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mame or me lady. The Judge, who has all along ruled in the interest of decency and not as the head of an investigating committee, declared the contents of the letter in, but the name suppressed from the reporters. All the counsel for the de- fence read this letter and bored their heads to- gether, Mr. Evarts noted an exception entered, MEETING BEECHER. , Q. Now, Mr. Moulton, when did you next see | Mr. Beecher and where? A..Within that week, | the 3d or 4th of January, at my own house; Mr, | Beecher came to my house to see me, and Mr, Til- 2 Was there at the tame; they metin my pres- ce, Q. State whether the meeting was accidental or Otuerwise? A. lt was accidental. What occurred upon that occasion? What Was the condition vf feeling on the part of Mr. Tilton towara Mr. Beecher ? A. Mr, Tilton was-— Mr. Evarts interrupted, claiming that the wit- Ness should confine hiinself as to What took place. Tue counsel should give, according to the rule of evidence, facts aud then construvtion. When the facts are given they can then have the construc- tion put upon them. Mr. Fullerton said :—Ic 1s a fact whether the par- Yes met in cordial terms cr not, and that was what they desired to have the witness tell them, By Mr. Folierton—Q, How was the feeling mani- fested? A. [said to Mr, Tilton, “1 think that your conduct here is wrong; you lave no ousiness in my house to treat with such absolute aiscuurtesy Mr. Beecher; you read his letter of contrition and be has done everything @ man could do up to mak- Ing pudlie the Statenient of the fact, and you sboula greet him civilly: Mr. Beecher then said, “Theodore, Lhope that after my explanation of my feelmgs toward you in my letter you will ac- cept my sincere expressions; 1’)l do anything in my power which you inay ask me to do,” this ended the conversation and the result of that con- Versation was that Tilton tola Mr, Beecher that he certainly intended to protect his family, Q. Was any emotion manitested by Mr. Tilton? A. Yes; ne turned to me and sald, “How can you expect me to greet this man, Beecher?” Q. How did Mr. Beecher deport himself? A. He ‘was sorrowial and in tears. Q. Did you see him afterward, ana, if sb, when and where? A. At my house avout January 10; L then read to Mr. Beecier the letter of Mr. Tilton to Mr. Bowen. Mr. Fulierton then read Theodore Til- Bowen (witness having identi- fled the original {t thereof). {his letter, which Was written on the breaking up of the contract of editorship of the Brooklyn Union and the /nde- pendent between Messrs. Bowen and ‘Tilton, re- minds Mr. Bowen of numerous statements which he (Bowen) bad made to him refleciing upon tie morality and standing of Mr. Beecher, THE LETTERS, During the examination of these letters there Was the greatest mierest in the court, and the defendant’s face was dreadfully red and long, as if he was suffering. He kept his eyes turned up to the ceiling, alter the style he often has im church, Ustening to the music, When the letter was read from Tilton to Bowen, relerring to Beecher’s “throwing a woman—strange to tis inques#—upoao @ sofa, Mr. Evarts reached for the letter, and, coming to the passage, looked toward Tilton and \ smiled. A man against the wall, with a double-barrelled opera glass powerful enough to read al! these papers at filty yards, exercised iton the faces of Mrs, Field and Mrs, Tilton. Mr. Beecher walked across a part of the court room at one place and Whispered in the ear of Mr, Shearman. The latter | gentleman has been on the back seat since the | actual work of examining witnesses began. Mr. Beecher’s suggestion was not of a legal character, but to have the windows opened for the benefit of bimself and wife, This was asked by Shearman, and fresh air came im irom the surface of the snow. | \ i 1 TILTON’S INTENTIONS, What did you say to Mr. Beecher with regard to Mr. Tilton’s intentions as to the use of the let- ter? A. That Mr. Tiiton wanted to publish the letter, .nu Mr. Beecner said that the statements made to nim which have been told Mr. Bowen were entirely untrue; ne said, 1 had bustuess with Mr. Kowen in regard to these settlements, but Mr. Bowen never raised at any settlement the question cf adultery; he said he knew portions 1 the letter referred to; I said to Mr. Beecher, “I have a business portion to settie under the con- tract with Bowen and Milton, and I don’t want to take it into court i! it 18 gotng to rip up your re- lations with his family; I would ratuer pay Tilton | myself than do that; but Tilton wants to publish | it and to leave you and Bowen tn confict;’’ I | told Mr. Beecher I wanted to setile the Bowen question peaceably, because Bowen dad acted treacherously toward Beecher and Tilton, apd he told me tt would be necessary for him to tell the truth about a certain charge made by Bowen. Judge Neilson said that that part of the letter | which Was material to the explanation might be cited, but no allusion to the third: person should be acmitted, Mr. Fullerton objected, holding that, as a matter of law, it could be wiven in evidence; bat the-| Court contended that poluts germaia shoula not | be admitted. Witness contivuing said:—Mr, Beecher said it ‘Was necessary to cxplam himself tn regard to the language used in the letter to Bowen at certain poinis; he said he kuew to what Bowen reterred, and, at request of counsel, the witness proceeded to read the allusion to an outrage on a certain Jady. Mr. Fullerton interrupted, saying he would not ask what the explunation was, and Mr. Evarc questioned the right to characterize the conversa- tion.’ All they would recoguize, he said, was what Occurrea between Mr. Beecher and Mr. Moulton. Mr. Evarts s: ‘(hey can omit mterrogating as ( to this portion; but they cannot give it ascon- | straction of expianations. ‘There was applause here, and the Court. knock- ing with the gavel, said—“f am afraid there will | be fewer of us here to-morrow—very much fewer. No more applause wil be tolerated.’ Mr. Fullerton said he would accede to striking out this section of the letter, as 3% was very tur from luis desire or intention to drag the third per- son into this court in any form. The third person should be omitted w where the interests of bis chent demanded b allusions. Mr. Evarts suid—lf you reter to Miss Proctor, that case has been disposed of in another court and has no relevancy here. Judge Neilsou—We don’t want Miss Proctor here im this case, Mr. Beach arose and said he would insist upon their rigit to give whole or part or any section of evidence which they might dcem material ata on their side, or which any inaterial fact might, from time to time, call out. ‘The other side can give in theirevidence, They did not regard it as the ruie of evidence to be tied duwn to what Mr. Betcher said or did not sav. We may ask if he made an explanation an@ refrain from calling out what that explanetion was. We are not required to ive any part of the acis of expianations jurther an we choose. THE PROCTOR MESS. ‘The counsel got into a general snarl at this point, Evarts and Fullerton having an animated discussion, in which Mr. Beach joined. The audience showed a disposition to stamp at some place where a slight point appeared to have been gained, and the Judge, looking sternly at the gallery, said that to-morrow there would probably be fewer present, Mr. Evarts, using the words, “When wecome to test the character of this witness,” the Juuge | interposed sternly. “I do not mean,” he said, “to | have anything tested in such @ Way a3 to attack | tne reputation of third parties.” All this bore reference to the case of Mias Proctor. It appeared to be the design of Mr. Kvarts to compel Moulton to tell all he had said | and beard in this case, in order to be able to cross-examine ulm for tne defence, and prove that | he had told contrary things abuut it. Judge Fur | cannot resist Him, even if we would do so, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. PLYMOUTH PIETY. DIVINE ASSISTANCE INVOKED BY THE FLOCK FOR ‘THEIR SHEPHERD ON TRIAL. As early a8 halfpast eight o'clock yesterday Morning some filty men and women were gath- ered in Plymouth church lecture room. Doubtless the gathering would iave been larger had tt not been that the morning was dark from a storm of sleety rain, and the streets covered with ice made walking difficult, The object of the assemblage was prayer for Divine assistauce in all the work of life, and particularly for the deliverance of the pastor irom the trials and aflictions which now environ him. The venerable Rev. Dr. Halliday, assistant pastor of Plymouth, presided at the meeting, which was opened by him with prayer, after waich @ modest looking young man, with carelully brushed locks, played an accompaniment onthe piano to @ hymn of praise. One of the brethieu then rose, and, closing his eyes, began to pray, saying:—"‘We teel, O Lord! our great need of Thy assistance daily more and more. Thou knowest all that Thou hast done for us and how muca we are in need of it. Thou knowest how much We rely upon ourseives—how vain, how conceited, how proud and how puffed up we are apt tobe. But we do desire to amend our ways and grow more like upto the spirit of Christ, our dear Saviour. May we follow more i the foot- steps of the Jowly Saviour from His eradie in the stable of Bethlehem %o the tomb of Joseph. Teach us to live more for the love of heaven than for the things of thisearth, We want a better concep- tion of Thy grace, in order to see things as they are in life, Prepare us for the burdens of to-day, O Lord! Our carnest prayer this morning 18 for our church, that it may be guided and pro- tected; BLESS OUR PASTOR; Jet him fee] that Thou art with nim in all he has tosuifer. Bless him for all the good he has done for us and for upholding Thy Word. May Thy blessings descend upoa his family, and may vright- ness come down upon them in compensation lor what they have endured, We pray for those who are our enemies and those who are unkind to us, It 1s a dificult task; but Thou knowest our hearts, and woe ask Thee to soften them toward those who do us evil, Thus can we elevate ourseives to & higher plane 0: ilie,”? Rev. Mr, Halliday said, as soon as the brother had taken his seat, that the subject for meditation would be the instructions which our Saviour gave to His disciples waen He saw that they were untit to carry on their work without His assistance. He told them to tarry in Jerusalem and pray until they were fitted for their labors, The disciples went up into their chamber and tney did pray | until they were strengthened. So it was in the cunse of the powerand influence of the Church— they must never relax in prayer. Brother Steveson then rose in his pew and prayed:—"“Knowing that we have no strength in ourselves, we would have Thee come and instruct us how tolive and how to act. We know we do not come up to the requirements of Thy work. ‘Then grant us this day that our hearts be touched by the Holy Gnost, that we may be more tender and charitable to one another, bless this churen, and may God come down with such power: nat We ess each mission connected with Plymouth church— we want them to extend their influence and to touch all. Remember our beioved pastor, whoiw ‘rhou knowest. O Lord! we thank Thee for ail the gocd he has done us, ana in defence of the church STAND BY HIM NOW, we pray, when he 1s in trouble and affliction. Show him Thy protection. We thank Thee tor Thy remembrance of him. May he be sustained 10 his trial; may toe right prevail, and may those who are engaged in working evil be put to shame and confusion. And yet we do not ask that they he cast out of Thy presence, bat, rather, that they be breugnt to see and to acknowledge the right. es qur prayer, and go With bim and us through 1e.7? Another brother, who refused to give his namie, prayed that tie Divine Spirit might be with them ; that they mignt be in all things led by the Loru. He asked that ‘‘the great membership might be blessed and strengthened in Julfilling that which is agreeable to God; lor ‘the nignt cometh, when noman can work.’ Bless the Sabbath schoois and the pastor, May he be sustained in his great trial, We thank God that he hus faith and contie dence, and WHATEVER MAY BEFALL HIM, may he not lose that sustaimiog Jaith and conf- dence im thee.’? Another brother besought the Lord to “stand by | our beloved pastor as Phoudidst stand by the wor- thie of old, and lead nim py the band, and Tuy name shuli get all the giory.”” Ocher prayers and admontrions as to what is ree quistie to the performance of Christian duty fol- lowed, at the termination of which it was an- nounced by Mr. Halliday that to-morrow (fhurs+ day) would be devoted to prayers for particular individuals who might seek them. He had already come into possession of applications lor prayeriul assistance irom various persons. then rendered the Doxology (‘Praise God, irom whom all blessings flow”), the benediction was given and a few o! the gentlemen present wended their way to the City Court, Part 2, where the pastor’s (rial was soon after resumed. MR. BEECHER'S PERILS. A ROGUE APPEALS TO THE SYMPATHIES OF THE PLYMOUTH PASTOR AND IS ARRESTED. On Tuesday evening, and white Henry Ward Beecher was seated in his library at bis residence, No. 124 Coinmbia street, Brookiyn Heights, he was. | nanded a note by the servant girl, who said there was a young man waiting for an answer in the hall. Ov opening the envelope Mr. Beecher found that it contained a letter written ona leaf torn from @ memorandum book, and @ check. Tue note reau as lollow: Reyenrenp Sin—Please give bearer change of enctosed check on Scranwn City Bank. By so dome you will obige me very much, as 1 have not bills to give him ine stead to assist him in burying his dear aged mother, wig Gied this morning. te is in great trouble at tue loss of his dear mother. and is a particular friend of mine. With weil wishes tur you and yours, and one of your faiuitul flock, ‘hoping, reverend sir, You will oblige me by doing this'tavor, ) Feverend sif, yours, truly, ‘enArUsH AVENGER. end SOTTO VIENAY. On the back of the envelope, in a different hand- writing, were the words :— OTTO VIENLY, My place of busines: The check read :— AONE IPOLIILEDEL ODODE LENE DERE DEDEDE DELO DEDODOES: 67 Flatbush avenue. v1 Mercer street. Endovsed S, Stern Brothers. OITU VIENEY, January 9th, 1872. No,—— SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 7, 1875. 3 THE SURANTON CITY BANK, 3 } Scranton, P: 3 Pay to the order of S. Stern & Uo. 3 3 peel 3 Two Hundred Joo Dollars. 3 $200 00 ALBERT HARRIS, 3 100 H > Qrnverenccncosenererercersetererecs ne rene centre rere Mr. Beecher at once saw through the vulgar at tempt to swindle him, aud, accompanied by his youngestson, W. C. Beecher, proceeded to the hall, Where a shavolly dressed mab, about thirty years of age, thick set, of lignt complexion and smooth face, stood, The pastor, alter closely surveyin; the stranger, who became very much confused, fatied to discover in the bearer of the note the lineaments of one of bis faitniut fold. He ques- tioned the fellow at length, and then directed his son to summon an oficer. The fellow gave his name as James Harris, and said he resided in High street, Tne note, he ciaimed, was given to Jerton gained his point. AN OBJECTION. | Mr. Evarts said tiat the explanation tends to | prove the cruth or falsity of the facts. Let them omit relerence to What Mr. Beecher si ‘The Court ordered that that portion of the testi- | mony referring to the portion of the letter to which Mr. Keecher calied Mr. Moulton’s atrention should be stricken out, Mr. Fullerton said he didn’t mean that Mr. | Moulton sbouid be placea in a false position in relerence to is position at this polut. That is what their adversaries now Gesire. It migut mili- tate agaiost them at 4 luture stage of procecd- Mir . Evarts noted an exception to the order of the Oourt and to the order o1 eviuence. Witness, continuing, sald Beecher said | that the publication of the letier of Mr. Tilton | would only lead to wischiel, and | told him I thought I could tnduce Mr. Buwebn to pay that | Moncey, and he said he hoped } would be able to | do it; I told Mr. Beecter | had called on Mr, | Bowen at the Union office tn reiation to that | money; belure Turner Was spoken of at the inter. | view, subsequent to this, about Sa ig A 21, at iny | house, I told Mr. Beecher what Mr. Tilton toid me of Bessie Turner, and | suid something to bim | concerning Mr. and Mrs, Tilton; 1 told him Mr. | Tilton thought Bessie Turner Was a dangerous person—-wiat Tiiton called a ‘tattler”’—and kaew What passed between Mrs. ‘Tilton and mr. | Beecher; I said she bad better de out of the way somewhere; Mr. leecher said he thought so, too; Mr. Tilton thought the best place tor her was at school in the West, but Tuton could not aford to pay her expenses, ana Mr, Beecher said, ‘1 will pay her expenses or do anything else to keep this story down,” and he thought it was a good pian; sbe was at -school im Onlo; Mr. | Beecher pald me to supermtend her school- ing, aod If paid all the bills which were paid to me; 1 generally received the money in checks through Mrs, ‘fliton and forwarded the | checks to the order of the principal of the schoo; that was for three or four years. | At this point, it being the hour of adjournment— | four o’clock—-Mr. Fullerton inquired as to whether he suould continue. The art jefe it with the counsel to agree, and Mr. Evarts said the jury make thelr arrangemonts looking to a regnlariiy in the time of dismissal, and it might be a fard- ship to detain them any longer. Toe Court was then adjourned until Orie tals INLnIAg, eleven ‘The meeting | CONGRESS. General Logan in Defence of the Louisiana Policy. Democratic Precedents of Federal Inter- ference in States. REVISION OF THE REVENUE LAWS. | A Specific Charge of Nepotism | Against the President. The Red Man’s Yearly Al- lowance. Orville S. Grant’s Monopoly of the Indian Trading. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1875. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) Of On10, presented a memo- rial of the national banks of Tennessce for a modi- | fication of the law in relation to the tax on na tional banks, Relerred to the Committee on Finance, , Mr. INGALLS, (rep.) of Kansas, presented a me- morial of the judicial officers and jurors of Ar- kansas praying for the passage of a bill orgariz- | ing the Territory of Uklobama and providing tor the organization of courts therein, Relerred to | the Committee on the Judteiary. Messrs. Scorr, (rep.) of Pa., and WRIGHT, (rep.) | of lowa, from the Committee on Clatms, reported | adversely on anuinber of bilis for the rellef of various parties, and the committee was dis- charged Jrom farther consideration of the same. Mr. PRAT?, (rep.) of Ind., called up the Senare bill, ceding to the several States within whose limits they respectively lie, the beds of unsur- veyed lakes and other bodies of water, which was reported from the Committee on Public Lunds on | the 22d of March last. * Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., sfa if Senator Pratt did not desire to press the bill to a vote to- day be would not object. The bill, no doubt, was acceptable to the Western States, put some of its provisions were not applicabie to tne Pacific "| coast, and he woulda submit an amendment so as to cover the exceptional.cases of his section. Mr. Pratr said he was willing that the bill should be so amended. He then proceeded to ad- dress the Senate in favor of the passage of the | pill, and upon the conclusion of bis remarks 1t was | laid over. THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. The Vice President laid before the Senate a Message from the President of the United States | in reply to the resolution of Friday last, calling tor | inlormation im regard to the Louisiana troubles, | and it was read by Secretary Gorham, Mr. ConKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., moved that the Message and accompanying documents be printed aud he on the table. Agreed to. Mr. INGALLS, of Kansas, irom the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported adversely on the Senate | bill to amend the act to restore apart of tne | Roond Valiey Indian Reservation in Calitornia to the public iands, and it was indefinitely post- poned. Mr, SARGENT, of California, introduced a bill con- | cerning naturalization. Referred to the Judi | ciary Committee, THE LOUISIANA QUESTION, The consideration of Mr. Schurz’s resolution in regard to Louisiana, being the unfinished business, was then resumed. | Mr. Logan, (vep.) of Ill, said he believed it was | considered the duty of a saulor to stand by his ship * in the midst of a great storm. Senators on his | side of the chamber had been told that a great | storm of indignation was gathering in this jand, | which would certainly wreck the republican crait. The repubiican party had been characterized as | tyrannical, as oppressive, and the course of the party and the Executive had been de- | nounced even by men who had recetved | clemency from that party, What was the | cause of all this? He might be mistaken, ut he thought this was the beginning of wie | campaign of 1876. He proposed to discuss | the questions which should ve presented to the | American people truly and fairly, from an honest | aud legal standpoint. He argued that there was @ government in Louisiana, Whetner tt was a | ing New Orleans benave itself, and there might sun to preserve the Kepublic, was not fit , tO breathe its air, who in the name of Heaven was, He (Mr, Logan) could see in the | denounced Sh | Gordon, ot Georgia, taken by & committee o1 the overthrow them as the democrats tried to overthrow the republican government in New Orleans, the democrats would have acted just as Kellogg did. The democratic party nad frequently indorsed the use o! military force. General Jack- son, when in this same city of New Orleans, arrested and imprisoned Judge Hali for issuing a writ ef baveas corpus. A few years aite: ward tne democrats elected him President of the United States. In 1854 there was a runaway slave in Boston, and Frankiin Pierce, a democratic Presi- dent, authorized the use of troops from the Navy Yard and Fort Independence to arrest this tugi- tive slave, When the republican party used | the army to eniorce the laws the same demo- crates howled as if a set of pirates were) aoout to fire their houses, In 1856, in Kansas, in | the town of Topeka, @ free Staie, the Legisiature | met. Franklin Pierce, @ democratic President, is- | sued his proclamation, commanding that body to | aisperse, aud Jeflerson Davis, then Secretary of , War, issued an order placing the United States Army in Kansas under command of the Governor oO! that State. Colonel Sumuer, afterward a gen. | eral, and killed in batcie, did disperse that | Legisiature, ‘Tuis act was indorsed by the ademo- | cratig party all over the country; but that same party to-aay denounce repuvitcans because Kel- ogg, Without the order of the President, used the army to put out men who were not members | of the Legisiature. Mr, Logan then read from tie order of Geuera! George B. McCiellon to General Banks, who, ue said, was @ conservative unde- seeetsriy member of the next House of Congress, irecting the arrest of the Maryland Legtsiature, said order being dated September 12, 1861, thoagi tne State of Maryland h.d not been declared to be in secession when that order was issued. The democrats ran General McClellan for President the first time they got the chance. They had de- nounced Sheridan in this devate. He would remind them that history sometimes repeated itself. Ove man was made President for mak- be @ second President from the same cause. ‘There were plenty ol men in the Southern States who were ready to rise up, seize and destroy the government, as was the case once before. He sent to the Clerk's desk and had read the resolu- tions introduced in the Virginia Legislature a few days ago, requesting the Governors of all the States to meet for conierence on the Lousiana outrage, and said such resolutions breathed the spirit of rebeluon, Mr. Davis, (dem.) of W. Va., stated that the resvlutions never were passed. SHERIDAN DEFENDED. Mr. LOGAN said 1t was true, as had been said here, that Virginia had furnished a Washington, a Patrick Henry and a Jeiferson, but the second brood did not equal the former. He nad no hatred Jor the Soutuern people, and would meet them | irtendly i they would obev the laws. The Senator irom Delaware (Bayard) had said Sheridan was not fit to breathe the air ofa Republic. Li he was not, he (Mr. Logan) appeaied to Heaven to name the mun in tiis land who was. If sheridan, wio did 28 much a8 any man beneath the shining canvass now passing beiore the senate what would transpire when the democrats siould ob- tain Contro! of the country. Sheridan woula have to go out then; Gran! ynust pass away; all wen who helped to e the Republic would have to go out, and tie democrats would bow themselves in—bow in their Harlys, thetr Breckenridges and such men, who had tried to destroy the nation. He thought it would be a long time in this country | before a iittle indiscreet remurk in a despatch wouid cause the American people to forget the services Of Phil Sheridan, and the gepticmen who undertook to destroy his tir name by such lan- guege oS had beeu used here did not understand the hearts of the American people. b Air, BAYARD, (dem.) of Del., said his rights here to comment upon the character of an officer of the army of the United States were secured to him by law, and he proposed to use that right accordmg to the. dictates of lis Own con- science. What he said of this officer was said calmly and deliberately, aud he repeaica it now, sheridan had drawn the disgrace upon himseit oy bis own hand. He (Mr. Bayard) asked the Senate, asked the American people, to read the despaten of Sheridan and then Say that he was Oto breatue the ai o: the Re- public, If the ia@a recommended by Sheridan should be carried out, he wouid be the only man free and everybody eise would rest subject to lis will. Nomatter what respect he (Mr. Bavard) migit have Jor a suilitary officer, he here proiessed his superior aimiration and respecc tor the power of the law, which the glories of the suidier should not be made to surpass, Mr. LOGAN said, since the Senator had repeated his attuck upon Stieridan, he (alr. Logan) wouid say that the remark of that Senator, that Sheridan Was not fit to breathe the atr of the Republic, was an invitation to the White League to assassinate him. If he was not fit tolive in the Kepublic he | should die, ‘The democrats in this chamoer haa eridan more since he wrote that de- spatch than they ever denounced Jem Davis and the whole rebellion during tne tour years It was thundering at the constitution of the coun- try. He next re.erred vo the speech ot the Senator trom North Car@lina (Mr. Merrimon) as to peace ex- isting in that State, and suid tue only reason why peate existed there to-day was because the government tried the Ku Klux and sent them to the Penitentiary. President Grant told the people 61 the State they must stop their outrages or he would make tuem; and they had to stop through tear, He next read from the testimony of Joon Bb Senate to investigate Southern outrages. He | (Mr, Logan) did not know ifit was tue same Jobo | B. Gordon now Senator. That gentleman could an- swer fur himself, Before that committee Mr, Gordon testified in reference to Ku Klux having been spoXen of in the State and that the position of chief of the order was oilered to him, but the organization never Way periected and he heard no more about it. SOCIAL OSTRACISM IN GEORGIA. government of right or not was not the question. Couid any Senator on this floor to-day stand up and deny the jact that a government existed in | Louisiana? Whether they cailea it a government de jure or a government de Jacto was another question. It would not do for Senators to talk | about the election of 1872, nat had / no more to do with the organization | of the Legislature on the 4tn ins | than the election of 100 years’ hence. If there | ‘was no government in Louisiana, as had been | argued by Senators on the otherside, why did | they make all this noise aud confusion about over- | turning the Legisiatore? 11 there was no State | government there was no Legislature. He did | ot propose to evade the question in that manner, however. There was a government ip that Stat @ government recognized by the courts, recog- nized by a branch of Congress and recognized by @ majority Of the citizens of the State. ‘The acts | or the conservatives in the Louisiana Legislature on the 4th inst. were acts of treason against tue State, tor which they should nave been panished. SOUTHERN TERRORISM, It had been said here that there was no tntimida- tion in the South. He denied such was a tact. On the night before the election in Loutsiana jast {all notices were posted upon tne aoors of white and coiored republicans, notifying them if they voted the republican ticket their lives would be tn dan- er. Such notices were two by six inches 1n size, indicating the sizo of a grave. Passes for safe ‘travel were given to colored men who voted tie democratic ticket to protect them against the White League. i Mr. Logan read from one of these passes as fol- ows — } New Ortxans, Nov. 28, 1874. barber by occupation, 18 & ‘ard Democratic Club, and atthe | ed and voted for the democratic | This is to cortify that —. member ot the Wi Firs late election he w cantidates. Mr. Logan next read from a Shreveport paper to the effect that tae democrats Wanted no favors | or concessions from Kellugg or Packard; that the | Returning Board should understand, unless they made returns 2s the votes were given on the day of the election, they should forteit their lives; there should ve concert of action througnout the State, and such action should be prompt and emphatic, Resuming iis argument, he suid the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Gordon) was in the badlt of een yy in Georgia at all times whep intimidation Was { poten 01 to show that that State was peacetul. | le (Mr. Logan) would speak on that point betore | he concluded. That Senator (Mr. G reer) hag | ofticers of | erday asked where the Judicial him by a@ commission merchant, pamed Otto , a we Vieney, he declared that’ he was é6h- | Foulsian were why tet! afd not arrest and | tirely ‘ignorant of 18 contents. In a few et SY Reet of crime in Red River Momients two special oicers arrived and | Parish? He (Mr. Logan) would tell bim where took Harris into custody. While on the way to | they, were. ine attorney was murdered by the the York street station house one o1 the olflcers | Qouguatta ee Wor ree, ee men Bei | supped at the corner of Uenry street, and the prisoner, throwing out his foot suddenly, suc- ceeded ih tossing the oti Harris then made of as rapidly as he could. The officers quickly recovered thier feet and pur- sned him, At the corner of licks and Joralemon streets Patrolman Coddington came up unex- ctedly aud caazht the ingitive. The man was hen lodged in the First precinct station how where he sald he lived at No, 347 Bast Thirty-flits street, New York. Hesaid “ne bad been used” by another party, whose name and piace o resi« dence he gave, aud that he did not iutend to de- fraud Mr, Beecher. Yesterday morning the prisoner was taken be- fore Police Justice Walsh, to whom a lormal com- Plait of attem’ to obtain money under talse pretenses was made against him by Mr. Wiiham ©. Beecher, In answer to the usual questions put by the Justice, Harris sald he charge, and said that he did not know tlie con- tents of the tetver ne presented co Mr. Beecher. Justice Waish appointed Saturday alternoon at one o’ciock a8 the time tor Harris’ examination, and committed the prisoner to jail. The police | are Row in quest Of the accomplice ot Harris, MECHANICS AND TRADESMEN’S CIETY. The General Society of Mechanics and Trades- men ot the City of New York held its annual etec- tion last night. The following oMcers were elect- ed:—Presidens, Willlam Otis Munroe; First Vice President, Havilah Hf. smith; second Vice President, Edwin Doobs; Secretary, Thomas Karle; ‘Treasorer, Daniel L. Wight, This soqety was founded 10 1782, now has 600 memoers, and 8O- | during the last year has been unnsualiy prosper ous. For several years the society has been able, | iter disciiarging 108 obligations for pensions au charities, to appropriate annually $10,000 as @ building fund, 1t 18 contemplated during the cur- rent year to commence @ spactous building, to be occupied by the society, The structure will be 72 leet Iront by 200 leet deep, anu will cost $500,000, Acommittee are now quictly eagaged in tixing upon a location tor the editice, denied the whvile » Mr, Gorpow (dem.) of Ga., asked, Where was the United States Attorney? Where was the Eu- forcement act?’ Where -was the army ef the United States? Mr. LOGAN said:—Qreat Heavens ! did the Sena- tor want the army. He thought he had been rail- ing against the use of the army. (Laughier.) The | Senator had denounced the republican party and the governmen Mr. GORDON suid he ‘defied the Senator to find an utterance of nis against tie governinent of we United States or any ene in authority, except the | miserable men io lis State, THE WILT LEGISLATURE, Mr. Logan said the Senator had denounced the | administration and tt had beeu spoken of in this debate as the government. He theu recalied tue circumstances Which took place im New Orieans | on the 4th inst., and said the acts of the Wiliw Legisiature were the acts of a revolutionary body. Governor Kellogg took no action whatever unil | the Legislature bau been taken possession of by a | mob. As Governor of the State it was his duty to do so, to do ail in his power to preserve peace and order, It was Kellogg him- self who toox the responsibility of calling upon the troops. President Grant nad nothing to do with it; Sheridan had nothing to do with it, and the Senate had nothing to do with it, Thereiore the denunciation heaped upou President Grant by the democrats for using the army went tor naught, or he Knew no more about it than the democrats did unttlhe saw it in public prints. The democrats could not wait to near ali the tacis about Louisiana. They wanted to have a clamor raised before the couutry jor political purposes, aud for nothing else. DEMOCRATIC PRECEDENTS. The democratic party had indorsed usurpations ten Limes as strong a8 this complained ot New urs He (Mr. Logan) beileved chat this raid made in the Senate, in the New York press, and by the New York meeting, Showed that there was some kind of understanding that this revolution was to be made tn Louisiana for the purpose of overturn. ing the Legisiature of that State. He did not say the understanding was among the democrats of the Senate, but it was somewhere, He delended the action of Keliogg tn caluing upon the mil- itary, aud said, had the democrats heen in | regard to the condition of the agricultural col- | to the ownership of the Island of Navassa. Laid Mr. LoGaN next sent to the Clerk's desk ana nad read a letter signed by Jack Brown, claiming to be a resident of Georgia, in which he stated no man having any repubdiican prociivities or senti- ments could hold any social position in that State, and iurtner complained of the democrats serenad. ing with tin pans when he acceptei the nomina- tion for Vongress on the Grant ticket, calling Lim a hog, ke. Betore Mr. Logan concluded his argument he yielded to Mr. Buutwell lor @ motion lor aD execu- tive session. MISCELLANEOUS, Mr. Dorsey, (ry of Ark., submitted a resolu- | toin requesting the Committee on Post Onices and Post Roads to inquire il any revision of the postal laws is required to prevent smuggling by mail | packages, and if the expenses of the department can be decreased by using slow or accommodation ‘trains for any part Of the matl matter of tne second aud third Class, aud if Py, revision of the rates can be made by which the recetpts may be in- creased without impairing the abiuity of the de- partment to serve the people as their agency in communicating intelligence and disseminating information. Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, Mr. MORTON, (rep.) of Ina., introduced a bill for the relief oi the'terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company, successors of the Terre Haute and Richmond Rauroad Compagy, in the State of Indiana. Referrea to the Committee on Claims, Mr. CONKLING, Of New York, presented ten me- morials of citizens of Ontario aud Yates counties, New York, against the ratification of the proposed Canadian Reciprocity Treaty. Reierred to the Committee oa Foreizn Relations. Mr. ROBERTSON, (rep.) 01 8. C,, presented a me- mortal of the Chamber of Commerce oi Charteston, S. C., asking for an appropriation tor the improve- ment of the harbor o1 Charleston. Referred to the Committee ou Commerce. The Vice President laid before the Senate a mes- sage trom ihe President communicating reports in regard to the cholera epidemic in 1874. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. The Senate then, at four o’clock, proceeded to | the consideration of executive business, and at twenty minutes past four the dvors were reopened and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1875. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., presented the me- morial of the National Revenue Reiorm Associa- tion of New York city as to the reduction of cost in the collection of revenue. Mr. MONROk, (rep.) Of Oto, from the Committee on Edncation and Labor, presented a report in leges of the United States, Recommitted, Mr. CANNON, (rep.) of IIL, introduced a bil to promote commerce among the States, and to cheapen the transportation of persons and prop- erty between the Atlantic seaboard and the Western States. “Mr. Cox, of New York, irom the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported adversely a bill relative | on the table. ’ The House proceeded to vote on the bill that was pending at the adjournment yesterday granting right of Way over the public lands jor a toil-road | in Little Cottouwood Canyon, Salt Lake county, | Utah. The bill was rejected—yeas 94, nays 125, A communication from the President was dev | ered to the House at one o’clock, CHANGERS OF RATES Of CUSTOMS. Areport from the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the change of rates of duttes being im- posed by the Treasury Department in consequence of some supposed Change made tn tin laws by the | new revision of the statutes, was prevented to the House, and a discussion arose as to where the communication should be referred—to the Com- mittee of Ways and Means or the Committee on Revision of the Laws, Mr, Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., argued in favor of the former reierence and stated that very mate- Tai and important alterations of the law had been made tu tue revision, Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt., argued that as it was a mere V bpede ed of the accuracy of the revision it should go to the committee on that suvject. Mr. SCHOFIELD, (rep,) of Pa., intimated that the origin of the complaint was that the Treasury Department 18 being now auministered with more stringency and efficiency than tormeriy, He said Vhat there we 15,000 or 20,000 appeal casea in the ‘Tressury Department and that power, and the republicans had tried to | half of them were in hands of a single legal orm | the papers. I want to curtail these Indian in New York, the practice being for these broker- age lawyers to go to merchants and induce them to appeal from the decision of the Collector, and MW they succeeded the merchant got one-half and these lawyers the other bail, The whole amount of money depending on these decisions was $3,000,000 or $4,000,000, Mr. Woop—It 1s the revision affecting the tari that has created these evils. Mr. ScHOFIZLD—The gentleman ts mistaken about that, { do not wish to Make any insinuation against the nonesty of that form of customs brokers or of anybody in the Treasury Depart- ment. Anybody who has suferea from unjust charges will be extremely cautions about making them against otuers. I only know that there 13 near kindred between one of those genuiemen who have a very large proportion of the appeals and an officer whose duty it is in some respects to decide upon them in: tne Treasury Department. 7 the rulings perhaps have been more firm lately than they used to be, and hence the compiaint. There may have been more rigid examination of the cases, and sometiiing which may have ap- peared to be an overtarning, to some extent, of Cases that had formerly slipped through, Lt is to this way, I think, that all toils trouble wmeh has attracted the attention of the gentieman from New York has originated, Mr. KassON, (rep.) of lowa—That is precisely what we want to flnd out by this report. NEED OF REFORM IN THB CUSTOM HOUSE, Mr. CHITTENDEN, (ind.) of N. Y., declared that there was no department of the government which so much required investigation and reform as the New York Custom House. ‘ne complieas tions, the confusion, the craft and the difficulties whicn prevailed there were & disgrace to the gov- ernment. ‘he revision or ratification of the tarut Jaws had but intensified the trouble. it was the last straw that oloke the camel’s back. He ap- peaied to the House to tet that inquiry go on; it could not be much longer concealed or avoided. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) Of Mass., remarked that a good number of the mercnants of New York were no better than editors, but still he thought that the complaints should be inquired into. He thought, however, that the changes complained of were notthe fault of the revision of the laws. That revision bad only brought the laws together, but thav very bringing of them togetuer had thrown around the honest Merchant 80 many hampers, so many legal technicalities, so many difficulties that there was & necessity for some legislation. The Sub- Comuittee of the Judiciary Committee was trying to perfect that legislatiog, and would soon be ready to report to the House, Wutle tne laws snould be made to the traudulent merchant of the utmost stringency, yet where an honest merchant was trytng to pay bis duties honestiy and fairly evetytiing should be done to faciiitate him ib presenting lis case to the deparment or the courts. It was a great hardship to merchants to have three or four millions of their money locked up in the Treasury awaliing their cases on appeal. THE NONEST MERCHANTS’ W Mr. DAWES, (rep.) Of Mass, remarked that while it might be very hard on the merchants to have $3,000,000 or $4,000,000 locked up in the ‘Treasury it was a little werse on the Treasury to have that money always running out without the knowledge of anybody, which was the case until it was soppead at the last séssion. He agreed with his colleague, that there were very many complications sur- rounding the ionest administration of the Customs laws, about which the honest merchant had good reason to complain, and that they were more vexatious and burdensome than tne duty itself was, aud nad brought tariff! duties mito odiam; but the merchants Lad vo take som oi the blame on tuhemseives, The Committee on Ways and Means had often asked them to put their com- plaints on paper, and to write out the law just as they wanted it administered, and the committee would consider jt, but the committee had got nothing trom them but the complatat. It had got no advantage of tieir experience—nothing out complaint on one side and devices to evade the duty on the otner. Mr. BUTLER remarked that it was the business of a committee to kuow enough to draw a Dill to remedy a wrong. Mr. DawEs—Nobody has asked the merchants of | New York to draw a hill, Mr. BUTLER—I understood you to complain that they had not done so. Woop remarked that the proposit:on was oniy to change the reference of the secretary’s communication. No class of people was more op- pressed than the merchants of New York—first, oy the laws themseives, und then by the manner in which the laws were administered. But when they found that anew duty was imposed in the absence oi any legislation by Congress they had a right to complain, Tie merchants of New York were gentlemen of honesty and of reputation. They were constancy struggling for simple justice, aud when they found themselves injured, they did complain. Since the passage of the Revised Statutes alterations had been made which had affected individual tirms in New York to the amount of over $2,250,000. ‘ine Committee on Ways and Means desired to investigate the tacts of the case and to tind out whether the fauit ‘was in the new law or in its administration, THE ORIGINAL V3, REVISED LAW. Mr. Cox,.(dem.) oi N. Y., argued to the reference | of the question to tne Comittee on Ways and | Means, and read irom the New York 7emes a stace- ment of the increase of duties put upon certain articles since the revision of the statutes. Mr. POLAND, of Vermont, remarked that that statement was not true. Mr. KELLEY, 0} Pennsylvania, remarked that the statement was made upon decisions of District Courts, which decisions had been overruled by the Supreme Court, and that revision of the luws had been made io harmony with the final decisions, Mr. Cox protested that no man or set of men had authority in revising the laws to change the tari in any particular, Mr. KELI Tae committee did not change it. Mr. Cox—We will see whether the geatiemen on the other side can raise the tariff by indirection. Mr. SAYLER, (dem.) of Ohio, a member of the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, argued that that committee should first have an Op BOF Ens n ty of examining the Secretary's report. He did not cons.der it important to the welfare*of the country that that report should first be revised it- seif by the Committee on Ways and Means. He had learned pretty well in the course of the Congress that there was uot mucn of the House except the Committee on Ways ana Means; and he wanted to say on behalf of tne Committee on the Revision of the Laws that that committee bas labored earnestly in the mat- ter, and if there were any errors or supposed errors in the revision that committee should have the first opportunity of examining it. The revision had made plain many dark places in the adminis- tration of the ola statutes. It had opened up a great many leaks in the Treasury Department, and he believed that the changes comp!aimed of were not the resuit of changes in the law, bat the result of bringing light to bear on the dark places in the law. He was notion favor of a nigh tari, but of a revenue tariff; but he was in favor of | having the law enforced. Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa,.—Did the Committee on the Revision of the Laws change in any par- ticular any law io relation to customs duties: Mr. SAYLER—We ald not, if we knew tt. Mr. KASSON argued that it was the rule tnat in- formation sent in response to the call of a com- mittee te reterred to the committee calling for it, and that the report, having been called tor by the Committee on Ways and Means, shouid be referred to that commities. ‘ Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt., Chairman of the Com- Mmitiee on the Revision of the Laws, argued that Mr. Wood’s own statement that there had been no tariff legislation unless the committee had made 1t, Was a reason why the yeport should go to that committee. Tne committee had certainiy nat made the slightest change in the tariff law. It Was not @ question trom what committee the reso- lution calling jor information had come, but what committee was the proper one to act on the subject. It was due to his committee that after all the allegations made in the New York press on the subject, the communication should go to and be considered by the committee, so that if there are any errors in the revision they may be corrected, rT. Kasson romarked that the way to ascertain oe there en, any ‘aig’ in the revision was yy comparison ‘the Jaws. Wha! \- mittee of Ways an ahs fi ‘ated aad tery to feport upon was whetuer by any new con- struction of the law the rates of duties had been changed, and that was certainly @ subject tor the consideration of the Committee of Ways and Mogps, ‘ee Woop—The gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Poland) teils us there has been no change made in the law. Then, of course, this communication has nO business in bis committee. But there have been changes made in tne execution of the law affecting the tariff, This is a tariff mquiry. We have a bill beiore the Committee of Ways and Means to correct the error, andI think there can be no doubt on the question of reference. | At the conclusion of the discussion Mr. Wood's | | motion to reconsider the reference of the Secre- | tary’s report to the Committee on the Revision of | the Laws and to refer it to the Committee of Ways | and Means was rejecte Mr. SENER, (rep.) Of Va., moved to take up and concur in the Senate amendments to the House bill abolishing the Western District of Arkansas, Mr. BUTLER, 01 Massachasetts—I object until tae ! Civil Rights bill is disposed of. THE INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS. The House then went into committee of the whole, Mr. Poland, ot Vermont, in the chair, oa the Indian Appropriation bill, which appropriates $4,855,507. fir. LovcnxrnaR, (rep.) of Iowa, who haa, charge of she bill as a member of the Committee on Ap- | propriations, made a brief statement as to the bill, showing that it appropriated »$325,000 less than the bill of last year and beiween $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 less than was estimated tor by the department. Mr. Beck, (@em.) of Ky., in speaking to an amendment, declared that the Indian Depart- partment cost the country not less than $7,000,000 & year, altiough the appropriation bills were got B 80 as to Inake the expense less than $5,000,000, je asserted, also, that twenty-five per cent of the amount never reached the Indians, and that over | seventy-five cusnon t Indian age: er cent went into the pockets of nts CL ae traders. Tr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, denied the asser- tion, and calied tor tie prool. A MONOPOLY IN THR PRESIDENT’S FAMILY, Mr. Beck—! ask the gentieman tf is not true that an absolute license has been given to the brother of the President as sole trader at one of the Indian agencies ? Mr. GARFIRLD—TI do not know it. Ifthe gentie- man knows it ict tim show it. Give us the imior- mation. Mr. RANDALI—The uncontradicted statements in the public press, Mr, Beck—The Delegate from Montana nas acen | taining three biue stone: ——-__ cies, beeause they are nests ol corruption. Mr. GanrtgLo—The gentieman now cuarges that &@ brother of the President has some exclusive rignt to trade wifh Indians, Is that an unlawiul right? Mr. Beck—It is an unlawful right. Mr. GanrreLb—Against what law ? Mr. Beck—Against toe Intercourse law of the 30th of June, 18s4. ‘That law authorizes any man to trade with Indians who has @ good moral character and can give sufiicient Sonds; aad no President or Secretary of the Interior or Commts- stoner Of Indian Adairs has a right to give @ mo- nopoly of trade to one man and to exclude all others, Mr. Garrrenp—Has the gentleman seen any commission or order in contravention of that law? Mr. BECK—I have no access to the department and no means of gevung the injormation, and the democratic party has no means of getting it. Alter the 4th of March we will develop the fact and nave the information. Mr. GARFIBLD—Let the Delegate from Montana tell What he knows of the violation of law, Mr. Beck—I want to know tf you deny it, Mr. PARKER, (rep.) of Mo., said that he ha& heard Mr. Beck’s speech four years ago and every time since woen the indian Appropriation bill was under consideration, Mr. RaANDALL—Yes, and it has never been an- swered. Mr. PARKER—He states that the Indian agents are corrupt thieves aud scoundrels. Now | be- lieve that there is not a more honest corps of men im the service of the government than these Indian agents. The declamations trom the other side of the chamber against pecalation, iraud, theft and larceny on the part of the Indian Bureau is mere empty talk and nothing else, Mr. RANDALL intimated that the giving by the President to his own vrother an extensive mo- nopoly was a discreditable act Mr. MERRIAM, (rep.) of N. ¥.—Where is your evidence of it? Mr. RaNDALL—You kuow it 18 true; no one will deny it, Mr. Lovangrmer—I deny 1t. Mr. RANDALL—This 18 the first time I have heard it dented. Mr. Lovanrmar—Very well, I deny it, and I calb on you for the proof. Mr. MacInnis, (dem.) Delegate from Montana, confirmed Mr. Beck’s and Mr, Randall’s state- ments as to the trading privileges taken from Mr. Charies, of Iowa, and given to Mr. Orville S, Grant, and said that the parties having failed to come to terms for the purchase of Mr. Charles’ stock of goods, the question had been transferred to Wash- togton and brought before the Secretary of the ‘nterior. Mr. Loucnrmas—Do you know anything your- self of the matter, or only by hearsay? Mr. Maginnis—I know it from Mr, Grant and know it from Mr. Charles, Mr. RanDaLL—Yes, and the gentleman can find it out-irom Senator Allison, of lowa, After some further discussion and without mak- ing much progress in the bill, the committee rose, and the House, at five o’clock, adjourned, ‘The Message which had been on the Speakery desk since one o'clock, and which was supposel to be tue President’s Message on Louisiana al- fairs, turned out to be an answer to a resolution ol inquiry in regard to epidemic cholera, MISSING PEOPLE, A BRILLIANT YOUNG LAWYER UNACCOUNTABLY ABSKNT—A LADY MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS PROM LONG BRANCH. Two more names have now to be added to the Ist of persons who have disappeared, without ap- parent motives, from the sight and knowledge of their friends. The first is that of Mr. Edward P. Doughty, a young lawyer, who, {from the time be was admitted to the Bar, only about two years ago, showed that he possessed excelitnt abilities and a determin- ation to succeed 1n his protession. He was always considered to be &.cooi, clear beaded young man, one not likely to be ailected by any sudden motive that would urge hii to destroy himself, or by any foible that would impel him to forsake his friends and the prospects of a brilliant career. Yet, since the evening of Wednesaay, December 30, when he leit his office in No. 23 Park row, Mr. "Doughty has not been seen by any of his friends, | His last known words, addressed to a young man | who was his college chum, and who has an office | Inthe same building. seemed to indicate that he | was about to leave the city, and this belief has since been confirmed by some of Mr. Doughty’s reiatives, who say that he had spoken of going to Troy to pass New Year’s Day. Though he did not appear at his office, no alarm was felt by his asso- | ctates until Monday, the 4th inst,, when inquiries were made if he was in Troy, It was then discov- ered that he had nov been seen in thatcity, Other inqutries followed, Wuich elicited only that on the afternoon of THE DAY HE DISAPPEARED, Mr. Doughty asked several persoas to tell bim the | location of Smith street, in Brooklyn. Neither his clerk nor lis associates know that he went to Brooklyn aiter he left his office. It is now sus- cted that he did go there. This belief has been adopted because of the falure of alk otner theories when they bad been {fol- lowed to their practical ends. Since the relatives of Mr. Doughty have been alarmed by his | absence. “Detective Eider, of the Central Oitice, has been searching, but has not obtained even the sligutest CLEW TO THE DIRECTION he took when he reached thestreet from his aitice. The detective has gone throvgh the hog- Pitals and the Morgue, but in none ot these was either Mr. Doughty or bis lifeless body. It is now remembered that the missi an Was attacked, several days before he disay |, by an acute ain, resembling that of meuralgia, in the ead. The cause of this was attributed to his constant attention to hia studies and busi- ness, It 18 now conjectured that Mr. Doughty may have gone to Smith street, Brooklyn; while there have been attacked by the pain with such unusual lorce that when he left the house he visited he was caused by his agony to mistake his | way. Smith street rons down to Gowanus Bay, | ana for a short space toward its end the street 1s: | bounded at one side by the water. Itis possible that Mr. Dosey, may have walked to the end of | the street and thence abruptly into the water and | have been drowned. The eat young lawyer was only twenty- three years old. He was @ graduate of Williams College and of the University Law School, and was for 4 time a student in the office of Mr. William A. Beach. The evidence of the papers he leit beaind, him in his office 1s that his mind was periectl; clear. His monetary affairs were in a good condi4 tion, and when he last left the society of his friends it was known that he had about $70 with nim. Mr. Doughty is of a light complexion, and his nair, mustache and side whiskers are of a light brown coior. i A WOMAN MISSING. Amarried lady, of middle age, named Mrs, War- dell, leit her home in Long Branch oa the morning of the 8th inst. to do some marketing at the stores near her home. Since then she has not been seen | by her friends, It is thought that when she leit her house she was slightly deranged in mind. A Woman who ig thought to have been Mrs, Wardell boarded a train on tke Southern Rail- road, at Long Branch, on the morning mentioned, and bought from the conductor a ticket for Philadetpnia, yet she only went as far a: Whiting’s Station. Mrs. Warueil 18 a blonde, witt sharp features, and has a@small mole on the leit side of her face. She was dressed in black when she left her home, and wore a biue veil and ielt hat. Her earrings were gold pendauts, each con- THE FREE TRAINING SCHOOL FoR WOMEN. The free training school of the Women’s Educa- tional and Industrial Society has wrought quite a reform in many a household. The managers are judiciously trying to divert the surplus of working women from the factory to domestic service. It is a lamentable fact that the supply of seamstresses | far exceeds the demand; their labor is conse- quenily depreciated. The ile of a domestic ifs, ta many respects, more independeut and happier than that of a poor girl Who wears out her youug life at the sewing machiue or in the factory, and the managers of the training school are endoay- oring to turn the attention of the braver and stronger girls to domestic labor. While in these school gitls and women are trained to almost every brancn of femaie industry, ‘ticular atten- tion being paid to tue educatioa of cooks and walt- Tesses. The kitchen of the inatitution 1s far too small for the purposes of @ culinary school, and | the managers are forced to appeal to the puolic for help to enable them to enlarge it and mako other improvements. Stnce tn itablisbment of the trawing schools in April, 1873, 8,600 females have been taught different branches of industry and provided with situations at an expense or $20,710 48, The total receipts up to November 20, 1874, amounted to $10,498 92, leaving a deficit of $10,311 56. To make up that defictency and enlarge the school the managers confidently appeal to the charitable for aid, @ institution is located im East Tenth street. CLOSING THE ASTOR HOUSE. The old city Botel and landmars, the Astor | House, will be closed on Tuesday next for repairs and will not be reopened until April or May. It is intended to rent out the first and second stories for offices and stores and use the remainder for sleeping apartments, &e, I: is also inienaed to widen the entrances on Vesey and Bar- clay streets and make a great alteration in the min entrance on Broadway. It was stated some time ago that otel was to be Given up, but this ts not so, a general renovation of the pariors only taking piace. The lease of t Messrs. Stetson expires in May next, and it 1s not yet known whether they will renew the lease or whetuer the note! will pass into new hands, The closing of the Astor House will be keenly felt by the numerous tradesmen who make it their headquarters while staying in the city aud attend~ ing to their business down town,