The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

She has left her home, husband and chill
dren, and is now at the house of Edward
J. Oyington, Jr., with whose family she
has long been intimate, Mr.. Tilton retaining
the children at the house on Livingston
street.
The public action of Mrs. Tilton, of
course, augurs i'll for her husband and the
UNQUALIFIED friends of Beecher regard it as
overturning all charges which have been
limited at, or that Mr.. Tilton is likely to
make; while those who sustain the latter
declare that the circumstances of her tes.
timony and resultant action will have little
weight in the face of the whole evidence,
should it ever be brought out. Certain
mem bers of the committee claim to be de-
termined that nothing shall stop the inves-
tigation.
New York, July l5.-Francis D. Moul-
ton, mutual friend of Beecher and Til
ton, last night made statement to the
Investigating Committee. He said he
makes the statement read before and ap-
proved by both Beecher and Tilton, his
personal friends. He would not crafty
the curiosity of the world by the recitation
of the facts confded to him. The mat
ter between. Messrs. Beecher and Tilton
must be settled by them and by the COM
mittee it necessary. He would state the
facts IN his possession to this tribunal bu.
the other two parties should first be
heard. He maintained that MIR. Beecher
should frankly state that he had commit
ted an offense against Mr. 1iton, and
apologized in the language of the letter,
part of which had been quoted. MIR.
Beecher should have refused to be party
to reopening this matter. This would have
rendered unnecessary further inquiry by
the committee This statement was un-
satisfactory to the committee, who insist
ed on detailed statement. which Moulton
refused The committee expressed their
determination to make the examination
searching and thorough Mrs Tilton
gives evidence contradictory to Tilton' S
version in her testimony before the COM
mittee. Her appearance before the com
mittee was effected by the personal friends
of Beecher 1t is positively said that
Mr.. Beecher is making overtures to re-
strain Tilton from his determined course.
Tilton shows no signs of yielding.
The members of the Beecher Investiga-
ting Committee says the Brooklyn Eagle,
say to- day that Beecher acted in perfect
good faith in asking an Investigation.
Even if he wished, however, he could not
now recall it, and the investigation will
bring to light everything. Tilton's friends
say that it is idle to talk to him of COM
promise and he viii carry out his inten-
tions at any cost 1'ilton will meet
the committee next Monday. The
Argus says that I'ilton is in tight
place and knows it. The committee are
convinced that Titon has a weak case and
will not hear of compromise. Mrs. Til
ton refuses to converse on the subject to
reporters. Tlton informed Union repor-
ter that he learned of Beecher's appoint
ment of an investigating committee only
by hearing that Mrs Titon had been be-
fore it. He would rather keep the facts
in his possession buried, but Mr.. Beecher
was responsible for their revelation.
ATLANTA. Ga, July IA lumber
train this morning, on the Air Line rail
road, fell through the trestle work Of the
Tree Creek bridge, four or five miles from
the city. One colored man was killed
outright, and six others were seriously in
jured.
PORTSMOUTH,, n. H., July l5.-The
shore end of the cable was landed from the
Ambassador this morning with great cere-
mony and amid general acclamations from
the crowds who witnessed it.
LITTLE Rock, July 15.-The Constitu-
tional Convention met yesterday and pro-
ceeded to organization by electing Cen
Grandson ID, Royston President and Thos
W. Newton Secretary.
The Convention did little but complete
its organization to-day.
Quincy ILL.,, July l5.-The brothers of
Miss Hoyt, who committed suicide on Sun
day by drowning in the river. received her
remains from the Coroner this morning,
the jury having reversed the verdict of a
former jnry,and finding the body to be that
of Miss Hoyt a4d not Mrs, King as was at
first supposed.
LINCOLN, Logan County, III July b.
Another fire broke out last evening about
10 O'Clock, and destroyed five wooden
buildings and Il barn on the north side OF
the square The loss is estimated at $40,
90. A champion fire extinguisher, here
on trial before the City Council valued at
-. 500. and four h rises were burned. The
Christian Church aud the residence of the
Hon. a. May yiieid were saved by speedy
and heroic work upon the part Of the cIli-
zens. The fire caught in barn, and is gen
orally conceded To be the work OF an incen-
diary