The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-27
Tilton's Cross-Examination
What DR.. Bellows thinks of
Beecher's Case.
The Troubles of Commodore
Davidson and his Steam
boat Line.
Ret Clarkson and his Reg
lister Repudiated at home.
Kasson Ahead.
Archbishop McClosky gone
to Rome.
Foreign Insurance Comma
MES add SO per cent to
their rates in Chicago.
Storms. Water Spouts,
Lightning and Death.
TILToN's CROSS EXAMINATION.

cross examination OF Hilton makes ten col
umns in the N. YTribune, which will pub
lish it on Monday. The points of material
interest we're sent on Thursday night. Eff
forts were principally directed to breaking
down and confusing Tilton, and impeach-
ing his veracity and character. How sue
cessful they were ma y be gathered from
the fact that B.FTracy, the lawyer Of the
Committee, has insisted on its publication,
and the Committee finally consented on
condition of publication in full, excepting
the vulgarity
WHAT DR. BELLOWS THINKS OF THE CASE.
New YORK, July %. -lhe following ex-
tract is from an article by DIR. Henry W.
Bellows in the Liberal Christian to-day:
Men everywhere look aghast at MIR.
Beecher's apology, and at his letters.
The authenticity of these is not denied.
They are damning evidences in the case.
If Mr.. Beecher wste them he will fall by
them. The expressions Of wretchedness
and despair which they contain were never
prompted by an venial sin. No mere err
ror OF judgment,no trivial fault that might
ALLEVIATE few friends, but which could be
atoned tor by true repentance, ever led to
such groveling humiliation, to such conscl-
BUSINESS Of utter ruin. 1t is impossible to
read them without entire heart sickness,
without being envel)ped by dense cloud
of dread The public await with intense
anxiety the statements that may be made
by Mr.. Beecher and his friends. Such
statements, if they satisfactorily explain
the apology and letters of Mr. Beecher,
and the contradictory statements and con-
duct of Mrs. Tilton, will give everywhere
the greatest joy and reliet. 1t they fail to
give this full and satisfactory explanation,
the present sad uncertainty will become a
sad conviction Another idol will have
fallen. Ichabod will be written on the glo-
rious brow, still glorious in its fall, OF one
} whom the world delighted to honor. y
ST, LOUIS, July 25.-Jas Graf, Jas.
Bennett, and Robt. H. Marshall, members
of the firm of Graf, Bennett q Co., Pitts
. burg, entered suit to-day in the Circuit
Court against the Directors of the keokuk
Packet Company, alleging in the petition
gross negligence and malfeasance IN the
management of the affairs OF the compa-
ny; depreciating the value OF its proper
ty; fraudulently selling to the keokuk-
Northern Line for SUN less than its value
and especially for Illegally and fraudulently
selling 500 shares OF stock in the keokus
Northern Line to VIM. F. Davidson tol
$50, 800, sum much less than the real
value, which sale was made LOT the Persosr .s
al benefit of the Directors. The plaintiffs
ask decree of the court requiring defend
ants to make good the assets OF the keo
knk Packet Company to satisfy their CLAIM
thereon and to pay them such damage a
the court may deem right aud proper.
DrsMoINEs, Iowa, July 25.-The Poll
county Republican convention to-day wa
an animated meeting. A motion for com
mittee of harmony, whose duty should b'
to see if a compromise could not be effect
ed between the two factions in the party II
this county, was voted down, the domnan
I majority Ia the convention declaring tina
they wanted no compromise and would ac
! cept nothing but the nomination OF Mas
son. The delegates to the Congressiona
convention were instructed for kasson, an
resolutions we're also adopted ruling tn
State Register out of the party because G
its opposition to Kasson. 4 committee
ID three was appointed to wait upon Senate
Wright and demand of him the remova
!. of Mr.. Clarkson, editor of the Register, a
postmaster. Deleg ates on the floor OF tn
- convention charged that all these resolu
tions were written by MIR. kasson himse
81. and the charge was not denied. A motto
xt to make Mr.. Kasson a member OF the CON
'es mittee to wait upon Senator Wright wa
defeated by his (Kasson'sl friends an
- Gen. Edwards, editor of the State Journa
and j. C. Jordan, defeated Republican cai
didate for State Senator last fall, and Nj
Elliott were chosen as the cOmmltte
Much additional bitterness has been el
III rendered by the contest, the acton OF u
day adding materially to the general cor
Hict ia this district which was already bl
ter before.
>, New YORK, July 25.-Archb bishop NJ
Closky and Bishop Bacon sailed to day Il
Rome.
II CHICAGO, July 25.-The following En-
be- ish companies to- day advised their agen
'ck by cable to raise the rates of insurance
Of Chicago ffty per cent; London Assuranc
gss Queen, Imperial, Commercial tnion, Nor
I'M British, and Lancashire. The Scott
Commercial will take no more risks.
- LITTLE Rock. July 25.-The Broo
:, side closed their examination OF witness
u before the Congressional Investigate
:" Committee this morning, aud tins ate
y noon the Baxter side commenced lntrodu
Q ing testimony.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, July 25.-Ad'
tional reports from the surrounding cou
try indicate immense damage done by {
U storm Yesterday afternoon. which was
= seyeresr known in this section for ma
= years.
- louisville. July 25.-A Courier.Jo,
n nal special saws one stroke of hghtni
" killed six persons in WOOdford county Ii
} 2 night. -.
RUTLAND, VT, July, 25,--" bile "
Porter. of st. Albans, and two chiidf
feS, 10 were gathering cherries yesterday one cl'
E re fell into creek. The mother lumpS1
lect- after tho chill t,il,uad bv the other cti
d l. n - , il
sus- anu All thIee were ufeNbed.
San Francisco, Cal. July PA 2