The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and Chicago have re-
duced the!fare TO Eastern points. The follow
ing are the new rates compared with the old
ones:
Neg rate. Old rate are;
Chicago 10 Boston O.. ........... .tD vi
Chicago TO New York .............. 10 %
Chicago 10 Philadelphia ........... ~ 20
Chicago 10 Baltimore. ............. ~
Chicago TO Washington. .,.. 10
The rate TO Boston by way of Albany over the
Michigan Central and Lake Shore roads is 49,
instead of s20.
The amendment which the express compa-
nies made in the Postal law, by which the rates
on third class mail matter were doubled is not
only diminishing the receipts Of the Postofice
Department, but increasing its expenditures.
The estimates for postage for the department
were made before the change in the rates. AS
a large part of it, mail matter is of the third
class its postage appropriation will be exhausted
inside of six months. Mr.. Jewell will then be
obliged to send this matter by express. The
companies had better make all the money they
can before next December, for this source of
their income will then be cut off.
The "trip to Mexico of the Senatorial excursion
party, headed by Senators Cameron and Nor
ton, has been abandoned, because Of the
steamer Dispatch, placed at their disposal by
the government, being infected with yellow
fever.
! The Commissioner of Internal Revenue re-
ports slight increase in the receipts last month
over the corresponding month in 1874.
Political.
! Ingersolls majority over all, for Governor of
Connecticut, is about $500.
The Tiiton-Beecher Trial.
| SIxT1ETH DAY.-Mrs. Mary F. Perkins sister
of Mr.. Beecher, testified that she lived in
Beechers house one winter while Mrs. Beecher
was in Florida, but did not see Mrs. Tilton
/ there. James Redpath, Of the lecture lyceum,
related how he got possession of the True
| Story" from Tilton, copied most Of it and re-
turned it. The copy was put in evidence. On
cross examination this witness said that the
charge in the True Story was improper pro-
| posals.
SIXTY-FIRsT DAY.-The great event of the
! trial occurred to-day, when the defendant took
the stand TO tell his own story of the scandal.
Mr. Beecher refused to take the oath on the
Bible declaring that he had conscientious scru-
pies against that form of oath, and simple
affirmation was accepted by Judge Nelson as
sufficient He then proceeded with his story
commencing at the very beginning, even at the
date of his birth, and gave minute history Of
his career from childhood up to the point
where the scandal begins. He had scarcely
touched upon the merits of the chief issue in
volved when the court adjourned.
to-day bore directly upon the merits of the
case. lie gave an absolute, emphatic and un-
qualified denial of the charges against him;
stated that there was not one word of truth in
Tlton's or Moulton's allegations of criminality:
that Kate Carey's story about Elizabeth sitting
on his knee was false that in short, there was
no adultery, not even improper proposals, and
he never confessed anything of the kind to
anybody.
SIxTY-TmRD DAY.-The examination Of Mr..
Beecher was resumed. His testimony was
chiefly in rebuttal of the evidence of Tilton and
Moulton, whose statements of the defendant r
admissions of guilt the latter fatty contra
dicted. The accounts of several of the inter-
views az sworn to by Iilton ana Moulton were
! branded by Mr.. Beecher as monstrous false
hoods. Touching the famous letter of contri-
ton. he denied its composition or dictation, but
admitted that it fairly represented the sub
! stance Of what was said at the interview pre-
ceding the writing of the letter.
SNTY-FoURTH DAY.-AIr. Beecher's testimony
was explanatory of the letters that passed be-
tween Mrs. Tilton and himself. Mr.. Fullerton
called the attention of the court to the fact
that Mr. Beecher had before him a memoran-
dunn of the questions to be asked and his an
swers thereto. This was frequently referred to
by the witness, for the purpose of refreshing
his memory a. 10 dates. This unusual proceed
ing on the part of witness was the subject of
a good deal Of remark
Foreign.
The Emperor of Brazil contemplstes abdica-
ton in favor of his eldest daughter the
Countess D'Eu. He proposes then to come to
the United States and make this his home.
A dispatch from Berlin SAYS that it is antici-
pated that the old laws forbidding intercourse
between the Pope and Catholic clergy in Prus-
STA, except through the government, will be
re-enacted. and that measures will be intro
duced wholly suspending Papsl authority in
Prussia until the Pope abandons his pretension
to cancel the laws of the kingdom.
Paraguay has suspended payment of interest
on her national debt, and the foreign repre-
sentatives have protested. The situation il de-
scribed as serious
Schichken, the Russian Diplomatic Agent in
service, has been appointed Minister Of Russia
to::the Uaited States.
Spain has made formal demand on Prussia
for the arrest of Don Aphonso on his entering
that country, which will be complied with by
the Prussian authorities.
A dispatch from Berlin states that eighty &C.
clesiastics are imprisoned in Posen alone.
Prospects Of peace in Spain are increasing
daily. One hundred and eighty Carlist officers
have already given in their submission to King
Alfonso; 224 officers have left the service of
Don Carlos and entered France. OF these.
nine we're Generals.
Adyices from Calcutta, in relation to the diff
fculties between the Indian government and