The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1876, Page 3

OWEN LINSDAY HANGED His Life Yielded Up for the Mur- der of Francis Colvin. A PROTEST AT THE GALLOWS. He Stoutly Asservates His Inno- cence to the Last. THE INFORMER AND ACCOMPLICE. Syraccse, Pob. 11, 1876. Shortly after six o’clock in the afternoon of June 22, | 1874, two men, while fishing in the Seneca River, a short distance west of Baldwinsville, discovered the body of a man standing apright in the water. Fasten- ing a line, they tried to draw it to the shore, but could not. It would not move. Rowing to the bank, tney called a farmer's boy and sent bim to the village tor assistance. He told the story as he ran and soon the river bank was crowded with excitea men. The quiet Ife of the farmer and the villager had been rudely disturbed, They hur ried from farmhouse, from tavern and from shop. A constable came with them, He assumed command. Learning that the body was fastened down, he placedastrong rope beneath the arms and then seven strong fellows dragged the remains of what was once a human form to the shore. It was decayed badly. A heavy stone was strapped about the legs, Just below the knees, the arms were bound to the boay and two coats were wrapped about the head and tied beneath the neck with straps. There was another strap about the neck, which indicated that a weight had been placed there also, The coats were removed and the features were disclosed by the flickering | gleam of an old lantern, for tt was now dark, Recognition was impossible. Decay had done its work, Everything indicated, however, that a foul murder had been committed, The right side of the skull was crushed and broken, A man named Bullock had disappeared from that vicinity a short time before. A farmer suggested that this was his body. They agreed that it was aud lett it lying there, while each went home to tell the story and speculate upon the manner of the death, Early next jnorning an officer went to Bullock’s house to obtain some in- formation and was surprised to find him at work in his corn field, he baving just returned from the West. This renewod the speculation as to who the man was. “IDENTIFICATION, A young man, looking upon the corpse, said, “I wonder if that ain’t Frank Colvin?” “Well, if it is,” replied a dentist, who had known Colvin, “I can tell im by his teeth.’ Another remarked that if it was Colvin they would find some rags about his toes. The body was examined. The peculiar formation of the teeth which had attracted the dentist’s attention and the rags which the man was known to be im the habit of wrapping about his toes to prevent them chafing served to tell who he was, Other marks were also found which told beyond @ doubt that the remains were those of Francis A. Colvin, He was a strange fellow, a man of thirty- three or thereabouts, without family and with but few friends, Possessing a peculiar disposition, he lived in alittle, rudely constructed hut in the woods, He had becn born and bred near there, bad once been a bright, sociable fellow, until the death of a girl he had loved had changed his nature. When the war opened he went out in Company A, of the Eleventh New York volun- teers, served three years with that regiment and then re-enlisted in tho First Veteran cavalry and remained until peace came, Then he returned and went to work, tiving in bis but, working hard and saving every penny witb jealous care. He was A MISER. Very often he is said to have worked moonlight nights tn the fields alone that be might add to his store, He was never idle, always seeking means to increase his hoard. The breaking of the People’s Bank of Syra- tuse in 1872 robbed him of a small sum and prejudiced him Against banks. Thereafter he was his own banker, carrying bis wealth about him. He known to have a large sum of money. To obtain tnis, they argued, he nad been murdered. His disap) je had excited no comment, There was no social circle to miss him; no friend to ask what had become of him. He never lingered about a tavern; he never had a friend to whom be told his secrete. The detectives were busy, however, and before the sun went down the day after they d ed «the body from the water it was known that one Bishop Vader had sold a mortgage which Colvin had owned; that this Vader had suddenly acquired considerable money and spent itlavishly, He was arrested on the chargo of murder, A silver watch belonging to Colvin, several promssory notes and another mortgage were traced to him, Vader was a simple, half-witted fellow, and, though people believed that he knew about the murder, they felt sure that some one else had planned and _ carried itout. Vader's character was not such as to indicate bim to be the possessor of nerve enough to murder a map and sink his body inthe river. The prisoner confessed the crime and implicated Duanne Peck. Peck was but discharged. He was examined again, and he then THE TRUE STORY told of the crime, pointing out Owen Linsday as his fellow murderer. When the officer laid his band on Owen Linsday the people felt that the right man had been secured, His character was ad. Forty-five years of age, he bad grown up among them, and they knew him to be the possessor of the qualifications necessary to plan and carry out any cruel and brutal act, In Tso ana 1869 he had kept a hotel at Plainville, a few miles trom Baldwinsville. A pedier entered bis house at nightfall, No one saw him leave there. No one ever heard of him afterward, Then there ts another story about a niece ot his who had considerable money, ‘and who disappeared, no one knew exactly how. To his hotel be broughta strango Some and when his wife objected he beat her so unmercifully that she was confined to her bed for a long time. ‘These, and other things of a like character, were known, and it was beheved that Owen Linsday was just the man biden: we yet acold blooded marder, Colvin and Vader wi for Daniel Linsday, father of Owen, who is a farmer. Owen know that Colvin had a largé sum with him and he plotted with Vader to murder an: d rob him. The time was fixed diy, but ned ‘atil the 19th of December, 1978. head tae Wi that day the B 1TH Before five o’clock on the two hired men got tip as usual w do the chores. No one but thom Was awake. They procured a light and went to the barn. There were ten cows to be milked. Coivin began at one end and Vader at the other. Linsday sneaked out from his hiding place, ax im band, and stole stealthily to where nis unsuspecting victim sat beside the cow, One blow and Francis Coi- vin fell to the floor dying. make his work sure tho murderer dealt a second blow. Hustily pulling his coat over the head of the murdered man Linsday called Vader and they carried the body to the loft above. ‘The clovbes were searched. They found $2,008 in cash, two silver watches, two mortgages and three notes— over $3,000 wortl gon 4 in all, Vader received five $100 bills, a Wateh and the notes and mo es. ‘Linsday took the rest, at the same time bi ‘ader to personate Colvin and have the mortgages assigned to himself and then sell them. They covered the corpse with hay and Jeft it there, At the brenkfast table tho old man Linsday asked where Colvin was? Vader said he had gone to get another job. The old man thought it was a strange way of leaving, but said po moro, and thereaitor no one took the trouble to inquire about the murdered man until his body was found in the water, months afterward. SINKING THR CORPSE. At midnight the murderer harnessed his team, at- tactied them to a rough sleigh used for drawing wood, and drove down in front of his father’s house, Vader was there, Together they went to the barn, took the body from beneath the bay, carried it out and laid it upon the sleigh, throwing an old blanket over it Pass- @ over the highway for a short distance they turned to @ lonely lane leading to the river, At the river's bank they laid the remains across the stern of a boat which Vader had borfowed for the occasion. With the straps he had procured for the purpose Lindsay bound two large and boavy stoues to his victim—one about the neck, the other to the legs. Slowly moving out upon the water until they reached the centre of the streain, they rested on their oars. It was dark, and the stillness was only broken by the ripple of the waters against the boat. There wasa splash, and the river closed over the form of the murdered man, and these two men hurried to the shore, vainiy thinking that they bad buried all evidence of their crimo from human eyes. Winter went and summer came. The strap that bound the stone about the neck was loosened and the body of Francis Colvin rose upright in the avater to ask for vengeance against the miurderers. The "ad about the legs held jt there until discovery ‘TRE TRIAL commenced at Syracuse, January 26, 1875, and lasted ten Hon. George’ A. Hardin, of the Supreme sae beg pases Attorney James, William C. Seda . P. Good appeared tor the people, Ki i Biosoc ably deiended by ©. B. 4 exci mi attenti crowded daily. Vader Cy J, ©, Hont and ©, C, Weaver. It eae ie Fee wena was to turn State's evidence. He told hig story ly, and to it the prosecution wove a web ton Rimstantial evider that bound the crime to Gwen Linsday as with a band of iron. defence was a NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. a again Pian to be bung. My iy Court of A) granted a pos writ, and was heard by thot court; but they also affirmed the ‘| original judgment. On_ the 5th of January, 1876, Lins-, day was taken before the Supreme Court at Syracuse -and sentenced to be hung to-day. Hw friends sought to secure a commutation of the sentence, but Governor Tilden declined to imterfere. When the aged and heart-broken mother and the unfortunate wife of Linsday told him that the Governor would not com- mute the sentence he merely said he did not have much “faith in the Governor anyway, lit a cigar and smoked it calmly. In June, 1874, Linsday was taken w the Onondaga County Penitentiary, at Syracuse, there being no jailinthe county. Here he has remained since then in a small cell, being allowed to exercise humselt in corridor daily. The place had, become a home to him, and when the Governor | informed the Sheriff that be would not interfere that official wanted Linsday to occupy a larger but the condemned man said the little cell was like a homo to bim, and asked to be allowed to pass the last few days of bis life there. His wish was gratified. He has smoked Gait seeming to derive great consola- tion from the wi He manifested little concern about religious aflairs until a few days ago. Then, at the ear- nest solicitation of bis wife, he sent for a clergyman. | “I have gréat hopes,’? was what he said when asked about the future. He had hoped that something would avert tho seene ofto-day, bat always declared that if the time should come for him to go out he would walk upon the scaffold with an unfaltering step and die | | bravely. LINSDAY CHARGES VADER TO CLEAR HIM. Yesterday moruing Owen Linsday expressed a desirg to see Vader. The latter was brought from his geil to | the tron grated door leading to the main hall. Lins- day then asked him to tell the truth about the case, at the same time saying, “Vader, you know I had #r ning to do with this marder, and I hope you will notiermg swing when you can tell the true story and save me.’’ Vader persisted that he had told the true story, “and that Liusday did have a hand in the murder of Colvin. They talked together about the case some time, put Vader stood by his version of the affair, while Linsday, with tears in his eyes, implored bim to say he had not been in the case, Linsday’s wife and daughter, his only child, who is married, were with lim all day, as were other friends. They remained until a late hour last night, THE HANGING. Last night was passed by Owen Linsday in company with several reporters, who were anxious to obtain a confession, but he had none to make. He sat in the corridor of the Penitentiary, talking upon general topics and seemed glad to have company. le was restiess and uneasy and smoked constantly. By actual count he smoked forty-seven cigars during yesterday afternoon and last night, Not until seven o'clock this Doning did he lie down, and then he was soon sound asleep. His mother, wife and daughter came at eight o’clock and he was awakened. “He started from the bed screathing:—“Go away! Let mealone!” His friends remained in close conversation with him until ten o’clock, Their farewell to the doomed man was heart- rending. The mother, wile and daughter had to be borne from the hall. The minister then prayed with the condemned dd at ten o’clock his arms were pinioned, The death warrant was read, a funeral pro- cession was formed and he moved out with firm step to the scaffold, 1t was raining very hard all the time, and the scene was dreary in the extreme. ‘There were not many in the prison yard, but without was a mob of hundreds, who stood in the drenching storm, and yelled and howled so that they could bo heard by the prisoner. Linsday was cool and collected, showing little nervousness, There was a short prayer | Said, the rope was placed about bis Dock and he was asked if he hyd anytbibg to ay ‘e replied:— “T AM INNOCENT, GENTLEMEN, of this crime. I have never had a lisp said to me in regard to it. I am as innocent as any in this company. 1am innocent before God and man.” The black cap was then drawn over bis face. The rope which held the weight was cut, and Owen Lins- day’s soul went to meet its Maker. The crowd outside learned that he had been hanged and sent up a biood- curdling shout of triumph. They procured a ladder and gained the roof of the prison shops overlooking the scaffold, but were driven back by the police. The mob in the street, whose yells had become disgraceful, | were charged upon and routed by the police. - Grave doubts are now expressed on all sides here as to Linsday’s guilt, but it is too late to speculate. Vader still adheres to his story. He was interviewed alter the. execution. Great indignation is expressed toward him. The Co officials all believe that Lins- or was innocent, but public opinion is satisfied of his guilt, h THE ACCOMPLICE. Voder will go to prison for many years, there heing five indictments against him tor perjury, false tmper- sonation, &c., in d) ng of the mortgages and notes which he obtained from the murdered man. He says he will plead guilty to these indictments, as thero seems to be a disposition to punish him’as soveroly as possible, the community will not be troubled by him for a long time to come. EXECUTION THE MURDER OF A SHIPMATR EXPIATED AT NASSAU—-CONFESSION OF THE CONDEMNED. Nassau, N. P., Feb, 5, 1876. ‘The dread sentence of the law was duly performed on.Frank E. Smith between the hours of ten and eleven ‘A. M. yesterday, within the walls of the Nassau Prison, ‘This man, who murdered the mate of the brig Florence, John Candler Avery, on the 20th of December, was arrested on the 30th, tried the 26th and 27th of Janu- ary and was executed on the 4th of February, a period of only thirty-seven days having elapsed between tho murder and its expiation. Passes to witness the execution were granted to about fifty persons, among whom we noticed several members of the medical faculty, press, both native and foreign, and the church. At teu o’clock precisely the Diack flag was hoisted at the cupola, and in afew minutes the solemn procession, composed of the Pro- vost Marshal, officials of the prison, ministers and police attendant on the prisoner, made its appearance from the south door of the prison, and, winding slowly round the south side of the kitchen, turned gradually to the left and approached the scaffold, facing east, Smith slightly in advance, THE GALLOWS in all its grim ugliness wag erected just south of the | division wall, a simple open framework with the old | fashioned drop, beam, released by the withdrawal of a | bolt. The coffin of the prisoner stood just at the foot of the steps, and the rope on the cross beam with 148 noose open, must have been terrible evidence to the | man of the reality and quickness of his approaching end, Asolemn and eloquent prayer was oilerea up at the foot of the ecaffola by the Rev, R. Duniap, and at its conclusion Smith firmly walked up the ladder at. tended by the Marshal and a prisoner, who acted as hangman. His legs were then pintoned, and the cap drawn over his face. His only words were that he for- gave his executioner, who, he said, was only doing his duty, and arequest to one of the prison officers to stand by him to the last. The noose being put over his head and the knot drawn jast undgr the left car, the hangman went down tho ladder to spring the bolt, when, the prigoner either from faintness or from tnabtltty to keep bis balance while so tightly pinioned, fell over on his back upon the drop. je was at once raised, the bolt ‘D andthe ominous jerk of the rope told its own sad tale, A little maseulgr twitch. of the lowér Ifmbs for about two minutes aid then all was still After twenty minutes’ suspension ho | was pronounced bee ¢ medical officer, and ae ut dom Was cOnTOF' | adjacent building for | Bul examinatio FHS Ate. when the cap was re- moved, vig gh @ very composed and natural appear- ance; the eyes were closed and the mouth slightly ‘There were no indications in his coantenance of ‘and violent death, ‘The usual inquest was held at eleven o'clock and the customary verdict ren- dered, . A MEDICAL EXAMINATION of the body took place iu the afternoon, when it was discovered that thé neck was not broken, death being caused by strangulation, His — liver aud other organs were in a healthy condition, but his heart was pronounced to be one of the smallest ever seen in an adult. Thus suffered a man in the prime of life, a pic-* ture of health and strength, and to all appearance of so gentle a nature that one cannot comprehend the mysterious influence that impelled him to commit so foul and brutaia morder. Three days before the exe- cution he made a long confession, the gist of which ‘was that be murdered the mate not from as ill feeling nor quarrel, nor from any desire to rob, as he knew he had no money. It was, says Smith, caused by an irre- sistible temptation which came over him at times and which finally triumphed, He killed Avery on the deck, coming bebind and striking him over the skuil with a.boat’s tiller, and then threw the body into the water before life was extinct, He expresses a hope of pardon from God and man, and ends by thanking all ‘the prison authorities for their kindness. RECORD OF CRIME. ‘Thieves effected an entrance into.the apartments oc- cupied by John Rice, No, 131 Stanton street, and car- ried off $200 worth of jewelry and clothing. The tailor shop of John Conklin, at No. 201 East ‘Sixth street, was entered by two unknown men, and while one engaged the attention of the proprietor the other stole two pieces of cloth, valued at Some unknown thief broke open the show case in frout of No. 103 West irony, anh street and carried off its contents, valued at The room occupied by Richard Armstrong, No. 405 Eighth street, was robbed by sneak thieves of $20 worth of woaring h, Lead pipe to the value of $30 wag stolen from the T OF SMITH. & Dhilding No, 432 West Twenty-sixth street, ‘emises occupied by John Williams, No. 541 West Forty-se hn atreet, were robbed of jewelry, amounting in value to $40. Clothing, valued at $28, was stolen from the dwelling neat of Frederick Marx, No, 633 West Fifty-ninth stree Charles J. Hamon, of No, 374 Gold street, Brooklyn, while in company with an unknown female in a house in Thompson street, was robbed of $20, ———___——_ FATAL ACCIDENT. Wilham Dunphy, aged thirty-five, residence un- known, employed a8 @ painter by Joseph Hopkins, while at work on the front of astore at No, 4 Great Jones street, fell from the sill of the second story sidewalk, @ distance of fractured his ekail. but died before the | out of Ontario, by imported Bonnie Scot The new weights of the American Jockey Club havo been adopted by the Monmouth Park Association. These epee will be carried during the coming racing lerome Park, Saratoga and Long Branch. have PIGEON SHOOTING. LONG ISLAND SHOOTING CLUB Vs. NASSAU SPORTING CLUB. ’ A pleasant reunion of the Nassau Sporting Club and the Long Island Shooting Clup took place yesterday afternoon, on the grounds of the latter, near Jamaica, The occasion was a trial of skill between the more ex- pert of the members of each organization in the use of the gun, it being arranged that five from the one should meet an equal number from the other, at 10 birds each, 2% yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 144 om shot and Long Island rules to govern, Messrs. B. E. West, T. E. Broadway, Dr, Wynn, ©, EB Wingate and Dr Talbot represented the Long Islanders, and Messrs. George W. Forbell, Henry Wykotf. H. Boehme, l. H. Spencer and David Storms the Nassaus, ir. Thomas, of Chicago, was chosen referee. The birds were a mixed lot and noth- ing vo boast of As will be observed by the appended score the Long Islanders proved the victors, killing 37 to 29 cut down by their opponents, The Nissaus are older not so well provided with improved guns as th club, but even with equal advantage in this is omy possible that they could have quit wi ‘Their association is young, but very promising, and in time many of the members will be among the best awa teur shots in thievicinity. SUMMARY. Grouxps ov THE LonG IsLaNp SHootinG CLuB, Nzar Jamaica, L. 1, Feb, 11, 1876.—Trial of skill “ior the birds” between five members each of the Long Island Shooting Ciub and Nassau Sporting Club; 10 birds euch, 25 yards rise, 80 yards bounaary, 14% oz. shot and Long Island rules to govern. LONG ISLAND CLUB. BB. West—1 1111, 11111. Killed. Missed. rere ° 9 Dr, Wynn—1.1111,'10111. 1 Dr, Talbot—1 1111,10011 2 C. E. Wingate—0 10111, 011 4 1. E. Broadway—1 10171, 00 6 Total, 60. Killed, 37; missed, NASSA\ George W. Forbell—0 011 H. Wykof—01101,0111 H. Boehme—1 110i, 001 J. H, Spencer—11101,10 David Storms—10001,10010 Total, 50, Killed, 29; missed, 21. the winner by 8 birds, Reteree—Mr, Thomas, of Chicago. Following the above two or threo classified sweep- stakes were decided, and the shooters remained on tho grounds untu nightfall, oaeee Long Island Club THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING AT MONACO— CAPTAIN PATTON THE WINNER‘OF THE GRAND PRIX DU CASINO. > ‘The last mail advices from Europe give the result of the shooting at Monaco for the Grand Prix du Casino, A great deal of speculation took place, and much interest was centred/in the result, On the first day of tho shooting, Tuesday, January 25, the English division were warm favorites. Captain Patton, Captam Starkey, Sir W. Cal, Bart.; Captain Briscoe, Captain Noevile, Sir F. Johnstone, Mr. Morris, Hon. J, B, Roche, Mr. hh. Rae Reid, Mr. Grimble and Mr. D, Hope-Johnstone betng much fancied, but none more so than the first mentioned. The event was arranged to shoot at 6 birds, 29 yards rise, tho first day, and 7 birds, 29% yards rise, on the second day. There were 74 sub- Boribers, and, alter four rounds on the first day, there were left in by killing all, M. KE. Wanters, Baron Bian- chi, Signor Barabino, Mr. A. Grimble, Signor P. Gaudi, Captain A; L. Patton, Mr. D, Hope-Johnstone and Baron Tschirscky. The second day’s shooting, Wea- nesday, January 26, came off amid great excitement, Paptain Patton proving the winner by killing 11 out of ‘12 birds. SUMMARY. Monaco, Jax. 25 anv 26, 1876.—Granpd Prix. pv Casivo.—An objet dart, value 3,000 francs, with 20,000 francs added to a sweepstakes of 200 francs cach; the second to receive 4.000 francs and 25 per cent of the entries, the third 2,000 francs and 25 per cent, and tho fourth 1,090 francs ‘and 15 per cent; 12 pigeons each— on the first day 5 birds at 26 metres (20 yards), and on the second day 7 birds at 27 metres (2944 yards); those missing 4 to retire; 74 subs. Captain A. L. Patton (objet d'art and £727) 1 Baron Tschirscky (£308)... an 2 Marquis de Croix (£228), 3 M. L. Pitrat (£129)... 0001 4 THE PRIX D'OUVERTURE. The result of the shooting on Saturday, January 22, for the Prix d’Ouverture, has already been given im the Heravp, but the tall scene may prove of interest, and is as follows:— Monaco, Jan, 22, 1876.—Prix p'OuvERTURE—An objet dart and 2,000 irancs added to a sweepstakes of 100 francs each, the second to receive 35 per cent of the entries, the third 25 and the fourth 15; 5 pigeons each, 25 metres (2744 yards); 76 subs, Hon. J, B. Roche... 11111 Count Jaraczewskt.... 100 Viscount de Quelen. 11111 Count F. da Chastel.. 010 Count P. de Meeus,. 11111 M. L. Maskens . O10 Captain H. J. Fane. Sig. A. Henry. + 100 Sig. Barabino. Duke de Rivoli - 010 Baron F. Clair Count R. Nicol: + 010 M. H. Wagatha. Viscount de ja Villes- Mr. H. Rae Reid, treux.... Sig. Scagliarini. Viscount de M. de Jan- M. E. Wanters Vill@, .....+..00 . } Sig. P. Goud. Sig. P. Lagarde . M. de Lewin Marqui: ivaldi Pas- qua . 710 Mr. Gra 10 Mr, J. de. 8 Sir F. Johnstone, Mt. Felix Marty. Big. A. Brizat Mr. Bank Mr. E. Bl M Oe secasveseesece 11010 M. D, Treherne. ty Mr. 11010 11100 Baron St, Trivier, M. L. Damis M, Jouet, Count Pen: ri Count D'Aspremont.. Count Carpenetto... OL Marquis Raggi. ... M. D’Andrimont.... OT Prince Furstenberg. Mr. Arundell Yeo... 1010 Mr. A. Grimble. Colonel Mackensie Mr. E, Stevenson Fraser...... . 1010 Sir J. Lister-Kaye, Marquis de Croix... 0110 Bart, Herr Hyden Linden. Sig. Tomascuilli M. Cortesse. Captain A. L. Patton 0110 Colonel Orloff. «+ 1010 M. G. Brinquant. 1100 M. R. Bedinfeld, ... 1100 M. L. De Dorlodot... 0110 M. C. Jourdier...... OL Captain E. C. Nevile 100 Capt, Greville-Smyti Mr. A. Cunliffle..... 100 Mr. F. Norris......... ‘Ties for the first prize, the objet d’art and 3,400f. Hon. J. B. Roche.,........-++ seeeee sess Viscount de Quelen (second prize, 3,160f. Count P. de Meeus (third prize, 1,1901.).. rf Ties for the fourth prize of 1,140 franca —M. E Wan- ters,1 1101; Mr. H. Rae Reid, 11100; Baron de St. Clair, 1105 M. H. Wagatha, 1 1 0; Sig’ P. Gnudi, 110; Sir W. Call, Bart., 1 1'0; Sig. Barabino, 1 0; Cuptain Malone, 16; Marquis dé Mari, 1 0; Captain Starkey, 10; M. HL’ Elsen, 0; M. Ferber, 0; Faue, 0; Sig. Scagliarini, 0; M. de Lewin, 0, TURF NOTES. The famous Dixie Stakes winner, Tom Ochiltree, by Lexington out of Katonah, by Voucher, grandam Countess, by imported Margrave, has been sold to Mr. George L. Lorillard, for $5,000 and cortain contin‘ gencies. Mr. Robert Bonner bas given his horse Grafton over to the charge of Charles S. Green, of Babylon, L. I., for the purpose of having his reported wonderful speed fully developed. In commenting. upon the report of the treasurer of the National Trotting Association, submitted at the Jato congress, the Spirit of the Times says:—This remark- able expense account does not on its surface illustrate ecopomy in keeping with tho hard times, and in the face ot the fact that most of the meetings given by the members of the Nati Assgcii iv cially unsuccessful, From catlee oe i, business of 1875, and with only about treasury to commence the year 1576 upon, it is eas, foresee that the association will be in bankruptcy a next 4th of July if it is conducted on the present infla- tion basis. It is very fortunato for the association, as rie treasurer, that it bad a large balance on hand Messrs. Ayre@ And Sutcliffe, Albany, N. Y., have reinforced their stable by an excellent ict of thorough. breds from Lexington, Ky. They consist of chestnut mare, foaled 1864, by imported Australian, dam by Lexington ; second dam by imported Pilencoe ke. Bay colt, three years, by Baywood, t, dam of Firet Chance, by Mad Anthony, ous of Laura White, by im- ued lilencoe, kg Virlue, bay filly, three years old, 24 Virgit, dam Notlee, full sister to Norfolk. A three: ear: bay filly, by Norton, out of the Australian above. A three-year-old bay filly, by Enquirer, essssess esesssesssssesses on eco one oe 9 + year-ol mare season at The Chester Park Association, of Cincinnatt, determined to hold a run meeting toward t! of May next. There will be three races each day. Ohio Derby, for three-year-olds, will be the opent event, It is $25 each, piay Se" and the association to add $500; o mile anda hall. On the second day there will be the Ladies’ Stake, for two-year-old three-quarters of a mile; $20 each, play OF pay, ap $250 iaae oOo hey pe day there ty dd the Bur- nett House Stakes, ree- year-olds, 103 or pay, and $500 added; mile heats. On tho art pay! and $000 added; two miles end a ball, The auskes an ; bwo milesand a half, The stakes wa close March 1. - The horses in training belonging to the late Sir Anthot jose! jayhoe at Newmarket, the whole been bequeathed to the late baronet’ Lionel de Rothschild. The London market, writing Sanford’s horses:—“'T! walking exercise on the Moulton road, Preakness, The latter is quite sound there 18 ausefal look about him, but I match for those of our horses that will him during the coming season. When I four’ P will sucenmb to the beat af amr Rothschild will remain under the care of team having '# brother, | M. Sullivan and Thomas McManus. Tet me not to be unpatriotic. The real Amert- cans and horses all spring from our own stock, and are fully entitled to share with us the profits we de- rive from our common pastimes. Indeed, we ought to encourage international racing even more than we do, in order to ascertain whether are advancing or re- pnreg, ory the science of breeding and training. 1 am sure that no real sportsman in England would regret the presence of American horses in this country, if even they were to win the Derby and one or two ofour best racing cups. Mr. Sanford, the owner of the eight animals at Newmarket, and his trainer, Charley Littlefield, ate no strangers here, and I am quite certain that’ owners, trainers, and writers on the sporting press, will treat them and their horses aga part and parcel of our own racing system while they remain in England Bay Eagle, the American ieyreiauve for the Epsom Derby, is a remark- ably fine horse. He isa bay with two white bind heels, and stands fully sixteen hands, with power and longth im proportion to his height. Donna, a two-year-old filly, s also a promising sort, with size and symmetry, in her favor. In fact there is not a mean looking animal in the lot, bat having of course been indulged since being unshipped after so long a voyage, they nowcarry a lotof flesh, aud when this gives place to good, hard muscle, induced by strong work, we shall be able to forma more correct opinion of their make, shape, and action when . extended. Meanwhile 1t would be well for speculators not to hold the American horses too cheaply for their English engagements,” AMERICAN AMATEUR OARSMEN. New York, Feb, 11, 1876, To ran Epiror or rue Heraup:— If the correspondent whose egotistical vanity prompted him to sign his communication to your pa- per of this date as ‘‘an English Rifleman and Oars- man” fairly represented British sentiment and princi- ple, should consider it a sacred duty to myself and my posterity to step into the Court House without de- lay and forswear my allegiance now and forever to “Her Most Gracious Majesty.”” In his ignorance this he descendant of old Dogberry represents himself only. My youth and early manhood were spent among Eng- lish and Irish oarsmen. I have been a resident of the United States since 1864, and for the last six years an active member of a prominent rowing organization not far from this city. My most intimate friends are Amertean amateur oarsmen, and I can truthfully state, ag the result of my acquamtance, that I am proud of their friendship, ior | never met truer gentlemen or men less likely to attempt to gain advantage by trick- ery in competition with foreign oarsmen, and] am happy to have,this opportunity to pay them this just and truthful tribute. The letter of the “E., R. and 0,” is unworthy of a detailed answer; but 1 most emphatically condemn this and all similar attempts to stir up ill teeling and national prejudices between competitors at the coming regattas and rifle matches by the dissemination of un- truthful statements and ill-digested opinions, If the “E., R. and 0.” is really an Englishman (which I doubt), the greatest service he can do his country is to retire to his native obscurity and no longer burden his weak mind by writing on subjects of which he is totally ignorant. TA Ls RIFLEMEN AND OARSMEN. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUBJECT—AN ENGLISH- MAN’S FEARS—AMERICAN HOSPITALITY AND AMERICAN FAIR PLAY. New York, Feb. 11, 1876. To tne Epiror or tas Heraup:— Allow me, as an old friend of the Henan, to reply, through 1ts valuable columns, to the letter contatned in its issue of this date, and signed, “An English Riflo- man and Qarsman.”” He asks what you would say if Sir Henry Halford were to invite a team, or, as he puts it, “so insist”? upon a team composed exclusively of natives of one State. The correct answer would seem w be that we would think him a fool. While a team made up in this way would, of course, be called Ameri- cans your correspondent will note thata team com- posed of natives of either Ireland or Scotland could never be called Englishmen. Sir Henry fears his de- feat, unless he should manago to obtain a few members of either the Irish or Scotch teams for the purposes of amalgamation. God forbid that he should be success- fal as regards the former, Let them by all means visit us as an Irish team, and enablo us to extend to them that hearty reception and hospitality which they so well deserve, and to prove to them that we have not | lavish attention and kindness to | forgotten their America’s gallant sons last summer, Your worthy correspondent trusts ‘that neither Oxford, Cambridge, Dublio nor any ‘British’ rowing club will be inveigled | into” our regatta Bah! he talks insanely, Seo | what Mr. Bushe says in an interview with | your Dublin correspondent He says:—"Making | the most extravagant allowance for American hospi- tality—and we Know that we caunot estimate it too highly,” &—I incline to think that this club has nos much fear as to fair play. In regard to the re- owned Renforth, I can only pity the ignorance of the people who believe bis death to have becn the result of foul play (a belief never entertained by those immediately connected with him, both on and previous to the day of the race), when over training Andexertion have been universally accepted ag its causa Then as to another “Yaukee dodge,” I hope my English friends will not, when dwelling upon it, lose sight of the ‘dodge? practised upon John C. Heenan in his fight with aa nor blame us for believing him the victim of a second “dodge” in his Nght with King, in view of the precedent. And lasty but by no means least, comes the bare-faced “dodge” of our “cousins” during the trip of our peerless Uap- tain Bogardus, the action of that contemptible shot Shaw eeated, but who, thanks to Mr. Smith, of Bell's Life, was most completely bailed. In conclusion 1 would say the names of the gentlemen connected with the Regatta Committee are more than sufficient guarantee that every detail of the race wiil be carried out in the most impartial and satisfuctory mauner to all concerned, independent of any and all threats, ln view of facts connected wth previous international struggles, no one will find fault with our “howl” when the news reached us of the defeat of our plucky Harvards by a “dog in the manger” crew, who would all the facts, and ina land that has become celebrated for its extreme courtesy and attention to tts visitors, is premature and in very bad taste. Let thom all come, and we will extend to them a welcome truly American, and give them reason to forever remember glorious 1876 Very respectfully, &c. FRANK J. HIGGINS, HANDBALL. A large crowd agsembied at McQuade’s Racket and our | Handball Court at ten A. M. yesterday to witness the Cecision of several important matches, The proceed- ings comtaenced wth the first six-hand match yet scen in this city, in which the following experts con- tended:—Messrs, Jeffrey Carroll, Felix Purcell and Peter Murray against John Tobin, Timothy Harrigan and Jobn Cunnigham. The event’ was for $50 a side, and the following was THE SCORE, Carroll and company. 21 21 18 14 21 Tobin and company 16 19 21 21 12 ‘This wasa very hard struggio, and even the losers were not displeased with their defeat, feeling assured they might have ‘better luck next time.’ SRCOND GAME. The next match was the best two in three for $25 a side, the following being . TUR SOORR. Ed. Fitzgerald and Will Malioy .... 19 21 21 21 16 20 After this came the important match of the day. This event was the cause of the great crowd assembled in the court, many gentlemen from up town and the west side of the city being attracted to witness the result, The contestants were Mr. J. F. Leahy and Mr. James Leddy, the terms eal g three out of five, for $100. Mr, Leuby was in good fettle on this occasion, as the following score will * + M1 21:13 21 17 16 21 19 AMERICAN RACKETS. - we The prominent am TEP the now popular game of Tackets assembled in force yesterday afternoon at MeQuade’s Court, in Madison street, to witness a match between David Jones and Patrick Harrington against Michael Sullivan, ‘“‘of this ilk,” and Mr. David Eggler, the renowned racketer, of tho Athletic Base Ball Club, of the Quaker, Keystone, Centennial, and any numberof other aliases, City, Fillydelphy. Phil- eas made “hunk,” as the following scoro will OW ta Jones and mat EXCISE LAW IN BROOKLYN, The regular weekly irial of Viquor doatéra for viola- tion of the Excise law was held erday at Police Headquarters, betore the Commissioners of Police and Exciso, The proprietor of the “Gold Room,” No. 136 Pierre- pont street, Mr. Andrew G. Haskell, was not present, but the examination of his case went on notwithstand. in took ie the. "Geld Rooms" ak obe o'lock ou, Sunday morning, January 81, and found a woman, very muci intoxicated, upon the floor, crying. He saw three men the bar drinking at same time, The © eT eee ae Hai hp ne sus aiid @ license ir. Gilmore, who keeps what he term: ucket shop”’ at No. 246 Fifth street, was revoked, he being od by James A. Redden and Patrick bg ae iting liquor on Sunday. everal other cases were adjourned until meeting of the Board, - bps cy. SEDUCTION OF A WIFE. y Ggorge Weisshe!mer, who keeps ® wind estabiish- ment in the Bowery, was yesterday arr gsteq red 2 Sheriff on complaint of Charles Men) of No, 21 Ninu Mazak She fotoatonstmtne undue we allegation, in the ‘1872, Bail as Bee or 98,800, which was. @ven by We’ sshoumen, MOODY AND SANKEY. Mr. Moody continued his good work at the Hippo- drome yesterday, with an attendance not quite equal to that of the previous day. There were presebt at all the services a large representation of New York clergymen and prominent Christian workers, and the feeling at the several exercises was apparently deep and genaiue, - CHAPEL 1. _ETING. At tho noon meoting yesterday there was to be noticed a slight diminution in attendance from that of the day before. Among the ministers on the platform were Rey. George H. Hepworth, Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr.; Dr, John Hallaod Rev. Mr. Sabine. Mr, Moody came in promptly at twelve o'clock and Mr. Sankey took bis seat at the organ at the same time. The meeting was opened by the singing of the eighty-ffth hymn, ‘Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” ‘The requests for prayer were then read. Mr. Moody began his address:—We have for our subject again to-day “pray of the reasons why prayer is not answered; we just want to follow that line a little, We don’t know how to pray as we ought unless the spirit of God teaches us what to pray for, and one reason we sometimes aro discouraged by not receiving answers to our pray- ers is because wo are asking amisa We ask Christ for a great many things that would be an injury to us if we wero answered. God loves us too well to answer all our prayers. There are a great mm things we want and think would be the best for us, and we don’t understand why Gad don’t give us what'we want. Perbaps sometime we will find the reason, I see now why it was not dest for mo to have things I prayed for two or three years ago. Sev- eral addresses followed. TheAomen’s meeting was held after the of the prayef meeting. About 2,000 ladies were present, EVENING SERVICES. The largo hall of the Hippodrome held last evening a very full congregation of Christian workers to listen to the impassioned qoquence of Mr. Moody, A number of clergymen were present on the platform, and as- sisted in the services, which were conducted with fervor, Mr. Moody talked fora time and enchained his auditors, and at the close announced that there would not be any meeting this evening and that forty minutes would be allowed for prayer. The chapel hada much smaller number of persons present; but if they were jesser in numbers than in the great hall they were fully as wart in spirit, THE SAFETY OF THE HIPPODROME. REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTORS ON THE CONDITION OF THE HIPPODROME—-THEY SAY IT IS SAFE, In consequence of the rumors which were in circula- | tion yesterday in reference to the safety of the Hippo- drome, the Department of Buildings made an examina- tion yesterday, the result of which will be found in the following report:— DerartMent or Buripixes, ~ } New Youk, Feb, 11, 1876. Warren W. Apass, Esq., Superintendent ‘of Build- ings:— Sin—In reply to your note of this date, calling my attention to the editorial in this morning’s Heraco, 1 respectiully submit the following report, CHARLES K. HYDE, Chief of Bureau of Fire Egcapes aod Iron Work, To Coar.es K, Hype, Esq., Chief of Bureau of Firo Escapes and Ironwork Sim—We have this morning made a re-examination of the Hippodrome building throughout, and respect- fully submit the following report us to’ the means of exit therefrom:—On the northwest corner of Fourth ayonue and Twenty-sixth street there are three doors, all opening outward, one 7 feet 6 inches, and two 8 feet cach in width, making an opening of 18 feet 6 inches. On the southwest corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-seventh street there are one pair of doors ten feet wide, opening outward. On the south side of Twenty-seventh street, between Madison and Fourth avenues, thero are two doors, both opening outward, one of 5 feet and one of 8 feet, On the east side of Madison avenue, between Twenty-sixth and | Twenty-seventh strects, there are two doors, one of | 9 fect and one of 10 feet in wiath, both opening outward. On tho north side of Twenty-sixth strect, between Madison and Fourth avenues. there are threo doors, two of 9 feet each and dne of 5 feet in width, ail opening outward. In addition to the doors above mentioned there are two doors on Twenty-sixth Streot, opening out, which can be used at any mo- ment. There is a passageway 23 feet in width, run- ning around the entire building on the ground floor, connecting with all doors. There is a passageway 8 feet in width, running around the entire build- ing, in tho gallery. In addition to all the above pre- cautions for escape, there isa bell at each door, with telegraphic communication to the audience rooms, so that in case of fire or accident the various doorkee pers can be immediately notified and the doors thrown open, Patter acareful and thorough examination we are of the opinion that the means of ingress and exit are amply suilicient in every respect. WILLIAM H. SCHAFFER, CHARLES F. EISENPRICE, END OF THE UNION HILL BIBLE WAR. } Inspectors, A special meeting of the Union Hill (N. J.) Board of School Trustees was held iast night for the purpose of considering the question of replacing the Buble in the | schools, President Geolz, in opening the ses- sion, emphatically stated that the important matter mast be settled in some form, He spoke in favor of the Bible, and desired that it should be reinstated. Mr. Ackerman sustained | the views of the President M -s. Lange and Klahre opposed the motion to retmstate the Bible. Charles | Fox, President of the Citizens’ Association, made a vigorous attack on the Bible. and evoked such con- fusion that he was obliged to leave the room. On the vote the motion to place the Bible again In the schools was carried, only Messrs. Lange and Henry voting in the negative. THE SUNKEN HARVEST QUEEN. A Heratp reporter yesterday called upon Messrs, Charles H, Marshall & Co., owners of the Harvest Queen, which, according to a cable despatch, has been adjudged by the British Board of Trade to have been run down on the Irish coast by the steamer Adriatic, In response to an inquiry as to what action the firm proposed to take in the matter, Mr. Charles Lamson, one of tho partners, replied that, though from the first they intended to commence an action against tha White Star Steamehip Company, by libelling tho Adriatic when she should again arrive hero, they had preferred to await the result of the British government investigation, thougn they were before in possession of ample evidence to establish the fact that their ship had been lost in consequence of a collision with the Adri- atic, They had deferred to the action of the British Board through courtesy; they were now ready to proceed at once witl uit, and t have the steamer seized on her arrival next week. Despatches from the otber side seemed to show that Captain Jen- nings had been exonerated from blame, and from that he (Mr, Lamson) was led tw doubt if the seamen’s story, as well as that of the officers, had been thor- oughly sifted. He also stated that telegrams had been | received informing them that the employds of the line who appeared as witnesses in tho investigation had for the most part been left in England on this trip, and it might be fancied that this circumstance would impede | the legal inquiry his firm proposed to make. But asa | mass of testimony touching the matter could be at any | moment gathered, he was led to believe that no serious delay could occur. “ | At the office of the White Star line Mr. Cortis, the reprosentative of the company, said that he was ana- ware as yet of any legal proceedings taken against them. The first intimation Mnoly rr be, received ° a suit would be the appeatifco a mafsbal op boar: ye Adriatlé, and until her arrival of course they wero jofant of what action they should take. He said that no full repgrt of tho proceedings of th® English Be ‘Trndé had as yet beon received, and conse- Board of T could say nothing about the evidence that Indnced its decision. Captain Jennings’ conduct bad been highly spoken of by passengers on the Adriatic, and he judged that if @ collision did occur it woutd only have been the result of accident, . ANTI-TAMMANY COMMITTEE. ‘The anti-Tammany Executive Committee will meet | this (Saturday) evening at Irving Hall and organize for | the current year. It is expected that there will be an exciting contest over the election of a permanent chajr- man, JACOBS ASP QAVANAGH. ‘esterday alternoon the State Senate Committes on Contested Seats heard evidence in the case of Colonel Cavanagh, the contestant of the seat of John C, Jacobs, in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn. Political friehde of both ae were present in large numbers. Colonel Cavanagh’s counsel, Colonel Johnson, opened the case for the complainant The returns in each contested district were read by the clerk of the Board of Elections, Jacobs had 282 and Jathes Cavanagh 180 in the Ninth ward and Third district; Cavan: had Land Ames Cavanagh 2, which were allowed to Colonel Cavanagh. The committee are stilf engaged in making & Uorough examination of Wo lists of the various elgetion districts, Aaianceehbiesdcilisbicadile THE RLEVATED RAILROAD. ‘The Commissioners of Public Parks bavegiven per- mission to the Elevated Railroad Company to extend their line along the Battery Park, in order to connect ‘them with the ferries and the Biagicecrait mr tine. is Hiable to be forte! mi bed Sean such a8 @ probivition for them to to the permission, , rails and stations to be used for ad- allow thelr Powtes, xe. The Board have directed the Corporation Counsel to make out the license for such extension Yesterday we saw some | 3 PLYMOUTH'S TRIALS. The Examining Committee on Bowen's Case, onan MR. BEECHER'S STRONG LANGUAGE eile “T Arraign Him as a Slanderes and a Liar.” The lecture room of Plymouth church overflowed last evening, Seldom has such a crowd gathered there, and rarely have the proceedings of a Friday eveuing’s business meeting elicited such evidences of Rarely, too, has the Plymouth pastos had occasion to use such strong language in defending | himself trom the flerce assaults of his adversaries. Nearly all the more prominent members of | the church wore present, The religious exercises of the evening were brief. Brother McKay in his prayer implored Christ, the belper, to help the church to triumph over Then there were bymns sung | and Mr. Beecher read from the Scriptures that portion including the passage, ‘For whom the Lord loveth ha chasteneth,” and applied the words to the recent history, of Plymouth church, which, of late years, he said, has been in deep waters. It had twenty years of unabated prosperity, without the vexati belonging to othep churches, and possibly would have become ‘vain and forgotten its mission but for its He ade vised his congregation, in net these assaults, not to forget! what their real mission was, nor to suffer sympathy for their pastor to take tha place of religious duty. In 1874 there was a council, and now there is another, and to those who receive | the brethren from abroad he would say it was a mat- ter of Christian honor that they should not bias. them in the slightest way by act or insinuation, He asked those who expected to be pres- ent at the meeting of the council not in tho slightest. to express approval or disapprobation. After Mr, Beecher’s address Professor Hart offered a brief prayer; then benediction was pronounced by Rey. Dr. Beecher, and, as previously announced, tha business of the evening commenced. The feature of the business meeting was Mr. Beecher’s speech. Ha | commenced calmly, but with evident effort suppressed his feeling. As he warmed up his action became in- tensely dramatic, and his last words were spoken with peculiar force and vigor of declamation, His theme | was Mr. Bowen and Mr, Bowen’s ‘charges, and he ended thus 8 for myself, I have only this to say—I pronounce al! his insinuations and accusa- tions false, and with Almighty God before me and the Judgment Day I arraign oi as asianderer and a Hart?” This conclusion elicited a perfect thunder of applause,, interspersed with cries of “Good |? “Bravo!” &. which was deafening in its force, and lasted for several minutes, Full particulars of the business transacte will be found beiow. . ‘THB NUSINESS MERTING. The business meeting was organized immediately after the Benediction, with F. Mf. Edgerton as Mod erator, Mr. Thomas J. Tilney, clerk of the church, said:—‘A, communication having been received trom ©. C. Dun- can, asking that he be dismissed from the church, the Examining Committee recommend that he be’ diss issed and that his name be dropped from the roll,’? 4 unanimously. Mr. Tilney read a report of the Examining Commit~ tee detailing minutely the transactions which joel placo between Mr. Henry C. Bowen an the committee at the three meetings to which) that gentleman was summoned, and the sub: stance. of which has already been published! in the Herat. The reader was caretul to make every, point tell by reading the speeches of Mr. Bowen before! the commiitee asking for time in a semi-snivelhng tone, while the remarks of the members were given) with’ full effect. The reading was frequently inter< Tupted by applause and*laughter. At its close Mr.) White rose and said that, as the man of many griev: ances, he was thankful that he was able still to sit up., He desired to offer a resolution as another step in tho business which he had undertaken some weeks ago. This resolution he would now present in lieu of the ordinary resolution to adopt the report:— Resolved, That the whole matter of the insinuations or ne- cusations of Henry ©. Bowen against the pastor of thig eburch be referred back 4o the Examining Committee, with. | Strong feeling, trials, bearing up | ctions to continue the investigution begun by them, | hat they be instracted to summon said Bowen bet n, having first given him ten ¢ ice of the tim and plage of heir meeting, and to notify itn that be will! be asked to state any and very fact within his knowledge tending to support the insinuations o mtained im | charges his letter of the 4th inst., and to give th of the wi | nesses known to bim by whom within b ' rsonal knowledge may bé@ proved, and to subniit to st | Other and further thorough aud rigill examina | c Ty be necessary and proper to elicit the fullest possibie investi- gation thereof. ‘These resolutions were explained in detail by Mr. Tilney, and unanimously adopted amid loud cheers, | Mr. Beecher theu advanced to the front of the plat- | form, when Mr. McKay arose and called upon the Moderator to remind those present that it was not a | political meeting, but an assetnblage of Christ’s enil- dren, and, therelore, there should be no demonstration, of either applause or disapproval. | “"Phis speoch was followed by a bush, in the midst of | which Mr. Beecher began :— | MR, RESCHER’S SPEECH. | I agree with Mr. McKay in the drift of his remarks, altnough I am as mach interested in the mat- r discussion to-night as any person can be, 'y tar from feeling combative—I am very far from. ecling in the spirited humor that many of the brethren: presentare in. A controversy between any two church members is a sad thing; a controversy between a mem- ber of a church and the pastor is asad thing. I regard. ip of @ pastor to a church as not second) relationship of a mother to her, daughter or of a father to his &on;| | and where, as in this case, the intercourse began early and continued without Preaking for half a score o yeara, and still continued, nominally, for more than many years more, to have even a fracture, to have a | quarrel, is asad thing. It certainly is to mein the na-, ture of @ funeral service, and not in the natare of ani ordinary political speech or ingue, | Mr. Bowen not only wi one of the earlies } members of this church and ono of its founders,| cam: | but I don’t forget that it was at his ho hia threshold first crossed when 1 to Brooklyn; at his bands and those of his now happy wife in heaven I received hospitality; which 1 shall not forget. We took sweet counsel to-| | gether, and to his indefatigable zeal in that early period | of the church’s history we are indebted for much of tho | early prosperity of this church; and I cannot think anything more sad than at this late day, the man with whom I have walked arm in arm, whose house was as @ brother’s house to me, whoso children grew up and in their early days learned to love me, almost all of whom I may say grew up at my knees, to find him in such antagonism as that | ono ér the other of us is destroyed is not # thing for smiles; it is nota thing for cheers. Now, I don’t pro- pose to argue this question to-night; it is not ft that E should do so. I only propose to say one or two words, in the matter, and one is that if for the last fifteen’ years and more Mr. Bowen has been in possession of such facts as be now alleges in his letter, and never; entioned them {to me nor communicated| Them to an officer of this church nor in anywise brought them to the knowledge’ of the church itself, he deserves to be publicly ex- polled from the church for violation of his covenant, (Cheers.) If I am what I am alleged to be, and have been what he alleges that I have been, aud he knew it. and permitted 1t without word of warning to me or to the church, he has committed a crime against tniat church and against morality, and if it was not, and | the allegation is a+ lie—and it is a Ne, and) before God Pronounce it—then he was will not say @ more heinous other equally foul, both of them black, them from tbe pit; for I pronounce tha allegations absolutely false that have been made, Farther, let me say that when Mr. Bowen being dew manded by his brethren to state all the facts aud what was the evidence in his possession, pleads that he is pat upon trial, and that he has not bad time—but he. bad time to write the letior and charge me before tho pudlic of this continent—he had time to charge me with being acriminal that three epithets hardly belt and compass—and having had time to set me up a monster and publish it in the newspapers and is asked, “What is your evidence?” he has not hi Laughter.) Ought not that to | before he published it? 1 bave | say, and that is as to the tribu i which he proposed to favor it—three folks—a tripartite tribunal, on eter] he might hide in their presence the na that their words may nog co! ‘on of this matter, But nb & A plause.) If you Teare not. Idon’tsay pd u }08@ in tnd adjodicat | shall rest on this matter, | any digposition in that rogai | that J won’t, in certain respects, go before such a com: thitieo, but this Isay, there shall not bea scoret, 1 this matter tg not explored to tho bottom it shall ba becausé my Will is set aside, and I don’t propose that hq shat! hide himeelf, nor will I permit anything to. hidden about mo by pores it referred to three men, with the understanding that the; kee) secret the process before them, aud only ont why they think, What they think won’t satisfy you; what they think won't satisfy me; and since the mater hag beed published in the newspapers and his name is at. tached to it he has got to these tacts an he has got to produce his evidence, =. An for myself, 1 have only this vo say, L pronounce ail allegations that he has mada false, and with the Almighty God before me, and the Judgment Day, rcpign im ag a slauderer and a liar,, (Loud and prolonged cheers.) ‘The resolutions, with a slight modification, passed unanimously aod the meeting adjourn BOWEN AGAIN CHALLENGED, The beni a once met Crcreag d oe adjournment chu assembly. send Mr. Bowen a notice to before them at residence of Assistant Pastor , on the ev of Wednesday, the 23d inst, and the days’ notice asked for, to tell them all he may kn derogatory to the fame of Henry Ward Beecher a» Christian minister. This will be the last opportuni: given Mr, Bowen to clear bimeelf from the imputati of being himself the author of the insinuations the insinuations rf —