Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-19
Eastern Dispatches.

A"SCOA A SASp"C
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE new Board
OF Indian Peace Commissioners met at
the Interior Department to-day. There
was present Sibley, Fish, Long Roberts
and Smith, but Butler and Turney were
absent There are three vacancies not
filled. An organization was effected by
the election OF Fish as Chairman, and
Smith as Secretary. An Executive Com
mittee was chosen consisting OF Smith,
Turney and Butler, and a Purchasing
Committee consisting of Sibley, Butler,
Turney and Long The commissioners
made formal official call on the acting
Secretary of the Interior Department
and the Commissioner of indian Affairs.
The Publications OF the Postal Conven-
tons between France and the United
States, were exchanged to-day at the
Postof6ce Department, and the conven-
ton will be carried into effect on the lst
of August next.
GALVESTON, July IA special says:
On the 18th Major Jones, with 81 men,
attacked l25 Kiowas, Comanches and
Apaches in Los, Valley, jackson county,
killing three and wounding three. He
lost four killed and one wounded The
fight lasted three hours. The Indians
were routed, but pursuit was omitted
because Of want of force.
NEw YORK. July 1.-THE Brooklyn
Argus states tina. when Beechet re-
duced his statement to writing, he sub
mitted it to q friend with the remark, that
it was the paper he intended to lay be.
fore the Investigating Committee. That
friend read it carefully and returned it to
Beecher, saying, Il advise you not to
present that paper to the Committee. "
And Beecher asking the reason OF such
advice, was replied because Til,on 5
statement will shiver it to pieces" On
further consultation and comparison of
views, Beecher decided to follow the
advice of his friend, that accordingly
Mr.. Beecher's statement was not pre-.
sented to the Committee, and that in.
stead of the statement, Beecher sent 6
note in which he announced that he had
not prepared any evidence to submit
to that body. The Brooklyn Eagle sa,
MIR. Beecher's statements is really snG
will be submitted as soon as Tilton',
is put in Those who have seen it say
1t Is straight forward frank document
1t explains the nature of the trouble
with Tilton, and concludes with an alb
solute denial of all other staten rents
against him. He acknowledges tha
Mrs Tilton complained to him of hel
husband; that she spoke OF his infidelity
and cited instances. She spoke OF hi
going with strange women, and him t,
| advise her as man and minister
| After celebrating, and with hesitancy
he advised her if she felt that she coul
not reclaim her husband to leave him. Al
ter time Beecber felt that be had mad
, a mistake in giving this advice, an
thought perhaps if left to the impulse
OF his own generous nature, Tilton woul
abandon the strange women after WHOM
| he had been running and return to tn
peace Of his own household. In thi
condition of mind he apologized to Til
ton for what he had done, and promise
/ to extend to him the right hand of fel
5 lowship in future and to bury the pas
< utterly. Tilton's forthcoming statemen
r will, it is said, dsappeint the publ
} greatly. The supposition has been tina
he would undertake to prove tina
| Beecher had done him an aggravate
: personal injury and would attempt t
= show that Beecher outraged not onl
Tilton's, but other households. He ref
, sons in this way MY proposition
that Beecher is not fit man to occupy
christian pulpit. What Beecher ha
done to me is my own affair" Thi
document, there is good reason for sta,
ing, will effect the character of two othe
, women besides Mrs. Tilton's. The con
sistency of Mr.. Tilton's proceedings vii
> be best judged by the public when th
statement appears, and its contents ar
compared with his promises.
New YORK, July lS.-The jury in th
case of Wm. Mccormick, who died Q
hydrophobia, have closed the examiua
ton. They regard hydrophobia as Of
inoculated disease and as not trans
Missile from non.rabid animal. The,
recommend the incision of the part bit
ten, whenever practicable, and immedi
ately after the bite is received That tn
wound be allowed to bleed few min
utes and cauterized with nitrate of silver
nitric acid. caustic, potassa or burninl
coal, and in case physician is not pres
ent to excise the wound, a cord should
be tied above it, and provided the mouth
has no excoriation, the wound should b,
sucked and caustics applied as soon al
possible.
The Trustees Of the Plymouth Baptis