Mm. Trtoo for tfct n*r?oDi8ation of our different !
Interests.
Q. Yes ? A. But my reply to Mr. Moaltoa ?M
twoi' la; first. that If, ns I then believed,
MBS. TILTON' HAD TltAHSFEBBKD TO MB AX CNDCE
MLAStKK OF AFFECTION,
my presenoe would make matters woree;orlf,
using rna? influence, i oroui/ht tier Inio more
burmoni .us relations to tier uusbana, the senm un
ity of a proud man woul i accept such a servlco
at the hand of another ver> illy, and It would
make matters worse on that aide, and, tnerelore,
lor both reasons I had better not no.
Q. Aii<l so, about any writing to tier were you
put under auy advice or restriction ? A. No,
none.
Q. Mr. Tiiton, Mr. Beecner, has said this in the
course oi Ms 'itrect 'OMimonyin answer to this
que tion, "Be?ore goiug to that Interview 1 pro
pone to a^K jou, did you lenrn lrom Mr. Beecner i
now yon were made the bearer or that letter irom
yourseil ro Elizabeth ?? meaning this letter oi the
7ih oi Pebrua.y. Mr. Tiiton snw, "Mr. Beecher,
Wliecever be met me at i liar time, nlwuya linked
me utter tier state o mind, asked whetner or not
slie could eudure to live. usked whetner or not I
was re-tonng tier in my respect, aud put sucti
other questions us these. II that is an answer to
your mquirv And Mr. Tiiton sajs ?'Yes" to
that. Now, wliat pissed between you and Mr.
II.ton on the subject embraced by ibat question
gnd answer ? A. Well, 1 always asked alter Eliza
beth wit i affectionate interest ami respect.
Q. Ills statement is you asked lor iter state of
miua; usued wneiberor nok she coukl enduro to
live; asked wnetner or not lie was restoring tier in
any degree to Ins rospeot ? A. No, no; wnile yet.
ber illness continued I always asked wiietber she
was i.l. whether sue seemei likely to runoown;
there was >ear at tnat time that tins illness wouid
terminate in rapid consumption, and 1 nad irreat
(oucitude, and 1 asked alter Ut witli that in mv
miuo: and as to tne other question, whether sno
wus rising in bis resi oct, I don't remember ever
to Have asked lntn mat.
Q Now, Mr. Tllton adds alter tbis question tliat
C Dave already read to you, reierring to you, "And
be wanted me to be sure that Mr. Mouiton was
endeavoring 10 Keep peace be'ween us all. held
ber in kindly regard and did not frown < n ner i
beeau-e she hail lorfeited her nonor; ne was very
anxious t.nat KUzaoeth should be t-ure oi tbat
fac ." Now, what pass'd on any such subject or
In any such connection? A. There was nothing;
It is simply untiue.
Q. sow, Mr. Beecher, from and alter this 7ih or
February, was there any disturbance or discord
oetween yourself and -Mr. Tiiton. or Mr. Mouiton,
during tbat season, or during the summer f A.
On the contrary, rhev were very mucn bettered
between me and Mr. Tiiton.
Q. Better titan they had been prior to Decem
ber ? A. Any tune previous than they bad been
lor a year nearly.
y. Ami in auy interviews thereatter was the
suoj?i't of any mult or wrong that you had done
reucvied as the subject oi oompiaint or contro
versy? A. There was a memorable interview in
the llrst part or February; i can't give any special
date, but it was in the first half oi the mouth, I
think m which our
o. Where was this * A. At Mr. Tllton's house.
o. Sow proceed to that?1871? A. 1871.
Q. Still in this month oi February, but toward
the nudd e of it ? A. Yes, sir, somewhere in that
vicuuty.
(j. Now, sir. did yon go to Mr. Tllton's house,
and, it so, uow were you induced or led to go
th?re? A. 1 don't know how; evidently by ar
rangemeu", but wnetuer by tils invitation or Mr.
Moutton's suggestion I can't recall; 1 remember
going there aoout break ast time In the morning,
and
o. Now vou can go on? A. The conversation
ano the intervle-v is rather more distinct than
the exteruai motiou of things: we repaired to his
st nciT. winch was In the third story iront room at
lb a rime.
O. Well, you lound them at breakfast? A. I
didn't g?> into the breakiaa' room 1; 1 recollect,
but I iitcve an Impression they were there.
o. At fcreafcinat? a. At breakfast, and Mr. Tll
ton met tue as n be bad expected me, aod the?
without beiuif aole to staf? precisely the language
which be employed, he inttodueJ Ins conversa
tion by toe recognition or the fact tbat we were to
act iiaimoniousi.v together, and that it wns neceb
sary. therefore, lor a more peritct effectuation
oi that tnai we should have a conversation
toge'ber iu regard both to mya>il and to himself;
there was a renewa , some renewal, in respect to
tne manner m winch Mr. Bowen had treated him
in a ousiness point o view; I can't recall that
very distinctly; the other part impressed itseiX
more upoumy miud; he passed on irom the state
ment oi
JJOWEN'S HAVING SLANDERED MI
to tne statement tbat he himself had experienced
a like treatment at the hands of .Mr. Bow?n; be
proceeded to instance toe stories tnat had been
tola ov ?lr. B wen, 11 1 tec .1 eui right, one oy one.
H, Aoout y u? A. No abont bimseli; it was an
Intel view more lor clearing himself tban clearing
mo; ho so d t bat tue stu y o. his ottering improper
aava oes to a lady in me back oaice oi tne Biook
lyu Onion, was an ahsoluie falsehood; i e deuieu it
exullcitiy; tie said that tne story of bis going
witu it woman to Wmaied. Conn., was
absolutely lai-e and bad no louu
dation in iaci, ana that be couldn't
unoerstand now it conld ever have started, ex
eept that there was anot.ter Tiiton bearing tne
aame initials, who was a dissolute man and
in tempera i e, an that e bad i eeu going aoout
thee un'ry. auo this story probaoiy was true or
him ana haa oeeo transierred by tb se who didu't
kn w tne difference o: personality to hini;iie
aaid tbat the stories told oi him oy .Mr. Boneu or
tunteu in respect to ins improprieties in tue w et
ana the Norinwest be defied anybody to prove;
to ; sere a< so.utily laise; he theu went on to
aav ?h?t m* w.ie w..s not aiiogetaer guutl-s in
toe matter oi propagating stories, tna' she ami
Mrs. Morse baa joined bands against him; that
Mrs. Mor e had re.eated stories oi ms intemper
ance and of t.is improvidence and o> bis neglect
oi hi? mmily. aud one by one he gave to tueui
explicit ueuuil.
Mr. tvarte?What else did you say r A. He
?tateu then to me in regard to his lamily that
wane ne acknowledge*! tnat be nad, perna been
?t i line ? hasty or inconsiderate, or ?oinetomg ro
tbat elleci. ne nad n ver violated his marital
vows; be aeclareu mat be Dad, iroin bis >outii up,
beeu invLiuTaoic in chastity; he nsrra.ed to me
a orene tbat took place uctween aim and Ins
fatoe. wben be urst oegan to launch out ai?ne
into tn<- ii.y, who to A mm and inlkea lo bin
about Ue great dangers be woaid luve from >be
otaer sex, ann irom an undue intercourse witn
tr.em; i can't rect i it; there was avmetbing
ver? spenbe iu that couns-el or his goaty ana
potneicbai larber. as be was ropresemed to me,
aod be said Hut tnat made ?uch an impression on
bia mind at tbat time tnat it bad i.eid him up
svr since; he stated lurtber tban thai that bo
didn't kno* but ti at
U1S LIFE HAD OOMO TO A FEEMATtTBE TEBMINA- 1
TIOK,
bis nn'Muiness seemed clouaed, bu opportunities
seemed -lui np?ti>at tin r.ousenoia seemed de-o
kete; 1 spots then Wvrus 01 sympsthy ?d i words
01 courage to biui. and was profoundly impressed
witii In* trutiiiumes-, ami I ielt Worse tiuu I bad
ever n il tie ore?tusi I had .11.ed my buna airauist
a iu*ii wi.o. waaever migti nave oeeu ma we*k
neeaes or Ms loam?, hadn't deserved hdv suci
treatmeu', and i expres-ed my sell so to him; and
we Udd a kind oi recognition a.'sm, and np - ihi
tbat, in view ot what bad taken pi ce, iurtnn?n
ino Kind offices of Mr. .Mounon. turouKii inter
view* witii me that. aa we were to co-operate in
the tutu e, he wanted tn nave tins conversation
to su < wb.?t iic Had said. ami *<>on, aou ne want. <1
amj no* to >ay mat lie oesired iu to visit in
din umiii again, just as I ta i doue in
loime oa.vs beiore any of rnese troubles ar>ss;
tui.H hhii I ssiu last as I have stated it?tnat is
to say. it waa m .cu more lar^e y oueoeu, rue.oric
tiiy, jet this M tae substance oi it; we lefr. the
alii*.* and went down stairs: I nave t'lgotten
exsc l> iiO* It oame to wits. tnat i tuuad ui seir
witii i.irn iu tue oenroom win Mr.?. Tutun, iu me
ba? k be.iro ui on i he soutb ~ide oi tb?* home. i>ut
tii re i recollect , ticro win a suppiemeuiarv con
vernation between us three, or rather tiieie was a
supplementary discourse to us two, ia wuicn ne
staieii again to his w..e tnat ne baJ a linn; and
sans vn.tt interview witu me; be said mat ne
didn't kuow that he stiouid ever again
be put in such prosperity a* he had
lost and spoke tendetiy, s.?dly about
t ii at, and yet terminated with a Kind
oi re?a?Lianct?ne wa? youug, he wae eoergetic
and Ue m?aui to r^cov r muiseli; he spoke alao in
respect to bi? iaiuii?; tie raid tmiL" nad thought
It OBijr tan to i.it !?) bi.<;ane:h, a<iiirt'.?Hint( i.tin
sel n her. that "Mi. Beecuer, in ail thin difficulty,
has .tc; u the part oi a man <?1 honor toward *ou,
and ha* taken in every e?.e ail tbe biaiue n. on
t iimae i, and I iec> b< und also to saj io you,
iix, tnat KiUa cih has pgrsued toe same
Bourse toward jrou," and ?aid -li ther i- am bume
it is mine;' " ne and thtn tnat ne out not Know
tnat he suotlid ever be happy asain; His h- me
Seenied to mm to do a diviaed a d a desolate
born.-; bd he did not know but t liar out Oi this
very condition of tmn.? tnere would spring ud
aaam au adecaon tna< ?m, i ne pure, and stronger
than li r us < not been tried by tnese difficulties;
?nn wnu tnat
WK all ei>*kd kacb other
(laughter)?at.ii I oepaited.
q >ow. tbuteaiter, Mr. Heecher. were you again
at tQe bouse in M it? s lue.ime in May? A. tea
sir; i tains it was n >ia>.
y. \\ aat pai t oi May ? a. >vell, u no iodj would
qoi-uon me sharply I shonld say about the last
tniid. someWnere .boot he iotb.
sbiui tue middie ol May? A. I tmnk it was
sotuewnere about tua. time ; I can't swear to the
d*te accurate.j.
u. u bat anout that ? Row did tbat come sbotit r
Was that :ij invitation? A. or that interview i
hsve iess tecodecnou of tbe details or it; i dou't
know wn.t molality hid -prang up?some iittie?
At this point one oi tu>> inrsre winuo^s was
vio entiy opened ny a court offlc> r lor tbe puipose
oi ventilation.
lit. ilea' h?We enn't star here wltb tnat air
blowing tipou us. l have already taken c id trom
tt.
Judye Neilson-Tbe reporters will no: pur that
down in their notes. (Liugoter). [ine window
w.n put oosrn.J
it.\amlnailt?n resumed. Itv Mr. Evnrts?Q. Mr.
B? '>c.er. who were tue parlies to this interview,
t;iis vir.it to ihi; bouse? A. Weil brst and last, Mr.
and Mrs. iitton at (i uitseii.
(j. vmii tviiat occutn n as yon recollect? A. So
1 can't exactiv reio.ieit slut it was; there w..s
some, there bud lie? a ,-ouie? sit er I hadn't ml
fllied some agreement, or there *a-< some cause
oi di-satisi.iftio i; I can't recollect what it
Was, i on:y KBuw wnro I wen', in Mr. liifon
reeeived n e mooniiy, out alter a little eonveraa
ti'Mi and explanations wnica took jduce, he
<^ime ifrnciuus, sno ihat we leil into an easy
ana unbusinesslike mat, and tbat in :h<- course of
it. stttiou mere in tee old issnioned way in his
tionsa, I went up and arjnted?Mt down on bit
knee, as it were to make tuo appeal closer, and
that when I wsa sitting so s'rs. iiliou came Into
the room and burst out iaurhing; 1 recollect that
interview, and 1 tulnk wtieu .-lie rame into tlie
rooinshe came up aud kissed me Tery cordially;
that m but a skeieti n Interview, bat I do not re
member the toi<lc which had. Drought me there,
onl> mat ii was something with wnicb ne was oh
satisfied witn me, us ii I hadn't done tlie duty
that was expected of me; I try to rememoer but
it won't c me.
tj. Now, duuug this spring and up to this time
you have now named, oi tne latter half of May, aid
vuu umter-iand that ill leeimg between you and
alt. Tilton or misunderstanding waH removed ?
A. 1 did, sir; I thought, the difficulty wan all dissi
pated and my?that tlie onlr tiling remaining was
the periormance of the undertakings which we
h d en^a^c-d.
(./. In regard to the luture prosperity oi Mr.
Tilton.' a. Mr. Tilton, the exonerauou or his
name irorn any imputation so inr as I could, irom
blame, una upholding him by tufluence as far as I
legitimately could.
Q. Now, sir, aunng this Interview, did yon have
another visit to Mr. TUtou's house in Feuruary of
mat, year, except tne one you nave states? A. I
don't recall any, sir; I dou'i recall bnt one otuer
visit I ever made to tne aouse irom taut day to
this.
?i. And when was that? A. I can't exactly Ox
that date, sir; it was toe interview in which 1 saw
Mrs. niton aione.
y. How late was that* A. I
y. Well, iu what year? A. It was in the year
1871.
Q. In the fall was it ? A. It might have been in
the t:il,; l have au impression that it was, but still
1 will not uold myseli bound to mat time.
y. You aou'i eouuect it with this period? A.
Yes; it had connection with the difficulty that
rose tarough this jeriou.
q. But you don't connect It In date with this
sprinn period; n you do 1 will inquire about It: if
not, 1 will postpone ituutil tuat seas n is reached?
A. Well, my impression is, su. tuat it wa< an in
terview m the November or 1871.
q. Yes; very well? A. But tuts Is a coriected
impression.
y. Well, so treat it; we won't inquire abtiut
that now. It is not iny present purpose. Now,
sir. 1 will read to you a passage in Mr. Tiiton's tes
timony oi au interview iu Feuruary.
FAT?KMTY OF L1T1LE RALPH.
"Mr. Beecher came to my house one morning
about the first or second wees, probably the
second we k?yes, certainly the second week iu
Feoruaiy, 1871; ne had come In pursuance or a
teques winch 1 had sent to htm through Mr. Moul
tou; Mr. Beecher came m the morning, while I
nits at oreakfaut; 1 rose irom the table and met
him iu the parlor and told him to go up s airs into
my study: he immediately went up and 1 loiiowed
uim; l ciosed tne ooor behind me, uud alter he
took his soat I said to him. 'I nave ended you
hither, sir, in order tn.it ;>ou may remove, it you
can, a .shadow irom the future lite ot tne little boy
Kalpli; lus mother nas assigned to me a date at
winch your criminal intimacy began; thislittie
boy was born a lew months alter tuat; H the date
which his mother has given is correct, it
will save dishonor irom btinjt attached to his
name; 1 wan- you to tell me berore
God n hether or not tuat date is right; I want, if
possible, to stile.u him, and 1 want,, more than
that, to Know tne trucn ; teil me tue trutn;' and he
(that is you) told me on ms word 01 honor as be
tore God, that the date which Mrs. Tilton hud as
signed w.is tne coi rect oa\ ; at that moment Mrs.
lllton. who naa followed me up hUirs, came luto
the room, ana when 1 stated to her the point of
cvii versailou she burst into tears and asseverated,
as s, e nad doue ouc<; beiore, mat the uate she
had given was coriect." Now, Mr. lie-oner, dirt
any suc.i inte. view in which that t< pic?that suo
ject oi the Hpuriousne?s 01 toe ooy or the adultery
oi tne ?lie was mentioned, ever occur? a.
(alter a pause) can you not divide tnat question
and let me ask?lie asked ?whether u lather asked
the seducer oi nis Wife
Mr. Beach (interrupting)?One moment. Ii your
Honor please, I must oujeot to tins.
Mr. Lvart ?1 ne questt n, Mr. Beecher, is merely
for your uuswer, wue tier any sucu Interview, any
sucn conversation, any suco topic 01 conversation,
? iik ever raised between you and Air. Tilton r a.
Never, between me anu Mr. niton aione, in the
preeeooe of his wile; never any such conversa
tion, uor auytuin/ out of wulch sucu a conversa
tion could be made or imagined took piace; it is a
monstrous and absolute lalsehood. (Ljud ap
plause.)
PLYMOUTH'S PLAUDITS BEBL'KKD.
Mr. Fuilertou?11 Your Honor piease, 1 tljtnk a
lew words cau 'je propeiiy said at tms Junc
ture iu regard tu t . ese unseemly and
diareputuole inanueatation* of applause.
Your Honor's admonitions are entirely dis
regarded. The irieodi) or the aeien4aut
seem determined to cui|.assize this dramatic part
01 tue scene here witu tuelr ueeis uud their
naaos, 1 suoposc inani.eiitag ureal iitasuie that
Mr. Ueec.ier is aoie tu ceny these allegations, as
U tt.ey were surprised at nis ab'lity to uo so.
Now, sir, however pio.er thing 01 tins kiud may
be in tne uhurcu where they ne ong, their Hants
ought not in be brougm into this ten.pie oi jus
tiOe. it is wrong in every res. ect; U is uli out
rage. it seems that Your Honor, by unytumg you
may be abie to say. c-uuot prevent it; out I
tuiuk if officer- were stationed in this room
lor toe purpose 01 arresting and bring
ing to the bar ot this Court auy
pe son who committed such a violation of pro
priety and neve i.iu puniiiied, tnat it w?.uid wot a
*i< p it. Ii is < eraideu ionn 10 tne worm through
the puoix pre?s mat mere aie mani.esrat.on* 01
great applause aou approoation wmut tne deieuo
ant is giving his testimuut anu denying me alle
gata ris jioughi h^uium nun. 1 am per ccly witl
ing that Air. neech:-r'? teetimom should have ali
tse ehect it is eutuled to. lam nog that it
snouid oe consioered proper.v. caimiy, and the
truiuor i-nsin o, his statements < r tne state
meotsoi any oiner wituess in tins case <>e ermined
in a proper anu legal ; out to have people
Co.ue nere or the purpose of lnduigiug in ap
plause tuat ti tuii reach tnat jury ox uud ailect
thi minds 01 tnose gentlemen there, is n .1 to
net leratea 101 one moment, una we had De ter
either oreait up 1 m.s C iurt aud abanuou this trial
or ei-e na>e order nresei vtd.
Mr. l.varis?l believe, 11 \our Honor please, tbat
tbe public judgment gives Your Honor tbe credit
o, pre-erviug, in an unusually icuunate degree,
d< uruui. quiet anu order vuiou/a mis trial. Al
tbouirn U u u trui iaat toucan- me s. n
aibMuee 01 men ud aUecis vreatlj tue
divided Judrment* o. tbe means or aalie
rents or oppu?int{ opinion, 1 beiiere toa: tuere
b*ve oeeu iiiuicaced kuiac impartial mam
iestatious of app.ause ior me eioquenee and
poiu.a oi uiy learned irieuda, and now and then
ior nome w.tncs-i bocc* usiul in piea-mg me atten
tion. and finally in toe great and important as
severation* o; ibutwunt'iu me delenuaur. I i.e
lievt- mat <tie auuience ban ueen very i mperaie
In ail meae inauuertaiions, id every term; ibat It !
lias been instantaneous us 1 supposed; it wus a
uttie uu rerne <i ale i d-monstraliou. wbtiuer
it wu? urawn ioi in uv trie eiuqueuco oi my atem!
Mr. Ueacn, oi t>? tue wit ol iny iriend Mr. yflier
tua, or i y tu? energy oi tue witness aioul
tou, or ny tue snarpness of nessie lur
ner, or bf me co;euiui y oi Mr. Heeruer.
Ami you can't supp e.-< ? a one side or tue oiuer.
In a crowd oi lutetiigeut anu lee ting bnraan
I eings. some naturm mut ation oi tu s kino, anu
n i'. Ik iiiu. e<l. as it w?ma to me, in an i\.nuor we
soouii leel on both wde.? ilmt it isiu! a u ere
momentary expr-ssiou. doubtless regrcttea sua
repented of by 'ie offending i ortion oi tue audi
ence wtien it ma oc tirred. w r- really s&nuid nnt
d ugn.r tm- trial, UUP nas to u so oideru and
creuuuoie. a - it seems to me, wooer Your hoiioi's
administration. by a suag.stion th.it real and
important in racuona oi uucorum and propriety
touk p ace.
Mr. i-uiierton?rtila is the flrst instance 1 evar
knew in tue administration oi Juam.e wnere tbe
evia. nceoi a ??ituess nas oeen .be su >Ject oi re
peaua applause auaiust tue a.un<ni|rioo of tae
Court, i dou't oelieve .. uy;ning in tue experience
0, mv learuen .rmud on t'ie m >t sine, or ol Vour
Honor, ran recall t>' mit.d any suco occurrence. Jf
Your Honor nan not aduiouis.ied m??e people
over an i over again ma it must not e .epiated,
tben wnat tue c musei says ni.*..t i?e tro*?mat it
was u.voiuutar. and muni? n:iooai. nut Yon<
lion?r sees tnat It is persisted lu. it is repeated
lu ibe teeth o Yonr Honor's
thksat tu have th*h mkctid tmon thu room.
Iney pay no atren ion t?* what Your Honor says.
Inry -ft in not to cue wnat Your Honor wisnes in
tnut ie|tai<i, but u is ii peaieJ. anu it is repeated
ior iL-fi pui po <ti oi bavin* it go i rtti to tbe wona
an 1 iu exert au inilueucu m r > and i>> us rertex
..ciioa to iea< u taejurj box. mat I don't beueve
tney can enect. oni it mars tbe harmony ami pro
priety oi the oi ca.-ion, and I nope and truat Your
Mo.ior ^in ( xer; a!! me power tuat is in your
possession aud use a I i > e lorce t ie !*w pu ? wunin
vo.ir ie?cn ior tbe purpose ol buvm? tnls trim
conducted tnrouaiioiir. wuu tliat qiiu.rneas and
iiHCoiu.ii auu Witn mat uereticy wbau Suouid
always c.iaracterizc proceedings in a court of |
jnsiice, whatever may taKe place in it cbtireh.
Jiuge .Neuson?i leei inoe u?ja io conn-el (or
??ill fatten ion to tnn circumstance, to iihsuis
orrirr; 1 bave, oi my own voiitiou coniolained
idien; I win endeavor to-inorrow m<>nuiikr to
ma e stic i a rangemcnts anwUi effectnally silence
tnsse iiuerru?>t'Oii-.
At i is point *>cr*eant Rogers appeared at tbe
Jury i>ex anu nndiessed ine iiartaa loltoWsy? \
\ our Honor, my men nave made twoormreear
re?t*: wi.i you nave hem br ngi.t neiorc you?
Judaft Ne.leee?lo-moi tow moihing y ?u will
nrniii lu ad iiiioiiai oitii ei.^, and ins cad oi uuking
two or tnree ui rests?or a nai:-dozeu MVe sta
le t us milk.' a Mitual i.a > of It.
I.xauniiittien oi Mr. MeeeMer refnmed:?
i) Mi. Heecner, sonse^ueutiy, uy a new qn?s
tiou, a former st.temunr, was made Dt .i r. liuon
whMi I now us*, v...ir .aioutloii to?? w . Keeiuer
asR'd lue what date Kuzabetn '?ad nained; 1 totd
bun Ellzatietb nad named, as rue naie at wnii n
their criminal in imarv 'e.an. Octooer 10. is?s:
ne replied tnat nc had no wenity P r dat^s and
had ui. <le no iccoo, hut lie beil?VM In his raol i
that sue nad told mo the truth." Did you say ,
anymng or mat niid? A. >o, no, Mr. Kvaru,
no nitiR o tnat mini.
y. weie ?ou an ken any -urn question ? A. No,
sir. I was never a?k" i m v kucii question,
I.AUIKH I.HWAKK.
The examination was n?>n suspended for the
<tay. Heiore tue ijonrt adjourned -no?e Neiisou
sa ,i?i angui to *a> to t..e lauies present,
yvno are noi imnie<i.ai y coimec ed witn mis
su.t ?,r the partes t at .t wou.d i?e aeil P.r
thorn uoi to aiietid to-morio . moniiiig. ^ ester
d?y luornlnn ana this morning I remst-d admis
ei ii to a Kira1. iittm.'er oi lames, wnii regret.
1.a iics who nave i.e n n?re ior one dsy and nare
s ?en i lie pi? e sii'in d tie cnriteut. Mcmoei s ol tne
Mar also complain that they cannot K?t in."
I he court waa adjourn -n till eleven o'u.ock tula
moral ug.
ART MATTERS.
STUDIO NOTES.
The ??rorcement of toe ru'.e against the exulta
tion id the clubs of pictures intended to be after
ward exhibited In tbe Academy o( Design Is likely '
to meet with vigorous opposition. Many oi tie
best works or our foremost artlsta will be ex
cluded from the spring exhloition by tbe decision
01 tbe Council of Academicians. A protest, how
ever, has been entered by Mr. Gtfford, and there Is
some chance tbat when the matter comes np tor
discussion toe council will see tbe advisability of
withdrawing the obnoxious rule. Certainly tbe
Academy exhibition cannot afford to exclude any
good works whether they have been seen or not
by a certain portion of the public. It will also be
an interesting question lor discussion wnettier the
exhibition of works oi art In a club
can be considered as a public exhibition.
Can the Academicians exclude a picture because
the artist may have exoiblted it to tne public in
his studio? The question is now agitating all tbe
artistic breasts of the metropolis, and there will
be no peace until it has been Anally settled.
Constant Meyer is engaged painting a plctu
rosque group or Italian beggars. The painting
promises to be very succeastul.
T. L. smith has just given tbe finishing touches
to a very interesting moonlight picture whioh he
calls "The Departure or the Old Year." An old
cbmch lighted up is seen among venerable trees
In the midst, of a snow-clad landscape. Tbe un
broken quiet ol the place and the leafless trees oi
tbe bleak wiutry landscape are In strong contrast
with the Joyous look of the illuminated windows or
tbe courcb. ibis work .a characterized by a very
pieasiug .sentiment.
vaini is as ludustrlous as a bee. lie has In
progress not less tuan half a dozen pictures, all or
them promising well. He is giving the lluistung
touch to a canvas he calls "The Ambusn," whlcn
Is clever in conception, and very brilliantly
painted. It represent a gentlemau 01 tne old
school serenading me lady of his love. While the
b*rd trolls his lay unconscious of the presence of
danger, the lady's lather and lover havo cau
tiously stolen upon the singer, and are about to
reward his musical efforts nun a uootl cudgelling.
The cause of ail the trouble peeps,out irom a
winnow auove, evidently enjoying the adventure,
and apparently riot having mucu svmparhy with
her musical admirer. The expressions on the
laces ol the different personages are nappliy ren
dered, and tuere is little reasou to douot that tnis
wor.v will achieve popularity. "L'Kuu beulie"
readers very well an incident, that may be noticed
an; day at tbe holy water font of an Italian or
t rench church. A gallant oilers the hO;v water
to a mr lady, who accepts ?ith & grkciou- smile,
evidently not at ail displeased at the polite atten
tion. me artist has chosen the last century lor
illustration, and mates the incident occur at St.
Feter'r. Tne beau almost periorms a pas as he
offers his saturated tinirer. At arse tne action
seems out o keeping with tne j lace, but It is not
so wueu looked at in connection with the manners
of the period, Signor Vainl nas alio begun a por
trait of Mme. Kistorl, the great actress, in the
cuai acter ol Lucre?,ia Borgia.
Mr. Fergisou is at work on a Chilian landscape,
"a View oi Lake Acuio:a." The time chosen is
evening. Tne characteristics oi South American
scenery are happily rendered.
Q. H. smillte's contribution to the spring exhibi
tion will be a canvas niesentiug a scene on the
lagoon* oi Florida. He has on nls easel a view on
tne Adirondack Lake.
"Evening Among the Sierras" is tbe title or a
picture by J. D. Sinillle, wnich Is waiting lor tbe
ilnat touches. A mass or dark trees occupies tiie
lorcuround, and in the distance r.se hu*ie red
brown mountains, snow clad at their summits.
The sublimity oi the bcene is admirably rendered,
as is the sense 01 lm neusify, wbicn is so distin
guishing a leatuie or these regions.
J. 11. Lazarus devotes his urush principally to
portrait painting. and his stuoto is peopled by
disuuguisued people trausierred to canvas. Por
traits oi Coionel W. s. McCotnb, Mr. Joiin Marca
and Mrs. Livingstone occupy tne place or honor at
this moment.
Julian Scott, having despatched his "Battle or
Wiliiauisuurg" to tne Academy, nas turned bis at
teu ion to portiaiture. He isjunt glviug the fin
ishing touches to a portrait or Ueneral Tbeodorus
Bailey, the sccooa Pos master ot New York, who
is dressed in the < ld-iasmoueo costume oi his pe
riod. tir. isco'.t is also at work on a portrait of
Wjnsiow Homer.
Gilford is at work on a very delightful view of
the eastern end o. Lake Geneva. Toe oreground
is occupied by the waters oi tne lake aad in tne
distance the mountains rise boidiy to tue skv. a
picturesque old castle on the leit comes pr?ml
neut.y in view ana carries t he mind oack to tne
ronnuiio period oi &wiss tt.story.
tttnsiow Homer'* principal picture In tbe spring
exhibition is called "Tiie Couisa ot True Love."
ABT SALE.
The large private oollectlou or paintings belong
ing to Mr. George H. Andrews, now on exhibi
tion st toe Learnt Art Gallery, will be sold by
publlo auction to-morrow evening, and tbe sale
will be continued dunes tne two successive
evenings. This collection contains a number of
Interesting works, accnmulated by Mr. Andrews
lrom time to time, our Americau artists are well
represented bv such wetl known men as David
Jounson, Richaris Gny. Casilear and E. uay.
Among tie ioreign artists wuose ea.-e.s aielaid
under confrioutioa are lnduno, Piejer, Merle,
Coi, S hreyer ana uerard Dow.
Since tnese works n ive been on exhibition they
have been laigely visitea and lavorably com
mented on t>y toe public.
AMERICAN BOOK TBADE SALE.
TBS LAST TBADE BALE?AJ? EXCHAlfOB TO BE
ESTABLISHED HEREAFTER?BZTITAL OF THE
BOOK TBADE.
Pursuant to toe reaolntlona passed by the Ameri
can Book Dealers' Union at their Convention beta
at Pat In Bay last summer, the last trade sale
*u beauti yesterday at tbe iride salesrooms of
Meiers. George A. Leavitt A Co., Clinton
A'ter tbis a "Booksellers' Exchange and Clearing
House" will be eetabltsbed la tbts cuy, oI which
Messrs. George A. Leavitt A Go. nre to be
tbe managers. Tne Or-i meeting o( toe Ex
change will take place in July or August
next. Tbe attendance yetterdsy was very
large. Among tbe prominent dealers present,
wbo came imm a distance and tbis cur, were tne
followingMesars. A. C. McClurg, of Jansen A
McClurg, Chicago; Ingnam. Bragg A Co^ Cleve
land; J. B. Llppincot A Co., Philadelphia; Oiax
ton. Bemaen A luffeldnger, Pnlladeipnla; Mr.
Barney, oi Robert?lark A Co., Cincinnati; J. P.
Morton .v Co , I,uui?vilie: H. b. Moure, san Fran
cis o, < aL; Coari"* i.auria t. of hsiesA l.aar.att,
Huston; Mr. Caaaoton. 01 Porter A Coatea,
I'u mte.ptiu; George E. steveus A Co.,
Cincinnati; B. J. Goodnob, ot>eriln, Ohio;
E. B. Suutn A Co.. l Detroit; Mr. Dm
narn. American Slaws Osmpany; Waiter s.
Ai petoo. oi D. S. Appieton A Co.; Cbaries T. Dtl
linmiam. oi i.ee, .soepari A Di.i.nginm: Wiiuam
Lee. oi Boston, and inanv ? tiiers. t t<c sule was
Started who * neavv invoceoi J une* R. o- roo.i
A Co., ol Uouoa, oy ihe veteran aucuo ieer "Joe.''
Mr. U. C. Foste , commencing wun lijo seta of
Kalpn Waldo hiner.-<0D'? "carnassns." Tun T?a.?
speedily loilowcd oy other ml?o\,aneous popular
works, ? neu lo > se's oi nine cla-sica. oon-istmg
ol 'fcxlle," "Iutellect,"' -T agedr," "LUe,"
"Lang iter," "Love." "Romance,'' ??Mystery."
'?Couedy.'' ??cSliUtto d," "Poem?," price $1.
wnicii waa duplicated tiutll f.ooo copies ov.-r tbe
Invoice line-i were ?n*p.>se? oi hi m* regular
erices. "Owen Meredith s Poems," u ustrmed,
wera not omr s<>ld np to the une*. nut .argeiv
duplicated; .'nr. Lippincoti's offer lor 2,000 copies at
flv per cent less tnan irane price wa- ieje.*ied.
oue r.unared copies ot Loogieiiow's poem- were
invoice.i arid duplicated : Mr. iv alter a. Appi-ion
purcna.-iinir l.Oi-O copie? at one bin. a* also S60 cop
ies oi Whtrtier'* poems. Tbe popular illustrated
work "Hanging oi tne Crane," a fA boon, waa
Urgeiy duplicated. D:csens* Wr>rsa, tbe Waveney
Novels ami the oaiatic? oi Messrs. Osgood A Co%
large eoiitr.oution were eageriy bongnt np at tne
MM Oi prt es.
Tnis was lollowed by the invoice of Messrs. 0.
r. riunam's >ons, consisting oi classical scien
11lie un i imtorli ai wor*?.
foday'a tale will embrace large and valuable
co lection* irom Messrs. Him A Bougttton, Mttie,
Biowa A Co., I.ee A Bbepard. tlaxton. Kemsen A
Harieiniigcr. i he buMinsr wan apmted and the
leeiing oi a thorough revival oi trade appareut in
tn>- manner of tne reprenentaiives or toe oooc
trade.
LADY WASHINGTON RECEPTION.
Most elaborate preparations have beea made
for tbe grand centennial reception this evening
at the Academy ot Mu?ic. In point of numbera
and lasnion It is anticipated that It will excel all
previona social events oi the winter. Many of
toe gentlemen win appear in militAry or naval
uutiorni, aud among the i harming t<j|l?ts of the
lair are ooe worn several relics oi tne birth of
the Hepuuilc smi tne days to wtiicn we look oack
ui markci hjr spariau ximi><Icity and rigid
ec>iiomy. Be presents rives ol rh? lam.nes
oi Was nugtou, Adam*, to ris, t.ansevoort. nam
iiton, Clinton aud otneis w,i.? shine lu our Kevoiu
tiouiiry anu.ns. Will worthily lUsp.ay t e iiieinen
toe4 wnich thuy ti entire as nen looms, and de
scendan soi tnosewbo inaiie a teapo. ot t o^ton
liar i>r, in uefl.iut'i' oi Britisn lax laws, will ex
hibit, ape' imens or tne nonea wmoh llred tne p i
trui.c nearts oi onr New Knuianil ancestors lno
vear-i it.'o. > i l ? tk ' has been tbe sale o t?oxc?
and so extended me tne arranserncnts tnat no
dodjt can euterrainc.i anoiu t o eutue suc
i e*-< ot tne entfrtalQment, ootn ns ? centre of
pleasure and asosree sf nuraamslng charity.
JUDGE HOFFMAN VINDICATED.
Uader the caption, "Trie Hoboken Bank Rob
bery," an Item appeared in Sunday's Hebald
whien Old great Injustice to Judge Hoffman, the
presiding Justice or the Court 01 Quarter Sessions.
The following passages appeared m relation to the
trial or Kienen:?"That the Judge himself was an
old associate or the deianlter's, and that after toe
disagreement or the jury the ?aui Jucir- stepped
down irom tne bench and congratulated tne ( ru
nner. ihe pretext then put lorward oy tne non
convicting jurors was tiiat the Juuge nud onarged
that no convictioa shoulo ensue without positive
prooi mat, the stolen bonds were found in Kieuen's
possession.'' 1 lie first oi these sta emcnts is wholly
without louudauoD, and the secoud, irom lrs con
nection with tuat preceding, 11 would lead to m
lerenccs as to the action o, tne Judtte entirely un
warrautame and wioeiy at variance witn mo laots
as they occurred, and as published in me Herald
at the time. The reporter in !??<? present instance
had notaiteuded the trial, and received tne uus
lniornatlon irom par tes ciearlv ^tnoiitered at tne
result, and who were thereioru interested in the
conviction <d Kienen. 15ui this w ,s no warrant
for a reflection upon Judge Hoffman, whose intsg.
rlty Is and has been above tne oreatu ol suspicion.
CITY ABUSES"
HOW THE POLIO MIGHT DM USED?SOME BEN
BIBLE SUGGESTIONS.
To the Editor of the Hebald:?
I line your suggestions i expecting the good nses
to wnlch our pollcem-n might be put, and I think
you oouid do no more popular or useiul work than
to Keep namiueriDg away until our authorities
are compelled to adopt your sensible advice. 1
remember a year ago you threw out similar sug
gestions, specifying numerous ways In which
the police mUht be used with great advantage.
Let me rccall some ol these to your mind, in tho
hope that you will renow the agitation:?
first?You urged that the ponce should be
charged wnn the duty 01 lighting tae street lamps
on their beats. aud also of reporting all canes
where tho street lamps are out 01 order and the
gas oi luleriur quality.
second? vou suia that as policemen were in
every district they should be made to report tho
condition ot the streets, the existence ol nui
sances, Ac. This wuula lead both to economy and
efficiency.
'Iturd?Policemen should be to some extent In
spectors of buildings and puoilc wonts generally.
Tuey should prevent street onstructi -ns oi every
kind, li a man wauts to uuild or move a
house the police should see to It tuai the
public is not unnecessarily incommoded or Im
perilled. tor Instance, in addition to the
esse mentioned by a correspondent lu your
paper to-day, let me mention another case. At
tne corner oi Third avenue and Ninety-tlrst street
a gentleman has concluded he would like nis pres
ent House removed some place else. He uas a per
lect rigut to tio so, nut iu executing hi? design 1
submit he goes a little beyond ms legal rights
when tie allows his workmen t > rip up tne side
walk lor hali a > look aud render the street im
passable from mud and timber. Another mstuncc:
Some one at the coiner ol tiMhty-sixih street and
feud so.i avenue commence t eighteen uiontna
ago putting up a brown stone iront. The side
walk wa? ripped up, excavations were made
and leit uncovered until a tew days ago in con-e
queuce of suspension oi worn Mir some cause or
otner. lu no otuea city ol the xorid would uuen a
stA e ol aoatrs be toierated. Another instauce:
Look ut ihe tourtu avenue Improvement. Tue
Fourth avenue and side streets along its r u'e lor
a ) car have been well nigh impassible, owing sim
piy to careless and Cheap Jack management. 1
icignt g ? ou enumerating, but you have enough
iar tne purpose.
Fourth? i>we lers up town suffer dreadfully on
account oi lu-paved or uupaved streets, When
the weather is dry the dust is deto^taule. When
the weat .eris wet tne mud is ubotUnable. Of
course the an^er wHi be, tue streets should be
paved, and so they stionid he. but they are not,
and, in the uoseuce ot good paviug, or auy pav
ing, our lordl> policemen might do great service
n they were properly manaaed. Let me explain
by a lit tie living picture 1 saw aiewda?sago. It
Was a wet day?muddy uuder loot, pouring tor
rents overh-ad. it was at the corner oi broad*
way and 1-ulton street, n.ere 1 acuiaiW beheld
one oi those gigantic lellows ot the Broadway
squad, wi.o are proverbial lor their poiiteue-s to
good lo ?king young rumen, witn a oig broom in
his hinds and bent-oack sweeping 'he u>tii irom
tne crossing, he was what 1 would cull a model
policeman. Now, why not ase all the policemen
in tills way f l don't want to make street
cleauers oi them, but l don't think it ought
to be beneath 'heir nigtutv in na-ty wet weather
to see tnat the street crossings are kept pas
sable. ihts is parncuiaily necessary up town
In tne unpaved d.st icts, wh>re a little rain
makes the niu ? ankle deep. Ou rainy day < why
s ou.d not the police ne r.struc ed 11 Improvise
some saie and heaituy inesus oi street crossing?
tor mat matter Utrie contrivances such as ooaros
might be k-pt at ail tne station h< use-lor such
emergencies. In case ol ralu each policeman
might shoulder his board ana tmow it across tue
street like ioutoons. Why not t Mr. Wickuam
migut profitably turn his attention to ihu subject.
It is customary to reier to Kernando *\ ood's ad
ministration with i-neers, but wnaiever sins he
may have committed at least ue kept rue city offi
cials well under uis management. l hcpol.ee had
a terror ol him. He u-d o-ul wats of going ab.iut
disguised like Haroun al Kascnn, to see tnaftne
officials were not bactsi ders. Mr- Wicknam
migut loliow nis example with ueneut to tue com
munity. lMPKOV?dEiTT.
Ntw Voax, April 6, 1876.
A THBEATENED NUISANCE.
LITIS AND PBOrXBTT TO BB JTOPABDBD BT PZB
MXSSIO.V OF THB BOABD OF HEALTH.
TO TBI Editob OF THK Hkkald:?
Trie health or toe clt.zeus of oar metrorolli
being confided u> a ?Board." it would seem to be
? piece ol arrant lolly to doubt their wise and
vigilant care ol tne same. Who could believe tuat
a vaat establishment, whose operation will as
suredly apread deadly, oflensive and pestilential
odors over oae ol the most beautiful qoartersof
our city, won d dare to Bop* that tae s.tme Board or ;
Health would give to it enoouiagement and sanc
tion. W aat are tne lactaf First, tba{ as early as the
month of Jane, last rear, our Uuard of Health took
Bp the consideration or an ordinance concerning
the slaughtering and driving ol cattle, sheep, bogs
and calves witnin tae limits 01 the city, wbote
chief provision lorbade this work to be carried <>b
s am ol liom street alter ine 1st day >i Juiy, 187(1,
wun the exception oi one, < r at most,
two mammotu uh itroirs. where not only
the flaugnteriog or animals wis to he
permuted, not the entire disposal of tne
rem-e <?i their carcane*, incioiing m >nster
esiauiianmenta for kut-c.eaning. <ar-bolling. trine
m mn actnriug, tne barnmg an i grinding 01 Dunes
lor m.nnre. and hide dressm*, and despite in*
earnes protests laid oeiuie tfe m tnev pas?cd th.a
"heal h" ordinance tn the mo it 01 Xovemner. I
During tne summer u was ol> erve i thatalirira j
tract oi land, inn* at tne ootei f mj enrhtn to
Mxtv-third street and North I'.iver. was wing
clearer and prepared lor some gisrauip" wort, lu
quir.es were made. We were iniormel that
Nr. Vauderoiit wa? about to establish immense
cattle peas and gram eievamr.*. nouing more.
Bnt the trustees and m~d>csl ooard oi one of
our rao-t aseiai and efficient puoinj inst rations,
tne Koosevelt Hospital, srui'ed ,.t liity-iiiuh
street aud Ninth aven ue, took alarm, rtr ir to-in
sei. Mr. Delifle.d, presented a arrnng remon
?trancetothe Hoard ol II alth. reilmtr tne sume
gentlemen that tneir excepnon to tneir oromauce
pointed at this piace. Bat the B>ard or
Health, or course, knew notu na officially
oi anv abattoir in mat neighborhood. Yet
toe preparations ?eut on, at great expense,
and flnaii* tne secret is on', an J tne Hoard of
Health do officially mow mat they are praved to
(rant a permit to this monster nuisau e. which,
once In rati oiast. win ravage and iiea<roy a sec
tion ol tiie ctty wh ae boundaries inayoesaiey
given as extending irom the North Klver aod
Fortv-fl th street ?a?. to Ma<twon avenue, norm to
Kientietn street, across the central 1'arit to toe
river again.
we esteem oar property, Mr. Editor, at Its mil
value, as mo i.eavy taxes and assessments we
have been cheeriuliy pating these several years
past near us witness, aud we have some regard
to our nea th. a.though it Is. loctanaiely, under
me care oi a trusty puysician. ana not cuufldad to
a "Boaid." The liccn-lnti or tins pesthouse wilt
certaimy lessen ooi e teem oi tne nrst. and. un
lortunately lor our pockets, tne esteem o other*
also, and while tiie Board or Health enter.a.us
the application lor this grea', nuisauce. we leel as
U tliey uelu over oar ueads a ?ureal of oar financial
rain. Let taxpayers, property owners atvi rest
dents ol the above mentioned section look out.
me B >ard oi Health oo<*s n"t prop>?.?? to give
them an order upon Mr. Oreeu lor rennbuisement
ol ioss to their pr<>pertv. As ior on, health, a re
cent siatement made b.v a numtv r ?f the most
eminent puy-lcmus or our cny aud odeted to lh*
Board as a protest last Tuesday imoria- as mat it
Is piaced in great leopardv It we snouid 'ive witliia
reaon oi me mm, pesti'emlal odors 01 the aba toir
and suck into our Inugs tiro lmoau able b ne dust
with which the air wilt i?* iiiled 101? nail a mile
ai ound.
Wnere are the protests? The Roosevelt Hos
pital Ras been protestiug for a year uasf. mat
insiittui n will 0% nrierly ruined. I he Paulist
Fatners. whose ci urcnaudconventisatmated just
opposite inn hospital, caned a puoiic meeting of
tnti.r conureiiHiion aud a?ut in a protest si.ned or
fits) ol Its members, rhev are Ju-t uow beginning
the erection 01 a magnificent church, wun adjoin
ing convent anu sciio la, destined to t>e
one 01 t n?s great public monuments or
the metropolis, the laiiure of wi.ica project
will be oertaui to foiuw Uio erec.1011 of tne
colossal slaughter house< and iBr-Hoiiing puiacps.
A mass meeting 01 rroiety noldets ,itnl resi
dents Is called ior next Friday evening at Central
I'ark Gard$B, .^evenm avenne ana Fiitv niutn
stieei. Hut is it n it nin.in.e, Mr. Koiti>r. that
great masses 01 cli itens siion d ne compelled to
oeiend their property snd tueir lives airatust the
tnreitened enactments ot th<- public gu irmaus of
the pai>lio nealtn ? Y?t pity 'tis'm truo.
OMK Of THii laREAfEMlD.
Hon. Elbert Herring's Remark
able Career.
IN HIS NINETY-EIGHTH YEAR
Reminiscences of New York
in 1790.
A JUDGE IN 1 8 O 6.
New York, distinguished lor bo many things,
mar boast of possessing the oldest lawyer in this
country, ir not or the world, it all events the
subject of tuts fleetc.i lays cla m to this distinc
tion. With a voice tremolln* with pride he ex
claimed yesterday to tne writer, "Yes, sir, I am
the oldest lawyer In this ctty and, I think, of tbe
world."
Ibis remarkable man. wbo will be ninety-eight
yeais old in Ju y, and hopes to celebrate tbe one
hundredth anniversary of bis birth but a year
alter tbe centennial or American independence,
lives In East Twenty-eighth street. Tbe hou-e, 1
No. 31, is an old-fashiuned. rattier mouldy
looking structure of brick, three stones
high. It has Itself rather a centenarian ,
ap, earan e, and If there be some hidden relation
ot ape between tbe nouses and their oocupants ,
it must be admitted that his home appears to be in ,
periect accord with himseli. It Is probably not a
very old house, however, resembling some of those j
unfortunate woaien who look much older than
they are. who have tsken no pains to pre- i
serve their youth and beauty. Few people call, j
evidently, upon Mr. Elbert Herring, for t e servant
girl who answered the ring of tlie bell seemed to j
be amazed when the writer asked If he was at j
home. "Judge Herring, you mean?" she queried i
In a tone of genuine astonishment, as though she j
would say. "lie receives no visits, not be I" It. j
was as though the world bad forgotten the old
man, and as though it saeniert straugo that any- !
body should remember htm and come to wake the
memories of the long lorgolten past.
IN THE ROOM OF THE LAWYER.
The girl begged the visitor to wait In the recep- '
tlon room until she had acquainted rbe "Judge"
with his errand. Tbe room was old fashioned and
bad su antiqu irlan look very dtfTTuli to define.
It did not disappoint tbe expectation raised by the
decayed appearance of the exterior. Tbe walls j
were coveted witn pretty, graceiul drawings,
evidently by a woman's band. Tne furniture was
old, tbe carpet was o d, and the very walls and ;
celling seemed to blink with age and weariness
from their numerous cracks.
??The Judge would like you to coma up stairs," j
said tbe servant girl, when she came down again, '
and tne writer soon entered an old fashioned, |
large room on the second storr, where Mr. Herring |
sat in ironc of a large stove. Tbe lurnlture wag
of tne same character as that in the reception ;
room, only rather m re decrepit with age. On
the walls were the same drawings most of them ;
representing young lemaie heads. Bright, win- ;
some i&ot'S were they tnat looked down apon the
lawyer, niuety-elght years old.
now BE LOOKED.
He was wonderfully well preserved, bis figure
bent, of course, but still compact; bis eyes snnken,
bat s'lll with much or their brightness left, and
the orow scarcely more mrrowed than tnat or an
ordinary man oi seventy. The beard, strange to
sa ?3e woie a long, full beard, impar tng a
certain dignity to the old face?was not
perfectly white, but of a mixed grey. Mr. Herring
in his youth must have been a reirarkablv floe
looking man. His face Is of tbe New England
type, wlta clear cut leatures and a straight, promi
nent no^e. The old man w.?s dressed in a salt of
rusty black. He looked very unlike an American
lawyer, bat resemoied more tbe picture of some
old forgotten inmate of an English Inn of Court
emerging iroui some musty chambers of tbe past
Into tbe present. He wore a brownish wig, con
trasting strangely with his grey bsard. A kindly
old man. though naturally somewuai feeble, bale
and beatty o( manner 11 not m pbysiquv An,
bow time changes ail tilings! Imagine
Apollo in his ninety-eighth year I Bat
though the freshness and vigor of yootb are
departed the indescribable nalo of a kindly
old ag; imparts a sweeter, more mellow charm.
To look at tms man in bis green old age. and to
ponder over this long, honorably spent Hie. re
warded at ita close witb tac caim or a beautiful
evening anon which tbe departing sun still
(brows us dying rays mast bare been reireshlng
to any heart. i
A HEARTT RECE1TIOS.
Tne old man rose with a slight enort, and shook
Hit viaito 'a band witn considerable warmtn. "1
amgladto?'-e jou," he said, heartily. The con
versation whleh ensued give evidence tnat ma
iacauiea war* bat lltue impaired by hi* enormous
age. Tbe hearing was good, though occasionally
a question bad to be repeated, and when be
spoke of tbe Interesting reminiscences of
bta yontb far back In tbe dim past
bis memory seetueJ to serve him wnb
comparative ens. Wnat was most remarkable
wai Ms vigor or apeech. Hts voice was generally
clear, load, emphatic, and ib*-re were oat few
w?rda wmcb ne pronounced indistinctly. At flrat
tbe converaatlun naturally turned apon the
weather. Mr. Harrintr rubomg ins hands and re
marking ttiat tnis was an unusua.ly cold vinter.
HI- niRTU.
The most interesting question, ot cnrse. re
ferred to bis birth. "1 was bjrn," be said, with
sometuing of pride la his voice, "on tne 8tn of
Jaly. 1777, at Straiiord, Coan." He pans"d lor a
muiue.it. and lanng a?l le a little Testament, 1
wb cn he bad evidently beea reading, he se.med
to be loet in tnougni lor a few moments.
i e tlnaay added, noJ llasr nls head, "it will soon
be ninety-eight years. A long time
kew tore tx his childhood.
??Tour reminiscences mast be very interesting,"
tne writer interposed.
??Tea.'1 he rep.ied, looking atralgbt before htm,
and as tho ign trying to call up to bta miad tbe
oldest treasures oi ms memory. "I oan remember
New Turk when it scarcely extended ab >ve Ann
street. it was a very different pure then," and
tne old man's mind seemed to wander among tne
dim echoing corridors of the paau
"How long ago was t hai T" the writer asked.
"Wen. it is so iook ago 1 can't exactly tell," Mr.
barring replied, evidently puzzled to flno tbe exact
data. "Let me aee; that must bare been as tar
back aa 17M."
"Do you remember anything of tbe wart"
"Not much,'' be replied. "Tbe only thing 1 re
member was taa.as a little boy, I saw a baggage
wagon pae-mg through tae street*. 1 did not
know then wn.it it was. 1 remember I s ited, and
they told mo it was a baggage wagon. 1 re mem- j
bcr that distinct. v."
TilK EMSRTO METROPOU* Of 1*90.
"And wnat was New York above Ann street?"
?*Oh, it w.is ail eoantrr. all country; only here
and there a boose, bat very few Indeed, very few
Indeed." lie said this in a tone of wonder, as
tnoagh he himseli was astonisnea at tbe vast
change.
"Where was tbe residence portion of the city
tlieuf"
"uet ce see?let me see; yes; I remember tbe
residences 01 the wealthy were mostly below Wall
street. A great many were in Wall atreet, others
In Garden stieet, and others in Rector atreet.
Tnos3 were among tne principal streets occupied
by residences."
"Do you remember the place now oc -npled by
tho city tlai
?*0h, yes; oh, yes," tbe old man answered,eagerly;
"the old Bridt-weil nnn Jail stood whero now the
< Ity Hail Park is. The Jail was * iKtle east oi the
park.1'
TF1K FIRST MAYOR,
"Wno is ths first Mayor you can remember *"
Mr. Hirrtng paused a while. "I tntnk James
Dnaue is tbe oiaast Mayor I can remember," he
?aid, after a raw nomtsti* reflection. thtMt
tha' must have been aa early as iT8ii or 1788, bed
cannot remember dares accurately."
?'What was tbe population of New Tort at thai
time?"
"I think tt was between 23,000 anil 25,000. I aa
told tt is over 1,000,000."
Eight atorr houses must have been a product el
our later civilization, lor, when asked tbe height
of tbe imtidings at that time, tbo old gentleman
replied that most or them were two stories hiah|
but lew were aa high as three stories. Ah! little did
that trene ation thin* of the towering heights u
which our modern architecture would advance u&
What would Mr. Harrlng ear It lie looked down
iron: trie top or tbe Equitable or Western Union
building unon our high chimney pots?
THK AMCSEMKNTS OF 17S0.
New Yorkers, who have their choice now be
tween twenty different peaces or amusement,
would have tnougnt cue New fork ol 1790. with ui
one theatre in John street, rather a dull place.
??Was there a theatre in New T<>rk woen'yog
were a Doy?" the writer asked.
"Yes, there was. We had already then a theatre,
and 1 think it was in John street."
imagine our ladles or the present day who coa
sider Wallack's as rather lar down town going tt
the theatre in Jonn street!
"And who were the principal actors then*"
"Hallam and liu'chkinson." Mr. Herring stated
very readily, showing that his theatrical remmt*
eenoes were more vivid than almost any
otnerf, "and they were very excellent per
formers. 1 should ear; fullv as good or
superior to our best actors or the day."
He seemed to speak or their performances with
something oi a relish, out he said nothing or a
??Black cro >k" or lha canoan at the John Street
Theatre. That oenichtea generation was without
those blessings or a superior oivlllzauon and or a
more enlightened age.
THK RICHBST MAN.
And who w is the ri-nest man in New York at
thai time ? Even that Is interesting to kuow la
an aire which worships gold.
"Mr. Desbrossea was the rlohest man ot that
time," said Mr. Herring. "He had that repute
tlon."
STUDYING LAW.
"When did you come to New York?"
"1 came here when about seven years old, and,
with some interruptions, 1 have spent tbe prlacfc
pal pari or mr Hie in this city. I was educated t*
Frinceton College, and then came to study law ia
New York. I studied law with tne 'old oracle ol
law,'Judge Samuel Jones, and was admitted M
the Bar?I tlnuk it was In Decomoer, 179U.
A JUDGE IN 1805.
There are some pretty old lawyers lu the cltrt
but who remembers a Judge or seventy years ogot
"1 was elected a Judge or the Marine Court u
1806," pursued tne venerable lawyer, "and is
18x2 served a* Register ol the county. 1 was tht
flrst Register er r appointed in tnls State."
"You have held other positious, Judge?"
He spoke of thetu witu no vanity whatever, ana
as mere mecnanlcal efforts of memory. "Yes;!
was azaln Judge or the Marine Court in 181T.
Speaking oi the Marine Court, I remember tlu
flrst Judges ot that Court were John Wells, mj
cousin, Samuel Jones, and Wdliam Johnston."
CHAKLE3 O'CONoR AS A STUDENT.
The wrlier observed that so ?e interesting asso>
clatioos must cluster around the early history of
his law ottlce and his first associations in the Bar.
"Yes," he replied, "Charles U'Conor studied
law iu my office. James P. Allaire the distin
guished engiueer, was an errand boy in my office
at $50 a year. But as to my comrades, my sohooi
mates, they are ail dead," hn added, his roloe
tinged with sadness.
BROTHER AND SISTSB.
At this point Mr. Herring's sister came in to em
Uven the conversation?a little, graceful old lady,
marvellously blight for her age (and he said she
was but twenty years younger than her brother),
with something or the courtly manner* or thB
past, aud chatting aa fluently as many e
girl or twenty. She said tbe drawings
on tbe wall were tne works or her
brother's only caild. a lovely daughter
who died at eighteen. Mr. Herring*!
wne bad died aome nine years ago at tbe a*
vanced age of seventy-six. She and her brotoei
had lived in this house these twenty-three years.
It was touc hing to see the tender affection be
tween these old, old people. Speaking ot tbe ex
traordiuary severity of toe winter tbe sister r?
marked wi'h a look of intense love at her br?
ther, "We have kept him so warm all the udi
tnat he has never felt tne coll." And the oootbet
gave her in retnrn a giaooe or profound gratw
tude. When they flrst came to New York she
said they lived in Water and than In Fletcher
street, as she bad oeen told.
COMMISSIONER Or INDIAN AFT AIRS.
"Yon occupied a prominent position ta Washing
ton f"
"Yea, air," Jails* Barring rep'.ted; "that wm
tlie i riacipal interruption of my residence in New
York. 1 vent to w*?hioi(ton lor aomt yrara,
woere X was at the bead or me Indian Boreas. I
waa the first Commi>aiouer 01 Indian Affairs ever
apppolncea. While mere I was Intimate wltt
almost ail tb? distinguished men of that time and
particularly with Daniel Webster, who waa a rety
young man men."
(Wno would no; appear a young' man to a lawysi
ol ninoty-elghtf ? man or thirty be would oe apt
to regard as a mero Infant.)
"And what d? you think or the changes tbew
manr years hare wrought In the American people^
in our customs, manners, Ac.?"
A BAD OriMON OF FORKIONKRS.
"Weil, wben I waa a young m in there was more
morality, no doubt. At that time we Bad ?<-arceU
any loreigucrs. we were all Yankees or Kulcke*
bookers ..ere in New York, and we were a very
honest peopte. Tbere was very little cheating."
"Did the people dresa pretentions!? ??
"Well, we used to dress very well. Everybody
who could afford it used to dress in broadcloth,
very :ew in homeapnn garments."
He remembered the first steamboat that ever
went to Albany. He tbongbt It wag commanded
by Commodore WiswaiU
THK OI.DrST LAWTEB IW THE WORLD.
Tbe interview drew to a close. At partms fht
writer asked Mr. Herring to what ean-ea be at
tnbuied ills remarkable age. He replied, to bis
moderation in all things, to his careful avoids no*
or exceaa In anyftiiug, and Anally, to tbe "dlviss
blessing." n? took acarcelv any stimulants and
enjoyed generally go?nl health. ??! tnmc tiers
are lew men," he said, proudly, "older than I an
or m bu'ter health. And, among lawyers, I think
I am the oldest lawyer in th.s city and probably
In the world!"
The writer left him with heartfelt wiahes for bis
good health and tbe hope that be might be pott
mitten to come and congratulate bin ou bis boa*
dredth btrthdar.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
WORK TO BE RESUMED TO-DAY?THE OW3BSS 09
PROPERTY TAKEN TO BE PAID.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting or the directors
or the East River Bridge Company was held a?
their room*, on Water ^eet. Kx-Senator lienrr
C. Murphy presided. Tbe report or the Executive
l ommttten in regard to tbe resnmptton or t.hs
wwlc wss adopted, and the enter Engineer waa
ordered to resume me work to-day. frirtv rannars
to t?e employed on tne Brooklyn anchorage.
The tuna tviitcti had been aen in I rtiie protwtrty
taken iu New York were ordered to ne paid, r.iov
amount to $,iiv,o;). and the company lur ? <<?r
m?ph I?oo,otw. at ?e*en per cm. mteeiw, it
make ttie payments. The appraiser* tun* wen
ordered to i e paid.
l ne by laws were so amended that the l.xecartv?
Oo mntttce. In tne aosenre oi tne l>re*ideat atM
Vice I'resiaent. ma? appoint ?om? person to stga
checks .ino other papers. Mr. James Mot ??, a
New ^ork, was elected a member oi the SxaioM
tive Committee.
NEW YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL 80CIET1
The 13M semi-annual meeting of tbls inatltnrtsg
was held on Saturday evening, wbea tbe regtuai
election tor offl-era ?> as held. The fallowing wen
chosen: ?ITe ident, Jonn 0. Clayton; Vice Presfc
dent, H. V. Baxter; Treasurer. Oeorwe P?r*onr
(*ecitt4?ry, I. i. Kaulkaart 1- f.arian. Jona t -awi
inferior*. f, w. Pi-*, U. St. nereet, CMutye it sal
Israel bmith. Charles McDev.tt, ii. J. ir.ito, ?
Bessy, r. Mcuanlts, r. U DeViua% w. t UuNffc ?
i W. UiU and tk B. cruoker.