Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-03
NEWS SUM MARY.
The East.


by half second. At Saratoga, Aug. Goth
Fellowcraft made the distance in 7:19l, the
fastest time on record.
WHAT plrports to be an abstract of the
Plymouth Church Investigating Committee
was given to the public through the columns
of the New York papers of the sd of August.
The report saws that, after close examination
of Rev. MIR. Beecher which developed no i'm
portant additional facts, the evidence in the
case closed. The report then briefly and
tersely gives the conclusions of the committee.
1t states that on one hand. they find the &C
cused person a man Of well-known character,
against whom, during ministry of % years
and life of over CO. not a single charge of a
lack of duty, much less of immortality, had ever
been made-a man of great Christian good
ness and high principle; on the other hand
is the accuser, a man of bad reputation, and
whom the testimony had shown to be per-
jurer and an adultureI. His charges are I'M
supported by any distinct evidence or cor
roborative proof. Many of his main state
ments are fatty contradicted by other persons
Of better character than the accuser, besides
the accuse himself. The proof seems almost
all on one ide. Mr.. Tilton fails to prove any
thing, except that wrong had been prscticed
toward him Mr.. Beecher manfully confesses
his wrong, and Shove by his letters that he
bitte-'y regretted it. The committee. there
fore, comes to the conclusion that Beecher
throughout this painful inquiry has acted in
an open, undertaking manner, while his
accuser's course has been subtle and under
handed: and the finding is that Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher is entirely guiltless of the ac-
cusations brought against him. A New York
special says that Mr.. Beecher's statement was
cut in large part and in important particulars.
1t Is not all the statement he wrote nor all
the explanation he gave, and it is now as
serted that the rest will be made part of a
second statement. to be prepared BIZ his law
yers- 1t is claimed that much manipulation
of Beecher's statement has been done by his
lawyers. who are afraid of saving too much
Before leaving fcl- the White Mountains. Mr.
Beecher expressed his determination to bring
suits for libel against Moulton and Tilton. be-
cause Of the publication by the former of his
statement. Four libel suits are preparing by
Mr.. TiltOn's counsel against the New York
Tribune, World and Sun, and the Brooklyn
Eagle. The damages in each case will prob
ably be placed at between 500 600 and $780,
000. The Rev. Wsrrick Martin. who became
conspicuous in New York in the revenue SER
vice Immediately after the flight to South
America OF Joshua f. Bailey, the defaulting
Collector cf Internal Revenue, is stated to
have fled his claim for "a 000, 000 which, he
says is Que him from the Government for in
formers moeties in many costly and fruitless
prosecutions begun by him in New York &C ainst
distilers.
SPECIALS from the White Mountains of New
Hampshire state that Mr.. Beecher preached
ut the Twin-Mountain House on Sunday, Au-
gust %. to an immense throng. people flock
ing to the hotel from radius of twenty-five
miles. The reverend gentleman is reported
a. appearing to feel his usual hearty cheerful
ness. but some note in him that which sug-
gests the thought that his cheerfulness is now
assumed, and that the brooding which has
been long and deep, over his troubles, has
worn him much.
Rev. Mr.. BEEcHER has sigued sworn to a
paper drawn up by his counsel, Mr.. Shearman
which is an explicit denial Of all charges made
in the complaint against him by Mr. Tilton.
Mr.. Beecher is still at the Twin-Mountain
House
THERE is temporary lull in the operations
of the principals in the Brooklyn scandal It
is probable that the report Of the Investigat-
ing Committee. which is to re published in a
short time, will renew the excitement A
man giving the name of Gustaye Never has
been arrested in New York, having been
recognized by one Lewis Moses as Theophile
George KiersteIn, who is alleged to have
robbed the Knlm Credit Bank of Western
Prussia, last December. of $40 900 in bonds
and money. Kierstein was a Director in the
bank, and had net been seen since the de-
falcation, until his arrest. 1t is said he COM
mitted many forgeries besides tle embezzle-
ment, and that one man in Kuhn lost SIS 900
by him. and several banking houses in Berlin
were victimized to the amount Of $780, 900.
The West.
OK Friday, Aug. 20, Joel Morits was shot
at Indianapolis by Rev. George c. Harding,
editor of the indianapolis Sunday Herald,
under the following circumstances Harding
had an interesting daughter, aged eighteen
years, to whom he Vas much ATTACHED. On
the morning of the Goth she confessed that
she had been seduced by Moritz also that she
had taken laudanum to cover her shame.
Upon receiving this statement Harding rushed
down town, and an hour later came UPON the
seducer of his daughter. without saying a
word he drew a revolver and began frirg
upon MoritZ, who fled, crying murder. Two
shots were fired, one passing through ar arm,
and the other through the body near the
heart the other three missing Moritz fell.
Friends conveyed him to his residence, where
he now lies in critical condition
His assailant walked rapidly home to the bed
side Of his dying daughter. who expired With
in few minutes after the fathers return
Moritz is prominent Jew, and the husband
OF one of the handsomest ladies in Indian
apolis. The wife of Mr.. Harding, and step
uOt1tI Oh Lut QdupUJcI, las confessed since
the shooting that Moritz had also made in
proper proposals to her within short time
Moritz denies the charges made by Miss
Harding ON her death-bed. ard SAYS as soon
rs he is able he will prove his innocence His
statement, however, is not generally believed.
IA wonderful hen )menon has occurred in
Pulaski county, III. An acre of the earth's
surface, covered with forest trees and under
growth. near Cache river has sunk ten feet
below the surrounding surface. It is not vet
known whether there were any visible signs
OF collision with any foreign body. The sides
of the break are clean cut and not ragged
WILLIAM BARLOW, saloon-keeper, of
Naples, Ill, was killed by G.. b. Osborn last
week, in quarrel about pay for?iquor ordered
BIZ the latter. The murderer escaped The
Usage tribe Of Indians have declared war on
Kansas, and depredations BY them have
already been committed on the southern bor-
her. Owing to the absence of the United
States troops /. in the Indian Territory, the
frontier settlements are exposed to great
danger. Gov. Osborne has applied for z. OOe
carbines and 100, 900 cartridges. :. The great
Usage ceded-land case has been decided by
the Circuit Court of the United States at
Davenport, Iowa, The land in controversy
was claimed by certain railroad companies
under grants from Congress. The amount in
dispute was about !, 000, coo acres, and the dis
puted tract is SO by 80 miles in extent, en-
DraciDg the counties Of Neosho and Labette.
and part of the counties Of Bourbon. Craw-
ford. Allen, Wilson, and Montgomery, in