New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-16
NEW YORK.
Bank Statement.

New YORK, August l5.-The bank state
ment shows loans decreased 81, 900;
suecie deceased SO, 333, 600; legal tenders in
creased trifle; deposits decreased 81 1885,
600; reserve decreased 50, 2,l25,OO0.
Failure.
The failure of Terri Brothers, leather
dealers, is reported.
The New York Press on Beccher.
To-day's Tribune says Beecher's cross
examina ton shows him as being surrounded
by persons unworthy Of trust, whom he
implicitly trusted, entangled in a net whose
meshes he shrank from breaking, because
of scandal.
1t is q saddening exhibition of weakness
where an admiring public most looked for
strength The blackmail feature scarcely
helps Beecher, but falls like lightning upon
his assailants. 1t shows TiltoA's attitude
in the business as touching the depth Of in
fanny; to Moulton it is destruction.
Carpenter only escapes on the ground
that he knew no better. Unless they can
promptly break the force OF this revelation,
cross-examinatiOn, detailed avermenu. the
whole pack of his pursuers are placed by it
beside Woodruff, and need occupy the
thoughts Of decent men and women no
more.
TIE Times says: Whatever Mr.. Beecher's
statement may do for his own character, 1t
certainly places the character OF some OF
his quondam friends and confdants in a
most unenviable light. Beecher's cross
examination goes to show that I1lton Is not
only a bad witness because he vapors and
threatens and insinuates, and drags IN 1rrel-
evant matter, but because he lies under the
faint of pecuniary interest, nor is the attitude
of Moulton any more creditable. The worst
feature of the case is that the discontinue
of these gentlemen may induce them to
af1jct the public with more Of this inter-
minable tangle.
The World says: Beecher has spoken ont
| like man to men, and he deserves, as we
| have not the least doubt that ne will re-
| ceiye, manly Judgment at the hands of
| his countrymen. As for the vermin who
| have preyed upon him, it is unnecessary
| to dwell on the m0nstrous crime against
society, as it is difficult to 500 how that
| crime can be adequately punished.
| The Herald says: Beecher has presented
| his case ut the best, and we can not doubt
| but his statement relieved the minds of a
| vast majority Of those who read it almost
| as if the whole burden of reprOach were
left away. 1t has cleared the air wonder
| fully, and If some mists remain, this much
is true, with Mr. Beecher's absolute denial
Of the charges made, we are under the obi
| cation to weigh statement and counter
statement, by the relative credulity of the
| persons from whom they come unless
intrinsically there are contradictions and
inconsistencies which invalidate ethel
statement, or unless the statements are in
validated by the inc0mpatability of theil
general declaration with the facts they
admit.
The San says: As to the charges of Til
ton and Moulton and Carpenter, and any
alleged admission to them, any man who
would hang dog on the word or oath OF any
three men who had 30 much as the smell O
blackmail on them has no manhood in him.
The community can not permit man Il
be destroyed by the testimony OF the charac
ter of this against Mr., Beecher.
The journals generally accept Mr.. Beech
er's statement as vindicating him from
criminality, but regret his weakness.
Plymouth Church Prayer Meeting.
| The weekly prayer meeting halt hllel
Plymouth Church, mostly females. Their
was 9 business meeting sfter the praye
meeting was ended, at which the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolred, That the examining commi.tel