivg lo the meantime to the rear enginos to roverse, but, owiog te the pufling, blowing, and biszing of the latter, was not Leard, and tho continued pres- sure from behind sent the now impoeded loco- wotive off the track, turning the tender completely around, sud drove tho foremoust baggage-car on to the engise, smashing the cab to atows, Lreaking one of the sleam-pipes, and othorwise wrecking the engine and topder protty badly. The enpinser aud firoman had a moit wonderful encapa; thoy had nearcely alighted from thelr jump off tho engine whon k{o colliafon took place. Fortunatoly no one was injured, sud, save the damsgo sustain- od by the sugine, tonder, and bargage-car, noth- ing more serious occurred, Aftor about an hour aud a halt's delisy, all started ou thelr joumey, tojolcing that pothing worse hnd happoned. Hoveral oflior tralus were delayed lu covso- quenocs, THE DES MOINES OAS EXPLOSION, Speoil Dlapatch to The Chicaso Tyidune. Des MusNEs, Is., Fob, 18.—Tho three men fn- jured by the explosion of the gas-works this moruing prove to be not seriously injnred. The theory of tbe exploslon ls thas the pipo in the vollar conneotiug the puritiers leaked, and, All- jng the celler with gay, worked turough the tloor, s, reaching a gas ot fu tho purifying-room, osploded. ‘Tho loes Is catimatod at £10,000, DEATH FROM KEROSENE. Speciut Disvaten to Tha Chicago Tribuns, Towa Crry, Ta., Vb, 18,—~3lise Ida Smitb. of whom X tolographed Tur TutvyuNe some woek sgu as having o kovossns lainp accidoutally turued {uto Lier hr; aud burning hor’ tenivly, 010, at Coralvilla, near. has died frota thie effects of the accldent, DUZZ-8AW ACCIDENT, Corrsspardence of The Chicaga 1'ributie, Benooreuarr, Michy Feb. 18.~Holowon Fele lowa' son, @ lad of 12 years of age, loat his left faos hg a cironlar-saw {o :lmnlnql up ths mill. ghn phyacians fear bho pany Jode hia ‘leg to the nee. - BLOODY ZEALOTS. Tho Roligious Massacro at Acapuloo, Moxioo, A Protestant Chureh Attacked by a Band of Catholi¢ Zealots. Fearful Fizht in the House of Worship ---8ix Membors of the Oongro- gation Killed and Nine Wounded, 0f tho Assnllants, Threo Killed Ontright and Five Reported to Have Dled i of Their Wounds. THE ACAPULCO MASSACRE. Jrom tha San Francisca dLi, teb, 11 Dy the steamer Montana, which arrived from Mozlean portr ou Tuesday,csmo up from Azapul- co,on Ins way ta New York, tho Rov. 3L N. Uatehingon, Superlotondent, of Presbyterian Misslons in Central and Soutborn Mexico and Treaaurer of the entlre Mexiouu missionary flold, 1o is tho gontloman who waa temporarily minis- tering to tho P'rotestant lteformod congrogation at Acapuleo at tho time tto attack was made upon the congregation which resulted In the murder of a numbor of Its mombers ; avd from Ltm wa obtaln the following particulars of tho shameful outrage: Protostantiam bas made rapld progress in Mexico, thero being now mauy congregationy orgauizad in the City of Mexico, Vora Cruz, aud other cities. In Acapuleo, until a comparatively recout date, little or no miesionary work bad beon done. About four yoars ago the sgent in Moxico of thes British and Porcign Biblo Soci- oty, Mr. Butlor, visited Acapuleo, offering for salo the Scriptutes printed in the Spnnish Inugusgo Ona Franco, a shoomaker of o thouglttul turn of mind, was at tho timo in sorious doubt rogarding the Catholic religion, in whicl he Liad been brought up. Mo purchased a Dlble, read it, aud found shorein what zeemed to him suliclont ground for abandoniug Catholi clam sud embracing tho 1eformed roligion. e read the sacrod book to s fow of his fricuds in tho sams class of lifo, and gradually drew around him s little body of bellovers in Prot- estautism, Abouta yoar sgo this movomout received AN IMPORTANT ACCESSION in the person of Don Procoplo Ding, editor of o local paper, a membor of the Btato Cougress, and a mun of more cultare than those who bad bithorto accepted the now lighta. The meotings of tho liltle company ware trausforred to the house of Senor Dias, and wero contlound, quiot- 1y but offcotlvoly, until tho Hitlo congiegation had gronso to a momberahip of about fifty men and women, They determincd to organize » church, nnd sont & coumisslon of thres pareons to tho City of Moxico, to roguest the assignmont of amiulator to take oharge of thetr movowmont. Ar. H{utchinson gisdly recelved and encouraged thom. Hpecial meotings for pravor and consul- tatlon woro held ; but Alr. Mutohingen had no ono to send thom, and, aftor dao doliboration, concladad to go biwself, orgarizo tho congroga- tion and spend about aue month with them. e reaciod Acapulco on the last dey of 1874, o commenced bolding services during THE WEEK OF IRAYEL, and coneiderable intotest was manifeated, al- thougt the movement wos conductod quiolly and without suy effurt Lo forco the noir doc- trines on tho aftention of tho peoplo. A bulld- ing formerly occupiod na a Catholls chiapel, but mora recontly a8 a storervom, was purchased and fitted up sAm ohurch, and tho aerv.ces wote tranaferred thither from Senor Dias' bouso. Tho aervices wera continued througliout the weoek of Yuyur and for the three foliowing woak, Mr. Tutchinson preaching every eveuning in Spanish aad tho congioxativg enlering heavtily into the sluging of Spanish hymus and tho pravers in tho Spaufsh tongue. Jan, 31 tho congrazation was orpanized by Mr. lutchinson, fifty-thioe mom- bora mnlnnin profession of faith, and taking part in the Lord's Supper. A vety encouragiog wpirit wes monifested, aud My, Hutchinson feit rowardad for his close and earnest labors in the new fleld, and foresaw a prosparous future for the new church, }ls month of labar was coaed on Sunday, tho 34th of January, and he was sft, u8 may bo eupposed, in a womewhat exbeustod condition. TUREATENINGS. o Boon after Mr, Lu clizsun sppoared in Aca- puilco, thero wore threatenings whicl portonded mischiof to bim and (he movement whichho had como to orgsulzo. Mavyof (Lo ignorant and intolerant class of Catho'ica lookod with 1ll-cou cealed angor upon tho eifort to eatablish a Prot- estant church in thew midst, and made froquont threats to violontly opposo its consummation, Aftor ho bad beon {n tho city about two weeks, Lie was advisod one day by su American momber of the congregation not to attend the services that evenlug, his juformant's MAexican wife baying beon warned to keop hier Lusband away, e it wua intondod to attack the church at that time, Bervices were hiold as usual, howover, aud nothing out of the way transpired. On sovoral occanions atones wore turown at the doors and windows of thie church; but, bevond this, no bostile movemout was made, and throughout tho mouth tlie sorvices progroased nmntorrupted. AN INTOLERANT PRIRST. The intolerant feching which prompted attack waa doubtless fncltod groatly by the proaching of the Catholio cura, who, in all Lis addressod from the altar, as well as in _his daily jutercoursn with his peopls, bitterly donouncod the Protes:ant movemoat. Bo violent did his coutse become that (e authorities found it necassary to warn inm that it be contluuod to Inate bis flook to lawioes proceedings, he would ba prosecutod, under the provisious of ths now law of refora. Ho 1a vatd to have answeted that be would per- mstently denounce tho Leroties, and if srrestod the faithful Indiaus would rafly from tho surs rounding country end rescuo him. It wasalso rumorod (but thid hns not been veritied) that the cura advised theso Indiaus that tho time had como to suppress the Protestant congregation, botoro It increascd in atrongth, TIE. MABSACLE, On the evening of Tueadsy, Jan, 20, sorvices were hild as usual, but Mr. Hutchinson was so unwell that bie did uotattend. ‘fhere wasnoun. usnal indioation of hostility on that dayy but, aftor tho family in which Mr. futchineon way stapping had gone to church, he falt a prosontls meut of trouble, aud took the unusual procaution of closlng and locking the doors of the houss, in which wers, with lim, his eervant and some children. 1lis pressatyment proved well found- ed. Aftor alittlo ime » party of men caraes to the house, and ono of thom was Lieard to ask hie companione: ** How ehall we alscover who s inside P Presently, bLowever, a messenger came up and told thiem that all tho inwates had gonolo the church, Aeanwhils, at thu church & tcene of horror was bolng enacted. Blortly afier the services begin, s fow mea camo quietly Iu, sud oue young (ndiau, with big lef¢ ara wrapped Joosely in's serape, in which wad cone conled & machele, walked up tha isle toward the deak, whers Henor Diss was, Arriving there, bo nuddenl{ dacted at the Benor, snd Junged at bim with his machele. !mmdmul; everything was confueton and cootentlon, The Indian's cowpanlons rushed into the fray: and the main body of the ssvailanty began to pour in from tho outside, . Mambers of tho onn{:rcznlnn runhed to tho door, sud succoeded io closing outa por- tion of thecrowd, An American, (su old vost- deot, tha samo whose wifa bl Lsen warned two wecks bafore), botleving lio would bave lutluence with the mob, wout outmide to haraogue them, bLut was at onco akot aud killed. ~Anothor motn- bor, also, was shot on the outside, Inwide tho church A 10T YIGUT RAOLD, Tho soung Indian who bad begon tho frav, shonting ** Death tothe Protestsuts! Long Live the Catliolics " attacked Sonor Dias, wounding biut threo tinea fo the head, snd catting away two ttugeraof his nght btand. The benor's wounda sre vory Eorluus, Tha wite of the Amorican who had gons out~ elde to bis doath, wes tho firs: to sprivg 0 se- slat the attack. Sho drew s pistol aud shot down the Judian ; and tbroughous the molca sho con- tinuod to tight bho a tger. The sssailonts wero srmed with machees, aud elashod pight aud loft, cultivg down a number of \enuul besidea do- mollsbivg the organ snd pulpit. Muy iu the cougregation, huwover, wera also armed, wud they olfored & doteuined sud tlerco rosivlance to thoir s wailants. Aftor the fight had progresa- ed somo time, the garridon of tbo city, number- iog ouly about vue huudred eoldicrs, arnived on tho sccuo, and succeeded in quolling the disturb- suce, 'They arrested abous ity of the attuckiog FEBRUARY 19, 1875. mob, and marched thera off ta prison, of the moab escap.a THE DEAD AND WOUNDED, Ttocldon tho two mambers of the congregation Blled at the door, threo othera werg Lilled and ten notlously wounded, ono of tho latter dving n 3t day, making rix doaths 1 all. The Clust of Polico, who, with all the mombe:s of hua fam- Aly, belonged Lo thy oingregation, received four waundd, Of tho asea.lants, Lo wera kilied ont- rigut, and the Indian who attacked Senor Diay died on tho fullowing d.l)‘ from the pistol wound inflicted by the latrepid “Mesican woman, whona bravery Lias beou alreads tnactioned, A number of thom wers woundod, but ecseapod to the mountaina. It waeatlorward rumored that their wounded numbered thirices, af whom fiye gied, doubtloea from expssura and lack of ecare. > INQUIBY IX PROGLENA. Mr. Mntchinson, having providentially es- caped, a8 it scomed, wasstill folt L0 bs 1n danger, and waa advisod to seoic rofuge on tho Iua Lilile, an Amarlcan coaling voasol, untll tho arrival of thaatcamer Moutana, on which vcssol Le took Jassano for this city, ‘The Preaident, Lerdo de 'sjada, sent him wozd that ho would bo furnishod with au esasrt to tho Uity of Mnx.lcc“ but 418 tho road {4 but little Latter than a tuail, Mr. Uatehine #on deaidad to coms to this vity and procood to Now York, to ropresent the condition nud nosds of Protestantlsm 1n Mexico, to which country ho will scan fetarn, to Jomn his fawily, now fn the City of Masico, Trior to lus departure from Acapnlco, Mr, 1lutchinson learnod thal the smail gariison had bean retnforend, au tha 1st of Fobrusry, by tho aerival of Qov. Alvarez with Gve combanics of Htato troops, a3 woll a3 by one rogiment of Ied- cral troopy, nnother reximent voing promised. An invostigation of the affair was fu slow proge tess; but thern was nn ovidont design to thor- oughly sift tho mattor, and apply stiletly the provisions of the now Iaw of roform. No addi- tonnl arrests had yot beon made; but it was robaplo taat tnerawould bo ln a nloit time, Tho new law had boen smondod, subssqueut to the aesassination of tho Rov. Mr, Stophcus, tha Prote-tant misstonary, to cover tho cnss of prioats inciting their communicanta to deeds of violenco by bitter and {ncondlary haranguoes and it 13 posaibla that, undor this law, the enra of Acapulco bas era this boor callod npon to au- gwer lor uis part in the mncoption of this cruel massacre. Members of the stiicken congrexation ssnt word to Mr. Lntehiuron that thoy «ere in nowiso cust down by the pera=cution to which they by 1 beon subjectod, but would continca o tteir pro- feeston of faith to tho end ; and ho has full con- fidonco that Protestantism will grow and expand in Acspulco, ‘I'ho blood of thesa mattyrs will ho the sond of their chureh, from which shall spring goodly frait, SHOOTING AFFRAY, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune. Tivenrox, Ky, Fob. 18.—Lest night, at » re- ligious mesting at Willard, Ky., a serlous shoot- ing nifeir occurred boiwoon three noted charac- ters named James Roork, Honry Moutgomery, and Jocob Roso, which resulted in the shootinr of Roork by Montgomery, inflicting s danger- ous wound, About fiftcen shots were firad, ono stnking a AMiea Mowoy, who wns walking with Roork, between the shoulders, in- Ricting a wonnd which will_probably prove fatal. Tiose was slighily wounnded fo the pock. Tho oause of tuo t.oubla was an old foud. ‘Thossmo partics met and exchanged o nomber of shots nbont thres months ngo, in which Ttoori was wouuded. No arrests have been made, The reat. SUSPECTED IDENTITY, Srectat Duavatch to The Clitcuas Tribtine, Nasurviey, Teau,, Feb. 18.—A man giviug tho name of Allag, aud batling from Obio, buc late terly, Bowling Greon, Ky., where ho bas been toaching school was detalned at Waverly, Toon yesterday, to awsit investigation as to whother bo is Willlam II. 8Stoddard, alloged to bave decampod from Washington sometimo sinco with 2 large amount of Govoroment lunds. It is said that Allon angwors to tho doacription of Stod- dard, but protesis that he ia not the man. Lo says that lie 18 pertectly willing that tho investi- gattan stail proceed. It fa eaid that £2,0.0 in fioh(l' is offored for the apprebiension of Stod- ard. THE JAMES “BOYS.” Spectal Dispaleh to Fhe Chreaao Tribune. Kaxeas Ctrr, Mo,, Fob, 18.—Tlere aro con- flicting roports as to whether Josao Jamea was at Indepondence yestorday, as stated in Tast pight's special. It now appears (bat James Ilines, o guspected train-robbor, captured J. W. Hampton, Dopuly Marehal, and marelied him out ns tho woods, whors ba re- tatned bim undor guard until his Lorsd waa brouzht $2 him with wlich he escapod. Missourl oMcialy, g3 well as Chicago dotectlvos, should €XOrcise MOore caro in maxing arcosts, FORSOOK HIS CREDITORS. Bpeeial Disvatoh to Ths Chteago Tribune, Towa Ciry, Jo., Feb, 18.—~Chorles Finzior, for soverat yoara tho kooper of a meat-market in this city, recently absconded under cover of night, tskiog with bim eevoral thousand dollars, avd loaving eoveral thousaud more bobind in tho way of unpaid dabts &t tho bank to those from whom la could borraw monoy, snd to farmura for cate tle aud otlior stock for maikot use. LA SALLE GOUNTVTECIIICUI'\‘ COURT MAT aneetal Diavaleh o The Chicaan Tribune, OrTawa, Fob, 18.—In the Clrcuit Court, tha Jney in tho caze of Tho Pooplo vy, William Kaft, for Iarceny, found the defendant gullty, and one year in the Ponttentiary was fixod as the punish. ment, Thao caso of 'lhe People, eto., vs, Edward Murphy, for burglary at Utica, i on trial, —_ Vinnie lReam. Washington Correspindence of ths New York Trorld. The latest mauifeatation of art connolssiur- sbip in our Capltal Lias beoa the awarding of the Farragut etatuato Vinnlo Ream. Gen, Bher- man sud Beoretary Itobeson (two geutlomen whoso pursuits nud tastes suggest to any canaid obsorver the highest artistic judgment) and Mra, Farragut composed the Committeo who awarded tothis sprightly young lady ‘tha ver; important work, ’fina cont of this pm!puilvg statuo in either 510,000 or &13,000; 1t .aile I know not, Poraibly Robeson may take it 15 a figurehoad for one of the monitors, Onco upon & time Bliss Roam was invitod to modal at & fair, noma mechanics' or 1ndusldal fair in Now Yors, I believe; so sho went on, sud was ono of tho most interesting features of ths extubition. Among the multltude who gathored dalty around the litia cutly-headed girl to asco foutures and garments grow under her deft ilingers, two ladles nappened along ono marning and stood to soe, Thoy etared at ler in tbat unsympathetic way women have for cach uthor, and ay Isst one spoke. Now, [t happened that & geatleman of honest, cluvalria eprit, who had waiched the youug artst warrowly, slood close by, aud was indigoant at tho [njustico of tho roe marka tuat reachied hia:, Do you belleve it 1a Lor own?" he Loanl one of them say, Tho other aneered, “Huw abanrd! of conrso not.” Haid she, ** I’ve hoard wome peopls may it vins.” Rosumad tha firut, * Bat L don't bollova it.” e could brook such injusticy no lopger. Delyir g etiquotts ho turned with great warmth to thom, exclaiming, ** Madatn, how can you be so nnfair | Da you not ece fur yourself? Thore are her bands and thera is the matorial. Blie has boan working on {t all dsy, Iesw her putit up mith my own eyea this norning.” Uoth fadics fixed bim with thelr glittering oyes, and then in scorn that contrastod with his vahemence, $ha older of tho two said, ** Pardon our dm“""l {tis seldom n Jady has as much Lair ss Mivs Iewnt, but if ou saw her put it up youreelf this mornlng biera 19 notbing more 10 by wald” In which view ho acquiesced. e The Art of Convervation, A great roformer bias appeared {n Paris. Baron H—— s propsred to ostruct persons unable to carry on u convergation tuently aud agreecably 1y the art most esentisl to soaial lflonum.. 1le hotds classes at home, which may be atteuded for .£1 3 month ; aud hoe is willing o accopt & mod- erate numbor of invitations to dinuor for 20 fraucs, bis tornts being oxclueive of sttendauce at Lbo evenug party, ila will further introduce guosts who will tako part fn_supporting tho cou- versation, 'l‘hwmmuu oaroer bl thig pifted baeing [« shroudod 1 mystery s but it seems, from his o wn statement, that ho Las travelod widaly, studicd profoundly, and has a fino natural tatont for exproasing himsclf, o e et e ae dorauinms Wili Drive OIf Sunkes. £ront the Rural Sui, Every spoctey of susle muy bo permanently drivon Bwby from ou infestud place by ph:mu‘g aiavimuz, In donth Africs the Cafir people {hnnm tholr premisvs of suskes, A wmlsslou- aryof Suath Africa Lad his parsonage sur- rounded by a narrow belt of geraoiume, which olfectually protected tho reésideucs tiom any kind of suake, A few yards away from thun guranium bolt a suake woud occasivnally be found, It is well kuown tbat tho wholy gora- nium genus §s highly redolent of volatila oula —lemou scentod, wusk scouted, aud poppermiub scentod. What, theiefore, i3 3 very ploasanc rg%flguy for man is repugnant to the serpent e ‘Who Will Probably Bo Ingazed in It Fighting C]umcl(y of the Varlous © Nutions. What WIll England’s Pollcy Do in Caso of a Great Envopean Coutost, Tnthe Gentleman’s Magazine (London) for Jaunary, thers appoara an artiole contributed by Mr. II, M. Hoslor, which discnsses the fighting capacity of tho natlovs in Europo in viow of the gonoral war so coufidently predicted by Mr. Disracli and other English etatesmen. M, osior sagn FRANCE, Notwithatanding the desira that may exlst on the part of tho Freuch people to rush intv a war widh Germany, to Faln rovonge for the doleats of four ycars ago, it {s doubtful it the French (Qov- ernment would encoutago the aspiration, Torn 28 Fraucs is by political disronsions, it is ex- tremoly doubtful whetuor any Ministry wonlit add the cates and the perils of “war to the othor promuent dangers of its existencs, Neithor {a tho French army in condition—uor Is it likely to Lo for many years—to undortakoe s campaign of auy magnitude. ‘The military orgaulzation of tho Becoud Lmplro wes entirely Lrokou up by tho disastors of tao Qorman war, At tho present timo no tixed plan can really be saxd to have boen adoated for tho organizallon, of tho srmy i tho questions_na to dopots and cadres ara stiil un- polvad. Freuch militery men sssolt that thor artillory is in & powor(ul atate; but it way rea- sonably bo_donbted that in the sbort tima that liaa elapeed eluca thu enormony loss of that srm which occurrod in tho German war, it ean have been revincea by ¥nus Jjudiciously sstected and carefully manufactured. Thouph thore e not & great doarth of wen iu the Fronch army, it canuot be saud that tho recrutts aro of s mat- isfactory kind, The woaknoss of the commla- sariat orraniement woa ono of tho potent causes of thie failare of the Freuch in the Gorman war, It bas ot vet beon thurouguly changed for the botler. 'The mitratilouses, walth were 5o zeals ouely guarded, and which wers expec.ed tostriko terror ip tho GGorman rouks, weye found to bo & fatluro in the war, and Leve now beon absu. doneil for all praotical purposos of camnpaigu- ing; 82 thet at presont Eranco is vat In a cous duion to ** rushinzo wor, Tu hus taken Englaud wwenty years to reorganizo from tho broak-down of lior miitary svstew in the Crimean war, and a vast aimonnt of woney las boon oxpended fn offecting tho chouges; and it can hardly be poseiblo tuat th ugs aro so much better inan- aged in Frauce tha: #ii0 can in four or five yems put an army in tao tleld with auy progpect of wiming back the lanrels so tudely wrested from Lior u tho last great cond2st, BALT, Bpain way bo consderod at the presont moment ouwof tho military arenn of Burope, Huo 18 £30 1nuch engrossed by hor luternal troubles to bo avallab'e either as sn wlly or puomy in caso of wternativnal disiurbances, Italy possosscs an army of cousiderable nnmerical forca—an army wlich may ve in round numbors said to amount 0 490,000 men. Bat ia Italy tuo siwows ol war aro wanting. ‘The ltalau Government Is hard vressed by fluauclal diliculties. 'Ple Itallun army ia a new machiuo, and, like sll othor new machines, it cabaol be oxpected ta work amoathly throughont, Its oiganization and edministration wero origiually copied from tho I'renchs: but siuce tho breakdown of the Freach systsm tho orgenization of the Ita‘'ian armsy has beon con- siderably moditied. Sull, it cannos be deniod tunt tho Itahan military fo.cos ore a lormidable powor to ba cousidored i the figliting capacity of Europe, sud would cist an enormons wolght inta tae ocale on eitbor side. ULLOIUM AND BWITZELLAND. Auto the two neutral coantries of Dalglum and Switzorlund littlo neod oe said. Tuo nou- trality of ono is gunranteed by the (ireat Powers, and the otlior has o poruay still greater guarans teo of noutrality in tho shaps of putlic upinion m Burope. ‘Lbo Bolgisu armv iy bo 80,000 strong. Porbiaps they aie’ not tho fincat traops m the world, but eti:l they aro not, asa preat statesmon 14 xeported to have ead of thew, *“marely 'l cost and musxos sud Litlo man.” It ia certain that Belyium, unmded, could bold har fronticrs agaluat ue.tner Geormauy nor Frauce ir elther of theso po.ers wikhed to mako tho Netu- :lrlnnduns butile-Aeldor lis Huo of communica- ons, DUBKIA, “ A groat and myster.ous powar looms upin tho North.” Ou tuo st uf Novomber last a law camo inta forco ;b Russia by which every tusatan subject becsmo Lubie Lo military eervice, andtho conkequence uf thiadecrss 1s au enormous ju- crease iu the army. It 1s ostimated that uoxt yesr Numia will ba ablo to put into the field 1,600,000 meu. ‘These men aro excellent solaiors 1 many respocts. ‘Tuey may vt bo acute or fo- tell.gent, but they aro ulrong, lardy, capable of Loartug atigue, bave an iutctino loyalty to thor soverelgo, boliove thus the itusaian Government can do 10 wiong, aud would cuier upou auy cam- paigu ordered by that Gavernment with all tho rolytious excitement of orusade. The orgauiza- tion of the army 18 simplo and wail concaived. ‘Ihe men aro (all, strong, aud tine, and1f properly led aud supplied with good ammuoition the Rusgian army would bo most formidablo in any war, For defenslve parposca Iussla holds » pe- culiarly advan.s feous poation. ‘Che terriole ox- ample of tho Fitet Napoleon still gives a shiver to almost anybody who contowplates the Ides af invading her. No doubt an {nvsslon st the pres- ont timo would bo mvesy different muter from waat it was at tho beginpiug of this centurs, Swlit would be attondod with enormous dili- oultios, not the lost of which would be the in- hospitablo olimate, the impossibility of feediug aulnvading army on & wild and sparsely-papu+ lated countiy, shd tho necessity which would 1nil 6n the fvaders of drawivg their supplies al- mont wholly from el bazo. A hno of commu- nigatiou might become o much extoaded that the troops requisite to guard tho Line, and the oftio «r¥ negeasary to adminster it, would consutno more of the pravisions thao the fine itsolf coald bring up. 1n future wars it iy doubtful whether, coasiderng the number of wen ¢ would prooably be engaged, it will ever be possibla ta Tely on the supply of un army from its base of communications, A welghity opprassios, howov- cr, bungs over the wilituty orgauization of Rus. .sia. ‘T'he ofticlal administration i8 o corrupt that it is'almost cortain that 1u case of war pec- ulation would bo rife, and that the lcasian sol- diera—~Lrave, loyal, 2nd hardy as they might be —would nnl themselves worstod by su ioter- pal encmy ore_ deadly than zny external foo, Al this ie well kuown and talked of openly on the roil of Ruasta. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. Tho united northern power of fweden and Nurway possceses certainly a sinall but excellont armv, but probably would be too wisa to enter upon auy Layopean war, even of gfiunt dimen- sions. 1t would lhave littlo to galn "by descend- {ng uto tho thoatre of coutost, sud possibl might loso some provinces to Ruesia, Denmark wight, wdeed, ba anxious to join an alliauce agajust Germany, for tha sore of the Scbleswig- Tiolstein onmpaign is not yet healed over. But shio biaa bean eo hampered by the war of 1801, aud her population has been o reduced, thet her tiny army of 40,000 won would rauls 88 compar- atively insiguitienny in tho cousideration of ‘the militury capacities of tho Coutineat. TUBKEY. ‘Purkoy is always o sonros of danger to Euro. reun poficy, and must bo * almost o nightmars n evory foralgn oltica.” Tho men of tne army aro goad, but tae Adminlstration of Turkoy s much more corrupt and veost oven thau that of lier northom neigbor, Rusels. ‘ho swmall prine cipalities which form the Kingdow of Koumania have an anny which 18 not to be despised, ‘I'he; could put {u the fleld about 80,000 men, an those not at sil bad troops. ORRAUANY, 1t 1s Germany, which [ universally considered at tho prosent timo to be the iimt-rato military power of Europo, and townrds 1t all eyes ara directed. 'he (orman army has proved itvelf to bo a most admirsble military machine. diont armics after auch Buccoss0s as thuea which have atteuded the Germau army would bayo got idle and olaimed the right to reat on their Jonrels ard cenjoy lusury aud egue, bug It s a iotorious 1 thavthe Qormau officors, Ligh aud low, have boon working Larder perhape than thoy worked before the late war in arder to koep their army frons retrograding sud to bring it steadily for- wand, ‘Lhe opinlon of those who wituoesod tho Inte German maneuvres i4, thutat no tune has tue Uormaw army ever been in ouch firterate condilun &8 it fw ut tho preacnt moment, Not content with the neodle-guy, which showod an inferfonty to tho Charsepot duriug tho Freuch war, experimenta havo beon h\u(fiutnd. snd s uow ari boy beon adopied, much, it in coutldoutly aesucted, will be much tore superior to tho Uhastepvi than ever tho Chastepos was to the ncudlo-gun, It {8 belioved by the best judgos shat hg Geraan avmny 1w now the heat arwed foreo iu Kurope, As to'tho orqavization of tho army, thero caunot bo two cpibfoud; it Liay passed through tha fire of three wars, aud las proved it capacity. ‘Fho Empiro coull, at tho precout time, put 1,200,000 fightiug moun in the Held tu case of sctual neveasily, aud the scorgauization of tho Landstwm wil ine exeaso_that force to perhapa 1,600,000 men. As to the polloy of Germany (owards ather THE COMING WAR IN EUROPE, | Austro-lungarisn Empiro, it sill lur! that of any other dpum.-r, aud English sailors nuvy is composod of voasols bulit sinco Englad discovered on fsulty principles ? Tha rosult might bs to nullify that arm of the natlonal dofonse, and nation iulent upon invadiug the countryand nccunulated tn London must not ba iguored lu consldering the tios of hostils {uvasion, shduld be defeosclczs, what kind of anmmy conld England oppose to the magaificent troops of the Continent? The militia and volanteers wonld bo ussless. effuctivo 88 far a3 it goel be but 60,000 sirong. do :against tho tremondous hosts of Ruseis, or France. 1f Evgland will save heteelt sho must ba millivg to spaud bop money freelyto muintain & Englishmen will not serve their country In psr ?gne thoy muat be propared to pay the prico fo a I8 not 8o great aa that which might bo ssiceed b‘y » committos of Continental bankers, in st slo Closing Sesslon of the Convention af day's sesion of the Wisconaln Stata Dalryueo's Ansoclstion at this pleca openod ' this mornisg with an jncreased attendance, Iresidont Hezeo prosiding, aud sovoral delegstes roporting who had been unavoidably detained an the snow bound trains, discunsion of the subject of tne hot-lron list (7) in making cheese, which wis ably upheld by D 0. Talbot, of Tuneau, and' Presidont Hazes; of of Ladogs, both epeaking from Jargo and favor ablo exporienca in its use, pointa by which a good dairy gow may ba distio+ gutshed, Mr, E. IL Soward, of A cating & largs cow, with deep cheat, large luogs largebriagst, taporing neck, cleanhead, mildos, large, broad csoutchoon, sud & promiment femic ninity in general appoarance, and' recomme! tho grada of Durbams as meeting.thess condi tious moro fully than any other class wild which he was acqualnted. sgreed with Mr.'Soward on all polats sxocpl 88 1o gize, and expressed a proforence for Ay Othera joiued in the discussion, -notably Whte, of Kenoshia, whosa preforence wss f& Durhams, and this toplo became 0aé of the moh intoresting, as 1t con by M. C. Jonos, of Fort Atlinson, oo mstef and markeuog buttor, glving the meth which, in less than » year's timo, ho has sttune od most marvolous sicosss in both duectionh wolling, 8 ho bas, during the past ssason, itks out sny provious repatation, at from 8510 &8 cents per pound, with mora orders to him hes been abls to fill. out remarka from 3z, J. O. Perklns, of Waks loo, and Mr. Beach, of Walworth County, the }nmr bLaving tho peculiar expericnco of chaok™ n lnfi occaslonally for two yeurs, and Treanurer H. O, Drake, showing the Asociatiod tinancially sound. election of ofticors, with the followiug mn[": Presldent, Hirom Bwith, of Hheboygsn Failsy Yico-Prosidents, I, R.'Hinckley sod L. Dousman; Hec Atkivson; Treasutor, H, O, Drake, of Mitford. tiring officers, which and more richly doserved than is o casc, tho discussion of aubjects portaioiok 3 the occasion was resumed aud e thronghont the afternoon; the most notices: Feature heing tha ouxey of wlat com slietch of the proceedings of tha thl sosvion of thiv Associution. cous, hnd 44 ko pronounced by sll who hest tend, the only rogret being that some of the "X‘I‘CUIGH f the lats I 18 suow, Many of the lats {mprovementsid (il utoneils ond unplomouts were on ‘eshibitloa —_— wars, it I8 & great miatake to atinba mlmlmoaa to the Enuperar Willlam or fh‘l-mm the Privco Impurial.” It 18 known by everyior who has A knoslodge of the cliaractar ¥Kmperor that e 1a pocnliarly kind avu jumy, ang ratlier roft-toarteds Lo is loved by tiions wh are Uroughit in contiection with him, aud fs oo ¥peeted by bis hiousehold, and 1t hag anly ros, aiter Lhe strongeat ropresentatioi frow x:: Ministers, severa mental strugiles, sclf-toitn, and deep aud anxiona rnnr.l{fin o conun(:j to onter npon hostilitics “with neighbogiy, powers, As Jong s the Emperor of uor-" mnuy can exert hia fudividual will, ther, ean be no doubt that. mlthough (ermag, will bo atrictly foucod and guarded apainy aay atiack from without, aad wifl he held 1y atate of the bighest mill'ary proparation fo overy contingoncy, she hiorself will not wiljipg), commenco s war, o without vary grave and .5 ous caune draw the sword from tho scibbany Yot though the Piluces and peaplo of Uermany alike combine in an hooost deslro for praco, camstances may aries which may ronder thg; powerleas to avort bloodebed. 'Therecan m,,m doubt thut dialike ozists botweon tha peopls of Rusels and Gormany, but at Llie Bams lime thery Is » ntrong personal alfoction batweou this hasd of tho Jionao of Ilohenzollarn and the Emperer of Ruskia, sprivging from 1amily counootion, and matnred by raciprocal respoct; and as lo; tue prosent Emporor of Nussia lives, Lostyi botwoen the two powers ata not ihmloont, Ae. cording to all Lumau calculations, tha lifs of Alexander may contiuue for somo time. Tt hiss by i (s the @ as heon sal st the dauger of w, tween Germany and Franco does n‘fn l[:pc‘:ro:; sidorable, bocauee of tho impotonco of tho Iattey at tlis timn, It may be rogerded as almoat cep. tain tiat unless Fiance should provoke Gormay, to the utmost sho would be content with gra; ing ter rocently maqnirod scquinitiona and nog again croes tho Moucllo as an invader nor gt tompt to dictate 3 nom pesce at thae gates of Paniz. Ou thosoutl matters hardly appear iy bo 8o entirely eatisfactory, The lulabitanty of Anstria at lazge Lave almost forgotten tha \ay of 1806. Tho bonotits which accrued to thejr Thody of thy eauntry from tho rosuits of that crushingly rapjq campsaignt Lave bicn so great that they hayy blotted out tho senso of Borencsa that prage. from th defoats wlich the Austrian army sub farod. DBut though antagonisin sgalust Uermany ban ceased amung tho pocples componing (hy ot tho Cabinots and Uovornmsnts of the ‘B:: oountrics, wod on tho Austrian side poy ouly doas thoreappear tabe a feelin of persona resoniment against the Oabinct of Berlin aman, some of tho advisers of the Orown, but it [xa]. maost univorsally bolioved that the bosd of .thy Hiate hos n deop personsl and {ndividual gradzy aganst bls worthorn nelighbor, and ‘refuses 1 most oven bialf way, or perhaps in any way, thy ndvancos whicia have often bosu made to hiy from Dorliv. This fact, If mnot cloarly sscen taluod, is nt Jeast thoroughly belloved moith g} tne Glant Monutains, and the belief leads oy fecling of distruvt on the part of Northery CGermany towatds Austris, It is this atiltade of tho Austrian Cours which Is one of ths nilms reusony why Germany keeps np her great aud oxpensive armamen:, Dut this atate of _this, caunot always endure. Throughout the Pathen 1and there 18 a feeling that It must coms loay end, sud that the culy way o reduce thess ouornous armatnosts to a footing proportionats to the capabititica of the people i lo foiceos events, and somebow or other disarm thoss oa account of whom these military proparations any uecossary. ¥NOLAND'S POLICT. What role would Eus(hnd take iu casecf s grest European contest 2 'Uhe general aunes will doubtless ba—that of meutrality. Dut fsi} possible that nentrality can slways ge malntaine od ? If the British realm woro confined ta tay two small fslaude which conutiinto, its besrs i mirht be truo that it could keep out of war, baj with widespreading culonies and . forelgn es. tauglementu it would bo’ almost impoeaibls for Eugland to avoid taking pars, souner or Iater, io tbo struggte, IHow, then, 18 she preparsd fo the omergenay that is almost sure to mm 2 Tbe navy is apparently to good order. Tha numer- ical'strangth of the Britlsh floot s lafger tha biavo not dotoriorated, Dnt s large part of ihs was engagod In & groat naval war, -Thelr con- struction, toa certain extont, haa boon exoer- montal. Supposo oa golog to” war it should be that the navy had been bmli uncover tho cosab of England to any powartn laying It under tribute. .The enormons wesuh bait {0 avarice which Bupposa the cosd The regulsr army would bs ut ab most 4 would ‘What could this handfal Germanr, rpo sml oflolent rogulnr ermy. If Immutuity as for any other luzury, Thatpnos n i captured London. re . WISCOESIN DAIRYMEN. Fort Atiinsnn—islection of Officen and Discassion of Portinent Matters. Special Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, Yort Atrinsoy, Wls., Feb. 18.—The #ocond flho programme for the 'mornl:nginuluddb This waa followed hy ‘a nihéunlpn of the 5o, 8410 President Haxa (g nhum cmdfll{lh ona of the most mportant of the subjeots discussed. Naxt in_order followed well-digested esssy ods b7 comisx from consumers thas BY Mr. Jones' eossy digect Dis_herd snoualty, buying new milk cov& milking them 1ight thraugh for » yoar 8% en selling. 1 ‘'no morning sesalon closed with the report Tho firut buulneas of the afternoon wes ib¢ D. W. Oustis, of tary, After the oustomary vote of thsnks Lo the 1% 1 was. more ly gited ofton the contings h ’l‘{%l:‘umr Drake 03 itutes o wucceestul dsirymats, i perfech Such is tho Lrief and necessarily K}.mufl » ue- 1t bas bac‘l; . Py and ' moat - prominent datrvmon of 4L Ktate wero l:mlvoldnhly dotaiaed DY dgl‘ the . superabun cold and stiesccasdlibal oty In Elolly & woman who roemed dylog &0 consumption, but was withuot many of thacod* won symptows of that disease, wad ) tho use of the Iarynguscope, to bsve 8 tirauly udborciit by both exticmitlos to tbe fi{ umh'. w:’geh-n&:g&xr upper o MU‘N-‘ 0 dificalty of hre AL y olc, way esslly explained. Sa wes gob o8 surgical gperation fouud, BY postiou, ssd &