Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1882 — Page 1

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

AMERICAN ITEMS. XCmU Mr*- Abraham Lincoln is an inmate of a Turkish and electrio bath establishment in New York. Dr. Bayre finds that she suffers from chronic inflammation of the spinal cord and disease of the kidneys, and that cataract has appeared in both For passing a resolution over the veto of the Mayor after an injunction had been granted by the Circuit Courts fifteen Aidermen of Brooklyn were fined $250 each and sent to jail for terms of from ten to thirty days. Brakeman Melius, who is charged with criminal carelessness in the New York Central disaster, admits that he can neither read no r write. He has been on the road for over a quarter century. Ex-Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts, dropped dead on the sidewalk at Worcester, from a stroke of apoplexy. The Grand Jury at New Haven reported a true bill for murder in the first degree against Walter E. Malley, James Malley and Blanche Douglass, for killing Jennie E. Cramer, Aug. 5. ■Gov. Cornell made the Spuyten Duyvil disaster the subject of a special message to the Legislature of New York. He pronounces the occurrence an absolutely inexcusable one, and recommends that trains be required to carry appliances for breaking into wrecked cars and extinguishing fires. Katie Manton, a Philadelphia girl of 14 years, died in that city of delirium tremens, after indescribable, suffering. She became a drunkard before her 12th year had been passed, and drank the vile liquor of the slums with all the abandon of an old toper. West Gen. Carr, the gallant officer who was reported to have been massacred with his entire command by Indians at Fort Apache last summer, but whose bravery and ability found a way out of the perilous situation and averted a sickening horror like that of the Custer butchery, is under arrest at Fort Grant, by order of Gen. Wilcox, commanding the Department of Arizona, for trial by court-martial. • The Illinois Supreme Court, in a case against the Board of Education of Quincy, decides that colored children have the right to attend the public schools and receive the benefit of the school fund the same as white children. George Scoville, counsel for Guiteau, the assassin, has begun a suit for hbel against the Chicago Herald, edited by Postmaster Palmer. At Wilmington, Ohio, a child died of what was supposed to be chicken-pox. After the funeral, which was largely attended, fifty cases of virulent small-pox were developed. The six-story building of the American O.i k-Leather Company, at Cincinnati, was swept away by ilames. The structure, grounds and appliances, which were among the best in the Union, cost SBOO,OOO, and business had but recently commenced. The damage is estimated at $175,000. The breaking of a wheel on a passenger train ou the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railroad caused the smoking and the ladies’ cars to be thrown from the track and down an embankment twenty feet high. The accident occurred three miles from New Albin, Alamakee county, lowa. Twenty-three persona; in all were injured, for the most part not seriously, one child was killed, and three people so badly hurt as to have little chance of recovery. It is stated in a dispatch from Tucson, Arizona, that Gen. Carr was placed under arrest by order of the President. The cause is not definitely ascertained, but it is currently reported on good authority that it was on account of certain facts brought out at the recent trial of the Indian scouts. At Mankato, Minn., the opera house was swept away by fire. Insured for $13,000, which will not nearly cover the loss. H. B. Lockwood, of Chicago, dealer in tea and tobacco, has made an assignment to cover debts of SIOO,OOO. Meyer Bros., wholesale notion dealers of Chicago, were levied upon by their creditors. Liabilities, $175,000$ about equaled by their assets. Fire broke out in Metropolitan and Court House blocks, at Abilene, Kan., and raged furiously for hours. The loss is placed at $85,000, beside a large portion of the public records. In a suit brought by the State of Illinois against the Alton road and the ferry and bridge companies of St. Louis, to break up the pooling arrangements, Judge Zane, of Springfield, decided that the contracts between the companies are contrary to public policy and ordered an injunction against all parties. Judge Dnimmond decided in the United States Circuit Court of Chicago (iti the case of Rawles vs. The Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw railroad, the plaintiff having been iujured while alighting from a train), that a passenger has no claim for damages who attempts to alight from a car until it has actually stopped. South. Caroline Richings-Bernard, the wellknown cantatrice, died at her home in Richmond, Va., of small-pox, after an illness of thirteen days. Two days before she was stricken down, a lady friend told her of the spread of small-pox all over the country, and begged her to be vaccinated, but she declined, as she had no fears of having the disease. The superstitious recall some singular coincidences connected with her illness and death. A few days before she was attacked she celebrated the thirteenth anniversary of her wedding, and at the dinner table on that occasion thirteen people were seated. The superstition which makes the number thirteen an omen of disaster was commented upon at the time and laughed at ft is remarkable that the unfortunate lady died after a sickness of thirteen days, and on the 13th of the month. Mrs. Richings-Bernard was bom in England 49 years ago, and came to this country vhen 1 year old. Hon. Joseph J. Stewart, one of Maryland’s most prominent citizens, is dead: Gregory Sternoni, an Italian merchant of Petersburg, Va., was convicted of receiving stolen tobacco, and sentenced to receive twenty stripes at the public whippingpost

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. Panama advices are to the effect that work on the canal has been stopped by a general strike of laborers for $1.50 per day. The day the American Commissioners arrived at Callao, Peru, there was a severe ahock of earthquake. They find a serious misunderstanding existing between Chili and the United States. The project of a world’s fair in 1885 has been abandoned by the citizens of Boston. Seven souls perished by the foundering of the British schooner Weathergauge, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Louisville and Nashville road has ' purchased a controlling interest in the Chicago

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and Eastern Illinois, obtaining 8,000 shares from Boston holders at 112 - Lieut. McDonald, of the Fourth j United States cavalry, has been scouting with : twenty Indians in Southern New Mexico. Hav- ■ ing crossed the border into Chihuahua after | Apaches, he was arrested for the invasion by i the Mexicans, and will be tried. The War De- , partment at Washington has been apprised of , his situation. Peace between Bolivia and Chili has i been secured by the former surrendering her coast territory and breaking away from Peru. The centennial birthday of Daniel ; Webster was the occasion of the gathering of a number of his distinguished admirers at the national capital, at which it was announced that a fund had been subscribed to erect a i monument to his memory. The anniversary was also celebrated by patriotic gentlemen of Boston and Chicago. The steamships City of London and , Henry Edye sailed from Europe for American I ports in November, and all hope of their safety ; has been abandoned. Their cargoes were valued at $200,000 each. Lieut. McDonald, who was arrested by the Mexican authorities for crossing the border, has been released. The National Board of Health officials j at Washington maintain that the present small- j pox epidemic originated from the emigrants , who arrive at Castle Garden infected with the | disease and carry it West in the emigrant J trains.

WASHINGTON NOTES. Depredations upon Government tim-ber-lands in the West have increased to such an extent that the Secretary of the Interior has addressed a communication to the Attorney General urging him to use all means in his power to arrest and punish the offenders. Secretary Bhint has cabled Lieut. Danenhauer and Chief Engineer Melville, of the Jeannette, at Irkutsk, to remain on the ground till the remainder of the expedition is found, and to help in the search by every means in their power. It is reported that ex-Attorney General Taft, of Ohio, is to be made Minist r to Berlin, the post last filled by Andrew D. White, of Cornell. The total values of exports of domestic breadstuffs for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 1881, were $224,118,500. The Oneida Community in New York is like’y to receive attention when the Mormon question is discussed in Congress. Both aro likely to receive a lively turning over. The National Board of Trade was in session at Washington. They urged upon Congress the passage of Reagan’s Inter-State Commerce bill, the suspension of compulsory silver coinage, and the organization of a special tribunal to secure uniformity in and publicity of railway contracts and transactions.

POLITICAL POINTS. State and Congressional Greenback tickets will be put in the field in South Carolina next fall. The Republicans believe it will give them the State. Senator Lamar was elected by both houses of the Mississippi Legislature to be his own successor as United States Senator from Mississippi. In the lowa Legislature, James F. Wilson was chosen Senator for the long term, and Judge McDill for the Kirkwood vacancy, J. A. Emerson, a colored man, appeared before the Treasury Investigating Committee at Washington and testified that while employed m the Treasury Department, in 1880, he was granted two months’ leave of absence and sent South by Secretary Sherman, with instructions to work up delegations in his interest for the Presidency; that Federal patronage was to be used for support wherever available, and was tendered to Powel Clayton in Arkansas. Emerson found the South supporting Grant, and he therefore went to the Chicago Convention as a Grant delegate, for which he was discharged on his return to Washington. In reply to a question by Senator Allison, Emerson said there . must have been 100 treasury employes in the convention Leading stalwarts of New York avow their intention to nom nate ex-Senator Conkling foi Governor next fall.

FOREIGN NEWS. Nathan Davis, the famous English traveler and writer, is dead. So intensely cold has been the weather on the Sahara frontier of Algeria that hundreds of soldiers and camels perished. The President and Secretary and two members of the committee of the Drumcollagher branch of the Ladies’ League have been committed to Limerick prison in default for holding illegal meetings since the Ist of January. The leading church officials of Great Britain are maturing a plan to relieve or remove the homeless Jewish families of Russia. A prominent Israelite of London offers £IO,OOO to start the movement. Bismarck does not relish the reception given to the Emperor’s rescript in England, and there are indications of trouble between him and the Crown Prince. Having considered the cases of the Irish suspects who are members of Parliament the British Cabinet has decided that the leaders of tho Land League have no claim to exceptional treatment. The rising in the Balkan peninsula commenced in Herzegovina aud is extending to the border district. The insurgents overpowered the military posts near Newesinje and released the prisoners. Small encounters are reported near Ragusa, with several killed on each side. The Austro-Hungarian delegations will be asked to vote 4,000,000 florins for precautionary measures. There are fears of a revolution in Egypt. The Anchor line steamship works, at Glasgow, were destroyed by fire. The Italian Minister of War is considering a measure for increasing the army. Vienna dispatches report the insurrection gradually spreading in Southern Herzegovina. The movement is attributed to foreign agitators. The Nihilists who attempted the life of Gen. Tcherevine at St. Petersburg have been sentenced to twenty years in the mines of Siberia. The first appeal from a reduction of rent by the Land Commissioners at Belfast was thrown out by the Court of Appeal, and the tenant gets a material allowance. News of a conspiracy in Nepaul against the British residents has reached London. The plot was discovered at the last moment. Eighty notables were arrested, and twenty-one military officers summarily executed. News has been received of the destruction by fire of the Circus Kremsier at Bucharest The flames spread so rapidly it was with utmost difljoylty any pen QU _jn the

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establishment could escape, and when the fire was under control the discovery was made that many men and horses had been burned.

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

At Hampton, Pa., while William Cork was dying of small-pox, bis wife placed a lighted candle in his hands and knelt beside the bed in prayer. She instantly succumbed to ex* haustion, the bedding was set on fire, and she and her child were overcome by smoke. The neighbors saw the situation, but only one dared to enter the house. The flesh was burned from Cork's bones, and his wife and daughter will not recover. Important tidings relative to the crew of the Jeannette are given in a dispatch from' Engineer Melville, at Irkutsk, to the United States Secretary of the Navy. It seems that Melville has returned to the Arctic ocean, and that his search has been rewarded by the discovery of the log-books, instruments and four records left by Lieut De Long. He had obtained no tidings of the fate of that portion of the Jeannette’s crew which left the wreck in the second cutter, in command of Lieut. Chipp. The Cossack command?ant at Irkutsk, by direction of Gen. Tschirnieff, will continue the search during the winter. Melville requests orders to remain with two men and renew the search in March. One man was killed, three fatally injured and four badly wounded by the explosion of a saw-mill boiler at East Liberty, Ohio. Michael Mooney was hanged at Franklin, Idaho, for the murder of Huyckley, agent of the Union Pacific railroad. At Ironton, Ohio, one of the murderers of Dr. Joseph Beggs (who was killed near the Etna Iron Works two months ago) was taken from the county jail by a band of men and lynched. Another of the murderers confessed that money was the incentive of the killing. A detective from Chicago has for some time been at work about the Asylum for FeebleMinded Youth at Columbus, Ohio, and has fina’ly traced to Elmer E. Gwynn and David Gcodrich the crime of firing the institution in November, by which the State lost $400,000. The National Board of Health has declared the small-pox epidemic throughout the United States. A mercantile agency of New York reports 177 failures for the week, caused largely by the clog in sales and collections arising from the unseasonable weather. The surgeons who attended President Garfield have presented no bills for their services, and it is understood that they intend to rely upon the generosity of Congress. But the House committee will insist upon being furnished with bills covering the service rendered, and only such claims will be allowed as could be successfully prosecuted against the estate of the deceased. Anderson Jones, colored, was hanged at Augusta, Ga., for the murder of John D. Haralson. Deacon W. W. Ellis, of Providence, R. 1., cut his hand while opening a bottle of communion wine, and has been seized with lockjaw. The Governor of Kilmainham jail has served notice on Parnell, O’Kelly and O’Brien that they have been remanded for ninety days. Mrs. McCormack, of the Ladies’ Land League of Dublin, has been sent to prison for one month. It is said that Postmaster Pearson, of New York, who is a son-in-law of Postmaster General James, will shortly bo removed. His interference with some of the President’s friends who had been given berths in the office is reported to be at the bottom of the trouble.

A NOCTURNAL RAMBLE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.

Some genius—we suspect him to belong to the jovial order of humanity—has said : “The day to drone and dream, the night to learn and ramble.” We do not propose to dispute this worthy’s view of the matter, but present herewith the experience of a Philadelphia journalist, Mr. William H. Cunningham, 1712, North Twentieth street, one of whose nocturnal rambles he thus refers to, beginning his narration rather peculiarly, however; “I am not a rheumatic, and have been troubled very little with bodily pains. Last Tuesday morning I experienced a very annoying stiffness of the neck, which grew worse as the day wore on. Toward evening it became very severe, and I could scarcely turn my head in any, direction. Arriving home at tea time, it was with difficulty that I could eat my meal. My wife wanted to rub my r neck with St. Jacobs Oil, but I refused, saying I thought the affliction would soon pass away. Tea over, against the remonstrances of my family, I left home to ramble toward the new Chestnut Street Opera House, about two and a half miles from my residence. I started in the midst of a heavy snow-storm, and remained at the theater until the close of the performance, although I could feel my neck getting worse and becoming very painful. Leaving the play the trouble came.to reach home. The storm continued; the car in which I was became blocked in nearly every square, a cold current of air swept through the car, and I did not reach home until toward 2 a. m., by which time my neck had become absolutely rigid. Then I consented to the use of St. Jacobs Oil, which my wife applied two or three times before I arose. I continued its use that day, and by evening I was free from pain, and the next morning I amused myself by twisting my neck in any direction that suited me, and not a vestige of stiffness remained. ” — Boston Herald. Grangers in Council. Illinois.—The annual meeting of the Illinois State Grange was held at Mattoon, Coles county. A large number of delegates and visitors were present. The full number of delegates is 106, ninety-three of whom were present, quite a number being women. Senator Horace H. Clark delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the citizens of Mattoon ; the response was given by Maj. E. Miller, of Green county. Mortimer Whitehead, Past Master of the New Jersey State Grange, made an eloquent and lengthy address explaining the “Aimsand Objects of the Order." The next meeting will be held in December, 1832, at Belleville. Wisconsin.—The yearly meeting of the State Grange of Wisconsin convened at Milwaukee. The annual report of the Treasurer showed the total receipts during the year were $4,432.93 ; disbursements, $4,002.87 ; leaving a balance of $430.06 in the treasury. Ihe Secretary’s report shows that 121 granges are in existence in the State, having a membership of 3,960. Four subordinate granges were organized during the year, and 393 members acquired by initiiting. The following officers were elected: Master, C. F. Carr, Beloit; Steward, A. Sprague; Chaplain, L. Brainerd; Treasurer, J. Cociirane; Secretary, C. L. Huxley; Gatekeeper, E. Wood; Correspondent, Mrs. C. Sherwin; Executive Committee, C. F. Carr, R. D. Forrest; Trustee, J, E. Williams; State Purchasing Agent, K. Niffin. In a Cincinnati daily we notice that Mr. Tim Gleeson, ex-member of the Council from the Fourth ward of that city, says he suffered terribly from rheumatism all last winter and spring. He tried all kinds ot liniments and medicines without any benefit until he used St. *Jacobs Oii, the first application of which insured a full night’s repose, and its subsequent use entirely cured him. —Akron (Ohio) Beacon. According to the Nevada City (Col.) Transcript only five men in that city of 7,00 Q inhabitants wear silk hats. ’

“A Firm Adherence to Correct Principles.”

THE GUITEAU TRIAL.

' / RDBTY-YOUBTH DAY. At the opening of court Guiteau stated that he had thirty checks, representing about $15,000, some of which were worthless, and that he wanted no more of the latter kind. When Mr. Scoville asked if the prisoner would be allowed to speak to the jury, the assassin exclaimed that be wouldn’t trust hisicase m the hands of the beet lawyer in America. Judge Cox said it was safe to assume that Guiteau would abuse the privilege of srguing in his own defense, for which reason it would not be granted. Mr. Reed Ihea commenced an argument which consumed ljjs day, and was mbjeCted to frequent inßrrwtions by the assiissin. There were portions cf the speech which seemed to considerably impress the jury—notably the very pathetic passages in which Mr. Reed denounced the crime for its atrocity, and pictured the widow nightly praying that the murderer of her husband might be pronotniced insane. Those who closely watched the jury observed that there were tears in the eyes of some. Reed’s method was earnest and ’ deliberate. His expression was always serious. He fought to prove that, from the time of his birth, Guiteau was a victim of mental disease. Commencing with the period of his mother’s maternity, ne showed that all through the weary-months she was an invalid, and argued that Guiteau -wasr the sufferer from this. The boy could not talk till he was 6 yeats old, and was whipped by his father because he could not — whipped from boyhood, Reed argued, because the hand of God was on him. He led a blameless life from that hour; it was maintained, to the age of 19, when he struck his father. That, the counsel claimed, was an act of madness. Then Luther Guiteau, woitby man as he may have have been in all other respects, was insane upon religion, and be forced young Guiteau to enter the Oneida Community, which was the vestibule of hell. From that hour, Reea enaeavored to show by Guiteau’s letters, which the prosecution had introduced, and by the testimony of the Governtoont witnesses, the prisoner was insane. The circumstances surrounding the shooting he dwelt upon with great emphasis, as indicating this. Reed drew a parallel favorable to Guiteau from the various prominent political assassinations of history, ending with William Lawrence’s attack upon Andrew Jackflbh. He even quoted the case of Charlotte Corday as one of insanity. Reed quoted Guiteau against himself to prove his insanity, and mildly characterized his outrageous outburst as “to some extent a boisterous manner.” When Reed went so far as to predict that Guiteau would become a driveling idiot, the latter from the dock hissed out an indignant “Pish!” In conclusion, Reed said: “Gentlemen of the jury, you all said, when you were sworn, that you would be governed by the evidence and stand up to it, without regard to the effect it might have upon you and your business. I adjure you to keep that oath. Falter not in the performance of the duty which shall save you and this fair land from eternal disgrace. I assert that the conviction of this man to the gallows, and his execution, would be an infamy beyond description—an indelible stain on American jurisprudence and American juries. Think of the scene if you condemn him to the gallows I Though not present in body to see the sight you cannot but be there in mind. If such a day shall ever come (and I do not believe it ever can come under this evidence) thirk of this man bi ought out from his cell with the same pale face and same weary, wandering eyes ! Tho officers of the law gathering round him, pinioning him, binding him with cords so that his muscles stand out, covering him with the black hood, shutting out the light of day from him, and leading him to the scaffold. Think of him—a lunatic—condemned to the gallows—a lunatic whom the Savior, if He were on earth, would heal! The picture is not overdrawn! I am yery much obliged to you for your attention. 1 only ask you, Pray do that which shall not, in after years, bring a blush of shame to your cheeks.” FORTY-FIFTH DAY. George Scoville began his argument for the defense, and consumed the day without finishing, He started by charging that there was a conspiracy to hang the prisoner. He then proceeded- to name the conspirators : The District Attorney, Judge Porter, Mr. Davidge and five of the Government experts, namely, Drs. Gray, Hamilton, Kempster, MacDonald and Wooster. The counts of this indictment, twenty in number, are : First—They have perverted the law in this case. Scoville, in illustration or support of this count, alluded to the introduction by Judge Porter of the decision of Judge Davis in a New York case. He said : “ Counsel upon the other side indignantly repudiated the suggestion that Judge Davis sat with Cardozo or Barnard, but I have yet to learn if either of them ever committed a more reprehensible act than that of Judge Davis.” Scoville warmed up with his subject, and de nounced in severe language the extra-judicial act of Judge Davis. “Had a newspaper been guilty of such a bold-faced attempt to influence the decision in a pending cause, the editor would have been subject to arrest for contempt.” Judge Porter—“ Don’t let us turn this courtroom into a town meeting.” Scoville resumed, but was soon interrupted by Davidge, who, with some impatience, said • “ Oh, no, no f Scoville; that’s not so.” Scoville—You may interrupt as much as you please; I shall not be deterred from saying just what I believe to be the truth. Davidge—Well, well, m not interrupt again, and say what you may. Guteau— That’s right, Davidge ; you keep quiet. You talked for two days and didn’t say anything either; qow give some one else a show. Scoville continued: When Judge Porter comes before this jury and undertakes to pervert evidence, I shall not keep quiet, as I did with Davidge, but I shall stop him. Guiteau—So shafi L Scoville—l shall stop him, and I shall correct him, if I find he is misstating evidence. Guiteau—Never mind; I'll attend to him. Judge Porter—There will be two Guitcaos then to attend to me. Scoville continued : “ The prosecution states that if the prisoner knew the fact was wrong on July 2, then he should hang. Now this is not by any means the whole of it, or a correct statement of the law. The court has added in substance as follows : * Yet if in this act he was overpowered by a consciousness coming through his diseased mind that what he Was doing was necessity for the good of the country and was specially approved bv God, then you cannot copyiot him of murder.’"’l Scoville proceeded to point out to the jury what he termed the perversions of evidence by Davidge. He attacked the theory of the prosecution that it was the prisoner’s own innate or acquired depravity that naturally led up to the killing of the President, and- discussed at some length the evidence introduced by them to show instances of the prisoner’s meanness and depravity. “This evidence,” said Scoville, “ has in almost every instance been perverted. Counsel parade here’ the debts owed by the prisoner, and attempt to mate much of them in this chain they are weaving.” Guiteau—l owe about SI,OOO, and I suppose that ought to hang a man. If these people will send in their bills now, I’ll give them checks for them, and get them ost of the way. I suppose Tve got some money now. I’ll get rid of these people, and thpn J wjga,’! owe an y* ■ Scoville then alluded to the incident sworn to *Mby Bhaw of Guiteau pawning a worthless watch Shaw— ‘ pshaw,’ I mean.” And added : “ That was meant for a pun, but they don’t seem to see it” Scoville denounced the witness Shaw. He believed he had deliberately perjured himself in thtecase, as had also the ctjjntetnpKble little Jew clerk who came down heeft to litip Shaw out. Guiteau screamed out: “This whole testimony of Shaw is false, and uo decent man would believe it for an instant.” FOBTY-SIXTH DAY. Scoville resumed his argument for the defense, and was at once interrupted tyr Qttiteau, who made one of his character rfidf speeches, asking the ctffixt 4o instruct that frit appear that he was forced by the Deity to remove the President he may bo acquitted on the ground of transitory mania. Sickles, McFarland and Hiscpck, he said, were acqnutted on thcusuroond of transitory mania. ■ 7 Scoville began with a general complaint of the aliened unfairness tm the of the prosecutronf particularly or the PrdWcuting Attorney. He had from thp beginning who should virit the jaiLand who should nbt. He had introduced persons into the prisoner’s cell under false guise, to worm out his secrete, and when the prisoner said anything which might inure |o his benegt tfee Prosecuting At-

torney has been very careful to let it become known. He complained of CorkhiU’s unfairness in destroying the notes of Stenographer Bailey, so that the defense could not have the benefit of them. The conduct of the prosecution in the court-room, he alleged, was not only unfair to the defense, but was often discourteous and more befitting a police court than this. ScoviUetben criticised seveiely the course of tie prosecution in refusing to permit the prisoner to address the jury for a brief hour or two, simply because they feared be might disclose by his manner or speech his true mental condition. Scoville then called attention to the letter written by Guiteau tothe District Attorney, and from which a portion had been clipped, as he claimed, by the prosecution, and in a spirit of unfairness Davidge (smiling)—“ Oh, just assume that one of the conspirators cut it out.” CorkhiH—“l suppose what you are driving at is that you want the jury to think I cut a slip out of that letter.” Scoville —“ I believe it was done by you, or by your direction, for the reason that you believed it for the interest of the prosecution.” “ So do L” shouted Guiteau. Scoville then proceeded to give the jury his viewg upon Judge Porter, and to instruct them as tn how much weight they should attach to his utterances, and as to the best means of counteracting the influence of his oratory. Porter, he said, was prostituting his fine at.tainments in an effort to hang an insane man. Scoville then reviewed the prisoner’s life, and said: “ When he left the Oneida Community, he sought out Beecher’s church, the Young Men’s Christian Association, and the society of Christian people. Hia tendencies at this time were not immoral, nor had he shown any indication of that awful (with sarcasm) crime of not paying his board-bills, for which this prosecution are trying to h&ng him.” Carkniil—“ Ob, no. If he is hung at all, it will be for murder—not for owing boardbills.” Guiteau called out: “I guess there ain’t much chance of my being hung, anyhow.” Scoville continued, up to the hour of adjournment, his review of the life of the prisoner, explammg his acts in the light of counsel’s (Scoville’s) theory upon the case. Guiteau occasionally commented, but never seriously disturbed the course of the argument. Scoville spoke of the monumental assurance of the prisoner in naming himself in connection with Grant, Conkling and Arthur. “I should say a pretty fine quartette,” exclaimed the prisoner. La ter ou, Scoville read from Guiteau’s speech, when Guiteau again called out: “ You better not read any more, Scoville; it goes dead against your ‘ fool ’ theory.” FOB.TY-SEVENTH DAY. Scoville resumed his address, taking up and discussing insane statistics introduced by the prosecution. Discussing the horrors of crime, as often shown in the acts of insane criminals, Scoyille said there was nothing in this act to compare with some of these acts of insane criminals ; “ and, gentlemen of the jury,” he said, "in my opinion, if there were not reasons, and powerful ones, at the back of this prosecution, this prisoner never would have been brought to trial. But I tell you, gentlemen of the jury, back of this prosecution is an influence which I have felt, and which you may feel, gentlemen, before this trial is concluded. There are politicians who seek to hide their own shame behind the disgrace of this poor prisoner and make him a scapegoat for their crime. I did not intend, gen;lumen of the jury, to take up this feature of the case, but when I find the power and influence of this Government used against me in denying the small pittance that I have asked for a fair and impartial trial, and the small facilities needed for a proper defense, I do not propose to keep quiet. I say that such men as Grant and Conkling and Arthur are morally and intellectually responsible for this crime. Mr. Conkling shall not escape, shall not shirk, the responsibility of tiie state of things that led to th.s act, and he snail not escape the condemnation of the American people, if I can help it, for his share in this disgraceful scramble for office that led to a conflict with the chosen ruler of this great nation, and led this poor insane man to compass—what they would have hailed with satisfaction, as would, probably, hundreds of other politicians, if it could have occurred other than through assassination —the removal of Garfield, who stood in the way of then’ unrighteous and disgraceful struggle for office. Neither shall Grant escape that condemnation to which he is so justly.subjected, when, coming from Mexico, and coming with undue haste to throw his own name into this petty quarrel about a small office in the Republican party, he sought to foment differences that had sprung up. I am not going to see the misdeeds of these men, big h in power, visited upon the head of this poor insane man if I can help it This clamor for his blood is not for tho purpose of avenging Garfield or of satisfying justice. Thentheory is that: If it can be shown that this was the act of a sane man, then these politicians in high places will say, ‘Of course we are not responsible for the act of a sane man. To be sure, we had sotie differences, but then it could never have led a sane man to such an actbut, on the contrary, gentlemen of the jury, what is the effect of "your verdi.-t if you acquit him as an insane man ? Why, people wul sav, * Some one is at fault;’ they will say, ‘We will fix the blame upon the heads aud . hearts of those men who waged the war upon our poor dead President until it drove this poor insane man, from reading daily in the papers what Grant says, wnat Conkling says, and from constantly thinking upon it, to bis insane act of killing the President; and there are men in high places, the really culpable ones, who will go down to posterity with the stigma upon their names and the detestation or their countrymen fastened upon thenmemories.” Scoville's denunciation of Conkling and others created a profound sensation m the court-room. The prisoner, who had been looking over the New York papers, called out.: “ I aee the New York Court of Appeals has just decided in favor of our theory on the insanity question. I thank you, Messrs. Judges.” Scoville discusi-ed the conduct and actions of Guiteau at the time and immediately after the shooting, and contended that they were entirely in keeping with the theory of insanity—that his coolness, his quietly going to bed and peacefully sleeping the night after the murder were characteristic incidents of crime such as would be expected from an insane man and insane mon. Scoville continued with his review of the evidence, and called attention to various incidents in Guiteau’s life, arguing his insanity as evidenced by the undoubted lack or something in his mental composition possessed by other men. FOBTY-BIGHTH DAY. Guiteau opened proceedings by thanking the New York Court of Appeals for its timely decision on the law of insanity. “Hitherto,” said the assassin, “ the law has been that the burden of proof was on the defendant, but the Court of Appeals, with grand magnanimity, says that the burden of proof is on this prosecution, to prove that the man not only committed the act, but also that he was sane at the time he committed it.” After the prisoner had delivered himself of this little speech, Scoville resumed his argument, reading from the evidence of several witnesses who were at the depot and saw the shooting and subsequent arrest of Guiteau, his object being to show that the priilonißr was perfectly calm and cool, and in a condition of nerves and intellect at variance Hith the hypothesis of sanity under such circumstances.

Ab Scoville proceeded, Corkbill made frequent and, as the speaker evidently thought, slighting comments, until, finally becoming irritated, he turned to the District Attorney and denounced in scathing terms his unfair conduct, and instanced his presentation as evidence in this case of a letter written by the prisoner,and which he (Corkhill) had intercepted and mutilated by cutting off the signature and such portion as he thought might benefit the prisoner, “ a thing,” said Scoville, “ which was never before permitted in a Court of Justice, not even upon the trial of a civil suit.” Corkhill (sneeringly)—“ That’s your opinion merelv, Mr. Scovilla It amounts to nothing as a fact” Scoville—“Well, let it be my opinion. I presume lam entitled to one, and so-is the Jury.” Guiteau (with energy)—“ It was a friendly allusion to President-Arthur that he cut out—the mean, dirty whelp.” As Scoville continued, counsel for the prosecution frequently interrupted him, and a running fire was kept up between counsel for some time, f The speaker disclaimed as his main motive f He'd Ssireto shield the prisoner for the honor of the Guiteau family. His greatest sire was to save the American people and the American Judiciary from the disgrace of hurrying to the gibbet an insane man. Commenting upon, as he claims, the alienee ,of motive on Guiteau’s part, Scoville read: u You cannot find a case in history—yon cannot suppose a case where a man 40 years of age, who haaneyer committed crime, who has never , for an hour associated with criminals or bad people; wfap, on the contrary, has always

sought the society, not only of the better class of people, but of Christian people ; you cannot conceive of such man’s committing such a crime without motive. Nothing but the theory of insanity can possibly account for such ftn ScwSle < the ksSuiription that Guiteau might have been actuated by desire for revenge, and argued the improbability of siicti assumption, from the fact if any ground for ill will existed on Guiteau’s part it was against Secretary Blaine, and according to the inexorable laws of mind it would have been executed against him. There cannot possibly be shown, said Scoville, any ill-will on his part toward President Garfield. ...... Scoville next took up the hypothesis that the crime was committed from an overpowering desire for notoriety, and claimed history failed to point out a case where such a crime was committed purely and simply from such motive, and that it was incompatible with reason and impossible for the human mind to conceive such motive as sufficient to induce any sane man to commit such crime. FOBTY-NINTH DAY. Scoville resumed his argument, and produced a diagram showing a section of the prisoner’s bead. Taking up the diagram of the assassin’s head, offered in evidence by Dr. Hamilton, Scoville said: “ I propose to show you that Dr. Kempster lied when he told you that this diagram was a Correct Representation of the shape of Guiteau’s head. He attempted to convince you that Guiteau had an Unusually st metrical head, and • 1 propose to show you that his evidence in this respect was absolutely false.” Scoville contended that DR. Gray s tables of bom cides by insane persons were prepared for this case and do not correspond With tables for the same years in Gray’s official Reports. In reading the accoiint Of one case of honlicide Scoville said : “ Had the District Attorney been there he would have said, probably, put him on trial for murder and hang him. This is a case of devilish depravity.” Guiteau shouted exultingly : “ Corkhill is an authority on the devil. Dr. Gray is a man with a big mouth. That’s the way I mark him.” Scoville discussed at some length the demoralizing influence of the scaffold, and expressed the opinion that crime would be diminished by the abolition of capital punishment He then porceeded to anticipate the argument of Judge Porter, and to point out to the jury the fallacy of the arguments which he predicted Judge Porter would advance to support the theory of the prosecution and to secure the hanging of Guiteau. In conclusion he said: “It has often been said that our jury trials are a farce, and I have in my practice frequently heard it said that the jury system ought to be abolished, because juries make a mistake, because they are influenced by the eloquence of advocates, because they are influenced, not by justice, not by evidence, but by the last address. But, gentlemen, I thank G'6d that there was a time when my English ancestors stood up against wrong and injustice, and wrested from a despot the right of trial by jury, ami I have never yet seen the time when I would wish to see that right ■ abolished. I feel more secure and more safe in this mode of administering justice than in any other. 8o long as juries are honest it does not require that you should have read Kent or Blackstone. It requires that you should have honest hearts and clear heads, and, above all, that you should be fearless to find for the right, regardless of what may come, regardless of whether your fel-low-men may approve it or not. This is what I shall expect of you, gentlemen, and I believe you wili'do it. I leave the case with you, gentlemen ,t hanking you for your kind attention.” As Guiteau was being taken out of the courtroom he stopped to speak to Scoville, when Biiliff Tall attempted to move him along. Guiteau turned angrily, and said to Tall: “ Behave yourself.” “ Gome, come,” said Tall, impatiently, trying to push the prisoner. “Let me alone 1” shouted Guiteau. “Mind your own business.” Tall having applied some “ pressure” to Guiteau, the latter, with his manacled hands, struck the officer in the breast, when he was at once aeized by the officers and turned out of ihe court-room.

Robeson Leads the Republican Party.

In the distribution of the bills to be reported from the Committee on Appropriations Secor Robeson will have charge of that of the navy. This is the place of all others which he most desired, and as the chief manager of Mr. Keifer’s canvass for the Speakership he caused himself to be placed second on the Appro- j priations, second on Naval Affairs, j and Chairman on Expenditures in the : Navy Department. Among the multitude of big jobs which have been nursed for the present Congress is one for building up a new navy, estimated at thirty millions to begin with ; but winch, under the manipulation of Secor Robeson and the rings that he fitly represents, will most naturally expand into eighty or a hundred millions. During the eight years that Secor Robeson served as Secretary, one hundred and eighty millions were squandered and stolen in that department, almost without a show of conceal meut. Contracts and patronage wore openly huckstered in the markets of Philadelphia and of New York to the highest bidder, and no honest trader had the remotest chance of being considered ■unless he subscribed to the terms of Cattell and other brokers of official favor representing Secor Robeson. Promotions, choice statons, pleasant transfers and rotten claims were procured through female iuflueiice. It was a long carnival of open venality and robbery. Finally, when holding over for the coming of his successor, Robeson outraged all decency by awarding contracts for several millions, in flagrant violation of law. Ke left behind him a lot of rotten hulks, of worthless machinery, and a demoralized service, to tell the story of an infamous administration, the sole aim of which was to steal the public money. Nothing like it had ever occurred in our history. Investigation confirmed the worst charges, and, when the proof was about to be submitted to Congress, Robeson’s next friend, Murtagh, the proprietor of the Grant organ, an 4 President of the Police Board at Washington, was instigated to have Mr. Whitthorne, the Chairman of the investigating committee, intrapped by regular detectives into a house of ill-repute, in order to break the moral effect of his then forthcoming report. One of the detectives refused to obey Murtagh’s orders to commit this atrocious crime, and the conspiracy was thus exposed. After all the revelations against Secor Robeson, his party stood by him at home and at Washington. He knew the secrets of the principal leaders, and he was familiar with the methods by wliich success was obtained. Hence he was sustained by the machine, and to day he is the recognized Republican chief in l the House. He stands forth as the organ j of the party, and, of course, he intends i to utilize it for his own profit.— New I York Sun.

Democratic Societies.

Mr. George M. Dallas, of Philadelphia, whose character, abilities and public services eatitle him to a respectful hearing, writes to a Jefferson Democratic Association in Pennsylvania as follows : The principles of Democracy are immutable. New issues constantly pr-sent themselves; hew principles never. The Democratic party is a party of pnne pies, not of issres. Its opponent is a party bf issues, not of principles, Hence Democrats find the r gbtfnl solution of political questions in the corn ct application of underlying principles: but their adversaries — uxoiJing d icnssions of fundamental doctrines —appeal to passion, to prejudice or to material inter* sts. That they have frequently done so with siiccis * fins, I venture to suggest, resulted from the feet that we—regarding only supposed < xpediency- have too ofteu tolerated political Jicycby, instead of boldly asserting and fepr-

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lesely maintaining the faith delivered by Thomas Jefferson to his diaeipWfe. Mr. Dallas advises. the ' formation of Democratic societies like those which proved such powerful auxiliaries in the great struggle of the people for the overthrow of the Federalists in 1800. ‘‘Such societies,” he says, “ are the seminaries of sound political principles, and from them they may be most potently disseminated. Never Jias the necessity for them been more urgent than now.” Mr. Tilden puts the samW thought into a still stronger form of words : At the time when powerful tendencies are at work to subvert the ot ginal character of our Government—to break down the limitations of power < stablished by the constitution —to centralize the action and influence of official authorities —to create a governing class, using the machinery of Government as a corrupt balance of power in the elections, and then shaping legislation and administration in the interests of the few against the many—the precepts and example of such a man as Mr. Jefferson cannot be too often invoked. lhe formation of societies which can act as centers of discussion, and as agencies for the propagation of the pure principles of the fathers of the republic, is a measure of great service to the people and to mankind. Four years ago the Democratic party was inspired by the Jeffersonian spirit, And ai rayed upon Jeffersonian principles, by the greatest popular leader and the greatest political philosopher since Jefferson himself. The result is known. That victory was traded away by traitors ; but a few thousand Jeffersonian’ clubs, organized in every part of the country, and linked together by proper ties, would make very sure that another natioral triumph should not be lost in that way.— New York Sun.

Dorsey in No Danger.

Bowen, who used to be aii Arkansas politician, but is now a wealthy resident of Colorado, pronounces Dorsey, whom he knew in the Arkansas days, one of the smartest politicians in the United States. “I can say that with sincerity, because he' beat me for the United States Senate when he had been at Little Rock only a few weeks. If was in the declining days of the Republican party, when the Democrats, under Garland, had a considerable showipg in the Legislature. My competitor and myself were afraid to have a caucus, so we met and fought it in the open Legislature. Dorsey suddenly appeared, and in almost the twinkling of an eye he beat us both. Any man who sets Dorsey down for a fool is condemning himself for one. He did the work in of Indiana, from the beginning to the end. Though he did not know anything about the State, he just divided it up into townships and earned it. Do you suppose that such a man as that is going to be driven to the wall by a Republican administration ? Nothing of the kind.. It is not in politics nor gratitude to destroy a man as useful as that.” Of course, no one supposes that Dorsey will ever see the inside of a penitentiary upon compulsion. This not to be the fate of the savior of Indiana and the Secretary of the National Republican Committee. He would not have been pressed to this state by Garfield, nor will he be by Arthur. Nothing short of a total change of administration, party as well as personal, will ever secure the punishment of serviceable rogues. Dorsey is not in any danger.

Keifer's Committees.

The Washington agent of the Associated Press has undertaken a defense of Speaker Keifer’s Committee appointments. He says that there are fifty-two Chairmanships distributed among the Republicans, of which the East with 66 Republican members has 20, the West with 71' Republican members has 28, the South with 10 Republican members has 4. Pennsylvania, with 19 Republican members, has 6 Chairmanships ; Ohio, with 15, received 5 ; Illinois, etc., etc. The design of all this is to create the impression that the utmost fairness was used, geographically, at least, in the distribution of these places. What would be said of a guardian who would distribute fifty pieces of money among his ten wards and claim that it was a fair division because each received five pieces, though John’s were fifty-dollar gold pieces ard James’ were but copper coins? Now, it is, notorious that the number of really important committees may ba »cqunted ‘ on one’s fingers. Chief of -these is the Committee on Ways and Means, Perhaps the Associated Press defender of Speaker Keifer’s Cameron committees will explain why the Chairmanship of this committee was given to a Pennsylvanian; why he was reinforced- by two Pennsylvania members, and why no New Yorker and only one New Englander was placed upon this committee. He packed it with protectionists and subsldy-grant-ers, but he was not obliged to go to Pennsylvania for these., They could be found in • the delegations of other States. Mr. Keifer’s committees throughout escape gross partiality in their composition only when they are unimportant. The Cameron hand that made Keffer Speaker is visible in every committee of importance. .In the important oemmittees of Way* and Means, Appropriations, Banking and Currency, Coinage, Forbigrt* Affairs, Naval Affairs, and Pennsylvania has ten members, New York six, and all New England but five. This geographical inequality would not matter if the best use had been made of the material obtainable, but there was a noticeable desire upon the part of the Speaker to place strong men of the opposition in positions where they can be least useful to the country.— Chicago Tinies.

Seventh-Day Adventism.

In the course of the history of the Christian church many sects have arisen by whom the speedy coming of Christ to set up a visible empire has been proclaimed. The Seventh-day Adventists, says Professor, Schem, originated as early as 1844, and one of tire first organizers of the movement was Elder James White. Their headquarters we at Battle Creek, Mich., where they Lave a flourishing publishing house, eta., and they have • several denominational papers in various languages. The same writer addp that they hold strict temperance views, including 4he* prohibition of the use of tobacco*, anefe abstinence from pork, tea, and is recommended. t They have about 350 churches and a membership in ‘the. neighborhood of !),- 000. They set no time for the coming of Christ. “Know thvself”.may be an excellent sort of proverb, but some people wouldn’t know very much if they obeyed if plicitly. — Lampton.

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INDIANA NEWS.

Tub Vandalia A Terre Haute road earned $1,665,516 last year. Sift. 25 has been fixed upon as the date for opening the Indiana State Fair, this year. . Benj. Rinbalee, of Madison, is 82 years old, and is suing for a divorce from his wife. Ellis Thurman, of Grandview, Spencer county, has eloped with his grandfather’s young wife. A young man of Fort Wayne died from hydrophobia. He was bitten by a small blaok-and-tau dog. A Mormon preacher is holding a series of meetings in New Albany. He has large audiences but no converts thus far. Several Jewish relugees from Russia have lately arrived at Indianapolis. They find no trouble in obtaining employment. Miss Ella Tumby, a bright and intelligent young lady of 22 years, committed suicide at Seymour, being troubled about her debts. t . This Madison County Commissioners have voted an order for the erection of a new court house to cost not to exceed $150,000. It took five days to summon a man from Crawford county to the beside of his dying wife in Orange county, only fifty miles distant. Last year the various manufactories and other business interest! of New Albany flourished ai was never known before in the history of the city. Mb. Blos/3, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has sustained the action of a County Superintendent in revoking a teacher’s license for maltreating a pupil. Miss Julia Test, of Richmond, has jnst recovered a watch lost on a Pullman sleeper three years ago. In rebuilding the car the workmen discovered it wedged in a corner of the berth, where it had escaped the notice of the porters. Lobbnob Pombroy, who embezzled the contents of valuable letters while Postmaster at Hebron, was sentenced by Judge Gresham to twenty years a; hard labor. The culprit is an old man, and is completely crushed by his punishment. Thrbe Greensburg roughs, William Welsh, William Mullen and James Gannon, went to Rushville, got drunk and tried to take the town. Welsh shot Charles Fisher, abarber,in the face. The Sheriff and a posse charged upon tho S, and Welsh was shot three times, ,y. By a decision of the State Supreme Court a large number of claims for bounty by volunteers who enlisted in the Union army are forever burred, the court holding that an offer of bounty by a Board of County Commissioners was not a contract in writing, amt that actions to recover such bounty are barred by the statute of limitations. Henry 0. Spaulding, who was once famous as the inventor of liquid glue, was recently arrested at New Albany for drunkenness. He says that he sold the right to manufacture to a concern who made a rcund $1,000,000 out of it, but he got nothing, the buyer putting in a defense to the suit brought by Spaulding that the plaintiff’ was a minor when the contract was made. Jaoob Cartwright and Labuner Lundy, laborers in a Muncie sawmill, went into the engine-room to get a drink and commenced a playful scuffle, both plunging their heads under the connecting red of the engine, which was running at a frightful speed. Both their heads were mashed to jelly, causing instant death. Cartwright was about 21 years of age ; Lundy, 18. Dr. Hawn, Secretary of State, lately received a letter directed to “ The Clerk of the State of Indians;” from a Justice of the Peace in a northern county, in which he sa.>s that “the Note of Republic ” in his town has died, and hisfriends want him to apply for the position. He evidently thinks that there can be but one notary public in a town, and gives the Postmaster as reference us to his capabilities, etc. A Cllnton ctfunty farmer went into Perrin’s Bank at Lafayette, the other day, and informed Mr. Perrin that about twelve years ago, in paying out a lot of money to him over the counter of his bank, two bills had stuck together and hence ho had received $lO more than the proper amount. The matter had been weighing on his conscience ever since, and he could not rest easy until he had made a clean breast of it, and restored tho amount thus erroneously paid. In the case of the State vh. Creek, appealed to the Supreme Court for the purpose of testing the question as to the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace to try criminal cases where imprisonment might be part of the punishment, it has been decided that Justices have jurisdiction in such cases. The court holds —Judge Worden delivering the opinion —that Justices have jurisdiction in all cases where a fine is the only punishment that must be inflicted, though imprisonment in the county . jail might, but need not necessarily, be imposed, but that they have no jurisdiction in cases where both fine and imprisonment must be assessed in punishment. The decision is a surprise to lawyers generally, as it was supposed the Legislature at its last session had taken cases of the kind mentioned from the jurisdiction of Justices, and these ofiicers were acting accordingly.

A horrible murder was recently perpetrated near St. Paul, Shelby county, John Walton, a wealthy farmer, being the victim. Mr. Walton, before retiring for the night, sat' down near a window in his sitting-room, for the purpose of reading the papers. While in this position, in view of the road, he was foully murdered, some unknown person shooting him in the head with a gun heavily loaded with large shot. The household soon spread the alarm, and Dr. Howard, of St. Paul, was called on to attend the dying man. The physician, as soon as he heard of the affair, suspected Aaron Frasier, a negro. Search was commenced for the fellow, and he was shortly found and arrested. When he knew that his crime bsd been discovered, Frasier broke down and made a full confession. He said he had been promised a large reward by O. M. Garrett, a neighbor living near, if he would kill Walton. Garrett was arrested and taken to a Justice’s office, where before his trial was begun he obtained permission to go to an ouihouse with a guard, when suddenly drawing a ■revolver he shot-himself in the head inflecting a mortal wound. Watson denied that, be hired Frasier to do the killii g, but seemed to indicate that Wai top’s wife was most likely to be th® one. Mrs, Walton was arrested and held in $5,000 bail. The people of Shelby county were gjeatly pxcited over the tragedy.