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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30

The Wtness-Mr Tracy said to Mr. Tton that II his case
writing he would produce the documents we could
judge OF them Us well a. he coud.
@ Well anything said by Mr. Tracy that occasion'
OH there good deal said but do not now recall
@ Well did Mr. Tracy say that he had the documents
himself?
Mr. Fullenon-That s objected TO.
Mr. BcachThat style and orm OF examination Sir very
Objectionable as leading.
Mr. Tracy-on the ground that 1t is leading'
Mr. Beach-Why, yes Sir you know well that 1t is
leading.
Mr. Tracywe don't suppose this witness is that s
likely to be influenced very much.
Judge Ncllson-That II not the point.
Mr.. Morrs-He don't need leading.
Judge Nelson-I is reflection the witness at ALL
you can ask whether anything said given subject
Mr. TacyWas anything said by Mr. Tracy upon the subject
OF his having the documentsi A. don't recall at this
moment what said about that.
q Was there anything said by Mr. Ton that occasion in
regard to his resting degree upon the verbal confess
sion Of Mr. Beecher? A. Not word.
Did he state anything upon that subject as to whether Mr.
Beeche had confessed to him verbally ee'
A. No.
@ Did Mr. Tion-stae whether or not Mr. Tilton read Mr.
Beeches letter asking for the appointment Of the Committee
that nighti A. Did Mr. Tilton state'
@. Did Mr.. Tion read it! A. He did.
q. Had it In his handsf A. Yes.
O. Read than once! A Looked at II very carefully
took plenty Of time.
Q. After that meeting did you have interview with Mr.
Ton few days after that the subject OF this nvestiga
tionf A. Yes.
O. When that interview and where was it, A. That
the 13th about sunset.
Q. 18Th Of July' A. Yes, in Montague-st, opposite the
Academy Of Music.
O. Can you state whether not that the day that Mr.
Ton published in The Argus his card saying that he should
Mr. Beeche challenge and produce his proofs before
the Committee, A. Same day.
n ~.
conversational A. Yea just read it, and had the paper my
hands, and referred 10 1t in conversation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
SECRETS OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
REVEALED.

O. What means did the Committee adopt 70 per-
petuate the testimouyt A We used Q s,enogrupser
q Whom did yss ass A. think bis aAsse hhswsod'
I an not personally scquAiaied with hin
O. Wa he prosest % Jly GAt A. thok 10 WA.
O. And diA he sodaoe writing the evidence takca M
night A. thIak 10 did he seemed " be dstss that.
@ Was he rseAt every sshseqaaa rAeoaAg Of We o'n-
raittees A - resAsmber.
@ And dd Ne hke The evseaoe u % nc w6soss~ Podso"a
before that Conmittsef 4 think be did snles he may
have substituted soms tAy usx be oosA nt be
there don't resollcst
O You don't rssollset Of asy such insAnesi hsvep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL.
PROVING AN ALIBI.

TWELVE WITNESSES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN RE-
GARD TO REMARKABLE PROPOSITION FROM
Mr.. TILTON TO MEMBER OF THE INvEsTI-
eating CONTRIBUTIONS TO DULL THE
POINT or THE VERBAL CONFESSION TO MRS
MoULroN-A TELEGRAM DATED TIRES WEEKS
AFTER ITS RECEPTION.
The trial of the suit of Theodore Tilton against
Henry Ward Beecher was resumed before Judge
Nelson yesterday. The defendants counsel called
the following witnesses during the day: David
bows, John Winslow. James Turner, Joseph s.
Turner, Thomas Rockford. E. b. Denzler, Ben.
Kittridge, Thomas J. Hlney, Frederick A. Putnam,
Stephen V. White, Henry L. Hughes. and II. b.
Clafin. The last of these witnesses had only begun
his testimony when the hour for adjournment ar
rived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
NETWORK 1s76-TRPIE SHEET

monv, don't think my recollection Of his testimony was
as correct as to verbal when wrote this part OF the
report as it was had refreshed my recollection
O. Did you look the evidence written out ~ the stem
ographerf A. or say Of my own KNOWLEDGE
who wrote that out; handed 10 stenographc
copy don't know that was; have doubt 1t was, how
ever.
O. want you pca independent o. what you saw on that
paperi A. II would be difficult TO do IT, for had refreshed
my memory somewhat.
O. And you discovered had crcpt into your re-
port the part Of which you dew; is that it! A. Yes, Sir
slight
O. Had you any evidence before you besides Mr. Becchers
time you discovered this A. DO you mean when
the report was drawn!
O. No. when you saw this manuscript in the hands Of Mr.
HillI A. No.
q Do you know where that evidence came from? A. 1t
came from Mr. Hill to me- that is all know about it.
O. You took II for granted evidence written ont cor
recy? A. assumed that to be have no doubt it was So
@ Do you say from your recollection that it was so' A.
Well, from my recollection refreshed say yes.
O. How A. From my refreshed recollection say yes
Q From your recollection before you wrote it A can
only say this that when heard Mr. Belchers
testimony read here that he made mistake and was curious
whether his memory mine was at fault and thought
1t over somewhat and to the conclusion as my own
memory when read Mr. BelChers testimony.
O. Now irrespective Of testimony you have seen, or
took before you did Mr. Belcher testify to having
eeen the True Sory? don't think it would be fair for
undertake could state that irrespective OF the
testimony there in the refreshing in connection
with my general memory.
q Have you no recollection that subject A. lhaye
general recollection on IT,
@ Give the best Of your general recollection A. As to
what he testified to?
O. Upon the subject OF the having the TH S0ryF
MY recollection is that Mr. Beche referred to the paper
that Mr. Ton read TO him, extracts from it, and that he
statedhe called it before the Committee document and
he called it statement" and in instance he called 1t
story; but the phrase True Story" he didn't
@ recollection is distinct upon that subject? A 1haye
doubt Of IT, ALL and yet say TO you that would not be
positive had not refreshed my recollection in the manner
have stated.
O. Well you thought at time ne used the term True
Story" did you noy A. Yes; and easily see how that
occurred.
O. Well inasmuch sec wont ask you how II was.
Immediately after he gave his testimony before the Committee
you under the impression that he used the phrase
"Tuc Story in his esimouy A. cannot testify as to the
condition OF my memory my mind at that moment because
did refer to the testimony of Mr. Belcher again In my
recollection specially until make the draft Of the
report
O. When you drew that report, did you not think that Mr.
Becher had used the "ue Story" in his testimony
A. must have confounded-
@ Task youG A. must have had that impression, OF
course
@ You must have had that impression? oh. think SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
cRossEyAMTNATIoN OF MR.. wNsLow.

Mr.. Fuerton-When was the first meeting OF
that Committee Mr. wnslow' A. We had an informal gath
ering on Sunday evening, June 18th
O. Any testimony taken that EVENING" No; nefe In
formal conversation.
O. When was the first meeting Of the Committee whoa ev
dence was lakenf A The oh Of July
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
HOW THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE WAS
REVISED.


O. Now, different parts of the report were writ
ten by different members OF the Committee understand your
A. As said made the first draft. Then there was some
amendment suggested
O. Discussed was it? A. Well, yes, somewhat.
Q Read over? a. Yes
Q. Frequentlyf A. No.
O. How frequently was it read over' A. The course pur-
was this The amendments suggested considered,
and either adopted rejected Then after they had been SET
ted the report was read to the Committee, just the
point of their signing it.
O. Yes Any discussion then in regard to It A. Not at
that point.
O. Were all the members OF the Committee present A.
They when it was signed.
O. When il read over I? A. Yes.
O. They were all present? A. Yes.
O. And where was that done A. The last piece OF work
was done in my Office in New York.
O. When was it done A. 1t done two days before,
think the report made to the church.
O. Were you present the Academy Of Music when was
presented A. Mr. Beccher's church you mean-Plymouth
Church
Mr. Fullerton ! beg your pardon-PlymOuth Church.
The witness-Yes
Mr. Fueron-It was there read at length, It not A.
Yes.
O. No exception taken it at that time was there A.
Yes.
O. Imean By any member OF the Committee? A. No.
Q Was Mr. Tracy present when it read at your
Officer A. No.
O. Was he present at any time when it read Over A
No.
O. Was he present any time when it was discussed or
when any part discussed: A think not when the
Committee were present; recollection that he
O. When any member Of the Committee was present and
read ii over or discussed it, he present? A. think had
casual conversation with Gen. Tracy the street IN the
Office Just a. il might happen wherever met him.
O. On the subject OF the report A. Yes part Of the sub
ect We talked over the thing generally and no doubt that
was referred to-
O. Did You read any part Of the report to him In your
Office or elsewhere? A. think not.
O. You have no such recollection? 4. No.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
Niagara FAILS Winter.

A correspondent of the Rochester
Express writes from Niagara Falls:
The ice bridge is formed in all its per
fections, more so than it has been for
the past twelve or fifteen years, The ice
columns rear their head ia all their mai
esty below the American and Horseshoe
Falls to the hight of over one hundred
feet. Those at the base of the American
Falls reach nearly to. the top of the
falls. and are as clear as crystal. On
visiting Table Rock the visitor passes
between the ice columns and the falls,
and they present to the view Of the be-
holder magnificent spectacle. The ice
bridge above the falls extends at least
a mile or more up the river, and. varies
in thickness from two inches to five or
six feet. Monday a party of seven
young gentlemen started from the head
OF the Third Sister Island, went up the
river opposite Grass Island, which is
about mile from the starting point and
stopped at the old scow which is an.
chored in the river above the rapids
returning, they went under the Second
Sister Island bridge down 10 McCul,
loughs Rock, broke some of the
rock of as a memento, went over to the
old scow below the Third Sister Island
aud returned home. The distance trav-
eled on the ice bridge was over FIVE miles,
and this, it will be remembered, is loca-
ted over a portion Of the swiftest rspids
approaching the cataract. II is said the
district trsversed has not been frozen
over before in twelve or fifteen years. In
some places the ice seemed frozen to the
rocks, leaving but little room for the
water to flow between the ice and the
bed of the river. The ice gorge below
the falls is very rugged 1t is supposed
to be in some places piled up to the
thickness of twenty or thirty feet. One
gentleman assured your correspondent
that in one locality it was forty feet
thick, but we took the story in with
good deal of allowance. The bridge be-
low the falls is very rough, making trav.
cling tiresome in the extreme to pedes-
trians, though this does not deter people
from crossing and recrossing the river
up to within stones throw of the great
cataract. The scenery, from both the
Park and Goat Island. is magnifcently
grand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
Al the nTadrin Rin,r

Says a correspondent of the London
Daily News: "The effects of torchlight
and snow, of frosted birch and pine, of
the frozen pond and Of aaring wood fires
on its banks, render festival at the
Madrid rink one Of the prettiest sights
afforded by a hard Paris winter.
should not omit to speak of the arima-
ton of the company, and the gay cos
tunes in which luxury and fantasy have
each place. The pleasant fiction that
members of the skating club are incapa-
BILE Of introducing any one to the re-
served pond who would not be present
able at court, were there such thing
in France, tends to unrestrained
sociability. Mirth is fast, and in the
sense Of vapid motion furious. The
awkwardness of the skaters, instead of
being drawback, seems to keep the ball
rolling. When a French duchess is
intent on fun and yet half afraid of an
ignominous fall on the ice. she is more
charitably disposed towasd actresses
and such like, who cut tremendous
dashes on the pond, than she might be
elsewhere. The use Of skating chairs
enables gentlemen and ls.dies to hide
want of nerve. experience, and agility.
Almost any one who can at all keep on
his legs is able to push forward one OF
these vehicle without falling. What he
has to fear is collision with another,
which, instead Of being guided By
the conductor, drags him al runaway
pace after it. Those pretty Americans,
80 extensively taken up by the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03

AGIDOAnA APRuAA0NNS VI
James Parton, in bis biography, says;
Jefferson was STRIPPING of seventeen
tall, raw boned freckled and sandy
haired, when, in 1850 he came from the
far west of. Virginia to Williamsburg, to
enter the College of William and Mary.
With bis large feet and hands, his thick
wrists and prominent cheek bones and
chin, he could not have been accounted
handsome or graceful He is described,
however, as a fresh, bright, healthy
looking youth, as straight as a gun
barrel, sinewy and strong, with that
quick movement which comes from early
familiarity with saddle, gun, canoe,
minuet and country dance-that sure,
elastic tread and easy bearing which we
still observe in the country bred lads who
have been exempt from the ruder tolls
of agriculture, while enjoying, in full
measure, the sports Of the country. His
teeth, too, were perfect, which alone
redeems face destitute of other charms;
his eyes, which were of hazel gray, were
bearuing and expressive, and his de-
meanor gave assurance OF gentle heart
and sympathetic, inquisitive mind. o
Such lads, eager and uniformed, still
come to college from honest country
homes, in regions where agriculture is
carried upon a scale tat allows some
leisure to the farmers family, some
liberality of expenditure, books, music,
a tineture Of art and hospitabe hahits
How welcome, how dear, to instructors
worthy Of them are such unhackneyed
minds in bodies unimpaired.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
The summer.Snrge0n.

Such newsl The strangest little sur.
geonl But you shall hear all about him
He always carries a small case of the
queerest, sharpest instruments that were
ever made. He is the tiniest little fel.
low. and his wonderful instruments can
only be seen when they are placed under
glass called microscope, which mag
nifes them, or makes them large enough
to be seen.
In this surgeons. case there are two
cutting blades, or laneets, tive tiny saws,
one hollow tube, and one sharp pointed
instrument, which is also hollow like a
tube. Now, when he thinks it worth
while TO bleed any one, he opens his
little case, and first pierces the skip with
the sharp blades; then he cuts the flesh
with the two little saws to make the blood
flow fast, and then he pours through one
tube fluid into the wound to make the
blood thin enough to flow easily, after
which he draws up the blood through the
other tuse into the vessel prepared for
il, until he thinks he has bled the poor
patient enough,
Now what do you suppose this sur
geon' name ISL He is called Mr.. Gnat,
and he is none other than the trouble
some little insect that stings one so often
in summer. He uses all these wonderful
instruments just to get sip Of blood
from some tempting boy Or girl-the
rascal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
SPECIAL NOTICE.

C0EsUMPTIvEs, TAKE NorIcE.-Every mo-
ment Of delay makes your cure more hope
less, and much depends on the judicious
choice of a remedy. The amount Of testi-
mony in favor of DR.. Schenck's Pulmonie
Syrup, as a cure for consumption, far exceeds
all that can be brought to support the preten-
sions Of any other medicine. See DR..
schenck's Almanac, containing the certif-
Gates Of many persons of the highest respeota-
bility, who have been restored to health, after
being pronounced incurable by physicians of
acknowledged ability. Schenek's Pulmonic
Syrup alone has cured many. as these evil
dences will show; but the cure is often pro-
NOTED by the employment of two other reme-
dies which DR., Schenck provides for the pur-
pose. These additional remedies are Schensk's S
Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills. By the
timely use Of these medicines. according to
directions, DR.. Schenck certifes that most
any case of consumption may be cured.
DR.. Schenck is professionally at his princi-
pal office, corner Sixth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, every Monday. where all letters
for advice must be addressed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
MEMPHIS, TENN WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 8 1875

ex.empress when she was at the Tuiler.
les, will be missed from the Madrid pond
il the frosts admit of nocturnal fete.
Since the disappearance of the imperial
court, 'Uucle' Sans fashion loving fair
nieces have deserted Paris for Nice aud
Monaco. | dare say, however, there are
enough here to admit of cotillon being
danced, as of old, upon the ice, There
is no lack Of Russians in Paris. But
the Gar 8 subjects are not fond of skat,
ing. The length aud severity of the
Russian winter indisposes them for ro.
bust exercises. Their idea of hiberna.
ton is staying in houses warmed by hot
alr.hues, or when out Of doors being
whisked along the ice.bound roads and
rivers in tur-lined sledges"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED MADE
ID to me as Trustee. by Enoch Taylor, on
December lS, 1878. and recorded in Record
Book No. 98, PIP. l15. 1l6 and III, in the Reg
ister's Office Of Shelby county, Tennessee, fer
the purpose of securing certain Indebtedness
therein named, viii. on Saturday,
and in front of the Memphis City Fire and
General Insurance Company, on Madison
street, Memphis, Tenn, sell for cash, the fol-
lowing described property. viz: beginning
on the south side OF Mosby street at point
259 feet east Of the northeast corner of j. c.
Griiiin's homestead running thence eastwith
the south line of Mosby street 25% feet to
stake; thence south HS% feet to a contem-
plated l6-feet alley; thence west on said
alley 2j1s feet; thence north 1857 feet TO the
beginning; being the east half Of Lot No.
and in the city Of Memphis. Equity Of re-
demption waived. Title believed to be good,
but l only convey as Trustee
HENRY }. LYNN, Trustee.
K. G. WILLIAMSON, Attorney. i25-l5s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
JOHN II. SAVAGE.
HIS Defense-Hfs Course In the en-.
ntOrtal Contest.

htb DeIenBe-H1a Course 1n the en-.
ntOrial CONTEXT.
MCMIYEvILLE, January %, 1875.
To the Editor of the Ledger:
In your paper of the 26th latter turn
ing your rooster up side DOWN, among
other things, you say:
The rival Democratic candid ates
fought each other bitterly, and would
not give way, which undemocratic and
uppatrlotic course caused.their defeat.
The LEDGER regrets the result, and goes
into mourning over the disgrace cast
upon Tennessee by Demo cratic Legis-
lature.
You will pardon me for saying that in
my opinion this statement does me great
injustice, and having followed the Dem
ocratic flag for more than thirty years
with unwavering devotion, through sun
shine and storm, you must excuse me
for troubling you to set me right in the
matter.
1t has never beer my motto to rule
or ruin, and although it has been a
painful thing to do SO, npy opinions and
ambition has been often sacrificed to the
public welfare. will state the facts,
and submit to the judgment of the
people:
twas the advocate of caucus from
the beginning, earnestly insisting that
any attempt to concentrate the separate
forces of Ewing, Qusrles, Bate, Brown,
Stephens and Savage by movements
made under fire and in the face of the
enemy would end in defeat and en- able
the eight Radicals to elect the man most
friendly to them. Ny name was With
drawn after the tenth ballot. and belie1.
ing that there were interests and expec.
tations that did not intend thst should
be elected, my friends were instructed
not to present my name again. After
my withdrawal called on each of the
candidates, asking them to join in a call
for caucus, and decl& ing my purpose
if they did not to app cal to the people
by written card aga inst them. When
the matter was mep toned to General
Bate he earnestly requested me not 10
do so, saying he c ould be elected if l
would let thinge alone. | said to Gene
raj Bate that he was mistaken. Yet
respect for this reg uest, and because my
name had been withdrawn, caused me to
decline writing, over my own signature,
wrote the article, Shall there be
caucus, Published in the Banner of the
I'D inst. which is briefly the arguments
used by me during the contest. hope
you will publish this article. My fault
ut any J is that | did not fight bitterly
but yielded the field to the eager ambi-
ton of younger gentlemen.
1T is not my object to complain Of the
81 ection. Ny prayer is that the will Of
God and of the people may be done.
1t is merely to decline honers which be-
long to others that | have written.
Respectfully, your fellow-citizen,
JOHN II, SAVAGE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
The heroine Of the Russian scandal

The heroine of the great Russian dia-
mond scandal, in which the Grand Duke
Nicholas played the part of the hero, is
enjoying herself in Paris, while her un.
fortunate royal lover has been declared
by the imperial ukase to be non compos
mentis and placed under restraint. She
is to be seen daily driving in the Bois
with q superb team of Russian horses.
Much of her beauty is said to have de
parted, aad her brief celebrity is rapidly
on the waue Alexander Dumas, in his
lately published preface to the new edi-
ton Of " Manion Lescaut" makes allu.
sion to her when he describes the mod.
ern demi-mondaine as wearing on her
neck the pearls Of fallen majesties, and
with her arms loaded with jewels stolen
by PRINCES of the blood This is liter
ally true, as the celebrated necklace Of
black pearls which belonged to the EN-.
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Trmstee's Sale.

ONTHE 2eTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1875,
" will sell the following property to the
highest bidder fer cash, to carry out the pro-
visions Of o trust deed made by b. f. White.
1872, viz: Lot No. / Of MenEen's plan Of SUB.
division as recorded in the Registers office Of
Shelby county. containing 765zxl4O feet, more
or less, situate on Manassas street. Redemp-
ti0n waived. and title perfect, though l con-
vey as Trustee only. Sale on the northwest
corner of Main and Court streets, between 10
and II am.
1A-l5S L. IGLAUER, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
JOIN S. CAIN, Secretary

Hereafter all communication relating N
the eth concert should bo addressed 10 the
undersigned, and | pledge myself that the
drawing shall come of February 9th or that
every dollar paid for tickets shall be returned
Q, M. BRIGGS, Agent and Manager,
Room 4, Public Library Building, Louisville,
Kentucky. dkw-l22-lIb
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03

A Peoria gentleman has an excellent
and valuable library of over one thou.
sand volumes 1t is composed of agri-
cultural and Congressional reports, the
backs of which are tastefully labeled IS
the works Of great authors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
Trustees Sale.

ON THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1875.
~. will sell the following property to the
highest bidder for cash, to carry ont the pro.
visions Of trust deed made by James II. and
Nos. and 5, as designated on Menken 5 plan
of subdivision as recorded in the Register s
office Of Shelby county, each containing
25xl4O feet, situate on Manassas street Re-
demption waived and title perfect, though
convey as Trustee only. Sale on the north
west corner of Main and Court streets. be-
tween 10 and II am.
l24-153 L. IGLAUER, Trustee.