Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-20

New YORK, Aug Is 1t is stated in
the Brooklyn Eagle that the servant
girl bushes will wear another CONF
plcxion when the story OF the girl now
in possession tho Plymouth church
Investigating committee Is made pub
lie. Ike allegation is that Tilton, not
Beecher, was interested in her removal
from Brooklyn. 1t seems from her
statement now leaking out that she
was an adopted child in Tilton's house,
hold, taken when an infant and al
ways treated as member of the fam.
lily. During the absence of Mrs. L.
this adopted daughter left the house,
and on Mrs. Us return related to her
occurrences leading to that act. After
wards the story crcpt out, and Mre.
Tilton was sent to more than one
house to deny it: and finally finding
that it did not die easily, the girl was
induced by Mr.. and Mrs. +. to sign a
statement denying what was called
the wicked stories set on foot against
i. After this retraction was obtained
Z. had the girl sent west to school. and
Francis ID Monlton paid her tuition
and board bills. This isthe girls own
story MS she has told It to the commit
zee, to her school teacher and to Mr..
Shearman.
Beecher left for PeekskilI this morn.
ing and Mrs. Beecher says she does
not think he will return before Octo-
Der.
The argus states that Frank Moulton
will speak. That he will do as Gen.
Butler advised him: ..Come In last"
CHICAGO, Ang. 15-ln the Circuit
Court this morning Judge Williams
rendered a decision in the famous
Cheney Whitehouse case. Last spring
the counsel of Whitehouse made ap-
plication for an injunction, Restraining
Rev. Chas. E. Cheney from longer
preaching in Christ Church and the
organization from the use OF the church
property. The case was argued and
taken under advisement by the Court,
which gives its opinion to-day. The
decision is that the objections to the
form of the original were not we'll u
ken and are overruled. The decision
has these points: The property,
though originally taken Ia the name Of
the trustees, was for the benefit of all
attached to the worship of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. That it was
held for the benefit OF that Church and
not for the Low Church party. That
all the churches In the United States
are regarded In law 40 only voluntary
societies, aud the laws and regulations
are regarded as stipula,ions between
the parties. That the existing canona
arc the stipu,aticns BY which Cheeney
agreed 10 be tried. That . church
court more nearly resembless court Of
arbitration than q civil tribunal, and
that by the law governing similar ar
bitrations all arbitrHtOrs must be
present at the hearing. That theco
Tor the first trial OF Mr.. Cheney con-
Sisted of five assessors, aud four only
being present At the trial and final de.
clsioD, II was not court In the mean
ing OF the church canon, aud lite action
was void that upon the second trial
the court had NO jurisdiction, and its
decision was void that The Bishop had
no power TO sentence except fl pursu-
ance offhe finding ofthe church court
and such findings being invalid his
sentences were also void, and Mr..
Cheney was nevsr legally deposed
from the ministry. The bill was there.
fore dismissed for want Of equity.
LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE Americana
beat the Sheffield club in a game OF
cricket to-day by 44runs to 4.
Base Bail-Bostons beat the Athlet.
les by a score Of 10 to II.
LONDON, Aug. II "A special to the
Daily Telegraph from Paris reports an
alarming accident to Victor Hugo
While walking in Pussy Hugo waa
struck on the head with violence by q
pole which projected from q passing
cart. H feel insensible on the side
wall, but afterwards recovered sufii.
GENTLY to walk to bis hotel. Although
the shock was severe to man of his
age, 1t is hoped the consequences will
not be serious.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE journal Des
Debats regards the election of Calva-
dos as ominons and dangerous, and
warns the government against the
threatening attitude of the Bonapart-
lists. {
Bancroft Davis, u. S. Minister to
Germany, arrived here Saturday, and
will start for Berlin Thursday.
VIENNA, Aug. 1.-THE New Free
Press says it has reliable Information
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