The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17
orr NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YoRk, Feb. 10, 1915.
INTERPRETATION.

I Uans SG1 HUM
NEW YORK, Feb 10, 1878.
INTERPRETATION.
Now that Frank MoultoD is cut o
the way, the sensation in the grca'
tragic-comedy now being played 10
Brooklyn, is the examination Of Ill
ton. If Moulton was = surprise,
Tilton is still more OF oae. From
the time be stepped Into the witness
place be has held the attention OF The
people very closely. He is even a
better witness than Moulton WAS
The lawyers have not been able &c
bulge him a particle; be keeps bis
temper admirably, and is as cool and
self-possessed as though be were de-
hvering a lecture. His face wears
an expression Of sadness, aud he is
evidently worn by the long and
wearing struggle. But he is con-
Quoting himself admirably. He says
nothing harsh or vindictive. When
ever his eyes rest upon his wife they
fill with tenderness, aud his looks at
Beecher are not ugly.
Tilton's testimony is very direct
and positive. 1t would seem that
Moulton aud Tilton's testimony ought
to convict Beeeher, but nobody can
tell what Beecber has in reserve. Ii
is said that when be gets upon the
stand the fur will fly. He will de-
Inv the truth Of ali the statements of
Moulton aud Tilion, treating the
whole matter as q conspiracy, and
claims To be able 10 show this. He
has in readiness an explanation for
all his own letters which he claims
will make them as innocent as new
milk-that they referred TO matters
entirely foreign to Mrs. Tilton, aud
are in n > sense confessions. Whether
be can do this or not be keeps up
his courage wonderfully, and is not
ouly not burdened by the p 'sition he
is in. but is even jolly. Mrs. Tilton
aud Mrs. Beecber are in the court
room all the time, and they chat with
Beecher from time to time as jolly Is
grigs.
The trial will occupy weeks yet,
and when done, the public will be in
tue precise position they were at the
outset, for the jury will never agree
10 the world. Plymouth Church
will accept it as an acquittal, and the
people outside will remain divided in
opinion as they are now. Nothing
will come OF it.
BLOOD.
Some years ago it was given III
by medical authorities that eonsump,
ton, in certain stages, could be cured
by drinking warm blood from an OK.
This treatment was urged for not IN
Ily consumptives, but for all cases of
weakness and general debility.
Over two hundred people visit the
slaughter-house in this city daily for
this purpose. They hold their
glasses 50 as to catch the stream as
it flows from the dying animal, and
drink it steaming as ii is. | yenEured
TO taste it, and did not find it as bad
as | hid supposed. 1t tastes some
thing like new milk, with a slightly
saltish favor. The habitual drinkers
claim to lie much benefited by il, AID
many of them have learned to like ii.
They only take the blood from heal
thy, good-conditioned steers that
have been long enough off the cars to
be perfectly cool.
RAILROADS..
A meeting of the principal railroad
presidents of the United States is
now in progress at the St Nicholas
Hotel. They are considering the
expediency Of continuing the com
m~issioners and the policy adopted at
Saratoga in July last. The meeting
was exceedingly harmonious, and
finally resulted in a resolution sus-
pending the power of the Western
commissioners temporarily as far as
the freight business is concerned,
leaving the rates and general man
agement of the East'boUnd traffic in
the hands Of the Western general
freight agents. This will give these
gentlemen an opportunity TO try
their hands again, and they improve
it. and restore harmony, and get
rates back to a reasonable competing
basis, they will prove to their en-
ployers, and the railway interests of
the country generally, that there is
still left 10 the country sUme brains
and talent outside of oranges and
commissions. The railroad men are
alarmed at the condition of the bust.
ness. The carrying trade has drop
ped a full half 10 quantity and revc-
nue., and the passenger trade is even
worse. One prominent president,
who is a very level-headed man,
made the assertion yesterday that
unless some change took place very
soon every railroad west of Buffalo /
would be bankrupt before midsum-
mer. Whether there is good founda-
ton fo- this prophecy or not, one
thing is certain, the railroads are in u
bad way, and the managers are very
Respondent.
LIFE IN THE GREAT CITY.
Despite the bard times New York
is very gorgeous this winter. The
turn-0uts on the Avenue and in the
Park are as brilliant as ever, aud
even more SO. Sales of extravaganza
~ costly furniture are as frequent as
ever, aud the great jewellers and ex-
pensive dress people are doing more
than their usual business. The fact
is the society woman in New York
refuses TO recognize the existence of
hard times. She considers it the
duty of the man who takes the con-
tract of supporting her to furnish her
with what she wants just as freely
one year as another. Ii the poor
fellow pleads embarrassment and
bad business, she answers, What is
that to me? | know nothing about
your horrid stocks. | do know that
| want that diamond necklace, and