The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-29

part of Mrs. Tilton in regard to this,
although il was quite unintentional on
my part. Well. ut the table. no one
was present but Mrs. Bullnrd, Mr.. Til
ton and myself. Theodore told the
whole story OF his wife's faithlessuess,
as before observed. He did not go
into the details, but the sum and sub
stance OF the whole matter he related
in the hearing Of Mrs. Bullard and
myself We were reformers. He gave
Us the story as a phase of social life.
The next evening, hearing that Miss
Anthony was little piqued at me for
leaving her on the day before. I re-.
turned to nay home here in Tenahy.
To my surprise, I found Susan waiting
my arrival. That evening, when we
were alone. said to her. "Theodorc
related O very strange story to Mrs.
BulIard and me last evening"" Then
reoounted to her all that he had told
us. Miss Anthony listened atsentively
to the end. Then she said. II have
heard the same story from Mrs. Til
ton" We compared notes, and found
that by both man, and wife the same
story had indeed been told When
Mr.. Tilton returned; home tthat ,even-
ingj soma angry words, growing out OF
the separstion in the afternoon, passed
between..:him. and his wife. and both
became intensely exoited.s In the heat
OF the passion,a and in the presence of
Miss Anthony, each confessed to the
other Of having broken the marriage
VOW. In the midst of these startling
disclosures, Miss Anthony withdrew
to her room. Shortly after. she heard
Mrs. Tilton come dashing up the
stairs. and Mr.. Tilton following close
after. She flung open her bed room
door, and Elizabeth rushed in. The
door was then closed and bolted.
Theodore pounded on the outside and
demanded admittance. but Miss An.
thony refused to turn the key. So in
tense wae his pussion ut that moment,
that she feared he might kill his wife
IL be gained access to the room. Seve-
raj times he returned to the door and
angrlly demanded that it be opened
No woman shall stand between me and
my wife, he said. But Sisan, who is
as courageous as she is noble, answered
him with the words: eff you enter
this room, it will be over my dead
body;" and 80 the infnristed man
ceased his demands and withdrew.
Mrs. Tllton remained with Susan
through the night. In the excitement
of the hour. aud amid sobs and tears,
she told all to Miss Anthony the
whole story of her faithlessness; Of Mr..
Beeoher's course; of her deception and
OF her anguish. fell upon the ears of
Susan 3. Anthony. and were spoken
by the lips of Mrs Tilton. The next
morning, Mr.. Tilton told Susan never
to enter his house again; she told him
she should enter whenever she chose,
but believe she did not 20 there
again.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 8.-The steam
or Altoona, from Yokohama, reports the
loss of steamer on the West coast.
with twenty-seven lives.
ST. LOUIS. July %. Twenty cases OF
eun-stroke to-day; half fatal.
BosToN. July 2S.-Roughs stoned a
train today, and man in the smok.
ing car and lady were fearfully cut
in the head. This occurred within q
mile Of West Palmer, Mass.
The National Bank Examiner pre-
ferred charges of dishonesty against
the Cashier Of the Milford National
Bank.
CHICAGO. July 2S.-An awkwardly-
constructed slow-match of rags and
kerosene, leading to three kegs OF
powder, was found in Nicholas Stand
ers' hardware store, 219 Clark street
Standers has been arrested. The fire
had progressed considerably when dis
covered.
PIrrsBURa. July 28-The details of
the flood show that the disaster is
greater than was supposed; fully 200
lives we're lost. The damaged district
is twenty-five miles in diameter. The
prevailing theory is that water.spout
OF some kind did the mischief.
CINCINNATI, July 28.--At SPARTA,
on the Louisville Short Line Railroad, i,
q South bound freight train went
through bridge damaged by water
no one hurt A mile und-a-half South
Of Sparta, the engine, baggage car and
one OF the passenger cars of train
went through bridge; one man fa-
tally and three seriously injured. Five
miles further South, five luggage cars
were ditched. Between Cincinnati
and Walton, two bridges are down
The damage is principally to the roll
ing stock. The officers of the com.
pany say trains will run regularly in
two Gays.
The corn crop of Ohio, Indiana and
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