Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-21
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S-By an explo-
sion Of some blasting powder on the
bark, Tom Island. off Jersey City, on
Saturday, four men were killed.
A Herald dispatch from Washing
ton, says that Vice President Wilson
has written a letter to Samuel Bowlcs,
of the Springfield Republican, in reply
to recent paragraph in that journal
asserting that the Vice President open
ly gave up the Republican party as
beaten, and certain of defeat at the
next election. Mr.. Wilson replies, in
effect, that he has not said this, and
thinks that the Republican party may
succeed in getting in, and that ne
cessity exists for its continuing in
power. He admits it is in danger,
but asserts that its peril comes not
from its own fault, but from the mis-
conduct of men who have obtained
high positions in it. 1t must, he says,
at once declare against a third term,
and relieve the public mind of such q
painful apprehension, and put to rest
forever the fear which does more than
aught else to ALLEVIATE the people from
the Republican party. 1t ought to re-
move many ofliceholdcrs, and cspeci.
ally some Of the high officers, whose
mismanagemcnt has become offensive
to the people, and whose conduct both
in their departments and in general
affairs make them and the party obi
Gus. It must adopt conciliatory
though firm policy in Southern affairs,
avoiding any Irritating federal inter-
ference, and taking of the heavy
hand of the Government Tho equal
rights of the blacks must be defended,
but unconstitutional acts and measures
Of doubtful constitutionality ought to
be avoided, and public opinion Of the
North must not be offended by vic.
lent acts or language towards the
South. Finally, Wilson thinks it nee
essary to open the door to those men
who strayed off after Greedy, but
whose hearts are still with the Repub-
lican party they must be conciliated,
their leading men must be taken into
the confidence of the party, and some
should be called to high places.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia. A. Selever.
. broker who failed yesterday, was a
former partner of Rufus Hatch and
one of the heaviest stock speculators
on the street lie has offered to com
promise for Is per cent. of his liabili-
ties which are estimated at $75O,OOO
but without avail.
A meeting of Union League Club
was held last evening TO take action in
regard to the Louisiana question.
There was great deal of spirited
discussion but with no result reached
other than by the laying of the whole
matter on the table.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Thc interest
In the Beecher-Tilton suit increases
daily, and large crowds gather every
morning in the Brooklyn Court Room.
The two parties to the case are usu-
ally present with their friends. Monl.
toms cross examination was continued.
He testified that Til!on used to visit
him even oftener than Bcccher. They
sometimes took excursions together.
He sympathized with Tilton in the
Woman's Rights movement and acted
as his counsel in the Bowen matter,
which was settled for 1000. lie re-
ceived from Beecher in all from six TO
seven thousand dollars. Never visit
ed Mrs. Beccher, had a slight acquaint.
ance with Mrs. Morse.
Witness had met Mrs. Hooker;knew
Mrs. Woodruff, met her at her house
In New York and subsequently at
Tilton's house, shortly after the pub
lication other card in the World after
wards saw her often at various pla.
ces the last time in the spring of 1872
at her house thought Triton was with
him, he never travelled with her or
staid over night in the same house;
had read portion of Woodhulls
statement, got the general drift Of it
from friends and by reading; never
told her he took pistol to Beecher
and demanded Mrs. Tilton's letters
Beecher asked him If he remembered
part of the scene with the pistol
Witness said "no," and Beechcr an
swered "neither did L." He disap-
proved of Bacon's letter being pub
lished and advised against the publ
cation of Tilton's second statement.
The pistol affair never occurred. None
of the charges published in the card
by Beecher, in tho Brooklyn Eagle in
1873 were made by witness; told
Beecher thought it was a mistake to
81 ~. e. s,,yoet;gntinn.
= Buti0r was hts counsel in regard to
this matter, also counsel for tho firm
in the Custom House controversy. lie
never paid Butler any fee for services !;
never contributed to the extent of pub
locations from time to time.
Counsel for defense here sought to
show that witness had been indicted
and was prosecuted under civil suit
for statement by him, which the
court ruled out. Evarts argued that
the witness was an interested party
and hostile to the defendant.
The court ruled all these statements
inadMissable as evidence. Counsel
took exception to last ruling.
Court then took recess.
ALBANY, Jan. ia vote to-day
for United States Senator resulted in
the Senate Morgan seventeen, Francis
Herman thirteen in the Assembly Ed.
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