The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-29
NEW YORK..
The TiltOn-B eecher Scandal.
What Mr.. Beecher will dolls Appear
ance mt Plymouth Church Sunday, etc.

New YORK, June 27.-It is understo cd from
the best authority that the position which Mr..
Beecher will take with reference to the letter
is this He will make at the proper time a
statement generating Tilton from blame in
the Misrepresentation that have been made as
to the nature of the original difficulty between
them. He will decline to be instrumental in
reopening the matter, taking the ground that
it was a personal affair between him and Til
ton; that it was amicablv settled years ago,
and with which the public have no business,
If Plymouth church insists upon a reopening
and an investigation of the scandal, Mr..
Beecher will resign his paStOrate 1t is stated
on good authority that the original charge
against Beecher was not of so serious char
acter as might be inferred from tho published
extract from Beecher's apology.
NEW YORK, June 2S.-Perhaps the largest
congregation ever seen in Plymouth Church at
tended this morning, the announcement hav
ing been made that Mr.. Beecher would preach
his last sermon previous to his summer vaca-
ton. After the regular introductory service,
MIR. Beecher read the 54th Chapter of Isiah,
taking as the text OF his sermon the 54th verse
thereof. From the beginning to the close of
the discourse the greatest attention was paid.
The regular attendants were well pleased, and
the crowd of the curious heard good sermon
but looked somewhat disappointed. There was
no reference made by Mr., Beecher to the let
ter of Theodore Tilton. When the services
were over, the members of Plymouth Church
to the platform wherein Mr.. Beecher
stood and general handshaking which con-
tinued some time took place.
Mr.. Beecher looked his pleasantest, and evil
dently the ''thuuderbolt' had not struck him.
When he had shaken hands with all who could
within reach, and listened meantime to the
kind expressions Of the more distant Mr..
Beecher left the church.
Description of Counterfeit Bond.
New YORK, June q The principal differ
ence between the genuine and counterfeit cou-
pons of the Central Pacific bonds, due July l..
1874. are the following: In the word Bond
in the counterfeit the letter inclines more
than the other letters, and the letter is small
er than the o. In the word dollars in the coun-
terfet, the letter falls below the line of the
other letters, while the adjoining letter is
above that line. The counterfeit coupons are
all of the se,ias of "G'' and of the various
numbers between Gill and $500. No counter
felt bonds corresponding to these coupons have
yet been discovered. but it is presumed that
they are in circulation in this country or il
Europe.
The Mccormick n ydrophObia Case.
The coroner's jury in the case of Mccormick
the last victim of hydrophebia, is composed
wholly of eminent physicians, and an elaborate
report is to be made on the case. The post
norton examination yesterday was attended
by most of the jury, and portions nf the body.
brains, saliva, &c, taken for analysis, which
will be completed in ten days. A rigid inquiry
developed the fact that that Mccormick had
great anxiety about the bite of the dog al
though he said little about it, Four mad dogs
were killed in the streets yesterday, one of
which bit boy.
Terrible Domestic Tragedy.
John Mcbride, on reaching home in a tene-
ment on Mulberry street last evening, found
his wife with other women drunk. A war of
words ensued resulting in free fight between
him and the women. One woman named Gold
4 1. xuith
and in self-defence he seized a knife and cut
her across the face badly Her cries brought
her husband, who split McBrde's head open by
burying an axe completely in his hair.