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. A. After Mr. Bowen on that evening drew Dis check to pay Me the money, which be did on the spot, he safa to me that he never eptertained—(counsel todicated to turn toward the jury]—beg pardos, sir, ior not addressing the jury—tnat he never entertained any nn- Iriendly ieeling toward me, and that if | sup he had L was mistaken, and be was desirous to Make any public reparation which I thougnt proper told tim that I desired the publication in the subsequent /ndependent of @ little note of Miue, and o| some proper auswer on his part; he sald be would inake such @ puodlication, ana did make such @ publication; in addition to t! blication, be sent to me two private netes, tak- ing baci or Evarts (interrupting) —No matter about the ents. con Mr. Fullerton (to witness)—Give the con! the notes. A. I can give you the no! this was pubdligned in Bowen’s paper eith Grst week or the secoud; at ali events, it ap- ared in the first issue that sollowed the arbi- ration; a very higaly— Mr, Evarts (incerrupting) —Well? Witness (continuinz)—iIn Mr, Beecher’s paper, the week foliowing, be took ons what Mr, Bowen bau published in the Inaependent, and copied it Into the Christian Union, and he accompanied it ge comments in my justilication and vindica- ion, Q ‘The article before you (indicating) 1s a com- mentation jn the Christian Union on that commu. Dication in the Independent? A. Yes, sir; I now bold that in my hands. wae nae (to the Court)—I now propose to ad it. Mr. Evarts—The narrative of the witness tn-| oludeés the publication in the Independent which ts foe text upon which the Christian Union articie 16 ase. Mr. Fullerton—It 1s not the opinion of Mr. Beecher in the article im the Independent; it is the expression of nis opinion with respect to that articie, although that was the pretext with regard to Mr. ‘Tiiton, Mr. Evarts—ft sanction ts given to that article Jet it be given in all 1ts dimensions. ‘the Jucge—In other words, to include the mient as well as the ian Unton Articles? Mr. Evarts—Yes, Mr. Fullerton—fhere is no objection to that. ‘The Judge—Put this in and tee other afterward. Mr. Beaco—1 do not suppose it is to be ruled shat it is something about Mr. Beecher, but some- thing upon which was founded Mr. Beecher’s article, Mr. Evarts—No. Now, whether you agree or ao Bot, 1 go on my objection. Mr. Fullerton—1 ao not put it in, because I don’t know what itis or whether [can find it. I have never seen 1t myself. Ihave only seen the comments In the Christian Union, not the Inde- pentent's comments and expressions toward Mr. ‘Thton, I: was nearly hali-past twelve when Evarts in- terrupted the narration—indeed, the plea of the Dlamti®, so long and monotonously continued. This led to a series of repartees, where Fullerton, gs usual, got im some few things nearly witty, greatly to the relief of the jury, who laughed. ‘Tilton, tor the’ frst ume, turned about and asked the Judge for instructions, Mr, Halliday came in for a remark, and Mr. Beecher smiled at that rosy did patriarch’s espousal by Mr. Kvarts, who bore him up and had charge concerning bim. 80 aid Balliday smile—the smile of the just being made slowly periect, Mr. Fullerton read the following in evidence :— THE CHRISTIAN UNION EXTRACT. This honocatile Saachuoee trom Mr. Bowen ought to clear away the misconcepiions which have shaded the path of ibis briluant young writer. We have never urted with our inith that time would reconquer for ‘heodore ‘ijton the place in journalism, literature and relorm to. ich his talents and past services entitle hin. Upon this testimony of the estimation in waich his principies and couracter are held by & wise and strong man, who Was Closely associated with him for titven years in the conduct of the J dent, the y pubiic mist needs put aside prejudices ot judgment which tuey have permitted to cloud tais young orator and writer. Those who know him bes ‘are the must sure that ho 1s ti in his convictions, less in their utre: and that be 1s manly and siraight- a which he works for what seems is tear- forward in the wa. to him best for mun ani tor society. We trust thatthe gold in the Gulden Age will not grow dim, but that, dropping its dross in the retiving fires, it Will shino wath the lustre of gold seven timesretined and purified. By Mr. Fullerton—Mr, Tilton, do you recollect an Ocvasion when Mr, Beecher dined with Mr. Moul- ton in your house? A. Yes, sir. Q Dv you recollect when 1 ocourred? A, I can’t fix the precise date; if apybody knows the Bight on Which I spoke in the Academy of Music during the Greeley cumpaign, it Was that night. Q. 1t was im the autumn of the year 1872, was it pot? <A. Yes, air; in Octover. Q Do you recollect anytning that occurred on that occasion? A. The only feature of the occa- blon huving relerence to the subject now on hana is this:—mr. Beecher said tu me either that he ‘Was going to bave or rad HAD A SILVER WEDDING im his church, the celebration of the twenty-fitth year Of bis ministry; 1 don’t remember wuecner it ad just passed or was just to come; nevertheless, At was still iresn; 1t Was a topic in bis mind, and he brought it to my attention; ne spoke to me about ils popularity and the strength of bis iriends. o: his iriendsoips, of his coming to the acmé of bis life, and he told me aiso that it wasa great delight to bim to hear that I had gone during the suu.mer at the head of troops of iriends, Ikewise resuming my puoiic carcer; he said to me he had noticed, however, in human affairs that when men were at the highest point Ol their prosperity they were sometimes nearest te their downfall, and he asked me if1 thought there were avy presslog, immediate danger in our Case; I said to Mr. Beecher on that occasion that 1 bad a suggestion to make to him, which, per- Raps, would .ot come with a good grace irom me, . Bevertheless 1 did 16 1p the interest of Elizaveta And juture peace; 1 said to him, “You nave ter- Auinated with great bouor the twenty-five years 0! your ministry; 1t 18 @ quod time to resign; you can hope for nothing better im this world the way of honor im _ your pulpit than you have achieved; you are writing the “Life of Christ,” the second volume is not completed, and you have a good excuse to go to ine Holy Laad and it will be Known to tne whoie world that you have seen tne footprints of tne Master, aod if you now re-igp 1 will be a fit- ting tune for you to do so, and such a resignation, Whic. beretoiore would nave been scoumpan.ed: wita suspicion and dauger, would be now, in my ipgemens, the surest Way to provide peace lor the future.” Isa:d, “I won'c ask you to doit, but lam lm constant apprehension that something will arise; When sy Mauy curious eyes are prying into our secret and so many gossiping tongues talkin, 1 vur affairs, i fear,” i said, “that something will @rise to make it dangerous for you to continue longer in your pulpit, and you wili never have BuCcD An opportunity to resiga as now, amid the Worid’s ggod opinion; Ll ask you to think of it;” he said he thougut the suggestion Was a good one, and tuat be woula think of it; that was alll re- Meniber that occurred on that interview, THE WOODHULL SCANDAL, Q. Pass to the publication of tue Woodhull scan- dai, so called, in November, 1872, You recollect Its publication? A, Yes, s.r. 4 Q. if there was a meeting subscquentiy to that pupilcation between yourse and Mr. Beecher I Waut you to kuile What it was. A. Vhat pubiica- tion Was mude while | was in the northern part of New Hampsnire concluding my lavors in that cam- paigo; [came nome to Brookiyn on the moruip preceaing the Presidentiat erection, which | thio ‘Was Noveuver 5; a8 soon aslentered the house U8 Mrs. Tilton, with great distress, put into my bal B COPY Ol the Wooahuli & Clasin Weekly, whica Ww: the tirst Knowledge | vad of the publication of tl story; {read it twice over as swiftly ay my eyes could run up and duwn the columns and | made Lasie to Mr. Mouiton’s house aud he sent for Mr, Beecher to meet me and we had an interview; I ‘Was informed at that interview, etther by Mr. Beecher or Mr. Moulton, I forget who, perhaps by both, that the paper had been already beiore the City lor a week or ten days; my impression is that u fe had been the tuwn talk not merely irom tue dace of its first puvlicauon, November 32; 1 think that 1 was | wisely circulated up and down these streets several days prior to its actual publication; in other words, that it bad been going up and down belore the puviication a whole week, pernaps more, during My absence; that mornidg Was the tirsc intima- on I had that any sucn puolication was in exist- ence; trey informed me that they had had @ ialk avout it and that the best judgment to which they coula arrive afier these talks wag that the story wouid be vest killed vy silence, and tuey wanted to know uw 1 had any suggestion diderent irom that; I don’t KLow wnat Lean repeat the conversa- tion on that vccasion; the substance of it was tat no other Course was leit tian sience; but I remember tuat silence Was determined upyn, not because the story couid nut be denied, for the particulars of the story-— Mr. varts (1uterrapting)»—We would rather bave wnat ed. Mr, Beach=l! anything was sald upon the sub- Ject the wiiness can state it. Witness—Mr. Beecher said that the reason why, at that time, he felt thar the vest policy would ve to say noting on the subject to the pudlic was tis—what i any denial was made tt would only provoke the Woudbulls to reprouuce the story in some otver torm, to reiterate it, that the dental Would bot quoi it, that they evidentiy meant imis- ehier and they would repeat tt im one torm or @nother, and if tt wus dented once 1 would have to be denied twice, and perhaps three times and May times; that was the reason the policy of Bllence was agreed upon, aod not because the slory could in its essential parta—— Mr. Evarts (agalo interrupting) —What was said; What Was tre reason given by him only? By Mr. Faherron—Was tuere more than one Meeung upon that eubject? A. Yes, sir; there were several, Q Where did they generally take place? A. Always in Mr. Moulton’s svudy, Q. Do you recoilect anytaimg else said by Mr. Beecher at any other of those meetings? A. At one of those meetings, & litte later than that, he suid he bad changed nw mind im regard to the policy of having NOTHING SAID TO THE PUBLIC; he thought ft ougnt vo puolish ac that card, | think, Ww! nce; 1 Loid him the objection to p ishing afy card was by me; that I was the wrong man to say anything On the subject; that, as the story connected Mrs, Tilton with lim he was the proper person to publish anything, 1 anything Was to be published; I that “che public at large will understand that Lain a third party in the case; it will be very natural for a husband to @eny such @ story concerning bis wile; I would =; . NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. not bethe proper person either to deny, explain or to do anything about it.” Look at the card shown you and say whether ublished by Mr, Beecher on that oc- jon? A. Yes, sir, that 18 the card. . 16 is the one cominencing, “Jn an unguarded enthusiasm I tuougnt weil and much of one who has proved utterly unredaole?” A, Yes, sir. What became of that card—was it published? A. No. sir; 1 objected to it in toto. What objections did you raise to Mr, Beecher? A. I told Mr. Beecher that I was not a proper per- son to publish anything Whatever on the subject; that he might doas he chose; he might deny it gad | would never contradict nis denial; but 1 would pubiish nothing, and in icular would udlish DO such Mimsy cara as that; | said to nlm Be knew very well my reiations with Mra, Wooa- hull had not been prompted oy “AN UNGUARDED ENTAUSTA8M,” but were designed to protect Elizabeth; that he had been @ partuer in that design, and that it was Dot ‘an unguarded entnusiasm” either by him, Mi Moolton or me; and i said turthermore, ‘Suppo: 1 sncoid puviish this card, what would tae public gay ? they would simply say this, that Mr. Tilton’s wite has been innocentiy attacked in tne pubite pene, ni what does he do in view ol that attack? e simply publishes a card vindicating himself, shaking bimself iree aud clear from odium wnat bad hitherto attached to hin for bis association with Mrs, Woodbully” IT said, “!his 18 pot card in vindication of Elizaveth; it 18 not Vindication of you or & vindication of mo; the attack is maae upon you, and no vin- dication lor myselt is necessary; 1 will have hotning to do with the card;” and TI told btm, jurthermore—I was very angry when 1 told him—I was arousea and indignant to think that he Dad endeavored to put upon me tne responsibility of meeting the Woodnail scory; | told him that ne ‘was involved with Mrs, ‘fulton, and that her vindt- cat.op was to come trom him; if he wi brave man, it should come by him at whatever cost; I rolied upon him whatever responsibility was to be @ sumed in the case, Mr. Fullerton—tt Your Honor please I shall not Dave time to fipish another topic before the recess, The Court then took a recess until two o'clock. AT BEOESS, . The hour of recess 1s the balcyon, the voluptu- ous, hour of the day. Mr. Beecher, baving heard himself described supposititiously or the contrary, for two hours, then gets the reltef of good cheer and speaks to his lawyers, parishioners and the outsiders, pulls on his long, ol¢ cloak, with a velvet collar, drops his anxiety and «1 dimpling smilies, He said yesterday that Tilton was neither @n Apollo por an Apollyon. “They will never try him again,” exclaimed one yesteraay wno saw Mr. Beecher, after looxing cool ‘8 gaining confidence under pub- Meity.”” Still bis general color is high and bis appear. ance not that of perfect tranquillity. Mrs, Beecher, who is growing thinner, jo walks to and fro and shakes hands. Few or none salute the party of Mrs. Tilton, They come. and go, waited upon by the cours officers or by the soraggy Plymouth usher. Their position in the court is individual or irrelevant. Mrs. Field is very strong 1n expres- sion and watches Theodore restifying with a countenance very nearly sentencing him. Mrs. Tubbs and Mrs. Phelps, two of the new re- iniorcements to Mrs. Tilton’s party, took ther seats with more than the interest o: the remain- ing duo, who had been so long detained by the Plainttf’s witnesses, Mrs. Field, tne good-looking, euld, determined Quakeress, spoke to Edward Beecher pleasantly, her features proving to be re- laxabie. Uncle Edwara, with his roof of gray hair pressed forward, white beard brushed for- ward and Jeatures combed down, leaned his mighty mouth close up to the ear of his nephew. who laughed like two boys rolied into one, ‘Lhis is @ great year for boys. Little Mr. Beach, once a journalist, came into Court parboiled into a smile of good will to men. AFTER RECESS, ‘Tilton's tone alter recess mignt have been forti- fled by @ glass of sherry, Perhaps it was. It ‘was warmer, bolder and the tone more mellow. He proceeded at once to put General Tracy on the ragged edge ani related a conversation which happened between himself, Tracy and Woodratt, Tracy was not in court. “The upsvot of it was,’ said Tilton, “We don’t, want to hear avy upshot,” said Evarts. But he slipped it in while Mrs, Beéoher laughed. CONTINUATION OF THE STORY. - Theodore ‘ilton was recalled, and at five minutes past two his direct examination was re- sumed by Mr. Fullerton. The witness said:—I recollect an interview at Mr. Mouitow’s house soon aiter the pub- lication of the Woodhull scandal, at which Mr. Trasy was present; Franklin Wood- rum, Mr. Moulton, myselt and Mr. Tracy were present at inat inteyview, which took place im the study of Mr. Moultoh’s house; it was soon giter the Woodhull scandal; as to tne date, I be- heve It was aiter the first Suuday night succeed- ing, but J will not swear this 1s the accurate date; I think it Was the frat Sunday evening alter | re turned from New Hampsbire; at the same time [ would net like to bind myself to that statement; 1 cannot state What occurred ot the whole of the interview: | was sent for to go to Mr. Moulton’s house; Mr. Moulton met me in the. second story, front room; | toink in the early part of the evens ing, but | would not be accurate as to tuat; 1 went immto the presewce of Mr. ‘Tracy; 1 went up into the siudy and there 1 saw Mr. ‘Tracy aod Mr. Woodrud; Mr. Moulton haa accom- panied me to his study; [ was the rst to speak; I wald, a8 Dearly a8 1 can recollect, “Mr. Tracy, this whole interview is without my conseat’ aud sgainst my protest; I have not authorizea you in aby way to any party to be the oustocian of any of the tacts in this case, and now as | learn that some ol them have been communicated to you, and that you are to see tne rest and to examine the papers, I have not beeu consulted, and | pro- test; but.’’I said, ‘as the case has gone so far, at Mr. Moulton tatorms me, by Mr. Beecher’s adv: anu Mr. Woudruff’s and his own, you have been taken without my kuowledge into consultation in this case, | want to exact from you a pledge and proinise in advance ;”” he said, ‘What is it?’ I satd, ‘‘{ am nota lawyer and ao not understand the etiquette of your proiession, but 1 want you, either 4s @ lawyer or a8 a gentleman, to give me our woid of honor that ti Mr. Beecher and Should ever come into collision, either througa One side or the other, you will not act as counsel against me. I willnot consult with you unless you Fixe me that pledge ;’’ he said to me, “Air. Tilton, alive you that piedge, both as a lawyer and asa gentleman,’ I said, “Very well,’ and we then proceeded to the consultation; the first incident which I remember distioctiy Was the handing over to Mr. Travy vy Mr. Moulton of the document how in evidence and known as THR LEITER OF CONTRITION, iu other words, Mr. Beecher’s communication to me throught Mr. Moulton, of January 1, 1871; Mr. Tracy perused it; ne neldit in nis hand; tt con- sisted of three sheets; ne read one and put that under the vottom; then the other, and he put that under the bottom; he read it in that manner Jouc or five times, and when he had concluded reading he placed tue paper on the table anu saia, “Great God! have never known any- thing like this. Tne man who could dic tute such @ paper, who could express so much grief and fieartbreak, as already veen Punisned enouzh, and he ougat not to be furtner exposed; his gri¢is ougnt not to be exposed Lo the world; Mr. Tracy told me tnat it was a case which ought to be summarily treated; he said that he bad told Mr. Woodruil and haa told Mr. Moule ton; he told me tnat, while in the ordinary avairs ot ltie Lying Was DOL jusviflable and wus reprehen- sibic, yet this Was a Case In Whicn truth ougot to be denied and lying Was right; he iurther- more, “I address that statement, M ton, par- tucularly to you, Jor che reason that if t ots in this case are ever published, if the story is ever con- urmed, it will not onty ruin Mr. Beecher, but your wite; of course,” said he, ‘it will ruin them, but it will also ruin you, Jor the world wiil never lor- give you tor having NDONED co) your wife's crime; Mr. Woodruff was very em- Pkatic in his prooibition to Mr. Moulton of what seemed to have been Mr. Muuiton’s purpose to pubiish a card of denial; I don’t remember dis- tioccly how much of the earlier portion of the in- terview at which I was not present was commu: Bicated to me; 1 remenrber most disunctiy Mr. ‘Tracy’s remarks, because he was at thac tuume to me almost a stranger; the upshot of the interview ‘was that nothing could be done exceps by silence; T told Mr. Tracy that I was periectly well aware toat it would ve ruin to all parues, and that my great solicitude was the protection of bizabetn; | Uhat the other persons in ine case were both meu, and might take their chances; ruin would not $0 absolutely ruin them as the woman. and that my anxiety was for the protection of Eliza- beth’s name and Jame; 1 recollect that soon iter this Mr. Beecher cume to me and brougut sume correspondence, some letters from third parties; J am able to tdentily the aate by the proximity o1 that occurrence to the death and juueral of Horace Urecley; 1 was the lutver part or end of November or the beginning of December, 1872; the interview took piace in the sume familiar spot at which most of the inter- views were held, in the upper parc of the house, io Air. Moulton’s study: Mr. Beecher, Mr, Mouiton and myseli were present; Mr. Beecher brougnt a Bumber of letters, wt all events, a handiul of writings, saying that Mrs. Hooker had threatened to come down to Brookiyo sod invade Piymouth pulpit; Mi. Beecher came into Mr. moulton’s stady about the period 1 have mentioned—it waaio tne period between the deatn and varial of Mr. Greeley—saying in @ somewhut excited manner, and holding out some pupersin his hands, which he said he had received from his wi » Mra. Hooker, stating that his sister had tnreatened to Come down to Brook'yo and invade bis pulpit and read Jrum the pulpit » CONFESSION OF HIS RELATIONS with Mra, ‘Tilton to the entire con.regation; and he said, “Whae shall Ido?’ aud he showed Mr. Moulton and me the letters; Mr. Moulton read them; Ireaa thom; Mr, Beecher said. “What do you think of the coudition of @ man who gets these froma member ot his own family?” and he expressed proiound gri¢i, great agitation. excitement, and be repeatedly asked, | “What isto bedone? is there no end o: comp! cation and trouvle t” Mr. Moulton asked what I thought ought to be done, reflection I satd, Afier som Give me the letters and I will go r, and I will stop this miseniel ;" and I saw Mrs. dooker, and I stopped tne mischiel. Tilton rattled of his testimony, “What do you think of @ man’s character who can get sucn letters from his own sister (Mrs. Hooker) *” with @ good deal of volubility. Pictures of this lady and of the Beecher iamily generally were now cir- culating i court, The lawyers spatted; the wit- ness abated his warmth; Fullerton seemed to feel that he had bis witness better in hand and was more imperative. Mr. Evarts was correspond- fogly savage. Some thought he was engaged in protecting the defendant's sister in nis absence. The Judge said, ‘“Gentiemen, you ,are boty right nd that appears to be the trouble with you,” “Aspersions of innuendo and suppression,’* said Evarts. “Immaterial and impertinent matter,” said Beach, charging upon Evarts. “It is an asper- sion, and we aamjt tt. It is trae.’ Counsel appear always to be more elated and positive after lunch. “Well,” tweeks In Mr. Evarts. “Yes,” tintinabulates Fullerton. “Now,” exclaims beach. Mr. Beach and his brother, sitting together, ap- peared to be delicate abous so much of Beecher’s family matters coming up, Witness con tivuued—Nothing occurred in the way of carrying out the threat on the part of Mra, Hooker; [ saw her in the city of New York, at the house ofa iriend; | don’t know how tar Your Honor will permit me to mention the names of third persons. The Judge—1t is immaterial. Witness—I have not mentioned the name solely because it was that of a lady, and think too many ladies’ names have been mentioned in th's contro- yorsy; 1 think my mterview with Mrs, Hvoker lasted an hour or more; | only saw her once on this business; { met ner at Mr. Greeley’s funeral by ac- cident; I communicated to Mr. Beecher the result o1 vhe interview I had with Mrs. Hooker; I don’t know whether it was the same day or the day aiter; it was as so00n aiter as convenient; Mr. Beecher then said to me that he was projoundly thankful; tuat he nad escaped A GREAT DANGER from @ member of tis own family; he made certain other remarks about that member of bis jamily which I think ought not to be repeated, Mr. Fullerton said he did not want to asx for those remarks. 7 Witness continued—I remember the Woodhull scandal and the interview at woich it was pro- posed to take measures to counteract it; to the est of my recollection, some of the letters were written after my interview with Mrs, Hooker, and atter the Sappression of our attempt’ Mr. Beecher came to Mr. Moulton’s study, where J was; he suid, that, in his judgment, the time had passed when SILENCE concerning the Woodhull scandal was a wise policy; thut there was 20 much Clamor on the Part Of the public as manilested in the press, so much inquiry in his church and congregation, so many demands made upon bim by his triends, that the pressare was getting to be unendurable and that he thought, at that late day—which was five or six weeks after the publication of November 2—that no card of denial was then neccessary, put that a plan mizht be devised to explain to the public—to give to the press What might have been—that the public mignt regard asa true ex- Planation of the scandal, aud bis suggestion was this: I remember he said—“People argue in this way, not that the Woodhull story 18 true, but be-, cause its extravagance 1s against {t—but they say, where there 13 80 uch smoke there must be some fire; benind the words of the story there must ve something of a black and @ agmnabie character. “Now,’? he said, “suppuse we should appeal to the sentiment of the communtiy; suppose, for in- Stance, that some reputable ewspuper, speaking semi-oilicially—as irom ail the parties to the case—say the New York Tribune—snould pub- lish an editorial to the effect that there was some ground ior the Woodhull pubii- cation, not the grounds which were stated, but that they were grounded upon certain stories that Henry C. Bowen had told a year or two pre- vious against Mr. Beecher, and which Bowen hime self had, in @ writteu form (April 2, 1872), re- tracted, and suppose We get some semt-ofticial edt. torial expression, not signed by any names, that this was the origin of these stories. Let that be said, and let us quote from the tripartite ugree- ment the clause that Bowen signed retracting his stories, and let us put that into ihe editorial, and that will satisiy the public curiosity. ‘That will du, ‘The public think there must be sometning tu the Woodnuil story, aud that it had ite origin in the stories of Bowen, which be had retracted.” Beecher suggestea that as a device; that was in the middie of December, 1872, that it might coun. teract the Wooduull story; Mr. Beecher asked MOULTON'S OPINION. Moulton turned to me and said, “Tbeodore, what fs your opinion of tt?’ 1 said my opinion of tt was te wasa ay policy; 3a ir. Beecher asked why? in the first place, Mr. Bowen did not wille j D the tripartite agreement, and he has al- id since to his iriends, making nv hesita- | mm the statement, that he did not retract any- thing; that that covenant was so loosely drawn that you coud drive a coach and jour through it, that the retraction was not @ retraction, that ybo.y could pick it to pieces, that he hau signed it'at Mr, Clafin’s request and that 1¢ was no denial practicady; I said furthermore that if Mr. Bowen was the same ‘man then that I had known bim to be in years previous, and I thought1 knew him as well as apyoody, ior! had served with him fifteen years; saia, “If you drive Bowen to the wall and he has @ny evidence against you he willturn and fignt and he may be able to strike yon @ death viow be- fore you are aware uf 1t;” I said, “Beware how You put Bowen in a corner;” then followed a dis- Cussion as to whether Bowen had any evidence; .Mr. Beecher said Mr. Bowen cvuld not possibly bring any evidence against him in any of the wen- eral charges he had maae; the only danger he ap- prenecded was that ww some particular case some particular scrap of writing might be im existence; be did not know that it was; then followed an m- terview that 1 think have no rigit to repeat; this brings us to December, in the latter part of which THE LETTER OF MRS. TILTON to Dr. Storrs was under cousideration; I had.an interview with Mr. Beecher and Mr. Moulton, at which @ discussion’ took place on the advisability and ieasibil.ty of a stateweut which I had devised meanwuile with the view of offsetting and con- trontiog the Woodbull story ; Itold Mr. Beecher the suggestion which: he had made a lew weeks or a tew days, perhaps a fortnight Deiore, as to introducing the tripartite covenant, or @ section of it, into @ proposed card to the public had ied me to con- sider the propriety of ponianing, or at all events Of writing, a siory at some cons! derabie Jength, in- cluding that covenant and certain’ otner docu- ments in the case, ull Of which, taken togetoer, might give to the pubiic some satisfactory suiution oi the originui of tae Woodhull scandal, witnout atthe same time confessing toe whole truth; L told nim tnat his’suggestion of publishing @ portion of that covenant had inspired ine to the prepara- tion of a document in which the eniire covenant stouid be included, together with otber papers; I told him, turthermore, that I nad vonsulted on that subject with Rev. Dr. storrs, of this city; I had gone to him as agood man, acalm man, and a ‘wise man, to ask him what in his Jadgment the public sentiment of Brooklyn required at my hands jn this business, and that Dr. Storrs advised me to act calmly, to put together the jacts and pipers and documents in the shape in which chey could be proved, aud then submit them to him, and atter had given nim facts in that avcurate shape he would give me the best judgment he could form; 1 told Mr. Beecher that, in pursuance of that suggestion, I nad once or twice seen Dr. Storrs, ana on one of the occa- sions Lhad requested Mrs. Tilton to go wita me, but she had preverred not to do so, but bad writ- ten a statement or letver, which I ad shown to Dr. Storrs, thal I had included that lester—this | written by Mr. Tiltou to Dr. Storrs—tnat l had in- cluded it in the prepared statement which I meant for the public. (The witness here identified the | letter o1 Klizabeth, dated Vecemoer 16, 187—.) Mr. Beecher utterea an exclamation, { think, in th words, “Oh, Theodore! of all men in the worl wish you had kept clear of Dr. Storrs.” As Tilton cae to relate his intimacy with Dr. Storrs and Beecher’s aversion thereat, Mr. | Beecher luokea red ana embarrassed. The impu- | tation of Tilton that he once adaitted that Storrs, «Beecher after its publication; Mr. me that all nis iriends were pressing nim to know | back on him; he said, “Ifyou give me your word of honor you will make no deniat [ wiil write the card;" [said to him, “You pave nothing to fear irom Me unless you become my assailer; i you do that wili then defena myself at all hazards; Mr. Beecher then sac at the table, wrote the card and thea directed it to me, (Paper produced.) THREE O'CLOCK. At nearly three o'clock there was a great legal War of several minutes. The unyielding clerk of Plymouth and limb of the law, Shearman, would not produce a letter in a timely and accommo- dating wa: Mr. Fullerton was miffed. Mr, Beach acted as if Shearman had wounded the spirit that loved him. The defence opened the large tin trunk of documents‘they possessed, and essempled their spectacies upon them. The con test was @ good deal like that between the rabbis and cardinals, lastiog for one year, before the Em- peror and bis wife, as told in Hervé. The Emperor decided the whole issue of doctrines trom an ol- factory poimt of view. Mr. Fullerton finaily got the paper, which was new, and it was read amid very rare and perfect interest. Tilton, gaining courage, got in some explanation of this letter, still further increasing its mterest, Mr. Foilerton then offered in evidence a letter written by Mr. Beecher, dated Brooklyn, Decem- ber 29, 1872, in which he denied the charge that there had been any criminal intercourse between Mrs, Tilton and himseli, and stated that that lady had acted with becoming womanly grace. He de- Bired to state in addition, that, during the whoe of this controversy, Mr. Tilton bad untiormly spoken in te highest terms of hia wife, and shown to him (Mr. Beecher) the highest proof of iriend- (A note to Mr. Mouitotl, denying tne charges, oO put in evidence), Alter Mr, Beecher re the paper he asked me it I thougut % would have effect; I told nim would rather have Mrs. ‘Tilton’s opinion on that subject, and that I would send her to him; at that time Mr. Carpenter came in, and having expressed to tim my desire to bring Mrs, ‘Tilton he went jor her and brought her to tre interview ; Lhe ietter was read to ner and she said it was entirely satisiactory; the witness identified she card that was prepared by Mrs. Til'on and broughc by Mr. Tilton to Mr, Beecher. Atter some testimony regarding the publication of the card Mr, ‘liltou suid he had state to Mr, Beecher that it he would refrain irom attacking him he would not do any harm; the letter of the complaining iriend was publisted about the 26th of December; Mr. Beeche: told me that he thougnt the letter a judicious statement, and that it would excite the comment I had expected; the difficulty that called Jorth that letter was some stntement in the public press regarding the Woodhull story, to the effect That 1} demanded some explanarion, and that Mr. Beecher and | snould give & contradiction to the reports and rumors with which the air swarmed, 1tness—During the summer | prepared another card, ag the jong statement had been held back by me; Mr. Beecher said he couldn’t bear the pub- lication of the etter to A complaining triend ;” I ‘Prepared auother letter for pubieation.on New ears Day ; 1 was prompted to this course, as there were a doze urgent demands for an explanation to that publication. Mr, Evarts objected to the witness agserting the Qumber oi persons desiring an answer, as that ‘Was but o conciusiun at which the witness arrived, At Was ruled out. Q. Was this the time when the paper, called the “Troe story,’ was prepared? <A. Yos, sir;it was at the time when the press was calling for an ex- planation of these charges upon all sides; I wrote tho letter of January 1, 1871; the letter to Mr. owen was published in a Brooklyn Suoday paper, the Press, Avrti 20, 1873, Q. How long after this letter was published did you see it? A. Isaw it the next day. Q. Did you ever see that letter before it was Publisnédy A. | never saw it belore it was shown me 1n the paper from which 1t was copied lato the Eagle; my attention was called to it in the Brook- lyn Hagle tne next night. Q Had you any counection with the publication Of this letter? A. 1 had not; 1do not know of my own knowledge how it got in the Press; the editor of that paper is here present in court and can ex- plain that, perhaps; | had potning whatever to do ‘with the pudlication of it; { nad no suspicion or intimation o! the origin of tne jetter. . Was there u card prepared aiter the publica. tion o: this tetter? A. 1 proposed a torm of card for Mr. Beeche’, and showed tne dratt thereoi to 1 eaaliann that was toward the end of May, Q. What occurred after the publication of the tripartite agreement? A. 1 had no connection with that publication, neither directiy nor in- direotly; the tripartite agreement was plblished on Friday, May 3 ecoration Vay,’ 1873, with @ prefix attacned, signed “-ulfolk;” the expiana- won given tor its puotication ‘Was that Mr. bowen wanted to vieur himseli from the stories which were in circulation; { have not the paper here; it was pudlished and accompanied with comments to the etfect that he hud charged sonie nameless acts against Mr. Beecher, lor which he could pe punished Jor slander and sent to jail. ‘This was objected to by Mr. Evarts, Q What occurred between Mr. Beecher and you concerping this publicatiua? A. 1 went to Mr. Moulton’s house the following morning and tola bom | bad consulted with some iriends of mine in New York on the subject aud Mr. Mouiton sent jor Beecher; they had some conversation on the tri- partite, aud Mouiton told Beecher that it waa an actof bad.taste and that no one signer o1 the paper had the right to publish it without the con- seat of the oiher; | tuld Beecher that suca com- ments 1Aust 1ead people to form the impression that 1 had commited some crime against him instead of his Baving committed a crime against me; (told him I would not permit such an im- pression to be uiven, and I told bim tnat I had resolved on publishing a letter which would give the correct story, and tuat 1 would let the puolic see Whetner | haa committed a crime against Mr. Beecher or M.. Beecher against me; [ prepared a card for pubiication on the evening after that iuterview, and .. showed it to Moulton, who said, “Give nim time; ton’t publish it yet; let Sunday intervene; I snowed the rough draft of na card, proposed to Mouiton; it was not pub- ved. Counsel called attention to the interview when Mr. Beecher’s letter Ot resignation as pastor of Plymouth church was mentioned, and witness saldz—“l went to Mr. Mouiton’s house on Satur- day evening, May 31, 1871, and { was going up stairs when Mr. Moulton came down and said Beecher was up stairs and was very much de- Pressed: he said he had prepared fis letter of Tesignation as pastor, and he dictated a copy of the letter to me; | said, ‘You may teil Mr. teecher il he resigns Ou uccount of his trouble in my tamily I will shout nim ou the street.’ “SHOOT HIM ON THE spot.’? When Mr. Tilton said he had said to Beecher’s face that im a certain event he would “shoot him on the street” (speaking witn much warmth) Mrs, Beecher laughed in @ bitter way, a deep curl on her hp&. Mr. Beecher bore 1t seriously; Edward was reading a book, and restive, A card was published as a substitute for the let- New York Mr., Tilton looked tired out ter of resignation the next aay in a evening paper and gr the paper shown it was marked Ex‘iiott 27 and was placed in evi denc:. A curd whicii was proposed to pubiish in lieu of the 1ormer was aiso offered In evidence and marked Exhibit 75, Wituess—Aiter Mr. Beecher, on May 51, 1873, early the fullowing moroing to see Moulton to learn wnat Mr. Beecher had resolved to do after my leaving the house the evening previous; Mr. Moulton then showed me that letter as Lue result ol their deliberations, Mr. Fuilerton then read a letter from Mr. Beecher to Mr. Kinsella, editor of the Brooklyn Bugle, sete ting forth that toe recent publication of the docu: ment beariug his name (Beecher’s) was made without either the sanction of Mr. Tilton or him- seif, and was culculuted to do injustice to Mr. ‘Tilton, who nad always conducted nimselt toward him 28 a man of honor and mtegrity. Witness —About tne 10th of June, 1873, I bad an interview with Mr. Beecher in regard to the card which was publisned in the Eagle, at Mr. Moulton’s house; don’t recollect tne urst aay I saw Mr, Beecher told why in tae world he had ever pubtisted such & wnat 1 leit the slp of pap itn the words » mercy whd peace” in nis study; it was a favorite text Of,his in iis carly davs, anu he said the mes- sige mre nim great comiort, Q Do you recollect ihe West letter to Mr. Beecher regurding the charges preferred against possessed of such a secret, would always have a moral advantage over Mr. Beecher, was heard | with deepening interests by the audience, Tilton | had come to get some of Mouiton’s power of | driving in his collateral evidence, Witness contiaved—I satd to Mr. Beecner that I | went to wee Dr. Storrs asa iriend of mine—ihat my object in guiug to Dr. Storrs was that | had always regarded vim a8 ao intimate irend ior | twenty-five years; ‘An,’’ said Mr. Beecher, “that | is the reason Why Lovject to your seeing mim; I do not want you to see him wins? =f | told Mr. Beecher that 1 had the trame- work of tne statement prepared, with the exception of documents, and as to these I had marked the places wuere they were vo be inserted ; Ibehieve I did not oone & copy of the tripartite agreement; 1satd to Mr. Beecuer, ‘4 will read to you @ part ol the siatement, and if you can staud Lhat you can staud any part of it; then took the ietter trom my pocket and read it to Mr. Beecner; alter I read it to him he said, “THIS WILL KILL MBI’? my impression 1s that this occurred after Christ- mas; [wont home that night and I prepared, in conjunction with Mrs. Tilton, a card—che letter to & compiaining 'frend—and that was publisned on, the 27tn o1 December; 1 twid Mr. Beecher the reason Why I published it—that Mra, ‘Liiton was | disturbed at tue comments which the card bad elicited, and she askea me whether it would nut be desirapie to deny the whole story out and out; I coumunicated this to Mr. Beecher, saying that tho true policy was to deny the story, and that, though tho time had | lapsed, 1t Was not yet too late tur denial; | had an interview witn Mr, Beecher at Mr. Moultou’s on, I think, the Jast day of the year, wueu Mr. Beecher said to me that fT did not turn back on fam he ‘would join with Mrs, ‘Iilton in puotishing tae card, Dut that it would be idie for him to do 60 if 4 went ou The witness here went over the story in that connection, which was in substance that Mr. West, some time in August, caided oa him («ilton) and told him of tre charges; in Octover, some time, Mr. Taimage, clork of tue Bxaminimg Vom- mittee, presented him with a copy of the cuarges (which Wiiness tdentifled); two or three days aiter that ne saw Mr. Beecher at Mr. Moulton’s house, and he wantea to kuow what we were go- ing do about the revivai of the charges; ne said that everything d-pended on the witness, wo replied that if that was so tuey could very readily setiie it; West told wirness that during the summer he had changed bis opinion o1 ihe case, and believed that Mr, Keecher was guilty, but a3 he bad preierred the ch .rges &sainst wit ness m the regular way he would ike that ne futon) would come forward aud answer them; witness told Mr. Beecher that be nad reused to go, as he did not consider nimself a member of the church; West suid him, to whieh he replied there was no power on earth could iorce him; told Mr. Beecuer that he Would stand on his non-membersinp and refuse to appear; he satd if | would do that all would be saie—ti L did appear, all would be lost; he sata the dimcuity would ve with the members who looked upou me a8 & member tor the techmcal reason tuat my naine was on tne rolls; witness then pre- jared # resolution stating that Ne had ceasea to © a Memver of the church and that iis name showd thereiore be dropped from the rolis; tnen witness received a iettcr irom the secretary citing him to appear. Q. Did anything occur after this proposition ? A. Alter seuding this letter to Mr. ralmage | was at Mr. Mouiton’s house, and while there Mr, Beecher came in; on seving me he came up aud caught me vy buth hanus, saying, “Theudore, God inspired you tu write taat leier.’? Q What action did the church take with refer. ence to that letter? A, On the morning of the 3ist of October, 1875—1 beileve that was the time—L had prepared his letter o: resignation, 1’ went | card giving me a character—that ne had veen | | censurea by the world for it; some time ay’ | | charge of Richard Carter, jor La Morlaye, Fi they would try to force | @m not certain; it was on the morning, however, of the day on tne evening of which action was to be taken with reference to these charges againat me by the committee; I saw in a New York paper an article to the effect that the action of the Ex: amiuing Committee that night was to result tn my expulsion and excommaonieation trom the church, ge Of uon-membership, and | Was to be punished y expulsion; I went, soon as I read this article, to Mr. Mouiton’s showed the paper to nim; [asked bim what was to done; ne sent for Mr, Beecher, who came, and | siowed him the paper and asked bim what was to be the action of the committee that night; | said | had written a letter to the church to fight off this investigation to save you, and 1 am wiling now to go aud tace this investigation und teil tnem what ig the meaning of tus; Beecher said he didn’t know what the action of the church com- mittee would be, and he spoke sume severe words against Mr. Wesi; cl as him of $ he said he would and would tearn from go and see Belcher hiinsell him what the action of the churen was to be; told him 1 would not have a suadow thrown on my tuture; I would not have the base insinuation that was to be held up before the public as a cowara, being afraid to meet such charges; L wrote a letier to %. E. Belcher, chairman of the Churcn Examining Comuuttee. Counsel here exhioned the letter, which the Witness Identified as the one alluded to by him. Witness—1 hurried overt. New York witn the letter and delivered it to Mr. Belcher myself; I then sent acopy of the same letter to Mr. Tai- mage, the cierk of the committee, Q. Did you attend the meeting of the Investiga- ting Committee of ’imouth church that night? A, I weat to the church that night, : Q. State now what occurrea there on that occa- sion in connection with Mr. Beecher? A. I weat to prayer meeting at Plymoath charch that even- ing and reached there avout eight o’clook, while the prayer meeting was in progress; when tue meevng nad terminated, according to congrega- tional custom, other matters were discussed and ullimately the action of the newspaper in aliud- ing to my case was Orought up ag the subject ior action; & series Of resolutions were rea to the effect that inasmucen as I had made charges againse Mr. cher, and when summoued io an- swer them £@a@d pleaded that I was not responsi- bie, as I was not u memoer, that [ should, Poere: fore, be dropped irom the roll; 1 rose and said to the congregation in effect, if | had slandered Mr. Beecher | was ready to answer lor it to his Jace; Mr. Beecher tien rose aud said he had no charges to make against me. Q. Did Mr. Beecher say anything to you with regard to the letter whieh you sent Mr. Talmage? A. He told me be was greatly troubled in conse- quence of my letter to Mr. Talmage; he said he didn’t know whether ‘falmage was inclined to be friendly toward him or otherwise; he told me there Was no letter going on the cnurch records, ‘The counsel here read the letter of Mr. Tilton to Mr. Samuel E. Belcher, Chairman of the Plymouth Uhuren Examining Committee, bearing date of October 31, 1878, in which Mr. Tilton reters to the proposed action of the West Investigating Com- mittee, with regard to his having siandered Mr. Beecher, and his refusal to appear and answer be- fore that body. The letter im question sets rorth that since writing tuts letter of refusal to ap- pear on the ground that he was not properly a Memoer 01 the church, not having attended the services lor three or four years, he had under- stood that 1t was hinted thas his (Tilton’s) re- Jugal to appear belore the committee was a de- sire on his part to escape the responsibil- ity of his slanderous words against the pastor. He writea:—‘{ have never spoken against Henry Ward Beecher Jalsely.” He turtver Tequests that the question may be put to him be- lore the committee aud the congregation, -‘Have ou, Theodore Lilton, ever spoken against Henry Wara Beecher falsely?’ The letter concludes by asking Mr. Belcher to show 1t ‘‘velore the action of the committee to-night,” assures him thai the writer has never sought to evade his duty asa member of Plymouth church. Atlour o'clock Mr. aMorris said, Your Honor, I move we now adjourn. . Mr. Fullerton (smiling) @ motion to adjourn is always in order, The counsel exchanged pleasant looks all round, and the Judge declared the Court adjourned until eleven o'clock to-morrow morning (to-day). ‘Then there was @ rush from all sices of the court room toward the centre, where the celebrities of the trial were seated. Mr. Beecher was grasped by the nangs aud many salutations were exchanged With the pastor and the attend- ants, male and female. For five minutes or almost that period the ladies endeavored in vain to break through the oircle of curious people—young, middle-aged and old—who iormed tue enclosure, ‘The oifcers at the doors yelled out lustuly, “Tats way, gentlemen; there is nothing more to be seen,” and “the observed of all observers” pressed their way out iuto tne corri- dor, which was packed with men aod boys, and down the stairway out into Livingston street, fol- lowed by a throng of noisy, rough me: riage of Mr. Ovington, in which Mrs, Tul Fiela, Mrs. Shearman and another lady are wont to come and go, Was in attendance on the street, and the jair party was driven rapidiy homeward, The assembiage then escosted Mr. and Mrs. Beecher to their vehicie, and so terminated tne twenty-second day of the scandal case, HORSE NOTES, ate of the odds on the The following is the betiing books at the rooms of the American Jocxey Club :— sscssss: perererener ers Ssces | Willie Burke. St. Martin... ssoss perererererersy Sssssan SESSSSE 8. ‘The following outside bets have been the Withers Stakes:— $8,200 to $400 against Willie Burke. ! $2,400 to $200 against Sangara. ‘The following outside bets have been made on the Belmont Stake: 4,000 to $300 agi St. Martn 2,600 to $200 against Leader. $4,300 to $450 against Bayminster. $3,000 to $100 against Gyro, J. A. Grinstead’s string of racehorses have ar- rived trom Lexington, Ky., having left there on the 25th uit. They mciude chestnut colt st. Mar- tin, by Pheaton; gray colt D’Artagnan, by Light- ning; gray filly by Lightning, dam Kilpie; chest- nut filly Gold Mine, by Australian, and two others, John Hunter has sold the chestnut filly Olitipa, by Leamington, dam Pliata, and Sultana, to Mr. A. Belmont. Price, $10,000, There 18 a rumor that as soon as Mr. Hunter can dispose of his racing stock ne will retire from the turi, He has sold Oss6o to Mr, A. Cammack for $3,000, Colonel McDaniel will train twenty-five horses the coming season. Nearly eighty-three years ago (on the 16th of February, 1792,) the South Carolina Jockey Club heid its first meeting on the Washington Course, the scene of last week's spirited sport. ‘The Charleston papers announce the break- down o: the orown horse Bingamin, by Asteroi dam Bay Leaf, by imported Yorkshire, while at bi: Arrant exercise at Charieston, where hb ing traimed for the Savannah races. Bingamt waa bred by the late K. A. Alexander, He was toaled in 1868 and was purchased When @ yearling for M. Hi. Sanford for $4,100. Colunel McDantel’s mare Penny, by Jerome Ed- gar, dam imported Lady Syk Joal to Harry Bassett on Tuesday morning last. A dozen more wiil soon follow. The Goshen Park Association offers two colt stakes to be trotted for during the sail meeting of the present sear, jor coits owned and raised in Orange couaty, One oi the stakes will be for three-year-olds and the otaer jor lour-year-olds, Entries will close March 1. Mr. M. H. Sanford’s stalilons King Loar and Monarchist are on their way to that gentieman’s Kentucky stud farm, near Paris, Fayette county. The value of horses exported trom England during the year 1874 was $1,026,320 1n gold, against $886,310 in 187% The value of horses sent to France, the largest purchaser, Was $370,375, or over oné-toird of the entire amount. Tne Wartior, @ horse bred by the late Lord Derby, ana the only wh rse that ever started for the Derby, was sod at Tattersall’s, in Londoa, recently lor twenty guimeas. A drait of eight race horses, belonging to Count agrange, leit Newmarket on the 16th ult., 10 rance, wnece they Will be trained by Caarles Weatheale, late head lad to ‘tom Jennings. ‘The lot coin- prised Mirlifior, Rélalade, Peut-etre, La Champis, be aol La Sautease, and a couple of two-year- olds. There has been a rupture between Count La- grange aad hig trainer, Tom Jennings, and the horses have been taken away, and all tiose that are to be trained in England have been given to Willtam Arauil, Wao has accepted the appoint- meut of private trainer to Count Lagrange. The horses given Arnull number twelve, and inciude Blenheim and beossias, in the betting on ihe 15th ult, Holy Friar, for the Derby, was decidedly first favorite, as there were offers in ¢wo quarters to vet £1,000 even on bim agains: Galopin, Against Holy Friar outright 16 to 2 Was the bese offer, but had 8 to 1 been sorth- coming the price Would have been taken to a lot 01 money. The racehorse Whaddon, formerly the propert: of Mr. Saville, died recently trom tae of fail in a steeplechase at Bromley. y a dropped a filly | 5 ON THE SNOW PATH. STAR TROTTERS AND FAMOUS HORSES OF THE METROPOLIS—GAY AND FESTIVE TIMES ON THE ROAD—SLEIGHING. Sleighing has bsea indulged in continuously since the 20th of December last by the jolly roaa- men of New York, and instead of its being on the wane it is more attractive than ever. 80 long @ time of continued and excelient sleighing New York has seldom seen, and that mythical persom age, so often quoted, “the oldest innabitant,” would fndit hard to settle upon @ date which would prove a counterpart or be a comparison to the last six weeks. At first the roads were not up to “snow work,’’ but they have all settied down, and speed o! a superior quality even for New York can now be seen onthe road every afternoon, The weather has been so uniformly cold that balling up had not troubled the feet ones until Saturday last, when the gutta percha stuffing nad first to be applied; but long, sharp corks were needed a8 an essential, owing to the continued icy and slippery state of the snow path. The long, broad avenues, St. Nicholas, Sixth and Sew enth, she champion grounds of the island, and Central avenue also, the trotting ground of the fancy steppers, in the afternoons when ali were out, and these roads crowded as well as the Park, gave an idea of the vast amount of money invested in horses and the interest taken In them, which could not fail to surprise the uninitiated in such matters, Among those whose price ia among the thon sands and whose speed is close to the talismante figures 2:30 and better, we noted the celebrated horses Startle, Lady Stout, Jo Elliott, Wellesley Boy and Dexter, trom the private stables of Robert Bonner. These horses all have a history and are among the aristocracy of tne equine race. It ts not necessary tosay that where they appeared upon the road they were te “observed of all ob- servers.” Mr. Thomas Wallace’s horses—the gallant bay H-nry, the beautiful gray mare Heatherbioom and that speedy son of Hambietonian, James H. Cole man—have all taken their airings upon the road and are in fine fectie. M Mr. William Vanderbilt has speeded his fine team, Lady Emma and mate, almost every day. His father, the Commodore, however, has veen seen but a few times in an open sleigh during the carnival. Tho north wind does not suit him like bright sunshine. Mr. Wrignt Gilles has begn out every day with his fast black team, and the horses that can beat him ‘nave to trot for it,”” Joseph Harker has driven several times lately his bay mare by Hambletonian, dam Lady Morris, She can beat 2:30 on a good track, E. D, Siater has been driving bis famous Dover Girl and mate, They are fast. Mr. Barkiey has shown great speed with his gray colt and mate, and W. H. Harbeck can beat almost anybody’s borse that tackles him with Gilt Eage or his team, the Vanderoilt mare and Saratoga. Mr. Harbeck 1s one of the most constant drivers on the road. L. Phillips has taken to sieighing with .a relies this season, and bis gallant pair of maves, Katie and Belle, can show the way on the snow path a8 @ Marvellous gait; and he should be very proud of such precious pits of horseflesh, Frank Work drives his well-known horses Ker ner Mare ana Kentucky Colt. Captain Jake Vanderbilt, the “gamest” ofall the drivers, has beeg up from Staten Island with his pet, Kitty Cramps, and she can speed like a whirl- wind, W.S, Ridabock has been out every afternoon with his fast mare Lena Case. She is a beauty and a very fine driver. « A. R. Phyfe has been ariving bis fancy nag, the bay mare Lucca, @ second Ethan Allen, and she can almost fly waen called on. A. Q Law’s equine companions have been the gray gelding and sorrel mare, either of which cam beat 2:40, single or double. Mr. Augustiva nas been driving his fine-looking colt, and Jesse Marshall brought out Shark and mate, and he thinks that any one having a horse that cannot beat 2:30 has no business trying to iollow bim on either of the avenues, Besides the above we noticed ou the road Mr. Higgins’ pay team; W. H. McCormick’s chestuué mare; Mr. A. Ker’s bay gelding Glendale and ‘Thomas B. Kerr's mice-stepping browns; William Joonson’s speedy chestnut gelding Bully Golde! Mr. Holbrook’s chestnut gelding; James Galway raplu Kentucsy mare, acd Dr. Clark’s roan and rays : Sheppard Knapp has been constantly driving his famous bay mare, by Harry Clay, dam by Fiddier. ‘This mare 14 one Of the most deugnttul creatures to drive that can possibly be tmagiued. She goes at 2:40 gait without lavor, aod can Kee) the cup ap about as long as any horse that goes the road. David Bonner has been noticed iately behind @ new one, aud he has shown a wonderful g: a number of times since sleighing commenced, Speculations has been induiged in as to whats horse it sand where it came irom; but David maintains absolute silence Upon that point. One thing is certain, he has shown speed enough to convince any one that he is a first class trotters. ‘Alexander Blanchard had out mis fast black mare Beeswing; Mr. Sage, Gray Mack; James Lawrence, a bay gelding; W. 4. Gray, @ gray aod sorrel, rapid movers; Sam, Lockwoud. Chamnpagne Charlie, a noted sleigh borse; Mr. Virgilius, his Tapid team Grocer aud Jack of Clubs; Mr. Rathe bun, his big slashing-galted mare; Archur Gillen« der, his well-known team Trenton and mute, Messrs. lanoagan and Connor were out near every alternoon behind the fast norses Vulcan ai Prince, a pair of jet blacks, N. H. Leadvetter, one of the most persistens of sleigh rivers, has been out with a number of fine horses, among them a roan gelding of extraordb nary speed. and also that beauty, Lady Haswell, ‘Ynere ure few tnat pass Leadbetter at any time, He won't have it, you know, George N. Furguson nas the fastest of his stock wintering on Long Island, but nevertheless he managed to pat in 40 appearance on tne road be- hiod a good one—a thoroughored stallion o1 great promise and speed. , . Frank Ferguson has driven occasionally the speedy brown uorse Bethel Boy, and the horse is iuproving fast under Ferguson's tuition, Mr. Milier’s Patchen mare, Simon Licatenstein’s sorrel mares and Henry Stnith’s sorrel geiding have been daily showing a goud deat of speed, Major Barker's team—an Kinan Allen and Tippo- have been on the road catly, aud seem periect in jurm, speed and action, ©. W. Barker, Jr., has been driving the beauty Suvertail, by Mambrino Patchen, at a 2:50 gait. Frank Freeze has been airing himself and nig bay geiding Humpty Dumpty every day since the snow first fell tuis winter. ‘ ‘Sam Truesdell 1s driving a black and gray, a fast and able team of great promise. .Johuson has been gulug up and down the avenues every alternoon with a black team that Can beat 2:40, and do it on the square; and Thomas Jopnson can show a 2:35 clip beaind that rattier, Springfield Boy. William Shaw had out @ very fine gray mare that could trot about as jasc as he wished to goto sleigh, and tiatisas rapid as there is any sa.ety nowadays on road. Peter Moller, Jr.’s, pet 1s @ fast Hambietonian eiding; Sum Hunting. the gray norse Tom Wone Ser; J. Davidson, &@ sorrel gelding; Philip Dater, the Well-known scallion Daniel Boone; Jack Fiind- era, the oay horse Columbus; Dave Johnson, the bay mare Gracie; Couriey Rand, his speedy biack, Every day dud ali tines in the day, for business and pleasure, Dan Mace has been seen behind one Or two O! the many fast oes tnat he Is possessed of tnis winter. Prominent among them is the vory fast cnestnut stallion Young Jacason, of a fashions able stra, Who can beat 2:3); Bianche, &@ Won- derfully last black mare, is anotner—her record is 2:26; another claiming especial attention tsa Mi veen hand brown mure, 80 last that Dan thinks no oue has @ license to beat her to sleigh, or in auy other rg. He tad a fine race up tne road last Banaey, beating Buley Lewis and ovner fast ones with ber. Kon Mace bas been driving Nellie Walton, and Clara G. before she was injured, John Langan has shown great speed behind s fast bay horse that has lately come into nis beads J. D. Watton bas driven his am, Helen ‘and Frances, on the road eve! nce sleigh ing began, and they can trot a i Toomas I'rimble, among all his stock, prefers the gray mare Alice Gray, or Lady Trimble, for the snow path. They are fast. Jonn Briggs vas been driving his fast stallion, Young Wilkes, by George Wilkes, and the horse bas shown wouderiu improvement of late, James Keynolds nas a Way of showing nls Lack to most peuple ou the road when beulud Dis fast and veautuul gray mare. He don’t come dowa town often when there 1s sleghing. M. W. Olcott drives the clipper Bardroad, by Goodwin's Champion, dam @ Patcnen mare, R. J. Anderson nas been out with many a fast one stuco Vecember, aud Wili bs of the avonues “daily, ull 1orvid.” Alleé Bunner (son of Robert) has shown great sp-e: veaimd # fast five-year-old stallion oy Walle iam Weien, dim the once queen of the turf the noted Fiora Tempic. [flora is stilt alive at Ches® nut Hil, near Philadelphia, the property of Mr. a, Weilco.) i There are numerous other trotters out eve! day ot approved bioo’t and Iineage, but it woul taxe more room than We have to spare tu chro@l cie alle “rhe sleighing sttil continues fine, and ifno thaw occurs tacre Is snow enouga to last tor deigning purposes for @ mouth tv come,