Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1875, Page 5

TAE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1876.—TWELVE PAGES, BEECHER. Am Important Stage of the Trial Unexpectedly Reached. Evarts Perpetrates a Surprise by Resting the Case for the Defense. An Insinuation by Beach that Mrs, Tiiton's Testimony Mas Been Omitted. Defendant’s Counsel Conclude Not to Use Her as a Witnoss, ludge Neilson Was Glad of It, Though She Might Have Testified. Geon, Butler to Boe Cnlled to Robut Tracy’s Evidonce, ANOTHER EPOCH. SUMMARY. dpecial Disvatch to The Chicaae Tribune, Kew Yonx, April 80,—Tho cross-examination of Traoy waa finished to-day, and the dofondant {hen rested his case, The plaintill’s connsel of- fored to consont to tho calling of Mrs, Tilton as n tritness, but tho offer was not acceptod. In tho aftornoon tho prosccution began to call their witnosaes in rebutial. Charlos C. Stanloy, * George W. Maddos, and John Bwinton wore alled to testify in relation to the Roussel pro- seesion In Docomber, 1871, THE ATTENDANCE, The Hon. B. Rice, of Des 3oincs, Is., sat on tho bench, The court-room was crowdod more closoly than it has been at sny timo since Air, Boochor foft tha witnoss stand. In tho after~ noon whon it bocame known that the dofonso bad rvested its caso, - and thint the prosceution wonld call witnessos in ro- butta), tho andicnce fncrensed in sizo and the doncway lending into the audionce room became onee mora cmwflcd with peoplo who wora anxious w0 hear the procectdings, although thoy wero obligod to stand and peor one ovor anothar's shoulders. Oue of the most TMPORTANT PONTIONS OF THE OTOBS-EXAMIRATION, related to tho intorview betsvoon Gon, Traoy aud AUra. Moulton, about tho timo whon Mr. boul- ton's short statemont to the Cominittce was sub- stitated for his long one. Mr. Beach nuked it tho witness at that intorviow Lod enid to Mra. Aoulton : ** Emma, you are a bravo woman, You havo saved the ofd man to-diy;" and if he had questionod ber whether sho wouldn't de- stroy certain pavere if Jeremiah I, obinson advised it, sud Tiad eaid to hor: **If Frank evor uses that etatomont and letter you will bo ruined, socially, financially, and in every way.' Mr, Traoy roplicd that he Liad had a conversa- tion with Mrs. Moulton on tho subjccta roferred toia Mr, Boach's question, but that, in sul~ stanco, 1t was not what the question embraced. Defore replying in reference to this conversa~ tion, Mr. Tracy objocted to golng into 1t, on the round that it was a confidentinl eouversation tween DMra. Moulton and himnelf, Agaln, on Lis rodirect oxamination, Mr, Tracy eaid that ho bopod Le woukl not be queationed about the dotails of that conversation; but his objection was sct naido, He .testified that nothing was sald about the destruction of papers elthar then or at a future date, Mr., Tracy denfed that he had mado other statements of a mmilar char~ acter In a provious convorsation with Mra. Moul- ton in 1874, Mr. Boach sald that L intondod to rocall Mra, Alonlton and question hor In rofer- ence to theso conversations. ‘Tho redirect oxamination of Mr, Tracy by Mr. Evarts drow out tho fact that, before Mr, Til- ton's sworn statomont was mado public, Afr. Tracy had coneulted with others in roferenco to rocuring an iujunction to prevent its dostruc- ou. SENTIMENT IN_NEW YOLK AND BROOKLYN. Tho refusal of Beecher's couusol to call Mra, Tilton cansed great oxoitement in the court aud much unfavorablo comment throughout thocity, For weoks past Mra. Tilton has been uador care- ful oxamination, A month ago counsel avowed thelr purposa to call her, and only last Monday ono of the caunscl stated that sho wonld follow Burat Holatond, who was to have been called, ac- cording to the aama authority, oa the conclusion of Mr. Traoy's testimony. 'Judge Neilson had ulready expressed an intention to sdmit her to sesufy If Lilton's counsel did not ebject, and it was tho genoral publio improsalon that shie ought to be callod by Dooclier's side. There is no doubt that the failare to do so haa at least mo- montarily damsgod Beechior's ease ln public entie wation. i TRACY CONCLUDES. MOULTON'S BHORT BTATEMENT. New Yonr, April 30.—Mr, Beecher was not prosens at his trlal this morning, but his wifo nod aon were. ‘Thore was a noticeable increaso of lookers-on. ‘The cross-sxamination of r. Tracy was con- Unued as follows: I hada cunversation with Mrs, Moulton on the night her husband mads the short atatement bofors the Church Commite tee. Ilearned that night that tho short atato- ment had been propared instead of the long ons, and that Mra. Moulton was instramentsl ta pro- paring it. [Shown a papor.] I presume thisis the statement presentod on the ovening of Aug. 10, Tho witnesa’ attention was called to a convor- sation with Mre, Monlton on the 10th of August, ond the witnees aald that bo uoderstood the CONYVERBATION WAS CONFIDENTIAL, sndhe did not deslre to muke it known unless tho lady should desire it. Ho sald, howevor, it 'was not the conversation in which ho (witness) ‘waa acting as counsol for tho ady. The witnesa continueds I had s conversation with Mra, Moulton, but did not toll hor she had “gaved tho old man,” nor advise her to burn hor husband’s long statement, tslling her that i€ it wera publlsbed it would causo hor husband's Tuin, financlally and soolally. [‘T!u ehort atatement of Moulton to the [nvosti- galing Commitios was read by Mr, Boach.] T was presout at tho meoting of the Commit- too when this statemont was prosented by Moul- ton, I hed & short intorviow with him st Storrs' houso bafore ho presented tho statement, Ho told ma ke would not presont the loug utatement, 'g:t had a shorter one as & subetitute. I think COMMUNICATED 178 SUDSTANCX TO ME. Mr, Muuson was prosent at that interviaw, I had four interviews with drs, Moulton prior to ibis, but in none of thoso I ever said to her to “kick Thlton out of the housoand burn his doou- ments, a8 he would Lring hor family into trouble snd disgrace.” I aaw 3 before the Committee, I did not ssk him in the luterview, before ho went bofore the Committee, 1t his sister admitted Laving committed adultery, Ho aaid he would commuuicata o mo notbing of what ho kuow in regard to tho matter. Lhad an ioterviow with Deasie Tarner at Mr, Dvingtou's beforo s weut befors the Commit- tes. I met hor for the flist timo that attorncon, Lhada conyemsation with her that eveuing in Abe parlor. I think I know s gontloman namod . Martln, but T did not ses him duriug that loterview. I do ‘mot think the conyersation Iastod more thanan hour, but I would awear it did not Iast two hours, 'Aftora couversation with Mr. Woodruft last summer, sbout monsy payments, HE REFROACOED M for having told Moulton. I do not remember ihat I was prosent wheo Monlton was summoned before tho Caxnmmuior advisiug him not to Ko beforo that body, Ithink that the apors sont by Mr. Botler were returncd, as I dn'med saeof my youog men todo so. I received no lotters from him asking for thelr roturn, 1 was not connected in this scandsl with tho thurch proceedings, bub was with the de- liberstiops of the Investigating Committea, DMWL soms portions of this peandal I bave been the active friend of Mr, Beechor, and more 80 since the publication of the Liscon lotter, I do not recollect writing articies for the papers before the Bacon letter made its sppearance. I do pat recall baving given in- Yormaulon Lo aay prominent jor .:‘i about the Imalier before the Bacon loiter., bince the Hs- r. Richards whoa ho waa* con letter 1 !r in paporn, bu publication favorable to AMe. Bsnchar. I bave not dictatod or publishod an artlale on nnrv Joct sinco 1871 ; but during thls time TALRED WITIl NEWAFAPER-MEN on the subjoct as Lo the phaaes of it, aod they liavo anked my viows on it. ‘The firat interviow I had with 3r. Beacher was tho woek aftor the intorview with *Moulton, In Novembor, 1872 I nover lisd & conversation with the edit~ or of & leading papsr in thia city aftor tho Dacon lefter, with & roquost to write favorably or publish favorably sabout Mr. Deechor, I boliovo I talked with John Rusnoll Young ln repard to the courso Lis papor should pursue in this matter. At tho closs of tha Hunday loterview with Moulton, I think I suggestod that the papors ought to bo dostroy~ ed, and Tilton ohjecled to it. I mado the ro- mark at ona of tho interviews with ‘Tilton Lhat, If ho * Truo Btory ” wan published, it would ruin Dim, Lis wifo, and Mr, Beecher, Whon I sald this, I thought that if thia seaudal wero publiah- {I: and tho matter cause an iuveatigasion it would aib- have THE DUIN OF ALL PARTIES, T nupposed that this charge would ruln him if Tilton wasfsupported by his wife, aven though ho was ablo to sasort hia innocenco. I labored Lo have thoe documonta oxtingulshed and scandal killed, Aftor the {nvestigation, the Committoe swan sppointed, and I will swear I diQ not labor to liavo the papors deatroyed, though I labored to suppress tho docnments. Jtedirect Examination—1 understood, st this Iattor stage, that it tho papers wore deatroyed it would add fuel to the flnmos, ag part of thom biad already been publishod, 1t was s mourca of anxiety to mo lest any of theso papers should be dentroyed, and I made afforts to discover if an of thom wore destroyed. Tho manner in which 1labored to destroy the papera befare this wan by moans of convorsations with Moulton and Tilton. At the Sunday intorviow, Moulton kept silont whon I ADVISED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FAPENS, but at a eubsequent period ho oxpressed his in- tention of not following my advice, Ihad mov- oral intorviews with Moulion prior to the 10th of August. I novor sald io substanco that sho anght to ‘“kick Tilton out of doors,” and tho tword kicking was not used. I do mnot Tecall using Anrv oxprossion conveying the import of kicking. I vover ssid to M. Boulton that tho papera should be destroyed, aleo thoy wonld destroy Moulton and his family. Nothing of this kind occurred at any of thosa in- torviows, that 1 remombor, Thore waa n talk batwoon Mre. Moulton and myself, aftor tho Ba- oon letter came out, 8a to tha ovil that would Lo douo to soclaty if this wattor camo out. Iro- member an occasion in which I considerad the subjoct of gotting an luljnncuon to provent the papers being destroyed, It was aftor Tilion's aworn statoment was published, 'Thnie was no talk botwoen Mrs, Moulton and mysolf ou tho 10th of August, ADOLT DURNTNG THE PAPERS, % but there was s talk nbout the desirability of buroing thom at an eartior period. Nothing ivas said nbout thoir destruction in the future, 'Thoro was 8 convorsation about tho substitution of tho short statomont for tho long one. * In o convoisation with Mr. Richards, whon he waa going bofore tho Plymouth Investigating Committoo, I told bim whoI was, andthat I wauld conduct his examination. Ho smd lio had nothing to say, and would declino to answar any queation put to him by tho Commitics, on the ground that TIS WAS A PAMILY MATTED, and he would not have it drown out bofors the Committes, I said ho would bo suked I Luy eister had committed adultery, and Lo made no anoswr, or rofused to answer, for it would put his nister in o bad poaition, Ho blamod mo for thia auggestion Lo go befare the Commiltee, declioed to appoar bofore thom for examination, aud went oll. By, Beachor wan not o parly fo tho futerviow botween Gen, Datlor and myself on tha 10th of August st my lodging-housa, 3Ir, Beecher was not in tho houso then. and I was not acting for him, In regard to the interview at tho Iifth Avouug Ilotel, Mr. Boacher hnaw pothlug about {t. I wa2 connsel for Woodrnfl & Rohinson in & Government matter, which di not come to litigation, At no timo in this ox- awmloation bavae I givon any information about theeo litigations of tho fivm. Mr: Evarts announced that the defento restod. —_— MRS, TILTON, STE WILL NOT DE CALLED DPON, 3r. Beach roso and sald it was duo to his sido to atats that they mado no objection to the othier sido producing Blrs, Tilton on this suit, ond wonld waive all objections and interpose no bar- rior to it, although aho was an incompetent wit- noss undor the statuto. They consented on their part that tho other sido conld use Mra. Tilton as & witnoss, 1f they dasired to do so. Mr. Evarts aald it never hiad beon a serions queation with thom whetber Mre, Tilton would bo s witnoss, as they know that tho law was against thom now, If Mrs. Tilton could at any tima have been admittad, there wore grave ques- tiona to bo considered, and that if his clioot noaded any furthor evidonoe it would be Lisduty to adduco such aevidence. Thoy had not been brought to any polot in which thoy were lod to consder the force of tho avidonce, Br. Beach said thot, in hls view of the policy of tho Iaw, tho councel wero mistaken in tho intont of tho law as to tho propriety of allowing the wife todefend heraelf, It wasnot tho polioy of the law to forbid that adverse Eflslt[on. but bo only montioned this matter, first, so that if counacl desired to produco tho lady, they weie at perfoct liberty to do so. Ar. Evarts said lio did not bellsve tho consent of conusel, in opposition to tho law, made the wife compotent witnoas. Judge Noilson said thore was no question about allorabitity of tho othor sido to offar Lhis lady a6 a witaoss, It wonld be a vory tryimg l)amtlon for her, but on the whole Lie was glad the lady was not to bo offored as s witness, Tho Court Liere took the nsual recoss. —_— IN REBUTTAL. THAT COMMUNIST PLOCESSION. Attor the recess Charlea 0. Stanloy and G. W, Maddox wero called in rebuital. Thoy teatified that Tilton was not with Mrs. Woodhull in the Roussel procession. Jolin Bwintou was noxt called. He testifiod : Ireaide in New York, and am soqualnted with ‘Theodore Tilton, snd know him slightly in 1871, T also xnow Mra. Woodhull and Misa Claflin by #lght, Iremomber the ouesol prooeasion, and was {n it in company with Tilton, We walked arm-in-arm togother. I foined the procession at Tighth atreet, and Tilton was with an old gontleman whom I think ho fnrroduced to mo as Mr, Gregory, I did not see Mra. Woodbull or Miss Olaflin during the procession, ‘Tilton was with me durlog tho whols line o2 marel, and wo were walking arm-In-arm tho wholo time. Whor the procession endoed I went with Tilton, and we parted at Fourteenth strent and Unibn Square, and I did not thon soo Alrs. ‘Woodhull or Miss Claflin, i Cross-examined : Idid not supposs, when I svent to the procosslon, that Tilton wonld ba in it. X was surprised to sce him thero, " Mr, Beach, at this polut, said that {f It wonld bo convonlent to the othor gentlemen, soms }'fi?- tlemen, somo gentiomen of tho jury would like an early adjournment, Adjourned till Moaday morning, ——— " FACTS AND GOSSIP. BEN HUTLER TO TESTIFY. New York Sum, April 23, A subpeens been sent to Gen, Butler, sum- moning him to Brooklyn to testify in rebuital to Gen. Tracy’s testimony, Atr. Moulton sald, s fow davs ago, ** (en. Butlor will tell of an in- tetvi ew with Gen, Tracy on the Tuosdsy of tho woek fn which Afr, Boechor made his atatement, whon the subject undor conaideration was an outline of = dofense which was to bo made for Mr. Boecher on the theory of bia guilt, It was the uudorstanding ¢ that interview that Mr, Beecher should mnke uo further statemont to the Commitiee, and that ho ehould prepare a efatomont for his church, and dismiss the fn- veatigati Mr, Tracy saw me on the next day, Wodneadsy, to ask what had botter be snid abont tho paymont of the $7,000, and told mo that he thought it it came cut that Boechior had paid money, it would go hard againet Mr. Boecher, ln;l ‘bo nl’g tuat llahlmll‘x‘("m‘ml'i I.\e‘ld I:lh“ k‘“:(ol opinion. Tracysald mothivg about blackm: fhatday Y 4 TIUE NOUSE THAT DOWEN DUILT, To the Editor ortha New York Graphie, Plymouth Church.~Ihis fs the Louss that Bowen bultt, Grace, Morcy, and Peace.—Thls is the meal st Iay'in the houso that Bowen built, - Parorysmal Kias—Thie is the mouse that ll;ldltn Lo meal that lay in the houas that Bowen uilt. Gaui’fi.—’fl!ll is the oat' that hunted the mouse that bid in the meal that lay in the Louse that lowen bullt, Dissimulation.—This is the dog that worried the cat thas hunted the mouse that hid in the moal that lay in the houss that Bowea bullt, Vicky.~Thls is the cow with the crumpled bosl that kinked till the d 'llmgol&l:l at warried the cat tust huntad thh mouse that hid ( nblished two Interviews of mine | in the moal that Jayfn tho houne that Dowen 1 hiave not flre;mud .artlclos for [ b ailt, Hir Marmailuke,—Thin in the swaln sl tat- tared and toru who mosthed tho coy sith the crumplod heel who kickod tilf tha dor was avi | go spiel that worrled (he cat that hunted tLa mouse that lid {n the moal that Isy in tho house that Bowen built, Alizabet,—1hin in the malden o}l farlorn whn Jlited tho man all tatterad and torn who_earrind the cow with the angry hnel that kicked ) the dog wns awa ge spiel that worried the cat that huntod the mouso that hid in the meal that lay iu tho houna that Bowen bulit. I, W.—~Thin {8 the priest all sbaven and shorn ho almost winhed ho had nover beon horn whon Do kinsed the maiden all forlorn who jiltad the swain all tattered and torn who conxad tha cow with the lively heel that kicked till the dog was aus ge apkel that warriod the cot that hunted the mause that hid in tho meal that lay 1n the Louse that Bowen Luils, rs, Moullon.—Tlia is a **Blieo of ihe Judg- ment Day " whoso * downright truthfuiness ™ cartiod dismay to the nnughty priest tn * the cava of gloom " who * sat on tho ragred edgo " of his doom when ho kissed tho maiden all for- lorn who jlited the man all tattorod and torn who soothed tite cow wilh the viclona heol that kick- od till the dog wan aus ge spicl that worried the cat that huntod tho moiwe that hid in the meal that lny in the honso that Bowen built. ** My Dear Von Moltke "—This in the name of the Mutual Trinod who carriod the sccrecy through to tho ond for tho ely old pricat {n the cave of gloom who kent a dangerous cnr in his roomn when L kissod the malden all forlorn who dilted the man all worriod and waorn who coaxed the cow with the voraatila hool thit kiched il the dog was aus ge apicl that teannd the cat that hunted the mouaa that hid in tho mesl that lny in tho liouno that Dowan bullt, AMrs, Aorse.—~This Istho typical mother-in- Inw with the tornblo tonguo and flexibla jat, tho eazlo eye and nvonging claw, who told of a't that slie heard and saw, who indulged in various comments aloud, and mado it sultry for all tho crowd—for tho Mutual Friend who “dnred to re- fuso to lot hor got at_his budget of nows: for the priost who, caught in what hio_had don Baid,” **Mother, I wisl vou would cali mo son ; for her deeolnte dnughlor all forlorn who fllted T, T, (Tattered and Woru) who carried tho cow with tho frisky heel that kicked till the dog was aus ge apiel that worriod tho cot that hunted the mouto that bid In tho meal that lay in the houso that Bowon built, The Graphic.—This is the cock that will crow in the morn when Justico blows hor delinquent horn, commanding all to acknowledga the aorn § for the mother-in-law with tho liugual thorn; for tho Mutual Fricnd with bis lofty scorn; for that Blico of tho Day of Judgment born to com- fo1t and ecaro and guide and warn; for Bossio, who, 88 8ho Laa aworn, by Marmaduke from bier bed was torn, and unto his screaming and sleep- ng borno; for the ocind priost sil shaven and shorn who kissod tho malden all forlorn who Jilted tho man all worriod and worn who soothod tho cow with the limbar heel that kicked till the dog was aua qe spiel that worricd the cat that huntoed ths mansn that bid in the meal that lay in the house that Bowon built, W. A. Cnorrur, —— VIEWS OF CORRESPONDENTS, CUMULATIYE EVIDENCE, Tothe Editor of The Clicago Tridune: CorLtiaviLLE, IlL., April 27.—Thero ia a prin- clplo {n tho theory of evidonco, that, where moro thau ono witnoss testifies to tho same fact, the welght of probability established is rather ina geomotrical than an arithmetical ratio to the numbor of the witnessea; and 6o it must bo conceded $hat tho tostimony of Tilton, Moulton, and Mea, Moulton to tho fact that they under- atood Boechor confessed to them improper re- Inttons with Mre, Tilton, seems Lo almost estab- lish that fact boyond doubt. Uuless the teati- mony of theso threo crodible witnessos can bo overthrown, it must follow, then, that tho fact ia eatabllsbod that Deecher did confess his crimo to theso partles. Mow, the quertion is, would Boccher liltely lavo confcased if he was not guilty ? I thiok not, Tho point at fesno, however, ia not whothor Bocchor was holieved to hiavo told certatn partics 4o and so; but it ls, whethor ho is actually guilty of the act of adultory, There are but two wituossos whoso teatimony can bo based on ab- golute knowledgo: thoy are Mrs, Tilton and Becechor. Now, as compatent testimony Is only takon under outt, nnd as Beocher's word under oath is of moro welght than were hLis words to Tilton,, Monlton, and Mrs. Moulton, when he was not under oath, it must follow that the woight of testimony is in_favor of Deechor's in- nuxnco; olge hisaners word will outweigh his oath. The question, than, for the jury to decido, fa not whether Beochor was understood by thoso thres persons au confossing his guilt. It is Larely possible that these three witnceses mis- anderstood Boocher's words, or innocantly inisconatrued thoir mesning. Beccher was un- doubtedly under futouse omotion when talking with these partios ; and thero mighs bo an aute- cedent probability that threo or more persona would, undor the circumstsuoes, be mora likely to misunderstand Lis words than that such a man would commit such a crims, At most, thess porsons can only testify to what they belfsvo Beeoher confessed to Liem, when not under oatti, Mra. Tilton will probably boosllod on tho witness.stand, 8he haa donied ber guilt; and then confossed it. or I bolievad have dona #o: and then denfed it agaio, Hovwaevor, |heomtfellly, sho has not {prjnrd Lier word, as sho was not under oath. When sho is placed undor oath, I supposo khe will declara her innocence; and so Mra. Tiiton and Mr, Heocher, under oath, will have moro weight than tho same parties noteworn; and, s no living witnoss can aotually swear that they aro gullty, aud theso two witnesuos will awear that thoy are not guilty, 1t Is difloult to see npon what grounds the jury can find against hor, Aftor all of this, however, I am sorry to say tbat the olrcumatances ars such that Iam fear- ful that tho grest jury of the Amorican people will never fully acquit Mr. Beocher, I'mz Tain- UNE of some daya sinco canlained an editorial on 4 Cumalative Evidouce,” which scomed to ana. iyze the composition 1n the Doecher evidence maore satisfactorily than anyihing elsa I Lave secn in the papers, But the questlon in this, Ar, Editor: Will the teatimony of Tiltou, Moule on and his lady, cstablish positive proof sa to Beechor's guilt, “or will it only establish » strong presumption sgainst him? L. ' PAIR TLAY " AND I8 BAVINGS, Tw ths Eavtor of The Chieago Tribuna Osnrenviie, Ia, April 20.—I don't know whetbor you notice such things, but if you will overhaul tho Chicago Times of the 22d, and read the valuable communication of * Fair Play* on the “‘unfairness ¥ of Tur TILUNE in discussing the Doeoher trial, you will arrive at the conclu- sion—a conviction with mo long ago—that * Falr Play"1sin a vory bad way, and lisbla to share the fate of tha two or three poor devlls gono crazy over tho affair thus far, Somo three or four weoka ago, this sames in- dividual spread himsolf all ovor the Tintes, and denounced 14 * sn {nfamons cur " some mild cor- rospondent who had dared to say something sgainat Doselo,—Turner's Boselo!—the noblo and high-minded young lady whom the moral Plymouth coterle had declarod a brick! Ha also tried his hand at another correspondent who had had the temority to call the twaddle produced by some of the dofendant's witnosues, twaddle, And, lastly, ho triod to convert his readers to his own s-priori_conviction of Houry's inuocence and touch-not-tho-Lord's-anolnted theory, For hia pains ho got such & rubbing down by **Attorney " that I iad almost made up my mind {bat we should hava ug mora of ¢ Kalr Play,” and that his sorrowing frisnds up {v Oshkosh had laid bim where the violota couly bloom over his grave, the wlud aweop by, and tho plover ut alas for the vanity of human hopes! For hero ha 14 again; and the way ho talka about +‘damuable course.” * fanaticism,” and **con- temptible motives," shows that ho 1s intimately soqusinted with alt thess things; and bie re. manstrance will bo read with deligbt by all who profer a vigorous, expressive stylo to politeness and good-breeding in writing, But to tho general claxs of vesders. who may bo just a4 moral, and intelligent, aud ligh-toned Mr, F. I, his Ivnlhx’y and donunciatory effusions over people who diffor with him are elinply ridic- ulous and nauseating, F. £. 14 mad becausa oo peap! think that Decchor has commilted sho ace with which ho {8 charged, and do not hesitate to say s0; because some peoplo do think that, it it comes toa point of verscity botween Boecher and Mesars, Tilton sad uudmn. Mr, Boecher is Just a8 npt to be the lying party ss Tilton and Moulton becanse some people do believo Mr, Moulton just as much of a_gentle- man a8 Mr. Beochor; and becauas they do insist that Mru. Moultou's testimony s entiiled to as much—no mare—erodibility than that of Bossie Turner; snd, flually, that Tilton, with all his faults, 18 0ot the dissy dog whioh the bigh-toned Plymouth crowa, and such follows as Falr P, b ou b Ldon of diffort . P, 0an't boar oa Of papers ng with him, why [ty Why does doos he road be peraist, like a bull, in looking at tbe red ray beforoe I m( Trenzy, and anorting and toaring throngh’ col- un of typo, pt the imminent rink of sattering what tittle of brains Le may have Juft since the cauran of Tuz TninuNe (which this fellow, with A roadineas characteristic of Drothers Tracy and Hhearman and his own meanness, finds & con- tompliblo motive) han had euch s crushing in- flueice npon it 2 I rcud Iy ‘Liaronn s often as I ean get it In my ronstant, travels, and lika it ; and 1 know others do, in epita of Mr. * Fair Play " and bis raving. As, {n this State, Xows, 1 cannot got any othor but Chieago papere, 1 wounld ruggest to Nim that if ho must have an explosion of his poot-un emotious once in & whilo, ha send Iy valusblo contributions and remonstrancea to, oay, the IKtrpullican folks in Ht. Louis. or to Watterron of tho_ Courier-Journal, or Croly of the Graphic, or Domns Darnes of tho Arqus: thoy are all a hard sot,—snti-Beachorilon. as 1t were,—and pocd just suoch awsuas F. I, to look after and keep them stralgnt, ‘* Foir Plag ¥ conld thun bave his expostuln. tioos all thy mame, nnd wo—bappy thought j— would have rent, BeoukLyy, STATE AFFAIRS. Tho New 1llinois Grain-Inspector Will Get the Oflicial Mone eys Without Trouble, Decision of Atty.~Gen, Edsall Regard- ing Fees in Criminal Cnses. The Itemy in the Indictment Agalust Au- dltor Clinlon, of Louisiana, ILLINOIS. 1NSPECTOR EXITILS BOND. Epectal Inarateh to The Chicago Trivune, BrurNartesw, Iil., Aprll 30.—Gen.t3, C. Bmith, Chlo? lospoctor of Grain, filod his official hond in tho oftica of the Railroad aud Warehouso Com. mirsloners to-dny for approval. It will not be acted upon by tho Board until noxt Tuenday. Tho provieious in tho bond aro exactly similar Lo thoso in Ilarper's .bond. This bond, it is urged by somo, ia not sufliciout to protect the rights of the Btate to the monoy which the Tuspector may bave in hin posses. slon rewuling from the collection of fecs, It s the intontion of the Board that theio shall not be a question coucerning Gen, Smuth's bond, and it 18 understond that QGen, Bmith himsel¢ desires tho bond canocially provared to moot and cover all contingoncies, L i5 not probable, therefore, that this boud will be approved in itw prescnt form, It I8 thought by Harper's frionds bero that, so 80on a4 Gon, Smith is qualitled and eaters upon tha dutles of iy office, and shall make a demand upon Harper fur tho monoy, that bo will pay it over, Jr. linrpor nssured Mr. frawn, one of tho Comnussioners, that Lo had the monoy, aud would turn it ovor to his auccessor, YEES IN CRIMINAL CARES. ‘The following opinion of tho Attoruey-General was promulgated to-day : Chartes H, Reed, Faq., State's Attorney, Cook Coun- ty: Your letter _of tho 324 in received requestiog oy opinion on the fallowlng queoton : # Iavs Justicen of tlio Peace tha lawiul right to cliirge and demand of a complainant or prosecuting witnoss feea for making an aflldavit, bimiug warrants, se, i criminal cases and have Clnetables the lawfdl right o chargo ond demand fces of such complaluant or proseculing wit- neas for executing the warrant in' sich cares? ” The complalunuta or prosecuting wituesses in criminsl “cases can omly te mado llable {oF costa i tha class of casss’ aud under the clrcum- stonces apeciiled in the statuto; thiat Ly, in caxes where tho prosocutor wallciounly and witiiout probabla causs Bues out A peace-warrunt flievised Statuica, p, 3.9, 8ec, 324), o procurce an dndistment for falss’ Noprin: anment of maliclaus mischief, ([Ttoviasd Statutce, p, 403, Buz, 40).] In theso casos the complainant’ of prosecuting witness cannot be made llable for tho of " tho prosecution nuless the Court cr Jury find (hat he maliciously instituted tno prosccn- tion, and, for that reanon, fudgmont ia entered against him'for such cots, It ix fhe wuty of all citizens bave ing a kuonledgo of tho commisrion of criminal of- fenacs to enter complain's thorefor befare {he fraper maginirates, and, if they ant in good fuitlt, they do not thiereby be:omne lab'e for tho coats of {ha pro-ceation, Your gucetlons aze therefora answered in the negatise, 1t was held at an early duy in this Stata that nefthy tho Btale mor o county is bound by law fo 1y tho foes of ofiicers in prosecutions on eall of the puoplo, whers na wiction fs had, and where thu defendant s convictea the officern mut look to tae defendant's ertate for custs, and run the risk of losing them if fusolvant, [Ritchell ve, Madison Couulv, ¢ Szammon, 161,] Tia propusition hiero Isid down ia sthl tho law, excopt so far ua it lias boen modified by subsequent siatute, th soction of tho Fees and Balariea act con- slns tho provislons, and in all criminsl craen where tho fees caunot Lo ocollacted from the parties cons victed, or whore tho pio-ccution failr, the Counly Doard may at its disciction dire:t that the cost of prosscution, or #o much theroof a3 way scem just and equitible, hall be pafd out of the Connty Trens- ury, {Revsod Statu'es, 618,) Under this provision it would be compelent far'tho County Bourd to dirsct the payment from the County Tromsury of the costa cquitable duo Justicos wnd” Constabléa 1n eriminal cas03 whoro the provecution faily, or §u cises whero tho costs cannot be collocted of tho pacty convictad, (Bigned) Jas, K. Eoaary, Attorney-Geueral, — LOUISIANA. TILE BUIT AGAINST AUDITOR GLINTON. New Onueans, La., April 80.—Willlam P, Kellogg, Governor of the State of Louisiana, suing for use of sald Btate, roprosented by A, I'. Fleld, Attornoy-Genoral, Las filed a petition in tho Buperior District Court against Charlen Clinton, Auditor, and tho secwitics on bhis special bond, Cbarles AMonard, Charles . Btayback, Witliam Dillon, J. M. Schwartz, sod George O. Bonbam, in solido, for the amount of $10,000, to recover judgment sgalnst eaid Clioton for the “sumn of §270,- 783,83, tha smount received from Tax-Col- lectors fu tho year 1873, unaccounted fur, detained snd withheld by said Clinton, for the furtbor sum of ©00,300, tho amount illegally ald Jamos Longstrect; for the farther sum of 15,382,65, tha amount {llegally taken from the ‘I'ax Collootors by sald Clinton and ueed by him; and for the farthor sum of $194,657.93, the amount charged Lo ba due for illogally jseulng 8.x warrauts to George W, Banton for &U4,500, amon \V. Wands for 814,872, E. \V. Dowees for 827,600* 0. W. Lowoll for 814,278, Jameos 8. lgnbg;:wmr 14,500, and J, 1L, Oglesby for 38,407.80. Tho above warrants were {ssued under the Legslativo voucher of appropristions for 1870, 1871, aod 1873, Act. No, 69 of 1874, and repro- sonted. what was kuown aa tho Pinckney-Siith logislation vouchers (for those yoars, The var- rant and petition ate containod in the articles of impeachment. —_—— POLO, ILL, Correapondence of The Chicago Triduns, Povro, l1l., April 28.—We now have two minn- facturing companies which are engaged in nak- ing barvosters under patents obtained by two of our citizens—II, Porter sud L. R, King. Tho Polo Manufacturing Company expects.to make 800 machines—which ara alreadv_ougagod—for the nomm§ season; and the Iolo Harveater Company will mnaunfactnre about 150, A corn-husker has ately been patented 1y O, 1), Reed, of this city, and the public trinls 1ave Fm"fl very satisfactory and Intorosting tc tha armers who bave witn: them, and ver; on- couraglng to the young inventor, It will doibi- lesa prove valuable to the Graugors of thovast cornilelds of lllinols sod otber States ; wnd, should it be manufactured here, it mil Rreat bonefit to the busineas interests ofthia place. As Mr. and Mra, Clarles F. Cushiman vero latoly starting from their rosidence for a ide, tho "horse bocame frightencd and ran svay, throwing both of them from the buggy, broaug the Iady's foro-arm near the wrst, and brusing the ?‘entlemnu quito badly, Whilo Heury Tice, a youung man of this dty, was nllomfihng to leap aver a fenco, the top board broke and ho fell koavily across thesco- ond board, renderiug bim ineenuble fora siors time, Whon he rocovered his senses, ke waked with dificulty to his home, aud is at prosent ou- tined to his boed. On Thuraday avening last, :]nun & large as- somblage met at Oity Hall to indnlige in a sell- ing wateh. North Polo was plited against Buth Tolo, and the victory resulted for the forwer A written match of ity words, for a prize ¢ & Webster's Unabrigod Dictionary, will take pace next Thuraday avening ; sfter which & “eplle down" will ocour, e — AN IMPORTANT DECISI Prrrssuna, Pa., April 80.—The celsbrted Bond of l'rlanduh’p case, on_trial for sovral days past tu the Connmon Ploas Court ofibls city, and the vesult of , which has len looked ~forwarde to with inteross sa establishing sn important precedent was do- cided to-dsy in favor of tho plaidif, Robert D, Olark, Tuis clalm was aganst the eslato of Villiam MoCQully for €15,- 000, sud was X based on & testamentary n[)gr given Olark by McCully some time bofoithe death of the latter, the transaction hwlin; been made privately, without witnesass, s unknown to MoCully, The heira conjosted, with the above result. Tt witl doubiless go te dhbe Bupremas Oourt.] . and then wotking himseif Ioto & fine | or cone WASHINGTON. Ezxplanation of the Law Relative to the Transportation of Goods in Bond, Points of Interest to Merchantsat Ine terior Ports, Why the Treasurs Has $nspended the Damage Allowances. Comparative Treasury Exhibit—The Work- ings of the New Tox-Law. TRANSPNRTATION IN BOND, RECENT CONGRESKIONAL LEGISLATION EXPLAINED, Special [uapateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasmxsotox, D. C., April 30.—Tho recent cir- cular of the Becrotary of the Treasury relative to the suspension of damage allowances, under the act of July 14, 1870, Ia widely misunderatood in tho West. ‘The cuatoms officials suthiorize tho following demal of t(he chargo that tho circular I8 dosigned destroy tho interior norts ,of eotry created by that act. Thoy eay in substanco: .“The net of July 14 makes no change in tho status of svy port therein named. It simply desigoated cer~ tain ports o ports to and from which trans- postation under tho conditions of tho act wight bo made. That act givos the importors tho rigli to transport their goods immediately to interior ports withous outeringat warehouse at the tiret port, The ltevenue act of the last Cougrans INCREASLD THE DUTIES OX CERTAIN ARTICLRS To determine the operation of such lucreass, it Locamo necessary to detina an impnrtation with- in the meamng of the act of July 14, 1870, be- caaee, 1f the importation is not complets on the arrival at the firas port, zoods traneported under the act of July, 1870, arriviog at the first port befote the pawesge of the act of 1475, but not arriving at tho interior port until afterwards, would bo subject to tne ine creased duties attaching under the act of 1875, The act of July, 1870, croating the{nterior poris, Epeann of THF MERCUANDISE TO DE FORSARDED as baving been impotted at the port of tho first acrival, nord providen that it bo oxa:mined at the intericr port iu the same manner #8 woula have been required at tho port of an origie ool dmpostation. It (s claimed that the languaze of Bee. 20, of {hat act rhows that thero was no intent to chauge the ioudnmental rulings of the revenne system, which is that an finportation is compieto on tho arrival of tha importing vossel within thelimits of o portof entry with intent to unload. Thia rulin is rocopnized oy reveral decisions of the Unitad Hiates Supremo Comt. Tl pretonze that such sets may be treated a3 original uupoitations on srrival at Intorior ports 15 WITIOUT ZOUNDATION, Goodn ro imported must be treated as {mporta. tiona at thoe port of firstarrival. ‘The Sectetary of tho ‘Lreasury, in his letter of April 24, 1875, with reference to the now Reveuuo act, took the ground that ell importations must bo regarded aa completo on the arrival within tho limits of a port of entry with intent to unload, and that ail previons decirions conflieting therowith must be overraled. Thin, of courae, is not compatiblo with tho iden of & voyage of importation termi- nating in the port of first arrivat, but at tho port of final deslination, such vosaze embracine ay a part theroof trandportation by rail of goods un- loaded from tho importing vessel. Ax un obvi- ous consaquenco of this decision, tho yuestion of ALLOWANCE FOR DAMAGES on the yoyage of importation assumos an en- tirely different phaso nnder the previous ruling of the Department. Wostern merchants could cisim for damages incorred tot only on the sca voyage, but duying the traosportaiion by land, although thaact of July, 1799, an act passed wlien there was no such thivg 58 trrnsportation in boud, providea for such aliowance only aa far a8 damags is fucurrod during the voyage, on ap- plication at the port whers such merchandiso has been landed, and not at any port at which it may bLavo been subsequently tranaforred. This act allaws ten days withio which applications must be hesrd, More- over, tho act of 1851 [Revised Statutes, 2,931] makes AN FMPORTANT DIATINCTION aa fo goods transported in boud, with respect to damazes incurred during such transportation, by restricting the sllowancs to damago occar sioned by accidental fire or other casuslcy, thus making 1t {mperative upon the Scerctary of the Treasury to abserve the distinction botwoen damage ocourring in the voyage of importation, from causes neceasarily incidenta) to puch voy- age, and damago causod by casualty by sub: quont transportation, Hitberto tho Depart- mont_has practically extended it 80 as to includo tbe ume occuplod in transportation by rnil, during which tho Imxccnhgn of original damage muy bo largely iucrensed. If tho law resonts an imsractiesbilitr, tho proper remedy 18 turthor legislation, but tha Secretary of - tha Treasury cannot be held responsible for s dofoct m the law, ——— THE NATIONAL FINANCES. INTERNAL REVENUZ AND CUSTOMS RECLIPT, Special Diapatch o The Chicado Tridune. ‘Wasuixgtox, D. C., April 80.—The customs receipts for tho month of April are, in round numbers, $19,260,030 in coin and §20.000 in cur- reucy. For tho four months sinco Jan, 1, 1875, the roceipts are 57,149,650 ju coin and $391,401 incurrency. Tho total customs receipta for the fiscal year to date aro, in round numbers, $133, 752,000, Tho internal rovenuo receipta for the month of April are 87,022,381; for the four monthu sluce the lat of January, ©36,485,431; ana for the flacal yoar to date, £99,753,87. The estimated receipts from- internal rovenus for the fiscal yoar ending the 30th of June next wero $105,000,000. 'The recolpts for tho next two months will therefore have to b batween 815,- 000,000 and $1G,000,000 to make up tho esti- mates. Tho receipts for this month are very nearly $3,000,000 less than for April of Iast year, ‘Tho recolpts since Jan. 1, however, ara 85,530, 000 larger than for tho same poriod laat year. Tas Commisslosor of Internal Reve. nuo, however, stated to-day that he hsd 1o doubs that duriog tho nexs two months the roceipts would rui up to such a figuro as to mako the total for the flucal yoar excoad the cati- fl"“ by perbaps £2,000,000 or £3,000,000. In 8y THE SPECIAL LICENSE TAXES will bo oollected, nhich will add vory largely to tLo receipta for tuat month, In March the in- croased tax of 90 cents on whisky was paid vu 1,006,075 gallons. TFor this month the amount from this source has not boen wo large, but tho Commissioner statos that, as in bis opinion the larco stock on which tho tax was paid bo- fore tho incroase is buuy worked off, tho in- croasod tax an whisky wilt uow beglo to be felt very seuaibly in the réveiptn, TUE ESTIMATED CUNTOM» RECEIPTS for the fiscal year are, il ..uud numbers, $162,~ 000,000, This calls for tu. cuilection of $23,« 000,000 daring the noxt two months, or an avorage of = 81,400,000 each during the months of AMay aud Juno. It ia not now oxpected at tho Troasury that the recelpts even daring Mayand Juno, whiich are dull months with Importers, will reach any auch amounts. The groat probability s, therefore, that the oustoms rmulxn for this fiacal yoar will fall {from 1,000,000 to £3,000,000 below the estimate, 1t must also be borne in mind that theso ostimates, both for customs and internal rovenue, wore made in advance of tho passage of the now 'I'ax bill, 'That bill hos now been in operation two montbs. It has been positive- ly demonstratod ihat, although It holp tho [uternal revenue rocoipts for tha tiscal yoar, it will bs of no apprefiable benefit so far as the customs are concernod, ‘The Treanury, therefore, canuot be said to be in & Yory prosperous condition, THE OURBENUY BALANCE in the Treasury, which was over #10,000,000 two mouths sgo, hias yun down to about §1,700,000, It looks as it {n & very short time thia would bo entirely oxhausted, unless it is roplenishied Ly salos of gold ; but the drain on the Tressury gold will be heavy during tho rest of thia flical year, snd it may be questioned whether, should ste Bocretary wish to romove his gold , he will removo any conuldorable eum svailable in his vaults, ——— THE NEW ATTORNEY.CENERAL, BEOORD OF THE LIFK OF EX-JUDGE PIEDNE- PONT—UI4 HEUVICES YO TUE COUNTRY~Id POLITICAL COUBSE, New York Times, April 29, Edwards Pierrepont was born fa North Haven, Conu., un March 4, 1817, The family from which he is desoended s 0ne of the best koowa in the sonals of Now England, tbe first American uf the pame baviog settled o Hoxbury, Jans, in the early part of the meven- teenth contary. The Rov. James Pierropont, 8 sou, movod to New Haven, Conn., in 1700, or thoreabouts, aod was oue of the founders of Yale College, ‘Tho presont Attorney Goneral en- tered Yalo aa s Froshman in 1897, and gradu- atod with high honors, boing one of the oration men of hia class, During the succeeding yesr he atudicd for the ar at the New Havon Law- Behool, undur the tutorstip of Judges Gaggott and Hitehoock, On being admitted to the Bar bie removed to Columhns, 0., whero ho began tho practice of Lla profossion, Fivo years later, in 1816, he removed to Nex York. 1fers ho con- tinued in active practice, rapidiy acquirivg a ropu- intion a8 an advocats which promired to become oup of the foremost in the city, 1n 1957 ha was elected a Judge of the Suporint Court to fill the vacanoy caused by tha death of Chief-Justico Qukloy, Threo yoara ateerward ho resigned hia Judyenhip in a letter to the then Governor, Ed- win D), Morcan, In which Lo distinctly point~ ed out the dangers which “tho succeoding decado bronght upon tha country avd npon soe ciety. Up to the breaxing out of tho War, le had alwazs acted and voted with tbe Democratic party, but without taking any part {o politicat 1o, When the nows of the bumbardment of Fort Humter resched Now York ho was one of the first to rally to tho support of tho Government. Ho was one of the most active in the orgamza- tion of the Union Pefenss Committae, of which John A. Dix, Hamilton Fish, A, I\ Stowart, and otuar promivout citizens woro membera. Theso rentlemen aud their ansocintes voluntarily sub. acribod Iarge sums of muney for the immedinta arnistance of thie Adwntuistration, which was then witbout fuuds, aud in tho raising aud fite Hug out of troopa for immedisto sere vice, a8 weil as in othor matters, rcn- dered tho Government and the conntry 8 servico which will never be forgotten. In all tle labors of this committes Judge Pierrepont taok & prominent part, aud was ono of (he piin- cipal organizers of the great Union domonstrae tiva in Union aquare on Apnil 40, 1961, on which occasion Lio was alwo one of tho lending orators. Throughout the Adminisiretion of President Lin- coln ho was oue of that statsoman's most zoalons supporters, and in the prosecution of the war for the Union he never wavered or doubted that victory would in tho end reward tho exertious of tho North, A fow days before the Presidential election of 1864, he deliverad s telting addross before tho Union mass-moeting in the Cooper Iustitute. Hisspeech wan afterward published by the War Democratio Btate Cominitieo, and onjoyed a wido circulation, While thus active in political lifo, he aull rotained a lacrative law practice, in which Lo was frequently cngaged either with or againat tho most conupicuous couvselors of tho New York bar. In the Opdyke-Weod libel suit, which was #o much of s senestion nt tho time, Lo was associated with the lon William M, Evaita for tho defense, and in tho Merchant and T'roemen will canes, 23 woll as tho Gardror will caso o 1804, be wos brouzbt futo contact with tho most promincot members of tho professiou, In the last-nsmed ca+o o was ro- talned fu company with James T, Brady and William 3. Evarts, 1o 1367 howas cugazed by the Government 1o conduct tho prosccution of Johu H, Surratt, indicted for complicity in ths murder of I'resident Iincoln, ‘Flroughout the celebrated trial which followed, znd warch lakted from Juuo 10 10 Aug. 10, Judes Piorrepont gave his bent efforts 1o tho conduct of tho cuse, In thio campaigy of 1863 ho was conspicuous as a warm fniend and supporter of Gan, Graul, and contributod largely toward bis election. \When tho Prosldent assumed Lis oflice in March, 1839, Judge Pierrepont was appointed Unitnd States District Attornoy for the Southern District of Now Youl, which offico he risigned in May, 1970, In tho full of the followiug year e was actively cumaged fn the war ngwineb tho Tamwany Ring, and at tho mass-meet- tng of Bept. 4, at Cooper Iustiluts, appoiuted oue of the famous **Committee of Heveuty," with the Domocra mained an carnest o Judgo Dlerrepont ro- unflinching advacate of tho ticket which was triumphaut in the naxt No- 1o May, 1873, ha was tendered by tho Yomber, President the post of Ministor to Russin. which ho declined. " In March of (ast yoar, ho ad- dressed o lettor to Beoator bherman on tho * Fioances,” a production which escited geoeral attontion both at the timo and since. As o writer and soeakor upon thin topic, ho has slways advocated tho muuml:lmn of upecio pay- macni ot the earliast practicable mowent, In Jove, 1871, Judge Pierropont receivod the degroo of LL.D., from Columbia Collego, Wasli» iogon. Two years Iater the ssmo distinction was couforred upon him by Yale. Of the latter institution—his Alma Mater—~he bas always ro- mained & warm {riend. Ho iaat presont one of the working members of the Alumui Associa- tion of Yale, and was cliosen to deliver ono of the oratious at the fiftioth suniversary of the Law School in Juue, 1571, —_— NOTES AND NEWS, A CANADIAN DLUNDER. Svecial Disvatch to The Chizazo Tribune, ‘WasmNatoy, D. C., April 30.—Tho Treasury ofiicials slate that the dispatch from Ottaws, Canada, this morping, which says that the Uunited States Governmont is to be called upon by the Dominion to make roparation for losses caused by {he violation of the Treaty of Washe fugton, tho United Btates Cusiom-Honses hav~ ing imposed dutios on packsges condaining pre- served fiah, is based upon a non-conception of tho treaty. The treaty officers aro sustalned in this view by Somator Morril, of Nermont. The explanation 13 that the Treaty of ‘Washington applies only to tish uot In tin cans, ‘I'he United Statos cuatoms oficers have compoll- cd tho Canadian importers to pay duty on tho tin cana in which the fish is contsined, This, {t ig clmmed, s In harmony with tho troaly, and placos the flshermen of the Uunited Siutes on equal feoting with those of Canads, DIPLOMATIC, Daron Thielmaun bas beon appointed Becre- tary of the Gorman Legation i Wanhington, The German Miniater, Baron Schlozer, expocta to speud the summer i Europe, MAN-ATEALERS COME TO GRIEY, The State Departmeut hns roceived, through British sources, information that the brig Fames Bimey, carrying the American flag, wiils st the Iuwes Group of Islands in tho Pacitic, in Bep- tomber laat, was eapturod by the natives, and one-helf the crew murderod, while the ro- malodor escapod 1u tho ship's boat. In the list of officers and seamen furnished. it is ovidont they wero all British subjocts, which opinion is not only contirmed by ihio Navy Department, but the saupicion is that the Diruoy in an Fug- lish vessel saliug under the Amorican colors, ongazed 1n stoaling the natives of the group of {slaude visited, and that tho natlves only de- fended thewsnlvea againat the mtrudors, Tho servicon of t{he American pavy in_puoishin thosy savagos aro ruTflmI. As trouble is antict patod at Aspinwall, 1t has boen deomed ndvisa. ble to send & vessel of war to that port immedi- ately, and Rear Adamiral Mullanoy has Loen ine structed to koop & vossel thura as long as noces- 8Ly, TIE MAWATIAN TREATY, The recont Treasury ciroular relative to the Manalinn Troaty baa been misunderstood by importers, Lilinot probablo {hat the trent can go into operation for s considerablo period. The ratification of tho treaty by tha Hawaliau Government ia first neconsary,” After that ft will be necessary for the United States Llouso of Represontatives to place the articlos ombracad in tha treaty on the fros llat, ‘This coudition waa placed 1n tho treaty In order to conciliata tho Moune. Tho lrel!§. thereforo, caunot go into operation until the Tlouse {n the next Con- groas shall enact tho necessary logislation, [7o the Aasociated Dress.) Wasurvatoy, D. C,, April 80.—It Is nnders atood that during 1 sovsion to-day, the Urand Jury of this District liad unde: consiaeration ovidence of varioas alloged libels published in the Now York Sun against various citizons of Washington, and especially ex-Gov, 8hopherd, who Limself appoated au a witness, 1t is said on ap| mily gooa sauthority that s pressnte mont has beeu acrocd unon, but that the indict- ment will not be brought into court for some days to come, H —— SI’ORTING, OALVESTON RACES. Gavveston, Tex,, April 30.—-At tho Jockey- Olub racea, fourth day, the firat raco, Quit City stakes, for 3-yoar-ulds, 1% milos dash, was wou by Corlauder, beating Winnifred, Naunia F,, and }'l‘!:"nl Bprague in the order nmawod. ‘Ilme, Hoavy westward winds were blowing, and the track was hoavy. ‘The second race, a dash of 214 miles, was won by Ella Harper, boating Bum Harper aud Col- Neiligan, Time, 4:. ‘le fitth and sixth day'araces ocour on Tues- dsy and Weduesday, ENQLISH RACES, Loxvox, Aprit 30,—The 1,000 gulnea stake at New Market (o-day was won easily by Spinaway. Per e, the favorite, waa second, Obaplet third, BASE BALL. New Yonx, Apiil 80.—Base ball: Mutvals, 43 Centennials, §, was Dunng ths summor and attumn of 1872, when so many Republicans joined hands FATALITIES. Bixteen Fishermen Drowned Near 8t. Joseph, Mich. Thirty-five Persons Killed by an English Idino Explosion, A Vessol with Sixteen Lives Goes Down in tho Pactfic Occan, Record of Minor Mishaps, DISASTER TO FISHERMEN, Br. Joserm, Mish., April 30.—Yestorday fore- . noon, sboat 11 o'clock, & furious and bawilder- ing wind and rainatorm came fiom the uortheast and caught a portion of the fisting-floet, abons nino vossels, somo engaged ia lifting their nets of the day before, and sovoral in the act of paying out their nets, and sont them suddenly off toward shore, with tho following result: Tho Sea Lion, Oapt. 8pringa tone, strandad at tho Grand Wave; the South Wind, Capt, Klaufoot, with four mon aboard, undoubte odly lost: tho Gen. Hooker, Capt. Myars, on the beacl, 3 miles ‘south; the Planot, Capt. Genot, at Drown's Plers tho Red Guli, Capt. Frank Koyauko, with thieo man, lost; the E, 1. Porkipa, Capt. T. Dacke, with four men, lost, 88 throe mon wero recognized whilo floundering in tho water by s achooner passing at a dlstancs, without heing ablo to give any sasistance, Thn floot Lisving their banks to tho northward, had n Lively run o get in safo with their affacts, and bind an exceodingly amali lift. SIXTEEN PERSONS DROWNED IN THE PACIFIC, Bax rraxcisco, April 80,—The barkontine Morama, thirty-bwo daya from Tahiti, roports the capsiziug of tho sohooner Margarot Orogke ard, from Tahitl to this port. baviog on board tho officors and crow of tho Iiritish ship Airey Force, which was wrecked on her passago from Auztralia to Ban Francisco, Hixteen wora drown- ed, and the romainder, with Capt. Godfrey, of the Crocka-d. and Capt. Cottlor, of tho Alrey Torce, arrived at Lahlti. TWO CHILDIEN BURNED. LoumsvitLr, Ky., April 30.—In Estell County last Wednesdny, the wifo of Albert Long went to a noighbor's to borrow meal for broakfast. While sho was gone tha house took fire and burned to the ground, coneuming two little boye, ona 5, the other 3 searn old. From tho fact that somo clothing hiad been earrled out, the peightors beliava that the other ehild had gons out ot the houss, and roturned for his little brother, shon both wero burned. OFF THE TAACK. CLEVELAND, O., April 30.—0n Wedaesday a traly, No. 2, on tho Atlantic & Great Westorn Railway, ran off the track at Miller's Statlon, about 20 nules from Meadville, Tho ladies’ car was thrown into s ditch, {ho smoking-car, bage gaue-car, aud the tender of tho engino wero thrown oft. Three or fonr passengors wera 8o~ K;fily injured, but, it is belioved, not neriously STOOD ON THE TRACK. Special Dispaleh to The Choeaio Tribune, Tont WarsE, Ind., April 30.—At Monrooville, near this city. last ovening, Joseph G. Mariotte, a reupected citizeu of that burg, while atanding on the Pittaburg, Fort Wayno & Chicago Raile way track, near the depot, was run over by an express train and instantly killod. Doccased W&E 45 yeare old, and leaves a largo family. FEARFUL COAL-MINE EXPLOSION, Loxo, Mey 1~ 8. m.—A ternblo explosion oceurred yestorday afternoon In the Bunkor’s Hill Cothory, North StaNordshiro, while tha miners wore at work, At miduight twelve bodies had been tatien out, and twenty-thres aro yet in tho mine, Thero is uo hope that ooy of ‘the be recovored alive. s i gl GONE TO THE BOTTO!M, Rocucsree, N. Y., April 30,—Duripga gale last evening a barge laden with iron-ore, bonnd - from Outario fo Charlotte, wes abandoned, snd ia sapposod to bo lost, with four persons, Leighton Iron Works, at East Rochenter, wore blown down during the gale. Loss, 850,000, INDIAN TERRITORY. Lato News from the Civilized Tribese Svecial Correspondence of The Chicado Tribune, Musxooer, Creok Nation, I T., Apnl 25— Muskogee, the headquartors of the Union [ndinn Agency for tho tivo civilizod tribes, namelys Cherokaos, Crooks. Chioctaws, Chickasawa, and Benumnoles, isa plessant littla town, located on the Midouri, Kansas & Texas Railwav, about & miles South of tho Arkanens iliver, in the Qroek Nation. Itis boautifully situsted on a bhigh, rolliug, fertile prairie, which is fringed with timbor, threadod with strenma of pure wator, aad encirclod by foot-hitls, and, here and thers, conical mounds, which proseut o very pictur- csquoe appearance. Spring raina sid genial sunshing bave caused the grass to grow rapldly, and prairie-flowers are intersporsed in profusion ©on every hand, Thero a1e horo three stores, two of which aa 8 large busineas: a couton-gin, grist-mitl, achool-house, churel, and round-houso; and uu;‘muplu'n wauts are In & falr way to ba sup- plisd—provided thoy havo tho monsy, ‘Tho grasshoppers and drought last year hava bod » bnd offccs on the whole country, and tho destitution stated in the papers Las not bosu overdrawn ; but tho farmers ara now planting Inrgo erops, and hope for botter times—provided, of vourss, the country is not revisited by those eats, Notwithstanding all this, some of theso ndisn farms would do credit to an Iilinoisan,— fonocs in good ropalr, cropa neatly and properiy planted, ground oloar ofwoeds, aud au alr of com(ort and thrift provalont. [ observe that the former elaves of the Crooks aro excellont work- ors, and thoy are really the main dopeudenco of tho trive ; and to thoin, more than to their fore mor maslers, {z tho country Indebted for its presont advancement {n azricultiral affairs, ‘Tho cattlo are luxurinting in tho rich prasses; and yot It »ill be nome timo vofure they will be {:&dy for tho markot, bscauso of the hard win. T, * ‘The Union Indlan Agency I in obargo of Maj George W. Ingalls, Agont, an abla and trustwor thy oflicer. 1ie hau [abored unseifishly aud woli to advanco tho interesia of this, the most impor. taut and extensive Agonoy in the wholo Indinn Department. Hero tho great problem of a Chris. tinn civilizstion must be worked out, for amon; theso tribes it was begun fong years ago. Maj, Ingails, who L the full confidonce of the Gov erpment, aud of tbe Indisn triben aleo, s, thero. fore, woll qualificd to second all just and humang efforts boing put forth to piotect the Indisn in ‘hzlnd-lp.hu aud advanco him to the highess civll- ation, THE ANNUAL ORAND QOUNCIL of all the tribua (thirty-three) fn tue Indian Tere ntory will nesemble tho firss wook in Alay next, by their dotegsates, and will_bo prosidad over by Frieud Enoch Hoag, Buperintendent of Indian Allairs for the Bouthorn Agenay, snd will be in seasion soveral days. I'lhie delegates sre allowad §4 per day, and tha resnlt of ileir doliberations wre merely 'advisory, Your correspondens will be prosont at the next Grand Council, and re- pors Bx ocoedings. A Bpecial Council of the Chickasawa is now, assombled at Lishomingo, tha Capital of that nation, to doviso the best Jlfl.n for the propor distribution of the 100,000 diverted by a recent aet of Congreas from tholr trust-f , for tho rolief of the destituto Chickasaws. fow dayssinco, tho Presbytory of Noosho waa in wesaion at Fort Qibson, Cherokes Nation, the Rpv, J. ML, Bhernill, of Negsho ¥alla Kan,, as Jloderator. Thoro were twelva ministers predeut; and among the proceedings was tho appoiutment of the followingtuamed linmlemnu a3 dologaton to tho Gouoral Aesombly of he Prosbyterian Churoh, which meets at Clovelsnd 0., ou tho 19th of May, Tho Rov. J. M, Sheril ot Knugas, and the Rev. 8, A. Btoddard, of Fort ibson, C. N. A gorlous shooting’affalr growing out of an old foud, accurred at Vinita las Thursday, between & party of Cherokees and mixed bioods; which reaulted In the wounding of two mou, Thoy woutd have been killed g: the sttackiog m"v' but for the timely cua of o locomotive, already fired up, which was run out to tho wounded mon, and romoved them to a place of nleg,é ———— THE MISSOURI RIVER. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Broux Ciry, Ia., April 30.—Tho Dakota South- ern Road commencas running traing sgain to- morrow, Tho bridge over the BigSioux mwas re~ placed this afterucon. Places where the road was washed by tho overflow of tho Missouri bave been ropairod. Steamer Benton leaves hare this evoning for Fort Bontou, 8he arrived hate fzom Bt. Loula ou Thureday,