Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1874 — Page 5

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. TUESDAY. AUGUST -5. 1874.

that I mut have an interview to-morrow, jdnre 1 tn to speak to-morrow evening : at tenwnyha.!,andbatl shall or ball not wy will defend lararely npon the result of the interviw. Tlii letter occasioned Tllton much anxiety, lest Mrs. Woodhuli, in proceeding against J,' and hH sisters, woald thereby involve Mr?, niton. Accordingly., knowing that Eeecher and VI WnnMhnll I r hftVA All laUrVMW St mV

house next day, be came to it aninvi, and , ora;wl Heeener to presiue uu j"",,1"" VL! Wtlnwuy Hall. After Mrs. W. left Tilton refated hU nnreny to Keechrr. m that evening 1 went to HTeiu way Hall with Tilton. and flnoing no one there to preside. Tllton voluoteeml to preside himself, which. I believe, bad the effect of preventing Woodhnli s proposed attack on tbe Bcesher family at that time On the Orth of December, 1871. Mr. Woodnuii rim sent letter to lieecher desiring he would (.peak at the woraaa' suffrage Convention in Via -inrrton.tobeheldoa th 10ih, llth and 1-th of January fol.owlnr. That letter R-echer forwarded with the following now of the date of tjje 2nd of January. 17J: BKECHKR TO MOCLTOX. TIrookltn, Tuesday Evening. Jan. 2, lS7i M y D a Moolton : I send yoa V. W.'s letter to mo and a rerly, which 1 submit to your lu.lzmen. Tell me what you think. Is It too longt Will she ne it for publishing? I do nt wih to have it so used. I do not mean to peak on the platform of either of the two nuffrag societies. What influence I exert I prefer to do on my own hook, aud I do not mean to lx In with either party, and It will nwl be fair to prieme in where I do nolwlshtoR-v. l.utl 1 a ve it for you to Judare for me. 1 have loaned on yon hitherto, and nver lwen sorry for lt. I whs mistaken aboul the thareh Cr.lou coming out so earlv thai be could not get a notice of the Golden Ago in it. It was Just the other way- o I. iki:4TM. a.iid to und on a rouzn p oof of the if mcra ami ihn Star article iu t he paper to- . ';.JL a itna op wi will bi Inserted to soften a little the touch about the Sig. Christ an. Do von t trink I ought lo keep a copy of n . letter v w t tki von think It wo ild tx bett-r to ..ft. it .min. nd not kv runch? ill you keep the letur to me, and send I he ot her, if you iude it wlscT -W in you sena a line i my uoui in the morning what you conclude? lam full of company. Yours, truly and affectionately. There la a paragraph In this note whxh needs a word ol explanation. 1 had advised Mr. iecher, in order that he might show that there was no okludly fe-llug between him and iiloii.lo rubishln the Christian Union a referrncn itheJolden Ae. lie agreed to do so, but iustend of I hat be had a notice which I thought wai worse ihan if he hal said uothti-g; and the allusion in tnmJ paragraph of this lutier Is to a tetter which 1 had wrlt.en to Beech r upon the two topics, this and Mrs. Woodhuli, on t he ."tU of Prbruarv. ls.2. reeeiveu mm mi. JJeecher a letter of that date, which 1 Included in tho statement, bat already published in Mr. lJcecher's sUtement. This letter was to lot me know that Klliabeth ' bad written to him con1 rary to ber premise and without my p.rnilsin, and also tointorm nie of hi lears as lo the hange in Tilton's mind, and Ha clear statement of the case an it then Hood, can not ba f unner elucidated ijme. On the 25th of March I received a portrait of Tllton as a present from Mr. Iteecher, with a note, as a token of hU confluence and respect. BKKCHER TO MOULTOX. . .Mr Diak Frikivd: I sent, on Friday or Sat uiay, a portrait of Tllton to the Rtore for you ; I hop it may Bait yoa. I have been doing ten men's work this winter, partly to make up lost time, partly because I live under a cloud, feeling every month that I may be doing my las: work, ind &nxious tomnke the iviot of it. W hen ivau old his birthright h lound no place for repentance and tears, but 1 hve one abiding comfort. I have known you and found in you one who j uas given a new meaning to friendship. As soon " an warm davs cornel want you tojio to reekakill with ho. -1 am off In an hour for Massachnset s. . to he gone all the wee. lam nrgln? forward my second volume of the Ufe of C'tirUl. for t. e uitrht eometh when no man can work. With much alTec Lion and admiration, Yu, truly, II. W. B. March 25. lSTi. The Monday mrr ing alter Tilton had written a campaign document against Uraoi's sdnilnis- . tratlonandiu lavor of Mr. Ur eley'a election. ikher discussed with me the position taken by Tllton. Bee.ch.er Uso gave ine a topy of Ills ( Ik-echer's) Bpccn, openiug the Ciraut campaigu In Rrooklyn. After the speech was dellvered.he sent me the following note.of May 17, 1872, which I here prod ace, marked K. BEECuER TO MOÜLTOX. M.VY 17, 187A Mr Dub Krakx: I send you the only copy 1 have of my ppeecn at the Academy of Muic on. Grant, and have marked the passage that we poke about last night, snd you will see just ' what I said, and that 1 nryued then Just as I do now. Tray send it back, or 1 Khali bo left without a spetch I read TDeodore'a on Uran', do not think It Just. It Is ably written. It Is a loss of erapeshot: yet 1 think it will overact. It H ' too wrong. V ill be likely to produce a feeling among these not already intense that it is ex--civs - Yours sincerely and ever, II. W. B. lVml forget to send back my speech. About tu time of this occurrence Heectaer ar d ' Tllton met at my nouse on frieadly terma. In -lact I can not exhibit better th lone of Tllton's mind In the winter and spring of 1"71 and IHT2, than lo prodoee here a letter written t me at the time, without date; but I can fix the date aa early ae that, it is here produced: - - TILTON TO MOCI.T02. Homo rtiVEB B. R., Monday morning., Mr Dkak Fbask: I am writing while the train la ia motion, which accounts for theap- . parent drunkenness o this shaken chirograph y. J4r. Beecber sits li the next seat. We are almost elbow to elbow in toe palace car. Khe is white haired, and looks a dosen years older than when 1 last had a near view of ber. My heart has been full of pity for ber, notwithstanding the cruel way in which she has treated my good name. Her face is written over with many volumes of n urn an suffering. I do not think the has been aware of my presence, for she has been absorbed in thought, ber eyes rooted to one spot. A suggestion has ocourred to me wnlch 1 hasten to cummuoleate. Hhe is going to Florida, and may never return alive, if 1 am ever to De vindicated from the slanders which she baa circulated, or which Mr. Bowen pretends to bave derived Irom her and Mrs. Mane, why would it not be well to get from her and Mrs. Morse a statement ander oath by such a p roc eta as last evening, documents made easy and barm- , let- of th exact narrations which tbey made to him and others. It would be well to Lave them say what they said before be ge a a chance ' to say what they sid to him. Speak to Mr. Ward about iu Of courw I leave tho matter whoily to yon and him. 1 feel uousuallytbeavybearted Ihi morning. . A sullen neighbor keeps the dark and lurid past vividly before myj mind, ir she aetosliy Knew the conduct which herpritüy husband bas been guilty of, I be- . Ive she would shod btsb ood,or,perhapsarlng him, f he would wreak ber wrath on hisvio- . Jim. There Is a look of despera ion in her eye to-day, as If she were competent to do anything bitterer revengeful. But perhaps I misjudge her mind. 1 hope I do. 1 snail not be borne till Thuritdav evening, Instead of morning, as 1 said, leaving for Washington at 9 r. x. that evening, liver yours, Theodore. n the ad of Jane, 1"C2, Beecher received from Mr, WoodhiUl the following letter Of that date: UBS. .WOODHCLI. TO BXECHEB. ' iS Broad Streit, June J, IS72. TotheRav.' Henry Ward Beecher r Mr Pbab But: The social fight aga'ns. me being now waged In this city Is becoming rather Jiotter than I can well endure longer, standing nnsupported and alone as 1 bave until now. Within the past two weeis I have been shut out of hotel after hotel, and am now, after having obtained a place In one, hunted down by a set of males aud frmalea who are determined that 1 shall not bo permitted to live even. If they can prevent It. Now, 1 want your assistance. 1 want tobe wast ained in my position In theUiisey House, from which 1 do not wish to go, and all this simply because I am victoria C Woodhall, ' tlie advocate of social freedom. I have submitted to this persecution just mo long ma I can endure to. My business, my projects In fact. everything for which I live, suffer nom It, and It matt eease. Will yon lend me your aid in this? Vourn truly, Victoria, u. Wooubvll. The above letter was sent to me Inclosed Ina not from Mr. lieecher of the same date, which jm Ivel produced: BEECHES TO MOtXTOX. Monday Evixixg, Jane 23, 1S72. UtDiarMr. MooxTccf: Will yoa answer this, or will yoa see that she 1 to understand that I eaa do nothing? I cer ' alnly shall not, at any and all hazards, take a single step in that dlreoiion; and I it brlogs trouble it must come. . l'leaso drep me a line to say that all lsrhtut. Truly yours, II. W. B. ThU letter t f Mrs. Woodhuli, together with a letter before produced, asking Beecher to speak at a suffrage convention, ars ail the letters I have from her to Beecuer. To this letter no reply was made. After the publication of the "tripanl e covenant" was made. Tilton deemed froin comments of the press that the UteraenL reflected on ulm, and he . desired that la some way Beecher snoaid relieve him from the imputitlon of hav Jpg etrinlaied klanderou stories aboul him,

without Justification, for widch he had apo oglred. and by the advice of friends he prepare a card forme to submit to Beecher t ua.e him alga and publish in hs vind cation. Uere follows a card from Henry Ward Beecher In regard to the charges made by Bowen against Beecher ; and ate a lett r from Beecher to Moniten in regard to keeping the exeltenvnt down. Then follows a confidential letter fr m Mr. Beecher to Monlton as follows:

My Dkar Frank 1 am Indignant beyond expression. Htorrs' course bas been an unspe'4ao.e outrage, yiuer nw wnruu jiui.iiij aud friendship for Theodore, he has turned against bim in the moxt venomous ma ner; and it is not sine re. ills profeslous of faltu and affection for me are hollow and faithle-a. They are met ely tactiea'. Ills object Is plain. He is determined to force a conflict, and to use one of us to destroy the other, if po slbte. That 1st the highest game. By stinging Theodore, he believes that he will be driven into a courw which he hopes will rnlo me. If ever a mm betrayed another, he has. 1 am In hope that Theodore, who has borne so much, wlli be unwilling lo be a Hail in Storrs hand to strike at a frleud. There are one or t o reason emphatic for waitlnz until the end of the council before taking any ac. ion. First That theatta?k on Plymouth Church and the threats against Congregationalism were m violent that Ihn public mind ia likely to be absorbed in the ecelc-ilasiral elenent, and not in the personal. Second If I'lynxluth Cliureii la disfellowshipped. It will ponstitat" a blow at me and the church lar severer than at him. Third That It the council d.x-s not diefellowship 1'iyniouth Church, then, undoubtedly, ttorrs will co off Into Fresbyurianism, as he almost, without t itguise, tureatened in his HOTh, and In that case the cmpiiasU will bo there. Fourth At any rate, while the fury rag in the coancll, It is not wise to make any more, that would be one among so many, as to lo.se etr.ift lu a deirre., and afier the battle Is over ono can more exactly see what ought to be done. Meantime lam patient as I Know how to be, but nrettv nearly used an With Inward excite ment, and mat run away for a day or two and sleep, or there will be a fuueral. Cordially and trustingly yours, H. W. Ik Marca i", 171. No one can tell under the first impresslans wLatthe etlect of uch a ispeecli iil be. It ought to damn Storrs. At this point some correspondence is given between Mr. Beecher and Moulton iu relation to keeping the secret from Mr. llalliday and other; Mr. Moulton then continues: . I have now produced to the committee all the letter and documents oearinz upon the suo lect matter of this lna airy, whlcn I nave in ray - ' - . . t I TOIL - a, in, session eitneriioin iseecuer, 1 uiuu, or xira. Tilton, previous to the Bacon letter, and there is but one collateral matter of which 1 de ire to speak. lieecher never intimated to me that lie tnon.ht there was any desire on Tilton'a part to blarktnale him, and as I had the sole inaoagemcnt of the money controversy between Tilton and Bowen, 1 know there was no attempt on Tilton'a pari to blackmale or to get anything more than whatl believe hin Just due from Bowen. The que-tlon whether llaesou knew . wv.ru lont an AfTiiniiii K us4 Imuim Wktn m ittn.1 will depend upon the lact whether he knew of j auy tulng that had Deen aone d.v iseecneror niton'wile which called for apology at the time ht wrote the tripartite covenant; that the tri partite covenant was made solely in reference to disclosures which Bowen had made to Tllton, and Tllton had made to Bowen, aud Tilton's letter sets forth that the only oisclosure he made to Bowtn of Beecher' acts toward himself were of improper advances made to bis wife, and that ho so li mi' ed his charge in order to save the honor of his wife. These questions will be answeied by the production or a letter of April 2, lbTii, written by äamud Wilkeson. Sew York, April 2, 1372. Mr 1au MorLTON Now for the closing act of justice and duty. Irt Theotiore pass luto your hands the written apoloicy which he holds for the Improper advanct-s, and do you pass it into the Haines of a friendly lire in your room or reconciliation. Then let "Theo." talk to Oliver Johnson. 1 hear that be nd Uirpenter, the artist, have made this whole affair a subject of conversation lu the clubs. Siucxrely yours, bANUKL WlLKKStJX. This letter. It will be observed, contains no m.f.V"l XV'i of date of the tripartite covenant. Wilkcson also hearing of Tilton's troubles, kindly otlered to procure him any lucraiive einploymoat iu the large enterprise with which ne was connected, aa appears from a letter dated Jan. 11. 1S71. WIT.KKSON TOTIJ.TO. NOKTHERX rACHTCliAII-KOAl CO., Jan. II, 1S71. SlR.Tit.Tox: Yon are In trouble. I curat to yon with a letter Just mailed to Jay Yooke, advising him to Roeure your services as a platform speaker to turn New England, Old Kngland, or the Great Wrst upsi le down about our Northern Pacific. Pluck np heart; you shan't be trampled down; keep ulot; don't talk, don't publish; abide your time, and It will be a very good time, take my word for it. Uam'i. Wilki-sox. f"". " "V " . ;::r.T"" This letter was dated after tne letter of apol - ogy, and arter the letter of Mr. Tllton to Mr. uoweii, auu mr. nunewu couiu uaiuiy uave and Mr. Wllkeson could desired to employ In so grave an enterprise one whom he knew or believed to be atteraptinsto blackmail his employe ; and beside his kiudly expreaslons and advice to Mr. TU ton wem to me wholly inconsistent with such an allegation. On the 3d of May, 187.1, 1 knew that Mr. Tllton was in want of money, and 1 took leave, without consulting bim, to send him my check for Sl,mx, and a due bill for that amount, to be signed by him, inclosed in a letter, all of which he returned to me with indorsement. Dear Fkank : I can't borrow any money, for I see no way of returning it. Hastily, T. T. After the above paper was returned to me on the same day, I sent him the f l.OfW, leaving it to be a matter as between ourselves, and not a money transaction. Iknow to the contrary of this, so far as Beecher is concerned, that Tilton never made any demand on him for money, or pecuniary aid in any way or form. He a&kd only that Beecher should interpose his influence and power to protect him from tbe tlanders of those who. claimed lo be Beecber's friends; while Beecher himself with thegeneoroKity and kindness toward Tilton which bad always characterized his act during the whole of ibis unhappy controversy, of bis own motion, insisted, through me. In aiding Tllton in establishing his enterprise of the Oolden Age, for which purpose' he gave me the sum oflj.ODO. which I was to expend was to expend In such manner ns 1 deemed Judicious to keep the enter prise along; and if Tllton was at anytime in need personally to aid him. It was understood between myself and Beecher that thi tuouey sboal 1 go to Tllton as Jf. it came from inv own Voluntaty'ctmtrlbaliOnsför his benefit, and -hat be should not know, and he does not know on - ttt hit rtuitt f.fita if. t Arn Auf ttr I iln nfi h.li.r. he bas derived it from any other sourue, that) mis money cauio iromueeeuer.or tninas ttiat b.4 la In any way indebted to bim for It. I think It proper to add farther that Tllton more than once said to me he could not aud would receive nothing from Beecher in the wy of pecuniary assistance. I remember onefpeulal insumce in wuicn tne subject waa dicusti between as. Beecher bad told me he was willing to famish money to pay the expenses of Tiltou i and his family In traveling abroad in order that i Tllton might be saved from the constant stateof irritation which arose Irom the rumors he was daily bearing. I rather hinted at than informed Tilton o this fact, and be repelled even the intlmaUonotiach ihlag with tbe utmost Indignation and anser. Therefore I only undert'k the disbursement of this sum at the most earnest and voluntary request of Beecher. Mr. Moulten here incorporates In his statement long letters from Tllton to a friend in the Went, and which came into his possession at the time, , and waa written explaining his Tilton 'si position in regard to Mrs. Woodhuli and thw Injurious publication made against him apd his family and Mr. Beecher. The first intimation of the Insanity of Tilten arose In this wise. Prior Munday, March 131, mn, publication was made of a statement by a reporter of the Brooklyn Union, purortlnz to be tue result of an interview with Tho. G. Shearman, clerk of the Plymouth church to the elTeet I quote from .jeraory) that Tilton was Insane, and that be stated that Mrs. T.had mediamlstic'nts, whateve that disease vay be. In which she had stated matters affecting the character of Beecher, and to thestatement or neither of them, lor that reaaon, was any credit to be given. This publication, as it tended not only to excite Tllton to a defease of his sanity, but also as coming irom tbe clerk of Plymouth Church, might be supposed tobe an authoritative expression of Its pastor, annoyed Beecher very much, and he wrote the following letter: BEECHER TO MOCLTOX. Sunday Night, March 9, 1S7L My Diar Fkazk: Is thcieto be no end of trouble? Is wave to follow wave in endless succession ? I was cat to the heart when C. showed me that shameful paragraph from the Union. Its cruelty Is beyond description. Heel like lying down and saying: I am tired, tired, tired of living or of trying to res st the devil of mischief. Would rather bave bad a Javelin launched against me a hundred times than against those that have suffered so much. The shameful indUcacy of bringing the most sacred relations Into such publicity nils me witn horror. But

there are someslizht alleviations. The pangraph came when toe public mind was engaged with the eounc.l and with Thedor's letter. I hope It will pass wttboot farther notice, if it is not taken up by other papers It will sink out of

sight and be forgotten ; whereas. If It be axalled, it may rive it a eonxpiculiy tbatlt never would have had. Bat I shall write Shearman a letter and give him mv full feelings about it. I mnet again be aa I have heretofore been, indebted to you for a Judicious counsel on this new and flagrant element. Aly Inmost sonl los?s for peace, and if that can not be. for death. That will.bring peace. My fervent hope Is that this drop of gall may sink through out of sight ami not ptove a mortal poison. Vour truly. lt. W . liKI riiKR. P.S. I have written strongly to Shearman, and hope that he will send a letter to I". unsolicited. I ant (dec, he-id, heart and body, but must move on. I feel this morning like letting thing? go by the run. The le t r of retraction, as proposed by Tilton, not lelnff forthcoming. 1 felt it my duty, lu his interest, to take such measures as should result In an apology from Shearman to Tiltou. 1 ac cordingly curried to him a copy of the paper navlig the article, ana lamit uponnisaesK.in hlsomce.aod sid to bim that if the statements in this article were not actually made by bim. he ought to retract them. At the time they lay on hit drsk, he sa d he had not eeen the article, and did not mean to sec lt. 1 told htm that he must see It, and If not tine he must ray so. lie t-aid hedH not want to fl-ad it, and weald not read it. I then left him. Afterward 1 saw illton and told him what I had done, and he bald, We will go op together, which we did, and net Mr. Shearman Mr. Tllton call. d his attention to the statement in the brookiyn I nion as bavins come from him (Shearman) concerning himself and wife; that ons waa cur.y and tn other subject to inedlumiHiic ni. haid he to Mr. Shearman: "This iiun rne,andlf you aren t correctly reported your simple duty is to say so; ana ir you nave maesucn a staiemnt, i d-mand lhat you retract, aud apo!ojl7.o. Jf you do not, I shall bol l you lesponsible ia any wy 1 can for such injurious statement." i nis conference brouicht kIhiuI an explanation from Shearman, w hich Tllton refused to accept, an u tihearman, two days afierward, soot him another letter otexDlana:ion. in which herald: "I am now satlNfl d thai what 1 did say wus erroneous." Meanwhile it bad com to te spread about that Be her had mae similar acc .sailors as to the sanity of r. and Mis. Tilton to that of Shearman, to which report Mr. 11 ccher gave emphatic denial in a note lo Mr. CleaveUud. ol the present investigating co umlttee. llestid: "i nave been as dumb as the d ad. They that dare to say 1 hve üDoken o' it are liars, if they mean to them selves, and the bearers of lies If they received It from otuers." llavinr retained the friendship of the princi pal parties of thU controversy down to to-day, I have not thought It proper to pro-luce herewith any letters that I ha e re sived from either of them, excent the slntrle one exonerating me from blame, and showimr Mrs. Tittou's conti denceln me, which 1 th .ujjht was due to myself to do, because of the peculiar Matement attrlbu ted to her. Nor have I produced sny papers or proposa a for a settlement of this controversy hince it bas broken out frebh, and since the pub lication of Titton 's letter to Mr. Baco.i. ana the etil of B eher for a com in t tee. Nor hve since then furnished 10 either patty, though cnl'ed upon by both, ant documents In my possession that one might ue the same against the 1 hxve endeavor- a to ho a myst li Htricuy as a media'or between in in. ana my . end. avor lias been, even down to the very latest i hour, to have 11 the scandal aiislng out of the I pub icalin of the facts of their controversies I and wrongs hurried out of tight, derining it best that It be n done, not only for the good of the parties concerned and their families but that o I the community at large. If any evidence were I needed, tnat In the Interest of the parties, ai d especially of Beecher, I was endeavoring to the latest hour to prevent tbe publication of ail the doccMneniS and this teatini'my, huu that 1 retained the confidence of at least one of the par ties in that endeavor. I produce a letter of July 14, lt74, bein a note arranging a meeting be tween myself and Beecher In regatd lo Ibis con troversy. . ' BEKCHER'S LAST LET TEH TO MOUI.T6X. "July 13, 1W4, MyDkar Fr.AJiK: 1 will be with you at 7 or a little before. I am ashamed to. put a straw more upon yon, and bave but ono consolation that th 9 matter must soon end ; can not distress yon long, as it that Is, there will bo no more ' anxiety about the future, whatever regret there t m?v be for the oait. rruiv vour and ever. 11. W.UKKCUF.R. conclusion. If there Is any paper or fac supposed by either of the parties, or by the committee, tobelu in possession, which will throw auy further light upon tho subject of your inquiry, I shall b most willing to produce It, if I have it, althotiiih Idonot believe there is any such; and Inin ready to answer any proper question which snail be pnt lo me in tne way cross-examination by auy of the parties eonconcerned or tneir counsel, a-i freely as my memory any data I have will serve, so that all the isc's may be known, for if auy part or them bs known, I deem it but Just to truth aud right that all hau be known, as, however. a controversy has already arisen as lo the correct1 ne-s of lh renorts of evldenco taken before the 1 committee, I must ask leave, if any cr sa-exatn-ination Is to b had o ally, to be accompauled oy my own stenographer, who snau take uown the evidence I mav give, as a necessary raea?-ure for my own protection. Leaving to your committee, without comment, ihe facts and documents herewith presented, 1 have the honor to remain yours, truly, Vra ncis D. Moclto. A FITTINa TESTIMONIAL. A FRIEND'S TRIBUTE TO MISS FLORA HARDISa TBE FOERAT.AT CHARLESTON. To the Editor of the Sentinel: Sir: As tho madden and mysterious death of Müs Flora Harding is exciting so much comment and. attention Irom Indianapolis and other journal, a line from one who has known her long and well, may not be out of place at the present time. Flora Harding was born and brought up in this city (Charleston, 111.) Her father, Georgs Harding, Ei-, and her motber.Mrs. Innes Morris, for reasons all their own, were divorced in marriage In lööO. The care of the daughter and one son devolved entirely upon the mother. - Her struggle was a bard ono in those days, not only with poverty Due witn that opprobrium and ostracism which society sees fit to inflict ' ' ' . tTON ITS VICTIMS at sncb times under like inbtortanefl. Miss liarding'M taetes were literary; ' books were her companions, and teaching schoola. labor she delighted in wan Lor occupation. Thus Flora iuberited irom ber mother a love of learning,' and from hot lather the points i ot a ready writer. Ufr own productions and ber liie-long uevotiou to books and fctudy civ evidence of the truth of this statement. She was always old in judgment and herself aud mother were boon companions. She wan, perhaps, from the force of circumstance, reserved i.d reticent but ber confidence once given. Bhe was sprightly and communicative, always exhibiting great power of thought and judgment of understanding. Her truthfulness was proverbial. Later her mother married Mr. John Morris, and Flora engaged in teaching school here in Coles county. That this terrible calamity should bave come upon ber so suddenly, is a mystery uuexplicnble to these who bave known her ho long and well. We therefore hope and pray that upon a thorough and proper investigation the real facta in the case may come to tbe surface. To her truo friends it seems, "that all that Is left of her now is the beautiful." . HERFUSEBAL was largely attended at tbe residence ot her step-tat her, Mr. John Morris, Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock.the Rev. Mr. Bunn.of Decatur, 111., being theomoating clergyman. His sermon was one of marked abi i y and particularly comforting to tho grief stricken and almost heart-broken mother. The singers and pall-bearers were mostly old class-mates of tbe deceased. Miss Äline Moore, the Misses Nesbit, Miss Maggie C. Vambers, Miss Helen BrUg , Prof. Moore, Mr. Tooke aod Mr. Andersou rendered, with s aweet and touching pathos, "Our beautiful Home ever Thine." Oharlev Dunbar, Alfred Fielen, Willie Hall, Neil Mahue, Charley Blankenbaker and Charley Peyton acted as pall bearers. Uix Bearloss bad charge of the funeral, and exhibited an unsolfish and christian like spirit. A.J. n. Charleston, III., Aug. 22.

THE JUVENILE DEATH-ROLL. INFANT MORTALITY. U LA NC IS AT 80MB oV TBE CAUSES AJtn THE HKA5B BY WHICH IT Jf AT BR IHMIXIMHKD.

To the Editor of the St ntviel. Sin: Tbe reports of ths Beard of Health oi tbe city, that appear Irom week to week in the papers, show that daring tbe Kammer months over one-balfcf toe weekly death are of children of the age of Ave year and upder, and the annual report for 1S73 shows that tho number of deaths in the city of the ages above was 543. Imports of other cities bow a similar state of facts: so that the mortality here Is not exceptional. Tbe aayIii2 that "man Ih born to die" appears true of the children, at any rate. Now. we wish to inquire, wbn thisT Why do fo maoy ot tLo dear pledges of our love succumb to disease and death before they scarcely toR'n to liver can this be an ordma ca of nature, a law of infantile life. which must be submitted to without h-pe of amendment? We do not bo believe, nor do we believe that is a dispensation of l'rovidcncc, a our iclhiious teacucrs usually preent the matter, any more than that the leading of children upon tikince pie, fine djhtry, confectionery, ete., is a dipen-n.ion of I'roviuence. There arc causes. . tangible causes, as we believe, for this rrianciioiy state of things, which are within Mur com prehension, and In a very creai decree under our ontrol, by which we may materially dimiiitsii this mortality, it can not be that tuis mortality is a MEKE MATTElt OF ACCIDENT and chance, that no law Koverns infantile lie and growth. It ia not ro in any other domain of nature. In tho vegetable king dorn, plants ana trees, if left ondisturbed, live and grow to matu rity, fulfill, tho object of their being, and then die. So, too. in tbe domain of aai mal life; our Iambs, and calves, and colts, if the natural instincts bave free play, attain maturity and full development and then submit to death. Mock raising would not lie the profitable industrv it now is, it onehalf of tbe tack died long before maturity. We b Id that our children, too, should and would do the same ; that is. live. grow, at tain rauurity, bdu aie accidents oniv ex cepled from old age) if the vital laws were intelligently ana practicably otserved by both parents and children during the whole period of their existence We have abun aant reasons ror tne oeiiet. tnat tne or iginal enJowment ot vital power was ample tor the run development or manhood and the realization acd enjoyment of at least hundred jears of a vigorous, happy Hie, with little ar no sickness, were th laws ot life and heabli intelligently observed. But man, bv the daily intrAd ions of these law. so impairs his vital powers that he can but impart an imperfect vital constitution to bis offspring; and further, subjects himself to disease and premature death. Tbis, it mav be, be does for the most part iamorauily, but that does not alter the fact. Nature has np compromises for violation of her laws; she exacts the lull penalty ior every uisoDediei c. Tbo penalty may not be immediately enforced, but sooner or later it will be required. There is some excuse for the exiting a'ate of mortality amongchildren, arid, 'indeed, in adult life; for not in any of our schools, colleges, or universities, nor even in our medical choöla, are the hygenio laws-truly and intelligently taught. On the part of a very lsrgf majority of the community is there minifested any desire for knowledge on this, tho most vitally important of all knowledge, that demands the attention ot man. Not one parent in ten thousand, nor in tn '.:m?3 ten thousand, has any intelligent understanding of toe laws of the human constitution, or seem to desire any practical knowledge of iho aubicrt: fndeni, manv treat this whole matter with indilTerenee, it nr.t with I'.intpmnt : and hiH ra.iv in uri knowledge their h. lief that cuts'de phyicl ! naluie is governed by law, in tue domain of orgamu bumau lite all wijremii,y ot law is ignored and the whole matter is referred to TllK DOMISIOS 01 cnANCE. Thus it is, tbnt iathe rearing oi children nlni isteveiv law ol their bei 14g is habitually violated from b'rth to deith; and tbe won der is, cut l but one-half die before they reach tbe an ol ix yeai, but, rather, that anv survive! It would sea reel v b- an exaggeration to sav thit lcSä InltlUgfcbt care is bestowed in the rearing of children, generally, than the poultry breeder bestows in raising Shanghai roosters! But the causas of infantile mortality, In many eases, begin anterior to birth. Hereditary transmission is a large factor in the infantile constitution, and has great influence in determining their immunity from, or liability to, disease and their tenure of life; bence, it is a matter of grave doubt whether persons of marked infirmity of constitution should marry and be. tbe instruments of transmitting such infirmities to their offspring. There are also acqnlrod delects of conetltation .or impairment of constitutional vigor in pareuts, arising from habitual infractions ot the laws ot life: Buchas tbe habit ot using intoxicating liquors, the use of tobacco, opium, Indulgence in licentiousness, and many other habits which impair the integrity o'f function, or organization; and no parent indalzinz in any of thesa vicious habits need expect, or hope to impart a thoroughly sound, healthful organization to his or her offspring. Tbe effect of such habits in tbe parent will be shown in the less vigor of constitution, greater predisposition to disease and liability to premature death. Thousands of children die daily, the ultlmato results of enfeebled constitution and predisposition to diseaso. inherited from tobacco using and rum drinking parents. These things may be sneered at, but sneers do not abrogate physical law. Our feeding, both In the nursery and kitchen, together with the quality of tbe food given, with the frequency in the times of eating, is probably the most fruitful cause of infantile disease and death. Children, even of tender age, are allowed liberal quantities of animal food, rich gravies, fine pastries, cskes, pudding, confectionary, etc. so that they are olten dyspeptic almost by the limo they can run alone; and the beginning is made for summer complaints, dysenteries, convulsions, and premature death. "It depends upon the kitchen whether the familv shall be robust, bright and energetic or dull, stupid or alow." We might bave added, it depends gTeatly npon tbe kitchen whether theie long be any family at all. Dr. James further says; "The housekeeper measures out manhood and womanhood to the family, and her position ia a very responsible one." Tbe period of dentition with children is looked upon by tbe parent with a good degree of anxiety; and under the nrevailimr modes ot dress, diet, and general treatment, . tbey may have ! reason for anxiety; for tbo process is not unfrequently attended with unpleasant consequences. But it la not the process of teething, of itself, that gives to tbis period its anxie'ies. It is the condition oi the system existing at this period, brought on by previous aod PERSISTENT INFRACTIONS of the vital laws. Tbe function of teething is a natural protess, as much so as tbe growth of the other bones of the body, and tn a child healthfully reared ia attended with no more disturbance ot tbe system than tbe growth of horns in the head" of the calf. But tbis period of childhood is made the occasion of dosing with soothing syrups, paregoric, coraials, . etc., thus interfering with the natural process. No animal food, except m-lk, should be al lowed children belore tbe aire ot five years. audit would be still better to withhold it until after the age of ten years. If, children af.'er weaning, were fed on Graham bread,

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"tui.T-igu i r.currn. superior au vantages ers. Chain es lets than any Institution In tl coiumouauons. ran lerm commences rVpteiuber """'i " , ' wonnt. ren., i.r a fataloeue. and milk, Graham mush, oat meal and c rn I meal, mush and milk, vice, good ripe potatoes, ROASTED OR RAKED, and ripe fruits, we should have greatly di minished mortuary reports. At the meeting of tbe American Health Association in 1S73 Dr. YA Jame, of MasssaehuHetis, read a pa per On tbe Power of tbe Housekeeper and tbeShealthoftheFamily," ia which bOsajs: e supply our new Mesh fron the mnrktt rnd the kliel en." Thi process, flesh forming. Is the most import ant of all natural processes. Na'ure does her part. She provides the apparatus to digest and disturb, and rlvo does her part well. The selection ot f od and its Drenaition is left for us to do. In this partnership of nature and man, our partis not a matter of indifference. I .If is lnrtbened or shorten.! as healthful nutriment is given or withheld. A laro-A ivtrlmn nf tha lllu mtr. .... j... probably, to our own fault, ami to our love of what we call really good eatinsr. 'ine readiness with which both parents.! nurses, and pnysxiaus resort o narcotics and other poisonous draas in tbee and o' her slight case-of Indisposition, bv which, oiten times no doubt, mild forms of disease arc changed into thr-so of grave character, is nnother prolific cause of mcrt ditv in chil.lnooa. I'rugs, administered to children whtherby parent or physicians, Mil fit oftenerthan they cure. Pmf B d, of YA-. Inburgh, declared: "More infantile subfect are tliurnally destroyed by the morUr and pes'la, thanin ancie'nt iWthlebem ff II tims in ono day lo tbe Hesodian rosusacre!" Another eminent physician declared, 4 Thousand are annually sUnebtered in tie qniet sick r.Km." Children en be mdre sucees.fully treated in any and in all caea without a particle of mediciitn, than by tbe most approved treatment of any of tbe various chools of medicine. Nature is fully competent to restore, where restoration by any means is possible, if the little ButTereis be pat under the best hvgenic conditions and trusted to ber kindiv care. THE MANNER OF DUEJiSINU CHILDREN, V I f t . 1 . . .. . uv uicu tneir urn ds are exposed or very slightly clad, may be men biou.Hi bh ttnomer ana very com mon cause or infantile disease and death. Donbtless verv manv cases of inter nal congestion, bowel disorders, croup, mlJs, lniiamanun oi tue innes. etc.. are causexi. either directly or indirectly, by this unwise Rut without protracting, we would remark, that if proper attention be given to the selection of f.od of a healthful qnaiitv, and its pteparation In a healthful manner; the observance of the proper Hires ofea'mc; due attention to batbinar and cleanliness; recuring proper ventilation of the living, but especially of tho sleeping aparments: such selection of clothing aud mode of dressing as is dictated by eood commen sense, instead of the mandates ot fashion, together with free out-docr exercise and abundance of sleep; in short, were the law s of the infantile constitution intelligently uuders'ood and observed, almost all sieknes of the little ones would bo avoided, and the mortality in childhood reo need to a very small fraction of what it now is. . What parent is there that would not reJoie at Buch a consummation? This is no idle theory, but sober, substantial tnitb, capable of complete demonstration. Thn iait not deserving the earneat consideration of every, parent and of every lover of human kind? M. D. lNDUSAPous,Au(r., 1871. MISCHIEF IN THE A IR, , Wecan not analyze the lerlal poisons that nroduce epidemic and endemic diseases; but the ViHuable discoveries which have been made in vegetable pbatmacy euable us to counteract their malific Influence. Tbe most powerful known antldot to every pecics of ma'aria i llostetter'aejtomacb Bitters, a pure botanical medicine, in which ine finest antl-sep'lcs. to -lcs. alteratives ar-.l stimulants of the vegetable kingdom are skilfully and etlecll velv combined. At seasons of the year when the atmosphere Is sorebnrged with ralas, and whenever the specific vims of any uOcttious disease is supposed to be present In their, this famous corrective should be taken retjularly as a protective. All who choose to observe this precaution m-y bid deilave. to intermittent and remittent fevrs, and in fact load dlHorders generally by foul exhalations or impure water. L I L il . jl LOCAL NOTIC H "Klngstord's Oswego Starch, wherever placed on exhibition by us in the United States, hasr ceived the highest premium, and at the World's Fair In Europe tbe Jury of nations awarded it the prize medal in testimony of the highest grade of merit. HTJHIN" 8d NOTIÜKH. GOOD HEALTH JIOW TO GET IT. 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