Decatur Democrat, Volume 25, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1882 — Page 1

VOLUME XXV.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF. George Middlemass, who was quarantined in Chicago with small-pox, escaped and went home to Fox station, 11l , where his daughter took the disease and died. A Vienna dispatch says the Allegemaine Zeititig has been seized in consequence of an article designating Emperor William's recently manlfestion as a coup d’etat. Cyrus W Field has taken time by the forelock and has his life written under his own supervision. He did not give the job to anybody connected witli the York Times'. The fellow who, by mistake, sen his auburn-haired sweetheart instead of a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup a bottle of hairdye, wants to know the best way to commit suicide. Beecher has once more distinctly announced his disbelief in future punishment. It is hinted that this much-trkd preacher may have to undergo a new trial for heterodoxy. The largest still sailing ship afloat, measuring 2,220 tons, has just been launched at Belfast. It is named “The Garfield,” and will be employed in Australian and Californian trades. A procession of radicals in Paris, who were proceeding to the cemetery of Pere la Chaise to commemorate the anniversary of Blanqui's death, was so disorderly that the police dispersed it. A Paris dispatch says tire suppression of the manifestation, Sunday, in commemoration of the death of Blanqui, created a bitter feeling among the working classes which may lead to mischief. A Berlin correspondent says the Emperor William has decided to p’;claim the Crown Prince Frederi k William regent on the 22d of March next, on the occasion of the Emperor William's 85th birthday. The billiard match between Vigneatix and Slosson, to take place at Paris, iris been fixed for the 30th hist. The stakes are to he 10,01,0 francs, and the condit i ns of the game the same as governed the last match. • A woman’s evangelical temperance association lias been organized in Washington by former members of the women’s national Christian temperance union, who are opposed to the suffrage feature of the society. The government of the province of Quebec are abo t to consider a proposal to take under its auspices a lottery scheme, with two semi-annual drawings of 1500.000 each, and to get 10 per eent. of the gross proceeds. A correspondent at R me denies the truth of the telegram fiom Rome, published by the La Defense, of Paris, regarding Bismarck’s note to Guirinal, a congress of the powers, and preparations of the pope to fly to Malta. The memorial statue of the late Morton McMichael, editor of the Philadelphia North American, which is to lie erected on a prominent site in Fairmount Park, is fast approaching completion. The critics are not very well satisfied with it. A large party of Dublin police proceeded recently to the north side of the city where thev discovered a case buried under the ground, which contained a large number of Snider rifles and a quantity of dynamite, gun cotton and ammunition. General J. D. Cox, who was appointed special master to investigate tlie defalcation of Thomas Ambrose, late clerk of the federal court at Cincinnati, reports a deficit of $39, *67. The culprit is believed to be sojourning in Manitoba. The stage-coach running between Tombstone and Bisbie, Arizona, was on Friday afternoon attacked by five robbers, with whom the express messenger had a lively battle witha Winchester rifle. The thieves found $6,500 in the treasure box. Charles A. Henry, formerly editor of a Scandinavian journal in San Francisco, has been engaged by Henry Villard to bring over several thousand of his countrymen to engage in the construction of the Northern Pacific and settle along the line. In his report for the department of Dakota, General Terry says that the Indian outlook in northern Montana is unfavorable, and, as buffalo are rapidly diminishing, the Indians are making raidson cattle, and the ranchmen are organizing for protection. At Cairo, Egypt, the English and Freael consuls have received from their governments i collective not* containing the assurance, which they communicated to the khedtve, .hat the powers which had placed him on the throne would protect him. Governor Ordway, of Dakota, who was interviewed by an reporter with reference to the $_ 0,009 bond swindle, stated that C. R. Strong who was made a cat s paw et by Brown, the arch villain, had mane a clean breast of the aftair. He has not yet been arrested. The state of Colorado grew in wealth rapidly last year. The valuation of tlie entire state is $96,059,000, "n increase of $23,000,000 over 1880. In the eitv of Denver more than $4,000,000 was expended in the Hon of new buildings, and the va u • Mon of the city is $25,050,000, an 3crease of $9,640 000. —■ Grave abuses are alleged in the preemption of land in northern Minnesota. where thousands of acres have been located by speculators, w ho, tn most cases, make no improvements, ami in other’ are not even United States citizens. The commissioner of the general land office 1 about to investigate the matter. Tlie Harris community was founded in Chautauqua county fourteen years ' "go by Thomas Lake Harns, who taught salvation through self-renun-ciation, and that properly married an ,i disciplined couples became a Xgle being after death The enterurite has failed, and the property has fust been bought by Mr. Benjamin F. Butler lor s9l, 4»,

L'x-Gov. R. c. McCormick has purchased 16,000 acres of land in th ® of Colima, on the Pacific coast S r \r< xiro and is going into the busif ofcoffee culture on a large scale. in bpanr)g now. "dexpe'cts'to'plant 12,000 per year and expects t i Jn or( j er to for four yearsto tame en d’rJmit for a period of ten years al I dutyon the coffee and all taxes on tie laud where it is grown; If the Bombay Hindoos are as conin reporting their property for assessment as they are ? rnrnishim- statistics for the census, in furnish , )P „ easv matter to raise it ought to be»n« c . tizeng con ? re 'that thev are gamblers and feS? „dlLr t s one a doe poisoner, sixteen

The Decatur Democrat.

CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington Jan s.—President pro tem Davis soon after the assembling vacated the chair to Mr. Garland. Resolutions were offered by Mr. Maxey instructing the Secretary of tbe interior to furnish a report of survey of the U. 8. and Texas boundary commision. By Mr. Beck directing the Secretary of the treasuary to inform the senate why he failed to comply with resolutions of Dec. 21 relating to tariff duties. Tbe morning hour being extended the consideration of the calender was resumed. After an executive session the senate adjourned until Monday. HOUSE. The committee on appropriations met this morning, and the following assignments of subcomm.ttees for the consideration of the regular appropriation bills was made.: Sundry Civil—Hiscock, Butterworth, Blackburn. Navy—Robeson, Ketcham, Atkins. Legislative, Executive and Judicial —Cannon, O’Neill, Atkins. Consular and Diplomatic—Burrows, Robeson, Cox. Army—Butterworth, Burrows, Eilis. Postoffice—Caswell, Cannon, Ellis. Indian—Ryan, Caswell, Lefevre. Military Academy—Blackburn Ryan, Butterworth. Fortifications—Forney, Ketcham, Ryan. District of Columbia—Ketcham, Hiscock, Forney. Deficiency—Hiscock, Robeson,Cox. SENATE. Washington, D. C., Jan 9.—Bills were introduced and referred. The morning hour was extended to disjiose of Mr. Hoar’s pending resolution for a select committee on the rights of women, to whom are to be referred all petitions and resolutions relating to woman suffrage. Mr. Bayard’s motion to refer $t to the judiciary committee was voted down. Ayes 27; nays 31. Mr. Hill, of Georgia, opposed the resolution on the ground that he had taken heretofore in relation to proposed spacial committees as uncalled for. A vote was then taken and the resolution was adopted by ayes 35, noes 23. Mr. Hoar's resolution lor a special committee on women’s suffrage was passed. On motion of Mr. Sherman his bill to provide for the issue of 3 per cent, bonds was taken up without formal vote. The amendments to the bill reporter! by the committee were agreed to. Mr. Vest secured the floor, when the senate went into executive session and soon afterward adjourned.

HOUSE. Mr. Kelley, chairman on ways and means committee, offered a resolution for the distribution of the presidents message. Under the call of states the following bills were introduced and referred: To reduce fees paid officers of steam vessels; to provide for commission on tariff and revenue; to equalize pensions; to repeal duty on soft printing paper and type; for the construction of the Mississippi and Illinois canal; to reduce letter postage to two cents, and some others. The speaker announced Reed, of Maine, as a member of the committee on rules in place of Orth, resigned. senate. Washington, January 10.—Mr. Dawes, from t.ie committee on Indian affairs, which had before it a letter from the secretary of the interior on the subject, reported a bill to accept aud ratify tbe agreement submitted by the Crow Indians of Montana for the sale of a portion of their reservation and to make the necessary appropriation for carrying out the same. Mr. Bayard, from the finance cotrmittee, reported, with a recommendation that it pass, the Morrill tariff commission bill debate followed, participated in by Messrs. Bayard, Beck and Morrill. Upon its termination the chair laid before the senate the unfinished Sherman funding bill. Adjourned. HOUSE.

Benj. Wood, of New York, qualified as a member. The house then resinned consideration of the Utah contested election case, the pending resolution being that offered by Mr. Haskell, declaring that Allen G. Campbell, delegate elect from Utah, is entitled to be sworn as a delegate on this prima facia case. Debate followed, conducted by Messrs. Reed, Haskell, Cox,-McCord, Burrows, and converse of Ohio. Messrs. Hiscock and Cox having engaged in an oral war in which Mr. Robeson joined, Messrs. Hiscock and Haskeli demanded the previous question. Mr. Haskell stated he desired to offer a resolution. It was read as follows: Whereas, Polygamy has been for many years and is now practiced in several territories of the • United States in contravention of the laws thereof (section 5,352 revised statutes;) And Whereas, There has been admitted into former congresses of the United States a delegate from the territory of Utah who has served in the house of representatives as such while sustaining polygamic marital relations. (Vide documents in the contested election case of Cannon vs. Campbell;) therefore be it Resolved, As a fixed and final determination of the house of representatives of the 47th congress, that no prson guilty ot living in polygamous marital relations or teaching or instiegating others to do so is entitled to b admitted in this house as a delegate

from any territory of the United State. The reading of this resolution was received with applause. The speaker held the resolution did not give such instructions to the committee as were comprehended In the rules, and ruled it out of order. Mr. Reed's substitute was then adopted, by 189 to 24, the negative votes being all Republican. The contested case was thereby referred to the committee on elections. SENATE. Washington, January 11. — A number of petitions for a committee to inquire in regard to the alcoholic liquor traffic were submitted. Mr. Morgan submitted a resolution to appoint a committee on woman suffrage in Utah. At the expiration of the morning hour Mr. Sherman’s funding bill was taken up. After a lengthy debate the president pro tem. announced the special committee on the rights of women as follows: Messrs. Lapham, Anthony Ferry, Blair, Jackson and Fair. Mr. Anthony introduced a bill providing for the retirement of any person who has served fifty years or upwards in eitffer houses of congress. Mr. Anthony stated that on the 19th inst. he would ask leave to submit resolutions of respect for the memory of General Burnside. Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, gave notice that on the 25th he would present a resolution in commemoration of M. H. Carpenter. Mr. Brown offered a resolution, which was laid over, supplying each senator not chairman of a committee with a clerk. Adjourned. House. Washington, Jan 11.—Mr. Orth offered a resolution instructing the committee on civil service reform to inquire into the expediency of providing a mode different from the present one for the appointment of committees of the house, with leave to report at any time. The speaker, holding the resolution relating to a change of the rules, stated it would be referred to the committee on rules. To this reference Mr. Orth objected, and moved the resolution be referred to the committee on civil service reform. On division the motion was lost by a vote of fifty-five to eighty-seven, but Mr. Orth demanded the yeas and nays. The motion defeated—yeas 85: nays, 139; and the resolution was referred to the committee on rules. " The bill to incorporate the Garfield memorial hospital was placed on the house calendar. Tiie speaker submitted the question to the house, whether the resolution presented was a privileged question , and by a vote of ayes 109, nays 139 the house determined no question of privilege was involved in the resolution. 1 Mr. Willis offered a resolution calling on the secretary of war for information as to what additional work is necessary at the falls of the Ohio river to complete the work thereof. Adopted.

THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU. FORTY-FIRST DAY, Washington, D. C., Jan. 10.— Judge Porter began his argument shortly after ten o’clock, and at once fixed the attention of every one in the room. Nothing like it has been seen or heard during the past nine weeks in the Guiteau trial. As Judge Porter reviewed the conduct of the prisoner and the conduct on the part of his counsel, of his cause in this court, the crime in all its hideous ugliness was held up to the detestation of his bearers. The silence became oppressive, and in the presence of avenging justice in the near future was suggested with a force of conviction that swept from t .e court ro 'in every vestige of that levity which so long reigned. Judge Porter concluded his masterly argument at 11:41) by reading the now famous letter of President Garfield to Judge Paine. Judge Cox. at 11‘-.5, began the reading of his decision which begins with a lengthy review of the subject of jurisdiction. He occupied fifty-five minutes in reading that portion of bis decision touching upon the question of jurisdiction, upon which he ruleu the court had full control. Judge Cox concluded nis decision at 2:25, having consumed an hour and forty piinutes, with rapid speaking upon every point. His rulings were directly against the practice of the defense. After consultation between council the court adjourned until Thursday morning, when Mr. Davidge will make the opening argument to the jury for the prosecution. FORTY-SECOND DAY. Washington, D. C., January. 12.— As soon as court was called to order Davidge took a position in front of the jury and opened his argument. As Davidge proceeded to disintegrate the evidence and argue its worthlessness, Guiteau occasionally interrupted. Once he called out sarcastically: “You don’t believe a wora of that, Davidge; you’re just talking that stuff for money.” Davidge continued to discuss the evidence which he had arranged chronologically, and caused a ripple of amusement as he described Guiteau’s career in Boston. Ti® hour of 3 having arrived, Judge Porter suggested an adjournment, which was assented to by counsel for defense. An exciting discussion then ensned upon Judge Cox inquiring if counsel desired to say anything upon Guiteau’s request to be heard. The district attorney, in a ringing speech protested against Guiteau’s being again allowed to take seat at the counsel table. The applause from the audience, with the shouts of Guiteau, and cries of “order” from the bailiff, made an exciting scene for some minutes. Judge

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Cox finally told Scoville to read over the prisoner’s speech, and let the court know in tbe morning if there was anything in it he desired to go befo e the jury. Without stating whether be would permit the prisoner to speak or not, J udge Cox ordered an adjournment. FORTY-THIRD DAY. Washington, Jan., 13.—Upon the opening of court Davidge resumed his argument in review of the evidence. He showed by the evidence of J. W. Guiteau and other witnesses for the defense the falacy of Scoville’s pet theory that the prisoner was an imbecile. Soon after the opening of court Speaker Keifer and ex-Attorney General Taft entered and took seats upon the bench. Judge Davidge, although continually interrupted by the prisoner, made a most masterly argument completely annihilating the insanity dodge. At the conclusion of his argument Colonel Reed stated he would prefer to begiu and end without a break. He thought he could finish all that he desired to say by one tomorrow. Adjourned till to-morrow. FORTY-FOURTH DAY. Washington, D. C., Jan. 15.— After a harangue by the prisoner regarding tiie receipt of letters and checks, Scoville desired to know whether the prisoner would be allowed to address the court in his own defense; Judge Cox said that while he should be loth in a capital ease to deny any man the opportunity to be heard, in this ease it is safe to presume that the prisoner would abuse the privilege, he should therefoie deny him the privilege as slated yesteiday. However’ if his counsel desire to read anything which they deem proper to be laid before the jury they can do so. After a protest from Guiteau, Reed arose to address the jury in behalf of the prisoner. He reviewed the testimony in brief, and made a most masterly and pathetic plea for mercy for the wretched culprit, which was listened to with close attention and evident interest from the beginning to i its close. At the close of Reed’s remarks the court adjourned. FASHIONS LONG FINGER’S. Reaching Out in a New Rage for Alligators, Snakes and Lizards. From the New York Mail. Although hardly to be reckoned scarce, the skin of this animal is still expensive. Much of that which is used here is previously sent to European tanneries for the desired kind of preparation. It is returned in soft and beautiful quality, and in the different colors which may at the moment be fancied. At present brown is considered particularly elegant, as is also fawn; green and j red likewise appear, although much less frequently than the permanently favored tan and seal brown A med-ium-sized journeying bag of this material ma: be made here to be worth SBOO or SI,OOO. The cost is about the same as iu the case of seal skin in corresponding quality aud style. An imported bag of the latter materials. however, has been in use here which’had cost its possessor $3,500,but belonging to this of course were exquisite fittings and mountings of gold. The bag of alligator skin costing one-third as much, is furnished with elegant silken linings and gilt mountings, and the bottle for cologne, salts and soap, the teeth and nail brush bottles, flask, ete., are of cut glass finely patterned and covered with goldplate tops. Work in silver, nickel and fire-gilt, applied to the material seems most harmoniously grounded. This also takes the form of higher art; thus as a gift for a gentleman with a taste for aquatic sport, a let-ter-book may have perhaps on one side an alto relievo group in silver representing oarsmen seated in a boat, or the design may be that of a single figure, with an oar carried in the hand. Purses of this skin are lined with plush, chamois seal or calfskin. The case is rendered yet more beautiful by jeweled mouutings. Recently snakes and lizards have been furnishing some share of the material for what are considered the most elegant styles of pocket books, portmannaies, gentlemen's match safes, card cases, side bags with girdles and fashionable trifles of all kinds. Yet it is by rather slow degrees that tbe boa-constrictor elegance has been winding itself into favor with us; in some of the European cities it is reported as having b. come much more the rage. Here in the manufacturing shop, however, may be seen the snake skin untanned, just as brought from South America and resembling what one sees in the British museum. Its markings are very beautiful, with the gold touched stripe through the centre and the irregularly conjoined diamond and trianglu shapes at either side. It is this natural design which is so much prized for objects like the side bag or the pocket-book. Yet the material may have, perhaps, the fault of not wearing quite satisfactorily. The edges of the scales are apt to get rubbed up by the wrong way so as to cause very soon a seedy appearance of the article. For the prevention of this roughening tendency gums are introduced, however, with more or less success in tbe process of preparing the skin for manufacture.

The r?turns from the recent census in India present some very cur’ct s figures. In the Bombay Presidency no less than forty language" are spoken, besides several negro dialects. “Twenty-seven Irishmen, all living in Kurrachee, returned Irish as the - language, and five Welshman described themselves as speaking Welch; but among the large number of Scotchmen in Bombay no one was patriotic enough to return Gaelic as his language, says the Landon .Times. The returns from Burmah 'shows that the province lias an area of 87,220 square miles and a total population of 3,736,771, which increase of 989,623 since 1872. The religious returns show that the Buddhists number 3,251,584, Mohammedans 168 881, demon worshipers 143,581, Christians 50,000. Although there are nearly 11,000 European in Burnish, there is not a single American there. Some of the occupations are very curious, the province containing 1 poet, 698 tattooers, 1 scientific person, 1 tea planter, 1 doe-poisoner, 255 opium venders, 41 idnlmakers, 1 independent man, 26 gamblers, swindlers, and cock-fighters, 16 wizards, and 2 travelers.

TELEGRAPHIC. New York, January 14.—The body of&utiator Wagner was recovered this morning from the wrecked cars at Spuyten Duyvil and brought to the city. accompanied by numerous friends and relatives, and conveyed to his rest lence. The body was burned so as to be unrecognizable and was only identified by his personal effects. Both hands were burned off and his limbs were drawn up in a position that showed the horrible agony the victim had endured. Henry 8 Rackeiibaugh, a passenger, describes the horror of the collision as something indescribably dreadful. The train stopped for some minutes and he walked back to look out of the rear window in the last car in which he was. He saw the engine of the approaching train thundering around the curve and turned to run back to the forward end of the car, shouting as he ran to warn his fellow passengers of their danger. All start ed up from their seats. Before he had reached half through the car the shock came and he felt himself lifted up in the air. Pitch darkness followed. On all sides cries of horror, anguish and despair went up. Then a lurid glow was cast through the car from the fire breaking out and he saw men and women struggling to get free from the wreck. He beard a lady, wedged in under a seat, calling most piteously for help He turned to save her, but she was held fast and the fire compelled him to leave her to her terrible fate. He recollected seeing a stout lady, who was identified as Mrs. or Miss Brown, get on the car at Greenbush. Senator Wagner’s remains were sent down to the city first in one of the dead senator’s own palace cars. Two hours later the remaining seven bodies wete brought down in ordinary baggage cars, accompanied by Captain iaie and Coroner Knox. Six of the bodies were packed in ice boxes, and the charred remains of the seventh was borne on a stretcher covered by the fur-lined cloak of Mrs. Valentine, the young bride whose wedding tem ended in such a horrible dea.h The car was switched off upon a side track when it arrived, and run east of the depot to the old I'reigl. station at Forty-third street. Here coffins were ranged upon the floor, and upon hastily improvised tables were spread the drenched and burned garments and satchels recovered from the wreck to serve as a means of identifying the yet unrecognized bodies. Here a black fur mutt aud a cloak, there a broadcloth coat and a hat bat tered out of shape; charred and halfconsumed satchels and bundles lay scattered about, and were examined and registered in turn by a police officer who took charge of all the property. In one of these were tound elews that led to the identification oi one of the bodies as that of Rev. F. Moriehall. The clerical cut of a fewtattered rags that were yet left of the vest had originally attracted attention to the man’s probable calling. The name was written on the binding and on the fly leaf of a volume of sermons and a theological work, but Without any address. His body, like all the others, with tiie exception of that of Mrs. or Miss Brown, >v».s Knrtied so «« to be unrecoguiza ble. As the identity of each uody was established a sheet of paper, marked with the name aud number, was tacked to tlie coffin lid, aud the name cheeked off on the list with as business like air as if the matter concerned ordinary bale of freight handled daily. A coarse grin and joke passed once in a while between the idlers and undertaker men, or whoever they were, who had contrived to gain access to the place with the police am: the coroner and reporters, and iu whose brutal minds not even the horror of that dreadful scene was able to instill sense of respect aud decency. Side by side on a rough pine floor stood two clumsy painteu boxes. Tne brief blue pencil mark on the tag affixed to each told the saddest story of all. The boxes held ah that was left of the charred bodies of Park Valentine and his young wife—bride aud gr >om of only of tlie night before. Detective Dakins, who was superintending the examination of the personal effects, told of the alh of Oliver B. Keely, of Spring City, Pennsylvania, in Kilcutten hotel after terrible sufferings. Keely s right arm was burned off at tlie elbow, and his body Girly roasted. He was conscious, nevertheless, through his long struggle with death, ami detective Daken, who came to his bedside, recognized the fellow as soon as he made himself known as a brotliei in distress, and told the oflic r that he was a member of Spring City lodge No. 553, at his home. “Write to my wife.” he said, grasping tbe officer’s hand aud pressing it, “and give her my love.” With these words on his lips he expired. In a pail between the coflins, covered over with a newspaper, lay a man’s hand, torn from tlie arm at tne wrist by a force that had ground the bone aud tendons to a jelly, mute, pleading, upturned, as it becKoning and imploring for aid that came not It was a most terrible aud slcKening memento of the dreadful catastiophe. Whose hand it was was not known. It had belong d to no one of the bodies recovered by the police so far as could be observed, unless it might I ; the missing stump of Oliver B. Kc. ly’s body, but the fire had not scorched nor even touched it. The officials of tiie Grand Central depot, when questioned by reporters, exhibited tlie usual exasperating official ignorance and indifference, constantly referring the questioners to some one higher in authority who hi d nothing to say. As late as an hour before noon some of the officials in the depot had barely heard of the aftair, rumor like, &c., &c. Assistant Superintendent Charles W. Bissell had at that hour received no other report but a mere verbal hearsay from one of the officials of the wrecked train, and referred the reporters to Spuyten Duyvil for information. AV hen pressed for official news be replied imperatively that he was very busy aud could not bother with those men (meaning the reporters) all day. The list of dead is as follows: Sen ahir Wagner; Park Valentine, aged 21, Bennington, Vl.; Mrs. Valentine, aged 19, North Adams; Oliver B. Keeley, Spring City, Penn.; D. Ransom, a guest or the Hoffman House; Rev. T. Marsuall, residence not given; Miss Maud Blown, 433 West Fiftythird street, New York, and a man wnose name is unknown.

All the injured with the exception of Miss Mary Daniels, a guest of the Sherwood house, were able to go to their homes by noon, ana no list was kept by the police. Miss Daniels is seriously burned, but will probably recover. Police Commissioner Nichols, who was on the train, says: Senator Wag nsr passed througn the car in which I was seated greeting friends pleasantly' as be passed along. He passed out onto the platform ot the following

car and immediately the door closed uponhim with a terrible shock and deafening crash of the crushing timbeisaud snapping iron. How 1 escaped 1 scarcely know, but when I got out I turned to look for Senator Wagner, aud the car in which I had seen him last was burning furiously, and out of the fire came the dispairieg cry, “for God’s sake, help me.” With axes and bars Commissioner Nichols and his companions attacked the car to free the imprisoned man, but were driven back by the Are, and the voice was stilled. D. Lanson was a prominent resident ofMassinay, and Rev. F. Marchal was a Catholic priest connected with St. Francis Xavier college, 49 East Fifteenth street.

Catlettsburg, N. Y., January 16. —lt libs been decided to give Neal, Craft and Ellis, the alleged murderers of Fannie and Robert Gibbons and Emma Thomas, at Ashland, a separate trial. Neal was brought into court to-day at 2:20 p. m. and his attorney (Brown) announced his readiness for trial. The work of impaneling a jury began at once. Out of a venire of seventy-four men twelve were called up, and to the surprise of everybody rejected by’ the prosecution, four by the defense. The names of those chosen are John McDyer, John Allery, J. P. Rankin, P. S. Farrin, L. €’. Hazlett, Elzo Bucker, all of whom were placed in charge of officers with the usual admonitions fr m the judge to permit n< communication whatever. The crowd is swelling and expressed considerable indignation at the lagging proceedings to-day,caused by tbe unnecessary absence of witnesses. The court adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. The military are still here and all is quiet. St. Louis, January 16. —A PostDispatch special from Kansas City says: This morning an atrocious murder was brought to light by a hackman going into the store of Frank Simons, 410 West Fifth street, to make a purchase. The proprietor was found on the floor near i.ie stove with two terrible gashes in the back of his head. An ax was laying near with the butt end covered with blood. Simons had considerable money, and a receipt or note found on the desk shows the probability of his i-e---ing in the act of making a loan when killed. His pockets were inside out and empty. Suspicion attaches to Jack Fitzmaurice, alias Wild Jack. Between him and the murdered man there has been trouble. Fitzmaurice was lately appointed city poundkeeper and had siezed Simons’ horse

Cincinnati, J anuary 16.—A Washington, Iml., special says: This portion of Wayne county, Ind., is verymuch excited over a supposed murder, the victim being David H. Smith and the perpetrators are supposed to be his wife and sons. He has been missing about ten days, and the neighbors suspecting foul play made a search, and on Saturday found his body ina well paitly covered witli bowlders and bullet holes in his head. The wife and two sons were arrested at once. The neighbors say Smith was habitually mistreated by his wife and sons, -and yesterday the little children say they were locked in a bedroom one night about the time their father diguppeored, n* l ' l that the.) i.-.r'i two shots in the kit< and two in the i ack yard. Blood was found on a chair in tne garret aud on the gate posts. The coroner’s investigation is not yet ended. Dan Smith, who is supposed to have- done tlie shooting, fainted when the body was brought in, but his mother was not moved.

A Times-Star Richmond, Ind., special says: The sheriff has placed Mrs. Smith and her two sons in jail. On the way Dan Smith confessed that he committed, the murder alone; that his mother and brother bad no part in it and no knowledge-of it had been committed to them. He says they quarreled about a horse belonging to Mr. Smith which Dan had sold, and that he shot bis father and then broke his skull with a hammer and dragged him to the well and threw the body in. Catlettsburg, Ky., January 17.— Court convened at 9a. m. Judge McGinnis, of West Virginia, is on the bench with Judge Brown. The prisoner, Neal, on entering the court room, appeared as usual and his conduct the forenoon was about the same as yesterday, except that he is inclined to smile in speaking to his counsel. The work of impanneling the jury was continued, and the following additional six were chosen: Marion Hatton, C. I*. Caldwell, William Prichard, David Lockwood, Sheppard Dixon and C. Prichard. Quite a ripple of excitement was created by the introduction into the court roomol a crow-bar and ax, the weapons used to kill Miss Thomas. The jury being complete, the prisoner was told to stand up, which he did with his hands on his hips and plead not guilty. The jury were sworn and the court adjourned till one o’clock. Standing room could not be obtained in the court house this afternoon. Fifty-three witnesses were sworn for the prosecution and defense. George Ellis was placed on the stand at 2 o’clock. He was questioned by Judge Ireland and reiterated his confession to the jury. His story was remarkably- straight, and in the cross-examination by Brown the witness did not deviate from his stories heretofore told. Neal, the the prisoner, fastened a vicious stare on Ellis when put upon the stand, and scarcely moved his eyes during the story of Ellis. The crowbar, about six feet long and weighing about twenty-five pounds, and a rusty ax, was handed Ellis, and he recognized them as the veritable weapons with which Neal and Cbaft killed the children. The weapons were also examined by the jury. It is untrue that Ellis is failing mentally and physically. He is evidently gaining in strength and courage. At one point in the cross-examination to-day he laughed at a question asked him. He taUed low, but rather distinctly, though the jury were compelled to move nearer the witness stand to hear him. The prisoners are allowed to go in and out without handcuffs. Craft’s trial has been changed to next Monday and Ellis’ to the following Wednesday. It appears to b.- the disposition of the defense to make the cross-examination long and tedious, Brown stated at four o’clock that he was not half through with the crossexamination of Ellis, whereupon the court adjourned till nine o'clock in the morning. The excitement is growing more intense, and much drunkenness and disorder prevailed to-day.

St.'Louis, January- 17.—The Pullman palace car company has just completed its new repair shops, corner of Scott avenue and Twenty-first street, which will be ready for work this week. It has a capacity for twelve ears at one time, and will employ 250 men, and is one of the finest buildings of the kind in the country. - - Major Arthur, brother of the president, is a guest of the white house.

INDIANA. Aaron J. Mershon, ofWarsaw, rock drills. Charles Howard, of Scircleville, bee hives. Oliver P. Cobb, of Aurora, piles for nail plates. Wm. A. Hazelrigg, of Napoleon, corn planters. Wm. C. Holmes, of Indianapolis, grain cleaners. Edward B. Chamness, of Alexawdria, coffee pot. Wm. 8. Baugh, of Farmers’ Institute, wind mills. List of patents issued to citizens of Indiana, Jan. 3, 1882: Thomas B. Tucker, of Star, former for plaster moulding. Seth Brown, of Richmond, machine for crushing flax bolls. Francis W. Robinson, of Richmond, combined thresher and separator. Alonzo J. Simmons, of Indianapolis, apparatus for injecting air and steam into furnaces. Miss Ella Tumey an intelligent young lady of Seymour, aged 22years, died from morphine taken with suicidal intent. Rev. Dr. Henry Little, sr., of the Presbyterian church, at Madison, is gradually sinking and dying with cancer in the face. He has been laid up for several weeks. Wm. Miller, a farmer living northeast of Wabash, v/hile drunk attempted to drive home in a farm wagon, but fell from the seat and broke hie neck. He leaves a wif and six little children. The business of the South Bend post office for the past year amounted to $24,764.03, and as this is nearly $5,000 above the amount required for free delivery. an attempt will be made to seem e the carrier system. Wm. Wooster, a noted temperance man of Montezuma, was set upon and severely beaten by’ James Rariden, a saloon keeper, because Wooster had said, in a temperance meeting, he had seen minors in Raxiden’s saloon. The breaking of an axle while crossing the Wabash river bridge at Wabash, precipitated several cars of the C., W. & M. accommodation from the track. One, loaded with way freight, is anchoied ten feet under water. There were several narrow escapes, but no lives lost.

The coroner in the case of Jennie Doup, who died at Greencastle, and whose body was exhumed last November on suspicion that she was poisoned, has come to the conclusion i hat her death was so caused, and Janies Gorell, her alleged husband, has been arrested on suspicion. The leg of a man, fresh cut off by the ears, at South Bend, was found on the Grand Trunk railway bridge. There Was with it a shoe, pants leg, and hat, but no further knowledge is attainable. It is supposed that someone fell from a train and was run over, the railing into the river. Mr. Thomas R. Chalfant, of Clay ioxvnsiHp, st. Jjiseph badly injured by his team running His lower lip was completely severed down to where it joins the jaw, and had to be sewed. His upper lip wan badly cut, his nose aud face bruised, and his chin cut open. He also received serious injuries in his back.

While N. R. Galbreath was eygaged in chopping wood at his residence in Wooster, Koseiu ko county, he accidentally struck his little daughter a fearful blow wiih an ax in the back of the head, making a gash two inches long, diagona ly across the back of the neck and head. It knocked her senseless, but she is in a fairway to recover. A sad accident occurred on Saturday, a few miles up the river from Jeffersonville, resulting in the instant death of Charles Ross, a young man aged 19 years. He was out hunting, and while jumping over a ravine the gun was in some way discharged, the ball enteiing the right eye. The young man was the son of Mr. Isaac P. Ross, a well known farmer of Clark county. At Huntington, Fick Bayreuther and Wm. Gawne became engaged in a quarrel in Bayreuther’s meat shop, Gawne struck Bayreuther in the face with a butcher knife, cutting a gash from tiie eye to the chin clear through the cheek. Gawne was arrested, and had a preliminary trial on Sunday, when he was bound over to court in the sum of S3OO. He is now in jail. Three years ago, Miss Julia Test, of Richmond, while on a trip to New York, lost her watch from her berth in a Pullman car. A day’ or two since an expressman called and haaded her a package from the office of the Pullman car comp ny. On opening it she found her watch. In '•ebuilding the car the workmen discovered it wedged in a corner of the berth where it bad escaped the notice of tbe porters.

Indianapolis has a “mysterious hack” that has in the last two years been the basis of many inquiries and much conjecture, was seen again on Ft. Wayne avenue at an early hour Sunday morning. It was muffled, had no lights, and was going north at a very rapid rate. Near Cherry street on the avenue the scream of a woman came from the hack, and excited much alarm. She begged for mercy, and cried out murder, but before anything could be done to relieve her the hack, turning east on Christian avenue, thence north on College, bad passed beyond the reach of discovery. --- The Home of Giants ' Capt. Martin Van Buren Bates, who lives on a farm near Seville, Ohio, is 7 feet life inches high, and weighs 478 pounds. Mrs. Bates is 7 feet 11 inches high, and weighs 413 pounds. It ie a difficult matter to convey an adequate idea of the proportions of such a dwelling as the one occupied by the Ohio giants. A door that is six feet six inches high is a urge-sized opening in the side of a house—that is, a dwelling house not a cathedral. But the doots in the domicile of the Bates giants are ten feet high, and the knobs are nearly as high as the reporter’s head. The couch upon which the big couple sleep was made especially for them, and it is a curiosity to look at. It it

extensive enough to give the greats people room to stretch in, and it looks as big as an ordinary-sized floor. It is really ten feet long, wide in proportion, and about twice as high as a common i«d. The magnificent dress-ing-case is also a huge affair, with a glass upon it nearly as big as the side of a house. In the sitting-room is a piano of ordinary size itself, but is i mounted on blocks two feet high, so 1 that the instrument is away up in the

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air, out of the reach of common folks. There are two rocking chairs in this room that are so big that the reporter had to climb up into one of them the same as an infant would clamper up into a “high chair.” It is very expensive for the giants to live, as they have to pay such an exorbinant price for everything they wear. For instance, it costs the captain S3O a pair for boots.—[Cincinnati Enquirer. CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT. The Gutter Hero. BT WILLIAM LYLC. Into the gutter he w arttd, lo splash io the muddy rain; Scaur was his raiment and covered With many a greasy stain. But God made tbv little hero, And under his ragged vest He carried a soul of honor, Pure as humanity’* beat. Into the gutter he waded, And tossed with his wee bare feet, A pocket-book stored with riches, Clear lutothe rain washed street, “Mooey!*’ cried he, as he clutched it. And thought of his hunger pain— A moment be paused —but be conquered. And breathed a hero again All nimbly he sought the owner, And gave up tbe untouched gold. The thrill in his heart repeating—- " Happier a thousand fold." "What! honesty in the gutter? Thank you, my little man." Only his heart glow paid him, As off the little feet ran' Tea, honestly In the gutter. Th.nk you its never been* Mustermine and silk enswath ft, Can grandeur improve its mein? Must the poor waif m life’s desert. Hungry and cold though he be, Have no bright spot on his record Because of bis pedigree?

Honor is bound to no station, Honesty stays by no creed. And many a noble spirit Is hid by the garb of needThe man of tbe world may marvel, But poverty's paths are trod By many a royal hero, Heart-warmed by the breath of God. —Rochester Express. The superintendent of a suburban Sunday-school had been training the scholars in memorizing some of the proverbs. The first Sunday little Edith told her mamma that “A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words ‘stirrup angles.’ ” After a few weeks’ drill, site told her mamma that “grievous words stir down anger, Hoyt M. is a lad of six years. The other day his mamma ami a neighbor were talking about step-mothers. He listened attentively for some time; and then witli great earnestness spoke. “O iramma, I know what a step mother is.” And when asked wh it is was, answered: “It is another mother that makes the children step around.” Johnnie's sister was teaching him the Catechism. She asked him question 9, “Is God holy?” Heanswered, “God is holly; he ha’eth all niggers of workity.” On one occasion he was with his parents when they dined from home. Those at the table were surprised by their refusal to take coffee or tea. Mr. C. savs, “And you tlon’tfuse either tea, cortee, or tobocco?” Before any ono tim# t,, rep..,, Jon.-:/ said, arTiiff whisky, nor steal. ' A small boy of Rath had Just gone to bed the other night, when he began to dream about cows. Some slight noise woke him up, when he said: “Mamma,! saw some cows. “Where?” she asked. “Up th re,” he said, pointing to the ceiling. His mother remarked that that was a queer place to see cows, and the little fellow got slightly angry, and said: “Well, I guess they could be angel cows, couldn't they ?”

The Dog That Went to Church. Fido is a “Down East” do?. He is now old, dark and brindled, but as good as he is old. He has watched the cattle, pigs, fowls, the house and Charley-boy, and kept away the "tramps’, at night, for many years. He is almost blind, and cannot wear glasses. But he tries to take care of his young friend Charley. Fido is a dog of good habits. He stays at home in the evening, instead of being out in the company of bad dogs, and getting into mischief. On Sunday he does not go off into the fields and woods, stealing chickens or chasing lamps—the little dears! Like an orderly and well “brought up” dog, he goes to meeting with the rest of the family. He seems to know wheu Sunday comes as well as Charlie does. He does not like to stay at home. For fear that heimay be shut up in the kitchen, he is sure to be out of .sight when the family get rfhdy for church; but in a few moments after the carriage starts lie comes from his hidingplace. He then trips along as fast as Ids aged legs can carry him, trying to keep ahead. When they get to the meeting-house—they do not have churches in the country —he walks slowly in with the rest, and lies down in the pew. I was once on a visit to his master's house. As none of the family were going to meeting that day, Fido and I started alone; and as I did not know the way, he was to be my guide. We went some distance and came to where there was two roads, and I did not know which one to take, and kept on. But Fido turned, looking toward me as if trying to say, as dogs talk, “That is not the way to my meeting. This is the right way.” I followed him, and soon he turned up a hill and led me to the right place. Fido took me to the right pew. He went in and lav down till t >e meeting was done. I will say to the credit of Fido, that when the family stays at home, as on a rainy day (Fido is not afraid of rain), he goes along and lies in the pew, and behaves as well as any of the people. He is a dear, good dog, and knows how to set a good example to others. He proves that he Inis been well trained by his friend Charlie.—Dr. J. H. Hanaford, in “Our Little Ones.”

Os ex-President Hayes’ children, one, Webb Hayes, is a manufacturer in Cleveland; Burchard Hayes is practicing law with young Mr. White in Toledo; Rutherford Hayes, jr , is at’seb ol in Boston, and the younger children goto the public school in the village of Fremont. A boy dropped a live coal down the b ick of a schoolfellow for fun at Ware, Mass., and the burned youth’s father thinks the joker’s father ought to pay SI,OOO damages. The western millionaires are apt to open their hearts at holidav time. Mr. J. C. Flood distributed ■ among several benevolent associat i< )U s i in San Francisco; and Senator J. G. ■ Fair made divers handsome Christ- > mas donations to the orphans and the : convicts of his state.