Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-18
NEW YORK.
DUR MID WEEK LETTER,


o uR M q w e e K LIE r r.
Rous1Na LOBBY FOR THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE
THE GREAT TRIAL IN ITS Sixth wEnK-TILToN
Al wIrNEss-A SPECIMEN BRICK FROM THE
JuRY-THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE scANDAL-As-
ToNrsHrNa REVELATIONS OF FRAUD-AEDAL
MANUFACTURERS AND JuDaKs SOLD ovrR AND
ovAh-fhAoDoAASr fANo AND rLATkp WAKE
A"Aho0'
Special Correspondence afthe Commercial
New YoRK, Feb. TO-.
The extraordinary cold ovor.rides all otbar
0~ wv. '
topics JUST mere ana JUST now. IL comes nome
to every ones feelings. Particularly those who
cross the ferries. in attendance on their busi
ness or homes, or on Judge Nejlson's court.
with the army Of pewspapeTites, feel the tre,
mendous eject with which Boreas ia lobbying
for the East River Bridge this winter. There
has been nothing like il sipce the cold and ice
of 1867. which irst fairly launched the long.
talked. .of enterprise. Al the next most critical
period of its history. the potent pstron comes
again to the rescue. Repeated ice block
sdes, completely cutting off
ali communicated between these
two great iobes of nne great c,tv. and constant
ly. for davs toCether. mskinp that commnnica.
ton tedious. precsrious and compsratiyey rare.
plead trumpet -topUued for some less primitive
cnnn4CLlnn hRtWRon
shores. Distinguished counsel not unfreonent.
" find themselves ice-o]sted from their clients.
and the court ia Kent waitinu The nrograss ~
the great bridge lust now demands little more
ieeisistion and some new arraneements in con.
formitv with tLe constitn,ion.l smendmant yor-
bidding cities IN taka .trck in Aid ~ nr;vsta an
terprises
THE GREAT TRIAL
H.. ia s,u, .,,;a,,. ,a,..,. .,u,,
u.ago is stoT .eu,1uS . iens.n a.one ~ ne s.A.n
snu yn,a 40 . .hoo o t;,,,a y
fait w NJ T;to e,,sns s, allu h NJ 10
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eAn..as llI'nsen .l,e issI WV Ut .Irse uays W
onson VIZ ea.o WIN saii1s VI sauoy
fsct b;a siscr,w IN " tnrnnn h;,nuol, rnun sda
~. w.. ne nin ~ i;,.a ..its .I wIs Ste
9u'' ol'ea iesyes i'.e ~. Ine nos.ile oounsei "
w, aha gives 'hen, hucn more pleasure slah II
sses M h n's t,uoa o*n pune rs maepfsssI anu WI
no' 70 oonsloneu, u - man"e1, touuon iounu,
ene u''ns.e @ uenIaS In, .. al .neil aeeP ,;aS iAa
sown sart;mar.s eM nrova w ;nnorr;oihv nhs,;H sn
,."n.;oei ;Sap a .n;, o.ha uDse "
II ia 4 nitv. for he would make a canitai Wit
ness hardly second to Moulton, il he could re-
strain his eagerness to exploit false chivalryor
generosity by the avowA of unpopular senti-
ments and associations, which the other side
would fail in their attempts to fasten on him
without his own i'll timed and impairment aid
For instance, yesterday, Mr. Eyarts exhibited
him in procession in New York in honor of the
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this, launched into eulogy of one of its leaders,
and Qratuitously emphasized over and over his
own friendshipfor the communist demagogue of
New York. John Swuton all which the defend
ants counsel listened to with unalloyed salts
faction, we'll knowing that il they had attempt
ed to introduce such sentiments as evidence,
their opponents would have fought it I'LL day
il, indeed, it were necessary to resist 80 absurd
an affair at all, before the Court
Another mistake this witness makes, is that Of
, AZ
slowly commenced question with, "Were you
AFRAID and MIR. 1ilton interrupts him with
"No, sir!" This does we'll enough, in dearth
of amusement, and the crowd make the most OF
it with one of its puerile OUTLAWS which are fast
wearing out the excessive indulgence Of the
Court. But on being mildly requested to wait
until tho question Ii put, MIR. Evarts again COM
tnencing in the same drawing form.the witness
has the fRtuity to repeat at once the impertl.
nence and the poor joke, then makes 1t worse by
mockingly begging pardon, and finally gets re-
buked by the Court.
AsEss1r1vE JURY.
did not sav sepsble. and 7 sbsnt pnt,, tbev
ro,,Sar uorJict that doas thar, mnrs creJ;t ths y
s;ii,'l .a,ar,. aa,,anst,s 49,, ,r;tI vh;nh thav
a,a,sd tba nrncaod;nas vastarJsv artarnnon
gPoa'u Tha 1rdaa bsd ntosadd tne yorsnoon hv
@ ane ,S;uaSo .'eI"; ~ ~ roon;,oy
.sa. uPoa No. ID corna,,.i,, -, IN
case r. closa nro,;m;nt. ~ tba inrv hor JuScs
E.sI..,. Ia : ~ -. ,Irsvs y 5Msnna uhich r.
shauId nmnish savs~slv and smmmaT;tw n ra
nastad and directaa tie officars in chsrse af the
J".s IVY ''H aUpor ,hs iurv tooI .h,s into crave
cppnsidaration and resoved that thev had listen.
- TO- ;io t,oao Ia r,,,'..s 81 }t,,asaos I,,,
euanah ~, snd tbst ~ II was fims IN let tha World
Lasr searIathinr fro,, thamaalvea Do On com
Hoai i .tol .,nS ,so,,'is.;o, = o saSraa
thss =, ronrv n and ,na whpIa snosto,;csI nnm.
Sas .tond ~, q, tSno styIe, In cnnfrmot;on
". ~ ot 49,. ~ paaiuaraS hwtha;r snnlosman 10
u, ia .Io, ,Har hsd NJ, haora .pu commarts
o,' ,Sa ossa snI tboy cons;dored tha comnlaint
~. ~ -, b Ja ~ ,,,,,.s rrs,tabIa raNsct;or
o,' .ha aA irrv Such ia liza and sncb il trial by
iury.
ANOTHER SCANDAL.
II ia something to be able to modify little
the inevitable dish, and il we must have perpet
nal scandal, that there are varieties in it. Pub
lie corruption, however, the next style in trdeI
here, is a style on which we have surfeited fol
few wears back. And yet there is something
audaciously fresh in the story have direct from
prominent firm Of New York piano manufaetu
with full permission to publish their names
| which l should feel ashamed to do-n confirm
alton Of the direct charges OF bribery in til.
| awards of the American Institute with which
Professor Chandler, of Columbia College, has jus
shaken off the dust of his feet at the door Of tina
| establishment, This firm--whose names, l re
| neat. are of high repute and prompepce-hay,
stated plainly TO reporter in the employ of this
| correspoudeDce that the series of awards gold
medals. &c, .tbey hold as piano makers from tht
American Institute were, everyone OF them, ,psit
| for in cash that a gold medal thew received a
state Fair In Michigan. WAS obtained for th,
paltry bribe Of sIOO that on similar OCCASION
they have repeatedly secured the award by tht
present OF 4 piano that at the last CONSIDERABLE
Competitions Of pianos at the fair Of tile Ameri
can Institute in this CITY, about Ave or six wear
ago. some sixteen manufacturers staked the rep
ufstion Of their work on the Impartial honesty Q
the awards in addition to which reliance th
firm in question obtaiued the names Of the iudg
ca. Ave in number. ent ,rtsined them at tbei
ware. rooms repeatedlv with
rr.sr,xo .xn cu,,,n,,ax
ssu "Nn onA"f"uN'
and climaxed the entertainment with nea
douceur OF $500 to each OF the musical arbiters
on condition that their liberal hosts should re
ceive the award besides 500 apiece as considers
uon Tor strong personal testimonial to the 81
celience OF their pianos, to be signed by all til
judges. Only one OF them, musician unknow
to fame and perhaps the needieet OF the lot, re
Jected the brlbe. l have all their names, bu
perhape 1t Is lnexpedlent to mention even tn
single honorable exception. ihe testlmoma