Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1875, Page 5

BEECHER. gecond Day of Mr, Evartd Plea in Behalf of the Defendant, The Largest Audience Seen In Court Since the Trial Began. Attention Called to the Want of Direct Evidenceof Criminality. Tho Merclless Fold of the Ser- pent Entwining Its Victim, fnch Was Tilton's Scheme for the Ruin of Beecher. (ommunism Skillfully Touched Upon for the Benefit of the Cath- olic Jurors, The Indianapolis Soandal---Hearing of Supt. MoIntyre. Probability of His Thorough and Tri- umphant Vindication, MR, EVARTS' ADDRESS. A LAIGE AND INTENESTRD AUDIENGE. Special Diepateh to The Chicage Tridune. New Yonx, Moy 23.—To-day saw the largest tadionco in ihe City Coore since thae tiial of Jieecber bogan. Noarly 100 lsdles wero presant. liecchor's intorest in tho floal mumming up grows deoper as tho plea iu uin behalf grows. rear thooud. Not a sylisblo fell from Evarts’ Jips to bo lost on the dofsodaut's oar. Fro- guently ho wsmiles iu a gratiffled way, and ecastonally ha ponders desply oo the srguments, The mtteution of the jurymen ta Tivarts is vory oloso and thoughtful, They laugh with the audionco at hin illustrativa stories and frequont witticlsms, ond It 18 plain thet Mr. Evart s talking down £o tho lovol of hia spocial andionce. Most of the timo tho jurors’ sitention 18 unintorrupted, und svinontly thoy do not miss the link ju his chainof argumeut, Once ina while a juror whispecs to & waiglhbor, but all the, time koapn his eyo fixed on Evartsas determinod 1o lose no word by wadvertance, Ho will continue on ‘[ussday and Wednosdsy, Yondsy baingn Loliday. [T’ the Awsaciated Press] ANGTEEE CHOWD. New Yorx, 3fay 23.—The Lrooklya City Court room was again inordinately crowdod this morn- ing. Judge Yoilson requestod silonce on tho part of tha people, aud then AMr. Evarta cou- tinued bis addrees, [ia exid he was naking tho Jury’s attention to what law required as = logal certainty on the question of this crininality hav- fng a0 fnfluence on tho bappiness of othors. There woro romo relations betwoen Ar, Becchor aud Mr. Yilton, which woro part of the caso. These relations partovk of the nature of thoso which shiould exist betweon a clergymnan and Lia parishioners, ‘Vho uwmber of isits, during many years of cobfessed inlimacy, was hers Umited to but onon fivo or six woeks, In re- gard to suy VISITS OF MRS, TILTON'S TO M0, BRECIEL, there was no evidence of auy at sll. 'Lha coun- 10l's Jearnod fricnds never ssked Boechor if ho waw hor at his house, and thore was no evideace Ihat Beachor saw lior there. To eay, howaver, thay the presonco of n tosrried woman ata dorgyman's houne u the daylimo would be evi- dence of criminality, would shouck not only tha senso of doconcy, but aleo of falrness, Doyond this, what were the seductive acts, and what the corruptiog inflnences that this visitor used 7 Why, they raoged from books to fowers, sent to the chambor of tho woman in confinement; flowers sent to a lady in her Liouss, flowera whosa perfums delighted avery person in the house. I do not think that you will find that thess tlow- s, Bivon in tho full and opeu form in which the evidence baa shown, will tond in any way to af~ fect your judgment, Counsel thon cuiled the jury's attention to the absence of tha aflirmativo fact of & want of sny diroct evideuce beatlug on the criminality of thogo wwo persous, Counsel then commenied on JUDION'S TASTIMONY. In relation to havivg Juuch with Tilton at Del- monicc's, whon tho Iatlor stated that ho had **loat faith in man,” i roply to Juddon, who epolis of tho atorios tuuching Ileechor's im- worality. Judson went to Beochor and tuld him what Tilton said. Veecherwent to Liton aud called bim to account, but be denied it aud ab- horred it, ‘Tilton then wroto twa lettars, one Lo Boocher and ona to Judson, in tho latler of whiclihe sald: **I thouclit you were my friend."” “5o I am," returned Judsou ; *but I amalso the {riond of Heecher.,” Asaaseination carsiod on by moans of calumny was & hase sud ignobio form of assassinal It was tull of cownrdice, and wos full of wicked romuita. It was for fio Jury and counsel to protect the msn in the lower walks of Jife, liko thomsslvos, from TIUMPED UL OIIAKGES LIKE THIS, Calumny taok its cffect in n greator degree on thowo against whom 1t was ainiod, if thoir hives and purpasea wero biddon, and novor cauis cut untl i casen liko thewo, o trais of character dieplayed by theso men, Tilton sod Mouliton, wero ot new ¢ thoy werv the same as distin rm-hed tho frieuds aud instrumenta of Cata- ino, doeacribed about 2,000 years ago by as learued an advocate, and 1n botfer languego than counnel could desuribe them fn, Couuwel did not propase Lo eoter juto the charactor of thess mon. Jeovle did not noed Lo cat & whols loat of bread to know that it was sour, but somo Heopla wronld eat on, Lhinking that the sourncss rd not styick i ¢ bubif a loaf of sour bread was taken {10 the stomach, poople would fod how udigeatible 1t was, XYY WAN TUE COUNTRRPART OF LOVE in every sonse. It flannis itnelt bevaias of the Kuocesa of othors, IL {inds its ocoupution ond work in the debasomont of that proapority, The auclonts Liave this siern mazitm 5 * Invidia feslas dies non agit—onvy sand_malica keop uo’ Liols day ;" and Tilton spent Chirin.oms day in pro- paring a lettor whioh, ho usid, was to strike to the heart of Boecher, 1law manifold and how mercilous was the fold of tho sorpeut when it ene twiued its victim! Navibg cautioned Judson uever 1o sponk to him again, or be & friend to Lim ln{ langoer, Tilkon wroto a lettor ta lenry Ward Leechor, upsaking of tholr frioadship sinve their boyhood, and declaring that tho debl Lo {Titton) omod hiw: (issoher) ho conld never pay, wolling on the lionrs thoy had epent togother, aod tha inlerminglings ol laugllor aud teamn, and asking that whatever he (Tiltun) had done to offend Ly (Breaker), bo wishad him (o blot atogathor from his mind, sud that if Lo (Tilton) wera taken awny, EXHONTING HIX TO LOVE KLIZALETH, Now, gouttomesn (sald vounns!), you will under- taud fruw this loblor whiag tho worde were that woio spouon three daya befuro; now tho jury would understaud what'led ‘Lilton to eny that he bad Jost his faith iu mau, when pressed us to Xhat wore tho storlea of Hevchor's imumorality. Thusro was somethilug in this couvoruation that would lead tho jury to form an satimate of this wan's (Tiltou's) chiracter, It showod them that when they wore dealing with a particular line of tonduyct, I thoy could onl‘y‘ ob hold of » map of o1 characters, they coul fnm au idea which those mou wore 1o be belioved, Error may confuse and distort, but uaver will altogether bide the trulh. THOPE GRAY HAIRS, Counsal thon discussod the charaster of the eross-oxamiuation, sud dwelt on Tilton's deuial of his baving gray baiis 1u his houd at » certain time wheu be had forgotton haviug weitteu etter bofore that period about bis gray hairs belog brought dow in sorrow to the geave, Ila Bad “forgoiten (smd counssl) sayiug tlat even the hairs of tHs most worilless head wese all Bumbered, Counsel also touchisd ou the testl- nwoqvlh:wu:i'n.hln nhue: “:umm pisazs of Mrs, 's houss, sud » oro wore losenceg “of ceses whase mon Bad daabad bub waa an A wan dashed his briok wall which was not thers, old Latin motte, * Faleus in omnibus,"—sstisty yournalves that s man wea {falne in one thing, and yon could fy your- solves that he waa falsa in all, Lo thi they did not noead {o trust to niaxima 8o firiuly ostab- lishod na that mazim. 'I'bo record of this case ovly required that thoy skuuld roverse this proposition. Tilton haa BROWN NIMAELY FALAR IN KYERTTIING —~ In wiitten &nd open falashoods of confession, They are ssked to believa that in this wob of falsshoods presented to them by the prossontion thare was one abred of trutl. Counsel mald ho had shown tha jury. already, that Tilton was the watcher of Lls wife and bis own hausehold Mr. Evarta thengond trom Tilton's t with referenca to Howen, telilng him June, 03, that Beoclier lnd Lean gniity of mots of adultery, bagnn In Indianapolla aud continnod since, If Tilton bollaved Bowon, said counmel, the jury would mea that Ieechor aud Mrs, Tilton wore under pretty sharp observation, In the winter of 1870, Becchor drove Mrs. Tilton out, ‘bebind a team of horses, snd, calling for her agaiv, Tilton was thero and UROZD I8 WIFE TO O DRIVING WITH BEECIER, 4nd this waa the socond yesr after the alieged offenne had haen committed, Conusel then spoke of the contumely visited by both tho Eoglish people and oursolyss ou the buaband of au adultoress. 1o said that there wera but two words in the language knowa to dosoribo fe—ono wha *‘euckold™ and the other **wittol”” but both mignified contempt, Uudor the old Roman law, prostitutes wors peopls who pandered to licentions pasnions, and wore meverely pun- Ished, and §f tho husband ook ived with & wife who bad committed adultery, he way p\mlnl\od with the woman as being s pandorer. Tliton (aaid counsel) hnaw for years that Booch- er wan & dangorous man to visit tho tatilios of purs woman, und yot ha ZNCOURAGED BEECHEN TO VISIT N8 PAMILY and bin wife, snd tnvited, nay, slmost forced, him to doso, and thero did not entor ons thought of fear juto Theodore Tiltoo's Lems, 1t was contemptible to sen the potty avideuce that was offered In this ense. After Tilton had watched his wife for ten yoars, nfter he bad been put on his guard by owon, Tillon brouglit thom & sam- jo which wsa soraped from the white life of Tonry Ward Beocher, How would Tiltan, if be bronght this charge teathfully, as he bolieved, )?l‘fl! this wifo, take to himsll the dark stain ol [ English opprobriut, or the strong contumely of 1Ll;m aa condomuation ? . o 308, X'DONALD'S TESTDLOXT, Afterthe rocess Mr. Lvaris coutinued his ad- dresn, 1le said that a witooss was flnsily brought—a wituess of iotelligoace and truthful- ness, who had gono iu and out of Tilton's family for a loug scrios of yoars,—the old family mor- vant, half fiiond as woll 8s seryant, Katio Mo- Douald. 8ho was no doibt sttached to Mra, ‘Ttlfon, but she balonged to Tilton’s slde of tho family, and was devotod to Tilton himsalf, You callod ' for auotber purpose, not ono fack was produced by her to sliow undua famiitazity be- tweon ir. Beochor and M. Tilton during the long period of hor observations, No testimony was given ou this point for ths simple rozson that 1o testimony of the kind could ba obtained. MEN AXD WUMKX MUBT ik JUDOKD AS MEN AND WOXEY, even If thoy woro Abnormal characters. If Mra. ‘Lilton was all spurit aud oo body, i Mr., Tilion was all body sud no spiiit, no exception could bo mado in their favor. Hs could not porsuade Limpolf that it waa posmbla that such adaltory 8s was chargod could have been practico thirough two years withiout exciting suspicion or discovery by Mr, Tilton,—a man of inteilect, of jealons oharaclor, and of experiencs in the world, He could 83 roon persuado himeelf that My, Tilton way not 6 feat high ; that bohad not tho giit of rhotoric, aad that he Lad not trained hlmuelf to 11so thiu gifs o sdvantags. Mr. Bescher camo to the witness-atand obliged to confront an array of lles, but not too many fora trus man toconfront and ovarcome. Ilik toatimony was clear aud diroct under a soatching cross-oxamination, and maintained Lis innocence unshaken. Peoplasaid, ‘' WAIT YOR TUE REBUTTAL;" but the rebnttal only wirenuthened bincase. It was noticesble that Tilton aud SMoulton, in all thelr statomonts, wore very caraful what they declared on points whare contradiction by two witnosses was posalble, Tho Iaw relating Lo por- Jury did not Eonnu tha condomnation of the ac- cusod upon the teatimony of ons person slono. A Iargs part of the rabuttal was occupled in teatl- jnony about the relative positions of I'lton mnd Ars. Woodhull in the Communistic procesaion. A groat deal of teatimany hiad boeugiven on this polut, ond. withoat itnpuiing any want of vorace ity to the differout witnessos, 1t was difficutt to suy who wau right, Tho chief poiud was estab- lished, that pjaiatift aud Mrs, Woodhull 8o far sympathized with each other in their viows as to Join tegether tn honoring the memory of tho Commuue, whozo hmu? included the murdor of the Chief Justice of F'rauce sod of tha Arch- bisbop of Paris. Mr. Evarla fmpressively do- scribad the circumstances of tho doath of the Chief Justice, ss sbowing what a lawyer conld doat the post of duty. ie then roferrod to tho murder of tho Archbishop, saying that tho clergy, from ihe Apostles ~ down, had furnished martyrs {n all tines of public danger, and that while as much a Protestact ss any ono would b, hie admired the horoism and_devolion with which tho Catholic Iishops of -Paris suf- fared for thelr raligion, Howavor tainted plain. i aud his thoory might bo, he should cousi allthe avidencs olfered in their support with TUE HAXE YATDNESS AND OANDOR with which he would wish for his own to be troated, But tha consideration of the value of evidenco Involvod the chardter of the wit- nosses, « «d this must be divcovered. As por- trased by Mr, Tilton, his houschold ‘was an ideal Lome, without an olement to distnrb fta bappiness, until It was en- torod by tho seducer. But, owing to sotuae business difficulties with Ar, Bowon, with srhuch Mr. Bevcbor wau disconnocted, ho desmed it necensary to keop up a conncction with Mr, Beecher, lost in & controversy betwesn Mr. Bow vu and Mr. Beschor, ths good nswo of his own wife and childeen shiould bo jmpaired, ~ Mr. Til- ton was not afraid shat his wife woull publish Lier shaine, or that Alr. Becoher wauld, but ha was nfraid that it would come out in some way, and therofora whispored insiuustions to & selocs circlo of frionds as THK NEST ¥ETHOD OF XZETINO IT SKCRET. Mr. Lvarts contluued {n a vein of sarcasm to nkoteh tl:o pondorous aud elaborats wachivery which Tiltou and Moultoa found it necessary to omploy 1 ordor to koep this secrot, whilo Mr, Bocchier waa leading » life which was ono of cr- cumstantial confession. Tuis continued, ha said, until My, Tilton found 14 necessary to re- vorso mw polioy, and discovored that 16 ‘waa his duty to eacritice his wife sod ohildron that ha might crush Mr. Boocher, 1t was thought that tho bolduces, tho heluousneas, tha circumstan-. tiality of this charge, suppoited by aclect bits of evidolico mnd soraps of Mr, Boochor's handwrit- ing, aa preparod by Moulton in_ his published statement, under ~guidanoe of su advier thouglit to bo wisa, WOULD 1) DEATI TO MR, BEECRER, Qut of all this hoat a vinor was gouerated, as the viper caime out of the fite and fastenod upon ‘the st of the Apostle Paul, 'When the com. panlons of tho Apostle saw this, and saw him wnke the roptile off nta the flame, they looked towes him wwoll up with gamn or full dowu suddenly, thinkiog him to be & murderer upon whom vaugeance bad been sout. When tho aaw that he suffered wo Larm, their rude faitl took a new direction, aud they thought ho was a . When the viper fastuned himself upon glr. Beocher, ho anffered terrible ordeal, bub those who had kuown his life for twenty-five years did not look to see bim swell up with foisan, or fall down suddouly, forthey know ko was not & murderer. Nuw the genaral theory of tio defondant's cane fa thivs 'I'hat the rolatious of Mr. Beecnor and Mra, Tilton ware, as Mr. Beecher uundorstuol, entirely moral, faithitul, true, wholly abovo sus- iclos bn the part of othiera or.of thomueelves, Ylulh rucoguixed the daty of avolding the appear- auce of evil, Detweou Lhom Luero was not suy- thing that was not asopen as thoday. Theu by what was & revelation to Mr, lsscher—tho dessrtion by the wifo of ber husband's house— thers camu to ba a vory lamentable occasion to disvaver tho household uot to have beeu happy, and growiug disconls and dangers such as to go- uira prompt and vigorous action (o dissolve. hien tlors camu to bo A NEW AND SUDDKN ASSAULT URON uIN in (o pamo of Theodora Tiltow, brought, to b Ly or, Bowen, With all tha pride af su Fm- peror, Mr. 2ilton required Me. eacker to leave Jrooklyn. ~ That was the end of thst. A, Tieoclior nelther sought vor cared what susplcion badstarted this wild malice of Mr. Tiltou. Mr, Bescbor — gquietly wottled down ujon bis work a8 usual,” There waa R {cterruption to his wonderful judusiry. Tben, lu tho sams waok, on the 30th of December, Mrs. Tiliou thou opoued ko biw grounde ot complsint which wors satious, and which exeited comuilseratlon fur the dizastors which bad falleu ou the Tilten fawily. Tusroupon Tilton's charsoter _and lits, sa Mr. Hescher had 1asuly wmie- constryed it on Insufliciont fadts, was restored on M. Tiltoh’s sasoverations, This became tho ocooasion of salf-roproach to Mr. Beechier. Worus thau all, Mr. Tilton sald thers bad beea bred in the affections of his wife & feeling thet had disparaged the sbsolute daevotios st Bad formed tha Whole Zamie of thels _reil as unmizod fnterest, that thors THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1876—~TWELVE PAGES, married Iifo before. Under the impulees which were developed by this commiseration for the disaster, and nelfereprosch for hia share, Mr. Boecher waa lad ta concar in the great dlaz ) on) RPARATION I¥ Jif8 POWER 118 alno thought that & polley of silence should be pursued, sud thal eyery- Ablug should bo dous Lo baild &p the famlly snd restore the external fortunes of . Tilton, All the efforts to help Mr. Tilton pecu- ninrlly were faithful, honest, just offorts to ropair An‘{ wrong, to maintain ‘unbroken this good faith and this promine, and the prospect of restored domestia eonfidence and improved do- montia relations, Counsel nevor had givon any teatimony reflecting on or ssperaing Mr. Tiitou's cliaractor outside ttie casn. Allcouunel's evidence went to ahow that tho false pasco which existed in this family was not caused by any interfor- euce om the part of Mr. Beocher. No evidence had boen given at all relating to the queation of damages, Connsel dwelt on TILTOR'S ACQUAINTANCE WITR MRS, WOODHULL, and said that 'Cilton's atatement that this was made for the rako of Mr, Ioeatier was false. In running over thoso lines of svidence, #aid couu~ wel, thero was necesnarily exhibited & large area of Mr. Tilton's conduct snd his sasociation with certain uumarriad ladics. Connsel had collected » weight of dnmniog evidonce againat 3r. Til- ton's character, and had placed st befora tho jury. No love-letters iad beon offered or were gratond-d o havo beon in exiatonco as pamsing otween Jocchor and Mrs, ‘'Liiton up to tho date of December, 1570. Many of tho letiers intro- duced into the given rlsu_to yulgar expressions which couuscl was sura Mr. Tilton would never [mpute a3 coming from the pure lips of Elizabeth Tilton, but if there was In these letters coarss, loose, Jewd eabalationa from bhor heart, what bocama of tho honest testtmony of 3r. Tilton? What beeawne of this purity of mind and hoart of Mra, Tilton, if these oxpressions thus used wors coarse aud lowd® What a terri- ble imputadon on the plaiou it he now prewuted the imputation of obscen- ity and valgarity to tho 1nuocent exprou- slons of theso letters delivered to the keeping of the Mutual Friend, Thore was anothor proponition whith carmed alfmmunnn. Thero was no avidauco coming Into this causo that had not it otigin long after the alloged scduction and adultery ‘como to an end, and lung atter both biad been diacoverad. KOT. ONE. WOBD OF EVIDENOS was produced out of the mouths of the many witnesses tending to show thiat Mr. Beechor Lad Letrayed guilt or & consciousness of gullt, Ane other extraordinary trait of “this evi- deuco wan that i all came from tho Moulton mansion, and mone of it from the homa of Mr. Deechor or Mr. Tilton. In the Moulton houro was the ot-bed in which this tostimony hnd boen rased. There wau not a particlo of ovidoncs which did not coms from the Moulton bouschold, and its hiead, and the gueat who often took bLis meals thers, sud iu tho Janguago of Mré. Morss, Le n_auhl not find in the broken Loueshold of sfra. Tjlton food to nourleh his brain, Evartnhoto reated, 2a it was the hour for adjournment. ADIOUNNMENT. Judge Neilson asked tho jury if it wonld be conveniaut to hold court to'morrow (Saturday), but they replied through their foreman that it would not. PATERS FON THE JUAT. Beach rosa liera with & bunch of papers {o his hand, whiol ho sud wers addressod to the jnry, sud wero handed to him by au ofiicer, Ilo re- quested Judga Neilso to Jaok ot thom, which he did, aud provonnced them harmless, but aaid ho would atruct tho cletk to kecp them for the Jury watil they iad disnosed of the oaso, ‘f'bo Court” then adjourned until Tuesdsy mnmlufi, next Mondsy (Decoration Day) being a legal holiday. ——— THE INDIANAPOLIS SCANDAL. THE BUPERINTENDENT GETTING THE LEST OF IT. Speciat Dinpateh to T'ha Chicago Tribune, Inpianarorts, Ind, Moy 28,—To-day the Trustees of the Deal and Dumb Asylum met in Gov. Hondricka' room to hear the statement of Supt. Maclntria in aoswer to tho charges made ageinst him by Jonu E. Fawkuor, Tlo saya the intoresly nro so greal that thorough investiga- tion s demanded, and, to open tho ball, charac- torizen the afdavita as corruptly falss, and ohallanges Tawkner to the proof. Ie Loldly demands that the provious jn- vestigation, which resuitod from the snonymous letter seot to the Legulature laat sension, bo ronewed. Thon it was smoothed ovor becauso tbo Trnsteos were unwillivg to parado a respectable character at tho roquest of an irresponeiblo correspondeat. Now tho occa- alon demands that overythiog bo sified tothe bottom, That lottor was submitted moon after Fawlwer hed been accusoed of seduction by hia niece. Ida Fawkner refused to bu present at tho investigation. Maclntrie claims this letter was written by William Freuch; that be can prove it, and tuat ho bisa winco falsoly swora that ho kuew notping nbout it, and that he has since admitted Lo wrote it. I'rench waxs once a pupil in tne institution, but his couducs wan 50 acan- dalous, Muclotrio says, that lo dismissed biw in Juue, 1868, aud ordored him mnot to visit tho grounds. 1lo had been offered an in- vostigation by the Board, but had deelined, thus admitting his guilt, Irench then weunt totho Nobrasss Deaf and Duwmb Asylum and was thero diamissed for gross immoralittes, \When MacIntrio lad been afterward consulted sa to Fronch's fitness for a position iu Cinotnosti he had refused to iudorse his character, and honco tho hatred which he bears the Buperiu- toudent, 'Then MacIntrie proves thu fli- duvit of Marietta Buocho to be a forgery. Freuch presented & false statemont, and then forged tho womsn's signaturs, Candice John- son says her aflidavit s & base forgery, gotton u) by hor (rlends, as' corroborated by Lier husband. Aunn Carey, another afiiaut, said French called iu company wich a eripple nained Kennody, wrote ber statomont, and asked her signature, which wasrefused, Macintris's facts 1n evidonce of tho Freadist_conspiracy . against him aro over- whetamung, 18 should b known that Dr. James, of Muacio, tho 'I'rustes fu whods hauds the doe- uments wére placed, is a bratlier-in-law of Ken- nody, attoruey for Fawknor, Tua public iuvos- llg-don Lian boen vt for Juna 8, when it {s gen- erally bolloved tho Superintondent will succood in obtaining justice. Tawkner's trial for tho se- du :tiou of hts nfoce, Ida, 18 sot for Juue 15, e {4 out on 820,000 bonda. ‘'Teacler Yalentine has llod a denisl of ch againat him, ——— FACTS AND GOSSIP. TR FPROBABLE COMPENSATION OF TUX LAWYERS. wroakiyn Yagls (Leecher ergan), The pay of the lawyora fu lho scandal case is s subject which oscitos more or lesa ouriosity, The followiny sro the facts curront That Ful- lerton was paid by Moulton, in the Proctor case, which, it will be remembared, waunot tried ; and that ho appears in tho Boecher case as the ou- pocial ropreseutative of Jr. Moulton,—hia fee of $5,000 being tho ouly money ha has sa yetre. cetvod, Beach, who fa ordinarlly a high-priced lawyor, came intothe case believing that it would be ovar within a month, at the outside, Horeceiv- ed a retainer of #1,000aud lookud matuly to thoen- hancement of his already high repatation, When 1t wan goon that tho case would last for months, Mr, Deach, it is said, folt thatho could not ro- miain in it, 6x000t At 8 Very marious pecuniary sacrifice on ke part. At tho time it was reported that bo desired to withdraw from the cass, lo- port haa it thiat hin retainer nas then iased to £2,500,—#1,000 of the additioual $1,500 being the contribution of s lady whose name hus sometimes croppod out in the uewwpaper dieguvsion of tho ocase a8 an especial frund of Mr, lilton's, It i doubtiul it Mr. Peyor has weoured any foe. Mr. Morris 1a workiug for glory in the case, and i{ 13 said ot ouly givos bis sor- vicea for nuthing, but coatributes to the petty exponka account of the trial beside, On the Boechor wido, uothiug has boou said about foos. A great deal of tioney Lias baen spunt 1 huutiog up witnesses, proparing teatimouy, etc., wud the lawyers ougagod on this work, draw on 3lr, Thowes Bhearian as they nood nonoy, Evarts 14 Dbelioved to bo i roceipt, for years past, of au lncoms of $50,000 per snmum frow his profewsion, Ho has lost very nesrly a lawyer's yoar in thls case, Tuall probability his feo will be $25,000,—mors, porhaps, if the jury should flad ~ tnanimously for Deooher, Judge Porter has paid no heed to tho quewsion of bis compensation 1 this caso. No doubt bis groat vorvicos will be justly remunersted; hiw fes will probably ba 810,00, It the casa g0 we it may, Bhoarmsu, Tra. oy, sud Il ate mewbers or astendants of Plymonth Chureh, Thoy came {nto tue case as friondw, rathor than s counssh. Me, Patrick Keady, whio has takou a more hurable but nog loss nocewsary pary In the trial than the other counsel, drawe ou Bhearman for hle neceusary oxpouses. 1l oowpousation, like that of the bigger guus, (8 to bo seitlad Lereafter, The capeuses uf the tnal will, in all probatulily, be boroe by the old sod woalthy wewbers of Plymouth Church. Wherover” Mr. Deocher could woet avy sxponditure sttendant on his trial, be hias dono 80, aud, if Lie were permilted, be would sall a1l hs has got, sad mnuiu“ s salary for life, rathiar than lod auyboudy bul hioe Balf Py & POANY: FOREIGN. Logislation Proposcd by tho New French Committeo of Thirty. A General Emancipation Act Pamed by tho Portugueso Cortes. Another German Bishop Called upon to Resign His Sce. Great Loss of Life and Property in Asia Minor by Earthquake. FRANCE, THE NEW COMMITTEK OF THIRTY. Pants, May 28, —The Assombly Committes of Thirty bave declded to ‘consider, firet, the bill concerning publia powera; next, the Bensto bill; aud, third, the Electoral Lilt. It is waid iliat the named bills will not be made a Cabinet questlon. REARSEMILING OF THE CHAMBER, Pams, May 11,—The Chamber. resanembled to-Uay after nearly a two months' recens, There was some expoctation of & scramble for pre- codenca on the part of the promoters of numer~ ous bills, some of which will undoubtediy be condemned to the '* masaacro of the jonocouts,” and it was thought that a vigorous at- tempt wonld be mads to push the Univeraity hill to tho front, its Ulramontans advocsies foaring tbat iu no future Assembly will iis chauces be equally good. No questlon. how- ever, was rased of & patore to excite party joalousies, and the massion bas come in, a8 Sarch in somatimes said to do, **liko a lamb.” It is penorally believod that the Chamber will dirsolvo at the end of July, aud that the elec- tiona will bs held in October. “Tho Sonata ia to ba electod » month befors tho disnolution, ISCARASE OF REVENCEA, ‘The indirect taxes and revenuen for the month of April show a considerable increase. Thowsur- {Jua overthe estimate 1,700,001, was on regintra- lon and stamps, 1,700,000, oo customs, 7,600, 0091, on Inirect contributions. aud 300,0001. on tho Post-Oflica recolnts, This cxcess, added to that of Jaounry, ebroary, and March, gives & total surplus of over 23,000,000¢, —_— PORTUGAL. OENZRAL EMAKCITATION, ‘Wasmxozoy, D, C., May 28,—Information bas been recelved at ths Department of Htate of the passsge by scclamation, on the 22d of March Iast, of an act by the Cortes of tho Kingdom of Portugal, granting unconditions! freedom to the romaining Portuguess sisves, known ae appron- tices or froedmen. The act provides that ons vear aftar (o promuigation, the syatam of ap- preuticeship undor the decres of February, 1869, shsll conso, and all porsous ngpmntiud by its provisiona are declared free. The act also pro- videa for tho manner in which the freedmen who bave no trade or business, or who cannot read ur write, may ba wubjected to tntolago by the civil authoritios, but tuat this right of tutolags shall cesve on the 23th of April, 1978, T'he labor of thouo uader tutelaged is doctared free, and they are to Lo at liberty to make their own oon- tracty, subject to Lho revision uf tho proper su- thoritics, ———— GERMANY. TAE WAB ON TUB DISHOPS. Deaexy, Mar 28.—The Governor of Weatphalia has summoned tho Bishop of Muunatsr to resig his ses. A ROYAL VISIT, Bernix, May 28.—The ling and Quoen of swedon haso arrived in this city on & visit to the Emperor, Tho North German Gazelte sava thia visit hias polittcal signiticance, and sces in it » manifestation of Sweden's support of the policy of the thrae Lwmporers. —_— ASIA MINOR. DESTIUCTIVE EARTUQUAKRS, Loxnox, May 23, —The Levant Herald s A weries of terrible earchquakeshocks oceurred at the begloning of May in’the Province of Druss, in Asia Minor. Slx hundrod Louses wore'| destroyed. Acconnts already recoived show that 100 lives were lost, and 157 ponions wers in- jured, The total number of thowe killad is stul uaknown, —_— GREAT BRITAIN. OMITUARY. Loxpox, May 28.—Lord Aupustus Hervey, member of the House of Commona for West Suf- folk, is dead. STRIKZ EXDED. The atrike in Sonth Wales is endel. The men agroed to thereauction of 1214 per ¢ent In wages, "The Theatrs Hoyal at Leods buruod laat night. ———— SPAIN. A CABLIST ATTACK. Loxpox, May 28.—A correapondent telegraphs that a Carlist battery at Mount Rico had fired on the Bpaoish squadron, snd that the Admiral commanding was killed, and fouc of bis ofticera wero woundod. . RAILROAD NEWS. A TRAIN SEIZED FOR TAXES, Special Dupateh tn Fhe Chicazo Inibune, Bprivorxrp, i, May 28.—The troubles of the Rockford, Rocx Ialand, and 8t. Louis Ral- road Company snd the complications of our revenuo system scem to be on the lucrease. On the 2itu inst. Blherif aud ex-oficlo Collecior Bridges, of Qieone County, informed the Ate torney-General that the Hockford, Rock Iatand & 8t Louis Rallrosd Company was in dofault for State, county, aud local tazes to the amount of more than $5,000; that he Lad advers tisod the road as delinquent, sud that Lo had applied to the agont of the Com- pany st Whiteball for payment., Tus agent bad officially notified him toas the road way under the contral of the Federal Court for the Northern District of thia State, and D. W, 11, Ferry was tho Ileceiver; that any attempt to levy on the property of the Comrluy would bo n contemps of cours, and that be had batter take 00d counsel before Lo attompted tomakea levy, 'be Bherif staied, aluo, that ho bad not beeu onjoined from collecting tho tazes, and wauted to know what ho would do in the matter, The Atiornoy-ticueral ropliod tbat Judge 'Treat, of the Foderal Court for flis distnet, bad Lold that if & road was in the bauds of & Recelver it was no bar to tho collecticn of taxes, and tbat, if the Receiver should refuss to pay, 1t would not constituto a contempt for the Colloctor to levy on the property in the hauds vt the Roceivor, The Attorusy-tigueral said ho biad no doubt tho Court for tue Nogtheru Districs would hold tho saue oplniov, and ia advised tus Bhoriff to domand the amonut of taxes irom the ltocoiver, and, 1f uot paid, to levy and weil, ‘l'o-day tho Attorney-(ieneral got a tolegram from tho Sheriff, datod at 10 s. w.y ststng ihat Lo Liad levied ou @ freight train at Whutehsll aud bisd it chained on Lhs wain track. Uo suid a wail train was shortly due, but tust tno agouts of tho Company retused to aliow Lim to pus the train on & sido irack, e wanted to know 1if ho would bo justified 11 breakiug the switch luck, o if ho abould hold the freikhs 80 that the wil couid not pads, Iu reply, the Attoruey-tienersl tuiographnd him that 16 was b duty to hold possessivu of the traio, aud tuat i the agonts of e Couipavy would uot allow him to put it ou & ude track s0 as to be out of the way of the mml 1 was toawr tault. Notolug furthos Lias veon beand to-anight, NORTHWESTERN EXTENEION. Swcewad Duapatah o the Chicage Tridune, Avuoza, 1il, May 23.—The oficlala of the Clucago & Northwestern Railroad uud sowme of our prominent citizeus have been in scssion this afteruoon, and the prospost iu that that road will bo speodily openied through thw city, THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL. ‘The annusl mestiog of the stockbolders of the Wiscouniu Central Hailroad was bold st Milwau- koo Wednosday' The principal businoss teans- actod waa the electian of threa Directois in place of an equal uumber whoeo toriu of oitice had ex- pired. 'Clio tollowing gentlomen were choson : Sawusl Gould, of Boston; the lou, st Wad- loigh, of Bteveus uwus, and the Hoa. i, L. Palwer, uf Milwsukoo. Bubsequently the Directors held » mesting, whea ths following oficars were chosen: Jrsndani—asduer Colby, of Bouton, Ve Praadeni—Coariss L, Colby, of Mitwaukes, Becretary ang Treasurer-i, W, Abbaitrol Soelon, As he monusl repart wea nol gizenm ko the Peoes aid Voo Diseatum were TAlMd Bshlcan) L refud 0 the affairs of the Compan; mised that the statemonta eontal: iu b tiafactory. Judge Reed. a for. . was ropl by Mr, I L. Paimer, bronght enlt yesterdsy agatnet Gardner Coiby, the FPresident” of ihe Road, to recaver #300,010, The Milwsukes & St. Paal paop) anxiona to gat control of this plece of property, sod will parchaas it if they FLOKAL DECORATION, AT NASHVILLE. Nasuviirz, Tenn, May 28.—The graves of the Confedetate desd buried at Mt. Olivet and Mt. Calvary Cemeteries wers decorated with flowers this aftarncon. Large numbers of Federals snd ex-Foderal eoldlers were present aud participated im the cere- monles, The following Is the symopsls of the oration dolivered by the Rev. Dr. D. C. Kelly: *In the midat of.funeral wreaths and #ad, tearful heart-bentings, it 1a with a sense of the deepest eratification thiat 1 am able to bail this aueplclous day, not bocsuse we have cessed to mourn for our desd comraden, who aleep hero § not that we are re- Joiced to bury out of mind the cause in support of which thay fell,tho victimaof a pure and hero- io patniotism, In our Leart of hearts we Abrino their memorics, and thoir fame shall be 88 procious to us as' is the virtus of our women and our hopes for our children, I never belangoed to that cinsa in whone Learts surrec- der snd wrongs put oot the light of hops for iny country, my swhole country. Neither in the bugricane " of * fecling which swept us iuto war, nor in tho midst of tue yoars fn which pas. slon and sworda reveled fo bilood,—not even on tho black winter night when I rode at tho rear of Gen. livod's Lroken and crushed voteraus acroes tho raging Keneaaw, over crazy poutoous, —por on tha raddest of all days when, at Greanville, Ala., I put my parols in my pocket, and raw my comrsden ll{ down their arms, our color-bearer fold aud placo in his bosom' eur ball-riddled flaz in mute sorrow; and I turoed my horse's Lcad towards the home of my boyhood. midst the cedar and limentons crags of the old Volunteor Beate, I say not even in theso hours did I ever lowe faith” in the destiny of the South or tho uoity of tho pation. To me the War, Its causes and its results, have ever bera an eniscde nocessary in the unfolding of our national existence. 1'havo naver sworved in & bollef in tho nccessary onensss of these United Htates. After coumorsting tho causos that brought about the War, and believing that both God and progross wore in it; that these, onr comrades, died not fu vain, etc,, be clossd by urging & little more of the prompt and suidierly overyy with which John C. Brown folluwed up theLrenton murderers. A few more Southarn tours upon the part of Congreesional atatesmen and Committeos, and speoches from other sol- diera such ma Dartlett, and the beroic doath of theso men, and our comrades shall bo ecen to bear rich [ruit |n & national lite, moro glorious than the old past. Tho dsy dawna whon names of thoto truly good and great on the oter aide will be urnad jo the uativ’s bis- tory as a conunon beritaga of fame. H CINCINNATI. Cixcrxnar, O, Moy 28,~The most complets arrangements bave been mads for the dscora- tion of soldiers' graven at Bpring Grove Ceme- terr to-morrow, A large number of ex-Confed- erate officers and soldiers will unito In_ths ceremony. Geus. Proston and Price, of Loz- ington, Ky., are to take part in the coromonies of the day, THE POST-OFFICES, WasumvoToN, D, C., Aay 29.—The Postmas- ter-General hLua sent to the Postmaster at Cin- cinnati the following dispatch, which will apply %o all localities whore decoration ceromontes ars to be obearvod to-morrow : * Decoration Day 1a not a legal boliday eo far as this Departmont is nuare, 1f 1t ia n'Obio, conduct the offica us on otaer holidays,” AURORA, ILL. Spectal Dispateh ta The Chicage Tribune, Avrons, Iil, May 38.—~Decoration-Day will be appropriately obeorved 1o this city to-morrow, The Hon. Emery A. Btorrs will deliver the ora- tion at Lincolu Iark, &t S p, m, PENNSYLVAXIA POLTTICS. The Resolutioms ef the Republican State Conventien, The following is the textof the resolutions sdopted by the Peunsylvanis Republican Btate Convention, held st Lancaster, May 26 : L. Ressiced, That ws declare a firm, unqualified ad- herence to the uawritten law of the Republic, which wisely and under the sanction of the most veaerable of examples limita the Presidential service of say eitizen 10 two terma, aud we, the Republicana of Pennsylvania, in recoguition of this law, are unslierably opposed to tbe eloction 10 tlo Ireaidency of auy persun for a third toru. II, Recolved, That the Republican party of this Comimonwenith recall with prida thesr ofective agqency in tho creation of the Administration of President Tlysaea 8, Grant, and polat with contidance 1o fia gen- eral pollcy uad tlie beneficent fruita thoreof for their vind{zation and bla; that, bavivg received the Goveru- meat from his predecessor demoralized In every Bianh, corruption and recklessness in ofice the rule, tho fruite of the War ungathered, tho lately rebellious Btates sullen, the late slaves unprotected and yet do- nled that groat means of we.{-protection, the ballot, and forelgn States unchaatived for their wronge to us, the Administratiun of rvsident Graut has in six short iun steadily and unpretendingly reformed every mown sbuse, and is { mlenllmx upon ihe track. of wrong-doets ; Lios largely reduced Bas infleaibly puni-hed oll violations of laws, baa se- cured by countitutionl proviuon the ballos 1o all free- men, and by law thrown sorely-nreded safeguards arvund tho ballot-box ; Las wrung from usfriendly furslyn States conteealun of theur faults and reparation for lujurics dume us, and lus {nfuenced reluctant Lo Blates to at least the appoarance of Just dealicgs wiih ail thelr citizens—all of which events rmaketie preseat Admindstration as among ike most briliant 1o schifevement in our annals, 111, fesoived, Tust in presenting the nsme of Gov, Jobn F. Hariranfs for re-clecion to alted posi- tion which Lie now fils, we meet the UnanImOUS wish cf our courtituents, whiy deaire in this nuaner (o ju- dicate their approval uf the careful, consctentivus, aad able mnner iu which be bad mot and di: ed every duty incumbent upon him, theroby making a record which will secure his reputation as ous of the Uest upon the rollof our Chief Magistrates, Drave in the field, modeat iu tke Cabinet, tried ofien and al- ways found fathful, self-poised,' juss and hunvat, we preseat him for Lbe sudrages of 'tho people, cantidont Ahat their Judgment will approve and alify our nomi- nation, 1V, Resoleed, That 10 vivw of the evila common to the government of most of ine large tnunicipaiitiea a0d of (he tunicipal tax 10 this and otber Etates of Ul behoures our Legisliture (o devino e quate mons 1o protect the pevple aa well from existe ing walsdminbiration oa 1o [mevent ils revurrence, and to this end we suggest, aa s preliminary step, & thorough inveetigation by an sble snd exjerieaced commisrion, fo be formed undor proper suthonity, of the whole rubject. V., hirasloed, Tiiat wo arralgn the Democratla party of Tunueylvatia for the uiter fatlure to redeews tha promise upon Which it partially attained 1o power this Slate. Tt plodged stwelf 10 reform, 10 legulative urity, L grester onomy, and (o & high alm 1 legit- lon, wile it st reforaied nothing, fus scononiized 1n uothiug, and Las dishonorel the' State by aa uas aceraly and arbitrary exerciss of legislative powers, VL, Reswlced, That the ellort now being made by the Nattoual Administration to ferrel out aud briug to puuisbment those who bave boen derrauding the doveruaient of its lawful revenucs should ealist the syinpahy and hearty support of honest mea ef all varties, 0 nation’s debt, THE WEATHER, ‘Wamnaroy, D, C,, May, 23.—For the Upper Lakes, the Upper Misaisaippt and Lower Mis- sourl Vatleys, tising baromoter, north and weat winds, cooler, clear woather, followed by south. orly winds and riung temperature wastof the isaissppi. LOCAL OBSERVATION, CiiwAvo, May 38, nd. ;m:ii'wm; 7 Mux, tharwoomy 9; min, Wiermiometer, 6. UENEUSL OBIEBYATIONS, Staten, |farofar Wang, Imm Weuther,” [N, W., briek.! 1.10Cirartng. B4)9, ol wrnafCloar, 5| Nreskiuio: B0.ud Fr. i, L0 14 Reokuk... /|09 Ciuctunati, [ 20,8 Leavenw't'h 32,180 Cuinba ... |30 Daluth, ) &, K1, Garry,.190.0 Special LA to Ths Chicig Triduns, Rooxrorw, L, May N.—Yesterdsy eveain, and to-uay this regiou waa visited by iuu s much needed sains, e il TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES of A.J, Ross, 84 Cairo, for Billing ovlored, wee coudluded yestasday, & bla ssquisial. ‘The trial Alige GHD! aad SPORTING NEWS, Interview with George Rooke, the Pugilist---Tho True Btory. An Unjust Attack upon a Worthy Braiser, Yesterday’s Base Ball Games at the East, Turf Items from Various Quarters, PUGILISM, A TALX WITH Ti{Z GEXTLE HOOKR. An the approaching fight for the championship botwean Allen and Rooke drawa near, connider- able Interest {a axcited In eporting circles as to the merita of the respsctive candidates mnd the probablo reaulta of tha avent, Of conrse it is well known that Tom Allen hails from Bt. Louts. and it is equally & mattor of notoriety that soversl journals in that city bava mors than onco exprensed themsalves ss to tho merits and demorit of these candidatea for pugilistic honors, It was not altogether un- natural for the 8¢, Loniy Republican to take up the gauntlet ia favor of Allen, but the porsis- tency with which it haa FXDEAYORED TO DTX DOWY ROOKE 18, to say the least, cnfair. Bomo wecks ago ths Republican contained an article & column sod two-thirds n length noder tho cantion **More Bruising,” which was ree markable for its virulency of tone and genoral incorrectness of detail, at least 80 far aa its de- seriptive remarks on Rooke wers concerned. This remarkable litorary effugion, which eman- ated from an evidently biased source, and was certainly ired by no good fesling toward Raoke, but & well-planned determination to gio- ity Allen at tho former's expense, wan flliberal Inthe extrome. After o long, rambling descrip- ton of Atien, it proceeds: All hix (Allen's) fighita of late years bave been gained by quick work ahd Ceren it Tricnts Rt ot canpot staud ‘the heavy jolting of & forg and evenly conteated battle, In fact. he bes never fougit: but three dragging fighta in Lia life, snd thoss cam off in England sveral years az0, The longest time ho atood up in the tiuz (0 this cuuntry wus foris-four minutes with Mace, aud of thix, abont thirty minntes wan a sparring makl, not moze than fourtesn minutes bar- 1ng bean deroted to business, The sagacions ropresontative of tho Reput- lican, eitlier by himaclf or soms other man, next tarus Liv sttention to Goorge Rooke, and, after ? few prelunwary charactenstics, describes bis aco a8 YICIOUS AND FORDIDDING. ‘“*his hend shaped lik: sud broad, his brows projecting and lowering, Lis nose sotnewhat twisted *oat of the trug' from the affects of Dlockey Moore's fosrful left-hand bitting, and bis oyes smull and black like » weu- sel'e.’™" In short, contiues the Jepublican, He 14 aa repulnive & sjoctmen of the genna rongh 4 could be imasined, Bulbe s o game funter, either in tbe ring or In tho rough-ind-tumble, and s what ia Kkuown in pugilistic parlance as a thorough glutton,— that s 1 81y, 0 mAD who ean stand up and s mauird all day. 1lia‘awarthy skin is like lesther, aud bis sparo flesli 1 lke grintle, 20 that no histing hort of the bane-smaahing variety csn **faze "’ him o speak of, Lie 4 not, howaver, & very acieatific Loxer, his low grade of intellact’ readering science in unything tm- poesible to uim. Agaln, 1n roforence to this Rockey Moars, it declares that— Nearly everybody thought 1t & pity that es finaa face should bamashed p Ly the big fieta of 3 brute like Rooke, whose face was one blotch of bloody felly, and aeveral of his teeth were knocked out, Indoed, of such an uokind and spparenily malicious chiazacter were the remarks introduced in the queation that the corraspondent ayailed bimsel? of & passing visit to Newark, N. J., where Rooke resides, to ASCIBTAIN HIS YIEWS TPOY THE SUBIECT, and soo, bear, and judge accordingly. The correspondent has ecen and conversed with George Rooko la propria persona. etudied s physioguomy, sud examiced his teeth, which are a5 sound a8 o bell, and as regular and 1n as perfect condition aa even the most fastidious Mra. Tilton conid deslre, or an Apollo Belrid: possena. . 1n order to famlliarize the public with the oth- er ide of the question, there is Lerewith pre- sented & DRIEF AKXICT OF OEORGE ROOKE, the resuit of the iuterview alluded to. After a cordial teception and a few decided exprese of dispuat aud regretat the abeard and uncailed- for article o the Hepublican, he commenced by atating that hia reabname waa Georgo O'Rourke, slthough commonly known as Georgs Rooke. He waa born in Dundali, County Louth, Ireland, ond 1s mow 34 years of age, He rommmned witn his parents in Ireland until three years old. when the family exchanged the green soil of knn faor the shores of Eagland, and located i Birmiocham, whero Goorge weat to school and received » good liboral education. At tho age of 13 he way apprenticod 10 3 gunmaker in bt city, serviog ks foll term of seven years, at the expiration of which be repairel to London to paua through lis degrees s sn argy Ser- geant, Having stood his ezaminstions pith #bility, he 1aturned to Birminzham at the solici- tation of his parents, settled doen in hiw own businoss, and marnied when about 22 years of sge. Eight children resulted from this union— thres bovs and five girls, eeven of whom wers bora in this country, only ane boy and two girls being now alive. Defore leaviog England, Rooke eojoyed quite 80 extensive buainess, emploring a forco of some thirty men, and making between £J0 and£40a week. Like many others, howaver, at that time, o thought he could do better in the United States, and eo emivrated, obtaining hiw tirst situ- ation 1n the establishment of Messrs, Moore & Bous, guusmiths. Broadway, New York., The close of a brief location at thio small-artos fac- tory in Yonkers, N. Y., saw 8im in_Middietown, Conu., occupled tu his old trade of gunmakiog, White thars Lo was emploved to TRALY THE WELL-KSOWN WALTER BEOWN and tive oliers {or the Boston Negatta, Hia labors were crowued with graufying success, Yromn wioning the sinigle eullrace and his pupits the viz-oared match on the Chatles River, From Middletown he made » move to Biddeford, Me., undertakiog a coutraet for the construction of sewing-mactitnes. Hooks hsw nover proved lumsolf & lscy man ; not au ouces of supertinous fenti lLas *“flsbbyized” Lis body. While in Butdeford ho worked hard at Lis trade all day, devoting bis eventogs to devolopiog the muscies of an iniluentixl clasu 1o the mauiy art of bos- iug. Bariog tite period ho visited Boston tor tho Euruuu of giving & sparring eshibition ; thers 0 met Tom Drow, who tadaced bim to eater tho fgbling rug agaiust TIM HTRSZY, & marine stationed on board the echoolship at Charlcstown. Hussey was a tine specinen of & man, § feat {o beight, weisht 165 poundy, sud fn splondid condition. The final arrsugemonts wers coucluded, the tight coming of on the fol- lowing moruing at Swampecots, Mass. This was Hoke's titet Bght,aud ho came ous victurious, WILNOUL & acraich, alter awovera tusslo of tweltys cight rouunds; time, ono hvur and thirty-tive @iuutos. Rooke returned to businesa the next day, aud nabiost e sfter took un his residence #t Providsnce, R 1. He diau's buther umself about the nug sny wore uutil . CHARLEY COLLINS, otherwise desigunted the »* Cast-[ron Man, " Lieued a gunerslchaliongs to suy ruanin America. Rooke touk it up. The results arv kuown, Collins boiug tuoroughly thrashed sfter » fight laatiug ose Lour sud a half, vn Fisker's laland, off New Loudou, Conscious of his own powers, snd determined $0 **maxe Lis mark,” Kooke subsoquenny chal- lenged auny muddle-weight man iu the United States at 135 pounds. For threo or four weeks the challenge was appareuily unbesded, whea & waa tuslly sccopied by some New Yotk partics who thought they eaw & chance **t0 wake,” and HOUKEY MOUNE. 3 was solected as thoir champion, The maich was for $1,000 & side, and catwe oif at the Lulv of Shoals, N, J., when, after a battie of vue bour aud four unuutes, the dxbt was declared uude- cided, Moare buiug il insensible by bis op pauent, the beaut:(at Apollo-Helviders pby of ** Rovkey " belug secidentally spoili lows of & tow {voriea iu the upper Jaw efucts of n brutal™ astack from s wan, a3 tbo seusitlve writer in the K, wight be apt to wiyle it. About four ¥ Rookesattiod 1o Newstk, X.J., sod op bar-room, which bo wtill occupies, surcounded s resiected by & hoat of risude, ‘Aw aiready intiwated, tho correaponient bad recout!y 40 Pluasucw of passiug sa bour or vo in Liv compauy sud eouveruog with bin upou vas rious eubjocts. Hie houwst opivion that Ueurgo Rovke bas nwlmn%"u-_nhy," or “bru- tal* or “vicious™ about bim in fact, a wau lu overy sense of the word, brooking no iusult, foanng no dsogor. 15 KOOXE'S DONESTIC LiTk 80 & busvand and father ke boars s high chare s aud avie pralaewoiity sansple of ale foction and solicituds, Nellio, dotea upon hi bis arms st eve opportunity. Geoigs warmly retamns the childish embrace, and it the repro- eentativa or ocorrespondent of the Bt, Louts Reptiblican conld witnaes the natural, simpls unaflsctodness of Rooke sa diaplayed towar) his family oz in his home, he or thay war'l neither run him down as **forbiddlng,” or stig- :;l'lel'z;hmn & “brute.” Ile is ezactly.tis His litle daughter, m and rushes into THE COMING TACKLE between Rooke and Allen waa originated by the Intter, who ia said to have excldimed that ho would “never reat nohi he licked avary Irinn —— —— ——in tha United Biatea.” This wans broad assertion, aud Rooks waa the man to tako up the ganntlet, TOOKE MFANS BUSINESS, As usual npon such oceasions rumor has heen at work, and reports have been flying about al- Inding to the remoto posaibility of the * fight being off." No much thing, Tho ides is more than remote, it Is unthought of, Rooke meavs bumincas, and !a Just as sincors and as deter- mioed as when the first installment was placed by Lotk particain the banas of Harry Mill. Tha mon ars in active trainiug, and the 17th of June will decide who's who. — BASE-BALL, MARTFONDS—ATALETICH. Spactal Dirpaleh to The Chicage Tribune, PmraveLruis, Pa., bisy 28.—The champlon- #hlp game snnounced to take place heras this afiernoon Letween tho Athlatics and Hartfords was forfeited to the former by ‘resson of tho non-appearanca of tho Hartfords on the ground. The Athlotics put in an n|>pc:mncc. and tho game was amarded to them by a ecoraof 9 to 0, The dsath ergunon’s fatiier is the alleged cause of tha lartfordy’ failtre t2 keep their en- gagement, which aisappoited & large nnmber of poopla’who wero usaembiad on the grounds. Sew Yons, sy 23— Datasil: B N oRE, May & ¥o-Lall : Boston i Mutuals, 3. i LEL —_— THE TURF. THE KENOSIA MPETING. Spertal Dupateh to The Chicaao Trbune, Kryosua, Wis., May 23.—A large crowd as- sembled to-day to witnosa tha races. About 1.5:0 persons wers preseat on tha grounds. The weatlier waa cloudy all day, with & prospect of rain, 4 Tuo firat heat n the 2:00 race had been trotted when the rain bogan to.pour, and continued thronghcut tle races, Tho great amonnt of watar that fell canued the track to be {na tar- riblo condition, Thers were nine entries for the 2:50 raco for a pursa ot €300, with only eight etarting. David H, was withdeawn on secount of too rmuch bard work the preceding day. Tho favorito In tho 2:50 raco was Low Day. The first hest was won by Billy Cusbing. Time, 2:43.;. Riliy Waason cama in reecoud, and (1on, Graot third. The second heat was won by Low Dav. Time, 2:57). Brown Nolly secund: Billy Wasson third.” The third Lieat was won by Lew Day. Time, 3:01. Brown Neily second; Dilly Wasson third, ‘The fourth heat waa won by Lew Day. Time, 3:02. Drown Nelly second: Billy Wasson third, giving Lew Day tba first mousy, Biown Nelly second, and Billy Wayson third. 1In the [ree-for-all race for a purse of £50 thern wore six entries with threo to start. Tha favors its was Phil Sheridan, who won tha firat h 2:46 3 Badger Girl socond ; Lady Mac tl Phil Shenidan won the nocond heatnud race 1n 2:46, distaucing Lalr Mac and Badger Girl. £HE DALTINORE RACES. Bartrotone, Md., May 24,—At the Pimlico races, tho firnt race, solling race, all ages, ons and three-quarter miles, was won by Cariboo. The tirss trinl resulted 10 » dosd beat botween Cariboo aod Contary; Letitia H, third ; Per ruanion fourth, Timo, 3:09}7. The deciding danti was won by Cariboo in $:10,. Lo was bought in by his owner. The Preakness stakos for three-year olds, ons and one-lalt miles, Won by Tom Ochiltrea, Vistor secund. Bay Final third, Time, 2:43k, Third race, compeasstios puree, mile heats, was won_by Hucelsberry. Time, 1:443; 1:43 1:46™(, Keene Lichards won tho first heat. The foarth race, 1Y miles, 2ubatituted for a race for & gentleman’s puree, was won by Spend- thrifs, Kadi socond, Calvers third, Time, 2:13. TOE ENGDIME WACES, Loxpox, May 28.—Tho race for the Ok stakes, st Epsom, to-day, was won by Spinsway, Lady Larve cominz in sccond, and Bister te Ausket third. Scven harses atariad, HAND-BALL, The season for the game of hand-ball now seema to hava fairly opeved. A mew excitoment’ tothe festive sport has been furnished by the completion of s brick allay on the North Side at. the corner of Chicago svenns and Prauklin' street. This structure is the property of Care mody & O'Maller, who undoubtedly toak their cue from the remarks ssregards {mproved hand- ball cousts, pablished tn Tur Tmwcss doriug the visic of the Toieao hand-ball players to this atr. The new alley will be formally christened thix sftornoon by & mstch game at band- tall botween Joseph Abora and J. Carmody, and Jamos Feron sod L Harity. Stakes, 2100, An intereating game ia expected; Feron acd Albern being tne victima in the game betwoen Chicago and Toledo; and Carmody snd Harity beiog highly spekea of. A chailengs bad just been received from Tokee do by Abern, {n which Sheaban, of that cuy, offers to vlay for any sum not exceeding 3500 Tie challeuge, it 1s urderstood, hay becn ac copted ; tho amount vet o b fzed, Backcry, it 11 zaid, aro accumulating to increate tha siaks in favor of the Chicago man, PUBLIC CE RITIES. A DEFINTTION BT ATTORNET-GENERAL KDSALL, Svecval Disratzh te The Chiain Trioune. Seervarizen, IUL, May 23.—The Astorney. General promulgated che foliowing opinioy to-day : The Hon, 8, )f, Caured, CArirman Foard of Pudlia Chartes—Str¢ In your' communzeation of the 17th, Y opinton u mequeated upn the your Buasd of Cummisaiotiers posssases J Ovr the cdcational wlilutozs of the Btite, Buch &b the 12 Justrial University at Clampaigs and the Non mal Caiv 2 ourth_section of tha act of (e yuur Lrurd wia orgnized Tequices ; * The sald Commisioers, OF 4Uia uOe O them, are hereby suthorized und required s lessl twicw each year, a0d as wuch oftencr s they dees Lecessary, 0 vaii adl the claritably aud corrvetivual DAtALOne Of the State, escepiiug prisons, recelving te all, 10 ascertain Whether the moneys approe ated for their aid are or ecunomicully an The suewer to your K tacl tusiitutione of We State, n the ondinury sccvptaticn, the worls du uot cumbrwe such lnatitalicns a8 toe sud Nerwal Ceivursitiea, The studuots ag s arg not, [ think, geue 0 the recivients of the jublie elami either imge- cunfoaity nor inability to provi moany of sducauon, tor any adlction challingiog public sytapathiy, colnstitute the Dand vn wlish sius cute azo aduiitied, The totiva which induces the Siate 10 mullbua thesy ioakuliins aptears wbo 1 ecure {uT tae Lenedt of te penrie ol the Stute sitlful and competent teachery in thelr public shovis in the oue, and In the other 1 bring to the aid of e vartous industrial pureutia e beucits of spwial study sad steausic tralning. » . The first sovuvas of the act 10 regulate the State Chare itable Inativutivas aud 1he Siaie tielurta Schoud, 3pprove ed Avr 13, 1973, 12 a» fodona: * Itie State taalitutions Darvinafter bamed are horely roguized and oone tnued, sad taey 2aail Bervat kuown and dusiy- nated By thete rewpective i soctiea t Cliaritavls [ Tussae, dacksonwille, Ll asne, Eigu, Ilia1 Sop o funa, 1L ; Ihauiution for e Education of the aud Dumy, Jacksouville, IU. ; 1zatitution for the Edu catfon of ‘tie Bhnd, Jacssouvile, 1L: Asylum for Feublo-Miuded Childro: s “Soidiers’ Urphanst Home, Sormal, il i Charitable Eye snd Ear Infrasm ary, Chicagy, Correctiousi—llivois Siate Keform Bcdool, Fontuae 1 tiizk this sboald be rvganted s a legialative defs inition of tiie worda & Chariistle and Correctivual lie stitutsous of the State” ca wsed in tho act uf 1830, Sty concitiabou 42, that your jurdiction doss mob eatcud 10 scls edicativial tetitptions s e Nortal aud Lae dusirial Untversitiod, (Si§unl) Jauis K. Eetl, MEW ORLEANS CITY FINANCES. New Ourcaxs, La,, May 23.—The I'rosidents of bauks and insursnce cowpanies aud tae city bLondholders mat tho City Adminfstreiors asthe City-Hsll last night, to discues the premiunye bond plan adopted by the City Council. The tinanctors aud boudholdors preseut sigved the following: ** W, the undwsigued, Presidents of the banks aud ivsursuce compavies, sod bonitholders, of tho City ¢f Now Orleass, da lereby approve and cordially recomuwend to all varties tuterested, whother boudholders oy property-holders, the piau adopted by the City “ouncil, based apou the premium bouds, as besk calvulated to meok the exustivg urgescy in the city Soauces™ : e OCEAN STEAMSKHIP NEWS, Bax Faaxciscw, Cal, May 23.—Arcived—thg Paciflo Maul steamer Moatans, from Pasama, rxansTowy, May $.—Sleamablp B¢ m?nsn Xuz's.hunivfl» 7 Seraly