Indianapolis Leader, Volume 3, Number 29, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1882 — Page 2

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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BT BAGBY Sc CO., OFFICE, 11 SIILLEItVS LOCK Corner Illinois and JlHrlttl St. lUrsd as Mcond-claas matter at the Postofnce at Indianapolis, Intl. TXSMi OF SUBSCRIPTION. Magie Copy, 1 yeer. fj.00 1.W) .60 . .20 1.71 ...... M month! 3 months.. 1 month.... CI ab of shtl Jar, each copy.... ........ ton, 1 yer, ach copy.... .. THIS PAPKK52 .tetfV&S Xawspepar Advertising Bureau (10 Sprue st ) litre 4vrtltiug contract maybe made fur it in NEW TOXX HabMrlbo for the leader. Let everj colored man who favors the elevation of his race subscribe for the Leadtr; and let every white man who believes that slavery war. a crme against humanity and that it is the duty of the ruling race to aid the Negro in his struggle for moral, social and Intellectual elevation do likewise. Polygamy is doomed. The Mormons must move on. Virginia will do away with the whipping post, the Bourbons to the contrary notwithstanding. Senator loo ans bill to place General Grant on the retired list of the army with the rank and pay of General, was passed in the Senate Thursday by a vote of 35 to 17. The Readjusters will make the Old Dominion to blossom with happiness and prosperity. General Mahone and his compeers are winning the gratitude of all true Virginians. Hon. John C. New, and Ex.Governor Pinchback of Louisiana were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday last, the'former to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and the latter to be survey or of Customs for the Port of New Orleans. Th.3 Kansas City Enterprize, a new venture in colored journalism has reached our table. The Enterprize is edited by iprof. D. V. A. Nero, and is brim full of good reading matter. We congratulate brother Nero on the ap pearance of the last issue of the Enter prize. The prosecution of the Star route cases have at last made good their promises to have the leaders in the al leged conspiracy indicted. Indictment have been found against Brady, Dorsey and ten others, and the trial will prob ably take place in April or May. Pres ident Arthur is in full sympathy with the prosecution, his instructions being to let no guilty man escape, the cases against Brady and Dorsey are said to be very strong and the counsel for the government are confident of their abil ity to convict. Our "Washington news curtains the pleasing announcement that. ExGovernor Pinchback of New Orleans, has been nominated to be Surveyor of Customs of the Port, at New Orleans. The nomination is a deserved recog nition of Governor Pinchbacks' eminent services to the Republican party and the people of his state. If their xpressed wish had been obeyed he would today have been a member of the United States Senate instead of Judas or Jonas the Democratic Senator. It is by no means extra vigant to hope that the Governor may yet reach the goal of his ambition. Certain hotels in Washington D. C refused last week to accommodate the Fisk Jubilee singers. Some, no doubt, truthfully basing their refusal on lack of room, and others squarely upon the ground of color. It should not be understood, however, that the best hotels in Washington refuse to accommodate people on account of their color. It is not a fact, and such an impression would do harm. It must be confessed that there is a difference between accommodating a troupe, and individuals. The custom is for travel ling troupes to make arrangements with the hotels a week or so in advance. The Jubilee singers did not conform to the custom in this case. The National, one of the best hotels in that city, has entertained the Ju bilees on various occasions, heretofore. and the proprietor says he would have been glad to do so this time if they had only given him a few day's notice Other hotels make the same claim. This is the society season in Washing ton, and the hotels as a rule are crowd ed. The Jubilees should have known better than to have gone there without previous arrangements. They freely admit that they would have had no trouble if they had followed the custom. They have declined to give the names of the hotels that refused to accommodate them on account of their color, and they have failed to bring suits against the offending Hotels, all of which causes us to feel that the Jubilees have to say the least, made some

unfortunate m Stakes. We make these observations because we do not wish the impression .to go 'abroad that colored people cannot get hotel accommodations in Washington.

There are doubtless yet a few hotels in Washington at which distinctions on account of color are still made. If the Jubilees were really refused accommo dations at certain hotels on account of their color, as we do not doubt they were, they should have brought suit at once. The' law is on their side and pub lie sentiment as well. If the Jubilees had made public announcement of the fact that they had been denied enter tainment at hotels on account of color, and of their purpose to appeal to the courts for protection, and had accompa nied tlits with the additional announcement of a series of concerts to raise the requisite amount of money, they might have sung to crowded houses for a month, and the generous people of Washington would have filled their cof fers with jrolden shekels. Congress is now engaged in re visins the code of the District of Columbia. The proposed revision, we understand, contains articles which sanction the pro scription of school children in the Dis trict on account of their color. Prominent colored men of the district have filed their protest with the District committee, on behalf of the colored jKjoplc, againist thw proposed unjust and illegal legislation. TheConstituti m of the Ln.ted states expressly prohibits this sort of legislation. Congress has no right to provide for, or authorize separate schools in the District of Columbia, and the congressman who votes for any such measure violates his oath and betrays his trust. The colored people of the entire country are interested in this question, and they should and will care fully observe the course of their representatives on this question. The. Congressman who votes to give the sanction of the law to this discrimination against children on account of their color, le longs to that class of prejudiced camp followers who deserve to be banished from public life. The colored people will be found to have sufficient inde pendence and manhood to put the brand of infamy on any man who thus clings to the prejudices of the old slave regime without regard to the party name under which he attempts to cover his treachery. The time has come when there should be no discrimination in this land against men on account of the accident of their color. Aspirants for political honors who are hot in sympathy with the new reurime must take seats in the gallery. I)cat3Iute 3Iortnlly AVomled. St. Joskpii. Mo.. February !'.. Last night a colored man, deaf and dumb, was sent hv young, Sam Kelly to convey a note to hi? mother, at Savannah. Andrew eountv, While trvin? to wake the fain ilv no bv ring ing and fooling with the knob, uuuMe to reply to the frequent call of "Who are you'.'" the man wa shot with a load vi lu-kthtt from a hhot-gun in the hands of llyron Kelly, who thoiicht ihn fellou n bnr?rl:ir. The shut entered the fellow's groin. He fell, groaning. When the r;rh young man, as well as the family, had found what he had done, their i'rief was tit-en. The victim was hiirhlv tso o . teemed. lie is not dead, but no hopes are i . 1 - C I entertained oi nis recovery. On tverv hand, in everv town, citv, coun ty, ami State, the colored, boys a.nl girls are receiving an education. Tiie boys and girls of to-day will be the men and women ten years hence. Ihe question is, what will lluv do for a livelihood. The iueichant's won't employ them; the mechanics won't receive as apprentices, hven it a lew receive them and they becoaie artiza:;s tlu'V cannot find employment, because the "white mechanics won t work with colored mechanics. Ihev cannot all be teachers ami preachers; nor barbers or railroad-porters or waiters in ho tels. Already the employment market is stocked with these commodities, and five years hence there will be an overflow. It is evident that something must be done. Can any of our readers solve this problem. Kati m City Enterprize A Little Ilock colored man caused his lady love to be arrested last week on charge of Vithchcraft. He savs that he once loved the girl, but discovering blue Haines occa sionally caraa from her nose, he did not feel inclined to carry out his enjoyment. Pretty soon he was tricked, and since then has be come a total wreck. The girl told the jus tice that her sable love had promised to mar ry her. Thereupon she put a "spill" onhim. 1 lie Judge settled the matter by marrying ttiein anltli'v mav "trick each other to their hearts cont nt. Cotuerralor. Four young co'oied ladies of West Clus tor, Pa., passed satisfactory examinations, and were admitted to the IIi"h School, in that city one day last week. Tucre arc twenty times that many of our youths that can pass the examination required to enter the High School in this city, but our people are so much more white than the Caucasians of Pennsylvania, they can not think of tolerating any mingling of blacks and whites in the schools. Bulletin. Hplliiterw. St. Louis has three newp qers published by colored men. The colored catholics of Chicago, are raising funds to build a church. The colored jte-ople of Georgia, own real ami iersonal property to the amount of 8, 000,000. IL-v. Samuel Johnson, a colored laborer, with Garrison and l'hillijts in anti-slavery times, died Sunday night at Lawrence Miss., age sixty -five' years. The Iiishoiw of the A. M. E. Church have issued it call on the various churches of that denomination, asking for means to build a MetrojKjliton church in Washington city. The proposal structure will cost $00,000. .The Freeman Journal thinks the habit of marketing on the Sabbath day is "all degrading, sinful and extremely disgraceful." The Jouratd thinks the sight is "sickening, shock ing." Wonder if it has any more adjectives left? Charles "Wright, the colored boy who saved the live of two men at the recent fire in New York, has saved eight persons in the surf at Cape May during the last three summers. He has received a medal from the American Humane Society, which makes

him a colonel in the life saving brigade. I He has also received S9 in monev, and will 1

shortly receive another purse and medal, (Jeo. W. Gavles, Albert Ii. Poston, Mathew Levy, Geo. C. Cranberry, l'eter Mitchell, YYr. W. Edward, are the six colored representatives leIotiging to the Mississippi Legislature. They are said to be men of intelligence and make cmlitadle representatives. MKs. MHVILLES LETTER. She Expected No Ileply From Mr. OarHeld How Ihn Letter Got tu Print. Chicago Times.l Upon receipt of the information that Mrs. Garfield had received Mrs. Scoville's letter,a repoiter of the Times was dispatched to that lady's residence to ascertain if she was aware of the manner of its reception. The reiorfer was requested, in a dignified and re?erved manner, to state his business "Are you aware of the fact, Mrs. Scovule, that Mrs. Garfield has received your letter? aked the interrogator. "I suppose she has. The letter was regis tered for Cleveland on Monday, and she hould have receiedii before this time," was the reply. "Then you have not seen a newspaper re port to that effect?" "I have not. i am getting very urea oi the newspapers. Thev seem willfully to misrepresent me and my family all of the time, in every manner possible. A paper yesterday stated that I had written a letter to Mrs. tiarheld in order that she might use her influence with President Arthur in my orother s behalf, which is all shper nonsense. got no rest; day or night, on account of the newspapers and the reporters." Mrs. Soville looked as "well as spoke her indignation. "You reporters," she continued, "come here at all hours of the niihr.ann reort to all manner of subterfuges to interview and annoy me, and then make your interviews as sensational as possible. A reporter came here and tried to interview me when I was so tired and worn out alter my return from Washington that I could scarcely sit up, anu wnen my oaugnter answered the bell and told him I was indispostd, he said he 'would write us all up good for not letting him in.' She told him we would get even with him if he did,' and when he wrote it up he said we SLAMMED TUR DOOR IN HIS FACE ard quoted my daughter's words, but said nothing about his remarks to her. Afterward, he came here with what he pretended was a telegram from Wisconsin and tried to get in to interview me." The reiorter assured Mrs. Scoville that he had not come to make any misrepresenta tions, and her manner became finally more unreserved. She invited the interviewer into the parlor, remarking that she would willingly answer any reasonable questions. "Mrs. Uarheld declines to answer your letter. She says she bears no ill will to ward you or Guiteau, but does not wish to be dragged into notoriety needlessly. What do you think of her declining to answer your letter? "There was nothing in the letter that called for an answer, and I did not expect an answer. "What was your idea in writing Mrs. Gartield? You deny the imputation some of the newspapers have cast upon your mo tive for writing the letter.' ' "I have been wanting to write Mrs. Gar field for the very reason that I gave in the letter: and, as I stated in that letter, I did write her last July, but did not send the letter. I have written as much as fifty sheets of paper from which I have made drafts from time to time, until I had arranged it to suit my ideas as to brevity and poper wording. 1 felt it to be a duty it weighed upon my mind. I wanted to tell her bow I felt for her in her great trouble. I wanted to show her that it was not the degraded wretch uuiteau, but a poor, insane, mis guided boy, who killed her husband. 1 don't see how my letter could be misunder stood." "Do you think Mrs. Garfield would have written to you in replv to your letter if your letter hau not been published: ' Sue might have done so, although there's avtst difference .in our station in life. She is a President's wife, while I am Guiteau's sister; but we are suffering from a midnian's freak alike. Her suffering, no doubt, is more interne than mine, as she mourns the loss of her husband, as only a wife can, while I mourn the loss to the Nation of a great and good man, and that his life was taken by MY DEMENTED BROTHER." "How do you account for the appearance of your letter in print before Mrs. Garfield had received itr' "I was almost at a loss to know how that happened until I found that-one of the drafts I had made of the letter was missinif. I used a great deal of care in preparing the letter, making a final third copv, which I registered on Monday. One of the copies I put away for safe-keeping, while the other was left among my papers to show some of my friends. I was very much surprised when I found the letter had been published, and, not being able to find the copy 1 had left among my papers, came to the conclusion that some reporter had secured the copy in some way unknown to me. Ever since this terrible calamity I have been writing all over the houe whenever I had a moment to spare. My writing materials and manuscripts were in almost every room until after I had finished the letter to Mrs. Garfield. I changed my room t' en,and began taking care of my papers. About this time some of my boarders left, and we were answering advertisements of parties who wanted rooms and board. My ervant had the privilege of showing parties the rooms I had occupied, and several times left gentlemen who called to look at rooms in my library where my desk stood open and the papers upon it labeled aod strewn about. On one or two occasions, coming in and finding strange gentlemen there, and the servants answering the bell for some one ebe, I chided her for it. I suppose in some way it was found out that I had registered the letter, and some ODe or two men arranged to call, and after one had gone in to look at the rooms the other would ring, and while his call was being answered by the servant the other made fr-e with my papers. This is the theory tjie. rest of the iamily advance as the only one. TO S0LVF THE MYSTERY. It might have been taken several days before I registered the letter to Mrs. Garfield, as every one in the house knew I was writing one, and it might have been kept quiet until it was certain I had sent the letter and then given to the press, for if it had been published bef re I registered the letter I hould have written Mrs. Garfield another: I don't know now whether I did right or wrong to write to her, but I did what I considered my duty. I am very tired of so much newspaper talk about our affairs." The reporter intimated that some OLe had heen :iveii a copy of her letter to be sold to the ne as papers about the time that she registered her copy. "That may fce," replied Mrs. Scoville- "I understand that is the way the news is peddled around from one newspaper office to another." ' But it is said that you were cognizant of that fact, and were to receive part of the proceeds of the sale of the letter." "Where did you hear that story?" she asked, her indignation being clearly manifested in the excited manner of the question. "Of course, I was not." Mrs. Scoville was also asked if it was true that she intended to write her brother's history. She replied that she had not fully decided upon that point, but it was more than likely she should do so. SkohelefTs Speech. Vienna, Feb. 19. The entire press here condemn General SkohelefTs recent speech. ' The Fremdeublatt says the speech is significant because thousands of Russians hold the sa me views. Panslavism, it affirms, is as greut a danger for Russia as for Europe. Paris, Feb. 19 General Skobeleff has informed an interviewer he made his recent sieech simply as a private individual, and although the report of his speech was exaggerated, he adhered to the spirit thereof. He altogether deprecated the importance attached to his utterances. Lomjon, Feb. 19. A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says the Emperor has expressed the deepest indignation and sorrow at General SkohelefTs remarks. He said if such wanton provocations continued he would be compelled to resort to energetic measures.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

The Jubilee. Singers Industrial Education State Dinner The Northern Pacific Anti-Mormon and Apportionment Bills Passed Personal Notes Etc., Etc., Etc: . Washington, D. C;, Feb. 20, '82. The original Fisk University singers, gave several exhibitions of their vocal powers to large and appreciative audiences several days this week at the Congregational Church in this city. As usual they were well received and dem onstrates anew their excellence in the art of vocal culture. Thev havehad as their auditors the very best and most highly cultured people in this city, as thev have had elsewhere. The entire troupe by special reauest met President Arthur at the White House Saturday, and saner a few of 0 their favorite melodies to him. He was so deeply affected by some of them, es penally "bteal Away to Jesus, that he shed tears. I he President treated them with distinguished consideration, and the singers left highly pleased with our urbane and kind-hearted Chief Magistrate. But they were met with the same old insults at the principal hotels. Some landlords alleged the old threadbare ex cuse of wnat of room, while others said plainly that the color of the singers precluded the possibility of their being entertained. It is shameful that such infa mous practices are permitted right here in the District of Columbia, which is under National control. If Congress were so disposed it could put this matter . . ot discrimination against people on ac count of color or race beyond the power ot barkeepers and hotel clerks, who im agme that their taverns are superior in dignity to the Presidential Mansion. It is said that Mr. Loudon, one of the principal members of the trout was once a pupil of General Garfield, when that distinguished statesman was a school teacner. it win oe remembered that after the refusal of the Springfield, Illinois, hotel keepers to entertain the singers, President Uarheld an noun ced his intention to have the troupe at the White House as his guests, and he would doubtless have carried out his in tention had his life been spared. upon tne whole the Jubilee singers may congratulate themselves upon their treatment by these ignorant, avaricious and prejudiced hotel sharks, however contrary to justice and the spirit of our laws it may be. lhey have been re ceiveu on an equal footing, and enter taiued as other ladies and gentlemen by the noble men and women, hereditary and natural, of Europe and America, such men as Gladstone, Emperor Will iam, Queen Victoria, General J. M. Palmer, of Illinois, and manv others, and can therefore well afford to be in sulted by these mere scullions and scav engers of society. The managers of the American Mis sionary Board, at their recent meeting in Nashville decided to adopt a new feature in the management of their educational schools in the South. The new plan consists in giving more attention to in dustrial pursuits than has heretofore been done. They have decided to es tablish two industrial schools, cue at Memphis for training girls, and cue at Atlanta for boys. They will also eiabiisu a lariu at xugaioo, iUiss., ior rais ing early vegetables and fine fruits for the Ncfrthern markets. This is a move in the right direction to which too much importance cannot be attached. The lack of knowledge of the industrial and mechanical trades among colored men of the present dav is one of the great drawbacks to the social and business development of the race. Incomparably better equipped ior me ixuue oi nie is tne young col ored man who goes out into the world, ?i i i i . . wim a common scnooi education ana a practical knowledge of a good trade than the average young man who is sent out into the world from any of the many socalled "colleges" and "universal .:u j: i i? t nies wiiua uipioma among nis aremves. The former has something that he can always rely upon, while the latter is de pendent entirely upon the freaks of for tune and the favors of the people he is Drougni, in contact witn ior an oppor i . i- 1 1 rm lunuy io mane a living, ihe reasons for this assertion are so obvious to every thoughtful observer that it is unneces . i -J .1 ri nr ... ..saryjo specny tnem. öumee it to sav they will exist as long as cast prejudice confines the educated colored man to one or two professional pursuits for a livelihood. Nothing but the extinction, root and branch, will give the Negro an equal chance in lite, but as that can come only through long years of waiting, the next best remedy should be api?.j. -i it.. i ti pneu; ana mat, u is neeuiess to say, is industrial education, the learning and pursuit of - the ordinary mechanical trades. In taking this new departure in the management of their many edu cational institutions, the American Missionary Association is certainly en titled to the sympathy and material assistance of all philanthropic men of means who find pleasure in doing good to their fellow man. The Hampton (Va.) Normal school J a1 T TT- ii ana ine uerea ti.v.J Jonege. are in cluded among the various institutions under control of the association, all of which will have their course marked out and supervised by a committee for that purpose, whose headquarters will be in New York City. Thursday, President Arthur received and entertained the Diplomatic corps at the White House. This being the first state dinner of this administratiop, it was an event of considerable interest to the nabobs of Washington society. The occasion is described as being elegant and recherche to a degree rarely ever equaled by any of the dinners of the past in the famous dining hall of the Executive Mansion. One significant feature of the event was the entrance of the invited guests to the banquet hall headed by President Arthur with Madame Preston, wife of the Haytien minister, on his arm. This lady

occupied a seat at the the right of the I

... . . . President during the ' dinner, buch 1 a spectacle a3 this would hardly have occurred it the "grand ole dimicratic pahty had been in power this last twenty years. This incident marks one ot the effects of political causes working from the top downward. Reforms usually, or rather they should begin at the root and go upward. This in an exception, however, which serves to prove the rule. When the head of the Is ation can afford to entertain on terms of equality persons of Negro blood, those on the lower rounds in the social ladder will not long exclude their equals of that race. Ihe Northern Pacific Kailroad, the termini of which are Duluth, Minn., and Portland, Oregon, lacks only ' 650 miles of completion; and it is confidently expected that this unfinished gap will be completed within the next two years, irams now run irom tne east as far as Mills City on the Yellow Stone 800 miles west of Diduth. The work of building is being pushed with vigor from both sides of the moun tains, and already a large part of the Oregon branch is finished and in working order. This road will ha ve a mar velous influence in- building up powerful States out in the northwest terri tories, several of which will no doubt be admitted to the common sisterhood of fraternal union during the present decade. South Dakota and Washing ton will doubtless be the first to gain admission. This road possesses historical interest for being the immediate cause of the memorable panic and business collapse beginning in '73 and continuing until 79. J ay Cooke, its financial agent and backer failed, and for a time its construction was delayed, but other, capitalists took hold ot it and it has aptfi proached completion very rapidly in last three years. Mormonism received a black eye in the Senate last week by the passage of the Anti-Polygamy Bill, which will doubtless become a law. It disfran chises polvgamists. and provides for the future punishment of persons con trading plural marriages. It is doubt less intended to give the Gentiles of Utah power to govern that territory, w and should it prove as enective as is - 1 . V . hoped by its friends, will be the pre cursor of the downfall of the political power of the mormon saints. I he new apportionment bill as passed bv the House, places the number of Kepresentatives at did. Indiana will . - ... neither lose nor gain, having allotted 13 as under the old bill. Ohio will have 21. and Illinois 20, and Michigan 11. This increase of 32 members will doubtless accrue to the advantage of the Republicans, inasmuch as a large representation always gives increased emphasis to the voice ot the majority. The new States that will be admitted in the present decade will be Republican in politics, which will still further increase the ascendancy of that party. Hon. J. H. Smythe, ex-minister to Liberia, has returned to this country. Hon. J. T. Rapier left for his home near Montgomery, Ala., Monday of last week. - Sheriff Harry Adams and Lady, and Messrs Griffith and Potts were in the city last week. Prof. R. T. Greener, it is said, has resigned his place in the Treasury, and will enter uppon the practice of law. An album and a fine gold watch and chain were presented to Miss Mattie Lawrence, of the Jubilee singers, bv admiring friends, at their concert, Thurs-r day evening. Miss Lawrence is a Washington lady. Register Bruce and Governor Pinchback were friends of the late A. M. Soteldo, the victim of the'recent journalistic shooting affray here, and were present at his funeral. Mr. George Arnold, of Lynchburg Va., wants it understood that although he opposed Mahone, yet he is not a Democrat by any means. He says he is a Stalwart Republican, and is clerk of one of the House committees. George has lived in the West, and he is anxious that his western friends should know that he still trains with the side on which he fought during the war. E. R. B. John Wyatt, Famous for Bagging- Moonshiners, rataUj Shot by Deputy Marshals at Loolavllle. Louisville, Feb. 20. A. very exciting and probably fatal affair took place this afternoon on Jefferson srteet, between Sixth and Seventh, in which John Wyatt, the famous ex-Government Marshal, who has bagged more moonshiners than any man in the country, was badly and no doubt fatally wounded by Jesse Cunningham and Thomas J. Connell, two Deputies.of the City Court Wyatt ia a man of celebrated nerve, and is one who has never known fear. He has had many exciting incidents in his life and has shot several men, but generally was acting in self defense or in the discharge of his duty as a Government officer. Bet this time he has probably met his man. Daring the affair fourteen shots were fired. The difficulty commenced in the Astor House, a little hotel directly opposite the C 'tral Fire Engine House, and ended in the street. where Wyatt was shot. The orii n of the difficulty was witnessed . . a 7 none bat tne participants. consequently it is somewhat difficult to give tne exact particulars, it seems warrants were out for the arrest of Wyatt charging him with selling liquors to minors, and that hearing of this be swore that he would pay no attention to the warrants "he'd be d- -d if he'd pay the fines," and "no officer could arrest him." He is said to have threatened to shoot any man who laid hands on him. The officers attempted to arrest Wyatt, when he pulled his revolver. The officers did the same, and the battle raged from the hotel to the street. The Marshals fired ten ont of fourteen shots. Wyatt fired four times with his famous pistol, which he calls "Trusty." Neither of the Marshals was hurt, except that Connell's forehead was grazed by a bullet iust over the right eye. D ictors Garvin, Rodger3 and others were called into the Jail to attend Wyatt, who was found to be very seriously injured. The probabilities are that he will die. He has three wounds, so far as the doctors can determine. One is in the right shoulder, and is not serious. The other two (or one) are in the abdomen. There is one hole on the rieht side and an other on the left. The doctors are unable to say whether the holes are caused by two different bullets or whether the two holes are the entrance and exit of the same ballet. If it is but one wound he has a chance for recovery. If there are two wounds, and the bullets are in the cavity, the doctors say death is almost certain. The shooting created -the most intense excitement in the vicinity, and a large crowd collected.

GUITEAU u , "I Could Make 50,000 Hext WtnUr Lecturing If I Oat Öot of This." A Washington special of the 19th says: " Mr. Charles II. Reed, of Chicago, one of Guiteau's counsel, still dings to the belief that the assassin ia insane. He bas recently received a number of letters from the prisoner which he regards as the effusions of a lunatic, and believes that they will strike the public in the aim way. It will be noticed that one of them la marked cuufldeiiUal, but Mr. Reed, regarding Qulteau aa irresponsible, doc s not fec-1 bound to respect bis request to consider the oommunicaUon aa private. Tb first note was sent by mall to "Hon. C. II. Reed, Rlggs House, Washington, O. C," and the letter Is aa follows:

"Mr. Rkad -Please call with Mr. Menlck, aa I wish to talk with yo a both Call at once, if convenient Yours, etc., . . Charles Uuiteau. "U. S. Jail. Washington, D. C. Feb. 8." The sec od letter la directed In the same way, and on the inside la marked "strictly private." it reads: "Ms. Reed I will give you and Mr. Merri- k and General Butler and Judge Masruder my note, parable one year hence, for 5.000 each,' If you will get me out of here. I think you can do it on the ground of non-Jurisdiction, of the Court. I have Just written to iny brothel to make this offer to General Butler and Judre Macruder. I defend onhim to secure these gentlemen, and I de peud on you to secure Mr. Merrick. Please call with Mr. Merrick without delay. 1 presume I could make $50,000 next winter lecturing if I get out of this. 1 have an offer of 1500 per night lor six bights from Boston new. Yours truly. "Charles Guiteau. 'United States Jail, Washington, Di C, February 11,1882." On the. next envelope, which is directed to "lion. Chanes II. Reed. Rirai Houie. Washing ton. D: C." aud sent by messenger, is written. "Please at liver at once." it con uuu the following: 'Mr. Reed I consider the non-jurisdiction of the Court my strong point. I aaked Judge Cox before i was sentenced u I ought to do auy thing or make any motion to preserve ny rights la banc, and he said no. Now I wish you would see him and Mr. Memck immediately and find out positively if it is necessary lor me to make a for mal motion before Judge Cox to press f is point ln banc If fo. 1 desire it made at once. I pre sume Judge Cox will allow it. on the around that he misled me. This liability, if it is such, comes from sconiie s hiunaerbus way Of doing things. I wish blm to retire at once from the case aa soon aa he submits bis bill of exoeutioaa to my new counsel. He is out of luck, aod has been for some time, and I want nothing to do with him on this case. ' Please see me to-morrow, or ft-day, if you can. and bring Mr. Merrick, and. f will give you io if you bring Mr. Memck to see me. . "Charlz Guiteau. "February 14, 1882." The fourth and last envelope wu originally directed: "Mr. Charles H. Reed. Brlsgs House. Washington. D. C." but the "Mr." la heavily marked out and "Hon." written above. The let ter reads: "Mr Reed I depend on you to get Porter's proof at once, and then hare 8coTille present his bill of exceptions. I want you to . examine it with Mr. Merrick, if he win, before it is filed. Merrick is down on Scoville because he put Robinson off the case. Merrick, recommended Robinson, and the Court appointed him on that ground. As soon as we cau get rid of ScoriUe I think we can get Merrick.' I want Scoville to file his exceptions at once, aod then I will discharge him peremptorily, in haste. - . "CHA8. J. OCITEAU. "U.S. Jail, February 17. 1882." LOCAL LEGISLATION. The Council met in regular session last Monday evening with sixteen members pres ent, Mayor Grabbs presiding. MERRILL STREET. The city Civil Engineer presented a com munication, setting forth that the contractors who built the Merrill street fire cistern had not left the street in proper repair! The City Attorney was ordered to immediately bring suit against the contractors in the event that they fail to comply with an order directing them to put the street in " as good condition as they found it. OKDIHASCKS PKKPAKJCD. . The Citv Attorney. Buranant to instruc tions, presented an ordinance on the subject of auctioneers licenses. He also reported that there was at present an ordinance which, if properly enforced, would compel city prisoners to do street work under the direction of the Street Commissoner. i He further reported that the existing ordinance governing the length of time freight trains are allowed to obstruct ' 8TRKT CROSSINGS If properly enforced is amply ' sufficient fo regulate the matter to the satisfaction of all citizens. CITY CASKS. The City Attorney reported on the dispo sition of a number of cases for damages against the city, brought by citizens, all of which have been reported in the city prints heretofore. He dwelt at length on the caie of Pamelia Tercy vs. the city for damages sustained to plaintiffs property inlndianjla on account of the change made in the course of Fall Creek same time ago, which was re cently decided in favor of the city. THE CITYS FILTH. The Board of Health presented a report setting forth that the streets, cut ten and alleys are in bad condition on account of the large surplus ox acc um mated nitn incident to the wet weather, and closed by recom mending that the Jail and Station House prisoners be utilized for the purpose of cleaning ud. The Board farther rerxrted eighty-one deaths during the first half of February. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The special Committee appointed to examine into the condition of the Fire De partment reported at length, stating first that they found the houses all in "good con dinon," and then proceeded to point. out a large number of defects, too numerous to mention, existing at the several houses. ; rlATDOODLRV ' I The manner of keeping the. books of the Department, as furnished by ex-Chief Pendergasr, was . dwelt upon at length and highly commended by the Committee. After the reading of the report, Mr. Morrison arose and said the report was prepared in the interest of the ex-Chief, ; and claimed that the real condition of the Department was notjwhat it should be.' The report was referred to Messrs. Dowling, Coy and Caylor, on a motion to refer to a Committee, consisting.excluslvely of Democrats. I COAL CONTRACT. Messrs. Brundage and Coy. of the special Committee to investigate and report whether Drew & Wasson have been famishing coal to the city under the name of "The Watson Coal Mining Company," reported that the coal was delivered by the first named, firm, but that the contract with the city was with the last named corporation and recommended that the contract be continued. Adopted. The depot and market ordinances, as amended by the Board of Aldermen; were passed. ! APPROPRIATION ORDINANCES . appropriating $5,000 on 'account of street repairs and $500 for repairing bridges were passed under a suspension of the rules. ORDINANCES INTRODUCED. To grade and bowlder the gutters of Pine street from Washington to 8U Clair street. To grade and gravel Linden street and sidewalks fjom Cypress street to Pleasant Run. ! To grade and pave south sidewalk of Vermont street between. West and Blackford streets. I To pave the east sidewalk of Illinois street from Washington street to Louisiana street. To grade and bowlder the roadway Of Indiana avenue from Illinois street to Fall Creek where not already bowldered. : To crrade and pave with brick the west sidewalk of Broadway street between Seventh and Twelfth streets . To pave with brick, curb with stone and flag the crossing of the south sidewalk of North street, from Pennsylvania street to the first alley west . . An amended ordinance providing for the execution of a contract .between the city and the Water Works Company. ! . KORR TELEGRAPH POLES. An ordinance granting the Mutual Union Telegraph Company of New York the privilege of using certain streets and alleys of the city ia constructing lines of telegraph was passed nnder a suspension of the rules. MERIDIAN STRUT IMTI0TXKX5T. A motion was carried directing the City. I Civil Engineer to report at the next .meet ing of the council an estimated cost per root for grading and graveling, Meridian street, Kving with pine blocks, with cedar blocks, th red and white, as also the cost per foot of an ashphalt pavement .'."'J ' . rvit watm.. .'JL'l.. i ... The President of the Water Works Company presented a lengthy communication, setting forth "that the question as to the

quality of water to be furnished the city should not go to the Board of Health exclusively, but that they (the Company) bhould have some voice in the selection of the ch mists who are to pass upon the quality of the water furnished," and asking that a Committee be appointed to confer with the Directors of the Water Woiks Company in relation thereto. Referred to the J udiciary Committee. LIQUOR LICENSE LAW.When ordinances were called for on their second reading. Councilman Dowling moved to take up general ordinance No. 11, the ordinance taxing saloons $100 in addition to

the County and Government license already imposed. The motion carried! Whereupon a motion was made ' to strike the ordinance from the files. Messrs. Morrium and I'ncliard spoke against the proposition to urike from the files, and favored a licence Jaw. Messrs. Coy and Dowling ppute in favor of striking from the files, and argued against the pnposed license law. Mr. Fricbard responded to the arguments of the two last-named trentk men. "snd claimed that be was not makirir an attack on saloons and saloon men, but only fau red xne measure to increase the revenues of the city. Mr. Cowie favored the license law. and thought that they (&aloon-kef-ir) -hould be taxed to help pay for the employment of policemen. The motion to strike the ordinance from the files was carried Messrs. Brundace. Coy, Dean, Dowling, Fulfz, Harrold. Hartmann, Knodel, Koller. Mauer, lleichweme and Weaver voting in the allirmative, and Messrs. liryce, Uaylor, Cole. Morrieo Prichard. Stoat, Thalman, Boswell and Yoke voting in the negative. Adjourned to meet on Monday night next. 8oteldos Love Affair. BiDDiroRD, Me., Feb. 17. A. M. Roteldo. the journalist who was the (victim of a trag edy at Washington last week, was known to a number of people in this, city and Saco. ne was nere last summer,, anu was an arduous suitor for the hand of a Miss Clemen!. whome he came to visit. Miss Clement is the daughter of the Hon. William A. Clem ent, of Cincinnati, one of the railroad kings of the West, and General Manager of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, and fr many years has been in the habit of sending the summer here with his family, stopping at the Yates Houfe at the pool. Miss Clement was a beautiful and attractive young . lady, and has been one of the society bells of Cincinnati. Soteldo's attentions to the young lad were not pleasing to the father, who used every invisible means to break off the match, but Mi? Clement reciprocated Soteldo's love, and parental influence and entreaty were of no avail to move her to give him up. Soteldo disappeared for a time, but kept tip a Ftcret correspondence with Mhs Clement while she remained here. One day last August he appeared on the ground again, with arrangraents perfect to secure his prom ieed bride. An elopement was planned and carried out. By prearrangement Miss Clement went to Saco and met her lover at the Saco lloue on the 11th of August. The services of Be v. Dr. Nichols of the Unitarian Church had been secured and the two were quickly made man and wife. The young lady returned to her family, and it was some time before her parents learned of the marriage. When they were finally apprised of it, they were filled with mortification and indignation, feeling that their daughter had made a mesalliance. The marriage shortly after became generally known; and created quite a sensation in society circles at Washington and Cincinnati. If a man knew as much abjut himself as he does about his neighbor, h? would never speak to himself. UAIXBOAI) TI21E TABLE Op auid arter Hann, ty. January 3 1882. CleTeland, Column is, Clm-Lauatl and dlaaa polls. (BXC LINE.) Depart: Arrivi R. I. A Bo. Ex- 4:50 am,L. A Et. L. Ex.- 7:10 as. Union Aoc 4:35 am Dart. A OoL Kx.ll :2i) am K. G.. M. s L Jtxl2.55 r,. uulon Aoc 6 0 i'tr N.T. AB. 7:30 pm B.,1. fc 8. L. Ex. 6.2Jp& N.Y.A8. L. Ex.11 :10 PS EEI6HTWOOD DIVISION C, C.. C A X. Depart. A.rriTb. 85 12 0j pm ,..12:&5pm 8:60 am 5:55 am 6:bS am I0:3i am. ..... 3.4i pus 6:06 JIT 6 33 pK. ..10.56 rze 6 10 am 7 20 am 9:15 am 3:55 pm . S:25 pm, 11:06 am, 7.15 pm 12:40 rm. .ll:05pro For all Information, rates, maps, timetables, etc, call at the Union Ticiet Office Bate House, corner, 134 South Illinois street, MAsssctmsett Avenue Depot, or at the Union Depot. Etttsbura. Cincinnati ana M. Locie (PAH BANDLE AND PENNSYLVANIA LIKE.) - Depart. New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore. Pittsburg A Columbus Arrtvt, xpres.... 4:C 5 am Dayton Express. . 11:15 am sfii6.45 pn 11:15 atr 6:45 pa Slchmond, Dayton & Co- - Iambus Express 4:45 pm juenmona a imyton aocommodatlon. 5:45 pm Richmond AccommodatVn .... New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Columbus A 9:55 an-. Dayton Kxpresa sh4 :45 pm 810 .35 nn'muit. "imny except bunaay. s keeping car. B Hotel car. For deketa and full information call at Cit Ticket Omce, northeast corner Washington an nilnols streets, or at Union Depot Ticket Office. rTarr Haut, Tandalla ana St. Lonu. Depart. I Arrivi If all 7:00am'L. AC. x . ?:30ul Day JKxnreaa. d -12:00 Dm i Fact Line. . X ft.i &ra Terre Haute AC- 4:00 pmlMall and Ac 10:00 am Pacific Kx 11:00 pm Day Expreas 4:30 pxs I A C. Ex ........11 :40 pm Mail and Ac...... 6:40 rc For tickets and full Information call at Ticiet Omce, northeast corner Washington and Illinois streets, at Union Depot, or District Passenger Agent, office Vandalla Freight Depot. Plnmnnatl, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Ch7 eago. onrcnrif ati smnoa. - - . . Depart. I Arrive a 4k LoulsT. V. l 4:15 amtlndlanap. Acl 10:35 am Gmein. Aft :S5amiC.AL'vllle.Kx.pll 60 pm CiL Ex. p.c. S:10pmlnd,plis Acoom. 6:20 pra Clncln. Ac 5:55 pm C. & L. r. L.10:& pa LAFAYETTE DIVISION. Peo. A Bur. Ex 7:30am;Chia& Lou. r.L S:60 am Chicago Mail p.12:10 pm Lafayette Ac 11 :00 an Lafayette Ac 6:40 pm Chicago MaiL.-. 3:00 pm OL AB. f. L......ll:20JpmLafaTette Ac 6:40 pa No change of cars to Louiüvllle, Chi uro. Peoria Burlington or Keokuk. For map. time tables rates of fare and all information, apply at ticket office, 136 South Illinois street, and Union Depot ticket office. Indianapolis and SU Louis. De part. I Am, Day Xapreaa rs 7:25 am iN. T. Ex 4:2ft air. Local Express is 7:00 pm Inai?uapTa Ac11.00tar. If. Y. Rt Ll:io pmjDay Kijrets 7:t0 pa For all information, rates, maps, time tables, etc., call at the Union Ticket On ce Bates Home corner, 134 South Illinois street, &iasachueiw Avenue Depot, or at the Union Depot. Indiana, Illoomlngton and Weatorn. Depart.) Arrive Padflo tx 7:45am!EastA8.Ex.... 4:10 am B.aLL Kx..ll:00 pm'Clndnnatl Kpecin:sn n Crawford'vtaAc t:S0 pm AtUnÜcsxdM. 6:40 pm. K. k 1. F. Line, 1:15 rm I - For tickets and lull information call at the New Ticket Office, Mo. 138 South Illinois street, or at the Union Depot Ticket Office. ' Oh iM tjt. Im and C, and Laks rie and Western. Immediate connections at Lafayette. DecarL I Arrive. 111 .01 1:45 pm 9:00 pm l:SO am ldianapolis. Lafayette..... f 8:20 . . Bloomlmrton 4.-00 ats CAaetanatL, IlaxnUtoi. and Indlanapolia. Depart.1 . . Arme, Ind. and St. L 4:l&am,Connersv. Acc S:45an ConnersT. A.oc. 4:45 pm'Mjtu ... .ii.4 aa Ind. and St. L.. 6:55 pmInd. and St. L.Ml0:4l rj Indianapolis and Tineennea. Depart.) - Arrive 111, and Cairo x 7 :00 am ; V lncennes Ac10:4i 4 a VlnosnneiAc S:.tpmjill.4CairoEi. 4:t0)a For tickets and full Information call at Cit) Ticket Office, nortbeast corner Hasbington ana Illinois streets, or at Union Depot Ticket Omce. Wabash, St. Lonlaand l'acltie Hallway. Denan.! a . .. TTtW.AC.MalL. 8:30 am C. A (i. R. Ex.. 8:15 am G,T. AD. x12:28 pin FtW.AP.Exl:00ao T.Ft-W.ACM'1 6:2jpzo D.. T. A Ft. W10:0U tm u. a jucn. ex.. e:2&pm CT. A D. Kx.ll:00 pm For tickets and full information call at Citv Ticket Office, northeast corner Washington and Illinois street, or at Union Depot Ticket Office. TaffersonTUle, Madison and Indianapolis, Depart. I Arrive, 4:Oöamlnd.A M. MalllO 2 ) am 7:10 amtlnd. A Chi. Exl :5rm Southern Kt U A Mad. Ac Ind. AM. ttallM 2:50pmN.Y.AN.Fl.Ex 6:20 pm ayenins ai tau cm bth. aUL. U1U:M pr :iu pm bULu a ti Lw uiu:m pm ur ucivu na iuu information call at City Ticket Office, northeast corner Washington ana DUnoli streets, or at Union Depot Ticket Office. Sartlamapolla, Xeeatnr and Bprtngfleld. . Depart. I , Arrive, Iforefleld Ac. 6:30 am, Night Ex 4:10 am Mail A Day Ex . 8:20 am Monterum Acll:40am M on tecum Ac 8:30 pm Mail A Day Ex. 6:87 pa Klsht Impress. U 06 tmiMorcfield Ac 6:25 pa