The Portland daily press., 1874-08-21
New Envelopes.
THE BROOKLYN AFFAIR.
The Repor, of ,he Commi,,ec.


NEW YORK, Aug. 20 The subcommittee of
Tue beecher investigating committee completed
tneir report and will submit it to the original
committee Tonight The Brooklyn Union
says Ihe report will not occupy more than
twenty pages fools cap. The only difficulty
the subcommittee has experienced is as to the
arrangement and publication of the testimony.
LII WILL 1t is said, be left to the decision of
ent're investigating, or if necessary to the
examining committee of the church to say
whether TINS be published or not as parts OF it
are absolutely obscene.
Fac Smiles of the Noted Documents,
The Graphic announces that it will to-mor-
row publish fac slniles of all the important
ie1lers bearing upon the Beecher scandal.
Among tnem are the following: The famous
ape; apology OF Mr. Beecher; the demand from Mr..
iiitoh 70 MI. Beecher to quit the pulpit and
le s brooklyn; Mrs. TiltsE's reconciliation,
OF her confession to her husband duplicating
MI. Beecher and her retracton of that recan-
tatlon; Mr.. Beechers letter TO Moultop, in
winch ne speaks of the devices by which we
say saved ourselves; the famous letter from Mr..
I alltoh 10 Or henry q. Bowen; the letter from
samuel WIlkeson to Mr., Moulton asking hun
10 get the apology and consign it to the flames
IN tne room OF reconciliation; the letter from
ii. b. Claf1ln to Beecher relating to the inter
view with Mrs. Woodruff.
Hint at Mouifon's Explanation.
The same paper says: at is rumored that the
true explanation of the story that Mr.. Brecher
was blackmailed to the extent of $1,000 by
Tilton and Moulton win show that the 81, 900
in question is identical with that due by Bowen
to Tilton in accordance with the contract made
between the two in reference to editorials of
the Independent and Brooklyn Union. 1t is
alleged that Beecher paid this money for
Bowen and TINS produced the sudden change
IN the feelings OF the latter towards the former
to which Mr.. Ti!ton has testified This ex-
planation, if true, would justly explain the
silence Of Bowen as to the Plymouth scandal
or scandals, and would furnish sufficient rea-
son for the signing by Bowen the famous
trpartite agreement.
Meeting Of the Investigating Committee.
3The Beecher committee of investigation held
meeting this evening and received a report
from the sub committee. With the exception
of a few notifications no material changes
were made in the document, which will be
read at the meeting of Plymouth Church to-
morrow night
MouIt on's Statement.
Frank Moulton was closeted the great por-
tion OF the day with TiltOn, reviewing his
statement preparatory to handing it over to
the public
More from Gath.
George Alfred Townsend, in despatch to-
day to the Chicago Tribune says that the letter
OF Hilton to Bacon was published Jnne 29th.
After that letter Beecher continued to hold in
tervews with Moulton at his house. and as
late as July 9TH, in the presence of third
party, he put his arms around Moulton's neck
and said: '.Here is the nobest friend that God
ever raised up to help man. He continued
to confer with Moulton as frequently as he did
his counsel until Tilton put in his statement
before the committee Then the issue ch anged
and he found it convenient to call Mr.. Moulton
a blackmailer as the only way to evade his
own writings. He saw Moulton at his own
house as well.
MOniton's Statement.
Appearances indicate the publication of
Moulton's statement early tomorrow. [ can
not get lit to night, but be prepared tor heavy
dose to morrow forenoon. BRADFORD.
MIR. Reecher.
CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 2O.-Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher passed through this city on the
train this morning. en- route for the Twin
Mountain House at the White Mountains