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Year: 1875

Mr. Tracy-Yes, if your Honor please and we
do not arrue gentlemen that all confessions are 10 be nya


dated We only ask you scrutze the by which the


eteuded confessions this defendant proved or preten
dd to be proved probability that no made them under the


and the Of the witnesses who testified
to them to msrepresent 70 forget We shall Introduce some
confessions by witnesses whose character ft will not doubt
whose interests are involved in this litigation beyond
those OF every good citizen justice properly administered
and we shall ask YOU gentlemen TO believe the confessions
which we shall prove provided you tatisfed with the
witnesses character their OF knowing what they
testify to- and ability repeat accurately what they have
heard and that they Influenced in giving their evidence
by no motives except the truth and the whole truth
and nothing bat truth As you have just heard from the
authorities which my associate has read In your hearing gen.
temen the testimony Of witnesses to oral confessions
ALWAYS VIGOROUSLY unreliable but in this 1t parcu


arly so The testimony Of this kind comes exclusively from
three witnesses the plaintiff the mutual friend and the


mutual friends wife Admissions OF this Character always
reoure corobornon corroborsn must be Of facts
pointing TO guilt which have been adduced by other Wit


neses Before jury give effect to oral confessions they
must be satisfied FIRST that the party who is alleged 10
have confessed was correctly understood oy the witness


rule which mis- Honor has just given you one OF the most
forcbe illustrations Of showing how easy Il IA for man listen


ing ttentyey desiring recall accurately what Is said TO
be msundersoOd YOu have yourselves been witnesses 10 the
numerous contests arisen during tins trial between
counsel experienced remembering what witnesses say and in
repeating accurately what particular witness has said
or has not said on this trial. with witness who assumes to
repeat what party has said his liability 10 have misun
derstoOd party great and you must be earefn and
cautious in scrnizng the evidence 10 be satisfied that the
party has correctly understood Second that he correctly
reported Now there such uniformity In human language
that All intelligent report accurately very liable
70 msrepo seldom remember the precise language oil


party who conyersng with catch the idea and re-
produee IN our own lgaA and IN doing that We are always
Year: 1875

And right here in this connection, gentlemen, l
desire TO call your attention remarkable omission in this
quite remarkable anything that has been produced
in it, You notified apon the opening Of this case by the
plaintiffs counsel confessions Of this defendant wond
not be confined single family TO single Instnce that
they call would be outside Of this
this single and dsnteeed witness they said who
would testify confessions Of Mr. Beecher and they named
their witness Frank Carpenter Bat he herei Has he been
produced upon the witness standi Before close,
gentlemen and before this closes, will show
you why Frank Carpenter was not produced
upon the witness stand in this case. In the hra
place he coald testify any confessions Of Henry Ward
Beecher and in the second place will chow that they had
produced him. woud have blasted their with this
evidence and the evidence that had brought against
him The why have omitted him cogent and
powerful you will He link IN the conspiracy that
they been drawing around this defendant for five years.
and with him would have established it, Without him
they hope that they have broken the chain of crcumsn
evidence but will show them that they disappointed in
Year: 1875

Judge Neilson-Judge Porter, when you and |
were boys found that general principle cited in all the text
books very much after the form that you have put it.


PorerIn the form in which the judges have put it.
have not been using my own language.


Judge Neson-I have read It; and perhaps the best


statement Of has been found in Sarkey evidence and


nv general recollection Of what be is IA the effect that
tis kind Of evidence dangerous FIRST because be mis-
apprehended the person who hears IT, in the second place
il NAV not be well remembered and third, it may not
he correctly stated. And have a general recollection
Of very early case mentioned in note where
he said that on the trial Of party for forgery witness
a doctor was examined, and the Judge had 1t down on
his notes that the witness said am the drawer the accep
tor and endorser bill " under three different the
witness himself stating himself to be guilty OF forgery and
while the Judge stating the jury from his notes the
counsel interrupted him like the judge in the Pickwck
case he persisted sdheng his notes and the witness was


recalled inquiry Of the Judge himself the witness said
that his testimony was know the drawer the aceeptor and
endorser Of the bill"


Mr. porer-Your Honor's reference is very striking
and reminds me Of passage which has been
previously read, and which will be borne in your
Uonor's recollection, and very pertinent 10 another
propo-ton Of Tracy that far the evidence is TO
depend upon circumstance wherever there an npuaon
OF criminal nature the circumstances must all be such as TO
exclude the possibility OF innocence for otherwise the law


will prcsnme against guilt" and think in
ton with the very observation which your Honor has
ferred.


Mr Beach-win my friend permit me to read an additional
sentence from JOY confessions from which he has quoted
After considering subject which my friend Judge Po
ter has drawn the attention Of Court and jury this author
says:


Whilst such anomalous ought TO render courts
and iu.ies at all extremely watchfu OF every
fact attendant on confessions Of guilt, these cases
shonld never be invoked or so urged nyadae in
all confessions put jury thus repuialng
those sauary distinctions which the Court IN the Jucia ex
ercise duty shall BE- enabled 10 make such AN use OF
these anomalies which should be regarded AZ mere exceptions


kandsp ak le
fessons and impotc be regard offensive TO
the intelligence both Of the Court and jury


Judge NeisonThe rule being that admissions are TO be
taken with caution and scrutiny.
Year: 1875

The sending of this letter by Mr. Tton to Mr.
Beecher provoked contest from Which Mr. ton could not
retire easily and when ne deserted by Mr. Bowen he
found himself very awkward situation. lie had sent THIS
challenge prominent clergyman in Brooklyn, and
had nothing on which support it Bowen had failed him
he had nothing from his wife wring-nothng whatever


which to support charge all But he had crossed the
Rubcon To might be dangerous 70 retreat mpos
sbe II before this ruin imminent with Beecher and
Bowen united against him not only sure but TO avail
ourselves Of the fac criticism Of the plaintiff upon the witness
stand we may say 1t certain To hat union and
pafy Beecher with him the necessity Of the hour Unless
he could DO this he only the fool that Moulton had
called him. but he was ruined How this could be done
was the subject that occupied his thoughts during the Hh
ssth 18th and 3oth days Of December.
Year: 1875

will ask my associate now to furnish US the au-
thorities on the subject Of conspiracy At this point.


M Porer-The first citation II your Honor please is from
81 Greenleaf on Evidence, Section So


"A conspiracy may be described In general terms as com
bnaon OF by concerted action 20
accomplish criminal unlawful purpose or 10 accomplish
some purpose not in itself criminal unlawful by
criminal or unlawful means IL essential that the
tended ~ be done should Dc punishable BY Indictment for
Year: 1875

discussion of the protective system, to
the policy of which he is decidedly op-
posed.


1t is not to be expected that in an ar
tiele of this length, We could do justice to
Mr.. BELLS pamphlet, and have there.
fore only attempted to touch on such
points as are likely to be of local attrac-
ton. One thing, however, is clearly
fore-shown, and that is that our State is
recognized as possessing within herself
the materials for great wealth, which on
ly have to be known to be appreciated.


Anything, therefore, tending to culti-
vate this knowledge, should be taken ad-
vantage of, and the coming centennial
exhibition is the best Tor this purpose
that the present generation will ever see.
Year: 1875

GEN. W. r. SHERMAN is not making
so much popularity as he anticipated out
of his book. He claims credit for every
thing, even giving Grant to understand
that he only played second fiddle in the
great war of subiugation. While this
may be true, yet nevertheless Grant don't
like it to be known, and he and all the
rest of the Generals snubbed by Sherman
are inclined 20 raise row.
Year: 1875

We learn to-day from reliable sources
that the election of Mr. Hopper fer
County Commissioner will be contested


AS tomorrow is the last day allowed
by law for the filing of papers and prepa-
ration Tor the suit, it may be considered
certain that the action will be c0m-
menced tomorrow.


Much interests felt In the matter, and
it is intimated by those who are in po--
sition to know that the developments
will be both rich and rare.
Year: 1875

THE SUPPOSED BODY OF VESSEL CAPTAIN.


Special Telegram TO the Commercial.


New CASTLE, May 81.
The body of man, apparently about fifty-fve
years of age, WAS found floating in tho harbor
at half past ten O'Clock this morning. 1t is sup
posed to be that Of the captain of a vessel who
was missed a few days ago. The Coroner has
been notified.
Year: 1875

accepting a deliberate banter, expressed
a very decided opinion concerning the
public schools of this parish. The
Indefinite Article of the Intelligencer
replies to our structures, and from its
retreat at Okaloosa characterizes some
of our expressions as falsehoods.


This place, Okaloosa, is significant of
the school system OF which we wrote
and of the frauds perpetrated in the
name ofeducation. Purchased for 800,
a school-house, framed and ceiled, has
been erected on the place land seats and
desks suitable for a college have been
purchased. This expenditure is made
at the peoples expense, when hum
dreds of families in the parish are
without credit and in need of the very
necessities of life. What we have said
of the public school system of this
parish is praise in comparison with
what ought to be said of this job.


But it is of James Brewster, the whi-
ming hypocrite and dead-beat, about
whom we are writing. When he ar
rived here is not so important AS the
hour of his leaving. Proclaiming him.
self a scholar, he is incapable Of spelling
squi,2'el. Protesting to teach, tho COM
mon duties of a member of society are
not in his lexicon. Brought up no one
knows where, he nevertheless affects
the pregogative of an instructor in a
land where he is unknown and con-
temned. Who and what he is, not five
men in this community know, except
that he is a beggar for Office, worthless
as a member of society, knowingly an
an intruder upon the people and an
eye-sore upon the streets, the victim of
jests and the object of daily ridicule.
The average intellect is preplexed in
the effort to treat such a nonentity. III
he were waif, or mere thing of
chance of tangible being orpurpose, the
effort would be possible, but in the
light of reality--asa substantive, without
gender action and being it is ilnpossi-
BILE to speak Of James Brewster. There
is no cur that would not be rendered
hateful by substitution of names.
Year: 1875

Planters are not, it appears, in need
of labor, but are sadly in want of good
weather. The lands in not one place
in ten have been broken up. There is
an inquiry tor mules which is not like
ly to be met.
Year: 1875

The Arkansas matter, involving the
legality of the present government in
that State, has received a quietus
by the decided refusal Of the House to
interfere with affairs as they stand.
All Arkansas is a panorama of broad
prinS
Year: 1875

The Civil Rights bill has become a
law of the land. Except that suits may
be brought in the Federal courts and
tried before jurors only who can take
the test oath, the provisions of the Act
do not differ materially y from the statute
in force in this State upon the same
subject.
Year: 1875

A Democratic reader of the COMMERCIAL. COM
plains to us of the course of the Legislature,
and the most outrageous acts which they are
now trying to enact, to the disgrace of our
Gtata
Year: 1875

Washington, to-day, is only reservoir
fed by streams that have their fountain
in every state, from Maine and Texas to
Oregon. We are trying the impossible
problem OF adding up two and two, and
trying to get six or eight out of them.
We add together tho ballots of ignorance
and Incompetence and dishonesty on the
part of the people, and then wonder that
wisdom and capacity and integrity is not
the result on the part of our rulers. We
shall have to cipher it over again Right.
ly or wrongly we have given the ballot to
ignorance. | believe it is the most dan
gerous step of our first century. would
have the intelligence test universal, and
'hnn would ...~i.s .i.e hallot rr;ua-saI


Including men and women, native and for.
eign. But that opportunity is past and
now the best We can DO, and the one
thing we must do, if we will preserve oul
republic ard build it up, is TO make ed
ucation universal. The ignorant hand that
bears ballot may be as dangerous to u.
as intentional treason But, since it al
ready grasps the ballot, educate it. L
need be, compel it to be educated. This
is only rational sef.deicnsc. And then
with intelligent choice, looking all ovel
the land, let us select to put in trust o.
our high governmental affairs the bes
men, OF whatever nationality, of whatever
business, Of whatever party. And wher
they have learned to serve US well, let u
hold that a reason for their continuing t,
serve us and not make it the excuse 70
sending them homN.-Rer Minot J
| SQr0Qe.
Year: 1875

A man and his wife, seeking to break
themselves of n habit Of iretting and
scolding, entered into an agreement OF
this nature the one who first lost temper
with the other or with the children was
to be published by the other as q 'scold.
The medium through which this humiia.
ting intelligence was to be communicated
to tho world was not specified in the con
tract, but the husband understood that il
was TO be through the B,Wnsricher. The
wife nearly bit the end Of her tongue of
in the first days trial. swapping up this
harsh words which tried to escape hei
lips. But both were dismally peaceful
until the afternoon of the second day
when the husband flew into passion
simply because one OF the children pol
ished his stocking foot with backine
brush while he was taking his usual nap
At the first burst of anger his wife quick
ly arose and put on her bonnet.


'Whcrc are you gong2' he inquired
suspiciously.


TO publish you,' she replied,


'Oh, well, go ahead the boys at tn
office wont give me much Of blast


But I'm not going to the printing OF
Gce.'


Where, then p he asked in surprise.


To the sewing society.


That brought him to terms, and Ion
and earnestly he begged her not to max
his weakness known throughout the lengt
and breadth of the land. Finally, in cor
sideration of new silk dress, by him t
be delivered, she agreed to let him of
But it was narrow escape.-Br"1'
| licIer
Year: 1875

1t Is strange how money, or the lack O
It, can dull the best feelings of the heart
DO away with the devotion of wife
break up friendships, and even destroy J
parents love. The sou of q wealthy cit.
zen had been unfortunate in business, and
had gone to New Orleans to retrieve hi,
fortune, His father had refused him aid
and the poor fellow had struggled on as
maniully as he could, but evidently did
not possess the moncy.makiDg faculty
FINALLY he came back TO New York, but
the father would not receive him. He
went to an old servant of the family and
lived with him, until sickness overlook
him and he died. Then the old servant
went to the purse proud father and beg.
ged him to give the young man decent
burial from his own home. The father
refused, and to the old servant was left
the task and expense Of burying his mas.
ter's son. Not long since the wealthy ia.
ther OF another unfortunate young man
allowed his son to be buried from the
poorhouse. 1t hardly seems possible that
Christian men, mixing in society and re-.
garded as good citizens, can in their pri.
vate life be so dead to the common in.
stincts OF humanity; yet, doubtless, there
are many instances like these in the great
daily making puerile sycophants and Grad
grinds OF what should be noble apd up.
right men. There is a whole sermon for
the rich in the remark that "shrouds are
never made with pockets"
Year: 1875

The Lancaster PENN Examiner of a
recent date says; Information has been
given US, on very respectable authority,
that the water in the eastern end OF the
Pennsylvania Canal, and extending west
ward some distance, has recently become
poisonous in its character, yet at the same
time, of the marine color, and singularly
transparent, even to the whole depth, in
its deepest parts. Every living thing in
this portion Of the canal has been poison.
ed and can be seen lying dead at the bot
tom or on the surface eels, snakes, and
all kinds Of fish, even bass, lay dead in
the water, since this phenomenon has
presented itself. Some thought the pump.
ing out of the coal mines, and the flow Of
noxious water into the Susquehanna, and
thence into the canal, might be the cause
others suggest that lime.boats have been
sunk in the canal somewhere above
But there are many reasons for doubling
the first solution Of the cause. on account
of the location of the feed OF the canal
and the river not partaking of this cor
ruption at that point. The second idea
seems improbable, as there would be moth
ing in lime to destroy the fish. Va
shall doubtless hear more of this before
long"
Year: 1875

The best rule says a wise writer,
"is to say all the good Of every one, and
to refrain from saying evil, unless it be.
comes clear matter of duty to warn,
Slander is sin much worse than theft.
We should no more bite one with ouI
words than with our teeth. An angry
word is worse than blow often, aud .
satirical word is like a sting"
Year: 1875

Arrangements are about completed whereby
Dan Rice, the veteran circus man. will open
Robinson's Opera-house with one OF the most
novel and attractive exhibitions ever present.
ed before the public.


His exhibition will consist principally Of ten
wonderful trained Spanish horses, whose tricks
and evolution surpass anything ever before
seen as the result Of animal discipline and
training.


This & an entirely novel species Of entertain-
ment, and Colonel Rice selected Cincinnati az
the place to bring it out, satisfied that an in
Endorsement from tne press and people OF this
city will aid him as much as though he ohUse
New York for his starting point He will open
August 30th and continue during the EXPOSE
fjnn. !
Year: 1875

A cool matron Of Philadelphia
awoke one night recently and found a
burglar IN her room. Did she scream
outg MOI She just got him into on
argument on the Beecher scandal and
thus detained him until daylight and
the milkman came, when she made
her situation known and the burglar
wac arrealed.
Year: 1875

A firm in this city Las received m order
from Glasgow to send to That port sixty bend
Of cattle per week. ria Montreal, during tho
seRson. The tirst lot WIS sent forward yes
teEdny. few days ago n cargo Of wheat
WIS purchased here and forwarded rls Ant
Werp on account OF parties in Euroi'o who
preferred dealing direct with this market to
purchasing through New York.
Year: 1875

To KEEP BUTTER SWEET UNTIL WIN
TER.-Mix two large spoonfuls of salt, two
of saltpetrc, and two of pulverized white
sugar into twelve pounds Of butter put
the butter in large stone jar with a
stone cover; gil the jar two-thirds full of
butter, then put piece of cloth on the
top and fll up the jar with salt. 1t should
not be opened until winter. Another
method is to take one pound of white
powdered sugar, two ounces Of salipetre,
one pound of salt, and six quarts Of water;
scald and skim the mixture; when very
cold, pour it on the butter.
Year: 1875

CLOSING CRACKS IN CAST IRoN Stoves.
Good wood ashes are to be sifted thro'
fine seive, to which is to be added the
same quantity Of clay finely pulverized,
together with little salt. The mixture
is to be moistcned with water enough to
make a paste, aud the crack of the stove
filed with it, The cement does not peel
off or break away, and assumes an extreme
degree of hardness after heated. The
stove must be cool when the application is
made. The same substance may be used
in setting the plates of u stove, or in fitting
stove pipes, serving to render all the joints
perfectly tight.
Year: 1875

How TO SAVE YoUR SHOE SoLEs.-
Melt together tallow and common rosin in
proportion Of two parts of the former and
one of the latter, and apply the prepara-
ton hot to the soles Of the boots or shoes
AS much of it as the leather viii absorb
One farmer declares that this little recipe
alone has been worth more than the cost
of five years subscription to the newspa-
per publishing il.
Year: 1875

There is hardly one Of our readers who
does not remember the old nursery rhyme Of
sold Mother Hubbard she went to the cup


To give her poor dog bone, lboard,
Butwhen she got there, the cupboard was bare,


And 50 the poor dog got none


This Is the way the Boston Adeeniscr
puts II in shape, in the most modern style !:


The aged and venerable maternal repre-
sentative Of family which descended from
an ancestral progenitor known in his time
by the patronymic appellation Of Hubbard
(perhaps from bis having been one Of the
early poets or bards Of the hub, wended
her way to the small apartment ordinarily
devoted to the storage Of crockery, and
such portions Of the family provisions as
were left unused at the prandial meal, to
obtain for the qualification Of her favorite
but emaciated specimen ofthe genus canis.
fragment Of an osseous nature once com
posing an integral portion Of the skeleton
Of an animal (whether bovine, porcine, or
otherwise, the narrator was not able to de-
termine satisfactorily, } from which she had
reason TO believe her petted qusdruped
wsuld aliment When by continuous pro-
gressive motion she had arrived at the end
of her brief journey and in fact had reach
cd the objective point, and the goal of her
desire, her fond anticipations were not
realized, and her calculations came 20
naughti for the family receptacle, before
alluded to, proved to be entirely denuded
Of everything in the way Of that sustenance
which tends to prolong life when received
within and assimilated by the animal or
ganism. Consequently this indignant aud
long-suffering member of the high class Of
vertebrate called mammals, but familiarly
known as the "poor dog" failed on thi.
occasion to obtain anything to appcase hi
unsated and voracious appetite, which We
have reason to believe, had previously beer
whetted by the anticipation Of the favor
able result Of the visit Of his friend ans
protector to the usual storehouse of hi
supplies.


I
Year: 1875

AN Ice BAa.-Snall quantities of ice
may be preserved in summer by making a
bag large enough to hold the ice. Then
make another much larger bag. Put it
outside the small bag, and Gil the space
between with sawdust.
Year: 1875

RANCID BuTTRR.-"To pint of water
add 30 drops (about half teaspoonfalD of
liquor Of chloride Of lime. Wash in this
two and half pounds Of rancid butter
When every particle has come in contact
with the water, let il stand an hour or
two; then wash the butter well again in
pure water. The butter is then left
without any odor, and has the sweetness
of fresh butter These preparations Of
lime have nothing injurious in them"


We forthwith obtained some rancid
butter and it was bad enough for any
stomach that had more sensibility than a
wagon wheel. We doctored it as per
recipe, and when placed on the table along
with good butter, very able judges could
not distinguish the new butter.