Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 28, 1875, Page 2

2 ‘ how ho would reel up, and the trout would rash Lied making tho roel whiz, until at Inet it was brourht close to land and he was about to acizo ft, when it, mado s sudden stritgg!o, and was gone. Ibwan not far,” but it was not brought safely iu. ‘The Schillor was not far from whore, Int ita wreck was nono tho lees totribte, How many politieisns bad been reaching for pesition ali their lives. but had fatled to get it, ‘hey were not far off, but failed to reach. How inant of our public man hnd ever died of that terrible dineave, worse than tho smali-pox, tha Presidentisl fever. But with the Christian theo wasn certain way provided, Jesus wag the gate; let them knovw, and it would bo opened, Thoy need not remain “net for" from tha Kings dom of God, but they might outer im through the tnlercersion of Christ. ‘This was the last wervico in that church. It had hnd a bappy history. Tho people who had Duilt it, the South Church. dad struggled snd Inbred forit, On the 12th of Septembar, 1879, he had preached nt the dedication: of this church, Ap tho eumtner of 1372 tho Pivmouth and Bouth Churebes had united in It, One year azo from Jat Saturday ground was broken for the new church to which they were about to remove, The spirit of God had been with tho church, There were many tender nreociations clinging around the church, God hnd bean graciogsy to them, aud Hls svirit had quickened them. ‘They hod dwelt together as Irethren, and had thken sweat counsel together, The speakir alluded to the trial Lo had endured fn connection with bin paxtorato in the loge of lia wife, and j aid a warm trinute to her saintly qualities, Mo assed thu co-perntion of the congregation in puing inta their now clureh to do God's work wud co it with awill, ——-—_. ELSEWHERE, CHURCH DEDICATION IN MILWADREE. ssreval Inapateh lo The Chicaye Tribune, Minwavkex. June 27.—Spring Street Laptiat Church was dodicated to-day. At the unidu services, morning ond ovoning, 613,000 weno subscribed, entirely closlug the purchase funds of the eburch, . PASTORAT.. Corusmrs, O., dune 27.—Tho congregation of the First Preebytertau Church of this city havo extended acall to tho Rev. I’, B. Hebortou, of Loluth, te vecome their pastor, CROPS AND 'HOPPERS, NEBRASKA, AID ron THE FANXERS— TUE STATE AID SOCIETY IS THE FIELD, AND DEVAUTATED COUNTIES TO LE REPLANTED. Sveccal Corrcapondence af The Chicago Tribune. Neauaska City. Juno 20.—-Sinco writing you Jost, T have visited Pawnee, Johnson, and Otce Counticr, Nebraska. ‘Tho crops im Dawce aro about ove-thicd destroyed by grasshoppers, and fully 8 batt hoa been taken fn Jolson, This is the shire town of Otoo, and has a population of nearly or quite 7,000 gous, irom ‘Tecumsch to Byracuno, a distanco of 25 miles, I traveled ina ‘buggy, and saw but few crops growing. Millions of ‘hoppors filled the air, flying duo northweet, and millious moro covered tho ground. In Places thoy wero ao thick tho buggy-wheels erntshod bundrads of them, and thoy roso in clonde around us, anuosing tho horses and mak- ing them quite restioas, Lenw ihe ‘hoppors at work in ona placa onting up ovorything ureen; but most of thom seomed only rosting on the carth, proparatory toa long flight. ‘There wero many young once without wags, and T enw komo that will tako fully two. weoks boforo thoy maturo so thoy can fly. An examination of a» latgo poach-orchard ehowod tho treon wera damaged so that most of them will dio. The Orage-orange hedges wero also eaten up, and ‘will have to bo replanted, Ono farmer, wlio hud ploweds ome Jand Inst fell, was wtirring it, and, as bo turned it over, exposed miltions of of egas. ‘Soon after boing turned up to tho the stn, tho eggs would crack open, and a healthy young ‘hopper emerge from each. ‘The farmer's uelghbors remonstrated with him for plowing the Iand; but he snid the ‘hoppers would Latch out any way, and all ho would turn up would not add minch to the urmy fu the field, ‘ho farmem woro gencrily replanting, and making avery effurt to get secd, Ouo old fellow eaid ho wos going to pisut on until the midalo of July, and trust to luck for acrop, A farmer said ho had planted corn throe times, and had it taken axct time, but was going to plant ovaiu. « Tho Nebrnasku Stato Aid and Koliet Society, which had closed its labors and didbaudad, has again been called together, and is pushing corn, potato, buckwbent, turnip, squash, and other weeds into the devasted countios, When the formosy heard this Socicty was coming to their rolicf, it groatty encouraged them ; and spans who Wore holding off, having no way to get soed, have gone to work prapuring their ground for Avecond planing. ‘Ibo Society lust wintor fed from 10,000 to 16,000 poople; aud leat spring aurmsted wood to twenty-three counties, Not one of tho counties dovastated Inat year Las been eaten vp thin soar, aud the wise policy of re- Hunting them is now apparent to every ona, When “the ‘Nocioty closed’ its work, thore waa .40mo portion of tho Stato appropriation to ity credit; unc, vince then, several thongand dollard, rained by tho Rev. Messre. Frost and ‘Tibblov, bas come [n from tho ast, ‘Tho Society ‘was about to divide tho Lauter money pro rata amony tho countien, aud lapeo tho State appro- prinsten iuto the State Treawury, whon they ward the grasshoppers were coming again, and thoy wivoly held on to tho funds, Thay can, perbaps, rake up 36.000 or 87,000: and this, it 1s believed, will be sufficient to furnish all the furmers in the ruined counties with seed who nro. unable to buy it thomuelves. ‘I'he poople aro op- posod to calling on the Eat for any furthor aid, and the State Buciaty lisa do- clired its intention not to send out volicitory, or allow anv one to beg inits mane, ‘I'he Counties of darlan, Furnas Gasper, Rod Willow, Lin- colu, Dawson, Webster, Harvard, Sherman, Greeloy, aud Vatloy, wore entirely eaten up by rassboppors laut yerr. Autelope, Nuckollx, nklin, Kearney, Schuyler, aod eight other cuunties, wero partiully destroyed. At ouo time, the Aid Bocioty were feoding 16,600 poople du Nebraatia; nud this spriug thoy sowed oue- third moro grain in thot region than. they had in ‘est year, Nearly all the grain was furnished by ithe Awd Conimities, and every seod gown wo far thus done well. Hut fow ‘hoppora Lave appesrod Un tho uppor counties, where they woo Bo bad ast yuar; and tho valleys aro teeming with (vegetables, and waving with crops, ‘Iho work performed by tho state Aid Kociety for the poo. ge of Nobraaks waa enormoud, and will nover 0 known or appreciated outside of the State. }, Tho loupection ordered by the Aid Socioty of iB counties devastated thia year lag boou com- pleted by Gen, Briebiv, Supert tendent of Dis- tribution, and’ hu hag ordcrad wunplica of secd, jax follown: Yor Hichardson County—3 cars of teced~corn, 3 curs of buckwheat, 1 barrel of ‘turnip-toed, aud 1 parcel of squash-aoed ; for Nemaha ‘County—2 cara of soed-corp, 2 cars of buckwhoat, L barrel of turup-soed, 1 barrel of aquast-necd; tor Johneon Countv—1 car of gead-corn, 1 cor of buckwheat. 1 barsol of turnip. teed, 1 barrol of syuasl-deud ; for Otoo County 1 ear of sued-vorn, 2 car of buckwheat, 1 bare of turnip-seod, 1 barrel of squash-neud. It sis not known whother tho Aid Society cau fill all theso orders; but it 14 belioved it will, aud per- -Lopsdo more, A car of soed-corn is necded badly ia Case, and one in Gage Couuty and Paweco; but the Ald Comuittoo will take up Richarvwon, Nemaba, Johnuon, and Otoo Conn- tica firat, aud rollove thom; when, if it can reach other countios, it will do so, Evory eftort has been mado to got pumphin- aeud, but without avail wo far,—it not berg in the niarket for eule, Tarmord having thia seed BEECHER. Sabbath Passes, and Brings No Sign from the Jury. Judge Neilson and Messrs, Morris and Shearman Look for a Ver- dict, The Affidavits on Which tho Ap- plication to Reopen tho Case Was Based. Charges by Loander and Prico of Crim. inal Acts Between Becelier and Mrs, Tilton, Leys’ Statement in Regard to Beecher’s Purchase of Prussic Acid, Mrs, Tilton’s Sworn Statement in Reply to Loader and Price. t Bhe Declares that Their Narrativo Is Entirely Falec, And Asserts Her Absolute Innceenco of Any Improper Conduet with Beecher. Loader States that Mrs. Tilton’s Denial of His Stery Is Untrue. And that He Saw More than Has Yet Appeared in the Papers, Beecher’s Address nat the Lost Plymouth-Church Prayer- Meeting. Ho Says Ho Will Go On in His Work, and Holl and the Devil Shall Not Stop Him, ‘ What Miss Augusta Moore, the trrepressibla Veit. Thought and Thinks of fr, and Mrs. Tilton, =, THE PENT-UP DOZEN, NO SIGNS Of MANIFESTATIONS, Special Dispatch to The Chteaan Tribune, New Yor, Juno 27.—Not a single incident to- day baa served to broxk tho monotony of the jong waiting for the verdict. Tho jury bavo mado no aigu whatover, by requost, for inatrac- tion or dischargo, and thor viviblo actions at the windows Lavo boou so ropeatedly misconstrued thet the most senealional roporter ling abandon- od tho seuseleas work, Judgs Neilson waw in court until 6 o'vlock, and thou left, di- rocting that he bo callod up at 8 o'clock to recaive a verdict, but uot to consider an ap- plloation for discharge, After that hour be would not attend to recoivo even # verdict. No word of any sort was received from the jury, and thoy retirod ta rest at tho uauat hour. ‘TIUTON'S MEN BIOL. Two mattressua avo boon provided for two jurors, who ero unwoll—Jeffroys, and Tay!or,— aud some rofrowamonts in tho wey of wine was went them, Otherwiso ‘tho monotony and discomfort of their enforced confiuoment have been unbroken, ‘Thoy will probably como voluatarily into Court to-morrow morning. It iv gonerally accopted by the counsel on both sides, excopt Mr. Mor- ris ond Mr, Shearman, that an agreement t4 ou of the question, Both deciaro that thore will bo an agreoment, and each claims tho vordict for bis cllont. Thoy aro tho most sanguine men iu tho cao, ‘THY JUDOE HOPES YoR 4 vEDDICT. Noverthelees, it is avingular fact that Judgo Neilson, who has seen tho jurors more than any man, baving daily converacd with each of them, ond learned, as ho says, to coneider all of them as above the average juror in intelligence, agrees with both counsel as to tho probability of an agreement aventually, but lo does not say who tho . vyordict will favor, It they do not come in of thelr own accord, itis probable that the Judge will send for thom to suggest sny inYormation or advica to nny polute im dispute. A-conaultation with counsel on this point yostorday resulted in a de- vision uot to intorrupt thom, but a second ono, Judging from tho changod views of counsol aud Judgo, oxpreased to-day, is likely to result dMoontly, Some impostant action may bo anticipated to-morrow. THE PUTURE, Attontion and inquiry hayo already been di- rected to probable action by plalutlif or delaud- ant iu the oveut of a diragrevment of the Jury. OC courso, the defondang can only move fora new trial, and, unicas a vary large majority of the fury elould be agalust him, ho fa not ikely todo sa. In tho ovent of a vordict ayainst him, be will movo for a now trial aud carry to the ighout court in tho Stato. Mr. Morris, the attorney of Mr, ‘Tilton, asserted on Saturday that, du the event uf divagreoment, a now triul would be brought, but the probability is that Mr, ‘Lilton will insiat that tho indictment oyaiuut hit elall next be tried, ‘There ato two indict- mente,—ono spalnat Mr, ‘Hilton and tho othor Jott ever might send sinall packages of it br quail to the Committee at Ouaba, wliore it would, no doubt, bu gladly recoived, and might do muelt ood, In Newahe and Hichardoon the grass has On Alen UP, Lid bone wuOHtitube to feed cat. tla in winter, capociully miteh-cows, will hove to be furnished, It iw believed best to plant millet, or pumpkin aud turnip seed for thie pur- spor, : AA. —_+—- ILLINOIS, Svectat Dispatch to I'he Chicago Tribune, Dwianz, 10,, June 27,—Fridoy and Saturday ‘wero #o hot that it required ull tue pluck of a cheap-tnoney Graugor to withutand the flerce and powerful rays of tho wun, but oh! how the cory did grow! Itwoomed tous that it Was striving to miske up for ad) tho time it stood ett ‘To- doy (Sunday) it glivtens in tho sun, with {te dark, rich green color, a night that we have Jong deaired to ace, and which gives us overy hope that it is now marching on toears, ‘Tho potato-bug—not that old, atriped cuse which has ude wo much trouble fy ull well-regulated fauulic, buts load-colored fellow, Whale wpry ass cricke-—has put iu au appear- anos, and ie atripping the vines of thar leaves with a vocacity: ue would do credit to a kun- bas grashu;.pel ——__+-__-— ‘The wholegale desicrs of Bloomington held a Weollog Saturday evening, to consiver ihe mat. ter of raitroad charges, aud sppoluted comunt fees Fo fustber prosecute tho work, i ogalnst Mr. Moulton,—which Jt rests wilh tho Distslot Attornoy to push or to lot rest when tha Prosent euit is eudod, r THE LATYaT DOMDSOELLA, Menara, Loador and Price, tho now witnesses, will probably bo ludicted next month on Mrs, Tilton's complaint, and her testimony aud that of Slr, Beecher, and thole ¢rials will bo promptly urged, as tho ovidenco which thoy offer is a now feature in tho caso. Au offurt was mado to indict thom last-woek, Mr, Suoarman, who is conducting tho matter, atated that notice was went to Chief Clerk Furon, at the District Attor- hey's oftice, of the desire of Mra, Tilton aud Mr. Beecher to ontor complaint. Bir. Farou was ab- sent from tho city at tho timo, and bis Doputy discharged the Grand Jury, cither without know- ing of tho request, or in disregard of it. Mr. Shearman added that Mr, Beecher aud Mrv. Til, ton will go before the Graud Jury which assem- bles on July 6 aud press tho iudictmenta, ——-—— AFFIDAVITS FOR THE PLAINTIFF, DOCUMENTS ON WHICH THE APPLICATION Tu RE- OVEN THE CASE WAY DABLD—STATEMENTS FHOM JOSEP LOAUER AND JOUN J. LLICE—cHAuOES OF FAMILIANITIES DETWEEN MM, BEECIIEN 4D MMe, TILTON, New York Tribune, June 25, ‘The motion mado by Mr. Beach on bebslt of the plaintuif on Wednesday, 40 roopeu the casa mission of naw testimony, which was demed by Inigo Noilaon yeatorday, was based mainly on aflidavits by John J, Price of No, 200 Behermerhorn street, Throoklyn, and Joseph Loader of No. 40t McDonough street. Tho allidavits of theso men aro as follows £ AFFIDAVIT GY JORFPIT LOADER. City Cornt—Thestore Tilton agalust Henry Ward ere Civ Af Hr ookiyn, Cuenta af Kings, re,—Jox ¢ , helng duly aworn, Raye that Le resides ot No.4 McDonough street, Brookiyn; that ho tk an Upholsterer by trade; that nthe month of Oetaber, i Gazonent was woking ona job In the house of ‘Theatera Tilton, No. 174 Livingston atreet ; that abot 2 o'clock on n day of said month and a year, which dee went cannot specify, while engaged In laying atalr 18 on the main atalrs i11 sunt house, doponent aay, kev, Henry Ward Beecher entoriug tne front door ait house, and Mis, Eleabeth If, ‘Citon approacit the aaid Hey, Henry Ward Beecher} that aid Henry Ward Beecher aud rald Elizabeth 1. Tilton met lu the Dail, 9 few paces from the parlor door; that un moot ing, the said Beecher put his arn around the wairt of ud Ehzabeth ‘Tilton and drew her to. bin, jatly ‘kfuog up her body, at the same timé Living her ou tho cheek and che Kissing bin” that these demonstrations of altec- tiou betwacn eal Beccher and Ehzabeth By Tilton were very’ amorous and extraordinary {p00 yutich as tn a toarked manner to attract deponent's attention t that after ao mecting, enld Meecher and srs, Tilton, with his arm sti about her waist, entered the front Parlor, throng the door leading from the ball, then closing the door behind thm ; tuat while eald dotnon- wratlons wero passing between the asid Beocher and Mre, Tilton depouent dirccted the attention of his ietlow-workman to thent; tho name of «aid workman i dobn J, Price; that a few momenta after eald Beech er and Mes, Tilton had entered tho parlor and closed the deor said Prico went dowa tho atairs and through the diuing-room into tho back parlor, ad looked Urrougts the folding-doors and futo the front pat= lor; that maid Ptice then returned to depo- nent, ond i 8 short time after deponent Rent into the rad front parlor, — through tue hallatoor, to grt his hat and other things, which were by the tnantol-ploce {0 said parlor; that, baving Rot sold things, deponent quickly turned to come out of tatd parlor, and ti eo doing saw the maid Mrs, ‘Tilton Ferlimiug on t lounge behind the door, with er clothes Up atove ber knees, ond the ead Becher tu tho act of reme from the sald loinge, with one hand upon its @: poneot walked immediately into the hall, atid 208 tet the hotire 12 company with eaid Price, ‘Deponent xuem raid Beecher and Elizabeth Ht, Tilton at thu tino of the above-mentioned occurrence, aud wan nob tise taken ns to their Identity, fOALPH LOADER, Sworn Lefure we this J6th day of Juno, 1875. Josnen M, PeAngALty Notary Public, Ringe County, AFFIDAVIT OF JOUN J. PRICK, Crrz Covn2.—Theiilore Nlton againat Henry Ward Beecher, City yf Lruoxten, County uf Kenaiy an done 4. "Price, belong duly aworn, 83 Aphoisterer by trau burt etreet, “rook unt he’ fa an ‘resides at No, 200 schermer- a; that he bas heard read the utidavit herein of Joseph Loader, and he adopts and afirme the etatements therein aa far as they atfect de- ponent; that on s day which deponent cannot desig- hate, tn the month of October, 1480, whfle working on & Jub in the house of Theodore Tilton, No, 174 Living- Rot street, Brouklyn, deponent saw the Rev, Hen: Ward D.ocher eutor the front door of maid house, a Mra, Lilzatoh 1, ‘Tiltup gomg to meet him; thot whew they tet In ‘sald batt asd Beecher clasped ber around the waist, kiared her, aud she kissed him ; that. they then reraired {utd tho front parlor, hia arm ati nrouud bor waist, and closed’ the door Uehind them; — that” deponent went on with Ms work for o short time, but, thinking saelulng wrong, wont through the all Into the dine {ug{-room aud through the diuing-room into the hinek patior; that de;oucut ther louked through tho fold- ing doors, betwoou the front and Lack parlors, and saw the said Biieabeth R, Tulum... 4 om the loungy inthe trout parlor, and tho sald Weevher ve et Mat thereupon Le enmo back and informed ‘raid Lanier of whut be (doponent) iad Justecen; that de- ponent then made the remark to sald Loader which caused sald Josder to yo intossld front parlor to get some of his tings; tat said Loader teturued and told depouent wiist'o tad aven, aa set forth in palll Joadvt's atlidavit ; that noon theruatter deponent and sed Loader, having tnished their work, lett tho Lowees tt onent kreir the Kev, Heury Ward Heocher at vaieth i, ‘Stitou at the tie above mentioned, Loy were the persons above apoken of and duwtibed. Found, Faice, Sworn before mo this 13h day of June, Joserie M, Pranasy, Notary Pubile, itings Cuunty, AFFIDASIT OF GEUNGE C. LUY3—INE PUNCUASE OF POON BY UL. BEECULD, Tho following is thy aildavit of tho druggist Loys C1rx Counr—Theofore Titton vs, Heary Ward Beech- Cuy «f troikl.n, County uf Kings, o—George 0, Leys, being duly awera, enya be ina drugzist by pro— fereioiy, 21d Fosiled oud does businesd In ty Villayo of stoue, Ja 1.3 that for mura than twenty yearn fiouedlatily preceding Jaue, 1873, he resided and did Inietness nas drigaine In the City of Brooklyn; that on the 1th day of May. 1871, he ‘carried on ‘businosa uu druggist in tho City of Brooklyn, at. the corner uf Clinton and Fulton streetas that over since his real- deuce iu tho City of Brooklyn depouaut bas keen a-qualnted with the oy, Heiry Ward Boecher, ant for ten years preceding January, 187d, depouent was well nequainted with the sald Veecher, and saw hint nily at bis (doponent’s) store, xt which watt ee Wau.a cuatoiner ; that on the 13th day of May, , Rafi Becher called on vepouent at ie atore, corner of Fulton snd Clinton strecta, Brooklyn? fiat a cunverrution then and there occurred Letween said Meecher and depouent, Jn tho course of which sald Beceher introduced tho subject of polwns and. their effect upon the union ayetont 3 that in repty to questions propounded Uy suld Beecher, depouout gaya bis opinion ax to. tho churacteristic operation and comparative efileacy of Various folvuuy, saylug to sald Heechor tint, in de- Kouout's Judgunénty taste acid «could prodtica ths castest aud mort ex}editious douth } that fa the course of aatd conversation, depouent, at the requeat of sald Boucher, exhitited to hitn an’ ounce vial of prussic facil; tint auld conversation continued for some time on vurious toptos, and at the ond, audas auld Boecher Was atwut lo love, bo sald he would take kad ounce vial of prusste acl ; thateald Meocber did. purchaeo aud take away aad Onuco vial of prngnla acid, and ho 44 charged fur tho satus on deponent'a ledger, page 03, fn fellows “* Dtay 15, 1671—1 02, prunalc aclds.esseeses 5-500." tit aid entry tu suid (udyor Ia, an depouent bollever, iy the baudwriting of Jolin A‘ Kirkloud, one of ile: penont'n then clarke; thot st doce uot appeur by sald Jedgor that any other arliclo was auld to auld Hoocher ou ald 1sth of May, 1871 ; that there are other enterica Of charge agatust ‘ewid Locher on sald ledger, lune mediately preceding and Lumediately following’ sald charga of May 13, 1ni1, EORGK C, bwarn before tio thin 15th day of dune, 1475, Cuanura B. Hazercon, —'~ Commitstuner of Deeds, AFTIDATIT OF 4, D, MONILE. Crrr'Cocnt.—I'hodoro Tilton va, Henry Ward Pocchers Citsof Inwuaten, Kinga County, si8. D, Dorris, beng duly sworn, saya that bo is’ ony of tho attorueyw on record and ansoctatocounte) fu the above- eutitied action; thet soma days after the close of the evidence ou bath widue tu said action, depouent was in- formed that important ovldeuce for’ the plafuluy ex- Ieted_ and could be produowd ¢ that depouent without auy delay mado inquiry coucerning tho matter, and accrudtted that G, 6, Leys, Joseph Loader, and Jobu Irie were referred to aa the parties having kuowledgo of euch Important evidence} Uiat depoucut sougut oud obtalied fnterviews with cach of suit partion 3 tut tha facts utatod by aaid parties to doponent are coy- tind $n thule respective afiduvite, and doponelt Norily believes tno facle ao stated by thor ero true, ‘Tout deponent was entirely ignorant of the ealntence ofwuch evidenco untll a few days ance, and was unable to produce It prior ta the close of the testimony, That euch evidence ds importaut ani 1 for whe plstalit ny tie wetfou, und depoucut ask that i may rocelved, 8.0, Moura, DD ‘Sworn to before mo this 16th of Inne, 1376, Jurus M, WILLIAM, Notary Public, Kinys County, AYFIDAVIT OF THEODORE TILTON, Accompanying the above alldayits was ono algo mado by Thoodore Tilton, Iu which 18 fore mially set forth thut he was uuawaro uf the ox- istence of thu ovidenco roferred to in tho above aMdavits of Messrs, Loys, Loader, aud Price, until made aequainted with it by ono of hig conusol,—viz,, ox-Judgo Samucl D. Morris, —-— SWORN STATEMENT OF MRS. TILTON, MEN ANSWER TO THY CHANGES MADE ON THE AUTHOMEY OF LOADEE AND PRICE—@uR DE- CLAUES THAT THEY WERE NEVER EMPLOYED at TH HOUEE—UER ENTINE INNOCENCE OF 1M- PROPHIETY WITU AU, VEBCHEL—INCONSISTEN- cles IN THE canara MADE—1uMPossInIATY OY ANY ATTEMPT AT BECULOY IN TUE FUONT PANLOU, In answer to the alloged new evidence which was brought out for tha plainuff after ike taking of testimouy waa finished, Mra, Tilton has mado Qsworn statoment, In this eho dontes in tho most thorough and emphatic way tho allogations mado by Loader and Prico, declares the storica which have Leou published sgeinet Mr. Boechor and horsclf to bo utterly falao, and avsorts her per feck funocence of any acta of Sndolicacy or lmypropricty wii Ar. Buosbor, 4 Cann, The following afidavit was prepared ‘by mo and Placud du the hauds of counsel in expectation of an op portualty to prowent it tn Court, But au such op} tunity baving beew given, and afidanta basaly Yana having bean published agninas me, 1 now dealte to publink tt In iny own vindication, Euizasera It, Teerow, Oily Goer, Baoortes.—-Theodarg ‘ulau agalet joury Ward Boucher, “Cily of Rrookipt, funatBaabeti M, Suton, iad ay uae of ollaws Tu the months of September, October, and Novem~ ber, 186), I reeldod with my husbaud ‘in Livingston Heh sud Thad the entire cli ig of the household afar, No person was employed tu laying carpets of {n at veauing te any work al the house ae (Duss onthe except by my directions, I did nut employ of autuore {ae the tinploy woul of any meu uatied: Prise oF Load- or for any work about the house of any kind ; nor dol reouliect or believe that any such men were fa my bouso during anyof the ibree mouths above men- Moned, or iu aay part of the fall of 1x69; nor, to the best of my knowledge and’ belief, were toy’ aver ie tho Louse atal', at avy time, 1 have resd In the New’ York fleratd a statement, Pusportiug tu uave heou mane by 8 mau wuo Lwin wow informed tw nanml Joseph Louder, to the effect ‘that lu the uiwntb of October, 1809, white Loader and oue Hrie wero wurkwy ou ie bilkatatee T opened tho dour to Mr, MwssLu ist uo seieeu tld of ies Clagped bls are arouhd ‘my walut, aud kissod met raving me uff my foat. and thea talked into the front parlor with bis arm around my walt The Mruole of tule aury te ullersy faim, aud Bolle oe (eee events occurred, annex to this amdarit an extract from a newspe: Fer containing all the Information which I have c cefning the ntatement of this man Loaderas to what happened in the hoien white ho ease he was there. The extract alinded to fs thé story of the npholsterors, eater and Price, cut from the New York /lerald of June 14.) Thin narrative, eo far aa it relates in any way to Mr, “Heechar or myvolf, Is entirely faire, and the aveurrences: therein described never took placey elther In October, 1919, or at any other time, There never wns any impropriety of conduct or any improper relation Letwoen Menry Ward Nwscher aud myrelf, aud all charges of aduitery oF of iniproper conduct between tin, oF of any attempt tipon fla part dr mine to have oF solicit eny impropar or indecorous relations or acta, are utterly aolutely falaa, Thera nover waa any act of familiarity ar mark of feondship or affection, elther on the part of Mrs Beechar or myself, In the absonce of my burband, of Breator degreo of different kind from what look piace habitually between wa in the presence of my iaband, Not waa there over af great familiarity be- tween Mz, Beecher and my-elf an thera wan betiteen me and my step-father or brother, nor did any act or word ever paas between Mr, Beecher and myself which could not with equal propristy have passed betwoon fathor and daughter, The frout parlor was divitel from the Ubrary by alana folting-toors, to which thors was no key, and which wero nevor locke. Thevo doors wot not come clorely together, anil when they were abut thero were always two wide cracks, one between the wo doors, and the other betweay one of the doors and the wall, and through thene crsaks any one could eeily aes whsl war golug on iu the front parlor, Nor wae it poraible tn 1869, or at any timo whtlo I lived fu my Ettbana's toute, for anyone to look through iu cracks Letween the falding-loora without the tigre of auch person being sron through the glass of the doors from tho parlor. The front parlor wan, therefore, @ place tn which no ascrecy was porsible, and at the same time no one could have approached the folding-doors, se the mon Prico is deneribed as having ‘ono, without boing eros by. mo from the parlor, 1f Thad been there. The sofa wat cloto to the front window, and {t wae my cnetom sl- ways to have Up blinds open at the reason of the sear referred to, eo that passers-by could have noen tho sofa from tho atroet, ‘The children of the neighborhood wero flso accustomed constantly to play about our Yuna, anu to ran freely over tho plszza i front, upolt which the parlor windows opened, and there was Dot the alightest sccnrity for privacy’'In the front parlor, either from, peoyla ontaide of the bottee of from serv uta and childron within, Zt was frequently the cana {pat quite,» number of ehititen wore playing pon, the piazza In afternoons for a long time without intere ruption, and in full view of the parlor, In October, 1269, 1 had no hourakeeper, but had three servants and's wet-nurse, and also tad In tho Loune threo children from 6 yoata alt upward, bostdes my taby, then about 4 montha old, altof whom, ex- cepting he baby, wore scctstomied to go in and out (urough tho front’ parlor and Ubrary freely, Ne housekeeper, nvr any other person, pall tho Ulils of work-poopto of any kind employed’ about tho houso in the fall of 1869, I pafd all auch ills myself, Altes Dennis was uot th aur house at that time, nor waa there any elderly lady tn thechouse who could oF would have pald for any work done In it; tor, Indeod was there any elderly Indy at all with ue during that fall excovt ocenalonal vieitore, none of whom Inter fered with the fatnily aflatrs, ‘No man cr men were employed to lay carpets in our house at any timo In 1809, Wo purchaeed no new carpots, and had no freah carpota laid down after frat moving iuto our hous !n 1848, with the excoption of a aingle catpet for an up-stairs toy ; and in partloular no new carpat woe inid down on the liallatalrs, aud no men wero _etiployed upon the work of Inying down eltiier new or oll-earpets on the liall-staira at any time tp tho year 18°, aueh work, when it was done at all, being dove women, ‘The only work that was dong by men nut eaxpeta was tho earpot-ahaking, which was dono by a man with whom I was wall acqualuted for savoral years, and who waa not ono of tho men reforred to iu the annexed, newspapor article, I did) not employ strangers todo work on elther tho carpote ur the fur niture of the house, and if any two men were oi- ployed upon such work, they will te able to produce the rocord frotn the furniture, upholatery, of carpet storen with which I had doaliugs; aud gal sm informed and believe, thesotwo men, Loador and Price, weto not employed by, or tn any way connocted with, any of theas stores, nor employed by, ar oannocted with, aon whatever with whom ‘elther my husband or I liad any doillogs in tho soar 1069, In conclusion, I declare in tha prosence of Almighty God that T ant absolutely tonocent of all the offenses chargod against mo with relation to Henry Ward Meecher, oxcopt only tliat under tho Influoneo of my Busband, which J found it Smposalblo to restat no long an T poreisted dn tiving with bim, I have mado charges against Mz, Boecher which wera false and ontiroly une founded, snd whieh my huabant know to bo false, And LT declare that I left my husband voluntarily, sud without any eolieltation or inducemout trom any per- zon, and capectally without any sol{citntion or sug. cation on tho part of Mr, Beocher, but, s0 far aa T have any knowledgo or information of hia views, con= trary to the desire of Mr. Beocher, And I slid ho bo- caite I bad found by sad exporience that tho only rv sult of my long endeavor to acrvo my husband wie that 1 kopt myself In hia powor, and tliat ft was impo atble for me, no tony aw I lvod with tim, to resiat Lie demantls, of to soak tha truth, when ho required mo to deny Ik. Euizasern R. Tittox, Sworn before me this 16th day of June, 1675, A. MeCur, Judge of the City Court of Jrooklyn, ‘MINA, TILTON'S AFFIDAVIT AND A&R CONFESSIONS, New York Mun, June 23. The same intimate frionda of tlie Richards family trom whom wo dorived the accouut of somo of Mrs, Tilton’s confeusions that slo hod committed aduttery with air, Boccher, which was published in tho Sun on Juno 4, now in- forias us that Mrs. Richarda ins in ber posscasion several lottors from Mis, Tilton which sutirely ovorthrow tho assertion of her ofidavit that hor husband made ber coufces, In fact, ho rays hor confession to Mr. and Mrs. Richards wero not mado undor any compulsion or inflacnce of hor husband, but ware entiroly voluntary aud uncoustralued ou her part, Mra, Tilton's confesrion to Miva Susan B. Anthony, a8 we ara informed, so far from bay. ing bean mado through constralut or moral prossure oxerted by ber husband, was in fact tho asquel to aviolout quarrel between hereclf and her busband, in the course of which Mes Avthony bad taken tha defonse of Mra. ‘Tilton against bor husband, —_-+—— LOADER AGAIN, HI6 CAND IN REPLY TO NN, TILTON'S STATEMENT, New Yonx, Juno 25,—To the Edvor of the Herald: 1 noticed In this morning's Herald Mrs. Tilton's donial of my statement, While I regrot exccadivgly that clrcamstancea havo com- polled mo to toutifty concerning matters injurious to her, I atill, as a truthful mau, must adhere to What I have sta:ed—that I did assist in relaying enrpete in her hones in the full of 1869, and saw what 1 Lave boforo described. I avoided mak- ing this public as long as posalble, and did not willingly mako the facts known; but it will bo found, if 1am placed on tho witoess-atand, that my statoment is etrictly accurate and correct in every particular, aa personally regards mysolf, which can be coutirmod by other circumstances which have not yot boon spoken of, fam, ro- spectfully, Joszru Loapsn, Al INTERVIEW WITHLOADED. Lrooklyn Araus, June 25, At noon to-day, an Argus roporter eatorod tho ‘upholstory stor of Joseph Loader, No. 922 Ful- ton avenue . . 6 oa ruth in Mra. Tilton's affidavit, “8a thera’a no isthero?™ Mr, Loader—Not an iota of trath in it from be- inning to ond, so far ay Iam concomed. I naa so ravin’ mad whon L saw her letter in tho Sun, that £ est down aud wroto a reply tolt, ‘You woro laying down carpote in Mrs, Tile ton’s hous, theu, in 1409?" Sr, Loader—I wae, and Mra, Tilton knows it, Thoy wore old carpots whick had beou givon out to bo cleanod, aud wo laid them not only on the parlor floor, but on tho stairs and on the floor above, “You aro quite sure you were there in 1869?" Mr. Loador—I om, and Lom protty eure I can prove it from my booka, “ Haye you ever bean to the houso since?” ‘Mr. Losdor—I havo not boou there sinco, not for fivo yoara, Hore ho wusponded hls tacking oparations, and continued with much anunation: “If what I bavoenid is not true, how could 1 have drawu a plan of tho house, of tha rooms af the house, and shown it to Mr. Moulton and Aur. Tilton, as I did a few days ago?” ‘And it waa corroot plan?” Bir, Loador—It was. Bir, Boulton and Mr. Tilton wero quite surprisod when Idid it, ‘Chov did not woem quite to believe mo till thon, I had ‘not boon in the houso for five yoara, ‘You will oxcugo ma, Mr.” Loador, but sup- poso Mr, Beocher and Mra. Tilton wero in that Parlor and committed the acta you namo, the door would most nasuredty bave boon locked. If Mr, Beochor, in lis excitomant, bad forgotten to turn the koy; the womanly iustluct of Meru, ‘Tile ton would pare prompsed hor to do it,” Mr, Loader—Ah, that’s the vory thing. Tho door loading from the parlor to the hall was locked, and when I pulled at the falds it oponed, tho bolt remaining turned out of the lock. “You buve Boca that done? “Ob, yoa, when there was no bolt to catch the top or bottom of the framework of the door,” Mr, Loador—I saw moro than you baye any idea of—more than bes appearod fo the Papors, +. « Ithonght they had enough agaist sir, Beecher without oy testimony, ar I should hayo spoken about this before, _——— MR: BEECHER'S DEFIANCE, AM DIPASMIOSED ADDBESS IN PLYMOUTH oRVACH Ml, BEECHER WILL NOT BE POT DOWN BY ANY ONE—UE SAYS THAT HB WIIL GO Ox IN As WORK, AND HELL AND IIR DEVIL SHALL Yor wror uns, Kew York Times, June 26, Plymouth Church lecture-room was crowded to ovorflowing Jastovening by a crowd thet was evidently composed toa large extent of curioslty- ecokera, drawn by tho expectation, which proved to be correct, that tho discounso uf the evening would have reforonce to the well-known sutt now approaching ite end. Mr. Beochar began by waylog: “Things are Judged by the way in which thoy stand tostu, To tcet the qualities of a thor » ho is riddon across plawed over 8 levol» turnpike Ika aido flelds, -A docs not show hls wind or bottom ] 8 rido over plowed ground. You can build a Dridga that may seem aa good a bridgo as er wae built till it was tried Ly heavy woighta, and whioh proves worth nothing when train of cars pases over it, Tuo Seventh Regimant iy a sMagnificent ono, but what it fs is not to bo knowa by ita parade on Broadway, or In the pro+ cession [nu Boston, when tho mon aro on slow, ‘but by its performanco whon {tis rent to march with Sherman to theses. A family of cblidren may grow up under good, pions training, aud may expericnco rotigion whon they nro 12 of 13 yonrs old. If it please Cod that thoy go through Hfo as thoy begin It, there will be no foreground or preparation for tho deeper expericnces of ro- ligion, Thoy want kuowledse—thoy oro not tried. Tho daughter when about 22 gots mar- rod. As the years go by clilldron como, avd the triste of life come. ‘The bua- band fnlla away from tho condition ho was in whon marriod, and poos through tho fluctuations that come with oxpericnce, A blighteomos on the marriod life of the coupto, poverty distracts them with ite cares, the poor Woman poos frum the apox to tho vory bottom, Varioue dissenting olomonts come betweon her and horbusband, Now tho tort comes of hor re- gion. Did lt enable hor to bear burdena her- salt that othera might go {rea ? Did it fortify her in tho practice of pationce? This fs tho test of religion. Docs [t tako away the snarls aud troubles of lifo, and enable a porson to bear up under tho ingulte of men? It Ja thotested mon who show what roligion is, Mow dose aman carry Limself in times of darkness and doania- ton? When he is troubled beyond description, when distractod, whon overshelmod and carried to tue very perch ofdeath? How doos ho carry himeaif in times of trouble? Not othor fo!ke’ trouble—I monn by that things that ace troubles to other psoplo—but thinga that are troubles to brmeolt. I have gono through an many troubles in tha Inat five yours aa ordinarily falt'to the lot of any ous man, and thoy have boen troubtes of exactly tho kind that have boen tha most adapted to su- noy mo, Without tho resources of religion I would have boon overwholmed and smothered by thom. Iam tho leading brother anil the pastor of this church, I bavo gone through great trints, and J muat havo tho opportunity to say to you, a8 I woutd liko to say privatoly and contl- dontially, that God has tried me rotely ; and al- though Lhavo gove undor tho wave and havo beau almost overcomo, God brs sustained me, and omy Ifa is for tho main part ono of posco. My heart is not embitterod against any living person, nor ie it sourad in any way nor turned against any one, Nor ia thoron porson in tho world the latchete of whose shoes I would not rejoica to unlooss in tho way of mv duty, [Applauao.] T havo no particlo of bitterneus iv my heart toward any one. Aword moro. It bas beon tho aim of my life to bo a manly foltow, Ihave gono through thoso trials and havo como out with forgivonosa in my heart, and whether I go up or down, I am victorious, for God ia my powor, my strong for- trea, aud Ho oares moro than man onn care for we, Lhavo, therofore, the right to say that it is uot in vain to foilow Christ, and that religion iy moro than a sentimont ora rhapaudy,—that it is poe to livo by, to dio hy, and to live hereafter y. Aud when I proach to young men and maidens in tho Christian religion, I know that it ts true, Mr. Boocher then arose from tho ohair in which ho bad boon sitting, and, drawing himself up to his full hotgut, estd, in hts most emphatic toncu: “And now, by the Graco of God, Zam FOINR ta.eay one oF tito moro things, Arid drat, Jook with respoct with what thls church had done during and in respect to tho troublos I have spoken of. But { want to soy that I fully aod entiroly accord ta overy one thegramo liborty of opinion that Iam accustomed’ to oxercino myself, That overy one is nt perfoat liberte to think what he likos about me. Sccondly, what~ ever ti may think, or whatover any ona in the world may ‘think, ‘this world is so Inrgo, and there aro Bo many chances in it, that it does nat lie with you to detormine my future, Tht is something which lies botwoon God and mo, and nobody olac has any vote init, I don't propose to bo put down by anybody ‘on tho faco of the earth. [Applouse.} I don't propor to be put down in any way oxcopt aa wheat fe atampod tn tho ground and comes up 9 hundred fold." [Applauee,] Quo mau continued clapping, aud Br. Beechor, looking anvoyed, said: "That man's tongao is im tho palm of hia band, ‘Thoro wasn general laugh, and Mr. Boccher procesdod: I don’t eay this arrogantly, but by patrent continuance in woll-doing no ono can be put down, I don't caro how things % with mo In this life, I know, and God knows, that tho work of my lifo will go on ‘until my coffin lid is ecrewod down over my dead body. ‘Tho world ia wide and will not be desti- tuto of opportunities, With you or with somo who may need mo moro than ach Tohall con- tinue to work out my lifo. This’ lies botweon God aud mo, Twill by flia belp work out my 4ifo, und I'd tike to soa the man that wiil stop if, As loug aa thore {9 love to be givon to thoso who need it, or aympathy to those in dis tress, as Jong aa thoro {is a obampion nocded for “tho aown-troddon, ao long 4s auy nood God ani can't woo Him direstly, thoy will woo Him roflested in mo, if God gives mo the power to go on, I did not care tor nigh places. When I began my work, I wont out into tho wildorness. I did not Hook to loave it. I was called out, I was called boro, and 1 havo stayed here under Divino Providenco, and hore I shall stay until Divino Providence bids mo to go, For, whothor I five or whother I dio, Iam fie Lord's firat and men'a afterward, Aly sole qnes- tion is, What will ‘Thou have mstodo? And that I will do, and ton thousand doyvila shall not atop me, Above the roar and confusion of this world Icau hear the yoico of God, who is known to mo by the doar namo of Father; and strong in ifs aervico I will go on, and bell and tho dovil can't stop mo, Now, Christian brethroo, I would havo liked ta aay this with closed doors, and, if Idid not know that buman nature would rondor auch a roquost usoloss, I woutd ask that what I lave sald should not bo reported, Bat tho very things that ought not to be reportod—that hurt somo- body, but bonetit no ono—are tho things that aro reported, and it {4 our misfortune to live, as it Woro, out of doors. We cannot cry or wipe our eves but itis kuowa and commented on. With admiration, and lovo, and honor for your faith and trust, Lam, and will bo, your leador by the grace of God. I bold my position by your con- didenoe. I un manly enotat to strive always to live uear to God, “I shail see thut you aro not put to shame in mo, and after this lifo, when wo are purified, we shill smilo to think of tho troubles we pasaed through below, Bo of good shoor, belovod. ' Wait, work, bolicve, and bo at Tout, —— MISS AUGUSTA MOORE, WHAT ANY, TINE OF THEODORE AND ELIZADETH, Tothe Hdtlor of the New York Tribune: New Yonr, Juno 25.— . . . An unselfish womiais with emall ¢olf-ostcom was not the wifo for Theodore Tilton, A wifo whom ho fearod, a dargo, atrong woman, ablo to cast out of windows or doors tho * Jady friends” who eat in his lap, exylng he was tho only mau thoy over loved (husbande of their ona notwithstanding), and to fasten him up in tho chamber where he hold them, sud keop him fasting till ho bowed thoso flastering locks iu roal ropentanco, might havo aavod whatover there was in Theodore Tilton worth ssving. Sometimes, to friends who bad witnessed Thoodoro Tilton’s troatment of her when he was not on exhibition, ss ho alwaya was boforo vislt- ors whom he wished to have admiro him, Mra, Tilton would admit bor wrotohodnese, Once— this was early ax ‘60 or "61—sho crept to my Toom, and iu my arme wept out hordospair, “+I shall have to givo him up. cannot ive this way; Imust leave hin." ‘You cannot live vansy from him,” I roptiod, wishing¢ she bad never econ him. I felt he would bo only ace Jatnity to her, and that sho was losing her powor for good over him. For s few yoars she bad great and good tnfluonce over bim, Tt was as tho influence of « robin over s baby stork, « rapidly outgronn. . . As early as "05 or '66 I bogan to seo that Thoo- doro ‘Tilton would damage Ar. Boocher if aver it was in bis powor, By pastor lad been rearing ‘up, loving aud cherlshing 8 cbickeu to pick iis own eyes out. Iwas never agreoablo to nor a favorite with Mr. Boecher—not heathen enough, porlaps—ang could make no ine proweion on = him |‘ when telod to waro him, as again and again I did. I told our descone what Mr. Tilton really w Tthought for bis own sake he vught to be seen to and dealt with that he might not destroy Lin solf or others, Not one of thom could or would “ecnso” tho matter, “hoodoo ‘Tilton was without distinct purpose of damage to Mu. Beecher long after the feoling that he wanted dim overthrown was born in him, Hie foatlug of personal wrong ‘by that man being sot above lun grow your by yoar, Wo alluaw it, As oariy a9 1803 [saw Thoodcve Tilton working away to imitate Br, Beocher’a handwriting. Ho did it woll, 1 board bint trequently disparago him. I saw what ho wrote about Laer him. I was aware that he was filling bis wife's cas with calumoies poured {uto his by s mau who was do- tormined to rule or ruin Mr, Moccher, I told her that alanderor had dono his. best to ‘ruin moro than ove man, and had boon condommnad in a court of justice to pay thousande of dollars for that sort of thing, Lut Lord Thoodoro grandly decisrod aald man was a noble Chrisjian goutlo- tnan, and ho ewallowad hia how like wine, He awallowod his wine, too, plenty of it. L saw his ottloa of that and strongor drink closo beelda his bod. Ltizabath tried to overlook this aa othor things. Sho told mo that tho storios Thoolore had repeated to hor had shaken her confidence in Mr. Boechor, ‘Tus explains the Say so wrote af “tho apparont lack of Chriatian manliness in Chis beloved man," and of tho years wherein sho and her husband doubted him, I nover could hear, front oftor of thom, of any ono thing that’ thor know of Mr. Beechor's wrong-dolug. Sifted, tall oamo trot the samo quarter. Asto tho lottor Mr, Moach road on Monday, Juno 14, In which Mra. Tilton aneaka cf Wanting to eco hor husband, but not Print iy him tocomo home, and “being haunted with feara” that his * chorry faco will bo clouded” and “hiv doar head will droup," why that pletnres tho. habitual feoting that missrabto Little wife bad in Theodure's gbeence. Sho longed fur him.as ha was while away, but droaded him as ho was while at homo, unlows there was company thoro that ho desired tu please, ‘Tia in the clow to it all, Lused to tell hor pho was bottor off with him away, ond writing beautiful lottors to hor, (hau st homo growling and tormonting her, So Quo day ahiosaid, 1 wish you would go away ¢ L want no oti hore, who doca nat love Dora." " Well.” aatd J, “ehallatay, I would love hina wore he a good man and a good duaband.” It has not, for many yeara, beon possilito for 6 Woman to continuo in’ tho favor of ‘Theodore Tilton and preasrva for solf-rospect. ‘Now, Dr. Beach may consider it all very proper and vir- {uous for mau to run round to the roome of all the women in his house, after thoy aud ho aro artly undressed, and “want to kiss” thom ‘good myht"; for him to try to got into the bath-room—who cares If {t ia called “only fun?” —when & woinan fa thore bathing ; to pull women avout, aud into his bed, oto, sol mon aro not agreeablo honsomatea for somo women; nnd ‘tis uot ploasant * {unocenco,” if ‘tis hatf-crazy, Ag for Mr. ‘Tilton's truthfulness, I asked Mra. Bradshaw, who is tolerably woll acquaintod with him, |‘ Would you bellova Theodore Tilton on onth ?" and who’ auswered No.” “I would not,”Leaid. Ho haglied to me, and an intolli- Gont man or woman, especially if nu longer “orthodox,” who will lie off Lis or hor oath, will do the same on ic. Do [doubt that Theo- doro Tilton gayo Victoria Woodhull hor first aa- countof what ho was in hopes might happen, betwoou Mr. Boocher and his wife? Oh what a graud thing” .to hayo is wifo covatod by Mr. occhar, and to have all tho world know it! 1 It would not hurt hor for him. It would increaso beyond measure her valuo if sho would not consider Mr. Beochor n Rreater man thon ‘Thoodore ‘filton, She would bo vo touch teas likely to medio with his “alien loves,” and thoy could et on charmingly. But Eliza tech, not being guilty, camo at Inst toa timo whett sho bocamo weary aud rosentful from oariag heraolf ao ropreacnted. She would stand it no longor, evon from ** Dorn.” Nover Wags man more astoulshed than was Tilton when ho found that hia wife had boon drivon boyond ber pationco towards hin, Tt la to bo hoped that Theodoro Tilton Is crazy. Ho has often actod mote like ft than over I saw his poor brathor Edward ast. Ho noglostod and anubbod Edward. I saw it and * afirm " it, aud ho turned his only sistor ont of bis bousa, She told me so harsolf. Why any but those of his own sort should sympathize with or defond Mr. ‘Tilton, iy atrango indeed. For he richly deserven toloso his wife, Had ale fallen, ho would havo had no shadow of right to complain, Zt would havo bsen ouly what by precopt and examplo ho had drillod into hor through tor- monting and dostroying yoars. I do know it though “ Injtorms," as lawyors way, I could nob afliraa many of lis sayings, Soma I could, ro- poat, Why was I not porniittod to do so? 1 d4od. toooe and hoar his letters to Bessio Turner, aud thoy were such ay ho did nottake the trouble to write to Ligowadaugntors, I was go uneasy In regard to her, and I spoke to Mra, ‘Tilton about it; told hor she must bo careful. I fult sure be was incapable of pure fathorly affection for any young girl not his blood relative, Ooo young lady from the West, who came to vieit Mr. ‘Tilton, wae cured of hor admiration for him by watching iia home conduct, Sho, 10 Mre, Dradshsw told mo, transferrod hor love aud od. mairation to tho little wife, und tho long husband Prouounced Ler “cold-honrted," and gave hor up in disgust. Tho story that © tho friond " of Jozoph Rich- ards (Théodore ‘Lilton, Probably) telly is os likely os his othor aturios. Dy no fault, oa it soomed, of Mra. ‘Tilton, she aud Mrs, Josoph ‘Richards novor ’ wore confidential frieuds, Airs, Ricuarda had a foel- ing that Mra. ‘Tilton wow ovortated, and sho het- uolf underrated. Mra. Richards L considered 5 good acd lovable woman, but weak just hero, Joseph Richards isa good man, Ie would not, #0 thoso who know hitn beliove, do any willful Wrong; but he hae boon snarlod ape Had Mra, ‘Tilton done tho wrong obargad, Mra, Rickarda ia about the last ona she would hava to toll it to. How comea it, Fannie, that now your coufldeoce snd sympathy sro for Wroodoro ? In 1862, before J, or that torriblo mother-in-law, could believe Thoodoro ‘Tilton would descood to adultory, you declared to mo that you Lolloved ho would do it; that you had lows charity for him than Thad, How and why have your charity and your confidonce toward him grown? ‘To Euizaeth J anid, “You can naver obtain God’s blessing on ‘Thoodore if you give way, a8 you aro doiug, to his wrong notions, nd encourage him in wrong ways and dosires," “What can [ do?” sho said. 1 shall never forgot the look of her poor little despairing faco—'' I must do as he wauta me to, or [ caunot live with nim; andif I teavohim ho will go atraight tothe dovil.” I could not make her geo that going with bim to that dusky persouago. would not save him; and, like her othor friends, Thad to leave ber to her fate—suro that disaster and ruin were'not far aboad. I triod and tried to give Mr, Beachor the true idoa of matters in that bougohold, as I also tried faithfully to warn Aim against snother porson who cannot bo a “frond.” Ono day—this was in '69--I yenturon to aay to Lim, * Mr. Beachor, I think you Lave, for ®& man of your great goueral knowlvdgo of human nature, the joast nodorstunding of tho cliaracter of persons immodiatoly aurrounding you of auy man that bas common‘senso,” + Ldid uot know what the consequenco to mo would be of this sporch; but Mr. Beecter sab atill aod silent for a fow moments, looking down as if indoep thought; tuen ho waid, ae if: bo meant it, “L begin to think so mysolf,” The world haa not andorstood Az, Meocher. Henca- forth it must know him aa hie intimate frionda koow him. Practically, bo haw always boen in many things a obild—a willful sod blunder- ing ohild,—bat guileless avd pure, Tits atfeo- tions bitud him. Ho doarly loved tho Tiltons,— allof thom; thoy wore a poom to “him; they wore his music; and when he was made to vo~ Movo that ho bad heodlessly destroyed the gentlo and lovely wife and mother, bo wa disiracted, And it waa enough to make bim ao, Mr. Boecn~ ‘er honors woman ea fow mou evordid; and that ho had wrought euch harm to. such @ woman, and ono eo dear tohim, ho would rathor havo disd ton times, Vrobably uo sorrow of his wholo Sifo was evor equal to it, Ihe wife ho could not mako up his mind to confide this §= trouble = and. fault (aa ho folt it) to; for slo, scoing through ‘Thoodoro ‘Nitoa, Lad never approved of Mr. Boechor's intimacy with him; aud ho folt them a8 nO monnold seducer could, Tho firet thivg ho will be likaly to doit he ta soquitted will bo to set to work to help ‘T'hcodore ‘Tilton and Frank Boulton, If anybody trios to indor him, he wil talk to thom of Bt. Haul aud of the spirit of "Christ, = Pabawd ho -nevor’ yot has discovered what tho apirit of ries really = fa, Although all-pationt gentle, forgiving love to the wiucoruly penitent who try touboy Him, novor way any- one fo awfully wevero toward obstinate or hypo. eritioal offondore ne way, avid, our Lord Joaus Christ. Mr. Beecher, my dear pastor, turn your ‘Yoo have looked jong enough on the * goodut Gui,” ous now behold tho ‘raverity -of Yours fnithfully, - Avavsra Moons, —————————— VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON. Special Dispatch to i'he Chicago Tribune, Port Huaon, Juno 27.--Down—Props Sani- Ino, Nowburgh, Holland, Anulo Smith, Winelow, Woatford, Queboo, Salina and consort, Barnum” and consort, Towngond and consort, East Sagi- baw and barges; echrs Brooklyn, Jehan Lreedon, Naseau, Columbian, Samana, Mary Elizabeth, J.O, Thayor. 1. 0. Winslow, Louiua Saiucook, Aldcrbaror, Asa Childs, Now Domluion, Ur—Props Germanis, Mary Robortaon, At. Jantic, Jennio, George King and consort, Tow- ard and consort, 8. Chamberllo‘and consort, J, 8. Fay oud cousort, Bay City ana barges, Prine io and barges, Hletohor aut cousort, Colin ampbell, with B, V. 1%. Watson, Unadilla; sonra City of tho Straits, Soa Bird, Manzauilla, ‘I. B. Rice, Maple Loaf, George Shermau, Alex- sndor, Joby Hie Wixp—Southeast; lght. Wratuza—Throateniog, 5 Bebr John Mice ina collision, last night, with an unknown propellar, preaumnably the Idaho, in tho viclulty of St. Clair, lost nino stanchions, ‘Tho damsyoto the propollor was uot ascertained, Tho population of Milwaukee, according to tho Bato Census just oowploteds ta LUkvave © Ho, WASHINGTON. Mr. Bristow Concerned About tho Chicago Investigation of the Custom-House. Ho Is Anxious that: the Commission Shall Bo Compo30d of Good Matorial, .Farthor Discovery of Crimo in the How ard University. Management. Tho State Dopartmont Moving {nto Its New Quarters, THE CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE, BECRETANY BRISTOW ON THE MUNICH AL cox MINBION, =” i Tho Beeretary of tho ‘I'roasury lias directed tue following to tho Suporintoudont of the Chi- cago Custom-Hovas Bullding : Wasmttsatos, D, C,, Juno21,—/, 8, Helman, Supers intendent Custom-House Muildint Clacaau : Tho ¢o- ciston of the Department to stop all work co tle building nnd” turn” the matter over to Cone ens 18 final ao far eg ‘any preacut’ a tien in concernet! but, should the Mayor and Connell tt Chicago desire further investigation, you will givo every facility to any Board of competent architects cr engineers, or bath, todo sc, Thope none will Lo cy polntedt but men who ara known to bo competent. and trustworthy in every respect, and thst Mr, Cicn brotgh, City Engineor,. ‘who is reprea-nt ed to me as a compotent ngineer, ond familar with Chicago foundations, will be appotntd anoug of the Board, Bhould they maka an {uycatigae Mon, I truat It will ho thorough, and not suporficiel, Ta this end Tauggent that Gow W. 8. Smith be ro quested (o mect with any Board that tay bo appolpt- €1, to Rivo them information na to what was done by tho former Commission, including the testa of tho foundation made by tho. (Signed) B. if, Barstow, —_+—. ‘THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY, MoW IT WAS NEED, Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribure. Wasuixotoy, D. C.,'Juno 27.—The quarrol ros sulting from tho reaent troubles in tho Howard Univorsity managoment is likely to bring to light somo of tho wecrat history of tho concern, Prof. Tangaton, who hasbeen acting President and Doan of the Law Dopartmont, as jnat mado o pultication which contains somo rather starte Ung disclosures. Ho vavs that from Dpeomber, 1870, to January, 1871, tho inatituiion borroned money of tho Freodmau’s Savings Bank and other banky to tho amount altogathar of about $96,000, which {a atilt unpaid, and that, for tho Past flve -years,-inroads have boon made upon tho pormauout capital of tho University at tho rato of 835,000 a yosr. Ilo aayn that o majority of tho Truutoes aro and havo bocn membors of tho Congregationa! Church of this city. Tho church ia bottor known asthe Howard Church, Gou, 0. 0, Havward havlog boet ietramontal Its organization, ‘Tha cluirch las been’ a constant borrowor of tho Univorsity. Jt now owes the lattor some $12,000, On tha tho Uni- Yorsity recaivea but 8 por cant intorost, while, from a failuro of the Trastoos af the University to presa for tho collection of avy part of thoamount due from tho oburch, {ho Ual- Yorsity hag been compelled to borrow monoy at tho rato of 10 por cont interest. At tho sama timo, the Univeralty has paid tho church for the usa of the sudionco-room of tho church threo timos a yoar £500 a year for tan yanre, $5,000, in advanco of auch uso. Among othor loans mado by thoso Trustees of tho fuude of tho University Was 5,000 to tho pastor of their own church, Dr. Rankin, who has paid oue-half of it. Moro of tho some sort is promised, —+—— NOTES AND NEWS, REGISTERED LETTERS, Special Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasarmatoy, D, O, Juno 27.—The Postmay ter-Goueral explains that tho increase in the rate to bo charged for registred letters from 8 to 10 cents las beon mado necessary by the fact that this branch of tho sorvico haa not boon paying expengea, Tho law loavea the rate optional with the Postmaster-Genoral, and Creawoll roduced it from 15 to 8 couts. Thore woro 4,500,000 Iettors rogistorod last yoar. : MOVING TLE BTATE DEPARTMENT, ‘The work of moving from tho building ocon- pled by tha State Department, on Fourtcenth atreet, to tho now buildlug nearly completed noar tho Whito Houno, has bogun, and tho Seo- rotary exposta to bo in the new quarters by the 16th or 20th proximo. = TUE NAVAL AOADFIY, Among thoso who sneceesfully psasod tho exe amination for sdmieaton to the Naval Academy Inst waolt wora the following: G. W. Brown,‘ J. M, Morris, G. HI. Scott, and Willlam M. Gro- sham, of Indiana ;_R, B, Cockoles, of Tilnoins G. F. Harrison, F. L, Godfroy, of Michigan ; E. Hayden, of Iowa, " FIsHEn, ‘ , Tho probabilitios aro that District-Attorni Fishor will yoon bo romoved. It is cortaln thal he will bo, if Attornoy-Gonoral Plorrepont has the backbone to insist that ho shall co, notwith- standing his wtronsth at tho White House, Fisher's activo sympathy and assisteoco during tho safo-burgiary trial ‘with and to the cone spirators ix wall known. ie hag’ beon wonder fully inefMlclent in his office, and thero bas beon for 8 long timo:'p. “strony dosiro to havo him removoi. ‘This corild not be done whilo Williams sas Attoroov-Gonsral, but, since Pierrepont has come in, the hope that Fistor can bo made to step aside for a batter hoa eprune up, and tho propor iniluences to securo 1a dealrable rosult are alrondy at work. HR, NEW'S FIRST APPOINTMENT, United Statea Trossurer New hay appointed Joroma CO. Buyruott, of this city, Receiver of Cure Teney, Afr. Burnett was formorly Deputy Audit- or of Slate, |: con aanew waa arreated horo yostarday, aud avo bonds for His istpotranco In &t. Lows for trial on tho charge of bribory. 7 [s'othe Associated Press.) BALB OF WOLD, a " Wasnmaron, D. 0; June 27.—The Secretar of tho Treasury haa directod the Assletan' ‘Tronsurer of tho United States at New York to sell $1,000,000 gokl coin on eau ‘Lhuredaz dure ing the month of July. Total amouns:to ba sold, $5,000,000, * —————. PIRES, € iN CHICAGO, ! Tho alarm of firo at 12:20 o'clock yesterday moruing was occasioned by tho bursting of a korosene fomp iu the house cf Allon Clark, No, 247 Walnut stroot. A daughtor of the occupaut waa severely burnod in trying to put out the firo, Tho damago to proporty waa nominal. The igual for the firo canto from Box 620, AT PEORIA, ILL, : Pzonza, Mil, June 27,—A fire broke out in Privooville,.Pooria County, at 1 o'clock this morning, doatroying four buildings owned by Thomas Allwood, occupied ag storos, the dwell- Ing-bouses of Hammor und May, the shoo-store of Y, Wobsr, and one stable, “Tha stocks wore mee saved, but in # damaged condition. Loas, AT GREENVILLE, MICH, Hpectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Lansixo, Mich., Juno 26,—-Two houses were burned at Greenville on Thuredsy ayoning, ownod by W. G, Hutchens. hero was « emai) insurauce on tho building. AT MEMPHIS, Moreuts, Tenn., June 27.—N. Schwartsens borg’s wholcsals stovo and tin warehouse, on Maio street, near Jofforaon, was damaged by tire this morning @2,000. sally insured, . : AT GREENOASTLE PA. Gnexncastux, Pa., June 27.—Tho machine shops aud foundry of J. B, Crowell & Co, Durnod Saturdsy evening. Loas, 600,000; Ught- Jy ingurod, INDIANS, MINERS, ETC, Quzrenxe, Wy., June 37.—~Indian Inspeotor Daniols arrived hero to-day from tho Ned Cloud Agency, bringing with him the proper papers signed by tho Jodiana relinquishing their rights in Nobraske, Ho feela cortaia that, if tho Northern Indians agree, thero will be no trouble tn treating for tho Mack Tills, Ho reporty thas he met a largo number of miners betwoon hore and White River, en routo to Ouster's Gul, 3.8, Coltina, Secretary of the Bisck Hills Com talsulon, reached bere to-day, and loaves. for the agencies to-morrow, %