The Huron Expositor, 1874-08-21, Page 4eet
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NEW
Cheap Excu
Farm for S
Dissolution
Card—C.
Central Exl
Self -Acting
Watches, &
Mitchell FE)
Remnants
Nails, .&c.
To Bridge
Private Sal
Vietoria, H
aide Hell,
Card of Tie
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VERTISEMENTS.- '
ion—G. T. Railway.
le—Oliver Smith.
Messett & Co: • !'
rtwright, L. D. S.
ibition, Guelph, 1874.
Hand Loom—D. Stewar. .
.—A. Cameron,
ndry—Thonason& Willi ms.
Logan & Jamieson.
johnson Brothers.
uilders—G. E. Cresswell
—R. H. Starr.
tel, Walton—John Winter,
ay—Thomas Kidd,
uks—Thomas Kidd.
lir u txpooitor
SEAPORT:, FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 1874.
Co nty Equalization'.
It has lot g been felt that the present
system of qualizing the assessments of
the several municipalities in Counties is
very clef ctive. Although various
schemes a, cl improvements have been.
proposed, °thing practical has yet been
attempted y our legislators to remedy
the grievers es complained of. If local
Assessors could.be induced to perform
their duties strictly in accordance with
the rales la d down for their guidance by
statute, an a assess at actual instead of
fictitious ekes, the present systeni
would besr rrounded with fewer difficul-
ties and co Id be mach more easily and
satisfactoril worked. - But, even though
this were d ne, it would still be open to
objection ad subject to abuse. The
principal ft netions of an Equalization
Committee re to revise the work of the
Assessors, rid to correct and place right
What they may have done wrong.
Hitherto, this County, and we have
no doubt t e same practice has been fol-
lowed in o her Counties; —equalization
-Committees. have entirely discarded the
values of A sessors, and have substituted•
values of to eir own. Instead of only
correcting tla e values of Assessors, they
have diecar led them, entirely, and have
substituted values of their own, the ,As-
sessment olls beiing no guidance to
them whate er, in btaining what might
be coneider d cone t values. The modus
select a municipal-
it,'and by compare.-
owledge and evi-
eiarbers of Council,
rs by the one select-
ed. Even ere the evidenbe obtained
from the s tvera.l members 'correct, this
course of p ocedure could scarcely give
a fair or j t resUlt. As, in the first
place, the 0 atmittee have no reliable or
satisfactory vidence that ,a correct value
has been pl. ced upon the rimuicipality
selected as basis, and, ip the second
place; they eve no Means of arriving at
the relative values of rural and -Own
and village roperties an compared with
each other. So that, even although the
municipaliti s of eiteli class May be fair-
ly equalized, yet the classes May beer a
very unequ propel tion to each other.
Even under ae most favorable circiam7
stances, the efere, the present system is
open to sera
adequate to
when we c
member of t
operandi ha.
ity, place a
Son, from p
deuce gain
regulate all
been t
edue m
rsonal
ci by
he oth
us objection as beipg in -
o equal justice to all. But
nsider the feet that each
e Council who appears be-
fore the Cc mmittee, and uponwhose
evidence the Conemittee must decide,
does so mor in the capacity- of an lade
vecate than le.10tter t„. and with, a tale
of poverty in his mouth sufficiently
els:ailing to trtle the most stoical, the
folly of the system becomes gill more
a,pparent. • a y petson who did hot
know what tit e County is, would, to l'is-
tea to the epres-eritatives who appear
annually bef re the Equalization Corn mit-
ten to.enlig ten them upon the values
and conditio of their respective nirtni-
cipalities, be led to the conclusion that
Huron, inst ad of being one of the
. wealthiest a d most fertile Ceunties in
Canada, was a povelity-strieleen and bar-
ren wilderne a. Is it any 'wonder, then,
that upon s eh testimony as this the
Committee i unable to make a corrept .
and fair eq alization. The system, as
at present o crated is, in -short, a snare
e and a sham. .If the Committee succeed
in making a ything approximating to a
norrect equ lization, they Must do so
purely by ch ace; and not, upon the evi-
dence submi
zation Comm
independent
should be a
impartially,
ted to them. • The equali-
ttee should be an entiely
body, and its members,
orn to perform their duty
and, to the best of their I
knowledge and ability, cerreetly ; the
Committee s odd have power to summon
witnesses an( compel them to give aid-
, deuce ander oath. Such. a Committee
would be a check upon assessors, and
would, in ad( ition, be in. a position, from.
reliable evid nee obtained, to make a cor-
rect and fair qualizetion. For instance,
the Cohimitt e for this County might be
composed of , the County .Judge, the
County Tree arer and the County Clerk.
This Commit ee being independent,- anti
its members not being beholden to one
municipality or another, and withal being,
sworn to peel rra their duties impartially,
would be in, eh more likely to Make a
correct and air equalization, upon evi-
dence obtained under oath, than a coin-
mittee of m
individually
best bargain
stituents, anc
misers of Council who are
uterested in getting the
oesible for their own con -
who have to render a ver -
diet upon ecp ally interested testimony.
The expense leo would not be very inuele
greater than under the present system.
S. Were it not for the' equalization, then -
tire business f the Huron ColIntenCoun-
ciI at its June ession could be trantacted
toI lays, wherea now a
c nsumed. Thus, Th t e mat
-
c lore' fees alone, enou h con
t go a great way in payin
ittee and remuneratin wit
ommittee could sit p ior t
Session of the County Con
r Oft could 'be submit ea to
1;,,
a that Session. Au if
lity, should. , find, caus to o
port of the Commit cc, t
ave the privilege of arm peali
t e higher Courts for redr
dlition always that if he ap
s istained, -the expenses of ap
y - the „appellant. /late
ay be made, it is evi ent t
i rgent need for some chair
s atem we have sug ested
due which could not ail t
Much . greater satisfa • tion
than Canbe secured by hat n
days AT
er of Colin -
d be saved
the Com7
asses. This
the June
eil, and its
he Council
ny munici-
ject to the
ey ;should
g to one of
ss, on con-
ieal be not
eal be paid
er change
at there is
e, and the
eeins to be
give very
nd justice
w in vogue.
Mr. Beecher's tnt ment.
1 Mr. Beecher, has at lengt made his
Statement to the lave tigati tg Commit-
ee of Plymouth Chur Ti, a :ummary of
'frhieh we give elsewhe he reader of
his statement must b rel to one of two
onclusions : Mr. Be
ictim of a foul consen
ail on him, and, thr
riendship, to extract fr
nd
documents for the
.ards making, use of
Mouth and prevent liii
ehe conspiracy, and;
ailure in this, to use
cher
acy t
.ugh
purp
hein
fr
in
Item
gainst him to secure his it
man totally devoid of m
rid unworthy of beli f.
ettunstances of the cas at 11.
he volume of irrelev t a,
testimony which has ecu
e more than half inc ined
hat the former is the i etre
he letters written by Mr,
dicate undue remorse or t
says he had committe 1, In
borne in mind that so e of
1
at least, were only the ate
eivere written. by Mouton,
ad, implicit confidence as
that trusting in Moelton
and honor, he signeclt em,
reading them to see wLeth.e
Lad been transcribed as -he
t now appears, however,. I
sitatement, that -Moulton !
e . emy in the guise of a fei
I
e was Tee of the pritt
a ainst him. His offer' ce
a gerated to him by his
aid that friend was
pres
alio
as been` the
levy blaek-
he guise of
statements
se of after-.
o close his
disclosing
e event of
es evidence
in; o he -is
al spriacipIe
am the cir-
veloped by
conflicting
roduced, we
the belief
conclusion.
Beecher- in -
offence he
it must be
hese letters,
y him, and.
whom he
friend, and
s friendship
ithout even
or not they
d dictated.
Beecher's
a bitter
d, and that
al plotters
d been ex-
ecl friend,
d to' take
down in his own. words IV r Beecher's
statement of repentarale. this view
of the case be the•corr et o, it is not
micrprising that such le ters a we have
q oted extracts from s 1 out low,be pro
d ..
i
deiced to hear testimony aink him.
A
gain, it must be con4dere that Mr.
iJeecher it a man of strong impulse, who
e ould be likely to feel much greater - re-
reorse, for even an imaginary offence, than
the i offence, although genuine, 'could
f ,
create rif the mind of a person less serf -
slave and impulsive. And in addition
t all this, he is, alth ugh person of
reat mental ability, p wee nd shrewd-
ness, uneducated in th tri s and sharp
tiractices of every day fe, hich Men of
the world, who are 4mgag 1 in active
business pursuits, are c nizant of.
FrOm the nature of his oc t patio -and
training he was much more 1 kely to be-
lieve all - men honest than man i of a
I
usiness training and occe tion would
' I
e, and was, constqueptly, t o ready to
repose confidence in those' o were in
• e 1
deservieg.. It seems ti us hat this is
jast the point wherein Me. eecher has
e reel, and. which has causel him all his
t ouble. Ile has been. ;toe nsuspecting
ecl too unguarded, mid has loWedi him-
splf to make confidarits and tends of Un -
A orthy men and plotters ..• f mischief.
Tc leis, in fact; allowed hi self te fall
i to the hands of a band of, I ieves, who,
i i older to -exalt theinselve
deterthined
I
t debase hint That he; ay emerge
fiom the battle tritemphantli, should be
i
the prayer and desire of ey V lover oi
-Oath and virtue.
a
Another Swindle' E
In the Montreal coreespo
:posed.
deuce of , a-
t
crty- contemporary, we 1 the
l wi" Angn'American firm, under the ale of
lereniont, Daniels & Co., o.ened an es-
t blishment sonic time sane on Notre
ame street, and adveetisec in such pa-
p rs as accepted their ad ertisenienta,
apd by circulars scatterr: cl over the
etuntry, that, they had efe sale goods
*Worth over $100,000 at $1 fo • each :arti-
cle; the prices being freim 51 to 100 per
cent. below those of retail $ares. Parties
wle're to become sharehol e s entitling
them to a privilege. of each purchase, by
byiug certificates at 25 con. s each, the
;spent being allowed five Ce ts on each
tieket. The consequence ha been , that
the receipts, from all parts o the Prov -
mace have been very larg , and com-
plaints being made that the orieern was
a Swindle, the postmeeter 1is given or-
ders that all registered lett rs to their
aldress shall be stopped. he delivery
of some 150 was arrested th s morning.
The goods were net to be sol until 31st
inet "
ft'his firm have, on differen oecadionst
fo warded advertisements to us for in-
sertion, but, awe had our doubts as to
the reliability of the concern, we, on
e4h occasion, refused to insert their ad-
veitiseinents unless paid for m advance.
This, of course, they did not do, as their
evelent intention was to, get. cheap ad-
vettising by swindling the Press, as well
as the public. We believe that -they
forwarded goods to several parties in. thiis
Connty, and had a nunibei• of local
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-
ree
,THE itTIRONPOS I TO It
*R.
mita at work solipitingordert for theta.
ether or not they have received many
rders from this section we cannot say,
ut those who have favored them .with
heir patronage will be indebted to the
ostinaster at Montreal if they are not
winded out of their money, It is al-
vays best for peop,' e to patronize their
wn local business men. In doing so,
hey know that they are dealing with
eliable men,Who have it reputation to
usta n, in owlet to enable them to get a
iving. • Strangers, pedlars and adven-
urers of various kinds may offer induce -
fleas which an honest trader cannot
ffer, but those wh deal with them are
are to get taken in,. sooner or later.
ern -petition in ei adbranch Of trade is
ow so keen. that t iere is no danger of
he public being i iposed upon by- the
ocal dealer, as he s forced to sell- his
orals .at the very lowest remunerative
gurc, and, in ni4e cases out of ten,
oreioners who ent r the market and ein-
e
ersell him either s ral-an inferior article
or conduct business upon dishonest prin-
ciples.
Hon. Archibald McKellar.
There is no public man in Canada who
e
has been more persistently villified and
basel lied abnut by his political oppb-
nents than Hon. rebibald McKellar.
His ublic and p ivate character have
been like vicious' assailed, and he has
no so ner cleared ip and disproved one
vile slander, the another has been
form lated and hu I ed at him with even
.
great'r force_ and bitternese. He has,
howe ,er, emerged aim the fire unscath-
ed, a id notwithsta, ding the many viru-
lent , ttempts of hi enemies to bring him_
into ( isgrace, no in n in Ontario to -day
sten a higher in ti e affections and con-
iideni e of the peep e than he. And this
fact, nstead of les 'ening the assaults of
his pponents, see a s only to' increase
their bitterness an spur them on to re-
newe 1 attempts to !injure his fair name
and r putation. Bit, they may as Well
save heir ammuntion, for despite their
persi tent attempt to destroy him, the
name of McKellar ijwmli live fresh in the
mind of the pole long after his tra-
duce s will have st ilk into oblivion and
their names have ropped from'public
reme bra -nee.
W refer our reajlers to the letter of a
respe table and rejliable citizen of St.
Tho as, which will] be found in another
cola n. Every pposition organ and
ever Opposition touter in the country
had a cesed Mr. McKellar of having hid
_
hangi g in his bedroom in the Parlia-
ment helildints in Toronto the Portrait of
a cc'am Mrs. 1 ; a person of notor-
._ n
ions aract,er., Mr. McKellar has again
•aird . gain deniedhe truth' of this ac-
.
cusat on, and as of t n as he has denied
it, it has been repeatedBut the elan -
der h s at length been exploded, and Mr.
Charl s Rykert, iiri of the leaders of the
Opposition in the Ontario Legislature,
has voluntarily ma4e the shameless con-
fession that he him elf was the father of
the ii', and that he circulated it, and 'al-
lowe it to be en ulated,, to the detri-
ment if an innocen man, knowing it to
be fal .e. Could co duct be more repre-
h.ensi le or base ? 'That confidence can
be pl, ced in the wo el of a man who has
code sed to being guilty of such base
and u lexcusa,ble cot duct towards an op-
ponen ? Yet this is one of the men
some icople desire o have placed at the
head f affairs in th's Province, and into
whoa' custody the
,
hard- arned money
artiza, is of Ontario.
wish to place the
of the farmers and
EWS OF Mil WEEK.
GREAT
CRC P Pnotraant-IThe Lcine.
Eapre 's„, its we klyreview of the
bread tuffs market; has the following:
"Bad weather has ' revailed throughout
the p. st week, but ur farmers have kept
a ehar • lookout an have•secured their
crops. There are o reports of; sprout-
ing,' t totteh much wheat was stacked
. . .
in poor condition in consequence of the
high \ illdS and los temperattare. _The
same reather bas r led on the etnatinent.
This vill bring .g od samples to the
front, and inceea,se he :value of the old
stock. These is 'lit e difference in prices
since he last raper , although the . ten-
dency is downward France is seAdirtg
back ere the cal- °en shipped hence.
The c eps here an&n France are mostly
secure and the 4 pendence of both
court es on foreleg o • is materially less-
ened. The latest estimates put our crop
at sev n per cen nun below the average.
DE: ati OF A CELE RATED ENOINEsa.--
Sir- illiam Fenix irn, Bart., the well
knowi Civil Engiae a died, this week at
theni e age of 85 y rs.
FRAII OE,
BAZ INE.—Mars i 1 Bazaine has ar-
rived t Cologne, w ere he will remain a
few ays awaiting the arrival of his
childr n. He de loxes that only his'
wife a d brother -in- aw assisted him to
escape. Madame azaine has written a
letter 'n which she eclares that the first
accom t of the Mare • al's escape was sub-
stantillly true. Sir says she planned
the al air herself, a d had no accomplice
excep one of her re ativen
AN ELECTIO-N.---t--... election to fin a
va.can yin the Asse I bly was held in. the
(leper rnent of Cal ados. Partial re-
turns ndicate then ccess of the Repub-
lican andidate by he following vote :
Auber (Republican, 4,700; Delaunay
(Bona leftist), 2,154, Foutelle (Legitim-
ist), 1,602. The fact that the Bonapart-
ist ea didate receiving so large a vote,
taken in commetion with Bazaine's
escape is causipa some apprehension
among the Republic ns. Le Temps says
while the Monarchi 1 parties are disap-
pearing the Bonapart sts are agian coming
to the front.-
Mtarser ER TO E NO LAND. —Count Jarnac
has been appointed. Ambassador of
France to the Court of St. James,
SPAIN.
RECOGNITION. -:The Spanish Republic
has been recognized y England, France,
Germany ithelBelginin, 'Russia h ita,tes
-to recognize- Spa.mbecause such action
will strerigthere thel cause of Repuhliean-
ism in Europe.
CONGRATULA.TOR . — The (EV matic
body have conga& lated Presiden Ser-
rano on the recogn tion of the Re tiblic
and SUCCeSS of erten,' Mori° esi at
Oteiza. A decree ras been issue em-
bodying regulatioas for the exe ution
of the law abolishing slavery in Porto
Rico. - - ,
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UNITED STATES.
GatessaOrmiers IN NEBRASKA.-LRe-
ports from the extreme Southey stern
part of Nebraska s ow that . there is al-
ready much sufferi •e in that localty on
account of' the des ruction of the raps,
grass and everyth' g else, by the ,iass-
hoppers. The set lers are obliged to let
their cattle and hogs. starve.
CANADIAN IMP° ITS AND EXPO Ts.—
Mr. Young has retttrned from his special
mission to Canada,. He has made ar-
rangements with the Dominion. Gevem-
ment for detailed quaherly etatethents of
imports and exports to be ifurnished by
each. Customs office on the frontlet. i In
view of a new Reciprocity Treaty, these
statements will be ; made as complete as
possible. so that a 'full and accurate ac-
count of the trade between the United
States and Canada' may be obtained.
NINE LADIES -SMTICK BY LIC-IITNING.
--At Tremont village, near Sprit gfield,
0., lightning struc a church spiv , Pros-
trating nine 'edict who had gath red in
the vestibule awaiting a funeral s rvice.
.
Five of the ladies were seriously injured;
and their condition is considered critical.
1 ' I
ee
COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
.TE ELECTION. !
The following is the state of the polls
for members of the Council of Public In-
struction as far as could be asceetained
up to Thursday night •
High School Masters—Dr. ' Wilson,
122e; J. H. Hunter, 53. Majority for
Wilson, 69.
Inspectors—Wood, 32'; Judge Mc-
Donald, 19; Mills, 12. Wood is elected.
, Public School Masters, as far ae scru-
tineers have gone—Carleton Connter—
Sangster, 42; Smith, 6. Dundee and.
Kent—Sangster 34; Smith, 70. Huron_
—Sangster, 41; Smith, 65. Peel—Sang-
ster,. 12; Smith, 36. Wellington--SIng-
stet, 46; Smith, 46. Grey—Sangster,
23; Smith, 22. Perth --Sangster, 29;
Smith, 35.
Political.
An Ottawa ,correspondent remarks:
"The Opposition press ere circulating a
repent to the effect that the Premier is
employing the labor of the Public Works
Department to his private use, and that
as the result the Minister is soon to be
furnished with ,a new steam yacht. The
rumor grew out of the fact of which Mr.
Mackenzie is ignorant, that one Arnold,
Mechanical Engineer of the Depaetment,
has built a yacht for his private. use by
employing, public -labor and mateeiel.
Arnold is a Toter, and was educated un-
der the late Governinent He will prob-
ably be dismissed." The fowler Oaught
in his own snare.
—Sir John A, Macdonald, whose health -
has been for some time in a very piecari-
ous condition, has been on a visit for the
past two utoptbe to Cecouna. The • -sea
air has very mireh revived him and he is
now nearly recovered.
—The 'Louden. Adverttser says that
evidence of, so lear and positive a Char-
acter has been obtained in cennection
with the East Middlesex election rotept
that there is no longer a doubt th t.Nr.
Crowell Willeon will be inmate ,. A
scrutiny of votes will also, in all proba-
bility, result in the return of Mr, David
Glass. ,
—Hon. R. L. Hazen, Q. C., ef St.
John, New Brunswick, a Domini* Sen-
ator, died at 8 o'clock, on Sunday 'morn-
ing, eniversally regretted. Mr. 1Hazert
was nearly Ithe last representa-
tive Of the Most distinguished of the
old. Loyalist families, whose history it
identified, with l that of New Brunswick's
early struggles,:
. —It is stated in Ottawa that the lowest
tenders for the Construction of the,Pacific
telegraph line are from parties ensicling
in Manitoba and Columbia, both of Which
are nearly' for the same amount—about
one million and a quarter dollars for the
construction of the entire Jine. This
sum is considered absurdly low, blit the
persoas tendering are said, to be reliable
and eXperienced men. They have been.
written to, it is said, by the Depart-
'ieir f Public Worksrinforming them
that their tenders are the lowest =el re-
questing -them to fulfil the farthetterms
of the contract- as soon as possible or
withdraw. The highest tender is put
dawn by rumor at five millions.
The Ontario Central Pus
The Ontario Central Prison,
which so much has been said with
past year . or and profitable
is likely to pi ove a
n.
about
in the
most useitil profitable institution,
and -the mode .of its _conduct is such as
li
to eeit praises' eveta from. those who
who would gladly find cause for coin -
plaint, a did such cause exist. The To
route- elftetit, whisse praise of the me nage-
meat of the. institution would. nht be
given Were it not well deserved, re-
marks: "There are now 245 pri oilers
in the Central Prison,'Aly tw61 horn
are sick in the licapital. The °fie ale of
the Car Company express the Per atest
satisfaction at the way the pei oners
work. It is probable that in a slinrt time
a rule will come into force by W ich a
prisoner's term Maybe shortened a cord-
ing to good conduct. Should an mate
prove worthy of trust, he is rew rdcd
by the authorities with beim, p
t to
some position less irksome than the em-
ployment of the others. One is even al-
lowed to attend the outer gate Of the
institution, and admit and pass ot t vis-
itor; although when doing so e is
some hundreds of yards from the build-
ing or from any ef the wardens An-
other acts as valet, and, althmigh e is
unattended and the doors of the TISOL1
wide open:, inviting him to escape beyond
its precincts, perfect confidence is 'placed.
in him. In these two instancet the
'men's time in jail has nearly eXpired ;
and, as they have personal effects of
some vale% in charge of the offidiels, it
'would not be worth their while to escape.
As they have on the ugly prison dress,
with the significant 'C. P.' proniinent-
ly painted thereon, they would he most
likely caught if even they did get away
for a short time. About half a dozen
prisoners are engaged. in making road-
ways through the large yard."
BUSINEsS PROSPECTS IN THE $rrED
STATES. --A well posted party in New
Yorle says the following paragraph photo-
graphs the condition of trade in that city.
There is an apparent increase of activ-
ity in most commercial dePartments
The return of local dealers, and the re-
cent arrivals of merchants from the in-
terior indicates a preparation for the
autumn traffic. In the dry goo depart-
ment the sale to package buyers from the
'Western . cities have -been liberal, and
there has been a decided. Meter° entent in
the general distributingtride, The crop
, reports -from nearly all sectio s of the
country are enotinraging, and the pros-
pects are looked upon as favorable for a
satisfactory season's business. .
ere .4. --
Mr. Beecher's Explanation.
Mr. Beecher has at length made - his
long promised statement to the Plymouth
Church Investigating Committee. The
statement is a very voluminous d cument,
and if printed in full would occupy half
the l_berosrron. in the follow ng sum-
mary, however, will be found the sub-
stance of the whole statement. Mr.
Beecher, after some introductory re-
marks, in which he refers to hie publish-
ed statement and renews his abeolute de-
nial Of all guilty conduct or suggestions
towards?Mrs. Tilton, takes up this nar-
rative of his intercourse with the Tilton
family. He points out that it was very
iptimate ; that it became so or. Mr. Til -
ton's urgent invitation; that it covered
in some degree, intervals of Mr. Tilton's
absence froin home, and that jit was at
these intervals, also, on -Mr. Tilton's cor-
dial invitation. He expresses a high ap-
reciation of the simplicity and purity of
Mrs. Tilton's character,' and. he describes
as full of innocent pleasure the -friendship
he formed. with her. Ia 1866, in conse-
quence of bitter attack a by Tilton in the
Independent, on Mr. Beecher' e political
coarse, there was some coolnese between
them, but no rupture, and the l intimacy
was continued until the year 1870. About
that time some articles of Me, 'Tilton in
the Independent on the marriage relation,
obtained for him a gfeat deal of severe
criticism, which caused -Bowen the pro-
prietor, to contemplate the advis ability of
removing him. Tilton, at this time, oc-
ca.sionally expressed the feelin that Mr.
Beecher did not help him in tijis trouble
as he might, and that Mr. j Beec er's
friends were at -the bottom of t e att cks
made on him.
In the latter part ()f the veart 1S70 Mr.
Beecher was calleil ..7 ''' . .4 woman,
a member of '1 m's -housee '.1, who
asked him to , te and see Mrs. Pi] ten,
who had left hee 'husband and wee tie ii
with her mother. The youn a elan
also stated to Mr. Beecher t ' t I ton
had assailed. her virtue. Mr i Bee, her.
complying with the request, heard fr,nn
Mrs. Tilton a tale of ill-treatmetit and had
conduct by her husband, but no word
that jealousy of Mr. Beecher w s involv-
ed in it. He brought his wi e to the
ccunciil and between them it -w s agreed
that MTS. Tilton might better riot return
to her husband. .
On the 27th of December, Bo en came
to Mr. Beecher bearing a sum ons from
Mr. Tilton that he (Mr. Beecher) should
leave the -pulpit and the - City Of Brook-
lyn, "for reasons explicitly known to
him." Mr. Beecher was amazed; and
pronounced Tilton crazy. In the inter-
view ethat followed Bowen related to
Mr. Beecher milk stories_ of Tilton's itn-
morality, and convinced' him of their
truth. - On the strength of these, and
shocked by Tiltbn'edemaad for resigna-
tion, Mr. Beecher advined. Bowen to dis-
miss Tilten from his employ. On think-
ing this over he felt s0/116 remonse for his
conduct, and aceueed himself df having
helped the ruin ot a 'friend whoM he may
-have wrongfully believed guilty of im-
morality, and wtto had long ben loved
by him. WhiWin this franie of mind,
he was 'visited by Mr. -Frank oulton,
who told hide that he must Cone imme-
diately to See Tilton. He w nt, and
when Moulton. had. shut them uj togeth-
"ete-Tiltert adatiftld'Mr. -Bentlfe' ''''(•iif hav-
.
ing betrayed his, friendship, lped. Cu
hit business ruin, alienatk hie ife's af-
fections, undertaken to break iip las
home, and, finally, of having 4iacie im-
proper/ advances to Mrs. Triton1 and Mr.
Mr. 'Tilton -produced What he alleged. to
be a copy- the only one exisettng, the
orieinal having been destroyed+of a con-
feslion to this effect by Mrs. Tilton. He
then tore up this piper, and bade Mr.
Beecher go no Mrs. Tilton, at her home.
Mr. Beecher denies that then was any
accusation by Mr. Tilton of anything
„evoeee theneimprepetad.vaaces. Utterly
--bevrildered,vhe , le t-fthe Vti-S , aceom-
' paiiied. •by Mr. Moulton, taw MrsrTil-
ton, then very ill, in her ioom ; obtainecl
from her an admission that she h d accused
him to her husband of improper conduct ;
rebuked her; and demanded a d receiv-
ed a written retraction. He t len went
back to Mr. Moulton's house, s id little,
and returned to his home. Thus was On
the 30th of December. The nelxt day he
. .
was again visaed by Moulton, lwho told
him that Tilton new of the retnectien ;
that it had been itself in its turunretract-
ed by Miss. Tilton, and that th- •e was no
hope of peace or recone'lhatiorl but by
the surrender -of this docun ea. At
this interview Mr. Moulton sh wed Mr.
Beecher a pistol, but does net seem' to
have threatened 'him With t. Mr.
Beecher surrendered the retract 'ea made
by Mts. Tilton. Subsequent to Mr.
Moulton's interview and - roe very cif
Mrs. Tilton's retraction, Mr. Beecher
says that he was very Mach confused:
and excited by the position in Which he
found -himself.- He attributed Mrs. Til -
ton's conduct- to undue affection for hien
For this he blamed himself and his Want
of prudence a,nd foresight. “II had a
profound feeling," he says, " that I could
punish -
by merge
into the
lepiness from which I had he p if not
the cause, yet the eceasimi of eethdraW-
ing her." - ,.,
At this juncture ..Mr. Mon' on came
again to fee him, and succeeded,in per-
suading him that the accusatioi e against
Mr. Tilton, on which he had ased his
advice as to a separation and 0 to his
dismissal by Bowen, were fat ee This
point was pressed, until, s ys Mr.
Beecher; "I felt convicted of el leder in
its meanest form." He- became ithe prey
of -intense remorse: ., . I
"My old fellow -worker had been dis-
possessed of his eminent placel and in-
fluence, and -I had counseled it. His
family had well-nigh been brdkea up,
and I had advised it. His vile ad been,
long sick and broken in health a, d body;
and I, as I fully believed had been the
cause of- all, by continuing th t blind
heedlessness and friendship w ieh had
beguiled her heart, and had. ro , sed her
husband into a Airy of jealousy." .
'He expressed his feelings in th strong-
est manner. and Mn Moult n, who
claimed to be seeking an oppor unity to
bring about a reconciliation, took a
memorandum of his language that he
might communicate it to Mr. Tilton;
This was the origin of what is known as
bear any blame, and nike an
ment, if that poor child could o
from this cloud and be put bac!
ha
AU4UST 21 4374.
loe, vef
read.
‚We
erh. a
Mr. Beecher's "oonfession." He signed
that
taitiethpeapbeorttwoinas agivfeenwiwn otrridieststtoatminoguiton,
but he did not read the paper or heat it
shall not pun sue in detail the rest
-
Cf
heretofore pointed out the
Beecher's remarkable etateranns,
ornliliyitoiet vasidierti
against him-, and that they indicated
mth re. letters Beeehquotedelw
erebytleir.
eome offense toward Mr. Tilton, and some
Cause of anguish and remorse on Mr. Bee.
chefspart that required explanation.
n Beecher declares the offense to have
been permitting Mrs. Tilton to fall in
love with him on the one hard, and on
he other the advice—based, ase he
thought when the letters were written, on
error—in favor of a separatiim and in
favor of the dismissal of Tiltou by Bowen.
Added 'to this cause of anxiety was sub-
sequently the dread that Mn Tilton
might publicly renew the charge of `tine
proper advances," and rum him. But
Mr. Beecher denies, by imielication, that
he ever contemplated suicide, and sa_ys
that his allusions to expecting and desir-
ing death were based on symptoms of
apoplexy and paralysis, which he often
had, and which had accustom( d. him' to
regard. death as . an always open door
through which to escape from his cares
and trouble. He further states that he
gave Moulton for Triton sums of money
amounting in the aggregate to $6,000.
This money was paid upon Moulton's ad-
aice,for the purpose of silencing Tilton,
and preventing him from renewing his
4eeusations against him, (Beecher.) Now
Beecher seems to think that Moulton,
While professing to be his friend, Was
acting as the confidential agent of Til-
ton, an
when he became Suspicious of him and
d that he was leaeued with Tilton
fer the purpose ensnaring him, and that
refused to give more money, that he,
(Moulton,) allowed. Tilton access to the
letters and documents he bud obtained
from him, in order to work his ruin.
a* a ape
I Beecher and Tilton in Court.
' The following letter Wits addressed by
Morris & Pears ill, Tilton's attorney; to
't
eve Henry 'Ward Beecher, on Mon-
ey, the 17th_ inst.:
I
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher—Sir : We
have been retained by Theodore Tilton
in commence a suit against you., 'Will
you please indicate the attoeney who is
6,,uthorized to appear in your behalf, so
that we may serve the papers 'upon him.
Yours, -Ace, MORRIS .8L PEARSALL.
! To foregoing communication, Shear -
Man & Sterling, Attorneys of Record for
Mr. Beecher, this morning made the fol-
lowing reply:
t Messrs. Morrie & Pearsall—Gentle:,
,
firen : Understanding that you contem-
iolate the commencement of an action at
law on behalf of Mr. Theo. Tilton against
.ev. B. W. Beecher, we beg to inform
You that we are =thorned -to appear for
Mr. Beecher in all legal proceedings, and
that we request in his name the imme-
diate service of the papers upon us,
i
either at our office or service can be
made before H - .M., t No. 61 Hicks,
street, Brooklyn. Yo r °1st servants,
4HEA.11MAN & &a antissai
, eia, lea, t
' The Cubaiy-Slave Trade.
: ATitiful story of the horrors of the
Chinese coolie system in Cuba is told in
a New York paper by an educated Chita -
man. Fromihis account it appears that
the condition .of the Chinese laborers in
Cuba is ranch worse than that of the
nearo gave's. - It has always been urged
iej'favor of "the patriarchal system"'
that it is for the interest of the wailers-
tO nurture and: kindly treat their slave -ss
The hard feature of coolieism is that the
poor Uhinapian is held for a limited
period; his owner has paid a good price,
fir his term of bondage, he must get all.
e can from the- ,coolie before freedem
mes. Death so often intervenes ' be -
f re the end of a terra of service that it
eatiinated that only one in 25 ever return
to China. Civilized nations have united_
t drive the slave trade from the tea e
why should not this frightful blot upon
the civilization of the canary be Wiped
out by some such international concert
of action' The curious part of the ac -
chant to which we refer is, that the
writer, who is an exiled rebel, thinks
there can be no hope for the Chinese peo-
ple -until there is a change in the ruling
race.
A.Novel Strike.
A model strike is in progress in Wash --
1 gton, It is •amene laborers heretofore
e ployed in gradi4the Capitol grounds.
The pronounciamento of the strikers
reads thus : "We had rather beg than
work, fee lets than $L 50 per day. If
others attempt to work for less, we will
fight. This thing of swindling the la-
boring man has got to stop." The atter
absurdity of this fulmination is so ap-
p rent that it does not need a word of
cemmente But the climax is reached.
When we are told that the strikers have.
anreed not to disturb some labcfrers who,
are finishing up small jobs at $1.25, per
dry; but after that is' done, -they may
look out for mischief if they do not quit
wetk.
Rev. Dr. punshon.
The many Canadian friends of Dr.
l'unshen, the elegant pulpit and platferra
o ator, will be glad to learn that he has:
hieved the highest distinctiou which it
14 in the power of the English Wesleyan
Methodist Churcit to bestow. By a mai-
otity of over 170 votes, he was, last
Mouth, chosen President of the Confer -
e ce, his opponent being Rev. W. Arthur.
ev, Gervaise Smith, who has aleo been
a visitor to Canada, was at the same
time elected Secretary. if Mr. PlIDSIMI
disecharges the duties of his new offiee'
with the same business ability which
Marked_ bis presidential admiuistratiee of
the Canadian Wesleyan; his English
brethren will have little 'ause to regret
their choice of an executive head.
-7*
BEtcautit-TI o >z ON TUE STAGE.—
Some unscrupulous play - wright has
adapted. the Beecher scandal for thestage.
The play was to have been brought out
at Boston, but upon a hint from the au-
thorities it was withdrawn. No theatre
with any reputation for decency to sus-
tain will allow a play of this character to
(lane enough mischief ns it is. Let owe -
raitptpirteayacit• on its boards. The scandal has
he taken that it is not dressed lip in such
sitviellsmiloarpee extensively.atocoiTupt public mo-
-Mr. Ritchie, Postmaster 'at Hamil-
ton., has been removed. It was known
some time ago that lie WAS: a long way
behind in his accounts with 'the Govern. -
ment. The eliail alleges that the chs -
missal was to make way for some iufluen-
tial supporter of the Governineut, but -
the Times flatly contradicts this.
VG -UST 2_
BIRTH
Dantisesta--In Tucker -em
the wife of Mr. John D
SBEAREIL—In Seaforth,1
wife Of Mr. Wm. She
ALLB1.—I11 McKillop,
• -wife of Mr. Chits. AIim
Watessont—Iri Seaforth,
wife ef Mr. 0. C.
GRANT --III GTey,
'of Mr. SimoinGraht,
Beattee.—In Morris,
wife of Mr. Wan. Barri
RI;INXIIBIME11.--17I Sege'
the wife oc Mr. Mattlii
of a daughter,
MARRIAGI
MoPtieatost -- Yonne. --,
deuce of Mr. A. Mel
street, StratfOrd, on Ai
Thos. Isilepherson, MI
in. McPherson, merchat
Miss Elizabeth Olivia --
second daughter of '
York, M. D., of Innis
TASCHUREA17 — MePinm.,
Charles, Manitoba, on '
Grace Archbishop Tax
Rev, Fathers' Allard a
Philip Albert Tasch
Thomas James Tae
Sheriff of Beauce, Q
garet, daughter of
Esq., D. L. S., af St,
itoba, and formerly of i
Joaaarost —RAPPEL. —,
Aug. 17, by Rtv-, M. ,
R. Johnston, of Zini
•Goderich, to Anne H
of Jacob- Kappa, Esqt
ship of , Hay.
MaCatnie$ is —Benn. —At
the bride's father, On
J. J. Lewin, Mr. W. J.
of Brussels, to Ileki),
Jahn. Boyd. Esq., of I
DEATH
MeLiteen—In Tucker;;Ini
• Mary, wife of Mr. Joh
and thied. daughter
Walker, aged 25- years
KING. —Oil AUAg. r7, D,
M. D., of Neaforth, age
THE MAR
SBA.F032.
There is not much e
market quotations this we
ate still light, and but
has yet come forward. Th
casional load of old whee.
ed. Several loads of pew
been delivered. Fer this,
as this grain, at least w
offered, has been of a ver
ity, being small a'aid
have not yet been offeret
quantities. The offerin
have been of excellent qu,
loads of new peas have b
market, and have brong
There has been no barley
in yet Butter kill co
and skaters will pay ahno
a good. article for local
There is not much hey cc -
is not much enquired aft
been very scarce thus far,
readily. We quote:
Vail Wheat, per bushel.
Ian Wheat (new)... .....
Spring Wheat, per bushel—.
Oats (new) per bushel -
Peas (new) per bushel- .
Butter, No. 1, Loose-. ..
Butter in tubs. ..
. .. .
Hay, new. . ..
- ... - .. -
Veal calf, per pound
Lamb ;
Sheep pelts- -
Salt (retail) per barrel:- _
Salt (wholesale) per barre
Potatoes, per bushel, neNsq
Oatmeal ItY ha_ _ • .
Wood
Beef .
Tan bark.— —
CTANT
Fan 'Wheat, per
Spring Wheat, per bushel......
Oats, per bushel-..... -
Barley, per
Peas, per bushel, -..........
Butter. ...i„. . ....... ,
Eggs- ... - - - - • -
Hay, per ton,'
• NEW YORK.11011,-SE
Tr neneas,
The market for lowe
horses was fairamly, eon.
tepee of transactions iii
stock. At the
prices ranged as follows
stage 'lenses, from $145 t
ness horses of better :gas
to $200; heavy truck
hands high, weighing 1.
over, from tii300 to $330
transactions in please
-which to bate their appr
values have been repor
auction were held as us.
the stock offered nor -the
presented aay. noteworth
LITTLE FALLS DAII
lemma FALLS, N. Y.
The tone of the ma -
than last week and sales
The delivery of fat m dc
to about 400 bxs, and sal
Ilic to 12e, according
-tones -were well repreeere
ferings were generally lig
week, a ggrega-iig diem
Saks commenced at 13e,
to 131c, finally touchii
give the leadieee raneaest
Northern Stan 100 lixs
Bros., -90 Incs at ';4e;
111 has at top price ;
rens, 103 bee at 13',.4,e
bics at 131e.; Felton, 32 1
Butter conies in sparin:
few samples were eold
useat 'ttie to 28c.
Letters from England
week in July says repo
English cheesemaking
" No feed, and a short nu
ply and priees of Amen
again in buyers' favor;
Comparatively dear do YID
as best in which a large
The best quality of Arne
at 62s.; next grade, 60s,
at Ms. to fi0e per ewt
sells at 76s. to 86s. ; Ch
Scotch at 708. to 76s. per