The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-05-13
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
tOnleased lIQn Ielesrams Of Accompanying Bates

EUNEsDAT, May Sit is said tha
Moody and Sankey, the Chicago evangeIists
are listened TO in London by over 800, 900 ever,
week. The Berlin North GeTlnan Gazett
denies the truth Of the statement in American
papers that a company had been organized tC
f4eilitate The return TO Germany Of emigrant
u the United States j.. !. In her letter handed
TO Judge Nelson on the Sd Mrs Til
ton protests her innocence and claims
TO have been for five years past the
victim Of cruel and unfortunate circum
stances. She says she would like to tel
her whole sad sttry truthfully, and ac.
knowledge the frequent faIsehoods wruny
from her through conpulsion. She assumes
the entire responsibility Of this request,
claiming that it was made without the
knowledge Of friend or counsel OF either side
Judge Nelson returned this letter 20 Mrs
lHton with note saying that he IN Ist de.
cline to introduce ii in the trial proceedings
Further rebutAai evidence was given on the
4'h, Mr.. Joseph II. Richards beirl, among the
Witnesses examined. He testified that he
was at Mr. Storrs' house last summer on a
summons to appear before The Investigating
that he appeared as Mr.. Beecher's counsel.
and that il he twitness} testified before the
committee he would be asked if his sister
(Mrs. t. had ever confessed to him the crime
alleged against the defendant. Witness re-
piled that he wonld not answer that question,
and Mr.. Tracy told him his refusal to do so
would be construed as an affirmative answer.
He (witness) then refused to 90 before the
committee. "A Logansport 1nd) telegram
of the 4th states that Hon. D. d. Pratt, ex-
United States Senator, had accepted the posi-
ton Of Commissioner of Internal Revenue
rendered him by President Grant the dav be-
fore.
THURSDAY, May 6-According to the
Paris correspondent Of the London Times un
easiness prevails in well-informed circles in
France and war between that power and
Germany is deemed not improbable. Over
5000 persons have been converted in Lor-
don By the labors Of Mcssrs Moody and
Sankey. -. The importation into Fin
land or Russian territory Of American
potatoes has been forbidden. Stephen
Pearl Andrews testified on the 5th
that distinguished personages, such as Will
lam Orton, Whitelaw Reid, Benjamin F. But
Ter and others, were in the habit of visiting
Mrs. Weodhulns residence while witness was
stopping there in the summer of 1870 Wit
ness often saw Mr.. Tilton and Mrs W to-
gether, but never observed any undue ia
milIarity between them she sometimes called
him Theodore. Witness said he was in one
sense the author of the scandal article, al
though Mrs. W. composed the original, wit
mos rirtor for r,nb
witness knew AIr. Tilton was entirely igno-
rant Of the preparation of the article, and it |
was surprise to him when it appeared. Mrs |
Martha a. Bradshaw .contradicted portion |
of Bessie Turner's testimony, and Mr. John |
Wood, a printer, testified with regard to the |
publication of the Woodruff scandal that it |
was put in type the last week in October I
Henry c. Bowen was called and testified that |
he knew the contents of Mr.. Tiltons note, |
which he took to Mr.. Beecher land which |
witness says was deliys-~a -
Mr. FreeIand), Dut that Mr.. Bcecher did not |
ask him if he did; Mr.. Bcecher did not say |
anything to witness about discharging Mr.. Til |
ton from the Independent, but witness told him |
(Mr. Beecher) that he had Cancelled Mr.. rs
appointment as editor. Witness said there
was no connection between the tripartite !
agreement and the payment to Mr.. Tilton oil
the s. 900; witness was always willing to |
arbtrate with Nr. T., and did not know that |
Mr. Bcccher had anything to do with such
arbitration; the arbitration was concluded on
the 81 of April, 1872 and the tripartite cove
nant was executed on the 7th. =. Gov Bagley,
of Michigan, has appointed Julia 5. Suther-
land Commissioner of Deeds for Michigan at
Salt Lake City 49, Indian raids are reported
in Western Kansas, and Government troops
have been ordered for the protection of set
tiers Vice. President Wilson left Louisville,
Ky, on the night of the 5th for Nashville,
Tenn On his recent visit at Lexington, KY,
the Vice President called upon ex-Nice-Presi-
dent John c. Breckenrid ge.
FRIDAY, May IA Bombay dispatch
saws the cholera has made its appearance in
the city of Baroda. The Spanish Govern
ment has paid to Minister Cushing, at Madrid,
the balance due on the Virginius indemnity,
thus anticipating the payment several months
In his cross examination on the 9th Mr..
Bowen adhered to his evidence given on the
direct examination. John NJ. Lonshi, an
cmplOyc at DclmOnico's, testified that there
was no restaurant on the upper floor at the
time Woodleigh swore he saw Mrs. Woodruff
and TiltOu lunching there. Dispatches
from Pottsyine and Wilkesbarre, Pa, state
that outrages by strikers are on the increase,
and there is no prospect of the strike ending
for some time The Ohio State Democratic
Convention is to be held at Columbus on the
nth of June Judge Morrieles, of the
United States District Court, Eastern
District of Texas, IN recent charge
to the Grand jury reviewed the Civil
Rights law, and expressed the opinion
that all persons have legal rights to equal
privileges in hotels, public conveyances and
other Institutions of public nature, while
they do not thereby acquire any social rights.
He views the act in question as not intended
TO affect social rights, but civil and legal
rights, and he would instruct the Grand Jury
to find a true bill against any person yiolat-
ing It's provisions. Ben Hill has been elect
ed to Congress from the Ninth Georgia Dis
trict TO succeed Garnett Mcmillan, deceased
.James b. McCreery has been nominated
for Governor by the Democracy of Kentucky.
SATURDAY, May S-The Prince Bishop
OF Breslau has been removed and expelled
from Germany for violation of the Ecelesiasti-
cal laws 1t is said the Prussian police have
received of late alarming notices OF
plots against Bismarck and Minister
Falk. \ special detective staff has been
formed for their protection. The Amer
lean Methodist Church at Quickarg,
in China, was recently destroyed by a
Chinese mob. Owing to the absence Of
Messrs Beach and Shearman, of the counsel
the Bcecher trial was adjourned on the 7th
TO the 10th. William f. Sturteyant, who
some months ago murdered, for the purpose
of robbery, three persons-two old men,
brothers, his great-uncles, and a woman who
was keeping house for them--was hanged at
Plymouth, Mass, on the 1th. The trial OF
Sam Bowles, editor of the Springfield Mass.
Refubica,, for libeling Railroad President
Phelps, of Massachusetts, by styling him
"robber' Phelps, has been concluded and 100
damages awarded. The claim was for 500, ,o00
....John Sheridan, the father of eut.-GeD
Sheridan died at his residence in Somerset,
Ohio, on ~he 9th .... A daring attempt to rob
an express car on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
\ Chicago Railroad was made early on the
morning OF the 1th. \ recently discharged
railroad conductor ~ the name of Blink
ley boarded the eastern-bouud express trair
on that road al Lima, Ohio, ard effected
an entrance into the Adams Express cal
by saving out the panels of the door. II,
wore A mask and on entering the car free