The Grange advance., 1874-08-19

was by connivance Of the officials having
him in charge. The Collyer-Edwards
prize fight occu, red yesterday afternoon,
below Pittshurg on the Ohio, near the
trotted three successive heats in 2:2l,
2:24 l-2 and ZIG 3d. The last is said to
be the fastest time ever made on a third
mile. AT last accounts Austin, Miss
was still besieged by negroes, and both
whites and negroes were gathering from
the surrounding country to reinforce the
respective sides. Two or three krmishes
have occurred, in which Is or 20 negroes
have been killed and as many more wound
ed.-'rof, S. S. Taylor Of St. Paul was
awakened at half past two this morning by
noise in the room adjoining his bed
room. On opening the door he was con-
fronted by small Elan whom he thinks
he would recognize who At once shot him
in the head. Prof. Taylor gr4ppled the
burglar who again fired his pistol, but
without effect, and then succeeded in get
ting away and escaped through door he
ad opened latter having made his entrance:
through window. Prof. 1aylor's wound
is not dangerous.
THuRsDAy, Aug. l3-All the news from
the Beecher-Tilton investigation is that
Beecher's friends are jubilant since Moul-
tons testimony Was given, believing that
the wost is over, that the charges by Til
ton are no more substantiated than before.
and that MIR. Beecher can explain away
all the circumstances and documents
which else seem to bear against him. It
is an evidence of the great public interest
in the affair, that the Chicago Tribune
gives over four Of its large pages to pub
lication of the correspondence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tilton, extending over a period of
four years Of their married life. The
Mark lane Express, closes its yesterdays
review of the breadstuffs market and crop
prospects by remarking that it does not
see how the price Of wheat can be much
depressed. .. 1t is now conceded at Paris
that Razaine's escape was both planned
and executed by his wife. assisted by her
brother. Where the three have taken
refuge is not yet known at Paris. ..
England, France and Germany have,
it is announced at Madrid.
recognized the Spanish republic. In the
extreme southwest Of Nebraska there is al
ready much suffering on account of the
destruction Of crops and grass by locusts.
Tue cattle and hogs are starving. Relief
for the people is being collected at Omaha
and elsewhere. e. Several counterfeiters
have been arrested at and near St. Joseph,
including wealthy farEer and stock
dealer residing near Jamesport, Davies
county, named r. L Gelatin, to whom has
been traced nearly all the late issues Of
counterfeit fves on the Traders National
Bank of Chicago. On account Of its COM
promising so many prominent citizens the
inquest in the case of Julia Fortinmeyer,
abortionist Of St. Louis, has been conduct
ed privately -. Two large oil fires were
caused near Pittsburg last i.ht by storage
tanks being struck by lightning and about
sc, 600 worth of oil was burned. j.. Peace
is restored at Austin, Miss. When the
whites from Memphis reached Austin they
found the negroes lad already abandoned
the place and had dispersed. Another
surveying party has left Ottawa for Mani
toba to 80 with the Northern Pacific survey.
They go via St. Paul. :. AT Rochester N.
Y yesterday, Goldsmith Maid trotted q
mile in 2:l4 "a.
FRIDAY. Aug. A.-The full statements
of Mr.. Moulton aud Mr. Beecher are pub
lished to-day. The former gives no mar
rative Of his part in the affair, and submits
only the papers quoted from ny Tilton.
Mr.. Beecher enters into a long explanation
and denial Of the charges brought by TIL
ton. According to his explanation, Tilton
being an extravigantly vain and moroidly
jealous man, first turned against his lo1 6
time friend, Mr.. Beecher, when he believed
that the latter had Abandoned his fortunes
Il ne had not assisted to break them up in
procuring his discharge from the Indepen-
dent. Then for the first time he accused
Mr.. Beecher of having wronged him in
his family relations, and then Moulton
came in ;as the former school-mate and in.
innate friend Of Tilton, to make peace be-
tween the parties, and soon came to be re-
garded by Ar. Beecher As also hi friend
Tilton's accusation then was that Beecher
had helped to produce discord IN his f,mi-