The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-09
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
intercollegiate Contest.

intercollegiate Contest.
New YORK, January S.--The first So
called intercollegiate Contest, took
place last night in the Academy Of Mu-
sic, and attracted large audience Out
of the numerous institutions that ut one
time or another stood committed to the
new movement, only six complied with
all the regulations and entered the field.
Rutgers, Lafayette, Williams, New York
University, Princeton and Cornell. The
iudges were VIM. Cullen Bryant, George
William Curtis and Whitelaw Reid and
they awarded the first prize to John {.
Tomlinson, of New York University,
whose subject was "The Tide" the second
Walter ID. Edmonds, Williams COLLEGE,
who spoke on "The Saint Simon Stylltes
OF to-day" The essay Of Allen Mar
quand, Of Princeton, Oh THE Utll!tar'an
Theory of Morals, to the first prize. and
William r. Thompson, Of New lork
University, who wrote on the same
theme, won the second prize.
At the close of the exercises the New
York University boys cheered their pc
culiar cheer over and over again, until
finding their winning man, they then
raised him on their shoulders and IN pro-
cession marched from the academy
through Fourteenth street, notwlthstand-
ING chilling rain, singing AS they went.
The Michigan Senaiorship in Doubt.
LANSING. Mich. January S.-Thc op-
moments of Senator Chandler claim that
the caucus last night decided nothing,
and that the matter Is in aS great doubt
AS ever. 1t requires g. vote, to elect in
stead of 81 as stated in these dispatches
last night.
The Yeecher-TiItOn Trial.
New York, January S.-If possible
greater crowd than heretofore gathered
TO-DAY about the court in which the
Beecher-Tilton trial is being held, and
the services of n detachment of police
were required to enable the Judge,
Jurors and Counsel to gain nm entrance.
The work of to-day was begun by the
counsel for the plaintiff peremptori!y
challenging Austin Packard, one OF the
Jurors, aad he retired. Mr.. Beccher
here said that, at this point, he would
not interpose any other challenge, but he
might do so before the jury was accepted.
Richard Parsons and the Pacific
Mail subsidy.
WASHINGTON. January S.-Thc Com
mittee on Ways and Means resumed the
Pacific Mail Subsidy.
Richard G.. Parsons, Member of Con-
gress from Cleveland, read statement
of which the points are as follows: About
three wears ago the witness was employ
ed by Stockwell aS his lawyer, to aid him
in presenting to Congress the application
.or An increased subsidy; the arrange
ment was made with Stockwell indivldu-
ally, he being an old friend Of client
of the witness in Cleveland, where both
resided. In pursuance of arrangement.
the witness devoted much time and labor
to the collection OF statistics and IT," prep
aration of an argument in favor II the
measure; proving its value and import
ance to commerce and ship building, and
other interests of the country. He open Y
did all he could to urge the measure upon
individual members of Congress, never
asking any one for his vote, but sccur-
ing attention to the facts and arguments
presented; his connection with this mat
Ter was well known in Ohio, rs well as
i'll Washington, and was not in any way
concealed; he received for his services
and expenses $4,000 from StOckwell,
and he thinks also 81 800 from Irwin
by draft; he paid no portion of this
money to any one else, except $1,000 TO
his brother. in-law, who rendered val
liable services rs his clerk
in gathering statistics, &c; $1,000
Of the amount was for travelling
expenses, printing, &c, and his fees was
the remainder OF $4,000; witness had no
knowledge whatever Of any members OF
Congress receiving money, or been APP
preached corruptly, or that Irwin was
expending any money in that or any
other way except for household expenses.
Parsons WAS examined ut considerable
length and confirmed by his answers.
All the foregoing statement of his
testimony was given under oath.
John &. Schumaker, Representative in
Congress from Brooklyn, n Y, testified
that during lS7ll72 and '73, was attor-
nev for the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany and also for Stockwrll n Irwin. IN
dividuallv; had a check for $27I. 900
given me by my client in confidential
relations, and am under the impression
the check was drawn by Richard b.
Irwin. To the question, did you receive
this check from Richard b. Irwin?
Mr.. Schumacher answered-That ques-
tion relates to confidential relations be
tween client and COUNSEL. i would like
to tell YOU, if permitted by my client,
about $4,000 of the amount for personal
services took check to Brooklyn Trust
Company by direction of his client, and
converted it into checks, which, by the
direction of my client, were sent by ;he
BROOKLYN Trust Company to another
client. After repeated protests against
invading the privilege of confidential
communications, witness gradually stated
that three checks for $4,000 each, drawn
from the proceeds of the S2I5,O0o checks,
were sent to the Pacific Mail Com
pany in New York. Witness fur
ther stated that the remaining
1925. 900 was by mistake of the Brooklyn
Trust CO., placed in his individual credit
and he therefore drew out all this sum
except $4,000 by his individual check,
and sent them all ut one time and IN one
direction by order of his client TO par
ties whom his client designated, and he
names persons among whom $4,000
were distributed. The witness declared
he gave this without the consent OF hi,
client, adding excitedly that he would be
willing to 90 out Of Congress if need be
to preserve my professional
honor and continue able To stand
up as lawyer and look my
brother lawyers in the face. | want
to saw, however, that although | drew
the money on the $4,000 check, cashed
bv Riggs " Co., l did not draw two
checks from JAY, Cooke " Co. ana l
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