The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-18
Disastrous Fire in Tiskilwa

Disastrous Fire in TiskiIwa
New York, July I1.-rhe Brcokly1
Eagle says Mr.. Beecber's statement is
ready and will be submitted as soon as Til
tons is put on. Those who have seen ii
say it is straightforward, frank docu-
ment. 1t explains the nature of the trou-
bic with Tilton, denies that he ever made
an impure intimatiou to Mrs. Titon, and
concludes with an absolute denial of all
other ISLANDERS against him. He acknowl-
edged that Mrs Tilton complained to him
of her husband that she spoke of his in
fidelity and cited instances; spoke of his
going with strange women and begged him
to advise her as man and master. After
deliberation with hesitancy, he advised
her that if she felt she could not reclaim
| her husband to leave him. After time
| Beecher felt that he bad made mistake
in giving his advice, He thought perhaps
that if left to the impulses of his own gen
erous nature Titon would have abandoned
the strange women after whom he had
been running and return to his place in his
own household. In this condition he apol-
ogized to Tilton for what he had done, pro
missed to extend to him the right hand of
| fellowship in the future and to bury the
past utterly.
| The Argus states that when Beecher re-
duced lis statement to writing he submit
ted it to a friend with the remark that it
was the paper he intended to lay before
the investigating committee. His friend
read it carefully and then returned it to
Beecher, saying Il advise you not to
present that paper to the committee. "
Beecher asking the reason of such advice,
the reply was because Tilton's statements
will shver it to pieces. That on further
consultation and comparison of views,
Beecher determined to follow the advice
of his friend that accordingly Mr. Beech
er statement was not presented to the
committee last night; that instead OF
statement Mr.. Beecher sent a note to the
committee in which he announced that he
had not prepared any evidence to submit
to that body.
TiIton forthcoming statement will, il
is said, disappoint the public greatly. The
supposition has been that he would under
take to prove that Bcecher had done him
grave personal injury would attempt to
show that Beechcr outraged, not the iii
tons, but some other household. He rea-
sons in this way: My proposition is that
Beecher is not fit man to occupy a Chris
tan phlpit What Beecher has done to
me is my own affair. My main PROPOSE
ton is in support Of it, | submit the fol
lowing statement" etc, etc This docu-
ment, there is good reason for the state
ment, will effect the character of two other
women beside Mrs. Titon. The consis,
tency of Mr.. Tilton's position will be best
Judged by the public when the statement
appears and its contents are compared with
his promise.
New York, July 1.-The Commits
sisners of Charities and Correction have
authorized improvements to be made in
the prison quarters Of VIM. y. Tweed,
owing to the representations of physicians,
and the Warden of the Penitentiary will,
in day or two, remove Tweed to lar
ger room. his room, about lOx2O feet
in area, is on the second floor, and has
three windows out from it on the river
1t is to be fitted up with the same furni-
ture used in Tweed's former room, on the
second floor front. This furniture belongs
TO Tweed There are double bed lounges,
hospital and army chairs, an office re-
vOlvine chair, and one or two tables Be
fore Tweed can be removed his new quar-
ters will be rendered more secure, and
the Warden is now having the room newly
bolted and barred. At present Tweed
performs the duties OF orderly IN the hos I
pital administering medicines, assisting
the doctors in cases that require an order |
ly'S attention, and turning out at night /
with the other orderles when he is re-
quired. He feeds on the prison fare, cx- |
cept that he is permitted occasi nally to I
purchase better food, always within the /
prison regulations.
The grand jury to day found three a1- |
dtilnal Indictments against Charlick aud /
Gardner, ex Police Com missioner, recent |
!y convicted Of violation of the election
laws.
YANKToN, D. T., July 1.-THE Repub.
lican Territorial Convention at Elk Point /
yesterday nominated Jefferson F. Kidder.
of Nermili0n, for Congress A resolution |
was adopted lnstructing the delegates to I
use all honorable means to secure a diyi- /
sion of the territory and the organization /
Of the new territory OF Pembina from the /
northern portion.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE examin-
ation of candidates for admission into the
Naval academy as cadet engineers. takes /
place Oh the 18th, 10Th and 18th of Sep /
tember, instead of any time between the .
] 9TH and 18th, as heretofore. This will
be competitive examination. The re-
cent act OF Congress permits the appoint
Inent Of twenty five cadat engineers annu-
ally.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 1.-THE
Investigation Committee
arrived here to-day.
CHICAGO, July l7.-Information has
been received here that man signing
himself L. I. Gillett. commercial trav
eler, Is representing himself to the busi-
ness men of Nebraska, Kansas, and Mis-
souri, as agent for cardboard houses in this
clty. The houses here wish it t. be made
public that be is no agent of theirs and
las ~ power to sell goods or make bills.