The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-04
From the Maine State Press of Sept. 81
History of Seven Days.
he news for the week ending Wednesday
Night Sept. I'D.
THE GREAT SCANDAL.

Last Friday evening Plymouth church was
crammed to its utmost capacity to hear the re-
port of the Investigating Committee to which
had been entrusted the examination of the
charges against Mr.. Beecher. The full report
would fill between five and six columns of this
paper in solid type. 1t begins by giving the
letters of Mr.. Beecher which led to the ap-
pointment of the committee. Thirty-seven
persons were invited to testify before the COM
mittee, all of whom complied with the request
except Frank Carpenter In the report of the
committee there are no new developments in the
case and no testimony is given throwing addi-
tional light upon the question. The report as
sumes that both Tilton and Msulton are conspr-
ators and shows that Tiltons first charge was that
Mr.. Beecher had made improper proposals to
Mrs. Tilton, but, as time passed, they concluded
to make it adultery. So far as the first charge
is concerned the Committee have the testimony
of Messrs. Belcher and Harmon that for more
than two years, Tilton's charge was only that
of improper advances. There could be no mis-
take about this for it so appeared lin Mr.. Til
ton'sI"true story" which he read to his friends
an dmade the subject of conversation with
newspaper people. 1t was not until Tilton had
worked up his case that the charge of adultery
was thought of-when Mr.. Beecher had signed
that senseless apology written bylMoulton, and
Titon, by threat and solicitation, had extorted
from his wife those singular confessions that
the charge of adultery was made. The Com
mittee proceed to show by the testimony taken
that there was no such idea as adultery in the
case: First, because Mr.. Beecher's offense
whatever it was, was one that Titon could for
give which could not be true if it had bee n
adultery; second, that in his cross-examination,
Tlton said that Beecher said he had done Til
ton wrong but not so much as some
Others, referring to Mrs. Beecher and others,
who on learning the cruelty of Tilton to
his wife interfered to persuade her
to leave him and influenced Bowen to discharge
him from the Independent and Brooklyn I'm
ion; third, by the letter of MouIton to Beecher
who had learned of Tilton's bad faith in retail
ing the stories to his associates. and wrote
Moulton that he would make a statement pub
lie which would ''bear the light of the judg-
ment day. in which he (Moulton) advised
Mr.. Beecher against this course, but says
to him: "You. can stand if the whole case
is published tomorrow" The report dwells
at some length upon Tiltons troubles aud ap-
plies the rules of evidence to the testimony
from which they conclude that MI Beecher is
not guilty of any improperly in connection
with Mrs. Tilton, but censure him for allowing
himself to be made the dupe of Tilton and
Moulton in connection with the case, The
church and society unanimously adopted the
report of the committee and the conclusions
arrived at. Moulton, who was present, inter-
rupted Mr.. Raymond, who was making a
speech defending Mr. Beecher and accusing
Moulton, by calling him tRaymond) a liar.
This interruption was followed by considerable
confusion and cries Of, "give him hell" "put
him out" but poll cemen being present and the
appeal of the presiding officer prevented any
assault on the mutual friend. As Mouton left
the church, a rush was made for him by part
of the crowd, but he was safely escorted to his
carriage by the police and went home This
action toward Moulton, however detestable he
may be, was dsgraceful in the extreme.
1t is said that both Moulton and Tilton are
now engaged in celebrating new statements,
and that the former will present a case against
Mr. Beecher where he confessed adultery with
another than Mrs. TfitUu, Uf which he
has certain proof.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Postmaster General Jewell took charge of
the postal department Tuesday. Mr. Jewell
through change of trains lost his connection
for Washington at New York ut.having prom
ised the President TO take charge of the Office
Tuesday, he secured locomotive and car and
arrived in Baltimore ia time to take the Wash
ington train. He will make no change in the
Ulcers of the department at present. Mr..
Rambush, clerk in the foreign mail bureau, goes
the postal convention at Switzerland, the OBJ
ect of which is to Iconsult, simplify and reduce
postal rates between all nations.
A. treaty of friendship between the United
States and Perm has been proclaimed.
The Attorney General decides that the law of
last yeer providing that only actual travelling
expenses shall be allowed persons employed by
the United States, cuts off the allowance of
mileage to q. S. marshals.
Three millions of gold will be sold during the
month of September.
Treasury payments for August amounted to
$18.188, 214 exclusive of interest on the public
debt.
Tuesday, Secretary Bristow issued call for
$l5,OOO,00O of $50 bonds, bearing date of May1
1862, the interest on which will cease Dec l
The following are the numbers:
Coupon bonds third series, $50, Nos 14,401,
to 1854 inclusive; $780, Nos, 45, 101 to 81 ,92S
inclusive; $500, Nos. 28,7O1 to 30, 1868 inclusive:
$1,000, Nos. 70, POI to 1912 inclusive.
Fourth series, $50, Nos. l to 100 inclusive;
800, Nos. to 1866 inclusive; $500, Nos. 1 to
1856 inclusive; $1,000, Nos. 1 to 1870 inclusive
Total $12,OO0,OOO.
Registered bonds, $50, Nos. 1851 to 1900
inclusive; $loo Nos, 1a, 3o1 to 1890 inclusive;
800, Nos. z701 to 1850 inclusive; $1,000, Nos
31,610 to 32,950 inclusive; $4,000, Nos. 9S1O to
1880 nclssive; $4,000, Nos ii Isl to 1880
in elusive. Total $3,0000OO. Grand total $15,-
100000.
VI the amount outstanding, embraced in the
numbers above, ST., 900 are coupon and So
100, 900 registered bonds United States securi-
ties forwarded for redemption should be ad-
dressed to the loan division, Secretary's Office,
and all registered bonds should be assigned to
the Secretary of the Treasury for redemp-
tion.
Appended to this call is statement of the
previ GUS calls for the redemption of $50 bonds
(act Of Feb. 18th 1892. They commence with
with Sept lst, 1871, and aggregate to Aug. 1st,
1914 SS6i 200 COO and with the present or 18th
POLITICAL.
In this state the Repub licans have made
their nominations in every county except Aroos-
1oVh, WACIo Iut COuFeutlOu Is QelQ to-day,
Most of these conventions have been charact-
cried by an unusual degree of harmony and
the candidates are generally worthy of party
support. Our voting readers shonld not forget
that the annual election takes place a week
from next Monday, September 18th.
All of the Democratic state conventions held
last week. declared against the civil rights BILL
and those of Missouri and Ohio for paper mon
ey and payment of $50 bonds in greenbacks.
The so-called Democratic convention in Illinois
was an independent affair and is so claimed by
the leading Chicago papers.
Inc Boston Journal concludes, after looking
in the field, that there is no Generalization in
the Republican tanks in that state sucb 90
several independent journals discover and have
predicted for years. Gen. Butler wants to on
to Congress again, and the Republicans in
Judge Hoar's district are signing a paner uro-
ing him to again be candidate. The sama
request has been made to George F. Hoar of
the Worcester district. About 80 merchants in