Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1874, Page 7

THE OLD, OLD STORY, (Continued irom the First Paxe.) ity of the effeoas smputed 1o him, Wa ferr there 5 no escape from an ailrmntive aumwor, Iis own Tottors, not ieas than thowo of Mra, Tillon, are such Praof of & keen consolounuess of 8 groat wroug coms mitfod and 8 profound stixiety to keup tho kiowledgo of 1t buriod doop in the Losoma of thoss mont vilally intoreatod, that no explanations, Liowovar profuso of shrowdly dovicd, will evor olfaca the hnpression they must make upon the mfnds of (hoso who rend them. Tho oifort to oxplnin awny Dogchor's lattor of con= fession and apology to Tllton ia too thin, Do Mr. Bouehor's frionda expect tho world to baliove that hnis nuch a foolne to havo dletatod lottor, Ar, Moulton Deing tho amanuonsis, in tho twilight, nd tuat ho rmitied so important 8 document to go into Mr Fiiton’s honda without himuolf boing firat nequainted Witls tho contents, and tho meaniug, snd signiticanco of evory word in it? In all the negotiations having roferouce to & compromias, Mr, Beochor, upon his own evlience, appears to lmvo liad tho kbousst anzloty, d to biivo moro npprouonsion that Tilton was no strong mindod " otiougl 10 koo {10 skalclon closoly in hfs closet than ho hud of anytblng clko but tho zeil of zoalous frlenda who threaténed to dofeat nn nmica- ble ndjustment by rushivy, ua Dr, Bacon did, to “a Fulnoua defenne, " 30 Diechor i not undorsand whnt tio vine doing ot saylug when the apologelic lotter wns writteu or dio talode 6 I Trobablo hv did uob ko whnt bo waa suylufy whon ho wrote to Mr, Moullon (June 1, 1871) Theodore's lompormout 1a aucls that forgive- Toaw, even if tensporurlly carned, wonld bo nbsoliifely ‘Wortblvss, rendering mo table at any hour of tho day 10 Lo obliged to sluliify all tho dovices by which wo wayed ouvelves.” 1€ ho wos innocent, what bad he to bo saved from, and why rosort to nvy dovico or consont to unything thut Ju uny manner would cainpromiwo him 7 ‘A BEDUOEIL, DEBAUCKEK, AND ADULTENER, From the Keokuk' Gate City, Thero Is ot much hopo that the fucts can bs made tooppear ditforontly € Mr. Tlilfon 1s ssue, Mr. Tewenor's conduct was tho moro flagrant upon tho ‘ovldenco o presonted, that Lifs was not tho fault of u | moment of overpowering Impulso, Jo put himeclf * delibarately to Aeduco the wify of a friend, The most dizgluto rouo nover plled o vilo purpose with moro persatent und patus-taking baaoness, ‘Al tho intent With swhichs plotting murdor hus fod its viction to tho graveand Aho bnitor, In bul momentary mpulso i contmat with tuo ‘long steady siege of lHbertino purposs with whichi Me, Tiecchor broight M Titon to_ber and his uudong, And when he wsa lving in (bo doily overshadowing yresince of U8 own groat sim, thero wad 110 remorseful cry of an canieat, hincoro son, sitting i judgment upon the thralldom in which 1t found ilsaif, Thero was no (ryiug to break away from his fuult, After his paasion way eated at least, ono would havo thought thut sucl o man us Boecher, one moment sfter Lis fuuit, would liwvo cast out tho ovil splrit of Dis Just, as thoso old-tmne dovils, even to tho ronding ud tearing of tho Lody of which it bnd talken pobsess slon, But proparing Wi vieim to hlv tso Wi thio utmost deliburation of dissoluto arts, o Jived Su this ot cuso for o yuar und s Inif n wedcer, dobaiclioe, and adultoror, bypoorltieally uud vagoly claming for Liu crimo tho kauctivn of roifglon aud morality ! Tak t Buchi an_offouse i slckeniig: 4t wmells to 1oavon, W buven't tho liosrt to any unytidug moro about it, QUGHT T0 BUMPEND JUDOM From the Miluwnkea Wiscon Tho publlc ought to suspend judgment upon this wholo tputter until_all the uvkdoiico 15 u, bul we ape ypreliend that such o fog hua Loon rafsed about this af- Talr that housands will novor gcu_the roal truth, sud that b’ exoncration of Mr, Ivecher, however com- pleto it muy be, will not résiore his’ moral stundiug ploviota to tho developmenta of tho Deechior-Tilton caudul, 1t Ju 10t too much tosay that thousanda want to nca Beceher fall, Ho hna been sich u world-renowned advocato of temperutico unid other radlesd princlplos, thiat thero s nob u whisky.ahop or bour-saloun - tho 1and {hat will not rejolco 1€ ho o 8o strickun down ns 10 be forover shorn of tha} wondrous intluctco which Luis luminou fntolioct snd genfal oralory have giveu tohils utiorauces on overy subject {hat agitolos {ho pullioind, If hola guilty o deservos wusparing condemnation ; but lot us try him first, aud hang bin aftervurds, XO PARTIAL EXPLANATIONS WILL DF ATISFACTORT, "From the Dugulo Gommercial, All gaod aud truo uon und women will oarnestly 1ope it tho grave charges mudo will bo eleared aw: Bt they vill uot rest satisfled with sny partfal plunntions. It s uot ploasant to hoar that Alre, Til- ton sud Mr. Deceher o preparing an answer” Wo waat tho bolaved clurgyman to stand up beforo tho bar of public opinfon aud nswer nt onco to the indict ment, ‘Therulsns been too much # prepuration,” Iify designation of o men who Wero to bu Lis Investiga~ tors was 8 greit mistake, Bul Jeb churity hold swiy nud load us £0 bélovo that tho man hus hod Lud nd- yivers, and lius ey foreed 1wto s serles of complica- tlous from wlich it is not 00 lato for him to bo uxirie cated without 1048 € or biculsh Lo persono) chiaructer, As_yet but ouc sito s buen heard, The mouncst criminal {8 cutitied ton full heariug ; how much more reltictanco shouid ther be i coudomning onp who up to this time bus Justly Leld o bigh placo fn tho love aud coutldence of muy, iud heon ouo of tio most dill- g:"n:‘ Ixnm auccessful Lihorors in the vinoyard of tho 5 NOT PIOVED, £ From the Ss:rflmlll'l ill!.) Journal, Weo do not sy, In the lightof such evidenco as this, thut Docclior 14 funocont, bUt wo do fay, 48 wo hnvo mnintained sluco this rovolting cave wia opened np anew, that th crimo chrged f4not yroved, Bevcher 18 0w, for tio Arvt thaw, put distinctly on tho de— feutvy Lefore the publie, whatovar 1uy Nave been bis sttitude towurd Tillon privatoly. Stlence would be confesslou, nud he inuat now disprave or dony, No- Viody can deny tho right of himecif und Mrs, Tiiton to Qo thig, und upon the menner in which this s done, o8 well ss wpon that {u which thelr stuteiments are sups ported, must dopend the verdict of publlc opiuion, If guilty, his past bigh reputation ought not to shield bim “from popular condemustion ; if innocent, that reputation dovs not constituta s reason that be should bo condomd wrongfuliy, PEVOID OF A BATISFACTONY DASIS, From the Milwaukee Timea, ‘With overy desire that Beecher shall baablo to eatab- Yish tho purity of Lis position, sud triumpbsutly re- futo the uccusations under whiich ko lubors, wo canuot ut sorpowfully concludo thst, up to thiv dute, Lis px- lopntions ure devoid of o entisfactory Lusis, The lymouth Church pustor las never beett. suppossd to luck tho ubility to use phrases that con bo ordinarily underatood by tha multitudo, But on thix—to hin— momentous occusion, Le uses Jsugunge of the tmost sinbiguous cusracter, butraying u evident anxlety to sacapo from tho coutroversy, . . o Tho trimgilar wituation 18 pecullar and ewbarraseiug, Efther ana of tlo foremost of Ameriea’ upostiva fu u colossal fraud, Qestitute of sny loveablo sttribite, or Lis assatinnt 4 o3 hugo an fposter ng the Would-bo % Tickibourno <Clamant,” And then the ludy. Bho is eitber a womun werthy of a mortye crown, and desorving ohir utmost sympsthy, or's Jezebel Who, under the flimsy oxeuse of befug carried awuy by sdulterous orus tory, eatisfied her scusunl ppotiteund brought shame, ruin, aud eternal disgraco on two notubie meu & {ho éntaro Chrlstlan Church, ot XP—-'HITX.I From the uyeitte (ind.) Journal, 10 Thoodore TR e ey e man, arte fully misreprevutad, cruclly minjudged—if Houry Ward Beocher {8 10t w hypocrite, & cool seducer, an adulterer, » mutt who, worss that all, perhaps, after ‘ringlug ein aud shante, under tho cloak of & waorod ofileo, futa & happy family, has deliberately conspired 10 wreek tho fortuno sud'blust the good name of the man whow Lo bau ulrendy no cruelly wrongod, o ander that ho mny be shiolded from the' just couso~ quences of that wrong—then tho statemoit of Thao dora Tilton is tho most fnconceivally ingenlous und artful document ever peuued by mortal tan, It §a hard to realst o convictlon on reuding Tilton's statos wout that it Is true, boyond peradventure, DITHACTING FROM OBEDILILATY, From the Indiunapolls Journal, ‘That Mr, Beechor nud Mrs, Tiltou wilt both ene agayor io break tho force of this etatomont, aud thuk thelr united otfortu will bo put forth to suve the Dly. mouth pustor from uttor ruin, cannot bo doubtod ; bt o fact that the deluded woman has voluntarily luft her husband in order to cliug to ouo to whon uho owes 0 allegiunce, ond thst sho and Mr, Beockor ara dsily cummunioation and acting in concert, will go far ta detract from the crodibility of any stuteunent they uay make, % PARTORAL VIAITA, b From the Indianupolis Journal, ‘Whatover mny bo the facts, or the ultimato verdiet of tho publie, coucorning tho * grout scanctul,” whicls 1& now convulsiug American wocety, the genurul judg- ment will demuud 8 modification of the social relus tions which fasbion has established botween Profeste ant eloryymen and the fomulo members of their con- gregatlonh, Tho pastoral visits exaoted from iinis. ters of fushionablo cougrogations in Jarge cltles uro proanctive of incaleulublu harm, sud tho good thoy ac- complish {6 o little fu compurlson thut no sound “rea- sou cun bo urged in their favor, Tau msu who takes upon Limevlf the kacred office of s miulstor of the Guspol rotuina all 1o doslres and passions of o tman, ho f aubject to ull tho_fomptations whien besol tho tha of ather men, and the members of hs church uve 1o right to multiply the snares which beset his {f!.‘ by furnishing unlimited opportunities for wrong- T AN “Would Yot debar mintaters from_tholr congrogn- tons 7 7" miggests some quernlous friend, Not at all, Wo wauld ullow the minister tho samo soclal liberty which fa accorded to every other gentleman belouging o thie same churel sud congrogation, 1 it la wrony for * A, who §8 not 4 prouchier, to systomuticslly visit i the fadles of n congregation' when thelr usbiis or parentu are abscnt fron howo, it f§ wrong for * B, ‘who fa 8 minister, to doso, Soclally, the minlster hag the eumo rights that any other reputable mumber of tho cangregution bus, aud no more, And the retrje- 1lon wo buggost would 5ot touch 16 tha loast unon bis ‘proper apiritusl functioné, Tho Proteatant clorgyman ‘who doslrod to converso with a woman _cancoruiig ro- ligious matters can alwuys procuro {ho company of 0100 dincrwlfl&mrlnu du Auch vislts, and & _sincers in- quirer after religious truth will have 10 hewituucy in taliing to ber puator in the preonce of k friond, UK EFFEOT ULON KOOIKTY, Prom the Grand apide (ich,) Fagle, And whiat of thio offect upon society for good or for ovil of this Deocher-Tilton exposura? Tha rovolting wiory s telegraphiod frow end ta end of our vast catns 4ry and throughout the elvilized world, snd with all §te detulls stmultuneously published tn thousands of now. pors, circulated by amillions of coples, und resd Y sdores of millions of people, Tho pura aid fmipuro, educated sud compsrativoly gnorant, ro- flned and grous, und Rouaual are readiug It, and diww Cusstng 1t acoording to thelr several convictiouw, theie taates, and thejr dogrecs of prurience, It ia dojuy o anisulonary Work of somo sort, It 13 sducating mille fous to wit sl cally tho * fighor plana ¥ It Nr, Woodbulin * wocial philosophy ™ fs wight but incunve elasm and demaralizition, und 13 Wortby 1o bo catlud & o pullosupy.® 14 Is mialuturiug to dopraved taatus, it 48 an ndocent axpoanre, sud i1 debauching to tho pib. o mind, if tho teachingu of the rellglons of men sud 1ie fnstilutious of clyilizod aocicty a0 sacred and holy, sud Wortly of conservation, 4 TEBUAPH A DELILAR, From the Grand ftaplds (Niich,) Democral, It goos Lo Lhio vory foundations of society, and thoe o requrd tho socinl iracturo with Tovereuca, suil walk with uncovercd beads bofore God, must look at tlla caso, Perbaps thoro may ba found fn it & Delllal, g‘ll:u soft eyos and low ropliva hiavo abiora Hurason of locks, ‘Whataver may ba the vordiot,—the t Ve Fobl et Do izl & Fit o (it owr of roliglon to restran, of morallty to withliold Begror of hanor to keep iispotted, and of frionle ship to obssrvo abligations which nre lioly, THE CULMINATIVE POINT, Fyom the Omiha Kenabiicun, Gharactor, tior SloqUenco, nor papularity, nor 16,000, 000 of frlonds, will louger Avall, g agalust, tho direcs and oxpliclt clinrgos anl apeciications of tho outragod huaband. I drams, niarchliig 10 ita ad conclit- »ion, roaches tho oulimisiative plnt. | Ono morn seono and tho ourtoin fulln, , Tho condomnod hinvo & right to confoasion) aud thia nian will Do lixtend to, After that tha vordlot of tho popular mind, It fa not so ‘much ymonth, tior Booctior, nor Tilion, but it fa tho moral attnosphibro that suifors Ly thin misorablo lafson. ~An individuala thole hoart-griof tnay be jrrent, but fn tho frast world, eutliand purily aein cloudad who 8 Ligh priost ko thia [a proclaimod wnclean. o th Omha Hleratd, "Tho columus of tuls papor Yum lay morning wors covered with the tarriblo detallh of tho fufamy of tho nost snbline villaiu, tho most magnificont rascaly sl tho blackest hearted wroteh of thess tiines, Honry Ward oechor fa deatroged, no matter what mny Lo conjurad up in tho fortilo Lialn of tho great organizor of inoml nirdor who Iins 5o long dazzlod tho world ith thio uplondora of a frreat gontts and the powor of o musterly eloquenco, mislcading ft 1o liold him an n gortof domigod of urlly, i replyto Tucodoro i1~ ton, . o oo Noatich blow has boeu struck at tho Chirlstian Giniroh inco tho foundation of it f this coitry, Tl rovolutions of Mr, Tilton aro almply antounding, If thoy wora 310t supported by tho most ferchlatiblo ovidenco of tholr trutli, good mon ovars- whoro wetild spuen tho dreadful recial s the wickod- ent gtory of bumay fuvontion over coucolved in tho worl' hiatory, But tho troublo with Mr, Tilton’s statement is that it Ia truo on tho vory face of it, g TRUR, 'rie TITEY L ram tho Funil olu e (Win,) Cammonieealih, Teochor hian mado his statoment i Toply to Titton's charges, After reading it we nre forced to say of tho seunll, Tl teuo s pity pity s s trio i€ Tioeoher has notlilng mord canvinclug to offer {han thia siatoment, nat oven mworn to, 10 horson of comuonly o Judgatout can boaltto' o accopt Liw guil au a uct, XO PENGIT FOR THE DOVE OF TOPR, From the Sto sl Pisesy, Thiero {s, nuhapily, in all this black oxpanso of dol- uged yoscn, 1o poreli oit which ta dava of lops oy Teat, Thovo fa stich motbod fu Mr. Tiltou's madness 08 o fngenuity of deft ntolligonco ehull liavo power to averilirow, * Woliava futallizouoo by tolograph thot Mr. Becoor and Mra, Tllton ure ougagad upon & wtatoment which will axplain away the whole convict- g ehahn of toatiniony which thielr own hands hnyo furnished for thofr undolng, 1t f tho task of fully and of madness, Lot the frionds of theso wnloppy victims of sudden bewilderment. look for luncy o quarters whero Iunacy 4 a sorely sicoded voll, Az, “Tilion, in this case ub foast, bus 1o call for tho dosper- ato whleld, Thoro {4 bt ono quostion to ho canaiderod in this wrotchod business: What shall bo dono wilh Mr. Beeeher? What will bo do for himeolf 2 . o . ‘Uubappily, tao, tho tonguoo { soaudal hne not stop- ‘ped with conuocting Me, Docclior's with Mra, Tlllon% naine, and unless thio advices which coma to Uy (n woll authticated whispors aro grogly fol, Mr. Tocalos L othor witiestes who will riue up betora’ him and call hii unything but bieased, NO PORSIDLY. RROADE, Fyomethe St. I\iud Dirpatch, Tiecchier hias pented bfs own cofdeintintion, Thors fa na porstblo excape. Timo and time again hag this e ‘pofuted to e ailonee us ovideuco of gutlt, Na nuocent mou could havo remajued sllont umiler charges o terriblo—charges which not only affected 1 purily us o Chivistian ministor, iy trnth and man- hood, but cast ovor tho most sacrod _case of hunan Ufo a pall of suspicion, darkness, snd despale, . . o The form of Heury Ward Beceher, whielh wo long aps peated to thousandn clothod with fio brightmees of tie arcliangel,n crmnbling into tho dust. His lifo Is sluking fnto the twillght of death, crushied, Lopoless, dighionored, alone, Let us draw tho veil, e TOMNLED INTO THE OUTTES From (he Terra Haute (Ind,) Journiad, Tho fall of Sathw from hoavan to loll was hardly moru dorsitle fhan Mr, Booclicrs, From the vary pinnaclo of fame, ho tumbles into the gutter, In the whole history of this country anch a fall bus nevor bo- fore occurred, Its effect upon tho religlous seutimeont of tho peoplo can bardiy bo estimated, No man fu this conntry bas dono 0 much towirds iiboraliziug rellg- jous opinions ns Mr, Doocher, aud now that he bais las_ himeclf 80 fur goue asiray we slmost troms blo for the resnlt, Howover, with the strongarray of ovideno beforo us, we sro undeavoriug to liopo that ell nay yet bo explafuad, “TIX LL: 70 TR TEAGIINGE, Fram the Zerra Hante (i) Giusetle, NIr, Beecher hns done a grand work In Lis day and geueration to clovate tho morala and_{mprove (o livea of hifs dfeciplod, but this last proof of his own ftldeli- ty to hin {iflnclplu, glyes o lioto hiu teachings, und vndoes all his work, It wero Letter for Lim, aud it would huvo besu better for tho world, bad Lo never ‘boon boru, FILTIIY, CONOLUSIVE, AND DAMNING, From the dtlanta (Gu.) Herald, ‘Tifton's oxpowirs of Boceher and Disw, Tilton la fitly, couclusive, and damning to oll particr, 1t Jodves no ghadow of doubt of Becehors lufornal @uilt ns o Justful monster. Its array of ovidenco Ia ir- roslstible, It docs tho work of couvietton with hore riblo conclusiveness. It presonts the darkedt pleture of lust thatthe century sbows, and we turn from it sickened to the core, TIIN, « From the Miliankes Sentinel, To ay that thu card " Becclicr has uiroady given tho public 18 what may bo denowmiugted thin, and will not Drove nt all rewssuring nor katisfactory 'to tho multl- tudes who aro snxious to bollovo him hunocont, 18 only 10 Bay whst 30 very pparent, Dut wo bavo no dlapo- sition to projuday tho cuse, Tt may bo that ho can do all Lio say8 ho cant ; and wo are kuro that hio hus the Prayers of more peoplo tiut ho may bo ablo to, {hun wver boforo stood ready to pruy . togotlier on any ouo polut. . . . All theso lohcrs, both of Mru, Tilton sud e, Diechor, inust bo provén forgeros, or 3(r, Teoclior’s dofense niuet contatts Something whicls, by some strotch of churity on tho part of yurtlal friohds, 1y bo mado to aceounst for thuxo romarkablo utler~ ouces ond the remurkablo conduct which uttended upon thum, Let tho jury, which s the piblic, koup it attention on tho facts, sud not bo mislai by its own uympathios, nor (ho oloruenco uf uny ona, % '8 HTONY, o the filioaukee Neigs, And now comics s, Tiito with her story, Thos pooplo who anw Lorund Theodore, i nparontly lov= iug happluesn, tlpping togotuor theougi Wiasonsin i 110 whiter of 1671~ Just Lofore this swiul disclosuro waa mnde by tho Woodbull, will hardly rocognizo i tho vixemlsh, lawyor-molded statenient now pub Tshed, tho production of an affuctionate, Ohristian atron, of which slio thon gaso ol tha outiard Kigns, “Tuis story adda nothing material 1o tho teatimony tme peaching Tilton's dumuluy story, Hho merely adds to Lo perury Invalved in thio violatlo of hor marrisge vaw, tho falsoiood which sooks to sbiold boe und her parsmour from shume. *Her disclafmor fa too thin for balief, und only ndds to the gunorsl iuoablo nastis ness of o wholo itfalr, HAUD TO RROONCILE, From the Washington (1, C, . The evoryday world’s poople, who hold platn, coms moueselse viows on such subjects, must ho excused for outurtatuiny: e opinlen thut 1t Will bo found very bard Lo roconclio My, Beocher's wotionn in the prom- inos—and particulurly somo portions of bis lutiers— 2a consialent with the counnchs snd practices of a feaclier of mornls and rolfgion, Nothing less thun positively proviug Wl allegod leitors to Lo forgorics, and wll 3r, Tiltow's tatemunts to bo falschoods, would Beom 10 meet thu CAKO ui Jt ALl ut proscut, LET UN BAVE THE WHOLE TRUTH, Erom thn Buxtan didveriier, et us have tha wiaolo trutls, sad (hen, be done, thuugh tho ieavoua fall, AN INGONBISTENT J0AN, Fram the Litislinrg Teegarph, Oue scarcely kuows whut (0 Lhink of thia Inconsistont mun (Tilton]. A fuw uys syo hio procldmed that hig wife waw 08 pure uud Causle an wnow, und HOW o wweare sise hus glaged tho wandon, Whics of the statoments 18 tho pablic to Leli A CULLY Ot & Frow (e [lttabury 1t Theodore Tiiton folls tho truth, tien fs Tonry Ward Docebier ono of Lho vory worat of mon ; If, ws Wo aro vory strongly inclined 10 belfeve, Tiliou' hus gote fon Litself info a position where falkehood seomed to D tho only door of escape, then bus ho forfelted very clahw to confidonee, Ti wily event b Lng proved Tiiugelt to bo & oully ur o Uur—neither barn of whiek Qlleinma eun bo o very ploaint ono to bang to, ENORMOUR DIFVICULTIES, 2 From the Ulrvelamd Leader, . Tho nttornoy und frionds of Mr, Benclicr, with n contidenre that seens alimost (lppant ufter what has Aranupired, promiss to brivg forwnrd o conntor-stato- Tent, whiél will dlayrava overything, 1t is to bo loped that they uuderstand liow eiormously {ho dilicultics of that tusk huva buen iuoreased by tho cvonla of {ho past twodays, With all thut fa now known aud belloved, the Lustintony of Mrs. ‘Ciiton, bo 4t ouo wuy or tho olier, can carry but littlo wolght to any Judiclal anfnd, “U'ho only other wituess whose fentiuany can meet the crushing welght of the aceu. sation Is the ucoused bimevlf, 1t i 0 longor un ne- umout to say thut A, Tilloi dw iusuno, sl 1t will no onger do 10 rely upou tha public conlidence fn Mr, Duwcliors bioral winerlonty to his aceuser, Tusthicl: dvelyus avery good mun “aud woman miust abivink from belleviiig the Lideons wtory uf Mr, Becolier's Aranugresion, they shriuk still moro Teom tho wpoc- taclo of 4 grealand intellfjguut congrogation. Jolnlug wllh dts representutive Committes fo cover up wud coulong uuch o Wrong, Tliu Lyl of ouo man, exalted oyl 2o Lo, 18 b il culamity compared ‘with tho dullborato moral stultifieution of thy ealing congea= gation in o ity whoso churchies uro Jts prido, DLEGHER 1118 OWN ACCUBEL, ) From the Alany Eventng dournad, Wo must iceopt o lotters ui genaino. Tt {8 fnoon= -justice will cefvablo that they should have Leon livon o And itin thus 2r, Deecliors own hn‘:::lku'\lvn:u[lrfléu‘:: niskod the unly cvidonco that sorlously fueulpaten Ui, 1o ls bls own uccuser, aud liu nsuat dofend bis nttmo wgatust Wimsell, . o\ ‘Cilton st Lave boon as different from ordlnary mouhood s his wife was from ordinary warubhood whon, aceording to uin ututcmont and” apparoatly aceordingy to Lts bejlef, aho Tvud as tho parsmour of M, Bouolior 41d Wk wncon gclous of any vrou fu (£l AN this fu u heavy tax upon our cradulty, but wo pasa it by, ‘Thoro stand 1156 lotters, aud thoy must bo tot, Wit the succoan or tho fullire to_wxplnin hom, LhG caws utanda o fully, CAN HARDLY EXFLAIN AWAY, Fram the Atlany dryus, Mr, Deechor cay hurdly sxpluts away the deop liue miliation of his nbject letters, If they aro indved his, ey fmply 100 mueh ; too great u Kk § too terribln 8 eritio. 1t wan sudoubtedls remarkubls that Mr, Tiie ton sbould tolorats such Wi olfenso: but the publia cannob dewl wit Afe, Tilon occentricition unial My, Tieechier vstablishes an udeguats canso for hig aulf- abaseniont, which #hsll bu consistent wilh his Jaug. cenice, Wo Liopo, againet tho ‘urnbahll(ty,lhulhu iy prove theko loitei 10 bo forgorica, Bu tere is Mty or no chanes for Win. Thera 18 but oo conelusion from the dnrk array our column pressut, . Beeeher wiay Lo ullty, It i nupoaviblo even to Juuging un explatatioy “of {hesy lottors writton by Mr, Beechor and s, Tillon which ehiall tako away their eifvol us fully corroborative of 3, Tilton's acousations, Dub My, Toockor miay fur- nish us tho lowt key to tlietr tystorlon, AN AWFUL THAGEDY, Fron e Vilubury Comsierelal, ‘The ontira wllulr from the Luginnlug hns bheen an amful s woll us o povolting tragedy, but posibly in 1t il tera s othiny wiora traglal than » s of L1l tan's talonts, sonslbilitios, und ontecedents. strujgilng iween Wia nosesalty of dofunding himuelt from” he THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JU e e Y 25, 1874, clinrgo of having wantanly defamod his friend and I!lnlnr, and tho horror of revealing in authentle form als wiiblo' dowentla dosolation, tiven If tho ontira eomditions were imaginary, the mirory may buve been nolows, On tho othor liand, if thoy wero not fm= aglinry, b sll torriblo ronlity, then oven Tilton's po- Kition, Howsver tragical, would asom mild tragedy in compiriaon with tio lowarln anad erimbing horrar of the position of tho man who had fujured him and yot swould faln bo thonglit plotts nnd mignaniimous, INEFFABLE DIBOURT, b From the Jingalo Express. 1t fo Imponsibio £ read tho tatgment of Tilton in solatlon (o tho Ieechor scandal witliout s feoling of inoifable disguat for tho driveling spology of n_man who conld bring himaclf to tho tusk of such uttor alf degradation, Thnt all tho slckoniug details thita paredod baforo tho prbllo, i glomed ovor, with gush of lachrymoso acntiticntalism, 1s absointely true, in noro than nll tho outsido world will b fnclined to belfgva, at lonat till tho otlier sido of tho story is told, Ono thing, howover may be looked npan sk ~ cortaln— tho wrotcflol afTair cantealt i no good to oither }Jm:fiy‘ and will morae than likely end in the ruin of jott, TERRINLE FORCE AND EFFECTIVENKES, From the 81, Lonir Nepullican, Tilton healtated long bofore deliveriug his blow, but 1o lss doliverad it with tersiblo fores and _offactivo- ness, Tt reading Lia Atatemont, w0 wonderful fu fta cerushing arrangement of poiuts, s uwrfluij(ll(y foeti- led §h 105 chiargos, and 80 unanswerablo in fts_conci- slon, wo find otirsolves amazed st tho sclf-compoanro of 0 Bnt who conld propare sich o popor in (Lo pros= ahicq of the fearful Injurica ho biad recolved, Tilton hias hoen regacded af o gifted bt weak and valn mau, with an offemfunto cast of choracter, lut In this finnle of the tragedy ho exhibits the sayago strengih and bardihood which Sickles showed fiftocit yeurs ugo at Washington, in n somownut simllar transaction, 1w frfend Beeehor hnd ruined him; but, bk that deuporals fightor ko uften met with in’ tho Southwest, who, afier beluy moriatly wounded, does not die Hll o Lios sent n fatal bilet through the heart of his oucs my, 1o has strongth enough left to make & ruin of Toechor 100§ snd the two fricnds, now bLecome etio- anfew, Yo bofora s, oach th vietin of tho othor, und Toth'the vieihmy of the futal Tulse_ philosophy which oy hawo Sneuleated, with such niliju nud siceossful offeet, all thelr ey WHAY THR PUDLIC WILL DEMAND, ‘) From the St Londs Demncraf, Dispatches nastire ud thut o statement from Alr, Beeclior nl Mya, Tilton will satisfactorlly oxplatn uil correspondence, Most aineercly wo wish it may. But 1o publie will denund Just two thingn : the ovidenco of Mr. Frauk Monlton, and the production of the letters quotad Ly Tilton, If thown austain Mr, Tillun's ac- count, M, Heccher and Mrs, Tilton will anly waslo time In oxplsnation. It s sowwwhat remorke ablo thst Mr. Tillon does not I8 stutement with atfidavit Moulton s to mattera thoreln contained, of which bo 18 yepresonted aw bovig full knowledge, Hut it appeared soveral days ago that Mr, Mouiton declared beforo tho Comnntics that Mr, Tilton hud sbundant reason, in factw known to him (Mr. Moulto), for his conduct’ sud_declarations, and 4le natural preaumption {n that Iie Liss been consulted ‘in thio proparation of M, Tilton’s stutemont, Tt is but proper to nwait the conclusion of tho testimony, it 1t st bo by sl acknowlodged tint, € tho yayers oxlst which Mr, Tilton quoles, uud if, i many con- versadions, My, Beechor and Mrs, Tilton boths gave to Mr, Monl the Jden that there had been eriminality Do g Lhew, the task of explunation may a8 well bo abbreviated, accompay an from Mr, BNALL MEFTIATY, From the S, Louts Glole, During tho prevalenca of (ho Buoehor-Tilton neandal e shall refrait feon couuentitg ou the indecoiicicn of tho Chicsgo Tiuen, DINDA OF A FEATIER, From the 8, Lowia tilohe, It tho most conapibioh figuro i tho nasty sons aation fs not un nrecablo wiady, thoro 1 1o rolief to Do oblalued by turnig 0 tho procious pair who, with bim, mado o * tripartite’ covenont ¥ that thoy’ woro 1ot hnxious to call publio attention to, Mra, Tilton fx ot exaclly tho kind of @ person whona notlous aiould Lo esiticinid of claracter nualyzed by the editor of o nowspaper i this conntrystlie youngor Ditmak slotio Could do Surtico to it, aud 'Lk el fancy und graplic ‘power would find i her lotters and in_hor nuxbatt’s Teeord af lier domg nuch material far « new mocal esauy n nol ovon Lits brilliaut tmugiuation bansuppied Linu it 3 snd oy for tho grandly generous Theodure, thio miudest gentleman who, whilo Toveallug tho stors of his wifo's degradntion, nskerts that ik houso and Louseliold waro regarded by all thefr guests o8 un ideal homo; tho man_who, in the year1870, WA, convinced thathis idesl howo had béen egstomate Seully dishonored by o profligato and leccrois by po- erito, sutl whi, in 1873, Toturnod, of bis own fros will, 10 tho man whom b revered amd loved ann father § tho wan who dn Muy “would not 1y s fuger on tht aged und orrowluie boud” sud Who in July brings peoof 10 show thit it ayed and sorrowig licad bo- Jonped £0 (e most sbindoned Taseal of thy Bintoontl coutury—of suck . tuan the loast wutd tho hetter, 1€ “Tlltown atory bo only balf true, tho threo aro birds of o featlier, aud wo liuvo nothiug 1ors _to do with them oxcopt {0 wurn our runders ogalust oxuggerating the Suportancs of et s, 'ANGIIUER, IEROCIOUS ARSAULT UPON TILTON. Fyomlne New York star (Jae Hoiward, Iyoclamutionfarger), T all s slronath Lo StAnd 0 Wauh f giant franiv, with 1 Bolf=abitacd bradn, sn_opology for w licart, and ationt ns uuch pluck as'wonld carry u Alekly rudster through s mimio ght with pullets, Estfmabio citizen, aduiirablo speciinen of Cliristian manhood, Whit o exampilo o i wons, how fitu_ ebamplon fof Reforn | Gonfousedly » liar, obyiously 5 poltronn, hypocritical with lfn frlouds, biutal ut Lome, eaten Wit tho nerld Dito of uelf-contelt, destituto of ‘honor, & wreck b 40 unleupt i i that mow hold dearest, posing ou tuo | arch of noturfoty, with the stako of a anicido iu hia Lieart, Lis lur afloat, and s * merry twinklo In L oye. T i Beedlos’ now to aale what Tilton's motivo could hove been, Sulice it that 80 for a8 lio wus_ablo Tio hins blasted o reputation,of hie wife, branded ls childron, aud defumed n nug’ whom the ‘orld bouors and. copntless thousands love, Wo bellovo tho world will_bo betier than he. Tt wiil shiuid tho Wife, b0 kind to tha children, ond deel Justly with My, Beoelier, . . “Fiy Irieuds of Mr. eocher will claim that Thton fn a Hur, » debuucho, ubfalthfol in_ overy phaso of life, destituto of honor, snd worthless 23 o witness, Lut thio publio wou't Lo contont withi that. Ty wait and anuiat now Liuvo pro cie nro wanied, nat thootles, 31, for fnitunee, it conld bo shown thet Jr. Tillon wos uttd D been T0r years what 8- technical & Toundor,” it Would Lava weiglit. il on lectiiriug tours, his purtnorship with * young Tactica ” introducedl by him b tho dunghters of an eusi- ot Tlinuls Aboitioniats bia hubitu us to driuking, Ly regutution for voracilys bis quibbles and fea iy Thfs very matior—if theso dro proporly oud feaukly praved, tho publio will ask something moro than e Bertion'from Tlton, « . . "Il pubiic are not prepared’to_swallaw tho letters purporting (o Love came from Mr, Beeclior without in explation, And sbout theu’ urtso throo quos- fions ¢ 1, Whero nro thoexpirgated parta? 2] Are thoy gentiiuo or forgei ? 4, If gewulue, what do thoy moan? Tiut olio man ban nuswer (o lab question, and wo swould bo glad to bave Lig, nb_once, answer all threo, That bo ¢au 0 80 Wy buliovo: int ke whl do o, o belleve. And yet if it were uot for publis pressuro and 1o fuelvtunco of hisndvisers wofear Mr, Uoclier Would keeywtill, Of ull men hu Ia tuost siugulur. uly thoso who know iz well know him ot ll, On his anujmauduity Tillon Lus traded for years, On it ho wid | Moulton vely ~to-dsy. To tho Comumitico Wo address this oppcal. Compol BiF, Heechor o thiuk A ittlo for binown roputatiin, 1o would to-day go on bin_ kuees from bero to_Biboria il buck agein o hielp Tiiton, nud all tle moro becausa Thlon lus goua £ thy Duvil i thoendeavor (o lujure hir, No preut- or brain, no wurmor buart, 10 1ot fooliei man lives. iy brafis feods tho nation, His hicart cmbruces liu- Tanity, s folly sbiolds tho guilty, protects (ho ortlldse, aldn (o moun, uud warms the kuske. Wo trust in thio Commitice. Lo thelu Luvo been cornmit— fodd Titan und lu beasilitess, To thom ir, Becclier and It fuwo, Compromise f dose with, alliutfon $u'n mockory, Fucts aro heeded, Fucti can bo fur- pished, Tho publio bellove il Boochor—but they Want tho facts, and uro entiticd to huve thow. DOES NUT BELIEVE ANY ORIME HA4 BEEN COMMITTED, From tha New York Brpreas, That any_critio baw been commitied between tho two (Beocher and Mra, Tilton] Wo do uot beliove, Thows who ko N, Beeclier know Lib ox- cosan, and vavltles, and orratio coneo, 1o is very Gffen ttoing foolish things, and #till woro froquontly 1in Lubi. 13, o us0 ik 0V Words, v Walop over,"—sonietimgs 10 hs 0w injury aud some- thoos {0 the {ujury of Lis friends. That o gave M, Bilon wdvico to lewvo her busband is probuble; fhal Lo hud good ' reahous for dolng o i8- meo apparenti bub woo 10 tho muti—miulster or Inginun—who puts bia own Words or sots butween husbund und wife, Hotfer wero 1t for lim o tio s will-etono arouud bis neck aud Lo cont fulo tho vea, When It was too lute, 2r, Decelier Secius 1o liavo discuvered this facl, uld wished for Qeath, whieh o declured would Lo wveol to hi, a3 usnally fs the troublec woul fu purault of rest, © . . o coudnet of M, Tilton exclles at onca pity, sir- riso, uud contenpt, o s 0 deapoiler of Lls own fiome, of tho veputation of his own thrice-forgiven uud defunded wifs, uud lewven Ligell, before tho great Youblic, without friends, sympathy, or reapoct, * CAN GET ON WITHOUT 1M, Fyom the New York Wilness ungellenl), Deoply o adt will feel such b, 1t (1l 4E be, wo (hink Cirlstoulo can kot on without Mr, Decelief o i, atid it Chrlubinnily G wtand_ oven 1 clofuction, whother from tho fultl onco dellvored to 1110 ainka OF 12uin o decalogue, Thar Ja 1o douts 1140 e fa s great prenchor, but lia lus uever Leen ro- arded ub 1 B0t prexclior, and My errors Wave lite furly heon Leeomilig mare- atid More uppiront, vhe 1l tuoy, ewlufuuted rocently n dlseroditing tho story of dow, whlh b colls o pavblo or Sablo, WIth thut story, of course, gues tho foll of mun and (o need of redemption by the bluod of Ohrlat, anid, i fact, Wil the foundations of tho kstem coms monly cullull Evatigelical Qhristinnity, Tho grief of the followors of “Cyiilal over unyihing that dissrutits e, Jsochur’s pogeliug i lkoly 1o bo wora polguant tats fhat Of warnost Clicstiay, ihough tho latter fevl mmore deeply foF hin, aud pray more ry frain error of all kindd, G TEAPERAMENT, Frum the druoklya Argun, Thio pleture, 1t truey 18 61 O e Hio4L heartronding upon wideh wo have over Leon cstled Lo vowment, “Fio nitiction of theso wen ok merely tho alliction which conies frou thu disuppointuient of cold, unii= ssonely i euleh wict, ol aco of ol epiorumient, and osscss b Warm-loarted outhuslain itk cunca Lol hentts to Uiead, while (ho eyea of other wen would ouly bo bedewed 'with teats, Wo do hot uoubt $ho coutrition, alicero and_deopuvated, Dentiug ko s hfws piilse Sguinst o warm beart of Iifm wito §a by tho lust rendering Tespousivle Sor this Groat Borvow, DowH OF G WY 7—UKOAUSE, Fronpghe, Louilly LauricrJournal, A corrospon sent ueknt * Why don't yin piteh foto Tenry Ward fleechory” Because, 4 When tho Al wighty lays s huids upon o ma, wo takio ourd on," LIS DEFFNSE, From the Cine Tho thluss of M, Becoh from the tactlesof bis fricnds, el upoloyy™ wua nover inéoat for Tiion, How thut stotoment docs sublvuct from the elgnificance of tho npolory 1 18 win wrltlen ™ s tho dusk of eveniug, eutiroly by Mr, Moulton, nBeecher' liouse, Tt imiulalies iy Torco of Al smmensely, 1t fu not donled fbut Jeorher wignod thio apology, and THtons Matoe meat auly alenus gt tie st acalonc ud \0g pignis turo znay bo aean {0 Doscher's handwriting, 31 1§ bad feria ta apparent ‘They ray that tho boon written at 4 o'clock {n the flernoon, with the mn sliutny, and altogother {n Mr, Boochor's handwriting, iow iiforont might not tho apology Liave beonl In nuch cases tho apology ought alwazs Lo bo wrtien he- fora dusk of ovening, Unio can't trust the apologiea or daclnrationa of mon writicn aftor duak, ‘Lrothor Beechor's atajomant (8 a mild and earofully- wonded dnourent, - 34 renda 1o tho work of & mid Tawyer, and Ia slniply n general dontal of tho charges ‘mndo ngainst Wi, M, Decelior Is. proparing an ox- tonaivo defouso, t6 be Jaid boforo LfA select board of whilownaliora, 3nd for tho protont conlonts himaclt with eallitg tha ncouser & lar, 1l hna & big job bo- fora lifm, niul we ara willing togrant him rosionabla timo, Mr, Deocher and Mrd, Tilion have & jury of theit_own nolocting, and If thoy don't succeed in socuring n favorablo vordict, thon our faith m humau nature wili be shaken, BRYOND MGPE OF BISING AOGAIN, From the Dayton (0,) Journa * An the cano wtands, Henty Ward Ticoctioe has fallen boyond the Lopoof rising again, It Would seom (it 10 proof abort of that which aliould estabilal tho falsily of all of Tillon's chargos, anil domanatrata that {ha Tdttern attributed to Beechor word foryoricn, cotld rellova thio tucuipatod man from utter and irralriovalilo Tl + o o Thoclubleris #o forriblo to il o Dartion LAt peoplo wondar how even Theadare Tiltou, Seith all Lfn decontricition and oxtravagances, conld connont, wndar ay poasiblo aggravation, to make it & nabject Tor prurient gowslp or for imaginary porsonl Juaitfication, No NOPX Fon HIML, From (he Wiceling (W, Va.) Intelligence Our exchunyies of yestorday generally express tho opmion it wiile Alx, Becehier may oxteicate himnol from tho vory deacraia yaltion n whicl i fn pacedl by the statomont of Tiiton, yot the probabilitics aro tlint thora 14 no hopo for him. A DLADK OLOUD, From the Worcester (Munn, ) Gazette, Ting Boochior' Mf boun oo black Ho7 Tias this scomiung suint, beet lecliarong, meaking, Lypocritical profligato? Ilan thin foir outldo sorved only to con- ceal n s of fastoring corruption withiu? ‘o sny yes would Lo 8 pitiablo_answor, and it ought not to Lo Tiastily uttored, Yet wo caumot belp Miuking that it fwa bisck_cloid thint hanga over Plymouth Church, and that 1o gentlo zophyr of aympathy and affection for tho (rreat preachior will aufiico (9 drlve it uwny, Multitudes wiil waleh eugorly far the first glewm of suuwhino Sn_this dnrk mabter; for ouraclves we can wco 1o ray of pht yot. A BHOCKING NEOITAL, From the Philudelphia Teleraph, * milion's latement fa . sbuckitys Tartal, whether the allegations contained thoroin bo truo or filse, 1f thoy sru truo, a Budden ond 1 put to tio carcer of ouo of tho most pifted preactiors tho world hns cyor scon, vnia of tlio moat useful citizens this country haw ovor pos- peased, & man who his bheen tho admifition and. the nido 0f thonkands, who liun onfoyed the almont, un- unded esiobin sud - confidénco of tho wholo connnunity, sgajust whoss purity aud {nunto nobility of charactor mever beforo did susplcion ot ju e minds ovon of thoso who most diwsented from hin viows and guestioned tho sound- o8 of hiv udgment aml 150 propricty of Lin courss am o clergyiman, I thioy aro fatae, then Theadore 111 ton teshown hosond nil possibiiity' of explanation 1o he o conning sud designing kuayo, moved only by Jow Jenlousy and mulignity, or n wcif-deluded fool, who ‘With his own hund ia'dushied tho cupof happiness Cron L Mipw. 1ut whotlior {ruo ar fulno, tisls docu~ ment robu Tieodoro Tillon of whatevar of reapeot or Gsteom the community prior o §ta publication il re- tained for ki, Mo oxhiviia throughout a want of manliness s sclf-rospoct that s shnply disgusting and shocking, A LEGITIMATE. BEQURENCR, Fvun the St Lowia Timer, Tt Jano roflection on Tefixion to 5y that this affair i fh logitinate’ sequeace of a vicious syaiem Lo provalont In fashionablo society, Men und women nra Ldueated i tho rofinoments instoad of the truths of religloun bolief, The plaiu commnion seuse of vur an- contors haw bueh fscaridedd for spiritual apecnlationn Aud theories upon tho dogmua and churacterfaticx of montal ond vocial silinition, Oub of this hot-bed of oral trauscendentulisn has uclsen thin foarul _geanl, shocllug | evcloty, | rovoaliig it fupuritios suid deceit, sud well-nih destroying mur faltd It the purity sud virtuo of what the world Lan called our best kocloty, Tt shiows thst thy mora) usur— potions which the miufstry too frequently fock to ol- Ll of tho conkeiences of their flock 18 injurloua nud vicions. Aun cxpounder of tho simplo truils of tho Diblo need not, by right of bLiy Jowition, becoms tho vecontnclo of the confi- deuces and solal iucongruitios of domestlo life, Neither ehould o be permitied, more than any other friend or sockal acquaintatico, the degrees of right and wrong In domentia dispites,’ 3o J3 Bot tho Jivot gn whfl socoty turus, T fuinor Ity of fai- ifes 14 not for discissfon boforo tho world o singlo individuals, even where tho sdviscr it o Aaint, which o lurgo proportion of tho clergy arv not, The prevalent wbitugion of domestie griuf upon tho contidonco of persons ulfon to the fumily has_ wreeked tho repite- tion of more women than any prodisposition to lapse from virtue, 1L gives tho stronger nuturo hold upon tho wealer whicly it cannot shako off. Whon tha cone selenco grows larmed, o virtun fu assatled, THE DAL REVUGE, Fyom the Jiloumington U1L.) Mintagraph. Beochors suwwer (o uil (hin 1 Yot €0 po htard. Tt ca wearcely full 10 oll 5 part at loast of (his moustrous Wolght, of gnilt off bin own shouiders, wnd prhops upon fhoso of the Tiltons, 1 it cuntot do thin, ho Lud better make 5o Jefelo 3t Al bub acceph tho etk Tefuga from whamoat which in hid (wlleged) etters, aa quoted by ‘Tilton, he repeatediy hinte, and Jetn Ani- citle grava ido trom mortal viow the lust wreck of thio ougw pre-cminent Beceher, BIHOWING WITAT THEY DID MEAN, Frum the Jucksonritle (1) Jowrnod, Notifng lews (hau s complate deilit of guilt, neeom- panled by s fullandexplicit sintoment showing whiat T luttors to Mrs, Tilton and his spologics to ALz, Wil fom il mesn, Will bs satiufuctory (othe publie, , , . iltow's churges siust Houry Wrd Duoelut afa th canfession_of his own sbunic, Lis lottors patent to fu- awy. 1 Beoelor Lan cirued'a shiro iy disdeace, Jet the day b not Tong delayed wheroin both togothor shail oned aud foroves pas out of the Yision of an out raged public, ENVELOPED I3 DATENESS AND DOUNT, Foam the Dubuyne Herald, Aud now nll ihis cloquence and.genii, ull (hin mine tulration to kouls longing to kuow tho way 10 Leaves, 1y euveloped i darkuess avd doubt, Tha causo o mornlityand religion Jins reccived o torribio_waund, Dinnuy bus been currivd Lo every homo intho lind, wud Ll universal voica 82 1 Deceher falls who of v wuafe? Thostory us yot is only Lalf told, and jus~ e doraands thut we Atiould wait patioutly the eud, AND 6N NO MORE, From the Dutayue Times, Whtlo i no degrev can tho publio ut largo oscuso thin shocking offousc, if 1t Kuall be couclusivoly proved, {t wuy nevorthuleds ot bo amiss Lo tomper Judgiment o8 did Ho who sald to' the fallen womau, “Go und win no more ;" und to hur accusors, “ Lot Tuim tliat { without sii cust tho first stone,” Tiveu §f guilty, the lifo of Henry Ward Bevelior has not been in Voin, Groat ms this alleged ori misy bo,—great aguivst not only lis umediate vietiu, but involving lie wiliiony wiio hung upon his graud teachings ax upou un Oracle,—when thie bulsnea aball bo atruck bo- tween the good aud tho bad of bis life, who shull say {niat tho forwor fo overhulanced 7 DEECULI'H BTATENENT, From the Davenport Hemn To the loni, xearching, sud cavciuliy~preparod atato- ment of ‘Lhedtoro ‘Tilton, with itatacuncutury ovi- Quuvo and enbsjdiury proofs, its incisive reasoning and Ccorroburntive incidonts, (o pstor of Viymouth Church mkes roply, or Fathor several Doacon of the clyurch, aisted by Gon. Tracy, draw up @ roply for Tim. 1t does not amourit ta mucl, beln composed of ulank, blunt denials of ull Tilton Ling swori with con- sierdble pomposity of dictlon aud tho platitudca of conventionul cvangelicism, 1ts purposo 19 oviduntly to gl time oud Liold pubilo” opinion dn absyunco tiil noiio special plen can be produced, . . . Bither tho cliryes made are implicitly buliesed by Tilton, iy docwments gouming proofs of tho yasonabloness of Ll Lolief, or ho i thg moet stupeudous fool fn exlit~ enco, and the most Inforunl lur siuco Amaniss, No- body woull rejofee more heartily thiait wo t0 8eo frrif- rogablo pronfs of Beecher's ipnocence, but, Suviug by faiil, wo beliove nol in mirac DEEPER MYSTERLES YET UNDISOLOSED, Fyom the Muddinon (Wis,) Donucrat, Tow Beeclor cun meet tho chiurges which aro here preforred audiceount for tho lettors which g0 o o Tobnta thiem, it (s ftuponsiblo far us to sce; bt tho fu explicablo ronduot of the prtics to thin sindal afford #ome ground for belinving tnat thero way be decpor mysteries yel unaisclosed, Tho statoucnt wo havo Liad, whetlier truc o falac, will enrry fadness and sor~ Tow'to every virtuous houseliold futo which it enters, Tiut whethor truo o fulac, it atfords 1o warzant for concludiug that refiglon n's sl und virtue s myih, A MINIWTER OF BATAN. i From the Dulugue Teleqran This oupht to be tho end of vecher us & miniater of thio Ggspel, Tix proper ralo a to hecomo & ministor uf Batuwuyowedly, 08 10 bius been for sowo Lo b fact, CRIMI. The Child-Torturer of Philndelphia, Special Dispaleh to the Chicuno yibune, PUTLADELIMIA, Pa,, July 24,—Tle Ulack flend, Thowmgs Owens, whoso foarfnl brutality to bis atopson bus beon nlready briefly datailed in tho columng of Tne Tumuse, was brought up for o Nienting this aftornoon ot the Contral Siation, Ald. Curpenter prosding, aud the Court-Ilouso wus througed by o inrgo nnd excited crowd of spectatord. Thero have bosn many chses of inhumanity ohronfeled In theso columug, Lue nano #o torriblo as the one whieh was the sub- Ject of tho invoaligation to-dny. The miisonor's appeavanco strongly iudicatod biw clsrsctor. No colorod mun ever acoupied a aeat fu the dock who exbibitod losa humanity than lio, aid hono nv?r showod 80 much indiffoyouco o to tho ra- sult, ‘Liout. Cronl deposed to the boy'n appearanco whon brought to the siation last night, and then called tho boy Lo the stand. Whon hin jackob and undercluthing were removed, & sickly and dingusting wight Wos prosentod, causiug thode in hin innnediate noighborhood to turu away with a shudder, 1118 bagl, broast, and limba wore ouo wmess of senrs, cuts, and fenturing nores. Ilia hond wad lum‘ul(y lacorsted and presonsed o werios of soros and seubs, 1T faco and neck were cromed with euty, mung of them ovidontly ~ hoaled up, showing thom to hnyo beelr Inflletod nb diyforont tines, 1T wrists had boen worn far into the Hosh, and his thumbs wera oat nently to tha bouo by the corda with which hio had boon tied, audit siemed # wondar thut » cwid of his aga could nave ra~ cotyad nuch trentmont for auy length of timo and not die undorit, The Licutenaut swora thut (ho mothor had Snterfered - soverst timon, but witunatoly desisted, fevring for hor own hif Tuchel Brith, o nolgbbor, statol that tho partion hiad resided in Stedt{lin's Cottre wbout n month, and duming that timo whe Lind but lithlo poace on aecount of tho moan- fuis, and hoaring tho lashinggs intlivted upon the n\:fhl. Bho had askod the neighibord to do tomo- thing to put an oud to eual proccadings, bub none would hear Lor entrosties, Ou ona 00oR- alon sho went out into the atroot and orled, snd, on roturning, sho hoard the heatlng again. On sposking to the acoused hio swora at hor, and aniil that ho wonld do as ho ploased, no matter what the nelghbors might m:iy. A dn{ or two Ago tho chilld camo out, and from the gutter picked up somo bonos for the purposo of entiug, Tt witnossos doposodl to being witnosses of tho prigonor's cruelty, and all_avorred thal thoy fearod {nforming tho polico lost Owons shauld attack them, Threo witnessea tostifiod to socin, tho child oat potato-paringe and othor rofusy onl of nalop-buckot, and at the samo time obsorved that ho was blesding. The child waa then ealled to the stand and told his tate of sufforing anid long-continted starvation In 2 wemk volco. To bnd beon whipped ton and twolvo times dally with o knotted raw- hide, and beaton with a club and » polkor at difforont times, Io raroly gotb nnytl\m‘: to ent. snve what Ite waa abla to plek n}x out of tho utteys, whonover ho got s chance of gotting as far 08 tho door. o had boon tied up by the thumbs and nock with a cord which was fro- quoutly wotted, in the cellar, and ton post in # third-ntory room, Tho prisoncr was hold in 1,000 ball to anewer. Attempt to Commit ’ope. Special Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Taxcor.s, Iil., July 24.—Much indignation pro- vaily on the atreots to-day over an attempted out- Tago on the paraon of Mra. Jemiun Van Uattan, & widow and dressmalor, by ono Tsanc Grubbe, & negro. About 11 o'clock last night, whilo s, ‘Van Patton was sleeping alone in ber howso, she was nwakoned by a noise mado by some ono in hor room who Lad stumblod against somoe of tho furniture, Sha immedintely called for lelp, bub lind no_sooner givon the alarm thau sl waa pounced upon and an offort made to com- mit rapo upon hor. Talling in his offort to nccomplish tho mission of hin visit with anfo, tho nogro kelzod tho woman by tho throat snd ondoavored to ecut it, inflicting sovoral slight wounds, but his vietim, boing a woman of no littlo strength, sucesedad It wrenching Wi kulfa from his grasp and also in oncaping from his clutches, Bho then becamo the attackiug party, and soon compelled thio fiend to rotrent from hor apartmant, making his oxit throneh an a‘mn window. ‘This morning he wa arreatod and lodged in jnil, bub boforo ho renchod tho §ail 1o was attncked, knocked down, Ticked, and bruiwed conuidorably. To-day many lending mon advoento the interposition of dudgo Tynch, but it 1s hoped thst wisor counsel will prnvnl(. The Katle Cirran Muarder, BosroN, July M.—At the adjouruad inquest thin afternaon into tho murdor of Katie Cnrran by tho boy Pomeray, the surgoon who made tho aittopsy sinted that tho body of tho il was mutilated in tho most khiocking manuer by some sherp instrument. The laborer who ”fotind the romains testifiod that they wero only partly covered with nshes, and that the hend was com- plataly sovered from the body., Tho tostimony of the oflicers who oxamined tho collar soon after tho girt was missed was to tho effect that thoy thoroughly oxaminod tho ash-heap, bub failed to discovor auything, londing tho vor- dict, Mre. Pomeroy and Ly othor sou gro hoid in custody. Brainl Murder in Canadn. MaTapEDIAC, Quebeo, July 21.—A bratal mur- dar was committed in this neighhorhood on Tuesdny last, 'Tho vietlm was o widow named Markler, an old residont. Buspicion pointsio a Norwegian named Fitzikam as tno porpotrator, Itis bolioved that he murderod her to obtsin osraunion of 800, the proceeds of a Tarm which 0 had induced ber to woll. Fitzikam had beon residing at the murdored woman's house for some woeks, iud was eugaged lo ba martied to Tor, Itis supponed he provailod on her to go with Inm to the woods closo by, whare ho mur- dered andrablied her, Fitzikam aud Mra. Merklor woro seen leaving the housa together, tha former returaing nlone, 1To immediateiyleft tho vicioity. Mre. Morklor did not roturn,” Suspicion was aroused, and vigorous sonrch instituted, Tho body was found yeatorday covered with carth and leaves, bearing marks of sovero gashes and wounds, Fitziknm is_boliovad to have reached Rimooski on Wednesdny and takon a train for tho Weat., Another Kid pping Caso in Philae delphine New Yonr, Tuly 26.—A Philadolphin dispatol statos that enother child, ngod 4 yoars, was kid- napped yostorday lzi‘ Lvo mon, one colored, who rovailod upon the little follow to ontor a wagon in which they wera riding. An Indiann Criminal Oaptured in Californin. Fr. Wawye, Ind., July 24.—Mr. Towaers, againet whom an indictmont for ombezzling (00 from tho Morchants' National Bunk of this city was found at tho Fobruary torm of Courd, but who mado hin ctcaps, wad_ rocontly traced to Californis, and s requisition from Gov. Hendricks on Gov. Booth, of thut Btute, way forwnrdod. Powers was arrestod, brought Liero, and delivored ovor to Sheriff lanco. o was ndmitted to bail in $6,000. Exccution of n Murdercre 81, Lous, Mo,, July 24,—John 'T. Carlisle, a young muy aged 39, was hangod this alternoon, it Marshall, Suline County, for the murder of Goorge Micker two years ago. Oarlislo was n vory reckless and dasperato man, and ia gnid to have murdared thiroo othor men bosides Dicker, Muract aua Suicides Sr, Loms, July 24—The Democral's spocial from Sencen, Kan., soys: * Churles Cook, a morchant, of Bull City, Osborn County, who hag been dorunged for Homo timo rnu:. thrust a Inife-blade through the brain of hia infant child Inat Friday, and thon Deat his own head with o hatehet, broaking tho skull and fuflicting a mior- tal jpjury. Iecuniary troublo is said to have beon the cause of it."” Mollie Xlolbrook’s Troubles, New Yorg, July 24.—Mollioc Holbrook, who hag boen held in custody on the telegram of tho Chief of Yolice of Chicago, was to-duy brought hesore Justico Lawrence, on & writ of habeas corpus, and Quschargod; bat, tho Assistant Dig- trict Altornoy conscnting, abe was iwmediately rearrested by a Doputy Sheriff, and & new writ ‘was grantod, roturinblo to-morrow, Escnpe of n Convicted Rignmist, New York, July 20,—Jasmes Csugblan, tho wenlthy contractor of [Hoboken, N, J,, who has beon on trint i that city during Lho paat four days on o charge of bigamy, has been found guilty, Caughlan loft tho court-room yestorday after the charge of tho Judge, and Las not boen Hoon wince. Murder and. Attempted Suteides Tarrrown, Conn., July 24.—Elihu Bpenrs killed Clunles Davia, in West Bulticld lnst pight. S})onm nfterward cut his own throat, but_is wtill wliva, Spours was beating his wife, and Davia interfered. A SPECIAL NOTICE CRAMPS, COLIO, 'CIIOLERA MORRBUS, BOUR STOMACH, DIARRAEA, AND DYSENTERY, ARE SPREDILY OURED BY DR. JAYNI'S CARMI. TIVE BALSAM. 1T REMOVES ALL SORENESS OF THE BOWELS, QUIETS THE STOMACIL, AND RESTOUES 1T NATURAL ACTION, AS A FAM ILY REMEDY FOR MANY AFFECTIONS OF ThK BOWELS PREVALENT AMONG CRILDREN AND ADULTS IN THIE SUMMERMONTIIS IT IS ESPE. OCIALLY RECOMMENDED, BEING PROMPT IN 178 OPERATION, PERFECTLY HAFE, AND EASE- LY ADMINISTERED, Schenck’s Sea-Weed Tonie, 1Ia the atmosphere exporienced horo duriug the summer months, the lothargy producod by tho Lieat takes sway thse doatro forwholosome food, and froquent porspleations roducy bodily enoray, particularly thosa suflucing from the offcots of debllitating dlecasos. In order ta kevp & ‘oatural hoaltiful aotivity of tho aystom, wo wuat resort {0 artiflelal moans, For this purpose Schonak’s Soa-Woad ‘Tonlo fs vory eifoctual, A fow doson will oroate su appo- tito and glva frosh vigor to tho euorvatad bady, Fordys- popsls 1L 1y lavaluable, Many eminont physiciana havo doubted whother dyepopsla 0an bo pormasently sured by hio drugs whioch are gonurally omployed for that purpasa, Tho Soa+Weed Tonlo fa jts paturo la totally difforent from wuch drugs. It contains ne sorroslve minorals or acidey In fact it s tho rogular operations of mature, and suppli¢a hor dotiolencios, Tho tonfo ln ita uaturo so muol resoimblos thu gastrio juloe tbat 3t s almost Identl- cal with that Buld. 'Pho gastrlo Julos is the natural aobv- ont whiah, In o healthy condition of tho biody, canses the food to bu digostedy sud whon this juloo ls not oxerutod Iu suliclont quastities, Satigoation, with all ity ditvoss. ng symptame, follows. ‘The Boa-Weod Toule performe thie duly of thie gastria juloe when the Isttor s dofialent, Bohsnok's BeasWeod Tonls sold by s} Druggists, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, NUI‘U]WHS'[B@_UHWBPSW ; Over Serenty Professors and Instrvctors, Over $2,000,000 Endowment in all Departments. Eight Hundred And Sixly-Slx Stadents in 18734, ST ©. 1. FOWLER, D. D, President. T, Collego of Literature and Science, Feof, Do BONBRRIGIT, A, My Denn, FALL TERM OPENS S6IT. 1, Threo Cours four yoars oavh. 1. Clalcal Coneao. Latin and Scimntifio Courne, & Gourso in Mudorn Languagh, 1L, College of Technalogy, Prof. 0, MARCY, LL. D, Dean. FALL TERM OPENS SEPT, 16, Theeo Uours fonr years oacll. 1. Courso In Chemintry, 2. Courao in Eugincaring, # Courso in Nutural (1vtorr, OMAN’S COLLEGE, IIL, College of Literature and Art, TALL TERM OPENS BREPT. 16. porter nnd Bpecinl Couraes of Study for Youni Lodies, DMunic nnid Art may bo substituted for some of the reanired stindie: Allthe Liternry and Solentific Conrnes In the Univeraity uro open 1o Yo The Trustces, determined to comnnnl the best ability, bave seenved ns Dean of the Was mnny Colieno and Professor of Frencit, Miss Etlen M. Soute, n Indy coltured by homo snd Torcizn stmtics, nml expevienced in th agement of Young Ladics, buving held sl poxitioun for yeurs in lending schools In tho Ennt Tu order ta furninli ahome for Young Lndies In our clegnnt balliing (boile and fuvnished nt @ cant of S1GO,000) the Denn will give her conntnnt persounl nttontion to this work. The Trustees have ulvo seenred an liead of the Art Depnrtmenty M, B O Brown, a Indy of high enlture, reputation und zeal In her waorlk, 4 The College nwnlts the new year with every appointment adjnsted for arentest nxeluluess. Ther Kriends were never moro hapeful. 1V, College of Theology, (Garrott Biblical Institute), Rev. IT, LANNISTER, D. D, Senlor Prof. FALL TERM OPENS BLP! HECK Ta Stadanta gropn Toom-rant ara ramittod. V. College of Law, Andge MENRY BOOTH, LT, D,y Donn, 'ALL TERM OPENS OCT. 5. HALL, . ng for tho ‘Mln‘lll(ry. taitlon and TacuLTy:~Hon, Lyman Teunibull, LL, D, ; 1lon, James . Doolittie, LL,D.; Van Buron Doninw, Kug. | PLilip Myure, K-, and » full corps of Leotuross, ey £ CHOICAGO MEDICAL COLLEGE. VI, College of Medicine, (Chicago Madleal Collekn), DAVIS, A, Do M, Doy Deane S 00T, 6. VIL Conservatory of Music, Prof. 0. MAYO, Director. FALL TERM OPENS SEPY, 23, PREPARAT oL, fRev. U, 1 A, My Principud FALL TERM OPENS BECT. 10, Thio lsat yesr wasono af groat prospority tatho Unlverslta Many Studonts Board in Olubs, Toard tu Clubs, 1,76 to 2,55 per wank foom vent, 6o, to gl vor week, Duard In Dowpster Hall, 23 por woek, ot fncluding rooms ront, Boned fn Woman's Uotlowo Bulidtug, tucluding fucl, lights, washing of 12 ple por wauk. Hoard In fatnllios from $1 10 £8.50 por Addrass, concoring law, VAN NUREN DR Trlbuna Building Clhicagos conoernlig Modioine, DAN- 1L, P, NELSON, A, AL, M, 1., 1108 Tadlaus-av,, Ol eago, Kor other particulars aduress President FOWLER Dvaustons 4l LADIES' UNDERWEAR, &o. e bl TR SO B.HITD ] 228 West Ma,dison-st.,. CORNER PEORIA, 7 GREAT SLAUGHTF Wo wlll offor thls weok an hinmonso stoo\k f COTFON 9 AL gront prduotion from forinoe priog’ Aro nuwod with Look-Sistch Mishin Iah, aud aro uiferod at prices roully an! . 1,000 Lnding' Fino Chomisos, with corae. a, at cont, 1,000 Iadicn* filno Cliemisos, rufiled and em. hands, Zhe and, LR crent sarioly T brinorod at oo 1,14, 1,35, 42, and upwarils, mark, vix tuoky, and ratllad fino_eottan, ulsv, a largo Mook Kmiiroldacod L 030, 76, b stock of N 4 ook of Night Dressea at %o, 81, 31,25, 1 tiroo-Inch hom fino cotton Skieta a1 filn, . REvt VAFInly L 736, 1y BT ; Corvot Givora, Thronsing. Snciiuos, SHies Nentm Ao oin wevnt wndsiilon from fommor pricos, Thse gont manretisod n' Roshoator napress *aalon, awr::mul inois atut Taver Salin i prica; ©UF Amon Tl aliase goula, with many othora, nro olfe Bade ol Goriaee BHGO, "W Bl actARAL AL en o e CORSET Department, which I the Iarenst in tha elty, comprising 211 o Caimien el iakos, WHIGH w0 hikvs T3HoUA o tho fallawiug prioos Qur 1,00 Our q Our Our Qur Gur alll‘ ur Onr R Al i dhey . 400 MAD, FOY'S Slrirt Supporting Jorsot for §1, Ladies comiug from a distanco on tha atronith of {hiy advartisoment, for Coraete, and not tindlug tho prices the Towest, will bu furnlshod with a fo-bono Corsot geathy, * Iivnlyylrmlrnl’! N;rrlnllicd to glvo satisfaction, or moncy ches " LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS. CARSON, PIRIE & 60, MADISON & PEORIA-STS,, Tnvita special attontion to BARUAINS fn followlug Dee Glove Department. Thomann's Seamlass 1K1 Glarns, fn tha enrost, Rl R e o teb S ntr wnerantad. ‘Alickaudron, - Goarvolsiors, and othior fisst-olans e oktra s ution Tarls K1 1 Amiiis oxira 3 atton Parls ” Bprithe ud Oporad huics, v AL 680 i parh iy Ginkss, 1-button, tn ator. oty il Sroin 31 74 16 §1 n1e: : b Tor. Taudioa! an ' Missost Listo Turaad Glogos, reducod froin 60 Ao e, Hosiery and Underwear Dept Uy L Ladlos' gouuino Iroitraino Hoso at 230, reducud from 40 ls. 60c, i1t whtltgand brawn, Tieduction I urico of all fino Horlory, (noluding Bal- jra nillah Vaney Hosa, Nissos’ full sogalur-mndo Whito Cotton 1losu; extes ot st fiose st 5o, thobest for tho prico Fall “Tino. Gant's 3 neonr Ladies* nnd Misses® 1latx rec to 2o, BGo, chaiee goads, Tadica' Gol'd 8itk Taco Tins rodused from 76 to 35, Bilk Brogade and Faney Laca T half prica. Jaly Lot Cobd Teiubons: womn af i & fachuss wido, 2. Rloh Roiman Sneh Riblious, 6ie, worth £1. & yard, Undoreloihing & Gorset Deyts Lilg, ull Taadios! Nino Balbriian Hoso, silk clonkod, at 45 ota. Kuportor. quality Tron-framo 11osa at 4uo, reduced trom brlugiai, Sitk, Tidlo, nnd Feanch and tripcd Hoso, all eizes, ‘.'fiu%ll-:l:hlml Diarisin, fine, nbl aizos ot e, worth Lo, Jadion e Gauzo Veste, In alfshanos, 6o and upwarda, Willinery and Rithon Dep's i 01 UgDIS. Groat_ruduction' i prico of Artifictal ¥lowors, all Rieh auality Silk Ties, chaico nh: s Groat, Rareatng in Viain and Esney Sash Ribbots. 1,000 Tucknl, Ruilled, and Embroldored Drliwors, at il 55, Gbe, nnd 81§ Fautlos* tewilled, _ ucked, Hommod, and Corded Bkirts ), and 81 quality Frenol Wore Corsats for fy At Frenelt Gorints raduced 1. and_#3.60, farmor prico $2, %150, nod £5 pair, & i small 1y, Tac $1, Parasols urently roduced. IT PAYS TO TRADE AT CARSCN, PIRIE & 605 Great West Side Store, CLOAKS AND SUITS. CLOAKS AND SUITS. Final Reductions. ol Laiter & G, State and Washington-sts, Have marked dovrn, to close ol BATISTE AND ECRUE BUITS to ong-quartor their former prices. CASHMERE JACKETS, $5.00 up, lately $12.00, LINEN POLONAISE, 2,25 to §5, rocontly $5 to $12. WHITE LAWN SUITS, $4 to $22, formorly $7 to $30, LINEN SUITS, $4.50 to $20, for- morly §8 to $28, LINEN and SWISS POLONAISES, $4.50 up. STUFF AND SILK SUITS loss than half’ valuo. Such Bargains we have never hefore offered. CARPETS. RPRTS! ENGLISH BRUSSELS, $1.25 per yvard. 0. W, & T, Parrides & Co, 118 & 120 State-st ____ #FIHANCIAL, s o TR ren 3 Livingston & Company's Bank, L Plnoestsy Now Yavlke ovd 0f out-ol-tawn Ranke, Bank. ihinls, de. Oflors apesinl tn. owdema: Iivo por cont Intoruat allowed on dnily balad City, Oaunty, and Town Hondy, alsanther mashatablo sreurltin, wantod for salo on cotas tadeslonn, Firat0ines {03 g intind . G s e e "~ INPIGO ALUE, ° BARLOW'S INDIGO BLUE, Oviglnnl und Buexcelted for Bluelng Clothns, Put up ot Wilth s Drug Stors, No, S5 Nart Beou “A:I o Philadel) o hlundo’v;A oh Oorsets, T WILEERGER Diopltor,