The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-27
No Answer TO be made to
the Woodhul1-Tilton
Scandal.
The Governor of Mass. We.
toes the License Law.
Political Conventions.
The Scoundrelly N. z. Po-
lice.
Accidents. Suicides, Muir"
ders Fires, Etc.

special messenger yesterday to Rev. |
Henry Ward Beecher, now on his farm at
Peeksklll. Early IN the day Rev. DR.. Ed
ward Beecher, brother OF Henry Ward,
and sharer with Thomas G. Shearman, a
lawyer in the management of Plymouth
church with reference 10 the scandal, came
to this city. When asked what he thought
of the new phase of the scandal he replied
that he could give no opinions, but sup
posed Tiltons letter could be answered sat
isfactorily if it should be deemed necessary
He went to the office of Shearman, with
whom he had an interview several hours
long. Shearman subsequently said he did |
not believe Tlton's allegations of Beecher's
guilt. The usual Plymouth church prayer
meeting will be held this morning and in
accordance with the manual business |
meeting may be held after it.
! A dispatch from Peekskill states that
| Henry Ward Beecher, in answer toaquery |
as to what course he will pursue in view
Of the recent statement of Tilton, says he
will not break the silence he has hitherto
preserved.
Mr.. Beecher was present at the weekly
prayer meeting of Plymouth Church this
evening. The proceedings were of the
usual devotional character. No reference
whatever was made to the Tilton letter.
After meeting Mr.. Beecher, IN c"nversa-
ton with reporter, said he had at pres
ent no intention of saying anything In re
ply to the recent statements. He had
large pastorate under his charge and had
no time for personal controversies. LII,
however, the managers OF plymouth
church should decide that 1t would be
we'll for him to speak out in regard to the
recent letter he would do so without hesi-
tation.
BosToN, Mass, June 26.-The license
law recently passed by the Legislature
was to-day vetoed by Gov. Talbot.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, June 26.-The indie
pendent Congressional Convention met
here to-day. Delegates were present from
lSaneamon. Menard and Scott countie land
a partial delegation from Morgan, but none
from Christian and Cass. After some
, consultation and the appointment of Cen
= tral Committee it was decided to make no
nomination, and the convention adjourned
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 26.-The
Republican Congressional Convention OF
the Fifth Iowa District, held here yester
day, renominated Hon. JAS. Wilson by ac
clamatiOn.
WORCESTER, Mass, June 26.-Geo +
Hoar has determined not to run Tor Con
!. gress or any other office next fall.
q DEs MONIES. June 26.-The Attorney
. General. in an opinion On the legality O
the State railroad tariff law, says the Law
is nerfectlv vala. Section first provide
that a road snail be classified In accord
- ance with the amount of its earnings. III
classification is to be based on return
. made by those roads, if such returns ar
not known to be false, in which case the
are to be classified according to know
facts in the case. Delinquency on the par
of railroads in making returns cannot b
considered sufficient reason Why classlhca
ton should not be made.
New YORK, June 26.-Police Commis
sioners Oliver Charlck and Hugh care
ner, convicted yesterday OF violating th
election law, were each to-day sunmone
tn nav a fine ot $3.50 and the Clerk OF tn
Court instructed to notify the Governor
the record uf their cpnvlctIon. \ mou
in arrest at Judgment was denied.
In the hurdle race at the Hlppodr"u
Yesterday, the horse ridden By Alice Gus
-- ineys fell. going oyer the barriers, ana wi
killed Before the rider could eXtrlca
herself the other horses IN the race we
! over the hurdle aud one of the ANNA
struck her in the head and breast with Il
fore feet, inficting, it is feared tat
wounds.
Another policeman has been arrested
the charge Of robbery;
Another case of hylrophobia is repoI
ND ed, the victim this time being III N
Cormick, butcher at 800 East Fifty III
TO street Mccormick was bitten little oV
a month ago.
vears old. employed in the family OF y
Miller. at Crawford, n. Y, attempted
.r poison the family by putting a large amou
= s. Of creosote in the coffee She was arrest
and lodged in the Elizabeth Jail. She {
] pressed NJ coutrtion for the deed, VIII
ood She saws was prompted by nard reai ID,
rea,s received from her employers.
ly BATHURST. NIB, June 26.-Last wee
E gale resulted in the loss ot thirty twn II
T. along the eastern coast oi New Bru
- wick, nineteen being fishermen. -Four ba
aud nine schuoners w re stranded,and u
- ty fishing boats wrecked.
= ! ST. JOHN. N. b., June 26.-Thirty
members have been returned favorable
ut the poyernment's 8 non. sectarian school
'"' to- day.
PITTSBURGH, June ga serious a
yxy dent occurred at Baded, Beaver cou'
Y near this city, at barn raising. An
/. twenty men were working on scat
when the tiubers supporting 1t gave v
precipitating them all to the ground
). tance OF about thirty feet One
named Silas McPhersnn was killed
70 ooo seven others seriously injured.
10000 T1rUsv1LLE. Pa, June ga
. . 0S G00 named Osporn was blown to atoms
5000 sS,t morning, near Parker's City by the
',o,OOO g plosion Of 100 pounds OF nitro glyce
1sS,0oO 1tU00V which he was transporting
1000 CINCINNATI. J une 26. During the 81
~ So0oo 0 Yesterday atternnon the lightning stru'
1OogO0 man at Circleville. Obio; woman
119oooo 1So09o Huntington, West Virginia; two y
so men at kalamazoo, Mich; the pnstm'
$50 600 at Marion, Ind, and three persons
200 ,OOo Fort Wayne. ltd. AZ
''''''' C1NcINNAT1, June 26.-George Moo
oo colored man who lived in house,
2500 Athens. OHIO, was found dead with
.o5 5SS 90 hole 10 his head, and his house 10
/ 800 90 Wednesday night.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 26-Ihe e
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