Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1880, Page 7

eae =~ MIXED. ho gcandal at Dixon Puzzling the Sympathios of the Observers. —— ndecent Church War For I . menting © Mass of Moral Corruption. eS ‘i the Tillainy of Ono Faction Balanced by tho Other's Pusillanimity, Story of the Praachor, Yot Unhoard, Likely, Howover, to tmprove Kis Caso. Th plepateh ta The Chteaga Tribune Ns Mets —The Court has been senpled nearly all day dt hearlng evidence © the question of the expulsion of Yates fp m the Maptist Chureh, one of his come One pelng that thedefendant had charged, fal ished, Liat he hid been. tied ont of rire, ‘Lhe defense first offered tn tat etic record of a pretended ehureh councll helt in February, As 1) 1870, whieh agobjected to On the partof the piatatht, Afier argument the Court held the objection cro and would not adiitit until the proper root was mude tht the Connell was properly organized and had authority to ach ‘Tha defense then proved that Wilder, the father ofthe young Jady insulted by Yates, and orpublishe INE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, / Yates MUTUALLY sereel to submit tho controversy—that 1s, whether or not Yates had taken hnproper Ibertles with Miss Wilder—to a lot of the Byilst preachers, and to. by hound by thelr defion. ‘They selvcted the Rey, Mr, Reed, ct Amboy, the Rev. Mr. Caldwell Williams, of Tontea, avid sono others, who inet snd heard thetestImony of the young Indy, she testity- 2 before them as she did yesterday in court; that they heard Yates’ story, and, deiberating, tho prenelers found in favor of Yates—that fs, that he should have a fatter In regular Corin’ from hls Chureh ir gublette, as of good standing and credit. The proof showed that all TIE PREACHERS were called upon to determine was ns to whether or not Yates shoull have that letter, and that they gave ft to him, twas an gr Ditration, and had no authority to expel him. fom the Chireh ordeposy him from tho ufustry. Notwithstanding sueh fret, the preachers, In Match, 1870, after Yates had comeneed preaching for the Congregation- alsts in Sublette, without any authority from any one, and without notlfying any one, and without noticeto Yates, reconvened themselves, and, without hearing any evl- dence declded that, beentisd Yates hail left the Baptist Chueh and GONE OVER TO THE CONQREGATIONALISTS, they notonger deemed hin worthy to be a preacher aud a imember of tho Baptist So- detyyand expelled Dinas they thought. ter hearing ull that, the Court decided that the action of the prenchers fn Mareh wag.un- warranted, because they had no authority to act, and excluded thelr finding, ‘Che conduct of all the partics to this seandul fs most = foul ant disgusting. So lng as this oman Yates rematued aBaptist, his brethren were willing to do Sinost anything to sercen and protect hin In Us practices. Tow any set of men, and tspeclally ministers of God, could, after hearing the story of Miss Wilder (now Mrs, Injand) that this man Yates nado THE MOST INDECENT PHOVOSATS to her, say that ho should romain In tho Chureh, and stil remain In hls capaclty of ninister, is something beyond the huagina- ton, ant how the young Indy .could, in, {wo days nfter recelving =the fn ful go to, Yates’ house, and yisit with him and others, and take ten there, fs beyond the comprehension of de- cent peoples aud ft Is astonishing that sho should voluntarily come from her home in Jowd to this Stato to tell her story In public, Ars, Scarborough < STILL, REMAINS IN COURT, and listens, as does Mrs, Ireland, and several olher females from Sublette, with seeming -Veasure to all that takes place, and seem to rilshall the rough points. Although Mrs, Irland gave her testimony yesterday, she hasbeen In tho Court-Houso nll day, lsten- » bg and knitting, Mr. Witdor told, In 4 very dull. and uninteresting way, tow ¥ates followed him down cellar indasked him what ho. was going todo atout jiis daughiter’s matter, whether or not tewas going to “knife” him, and Wilder nade no roply, One could not help but feol ‘mpathy for Mrs, Ireland when she told lerstory, and to feel Uke kleking Yates for Usconduct, but TIE SYMPATHY WAS SOMEWIIAT DISSI- PATE! ‘when sho still continues to sing In his choir aml attend hls proyer-meotings, While Swpathizing with her, one ean't help but despise her fathor and brothers for nllowlng ates to remain in town a day Mer his coutuct to thelr. _alster and daughter was known to thom, Tho old des that tut-headed men aro dangerous Is silicly exploded by this trial, It scemsthat qatborough allowed this man Yates to talk o bin fry howry tn his own house about his Sttempts on the virtua of Mrs, Searborough whhout. exelting his rnge, and, really, ¢ iia UE DID Nor aeE MAD bs ut {t until some weeks or months after tet and ho and his’ wife still con- Yate fo sing in his cholr, and when ate left Payson, I, that Chureh ree ttn iis regular letter or demit, leCougregationalists of Sublotte atl stand ees and quite a number of she Baptists pid him agalust the Wilders and ey Ist preachers, ‘Te whole ense disgusta na beople, and moro especially is it who ine EVUL TO CE BAPTIST PREACIERS ae eat hls case nnd geyo him his regutar ih fron that Chureh InSublette, It shows i! a ut for his becoming n Congregatlon- it his slus wonld have been hushed, Why % Ieelof's ublebodied husband docs not i dates within’ an Ineh of his Q inystery. tc = Court. tlosed with the at Ellen testimony of Mrs, | pawurldee, of Sublette, corroborating tudy, sean In regard to hor visit to Yates’ Te ge’ by his counsel, says that ty ee STORY OF “THR WILDER GInL” Vlatnede ces Warranted, and wil bo ox- fenton ‘Tha case locs not attriict much at tore bet Tom the outside, not many specta- fatereane, Present besides those In some way sludea at, The evidence will hardly be con- tstlag this week, nnd 1s expected ta bu Inter *& When Yutes tells his slde of the atory. —— TH 5. ae Pr DOCTORS. Tribune, out ti fh, Dee, 3.—Tho Northern Divis- ¢ Mo Fox liver Valley Medleal Asso- fake yesterday and completed sts or- Evgin i by electing Dr. Josuph ‘Leitt, of Duy, ile ts Tesident; Dr. BE, I Cloveland, of Kanevit Vice-President; and Wr, Hardy, of Awoctatii rowry and ‘Treasurer. ‘This ihe ‘on embraces the territory south and Geney, M Richmond, Marengo, and Byron to wi neure rer Junction, and Bartlett It hela ut monthly, the noxt session to be ; : ‘eet Jotntly at Cenoya this month pi a do asigecTattie Nerormoed Gamblor, Riots rh iy IL Grecn,once the most notorious and rs aa ttubler ig Americu, and afterwards § b oxposer of muniblor's trieka, ig now Tom Ls3t uf RStty-atric an in Philadelphia, Bot only trois He Won imonoy rit and left, My ematours, but heavily frou pro~ On quo vevasiua he took 8 card eharpera in theeo da: fully wbsitlful du undliny east fare deal At lenath he renounced his ovil ways, restored a great deal of money to men who he hnd rubbed. find spout tho rest of his fortune inthe ndvecney of Jawa uealnst dntnbling. Tn lectures and books he degersbed tho ines by which he had won, but thia after nowhélo failed tosield him n living. His fumily. are now sttppyrted Ly charity. ~~ UANADA, Another Vireo Worror in Toronto—Ser- erat Persons Hatnlly Injured—Torons to & Ottawa Mullway—Sa) Change —Wlnantpes & Hudson Ruy Ratlway— Pont-Oiliee Mone y-Ordorns _ Bpectat Dapateh to The Chieaga Tvihunes Tononto, Dee. I=L a. u.—The girl Nellfe Edwards, ono of the vietins of the Crawford fire, died at linlf-past 1 this morning, It ts suid now that Mr, Crawford cannot survive twelve hours. ‘Lhe others are reported favorably. Apectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Toroxto, Dee, Ars, Aunie Casey, who was arrested on suspiclén of tuving caused ihe, death of her two children, who were found dead in thelr bed in the house No, 10 Carr's tane, died very suddenly in No.’ Polleu ation = this. morning, = She was arrested’ sont «60 otelock —syes- terday amurning ‘and was immediately cofined fu the cell, where she remalned all ulght, Sho partook of some nourishment bn the evening, Dut appeared to be fn a fever of excitement, her almost constant ery belng for whisky, During the evening Coroner Jolne son and De. Evans vistted her, and at that time no thought of her dying struelk thom, at ten minutes past 8 this morning she was brought up from .the cells to the orderly roo. After speaking with her a few mine utes, Inspector Leith left the room, sunt when ho returned, ten minutes afterwards, she was Tying dend on the floor, An taquest 1g hetuse held. This morning another horror, resulting from fire, occurred in this efty, A fire broke out dn aA. M. Crawford's tailoring estabtish- ment, No. 0 Revere Block. ‘Lho inmates of the house, Mr. Crawford, his little son Ber- (le, 2 years old, a workman named Lawrences Stewart, a servant named Nellie Edwards, und three girls were sound asleep wpstalrs, immediately over tho fire, which was raging in the shop below, he fire made fast head- way, and was beyond all control before tho alarm was sounded. «The firemen, threo of whom wero badly burned, skftlfully. and carly began tho saving of life and the fighting of fire, ‘The windows were smashed tn and the ine mates of the house (exeepting the three girls), horribly burned, were taken out wn- conscloug, ‘The three girls eseaped, On hearing the roaring of the flames they fled from the house without alarming the rest of the househuld. If they ind done so tho rest of the people in tho house might have gob away untiarinedl, The fire, itis thought, originated from a cont stove in room olf the store, and. the ilnmes almost linmediately enught tho stnirease, and cut off the only means of escape except the windows. Tho names of all those Injured are: William Crawford, proprietor; Bertle Crawford, son of the proprietor, both thought tobe dying. They are terribly burned and disfigured, the flesh of the boy from the waist down being a tass of blisters, while tho father’s principal injuries are on the face, neck, arms, nud stommch. ‘The flesh in some places is Iter- ally roasted off tho ribs, - Lawrence Stewart, tailor, of Woodbridge, is injured Internally by smoke, but will re- cover. Nelllo Edwards, a servant employed with ‘Mr, Crawford, 13 horribly burned and suf ferlng from Inhalation of smoke, She ls in great agony, and but slight hopes are enter- tained of lier recovery. Frank Forsyth, fireman, arms, face, and head badly burned, ; Martin Kerr, freman, arms, face, and head badly burned, Both .of theso nra inenpucl- tated for duty. ‘Thomas Doughty, fireman, suffering from snioke and burns, but not seriously injured. Apeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tononto, Dee, 3,—All the rumors of Grand ‘Trunk scheming in tho ‘Loronto «& Ottawa Rallway, so far as the now company 1s con- cerned, aro sat nt rest by William Gooder- ham, Jr, in 9 letter dealing with the subject, Mr. Gooderham says he recelyed neither $80,000 nor any other sum from the Grand ‘Yeunk to buy the ‘Toronto & Ottawa charter from the Scott combination; and that nelthor Mr, Uickson nor Mr, Uickson’s company furnished hin with any inoney for such pure pose, Mr. Gooderham says: “On ‘Toronto granting 9 bonus of $300,000, and some other municipalities which have already voted over $800,000 mnodifying, some of tho conditions contalned In tneir byluws, we will be pre- pared to go on nt once to build the road, to finish It with all speed, and run it asx line, Andopendent of the control of any other com- pany.’ ate Deputy Minister of Financo writes a letter to the Mail respecting the searelty of small change, both In silver and notes, Ie states that, in nddition to a large muount placed in circulation in the other Provinces, more silver tas been put in cireutation in ‘Toronto alone, in the lust feats than was previously placed in clrenlatfon throughout the entire Dominion since Confederation, In nyldition to this, n furthe: Inrge amount is now belng minted In London; and of this a sunt of $00,000 will be sent to ‘Toronto, where it will shortly arrive. An ordor has also been sent to Birmingham fora large supply of cents, of which ‘Toronto will recelye nv large amount, . Bpectal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Tononto, Duc, 3.—Tho damaged grain in the propeller Callfornin, which sank at the Northern Ratlway Company's wharf a few days ogo, las been sold at 50 cents and 35 cents n bushel,—t,000 bushels golng at the former rate, and 2,500 at the latter, ‘The duath-rate for Inst month, a8 shown by the cumetery-returns, was 20 per cont below thatof November, 1870, Spectal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Kixastox, Dee, ti—At a mecting of tho Gity Council, the Comimittes on Wharves and Shipping recommended that a memorial be presented to the Govornment asking for the removal of the shoals In the harbor, ns thoy seriously obstruct the harbors and, when the Meepening of the Welland Canal is complete, the obstruction will be more serlously felt, Another enr-load of conl-oll has been selzod hore. ‘The test was unsatisfactory, rangi from 108 to.100 degrees, whilo tho necessary standard fs 110 degrees, ‘Tha measles have broken out among the children here, and the schools are belng deel- mated, In one of thom, out of thirty-nine pupils, ouly six put in un appearance, Apecial Dispatch to The Chteago ‘Tribune, Orrawa, Dee. 3.—Mr. MeLennan, who te- contly returned from a surveying trip over the route of the Souris & Rocky Mountain Roilway, will leave shortly for a surveying ho, along the Winnipeg & Hudson ‘Bay Rallway. As tho country to be traversed 4s donsely wooded with spruce and paphu, and covered with thick undergrowth, ft can be more analy traversed In winter, Lt is nol known yet whethor tha Company will de placed on the same basis as other compa- nies respecting a land bonus; but, if so, tho Jand bonus must, bo In other portions of the ‘Territory, as that along the projected line fs comparatlyely worthless for “agricultural ers The great utility of this Hue is tn ts shortening the journey to Burape, An endeavor fs botng madd to abtaln a reduce tlun in thoeost of post-attice money-orders be- {woon Canada and England, and between England and Canada. At present those who haye to use post-oltica jnonuy- orders as the only available menns of remitting small sins from this country te England suffer an tae Justices in comparison with thd gharaes for remllting the sume umount to the United States, A post-uilles monoy-order for $10, or tho same aitiount ster! id rom Canada to he United States, costs Weontas to England tls Wconts, For a $30 order, it Is 20 conts to the’ States, and 40 cents to Hnglands or, for ench monoy-order, the mnotwit Is use douty fran Canuda to England what tt ls from Canada to the United States. Those who hall from the Old Country, or have business- connuunication with it, are thus pluced at a disadvantage oa rogurds tho uso of nioney-order systent, BILLIARDS, PimLanetPuta, Pa., Ded. 3.—Following are tho *acoreg in to-day’s games an ee Dillard tourna t for the Btate champlonghip: MoLaughiln, thoy Eetephe, Wie D0 aan Buliocks 38. "Bate lock, 800; Hunter, 2, Nels, 30; Eatepho, 22 WILO WIL L GET It? Nearly $20,000 Found on, the Dead Body of an Outcast. Bevernl Alleged Widows and Swarms of Cousins—Scraps of His History, A Venture in tho Direction of Matri- mony—Selling Sermons to,: Preachers, All of His Wealth That Ono Wife Ever Tottched—Litigation Ahoad, New York sun. On Inst clection-day i tall, spare, long-facedd, gray-beurded, ragged, and dirty man begged for brealinet we a house in Burnt Hitis, Saratogi County. The woman refused hin beenuse he was su squalid. Hut she gave him 10 cents, and no nolebbor told hin how te reach the Shaker Fettionent In Watervilet, Albany County. ‘Tho three counties of Albany, Saratoga, and Beles neetuly Join within w few iniles af these two pluces, and near Niskayuna, in the Intter counts. On the eventng of that day thls tall, gray tramp entered tho Village of Niskayuna, applied for aduisaion ion house or two, was ree fused, and then he disappeured, The next moray Mrs, Witinte went out to tho carrince- Ouse after con), When she opened the dobre sho si the old man tying an bia baek, partially propped up ngiinst the conl-bln, She epoke to film, but ho did not answer. Mra, Winnie bur ried buvk ta the house with tho news that there wasat dend imun in tho carrluge-house, Help wns pructired und the old man wos examined, Nowns not dead, but barely alive, ffs con- dition was such that the Winnies refitsed to have hin wituin thelr doors, A kindhvarted nelgh- bor had bh carried inte his house, built a ron. {ng fire, gave him brandy, and killed a chicken to make broth for tho old min. ‘The tramp, without speaking, died nt o'clock, Coroner Onderkirk, of Sehencotady, was notified, and that wight at J o'clock he arrived at the Louse where the dead man lay, The min who had pinyed the part of Good Samuritan was sorry that he hud done go, and he suid to the Coroner: ‘Phe best thing you can dods to put that nit and bis rags inbox and bury them all together. idon't want hin here snother injnuic.”* ‘Tho Coroner objected to thls metho of dis- Hoslae oft human being, and said that he would try to prepare the body for burial, “It way thy worst eave J ever bundled, anld tho Coroner, who Is an itndertaker. “hte had on two or three voats, vests, nod shirts, all in rugs, and two pales of trousers, f cut the clothos off, When T eamy to the trousers, E felt a buneh in the waisthand, 1 examined and Tound a little bag sewed up, und thon sewed to the walstbaady of both pairs of trousers. Itcon- tnined a 800 Government bond. 1 struck ane othor bag tixed Uke the trast. It vontalned stilt another bag. and that held nh gala: Lnnting-case wateb ind chs worth $10. ‘Thon L found ate othor bag thuttind a tot of silver in lt go 0 wenton. In lis etothing F found more bonds, more allvor, a tug of buttons six & gpocns = wraied up in brown pune juyer. of paper between each spoon, and the whole wrapped with five or six yards of cord, When Thad finished § teak tn it inarked, as we afterward found out . 12 The ellver and tho penutes welghed four potinds, ‘Then a man banded mo somes thing that ne said he had picked up whero the okt man his. Tt was a sort ot tin cnge, done up in rags. pulled them off, and apened tho ease ‘There was something rolled wp inside. 1 pull it ont, and found tit itcontained nineteen new United States registered bonds, “That oll fan bad died, apparently of starvation, with S072 about hin—only $10.28 less than $20,000. J wonder if be had Bot bis mark at tho Intter Heure, “well,” continued tho Coroner, “thls puta new «aspect on the case: 82,000 meant heirs, Lb found, beatdes, on the old man papers showlag that he was John Edward Giles, and probably a minister, for thord were tivo sermons in one of ils pockets, We had a post-mortem examina. ton. It showed that he had died of congestion of the brain. Tbad the face photographed, put the body Ina receiving viet, and the money Lo the bunk, And began investigations, Our loval papers published something about fit, and tho result wis thit we goon found thet the nian was known around [thibebeuk and through Dutchess: County. But before this there appeared a claiine unt to the property right hore.” THE FINST CLATMANT. Stopping the Coroner th bis narrative, It 1s best to yo buck thirty or forty yeard. In thoclass of 1818.1 Union Cotlexe was John Gils, In tho Villuge of Sehenect: lived felen Maria Chute, ‘These young persons were nutrvled bo 183y, and in 1813 John Gile, be having in the meantime eon pleted his theological studies, settled In Setqu- Rot avout Island, a3 the pastor of tha Presby+ terlan Church there, Two children were born to them, one of whom, Magate, flved, aad in 1819 waa dyenrsold, One September day in 1849 the Roy, “John Gilo joft hls home, wont over to Stony Brook, and, taking small sullbont, set out to sall around Crino Neck nud Old Flold Polnt in the Sounil, a distunce of 81x or elyhtimlles. Ho was not an experienced boat. man, and ho was never seon again, Some days afterward the bow of nbont was found in the vicinity, und the blacksmith In Stony Brouk identified u chain attached to ft as ono that ha nut mide for the bont in which tha Rov, John ilo bad get sail, The clorey man’s wife mourned his loss, -audin tho eemutery ut Setauket wis ereoted a tombstone bearlug tho Inseription: “fo the memory of tho Rey. John Gile, pastor of tho Progbyterlan Church, Setauket, Horn at Alttlyton, Nv IL, dant. 3, 1846. Died Supt, 28, 1819." “Mrs. Gily afterward ‘inarcled David F. Lyon, and took up her homo again in Schencutudy, Bome yours ago Mr. Lyon dled, leaving ber for the sucond tine a widow. Sagslo grew to wom anhood and ame Mra. Banta. ‘Che mother and daughter now live in Schoncotady, When it ppenged In tho newapupers that the tramp who hid died with 820,000 about him was the Rov, John E, Giles, there were soverat trlonts: of the widow of tho Roy, John Gile who Jumped atthe cenulusion thut the dead man wis hor longemibsing husband, Mra. Lyons herself was not without doubts on the au thosa flve epoons marked kpoons Were murked fon, John and Helen Gilo. Mra. Lyons know that spoons Wore marked thit way, but sho did not know that her husband took uny spoons with him wheu bo sot salt from Stony Brook on dint September afternoon, Thu fuct that tho dead mun Wan # proneber was inher favor. That ho had changed hls mime by insertie a iniddte 6h." and adding an *s" was nutural enough If ho had deserted her. She wont to seg the dead man, nd gitd thut tho upper purt of the face looked something tke ber husband's, To wag a smooth-shiven man, ‘This man hod a thin geragyy beard and mustacho. Sho told tho Coroner that her busband bad a mole on bis body. ‘Tho dead nan had no such mola, “Tho Sirs. Lyons," tho, Coroner anys, “brought some of ber busband’s sermons, an wo compared thom with the two found on Giles, The writing was unlike, Uur husband's Bere mong were mere Pere (iles’ wore writ= ton ont in full, Bull wo were all hoping that it could bo proved tnt the Widow Lyons was the rightful hele to that monoy; bat the inere wo be ‘There woro HG thig, ne igo, would stand for looked into it the more tullkety St seem Bho eatd bor husband bud four false toeth. This man's teeth were all In hia head. Still hor trlends fnslated that ho was the man, and some thoughe it strange that 1 bad muy doubts on the subjeet. Tygive those persons credit tor moan~ Ing wells but you onglit to hive # tho awit. diora, A man appeared in Niskayuna toe dny uftor Giles’ death was published, sald ho was his gon, and arderad me to turn everything over tohlm. Another mun sent for tc to come to ‘Troy, and told me a cock-and-tulk story con. cooted from what be had read, with samo trngl. nadon thrown (u, I began nn investigation. A LAWYER INTERESTED, Another man beg Invostyuting, This was TLawyor Aloxunder J. ‘Thonipson, of Sehoneetady, ‘Lhe result of whut he, Corgner Onderkirk, und 4 Sun roportor havo qucertuinod pelts. tho atery nearer to cotnplotion, There ved In thine beck nee the Leyinntug ofthis contury a mason niumed Samuel i. Gites. Ho was an Hingllutee tan by birth, buta warm American at heart, and wasn Captaln tn tho Warot diz. In the reoords of the Lutherin Church tstho certiicate ofinarringe of this man with Mary ‘Thompson on April s 1816, A son wan born, and he was named John’ Bdward Giles. Ho grow to manhoon in Hhinebeck, and leavned bla futhor’s trade, Ho was a shrewd youns Sele low, and after 4 term or go In the Rhinvbeck aeuloniy wits agama worthy to tunel whoo, Ifo taught the district school ty Hud Hook in ibe winter and workod nt bly trade dn suyumer, Mo developed tho faculty of talking in meeting and making long prayers, ‘Through ‘tho Ins Nuoneo of tho Lutberdn minister tu Bod Huok be was huensed for one yeur to preach, “Phere is nothing to ahow that’s ever bil moro aie thority, tay shits to be valled “Roeyeront.” te wus athrifty young fellow and suyved money, which bu give ton incrohant of Hblnclicek f suforkecping. When John was a litle over years old he proposed marrlage to diss Ei: Ritzer, and she accepted bin. Tho day wi for tho wedding, the guests nssumbled, and after a little delay John appeared with the frlund who was to ‘bo his grovinginun, Ad thoy ontered the reoin John stopped short, fouked at the bride-elvct, turned ta lls best man, and anid? “Ed, eho'a ugllor und older than Tthought, £ won't marcy ber.” ‘Then ho turacd on bls heel and watkod away. ‘That niubt be disnppeared, having first collected $060 frumi the morebunt who took caroot bla money, ‘Tho following ia an extract froma letter thut bo wrote on the 18th of Junuury, 1844, whon ho was hiding in Clinton, wight miles from Ihincbook: . “ HoNonsD Sit: After bulug at Rhincboqk one wook, and ufter it became noted about couald+ erably that i was thore, J left, and am now in os y g the Town of Clinton Jaze. J have not von whieb thought, 7 inerty the wiel; but P have pet inacrled her. nor dod thls Pstall, for Pdon't, like her, nel deers ¢ {400 thay taersig girl you don’t Wie, My + friends, however, have exerted themselves to thelr intmog’ larder to get te tho altar by mute al agreement of tho purties if pepstiaes and Jo sinesrely bellove Uhut thes will be able to, for, after trying somo tine, they have at lust wot them down to 81, which my friends sy la entirely too tel, and that, though they ome to hive something, €40 1s plenty, and thoy shall not have any more If they ean helpit. of have eight miles from the teried out the: orleinad Inten- rted when l feft you. You! beon there aly anee, and for ine to pay 2150 for jp being in the howe about thirty ininuses, unilrely ont of the question, and Fat it unless biumcompelicd to... + Shae y his Draken the contraef, for aha told m yeurs old, and she vctually Is upward of 3H), The result of thia th oh “Of promise is not rted maken afters E wad da now diving i Rfinebuck te kraut poverty. n marred the widow, Thanet Knapp, whe find a end nhtor att the thie. Tho courtehip was 4 ji Kiupp was doing howtsawork-for a JUH man. One ovening Giles called and re bor it the dor, Si went ot inl wits, wore Titthe cin ainiled and looxe when 8 In, A few days Hher empl what port of st tain Mr, 1%, ‘The cuployer dida’t know inueh for or spatiist itn, > ftor that To undoubtedly would + { Ones by dane F “Whye" he asked. “Oh le asked tne to mutry him, when he called the other night." . i She married hlin because he sald ho'd give her agood home, Ee bulita tittle one-story frame house that Is stinding in Mthincheck yet. Te then ntttsed her, su say alt the old inhabitants, Jocktug her In ty cellar, beating her, and make ing hor life so imiserable that she left him, Some way tht he deqerted her. She died In this city in 133, nud 14 buried tu ByergreensCemetery. ler daughter lives hire now. GILVS ON 118 TRAVELS, After leaving hia wife Giles became n colpors tewr and agent for. religious newspapers. “Then bewun the trampling iat ended only at his death. fiethoze days bo dressed woll, bad y mute, and Hiposed upon ininisters of midiutions, He cult himeelf “the Kev." John F. Gites, and ved entirety upon the charity of tho men‘on who he imposed, Ms fue, fori, mid volee becumo known throughout he Ht Tie took many eulscriptions reltgiats — newepapers, . and pouteted-the money, Hy prenetud whenever the opportunity offered, and Traveled upand down tis State, seldom going out of it, returning te Ihinebeek once a year or thereabuits, wlways begging, never spendiry ied ahaa trading on his pretended woinveh about him or his When questioned he sald that Was 1 putatud one. years pissed relays in his dress, nud tho persons: tit a duty to entertain © Brother colpartent, now beitan {0 hesitate fugu bed to him. Mo became very went L ome one Ung,” sald Mr. Thompson “and my wife met me st the 7, Comg iniind ave who'd in tho guess lin entertaining an aagel une awares. But be don't took Ike one, and he dit ike what T gave him to eat, nd ordered ine to get sumetulus better.’ “F went in rithor angry, und saw dirty old man at the table. * ow ure you, sir?’ 1 suid, rathor sharply, ‘How are you, #r¢? be answered, Jno very digul- fled ‘nagner. Who aro you?’ To aaked. oan 1 man of God,’ he answered. * Brown whut eburah do you get your eonmunion? “Lake ny dera from no church,’ ho sid, very solemnty, * 0 take them from God Almighty flmself." * Well, sit f W take yourself ont of my house.” He hegltated, nnd P started for him, Then he went, Gu the jee hu stuppedl and Deyn to sala ha clothes,. *Tshike the dust-—,’ he begat. | You ket ont in the street and shake yoursel shotited, *Don'tdo it on my plaza’ 1 liad kuow whoatwas. Unt when L saw str, Giles ly ing dend I ogutaed hin!” Mruiy sturies aire told of bis cecentricitics, na they were thon styled. Ils sole atm seemed to be tu suve money, Who turned away froma. house ho would beg monuy to pay bis lodging, and woukl often yet it. Then he wonkd yo aud sleep tira barn. Only nm few days before his death he was in Galway, Saratoga County, and two clergymen: thers Kaye bin $Lon his plea thuthe was anxious to get home inorder to vote for fiekl, Tie hud $1,000 with bun at the time, ‘There are those who were surprised after tho itev.f 1. Giles bad slept in, the hose to tind thelr bureau drawers rifled of stockings, pillow-cases, and towels. Neutly folded pillaive and two napking were found on hlin after be was den, When i saw that money,” sald Lawyor Thompson, "Tinney up my” mind that somes body wns hole to it, aud tat Lo might as weil holt) dud who [twas us any one, Lam not rendy to tell you what EP have found, by any meuns, Tho Widow Lyons hus vo chum; that's pli, Gites’ rat wife ls deuds that's settled. Did bo over mnery again? that’s tho question. Tain propured tu suy thit there are three wonien, to iny knowledge, who claim to be his wives. 1 tive the curtilientes of two..'He hud no broth: ors and sisters; no retutived thit are known ex- eepton his mother's aldy. A lave found, and represont, a lot of cousins. , There -ure go niin, that if thoir ctalin 1s prated tha shares wil rige froin $100 to $175, and that is providthy they divide tho whole of the £20,001 1 shan't toll you ay tore, ‘There's gotug to be some in- toresting litixation.” THE CONONEN'S INVESTIGATIONS. Mr. Thompeon fs a shrewd lawyer, Coroner Onderkirk scoms to be uw phn and vaudld man, jfe dovs not agree with Mr. hompson th goutlomun lg tho mut to ronke tho search, mnoney ty in my hands,” he guid, SL made up my auind that ib was my duty us an otticer to tid the Inwiul hotrs, and L went to work, On the old man wits the nddress of the Roy. J. 1. 73S Sylvester, of Chathan Contre, near Rhine Hs T went over and found Mr, Sylvester, #ilo reaches, keeps a grovery, gulls “clgurs, bas ittte printing olllce, where he prints sermons and, when L saw bin, was miking a pale of red fanned drawors an 4 sewing-mnnenine. ie know mueh about Giles; dad sold bin muny sermons, which Giles sold to othor ininisiers. How do know it% 1 found the receipts in Giles’. papers, Eee told me to Ko and see W, 1, Paltz, on old friend of Giles’, who lives near Kt! week, wont, and found a old black entehel full of pas pers, Pultz told mo much about the oll mun, anid suid, aimgng other things, tat be had once said that he hid a wife ia Madison County, but that he didn't: ive with ber, becuse he gouldn’t stand the sincil.of hops. You know Madizon [ga great bop country. L looked over the papers. fore {a one of them, the certiticnty of the sucond murringe of ‘Giles? father, In Blngtuunton” Mr, Onderkirk showed a yellow paper, written over with Jurge, awkward ‘charieters, of which tho following ld n copy: This curtifica thit'l marriod Samuel Giles to Barah Ephecl on the sth of August, 3823, and that sald Giles waa nt tho thine drested fn mili- tury uniform, und that he interrupted me while feesiing rue tho marrhtge ceremony by em ricing his bride fit hiv arms, and kissing her moat alfootionntely, and after pausing « while and requosting hin Co desist, 1 was tole to com plote the ceremony, SOLON BTOCKIN “ Ministor’ of tho Gospels “Thon I found the reculpta Lapoke of trom Sylvester, aud many*ietters und notes, evidently recommmendauond from one minister to anether: of the bearer, the Rev. J, E, Giles, Ono lotter asked tho recelver to take vate of Hrothor Giles for tho night. The writer would inve done tt, “but, bis hired girl was wfrald of tho brothor and suid that she would not stay If ho did. “‘Thore was a momorinduim book showlng that he hid done business with Vermilya & Co,, the Now York bankers, and a iotter from a bunker to thom saying that the bearer desired to exchange sume bonds for enes of a lurgor denomination And vogistered, and n postaeripe sands “Ehls mat haa carnod this by years of hard Inbor.” 1 found: some letters fran n womnn calling ‘herself big wife, ‘Tho date nid town wero carefully ublit- erated, L will show you thom Iatey, ‘Thon, at last, I fount three of four old nowspapers enre- fully rolled ap. Lunrolled ono after thd othor, and’ in the eqnteo found thls, “Teast marrige certificate showing that on Oct. 13, 10), In Brook! , Madison County, Y., the Hoy, Julie ML ‘Todd had married the Key, doun Biwird ites und Midd Jana bs, Gites, “'That helped to narrow the thing down con~ elderably,” continued the Coroner, “Ll sturted for Brookioll, ‘Tho frat mut Ll met wae one of tho old residents, ‘How long have you lived hero?’ naked, *Hixty yours, he sald. © * Do you Know that? und f pufted out the Photarrante of gil te pur ou ile ginssoy and auld; * Why, yes; it's old Giles, the preacher f thon fouid he Rey. odd, sand without telliag “hing my errand sbowod bl tho auamne photos graph, and asked bim tho samo question. Mo recogulzed fe at onces ho tad tarred nim to June BE. diites, who, by the way, was 00 relation tohim, aud touk me tw the church, whero Lauw the record Af the marriage, Sr Wodd gald that when Gites came there ho was qretty, well drussed; that the woman wis a guol Juristian, whom he shortly after deacrtad, Sho bad gone to Michizun, und be gave me bor ad dress.” TE fixud ites’ klentity boyond a doubt, and jefe for home. Then | wrote to Sra. Gilesy Jn Michigat, telling ber that such man hai died, and waking ber if sho was hie wife, Cunt! hota apout the money, Ivre's tho first Jot. ore” Jt wan ovidently the work of one not nccus. tomed to holding a peny but the sputlin wae and the words weil chosui” Sau sald sho hud inarried the Ryy. J, E. Gite: told when and, wherg, and asked partioulurly, whothor ho was conscious when be died, and what Were Oia ut words. “T want so much to know," she wrote, * Did ho have a decent burial and whore waa bo buried? 1 wish to have a stone tomurk bls reate Hig plagosT . a anaier toa secoud letter from the Coroner, the following was reeelved, tha pluce whore ly, was written boing withheld: - ai “Noy. 17, a= Si D. D, O. Onpenicies' Sirz U have just recolyed your letter, and husten to ruply.s £ thank you frum a Cull heary furihe caro you bave tuken of my poor bis bund's boty, and for the daterost you manifest in my bobuit, With refers cave to the dsposal of bis getitsl it tv tuy Wishes that they haven decent burial in pour county, a8 1 ani not perimanently lovated. [ath living With aimarried sleter, and they vontens 4 plate reatovitl, tL bave no children, and Mei iiles told ine that ours was his fret marriugt: Jt was eight years from the time we first met be" tory our muceluge. Ho camo to mo bighly recorl> mended. His pupers bore the hates o| Judie. uiuistera, und the thon Governor at tha State of Now York, all speating in tho highest temmd ofbin, Tho vuly relutive be’ evar wvvko of ty ” A then was his imothor’ Uving Io hyo with her two sens, The old indy Is, pere dead, Of my sulterings Fo wii not spr Thoy wre known to God, Bot he aged to Fpeak of ithimself, fe exid to ine one day: “Jennie, ny: niluct 16 killing you. Fou lool so pnie, aud your hair is getting ko white.” sid: “It you know your conduct Is killing me, why won't you do better?” Well!’ sald te, in night way, “if you die before Ido, Mtlece you burled.”" "T never hod a penny of his money while T ived with hin. Ho wus fed anid clothad at my expense, and lived nt my father's house. tle had at that thine nearly f4,000, counting thom over every night and morning. Atone time he wished mo to write to Dina a pltco he montioned, and gave mon Alain» to pas tho postage, but. changing his juin, be extine home, and his Meat fnquley was for tho stuiny, The took it and put itt hla etbun, ‘That is all the money of bis that I Hn bit OF wernt 5 him? When alive bls teens now how poor he mist be. 7 You have tad hig photograph taken. TL looks Inoro naturat than F would have thought ft ‘cout. Phave a tinetype ikeress tate ve were indrried, ‘Tho Coroner bas several lett a Glltes, and f The writing wae the same, ahle, a howl A Apirit of Lo ? tnd piety that certains ave wenulig, weiter of hese letters will soon be in Scheneetn- dy, and will apply for letters of admintatradion ber husband's estate, Then the trouble will begin. M it ittitnntes that thor other ea Prior to her, asd tht It will b to prove hor right tothe property. ‘The e tou, wilt make fight for their share, THE RIVERS RISE What the Hifect of a Freahct Ian on the Pittsburg Levee. Harper's Mugazine Zor December, But the magte wand which so potently transformsthe river front of Pittshurg,which brings Intense energy out of apathy, which turns day tu night aud silence into a babel of sounds, Is the sudden adventofa “ cont-boat stnge of water, fc, anything over eight feet. ‘Thisoccurs when both rivers, swelled by rapid thaw or continued. ralis, send down thelr quickened tldes, so that both freshets reach tho Ohio atthe same time, About the mouth of the Monongahela, or safely moored in its slack-water * pools,” float hundreds of great clutnsy craft that have the draughtof asmall ocean steamer, ‘These are laden deep with iitliions of bushels of the wonderful bituime inous conl and matehless coke of Western vata. ‘The coat is glistening, trregus Tar cubes, Js fresh from a hundred collierte tty the beautiful “Monongahela xailer aud the coke in huge barges that holt bushe Ig the output Where 5,000 coke- aur Jand and sky with their dense si An 1879 62,000,000" bustiels of coal and °3,400,000 bushels af coke passed through the Jocks of the Monongahela, de- pendent for its going upon the eaprice of Jupiter Pluvius, ‘These awhkward-looklug boats, with thelr load of carbon, may. have Jaln thus for months, white the price of their cargoes has doubled in the far-off markets for which they were joaded, and thelr own ‘sare moved to profanity, or pray for rain to flont off thelr waittig cargoes, Pittsburg Is the howe of 130 towbonts of pattern Incomprehensible to Eastern for w do not “tor,” but push. “Thelr homeliness is outwelghed by thelr bull-log tenaelty. of purpose, When ft comes to thelr fegitimute business of harbor and long-trip towlng of cumbersome fleets of coal-lnden crt, ‘These ure lashed in a solid fleet, of which the ostenmer is the Lindmost. hull. In cost these craft range from the perfectly appointed mon. ster representing a fortune of $50,000 anid the power of 1,700 horsts down to the bat- tered veteran that might bring $2,000, ‘This. motiey fleet is huddled In port, each bout reatly aud wnxlous to move these coal craft over the hundreds or thousands of miles of tortuous Olio or muddy Mississlppi. ‘Thuir fires aro Ini and their boilers are filled, and when the cont boat stage comes at last Ip finds Pittsburg bunts and thelr crews gal- vanized Into Intense netlon, s It may be that this long-expected riso Is a1 affair of a single day, or of furty-eleht hour (luration at best. ‘Cho rivers of Pittsburg rise and fall Vike a inck-ln-the-box, ‘There way be three feet of water on Saturday, thire tee on. Sunday, and Monday's sunset will redden “six feet seant” in’ the channel Between thesu extremes Js the tide whieh, taken ut the flood, leads the coal tleet te Southern and Western markets, and brings fong-deferred cosh to the shippers. ‘The amount of systematically di- rected energy, bucked by’ experience and ability, necessary to get ncoal shipment of y 10,000,000 bushels (twenty-six and a halt bushels to the ton) tn thirt: hours, can hardly be fittingly deseribed, ‘The small, olu- Tashioned Jocks of the Monongahela dams are gateways utterly Inndequate to the tisk of pnssing tho ilvets of barges, and steamers, and flats, and bouts that awalt thelr turn. "Crews, and boats, and bb ropes, aud rolling — smoke, and pulilng steam, and shouting mon, are fentures int scene only to be witnessed, oven in Pittaburg, when there comes a suddenrise after n long season of low water, But at last the rearmost erat gets through, and Joins the emancipated throngof boats that are slowly steaming down the winding Ohio, Each boat has charge of her “tow,” the hit- consisting of from five te twenty-five big square bonts, hatding in all) frowi 50,000 to. 600,000 bushels of solid varbon, ‘The coul {3 mined along the Monongahela Valle and up the valley of Jaw-racklng Youghtogheny. ‘Tho coal seams te in most eases fur above the level of the river, and in the older plts the cont hag been removed for = an distance of three miles from ‘the water's edge. ‘Tho muuths of theso ink-blnck tunnels show far up | the 0" From these inky ue nolsy cars that rush down the Tnellae,” bung against tho “tipple.” and discharge thelr contents over sloping “sureens” {nly tho walting boat or barge below. And baek nnd forth tn these gloomy mits stalk the forlornest. of mules, solemn visaged and wearing a bandage over one eye In a way suggestive of some subterrancnn dliference of opinion, This bandaging Is doue for the good of the beast, whieh, uns bandaged, will “shy” over to ong side and bang his anatomy agalnst the wall, but the {lrapery does not add to his beauty in the e For half a century@this undermining of these overiastiny hills has been guing on, un til thoy rest their strata upon posts or upon thousands of columns of coal in the abane doned nines beneath. Ar acre of coal, belt greon-watled hillsides, spots | understootl, menns 120,000 bushels of the merchantable article stored Inn “sean” four feet cleht tnches thick, A-single tow- bont will take to New Orlenns, 2,000 miles tay, the outout of five acres of coal atacust: for transportation of four cents per bushel, While this work 1s golng on wlong the rivers mientloned, coal fs leaving the Pittsburg fields by rall at the rate or 180,000,000 bushels per yin and the supply 1s practically Inexhaust- le ‘am coal it is but a short step to coal’s brighter and purer dvst cousin, coke, ‘To the southwest of Pltaburg there lie bounilless eds of a peculiar soft coal, in strata vloven feet thick, ensily mined, and generally easy of recess, ‘This cowl, onally baked in great ovens, fy the Connellsville cokeof vommerce, 09 por cent curbon,—a fuel that finds lta. way to the blast furnaces of Lake Champlain on. Me east, nnd to the smelting. furnaces of Utah and Colorado on the west, Five thou: sand coke ovens to-day send thelr pernicious tunes heavenward, and the nocturnal np. pupues of a range of coke-vyens in full Hast so nearly embodies the orthodox Idea enerate Titts- ‘ow surprises in of satanic geenery that wn: burgers have comparatively store after this lite, 1 ~ THE PONCAS IN LUCK, Sytcial Dispaten to Tre Chisuue Tribune, Oana, Neb., Duc, &—Tho caso of tha Ponca tribe of Indians ve, Rod Cloud and tho Sioux Natlon of Indluns was decided this afternoon by Judge Dundy ta the United States Cireult Court in favor of tho ptalutift, ‘hia wus an aotion In ejeotipent brought to determine the title of the Ponca triboot Indians te the lands ceded aud jrolinquishod to them by the United States undor the treaty of 1863. Judgo Dundy decides that tho Ponon tribe bas a legal estat, and fsuntitied to poasesslun of the rual_ property described in thelr petition, and the’ Sloux Nu- fon untawfully” keopa the Poncas out of the possession Of the sume, and the Court do hwsess tho ditnayos of platutitt by reason Of ue promised ut tho sumof 81, It 1s there. foro considera by tho Court thut plalnutt re- cover from dorentant tho real proporty—to-witt all tho Iutands Iytug in tho Niobrara Hiyer and auth Of the anfiddle of tho main chine! of anid iver withIn Townships 3] and 2 north and within, the It 7, 8.1, wud 10 west ofelxth principal anias und Nobrisks survey, 5 of Nobrask: aud also usscesca tho costs of nction. A Vory Aristocratio Family. Tho Hamburg Correspondent, iu. order todo sway with,tho idea that the Czurof All tho Russias could baye atuupet to Ree bewenth bim ine forus us that’ Tho fully of the Princess Dole geroult trace their dusvunt from tho Archangel thael! I a Sbpkcrs’ Sarsapariily ia 4 true medicine, DECEMBER 4, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES B. F. ALLEN. The Last of the Evidence—The Counsel and the Judge. The Jury Promptly Bring in a Ver- dicot of Not Guilty, ‘The concluding day of the 1. F, Allon trial was begun yesterday betore Judge Blodgett, but attracted few spectators. ‘Tho firat witness was Mit. THOMAS Fe WITIINOW, 4 General Solieitor of tho Chicago, Rock Island & Paelfie Wulrond Company. He testified that prior to 1872 he had been practicing attorney In Dea Motnes. He had been acquainted with alften fort namber of years, and was attorney: for him when he was Reseivertor the Mlastsstpp! & Missourt itatlread Company. Allea had been pup 1667, und waa galled on to pay ovor in 1S ? Gen. Lenke thon naked whether Allen was ready to pay over when be wns called on, but the Judge ruled ft out, Several other similar questions were put to prove that Allon could not refund when asked to, but wanted time, and that he bought Into the Cook County Natlonal Bank for tho avowed purpose of getting funds to equare up his Reeeiver's sccount, but they werg all ruled ont. The Judge held this Mine of examination was) on a cole Jutern? = polnt,. that ft had been evoked by the DistricteAttorney on cross-ex- amination of Milen, and Alien haying, of course, denied nny stich fntention, the Government was ound by bis statements, The object In calling for Mr. Withrow baying been thus defeated, hu was allowed to with- draw and SAMURD F. BMITIE wascalled. Ho wisa lawyer in Des Moines, and was proceeding to tell what he knew about Allen's fallure to settle up his Iteealyer's ace count, whon Ailon’s counsel objected, and the witness was nut alldWed to go on, for the samo renpon ns that glven to Withrow's evidence, ‘ho Government counsel propoeed ta. prave that Allen paid the Revolver's account by drafts on the Cook County Natlonal Dank, that: he got tensions of tine, and even now had failed to pay up alt that was die. ‘This was all excluded, uud tho Distrlet-Attorney thon called LYMAN TREMOULES Ho had been a Direetor and stockholder in the Cook County National Ia Ist, but was not allowed to vive any reinlniscences of his personal and alsnstrous connection with: the lowa Qnuelor, and tho Dixtriet-Attornes’ nanonaced the cause for the Government us closed. “PROCEED TO THE JURY. GENTLEMEN,” sald the Judge, nnd the District- Attorney rose to bein the argitnents tn summing up. After reuding the law under which Alen was indicted, and one or two of the bank reports, the counsel wert an to comment on the ovites Ho raked c the testimony of Mei and the other Gov ernment witness to ahow tant the Nevesmary cone clusion from thelr evideneo.was that Allen must bave known of the Insuivency of he Dank and of thy fitisity of the Ist4 reports, Ho thon polnted out to fuct that Alien adinittedly knew of the bad condition af the bunk when he went in. but filed to tell of It, or to eal] on the atock- holders fur an assessment, orto mike any ro- port to the Controller, lut while his knowledge: was accurite When be wished It to be, he lind a Harold kbipole way of keeping llmseif ignorant of certnlit uneomfortable — fuets, He didn't know the eapitat of the bunk, didn't know what its assets werey didn't knew nbout the reports made. In eonelieion, the Gener] suid he could not show the motives of Allen, could not tear his breust open and ex- pose his secret thoughts, but he had shown the taets and claimed they could not be betleved and explained on the theory of Allen's Iguorauce and innocence, B ‘ MN. DIENER 5 followed fn a kind of suerrilin warfare on Mele gud Blennerbussett, who seemed to be the pare ticular objects of fils oratorival sharpstiwatiug. He elated the indictment would never hay been found hud ft not been that there way a fong-standing hoatitity between Allen and his partners, Stephens and Blennerliassett, and they tried to get even by prosecuting him. Metys alsu was evidently in close connection with Mlennerbassete wid the American Exchunze Na- tlonal Haak, another Interested party, and there wus i Btrong presutnption that Jlennerbussett had hetped pay tls hotel bills here. Allen was, palnted asa white-souled, generous philatliros pet who had put his Wttle all into the Cook Juunty Netlonal, and resolved tu stand or fall with It. Afier Mr. Iebee’s closing appeal to the Jury to neguit his cilent, tha Court adjourued for dine nor, In tho afternoon acpar conn, sentor comnsel for Allen, maden forcible address, elitining hat it was the duty of the Geverninent 10 prove, first, that tho enutrles In the reports were fulke, nnd that Allen at tho thine knew that fact; and, second, that the same were made with tn Jighous intent at the time to defraud the stook- holders or to decetve the Directors of the bik, ‘Tho witness Meliss hud beensent out by Stephens and Bluunerhassett aud tho American Exchange Nationul Bunk for the purpuse of procuring tho adictinent, that it might intnunce Men's testl: imony in the blanket mortzuge sult, nnd in tho Utheution between tho Cook County Natlonal Bunit and the American Exahunge Nuatlomel Hank. . Tho nyyrezate of the reports corre: sponded preoisely with thy assets of the bank, ud appeared on its daily batunee-book. ‘Tue ditfer- ence of £100,000 in the Item of everdratts wie accounted for frum the fitot that a targe portion of the item represented in overiratts was for Joana mule to uiners, and properly among the bills discounted, ‘Tho intent wodefraud, the counsel urged In Plog wad eirectauly disproved by tho tact that Allon converted his entire private fortime into cash for tho benefit of the bank within the Inst three or four months of its existence, ‘The closing arguments lu the case were thon mado by GEN, LEAKE, Me ridiculed tho tdca that tho reports wero cor- rect, and clatined, with considerable force, that tho {tums of overdrafts could not have ‘heen placed to bills discounted, beenuse m three out, of the four reports uader consiteration the bills: discounted fn tho balnnee-took agreed with the report, Only inthe last report tor Decomber, Asi4, were Lilla discounted Htuted. at a larger sumthanon the baluuce-book, Tho Govern: ment hail dono wll ft could doy ft had shown tho: fuots, and tho necessary consequence was that Allen intended to defraud somubods. THE JUDOR thon charged tho jury, Aftor rending tho stnt- utes on tho subjectof National bunks, the duties of tho Controtler, ete. at hong length, the Judge sald tht under the itdictnent tho atten {lon of the jury must be vontined, first, to the alleged false entries tn tho reports; and, seconds Jy, as tu whether such entries wero made with Intent to defraud the bank or fta stockholds or to deceive the Dircetors. An Intent to des the Controller of the Currency or nny creditor or depositor, or ta keep up tho credit of tho bunk before tho public, was not to be considera and could have no beartug on the cuse. it wis, howover, only falr to way that tho presont Dii- trlot-Attorncy was not responsible for the nur row Units within which the charges of tho ins dlounent were contlned, ax tho indictinont was: not drawn by him, ‘The word false,” we ead in tho law, meant intentional filyehaod, A mero mistnke elthor in they Looks or reports would not constitute any offense. The reports must show the resuurces and Habllitied uf the bunk, truthfully, accord Ao the. fucts. ‘They need not agree With the bodks, olther in mode of statement of ussets or tho nates by which thes were called. Overdraft might bo called Joie, aud cash items, curried i cush, night be termed cosh. ‘That ls, the ditterence between thy report and books might be explained. Tho form of report preseritead by tho Controtier: erat for Ww siutoment of checks and cual t ty vo tere, showing thac l(t recognized as a necessity, waeertain extent, fn mth punks, to trent i Cash cortuln xasute which wors (i fact not cain, A banker liad 4 right to disinomber irom of Hevount, und put the ftom Jo such chased i they lwxltimutely belongud i, Phe iueu Yulia of paper dixeuunted night be charged an iisaet until charged olf na bad debts, and all paper on whlen the Interest hud been paid ip to withl Vaix months of tho report wae regarded ws quod, It was tha Hunk Examlaor'sduty tocxnming the ehuracter of tha aasets and seo whotler thoy should any of them be carried to prot and losa, The olllcer who veritied a ropurt must be held In law tobe responsible tor tho favté thoreln stated. Ho could not clin he did wot know whether tho contents ro trae, A report eatlod for undor this law, no tinttor by whom written, must be belit to be the entry or atutor ment of the bank ofleer who voritied dt by his ‘onth op. wttested It by hia sigunture, “An oxport could twatity as to what he found inthe bank buoks, but be could not incorpornto thurowlth the results of information or conclusions drawn, from ather sources, Tf, then, it was ulated thut false ontrios bad beech made ia the repurt, the fuportant ques don was whether thoy were made with litont to dofraud the bank or its stockholders ar ta du= celve the Directors. ‘Tho intent was the essence of tho crime, Tt eould nut be sastimed that bes cause the proof tended to how thut the dutend> ant’s futent wus to nuke a false showing for tho. urpose of influencuig pes opliion in order Ww secure creditor decelye the Controller that therefore tho defendant was guilty under the judiotment, No Intent to decolve the depositurs orthe publlo could Justify a yordict o} ality In welghing the proof the jury inight consider the relation Allon bore to the bank; that ho was the peastoul #toekboluci and the largest dulfcrer In tha wyont of 4 failure; that he had not obtuined any property from the bank by bls statoments; that ho had ne motive to acfraud tho bunk or fa stuck boldors, aud that ho bud put lurge aums Jute the bunk. ‘There was no proof Allen was trying to dniluence any sharcholder or Direotor by bis reports, He vould nat be convicted on ners suspicion of u guilty duteot, Tho facts and circumstances detailed must bo such ux to leave no doubt of It, Acts ‘capable of construction consistent with an ine hucent or honest, a8 well us a guilty purposs, should be construed fa the light of Innocence, wud if Che oyldence wus By ovenly baluuced as to leave n doubt ns to the intont, tho testimony of previous good chiracter emtld be taken into con- sideration to turn the scilu In hiafavor, The Jury retired at twenty minuteste h o'clock {n tho afternoon, with leave to seal tholr verdict Sf thoy could not ngreo before court adjourned, Tho pormission, however, was auporiiuous, and was probably ro considered 1 cburge was go favornbio to« moat satisfied expression to steal over the fnco of Mr. Bisbee and the moro saturnine counte- nance of Judge Colo, while a correspond: eloud of lispicnsure corr Gen. Lenke, a ret “Well wontl quired thy counsel hurr his cont. OVE tered according) fied tone of val Thon Judge hia cllent, and ia golng throttgh the. pum most cnergetio and Joyous manner. Even tho reporters were not forgotten In his happiness, for tho patience with which they had subinits ted to the infliction,” and thon he was conyoyeid out of the Court-room, the nonee, in Chieago, one. wae atl} ott. “Oh, that was aettled two days ago,” was te conildent reply of the nx-iouistater, and Hy Nor autiatr. proved to be a true prophat. Change Partners, ‘Two sisters nt Lackawaxen, Pa. wore ert faved to marry two brothers, and a double editing waa to take plico about the holiday it before the election, one of the girts nske lovor to take herto nT we a he anid 7 oll present, aa tho Hen as to cause 1 gated the forchea ‘en mintites after thole retirement, tho jt raed and announced that they had agracd emen, what is your verdict?” tn: udge, as walttie gpectators and 1 edly rushed to tholr sonts, “We, the Jitry, flit the defendant not repented the foreman in a Aaerer ee nervously pulling, mennwhilo, at ¢! ry wells fet q verdict of not guilty boone ordered the Judgo inn entias o's right hand sought that of f moment after Allon was pebandio process ina | the happlest mn, fut jo result waa evidently oxpeeted by ov One attorney, ti order tor ba in tithes core. grutttiated Me, Bisbee In advance white tha JurP y Republican moating: but he being a Demuernt, retulrent, Sue appenica to his brother, a Repulilican, und he recom. panted her, ‘The sister who remained at homo the Nemocratie brothor, finding politieas aympathies in accord, agreed up the provious arrangement aud become man and wite, The fea met with favor nail around, and the wedding will take pines accordingly, ench of the four taking a different mrte, AMUSEMENTS, HAY 3.11 WAVERLY. Sirakeseh Toss Great Internatinaal Opera Co, nble combination of Eminent. Tyeat Organization that English ( morlea, ander th ‘- ‘i SOs a 20 LESS, (The moat remark 1 ‘Stars. nt irri PARE Directors and Conductors, sid Grand Orchestra, Onc hune 1k: Hit. DE LYS THEATRE, 7 jansgur and Proprictor Brilliant Inauguration of the Opera Season! On MONDAY FE! hi GRAND OPERA IN ENGLISH, - ENING, Docs, rev persons in the Company, a MONDAY evening, Wizet's charming 1 ony To hi ig Nomantio if LAURA Atlan Morera, PF ble, WEDS Verdi'agsoat work, With ali the ort ROLE, BAIA 1 RTON. Messe. BY PEAKES, und CONLY appear! ‘erdl’s fuvorite IL TROVATONE. Dobutof Mie, OSTAVATORRIANL FRIDAY, an SFOntL Hirst production lure ue thi relentxoperauia Tuccuss, Hulto's minster Ay M MAKIE ROZE,” A. BATURDAY evel Cui tts ensts, RY HON, C Cie In tho cast. AD SCUIIMET, M nat sinwet Sconte necord hie Wedter ly ANGIE DAY, tiret tine bere in AIDA t ANANDATS TUESUAY, Auber's Effects, SARI AY RON, GAIL ing. THUlMs= rnin? Mattice on Aiadn 1d Uf prices, esuered Son mz ia Ineatton., Remetnber, the sale upen ectahy OFM Adbrettox of nil the Overne for snto at the box-office, a hom of CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL. SECURE your SEATS {nauturating the TO-DAY For the tno GRAND CONCERTS Ninth Seoaon of thi MONDAY, Nee. 6 Dee. 7, At tho Hox Office, boing sold nt the popular price of 60 INCLUDING REAKNVED SHAT. Hund $1.50. necording to location, Thoso desiring Gtiotee sciita should hy early tn tne TUESDAY, Ht, Manngor, HOOLEY'S THEATRE, LAST PERVORMANCES OF MRS. SCOTT-SIDDONS. ._ This Saturday Matines Mew. Seott-siddans, in hor ‘Rrowt churacter of Mosudind in Shakespeare's Comedy, AS YOU LIKE IT, Night Mrs, Sea har erund dunt charetor 1 IITWEEET roy Saturday n't" | Sunday 0) Siloneay, MONDAY SELLS, TH HAY 1.1. HAVERL' RLY’: CARMEN, Tntroduciag tho " Ttosstan Lady Cad dio Diner Hrouwe,* the Inuatinble at tha wars, at one thts purformunce of JOHN A. STEVENS, . In his own great Romantic Drama, UNKWOWN . Monduy, Doc, d—Ciinton Hall's STRATHQISTS, with. Muttle Viokers, Cin Mowers, Chas, A. Gardner, fend olher javerlton MeVICKER’S THEATRE, MATINEE AND NIGHT, * ‘Two we Perfurmances ‘hy HE oketonelt Matineo at 3: Moke: tr ers Wei De Meyer's CATAR! URE, One packoge is generally aufficient. ‘A real cure of Catarrh for 81,50! g fi “A ERSHIP. ‘The undersigned have this day formed a under the firm name of ERWOOD & CO. for tha transaction of a General Commission Busl- ness at 125 La Salle-st., this city. ~~ HOP. COPA Co Te AIKEN, U Dec. 5, 1880, ite Be da oy eal nga sh beed Masta sy Ladies und children shoul Soding tho marvuts af male, akill, and nervy proaunt~ od It this grind entertainment,’ Kyonlug perfurnie , ance at 6 u'elvol RY ta cant. tho: Charnetor Commdian put M. P, AL KEN, 3B. W. UNDERWOOD, W. H. RICK. Xidions wit! apoone In, IOLA and SEBASTIAN werthy faretall performance of Mra, Scott~ LADY MACH Y; Dee. G-JOLLN I RAYMOND as COL, THEATRE, -Manugor und Last Gront Satuniny Mating Niybt. BENEEI ts.” the * Fapan Han Pan and Bunday, Mat wight of this trou Munday—Strakorch & Hess’ Knutish Opera GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. Clurk-ot., opposite Court-louso. Matineo for Ladios and Children at2 p.m, Last time Baturduy nlaut, Sunday nigit tarewall } nat Perforiunnees SOL SMITH RUSSELL! 1n tho typleal Now Enxlund Comedy, ’ EDGEWOOD FOLKS! Monday—Tho Great Comodian, BON'us HOW ACHES, CENTRAL MUSIC: Fith of tho Coursy uf Col. JAMES FAIRMAN, A ill, MONDAY at dy.m,(ohaitya of preasion.! a JOSEP JEFPERe HALT BUILDING. etures on Fino Art by runt Wupartavents and Huilssion, 4 cents, Season ‘Tickets from pereuut loss, “SPRAGUPS OLYMPIO THEATRE, TOHY DRHER'S GREAT PANTORIME TROUPE ' “TICKLED,” or Humpty Dumpty Newly Hatched, Evory night d: ring tha weok; a Matinoes Wednes- RSHEY HALL. bta-day, The Marit the Jubilee st aval themsalye Tropriator. Last Great Sit TH Tam Witt aia LEAVITT'S GRAND ENGLISH OTERA BUDLESQUE COMPANY ‘The Grand Spectacuine Burlusque,