The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1875, Page 4

4 THE BROOKLY SCANDAL. oS ny Forty-First Day of the Great Trial. THE OVINGTON NARRATIVE. Statement of Mrs. Tilton’s Money Accounts. MR. TRACY’S INTERFERENCE. “Por What She Has Done He Should Kiss the Hem of Her Garment.” ASE “YOUR WIFE LOVES YOU.” “Elizabeth Was the Best of the Three. The great ‘Tilton-eecher trial made progress yesterda, The day was storm d the atmos- phere in the court room was sometuing like the Black Hole at Calcutta, The crowd was as great ag ever, the corridors were as {il and the exerte- ment rose to the usual pitch, In fact, it was dilll- cult to believe that the suit of Theodore Tilton against Henry Ward Beecber was in its ninth Week, for the anxiety displayed by those who en- deavored to gain access to the court Was as persist- entasintne earlier days when the case was in its initial stages. Yest@rday Mr. and Mrs. Beecher appeared as Usual, bat the assistant pastor, Halliday, was ab- sent for the first time. Mr. Huiliday was re‘erred toin Mr. Ovington’s testimony of the day before, and be has been relied upon as one of Mr, Beecher’s chief witnesses, Mr. E. J. Ovington, in Bo Wise discomfted by the hard time Fallerton had given him on Tuesday, took the stand to produce and identify his money ac- counts relative to Mrs. Tilton as her seli-imposed guardian. Mr. Hill was proceeding to examine him as to these accounts when Judge Pallerton, who has an audacity and humor extra- ordinary even in these days of lawyers, jumped | ap and said Ovington was his witness in refer- ence to money Matters and appealed to the Judge tosupport him. His point was that the deiend- ant’s lawyers had not brought out this testimony and that as he had ordered the accounts to be produced Mr. Opngton was in that measure his ows witness. The Judge ruled for Fullerton, greatly to the displeasure of Hill, who is a good deal of an actor, but noc much of a diplomatisr. Hil Kaoiiea hia brows, glared, pioched his lips, folde | Lis arms and—took an ex- ception, Fullerton, on tne other band, was as Cool a8 a frosted persimmon, and patronizing Hull asif he were a junicr not’weil up in the law of evidence, reacted out and took the accounts, one by one, trom Hiil’s hands without paying any persona! attention to bis face. Ovington tmme- diately admitted that he bad understated the amount pald by Augustus Storrs, of Plymouth churen to him as the aimoner to Mrs. Tilton. stead of $875 Mr. Storrs had handed Mr. Oving- ton $1,245, or counting trom last July, avout $125 & month. ‘lillon, in the same period of time, if we remember the evidence, nad given bis wife ‘or the support of the bouse about $40 a week, which included bis own woard. Of course Tilton nad contributed nothing since his wile left her dweliing except to pay school billa, By this shrewd interposition of Judge Fullerton the defence lost tue whole opportunity to use Mr. Ovington. But bis ootuseness as a witness was probably no great loss to them. Then Mrs. Ovington took the stand, and ap- peared to be lame, and a soit ottoman was placed ander her ioot, but ste still seemed to be in pain, #o the Judge ordered some Kind o! a cushion to be but under it, Mr. Hill wenc on wich tue direct examination, but he was ruled out on seeking to show that when Mrs. Tilton came to Mra. Ovingion’s house the state of her apparel was mot creditabie to Tiiton’s pocket. The tnevitabie Felation of General Tracy to the case was then brought up. Mrs. Tilton was represented as de- airous of going belore the Plymouth committee. Tracy was called iu and he brought the committee to the Ovington house. Docameutary letters were produced to show that Tilton, according to his wife’s relation, was not dissatisfed with ber testimony before the committee. Tilton met bis wife at the Ovicgton house, and there made Gp bis mind apparently not to rest with the status ol the case as she had fixed it Mrs. Ovington was dismissed by Mr. Alil pefore | she one o’clock recess, aud Judge Fullerten took ger in band, with bis usual success in cross- examiDiug emotional witnesses, He made her admit that @ good deal which she had related was hearsay and of no legal validity, Mrs. Ovington testified that Tilton had stated to her thatin the pass to which the case nad come he would be slain unless he protected bimself by pub- hsoing the whole truth. The cross-examination Was coniinued with a sort o! mild iucisiveness, at times almost chivalric, and Mrs. Ovington made ® more prompt witness than her husband, erring only in her extreme anxiety to make points. She appeared to be a Bood-hearted woman, of woose life the most tm- portant part had been taken up im attending to the affairs of the Titon household since it was dis- rupied. ‘The coart room was quite crowuea all day, and Mir. Beecner gave his closest attention to tne wit- Gess and seemed generally pleased with wer bear- ‘B@ and intentions. THE EVIDENCE, The Court met at the usual uour, Mr. Hiil iniormed the Judge taat questions were asked Mr. OvVingion yesieruay in regard to re- ceipts ior money expended oy him in behalf of Mrs. Tilton and ber childien, amd that the papers were now ready to ne produced, Mr. Ovington tovk the stand, and Mr. Hill was ey. to ask biM some questions, when Mr. ulierton objected, and said the questions were for him to ask and not for “Broiner Hill.” Mr. lii/I—Brotuer Mill proposes to do a little business on bis OWn account Lois morning, air. Fullerton repiied (uat be might alter him, ‘The Judge ruled in favor o1 Fulierton, Mr. Ovington said his wind had been occupted for the last two or three months preparing ‘or a long business trip to Kurope, and tha: he nad not been able to remember readily the details of this case in 80 lar ax be Was concerned, STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. Fullerton then nauged witness a paper, which be identified asa statement of his accounts, and witness ted:—I received two checks, making Up ab aggregate of $620, ana two coecks later, Making @ total oO! $1, 24 bis is @ let of disbursements, (Marked 110.) Jadge Fullerton then went ove items on t the different heet, aud finaly asked lim whetner excepling two, amounting to $49, handise for Mrs, Tilton and the enlidren. ibe witness replied, (nat with some eXceptions, which be expiuined, tuey were. Mr. Hill then commenced, and wituess statea:— The total amount | recelved was $1,245, and the totalamountl paid ou: was $1,249; | have never atany time made any charge tor Mrs. Tilton's vor } Some Of Miss Fiorence’s expenses, gravel- Mug expenses and bosra, are inciaded {n that them Of $260, MRS. OVINGTON’S TESTIMONY aUMED. Mrs. OVington on being beiped up to tue witness | etand by her husvand testified as follows:—I nave seen the bills produced (witness examines the Xhibite); many Of these items of expenditure ire, Tt0n, in company with mysel! mauve; Miss rence Tilton accompanied votu mysell aud Mrs, Titon to the country on & visit; f have made pur. shases for the chiluren Without being accompanied vy Mra, Tito! Mr. idl W. bout to proceed with farther ques 8 made ior Mra. Tilton and tae Judge ioteriered and said @ uunecessary. sei Luguired if the witness haa any further sonversation with Mr, Tiltoa besides What she eetified to yesterday, to which sne replied in the Mrwative. Witness—I saw Mrs. Tilton on the next morning, a TL omd to i woud for her; 1 took ber ou’ @ ative and brougal ner home 8 Conversation With Mr. Li) eee haa with my gusvends ue asked we 1ons &s to the purch| ver culid! In- | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. to ask my husband to ecall upon him as he wished | totalk with him upon his affairs; ne said there were matters of importance that he wished to consult him about. MRS. TILTON’S MOVEMENTS. I told my husband what Mr. Tiiton said to me; on the Ota of July | took Mrg Tilton to drive; | went to the Park and took @ short drive; ou returning Ltook Mrs, Tilton to my nouse at her request; L Mr. Beecher's house and found he was 1 ®, WEE AD SLITS, not notice the I should think about ume | haii-part returned, but two or three; I came direct from the Pars to my Bouse; Lt bad only (aken a short drive; alter leaving Mrs, Tilton at her house I drove how Mrs. Tilton returned to my house about six Pp. M.; [saw Geveral Tracy that day at my house ac avout six P, M. TRACY'S COMING. Mr. Tracy was present avout five minutes with My, Ovington and mysel! in tue trout parlor; Mrs, ‘Tiltou Was not present when Mr. Tracy called, nor atany time during that call; om the occasion of Mr. fracy’s second call 1 think Treceived him in | the parlor; his stay then might have been for Mrs, Tilton came back at General about fiiteen minutes; six P, M., but she knew nothing about ‘Tracy being there; she came back alone; Genera ‘Tracy saw my husband and mysell, and leit the house shortiy aiterward; Mrs. ‘Tilton came, and = alter = remaining a — short time weaot away, but returned agam; Tracy Was present when Mrs. ‘lilton and Judge | Morse came to the house, and Mr. | trodaced to Mrs, Tilton by Judge Was someting said regarding the me committee consultation atimy bouse was in regurd io Mrs. Tilion going beiore the committee and Was held in the presence of Judge Morse, Mr, Ovington, Mrs. Tilton and mye. THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING. Mrs, Tilton wished vo speak to Judge Morse and went up stairs, aud allerward returned with Judge Morse; Mrs. Vultop appeared vetore the committee that night; her appearance Was entirely voluntary: General ‘Tracy le the house and went ‘after the comul I was im the dining room with Mrs. ‘Lilo her her tea, Wuen the committee present when Mr. Tracy shortl a conversation ot minutes with Mrs, bout. three alter this Bars, nd inysell, went to ond story to hold prayer betore attending ou the committee; we came to the parlor directiy siterwards and Mr. Uvington introduced Mrs. Tilton to the committes; Mrs. Tilton made her statemeyt to the commitice, who leit about ten P. M neral Tracy gave Some suggestions as to The last answer of the witness rather (rightened the counsel lor the de.eoce and they shot out the question — Q. Did General Tracy frame any of tne answers’ A. No, sir. Fuilerton smiled all over his face at the discom- fiture of the opposition when the witness maue the admission about Tracy's assistance. SHEARMAN INTERPOSES. hearman here stood up to correct what to be a Wrong impression regarding Mr. Tracy in an answer given to a question Irom Mr. til. Witness continued, and said that the suggestions given by Mr. Tracy as to the tescimony she (Mrs. ‘futon) ‘should give belore the committce were elu her presence; 1 was present at the whole laterview between Mrs, Tilton and the committee; on Thursday, July ¥, Isaw Mrs. Tilton next; we had a conversalion of about turee hours, WHAT TILTON Salp, Mr. Tilton said, “1 Nave heard that Mrs, Tilton spoke well before the committee; she ade @ good impression before tnem: I am glad to near She is well;’? Lthink then Mr. Tilton said, “You nave heard trom her?” and I said, ‘1 have nad two letters from ber;’’ he said, “You shall see her this morniog; she 1s happy as a oird;” in Mrs, Tilton’s Dote fo me alter sne appeared before the commit. tee and went to her own home she said she ound Mr, Tilton in bed; he got up ‘and dressed himsel!, and she said, “We now part forever;” after quoMing the letter to Mr. Tilton, I said to him, “Mr. Tilton, your wie loves you,’ Niiton afterward referred to the scandai; née said that Mr. Beecuer had bronght this thing out and that ne had veeo much abused and should be ovliged to ciear pimsell; tuere wasa great deal more said, batl am afraid | have jorgo'ten it; something Was also said avout Mrs. Tilton's post- tion; “Mr. Beecher 18 a coward,’’ sald ne; ‘after Mrs. Tilton bad gone so much for him why did he leave her to pay her rent and let out her best rooms to boarders?’ Mr. Tilton had at tis time returned to mis wile and was living with ner; I told Mr. Tiiton my teelings iu regard to Mr. and Mrs, Beecher; I sald it seemed impossible tor me to believe these stories were true, tha’ I did not and could not believe them. MRS. OVINGTON’S FAITH. Ttold Mr, Tilton of a remark his wile made to me, that | had asked her the question, ‘Has Mr. Beecher ever made any improper advances, either by word or deed, to your’ and she looked in my jace and said, “Never,” and | believed her. CHARACTER OF THE COMMITTEE. In regard to the character of the committee, he asked who the gentlemen were and what their ooject was; Mr. Ovingtou said they were called toyether to look into the facts of the scandal on Account of the Bacon letter; I said to Mr, Tilton that 1f he had only sat io the parior, as | did, the nigat the committee met to investigate the mat- ter and looked into the faces of the members com- posing it, he would be sutisfied they were fnere seeking the truth and notning else; Ido not at present recall anytting more said ou that subject; 1 said to Mr. Tilton, spoke beautiuily of you. Ido not know a woman who loves her husband caore than sne loves you;’ he sald, “Elizabeth would lie tor me; even i 1 Was to commit @ murder and her testimony woald cou- Vict mie she Wonid lie to save me.’” CONFIDENTIAL TALK. As Mr. Tilton was jeaving ile turned around and Said, “This conversation 1s Contidential, not to be repeated to anybody except Mrs. Tiltou.” Mr. Hili—Wuat did Mrs. fiiton say wen you re- peated to her rhis conversacion ¥ Mr. Fullerton objected. ‘Ihe Judge ruled it out of order. Mr. Hvarts stood up to argue the validity of the | question. rhe ex-Attorney General carried out the tactics he has adopted in the case—tnat of grasping at every technicality of law that could be possibly reached. The Judge ruied out the question. Mr. Hill—Deserrbe Mrs, 1ilton’s manner, The Judge—Ruled out. Mr. Hil also said that they intended to prove that she denied tt was wil ferion, The Judge—Also ruled ont, Witneg+—On a subsequent occasion Mr. and M on came to the house on the way to breakfast Mr. Tilton, “Why did you pubiisn this He replied, ‘What amIto do Mrs, I said, “Mr. Tilton, do only what you Ovington think right in the sight of God.’? “KISS HE! “Mr, Tilton, pleas? SKIRT." remember you told meI might tell Eligabeth the whole of your conversa- tion, 1 have done 80.” 1 think that is all that Was said at that time; afterwards Mr. Tiiton said, “For what Elizabeta nas done Mr. Beecher should kiss the hem of her skirt. He again remarked, “For what Elizabetn has said to that committee Mr. Beecher should kiss ner hand; when Mrs. Tiiton came down stairs Mr. ‘Tliton, taciug her, said:—“Mrs, Ovington, what- ever you do jor Mrs. Tiiton will be appreciated as much as if done for myself,’’ Mr. Hiu—Did you know at that time that Mrs. Tiiton had left ner husband or that you solicited ber to do su? Witness—L never dtd. NUISANCE OF REPORTERS. After a sbort legal fiznt as to the relevancy of the conversation between Mr. ana Mrs. Ovington, the witness continued—I left for the country te fir Monday in August; Mrs. Tilton went with me; belore we Went we were besieged by news- paper men; we did not have a moment to our- selves; they were a very great annoyauce. Mr. Hull asked how the mistake vccurred about Miss Florence Tiiton? Wituess—Miss Florence Tiiton was sent by a misunderstanding to Lite id in piace of Patr- fleld; she offered to pay lier expenses and those of ber mother, but I preierred doing 80 myself. LEGAL PLEADING. Mr. Evarts then got up and called the attention ofthe Judge to @ ruling be had made tn an ear. lier portion Of the trial. Except to those versed 1m the mysteries Of the jaw, the voint made by the learned counsel was entirely fost, and the outside public yawned, gaped, stretcned themselves aud Stared Al Lue Wituess on the stand. Mr, Beach answered taé remarks of Mr. Evarts in bis usual solid and couvincing manner, carrying weight with every word, Mr, Evarts replied, amd then Judge Neiison took @nand, explaining the tecnnicauties of the fice points of law with which these gentlemen were playing, and finally decided in javor of the piaintid. CROBS-EXAMINATION. By Mr. Fullertou—Yoa have «puken of several Interviews with the plaintuf; bave you mentioned all tne interviews ? Withess—inere were two or three that I have no! meotioued; the first was when Mr. Charles Storrs Was at our house; the second was, I tuink, in September, of a Sabbath aiternoon, woen we Were alone, eXcept for filteen miautes ‘or so when my Uusvacd was present; I spoke of Fiorence'’s Visits to my house uotil her jather torbid ner; I Was not present wien he forbid her; | do not know of my own knowledge tuat ne did iorbid ner ; Sue visited my house up to about two Weeks ago; I understood she was tuld nut to come again; [do nov know that ane was:1 beard notuing suld lo Florence asking her to accompany ler mother into cour.; ido remember | heard $ne requested to be allowed to accompany her moter. Here 4 spat occurred vetweea counsel as to the witness’ abswer, the counsel for the piaintift pro- testing against any nearsay evidence being taken. “NEVER MIND THE CLOCK.” A delay ofa few moments tollowed, Mr. Fuller. ton looking a@oxiously at the clock, which indi- d five minutes to One o'clock, he Jud: Never mind the clock, Mr. Fuiler- Vil Watoh that, Goon, (Great Mmughter.) it - fiitoad sald ne thought ust Tan, and that ne would lke |o talk to Lim @bout this marter; he spoke on one occusiun of the Bacou letter; on another he spoke kindiy of Elizabeth, thought the change of living Would benefit ber; aiter Lurrived at my own vouse L went to Mr. Beecher’s, about iour o'clock P. M.; Mr. Beecher Was not ut bome, tue servant told me; 1 aeked Where 5¢ Was and they did not know; [I toid them | was very anxious to e him aod would call that evening ‘ ‘The Vourt then wok t Usual recess till two o'clock, At recess the canal talk and counter talk wore had, Ai Wasmeneraur Gondeded that an to thie } | eral Tracy with reference to the committee; I sup- “Your wie | ! | | | time the attempt of the defendant to carry out an , emotional case by the testumony of various obtuse persons, under the rules of evidence, was a difll- cultmatter, And this led to many gueries as to how Mr. Beecher could stand such a cross-exami- nation as Fullerton would give him, “He will etther make @ great success or a com- plete breakdown.” This was the remark of a crite, and on further Inquiry it was generally found that this critic, however acute, had based his opinion on the manner and style of Mr. Beecher’s original statement before the church committee, “What chance will he have,” said | the censor, “to get in his figures of speech, such as Mrs, Tilton’s appearance when she laid with her folded hands like @ marbie statue, which had been seen im a ceriain cathedral?” Others thought tnat Mr. Beecner, as an improved man of the world and an after-dinner speaker, would be a8 chirpy and humorous as Judge Fullerton couid be. ‘The reporters and outsiders aftect to have occa: sional evidence that some of the jurymen either read the newspapers or hear what they contain from the fact that they make comments on such allusions as refer to themseives, AFIER RECESS. The cross-eXamination of Mrs, Ovington by Mr. | Fullerton was continued at tep minutes past two o'clock, She said:—1 have stated that 1 leit a message for Mr, Beecher at his house; I cailed again at O18 house that evening at about six o'clock. q. Did you desire to see him on any matter of yourown? A. Yes; I saw Mr. Beecher and had ap interview with him; General Tracy was there; i dia not go there with him by appointment, but he had been at my house that evening; he was a stranger to me; I did not know that he was commg to Mr, Beecher’s; he introduced | limself to me, and stated his business; | 4 did not see Mr, Shearman, but I received a note ‘rom him, which bas been destroyed; I got Mr, Shearman’s note shortly after six o’clock, and then | went to Mr. Beecher'’s house, but I did not expect to see Mr, tracy there. (. Please state what you Said to Mr. Beecher on that occasion? A, Ltold Mr, Beecher that Mrs. ‘Tilton Wauted to sec some Of the brethren of the cuurca; Mr. Beecher said UW Mrs, Tilton had any- thing to sayin the cause of tratn he would be giad thit she said it, General Tracy said to Mr. Beecuer that ] bad a message irom Mrs. ‘Til- ton; sie denied that sie Nad said auything lately about this matter; that the Bacon letter was pub- lished without ler knowledge: she wished to pap- lish & card, but her brother, Joseph Ricnaras, aavised ber against, as did also Oltver Jonnson, Lasked Mrs, Tilton if she bad weighed this matier | Well; she sald Sie had; she said that this migut | end im her separation trom her husband, as she would muke an eXplanation and TELL THE TRUTH, as she believed tt was ner auty to God to do so; Mr. Beecher read irom a paper, referring to my | being asked to see tim with a message irom Mra, | live at Mr. Sherwood’-, in Dougiass street; 1 do think Lunderstand you. | did not care to press it, | Was In Consequence Oj that conversation that she Q. Do you know where the servants are now? A. No, sir, but I can find them tor you. Mr. Fullerton—I wish you would; we have been looking tor them, Q. There was one Kate Burke, I beheve; where isshe’ A. 1 believe sue is in Hoboken; two of them who Were 10 -Mr, Tilton’s employment were employed by me last fall; one was a cook; Lizzie Lowery came in September and remained until December; the other one, Marcelia Murray, re- mained until after the holidays, when sbe went to not know where the other one 18 at present. Q. Was Mrs, Tilton in the habit of going out in the carriage aloney A, No, she was not in the habit of going out in the carriage alone; she went out with me, Q. Did she not order the carriage herself? A. No, she never ordered the carriage berself. Q. In the bills produced thts morning there are several Charges jor carriages. Did she not order them? A, She never rode out to my memory ex- cept when | went out with her, -airect, by Mr. Hill—Mrs. Ovington, you bave stated, if | unuerstand you aright, that When you were at Fairfivid you assumed your maiden name of Lewis, and Mrs, ‘Vilton adopted her maiden name, Richards, and that at Washington you were kvown by your true names. Why dia you give your true names at Washington? A, At Wash- ington we repeatedly met Mr. Guon and some Piymouth church people, and there we gave our true names, Q. You mentioned, Mrs, Ovington, that on the occasion Of one of your drives in company with Mra Tilton, on July 10, when you visited’ Coney Island, meeting Mr. Storrs there. Had you any eXpectation of meeting these people when you drove down there ¥ A. I did not know that these people were to be there; the meeting Witn them Was entirely accidental, Q. Do you not Know that Mr. Charles Storrs, whom you met at Coney Island on this occasion, 18 pot a member of Plymouth churen at all, but that he 18 4 member of Dr. Storrs’ church? A. I Ee not know, but J heard he was a member of Dr. ors’. Q. You stated that during this drive there was @o understanding between you aud Mrs, Tilton that you were tv meet at your house? A, I don’t Q. On one of these two rides you stated that there was an understanding in pursuance of which she was to come to your house? A, Yes. Q On the driveon July 6 what occurred between you and Mrs. Tiiton on that occasion? Mr, Beach objected on the ground that there Was no such understanding in the evidence. Mr. Hill saia chat if there was any objection he Q. Now, you stated that she came onthe 1th in consequence Of What you said to heron tne hight of the 1othy A. I did, Q. What was said vnat led you to believe that It came? Judge Neiison—That 1s ruled out. Mr. null said that he desired to see from what fact she drew that conclusion, and Judge Neilson retorted, ‘1 rule the conversation out.” Mr, Hul said, ‘Very well, Your Honor, and we except.” Q. You stated you were under the impression that Mrs. Tilton ieft her husband because of tue conversation which took piace on tue plazza which you had repeated to ber. What did Mr. Til- ‘tilton; Mr, Beecher said anything that Mrs, Tilton could truthtully say about this matter he wou.d be gidu that she would say it. Q. Did Mr. Beecher ask U the committee would meet that evening? A. Yes, he asked General Tracy if the committee would meet that evening and be said “yes.” did not know that acom- mittee had been appointed until Mr. Beecner told me; Mrs Tilton, Waen driving with me on the Coney Island road, said that she feared the stand she took In this matrer might lead to a separa- tion from her husband; spe said she mignt not have @ roof to shelter her. 1 said, | “You will, as long as I have one.” | General Tracy visited tay house at hall-past | Six; there was an appointment that I should meet | Mrs. Tilton at my house at six o'clock; the under- standing Was that she should ve informed of wnat Mr, Beecher had said; Mrs, Tilton lett our house to go to her /ather’s house, and General ‘tracy | the house to cail the committee togetner; Mr: Tiltou came down to ner tea and after tea, vefore she went up stairs, Geveral ‘Tracy said he wantea to see Mrs, Tilton beore she Went belore the committee; he came into the parior aud con- | versed with Mrs. Tilton for @ few minutes, and then ne went up stairs. MRS. JILTON BEF@RE THE COMMITTEE. | She was not sworn, so Jar as { know; she made a statemeut; there were several persons present, Mr. sage, Mr. Claflin, Mr. Storr: ir. Winslow, Mr. ‘tracy and Mr. Ellenwood, @ stenographer, who | appeared to be taking down ber statement; the committee sat until about tep o'clock that night; 1 had au interview on the 9th of July with Mr. Tile ton, WuO said that he had ao interview with Gen- posed Mr. Tilton was pleased at what his wile nad said belore the committee; ne said that his wie felt as happy as @ bird because | of her interview with the committee; Mr. Tilton | said that it was al! a ficuion; he did not seem to have much faith in mis wie; he sald that he would lay down his weapons if the committee sccepted is report aud Mr. Beecher kept quiet. Q. Was not this report tnat Mr. Tilton read to youin Ehzeveth'’s handwriting? A, No; his re- port was not in harmony with Mrs. Tilvon’s state- ment velore the committee; | said to him, “Mr. Tilton, Ido pot think the committee will receive | that reporc;’? he said, ‘Here is @ Fanon, dated two weeks 1n advance, out I beg you t@ note that it 18 all fiction; he said that if the committee would accept that report sand Mr. Beecher would lay down his weapons be would be sausfied; be said that Mr. Beecher did notdo all in bis power to deiend him; he said it Was the action of the Congregational Council that brought about the necessity of writing the Bacon letter; I paid attention .o the reading of the re- port; (Mr. Fullerton read @ portion of the report;) ido not recall the language, as it m some time Since | heard it read; 1 did not understand that either tue statement of Mr, Tilton or of Mr. Beecner had been taken at that time. ‘The day aiter this interview of the 10th of July Iwasat Coney Jsiand witu Mrs, Tilton; at the hotell met Mr. Storrs, Mr, Valeutine, Miss Proctor ana Mr. Childs; | con’t remember meeting some Irienus of Mr. Beecner’s at the hovel ou some other occasion; We usea to go to Snegiker’s to get our dinuer; in one of the interviews with Mr, Tiiton [ said 1 would not stand by Mr. Beecher 1) he were guilty; Mr. Tiiton suid Mr. Beecher joved Eliza- beth bevter than any woman on earth; I do not think he said what Elizabeth wouid do jor Mr, Beecher; Mr. Tilton said that no matter what be- came o! him or Mr. Beecher ELIZABETH WAS THE BEST OF THE THREE. when Mrs, Tilton came to my house to stay, she did not bring ber children wito ber; on my way to breakiast 1 asked Mr. Tilton why ne would bring tus trouble on ois wife and family, | and he asked me what he shouid do; | don’t re- member that I suggested to him a way out of the dimiculty ; 1 only told Bim to do what was rightin the sight of God; he sala thatil the committee would not report iavorably he would report himself; Mr, Tilton spoke about some misapprehension on his wife’s mind; I understood = that the conversation be. tween Mr. ‘Tilton and mMysell, as to wha Mrs, Vilcon said to me had induced her to leave her house; sue did not ullege any cause in his presence jor leaving her husband; 1 do not re- Inewver that Mr. 11\(on said anyibing about Mrs, ‘Tilton returning to ber home; dr. Tilton said be wished to have some Conversation Wich me and my husband about Elizabeth. ELIZABETH 8 MISAPPREHENSION, He said that Elizabeth was lacoring ander some misapprehension; he ieft then; he said to me, laying one band on iny shoulder and one on Elz beth's, “Sake care of Elizaveth; any kindness you soow to her is shown to me;” I supposed it Was a temporary separation; 1 did not koow that 1. Was to be a permanent one, Q Why did ou not make some inquiries as vo the cause of this separation’ A. If you walliet me tell you the conversation betseen Mrs. Tilton and mysel you can understand it; Mrs, Tiiton re- Mamed With we alter toat; my husoaud said to Mr. uiton, “Wuy do you continue this matter ’? Q bid Mr. Tiiton say that the publication of the Bacon letter would ve the pulling down of the ‘Vemple’ fhe witness answered in a very low nd said further—ine observation that led filton to leave the parior was when Mr, ‘Til- tou sald, “for what Elizabeth has done, Mr. Beecher sbould kiss the hem of her garment; £ weut to Fairfield with Mrs, Tilton; 1 went under the assumed name of Lewis una Mrs. Tilton under tue bame of Kichards; at Wasnington, Conn, I went under my proper Dame, as did also Mrs, Sil- ton; We met Pymouth church people there; Mr. Wuceier aud Mr. Calawell were (here at tne tne, Mrs. Caldwell Was als. there; Bessie Turner w: at our house last Week; part of the time sae has been at her mother’s, No. 74 Hicks street, anti a few days ago, Wuen she went \o Mr. Mancnester’s, | VISITS OF COUNSEL. / Q. Now, Mra. Ovington, I will ask you in r to Visits to your house since Mrs. Tilton came t! to live, How many Interviews bad Mr. Beeche: counsel with Mrs. Tilton? A, it 1s impossible tor me (0 tell you. Q. Because they we they Were numerous, y Where were these interviews held im your | house’ A. They were generally beid in my par- lor. Q. Were they heid in your presence? A, They Were lieid sometimes iu mny presence, «. Has General Tracy called there? A. He has been tuere upon invitation of mine, of his own | cord and Upon her invitation; he caued some- times in the daytime; he Was there several times when the committee w: lwWas present and sometim present; bis Calis coulinued Up Lo the present tune. Q. Has Mr, Beec tou at your house’? A. rt cailea oBce 40 8e@ her, aod be bad an interview with ber; he called at eleven o'clock in the morn jug: 1 think It Was in toe month of July, Q. Was this ve ore or alter you left ior the coun- ry? A. I think it was vefore J left Jor the coun. try; Lthink that It wae some time velore the 2d of August. 4. How long waa it before you left for the country that Mr. Beecher called to see Mra. tilton atyour house? A, It Was Bot many ‘lays; prov. abiy iu the latter part of July. Q. HOW long was (hat interview of which you Speak’ A, 1 toiog (has wterview lasted about twenty minutes, () Was there any one present? A, I was pr ent, but bo one else, | Has Mr. Beecher ever veeo there since? A. Be bas nor, WHERB ARB THE SERVANTS Q Do you kbow anything gf the # Were ia the empioy o Mr, iilton? A, Yes, sir, 4 Do you know whi they are pow? Ad dou't KaoW WHat you meas, #o numerous? A, Yes, 5 $ | sultation Mr. Shearman rose and called the next | and whose years are at least three score, was led | formed their acquaintance twoor three months | was again assisted to his seat. u ryante who | ton say tnat induced you so to believe? A. He did Be say; he sald she was under a misapprehen- ston. “ 2. Did he say how she knew? A. I don’t think 1e jat is all, Mrs. Ovington,” said the counsel, and the lady rose from the witness chair and was politely handed down by Mr, Fullerton and Mr. Beach. She then took her husband's arm and retired from the court room, There was a buzz | througn the apartment and the Judge rapped the | assemblage to order with his gavel. It was now haif-past three o'clock, and after 4 moment's con- witness. . MRS, SARAH ©. D. PUTNAM, This witness, who is an Olu friend of the Tiltons, to the witness stand by her husband, and with periect ease aud composure took her seat. she | gave her testimony in a tone of voice barely audi- bie to those nearest tne stand, Q. Where do you reside, Mrs, Putnam? A. I reside at Marietta, Ono, : Q. Have yoo been married twice? A. I have, | Q. What was the name of your first husband ¢ | A. His pame was lL. M. Limon, Q He was in lil health fer some time before his death, Was he not’ A, Yes, sir. Q. When were you first married? A, In 1839. { Q. When were you married to your present hus- | band? A. I married my second husband tn Janu- | ary, 1867, @na moved to my present residence, | Marietta, Ohio, Q. You have been in Brooklyn before? A. seve- Tal times; i bad lived in New York until my first marriage; I lived there ior fiteen or eighteen years. s Q. Were you acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. ‘Til- tou when you lived in New York? 1 was; | aller marriage, witch took place in October, 1855, | I believe; 1 have known Mrs. Tilton since she was @ girl; we irequentiy exchanged visita; | was ac- quainted with her mother, Mrs, Richards; I was in poor neaito, and was in the habit o! staylug over wth Mra, Kichardsin Brooklyn trom Saturday till Monday to attend Plymouth church; 1 have not spokev to Mr, Ttiton jor jour or five years; the last ume i wrote to Mr. Tilton was in 1872, Q. Describe what you saw or Mrs. Tilton with | regard to her mauner toward her husband and her children, irom what you saw of her in her home? A. She was devoted to her husband and to her family; she was always a faitnfui Iriend; | always thoaght there was blind idolavry on her part toward her husband; sbe was a devoted iriend to her bus- band’s relatives and cared tenderly jor Mr. ‘ll- ton’s brother, who died of an infirmity. Q. What were the jamily habits with respect to re- ceiving 1atimare iriends who called at their house? A. They were very irtendly and coraial; adopted the quieter style of saluting with a «iss; Mrs. Tiiton kissed the ladies and Mr, Tilton the gentlemen. ANOTHER JUROR FAINTS, At this stage of proceedings, it being now twenty minutes of four o'clock, and the atmos phere close apd uauseous to w painful degree, the wiXth juror in the rear seats of tne stall leaned over to one side and a deadly pallor overspread his face. Court OMcer Spaulding, woo was standing near the jury box, hastened to the side of the latutiog juror, Mr. William T. Jeffery, and assisted him irom his chair to the window, which was im- mediately raised, and the cold, sieet-laden air beatin upon tne juror. The proceedings were suspénded at once. Mrs. Vutnam handed her | smelling saiis to an officer, who gave it to the swooulog man, and, aiter a giass of water haa | been sipped oy tim, he partly revived. The coun- sel and principals put on an axious and solicitous expression as ail turned toward Mr. Jeffrey, woo b The remainiog | eleven luoked GQneasy until the window was lowered at their backs and @ chill of men- tal mystification seemed to vibrate their nerves as they looked from one to the other, as much as to say, “Whose turn will come next?’ About two weeks ago Mr. Davis underwent a similar attack, which ied to an adjournment o! the proceedings. One of tne counsel for tne defence suggested that it was probable Mr. Jeffrey could | remain, as it wanted but a tew minures of the time of adjournment. Mr. Evarta said that the Juror did not lvok well enough to endure any longer delay at present, and, tne other counsel agreeing, Judge Neils¢n declared the court ad- journed until eleven o'clock this morning. THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE COURT is far trom wholesome. It 1s @ fact that since the | trial has begun, January 4, several persons have contracted coids by attendance in the sickly at- mospnere, to which they have succumbed. Three Ol the counsel have been laid up at different inter- | vals, and on Friday last one of the leading | stenographers, Mr. Lheodore Tusch, who has been engaged dally in the court om this trial, was at- tacked by smalipox, a disease which he is believed to have coutracted in that court. A sanitarian, in conversation with the reporter, suggested that that the court room should be jumigatea by carbolic acid every aiternoon after adjournment during the continuance Of this trial, which will continue to attract at each session as many as the room can possibly accommodate With standing facilities. The carpet is covered with litter, the refuse of a | hundred lunciboxes each afternoon, and so much | grease and refuse has been tramped into it that it ig 1mposaibie to thoroughly cleanse it. Disiniect- | ants will doubtless be used hereafter. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY TROUBLES. | The New Jersey Midiand Rallway is almost com- pletely closed, Trains are despatched occasionally | without any regard to regularity of time. Mr. Jonn G. Stevens, one o! the receivers of tne New | York branch, states that he is anxious to get the Tolling stock 80 protected that it will not suer damage during the suspension of busine: It will be impossibie to prepare a Mnaucial statement beiore the lapse of several days. This road has been beset with dificalties from the beginning. Some of the subscribers, espectaliy in Suilivan county, have been well nigh rained. Every effort has been made under the reform administration to place the road on @ sound basis, but Jailure waa inevitable. As soon as the receivers ascertain the precise finan. Cial condition O| the road trains will ve run a olten as the facilities of the line will mit, fhe | Ellenville branch bas been closed Jor some weeks | owing to the snow and ice. Vhs branch, whico at first Was Very remiunerative, became fualiy @ bur. den on the company, and it wasa@tone time con+ | templated 10 close it altogetner. | “AD application en made jor the appoint. | ment of a receiv: Ly New Jersey division of the road, und aaswer to the application is boing prepared. in thie auswer the company i Gnd all Ol the al ons of the cords xcept as to the company’s embaruss- sserts that in the Collection Of $600,000 by the New Jersey managemenc less than $1,000 | has been lost; that the arrears of wages are only $40,000 and have increased only $4,000 since last Wat toe directors have not veen paid apy- but have advauced $75,000 to the road; veen issued a8 allewed; taat the the director we | place between the moment when tue disk of Venus | There were fifteen good photographs obtained | Foulke, the tntermediaté stations to consist of | | that | they have plenty of stores to fall back on in case | would never get back. t $1,400,000, but i# less tham | back, But tne idea of goin, net “aleect are personauy of drowning, ireezing or starving cr | pleasant THE TRANSIT OF VENUS. FRENCH OBSERVATIONS IN JAPAN—THE UNEX- PECTED FEATURES OF THE GREAT PHENOM- ENON, M, Janssen, the distinguished French astrono- Mer, who observed the total eclipses of 1868-70-71 in India and Algiers, has made ws official report of his observations of Venus in Japan. In select- ing the stations named above he examined with care all the meteorological records of che Japanese government, as weil as those kept by European residents and natives, Thesedecided him against Yokohama, The vicinity of Nagasakl and of Kobé, several hundred miles back on the Inland Sea near Hiogo, were considered by all to have the best promise of Jair weather. The French naval com- mander, M, Lespes, conveyed @ party of observers under Delacroix, @ midshipman of the Frenc Navy, to Kobé, while Janssen took up his station at Kompira- Yama, for the equipments and person- nel of the French were sufticlent to divide the party and give a twofold chance of success. THE LOCATION OF THE OBSERVERS, Janssen’s Station, on the elevated hill Kompira, the name of the Japanese god of the Typhons, overlooked the harbor and was out of the reach of the smoky atmosphere of Nagasaki. Some idea may be formed of the outlay by the French gov- erpment on these transit expeditions from the fact that 200 porters transported the 500 chests nd more than a hundred carpenters and laborers were busied in erecting the observing huts on tuis bul. A STORM aT THE OUTSET. No sooner had the observatories been erected than Janssen was threatened with a misiortune simiar to that which, in 1870, demolished: his equipments in Algeria, A sudden and violent gust upturned the equatorial, destroying the telescope and its micrometer, Butas the party had taken out with them a six-inch telescope aiso, which Was used in the solar eclipses in India in 1868, and as they had witn them the tools of acomplete work- shop they speedily repaired thetr loss, AIDED BY THE JAPANESE, Janssen makes spectal acknowledgments to the Japanese for their cordial assistance in many things, and especially for the free use of the tele- | graph, ihe extension of which, in connecting these two distant vbservatories, the government itself undertoox, OBSERVATIONS ON THE 9TH, With his eight-inch equatorial he got the first contact, Venus showing hersel! very round and well defined, The movement of the pianet in re- jation to tue solar disk was made without apy ap- pearance of the ligament or black drop, A NEW OBSERVATION, To the eye of the astronomer a long Interval took appeared om her interior contact and the moment 01 the appearance vi the lumloons thread; this be considered au anomaly due to the presence of the atmosphere Of the pianet. He took a photograph at the instant when the contact appeared to be mathematically complete, and it showed no con- tact, His assistant aiso got a plate of jorty-seven small photographs of the edge of toe sun which showed the same thing. Janssen considers tis an important matter jor discussion. YHE SECOND CONTACT AT NAGASAKI At this enstanct the sun came out clear, and the two astronomers Ohserved with precision the rup- ture of darkness between tne rims of Venus and | ite atthe moment of their trst internal con- tac SUCCESS AT KOBE. All the contacts were scrutinized at Kooé with singular success, excepting a doubtful estimate or | the instant at which Venus vanisiied into space | alter ber transit, The victory oi the astronomers | there Was a source of great and general judilauon. there, ANOTHER REMARKABLE PHENOMENON. Janssen calls Apeciai attention to the lact that he saw Venus just before sue touched the sun, | With @ glass of very excellent, pure blue-violet color he saw her distinctly separated as @ small, very puie circular spot, Just a8 sue Was about to touch the sun. Then when she commenced to indent'the sun’s disk this spot completed the Diack Circle on his Jace. Janssen says this was a ier eclipse Ol the coronal atmosphere, ana he elieves that it gave him couciusive proo! of this | luminous atmosphere and of the accuracy of his | observations of it in the solar eclipse o1 1871, On | the 9tn‘ult, ne saw Venus at a distance of to to | three minutes i arc irom tue sun’s imb. He is making up his iuil report tor the Imperial | Academy, but goes jorward irom Japan to India | to observe the next solar eclipse, which will be visible under singularly tavorable circumstances. OBSERVATIONS AT KERGUELEN ISLAND, Was&rnTon, March 3, 1875. Mr. Airy, Astronomer Royal at Greenwich, England, reports that he has received a telegram | irom the transit of Venus observers at Kergue- len Island, through Mr. Stone of Cape Town via | Madeira, Messrs. Coroet, Uorke aud Goodridge | observed the ingress, Mr. Perry got a good Ooser- | vation of the egress, and all obtained some ob- | servations. The weather was generally cloudy. The English photographs are poor. The Ameri- cans and Germans lost the interval contact. The Americans obtained some photographs. HOW TO REACH THE POLE. AN OLD SALT PROPOSES A PLAN OF HOUSES ALONG SMITH SOUND. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— ‘The public mind is exercised at present about | the quickest and surest route to the North Pole. | Men who take an interest in these matters have in most instances, an opinion of their own which they would like to see carried out if possible. My opinion may not be worth munch; but! may as well give it. My plau is to make @ depot at Port | STORE- | Foulke, at the entrance of Smith Sound, build a | house for stores and accommodations fer the men | engaged for the expedition, and to be used as a base of operations for placing depots of stores far- | ther borth. Between Port Foulke and latitude 82 | deg. north I propose to have as many stations as will Insure the safety of the men engaged. It is well known that the jand extends as far north as | latitude 82 deg., as that point has been | reached. This point [ would make the base of iutare operations iurther north | eitaer for land or boat expedition if required. A | wooden store house can be constructed at Port | canvas tents, wiico will stand the weather and protect the stores trom the snow. The eighty- second degree of latitude appears to be the point at which all ‘ormer expeditions have given up. Dr. Hayes reached 82 deg, 45 min.; Captain Parry, 82 deg. 45 min.; Mr. Scoresby, 81 deg. 12 min,; Captain Hall, 82deg. 15 min. The former three were reached by ‘suiall detachments of the | crews of ships without loss, which proves that the | Stations can easily be made with picked crews. Sir John Ross traveled 260 miles in thirty-one days over a ve rough country, dragging his | heavy English boats with him. This was done | with a broken down crew, the ships being shut up.| im the ice tor two years, and the crew hved two | years in canvas tents at Fury Beach before they | were rescued. This shows that mencan trans port boats and live in canvas tents in the Arctic regions, Dr. Hayes has probably travelled 2,000 miles in the Arctic without loss, and ts | abie to do it again i! required. ‘nis shows | ail thav J, propose can de done i it is placed in competent hands, wito strong, | healthy men todo the work. ‘Inere 13 one advan- | tage the crews have under the arrangement I pro- pose, and thatis as they go north they are sure | oi disaster. is gives them courage to Work and | go ahead without lear, The expeditivn talked of now for the North Pole expects to go alrect to the Pole Via Smith Sound, ‘This Will be ound @ great misvake, and | there are great doubts wbout an expedition like the one proposed ever getting there. It never will be done by siips in one season. proved by iormer voyages to the same region. think the government that sends oUt ships to ace Complish it makes a great mistake. If it cannot be doue by iand ana boat expeditions, after a fair | trial, then propose to have a powerlul steam | propeller that can lorce her way through to the | open sea (it there 1s one), no odds how much dam. | aye she gets, a8 she Wil float long enouga to reach | tne Pole and wet back to where they can fall back | on their stores, Let her then #u, or remain there a8 @ monument for Jucure navigators Co, look at when they go the same route, The Ume to curry out this expedition would take not less, and probably more, Laan two years, and may take three years. Well, what fi it takes | three years? so jong as they make a job of it and bave it done woll, it is better than to send snip | aiter suip to no purpose, and have the North Pole | aglarod asever, What we do let it be done, 80 @8 not to put the lives of our vest omcers and men in dauger, Many men condemo Vaptain Budding ton jor not guing jartuer north with the Polaris, but tl they hua been in his piace they would have | thought very uifferentiy, He hed judament enough to kuow that if be went any farther he The sequel proved that te Was riaht, (or his ship sunk belore he could retrace | nis steps, Now, tad he known that plenty of | ores Were in the vicinity of where he wanted to go he woud ave been the i man to say BO g ahead, With a cnolc | guage in the public schools, 00 | the death of Mrs, BOUCICAULT VS. HART. EXAMINATION OF THE AUTHOR OF O'CALLAGHAN.” ‘The case of Dion Boucicault vs. Josh Hart, of wae Theatre Comique, came up yesterday before United Staies Commissioner Jolin A, Sulelds, by consent of counsel on either side, the occasion being the examination of Mr. Wyber: Reeves author of the play of “Pyke O'Callaghan,” ‘cous which play, it was alleged by defendant, fart, tuat Boucicault plagiarized his play of “The Shaugh- raun.”” Mr, Reeves will shortly return to Europe and it was necessary to take nis testimony de bene esse, Mr. Boucicault was present with his counsel, Mr. O'Gorman. Mr, Hart did not putin an ap- pearance, but was represented by Mr. Richard Busteed and Assistant District Attorneys Purdy and Post. “PYE® MR. REEVES’ TESTIMONY. In answer to Mr, O'Gorman, Mr. Keeves said he resided priocipally im Scaroorougn, Eugiand; was the author of the play of “Pyke O’Caliaghan;” he arrived here early in Februar’ turing his stay io the city he witnessed, at Wailack’s, the repre. sentation of “fhe Shaughraun;” tiac was on ‘Tuesday, three weeks ago, February 9; witnessed the play of “The Skibbean,” in the Theatre Comique, on the 1th of February, at a matinée, Q. State if you perceived any resemblance bee the said plays of Le Shaughraun” and “Tue Skiboeah,” in incidents, rcharacter, lunuage, scenery Or Stage business} if so, In what respects ‘A. I did’ in scenery, inet es and janguage; the chars acter of Conn in “The Shaughraun” ts almosc identical with the character ol Kerry O’Leary im “The Skibbeah;” the character ol the Priest 19 also identical with the character of the Priest in “Phe Shaughraun ;”? the last scene in the first act in “The >kibbeah” is, in business, dresses and language, almost the same as that in “lhe Suaugue raun, Mr. O'Gorman produced a printed copy of “The Shaughran,” to be used only ior the purpeses ot these actions by the Court and counsel, and called jor the procucuion of a copy of “Lhe Skiboean” Irom counsel, which counsel on the other side re= fused to produce, Witness continued—The revolving prison scene in “The Skibbeah’’ is iientical with that in “ibe Shaughraun;” the scene, business and language in the wake scene are altnost identical with chose in “Phe Shaughraun;’’ the last scene of tne piece is the same, and the general language and purpose of the plot of the two last acts of “The Skibbeau’? are the same as those of *“!heShaughraun.’ Q. Is there or nos any similarity, and if so, ta what extent, between « female character called Arts O'Neil, in “The Shaughraun,” and a femaia character called Kate Templeton, in “fue Skib- bean’ A, There 1s, for the purpose of carrying out the plot in the same Way aud @ similarity uy some Of the sanguage. Q. Do you remember in “The Skibbeah” acnare acter, squire Lynch, and a character called Uorry Kincheila in “rhe Shaughraun?”’” A, Tao, Q. Isthere or not a similarity between those two characters in actiuu, language and stage business, and, if so, in What respect and to what extent? A. There 18 asimilarity in some of the language, in dress, business and in the general purpose of the plot. Q. Do you remember a scene in ‘The Shaughs raun” known as the “Ruins of St, Bridget’s Abbey’? scene? A. Ido. Q. Is there or not any scene in “The Skibbeeah’? similar to that scene in ‘I'he Shaugnran?? A, There is the scene itseli, the business, language, dresses and purpose. * Did you or not observe in “The Skibbeeah” any similarity to your piay of “Pyke O'Callaghan,” and, if su, in what respect and extent? A. Idid, in the first and second scenes of ‘Tne Skibbeah ;? some of the language used by the Squire in seve eral short conversations throughout the play—the trout scene, prison scene. Q. With the exception of the Instances you have Mentioned of similarity between ‘fhe Skibbean’”’ and “Pyke O'Callaghan” is there or nota similarity almost amounting to identity in language, plot, scenery, purpose and stage business between said “skibbeab” and “The Shaughraun]? A. Yes, Q. Is there any similarity between the play of and to what extent? dents, business, dre ; “The Shaughraun” and your play o! Pyke O’Valla- ghan?’ A, No similarity except the usual plot that Will be 1ound in other Irish dramas of an escaped Fenian or céavict being sheltered by a faithiul ade herent. Adjourned till this morning. A MARCH DAY. Yesterday was as uncomfortable a day as the hard wihter has produced. The morning was cold and cloudy. About ten o’clock the snow began ta fail, and it filied the air, blowing in all directions, and accumulating severai inches indepth upon the streets by four o’clock. Soon alter this hour the weather grew a trifle warmer, and a storm oi mixed hail aud rain succeeded and continued with disagreeable severity, changing again in tha evening to a fast-falling snow squall. By nocn the accumulating snow became a serious impediment to traffic in the streets. Stage and dray horses slipped and foundered in the endeavor to Usk an their heavy loads over tne icy pavements, io such througed thoroughfares as Broad Fulton and Chamber streets there were freq successions of blocks and stoppages trom the ine ability of some overtasked team to move. During the afternoon, the avenue car jines doubled their | teams and set in motion their steam snow plowa to Clear their tracks. All day long, pedestriand found it most diMicuit to make their way throng Snow and slush at the street crossings and under the pelting storm, It was a day, taken altogether, which would be counted most tedious had it oc curred in the first haif of January instead of tem days before the ides of Maren. This makes the second snow storm the first spring month has brought us. There can be no two opinions about its coming in “ike @ }ion’’ and there will na doubt be &@ unanimous Vote in favor of its golgg out “like @ lamb,” THE STEAMER VICKSBURG. SHE GOES TO PIECES IN THE STORM. Yesterday evening the Coast Wrecking Come pany, of this city, received news by special mes- senger from Sayville, L. 1., to the effect that the steamer Vicksburg, which was wrecked a few daya ago, while on her vovage trom Port Royal to New York, abreast of Sayville, had, under the inflence of the existing nortneaster, gone to pieces, This re« sult has been expected, as the sea has been making | a clean breach over her for several days past. ihe vessel being thus broken up Wiil doubtless cause & gooi deal More of her cargo Lo be washed ashore. Snould the wind continue in its present quarter for the next few days the hulyand machinery wil become firmly imvedded iu the sand, Nearly alt of the 700 bales of cotton which were saved [roi the wrecked cargo have been dragged througa the suri toa line ou the beach above tide water, where it lies awaiting shipment to this city. There 18 also & Jurge amouut of naval stores among the salvage. GERMAN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, At the Turn Hail, in Fourth street, a meeting of the representatives of a number of German so cleties was held last night for the purpose of dis cussing arrangements for a projected mass meeta ing of the Germans o/ this city to protest againss the proposed discontinuance of the German lane Morita Ellinger presided, About rganizations were repres sented, Aadresses were delivered by Messrs. Kad linger, Luring, Major, Toner, Grosse and other: reviewing tue receut proceedings in the Board o! Education, Mr. Klinger announced that arranyey Ments would be male to secure a namber of prominent speakers to address the meeting, and that Carl Schurz and Frederick Hecker will probably be among the number, The projected demonstration, It 1s intended, shall come off at the Cooper Institute in the eariy part of next week. A SINGULAR VERDICT. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— In reply to an articie in your paper headed “Sine gular Verdict,” I wish to say that the coroners Jury ailuded to were instructed by the Coroner that the object of the inqpest was to ertain - who, tf any one, Was to blame in connection with Wells and her daughter, and render @ verdict accordingly. They supposed tna Coroner was in earnest and meant what he said, and felt bound vy the oath ne administered to ro turn a true verdict to the vest ol their jadgment, however painiul Or disagreeable it might be ta | surviving relatives or others. It appeured in evidence that the fire was early discovered aud sufficient aiaria wiven by the police and others that tue family residing on the third floor avalied themselves Of the fire e<cape, whica was in good condition, That Mr. Wells’ famus heard the alarm, knew the fire was in their bulide ing, yet deliberately «iressed themselves, and | when one O/ the sons started to leave the room ue | was Kept oack by the others saying that “wea y they would ali leave together.’ Toat when they did ail get ready and attempred to leave tha room they jound the hall #0 juli of smoke that they had to retreat and siut the door, Spuse+ quently the sons, loliowed by their father, ade a ust r tne ladder ieading to the seuttie una we ed, leaving behind Mrs, Wells and hee iniant daughter to help tuemselves or perish, Had the Jamily bee lesy tardy in their mover ments, or had they iorced open a siigot panel dour leading to 0 empty back room, Or passed chrougy & WinduW between the irout aud back 1oom, wu migat bave been saved by moans o! the fires escape. ii a Coroner's inquest tga mere shar, jury of nine disinverested men ure o| Ge render tne Ssiereotyped verdict “Nu one ta blame,” When they are upanimousiy of the oping that some One is to blame, or else be held up a ublic censure Gad ridicule, then itis time to some alteration in the manner of holuing a® inquests ONS OF Ck JURORS , and &