MR WARD BEECHER.

Bruce Herald, Volume VII, Issue 650, 17 November 1874, Page 7

MR WARD BEECHER.

The * scandal ' in which the name of tin Rev fr Ward Beecher is unpleasant!; m<xed up, and which engages the attention oi New York at present,is merely the' revivH of an old, infamous, and unfounded charg. Wrought against him by the notorious MrWoodhull. During this person's brie 1 career of popularity in New York, ■ she gained as an adherent a Mr Tilton, #n erratic, weak-minded man, who was' weli kuown for the leading pare he Jtook in all thi most absurd movements (and they .... . artmany) which are continually being agitated in the United States. Mrs Woodhull in th« most unscrupulous manner charged nian} lea ling and respectable citizens, who would not support her 'doctrines, with ali manner of wickedness. The majority treated these charges with contempt, but.one ortwr. prosecuted her for libel, and she suffered imprisonment therefor, which for a time stopped her mouth With extraordinary impudence she claimed on* her release that Mr Beecher was also one of her adherents, but that h e could not sup port the f doctrine of free love,' although (she said) he admitted its praccice. Notwithsfanding Mr Bc?ech«r'3 in<3>gnant denials, Mia Woodhull with the Titmost effrontery repeated her charges with * details,' in whic'* the name of MS Tilton was introduced Tins lady is a most respectable member <-f Mr Beecher's congregation Mr Tilton being easily swayed, lent an ear to these reports, and has kepb the affair in such a manner bef>re the public that Mr Beecher, and Mrs Tilton have demanded that an inVfS'igation should talje place, and this- is now tjoina on. From thefacra already ascertained, ♦here is not the slightest reason to doubr thtt the charges are hs unfounded as they are infamous, and the wonder is why thpy should ever have been entertained. The result is that. Mrs Tilrou has already brought an action for divorce from her husband.

FIGHT BGTWKEN- A HOG AND A W»MMf-

T?ut for theaoaence of any inor^l r. flections whatever, the fo : lowiug narmtiv*, f fwardad by a special corre«p'>mient of the 'Gallipolis Journal,' «>f afi h r - between a woman and a hog. i.-, as thrilling aa any thins; we have lately heard of in the way of a mixed encounter •' \ wom*n on a ce r taitt street in town," he writes, *' created, a ' comer' in the broom trade last. Friday. She had a prizefight with ah'g which she wanted to drive out of her garden, and had already broken seventeen bro -mhandles. and had not hit. the ho^once. when we came up On the eighteenth round the h f »g ' came up smiUng.' the woman ahowmst siyns of great fatigue. After a little preliminary sparring they closed — that is, the hog became en'arujled in its antagonist's crinoline, and after some violent tugging they both sat down in an onion bed, the w >man|s arms wound tightly around her opponent's neck, and she lookwd very weak — End of the eighteen tn r..u.,d Round nineteenth Hog facy and saucy, and ready for business, woman pale and dirty, and her hack hair matted wth mud, hnt meani-g to die game. Hog makes a grand effort, and using iS head for a battering ram, tumbles the haggard woman splash into a tub of soapsuds, and rushes off the field a gallant victor. The assistant whom the woman had engaged to cl*>an the house cams on Saturday mo'iting. bun was told that it musb be postponed indefinitely."

CANOE VOYAGE FEOir THE CLYDE TO IONX

We are accustomed to see daily during the season visitors of almost every shade and hue, from near y every climate under the sun, and pleasure yachts of nearly every mould and rig, to suit the fancy of the owners, from the smart ten ton cutter yachts up to 'he > team yacht's immense proportions But with all our experience, we were not a little surprised to learn that on Friday week t*>ree canoes had landed on the east end of the island, with only one man in each, and that each man had "paddled his own canoe" from Glasgow — walked over the small neck of land at Tarbett -and had come that day from Tobermory, visiting Staffa en route for lona. Two of the canoes are named respectively the Rambler and Mapo-in, the third is of the Rob Roy class. They are about i 4 feet in length, and 25 inches broad, rigged with jib main?a:ls and jigger On the news of their arrival spreading, young and oil hastened to the beach to see these aquatic curio-ities. Gulliver's boat, was an object of no greater interest to the Lilliputians than these strange cr*ft to the I mUns We believe 'he voyagers to bd m^mhers of the k ' Glasgow Canoe Club " on a tnp from the Clyde to the Western Tslea So far they have succeeded in their foolhardy enterprise, notwithstanding they encountered half a gale roundinj? Callaich Point., from Tobermory to Staffi Upon making lona, the navigators and their aaila were equally wet They carry a sleep ing tent and cooking utensils with them, so that in a few minutes after landing the tent was pitched, and the green sward was turned into a bleaching green to dry their wet clothes The fact of- their making Tona safe in such weather strengthens the belief th»t they are fit to weather a very rough sea. Tt was a rare sight to see th«m set out from lona, via 0 -an, on th« return voyag-*, with a strong breeze of southerly wind rUing. and with as much coolness and courage as if they were on board the Pioneer. The small fleet, as seen paddling through the Sound, called to mind the South Sea savages paying friendly visits to th<s adjacent isles. One and all wished them. Gid-aoeed. and safe return to the arms of their friends. — Scotch paper. THE MAN WITH A VOICE IN" PARLIAMENT. I have heard, dismul noises, says a London correspondent. Barrel organs with each alternate note ' cyphered,' come with religious regularity into the quiet neighborhood of my residence. There som« particular cart which wakes me eve>y morning with the. gunning of its unoiled wheels are nothing to the melodious voice of Mr Tom Harrop Sidebottom, MP. for Staley Bridge. I never heard anything like it. It starts like the rusty hinges of a door, and finishes with a harsh moan like the murmuring of a man in pain. This is the treble of the speech, to which Mr Sidebottom plays an accompaniment upon his nose which is not unlike the occasional hand hurJy gurdy played by an Italian boy in the nncrx r - street. And then Mr Sidebottom is so eloqupnt. Were he a curate in a fashionable neighborhood, he wou'd have all the ynng Udie» of his congregation in deep adoration of him, and with tearful eyes at each of his sermons. He last night addressed the House of Commons on accidents in mines. Hisjanguage was simply beautiful. He described mangled remains in a manner which would have roused the envy of Mr Greenwood, and made the editor of the ' Daily Telegraph ' weep at tbe fact that Mr Sjd^bottom had chosen rather to be a member •of 'Par^ament than that other kind ot M P-, a member for {be ppess. I add Mr Sidebottom to my list of peculiarities Mr Side;pot]lrom. jg, empirically 'tlffi mqjX witty tjje