, 1874-08-20
the murder of women and children o:

the murder of women and children OF
neighboring plantations. The troop
having been sent out from the city Il
defend these unprotected families. tn,
negroes took the town and proceeded tc
break open stores and saloons and pill
lage the town. Though they bad COM
mitted no outrages at last accounts, they
had threatened to kill a large number
1t is proper to state that politics had
nothing to do with this trouble, and
that Mayor Woodson and others whom
the negroes prescribe, are Republicans.
A landing has been effected at Shoe Fly.
This being done contrary to the advice
Of Colonel Morgan, that officer resigned
the command and Chalmers is elected
to his place. The following has just
been received from Helena:
ITO Thomas Fl. Allen & Co.: Send
us reinforcements by steamer Francis.
Send guns with fixed bayonets, amuni.
ton if possible, rations for ten days for
500 men. Signed, J. R. Chalmers.
From which it would seem that Gen.
Chalmers had decided not to attack to-
day.
Helena dispatch says, about 200 strag-
glers arrived at hotel here this morning
who were part of the force sent from
here to Austin. The negroes became
excited and officials escorted them on
board the steamer Trader. for Austin.
The following has just been received:
Col. Marion Campbell. Helena:-You
are requested and authorized to sup
press the riot at Austin, to the end that
peace may be restored and life saved.
Signed, o. AMEs, Gown.
Col. Campbell goes to Austin immed-
lately.
Unfounded rumors to the effect that
the whites had been killed at Austin
made the excitement intense. A call
for arms, men and artillery is posted in
the streets. Specials this morning say
that 800 or 400 men landed and march
ed into Austin this morning but found
only 300 negroes. mostly non-combat-
ants. Only men were arrested. Ev.
erything was quiet there at last accounts.
New YORK, Aug. 10. Mr.. Winslow, q
member of theinvestigating committee
of Plymouth Church has been deputsd
to examine and verify the correspon-
dence of Beecher and Tilton in Moul-
toms statement.
The following is synopsis of Beech
er's statement. I
Gentlemen of the Committee:-In my
statement addressed to the public on
the 22nd of July last, gave explicit,
comprehensive, and solemn denial to
the charges made by Theodore Tilton
against me. That denial I now repeat
and affirm. I also stated in that COM
munication that should appear before
your committee with more detailed
statement and explanation of the facts
in the case. Four years ago Theodore
Tilton fell from one of the most prom
inent editorial positions in America,
where he represented the cause of relig.
ion, humanity and patriotism, and in
a few months became an associate and
representative of Victoria Woodruff and
a friend of her strange cause. By his
follies he was bankrupt in reputation
in occupation and in resources.
The interior history of which I am now
to give brief outline is history of his
attempts to so employ me as to reinstat.
him in business, to restore his reputa-
ton and place him again upon the emf
nence from which he had fallen. 1t il
sad history, to the full meaning o.
which I have but recently awakened. :
His self-confessed failure has made cleal
to me what for a long time did no
suspect.
My narrative does not represent q sin
gle standpoint, only as regards my opin
ion of Tilton. 1t begins at my cordia
intimacy with him in his early career
shows my lamentation and sorrowfu
but hopeful affection for him during tn,
period Of his initial wanderings from
truth and virtue. 1t describes my re.
pentence over evils befalling him, o
which / was made to believe myself th'
cause. My persevereing and friendl.
efforts to save him and his family by an,
sacrifice of himself not absolutely dis.
honorable, and my growing conviction
that his perpetual follies and bitnderl
rendered his recovery impossible.
Inow see that he is and has been from
the beginning of the difficulty, reck
less and selfish schemer, pursuing 1
plan of mingled good and harm, ant
weaving about me net-work Of misun'
derstandings, to which my innocen
words and acts, nay. even my thoughts
of kindness toward him have been made
to continue. 1t is plain to me that un
til Tilton fell into disgrace and lost hi
salary, he never thought to assail me
The charge that he pretended to have
had 10 his mind for six months of an al
legged domestic offence was quickly ani
easily put aside, but it was to keep mJ
feelings stirred up that I might, through
my friends, be used to extract from Mr.
Bowen $1,000, the amount claimed ir
their dispute.
He circulated certain old slanderi
about me, but when he thought he wal
on the road to success his conduct to
wards me was friendly and I could af.
ford to laugh at his assumption of su
periority, since I retained the profouni
impression made upon me, as explained
in the following narrative.