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NOTES From THE GALLERY.
The Impressions OF IN Observer on the Ad.
visory Council.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. I was
ono Of the audience IN the gallery at the
"councn" held In Plymouth Church, and
watched proceedings narrowly. l gained the
following impressions;
l. That the ministers thereto altered were
most, or at least many OF them, men engaged In
the business of religion as a means Of earning a
livelihood, and that their regard ana respect for
rehgi on was on "A par with Mr.. fearful Shear
mans regard for the majesty Of he law.
That the majority 81 tine clefgymen meant
the precedent. that It Ia dficult to convict a
THIS precedent makes the business OF religion
report presented by the Committee Of Nine. at
the last meeting OF the council, confirms this
impression. II establishes a series II loophoies
and lodges for the evasion ~ Investigation
almost equal to tie lodges and tricks the artful
sherman has found IN legal technlcaities and
rules OF courts.
3 The council confined the functions Of
Judge. Jury. and advocate, with those OF an aI-
plauding audience, similar 10 that which was
allowed to org nizo itself in the great t1sl be-
fore judge Nelson. with ushers, aud nlrh
tributes, to influence the minds Of the Jury in
behalf of the shrcwd clerical criminal, whose
anteNp,, in many respects, YOU - Justly IND In
Feelings " y ewgate Ordinary" They per
formed all these parts ia tie interes OF tho
n. an they me- to save. and iu their own $50 far rs
the est blishment OF the precedent Is CON
Cerned. j. lOEYE.
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carr. norToy's NEW INTENTIONS
How TO save life from the Piers md Throw
Line from Ship.

How TO save life FROM the Piers md Throw
Line from ship.
" During my stay IN Europe" said Capt.
Paul II ytnn 70 RsrN reporter " made m my
mind 10 introduce here two new inventions for
saving life. One intend 10 present 10 the no.
lice force Of this city ana Philadelphia. You
have of course noticed the lrrce number Of rer-
sons who ar~ drowned IN tho docks along the
river side. suppose a person while drunk la
overheard. or attempts suicide. IL often hap.
pens that white policeman IL hunting Tor
rone or boat hook or bo't the person IL
drowned. Now, my invention IL simply this /:
Here & n wooden bobhin, to which sixty feet of
the strongest Manila line Il atrnchrd nv one
end, and four-pronged steel grappnne iron ia
attached to the other end OF The line. The limo
i wound round the boobn. and the grabbing
ron MS IN the hollow pa 81 the WOOD. The
weigh pound. IL every policeman on duty on
the river front had one Of these, the saving OF
lrssened eighty per cent. II the person In the
wafer accidentally fell IN, the uficcr could hold
the graphing Iron In hi, hand, and throw the
bobbin, which floats, out to the struggling per-
son. II the cise WIS one OF attempted suicide,
or or where tee person vas too dunk to mike any
Rrapple and haul him IN. propose to ctve the
police force OF tins city aud Philadelphis tho
right to manufacture these for themselves, and
suppose they can make them for Nifty cents
piece.
a ship Is driven on lee shore and her back IA
being broken by the sea beating ac inst her the
Efforts OF the coast guard to throw rope on
board by means OF rocket or mortar Frequently
fail, owing either to the wind coming into the
shore blowing the rocket back or TO one slice.
Now, here IL box. four feet by three, which
can be easily placed under the table In the C lbin
~ any vessel IL contains long, nne, strong
line attached to a rocket Of peculiar construc.
ton. lhe ship Is driven on shore. and the coast
guard men are there unl BILE 20 establish com
munication between the vessel nnd the land.
the captain brings this box on deck, opens u,
adjusts the rocket to the angle II the box cover,
and fires II on. The rocket. by ITS own force 1nd
That of the wind blowing In shore. Ia carried to
land. In addition TO the tail of fire shown by II
passing through the air, the rocket on falling on
the ground bursts, ana burns brilliant red
light for ten minutes. This Ia seen by the coast
guard men, who FIX the cable to the line, and IL
Is thus h iuled aboard end tho crew snved.
" Will not be at the Centennial ExhIbi ton. as
there Is a Maritime Convention in Brussels, Bel
einm, this year, an IN Chairman OF tire Com
mittee on Saving Life"
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MIR. BEEoHER,s PORTRAITS.
what Artists whe Have studiod hts Face
Think About his True Inwardaess.

II Is a very significant fact, which may
not he without influence on the minds Of men
who are given to Psychological studies, that tho
three eminent artists Of New York to whom
the pastor Of Plymouth Church sat for his pur-
trait are strenuous believers IN his guilt Of the
crimes and offences with which he has boon
charged. They were his personal friends but
in that confidential sccusion of the studio
which Ia 40 favorable 10 the reading II mans
true churacicr, those artists must have IL scoN-
cred Indications Of weakness. of mental ard
animal deprasiiy. which compelled them 10 be-
proofs" since demanded by the Advisory
Council.
sitting TO an artist for portrait throws a man
completely OF his guard. The artist looks uui-
city and scaIchiugy iuto the face Of his sitter,
notes every change In his features. watches the
varying expressions Of his countenauce. and
tries To put upon the canvas the spiritual mature
OF the man before him; and the test OF the
which lac does this. rather than the mechanical
accuracy with which sitter's face Is copied.
The artist may seem TO he quietly engaged in
strive by some casual remark to induce his sitter
to make m exhibition OF his true inwurdne-s."
hectcd In the eyes and mouth Of the uncon-
scious victim; and when the sitter happens to
be person OF so susceptible nature and 81
such an egotistic disposition the Plymouth
pastor, the artists task IL easy enough. as the
portraits painted Of him sufficiently prove.
These portraits have In all eases been COM
planned " ~ untrue from the gross animal ma
ture which they represent, and from their lack
Of that look OF spiritual refinement and devo-
tional feeling which those who did not know
Mr. lieerher Intimately imagined were his char
acteristics But the artists represented Mr..
Beecher Us they found him. and their Opinionsu
him, formed In the intimate relation which
sitter holds To the painter. were such that wien
he was accused Of the vile offences for which he
has been partially tried they at once came to the
conclusion that he must be guilty. or course
testimony Of this sort Is not 70 be received To-
culprit's detrlment In court, but outside Of the
court ~ ~ strongly corroboraiive OF the tcsti-
mOnN which can DC IncnllN gNen.
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The whitrwa-h'us Council.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
Advisory Council has made i's final report and
adjourned. II has covered Plymouth Church
and the Pastor with such u coat Of whitewa-n rs
clearly exhibits to the world the jealous parti-
sanship Of It's members. Not content with this.
II has travelled ou' Side Of is duties as indicated
in the letter mlssiyc. 10y providing for new COM
mittee of Investigation, the design Of which is
clearly To- head on other proposed Investigations.
The provision for such committee Is very curl
Gus. All the chances Of q committee pledged to
Beocher are carefully secured.
First. The council name twenty ministers and
laymen. majority of whom are known To be
warm sympatlilors and 0uispohcn adhcreuts of
the pastor. and the remainder are beloved to be
friendly to him.
Second Tho committee u three who arc 70 So
lcct the triad committee of i've from the twenty
are IA Jealous In their friendship a, Shearllin
himself and are taken from the withdrawing
committee
Third 10 prevent any possibility Of mistake It
j. provided that any three Of The i've may act. So
that II any one Of the Ave should be found at
last unsOund on the question of true inward
ness, he may be ignored by the balance
committee chosen In this WAY would be
safer for the pastor than was the committee Of
1874, chosen 10y himself. This machinery was all
manufactured by the Willy Shcarinan and 1ieccher
himself Tor purpose. her Will never CON
sent 10 n committee unless he Il doubly sure Of
1t. lie would say, q" won't! wontN"
UNCLE
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THE NEW roRK WoRLD's FAIR.
Bail Reduced from One Hundred and Ten
Thousand 10 One Hundred Thousand.

Macmillan Morgenthau and William s.
Bruno were arrested by Deputy Sheriff McGono.
gal on an order from Justice Donohue. The or
der was granted In au AFFIDAVIT OF Edwin B.
Pond, Secretary u tho Industrial Exhibition
COMPANY The 1ldavit recies that the defend
ants were tue comp4ny's financial agents, ana
were intTusted with the negotiation OF so 600
90 OF the oompany's bonds, and that tue com
pany delivered to them S2J4,9lO Of Its bonds
The secretary admits that the defendants re-
turned some OF the bonds, but he alleges that
they have retained $S9.51i8s OF the bonds. The
order Of arrest required the defendants To give
$1,000 bail. Upon their arrest the defendants
applied TO the Court for a reduction OF bail
Justice Donohue reduced the bail 20 100000,
permitted the defendants 20 deposit WITH the
County Clerk. To the credit OF the cause, BOMBS
OF the exhibition, temporarily, and ordered that
the Sheriff credit them with the pr value OF the
bonds. The defendants deposited with the
County Clerk $3.50 Of the cOnuany's bonds,
ana offered the sheriff bail Ia $46 l2O. The bail
will probably be accepted.
Messrs. Moreenthau, bruno Co. saw that the
company owes them $4,000. which they have
expended for printing, advertising, and INSTALL
ments on land. They also have a claim OF $boi,-
90 for their commission on the whole sum OF
$2O,OOO,OJO, which the company employed them
to negotiate.
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Pre.ident Porter. Friend. surprised.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: Presi-
dent Porters speech greatly surprises the friends
OF Yale College.
A most distinguished clergyman told me no
had two boys, educating them for Yale but
that now he sh ould send them TO Princeton. I
rem inded him that Williams and Amherst were
SOUND, but no Princeton was hts ideal of sound
theology | could not gains " Il.
Porter ny his gushing speech In favor OF
Beecher puts himself alongside OF hearmln.
WHAT its influence Il IN be ON Yale COLLEGE time
VIII Snow. l thank President Porter for his
frankness.
DR.. Bacon showed how easily he could preside
over council. called In 1874 to support dis
cpline, ard the orthodox f.ith, aud over one to
support Deechcrism. such varied tllcnt Il not
common. Laymen who have heretofore given
him money to support his theological seminary
ut New Haven need be In no uncertainty what
kind ~ THEOLOGY said money will 60 to support
hereafter. New Haven theology was never
remarkable for its orthodox. Hereafter II viii
lie more questionable than ever For my part
shall prefer hereafter to send my money to An
dover and my boys also. 5. ID. II.
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DRUNKARD's BATTLE.
An Episode Mt n venduc A Faction Fight Two
Hours Long Bars on Wheels.


PoRT JERvIs, N. Y. Feb. 2G.-Ot late
several rumselers have lifted up bars on wheels,
and have attended every yendus In this section.
Yesterday about THOUSAND persons were gath
cred at a sale In wawayanda. Two OF the trav-
cling bars were on hand About noon party
Of men bee me Intoxicated, but IL was not until
between and o'clock that the nrst blows Of
one OF the most desperate aud bloody atfrays
ever known to tnlt locality were exclaimed.
1t began with one drunlard upsettlnG a pail OF
water from which another was drinking. Tho
drenched drunkard retaliated with blow, and
at once Two factions set upon each other. one
SIDE was from Grsenville sud the ot1er from
Middletown and Wawayanda. Men hurled Urge
stones and felled each other TO the elrth.
Wagon spokos from broken wheels, ami every
thing available that could ne used as "A weapon
was seized to b tier heads with. Men were
knocked down, and then stamped ana kicked.
For two hours TINS terrible iracas continued
WIN undated fury Fig tiers were seen ON all
SIDES with faces 50 br Used and battered by sue
cessiNe blows as TO To past recognition even ny
scilps torn on. Some were seen with blood
streaming from their mouths, and Others had
thcir taces pounded to jelli. Decent men en-
deayO red to put q stop TO the murdcrous fray,
and were themselves drawn into IL and tadl,
Injured. Among those badly hurt In their ef-
forts 70 IN X peice were the following; Abrd-
nam Dorenus OF Denton, seriously huft VIII
stone on the back 81 tho head Mr. Emerspn of
Wa"ayanda, injured In the hel I'd bv a blow
from stone or club; Robert borne Of Mini
sink, seriously injured, and manv Others.
Inc Grcenvillc men, though overmatched In
numbers, made desperate resist nee. Three
times they were OYerhOrne and driven across an
adjoining Held, and each time they rallied and
returned TO renew the hight They were knocked
down, trampled upon, beaten with clubs and
stonesj were rescued by their companions, and
started up to fight again. Those on the other
SIDE were equ Ily belligerent, and suffered ter
Tipiy at me hands OF the Greenyllle party One
lar, bus his companions rescued MIN.
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Though but six days intervene between
now and Mardi Gras, some Of the people are
already becoming very impatient for the carni, al
day TO arrive. This impatienco seems general,
though among those who expect tOprtlcipatc
II Is greater than elsewhere. cstcrday Thomas
Tipkins became SO impatient about how he
would celebrate the carnival that he resolved Ia
put on the disguise he expects 10 wear then.
This disguise is that Of IA plantation negroes.
Having procured the OUTFIT Tipkins duuued the
same and appeared at the rear OF his residence.
lie knocked, and his wife answered.
Kinder understands AS how you wishes a
cook, num-" said he.
We wish no cook; go away responded tho
wife.
You needn't be so sassy; pears TO me You re
drcnul stuck UP, 'sideriug ! sc as good a. yol,
remarked the disguised orc.
q" As good rs me-" shrieNcd the wife, selling
bucNet Of cold water and throwing 10 tull upnn
the Mardl Gras man; " as good AS me, thN0 lhht,
and a. she spoke she threw the wafer and then
beat him about the head with the bucket. Tho
disguised husband cried ont his Identity hut the
irato woman did not seem to comprchvnd until
after poor Tiphins had been put Ia "A tolerahly
fair way to be sick until after Mardi Gras.
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A cplored resident OF Detroit. who occa-
sionnlly lends u few dollars ON good security,
was the other day invited to lend nelghboring
cohbler $50 on note OF hand running thirty
days
suppose dat note comes due and you haven't
de CASH Inquired the capitalist.
iiut will have"
But spOse YOU hayen't2"
The cobbler couldn't get over that, and he was
looking very serious, when the capitalist got a
bright Idea, and said
We kin FIX dat. You make de note. YOU see.
You may be good or you may not be- I'm good,
and We bof knows IL, cause here's de cash right
here. You make de note amt IN back II. |
knows myself, you see, and de capitalist who
won't lend money on his own 'dor-ement halnt
no business head on him.
And thoy fixed 1t that way,
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win Mrs. Bnuer Chnnre her Mind.

The Germania Life Insurance Company In
which Jno. F. Bauer, the wealthy rman baker Of lle
Smith street Brooklyn, who poisoned himself on the
i7th inst with drink OF cyanide OF potassium, was m.
sured for $4,000, refuse to the pohcy III III lhey
can nave the dead mans stomach * mined ~ Proi,
Eaton. Tho Coroner. who mas the stomach. offered II
after the Inquest Mira Bauer but she refused TO take
II, and when the company claimed IL she refused TO
give her written consent that they might take IT, and
Coroner Simms refuses TO give It mp without her con
sent. when Mrs Bauer Oh mes her mind and chemi
cal analysis satisfies the company. sue Will receive her
400 elad aOt before,
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: One
Of the pillars Of Plymouth Church several years
since endowed lectureship In Yale College III
vinity school, and called II "Beecher." II
Henry Ward licecher IL pronounced guilty, this
must ever stand as "A prominent monument of
his disgrace not to mention the dctrincnt to a
divinity school with such tainted chair. Nor
can the matter be easily rrmcc I'd, because
simply changing the name Of tn, lectureship
would forfeit the endowment. IL Il predca-
ment then, can you wonder tn ale College
JUsTICIA.
EAsTHAMProN, Feb o. 1876
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Henry Bartels was fined SO In the Special
Sessions recently for selling impure milk. Bartos pur-
chased the milk OF Joseph Kingsley OF Jersey City, and
learning that n law OF New Jersey likewise punished
the mix aun ant, determlned ON revenge He besan
aermpa ul aSainst KINGSLEY, ana yesterday the case
closed by Justice Davis holding klngsey 10 await In
dstmeDt w tue Graaq JuTy.
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Seven Car Load. OF Buffalo bones.

Yesterday afternoon seven cars, freRhted with
buffalo bones arrived In Jersey City. The bones
consigned TO parties In New YORK, and to be used
for the manufacture OF combs buttons and other Art
Giles. They were collected on the plans by company
whose headquarters Il At CHEYENNE. and whose agents
OF bunAloes, .
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p. w. Connolly, a Bergen Point undertaken,
called on Thursday 10 prepare the body OF a wel-
known resident for burial. on touching the body no
found II warm although the sorTOwmg relatives 10
clarcl he IN u tai been dead fn huurs. Aii' AZ M
OF stimuants brought about Summation, al tue sup
posed corpse 0peLel W e!es.
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Tipkius's Good Disguise.
Prom me Louisc'ae Courier. Journal

EAsTnAMproN, Feb. d, 1875.
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The objection to the bun / Of the murderer In
consecr,te ground Is stiil the uppermost topic
IN Citskll. 1t Is not probable that Father
O'Disooll Intended to I'VE the fact generally
known. Alselm Walz having obtained the
priests permission, ordered the grnve-digser TO
dig the grave. That funotionarY was SO iLdig-
nant at tue order that he refused to comply,
even when he priest reiterated II. lie preferred
To talk with the parishioners lrst. They are
generally laDOring people, and tnev say that
they will move their dead from the cemetery If
the murOefer's pse Is buried there.
Father o. Driscoll Is very retlcent. He will
await the Bishops decision. Father Keenan, OF
Hudson IL more willing to go into the merits OF
the co ntroversY. The rumoT that the Bishop OF
Albany has already deoided 90 permit the inter-
ment OF Waz in the cemetery, he SAYS, Is pre-
mature, although he expects that to DO his an
swer. lie has made careful study Of WALKS
case, and heartily conourTed with Father ODrls-
coll In the opinion that the murderer was men
tally Irresponsible Should the Bishop so de-
eide, they will bury the body In the cemetery
despite the protests Of the plrl shioners.
Both Fathers 0'Driscoll and Keenan, were In
Albany on Thursday, urging the question upon
the episcopal consideration. They do not seek
an immediate decision, as they wish to have
time to preach to and talk with the Catskll folks
upon the suo ject. They entertain no doubt IN t
the people win yield when the episcopal ediet
comes.
his father,
The New York herald., 1876-07-25
CIVILIZATION DISGRACED.

ONE HUNDRED vIGILANTs IN INDIANA BREAK
DOWN HOUSE AND SHOOT THE OWNER FOR
GIVING TESTIMONY IN A CoUET-ATTACKING
PRISON TO KILL PRISONERS
LOUISVILLE, KY, July "a, 1875
Two weeks ago an armed mob broke into tho jail at
Pao Orange county, Ind, and attempted TO kill two
prisoners Jones and Jolliver who charged
with murder. The prisoners had arms and drove the
mob Of. They wero subsequently sent TO New Albany
TOR safe keeping. At Mitchell Ind, Abe Jones,
saloon keeper, suspected Of having been
hired to give testimony that would break down the
prosecution OF the suspected murderers, above
referred to, o'clock sunday morning 100
masked and we'll armed horsemen entered Mitchell ana
demanded adm ission. This den ed them by Jones'
saloon building, and. beng determined and energetic
men, it was not long before the structure
wreck. Jones, finding that he could net prevent
the entrance OF the mob into his house, at
tempted escape by the back way, but the effort
focd. The Regulators wore determined that Jones
should die; and, soon as no appeared at the back
door, dozen shots fired him. OF them
penetrating his lungs nicing what is believed TO be
q fatal wound. Upon receiving this wound Jones fell
10 tho ground, aud as he showed signs of lite, the
Vigiants mounted their horses and caoped out of
town. This morning however, Jones was still awe;
but he Will doubtless be added to the long OF deaths
which have taken place through tho agency OF these
Orange County ViQilants.
The New York herald., 1876-07-25
THE MURRAY-BERDELL CASE.

VERDICT OF TIE CORONERs JURY-IMPORTANT
REBUrTAL TESTIMONY FOR THE PRosEcu-
TIoN.
GOSHEN, n. Y, July "a, 1876
Tho Coroncr's jury rendered verdict that wisner
Murray to his death July q from a gunshot
wound received July 1a Said wound caused by a
pistol discharged in the hands OF r. H. BerdelL The
question OF justification not touched by tho jury.
The examination OF BerdcIl the criminal charge was
concluded to-day The last witness Tor the defence,
Dr. W. p. Townsend, who attended Berdell, testified
the OF the wounds right after the ARRAY. There
we're three or four w-unds skin deep on the face,
reaching from cheek check the hose. The
VI rest wound near tho left eye
AZ noon. when a recess was taken II was announced
that the case closed, but reassembng the
prosecution reopened II TO Oer rebutta testimony
provo Murrays death and 10 Introduce the verdict
the Coroner's jury.
The prosecution called Michael Landy for the rebut
tai OF the testimony of Elsie Pierse, VINO the
dcfence that she pistol Murrays hand. Landy
testified that when she gavo him tho pistol she said
that she did not know who IL camo from anyIhng
about It
Counsel for the defence moved that the prosecution
be required TO introduce In evidence proof OF the death
OF wisner Murray The defence declined to go beyond
the charge which was assault with intent to kill
Pending the motion the examination adjourned
until tomorrow morning.