The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-25
VOL. XVI.-NO. SO.


) Among other late nominations by the Pre-
! dent is that of Henry B. Brown to
, United States Judge for the Eastern Distri
OF Michigan. -. Mr.. Halliday continued
, evidence in the Beecher case on the 18th, al
said Mr.. Tilton had stated to him, in Il
presence of George Bell, that the woodhu
scandal was entirely untrue, ard that his wi
was as pure as the light. Mr.. T. spoke
beecher's offense as being quite venial in i
character. Mrs. Lucy W. Mitchell, nurse, wi
had been in attendance upon Mrs. Tilten {
different occasions, testified that while in NJ
Tilton's household Mr.. Beecher was fir
4uent visitor, and she had never seen any in
prophecies between him and Mrs.
She was Mrs. T's nurse at the tim
Of her illness, when Mr.. Tilton and Mr.. Mou
ton were together in the house about the tim
the alleged letter Of confession is suppose
TO have been written, and on the evening whe
the letter of retraction was furnished to NJ
Beecher, and her evidence is to the effect tha
Mrs. Tilton was very weak and i'll on thes
occasions. Mr.. Tilton had always treated hi
wife well so far as witness had observed. TIL
Rev. John L. Gay, Of bloomington, Ind
| testified to the liberal doctrines on marriap
and divorce promulgated in a lecture at th
State University, in that place. by Mr.. Tilton
in 1852. James Taylor, General Superintend
ent, and Charles Forester, Clerk, of the New
York PostSfiee, were sworn on the 18TH anC
! testified that Mrs. WoodhulI's Steinway Hal
| lecture In 1871 or 1872 was mailed in connec
tion with copies of the Golden Age. Mr.. Tay
lor says he talked with Mr. Tilton about it
! and objected to the mailing of the speech in
this manner, as it was not supplement tc
The Golden Age, and subsequently re-
ceived note from Mr.. T., containing
500, to defray the extra postage, after
the Postotfioo authorities had decided
the speech could not be mailed as supple.
ment. Mr.. Halliday continued Ills testImUny
and said Mr.. Beecher had nothing to do with
the decision by the church Deacons in Octo-
Der, 1872 that it was not expedient to take
any action on the scandal. The witness was
cross s-examined at some length by Mr.. Full
lerton, relative, chiefly, to the action of Ply
mouth Church, but nothing of great moment
was elected Gen. Sheridan has is
sued instructions TO Gems. Terry and Ord,
directing them, in the event of the mining
companies organizing at Sioux City and
reservation, to use the forces at their COM
mand to burn the wagon trains, destroy
the outfit and arrest the leaders, con-
fning them at the nearest military post
in the Indian country. Should the miners
succeed in reaching the interior, these officers
are directed to send such force of cavalry in
pursuit as will accomplish the purpose above
named Gen. Sheridan adds that should
Congress open up the country for settlement
by extinguishing the treaty rights of the
Indians he will give cordial support to the
settlement of the Black Hills.
SATURDAY, March 20.-The German
frigate Ariadne has been ordered to Swatow
to support the demand upon Spain for indem-
nifty for the plundering of a German bark.
The food in the Susquehanna River
continues, and immense damage is
being done in many localities. At Port De-
post, Md, the water is from five to fifteen
feet deep in the streets. THE Democrats
have elected three and the Republicans two
members of the Executive Council in New
Hampshire. =. Tiburcio Vasquez, the no.
torious and desperate California bandit, was
water-spout at Fayetteville, Tenn, ie"
evenings ago, caused an immense oVerho" oi
Morris Greek, and houses, furniture ana h'e
stock were swept away, and over sloV,oVo
worth OF property was destroyed 1t Is salu
tbe water.spout continued half an hour, until
it fell congealed into large Jumps, whlen
knocked holes in the roofs of houses, ana
many animals were killed. Another. water
spout occurred near Lynchburg, carrying
away two distilleries, an immense amount Vi
rails and many outhouses. A san Francisco
dispatch says the crops are In splenoio con-
dition and a large crop is certain, Dut II
copious rains fall within two weeks there VIII
he the largest harvest ever known there....
Bessie Turner began her evidence III tne
Beecher trial on the 18th. According 10 her
statement Mr.. Tilton was addicted 10 suleh
moods. during which he would make hlinseii
very disagreeable to all in the house, especlai-
ly his wife, whom he would scold for hours al
a time. She (witness) never saw anything I'M
proper take place between Mr.. Beeeher ano
Mrs. Tilton, and on his frequent visits to the
house she Mrs. tt treated him the same as
other gentlemen visitors. Bessie repeated
the story of having awakened one nlght ant
found herself in Mr.. Tilton's bedroom aion'
with him, whittier he had carried her Whll'
she was asleep, and she Indignantly lei
| the apartment at once. She also repeated
| conversations which she alleged Mr.. l. ha'
| had with her regarding affinitics. On one oc
casion, 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 ne struck her twitness
with his fist and knocked her down.
MONDAY, March 22.-The Governmen
of King Alphonso is reported to have adopte
an arbitrary policy toward the press. IN
Iberia has been suspended and all telegraph
dispatches are detained and examined =
Madrid dispatch says Gen. Campos has o'
tested the Carlists before Olot and entered II
town. Over 900 Carlists were captured
John Mitchell died on the Goth at his res
dence in Tipperarv. On the 2ist the 1ris
men in London l.iet in Hyde Park to the nun
her of $4,000, and adopted resolutions q
manding the release of the Fenian prisoner
condemuine the coercive laws in Ireland al
condoling with the family of John Mitchell.
The Postmaster General has instructed To;
masters that on all mailable matter OF the TIL
, class (which includes articles OF merehanol
: and transient newspapers and magazine
hostage must be prepaid at the rate OF O
' cont for each ounce or fraction thereof
S Gen. Butler is said to be of the opinion IN
t "the Civil Rights bill does not give any rig
5 to colored man to go into drinking salo
!. without the leave of the proprietor" and tf
: "a barber r-shop Is a private business in viii
the law does not interfere. A New Orlea
: dispatch says the Wheele. award has been
: ceived by Gov. Kellogg, but has not be
s officially published 1t is understo'
e however, that under this award
d House will be Conservative and
d Senate Republican, with small Republic
lc majority on joint ballot. "A destructive I
r nado passed through the central portion
he Georgia and adjoining counties in Sol
T. Carolina on the Goth. Residences and
e. houses were demolished on many plantati'
ID and much other damage was done TO pr
f. erty, and several persons were killed
ry many others injured.
y u. S. SENATE-EX EXTRA SESSI0,
as MONDAY, March 15.-Seaats.- reso
as ton was adopted calling upon the President
on information relative 10 the proposed emigra
an to the Black Hills and the measures taken to
IA. vent it,. The resolution to admit Pinchbsck
debated by Nessrs. West, Of Louisiana, in IA
III and Ferry of Connecticut, against -. Execu
u a H.