Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1875, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO® TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. APRIL 3, 1875.4- 'WELVE PAGES. tindneas to Tilton, & his request, Then Moulton said JuTg & very WLEong expletive, that Dowen hiad proved ireacherons} that flowen was occapled with Tilton in 1be making of that letter, and that he hiad promised, 1f Tilton wonld sendd )t to me, b would hack him up 10 the charges, and bn spoke with emphaais upon that nstter, Ithink hoe then aaked mo what Dowen hsd ehinrged to me aa Tilion's ofenees, [ aald. Bowen bad roprotentadto me that Tiiton's opinfons were becom- 1ng 80 looee ha fonnd it was fnjuring or wua LIKELY TO INJCRYE TRE INDEPENDENT, #nd thit he had found it necessary to disporsesn him of his editorial posytion, and put him in & kubordinate position 3 that up Hil {hat ime he bad novor heard whisper,—~that is, llowen never had snything sguinet the moral ebaracter of ‘Tilton—hut N6 rooner was it Luown that he had reduced Tillon than there camo 1n potiring npon him atories from one and from anoth- er, e pakl he rould hardly croms ine ferry it aomebody came o m and con- gratulated him npon having put Tiiten ont of that_position, and telling bim roma resson [ the form of tharge Against Tillog why e Rhawd have donedt. Monleomaid that, o n reenit of that firat »ep, chiarges had been made against 1fiton of the most rhocking character, 1o inatanced ona or two cases, The Wineted, and ong in this Northweat, and otie somme- where alne, I'hAve forgotten tehicre, Lut Mtated, #s ot {hiat wan frests in i mind, snd witli some particulari- 1y of detall, an event tint pecutred in his own oftico of tho Unfon—tho Brooklyn Unfon. 1 then told Wim 1t weu G crvee pu— A SINOUTAR COINCIDENCE. —— 1 told him that there had come to amy knowledgo Wi it very briet periad charges of o Aimilar _clinracter, 1 related 0 bini the interview befween me and Lessio Turuer, 1 telated to im the interview between mo and Mre,® Tilion, and her mother, T went in- to detail atent that, I marrsied o him that there were current Teporta and rumora whicl now mesmed fo me me to gather forc in rempeet 1o another rereon, There wan samething, n consider sblo conversation, sround about that point, Moniton €l o that of hi awn_peronal kuowledgo many Of tlieso slarien wero false; that he helieved Tillon fo e a man abeolutely chissto and faithin] to bin marital re. Iations, auilassurerated that in various forme,—pressed it npon me, Tho conversation occupied in thls direction perhapa nearly an hour, golng over the rpelutions of Tilton's characier aud hls rtanding, I told him, bowever, that that was not tno mifer that et mo muost, I felt very acutely that T liad doue wiong even in these reepocts fowaril e, Tiiton, 1118 aetirnnco Uint Thtun was Lismeleas f thiere respects brought Mpon. 1o a Aenisa of wrong that wan very hard 10 bear, 1 there wau anytling, T fold bin, 10 this carth thai I abliorced it was ncandal, auil talking, and tumiors about people ; {hat T had Kept rayeel clvar from thew, od that therd were few persons 1 _the world daro’ tell mo. siich thtuge; and o find § lisd been CAUGHT 1% TUE BLUM OF THEY MYSCLY was vory bard for my prides that 1 had lstencd to thiese atorles, and that T hiad Delieved thenr, and thut 1 was ashiammed aud mortificd about it, and that t wan ail thie woreo becauso wns toward o friend whom 1 bad known, nnd whom 1 had loved, sud whote Liousehold wan to mo like my owh home ; 'ond that it was not the way that Tliton had treated me when I was {n adversi- Hodrorped everytbing, nnd went for the service me becanss il wan my, son, which s Joro than e, Ho dropped everything, ond weut {0 Washinglon, aud did s great ofilco of kindness for 103 but when Ly waa in troublo I found that the frat thing that T liad dono wan to tako sides agatust a4m, and #4d to & welght that was threatening to.crush alm, snd tliat I eould 1ot boar that, aud that ‘ss it re gatded Lis household T dia not know hardly whst to Wy, I could not tuderstand it, how Ellzabeth called mo fo o weeling fto counrel Ler about v separation, without lottiug me know cither sefore ur at that intersiow that thers had ever been u Tiscrepsuey 1o tho hopeliold of such o kind as thero asd Leen, - I could not understand, 1 WAH ADSOLUTELY BEWILDERED DY IT; ant that It roemed to me that If she biad beon lod to rausfor hiot aftections from her husband by reason of g prescuce, I could not Lut fcel that I Was blame- Wirihiy ; thot slic was o womat 80 quiot and so efmple, aer exterior lifa way 80 far from that, that I had uover suspected it, but that her conduct seemed to be now juch ws fed'mo tofoul it had been ; that the alloga- Joa was ol untruo ; that T had warped ber affostions, 1o licr Lusbaud had said in the Juterview of the 0, \nd that ft scetund fo mo that Alig must kavo been Sraken dawn in hier moral nature s that such chargea ind retractions, and tio withdrawal of tho retractions, it wna s pitablo thing, snd indicated thot great mtas Tt hud been doue fu hat houscliold, and Gt I Led Ueen tho occaslon of it wam very plain sud very evident, though I had not sus- ected it: and tha led to some conversation_to which expremed my doubt of whetber this was tho Srat .inuo thiat T had given vout ol my thought and fecl- Jigo ‘Cho uther interviews had Loen, as it were, dip- omiatic, but L felt that JOULTON WAS A ERIEND TO BOTI BIDES. i for th fimt e T gavo veut to tho pent-up feel- s that I bl I walked about tho room Jn great \gitation aud great self-condomuation, I mald to him iat 1 eonld not conceivo of anyibing for which a man \outid blune himitlf moro utterly than to intrudo apou & bussalioldy uid Lo b, the s of restiug it i 35 (hat suy ddea of friendalip and - lovo wak st {6 gave slreogth, snd that I had Uwayn supposed that my prefence in thelr Tawily wes giviog_strevgth to ll of them that It was alesiing 0 tbo children s that 1t waa a fielp 1o his wite Iu hier dutien, und_ that it was not withont a ben- sticial elfect to Tiiton in tho oug run; sud this came apow nie iike o thuuder-clay, and I wes amazed and ered by t, Tl It an perlapt i that rola; whero 1 was somewhat doubting whether it could duly be trno hat Moullon suld to me, T i elair (bero 3, Becelier put Lis fog over o chaty tu fiustration) witlia inteiligont leru Is noduubt abont that, Mr, Beech- . Tilgou loves your littlo inger raorg than Wie dova M, Tilton's whold bodg” 1 uccepted 304 10 s of contradiction, 1 said to myselt, 1t jeen & rutouldering firo, Lirning coneealed, and I ¢ otlitg of 1L 1elt wehamed Lo gay ** It e fiat 1o " 11ult rater the impulsc, 1 wippose, whic + gentleman will understand, fo say * I ought to Crovewtis 1 ast 1ha oldeni—ihe oldest porson—1 an thig oue Lhat bud hind experichee s xbio was o child, 1F #hic id ot kuiow that tho t-odelnof her offections wero cieeplng up upon tie L uight 10 have known it 1" 1 EXPRESSED MYSELY WITHOUT MEASUNE a0 that subject, and ) alludad i tho conversation to T conflict whieh I had, tha keno of the fechugs that thad ulways had for licr n of & salnt-liko persay, and it contlict tunt how was 1 my mind i respect tolior 0 that had been broken down snd had broughi lieas chiarges agaduvt o and |aken ihom back, and was sctlug [n & tuanuer almost 1iko ono it was beralt of reanon, sud thac tha (%0 inages—I couldn’t under- stand it. ' Mnch couvervation pusked backwards nud forvardy, turalng on \his, that Tliton was sct_oyolnst mies that bo flt that 1 wan bus enemy, and that 1 had dono liims wrong in bia busiues relatious, and tuat 1 had Fought to underiine bis fnfluence in the com- munity, It wus tho baridor becatwo the fuiplication Wir on s blatement fhub I bad mads use af my reputstion aud position as the hesd of @ great hurch, aud mny relaton o tho community ; that uli thiose, amde fron my mero pursondl action, Lad gone to evérehadow aud Injure hint, 1 PROTESTLD AGAINST ARY SUCIE IDEA that e Lizd occasion to fhink that Lhad dono bim wrrang iy (e wiatters of Bowen, I was nahamed to bu obliged fo ndmit thut T Lad dous bim Inteuional wWroug n bis family; bub that X had wronged i1 thiere 1t waa very evident, it aecied 0 me, f£am the present condltion aud ation of Mra, Thiton, Well, wo went over theauo ground many ilues, rituning guba e ‘wid gouug Tnto, somotbiig vise "au tat Lringing un back agatn, aud on tho whole Mr. Soulton swn far loesvever with mo than 1 way with inyaf, aud, at thnes, a2 It were, doprecited my ows atrong langusge syalnwt mysclf, aud suid, o the tnter- viaw drow towsrdu a cloay, that’ T would ouly eay thut, if ‘Tilton soull unly hoar What 1 hod tioard, 1 waa satli: thed Lt 1t would Temove from Lis taind animodity und the conyietion that by had that T waa scesing Dis ruin, Wel, 1 sald ta bim: Blate what jou seo’ and lear, T tave opened my heart to you’ Baid he: Wrlte, welo thess Btalements or some of them to Tilton," snd at first I thought 1 Would, but 1 was in & whir), aud couldn't, 1 wald. I dlelinbd 3t, @ Well,” wald'be, #1ct me WLy 11, or wometblng (o tlut_eifeet, and T eald, #1havens ob- Jeetion 1o youe writing 313" and ho BAT DOWN AT [IE TADLE, but tho convervation didn't atop. 1 smpliged snd weat on, and fually bo e 10 me: *Well, I will sy 10 bim," and be made sometbing, Tooked u, and ssbd 2 1 will toil Tiiton 80 and 1o, wi 8 sort of {iterpratation of witet [ liudl Leen suyluge 1 1ald ALl fight,” aud he made s mumoranduin of i, Thien 1 went o4 from point to polutand wometimo o would say, * Wit abont eo 'sod 5077 aud 1 would go' un, twiking profuscly and lou, and be would Joi down n' memurandum about it, and that went through the Lol niemorundum, When e had gouo through with it it vias ahont 5 0'clock, The beil Fang for my suppor, Un Bundaya T tako tea st & oclock, tn order Lo Liva ot Yropare my”uics for evtulug, und toe boll rang for 0 o'lock, Ue voss up from the fable aud gtbered ' up Wero ‘on meparate sheels, ' a of nfterthongut cawme 1o Lim, and ki “gigu tlts, You had better stgn thin 1 ani 1 caninot aign & lotier that 1 havo not wrilten," 5 Wall, but,sald lie, *1t won't have thio luflueuce with 'Titiort b it will O 1t Bus your mume” Bnt said 1, +t51s 18 your memorandum, You' tako tht and falk ou thons Juinta to Tillon, fud 16l what You' Lave tho papers, ‘They % eort o0 aaid, 4 No, bord me say, an o bolloves yous jou s are® WA frioudt VWGl e L '+ 3¢ wilt be o great desl better 1f you tirt put your namo to this in sowo way, 1o let Lim know that'st is trug," and ao, on the edge Of tho paper, aud LEMOTE A8 NEARLY A8 1 COULD ,—Give, e2 near as yon can, what ho then depfcted .o‘im.. N—Tta anoke of Tillon 1s being & man of cat ability anil great reputation, standing among the higheat in msnnmnd thst he had suddenly, by the Sl or the misconduct of Bowen, been precipliated from perhape the proudeat powdiion a literary man could aapire ta: that Rhe had oot l‘m{;ll Tont that pisce, int font it nnder clrcamatances that damnged ' bia fepuiation, aud that not only bl it (the ‘meana of b reputation)—or Tather not only Rad the mesnn snd_fufiuence gano with his zeputation, but tlat suddenty, with s Jarge family on his hands— or prpensive family—some word o (hat effec, Lis teans wore cut off, and ho lad no prospect in Hifeaseeyt o rebud{ but il accustomed chaniola wera sndidenly shut up to him, Ho ihen aald that tho b 10 o fo whicls bo_could fall back} that there rd thore, and allenation, and iBat he ;s Jont all prblio position, it lfs domiestio )it way uleostormed, Tie deacribed the condi- thn of hix family and of ‘the littlo children piteously, DRECHER TOO ALYERE ON MINMSELP, O.~During this interview was anything aald by Moniton aa 5 you hisming sourself moce, tnad yoi anght—anythitug of that kind 7 A.—yes, air, an fov- ernl occanionn he ald ho thatght [ waa putling 1t too rtrongly ; that the watter wan not o evero is 1 had 1pon mysell, He thaught that tho family re- n might, with kindly eare, bo topaired, Qu—Did he, Wwhilo yuu swern stating 80 biu what you ninderstaod 10 be the fault or misfortuun from your conuection with his family affalrs, say that 1t wan nuy- thing dlerent or other han what ¥ou slated 12 A, —No, sir} no, wir; hio diil not. 1t wan NOT A CONDEXNATORY INTERVI 4 1t was & sympathetic and most friendly tnforeiew be. twecn bt and me, Thero was uothing 10 bis tone— nothing In hin manner nor in hls langusge or charges —that pavored of that 2 Q.~How il o express himself ns regarda any ahe Ject or tha remilt of the interview 2 A.—ile wan fahor jug o bring fo pie ench a Fecouctliation between Tilton aml me—uch = boftor unider- aanding, each of the otlier ns shonld avail_for tho peaco of that family, and the restoration of Tiiton to Prosperity and to & gnod nmne, Q.~Did Monlon Attempt or nffer any explanation of 3134 DESSIE TULNER'S STORY P A—Yee: though not st aa much length as ho Q12 at a subsequient juterview, That was— Q.—=What? A.—J was trying to prevent tha fuller forim i my mind, but Ire sald that 1t wan & harmles thing, misunderttood by the child, Shewnsa mera child, amd rho didn't underatand, Tfe didu't think if rlio hiad been Ieft fo_ hersclf she would ever havo put any mich {nterpretation wpon it, d o namo auy ono elso 8a haring (atamed —ilo did, ‘ell, Who di) he say 7 ° A,—3lrm, Morso, nlECfllflhA!D l’m\‘v;, R h ,~DId_you say anything in this {nterriew with S16uiton abon you foeilug oF thiuking that yun onght io writo to Mr. Bowen? AT did, Q.~What was that 7 AT told htm that, as the re. Anlt of tho converaation that pacsed betwoen him and e ou the stree, thiat had been told by me to Bawep,ni on tifs ansurance of the falscness of them, I sald that T felt that T wan bound 1o call them back,—at any rato that T would not stand on auy statementa {hat I had mado, and tlat [ vould do it ‘immediatoly, I wrote it L noext morning. Boeckior bers identificd a copy of the letter which he ueat, CONTRITION AGAIN, . * Eyarta—When Moulton went offt—befors ho went off seith this memorandum which ko had made—waa anys {htngrait by blia about s Burning of reuruiog 167 A—Yer, air, ‘Q—What wan that? A.—Ifc aald he treated {t an & more iemorandum 1o ba read, ad sald after he had uved 1t hie would ofthicr raturn 1t to me or burn it, 'Q.—1an it taken from you after that statement by bim? A—Yes, sir, —iiean fakea sy from the houta? A-—Tio had Tt in Uifs possersion ull te time, snd mado thiat ro- mark concorning it befors Lie loft ,—Deforo o Toft? And the uso of §¢ with whom anil fo whiot end was it stated to ts7 A1t was to Femov from Tilton's mind the impression that T wis indlffcrent’to his welfare, and that I was Snomical to him, —Aud was It to be nsed otherwise or iwith any body elso 7 Beach~One moment, Mr, Beecher, I must inslst thint you atate whiat was said, on tho aitbatanco of it 2 Evarta—That is riglit, \Wbat ** txa " was Apoken of by him or vou? A—Ifo atd WISIED TO MAKR A MEMORANDDM. from which Lio could epresent. tny feeliage an ho then percelyed them, ta Tiltan, for which puryioss ho wished 00 to write, and T _doclined, and then ho suggastea that te wonld fake a memorandum of tha Foints, which io would expound ta him. Qi—Durlug this lnterview, Mr, Bacohor, was the word cnmo” used elthor’ by yoursolf or by Mr, Moulton, in regard to any conduet of youra? A.—No, sir, G.—And wna there anylhing said at ihat convorss- tion, either by Moulton or yourself, In regard to any repratiou 50U wero Foady 10 mako fhan as you have atated—far tho Wrongs or misfortunce ss you ex- rees 167 e witness—Notbing that T remomher, Yon ark me whethar there wah angthing—you sy anyioing— other than what £ hisd alrcacy stated 7 Qi—Anything sald In regard ta reparation, or wrong, or misfortune, in Tiltow's affrirs or family that Jon were rtoady to make, except the wrung nd mlefortuno ‘an you bud staled b7 A—I do ot atil understaud you nlle—whuiher o mean anything mors han whiat T havostated, that I would {0 'vns atated, or whether I would do somothing sbout a1 thoso (liat ara statod 7 o Iatter queation? A—~No sir, there was Dok, Q.—DId Moulton on this Sunday say to you, or did soiteay to Moultou on this Suoday, “thai Fiyzsbeth Tilton hiad sent for you to coms toher Liouse and told ou that HIE BELIEVED TAT YOUR RELATIONS WERE WIONG, and you told her, or you told MMoulton that {‘un' {old her, % If you beifeva theas relations wrong, then' thoy shall bo terminated,” and id you then further teil AMoulton that you prayed with her—praged to God with het—for help to discoutinue your saxual rolationa? A—Fookl no ar; I wade a itatement in Tespect fo my vinlt with Moulton in roapect to that visit of July, I stated to Moaulton, in regard to the al- Tewation, that 14 was usde by Tillon; that, in July pro- cedig, & couversation betwoen Lis ‘wife, or n written statement eomewbat similiar to the ome made in mber, had oconrred, and that when 1 went to sco herin Auguat, during her sickness, fliero wae 0o word or hiut of auy such thing—that it wae A MATTER OF DKPRESSION AND MENTAU TROUBLY and that 1 talkod with ier and prayed with her aa I wauld with any ather parishioner, aud I macvelod that 1€ thoro Liad been any Auch statement that 1 had got no wind of iy, or hint of it, Q,—Was tbere any othor sHutlon fo su occasicn of prayer txtwoen you and Tilton fhan that that 0u have now givon? A.—I 40 tiot know; but I may Tave atated that T preyed with bor when T went dowiy t0 8o her s Ler motbor's, but I don't remember that I aid, 1t ta quite possible, Q,—\ss suything sald by you, or tn your heatlug, by Moulton, on that Hunday, 1t wae of the nature uf titfs statement thiat you and ahia prayed for help to dis- continio your sextial rolations 7~ A.—(Very decldedly) Tlsore waa n0 such thing whatever, il any msuner or sape by Moulton or Any othier bunian belug, [Mur. myrs of applause,) Adjournel. — BEECHER'S BEARING, THE NEW YORE TRIDUNE'S COMMENTS, Tho T'ribune says of Mr, Boocher's manner on the witness-stand: Mr. Boochor is tho most deliborate of all tho witucsses thua far called. He ia sleo tho most animated, excopt Niss Turnor, in his mauhor of rociting the facts rela- tiue to which he is calle d to testity, Hols INVOLUNTARILY AN ACTORj lis accompanying gesturea do not merely grace s 8poech, but iliustrate hia meaning, Whou ho quotes the preciss langusge of any perton with whom ho. has conversed he not only imitates the volos but reproduccs the gestures and even the air and boaring of the spesker, Bo natural da this Liabit that ke not only fmitated yesterday the volce and flustratod manner of ‘Tilton, but, when Lo came- to_deseriba tho acewo wifh Mrm, Tilion ou De-. 30, 1870 (whon shis made the retraction of the charge of smproper proposals), his volco changed tb tha appeal- {ug toues of A WEAK AND ALMOAT DYING WOMAN, Ho oven throw buck his head, cloved bis eyes, aud folded bis buuds over bia Lreast as he describod the position oscupled by Siru, Tilton, During the relstion of thoscone with Mrs. 'Tiiton, lieechur, on being called upon to repeat thie converaation with ler, be- came visibly affected, and bis valce was choked with emotion, The woat dramatio of tho wmorulng scencs wan Tieechor's solemn sarertion of biy Innocence of any and all of the charges bronght agaist him from Ume o tlme by Tiltou, M, Evarta led him by slow degrues 10 the culminating potat, snd the LFFEOT OF THE PINAL DECLARATION OF INNOCENOR, s tiereby olgnioned. 1o waa fret quostionsd b fo 1hio scone described by tho nurse, Mrw, Carey, wherein Mry, Tilton was represented as altting on MY, - (ra’ kmes nd as calling Lim 4 Dear futber.: o from the text, T signed muy nat10 to the slatement thst I committed this to Aluiton {u contidence, sod at . that alage I think he gath. ered the papers up, mado some remark of gratification, and went down stalrs, 1L was ubout tho I‘Anmol u{ Iir“KN""l ‘when Lo weut outy und that ended & intervisw, Evaria (10 plainti's counsel)—~Give us Exhibit 2, EzbiLit 2 was produced, Q.—Mr, Doecher, during \Lat (nterview, was this metuorandum twyou o resd by you? [referlug to Eabibit 3), A—Neltuer, Q.—Was any part of it read Lo you, or read by you 7 A=No pazt of it It was tho It tiing thal was doue, ay if that is ths writing which you put upon e, [imdieatingl, Kt Shink (ot it Gy airy Q,—Now, this wouorandum of Maoulious when did you tiext sce it A1 court bere, Q.—At this trial 7 A.—Yea, ur, Q—And when did you next soo what purporied to e Buy copy of i, eltherin privt or {n writig, ora artial copy 7 A.~1 thiuk, perbajs, In the Lacon tier 4o 1) 874 umwer of 3 Q.—=lut the paper isalf, ors full copy of i—Abse yaper ltself—you bave answered distiucily, Wuen Tirat d1d you see or kuow af, ste uf, o read of, of Liesr of, sy copy of this paper—ibo gaper juelf you pever saw unitil thgs triul 3 A.—Nu, it { never. 'Qu—WLen (id you o¥er frut ste of know of ihe full test of tuls yaper? A.—~Not untl the sumumer of 1834, Not until the yublicstions of the Lt summer ? alr, 2 pakt of some of the proccedings of laat sumier? A—Yes, sir, A UOULTON'H PLEA FOI TILTON. Q—During thia couversation of this day, did Moul. 4on lay Lefore you the condition of mbsfortune sud disaster in wlich Tillou and bis sfsirs were A=Tos, alr, il Mo, gave a brief and emphatio denial (hat “ststement, A an: fo Mr, llichards meeling theus uuder wiapicious clrottmatancos, he do- clared ihat e _canld not recollect of ever having seen Bir. Hichiards whilo on o visit 1o Tilton's house, 3ir. Nrashite might have seen him on the stoop of ‘Tilton's housa st an sarly hour {n the morning, Lut, i€ 90, the witness ~had no recollection ' of the visit, T denied the truth of Tilton% allegations concerning bis actions on Oct, 10 aud 17, 1884, WOUKING 1T UF, Thon Evaris slowly, aud with marked deliboratfon, put the following questions : Q.—=During your entire acquaintance with Mrw, Til- tou, Alr, Becchior, sad up ta this moutl of December, 1870, bad thero ever been any undus pessonal fumilis arity belween yourself and Ber 1 _A,—Never, Q.—Had you at any tme, direcily or fadirsctly, so- Ucited Improper favors from herasswomsn1 A, ever, H Q.~Hud you ever recclysd tmpropsr favors fram her? A—It was & thing impossille to her,~never, ‘Detween osch of the three questions there was s long pause, as if Evaris wished the furyto faks in the whols' force and of it emphatio denlals Which cume In rospoase to cacki, The Last was given with incroased emphasis, and a 100g pavse between it and 1bs next question was broken by the munmfl::«nhumazylun AVPLADSE 4 beard during the T jiseeher's toslimony seschod ita most tmporiant palnt ju the description of the interviow between hime f und Moulton on Jau, 1, wheu tho * letter of cui~ irition » had its origin, “The sttention of th auditors w3s almoet breathloss, leecher seomod Lo forgel thst ho wea & witncas, 1fi4 form waa drewn up erect, bis voico often trombiod, hin gestures wera wweeping and forceful, and sovoral times ho was com- 1o break off o conirol the smation belrayed by oagitation of hix whole frame, sa well as Ly the cori- Tulaive woeking of b facesud ko molsture o Lis eyca, Bome of his hearers wero very much sffectod, 13, next, snd Bhearman and othor members of Flymonth Church wept frooly. CORRESPONDEN CE. DID NEECHRR AWFAR 0ft APFTUN P 19 the Jidifor of 7'he Chicaco Tridunes Cutcaao, April 2.~Tng: TRinexE of this morn. ing misroprescnts Mr. Boccher ou an important polut, Itcroatos the fmpression, Ly head-lines and by rditorial commont, that Mr, Boecher do- clined to take mu oath, and that ho eimply af- firmed. IMis objection was not to swearing, but thod, 106 i Kwear Just as would any man s oF Olto, anat ather SHaten. 0y T giiage wad, [awear,” and b wns at some palne fo fave it understood thnt Lt eertiplos were not agatnst nn oalb, biit agatnat thaold form of an oath on tho Tiible, ‘And ho 18 0ot alone fo this, The fact is plain, nud tho et wan Yory natural otio on Mr, Deecher's tt, A lilo U twisting " makoes the thing have s Lad o,k whereas it Liaa not, Tiie universal cintom tn tho Now-England States anid 10 Olito (L mentiun_theao beeatino of peraonat knowel- cilze) I8 o pvear with uplifted hand, The peonle, an s raie, will think the mora of Alr, Beecher for doffuf in {his matler ws his oouscionce direoted, Tha oath ho touk wam Jusl as soletus, aud sacred, snd binding aa auyoath ;- aad henes (he manifest’ injustice of any qufubie, Agaln, you miasepresent Mr, Redpath, Your own roport makes his teatisnony not dumiging to Beecber, Io mmdo_ na ¢{mportant” admision,” "Mr. Beeshor tunde uo denfal, becauso, in talkiug to & fricnd who he loved in his lnniocence uisd avowed ity there wan notl- Ing to call ant a deninl, Atmong Tit Tninuie readers there are necessarily many of Mr, Icoclier's friends,—not partissns, but people who desire simpily that hie bo treated with com. mon_fairness s aml it Ja natiral to ask you to **Give the ol 1an & chance,” e o LABOR TROUBLES. NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSETTS OPERATI' Bostox, April 2.—The Inbor tranbles reportad in saveral cotton manufactnring towns of this State and New Hnmpshiro wera correct, as al- leged by an imperativo order from Fall River, tho head-centre of tho National Unlon, requiring the operatives to demand n rostoration of tho former vrices. Tho sirike at Oreat Falls, N. IL, is not gonoral, snd tho cor- poration olaim that it is now virtnally endod. Now hands belng casily prooured, no concession in priccs will bo mnde. At Lowell, Masa,, no- tioo of nn intention to striko was given by tho mule-spinners only in tha Massachusotts, Preg- cott, aud Lawreico mills, nnd increasod F\y was domntded in nll the other factorics. Tha Mule-Spieasrs’ Union, ot .first, voted not to strike, but upon tho receint of Ime perativo orders from the Natioual As- sociation, served their mnoticc npon tho mills mentioned, Agentshave uniformly do- clared that tho increase demanded will not be aid, and & mesting of the Directora 18 to bo 2id In Boston to devis moans fos supplying the placos of the strikers. At Newburvport, Maes., the weavors 10 all tho mills domanded a full ros~ toration of 27 conts a ewt., and the Peabody and Jlacconomet corporations acceded to the do- mand. The Bartlett and Ocean mills have not vot acquiceced, and the woavers employed thero will gave notice ou Monday of thoiv intontion to Aquit worls. * THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS. HazreroX, Pu., April 2.—The strikers, last night, boat two men torribly who bad been 1eading coal for engines, In the works at Deaver Drook, ono slopo ia filling up with water, in consoquonce of inter- forente with tho engineer snd firerman. Soventosn feot of water is already reported above tho pumps st Janesvllle. Maccu CoNg, Pa., April 2.—Tho wholo min- ing region of Csrbon County is now free of raidors, and tho situation is tranguil. Tho ofi- ocers of the Minors' and Laborors' Benovalont Ansociation are caunciling sud advising its mem. F‘cu to bo true to law, order, and their Assopls- on. PortsviLie, Pa., April 2,—At Centralia, last night, 8 notice was posted at Dr. Prevost's col- licry that no man or boy wonld work exoopt en- winaers and Dromen. ight men in charge of flhn Jlumpu wore frightcued away by shots bejug rod, Chiof Bargess, of Bhamokin, telographa to Geo, Seigfriod tbat ho has information that a large body of minars will arrive thers from Monnt Carmel, Excolsior, Locust Gap, and other Emlnlu, and asks for pretection. ‘Uho Elghth teginmont Liss orders to go to Bhamolkin. THE LA SALLE MINERS, Srecial Inspateh to 2'he Chicago Tribune, T.ASALLE, 11, April 2,—Tho soveral coal com- panios of Lasalle and Pern hava scceded to tho compromise demanded of the miners for 90 conts mr ton for mioing, and work was resumed to- 5 CRIMI, PARDONED. eyeaal Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, Brutxariesn, Ik, April 2.~Montlon was mado of tho fact in Tnx Tnmuxs dispatches from Champaign, April , that prominent gentlomen from that city had left for Bpringfold to procuro tho pardon of John R. Lytle nnd his sons Now- ton and Alexander, who wero tried and convict- ed st tho March torm of tho Champaign Clrouit Court of masslaughter, having killed oue John Burch whilo ho was tn the house of said Lytto ongagod in disorderly conduct, The geatlomon, Col. Laughly and othiers, arrived here, and, upon o prescutation of tho facts, the Govornor promptly issued s pardon to ench. Thoir son- :;::\é'o was for threa years each in the Peniten- A CANNON DISCHARGED. Bsrr Laxe, Utah, April 2.—Georgo Q. Can- non, Delogats from Utah, was on trisl to-day for polygamy, The dofonss was that ho had con- tracted no polygsmons marralge within two yoars procoding the indictment, The prosecu- tlon eald thoy did nat expect to prove a mar- ringo within two yoara. The Court hold that it wud the act of consummating the sccond or other marrisge snbsoquent to the first which conatituted the offenss under the statute, there- fors the prosocutlon was barred by United Hiates stoute of limitations, Tho defondant way discharged, A MOKENA HORROR. Bpeciol Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, Moxesa, 1L, April 2.—The boldoat and most dlsgracoful affale that hat had boon known to this villago for enme time took place thia aftor- noon abaut § o'clock. Anowu brother entered bia uintor’s house and threatening hor uasing tho most disgracofnt languago ever known to man and when on the polnt of assaulting her an al- most blind brosher fell the villain to the grouad, NonLr Joxes, CRIMINAL EVIOTION, Speetul Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Teaveswonre, April 2,—Thisatternoon Frank Crockott, aged 10 years, son of . tho Regiater of Deoda of Wyandotte County, was ejected forci- bly from a cabooso of & Migwourl Pacifie frolght traln while the cars wero inmotion, ‘The wheots crushed ono foot. Ilo waa otberwisa badly brulsed, and cannot live, 1lo saya tho conductor put him oft for refussl to pay fare, SHOT AT A DANCE. Spacial Inapatch (o The Chicayo ;Tribune, Broomixarox, Ill, April 2.—Edward Dwyer, & young man of Bloomiogton, waa shot last pight at a dance in Wapello, but will probably survive. He waa shos by & man named Bells, & resident of that place, SENTENCED. CiNcingATI, April 2—Aodrew PEgnor and Qeorgo Itufer, convictod of the murder of Her- man Schllling on the Tth of November last, were to-day seatenced Lo bo huiig on Tuesdsy, July . S —— ‘The Grous Onsls of Weostern Egypts ‘Ihe Cologue (azeffe’ aunouuces that the ox- pedition of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg to the Groat Onsis of Westorn Egypt Lias been succeas- ful. e was accompanied. by Prof. Brugech- Bey, Dr. Luttge, of Berlin, and aevorsl oficers who had served in the late Franca.German war, After four-and-a-Lall days’ marchjover tuo Lib- you Desert, the expedition reached the mai station, El Khargel, where Dr, Brugdch made caroful examination of the ruiva belouging to the times of tho Pharaohs uud to the later periods of tho Homsn occupation; aud a4 he 14 tho first Egyptologlst who has vislted tboyo interesting sites of Nublan and Roman su- promucy, the results of his investigations can- uot fail to throw new light on tho question of tho suciert listory of the country, Dr, Brugeoh was fortunato unu\:f;h to collect s large number of lnncfll)unm. sud le has slso, be believes, been sblo to provo beyond question thas the weeat nunrla o1 11ibe belongs Lo the age Darluy L. of Peruia, whilo ‘the smaller Tomple of N durahi Is o be referred to tho tima of Autoninus, It is undersiood that the rosults of bis highly :ul:;ol(tmx Agrlun exlzfdldoa wit} nl:.n published n the form of a special work on Teturn of the Graud Duke to Gormany. WASHINGTON, The Disgust with Which tho District Folks Look on a Per- sonal Tax, Their Natural Seleotion of Other People's Shoulders for Suoh a Burden, The Treasurer's Bureau to Be at a Stand-Still During the Count. Probable Reversnl of the Lato “Calves-Wool” Decision. DISTRICT AFFAIRS. THE PERBONAL TAX. Svectal Dispateh to The Chicagu Trioune, Wasmxoron, D, 0,, Aprit 2.—The peopls of bo District are still greatly oxerclaed over that provision of the new Tox Iaw which levios a tax upon porsonal property. They havo had a pnb- Ite meoting ta discuss tha mattar, and s Commit- teo bave walted upon the District Commissioners to ask for retlef, which, of course, the Commis- sioners woro unablo to give them. The city pa- pors, with the excoption of the Republican, are vory florca n their denunclation of tho law, which thay characterize a8 inquisitorial sud op- preesivo. By way of slhowing the un- wisdom of the law, they point to the fact thet their wealthlost oittzons aro opposed ta the tax, as they naturally would bo, in viow of tho fact that they have been shrewd enongh to pat the bulk of their property in tho shapo of personalty, aimply beeauss thoy could thoroby avoid paying taxes. The Commite toe feel almost insulted becausa Commissioner Dennlson pointed out to them that the poople in tho Btates pay a similar tax. It would seom that the poople of tho District insist on paylag taxes on ronl property only, whilo thoy ssk tho poople of .tha country at large, who aro taxed on porsonal ss well a8 roat proporty, to bear a slinre of tho oxpenso of their Government. Thero is & movement on foot to secnra an fnfuniction from ono of the DMistriet Courta to provent the collection of the tax until Cougross meots, when they hopo to secure somo rellef. 'This tax is only 11¢ per cent,and it is ox- tromely doubtful whother a Congress composed of men who pay a tax of from 21 to 4 per cent will sco that thoro is any areat l‘nlnncmfl posel- blo under the law so loudly complained of, —— NOTES AND NEWS, Speetal Dupatch to The Chicage Tridune, TUE 110 GBANDE. ‘Wasuinarow, D. 0., April 2.—Tlo Soeratary of War b dirccted the Geuoral in command of the Dopartmont of tho Guif to provont tho Mezicans trom traversing tho Rio Grande. The Genoral hos now at his command tho Foarth, Ninth, aud Touth Cavalry, and the Tenth, Eleventh, Twanty-fourth, and Twenty.0fth In- fantry. Tt fs belicved that thoso regiments can bo 80 concontrated along the bordor and divided in squadrons 18 to scoure & vory eMciont patrol, » THE WOOLLY CALP DECISION. Tho ohavgo in the Chiof of Customs’ Division of tho Troasury Department may result in the reconsideratfon of the recent decision relative to calf-hairand cotton gooda, Blodgott, the Iats in- cumbent, had decided that theso goods contained two-tnirds wool, and wero conseqaently aubjcct to noarly 60 cente per pound more daty. In thia decieion Blodgott claimed that Lo was sup~ ported by unimpeachablo microscopio tests, but, since his {ransfor to the Appraiser's offico in New Yorl, the merchants of that oity have given notico that they.will again contost this docision. They claim that the maaufacturor whio makes Uie Roods knowa wbat ig in them, and he swears that thero1s no wool in tiom. Thoy aleo stato that the rato of duty which the Blodgett do- cision places upon these goods 1s entirely, pro- hibitory, and that calf-bair gaods cannat Bo fm- ported under it okcopt at great losy. Barnum, tho Dnn‘::f:‘-‘n‘:;:,'cu ‘08! 1 ' c ngrossm Oouncctleut, hias beon dewcledmin a :‘:n {!"i: firnceml trick with respoct to his back-pay, Ho a8 boen gnhluhlng a letter in Lis district from ‘I'reusnrer Bpinner to the offect that Bergoant-at- Arms Ordway on » certaln day transmitted Bar- num's back-pay to the Trosanry. S0 o did, but tunk dld not ocover it In, and the money would havo romained 8t the Qovernment, and have inured to the benofit of hin holrs, excopt Barnum shonld bimself huve covorod in the money. Tho money was not voy- ared in notll March 80, 1875, lnst Tuosday, when it waa dono through a u{:ecinl agent, whom Bar- num eont hero, and who obtained thnt ambigu. ous, decoitful cortiticate from Tréasurcr Spinnor. Barnum's buck-pay was out of the Troasnty from March, 1874, untll s was returned March 90, THE SECRETARY OF WAR will soon male a trip to tho Yollowstono Park in company with Gen. Bheridan, COUNTING TI(E MONKY. When tho counting of the money in tho Treasurer'a oflice begins, upou tho retirement of (ion, Bpinner, tho eutire business of that buroau will bo susponded, ‘Cho Treasuror's fund hus not been fully counted siuco the Marden do- fulcatipn, i ¥ITZ JOUN PORTER, Judgo Advocate Holt is still engaged in ox- amining tho court-martisl records in the casn of FitzJohn Porter, prepasatory to sabmitting a final oplnlon to the President. THE RIVERS. AN EXCITING SCENE. Breeval Dispoich fo The Chicogo Tribune, La Cnosse, Wis,, April 2.—About noou to-day the ice ju front of tho clty awung looss from Dotron and Taylor Islands, and moved about 1 milo down stronm. Tbo passongers for tho Dubuquo train, about & dozen in numbor, with 'bus and baggage'aleigh, wero cross- ing tho river at the time, and, when thoy comprohended their situation,a general atampode began, Crowds collected on both banks of tho river to watch the floating ice carry it unwilling passongers down the stream. For a few min- utes tho oxcitoment ran bigh on ghoro as woll o8 upon the fce. Fortunately for the passongors tho feco struck tho Wisconsin shore st tho hiead of Stoddard's Islaud before breaking up, and they succoeded in effooting » Ianding. ‘A bargo was sont Lo tholr resous, and the Lorues, slolghs, mails, bageago, eto.; were faon romoved to a place of safoly. Tha Houthern Alinuosota transfor stoamer McQregor cama down o thecity, but could not force a pasasge to Grand Crossing, aud consequontly the passengeraon that traln, which arrived on time this oveniog, were taken back to iakah for the mght. It ls exnected that tho fce will move ous during to-night, and tho tranyfer boats mako regular trips affer to-mor row. THE MISSOURI, Yaxxton, D, T., April 2,—The ijcs bogan mov- iog this afternoon and Ja now rannlng rapidly. Advices from Bpriogfleld and Yankton Agency Teport It In motion there. Also, six boats of the Coulson line aro lylug here, but are in no danger whiatever, Speaial Diavateh to The Chicaon Tridune, Broux City, April 2.—The ice in the Mlissonrl Biver at this pomt broke up to-night, sud is now running cat. ‘THE MI88ISSIPPI AT M'GREGOR, McQneaos, la,, April 2.—The ice is now be. gloning to move, Tho heavy rains and warm weather bavo Lad a tendency to break it up badly, The space in frontof thecity is now clear from pontoon fo tho mouth of tho Wiscon. ein, Badly gorged ubove aud below, flassy medtaian dinst A Bloodthirsty Crowd, At Orangeburg, 8. 0., recently, tha dsy ap- pointed for the exsoution of & colored murderor, William Auld, was tho occasion of tne gathoring of a crowd, estimated st 4,000, which was une usually bloodthirsty, About 1 o'clock the Bliorift read & proclamstion from the Goveraor, granted on the petition of the prisoner snd others, chauging tho day of execution bocause the doomed mau ‘‘was not roady to moet hia Maker,” Upon the sunouncement df thia humane act on the part of the Uovernar, the crowd of dissppoiated apectators became furlous, One of them, & Roif-conatituted loador, st the following dispatoh to the Goyornor; *Thorg is tivelyo (12) men domanda jail-house kaoy, Wo wiil hang the baly of William Auld to-dayat 1 o'clock p. m. 1o's had (ifty-tivo (3) dare to re- pent, and thore are six hundred (600) nlen here to.dny to soe him hung, J. A, Green” The Qovernor Ipmmnlly diroctod tho Bhieriff to sum- mon the citizens of Orangebnrg to his help, aud to uso any nioaus necesaary to protect the prisoncr at ail hazards. Tho nxcitement, how- ever, did not dio out untll nightfall, —. -— ALASKA, The Latest News from tho Far North weate) Tho Alaska Herald, s littlo eight-page papor published {n 8sn Franciseo, and dovotod, s its titlo implics, to the interoats ot our clephanting purchaso, han complated sovon yoars of ils oxlate onco very comfortably, It is {sauod moml- monthly, which is about as ofton an nows can bo gathered from that dfsiaut posacssion, Among othor thinga in its Jast jsauo, the Herald prints a lettor from Wrangoll, Alaska, dated Fob 23, Busivoss, we Liear, is dall at Wrangell, aud the rush to the Cassinr minos has not boow A8 great an it tras last yoar, Wo givo somo oxtracts: ‘Tho woather horo this winter has been remarkablo § but very fow cold day#, & light fall of snow, and planty of clear bracing weatbor, We bave had at no tinio over 0 Inclies of snow on tho gronnd. Our coldest weathier was during tho month of November. From appearances now, tho Stikine will bo free of feo iauch soonor than lant Sour, At ono time for abont thirts days we came near atarving, All wo bad to eat wan tlsh unid tlour straight, and our restaurant-keepers hiad tho chieek to charge 74 conts per meal for that, and, if ono complained of tho fure or price, tho proprictors would inault bim, Notwithstandthg wo had two steimers reg- during the wholo sea- ulnr?‘ cach month #on, it was a common oceurrence for the town to ho destituto of butter, potatoes, coffce, augar, canned vegetables and meats, dried frulta, and, in fact, all the articlos noat necessary to feed n hungry peoplé. Tha two monthly stexmers (California and Otter) generally Liad a full cargo to this placo, most of which was in transit for Canslar, The valite of merchandise which pasaed (Lrough this ot for Canalar during the year.1374, 1s $136,207.47, Tho valus of foreigu imporis during tho same 'period 11 €4,39,30, and tlio nmount of duty collested on the name {5 $339,63, all of which mnkes & Inrger showing than slf the business trausscted ut thin port minco {t has been eatablisheil, o’ ‘Wrangell ia not a progreasive place, ono might supposo from the following : Improvementa st Wrangell during tho past year have beon scarcely pefcelvable, An order i Irsied by tha. milary forbiddig avy person fo build uutii further orders, and the cousequence was thul n huu. dred miners left tho Territory (bat would have win- tercd bero had they been allowed tha privilego of crocling cablns, About fty miners huve wintered here, and they are disgusted withthe place, No wharf ia yot built, aird no_movements made toward having one, Freight, an of yore, lina to_bo brought from the ateamors n bdat aud canoes, and dumped in ono con- Rlomorated mass on 88 rougli oud rocky » beash 4s ouo could find on the Alaskan coast, Tha oxplanation of tho disgust of the minera is not given. Accordlog toafl laws of conalut- oncy thoy should have Leen satlatiod. Bays our historian: The fntroduction of itquor i naw allowed into the Territory under military permit, and we lave two naloona hero whioh dispensea the fiery fuid to a thiraty mblic, -1 this systom been adopied years ago tho ndians would not hnvo understood the art of taune fucturing rum, Now, all tho tribes slong the cosst ara making and dispoeing of it at wholesals aud retail, notwithetanding the military restrictions placed on ihe sala of molusses. But tho hopea of the people woro suddenly dashed by the arrival of stoamor bringing tho rows that no more liqnor would bo allowod, nod the poople must bio ratlsfied with the native rum distitlod by the Indinus, But, as a compon- sation for the loss of imported whisky, they had good nowa ¢ Last fall soveral partios went prospecting tho Turkoo andothes streams up tho Alaska coant, Thoy returned withaut any dust, but roport that the calor could be found ulong all o streawns, and they expreased a be. Lief that precious mineral could ba found, in payin Aquantitios, at tho head waters of the Tarkoo, Several partiea meditate going thither during the coming wea- #on, In December lavt the peoplo of this place wera convuleed over the Taport thist rich silvor ors had been dircovered adfacont to this place. Prospecting partics Want aut, claima siaked off and recorded, Ll from what I can loarn the rock is valucless, H Thosa people who fancy womsn wonld make o mark but for tho trammels of civilization will find consolation in tho adventurous Miss Nolllo Cashmant Tho advunce up the Stickine was mado by Miss Nelllo Cushruap and three wen on Jan, 19, On ¥ob, 7 an In~ dion_arrived bere with an express mall from tha ateamboat lsnding, and reported having passcd Alisy Casman and party ut the Ico Mountain, which s about 30 miles up the river, Misa Cashman' wsa at tho mines during last season keoping & restaurant, and as sho han with her a ton of eatablea and drinkables aho calculates togiveto thoss who bave wrintercd at tho miues & pquiaro meal on strival, Up fo dato tho num- ber of men who hayo started up tho river for Cassiar is elghty-tive, NEWS ITEMS, Rio do Janairo is golng to have alpaid Fire Do~ partmont, compased of about 400 men, in elgh- toon companies, organized in the sasme manner a8 tho force in this city. A fira-nlarm tolograph will be operated in cornection with the Firs De- partment. Al of tho apparatus will bo sont from New York ea rapidly oa it can ba finishod. Yoatordsy the *Ontaric” took on board ono book-nnd-ladder truck, two firo-oxtingulshor trucks, ono hose carriage, aud & emall clhemical engino. A much larger shipmont will be made by tho next stoamer, Tho chief of the now do- partmont will be Dr. Morris N, Kohn, of Hart- ford, Conn. A number of tho business-men of DBristol, Pa., have formed an assoclation for the purposo of protection agninat such customors who pa. tronize their shops and who cannot or will not Fay, and who find it cheaper to maove than pay rent. Thousmes of all dolinquent debtors aro printed {o s paper, with the amounts they owe sttached to their names. This papor is sent to each member of tho asaocistion for his informa- tion, and it freqnontly has the effect of bringing a tough customer u{: to tho mark, wlo tinds ho cannot obtain credit until old bille are settled. The New York Bulle/in makes bold to may that 4 The time is close at hand when 6 porcont must bo asoepted a8 the xm'nmlnfz rontal™ upon real ostato i New York. Consl dndnfinflm comploto wecurity of an investment in & business block on ono of tho prinoipal atreets of tho metropolis, and that 4 or 5 por cont {s tho mverago rate of shinilar property in London, this Is not, perhaps, oxtravagant, ‘Tho Worideaystuat, atong Broad- way, from Bowling Green to Fourteenth stroot, 860 strest-numbors, thero are 280 which display tho card * To rent,” thers belug many whols storoa aud bulldings vacant. Tho vetoran real- oatate broker, John Lioyd, ** never kuew so dull a scagon,” and is makigg no loana at all, declin. ing to offer ady but tomporary engagomonts at the prouont rafes, which are from 80 to40 per cont off. From Chambers streot to Unlon square Aro mnu{ whola storos and parts of stores which have walted from oue to lix yesrs without a ten- ant. A loft, which has been rentod for years past for 818,000, is now refused ab 10,000, + It has Alrend{ besn- stated In the American nowenapers that the friends of tho Iato Roy, Cuarlos Kingstoy in Eugland were gsnnmmffy subscribing to a memoria! fund, to be devoted, first, to tha enlargoment and improvement of Evorsly Chapol—whero ho Hes buried—after his own qnns socond, tho erectlon of & momorial chapel at tho neighboring village of Bramshill, whero hio had eatablishod a service ; and, third, for marblo._busts to be placed Iu Wostminster Abbey and Oambridge University, Baveral thou~ sand dollars have slready beon subscribed in England for thesp purposes, and it is desired that bis many American frionds and admirers should Join in such bappy tributes to his C.:emn . We cannot doubs of » cordial responas Lo thia fosling, ‘Tho newspapors sy very properly be made tho chanuels of any contributions, The Tribune at New York, we aro suro, would sggregate snd forward them lhrol:flh its Londourepresentative, Alr, Bmalley, and tho Repubdlican may bo made the medium for any gifta from its readers to this holy purpose,—Springfleld (Mass.) Republican, The Pacifio allrosd conspirators agatnst tho Pacific Mall got #o (ar in thelr boar polioy of es- tablishing the rival Oriontal & Qccidental Bteam- ship Compauy that thoy can't back out, having ntered 1nto contracts for the uso of thros White Btar stoamubips, The railrosd wanagers will simply run two compaoies fustesd of oue, all oaruings being pooled 1nto & ocommon fund. Prostdent Dillon, of the Union Pacifie, o ticipates business enough 10 occupy both linea, Tho Pacifia Mail oflices In New York sro being retrenchod wovorely, snd, accordivg to tho talk of the msnagers, t Iding is tabe ub-let, tho business will godown onto and superfluous oflicers are Leing dischsrged. The parties who bought ths I'acific Mail dock property at San Uraucieco sold half of it at su sdvance of £756,000 within six weeks. What theso changes at that poiot Indicate ia not vory cloarj but the Califoruisns open thelr eyes to #ee Jay Gould master both at New York and Ban Francisco, and anticipate either s quarrel bo- tweon tho ¢wo roads or a complote consumi tlon of tho eale of the Contral Paciflo, which Lss beon sttompted once before. Tho Goveroment, by tha way, snuounces its dotermivation to go on with the wuits sgainst all the Pacifle lhfl- roads, to recovor 6 per cent of their net earniugs since completion. Tho Unlow Pacifio sult is for 000, and will be tried at Bogton. -Gonaral Willlama to the fore, it s impossible to oxpect much ia avy oveaf, PROTESTANT MEXICO. Observations of the Venerablo Blshop Lee, of Delaware. Natore of His Report to the Protestan- Episcopal Church of America, * Substance of a Leclure Recently Deliv ered, and of a Irivato Intorview, Pursning the Plan of tho 0ld Catholica Rathor Thon of Luther or Culvin, The Country Ripe for n Groat Re- ligious Chanpge, Sypecial Carreavondence of The Chicago Tribune, Wuatinates, Del,, March 30,—The roturn of Bishop Loo, of this Episcopal Diocese, from his vislt to Moxico, afforded your correspondent tho opportunity of gatheriog from him somo very interesting facts in relation to tho. growth of a native Frotestant Church in that country. Tho Dishop, notwithstandlvg his advanced years, was solectod, by the Iouso of Liishops, at tho last Drotestant Episcopal Qeneral Convention, to go to Mexico to obaerve tho growih of tho Frotest- ant—porhaps it might be botter called dissenting —Uhurch thero, to ordnin ila ministors, and on courago and aeaist {ts work generally, nud to report whethor it was ina situation desorving thio consccration af Bishops to its feld of labor. i returns nficr an absonce of about twomonths, In good Liealth, and & fow ovouings ago, in an addross at 8t. Andrevw's Churoh, gave soms facts concerning bis miesion, to which I have matorial- Iy added by a personal interviow with him. TUE EPISCOPAL CUURCI 1IN MEXICO. The Protestant Epiecopal Uhurch now grow- ing up in Moxico {n not transplauted, but indig- enous, It is mativo in all its claracteristics, and sprung from among the pooplo by the influ- encoof tho freo circulation of Bibles. Those were sont to Moxico, during the French occupn- tion, by the great * Britlsh and Foreign Bible Bociety " of London, who soized that opportunity of introducing the Scriptures, thelr agonts being protectad by the Froncl, and subsequently by Maximitian, fo the work, By 1865, tho fruit appeared, A priost named Agullas loft the Catliolic Church, and orgauized in tho Capital a P'rotestant congregation, but subsequently diod, and in 1869,.tho Ltev. Dr. Riloy, of New York, was provalled upon to go out and supsrintend the work. Ilo, as I understand, is the only poraon promiuent in it who ia not a Moxican, 1fe woa woll qualified for tho duty, being & native Cuilian (born ot Valparsiso, of Amorican parentage), o gentloman of tine culturo, couyid- arable wealth, great ovorgy, and iutimately ac. quainted with tho Bpavish charactor. e had charge of the Catholic Episcopal Clurch in New York, Binca 1869, ho®has boon ot the hoad of tho ombryo Churcly, whioh has beon nnmod ** The Churoh of Jesus.” Tho word * Protostent ” has boen omitted, as baving in Moxico apolitical sig- nificance, and being calculatod, at any rato, to awaken unuccensary projudico, PURSUING TUE PLAN OF THE OLD CATIHOLICH, rather than of Luthor or Calvin, tho object in Mozico i8 to avold exoiting opposition, and to adopt rather than to reconstruct. Tho workors, or * roaders,” nono of whom, prior {o Bishop ‘Loo's viuit, woro ordained ministere, aro all Mex- fcans, many of them being of tho native Indian race, snd thay pursue their labors sileutly and vory offactively. Mnols less notlce {u takon of them tuan wonld be tho caso with missionarion coming from another country, and, a8 n proof of this, it mny bLe mentioned that ot Aeapulco, whera recantly tha congregation of the Mottiod- It Missioa Church was atdacked wlnlo in the oct of worship, and sevon of ita mombors slaughtered, thero s, and has boen for s long time, » congregation of the Episcopal order, whose growth has beon altogether without dis. sturbanco or estremo opposition. The Mathodit reachors belog Amoricans, the jealousy of the gnorant peopio wns oxcited agninst thom on politicsl, more than religious, grounds, TIE CHURCI OF JESUS now has, Bishop Loo wsys, thirty-nine congre. gations organizod in Mexico, and 8evonteen more aro belng orgauized. Its membersbip may be eallod about 3,000, with s many more persona nmntunF occasionally, Three congrogations aro in tho City of Mexico, the main ouo being undor charge of Dr, Riloy, and baviog poeseasion of tho apacious and nisgnificent—though now some- whas decayed—Church of Ban ¥Franciavo, locatod on the great avenuo of that name, the chiof thoroughtare of tho Moxican Capital. It is ons of tho many church editices confiscated by tho Govarnmens, and wassscured for tho Protostants by the paymeant of an almost nominal purchasc monoy—a few hundred dollars, A chapel at- tachod to it accommodates 400 persons, aud the main building it l¢ proposed to ropair as soon as ponaible, funds for the purpose having been so- licited by Dr. Riley during hie vigit to the United States » yoar or two ago. 'Ihe second church in tho Capital is that of 8an Joss, now in chargs of Don Mornandez, a native Indian, assoclatod with Aguiliag from the origin of the movement, in 1863 ar 1864, Alto- g[uflmr, the thres cnngmguflcnl in tho City of exico juclude about 500 membors, They are entiraly Mexican,—the fow forsign Protestants #ooerally Attonding tho Dlethodist Mission, whoro service {a conducted In English. Borviees at thoso churches araiu Spanish ontirely, though on the four Habbaths during Bishop Loo's stay he conducted an aftornoon service in English. Quinide of the Capltal thora aro other ' strong congregations, ‘That at Acapulco has somo 160 mombers. In Hidalgo thera are tive congrega- tions, with s memborship of 900 persons, and at Joyuosougo ons of 850, ‘Tho uatoty of tho movemont, thus far, and the extraordinary growth which it has had, has boen duo to tho moro than PRIENDLY PUOTECTION OF TIE GOVERNMENT, President Lordo has tho kindeat dispusition to- ward tho new Church. Mls enemics ara of the extremo Catholio party, and the course of his Governyent has beon not only tosustain the con- flecation of church gmporty. but to promate the growth of & moro liboral religious elemeut, and s higher degres of gonoral education, and thus to break tho force of the Romish sntagonism, In this policy the mombors of his Goverument aro united, except tlio ChisfJustico and Yice- Presidont, Iglesins, who s 4lie favotite of the Catbolio party, and whom they would be glad to sce In Lerdo's place. Daring the Bishop's visit *at the Capital a shullfully-taid plot to nccomplish this vory result, revolutionize tho Governmont, and restoro the control of the priests, came to a head apd narrowly failed of success. Oon, Rlocha, & gallant ofiicer, who distinguishod bim- solf in tho contost against Maxunilinn, has besn in command of thotroups stationed in the Caple tal, upon whosa fldolity tho Govornmont must clueily rely in case of attempted revolution. Hochn, howover, had boen corrapted, sud iu- duced to engnge in A PLOT TO OVERTHROW LERDO, sud pat Iglosias in tho Exccutlvo chatr, In pur. susnco of tho plan sgroed upon, he appoluted Priday, March 20, for a grand roview of the troops nside the city, and they wers duly marched out. Afterthe roview, all the chicf oficers dined with Rochnb and, soms of thom being alroady in the plot, ha disclosed it to the others, proposing to at once march upon the city a0d seize it. Fortunately, thoy hositated, some resating, and in the midst tho Minister of War, Gon. Mejla, ontered, to the dismay of the con- eplrstors, In the politest mannor, Le begged Gen, Rocha to step outside to his carriage, and the latter, uncortaln whether he was dincovered or not, complied. Tho 3linister of War then plandiy directed the second ofilcer, Gou. Louiss, on whosa fldelity hie relied, to at once march the troops to their barrucks, which was done, aud the AMiuteter and Rocha drove loisurely into the clty, tho plot completely frustrated. "Rocha has sitice boen baulshed, with ous or two others. ‘Thie (Jovernment is rogarded, notwithalanding this atf murt at_rovolution, a8 ons -of cousiders able stabllity, The people aro Lecomivg sccue- tomed to peace, sud desire {t to bs continued. Bhould Lerdo be malntsined, aund sgain chossn 10 the Presdency at the approachivg elaction, aa it 1 beliaved fio will be, tho grawth of the Prot- estaut churches will no douibt be very great. Distop Lee_ says, very decidedly. thsl & Lis judgment, the country seems RIPZ FOR A GHEAT RELICIOUS OHAKOE. Ha would nat bo surprised, under the favorabla oonditions above rocited, to see s wondorfully rapid epread of the uew church, although it on- counters, of courss, the joulous sud bitter oppo~ sition of tho priestiood, manifested in variouy ways. At Vista Hormoss, the resdor of tha Protostavs congregation was killed, ous account of religious mlmf. during the Bishop'a visit, aud the Mojhodist misalan.church in the Capitsl was with alonu, —_— fome -of which strnck innkdo, badly infusing’one. T pansie o008 nundod by tho prichia that. tha now shiodCh roully s movomant of Intrigulng fotelyn mh 18 Wity the purpose of annoxation. Recent ezum' qunken liavo boon oxplained e (e heanh: God nt tha toloration of he mizsjonmyor 5 of stay of tho Diehop, Lowevcr, wan unmarkeg any ovidences af violant antagoniam, oerig would not e conaidered 1t o to hye 1. 10 eled thraigh tho conutry gonorally, with LirT: rand and character known, It g nrnhablq"fr' it wold bo eaually indiscreet, for D, Tileg ¢ 124 tho kamo, thougl in tho City of Moxico, el lio iaw runoy Fricnds, And Tan tho Govarrer hrnmalluu 80 noar at hand, ho fcols no |"Hct:|‘(l No rketeh of the now church plote without » montion of THE LADORY OF DON 3ANULL Aguan, Tie wan ouo of tho most eloquent anq ablg tho Catliollo priets, Unlonging Lo the Dom s order, nnd pronching at tho groat Cathedra) 3 tind Licen solooted to roply to Roma of tho mur® tracty which Dr. Tilos liad prinkor and oryte? el, but, upon roading them, uxnnrk'nu.l‘ chiingo of opinfon, snd_ultimatoly Joine b now movement. Thiw was a mort imyioriany y, . coslon, Ile hnd {mmenne power, fo nogy hiavo mado, f time, almost—nomsitly quiterd second Lufhor, TTo challonged tho Cathotly o clestnstica to disputo with him the propogys that tho Cimrch of Ttomo s idofatrons, wij chnllenga thoy at tlrat necopted, but ultimay ovaded, Tho Popo oxcommunicated him. o} he replled in au oxtramely able pamplilet, U fortunately s carcor yvas short + b died abery 1872, profoundly mougned by his co-workes, whom his los wns of tho most notloun cliarsele iy romalns, boing refused interment, of coypsr. in the conseeratod ground of the Catholic oy, torics, wera buried fn the Amarican cematery, Biehop Teo wns in Moxico about & mogyy Ho reached tho Copital on Feb, 0, and Tottit o March 38, malling from Vern Cruz on tha 5, During lin stoy ho ordained soven of the reg., ora or proachora who linvo had charge of (, congrogations as Deacons and prosbytors, wg coniirmed, in all, 130 persons, Ho reiuny 1auch imuressed with tho need that cxisty 15, having Blshops consecrated to tho work ; and, whilo o did not say 8o to your cnrrcannw}gfléa would bo cop, ho will donbtlces recommend to tho Jlan Dinliopo tho oatly olection of 4 AT LEAST ONE NISHOP FOR JIEXICO, ‘The work, ho says, is quilo great cuongh tor threo, and tho plan in that, as Econ as threa elocted and consocrated, thoy will form g, maintain n separato church, fraternal with fy Protestant Lipiscopal Chureh of the United Btates, bt * not subordivale to § j any way, Those engaged In tha work j Mexico ardontly desira that Dr. Riloy should ty tholr Bishop, if but one is now olocted, and ooy of the number, it more aro. Indopendenter this cnzo of spooial fitnoss, It will probably by consldered best that tho Dishiops shontd ity Moxicaus, for reasona already stated, Bishop Les speaks with warmth of the nean with which be was recaived in tha Meten Capitel, and ospecinllyof the valuable attentiosy of onar Minister, Ar, Toster, A rounionof Amoricans was held at his Louvo on tho ovening of Wanhlogton's Dirthday, and o subccrirfing waa takon up for the bouefit of the famity of 3z, Morgan, who wan one of those killed in the . tack on the Molhodlst church at Acanalca. GROWTII OF PROTEATANT FEELING, _Generally, it mny bo paid that thorois a da cided wrowth of Protestant feeling in Mexie, "Tha alethodist and Yresbyterinn miselons s zoaloud and active, *Of the precize nntwherg thelr congregations T amnot informed, Thein polling tnflnence which contribntes moet to (b rowth of the ** Cliuch of Jusus™ ia tho dis- ution of Bibles, Theso aro largely road by ths poople, nnd tho great Indfau *readers” thy follow them up, In this way now congrogation athor. and tha worle steadily encroaches tpn “atholic ground, lishop T.co describes thy #inliont featnres ot the new church an generlly Drotestant, inculeating roverouco for tlia Konn tures, and & pure Evangelical . doetrine. i liturgieal in worship, having adopted, proviso. ally, o simplo Hiurgy, of the goneral characler of that in use by the Protestant Lpiucopal churcie of this country, . AL S THE WEAT! Wasutvatox, D. C,, Aprit 8—1 s, m—Pa Tonnesseo, tho Ohlo Valley, and the Lita region, clear or falr weather, slowly rising tem peraturo, soutbenss fo sonthwest winds, aal folling baromoter. For tho Northwest, the Uppor Mississippl and Lower Missouri Valieys, partly cloudy and warmer weather during thy day, ‘with gouth to west winds, followed by lone temporature aud risiug barometer. LUCAL OBSERVATION 1IcAu0, Arril g Thwe, _{lar. Tl 508, m 1itga. 1, W, 2:60 p, 1, &33 p, B4{Calin... I 20,07) 2006k, frcahss.. Cl Fort Qarry|oti U'8, W, freahfi...|Fuir, Tt, Glbwon.j29,94[ 66 8. E., fresh..;. i Kenkuk 438, freeh, TLaOros: Leavenw'th [29,74 Milwaukes, 29,09, Omabia ....[29,71] 47[W,,Hght. Pembina., . [20.601 33[N, W, briax,| Toledo, ... .07} 414, W, genllo) The Emperor Golls I'he ¢ Emperor Boll," which hos heen cat st the Frankenthal louudry, near Worms, §3to ba transportod to Cologno o8 soon a8 tho tiver pavie gatiou s fully establiehod aftor tho broakings of tho fco. ‘Tho motal of which this solld bell caat woighed 50,000 pounds, and was obtals from tho cannon takon in tho Fronch was i among tha twenty-two pieces of ordnance sbicd havo been incorporuted into it thero wero seren whose dates proved them to have been consteck odin tho time of Louis XIV. It is, thereforty not fmprobablo that they may have hoen used &6 dovantate tho vory samo partof thoold Palstinsie in which tho motal has heen cast into its presest form, 'The bell,” which i3 12 feet holght and ample enough to shelter fiftcen men under its dowo, is adoie with » bust of St, Potor, tho patron of churhe beils, and boare uudor the Impoiial vagle aLatia distich and » Gorman verso, metting forth itf urposs of calllng togothor tho poopla to attex: bo services of the church, Tho dedicatoryia roription, which is graved yound the watid roclaims that * William, tho Ligh and wmigit! orman Emperor and XKing of Prussla, (o hume ble gratitude for the balp granted him frod abovo in bringing to a happy coucluslon Lislsty war with Frauco, has caused tho anomy's 5338 which wero taken by the Germau lmol:l fo b malted down (uto a boll for the Cathdral Chuwrd at Cologne.” In accordsnce with this piogs io: tention, the fnscription goes on to announce the Committeo appoiuted to wuperintend tbd completion of tho Cathedral havo caused the bel £0 be ung In the southern_tower of tho churel with tho concurrenceand duriny the rule of tbe Roman Poulif Pius IX., and Paul ielcher Arclibiehiop of thoe 8¢ The Iowa Biate Falr Executive Commitiéd moet at Kvokuk noxt Tuozduy, Lo complete s rangements for the next exiubition, TO RENT, Offces and Ro TO REHT THE THIBUNE_@UILDH‘M}. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM ¢; DOW, ROOM 21.