The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-11

Ton, lclllHS HeT luOuSuI sue "Oulu O0
witness in the case; heard this from I
conversation which occurred be
tween Mrs. Morse and Miss Moore
think it is possible that | have talked
with Mrs OvingtOn on the subject;
think spoke to Mrs. Tilton about it;
was not directed to communicate will
Florence Tilton on the subject; / sent I
letter by post to her after finding the ad
dress of the school she was at; had NJ
fear when | wrote the letter to Florence
that her testimony would hurt her mothe
in the slightest degree, at least not to my
knowledge. The witness after being
further pressed for An answer rs TO he
motive for writing the letter replied:
was afraid that if she was called on the
other side,
She Might Say Something.
The witness continued; The object
had in writing the letter was to prevent
her from being witness on either slider
| could not say if feared that Florence
was to be called as witness for the de
fendant.
The witness was handed the letter in
question, which she identified and con
tinued:
did net show this letter to any one
before sealing it, nor had any converse
tion with any person about it.
Mr.. Fullerton read the letter, which
began by sympathizing with Florence
on the trials of school life, and expressed
friendship for her on account of her
mother. "Her soul is bound up more
than ever" said the letter, din her chill
dren; more than if she were widow
You should stand by your mother now
with loyalty in her extremity. Let nc
one compromise you to act against youl
mother. cannot say anything
about your father, for am
abhorred with his conduct The letter
was signed Isabella S. Oakley.
The witnes, then resumed: After
writing the letter ! told Mrs. Tiltor
about it; when Mr.. Tilton reproved Mrs
Tilton's bad English to the children,
do not remember what she lad said; she
may have used bad English but wa:
not paying any attention to what she
said: | do not remember when ] SAW
( Miss Anthony ut Tiltons house; think
her first visit was between the years 1866
and 1867; believe she was woman
sutiragist, and | WAS oppose to all that
party; was not present at Mrs. TiIton :
house when the meeting Ot the people
took place; do know that she was drag
ged into this movement; | attach no par
ticular meaning to the word dragged
which used; do not know that Mrs
Tlton first caused me to enter into TIN,
movement; ! saw Mrs. Stanton in 1866
she was partly woman sutiraglst;
cannot tell when | saw Stephen Pearl
Andrews, and ] cannot remember if
saw him there; The witness here cor
rccted herself, and said; have gen
cral impression Of having seen him there
once, but ! cannot remember at what
time; do not know if Miss Anthony,
Mrs Stanton or Stephen Pearl Andrews
visited Mr.. Tilton prior to 1866.
The Court here adjourned,
Ex.Members of Congress Want Offices
| WASHINGTON, March l0.-Largc num-
bers of Senators and eX members of the
/ House and members elect, visited the
Executive Mansion to-day. Several eN-
/ members wanted the President To provide
them with Offices, but they received little
encouragement. Only a few more nOmi-
nations will be sent to the Senate. Were
| II not for the Pinchback question the
Senate could adjourn within week.
SILK smnggIcrs Arrested.
New YORK, March l0.-Chares Law
renee, one of the alleged principals i'll the
gang of silk smugglerS, has been arrested
| in Queenstown. Lawrence Lafayette
Croft his partner, Gustavc Ball and Col.
Robert Desange deputy collector OF the
port, are jointly indicted in the United
States Court for smuggling by evading
the payment of duties on imported silks
by entering them through the conni-
! vance of custom officials.
The American Cardinal.
Archbishop McClosky received dis
patch from friend in Rome to-day, All
nouncing that he was to be made Il Car
| dinal
/ civil Service Ref" rm Abandoned.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The de-
! partmcnts have Issued circulars announc-
| ing the abolition of the civil service reform
rules governing their respective depart
mcnts, ard announcing return TO the
former method ef appointment of en-
ployeeS as provided for, which Is that no
clerk shall be appointed to any depart
ment in either of the four classes until
| he has been examined and found quail
fed BY Il board of three examiners, to
consist of the chief of the bureau into
which such clerk is to be appointed and
/ two other clerks to be selected by the
head of the department. All sub-heads
| of civil service reform throughout the
country are to be abolished.
Trouble Under the Civil Rights Bill
ST. LOUIS. March l0.-A special says
that desperate named Hall, took a
negro into saloon at Waverly. Missouri,
| kept by man named Bcal and attempt
ed to place him on an equality with white
men under the civil rights bill. The bar
keeper protested; Hall insisted, and the
barkeeper then chased the negro out with
revolver Another negro interter"d
and the burkeeper shot him dead.
Resolution Of the New YOr< hoard
of Trade.
New YORK, March l0.-At meeting
of the New Yorl; Board of Trade to-day
the following resolution was unanimous
adopted; -,
Resolred, That the tariff laws should
be framed with view Of raising the
necessary revenue from the least posi-
BILE number Of articles, and as far "s
possible from articles that are not manu-
factured or produced in the United
States; that no dutie> should be imposed
on raw materials which enter largely
into manufactured articles, and that all
duties should be specific, without regard
to value.
4 Grccnback Party.
B CLEVELAND, March lO.-Ihe Con
ycntion to organize an independent or
grecnback political party viii meet at
Halc's Hall, il this city, tomorrow
Quite number of delegates principally
from the West, have arrived ana many
are expected tonight and tomorrow.
\ conference of delegates, including