Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-04
TILTON's MARRIED LIFE.

Aier our Geographic report OF the TiitOn-
Beecher trial closed yesterday, Theodore TIL
ton continued his testimony. He said:
BESSIE TURyER
was girl who came our house under the name If
Iz1i, McnoTmot about fifteen yearSs ago. She came
tony house through the means Of M Old sunday
B,cChcr frcin the mrs; 10 the last, never denied hs
criminal inie rc"urse with Mrs. Iilton. Whenever
Bessie Turner'S age, think, Was about IS or Ii
y.ars when she left in hi; Their is not word
Of uu IN the statement that carried her from her
from her bed mine; no improper conduct was ever
srhs,es b me sGwarT her Witness shown
hand. of Mdd,sn P1 tbs s at the the
this report heard Mrs Triton bad b"en hpir thu
e. mmltt.e and Gen Tracy told me of the evidence
TO fear from Mrs Tilton's testimony; that when she
appeared before the committee
sHE DENIED EVERYTHING,
or that was any foundation for IL and General Tracy
# in thil Il woud Pc ana sSa me ihf,
him that would stand by any report which did not
which would not iniure Mr.. Beecher in his standing
IN the pulpit. In accordance with this prepared
TWO repOrts-a short one and long one. presented
both TO Mr.. Moul,on, AMI ssaid | would be
leased With the long one. Mr.. Fullerton said he
regard 10 some correspondence be'ween Mr. and
Mrs Tilton in Is7O; and if this agreed to- his Ill
rect examination OF witness was concluded.
MRS. TILToNs LETTERS
After recess rilton resumed his place the tanI
or November on my lecturimg tour. and generally
returned in Frbruary = March. During those az
alm' st, ard she wrote 81 ne frequently tHaudrd
igi,erS1 Thee are some letter. written 70 m by
Mr.. Fullerton offered the letters in evidence. anI
read them. one of them began Ny Preci us i'm.
band, and referred to tn" manner IN which h. r.
proved her, and the sweet wa in which Ia % ha e
her, asking him not expos. himself hy long ride.
h m he Letter T9s signed "Elizlheth Another
terms towards him. Another referred to letter
from him about lecture h. was delivering, and tell
ing him how much she and the chilIrsn hougit If IL
The children and she were happy, she aid in their
protect their love. Another letter dated F,hrG-
Lives were united again cOunseling him break from
Tie IHd,PtndSnf and start new paper of his own.
and she hoped God would snstain him Another let
ter was dated February :, 1853, telling him thai her
was written February Is, lsts. mploring blessings
fourth on March L. iS5S told him She wachsd The
calendar 70 reckon the time Ire should return; she
not to disappOnt her. Il love you utterly, s0lennly
and truly concluded the letter; the fifth letter was
at not being able to mail letter To him previous
day " illness Was then shown some letters which hs
.wRITTEN To HIS WIFE
during DIR ms abseucG Fir-t vas dated February .,
ton filled his heart He regarded the last evening
The second dated February %, 1853 her letters
he'd put him in heat; a bundle Of them came to
gcthrr; how lie would like to hc al home to-day, or
have her here. Other letters of a similar tenor we're
read pT I me TIM my Tt and ii'e,i togi"r
and had never been separated, except VIII II absent
on business.
was married ON the day ! was twenty years old;
more than the ordinary education Of q, Dung woman
VII" has gone to female college. she has always
fond of reading aloud to and also OF art music
and poetry. My habits at home those of a wri-
ter and reader. and my wife participated in IN .c
i
always t"ilcd and lahored !, wife should. At the
time We entered Plymouth church sympa. hiz a
strongly i'll our religious opinions; were both
connected with the Sunday school. and she worked
these laboTs -till continue. NJ wife was 81 a SYM
pathetic and ahectionate nature; think my wife
loves everything good and hates everything bad;
wife and agreed in our religious ideas until 1 was
thirty, and after that disagreed. This change in
my religious views produced her great unha pPiness,
and she wanted me 10 agree with her. hut did not
There were times and hours in which she wrcstlrl
with herself, me and God, that any views might De
made 10 agree with hers.
ENCKE's COMET-Few wanderers in ceIcs-
tial space are of more interest To astrOnO-
meTS than Encke's comet. The announce
mcnt that il has been found by means of the
great telescope of the United States Naval
observatory at Washington will he welcome
news TO those who have made this subject
their study, while il reflects great credit on
the observers in charge of the 26-inch euua-
tOrial, and adds another chapter TO its tri
umphS. The reasons for the special interest
taken in this comet may be briefly men
system 1t was first seen in 1856. and was
identified by Encke as a periodical comet in
1918. Its period is about So years. The dis
turbing influences of planets make the cal
culation Of its path "A matter of great diff
Guilty. There is said to be evidence that il is
gradually approaching the sun, and this is
alleged as II proof that there is resisting
medium in space. y controversy over this
question, which incidentally inVOl YES the
destiny Of the whole solar system. has been
III progress for many years.-N. 4. Tribune.
THE SIROCCO OF TIE SoUL.-A man
never knows that real agony is; he never
passes through Il real siroccO of the soul un-
til the buttOnhOle pulls out of his collar at a
concert, and one end of a linen face, number
fifteen and half, stands madly out under
his ear. at right angles TO his neck. Thrn IA
does feel ready To bid the world and
transient pleasures adicu, and welcome the
calm, cold, collarlesS repOse of the silent
tOmb.-HUWkeye.
THE ICE GORGE S in the MOnOcacy river at
and near Frederick Junction, Md, between
Reichs ford, below the Junction, To the
BuckeystOwn dam. q distance of five or six
miles. are threatening, as the ice is piled 10
Il height of from ten 10 twenty feet. Great
fears are entertained 10y the farmers along
the line that much destruction Will cnSuc
should the dams he carried away by the ice
moving suddenly off. The streams in the
Immediate vicinity are very much swollen.
INSIDE OF THE HAT ola cattle thief recent
y arrested in Detroit were found pasted the
following maXimS: "kemcmber that truth i
jewel; do not cOyct; respect Old age: be con
tent with what you have; live that men will
take your character as an example" In con
SidCration of the excellent principles govern
ing the mans life the Judge kindly allowed
HIM TO retain the printed Slip containing
them during his years Sojourn in the peni-
tertiary.
y PECULIAR LIBEI. CASE is to be tried be-
fore the Chester county (Pa.) courts \ Mr..
William Bonner posted a notice on his prop
erty fOrbidding neighbOr, named Lewis II.
Hammond, or his family from tresSpasSing
on his ground. Hammond rctaliated by a
similar prohibition of Benner from his
grounds, adding the words, ''AS have only
four turkeys left" and therein lies the alleg-
cd libel.
EIGHTY PEOPLE CRUSHED TO DEATH
y large piece of rock fell yesterday at Cape
Blanc, Canada, crushing number OF Poop
So far eighty bodies have been found. No
particulars yet received.
HF-RallS were connected through the
HOCSac tunnel without ceremony Yesterday