The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-07-30

GEORGE PFEUFFEE.
SeIeesed DlsDasehes.
BERLTS, July sO.-The government has
increased the srringency OF regulations re.
stricting ultramontane sgitations. All clubs
and the clerical press will be closed and
watched, and vigorously dealt with for dis.
loyal OF illegal manifestations
SARATOGA, July 19.-The following i
the official decision of the Judge of The
race: Columbia first, Wesleyan second,
Harvard third, Williams fourth, Cornell
fifth, Dartmouth sixth, Princeton and Trim
ity doubtful, Yale ninth.
SHREvEPoRT, July 20.-Geo. Simpson, q
planter, residing fifteen miles from the city,
was murdered by q negro Saturday evening.
Simpson was about seventy years old; was
alone and asleep, when the negro slipped
into the house, and selling Simpsons gun,
shot him dead. The negro was pursued
and captured, and when within six miles
Of the city, was taken from his captors and
killed.
PHILADELPHIA, July 21.-The Ledger
personal inserted by Mr.. Ross, informs the
child stealer that the money is ready, and
asks, show shall know your agentf"
NEw YORK, July 21.-The safe and Office
furniture of the local branch of the Freed
mems Savings Bank were seized yesterday
by the city marshal, under Judgment in
the case of Arabella II. Mafin.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-A telegram was
received at the Executive mansion this
morning, from Acting Governor Davis, of
Mississippi, stating that party was fitting
out in Vicksburg, to unduly control the
election, to take place there on August 4,
and requesting the presence of United
States troops to prevent an outbreak.
The telegram was forwarded to the Presi-
dent at Long Branch.
SAN Francisco, July 21.-The harvest is
progressing throughout the State, and the
yield of grain viii be much larger than last
season. ~
LITTLE Rock, July 2l.-The sub-com-
,mittee of Saylor and Word, of the Congress
sional Investigation Committee on Arkansas
affairs, commenced taking testimony on
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The Secretary of
War has ordered that the army pursue and
punish guilty Indians wherever found, even
going upon their reservations, though care
Is to be taken to prevent striking innocent
ones. t. 3 alai. -. eaF
Z BALTIMORE, July 2I.--Mr. Whitman was
attacked in the woods in Talbot county, in
this State, Saturday night by two negroes.
Mrs. Whitman was killed With club and
her husband terribly beaten. One of the
murderefs, who had attempted to commit
suicide after arrest, narrowly escaped lynch
ing. -
NEW York, July 21.-Theo. Tilton was
before the Beecber investigation committee
49, fr-l,k 6o =,
session until late hour. Nothing has been
made known of the proceedings. go !
CHICAGO, July 21,;-A telegram has been
received NJ Sheridan's headquarters from
Lieut.. Olmstesd, i9 Wyoming Territory,
dated the sixteenth inst, announcing the
defeat of the ArrSpRhOs by Capt, Bates,
with twenty-five Indians killed, The
troops loss is small. Large numbers of the
Comanches are on the war path, and have
had several bloody engagements with
United States soldiers. Old Indian traders
predict a general uprising. The barbara
ties of the Indians seem unrestrained, and
great alarm is felt IN the whole Indian Ter
ritory.
NEW York, July 21.-The letter of Thee.
TiltoR TO the investigation committee is
published. He says while Beecher pos
sessed a perfect knowledge of both his of
Tense and apology, he has chosen to put on
public affectatioR of ignorance and inno-
cence concerning them and has conspicu-
ously appointed committee of six, of the
ablest men of his church, together with
three attorneys, to inquire into what he
leaves the committee to regard as the UNI
accountable mystery of this offense and
apology, as If be had neither committed the
one nor offered the other, or if both were
the mere Pigments of another mans imagi-
nation; thus directly prompting the public
to draw the deduction that Tilton was q
person under hallucination, living a dream
and forming fraud. iis 81
Furthermore, in order to cast over this
explanation, the delicate glamour which
always lends a charm to the defense of a
woman's honor, Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilton,
lately my wife, has been prompted away
from her home to reside among Mr. Beech
eT's friends, to cooperate with him in his
ostensibly honest and laudable inquiry into
facts concerning which she, as well as he,
has for years past had perfect knowledge.
This investigation, therefore, has been
publicly pressed upon me by Beecher,
Seconded by Mrs. Tilton, both of whom In so
doing have united in assuming before the
public the non-existence Of the grave and
solemn facts into which they have con-
spired to investigate for the purpose not of
eliciting but denying the truth,
The assumption by them has seemed to
be that on the examination they expect
the committee to find on their part nothing
but innocence, and on Tilton's part, moth
ing but SANDER. Tilton then says it is now
his unhappy duty to give facts and eviden-
ces to the committee for reversing their
opinion. He charges Mrs. Filton with
joining Beecher in a conspiracy which can
not fail to be full of peril and Indebtedness
to many hearts, and that the last opp0Ftuni-
ty for reconciliation and settlement has
passed. Tilton says of Breeoher; ssThis
despeTate man must hold himself only, and
not me. accountable for the Wretchedness
which these disclosures viii carry to his
own home aud heart, as they have already
brought TO mine; and will add that the
original documents referred to in the even
ing ensuing the sworn statement, Bre for
the most part, in my possession, but the
apology and few other papers, are in the
hands of Francis d. MOultOn.
Tilton then sWears to statements, among
them the following: First, That on the
second of October, 1855, at Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, marriage between
Theodore Tilton and Elizabeth w. Richards
was performed by Rev. II. w. Beecher,
which marriage, thirteen years afterward,
was dishonored and violated By this clergy
man, through criminal seduction Of this
wife and mother, ss hereinafter set forth.
Second, That foF period Of about fifteen
years, extending both before and after this
an intimate friendship existed be-
tween Theodore Tilton and Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, which friendship was &C.
mented 70 such adegree that il consequence
thereof the subsequent dishonoring by
Beecher Of his friends wife was q crime Of
wroDgfnlness and per6dy.
Third. That about nine years ago the
ReT. H. w. Beecher began and thereafter
continued his friendship with Hrs. Eliza
beth r. TiltOn, Tor whose native delicacy
and extreme religious saniimentslity be
often expressed 20 her husband high sdmi-
nation, visiting her from time 70 time Tor
years, till 1870, when. for reasons herein
after stated, he ceased such visits: during
which period, By many tokens ana atten.
tons. he won the affection and love 81