Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pemmeyivania Avenue, cor. Lith St. ir . The Evening Star Ni Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. eis - THE WEEKLY STAR—publised om Priday— 99.00 2 year, poxiaze prepard. Vo", 45—N2. 6,858. AMUSEMENTS. NAPS Bitte Manager L TONIGHT. rg v Cavalry.) Wo J Florence. J.FLORENCE BDAY. Chen ; D: B ©, 25 con the “KETUR fame. carn D.C FRIDA efit of W inew SAT cle. 50 RAND Mint ENTER: ntary ¢ 3. and at pari? 2 THE WORLD'S GREATEST PIANIST, WILLARD HALL. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22 MR. SHEPARD, ONE HALL MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 2 BM conte ext For kal and a huuble dramatic comprising Mre @ ¢ 1. M J gon. Barry eee RIT MATINEE SATURDA Monday next—THE MAJILTONS. — marl3 STON THE COMIQUE. Y.MARCH 15 vod Wed celebrated F Bian giant, Col. Goshen our t bh company Enterta: rs eof Wm. Gaylord and man-monkey feats rk. in their tf Jobuny H munct r of German Characteristics. d, the great Serio-comie Singer and te: Mise Lon Edwards. Serio rget our popular Ad Perform- Grand marl5-6t H BARLOW BEGS LEAVE TO CALL 2 attention of Senators and members of Congress to bis large collection ef PAINTINGS, ENGBA VINGS. &¢ h rs at reduced prices. ‘This is a fine o ¥ to persons leaving the itt parchase, ae his stock is the largest ever seen ington. Paintings, &<.. packed with the est care. BLOW S GALLERY OF ART. 1225 Pennsylvania avenue hes in charge the HAIR DEPARTMENT at Chas. Banm «twill do all kinds of Hair Work at NEW YORK PRICES. BAIR SOLD BY THE OUNCE TO HAIB WORKERS, at the lowest market price. ‘ed DRESSING and Chikiren's HAIR CUT- . Vt 7th CHAS. BAUM street, Intelligencer Building 4 fod19- Im Bo. by ‘Urn St Me. 439 Choice Oil Paintings, Engrasings, Chromos, e. Also, largest sock of Paper Hangings, Pictu: ictore “et Nails, &¢.- in the District ‘aks Casi. ‘Please H oN eats aNxD one ei Ss MARKRITER an! Tih Street, between, doers abor THE NEW Y AN ASSOCIATION Will give the last of their <eri abi ST MASONIC TEMPL! THURSDAY EVENING. Mare 18, 1575 Tick A COMPLETE SUIT. GOOD STOCK! GUOD STYLE!! NINE DIFFERENT VARIETIES. 2—-A FI IT FOR 612. .E NTEEL! DRESSY STYLISH!!! 0D BUSINESS SUITS. g12 AN ATTRACTIVE SELECTION. siz si2 siz siz A SPECIAL THING. Examine Them. HaABLE BROSB.; MERCHANT TAILORS § FINECLOTHIERS, wars-tr Counxe T1H aND D Sraxets. OFF* +, SEE isp POWERFUL, A complete 3 By experience ed Kc nds ct Opteat Uanane me to select the bes, at SOP coat: M MEPETLER, Manet Opseian, 5 ____ STEERER: ._ a TWENTIETH-STREET eS Ne. 720 20rn STREET, between G and H streets, | WM. LINKINS & SON, Have always on hand everything in their line of Desiness, at prices to compare favorably with any of the markets. Orders promptly filled and delivered. | BG. BF Give ve a call, and we will please you, marl ly EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-day were $161,286.26. THE RFCTPTS from customs to-day at the Treasury department were $321,02% THomas K. LeTcHER was to-day appoint- ed internal revenue storekeeper in the Ist Kentueky district. THE LEAVE of absence granted Captain Jacob Paulus, 25th infantry, has been ex- tended nine months. Secoxp Lrect. CHARLES W. MASON, 13th infantry, has been transferred to the 4th infantry. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.—The President has accepted the resignation of Second Lient. Engene ©. Feehet, 2d artillery, to date from Feb. 15th last. THOSE who called on the Presi- dent to-day were Senators Allison, Dorsey, Clayton, and Representatives Butl, Cobb, and Potter. ASSISTANT SECRETARY COWEN left for Salt Lake City last evening, on business connected with the Department of the Inte- | rior. He expects to be gone about three weeks. SENATOR JOHNSON has appointed Mr. Livingston Browning his private secretary. Mr. Browning is a young lawyer of the Washington bar, and a brother of the late Col. Wm. A. Browning, who was secretary to Mr. Johnson while President. BARON SCHWARZ BORN. the Austrian Minister, denies the report published last week ir cable dispateh that the Emperor Francis Joseph had received and accepted his resignation. He states that he has not resigned, nor has he received any intelligences from Austria indicating a change. A BOARD of army officers, to consist of Col. Rufus Ingalls assistant quartermaster general; Major Alexander Chambers, 4th in- fantry: and Assistant Surgeon General A. Otis bas been ordered to meet in this city on the Ist of April next to decide upon the pat- tern and prepare specifications fur the amba- lance for army us RENEWING THE NATIONAL BANK NOTES. | The national bank redemption agency of the Treasury is now redeeming, assorting, and delivering for destruction and replacement with uew notes half a miltion dollars daily in national bank notes unfit for circulation, and the amount so delivered and assorted sinee the Ist of July last is $72,410,495, all of | which has been replaced by new notes. BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE NAVAL ACAD- Emy.—The Seeretary of the Navy bas ap- pointed the follewing board of visitors to the al Academy at Annapolis :—Major Gen- E.O. C. Ord, U.S. Prof. A. M. Gow, IL; Prof. John G. ‘arr, Cal.; Prof. Tsity: Col. W. BE. Potter, N.J. FRELINGHVYS $ LovIsiANa RESOLU. TION.—The republican members of the Seu ate held a caucus this morning to consider what action they would take with reference to Mr. Frelinghuysen’s resolution apprevin; the action heretofore taken by the 3 in the case of Louisiana. ye matter was debated, but no conelusion was reached, and the caucus adjourned tore-assemble after the adjournment of tne Senate to-day. LAWLESSNESS IN TEXAS.—A telegram to Attorney General Williams from Austin, Texas, reports trouble at Waco, growing out of an attempt to arrest four men detected in passing counterfeit Treasury notes. The sheriff of the county was called upon for aid, and he responded by securing three of the men. He ‘n refused to haad them over to the United States officers, and organiztd a mob and resisted the deputy marshals and revented the writs from being served. The nited States marshal has left Austin for Waco. and expects to secure the men with- out eallfig upon the military. THE SCHILLERRUND.-At the Schiller bond. Tuesday evening. Mrs. Husted, of Nebraska, read an interesting paper about the quaint town of San Antonio, enlivened by many bright personal recollections. [1 was a pfeture which brought about the old blood-stained Alamo sharply from the deep Spanish shadows behind i id evoked skil- | fwily the dramatic figures of Crockett and Bowie and Travis and others whose history fills the heroic ageof Texas. Preluding and following the reading w several ballads charmingly sung by Mrs. Skinner. The poem of “The Eacherlor’s Hall” was given by Mr. Chauncey Hickox with the elocutionary felicity and humorous point characteristic of the recitations by gentleman. THe BLAck HILLS QvesTion.—The Presi- dent yesterday transmitted to the Senate number of documents from the War and In- terior departments relative to the Black Hills country. Among the documents was a letter from Secretary Delano, giving the pro visions of the treaty of 1868 ‘with the Sioux. He also states that the Interior department has taken steps to bring to this city a dele- gation of the Sioux, parties to the treaty. for the pury ose of negotiating for the extinguish: ment of their rigits to the reservation em- bracing the Black Hills country, witha view | to opening up the same to settlement; and that it is the intention of the department to use every effort possible to extinguish the title and open the country to settlement and explorations for mineral wealth at the earli- est day practicable. - How THE PoMEROY-YORK MONEY was DisposEp Or.—It seems that the report tele- grayhed East from Kansas, that the s7,00 bribe money given to State Senator York in 18:3 by Senator Pomeroy bad been returned directly to the latter, was not strictly acen- rate. None of the money foun into Pomeroy’s hands, but ¥ ted up among several persons, being disposed of in the following manner: The state treasurer handed it to the lieutenant governor, who handed it back to ex-Senator York, who banded it to Pomeroy’s attorney ex-District United States Attorney Horton, who p costs to theamount of 31 500, and miscellaneous expenses of * The balance of 2.00 went to Messrs. F rane s. Storer. York and Legate, each receiving $59). After this had been accomplished {he 4204 against Pomeroy were mM Sked.— Wash, Special Sp ringfleld Union. A PoFIIC PosTMASTER.—A gentleman Was recently sppoir ted by the Presidentand confirmed by the Senate as postmaster of a certain town in the west. The bis bond were sent to him by the department, and in due course of time were | re urned properly executed, with the excep- Gon of the date. which was'“February,” in- stead of “March,” as it should have ‘been. The bond clerk, on discovering the inadver- tent error, at once returned the papers, call- ing his attention to the error. tne mistake was duly rectified and the La agg were again returned to the department, panied | ritten accom| with a slip of upon which the folowing, Pe "PO bettas pers for Ofice | Most honored sir_ ‘tis plain to sea | The blunder made was not by me— The Justice did the writing all: | On his head let the thunders falt Of Indignation. | Yours, 44.0, CHANGES IN SURGEONS’ SPATIONS.—On | the recommendation of the Surgeon pens preg rei the stations of ofi- cers of medical cepartment ha’ made: Surgeon J. F. Head, fromthe depart. ment of Dakota and oriered to Boston, and from thence to re} by letter to the Sai geon General of the army. Surgeon John Moore, from duty as attending su at headquarters military division of A lantic and ordered to report to the command ing general department of Texas for duty as mecical director of that department, reliev- ing Surgeon J. F. Hammond, who, on being thus relieved. isordered to Ni ork city Sua member of tne army medieat inet et sa mem army rd, is ordered temporarily to perform the duties! division Ce Bary . Semig has been weved from dui departmentof California and ‘orderel to department of Arizona. i the the | some time 0 ming Stat. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1875. THE AMOUNT of nationa bank note cir- eulation received for redemption at the Treasury depart-re"* *e 4av foots up #732,70!. TBE pISCUSSIUN of the Hawaiian treaty was continued in executive session of the Senate to-day. It is expected that a vote will be reached to-day or to-morrow. Vacant YEet—Up to3 p. m. no appoint- ment had been made to fill the vacancy of cashier of the Treasurer's office, cause i by Sees x Wyman to be Assis! ant Treasurer of the United States. ASSISTANT TREASURER OF THE TREAS"- Ry.— The Senate. in executive session to-day, confirmed the nomination of Albert U. Wyman, to be Assistant Treasurer of the United States, viee Tuttle, resigned. THE DURATION of the present seesion of the Senate will be determine by the actior of the republican Senatorial caueus this evening. Should the republicans eonciude to press the Frelinghuysen resolution, the session will be SS for some time to come, as the democrats will insist on re- ae. the whole Louisiana qnestion. Shoukl they determine not to press it, there is no reason why the Senate should not be able to adjourn on Saturday, unless the dis- cussion of the Hawailan treaty shoul! be longér than is now anticipated. Cou. C. C. SHEATS, the new Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, took the oath and assuinet the duties of his position to-day, relieving Judge J. J. Martin, recently confirmed as postmaster at Montgomery, Alabama. At two o'clock this afiernoon the clerks of the Auditor's office waited upon Col. Sheats ina body to pay their respects, and were intro- duced by Judge Martin. Prior to their de- parture, the clerks presented to the judge series of resolutions unanimously adopted ot a recent meeting, expressive of their regret at his retirement, thanking him for the conr- tesy he has Senses im the exercise of his duties, and wishing him «1 8 and pros- perity in his new sphere of action. The judge will leave for Montgomery in about a week NomINaTIONS.—The President sent to the Senate to-day the following nominatior David P. Lowe to be chies justice supreme court, Utah Territory; Isaac C. Parker, U.S. district judge for western distriet of Arkan- sas; Joe! N. Patterson to be U.S. marshal distriet of New Hampshire; Henry B. Brow to be U. 8. judge for eastern district of Mic igan; Daniel R. Wags of Kansas, receiver ot public moneys at Salina, Kansas. Postmasters—John P. Cunningham, Glas- 1; George R. Kne omispeed. Joliet, I inneapoiis, Minn.; AS. th. ©. T tieed that a change has been tah judgeship, and that Judge er hasbeen nominated U. 8. Judge of the western district of Arkansas, and David P. Lowe as Chief Justice of Utah. Mr. Lowe was yesterday nominated as Commissioner of Pensions. s2ee- - One of the Very Best Papers iu the Country. From the Richmond (Va) S a’e Journ. The Washington EVENING STAR on Tues- day published a statement of ifs circulation for the week previous. The average daily circulation was 14,741. This is a fine show- ing; but is easily accounted for, when one considers the real merits of the paper. We consider THE STAR one of the very best pa- pers that comes to us. Success to it. THF VaLcour ComMUNITY BROKEN Up. The noted spiritualistic enterprise on Lake Champlain is now pronounced not only de- funct »ut decomposed. Willcox, the main romoter of the scheme, has been put in Jan by Shipman, charged with stealing $7o, and writes from his quarters a long in which he denounces Shipman as a dence man and a double dewler,” charges him with cruelty to his daughters and to a little six-year-old orphan boy. and hints at rges, of which he has informatio) and which he may disclose in future. He speaks of foreclosures and attachmeats pil- irgin thiek and fast on the property, and though he himself keeps up a stout heart within bis prison wails, and professes to be- lieve that he will live to see Valcourdevoted to the cause which brought the communists hither, it is quite plain that the thing is ended. The members on the island some time ago resolved that Elder Oren Shipman was a frand, and that he had taken money from them w r false pretences. They have procured a warrant for his arrest, and he dare not step foot into New York state for fo = its being served upon him.—Foxton feral. EMBEZ7ZLEMENT AND ATTEMPTED Sut- ©1pE.—Preseott Wood & Co., wholesale mil- linery dealers for many years in Boston, dis- covered that J. H. Bennett, a small partner and their bookkeeper has for ten years past been embezzling theirfunds. His crime was concealed by means of false entries and for two attempts at suicide by poison. seen with the firm twenty-five ye! five as asmall partner. ‘Last ‘ni arrested st his home. where he has a wife and four children, and where he was so sick from excitement and drugs that he could net be safely removed. He remains in custody, h He confesses to his misdeeds J balances. and upon detection he made He has THE Porr’s ConpiTIon OF HeALTH.— According to a Roman telegram to tly Jon Standard there are again disquieting reports about the Pope's health, and the correspondent believes them to be trust- worthy. His holiness, he says, daily mor languid and averse to motior The medical men talk of slow and gradual paralysis. yet he continues his receptions and audiences. and those who see and hear him come awa is looking well ScwooLr x Jarrett has ai novel prope tion, which, if accepted, will create a great excitement among the school boys of New Y He proposes that hoat crews shall be ized in all the grammar schools of that + And that they compete with each other in @ grand regatia. He offers to take the winning crew on a pleasure excursion to En- rope, and to pay all expenses. The sehor board ts holding the matter wader consider tion. HORRIBLE DEATH OF & VICTIM OF SE- PUCTION.—Thomas H. Goodwin,a practising physician of Windsor township. York coun- ty, Pa., has been arrested and committed to rison in Lancaster, Pa., for the seduction of iss Mary Eichelberger. of that city, and aa attempt (2 Cymmit an anortion tian her, {row the effects of which she died yestenta She was found a week ago by her relat concealed in a hut in Maryland. Th tim. who was of goot family, was twenty- three years old. The details are horrible. SuIcIDE OF A ScvLpToR.—The coroner's office was yesterday notifiel that Horace Kneeland. a sculptor, living at No. 16! east 126th street, bad committed suicide by shoot- ing himself in the head with a revolver. It appears that the deceased gentleman had for past been suffermng from extreme melancholy caused by fll-heal'h. He was married, but had nochildren. C yroner Wolt- man will holdan inquest.—N. ¥. Heralit. vith. VETO OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA FUNDING ae Cy a syed ope jarge floating debt, creat y the issuing Ray, certificates and other obligations of btful validity by the legislature. A bill was ap authorizing the funding of these obi! and Li the rt of the public debe debt. Gor vern jamberlin yesterday vetoed the bill. THE CATHOLIC mers Es PRvssta.— The Archbi: of C my on behalf of the ‘hole ‘atholic Episcopate of Prus- sia, has sent @ petition to the lower house of the Prussian Diet. conjaring it not to. pass that rt of the ecclesiastical bill eh share in the aiministra- chateh pecperty. SPAIN HAS DEMANDED from tne German | foverpment the extradition of Don Alfonso (brother to Don WB) is saprocet to be in Bavaria. with having committed felonies which bring him within the terms of an extradition treaty between Spain and Bavaria. Spain treaty with the German AN ABSCONDING MERCHANT.—! Bartels. jr.,a merchant, of een inter era names ‘mounting to between and $25,000. _— s7-The dictionary was bet- TWO CENTS. was either delivered in 1 lor Ee Se gaye pa ePTFE RSS SPF RTS pO GO| SHO PP PETS RPO UNCUT ERP TaD Ty eT 7 4 ‘stood that the Grand Trnak and th SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE. en sonintteied THURSDAY, March is. The chaplain in his opening prayer in- voked the blessing of Divine Providence upon the Senators now about to separate and go upon their various ways, that they be made a blessing to the nation and a ligat to the times in which they live. Mr. Boutweil called up the resolution su>- mitted by him on yesterday authorizing the Special Committee app -inted to sit during the recess and examine into the various branches of the civil service, with a view to the reorganization of the several depart. ments thereof, toemploy a stenographer, to administer oathsyand send for persons ant papers. [This resolution did not pass yester- uay as was supposed.) Mr. Stevenson raised the point that the resolution was not in onder, as it looked to legisiative business, and it was not. per to be considered at this ression of the Beunte. Mr. Conkling remarked that the commit- tee had been instructed to sit daring the re- erss. But it woukl be entirely powerless if this resolution was Sep mayo If the Senate declined to adopt it, committee would consider it as an intimation wat they were hot expected to g6 6n with the inguiry. Mr. Stevenson had no desire to throw any obstacle in the way of any investigation or- dered by the Senate. If that was an import- aut matter, it should have been attended to at the late legislative session. The Senate acl age oe ‘used to pass a resolution of- fered by the Senator from Arkansas (Clay- ton) to appoint a committee to inquire into affairs in the Indian territory. If that reso- lation was not in order, then certaialy this was not. After some further disenssion, and withont disposing of the matter, the Senate went into executive session. A Model Newspaper. From the Pittsburg Commercial. THE Eve G STAR, which, if one of the smallest, is one of the brightest orps ia the firmament of Washington journalism, bas attained an average daily cirenlation of close upon fifteen thousand. May it continue to twinkle with steadily increasing prosper: ity and luster. The Breaking The New York Tribe nishes the following in re tion of the Saratoga road war culminated on Tuesday ina general reduction of rates for freight from New York by the three trunk lines, and a new tariff wilt £0 into effect at onee, with the following rates to Chicago:—First-class freight, cents per 100 pounds instes fore; second el: third class, 60 ps class, 45 cents per 10 pou cents per 100 pounds; coffee, s and sirup, 30 cents per 100 pounds. The agents of the ltimore and Ohio road said were ready to meet this reduction by ing freight at a lower rate than that quoted in the reduced list, and they therefore were not afraid of losing any of their customers in consequence of the new tariff The publica- tion of the reduced tariff, after all, was only legalizing the rates which, according to Vice President Vanderbilt, have been charged to large shippers for some time, even if it has not prevailed during the whole winter. It Will, however, enable the freight agents to do openly what has heretofore been done under the name and «isgnise of contracts, or through the éast freight lines. The Indianapolis and St. Louis railroad continued to sell tickets from St. Louis to New York for $20, notwithstanding the re- monstrances of the officers of the New Yerk Central and Erie railroads; but nothing has been decided by either of the N York companies as to the course which should be adoptea by them for the purpose of stopping the conflict. It appears that the western roads have the right to fix the rates for east- bound passengers. and should the connecting lines not approve thereof, it would require the lapse of several days, which would be eccupied in correspondence, before anything like compulsory action could be adopted by the roads at the eastern end of the route. Saratoga Com- @ of yestorday far- ard to the abroga- ‘ompact:—“ The rail- 4 In an interview with a Tribune Mr. Jewett, president of the Erie r: n the Boston rate to Chicago was fixed at 5 cents per 10 pounds. while from New York $1 per 100 pounds was charged, it was under- Boston and Albany roads woukl restore the rates to the $1 basis, but as all efforts had failed to nake the rate uniform New York com lowered their tariff to the cents for first-class tre York to Chi THE DAMA NIA. Million's Worih Swept Awan, euvt the End Not Yet—The latest dispatches relative to the ice gorges in several Pennsylvania rivers do not indicate that the damage to life and property Is yetover. At Seranton yes: terday on eich side of the river for miles a solid wall of ice glistened in the sunlight The remnants of the three bridges which have been swept away have been caught in an ice gorge. four miles below Pittston. and are tele- scoped one into the other. West Pittston stands between two floods, one of whicli broke through a ravine al the base of the mountains at one o'clock yesterday morning, cutting off the flight of the inhabitants, wh sought the mountains for safety. The losse: by the flood and obstruction to railroad trattic will not fall short of one million dollars. The bridge at Wilkesbarre cannot stand the pressure. Already apwards of twenty thous and dollars’ wor of stock fora m bridge at Pittston has been subscribed. The Cata- wissa bridge moved down the river yester- day afternoon and struck the Danville bridge and carried away one pier and one span. The Lackawanna and Bloomsburg iron railroad bridge. which was swept away Tuesday night at that place, cost $120,000 ‘he two wooden wagon bridges cost nearly €50,000 each. The Lehigh valley railroad, above below Pittston, is covered in many places with great blocks of ice, and no trains run above Wilkesharre. As yet no lives have been lost, though some narrow escapes have been re- ported. MISCFGENATION.—A_ hiorridle ease of iiscegenation was the snbject of litigation hefore the last term of the cireuit court of Amelia. Judge Wetsiger presiding. A negro, named Ben Booker, Was put on trlal for ab. ducting from her home a white girl, 18 years old, said to be very pretty and devoted to her black brevet husband. The commonweattn Was represented in the trial by Messrs. T. K. Weisiger and Thomas Miller, of Powhatian, Major Willis Dance and Judge Mann. of Not- téway. The prisoner was defen Wood, Samuel M. Page anc There were on the jury ten and two negroes. Ben was found guilty Gy his term of imprisonment fixed at three years in the penitentiary. The girl avowed in court wit Joved Ben better than life and was ready te, die forhim. [She ought to have been eat to the penitentiary with him.)—Petourg (Ta ) Index, With. Fortuxt PHILADE! Tet PROHIBITED IN HtA.—Thé Inquirer of Thursday say Mayor Stokely was yesterday in receipt of a communication enclosing three advertisements clipped from a Phila- delphia newspaper, in which persons posed to tell the future, &e., upon eonsuita- tion, the writer asking if there was not some law ae the open swindling of the credulous and ignorant by such means. His jponse. gave orders to Captain the three persons whose names ay in the advertisements, avd also all ers who bag Ag under the pro- visions of the sta ute, that they mnst discon- tinue the business or answer the conse- ll be made except in parties persist. after being noti- —— XENTUCKY KuKtvx.—During the last have been reported tiene ro Last week aman named unblushing cheek, that sie | | cplied. TILTON S TRIAL. Hew he Talked fe Siek and hag he Started the Divorce Manta jm Indiana, After our telegraphic trial—there is not mach — closed yesterday, Mrs. Lucy W. Mitchell continued her testimony as follows: I nursed Mrs. Tilton, constantly th ber confine. ment and was with ber all time. Mr Tilton came to see herin the early pirto the week. He was very much ag tite! and exeited; he said he report of the Tilton Beecher left in it. was ruined, as he hat been diseha: from the Union. The chil- dren were all there at that time. Mrs Tilion appeared to be excited, ant Lasked Mr. Til ton not to talkin the toom: he then waiked out of the room. During that week I saw Mr. Moulton at the house in Mr. Tilton’s company; they had @ conversation together in theroom adjoining the sick room. a por- tion of which was carried on in Mrs. Tiiton’s hearing. I think I objected to them talking together in the sick-room: I think thes» talke were affecting Mrs. Tilton’s health and condition. I asked the gentlemen to leave the sick room and repair to the study for their conversation. 1 regarted these dis- turbances unfavorable to Mrs. Tilton's health. During this week of my attenilance 4 to Bot romember how often Mr. Tilton was in the house. ONE NIGHT MR. BEFCHER VISITED MKs. TILTON; it was on a Friday night, the night of the prayer meeting, and outside a snow storm was raging. Mr. Tilton left the house before Mr. Beecher’s visit and returned after it. I was in bed asleep when he returned, and his loud talking to his wife awakened me, and I told him this would never do; and I spoke to him of my fear that his wife would take cold. I think this was about midnight. Tilton remained in his wife’s sick room about an hour, while J was in the study. I heard Mrs. Tilton’s voice in tones of entreaty. He came into the study, got a paper, and returned to his room. When I returned I «Mrs. Tilton very nervous and agitated, and shortly after I went to bed. TI heard Mr. Tilton when he was in thalroom pacing along the floor. On the oceasion when Mr. Tilton said he was ruined Bessie Turner was in the room appeared to be affected at thestatement. s showed her feeling by sinking or falling dowa kK on the sofa in a partial faint. he Was weeping after she received this informa- tion. During this week Mrs. Tilton continued to sufier from renewed loss of blood. I left on a Monday morning, the 2d of January, from the second period of my service with Mrs. Tilton. At both times of Mr. Tilton’s return to the house this week Mrs. Tilton had suffered from loss of blood, and was very faint and weak. CROSS-EX AMINED. I think Mr. Tilton visited bis wife's room at least once every day, but I eannot remem- ber the second occasion on which 1 admon- ished hin It was on the 30th of December that Mr. Beecher visited her. 1 remember that visit, beeause it was prayer-meeting ight. I opened the door for Beecher when I heard the door-bell ring and asked him in. No person accompanied him. nor did I see any person on the stairs. I walke:t into Mrs. Tiiten’s room with him and left nim there, closing the door. I went down stairs. No person requested me to do so. MES. TILTON WAS IN THE BED, in a reclining position. suppose I was down stairs an hour before ‘I returned. I beard him go out, and then I went up stairs. I did not think anything about returning up stairs waite be was there. It was my habit to leave and go down stairs when any person I did not zo down stairs or leave the room when Mr. Tilton called, nor was I re- quested to remain. When I heard the door close I knew Mr. Beecher had gone away; £ cannot fix the timeof night when Tilton re- turned after Beecher’s call. When he came that fight I had not gone to my own room, but was in Mrs. Tilton’s room. I told Mrs. Tilton Beecher was there when he called, and Ido not remember that she made any reply. Ihave no way of fixing the time of Tilton’s return that night. Iwas awakened by his whispering to his wife, ani told him this would never do. About balf an hour after I left the room occupied by Mrs. Tilton and went to the study Tilton came in there. Ido not think any person suggested my re- turn to Mrs. Tilton’s room. I heard sounds of conversation going 01 IN MRS. TILTON’S ROOM, but could not distinguish the words vsei; I heard Mrs. Tilton’s voice as though used in entreaty; she was speaking in a loud tone; I thoughi it was angry »ceause it was loud: 1 determined the character of her voice from tts sound and loudness; Mrs. Tilton was feeble in strength when I went there, but improved while I was there a little; she improved by Saturday after | got there, but was not able to sit up in a chair in the room; if she did I do not remember; I went away on Monday, 2d of January, and left ber in bed; I have made friendly calls since 1 was there at service; Mr. Tilton invariably treated Mrs. Tilton well in my presence so far as I observed; the night Beecher called Mrs. Tilton was very weak and low, and had been more or less so. during that day; I do not remember any other person calling there that week: when T went down stairs and left them I did not think of telling Beecher what the doctor said about keeping Mrs. Tilton quiet; I do not re- member what condition she was in after Beecher had gone away. and I went up toher | room: I suppose I must have had some anx- jety during my absence of about an hour from her room, but I cannot recall what her | condition was when I returned: I «lid not ob- | serve if she was crying. AN INDIANA FPISODE. .. Jay. I reside in Bloomington, f e done so for three years. been a resident of that state six or seven years. I also resided in North Carolina, and also in this county. [ have beena clergy- man for thirty yea: f the Protestant Epi copal church. “In I was connected with the Indiana state University, at Blooming- ton, which wes and is open to both sexes for study. This bas been so for seven or eight Mr. Tilton lectured there on the 9th in the college chapel and before the faculty, students and citizens gen- erally, the audience including ladies and gentieren. The house was filled with peo- | Bie. bean the whole of the lecture. It was | | bout oné Hdii# Ana 15 darters long. The * subject of the lecture w farriage and | Divorce,” and its tit Home. Sweet Home. HE TOLD THEM TO FOLLOW NATURE in the martial relations, not the laws. He ed very ill terms about the church and state. Hé said to the audience that he would not permit the state to interfere or regulate the formation of this relation between the sexes, and if he could have his way he would crush the state, and the church, too, He heli a piece of crisp paper in his haz, which he crushed, and made a noise whieh was heard allover the Mé Said: If any two of you lov each ofher aud promise to be faith- sult eachother, that vow makes you one, ‘without the intervention of a priest. Hesaid as they came together without formality, on their mere desire, without church or state, they could separate in the same way. He sald there might be a difficulty about pro- jing for the children born in that way, but that the state ought to take care of them. There were about forty-two or forty-four fe- male students there at that time. These quence of the ion I received for the action I took that night of Mr. Tilton’s lec- ture. I was tequt to a es | resi This conetd Mr. Jay sevidence, and the A roe ta balan eee ord by = erhal an democrats of Connec- 2s ls TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. “I Do Not Know my Father.” Tr More Bridges Swept Away in Pennsy!. | ‘ vania. broke at9 o'clock last night, and went over | ™ © the dam safely before the great gorge between here and Danville eame, which started soon after, bringing with it several bridges, and completely tearing awa; between here and the is! ‘ one sj islan bridges are safe, having been heavily loade with coal cars. ice here before the gorge reacbed this place from above. the town would have been com pletely flooded. strong eu Delaware Valley Inundated. posed of the Weodhall scandal, but I EW York, March 14.—Port Jervis specials | told fifty men had come to you,and y ing descriptions of the flood there | when spoken te by them, only yesterday state that the total losses there | shoul 1 and above may be summed u; Erie railway bridge, damage to property above, $29,000. $288,000. Joss swell the above am THE MOST DISASTROUS FL. the water rose high enough inside the rei room to submerge the whole lower tier of | the retorts and put out all the fires. The «nough gas in the reservoir to supply the | Church what he had said to individaais town for twoor three nights. After that it is | probable there will be no gas for several days Some of the people who remained in Ger- | him why he did pot prefer charges against mantown after the flood came for the pu of saving some household wade through water up to ¢ escaping. occupied & triangle 3,60 feet long and 1,000 feet across side and the railway the other. This spa was occupied by about 400 buildings, in som of which the water, when the gorge ga way, had risen half way up to the second story, driving the inmates Into the upper rooms for refuge. Shortly after the suspen- | sion brid, fall. and a.m, the water no longer flowed in the streets, | and the flood was virtually over. the river had resumed nearly its ordinary _——o height. Materials for building a temporary bridge jor the Eri ported from vari work will be be; This will be built cellars which were floc:led are being drained by means of fire-engines. opposite this eit tive movement among Vessels, and shippers look for a season of commercial prosperit The Sebuylkill is now quite free from ice xcept at above that island along’ the banks the river has risen considerably b; of waters from the hills and minor st caused by the rain and melting snow, and at | ¢ Manayurk fears were entertained that the | Mr. Cowardin, sr.. would confess uawilling- flood might cause another suspension of bus- | ness, by reason of inability or Incapacity, tq iness. lieved to have Passed. some large cakes of ice, ze bed ® tac rom the gorge at Phoenixville, came : down, but were so rotten as to break easily | lines of steamers between this por’, as soon as they encountered any obstacle. passing dow eighteen inches. No danger is apprehended in this vicinity. town has caused a heavy rise in the Susqv: the flood mark of 1865. ix gorged above and below. } five feet in one hour, but is now falling | slowly without damage. i tition of the Archbishop of Cologne to the .andtag 2gainst that part of the ecclesiasti- cal bill which gives the in the control of local overnment has had the bill deprive priests of any share in the adyginis- tration of such property. The v Lonpon, Maret 1s-—The attendance at the revival m@ennEs PATERSON tinues immense, and there is no abatement m re tracted wi tn the enthusiasm of thelr hearers. “The hall a py n : was densely crowded, and thousands sobs were turned away from thedoors. News- pape the revivalists generally coutinue hostile. qhernoss Dente a aes sudden death from breaking lilt meck by @ New York, patch | fall frm a cornfodder stack. He left company, limited, with a capital of £600,000, has suspended. and when found a few minutes later be was: pe: ~enthenhe Bishop ted. ly ing dead beside one of the slacks, with his Toronto, March 15.—R Apr’ ~ O'Brien, or | Deck broken and a severe bruise back of his Brockville, has been appointed Roman Cath- | 8%. caused by his having struck > yy in oli¢ Bishep of Kingston. his fall. Deceased was well to in the + - world, having a good farm, apon which he The London Failares. | resided, besides vabuable im Phil- NEw York. March 18.—Another London | adelphia. He was aged and dispatch says the suspension of the General | jeavls a. family to mourn. his iv — —— 2 niting Company was | death.— Wes Chester (Pa.) Local News. caused by large advances made un | = Thurm & Co. The capital of the company is |“ RoTARY ELDERSHIP.”—Atacalied meet- £600,000, but the amount paid up is not known. was alte Chureh read it. and therefordid not in it. 1 tuink THE SPRING FLOODS. LIVES LOST. JAMES GA Was next pat on the stand hi been genera! superin' ¥ t office xinee Aprtl, al Was specialagent at that post office. Reach objected to this as imupasecial ona s” SAM. WARD'S SON’S WILL. Cigression into side jesues. Judge Neilson decided to hear the witness who continued: Tilton came to my office and we hada talk about this number of the Geldes Age with this enclosed «peech. whieh I cont pot a supplement. He told me to submit the matter to the postal authorities, and if decided against him he would setile the ter. 1 took a message to his office the next day but one, and he was not there. [left the message, and the next day there camea note enclosing $100 from him. The authorities bad then decided against him. Cross-examinec: Tam certain that this was before April, 12; 1 did not read the pamphicts and therefore did not know it was ¢ Golden Age tract. ASSISTANT PASTOR HALLIDAY was then recalled and testided in aaswer to TILTON’S TRIAL. TESTIMONY TO-DAY. ASSISTANT PARSON HALIDAY. THE RICHMOND ROW. JAMES P, OOWARBIN IN IT. Was not yet up, he came down stairs after a few minutes; there was no conversation at all then; Mr. Moulton saying: I know what you want, but cannot to you now, | have te go to New York, and if you call at balf past seven this even- I will taik to you: Icalled twice, but he Was not in; on th? following Saturday Mrs. Moulton catied oa me with a note, tavith ver to see him; I went, and Moulton au Myself had a conversation; I xaid [am not re out of curiosity; 1 don't want to see anything you don't want me to see or know; I told him about Mr. Tilton calling at my house and DENYING THE WOODTULL STORIES, but, le he made no charges against Mr. Beecher, he had made insinuations agatost him A me to come aad see you (Mou!- tem). Mr. Moutton then dented the trath ol the scandal, and said the «tory was utterly baseless and without foundation, and used UNDER BONDS NOT TO FIGHT. E SPRING FLOODS. Scuxpury, Pa., March 18—The ice here the public t nd knoe n out of the other bridge from the to Northumberland. “The railroad hige But for the starting of t as follows :>— 00, Barrett bridge, ; individual loss in Port Jervis, $09, et bridge, £15,000; loss in lumber, $7 DAMNED COWARDS. Tsaid to him that he had dispowd Ww scandal a these stories; r. Tilton’s insinnacions or Was guiltless. He said, “I ber of Plymouth chureb, ‘bat a suppose that This does not include pro down the river, which will 1 nt $100,000, m: KNOWN | my wife is; ¢ IN THE DELAWAR ALLE Ty MR. DEPCHER WAS A BAD MAN Two men are reported to have been drowned | I would allow him to come here and sit at 4 mile or two up the river. At the gas works | my table: I remember an interview with t | Tilton in latter part of September, 1573, at » Age office, J asked bim if be to the committee of Plymouth e was | would about bis membership. | You go for He said why don't ‘her Tstead of me. I asked rpose | Beecher if there was any foundation for property. had to | them. He said what if Beecher were guilty heir necks when | of adultery. Lasked him if he remembered | the conversation he had with me in THE INUNDATED PORTION | presence of Mr. Bell and he replied: Oh, the | charges against Mr. Beecher are quite irre- spective of my wf. I think [remember aa occasion on which the last action was taken | by the church committee in December, 18! | on lton’s ease. Mr. er was not ut reported to the committee It was the custom in of the board of deacons or examining commit- tee torecord propositions which were dis- cussed, but no final vote taken on them. The board of deacons may bave, at an Feriod, recorded one or two such cases. base, the river bounding one went down the river b jess ice passed by the tow n to By 0 Later railway are being trans s parts of the read, and to-morrow morning. in sixorseven days. The | HMOND. VA.. March 1&—The personal rencontre between Mr. James A. Cowantin, of the Dispatch, and Mr. A. Falkerson, of the House of Delegates, resulted last evening in All Quiet at Philadel, the arrest of the latter, and Mr. James P. PHILADELPHIA, March 18.—Tue Delaware | Cowartin, son ef the senior Mr. Cowardin, is clear of floating ice. | on the charge of being about to engage in a usiness is brisking up; there is a more #c- | duel, or otherwise break the peace. y were both before the police justice this morn- ing, when, after investigation, they were placed under bonds in one thousand dollars each to keep the peace. The correspondence hich passed between the pores evideatly, on the part of Mr. Cowardin, jr... show that he meant business, while Mr. Fulkerson de~ ined to recognize him in the matter unless eter’s Island, and at afew points the sudden influx mas ll danger of this, however, is be- Yesterday afternoon | which had been de- | seek redress. Orleans run by Malloy & Co. ] have discontinued their Lang | ore regular line 1" cn@ trade. The agent of | that Iihe wnen fuestionad as to the cause of | the withdrawal of the other two, said it had been brought about by the great | Of trade, polities in Lonistana, and faet | that most of the cotton which formerly found its way to New Yor, in transit for Liver- pool, 1S now shipped directly on steamers to rope from New Orleans. New York is not great receiving port for cotton that it used to be. As things stand at present there coca ie . ‘ is not work for more than one steamsahi FOREIGN NEWS. | line. Salling ships have cut up the trade, The Church War in Prassia. | Freights are low and should BERLIN, March 18.—In consequence of the | take a more favorable turn steamships will not sneceed in making more than a expenses. The steamship trade to Sav has of late decreased to half its formerextent. —_——e——_ “Old John Robinson” for ‘ CINCINNATI, March 1s.—In the republican convention to-day, John Robinson, the well- known circus proprietor, was nominated for mayor The Susquebanna Swelled. paving esty HARRISBURG, Pa., March 1\—The ic quietly, and water bas fallen The ice gorge at Watson- yna, and the water is within four feet ot At Chickres the ior The water rose ple participation | rch property, the 50 48 fo American Revi lists Stirring read Matters, J... March 1&—The Erie raile of Moody and Sankey con- | hich their meeting was held tast night | jeryis to cost ‘of per- see: S py A Fan.—On Monday r and other criticisms of the mission of house about 1230 o'clock for the nking * | throwing down seme fodder for hh —-—_—_. “THE KING OF THE LOBBY. Sam Ward Contesting New York, March 18.—Sam Ward, His Son’s Will. DRLPHIA, 18.—An Esiade last aight to burn «frame oulite iy oconeragation of Se Cech the Heart, adjoining chureh building in course of erection.