Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1875, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, ‘MARCIL 23, 1875. SCANDAL. Continuation of the Testi- - mony of Miss “ Bessie Turner,” Tho Sotf-Confident Damiel Cate- chised by Fullerton Her Veracity Suffers Somewhat, but Much of Her Testi- mony Yet Stands, She Told tho Church Commit: tee that She Awoke in Tilton’s Arms, She Now Thinks She Must Have Been Mistaken when Sho Said So, The Good Mr. Walliday Sued for Libel by Impious Men The Morsel Beecher to Be Sorved Up Next Thurs- day. The Defondant’s Letters---Himeelf the Worst “ Conapirator.” The Hardest Things He Has to Explain when He Takes the Witness: : Stand. OBSERVATIONS. PESSIL'G GENENAL OLT-UP. Special Disnuteh to The Chica Pridune, SMOOKLYS, Mareh £2,—Iix-Judgo Porter. whose solemn voica and sepntchral mannor fit hin to be asoxton rathor thon s resurrectionist of conti- douces, got through with Miss Elizaboth A, Tur- ner early this morning. ‘that blitho damsel tripped to the stand in the convoy of Walines Caldwell, who drew s chnir to her feet, aud sat there gazing rapturonsly in ber face. She was as brisk and coulident asever. Upon hor faco shone the radiance of large and unahiakable sclf-appreeintion, Her rhort ronnd face wae tinted with huea of Neopolitan coral, Wer sancy and curious oso stuck ont liko the rostrum of ® Homan gniloy, and ins pair of thin, clonds, twisted curls her rogewood-colored hair trickled down her shoulders. Imagiuo two cables of twisted raw boef, and you lave Hessio'n ringlols, Sho has the boldest frout and tho ebortcst neck woman ever displayed for the con- templation of man. Her gpeech is as mincing an BBausage-chopper, and hier cridence trips of ier tonguo as if tho incidonts of s novel wero waltzing into volume, ‘THE DINECT EXAMINATION wos like chess-ploying with an automaton. Upon thia cashinered and blue-ribboned instrament Porter pluyod with tho doleful industry of Yom Tiuch, end ovoked a sort of ecclesiastical can- can, which ret at least tivo-seore faithful henrta dancing to the music of the future. Porter fin- ished liis yolantary by 22, and obteiued one or two yaluablo corroctions of tho previous testi- mony, to all of which he nodded with the solemnity of Lord Burleigh. In closing his grave-yard task, Porter oducotl threo lottors trom Tilton to Bessio, which wore so kind and fathorly In tone that somes good people wonderod what on earth thoy wero to prove ngeinet tho pluiotifr. * TUE ANUETY WITH KEGARD TO THE CNOss-EXAMI- NATION, Then the melancholy swain murmured that’s all, aud, straightway, a shutting an of 10,000 fect and a chorus of sneezing told that Mies Llizaboth A. Turner had fallen into the ¢lutches of tho great American cross-cxuiainor. YULLENTON, ‘Chat notable Inquisitor-in-ghlo? had been watening lls yictlna fora day nud a ball like a cupeptic tom-ent prowling about n mouae-trap with u vory plump small deer inside, Whan his turn camo to turn and rend the complacont wit- noes ho rose to his foct with o pleasant smile, and fast and thick tlew the questions, ‘thoy wore mmbly caught and hold by the witnoxs, who did not seom 6 whit dieconcerted, until, later in itho day, for au hour sho floundored in a mosh of contradictions and perplexities about the cir- cumstances of her leaving tho sersico of Mr. Dows, at Lurrytown, s r SOME YELTING, In tho very thick of tho entangloment, Irnoy, who batus Fullerton ou tho Devil hates hely water, which is 2 like imporfect comparison for ‘Tracy and Fullerton, rose to Elizabeth's roseno and waid hotly; “Enough! That's not on record, "—alludivg toa former roply quoted by Fullerton, Tho ox-Judge, without turning to look at tls augry advorsary, said, in tho iclest tono {magiuablo; ‘Fortunstoly you aro uot on record, though you havo a record.” ‘Traoy looked fora momont like 2 marblo statue of Rago and thon began s passtonate nddreas to tho Bonch, Fullerton, utterly ignoring ‘Eracy, continued hin questioning of tho wituees. In the mldut of the hubbub, Shearman sprang to his foct, and, galuing bolduecs by belng unobeerved, vonturod. on remark; “Stop, Miss Turnor, the counsel is behaving most improperty.” Fullerton hay ears like a bore, and extinguivhod Shoarman for twenty-four hours with s warcastic * So Brother Shearman eays.” UUSINESS FOR DESSIE, Bubbling over these flats, Fullerton soon rip- pind along the deepa aud shallows of crous-ox- amination, and, at rocesy, left Miss ‘Tumor still pondering over a conundrum tho solution of which seemed to be that sho had at least oquivo- cated. After recess thero wore moro on- tanglements, mero contradictions, and p tendency to hysterics on the part of ouraubnrn maid. Sho didn't aoe the point of as question here and thera till it had perforated her and lett 10 opportunity for doubt, For two hours tho crovs-oxamination raged, and then ad- journnrent arrived botoro it was finished. ‘TUE DEFENDANT AND la WIFE, Heocher looked on all dey with enough con- cern in bis faco to warraut the delusion that be «wad 8 perfect utravgor looking ou through noy- elty. Tl wif, eraddled in white knittéd wool- eus, dozed only to wake every five minutos, like avick woman specding ulong ona tirceune jour- poy. , MRA. TILTON hung her head dcmurely, and, like Mr. Toots, wrote lettora which aust have beon directed to , herself, alnce sho gave them to nobody'else, DROTHSR UALLINAY’s MAND LUCK. Brother Halliday’s rather unministorial slinsion to the Jnyentle Guardian Soclety as a humbug has seaulted fn on Immodiato suit brought against bim by tho managers of thet institution, | _ in which $10,000 is mentloued as the price of tho « olerical milsropresautation. Hrotber Halliday le out io en spolugintio and explanatosy card, which >» bas pot moilitied the Juyeuilo Guardians, in tho ! vaho i" slightest’ dogroe, They atill propose to make a Roman Halliday of him. IfkM OF INTEREST, Reacher fa underlined a3 tho attraction for ‘Thutsday, = ey THE PRESS REPORT, A MUNGNY chown. New Yorn, March 22,—Lcseio Turner's testi- mony on Friday last, in tho anit of Tilton against Beecher, stirred up the idle, tho curions, and tho prurient to such = dogroe that this morning tho Rreatest crowd that has yet bosicged the doors of tho Brooklyn City Court-room clamorad for ad- mittance, that they might hear for themsclyos all that ia teft of hor story. Thoro was tho usial complement of women, Tho pince in the Courl- room assigned for anditora was packed, and tho part reeerved, sinco the sickness of s juror, for thocounrel and reporters, was trenehed upon, Tho Plymouth Church detegation lacked not s member. Mrs. ‘Iilton, with Mre, Fiold and Mra, Shearman, wera early in attendance, and wero accompanied by Bessia Turner. Mr. Beccher and wifo arrived somewhat late, and took their usual places, BEesif, TORSER, After tho Court was opened. Dessic Turner ro- sumed tho witness-etand, and hor direct exam- {nation was continued by cx-Judgo Porter. Wit- ness fret correctcd her testimony given on F'ri- day, and tated that Tilton’s first visit to her room wan in 1863, aud tho period whon Mr. ‘Til- ton carried hor to bis own room was in 1969, when Mr. Greoloy wad thero. Witness then con- tinned: “I first visited Mr. Beecher on Dec. 14,3670, [had not beforo told Beecher of Til- ton’s vieits to my room, but thia was tho occasion |) of my visit then. Before going to Steubenville I did not communicate to any ono the chargos nudo by Tilton against Borcher, I recoived sov- cral tettera from Mr. 'Tilton.” TILTON To nrasin. Witnesa wog hero handed a number of Ietters, which she identified as having been sent to her by Tilton, Mr. Porter then read ono of the lot~ ters, dated Mt. Vernon, O., Jan. 5, 1874, from ‘Triton to witness, chiding hor for not taking bet- ter caro of her health, as sha would suffor tho congeanences, The letter was signed, ‘ Yours ag ever, Theodora Tilton.” Another lotter was written from St. Louis, Dec, 20, 1806, mforming her of his lecturing there, and when on his way home at night visitiog a ball-room to#ee how tho ladies were dressed. A third lotter, dated Brook- Irn, Oct. 4. 1870, informed Bosslo that Mrs. Til- ton was going to vinit Mre, Putnam at Mncletin. on the folloving Monday. The house lvoker foncly,” said this letter, since your abs a ‘This letler was also sigued, + Yours over, ‘’heo- doro Tilton.” MONE ConnECTIONS, Witness the: ntl Ir. and Mes, Tilton sentine to boarding-sck: Air. ‘Tilton first told me of his wifo’s and hie intention to send mo to boarding-gchool one Sunday afternoon in dis study, Moy, Tilton also spoke to me abont going away, Lut nothing was ever #ald about my going away iu connection witli tho stories against Leecher. On Tittun's first visit tomy room he did not tte dawn, as nin stated to havo said, but was reclining over tho bed whon ho kissed mo good night,. [She was handed a letter dated dat. 10, 1871.] ‘This letter in Intay handwriting, and was dictuted to me by Triton, I think Mra, ‘Tilton was then at home. It was in the sec- ond-story back bedroom. Ho waa poricctly well attho tine. [owas talking about Mrs. Morao, and I told him ahe had endeavered to hire mo to go round to Reccher and toll him of this atory, which, however, Irofured to do, Mr. Tiltott then asked mo to copy this off and put my nae to it, whieh I ded. Porter then read a letter written to Mrs, TH. ton, dated Jun, 10, 1871, which informed her that Mra. Morsa had endeavered to py te her to cirenlate injurions stories about ier hosbaud. Another lotter, dated Jan, that the story of ‘Cilton e: bed was a wicked lie. ‘Tho witness then continned: Tho second note was wrilten at the urgent solicitaiion of Mra. Tilton. I did toilsome five porsona that ‘Tiltou ad attempted to violate iny person. Rr. ‘Tilton woe aware that I told thie matter. £ did not tell thin etury to theso persons as fully as I told it hore, BEBSIE'A CHOSH-EXAMINATION. ‘The direct examination of Lessio ‘Turner was hero closed, and she was surrendered to the counee! for fhe prosecution, ‘Tho unm and buzz that passed throngh tho Conrt-room o4 Judge Porter took his soat wero promptly hushed, As Judge Fullerton roee to bogin the cross-exam~ Instion, and as the first sonud of tho firat quea- tion was heard, overybody was bent forward :, overy cyo was directed upon tho witness, aud every ont stood orect, that not a word of the an- ser or an expression of hor couutenance should bo lost. Witnoss rephed to tho questious of Mr. Fullorton in substance a3 follows : Air. and Mrs. Tilton lo July or August, 1864. {was thore, off ‘and on, for ten years, [loft them several times and came ack auain. ‘The first time I left there 1 went to Springfield, Mass. I went in tho winter and re- turned in the spring. I resided thero at Mrs. Vinnig's, leatuing lo preserve natural flowers. Tdonot remombor tho yaar I went there, nor hind Lany trouble thore.” Mra. Vinoiga had no compluinis agniust mo, Idonotknow wher went when [left Mrs. Vinnig's. I went cithor totho Elizabeth &tront Home or to Mra. ‘Lilton's. If T went to tho Homo, I do not remember how long [remained thero, or what year it wasin. I way'in tho Elizaboth Btroot Hota tio or threo times, but donot remember where I wont to after leaving it the first time. 1 was not at the Jlome before [went to Mr. Tilton'a, but only while Iwas st Mr. Tilton’s. I went on ono oceasion after Jeaving tho Homo to Ilve with Mr. David Dowe, in ‘Twenty-necond —_streot. I was there when they removed to Tarrytown, I went thore early in the apring and left thore In tho fall; after leaving thoro [ cama to Mrs. Til- ton’s, I thluk Mrs, Tilton was at home, and her mother was thero when I returned. Ido not re- momber ff Mra. Tilton was at home durlug tho summer, I havea sight recolloction of moct- Mrs, ‘Tilton at 'Varrytown, ‘There is nothing by which I could fix tho time at which I went to the Homo. I@raa with thom a wook whon thoy lived on ‘I'wonty-third street. Itwas in tho spring tho ‘rat timo Tilton visited my bed-room, in 1868, and tho second occasion was in 1809, It was in the summer, I thinks; Mrs. ‘Tilton waa away to Monticello firat. (Houded a fotter.) 1 am not sure, but THINK ‘TH18 18 NOT WY HANDWRITING, Tdid write alotter from ‘Tarrytown to Mra, TH- ton, Ido not recognize thivletter as being in my handwriting, After examining the letter clagely tho witness said; You, this is my hond- writing. Mr. Fullerton then read the lettor addrevsed. to Mrs. Tilton, dated May 24, 186% Iu at tho writer spoko of the protty waika im the neighbor- hood ; of having uttended chureh on Sunday, but not caring so much about the preaching a4 for Beocher. Tho writer avted for a piciura of Mrv, ‘Tilton and Carroll, ‘ba letter waa signed. Dersio Tarnor, Wituess continues: Eleft Mr, Dovws’ in the summer of 186) and went to Tilson’s, It was in the summer of 1869 that Dilton camo into nty room, This was after my return from Dows' hhoune, Aly. Greoluy waa at Tilton’s aud spont - two or threo wooks thera that summer. I cumo from Tarrytown In the cars. J think Dowe’ fam- ily went to California about May, Mr, and Mr, Dows, I think, wont there, When I returned to Tiltou's, iy 1809, 1 comuined there two or throe weoks, and thon went to Keyport, tu his fathor’y. 1 think Mies Antio Tilton, Mr, ‘Titon'’s uister, Waa thoro, and Kata MeDonuld, the wer- vant, No perdon went with me to Keypoit. 1 think this was in tho early part of the fall, Mre, ‘Tilton was away, I think, at Monticello, tue I did not return until after who hed got back, When f went to the Louse I fonnd hor there. Kata McDonald remained at Koyport, Iwas at ‘Tilton’s about threa weoks befora I (ront to Koy- port, aud saw Mr, Grooloy there, There wore thon in tho house Mr, Greeley, Mr. ‘Viltou, and Kate Burke, Whou L left thero they wore ull the artios in tho house, 1 don't romomber #eoing Kate MeDouatl therewhenT left, After leaving Keyport, I went to Mra, Putnam's in February, 1870, and remaiuod thore nino or ten mouths, returuing in November, 1870, I returned with Mrs. ‘Tilton becatze I thought she was not in good health, and should not bo allowed ta travel alone, I had no trouble with Mrs. Dowe,or made any trouble in that famuty, 1 romontber once, white cutting out my dreus, bolng reproved for not occupying my timo in sowing, I was not tuken to task for faleqghoods there, Mrs. Dows gavo me pernis- sion to go aud geo Sire. Tilton on one occasion, bus do not know whethor I retumed again or not; but of this I am uot certain, ANOTHEN #118, Mr, Fullerton asked if tho witness bad uot stated im her crore-examination that Mis, Dowa had gone to Califoruia when she (witness) waa thoro a month. Connect on the other side objerted, and an ar- sumont ensued, Ir. Fullerton caid be did this to nscertain if she wituces had made a mistake in her teatiiony ot, or judge Nollson allowed the question, aud the #3 witnosa replied that aho did not, to tho best of hor recollection, , Mr. Fallerton thon called for tho reading of tho record, And it dil noe appear that tho wwit- ness liad said directly “about s month.” The wittiosa had raid that alo wont tiero in tho bes rinning of May, and thoy lind tettat tho end of a month, Tho witness continued: } was there whon thoy Jeft, but do not recollect that T was thers on their return. — During their absenen the family was compored of Mary, Annio, Susio, and baby ows, Thero was also a Indy hougskeopor, Mrs. ltogers. Mrs. Dows paid mo my ‘rages vofore T loft tinally. ‘Tho witness was asked if this was after Mra, Dows' roturn from California, and after a long panse sho aald: ‘' Mra, Dows pald imo somo mone$ bofore I yisited Mra, Tilton. Mra, Daws must haye given mo this money beforo rho went to Californin or after eho returned. ‘hig is all the answer Lenn givo at presant.” AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEFNESIC NER MEMONT. “Well,” said Mr. Fullerton, ‘wo will give you untill after receas to refresls your recollection abont the matter.” ‘Tho time for tho recess having arrived tho Court roa. Aftor tha recess, the crowd in tho eourt-roam was larger than in the moruing ression, Moul- ton camo tn with Beach, and took 0 sort near tho witnevs-steud. Miss ‘Furuee resumed ber place, and tho cross-oxamination continued, as follows: Lam now positive that T was at Mrs. Dorr'a when sho returned from Califorma, My memory was refreshed during tho recens by Mra, Tilton, 2 think I went to Mra. ‘Litton when [ loft Mra. Dows’. Tho Workingwomen'a Homo in at Waverly placo and Elizabeth street, In New York, I think, Tho socond visit of Filton to’ my room was in 1869, and tho first in’ 1803, in the summon At the tatter timo my impression {s that Mrs, Tilton waa absent from home, I was wleoping alono in a second-atory rvom, Mra, Tilton komotimes wept in the front part, and at others tho back part, of tho houao, I db no: remom- bor where tho clitldren slopt thon. At that timo Toras lying there, and Tilton camo in to bid tan good-nieht, and ho strokod my hair, and remarked how soft it was. Io pute his hand oon omy neck. Lb removed it aud ho raid. “Why, Heavie. darling, how modes: yonnro.” Hoasnid people iu tho beat classes of society genorally gave such carceces in tho host society ; {hat even ministers gave thom, I told tim Tdid not caro what the Lest society did. Ila talked to mo about marrisgzo ond allinitics, and asked me to allow him to loye and caress me, and thas no harm should happen tomo, thought this conversation on Ina pr Yery strange, T was thon about 17 years old, I was not shocked, I studied over Ii{s language, as 1 MIO NOT KNOW WHAT NE MEANT. Twas augry when he put his hand on my neck. Lhiad up to this time been very much attachol fo Mry. ‘Tilton, but do not think [told her then open, Lremember him dintinetly , esata. dear, how painfully mod- et Tdid not know what ho meant by aiinities aud physical expressions of love, In tho atmmer of 19741 was on a visit to somo frionda iu Pittaburg. Pa. and came to Erookisn in August. = Whilo hero I wont hefora the Church Committee and testifiod before them. 1 spoke to them of two occasions on which Titton visited my room. ‘Tie quoation was putto ma “ Dui ‘Vilton ever attempt your rnin?" and I answered “Yes, ho did, on two oc- Lthlnk I tokl tho Committeo that ton war at Monticello on one of these oveasions. Ido not remomber eaying Mra, ‘Lil. ton waa in Sekoharic, I uow kuow that she was et Monticello, and I must hava Yeen ilataken when I toll tho Committoo so, This was in 196%, wos mistaken in’saying befors the Committee that on the first occasion when I was carried tata his room L awoke in his army, Twas also nis- takon when [ satd that ths two events occurred near togethor. [ raid to them [thought Mra, ‘Yilton was ab Schoharie on one of theso ovea- sions, Lwax in Ktoubenviila in 1871 all [roe turned to Brooklyn in 1874. BESUE VEFONE THE COMMITTEE, Lonly know of my going beforn the Committao about tan ininutes before ie wccurred. T talko:t with Gen, ‘Cravy befuio T went tho, On the secontl night after I arrived in tho city { wont beforo the Committee. My father loft me at Mc, Hlailiday's, and lo took ma up to Mra, Osington’s. Is was in the morning that I went there, and that evening T appeared before tho Committes. {saw Mrs, Tilton thore. and during my stay there the object of my appoaring before tho Committes was montionoil. ldo not think it was mentioned untli Gen. Tracy called, Idid not talk of ocourronces at Mra. Ovington’s or Mr, Halliday's till Tracy called. Tho Committeo mot at So'ciock, and Tracy called betwoon 7 and 8, Tam sure I did not tatk mith him two hours, I do not remembor who went with me bofore tho Committee, I talked ovor the subject with a great many parties afterward, with Mrs, Tilton, Mr. Shoarman, and others, I found afterward on jooking over the evidence given by ms. on that ocoasion that I bad MADE ROME MISTAKES IN MY @ESTIMONY, Iwas then stopping st Mr. Purds'a when I mado this discovery. Mra. Morse was alvo thero, bub Idid not talk over the matter with her, or a8 to the testimony given by me, Whon IT mailto the discovery, it was after rattection. I cast over tho testimony fn my own mind, when tho mistakes weradiecovored by mo. There was f book of testimony givon mo by Shoarman, but Enover looted at it. Idiscovered some of m: discrepancies through talking with Mrs. Mitchell, who was at Mr. Will's, Dr. Corroy, Mr, Hill, and Mrs, Mitchel) wero present then, but I bad discovered my mistakes before that time, They wero uot tho subjoct of conversation thor, While talking to Mra. Mitchel) several little things were called to my mind which f lad not recollected hofore. Ido not think ¥ told before the Committee about ‘Tilton stroking my hair and forehead, nor about his putting nis hand on my neck, Fullerton read tho remainder of that teatiino- ny which the witness said was not told boforo tho Committoe, au it was forgotten at tho titae, Tho witness continued: I had not thought anything avout this conversation ten minutos botora I wont bofore the Committces. I uover forgot this conversation, but I recollected it in 1870 whon I wasin Marlotta, when Lwas de- scribing it to Mrs, ‘Tilton, It all came np to no In detuil, and was froah in my recoltection, ‘Thin was tu tho fall of that year, I remembered something about it, but not in oll its details, On tho Mth uf Novombor, 1870, I told somo ersons about it. Whon I wont beforo ho Commitivo I wont with the Intention of tolllng all I know, aud if I und remombored it I would have told it o#.I now teil it beforo tho jury. 1 told ab to Mr, Joyoph Richards, Mise Dakoly, Mrs. Bradshaw, and Jado Morse. 1 think a was in Decontbor, 1870, I told those par- ties. Woroturned to Mariotta on tho 10th of Novorber, and I think tt was iu Decembor, and not Novombor, that [ told tha story. I told this story to Job tho people know he was a bad man, cold the story for Mrs. ‘Yilton's sako, a9 sho was blamed for being bad to him, and [ wished to correct this impression. No person suggosted that I should tell this story, nor did Mr, Morse instruct mo to tell it to thoro parties, I did not toll Sirs. Morse 1 was going to toll thls wtory, I told Mry, Putnam before telling theso parties, but notthe wholo matter, I told Mra, Bradshaw about his knocking me down, aud how he acted, and his treatment of Mca. Tilton, I told her he tric] to rum ime, Idid not toll hor tho dotails, Laid not tell any of thosa partios the story sub- stantially, Lonly told Mra, Putnam NE NAD ATTEMPTED TO NUIN MEL Un tothe timo 1 camo on the stand T have told the story substantially to a stonopraphor, Mr, Bhearman aud Judge Portor, ‘This was lest week, but bofore that I think I told somo of tho artivulars to Mra. Ovington, I told hor ail tho jetails of it, Lever said a word to Mro, Jrad- shaw oor any person about the charges made by ‘Iitton against hls wifo and Beechor,” T do not remombor whether 1) sald anything before the Committee about it, I tay Kiavo said something about it, I think £ atated that Tilton said Mrs, Tilton had commit- tod adultery with Bocchor, ‘Chink Ltold thom Tilton bad told ma this tho yee. day after my return (rom Watiotta, on tho 1th of Decothbor, [ thiniel first wont in the morning to Boucher and told lm, I then told Are. Morso, Ido not revollect poping to any of these parties that Mrs, ‘Tilton should got a divorca from ‘Niton, Ispoke of ‘Tilton's treatment of his wife aud of hor always crying. Isaw Mr, Richards at the Evening Dost ofttce, Hulse brother of Mrs. ‘Tilton, I told Lim tho story of ‘Tilton and myself. This was on the 1th of December, I romember it, be- cause of tho avening bufare the 18th Mrs, Moro was sout for, Ido not remember, when talking to Mig, Bradehaw, that sho mado entry of it in her dinry. Lnover told Sirs, Bradshaw Tilton had charged hin wifa with committing adul- tory with Beocher. I think I told hor I had repeatod tho story about Mr, Tilton aud my solf to thoge other partivs. Ttald the Commit- ttee that on two occasions Tilton bad attempted By ruin. Idid not happen to thiuk of the de- tallsof this second attompt wken beforo thom. Ttold the Committco when bo came a sooond thine [ went to my room and lucked the door. I think that is tho way I tald it to the Committes. Mr, Fullorton read tho statement of the suo- ond visit, a4 made on the direct oxamination by witnose, and she sald: What you have juxt said I slatod here on Vriday, The other L told to tho Comunitteo. ‘Lho witnoss then read hor stotement made be- fora tho Committee about awakening and tnding herseif in hia room, when he aid he felt lonely, and sha then get up aud wont into her own ‘ag onthe first oc- casion, ‘Tho Court adjourned, Z ——o—— MR. BEECHER’S LETTERS, . UDISELE THE Wonst | cONSTINATON,” Tho hardost things Mr. Beechor will havo to oxjfain whon bo takes tho witness stand will bo hie own lottors : THE LETTER OF CONTRITION, (in Trust with F, D, mutton.) Troorrrs, Jan, 1, 1871.—My 1 Tost Task through you Theodure Tit ness, and T humble myself before Litm ae tay Gad, Ho would fare heen a better man in my cireumetancer than Thave been, Lean ask nothing except that he will remember all tho oftier bearta that yroult ache, I will not plead for tuyzelt, Leven winh Lwera dead g tut others inupt Ive sid suffer, 2 will de before any ono hut myaelt shall be tmplicated, All ty thonghla nre running taward my friends, toward tho poor child lying there anil praying with her folded hanite, Sito tn guiltlens,—sinned against ; bearing the transgression of another, [er forgiveness L have, 1 humbly pray to God that ho may pal it inta the heart of her husband to forgive me, Thave trusted this to Moniton in confidence. (Signedty i, W, Derenrn, “TREODONK WILL HAVE THE WARDESE TARE.” Fen, 7, S7L—My Dean Mn, Moubiow: Tanr glad to xend yout a book which yon will relleh, or witch 9 tnan ono elek-hed ought to relish. Twist T had more Aiko tt, att that Z could rend you one every day, not as 8 repayment of your great kiuduras to me, for that ean never ko Fopald, wot event Ly love, whlch I give you rely. Muny, many felenda has God rated up tomes but tone ono of them has ho ever given tho opportunity and the wisdom 60 to xorve mo as vou have, My trunt ht you ds implicit, You havo also proved youreelt Theodoro'a friend ‘ru Ettzabeth’s, Does Gad look down from Sfeaven on three unhappy ereatures that tore need a friend than these? Ta it not an intination of God's fntentof mercy to all, {hat each ono of thesn has in yous tried and proved: felon 2 But only tn you aro wethece united, Would to Goi, who ordera all hoarte, that by your kind meiia- tion Theodoro, Elizabeth, and T could be made frlends again, ‘Cheodure will inva the hardest tas in auch 9 case, but has he not proved himaclf capable of (he nobleet things? T wonder if Elizabeth knawa how generously ho has carried himaolf toward ino? Of course T ca nover apcak with her again, excent with fifa permission, and T do uot know that even thon it world be best,” My earnest longing stones her in the full sympathy of her natore at rest in bin, and te re0 him once imoce trusting her, and loving her with ever n better than the old love, Iam alwayanadin such thoughts Is Hire any way out of this night? Moy not a ty star arieo? ‘Irtly yours slwaya, with trust and’ love, (Steued) Hexey Wann Der “THE SCONM THAT WAST DY TO RUNST. Dnoox.ye, Feb, 7, 1471,—Mr Dran Mus, Truro ¢ When 1 ssw you last’T dit not expect ever torco yon nasinonte be alive many days. Gnd. sas klndor to 100 tian tore mr own thoughts, ‘The friend whom God xent to ri (Mr, Moulton) has proved, above all friends that over able ant willing to help me tu this terrlilo emergency of thy tife. is hand it wan that tled the story that was ready to Wurst tipon onr heads, ai not the Jers disposed to teust ihn from finding that he hus your weifare moet deeply aud tenderly at fieart, You havo no friend (Tucodore exeepted) who haw st in luis power to serve you xo vitallz, and who will do ft witht wo invieh delicacy and houok. I be#cech of sort, if ny wishes have yet auy iniluenre, lot my deliberate Jadament in this nistter welgt with you, Tt doea my noro heart good to eee in Mr. Moulton an ubfelgied respect and honor for yout, Tb wonld All mo i he thought otlicrwise, Ho wilt be aa trie a frond to your honor and Jnaypiness as a brother could be toe sister's, In him we Lave a ecomtnon ground, You and Linay meet in hla, ‘The past fended, Dut is thera no future ?—no witer, higher, holler futuro? May not thie frend sland ano priest in tho new ty of reconeliiation, end inelinte and biees ueudore, and my muat unhappy acl€? Do not y earnestiiens fult of its end ¢ you believe in my dndgient. 1 have put myzelf wholly and gladly tn Moutton’s hands, and there I murt mect you, ‘Thin ix went with Theddore's conzent, but he has not read it, Will you return it fo me by his banda? Tam very earnest in tits wiah for all our eakes, ag such a letter ought not (a bo amblost to even tha chauco of @ mls. carte, Your unhappy fricut, (Wighedy “THE BITARP AND. Loannot nay if th i. W, Drrcnen, 105) EGE” LETTER, AT, Fo, G, 1Ki2—My Dean Faienn [Moun TON]? Tleayy town, iy, aul expect ta poss through from Puttdelphis to New Haves, Baal hot he hers Ul Friday, About three weeks nao, met ‘T, [THton) iu the cars yotngy ta B, He waz kind, We talked much, At the cud ne toid mo to go on wiih ny work without: the least ansiety, in sv far ns his feelings and aotivos were tha occaston of apprehonalon, On retttening home from New Uaven (where Tam ihres dave In the week, delivering a coureo of lectures to the tlieulogiesl students). 1 faitud a note from J. {ENzsboth—Mee, Tilton] saying that 'T, folt bard .tu- wards me, and was going to neo or write ine before leaving for the West. Sho kindly atded : "Do nos ko east down, I bese this nimont always, but the God "In whom wae triwt will detiter ts all eafely, 1 know you do ond. aro willing alnindantly to bolp “him, aud 1 alsa know our embarrarauients,” ‘Thera werm words of warts ig, but also of contulation, fcr I Leliove E ia beloved of God, ond that hor prayers for moore xoouer heard than mile for myself or for her. Dut it seema that a changa hns coms to, since I es his in the cars, Indeed, ever, slteo “hy has felt mora. {ntensel tho force of fedling in eocloty, and the humile fations which environ bis enterprisc, uo has Browingly felt that £ lad a power to. help which dhl not develop, and I bollove that yor have partlelpated tu this feeling, It is uatural rou should, Ir, te desrer ta.yon than Dean be. loin with you, All his teiuls He open to your eyo dally, But Tsce you bat neldom, and my personal relations, environmenta, ne- coaaitles, imitations, dangers, ond perplesities ‘yan cannot neo or ininging, If f had not gone through this wreat peur of sorrute, L would uot have: balleved that any ono could paws through my oxperlence aud be altce or sane, Lhavo becn tho centrs of threo dirtinet cir- eles, cach ono of which required clear-mindednéss and Peculiarly Inventive or originating powor, viz, $ 1, Tho great enureh, 2, Che newepaper, 3, ‘Tho book, ‘The first L could nelther get out of nor slight, ‘The acuaittecness of 80 many of my people would lnva made any appearance of trouble or auy remission of foree an oceaion of alnemi and notice, sui have ex- cited, when it was important Mat rumors abould dio and éversihiug be quieted, ‘The newspaper I did roll off, doing but ttle except give yoneral directions, aud, In ao dolng, I was con- tinually spurred and exhorted Ly those iu tutercat, It could not be helped, ‘Tho * Life of Christ," long delayed, tad Incked up tho capital of tho tirm, and was likely to stax them,— fntshod it saat be, Wad over book: Lorn of auch sur- row ax that wan? ‘Thu interior history of Jt will nover be written, During all this {imo you, Itorally, were all my stay and conifort, I should ave fallen on tho way bul for thy courage whieh you inspired und the hope which you breathed, My vacation was profitable, Teame back, hoping that the Littornoss of death was passed, “Dut ‘T's troubles brought back the cloud, with even reverer suffering, Vor, oll this fall acd winter, T havo felt that you dtd not feel matinfod with me,’ aud that 1 scemot, bath to you aud ‘T., aa contenting mynelf witha cautions or alngalsn policy, willing to mayo my- self Lut wot to risk auything tor T. Ehavo again aud aguin probed my lieart to aco whothor E was truly la- io to auch fecliug, and the response 13 uncquivocs! tint Iam uot, Noman can see the diMculties that ouviron mo, unless he atanils where I do, ‘To auy that T havea church on my hands ts nimplo onotigh;-cbut to have the hundreda and thousand of mont pressing me, each ona with his keen situpicion, or ansiety, or zeali to eco tendencies which, ff not stopped, would broaks out into ruinous defouse of mes towop them without seeming to do tt; to proveut any unio questioning mos to meot and allay projuices agatust'l, which bad their beginnlug yoars before this; to keep werene, aa if wae not alarmed or dis jo be cheerful at home and antong frleuda when I'was suifering the tortnents of the damned; to pava sloptess nights often, auit yet to come up fresh and full for Bunday,—ait this may bo talked about, Dut the real thing ‘cantor Uo undorstood from the outvido, nor ite weerlug and grinding on the nervous systom, God knows that Lhave put moro thonght, and judge mient, and oarnest deeira iulo my etter to prepare a way for 1, and E, than ever Tdid for myself a hundred fold. Aw to tho outside public, 1 bave lever lost an op- portunity to soften projudices, to refule falsehvods, wnd to exelte kindly foellag among all whom Limet, E amy thrown among eleraynien, publio men, aud gener. ally the makers of publio opiulou, and Y have waod qvery rational endeavor to ropalr til evita whieh have beet viaited upon‘, and with fucreaning ettccoss, ‘Dut tha rcote of this }rolulteo ure loug. ‘The cites. tropto whlch precipitated lum from lila plsco only dis- cloaed feclings that’ hud existed long, Neller be nor you can by awaro of tha fcolingawt cluacs {n society, on other grounds than late rumiosy, I moution this to explalu why I snow with abdsoiuts certainty that no mero statement, letter, tustimony, or aflirtiation will reich the rout of alfalrs aud reinstate thom, ‘tr aud wouk WILL, Dut chroule ovil requires chronts reniedies, If my deatenetion would place bim all right, tat studl uot stuod in the way, Ian willing to sie down snd out, Nounecan offer moro thun that, That I du offer, Bserifeo ine without heattation, if yet van vluarly ave your way tole safoty aud babpitews thovely, do y notthink that anything would bo guined it. 7 should ba destroyed, but he would nob bo saved, Ey and the cbildgen would hayo thele future clouded, Iu due polut of View, I could desire the wacritiea un my part, Nothing cats posethly Le 40 bad ay tho Lerror of reat darkness iu which Lepend much of any tino, 1 ook upon death ux sweeterfacod thay any friend T havo inthe work, | Life would bo pleasant {fT contd sco (hat robuilt which Ie shattored, ut tu live on the sbacp and ragged edge of auzlety, remorsg, fear, dee spalr, aud yet fo put on the appearance of avreuity and happiness, cannot be endured tuuch longer, Tam well nigh dixcoursyed, If yuu, (oo, cease to {rust me—to love oI. am along; Y have nol ancthes person tn tho world to whom I could go, Well, (o Gad Luommit.all, Whatover it may be hore, Atahall ho well there, With sincera gratitude for your heroio frlendship, and with wlicero aection, oven though you love me not, I aa yours (though unknown, to you), (Signed) : We Be “Ue HAD CONDONED 118 WIFE’ FAULTS.” Svuapay Mounsnu, Juve 1, 1875.—Sy Dean NK t ‘Tha whole earth fs tiauquil Gnd tho heaven is serene, ay befite one who has ubout dulabod bis world-life, t could do nothing on Baturday,—my heud was confused, Hut w good wleop haa mado tt liky crsatal, 1 bave do- teriulued ta make no more resiutauco, ‘Theodore’s temperainent is auch that the futury, evon if Leinjw sagily catuvd, Would Lo absolutely worthlods, Bll wfliabrupe changes, and reudering mo Hable st any hour or day to be obliged to atultyy all the devices by watch we have saved uurecloca, It'in only fale that bo abowld kuow that the publication of thy card which he proposes would leave hina fur worse off than bo fore, ‘The agreement wse made after my letter through You wae writtcu, Mohsd had tte your, He bad cue doned bie wito's fault, Ito had enjolced upon ine with, the utmost oarntstuoss aud sviemuity not, wife nor leave hus children to blight Thad botestly tly Joined in the purpose,” Then this ectile- i signed and earnestly jo! meat way made ant by him, Tt was nob my niakin: cv . Mo revired hits part, 80 (hint tt abonld wholly. anit him, and eigned it, Tt stood unquestioned anil nublamed for more than'a year, hen tt tea pibliahe et, Nothing but that, That which be did in private when made ymblis oxcited him to fury, aitd he charges ma with piaxtng Aen anpeur as one gractoualy pardoned dy mie. Tt wan his owt ileliberate act, with which he was portoctly content {ill others saw it, and then le charges a Frfevpus, wrong homs on met My mind factear, I am notin taste, 1 shall write forthe public n statement that will Lear the Upht of the Judgment day, God will tako care of me and iniue, When Too at vari It ie deep night, When I look to tho heavens above T ace tha moculug breaklng, It oh? that L coubt putin golden letters my deop renen f your fatheul, earnest, undying fdellty, your disin- teresterl frientship! Your noblo wife, too, haa been to me one of God's comforters, It tn atteli an ake that renown a Waning falth In womanhood, Now, Frank, L youd not have you wante any, taro eneray ou a hope. dena tusk, Wiih puch a man om T, T, thore 4310 posetble ralyation far any that depend upon him, With a strong nature, ho does not know how ta govori tt. With one erons iinpulact, tho undercurrent that roler bin it self,” With ardent aifeetintts, he cannot love long that which does tot repay hint with ntrutration and praise, With a atrontheatrio nature, he fa constantly imposed Upou wit tle ften that a perition, a great alroke, 0 comp @eial, Is the way of wavetsrs Besldes these tL food things about Imm, Ut there nated tealts make btn abwolutely w= Yollable, ‘Therefore thera 1s no uso ts Curthor trsiug. Thave aatrong fealing pon me, aud it brings great peace with ft, tat Tain spending ty dee Standayaud proach: fogsny Inst xerinon, err, goed Godyl thank Thee Tam Indeod beginning, toecoront andtriimph, The pain of Ufo i+ but a moment; the glory of everlanting emancipation fs worldlent, {neoncet¥able, full of beckonlug glory, Ol, my beloved Vronk, 1 shall know you thore, and for= over hold feliowslufp seta you, and Yook back And amtlo at tho pat. Your loving 1 We “rp oUGIIT TO DASIN RTonns.” Mancn, 2%, 187/—My Dean Faank: Tam tndlq- nant Leyond expression, torre’ couree bias been an tnxpeakable outrage, After lila pretended aginpalhiy and friendship for Theodora ho haa turned against: hintin tho most venomous imanter—and it is not eine core, Ils professions of falth aud affection for mo ato hollow aud faithless, They ara meroly tactical, Mia object {s plain, Ho ts determined to force a confilct, ntul to use one of us tu dertray the other if poselbh ‘Phat is his game, By stinging Theodore he telieven that he will be driven into n course which he hopes: will ral ime, fever a man betrayed unother he has, Lam in hopes that Theodore, wlio has borne n> autteh, will by unwilling to. boa tall in Storrs’ band fottrike st a fiend, ‘Chere aro oun ot two reason, emphatic, for teaittiw mull (he end of the Connell bet foro : 1 on Plynionth Church, and tho threats agalust Congregatlinaliam, woro so violent: iit tho public mind is likely to be absorbed tu the sfastical elemonta and not in the personal, fC Plymenth Church §4 disfelloralayed it will ustituty a blew atmo aud tho church, fer severer than at him, 3. That if Connell does not digtelowehip Plymouth Church, then, undoubtedly, torres will go oif into Vreshyteriani3in, as ho ulmosl, without dixgnise, direnfenet iu bis speech, aud, in thal caso, the em. phasis will be ficre, 4, At wny rate, wlite the fury rages in Counell, it ta not wine to make any move that would Lo one among ro many, as to lose effect in a deqrov, and after the Lattle {3 over one can more exactly seo what ought to bedone, Meantinte Lam patientaa I know how to be, but pretty nearly used up with inward excite- ment, and mist rim away for a day or to nnd bide and stecp, or there will boo funeral, Cordially and: trast- Sugly' youre, 1. We I, NO ono can tell under first impressions what tho effcet of such a speech willbe, Jf ottght fo dum Storrs, * —_—_ HISTORIC, BESSIE'S FORNEN NGCKAGTIONS OF TEBNIVIES TO NOW. Bnoontys, Jax. 10, 1871.—My Dean Mns, Tinto&: Iwant to tell you something. Your mother, Mru. Morse, has repeatedly attempted to hiro mo, by offering mo dresses nnd proxente, to go to cortain persons and tell them stories ine Jurious (0 the charactor of your husband. I havo been paraunded that the kind attentions shown mo by Mr. ‘Yilton for ycera wero dishonor- able demonstrations. I never at tho time thought that Mr, Tilton'’s caresies wero for such a pte pose, Idid not want to be mado uso of by Mrs, Morso or any ono elee to bring disgrace upon my two bost frionds, you and your husband, Bye- vO. Brsste. Jax, 12.—My Dran Mus Tiron: Tho story that Mr. ‘Sulton once lifted mo from my bed, anit carried mo screaming to his own, and attempted to violate iny person, ig o wicked He. Yours truly, Brssin, ‘THINGS BUE a ay TELEGRAPHIC GREVITIES, Tho report of tho Milwanitco Water Commia- sionore, insted yestourday, shows an exponditure of $103,971 during the past year, in completing tho works, Tho Davenport & St. Taul Road, which bac beon snowod up for some timo, and stonpod en- tirely, is now oponed up to Dolaware Contra, Ia., aud will soon bo oponed to Iayotto. Tho Mothodist Lpiscopal and the Congrera- Houal Churchea of Poru, ML, Lave been con- juuctively engaged ina religious revival during tho last two weoks, butwith indifferent success, At the annual meoting of tho Board of Man- agers of tha Milwaukee County Bible Bocicty yosturday, moat of tho old committocs wero re- elected, A motion to appoint o Biblo-reador wus carried, Mr. E. U, Bteove, who for four years wasn re- speeted member ‘of tho Blooinington City Council, and is prominent business man, will bo a candidate for Mayor of that city, iu opporl- Yon to B. 1, Funk, Tho feast of Purim was colobrated by the Jows of Bloomington last nicht in a graud dress ball, which was attended by o largo numbor of invitod guests, and was one of tho most brilliant gothorings of tho season, Dennis Bird, from Ban Francleco, bound for home, ln Iroland, waa found dead ona St. Joo train at Kansan City, yesterday morning, Ho had a largo amount of gold on his porson, and was ovidontly of good fanily. His romaina will be hold until his rolativos aro hoard from. fomo time sincotho Court ordered 8, F, Dol- lof, Cirenit Clori of Molean Couuty, to pro- euro a now bond, and he was givon tho ten dasa time prescribed by statute to procure a porfectod bond. This ho failed to do within tho timo, but did a day or twoafterward. ho County Attor— noy claiins that he has forfolted his right to the ofico, and the enso way argued yesterday befora Gude Tipton, who haa not yet anounced his lectvion, Considorablo anprohonsion is felt at Fort Wayno, Ind., a3 to tho whoreabouty of Jolin O, Wilhinus, a well-known eittzon and a membor of the dry-zooda frm of Wooster, Willisins & Co, He left about cight woeks since for Mom- phis on business, aud for tho past four wooks nothing whatevor as boon heard of him. Hoe only expocted to be gono a fow days, and, as ho bad alorgo amount pf monoy with him, some suspicions of foul play aro entortoluod, INTER-COLLEGIATE REGATTA, New Youk, March 29.—Proparations made for the annual inter-collogiato regatta indicate that the contest of next aummor will attract groator attention than any which has preceded it, ‘Thirteen crows will compote jo tho univeralty race, and tho colleges have signified thelr Inton— of ontoring the Proshman raco, ‘l'ho course of each bont will be markod by buoys to prevont the diiteulty usunity arlsing from ono boat crossing the lino of another, : Che ane An fnditn Durylog-Ground. Acairenpuuilent of the Columbia Oo) Spco- fator tolls tho following story: * Dr. 1. fT, Pore yma of Casoy’s Oreck, bos mado o discovery that is trily wonderful. On o perpendicular cliff not far from hia house, about 25 foot from tho bottom, {6 a sholving reck about 100 yards long, sheltercd from rain and stormy blaste by ap overhauging rock, which waa once used by tho Indians asa gravoyard. Iundrods of well- presorvod bodies woro lying thera side by sido, with ao thin rock “slab betwoon ~ thom, Each body hes a stono vault, covered over by o thiu rock, and tho whole row ia coyorod with dirt brought from a distance, was a yery cold day whon the Doctor mado this discovery, end ho opened only three of Unove vaults, but in cach of these he found 9 woll-proserved corpso—tho halr and overything completo, but thoy molted to dust as soon'as the siratruck them, ‘Tho bouos remained intact, and. one skoleton was of ouormous sizo, dome 7 or 8 foot tong. In these vaults were willow baskots, ornamented with sholls and various trinkote, showing tho handiwork of the departed, Those trinkets alt crumbled on coming in contact with sir, This place, the Doctor says, tinx been ob- worved befora, but, thoro boing nothing visible but dirt, Las attractod no attention, The placa is almost iuaccassiblo to men, and how theso bodies aul thexo stones woro got there will ever roma mysterious, : iaghpeaenecrrt A Consldorate Sheriff, There wax an execution in 9 Maryland town on tho 12th inat., atconded by the wsuul motley crowd of won, women, and children, Just Le- fore tho victlm of tho law was awung off tho Bhoriff In charge wounted tho scaffold, aud with oxquisite soudernoss of feoling remarked: ‘fhere is good many little boys and girls horo, and you big poople must fa!f back agalust the fouce and lot tho littlaones come up aud around the gatlows, #008 they can gov.” Tho big people took the hint, and tho " little onca” availed themvolves of the opportunity of crowd- ing close to the gallows. Thon tho rope was ad- justed and the condomued criminal was utran- gicd in presence of the Intercated spectators, the process requiring juat twenty-tlye minutes, AFFAIRS OF STATE. No Session of the Illinois Senate Yesterday. Tho Opposition Thinking Somewhat Moro Favorably of Ad- journment. Debate in tho House Concerning State Regulation of Stock- Yards, A Desultory View of tho Present Situation at Springfield. ar Report of ‘the Investigation of the Wis- consin Deaf and Dumb j Asylum. Missouri Discovers Herself 16 Bo Out $2,000,000 Through Carelessness.”? ILLINOIS, ANOUT ADJOURNMENT. Speeial Disnateh to The Chrenga Tribune, Brmsavivry, March 22.—Fho question of ad- Journmeut sino dio was brought up again thia ovening by tha introduction of 1 rosojution by Wontworth fixing tho date April 5. Aftor con- siderable wast of timo iu alecuasion of tho reao- lution, during which nearly cyery mombor told how ho was bursting with anxicty to got home again, aud proved it by taiking in that atrain against timo, tho regolittion wag roforred to the Committeo on Rules, STUCR-¥AnDs, ‘Yhat done, ankin, of Hendotson, claimed the floor ot u question of privilege, avd proceeded to rend froma hugo pile of manuseript a long- winded speech in support of hia bill yomo time sites iutrounce: aud buried {n committee, pro- viding for placing tho Stock-Yards tn this Stato undor regulation by tho Nailroad and Warelauso Loard, Vonding Rankln’s roading, the Speakor annuuneed that Rankin's reading was not in order, Whenovor tt is announeed from tho chair that anybody ix ont of order, pretty much everybody forthmith goot to raise iug disorder, which, of cottrso, was tho cava iu = this’ = fnstanco, = Finally Taudrigan got tho fluor = and —atatod that all that Rantin dosired was that the Lili bo roported back for actiou by ths Ivuso, and moyed that the bil be suspended in osder to vermit Rankln to introdtcs a resolittion ine structing tho Committee (on Corporationa)jto re- port back tho bill, whieh was done, Rankin then tinjuhod hia speech, charging that the Committos, though Importunsd so to do, wonldu’t roport the bill, ‘hough oncoa ma- jority of the mombors of tho Committco had signed & roportin favor of tho bill, tho Chalr- man had refused to report it. Morritt explained that the gentlomon who had signed tho report, without knowing what it was, had ordered him not to report tho bill, Landrigau, in support of the resolution, sald thatho (L,) had boon informed that a momber had now in Lis possossion a lettor offoring him Stock-Yard stock ot very low ratos, providoll he did not introduce tho bill. In responso to calls of “namo,” Landrigan stated that Hankin was. the membor who had the letter, and asked the Routleman if what ho (1..) had atatod was trae, Naniia said, fn part it was, but rofusel to pro- duca the lotter oxcept beforo an investigating: committee, ‘Tho resolution roquiting tha Committco to re- port back the bill, passed by 43 ayos to 33 noo», and so it again comes before the House for ac tion, ‘This is tho bill heretofore noticed in these dispatchos, probibiting discriminations by stock- yard companies, aud authorizing iho .Ialtroad and Warehouse Commissioners to fix ratos, ate., of charges. Ranlin's statement as to the bribery ia simply thas, whon ho was at tho Ssock-Yarda, atthe information, somo one thoro told Lim that Shor- man (John B.) ssid tho best mode of regulating tho yards would be-to have him (Raukin) take womo of tha stock, Bofore the seloct Committco was appointed to inveutigato the charyes mado in -Landrigan's spooch, Itankin produced tho letter in. question. Tt turued ont to bo eimply a note from John Adams, of tho Rendoring Company, in answer to o lotter written by . Rankin, in which tho latter asked for information, Adama re- plies that ho can finish novo, but tuat, when Rankin calts, he will aid Lin what ho can, Rane Adu eaid that, soon aftor, ho saw Adams, and, tho convorsation turning on tho nocossity of regulating tho Stock Yards, Adama told him tho way to rogulato the Stock Yards was to bay up tho stack, ‘Lho Committeo wil! report ay abovo, aud that thoro was no attempt at bribery, __ DILLS BY SECTIONS, ‘The pending bill making an appropriatlon for the Southern Normal Univorsity waa eot aside for the considoration of bills by sections, with which the remainder of tho day's session was ocenpied, Whan tho bill appropriating $9,000 par annum to the State Agricultural Nocioty and 100 to cach of tho county gocictios way roachod, Connolly moved to strike out the 3,009 por annum fo the State Agricultnral Boclety. After the regular starootyped argiguent pro and cou had been got off on this, Connolly's amondmant 38 lost, and the bill was ordered ton third read- ge ' THE GRNATE ‘was not in acssion. cunsony, The Twenty-ninth General Assombly is Faplie ly, gotting roady to adjourn, ‘The prevailing opinion now is that tho session will closs within tho noxt two weexs, ‘lho extended programme Inid out by the Opposition bea beon virtually abandoned, ‘Ihe aitompt at repoal or modifier. tion of the Liquor Jaw hes beon abandoned, and, siuco the faiture in both Houses af the Liccuso Committeo bill, no further efforta will bo mado in that direction, ‘The echomo for tho abolition of the Btnte Board of Charities has slsa been abandoned. Tho bill abolighing the Btate Board of Equalization and transfer of its dntics to the Auditor, Treasurer, and Heeretary of Stato, which has already passod the Scuats, will prova- bly pase tho Houso, though the opposition to the mionsure, which is qui do- termined, may defeat it by fighting seeliet time, Tho repeat of tho Togiatry law will probably be rushed through under tho pro- vlous question, and tha Citizona’ Avsociation Municipal Incorporation bill, already pavsad in the Houee, will probably be carried in tho Senate next waok, Of tho 500 and odd House and abaut 800 Benate bills yet ponding, there is wearco tho slightost prospect that b: ¢ a dozen will pass. Posulbly Cummings may got through hig bil for simplifying and expoditing tho col- loction of taxes, and, though: ther probability la tale! loss, Hogue muy got bin Baulelxamimation bill passed nldo. Practically, tho ecueion will end with the passage of the Ap. propriation bill, over which thero will be & prolonged wrangle about cutting down tho estimates, All besides, that tho ‘Twonty-uinth Gonoral Assembly will loavo to show na the re- sulta of ite extraordinary performanca will be tho Citizons' Assoclation bill, tho 7.36 Refunding bill, that allowing fureigu corporations to loau money in this Stato at the game rato of intorost. ag local corporations may, and the Copperas Creek Dam appropriation, Aud when the 'l'wou- ty-uinth Genoral! Agserbly adjourns alne dio, te poopto will hank the fatod that they, are rid of It, and thare will handily soon again bo a Logistaturo iu IlHinoly with the majoilty com- posed of such sn Jrresponslble, accidental dole- gation ax makes up tho proseut Opposition, + AN BAST BT, LOUIM UDG: A delegation of jawyera from tb Bt. Louis arrived hero to-pight to tako action to seonre the removal from ollico by tha Logislature of Judgo Daniel BleGowan,.of the City Court of thateity. The (ieee on which ihe romoval will be usked ts tho alloged utter incompotence of Judgo McGowan. a Aa TENNESSEE, STATE BEVENUEA—HAILBOAD DILL, NasuvitLy, March 22,—Hoth Houses of tho Logialature passed a joint resolution to adjourn slue die on Wednesday the, 2ith inst. 80 far no bill has been passed matorially affecting the cna f Sinaticea or changing tho rate of taxatlo that of taxing groas oarmugs of railroada get Por cent, which will raiso an additional rovens’ Uf abont $100,000 annunllr. penne in the Bonnte to-day, tho Hotro bi vent indiscriminatioun In Teoighen byageltts railroads passed m socond ronding—nyen ttt hoon, 9. It is Lelloved that tho bill will teil morrow on tho third reading, ae ‘The yoto rojecting the Ioune bill for loasa of tho Penitentiary waa reconsider Pesand 9 biel Fendi. ‘ 1 the Hours, n bill cronting © Doar : gration was taken wp, tho Heante path concurred in, aud tho bill {a now olay, sc! —_+—. WISCONSIN, THE DEAF AND DUS ASYLUM, Sneefat Mapateh to The Chicuao Tribune, Mantsox, Wis., March 22.—Lnat Decombor thero was serlous insubordination in tho Tuan. tuto for tha Deaf and Dumb, in which BonIG of tho subordinates aud most of the pupils wera implicated, and to quict which decided Measures wero taken by tho Superintendont, Weed, the Walworth County Ltberal, seconded by a corte. spondont of the Chicago Times, told harronin, talos of eruolty, oppression, and various male facsancca on the part of said Stnerintendes, which, If half.trno, showed the necessity of ara, ieal chango fu the mainagoment of tho inatitn. tion. Gov. Taylor, therofore, directod the Blato Board of Charitioa and Iteform, Conststlyg of Mersre, W. P. Lynde, A. Elmoro, ty, Wy, Reed, E. 1. Chapin, and iL H. Gites, 4 make invostization into tho management of the inatitution, Thla was begua by tho Board Tan, 45, and contintted at intorvals na tho thio coud bo apared from othor duties, till, after’ examia. ing some forty or flty witnevses and taking g large amount of testimony, which fa a Subatan. tlal vindication, though the mattor has Created such feoling inthe institution and in tho com. munity whero it Is located a8 to impair Mr, Weod'e usofulness that hls carly roelgnation jy probable, Unduo sovority in tho punishment of pupils and cruolty was tho first chargo, and ong about which the groateat oittery was mate, it wos Dasod on tho action of tho Suporintenaent and ‘Trustees i 1872 in breaking up n secret rebellions organte, tiow, and punishing tho rexponsible part which the Board of Charitios fully justify, ane the troatment of an open revolt last Decenber by whici: nonin pupils [aoyenitot tho punishinent of another, and to which it appearod thoy wer incited by somo of tho teachors of tho institution, ‘tho Board atrongly conden tha conduct of the subordinates. They do not find tho chargs, agninat{tho Superintendent, of crualty, sustained, or condomn the punishmont inilictod; while the exyitision of tho leaders in the cmeuto by tie ‘Yrusteos is approved, but the romark mado this the Suporiutendcnt, having strony provocation, porhnps his treatment of tho refractory puniis Jacked that well-tempored modertticy likely to indies and maintain the proper feclitg between Superintendent and pupils. | ‘This fink ing, it 18 wadoretood, was a compromiee, part ¢ the Board betug ayerso to any erlticivin of the Superintendent's course, A charge that all ths correspouduiice of the pupils was subjected tr the suporvision of tho Superintondent was ah mitted, and the ratio approved. ‘Tho chara that tho Superintendent misappropriated tty private funds of the prpils, and was ingolent to tieir fronds visiting tho inatitution, wore pro. ed unfounded, as alvo ono that Matron Hill ws incompotent and nogloctful, As to a chats of noglect to furnish amusements, jt appoared more might Nuvo boon done, ba tho Trustees wero responniblo, ‘That. there wag a lack of harmony between the Strporintend- ont and some of his subordinates was otldent, but the chief blamo is placed on the latter, ‘Tht ‘Trustees are acquitted of tho chargo that they have been governed by sectarian motives and tt fluences, and tho peoplo of Detavan getarit for many of them appearing to regard tho insti tution oa a local bonelicinry, to bo mado tho mod of for tho villaga iather than a noble charity, and ombarrassing it by joalousies of ecets 204 factions, croaking, and fault-tinding. ‘The fine cint management of tho institution is comment ed. Tho I'rnutees aro recommended to kecp better advinol of tho imternal affans of tho institution, and = take declde Invasures promptly to provent any euch eta's of affairs as would injure tho institution, [sir not probablo that tha Govornor will make ar chango in the Bonrd, except, perhaps, ono ot two, whose terms oxpire April 1, In view of tie Posnlblo chaugo altor that time, tt is not hisey any uction based on tha above report will ty thnon by tho Board boforo the ragular missing in May. tho te. ed, and + CLERICAL, Owing to an unnlozsantness between Sere tary of Beate Doyle aml Iusurance-Clek Thomas H, Nyhan, growing out of the St Patrick's-Day calebration and ochor tnattes, tho luttor haa resigned. nnd Maj. C. W. Kent, a bouklcoper iu the Land Department, has bea tranaferred’ to that place, and Mr. G. 2. ia vington appointed to his, ——— MISSOURI, A PRETIY KETTLE OF PIT. Sr. Louis, March 22.—Somo days ago the Stato Troasure, faund savers! packages of Sle bonda in his vault for which ho had iven no te coipt, and with which ho was not churzed wits whon assuming his dutics a3 ‘I'roasurer. Net kuowlug what thoy wero, ho asked tit a committe of Sonstors bo ap pointed to examino then tad report, The Committeo was appointed, andr ported to tho Senate to-day, to tho offock thet foveral years ago, 7 por cont bonds wore issued to various railronds in tho Ktato; that, sub ‘eoquentiy, a larga number of thoso bonds were oxebanged for Mirvouri Gh, and ag they weit exchanged they wero placed in tho Treasureré vaults for safo keeping. A committes appointed for tho purposy by tho Twauty-tifth Gener! Ascombly oxamined, conntod, ‘and put thee honda inte packages with appropriate indors mente, and placod them back sto the ‘Treat Mrer's vault tncancelod and with couponss tached, for tha reason, av allogod iv thoir repre tothe Assembly, that the validity of the Slates Ton upon the: pronert of tha railroad compsules to which the bonds had beon sssuod fmigbs de vend on the presentation of these, the original bonds,” OF these bonds, , there aro now fount. to bo 1,019 of £100, making an agdregate of — &},918,000 of Tyor cent Missouri bonda bearing all evidences of validity now in circulation, which actually be long to tho ‘Treavury of tha’ Htato, How these bonds woro abstractod the Commitico donot ey, and it probably may never bo known. 7 Committeo qiva'in their roport the nuraber i iis naleslng, bonds, aud the numbors will bo pa! ialie eee, MICHIGAN. TAXING CULL PROPERtY. Special Disnateh to Phe Chicago Tribune. Tanaing, Mich, March 22.—A bill propotlog totax Church Isnded property exceeding the valuo of &15,000 was discnased in the Hous i Committoo of the Whole to-day, and was a by 8 voto of 27 to 20, on a motion to siriko oul all after tho ennctiug clause, The dobate - participated iu by govoral members, but the vole was very tight, the mombors showlng sone Willingnous to ‘go upon the record in regard tol Afterwards tho Mauss concurred in the ation of the Committoa by 61 to 9, ‘The bit is uudau! edly dead, tots No bills wore passed iv other house rt tho time boing almost entiraly cousum Comnitteo of the Wholo, ] To-morrow a largo uumber will bo passe’ ‘sage ‘The {Honau instructed tho Committes oh ro eation to report a Dill providiug for 5 et ue syatom of toxt-booka in all tho countica o| are Btute, ‘Tho larga vote cast for the feast ‘a tho {fouso indicatos a strong probability will pags that body at loast. eats onkeys Mado to Works Pil Matt Gazette, ‘i Tn the Straits Sottiemouts of the Esal a apes, of naturally intelligent breeds, ae ee goed by their mastors much in tho ae ‘son at lininan slaves aro made uso of praable parts of Afcica, ‘Tho cocosunt palm iv va tor iis fruit, but this is very ditionlt to re ry go tho landlord of a topa” of palims, Of Melayso paulnsuls traina his apos to ¢ wie {08 treesand judictoualy Ao tho ripost a Sot him, just as the Mozambiquo ae Ee lls nogroes to perform the same arduol s Uut there sppears to be a light alters tia tiveon the twocasca—tho apes seems to dee *} the work, We loarn froin somooorrespune moyed Ceylon newspaper that the apes thus . ‘Pensa fu the neighborhood of Singapore an Sie 4 aro bred in Atehin, and tho owners itine i hire them out. ‘They go up tho rosa th line attached, and obey the commady toy twist mastors, chooslug the proper friut, down (08 tho nut round and round till it, falle fowmart of itu utall, when tho feat is ballod on the Big, tho apes by jumps and chuckles of ov.deot sy faction, ‘The correspondent of the oy, vourwat aye Tho nes frequently, stoning bad 8 olica wtatlon at ‘Lunge: kUP. + kurumba * wont down Zeoin te cocoanut Wet in this fugblon, os 3 oe