Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 5, Number 30, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 January 1875 — Page 4

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THE MAIL

-A Paper I-OK IHE PIMPLE.

b. WESTFALL.

miTDR ANI) PROPRIETOR.

TKKRE HAUTE, JAN. 23, 187*.

SECOND EDITION.

TWO EDITIONS

Of this Paper »re published. in© FIRHT BDITION. on Frtdaj'Fvenfng v— A large circulation In the surrounding town, where it Is sold by newsboys and agent*. The SECOND EDITION, ok HaturdayOBienlag, goes Into the hand* of |*eftriy every fo«KllDK pemon in UiacUy. and tlto fart? «r* Of this immediate vidutt|. "Every Week's Issue is, lb fact,

TWO NEWSPAPER*

South.

In which alt Advertisements appp%r lor ONE CHAKOE. JOWfj— THK POLICY OF CONCILIA TION.

No act of an administration for some years past has drawil srieh 'VigorWJ* and iiaivereal protest from the opposition as the interference of the military the New Orleans Legislature. From one end of thecoufltry to the other, a veritable howl dT indignation lias gone up from the ranks of the Democracy. Democratic Governor* have condemned it in ir a* ari 4iiicon8tltutionpl democratic Legislatures bavepastr ed'strong resolutions of disapproval and Democratic mass meetings have taken up the cry and reiterated it with the wildest enthusiasm. True there 1s not much in all this but what might be expected. The opposition is always vigilant of the acts of the party in power, eager to pick the slightest flaw in its

policy,

and quite

ready to make a mountain of the smallest" Diele hill. It the present case, however, there is evidently but too much ground for dissatisfaction with the Louisiana policy of the administration, and the feeling of opposition to it is becoming more and more general. When such a man as llenry Wilson, occupying a prominent position in the administra tion, is forced to come out in open rebuke of tho policy of his party and ,publicly admit that its fate is sealed unless that policy is radically obanged, there is some reason to believe that the protestof tho opposition is not without good cause.

What course the administration ought to pursue in Louisiana seems clear to most people outside of Congress and the White House, Imt it seems also to be tho very course that will not bo adopted. Hewy WHson strikes the keynote of the truo policy wlwn he says it ought to be a |X)licy ofooitdiliation. There is much bad blood in some of the Southern States. No one can deny that. At a meeting of .Methodist .preachers in Boston, a fewdays ag», flishop Bowman said that a tithe of the disturbances in the South have not been told. Doubtless this is true, liiahojp (Bowman is a reliable and trustworthy witness, if any man is, and the -sties of his official position have called him to many pails of the Swiitb. Doubtless, too, ««cnoral Sheridan has told the truth in a general way, notwithstanding the howl tliat his utatomonts have raised. There is no room lor doubt that many :and shocking crimes are committed in :the

.prove matters. The question is whether Kellogg should be upheld asGovernor .ofLouisiana whether he was over fairly elected Governor, and whether his title is so deoi* as to warrant that Federal protection which akme gives auy authority to his acts. gome weeks sgo ft ~wmmitteo consisting of one Do mix-rat aixl two Republicans (part of a select committee appointed by the Senate for that special purpose) went to New Orleans tor tho purpose of making MI investigation of the condition of affairs there. The committee examined a large number of witnesses, roturnel, and a flaw days ago published .their report. That report surprised a good OAHUV people, but none apparently more than the Republican members of i'ongre'ta. It »*as not at all satisfactory to them and forthwith the remaining mouthers of the full committee were inntnsoted to no to New Orleans and make a uew investigation of a flairs. The report says in effect that the eleoUon on the 3rd of November was a full aad Mr owe, that there wan tta intlmidetloii of voton far as they were able to lean^, that the conservative* uiMftottbttdlj elected a minority of the members of the lower House of the Legislature, that th* action of tho returning board wae llffnnUy unfair and illegal, and that ttoKoOofCfr government would at WW# eollipae wars tho Moral proteetkm wlthdeew*.

we have

tatios.

produoed

the result. Why not try them and see how it would turn out Qiv® tbsra a new election, as has been proposed, property asenred against fraud by regulations impaaed byCongnwi, and be little doubt but the result would be beneficial. It would be the policy of conciliation instead oi irritation, and would go tor toward healing the Mttfr felines which have existed tor so lonfeTtfaintmiw the Kellogg government power in defiance of WMOB Mid rtgM* and thers wttl continue to be murder and terror in Looialanajust *s tj^$a,bi& been in the past.

WR fPfak vwitli horror of the gillouti^eaifdtbegar&te, but neither ever oaused a man sjich_ sufleriug batjginA a* Norfh 8 amp* Iliand, pet FrillaS. *C/ la* I»w when two negroes, Jackson and Jarvis were legally butchered.

THK

Tho question is, how to ini-

said, thie report lid Mtrt oil

suit the Hepubiicans, but whon WO remember that it is subscribed to hgr tho Republican majority of theeotnmlttsojits statements moat h»W wuiHwikM weight lor why should Messrs. Foster and Phelps either have been grossly do.ceived, as is declared to bavo been *c*»o, or have been guilty of gross mis«vpresentation? toth gentlemen ftre fiepubllcnns, possess unblemished reputrXions and have credit fbr mo# than ortfcuary sagacity. j*. *i

by the

goveracM^nt in power which to, to »ay the lesftt of it, of doubtful tiUo,

to-day Thcsi* i.ardly be a doubt of Marvli Gnis dnv. it to any fair-wriaded person.

Whe«

the body of Jarvis wy swung to the air, there was Beard rf slight crack and the rope broke, Tho poor wretch tell to the platform on his feet. He gtood alone for a moment when a constable and a policeman ran to him and supported him. As soon as he felt a hand laid upon him he pHseousiy said, "For Uod's sake, gentlemeai, unloose the rop^. Please do not murder me." And tho iniserablo man had to wait while the the preparations were being made for his,second hanging.' TfcfciJft ^**8 6jT9Pk pathos in his remark as t|»e libpe was being placed around his n6ckT" "For God's sake, gentlemen, don't make a mistake this time." And yet a mistake was made. When the word was given, the body of the unfortunate man was seen to ascend slowly, instead of being suddenly elevated. It was then learned with horror that the weights could not be attached to the ropo, and that Jarvis had to be drawn up by hand power. The poor fellow slowly strangled to death. If we are to continue the gallows we should have some more perfect plan than the present. A national hangman should relieve green and timid sheriffs of this unpleasant duty.- ,,

A BILL has been introduced into the House of Representatives, this State, for the repeal of that absurd, unjust and unreasonable law known as the "provoke law." We hope it will pass and thus be taken from the hands of unscrupulous people tho opportunity of, in too many instances, gratifying personal spite. Those who enacted the law in a former legislature, doubtless thought !t would discourage litigation, by making both parties amenable to tho law, but itspractical workings have been the very opposite. Let's have it repoaled.

TUBcalculationsof

astronomers, based

upon the observations efthe transit of Venus, show that the earth is not as far frem the snn by about six millions of miles as was supposed. Or to give the exact figures, it has been calculated that we are distant just 88,443,726 miles, or some six and a half millions less than reported on the former measurements. If the tape-lines of these two measurements were correct, the earth is approaching the sun at an alarming rate, and about the year 3315 the final plunge will be made into the sun, and then We will have an end to all this Beecher business,

Missouri being fastened by his schoolmates to a railroad track, where he was run over by a train, is untrue. It originated in a paragraph in a rural newspaper, which was intended as ajoko. This paragraph was reproduced in other Missouri newspapers, so changed as to bear tho appearauce of a saber fact, and in its altered form has had a wide circulation ilj eastern journals

BARNCM proposes a great summer traveling campaign again this year. He has had brtilt a large number of railroad cars, and his establishment will be transported to all tho largo towns in New England and the Middle and Western States. Exhibitions will be given twice a day under the immonee tents, eight hundred fast in length. Every detail of the Roman Hippodrome will be presented as seen in Mow York. aaaafeeamSKBHasa

THR flute Editorial Association meets at Indianapolis on Wednesday and Thursday of next week, at which time arrangements will be perfected ft* *n extensive s*cwsidtathrough the Southern State*. We, are plMaed te eat the statement from Mr. C. W. Alnsworth, who is arrsngtag ISbe iwl,tbH this to to be oxcloslvaly aa tdOmHalmmmlam, and that all "hangem-OB** to tho editorial kite will beeaielciedL

Tks Legislator wet In |ol«l tloa, Wedneedey, tad totai fcrUalt«d States Senator. If r. calved seventy^iglit •loot fate and .serosal to apmm. The BepihWewi voted Ibr Pwit eai tfaote-

•ens ifead Oilbert and our Senator, H.®. 8edlt,rotod lor

Tvs New York Dtapatch has the report erf the «*ewedealeimtlia* sinee the lnuaguratkm rf tho Beeeher trial.it two become an impyaslbilitjr tQ toppe®

dime

Iatt not likely that this constant promise of better Umeo in case .* K« iKa nuinuintnimAT*** DEMOCRATS ^ETE

OUR At'IK YORK LETTER.

TH£ GREAT

PARTII1A.N BjCFJglTS A

THE TERRIBLE

THE LEADING! OBJECTS.

CorwM^dpaeeff.Th^ M«U-1 *». JV YORK, Jan. W, 1875 There ia valuablo religious paper for which I write, »nd

show,

fane

horrible story about a boy in

and

non-committal

I have

£ttle

0^*

^W»D,|A«MLNG

true^ You only have to pay three cents

which a *j^ority of the people believe to bo an absUutc oaurp^on, ts it not llko-1 Kmo PROSFKHITT boittg oot of town ly that this ts the primary cause of ranch Orieans mystio societies have of tho bad W«nd that exists in Ixmlainna

letter to Canada now.

What the.

doodJo of ttuit «t*u baW bem rtamorinif^ Ta« BnMon rtemld ta P^Bt

*1 lre«Utto.ofTheMJI,

A'n

tt the wntl P®rade

PERRh HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

LJCANJNUB

WITNESS

PEN **taAlf OKKliANCJS D.

E THE ('ROSS-EXAMINATION.

in the last iasue of

which I had observed a letter from Brooklyn, full of positive assurances of Mr. Beecher's innocence and of its appMiehlnif vindication, which all men of good will desire so much to see. The editor ot that paper has just returned to me a letter fcri* the Bfeeelier business, with a noUue that he does not wish to publish anything on that subject! Or— much less. ^^thln| ffirtiian Good

lbrhim!«™r Well, I suppose my letters seem "partizan," to both sides, for. I have not grudged justice to either, in censure or praise, whenever I could find fair occa sion. In this sense, my rule is that of Donnybrook Fair—wherever you see a head nit it. New the real state of opinion, and character of what passes for

news

of tho trial, through our daily papers, is of importance to the reader outSde, who would justly understand what is going on. It is my business to say, and to

that beyond the steno

graphic reports, the leading newspaper descriptions are amazingly Jncoriect and often unfairly oolored. There is a reason why this must be so. besides the incapacity of the sub-.editors who get up these descriptions. When jurors, for instance, are described, as often as any way, by their very oppesites, and crude *nd ignorant guesses, wide oi the mark, are put forth as estimates of their quality, that is incapacity or laziness. When Mr. Evarts loses his temper, and utters five words in five violent explosions, and is then represented as '•drawling out," We-bave-no-such-pa-per," that is pure incapacity for description, of which I could fill this letter with instances from the descriptive rticles of the Tribune or Herald. But it is a different cause that insures a distortion or mis-coloring of every detail that can be turned to the discredit of the party, couusel or witnesses sn one side, invariably, by the Tribune, and on the other sldo, as invariably, by the Herald. And the general reason for this course I give without presuming to intrude into secret motives or influences, which in fact it is not necessary to suppose.

It is invidious and unpopular to prejudge a man of high previous character, unless favorably. To dd so and prove mistaken at the end, would, in the present case, be a calamity to the strongest journal. But it is neither offensive now, nor liable to be at all calamitous in the result, whatever that may be, to lean, no matter how strongly, to the side ol charity and good will. ^That is the safe course, therefore, for all who wish to be regarded favorably therosrivro, by the religious and moral jjubllc. None but those who are at least indifferent to that portion of the public, feel like manifesting a bias against Mr. Beecher. The result is, that among the better classi a and their organs, the manifestations ot favor to

Mr. Beecher are free

and abund

ant, and those of disfavor are almost entirely suppressed,

and lelt

the

pro

scoffing alone. This fact has

operated curiously to give Mr. Beecher AN UNFAVORABLE JURY, And at the same time has operated to give him a jury of considerable moral weight. Nobody favorably inclined to him having had any motive to restrain himself in that direction, while unfavorable judgment has been among the better class of people, very largely restrained, even in thought the uncommitted "talesmen" summoned and examined, have proved, so far as can be judged, almost invariably of unfavorable tendencies, and at tho same time of respectable moral status, such as would influence them to caution In condemning a clergyman.

The Times evidently don't mean to put its foot into it. either way. Or, rath er, it has very suddenly pulled its foot out of tie party position in which the reports of its city editor had placed it until yesterday morning, when the daily summary became exemplarily

and non-descriptive, all

at once. I cannot imitate this feeble and evasive middle course, any more than the bigotry of either of the extremea. Consequently, I em about to describe

THK TKHIUMJC WTTNTTS,

Francis D. Moulton, exactly as ho is, undeterred by the feor

waU&ed and studied him with

practiced soruUny, and as I have never Been' any notice that doea him Justice, I am going to do It now. the account of him in j«*entry's THbune hi a high specimen of the genfap 1m caluminstion by which tho present management of that journal makes all tamer achievements of the raee, inthe same line aim-

ly oD«teprtlljler The attOmpt a to be* him. Tie ». however, one of the meet remarkable meu in taia very remarkable conjunction of men, and. well nble, «ppai*ntty, HI I* strength to copc with the strongest and best trained of them alL He a tall, strongly-built mas* with a head fit tor a Roman Bmnerort I think tho mcat masculine head 1 ever saw. It matches well in siss the ooloasai beads of those engaged in the' salt, while contrasting «ironglv with both of them by its commanding oMseuiintty. Tho nose is ol the most pnmiiuent Roman type, angular, not curved or booked, and the strength of the massive jaw and chin Is entirely disckswd by the rasor, but the charawer of the month is ot?ncealod by an mormons and sweeping mustache. Except, however, when be ami lea? either on a friend, or in obedience to bis exceeding ndrthfoineso—the only thing tliat uycr-oaw him wben the

mouth fairly shines through the hairy

ilyht up a human Usee. I con

fess I llkethe man,and can't well describe him without a little irlow. whether he no a Christian or a "heathen." To have this man's picture, however, you must consider his big head further enlarged by a thick, intrac ible shock of hair, oi a peculiar dark colored shode,or ye.lowbrown, which has evidently been j-M

a ^ec^ given up by the barbers. It is a fiead of hair that would drive any barber mad, aud that no wife would venture to comb with a three legged stool.

Ilia drees lava a very special softs* that of a gentleman faultlessly elegant, yet without the remotest suggestion of a fashion plate or of a tailor. His manners are ot the same type absolutely at ease- and free, in posture, movement and speech. His vol** is very strong and masculine, yet'not harsh his language and pronunciation those of well educated society, not of finical schools. His absolute solf-possession bespeaks the perfection ot clear head, strong will and straightforward meaning. notice that his hands and feet are well formed and comparatively small, indicating what is called gentle blood. The "coarse sneer" is a piece of pure Tribune manufacture, or rather original creation from nothing.

And yet,

under

nutiae

present circumstances,

one would rejoice—not without contradicting emotions—to see this magnificent man proved tho stupendous liar which he is if Mr. Beecher is innocent. His testimony is before the world. Its substance was before us long sinoe but the fresh details developed at every stage of the legal examination are like the mi

of a complex structure as reveal

ed under the microscope. Everything is interwoven naturally and characteristically so that as a drama, no artist could have so successfully sustained the chief actors or the complex unity of their composition, If Vloulton is a liar in all this, he is J, A ORKATER DRAMATIC GENIUS THAN

SHAKSPEARE.

I have suspended my own conclnsion, all along, upon the result of Moulton's

cross-examination.

for

It would bo prema

ture to foreshadow that now. But perhaps it is well to prepare myself and you

it by confessing that the prospect is disheartening. If I were Mr. Evarts, with all his powers, I should dread the struggle. But the accasional portents of it which have broke from the great lawyer, as he rouses more and re to the fray, and the storm gathers blacker on his"brow, forewarn us of A TERRIBLE ATTACK ON THE TERRIBLE

WITNESS.

If Mr.

Evarts

comes off victorious from

this encounter, if he succeeds is shaking Moulton's testimony and his credibility with the jury, he will have won a forensic victory never to be forgotton by the generations of lawyers to come. If he lails hero, however, there will remain another chance for eloquence to sweep away the story as with a flood. But as for the witness himself, it seems at present as though Mr. Evarts might as well dash against the tower of the Brooklyn bridge. We shall soon see.

I suppose it is well understood, however, that the chief reliance of the defense is on the four years of lying that Moulton professes to have done for Mr. Beecher's protection. They will argue that this proves him unworthy of credit when he professes to tell the truth. It is a curious circle of reasoning. If Mr. Monlton has lied for Mr Beecher, he is certainly telling the truth now against him. But he admits that ho has lied for Mr. Beecher ergo, ho is not telling the truth now against him. Or, more concisely, if he has not lied before, he is lying now. If he tells the truth now, he liecl before. But he says that he lied before therefore, be does not tell the trnth how. If a man says. "I lie," does be lie or tell the truth Both for if he lies he tells the truth, and if he tells tho truth he lies. It is well calculated to beioz a jury.

Prolessor Wilkinson, the critic, whom 1 well know as one of the severest of moralists, has incurred a storm of odium by showing the differenco between a man who lies from good will and one who lies from ill will, and that tho former does not include the latter, but is included by the latter as the less (sinner) by the greater. It does not follow, because a man will lio to save his friend, that he will lio to destroy his friend, or anybody else. Tho motives are exactly opposite, and don't imply one another by any means, nor necessarily have the samo force in a given mind, as against the moral obligation of truth. Ihe truth question is the same as with reference to any other witness, viz: whether his present motives tend more strongly to falsehood or to truth, and whether his past conduct indicates, or not, a disposition to falsehood under such motives. But If this Is arguing the owe, you can leave It out.

I see Mr. Evarts is a very Irritable gentleman, after all, as well as Mr. Beach, and all the counsel seem to be

{aw

giving offence

to one side, or of ieing oflled "partisan" for telling the truth.

anybody Is so

stupid or so inoapable of the ^ooncepUon of candor, ae to Inter hostilfty to Mr. Beecher or sympathy with the cause of Tilton, from a decent treatment of Frank MoulU*—why, let him R. P. (nst in neoeejie the lombetono eaid.

Mr. Mooltoa ha now been on the witness atand three days, and will prob* bly oocapy It at teoa* *w» longer, erase examination Included. It is here that I fU*t saw him, and I hove not the remotest personal Intowet in him, or any one belonging to him, or through any in* one belonging to me. Here, however,

irofessionally pugnacious for points of for their own sakes, regardless of any apparent advantage or necessity. Half the contests over principles of evidence result in nothing whatever, or in manifesting a substantial agreement that existed at first. I am satisfied that if poets had not been made before lawyers, they never would have engrossed to themselves the epithet, irrtiabUt genua. But Fullerton Is

A MASTKRI/Y EXAMINER.

His question is lucid, terse, precise, and that the first time, without any bogsling, or shifting of words, or ttying fengtii and put with the quiet, business like, clear enunciation, that makes a clear understanding with the dullest witnsm almost Inevitable. He baa not yet Showed bio teeth, in hoetUlty to a witifps. gvnrta haa, and as already Intimated, his aggression looks uncxpectedlyfpoe anTformidable. The same of JMieb. There will be musks when ail these bull-dogs get at it.

NBW YORK, Jan. 19.

Fifth day of Moulton's direct examination, and still the dogged struggle between counsel goes on over an interminable succession of documents, letters, statements, cards, reports,

60.,

eonrtltu-

ting the "literature of the scandal," drawn from this wondrous Providential depository, and now strung, one after another, on the chain of bis verbal testimony, and tagged, each one (as evidence) with the bard-used name of "Mr. Beecher," by some ligature of what the witness had said to or heard from the defendant concerning it.

If the evidence were not of indefatigable interest by its intrinsic importance and that of the case, the tangled wilderness of legal Interruptions and disputes through which It Is dragged slowly to its end, would weary out the audience. But there is no nodding, tedious aa the progress is, In the crowd or the jury box. Fullerton goes on with his quiet, business-like examination, calm, clear and fresh as* summer morning with EvaAson the watch at bis mouth like a

cat at a mouse-bole, for any technical game thfitmiy be psught. Judge Morns' enormous effort at opening the esse hsd nearly been the death of him. But he reappeared in court yesterday, shawled ana pale, and in a savage humor with the newspaper writers, most of whom had mercilemly damned the crowning effort of his life a failure.

At about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, a murmur of excitement overran the crowded courtroom, as the plaintifTs counsel announced that so far as they were aware, they bad now put In all ihe evidence they had to offer By tho witness then and for four days previous 011 the stand, and as Judge Porter*-not Mr. Evarto—stood up and commenced

CKOfSN-EXAMINAVib'N 01^^ITaNCW D.MOUtrTON. With the question of Pharaoh to Jacob —How old art thou? But before this question, simple as It was, could be answered, Mr. Evarts had a number of technical episodes to finish, in true professional anxiety to have ail the evidence right on the record and on ite proper legal grounds ot admission. This done at last, the same audible "sensation" raq through the throng, as Judge Porter repeated his question, and tho struggle with the strong witness began.

Now across examination, at least In this instance, is more a matter of theat-rical-effect than anything vise. There is little or nothing in the way of evidence to be elicited from the witness, but there is a good deal that is impressive to be elicited from the examiners own eyebrows, forefinger, chest-voice, and other elements of dramatic expression. For all this Judge Porter at ouce shows himself eminently gifted, and justifies the choice that has fallen upon bim.

The symmetrical countenance that beamed silent suavity behind Mr. Evarts, throughout the preceding stages of the trial, now rises leathery pale, and setting deeper blackness on its brow than that of the denso, closc moustache on its lip, standing out between the parchment cheeks like an ink splash on a drumhead.

He confronts the witness with an expression of stern, omniscient jjustioe in iiis burning gaze and magisterial pose more awful than Rbadamauthus summoning a speechless caitiff to conviction and judgment. Or to use a more familiar similitude, it is your old-fashioned hardshell schoolmaster, gripping a bad boy by tho collar with one band, and his birch with the other, while he brines home his guilt with two or tbrfce crushing postulates, preliminary to utter posterior demonstration. And as the searching significance of Judge Porter's dreadful tones brings down the question on the witness like a thuuderbolt of doom, one gasps involuntarily, and wonders—What has he done? What is this black villainy, to be dragged out of his own mouth?

To be sure, the question doesn't amount to much, and when answered, probably amounts to nothing. But then the manner of it is tremendoes and many a gaping jurvman must have shuddered, in his day, at the depravity in the witness disclosed by Judge Porter's enunciation of a trivial question ai:d many an innocent witness must have become suddenly impressed with bis unfitness to live any longer, without knowing exactly why.

You see at once, therefore that yon cannot get any conception of the crossexamination from the tame, monotonous alternation of petty question and answer in the printed reports, devoid of all Judge Porter's tragical severity.— The

terror

of his beak, the lightning of his eye, And tho rest of the stage business. How is the fireside reader to know, for instance, when he reads the commonplace question, "Will you swear that you never gave him that paper?"—and the still less pregant answer, "No, sir"—that the taint of peijury has been fastened upon the witness by the indescribable significance with which the question was put? But when you see it done—whv, there is nothing moro to be said but "God liavc mercy on his soul I"

TO-DAY, HOWKVER,

Tho high style ol inquisition appears to have been judiciously withdrawn from too common use, and the cross-examin-ation has been continued all day in a quiet vein, quite satisfactory to lovers of ossip. You have in the full report a uxurious repast of details of private affairs ot no possible concern to anybody but their owners, and hence excessively delightful to everybody else.

THE LKADINU OBJECTS

So far, have been these: 1. To elicit evidence of partiality to Tilton and against Beecher, on the part of their "mutual friend," In refusing the latter access to papers of his own not withheld from the former. 2 To elicit evidence of the long and still sustained Intimacy between the witness and Tilton, and even of obligations to the latter, in oontrast with the recent and special occasion of the friendship for Beecher and its present disruption. 3. To elicit evidence of a quarrel and consequent animosity toward Beecher, on the part of the witness, also to get in Mr. Beecher's forcibly pat argument for his right to the papers. 4. To elicit all tho money transactions and accounts in detail between the witness and Tilton, and to connect lllton's indebtedness to Moulton with the letter's acceptance for him of the 15,000 from Beecher, so as to show a selfish motive, or benefit to Moulton, in taking the money.

Insignificant as tbeee points are in their bearing on the substantial credulity of such testimony as Moulton's, only the second and third were even partially sustained, and the others were more effectually than ever destroyed by tho crom examination.

There were a number of minor objects which I need net enumerate, sa I knot trial. Some minor nor.

pretend to report the

nities for the cross-examiner blows to get as well as blows to receive. MRS. MOULTON was an occasion of the former soft— among others—to Judge porter.«Shi ii a cahurtont lady, who never consented to "Me" in this matter, and whd is expected to confirm tho essential.part of ner hUsban't testimony. Seeking to involve her in inconsistency, Judge Porter drew out tho fact that she is still a member of Mr. Beecher's church. But going for a little more, unluckily, he got mon* than be wanted, in the significant fact that she bad entirely absented herself from the communion ever since she became cognizant of the affair whereat ho rebuked the witness with unaffected disgust. He did not ask about the communion was she not still a member and an attendant? Worst of all, It new came out that she had entirely ceased her attendance years ago, and from near the beginning of these secret transactions with her husband. The fact is, Moulton is just about as formidable on cross-ex-amination as on direct examination. They get little out of him but hard hits w^en leatjt expected.

MB.BKBCHKB, 4" aft

Who forsook Mr. Moulton's direct examination some days ago, returned today for the first time, to see tho witness in the bands of bis own friends. His appeararce is still a» marked as when he -was lost in courtvery. much changed from the natural brightness of his countenance as he appeared at first, and which I tht-n mentioned as remarkable. The fire and beauty are gone, and he looks another man, not to be compared with bis former selu The very characteristic and form of his countenance are new, such as I have neverseen before. If it had been a portrait, 1 should have pronounced it a Failure. Even his smile is but half his own,. You may rely on this, for 1 write it with anything but pleasure.

STATEMENT

VIPI.

f» —orisrS--* *$»'• 'tW1

Condition of the Tetre Hauto' Savings Bank, Jan. 1.1875. Amount due depositors ..$187,200 Amount due on account of dividend Jan. 1st 4^4* SM Amount unearned interest 3,o»4 Amount surplus luud 11,000 00 9150,134 0f» Notes secured by first mortgage $53,510 7-"i Notes made by two or more tieeholders J! Cash on hand 27,( 09 W $150,13-1 0f

8TATK OF 1NBIANA, VlOO COCNTIT—SS:^ James Koss and John H. O'Boyle. Jahies G. McGregor and John 8. Beach, respectively Vice President and Trustees of said rtavIngsBank, being duly sworn, depose an* say the foregoing report and exhibit of thr condition ofBaid bank is truo and correct. to the best of their knowledge and belief.

JAMES ROWS. Vice Presi.

itwa JOHN H. O'BpYLE,

...TAMES C. McxiltKUOlI, ^Trustee*. -JOHNS. BEACH.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1W OOT^K?1MJ(

S,1)ER,

Notary 1'ubllc.

Wanted,

WANTED—TOSELU

A rilK8H MILK

Cow. Call at 1-J0 Main street, or address Box, 2018, Terre Haute, Ind.

WANTED—FARMERSthey

A.ND TEAM-

sters to know that can get UKbest fitting and cheapest Horse Collars nr MILLER St ARLBTH'B collar factory.

southFonrthjtreet^^^

For Sale.

'•!. *.•,.-• tar,i i, 170RHALK—8M ALL OFFICE SAKE—AT JP a bargain. Enquire at M. M, JOAK Law Ofllce. J28-tf

LOSt.

08T—MONEY, BY NOT BUYIXU COLlars at MILLER A ARLETH-S ITOTNO Collar Factory, south Fourth Ktreet.

rwMih nnnn

riOUNI—THAT

the

bsadof the party making them. The best efthe former was the asressfis comment for which counsel was reproved by Judge Neilsoo—We have your word that you UedU To say that this is

THJE BTRORO poiirr ow nmnmsi, That a witness who owns he has lied is not,perhaps to give it much of a show but I believe it is understood to be the .fact. So far, however, from appealing to the common souse of tho Jury, on fcne question of Moulton's credibility agsinsttbe defendant as sfleoted by his confessed lie for the defendant, they will deny the jurisdiction of common eense, and claim as overruling it in imperative judicial rule, binding on the Jury in

spite

whatever they light be naturally disponed to thin M—probably srtrfng a charge to that eflfefet from the Judge, and taking an exception to be •rg"®«

appeal—that the testimony of a witness in Moulton's position must be disregarded in Mo. The contest betwoen the opposing advocates will be: on the part ot the plaintiff, to have Monlton a testimony weighed by r-ommon sense, and on the other part lo have it excluded from consideration in obedience to an inflexible legal principle.

There are dangers

well as

MILLER A ARLET1I

sell the be*t fitting Horse Collars at thou factory, sooth Fourth street. TOOtTND—THAT THE SATURDAY EVKnlng Mall is the moat widely circulate newspaper iu the fcitato outride of Indianup-

•lis.

TTTM. P. ARMSTRONG, M. J.

Takes this method ot informing the public that he has moved to Inoianapolfs, and tabllshed a Private Hospital for the Trentliient of Diseases of Women, at thesputbwwt oomer of Pennsylvania and Tinker streets. The building and gronudsare larjj.and pleasant. Ladles can have good room*, board and medical attteution in the same building.

experienced female nurse

will be in attendance at all times. Having had an extensive experience in tbe treatment of chronic diseases for fifteen year*, two of whieh were spent in female hospital* in Europe, he feels confident in rendering entire saUafaetien to all who may favor him with their patronoge.

Ofllce in the same building, where he will be pleased t« see all the sniftering ladies of the city and other localities, who desire treatment, between 9 s. m. and 4 p. m,

Pennsylvania street cars pass the door. Ksrsamtcss: Prof. Wm. Mnssey, M.!»., ('in. O. J. O. McPhetera, M. D., and J. I.

1WT« W IIB* I*'"*" IT a" snd Hon. Tbos Dowling, Tenw Haute, Iwi,. «nd Alex. Mann, Paris, 111.

Decided Bargains

Hoberg,

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•'i f' iFi-'-if, Mm

Root&Co:

1M erier LE Clew Oel J* fculaace «f their Winter Mock are

otftrfag

Special Maccamta.

Nubias, Gloves, xl Hoge, Comforts, &C., &C.V Allat^agGODT »PRICES. Hoberg, Koot & Co.

,it.

Siiks, Dress floods^ Shawls, Cloaks, Furs Woolens Blankets, Hoods, th

Opera Bene Vomer