The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-01

portions Of the East by spring floods and ice
gorges. Several bridges on the Susquehanna,
Delaware, and other rivers have been carried
away, and much damage to property is re-
ported. Before the gorge broke at Port
Jervis. N. Y, the lower portion of the city was
to the depth of ten feet, some
houses being submerged up to the second
stories. No lives lost. The new and
magnificent railroad bridge crossing
the susquehanna at Pittston, Pa,
was carried away about ten minutes
after the passing over of passenger train.
At Germantown several small houses were de.
stroyed. Danville and Wilkesbarre, Pa, and
other towns in that and adjoining States suf-
fered severely by the floods.
The Judiciary Committee of the New York
State Assembly have reported adversely on
husbands in criminal cases, and the report
was adopted, thus killing the bill, which was
intended, it is supposed, to allow Mrs. Tilton
to testify in the Beecher suit.
Mr.. Halliday continued his evidence in the
Beecher case on the 18th, and said Mr.. Tilton
had stated to him, in the presence of Geo.
Bell, that the Woodruff scandal was entirely
untrue, and that his wife was "as pure as the
light" Mr.. T. spoke of Mr.. Beecher's offense
as being quite venial in its character.
Mrs. Lucy w. Mitchell, q nurse, who
had been in attendance upon Mrs.
Tilton on different occasions, testified that
xubilo II, NJ T;ltonsa ho,,sohold NJ pooobor
was not frequent visitor, and she had never
seen any improprieties between him and Mrs.
T. She was Mrs. It's nurse at the time of
her illness when Mr.. Tilton and Mr. Moulton
were together in the house, about the time the
alleged letter of confession is supposed to
have been written, and on the evening when
the letter of retraction was furnished to Mr..
Beecher, and her evidence is to the effect that
Mrs. Tilton was very weak and i'll on these &C.
casions. Mr.. Tilton had always treated his
wife well so fur as witness had observed. The
Rev. John L. Gay, of Bloomington, Ind, testi-
fed to the liberal doctrines on marriage and
divorce promulgated in a lecture at the State
University, in that place, by Mr.. Tilton, in
1852.
James Taylor, General Superintendent, and
Charles Forester, Clerk, of the New York
Postonice, were sworn on the 18th, and testi-
fed that Mrs. Woodhulls Steinway Hall lect
ure in 1871 or 1872 was mailed in connection
with copies of the Golden Age. Mr.. Taylor
says he talked with Mr.. Tilton about it, and
objected to the mailing of the speech in this
manner, as it was not supplement to the
Golden Age, and subsequently received note
from Mr.. T. containing 500 to defray
the extra postage, after the Post
office authorities had decided the
speech could not be mailed as supple
ment. Mr.. Halliday continued his testimony
and said that Mr.. Beecher had nothing to dc
with the decision by the church Deacons ir
October, 1872, that it was not expedient tt
take any action on the scandal. The witnes.
was cross-examined at some length by Mr.
Fullerton, relative chiefly to the action o.
Plymouth Church, but nothing of great
moment was elected
The iosd in the Susquehanna River con
tinued on the 10Th, and immense damage wat
being done in many localities. At Port De
post, Nd, the water was from five to fifteer
feet deep in the streets.
OF the Governors Council in New Hamp
shire the Democrats have elected three ant
the Republicans two members.
Bessie Turner began her evidence in tn,
Beecher trial on the 10Th. According to he]
statement Mr. Tilton was addicted to sulle1
moods, during which he would make himsel
very disagreeable to all in the house, espe
cially his wife, whom he would scold for hour.
at time She (witness) never saw anything
improper take place between Mr.. Beecher ant
Mrs. Tilton, and on his frequent visits to thu
house she (Mrs. T) treated him the same a.
other gentlemen visitors. Bessie repeated
the story of having awakened one night ant
found herself in Mr.. Tilton's bedroom alon,
witbhim, whittier he had carried her Will.
she was asleep, and she Indignantly left tn,
apartment at once. She also repeated con
versations which she alleged Mr.. T. hat
had with her regarding affinities. On one
occasion, when Mr.. Tilton was shaking hi.
clenched fist in his wife's face, witness inter
fered in her behalf, and Mr.. T. ordered her
with an oath, to leave the house, which sh,
refused to do, and he struck her (witness
with his fist and knocked her down.
Gen. Butler has expressed the opinion thai
1.-THE Civil-Rights bill does not give any right
to colored man to go into drinking. saloor
without the leave Of the proprietor" and thai
ga barber-shop is private business in which
the law does not interfere"
The Elizabeth Life Insurance Company o.
Elizabeth, N. j., has failed.
A resolution was recently introduced into
the New Jersey Senate requesting the Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress from
that State to use their influence for the re-
peal of the amendments to the Sundry Civi
Appropriation bill doubling the rate of post
age on transient newspapers, etc. The par
tial restoration of the ranking privilege i!
also condemned as granting free use of thu
mails to favored few at the expense of thu
many.
In her direct examination on the ed Bessie
Turner corrected some Of her previous state
ments regarding dates, and identified several
letters which she had received at different
times from Mr.. Tilton while he was absent
from home. She said Mr. and Mrs. Tilton
sent her to boarding school, but nothing was
ever said about her going away in connection
with the charges against Mr.. Beecher. A
letter was then read, written by wit.
ness to Mrs. Tilton in January, 1871, stating
that Mrs. Morse had endeavored t. procure
her to circulate stories injurious to Mr.. Til.
ton, and also second letter stating that the
story that Mr.. Tilton carried her from her bed
was wicked lie, which second note witness
said was written at the earnest solicita.
ton OF Mrs. Tilton. Witness was
cross-examined as to her statement before the
Church Examining Committee and stated
that she had made some mistakes in he,
story there which she herself had subsequent
ly discovered. She would have then told all
she had sworn to on the trial had she remem
bered it at the time. She could not be Ger
tain as to the exact dates of sew
eral occurrences sworn to by her