The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-11
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Kentucky Challenge Case.

The Kentucky Challenge Case.
CINCINNATI, December l0-The grand
jury of Frankfort, KY, yesterday found
an indictment against Thomas G. Jones,
present Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
charging him with usurpng an office es-
tablished by the constitution, by being
ineligible, from the fact that he accepted
u challenge to fight duel. Jones gave
bond in the sum of $4,000, and the case
set for trial next Tuesday.
Accident Oh the Pittsburgh h and Ton.
nellsville Railroad.
Two passenger coaches OF train on
the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Rail
road were upset by the breaking of the
chain plate near, Uniontown, Pa, last
evening. Six passengers were seriously
injured.
The Beecher.TiltOnC Case.
NEW YORK, December l0.-The argu
ment in order to show cause why bill
OF particulars should not be granted in
the Beecher-Titon suit came up to-day
before Judge McCue in the general
court room, Brook lyn. Theodore Tilton
was present.
Mr.. Sherman opened the argument by
reading an order 10 show cause, &c. Ex-
Judge Morris then read an affidavit made
bv Theodore Tilton. 1t reCteS that the
sum total of the knowledge now possessed
BY him of the conduct complained of be-
, tween Henry Ward Beccher and Eliza
beth r. Tilton, and the times and places
thereof consists in the confessions made
bv Mr.. Bcccher to Francis ID. MoultOn,
Emma K. Moulton, Elizabeth K. Tilton
and others; confessions made by Eliza
beth II. Tilton to Dmma Il. Moulton,
Martha b. Bradshaw, Florence Tilt"n.
Theodore Tilton, and others; written and
printed papers, documents and letters
o Beechers to Tilton and other
persons; acts, declarations, and
conduct by Mr.. Beechcr and Mrs. Tilton,
tending to the proof without locating the
acts to any times or places, and the direct
proof derived from the acts, oral dcclara-
tions and written papers and documents
of Mr.. Bccchcr and other persons.
Mr.. Tilton also SAYS in the affidavit that
the confessions made TO him, named but
two specific occasions and but two places,
when and where, criminal conduct was
had namely. one at the house Of the
defendant in Brooklyn on the 10Th o.:
October. 1863 and the other at the house
of the plaintif on the 18th of October.
1868. but of thi, the deponent is not
absolutely certain that the above are the
precise dates given by said con
fessions, but is positive that they
wore about and very near to
tLnsa ,wn doys. nor is this deponcpt
nrsi,iyc ,bot nI,rc. thc ASSIGNED to these
f.,o. os ohnyr stated il being possible
tbst the intercourse stated above AS oc-
,.mrr;n, an the 10Th of October. 1865
,nar bSva hnrn ot thc hou,e Of this de-
n"ront o,J that on ,hr 17th Of October
tsGs ,t the house of the defendant, and
,bo donnncnt further SAYS that the com
fass;nr made n him admitted the VA
r;,rs nc,. of adultery bv the dcfendcnt
,,,;,L ,bo u,;f, Of rho drnoncnt as occur
rin,, hntwrrn tbc 1Otb Of October 1868.
a, ~ ,rin,, $50 hut did not narticr-
Iorizn any time or place.
Otherwise than AS stated. that
S"1 .s" 5annnort Id not rYncct to he able or
trio1 ~ nroye bv any witnesses anv such
;rinrronr.c or f. prove anv definite time
nr rlace when or where such intercourse
,,o,!nrr.i nycnnt hv confession and that
,hev urr the only proof of adultery
'"0! ~: I,n,I ou L,n,.IaJ,,o
charged "tiiI" ,he '"','' VI N"o"
ot d"ponent, ana Whlch he eAPec'' " o'
able to oheroi 'rlai. u,..,.,;.
Tilton concludes MS atlldavit py askihS
the Court, IN case ot PROOF ny OH Oh
particulars Is Sr"hreu' W .',S.It " .i'uf'
to the following enrc'; nut Ii;,I 'n's I'ue' - =,
not 10 De So e"nS,rutr ,t c. vi "ip,.d ipp,rod"cir ~ "
Pron'o'' Inv p"r,s.;an. p'a,t'' aots 5ocIara
evidence y; 'o''l.'' .S ~ I"n, .%ich
''ohs' "'"'"a si'' i ,ha ,''' -
ma! pc "ui'''Ss"''o :s n"I .tsIs si SoJ n,,
ru'c' '' ~ 'u,''t t'i''n a. nn, ~ ,ar,n.
- - MAJ -,;,,,I,r or, or ,i,ro of
aI,I,orr Lm; prov;no hv sucb evidence
au''',, ~ DN ;n,aSoonrse cbsrg,d in
auu anu,,Ia;n, %nE aI,bonrb it NAV NOT thereby
.o"' p'","'' .a harn honr commi,tad nm any
"ppG"' W. '''I' Iar ~ ~ onv n,r,icnlnr
PT. P%' %'.'N'"
P'",r. l,, ,,,o,, i, favor or the hill
.r.iio A'..i w. " - vassrs Sbaarm.p and
Z. pa. ., ".,,'o of Tho Council for Rerchcr
f'''t,, w" Jntno I ~. srainst thr
anu eH ~ .n -. "nd ra9"-yoI I..
jug wv" '"' f"s'' - ''''
e'''o'' r,. u,ixbts TempIar.
MEMPHIS, December lO.-Thc steamer
Sherlock. with Reed Commandery.
knights Templar, of Dayton, delegu-
,ions from other commanderies, and a
large number of ladies. arrived here this
morning. The Templsrs were met by
the Memphis Knights and escorted
through the principal streets. Like
other pilgrims. all were delighted with
the long trim and the manner in which
they were received in the South. Among
the whole number who have made the
trip by water, not a single case OF SICK
ness has occurred.
Presidential Appointments.
WAsHINGTOS, December lO.-Ihe
President has appointed Benjamin