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sent them, aud stating that the parties
preferred to were in the city.
The committee adjourned shortly be.
fore midingh5' when the lady came out
tand was taken TO the residence of Mrs.
that the witness was Mrs Tiltou. The
committee meet again Monday.
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Washington, July 3l.--Gov. Amas,
OF Mississippi, to- day teIegraphed tho
President that the condition of affairs
IN Vicksburg is alarming that infant
~ and cavalry organizations exist. and
that bodies of armed men in violation
OF law assume the guardianship OF the
peace. The CONTROVERSY is political.
democrats. who are white, and Rcpub-
iicans, who are mostly black, each fear
frauds and Violence from Others. Tho
democrats, who are masters of the
e1tuation, oppose the presence OF
troops. He asks, can there be any se-
rious Or harmful results In sending
troops there? Will 1t not be the least
of evils to have troops there in case of
emergency? leak5
Secretary Belknap sent the follow
Ing in reply:
Hon. n. ABaes, Jackson, Mss: The
contents of your dispatch was submit
ted to the President. He declines to
move, troops except under a call made
strictly in accordance with the terms
of the constitution.
The Secretary of tic treasury will
Issue tomorrow a call for 10000
coupons, and 5000 registered bonds to
be at the treasury the 1st of Novem-
bcr. They are of the series dated
May LIST, 1862. The total amount to be
paid is $25, ,000, 600 in coupons and S5,-
000, COO registered bonds. ~
\ New YORK, Aug. lin the Friday
evening meeting at Plymouth Church,
last night, the reference to Mr.. Beech
er was frequent. Assistant pastor
Halliday made some remarks on the
text Behold how good and how
blessed 1t is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity" and read lettcrs from
old members Of the church expressing
confidence in Mr.. Beecher.
a mutual friend Of Messrs. Beecher
and Tilton gives this story publicity
this morning: II know Mr.. Tilton
told mo that Mr., Moulton, having
learned thAt Beecher had got posses
sion Of . paper, which Mrs. TiltOn had
wrote clearing him Of wrong doing.
went to Mr.. Beecher's house to get it
don't know positively whether he
made threats, bat know he went with
! pistol In his pocket prepared to use
threats, If necessary. I know he came
sway with the papers in his posses
sion. Mr.. Tilton told me so at the
time"
Rev. DR.. Bacon says: II believe Til
ton has for three years been cackling
to lay this egg, and used my lecture as
= protect" He CDR. Bacon) considers
tho committee poor substitute for
legal proceedings, and its verdict'will
be unsatisfactory. He feels no sympa-
thy for Tilton aud withdraws his con-
lidence from Reecher with the greatest
rcluctance.
Tho Tribune says Isabella Beecher
Hooker, who knows Mrs. Woodruff
Intimately, believes her stories sub
true, and has urged her
brother to make public confession.
A London letter says that sympathy
Tor Chicago since her last great fire
Is very hearty, and that if snbscrip-
lion list were started it would soon
reach large sum. a letter frcm
1aaiE ssys chaos il ing The reeee.-,
risings. Food is dearer and wages no
higher than heretofore. The national
debt has grown to- immense proper
lions since the unity of Italy. and tho
expenditures largely exceed the annu-
al income. Paper money is worth ID
per cent. Of its face, and resumption
seems impossible, paper money being
constantly. In the north and
in Sicily brigandsge is flourishing aud
the police Themselves are either parti-
sans or malefactors and the assassins
are rarely discovered and assassina-
tions are common.
The firm OF M. Rosenauski g. CO., J,
manufactures Of white and woolen
goods, are reported suspended with
liabilities of probably half million
dollars, and certainly not less than q
quarter of million. 1t is hoped fheir
cmbarrasments will be only tempora-
ry. 1t is said that mismanagements
by a California agent has caused their
misfortune. III. -
DErnorT, August IA fire broke
out In Muskegon at an early hour this
morning and has destroyed nearly half
tho city. The FIRE Is i'm the Eastern part
and 1t is believed no mills have been
destroyed. About ten squares burned.
The portion of the city consumed
was wooden buildings, and composed
the old part of tho town. The best
part or the town, together with the
mills escaped. The fire origined in
Harte's boot and shoe store, corner of
Western avenue and Terrace streets,
and thence II swept everything mp to
the G. \ M. i. S. depots. Nearly two
hundred dwellings aud about one
hundred places OF business werc de-
stroyed. Losses not yet ascertained.
Insurance comparatively light.
A FREQ Press special states the fol-
lowing as the principal losses: J. A.
Hart, Peck j. Murphy, Ii. A. Sawyer.
A. Perrinsky, VIM. Kreknarnel, j. J.
Combs, r. COverle s. Co, NJ T. Booth,
National Hotel, u. Quinn, ID. Blake.
Horbst s. Co., VIM. Martin, Otto. Krcibr,
Gsrvey Bros, WIN. Sprigg, Forest
City Hotel, Frank Scott, III. Kochling,
VIM. Flaming. A. Towl, J. Bronson,
Robert Black, j. LcnshoG, j. p. Thi-
bott, J. Anthony, Cooper A. Jordan.
C.S. Hilbourne. A large number OF
salo0as burned, and what arc left are
closed BY order of the mayor on ac-
count Of the greas number Of intoxica-
ted persons IN the streets. Only three
brick buildings were among those de-
stroyed. tfa ws
WAsHlSGIoN, Aug. The Public
debt decreased in July, 81, 2S3,S66.
nptfsfHE@2@k R.--
WAsHISGroN, Aug. L. The Public
Debt Stat6mentshows coin in Treasury
100000; currency 100000; coin
certificates 3S,500, ,0D0; special deposits,
legal tenders for redemption of Ger
tificates and deposit, 56,00QC0o; out
standing legal tenders 3s2 2,0eo,OD /;
total expenditures for fiscaiyear ead-