The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-05

that the Comptroller gives statement
that the total debt is Sl,l00, 1915 Dut
in addition there is floating debt "i
from SlO,OOO,OO0 to $20000,OOO. The
Mayor adds: THE time has come when
the actual financial condition Of the
CITY should be definitely ascertained and
published.
Custar Hard Upon the Indian Com
missIOners.
General Custsr. commander OF the
Black Hills expedition, has written let,
ter ON that part Of the annual report ol
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
which refers to the expedition and Its
effect upon the Sioux and the whites: lie
SAWS: 'If the Commissioner had either
truth or Justice on his side, he might
furnish u plausible excuse for his con
duct in criticising the statements MADE
by another department, but he mas
n.ryerted the truth to the extent OF
stating in an official document that
which Is only not true, but which he had
no reliable information even, upon which
to base his voluntary mls-statementS. II
the Commissioner will contne his atten-
tion to hi. own department, and correct
such evils rs conscientious discharge oil
duty might find therein, he will have no
time left to interfere with other depart
ments, much less to publish unwarranted,
because untruthful, statements concern-
ing the official condition Of others.
Tho Beecher-Tilton Case.
New YORK, January AT 10 O'Clock
this morI ing Rev. II. w, Beechcr ac-
companied by Mes.rs, Tracy and Shear
man, appeared in the City Court Of
Brooklyn. where Judge McCue was pre-.
siding. The Judge was buoily occupied
in transacting the regular business of the
day. Finally he reached the case Of Til
Ton against Bcccher. Mr.. Shearman fos
the defendant, rising, answered ready.
There was no response on the pUrt OF the
plaintitf. 4 moment elapsed and it was
evident that there was nobody in the
court room authorized to respond in be-
half of Tilton. A reporter immrdi-
stelv visited Judge Morris at his office,
and the following conversation ensuedi
Reporter - Did you suppose that
Bcecher and his counsel would be in the
court room ut 10 O'Clock this morning?
Judge Morris-l supposed Bcecncr ;
counsel would keep the pledge they gave
us, which was an agreement that we
should 90 before Judge Wilson at II
o'clock to-day.
Mr.. Shearman, upon being asked how
he accounted for the absence of the
counsel for the plaintiff, said that the
other side were pretending that they did
not know they should be in court III
| time.
Gen. Tracy addressed Judge McCue
at II o'clock, desiring his honor to indi-
cate what disposition would be made OF
the case of TiltOn rs. Bccchcr
that had been called. The
Judge replied that he would hear a case
that promised to consume only about an
hour. and would probably call the case
of Tilton against Beecher about II
O'Clock. Beecher and his lawyers then
! left the court, and James Haincs Drake :
| testimony was taken de bete CsSc, in
another room. He testified that he was
a grain importer and was acquainted
with Francis ID. Moulton; two or three
davs after the publication Of the charges
against beecher by Mrs. Woodhull, he
questioned Moulton reg trding the truth
of the allegations, and hc pronounced
| them q mass Of wondrous fables, and
| added. AS to the criminality, alt has not
a shadow of proof, and if Dir. Becchcr :
character is not sufficient refutiOn to a
/, IL
serve to have your mind satisfied On
cross examination the witness stated that
he WAS not and never had been an init
mate friend of either Moulton, Tilton, or
Bcccher.
At 1890 o'clock the minor case before
Judge McCue, was given to the jury, and
Mr.. Sherman presented himself before
Judge McCue and said: "Your Honor,
we have waited until 1870 o'clock, and
we have waited in vain our adversary Is
not yet here
Thomas G. Pearsoll, the law partner nf
Ex-Judge Morris, addressing the Judge,
said Your Honor have been requested
by Judge Morris to say that the plain
tiff is ready to proceed with the trial ut
the time agreed upon, which was to-mor-
row morning at II o'clock.
Judge McCue-l know Of no such
agreement
Mr.. Sherman--Your Honor: As n
matter of mutual accommodation, We
have agreed to let the case 60 over until
tomorrow morning at II o'clock. The
defense is ready to proceed now. Mr..
Beach and Mr.. Eycrts, senior counsel,
could not possibly be here to-day, but
both will be here tomorrow. We ask Il
postponcmcnt, if Your Honor please, in
order that faith will be kept between the
counsel.