Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-06
The Mock Trial OF Mr.. Beecher.

From the New York Herald.
That which afforded the greatest enter
tainment on the picnic of Plymouth church
to Iona Island, on Wednesday, was a mock
trial of Mr.. Beecher, who had come over
from his country residence at Peekskill TO
spend the day with his friends. Mr..
Beecher was taken into custody while on
the boat, late in the afternoon, by Captain
Duncan, and arraigned before crowded
court, held on one of the pretty glades of
the island. The judge was the Rev. Mr..
Galliger, and the jury was made up of
ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Camp acting
as foreman. Mr.. Beecher, who was
utterly unconscious of having COM
mitted any offence, was charged
by the prosecuting attorney Mr.. Sherman,
of having gone over to the Church of Rome.
A long Indictment was read, but III sub
stance this was the charge, and in proof of
it q number of witnesses, prominent men,
bers in his own congregation, testified
to this fact. The strongest evidence was,
however, the production OF photograph
of Mr.. Beecher, officiating at the altar of a
Romish church, arrayed in the full canoni-
Gals of Roman Catholic priest. Mr.. Rock
wood the photographer, of Brooklyn,
who had produced the photograph,
gave evidence as to the identity of
the portrait. Mr.. King appeared as
counsel for the distinguished
defendent, and did the best he could for
his client. The Jury. however, without
| leaving the box, found the defendant gull
ty, and the judge passed the very capital
punishment of ordering the six lady jurors
to kiss the pastor of the Plymouth church,
punishment that was so highly esteemed
by the delinquent that he astonished the
court by asking for the empannelling of
another jury. The ''shades of evcning"
were on their way and the court was ad-
journed to the boat, and the party arrived
at Martins wharf, Brooklyn, about eight
o'clock, owing nearly all the enjoyment
that humanity had any control of to the
unwearied exertions of Captain Duncan.
THERE are complaints in the vicinity of
Franklin, La, OF the prevalence of Span
ish flies The insect is described as half
an inch in length, striped, with long legs.
They are notinclined to fly unless there is
an Immediate prospect of danger; in fact
they prefer the use of their legs to their
wings. They travel in large swarms, and
will eat up the tops of row of potatoes in
night. 1t is not stated whether they are
of the sort that will draw blisters but they
are quite skillful in drawing the juice out
of tomatoes
SAYS Northern Farmer in the Mark
Lane Express: In giving carrots to mich
COWS, the only recommendation they have
is the absence of all unpleasant taste in
the butter, as the milk is neither so abun-
dant in quantity nor so rich il quality as
that obtained from turnip-feeding. Some
years ago we instituted series OF expert
ments with different roots, the whole ex-
tending over a period of four months, and
the conclusion we came to after such a
heightened trial was exactly that which We
have here recorded
DUEL EXTRAORDINARY. "A duel, Illustra-
tive of the small value placed on life occur
red lately in Vienna, the Austrian capital
A lieutenant in the army and dancer OF
the opera house, both young men, having
had a quarrel concerning lady, agreed to
settle the trouble by method which. if not
commendable, possessed at least originali-
ty. The terms We're that each should wear
glove on the left hand, and whichever was
seen without the glove should Kill himself.
Owing to being taunted by his relatives up
on the slngularity of keeping his left hand
gloyed, the dancer had been induced to vio-
late the agreement, and being seen thus by
the lieutenant, he considered himself bound
in honor to fulfill the stipulations, and shot
himself in the park, where he was found
bleeding and carried home. The simpleton
very properly died after imparting the
above particulars.