Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1876, Page 7

s BEECHER. Bowen’s Statement to the Plymouth Examining Committee. Ho Know Beocher to Bo Guilty of Various Acts of i Adultery. But, Believing Him to Be Penitont, Refrained from Making Ills Knowledgo Pubile. Finding Beechor Imponitent, and Being Hounded Down by His Followers, Bowen Is Driven to Pronounce His Guilt, Why Bowen Wrote the Woodstock Letter---That Affecting In- terviow at Froeland’s House, Beecher Kneels in His Chair, and, with * Tears, Appeals to Bowen to Bury the Past Forover. Low and Why Bowen Signed tho Tri- partite Covonant---Olivor John- _ son's Knowledge of tho Truth of Tilton's : Charge, Bowen Concludes by Imploring God to Mayo Mercy on Plymouth Church and Wenry Ward Beecher, BOWEN. INS STATRMENT TO TU PLYMOUTI COMITIEE, No, 00 Wintow Smet, Uuooniyy, Fob. 23.— To tha Examining Committee of Plymouth Church—Gentieuen : The reply which I now minke to yourrequiroments of mo is of such a ature that Ido not foc! at liborty to give it to the public press. Bofora proceeding to stato somo of the eseon~ Yat facta which havo convinced mo that Honry Ward Boocher is an adultoror, porjurer, and bypocrito, Z will briofly state tha position in which I havo boon placed, and tho circumetnnosy which have compelled mo to tako thta position pf autagonism £ the pastor of Plymouth Ohurch onder which I now spoak. I have ylelded to no ono in admiration and Joye for Honry Ward Beochor, I have boon In times past yory intimate with him, and havo not only folt bis influence as a public man, but bavo exporlenced tho power of hig porsonal magnet+ fem. My Intenso, I may ssy my olsnnieh, Jove for and pride iu Plymouth Church havo made me vory tender towards tho faults of ite pastor and very slow todo anything to injuro his reputation, Itis moro than ton yoars since Icametotho knowledge of Afr, Beochor’s adul- tory, committed some yoara previous. Ihad, as Tthought, reasun to boliove that Mr, Doochor wasn ,reformed onda ponitont man, and al- though I could not bencoforth look upon him as Idid before, yot I did not suppose that I was justified in publishing bis sin, I havo many times beon donouncad for not doing so. in this Ido not thinkI haye done wrong. It I did, thon every oue olao docs wrong who is privy to sny sin of anothor which no rogards aga sacrod confidence, lam confirmed by tho fact that tho Toly Spirit choso ono who had sinnod In the famo way to bo tho toachor of tho Churoh through all subsequont ages in the emotional olements of Christian lifo and worship, It ia not recorded that Nathan forbade David to load tho worship in the temple, and who am I thut I should have forblddon tho novlest proachor of our Israot, from whose lips I had heard tho spirit of tho 51st Paalm, to proach peuitonce and falth in Chriat? [toro Bowen makes the statemonts—pub- Nsbed in our dispatches—that, on Chriatmas- Day, 1870, Tilton told lum that Doechor had so- ducod Tilton's wifo; that he (Bonen) thou, un- der aaclemn pledgo of rocrocy, told Tilton that ho (Bowen) aluo know that Beeohor bad boon no adultorer; and that aftorwarda ho (Bowen) told what ho know of Boocher to Iloraco B. Clailin, who hae kopt tho socrot,—Ep. Turbuye.] “It tacharged that I havo beon craftily whispor- Ing that I bad portentous knowledge against Mr. Boechor, Thoso whisporings havo boon searched for with the sharpest scrutiny, and your Examin- ing Committeo gave up the aoarch in deapalr. ‘The oxtont to which I hava dono this I will tell you. My businosa relations with Alr, Boochor reach back for tranty yoars, BY HIG NEMSNESS AND UNORLIADINITY - ho tried my pationce more than haw cvor any other man, Ilo acted to ma, after he becamo aware of my knowlodge of his gullt, os if ho wishod to destroy mo and drlyo me from Plym- outh Church, At thmow I was very iudignant, and said—only, howovor, to Mr. Tilton and Mr. Johnson, with whom my relations wero such as to invite oxpectal confidonco—that I kuow facts which would give me power to rotaliate, if such wero my desire, Tho only way in which my ome cyor came to bo used 28 authority for charges againgt Mr. Boocher, bofore tho signing of tho tripartite covonant, waa through roports, not alway accurate, made by Mr. ‘Tilton of my Anterview with him on Christmas of 1870. It Was ngronterror of judgmont that I said one word to him in way of confidonco at that timo, ut Edo not gerlously blame myself. I spoko under peculiar clrcumetances ad groat oxcite- nient, toone with whom Thad over site touposk tonfidentlaliy, and {rom whom 1 recalyod a Promiso of utter sccrocy, It was bia throat to publish whet Thad thus told him that lod mo to lxohargo bln qummarily. It was to provent bis reporting theso things that tho tripartite cor- onant was signod, Butasingle other case bas yer boen charged against mo of saying a word xgalnet Mr, Boschor pravious to the tripartite troaty, and that jetbecauo of Mr, Howard, Aftor tho reconelilation in 1870, Mr. Howard mot mo, and asked that our families might again be inti- mate. ‘Lo thisT did not consont, and he was provoked, aud one thing lod to anothor, until he told mo that he did not bolieva that I knew any- thing about Mr, Beochor. In reply, I told him that I wasaure Mr. Beechor had never authorized hn to uee such language, that bo had better sea Mr. Boscher on that subject, aud that he would learn (hat I was not speaking without kuowledgo of vorioun facts. This I enld without malico, not to the firat comer, but only to John T. Howard, Mr. Heacher’s mous intimate frleud, wha would Toport it to no ane but Sr, Beechor, aud to whom 1 told him to go, After tho signature to the tripartite covenant, A wae put in 8 position in whloh 1¢ was impoasi- ble for me to ayold giving tho improsulon that I XNEW SOMETHING AGAINGT Mit, DEEOUEN, I presorved absolute Kocreay about that docu- ment, but the other parties to It spake of ig con- atantly, and dually ty pe published by Br, Beaoher or hia friends. X had sigued it only af- fer it had been altored by Mr, Olattin aud my- Self, go that tt should not deny my knowledge of Mr. Beecher’ aduiterios, Jt wag conatantly quoted Iu a much broador senso, and I waa wome- {moa so definitely and sharply questioned that I could only hold iny tongue, even when ailonce Toust be interpreted adversely to Mr, Boooher. Ecould not keop it without faluobood, When I aligned "the tripartite covenant, it was agelnet my will, and ase 1 was persuaded at is woutd shut Mr. ‘Tilton’s mouth and save Afr. Beocher and Plymouth Church. I whrauk from ‘Aaving tho responsibility thrust upon mo by Mr. Tilton, of Gestroving ® wan wha had yet, I bolloved and atill believe, notwithstanding bis perjuries, too much of good within him to be THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1876. utterly castaway, Icannot oven yet conqner tho tondornesa of my feelings toward Lim, and it has beon after long delay and much pressure from frionda aud enomics, that I have boon at Joaat compalind to take this vory unwelcome jonition of antagoninm. Ibis only aftor I havo on hounded by Afr, Beocher’s followers, havo been held up ase slandoror and a liar of the foutost type, until my character hoe been black- enved by the worst invoutions and tisropresonta- tions, that I have at tho osll of you, gentiomon, aome of whom bolieye him innocent, bean driven to pronounco bis guilt. It is your action and tho rovidence of God which lave forced mo into bis trying aod unwelcome position from whiok I hayo porhaps abraok too long, (Bowen hero narrates bis connsotion with Plymouth Oburob, of which ho won ono of tho threo orginal founders ; and mnontione various acts of kindness porformed by ulm towards Deecher.—Ep, Tninuxx.) Ihave dono moro for him [Beschor} person- ally than Lever hayo done for avy othor man, Hying or doad; aud I nover stoppod doing for hina tut T found out ho wow AN DIPUNE HAN, T thon halted, waited, and watchod him. At lant ho found ont, orsorlousty suspooted, that £ knew of his guilt, aud from that day to this he has boon both a escort ond an open euomy. During all thore yoars my love for the church itsolf could not bo wipod out. ‘Ite very walls were dear tomo, From witbin that ediflco my doad had boon buriod, and at {ta altar my ohil- dron had been baptized. Tho vory thought of leaviug the church msde moanlmoat sick, 1 could nat do it, and, if Idd, what 9 talk would be imado, My reasons would bo called for. During this period I liad avidenco, as I believed, of Bir. Benchor's reformation, and that fact gsvo mo fresh hopo and great Joy. But itdid not leat long. ioany, Twos told that I ought to loave the church if I did not like the pautor, Aly deolsion immediately was, thatl would notdo it, I sald to myself, Mr. Moechor is only one of over 2,000 church mombors, and If hois tho paator he fa not the church. Ifolt that I had as much right ju my oburch a8 he bad. Pastors como and go, but tho church romaing, and J wanted to live and dioin Plymouth Olurch, Bosides, I was proud of tho churoh, of ita work and suooens, and I not moroly wished it woll—Z loved it with tho Iu- tonaity of « fathor'slove—a love uot yot extin~ guished, although so fow romain of thoxo with whom I worked 0 pleasantly in tho days of ita weaknosa and its early success. I beliovod my going woutd injure the ohureh. I bad no malice or ill-will against Mr. Beechor ; on the contrary, tho dosiro to unvo him and also tho church from a terrible oxplosion provonted mo from taking precipitate action, In thus auakatnlny the churoh aud retaining my old pow in it, 1 may have dono wrong, .but am not con- scious of it. Iero, porhaps, I may take timo to contradict ono or two of Mr, Halliday's lato miastaternents about me. Isimply assure you that it fa not truo that I told Mr, ifallidsy that Twould be willing, in 1873, to bo ono of ton men to huild ns new church for Mr. Boocher, but I did vay that I would havo heon willing after my sottlomont with Mr. Beechor at Mr. Irooland'a houso. Nor is it trae that at any interviow with Mr. Beochor, in my houso, I throw my arms abouthim. Iam not given to auch affoctiouate demonstrations, lie did thua draw mo to him, andI put my hands on his aoulders, og Mr. Leechor states. ‘WHY U8 DID NOT LABOR To RETONN nEXCUEK, LT bavo beon asked more thau oneo why, if I know of Mr. Boookor's guit, I did not labor with him in the spirit of tho injunction in Matthow, or speak out and denounop him. Do uot tho aircumatanoon miuwer that quoation ? Mr.-Bocoher himsolf told the Advisory Council last Monday that urge him to widon tho clrote of - his vellse places, Ha was romonstratod with, and I with others recoived promises of amendment and evideuco of ponitance. E may have boon in error in not oxposiug his crimes, but I havo tried in this todo my duty, Ihave beon moved at times, and, in part, by my trust fhat ho was a ponitent mau; wu part, by my adiniration of hig publio sorvicos and my appreciation of the good work which I thought ho was doing ; in part, by my pity for him; in part, I foar, by s natural shrinking from o vory thankless task; and largoly, ory largely, by the faat that vo full ox- posure could bo made without involving tho uamos which had come to mo in coufldenco, and which I could not be base onough to tling before the world, Thoso wore the roasons why did not volunteor to appoar boforo tuo Invostiqating Committos of 1874. I received no invitation from ony ono, and I kuew that I was not wanted. If summoned, £ would have appoarod but I did not bolieve it waa my duty uninvite to thrust on that.Committaa my knowlodge of ig guilt, which would involyo names that had ‘Detter be coucoalad During theso yonra 1 have suffored the burdon of s perpetual nightmare, 8 burden which, in my love for Mr. Bocoher, and my loyo to Plymouth Church, and my love for the good name of tho Ohuroh of Christ, I would havo endured tomy death, if, through tho ex- posure of his guilt in another case, and your cousequent action with me, I had not boon com- elled to roltavo my woul of its hidden burdon. t ig undor these circumstances I have been sum- monod before you; summonod, I submit, in a niothod utterly uufairto me, Iwas very pationt and vory slow to spoak, but whon you compelled mo I gpoko and’ told you that I had reasona for believing Mr. Boochor an impure man, aud I in- dicated whnt those rengons word. YOU DID NOT THEN MEET ME AS CINISTIAN BRETHREN, anxfous for tho truth aud tho purity of the min- istry, and ask my help a4 couusdlor with you in exploring the testimony ogninst. lim. You instantly attacked mo, told mo that you woro considering, ‘not Mr. Beocher's cago, but ‘ny cose; that “my wordy and acts wero nndor investigation ;" aud you thorefore addroxsed ma, not by invitatlon, but by ‘‘summonu," to meet you, In this vory summons which you sont mo, ou oven volunteered yout dovision, before you ecard nio, that tho oliarges against mo woro truce. It was notorious to you all, aud to all the church, that your object was not ultimate action about Mr, Beochor, but about mo; and that you wore dovising in this way to expol mo from my Memborship ig this church. Against thia I pra- tostod, and atlil protest, that you have po right to remove mo by atrick, instead of by orderly trial, in which Tehall Lave furniaed mo the charges, spoolfications, and namcs of witnesscs. Itappears to mo an apparent injustice, whon, according to all regular ecclesinatical procedure, the accusdd must receivo the names of witnessoy agalust hin, and neod not farnish his own, that Tam with great flourish roquired to furnish all imino, and receive nelther tho namos nor the in- dictinont against ine. Tbavo so often and so stronuously demanded thig right of boing tried by fair [eoostars, and not by indirection, that Lfoal that I am under no obligation what- ever to reply to you, I have, novertholess decided to waive this and all my jual rights. I come before you, gentiemon, with suitable roupect fur you porsonally, I tryut, but, I must confess, with uo reapoct for you as a courtto try my case, In such a question as this youareno propor tribunal, ‘he mombers of your Committao have boen carofully selected for tho purpose of boing éuch that Mr. Beachor could control its action, Mr, Beachor himecl£ ig your Chairman; Mr. Booukar’s brother iss aocond momber; Mr. Boeoher’s aguigtant pastor iso third momber; Mr. Boechor’s publishor and om- ployo is a fourth momber; Mr, Booohor's astute attorney lu a fifth mombor; aud overy ona of the nine haa alroady expreuged his opinion that Mr, Hoocher in innogont and that sm guilty. This (ano impartis! court, and I appoal with cont- deuce from your decision already reconied manish sae t0 that of some propor and impartial UBL . Tnow proceed tonnawor your domand for the eyidenco whioh hag CONVINCED MY OY Mh, BEEOHEN'S QUILT, You havo domanded oyerytuing withoat re- sorye, allowing mo No RsBurance thas tho names of partion coucorsed should bo pratectod. You know, and Mr. Beocher knows, that it would bo an outrage to publish those names; and yot you takeadyantaga of that fact to make w virtua of loudly domanding, what you know must not and cannot be given, You kuow that I have twico said to. you that I never conld be baso enough to allow those amos to be bruited bofore the world, and aul! you repost your demands, I will give you, though nota proper tribunal, the ev. sontial facts, and nothing moro, T havo told you Lhad no possible doubt of afr, Boocher’a adultery acd porjury. The evidenos ‘has como to me tn various ways. Luong bofore IL recoived the confeusions of which I will speak, not { atone, but many other of tho lending, mem- Lor of the woclety, wero troubled about the ox- tromely suspicious rolationa of Mr. Beecher with certain ladics of his church, It waa 8 mat for of common -talk, aud oxcited the graveyt ap- rehensions, On ono occavion, and iu connsa- ion with a lady whom £ will not name hero, #0 gorioug wore these roports, and 60 extreme goomed the danger, that half-dozen mombers if tho Society mot togethor one Bandy, and, after talking the eubject over, ono of thom, not myself, wan deputed to oall on Mr, Beecher pri- yatoly, and tell him frankly what was the tia- ture of thoso stories, ‘This gontloman told mo the nextday, and Idoub§ not told tho others, that Mr. Boochor was greatly ombarrasued at mint he lad to aay, and acted, as it sppcared to 0, LIKE A GUILTY Ma, Ho also sald that Mr. Beecher promised that there should bo no further occasion for such anything on thia mbjsct, but to be absolutely allont, It was aftormard s mattor of remark among us that Mr, Heechor continued his ine timacy with hor, and alo did not loave the city. [At this point in the etatament cocura tha charge, printed in our faaua of Fridsy loat, that a lady bad confossed to him (iowon) that Boeaher had raviehed hor, and then had hed fre~ uent intercourse with her for a yoar or more.— Ep. Tutsune.) NRW TTA’! GANDA. On Now Yoar's Day, 1800, I sont from a alck hod a brief noto of five or alx lines to Mr. Doeohor, whahing him a bappy Now Year, gnd in- forming him that [nhoutd not mako any calls thet day. Tho samo ovening I roceivod tho fol- lowing roply New Yeas's Evewreo, 1893,—My Dean Dowent Your yrords qo right to my heart. “I teol the love which f isd tho first eight yoats of our tnseraon nay and may God grant thot it’ may bost agaiu, and forever, without Interminstont Gne of these days, when you shall have boon assured of my affectiou for you, 1 may have some things to say {n explanation of things to you alrange—but uot now, e ‘With a now year, will you taxe my heart and hand and pledge of # brather‘s love? I nay the truth before God, $f this dark pasaage be again iIlumined with ful confidence, Jt will take from iny hoart #load which £ havo borne with many sighs, Hemember mo mort kindly to —— and to ——,whom Twill ere long vos face to face, and It mall not bo my fanit if there Ja not poace and trust belween ust Tara,” ‘with true love, your old frleu, 1 We, T fully and cloatly understood what that uote meant, aud I know it wan 8 note froma A PENITENT MAN to a trasted friond who had always boon trne to him, oud whose ‘fall conildance” he deaired might bo rostorod, Tho things which soomed ‘‘atrango” wore nothing elo tuan tho facta of his adultery, which bo did not fool that ho could In any way explaly nntil Lhad becono * agsurod”” of Lig " affection,” ‘This was tho “dark passage" which neoded to be agaln illuminod with full confidenco.” ‘his was tho ‘load " which hohad “borne with many sighs,” and this is the only clow to tho undoratanding of this portion of Mr, Beecher's history aud of thls letter. Is wasn gront pleasure to moto be assured that I contd again trust Mr. Booohor, aud that we might livo on toring of affection sud confidence. During tho followiug Alarch my wifs diod, aod I valled him to my sida Jn that ead hour, [lo ree sponded most henrtlly, and on April 2 Eaddrassod hin a lotter which laa boon widely copied, ag oxpressing my coufidaico in him, an I did oxpross my, dosiro for his frieudship. all this, for I was slow to yiold and quiol to ro- store my confidoncs in hia, But thora was ono passage (n that lottor which only my knowlodgs of his guilt con oxpinin, and.that ig this: “I anak not for a day's reconciliation, a your's reco! ciliation, but a lifo wattioment, aud you will pai don mo if I say that your bappiuees and usoful- neas will bo affected by the iesua os much os mine.’ ’ From that time until Iwont into tho country Iacarcoly saw Mr. Beecher to aponk to hin. Ho appeared to avoid mo, tabe afraid of me. Ho sscmed always r CONSCIOUS OF GUILT IN MY PRESENOR, Hila revorye waa noticed by all the family, I made no allusions to the paat whon I mot bim, and was always cordial, but thora scemed to be ogroat gulf botwoon us. Ho didnot visit mo, ho did not. seo mo anywhere scarcoly, exaopt in church. Asa family wa woro in deop affliction, but notonco did Mr. Deocker cali on us aftor the fuuoral of my wife, duriug tho wholo spring. Wo weut into the country in doop saduoss, and I wos abruck through with tho bolisf that Mr. Boechor was not ta bo trusted, and [was moro aod moro afraid that his repontanco was not sincora. It was under theso circumstances that _£ wrote tho Ro- called Woodstock letter, of Juno 16, 1663, in which I said to Mr. Tilton: =“ Whou my hoart is full I must speak, ond to whom cau I go with more confidonos than to you? . . . Death may como again, and I may ba tha one to go, Somotimos I focl that it woutd bo far botter for me togonow. Whool think of tho continusd troublea in Brooklyn, of those which will suroly ba moro govoro, in all probability, my hoart sick- ens, Isomotimoes foal that I must broak piloace + that I must no lougor suffer ag a dumb man, ani bo made to boar o load of grief most unjustly. Ouo word from me would mako a revolution throughout Christendom, I had almost said, and ou know it, I douiro and pray for wisdom, and tj may bo that all will be revervod for the great gottling day boyond the grave.” [had to speak blindly to Mr. Tilton, for [ could aposk in full confidence to no ong, and ho undorstoad mo only in part, for I had novor explained to bim in tho’ lonat tho nature of tho troublea to which I ro- ferrod, Dut it ia ovident that what I Iner of Mr. Boochor's adultorien iy tho olow to tho intor- protation of that lottor, For somo years after this the relations botwoen Mr, Boocher and mysolf wore not intimate, THAT AVFEOTING INTERVIEW WITIE BEROLER, It_was about tha Jaat of January, 1870, thst Mr. Freeland callod at my house, and suggout- ed to mo that it would be well for Mr. Boechor and mysolf to have au interyiow, mud seo if wa could not come to o kindly undorstaoding, £ told him that it was high timo, and spola sayore- ly of Mr. Boochor's anjust trostmont of mo, io saw Alr, Bocohor, and arranged sn interylew at his own house, I wout to fr. Frooland’s house fully prepared to moot him with my koowlodgo of his guilt, I told him that I had come to moot him at Mr, Frecland's request. Ho said he felt kindly to mo, and wanted to kuow if tho old relations of friondship could not bo restored. £ then told im mout distinctly that { know fully ani particularly eto facta in referguce to his charactor; that thoy had bovu given to mo frankly sod spocifically; and I know ho clearly and porfectly understood ‘mo. Mr. Boochor then trombled = liko a leat; he drow lis obair up to mo; turned it so that the sido fronted toward mo; gotinto it on his knoos, rosting his loft arm on tho back of it; and thon made wuch on appoal to mo os T novor hoard bofore., Ho said tuo past must bo burlod, buried forovor; that he loved me ton- dorly ; that no other man in the world bad boon 80 good to hin, or such a frioud as I hud beon ; that he could uat live without my confidence aud affection, I said: “ Mr,-Boschor, you havo done 4 great wrong, and you know it, aud { know it. You huow what 1 refer to.” Ho made ua doninl, asked no explanation, but reached ous hia hand, put it upon my kneo, and said: * Bowen, wa muat be frievds; thera must bo no broak botwoon ua,—it will kilkme.” Mo vatd ho was worry for the paut,—it bad nearly Jilted bim alroady ; that, if it could be buriod and blotted out, we could once moro work togethor, aud do mora than over for the cause of Christ, Mr, Beoohor, I know, fully understood me, sud 1 kuow 1, as fully, undorstood him. Wo talked three hours or moro, aud, if evar I bave* soon true penitence in a humen boing, I saw it then in Honry Ward Uoechior. He talked with toara atroaming down his chooks like rain spoke kindly and tenderly of mo, and said 1 had never by word ar deod iu any way iujurod him ; that bo had done wrang iu not clinging to ne. Hethonssid; ‘ Bowon, I nover in my life aow BUOU & FAITUYUL FRIRND AB YOU. - Tnover hoard of you speaking ovil of mo or any ono,” 1 thon said, “Mr. Bsechor, £ want & witness to that sustomout, and f ask you now to callin Afr, Trooland trom tho other reo, audi his predenco repost those words.” He caliod hin Jrompdiately and ropoated tham promptly Bnd mout emphatically, Mr. lrcoland acid, am glad, Ar. or, to hoar you pay that.” Mr, Boechor thon prowlsed, at my roguost, on the following Hriday. aveulog, to_state to the church that he had wronged me, Hadid mako somo gonoralstatoment, I told bim I wantod him on record iu regard ta the matter, Mr, Looohor said to the Counotl on Saturday that ho pram- {sod to write ine a lotter after my marringe, clo. To failod to tall tha wholo truth in regard to that. J told him this, and thig only, Taal, «2 want this to bo s float eettlomont, and I want you to pat on paper, in black and white, what ou haye waid to me hore to-night, ao that I can bave tangible avidenco of it,—such ovidence as 1 can show to my wife and family,” I wanted au adjustwont on some basis that would atand, for Thad already bad soma bitter exporionce in re- gard to hia promisoa, I thought that, if he would commit himself on prpor, it would bo moro likely to hold biny to his word, Tho asking of such # jotter had no reforance whatovor to his conferring buch a favor on my wife and family, Tc was aituply to nail him, go that he could not violate is promises,—that wae all. Tho idoa of seking bis patronizing indorsomont In AN ADAOLUTE UNTAVTH, On several different ocussious Mr. Dosoher has attemptod to disparage the importsace of this meoting by roprosenting we one time thatit was all monoy-uiitaultion tuat | was concerned abont, snd atanother that I wanted saolst at- tention from him. It ig not vo, Tho heads of difiicultios,” au ho calls them, which he has printod, were not brought out by mo or mou- Monod, oxcopt ina Avo minutes’ conyorsation at the very clove of our moro than throes hours’ in- torylew. Ittook scarco a momont for ma to mention to him a faw things whiey I wished him do, and forhim to gcecedg to my requests, which was done without any argument or discus. fan. Dutiag the bulk of tho jutosyiow, businoss or soolal dificullics wora not oven montioned, bubonly that past which ho said should bo buried, and his persuasions that ia future he would be worthy of truat. THE THIPARTITE COVENANT is ovidonce of my knowledge of Mr. Baeoher's wilt. as f Whon Mr, Claflin called at my ofiice to got my algnatura to tho tripartite agroomont, I was sure prised. I told hit all my affairs with Br, Beecher wore then on ao friendly basis; that gome two yoara provious I had adjasted tuom ‘and that that ought to ond the mattor. I told him that J bad also just sottled with Mr. Tilton, paidbim, passed receipts, and there was n0 call for m ning any auch paper as he ha pro- Routed, ds any papor whatever, “ Well,” said ho, ‘it will dono harm, and so want now to bury the past auro, and hayo arorything pleas ant. I repliod that, whon [ settled with Tilton Itold him the pat shoult bo forgotten, that wished him woll, eto. Mr. Claflin said, ‘ Woll, Bowen, wo want to hold ‘Tilton; wo want to bind him to keop quiet, and wo want your holp, Wo aronot afraid of tire but we oro of Tilton,” I thon told him platoly that I vovor would siga tho paper bo had shown me. for It would be ag- sonting positively toa lio. Ho said: * Bowen, you must sf it, Titton has agrood to afm it if you will, and #o has Mr. Boocher. Both havo as sented, and now, if you will say you, the work in dons.” Tagain raid, “No, Me, Clailia, you must not ask moto do that.” Ho thon took tho pavor from my desk and nald, ‘Let ta road it ovor carofally and noe what tho diflicalty is.” 1 suggested that ho shou'd loave It until tho noxt day.. I thon told lim again that I had duly cone sidered the matter and would not sign it, adding, “Me, Claflin, I will do almost nusthing for you, but Iwill not put my namo toa falashood, and you must not ok ftof mo." Wo thon took tho paper and wont over it slowly, sontonca by sontoncs, aud I pointad outto hitn tho objectionable pas- sages Sod vords, IIo then auked ma to change thoi a little’—to mako somo slight alterations, T told him the changes I woutd mate would kill tho documeat; that signing that paper aa it stood woull roquiro we to way that all tho “chargos, iaputations, and iuucndaca" Mr. Beockerwere “without foundation “Eknow ncthing derogatory to hiv raput: ateclergymn and & max.” Such an ofirma- tlon on my pirt, J told Mr. Clafin, would bo ADAOLUTRLY YALAE. I sald, Mr, Clatlin, to oblige you T mill take my poncil snd mako such changeuas I must, and then see how you hixo ft.” 1 inade sovoral oragures and dianges, showed thom to him, aud, after atill otter alterations, I sald, ** Thora, if that will anit you, to oblige you I will aasout to that. But £ gou't waut ,to sign suything, and only agree to that becauno you think it willdo goud and holp to bury tho scandal outof sight foroyer.” All tha changes made wore mado on- tirely with tho purpose, os s comparison will show, of rolmting ms from indoraing Mr. Boecher's purily of obaracter. I bolioved him egatn a poniten! man, and was willing to tse the strongest langaspe to that offect which Ar, Cintlin could desire, And I chaliengo any ono to compare the orginal form with my amoodmont, gud oxpiain thon on avy other theory, Mr. Olaflin ,ctrtaly, understood my reasona. It was thon distiootiy understood that the door ment, when siguod by all of us, should be aacredly held by Mr, Clailin, and novor givon upoxcopt by tha united consent of ail the par- ties who signodit. It wag finally publistied for tho par ono ofjujuring mo aud of shiolding Nr. Moochor’s crimss,—tho very purposo, I presnmo, which the man who published 1t bad in concoct- ing it. ‘The ronark mado to tho Counoil by Mr. Boccher, that be thon forgave mo, ia a aurpris- mg revelation. 1 did not psy particular atton- tion to Mr. Bechor's part of the dooumont, but Iknow that Inevor auepected that it contained any proclamaton of grace on his part toward ma. a | OLIVER JoINsoN. (Dowon horé tolls, aa slroady pitblished,\bow Oliver Jobnson confirmed to him ‘Tilton's atory of Deochor’s guilt with fra. ‘Lilton.—Ep, ‘Tamune. lio (Jol nson} froquontly naked mo if I know of any facta whith Leould give nim. Iovadod his questions, butdid once or twico say to Mr. Jonson that Mr. Joccher wae treating ime vary badly in many wiys. Mr, Johnaon know this himuelf, and oftenspoke of it. Once or twico, whon oxeited by M-, Doocher's acts, I said that I had the power to defend myself if I cared to uso it, ‘That was tho nost Levor said. Whon Mr. Tilton for tho first te mado his charges againgt Mr. Beecher in jresence uf tir. Johnson— Christman, 1870—1 vas porfoctly astounded, for Ithen fully bollevet that Mr. Beecher waa o roformod man. Mr. fobngon said to mo on that occasion, in presene: of Mr. Tilton, that to knew all the facts, anlthat Mr. Tiltou had told mo the trath. Itwasthen, aud not till thon, that Io vld Mr. Tilton—nnd Mr. John- son, afterward—that I know of ac othor caso of wrongdoing on ho partof Mr Beochor; bot I gave no uames,although othor names swore apuhcu of by all of 2s as mixed up by com- mon report with Mr. Boehor'a impurit Sono days atte Mr. Tilton bad loft the Independent, Mr, Johnson wrote me a lotter, in which ho further confirmed ms in to nssuranco of Mr. Becoher's guilt in the casoes Mrs. Tilton, as fol- lowat ‘You may say that the ono [Becchor} luna ropented, while tho ottor (Tilton] has uot. But Mr. B. [Boochor], since 19 confossad toyou, bas repeated hin offense. Ho may havo con- vincod you that this iy not 10; but, ifso, you aro the victim of 3 decaptbn, You probably hnow somothing thatI da notof those charges againat Mr. ‘Tilton; but I slio know somothing that yon do not of the evidence against Mr. 13, {Beochor} ; and, if hy denies lis guilt inthe matter wheroof ho wag acensod ‘a that Christ- mas-day interview at your houso, ho liea in the faco of ovidtouca that would CONVICT MIM IN A COUT OF sUSTICE. That evidence 1 have scen, Batt would hove you ba moreifulto him (Beocher], doing uoth- ing to bring upon his head the odium of anun- godly and rolontless world. I waut you to be equally kind aud morcifal tol, [Lilton}, aa 1 fear youare not. Your procipitate action ma; Joad, iu likoly to lead, to foarful conrequences.” "Yhls lottor had great intluonce with mo, being more specifia than ony statomnts Mr. Jolinson had boforg mado to mo, and, when tha dosuments from Mr, Boochor woro afterwards printed, 60 overflowing with confeailon and penitonco, I knew that Mr, Johnson had not do- ecived me, but that the facts bore out die words. Whatover Mr. Johngon may now say, it isclosr tomy mind that he wa3, within bia own soul, of tho samo opinion avout Mr. Loech- or as lato ad Aug. 23, 1873, whilo oditing the Christian Unton, when in alot- tor to Mr, I’, B. Carponter he said: “Tom ap friondly to T. I. (‘fhoodore Tittou] aa you are. + + © For G sako, Frank, I bog you to ro- member that ‘f's [Tilton'’s} interests aro pro- cinuly those of tho other (Boocnor) party, yz. : That tue scandal should bo suffored to dio aut. If Woat's plan ix carriod out it will ruia the one [Vilton} as much aa tho other [Boochor].” It about tho same tine that be wroto to Mr. Tilton: “You cannot paint too blackly the wrongsyou baye auiferod. On that point 1 make no plos in abatomont,” I too boheved Mr, eechor guilty of tho of- fonvo Which Mr. Johoson was they vo anziuws to havo concealed, [lfero Bowen montions the corroboration given to Tiltou's chargo by tho toatunouy of Mies Busan L, Anthony ‘and Mra. Elizabeth Cudy Stanton; and tho statemaut made to him Gowan) by Joseph Hi. Richards, brother of Mrs. Tilton, thot sho lad mado full confedalon to him and to hiv wife of her crintinal relations with Beochor, This portion of the docutnont hag already boon printed.—Ep, ‘Tuuunt.) IN CONCLUBION, fntlemen of tho Exanuniug Committe, you avo my auswor, LE have giveu you tho ohief, or at loast the couclusive, facts which havo toft no doubt in my mind that Honury Ward Bocahor Ja au adulforer; that he is a parjurer for dony- tog bis stu undor oath; that he is a blasphomor for calliug God and hoayon so solemuly to wit- noas toa lio; that hoiss hypocrite to pretend #0 plously to aa innocence which ho is an utter straugor to, Vor many years ] have not moroiy heard the abundant and serious rumora about him, but Lavo had absolute kuowlodge that ua isa guilty man, My knowledge is so curtain thatit can noyor be sbaken by any doulals, or protoatations, or outha, paxt or future. ‘I'he ovi- donoe that Las coms tome in the later oso of Mrs. ‘Tilton, aud which waa not accossibtein tho trial, is go oloar that it ia equatly certain to my mind, Luow lonvo my casa with you, woll uoderstand- ing that you will continus to asperso my oliar- doter, aud that I shall suffer only sbuse for my truthfulness, By belt, 1 do not caro for all that you, or 3fr. Shearman, or Mr, Borcher, may plot against mo, If you carry out what I bellevo is your prearranged plan, aud axpel mo from tho church of which Lam tho oldou mombor, qe willdo an act for which God will bold you to account, and which I holisyo the bliundest among you will, before many wwooks, goo to have boon & grows wroug, May God linve mercy oa Plymouth Churohs in sho terrible shook of tho disappolutinons aud despair that tv before it, and may God bavo mercy ou Henry Ward Bagohor, Jlemuy OG, Dawn, —e— VIEWS OF CORRESPONDENTS, A NEW SOLUTION OF THE DEZULER BUANDAL. To the Lditor of The Chieaga tribunes fi Cuscay, March 0.—Tho overlasting Boaclyt- cago will bayo an end, if notin our day, in tho Gays of our children, Jb is the manmoth veandal oaaa of tho untvorse, ¥¢ dwarfs all molnor ones, gud gives a quasi-respectstility to thouo of leaser note, I wisi to romay2 + 1, Thore ig no better or safor rus than that Isld down by Blsokstona: “ Evory man iW to bo oxteomod innocent until prvved guilty.” The foundations of justice and nght, both iu Church and Stato, rose upon jt.“ Proved," not guessed, or conjeoturad, of tuought, even by good poople, tobe guilty, Monaro yometimes hung on olr- oumatantial oyidence, Yoars aftor, womo guilty wrotch, who can live no longer, ia forood to con- foos tho murdor for which an iuuoveus man wa hung. How awfully sad! 4. Circymstances may soom to be sgaina} a man, and ho bo enirely innocent of the alleged to distinguish erie, adultery, Anthanv's of Mrs. Swissholm's ropeated inferences, nud dos- larations, sod tattiiug conversations; and of H. ©. Bowen's evorladting threats that he koows of monntains of avidence againat Doochor? It in UUme ta have dono with such nonsense. know or can prove anything, now is the time to do it. Toy aro invitod and ohallonged to come forwar’, If they donot, lot them bo published ia pas to Beersheba ox slanderors and dia- ical horo aud now, in somo demonstrative form, that Joatbing and contempt which all trua and right- cous poople certainly feel for crime. I know thie, Who hae not boon thought guilly when be was not? The world {a fall of mono-sptrited and, intermeddling’ basybodios, They sro a0 afraid thet somebody will do somo Wrong, and not be found ont, that thoy conatl- tute submacl es andotectivos and spies. If a mau shou! lo Wrong, andl die unoxpos sword would como tw a4 end, tue epimlete oF thexo morbid, sicliy Chnistiaus, Thoy had rather convict fen innocont men than lot ono. Rullty one go to Cod for Judgment, I hate theas horosy-huntora, theao human scavongers, whose arma aro in the suttera cloar tu thor ale howe, to fish out © paper or w ploce of cloth from the recking filth. ‘thoy donot know how to ‘rind their omn business” and wait for @ pateabie, case of acendal until it comosa to tho light, ‘Tho world will continue to whirl, and tho sun tonliue, avon if avery offend. or against tho Soventh Commandment Is not hunted down by theso human hounds. Not that nt to sanction iniquity; but it is trno of ery mau, ** ‘lo his own master, Lo atandoth or follow.” ifow I do lata goantping, alsin, iy hinting, pretending to know much and real knowlng nothing of a givan caso of pcandal. 3. Some peopla do not seem to betwoon botwoon — oxccasivo Who is not surmises and be able imprudenco and Mirtation and weary of Susan inferences: and If thoy inischief-makers. Lot them regoive, them, It 1 kuow that a follow churcu-membor has tol atolon a shoop, because I saw him doit, in the night, but I cannot prove it, it ia my duty to bo silent, shat my mouth, and bear it asa privato gtiof, It Airs. Anthony and HH. C. Bowen, and even ‘Lheodoro Tiltou, had dono this, the floodgate would not hava been opened. ‘They do not ssom to know anything; it is all suppoattion and in- {oronce. 4, Right bore, in my judgmont, le Beacher’s innocence of tho alleged crimo, and bis weakness, Ho undoubtedly Las been guilty of firtation, familiarity, ond imprudonce ; perp of almont everything, except tha act. Ho haa many ad- mirors, almost adorers, among the Indies of bis congrogation. Ho ia » powerfully-magnetic man. Ho has been for moro than twenty-five years pastor of the largest cougrogation in Amorios, A gonoration hae grown up under end around him. Suppose some of these women have beon too demonstrative of the’ affection thoy must font for him socially and ministerially; supnoee, in thoir affection for him ase loving friend and osympatbetic pastor, they have gone too far, and ho, in response, has gone quite too far, in oxpreasious, aud actions toa, but all onding this side of crimo,—I can account for thia aos of talk and acandsl, Ssy adozon or more persons havo boon fondting, and foolish, and silly, and you gan account for it all, These confessions of Mra, Tilton, Tilton, aod Miss Anthony, and Bowen, have interproted as ovidouce of guilt. ‘Thoy may say thoy cold not do such tBinga and nok commit the guilt sftorward; but it does uot follow that Beacher could not, Tinsist on this point: it does not follow. IJuman nature differs yastly in diferent temperaments. We may not always judge others by ouraolves, It ig “not safo. Sumo mon cannot associ- inthmatoly without base thoughts and actions. Othera can, and do, Admit thls of Br. Beecher, and‘allis oxplained. Mra, ‘Tilton bas wade coufessions of intimacy, and thoso who hear hor roport adultery. Mr. Beechor cao staud up, and faco heaven, and boldiy call on God to conviot him of adultery, and all the time toll tho truth. ‘Tall oakw from Httlo acorns grow," and tho nation rocks on ac- count of tho indiscretions of Bocchor, who ie in many rodpecty s vory unwiso mau, but oot a criminal, All fa easily axplained vy this theory. Icannot write moro plainly without violating good taste. Ihavegiven “ mine opinions lows, THE LATEST DELCHER SCAPEGOAT. To the Eilitor of Ths Chicago T'ribune: Caicago, March 4.—It Is a noticeable fact that, over sinco Mr. Beecher's appalling moral obliquity became apparent, his partieans have kept him well suppliod with acapagoaty, “First came Theodore Tilton, who was so banged and pummoled by Mr. Beechor, his press and law- yora, ag to bo transformed into an ontirely dif- ferout porson from the original 'T. I. Noxt camo Frank Moulton, that terrible follow who led Mr. Beecher in bis haphazard walks on the Sabbath, and naughtily tricked him into Tilton's house for a surreptitious interview with the Woodhull, O Fravk! how conld you do so? Of female seapegonts there have been many, Mre, Tilton being tho great original, “Should ho [Becchor] ssy that she thrust hor affections upon bim?" ‘Certainly not! Airs. Moulton, too, came iu fora full portion of da- nunelation, and waa at last “bounced” from immaculate Plymouth, In short, tho Boecher party have run & muck, hitting vigorously whor- oror a hoad could bo doun; aud finally bavo, on tho home-strotch, come down upon the * boss” Beapegoat, “biack-snako” Bowon! Now let Bowen bo beaten, brawed, badgered, blackened, and "bouncod.” Thon, what next ? ‘Tho whole matter ta transparent. Tho grest- ost proschor in Congregationalism is accused of adultery with ono of his flock. Ho agonizes ovor it for yoars, usivg every dovice to keep it from tho church and tho world. No amount of caguistry can oxplain away the obvious moaning fof his correspondence on this anbject. Aforsover, there are half-a-scora of competent wituessca who testify of his dotalled confessions to thom. Those witnesses stand unimpoached ; tndeed, they are not even-discreditod. What has dr. Beechor to offor tn reply to this oxylicit and ovorwhelmtng testimony ? Absolutely nothing, excopt that, whon Mr. Shearmau touches tho aires, he comps to the front, aud dramatically oxclaing: ‘fam fnnocout!" And, upon tu simplo asyertion, thea wall-settlod principics of svilence ava roversed., ‘Thus, Christiauity/ le befouled to bolater the sodden reputation ¢f a man who opens his cago in July swearing pom tho Bible, ont in the following Jaunary swjure by tha uplifted hand, having forgottof 3 what manner the oath was admin in July,—avorting that ho has conscieyions seruplos ogaiust aweariug by tho Word of God. T repeat that Mr. Bovchor's cauan restionly upon his own assertion; and it is appanot to tho#e who watchod Lis sinuoud course on bo wit- Hods-stand, a4 woll-aasnbsoquent dovoloyacate, that ho ia a wolfdiscroditod witnoss. Leven p> BOWEN AND BEEOUER. Te ths Editor of The Chicaao Trvbune: Rocwvonn, Ill,, March 4.—Tho fooliog of dis- appointment which has been exprosad in cer- tain quarters ax to the extent of Lowar’s rovela- tlons is like that which mos} persous feol (i¢ thoy do not expross) on first visiting Ni- agora: The aublimity of their czpectations actually Uelittle the cataract, And tho two cases arg porfeotly parallel. or, in spite of anybody's dhsppoldtment, the Boren rovelations ara overyasinlnee ie faot, a ria Niagara,” which, if Alt. Beschor and bis snp- porlore’ ‘cannot gotfrom andor, will aveop them, aucoring and joorag, to destruction. Mr, Bowen givca tho names of four unim- peschod and ustmpeachable witnosgoa who haye not yet toutifd as to tho facts which he alleges, and’ whoso teaimouy, If it corroborate thous facts, wonlj ba euficlent to convict Me, Roecnor of adultory and perjury boforo any unbivod court in Christoudom. Why do not 8 eupportora call those witnesnoa stonco, sud wo ‘ond tho matter, ingtoad of ta- slating, 710 & portinacity worthy only of ghouls, that thd bithorto-noncoglod name of 4 ruined wos, ruined and perhaps * dead" (as Shoar- nioy hiusolf snooringly intimatos) long before (he prosont scandal broke out,—shall bo glyen. ap fur the gratification of 4 prurient public oH te posmblo that some good and acnuible people atill ballayo Mr, Boechor innocent; but, 4s ft scoms to mo, it {4 utterly impossible for spy sano man to thiuk that his immediate sup- porters act uy Sf (hey boligvod it, Coustay Pansox, THE RECENT COUNCIL. JHEGENEGAL CHURCH TAKING TUE BOANDAL ON 174 waoK, " Special Dispatch ts The Chtrago Triouns, BPRINGIELD, Hl, March 6.—At the Cougroga- tlonal Church horo, tla Rey, 1. W. Dacon, tho pastor, who fyauon of Dr. Loanard Bacon, and Gon. Erastus N. Dato, tho roproaontatives of tholr church at the lato Plymouth Advisory Council, mado a repot to a very large cougre- gation, Both Ormly asort tholr bolicf In Mr, Booohor’s innocence. In Mr, Bacon's romarke le consured tho jrese roporty of tho Council 98 {iuacouato, sud not fully reprosonting the vaws aud tha = spirit of the gathering, and specially at fault in re- rting Hecoker's fam@e spooch challeugin, cave, angels and making to briug forwi censation if any they had. Bowen waa sare: tleally alluded to as tho man of oxcoeding myn- tery, whora, with others, onght to have beon east out of tho Chnrch yoars ago ea guilty of slander, Doth of tho speakers thought the in- fluence of tho Conncll would rogult ins chango of opinion regarding Plymouth Church mattora, tho conrso of that Church being approved sa regular and Congregational, and, ovontually, Heacher'a innoconco thoy belieyet would bo established to the satisfaction of all. pie pbals-absseteedacek i THD OROPS, SOME ESTIMATES, To the Editor of The Catcago Tribune: Rock Isuaxp, March 4.—You havo published in the commercial columns of your paper #0 many estimates tu regard to the fnture of wheat that I feol Induced to give you the following ‘toms, which may bo of intercat to many of your readera: In looking ovor tho daily Chicago Hoard of Trale Circular, I fod that tho ro- ccipte of wheat in Chicago from the Ist of Sep- tember Isat to tha 29th ult, have boon vory nosr to 12,600,000 bushels, an tha receipte of flour from tho 10th of Bentomber to the name tima ‘equal to 6,000,000 bushels (counting & barrel of flour equal to five bushels of wheat), The rocelp{a of whont in Milwaukee, according to tho same markot reports, wore, from the LUth of Septem- ber to tho ith if, 14,600,090 bushels (thie does not include the Jour), which 1: itm total of 000,000 bushols. “Anide of this, a largo of’ wheat and “our has yono forward daring the same tim® vis Duluth, aod around Obicago via Toilet, Pooris, atc., a8 well ag four roccivod in Milwaukee by rai! and sbippod by lake, which does not figure in tho reosipts at Chicago. I have no means of gotting at the accurate amotint of such shipments, but should think that 7,000,- 000 bushels would not be too high au cstimate, which would make it s grand total of 40,000,000 bushols. In arriving at an estimate of tha amount of the Inst crop of spring wheat, I will take the Agricultura! Dureau jo Washington a8 suthority, according to which 270,090,000 bushels sre an avorago crop of wheat of tho United States, and 35 per cont of it apring: wheat. This will give 94,600,000 bushels, from which 14 par cent should bo deducted for the deficioucy in quality if not in quantity, or 19,000,000 bushole, which Joaves 61,600,000 bushols, That this doduction iy very near cor- rect Ihave no donbt, because I find that, from the Int of Boptember to the 29th ult., Chicago alone bas received atout 8,000 car-londs of ro- jected and unmorchantable wheat, which fe worth little or notliug for Jloaring, not to spoak of No, 3, from which the yicld of flour ix only Ught, Besides, in Ihinois “and parts of Towa, whoro the farmors Lavo raised poor whont ouly, sud whore thoy will use tho samo for weed. An oxtra amount will bo needed for the purpose, ‘To ratae 24,500,000 buehols of whoat requires, at 15 boshels per acro, 6,250,000 acres, aud 10,000,- 000 bushels of seed wheat, Tho consumptive domend of tho apring-wheat froming Utatoa I estimate (judging by its population) st 24,600, 009 busholu per yoar, which omounts with tho sced wheat to 94,500,000 bushels, and would leava availablo for export (deducting from 81,500,000) 47,009,000 bushcla yot in farmors’ hands, country stations 7,000,000 bushels, afl of which will bo needed by the milis througout the Northwest for tho re- mainlug half crop year, When I coasidar that the receipts of wheat end flour in Milwaukee and Chicago combined havo boon nbt far from 4,000,000 bushels for cach of tho last two months, and havo not reyealod the stocks ‘a sight, which means that most of this sniount hay been cousumod, and that tho consumption ¢ epring wheat by tho win- ter-wheat gromug States will this year, without donbt, constantly increaso, it is my opinion that wo will hava littie or Downing to spare, and as it in stated thot the United Kingdom will roquiro yet about 25,000,000 bustals of forcizn whont, higher pricoe maa oval i ere hag heon, 1 ami told, 1. Minnesota, Wis- consi and Northorn Lovee, Littis een ey hold over, owing to the maguifcout crop pros pects In those regions, and Lefoo coucluding I ‘wilt yot mention that now apringwheat has ar- rivod {a Chicago already boforo tia 1st of Sop. tember, ag tho market reports villshow. I shonld like to hear commentaon any ostl- mates, Voryrospectfully, filisin-Dratcu. MICHIGAN Spectal Dispatch to The Cdea0e Tribune, Laxsixa, Mich. March 6.—Formers from Clinton, Montcalm, Eaton,xd Shiawasseo Coun- tles report the whoat and Clover plants raised from tho ground, oxpoalty the routs, Whoat ee marketing quip frooly at $2.23 to Piracy in the Strate of Gibraltar. Liverpool fercury. The Copsubageu Daghalet publishes a reper’ from the Captain of Danish echoonor Lu- cinde, in which ho stst¢ thst on the 2d of last month (Junusty), obott noon, aud within 4 English miles of the foxrcsy of Gibraltar, his ship waa hailed bya boa, which, when it come alonguide aud bad got alino on board, turned out to conta an armed cow of nine men, lonk- ing ko thorough plraté, Some of the crow tried to got on board tho ychooner, but tho Cup- tain lot go tha line, when the crow in tho boat began firing at the schooucr, and it waa lator found that fivo balls bad pierced the maiusail, one through thomrinstay sail, and two mora entesod vthor parts of tho ship. Tho Captain adds that tho day was cloar, snd that it was im- powilia that tho occarrausa should not haro bos witnessed from Gibraltar. ‘This. itappears, iapuly one of soveral attomptaat piracy occurring Infely in tho Straits of Gibraltar within Dritish fyrisdiction complained of in the Scandinavian yopars. ' Wale Whitman, { Walt Whitman, in an intorviow with a corre- spondent of ‘Lhe Philsdelphia Times, gave tho fol- lowing {nformation in regard to his forthcoming book and his writings; ‘Pho baolt will ba roady now in about two weeks. Tam having it print- ed on my own acconnt. Nono of the publishors will take my writings, Eveu whon I pond them & magazine articto thoy always send it back. [ was toiling a friand tho othor day that Z was bo- ginning to grow prond of always Laying my writings soul back, My only way is ta priut sho things inysolf or Layo thom printod in the naws- papors, Tho short articles somotiincs mako good things for tho last columns of tho editurial pago, to ho setis small typo; butit depends about ag much on tho pressure of other matter ay it doos on the merit of the article whother it gote into a newepapor or not.” THIS MONDAY EVENING, March 6, 1870. An other NEW BILL NEW VARIETY! NEW STARS t and NEW DRAMA! Firat thne in Chicage of SID C. FRANCH, in the Sterling Romantic Drama, DEAD TO THE WORLD, The Grest Success of tho Season Fast, Weat, and Souk, First appearance af Lew and Frank Uollis Ean Markley, Weslyn & Casey, Dam 4 Jusle Morr Gulick, Devlin, Little, Coleman, Pike, Ryuer, ‘Mathias, Baokett, Hunt. Entirely Now Noenes by Strong, PRIGES ¢ 16a, Sic, de, 600; orchestra, 75 conta, LADIES! NIGHTS, Tuesday and Thuraday, Grond Family Gift Matines Wodnesday, Twenty Magnificent Protente, to Ladies, and Lie Girls, ‘including Sewing Machiue and Gold Watch, No Increase, Hee List, THE QOLISEUM, Firat appesraucu of the groat BEING LOO, the King of Firo, actually eating ving coals of fre, swallomiug potuted, sharp-edged blades of wteet, bulla of burning cotton, aud producing interminable lengthe of ribbon, embracing alt colura of the rainbow; also, marvelous feats of Zepuye-Lalancliig, which soem to {he spel-bound audivace Imposellle of acoompllah- mont without tho af of some au perualral power. YAMADIVA, the Human Dos Gouatelctor, the puz- alo of tho entize modical frateralty, MANCHESTER & JENNINGS, the Movarehs of olf Boug-and-Dauice quou, The MEAG BROTEIM' Combination tn an tntlre change of programme. ‘he charming WINNER BUSTERS tu new and beaytiul warblings, Aamision, 3 conta, ‘MeVIOKER'S THEATRE, Qne wock of tho Favorite Comcdian, JOHN DILLON! Firat production of Byron's Comedy, MAHRERIMD intzASTO UILSUD CTCL s+o0srerreererer es: Joho Dillon Each perforniauca will terminate with Dillow’s clalty, MOLTEN BOUTHDOWN, Samet Nort Wock~E3S1304 WALLER as Mey Merrilles, OOL, WOODS MUSEUM, Monday and Tuesday Evoulngs and Wednosday Mat- RIOHINGS-BERNARD OPERA TROUPE in re sous sual BE Yubndey, Mrundey, ang wriley rane CEES: TED ORICKET Dy the Mlussuin bivek Company, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Maourne& ia a stems misao CALIFORNIA MINSTRE EDWIN FRENCH, Banjo Kins Geonds a RMLGUE, e MERSON, COTTON, REM- BLE, and RODINEON, ¥ art wae F 4 ‘Together’ with all the other ‘is (Monday) avouing benefit of BEN COTTON, Blonday, March 1 *} adleday, March 1SFiest appearance of ULOGD- x FINANCIAL. ne Inyost Now According to Your Means, $10, $26, $50, $100, $200, Now to mato money { tall the fonder ote’ of Ur aesretta, eee saad Ht EROTHINGICAM & CU,, 12 Wallat., New York, Rank era and Brokers, ara proparcd to invest in Stocks aud other prolitable venturca of @ Iegitim: firm is famoua for monoy-making, an iefcamerrasmns ith natcons thonsanda who arn well ath abd are so boom of their employment of Frothingham & Co. to procure sertmonta, Send for thsir explanat 3 rahaned and carried ne loge ae dearadean asvargine fo , ot fro Bt B par ce Stop par coot.--From Horton Haturday Hvoulag b= MACHINERY, GORY, SAPBQY, HEALTH, ECONO, ee ee eet Nopistera at lowest pricas, Colle, Hadlators, Pumape ey Bw CRANE, BREED & COo., SALTS Weat Eighth-#t., Cincinnall, 0, LEGAL. TREASURY DEPAT Orrice ov plete te oF eae es se Pont Neticaal S ‘Boiled to Bonhea canis et too corel ol Mtg said vank in tha Clty of Clicagdy Thee oe eee Ome AN JAY KNOX, sO} Cemptrolter of the Carrancy. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTORR OF TRAING FXrLaxaTton oy Rerpnrncy MAREA.—t Satara cepted. | * Banday e: is r rete rive Sunday at 6:00 ee tahoe oe Vis ree SOAOA RORTIMESTENS au ADUn ‘tt., corner Maditon-st,, and atthe Capote Pinal Learn. | ofetto Past Ln bubs re aDubaque Night =—Depot corner of Sella ai SoPepoteoracraf Cessl and Ricniertet eet, fou SHIGA CENTRAL RAILROAD, Firkeientee 61 Harksts, southtecy Comme er paccondatt, and uf fulmer House, bg Atlantis Bx lantic Fi: Night xpress. (dak: » MUSEEGOR, CHICAGO. Aur 3 $F LOUIS. = A Ke an om Otten sti, neae Madlsonst, Beldze,. Tickh Oates at Devot, and 128 Randalph-st Arrive. "12:00 noon} 3:10 D. ms 9208, m. nd Denver Fant Ex. Springiield, itz E & Vaxas,:|4 9: ais, Spriugiel Peorls Day expres ates tate \teabiueleg 1 ator Lacon. Soilets Diet Agoammonation, LAKE SHCRE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERK, arries, HY pi, mie 0D. CHICAGD, MILWAUKEE & ST. PA’ Baton Derot, corner Muillton and Cana GSauth ClarL-a., opposite Sharman Ue Z a ‘Ari °O:43 a. m.] 4:00 p. my 2°6:05 p. m.|* DLE 220d. me Ticknts for St, Pant and Minneapolis ara i26od either via Madiroa and Pratriedu Cuton, of via Watartown, LaCrosgo, and Winuna, uns of Lake-st.an baatiebak icra eet espres Wisconsin Pasian Bi Quiros New Ort : Cairo’ Now Orleans it: Springfield and Pe: Apringneid Sight Ex} Peorts and ki ‘Orlenus guar, nL WaTON YUN NRA, He thy. enh Peretedal and Susteenthates Tabet Ofteas, bd Olsrkat ct Kaueae 0 chlo, Dowuer'a Grove Accumnia Domneratizura Accumuoustiaa} Uownsralirove Accomimndstio “ix, Suudaye, tits, Saturday, git, Monday ERIE AND CHICAGO LINE. Teket Offcer, BI Clarks, corner ef Wathington, Palmer House, ard” al Dept, Lil sicktguneate, corer Madl@an, + Trains letee Prom Exposition Tulldings Teal “Arrive, Day Fxpros—Pnllman Draw: fagelinua Blaevlig Cars, to) Now York without ehauc: S0ta.m.) 8:t0a. ma Atlantie Expross—Pullaais wing-Koun Ble _Uars aud hutel Care, Ouly tao running KANKAKEE LINE, Trom Depots, Joo Lake anik Tsentyssecond-ata, 9:10 p. may vat Todiaay batt 8 <1 8:00 p. ma.|* 7:15 8. me CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KOKOMO LINE. Lapat, corner Clinton anid Carrull Watt Side, PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI & BT. LOUIS RAILROAD. Frei Uepot corner Clinton and Gurrall-ste. Taare, ctrrice, 15 a. ma. |* 8:50 p,m, 4:00p, tm.) 7:08, m. PITTSBURG, FT, WAYNES CHICAGO RAILWAY. tear | arr Dey E: be Padua Boe a, b:15 p. my lara. § Kae *Bnaday oxcepted. § Nal Sept Salnrdaya and Sunday: OHIO R. 6 svates wane TNO Ge Deperlancaaina and fot “af Tweaniorcontal. Devot corwer Modioorat, a Beau ti ee eeay adlen, Us Olathe, corner a Wace jeatome Leave. |_arrive, Morning Hxpress Oem lpodon me ‘Acconinodation 7105 a i, Fyoulug Hapre: bid p. ta. {Daily. *Dally, Sundaya except CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD, Fon Bui id a Deon wenn Yas dar nany mena, Tabet