The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-26
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EASTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATED
New YORK, May %.

New YORK, May %.
The Times says all the stockjobbing
operations on one side or the other
cannot save Erie from passing into the
hands of the Receiver. The reports of
two years ago foreshadowed that re-
suit.
The Board of Trade has adopted
resolutions declaring the prevalence
of smuggling due to the demon
allied customs service, and to ex-
tortionate and exorbitant tariffs; that
probably the most effective mode of
suppressing smuggling is to establish
a revenue tariff and to reform the civil
service, and that this Board protests
against the degrading immortality of the
wholesale dealing in smuggled goods
by merchants of this city.
Rev. Father Luke. formerly of st.
AIMS Church, Twelfth street, has
abandoned the pulpit and married, and
gone to California. His wife is said to
be young, wealthy and accomplished.
A special from Amanda, N. J., says
the Rev. John Porter, of the Bethlehem
Baptist Church, who got married
month ago, has been convicted of Sc
ducing Miss Helena Squires. He con-
fessed, on being accused of the act, and
was dismissed from the church.
Ex-Judge Porter, before resuming
his argument for the defense in the
Tilton case, announced that he would
close this morning, and Mr.. Evarts on
the same side would Immediately fol-
low. He then continued his address
to the jury. and said if Beecher had
debauched Tilton's wife, do you think
Tilton could ask committee of Chris
tan men to acquit Beecher. He makes
an utter recantation of this charge of
adultery, and then comes into court
of justice and asks for a verdict. This
paper could not have been prepared to
protect his wife's honor, because she
lad left his roof three days before the
paper was prepared. The accusation
of Sunday was false, and on Tuesday
he retracted it because he knew it was
false. Mr.. Porter then spoke of lady
who had been Indignantly traduced by
the man who had not hesitated to
falsely accuse an honored pastor. Mrs.
Morse had no advocate, and therefore
she was the victim of this teacher of
free love. But this lady commanded a
degree of respect which would never be
obtained by Theodore Tilton neither
in this city nor in any other place.
This is the man who was endeavoring
to keep his wife's disgrace from becom-
ing known, and all he had to do was
to keep his Apollo like lips closed. Was
it such men that the laws sustained in
the courts? Francis D. Moulton was
one of this class of men. Two years
ago he was leading member of one of
the most trustworthy firms in this city.
To-day through some cause that great
house had met with disaster. Moulton
was early brought into relation with
Benjamin F. Butler through suit in
which Moulton's firm was engaged, in
which Benjamin T. Butler was counsel.
When the litigation was over a firm
friendship sprang up between these
parties. The plaintiffs party had en-
deavored by fraud and stratagem to
secure Tracy's services. The counsel
for Beecher had kept them at bay; but
when Butler was rejected as one of the
counsel for Beecher, he drew up one
of the most adroit and able papers ever
published, which was intended to kill
Beecher, and which was put forth at
the time as Moulton's own production.
MAUcH CHUNK, May 25.
A heavy rain during the past eight
hours has completely quenched the
flames in the lumber section.