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

BEECHER. Yesterday’s Grist in DBroolklyn Ncandal ¢ . Committeeman Cleveland a Sick ‘Witness Under Cross- Examination, Ho Gives a Few Particulars About the Plymouth Investigators Their Selection by the Advice of " Traoy and Shearman, Cleveland =slso Finds a Bad Memory Convenient at Times. Another Witness Saw Somebody that Looked Like Tilton. Facts and Gossip of the Trinl.~ Spooks in the Court-itoomn, OBSERVATIONS, COURT-ROOM INCIDENTS. THE PROMINENT ACTORY. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribuine. DuookLys, N, Y., April 22.—It wasa beanti- ful spring day, but tho ctowd was very smail for tho first timo in sovoral woeks, Many vacant scats thers tere, which 50 many sympa- thizers formorly delighted to fillto repletion, *Tilton sod Pryor entered the court-reom frst, nlinost immediatoly followed by DBeecher and family. Beecher had a wenried, pale expres- sion, a8 if ho had passed a plocpless night. After ashort consultation with Lill, ho loft the court- room in great haste. Leach and Moulton ene tored togethor, Tho Intter Just perceplilily in- clined his head when he paseed Beccier, Fuller~ ton wasnot present. A long, woarisome pauso verarred after tho Jnry.eall, onm pe- comt of the absence of Cleveland. Alter twenty minutes’ delay, S8hearman callod 1. A. ARMOTE, n fine, substantial-looking man of about 40 yenra | of ago. He wore close-cut side whiskere, iad full. Lonest, ronnd faco, and might readily pass for au opulent Englishwnn of the middlo class. He was decidedly norvous, and srhenever ho looked at Moulton ho laughed with uudisguized amerriment, Beechior retarned at 11:30 and took his seat by his wife. A legal encounter, engaged in on the oo ride by Evarts, aud on tha uvthier by Boach, Slorrig, and Pryor, soon disposed of thao witness, UENEY CLUTELASD wan the nost witness. o is probably £0 years of ege, and has an cmaciated appearance, as if Lie had suffered long from sickmess, o leaned Leavily on his cane, and almost immediately peled for a glasa of water, 1is nerves twitched incessantly, mwaking it harzssing to look at bim. Mo is doudtless very unwell, aud it evinces a strong delormivation on Dis part to take thoe dreaded witnoys-cinlr. Shoarman conducted the examination, snd soan becamo eogaged in & wrangle with plsintift’s connrol. XMarria cross- examined tho witness, 1lis voico had n shrill, nasal tone, and mada the witucss 5o unecasy that ho contd not sit etill. He nppeared asm if he would JTNP FROM TRE WITNESS-STAND every momend, from pure uervousnews, Mrs, Beeckor emiled continnally, but her brilltact syes often watchod Evarta, who sat iu front of ner, a8 it she derived cowfort from Lis cold and varts engagod in o prolonged RS 103, and ot times wonld laugh with ovi- Jent enj nl, Jlorny' foretble style aud atrict regard for choice words evidently kept the Icecher family sud ¢uansel in a perpetoal sen of excitement and uervousnes¢, Becher rocked back on two legs © of lug cha'r, with his eyes fixed oo tho ceiling, and & grocu-bound buok clasped in his right haud, Leach, probably exhsusted by his unequaled offort of yexterday, looks wearied and unwoll, Morris was 50 MELCILDSS AND EXHAUSTIVE IV 1IE CHOSS-EI- AMINATION thiat even the most callons kyiapathized with the vick witnees, and maoy esoressed equal pleasure with bim when the hour for rocess came. After receks Cleveland took the witnees-stand with u painful pervousnesa. His fuco had an ashy, death-like bue, and ho placed a bottle of medicine on the staud beside bim, Beccher, wife, nnd counrel langhed cynically whenever Morris grew forciblo and eloquent. Moulton and Fullerion weie sbsent, Witness grow so tremulous that lie articulated with dificulty. Seldom has a witnees been on the stand who presented puch an sppealing gpeo~ tocle, and seldom has a wituesa been lees merci- fully dealt with. He oxcited tho utn st gom- 1ikeration amongkt the tudicuce, aud d:fdnd- m: couusel made tepeated cffurts to relieve AN ANGDY DISCTARION cecurred between Trazy snd Morris, The latter clisracterized a remark of tho former asa gross ingult, Morris remiods one of a torritic volcano with a very thin crust, which vomits 18 secthlng ocontents {indiscriminately whenever occasion offers. ie never compromisca {u his words pr thoirimport, and resents with powerful indig- pation any impusation cast upon him, Beecher made many potes and pagsed them to Ebeanoan, Objectious were constautly made by Tracy, and considerablo time passed in arguments, Evarts made & feelivg sppeal for tho wituess on sccount of eickmexs. Deach spoke with great indignation and thrilling eloquence sgalust Bhearman eumming up the casa before the proper time. Witnces APSEALED FITEOCALY 70 NEILEOX on several occasions. The kind-hearted Judge ssaicted Lim materially, At 3:30 witocss' norvoursnees {ncreased to al- most sn unendurable extent. Largo beads of perupiration poured out upon tus forebead, and Lis eyes bad a pleading, woful look pecaliar Lo tho poetical pazelle; but at every ludication of weakness Morris bocame more determined and releutless. Clovelaud left the etand at 4:50, but will bo zecalled to-morrow morning, DU, LITTLE, & large-framed, small-foatured man, was the next witness. His maall, deop-setoyos were tho only thing particularly noticeabta aboat bim, Cleveland took aseat between Beacher and Lis wife, and beld & long conversation with tue de- fcodaut, e PRESS REPORT, TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE, TUE ATTENDANCE. New Youx, April 22.~7Lers wos s toarked de- erease in the number of spectatorw 1n the Brook- s City Coust-room to-iay, and even tle so. called Plymouth cirele waa oontrscted to the propurtions usazd before Mr. Beecher tovk the wittiessclalr, Jhe principals it the scaudal cars, togotbor with thelr counsel, were all prescot, . 0, AXXOUB, Proceedings begau at tweuty minutes past 11 oclock, whon IL O, Araoar, & produce mes- wnsot, was called and tealified to decilulog to aamuine papers i 4he cass at tho invitativu of Moulten, who wantedto elow that o was right the in his general position, and who romarked that Le * would mnke it hottor than lietl for any ono who would testify aganat him." This witnesn was not croge-examinad, 11, 3, CLESELAND, Tenry M. Claveland wos the next witness, and testitied : On Juno 2. 1873, Mr. oecher called on me In tho Christian Uiion office, hotweon 11 nud 12 o'clock ; remnined about forly minntes, and ordered that his mail be sent to oaton ; that Mr. Beecher did not proach in his church on tho following Bunday, but was presant at tho Friday prarer-mecting succceding 3 that on the 30th of Juue, 1873, I remomber the publication of the card by Mr. Boecher, and saw him on tho 43th of Juuo at the house of Moses B, Beach. [ sugpested its publication to him on that day. After 1 ind made that suggeation, Mr, Beecher went into 3fr, Deach's library, Whon I waa coming out, I met Mr. Ford entering tho houso. On his cross-examination, Mr. Ciavelaml testis fled: 1 know Mr, Carpenter; Imado his e quaintaneo on Suoday, tho 25ih of N 1874, 1 went to sco him ot tho request of M. feccher, I was Lo briug him to Moniten's, if T found him, Tho object in bringing bim thoro was chat Heecher #nid ho wighed to havo (arpeuter go and seo Bowon, to confer with him in rcgnn‘l w oo reports having referenco to Lcecher, Car- venter and I telked abont THL THIPARTITR COVENANT, Shenrman objected to this lino of testimony, and Mr. Moris eaid he proposed showing that Carpenter way laought over to Bowew's to threaten him witk the publication of the tripar- tito ngrecment if ho didu't stop repeating his utories. ‘The witneys reaumed: 1 told Carpentor if the stlorjes were reponteil the agreement wounld bo mblished, At tho time of that conversation I Lnnw Mr, Heccher's moral charactor wad jn- valved. 1 never taliied with Mr. Bogclier about the seandal, but did have o conversation with bim abont the Woodhull publication, November, 1832, Uknow thero woro stories ntloat nifec Mr. Decchier's moral charucter, which were se tiud in April, 1872, by tho covonant, Theso scau- duls afloat rolated to M. VEECHEN'S IMYORAL CONDUCT with regard to womien. ‘[he covonant was pub- lished trom n manuscript in tho hiands of Samucl Wilkeson. I understood fiom Mr, Ueecher that Howen had circulatod atories altceting his moral charactor, aud_this was all that was enid ou the subject. X ook tho covenant to the offico of tho Times, May 29, for publication. I loft it with Mr. Jones, becantza 1 kuow thero would bo a uawspaper war, and I wanted to sot Mr. Beechor in a truo poeition in tho eyes of tho press. 1 took care, also, to have an iaterviow with Mr, Jones, bLnt 1 donot recollect whar I said, Whea I left it with tha Tinics, I know it wonld bo published. I did not say to Jones that AMr, Beecher wauted it publishod, Poesibly T eald to Carpenter If hie wonld look in the paper tho next morning Lo would seo THE WIGOLST NENSATION in this country since tho War. I lind conversa- tions witk counsel nbout my testimony, sud { havo conversad with them threo or four times sinoe, 1 eamo from the country with refercuco to i myeovidence. Thelourof thoday at which L eaw ¢ My, Beecher wannot a topic of convoreation, I have & partial rocolicction of lminkv at tho Times ofiico that evening, but none of what took place. 1 cither wont thero with John B. Howard or Mr. Yord, ang, if I did go, 1 suppoun my visit was to &ca that tho proofs wore correct. On tho 25th of Juno Mr. cher mentionod tho nnmes of gentlemon on whom he intonded to call with ro- gard to the investigation of the Bacon charge, aud mine was ono of the names he suggested : ag 1 _recollect, there wero Sage, Clatin, Bolcher, Hnwhius, and Shearman. A recees was hare taken, when the court-room wan cloared and voottated. Tlie vross-examination of the morning was not rapid, Mr. Shearman iusisting that the witness was being asked questions be bad already an- nwered, aud My, Morrig insisting that ho muat ret o satisfactory answer. I AFTER TIE RECESS tho cross-oxamination of Cleveland continued, | 10 toutitied : 1 navy Beoelior on tho afternoon of + the 26th of June, 1874, Went to his houss bo- | tween 6 and 6 o'clocks In the nfternoon. o bockoned to me from s car. I do not recollect ' utmn?)un my formor_examination that I went i thero by jnvitation, I meant that he did not ask me, buf that I wont in consequenco of the act. 1 do not think that I testitled that I did not see Lim beforo I went to thehouse. T menn that I Lad uo conversation with him beforo I went to L house. > Shearman rtated that bo did not believa the stenvgrupher's roport was correct, and Morris re- plied that bo was #ure it was corroct. The witness then continned: It {a vot true ! thiat L did not sea Mr, Beecher befora I went to his bonza that evening. 3ir.Beocher namoid soven or eight perzons on the afterncon to be appointed on TUE COMMNITTEE OF INVESTIGATION, . 'Tho names ruggested woro Sepe, Storrs, Claflin, | Judgo Benedict, Deacon Hawking, Mr, Garbit, =nd my pame, [ think, was meutioned in tha oveniug. Icaunot swear positively that there were nuy other names, Iam not suro I Lave given the names of tho persona I gave in tho testimony at my houge, 'Che satno names woro uiven i the ovening by Jr. Doecher. Tuo name of Winslow was suggested by eomo por- son fu tho evenlog. think "I sng- gestod it. It i truo, in facl, that ! all theso names wero sugyested to Leecher, In | tho afternoon Beecher namedseven or eight por- { sons from his chiurch and socioty from whom o thought the Committco conld be sclected. [Tracy objected to this question being repeated, #3 it had already been asked two or thres times. } 1n iho afternoon Beecher named theso perwons, and they wore discussod {n tha ovening meoting, The names of all the gentlemen nawed by Sheat- mau _and myeelf were discusted in tho ovening, | Bacchor and Bhearman took part fu the discuse wion. 1 think I invited Shoarman and CGen. ‘Iracy lo comae over in the evening, and I think E Beccher and I ‘talked abont this iu the afteruoan, I am _sure this took m{\hcu on tho 26th of Juue. Boocher desired to consuit them. Ono of tha topics to Lo discarsed was the question of the appolnt- meut of tho Committeo, Icecher gave no specinl Sronsous ws to s object for the con- sultation, oxcopt to obtain legal ndvice as to tha vestigntion. I was uot aware that Gen. Tracy liad that day published a card denying ho was coungol for Beccier, I was a memberaf the In- veatigation Committee and A PELSONAL PRIEND OF DEEGHER, 1 firet beard of tho charges to bo juvestigated by thet Commitlee by common report, I had seen the Woodhull publication prior to that tlme. 1Iad not veon Tiltou about Heecher's relatlons to his wifo, I becamo umember of tho Bxamining Committee in 1874, I romembor tho West charges, but have no distiuct rocollection of thew, These cliargos wero vory generally dis- oussed among Plymouth peoplo, 1 heard Mra, Hradshaw was to bo o witness in counection with thesa charges. I do not racollect whon I firut saw thiese cliarges, hut my prosent impression is that I nover read them until [ eaw thom fucorporated in Filton’s statoment. During the summer of 1874 tho Woet chargon first came to wy kuuwie odgo. Tho first conference of the Committea wan held on the 23tk of June, aod ouly four memberd were present. TUE FIST REGULAR FOLMAL ¥ELTING for buness was ou the 10tk of July. The next tueeting was on Moudsy ntght, Al the members of tLe Cummiltee Wwere preseut oxcept White, TLe Comnmittee either organized that night or the ouve followiug, Ellonwood, tho stenographer, was present that night. On Fri. day night I do not recollect who was present, [ caunot recotlect when the next menuu% "nu, ving- Fiva members of the Committee met at tou's bousa July 0. Mr. Elleuwood, the stonog- rapler, wus there, aud all the members but White. Gen. T'racy was thers. Mm. Tilton made & statoment beforo them, aud the stenog- rapher took it down. I thiuk July 6 was on Mon- day, [danot remambor what timo in the oven- Ing s, Tilton's statemont was taken, It bhay never been publishod. ‘Che utiuu{;nphar Kavo tho testimony takeu ta tho Committee, aud 1t s now fu the bhauds of tho Examiving Com- mittea of the Church, 1t was pl in tho Lisnds of tho clerk, Thomas J, Bhicarman, to placo in the hunds of tho Exsmining Committon, Unthe 10tk of July tho Committes wmct at Mr, Augustus Btorny'. “Thoodoro TILYON WAS BLVORK THEMN that night, sud remained ono or two_hourm. I racelved o note from Mr, Ovington that night. "L'uu noto asked if Tilton was beforo the Com- mittec, and 1 returued an answer that ha was, ‘I41ton was boforo the Committeo whon I recelved that uote, [ sup) it was the next moruly, that Sry, Tiltou left hier home. 'Tilton was nol proscot befero the Committee oxcept whan giviug Llnumnmuuy. 11111 and Tracey attended theso hes- slons of the Committes. If 1 recollect atight, we suminuued every witness Tiltou uamed. We did not surnmun Bowen or Mre, Moulton, becauso bo did not nuwe thew, Mry, Jichards wes unmed by biw, aud Mrs, Dradsiaw, We sume woned thewn veforo the Cowmities, Mr, Ricl- 2rda was gt exsuiued. 1donot know why Le wad not examined bofore that Committes, L tlonk wy recolloction of the roason be was not exsnod wes bockuse e kuew notuing bearing upon the case Lefore ke Cowmmittoe. I do not rewetnber tist bu sald Ly would not testify iy the caze. I eaunod recollect it Michards vaid by testiony did sot Lear on the iuvestigation, [ was ot the White Mountalos in Beptemter Jast. 3. Boscher was there, | came thiough Bootoy ou twy way howo, & wewt thero 0 vee Hudpath in responso to a telegram from lim GQov, Claflin, of Massacinneit. M. Daccher Kuow my abjeet 1 going there, 1 went to Doston AT REECHER'S REQUEST, with written power l]n actin hintl:‘l‘:nlt. [8hawn npaper,] That iy tho paper i r.;ll. .\]Lr:ln road the paver, dated Sopt, 4, 1874, appointing Cleveland Mr. Baechor's repreaenta- tiva, to havo sl powers in relation to mattors ro- Iating to tne reandal, and giving him powor to kign all papers necessary, Tho docuniout was signed ** Henrs Wand Beecher,” The witness coutinued: This document ra- ferred to Moulton's patticipstion in tho eoandal. i do not kuow that it reforred ioany other thing, but it way given to me as_my crodentinle to Jiedpath, to Liear what he had to sav. Iwag requestcd ta aco whnt ho had to ssy about Beector, growing out of telegraphie” corre- spondence, Mr. Cleveland hero left ibe stand, but his cross-cxamination wna not completed, and Tl JAMES L, UITTLE wne called, Ile testitiod: Iresido in Forty- #ocoud ntroot, and was living in Lrooklyn wohl 1462, [ know tho partios to_ thia suit. "I know Mr. Tilton for two years, and saw him at Plym- outh Chureh, Ianw Tilton attho Communist proccrsion in New Yorl ita earralgo with Miss Clatlin, Mra. Waadhuil was in tho front of the }»mcuselcll. I waw tho procession ni Thirty~ ourth stroet aud Nixth avonue, Croas-cxamined : This was an open earringe, and I do not rememborif thero wero mora than two pereons - i, They were sitting on the back wseat, Tho proces- sion wns moving down Thirty-fourth streot to Rixth avenue, and I stood on the side- walk nutil it passed. Tho lull’ with_Tilton was pointed out to mo as Mixs Clatlin, Thera wos ady on foot in frout of the processton who was pointed out to mo as Mre, Woodhnll, Thero Wi o gentleman alongeide of hor, and sho car- ried nved flag. T was introduend to Tilton rov- eral times, tho last tima being wlhen wo wero nt Plymonth Chureh. 1 remomber but ono car- ringo in that procession, He-divect cxamination: Tdid not know tho women pointed ont to mo us Mies Clatlin aud Mrs, Woodhull, Witnous waa allowed to go, The Court adjournod. DIHOUSTED WITI THE WHOLE AFFAIR, Tho reporter who wup to to-day reported the seandal for the Freie Press of thiscity, sent word to court this morning that ho was disguus- ed aud had taken poisou. His name is Iz, Juling Duncan, Ile was formerly connocted with the St. Louls Voltsblaité, —_— FACTS AND GOSSIP, ARA. TILTON, Nswrena, N. Y., April 20.—Tho Cornwall cor- respondent of the Nowburg Telegraph writos that **Ars. Theodore Tilton hag lensed tho Titus property at Cornwall. and will mako it the Mecca | of the Plymouth catarie during the coming sum- oier.” Tho Titus property is o very valuablo one, is plensantly situnted in that summor-rosort, aud will no doubt gaiu great noterioty this sum- meor. SPOOKH IN COURT. Dupateh (o Cincinnat Commerelal, BrookLyx, April 31.—1t sooma we have an im- meuso host of visitors to this Court beside the palpable onca. Three celebrated medinma wero present to-day, and their leader told mo that the court-room was pncked full of spiritual specta tors, inteneoly intorested in tho proceedings. Myriads of them aro constantly hovering around to watch our trial. Thoy are divided into two nnrties—DBeecherites and anti-Beccherites, But thoy go further than we do, for it is tho cause of netual war amonyt them. Tho Beechorite army, under their sky-blue flag, fight dosperato battlos with the anti-Beccherito nrmy, undor their blood- red flag. It in strango to say that thero is no ‘Iiltonita army. The whole crowd are down on lim. Tho mediums, who can ree the struggle, eay thero aro intermiesions of it, bnt it wares maro torrible all the time. It scoms to mo there in enough ehow of truth in those yarns to lead o to croas-examino the medinms. FIRES. 1IN CHICAGO. A smudge, cauecd by n ealamandsr in a new lionso at No, 412 Dearborn stres:, caused an alarm of fira from DBox 752, at £:40 o’clook last oveniug. 2 A defective chimnoy flgo caused o slight firo at 2o, 61 McOregor street, last ovoning. AT CORRY, PA, Speetal Diapateh to The Chicago Tridune, Emng, Pa., April 22,—The Crosby Block, owned by It. M. Johneon and O, E. Gleason, at Corry, was destroyed by fire this morning. Total Josa about £60,000. The block was valued at $18,- 000; insured in the Etos for $2,500 ; Royal, of Taverpool, for 21,600; other companies, 210,- 000. Among tho stores burned wera Mullkio & Clork, dry goods, = billiard saloon, soveral lawvers' ofilces, oto, Mnlkie & Clark's Ioss igjabant $23,000; insured in tho Etna, 32,0003 Lhamx, $2,000: Gormania, #2,000; Quoen, of Liverpoo), §2,000; Hanover, Now York, £2,000, Tho tire broke out all over tho building, and was the malicious work of an incendiary, Traina were obstructed for soveral hours on account of hoso being laid on the track. AT BAY CITY. MICH, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribtine, East Baoxaw, April 22,—The residence of Thomas Fox, at Bay City, was et fire this morn- ing and dnmaged to tho oxtent of 200, This iu tho eccond time thio building hes been fired the last yoar. AT ZANESVILLE, O, Crxcrxary, O., Aprll 32.—Jesse Duvall's cpl- ton mills, at Zanosville, 0., wera damaged by flro to tho extent of £25,000; {nsured for 815,000 in Esatern companiee. ———— CASUALTIES, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, Bax Praxcisco, Cal, April 22.—Nothing definito i known concorning tho burning of o steamer off Santa Barbarn. A dispateh at 8 o'clock yestorday aftoruoon statea thot a porson raw the wholo or part of a elup on fire. Later, when tho fog lifted, & steamer conld be scen, a thick cloud of black smoke lusuing from her stern. Fiftoon or twonty guns were heard, A dlspatch from tho agent of “tho Goodall, Nelson & Porkiny Bteamship Company, dated U:40 Jast ovoning, says that several parties saw a three~ masted steamer on fire off Kincon Point, abous 1 o'clock, which fired about twenty-five guse About 2 o'clock shie had cessed finng, and av- poared to bo stesming slong all rigut. Could not tell whether sho wes o screw or a side-wheel steamer. Another dispatch from the eama BOLICO 3! Came by team from Bauta Bar- bara; eaw Do vesselin distress, Somo vessel had been finng guua off Carpenteria about 1 o'clock. Very foggy.” A RAILROAD SMASH.UP, pscal Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune, LaSarrg, 1L, April 22.—At 1:20 thls morn- ing, the eastward-boand nicht express train on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rallroad collided with & westward-bound freight train at Teru, Tho lattor was ontoring upon s switch, and tho former struck it in tha middle. Two frolght cara and n baggago car wers smashed, uni the passenger engine so disabled thatit way sout to Chicago for ropaira. No porson waa fo. Jjurcd, but the slunibers of tho passengera wora violeutly disturbed, DECAPITATED, Oixnorsxatt, 0., April 32.—George Miller, an employoe of the Cincinnat!, Hamilton & Dayton Hailroad, undertools to got on a traln in motion utnlghl. wau thrown betweon tho odirs, aud the whools passed over hla neck, cutting bis head completaly from his body. — STRIKES, NAIL-MAKERS' STRIKE, Waoezuxa, W, Ve, April 22.—About all the nall-feoders employed in the milis of this city arel now out on s ntrike, except thoss of ihe Labelle Milly, aud thoy sro expocted to folu the strike Saturdsy, Tho nallors foed thelr own machines, and keop tho mills runuing short~ banded, Tho holpors' sirike.is atill extonding trom mill to mill, and tho bollers, like the nail- ory, uro doing their own work, though with less production, THE PENNSYLYANIA MINERS. PorreviLLr, Pa., April $3.—At s large meeting of delegates of the Miners' and Labarers' Asso- clatlon hiera to.day, there was au almost uosni- mwous votu to contiuue tho strnike, it aied S48 95 THE CROPS. Becial Disvatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Buasboxa’s Grovs, I, Avril 22.—The season s quite lste, About tho ususl number of mcres sre under cuttivation. Plowlug Iy nearly done, Wheat is sown, sud uearly all of tho osts sud Larley. No coru planted gul:; but litle rye, to. bacco, or Hux are pabsed. ¥ruit good. “Bowma Luve uu ovioion that § will by &8 good @ your se KDY BVEIBZO BLMLVL. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE; FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1875, FOREIGN. Our Narrow Escape from Intorvention in the Franco-Mexioan War, l!clélnn Tnvestigation into the Du Chesne'Plot Agalnst Bismnrel Attentlons Bhown to tho Emperor Francia . Toseph at Venico, The King of Swedon Proposes o Visit Barlin, FRANCE AND MEXICO. AN INTERESTING DIT OF MISTORY, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasiuiNaroy, D, C., April 22.~Tho Presldent to-day authorizes a positivo deunial of the goner- ul press dispateltes from P'aris which rocontly alated that Minister Washburno had been ine structed by s Government to roquest tho Fronch Govornmont to resume diplomatio rcln- tions with Mezxico. Tho Presidont, in making this deninl, briefly reviewed tho history of bioxi- co for tho last ten years, and fonnd in the attitule of tho United States towards Franco with rospect to dnximillan o nufllolont reason why onr Government should not now be tho iirat to request tho re- nowal of diplomatic Intercoursa botween Franco nnd tho Amerlean Republic. Tho Prealdent, in this conversation, stated a fack which haa not been widoly known: that at ono timo (ien, Shoridan waa fn readiness, and undor walting ordors, with a considerable forco, to march npon Moxico srainst Maximilian and the French troaps. The Prosidont statos that, 50 far na thia Uovernmont is concorned, no atoys have boen taken towards re-catnblishivg tho old relations betweon Moxico and France. piltse o i N BELGIUM. TRE DUCHESNE PLGT. Brrssers, April 22.—Tho oxamination into tho alleged Duchiesno conspiracy against Prinze Bismarck began to-day. ‘The prisonor Dachesna thrice rofused to givo tho nnmes of bis sccom- plices, . pm——— GREAT BRITAIN, PANLIAMENTANY EXCLUSIVENESS, Loxpoy, April 22.—In tho llouss of Com- mons this eveniug, Mr. Bullivan announcod that, for the purpose of torminatiug tho anamalous relations betweon tho pross and the House, ho would nightly call nttention to tho prosence of strangers. This sill have tha offoct of com- polling tho withdrawal of sll persons oxcopt mombers. —_—— ITALY. TOE EMPEROR OF AGSTAIA AT VEMNICE. Vexics, April 5.—A maguiticont feature in the general illumination of tho city this evening in Lionor of the Imperial vist was tlio lighting up of tho Plazza San Marco by 8 novel system of ex- traordinary offect, The oxporimont wa porfect- 1y suceessful. Tho bands siternately played the Austrian Hyma and tho Itallan Royal March, which were much spplauded, ‘Tho two monarcha appeared at tho balcony of the Palace, and were warmly cheered by the multitude, There wasa splendid display of fireworks. The Court ball nt tho Palaco was yvery numerously sttended. The Emperor of Austria, tho King of Italy, and their respective suites, wore present and did not loava till nearly midunight. 'The Princess Mar- ghorita danced in o quadrillo with Count Andras- sy, and tho Duke of Genoa with tho Countess Wimpften. ‘Vexice, April 6,—Tho reviow to-day at Vicenza was magnificent. The camp, which was of im- monse extent, waa surrounded by tonts, Thero wore about 80,000 pereous present, and n great number of carrisges wero on tho gronnd. ‘Lhe Imporial tratn arrived at a quartor to 12, and tho LEmporor of Ausiria and hing of Italy imme- diately 'fot ou horsoback, and, attended by Princo Hombert, Princo Amadous, Prince Thom- g8, and a brilliant ataff, whoea splendid unlforms produced a brilliant effact, rodo at once to tho ground, whora thoy woro received by Gen, Pin~ nelli, the Commander of tue Army Corps, hia stafl, and o squadron of cairassiers, Tho Prin. cess Marghenta drove Lo tho roview in a state carrisge with hor ladles of ionor, The military bands played the Austrian Hymn and the Royal Marchon'the arrival of their Jlajesties, the troops prosonted arms, and the two sovereigns wera received with lond cheers. The King and Tmperor with tholr snites rodo past tho Army Corps, which was drawn up in tive brigade col- umns in order of battle, and at a quarter past 12 the Court, taking up s Jmuluou in tho contro of tho groand, witneased tho march past af tho troops, which lastod ane hour and a half, ‘The crowds chocred their Majesties with great enthusiasm, the applauss being renewod whou the old flags of tha infaotry rogimonts wers borne past, Tho Empotor repeatedly oxpressed to the King and Gen, Pianolll his groat satisfac- tion at tho fino bearing of tho troops, aud tho great precision with which tho movementa wero oxocuted was much admirod. Aftor the review the Emporor shook hands with Gen. Pinnolli, Tho weather, which was rathor cloudy, was very favorablo for military mancuvres, There wero about 12,000 men under arms, including infao- try, Beranglieri, engincers, cavalry, artillery, and thio Alpine companies. Tho lattor and tho Ber- saglieri wero onthustastically cheored. ho train convoying tho Imporial and Roya! party loft at 2 p, m. for Venice. ‘Thelr Majosticd aftorwards went to the Lido, and rotnrned at 5 p. m, They were everywhero recelved with the utmost cordiality. A grand dioner was give: evening, at whichi, besldea tha King of Italy and the Emper- or Francis Joseph, about eighty persons were Y presont, Including tho chief civil and military authorities, Kivg Victor Emanuel proposed a toast in the following terms: **Idrink to the henlth of His Msjesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hupgary, my ilustrious gueat, brother, and friend,—to the bappiness and union of the two States forever.” The Emperor of Austria reaponded as follows s “ 1t {8 with feelings of tho deepest gratitudo for the cordial reception I have mot with hore, that 1 drink to the health of His Majosty tha King of Italy, my brother and dear friond, fo tho Loalth of the Hosal Family, and to the woll-being and nrouperity of Italy,” v Afterwarda tho RRoyal party attended the per- farmance at the Fenlce, whoro o cautataspecially composed for tho occasion was sung, tho apurn belng * Lucla di Lammarmoor,” with Albani in the principal part, followed by the ballet of * Batanolls,” —— SCANDINAVIA, THE EING OF SWEDEN'S PROPOSED VISIT 70 DERLIN. 'The Copenhiagen ocorrespondont of the Fall Malt Gazeto soys: **Tho rumors which havo irculated horo ever sinco tho first announce- ment of the proposed journoy of the King of Hwedon to Dorlin and 8t Potersburg aro uow nasuming, st loast opparently, moro conmiste enoy, and are, from vaguo guesses, com- log foto sometbfug like o defiuile shapo. Noverthelees, I cannob yot guaranteo tho absolute correctness of the following In. farmation, whick, bowavor, I have thought of uumclontfmportnncoweommunlutn to you, Tt appoars, thon, that the visit of King Oscar I, to Dorlin snd St, Fotorsburg is 4o ho made with n view to an srrangoiment in the first place of tho vexed Northie-Hleswlck queation, The Danish part of this Duchy Is to be roturued to Joninark, after a pleblscito has takon Jiace accordiug to parageaph V. in the Lreaty of Yraguo, 1840, and & mixed arrison of Danish and Bwedish soldiors l’u to bo placed iu the strong fortifieations on the 1slaud of Alsen, and on the Buudoved, the Bles- wick coast opposite the island. It is thon also roported that tho King of Swodou will make an attempt to get Bweden, Norway, and Deumark doclarod siugly aud jointly neutral, like Belgium and Bwitzerland, espocially with s view to a Russo-Prussian war, which is hero belleved to bs uunvmdnblo ;‘nlrmer o{ lator, \hl“ King Oscar hould succeed in carrying oui Lhis programme, .l‘m would fudeod have ufilh}d for pmm-ult a everlasting nameo in the threo Scandinavisn Kingdomu, It s, bowover, my duty to add that very littis hopes of wuccesd are entertained Liero, snd I wim ouly spesking tho stiict truth when ntate that in Danivh circles there in a fueling of uuxiety, whicl, personully, 1 conslder unfound- od, but which I cavnot hide frow wyself iy dally le iuicrossing iu inteusity.” e GERMANY, THE CATHULIO QUEATION, DBeauw, April 8.~The lower licuse of the Prussian Diet, tu ity vitting of wo-day, procesded to tho debate ou thy third reading of thie tiovern- went il withdrawing Hiato grants from the Cathollo Bishoprica, Deputy Jung dwelt upon tho fugt that in enligbtencd Catliolio circles tho bill was considered the only suitablo anawor the Stato could give to tho recont Papal olical, Dr. Falk, the Miuiater of 1'ublic Worship, communicatod Lo the {ouso s lotter ho hnd re- coived from Bishop Rudiger, of, Liug, dated the 17th of Mareh, in which the Dishop endoavored to prove that ho nolther askod for nor recelved tha authority of tho Popo to submit to the Aus- trinn Looleslastioal lawn, ‘Tho Minstor thoroup- on rend A paskage from tho Papal Decruo in question, ahowing that ITia Holincss had roally givon such permission in special caner, The biil was thon rend n third time in the form tn which §t passed at the necond ronding. —— RUSEIA, THE TELEGRAPIIIO CONGRESS, Pants, April 6,—It I3 reported from Bt. Pators- burg that ot tho coming Telographio Congross tho queation will Lo ratsod of spocial trenties for presorviug telegraph wires in timo of war, or, In other words, of thelr nentralization, —_—— CRIME, THE CLAUDE DUVALS OF NEW YORK, Neto York Sun, April 30, Yeatorday was pay-dny at tho Architectural Tron-Workn, Wost Fourteonth stroot, nud at half-paat 11 o'cleck William P. Goldin, 8 mossen~ kor employed by tho Company, was sont to the Elovonth Ward Bank, '[enth street and Avonno D, to draw tho necossary monoy. Noar the bank Lo noticed a light wagon containing four mon, but, without paying mnch attontion toit, Lhowent in and presentod his clicck and received from tho cashier 83,600, chiolly in small notes, 1fe wrapped them up in n plecs of papor, and, mak- iug o compact bundle, he got intoono of the Boltlino of cars. At tho samo timo thron rough-locking tnen aleo enterod, oue of them taking o seat beeide him nnd the othor two Retting acats as closo as possiblo, ‘Tho car was fall of passongers, and ns it went on Goldin sow tho samo wagou thiat he lnd noticed before fol- lowiug cloaely, 1t contaiucd but one man, and anotlior was riding on horsobnck near it. While thio car was passing botwocnavouues O and D, in Tourteenth strect, boing on ono of the quictost Sanl of tha routs, tho man who sat noxt to Gol- in aoatched tho pockago of monoy from his hand, aud heforo any of tho passengers conld re- cover from tho surprise he liad escapod from tho reardoor. One of his companions followad him, while the third quictly drew o pistol from his pocket, and taking his placo at the door, turned the muzzle toward the interior of the car and un;annnud to slioot tho firat who might try to got out. The possengers were all on tholr feot, the Iadtes shrieking, whilo the goutlemen, who, hav- ing recovered from thoir flrat amazemont, had erowded forward to soizo tho highwaymen, foll bnck boforo the 1auzzlo of tho pistol. Meanwhile the man with the packago of monoy {n bis pos- seeslon threw it into the wagon and sprang in aftor it. Ilts companion followed him, and tho Corborna At tho door of the car jumped off the platform and was getting in too, but ono of tho pagsongors, all of whom had rnshed out of tho car tho moment tho cntrance -wns cloar, selzed the Lorae by tho bridle, aud shouted for the polico. Instantly tha man with the pistol roturncd, and, clubbing Lis weapon, struck tho gentloman with it, knocking him down. His sesailant@§tbhen jumpod into tho wagon just as nuother of the possongers, roaching over tho side, seized one of tho robbors by the leg and throw him down in tho vebiclo; but tho whip was applied to the horse, and tustantly ho way F""’F at a break-neck gullap past tho iron works, n which tho employes and oflicers of the Com- any ran to the doors and windows undor tha mpreasion that ho was runniug asway. They ‘wero soon undecoived, for the wagon was hardly out of ni§ht boforo tho measenger, surroundod by tho excited passongers, arrived and told tho loss. Ho thought bo might identify the robbers, a8 well as tho horso and wagon, MURDER TRIAL AT ST. PAUL, &pecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Br. Pau, Miun,, April 22.—In the trial to-day of Michael Kelly, for the mu:dor of Barnoy Lamb, a curious contest botween tho counsel for tho defendant occured. A witness on tho stand awore that Lo was intimatoly scquainted with Lawb, tho murdored man., At this point Mr, Erwin, counsel for tho dofonso, asked tho wit- nees to stato what waa tho charactor of Lamb as to hc;‘;f poaceabla or the rovorso. This wns objocted to by the State. Gon. Gorman, ssgoci~ ato counsel for tho dofonse, fnterrupted Mr. rwin and stated that what ho was arguing was not the Iaw, and 1f he (Lrwin took what view of tha cnge he (Gorman) slioul vory much profer ho should not enunciato it till thia caso was over, 'Tho Court told thom to sote tlo it among thomselves, which evoked laugh- ter. Aftor half an hour’s skirmishing tho objec- tion was sustained. A GALESBURG INCENDIARY. Special Disvaloh to The Chicaan Tribune, Gavresnona, 1L, Aprit 22.—Albert Moors, s precocious scamp of 16, was arrested to-day npon a chargo of araon, ho baving mada soveral attompte daring tho. past few days to firo tho prominent buaincss blocks of the placo. Aftor his arrest, upon questioning, he admittod his guilt, also confessing to the firlog of a barn last 1all, arson seoming to bo a leading passion with him, 1o wae commitiod in dofault of $100 bail, THE BRANDT TRIAL. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trivume, Des Morxes, Ia., April 22.—Maj. Rankin waa the main witness in the Drandt trial to-day, and was on the etand noarly all day, He stated thero were shortages in Lis account all through his term of offico, which must have occurred by mistakes in rocolving and paring out money that ho and Brandt made them up each quarfor out of their salaries; that tho total of these shoriagos during this term was about 83,000, FLEECED, Bpecial Dispaten to the Chicaco Tribune, East Baorsaw, Mich,, April 22.--A lumber- man named Mayhew was luredinto Carrla Curtis’ bagnio by a roper-in and put in bed under tho in- fluence of liquor, and whon he awoke, the keeper of tholiouso and hor pal had fled toking with them 8180 of Mayhew's money. Tho woman camo heroa ahort timo einco from Alilwaukee. ATTEMPTED RAPE, Speeial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Deoarun, 11L, April 22.—Last night about midnight cricy were heard of some ono Id dis. tress in the wmeigbborhood of the Plauters’ Houso. It was found to be Mrs, Ryan, at hor rosidonce, The polica arrived Just in timo to provent two miians from committing a rapo. A COUNTERFEIT DISCOVERED, Bpecial Dupatch to The Chicaae Tribune, LA Crosse, Wis., April 22.—Tho Casblor of tho Datavian Baok, this city, to-doy dlscovered a very fine counterfoit &5 bill on tho First Na- tioual Dank of Paxton, 1. Tne bill was con- sidored by La Urossc oxports as suporior to the' countarfeit §5 on tho T'zadors’ Bank of Chicago, HEAVY ROBBERY, CixcrrwaTl, O,, April 24,—The rensidenca of James Ulery, st lising Sun, Tud., waa robbed of $0,000 in groonbacks on Monday Iast, Ao e/ Tl The Art of Spolling. A correspoudent of tho Boaton Advertiser aub- mitathe (o\’luwlug statoment to tliose whobsllove, with Francls Gaiton, that human accomplish- ments aro tos great extent hnrm.mnr{ 1 In Phllldulpglb. in a epolling-mafch held at thf Academy of Muslo, two sistor took the two tizon. . In Roxbury two brolliers took the prizes at a spelling-match, I Northborough Mass., » mother and her son taak the firet and gecoud prizes 1 the Town-1iall vepelling-mately, iu Haverhil), at a spulllog contest, a brother snd sister were the lnet two to compate for tho prize. ‘Iho contest of thous two quite amus- ed tho sudionce, till 1t finally ended over the word oaliph, or oalif. Tho authorlly required tho rondering to bo caliph, and Harvard won, thon;ilx & subsoquont soarch of authontics sbow- m”;: L lon;w"ol. -pnl(llnu dluhuu currect. i’lflm victor graceful ransferred the prize, asilver cako-baukat, to Liu uiuter, PR It must be remembered, In giving woight to theso four examples, thot twa of 4 family do not -h;ny:, perhspu do not ation, cowpete at tho Haw e, Germuny und France, All!l}hlwh to the Londou Thnes from Parls sayw: A Uermau paper ntates that ut o given moment the numbeor of (erman troopw, which hitlierto Lss nuwbored at the mont ouly 3,820,000 wen, may be Lrought up ta 1,600,000 won, in cons koyquenca of the furwationof & fourth battalion incasoof mobllizatlonor war. ‘Ilie saine papee #tutes shatthe French army, which unumbors ouly 1,089,400 juon, way eveulually be ruised so the same puber us the Geruau army by draft. Iug Inwllt the ?holu hl‘aenlvl-ctlu"imi ‘l‘udwflbs: army, ‘Lo complete this calculation §s may added th‘: :)Iu‘furlllam‘i .mdl clxllu :ntly 0:2 paper, and that & _long tima will clspse bofoge xr:u anynhez o RELIGIOUS. Annual Report Concerning the Bible Cause in Illinols, The Bapllst Sabhath-Schiool Conventlon In Milwaukee, “THE BIBLE CAUSE IN ILLINOIS. Tho following {8 the Bixth Annual repoet of tho Biblo Causo in Northiern Hlinols, for the year ending Maroh 81, 1875 1 Monntsoy, T, April 16, 1675,—We would record with dovout jreatifude thomorcles of tha past. A kind Drovidenco lias spurei us and inost of_onr coworkers, whilo athiern hiavo fallen, One only of our nasnciates In Jabor has been called away, Tho Iiev, A. O, Miller, of ‘Tonlon, who labored for & brief period with u, hias fona to hia rewand. Most of thosn named last year ns faithful laboree in thin field whill continuo in tha work, and have, with mich adelity, and, in many fne wanices, With' no small mesmira 0f nelf-nacris flee, Trosecuted thelr Iabors, Some bavo aided for tho timo being, Tho amount of auxillary agency aud colporiour work, 80 far as reported, apgregaton 845 years, Tia pust yeac hae boca, Ji many repocte, o barl ono financlally, Our causs, i common with oller Ruod causes, lias folt (lio tringency of tho times, the depreseed condition of tho monay market, and the derangenient of usitcss, by whica tmany who love flia caure Lave boen campelled to tesson thelr ifta, "o shortuoss of the crops Ly resson of drouglit in Tuany paris of our Slale, and tho ery of distresa from aur WWestorn frontier, #o gencrously teaponded fo, and tha very small amount recaived from legacios, ave out down our recelpt below thoga of any pravious yoar far & long time, and place Tlinofa third among th Htates in berremittances to tho Bible House, i, wo feol thaukful that ft 4 no worse, aud that wa como 10 newrly up 0 tho tignros of the previons year, Nearly ail of our Auxillarics havo Leen cngagod, fo #some oxteat, in the supply of their fiolds during tho yeur, 03 fortherly, Nome, howover, have made apecial etlorts u thin direction, a8 others hiad don in former year, Menard Couuty Biblo Hociety commencod the work of thorough cauvass nud prosccuted It in part of tho el very eatofully, under the faithful labors of Agent Gulick, and proposes fufahing it the prosent year, The cauvass thus for has rosulted In the visita- tlon of 1,39 families; 70 of whom were found deatle tute, and 7 weea nupplied. Siephienson County Biblo Soclety has done a good work in thli llno alxg, Froeport wis faflbfully cane vassed by Agent Foster with siich voluntecrald’ an ko mld secure, Tlhc result was vory ratisfactory, Hotg 2,050 fanulica wera visited, Of thoso 475 wero found thout Tibler, and 83 of them wero supplicd, snd somo 94 {ndividuals in addition, Whiteslda County Biblo Bocloty has done somothing 10 tho way of thorougb visitation likewlnc, Deacon i, Aroy, of Bterling, made o gratultots sud fallbful eane vams 'of that eity, Ho visltod 1,065 famiiios, found olghty-fiva destituto, snd suppliod thirly of them, A largo amouut of visttation oud supply lins been douo i varlous parts of the field, but thero aro tha more noticcablo nstances of n systematic canvass, Most of vur auxiliarics huvo doue 1p tho work pretty faithfully sinco the Jubtlos plan wan inauguratod,— though ifi rany casca it Laq boen 8 continuous work instead of » spocial one, Thera are but faw freedmen on my flold, saida from thosa gatliored 1n the cities and_Intgo fowna, Thoy Iavo ehared with othors tho benefactions ‘of our Socleties, 5 far na their wants Lave been madeknown, "Tho work of railroad supply, 6o far as ilo cara on our feadlng lines aroconcornod, wan motnly aitended to Inak year, A fow rouds have boen suppliod by our nuxilfaries tho present year, aud a fow atill romain to bo supplled. Tho rallrunds suppliod during the sear b tha following, viz: the Chego & fows, by flis Oglo County Bible Boclety ; tho Yeoria & Jtock ‘Island, by the Peoria County Bible Sm'h-l{: tbo Iudinnapolis, leomington & Westaru, by tho Poorin County Bible Hociety ; the Peorta, Pokin & Jacksonvilie, by the Tazes wolt County Ditde Soclely. Others will o auppliod a #00n na tho racks aud Gstires uro provided. Tho special work of the year in this department, so far as thia feld {8 concornad, Lns beon to provido for tho rallrond stations, A fow auxlliarics Lad begua tha Work ot tha dato of ilie Tt report, furnisiing {ie racks as well na tho books, ~ Thin year tho work las been prosecuted much miore systematically and suocessfully, the rallroad furnishe fhg tha rucks, and the auxiliatea tho books, marked with the namo of tatlon, rallroad, and_the Sacioty furnishing them, About 0 uuxllinfes Love engaped St tnis work, and_about 430 stations Laye bocn sup- e during ito vear, and some 500 fn all In Northor lhnols, The ooks'are generally well cared for and much used, Now and then ono fs missed from ta place, but fhis is tho excoption, Ko fat os I bave ob- sorvod, Tho whiolo work of railrosd supply neemis fo commend ftself moroand more totha public, The foneral sontiment is that it i tho proper thing to do ; und the wonder fs, that 1t as 1iot done hefore, ‘Ilio aupply of cHminal sud humane nstitutions haa cngaged conntderable attention during tho year. ‘Tho State Irison, at Jol{ut, ina boen reppliod, to o Iarge oxtent, by {ho State atithoriticn, I beliove, = Wo Lave only furnished a fimited pumber of books atill nocded i some forelgn lanjptages, More than 1,600 Biibles aro found in thicir Iargo sud well-relocted Hibra- Ty, 80 that all havoaccess 40 1ho Word of Lifo in their own tongiie, The Chifcago Bible Society lias furnisled a liberal supply to tho Cily Bridawell Alme-Hotee, and. athier {untitutions of thia clasy, ‘The samo is tfue of othor auxilisrica to a conslderable extent, “tha supply of hotels Las tlso shared mitch attentlon {n sarlous piaces, oapectally n Olago. Nesrly all tho leading hotela of (hia clty are now fully provided for in {hin respect, Thosojournor and tho traveler may find the Heavenly Guide-1ook almont always at hand, Alany other channels of disteibution Lavo alio been opened o ts, anit have not boen neglected, Tho o~ ring work has apectally engaged tho attention of tho Chicago Biblo Bocicty, though not to tho extent of tho provious year, Tho Mission Sabbath-Benool work still makes Iarge domauds upon L vory eflclent ausiliary, Tho col- portour and tho Biblo-reader Lavo alao” carrled tho word of Jifo to many _neglected homo, and maio tho alft doubly precious by Oliristisn counsel and earncat rayer. o T{ml in brief we have glauced at the fleld and noted tho work of tho sear, It may bo summad up thus 3 i Tiiy avz, By Supt.) agt's, Auxilisry and Dbranch socleties, 104) 055 usl 0 G Sermous and addresscs deliversd. a1f 1,001 Tetters written 195 4331 Clreulara and gsm| 80 Mllcs traveled 07 37,670 > Ty Auz'y Anle. Families and busines placos visited. 50,640 Familica found deatituto, 1,718 Destitute familles supp! 47 Destitute Individuals cappliod in adaiton. 2Dk Habbatti and athor schiools supplied. 124 Valtie of booka cireulated, Valtto of books sold... ‘Value of books donated, ,. Tho smoupt remitted to {!lclrlnwxmen! was $11,404.17. [t "Tho, remittances from o entiro ficld for tho year wero $30,847,82, viz: On $21,083.07 ou Danllon * Accauat, egrac ca, $820, thio wholo Htato 16 ns follaws s Buok-Account, $7,470,85 ; from ‘Thio report of Whola nutaber of fumilies and husiness places vislte od, 76,634, Familles found destitute, 2,835, Destitute famillea suppliod, 2,050, Destitute’ individuals sup. pied in addition, 2,660, Babbath.schools aud other schools supplied, as far us reported, 931, The entire l‘vg'nmanm from the Bialo for (he yesr were 43,010, - N Although thero haa boeu » small falling off in tho re- colpia as compared with the previous year, yet wo trust there haabeen noabatetnont of interest in tho cause, In. deed, thers are Indications of a growing estimato of tho rork that 1s being done by ottr Bocietios in placing the ‘Word of God withiln the reach of all, Our Anuiver- saries hiave been mbro largely attended and of a greater public interest, Iu many inrtances they bave beru among theinoat enthinajastio meetings of the year, We trust that the Auniversary of the American Bille So. clety, to ba held in Qhicagoon the Isth of 3lay, will Pmally {ucreaso the intervat in tho LiLle canse alruady 0lt in tho Wiat, This being the first timo that this ’mll Natlonal Boclflulml transferred ity Auntversa from the Atlantio seaboard, wwa hopo that it will ba wol- comed with an enthumasm worthy of tho reputation of Chicago and the great Northwest, E, G, Buity, Diatriot Buperintendent of tho American Bible Koclety for Nortlirn Hiiuots. » B.—All ouinzounicationa {u relstion to the Dille rauss In tho norihern half of lilinois, addresscd to the Huperintendent, E, @, Bmith, at Morrison, White- #ide County, 1L, whl Tecelve prompt sttentiof, THE PRESBYTERIANS. Spesial Ltapateh (o The Uhloaga Tribune, DavesronT, Is,, April 22.—0n Wednesday afe teruoon tho Presbytory of Yowa Olty convonod ot Keots, Waehington County, sud delogates wera prosent from tho churcues at Davenpart, Koota, Codar Vailoy, Holon, Summit, Rot Oak, Lldndge, Iows City, Tipton, Monteruma, Deep Rlver, Brooklyn, Columbus Oity, Orawtorduyillo, Wost Liberty, Atallusa, Marongo, ¥lm Grove, Higourney, Mount Union, Muscatine, Washing- ton, Waldott, Oxford, Wilton, Bothel, and Ilor- man,—in all twonty-threo ministors, fourtoen ruling olders, and lourcnxm:mnd!nglmnmbnn. The Hov, ¥, H, Honols was eloctod Modarator, and delogaton wore eleoted {o the Genoral Ax. sembly, 'To-day tho Pro-b{'loxalmnammd cone slderablo busluess solating to the affairs of the Churcly, and adjourned. Br. Louis, Mo, April 20.—The lllelbi'lery of t. Louis, 8 its recent meeting at Lolla, Mo, on mation of Dr. Dickey, of 8t, Louls, adopted tho following ovorture ta the General Assembly, to meet at Clovoland in Moy : Wiiilo wo atill bellovo that tho csusa and K Qhirist in this lsnd would be gresily promolod by cus tablialing friendly relatious between tha two General Assemblios which bear the Prowbytorlan uawe, sud ibe Olurches Nurth and Houth “which they pareul dani of Fepresint s and whila we deaply sogret fho ap fallire of rocout negatiatio yety belug cone stralned to bellova that tho resalt of 86 tueating of our Joiut Commmltices st Baltimore, following the Larmoni- us actlon of Jur two Assepiblies at Bal 81, Louly, cleatiy lndicates” 158 {nospediefcy of presse Suig the subject of cluser Talatlons ut proseut, and would tnost sarnestly aud respoctfully urge our Gens eral Amioinbly o rost furibier ucgotiatlons u the esired aud possibly futuso sction of the Honthern As- wewbly, PAPTIST SABBATH-SCHOOL INSTITUTE, tweral Corvespandence of The Chicano Tribune, Miuwauxky, April 21.—The Baptisi Babbath- Hebool Institute resurmed ity seusions this morn- iog with & praise-mectiug, couducted by the _Rov. D, K. Halteman, Warren Randolpb, R, D,, of Thiladelphin, followod with an STio Tutorprotablon of the bl aey Shens o . Itobarte, Buporintondent of thoe Sacond L tist Habbath-Sehool, dolivared an adirosy o oo Towson Studied,” 'in which tho beat mapn: o whulying the Herlplires was poimnie ol Tho alternnon and evoning woro taken up wity adidtenses on Tho Neod of n Knowlnigy Doctninos to the Aunday Bchool Tonchor, b 1 TRov, Frod. (1, Thearlo, of Chic " The Qo pel by Joln," by It . Jncobs, Esq., of Chicns, sud another address by the latter ucntlnmnu.m S $ratiiaiety CARL SCHURZ, Speech atn Nerenndo in St. Touls, Ex-Scnntor Carl Schurr, aftor YAcating pj seat In tho Houate Mnrch 4, started upon 4, oxtendoed lecturing tour, ono object of Which aA to raifio somo monoy Lo defray the OXpionge; of his propoeed trip to Huropo. On his rolury to Bt Lo, Inak Haturday evening, bin frigy, gavo Ll o graud seronado. Hovoralhungyy porgoual trionds and leading cltizons worg Pros ent, Col. Giantt mado tho nddress of welcoms, to which Ar, Bchurz responded a8 follows s My Feerow.Ormszesn: What your spokesmian fina Just il leadn tup to *pinedd that part of tbls demonateation in owing tho fact that you spprovo of fiy pitblle conrae gy iat perfod o' which 1 have had tho houor to yeped nent tho Hlato of Missonrd in the Congree of thisn publla. T eanclude from it that yoii nt leant Tyl thet if the Blate of Miewour! disitnguilied e sy a8 sho certainly did, sho d1d ot siiler any distope: or shinme at my hands, [Applause.] oy As n the fate of uvery pulllo man, T linve Ject 1o much eriticlmn, gool snd had ot 2k somo wnfunt, Bt U'mny soy ono tilig o my that fu whnlever I may liavo daue, well Sudgel o mistaken, nobody liss over had reanon (o doubt o motiven,’ Thioto' fa uothing that popular Taves 1 #ivo to e, and thoro in nothing that pupular fe can withhold fromn oy that would over bs as dea g ‘mo ua the consciourncrn of hnviug dono my dyty s cordlugt to tho best dictaten of my conseldnes, (4 riatne.) T fiave thun acted s your Hevator, and 1L fnm fuddeod to kinow that this nction i pproved by g feant o laryo portion of the peopla of Missourl, AR Mr, Gantt han alrcady intimatod, most of 4, eriticlem (hat Laa been dovoted to mo sprang from {1y fact thal T considered o oxcesn of partinan uyint o of the principsl dangor to the purlty of ont repuig. on_fuatituttons ; to public virtue aud 10 geuera oy portiy Tdo o conslder . 1linve striiguled agiin t, and in that ymy lost many frienda aud made caemion. But 1 nm cousoled alio by th nasurse gathered na I have gone through the land, that thy Dumber of thoss who think that I was rigt ix growisg from day to dny, Even among thoss who Lt tlree o four yearsago acciieod i1 most bitterly of unfalinggl, ners {0 tho party which olectod mn thereares niany who bink now that it would have bees i Latter for them a8 well an for {he country If thore whe octed ns T Qid had Leen lstened fo os advigsy inlead of belug treated us enomies, duigo in the ' hope, alihough wo with many disappoininenta, that whon anolher grest polifica €oIno Upon ug—that yoar wi and purest memories of thin great American Reputlie; when wo invite the uations of 1ho world Lo witniessthy trlumplin of fres Inatliutions—that then tho Ame poople will not exhibit 10 the workd tho spectarioof two political pactios morely warhing all their diny linea §u the faco of mankdnd [applatnc) : uor exch acy lranf to promoto its fortunes by proving siurly thy tlie otlier ouo in warso tha {tsolf, but may we then by bold tho spectaclo of & frec pooplo rising in thely might—twiaug thelr intorsts tn thelr own hantsind coutirming the grest principles upon which f e public was founded—oxpanding the aentimirnts of gen. aral brothorlicod smong the peuple, and preserving . act fho fandamental prinelpion of ‘conatitutionl g, ernucnt, snd promoting the general properily ind glory of tho naton, {Applause.) Tnis sy ardent wirh, and f anythiiig can be dono to futiher such 1 object, yon will find o working and fighting in the ranka ow as T havo aver duno befare, [Applasc,) Tiut, my friondn, lot me nttributo part of this beantte ful demonatration, not merely (0 su approral of my public condct bit to s foaitg of frieacablp fn you or mo peraonally. At least it would bo very gratefal ta my feulings to {hink that I wera authorized ta do #0, (A volce, “ You may,”} “Aud hiere 1 must afluds to a clrcumstance Which miay samo timo ago have atruck you s rather slugular, A rimor was curren) through sovcral nowspapersof thin countrs, sulit scomed to mo somowliat industriously apread by sea publishied in thia Btato, that T would Jeava tho Bt Missourl and toke up my reaidence In New York, or Genmauy, or heavou knows whoro not, [Laughter.) Let me taka this opportunily to assuro my felior. citizons of tho Clty of St Louis sud my e sonal frlonds, that I nein to mtay amoog yu wih iy famlly—my wife and iy chiliro- s oo of your own, [Great spplauto il cheers,] ThatT am bound to the Stato of Misced nud to the City of 8t, Louis, not only by materfal is tereat, but alwo by feeling ani atfachizent of thobex, and that the bonds which bind me to_this plnce andis sou, my friends and neighbors, cannot 80 eaxly ty severed, [Applause.] 1t §x {rue, as Col, Gantt eald, that T Lavo had folars public lifo da far o# that pubilic ifo was of 8 poliicl chatacter 3 but thiero $s o publlc 1ife which docs notap pear ouly In the halls of Congreas at Washington, but Tnong {ho peoplo thcmaelvor, which also hos sote thing o do with determiniug the destinics of this coun. try [applause], and in that public Iife, after havingley tlio Senate, 1aball Daactive with you asono of your follow-citizeus, ond I hopo woall iy at_eome fiturs day haverome reason to aay that wa ‘havadons soma service 1o the co been. } romn o T el g so e .mxxmlt ] s T el ravives (g proagen ————— Political Economy for Ludles, Ladies, what 15 capital? ~Having moro monsy thian you know what todo with. What I8 labor? Endeavoring to mako your husband undorstand that you ought to haves now drosa evory weok. ‘What is tho mosnlog of démand? Insisting that you must have omonth sttho seaside for the Lonotls of your Loalth. What is supply? Your husband's giving you n clicck to cover your expenses. ‘What I8 co-opdration? Your husbanl assist ing to make your garden party o succows, What aro pmthu? ‘Tho means of onabling you to keop up appearanoos. What is division of protits? Your Lushandal- lowing yon o cortain amount of his income for your own use, What fs irade? Tho moans whereby bus Lands aro enablod to obtain the cash required by their wives, What is credit? Running upa bill s tbe draper's, Of what uso s credit ? It enables you taget things withont paging for thom. What fs oorrency ? Saylng somothing aboul somebody olse, and tinding overybody dolngthe same. . Whatarowages? Tho monoy wa ara obliged to pay tho sorvanta. What is land? 'That part of the carth which is not water. = Into what divislons ia tho land dirided? Tawne, villages, canntry-catates, rosds, and Ar. Huwith's garden, To wh’ém does tholand bolong ? Totheland: lord, of course. W:mr lre‘;ho ?1";““ of landlords? Tho pay- mont of ratca and taxes, What aro the dutios of Jandladiea? To lok a8 Bwveet ay possiblo whilo thelr customers have monoy to spond. el What ia fixed copital? Tho £10 which you lont brotber Tom, and which ho will not Py back again, - What is floating u{gnn Your now parscl blown off tho jotty into tha ses, E What aro rights of Inbor? Harab Janed Huud.nhy! afternoons uut.thher young man, sods new ¢l oh ev! month, \thtg:m maf-fnma of capltal? Tha 3".':5 of parties, going fall dreesto tho theaters, niding the high horee, What are tho duties of labor? To gob 8 much a4 possibla out of tho capitalists. What aro tho duties of capital? To geb 8 mnch as possible out of the laborer. b What iso bank? A placo whoro ther chaoks, biod ‘What {s a check? That which overy husl ought to give hiks wifo whou she wanta it. v Whatjs a punlo? When a wifo finds that Lusband bas uot suflicient to pay ber bl —Hornet, . ——— A Itcavy Libel :’ull. Nprenujleld (Mass,) Republicais, o tibel waks oF S5 Wi FheTpe nurm builder and_Iate .poiitical bows of 5 flmj iy agalnat the Republlcan, In expected to i tho approaching term of the Bupreme Court 3 thig olty. ‘The suit ia for §200,000 damsges & the circumatauces of ita orlgin, o yoar snds alt ago, wil be roadily recalled by ibe .fi"?i'fi It iuvolves, tirst, certain facta counect 4 it railroad legislation and rallrosd Emm in rreh of entorprisua 1 which tho plaintiff and hulwll ily wors eapeoially intorested, and mhe{‘ I counected with several local electious b moro or losa direct relation with ench 1 oo legislation and grants; aud, secona, um; " is more fmportant to the prcss and gencr ml’ o lio, the rights and duties of nnwulmper-“ o discussion of unch public quostions avd ¥ IP:H X #ons who put_themsolves forward lnrflll"u” s them. Indeed, tho vase involves, "'"“.,fi, ) than any other wo have kuowa to bo tflmu“" Rhighest principles and the most fm| ponnu, b ibe of wodern {ourulllum. There {s nothing lustory or olroumatances of tho c“fi ;i?;cl fion vnth a clear :ud f“lldhumllm““l:- -: Bich 1t 20 of tho great underlylng princlp! k mnnpluffxly pl:u?gu.z“} Vs llxh: :::: lo'(‘l“(';‘s': eut of al at tho Kepubdlican bat og lilu. Wo cannot doubt that it willbe well trie Picutc Enjoyme In Nan Francisce Tho Han Franclsco Alla says: *' 'Tlfi’ with soaxon hias et in, and the hoodlum is fll o, satiufaction. Ho crossca tho bLay alnl‘,s;1 M eed and looks for the rural Ohioaman with 0 eits relish of & bloodhound, "Thero was au 8XCePly, {uto Marin County on Bunday, and & :Xfl o hoodtus laid lu & lnEply of cobblos - ol peed g S satbeus a4 were within re pleatsnt oxerciee will contious through e 88 mer moaths"