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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
TILE YERDIEI.

So far as Plymouth Church is concerned,
the victory of Mr. Beecher Is complete The
report in his favor was received last night
with an enthusiasm which bordered upon
frenzy. The immense congregation was moved
to an extraordinary outburst of delight, of
confidence, and of ardent affection, which
must deeply touch the heart of the lOng-suf-
fering preacher The scene was exciting, and
we may say insDiriting in remarkable de-
gree, and probably every member who was
at the Church last night went home with the
conviction that the great Plymouth Scandal
was at length vanQuished, never more to Lift
its head
MIR. Beecher, however, was not on trial
before Plymouth Church but before the whole
English-speaking world, and though it was
quite natural and proper that MoultOn the
meddler should be Kissed down when he had
the unparalleled effrontery to rattle his mis-
chievous mouth in church meeting, the out
side public must survey the proceedings in a
spirit of calm criticism. The Committee
brings in its verdict precisely two months
after it was summoned by the letter of Mr..
Beecher to undertake the inquiry. We have
made no secret of our opinion that the
investigation was begun too late, was
protracted too long, and yet perhaps has been
closed too early. The most injurious rumors
touching Mr.. Beecher's character have been
current for more than ten years, and though
it is not the business of church to take
notice of every scandalous report that flies
upon the wings of malicious and idle gossip,
ten years is a long time to allow such stories
to go uncontradicted. In the next place, the
inquiry once opened, has been suffered to de-
lay and drag until filthy tales and noisome
suspicious have poisoned the whole cOmmu-
| nifty. Six weeks ago the report of this Com
mittee would have been accepted as cOnclu-
sive; to-day, while it will rejoice the friends
OF Mr.. Beecher it will not discomfort the
friends of Mr.. Tilton. Finally, the
Committee has closed its labors without
putting an end to the scandal, or really get
ting at the heart OF the mystery. For this
result the six excellent gentlemen composin o
it are probably not to blame. They were
anxious from the first to find their pastor
innocent, and they have not sought to hide
their strong leaning towards his side, but we
believe they have tried to do their duty hon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
SELLING FISH.

In several States they have fish to sell. The
market is open and the fshwomen have begun
to lift up their chins at each other. On Wednes-
day of the present week fshwoman at
Columbus. Ohio, with q considerable stock on
hand which has grown offensive since 1853
that most people clap thumb and finger to the
nose as they pass, put forth her mouth in half a
column of remarks upon how good she was,
and how fond she was of farmers and me-
chanics and everybody, and how much nicer
il would be to have fish for currency, it would
make a scent go so much farther-and then
tossing her gray and scattered locks
in the air as she looked at the rival
shop across the street, she burst out
with sweeping TRADE against the
whole concern for their extravagant expen-
"ditures and profigate waste of the peoples
"money; for their oppressive, unjust, and
defective system of taxation, finance, and
currency for their continued tyranny and
"tcruelty to the Southern States of the Union
"for their squandering of the public lands for
"their continuance of incompetent and cor
"rupt men in Office, at home and abroad, and
for their general Encouragement of the
Government" Resuming consideration then
of the business of her own particular market
and counter, she accosts the general public
with the weary .smile of wrinkled, worn out,
witbered up old woman. adding. "Apd We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
Nsm:2lork Daily gribmare.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 20, 1874
II RIP l. e S Ill E E II.

The Carlists have made another attack Puigcerda
and been repulsed. - NJ Berger, candidate for the
French Assembly. has boldly ayowed his attachment 10
Imperialism.
The official canvass OF the cast at the recent
election in Ohio shows majority against the Constitu-
ton OF 1929 - The Athletics OF NewYork won the
double-scu at Saratoga and Charles E. Courtney
the singlescull race. The international swimming
match at Long Branch by johnson, the English
champion. Benton, the District OF Columbia safe
burglar has been ordered TO appear for ra Thurs
ynext Attorney General Williams is so alarmed
at the numerous complaints OF Outrages in the South
that he will visit Long Branch next week TO consult
with the President. An extra session of Congress is
talked Of
The report Of the Investigating Committee was pre-
secuted to Plymouth Church. IL aequittal Of Mr.
Beecher. 1t accepted by the Church, Mr.. MoutOn
alone voting in the negative. - Gold, loot Their
m0meter, 6so, 1872, CSC.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
PUBLIC OPINION.

The South will be redeemed now, chiefly
because the people have determined TO make & al
effort and for the first time since the war Tree lro az
partisan Influences, and upon the basis OF an ept,s"T
prudent, and safe administration OF their own anrs
lNew-York sun (Ind.)
The Pennsylvania Democracy do themselves
credit-as would do the party suDstan'laI
IL IL were not yisibly past hep-by avowlng prefer
encs for real money Specie payments lak Honi tnas
quarter is refreshing as II Was uneApecou'-t'P
field Republican Qnd)
Whatever may have been the errors OF some
Republicans, their party Is yet the Ory nope Vi .n
surmounted and questions OF this character se,eu ,
conformity with the principles OF an enlightened Poo""
policy.-[Worcester spy lRep)
The resumption of specie payment Is per-
fectly easy. 1t only reQuires that the nation s u
derstand that more greenbacks VIII pe Anu
they will then 20 to par just as soon a' .no 49,
OF the country will put them there wnich Is SON
enough for anybody and as late as any oooS sIouu '
-lspringneld ull Register (DemJ
There can be no longer any doubt as to the
proper course for honest men 10 ake both OF tue o
theories Of administration policy that party sesanSs
IA no ger obligatory on even tho most ueVoteu v
ower This fact should force all who have honest pon
ioal convictions act as 10 rebuke the "manaEers
of both pafties.-lNew-York Evening Post CRep)
Ohio and Indiana this Fall are o little out OK
line. fighting the devil with IRE, using Mortonlsm "
scotch Rspublicansm In the Ohio Valley. But Ine
union OF Illinois and NewYork for Free Trade, hArv
Money and Home Rule resolves the present ponti9At
dividing line between the two great political PsS,,
deep dividing line OF principle older than the
yet new the necessities az me pceeent pour-tNs
XeTx Wog,a Desal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

not the proof of his own self-accusatOry
letters have been held damningi But the pa
tient public has been just to indulgence,
waited through months of inexpicable silence,
Of paltering, Of consultation of lawyers, re-
ceived with acclaim every fragment of proof
on his side, played the part of charity itself,
willing to hope all things, to believe in even
his confession of incredible weakness and
gullbllity-in anything rather than his guilt.
Never did the sheer force of reputation stand
q man i'm better stead in time of more des-
perate need. Or TO cite even more note
worthy proof Of the force of less noteworthy
character, take Susan Anthony. Nobody has
been more jeered or scOffed at than she; no.
body has preached more unpopular doctrines;
yet everybody knows that Miss Anthony, what
ever her hobby, is sincere, truth-teling, vir-
tuous woman. The girl Bessie's evidence
might have been believed but for
the little burst of feminine malice
against Miss Anthony. However much
the public laughed at it, it damned the whole
testimony as untrustwOrthy, and showed that
Bessie had profted by her eight years sojourn
in the house of her imaginative patrons. And
to sum it all up, what scores OF sermons or
volumes of homilies could urge the value OF
common sense, deceDcy, and reticence in daily
life as this miserable expose has donef What
logic could set forth the absurdity and pue-
rilty of that sentimental emotional school,
where inflated, passionate fervOr takes the
place of clean, healthy affections, and Swim
burnian prose of common Englishf
Mr. Beecher will, we trust, yet prove another
great lesson of Christianity-that an innocent
man is never deserted by his God. But if he
does not, he has preached in his weakness as
powerful a sermon as ever in his strength
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
A GREAT SERMON.

1t was Solomon, greatest of preachers, who
found in the wisdom Of words WEAKNESS and
yexation of spirit, and no doubt great ma
iority of the well-meaning men and devout
women who will 60 to church tomorrow will
listen to the sermon with q vague doubt
whether there be not in the securest truths
also mere vanity of vanities. These truths,
they will remember did not keep the greatest
preacher of our day from falling into adultery
and perjury. if they look on him as guilty;
or if they regard him as innocent, from be-
coming the "prey of evil-mOuthed beasts"
What is the use of multiplying the incessant
wash of words, words, if the ground of evil
AGAINST which they beat remains the same
But after all, this filthy mess of scandal, which
has disguised by this time the most prurient
reader, is the most terrible of sermons, with q
logic unmistakable and beyond language
There will be little need for any clergy
man tomorrow to bring forth weak argu-
ments to prove to his hearers the torture
even in this life which the ill-dOer bears hid
den under his sanctimonious cloak, while
Beecher's agonzed letters are yet ringing in
their ears. If his terror was caused by dread
of discovery of weakness rather than wicked
ness, the lesson ID but the stronger. What
need has he of the old story of Ananias and
Sapphire, stricken down with the falsehood
warm upon t.loir lips, when this poor creature,
Elizabeth Tilton, is trampled under foot by
husband, friend, and lover, whole country
full of decent and indecent men and women
looking pitilessly on, while her sole proven
fault as yet is marvellous genius for lying2
Why should he waste words to show the
value of character, when the exact adaptation
of popular judgment to previous rel utation
has been SO curiously proved In ordinary
cases the wronged husband has little difficulty
in gaining the ear and full sympathy OF the
public to his story. Here his accusation and
that of his friend were lrreparably damaged
by his record Is sentimental Bombastes
Furioso.
OF what other man than NJ. Beecher would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
Amnsemenis ano Meetings.

BOOTHS TrIEATER.-At IA and &: "Beie Lamar 'ou"
Mcl,ullonyh and Miss X Rogers Randolph.
DAYS FIFTH AVENUE THEArER.-At u ana 81 "ha'
Should Sue DO . or Jealousy.
LrcEuM THEATrR.--At II ands: la Timoaie u Ar
geut" Mile. Marie Aimee
NrnIo,s THElrER-At and s.: The Bride OF Abydos
UNION SQUARE THEATER.-At II aud 8: Jane Eyre"
Miss Charlotte Thompson.
WALLAcK's THEATER.-Atl II and 8: Irish Emmigrant
aud Handy Andy" Dan Bryant.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.-Theodore Thomas's Summer
Nights Concerts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
COST OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT

The City Record of yesterday contains
statement of the receipts and expenditures or
the City Government for the twelve months
ended on the LIST of August. We have COM
piled the table annexed to this article for the
purpose of showing the simple fact OF the cost
of the City Government for the period in
question, disentangled from all complications
of funds and sinking funds. The cost has
been, in round numbers, fifty million dollars
The sum paid for State taxes is larger than
usual, on account of delay in the payment of
sums due in former years, by which more than
the annual share of these taxes has been
brought within the last twelve months.
In arriving at the sum paid for in terest on
the debt of the City, we have not charged as
an expenditure the sums paid on bonds be-
longing to the Sinking Fund. The Sinking
Fund is the property of the City itself, and
contains nothing but stocks and bonds of the
City, which might advantageously be burned
up. This would put an end to the Fund,
which is merely q useless complication in the
City's accounts. 1t hasnO manner OF effect on
the debt, except to facilitate its growth by
the deluson it creates in tho popular mind
that the great mortgage will ultimately be
paid by means of the City's issuing bonds to
itself. The Legislature could not do the tax
payers of New York greater service than to
legslate both Sinking Funds out of exist
ence.
We have not included in the expenditures
any of the money which has been paid from
the City and County Treasures and Sinking
Funds in redemption of bonds. During the
year some forty-five millions in bonds were
sold. and some thirty one millions paid off, so
that the debt has been increasing. This we
do not mention as piece of news, but in ex-
PLANTATION of our summary of the expenditures.
The resources from which the City made the
payments of fifty millions summarized below
were derived from taxes, bonds, assessments,
and miscellaneous sources, in round numbers
as follows:
From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000
From sales OF bonds. H,OoOOOO
From miscellaneous receipts........ 100000
From assessments. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000
Total. .s5o,OOoOOo
The conclusion which we derive from Mr..
Green's report is this: that while the present
policy and decent regard for the ultimate
solvency of the municipal government both de-
mand that not less than forty million dollars
be raised annually by taxation. The City debt
ought not to be increased dollar and the
experiment should be tried of making both
ends meet without borrowing. The tax-pay-
ing power of the City should be tested before
it is too late.
EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF NETWORK FROM
AUG. l. 1873 TO AUG. l, 1874.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

The Plymouth Committee has not yet de-
cided when to make the testimony public.
Pray, gentlemen, no move needless delays.
They have damaged Mr.. Beecher and the
church too much already. Probably we have
had all the really important evidence in adj
vance of the report, but if we are to have
more we ought to have it at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

Mr.. Moulton was attacked by religious
mob last night, and only saved from injury
by the activity of The police. We presume
that Mr.. Beechers friends in their cooler mo-
ments will regret their unjustifable and
riotous conduct. But what business had
Moulton in their company after all that he
has said and done7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

1t appears from the careful reports printed
on our fourth page this morning that the out
look for the Fall trade, though not very bright,
is far from discouraging. These reports en-
body The views of representative men in sew
eral great branches of mercantile business, and
will be read with interest by all who are long
ing for more prosperous times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
Bnsiness Noiltes.

BEsr PLAN IN LIFE INsURANCE--The all
ash owrae plan Of the TRAVELLERS Insurance. COMPANY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

There is hope of Arkansas, for she is dis
posed to pay her debts. The Constitutional
Convention at Little Rock voted yesterday to
strike from the finance report a section pro-
hibiting legislative provision for the pay
ment of certain bonds amounting to $11, 100000.
1t was test vote on reputation, and honesty
won.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

Judge Humphreys. We suppose Mr.. Harring-
ton must be waiting for next Thursday Win
good deal of eagerness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

The Acting Assistant United States Dis
trict- Attorney for the District of Columbia is
understood to excuse the release of the safe
burglar Benton on bail, on the ground that
his evidence was really of little or no impor-
lance in the conviction of the men who en-
ployed him. If this is the case there will Of
course be no object in keeping Benton out Of
the way, and his bondsmen will doubtless pro-
ducs him in court in ebsr ance to the order OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

The Plymouth Committee alludes incident
ally to the story of Matchmaking, but devotes
no discussion to it. This was WELL for it has
no direct bearing upon the guilt or innocence
of Mr.. Beecher, and Messrs. Tilton and Moul-
ton, whom it does affect, were not on trial.
1t will be strange, however, if in the course
of the countless projected lawsuits the whole
truth of this affair is not brought to light.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29

In Alabama they are getting ready for the
election. The United States Commissioners
have opened court and are trying cases under
the Enforcement act The first on the docket
was that of a man charged with shooting the
hog of his neighbor, thereby infringing upon
the rights of citizenship. If this sort of thing
is allowed to 90 unpublished, there will be a
call for troops to preserve the peace in Ala
bama, and who knows but what an extra ses-
sion of Congress will be necessary.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
HOME STARLIGHT.
Attention Citizens!

The citizens of Pleasant Plains
township are requested to turn out
with teams, Plows, sliovels, &c, at
Z o'clock, a. IN. Friday, June 9Th,
1874, for the purpose OF construct
ing the town road from Seventh
street south to section line.
Tie object in asking for graru-
itous services is to avoid taxation.
IL, however, the number turning
ont be small, they will DO paid for
their work, and the contract let for
completion of the road.
A dinner will be provided by
the township authorities, at the
Baldwin House.
Every citizen interested in hav-
ing good road at the point named,
whether said citizen resides in
Pleasant Plains township, or not,
ia also invited 10 lend q hand at the
work.
Let ONE AND ALL CONE,
and finish the road at once.
ALEX DELoNG,
BENZ. TAyLeR,
HENRY TAYLOR,
Highway Commissioners
o1 Pleasant Plains Township.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
MQrtgagf Sale.

Default having been made in the condi-
tions OF a certain mortgage ex 'cuted on the
third day OF November, A. d. 1878, by,Jobn
Miner and Ella j. Miner, his wife, to Mi
chael O'Routk to sccnre the sum Of Two
Hundred Dollars, and recorded in the Office
of the Register Of Deeds for the county Of
Lake, on the 9th day Of November, A. d.
1878, in Liber one (1) of mortgages, at page
la, on which mortgage there Is claimed to
be due at the date OF this notice the
sum Of One Hundred and Ten Dollars OF the
second installment Of said mortgage. besides
Twenty five Dollars attorney fee, stipulated
In said mortgage, TO be paid in case any
proceeding should be taken to foreclose
said mortgage; and NJ suit or proceeding at
law or IL equity having been instituted to
recover the sum remaining due upon said
instalment Of mortgage; therefore, by vir.
tue Of II power Of sale In said mo rtgage
contained, aud Of the statute in such case
made and provided, there will be sold at
public auction
On the LIST Day Of august,
A. D. 1874. at two o'clock in the afternoon,
at the south door of the Court Room, IN
Chase, in said county Of Lake, and State Ct
Michigan, the land in said mortgage de.
scribed, to.wit: The south half Of the south
east quarter of Sectio Ten (0) in Town
ship Seventeen North, Of Range Thirteen
West, in Lake county, Michigan, containing
eighty acres Of land, more or less.
MicnAaL ORoUEK,
rs. Mortgage
10 PATTERSON,
Attorney for M'rtgagce.
Dated this 9TH day of May, A. ID. 1874.