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Effect Of Judge Porter's:Spcech.

The Tribune mas tho following in refer.
cucc to Judge Porters speech:
Everybody knew what to expect when
almost the first words uttered by Judge
Porter were these, Men are apt to be
bold ur speech when two stalwart
champions like Mouton and Tilton make
"a Joint assau!. upon clergyman and 4
woman; one forbidden by his profession
to return evil Tor evil, and the other
weak and powerle,s. and held As in The
hollow Of the hand toy man who has
but to look upon her to subduc her
t. his will The last clause referring
to Mrs Tilton, was delivered in q deep,
deliberate voice and with scathing force.
and rs the words were uttered, the speak
or turned towards Mr.. TiltOu, who sat
behind him, and shook his cIenched hand
in his face with a look of scorn. Tilton ;
face turned very red but he looked the
lawyer straigh. in the eye, while his lips
became pressed tight together rs il with
suppressed passion.
TX Judge Porter continued at nter-
walls TO turn and drnOunce Iilton 10 his
face. and more than once the latter. who
was busy making notes, dropped his pen
nervousIy and, turning in his chair faced
the speaker with an angry expression.
Judge Porter, after contrasting the lives
and characters of the plaintiff and de-
feud n, hrsti Y sketches the more salient
events IN the life OF Bcecher and pro-
nounced AIr. Tilton to be an adulteTer
and periurer. Describing the discus
sion "f the paternity Of the boy Ral pm,
Mr. Porter exclaimed with electric force
and facing Tiiton, "lf there be a beast
upon earth capable Of holding such a
conversation over his own boy with the
purumOuT of his aduterous wife, be has
lived too long upon earth. it j. time for
him to die. What are such
men for unless they have mission in
hunting down clcrgymen, cruclfyIng
women and committing perjury in the
courts OF Justice Nothing that was
said during the day caused deeper feel
Ing in the audience than this sentence,
delivered with all the withcring force
thNt the orator could Contense into his
words. Tlton faced it oil with iron will
and his cheeks glowed and the lines
about his mouth were deep and hard.
The denunciation. Of Moulton and
several other persons were 7ot less
severe than those launched against Tilton,
but as the persons who were denounced
were not present the effect was much
less marked.
The chief aim OF Judge Porters arCu-
ment Yesterday, was To prove from the
character of both Mr. Beecher and Mrs.
Ti,ton and from the tone and nature OF
Mrs. Tilton and the letters TO her nus
band, the great improbabiIity that any
aduterous intercourse had taken place
between Mrs. Tilton and Mr.. Beccher.
Judge Porter will probably speak until
Friday night, if ms strength hold out.
Eyarts has desired him to occupy the
whole OF the remainder Of the week
with his argument.
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Insanity OF Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.


CHICAGO, May l9.-In the County
Court the question o! the insanity Of
Mrs. Lincoln, the widow of Abraham
Lincoln, came up to-day. The proceed
ings are based on petition fled by Rob
ert T. Lincoln, setting forth that his
mother. Mary Lincoln, has property and
effects exceeding S75 900; that she is
non comptls mcntis and incapable Of man
aging her estate, and praying for the
issuance of an order for warrant and
venire TO test the question OF
her sanity. The petition was
accompanied by certificate Of Physl-
clan, DIR. Isham. He had examined Mrs.
Lincoln, and was of the opinion that she
was insane and a hi subject for hospital
treatment. Several witnesses testified to
the eccentricities in the conduct OF Mrs.
Lincoln, which commenced with the
assassination of Mr.. Lincoln, and which
have become more marked as time pro-
gressed. She imagined that she heard
voices in the walls; that strange beings
besieged her in the entries OF her hotel
that she was the victim Of poisoning
plot, etc. Her closets are full OF opened
packages of goods she had ordered sent
to her room. After short arguments the
case was giventothe jury, who brought IN
verdict in accordance with the fact,
elected. Mrs. Lincoln will be removed
to the hospital at Batavia, Illinois. her
relatives and friends have delayed this
step as long as it was considered prudent,
but finally agreed that nothing else
would suffice. At the announcement OF
the verdict Robert Lincoln took the hand
of his mother affeCtiOnstely, when she
exclaimed in a reproachful tone, "Oh,
Robert to think that my son would ever
have done this There were very few
spectators in court
COIored Miners-RniIroad Contract.
COLUMBUS, May l9-Sixty colored
miners, from Nesonville and Hayden
vile, coal miners, passed through this
city to day, bound for the M"honing
Valley mines, to take the place Of the
white miners, now on a strike.
The contract for the building of the
Scoto Valley Railroad WAS closed to-
day with George D. Chapman. The
work is not TO be commenced until the
full amount OF 100000 is subscribed,
but when once commenced, the road Is to
be- completed in one year.
Sale OfShort Horns.
CHICAGO, May IA salo Of short
horn cattle occurred this afternoon ut
Dexter Park, in this city. Tho stock
sold belonged to the Highland herd and
were owned By l.. w. Towne, of Hanni-
ble Missouri. The most notable sales
were Highland Maid No. 4, to Col. w. +.
Simms, Of Paris, Kentucky, Sl,llj;
Highland Maid No. 5, to same, $4,9OO;
Highland Maid No. I, to same, $4,000;
Highland Maid No. 9, to Robert Otlcy
Kewanee, Illinois, 5000; Lady Hester
No. l6, to Col. Simms, $l,02j: Lady Hes
ter No. 3, to same, 81 600 Number Of
cows sold, twenty-nine; amount OF sale,
$20O95. Eleven bulls sold for $40, $40.
Total amount of the sale, $+2, ,4S5. Aver
age price, 1862.
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Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, May l9-Flour 60 DuDl
Western extra s. 25C15 37t; family
50 7JmG -. Whcat-FIrm; 80. Am
bcr 81 49, No. 2 do 81 2s; No red 81 40
40. 3 81 IS; mixcd western 81.
Corn-W eall at So! Oats-Quieti white
western 7GGl77, mixed 74!c. Rye-Quirt
81 I5Gl ls. IIay-Flrm at sis 600.
20 90. Provi,ions- Dull. Pork S22 -.
Bulk Mcats-shoulders 93c; clear ri5 -;
Hams l@icml5t Lard-lGt. Butter
Firm at 2ila2oc Coh"e-Du.I at l5iNy
Isl. Petroleum - nominal al jit,jt.
Whi-kcy- Western 81 %.
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th SITS.
CHARLESTON.
The Injunction Dissolved
Appeal to be Taken.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 10, 1875.
Special TO the Register
Judge Smith gave in his opinion this
morning and dissolved the injunction
against the removal of the Capital.
It is rumorcd that already the initiatory
steps for SO doing have been taken, the
appellants having executed bond on
appeal in the penalty of $2,50O.
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Funeral Of General breckenridge

LEXINGToS. Nay l9.-The funera! Of
General John c. Breckenridge, took
place to-day. It was attended by an i'm
menso throng of people, anxious to pay
the last sad honors to the memory Of
great and good man. The officers Of tn"
State headed by Governor Leslie, were
present in body, as also were Senators
Stevenson and McCreery and many 9TH
er distinguished parsonage. The
funeral was conducted BY the
knights Templar, Of which order Gen.
Breckenridge was an exemplary men,
Der. No such outpouring of the people
has been witnessed since the death oi
Henry Clay, and what ls more gratifying
the distinction Of party seemed to have
baer sunk in those considerations which
should alone sctuate the hearts Of men
who aspire to be considered good citi-
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Decree from King Alfonso.

MADRID, MAY ia decree has been
promulgated declaring the electoral
period opened during the time pres
cribed. The press is free to discuss all
the constitutional questions except that
OF monarchy, and public meetings Of II
political character may be held. The
decree concludes by expressing the hopes
of the government for the re-establsh-
ment OF their representative regime,
without which there can be nothing but
anarchy,
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Cleveland Market.

CLEVELAND, MAJ i3.--W neat steady
and unchanged. Corn-Dul.and lower;
saelled 77m-s; csr- 74a7j. Oats
Quiet. steady an unchanged. P.t-o-
leurn-Qalel AID steady; Standard white
lIO' lO:c; ljo' test l2tc.
Receipts Of wheat, $500 bushels corn
lOJO bushels; osts. $50 bus hels
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TIE EATREER.
WAR DEPARTMENT.

W An - TT An VI ~ /
OFyICE or CHIEY SIGNNL OYFICEy.
WASHINGTON, Nav 70. Or NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
For Thursday in tDe South Atlantic
and Cult States, stationary pressure. tenn
perature increasing, souiherlv winds.
partly cloudy weather and local storms. a
For Tennessee and Ohio Valley, the
Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri
Valleys and Western Lakes, IA, ling bar
omcter. Increasing south ana east winds,
warmer and partly cloudy weather. and
possibly cloudy and rain west Of the
Mississippi.
For the Lower Lakes, Middle and
Eastern States, stationary or rising bar
vmy,er. southerIy 10 westerly wind,
warmer, partly cloudy and possibly clear
seather
TIE rivers will continue to fall slowly.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Money and stock
MHrk Gt.

NEW YORK, May 19.-MoSEY-
Easy at 2ia,3 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 4@4!. Sterling-qmiet at 4S6!
tor sixty days and 4S9! for sight. Gus
toms receipts $4,000.
GoLD-Strongi Advancing to l6i, clio.
sing at Let; borrowing rates los per
cent. Loans were also made flat. And
at the close 2 per cent. for carrying. As
sistart Treasurer disbursed 100000.
Cicarings $44,OOO,OOO.
(,1yrRSMESTs-Stp
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'The TIpperary EIectiOn.

DUBLIN, May l9.-Tho trial OF Moore's
petition against the validity OF the elrc-
tion of the late John Mitchell, in Upper
ary began at ClarmcI to-day. The Pc
titIoner claims the seat on the ground
that he was the Legal candidate, and legal
ly elected, his opponent being ineligible
because he had transferred his allegiance
from the Queen OF England to the gov
er!ment OF the United States.
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Affairs in the Mining Regions.

TYRONE, May 2O.-PuFks, the agitatOr,
was arrested to-day ut Osceola. Fisher
has arriv ed from Huntingdon with fifteen
men. bound for the Franklin mines.
Every man is armed with Spencer rites.
Twenty-Five Italians arrived from New
York for Philadelphia mines. The
strikers meetings at various points last
night were poorly attended. The strikers
are generally demoraIized, and many of
them have gone to work.
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,irc Association orAmerIca.

-. LOUIS. May l9.-Early in April
las. certain persons representing them
selves Ms policy holders in the Life As
sociation Of America, presented attidavits
TO the State Superintendent of Insurance,
rejecting on The integrity of the officers
of the association. The charges were
that the association was unsound and
asking that its condition be examined
INTO and receiver appointed. This WAS
refused and the Circuit Court was then
petitioned for 3 mG1,dun"s to compel the
State Superintendent to make an eNami-
nation and this was also refused. The
association then requested the State
Superintendent TO make an examination
under the law. which he did. and to day
certified that the association, On 6 per
cent. valuation as required by law, has a
surplus Of 1906 994
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of showing the jury what passed between
Mr.. Bsecher and Mrs. Tilton at
each visit, and said they only
offered an excuse of jealousy to man
who only wanted an opportunity for his
infdelities. l deny, said the counsel,
that in the history Of the whole human
race has there been similar case OF
woman writing such letters to cucko!d
husband.
The counsel here quoted from the let
ter in which she asks her husband to love
the Lord Jeaus Christ, and bear patient
ly with her. The woman who wrote that
letter to Theodore Tilton was not an
aduteress, but she was faulty only in that
She Loved Him TOO Well.
Had the letter of December %, 1866,
been published, he said, before the
Catherine Gaunt' letter, what color
would it have given to the present accu
sation. Though it was written at that
time, it is admitted that she was pure on
the 24th Of February, 1866. We have
letter beginning, "My Darling
of Darlings," and in which she
speaks of her sin and Til
ton fastened to make an accusation
OF adultery against Henry Ward Beech
er. MIR. Tilton writes in September,
1866, regretting his being overcome with
worldly mindednesS. In December,
1866, there is another letter from him
in which he says that he had been read
ing "Catharine Gaunt,' and that it
turned on jealousy. He expressed the
thought that any man was u fool who
was Il victim OF Jealousy, and IN few
sentences afterwards says, "Oh trallty,
thy name is woman" In all these let
terS to this poor little woman, there was
nothing but glorifcation and alteration
of Theodore Tilton. The counsel then
read letter dated March s, 1867, in
which Tilton wrote 10 his wife Of his
gray hairs. And, said the counsel, Bes-
sic Turner said he spoke Of them in 1870,
and yet this man comes here and in the
presence of the overseeing God, swearS
that he had no gray hairs then. Why,
you cannot open II ietterof this poor little
womans but there Is something about
Bowen, and you cannot have u midnight
meeting between Beecher and MoultUn
without snow storm resonant, with cx-
carnations of Bowen treachcry. Beech
er, IN the course Of his life, has written a
few letters to Mrs. Tlton, and these are
taken as evidence Of adultery, though
written ut the instance o! Tilton. The
letter Of Mrs. Titon Of January l3, 1870,
TO her husband, was also read, in which
she mentioned the visit cf Beecher to her
house that day. Why, said the counsel,
should she write to her husband in re-
mote State necdlessly, and mention the
name Of her paramour Thus was after
October 10, 1868, when they alleged
that Henry Ward Beecher, dcbauched
Elizabeth r. Tilton, at his house, and
October l7th, 1868 when they said ne re-
pea.ed the offence Another letter was
quoted Of Mrs. Tiltons referring to the
troubles Of her own making and yet Mr..
Tilton came on tn" stand and swore they
we're of Henry Ward Bcechers making.
The court here adjourned.
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Pittsburgh Market.

PlrrsBURGH, May l9.-W Wheat-Quieti
prices unchanged. Corn-Quiet; S5CG97c,
according to quality. Petro!eum-Quiet;
crude 81 33 at Psrkers; refined l2!c for
Philadelphia delivery.
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FOREIGN.


PARIS, May l9.-Iu the Assembly to-
day N. Baltic announced the resignation
of twenty-one Of the members Of the
Committee Of Thirty The President Of
the Assembly stated that elections would
be held to fill the vacancies.
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After Recess

Recchcr and his wife came INTO court
with cA-Judge Porter, who continued hls
summing UP by quoting from one OF Mrs.
Tilton's letters, IN which she breathed
forth tho fsrvor Of her admiration for her
husband, the woman whom he asked TO
be stoned rs an adultrcss knclt TO Aim as
to God and loved him as she should her
Redeemer. This woman standing at the
grave of her boy, they would have you
believe stood within nine months and q
half of the grave OF her own honor.
Mr.. Morris, in opening alluded % the
frequency of the interviews between
Mr. Becchcr and Mrs. Tilton. Now
no one would doubt for moment that
Mrs Matte Bradshaw was good and
pure woman, and Mrs. Tilton in letter
10 her u>band said that she was jealous
of the attentions shown 10 her by Mr..
Becches.
Counsel quoted further from some let
tiers of Mrs. Tilton's which illustrated
her unselhshness
Did any woman who had committed
adultery ever write such letters OF love
admiration and confidence Counsel
also quoted from letter, FEBRUARY Sd,
1865, in which she reproached herself Tor
her short comings The bastard to whom
this letter was written furnished TO the
papers for publication with the intention
OF blasting his wife and inJurIng Henry
Ward Beecher. In another letter she
saws, Life never seemed 10 her better
worth living for than it was then tie
did not return her love in the same warm
manner. in which she rendered it to him.
In January 1868. Mrs. Tilton wrote to
her husband that Mr.. Beecher called to
see her and they talked Of her huS band
Mrs. Titon says that Beecher loved him,
Mr.. Beecher speaks of the soothing in
fluence she has over him. This woman
writes to her husband Of every visit to
her, and of what passed at these visits;
This man pretends that alter the alleged
confession of his vile TO him IN july, ~,
he broke off from the church, aud ne
swears himself. that his connection with
the church ceased four years before 1873,
The counsel then referred to gifts OF
books, &c, which were psraded by Judge
Morris and which he SAID would not be
likely presents to be made by libertne.
Counsel read other letters for the purpose
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AGAIN the BEECHER trial has been
resumed after welcome respite Of sew
arsl days. This time it is 10 hear the
eginning Of the summing up ofcounsei
Judge PORTER leads oil for the defense
he will be followed by some one Of the
counsel for the prosecution, and it is un-
ders,ood that the whole will be concluded
in five days. Judge NELSON will, it is
stated, consume about day in his charge
to the jury. and therefore it is probable
tbs. about the middle yr latter part Of
mex, week the end will be reached.
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Tho procession Of Knights Of Pythias
Yesterday afternoon, in Washington, was
The great attraction. Il was one ofthe
Anest oivic professions ever seen in the
city.
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Destructive Fire in the Northwest

81. PAW. May l9.-DestrucUve iires
n:c raging IN the woods along the Lake
Shore and Michigan Railroad, near the
North Pacific Junction. Over 500 cords
u: wood have been burned and several
lam Uering outfits DESTROYED.
Adyices from Winneberg and Man.
tide, spy that myriads Of grssshoppers
are hn.ehing.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

p
SToCKs-The stock market was steady
at the opening and soon after became
firm TOR the general list, and prices nd
yanced / to :per cent, with the chief al.
vance in Lake Shore. Later on, the
whole market became weak, under the
influence of Erie, and prices declined
to 2i per cent. with the greatest de-
cline in the stock last named. The
other features were Lake Shore, Wabash,
Pacific Mail and Western Union Tele-
graph. An informal call mas been made
for Il meeting OF the Erie stockholders
next Saturday and rumor is current
on the streets that compound injunc-
tion Is contemplated against the Drec-
tors restraining the sale or pledge or the
mortgage Of the coal property 0: the
road to raise money to pay the June in
terest; and secondly, restraining the pay
mcnt Of the June interests on bonds in
yolved in the controversy with McHenrv
and London banking associations.
Stocks at the close were irregular and fe-
yerish with prices nearer 10 the lamest
point. i marked decline in Erie to-day
mad al un-ettllng influence Oh prices.
The greatest decline in late dealings was
Panama. which dropped from 143 !ol4l.
Wabash was consplcuously weak and
declined from 10 to s.. Eric closed at
23t. The two extremes Of the day were
25s and 22s. There was som" Discrepancy
in yariou, kilograms at the closing price
OF stock at London, some quoting IT at
22t and other, q. Transact ols on stock
exchange were $1,000 shares, Of which
$1,000 were Pacific Mail; 81, 900, Western
Union; 1900. Northwestern; 1900,
Rock Island; II 600, Erie; $1,000 Lake
Shore; 5000, Ohiosi 1900, Wabash,
and 1000, Union Padifc.
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Indian. visit the Great Father.

WASHINGTON, May ls.--The Sioux
Indians now here, 10 negotiate with the
government for the sale of the Black
Hills, called upon the President to-day,
accompanied by Assistant Secretary
Cowan and Commissioner Smith. The
President received them in his office, and,
after shaking hands with each one, SAID
he could not talk to them to-day, on the
subject Of their visit, but he desired them
to talk freely with the Secretary q the
Interior and the Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs, and that if any dissgreemeLts
arose he would endeavor TO right them.
He desired them TO accept the statements
OF these officers, regardless OF any state
meuts made 10 them by others.
Lone Star said he WAS glad to SEQ his
Great Father. He then said THAI he
did own some Of this great country,
but the white people wanted 70 takr 1t
away from him. Ny great-grand-tath
er, my fsther and myself were chi2:t. ]
nm chief. | never claimed | owned A.,
ia, country before to-day, bu: how
claim It. / own it alone, these men YOU
see .aIludlng to lndans around tHml
,,.r,. soldiers and viii Egh'. y. TINS
iurcture the President interrupted the
chlet bv stating that he did not Wish 10
have discussed the o3ieet OF
Their visit to day Spotted
~ail said he was glad to see the Great
Father ana wanted to have = great talk
with him soon. Red Cloud said that II
the President did not appoint Il dag 10
see himself and the other chiefs he Would
De very sorry. The Indians then Win
drew
As the Secretary is absent from the
city, and is not ex pected to return unit!
rlday or Saturday, the grand counci!
WIH not probably take place before
Monday or Tuesday next.
Death of n CoIored Speculator.
NEW YORK, May l9.-Jeremiah Ham
ilton, wei! known colored speculator on
Wall street died to-day OF pneumonia. He
WAS said 20 be the richest culored man in
the United States and was reported 70 be
worth nearly 100000 He was form
erly slave in the West Indies. He
Il I
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ZANEsvGLLE, O., May l0.-Smith and
Jackson, husbands of two Of the ladies
drowned sunday night, were arrested to-
dav on the charge OF manslaughter. The
BODY Of Mrs. Smith was found under
Putnam bridge this afternoon. None
ofthc others have vet been recovered.
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CINCiNNATI, May l9.-The German
Catholic Union, to-day, adopted resolu-
ton taat the societies Of the Central As
>ociut,on, give proper information Of the
adoption OF the constitution Mt the next
general convention. which is to be held
at Philadelphia, commencing on Pcntc-
cost Sunday. 1876. The following officers
were elected: II. \. Spaunharst, of ST.
Louis. President; one Vice President
from each State represented; Rev.
Schivcuiugc-, of Cincinnati. Recording
Secretary; F. Hocfncs, OF Buffalo, Cor
responding Secretary; Joseph P. Strack,
of New York, Treasurer.
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rDFE SAMPLE TO AGENIS. LADIF'-'
GnEE Combination Needle book, with
Chromos. Send stamp. DEAN & o., New
Bedford. Mas. Uctl5 b.
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what are such Men for

unless for hunting down cleTgymcn and
to cruelty women? Letters which passed
with no thought on the part Of the writer,
except in confidence reposed in her friend
and pastor. have been thrown before tie
world in altogether different light from
that intended.
Judge Porter's address was interrupted
by recess.