, 1875-07-01

improper relations between Beecher an
myself and all charges of adultery o
improper conduct or any attempt on hi
or my part to have or solicit any i'm
proper relations or acts are utterly ant
absolutely false. In conclusion l declare
in the presence of Almighty God, tha
II am absolutely innocent of all offense'
charged against me with relation t.
Beecher except through the influence o
my husband which was impossible to re
sist. have made charges against Beech
er which were false and entire unfound
ed and which well knew to be false
I left my husband willingly and withou
solicitations especially on the part o
Beecher. 1t was impossible for me, St
long as l lived with my husband, tt
resist his demands or to speak the trutl
when he requested me to deny it"
Signed, ELIzABErn L. TILToN.
| Judge Nelson delivered his charge t.
the jury and the jury retired at on
o'clock to their deliberations on thu
lease. After they retired, the spectator
remaired in the Court room discussing
the merits and demerits of the charge
ana it was agreed on all hands that i
was very favorable TO the defendant.
At ten O'Clock nothing had been heard
from the jury. and Judge Nelson i'd
iourned Court till ten O'Clock tosmorro '
morning.
New YORK, June 24.-Gold closed at
17I4(a17ss. stocks dull and weak.
LONDON, June 2t.-Lady Franklinsit
hopelessly i'll. She bid farewell yester
day to the commander of the Pandora
which left in search of relies of the
Franklin expedition and other exploring
voyages.
The Sun has undoubted authority for
stating that after repeated conferences
Gladstone has promiseI to resume the
leadership of the liberal party next
year.
The House of Commons to-day at the
close CT an animated discussion rejected
the bill to repeal the contagious disease
act by vote of 80 to 1876. The Gov
ernment opposed it on the ground that
the act it sought to repeal afforded great
protection to the Army and Navy.
The Bishop of Chichester in speech
at the luncheon which followed the lay
ing of the corner stone OF the chapel al
Ardingby expressed E. regret that Moody
and Sankey had been allowed to hold q
meeting near Eton. He contrasted TIE
weakness of the authorities there now
with the vigor that had been shown il
former times. Then Moody and Sankey
might have fallen on their knees, before
such privilege, as that recently obtained
by them, would have been granted.
The revival preachers have closed
their meetings in Liverpool. Their ex-
penses exceeded their contributions by
eight thousand dollars.
BRUSSELS, June 23.-The Chamber O:
Representative have passed bill max
ing an offer to commit a crime an Of
fense and prescribing penalties therefor.
The vote stood rs yeas to 6 nays.
LIVERPOOL, June 24-Merchants are
selling American iron at Wolyerhamp-
ton ct 30 dollars per ton.
New YORK, June 25.-The Levant
Herald of the 22d inst, says telegram
has been received from Sanitary Cons
mission sent to the district of Messo-
potamia, the district is stricken with
the bubonic plague. The telegram was
sent the 23d Of May from Bagdad,
whittier it had been sent by special
Courier from Kutellaunana where the
Commission then was. and states that
this fearful malady has spread beyond
the country of Montefx Arabia, infect
ing an immense district and destroying
large number of lives.
In three localities mentioned in the
dispatch, numbers were 500, 800 and
1000 respectively. These who were
struck down with the disease generally
succumbed on the second or third day
after the promonitory symptoms had set
in. In some districts the epidemic was
disappearing, but it was breaking out in
others not visited by the Commission.
A letter from Maracabo May 29th,
gives an account of an earthquake OF
Circuita on the 18th. The first shock
leveled every wall in the city, burying in
single instant 5000 people out of a
-sopulation of 10000. Several who
were not killed subsequently died from
injuries and many were murdered by
robbers who plundered i'll bands. Those
saved fled to the neighboring country
and encamped. When news reached
Maracabo, Two steamers were sent with
food and clothing to sufferers by the
American Consul and people. Also a
corps of physicians and committee to
disburse aid, and the Governor has
sent soldiers to protect the people.
Reports from San Carpen6no. San
Diego, Gramalate, Arabeda, Conculla,
and San Christabel aggregating pop
ulation of 10000 confirm the previous
account of destruction of lite and prop
erty In these places.
The shock was felt at Bogota and
other places, and in Maracabo there
have been light quakes every day since.
CHICAGO, June Dispatches from
Wisconsin and Northern Iowa, say that
section Was visited by violent storm
yesterday. blowing down houses and
fences, washing away railroad bridges
and damaging growing crops.
New York, June 25.-It is reported
that Garcia, the Spaniard who stole
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