Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1876, Page 1

Dailp Wibune, 3 14 ) . . WVOLUME 29. SHIRTS, WILSON BROS. Manufacture Bhirts to ORDER, and 1 carry a largo stock rendy-made, of their own manufacture. ade to thedr order In Irsland, whi ons mado of u“urn "ul;ld.lptzs inequaled eystemm of Mapting the stiapn and #tria of the garments to ths wearer, their su: i work- :aluhln In manatacture. and axquisita finlsh in lanndry- ' L ot be rolled 3 ot asn 5o Bilod 1 S5 bemis #hen Becostarg. > €7 & 69 Washington-st,, Chicago, And Pike's Opers House, Uloclonatt. | BANERUPT SALE. GREAT SLAUGHTER. CLOTHING, HATS’M CAPS, GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, #1 » Bankrupt Stock, must bo sold by MARCL 15, Also tho remaining stock of BOOTS & SHOES Will be closed out at an immenss loss, without reaerve. ‘W. R, BNGLIBH, Assignee, 101 Madison-st. MISCELLANEOUS, GITY TAX REDEUPTIONS. On and after Feb. 25,1878, the premium on redomption of City Tax Cortifloates will be as follows: Balo of 1875, for city taxos of 1874, 20 por cont. Bale of 1874, for city taxos of1873, 40 por cont. Saleof 1873, for oity taxos 0f1873, 50 por cent. Partios wish. ing to 1invest can have cortiflcates, until tho abave date, at the pronont ratos, viz: Bale of 1875 without premium, Bale of 1874 and 1873, 26 per cont premium, B, B, IAYES, Comptrollor. Chicago, Feb. 7, 1676, OIL BARRELS, ‘Partien having second-hand Of1,Liquor, or Vinegar Barzels for sale, will find a cash purchascr by sddress. ing F. K, SRADSHAW, 278 and 250 Centre-av., or by wmiling a his offce, 1035 Blate-st., Chicago. CAPITTAT, Having procured loters patent on a novelty, I de- sire to seil s balf interest o sn active businoss mau who hss had experiance fn putting novelliow on tho market through sgents, The invention fs aimple snd Bemonstrates ita actulness on aight. | Addrers, lating sxperiance, &0, * A, A" caro Chandler, Lord' & Co., 19 Madixon-st. To Manufacturers and COapitalista, The attention of manufactarers and capitalista is eatled Wood Eorors, second | point, It is thoroughly se- Also Lo vatuablo sutomatio ma. shinery for thelr manafaoture, 1 would [lke to eatablish 8 {aotory {n she Weut, bellaving that iu the placs to bring. \ ut. Bamples of the yorew seat, on appllcation, to partios meaning businoas, Correspondence solicited, STERLING KLLIV P. 0. Box 709, READING FREE! ook SRR REMOV.AT. HARVEY, Mortzage Loans and Real Estate, removed to No. 87 Dearborn.st., ‘Wrenn & Meckor’s Building. BANK LOCKS, Sargent & Greonleaf’s TIME LOCK FOR BANKS The following felegraphlc dispatch wiil explain it~ solf to all who may bo futerested : *Wasniaton, D, C., Feb, 11, 1876, “Barqent, roeuleat & Brooks, 35 Raridolptiat, Cli- o, Jil: i Fho appesl of Yalo Lock Company from former ow Haroo, Coun. TOR STRANGRRS AND OITIZENS— DalLixs, WEEXLIZS, and MONTOLITE feom theprincipal Cltl JAMES BARGENT,™ POCKET FLASKS. 0iry's. Pocket Flasks, An indispensable Traveling Companton, C. TATUNM, WINE MIERCHANT, 146 Xast Madison-st. EOR SALE. DIAMONDS. ¥or mle, s fino palr 19'carats and one Solitaire 13 saraf rifice, st 250 Btato-st, BITTERWATER. From (his dste we offor GENUINE IMPORTED TFREDERIQKSHALL BITTERWATER st $4.60 per caso, casb, |, CHAPIN & GORE, sy 73 and 76 Monroo-st, MARSH'S IMPROVED HEALTH LIFT, 8ix montha’ l'fll:} $73, oxercise, $15, OHIICAGO HEALTH LIFT CO., 99 and 101 YWashington-st, ¢ ¥, L, 8MITH, Msnsgor, DENTISTRY, TEETH. ‘Why pay $20 snd $30 whtn}ynu can get the best fall #at of toeth at Dii. McOUESNEY'S for §3, Thae fOnest and most fashionabis resort In the city, Coroer Clark and Randolpli-ats. OIL TANKS, WiLSON & EVENDEN, i OIL TANKS AN SHIPPING CANS, 47 & 49 West Lako Strect. n OXELIOAGHO. 2 a1 10K CATALONON, et t fls‘ ‘York and Washington argued the canso on both oa. o —_ L A AL X FINANOIAL, 'MONEY TO LOAN On Real Estate in Ohicago and vicinlly; improved peefecred, Fundein band, ¥ MPEAD & COP. 155 LaBallo-st. OQOLLECTION AGENGY W Beoetve claims far collection anywhere onfthe Ame.rl. O prasnuia oxom ouf swh TeascasiUii. il rosecute uj POl wi it harke whless cisttads Ewabiisied 1673, ” 'Sond for " FRABLEWS COLLYQTION AGENOY: Stais and Monrowata: Obldago. _ - FIRM OHANGES; DISSOLUTION. ifled that I b ‘withd fi 150 Aot . e damaeeon & Go., 804 that T amall wek be responaible for any debls sontracted in wy name ar 10 the nams of said Orm, alter tils dato, uwfem, Feb. 15, 1476, ~,, Be 8, JAMESON, _ LIGHT COMING. Evldencesthat the Scandal Writhes in Pain and Dies Amidst Iis Worshipers, Henry C. Bowen Sets Oliver Johnson's Dry Bones Rattling Vigor- ously. He Publishes a Letter by John- ; claiming Beecher’s Infamy. Extraordinary Statements of Hr, Beecher Before His Boston Friends, Conncil Proccedings Regarding These Extraordinary Statements. Judge Van Oott Invited to Appear and Make a Statement to the Counoil, He Comes as an Individual, and Nh! as Mrs. Moulton’s Counsel. But He Rakes Plymouth Church Fore and Aft All the Same. Henry C. Bowen Adds an Interesting Letier to the Council Archives, OLIVER__JOHNSON. 1871, 8peetat Dispatch in T'he Chicago Tridune, Nrw Yonk, Leb, 17.—Ths Sun this morning publishos & long letter from Oliver Johngon te lenry O. Bowan, dated Jan. 7, 1871, relativo to the Beecher-Tilton troublea of that time, 1t was marked *Private and confldontis),” but Mr, Dowen justifies its prosont publtcation for the firet time by saying that Mr, Boecher pro- fossed s desiro that the botiom facts should come out. Tho lotter of Johnaon is a atrong protest againat Bowon's dismiseal of Tilton from the editorship of the Union, in the courss of which ho arraigns Bowen for dismissing Tilton for allegod immoral conduct while aesociating clogoly with Beecher, whom he (Bowen) know to Lo as guilty o8 Tilton. This part of the lottor i s follows s Of coureo, I understand you to be acting upon the Deltef, no doubt alucerely eutertained, that Mr., Tilton {a guilty of tlie charges against him, Lut, even upon that susuwption, I {rankly confeas that your course, if you bave dono what rumor doclarcs, sccms to cruel, especially when contrasted with your conduct {owarda another man whom you say you know tohavo been extenalvely guilty of th same offenses. It seoma ta me that you Ahonld not Liavo hardenod your heart against Mr; T, in the rame week that you pajd a hizh premfum for o pow in 8 church whero & pastor Presches whom you kuow to Dbe sn adulter- or, your action foward Mr. T, proceeds only from s alncero abliorrenco of {lie offorses with which he atands charged, why do you take a different course wilh your pastor? If you would give tho one & chance to recover himsclf, why not be equally for- earing 1o the othor? ThinT sy on tho sssumption that Mr, T, is gullty, but I do not mysclf believe hia in Lalf as gullly o4 yon mupposn, In short, 1 know that some of th stories told agalust him nre faise, and that maliguant persons are on Lis track with the In- tention of houndiug him down. Ithink you have Lcen t0 somo oxtent the vickim of thelr machinations, Do you not remembor saying to mo that, in all thut sou might do in this case, you woulil be governed by B dosire to save T\ from cxpocure and {0 give hima chance to recaver Limncif if ho was wrong, and yet 1 bear people k35, ou your allsged authority, tat e 18 #0 bad & man thiat you can ¢ nothing to do with Mr, D, t to be your pastor, T, can't be unfit Lo edit you & seculsr journal, D tha chiof end sensational part of the let- tor of Jobnwon ia contained in the following paragraph, in which he pronounces Beecher un- queationably guilty. It ronds ag follows : You may soy that the ona kus repented whils the othier ins niot, But Ar. B, slace Lo coufessed 10 you, las repentod Lis offeuse, Ho musy have convinced you that this s not so, Lut, if o, you are the victim of a decoption. You probably know something that I do not of tho charges agalnst Air, Tilton; but I also know sometning that yon do not of the evidence againat Mr, D., aud, if ho denfea his guilt fn (ho matier whoroo! hie was sceusod tn that Clriatas-dsy interviow at your houss, ho lies 1n tho face of evidencs that wonld vonvict him in & court of Justice, That evidence I have acen, but I would have you be mereiful to him, dolng notuing to bring upon His' iead the odium f an ungodly end refentless world. I want you to bo oqually kind and mercifal to ., s 1 fesr that you aro not. Your precipitate action may lead~—is lkely lead—to fear. ful consoquences, 1le may have provaked you, bat I canuot forget how barshly and sngrily you spoko 1o Lim st your own house, making Lim feel that you were not the tendur-hearted frisnd who would deal kindly and gencrously with luw, and {0 whom he wmighl unibogons Wimaslt In full confdence, confecain ‘wherein ho had done wrong, Your bardiness repell Im—perhapu drove him 10 concealments sa unwise for Liimsoif a8 ombarrassing 10 you. Thoro is more of this startling lotier, but it is Dot important, 1878, To-night Mr. Johnson haa written to the New York Tribune a long letter oxplanatory of the above quotations. Tha part touching upon tho parsgraph last quoted, aud explsining the na- tura of the evidence which he Lad seon of Boeck- cx's gutlt, is as follows ‘The letter shows what all my Intimate friends knew bofore,—that, at the tima I wrote, I was giviug ero- douce 10 tho sccusations brought ngainst Mr. Leechor Ly AMr, Bowen and Alr, Tilton. Oun this polnt, a fer words of oxplanation ato roquired, ¥rom Juus, 1855, 10 December, 1870, I was managing editor of the Jndes pendent, AV 8 coriain timo durlng that period Mr. Dowen had s differonco with ‘Mr. Doochor rogabding woms busineas; aflalrs, this, at various times, Liowen declared to mo that Le copld drive Beochor out of lrookly, Insinusting tiat Lo waa guilty of adultery, Later, told me he bad lad & sottlemcni of ia business troubles with Licocier, and, fur some timo sfterwards, he said no moro ta me about driviug bim from Drooklyn, It wad subsequent to this that r, Tilton informed me that Beecher had committed anoutrago on himself snd family. Tiltou Lad often upoken (0 o of Alr. Bowon's lusimustions aud threats, and it seems probable to me now that, from thoss, he got the bint of \mxklui up & chiarge on his own mc- Count, founded upon Dis wife's sckuowledged af- o for bor pastor, Near tho closs of {:‘ig.u Putier. Mr. Titon had ketirod . from tho Inaépendent, .lowen called = me uto bhiy private room, opencd beforo we » budget of evidenco Bt had comn 4 his knawlodga of Lmmoraiiies oo the st of Tilton, and askod my advice, I sdvised him 1o Taxe no stepe sgeinst Mr. Tilton, Mo cxpressod & deaira to sce . Tillon in my preseucs, aud, for that Purposs, an interview was srrauged. 1u the course of that ibterview, Tilton told Howen that Boecher Liad made an improper proposal 1o bis wife, which she Liad ropelied, Mr, Lowen was, thecoupon deeply exchied; 110 caught cogesly st Mr, Tillon's aliegation, and st onve renowed his own attacks upon Boeclior. The rest of that familiar interview s then do- tailod by Johnson, after which be addy: 1t was under thess ciroumatances (hat I wrota tho privataletter published in the Sun. Iconfess with Tegrot and mortitication that upon purcly ex parts byl douce I then thought Bir, Liecchor wes guilty. Mr. lowen and Mz, Tilton had not thien been tovealsd 10 o in thelr true ciaracter, The ouly written ovidenco which I Liad seen waa what Bir, Tiltan said was & copy of Lis wife's confesaton—tho terms of which 1 do not now _remember, wm nmot sure whether it was belore or after I wroto (his letter that Ti- fou or Moullon showed mo what Les been called Beschier's letter of contriffon, I was uot the Ti0r 8 1 now, {n posscasion of any evidenco beyond whiat hias been disclosod 1 courb aud weighied by the jusy, Ny gpiulon sested solely upon th ‘of Lowen, 'Hiiton, sud ouiton, I lasd n0 fres an full couversation with Mr. Beochor for s long Limo af- Lor ALis, but I watobied hiln closely aud found him act lug alwsys like & as lfimi tho crime of which atirmation son, Written in 1871, Pro- - CIIICAGO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1876. he was accused, On the other hand, Ifound Tilton involving hitnself {n falsehood and trrachery day by diay, and { camo alowiy to tha tirm conviction that 3ir. Beecher was tuo object of a foul conapiracy. —_— BOTTOM FACTS. TIE SCANDAL IN YULL BLAST AGAIN, Special Dunaleh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Fob. 17.—The scnastions of tha day in tho Plymonth Church Council have boon the appoarance of Vau Cott, on invitation of tho Council, and the questioning of Beochor aa to his lato visit to Boston, and doclarations there to cortaln Congregational minlators aa to tho bol- tom facts in his case. Tho Iatter event was tho firt In ordor of occurrenco, and the most sonsa- tional. In myroport of yesterday you will ind | reforenco made to the question of the Rov. Ham- uel B, Capon, of Boston, to Hoccher, in which hio askod it Boochor waa magaanimous!y saTering for anothor porson’s orime. The answor to thia by Beoclier svas characteristic but evasive. Every- body excopt the Council supposed referance was had to some crime by Tilton or Moulton, where- a8 it turna ot that a groat crimo by Mrs. Tilton was alludod to, This was suggeated to thoso who had not beforo known the mesning of the dark sllusion] by tho appoarancs this morning of tho following letter in tho Sun: Bosron, Blaes,, Feb, 14,—There {8 a good deal of falk hereaboute, in s private_way, about the visit of Dr. Beechor and his brothor Edwsrd to this city just Dbeforohe made out tho list of his Advisory Council, It sppears that ko heard that aoma of hia friondd hero were lukowarin and healiated to go into the Coun- cil, and thia Isd Litn to burry on and summon them together. It s sald that the moeting wass protty tormy one, as some Isymen and clergymen were very strenuous for a thorough inveatigatior, no matter who was implicated, 3ir, licocher said emphatically ho would nover submit under suy circumstances to ave ‘his caso brought before any Mutual Couneil; that it involved too many intereats amd subjects such a8 no eccleslastical body could consider. He would fob fo obefors any - Councll whoss ~mem- bera differed from him theologically, capecisily on the question of fulure punishment, When pressed o fot thie bottom facts bo known, = Mr, Beech ersald it would not do. There was a State-Prison of- fenza fnvolved which must not be known, and ho was understood fossy what ho meant waa that Mra, Til- ton's miscarriago at tho time Mr, Beocher spoko nf her 48 “Tho poor child Iying thereand praying with folded hands, guiltless, muned against, and Loarin, tho transgreasions of othiers,” was sn abortion whi she had procured, A good many of the porsons pres- ent were iudignant, and sald that if this were trys it should not have boen concealed, and they did*hot seem very anzious to koop tho facts absolutely sscrot, At any rata it s 80 widely known:hat 1t s strange the papers Liave kept atill about it. BEECHER'S VERSION, During the aftornoon session Dr. D. 0. Moars, of Boston, quostioned Boochor on his visit to Boston, holding the Sunalipin his hand, but made no allusion to the abortion story. DMr. Leechor, in tho course of one of his replles, 8ald that he had stated to friends in Boston that thero woro bottom facta which ought not to como ont, but that thoy had como to bis knowledgo witbio o short timo only, Headded that they would have besn of groat bonofit on the trial it hie had known thom, " This, it waa supposed, re- forrod to the Fun's story, OTILER VERSIONS, After the adjournment, I bad conversations with soino of the porsons who wero prosent at thae Council in Boston, and_obtaiaad the follow- g atatemout of what really occurred: Atithe tima of Baecher's visit to Boston, the atoricsof 3irw, Tilton’s having procared abortion on hor- wolf in 1870 wore being eirculated, and Beocher was asked if thore werc any facts in regard to. Mrs. Tilton's conduct which would Lave beon sorvicaablo to Lim on tha civil trial, and whieh wero ailll undivulged. IIo answered tuat cor- tain facts bearing oo the caso had first como to his koowledge duriug tho last fosry weoks, but which, a5 he hiad found on Inquiry, wero known to his counsel for a much lougor period. Ontho samo occasiou, but in s difforent convorastion, Beocher romarkod that thoro ware professional secrots which ho felt bound to keop to himself, None of the goutlomon prosent uunderstood this to have any roference Mrs, Tiltow's al- Toged offouse. b st THE COUNCIL, UNS. MOULTOXR'S COUNBEL. New Yonx, Feb, 17.—Aftor the usnal religious oxercises this morning {n Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, the Advisory Counocil was called to order by Gen. Dates, Aeslatant Moderator, Tho Rov., Dr. Bturtevaot, of Illinois Colloge, roopened tho discussion of Iast ovoning, saying that when it was intorruptod he was on the point of offering a royolution inviting Judga Van Cott, Mrs. Boulton's counsel, to appoar bofore the Council and state his viowa af the facts which lod to tho failure of tho Mutusl Council. It was very important that thoy shonid know whether or not tho Plymouth Charch Committes was consurable for apy action thoy bad taken in relation to the Mutusl Council. Spoaking of the sbsenco of and necesslty for calling the Rov. Drs. Storrs and Budington, snd Tilton aod Bowen, ns no questions concorning thom wore to bo coneidored the Council, the Ilev. Mr. Bturtovant maid ho lsteved with 8 grent desl of roluctance to romarks msdo about the Church of the Pilgrims and ths Cluton Ave- nne Church snd tleir pastors. Tho Mutual Councit fallod, for somo reazon, and they wanted to know the reason, Dr. Wolcott, Chalrman of the Committes on Question No. G, said tho Committeo this morning uoanimously docided to write Judge Van Cott to preseut his statoment of the case bofore it. DEATIL Mr, Startevant was arguing in favor of Mr. Van Cqtt appeating _before tho Council, whon the doath of the Rev. Dr. Dushnell was an- nounced. Eulogics wore promounced, resolu- tions of roapect adopted, and Honry Ward Boechar offered up & forvent prager, ocausing many to ahod tears, Discugsion of tho pending question was then resumed, snd Mr. Boccher, while cries of ** ques- tion " wero heard, said the Committeo wero not only willing, but suxious, Mr, Van Cott should appesar bafore tho Counail or tho Comaitten. ** That is good and noble," suawered a dele- gste, A Fmtuuod discunsion resulted finally In the adoption of the following : Reaorved, ‘That the Gommltteo write Judge Van Cott $o appear boforw this body and atato his views relativa ta the negotlations coucesuing Lhe Dropossd and Aboo. doned Mutusl Couucil between Linseif, au tho repre- sentative of Mre, Moulton, sud the Commiltes of Plym- outh Church, OADER OF BUSINESS. The Rev. Lyman Abbott, Chalrman of the Business Committee, prosonted thoirresolations, Which excited a heatod dobato aud loug disouss efon, The firat acd socond were to the effoct that specisl committoos be enjoinod to keep tholr resulls privato, to bo_ prosouted bo the Councli lu sacros sesslon, and that the Council go into Committea of tha Whole for thelr cons sideration. 'I'he portion of tho rodolutions ro- quiring sectooy was mtricken out, and the ro- mainder adopted, The third resolution, which provides for the sppointmant of acommittoo whose duty it shall ba to tako all conclusious and embody thom in s flual roport bo the Council, crosted an animated discussion, sud finally 1aid upon the table. A resolution that six committees of thoe Coun- cil roport to the Council to-morrow morning, precipitated another long discusaion, and it too wad lald on the table, Finally a roport was adoptod that mombers of the Council be prosout at every assuion, and that uone go home without loavo. A recess was then taken, VAN COTT WILL APPEAR, % ‘Whea the Council reassombled, Dr. Bacon an- nounced that Judgo Van Cott would appest be- fore them this svening, FLYMOUTH QUESTIONED. Tho Rev. 4. B. HFAuldmg then began the fur- thor examiuation of the Plymouth Cuurch Com- mittoe. Iu answer to the quostion, Rousiter Raymond eald that Mr. Wost had sskod tho church to call » Mutual Councll, but had sevor proforrod charges against the pastor, In reply to anotlier del;xgno, Mr. Bhesrman #md they thought BMre, nlton wishea the church to get rid of her own cavo, and to taks up that of the pastor, when &hae had made no deti- uite charge agalust the latter, Dr, 8trong, Chsirman of the Commiltes on the sixth question, asked whother the church desigued by that queation to opeu all the quea- tlous whioh might properly come before the Coh‘;nn“fl.h Arman d in tho afil r. Bhe snawered in tho aflirmative, saying that it was futended to opon every case in'the history of the church, including the fn- vestigation umcbnu{l the pastor's character,in 1874, Mr. Booclier had favored maxing it ‘as broad as possible sc aa to iuclude thus polot. In roply to & quostion a8 to whether Plymooth Church would consider 1t as an act of discour- tesy for another church te receive a member wha bas been dropped, Mr. Boechor sald that, if proper notice was givea to Plymouth Church by §. the Examining Committeo of the church to which the momber Lad applied, the reception of the membor would not be coneidorod an act of discourteay, It would bo considered an act of discourteny only under such circumstances as would maks it appear atich to the public. TIE OLD BCANDAL. A somowhat lotigihy examination followed on tha subjoct of the West case, aud the Inveatiga- tion which took place in 1871, Judge Winslow waa qnestioned in regard to tho lattor, and sald tho Committen did scnd for Henry U, Bowen tbrough . B, Clafin. He was at Woodalock at tho time, and couldn't como, but sent. wu?l that ho bad nothing to say, In rosponsc i queations ns to whether or not the Committeo had refused to lLoar any ,witnessos, Lo gaid yes, they haod rofuscd tohear one witnoss, Mrs. \V nll, The roe port of the concluslons of the Investigating Committoe was read by Rosaiter Raymond, snd waa greetod with applauso, TNE PLYMOUTII CORPORATION, Mr. Stearmau and Mr. Beccher replied to questions touching tho latter's connection with the Christian Unfon, and in regard to the al- leged olosa corporation which was said to exist in Plymouth Church, Whilo oo tho Jatter sub- ect, Mr. l!uoc?nr sald that, as thoy were in tho ingdom of Bfoney, ho desired to stato that the trial of bin caso had cost bim #118,000, snd ho did not care about going through many more nuch trials, Ho aftorwards gavo a long history of_the organization of tho church. Dr, Willotta agked him whether ho knew any- tbing of his own knowledgo that would pravont Dr. Storrs, Budington, aud himaalf loviog one anotler, to which bo roplied that he did not. I1e coutd thora Ehm them hia hand, and way, 4 Let tho doad bury tho dozd,” . Mr, Boachor and Mr, Shearman explained why it was that thoy Lad not gono out of their own church for an invostigation committee, thy mafn polot being that, ‘sccording to Congroga- tional ueage, the Church ought to bo the proper tribunal. DEECTIER'S DOSTON VISIT. Bir. Moars roforred to an arttclo clipped from & Doston journal aud publistiedin s New York morning papor, and, referring to it, asked Mr. DBeechor if ho (Mr. Beecher) wont to Boston to pack the Council, snd if ho had = list of churchos with him whon Lo went thero. Mr. Deachor repliod in tha negative to the firat question, and said that Lio hnd a list of charches with him, but 3Mr, Mears had made no addition to it or suggestions lu rolation to it. Tho putting of theso questions cauacd conaid- erable debato, sevoral of tho mombers contend- ing that tho CouncHl waa nos ths proper placo to disicuss such mattora, Mr. Moars asked whother or not there was nny ovil called a crime gonnected with tha caso which the pastor waa trying to cover up. Mr, Beecher replied, ** No, eir, thore {8 not."” Maro dlscuseion follosred, and Alr. Beecher re- Inted again the story of his going to Hoston on account of mierepreacatations which wore wade in some of tho papers there, The Rev. Mr, Fesuonden asked the pastor this quention : Would you bo willing that Mr. Storrs might relato an interviow which he once bad with you in your bonse, and would you be willing that botn Drs, Storrs and Budington should gi\'s? to the publio overything thsy Laow of you VUDINGTON AND STORRS. Tho Rov, lienry M. Storrs objected to thie question being andwered, nud disputed the pro- pirliuly of briuglog up such questions in coun- cils. Dr, Dacon naid that the queation coull not bo aoswered unless Ui, Btorrs asod Budington could be brouglit fu to biear the answer aud re- ply toit, This brought out a somuwhat strong epeech from Mr, Becchor, who did pot think it fair that ho sbould be placed on the stavd and asked sach questious without being allowed to snewer thom, 1l eaid they were injurivg him 10 aave thumeolves, and protested sgatust euch action belng taken. Ttx'y Couucil soon after adjourned until balf~ past 7. VAN CCTT'A REMNARES, At the evening mession Judgo Van Cott ad- dressod the Council. He desired that thero should be some undorstaudivg regording the character in which ho appearod thero. Lo was not there from tho Chutch of tho Pilerims; ho waa nat there ad tho ropresontativo of dlrs. Moul- ton, nor as tho represnatative of snybody, but as & private goutloman, responding o au fuvite- tion., 1o was rospont.hlo huwself for whatover Lis might say, and thought it vecessary to state the above, #0 that thiro might bo no misappro- heusiou io the Couneil in rogard to the mattor. Dr. Wolcott hers futerroptod him and said it wae boat that tho powtion of tho Councit should bs nuderstood, so turt thore could be no misua- derstanding with rogurd tothat, They desired tho ontioman to come bofore thew as couusel of ra. Bloulton to givo Lis stutomont of the nogo- tintions betweon himeclf as her roprosentative and tho Commities of Plymouth Chuxch for the ealling of & Mutual Counoii. Judge Van Cott rupvnlcd that ho wos not ap- penring aa counsol for auy ong, but as an indi- vidual who had rupresented Mrs, Moulton. He then wont ou at groat length tc rolate the nogotiation botween bimeolf and :the Com- mittee in rogard to, tho Mutual Couucil. 'They mot on Jan. 3 to name the clnrches and tho miniaters without charge to constituto tha Coun~ al, it being expressly understood that ench should cheose one-half, He suggested that the Comaitteo lesd off, but, WITH CHAIMCTERISTIC MODESTY, this great Comnuttos ¥rom this groat church declined, and #aid e should lead off, Tho uponker here ssked pormission to rotrace hig stops aud give the Prncuodlugn of tho previous moetings, at which 1t was stated by the Commit- tou that uo churches should bo eelectod frow olthor of two citivs. This ho didn't assont to. tho meoting of Jaa, 3, they oach womed until thoy haa seloctod ten churchos each, end fivo ministors without chargo. 1o would stato here that four of tho churchos named by him wero the Church of tho Dilgrima (Dr. Storrs), Clinton Avenuo Church (Dr. DBudington), Ceniral, and the ‘Taberuaclo, of Naw York. Lo went ou at Jongth and detail- ed tho proceedings of tho moeting of Jan. 7, at which it was dacided to notify the churches nomed by esch party. 1o had'sont out lotters tho noxt momluf. and bind answors from gentlo- men on the platform [lookiug at Dr, Bacon], in which ho sald bo was gratifled at not being able ta tell which side hiad invited lnm. 1t having become kuown that the Church of the Pilgrima and Ciinton Avenue Church bad ac- cepted tho iuvitations, the Plymouth Church Committee FRESENTED A PROTEST againat tho nvitation of these churches. Ho anked for B ea[;ly of tho protost, and whilo it was being copied thought ho obsorved somo altera- tious bolng wade. e desired to draw the at- tention of the Council to tho fact that it wau a writton communication to him, In lus adidrosa Br. Bhoarman had nald that it wau an oral com- municstion, and he- should sy that it was a copy of & writton paper. While statin, the‘uxucudln;:u of tho meeting held on Jan, 10, for the purpose of completiug tho list, ho read tuo. Committeo's protest, and said that ho Liad roquosted them to withdraw it. They did not, and he prosented what was called & countor-protost ageinet four churchea named on this list, in whicli be disclalmed any right on the part of tho Committco to make such s protest. On tho 6AImO evomnfi bo recelved su otfor from Plym- outh Church to withdraw the four clurches named in bis protestif ko would withdraw tho iwo Churchos protesied against by them. This ho would not accopt. Ho presentad Mr, Bhear- man_ with tho alternatives to adhore to the original list, to waive thoso churches and solect substitutes for them, or to take tho ground that Flymouth Chureh, having formally accopted the Mutual Councll and assented to his selsction, had inade it bis duty to communicate with the selecied Churches, This protost BUBVERTED THK PRINCI'LES OF TUE MUTUAL COUNCIL, and bad practically pud iu sobstance dofosted what 1t informally hadsgreed to. Ho received a note from the church, uny!nf: that the Comuit- teo could not chauge ita position, sud ho subso- uently declined to proceod further, giving %lymouux Church fin s lotter his reasons for so doing. lleguid. in concluding, that he cousidersd it a polnt of houor for bim to notify the Church of the Lilgrims and Chnton Avenue Church of the protest, iussmuch s he had roceived anawers from them that they would accept the invita- tions, ; CROBA-EXAMIND, Boversl of the Ml\&lln thon put queations to Judge Van Cott, the main point belug as to whether the protest of Ylymouth Churoh was u verbal or a writton one, ‘bo Lov. Edwsard Beecher sald that he had epoken of the matter, but did not usa the word protest. ‘T'ho stutomsnt was made verbally, and ot in wiiting. Judge Van Cott said ha would not question the veracity or momory of Dr, Beochior, but thought $0 cQmmuRioation was a wattau one. ke had dono all in his power and within his sense of l)mnrlol.y to secure the Mutual Council, 1fe be- iaved, on bis honor as & gontleman, that Mrs. NMoulton deeired it, and bio deaired it. A0CH ORLIGED, Tho thanks of tho Council wore tendered to Judge Van Cott. FLYMOUTH DISCIPLINE. Tho Rov. BIr. Deane, of Indiana, asked whethor or not the invesligation of charges against the pastor was an act of disclpline. Mr. Shearman roplied that it was, Dr. 8turtovant Lisld that it was not, and Dr. Wilcox was of tho epinlon that it was. Discursion was golog on, when Dr, Dacon suddenly torminated it by tho mnuoouncoment that bo ‘bad a communication from Ifenry C. Bowen., Tho reading of it was objected to and after conaiddorable discussion it waa roferred to the Business Commitioe, Adjournod, DOWEN'A LETTER, Tlo following ts tho communication of Henry C. Bowan o tho Advisory Council, presented to that body to-night : BROOKLYN, Yeb, 17,~The Rtev, Ieonard Bacon, D. D., Moderator: Bin: The following sppoats in & Brooklyn paper {lin ovening Mr, Warren—Did {)nu send for Mr, Bawen ? ot by any written summons nd the answer csmo that be stock, had nothing to say, Not that he flmz know anytbing, but that be would not say any- Iu roply to tho above, permit me to say that I ‘wae twico {u Lho city during the sessions of tha Plymouth Churcn Iuvestigating Committee ; that I nevor was iuvited to bo prosent, or wae any word or Intimation givon that 1 was wanted. On the contrary, I wau told by ono of the Com- mitteo that I would not bLs called. I could not have givon, if summoned, what I proposs to flvn next woek to the Examining Committeo of Plymouth Chiurch—my ressons for believing Henry Ward Beocher guilty of adultery, per- Jury, and bypocrisy. Very respectfully, Hcxay C. Bowey, S COMMENT. BEECHCR AKD TUE ADVISONY COUXNCIL, o the Editor of The Chicago Tritune : Ciicaao, Fob. 17.—Two years ago, the public, tbrough the iustrumentality of the Rev. Lecou- ord Dacon, were mada acquainted with the nature of the charges hanging over tho head of the Rev. IL. W, Boocher. Tho force of theso charges was lessened, not through avy kaown lack of veracity upon the part of thoso meking them, but bocause it did not ecom probable thet their moral education would have allowed them to maintain so long friondly relations with such an ono aa thoy kuew Afr. Beeclier to be, Bacon called Tilton a dog ; and, if bis charf ea woro false, bie certminly was one ; and, if ttey wero truo, ho ®s cortainlv was one for having condoned the offonss., But, whether true or falee, Tilton bad tho bous and the meat. To- day wo have the great moral spectacle of Bacon and bis 140 followera agreeing to forego the maat for the sake of ths bone. There {s not & mea 12 all this land that does not know that, granting Ueecher innocent, Plvmouth Churet did right in expelling Mrs, Moulton. It Is foily, therefore, ta arsume that Plymouth Church wighed advico on that subject, 1t does not wish advice at all, but it wishous to know, aud sa'does the whola moral world out- elde of Congregationalism wish to know, whether the moral degoneracy of roligious socioty is such that it will placo intollectual power above moral worth in the sanctuary of the Lod, 8t. Paul enys that *the Bishop muet be of ood report of thom which ara without.” And Ir. White, iu bia chargos against Bowen, says ““that out of thn mouth of one or swo brothrén sosball bo condemuod ;" and thus he would discomfort that oldest member of Plymouth Cuutcli. But, ont of the ten othor members of old Plymouth who have been privy to tho inside facts s they wore occarring, oight hold Boecher to bo all that has been charged againet bim, sud we binve the writton words of tho other two to siow that thoy wore of the sawme opiuion whon firet brought face to face with the fact thaot their offonss was kuown, And yet we have tho grost Dr. Bacon and Lis body of hair-aplit- tors discussing tho dry tochnicalities of Mis, Moulton's golug out, aud ruliug * out of order " tho subject of Beecher's stayiug in, C. F. 8, DOWEN OX TIIE FIOPOSED ANDOVLE COUNCIL. New York Independent, Feb. 17. As wa forovhadowed Iast wook in an editorial, tho Church of Andover Theological Ssminary hos sent Lo Plymouth Church a lettor tuviting it to unito with the Andover Church in calling a mutusl council for investigation into_tho chargo mado sgainst the Rev. Moury Ward Beccher, ‘T'his ia tho vory first action of an eccleniaatical gort that ins beon pronerly conceived and that promisos sertony rosults. The councit of Inat sear was on purely ecclaeiastical questions, and did'not touch the” matter of the guilt or 1nno- cence of tho accused pastor. Alre. Moulion’s council oould investigato only in an indirect way and imporfoctly, as the question of her ex- palsion wod the only owe properly before it. The Advisory Council of this week fa buta farco, 68 it is carofully roquestod to discuss what it is now of no particular interest to lave de- cided. Tho only vital quostion is this: Shalla man bo retaiuod In the followship of Congrege- tional enurclies who is generally beliaved in his denomination to bo unworthy of confidence and sgoinat whot rest charges of the foulest crines, —chargos tho thorough investigution of which, it 18 belioved, he and Lis church are lu every way contriving to prevont ? Somo montha ago, in despair of other investigation, tho matter was takion up by tho Association of which Mr. Reech- erin & momber and intrusted to a committeo ; but the Association has no eccleaiasticsl anthort- ty, and 1ta committes have beon waitiuyg for the proposed councila, ‘I'iis Andover Council reans bnsinoss. It be- gins just right, sud wo have no doubt that it will bo pushed forward vigorously, sither to the viudication of Mr, Deechier or to the disfellow- 8hip of bim and his church, The Council will be small 1n numbers,—smail enough to work, and weighty ooough to command respoct, It will be composed of mon who can take the necesaary time, aud who are as carnest as thoy aro candid, I Mr. Boecher's church has, s is belloved, hithorto ovaded investigation, it can- ot do it before such a Conucil as this, It can avold it only, 80 far a8 wo seo, by rafusing to ac- cept the Invitation, Such a rofusal would bo » yirtual confoession of guilt, aud tho atep would Lo very short to suothor Council, which should rocommend {ho diafollowship of Plyfouth Church, which would instantly follow. From that momount the church would stand without ovun that remoant of support which it hias rotained from those Congregationaliste whose faith in Alr. Boecher was not uttorly destroyed. It isru- mored that Plymouth Church will refuso tho Coun- cil; nnd It js not at all improbable. Bhe will not douo, howover, unloas Mr. Boocher and his ad- visens bave made up their mind that it i wisor far their church to becoms utterly indevendent than to submit to s rigid investigation. Their four of such an investigation is evident from tbeir rofusal of Mr. Bowen's proposition to give without reserve all the facts within hisknowledge to a proper tribunal, coustituted both to fmpar- tiality sud #o as to screen the names which should not be bruited abroad, Thoy refuss such a tribunal vefore which bo can speak, and loudly Diuster thas ho should epesk in such s way as ho had declarod impossible, and as oven the 2ri- bune, Mr, Beecher's special organ, declares im- possible. If thoy consout to this Council which Andover, as thoe special guardian of the purity of tho pulpit, domands, and which she means 11 probo thia sore to tho bottom, we sball pily disappolutod. ek S S — . THE INDIANS, AN QUTBREAK FEARED, Oxama, Nob., I'eb, 17.—I have most compatent and roliable ofiicial authority for tho statoment that tho Bloux, Cheyeuns, and Arrapshoe In- diaus have been, and aro yot, making the most estonsive proparations possible for an outbrosk ins vory fow wecks, Thoy have boen pur- chasing large quantities of aoumunition and arms wherever thoy could get them, golng as far south as the Indian Territory for this pur pose, 1t has beon known for some time psat that the bost fightiug mon had doserted the agencios and are roviug in the Big Horn, Powder Taver, aud Tonguo River couutrion, covcentrat- g and arrauging forcos for this mar. Thero ara at the agencies aud ou tho radervations vuly those who ate tao Infirm or disabled to be of uwo, sud the familicsof these warriors who hiave left, Ho far aa is knowp, the Iudiaus will likely strike tho frontior settlemoots, and, uuloss something is promptly dons, will do terrible work befors Loy cau be overpowered. 1, Winalow: l‘l:nl Mr, Claftin, NUMBER 176, 7 Yo WHISKY. Close of the Testimony for Defense in the Bab- cock Trial, EETT o " ne A DMro Magill Tells a Queer Yarn Meant to Do the Defend. ant Service, The Testimony So Apparently Imag- inative as to Rebound ' Against the De- fense, General Opinion Acquieseent in the Delief that the Prosecution Has Fizled. Storrs Will Immediately Ask the Court to Instruct the Jury to Acquit. The Chicage Grand Jury Return In- dictments Against Keeley and Kerwin, Why the Prcecious Documents ‘Were Not Sent in Sooner, DABCOCK, GOSSIP. COURT BlGHTS, Swecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bt. Lotis, Feb. 17.—Whea the Babcock trisl opened this morning a good many benches wero empty, and it looked a8 if tho casa were begin- ning _to pall on the pablic taste. In a short while, howerer, tho vacant places were filled, aud mauy people came to the door without being sblo to gat in. A number of notable peoplo who bave not herotofore made themaeives visi- blo in tho court-room wero to be ssen among the apeetators, Prominont among them wero Geu. Sherman, who 18 always tho observed of all obtorvers where there is & crowd, Gon. Bimpeon, the martinet-looking soldier, Goun. Harney, the venerable Iudian fighter, Gen. Bturgis, and Col. Babbitt, in charge of the Jef- ferdon Armenal. DBesidos, the short and stocky fignre of an ex-Secretary of tho Novy, . nonse, attracted attention, his excoedingly compact baild, frosty head, striking featurcs, and the strainod mauner which ke bore, made him an objoct of atroug intercst to tho staring crowd. Thero was no munching of words when he camo 1o testify to Babcock's good character. He dis- charged that friondly office in & manner that ex- cited admiration, taking sdvantage of every question to pronounce a splondid culogium upon tho sterling qualitios of the defendant. MOTION FOR JUDICIAL INSTRUCTION TO ACQUIT. Mr. Btorrs, of connacl for tho defenso, etatod to-night that to-morrow morning be would formally requeat Judge Dillon to instruct the jury to soquit withous furtber delay. ‘Che basia of - thia roquest will ba that, the prosecution hrving closed and baviug utterly failad to make out a case, It is within the province and duty of tbe Court to give iostructions for immediate acquittal. RITERMAN, The attorneys of tha dafensa have writton a latter to Attorney-General Pierropont in which thoy vindicate Roger W. Sherman from the dis- honorable conduct which has been tmputad to him. They say Sherman Lias not intrustod thowm with any important secret obtained by him from tho Government attorneys, as had beon charged by the prosocution. EVELIST was sent np to Jefforson City to sce Joycs for tho purpose of obtaming from him somo testi- mony to use in rebuttal. Tho rasult of Lrerist's misaion is not known, though it s known that he bad a long and conflidential chat with Joyce. TUE CONFIDENCE OF TUE DEFENSE, ‘The anponncoment that the testimony for the dofonse was closed was & mattor of genersl sur- prise_to ovory. Maboock’s attorneys had pro- vivusly exprassed the opinfon that it would be the end of "tho woek before all the evidenco would bain. Mr. Btorrs atated to-night that he hizd st loast & dozen more witnosses whom ho intendsd to introdnce, but that ho andhia brother counsel wera so profoundly convinced of the failure of the Governmontto establish a cano against their client that furtbor testimony was considered unnecessary, and it was concluded to closa tho dofonse at onco. Babeock’s sttorneys aro confident tho Court will instruct the jury to acquit. Ihmtrict-Attorney Dyer saya the ovidonco in rebuttal 18 vory briof, and that he will finish to-morrosw noon. A goud many bota ware mado to-night on tho verdiot of the jurs. The odds aro in favor of acquittal or at loast & tied jury. AROTMENT. If tho dofonso has no surrebuttal, the argu- ment will doubtloss commence by to-moarow at noou, Htorrs will make tho apeniug sposch, and hie is busily preparing himself for a groat affort. Ho will bs follawed by Dyor, who will bo ro- spondod to by Porter. Broadhead will mako the cloaing srgunionts. Tho specchios, it s sup- posed, will oceupy two 8, and perhaps throe. —_—— LETTERS. A LOOK OF INNOCENCE, Spectal Disvateh to Tha Chicago Tridune, 1. Lovte, Feb, 17.—0ne of tho intoresting features of to-day's procoedings was tho resding of tho Joyeo and Babcook lotters, which are cal- culated to throw much light ou the true inward- uess of the truo ralations exiating betweon thoss two [ndividuals. Tho mnoticeably absence in thoss lotters of any allusions to subjects other than political or persoual la looked upon asa circumatance which gives much plausibility to Babcock's theory of Innocence. During the enrly part of the day, while tho dofonsa was do- voting itsolf exclusively to charactor-proving, tha prossoution manifested small concern in tho procecdings, When the defenee suddenly sprung these lettors upon them, however, thoy woke up, and begau to make it lively all around, EX-00V. THOMAS O, FLETCUER wan put on the stand to identity the lottors. Tho prosscution was very anxious to know how the Inttors wore obtained by tho other side, and cross-examined quite sharply on this poiut. I transpired thut Fletouer had boen to Jefferson City aad had an interviow with Joyce in tho Penitentiary, Ho accompanied Mra, Joyce thore to#oo her husbsnd, snd obtained tho lelters from Alrs. Joyco. When the District Attorney askod the wituess 1f Joyco directed him to do- liver the lottera to Babcook's attorneys, Flotch. , after & loug pause, and inteutly gazing on :fm;’- Krum, said be did not. Mr, Btorrs Enm hea would mow read s leitor from Baboock to Joyce 3 Wasuinaton, D, C., March 17, 18T4,.—Col. John ., Joyee,trand Hotel, San Franctsce, Cal.—Drl Joxck § 1 recelved your telegram juut before you left, 1 havo he assurcs mé no mentivn has ever boon imado of Ford's name io tho matier of a brewery, aud T ways there are no charges ageinat any oflicial ous there, 1 dun't know your instructions regardiug thu trip to Han Francisco, 1think, though, tiat it i Lu- cuuse D, brusts you to do fnportant work, I hope you will Lava u pleasant biip aud & successful oue, Notle 1ug new here, All well, 0, E. Bauooox, Judge Krum then road the following letters: r; Louws, Mo, Nov. 8, 18Th—(Personal—1'o Hty Excelleney U, 8, Grant—DiauBin: I bavethe honog acen D, an {o tranemit herosrith an engrossed eapy of the resolu.’ tinnn gnned At a public meeting to (hg’m!nw:yl:fl:e Iate Chatlea W, Ford, of this city. The I of Mr, Ford i grestly doplored In thlx community, and thore &::‘l;.danakmalnvnd la!m ‘In lIlla ‘ln(d Ihflnuud bim in’ sepstation truly painful, metmory, and peaco to his un{uvx' Yours {Ir:?" totie Jonx A,’Joxc:. On the back of tha letter, in poncil, was the following : # DrAs CoLowrL: Your letter, with resolations, wag gecelved and ylsced in the bands of the President, with kind regarda. Yours, O. E, B., Becretary, Tho lettor from Joyee to Babcock, inclosing an oditorial in tha &t, Josoph Jlerald, printed tn Tux TRIBUNE yeatordny, was noxt.road, (Personat,) Gen, O. I, Daveoek, White House—Dran Grxznary You wiil have fearned fong ero thia reachiea ts destinse tion that the Hon. Powell Clayton has been elocted ta ihio United tates Bonate from Arkausas for eix years, This result 1san Administration triumph, and seenrad tbe electoral Yote of the Htata for the Republican party and Gen. Graut in 1872, You can depend on what Lasg; ond I el you now that Claylon will work with the President 1f Lo gets half achance, Isend you an opinion of Judqa Csidwell in tha tobacco cases, *tc. Iam on the lookont for Gen, Grant. Yours, cte,, i Jno, A, Joror, Judge Krum thon read Babcock's letter, ae follons : ECUTIVE. Maxs10N, WAsHINGTON, D), O., Dec. M, Jfohn A, Joyer, St. Imuis—DrEAR §ir: 2, s It of your lelter iticloning editorial. I am mire you and Gen. McDonald are dolug all you can for the Kood of tho counlry, Very traly yours, 0. E, Dancocx e alno read tho following lotiors : Exrcczive: Manstow, Wasuinotow, D, C., June 3, n A Jopce, Sl Louts, 3o.—DEax 1 Lé kind enougli to send'me s few copies of the Caucanan, of Lezington, Sfo, I should Jike to have a few coples with the article on Lincoln, 1f thia wonld not be too much trouble, you would greatly oblige yours truly, 0, E. Bancook. 71— Col Coroxrr : Will ExrcuTive Masriox, Wasatsotow, D, 0., March 25, 1870.=Co's Johns o Jogee, Inlle Tock, Ark—DEAR CoLoxrL: Your letter is at hand, ‘T roid it to tho Fresident, 1 think Claston will iave no trouble, You. iuow bow wo atl stand upon this subj:ct, 1 have tho data you wanted, and bavo Jost my mem. Bend m short statement and I willattend toif, _Very truly yours, o 0. E. Dancoos, asiuxarox, D, C. Juno2t, otus, Mo —MT DEAD Jurce t ucloring editorial, rereived. 1 amvery busy, All woll, 0, E."Bascock, WasmiNaTON, D, 0., Aug, 29, 1871.—John A, Joyce, Suyercinar's Gffice, Infernal ltevenue, St. Louin, ,'fg.— Dran Sin: Thave yourletter, You will see the let— tor iu the ftepuohiean. I have often read the leiters to tuc Prestdent, What » splendid apeech Sacretary Doe Ianio wade, - Yours, etc, 0. E. Bancook, n, W S, L. Mauy thauks for bo! Yours truly, Exrcotivz Maxsios, Wasamozox, D, C., Nov. 7, 1871 o'y John A. Joyee, St Louwis, ~Dran £ 1w In recetpit of sour Ietter inclosing edis toral {u the Dewma‘rat, which was copied in the Nationat i fican, 1 win obhged to you fur your kindness, o zLtiug & Lard d4bt, and I belleve you aredo- ¢ it well. We ehell bave more news to-morrow, and I velleve it will Le goud, Yours truly, 0. E. Bascocr. EXECTTIVE MaNr1ON, WASHINGTON, D, C., April 17, 187 2mmfohts AL Juyer, Sf, Lowia, Mo,—DEAR CoLoNes? Yours, with feniiks on Orcoley, 1a at haud. Itis good. ' Tell Gen, D, 1 hiave Lius lettér and Ole Bull will Do lovked after wheu he orrives, Nothing now. Yours, ele,, 0. . Bancock. §.~Tull Mack hin slster-in-law was prescot at Graut's reception yosterday, and 1 bad_ the e of {ntroduciig her to the President and_ 3rs, Urant, 0BT, Lxrcorise Maserow, Wammrsatos, D. C., May 21, 18i2.—Dran CoLuNtL : I received yourtwo let- ters yesterday und tle sy Lefore, I mm glad you Xecpine postel. The letter from * A Truo Detuo- crat " i# ko many we scoend her, Your srticle {s fincand telliug. 1 am glad you spek 83 chearfal of Missouri, We are not inthe Jesst scared, Tho fight 18 uow 1o the rauks of the enemy. 1 don't ses how tho Detnocrats ean unlto on Greeley, Iaw sur tho New York World, Chicago Tumcs, Washington Jutrof, and simtlar papers cannot go back on what they have satd, A groat muoy of our friends think the Baltimore Cone vention will break up fu a row aud nomiuata no one, ‘The raco will Lo eany then. If they nominsto Greeley ftwill break up theit party ; if they nominato & Demo- crut tho party will split, I think in either case it will Telp us. Grecley ls making great ioroads into the Detnacratic ranks, Lut lttle progress into the Repube Mcan, 1 hope you will bu abla to 4o to the Philadelphls GConsention. 1t will be & buster, 1 should Jike 0 b thers, but canuot go, of course, Cangress will have to worls liard to get turough by May 29, 1872, I Lope they wiil ** make te rifile,"” We are suffering trom drought, Yours truly, O, E, Bancock, Exrcvmive_ Maxston, Wanmmazow, D. 0, July 9, 1872, =My Dran Joror: Ibave recelved your seva eral lefters, and tut for belng o extramely busy with my dutisa ns Comniesioner of Publio Butldings and Grounds at tho closo of the fiscal. year, would have written you before, 1was giad toear of your slece tion as & member of the Central Committes aud sgreo with the remarks of the Krening Journat compliment. fug the members of that body upon their choico, Many thankn for the editorial on Grant and Wilson, & preaumie there are lively timea in Baitimore to-dsy, and wo will soon hear the resull, 1 am glad to e your predictions in regard to succeas in Missourd, snd 1 wish you all the success possible. O, E, Bapcoox. Soveral letters horotoforo published o Tem Tsiuusz wore also resd in ovidence, —_———— MAGILL. 1118 NESARKADLE TALE. Syesial Dispaich to The Chreazo Tridune, 8r. Louts, Mo, Fab. 17.—The sensation of {hio day was the appearanco of James Magiil on the witnoes-stand. Whoen his nsme waa called, & emall, sandy-hairod Joan with sharp foatures and flustied faco took'the stand, and glanced around the room iu s nervous manner. From tho start his doportment was of tho moat ex- traordinary character, and, to say tho least of is, vory unfortunate for Gon. Dabcock. ilis story of bow ho had been a letter- carrior for five yoars, and how he Lad, at Joyco's request, taken from & certain mall-box two lot- tors, addressed rospoctively to O. E. Babeock and W. O. Avery, Wasbington, D, C., was told 8o rapidly and with such oxact similarity of 1an- guago each time hoe had to repcat as to be un- avoidably Buggestive of careful preparativn and traluing for tho rolo of a witness. Tho oross- examination was tho hottost which haa occurred during tho trisl, and soveral timos the wituess thoroughly wilted. The following axcerpt from TIK CRObB-EXAMINATION will show bow lively tho prosccution” made it for Magill : Dyer—Your name is James Msgili? Do ay ot wame —Any othsr “’l:!:e!ll—{’l’:mp!lllh}l”!) No, sir, I think not. Dyer—How loug have you baen lices ju Ht, Louta t Witniess—]I came bero out of e army, cleven years » mall-carrler ? O o Fear on 106 dih of next March, I you ever, st any other time, give any lote . Juyu-ly alr, DyereeYou say i was fruquient to retarn lstters 7 Witucas- -Yes, sirj on busiuess routes it was done, Dyer—You #3y you recollect it becsuss you ware ‘house-hunting Wit 5, sir; 1 recollect 1t because §4 was off 1y be 3t rwade an impreasion on my mind, Dyer—llave you vpoeuod other boxes and returned ctte e s~ have openod boxes cn ain streoh and sefurued oo, Dyer—Fof whom Wiinesst oa't rocollaet, T dd t for pation whoas -eanls wers on the Snvelopes ternly)—Glye me oue nam Faniy)—Ob, T dont recollect ; the matter Frequently that I oan't rememuber any pare Gcular ona that T ever dld it for, Dyee—You 83y you hava fakea laters oft yous route for sthier peaplat Wiiness—i aaid that, onco & week, I collected for seveu other carclers. ‘Dyor (eartieatly)—Now, T want to know the name of any gontlenian for whom you took & lelte out of a bos, Wituees (very excitedly)—George W ok, —Off your boat? e {,llnu;{—g D my l;‘"ur - er-=Naiue ms oue off you 3 Withaaa--1 fell you, Gol, Dyes, it cectrrad frequent 1y, 1 can't give Bames, I can mention s lot of tirms VAT cams ewaat to Fetirniug letiens to thom, er—All on Main atreet Withess—1 tal) you, Mr, Dyer, I came hero lo tall the ruth, totell tha truth, Piteast Wikt to el you oo thing. T collacted from Washington svenusto Bpruce street,and from {ho sives to Bl street,” Leau't remember all the late B rer-You can'ttall, then, one man for whom you K a lattor out 7 o e yeay know 141d take Latters out end re« s seBiate for whora, %'Lm-w.u. 1 can't recollect the names, Dyer—You carried receipts 7 Witueas—Yes, T did then, Dyor—You had recelpts when you saw Joyse. Witness—Yea ; I hiad them, Did b ne T Hiencugs 136 Xn Jori st i) o ‘wouldn'l o y :’fl;gnflfl " Hunki-dort 1" oF somathing of the sartym " e o rocoioct the datay 2 roco Witms—Yos, T weoolieot (ha day—and the boug P N ia waa 117 \\'{xfiu—ll waa tho last pers of Fabruary, in 180 about 1 0'c1ock 3 the piGFAO0as 1 FEipAbes Lhoh b