The National Banner, Volume 9, Number 43, Ligonier, Noble County, 18 February 1875 — Page 1

The X t' nal & e The Flattonal Sanney : teon I"u_b'l!she'd‘:by e e : -+ JOHN B, STOLLEL,; - L.IGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY,IND. . pHRNS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ~ = sirietlyin SdVAHCE. oiiiiieieiiiiiiie 52,00 LB [ nis o perispublishedanthecashprinciple, itsproprictor helicving thatitis justasright for him to demupd advdnce pay, as it 18 for City publishers, ¥ auyoersvn sendingacliub 0110, sccunpaited with the cash, wiilbe entitledtoatupy vl the paper.foroneyear iree vicharge. |

CITIZIENS B 3 A NI, 1 : . & e fiEes ey LIGONIER, : INDIANA. -.~ ! DEPOSITS received subject to check without no i tice. : . Lol R S _ADVANCES made on approved colluterals. . SLANEY loaned ou'lobg or short tiuie. & . NOTEs discouuted at reasonable rates. » | y OROV ERS for firsi-class securities execiited onconm: > mission. : N LaLE i A L ENTs for the purchase and salefof Real Estat« © INSURKANCE POLILIES writtenin first-classcon _ . panies.’ b T gl o . . BXCHANGE boaght and sold, and drafts draw, om all tne principai eities ot Edrope, | . RGENTS for the loman line, }5 i 5 ! * Hamburg-Line. e PASSAGE ‘I‘IL}K £Ty sold on @il the principal sey ports of Europe. : ' MERCAANIS’, Farmers’and Mechanics’ acconut. ~ solicited, and all-busiuess transacied on libera’ J rme, Ul - STRAUS BROTHERS, . Ligouier, Ind., Oct. 23d, 187226 . | =

. v &y ‘A & Lake Shore & ich.South’n R. R On and after. Nov. 15th, 1874, traias will leave . Sta.ionr as follows:™, = 7+ : o GOING EAST : Sl dl Py . - Sp.N.Y.Ex ~TAtUc.Bz:.:. . Accom Uhiengo.,..2:s. 850 am.... 5§35pm.. . < BIRBAT i s eep- 1250 pHALLLT 9505 0,500 an G05hen,’........:11 08 ....10.10 35i 508 sfillersburg.... 1128 S 11028 e 546 LiZOMART: oyids eoo 1 8505 1l 02N 0, 6:037 Wawdkao:, 7. .. 1143 - ...ITIO 54 Yot 7613 Brimtield... .. 153 RrLas ehee BB fTendallville.... 205° = ... 1118 ... 642 arrivé atToledod 25 ....240am....1625 el GOING WEST: " - . - T01ed0......:..1210 pm.... 1155 pru.... 503 pm Kapdallville ;... 224 pm. . g 18 ¥m. ... 849 sriuvneld {..... 1339 RN ady RN TRO Wawaks, ..., . 1850 L 4340 7, .'Ol9. Lig0nier........400, ~ ;... 354 -....932 : Millersburg.... 1415 Sve T e 000 Goshen'.,..:... 483 . Lo 4280 10100 Blehart. .. ii.ov. 455 < de a 8 ¢ 0= 10060 ArriveatChicago9 20 v 8807 1. .J 6508 tTrains do not stop. Lihin s Expressleayes daily both ways. = | g 5T CHAS. PATYE, Gen'l3upt, Clevcland. ~J. M. KNEPPER, 4gent, Ligonier. - - ; P 24 ; = f'h3 . % oitishurg, Ft. W. & Chicago R. R. 2. From and after July 26, 1874, T T ~“~GOING WEST. |- e - - Noly < -Nob; No 7; - No. 8g R Fast Ex. Mail.. Pac Ex. NightE®, Piiteburg...... 2:ooam 6 00am 9:doam 2 OBph ROCHOSLEr- .. 50 cauee-a ¥ 2W/am 10:5vam” 8 liph: Alliange.s... .. 5:32am 11 Ovam k3opm. 5 s_7p§u Orrville. .t.... 7:l2am 12 82pm 3:6pm’ T 4(1;%: Alansfeld..... 9:2oam 3 15pm 5:26pm 9 4)p! Crestlize.. . AT, 9:soam 3 50pm 6:oopm 10-10 pm Crestline. ..Lv 10 10am 5 00am 6 25pm 10-20pmu F0re5t:........11 33am .6 32am 8 15pm 11 32pm Lima..,......,1230pm R:ooar 9 30pm 12:59a1m Ft ‘Wayne..... 2 50pin 10 40d4m:12 lsam 3 15am Plymouth..... 5 00pm ‘1 2opm 3 Oam 5 40am Chicager....... 8 opm, 5:25pm 6:soam % 20am GOING EAST. i ! ‘No4; - No 2, Nos, NoS. Ce g NightEz. Fast Ex. Pac Ex. Mail. Chicazo,......loßopm 9.20 am .5 35pm . 5-15 am Piymonth..... 2'2sam 12 15pm 9 10pm 9 2321 Ft Wayne... 5 50am -2 45pm 11 45pm 12 30pm fAima pesee.... 8 80am” 435 pm L S2am . 2 55pms F0re5t........ @ 17am 5 34ppa 3 Vlam 4 10pm Crestline .. Ar.ll 10ain. 7.00 p- 4 40am -5 50pm Lrestijne ..Lv.ll:2oam’ 7 20pm 4 Soam . 6°osam AManstield .....11 Slam 7 50pm 5 20am 6 40am 0rrvi11e....,.. L46pm 9'42pm 7 12am- 9 (Gam ‘4 fiiance....... 3 40pm 11 20pm 9 00am 1F 20am Rochester..... 5 53pn(....,... 11 12am, 2 Lupm pittshurg ... . 7 05pm 2 20am 12 15pm 3 30pmNo. 1, diily, except Menday; Nos 2,4, 5,7 and 8, daily except Sunday : Nos. 3 and 6 daily. 2 o ET molo Gl P RSMYERS,; Y 4 Genera!?a‘sseferand Ticket Agent: ichigan Emke Shere Rail Road.

is Trains rup daily except Sunday. . - .. Cyadensed timg ¢ard, taking efiect Nov. 3d,13. , GOING NORTIL ' g S GOING BOUTIL Expro: oo Mail, o STATIONS.. pypp "M) 35 pm 8 loam.. Kalamazoo. 1120 am 615Pn 43S BSF s.Monteith....lo 27/ 5506 ¢ 515 ¢ 937+ _Allegan .... 950 ¥ 521 605 1033 ¢.. Hamilton... 910 ¢ 438 *537 ¢ (104 ¢ [ Hotand., . 840 *- 48 ¢ 742 ¢ 1210 pm Grand Haven, 741 ** 306 * £34 ¢ 1255 ' ..o Maskegon.. 700 ¢ 285 ¢

ur. _:{aplalsi& Ind.and Cine., Rich. . . AT o Be NN = & Ft. Wayne R.R. - | . Condenssd Time Card, November 22,1874 © /| GOING NORTH. Express. Express. Accom. PRI -(T No 3. : Ne.l Richmond -...4v.0.... 1020 pm 1030 am 400 pm NeWport..coooeeeane-sIUSI ¢ leH6 °¢ 431 5 WInCHESter ..vh . veons 11:88:4% 1137 &0 BIT - Ridgeville. ...,....0..1202am 1158 ¢ 542 ¢ Portiand. ...ui,.t .. 21281 ¢ 1224 pm 610 ¢ DeCAtUT. .. cveevsaoav.l 48587 135 ¢ S Fort Wayne,.D........- 320 am .- 255 pp . Kendaitville ..o b 470 41204~ SUHFYIE oI TR L 5 b ¢ 530 t No. 7. ViCkSBUTE e ae ot me 609 S 0 76 3417 Express Kalugazoo: eeneeeaial 43 720 %Y 52 15pm Monteith-. ... ieiooe. B 4605 ¢4 301 Grandßapids........a.looo * Y 354, 430 ‘Grand Rapid5.......:.d71015 * 700 am .4 40 * Howurd City: ..cvi..---F227.pm " 905 S 8 645 4 Up. Big Rapid 5........ 1 22pm10 10am. 7350 Reed City....o:seerees 2004, 1043 - 823 b (é‘]dm.l}:lke..._., veee... 330 1210 pm 930 ‘e FRILOD oo v i Taineaes 430% i, S Praverse: City.....i . D 53 : : PaIOSKEY o coeeicqesiaanz 409 " { = 1 GOING SOUTIH. = Express Express Express @ - . ‘No 6 No. &. No. 2 Petoskey. .- mqnnn 2o 600 am “Traversg 0ify.......... 810 *¢ . Aok Walton, & segimeme, a 2 9 27 Clam LAKE. ro.-nioeanan i 1 00:%* SGO am 150 pm Reed City: ... smnn---1226pm 626+ - 316 Up. Big Rapids..7w .. 102 2700 .73 50 ¢ IFoward City ....0...;. 211 8 5 KOS LIR Grand Rapids .i...a.. 415 %1015 .4~ 705 ' Grand Rapid5.....»d...430 ** 1110 . 725 am Mbuteith., sil §'s9 it 1239 pm 855 KaliMazoo,: 5.1 i 1054 125 %, 950 Y Vickebubg .. Fioiio..- 738 IoL ¢ 'S‘Lu'rptna e b SRR S 13 2655¢ Kendallvilie .. 00..25-21006 ¢ - 1243 pm Fort Wayne........0--.1215am No. 4 225 DOCALAT. .. To s e nvssees 113 % "Accom. 318 * POrtland. . ..o.o..iuseess 233 4°7ooam 428 Ridgeville .. ...oonee- 830 798¢ 455 ¢ WilCheSter .. .. aupnes- 333 ¢4 T 52 ¢ 51744 NEWPOTE - v ani tansosae £27 45475839 L 1 THB & Richmeond. . ....ivi.,.:, 5004 970 6254, 3= Train No. 5 leavss Richmond daily, except :?r_urd;:y. All other trainsrun daily, sundays €xcepied. - - . ‘... & . F.R.MYERS, " Gen. Passengerand Ticket A’t.

}?OR'P WAYNE, MUNCIE AND CINCINNATI t "RAILRGAD.—* suncie Route.” Condensed time card, taking efiect Feb., 7, 1875, i GOING 30UTH. ' " Do 1 ae 3 <5 <4 . Cine'ti Hail Tnd’s Ex. Muncie Ac. Detroit ... o, ... 10 20 pm 5 40pm-oio. . Grand Rapids..... 10715 12 00 R SaZiNAW xecds o iooes 388 oke Vi Jackson_....~ 22, h doam QAO LT Foct Whgne. ... -1 50 pm . 210 am 5 Bopm Ossian. .oo ows 19040 220 268 SRt e Bluffion-..... ... 328 pm '3 28 - v Keystone . .....-- 53 49 e g 3 Montpieiier, (... 387 403 - B 0 Hasttupd . .op--o-- 420 T e T 7}‘:.‘![‘11'1‘_;7;?,_.......'... 440 i 4 41 ‘9lO " - Mancie ... cix2ve 510 Gen Al . 55, ° MECoWARNS. ... 2iee B 23 e Newecastle ........ 6:05 SLh 1 Cumbridge City... 6 42 So gt L Bees Ons . .vibee 100 S L dooe Conpersville...... Tl 5. © - <. " Indianapolig...... 718 > - TR L. Louisville .... ...12 680 . 1 10pm eibicg ©meinmatic.. ... 2095 ke Sxpans oy ; - GOING: KORTH. - . L "9 S e g " | Cinc'i Mail Indis Fz. Mune. Ace” Cincinoatic...-:- yaolgm o o.lois PTR Lowsville. . ...f. 230 pm 7 00pm: Indianapolis..-.. - 738 -74 2Wam Connersville.....lo 25 - .00 o S Beesons .0... .. .10 43, R LRI ‘¢ umbridge City..ll 12 S s Newcastle. ......11 55 ST RIS McCowans.....-.12 36 pm iirs) Moncie: ... 24985 @Ol6 - . 643 3 Baton ..l B 8 1047 720 ‘Havtford ..o 048 ML ML 750 Montpelier...... 211 LA 880 - Keystone :.-...- 2:19 | MU TEN e L R 81afft0n......... 250 1225 am . . 9925 DAI ... .. 390 ~ A4B IO “Fort Wayne..... 415 = 145 v SETION Jackson, ..., .:.11 45pm 650 -3 40pm A SRR ) e g Grand Rapids..- 6 30am .-530 pm 930 - Detr0ft.......-«. 330 - 3. 00am.: 630 . ~ No. 3, will run daily except Monddys. “All other trains daily except Sundays. S e ‘Throangh vleepin&cars on night trains befween Indianap -lis and Detroit. rabning via Munele, F't. Wayne and Jackeon. . = 2 e e W. W. WORTHINGTON, Gen. Sup’t. . Roprrr RiLLie. Gen'l Ticket Agent b ______________——a——-————'—“_’_———“ - e Z - v — - s L 2 . 3 Cineinnati, Wabash & Mich. R: R. Time Table No. 10, t,&kina% effect . Sunday, Nov. e e 226 T 5 GOING BOUTH. s’t‘xhons. GOTNG NORTH. . N 0.2 N 0.4 eton s = N6l NoB 415pm1200m a_....Wabash.. 1710 am 120 pm -3 99 % 105 am . Nor. Manchester, 60 * 214.% 305 ‘. 1010 * ... Silver Lake. .. 895 306 295 ¢ 912 4% .....Wareaw,.....912 % 410 s go 7 ¢ BH ° ,liecdmag?tfl " uqn v 155 ¢ 750 *¢ wauo MiMord..... 947 © 510 © 139 ¢ 710 * 5... New Paris 1013 “ 538 125 ¢ 630 ** ..dp Gushen, ar..1030 & 803 ¢ 120 % = ..ar Goshen,dp..loBs i - i -tmwa...;;lo:é 3 : nsrun by Colamb & B e r = '!‘é‘f':'-'L.w-ii:eflm_“sv!u?’fiv'“

o sil S - [ 1868. % 1874. /s YR AND EAR. ™" DR.C. A. LAMBERT, s (LAFE qr;ohzogjo,) ; : OCULIST and AURIST, 41 ‘GONHEN, INDIANA. :W - e - i s wrL 5 : P‘stm,xafi*and Surgeon, . | LIGONIER, . : _mfimflg,»" : © Offtce, first door porth of Jacobs & Goldemith’s - Srore, on Cavin street where I may hefound st - all hours, except when absenton professional business. Se S 8 ‘l[ny;nth,wu.

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e HEC AL MOYER, q } (Succesgor to W. L. Andrews,) e SURGEON DENTIST, - KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. ¢ -IQUID Nitrous Oxide Gas administered for the 4. painless extraction of teeth, AT work warwted. Examinations free. gayOflice, Seconds tory, Mitchell Bluck. - e 8-14-1 y e GW e CARER, i 2hysician and Surgeon, © LIGON:ER, - <-= = == IND, Willpromptly attend all calls intrustedto him. - Office aiid residence on 4th Street. ; _ iC. paLyaren, | - ~=i.~ °« o ¢ : Surgeon and Physician, ; - Office at Residence. . - i . Ligonier,' = = = « Indiana. . /PHILIP A. CARR, AUCTIONEER, )ffers his services to the publicin general. Terms noderate. Orders-may.be left at the ghoe store of2. Sisterhen.. | it B Y t Ligonier, January §, '73-37 : .

o L]F. M. TEAL, . oS ‘D‘E,NT~IS'T,.A . mememememy Corner of Mitchell end State Sts., - BeGRESER oud block east of Post Office, room UXYY'Y Pover the Kendallviite Eruit House, {endallviile; Indiana. 755~ All'work warranted. ) KL{K:_dJl.‘Vi”fi, May 1, 1874 ; ) ‘3, E. KNISELY, S RS - . ) 'ATTORNEY AT LAW, K L[GQ}\’IER, =i e "INDIANA. = =g~Ooffice on second floor of'Landon's Biock. '7-2 i COVELR, - | A ttorney-at-Law & Notary Pui)lic, .. Kendallvilled, Eniana, “fice in the Seeley Block, west side. Main Street. T TTAEBERT BANTA, Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer S LIGONIER, INDTANA. : Special attention given to conveyancing and collections. Deedr, Bonds and Mortgages drawn up, wnd all legal business attended to promptly and accprately. Office over Straus & Meagher’s store, ; - S . May 15187315-8-8 - JFAMIES M. DENNY, Attorney and Ceunsellor at Law. Ollice in the Court-House, - ALBION, --.- . : - = IND:. B.lb D. W. GREEN, g 4 U . ) usticsofths Peace & Collection Ag' Justicsof the Peace & Coliestion Ag 1, Office—Second .»S‘to"i‘»_v! Lasdon’s Brick Block, ) LIQON.IEPE,-‘ INDIANA.: - g TEEGARfiEN-' HOTUSE, " Laporte, Indiana. B V. W.AXTELL, : : 't Proprietor. Laporte, April 5. 1871, ~ - CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, ©! We sell Mr. L. SHEETS Wines:» 5 Pure — Nothing but the Juice of -5 . theGrape. . : vy s 00, SACKYBROTHERS. © Ligouier, July 8, *71.-tf" * 2 : ' AL ONT LTR EESS DEALERIN MONUMENTS, Vaults, Tombstones, . AND. BUILDING STONES . s LIGONIER, IND . Aprille,lB7l..so° - E . STOP AT THE- - A 2ngper - < BRICK KELLY HEOUSE o KRENDALLVILLE, FNDIANA. : \TEVV COMMODIOUs THREK STORY BRICK ~Y Hotel, only ten rods trom the L. 8. &M.B. R. R. Depot, and four squares from the G, R. R R — Ouly five minutes walk to any of the principal businesr honsesofthecity. Traveling men am?stmn. rers will find this a first-class house. "Pare §2 per day. .- . J. B. KELLY, Propr:etor, Kendallville. Aug. 3. 1870.-14 * - . Bl T A CARD, T A Clergymén. while residing in South America, as misgionary, discovered a safe and simple reme1y for the Cure-of Nervous weakuess, Early De¢ay, Disease of the Urinary and ~eminal Organs, and the whole train or disorders- bronght on by sanefal and vicious habits. Great numbers have been cured by thisnoble remedy. Prompted by a. desire to benefit the afflicted and unfortonate, I will send the receipt for preparing and using'this medigine, in a-sealed envelope, to any onre who needs it, Pree of Charge.. Address, | z 3 B JOKEPH L ENMAN, R . Station D, Bible House; : - 8-B0:1y.~ - % . ) " New York City.

: > Y ) : - SACK BROTHERS, Bakers & Grocers. * . 'QavinStreet, Ligonier;lndiapa. Eresl: Bread, Ples, Cakes,&c., ChoiceGroceriés Provisions, YankeeNotions,&c Thehigii¢etcash pricepaidfer Country Produce May 13, 68-tf. <o - SACK BRO’S.

Winebrenner & Hoxworth,* .. HOUSE, BIGN. . ORNAMENTAL PAINTERS, Graineérs, Glaziers and P:xper-llafilf’ge:s. ; Whitewashing, Calsomining and Decorating done to order. - We bave purchased the tight to . . .. .-use Cross & Bastin’es > e _. y Kc-"' > i ; e . e Patent Transfer Graining Machine By which we are enabled to do far sfiperior work than oan be d ‘ne by hand, it being a perfect imi-tation-of the natural wood. Samples of the work can Le seen at this'officé. Shop at tlié south end ; - *.of the Cavin Street Bridge, 8-1 . Ligomnier, « - « = Indiana, i

Banking House . SOIL.. MIER, Conrad’s New Brick Black, L_IGONIEB, IND’NA. Mon’ey Joaned on lofig and short time. E © Notes discouhted at reasonable rates. : - Monies received on deposit and interest allowed on specified time, = R Exchange bought and sold, and Foreign Drafts drawn on principal cities of Europe. R SO THE FARMERS : you will ;ls)lease také notice that I am still enL zaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highestmarker price, = : £ If you do not t{)nd&ne on the streel, call before %e’lling, at my Banßking Office, in Conrad’s Brick lotl, - : b SOL. MIER. -~ Ligonier, Indiana, May 7th..18’74.‘-1f s . HIGGINBOTHAM & SON,

5 5 ~‘/’»%'/'7/"/”“,", AZ ¢ > (J/i// a,‘%fi *@}%l :‘ ; S \?.!\ VB 1 e i LG, ! Y& %eo", ‘; = E i\.' -«%fi "’"’-‘}/Q Watchmakers, Jewelry, e ".' _ ',»A,J.tnnnn.uimd e ‘Watchess Clocks. JEWELRY AND FANCY GOODS ‘ mwfingnufly ::gr ‘mpfly »_umed. f“» Agents for Lazarus & Murris’ Celebrated S Rk i&ms.ififlmfiam M:'.a Le, l,?q’(t.

LIGONIER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1875,

SHERIDAN’'S LAST RIDE, | (Louisville Courier-Journal:) . | There was a litt'e man, ey ! And bisx name was Sheridan; ; And he had his little plan’ | For to save thé Goverument. 3 | So with fife and drumb and trump, ol And boote ap te*hig rump, . | ’ On the railroad he did jump, - it And to Lounisiana went. ' ¢ Rays he: *“My frinds at Coort, . l ‘Have determined to resuort . e To & very sharp and shoort § ~ Constitutional coup @’ etat; | And they’ve sent me on thirraid | | Bekare | nndersthand me thrade, { And, bedad I'm not afrade . : Of ayther leagne or law. |

B pengle in this city i ,‘ . | Are the hoith of bould banditti- i : {lt's thrue and more’s the pity), ‘ | That's the koind of men yez are. ¢* | i ‘Av me chafe would turn me loose, | , Sure I’ll ax no more exchuse; ‘ | Be the powers, I'l! cook yer goose .+ | ‘l . Wid a little tlaze of war. ¢ «“All this bleody-how] must cease i i . -About’yer tax increase, | Sure we frinds muxt steal in.pesce °4 ] *Axnd the nagurs live. arrah! S Och I'd like to makeit hot - . * PFor.the dirthy Dimicrat ~ .+ — " .. Who dare to say I'm not ! i) Jist a docther at the law.” < ' Thus talked the little man * 5 i Whose name is Sheridan, - . . Who #lew the poor Piegan. ° : f ! In the winter night and snow. -*: . | And now with trum% nd drum, i And boots up to his’ :Im, fronin ‘ Down to New Orléans has come— : Little Philabust-hero, ’ THE BEECHER CASE. MORE OF TILTON'S TESTIMONY. Rigid Cress-Examination by Win. M. Lafesr it RETE L EvArts. o : The narrative of so much of Tilton’s ‘testimony as we gave the readers of the BAXNER last week was brought about by a lettegrof confession from Mrs. Tilton to her husband (destroyed two years after), the contents of which was, after arrangement between counsel, ruled out by the Judge. Only what passed Dbetween the parties themselves was allowed to stand. Witness said at the next interview at Moulton’s house, while he preferred to have nothing more to do with Beecher until urged by Moulton, & . . e Beecher said he did not put in any plea for himself. lis wife ought never to know of it, for she would become his enemy as she was already Tilton’s. He said the relation between himself and Mrs. Tilton was not always marked by intercourse and he could offer no excuse for himself. He asked witness to believe that he had not sought Mrs. Tilton for selfish purposes; that Mrs. Tilton: was the only woman he had ever loved. He asked witness if his wife could be reinstated in his love and esteem, and said he himself was on the edge of hell. = - Sk

A number of interviews rare - testi-, fied to, in their sequence, corroborating Moulton's testimony regarding Mrs. Morse a-x%)bher minor matters. The first interview, after those already referred to, of importance to the general reader and pertinent to the case, was that sought by witness in reference to the' paternity of his boy Ralph. Beecher asked the date. Witness said his wafe stated theircrimial intimacy began October 10th, 1868. Beecher said he had no remembrance, but he thought she 'was right. He ended the interview with expressions of grief and misery. :

. Some considerable time was next given in court to the intimacy of witness with the notorious. Mrs. Woodhull and the reasons ‘therefor. An interview was next testified ‘to, in which Beecher asked witness to write a formal letter to the church asking for a dismissal, on- account of the reports against witness, though saying he understood the situation in which witness was placed. But witness told Beecher if it was dangerous to haVe bis (Tilton’s) name on the church roll, to strike it out, that it- was a false thing to requirg witness to retire from the chiurch Qx}&mgl_lut ‘of his liberal views and deelined to ask for a letter of dismissal on that occasion. Witness et Beecher on the ears at another time,*and, with other remarks, said he thought there was no place on earth for him, nothing but trouble for himself. - ‘Witness said hé was in New Hampshire at the time when the Woodhull publication of the scandal was made and was informed by Beecher or Moulton. on his- return home that they had a conference and décided it was better to treat the publication with silence as the best means of killing it. =~ Witness, with the others, had several meetings in Moulton’s study relative to this, and witneéss said ‘Beecher ought to publish a ecard; it ‘was his duty as one of the parties more intimately connected; that he might deny it and witness would not contradict the denial; that it would place witness in a wrong position be- ! fore the public to do it; that Beecher 1 was putting on him all the responsi- ‘ bility of meeting the Woodhull story; that all the odium was left on his shoulders. Witness asserted that Beecher was more responsible than any other person for his intimacy with Mrs. Weodhull.. -~ .. . ° Tilton was removed from the editorial charge of the Independent, 08tensibly because of these Woodhull stories. After Bowen—who owned the Independent and. had deposed witness trom the editorial chair—had paid witness $7,000, which .had been a matter of controversy for a time, ‘Moulton asked that if Bowen retracted his charges against Beecher, witness. should withdraw his also. This was done at the instance of Claflin, a member of Plymouth Church, who tried to make peace between all the parties. A papet was then drawn up which all ‘signed. This hds long been known ~as “The Tripartite Agreement.” Bowen when paying witness said he had no ill-will toward him and published & justification and vindication of witness in the Independent, which was copied into the Christian Undon (Mr:

’ Shortly after returning from New Hampshi.e, witness was sent fox:l to [ go to. Moulton’s house where he met i Tracy and Woodruff. He told Tracy ~at once that the interview with him’ ;’ was against his (witness’) protest, and - that Tracy was taken into the consul- { tation without. his knowledge orz'con--sent. Witness then said that before - going farther he wished Tracy to give ‘a pledge that if witness and Beecher ever came into collision, Tracy would not act as Beecher’s counsel. Tracy gave the pledge, and was then handed Beecher’s letter of contrition, which Lie read four or five times and said that a man who could express such a heart-break = was already punished enough; that this was 2 case in which lying would be justifiable, and that publicity would ruin all parties. At a subsequent interview in Moulton’s study, Beecher showed some letters and said his sister, Mrs. Hooker, had threatened to invade his pulpit and read from his desk a confession of his connection, with Mrs. Tilton. Witness and Moulton read these letters. Beecher asked what could be done, and witnéss said he would see Mrs. Hooker and stop the mischief. He did see her and induced her to: relinquish her design. When he saw Beecher afterward, he expressed his gratitude. About two weeks afterward Beecher in Moulton’s study said that he could no longer believe .in the policy of silence in regard tothe Woodhull scandal. He said that the public would believe “where there ‘ was so much smoke there was SOnle_f fire,” and suggested that some journal 1 like the New York Zribune should be induced to publish' a semi-editorial, } not signed by any name, to the effect;.l that the Woodhull story grew out of 1 stories repeated by Bowen, and which Bowen had since denied. Witress said he objected to this course, for Bowen had signed the tripartite agree-: ‘ment only on Claflin’s suggestion and had often said since that a coach and four could be driven through it. Witness said thatif Beecher drové Bowen’ to the wall, he would fight and he would be dangerous. Beecher answered that he thought Bowen had no proofs. Subsequently. witness told: Beecher that his wife had aurged the policy of a complete denial; that the mistake in the first place wnsl in notdenying the whole. Witness told her she could »do’ ‘what she chose upon her own responsibility and she wrote a card for publication. “Witness showed this to Beecher, with the statement that Mrs. Tilton wished him to also write a card Edenying the"ghazrges‘ Beecher said it would be useless to do that unless witness promised not: to refute. the. denial. Witness told him he had ifothing to fear unless he was the aggressor, when he (witness) would defend himself at all hazards. | Beecher sat down and wrote: “I sol“emnly deny the scandalous charge “made against me and Mrs: Tilton; “and I deny that there have been any “criminal relations between' us, or “ any color or reason for the charge,” and more in praise of both witness and wife. - Nothing came of the card, but Beecher said if any disagreement came up, his card would place .}l'inf at a disadvantage before the pub--16 oy

~ The letter'Toa Complaining Friend, “The True Story” which was a false one; and the letter out West, were all written within ten orfifteen days when ‘the whole community were hounding us to make some explanation, and we ‘were seeking to make some explanation that would not destroy us -all.— Witness " continued: The tripartite agreement was-published May 30, ’73. I had an interview with Beecher the next morning at Moulton’s house. I told Mr. Beecher that the comment which that publication had elicited in one day made it necessary that there should be a prompt and emphatic disclaimer either by him or by me, I didn’t care which, of any such intimation that I had committed a crime against-him, when he knew: that it was he who had committed against me a crime. I teld him I would not permit the public press to put me in the position of having been pardoned by him for some _atrocity which was all the greater in fhe public imagination because it was not named, and that he must correct, or that I would, the impression which that publication produced. I told him that I had, in consultation with friends on the previous evening, resolved on my method of preventing it, if any method was to be adopted, and that method would be to publish in a brief card Beecher’s letter now known as the letter of contrition, dated January 1, 1871, with a comment appended that the public would see from the above card whether I had committed a erime- against Beecher, or Beecher had committed a crime against me; but I told him I didn’t wish to resort to such asevere method as that, which was the only method I could adopt if the matter of correction was left to me.” I said that he had better correct it himself; that he could do it in a milder way, without involving ,such a cost to his feellngs' 1 GBT LY. g '«; VAT 2o

I had prepared a card to that effect | for publication in the Brooklyn Fagle of that night. ‘Moulton dissuaded me from publishing it that night, saying, “Give me a little time; let Sunday intervene; it will do on Monday, and meanwhile we.will have -opportunity for reflection.” I presedted to Moulton a complete draft of a card, which I proposed, in case the responsibility of correcting that impression should devolve upon me, in case Beecher ~would not accept what I presented to Moulton, The form of this card T

propused to publish .in the Brooklyn Eagle on the following Monday, add I left” that to be conned over by him, ‘and for Beecher to discuss it, and for them to come to some conclusion about ¥ and TBl .| 1 The next incident in the matter occurred during the evening of that day. I went around to Mopulton’s house on Saturday evening—that would be May Ist, 1873, "I was going up into the study; Mr. Moulton told me not to go up, for Beecher was there, and he did not wish us*to meet. I remained down stairs. Pretty soof” Moulton came down to me, and said that ‘Beecher was in great despondency, a_riq had proposed, as his method of settling the case, to resign his ministry. Moulton dictated to me from memory a copy of the letter of resignation, which he saidßeecher had that night bmfight. Moulton said to ‘me: “What do you think of that as an expedient?”. I said: “You may tell Beecher if here- ’ signs his ministry in this crisis, flinging back that shadow on.my family, I will shoot him on the street.” Wheth; er-he communicated that to Beecher -or not I don’t know. - : 'After Mr. Beecher, on Saturday evening, had prepared his letter of resignation, and I had sent him that message through Menilton that he must find- some other {way, I went early next morning to Moultou’s, house to see what had been the result of Mr. Beecher’s - later consultation with ,Mobulton on Saturday nightafter I had left the house, for in leaving I had left them together. Moulton. showed me the following letter to the editor of the Eagle, prepared by Mr. Beecherin relation.to- the publication of the tripartite agreement: | “DEAR. KINSELLA: ‘I have maintained silence under continual slanders that have for some time followed mé. I.do not now propose to defend myself. - The recent document, which bears my name among others, was made without consultation with ei--ther Theodore Tilton or myself, or our authorization. If » that docunient should lead the public to regard Tilton as the author of the calumnies to which it alluded, or any other slander against me, it will do him great injustice. Tilton’s course toward.ine has been that of a man of honor{and l integrity. . - Yours, | ' ~ “HENRY WARD BEECHER.” ~When the West g;]xa;lges came’ up, witness said Beecher asked him what conld be done with them, that every thing depended on witness. Witness said if left to him, he would soon dispose of them. He told Beecher West had seen him and said his name was still on the -xolls, that in looking over the matter he believed Beecher :was guit"y and he wanted witness to come bejfgp& the commritteef "and substantiate lis charges. Witness said he did not consider himself a member and he would not be forced before the committee. Beecher said “if you take that gruu‘nd. I am saved.” Witness wrote a letter to Talmage, Clerk of the Church Committee, that he believed Ite was not a member of the Chureh. _ Witness continued: ~After the letter was read to Talmage I was in Moulton’s “house. Beecher came in, and taking my hand in his; said: “The-~ odore, God inspired you to write that letter.” - Next day I sent for Beecher ‘to Moulton’s house, in eonsequence of something I saw in a morning paper l about my being expelled from._ the church. I asked him aboutthe action | of the Commiitee, what it. was to be l that night, and he said he could not say. Isaid: “Youand I have agreed what the action shall be. I have written a letter to the church saying. that I am not a member, but I have written that letter in your interest. I ‘have” written that letter for the pur‘pose of fighting off this investigation. Ldid not write that letter with a view 'of evading any duty. 1 am perfectly willing, it you are, to go down to the church and face this investigation.— Tell me, what is the action fo—night; to be? And what is the meaning §f this newspaper putting fortlr a thflt-and premonition that I am to be expélled ?* He said he did not know exactly what. the action was to be,and he spoke some very severe words against Mr. West, and he said he was in great trouble. I told him I could not afford the risk of any mistake that night, that if this newspaper foreshadowed the true ac: tion, namely, that I was to be held up before the public as having made charges against him, and as having meanly shrunk away from my duty of answering thein by so base a plea as non-membership, that I never would submit:to it. lebegged me to consult Samuel Belcher, a member of the Examining Committee. He (Mr. Belcher) could tell me exactly what the action was tobe. T told him that 1 would write to Mr. Belcher. . Itold him that I would not permit the church to put me on the record—for my future to | be clouded by or under any such base insinuation that I' was not able to meet any-such charges. I left Mr. Beecher, or rather Mr. Beecher left me—Ahe left the house. 1 went up into the study, and. I wrote to a member. of the Examining Committee, Mr. _g:;muel .E. Belcher, the ful{oWingi let- - = BROOKLYN, Oct. 31, 1873.. | ~ “MR. SAMUEL E., BELCHER — My Dear Sir; As youare a mutual friend | of Mr. Beecher and myself, and as you | ‘are likewise a member of the Exam- | ining Committee of Plymeuth Chureh, | ‘now occupied with an unhappy scan- | dal, 1 desireto put into your handsto be | ‘used publicty or privately, at yout dis- | cretion, the- following statement, | namely: I wrote a few days ago o | your committee stating that H'ggfig for four years held any connection g S e e o e Iy o Arociend M siice wisting Sk s

_ed a member—sufliciently, so, at least, to be indicted by one of the members for slandering the pastor. - A hint is also thrown out that I am thus I'éfu?: ing to submit myself to the Church Tribunal in order to escape the responsibility of my slanderous words. I therefore say—First, I have never spoken against Mr. Beecher falsely; and, second, if either he or the Church Committee shall request me.to waive my non-membership and take my position once again, I will do so as a member long enough to appear this evening at the meeting to answer before the assembled congregation or the committee, namely: Have you, Theodore Tilton, ever spoken of Henry Ward Beecher falsely ? I request you to show this letter to Mr. Beecher ‘before the action of the committeeitonight. Let me add that my expli¢itness in this matter jssolely with a view to protect myself against any unjust suspicion or reflection in futi.}re that I have ever sought to evade any just responsibility of mine to Plymouth Chireh. I retain a copy of the letter to be used as I see fit. .. ¢ :

Fraternally Yours, 7T. TiLTON.

Witness went in the evening to the church prayer-meeting, which as soon as over resolved itself into a business meeting. The substance of charges against witness was that he had made charges against Beecher; ‘that he had been summoned to answer for them, and-that his answer was, he: was not a member and, therefore, they "drop}, ped his name from the roll. Witness then rose and made a statement to the meeting that if he had slandered Mr. Beecher he was there to answer for it, and Beecher rose and.said he had no charges.to make against Tilton. Beecher afterward told witness that he was afraid trouble might arise from the lefter to Belcher, not because of Belcher; he was witness’ friend, but because witmness had sent a copy to Talndage, the clerk, and he did not know how Talmage stood, but he had procured Talmage’s copy and there was xlofid@nge;' now of that letter going on tlie ¢hurch record. - :

It is' a Congregational custom to call into council two or more other churehes or their representatives, to- settle _diffieunlties in a chureh, which, from ' the circumstances ‘of: the case, may T not be easily -adjusted by the church Jitself. Mr. Tilton testified ‘he first “heatd of a promised council for Plymotth church. in- November, 1873, from Mr. Beecher at lé[oultbn"s. ‘Mr. Beecher told witness the trouble had comé from his (witness’) speech in ‘the church and the publishing, in a lle\\-'sl)'zlz_i’)eif‘-fibf a card by Hallliday (Beecher’s assistant pastor). He said certain papers wereisent him in relation to a church council. He also “said councils were dangerous things ~and that no person could tell where they unid end, and added: “_Theo: dore, this wili end all right, if you i- will not give information to Dr. Storrs or act against me.” - Rev. Storrs rep_resented a church called into the counlceil. Beecher met Moulton and witness }Ssubs_equently‘ and stated to them that his church was going to stand: alone, i not unite with the other churches in . the council. e o ;

The following letter from Mr. Tilton exqgtins itselt: = “BROOKLYN, May 4, 1874. “Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Pastor of - Plymouth Church; Rev. A. B. Halliday, Associate Pastor, and Mz

Thomas G. Shearman, Clerk: | : “GENTLEMEN: I address through you to the Church of which you are officers the foliowing statement; which you are at liberty to communicate to the Church through the Examining’ Committee, or in any other meade, private or public: , . “The Rev. Leonard Bacon, DD, LLD., Moderator of the recent Congregational Council, has seen fit, since the adjournment of that body, to proclaim, publish and reiterate with signal emphasis, and with the weight of something like official authority, a grave declaration, which I here quote, namely: ‘lt was for Plymouth Church,’ he. says, ‘to vindicate ‘its pastor against damaging imputation from one of its members. With great alacrity, the l, pastor himself consenting, it threw "away the opportunity of vindication. That act, he continued, ‘in which Plymouth Chureh threw away the opportunity of vindicating its pastor, was what gave occasion for the remonstrances from neighboring ehurches.’ " ‘There are many,’ he says also, ‘not only in Brooklyn, but elsewhere, who felt that the Chureh had not fairly met the question, and by evading the issue had thrown away thé opportunity of vindicating its pastor.’ : “The Moderator’s declarationis thus ' made, three times over, that Plym- . outh Chureh, in dealing with my case, threw away its opportunity of vindicating its pastor. This declaration, so emphatically. by the chief mouthpiece of the Council, and put forth by ‘him apparently asan exposition of the Council’s views, compels me, as the third ' party to the eontroversy, to choose between two alternatives.— One of these is to remain contentedly in the dishonorable position of a- man who denies to his former pastor an | opportunity for vindication of that ‘pastor’s character—an offense’ more . heinous because an unsullied charac-4 ter and reputation are requisites to his sacred office; fl‘“f other alternative is for meto restore to his Church their lost o‘p&rtun’ity ‘for his vindieation, by presenting myself voluntarily for the same trial to which the Church - would have-the power to summon me if T were a- member. A suggestion whieh, judging from my past experience,- will subject me afresh to the. unjust imputation of reviving a sean--‘dal-for thé suppression of which I made more sacrifices than all other | persons.. i e b ‘ “,Betwee)? these two alternatives; which are all that the Modarator leaves to me, and which are both equally repugnant to my feelings, duty requires ‘me to choose the second. I therefore give you notice that if the pastor, or | ‘the Examining Committee, or the ‘Church as & body, desire to_repossess: ‘the opportunity which the Moderator laments that you have thrown away, ~nity as freely as if you had never: g@;iefl%vflt‘fifi«imfigflz%gmw 'such be your pleasure, to_cite'me ut any time within the next thirty davs to appear at the bar of Plymouth Frevasiopedy M,fi Eii

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.derogatory to the Christian “integrity of the pastor, and injurious to the reputation of the¢ Church. My only stipulation, concerning the trial is, that it shall not be held with ¢losed doors, -nor in the absence of the pastor. =

* - “I regret keenly that the Moderator ‘has imposed on: me the necessity for making this eommuniecation; for nothing but necessity would extortit. The practical good which I seek to achieve by this proposition is, that whether accepted or.declined, it will in’ either case effectually put an end forever to the Moderator’s grave charge that Plymouth Chureh has been deprived, through me, of an opportunity to vindicate its pastor, or that its pastor has been, by any act of mine, deprived of an opportunity to vindicate himself. e Trolyayodrse - 0 00 e O ‘ + . “THEODORE TILTON.” - - This letter was placed in evi®ence, as was also another from witness refusing a sum. of money offered by Beecher to enable him'to goto Europe with his family and remain a number of years. - Witness denied-havingany improper intercourse with Bessie Turner,.as had been charged against him. - Witness was shown a paper which he’ stated to be a” report which he had prepared at Gen. Tracy’s suggestion. He prepared this after Tracy had told “him Mrs. Tilton had been before the committee and narrated the evidence she had given. Tracy told witness he might make a report which would not ‘injure Beecher's standing in the pulpit; that witness need haveno anxiety about it; Mrs. Tilton hiad gone before the committee; he (Tracy) “had instructed her what to say and how to. say it; that he had put the questions to her that she might make no blun-. ders; that she came to deny everything;, that.there had been no wrong between herself and Beecher and no. proposition of wrong toward her and 'no_foundation for-the scandal, ‘and ‘added: “Now, if you'take the right -advantage of Mrs. Tilton’s appearance. before thé committée; now is the opportunity to suppress thisscandal for‘ever.” Witness replied that he would ‘be only too happy to avail himself of any chance to save his wife’s reputa--tion, and after a conference to-decide the best method of procedure, Tracy ended by saying witness might make f@v kind of a report he chose which' did not charge Mr. Beecher with adultery or any crime’ that would keep. “him from maintaining his position.in | the prilpit. i P e 1 ~ The direet examination: was eoncluded by reading and offering in evidence “letters: from h usband to wife, and wife to husband, while witness “was dbsent on his lecturing toutrs,and " tlfe statements that witness sent his| wife all the money he received from. If_ig lectures, and that he paid no part of Bessie Turner’s school expenses. _The letters introduced evince onuly the utmost love and good will. -~ . ©On cress-examination, Tilton stated ithat he was sixteen yéars old when yhe began his attentions to” his. wife, dl](! was married at the age of twenty. - Up to the time she left him, theirin‘terfcourse was as close and intimate asgf;’i)osg;ible"jin'j human - affairs. «Hp. ‘thought she had more than a common brain, was educated at Packer>lnstitute, was fond of books, poetry, art and musie. Her opportunitics were many ‘duririg her married life. People gf."i)o_.si tion and eultivation visited the llouse: Witness’ career’was that of a journalist and public speaker. The wifte assisted in liis labotsas an amanui’xjsis_;- She was @ libéral, good-heart-‘edvand lovely woman, notably of an ;edf%ctiona_tef'an{l;‘Syxnci)zithet-ic‘ nature. Witness and wife were both members ~of Plymouth Chureh, botli i\'e‘re teachexs in the Sabbath-school. He believes: .she is a good womsin, lie never blamed .‘h'e;r, but her betrayer. - He had: said she was a great champion of the parityof her sex, wall that.is included in dignity and purity. The interest she _H;{d in heisex was i its general ele-

yation, iERG e o i ‘Two days were taken up by requiri‘nf'g of witness a ;'e]zitioxl;' of his differences ;with Beecher," his opinions on various Land‘-’i‘ri'el'ejrfm-t' topies; introdueing quofations from articles pubs’ lished: bx@him and. letters between l%‘mSe]f and wife, of the same and also of a-different nature from those bro't out in direct examination.

- Themost notable matterin thesetwo days’ work were the exp’i‘esfliqns ealied -out from Syi,t‘géss aautl-}?ve"xj’;@} topics ‘eame up: He'said at'one time, “T emDracéd the cause of Woman's Suffrage .under convictions stirred-by Beecher’s sermons in favor-of the cause” At another, Y 1 enlarged my ideas on the subject of Divoree dt the time Beecho marrvied. Mrs. MeFarland and ¥r.

éjfi'icha rdson.” - And again; *I modified ‘y views onsecial questions and have “published fiwy principal denunciations “of social eriines since Mr. Beecher’s invasion of 1y house ‘came to my Khowledge.” I¥e said, also, that Beechet and he weig personal friends till 11870. He visited Beecher’s houge frequently and.asked . Beecher to visit his fouse, because whatever enjoy‘ment he had, he wanted his wife to ‘share. e considered himself honor_ed whenever his wife was appreciated. “A receipt from Pagé, the artist, of “$3OO from Tilton: for the portrait of ‘Beecher, was.also placed in evidence. < In relation to his eouneéction and disruption with Bowen, witness stated wanted Lo edit the Independent himself. Afterward witness signed a contract with Bowen to conduch the Bopklyu Tnion for Wim dve gearh, ot $5.200. per- year m mfi%m% e proon Ao SAELYAE 5 1 skt Bkt b L e inual slaly of R, M B e e

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witness, coming down like an avalanche, threatening to sweep witness away — stories' of immoralities and atrocities—Dbut he would not tell what they were'or who toid him, and the substance of witness’ reply was, “bring here to me, to you, in your, presence, somebody who has anything against me, and let us have it out, face to face.”, When asked if he did not | -understand that the reason of their Jinterview was that the stories con--cerning him wonil{l prevent Bowen’s . ‘continuing him ‘in employ, witness ‘said, “No, Bowen had for'fifteen years ‘retailed just such stories about Beech“er, and he had been his chief pew‘holder and Beecher had been his chief _writer, and that no such stories would .affect him in Bowen’s employ, wheth- - er as minister or editor.” ‘During this interview, Bowen, after accusations against Beécher, asked what his relations were with Mrs. Tilton and "witress stated that Be’icher‘ had been guilty of dishonorable behavior. * It was‘at this time that-it was decided betweén them to request Beecher to | Tesign: his pastorate of .the church;. that witness wrote the request, “for: reasons- which you -explicitly understand;” Bowen saying that he would substantiate it;but failed to do so, and afterward threatened witness that if ‘hé told Beecher; or any person, of his (Bowen’s)’ accnsations against him, witness should never cross the thresh- - old of his office, to which witness' replied that he should tell, irrespective of any man’s threats.- Their differ--ences iwere. settled by arbitration. Two other days of reiteration of old matter followed, and the history of «The . True Story” was brought out.

Lo ‘ RINGS WITHIN RINGS. , 'AI correspondent of the Chicago Times, writing from Charleston, S:C., » | where™ the. National Grange “of the Patrons of Husbandry is now in session, makes some interesting disclos- . ures relative to the origin, management and condition of the order. We have no means of verifying the wri- - “ter’s statements, but he evidently has -access to authentic sources of infoy- | mation, and his statements are made with confidence and particularity. We give some of.his points for what they are worth.. | He begins ‘by saying that the order of the Patrons of Ilusbandry was founded in Washington City in 1867. | Of the original founders, O. 11. Kelley failed to make a livingin Minnesota “as a farmer, and went to Washington, | where he abtained a clerkship. William. iSzumd‘er;_;is an. Englishman by ‘birth and a gaxdener by occupation. Rev. A. B.Grosh was a Universalist | preacher . With these were united four other ~ “original founders,” two of | whom , were department clerks fand ° ‘two residents of New York. Of these seven founders of the order, the 'writer “says “but two of them knew a turnip from a tomato, and of these two one | was' an insolvent farmer, and the other an invalid gardener.” During the- - four or five years the movement “developed somewhat slowly, ‘but in 1873 a session of the National Grange - | was held .at ‘Washington, at:which - nineteen States were represented. Ofy the seventeen officers then elected, the ' writer from whom ‘we' are quoting . says “the District of Columbia, which has not a-State Grange, & sub%‘dina‘te Grange, or even: a farmer, has Mr.' Kelley as secretury, M, Kelley’s wife | as Pomona; and Mr. Kelley’s wife’s sister as lady assistant-steward, Mr. Kelley’s friend, Mr. Grosh, as chaplain, -and Mr. Grosh’s friend, M. Saunders, | as a membeér of the exeeutive committe€.” The other salaried cfficers were divided around among difterent States. | The writer intimates very strongly that there. is loose' if mot-dishonest | management in the finaneial affajrs ot the National and/State Granges.. lle says the officers of the former receive | and “divide among themselves fifteen dollars dispensygtion money on every new Grange organized, while those of ‘the latter absorb the ten-cent dues | paid by the subordinate to-the State Granges. In proof of the latter he | asserts that won the Ist of January;. 1873, there were 1,362 Granges équal to 65,000 members. The dues should liave been $6,500. Towa alone paidin $1,075.96,- and there were’ eighteen: othier State ‘Granges {o hear from.— Yet the total dues received from State - Granges for year ending December 31, 1872, amounted to but $1,072.96. Again, lie says that on the Ist of Jannary, 1874, tilere were 10,000 (really 9,983) Granges with 1,000,000 mémbers represented at St. Louis by delegates from States Granges in thirty-two - States and two Territories.” These ‘dues should-have amounted to $10,000; ‘the treasurers acknowledges receipt $734.94 from: fowa (for last quarter of - '1872) of $266.32 from. Wisconsin for June and September quarters, and of | $260.42-from Illinois for June—total, $#526.74, .or- one-half. of onemill per head, instead of ten cents, = - ' As'to the Nitional Grange, it'is as‘gerted that in 1872 the total receipts - ‘were $20,008.98, of which Mr. Keliey “ecsived in the shape ofsalaries and _expenses, $11.860.33, and the remain- | | der went to pay other salaries, print. ‘ing expenses, ete. In 1873 the finance “committee re;{wx"jed that, including all arrears, $24,000 would meet the expen‘ses ‘of the National G‘Eanggi for the ‘year. At the end of't}}g‘ycz 10 was found that it took $24,557.02 to cover. ‘the item of salarvies dlone. In 1874 : the total reizeiv_\t;gs/ “of the National' Grange - were 8132.151.28, of ‘Which $129,315 was for “dispeasations.” The* tinancial report for the yea showed -disbursements of $123,708.21. . Of this 837,07231 was Jor printing} $21.312° Jor “tin boxes, stationepy, rent, postage, ete.”; Mr. Kelley, $6,821.74: “otl‘e saldries, mileage and: hotel bills,” | $24,657.02, and the remainder, & some-. what indefinite sum, invested in gov- . ermuent, bonds. e writeh asserts brondly-that the finances of the ovder | ave very loosely munaged, and that | f‘hxfifm@’%” liuve. coutrol of it ate P I A ee e | are a failure. They are a_fine thing g e SR AR