, 1874-07-30

Mr.. Tilton. humbling himself before
the latter as before God. for his extrava-
CANT demonstrations of affection for the
wife of his friend.
Prr1sBURG. Pa, July ga most de-
structivs fire occurred here last night
In Allegany city the food was terrible.
The whole upper part of tie city was
flooded. Many houses were swept away.
/ Fifty five bodies have been recovered.
The water rose Is feet there and in the
vicinity. At least $50 lives we're lost.
It is impossible to estimate the loss of
property, but it is immense; whole
blocks of buildings we're swept away in
a few moments. Eighteen bodies have
been recovered.
NEW YORK. July 27.-The steamship
Colon arrived at Aspinwall July 95th,
from New York. She brought sixteen
of the crew of the City of Guatemala.
The remainder of the crew are with the
Captain, all we'll. Steamship Great Re-
public arrived at Yokohama on the Goth
inst. Steamship Japan sailed from
Hong Kong on 25th inst. for Yokohama
and San Francisco, with 600 emigrants
and a full cargo. including 1000 tons of
tea for New York via Panama.
New YORK. July 81. Detectives.
Sampson and Farley. of Central Office
to-day, arrested Louis NJ. Van Eten,
lately pardoned out of State Prison.
where he was sent for ten years. He is
now arrested for an attempt to pass
bonds for $4,000, which is identified
as portion of $16,O 900 in bonds stolen
from the room of Costello De Lasamo
in the St. George Hotel. This is said
to be the said bonds that G. A. Chad
wick was sent up for ten years to Au-
burn Prison. Van Eten passed this
bond on the Bank of California in San
Francisco, and Captain Lees, of that
city, is now here with the necessary pa
pers to take him back.
LONDON, July 27.-A special from Mo-
ravia says the town of Azagro was de-
troyed by a torrent. Sixty-four houses
were demolished, Few of the inhabit-
ants escaped with their lives, Railway
is badly damaged in every direction.
Many vineyards are flooded.
The German Squadron has been Or
dered to cruise off the Northern Coast
of Spain.
There was shock of earthquake at
Vienna to-day.
SAN Francisco, July 2.-Flour, un-
changed.
Wheat, 81 55@1 60.
Barley. 81 221l.
Oats. 81 45a1 60.
Hay. s9@14.
"Spuds," 81 80.
SAN Francisco. July 2s.-Dispatches
this morning show that the loss of life
by the flood at Pittsburgh and Allegha-
ny City was 219, and the estimated loss
of property over one hundred million
dollars The deluge is supposed to
have been caused by the bursting of a
water spout. The particulars of the
disaster are apalling.
Destructive storms are reported in
Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
Ten fatal cases of sunstoke in St..
Louis since Saturday.
New YORK, July 27-The Brooklyn
Argus publishes card from Mr.. Tilton,
in which he says: "The Beecher in
vestigating committee have given to the
world lot of irrelevant testimony of
mine. but have said no word about the
most important part, namely: that the
criminality which my sworn statement
charged upon Beecher and his religious
victim was confessed to me not by her.
self but by him. Furthermore that it
was confessed by her and him to Mr..
Moulton, as friend and counsellor
both, at Mr.. Moulton's Office, who was
mediator for four years between Mr..
Beecher, which was based on the one
fact of this preexisting criminality be
between Mr.. Beechel and Mrs. Tilton.
This statement made the Committee
with the utmost plainess of speech. 1
furthermore stated to the Committee
that Mr.. Beecher's apology to me in
stead Of having followed any circum,
stances with which the Woodruff was
connected, was communicated to me
by Mr.. Beecher six months before ev-
er saw or knew or met Mrs. Woodruff.
The omission of these facts from the
committees report forces me to lay
them before the public as q necessary
part of my Case.
(Signed,) THEODORE TnToN.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton stated
that she knew the substance of this af-
fair year before Mrs. Woodruff pub
lished her statement. She was in pos
session of the facts in the fall of the
year, while Mrs. Bullard was still con-
nected with the Revolution. Mr.. Til
ton and herself. accompanied by Mrs.
Billiard, went from his Office to his
house and spent the day with Mrs. Til
ton, who showed some feeling in this
matter. At the table Theodore told the
whole story of his wife's faithlessness,
not in detail, but as showing to US re-.
formers one phase of social life. Next
evening she met Miss Anthony at her
own house and said: "Theodore told
me a very strange story last evening, +"
and recountsd it to Miss Anthony, who
at the close said: [ have heard the same