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THE ENDLESS AGONY. Opening of the Seventeenth Week of the Great Scandal Case. THE CHECK MEMORANDUM. Spiritualism Adding Its In- fluence to the Trial. A SPECTATOR TAKEN ILL Genera] Tracy Taking His Place Among the Witnesses. For three or four weeks a face haunted the court joom and ante-room at the Brvoklyn trial which save rise to much curious speculation. It was in tmale garb, but not a female face. Some thought ‘was the Woodhull; but the champion free lover & not devoid of feminine traits and attrac- iveness. It was a stern face, with rigid linea- ments; acold, hard eye, from which the light of love never could have beamed; a positive mouth, and a dry, pale complexion, beth Napier Palmer, who appeared on the stand yesterday as a witness, a iriend of the Woodhull, an artist, a Spiritualist aod a clairvoyant. During the nsny days she has waited for the enjoyment of this distinction her presence has iiteraliy hauntea the court house, She came and went in gloom and si!ence—a strange, unearthly expres- sion in her hollow eyes, as if her soul were trou- Died with the origin and cure of evil, the mystery ef God and man and the true secret of the great weandal, Few knew her; but many credited her with holding the key to Beecher’s guilt or Innocence. She sat among the rest of the women, but spoke littie to them, She was @ sphinx, grave as the graven Jace of the Egyptian mystery, and, like it, giving 1orth no voice, Her hair was Jet black, cut short and tossed around her head in brie! and careless curls, Some poweriul anguent, lke whale oil, appeared to be used to keep it in | order and give it @ robust sheen. Sne generaliy wore a black dress, a short brown sealskin jackec anda Tyrolese hat. Her hair fell down profusely on her forehead, giving the illusion of a gre: abundance on the top of the head. Day after day Bhe came to the trial, ALWAYS SERIOUS AND TACITURN, “always deepening the impression that she carried aterrible tale, the divuigement of which on the ‘witness stand would both enlighten and confound a listening world, When she came as usual yesterday morning her appearance was aitered. Around her hat—va cont- cal one, of the Woodhull desigu—she wore a broad, blood-red ribbon, tted behind and falling down to fer waist, making her as conspicuous as the clock on the City Hail, Anexpectant hush fell upon the a@udience when the mysterious witness took the stand, to which she was conducted by @ tull man, ‘who might have been her husband. Her appear- ance wasremarkable. The hat, the big red rib- bon, the black hair, the pale, ghostly face and still more ghostly eyes suggested deach in the masquerade of a Mexican cab llero. Her manne’ of speech was precisely of the Susaa B. Anthony type—a cool, self-assured, flippant adaress, She | P: was A DISAPPOINTMENT to a great degree. ‘Woodhull say one day to Tilton, “Theodore, Tneo- dore, you know that two people like Beecher and your wife could not be alone together without something happening.” This being new and salacious gave the impression that the witness © bad much more of the same material in reserve; but, beyoud her views on clairvoyance and Spirit- usiism, nothing more spicy came. She was smart to some extent in repartee, and turned the laugh $wo or thrée times on Beach. She was a source of much amusement to Mrs, Beecher, to Tilton ana toJudge Morris, and to neither side did she do a|py harm nor any good. SHOOTING PARTRIDGE, Mr. Partridge, 4 former cashier of the firm of Woodrud & Robinson, resumed the witness stand on the opening of the proceedings and was cross- examined by Mr. Beach. Frank Moulton naturally took an interest in this witness and was on hand early. Partridge is not such a witne: s Moulton Was. His head appears to be neither clear nor steady. The counsel had to appeal to the Court for instructions to the witness as to his repile: they were so indirect and hazy. The man wi slearly confused by the interrogations of the coun- sel. He Was asked a series of questions as to how the memorandum appended to Tilton’s check for $7,000 was inscribed “spoils from new friends for the enrichment of oid.” He was cashier then for Woodrud & Robinson, and the check came to him for deposit. He swore on his direct examination thas this memorandum same to him attachea to the check, with a pin; that he detached th to put the check in the drawer and the memorandum in his pocketbook, and this memorandum he never bowed to any member of the firm. “Did you cousider it a proper thing to do,” asked Beach, “to take that memorandum from the check and pufitin your pocketocok ? Well, he took it for curiosity. He was : STRUCK WITH THE EXPRESSION, “spoils,” and bis soul conjured up diretul thoughts of robbery, irand or sequestration, After many Questions and much hesitation he reveaied the fact that Hill and Shearman had been taiking to him in regard to the case, and though this was of little consequence the bungling manner of the Witness in replying made an unfavorable impres- sion. The Judge admonished him pretty severely, and Beach fairly roared at bim—in truth, the lawyer, with every reason to be provoked, was rather too rigid in his demand for direct repites, A FIT OF EPILEPSY. At noon some commotion occurred in the court foom by an abrupt fail on the Noor of astrong- | looking man in a Mt of epilepsy. When lifted up and carried out he held his band to his forehead as Min great pain. The Judge called for a physician from out the audience and a Dr, Smith responded. In some minutes after he was pronounced out of danger and rapidly recovering. His name was Wiliam Seabury, one of the ferry masters of the Greenpoint ferry, The atmosphere of the cuamber had novhing to do with tais case, as the man, it ap- pears, is subject to frequent attacks of the com- plaints. The attendance was slack, and several of the lawyers were aosent. Near the close of the pro- ceedings, when General Tracy took the stand, Mr. Beach announced that he would be compelied to absent himseiffrom the Court this morning, and for personal reasons Mr. Fullerton might not ve abie to take his place on the cross-examination. After a pause, Mr. Evarts proposed an adjourn- ment till Wednesday, but Mr. Beach disclaimed seeking any sach consideration, and said he would see that Mr. fullerton filled his place, The ‘“per- Sonal reasons,” mentioned by Mr. Beach, were well unuerstood. fullerton and Tracy are at dag- gers’ points, and the former has an oid score to settie with the latter. It will be curious to see the edect of the collision on cross-examination be- tween these two flerce forensic antagonists, AN OVERMEARING WITNESS. Mr. A. J. Wright, a small, natty-looking young man, With roddisn side whiskers, @ cashier in A. 1. Stewart's, was the second witness. Ie over- heard Tilton reer to the Woodhull publication. He is one 01 the many scattered over the couniry who have heard iilvon say sometuing of do some- thing, and ail the aolags and the sayings are gcraped together, and when they are all beaten up )m the moriar o1 the cross-examination the compounded product turns out omy a weak de covtion, ‘The learned havitucs of the court room predict a disagreement of the jury. Am acquittal is con- This was Mrs, Eliza- | She said she heard Victoria | — en NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1875—QUADRUPLE SHEET. sidered Impossible, but not dict of gutity, especially after Beach’s summing up, which is ex- pected to be avery powerlul effort. Everything considered, however, the balance of court room opinion inciiaes to a disagreement, THE EVIDENCE. 8. D, Partriage recallec—Examined by Mr. ny eacd. Q. You spoke of the check as handed to you as cashier—what was the amount? A. Seven thousand dollars; drawn by Mr. Bowen; do not recollect the exact form of the sig Tilton indorsed it, but cannot swear that he was the first indorser; rec- ollect Mr, Tilton and Woodrutt & Robinson had indorsed it; it did not bear the latter 1ndorsement when it came aremely tome; the check I putin the iront drawer and the itp of yellow paper 1a & back drawer; cannot say that the two papers—the check and the rg ‘auie to me anvexed; cannot say now Wiether | sevarated the two papers or not; received (be check on the 5th day of April, 1872; the entry of the receipt is on the books oi the | firm; can’t say how long tne piece of paper re- | Mained in the drawer before I took it | out and put it in my pocketbook; car- ried 1t from that time for two or three years, Witness produced the pocketbook and Mr. | Beach asked him into how many tolds he folded | the paper to get it into his pocketbook. Altec some fencing it Was admivted that the paper had three folds originally; first Showed the paper since the publication of tne scandal to members of hisown family; to a erson of the name of Josiah Clarke, to Albert Woourutt, formerly & member of Woodrutf & Rob. inson; that was about a fortnight ago; at t date of the check, April, 1872, Kuew that there was wouble between Tlilon and Bowen; that the for- | Mer had threatened to publish some statement of the latler; did hot pay him some money, settle with him; never told any of tho firm that he baa | abstracted the slip of paper, but he had the right to infer that it was given to him to take care of; had regarded it as a curiosity; the word ‘spoils’ in the paper had aiways appeared strange to nim, Q. Have you conversed with any one since )ou stated on Friday iast that the conversation re- ferred to then with Frank Moulton was 1872, which date you have changed to 1871? A. I have spoken witu Mr, Hill; [ also consulted with Mr, Shear- | man, Q. Do you recollect of any conversation except the one you stated where the Spiritualist and Con- grogational matter came up? A. No; 1 don’t thing Franklin Woodral’ was present at that con- versation; would not swear he was not, Q. State that conversation? A, 1 suid substan- tially to Mr. Mouiton, 1 think, Tilton did a very foolisn thing in writing the Woodhull biography, aud Moulton said he wrote that in order to get | the leadership of the Spirituatists, ana I said l didn’t suppose the Spiritualists were sufficiently humerous to make it &n object, and he said, “Phere dre more Spirliualists in the country taan there are Congregationalists;” the first time | re- Deated this conversation Was since the matter of she soandal came up. ‘Yo Mr. Hvarts—Was @ graduate of Amherst Col- | lege and was educated as @ lawyer; Franklin Woodrum was formeriy the senior member of the firm; bad a coaversation with Mr. Franklin Woodruif waen the subject of the “compurative number of Spiritualists and Congregationalists was brought up. Q. What wes the conversation ? Onjectea to. ‘The Court sustained the objection. To Mr, Beacu—Frank Moulton was Rot present. AN INCIDENT, At this moment a gentieman siting in the audi- ence, near tne leit hand door, dropped out of his | hair and fell on the floor, apparentiy tn a fatutiog Ot, Jue court officers removed him, and pr. Smith, who was present, went out to attend to j Dimeb” direction of the Court. Howard J. Wright, examined by Mr, Evarts— Letter bonded to witness ana identified, Mr. | Evarts read :— Szrraxsxn 6. 1571. My Dear Mn. Davis—I want you to read my life and experiences of Mrs, Woodnarli and give me your exact | impression of the tale. some persons reiuse to believe Wuat 18 so marvellous, but I have undersiated, rather then overstated, the facts originally communicated to me by the parues. teil Mrs. i avis to write more for the Golden Age, and do more of the same yourself, bternally yours. THEODORE TILION, To Mr. Shearman—I am a cashier in the employ of A. 'T. Stewart. Q. State uy occasion when you happened to travel on the cara with Tilton, and relate @ con- | versation you heard betweeu him and another | party on that occasion? A.*l was returutog from | a brie! trip to my Lome in New Hampsuire; | took the cars at Concord on Monday, November 4; on | eutering tie Cars 1 saw Mr. Tilton there; a gentle- man siso entered after me and took a seat veside | filled on the reassembling of the Court. Mrs. Palmer resumed the stand, toe di- |} recs examination ceased in a few min- | get into @ theological discussion with her sne | guess that will do,” and Beach, Mr. iilton; the iormer asked Mr. Tilton something | in Teierence to the publication of the Wooduull scandal, or the stateme.t in the Wooahull-Clafin | uper; he sald he ad seen the scaudal | } pubiisued in the Eastern papers—I think Boston | | papers; a conversation eusued, in whica the gen- | | Uemyn asked Tilton what he thought of it, or what | it amounted to; he said te knew about Mt; and when the furtner question was asked, | which was sumetiing to the intent of what he | thougat of it, Mr. Tilton said he cared nothing for | ‘it ior nimseif, tuat Mrs. Tiiton was in delicate heaito aud of nervous temperament and he feared | | Jor its effect upon ner; that was the substance ot | the couversation. To Mr, Heacu—Repeated the conversation next | day to my wile ; spoke oi it also wito Mr. Hoimes; can’t say how counsel for the delence learned of it. THE MYSTERIOUS WITNESS. Elizabeth Napier Palmer—Resiaes at Montmor- ency; s:opping at present with Mr. John Keyser, ot New York; was born at ‘iconderoga, | Lake George; was brought up in Eliza- | beth, ssex county; lived at Cambriage | Jot severai years; returned to New York | State in 1871; staaied at Camoridge as landscape | painter; pursued my busine-s; Invented a ladies’ | stocking wacaine; was divoiced trom my firss | husband; | obtained the divorce; first married in | 1868 and was remarr.ed to 1874. ? Q. Did you lori tae ucqaaintance of Victoria | Woounullr A. Yes, im May 1870; 1 knew ber throven Mr. Hayward of tue Lavor Reform moves ment; 1 was interestedan that movement; I was on the Executive Committee aud one of the Vice Pre- sidents of the association; Mrs. Woodhull was In- Yited to attend a Convention of the association, and frum that lume commenced my acquaintance with wer; | subsequentiy came to New York, and Mrs, Woodpuli Kindly invited Me to occupy a desk in her office; I became acquainted witn rheodure Tuton very soon alter tha’, in the spring of 1871; first saw bigs at Woodauu’s office, Q Can jou fix the cate and say whether it was beiore or aiter the first publication of the Golden age? A. It was before the publication; 1 speak of tue time, just either tae later end of January or ist of February, 1871; 1 called first at bis office about tuis time with Mrs. Woodhull; 1 subse- ueutiy neXt saw him when be called at Mrs. | Wo-aliul’s office. Q. Did you hear any conversation at any time relative to the project of the publication of tue Golden age? A. Laid, Q. Was there any discussion about the pro- spectus of the Golden Age? A, There was, | q State what 1c was? A. I cannot give the exact conversation; there was more than one; | the sudsiance Was that Tliton snouid start a paper, and, if possible, they should run the two papers in coubection With Lhe Spiritualisuc movement; I refer 'o the Golden Age and the Woodhull & Clagin Weekly; the Golden Age was to be a radical paper, taking up ALL THE RADICAL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY. | Q vid Mr. Tilton make any proposition to you in regard to tne Golden Age? A. , he wished me to Wrive tor it and be an agent for it, \. During the i.e rom Jauuary 1271 to the fol- lowing Mareh, did you see Woodhall and Titon olten ? A. Yes, aliuost datiy, some times twice or three timés a day ; the visits between them lasted ail torougu te latter t of Feoruary on to April; during the sammer of that year, 1871, Til- ton wi irequent Visitor at Wooduull’s office; L | have seen them (ake :unch together, I will not say irequeutiy, but quite a number of t 1 bave heard Mrs. Woouhull say to lam, + THKODORE, LET US GO TO 1 | that was wore than once; i have seen Tilton at) | Mrs. Woodiuti’s almost every evening auring tue | od I used to see him at tue oMce; whenever he | | came to the house be Would usually remain a few moments lu the front parlor; aiter that he would retire either to the back parior with Mrs. Wood- hull, perhaps in company wito Miss Clafin oF Colonel Bivod; at mes they would go aloue, oF they «ould go Up Stairs to the room occupied by Mrs, Woodhull and ber husband; I have seen them in that oedroom alone—not often, perhaps avout four umes; i knew of them beimg there oftener Jrom veariag them speak there; there Was a desk and writiog matertals there; Tilton, on the occa- sions | saw bim there, Was sitting at the desk | taiking or Writing; J Saw him there on these occa- | siqns between nine and ten o’ciock in the evening. Q. What Was iiton’s manner toward Mrs. Woovhall on occasions you saw ‘them togetner? A. His manner Was very «ffectionate; he would address ber as “Vicky,” aod she would adaress | | him as Theodore; | can’t say | saw them kina even other more than once, but! frequently saw Theodore sucting with M13 ARMS ROUND WOODHULL on the sola; it Was a common habit of his to sit With his arins around her ontie sofa, ahd when Standing up beside herhe would have bis hands around her; i amovoted to a habit, this fmt arity; the proposition that Tilton was to take the head ot the Spiritaalistic movement was a ire- quent sudect of conversation oetween them. Q. Do you recollect auy conversation vetween them on the subject of the scandal abo Beecher prior to the publication of the May ua, 1871? A. Yes; Mre. Woodhull read that card to me; ON One OLcAsion that Was the subj of conversation When ‘ilton was presen staried up with Wis face flushed ana that is nos true, My Wile is as pure as snow; no such rel pp us that ever exisied between them; | 10 1s fais he added, “i never told you so, you | must have inferred it from what I said;’ M | Woodhall then put ber hands on his snoulder and | said, | “THEODORE, THEODORE, | you know it 18 Not iM the bature oO things that be- | tween a man and ® Wowau woo sdould be arawa together as Mr. Beecher and Mra. Tilton were tnat noWwing of this Kind shoad cake place’ — (marked fenSauon im Coart)—tuls took place in Mrs. Wood huis oitiee. Q Were the proois of the scandal statement ever shown toyou? A. Yes, Mrs, Woodhull aud Titon were present at tne time; there was one ovher person present, Whom | forget; Mra, Wood- | hut and Tilton came Into the | rivate oftice; she said she had somerhing toshow me; alter a lew minutes Iiton went out; this Was some four ‘weens before tue Ist Of May, 1872, when | moved to my house in Lwenty-seveuta street; f read a por- | arate, tion of the contents of the paper; ic wi Was subseq) hater indal; L said, “If you publi , iny concerning the private | person Whatever, I will have notuing aper; | will nover work for lives ol any more to do with your you again;” Isaid, ‘1 ne meddle with whe pri- | Vale lives of people it w THE DEATH BLOW OF TILTON; I don’t recollect that Mrs. Woodhull or Mr. Tilton made any reply. The Court took a recess. AFTER TRE RECESS. The court room was little more than half | i be your death blow and | utes after, and Beach, in a quiet and indiffer- ent tone, began the eross-examination. He put @ number of questions as to the marriage, abode, occupation, &c., of the witness, and finally asked the question, ‘‘What sort of a physician is your | husband?” “He is @ magnetic physician,” This was sollowed up by @ number of questions bearing | upon the particular mode of treatment extended | to patients. The witness turned a solemn, ghoul- | ish face towards the Judge and declared she did | not consider the question of the counsel at all ma- | terial, but, on the contrary, rather insulting, | Beach pushed on to know more avout | tbe character of the treatment of patients end the witness said she was frequently called upon by her husband to discover diseases by clair- voyance, The explanation of her clairvoyant ex- periences was very absurd and amusing. There | Wasalecture in the oid Spiritualistic style, and the witness seemed to be drifting toward a trance and about to illustrate her practice. She had an attentive audience ana the prospect of an ex- tensive advertisement, It was a surprise that Mr. Beach allowed himself to be led away into an | inquiry on Spiritualism with one of its profes- | sional practitioners, Later on the wituess, on the redirect, was asked if she pelieved in tne God of the Christians, and she answered “Most cer- tainly,” and gave a negative to the query tf she believed in the divinity of ‘Christ. | Mr, Beacn then seemed to be anxious to | offered some of the strangest shapes of reiigious | belief, Her theory of the incarnauoa was becom, | ing so disgusting that the Judge cried out, “I | echoing his words, | “Yes, sir, I guess it will do,” and the witness was | allowed to depart. | Next on the stand was General B. F, Tracy, Whose appearance in the capacity of witness aroused tle attention ofeven the moat jaded juryman, Tracy had answered only a few ques- tions when Mr. Beach interposed, and, saying he would be unable to attend to-day, it was finally . settled that Mr, Fullerton would take his place, and the Court, at ten minutes to four o'clock, was adjourned, MRS, PALYER CONTINUES. ‘The direct examination of Mrs. Elizabeth Na- pier Palmer was resuwed ata quarter-past two o’clock by Mr. Shearman, Tne witness said, woen questigned as to an interview between ‘Tilton and Mrs. Woodhull regaramg the Ie of Mrs. Woodhull:—Do not recoilect anything specific Ob this poiut; witness took HO part in the Com- mone procession; saw Mrs, Wooahull and Miss lamin get Out Of a carriage the evening cr the | 187 Commune procession, CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR. BEACH, ‘Was married in 1808 by Rev. Mr. Sergeant, at Beacon Hill, near boston; came to reside in New York in the first ‘week of January, 1871; | took up ~her residence then at No, 49 Park avenue; her husband was then manufacturing stocking suspenders; at one time boarded at tie Cosmopolitan Hotel Jor three or four weeks; then went to Madison avenue to iriends; remained there for about six months; then went to the Westmore!and Hotel or about three Weeks, and irom that went to reside | at lwWenty-seventh sireet, wnere sue resided two years; let part ul her rooms to ber present hus- | bund, Dr. Paimer; sue let other parts of her house to the assistants of aer nusband; her husvana be- | longed tu the magnetic scnool of meaiciae. i Give us sume idea of his schoul of practice? | r. Suearman objected. Mr. Beact—1 am not trying to learn the secrets. | The witness suid:—Ii ap,eal to tbe Court for pro- | | tection; | deciine to state mv hasbana’s mode of treatment, and will not state it uniess compelled | to: iact a8 a medium for my husband im the dis- | covery Ol diseas-s; lunderstand a great many Toeauings for the words “spiritual medium ;” I am culled upon very often to Make Clairvoyant exam- inations with my husband; | am paid so much for each examination, Q. When you made those examinations were you in @ State of trauce? A. I can’s state, sir; [ Sappose when 1 made tnose examinations I went into a state of personal unconsciousness; the words “trance medium” are not the interpreta- tion of the cundition in which I was; I was tola when | was awakened that 1 had communicated to my husvand a know edgs of the disease under which the patient i@oored; in a clairvoyant state Iam enabled to read the acts of a man or woman, | as photographed on the soul, just as vou can read @ page in a book; in this Condition I tee my | eyes turned withiii me; this power comesto me | Without amy volition or consciousness on my part; bands of spirits surround every human soul; Goa | himself controls every human soul. TAE SPIRIT WORLD, | Iam @ medium, torough wuom departed spirits commuuicaté With the busy ones of this world; I even ree your spirit now as you are talking to me; I cunnot say Whether itis a good or a baa spirit; Iwas divorced in March, 15/4, and was married soon after to my present busband, Dr. Palmer; I have never had any sympatey with the iree love doctrine; I believe im husband aud wie livivg happily togeiner, ana if they cannot iive nappily, 1 thimk they ought to legaliy separate; [ obtained my atvorce irom my former husband on the ground of aduitery; on the ground of uncon- gentility: I woud go to the Legisluture and get an act passed allowing mairied persous sep- | Q. Suppose the Legisiature would not pass such an act? A. I cannot suppose such an impossi- bility (laughter); 1 have Mm tO the Golden Age ofiice, | toink, tm February, 1871; I met Mr. Moul- | ton and was there introduced ‘o him; | thnk the | first time 1 was there was in January or February; the first trme | saw Mr. Tilton was in Boston; the first time i was introduced to him was at this office, where I was inwroduced to him by Mrs, Woodhuii; in the office where | saw dir. Tilton | Where Were tabies and papers on them, and | there was a Massive picture hanging on the wall; 1 went witn Miss \jaflin, who wanted to consult Mr, Mouiton on some law business; the of Mr. Tilton and Mrs. Wovdbull od it became the hantt of those two persons t dress each otber in the manner | have stated on my direct eXamin tion; Blood was always adout tne office, and most certainly noticed those famtilarities vetween Mrs. Woodoull and Mr. Titon; lkuow Mr. stephen Pearl Andrews; te used not to be much about the | office; Mr. Andrews was an inmate of Mrs. Wood- Woedhail year 1 and Mrs. Woodaull; up to the time oi the stemmway Hall meetiny; Colo- and during all that miliarities vetween Triton this Iimtimacy continued noticed nel Blood was in Mrs. Woodhuli’s bedroom when I saw Mr. Tilton there; the cou: ces in regard to | the prospectus of the Golden Age between Mrs. | Woodhati and Mr. Tilton were in 1871; the conier- ences were held sometimes ia the jrout office, sometimes {a the back office; Colonel slood and Miss Claflin Were present; | aid not tak re in | the confereaces; there were @ number ol conver- sations at Which Colonel Blood was not present; Icouid not give you the language of the parties, but the idea was toat Mr. Tliton was to siart the Golden Age, and that it was to ve uuited with the Woodhall & Claflin paper, in the interest o: the Spiritualist ey Were to furm a new party, but they did not call it by any name; they said tnere Was no hope from the other party; they did not say there Was no hope for the country or from the leaders of tie country. ‘The conversation referred to the formation of a | under the leacership of Mrs. Woodholi and | Golden Age Was to admire Woodnull & Ciafin’s puper, and that was co aamire the Golden Age. (Laugnter.) Mr. Tilton wanted | me co become an agent for this new enterprise, but L deciined; Mrs. Woodhull spoke to me xoout the Beecher scand: before 1 went io y-seventh street; ndal in don't Mr. Bivod did not see them in my preseace until they removed to their Iwenty-third street house; I never iearned Who was the author of the Woodhull scandal; | never asked, Q. Now, Mrs, Paimer, | think you may recite the scene which you told Mr. Shearman on your direct eXamination passed between Mr. Tilton, Mrs. Woodnull and yourseil in the back room at the time these prodis Were anown to you, Give the Gescription of What occurred? A. Mr. Mrs. Woodhull came ta room and | on @ sola; Mrs Wood sald to me, “Daniels, come here, | want to stow you sometiing;” 1 iurned to ner anal said, “Mrs. Woounail, if you publish that scandal, or any otner scandai ov have any tntag to do With the publication of the private lives of any one [ will never work jor you wgain; | your work is to effect reerm aud not go into the | private lives of anybody. | Q. Weil, was that wit that was said? A. That is | ail that | can remember. | Q. Is that Lhe same conversation you gave to Mr, Shearman? A. | am not positive; I don’t pre- tend Lo give the exact phrases Lgave this morn- ing; there may possibly pe | ‘A PREPUSITION OR A CONJUNCTION | | Jeft out, out | have now given you alll can recollect of that conversation. Q. [thoagkt, in your account to Mr. Shearman, you gave somethiay that was said of an allusion to Mrs. filton in the course of this conversation, A, 1 thitx the reference to an allusion Was hot made in this conversation; if it Was made it should not | have been made here. | Q. You pat it in this conversation. A. It wasa | mistake; it ought to have beeu given im another | | vate life of individuals, | not believe that they are One and the same pDer- | sufferings were confined to this earth; He innerits branch of the testimony; Mrs. Woodhull was talk- iog eenerally with some one who came in, 1 don’t know who it was came into the office and was speaking of the scan that had beep mooted about concerning Mrs, Tilton and Mr. Beecher; | ‘theodore Tilton came into the office at the time and said, #This ts Dot true;? ois face was fushed Up to the roots of his hair and he seid, “Vickie, you know this ts not true; my wife is as pure as spow | and no such relations nave ever sted between | Mr. Beecher and Llzabeth; this ts not trye.’? Mr, Shearman sala that conversation was prior lay 2. The Witness—Iif I said it was at the other cone versation 1 was wrong; this latter conversation took place long before tue proofs were ever brought out, P Q. Was it before the card appeared? A. Yes, I efore the card was publisied; it was in the gu!umn of 1872; thecard came out in 1871; it was in January, February, Marck, April or May; Tam Bot certain which mouth, out J know it oc- eurred. Q. How long were the proofs read to you be‘ore you Went to your pouser A. About six weeks or | 4 month belore; the scandal was published in the Bi of 1872; these conversations were a common ng. ‘The last avswer was, on motion of Mr. Beach, stricken our. Q. At the time Mrs, Woodhull said to you, “Dant- els, [have something I want to show you,” Tilton ‘Was the only ove present, you and he? A. He was present; she did not show me toe prools till after Titon went out: votoing was said except what I sald to her in regard to the publisuing of the pri- Q When she said she bad sometbing to show you, how much of the proofs did she read to you? | ‘A. Ioan’ say how much she read; I think she | read the whu.e of it concerning mrs, Tilton and Mr. Beecher; 1 think so, but, then, I would not swear that. y. Was tiere any document or any letter incor- | Cre in these proois shown you? A. No, sir; I ave now no recoilect.on as to what she read or Said upon Lhe subject, Mr, Beaci—!nat’s all, madame, Mr, Shearman, redirect:— . Mrs. Palmer, was Mrs, Woodhull herself a Spiritualist? aes was made by Mr. Beach to the ques- jon, Q. Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ? A. Oh, certainty, I do believe, Mr, Beacu—You beileve that ChristisGod? A. No, sir; 1 betieve in the divinity of Christ; I be- Meve that our Lord Christ is the oniy begotten son of the living God; | believe in God and in the Trinity; 1do not believe that the Father, the Son and the Holy Guost are equal. Q. How do you separace the Deity? A. The same as | would separate your son from you; J do son; 1 believe that God is the Father, that the Holy Ghost is the Mother and that Christ 1s the Son; Christ 1s tne living God on this earth; His ails divinity from God the Father; 1 don’t suppose the Son is the same in extent of sovereignty as the Father in heaven; His sovereignty is supertor on | this earth; He is sovereign in the next world, | thougi uot eqnal 1o God the Father; I believe where are many planets and He may role over some of tnese; J believe that God did not abro- | gate His laws when He sent Obrist on this planet, ‘The witness then progeeded to recount her theory as tu the birth of the Saviour, which was Diaspheuious aud unit for puviication; so muca 80 that the Court interposed, Judge Netison saying, guess that will do.” fur, Beach—That will do, Mrs, Palmer. BENJAMIN F, TRACY TAKES THE STAND, The third senior counsel for tne defence, Mr. Tracy, Was then sworu, and examined by Mr. | Fvarts. In answer to the questions he said:—~ | Luave been practising at the Bar since May, 1851; I bave resided ta Brooklyn jor nine years; T prace tised law in New York fora year belvre | Game to this city; 1 was United States visirict Attorney for this district from Uctuber, 1866, till February, 73; I know ail the parties to this suit; I pave Knvwu Theodore Tiion by reputation tor some | years; Knew him first personally when he became editor of the Union; 1 ceased to know mucu aiter that till he leit the Union—till then we met again; with Mr. Beecher | nave been acquainted, as a member of his chuarcu, since 1807; i knew him sliguuy tul alter the pubd- heation o: the Woodhull scandal; since then I | have known him more intimately than belore; I koew Mr. Mouton first im November, 1872, and have stuce Kaown bim quite lutimately, Q. How loug have you know the otuer members of toe frm ol Woodrum & Roninson? A. I knew Jeremiah P. Rovinsvn when! was in the Legisia- tuje im 1862; | renewed the acquatotance in Brookiyn iu 1865, and L have KooWn dim rom that | eriod down to the present time; wita Franklin Vooarem I pave been acquamied since 1871; | nave Known him ever since; the acquaintance was Personui in the begioning. < Q, in the wonth of November or December, 1872, dia you come into any situation or conier with Mr, Moulton, Mr. Tiltom or with eituer one of them? A. 1 aid, sir; with all of them, Q. Huw soon after tne publication of the Wood- bull scandal did it come to your knowledge? A. If | that puolication was made on the 2stn of October | in the Union, I saw itou the 29th; I first conversed , with Mr. Moulton and Mr. Woourulf in @ casual conversation ou che strect a few days after the | publication was made; 1¢ was in front of m) office, on Mootague street; the couversation was intro- duced vy we; Lreierred to the fact that I had a denial om the part of Moulton of the Woudhull scandal; the conversation on that subject was ue wo State what the subject of that conversation was? A. The subject of it was as tu Mouiton's rela- tion to the scandal; the conversation produced an Appointmeut; som» considerable time after that | Woodrutl came to me one day and asked me if 1 would consent to ve consulted. At tnis point Mr. Beach interrupted the witness, and, addressing the Judge, said that a diMculty arose here with him, ‘o-morrow he had to be ad- sent Dimselffrom the trial, ag it Was imperative | upon hun to ap,ear inareference case which | senator Kernan was coming down irom Utica to argue. He had of personal reasons been re- ques'ed to examine the witoess, but would not be able to do su, owing to th.s appointment. Mr. Evarte said ve was willing vo accommodate the couusei, and it the latter was satisfled would | agree to an adjournment until Wednesday next, Mr. Beach Would noé agree to this adjournment, | though the examination had been committed to him. He would, however, ask Lis Houor that the | case be adjourned till Mr. Fullerton could be pres- | ent to-morrow morning. 1t wanted but fiteen | minutes of four, ana the Court adjourned till eleven o'clock this forenoon, THE BRYANT BENEFIT. The Press Committee connected witn the Bryant benefit, held a meeting yestercay alternoon and adjourned sine die. It was concluded, in justice to the mavagers, and in order not to interiere with the general prosperity of the entertainments on Thursday aiternoon, that the special enter- tainment to ve given by the press on Saturday af- ternoon be abandoned. The ,ollowing resolution Was offered and adopted :— Kesoived, That we find it inexpedient to recommend the managers to give an additional supplementary per- formance for the Bryant benefit, under the auspices of ne inexpedient to give a su 1, under our own | oul not suitably ad- | amjury to the en | terprise of the managers on the 291 of April, | A resolution of thanks was also tendered to the following jadies and gentiemen, who had kindty | volunteered their services ior tne occasion o1 the ress benefit:—Mme. Ristori, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. lorence, Miss Adelaide Neilso, Mr. George Rig- noid, Miss Fanny Davenport, Gilmore's Band, George Paweett Rowe, Stuart Rovson, Jonn Brougham, Miss Rose Hytinge, Misa Drasdil, Miss Lina Mayr, Josepn Wheelock and others. REFORMED (DUTCH) CHURCH. The association for the extension of the Re- formed (Dutch) church held a meeting last even, ing in the chapel of the Collegiate church, Fiftm avenue and Twenty-nimtn street, Dr. Anderson AD aidress was delivered oy the Rev. G. H. Mandeville, D. D., on “enomiMational Duty.” He sata that te duty of a de-| nomination was to live and to put forth every energy to increase its members and pro mote tts usefainess, Members should assume the Tight to work for their own religious nousehold, and be more desirous to extend their own posses- | sions than to iabor fur the advaacemont of others, Not death, butine, belopged to every religious de- nomination, There shomid be cherished a love for the particular denomination to which each, be- longed. External worship did not mean advantage to the canse oi religion. The Reformed Caren had & noble, honorabie recora, and parents should tell to their children its history anu 114 claims. The | Speaker Went on to show, I a rather amusing Way, how ridiculous it was to think of & unton of | ail the denominations, jor the reason that each denomination pelievea that its own particular | tenets nad @ prior claim jor universal recognition | to any other. In the conrse of his address . Mandeville spoke ta culogistic terms of ts own denomidation, comparatively small im num bers as it was, but at the same (ime gave fuil credit so the labors of all Christian secu. The chairman announced that he had received a er from Kev. Dr. J. H. Suydam (Who was to | have addressed the meeting) stacing is Mmabtiity to be present, and, alter some remarks by the Kev. Dr. Chambers indorsing the spirit of Dr. Mande. | Ville’s address, the weeting adjouraed, EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVO. CATION. The annual convocation of the Episcopal Sunday | ScHools Of the alocese o! Long Isiand was held last | evening in the chapel of St. Peter's church, at | State and ond streow, Broosiyn, and | was usitended by a large mumber of | prominent clergymen. Bisiop Littlejoun pre- sided and delivered & briei address Accoraing | to ‘he annual report there we 9 scnovls, 386 oitlcers, 1,618 teachers, end i471 scholars,” | Watch 18 Au Inerease oO. 450 scholars Over last year. There are 21,407 Volumes in tye ltorar), whien are vaiued at $15,180, The coatribations of ail the wiri-hes during the pust year amounted to $11,486 99. There were i,171 condrmativns during wae year. | | Sixth avenue yesterday morning, accidentally fell | Excise, last evening arrestea Ida Thompson, of | of salt meadow, NE YORK CITY. Comptroller Green yesterday commenced the payment of the laborers employed in the Depart- ment of Docks. The amount ot the roll is $16,510. ‘The case of Captain Killilea, of the Eleventh pre- cinct, Was called before the Board of Police Com- missioners yesterday afternoon, but was adjourned one week. Samuel B. Herring, while at work at No. 439 from a stepladder and broke his leg. He was taken to Keilevue Hospital. Inspectors Forbes and Costello, of the Board of No. 122 Bleecker street, the reputed owner of the notorious ‘*Morgue No, 2,” and Michael Geary, of No. 554 Greenwich street, for Violation of the Excise law, The grand spelling match at Zion (colored) church, corner of West Tento and Bleecker Streets, will cowe off thiseventng, Two classes, comprising the sentor and junior members of the congregation, will enter wae contest, and double | prizes will ve offered. Dennis Calaher, six years old, residing at No, 148 Cherry street, was run over by car No. 69 ofthe | Bleecker street linc, at the corner of Roosevelt strect and New Bowery, sustaining fractures of both legs ana other in) » Which with likely | prove fatal, He was taken to Bellevue Hospital | und the driver, Frank Murray, was arrested. | An adjourned meeting of the New York Dispen- sary for Diseases of the Throat and Chest, w held last evening, at the office of Dr. A. Ruppaner, | Fifth Avenue Hotel, at which the following gen- tlemen were re elected members of the Board of ‘Trustees:—Colonel Rush 0, Hawkins, Mr. William J. Beebe, Mr. William Moller, Mr. Edward J. A. Hammond, Mr. William B. Dinsmore, ex-Judge George F. Comstock, Dr, A. Ruppaner, Mr. D, M. Hildreth, Freeman S. Fithian, ex-Judge John K, Porter, Mr. Oswaid Ottendorfer, Mr, Nathaniel Chandier, Postmaster 't. L. James, Mr. Constant A. Andrews, Mr. Jacob Windmilier, Mr. Frederick Kubne, Mr. John H. Sherwood, Mr. William H, Webb and Mr. T. R. Flanagan. The toilowing gen- tlemen were re-elected oficers:—President and Treasurer, Colonel Rush C. dawkins; Vice Presi- gent, Mr. T. R. Flanagan, and Secretary, Clarence E. Beebe, M, D. Dy. A. Ruppaner was unhuimously re-elected Physician and surgeon in Chief, aud Dr. Clarence EB, Beebe Physician and surgeon. The number of paticnts attended during the year is 2,280. The institution is free from qebts and a handsome surplus remains in the treasury for the ensuing year. € BROOKLYN. OMcer Donnelly arrested Mary McLaughlin yes- for steating $75 worth of dry goods from tore of L, H. Cooley, No. 140 Fultom sireet. The oniy new feature in the strike of the labor- ers yesterday was the fact that quite a large num- ber ol them resumed their Work at the old rates, An unoccupied frame house, situated on Centre street and owned by Michael Morav, was set on fire by an incendiary yesterday and totally de- stroyed. Loss, $4,000, A child named John Campbell, aged eighteen months, fell irom the third story of its parents’ Tegidence, No. 60 Broadway, yesterday, but es- caped with sight injuries, contrary to general expectation, Mayor Hunter fatied to send so the Board of Aldermen yester- day the names of the no;imees for the various commissions soon to become vacant, Mary Morris and Catharine Martin were arrested | | yesterday while in the act of stealing a camel’s bair shawl, valued at $140, trom the dry goods store of Jourueay & Burnham, Charles Whaley, aged fifty years, was founa dead yesterday in the basement of the unoccupied | house No. 45 Doughty street. Deceasea wi be iene nd it 1s thought Ne died from tae effects of liquor. Before Judge Tappan, in the Supreme Court, yesterday, @ motion was made to compel Michael Oates, ex-Treasurer of the village of Edgewater, | to pay to the corporation the sum o! $1,853. Mr. Oate’ wus tined $75 and ordered to pay the amount claimed, whicn he agreed todo. Peter Culaton, aged thirty-seven years, while at work yesterday on a schooner lying at Prentice’s dock, Brooklyn, was instantly killed by a spar iall- ing and striking him on the head. Tho body was | Temoved to the Morgue, and Coroner Simms noti- fied to hold an inquest. Deceased resided in Henry | street, New York. LONG ISLAND, The corner stone of a proposed new Presbyterian No, 128 Atlantic | street. | oy agony Was heartrending, till deat 7 ° WALL STREET NOTES. ‘The coinage of gold at the San Francisco Mim during the month of April amounted to $3,000,000, ‘The comage of gold and stiver exceeds it amount that of any other mint in the coantry, The successor of General Spinoer, Mr. New, in order as {ar as possible to acquaint himself with the workings of bis office, spent Friday and Sat urday last in jooking through the different de partments of bis subordinates. RAILROAD EARNINGS of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad for the week ending April 14 are officially given as fob lows:—Frieght, $4,549 34; passengers, $2,989 90 Total, $7,530 38. In regara to the Penusylvanta coal districts tht following items may be imteresting:—Anthraciti coal continues in short supply, the Lehign, Wilkesbarre aud Schuylkill districts heing yet dis turbed, Cumberiana coal 18 being introvaced ip the Seouyixill Valley and in Phiadelpnia:— ‘The supply sent trom all the regions so fur this yoar 741,°63 tons. agaist, 4 tons to same pe- decrease, 1,18,$37 tous, ‘The decrease in 1§ 1,217,615 tons. The trade tor Week. 15,245 628,599 § the supply ot anthract 1815 a Up as lollow ath Philadeiptna and Reading Railroad sehuylkiil Canal Lehigh Valley Ra! do do do orth, Lehigh and Susauchanna kailroad Scranton, <outn...... s or Delaware und Hudson Canat Deiaware and Hudson Railroad, East do do do Wes it do do South Total, 1875. ‘Lotal, 1874. | Chesaperke ‘tyrone und 1 Lehigh Valley Total, 1875. ‘Total, 1874. 1 Increase... All Kinds, 1875 Au kands, 1874. Decrease. me 179,077 VHE NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN continues the suoject of gossip ou Wall street— in connection with the reported large sale of Stock privately made to the Baltimore and Ohio Rauroad—and it may not be surprising if at any moment it was announced that te latter Qum- pany bad a termiaus in New York. A HEROIC GIRL. SHE RESCUES A CHILD FROM THE FLAMES AND SACRIFICES HER LIFE, The most melancholy occurrence that has agi- tated the people of Paterson, N, J., was that which occurred shortly before one o’clock on Sunday morning, and some particulars of which were given in yesterday’s HERALD. A young Irish girl, named Maria Fitzgerald, twenty-one years of age, resided tn No, 33 Elm street. On Saturday night she became almost crazy with a toothache, and in her frantic movements she accidentally overturned a lamp while attempting to light it, The bedding at once caught fre and the affrighted girl’s frst thought was of the childrea of the landlady, Mrs. Ludlam, She rusved into the adjvining rooi, snatcued one of tye chitidren from its bea and | rushed down Stairs into the street, lorgetting that while she clasped the child to her 30 1 her own nightclotping nad been caugnt the flames, Dr, Caaill, who lived on the lower four, heard the noise, and, going out, he iound the intrepid girl aimost naked im tue snow, the last strip of her pighs clothing being a Sheet Of fame. Ald was then summed, but it & | was too late. The ill-iated giri yielded’up tue chilc, Wuose i1fe Was Saved, but sné herseif Was so ecled of. Ler came au hour later to give reliel. TWo other persons were sligutly burued in their efforts to extinguish toe Mames. Toe il-4tated young girl belouged to a re- jJeaviuily vurged that the fesa | ee family of Tullamore, Kings county, Ire- nd. A NICE POINT OF LAW DECIDED. In the Supreme Court at Newark yesterday a case of general interest and considerable impor tance was disposed of by Judge Depue. It wat one brought on @ promissory note given by L Stagg & Co. to James Perry, of Belleville, and in dorsed by Samuel Lagowitz & Co. From tne evi dence it appeared that S. Lagowitz bad the exclu sive management of the business, the other mem bers of tue firm being special partners, and tat the Dote in qcestion was given by Stagg & Co. in ebapel was last week laid at Nortn Haven. A little son, about two years old, of Mr. William Parker, residing near Jameica Village, went out on Sunday moraing with some other children, and not returuing witi them search was made, when he was found drowaed in@ small stream running near the house. Water was introduced into Long Island City on Sunday last, amid great rejoicing. Hose was at- tached to a number of bydranis and a stream to the heignt of forty feet was attained. To-day water will be had throughout the whole improve- | ment district of the city. Ovservations taken at the instance of the New York Yacht Club by Mr. Jonn u& Terry, of Green- port, on two successive days of last week, in as sheltered and caim a locality as practicable, prove that the difference in the je of wal tween New Loudon and G tnat period of time. It has been commouly thougut to be about two hours. STATEN ISLAND. ter be- uport 18 just about | one and ahall hours, tne iatter being later by | pa)ment ior sowe machinery purchused of tne Plaluud, the indorsemeut of Lagowitz & Co. beng given as security, Verry took tae uote, knowing that the mdorsement was for accommedation, and Court ruled that the question was whetier matier 0 law one pariner may use the fer pame in toils Way jor accommodation paper so a: to adect tue lability of the firm. Tne iaw, Juage Depue stated, 18 that altioucn « partmer has ine right to use the firm name on notes ior the firm business, that right does uot excend to notes tor tue accommodation of a third party, who takes the note, Knows thatiy 18 given wader suca cir cumstances; it Cannot be eniorced agaiust tue fra | Unless it Appears that the partner wo used tut drm name bad authority co use it ior that purpose As there Was no evidence that the other partuert had consented to this use of the frm name, tin Judge heid that they were not tiabie and directec a verdict in their javor. He heid that Lagowiu Was iiabie and directed the jury to find a veruic against him Jor $2,132 05 in javor of tae piaintil, “CAPTAIN SCHWENSEN, HOCH!” 4 WELL MERITED TRIBUTE TO THE PRINCE 0} ‘ STEAMSHIP CAPTAINS. Baron Kurd von Schlozer, the German Minister at Washington; Bayard Taylor, (. Althoi, Dr. The Staten Island fisuefmen sent the largest lot | SCbUMacher, the accomphisued Consul General ot of shad to Fulton Market yesterday that they have sent on any day this season, | Ason of Mr. Freeman, of Old Place, Northfeld, | between two and three years ola, wandered away from home yesterday and, while crossing a piece fell into & creek and was drowned. Staten Island is to have its first performance of Ivauan opera this evening, when Max Maretzek, with the troupe from the New York Academy of Masic, will produce Flotow’s new opera, “L’um- bra,” at the German Club rooms, on the Richmond Toaa, Stapleton. Judge Barnard having decided that the lands of the Seaman’s Retreat at Stapleton, belonging to the State, cannot be taken by the village of Ed; water for the extension of Centre street, the pro- sect fails until such time as the Legislature may Jee fit to authorize is. NEW JERSEY. The fifty-eixth anniversary of the foundation, in | America, of the Order oi Odd Fellows, was cele- brated in Hoboken with appropriate festivities by the members of tne craft last eveuing. A notorious sneak thief named James Wil- fon, who effected an entrance into ¢ house of William Watlace, No. 26 York street, Jersey City, a lew days ago, Was sentenced yesterday to nine months in tae Penitentiary. Joseph Doyie, the Brookiyn roway who fractured the skull of Philip Sheridan in Warren street, Jer- sey Ulvy, with a brick, was yesterday committed for trial by Justice Keese. Tne wife of the injured nan testified against the prisoner, “Martin Fancaeon, one of tne juages of election in the Fourth ward of Hoboken, was before Justice Strong yesterday, on a coarse of Stuffing the baliot Dox. He was heid to bail im the sum of $1,000 to awai: the action of tae Grand Jar The daliot conspirators of Hudson cowary hi } made a demand for couns fees, woen they were not only not authorized to employ any, but acta- aily employed counsel in order to ascertain how they coula set the law at defiance. Ths claim Wil ve laid velore the Board uf Cuosen Freenoid- ers. The gang of pickpockets, woo “worked” the Christopher street terry route successfully jor some weeks, lias been broken up by the Hoboken police. Officer Hanrahan capturec two of them, who gave 0owus names and were committed by Recoider Bohnsteat for three months to the County jail. At hali-past one o’clock yesterday morning, | while the Hoboken lerrs boat Morristown was on her trip irom Barclay street, an unknown man, in a state, apparentiy, of intoxication, moved to the rear of the doat aad leaned over the guarc rat. He was seen no inore on the boat, and it is pie oy that he ell ia accidentally or commuied saiids. Fritz A. Meyer, @ Member of the Town Council ot Union Hill and republican candidate for Sneritt of Audson cousty lash tal, has been held tor trial on the charge of aiding an ilegai voter to violate the elective iran nse. He testided betore duages of Election that one Herman Bierschank was legally enittied to vote, but the judges, alver GO eXamiMation, rejused to receive tie vote, the | the German Empire; Mr. Arthur Bender, of the Handels-zeitung, agi @ large number of distin. guisued German mercbants and steamship men, assembled last evening at Mr. L. Siebgortucr’s restaurant, No, 32 Lafayette place, to do honor to Captain N. F. Sechwenson, on the occasion of the completion of his one hundredth round trip commauder of the steamships of the Ham: American Vacket Company. This veterau sieam- ship captain has Dever lost a llc nor sustuiged the sligatest accident ia any of bis 200 ocean voy- ages; and the enthusiasm @ispiavead at | nis banquet was periectiy overwheiming, Tue diuner as 4 culimary feat was something superb, being In the dest German style, anu no less than ven of the rarest oTauds of wites were drunk in hoaor of tne Vvaitant oid captain, sir. Kuluhardt, the agent of tov Haiw- burg Packet Company, presided and in a peat speech paid @ merited tripute to the sterling quak | tes of the old German tar. Baron schlozer, In the name of tue Ei | the wortay Capt Bagie, and at tae same time indulged im a | cation of the great flag unier sued. Tne Capt was red for such honors, and la seal eXpress lis profouna gratitude. Bayard fasior, just returned from Ireland, respond im @ peat German speech to the toast “America, Our second | fatheriuad,” and dwett elaborately upon the good | resuirs Mowing from a untson of American euter- prise wud German culture. Tue heaith o: Oaptaia pehwecsea Was draok in yagiass of Liew | aueamuch and Mosede and Champagne beiore | the company dispersed. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT REUNION, The Eighth regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., held its fifte Social reunion last night at the armory, No. 226 West Twenty-third street. At eight o'clock a con- cert was given, when some choice music was per. formed in the une Xceptionable style, Dancing commenced at nine o'clock, and coutinued wih. out inte: mission into mty i] ihe wee short hour beyond the twal. The officers and men turned out Inspection order to be reviewed by as jovely oe o the fair sex as one might wish to see 1m # ‘any’ march, Colonel Sceo:t, with his usual urbanity © Was everywhere, seeing to the comfurt con Yeutence of tie iegion of friends who besieged wut oo all sides, Among the guesis were notices Colonel Carr, Major Fiemmin, Colonel Went Colonel Seward, Captain Wiley anu many weil known militiamen aod citizens. Lieutenant Colvoel Kittie and Major Davenport, of the uh bo alin rs on to make their Visitors happy, vgetner the reunion was a MaDe = Most exjoy: THE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, At a meeting of the Hebrew Benevolent ana Orphan Asylum Society, of the city ot New York, held at the rooms of the association, corner of Seventy-seventh sireet and Third avenue, on Sune | day afternoon, the annual report of the president, showing the progress of the soci and financial conaitivn, was read an aber After the transaction of routine business the annual election of officers Was held, Which re sultea 2# fodowed:—President, Mver stera; V | Presiden ss@ Seligman; Treasurer, sieginuad T. Meyer, Ununimously re-elected. Lrustees Clase No. 1—Lewis J. Paiilips, P. W. Frank, Henry Bice, Isaac Holimaud, Moritz “Riudskopp’ aud A. is,