Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East

The White Stockings Baseball Club, Of
Chicago. was defeated by the Mutuals, of New
York, at the latter city, on the 18th. Score,
SO to 1.
AT Pittsburgh. Pa, June 10, Ernest Ort-
vein was found guilty of the murder
of the Hamnett family. The defense
admitted the killing, bat endeavored to show
emotional insanity. There was considerable
excitement created in the Courthouse at New
York, the other day, by the appearance of
William NJ Tweed, who had been subpenaed
as witness. The ex-chief of the defunctring
was dressed, as in old times, in a dark suit
and white necktie. He is described as much
thinner than of yore, and his face bears evil
dent traces of mental anxiety
A NEW YORK telegram of the 23d June
says: 1.-The announcement on the Stock Ex-
change Of the signing of the Currency bill by
the.President, caused great buoyancy in the
market. The passage Of the Tariff bill with
out the clause taxing sales of stocks and gold
coupled with the above, made the recent
downward tendency of the market give place
was an advance OF from to 81 per cent. in
the speculative share list, and Of per cent.
in gold"
The Liquor-License bill has passed both
branches of the Massachusetts, Legislature
The Beecher-Tilton-Woo scandal has
been again reopened in New York. Tilton
publishes in his paper, the Golden Age, a
sever-column article defending himself
against the charges Of Rev. Leonard Bacon
and others that he had been cowardly
slanderer of the Plymouth pastor. Having
suffered in silence for four years from these
misrepresentation, Tilton saws that neither
patience nor duty will permit him longer to
conceal the actual facts from the public. He
then goes on to say that he never slandered
Henry Ward Beecher, but ON the contrary has
sacrificed his own reputation to suppress the
truth about him, and that he never has
refused to appear before the church and
answer all questions regarding the scan
dial that might be put to him. Tilton gives
his reasons for severins his connection
with the church, as follows: After /
Plymouth Church, and had become meanwhile
an intimate friend of the pastor, the knowl-
edge came to me in 1870 that he had COM
United against me an offense which forbear
to name or characterize. Prompted by nv
self-respect, Immediately and forever ceased
my attendance on his ministry" He pub
fishes the following as an extract from docu-
ment signed by Mr.. Beecher:
BROOKLYN, Jan. l, 1571.--I ask Theodore Tilton's
forgiveness, and humble myself before him as do
before my God He would have been a better man
in my circumstances than I have BEEN can ask
nothing except that he will remember all the other
breasts that would ache. will not plead for my
self. even wish that were dead
(signed) H.w. BEEcHER.
The West.
The Illinois Supreme Court has declared the
Railway Aid law Of 1869, Familiarity known as
the ''grab law" to be unconstitutional. d. :.
The Illinois Supreme Court has sustained the
Board of Equalization in the assessment Of
the capital stock of the Rockford, Rock Island
and st. Louis railroad The Missouri State
Convention adjourned at st.
Louis ON the 18th. Action was had looking
toward more effectual work in the direction of
prohibition.
A MOB of masked men broke into the Greene
county Qn-l Jail ealy on the morning of the
21st Of June, and took possession of young
named Evans, who was after
ward found hanging in the outskirts
OF the town. Evans was q desperate
ruffian. He has confessed to crimes that
number of fatal cases of trichina spiralis
are reported from Toledo, Ohio. They were
produced by eating half-cooked sausage.
The Chicago Tribune of the 22d of June pub
fishes extended reports of the crops along the
lines Of the Burlington and Quincy, Alton and
st. Louis, Illinois Centeral and Michigan
Central railroads, which indicate large in
crease in the corn crop over last year. The
wheat crop promises well and will probably
sustain the average yield Oats fall slightly
below the expected crop. Other grains are
doing well, and an early harvest is predicted.
THE Chicago papers announce the death of
Samuel Myers, the well-known theatrical
for many years connected with Nc
Vicker's theater.
THE cornerstone of the new Government
building in Chicago was laid on the Oath of
June under the auspices CT the Masonic fra
ternity. The ceremonies were very imposing,
and were witnessed by vast concourse. The
procession was one Of the largest and finest
ever seen in the West, and occupied two hours
In passing given point.
The South.
A LARG; portion of the business part of
Richmond Ky, was recently destroyed by
fire.
Washington.
Tsz President has sent to the Senate the
new reciprocity treaty with Canada.
APPOINTMENTS by the President: Horace N.
Conger, Of New jersey, Consul at Prague B.
T. IOtts, OI OnlO, 0OFernOr OF MOntana ler-
ritory; 8. H. Winsor, Register Of the Land
Office at Cheyenne. The Senate has con-
frmed the nomination of Gen. McCook as
Governor of Colorado. /. The Compromised
speech Of Ben Butler in the House IN the
evening Of the 10Th of June attracted more
than usual attention. the floor and galleries
being crowded with members and visitors.
He entered into q labored defense of the
moiety system, snd of Sanborn d Co., and
made terrible onslaught on Phelps Dodge
& Co., whom he accused of perpetrating the
most villainous frauds ON the Government.
The debate was continued till a late
hour. His assaults on the WAYS
and Means Committee had put the
members of that organization on their mettle,
and others who felt themselves aggrieved BY
his remarks launched out in bitter invectiye
against him and his theories. Mr.. Foster, of
Ohio, first gave him dressing down which
Is said to have been one of the worst lashings
ever administered to . member Of Congress.
Messrs. dawes, Hoar and Tremaine followed
up the attack. and before the debate closed
Butler was the worst used up man that
ever held q seat in the House of Representa-
tives.
BLUFoRD WILSON. of Illinois, succeeds Ban
field as Solicitor Of the Treasury.
The Comptroller of the Currency gives
notice that he is prepared to receive applica-
tions for the organization of national banks