Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 28, 1876, Page 7

THE CITICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1870, 7 BEECHER. Correspondence Between Frank Moulton and Gen. Butler, in Relation to the Invostigating Com= mittes of 1874-s+Gen. Tracy's Btatement in Reply, Dowon’s Statement Deforo tho Examine tng Commltteo --Tho Advisory Counctl on tho Andover Proposnl. Visits of Dolegates to Mrs, Tilton aud Mrs, Moulton—The Rev, Lyman Abbott on the "Reandal Bureon," The Report of the Plymouth.Church Commitico on tho Advisory Council-=Action of the Churoh as to Bowen. * MRS, DEECHER, 7o ths Bditor af ‘Tha Chtcago Tribuns CinoAao, Veb, 27.—It was with sadnosa that I read tho articls jn Saturday’s odition entitied “Tomarknble Disclosurcs,” over ths, to me, henored namo of Jane G. Swisshelm, Tite TRIBUNE has come to my houso sineo 1869, and I bavo read nothing in it 8o nhockingly cruol and unjusrt as the slander of Mr, aud Mrs. Beocher and the ladies and gentlomen that be- long to Plymouth Chnrch. 8ad indood that a womsn of her roputation should desoond (o the lovdl of a tattlor, & rotailor of foul gossip, con~ cerning which sho knows nothing whatover, and doos mot protend to, except what somobody tlunks what must he if they have bson rightly wnformed. Pray, what has poor Mra, Boecher dons (hat she ehould be set upon? And what bave Plymouth Church peopls done but hnmicnlli dofoud Mr. Decchier Locause they beliove Lim Innocont? Is that a crime? Mr, Ticocbior has. had one Council of his poors and beon trinmphantly acguitted, Anothor by tho courla of nunexampled duration and fullness, aud nocharge sustainad. Now I aek if he Is nos antitlod to recolva from all falr-minded Jotados tho verdict of innocont until he is found guilty. - I always have had a vory high opinion of Mrs. Bwissbolm, na editor and writor, Leretofore, bo~ lisviug bier Lo Lavo, s the Woatern pbragn in, good *'lovel hend,” but this reads mora like one of Mra. Woodbull's gushed on aflinities than soything elae. Honosty is commondable in trade, but & tattler, and a porson who boars falso witness cgainst his ncighbors, 15 also far from the kingdom of heaven, H. T T, Tv the Fditor of The Chicago T'ribunas QGminNELL, Is., Fob, 25.—In the *Personal” columa of Tue Tnrsuxx of tho 2ith, you eay, 85 though it were & repronal upon bim, * Que of the mombors of tho Advisory Councll at Drooklyn is the Rev. I. G. Morrill, of Daven. port, who denounnced Thoodors Tilton from hig pulpit, and bogged his congrogation nat to at- tend the leoture on *The Problow of Life.'" 1 would like to inquire If it ia not bighly com- mendable fn sny, vospectablo Congregational mivlator 10 tho conntry to 8o beg of lils congro- gation. It scoms to mo that tho fact of Becchor's gullt or innoconce doos not make the solf-condomed 7', T, & fit mon for a public toachor. I know of members of that Councll from Towa who weat to DBrooklyn with as hiitlo sympathy for Mr, Beeckor as_you, Mr. Editor, always sp- peared to have, Would you have them all of your way of thinking ? G, A, Wuirsey, WHAT SUSAN B, SAYE, Svectal Correapendence of The Chicago Tridune, Drs Morxes, Ia., Feb, 25,—Susan B, Anthony has boen -hore sovoraw days interviewlog the Logislature in bohalf of Woman-Suffrage; and, in the meintime, khe doos uol hesi- tate, in private circles, to esy that she belloves Fonry Ward Becoler is guilty of tha ohargos Tilton mado against him; and intimato thas she koows much mare than sho will fell ; but sho does not proposs to put herself where sho can be cited to toll what sho knows before auy Court or Council. MOULTON, BUTLER, AND TRACY, Aew York Iribune, Keb. 21, M, Fraacls D. Moulion geot a lstter to Gon. Boojamin ¥, Buller, on Jaa, 10, 1875, callivg opon him to vorify a statomout of certain polnta in the Beacher acandal, the substance of which atatement {3 as followa : oulion did not seek tha sid of Butler to overibrow Deocher, but hon ught, untii attacked by Beechs €5, 0 subyreas Ll scandal. In June, 1674, Gan,Tracy, an'connuct for Buechior, went to Boston atd sonwulted with Butler stoul the case; and, sequence of thst futerviow which was uo ma 1o Aoulton untll the next July, Buter wrote to ton atrongly urgine that thera should ba * no more publications or outylviugs,” and fuvitiug lim and Tl ton to & copsulletion. U’ July 2, 1874, Butier aud Moulton_ went to ‘[liton's house, by sgreement with Tracy, and counselud him not to make & atatement to tho Juveatigating Comuditen charging his wife snd Lyecher with adultery. ‘They fuduced Tilton to con- atat that ho would not publien thy statement, nor eay anything about it, if be could procuroau adournment of the Inveatigating Cummities; snd, afier getitng that promise, thoy wend to Tracy’s houto, by appoiut. ment, and communicated to hitm $hw result of the in- farviow with Tilton, ‘Therefure, ‘Tracy wens avowedly to_sscure su adjouramont of the Commitice, and promised that, shouid he fail, he wou!d not atiend tho mueting ¢ Mifop, wawid prowiiss notto rexd or publist Lis statemont, 1t was agroed that Tilton stiould go ta {ha committea-room, a8 » formal oomplisucs with his sogsgoment, and retira as moon s possibla to Moule ton's house.’ Dutler aud Mouiton anxiously swalted ‘Tilton's return, and, at last, fouring somotliug wrong, they sent to tha conimilLes-room 10 find, o tholr dir- may, that Tracy, notmilstandivg his sgreemnt, was tieps, and that illon wus zoading bis sistement, n the eveniog of Aug, 9, 184, Dutler, Tracy, and Monlon bad an intervisw at the Fifth Avenue totel, Tracy then esrneatly urged Mowlon bot to meot Boecher's challenxe by the yresentation of the facts aud documents, and pointed out Low a partlal stato- ment could be made without accusing Deschor of wdule tary. The consullation Was_continued ‘next day ut Moultou's house, when thio shart statemout / was rapared to ba usod iustesd of e completo diuclosura, Fucy) on the saino eening, ofer tba i aliort tate- menth liad bean road by Slonlkon o the Couitnitise, expreased to him and Duller bis thanks; and noxt day Tracy aud Butler met in cousultation on Boocher's case, and Builer dictated a plan of defonse, part of which was used §n the trial with a pervarted purpose, Moulton supposed that hin connection with the scan. dal wan (hon ended, snd Lo aurronderad all the dosit» mentato Butler, {uteuding ihat they should neyor De ccensiblo for the purpases of controversy. o tho ' with Tracy tho guilt of Hoochor was tho ex. nd conceded fact upon which Iaborad {0 save bim (belloving in Lis re- the_sorrowtng molber, tha inuocent chil- n, and soclety, frum tho pubilcation of his trans. wrascion and lla dreadful consequences, Tiutler became Moullon counisel after Neachor’s at- tack upon bim, haviug previnualy co-operted with thoss mesnt (o' suppreds tiw scaudal, ~Belive tha pub- ion of Moulton's seaoud or full statement, Heeckior iven an opporfunity to rebrach his s:cusationy of mall, but be did not do so untl oonpelied by the T xamigation of Pullerion, when 'Yafl tho - trite chargy made at the instauce @ his lawyers, hTo this Gon. Dutler replied yostiday, as fol. we | Wasmingzow, D, 0., Fob, 23, 18d.—Francia D. Moulym, Now43 Reiaen atreet: 1 sciuowindyo the re: celpt of your talagram, mkiug for 8 ©bly o your Ue: o I3 of Jan,"10ult, Predsing peofenynil ougagoin a0d absencs fram wmy doouiments 99)ec! e tel grsmas of Az, Tracy ssking for cofere Talreal iy miud 88 19 dates, bave vrevesled 80 garlior reply. Iu answer your lolegrapld mMmossage tuat you deamed i} sonyanlent to you 9 NATO 8 reply aj once Tatato that ths facta, dates, 'l circumatances, as sal forth fm your joller, snd als doue by me fn conue o with M. Travy 'and yaireelt 1o seqard o the sa. ouwstions pgainet Mr, ligocer Ly N, Tilten, in what T then belloved wad » $ibs endeavor on obr part as -mmu My, Tilln, (o pPPFess & Tevolting scaudal, which, irrespective of 4° guils or innocouco of the partics imy) ulod;':n.“ wurk & grievous wraog $9 1280} sud (o society, are truo, ale v/ t emitted fn ]t;ur;h!lv'. whic, o] g 1 should give, 4a sidin The oxplanation of I3y conusction with (e cave, & waa cortainiy ars*Pplied to by Uraey i Lalialf of Mr, Beecher, n’d v Rhwr: of wmywn dony tn :%‘!:. functiost with igheutirely. wecords with my memory, s e o b 1Art by doguwents x{f A lonn, Ny, ¥, s Brooktim Eagte, Fev, W Benj, ¥, Traoy An Kag Toporier saw Qen, z‘lm mor i n:d "'la:nhhfi"u be Lsd nlwl llx"' Joultor . Buller, acoua (:‘.‘",“‘ll unprofesslousl conduct, - Kaid Gon. oy, ther of Me, Moniton ts » L TSN Nt .3 o st iom 80 ‘fl:{h‘ 8 40 ¥ruw aauciuslons which are v tutrus that I wenk to Hoston e o G arose from » 04 L har bsd the night befors u&‘m":“‘.,‘ mm‘éfi 20'83ti0 {rota eu, Butler, tonderiog bis sersio to Jimias ey whicn iia l‘:"nfulc':'“f'" A, Boocer to ppose. '8 4 ol i Taan'of Soelise f Tanedt s A z y oaton oul whetber §| had any lflfl“l}l‘w‘m’nflm’ . wad AlLT 14 {n reasrd to the meoting of the Coramites on the night whon Tilton wan to make hin statement, ‘wis dono at the apecial request of Gen, Datler and Mr, Multon, 10 the face of iny Asanrance tat it was 10 nee to attompt to pravent Aieh missting; that the Commlities woutd meet, and if Tilton waa prapated to mako a slstement they wonid ba (hero and resdy to hear whataver ststemiint he wan prepaend to make, Tholr solicitation tome (o preyout a mestiug of the Commities was in ihe Interest of Mr, Tillon quits s much aa {n the {af a wore, that, o he proj 1t Kill ‘Tiiton, Ho wid turther i€ ba had time e conld convince Til ton of this, and asked for delay for that purpose, Hitt Tilton went befors the Coinmittes and aunatnced his readiness Lo proceed with hia nlatement, and the Com- millteo nent word la mo that Tilton wa' present, and {loy should certainly henr hiaatatemeut whether I was theraor not, Nothing could inducs them to aajourn ‘without hearing it, The object and purpons of thn interviow at the Pifth Avanua Hotel in not correctly atated by Mr, Moulton, Mr, Beecher did uot know of that fitervlew, and & don't tiink he knew for weoks aftor that much’ an {ne terview had aken place, It occurred at the sugges- tlon and roqueat of Atr. Moulton, and for his benatit, ani the conclusion he doslred was reachied, a0 far o8 auy cunclusion at all wan arrived at, Nor {s it trus that auy futorview ocourred betwcen Gen, Dutier and mysell at my bouss at my requeats it fmuply oceureod with tny mnecot, AL that intorriow Gen. Iutler talked and I listenod, ~ Nor s it true that any Interview what- ever oceiirrad hetween tuysel! and anybody wliers the converaation proceedod tpon my sasumption of Me, licecher's guilt, No fact s bettor kuown tosverybody Tl whoti I iava couvcriod o assaciaied than liles that whoever clao Laa doybted, I bavs nevor doubt Ar, Deeclier's (nuoceuc from ths Leglnuing, BOY/EN. New York Tribine, Fed, 23, ir, Dowen's statoment Lofora tho Plymouth Church Examining Commities fa still withheld from tha publio. Although both partion scom williog that its contoute should ba made known, each s rolnotant to assume tho responnibllity of publitung it. Mr. Bowon refuned togive any reasons whatover, and roforred tho roporter to bis'son, Uenry 1. Bowen, who sald thst they wished tho responsibility of making tho state- meni publio to rost with Mr. Doacher and.the Examioing Committeo, aud thon added, **We want to get a8 wuch rosponsibility ou them sa possible,” In teply to whet bad been enid by mombers of the Commiltvo ns to tho contonts of the statement, he nmserted that it containod referencos to confoeslons made poraoually to bis father, and which were tha strongost posaiblo proofs of Mr, Doechor's gullt, If theso roferoncos’ wero not true, he asked, would tho Gommittes hava becn g0 cager to galn furtner knowledge nsto lock the door upon lim? The staiemont cousmsted of the genaral foztn du the caso, which waa all tha Committeo amhod for. and that it wan not under- stood that they raquired nxmes, dates, and all detaile, Buclhi ' course, ha said, would pablioly Identify particular porsous: but hia fathier sug- gosted” s method by which the namesand dates could bo obtained. Ho did not feal ot dlberty to alate sogthing more dofluitely ~ fn regard to tho paper. Ho felt that the Commitieo could not be an impartis) oue, [rom the fact thatamong thoe nine mombers woro Honry Ward Beschor, Dr. LEdward K. Beochor, Assiatant Pastor Halliday, Mr. Suearman, and Mr. Cloveland, all of whom Dbad proclaimed their boliot in tho {nnocence of Mr. Boocher and the puilt of Mr, Bowon, He wished to add that his father would hold Mesars. Whito and Shestman personalty rosponsible for giving to tho reporters of tlio press one corlain name a8 being fn_tho list of Mr. Beechot's vie- tims. He conaldered thus a most 1uexcnrable mlxru-ge. This name was Mr. Domen's first wife. Mr, Boschor, when appsaled ta forany reasons for witbhold ghthu otatemout from tha publie, answored that ho koow of nono whaaver, For hig own sake, he would bo glad to hava it pub- hished, aa it would show tothe world howempty Mr, Lowen's chargos sgaiust bim were. - He kuetw of nothing that could do greater bharm to Mr, Bowon's ¢ouss, Then bis suddonly checked bimaall and ndded, with o laugh, * I doo't kuow but that sounds like a malicious romsrk.” He thought tho statsment unfit to be read befors the Ouarch, and said that Mre. Bowen rolght at oy time be expellad on other charges, and that o momber of tho Council liad Baidl to hiwm that it Alr, Bowen wes oxpelled on the chinego of he- ing infamous in ths sigint of God sud mon, fow would condemn its action, Other mombera of tho Exoculive Committes said thiat the ambiguous and svasive Jangusge of 3ir. Bowen's statemont lefc dir. Baecher uo room tor diiproviug the charges contamed in it. Por thatrenson tuoy did not fool bound to koep the statomont privato, and waro aawilling to take the rosponsibility of publlshing it, oniy on the groyad that they did not wish to aid Ar. Bowon n cirouluting o libol on rospectable and inno- cont parsons. In certaln charges againat Mr. Beccher, reforouco was mado to soms porson na- namod, supposed by meny to boa membor of his family. If this suppoeition was correct, thors wanld neoa to bo no hositation abaut pub- livbing the atatement; but a fear that Ar, Bow- on might bo attacking some other pereon under tho cover of lys smbiguous langunge, mads cau- tion necossury, : ” New York Sun, Feb. 20. Pranediug bis communication to the Church, M1, Bowen wsa petive fo soarching for scaudai testitoouy in otber quartors, with which to sup- port bis resaons for bia betief. 1le oalled upon o Brooklyn dressmaker, who waas aaid to hinve gowe facts, aud upun Mra, Mosea P, Lirown, of Est Twonty-third strach, who is said to have the confession of a young girl who was in Pack- or [ucticnte for s time at Alr. Leechar's oxpenss, aud thon was oxcludod from tho Church lo 1843, subsequently becoming au inmate of the Five Pomts Jouss of Industry, The results of his visits are not known, THE ADVISORY CQUNCIL, Tis following miuute was adoptod by the Ad- wisory Councll on Thursdays Witreus, A Jettor has beon submitted to this Qiun- eft, sddredned by the cliurch in the Audaver Thevlog- icatBunluary to Plymouth Quurch, which shows tuat a pfsundersjanding onisis in cortain quarters 1o ro- gatl to tho powera of & church in reiation to & acau~ dulsuppose er churen s kod, Thereas, "The aubject falls within yeneral siopa of \he matters brought betore this Council, this Qoun- clizeroby solemnly doclares 1 That sny cuurch decming that & sleter church un- public offensa Lo exist in » aist b renonably neyiocts S0 {nvesiigale & siting (ho cainmon. caws miy euitably admonfs! Uaé sistor church, and rowmousirete ageidst ita sup. piud derelietion of duly, andin caso tuis wister church ot hearkeu 1o (he chfirch that admonisues it, that Qurch miay acquaiat gther churchies with thst offenss Ahicl thie ofenuing church lias nnder, and may units il ftualf thoes otlien cliurchies (n stillfurther adman. 3 and in cato this furthor {o o churchies which Lava 4y forvear. comunlon with Uil and tnay then call a Council ¢ churchies to couslusr tho cass, but the Council so dllod and aunomled has power to inquirs aud cone aler auly whother the offunding churchi {s really acte 1g contrary to ordor and duty, 3, That thin Mberty glvos 10 0o church the right or pwor toclalm to tats partia an {uvestigation of the deged scandul through & Mutual Copncit proposed by foif and called for thie purpose, nor, on the refostion ¥ tha alutor church, (o call an ex-parte ilniciples ambridge { tho National Gouuoil of 1843, ad would be not ouly subvorsive of the peacs and cder of tho churches, bul abio, such s daagernia in- ugement of thuliberty of the looal chusch 83 would ¥ prowotiva of the inoas evil result, The Gommistes which raparted (Lo result of $a Counoll, conoluded 1ts raport aa follows : Ju communicating thls Tosult to (he church which s summonsd us, we desire (0 sasure Ite membars of haartfelt sympathy with thein in the severs an racied trisl o wiloh fioy have boon subjoetod, yespouse 0 your juyitation wa have comes from vory yart of aur land with tho earnest dasire to givo 4 tlio best Of ouF cottumel, ave dosired Aral ot )| to L loyul to justice, not forgotting that charity *hich @nris{lan riglileousness daighis woss aa 1is robe { Lesuty and graca, Wesxbort you to sndure with tienca and meekues tho trials whicn may stiil be 1in aerva for you, Ang (o sligw your loyalty 40 your pas- iy pecking to A Tatlenca sud budnity sie seaniple of your Divine Masler, which has basa sot ‘orth 10 your heariug #0 often §n worde of maichlas sloquence and power, In sl your suffering an trial reniomber ins} hetaunto you are called bacause Ubrlst \lso wufersd for us, leaving an sxawple that we suould ‘ollow In s steps. We hold tbe pastor of this cburch, ad sl Wiors are bouud fo bold Lim, iugoceni of th iharges Teported agsinst Lim uotil they lisye been iabstsntisfed by proof; therefors we continue to ex- .end to bim oz Ohiristlen fellowship and sympatny, e exbort him to the Ilul;ln[ of his soul in’ patlence snd trust, and, whorever L proseoutes bis work, Lo il-. luatrate in bis domeauor the moekncss aud the axe swple of our Divine Mastes, which Lias bosn set forth u your beariog sa oftew ln wordse of matchleas alov quoaca and power, “The pastors aud churchies associated with s o all parts of the country, we are confident, will eym- atice with va i the desire (o viudicato cownplutel e houot of Piysuouth Church and its pastor, und will Juin thelr prayers with ours tlst the pian proposed by us may Le oifeotusl Lo eatablish bis fuzoceace iu the Jydgmsut of all zight-minded men, New York Sun, Feb, 48, 3z, Augustus Biorra finishod payiog the ex- pouees of the Coaucil yesiovds: king abous 13,000 out of the focome frowm the paw sonia. The oue delogste who was seut tp the Council alittlo out_of tune wilh Beochiorlam was tho Lo ssenden, of Stsmford, Conu, Ilo was chiosen by ex-Descon Weat to present hiy protest to tlie Oouncil, and, at tue oponing of tbe sessions, he 8 of fade- pondence. BIr away hils distrus liviug her stresh, amd, after o ton with' ber, returnsd oconvinced of Mr, Beechar's innocencs. It is further asortad h{ Mr. Boocter's friends that Mrs, Mouiton was visitod by a nmmber of the leading delegates, amoug them the Rev, Dr, Wellman, ex-Gov, Dingley, Dr. J, T. Warren, Dr. Wolcott, and Deacon Capon. _ They called on differont dave, aud queationed Mra, Moulion aa to bor knovl- odga of tho facts against Mr. Beechor, obtsinjng {frotn her the asmo testimony which she gave on tha trial, Mra, Moulton oxeuned horsolf from apeaking of the intervie ing that -the gen- tiomen who called wo ular to ask her to koep tho fact of thoir vinit & secrot, On Wodnos- day four miniaters called and mado an appolnt- mont to meot Birs. Moullon later in tha afier- noon. In about an hour theysont a nostal-card, uosigood, on which was written that tho fonr gonticmon who eallad earlier in tue day could 1ot koep their appointmeant, Tle carolul pruvision for & new Inveatigation adyised -by the Connocil sttraoted atteution yestordny. Stated plainly, their advico that il porsous who bLavo teatimony sgsiost Mr. Ieecher which has pot atrondy been passod on, wiil natinfy tho Rov, Hency Ward Beecher, Dr, Edward Boochor, ‘thomas @, Shearman, B. ¥, Biair, 8, B, 1allidny, Honry M. Cleveland, snd ‘I'homas J, Tilney, that tho evidenco fs reason- able and the chargen are made in good faith, thens gentlomen may cali upon Prof, Dwight, of Yale, Dr. Weliman, of Alaiden, AMass, aod Bradford 1. Wood, of Albany, who msy commisslon of five out of twonty nam lroady published, to hear the ciargen, Those chargos must bs made, it at all, within tho next sixty dags, by » party or pattles makiug themsolvos rosponsible for the trath of the sams. [ Tiraoklyn Kagte {eceher organ), Feb. 23, Ttwaa atatod to an Yagie rapressntativa by por- BONs nosr to the ceutrs of ooccnrrences in the Counetl, and mpesking with decimon and cir- cumatantiality, that among tho members of the Council who, on_ thotr own rosponsibilily, called upon Mrs. Emuwa C. Moulton, wers the Ttev, Dr. Wellman, Waldou, N. IL: ex-Guv, Dingley, of Maino; Associate Moderator, an the Itev. Dr. Warren, of Portland. 'The per- soua wlo so directly talked of this call to an JLagle roporter declarod that Mra, Moulton told theso gentlomon that in none of the couversa- tions bolween Me, Bescher and heraolf waa the word which wounld cbaractarize the offenss al- Joged against Alr, Besclier, used eithier by Mts, Moulton or Mr. Beechor, Asaressit of thowo ro- ported conferances, it (s nudaratood that ths gon- tlemon uamed raturned to tho Council fally con- vonced of Jir. Beochor's explaustions and funo- catco in the most tmporlant particular of the tostunony supporting the clarge which -has beou wade against Lim, aod that thoso brot! 1en 60 Informed their aasociatos in the Coun- cilwith reasons and withont resecve, THE " SCANDAL-BUREAU."” CopNwaLL-oN-Tue-llvpsoN, N. Y., Fob, 25, 1876.—To the Liditor of Lwe New York Tribune: The Plymouth-Churcu Council did not recom- moud suy further investigation of the Deschor csso. On the countrary, they oxprossed them- 08 satiafled with tho falrnoss and thorough- nosa of thio mvestigations already had. Dut Mr. Booclior appeared beforo tho Couucil and de- manded that if aoy man bad aught of evidence azainst him he produce it. PJ,mouth Church, "‘"’"&h its Comuitteo, ro-ouforced this demand, The Couucil, therefors, rocommeuded that if any accuscr should preasnt ciarges to Piymouth Cburch againut_lts pastor, lu compliance with this domand, sud shouid offer Lo Bubstantisto tye samo mith proofs, 'lymouth Church empow- or a commission of five gontlomen to act for it in thoroughly Juveatigatiog such chargos, and Itap- pointed & gommlteo of thras, consiating of Prof. Duwigh, of Couneotiout | the Ifon. Iradford IR, Wood, of Now York; and Dr, Wellmau, of Manzs- chuseuls, to solect such & commission out of twonty uames selected bi tho Couacil, aud pub- lished, with 1ts_result, But eo fwr from rocom- onding » farther investigation of anonymons acandal, thoy did not even provido thata trib- unsi should " exiat until & respousible accuser should prosent a definite nccusation, and offer to aabstantiate 1t by adoquato proof, sud this with- in tho noxt slxty days. Y sond you this uote becauss, rniuy owing to ‘miataken roports of the doings of the Couneil in noaret session, the editorial explanatious of the notion of this Council, in somo of vhe morning panets, are evidently foundea 10 2 grave minas- prensnsion of 1t8 roal force and character, Yonrs #ucorely, Lysan Anorr. PLYMOUTH CHURGH, At the Pl mouth-Charch business-meoting, Triday evening, tho Commitico sppointed to proment the caso of tho church to fhe Advisory Counail submitted tho following report ¢ Tuo Gormmalltes appointed to preseat. tho cas of this church Lo the Adyisory Oouncil couveued by lstior 1nssalye, taaued Feb. b 1370, reapectiully report s That ' letters” of fayitation’ wers stsd to 173 churcliesand tweoty ministers without ‘charge, which were accepted Ly 134 churchies wud twelve minfatera; thirty.two churchos declined, snd seven were mnat Lsard fram. Of ihosodeslining to attand, ouly Whras churcies {ndicated that thoy did so from any o Jeckion to tha plan of the Couucil, and sbouf churches aselgned us a ressou’ for mpa-acceptauce Bre:ial work golns on in thelr midat, or other causes, misking the attendanico of thelr pastora fnpracticab Only one of $us micisters fuviied by natae desiln: far any reasons othier that such as msde it improcti- cablo fur thietn, with the besk good will, to atian Tho Councll, when fully organized, was sctually al- tended by the represantstives of 191 churoles and Ly twelvo ruintsters without charge, Tho total nui- bor of pasiors sad dolegates In aiteadauce was 345 Every Slata betweon Mafus Iu tho Lat aud Kenass 1o tive Weat, both included, was raprosented fo tie Gona- cil. Tuore wera but twa members uuder 10 yesrs of age, snd tho syerugs age of s eutire Uounctl vus 45 cars, M Council from its very opentug manifested & apirit of deep earnestuoss, of Gem fuwpartisdiy, sud 0 anxlous dealre Lo do cxact justica to all the futerests involy Yuar Committes, findlug that the lettor-mlssive had been wholly misunderatood, and tost biany members of tha Councll bad roceived au fmpressivn b functiops wero to be mory Umited and b thelr {nvestigation wora barcow thau the church hsd really Inteuded, took thie very firss opportynity, even Lefore the Councll was orguntzed, to express in the out empbatio terms (be ussign and deslre of the urch {0 opon ita duors to the wideat possible extent, and to receive sdvice from tha Councdl upon ali ita af- fairy, paat, presout, snd to come, The dosire of tho church was roilerated by thp Comumitien upun overy suftable vecasion, sud the responsibliily of adsislng, gt only a8 o what uesdnd correctiod in tho past, Dul sa so what was the poHey of wisdom fur future, waa Council in most unequivocal torioe, merely expressed a willingness that he affalrs of the church should bo {nvaciigsted, but demanded a8 A righis that they sbould Le, And upon asvers oc- caalons when the Oourcil [teelf was 1o doubt as to ils Jower, under the latter-missive, t0 entor into s broad Held of dnquiry, the Comrmiites internased, and ju- sisted upou the moat Hbersl construotion of the lettor- wissive, a0d upou the most searching Inquiry {nto all the facts, The outalde witueases who were Lavited v sppear Uefurs tha Council were &l Lrought io, nob wierply with tho conasnt, but st tho oxpreas sug- geation and eacnest outreaty of the Commtia, which iudesd requested the Councll to call wmore persons stauding outside of tus church nd in & hoallle ate titute to ¢ than the Council {1aclf desmed that {t hud #7ight 1o invita, Tha books suid records of the churnch and the Exsmining Commiitos werw placed in the hands of Lo ayproitiate. comruliice of tho Cousll which Lsd posseasion of them for woe or tures days, sod was goiicited to fnspect tham and com- pare’ the records wila the oral sfatementa of 1ne Come mittes, "Tus Qouncil respondad in the most faithfal and cor- dial apirit to the requent thu by your Gommit- tee: a0d for more 108D tWo deyw the Cummiiiod were subjocted to a erarching aud nigld loquiry, 1o which tba’ tnembera of the Council wore at LiLcily to iska et sad i which » grost number of them uid sctunl- y (ke part, ‘The Committce also attemded upon re- quest bafora ts spaclal commitiace sppoluted by the uncil for thy conslderation of ths several questlous submitted 0 t, and wero by fhem further quastioued during two or throe days, (o addition Lo tae by spaut ia Intarrogationt by tha Counail at large, “The result of tho Gouucll 1a uow befora this church, It does not mesd Lo b said thet thiv result is our best snd 'most complete vindieation a5 & Ohurch, This resull wes Feachsd wilh sbeolute unaniraity by ths Counmail, nat one dissanting voie being cast against it, T alond raise & sirong Preumption of its soundness, but the texth of time deyoted Lo tha con- sidcration of the questions decided, the fullness and freancas of discusaion in Uouncll, and toa maturs con- sideration given to overy part of the rasult, add groat. 1y 4o it forcoand walyst, The sesslons of the Couna oll were extondad over the larger portion of £wo weexs, aud all ths dntermisaions beiwean the forumal sassions wers ypsut by the special Committoes, end by & num. ber of the pastore and duiegatas ot upon the Coninit, toot, in diligunt examination fato facts, aud study of 4he principls, usagos, and rulea favolved i th edom wud case, “Plie Oauncil bold thres nessl Jay, bub the . bers of Cammittess worked without {ntermisufon, ex- It for hul} mdl‘ ! L:ml ‘clock 1a the momlog ) 8t uigl o8 unt 1 or 1 Wo toat Beartl,y ovtamend the reault of this Coun- cll totho consideraklon of the Church, and fes! ©o doubl tat lts recomusadations will be immediately aldopted, ‘They seotn o us wise snd_prudont in overy wpect, sd proialss more sfostual belp o thly Church, and 4o tho graat cause of wiich this Churel 14 but one wiuall fualzument, Whas could well kavs bsen Boped for in advance. Wa tharefore recommend tio adoption of the follow- s z‘mt‘:lu? b th Chiureh b i (£46(D 'nal mon! urel a4 yecoived yrofoaud thaskulacss toGod: And. Ghder I to tes churches aad mindstarlsl ursthrea Juvitsd to the roe ceut Advisory Gouncil, the pubiished Counclls thad ‘Olurch rocuyuises (8 pro- fouud obligatiuas 1o the bretliren wiio Lave coma ta its wid with wise, fatbful, and lwparii) advice, at 8 ¢ when ' advica was s much heedsd, and Olrlstisn sympathy so welcome; and that it reiuzna to esch chasch Topressatsd fa tho Counal, and to esch [wstor, minister, and delogate thore prossut, the wasaranos'of s daop 834 laiing gratituda for tyelr fdelity aud love, for 1Be iabors whichi thcy bave ifoas througb, aod 1o valueble lime sacrinced in thy cause of Ohriatiay Sellowship oh 2 amoug the churches, Hamived, Tust while Plymouth Ghurch be grstetul for the savurences f sympathy and Lhs sPpEOYAl of ita Geustal coures which 14 ke recalved froin (he Advi nary Counell rascently h.Im' 1t fa atdll mora gratefnl for tho wise snd soun: ta its fatara coury pealng of & patu by whichs, imdet the gidines of Divios Providence i may riow restonully Hope lo bring Lo an end (is alm- culites, and to solve all those queations which Lave vorploted it n Lo past. Reesived, That Plymouth Churol gindly snd_ unre- servadiy accepta tho savios and sumunition of the Ad- Vivory Lourcll, snd will promptiy carry anto éflet al {he racommendatlons of that Conncll, Aud that n pur- suanes of thove recommendations it’ does now favite and challengs any and_afl persons who ara willing to b responsiblo for char, church 10 bring forward siich ebargos in the maoner prescribed by the result of the Councll, ibls chur:h ledging fvrell ta causs an_examiuation tmiandiately, ‘be made in the manner xdvised by the Council an under the on of the Commitieo sppoinied thiereby, TAeNxY Wanb Briokr, Enwanb Brrcues, R W, KaTioxD, Taoxas U, BUEARMAN, The Ezsmining Committes offored the fol- lowiog preamblo mnd resolutlon, wiich woro adonted ¢ Wrrazas, Ata mosting of the Exsmining Commite te, hold on Fe, 10, Henry C. Dowet uppesre] beform sa1d Commtites, and haviisg boen roquosted by them rud all facts vithin bis knawicdgo teading te Liie acousations and [nsinnations con foe ten days’ fure ther time to conaul witnce rofer Lo dacs, docue menty, and memoranida o eaable hi ta anawer such Queation as might be put o him: snd Wieazss, Tho Ghureh, 8t & toseting held on Fob, 11, instraciod the Examiting Commitics to grant {0 #31d Towen the time asked for Ly bim, and {o notify him that he wonld be seked Lo stais sny had every fack witbin his knowiedgo trading Lo suppurt eald wocuna: tions or fnsloustions, &ad to givo the namm of all seilnesaes known.to him by whom any of the facts not witlitn lile personal knowiedge might ba proved, and to submit 1o auch otlier thorough and rigid oxarnins- tion as might bo meceasary and propor to elicit tho fall Iblo_iayestigaion of suck ccusations ot insinuations; and Wiearan, Tue the said Bowen, hating hecn 80 noti- flod, appsared in utsuance of sich notice Lefore the Commilteo st & meoling held on the 254 tusk, sad Foad a written stateraent foundsd entirely upon bear- say, and not conlaining the namea of any wiinesses Dy whom such sccusatfons or iumlnustions might be venfied, or auy dates or circumatances by which the trath of his stetements might e losted: fu which statement ho realirmed bin socusstions aod insinua- tous against the pastor: und WiEaeav, The said Dowen, after rmding auch stste- ment. abanlately refused to permit biuself to he ques. 11oned, and precipitately withdrew from the presence of tue Comw.lua; tuerefors, Reaotved, That the satd Nenry C. Bowen be stm- moued by theclerk 10 appear befors the chuech at & Lus.0.58 meeting Luersof Lo be held fo il lecturo ruom on the g of Wolncaday, tlio 1ut day of Burch nezt, at3:20 o'clock, then auid there to smawor orally any xnd all questions that shall be pul to him wertinent 10 (he socusations contalned in bix lotter of Feb. {ar In s communication 10 Vs Comuitiseof Fob, 2, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Lranctical fiints for the Use of Young and Inexpertenced Hounekoopers. Tothe Kdstar of The Chicago Tribune : Cmcago, Feb, 34.—In your issue of Feb., 12 you published s lettor from o Iady asking for gomo hints from exporionced housekcopors on tho art of cooking. I can truly sympathize mth this 1sdy, snd with all the srmy of women, wives of men of moderate means in our conn- try, who bave ovor before thom the problem to solvo, *How can wo sproad a table throa times » day with food palatablo, nutritious, uud eco- nomical?” liaving had twenty-five voara' experience io the various dutles of the wife, mother, house- Lkooper. provider, caok, lsundroes, aud commoa soamstrss, Lehall bo glad to aay & word of en- couragomont and help to tho young experi. moater {n all theao complicated dutics. It I8 all very well for men to toll us that women caunot codk. Whon a maa attempts cooking, bo makes o busiuess of it; ho spends yoars in learning the artj aod then Le must havo an sasistant to walt upon him ; must have the best matersls at band, aud the proper uten. sils 2o work with ; sod, floally, e will axpect to be well paid for bisservices. Don't condemn svomon a3 cookd until chey Lave had = fair trial. Women of education and Lreins can loars to oo0i, and they must learo. Buce she groat masy of meu como to women for thelr coustant nupply of * daily broad,” womon must meot tao demand ; so, my sistars, lov us take the work earuestly in fiand, aod learn to do it in the bost way. Lot nsdo it gracofully, lovingly, as tho clwicest benafit which wo cau bestow upou our huugry follow mortals, ‘Tbero are cortain general principles in cool- ing, 48 1 other arw, which should be fearned ; sud tuo knowladge of these will make all detasls oasy. As your correspondent asis espocislly for diroctions concorning ca<o-making, wo will make tuat the ospecial thomo of this anor. Theo best Hlour should be used iu cake-making ; indeed, thore is no oconomy n umng cheap flour for soy purposa. The liuncsoin patent oxtrafsthe best; but mauy other brands are vory good. Tho oot sugar for afl plain ca¥o fs tho coffos A. It is chospor and hot- tor then the gravulated, for common uso, Kor making vary dolicato oakes tho pulvorized suould be neod, being careful towel pure sugar; itls sptto bo adulterated greatly. Egge sbould be kept in a cool place ; they beat much beter to b guld. Da nat try to mage cake with butter which iv unht for tablo uso, Lt 18 vot necessary Lo have the very bes:; good roll butter, having uo bad laste, sbould he ussd. Itooipes oan often bo chmuged, without failure, if, for aoy reasou, sll tue msisrisls called for ars pot at band. To voptuie upen tluy, bowevar, you must sobucon fixed priuciples, pies, If you bave but two egge, sud recipe calla for thrne, loavo outb & third of your Luzter and a little of your flour; tho cake will be good, 1If your butier 1s sbort, leave out aa ogg. It is ofton incouventant to weigh ol the jo- gredionts; thereforo, in giving revipen, 1 uhall, 1f possibily, give moasures only, Harl sugsr bo- tore measyriug it; fill tho cap ovea fall, by careful uot £ pack the sugar, Flour should be sirted firut, and then piacod lightly 1u tha meas. ure. Uso for & moasure & cup which will pon- talu Just one-balf piut of water, For n moasur- iog-spoon, use an ordinary-sized wilver-plated spoou, A wpoonfal meaus even ful—not huaped, Throo tarapoons rounded [ul of bajing pawder is tho gouorai rale for s quart of four this tust alwaye bo mixed vory thoroushly with tho tour, dry, 1f your recipe is an old vue, aud 6ays use oream af tartar aud soda, you oan gou- erally substitute bakiug powder 1o its place. you prefor {0 uso the croawm of ‘taitar pnd sods, the sods muat bo diusolved in water, sud tho cream of tartar mixed with the flour, dry. If your recips asys “eweel milk,” use water in its placo; the cake nill bo whiter, and guite av good. To com- pound e ploo cake, two porsons should, if pos- vible, be eugaged 1n the woik; but we will wup- posa thoe young cook slous, First woo to your fire; tals sbould Do startod »t loast an hour befors the oveu is nesdoed, so that tho bottom of the oven may La woll bested, aod the heat sleady. Tho bakiug i of the Kreatesl importauce, and should be carefully pravided for, Road your resipo, wnd place all tbe ingredionts upan the tavle, or & hand, Pince {nur butter where 1t will soften, but oot mell. Havo tho bakiug-pans ready: plaos pioca ol paper in tho bottom, sud buttor this and the sides of tho pan carafully, ‘Tia shape of thoe pan is immaterial, but tt should be duap, and;not bright now tiu. Ap earthon dish shoul bo used for mixing cako, Now break tho agys noparating Lbo whites from the yolkis with gient caro} boat tho yolks afew minutes, tlull the whites, till a tlue, wUif froth is formod. Bet tho dish cootaining the whitea 1n & cool place, aud on no sccount disturh it Wil it 1 needed, " Now pub the butter sud suxer togetber, and beat ar stir with tho haud il the muss 1u ight aad goft, then wdd the yoiks, dpices, or Uavoriug ; bhen the water ; thon tha wh of the cgge and tour, alternstg the Hour sud oggs, till sl is well milrred together; removo the baud, and put the cake in tho pans with a 1f, for suy ronqag, the oven is not quite cake may wais, If placed in » wool place, il tuo oveu is all ready. Aftor it placed fn the avan, it shautd not bo movad with- out great care. Don't opsn tuw door 1or INaye. tion £0o often, 1f tbe oven aliould be too Lot, place & fow nails under the pan, and put & paper over the caku ; Tolnove & caver from the tp of Lhe stove, bus do notopea the oven door, The dralte, of coursy, must be oluseq h they should always, duriug tlie process of baking, be partially cloged, ‘Yo lesrn whon the o douo, piorce the Joaf with & broom-atraw ; if the straw comes out dry and olean, 1t is doue, If you have suy doubs, howevor, leave |t in lopger i bester ba tug Joug baked than ramoved (oo sovn, For truit-cake, some ewpscial diroctiona sro needod, ‘Ihie fruis wuss be washed aud drisd ; raisina slovod snd obopped; flour dusted over the fruit, and then put into the mixture, just botora it Is put iuto thoe pans, . For cookies, two and a half cups of gugar, pue cup of butter, ono egg. vue cup of waler, oue quart of four prepared with baking-pow. der. “Bpice with caraway-vosd or nntmog, lvat the butter aud suger togethier wallj thon add tho egg wilbout previous Leatlog ; then the wpices; then the water, which aliould be alight- Jy warw ; lastly the dour—to be worked luto a woly dough as quickly as possible ; roil out and cut into cakes, and baks ju & quick oven, 1t your Sour sooms insutiplent, nse sowe witnout preparation, for molding snd cutiing ous. ko, use threo sggs, two oups of L urtha For g sugar, tnmd a half cupa of four, thres-fu cup of buiter, one cup nf water, and two tea suoonfuls of haking-powder, Flavor wilh one tosspoontul of extract of lamwon or yanlila. For frosting for cake, use nine hoaping te- #spounfula of puiverlzed white augar to the whits ot one ega, half & tass; conful of axtract of lemou. Tha whited of tio opes will be safMofent for ono larpe cako. Dsat thu whites to & fins, AU froth, and s in the sugar atomiy ; beat ail tozotuer woll, nad apread ovar tha cas with & kufo, Bat tho cake in & warm place to dry. H.J. B, To the Llitor of The Chieago Tribune : Exgrewoop, 1ll., Veb. 22.—Allow mo to rs- turn my slocere thanks for the publication of an artiole from me over the eignature ol * Poor Man's Wife," saking for & fow practical recipes (with Insteuction) sa to bakiog, ns also for ibe interest you manifeslin proTering the ume of your columus to all who will have the kind- vess of wonding toformation 1o this effect. No ons subject’ of importaace hes beon mote nnglocted than this, ITandreds of persons; out of hoalth to-day ows it to unwholesoma and' improper cooking. Bome time ago I noticed that & Iady, if I mistaks not Mrs, Walter 0. Lyman, would give oma or more lectures fo your city having this for suufect mattor. Whils I regret- & my 1ability to attend, I wasglad for the sake of the many housokeepers who would avail them- selves of the opportuity of hearingz & faw common-sonso Buggestions on this mabject. that some ono_ ha1 opened tho way for informatian, In Chicago, an in every city, there are hundreds of n-mll'fzu depending on & nittance by way of a malary for support. Every shifling has to be coun Where butter and ogs e high, an they usually aro, it bohooves them to Eet such plain and pal o recipes a8 according to Lue cirenmstances pecuniarily, Now, I neat and ordetly honsokeeper; ean cook meat and vezetablos well, but baking, sxcapt bread, has been the trial of When T rosd fho * Young Housekeepe: from Allogan, Mich,, I conld nol but thank her for coming to my rescue. Lika her, 1 bee Dioro that *'lack™ has nothing tn do with {t; for T have tried and tried until I was heart eicx, and nevor bave had tho matintaction cf tae good luzk, tf snch tbers had been fn at, If the racipo ia plain and good, avd yoa have proper knowlcdyo aa to ths mixing of it, the.o can be no wmistake. And right here let mo ndd that a fuw Linta on bread-muiting would not come smisa to the majority of youug bousekeepers who will anxioualy amait the pernnsl of our lotters, Any information tending to elavats and educate the hnndreds who are only too willing to learn will borcceived with thankfulness. Patticulagly let sone Rout Gl miothate. Mk EaNABIted E5d us information for tho proper preparation of dishcs for sho sick room. Lot cach one io sending Information retan copies of the recipes of othors, aud in a short tims wo will have & ** Home " book of which all may be proud. Mea, AL P, . A MOTHER'S STORY. T aaw onedsy AMavs out ha ojening bay A whlle il o ths Soutl winds scte A fair pluwmo in the coronst zean. The bark tlmt bors AMUSEMENTS. ADELPHL THEATRE, LEONARD GROVER & CU. Thts Monday, Feb, 9, first appoarance (i sessen of tle Hterling Popular Comediag, SID C. FRANCE, In the Thrilling Emational Drama, MARKED FOR LIFE! With entirely New Bcenery of the most Romantie Orandear, The caat prerents W.T. MELYILLE, EDWARD COLEMAN, And MISS FANNY MATHIAS, 1In wddition {0 the M\hrbon:‘pu]. ‘The STAR OLIO . embra THE GREAT LB ROYS, MIBS EDNA MARYLEY, WESLYN and OASEY, TRANK PIBLDS, an Matineen Wednrsdays and B2turdays, Ladies* Nights Tuesdny and TLarsdey, Remember—Populs {‘defi» FARWELL HALL. LARESIDE ENTERTAINMENT Mo 6, Monday Evening, Fob. 28, CAMILLA URSO. ADMIBSION, 8L, incigding reserved seat, Madame URSO goes sbrovd in the apring, whuent from hle country fov several gearn: T A large number of the bost seats have noi been prat on sala for coursetickels, and ara resecvod for thia con- cart. A fow course tickets stifl for sale; $1.50 for this and. e two other eonverts, Ticket offios st the hall open ai 0 a, m, on Saturday snd Monday, HOOLEY'S THEATRE. Maczres & Havinty, Lessees, J, 1. MAVLBLY, Manager TAF, FAMODS CALTFORNIA MINSTRELS. w“EK FED.23, Immenss hit of the groat G1O. B, K. 1GHT, BILLY EMERSON fn bis originwl roug, hie Litile Butlerfly,” With all the otber Great Aree lits, Every Night.and at the Wednesdsy aud Satur- cay Matinees, Mondsy, March 6, first appesrance of EDWIN FRENCIL, the celabirated Labje Solnfst (late of Haverly's Mindtrel)., The first appearance of BEAMEN aud SUMMERS, the Artistic 8ong and Dance Monday, March 6, Beoefit of BEN COTTON, THE COLISEUM. FIRST APIEARANCE of the Great MIACO BRUTHERS' COMBINATION, BIX IN NOMDER, appesriog in daring Gymasetlo Teatr, Laugnadle Skctciies, Graceful Dances, Comic Pautomimes, Chiaracter Sofigs, &c. A complets enter. taimment in themeelyes, Also, the WINNER SISTERA, whose beautifal war- ling Bisa won for taom the sobrquot of the Tyrolean Nightingales. HENRY 8, PAGE, the Champion Cor- et Bolofst, Miss POLLY DALY, te accompliabied Berlo-Comic Vocalist, Last week of the Great WLIF- FESDACH, in s 16.drum act, and JACOB RILEY, tne unrivaled Juggler, Admisslon, 25 cents, BURLINGTON HALL, Cormer Histeenth and Biato-ei. A PREMENDOUB SENSATION | The first and only Female Podsetrian Tournament that bus sver taken place auywhere in the world opous This sall from out the ahora Was carrying then as falr a company A% aver suip thit tors=d upon the sed In motion, A3 gay wres they As birds upon o Bummer's day The flowers tliat blovm ob sunny slopes Were not more brigit in beauty's Lopos leasure. Tite music played, Whtle gavly youth and maid Upan ths deck danced foetly eound, Keeplng swift pace with swinging sound Ot measure, At Lou of slesp Tunt night, the Lroad, dark deep Was teunp oat from rkore to shore; Thie Beros North winds swapt wildly o'or Tta bosoru. Each passing day, 1 look beyond the bay For {hiat white sail. Waon a Bouth wind blows, 1 think my ehtid {s near. God pity thoso Wao lcsa them. AMes LAVALLIN, #Belling? n Briton, Toaton Commeretat Budletin, The Eoglishwoan in - America furnishes the subject of many amusmg stoies. The followlox incideut, relatsd by & pobular prafessonal gea- tlaman of Houston, we do not romemver o tisve socn resorded in print bofora, ‘I'wo bold Dritous, who had been accrodited with lattors of introduction to our Boatos frisnd, had been duly entertained, dined, etc.. aud the American miud vecasionally rasped by the com- parison of thinge American_ with the same *'at ome, ye koow." The after-diouor atroll took the party toward the Back Bay territory,aud tho firt prominent building pointed oat was ths new depot of the Boston & Providence Railroad, thon oot quite completed, The conversstion naturally turned toward railvays, sad the En. lishmen criticisod tho American aystem freoly, commenting on the * terrible dauger ” of Amer- fean roads und tho greator safety of the Huglish pystem, < Just then one of tho islanders caught sight of tlo towerin process of erection on’ the Provi- douce dapot, aod uaid ¢ Y, Mr. L—, what is that? Doyoun put steaples on your railwar statioun here ?'7 Tho Boston man turued to the injerlocntor svith tho face of ap undertakar, and gravely re- spouded ¢ 4 Yen ; you kno:v we are a vory utilitariin peo- ple liero, aud they have so wany accidents ou the railroads, and separata funeral scrvices over tho Liliod sro 8o oxpensive. that the Directors of this Company concluded to combine a church With the uew deno:, 50 that in cass of fatal dis astors the cars coutaiuing the lulled can bo switched into the church end of the atation, seryicas lield, tho mourners takea nhaudb ag ongine hitched on, and tho train 1o out to For. est 1] Censetery 2 a great saving of time and mounoy.” “ By the way,” oontinued be, “you will go over (s road on vour way to Now York, and I will ask the conduictor to polut out the sceneu of the fatest socidents Lo you, The inglishmen gazod for & moment at the unraflled couutsusuce of their ** Amorioay son- sin," aud thon ejaculateg : Haw, yaas, thanks, think we'll try some other route though this timo;" snd made & mental noto of tho Awerican combuation of clgrch and railway, for home uss, —_—— A Womnn-Sulfrage Advocate’s Suls cidaos Tondow Dby News, Peb. 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