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than ample to meet the facts of the case
is evident, in that they were accepted ,
that our intercourse resumed its friend
illness; that Mr., Tilton subsequently,
ratified ii in writing, and that he has
continued for four years, and until
within two weeks, to live with his wife.
Is it conceivable that If the original
charge had been what is now alleged he
would have condoned the ottense not
only with the mother Of his children,
but with him whom he believed to have
wronged them? The absurdity, as
well as the falsity, of this story
is apparent when it is considered
that Mr.. Tilton now alleges that
he carried this guilty secret of his wite's
intidelity for six months locked up in his
own breast. and that then he divulged it
to me only that there might be recon
Citation with ne Mr.. Tilton has since,
in every form of language and to null
titudc of witnesses, orally, in written
statements and in printed documents, de
clared his faith in his Witc'S purity Al
ter the reconciliation OF Mr. fIlton with
me every consideration of prupriety and
honor demanded that the family trouble
should be kept in that seCluSion which
domestic affairs have IA right to claim as
Il sanctuary, and to that seIusion il was
determined that ii should be confined.
Every line and word of my private and
confidential letters which have been pub
lished is in harmony with the statements
which | now make.
My published correspondence on this
subject comprises but two elements, viz.
The expression of my grief and that of
my desire to shield the honor of pure
and innocent woman.
| do not propose to analyze and con
test at this time the extraordinary paper
of Mr.. Tilton; but there are two allega-
tons which | cannot permit to pass with
out special notice. They refer to the
only two incidents which Mr.. Tilton
pretends to have witnessed personally,
the one an alleged scene in my
house, while looking over engrayiugs,
and the other chamber scene in his
own house. His statements concerning
these are absolutely false Nothing of
the kind ever occurred, nor any sem
blance of any such thing. They are now
brought to my notice for the first time
TO every statement which connects me
diShonorably with Mrs. Elizabeth Il. Til
ton, or which in anywise would impugn
the honor and purity of this beloved
Christian woman, ! give the most eX-
plicit, comprehensive and solemn denial.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Brooklyn, July -, 1874
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when they should call upon him, to all
OF which | heartily acceded This docu-
ment, God knows, was true history Of
this affair, completely vindicating my
honor and the honor of nay pastor. In the
afternoon he left me to show it to his
friends. He returned home early
IN the evening, passing the happiest
hours had known for years, assuring
me that there was no rest for him away
from me. SO in grateful love.to the dear
Father | slept OH that the end had
then come; would not then have re-
ceiyed the cruel blow which made
woman mad outright"
The next morning he called upon Mr..
and Mrs. Ovington, and there, with
shocking bravado began a wicked TRADE.
adding, with oaths and violence. the
shameful ISLANDERS against Mr. Beecher
of which now believe him to be the.
author, This fearful scene learned
next day. In the afternoon he showed me
his invitation from the committee to meet
them that evening; did not show my hurt
but carried it heavily within, but calmly
without, all night till eM1y morning.
Reelection upon this scene AT ht Owing
tons convinced me that, notwithstanding
lul uuNbHuu recent llOitSNlpn To me,
MS former spirit was unchanged, that his
declarations OF repentance and affection
we're only for the purpose OF gaining my
assistance to accomplish his ends in his
warfare upon Beechcr,
In the light of these conclusions my
duty appeared plain. rose quietly, and,
having dressed, reused him only to say:
" Theodore, | viii never take another
step by your side, The end has indeed
come"
He followed me to Mrs. Owing
tons to breakfast, saying that
was unduly excited, and that
he had been misrepresented, perhaps,
but leaving me as determined as
before. How to account for the change
which twenty-four hours have been ca
pable of working in his mind then fixed
for many years past, leave for the
eternities, with their mysteries, TO reveal.
That he is an unreliable and unsafe
guide, whose idea of truth.oving is
self-loVing, il is my misfortune, in .his
late sad hour, to discover
ElIzABETn X. TLroN
BROOKLYN, July ~ 1874.
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STATEMENT OF MRS. TILTON.

To pick up anew the sorrows of the
last ten years, the Stngs and pains had
daily schooled myself to bury and for
give, makes this imperative duty as
called forth by the malicious statement
of my husband, the saddest act of my
life. Besides, my thought of following
the Master cOntradicts this act of my
pen, and a sense of the pervcrsion of my
life faith almost Compels me to stand
| aside until God himself delivers; yet see
in this WantOn act an urgent call and
privilege, from which shrink not To
reply in detail TO the twenty-five articles
of arraignmcnt shall not attempt at
present, yet if called upon to testify to
each and all of them | shall not hesitate
to do So Suffice it for my purpose now
that | reply TO one or more of the most
glazing charges.
/. Touching the fegned sorrow of my
husbands compulsory revelations /
solemnly avow that long before the
Woodruff publication knew him by in
situation and direct statement to have
repeated to my very near relatives and
friends the substance of these acCusa-
tons which shock the moral sense of the
entire community this day Many times
"iiIh ii'"i .h"' I'''"in PC 0u'io '."'
spoken III OF nun he mas sent me 10 ciliuG
mem Tor SO ooihe' ana then anu thefe l
learned ne mao oeen pelQre me WIN MS
calumhieS against myself 50 'h"' was
Speeciless'
,. The reiteration in his statement that
he had persistently striven to hide these
so-called facts is utterly false, as his
| hatred to Mt, Beccher has existed thcse
many years ana 'he determination 10
rum MI beechcr mas Deeh 'le one ann OF
ms IRE; AGAIN, u'e Perloy win
when the hollest rove "ilc ever
oilered mas oeen reckiessiy oiscoV,
cred IN inns puoilcauon reaches wen
hlgh TO sactilege' ana adaeo 70 IhiS ,hc
| endeaVor, IKE 'ile carry scandal OF MIS-
woodruff TO MAKE my own words con
demn me, mas no pafaiieI' most cohsplcc.
uously my ictter quUtlhg ,he reaulhS o.
Erllflth Hauht. Iaa ME- liitoh feaa
the pure character OF catherine ne would
| nave seen that il'eu niyseH oesiue II
as near as any human may ai1ect an ideai
but II was her character ana no' me IN
| cidents OF notion surrounding II 10 hlch
J referred Here was no SIN OF criminal
act or thought a IKE confession with
hers had made to Mr. lIlton IN telling
! of my love to my TREND ana pastor one
| year before, ana now add thai' hotWltil,
standing all mlsrepresentatonS ana
| anguish OF soul, owe TO my acquaint-
! hhce ana iIlchuship WIN NiI' DeecheI' a.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-07-30

CArsEuL ArrLE PuDDfNG.-One pint
sweet milk, four eggs beaten to froth,
one tcaspooniui soda, little salt, flour
enough to make a stiff batter, four large
apples, chopped, mis- well, or rather, stir;
bake in deep tins serve hot, with butter
and sugar or sweetened cream.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-07-30

TuE San Francisco trottng horse sam
Purdy was sold by auction on the oath
ult. for SCI 800 Messrs McCord and
Frank Malone, OF San Francisco, were
the buyers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-07-30
EEcAPTrrLArlON.

Finally, THAT in addition to the fore
Going facts and evidences other confr-
prove the following recapitulated state
meat namely That the Rey. Henry
Ward Beccher, as pastor and friend Of
Mr. Tiiton and lis family, tre,passed
upon The ,anctity Of friendship
and hospitality in long endeavor
o scducg Mrs Elizabeth n Tilton
shat By the artful use IF his priestlY au-
rhority with her she being bis pupil in
religion he accomplished this seduction
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
] st in Colorado.

Colone! +. E. Brown, Governor Of
the Soldiers Home at Dayton, o., Mr..
i Britt, General Freight Agent of
the Chicago Milwaukee Il ST. Paul
Railroad, aud brother-n-law of the
Colonel, and his sen, G. l.. Brown,
ESQ, arrived last evening on the Kan
sas Pacific, and are stopping at the
Grand Central. They are on sad
visit. being in search of the ColonePs
son, Will J. Brown, who has been
missing since the goth ult. aud OF
whom mention has been made IN the
Neps. It seems that young Brown
was stopping with a relative, l.. 81.
Cole. on a rancho some seventy miles
from Denver. They proposed a but
falo hunt, aud, after arranging party
for that purpose, started out going
about $50 miles from the rancho.
They were successful in finding game
On their return, and when within
some twenty-five miles Of the rancho
young Brown proposed to take short
cut and get there first, and have sup
per ready for the party on their al
rival When the party came in Moth
ing could be found of him Thorough
search has been made for the lost man
but not the slightest clue has been
gained as to his whereabouts or fate
The theory is that he has been taken
by the Indians, or by band Of thieves
who have infested that part of the
country for some time.
Young Brown was % years of age
FIVE feet ten inches in height, and
weighs about 155 pounds, and enjoys
the best of health. He was Of excel
lent habits, and stood high in the esti.
nation Of all who knew him. His
loss is ssdIy fel5 by bis parents anC
relatives. The Colonel and party
would be pleased to see anyone who
may know anything of the case. They
will employ every means by which they
may learn the fate cf the son auC
brother. The Colonel has offered ;
reward of five hundred dollars for any
information that may lead to the recov
cry of his son.
Since the above was written infor
nation has been received that fou
Sioux were seen near the ranch'
on the day that Young Brown wa
lost, and, very likely, he was captured
by them and taken away.-Denve1
Neus April 18th,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06

HUDSON, N. Y. May 1.-Joscph
Waltz, who killed his keeper yesterday
was banged at Catskill Jail to day He
appeared perfectly stolid on the scat
fold His neck was not broken, but
after hanging fourteen minutes he was
pronounced dead. His father witness
sed the execution and took possession
of his body. The Catholic Church re-
fused him burial and the body will be
Inferred on the Waltz farm to night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06

Attorneys employed by the State of
Minnesota, under the law passed last
winter, are commencing suits in sever
al counties against the Union Pacific
Railroad to settle titles claimed by
some 500 settlers on old railroad Sec
tons along the line of sthe road from
Mississippi to the Red river. The
settlements we're made under the
Homestead act subsequent to the
county fling map of the general route
and prior to the county filing a map of
the definite route. The land depart
ment first decided in, favor Of the set
tiers that the company was not entitled
to those particular sections till def
mite location Of the road was fled, but
the Secretary Of the Interior reversed
the decision, on the advice Of the As
sistant Attorney General, that the
company was entitled from the first
filing; ne also decides that purchasers
Of even or odd sections during the
same time, must pay double the mini
mum price. Some Of the cases will
probably 20 to the Supreme Court Of
tie United States before the matter is
settled.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06

WISCONSIN EDITORIAL CoNvEN-
TIoN.-Ihe Editorial State Association
will commence its annual meeting at
Milwaukee, June 18th.
This much is already settled: The
annual address will be delivered by
Gen. George c. Ginty, Of the Chippe-
wa Herald. and the annual poem by
the Hon. 0. f. Jones, Of the Hudson
Democrat. An obituary eulogy upon
the lamented Lutte A. Taylor, Of the
La Crosse Leader, will be delivered by
Mrs. Marion Y. Dudley, recently OF
the Milwaukee Sentinel The inimit-
able Hoard, Of the Fort Atkinson
Union, will deliver az address Of great
interest and profit to country news
paper publishers. Other interesting
papers are expected. The excursions
and amusements will be just sufficient
to make the Convention agreeable.
No long trip this year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06

Senator Brownlou has been forced
to leave Washington, and be is now
confined to sick-bed at Knoxville,
the scene of his vigorous and unyield-
ing battles during SO many years. He
will be be missed at the Capitol, where
1t was a familiar sight to see him
carried carefully and tenderly in an
easy chair to his accustomed place at
the left Of the Presidents desk, a few
minutes before the hour Of meeting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06

1t is matter of long-pending con-
troversy as to whether Omaha, on the
Nebraska side, or Council Bluffs, on
the Iowa side Of the Missouri river,
is legally the Eastern terminus Of the
Union Pacific Railroad, the Honse
on the Pacific Railroad, in Congress,
has reported in favor Of the claim of
Council Bluffs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-22
BILL SNYDER.
Fire-Alarm T~eiegraphs and Water.
NORRIS.

Works.
In the words Of the immortal Socrates,
who wrote long before a single newspaper
was established in Nashville, SImpersonal
Journalism does not imply an absence of re-
sponsibility, and there IS in it a lot of pow
der more p~ugnacious than the epithelium-
CORY of a press id dog who lives his brief
period on Turnkey f~ap-doodle." This is
why / come out boldly over my own sigma
ture; and what l say l sag regardless of
costs and consequences. In other words, /
am a journalistic rooster: but this aint what
l started to say. The high water forced me
from my literary retreat, "Under-the-hill, !"
and leaves me high and dry on - street,
from which place | shall have a better view
Of the surroundings. | don't like the
action Of our Mayor on the .Fire-alarm
Telegraph. In fact it is the general opin-
ion of many with whom | have conversed
that he is wrong.
Insurance men say, the fire alarm, if
built, viii reduce the price of insurance as
well as decrease the number Of fires. If
this is true, it would be a good financial
move to build a half dozen fire alarms.
just see what a saving it would be to in
surers alone, not for a moment calculating
the innUmerable benefits TO property own
ers. In my opinion the Mayor can't see
things as l do. l intend running for the
Office myself at the next election, believing
/ would make a better Mayor at half the
money. If elected, L propose giving every
head of a family a fire alarm telegraph, and
will see that a new reservoir is built near
McMinnville to catch all the water from
Collins river and Caney Fork during a
freshet, that urpOOrer class Of citizens may
not be subjected to the great inconvenience
of 'tliteing OUT as they have been doing
the past few days, besides furnishing a sup
ply Of pure water for the eity's use during
the summer months. BILL SNYDER.
On the Hill, April Is.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-22
III ETHICS.

From the New YORK World, April Is.
The Springfield Republican, angry as
a woman and inconsistent as the Eren-
ing Post, over the mottled complexion
and compromised sanity Of Massachu-
sets politics, fairly illustrates the av-
erage ethics of Massachusetts,, which is
the ethics of the Bosjesman: it is all
right to steal another mans wife, but
wicked when ones own wife is stolen.
Butler is not good enough for the Bay
State, and there is outcry and patriotic
c~aterwauling. But Ames, Buffers SON.
in-law and pupil, is quite good enough
for Mississippi, 50 there is no
cutlery nor caterwauling. Poor boy
Simmons is not to the taste of
Beacon street, so Beacon street got in
to a p~ernickitty fever and nightsweat
over Simmons. But Lowell, swindling
postmaster and trucking politician, was
good enough for New Orleans, and
Boston said not a word of Lowell.
Sanborn and Jayne were efficient Off
Gals west of the Sound, but
pirates and robbers when they came
within the shadow of Cape Cod. Mas
sachusetts cheerfully and with magnan-
imous charity gave her Sawyer to South
Carolina, as she gave her Boutwell, to
the Treasury; but she don't Ike Bout
well for her own Senator, nor Sawyer
to sit IN the receipt of her customs.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-22
BLACKBURN.
A sketch Of his Case.

The large number of persons who as
Sembled in the Federal Court room yester-
day to hear the sentence passed upon J.. III.
Blackburn, who was convicted of forgery at
the last term of the United States Court.
were greatly disappointed. The prisoner
was not taken to the court rOom. 1t is
quite probable that he will be sentenced
either to-day or tomorrow, but we have
been unable to ascertain the the exact time
that he will be sentenced. His father.
brother, sister and brother-in-law are in the
city, and visit him daily at the jail.
In this connection, a brief review of his
case may be of interest to our readers.
During the war Blackburn commanded a
company in Stokes cavalry, and afterwards
had some sort of position under Brownlow,
during which period in 1866, he
SEVERELY BEAT GEN WHEELER,
OF the Confederate army, by attacking the
latter in his room, while confined 70 his
bed by sickness, Wheeler being an entire
stranger to him and having no reason 70
suspect an attack from him.
Soon after this ~disgraceful affair, he was
prominent in e~jecting Matt Brown fromthe
office of Mayor of Nashville and putting A..
z. Alden in his place. Blackburn
next appeared before the public
as a member of the Constitutional Conyen-
ton Of this State, and was sOon after ap-
pointed United States Marshal for the Mid
die District of Tennessee. Finding some
difficulty in obtaining securities on the
bond of $4,000 which was required. he
fixed up a bond TO suit himself, aided by T.
ID. EvaLs, and, the signatures afterward
found to be forgeries, he and Evans were
both arrested. At the last term of the Fed
eral Court they were convicted of forgery,
Evans being sentenced to the Penitentiary
for five years. Sentence was to have been
passed on Blackburn at the same time, but,
being out on bond, and having every reason
to believe the jury would bring in a verdict
of guilty in his case, he took time by the
forelock and
SKIPPED LIGHTLY AWAY,
leaving his bondsmen, Messrs. Isaac Wha-
ley and c. II. Stark, in the lurch, they be-
ing responsible for his appearance in the
sum of 5000.
a few days later, on the Sd of Deem
Der, 1873, he was captured at his home in
Liberty, DeKalk County, by Capt. John L.
Armstrong and two other men. He was
taken to Lebanon in a wagon under strong
guard, where he remained during the night
and was brought here the next day, and
was turned over TO Capt. Ed. Wheat, Dep
uty Marshal, who escorted him from the
Maxwell House to the Jail. Strong efforts
were made tOprocure his release on bail but
the Deputy Marshal, believing that he did
not have any authority to accept bond, had
mother alternative but to send him 10 Jail,
where he las been snugly quartered ever
since.
In addition to the charge of forgery upon
which he was convicted, there is an execu-
ton against him on account of some eleven
thousand dollars of government funds
which he had under his control during the
three months he was United States Mar
shal, and which he has not properly &C
counted for, although it is said that he has
not appropriated more than $1,000.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-22

messrs. Ripley and Dana, have determined
to make the work reflect the latest results
in each field. 1t is not too much to say that
no work hitherto published has presented
scientific conclusions in so popular q form
and so adequately. Among the articles Of
this volume select the one on Acoustics,
and see a clear account Of the various phases
Of the subject with illustrations by wood
cuts; Chladni's sound-fgures and the Won
derful revelations of the PhonautOgraph: a
picture of the peculiarities of the sound
waves, showing the wave of the fundamen-
tai tone and the subsidiary harmonic waves
that give popularity or timbre to a given
tone-all written by the action Of sound it.
self on that ingenious instrument. Take
the article on American Antiquities, and see
how concisely and clearly the most inter-
esting details can be brought together.
Those remarkable architectural remains in
New Mexico,i in Central America,th the mounds
and Notifications in Ohio, Wisconsin, and
at Cahokia, opposite st. Louis, are de-
scribed or illustrated with accurate cuts.
An article devoted to the Indian languages
gives material enough for quite an intelli-
gent study Of the subject. In few other
c~yelopadias can one find so clear an ac-
COuut VI liz pTOCtSS Vi DOfln8 drJeSlaQ
wells and Of the manner in which peculiar
difficulties are overcome, together with his
tOrical accounts Of the most famous wells.
Arctic discoveries, Alaska, architectural,
agricultural chemistry, aqueduct, army,
~aeronautics, are titles that tempt one to de-
scribe in detail their treatment.
The Characteristic of the first edition.
that of perspieuity in style, together with
accuracy in statements even more espe-
cially the Characteristic of the present
volume of the new work. Far greater care
is taken, it would seem, in the new work
to preserve equality OF treatment. This is
possible to do in a second edition when it
is very difficult in a first edition.
This work, costing upwards of three hun
dred thousand dollars, is altogether IN an
dertaking thai reflects the highest credit on
It's publishers, and deserves the most libe-
raj patronage of the American people.
(Signed) W. 7. HARRIS,
Superintendent Public Schools, St.Louis,
Nc.
B. F. Hill is the agent in Nashville and
is now vigorously canyassing for subscri-
bers. All should take time to examine it
at least.