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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-22
MINISTERS UNDER AN IMPUTATTON.
!, be Edtfor OF Thc Tribune.

To tn EdtfOr or Ihc IrtOh nc.
SIRE Are the clergymen of Brooklyn willing
to rest under the imputaton which Mr. Beach has put
upon tlcmi Are Drs stOrrs, BudirgtOD, Cuyler, Van
Dyke Duryea and Tamlge content to be maIshaled be-
fore the jury the plaintiffs sde II mistake not Dr.
Tamagc has given public expression TO his belief in Mr.
Beechers innocence. DR. Dnryea las dis vowed an III
ference unavorable to Mr.. Beecher which was drawn
from one Of his sermons. Drs. Burlington and storrs
were in iusiibe hostility to Mr. BeeceIs policy ar one
time, but what right has the plaintiff TO drag the'n
IN 10 his support nOwf What warrant have inc
others given Tor being cited In this eXtrtjudcia
way to give their personal prOfes .0na, and official
weight AGAINST the fcOw-cizcn ana brother minister
II IL outrage upon these clergymen which womb lus
ty them In giving denial tn tie imputatlon In open
court whatever impression either Of them may have
Lad IN tie past, not one Of them to-day hiieNes MT
Rcccler guilty an1 yet they dragged in court aud
made pronounce "A verdict against him. they cannot
wash their hands private and be innocent Of the blood
This They stand in false position before me
court and before the public and they ought to place
Themselves right in the audience. They owe u 10
Themselves AMI Justice resent the wrong done them
10y thu plaintiffs unsc. An EPISCOPAL CLsRGfhAN'
lOnL;ers, June IL. 1879.
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A CONSPIRACY AGAINST MR.. BEEcHEa OF
SOCIETY.

To the EdttOr Of The Trtbhhc
SIR: | have been much Interested in the
EXPRESSIONS Of sentiment you print from different parts
ofhc country regarding the great trial VIII yon allOwme
also 10 say word about noteworthy feature of public
opinion nave met many persons who believed In the
innocence Mr. Beecher and many who believed in his
guilt; but have not yet found Ope who believed In the
innocence and good faith of Mr. Tlton and Mr. Moulfon
Tho believers in Mr. Bcechers innocence OF course, re-
gard these associates base cOsp'atols ana me ne
levers in his guilt apt 10 add their opinion tlat inc
whole set of them are rascas together" This, indeed,
seems almost sefevdcn for II they have not con'ped
against the Plymouth pastor they certainly dd c1nse
with him for years against Plymouth Church aS inSt te
general purity the ChrisOn pasOrdte ana against the
moral welfare Of the community. The policy of
silence" If honestly carried out, waa perfectly ,snajc
provided there was nothing than some minor niis-
crcons cover; but II became at once crime against
the best interests OF when adultery prOrdcte ana
bqbtuoL was concealed the part OF one admitted nv
his profession into confidential relations with hundreds
of Young and unsuspecting women. The honorable
crsc OF THE TRIBUNE in the whole Of this sad affair Is
"' WM. PIrTISGER.
H. E. Parsonage, u-Egypt, " j., juno IL, 1879.
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ALL OR LITTLE OF TIE EVIDENCE.

SIR: Having been a constant reader OF your
verbatim reports the Great Trial." and remarkng the
diversified Of your correspondents tine subject
led TO inquire others have noticed fact which has
forced Itself upon me, to those who believe In the guilt
innocence Of Mr. Bccchcr meet daily large numbers
persons Of various trades and professions. and ia every
case where the subject has been mentioned find those
who have read the whole evidence unanimous In the
belief OF Mr.. Beechcrs innocence On the other side,
among those who believe him guilty. have yet 10 learn
OF one individual who has had interest enough Ia read
any more than the different statements made in hchal Of
the plaintiff this look like just Judgment coming
from large and highly intelligent jury, the reading
pubicf Respectfully yours, GARDE..
Boston, Mass, June H. 1873.
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sINGNIFICANCB OF "CoNDONE"
a 81


SIR: Will you please give me the definition of
Mr. Beecher's word condonedf sec Noah Webster
did not know the word find IL not In my Unabridged
OF 1853 The public entertans the idea that u
10 forgive" II II IL derived from the Latin word con
dOno' IL must I" to remit" excuse not Ia de
mand" grant" Therefore Theodore Tllton instead
OF having forgiven the faults Of his wife, RENTED them
Nelr- York, June 10, 1870 HuGu FirZuuGH.
(Fbr Proceedings Ia ne on Be>ehsy Tdt THIRD f0w
and kSsEk FuSss3
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MIR. DEEcurR NOT INFALLrBLr.

To The Ia tTOr OF Inc IrtbuHe.
SIR | fail to discover where one can get
the idea from Mr. Beach's argument that all cergymen
prove their Innocence To be amiti. 10 confidence
Mr. Evarts advances theory OF the infabilIty OF Mt
Beccller. outrageous in comparison with the claims
Of Romish Catholics for their rOpes, at
which Protestant Christianity loudly soohed.
though Catholics admit lin 10 DO human
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A DOUBTFUL CERTIFICATE.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: You appear to distrust the judgment of
your readers land not without easonl touching your
course upon great scInda" question. AMI resort To
the publication OF cert in testimony of your I'M
parallccd hnpatality." | don't think your case Is
strengthened By the Endorsement of the President Of
Radical Club In Phladc ia which Is ~ open war With
all that society holds sacred Ia religion, morals. and
l,Dliflcs. Respectfully yours A. II. LEwIs.
Xujord, Ienn June II, s7j.
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REALLY DANGEROUS COMPANIONS.

From The 81 Louis Republican. -
TIE NEW YORK TRIBUNE thinks ex-SpeaheI
Blaine and Vicc-Prcsid,nt Wilson Will know better et
this than 10 tempt Providence by crowdng two fIes
DENTAL candidates into single railway car VI, Ne
IN much OF temptation Two such fellows a. brisos
and nlden might mud IL dangerous TO travel %
the desire OF Providence 10 klil possible fresnrns
night be ten times ardent ~ II Is without endaneers
either Blaine UT WILSON.
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arcd with last 10 the boatnen and transporefs io
$500 900 to 5000 900 tolls and 1T the same ns 70
give relief 10 oycburened taxpayers III tmc a =,
tinn 81 taxes 10 the extent Of mofr Than sl75oVoV
subject of Just congratuaion that the results
will 6c much tran realized Ihe remission Vi O',.
reduction of taxes 10 the same amount The direct ~
duc;ior OF taxes will be nearly $,IoO.OOO instead % %i
10000 as anticipated
FUTURE REDUCTION OF TAXATION.
Tho following table will show the growth Of taNaiion
4, ,,o ~ ,eors FRAN ago TO 1877 4. inclusive:
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In worldly matters. As Mr.. Beach has d s
very respectfully with cergymcn. even with MI zee ,o
md IN shovug the weakness Of humanity ne mas hso
shoxp fine falility OF members OF his own
must allow him 10 meet such absurd hypohes'S, ~ .
OF Mr. Eyarss with the fact % act" az posse oWT
cutio.
Bos,ou Juno 1, 1873
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5s

Net decrease. .................... S2,7l I,634 JS
sAsyluns reioratoroS, and deficiencies general
fund and other contingent expenses .
Ia order 10 make entctud and useful reduction or
taxes, IL h necessary that corresponding reduction III
appropriations and expenditures should ne accomplished
of deficiency the OF the year,
provided by future aXatlo should be prevented
CHARGES or TIE CANAL REvENUEs.
The appropriation for ordinary expenses ana ordinary
repairs the canals for the fiscal year beginning oct
Will be II 100 loo, with contingent provision Of $780,
600 for tine Upper and Lower Mohawk Aqueducts and
tie lG locks The aggregate is 81 ,259.l5O 1t is prob
Ue that Of the canals Ot or and above TINS
aOut, Will not be quito sufficient 10 AL the interest
sinking fund 10 redeem the principal OF tlai
debt, which the Constitution enjOins. The neccS
SHY OF keeping down charges on the canal revenues
10 the lowest placucahe amount IL qlltc apparent
There ought to be d1Cuity. under improved al
InnistaOn, in making the canals sel-susjaning both
ordinary expenses and repairs, and FOL any Necessary
that, not much Can bc expected The reduction oil al-
populations Tor ordinary expenses ana repairs counting
the contingent provision OF the peseno year ana the pro-
vision U the last year Or deficiencies IS s4lJ,30O The
provision Tor work and extraordinary repairs upon
The canals which last year involved an Appropriated OF
ABOUT ~ 100000 aud tax Of about al 100000 has ins
year been totally dsIedded. The IcdpprOprdllOns OF
he proceeds OF former taxes have fallen IRON SJl 1000
last year to $4,000 this year beiDg reduction of
1917 900 Tls however docs net aicct the Income OF
pre- sent Tie result Of It's expenditures except
In the OF S61,7dJ raised by former taxation,
which Is reclaimed Ia the treazury. IAe faiiGre Of
shndry items and balls 10 receive Ie Executive sanction
Will reduce The appropriations as follows: .
Approyr1aiioH on certificates of claims againt the
luted states made IN behalf Of soldiers % the War
Of lSl2
son river ....... 10000
sooOOfcr Western House iIefuge l72l
Sums aimed into the Treasury 10y striking out
items of appropriations for extraordinary canal 800.
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Total s765. $50
There reason 10 doubt that, with the reductions
in the legislative bodies and by the refusal of the
Executive sanction Item. aud bills passed by the
Legislature, tine expenditures and appropriations ought
not oXcrcd the lakes levied and the reduction Of taxes
will bo "a clear to the people In the special
sage Of March Is, 1873, announcement was held out
that O the therein proposed VIII
enable the state w remit Tor the present year,
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Hudson Il. State Hospital
fOr the Insane. .-........-.
Buffalo state Asylum for
tlst Insane. ...........-...
Homeopathic Asylum for
the Insane az MidcletOwu
lmira l.eioFmafDrV
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Hudson X. State Hos
pital for the Insane.
Buffalo state Asylum
for the Insane........
Homeopathic Asylum
for the Insane at
MldLletOWn.-.-......
Glmira HefOrmat0ry..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-10
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

The democrats of California held their state
convention last week ard nominated William
Irving for governor; James A. johnson for
lieut.. governor; Thomas Beck for secretary
of state, &C. full ticket. A very sensible
free trade, hard money, anti-monopoly plat.
form was adopted, and as the state ticket is
admitted TO be a strong one, the party is con.
fident Of It's election.
The democrats of Minnesota held their
state convention at st. Paul on Wednesday
and nominated Judge Buell. for Governor
The platform, like that adopted in California,
is emphatic IN favor Of the restoration Of the
couHtry's money to a com standard. There
is also an emphatic declaration that all corpo
rations should be subject to state supervision
The Republicans Of Wisconsin neld their
state convention at Madison on Tuesday and
Wednesday. For month past the all.pervad-
ing efforts Of the bucOlic republicans Of that
state were directed towards breaking up the
!atluence Of Boss keyes' over the move.
ments of the partv He was their Warwick"
who had made and unmade everybody, and
his power must be curbed. Besides the rail.
roads owned him, and the anti-monopoly
party was dangerous. The antl.keyes faction
PIT up the Hon, VIM, Smith as their candi,
date for Governor while It was well known
Reyes had decided Harrison LudingtOn
should be the candidate The Smithites were
fall OF fight and confidence until they got to
Madison, but in the presence Of the grea,
"Boss," their courage oozed out and before a
ballot was reached in the convention,
Smiths name was withdrawn and Ludington
was nominated by reclamation.
The convention adapted resolutions in favor
of a gradual" return to specie payments, of
freedom Of religious opinion, free schools,
equal taxation, and most of the command
ments in the ecalogue-pretermltting par.
ticular mention of one or two, out of c0usid.
Grafton for the feelings of Matt Carfenter and
some others Of the leaders.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-10

Robert Dale Owen, whose singular hallu-
cination on the subject ofspiritualism has for
some time past betokened such a termination,
has finally settled down IN confirmed lunaOy
ltmay be true, Us a cotenporaryEuGgests, that
many men and women of sound mind can be
believers in s2irltualism, yet those who follow
it as hobby, and devote their nights TO "sean
Ces" and their days to heated discussions, are
sure to bring up in the lunatic asylum sooner
or later. For the last three or four years of
his fife Dale Owen has lived on Spiritualism ;
has eaten it, drank it, slept in it, and clothed
himself in it as with a garment A mind
which was one o. towering proportions
has been gradually topping over under its
influence, and II is probable that the widow
White, in the guise Of Katie King, completed
Ag ruin of the structure. spiri'nlism Is a
good thing to 'go slow" in.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-10

Professor Jenny, who is conducting au
examination Of the Black Hills country I'M
der the auspices Of the u S. government to
decide the question whether there is gold in
paying quantities to be found in that region,
is trife crooked" in his weekly bulletins
to the powers at Washington. In his first
bulletin he was represented from Washington
as expressing very positive opinion that
there was no gold in the Black Hills country
IN his aext bulletin he was made to turn a
complete sVmei sault and report that undoubt-
edly gold was present there in paying guam
titles and now he is said TO send in third
report, fully confirming his first impression
that there are no deposits Of the metal IN that
regiont to amount to anything, as far as he has
examined. However, he stiff proposes TO ex-
p!oIe the supposed deposits in the bed OF the
Cheyenne, and will report the result
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ton to the young men to stand by our good
old flag could not help but make the patriot
c blood tnsle in their veins
Neither can we refrain from extending "A
few words of praise to our local choir, con
s,stinp of Mrs. Dick, Mrs W. r, Clayton,
Misses Ellen CLAYTON, Lucy Baldwin, Lizzie
REYNOLDS, Ann Reynolds, Emma Reynolds,
and others, with organ accompaniment by
Miss f. Clayton, for the admirable style in
which their parts were performed
Where several did so well in preparing for
the celebration il is difficult to particularlze,
although we must say special thanks are due
to Amos Baldwin, VIM, Arthurs, and Il. W.
Clayton, for the active part taken by them to
make the occasion happy one.
OBSERVER,
The celebration was held on the Sd, and was
very successful.
The exercises consisted of an Grafton by
Rev. w. p Hill, of Seneca, and fine amount
of vocal and instrumental music.
At LARGE.
The DAY Sunday, July 4ih) was observed
by nearly all the ministers with appropriate
sermons or illusions TO the day and It's cans
es foo rejoicing. The people of our entire
county, although not quite as demonstratye
as upon some former occasions, have nobly
and appropriately celebrated the birthday OF
the nation without political harrangues or en-.
rendering i'll will among communities We
hope that all future demonstrations upon In.
dependence Day may be fraught with The
same kindly results as the one just passed,
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PROBABLY A TERRIBLE CRIME.

AS we 90 10 press terrible crime, or the
mysterious death Of "A little child comes to
our knowledge. The facts are these, as near
as we can ascertain:
Yesterday morning at o'clock a light
movers wagon, covered with dark oiled can.
vass, came through Utica, in this county.
The team was dllapdated beyond description,
and appeared nearly tamshed for food. In
the wagon was crazy looking man, bcsotted
and covered with filthy rags. Beside hun
were two little children, Il boy aged about
three years, and girl aged about seven.
While at Utica he exhibited to a lady where
he stopped to get some water dead chjld,
aged, as since ascertsined, about five years.
The man wrapped the body of the dead child
"a girl-in horse blanke! and drove from
Utica towards Ottawa.
AS soon as an officer could be found he
was despatched in pursuit of the mover,
whom lie overlook at Buffalo Rock about 2
p NJ. He arrested the man, brought him 10
Ottawa and lodged him in Jail. The man
gives his name as Capt. Williams; says he
lives atLockport, Ills, but in this regard tells
half dozen stories, claims the child as his
own and that it ate some candy a few days
ago at Joliet anu took sick and died. HIS
wife, he says, died three years ago.
a coroner's jury was at once summoned by
Deputy coroner Arthur Lockwood to lnvesti.
gate the case, and after hearing some evil
dence he ordered the man 10 be locked up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-10

Cortina, the Mexican free booter who has
been doing his best along the Rio Grande to
embroil Mexico and this country in another
war, has been arrested by order of the Mexi-
can government and at last accounts was on
his way in a government vessel to Vera Cruz,
If the Mexican government is able to punish
him for his numerous crimes along the Texas
border and free that region OF his presence
hereafter, there will probably be no further
trouble; but If he is allowed 10 go unscathed
of Justice and to return and renew his rob-
berries, another war with Mexico is newt
Oh
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From Utica.
point.

UTICA, July s, 1915.
The fourth passed of very quietly here,
and the folks strolled about the streets and
violated the arecgacker ordinance.
A temperance society was organized herea
couple OF weeks ago, to be known as the
Saint Mary's Catholic Total Abstinence So.
ciety. The following are the officers: Thorn.
as Clancy, president; Bernard Clark, vice
president; John Flynn, treasurer; John
Clear, Secretary. The friends of temperance
in this place are doing good work, by awak.
ening an interest in the cause of sobriety
and morals, and deserve The assistance and
encouragement OF every good citizen. They
also wish to return tn anKs - the ST. Patrick's
Society Of La Sale, for their exertions in help
ing to organize the new society. They in.
tend TO have Il grand celebration here On the
10Th of August
VIM. Foulie has sold his grocery store and
intends to open a -four and iced store next
week
The work on Mr.. Whites residence is GO
ing on finely, and when completed il will be
one of the finest residences in the place.
J. ID. Hazel is having large share Of the
public patronage, which he well knows how
to appreciate Mr.. Hazel locates. here about
seven years ago, and by honest industry and
close attention to the wants of his customers
has gained for himself host of friends.
think from appearances he is doing the lead
ing grocery business IN Utica. When the
farmers come 10 town with produce they a.
ways drive to Mr. Hazel's, where they know
they can find ready market for all country
produce al the highest cash prices.
We find our old friend f. Fitzgerald in his
stylish new brick front harness shop as happy
and accommodating as ever. Ed. says it is
rather dull this summer but he makes sale
of a new set of harness every few days Long
may he ware.
Highly and Briggs are selling lots Of drugs,
and slashing up nice cool soda-water these
warm days.
DR.. Wilcox wants Hazel TO sell all the green
stuff to see if h6 can't work up a case of chol-
era.morbus, or something else. i think the
DIR. looks well, considering his wife is east
on visit for the summer.
have been shown a man with his boots
off and his pants rolled up, working in gar
den, and am told that man is VI. of the Ottawa
Republican. Bully for NJ. CENTENNIAL.
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The idea prevalent at the East that the West
IS running wild IN favor of paper money in
tation and cabbage leaf currency, must
soon be dissipated by facts. Both parties in
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin
have within the past two weeks put them.
selves on record as in favor of an early re-
sumption Of specie payments, and in Illinois,
Michigan and Kansas the expression will be
The same whenever their conventions meet
There is reason to believe that the notion that
the South is SO unanimous for imitation is
equally far from the truth. The New Orleans
Times declares that the press and the people Of
the South are united in their opposition to in.
tation, and are anxious TO have the g0Iden days
Of ante war times dawn speedily upon them
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NEWS ITEMS.

Col. Thomas T. Florence, editor Of the
Sund,ty Gd=ette, died at Washington city on
the 4th ulr., aged G3 years. He had been
elected to congress from Philadephi in 1850,
and served several terms, during which lie
was II member of several important commit.
tees.
A three.lcgged baby was born in Shelburn,
Ind, recently. The parents are respectable
people, living on farm near the village.
The rest of the body is perfect, but the three
legs are there as perfect as the other parts of
the body
When the Irish team came TO this country
last fall, il was then the champion team of
Gre at Britain, having won the Elcho shield
at Wimbledon, range now 10 years old.
Now our two year-olds wear the champion.
ship.
Advces from Nebraska state that the entire
village of Meridian, Jefferson county, was
destroyed by tornado on the 9Th alt. Alex
andria, a small town in the same county, was
badly damaged. No loss OF life.
The reports continue contradictory as TO the
quantity Of gold in the Black Hills. Any
way, says one who has been there, There
is more money and less hardship II a good
corn,field than there is in the whole Black
IIills.country."
The announcement that Fred. Grant was
about to leave the army to 60 into the bank.
ing business in Washington seems TO have
been premature. ~ colonels commission in
the army, with nothing to do, is too good a
thing to be thrown away lightly
A rather novel SUIT was entered at Washing.
ton, d. C., last Saturday, the complainant be-
ing white man, who prosecutes Henry
Smith, a colored man and keeper of lodging
house, tor ejecting him from his house, say
ing that he would accommodate no white per.
sons.
Hartford Conn, is in grief over the appear
ance there of 1.-THE farmers worst enemy"
the potato bug, or Colorado beetle. He is
described as " wonderfully successful in des-
treying the potato vines, and occasloning
ScHciai COusISludtIou AIMING lle idI MelS
The larym which have appeared here are of
an orange red color, with a black head a
black stripe on the first sediment of the body,
and number of black spots running down
on either side, from the l. I'd to the abdomen
AS the early potatoes are fully three-quarters
grown, the bugs cannot damage them
Cant, eh? You wait week or two and
see
Beecher having achieved "a great moral
triumph in narrowly escaping conviction of
a foul crime, is about to start on his usual
summer vacation. AT the Friday night prayer
meeting last week he addressed his congrc.
CATION on the subject of the trial, and SAID
the result had not altered his determination to
continue his relations with the church as
though nothing had happened. He regards
the jury's disagreement as complete vindi-
cation, and humorously alluded to the safe
passage Of the lsraelites through the Red
Sea, and the fact that they could now look
back and see the wheels of Pharaoh's chart.
OTIS sticking in the mud. Of course the con.
gregation laughed heartily at this ludicreus
picture of the sorry flight Of the Titon fac.
ton as viewed from the Plymouth stand
p,in