Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1875, Page 13

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. 18 STEINER. Individual of French Band Notoriety. The An Alleged Interview with Him ona Train Between Indienapolis and Pittsburg. His Wanderings Since Leaving Ohicago— Jotended Departure for Europe Yesterday. Me Declares the Amount of Money Taken by Him Much Less than .Was Supposed, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Prresnunon. March 27.~-Your readers sill re- | teember Berthold G, Steiner, of French Band fame, and hig sudden disappoarance one fine ; fall morning in 1872, taking with bim the funds ofthe concern. It was supposed af the time tbat be had gone to Europe and‘was there met with by Wyndbam, and the spoils were shared alike. It is weil known that Wyndbam's Come- ay Company venture was a failure in this coun- tzy, and that the Doctor lost a great deal of | money ; and 2 “lead " was only strock when the famous Imperial “' tooters” camo to the surface. The several concerts of the bend in Chir cago area part of the history of the past They were suocessful to an eminent dezree, and conmderable of the filthy lucre was realized oa their harmonious notes. Bat now comes the sequel. BTEINED's WANDERINGS. 1 will not vouch for the truth of the Sollawing tory, but it was toldme this evening, by » fend of mine from your city, whom I met in the parlar of the Union Depot Hotel, and I thine ‘will bear publicstion in ‘Tue Cuicaco Tarsune. Baldhe: ‘Do you remember Steiner, and hia connection with’ the French Band?" I answered in the afirmative. “ Weil," he continued, “became with me from Indian- spolis. I met him on tho train, and I recog- nized him. He is not the same young man in appearance of two years ago, He has allowed a mustache and whiskers to grow, and, with his prominent nose, he looks tikes Hebrew Lord Dundresry. When I spproached him, he de- elared he did nct know me. “Steiner, we are old friends, and you cer- tainly caonot be afraid of me.’ ‘Ob, well, said he, ‘I sce I must’; and, 60 wo commenced an intercating conversation. Bteiner said that, when be left Chicago, he did not go to New York, but to Cincivnati. From there he wont to Louisvil'e and Memphis, thenoe to St. Louis, leaving there to go to CALIFORNIA ON a PROSPECTING TOU. “Herehe did not do as well os anticipated. Se hed some fear of Chicaco detectives, and eoncluded to try his luck in the interior of the ‘Territories. He went to Montana, bought a aim or two, and sold thom again, meting wome monsy. After this (this was the spring of 1873) he went to Colorado, Here he took to prospecting, snd, after working all summer, lost nearly al] he nad, and msde his wav to Salt Lake City. Under an assomed wame he menared to gain faver with some of the Jewish merchants there. and asin i the pursuit of fortune. This time ho went to clerking in a bavking house, where hoe remained some eight months, and man- weed tO accumulate sufficient. means to agnin etart him in life. He went into the in- terior of the Territory, where he bought several claims, and maraged to do well. After ‘working the mines® few months, hs sold ont for $88,000, and then concluded to try the East once mure. After recuperating himself in Balt Leke, Steiner came to 8t. Louis, where he spent -Bportisn Gf the winter, having gone to Florida for % short seasov.” ON 1118 WAT TO EUROPE. My friend told me thet Steiner bad some from Florida on this trip ; bad stopped over a week in New Orlesns, and two dara in St. Louis; and thst is how be came to Indianapolis, “Are you poing back to Chicago?” inguired my friénd. ++ Ko, ein,” prompts roplied Steiner, “Yam gc jag to New York, from which place I gail on Bat- vrdsy for Enrope.” Stoiuer denied ever going - to New York since his disappearance, and meet- Wyndham there, but stated that tho latter “knew of hin whereavouts, and, wrhile be would not sav that Wyndham shared in {be spoils, be would not deny it. The zmoant taken, Steiner said, was much Jess than was sa7~ yosod at the time, as the Band did vot make naar the money while in this country that they ‘were credited with. ‘This is, in evbsteoce, the story, and yon have 1s for whet it is worth. Tho gontleman who im- farted the information to me i velisveto be par- fectly reliablo. eee Cee ene THOMAS STOUT. That Singuinr Suit Before Juctice Winsdate. ‘The Justice Courta cf Chicago are not, as a general rate, prolific of subjects. They run along Cuietly end unnoticed, end, excoptnow snd then, when an incident happens in the way of an orer- taarge of fees, they fail to faracish svon a facsable item to the preas. And yet thev tare to be looked after, because occasionally taere crops up ata Justice Court a case which, though its intrinsic merits amount to but little, trom the prominent” position of ite parties gains public interest. Such s case occupied fore moment yesterday the attention of Justice Hins- fale. A Tarsuse reporter, in acarch of news, kappened into the Office of that Justice yesterday tfternoon, and listened for » tong half-hour yy an excited controversy going on 25 30 the right of ownership of a 6-month-old beifer. There was but little in the case to inter- tebanybody, 2nd when 1 got through, and the Court entered s judgment for defendant, the re- porter was about to leave, when the motallic - $eioe of the Justice canght bis ear crying, ‘yea POWERS VS. THOMAS STOUT.” Thename of the defendant scemed familiar to tho reporter. He bad heard it befor> m the Council Chamber, and he lingered to sco whzt the case meant. The echoes of the Justice's voice had hardly died away before two women of an unmistakable type entered tho Court-room attended by Judge Meuzies. The Stouter of the two women announced herself as Madame Powers, the plaintiff in the case, and, fo answer to s question doftly put by the re- porter, abe that the defendant was ‘Zhomas Biont, of the Sixteenth Ward. The reporter was quite intrested at the an- Reuncament, sod looked round to catch & sight of ‘the defendant, but he was no- where visible, nor was be reprosented by sounzel, Of course this wasa matter of eur- alge and when the justice entered a judgmert m defanlt for $85 and cost: against the plaintiff, ‘there was nothing left him to do but to DITERYIEW THE PLAINTIFF in the suit, Tho lady was unwilling to talk; but ears & wilt be beat to give the result of the Bey : ik paste Sree that you have see, Mra, Powers, that tad couation tovoue Ald. Tom Stout tor Intle debt that he owes you? . Powers—Yes; but I hope that you won't say anothiog about it, He ia a decent iad whan he's scber—and his wife might be fear- tally vexed if abe beard about thie. parter—What I wact to know is, how the Ied—es you call him—incurred thu debt, and why he dia not osyit? Madame Powers—Well, if I must tell it, I sup- PoseI must. On May 10, 1874, Ald. Stout camo 20 my house. goeportar—How @id you mow bs was Ald. it? Madame Powers--Ob, he said, “I'm Ald, Tom Stout, and I don't care who knows it.” ‘He kept on saying this; and then there were sther Aldermen with him, so I know it was all parter—Who were the other Aldermen? rare Powers—Thet woulds’t be ngbt for me to gop ne aa be ran up that account ‘Macame Powsre—What does s man generally fun up an account in a house of my kind for ? Beporter—l understand you. What is the claim for ? dame Powert—For wines and for dresses which ho spoiled. ‘Bepar:er—How did he spoil them ? Powers—Weil, you seo when Mr. Btont ie soLor be ins, very nice man, but when be is drank be is very noigy. One night he flang | Biot of wine over e silk deoss of mins, au sooiled 1, He's a terrible man when he bos | liqnor in bim. i eporter—Well, vert c'sim againzt him is for wines and for spoil: cresses ? Madame Powers—Yes. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. THAT WABASH AVENUZ SCHOOL LOT. To the Ector of The Chicago Tribune: Cucaco, March 27.—It was hoped that tho purobsee of & school loton the corner of Wabash avenue and ‘Thirty-tifth street, as recommended by the Board of Education, would be consam- mated bythe Council without delay and pro- longed discussion; bnt itis now becoming ap- parent that upon one pretext or another the members of the Common Council bave » strong inclination to disregard, and dofeat if possible, the recommendation of tho Board of Education, In #0 doing, i+ will detay the purchase ot alot ‘until another year, thus depriving all residents 1 ‘But, said I, | ed in | of that portion of the city from the privileges of | any school accommodations whatever. It is now { trom eleven to thirteen blocks to the ncarest 1 school-house, acd thon the rooms are £0 crowd- 1 9a that many scholars can have only half-day ac- commedations, and neglected at that, which amounts really to vo schooling at all. The only argumeut thus far used avainst the varchase of the lot in question ia, thar there ix a fot for sale on Stnte wfrect, one block further * gouth, at a low price by i0 cenis per square foot than the foton Wabash avonue. Has the City of Chicago become so impecunions that, for the sake of caving 10 cents a fuot on a lot, it isc pellcd to locate its school-houses in a disrepat- sable locality? On State street, in the immediate neighbornood of the lot desired for a schoo!-site by some membere of the Council, are houses of Frostitu.ion, and galoous of the lowest character abound. . Do the city authorities expect us to send chil- dren to 8 school whore they would be exposed co 1 every Vice? ‘The flaunting sine thus surrounding child- hood woul lead many from invocence to the intoxicating bowl, haunts of guilty Pleasure, and from thence to everlasting ruiu. ‘There are no | scbool-houses locatod ou State strect. It is not 8 fit street for a school-hoase, and decent people protest spainst » school being thus located. In this locatity we are taxed enormously upon our propurty, which will not rent on account of the want of provor school facilities. I the city istoo poorto give us = school on Wabash ave- nue, give us one on & cross street, but on State stroet, never. Owing to the way our city fathers thus precticn economy, by locating school-housos in disreputable localities, should we be aston- ished at socing the frequent petitions from cer- tain denomiaations for seyarits achool funda? | D. Hanny Hasoren, Corner Wabesh avenue and Twenty-aixth stroot, TEMPERANCE, To the Editor of The Cisicaao Tribuns: Carcsgo, March 27.—Those who thought that | the Chicago Temperance Alliance would not amount to much, are in s fair way of being dis- appointed, if the meetings they have already held, and those they are about to hold, are any indication of their strength. There has been but one opinion among those who have attended the past mestings, and wesball be much surprised | if that opinion ischanged in regard to those that ! are to come, i This evening Prof. J. Stanley Grimes, aman | of eminent ability, will lecture in PirmouthCon- | gregational Church, Indians avenuo and Twenty- ; j xta street, on ‘*The Philosophy of Intemper- l 1 { i { ance,” and Monday evening, March 29, 2 great union mass-meeting will be held in the Firet Congregatioual Chured, Ann end Washicgton streets. Ex-Ald, Gegrue Sherwood, President of the Alliance, will pre- side, and Lemuel Moes, D. D., Presidentof the | Chicago University ; O, E. Felton, D. D., and E. ¥P. Goodwin, D. D., will speak; avd Dr. Peck, Dr. Helmer, the Rey. T. W. Goodspeed, and others, are expected to be present. ‘I'hia will be followed by a similar meeting in the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, when, Monds+ evening, April 5, the Rey. Dr. Euls, the Bev. M. Mf Parkhurst, and others will sperk. There will be good music at ai] the mectinge; and then a letter has juet been received from the Rev. Thomas Whittaker, of England, one of the most cloquent and successful leo- turers in thst country, saying thar ho will visit Chicago aud the Weet ajont the last eck in il, aud great preparctions are making fora great revival of temperance work during his BtBy. + The Temperance Alliance expect valuable as- sistance from David Ward Wood, the young and eloquent Jawyer of Moston, who is expected to arrive in Chicago in a few days, it is hoped in time to be present at the mass-mecting at the First Cengregational Church Monday evening. Mr. Wood bas just been doing yocmnan in re. THE INTELLIGENT COMPOSITOR. To the Iditor of Tre Chicago Tribune: Catcaco, March 27.—It is mado more mani- fest, day by day, that the United States have committed a great Liuoder in sppoioting tho present head of the Buresu of Patents. The person who is entitled to that office is none other than the lotelligent Compositor. Two qualifica- tions aro essential in an ideal head of a Patent Office: Andacityj eqaal to all emergencies ; in- fenvity greater theo that of all other men. No Jonger ago than Friday morning the I. C.—which meaas thet he dida’s sae—mads Bishop Foley put eome incense into a thim- blo, snd bless it! Great heaveus! A mog- nificently-robed prelate tlessing incanso in a thimble! Now, what would incecas be doing iv sthimblo? Evens tailor's roosy would know more about a thimble than that. Of coures, ths « word 1s thurible. Extraordinary audacity waa required to metamorphose “thuribie” into “thimble,” but the C.'s audacity did | not hesitate a moment, Then he talked | sbout « ion of Lteves.” What ; inquired the . devout | of sou! op Good Friday, ‘* What's « procession | of Eleves?” Eleve is*French for pupil,—and to | mske a “ procession of pupils” out of a **pro- | cossioa of clerica” was ibe most ingenious thing which the I. C. could devise at that particular ; moment. ‘Therefore, O Senatus populusque Americanus, tako the LG. pat him at the “head of the Putent Odliice. Take bim sasebero out of the newspayor ofice! Now bis undimmed and un- dimming gonius ia wasted : there it would shine like the cherubim., ‘Take him as a free gift, and put him anywhere! Bind him up in the Reports aod Ducuments, aod frank him to the Grangers, in time to stop the steam reaper for an instant in its first deadly course! (’Sh! wait for his re- venga, See what he will do with Senatos popu- lusque Americanus.) x : (UAT EIGHT THOUSAND. Tothe Editor of Tne Chicago Tribune: Cuicaco, March 27.—If the Bishop and Vestry of Christ Charch decline the proposition to demonstrate the inspiration of the Bible to tho satisfaction of the gentleman who proposes to pay $8,000 for the same, I shall be most happy to undertake the task ror the amount named, on the feslowing cond:tions, namely: Each party hall yelect a man, and these two shall select a third, the throeto constitute a Board of Judges on evidence, The gentieman who asks the proof is to give his sescot to the prop- osition when 8 majority of the judges acreo that it bas been proven by that degree of avidence upon which are received tho facta of bistory and science. The evidence de- | manded and given sball be confined to tho foor departments of evidence now recognized in liter- ary circles: First—Bnuman testimony—Under oath. Second—Hxperimental ‘testimony — Personal eoneciouspess. x Third—Logical evidence—Reason. Fourth—Exact demonstzation—Mathematics. Each proposition submitted shall ba main- tained by the eviderce appropriate to the prupo- sition. a money to be paid over to the judges in trast until the proof, in their j ent, is complete, and then to be appropriated to tho oumpletion of an uncompleted church. Vorpux. THE ABSTRACT BUSINESS, To the Bitter of The Chicago Tribune z Cmrcaco, March 97.—‘'Keep it before the | people.” ‘There is nothing like publicity.to eor- j rect abuses. The ante-fire abstract business is an abuse that must be corrected. Handy, Sim- mons & ‘Co. are friends of mino and honorable { gentlemen, but the business thoy aro engaged in i {ss monopoly, and s monopoly anrestricted runs { into extortion as naturally as water rans down ; bill. No man is ft to be trasied with} tho untimited power of extorting money from! the public.’ It mav ba said that, “if asy one | Goes not want to submit to their terms he mzy ; ety away.” This is not trae. So long as these | ebstracts ara fc.visnod gt any price, moacy-! Jexdess and parchascra who do not have to pay | the bills will compel the borrowers or sellers to ; suitable stamps | Measles, Pippin, Pipkin, Rhino, Bosn, it would have been vaatly better for the publ these books had been des:rored in the gr ire. Jn that case soma other plan for shovw.ug tt ex stould have been devised. I bear these yeutle- men no ii wii, Thoy are only duing what al- Tost any set of men under the same circim- ftances would soon persuade thomse'yes was right and proper. The puolic hss already suter- ed too much by iar. Now let the law be en- forced. Fam Pray. SPELLING-MATCR, To the Editor of The Chroago tribune: Cwicaco, March 27.—The fact thet a number of prominent persons -are to make themselves famous in public, rest Friday evening, br en- gaging in the spelling-match between tue Y. M. O. AL and the Atheowum, shows the existence of S spuit of solf-sacrifice which might bo farther ntinzed for the pecaniary benefit of. the two societies. “A footerace at Dexter I’ark or a circus fn Farwell Hall would draw as great crowds ns the epelling-match will, provided fe participants in the latter were the contestants or the clowasin the former, The dignity of the threo proceed- ings would be about on as par, There aro atilt other resources. “ ‘ire, Jarley’s Wax- Works" by the Judges of tho Ciieago courts, or “Van Amburg's Menagene” by tne Chicago mimstry, would be paving spaculations, Nay, the announcement that five promineat citizeus woald slend on their boads for half an hour Would prubably fill any hall in the cxty. It wou'd be worth winlo for the managers of societies formed to elevaig public taste to consider whether the fact that a particular show ‘ pays” ix evideuce of its titness, GuowLen. WASHINGTON. Wares to Be Reduced tn the Govern- ment Printing Office—~A New Kinle ksozulating ine Redemption of Frace tional Currenry. Speea? Disratch to The Chteaao Tribune, Wasmixatos, D. C., March 27.—A movement has been started in this city, which is likely to result in a reduction of the prices paid to com- poattora at the Government Printing Otfico, and possibly throughout the country. Tho law does not proscribe the rate which the Government printer sha!l pay for composition, but pormits him to employ printers at such rates of wages ag he Tay deem for the interest of the Government and just to the persons employed. The result ig thet the Government pays whatever ratcs tho ‘Typographical Union fixes. It has been the cus- tom of the Government to pay the rates fixed by tho Union at the city newspaper offices. Those rates are 60 cents per 1,000 ema. These aro the highost war-prices here, althongh the cost of living has decreased noarly one-half, and the valuo of the dollar has increased.. The prices of composition m Baltimore are much less The consequonce is that private job print- ing hera is nearly rained, as much of the work is sent to Baltimore, and the idle printers are sup- persed by the Union. The city printers have on unable to protect themselves from thea high rates ao longastho Government Printerjoaya them. Tho indications vow are that the Gov- ernment Printer will adopt the new reduced rate abont to be tixed by the ty pabligiiers, and dafy the Typographicat Union. Under the rule of the Union a compositor at the Government Printiog- Office now earns about $1,400 acoually. The Government Prioting-Office is in better pogition for a contest with the Typogranhical Uvion rian for many years. 28 the aacuut of priuting or- dered by Congress 18 less than usual, [Yo the Assocated Preas.} ‘A REVENUE DECIRION. Wasursatow, D. C., March 27.—The Internal ; Bevenuc oftice has ruled that the mere aot of pur- chasing stamps is not payment of tho tax upon a giveu lot of tobacco, though the purchase of such stamps may have been with special refer- | ence to sacb payment. The tax cannot be aaid to be enforced upon given lot of tobacco until containing stamps and caucellod, so that the stamps have become part and parcel of the pack- age, znd have no value in thomselves apart from. the package to which they are allixed. MUTILATED CURRENCY. The Treasurer of the United States will soon isane s cirenlar amending the regulaion govern- ing the redemption of United States currency, vo that in cases of mutilation deduction will be mado in proportion to the part missing, In the case of legal-tender notes, if less «ban one-tenth of the original proportion of the voto is miasiag, the mutilshon will be disregrrdod, Lf one- tenth of the ncte is missing, ouc- tenth of its face-value wili be deducted Tf more than one-tenth and less than one-fifth is misamg oue-fifth of the face vatue will be deducted, and so on, recxoniog by tenths; but no note of which less than ono-fouth of ths original is present+d will be redeamed without evi- dence that the missing vortion is totally de- attoyed, Tho same rule will ba applied to muti- lated fractional currency, with the substitution of ono-fifth tor ons-tenth. The smended rogu- lations will take effect the ist of May next. FITS JOAN PORTER. All tho papers sabmitted with the application for a rehearing of the case of Fitz Join Porter wore referred to-day to the Attorney-General, who will prepare on opinion in conjunction with Judge-Advocate-General Holt. TREASURY APPOLTTMENT. ‘Treasurer Spinner hes nominated Col. Frank Jones to be Cashior of the Treasury, vico Wy- man, appointed Assistant Secretury, | Col. Jonea is Ghief of tho Redemption wivision of the ‘Treasurer's oftice. Secratary Bristow ars notyct determined who he will appoint to the yecant po- aition. FOREIGN. SPAIN. OONYERTS TO PROTESTANTISM. Maprm, March 27.~According to the Prot- catant statistics, 30,000 Spauiards have boen con- verted since 1863. “The Protestant ehapels ' throughout the country romain opan. —_-— FRANCE, LED, » Pans, Merch 27.—Achard, the French author, fefdead, Curious Xames. Chambery? Journal. ‘Mr. Bourckier was for many years accustomed to jot down the out-of-the-way surnames which came under his notice, in shop-nindows, ‘in directories, in parish rogisters, aud elsewlicre. Ha sont a large budget of them to Notos and Queries, ond ve will make rvom for a portion of the list by way of sampio, In letter A we find Apothecary and Ancicat. B supplies us with Broeks, Bythovey, Barefoot, Bod.ly, Birch- enonzh, and Birdveyo. From C wo obtain Cards, Cornfield, Candie, Cakebread,.and Coffes.. Disrepresented by Dinner, Drinkoil, and Dainty, Band F give us Entwell, Frzzle, Froshwater. Tish, and Food. In G may be found Gooey, Gresgoose, Gosling, Greengrass, Greoay, Ginger, and Garlic. In H are Honey. Haddock, Haggie, Horbage, and Hogatiesh. J and L suppiy Jelly, + evor it suitsthem ve been aftixed to packegos | i | { CIVIL RIGHTS. It Is Decided that a Restaurant Is Not an inn. Therefore Messrs. Whyland & Foss Escape Unharmed. And tko Complainants Get Their Wit- ness Fees, Tho Testimony. As the roaies of Tux TRIBUNE Are aware, several complaints have been made by colored men wtainst thé proprietors of horela sod restaurants in ths city for an alleged denial of rightu gueranteed by the Civil-Rights bill. put the first formal iavestigation of such a charge did not tak place until esterday, the defendants hero- tofore arraigned having beew considered hablo, and waiving extounsation, held in bail for trial io the United Sttas District Court. + TBt DEFENDANTS in the oage disp ed of by United States Com- misaioner Hoyne yesterday were Whyland & Fors, proprietors of the St, Elmo restaurant, un- der Kubn'a Enropran Hotel, on Dearborm street, and the point in Uxpute waa whether a reatau- rant was ap “ion” within the meaning of the law, Three distinct violations were alleged, in- volving, if proven guilty, fines aggregating $1,500 andan imprisonment of cine months. The controversy sttracted some little attention, there being twenty people in tho room, fifteen of whom were colored. Oneof the complainants was Thomas T. Hamitoa, he who atabbed ths hoad- watter “st the Grand Pacifico Hotei some time ago.—a very loqmcious Hector, who said uf he couldn't get justicain the Courts he would take his gnn and sabre and fight for his rights. The ecn of United States District-Attorner Glover reprosentd the Government, thile How- ard Tilden lookod after the interests of Whyland & Foss. ‘Tue firet witnes called waa HAMILTON, who testified sulstantia'ly as follows, in answer to Mr. Glover's questions : Where do you work? A—I have been working at the Tremont House, but am dving nothing at prosat. Q.—Stato you complaint, A—One night a party of ua were coming down town, and wa happened to dro into the restaurant of Whyland & Foss and wererefused somethiug to eat; they snid they didn’t ted colored people in thera. asked tho reason,and they raid it was orders— that the propricors had instructed the waitera not Lo wait on cobred people. ‘Mr. Tilden said he would admit, for the pur- poses of the exsuination, thet the complainants went to the resturant and asked to be fed, and were refased. ‘That disposed if the point. Q.—Do you kmw whether the restaurant has lodging-rooms onnected with it. A.—It basa hotel gonnected sith it; it is the dinmng-hall of 2 hotel. Q.—Who is theproprietor of ths reataorant’? A.—Whyland & loss, Q.—Wiho is tls proprietor of tho lodging- roome? A.—I dn't kn Q.—Are Whsind & Foss? A,—I cannot swour that ther ae, but 1 know thoy feod the hotel people. : Q.—What sign bover the door? A.—Kuhn's Enuropesa Hotel, nd St. Elmo dining-hall. Cross-exami Q.—Were you evor in the employ of the BtElmo? A.—I was theres day and a half in the jisco of a man who was sick. Q.—Didy u evr seo that man (hfr. Kuhn) there ?_ A.—No, ir. Q.—Dou't you how that the hotel and res taurant ore entirey disconnoc:ed A.—No. Q.—How do yor know tbat Whyland & Foss aro the proprietan of tho restanrant? A.—Be- causeIdo. Thd: names areon the bilt of tare, sore not therame af K1 on tho hotel? —Yes. | Q.—Were you not discharged for reporting meals to the sbrs at # les» price that charged on the shedule ? A.—No, sir. The other corpleinant, TOMAS JOHNSON, was next examind : Q.—What do you kcow hbout this matter? A.—All I know ifthat Hamilton and I and a party went ioto ne place to get something to eat, and the waitr said they were uot allowed to wait on colored nen. Q.—Do you knw whuther or not the rovtan- rant and botel ar run by the same parties? A. —I do not know 3, Cross-ezamind: Q.—What convereation was there smiong thesarty before you wentin? A, —None, any mon than as we wore going down ‘the street, aome ove says, ‘“‘ Let’s have some oysters ;” aod anther-ssid: ‘Here is a restan~ rant; let's go in? gud we went mn, Q.—Was theremy talk about tho Civil-Bights bill? A.—Noa‘ un 1 i i Juniper, Lunch, and Longeake ;~ while the next + three letters of she alphabet furnish Mackerel, Mutton, Mustard, Nico, and Oysters. T'rom P wwe obtain Ligeon, Pepper, Peppercorn. Pickles, and Pheasant; avd from B, Rem, Rawbona, Rasberry. In Garo to be found Swine, Sheep- shavks, Spice, Shanks, Smatlhorn, Snipe, wad Sweetapple ; while T gives Tongue, Thust, and Tart. Mr. Bourchier’s budget seems torefer to nxmea taken from articles of food, xasher than to ‘those of any other claes; but multitudes of others have beon collected, which maxe one nso.vel how such names ever came to be devised. Lloist, Mndd, Bocts, Wholebelly, Sunshine, Jabberer, Quickfali, Vile, Whitlow, Dust, Tattoo, Whack- man, Feddle, Crackle, Reason, Frizzie, Coo- bledick, Shirt, Saveall, .Hatfull,—what a strange medley is tere! Nor are the fol- lowing lesa whimsical : Thoroughkottls, Shave- tail. Hiredman, Foresight, Smalbeynd, Strange- worm, aud Catchlove. A whole cluster of sur- names may be found beating some relation to the. period of Ife when youug peorle form mutual attachments: Gallant Msnhood, aud Hanlove; Virgin, Troasure, Prettybody, Love, Dearlove, Delight, Eighteen, Lovels, Lovelock, Procions’ and Swrcetlavos Walklute, Kindness, Joy, Joslous, Yea, and Kiss; Youughnsband, ‘Husband, Baby. Liitlechild, sod Liftleboy. In a collection of aurnames that attracted attention in the United States, were found Melady, Spiefather, wacabox, Spleca, Smock, Sixty, Shaver, Towel, Tage, Tankard, Vixeo, Viper, Wivegar, Wallower, Winteruight, Witherup. sad Yeli. Bairnsfather would bo proper enough fora wan, but Bre. Baircefather raada oddly. Amutstto lady, bora in Bardacoas, bed for the wecond of her three names (s baptismal rather than a surname) the designction Blosbeilows; tho disliked if, and used mesely the initial letter. An sdequato reson has been ausigned forthe sdoption of many peculiar surnames in . America. Settlers amving from Eu- rope bring with them the names familiar in their respective countries; and these names, auder- going the modifications of eousd and speiliag 20 clearly elucidated Ly May Muller, graqusily as- sume anew form. Hencyera believod to have arissn Bampns from 2o4 Pas, Bunker from Bon Cour, Henderson from Henarickeen. Backoiew i j \ { i i Q.—WWere youeror employed in the restan- rant? A.—iweked there ono day last sum- mer, Q.—Didn’t yoo know that Whyland & Fose wore simply tha xopristora of the restaurant? A—I did not Imw it. I knew thet Mr, Why- land was, Q—Do you kow Mr. Kuhn? A—I don’t think Lover sav jim. ‘Who sdvisd you to make this complaint? A—No one, Mr. Glover objcted : Mr. Tilda daired to show that tho witness had declared thatIra Couch prowpted him, and that tho declaratsn was untrue, Commissioner Hoyne ruled out the question and answer os improper. Q.—Were you acharged from the restaurant? A—No, sit; Liét of my own acevid. TRRE OTSER WITNESSES, Oliver Kennedy, Walter Lynch, and James Sbrader (2:1 colopd), testified to the sama eifoct, anil the prosecu'on rested its case. ‘Tho defense pasented on'y one witness, MB. KUEN, who testified tha Q.—What is yur business? 4.—Iron Krbn’s Eeroporn Hotel sith Mr. Lhorpo, my partner. Q.—What conection have you with ths St, Elmo restauraoy? A.—None. dy family and servaats eat then, but Whylaad & Foss are not ay or indiretly interested tn the hotel. Q.—Whiat, if ny, toterest have you in the rea- taurant? A.—Nthing more than we reut to Wayland & Foss, Q.—What do ym rent to them? A.—The main rogm on the firt floor, and three rooms above which are used fr isdses’ dning-rooms. Q.—Are anyof:-hem used for lodging-rooms ? A.—No, except y Mr. Whyland’s family; they ‘bare rooms in thibotel. Q.—Tho Icdges at your hotel simply rent roome? A.—Xea They got their meals whor- Cross-examinei: Q.—Do you keep a register in for otal? a—¥es, : —Waen partes register, do agree to furnish them meis? LeNever, Q.—Do you votreceive mouey for lodging and moais? A.—No. The restaurant separate altogether. ‘Thos who eat thero pay there. Q.—For what pupose do Whyisod & Foss use the rooms you esse to thom? A.—Dining- rooms—all of then> Q.—Havo you avritten lease with them? A. Rie Beye. .—Wo you recifo any portion of the profite of tho dining-roon? Re sir. z Q.—An; commisions? A.—No—nothing more than the stipulater rent, Q.—Yon lsve'to interest in any way in the profits? A.—Notihe lezst whateyor. Mr. Tilden—Thé is our case, Mr. Glover—I hye nothing to say. Mr. Tilden desind simply to remark thet the Offense charged ws simply that the complain- ais were EIFUSED MEALS, There was no evdonce whatever thst the res- taurant aad the rotel above it were connected by mutual interest On the contrary, it showed they. were distinct. The provision of tne law incladd **inos” only. A restaurant was certainly not m “inn,” and the only ques- tion to be determiied was whether it was'a place whore horses werestabled and lodgers kept and liquora drank. It seemed to hin that sucha definition could no be given to the word, and, if he sere right, tiere was but one thing to do, and that was to dicbarge the defendants, ,, bir. Glover eaid ‘hat, the act being criminel in ite character, it nist be construed literally, ard although the partie might not be able to secure their rights andar: (if x restan:ant was held to be notan mn), the: might obtain them under the cormon law sod astuies. Commirsioner Syne—I have looked up this mstter vory thororghly since it was brought to my aitention, and. achongh £ bad litie donbt on the qucetion mysif, 1-consulted some of the Most eminent lavyers and so:ce of the boat Sudges in the city and they all concurzad with mie 1o the opinion hat. EESTAUEANTS DONOT COME WITHIN THY. ACT. Ispokxe to JudgeBlodgatt on the subject, and ‘ho apvears to hoidthe same viov;—tbat s rostea- Unless thia base is correctod, | from Bucclouch, and Peabody trom Picbandies. | rantis nota “palic iun.” I oi conviwed by i 1 can onl; the evidence here Presented that the place kept by tho defendaats is nothing but a ree'acrant, aud therefore I will have to dismiss this cteo. This decision was not rolighed by Hamilton, who talked lond!y about “fighting for bis rights,” but be cooled down. and the others, sho had been sworn. Lecame good-natured when told that thay were entitled to $1.50 witness foes. CIVIL BIGUTS IN DELAWARE. Dover, Del., March 27.—Tbe Legislature ad- Jourued to-day sine die, The bill pasaed to meet the Civit-Rights bill doea nor mention color, but provides that hotelkeepers, railroad companies, steamboat owners, and others, may provide roparate accommodatious for any class of persons who maz be obnoxious to other cus- tomers or passangers, THE PROTECTION LIFE, Letters from Correspondents. MR. SHUFELDT AGAIN. Tothe Editor of the Chicayo Tribune : Curcaco, March 27,.—The tas: fetter from this concera plainly shows that they aro driven into s corner, They cannot osgape the charges msde against them by telling the truth; so like a rat in the box, they turn to bite the hand whicn placed them there, But, as T eaid before, this issne caunot bo evaded, nor the honesty of this rotten carporation proven. by putting me on trial. They may show me to be gaitty of sil the crimes in the calendar, but bow does that’ prove that this Company does not steal the money of ita pol- icy-holders, and that it is net op fraudulent imposition on“ the public? I do uot design to be drawn into the discussion of any collateral or side issues, not oven my own persooal character.—the public era uot inter- ested in that ; so, gentlemen of the Protection, you may as wall drop this sabject aud confine yourselves tothe matters in question. When you eball have cleared yoursclves of tho charges: First—That you issued 5,000 fraudnient, bogua policies in Ohio, tated your innocent dupes to pay tho losses under them, end permitted the proceeds to go into the pockets of your egents. Second—That you make over-assesements by misrepresenting the real oumber of your policy- holders, and pocket the surplus every month. Third—That you make xworn statements to tho Anditor to the effect that you hevea Ices number of policies in force than is really tho case, for the frauduteut purpose of dimivisbing the reserve tund which the law compels you to keep on deposit. Fourth—That you aesezeed 8,517 policy-bold- ors for the death of M. W. Morgan, and 6,951 members for the death of Orvin Forayth, both men dying on the same day, and your policy ro- quiring you fo make such assesyment on the policies wm force at the date of the denth, and nut at the time of the filing of the proofs of loas, as ; you wrongfully state. Fifth—That you issue to your members what yon call policies for 85,000 each, an. zhen claim tothe Anditor that you being lisble on these policies for $1,000 only, they must be taken at the Iattor sum in calculating the amount of your resecyo fund, and that they are allowed at only + 1,000; -Bixth—That you levy sssesaments on your members, collect the money, then dispute the | claim, and placo the profits to the credit of the stockholde1s—vide, case of Phoebe sothwick sod Ti dea to which your attention wilt bo called; &ecenth—That when losses k=ppen, you liti- gate and defend suits on the policies,—sfter col- lecting the mouey,—and psy only when satisfac- tory deductions -are made; cases of Fiancis Craig, in which you took 3300 from the debt, and J. Langguth, in which $500 wag deducted, and numerous other casea of which I will far- nish the culara ; Eighti—That, whether or not you baye" re- ceazly become more honest, you did heretofore issue } olicies without regard to the physical con- dition of the applicant, aud without any medical certificste—witness caseof Peter Burns, who made ao application when on bis death-bed, and ‘on whose life you issued a policy after he’ was dead; case of Albert E. Rachelle, of Co umbur. ©., who applied for and received a policy for $10,000 on his own certificate, which now is, or recanily was, on filo in your office. Winth—That ia alittle over four years you hsve issued 20,000 policies, and norhere less tha 9,000 in force (according to your owa state- ments), and that you are lapsing policies faster than new members come in, and that it is only a question of ayear or tro, ora streak of cholera morbug, when you wil not have left enough pol- icy-holdera to pay 9 $10 loas. Tenth—Thet you sre doing this business for the making of money ouly, end tbat alt your Eretenses about jite insurance at cost, while you do tne work for pleasoro and the actual ox- panses of the collection, are faiso and gross im- positions on tho public ; Eleventh—Thst the present managers got hold of the thing becanso it yas “ the biggost thing out of jail” to make money out of, and that they are using ‘dosperate efforts to koop the thing afloat.” ‘These are serious accusations, based upon facts and flgmes taken from your own records, from public documents, and from tho history of your Company. They are wade in good faith in the firm conviction that this corporation is founded in fraud, and is practicing an imposi- tion on the public. In this opinion I do not atsnd alone. Tha Company cannot get access to or do business in any State, unless in those in which tho jife-insurance business is carried on under sny loose lews, It hes beon rejected after repeated applications in many States, and the opinion’ of a cumber cf Insurance Commissionera have bocn cited in confirmation of thot of the writer, and for these reasons 1 have cautioned the public acainet the coocern, and warned them not to put money into it, for it is worse than casting it in the fire. When Mr, Hillisrd sball bare explaiued, inetoad of dodging theae charges, it will be time enough to dixcnsa the character of tho writor. But I epprohend that when this time arrives the Sro- tection will have sunk into the grave of its own digging. It isadwgrace to Chicago ond the Sca.0 of Mtinois, and ought to be wiped out, Mr. Hilliard charges me with baving been tho attorney for the conspizators who procured the Bozhwick policy. I can onty say to Mr. H. thas it is moan to lie and it is meaner still to Tet your Secretary lie far you and then you inforse it, avd thus ro-lie on him. The Bothwick policy was sent mo by a lawyer in Ohio long after tho death of the insured. I never knew who pro- cured the insurance, and had never up to thie time even heard of the Protection Life Inzur- ance Company. ; : In answer to afr. Hilliard’s queetions about the State Fire Insurance Company, aod whether Iwas kicked ont of laj. Wise’s office, etc, I ssy that, if they sre-reduced to this sort of Iyiug, their lino of argument must bo ctterly exhausted. Snppose they ask Maj. Wieo, aud, if not estisfied with hue reply, a personal application may bo made to ma However, that rominds me of astory. It Israid, whether of Hilliard or Edwards, or botb, 1 dou't know, that ia their fights with the policy-hold- ‘ore, who somotimes besiege the office, thay havo bean kicked go often they can now easily tell the difference between French calf and cowhide, py the feel of the boot. Grorog A. SHusELDz, Ja. PLATT 19 CALLED FOR. To the Edi‘or of the Chicuge Tribune : Caicaco, March 27.—I havo noticed in Tus ‘Termune the lettera of President L, P. Hilliard and George A. Schufeldt in regard to the standing aod modus operandi of the Protection Life, of Chicago, and, as a member, sm snxious to know the truth. If ono T. D. Platt, who was for a long time under Hardee, Adjoster and detective rte and efterwards uoder Edwards’ sdminis- tration. oonld be’ prevailed upon to spoak through your columns, the public would bo enlightened, Lthink, Call him out, Lotus know the trath. A Pouror-Houpxn. —_——_—_—_+—__— KANSAS RELIEF, Te the Editor of The Chicaco Triume: Cutcaso, March 27.—Tho following seems to metobe s simple and effective plan to raise money for the relief of the suffering people of ‘Jansse, Nebraska, and Dakota : On a given day Jet boxes to receive contributions bo put up in the Chamber of Commerce, City-Hall, Court- House, stores, barber-shops, hotels, ssloons, and, in short, ali places where poaole meet or con; te, and leb every one make it ae polst to contribute on that day. Acommittee of prominent c:tizeas elould be appointed to receive the contributions thas collected. On the first Bonday folowing fet the collection in every church be 805 Guart for the eamo fond. If the population of Chicego is $50,010, as reoresonted, tt will be hard indeed if €25,000 at leaut cannot beraiced. Apecsfrom zl! considerations of charity, how much would this contribution from the Gaty conefit our geueral trade and zoputetion in thess States ? No Nom A very neat compliment fer Mr. Thomas comes from Baltimore: ‘Theodore Thomas w ® virtuoso, and the instrument that he plays on i orcheatra.” | | i tice * giving tho | orship. ‘The at THE GREAT SCANDAL. Unfairness of Ultra Beecherite Partisans, More Replies to Mrs. Swisshelm’s Es- say on Osculation. Bessie Tarzer’s Testimony---A “Suppo- siiitions ” LegalSTilt, BEECHER PARTISANISM. To the Editor of The Chiexyo Tribune: Osuxosn, Wis., March 25.—I regret to see several of tha prominent newspapers of the couztry descend from the impartial position they should occupy on the great scandal cage, and exert every effort in their power to prove Mr. Boecher inuocent of the charge for which he is now on trial, Tne people look to the pross for fair comments on great public quosiions, and it exercises more or leus influence in forming the opinions of the messes, A papor which abascs this trust, and goes out of its way to misrepre- sent facta which involve the ropntation and honor of a man, canuot be:too strongly censured. T read an oditorial in a psper published in your city, a few days ago, which throughout wea so bitterly venomous toward Tilton as to cast a | stain on honest and fair journalism. Without waiting forthe resalt of the trial, st rushed on aboad of the Court, attempted to establish Mr. Beecber’s inuoceace (bringing forward no proof to sustain it), stretched tho evidence and facta in the case be yond the utmost limit, branded the plaintif 8 ailo%-minded blackmailer, and wound up by pronouncing the tralapalpable farce, which should st once bo diemissed, The evidence brought ont by the..defense, day after day, is magnified and distoried in the oditorial columus of this sheet, with the intent of prejudicing the minds of the people against the plalaciff and hie case, and making the cause of Beecher appear fur more favorable than the reel facta will bear up. ‘Tho fact of Beeoher’s being a leading teacher of religion, and, if he falls, his ruin may injure tho spread of Cl! ianity, is no doupt one of the motives which prompt newspapors of this class to gach acouree. This, i think, is neither | fair nor just. If Boocher is guilty (and the evi- dence is strongly syeinat bimo) of the crime with which he is charged; if he has takea advantage of 8 weas-minded nomsn’s zeligions tervor and pas- tor-worship to indulge ao uaaoly passion, thereby destroying a woman's honor, breakiug up a hao- py home, aud bringing disgrace on young aud in- nocent children, wiute'at the same time profess- ing and preaching Christian holmess aad purity, { from the high pinnacle to which his ability has elevated him,—theo ha bas no loogor a right to claim the protection of, or to shield himsalf be- bind, the mimisterial closk, until ho has proven his innoceoce. He should be allowed no advantage or favor over his adversary on that account, and ‘Tilton, conceding all his faults, should have a fair, impartial heating,--for on tbe result of this trisI depends his character and his life. All his family ties and worldly aspirations are rain- ed, and the only good the resuit of the tnal can confer on him is a vicdivation of bis character snd honor, which are as dear to Tuton 28 Beecher’s are to him. Til- fon has made grave charges against one of the leading divines in America, and, if be is deprived of having justice done him by such misrepresentations as the one Ihave referred to, and an innocent man eacrificed to save a guilty pastor, it will do more to advance infidelity than all the Ispors of churcbes will regain for years. Thus far the defense bave broucht out no evi- dence to prove Beechor’s innocence, Ho dare not even testify on cath himself. ‘Then why is thia attempt to whitewash the case of the de- fendsat, and rob the unfor:unate plaintiff of the justice which he is entitled to? Does it re- fleot credit on the Christian Churcb to allow one of its feading represontatives, who bes proven his disbeliof in what bo teaches, by indulging in the most heinous of crimes, to go unpunished? T would rejoice to sea Beecher’a innocence establishes ; but I do not tike to see the power- fui trample the weaker underfoot. If Tilton’s charges sre unfounded,’ then let him anffer tho pensits be deserves; but Iet such an end be rourht about by fair und legitimate means. If, onthe contrary, he proves heis the wronged man, let justice be dealt out to him, no matter what bas Eeen his past life, and let Beecher bo dragged from the high position which he has disgraced und consigned to the, contompt of the people whom he bas deceived. Taos C. Levy. 1S KISSING TAUGHT SY THE CHURCHES? To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Cutcado, March 27.—For many years I have admired the reformatory spirit, robust energy, and boldness of thought, of Mrs. Swisanelm. Sho has done good service in many 8 battle-feld, from her editorship in Pittaburg otil now. Much as I zdmire her exceileat qualitiea,— nay. because I esteem her,—I cannot permit ber rash starement in last Saturday’s Tarmovs to psss unnoticed. She usos theso very words: “All the orthodox churches in the country have, for s cantury, Lean teaching that pro- miscuous kissing is most inno- cent amusement,—nay, more, s means of sancti- fication.” In my large and Jong experience of over forty years, I pronouuce this statement un- qoalifiedly erroneous. I speak mildly; it ie not true, according to my beat knowleage. Lam thoroughly acquainted with the Baptist denom- ination, numboring about 1,800,000 communi- canta, ond 7,000,090 or 8,000,000 in tneir congregations ; aod I most solemaly saver, ac- cording to my extended knowladgo of them, it is not true. 1 have a very large acquaintance with other denominations, and promiscuous Kiesing is nol “practiced” among them, Young | people aometimes practice it ia smal! ovouing parties; but the “Charch” has nothing todo withit: muck iess do ‘orthodox eburches leach it.” 2. Where bas hirs.S. lived? I call for the proper time, place, snd personal facts, nob nasertio: Is sho bereft of ber reason to utter the foliow- ing: “The promiscaoua kissing sanosfles the | umlecuous dancing. Dancing sanctioned by Kissing is of the Devil; but dancing liberally interspersed with kiasiog, is of the Church.” I will cot pils up the sdjectives as thoy rise to my lips. 1 have been s pastor for more than twenty-five yeary, in New England, New York, and in the West. and I know of nothing to jus- tify suche romars. I hope my good sister S. will. publicly recall. ober extrava- gant atatements. Wo shal! all love ber if she will acknowledge that abe ‘put too much color in the brush,” Do not slander your ** mother’s children,” the song and daughtera of the Chureb, Even the ttle ones will rise up against you, and declare that their parents havo discouraged it, instesd of “teaching” it. I tove dirs. &. too much to allow her to injure herself aod onr common Christianity. In conclusion, let me say, I do not sympathize with her in the supposed evus which flow from “childreo” being kissed by or kissing older peo- | plo of cither sex. Children will not cease to enjoy the inoocent luxury of kissing, any more than pastors will cease to vimt the famiiiea of thor locas because of tne Beecher scandal. Is this whole world to be reversed, like an engine, because Tilton accuses Beecher? For one, Pdo not propose to take leave of my reason and commou sense becsuse of a Ia:-suit pow going oa in Brooklyn, Lord, save us from Tdiocy aad ineenity! ‘AH. P. S..-I think the Dunkers, a small do- nomination, living chiefly in Pennsylvania, prac- oly kiss" when they moet for estion of giving it to ths ebony taco distarbed their delibarations last summer. ARB j ! } i WHAT DID SHE KISS HIM FOR? De the Editor of The Chicago Trituns: Carasco, March 27.—We gouerally attribute | to excess of sentiment the folly of kissing j epistles, photos, or garments of loved ones, and i pass it by aa barmiess, prompted neither by | motive nor reason; but, when one who presumes to be a teacher of public morals boldly oveerts that it i un safe to kiss amen until ‘ho isin his coffin,” and confirms her beliof of the same by adducing an instanceof her own axporience, she must have had z motive in it; for, if ehe was 2 noree inthe army at tho time of tho Rebellion, she must, according to prescribed regulations. have beon ‘over 20,” and therefore pax: the age of ro- menic nonsonge, That boy-scldier, with the sad eyea and homesick fuco, has been in my mind sroqnently since Aire, Swisehelm’s noticaof nim ; and Uhevo eskod mvaelf, Why was ke dofranded of that token of kindly affection which his own mother would have bestowed upon bis hungry, homesick soul, as he rout out from life into the cold and dark unknown ? Will Sirs, Swieshe'm tell what good was sccon- plished by kissing the dead boy, after the split haa gone bavord the resch of earthly comfort ? According to recent decisions of our medical savang, it is unsafe, as wa] as useless, to ‘*Kisa a body” aftor the vital element baatled. If thas be true, she hay set an exemple fraught with digease and destb, to say nothing of the girlian romance or sentiment that weemed to prow:t it. 1 recali a time when a kiss from a nob!s woman, ‘* nog nearly related” to me, was a pou tive to me, ¢ was after the War. Ibad not seen her for re, Chance tock me toher hosptab!s rau- sion, snd we spent the evening talking cver those thii!ling times, With her huabacd sod son. who bad been active through the long atruzg!2. ‘The spare chamber was accorded to me, and the dear old lady came for the lizht herself, She asked mo if I had sufficient clothing. and, sft: “Stacking me up,” as my stinted mother used to do when I waa a child, she bent down and kiss my forehead with a “God bless you, my child “How did I feel?” I felt aa if my mother had come down from her abioing home and left @ blessing on my brow. fHesolations ta be worthy her noble and tender affection wero the ouly outgrown of that kisa, unless [ except this bref montion of it to-day. I sm glad she did cot wait till I should be in my coftin, foraho has ioug since foand roposo in hers, and should have been pourer by one kiss. ASCENE IN COURT. Bocheater (3 Democrat, Judge Fullert on i Miss Turner, “Do you know the price of putty?" The witrasa said promptly, “During what state of tho putty market?” “Now, then,” ssid the counsol, “ thia is really unbearable. Horo [ask the wit- ness a qgestion demanding a plain auswer, yar or no, snd sbe prevancates in this astounding msoney.” ** Your Honor,” said Mr. Evarta, “will pleage bear in mind that the market for putty varies. There is as hail-storm, and outty rises, There is s quiet neighborhood, where there sre 00 smaii boys or other troubles, and you can get putty there for nothing, except in the inclement seasona peculiar to this climate. The ingredients of which putty ia composed ar themselves subject to fluctu unions. My diane guished friend puts the question, “Do you know the price of putty?" aud Teabmit that the witness: cannot answer the question with a mere ‘yes’ or 'no.’ To ase the negative would evidence grosa ignorance of ihe cost of a very common article in the erection of buildings. To use the affirmative wonld subject her to the charge of insnfferable ezotiem ; for who of uacan be expected to know the price of putty whesover calted upon? Now, I suppose my learned friend means s geveral question as to tho Prive of putty; but he hss put the questioo in the prasent tense. To find the exact rrice of putty at this moment, it would be neceasary for the moat of as, | fancy, to consult the glaziers and the markot-reports.” chars was applauass in the gallery, and Judge Neilson told the jan- itor to see that that didn't occur again. “It your Honor please,” said ifr. tising, “we sre ring to discover the state of an interior window in the plaiutif’s bouse at the time the witness as- sumes to have been tho defendant hanging pict urea. We wiah to show the caality of tha dark- ness, the strength of the lights, the condition of the atmosphere, the cleanlinesa or otherwise of the pancs of gixss, the state of the sseh at the period referred to, and various other things. Now, if this ia to be shown clearly, your Honor will see that the pinin- tiffa kmowledge or otherwise of the patty ‘business is & most vita! matter.” Here Mr. Shearman arose, end said with some emphasis thet the question as put was unfair,—be mighs almost call it an insals to the witness. Whereupon Judge Fullerton aroxa and said that was an imputation upoa his chacucter aa ry Tagger which he would not tamely submit to. Moro applanse, and by Judge Natlsoo’s irection, a red-headed man was taken out of tho gallery by tho ear. “If your Hauor please” amd Mr. Evarts, “my learned frisud ia a httle too sensitive. Idare esy my colleague meant no offense by bis remark, and 1 huos noticed s disposition on the part of the praseca- tion to browbeat"——"Sir!” ssid Judge Ful- lerton, in & towering rage, At this period all the counsel rogo, with threatenry; gestures, and the spectstora = crau their necks forward with evident ex- pectancy. “The coansel havo uaod two © pressions which are offensive, and will, doabt- lesa, witadraw them,” said Judge Neilson, witis dignity, They were immedistely withdrawn, and Judge Fallerton sgsin put the question, * Do you know the price of putty?” —** We odject,” said Mr. Evarta, promptly. ‘* Does the orosecc- tion mean to show the exact period of tho night during which Mfr. Tilcon arranged hia pictures? * naked Judge Neilson, “and docs this queszion lead upto it?” “Precisely,” said Jndze Ful- lerton. ‘But Finsist, your Honor,” interrapted Mr. Evarta, “that the witness is Dot an exper: in putty, and therefore she cannot be ex- pected to answer in thie procise manner as to the rics of it. Now, if your Honor will permit me to tefer to Greeeleaf vs. Molligruds, 4 R. 9, 16 B., 963.— “The counsel will take his rest,” said Judge Nelson. ‘* Your Ionor.” said Mr. Evarts, evidevtly annoyed, bat still courteons, ‘will ‘you plesse note my exception?” And, when tie witness was again asked the question, she enawered it promptiy with the monossilabie, Yes." Which undoubtedly closes the cass against Mr. Yeeober, thonzn the exception fur- nishes excelloat groucd for an appeal. THE PREACHER'S WOOING, I must tell you, Dear Bob, af our great Brooklyn scap- Which decent folk need rubber mittens to handla, ‘The story's as lors as the taw that is moral; But this, as it russ, is the cause of the quarrel, The Revere | Doctor D. Henry Ward Boecher Long follo.-: 1 hia friend's wife, to try aud beseech hee Tocometo Lia arma, which ware straining to reach er ¢ And yowod that the populace ne’er should impeach het For being a wife to the great Brooklyn preacher. “No 4 That you're my aifinity, Lam yonr love: ‘For men must bsve idols, and always will make thou, ‘And, while they're of us, it's expanulve to brozk them. “My Descons atand firm, and no angil can sbsks ems | ‘To lesen the pew-rents would make the church quake fers, Who suokes mo shakes it, and brings on each foul rol As nevar was browed saya in Satan’s own brawin'’s “Ah! he who should venture 2o charge ms with eri Would rank with the World, and the Flesh, and the Devil. ‘We'd prove him a monster, mest foul and most lech exous,— A freo-lover, fanatic, blackmatler, treacherous, “Ourereat Plymouth fold would employ ita own Shearman, ‘Who worked like ten beaysrsto whitewash that dear man, ‘Tho model Jtm Fisk, and did make him a clear man, Ab! rather in sch case would ba break a spear, than Would ange! fly forth at the word of the Lord, Or warrior welcome the gift af a aword. “Men, al things aro lowfat, and some things expe ent ; And women, to priests, should be meek and obedient "Tis not the unlearned who should know the strung mysteries, Of Uri and Thammim; but all sscred histories “Bead plainly that woman was mads for the man; And would you defeat the inscrutable plan ‘Which Milton reveals, ix his fairy tale glorious, ‘Ths only in yaoiding can aho ba victorious t that poople will ever discover | “1¢ sip thero be any, that sin mut be m! Bince God must Le my law, and J muat Se ian Beatles, Apostolic succession came down, And uit, likes amoking-cap, hers, on my crown, “Where holy hands lafd it, Can I be mistaken, Or that love impure whic's my love may awaken ? We shouid love one another, end love is divine { It 1s love af the Lord, lore, waich bida you be mine, “The man who now ownsysa fs but an ontalasr And, with suct a wife, should be proud to divide her Affection with one doomed to ardnous labors, And lemons at home, for the gcod of his neighbors, Ob ! come, condens+d saccharinn, be not afraid To tarn my lifo-~draught to « frees lemonade ! : Jane Guer 81 THE FRIDAY NIGHT PRAYER-MEETING—-BEECH- ER'S TRAIN:NG. New Yorx, March 27.—Last svening every aveilable seat and standing rcom was occupie:! fifteen minutes before the hour of opening tha regalar Friday nignt praver-mesting zt Ply- mouth Charch. On Mr. Beechor’s table, in ad-, dition to a basket of flowers, was a email” croea twined with vines. Daring tho eveniog, Beecher said “he had alwsys bed © good tim in life,” which caused = smile to run over the faces of the audience. Mr. Evarts and Mr. Beecher are togethor ix the afte when they are missed from tha courtroom. They sra going over the bistory of the scandal, and pnt much of Beecher’s c2- timony down in writing. _Beecho: two blank-books ‘with a condensed sarrative cs his testimony, and they are m Evarty’ bands. ‘9 are f£0md extensive preparations beinz made for robattal testimony. When Gen. Bue. Jer was in New York leet Sundar he was sou- aed ta testify in reputtal in th i testified that he rede no efforts to Sone Moulton from publishing bis statement,