Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27, DRY GOODS. L& GREAT DRY GOODS FIRE SALE! CONTINUED Uretil Entire Stook in Solds Ladios should nvall thezaselvon of this GOLIEN OPRORTUNITY This fnls is pezemptory; and all goods ara %old at a saorifico. MANDEL - BROTHERS, “Nos. 63 & 65 Washinglon-st, Between State and Dearborns NEW PUBLICATIONS. TPPINCOTTS MAGAZINE FOR SEPTEMBER. _HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED. NOW READY, CONTAINING i~ TRE NEW HYPRRION: fowm Parls to Matly by Wa T e owto A gain. Dy’ Eiword Btralan, (liuatrated.) B A VISIT RO TRE, DOLOMITES. TwoPapers. 1. By D.-R (Ulustratod.) TUREE TRXTUERS, Ohors, By Willlam Dlack, authi " 3 or of **A Princosa of Thulo.! GLIMPSLS OF GENOA. By R. Davey. A STUDY TOR THI; ORITIOS. By James Maurico Thompson. MALUOLM. Chaps, 3344, By Qearge Macdouald, ‘NECOLLECTIONS OF MASSINO D'AZEGLIO. Py . Adoiphus Trollopo. MURILLO'S TRANCE. Dy Margarat J. Proston. *VIOLINS AND VIQLIN.PLAYERS. By Aloxander Young. .A TROUBLESOMT LEGAOY. 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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS, . by givan fo the Blocklioldors of tho Chlx oo e Gumyany Wt the toatythird ag A Gividond of iva por cout Lk this day B e tho. proforrod. nad. commun stuck of ita orapan ? > bicesrs. M. K. Jos aton & Co., No, D A RO o ork, on thiu Nrat day of Hoptombot Dost, tr tho holders who nra vegistorod as such at the B b s lsins on tlio 24 August, inat., at whioll §iina o tragafor booka il o elosot 1o he Taiansd for oni : srannfors on tho socond g 07 FERTIEENS Hocretary. > PROPOSALS. e B RO R A I NOTLCIE. By ondor t Cunrt, thin dag sntored) Ldl ecolrd peo: o took, ixtuzes, und lonso- Jonle ot R Gty Jielory uttl Vo Sich t, .y at 10 o 4 Btoro 124 Hlato-st., Clhileaya, oo, T, 3t JUIZON, Dravistonal Assignes of A. I, Vau Cott. 'TO RENT, THTFORTANT 70 TEA DEALERS, \Phe bost looation for o Ten Store on tho West Bide—the now atoro, No, D Wast Raen- dolph-ib,,— 1§ for rent, Inquire on promisos BEECHER-TILTON. How Moulton Came to _‘Compromise the Truth. Moulton's Second Statement Will Be Published 7 Saturday. The Committee’s Report To Be Made on Friday Evening, Tilton Notiies Beecher of an Ac- tion at Law. . Henry C. Bowen’s Paper Gives Out Uncertain Sounds, An Allcged Outline of Tilton’s Reniy to Beechers a The Scandal a Matter of Official Record at Washington, An Interview with ¢ Gath” as to Iis Interview with Moulton. THE ALLEGED COMPROMISE, New York, Aug, 19.—Tho following are pub- lishod g tho facta of tho allogod compromise spoken of last woek: . . On returning to Brooklyn, Moulton, under tho provocation of being referrod to sa a black- mailer, did preparo a Jog statoment, composed mainly of his own recollections of tho-warlous -ovents of the scandal, and his owmrassertions that Beechor and Mre, Tilton had mado cdnfes- sions- of adultoryto Dbim, but unsupported by any documents other than those which he sub- soquently gubmitted to tho Committeo, sud ono other, which hns beon describod by Bocohor's lawyer s * munufactured.” When be pro- pared this stgtoment, Moulton denounced - Boechor to a correspondont of & Western nows- paper, who, next day, telographod his mtato- monta to his paper, and they wore thoro pub- lighed on the vory doy whél Monlton ‘submittod bia short statoment eontaining nan of tho grav- st atlusions. Mr. Kingsloy, of the Brooklyn bridgo notoriety, had wrought this sudden chango in Moulten's purpose during tho Bundny which intorvened botween his talk with the correspond- ont’ ond hia informal talk with the Committeo. Kingaley mot at Mr. Maulton's housa Monlton himsolf, his fathor, Fronklin Woodruff, nud two or threo oflicr poraons. Kingsloy commnnt- cated to. tho friends of NMoulion that tho latter's own eafoty was at stalo, I¢ was floally decided flmi Moulton should not attack Boochor, or confirm Tilton, further than by the submis- sion of the papers called for, - Gen. Butler rond the long statement, tho eamo night, and advised ita suppression for furthor uso, As & congo- quencoe of Kingsley's information and Butlor's ndvice, Moulton chonged his statoment, bub forgot to alter tho correspondont's Iotters. Kingsloy's only suggestion of paying meoney to Tilton, was tho romark made public by him to the offect that **Titon nood nov want for mnnu{; he could have 85,000 if he named it.” No friend or counsel of Boecher in sny way su- thorized or countenancod tho efforis of a com- promise, It was purcly a voluntary interferenco on bia part, snd was dostined for tho protection of Mouiton. . 2 ———— MISOELLANEOUS NOTES, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, MODLTON'S BTATEMENT. New Yorr, Aug. 19.—Beyond santicipation that a startling statement from Moulton and & full report of tho work of the Committeo will be prosontod on Saturdsy morning, thero is noth- {og now in tho Boocher case. Aoulton has com- mitted himself to no one slace his retury, except to declare that his statemont is in the bands of tho printors and will b put in typo, and jproof- ‘shoeta taken for distributios smong tho papors. Ho proposes to hiava no arrors in the document, hencoe tho care. It will not bo pubhshed, be says, uatll Saturday. Tho Sub-Committce haa % COMPLYTRD 174 REPOLT, ‘apd:will submit it to the whole Comthittes to- morrow, snd very probahly tho Examining Com- mittoo of the church, to whom this Bub- Committoo will report, will take cognizance of it to-morrow night. At any rato, it will bo sont-to tho church on Fridsy, and boread. It is sug- gosted hore by Beecher's fricnds that Moulton's delsy in produciug his long statepient la bocauso ho wishes it to appoar.gimultancously with the roport of the Committac, GEOROE . DEEGHER, anephow of HMenry Ward, publishes a long lotter in the Xagle of this ovening, 'in which he undortakes "to defend some of Boechor's expressions. This articlo is not of spocial iuterest, oxcopt on ome paint, which foreshadows the production of letters mnkiog assignations betweon Booober and Mra. Tilton. Al such documents sro pronounced {forgeries in advance. If Moulton produces such documenty, it will be safo to conclude that thoy aro not forgeries, os in the present atate of pub- Tio sentimont ho 'will hasdly bo apt to do any- thing desporate. 'Thus far public sentiment 18 very etrong ngaiost Moulton, He suffers tho fato of the mutual friond, and gets kicks from ‘both pides. Whether bis statement will chango tho foeling on the nube‘nut or not is a mattor you cnn guess a5 well a8 those of us horo, of whom nono aro scsually aware of the nature of his statomount. 1To the Associated Press) MOULTON WICT, EXPLAIN, . New Yonk, Aug. 10.~The Argus io-day ro- ports Moulton as sposking as follows: Al the world now kuows thut my honor has been {m- pugued, aud I shall ?ubhuh my gtatomant in fall ‘oxnctly as it was writton at firgt. It i already in. » printer's handn," Yo suid bis printor ‘had rmmls him that overything Ahuufii Lo ready n timo for the statement to appear {n the morn- Ln‘; anil evening journals of Saturday noxt, ‘I'he prospeot of A TETODT ¥ROM TAER TNVESTIGATING COMMITTYE on Friday is eo good that tho Trustecs have di- rocted tho Jaorge church to be mado roady for ure in case tho lecturc-room ,proves inadequato to aocommodate the Jargo number who doubtloss will desire to bo presont. Nothing but some un- foroseen clrcumstances will prevent tho report Dolog made at that time. The followi: fl:‘m“ :awulll(.llrmud by Tl ho following lettor v 3 on's attornoys to tho lev. Honry'Ward Boochor on Monday, the 17th inst. e iteo, X her. e e e vaen: Fotouiod. by ‘Thaodore Tillon to commence buit agaiust you, Will you plesso indicate {lio ttorney who bs autliorized 0 Bpposr I yonr Lg- 1alf, 8o that wa Mmay Aervo papers npou him, - Yours, e, Monnin & PEANSALL, o tho foregolng comuauniostion, Moasra, Shearman and Starliug, attornoya of record for Beocher, this morning wade the following raply: e erins "Cidatatanding that you contompiata the commoncement_of an nction &b luw on heball of Thoodoro Tilton agaiust tho lev. Henry Ward Hooch- er, wa beyt 10 inform you that wa aro suihorized to sj penr for BIr, Boechur u all legsl procoedings, and thal ‘Wo request, Ju his name, tho immediate servico of par pers upon us, elther wt our ofllce, ory 1 worvice can be CHICAGO, TIHURSDAY, -AUGUST ‘mada bafors 11, m., at No, 81 Wicka etreot, Drooklyn, Your obedlont servaiits, BIPARMAN & STERLING, Tiiton and Moulton woro in cousultation a long timo to-day. ———— WHAT BOWEN'S PAPLR SAYS. New Yonk, Aug. 18.—The following, from an articlo on tho Brooklyn scandal, in the Inde- pendent, of. which Henry 0. Bowon {a the pro- priotor, shows to whish sido ho {nolinoa: Beochor hns prosented bis own mtatoment, and il {lios0 who hava Javed and reapoctod him—and who hos not 2—have at last had occaslon Lo rojoice tiat lio_wan ablo o pressut a0 fatl, 80 ciroumstantial, aid 0 pow~ erful & dofonss, 1o Lina taken pains o meot, at full Iongty ovoty chargo and_ proof aqafnst bim. aud not only 16 axpiatn i as connlafont vith Lis junocsuco, but hur] on his ccusern clittges which they will find it VETY Doceasary 1o méet, Wo aro gind that ko has boen abla ta throw so much light on tiils dark cane, and if, a8 wo truset, his defonsa aball commend flaolf to tho charitablo geod athen of {ho Chifsiinn public, which is itnwilling to think evil of so useful a religlons toachor, it will bo balter for sound morals and for {ho faith ‘which wo all tosite lo keep fn ita cstablishod charactor. anawer, Now comas tho irlal and the proof. Moulton must now sposk, Ho must como to tho frout. Ho oan no_lopgor keop silonce. Thoro s will be no baclosard stops takon, Compromiso fisout of tho quoation. Mr. Doochor's savago attack on tho bosy friend he ever hiad maken privato sottlomont impossiblo. A fow days will docido the course of satlon. £ —_— BEECEER, Fyom the Netwo York Times, Aup, 18, At tho P)[ymnnth Chnrch prayor-mosting on Ireidoy ovouing laat, MMr. Thomas Q. Bhoarman intimated that lottors had boon writlonto Mr. Dooclior by ona of Lia enomies, and replica ob- talned, with tho premoditatod design of manu- fnoturing evidonoo against him, Tho lottera are supposed to have boon writton by s momber of tho church. As yet they havenot boon msed sgnnst Mr. Boechor, bul it woa inferred from thio manner In which, Mr. Slhoarman spoko that thoy might at somo future $imo bo produced by thoso who aro mnow ongaged in assalling tho rapntation of the pastor of Plymouth Ohuroh, By way of ilnstrating the mauner in which OULTON . tho lfi““fic ]i‘n ij‘nnsé}:m wmi“ tn\:hh(::d Boalon | 1 e e e . | from Mr. Beachar, Mr, Shoarman evoning o (dup, 17) Dispile (o the Xow, Yok dtaict rosuppsod s csad somoihing liks tho follov, Aroporter, meoting I'rauk Moulton in Halem | 1ng: . wishod to obtain evidonoo of the consont to-dny, ssiod him it ho had rend thia morning's | of B to a vilo transsotion which he know Mr. . papors. Ho roplied that ho had not. The sub- | Beochor would nover consont io, and scoom- utanco of tha statomont fn o Now York Sundyy | Plishod bia, purpose Jotils wars A'lotter was nper. sogarding Moulton's boing saved from tho | Witten to Mr. Bosobor asking his assiatanco for wformor Jayno'a hands by Mr. Boocher’s intor- | 5omo Inudable objeck, sud Mr. Boooher;ybotog & von tion, wasjrolated to Ar. Moulton, whon ho ‘mod. chaltablo man, promisca his aid. Another voughsnfod tha raply, " Ilookliko a mon tuat ottor is written {0 him ssking his ald for the has boon saved, don’ 17" Mo also voluntooreid | catryiug out of & vilo traussation, and. ta this ha tho statomont that ho * had done only what any | roturus an imperative rofusal. But the answor honorabla nan would do.? To another roportor | to tho first lotter ds placed lu tho envolopo ln who approached him Moulton enid, **I promiso which the answer to_tho last letter arrived, end vory woll, but I don't boro worlh o damn,” Ho | by.oxhibiting it as tho answor to that lotter tho intimated that ho bad bothing more 4o say tothe | doired ovidonos of_cousont to tho vilo transac- Boochor Invostigating Committos, tion is obtainod, Alr. Shoarman said that some Washington (Aug, 17) Disvateh o the New Fork | such fraud was practiced upon Mr, Baochor, but y Herald, * )y whom could not bo nacortained. It was Tho nsmo of Honry Ward Deschor having c;lunlly impossible to discovor how a knowlodge been coungetod with the houso of which Mr. | of this fact camo to Alr. Bogohor's lawyoms bo- Frank Moniton {a n parinor, in rogard to cortain | foro the production of tho lotors in evidencs nllegod irrogularitios, amounting to a fino of | sgainst him, $50,000 for romoving bonded goods from waro~ liouso without falfitling the Troasury regulations, tho Troasury Department authorizes tho atate- ment that tha offenso waa so strictly tochnical o really not to amount to & violation of tho law ; but, Beeretary Tichardeon having imporod tho fine; the Jaw mado it imperativo to colloot it, with no power to romit, It was eubscquontly made cloar that the fine was imposod on ex %uflo svidence, and the firm wore told to look to ongress for roliof, Blr. Beccher and Mr. Moulton cawo to Washiogton for tho purposo of having tho flne romitted by Congress. The moiety businoss made Jayne, who is Moulton's xflou% nn&apll!nr, and tho Booborn contrack helpad to strongthon tho disfavor of remiesion of fincs, forfoitures, and pensltics. So Messrs. Boochor and Moulton concludoed to dofer pross- ing tho olalm uptil tho oext sesslon of Oongresy. Whilo the mattor was pending, tho Iressury ofllgials waro acquainted, long before tho Euhlio, with what would bo tho scopo of the Tilton- Boooher scandal. Tho rolations of oach member of- the Beecher-Monlton-Tilton trinity are o Toattor of official rocord in tho Troasury Dopart~ ment, and it is a wonder, smong thosa who have kmown. of tho expocted oxplosion, that it did not ocenr long ago, Blackmail, it is alloged, #ooma to havo boen tho strong cord which bouw Jeyno and Moulton togother, and au thoe latter was threatoned with -x'pannrn on account of al- loged tochnicnl violation of the rovenuo laws, tho formor did all in bis power to provent tho conepirators from succoading in their dosign. 1t i8 now enid in tho Trensury Dopartment that Plymouth Church has failed to summon & most important witnees in nnglectinilum. He cou & talo untold moro intercsting than all the rest. and sliow, {f ho will, o what extont tho scandal is s mattor of official record, #rom the Utica (N, 37) Observer, Wo snpposo it ia no secret to tho public thatul tho firas of Woodraf & Iobingon, of which Trancis D, Moulton i# the junior partner, were chargod by cortain Custom-Houso officials with rpotrating frauds upon the rovenuo similar to thodo on which the houso of Phelps, Dodgo & Co. was arraignod. The case was set forth inan interosting lotter from New York priutod in the Observer noarly a yoar ago. It is revived now in tho form of a tbreat ageribed to Mr, Bocchor to ax%dse Moulton's dealings with tho Government if hie doos not keep eflent in regard to tla sean- dal, Emanating from tho alloged victim of a couspiraay, such a throat sounds odd, to soy the loast. Wo hesitato to beliove that Ar. Beochor would rosort Lo such means to procure thoe si- lence of such an important witness, g e TILTON'S ANSWIR TO BEECHER, From the New York Herald, Aug. 18, M, Tiltoa has promised to make a reply to Mr, Boechor after Afr, Moulton has spokon. It will'be found, bowever, that tho outline of. tliat roply I ivon bolow.' 1t was communicatod to o triond of Mr. T1lton's on Sunday for publication, nnd {8 10 overy Uoe indorsod by Mr. 'Tillon as bis pnswor to tho dofonso of the Plymouth pastor. 1t attacks somo of the incidoninl de- tails of Mr. Boechor's statoment, and only ren- ders it more imperative that Mr. Moulton should oxplain what Mr. Tilton slleges ho is outirely izmorant o Mre, Tilton did not make hor confossion as Mr, Beoclior statos it. Sho made it July 3, 1870. Bho waa not siok of foeble; sho was in perfock, robust health, Bhe had been five weeks in tho country; no ono callod hor homo, 1o ond expoct~ od ber. Within one hour after sho camo into tho_houso sho-entored Mr. Tilton's room, and mado a full, clenn confossion, No conversation called it out; no allusion had beon mede to tho eubject of tho confession, Up to that hour Mr, "jlton hiad 1o suspicious of anything wrong bo- twoen his wifo and Mr. Boocher, and that wag pix months bofore the time named by 3lr. Beochor. Tha ground of tho confession was not tho ein committed, but tho wrotchodness and dogradation arising from tho decoption practiced. T'ha confossfon was ropeatod to the mothor (Mrs. ll[or:s), and to ‘othors whoso nomes are mon- tloned. M, Tilton donios that ho wont to Mr., Boecher to havo him Intorcodo with Bowen. Thoro was no need of any intorcossion. Tho scevo in tho locked chamber was on tho 80th of Decombor. Tive days bofors, Tilton had mado with Bowen two contracts, ench runuing for five yoors, By the ono Lo was to odit tho Union, by tho athor Tie was to correspond for th Independent, tho salary in oach caso to bo $5,000 o yohr. _Tho day after (Doo. 1) tho apology was given, Tilton ro- ceived from Bowen a ioitor broaking his con- — + AN INTERVIEW WITH ‘‘GATH." * " From ths Brookiyn Arous, Aug. 35, Honring that Mr, Goorge Alfred Townsond was ot tho etropolitan Hotal, we sont au acquaint~ uce of hia to intorrogate him upon the unex- coted dovolopments mado in tho Boockior case n_Tar Cu1oAao TRIBONE. r. Townsond has beon at Saratoga tho whole of tho gonson, resting rathor than writing, He toolk no sido botween Bescher and “Tilton until be saw, as ho says, & manifost disposition on the part of tho powerful journalista of the Motro) olis to saoriiico the younger and moxo afllic contestant of the tivo, Talling in wita Gov, Ourtln, of Pennsylvanis, Judgo Hurding, of Wilkesbarre, and Bovaral, othors, whose sympathies wore with Mr, Til- ton, hoe ono day, siter an antmated talk, pro- ccedod to his room, and wrote a commu- nication oxprossing his viewa to a New York afternoon journal, It happened without any nrrangomoni—for Mr. Townsend and Tuwm Critoano Ynpuse frequently hold diffont views Zthnt the iatter journatjhad falicn into o lino of opinion in accord with Townsoud's, The pro- paotors of Trg Ousoaco Tmmone scut him a lotter of introduction to Mr. Tilton, requestin; the Iatter to let Alr. Townsend's mind get a fall’ approlionsion of tho caso, snd to givo him an equal chance with sny otber journalist, Mr. Townsend camo on at once from Baratoga, and found Mr. Tilton oxamining the manusoript of hia domestio correspondenco which his attornoy hind taken tho precaution to hsye copiod. Thore was some tatk about giving out parts of thiy corrospondenco to offsot tho allegations that. Mr, Tilton had been harsh and unkind to his wifo. The corrcapondent sow his opportunity, . seript if it sbould be given to him. . Tt saema that Mr. Moujton, whilo in Washing- {ou arranging oo affair of his business-housa with the Rovenuo Dopartmeut, bad bocome acquaiutod with Mr, Townsond, sud bad re- coived eomo courtesies, Without any disposi- tion to obtain an interview, or to talk about tho Boooher-Tilton cass, Mr, Townsond made s oall oon Mr. Moulton, who was, at the time, prepar- ing part of hia long statemont,—that which has .not yot sppeared, An aniwated twa, sud it was in tho courso of this talk that the mattor which created so muoh hurly-burly inei dnnmllf camo out, i B Mr. Townsond doos not think that Moulton was talking at & newspaper-man when he;spole, but wns undor the atimulue of cortain unfair at~ tacks which bad been mado_upon him a8 truce-keeper in this long fl}ht. In short, Moul- ton was vindicating himoelf Liis prudonco and good temper, although hotly, boret by Mr. Beochor's organs.; . . . Mr, Moulton know what Mr.” Beccher's pravi- obtained accoss to his dangorgus secrot; ‘“‘and L think,” eaid Mr, Townsond, *‘Mr. Boochor lostr no timo in having Tiltou dismissed from tho Indipendentand Union, which was done the vory" day aftor Tilton spprised him_(Boecchor) of his wifo's confession. I undorstand that ‘ho had. sent tho ywnfi)flun-nt girl who ovorhieard somer houselsold babblo on tho gob of guilt toa ing-schoo, aud there supported her. Maulton. did not know Lt that it mglht bo necoseary for Boocher to atamp kim outas well, and ho was eponsibility for what might have to como of Tho qestion was asked of Mr. ‘Townsend : Do you coneider thas, under thejsiroumatan~ ces, you botrayoed Mr. Moulton's canfidenoes 2" ls roplicd s “I do not, for ko novor eaida. Kumd t,o meo forbidding mo to use avything I onrd.” i + Might ho havo intonded to 80 sdmonish you, and forgot ie?” his mind was considoring the.propricty of doing o, and Bowetbing came inte it impelliug him neither to caution me por to counsel mo, ano. way or the othor, I think -that my visit down thore was one of the deatinies in this onso,—~aw accidous, by dececo, and I can 8eo, in roading: | Baochor's statemant, thot ho trimmod it down 0 that interview with Moulton.” i “Did yon hold any of the lottors to which you rofer in your hand 2" 41 did, soveral,” 4DId you withhold anything sald to you from tho statement " N “ About one-halt.” Do you think that Moulton had any intontion to mako uxo of you to put his caso hoforo the ; fio P trnoté, and Mr, Bosohor did tho doed, publlo P! ot: as Thavo seld, I thiuk the whols Mr.Tilton donies that ho rocoived any mono lo not; as Thevo sald, I think the e e eehon. i only twe. canty coutd | tBing Wss # incso coincidonco. Mr. Beechor have paid a dollar. If he paid money in elther caso, Mr, Tiltun kuew noth- ing about it. In tho ono caso, B capitnl waa formed for tho Golden Age. ‘Tilton }mt in somo wmonoy. ¥rank Moulton put in rom 5,000 to $8,000. It Mr. Boechor paid in any money Tilton nover bieard of it till Bocoli~ or's atatomont camo out. Tho othor cuso was “liavo you wiition suythingmoro on this sub- ject that Lias not yet appearcd 7 You; several lottors in whioh I soek to plorco tha dorknoss of this caso.” . +(What do you think of Baoobor's statoment, published yestorday 7" . R *1t ronds ke & bndlry—wfltlon novol,—a littlo worsa than *Norwaad. £ “ Ara you not praised by Mr. Beooher in ‘Nor- mox;ny {led {orslfilc mlm:mlr{nr of “‘))fm’]l:f; gitrl wood ' sout out ‘est, 0 was a waif—an 1o ininta O e o Yaxon into. Ms. Tiltona honss | . Ve but that lisa notbing to do with an ao tiou of justice like this, Mr, Liecoher wrote that praluo of mo to» offsot & suggestion I made just artor the closo of tho war, that s mon of his no~ ture, which I then supposed to bo magnanimouy wsud chivalrio; would make a good Prosidont of, the United States, I tiokled him with one straw, and he tickled mo back, More than that, when the Woodhwl and Olailin atatagont apponred against Alr, Beeclior, I wrote londing editorinl, of more than a column and a half, in‘the Washiugton Oity .Haraltl‘ disdaining oliarges mnndo from such a source. ‘That I sont to Mr, Boachor, with n fow linos, renowing my confidouce in bl Me. Lilton's statement, mada loug atsorward, whally changed my views,” “\What do you think of tho nowspapers pitohe ing into you 8o hard #"' . * ¥4 0h, that is o mere pout, Tho motropolitans ot boaton. Tho fact is, that all this shaliow fnlk about 'z Owrcaao Trinuns sea Wostorn journsl {4 & woro fonfarounde, Tum OnioAao 'MSBUNE is wostls €1,200,000, paya tho best divi- deuds in Amorica, Daa o 80,000 5 yoor, and I caugider that, whon Mr, Tilton gave those letters to that paper, bo showod more good judgmonb than gonorosity.” - ¥ s A BRIEF OF THE WHOLE MATTER, From the Springyield (Mass.) Repubdlican. "The litoraturo of the Leocher scandal has bos como o vast that wo bava nrranged tho ohiof nots allogad ou both sides in tho following con- ciuo niatomont, together with raforenccs to auch documentury oyidonco na sorva to support oo sido or the otber, This statomout ls made up with the utmost impartislity, and no tostimony of au important hoaning in intontionally fofe une noticod, Wo hisye lnft_unt any reforonve to the wtory of Mrs, I, O, Stanton, 'msno dates were givey, though tho olroumutances sho usrrated tooik place, probably, in 1670 or 1871, 1n 1803, Henry 0, Bowon wroto from Wood- slook, Conn., & lottor nover yet published, In whiphi Lie smds **1sometimos fool thut I muak out of oharity. Bho found out the confossion. It was thought bost to Band hor awny for an edu- cation, Mrs. Tilton roceived all tho bills, and thesa wero pald by Frank Moulton, 2 ‘Ilton pronounces Mr, Boooker's accaunt of Lifs yomorso a8 & eimplo Absurdity. If Mr. - ton **condoned his wite's Iault™ thoro wesn faul to bo condoned. That word applies to but one wrong. Why should Alr. Beocher live on tha " raggod 6dge of romorso " for threo and a halt {nm Tor advico givon that was not followed ? Why ehiould he hiave yoars of sorrow for bronk- ing up & homo whioh was not broken up, us Blrs, Tilton's lottors olearly show ? T'ho quotations from Alr, Boocker’s lottors aro acknowledged to bo coryeot’ oxtracts. But two variations are pointed "oul, and theso are im- materjal. In each cago tho ‘wholo lottor doos Mr. Boother more damago than the extraot. ‘Tho printed lettors of Mra, Tilton cover the wholo timo from 1868 onward, during whioh Mrs, | 4 Tilton waa sllogod to suller from the nogloot and oruel troatment of hor husbaud. 'The lotters aro more spocimens of loye sud ffection which Mrd. Pilton professed to hor husband, Thoy were pro- served by hersolf, both thoso sent and those ro- colvod. They are full 500 in numbor, most of thom long lettors, covoring throo puges, and oo- cupylng o period from 183 to tho confounion. {080 ot printed are oqually full and gusbing. When Mra. Morso recotved hor daughtor's con- fension shio eald, * Llizaboth, now look ont for o divorce,™ ‘Tbia’ 1doa haunted tho motlor, and from that grave attacks wore mado on Mr, Til- ton's character. ‘I'ho trial of Mr, Beochrr by o committes of hiy own choosing s slmply n fatce. Tho result was foreshadowed at tho start, Not many men would be convioted in our courts if tho acoused solooted Lis own Judgo and jury, shut out tho accusor, and mado the cross-exatnination o mero exoneo for filling the olunka aud gtraightoning | out tho test{mony. Mr. Tillon's statomont is the complaint, ilr, Buochor's defouso ly the and pffered to print tho wholo mess of mani- dlscussion arose betweon tho” tho || to Tilton's liouso;’ tho former goos In, & o Townsond for ous courge had beon with evory pereon wha bad. | bonrd- | working on my mind to aoquit hizsolf of say fo- ut. ¥ Y thins not ; for T belloy that st one hmo 20, 1874, bronk gilonge. Ono word from mo wanld make a robollion throughout Qhristendom.” As con~ corns tho prosont aaso, it 18 not noscssary to go Dback farther than 1805, whon Thoeodord Tilton was in tho holght of his fame, having boon two cars on the Independent. Mis. Tilton says that or husband already boa;: mllnq hor mind with bad ramors about Mr, Beocher. “*But it was not. i11 1666 that Beocher bogarn' ‘to viait the houso. Boino timo about thon ooourrod the bodroom soono, which occasioned o family jar, and sois romémbered by the Tiltons, but s very vaturally not romemborod by Beecher, who never ad his attontion called to it &ill 1874, :Me. Boechor datos thoir acquamtanaa atill further back than Mrs. Tiiton, .and remembers giviog hor & sou- venir of Europo op_his roturn to chis coantry in. 1809, Hia momory {8 more corroct than hora, for we'find » lotter of liors, dated Deo. 28, 1806, in wiilch abo writos to hor husbaud : I Liave boon thinking of my love for Mr, B.” Hp haa boen ths guids af our youth uncil the throo Iast droad~ ful yoara.” S?u Republican of Ang, 13.) A month lator, 3{r. Boochor was * playing & full hour with the childran,” otc.” In 1806, aurred the spiit on the Inde ¢, which, both from Mru, Tilton's and Boecher's testimony, did not interrupt tho social relations of the parties. In1808-9, Pago was painting Beeclar's yiortralt to Tiitan's order, and Tilton waa asking Boochor totrun ta 2and {chippoer. his wife whils ho was off on lecturing tonra. On tho 10th of Oactobor, 1868, Tilton sliogss oriminal intercourse to have ooourrod at Bocoher's, sud soon aftoragaln at his own.houso, a8 yot upknown to him. Moulton first appoars af tho Pago sittings. In Javusry, 1860, ‘Tilton in a Jottar to lus wie appoars to bo Qospondont about his pecuninry. affairs, snjoins eognamy, and lamonis his own extravagance as well as liera. . " ‘Wo como now to the fig:cb of 1870. Eatlv in the winter and sprivg, . Tilton eaya her hus- band bogan to “talk to ber, sssuming that sho had dono wrong with 3r, Boocher,” talking doys and pighta shout it. Collatorally, we bavo lot- ters of liare wrlttan on tho Gth, 18th, and 16th of Jauuary, all blirning witn Iove to hor husband. Tleachor appears in one of thom, a8 ' making calla in e spirits " snd “ kissing the Whoolooks sil'around, Lizzie Wood includod.” = Theodoro's tatomenkis that in the spring of 1870 ho no- ticed a complota abeorption of his wifo In Mr. Beochor, that she went into the country carly on that sccount. Bhe rotwrns, and on July 8, * with in'a fow hours aftor her arrival," confoesod to Lim, aud quotos from her seducor tho torm tnest-hiding.” Mra, T., in _her, h:ut{mun{, do- nios that sho ever oonfessed, Beecher, in his teatimony, ssys that, in. tho. Iatfor part'of tha sanio month, he visited hor ater ufiuut, found her much déprossed, aud peayod with hor just bofara loaving. . Ho dentoa. uttorly the impro- priotios. It isundorstood that Afr. Deockor will® doclnro that the lotter of his containing the nho‘u torm, and perlinps othor lotters, are for- gerioe. R ) Mrs. Tilton issent ' back. to tho country to ro- cofvo #oothing letters from Thoodore, a8 hie snys, and wo skip to December, 1870, Sometime in this month, the T’“B girl appears st Beechor's, oxposcs thie orucl treatment at. Mrs, Tilton, an the : molivitations of heeself by this man. Mr. and Mra. Boochor immedistely visit Mrs. Tilton a4 her mother's, and hear hor story, thongh she saya nothing of having. confossed. or evon of boiug acoused of intimaoy with Boschor. Chlefly on the conneel of Ara. ot, & separation is advised, one of tho great aiva for which Mr. Doochor I8 to show such a bitter and abject xo- pontance. The separstion sacms to have boen uiokly over with, ar never to hava taken placo. ]%vouu now coms thick. On tho 25th of the eamo month, Hency 0. Bowen donouncos Bocchi- er in the presence of Tiiton and Johuson aa *‘an uneafo visitor tn the familics of the congrega- tion,” aud, in the presence of Tilton alone, nar- rated ono instance of outrago, o then wroten Jettor warning Bogcher to ldave tho pulpit and city, which 'ilton, st his crafty suggoution, signed. (Letter of Tilton to Bowen, dated a | wook lator), . On the 27th, Bowen calls on Booch- or, and prosonts him this letter. (oo Boocher's stotomept). Bocohor roplics that * Tilten is Brazy,” snd tho two telkod liin over pratty thoronghly, Beecher bolng quite innocant of the Mophistopliolian character of his visitor. S fmnly after,” and bofors tho old year was out, Tilton wos driven out from Bowon's news- papers with soourgings. In tho midet of this rovolution in Tiltor's prospects (on the 30th of Decambor), Beccher was, taken to Monlton's honuso to soo Tilton, and was there denounced by tho latter »s tho meducor of his wifo. Astonndod;” ho apparently enterod no denlal. According to Deecher's statoment, roquest,—acoording to Tilton's statemout, st ‘Beochet’s roquest,—Bogohor and Monlton w&x:k nds tho ‘ifo slok, ond In s statuesque’ recumbont +iti= tudp, in prayor, Ho bbtaina-his statomont, puts 1t in his pookol, and roburns. Tilton, upon Taaching bomo, obtains from tho gipk wife an- othoer statemont, testifying to the fact of the ono givon to Boocher. Beecher goos homo ' like a sleop-walker.” On the noxs dsy, Moulton call and advises him- to givo upthis statcment, a8 Tilton had destroyod his wifé's confession. govo it up, and then_tho apology was written in * the maunor set forth by Beocher. TIn the Fobruary tollowing wero written tho two striking letters from Bocchor to Maalton and to Alrs, Tilton, The latter denlos evor bav- ing secn tho ona addrosecd to her, but tho writer acknowlodges it. In the summor of 1671 occur tho Jottera of Mrs, Tilton in which is the sllasion to Ontharino Gaunt. In May Bira. Woodhull Airat disolosed hor )flmwlcflgfl of the offair, and Trom then to November, 1873, Tilton made hiera- io offorts to hold her in chook by putting his mame to o blogru!ghy of bor and ot 0 mag~ nifying her. 1n November, 1872, sho published Ler full disolosure. ~In ~the ' interval, the Golden Age was startod, mnd Bocchor contributed in 1871 ond 1872 about £2,000 to ita support. In the spring' of 1872, Tilton hlvinmumud from tho lecturo leld dlscouraged, atenod to publish in the Golden Ago thio letter written by him to Bowen, Jan. 1, 1871, and Bowon becoming frightenod paid Tition 87,000 (which, scoording 16 all ac- Gounts, waa his rightful duo), and the tripartite sgrooment of nmnpesty, concord, and fuluro ace wad signed. -Then, in 1878, camo tho pub- icstion of varions dncnmnnmt including Tilton's fottor to Bowon, the tripartite sgroement, Til- ton's caso a8 prosented to Dr. Htorrs, and so forth down to Juno, 1873, below whioh dato it soems unnogoesary to follow tho oaso. On the 1ut of May, 1873, Beeohor mortgaged his houso Tor 86,000 o ralfo monoy £ set p Tilton In thak prospérity which was o bury the soandal for- evor, This monoy was paid {o Moulion, 88 per chooke, eome of whioh aro atill oxhibited by Boacher, 3 9 i i MR. BEEOHER'S STATEMENT, . | o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: = Bin: Ar, Beecher's detailod statomont and. itostimony havo boon for some timo befora tho- phblio. _Neither the ono nor the othor hast changed thoe opinton previously expressed by mo: . with rogard to his criminality. I bave hitherto endeavarod to point out to your roadors what I gouceived to b tho wanl pointa of his position. I rogazd this caso a8 an intorosting one, whoro ciroumstantigl ovidence, rathor than dircot propf, must be relled upon if wo may hope to arrive ot any aatisfpotory conclusion. Yot it, 1y well known that o properly-consiruoted chain of circumatautial ?vv.quun {a ofton far more_con- viucing than apparently-pasitivo proof. I pur- poso calling tho sttention of your roaders to what I, doom ~to Do the irroconcila- blo points of Mr. Boecher's —post- tion and uttorances, more articular); soviowing hia Jast statemont and ‘tostimony, nl- though not wholly confiniug mysolt.. thoroto, And 1 dusiy do)npi this from timo to timo, o » gecies of short artioles, rathor than by Inading dowu your columns ¥ith an unduly-lengthoued sintemont, to dofeat my anppao of being ublo 10 prosont my viows to all, ovon to thoss whose Jeisura would not pormft them to poruso a lougthy composition, By such a courso'I bopo toboable to presontsuch aid o the hurried roador that this most complicated nund on- tanglod moss of atataments, countar-statements, snd oconflicting testimouy, may be, at least 1n nfimu dogree, understood aud comprehonded by . s 1 shall, on this ocoaslon, simply promise gen- ‘erally by stating that Mr. Boschor's position as an jtinocent man, who ls falsoly charged with a lelnons orime, 8t tho very firat sighit arouscd suspicion, by rorson ¢ First—That ho falled spoodily to roply to the first charges au presentod by the Wood-~ hull and Olaflin, in November, 1872, Second—Thnt no action for libol, in a court of low, was over bronght against theso so-oalled dofamors of his charactor. . Phird~Thast no.fnvestigation of the truth of tholr chargea by Plymouth Church was over do- mauded by its pustar, ' % Fourih—1That, whou Theodoro Tilton publish. ‘od Liu lotter ta_Dr. Bacon, Alr. Boccher showod no dispositlon to call for an investigation by hia churoh, until n & mannor forped to do o by the clamor of popular opinion, ’ Fifth=1Lhat, whon be did dealda ta call for an | who havo beon alionated, and I so much valuo |: the good sill of my follow-citizons of the South, ot Tilton's (i 1 ——— i H o .rushed down tho canon, e s SR A RIS T ST B T ST B L e Thicagy Dailn Tribune, - NUMBER 362, Invostigation, Lo nolocted his own fury,—choos- ing thom, tad, from smongst m«j ‘warmost and |* WAR OF RACES. mosk ixnmonnl frinnds, i Sizth—That ¥ 3. Boochor soomod unable speodlly to ro{:ly & Thoodore Tilton's dotalled snd sworn stale uy:; and that, whon his first aufi:amont wag S.do, {t was not altostod by oath, N Seventh—TT £ 8 last and dotailod statomont waa not mads < levery witnesa procured by tho Investlgy o Commilteo had tostiflod,—this delay prooly S ¢hie calling of robutting ovi- danco on tr Ozof sho proecoution ; and that tho truth's~ o7ida’ statomont wna not afiirmed undor unt'gpg b Eighth-+>% } Mr, Beochor has novor Instituted eithor ¢c: $ r oriminal procoodivgs against ‘Thoodoty . in, who hins, by Mr. Boechor's own showing, dofamed and libeled him most cruclly, and wnu&b&! 80 doing, has_boon gpllty of por- Jury, and, Both by ofvil and criminal procoss, is amonablo to tho laws of his country. Theso pointe challongo immodinte attontion upon the first survoy of the fleld, J shall hero- aftor rofor to what I conaider ethor dofocts in tho position, statomonts, snd testimony of tho acoused partios, JW.D. : ——— ¥ EDWARD J. OVINGTON. Ta the Editar of The Chteano Tribune ¢ Bin: Mr, Edward J. Ovington, in whose honse Mrs, Tilton has taken refugo, aud rolerred to in har lottors, and who Mr. Tilton claims aq boing tho ono who induced Mra. Tilton to taXs " this stand inat him, occupies s pew in Plym- outh Ohurch dircotly back of tho pastor’s, for which ho paid tho lighest prico at tho aalo In January Iagt. Hoia a mombor of the firm of Ovington, Booth & Oviugton, of Btato stroet, in your oity. Hols a fiuc-looking man, of com- manding prosonce, with rod hair and board, and ono of tho wealthy mon in Mr, Becohior's congro- gatlon, though not n membor of the chumh,x. Fears of General and Serious Troubles *. Between the Whites and Blacks at the South. Hostile Movements in Arkansas and South Carolina. Special Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune, ‘Wasinnaton, Aug. 19.—Thero {8 & wholesome fear among loas oxtrome porsons of all slindos of political boliet, that a rosction at tho North will ‘e produced by recent ocenrroncos in tho Bouth« orn Btatos, which, directly or indircctly, grow out of political differonces and antipathy of tho whites toward the colored peoplo, and vico voraa, This approlicnsion oxists in tho minds, not only of fudividuala hore, who baso their beltef upon tho tonor of thoir oxtonsive correspondenco with Bouthern oltizans, but many of tha Southerners tbhemeelves way iu plain terms that thoy foar torriblo results from the prosont une necossarily oxcited, and to a groat dogroo unwarranted agitation of tho civil-rights and similar quostions. A Southorn ox-United Btatos Bonator, now horo, statod to-day to tho writer of thia that ho bad Iatoly convorsod with many of tho botter class of citizous of Lis native Stato, and with numerous other roprosontative mon on his way hero, With butono ortwo exceptions, ihoy opposed the parsage of tho proposed Civil- Rights bill, but he was sarprisod and improseed by tho uusnimity with which thoy added their protest against the prosent violent agitation of the question of civil rights, tho ultimal oF whicl thoy fone - Bt ho uitimato offect WILL IE A WAR OF RACFS, resuiting in local uprirings coupled with murder, arson, rapo, and the other terrible and terrifving crimos in the calondar, This, unid tho ox-Ben- alor, is not &ll that is fenred by many oitizons of the Bouthorn Btates. Thoy begin to ronlize thq fact that theso intornal sirifos ‘and troubles will, even it tho Hnm\nfg of blood shall be avort-- 04, brivg natious suapicion and distrust into the minds of Northexn poople, which will amount to » airoby boMef that tho Bouth is fast seturning o its tmto-bellum condition, and noods watching. Upon this supposition tho Bouth. and tho conduct of its peoplo will ba carofully observed, and it no worso fato mny PP ;' 'THE HISTORY OF BESSIE. From the Irookiyn Eaule. Thero has beon an ocoasional meution in tho Tilton-Boecher soandal of s young woman named Bossis, who, it sooms, waa one of tue witnessos examined by tho Investigating Com- mittoo, and of whom Mr. Tilton is roporied to bave mado somo revelations congerning her knowledga of the intimnoy betwoon his wife aod Mr, Booohor. Thero s o most romantic history involved in tho porsionality of Bosale, apart from her connection with the “great scandal” It appoars from what hag boen loarned in relation to hor that sho was litorally & waif, who, whon very 5&““5' Eflm!nhd horself at tha door of Mr. Tilton’s house and assed for sholtor, a8 sho had ‘mo home mor any frionds to whom sho could apply for assistanco. Bho was faken in sud kindly troated, and aftor awhilo it was discovered that sho was tho aaughter of a woll-known Tammany politician in Now York, who had boon divorced from his ‘wife and refused to make any proviston for his child. Later it was discovored that the mother ot Boasic waa living in opulence in Fifth avouuo, and tho Tiltons took tho young girl in & car- riage one day to tho splondid rosidonce of her unoatural paront, who refusod to seo hor or do auything for her. Bossio ls said o Lave beon o veory docilo, bright, and amiable qlfl, quick to Joarn, fair in complexion, modest in demeanor, Bt of » sad and drooping mangor, 54 it 6ho felb -tho presence of impending dapger. The asme saddening misfortunes which attonded her from hor infancy etill appoar to surround her in bring-~ ing hor =0 conspicuoualy boforo the public in «conncetion with $ho * great soandal.” —— BEECHER AND JEFF DAVIS. LouvisvitLe, Ky., Aug. 19.—Tho Courier- Journal to-morrow will publish a Jotter from the Tov. Houry Ward Boeohar pronouncing tho ro- ‘mml sormon of his, which has beon widoly pub- isliod, advising the hnging of Joff Davie in 1805, 38 an unblushing forgery, Io eaya: *Nab only I nover utter or writo any such miserablo stuff, but’ tho wholo world Jmows that, while they wore clamoring for somo sacrifice or ~viotim, I everywhore aud always, with iptonso earnestness, opposed tho sheddiny of a drop of blood and reslsted withall my migh tho influcnces which sought the oxocution of .zaflnxson Davia, Xz lhh x;lot n;o A:?b nllmmurul orgory upon mo which has been circulated in -the South aud West. X am so heartily desirons of the ro-catablishmont of good will betweon sll other intorests will Lo groatly rotardod, {Tothe Associated Press) . WIITER AND JSUAGKS ARMING IN CHICOT COUNTY, ARK, Mesems, Tonn., Aug. 19.—Passongors by tha ‘Thompata Dosn report Intanse ozoljoriont and foars of, & confliot batwoon tha whites and biacke st Bornard, or O1d Grand Lako landiog, at Chis ook Qounty, Ark, Tho troublo originatod in tho ‘“llling of a whito bn{ by a nogro somo days sinco. Tho Intter took refuge in a cano-braks ofter the killing, snd was pursued by n party of men and Mé)mmd‘ snd whilo being conveyaed to Lnfl cacapod. Bovoral shots wora fired at bim ak e disappoarod in tho cano, Some days aftor- wards some nogroes found his body in tho woods, and charged that ho had beon killed by his whita captors and the body conconled. Thin story sproad among tho nogroos, who, it is enid, threaton to kill six whito men in rovenze, Whon tho stoamor Thompson Dean passed, the whitos and blacka were botli arming, snd it was feared some trouble would ensue. number of women and childr on left Bornard on the,Tnomp- son Denn and came to Greenville, AFFAIDS AT GEORGETOWN, 8. C. OnaniesTon, 8, 0., Aug. 13.—Advices from Gootgetown roprosont that town etill crowded with regroos and colored militia guarding tho Joil. 'Ihe commsaudor of the rovenuo cutter which was rcently sont to Georgotown was sent to the Colloctor of this port to-day stating that the cutter could proteck the proporty of the United Btatos, but that thoro was not ‘adequate forco to protect the property Jor tho lives of tha citizone. An order was received bere from Gov. Mosos to-dsy for one company of colored militia toboready to go to QGeorgotown to-morrow. The militia wero summonod, but only twelve re~ sponded, and thoy wore sent oub to arrost des fanlters. Tno Adjutant-General of the Btala failod to arrive to ake command, and tho troopa wore dlsmissed, TITE WHITES ARMING AT RIDGR SPRINO, N. C. Avausra, Ga., Aug. 19.—Thare wns no dise turbance at Ridgo Bpring to-day, and hopes ara ontertained thas there will be no conflict. Har- rison Bowio, ono of the negro ringlendors, was arrostod sud teken to Loxington jail. Tha negraes ars coming in lilumling for peaco, and giving up their arms. The whites are etill or- anizing and arming themselves, Thoy do nob intend to provoke a conflict, but to act on the dofonsivo, that I stop sside from my usual courso and make & reply to thia slander.™ THE INDIANS. Custer’s 'Freops Snid to Mave Had & Scrious Irush with the Savages. Boux COiyy, Is., Aug. 10.—A report comes from Fort Sulfy this ovening that the Indians, to tho numbor of 4,000, mado an attackk upon Custor's expodition on tho 15th, and wore, xopulsod with hoavy loss. Custor's loss is reported at fifty killod sud woundod. This ruport wae brought into Fort Bully by a mail-ridor, who states that he mot ono of Custor's scouta above Grand River and gob the nowa from him. ————— FINANCIAL. The Bowles Bros. & Co, Faklure=Props osition for a Socttlement. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Aug. 10.—-Honry J. Stovens, As- signoo of Bowles Bros, & Co,, tho bankrupt American and foroign bankors, formerly of No. 17 William streat, of this city, has mado o sec- ond offor of sottloment to tho firm's creditors. r. Stevens states in o ciroular explaining the torms of tho proposed sottlement that tho pro« posal is inducod by the fact that & point to tha cago gocs on appeal to Washington, where, in tho natural courso of ovents, it will not bo do- cided in two yonts. It is offored to give bonds for the entiwo indobtednoss 'of “tho firm, payablo in ten yoars, or at bLis option in five, boaring Intorest at 4 per cent, and at the first payment of intercst 10 por cout also of tho llxlnc)l])nl 1a to bo paid off. Ine torost is to run from November, 1873, To guar- antod tha project, all tho assots of Bowlos Bros, & Co, in Amorica, Evgland, Franco, and Bwitzerland, after tho paymont of exponsos of administration, and atso “all property of Mr. Appleton now in the bands of the Assigneo,with cortain roservations, are to bo placed in tho hauds of the Trustoos. THE WEATHER, WasnmyoToN, D. O, Aug. 19.—0ver tho Lake region, rising beromotor, falling temperaturp, winds voering to wost and uorily, partly elou woather ; and in tho Lowor Lake rogion Lly ocoagional raine. Over the Uppor Missis- sippi and the Lower Misxouri Valleys and the Northwest generally, bighor barometor and lower temperature, winds shifting to vortheast and southoast, and partly cloudy weather, LOGAL ODSERVATIONG. CuiicAao, Aug, 10 Indian Fxpedition Delnyed and Eme barrasscd by Mutinons Scouts. Special Dispnteh to The Chicago Tribune, Oxaua, Nob,, Aug. 19.—The oxpodition com- randed by Col. Mills, Third Cavalry, ordered by Gon. Ord toncout the Powdoer Hom, Big Horn and Bweotwator Valloys, and punish the hostll, Indians, is delayod and emborrassed by the ro- .fusal of the Govornment scouts to trall tho enemy. Tho Shoshones, whobnd been cnlisted for that purposc, loat twa man in the Bates fight, and aay thoy havo hiad enough. The whitosconts also refuso to do this duty. i CASUALTIES, Smash-up on the Toledo, Wabnsh & Weostern Rastway. Svectal Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns. Mousr Brenung, I, Aug. 10.—Froight tran No. 8, on tha Talado, Wabash & Woesatorn Railway, mot with an nccidont on tho trestle- work &t Vemaillos, abont 2 o'clock this aftor- noon, A flange of onoe of tho engino trucke broke, throwing off and totally wrecking soven cars, Hardenburg, the enginoer, had his hands, togs, nnd body soriously scalded. Ball, the fire- 1nan, waa bruised, though-not Beriously, Pat 0°Bron, ouo of the brakesmen, was thrown into 2 fleld about 40 feet from tho track, though he escaped with a sprained snklo. A fino trotting- horse, which was shipped from Carthage 'hicago, is burled in tho wreck, Tho passongor trains were dolayed about three hours in making twmnntcx of passengory, bagguge aud oxpross goods. six "Uives Lowt by Colliston af, Sons EIE New Yonx, Aug. 10.—The bark Mormaid, from | zour of ob| 3 1 A P—— i Now London, Coun,, for Now Orlesns, is eaid to | servation. g § | & [force of wind,| . patiets: have beon sunk by a callislon, and the Captain R anud five of the crow woro drowned. I 0 i () ol boi e mren & | i 1188, m.. (00 i » MOUNTAIN FLOOD gy o g 3 p. T 29.00! 03 0:00 p, ., fln.ml 8 10:18 p. ., 120.94) 81 Plaximuin LeEHOMOLCE, V: AMinimum thermometer, GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. » Cucaao, Aug, 20-1 8. m, T, Weather, Austin, Nev,y Agnin Doluged by a Cloud-Bursi—Damngoes Over §100, 000-No Lives Lost. 8an Fnanomsco, Cnl,, Aug.10;—The loss by tho flood at Austin, Nev., yesterday, will amount 0 8100,000, The paoplo wora warned in time by & mossonger on horsobaok, aad cscapod to tho tulls, o dolugo was about 10 foot deep aw it No lives wore lost, DUFFERIN AT DETROIT. Dernorr, Mich., Aug. 10.—Gov.-Gen. Duff- erin aud sulto reachied this city at B o'clock, 1llo spont thie forenoon leisurely looking abont town. At 12 o'clock tho party” orossed to Windsor, whero Onuadian loyalty mode itwel? man- ifest i lhomor of the -distinguished vis- {tor; tnonco to Olatham, ‘whoro an ovation ayvaited thoir arrival, aud promntly at 6 returnod to Dotroit, whoro llufor Moffatt weloomod himn Station, 125 Uloudy, Fair, o Clear, to tho city. Tbo ontiro Tira Depurtment, throo | Marauoue.; companios of the ‘)‘wou!y-»momr Tufantry trom | Mibwaukeo. it tho Fort, the National and tho Light Guards, and | Toledo, ..., (2200 s fee) twa companics of cadets of Dotralt, porformod | ¥anktoin...[20.83 7H[N. B, froa ‘o e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonk, "Aug, 10.—Arrived, stoamshiph Canada ang Algoris, -from Livorpool ; fiolsatin, from Hamburg; the steamstip Bothols, with Tostmaster Jewell on Loard, haa slao arrived, New Yonk. Aug. 10,—Avrived, slonwer Olbe forais, from Glasgow, cscort duty, - Marching through tho principal thoroughfares, Lord Dufforin was onndlnutod to tho Oity-Hall, whoro ho waa weloomad on belialf of the Oity Governthont by Aldorman 'Thompson, and by the Hon, Philo Pargons, Prosidont of the Tioard of ‘L'rado, in bohalf of that body, Aftor Lrief spoochos inoldent to theuo ovonts, thero waa & brief yoception, sud Tord Dufforin rotwed, Ha ggos to Baruln by steamor to-mosrow, i ovortake that unkappy section Its business aud .