Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-01

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NEw YoRK, July 30.-The Plymouth
Church investigating committee had an
extra session yesterday p. IN. to hasten the
conclusion OF the inquiry. The COM
mittee are getting heartily sick of the
sluggish investigation, and, besides, are
thinking that the delay is injurious to
complete yindieation Of Beecher, who is
said to be rapidly preparing testimony
for the committee. Last evening be
walked among the trees on Columbia
Heights. He takes severe daily exer-
else in this way. He allows no approach
to the topic of the scandal in his vista
tons. Mr.. Ovipgton said last evening
that Tilton has called at his house three
times since his wife's separation from
him, and begged to see her, and that
every time she refused to see him.
Ovington added: II think that his
power over his wife is SO great that if she
had permitted him to see her he might
have forced her even to accompany him
to his house on Livingston street again.
Tiltons power over his wife is as great
in her presence to-day as it ever was.
II he could see hee she would be obliged
to obey him." Tilton spent last night
with his counsel, and early this evening
Mrs. Tilton sat at Mrs. Ovington's
piano, playing Home, Sweet Home. !"
To a reporter. in confidential talk,
Mr.. Beecher intimated that his friends
might rely on him; that although the
clouds were somewhat dark at present,
the sun of truth would burst forth and
dispel them. He was preparing recap
itulation of all the charges against him,
and felt strong in his own heart. He
might have been inconsiderate, even in
discreet, but he had wronged no one.
He was prepared to stand or fall by what
effect his testimony produced.
The Brooklyn Argus publishes an al
legged interview with Beecher, in which
the latter says in reply to a question II
he had submitted his statement to the
committee: Il am free to say to you that
l have been, am still, and will continue
to work at it. | think you ought to see
Mrs. Beecher. She'll tell you great
deal more than l feel disposed to.
contide everything to her, and she can
and think will answer satisfactorily any
questions you put to her. know, too,
that she would be glad to see you"
Reporter-When will you make your
statement puDlc!
Mr.. Beecher-Well, there's the trus.
tees of Trinity Church, who are ever SO
anxious to have me 60 over there, and
after tune or two by Brother Morgan
on the organ, why I'll get up and make
my statemen. There is sure to be big
crowd, and the tickets are to be one dol
lar each.
Reporter What will be done with the
proceeds?
Mr.. BIN get fifty per cent, O
course, aud the balance will be given tc
some other charity. At this point Mr.
Beecher laughed outright.
Reporter-1 suppose you are great.
bothered by inquisitive reporters.
Mr.. Bob, no. like to meet them
but I'm careful now what l say to them
| have been a credulous and contidinI
sort of boy, but think I'll soon SHOW
that have not been bad boy
The New York Express has the follow
ing which, quite likely, is the foundation
on which the former story is erected
When Mr.. Beecher was informed of tn
arrest of Mr.. Tllton upon the charge o
libel he said, Poor Theodore, pit
him." In regard to this statement 70
, the committee, he said that it was nc
completed, but he was engaged upon il
4 1t was suggested to him that it would
4 capital idea to read it to some larg
4 church, charging an admission fee I
:, 81 per head, and devoting the proceed
4 to the poor. He laughed, and thought
= good idea.
One paper asserts that reply is r,
ceived from Moulton to the written r,
quest of Beecher, while another say
l Noulton still remains out of town and
: is not definitely known when he will r,
turn.
Mrs. Tilton is visiting iher children
Mount Clair. n. j., and is not expecte
to return for three or four days.
Beecher's friends assert to-day thi
, when Moulton's evidence is submitted
q it will entirely eXonerate the reverne
. gentleman from all criminality, an
show that the letters of apology wei
D brought about and written for an entire
= ly different purpose from that ascribe
by Mr.. Tilton.
The committee meet again to-nigh
Francis Moulton has not yet returne
:, and the committee anxiously expect b
n arrival as Beecher is unwilling to test
n until all the evidence is in.
BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, July 30.-The (,
factories of W. A. and A. M. White,
n Danbury, consisting of three large bull
ings, two one hundred and the 9th
a eighty feet in length, and eight stori
9 high, were burned this morning with
/. large portion Of the stock The fire
:. supposed to be the work of an incend
airy.
l. CHICAGO, July 30.-A fire to-day d
stroyed property and goods fin No. 81 al
50 Water street, worth $4,000. Full
Of insured. There have been eleven 9th
,e alarms of fire here to-day, but none
ia them serious. No damage, howeve
has been done in any quarter.
New YORK, July 30.-Specie shipme1
- to-day were 100000 in gold coin a
- $S5, 900 in silver bars. Bids for Cover
le ment gold to-day aggregate S2,055, o
at from 9.19@9.50. Gold 81; mon
2@21.
n New YORK, July 31.-Ex-Judge NJ,
I. ris. who has been counselor for Tiltor
h long time in the Beecher case. says
e has tried hard to suppress the facts
4. being scandalous to religion and pub
IN decency, but the truth must be estt
l. lished.
ID FOREIGN News.