Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-01-07
QUE sew TORK LErrER.
Beeeher aEaIn-TWeed-Murd and
suietde-Business-Th New Year.
BEECHER AeATH

least VIII De Worthlly performed. There
is not one sincere friend of purity an
order who does not long to see this
Rhastly scandal set at rest, or left to b 9
the mystery of modern times, worse than
the story OF the Iron Mask. Whether
Beecher is innocent or not, the course Of
Plymouth Church has predju5iced It in
the eyes Of the world which Is not used
to see innocence defend itself by the tsc-
tics of guilt. The Church finds itself at
a disadvantage fer the first time. Mrs.
Moulton demands her right as a church
member 10 hearidg before being summa-
rily expelled, and her husband is deter
mined NOT tc die without fight for life.
As Beecher refuses TO prosecute him he
will prosecute Beecher. SO that jury
shall decide which of the two is peTjur-
ed. So you see the old scandal is still
alive, and will probably drag through
another year.
is not IN Havana, that any one knows Of.
The man supposed to be the great thief
is another man who is so unfortunate IS
to resemble him. The theory now is
that be is hiding in New York, waiting
till OConor gets well, that his troubles
may be arranged Wherever he NAV be +,
one thing is certain, the plundered city
will never get cent of what has been
stolen from it. No New York politician
eyer refunded dollar that he had stolen,
and Tweed is not the man to begin.
THE OLD, OLD STORY,
Last night man, q woman and two
children were found dead IN room on
Fourth Avenue, with bullet holes
through them. 1t was a sad sight, and
CHASTITY story is behind II Edward Min
ster, the son of q wealthy man, fell in
love with a woman whose character was
so bad that he would not marry her, but
he did live with her. The old story
was repeated. She drained him of his
money, enstranged him from his friends,
and finally when he had notAing left,
was getting ready to leave him Mad
with jealousy, he shot her, then the
children and then himself. There ar
tW enty thousand men in this city livinl
in this way, and every week more o.
less make tragical ending.
THE REVIVAL SEASON
Is passing away, but there are no reTi
walls. Moody and Sankey did not sue
ceed in creating any enthusiasm in
Brooklyn, and their failure chilled tn
churches TO degree that precludes tn,
possibility of a successful mOVemen
against Satan this winter. 1t was il
tended 10 make decisive charge alon
the whole line, and extensive prepar'
lions were made 20 that end, bun il hI
all been abandoned, and the churchC
are colder than eyer. The temperanC
organizations are making little hea6
way, but they are evidently discourage
/ and are working with no heart. De
pre- ssion IN business-the struggle 70
life which every business man hRs
make, leaves little opportunity for purel,
benevolent or unselfsh perations. II
man up to his eyes in debt and ba
busiaess has but little heart for work {
this kind. There will be no reViVa
worth. speaking Of tbs winter in Ne
York.
G oniInues horribly dull-in fact the
isn't any business. The hotels are empt
lie wholesale trade is nothing, and Ii
retail trade is not half what it ought t
be. The longest faced man in the Worl
in st now is the New Yorker who has
store on his hands for which he is pay
ing $1,000 rent per annum. His e.
penses go on mercilessly, and his bus
ness out of which he is to pay is nothing
Il is the worst season ever known, and
i faa1o Eafu rNf ant
Happy d the man who is well out.
NEW YEAR TOPICS.
N ew- Year calls VIII be paid with le
ce remony this year than for many year
b e fore In fact the fashiOnables mour
the sm all and quiet ways in which ever
thin e is done They are afraid that Ii
world in its exaggerated reverence fc
eV cry thing old-iashiOued in the center
NAL year may go back to the custom
doing without wedding tours, and th,
the brides of next season will be uncere
mOniously marched 10 their new home
l and begin married life without so much
as trip to Niagara, and take their Pan.
tour out 10 2 round ofteaparties through
the hOneymaap, theirs as grandfather
and gFandmOihers did a hundred years
ago. Truth compels me to say that the
Paris trip would be the cheaper in the
end, for there used TO be deep complaint
of old that these festivities preyed iheazil,
on the pockets of all concerned, an
more than one good tRadesman wa
ruined by having too much company
But spite of the money pressure and th
lancY tor simple ways. we hear of ladle.
EeceiVing in blue and marooE velve
gowns, that the fashionable gowns for
receiving calls on New Year day will bC
/ Of blue sad maroon velvet, with trim
mings Of the aeS Genoa point which /
8 sort of fine honItoa sacs with ue'
ground, which nay lady Eesas; Will re
cognize as a new departure IN iaes. = q
, low and blue diamOnds. and cameo
which require the most exquisite creS
tions of art in their subjects, will be the
aPpPoved jewels to wear with thes
elegant toilets. The fine world Is prett,
well divided on the question Of supply
ing wines and spirituOus beverages {
callers. Not few of the best families /
the fashionable world dlscountenance
entirely, while ethers are sbandOninl
the cautious ground they have Away
held on the subject. Apropos Of this
4 | see that Harper's Bdrzdr 10 late edi
tORial on Christmas, proposes the use o.
Punch, Eggnogg and kindred drinks
and speaks Of them with tone OF allow
J ancs which is IN decided contrast VIII
its position some time since. Two o.
three years ago the RGsar published
number Of recipes for fancy drinks, ike
prince regents punch. claret-enp and n
ike, which raised a perfect storm OF ex
postulaiion from its readers, especi all
the good Methodist brothers who max
it their business to keep q strict watc
over the morals of Harper publication
i Sc much was said that the editor OF u
BGgar jpconiinently refused to pubhs
aR y father articles on the same sueleC
Ei Iher there IS q gesc ton on the part
: its cenSors or the BaeGP gauges the tol
Of society differently indeed, since 1t g
paFently gives editorial sanction 70 &
use of wine and its com pounds 70
iamIly.. 1t win however ind teW
: quarrel with the stand Il has last taAeL
= New York Dec. 6lst, 1870. PiEfEo
Commonwealth Minsirels, brass pa
: and Orchestra are going TO PainesVi
and Chardon, but Chan Richardson 81
remains in his cash store, where
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