Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-05

friend he brought his fist down on his pa
| pers and scattered them all around which
| contretempS, put d very abrupt period to his
argument for the day and the Judge had
| to adjourn the court sometime before the
usual hour. Evarts reminds me OF the
| late Gen. Harper. Beecher looks some
thing like Judge Christian, and his wife
very much like Charlotte Cushman though
| her face is much sWeeter and far more
! feminine than that Of the famous TRACE
dienne The presiding Judge resembles
| Mr.. Glendy OF Bath. AS for Elizabeth,
one is at a loss to imagine how such a
| little body could Stir up such row.
| There is however something attractive
about her face and on, a better acquaint-
ance, she may have a Mark Tapley way
of coming out strong, Though the difficult
ties would be decidedly strong.
BEECHER ON LETTING YOUR LIGHT
SHINE
The Tribune" says OF Mr.. Beecher's
Wednesday evening talk:
After uttering the sentence. LET your
| light shine wherever you are" MI Beech
er's face assumed an altered, sad appear
| ance. Instantly every one IN the house
seemed to anticipate the character of his
| closing remarks, and every head was in
| clined forward TO catch each syllable chat
fell from his lips People seemed to hold
their breath, and death-like silence per-
vaded the whole room. Not the slightest
sound was heard save the regular ticking
OF the clock in the back part OF the house.
After this short stiffness, the Plymouth
pastor made a brief reference to the troubles
Which surrounded him. He said, in SUBJ
stance, this For 30 years | have preached
to you, and have tried to expound the word
of God to you. In my old age, my Father
has seen best to affiict me with severe and
prolonged trial. am not half so anxious
about the result of this trial as thai shall
live during its continuance and after It's
termination, and pray that my example
may be that Of ii trusting. patient follower
OF Jesus Christ; and | pray hat your many
prayers may be answered, simply tnat may
be known 10 men as q Christian.
SCENE AT THE OPENING OF THE D EFENCE.
OF the scene at the opening of the defence,
the Tribune says: eos4at.
Mr.. Tracy's style of legal oratory is well
known in Brooklyn courts, and it. seemed
to please all those who heard it yesterday.
His voice is strong and clear. 1t WAS only
at long intervals vest erday that it was
raised above ordinary conversational tones.
Mi. Tracy Was not demonstrative. his ges-
lures being few and made with little eX-
ertion. During the day, Mr.. Evarts sat
facing the speaker, near the foreman Of the
iea1ne;s afdrass Messrs Sherman and
Porter were behlnd MI. Tracy, and MI.
JessGn '5t 80 the "a of, o.,o
Ex-Judge Fullerton was not present, hay
ing business in New ork, and the absence
OF Mr.. Pryor, who is at home suffering
with d severe sore throat, was marked. Mr..
Beach followed the speaker very closely.
taking notes of theaddress, and comparing
the feadlhg OF the various lettefs Wltn the
f,ad orracf RI ,aador zsbinb
he did ouielly. causing only a SLIGHT infer
ruption.
M. ana MIS-. beechef ana MIS-; =, lliton
u b i1 oad on ne
hand While MI Macy was most severely
condemning him, Mr.. Beecner also fire.
quently looked at his opponent, and 1t was
a notlceaple TACT That III many tlmes Ghe
interest," OF the audience was DIVIDED pc
tween atIentlon 10 Inc words OF OF the SPEAK
Ell, ana observation ol Chelf eIecC on the
plaintiff. MI. Hilton faced his accuSer
without fllnchlhg, neither changing color
nor seeming TO De aware OF the nature OF
the language SPOKEN against MN. IN the
afternoon the pialntltf busted hlmself Tor
some time in writing at the table of his
counsel, but at other times he listened to
Mr.. Tracy's speech attentivelY.
rur rArEsr srprct4 OF THE cuARAc-
-''' -N ''- a aoJnm WA
TIERS IN co0kF.
Mrs. Tilton came into court early with
her two inalienable Dromios Mrs Field
and Mrs prtn.m Nc pntn,n wears
w. aas;lo - 49, :.ot .'.aa 80 nr1