Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 26, 1874, Page 1

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FORMERLY, JLAKE, WHITEHOUSE & €0 ICRAWARHA (AL 1 sm now prepsred to supply all Dealers sd Consumers, in city or country, with JACEAWANNA COAL, ofall sizes, either by Cargo v Retail, at tho LOWEST market price. is Coal is frec from slate (often Eiied linker), and stands higher for manu- fsctuning snd domestic purposes than eny olber Cosl mined. OFFICES: 280 Madison-st. (4t ¢ Bridge), 126 South Market-st., 300 Lumber-st. (Eighicenth-st. Brided, P ol kst 1EEIGH, BLOSSBURG, ERLE, or BRIAR HILL COAL always on hand. RIBERT LAW, AGENT FCR MINERS. (OAL! COAL! 1L HATHAWAY, OFFICE AND YARD, Cor. Market and Randolph-sts. lackawanna, Briar Hill, and Elossburg Jowest market rates, to the city entirely nninjured, excopt & R RUSHERH N O e JTeqst Freneh ettt D Vester & L, Wholesale and Retail Millinery, 270 & 272 Wabash-av. REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE. PLYHIOUTH CHURCH 0. of Indfana-av. and Twenty-sixi-st, Befired for sale at a very low price, and on favorable 4= Fullparticulara may bo obtained by calling on 2. Ll( the Tn:fl'cm as follows ; 7L ENDERWOOD, 170 Wathingtonst. B GOOKINS, 55 Washingtoa.sc. o, 000K, C. & N. W. R. R. Office. 0.G. CAMPBELL, Asbland Block. &5 HOUGH, X W cor. LaSallo & Washingtonsts. BAKEE, Methodlst Church Block. 0 SALE--BARGALN. % Bh:nu 2nd Lot, No. 15 Cottage-place. H Ksiy mproseme Oaly halt ¢k from I C. R. il a Thie C. VIERLING, Room J LAEE NAVIGATION. WIDRICH'S STEAMERS. ’;&u:g. Milwsukes, Sheboygan, Manito- ¢te., duily (Sandays cxcepted] 9s.m. T E¥Saturdas's boat don't leave until 8 p. . h""““} Haven, Muskegon, Traverse City, P s}u.., ete., daily (Sundays exocpted c5eph daly (Sunday excepted)... % 's Boat don't leave until 11:30 p. m. Menisteo and Ludington, Tassday sad 5 ... Dam. f,,“';:a“"ud Intermodiate ports, Taes ™ Reanaty g o Thorsday... 2t aod Docks, 100t Michigan-ar. WANTED. PARTNER WANTED, Rropg Lodm SALE, onaccount of the fll-bealth cf c=9 of hn;.;';n!qu -nflll‘i.b‘i‘.nfé vlvtmlu oo reeil Mira ¥’ aad Like Sapenor ports, Man- ( re e 11 Chi ! c2g0. ou vory easy te: i Reaiicego,” Full lnvestigation sc £ 2 £ B g 23 NOTICE. Hlder H V. REED ¥ ARD'ERSh18 the church CORNER OF WARREN-AV. T BOBEY-ST. Yo day at 1030w, m. aad 750 p» Weet:* The Comi s Y fryes o mlfg and Kingdon of Qur Lord. | JLSIDE GOAL & TRON GO, FINANCIAL. ITTLITINOIS | TRUSTANDSAVINGS BATNEL, Nos. 122 & 124 Clark-st. G PLER CENT intercst allowed on deposits in Savings Department. 41-2 PER CENT interest al- lowed on deposits in Trust Depart- ment. TRUSTS received and executed. Money loancd for Estates, Indi- viduals and Corporations. LOANS money at moderate rates of interest on improved IRReal Es- tate and on short time on first- class collaterals. Sells Forcign Exchange at low- est current rates. Cash Capital, - $500,000 Surplus - = - = 25,000 L. B. SIDWAY, President. JOHN B. DRAKE, 24 V. P, L. G. POWE] AS. S. GIBBS, Cashior. CHICAGO, SU FORNITURE. it FURNITURE! Great Sacrifice. Our FURNITURE Stock is uninjured by the late fire, which completely destroyed our CARPET ard CURTAIN Departmonts, and from this date we will offer our entire stock of FINE, MEDIUM and COMMON FUR-~ NITURE at a great sacrifice FOR CASH. Call and Sclect Your Bargaizs, E. T, Hollister & Ga, 117 & 119 State-st. SAVESES BANE No. I81 STATE-RT., IN THE PALMER HOUSE. Interest paid on Savings De- posits at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. Deposits received of any amount from 10c to $10,000. Drafts for sale on all parts of Europe. SATINGS Chartered by e\ Tatz of fllinols. Exclusively a >/ Savings Bank. 105 CLARK-ST, Meihofist Chueh Biock. S1x por cent compound interest on depasita. nols free. | Muney also suvested for oflers on Bund and Mort- g In soiall saiua 2t 10 por cent tnterset; o cbarse to ader for abstract or legal cxaminacion af title. 3 COVILLE, President. W, KELSEY RFED, Cashicr. NoTE-During tho reevnt panic, this Bank has paid all deposits on demand. without aotice- FINANCIAL. ‘Wanted to purchase, an inter- est in some Bank. Address, with particulars, Z 4%, Tribune office. THOMAS M. THORNTON. WM. T. THOLNTOX, (Son of Judge Thornton.} W. F. TEEORNTOIN & SO, ‘Bankers and Brokers, Shelbrrille, LIl Fstablished 1639, Collections made in Sheiby and adiolnini countien, au procceds remitted ¢n day of payment. Chicago corres- pondent—'Fraders' National Bi “FOLDING EXTENSION TABLE. T0 HO OsSGOOD Folling Extansion Table. The most convenicnt and durable Table ever offercd to the public. No household is complete without one. Thoy are made of Ash, Walnut, and Cherry Woods, and can be extended with less labor than any Table ever made. Wo have, in order that every- body meay have one, reduced the price, which we hope will now bring them within the means of all. Call and examine before buy- ing elsewhere. J.W.BENT & CO., 207 AND 209 EAST MONROE-ST, CALIFORNIA PEARS. NOTLCE:. C. E. WEBBER, Successor to WEBBER, SOUTHWICK & CO., Cor, South Water and Dearborn-sts, Will roceivo, on Monjay, the S, first car of Lusk & 0."s cloice CALIFORNIA BARTLETT PEARS, Orders promptls attended to. GENERAL NOTICES. T0 MANUFACTURERS, AND THE TRADE GENERALLY. We are plecsed to announce that tho Gal- vanizing Works of this Company are com- pleted and in operation, and we are now pre- pared to cut to size and pattorn all kinds of Galvanized Sheets and Plates, thereby sav- ing a large expense (by wastage) to the con- sumer. To manufacturers we can offer spe- cial rates for Job Galvanizing, insuring per- fection of finish, with speedy and prompt delivery. A Please address or call at the Ofiice of this Company, Room 8, 132 Dearborn-st. Yours truly, JOHN M. AYER, President. STATIONERY, and PRINTING furnished promptly and st fair prices by TF. IVZ. Y. TOWNES, 104 & 106 MADISON-ST. FRONT BRICK. THE EXCELSIOR PRESS BRICK MFG. CO. c2n sapply the best Brick for Fronts and Tacking in the mar- Let, and at tho lowest prices, Office, No. 7 Denrb W.C. A. THIELEPAPE, ARCHITECT, Office No. 208 South LaSalle-st. NOTICHE. . . SIMMONS & CO., Geueral Western Agents, #3 o Bivest Lakest., for GLINE'S PATEST SLATE HOOFING PAINT: thized ready for use. and Wa. T bl eomomical and ormamental. ATl far Brool b repalsd aad warrauted o give eatlro satis- faction in every respect N FURNITORE! (. 0. Holto & o, 269 & 271 State-st, STILL LOWER PRICES IN CHAMBER SETS $ 83 Dressing Case Setnow $ 75 " [ [ 6 s L " [ $175 “O 5140 All the above goods are first-class and well finished, and LOWER THAN THE IiOWES ?ASHIONABLE .‘g.;a URNITURE. W. W. STRONG FURNITURE CO, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. TO RENT, For Rent, The building now occupied by Stettauer Bros. & Co., 246 & 248 Madison-st. Inquire Possession given at onco. on the premises. For Rent. Second and Third Floors of 34 and 36 South Canal-st., with or without Power. 8ize, 40x140. Lighted on three sides. Also Socond and Third Floors of Ware- house, 46 and 48 West Lake-st., 37)x80 ft. Lighted on three sides. Rent LOW. Apply at 34 and 36 South Canal-st. LAWHDALE HOTEL FOR RENT. MILLARD & DECKEI Toon 3, £] m\lln--z; LUMBER OR COAT. DOCK TO RENT OR FOR SALE. 150 feet front on Twelfth-st., running back to the Empiro Slip, | with_rmlroad conmections, —mear Twelsthost, brdge, Apply to M. PE' 3, 163 Washington-st.. Busement. " TO RENT. A desirabie CORNER OFFICE, for Bank- 1nig ‘purposes, with fixfures complete. In- A. A. MUNGER, o of A 8 Metropolitan Block. BASE BALL. Applr to BASE BALL ATLANTICS WHITE STOCKINGS, MONDAY, JULY 27, AT 3:40 P. M. Tickets for sale at Kelley Bros'., 8 Madison-st., and alno at 117 Twenty-second-st. 4 If rain shou!d Interfere tho game will bo played on tne day following. and no posters will be on thi t carr FIRE PUMPS, &o. FIRE PUMPS AND FIRE PIPES Furnished and put up on short notice. Stoam Heating and Ventlating Apparats. JOHEN DAVIS & CO,, 122 to 128 Michigan-st. e e LAUNDRIES. OF¥ICES—126 Doarbornst., 126 Michigan-st., 199 West Madison:at. i R DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. Notics 1s hereby given of the dissolution of the firm of Blake, Whitchouso & Co. The businers, howerer, will Do continned under tho title of the HILLSIDE COAL AND IRON CO., F. M. WHITEHOUSE, Agent, et Jaces of buniness. Office, No. 18 Chamber of e ot D o Ka—Iadisnacst. Bridge, Twenty-second- b, B ridgo. Y, JULY 26, 1874—SIXTEEN PAGES. CLOCKS. FINE CLOCKS. ‘We have just received, direct from Paris, an elegant stock of French Clocks, of rare and beau- tiful designs, and we are also opening fresh novelties in Jew- elry, Chains, Watches, Wed- ding and Family Silver, En- gagement Rings, ete., etc., to which we invite special atten- tion, HAMILTAN, 99 State-st., Southeast corner Washington, DRY GOODS. Mannheimer Bros, 998 & 300 West Matison-st., Are determined to closo out their ENTIRE TOCK Of SUMMER €0ODS, And have merked down their Linen Suits and Polonaises, White Suits and Polonaises, Llama Lace Points, Sacques and Fichus, Plain and Striped Grenadines, To less than HALF PRICE. IMITENSE REDUOTIONS In every Depariment. 500 11-INCH GILT STICK FANS At 73 Cents. Call in before purchasing elsewhers. " PLEASURE EXCUR[IONS. e EASTAE BEXOVS LAKE SUPERIOR. THE SPLENDID STEAMER JOSEPH L. HURD Will loave Chicago on FRIDAY, July al, at 8p. m. THE SPLENDID STEAMIR PEERLESS ‘Will leave Chicago oa TUESDAY, Aug 4, at8p. m. ‘The abors are the only first.class passonger steamoers on the Chicago and Lake Superor ruato, and tho cnly ones Lthat do not c: cattle during the pleasure travel. Staterooms secured and all in ahtained by ap- piying to (LEO TRIAN, MORSE'S LUXURENE. el . BY e ALL THE PRINCIPAL DRUGGISTS IN CHICAGO : AND THE UNITED STATES, : AND AT WHOLESALE BY ENE For the Hair, &c. j AN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & REID, orthwestern ARnts. Als, by all Wholeanle Drogglats. ~ PATENT SOLICIT PITEIT SLICHTORS, American and Foreign Patents Obtained. MUNDAY & EVARTS, 132 TaSalle-st., Room 24._ RANGES AND FURNACES NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIRE THE EVER POPULAR Bramhall, Deane & Co. French Range and Broiler, Chilson’s New Cone Frrnace, and Arlington Brick Range, MAY YET BE FOUSD AT B.E, GIVAUDAN & TRESTED, IR, Now at 108 L. REMOVALS., HRIEMOVED. DR.KENNICOTT DENTIST, busisets on_ Maaday ta MCCORMICK'S Will resamo basiige, Phit BLOCK, ! Corner of Clark and Washington-sts., 0, OND _FLOOI mmnrne WIRE 1 Made and fittod in at short natioe, and _satitfaction guaraatesd. Dortest, strongeat, and best-finf nddross and we witl call on you. SOX, 914 West Madison-st., or st of May snd Lae-sts. 2t reesonable prices, creons sro_the S tahed 15 The clty. Send CLARK & ICHARD- shop, southeast cornar Pleasurs Excmrsions THE GREAT SCANDAL. Conflicting Statements as to Moulton’s Intentions. Mr, Beecher’s Early Views on the Subject of Free- loveism, How the Scandal Was First Brought to Light. Mrse Woodhull Promises Bore Convincing Facts if Necessary, Oliver Johnson Explains His Letter to Tilton. Mrs. Tilton’s Mother Flatly Denies Tilton’s Statement, Comments of The Liberal Christian, Dr. Bellows' Paper. What Was Said at the Plymouth Church Friday Night Meeting. The Effect of Beecher’s Fall on Christianity. g The Tactics of Beecher's Partisans. OUR MUTUAL FRIEND MOULTON. Special Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Yomg, July 25.—The Brooklyn Union an- nounces that Frank Moulton does not think proper to offer any testimony, and the Commit- tee ave no power to compel bim to testify. He acts under the advice of Butler, and he will not testify at all unless compelled by legal process. If thiat bo the case, there is little bope of any satisfactory scttlement of the affair at all, for uvlees suit ehould ba instituted against Mr. Tilton for siander or perjury, thero is no way in which the case cau be got before the courts, un- Jess, indeed, Mr. Tiiton should sue for a divorce, which be is not likely to do. TheEagle also says AMOTLION'S CONNECTION WITX THE CASE IB AT AN ESD. It language is as follows : ir. Moulton’s con- nection with tho case is of easy explanation. Mr. Jloulton 18 a member of the firm of Woodrufl, lobineon & Co., one of the wealthiest in the country. His connection with the care was mere- Iy that of the gentleman who admnired one of the parties for bis genius, and the other for his tal- ents. Ho knew the fanilies of both, and betioved Lo might ward off the scandal and sctilo the mis- understandings that threatened to ruin the houscholds of his friends, and dis- graco the church of which Alr Beecher, without exaggeration, may bo called one of the most useful pastors. This was Mr. Ho 3loulton's praiseworthy and manly motive. bias failed in his endeavor, and with the publicity given to Mr. Tilton's allegations Mr. Moulton’s connection with the case ends, of courso. It was as a trusted friend he gained the confidenco of each of the parties concerned, and, of course, Liouor senls his lips as to what thoke confidences were. He has failed to avert the scandal. and with that failure we assume exits Mr. Moulton. Naturslly enough, as Mr. Moulton exits GEN. BUTLER ENTERS. Gen. Batler comes too late to avert publicity from which his tact might havo saved the par- tics. It is due to the General to set his motives aright. He, too, desires to quash the wholo af- fair. He saw at & glanco it wasa case to sottle, not 2 case to agitate, and he did all be could do, arriving at so late a time. The plain truth of tho matter 18, that Moulton learned that in- quiries were making as tobis own character, and witely avoids having it impoached. AsT advised ou last night, evidenco as to bis character was offered the Committee. it~ THAT FREE-LOVE FOLLY. Special Dispatch to The Chicado Trivune, JENNIE JUNE'S TESTIMONY. New Youg, July 25.—The followiug statement, shich is summary of Tilton's forthcoming ev- idence and his complete cage, is by Croly, of the Graphic, whoso wife, Jennie Juae, intimately knew the women who kept the scandal alive, though not of them. The following points may eerve to throw hght upon the great scandal now agitating the com- muuity. In reciting them I know fully whercof Leneak: Furst—Tilton was not acquaivted with Mrs. Woodbull until nearly a yesr after the difficulty in his family. His acquaintance with her was due to tuoe fact that it came to his knowicdge thiat she was in possession of bis family secret. His famous life of that woman Was written in the cndeavor to placato her and prevens tho pub- lication of ‘the scandal. “Second—Tho story of the seandal got to the public through the indircretion of Susan B. An- Thony. Shewss a guest of Tilton's when tho alloged discovery was made by Jr. Tilton, Her wtory is that Mrs. Tilton came w0 ber room ome nigehit complaining of the violence of Theodure, and the matter wos talied over fully st the breakfast tablo the next morning. = Third—The first person who commmuniceted the alleged facts to Mrs. Woodhull was Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who bad reccived them in confidence from Miss Anthouy, and of course thos wore told in the same way £o all tho family acquaintances of these two distingwshed re- formers. _Fourth—It is understood that Mrs. ‘Woodhball has in her posscssion the letter written by & brother of Susan B. Antbony, & resident of Kansas, in which the whole siory ot the scone Witnessed by his sister at the house of Tilion is told. Fifth—Tilton really tried to save his wifo from this scandal, He did not confess the facts even to his most_intimato friends, and did all that a man could do to keep it secret until he was fairly driven to tho wall. i Sizth—There is no doubt thot at tho time of this difficulty free-love doctrines had s great deal to do with the catastrophe; that they were held In 3 measare by all partics to this unbappy scan- dal. The celebratod free divorce editorials in tho Independent were written by Tilton subsequent tc the ciscovery of the alleged gcandal in his own family. ) Gerenih—There is no allegation on record of any infidelity on Tilton's pait beforo the diecov- ery of the kupposed guilt of his wife. Whatev- er charges are against him date from a subse- quent period. ! . Eighth—1his was not a case of deliberate se- duction on the pars of DMr. Deecher, if tho fzcts areas represented to mc. She was n_ngc.’ctl as her husband for his_eelf-sufticiency, his want of congideration for ber, sod, what ecemed to per jealous mind. his probable _infidelities. She went to Mr. Deecher for counsel, and in the prolocged interviews which enwued the n- timasy occurred, if the facts aro a3 Tilton sup- poses them to be. In closing, I vensure the prediction that 1t will bo found at_ the bottom of the whole affair tbat Mr. Deecher, beld the sexual theory, which hebelieves tobe inadvaoce of the present constitution of society, snd that if the facts are as alleged be has fallen because of following out a higher law, a8 he supposed, than that which controls the conventions of our Preseut society. . MRS, TILTON'S ADMISSIONS. Reforring to-day to Croly's first article, which I telegraphied you in brief, Mrs. Tilton to-day stated that in ‘that article expressions aro put into her mouth which are more like those of Mr. Tilton. It was truo that Mre. Suean B. Anthony had visited her home, and unfortu- nately too many of her class to contribute to the bappiness of that home. It was in conse- quence of such visitors that her own old and in- timate frionds cessed calling on ber, and loft her alone and abandoned by the society of her own preference. Since her separation from Mr. Til- ton ehe eays she. lias received numerous letters from her oid friends in all parts of the country, congratulating her on her withdrawal from the circle of those who had mads her home objec- tionable to them, and professing renowed friend- ship and eateem. Still she bad not tho faintest recollection of any sucli sceno as the one do- scribed in the Graphic as buving occurred in the presence of Mrs. Susan L. Anthony. 3 DS, WOOLHULL, in tatking of this scone, ho'd the following con- versation to-dav: Reporter—Did Mra. Tilton ever confess to vou that, o bad been faithless to her marrisgo vows Mrs. Woodhull—When I first published the statement that I knew of two eminent divines who were living in_concubinago aad presching from their pulpits I was not acquanted with Theodore Tilton ; I had nover mot him ; I sup- posed bim to be a clergyman. Tue day after the announcement appeared, he- called npon mo and showed me an extract, and msked me if it referred to him, I told him it did. In two or three days’ time he invited me to his house, and introduced me to his wife, to ey, *Llizabeth, hiere is one who knows Tteporter—Then you did not get your first in- formation from Mr. Tilton? Woodbuil—No, ~That assertion is false. Elizabeth Csdy Stanton and Isabella Hooker told me. The matter had been talked over for months botween these ladies be- fore I gave it to the public. AMrs. Tilton's denial is untrue, and I know it Had Elizabeth stopped to recall some facts she would not have made such statement. When Tilton found that Elizaboth loved Beecher, and when Mrs. Beecher found that her husband Joved Elizabeth, it was positively wicked for either man and wife to live together louger. It is always wrong for £wo persons to live together when they do not love esch other. Wby, 1 DAVE TALEKED OFTEN WITH MB. BEECUER ON THIS SUBIECT, and I know very well what his views are. Yon saw the words of his brother Thomas : [en onlr carries out the philosophy sgainst which protested twenty years ago.” Which meaus my Philosoply, and that ia the philosophy of Mr. Beecher. Mrs. Woodhull further eaid on another poiot: All that Mr. Tilton has said will be proven. He Las letters in Lis possession, and I know he will produce them. WITHOUT FRANK MOULTON'S EVIDENCE Ithink they would crush 3i. Tilion, fur so many influential membera of Piymouth Chuarch are bent on dowg it. Reporter—And you have no doubt that Mr. Moulton will speak ? “Woodhull—None. Only yesterday, when I met him, he said, *“Theodore shall not be cruci- fied,” and he meant what he #aid, Reporter—Do you kuow more of this matter, Mrn. Woodhull, " than you have given to tho world ? . Woodhull—TYes ; I know something of inside history. Whea they are all doue I shall speak. 1 shall give some truths which are not now knows, and sume facts which are not now understood. R ey TILTON'S CROSS-EXANMINATION. Suecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, July 25.—The official cross-exami- nation of Tilton makes ten columns in the Trit- une, which will publish it on Mouday. The points of material interest were sent you on Thursday mght. Efforts wers principally di- rected to breaking down and confusing Tilton, and impeaching his veracity and character. How successful they were may be gathered from the fact that B. F. Tracy, the lawyer of the Commit- toe, has insisted on its publication, and the Com- mittes finally consented to give it to the Tribune % NUMBER 337. its being given to the world. is i %o belne o It is & miserabls MDS. TILTON eays of the production of her statement denying the allegations of her husband, that she closetea herself alone at 10 o'clock at night, and spent until 3 o'clock tho next morning in preparing that document. She aftorwards read it to Mr. Ovington, and the only alteration not made by Lerself were some grammatical changes and al- torations of punctuation. Being saked if sho intended 1o occupy the old home in Livingston street, Mra. Tilton roplied that 80 msoy melan- choly associations are connected with the place that she dreads the effect they might produce on ber mind and heart. She expressed her entira confidence in a favorable resnlt of the presenk investigation. TESTIMONY OF MRS. TILTON'S MOTHER. The most important witness examined yestor- day was Mrs. Morse, mother of Mrs. Tilton, one of the persons to whom Tilton swore before the Committee Mrs. Tilton had confessed her crima. 3ixw. Morso was particularly named to the Com- mittee by Tilton, and her testimony was awaited with moch_concern. When placed under oath yesterday #he denied in the most solemn and uoequivocal manner thas Mrs. Tilton bad ever made any such _coufeesion to her. Witness, in particular, chnched her testimony with the fol- ia‘_v:gg lslgnlfiqant bupg‘ninn: ;{1 wonld as soon ink of accusing the Virgin of aan Elizaboth Tilton® s T —_—— THE TACTICS OF BEECEER'S PAR- TISANS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns: Sm: I have noticed with pleasure the courss pursned by Tae TRIBONE in the Boacher-Tilton scandal, and bolieve it expresses the sentiments of nine-tenths of thinking men thronghout the entire country. The communication from “W.C. F." is g0 manifestly unjust, so dovoid 6¢ trath. so unfair and prejudiced in its dealings with facts, that it would not be worthy & notice were it not written in pearly the samo vein and spirit of all of the excuses, apologies, and defenses put forth in support of Beecher. These fol- lowers and worshipers of Beecher seem to think that the best way to sustain their idol is to throw filth at his accuser. This is conspic— wously shown in Gen, Tracy’s attempt, in cross- examining Tilton, to connect him disgracefully with women. * W. C. F."” secms to think that he can serve Plymonth Church in the same liva of siander. He charges Tilton with being s 4 Jigr,” ¢ libertine,” and with having traded on the real or imaginary infamy of his wife,” etc. He a=sails Tilton for everything that is low and vilo, and assumes, because he wrote & biography of Woodhull, that he was engaged in criminal intercourse with her and other women. T Lave known Tilton for many veam, and while I regrotted his Woodhull associations and Dis rather lax views of marriage, no ome ever accased him of being a **libertine,” a liar, or & man of immoral Tifo, until he dared charge Be:Lchar with the crime for which heis now oz tri WHO 13 THEODORE TILTON? Ishean obscure man, who must establish a character before he caubo believed ? For twenty years ho has lived in the eyes of the pubiic; and, ss on orator, writer, sad thinker, haa been only mecond, if mot equal. to Beecher. When liverty has wanted a champion, no pen or tongue has been mora earnest or effective 1 bebalf of all the nobler interests of humanity than tbat of Theodors Tilton. His life bas been one of labor, and, 80 far as the world knows, of purity. Evenifis were the reverse, it would not svail in the fool- ish courso pursued by the defenders of BIr. Beecher. If he is innocent, call Mouiton to the atand, and prove Tilton s liar by.showing that Deeclier never made confessions of guilt as charged. Let thom call Carpenter, and show tbnt he never tried to hire Tilton to leave the country. Let them prove that Tilton has ver tried to ** blackmail ¥ Beechor, before *W. Q. B." chargoa the fact so flxp;\.mug'._‘u ‘Tilton indignantly rejected the ‘Deecher offered to get him out of the country, and only gnoke after a charitable eilence of ‘threo years. But, amde from Tilton's statement, that bears the ovidences of truth, he is corroborated by confessions of Mrs. Tilton and Beecher, that es- tablish tho fact conclusively, unless disproved on condition of publication in full, | by the stronzest evidence. “W.C. F."gaya excepting the vulgarity. Tho Com- | Beecher and Mrs. Tilton deny criminal action. mittce assured tue editor that there | Of courso thoy do. It is msual for parties to was no vulgarity in the document, at leaet noth- | plead *Not guilty.” and, in the face of ing more gross than the cxpunged eentence in | the crime of adaltery and fornication, Tilton's statement which your paper only had the conragoe to print. fact, your paper gave tho only roally full report published in thecoun- try. e COMMENTS OF THE LIBERAL CHRIS- TIAN. Special Ditoatch to The Chicnar Tridune. NEw Yorr, July 25.—The following extract is from an articlo by Dr. Henry W. Bellows in the Liberal Christian to-day: ° Men everywhere look aghast at Mr, Beecher's apal- ogy. and st bis letters, The autbentivity of thene is not denied. They are damning ev ces in the case, 1f Mr. Beecher wrote them, he will fall by them. The expreqsions of wretchedness and despaif whicl the; Contain were never prompted by any venial sin. No mero error of judgment, mo trivial fault that might alienate s few fricnds, bt which could bsatoned for by true repentance, ever led to such grovelling numiliation, to such consciousness of utter ruin. It i impossible to read them witkout entire Leart-sick- Tess ; without feeling enveloped by a dense cloud of dread. The public await with intenso anziety the statementa that may be made by Mr. Beecher and his friends. Such statements, if they shall sauefac- torily explain the apology and lotters of Mr. Beecher, and the contradictory statements and conduct of Mr, Tilton, will give cverywhere the greatest joy and re- liof. 1f they fail to give this full and_satisfuctory ex- planation, the present sad uncertainty will becomne » #ad conviction, Another idol will have foilen. Tcha- bod will be written on the glorious brow, still glorious in ts full, of one whom the world delighted to honar. il i MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. JOUNSON'S EVIDENCE. New Yonw, July 25.—At the session of the Pismonth Church Investigating Committoo last evening, Oliver Johnson teshified in relation o tho interview botween himeelf and Mr. Tilton, in December, 1870. In this interview Tilton ro- lated, and Johnson eaid he heard it for the first time, complaints about Deecher's conduct toward 'Lim. Tilton spoke of Beccher having alienated the love of his family from bim, and othorwise having injured him in his businees, but there was 0o allusion at that time to sy such charge a8 that of adultery; hence, in his letter of 1873, Johnson did not refer to any charge of adultery. The next gession of the Investigating Com- mittoe will be held Monday night LAST NIGHT'S PRATER-MEETING. There was n good attendance st the msual Piymouth Church weckly prayer-meeting last uight, but geveral of the best known members of the charch were absent. The hymns given ot were consolatory in their tendency; and in the prayers the warmest sympathy for the suffering Pastor and most earnest solicitation for Lis safo deliverance were expressed. The Rev. Mr. Hal- liday, tho, assistant pastor, closed the services by giving ont the hymn, 431id scones of confusicn and creature complaints, swhich was sung with considerable fecling. BEECHER'S NEALTH. After the benediction had been pronounced and the members hed gathered in groups, Mr. Halliday remarked, €0 thas all might hear, *I upposo you arc ali ankions to hear how Drother Deecher ‘is to-night. Ileft lim onlv an Lour- and-n-half sgo, and bois in admirable spints, and I believo weighs moro than he haa for & vear.” Mr. Halliday said, Ister, that he tried o get Deecher to attend the meeting, but the Peing asked if I Il preparing his statements, Mr. Hailiday replied: ** Poseibly— 1 don't kno'w bnt he bas it already prepared.” LEECHER INTERVIEWED. An endeavor to interview Mr. Beecher 'this morning resulted in obtaiuing from him only the decloration_that the charges were sbsolutely false, and that he would in good time make that apparent. 1la added that he was eutitled to the nght accorded to other criminals, at least,—the right of being heard before being condemned. 3MR. TEACY, of the counsel conducting the caso beforo the Committee in the interest of Mr. Beechor, £avs “3Mr. Boecher's fauls was venial; the stupidity that indnced concealment was damnable. O on with_the cazo ; ianot gays he has no convection wi 3 l:nyn‘mel for Mr. Tilton or JLr. Moulton, but can- not speak of the future. Of Jr. Triton's etate- ot the Genersl 2dds: ‘I think it amost unfortunate thing that’it ehould ever have been made public. 1 advsed very swongly sgainst |- 2 denial is & small tung. It sdds notbing to the crimo slready committed. And the man who would not deny his crime, audytand by the woman whose home hae had desetrated. would receive, and deserte, the contempt of mankind. Let the defenders of Mr. Beecher stop throwing filth at Tilton, and meet tbeso damping con- fessions and charges, It is silly to whine about “ Christianity suffering.” _ Christisnity can got alongy without Beecher or Plymouth Church. I& snrvived nearly 2,000 sears without either, and would stand even this Joss without & tremble. Cuicaao, July 25, 1874. H AP g st M THE EFFECT OF BEECHER'S FALL ON CHRISTIANITY. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribunc : Sma: hat man with the least sense of jus- tice read the article of “W. C. F.” without in- dignation, or waa not delighted with your ablo and clear dissection of its meanness and hypoo- racy? You passed, as impertinent to the issue, his forocious attack upon the character of Tilton, "but I do wish that not to go unchallenged. We hear too much of this obloquy hurled at Theo- doro Tilton by Beecher's frionds, and it is shout time they told us something in shape of facts to justify the names they call him, or hold their poace. Whore and whea did he avow free-love doctrines? I have read much of his writings. It msy be that he has written such sentiments, but I bave never sven them in print, or heard them quoted. «tOh! he wisited with Woodhull,” say the peo- plo. Well, he explains why ho did so. Ho says that he did so in order to keep ber from publish- ing tho caudal against Beocher. But Boecher, 180, it is snid, consorted with Woodhull ; aud bs admits he corresponded with her. They who are so swift to speak of Theodoro Tilton as @ freo-lover, 84 & paramonr of Wood- hull, a8 ono lscking in veracity, may find out, one of theso dage, that they are ag base siander~ s a4 they claim that Mr. Tilton is. Mr. Tilfon never said, as W. C. F. slleges he did, that Beccher had committed an offenso that could not be named or characterized ; and I be- lieve, {rom Lis arraugements of quotation-marks, that W. C. F. knows he did not. Tilton sad that Beecher had committed an offense that he (Tilton) forbore to name or charactenze. _That in what he said ; and, if forbearance is a virtao, Mr. Tilton might be considered the most virta- ous man of note in this country. W. C. F. fears the effect on Christianity if Beecher is convicted. Let me tell him that the bo-called Christianity of this day hay something much more to fear from this scandal. The cooviction of Beecher s tho fall of but ome man. If, however. 4 st of nominslly-religions men Lave concluded, in order to save their pastor and their church, to blind their eyes to evidencs, though it smites their souls through with con- viction, and to summon eversthing of intiuence that vast weaith, social power, and a sycophantio can furpish, to crush Tilton where .in tho ashes of Lis home. holding aloft the wntten confessions of the adulterers who have laid it low,—then, I eay, fear the effect of that mupon the churches, for it is the fall of a class. I believe thers 15 now being plotted and carried out in yonder City of Brooklyn, in that committee-room, sod in the circles of Plymonth Church, a conspiracy aganst juetice which, in its heinous enormity, 1) shock fature ages' ns it_goes down to them in history. en of the next century will stand aghast 23 they read how capable of wickedness wo-called Christians of this centurs were. 1 believe those men are conviuced of “their pastor’s guilt ; but, to save their chareh, thoy ‘are willing to ignore evidence, to distort testi- mon, to ride_roughshod over public opision, sod o place, if in their power, the confessod libertine upon his throns again, even thongh that throne rests upon the bleeding body and soul of his appesling victim. Lut can these mon, such as hava been aj pointed by Beecher to trv the case,—can they be capsblo of puch perversion of justico 2 I tell you, men iD religious ~matters, where their church-interests are layolved, .often act straogely. In these &ays, our churches are half-lled wita men whosa = (Scs Fourth Page.)