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New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
THE sHREwD POLICY OF THE PLoTTERs.

Before he returns, gentlemen, let US inquire into
the motives which mpeed Tlton to seek this interview and
object which he sought TO accomplish by it, This made
clear Ttons statement On his crosseKamnaon
Church Committee he declares that the object Of this
interview peace between himself and Mr. Beeche
says elizabeth that Mr. Bowen and were in coils
ion she was afraid that the collision would extend TO Mr.
Beecher she wished IL possible to make peace with
him. therefore, she wOmany kindly letter TO him.
do Tton remember the phraseoogy remember
only phrase which peculiarly hers She said she loved
her husband with her maiden ame She begged the best
avoiding trouble that reconciliation might be had
between Mr. Beecher and hmsefthat Mr. Beecher and her
husband instantly unite to prevent Mr. Bowen from do
ing the damage which he had threatened in nsgatng Mr.
Beechers retirement from church Mr. Ton further said
that he resolved accede his we request and for her
would prevent the threatened by Bowen and for
this purpose he sought the interview with Beecher."
object peace peace to be secured by his with
dawng the letter he had written Mr. Beecher and inducing
the latter withdraw charges which he had made against
Tton Bowen through eechers silence not only Mrs
Mrs Morse but his wife from circulating the
scandaous stories against himself You will remember gen
emen that this wife had separated from her husband and
under the influence OF her mother where Mrs Beecher visited
her You will remember that her child taken from her and
she thus forced return to Mr. Titons house You will
remember that the night after that return she was suddenly
taken III by miscarriage and was on her sick bed at this time
The question which agitated Ttons mind What will
this woman do when she He had strong hold
upon her. and her future uncertain wheu she
again restored health lie bound to work while op
porunty given him. and you will the position In which
he had wife and how skfuy under the advice OF this
Mutual Friend he used it.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
MRS. TII.TON'S LETTER OF CHARGES NEVER SEEN
BY MR.. BEECHER.

The basis of this interview was letter obtained
from Mrs. Tilton mark you That the pretext under
which il WAS obtained Mrs Ton but it was never used
for that purpose Never forget that fact gentlemen in your
consideration Of this that wheE such letter needed
TO bring about an interview with Henry Ward Beecher the
pretence made to this sick and almost dying woman that
II was to rescue her husband from difficulty, from business
roubn and business embarraments but that letter
never shown to Henry Ward Becher never to this day has he
seen it. 1t was only pretext by which they imposed upon
this feeble woman But beyond that gentlemen what was in
that letter.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
WHY MR.. MoULTON MADE MR.. TILTON's CASE HIS
OWN

This was the situation of the two friends at the
beginning Of December 1870 We well believe that when
Mr. MOuon found his friend suddenly dethroncd and no
longer power the land he felt that his own fortunes were
seriously imperlled Whether Mr. Mouton was generous
enough be sincerely grateful for past favOs from his friend
or whether he among those who define gratitude as
lively come could make but little difference
In the eaestness with which he naturally seeks to reinsate
so powerful ally Is to see that he made the case OF
Mr. Tlton his He attacked Mr. Bowen as bitterly and
even ferocousy as he could attacked his worst
sona enemy This himself and describes the scene
with dramatic force
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
Mr.. NOULTOy THE ARCH.PLoTTER.

The internal sagacty which devised a scheme
meeting all requirements did enae from the excited
brain Of Ton from the cool and calculating vsny OF his
friend Mrs. Tilton sick, having had escape
rom death and greatly weakened bya and prraced
hemorrhsge The Nephsophele al her husbands elbow
ested to him the time get her signature any
PAPER which would the purpose He disclosed his
wife 50 much Of difficulties sufed convince
o his imminent He turned the and coEpanion
locked the door and kept himself for hours sone with the
poor PROSTATE and by mixture Of threats and coaxng
procured her eonsen. to sign letter which he proposed
o write soliciting Nj Beecher interview with her hus
band and pleading for peace and reconciliation For him
,bstute such letter few words and charging pastor
sth having made improper solicitations to her without
,crbing precise puroS enough and his poor
wifi. having raised herself from the bed sign letter
which be originally proposed had power to refuse 10 put her
name below such charge the pupo Of which she but dhnly
.omprehended IL indeed abe understood al all All that she
really knew that che doing something which her
band whom she bad always rendered saysh obedience
commanded her Probably she had indistnc idea
the natural effect Of her signature to do M Beecher
wrong but abe assured by her husband he tells you
himself that its effect would be 10 do M Beecher good
and put end the eouc which had begun between her
husband and her pastor. Such letter obtained
18th OF December and carried by Tton to MouitOn
certainly Of the moet important
happy controversy.
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26

THE CHARACTER OF THE MUTUAL FRIEND.
1t Is hardly necessary, gentlemen, that l should
occupy much time In describing the character Of Francis
houon explaining the motives which have him
throughout this controversy He has been IN your presence
for ten days; you have and heard him. No In this
Courtroom could fail TO be satisfied THAI MonSn person
well chosen by the plaintiff play the desperate part required
the mutual friend Cool fearless plausible, OF cultured
tastes not destitute Of literary ability gifted with quick per
eepon OF human character Of tremendous energy totally
destitute OF any beie In conscience in immortality God
this man w well qualified like his great archeype deceive
tho elect He has told you under the solemny Of &c oath
mat be was heaheh and BY that you what he means
Not he.hen Ike sosSes PAto no, heather like those
men Of old who walked in dAkness seeking after the Light
and whom the great oet the Catholic Church has assignee
place in the other world, free from pain though far from
HesYenbat such beahen o. only found in the mid,
Of Christian civilization; q man who despises the
dea Of personal responsibility who SCOTS at the
da Of future accountability. who laughs in his sleeve at the
eduy Of those who read the solemn words Of Scripture or
~ho listen to instructions Of the Church. whose only
Ides God is as convenient name fof rounding oath
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26

THE TRUE STORY A GOD-SEND TO MR.. BEECHER
| refer now again to the "True Story" and here
let me say again the resurrection Of this part OF that
story is almost provdena occurrence in favor OF this de-
fendan Last August when he compelled by this attack
to make public statement before his Committee when every
paper connected with this transaction he had deposited In the
hands OF this mutual friend who had refused to allow him ac
cess to one Of tem and he compelled to draw simply
upon his own memory for this without being able
10 corroborate by single written paper ne gave he inter
view that occurred between himself and Theodore Tton on
that OCCASION and he stated substantially as Theodore Ion
had written down in this True Story in 1872 Mr. Beecle
saws In that interview Ton went with his accsa-
ton grew INDECENT and about to interrupt him. and he
seeing that was interrupt him. stopped me and said
Wait until [ get through :; and when be finished
he said to me If you have any doubt that
Elizabeth has said this go and see for yourself y
the precise story he told these individuals Now Mr I'll
ton tells you that Beecher humby asked his permission TO
90 and see Mrs Ton the conclusion OF this accuation
and that he granted him permission under certain inunctons
We shall show you Mr. Beeher rejected his allegation that
Mrs Ton ever made such accusation and he had not the
paper with him. and gentemen he burst not show II he
had lie showed this Henry Ward Beecher and
he was obliged therefore send him to Mrs T0n-ahother
fact that will strike you remarkable, gentlemen
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
MR.. TILTON's TRUE STORY ARRAYED AGAINST
HIM.

But we are not left to that We are
not left to that Fortunately for In this respect
and in many others, Theodore Tilton reduced the
history Of ranpirng at that time 10 writing
in 1871 and while he thought he had destroyed It, and gotten
rid OF IT, prodeniay for he showed TO too many men, ana
OF them shrewd enough and cautious 10
srve copy Of IL and paper which he supposed was de-
.,royc and would confront him during this litigation was
rcsurected to great surprise and confronted him upon the
witness stand Now appeal that Tue Story as written
by Theodore Ton himself to contradict the evidence OF
Mr. Tlton and Francis d. Moulton fright at the nceP-
ton OF this conspiracy between them the True
Story" as Mr Tntp entitled it, says distinctly that MT
Nouon was consulted at twice after the soth and
before the h OF December thus giving the lie In the panes
terms 10 the testimony Of these two witnesses After referring
to the interview of Dec s6th the True Story" says
"a day or two afterwards" (which would be the 9Th or
vice resolved thst would send for Mr. Beeceer to meet me
personal interview either IN their presence OF Win e
,one"
Then giving the account Of the In which Bowen
threatened TO discharge Ton from The Independent and me
Tr and 70 call the police TO cast him into the Streets the
True Story proceeds.
"Iiaormed my wife and Mr. Moulton, and afterwards Mr.
between him and Mr. Bowen concerning which Mr. Mouton
remarked that it did not surprise nm IN the eas anu ne
with the joint advice OF az -
Iske il gentlemen that that word all is applied to
any act concerning this conspiracy that does not include Fran
els D. Moulten from this time forward
determined to summon Mr. Beecher the contemplated in
To this end Mrs Ton wrote bref note addressed
10 Nr Beecher through me-
Thus is clear that upon the statement in Mr. Ttons own
handwriting prepared in December 1872 aud shown by him TO
numerous friends the very truth Of the matter that Mr.
Mouon consulted separate days after the 10Th and
before the Sh and that was by Mouon advice that Mr.
ton determined send for Mr. Beecer Yet they tell YOU
gentlemen that the that Nj Mouon knew OF that was
when Mr. Ton came TO him the Both Of December with
this letter from Mrs TOn this advice being given before Mrs
lton wrote her brief note which Mr. Ton has sworn was
written on December 29th.
The Court here took recess until two O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26

70 alone where you'" The result OF the interview
heen Mr. Bowen and Mr. Beecher known by MT Til'oh
the next morning read In hearing tha'
"The next morning Mr. Bowen into my presence anu
told me II dared repeat what he had told me he wouo
me at once" Do you believe gentlemen OF 'ne 'uly'
that the result Of that interview between MI. BOWEN
and Mr. Beeeher communicated W h'
cs Moulton until the evening Of the eosh OF
december, Do you believe that all these days he was
Ignorance OF the response letter had met at the nanas
Henry Ward Beecher' This fact important TO MS eho
that he marked not only the hour but the precise minute
which he had received it, denouncne MS iehu s '' ~
h., hs had done And vet they tell youalthough they
adm, they had seen each other In the e
YOU that no word had passed between them s' 70 the
manner in which Mr. Beecher had received that letter lou
roud not believe it, gentlemen; you would not believe "
d and rested upon the oath OF oon ncse
vtne.es with other innrmty except the improoaeu
the statement itself
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
4 QUICK END OF THE CASE PROMISED.

Now, gentlemen, we shall show you by witness
who ha. no superior integrity In the city whose word
will stand unquesloned by you man who VA one Of Theo
doe Tl,ons most intimate friends when his entitled him
10 the friendship honorable shall show you that after
be publication Of the woodhnn scandal Mr. Tlton showed 70
h, man the identical paper that be said be had presented 70
Henry Ward Beeche the night Of the ss Of December They
ay was destroyed Immediately after the "trparie agree
men" We will show you repeat that he produced sma
and read IT, and sad This h the paper that presented -
Henry Ward Beecher that night and when that man. ooS
ing the paper says; rs ths, IN Mrs ons shandwrnS
ays NO it copy but the original Is with Frank Aou1on
And that was after the Woodruff publication Now gentle
men, we show you that fact think that will end This case
and reveal this conspiracy In light plain that even lie
who runs may read"
A REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF BAD MEMoKf'
Bnt to show you gentlemen, how unworthy OF efeo"
are the witnesses tho part OF the plhuh'
| need call to your attention but . single IN
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New-York tribune., 1875-02-26

OTHER CONTRADICTIONS IN Mr.. TmToN's STATE.
NENTS.
Mr.. Bcccher takes this retracti0n. returns to
Noulicas house, and dces ael hin sgsia thu!
New-York tribune., 1875-02-26

See Ninth ra&s,
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-07-11

THE ANTIQUITY OF MAS.-Thc New
York Nation condcnscs from an Eng.
lish scientific periodical some inter
cstinS spcculations Of DR.. Alfred Rus
sci Wallace on the probable antiquity
of the human species. They may well
startlc, it says, even those who have
long since come to the conclusion that
six thousand years carry us but a
small way back to original home
In fact, in DR.. Wallace's reckoning,
six thousand years are but day
He reviews the various attempts to
determine the antiquity of human re
mains or art, and finds the bronze age
in Europe to have been pretty accu
rately fixed at three or four thousand
gears ago, the stone age of the Swiss
lake dwellings, at between five and
seven thousand years, land an indeli'
mite anterior period"
The burnt brick found sixty feet
deep in the Nile alluvium indicates an
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9hcriff's Sale.

DY WRITE Of A DECEErAL ORDER OF
j sale issued ou. Of the District Court Of thu
a.srnui Judicial district. in and fur boise county.
idsho Territory. upon Judgment ana decree rem
dered III said Court tn plaintiff In the suit
OF ~. W. crafts against John j. Ia"mpkins for the
sun OF si6.s19 and s.-fpp Dollars.
With legal interest thereon from April
/? 1878 aud costs OF suit taxed At So. which
said order IL duly a,;estcd Jun. l2ih. a. D. 1875.
have levied upon all the right. title and interest
~hch the salI John j. Tompsins hal Oh August
T. 1918. that he has since acquired ~. in aud 10
following real estate AMI mining property lying
and being stnatr In the County q! Boise. In Idaho
Territory. All those certain water bitches.
water rights and that certain mining ground bound
cd aud described follows. to-wit: That certain
water ditch known ~ the Landing ditch and the
water RICH. connected herewith: said ditch IL stu.
a,ed on the north side Of Mores creek. taking wa
ont Of said Mores creek about four mics east ai
Idaho city and convey ing said water To Idaho CITY
Also tha. certain water ditch known as the Mooney
ditch and the water right connected herewith said
ditch Ia situated the north side of Mores creek
taking water out o! said More = creek about three
and one-haf miles east Of Idaho City. aud convey
ing said water to Idaho City also the wafer right To
the waters of Hoo boo Gulch. and all the bitches
conveying the waters o: said Hoo boo Gulch TO The
Mooney Ditch above described: also all that certain
mining ground described as follows. to-wit: Com
uenciny at point on Mores creek near the saw
mill Of Fox Morrell. running thence I'm norther
Nv direction line ffty feet more or less east oi
/ T. Landings dwelling house 10 the mining claim
form.rlv owned BY william Wallace thence In an
easterly direction to the top Of East Hi: thence
along the snmnt Of East Hill to the tunnel where
the Christie Ditch runs through East mn: thence
in n southcrly direction to the Landing Ditch
thence in an eassery direction along said IafholhS
Ditch tn = Rnch known a. Ladies' Cresce diiich !:
thence In q sou,herly direction down said Ladies
Creyicc Gulch 10 More's creek; thence down tba
north side of More's creek In westerly direcuoh
to the pscc Of beginning Also. all the hnines' res
crvoirs pipes hose. mining tools and implements
81 every kind and description used IN and upon ana
about said water bitches aud mining ground Dy
Landing 4 Tompkns. former owners o. me sa'ne
together with All and siDgu the tche'nents mere
atta.lents aud arpnrtcnuDces 10 SAID wafer di'ches
ard mining ground belonging or in any wise apper
tanning PnBi1 noti-c II hereby given that on
tuesday. the 18th day Of July. 1872
Al ,we,.c o'clock. noon. will sell In front OF 'ne
i, rrt.uup4n door In Idaho city. Boi-e county, =.
me asove.ccscrieeG property IN parcels 20 inc
]: ps-' ui,"r. Ter fn. 10 satisfy sa'a Ja's I'-'
al dc t.s c - = t~-.s.ir tt"'"s.
sAM'L STEWART,
IDAHO Grin, June Is. 1876.
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antiquity of twenty thousand years
another fragment at seventy-two feet
gives thirty thousand years. A hu
man skeleton found at the depth Of
sixteen feet below four hundred for
ests superimposed upon each other
has been calculated by DR.. Dowler tc
have All antiquity of fifty thousand
years. But all these estimates pale
before those which kent's cavern at
Torquay legitimates. Here the drip
of the stalagmitc is the chief factor OF
our computations, giving us an upper
floor which divides the relics of the
last two or three thousand years from
Il deposit full Of bones of extinct mann
malta, indicating an Arctic climate.
Names on the stalagmite more than
two hundred years ago are still legi-
BILE: in other words, where the stalag-
mite is twelve feet thick and drip still
very copious, not III, re than hun
drcdth of Il foot has been deposited in
two centurics-a rate Of five feet in
one hundred thousand years. Below
this, however, we have IA thick, much
IL L t,ax
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Queens Of the Day, and How They
Look.

Quite recently Queen Victoria paid
visit to the Empress Eugene at
Chlselhurst. She is medium.sized
woman, somewhat inclined to stout
ness, and has Il florid countenance.
The features are not marked, her mouth
falls open very often, and her lips are
very full. She seems kind and gentle
IN her manner, and very simple-cn.
tlrcly devoid of atlcctation. Her voice
is not trained to such sweetness and
grace of uttcrancc as marked that of
the ex-Empress. OF course, being
somewhat stout, she does not move so
gracefully as she might; but taken all
in all she is pleasant looking, and one
instinctively likes her for noble wo-
man. She was plainly dressed in
black silk, with heavy trimmings of
Grape, and wore widows veil and
white cap.
Queens look very like ordinary hu-
mani,y, fairy stories to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Elizabeth, the En-
press of Austria. is a tall. slender,
very graceful woman, some thirty five
or thirty-cight years old. Her eyes
and hair are brown, and she is rather
thin in the face and Of rather sallow
compilations: but her manner is very
charming.
The daughter Of the Car Of Russia,
who married the Duke Of Edinburgh. is
decidedly plain. in spite of all said To
the contrary. while the Princess Alex
anlra has been and is still fine look.
Ing woman never saw the Empress
If Russia. but know her maid of
honor. Maiemoiscllc Anncnkof. who
told us she was plain and rather mas
cullnc-looklng.
To speak Of the Sultana of Turkey
would take more paper than have
got handy, there are so many of her
But it is safe 10 say that You will find
there n very beautiful woman or two
after the Turkish taste. \ fat, round
woman. with red checks and black
eyebrows is Turkish bcauty-onc
easy To make since Banting wrote his
book on dining and corpnlcncy, and
cosmetics are 50 all-cmbracing.
The Empress Eugene still holds her
sccptcr of beauty and quecnly dignity.
But the beauty Of all is the fair
young Queen Olga, of Greece. Rarely
is seen. in any walk Of life, any person
so really lovely in all ways as she, and
il is not to he wondered at that the
whole Exposition stood petrilicd to see
her pass, and that murmurs of appro-
baton and delight followed her. She
was dressed in light blue dress, and
a white burnons thrown carelcssly |
over her magnificent shoulders, and
blue and white bonnet-the Greek
colors.- Vienna Letter.
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cavern.

\ CURIOUS point Of inquiry among
zo-ologis,s has been. for long time,
how many eggs there are III the oyary
Of Il hen. 10 determine this. a German
naturalist a short time since instituted
some careful invest cations, the result
of which showed the ovarv Of hen to
contain about 600 embryo eggs. lie
also found that some twenty of these
are maturcd the first year, about l20
during the second year, l35 during
the third, LA during the fourth, and
during the fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth years, the number decreases by
twenty annually; it consequently fol
lows that after the fourth, or at the
most the fifth year, hens are no longer
profitable as layers, unless it may be
in exceptional instances.
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ArMR of six year-old graded Devon
oxen, weighing four thousand seven
hundred pounds, were sold. recently,
in Gilmanton. New Hampshire, tor
1926. A pair of ordinary native cat
tie would have cost just as much to
raise and would have sold for about
half as much. It always pays to keep
good stock.
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-07-11

Few people have any idea of the cx-
tent of forest land in Germany, and
most imagine that of the Black Forest
little is left except a tradition and a
conventional blister of woodland, so
named. On the contrary, in Hanover
alone there are nine hundred thousand
acres of wood under State manage
ment, while nearly a fourth part of the
area of Prussia is in private hands.
AS is we'll known, the forest admins
tration in particular districts has long
been famous, especially in Thuringia
and the Uartz mountains. In North
Germany generally the responsibilities
are allotted in districts among care
fully organized body of officers, presi-
dcd over by forest director.