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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
Mr. MoULTONo REFERS TO HIS wIFE's MEMBERSHIP
N PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

II PL1 MOU III ChOhNu'
Q. Do you remember anything beng said about
his wife being member OF the church, A. Yes Sir.
O. What was that? A. 1t in connection with-imme-
diately following his declaration Of the gues'ness Of r
Beecher He said: Mr. Halliday, not lie nber OF
your church; my wife is Do you suppose, Nj Beecher
were bad man. would allow hin and sit here at the
table with my wife, guest, as be frequently does
@. Do you remember interview between yourself and
Mrs Ton after the subject OF charges under conslIer
ton at The Golden Ace officer A. Yes, Sir.
O. Can YOU recoect about what time that was? A. MOI
definitely Sir, only relatively.
@ you tell in whit year was' A. 1t was in 1872 and
my impression toward the latter part Of Septe
Der.
G. In what yearyou said 1922 A. OF 1873 rather OF l873
it was the year, could tell by memorandum
O. You know that the Woodhu scandal published in
November, 1872? A. 1t was the following year
G. September 1873, or about that? A. Yes, ST.
O. Now will yoa state whether that OCCASION you said
anything to Mr. Tton this subject ofor rather the sub
ect his having charges against Mr. Beecher and 3d. what
what Mr. Ton said to you in reply? hrst SAID TO MI
| Tilton- Must reply Immediately to that Or
O. Well il the previous conversation is short you can give H.
ud,e Neson-Whateycr the conversation between Jon
and Mr. TItoni A. simply said TO Mr.. Tlton: Are you
willing to cay to the Committee Of the Church what you have
said to individuals reference to your membership OF Plymouth
Church, Hesltang for moment he said can't use the
| language exactly.
Mr. Shearman-The subsance' A. II was to know why VIZ
didn't try Mr. Beecher That was the substance OF H. why We
| didn't 20 at Mr.. Bcecher instead Of him.
O. What did you sayi A. | said: an. Tilton" AS he
woud not ray ANYTHING defne-I said: "Mr Titon, you
owe TO Yourself to your family Ir BeecheE and to Ply
mouth Church to DO OF things you have any charges
AGAINST him. prefer them hold your tongue" lie then sAd
to me-Ah am anticipating perhaps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
MIR. TILToNs FIRST TROUBLElwIrH PLYMOUTH
CHURCH.

| O. Do YOU remember the period in November or
Observation-Disclosures and December 1871 when the question
Of dropping Mr. Tton for the first time in the EAaA
| ing Committeei A remember very distinctly when
| O. Just state A. when the question arose as to
what should be pursued in regard to Mr. Tton and in
consequence OF hi non-attenlance at the church. ETC.
O. DO you remember the first meeting at which that que
ton WAS raisedp Was it in November 1917 A cannot fix
| the date can the place and the circumstances
@ Well you tell who brought forward that question on
| that occasiOn'
Mr. Ileacll-That is objected to, Sir.
Mr. ShearmanThis is in reply the testimony brought FOR
ward by plaintiff through Mr. West or rather to explain it.
Mr West undoubtedly meant to tell his story correctly
Mr. Beach, don't understand to be in reply 10 any te
mony given by Mr. West
Mr. Shearman-What did you say? Excuse me.
Mr. Beach, say don't understand what portion OF Mr.
Vests testimony this is in reply to.
Mr. shearrnan-Mr Vests testimony, introduced by the
plaintiffs counsel to the effect that Mr. Beecher was
present on occasions when the policy disposition OF
Mr. Tfon considered and he sad with great deal OF
poyeness that present certain occasion In Deem
Der propose show that Mr. Beecher was present only on
the fret occasion in November
Judge Neison-You can do that
Mr. shcarman-[To the witnessl Do you remember that
first occasioni
Mr. Beac-On that occasion gave evidence that
Mr. Beecher was present 1t the meen. December that
Vests testimony referred to.
Mr. shearman-Then omit that pass that entirely.
| withdraw that question: no Wlthess you
Der one meetings which took place in December 1871,
on tina; subject! A. cannot fix the dates, Sir
@ 1912 know that there several meetings which
was present but to fix the date TO month"; cannot do IT,
could only do by reerrnguness referred the records
could tell anything about dates
Judge Nelson To the wness.l Well this inquiry has
relation to the West charges You remember that OCCASION
suppose.
The witness-To Judge Nelson The West charges were
year afterwards
Judge Neilson-0hi
Mr. shearman-I will read few words from Mr. Vests tes-
timony.
Mr.. Beach-Why-what fori
Mr.. shearman-Wel, there to be objection.
Mr.. Besch-No.
Mr.. Shearman-You make objection,
Mr. Beach, ask what his testimony is Mr. Beach
takes and examines the book That refers 10 meeting when
the Examining Committee appointed Mr. Beecher Committee
OF on.
Mr.. sheaman-No.
Mr.. Beach-Yes, 1t was.
Mr. shearman-Well, there seems to be little dispute. /
will read part OF Mr.. Vests testimony.
Mr.. Fulerton-What pager
Mr. Shearman-At page $50 [readngl
Mr. Fulerton-State what occurred in Mr. Beechers pres
epce In regard a The action which occurred in Mr.
Beechers presence at subsequent meeting when Mr.
his Mr. Beecher reported " the Commit
tss"Then there little e0Bs0vsry oDsNs Ths witness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
CROSS EXAMINATION OF CHARLES FOR
RESTER.


Mr. Fullerton - One moment What do
Won say was sent with The Goiden Agc-of your own
knowledge nowi A. a lecture of Mrs woodruff.
O. Did you see III A. Yes, Sir.
@ Read III A. No, Sir
O. DO you know where the lecture was delivered
purpored to be delivetedi A. think it at Stein
way Hall.
O. Surei A Yes, Sir
O. Now, not this diiAcuity IN SEPTEMBER lSZf A.
No, Sir think not
O. When do you think IL was 7 A. think 1t was in
the Fall of 1871 or 1872; am not positive which.
O. September is In the Fall OF 1872, Is 1t mott A. Well
Mr.. Fulerton-Eh! Well, wasn't 1t September, 1871 :
A. 1t might have been am not positive which
O. You don't knowS A. don't, Sir. positively, that
il was either 1871 1872; it one OF the years
O. You did read the lecture A. No, Sir
O. You don't know what its import was A. No, Sir
O. 'What was the heading to it; do you recolect A.
I recollect OF Robert Hay bringing me
O. No no; what was the heading of it, Did you read
the beadingi A. No, Sir; did not read the heading
but | found there were two pieces.
O One moment-you did not read the headingi A.
No, Sir.
Mr. Beach-Dfd mt read the lecture.
Mr. Fullerton-Howi A. think did read the head
ing; 1t the lecture OF Mrs Woodruff at stenway
Hall.
O. You think now you DID read the heading, A. Yes
Sir, | DO.
O. What was that lecture in ; what 1t printed in
A. II was printed-it was in The Golden Age
O. Published IN The Golden Agei A. No, Sir, pub
lished detached from IL as a supplement.
@ As supplement to The Golden A0ef A. Yes, Sir.
O Now you are sure OF tbat7 A. I think l Am. Sir.
O. You read 1t, did you, as to know what IL was
A. Yes, Sir think did.
O You read the heading. then, and know OF your own
knowledge that IL was the supplement to The Golden
Acct A. Well, sAaDst say whether II va TIVE sup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
PLAYING SHUTTLECOCK WITH THE PLY
MOUTH CHURCH RECORDS.

TESTIMONY OF CHARLES FoRREsTER AND JAMES
GAYLoR OF THE PosT-oFFICB DEPARTMENT RE
GARDING THE INTERROGATION OF THE GOLDEN
AGE IN ITS TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE MAILS
TIE REV. Mr.. HALLIDAY REPEATS MoULToNs
ASSERTIONS TO HIM THAT Mr.. BEECHER WAS
rNNoCENT-A GoOD-HUMoRED soUABBLE OVER
THE POSSESSION OF TIE PLYMOUTH CHURCH
RECORDS.
In the trial Of the suit of Theodore Tilton against
Henry Ward Beecher before Judge Nelson yester-
day, the counsel for the defendant called Charles
Forester and James Gaylor. Mr.. Halliday's exami-
nation then resumed, and his cross-examination
had not concluded when the hour for adjournment
arrived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19

plemen or whether 1t was the lecture folded in The
Golden Age.
q Without any heading indicating that 1t was sup
plementi A. Yes, Sir.
@ And you are sure now that you read IL, 30 as to
know OF your own knowledge that IL lecture at
bteinway Han by Mrs. Woodb,ll Z A. Yes, Sir
@ And that 1t was the Fall OF 1871 or 1872 A. Yes,
Sir.
Q But the month you don't knowi A. Yes, Sir
q Now what tho objection to your sending this
was II because there were two pieces In onei A. The
objection that 1t transient matter and should
be paid by stamps.
q. Yes, that the only objectioni A. That was
the objection; there Objection-other objection
tot. lLiughter.l
Mr.. Fullerton-That is ALL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
NEW COMERs AND ABSENTEES.

Mr. Evarts did not come into court until 1915 p.
m. and was not present during the afternoon.
Judge WestbrOok of the Supreme Court occupied
the bench with Judge Nelson during the afternoon
session. Mrs. Edward Beecher sster-in-law of the
plymouth pastor, sat with Mrs Beecher IN tho
morning. Mr. and Mrs. Beecher absented them
selves from the court during the afternoon session.
IA has been their custom Of late.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
M /. wa. larger than thai. thu. H. was no. 20 thick, it

s larger than that that h. IL was not 70 thick, but
was longer.
@ Larger than thati Showing another book Yes sm'
about that size; that is about the size
Mr.. Hill-Of the page you mcan' A. or the paper
Mr. Shearman-Handing book TO wi,ness That Is what 10
called regular octave That what take TO be octave
@ [showng witness tive books This small octave, and
this Ia large octavo-ths Is full octave, and that Is small
Say whether it small octave, or full octave, or
medium A. I think 1t was about that ndcatLgl SIZE but
won't be certain.
O. That h small octayoi A. II had no cover II was
white.
Mr. Fulerton-[ Answering whisper from Mr. Sherman J
When you do, 1t won't be the Steinway Hall lecture
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
THE CASE AGAINST Mr.. REECHER IRRESPECTIVE
OF Mrs. TILTON.

Q. You can give his answer. A. SAID he: What
wouId You say il Mr. Beccer had been guilty Of aiultery
O. What was your answer A. rose partially from my
scat and said Mr Tllon you told me- in the presence OF
George A. Bel, that your wife as pure as the light
"Oh' said he "my against Mr. Beecher is wholly ire
specye OF my wife" don't remember anything else thai
was s.ud on that occasion.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
An Ohio Relic for tue Centennial.

Total....-.....sl77,Ols ,Ols,7l9 l3 sI75, ,2OI 30 30
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
The Boss Tashee Nan.

The Pittsburg Leader gives the fol,
lowing sketch of an odd character: A
Leader reporter visited the Chinese
laundry on Liberty street, near Sixth
avenue, for the purpose of interview
ing them to get the Celestial opinion
as to the general prospect of trade.
He found them busy, with the excep-
tion of one, who appeared to be the
foreman.
SIS Wah Lee in ?'' asked the report
er, taking the cue from the sign out.
side.
The foreman said he wasn't.
"Wherei IS he? ?" asked the reporter
"Ohy'ansWered the foreman shortly,
she 'heanywhere-Phipdelfy, New York
Boston,"
Doesn't he live here, then ?'
mo; he lives nowhere"
sis this his laundry?"
"Yes; this one his. He more in
Phirdelfy and New York"
The foreman then stated that Wah
Lee was a rich Chinaman: He in.
formed him that he owned two laun.
dries in Philadelphia. two in New
York, one in Boston, four in Chicago
and q in indianapolis, which. with
the one in Pittsburg, makes eleven al
together. Business was good, he said
and Wah Lee was happy. 1t kept
him busy going from one city to an
other where he had laundries, so hC
was always on the fly. He couldn't
say what his wealth was, but ht
knew ii was immense
"How long has Wah Lee been in
America ?n
About six years."
He futher stated that the puddlers
strike didn't affect Wah's business in
the least. "Washee, washee plentee
washee all day washee."
He couldn't tell what Wah's weekly
income from all his laundrie5 amount
ed to, but thought it was in the
neighbOrhood of 100.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
Gen. Schenck and His Retirement.

The early retirement of Minister
Schenck from public life is considered
by his friends no longer advisable to
keep secret, and not later than May
he viii resign the position he now
holds and return to the United States
Financial embarrassment mora than
all else has contributed to his deter
mlnation never again to hold any
public office whatever. In letter to
a personal friend in Washington, he
says that, with the greatest economy,
it has been impossible for him to make
both:ends meet, and to secure enough
to enable him to exc out the remain
der OF his official life he was compelled
to sell some property in Illinois. In
the letter detailing his misfOrtunes,
Gen. Schenck plainly says:
II am beginning to lOathe all efforts
to serve my country or the public.
They bring no cOmpensating reward
for peace and comfort sacrifieed.u
1t is also well known that the fami-
ly Of Secretary Fish will leave WASH
ingtOn In short time for Europe, and
the only indication of Secretary Fish
succeeding Mr.. Schenck is the report
that the Secretary has agreed to take
the lease of Mr.. Schenckis house.
There is not, so far as can be learned
from high official sources, the slight
est displeasure or dissatisfaction with
Mr.. Schenck, and those who know
him best say he has held the position
under protest and at a personal sac
ritice. Who will be his successor has
not been announced.-M Y Herald
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
VOLUME 27-NUMBER 25.
Something LIke a Cat.

Talking about cats" ssaid uncle
! Tin, q regular Yankee, "puts me in
mind of 3 cat 1 once owned. Let me
tell you about her. She was 3 Maltese.
and what she didn't know wasn't
worth KNOWN. Here's one thing she
did In the spring OF 40 I moved in
70 tie little old house on the Crooked
River. We put our provisions down
in the cellar, and the first night
We made our beds on the floor. But
We didn't sleep. No sooner had il
come dark than we heard q tearin'
and q squeakin' in the cellar that was
awful [ lit the candle and went
down. jerusalem Talk about rats
L never saw such a sight in nv born
days. Every inch OF the cellar bottom
was covered with them. They rsnup
to me, and all over me. l Jumped
back into the room and called the cat.
She came down and looked. 1 guess
she sat there about ten minutes look
ing at them rats, aud l was wairini
to see what she would do. By-and-by
she shook her head, and turned and
went up stairs, She didn't care to
tackle 'em. That night, 1 tell YOU,
there wasn't much sleep. In the
morning l could not find her. She'd
gone. l guess the rats had frightened
her, and, to tell the plain truth, /
didn't wonder much. Night came
again, and the old cat hadn't come.
Says Betsy Ann Chats my wife) to
me, Tim, leave this place; the rats'il
eat US up Says /, Just let the old eat
be- L didn't believe she'd left US for
good at all. Just as Betsy Ann was
putin the children to bed We heerd a
scratchin' and waulin' at the outside
door. | went and opened ID, and
there stood old Maltee, on the door
step, and behind her n whole army of
cats. all paraded as regular as any
soldiers. let cur old cat in, and the
others followed her. She went right
to the cellar door and scratched there.
1 began to understand. Old Maltee
had been out for help. L opened the
way to the cellar; she marched down,
and the other cats tramped after her
in regular order-and as they went
past l counted tifty-six of em' Oh,
my if there wasn't n row and q rum
Dus in that 'ere cellar that night, then
Pm mistaken The next morning
the old cat came up and caught hold
of my trousers leg, aud pulled me to-
ward the door. l went down To see
the sight. Talk about your Bunker
Hill and Boston masacres Mercy! /
never saw such a site before nor since.
Betsy Ann and me, with my boy
were all day as hard at work
as We could be, clearing the dead rats
out of that 'ere cellar. It's a fact
every word of it."
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
NlPeDleSsnesS.

To take hearty meal just before
retiring is, of course, injurious, be-
cause it is very likely to disturb ones
rest, and produce nightmare. How
ever, little food at this time, if one
is hungry, is decidedly beneficial il
prevents the gnawing of an empty
stomach, with its attendant restless
ness and unpleasant dreams, to say
nothing of probable headache, or of
nervous and other arrangements the
next morning. One should no more
lie down at night hungry than he
should lie down after very full din
ner, the consequence of either being
disturbing ana harmful. A cracker
or two, a bit of bread and butter, or
cake, a little fruit-something to re.
lieve the sense of vacuity, and to re-
store the tone of the SYSTEMS all
that is necessary.
We have known persons, habitual
sufferers from restlessness at night,
to experience material benefit, even
though they were not hungry, by a
very light luncheon before bed time.
In place of tossing about for two or
three hours, as formerly, they would
soon grow drOwsy, fall asleep, and not
awake more than once or twice until
sunrise. This mode of treating in
somnia has recently been recommend
ed by several distinguished physI.
clans. and the prescription has gener.
ally been attended with happy re-
sults.-Scri6Her.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
The Luxury Of a Texas Election.


The judges of election and their
clerks were by no means in want OF
a bountiful supply of that which goes
oquiet the troubles of the inner man
yesterday Upon the other hand, the
Candidates in the different wards
were eareful to see that the proper
provision in the way of a Iuxurian.
repast should be made The day, then,
at the polls was very much enjoyed
until the task of counting came in
the evening, after which the officers
were more or less weary of the duties
of the day. The following is the bill
of fare furnished by clerk at the Sec
ond Ward polls. Soup green turtle,
roast turkey, fried chicken, broiled
venison, broiled teal duck, cabbage,
green corn (fresh), green peas, suceo-
tash, radishes, beets mot dead, fish OF
all kinds, except cod; fried, roasted,
stewed, brOiled, and raw oysters |;
bread, crackers, rye bread, butter, let
tuce, cold slaw, brOiied birds, eggs in
all styles. Dessert-Plum pudding,
mince pie, pound cake, eustard coffee.
Wines, etc.-Champagne, cIaret, sher-
~, port, madeira, whisky, brandy, ale,
porter, lager, TivOli and Bremen beer,
cigars, etc, ,ete.-GdlUeStOR NelOs
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
At the BarbeF'S.

"Next,n shouted 8 barber, who had
just finished customer.
Two persons at once sprang from
their seats, where they had been pa
tiently waiting, and approached the
knight of the lather, and both looking
ferociously ami inquiringly at eaen
other.
One of them was an elderly person
age, evidently from the country the
other a young sprig of city breed, whose
down had Just begun to indicate the
slow and uncertain approach of beard.
(which of you is next ?" asked the
barber.
f'I am" said the young man.
"No, you are not. We both entered
at the same time, and as lam the old
er, l claim the first chance. Besides,
I am in q great hurry"
"Ah, old party, see you are from
the country, and of course do not
know the rules of society governing
such cases as this" said the youth.
"What Is the rule ?"
"Simply this: Beauty goes before
age-so 1 will take the chair. See T'i
80, well, that's right. Mr.. Barber,
shave him first. He has got the best
of me by that city rule Of his; and,
come to think of it, he is right accord
ing to the rule where come FROM"
"Indeedi What is the rule where
you come from, old party ?'' asked the
young fellow, as he fixed himself COM
fortabIy in the barber's chair.
"WalI, young man, the rule up my
way is, that we always keep the hogs
ahead of US. So you can go ahead.
Barber, it's all right" said he, taking
up a paper and sitting down to read.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
The Dying Child.

One seldom comes across a more
touching incident, in this world of Joy
and happiness, suffering and destitu-
ton, disease and death, than the fol-
lowing. The extract is taken from
Cassel's Magazine, and the sympathet-
ic heart can scarcely read it without
dropping a tear:
/ remember when / was nursing in
a hospital once, there was poor little
boy about six months old dying of
rheumatic fever. 1 was night nurse
in that ward and regularly, when
the attack Of pain came on, ,.he used to
scream out for me:
'Nursey, sing. It hurts me. Sing
the hurt away.
So then I'd prop him up on my arm
am sing one song after another from
'fTWinkle, Twinkle Little Star" to
"Black-eyed Susan,n till the paroX-
ysm of pain was over, an he'd quiet
down again. 1 always knew when
that was by his iOinin' his voice into
sucn a weak pipe of a voice, poor
lamb but was better glad to hear it
than any music, for it telled me the
pain was all gone for awhile, an 1
could lie him down to sleep again.
Poor wee mite / was singing Lit
tie Bo-Peep" the night he died. / had
him IN my arms. He'd been sinking
all day. L knew he couldn't last out
another and, though he tried to join
in as usual, his voice went into a gasp
and broke. I'd been sometimes used
to call the little children in the ward
my little sheep, and when 1 came TO
the end of the verse
Little Bo-Peep. she. lost her sheep,
An doesn't know where to find 'em
Let 'em alone, and they'll come home,
An bring their tails behind EN-
he looked up in my face with bit of
a smile on his poor little drawn white
mouth and said
''N1rsey'il know where to find her
Tickle sheep and when he goes home.
Will be long going home, now, nur-
sey ,"
Long All poor little lamb ter
minutes later and he'd gone home
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25
Longevity In Massachusetts,.

DR.. Nathan Allen, of Lowell Mass,
communicates to the Boston GLdbe the
following Instances oftwO remarkably
long.lived families within his own
knowledge: "The two cases / refer
to were as follows Jonathan and
Nehemiah Allen were born in Sum
bury about 1725 and moved to Barre
about 1850. The first named had sew
en- children, one dying in infancy,
bat the other six reached the average
age of so. The parents reached the
ages of 92 and 81. Nehemiah Allen had
ten children-fOur SONS and six daugh-
ters, who reached respectively these
remarkable ages 81, so, so, 81, 81, 90,
81, 95, SO, SO. II the months in each
case are added to the aggregate, it
makes an average Of So years. II we
make an average of the five over 80,
it reaches, including the months, an
average of 65. We question whether
many such cases of family longevity
can be found in the whole history Of
New England. One fact is quite evil
dent, however, that their children
will come far short Of reaching such
great ages"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-03-25

The Railroad Engineer Of the Rus
sian Government has been ordered TO
America to study the American sys-
tenn of Railway construction. In this
connection it is also stated that that
Government has determined upon the
adoption Of u new method of granting
to projected Railroads. 1t
will no longer, as heretofore, guaran-
tee certain rate per cent. on the
amount of money invested and repre-
sented by the capital stock Ofthe COM
panles. Instead Of so doing, it will
hereafter make its own estimates as to
the proper cost Of projected roads,
and will base ITS guarantee of divi-
dends upon the amount of such esti-
mates, rather than upon the amount
actually expended in the cOnst ruction
Of the Roads.