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BEECHER'S TRUMPETER.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

BEECHERS TRUMPETER.
From the Cincinnati Commercial
Mrs. Tilton charges her husband
with savage, almost insane jeal-
ousv of Mr. Beecher-a alousy at
tlibuted to Mr.. Beecher's clerical
and literary preeminence. If Mr..
Tilton has all these years been jeal-
Gus on that account of the pastor OF
Plymouth, he has had a peculiar
way of showing it, for Mr.. Beechen
has had no more efficient trumpetel
Of his fame rs a preacher and writer
than the man VINO, II appears, was
so saturated with envy that he did
not hesitate ultimately to sacrifice
his wife and family TO satisfy it.
THOROUGHLY INDICATED HIMSELF
From the Boston Globe.
Mr.. Beecher has given a square
denial to tie charges OF Mr.. Tilton,
accompanied by such q general eN-
| planation Of the circumstance under
which his contrite letters were writ
ten as to make them appear wholly
consistent with both his and Mrs.
Tilton's innocence. The explana-
! ton of what seems so singular and
damaging in his letters will Of course
come out IL due time, but Mr. Beech
er has said enough TO thoroughly
vind;cate himself in the eyes OF all
lairminded people. This clear and
explicit statement OF Mr.. Beecher
only makes us regret that he had
not spoken before.
PERFECTLY MARVELLOUS.
From the St. Louis Democrat
1t really seems as if neither Mr..
Beecher nor Mrs. Tilton can com
prehend the nature Of the evidence
against them Their published let
ters, utterly denying any criminalty,
and yet virtually acknowledging the
writing Of the letters which TiIton
quotes, and not dispuling in any
way the alleged knowledge Of facts
by Mr.. Moulton, must ,akr rank
among the strangest documents ever
produced. Its perfectly marvellous
that if Two persons thus accused are
innocent, they should fail to deny
the authenticity Of the letters quoted
by their accuser, or to call upon Mr..
Moulton for testimony.
WHY TOMMY WAS DIRrY-FAcED.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Time ~ NJ. yesterday-Dirty-face
child loquitor-''Papa, why don't
they wash my face and put clean
clothes on me?" Distressed Pater-
iamilias-"Shut up, Tommy; your
mammals in the front parlor re elding
the Beecher- -TiIton business"
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STATE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY OF DOUGLAS

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
- In Circuit Court.
Eber H. Bly,, plaintiff, against
Adolph Buecbncr, Katherine Buechner his
wife, Scargall Wakelin and Mary Wakelin
his wife, defendants.
The State of Wisconsin, so the above named
defendants:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint in this action which is
filed in the Office of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court in the Court House at Superior in said
County of Douglas, and serve a copy of your
answer on the subscriber at his office in Su-
perior aforesaid within twenty days after the
service of the summons i'll this action exclu-
sive of the day of service. If you fail to an
swer the complaint within that time the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint
Dated July 10th 1874.
HIRAM HAYES,
Plt'ff4s Atty, Superior, Wisconsin.
julllaugl
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From the New York Herald
Mrs. 1'iIton' statement adds moth
ing neV 20 the case, and, beyond
the denial, eXculpates nobody. Ii
Is not pleasant contribution 10 liz
eratn'e any more than was her aus
oand :; but 1t WAS, perhaps, a Gat al
necessity that 1t should be written,
TO perfect one OF ihe most remarha-
bic scandals ever known.
DIsAPPEA@ LIKE a POISONOUS ExHALArIoy.
From the New York Tribune.
The denial Beecher's we print-
ed yesterday, and this cleared away
a great portion Of the noisome va
pors wilh which this matter bas
been surrounded. In a case where
The word O NJ. TIl,on is opposed
by he word OF Mr. Beecher, ii is a
mere waste OF time 70 call other wit
ue>ses. The case is closed, so FAR
as that class OF assertions is concern
ed. \ Her MIS-. I'ilton'> tes
timony, following and completing
that OF Mr.. Beecher, cannov but pro
duce a decisive effect upen the pub
lie judgment. Most readers will be
likely to accept t As true, and, in
thai case, the whole structure of
scandalous msinuation, which has
slowly grown up belole our eyes
during the last few years, will dis
appear like poisonous eXhalation.
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jay Cookies place at Putin-Bay,
now in the hands Of the receiver, is
appraised at $50, 900. Mr. Cooke paid
$4,000 for the island. By the way,
the failure of Jay Cooke is to be
made the subject of drama for
Mrs. Chantrau
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Another member of the house
Of Rothschild-A -Anselm died at Vienna
Monday. He was the son of the
late head of the great house at
Frankfort, and of late years has
been a partner in the Austrian
branch OF financial monarchs.
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NUMBER 48.

charges against them are true. Is
there any reason why they should
sacrifice themselves SO long as pow
erful friends are ready to stand by
them in any denials which they may
make ?
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BEECHEIe-TILTON.

From the hundreds of columns OF
newspaper articles relating to the
Brooklyn scandal, we excerpt fol
the readers of the TINES. the fol.
lowing
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
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From the Detroit Tribune.

II must be said Of these state
ments those OF Beecner and Mrs,
TiltonI thai, conceding as they do
The substantial authenticity of the
letters written by M. Beecher and
Mrs. TiIton, and cited in TiIton's
testimony, their unsupported denial
is insufficient to meet the presump-
zion Of guilt which these letters es-
tabliSh.
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OUR FOREIGN BLOOD.

The following interesting table is
given by the Cincinnati Gazette,
showing Che per cent. Of foreign
population in the different states:
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II. +. LAFFITTE,
Surgeon Den tt S t ,

2ND ST., SUPERIOR, WIS.
no1l72 Office hours from am. TO 4 pm.
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SIGNING WITHOUT KNOWING.
4 From the Toledo Blade.

She Mrs. TiIlonl states that the
letters signed by her and quoted by
NJ. Tilton were signed when she
was very sick aud withouj knowing
what she was signing. AS these let
lers ran through some period ot
time, 50 lar rs dates are concerned,
and some were dated at points away
liom New York, either she must be
mistaken, or Tilton must be most
cautious and pains taking rogue. II
IS almost as probable that she signed
this statement without knowing
what it contained, as thal she sign
eel those numerous letters without
knowing their contents.
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IS TILToN SANE?
From the New York World.

The statement of Mrs. Tilton we
publish along With that OF Mr..
Beecher. In "that piteous, strained
voice" we hear the accents of truth
But along with her own excul patton,
II viii ylVldly suggest more chari-
table judgment OF the man whom
She has left, than has hitherto seem
ed possible. Is Theodore Tilton
sane?
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EXTRAORDINARY GlBBERIsH.
From the New York Times.

Should any spiritualistic humbug
Of the next generation ever profess
to Summon the spirit OF Beecher. he
can hardly make aim talk more eX.
traor 'inary gibbefish than tins
Why was Mr. Beecher thus Jrem-
bling OH the edge Of ruin, despair,
remorse, and all the rest orit? Sure
Iy these words are not in the least
degree applicable to the slight fault
ii fault it was-which he now al
leges constituted his only otfense.
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MORE LIGHT WANTED.
From the Snrincfeld (Mass.l Repnblical

From the Springfield (Gass) Republican.
It is impossible to sit down TO a
comparison OF NJ. Beecher in his
own denial and OF Mr.. Beecher in
his statements as produced by Til
ton, and feel that the denial is suffi-
cient to It's purpose. The public
now have documents and signatures
before them which no mere after de-
nial can ef:lce. They require a
more plausible explanation than has
yet been given. Mrs. Tilton's state
menJ does more damage 10 Vilton
,han good to Beecher. She and Mr..
Beecher clear each other most sol
emnIy: aud yet they leave the docu-
mentary evidence unexplained. \
= We say that no explanation, st
all adequate to the phenomena re-
curing explanation, is yet brought
forward, and the public absolutely
commands the testimony OF Frank
Monlton, of Oliver Johnson, of f.
b. Carpenter, Of Susan B. Anthony,
and of all parties having original
privity to- the facts.
WORSE THAN FOLLY.
From the Lacrosse Republican.
Tillon makes out a prima facie
case; and it is worse than folly for
Mr. Beecher to allow querulous
quibbllng fault-finding with it,
The case must be met fairly and
squareIy.
PARTIAL EXPLANATION.
From the La Crosse Democrat.
Let US hope that Mr.. Beecher will
not give out any more partial re
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SWORN TESTIMONY,
From the Erie Dispatch.

From The Erle DISPATCH
Tilton has produced none of the
originals of the letters which he
makes public, aud his entire case
would fall to the ground before the
sworn testimony of his wife and Mr.
Beecher We can see no possible
reason for avoiding such simple
and satisfactory solution Of the
difficulty, and if the two persons
mentioned cannot give, on oath,
Just the evidence we mentioned,
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From the Terre Haute Gazette.

NJ. Beecher must not forget, and
h's friends will prove bis worst enc
mics ii they fail 20 persuade him,
that any further continuance IN 81
Ience, or any denial which is not
full, complete, Overwhelming, and
utterly destructive ii every particu-
lar OF the story OF Tilton, Will be
vastly worse for him than an open
confession, and etfectually close to
him, once and forever, every avenue
Of usefulness. He must either dis
prove The charges or confess them
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AMOUNTS TO LITTLE.
From the indianapolis News.

Mrs. TiIton's statement amounts
to little us Il refutation Of her hus-
bands statements. However, ii she
does nou effect much in clearing her
sell, she puts in u jull days work
in incuIpatng her husband. Tilton
is a ''nsed-up" man, and the recoil
Of his own gun has done the mis-
chief; whether it viii hit what ii
was aimed at is not 50 certain"
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EXCULPATES NOBODY.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
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plies and explanations, and that
when he delivers his final reply, it
VIII at least contain enough sub
stance and probability to justify a
difference OF opinion.
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then they are, in deed or in spirit,
all Tilton says they are.
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FALSFHOoD AND PERJURY.
From the Keokuk Gate City.

AS the case stands, the written
evidence Tilton gives must be pro-
ven forgeries, or Beecher and Mrs.
Tilton are guilty rs charged, and
they are now but adding ialsehood
and perjury TO their other crime.
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Plt'f's Atty, Superior, Wisconsin.
julllaugl
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From the Cleveland Herald.

From the Cleveland Herald
The worst calamity which could
beIalI no. only the parties concern
ed, but the cause Of morality and
Christianity alike, aud which now
threatens to be the conclusion OF the
case, would be the old Scotch yer
dicJ-" Guilty, but not proven"
Anything would be better Jhan that.
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NOT LIKELY TO HAVE MUCH WEIGHT
From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Whatever Mr.. Beecher or Mrs.
Tilton may say, unless backed by IN
dubitable evidence, is not likely to
have much weight. Their friends
expect them 20 deny everything for
their own sakes, if not for the sake
of religion. They have all to lose
by taking any other course. They
would never be forgiven if they
were to acknowledge that the
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Mrs. Tiltor is reported to be a
weak woman. She must have been
if she now tells the truth We would
have been glad Il her statement had
been stronger 1t is doubtful 20 us
if she will be though, to have i'm
paired the strength OF her husbands S
story, OF materially helped Mr..
Beecher.
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WORSE THAN FOLLY.
From the Lacrosse Republican.

From the La Crosse Democrat.
Let us hope that Mr.. Beecher will
not give out any more partial re-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26
GARRETTsvILLE.

Correspondence.
To-day the funeral services of Mrs.
Keath were held in the Baptist church.
She was a near relative of Milton
French, who wat formerly a resident
of this place. Mrs. Keath was former
ly a resident of this place and for
many years member of the Baptist
church. Three days ago she Welded
up long life at Mansfield, at the ad-
vanced age of 88 years. The sermon
was preached by Elder J. W. Davis,
the pastor of the Baptist church. Elder
Winans of the Congregational church
assisted him in conducting the .servic-
es. The choir was conducted by
Prof. c. @ Case, assisted. by Prof.
McGranahan. The funeral was large
ly attended, and the services were of
a very impressive character. The re-
mains were brought. from Mansfield
and at the close OF the services were
deposited IN the old churchyard.
Last night closed up the two weeks
of the Musical Institute of Prof. G. G.
Case, of Gustavns, Ohio, who during
the last week has been assisted by
Prof. McGranahan music teacher of
rare attainments in his profession,
Mr.. Case has had two very large classes
consisting of juvenile aud an adult
class. sda..
On Fridry evening the Juvenile class
gave a concert which was o success in
every respect. On Saturday evening
as previously advertised the adult
class gave concert in Concert Hall,
which was very largely attended. 1t
was the finest exhibition of musical
talent presented in our village for
many years, Professor McGranahan
has been assisting Mr.. Case during the
last week of his Institute. He is rare
vocalist. 1t is hoped these parties
will return to us another year.
The Baptist church propose to re-
pair and remodel their church build
ing here as soon as the weather will
permit, and are also contemplating
erecting new parsonage during the
coming season. 1 SENECA.
Garrettsvills, O., Mar. %, 1874.
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observation-disclosures the public
vas assured III the Platform Of the
Ladies' Temperance Organization
that tbeswarfaFs upon. the liquor traf-
fic was to be eonaueted5in a Christian.
spirit, IL il becoming qniee evident
that there are some zealots in the
moYeaent to Whea endsaYor stir up
strif econtention and Eanimosities
This spirit is said toshave cropped eat
in the speech Of one gentleman at the
meeting. in the Opera House on
last Friday exening, in which the
young Dehaestkeaes claesed all those
who do. not at once abandon their
honest eonyictions and life, time cus-
TENS and afaIh into line with the Cruz
sadefs, assFfnp pathizersaw the, mob
that made tie brutal, attacks upon
the praying bands, of, Cleveland, This
Is but the bshRle Nf q big9t who thinks
to.intimidafs men quite asdhtellig
honest, Industrious and respectable as
himself into the In ndbrssinent Of an
experiment, the pE0PTiety and practi-
cabiliy ofWhieh is nptyet fully dem
onstratedd oScareslvf aaweek before
this grauaiiod6eat spesch; the speaker
declared his utter hostility to the cru
sade, ) How much his change Of wind
is attributable to infuenoesof the same
character which he attempts to en-
ploy, we doh'tAssert. Those who do
not join. in aud spproveoB the crusade
have been disposed to accord to the
ladies connected with it, good and pi-
Gus intentions, but when they sit by
and approvipgIE hear as good and up
right citizens as themselves traduced
and their motives impugned, there is
just ground to question the purity Of
their motives.
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NEW BALTIMORE,

Correspondence. o e.
We now have mud again, just as it
has been ali winter rain aud mnd and
then a freeze again, aud so on; very
little sleighing, SO that we could do
but little teaming the past q hope the
pasD winter.
Our sngar camps are now open, and
we have had several good runs of sap
which is being boiled into syrup.
One of our dry goods merchants,
who has not been doing an extensive
business of late, failed about q armonth
ago. The sheriff removed some ofthe
goods, but whether he took the empty
whisky barrels or not 1 don't know.
After the Sheriff made bis exploits
the little birds began to fly in for their
crumbs. But as the Sheriff had closed
doors SO that our two-story constable
could not get in, am sorry to say
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RANDOLPH.

tCoFrespondence-lEi tasa z8zst-iBl1 n8sz
/ have been examining the Dem,
Press for some time, expecting to see
a communication from the Randolph
correspondent B. But all in vain, and
likely he will soon be milking COWS
again. t4
A few real estate changes have taken
place here the past wiz ar, among
which are the for owing So 3t
IG. Rogers to - Wise, y acres, at
500 per acre. as
"a. Morse to Geo. Rothermer, 76
acres at $50 per acre. rs
A. Austin to Geo. Royer, I16 acres
at $76 per acre. biif
Mr.. BierIy to , house and four
WIN. Oregon to Mr.. Bierly % acres
for $1,000 2a' ;A..i5 5i' sai.3
jacob Brumbaugh to Isaac 1Brum-
Baugh. "a acres at 800 per acre. 5*
l. Brumbaugh to Jacob Brumbaugh,
one-half interest in steam saw-mill in
the southwest part of township, for
$780, 9ysse
A lad boarding at Mrs. Folmer's,
led colt to water, a few days ago,
the colt got away and kicked the boy,
kuOCk1uS SOAI0 vi MS lc6b Out" IOluCG
then the same colt hit Phillip Folmer,
injuring his hand and head SO badly
that he lie confined to his bed. 3A5a
Mr.. Henry Longs only boy, aged 5
or years, died a week ago, after an
Illness of only about two days. am
not informed OF the disease of which
he died. He was an intelligent and
promising youth. We deeply sympa-
thize with the parents of the deceased,
for we know by experience how par
erits feel when death snatches away
oar dear little ones.
F' We have at present 4 steam saw
mills and one water mill in the town
ship, / have lately visited all, with the
exception of one, and found their
yards ali we'll filled with logs.
We have had but little sleighing this
winter excepting about a week in
February. A party of young gents
and ladies from Stark county and4he
southwent part of this township went
sleighing to Sufield one evening, and
on starting home found the snow had
nearly disappeared, so the yonng men
were obliged 20 walk home.
We had contemplated raising a
sing ing class at this place. with Prof.
Allshouse, of Geauga Co, for teacher,
but sickness in his family called him
home, SOMEBODY.
Randolph, March IA, 1874.
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what rIn Il amount Tes

Our views are so briefly, clearly
and tersely stated in the following ar
ticIe from the ChiiIicothe Advertiser
that we adopt it rather than be TO the
trouble of writing a lengthy article
upon the subject ourselves
The great and all pervading ques-
ton now is, what will this Woman's
war upon whisky amount to. We
have seen for weeks women in all parts
of the State engaged in the warfare,
and the itelegrapllie wires have been
groaning under the weight OF mes
sages from this place and that, stating
that this saloon has cloeed, that the
last saloon has shut its doors, and
bells are being. rung to herald the glad
tidinqs unto all the people. So far so
good. But does this stop the sale OF
whisky2 Although men cannot step
up to bars and call for their whisky
and drink 1t from glass, is there any
less drank? And here comes another
question which is very Important. If
men don't drink in this way, how and
where do they get their liquor. We
answer, they buy it by the pint and
quart, and behind fences. in obscure
places, drink twice as much as they
did before. Our croekery dealers are
kept busy sending off these bottles, all
of which are to be used in carrying
liquor to thirsty mouths. AS we have
said before, if men want to drink they
will drink, and all the efforts of the
women will prove unavailing. We
don't argue ia favor of intemperancc.
We don't. however, favor the present
movement for the reason that it win
NOT, can not prove eficatious. IT can
not prove of any lasting good, and we
believe demagogues have gone into it
for the purpose of promoting their
political ends. Men, instead of wo-.
men are pushing this matter, and the
men have their axes to grind.
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rsUFPIELD.

-Tqg .5BfeY e4-ri7i IA - n .'4sr4 .sf5rft
.FATAL ACCIDENT njamin Bow
ersox, III the southwest part of this
township, met with a sudden death
last Thursday by the following acci-
dent Samuel Rhodes, a neighbor,
went to his house for the purpose of
getting some wheat, with which they
filed two bags. Rhodes took one to
the wagon. and on going directly back
for the other, found the old man
couple of yards from the barn door,
dead. The bag, containing some IL
bushels of wheat, it appears the de-
ceased attempted to carry out, when
he fell, dislocating his neck, which
caused instantaneous death. On in
quiry, find that Mr.. Bowersox was
64 years of age. That he has spent
over 40 years in this township, and
that he was an honest, kind hearted
man, well beloved by his neighbors,
who mourn his death. 1i
Last Thursday we met at the School
house in district No. l, to celebrate
the last daylof the winter term with q
rousing social joIlification. To des-
cribe it. properly would take more
space than we can afford to give it.
AT noen the matrons of the district
met. and with the help of their lords
succeeded in setting out a temporary
table, which igroaned under all the
bgood things of the season, To describe
the dinner would take a better artist
than your correspondent. But suffice
! it to say, there was cake of all known
shapes snd scolors, pies of all kinds,
-chickens, ham, beef, &C., and plenty of
other real substantials,I which were
served round the desks TO a house full
ofpeople. Pleasing smiles, jokes and
complimentary remarks were the or
der Of the day. Dinner being over
we. were sent out to play BAH and 9TH
en- games till the tables were cleared
and the house put in order, when
school-4va 9-agaiA called. Here an in
cideuttook place which ! must record.
AS the house was rapidly filling we
noticed two small boys making for
b onelseat. One of them undoubtedly
reasoned hkeia king, and considered
the right of conquest superior to all
other rights. In an instant he took
his adversary by the, collar and fioored
him. He was making forthe vacant
seat, but the watehful eye of the
teacher took in the whole scene. He
walked over to them and said: "Oh,
Jimmy, are you not ashamed of you're