Ligonier Banner., Volume 16, Number 42, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 February 1882 — Page 2

The Bigonier Banner. g VY 2.2 e e et DT - J.B.STOLL, Editor. ‘ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1882. SPECIAL NOTICE. '; Persons wishing to confer with me pers sonally will please call at THE BANNER sanctum from Monday morning until Wed- ‘ nesday noon. The remainder of the week | 1 am engaged ,on the Daily and Weckly Monitor.in the city of Elkhart. L e e R JAMES ANDERSON, aged ninety-five years, died at his home in Greenup county, Ky., on the 19th inst., and in the evening of the same day his wife, aged ninety, died. SPEAKER KEIFER has snubbed Oscar Wilde, ;xEﬁinsh msthete. Oscar gent in his c¥rd to the Speaker, expecting a regular ovation from the assembled Congressmen. but the hardhearted, unappreciative Speaker sent word that the card should be left at his hotel. > o THR oldest married couple living are supposed to be Jesse and Joanna Richmond, who reside in John;on county, this State. The former was 105 years old the Bth of December last and ‘the latter 104 the 10th of this. month. They have been married over eighty years. ; o

' NEAL, one of the Ashland (Ky.) murderers, has been found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. He still per: sists - that he is innocent, but those who know him best think that he will yet confess. . Craft will be tried next. His counsel are making a desperate effort to have the case delayed.

G. B. HAwxlNs, night clerk of the Indianapolis Sentinel ofiice, was recently shot by a carrier, who was catelessly handling a pistol., The ball entered the head just-above the left eye, producing death in about forty minutes. This is the second death that has oceurred in Indianapolis quite récently from the careless handling of a pistol. ' . i

+ It 18 settled that Congress is to pay the late President’s doctor bills, al though the committee appointed to audit the bills will pay only what could be collected by law in a similar case from: any private citizen. The ‘doctors wish to trust to the generosity of Congress in .vequiting their services rather than to send in their bills, but the committee insist on itemized bills or no pay.’ . :

- INDIANAPOLIS i 8 being over-run with ‘footpads. One of the Indianapolis dailies says that it ighardly safe for a man to &al,k aljmg the thoroughfares after dark, unless armed and on his guard. ‘Numerf)us‘ persons have been assaulled and robbed by them:. On Sunday of last week one man, Thomas F. Ryan, was so severely injured by an encounter with the roughs that he died from the effects. Something ought to be done for that demoralized city. .

A FIRE broke out'in a furniture factory in the rear of the London theatre, on the Bowery, on the evening of the 24th inst, About 2,000 people were at the theatre, and when the alarm was rung it was thought the stage was afire, but only a few of the audience left. The majo%ity,- like Casabianca, refused to leave their posts. It was not until repeated urging by the manager, and after the room was flled with, smok\a, that they’ could be induced to'leave. ‘There seems to be no danger of a New York audience becoming panic stricken at a fire. f

A PENNSYLVANIA miner has just completed a clock which has taken him nine years to complete. He worked at it in' his spare hours in a «coal mine, 2,000 feet below the surface of the earth, with only such imple ments as he could find lying loose around the colliery. The clock is nine feet high, and the frame work is composed of 406 pieces of elaborately carved walnut, It has 63 mowﬁing ﬁgures, actuated by machinery,' which represent historical and biblical scenes. The whole. work is a piece of mechanism that is:wonderful to contemplate. Mr. McGlynn has been offered $l,OOO for the clock, but has refused to sell at that price. - .

REV. DEWIT? TALMAGE Ttecently

made the following sensible remarks concerning newspapers and newspaper men: “The ayerage newspaper life is five years. Most of them die of!cholera infantum, * It is high time it were understood that the most successful way of sinking a fortune and kg}eping it sunk is to start 4 newspaper. Almost every intelligent man is smitten during his\life with the newspaper mania; start’a newspaper or own stock in one he must or die. But let me tell fyou, oh, man, that 1f you have an idea on any, moral, social, political or. religious 'subject, you had better charge on the world through the columns already established. Do not take the idea so prevalentthat when a man can edit a newspaper. To man and propel # newspaper requires more qualities than any business on earth. If you feel called on tb start 4 newspaper take it for granted you are threatened with softening of the brain.” “ALEXIS,” our versatile Rome’City correspondent, undertook to show last week that there wag no real difference at present between the two great political patfies, H:\s\ evidently labor- | ing under the very common mistdke of supposing that, because there is no so-called “burning issue” to excite the ; popular mind, the aims and purposes of the two parties are substantially * alike, In taking this superficial view f the situation, he entirely ignores : 3!10 existence of fundamental principles. These will always be the real issue between the two great par- . ties. He forgets that while the true Democrats desire a pure, simple, inexpensive government, administered by a few well-chosen, trusty servants, the Republicans want the extravagance and gorgeousness of royalty. Democrats want local self-government; the . Republicans want centralization and imperialism. Democrats claim éqfial - rights for all; Republicans, as every“one knows, champion moffopolies. Democrats want a tariff to raise & revenue, while Republicans want protection for a favored few, and would ~ extort a tax from the consumer for the benefit of the manufacturer, These are a few of the direct issues between -the democratic and republican parties.

Miss MINNIE C?in, a fourteen-years old New Albany girl, has just become heiress :to an ‘estate in Tennessee worth $250,080. s

THERE is now some hope of a litfle rest on the Guiteau business. He is to be deprived pf stationery and writing material, and will not be allowed any visitors, In fact he will be kept in sweet seclusion from the world until the day he holds his last grand reception on the gallows.: L

AT Rockrorr, Ind.,a case was tried in the Circuit Court, wherein the defendant was sued for 17 cents. The parties were obliged to travel over twenty miles to reach court. The case was decided in favor of the defendant, and -the plaintiff now, has a bill of costs to pay which amounts to $5O, .

Masor W.J. HrLLiGAss, editor of the Huntington Democrat, is a candidate for the nomination of State Senatog.in the district composed of Wells and Huntingtan counties. Major Hilligass is a. wide-awake, enthusiastic democratic worker, a fluent speaker, and a talented gentleman, and no more deserving persbn in'that distriet could be selected for/the position. .

JAMES CARR, an old man of seventy years, residing,near Beach ‘Station, Mich,, was killed, on the 24th of January, by James Minnock, aged sixtyeight years. Carr stole $4l In money from Minnock, and when aceused, of the theft denied it. Minnock p

knife and knotked Carr down with the handle, and then stabbed him in thirteen places. Minnock is now in jail awaiting trial. Lol

DENNIS KEARNEY could not wait until Guitean is out of the way before taking his place as bead crank, but must come out in that character at once. Just naw he wants to start an “anti-monopoly party.~ He says the Chinese brought the small-pox to this country, and that monopolies brought the Chinese, but until Guiteau is out of the way this country caunnot afford to waste time on him.

Tne Forr WAYNE people thought they had the shops question settled, but there is likely to be some trouble about getting ‘them yet. The-city voted the New York, Chicago & St. Louis railwhyﬁl.’)o,ooo. provided the shops were located, there. The’ company now want twéuty-ﬁve_ acres of land in addition to the money. The land will cogt 75,000, and the people are not disposed to pay somuch. Fort Wayhe may mot get the shops after all. 'Twould be a pity if they dide’t.

GOVERNOR | ST. JonNs, of Kangas, entertaing some very sanguine hopes of thé ultimate beneficial results of the Prohibition law in that State. - A recent letter toa New York paper gives a very‘cliScouraging account of the results of it. The writer says the general tendency is fo increase rather than decrease drunkenness, increase taxation; and is in every way detrimental fo ‘the interests of the State. Every known method of evad ing the law is resorted to by even the moderate drinkers. The. law has a marked effect on immigration, too. Of the 700,000 immigrants who came to this liberty-lgvihg country, only about 3,000 settledin Kunsas, the majority ‘preferring to settle where they could have liberty of action and personal freedom. .. | _ .

Rev. H. 0. HOrryAN, a Bloomfield, .I.ll.; minister of the gospel,is on trial by an inquisition of five First Methodist Episcopal ¢lergymen. He is charged with having committed adultery with Miss Stella Robinson, whfse mother testified that the girl had been sent to Scringfield by. Hoffman, where she remained until her child was born, The girl has powerful friends on her side who will do all in their power Fo bring the clerical wretch to justice. Hoffman is the same loud mouthed, rantankerous political parson who wis around during the last campaign delivering partisan harangues in the interest of the |party which assumes to have “all the morality and virtue.” e is doubtless bne of those sanctimonious hypocrites who impudently contend that no Democrat can go to heaven. 3 -

BRIEF MENTION has heretofore been made in these columns of the death of Hon. Clarkson N. Potter, of New York. Mr: Potter was born at Schenectady, in 1825. His father was Bishop Alonzo Potter. . In 1842 he graduated at Union College, and in 1843, at the Rensseldaer Institute, where he studied civil ‘engineering. He practiced surveying for a time in Wisconsin, then studied law and was finally admitted to the bar. 1n 1847, he removed to-New York, where -he soon built up a lucrative business. He was elected vo Congress in 1871 and served several terms, | In 1879 he consented to become a candidate for LieutenantGovernor, to strengthen the ticket, and | was beaten by less than 200 votes. Mr. Potter was an able, conscientious politician, and was one of the purest of democratic stalesmen. The honorable course pursued by him led tothe favorable mention of his mame in connection with the Presidency. The death of such men may justly be regarded a national loss. o SoMEof the leading legislators are becoming aware of the huge pension. swindles that have been perpetrated and are making an effort to put a stop to. them. A Washington dispatch says that Hon. C. B. Farwell, of Chica0, has introduced a bill requiring the publication, once a year, of the list of persons drawing a pension, at the place where the pension agency is lo cated, and also requiring the Commissioner to publish a list.of pension claims pending. This method would keep the:public informed as to who receive and who apply for pengions and thus prevent.much fraud. The money sav{eﬁ by publishing these lists would.-more than pay for the cost of 80 doing. There was, at one time, an order prevénting pension agents from making publi¢ anything concerning 'WMW% and although there is now no law against it, the Commissfoner says he does not feel like re18cinding that order without the consent of Congress. That gained, and reporters allowed. to examine the records, it is believed that many a fraudulent claim would come to light, and no harm would be doue to deserving pensioners. 1t is to be hoped the bill may be passed and the law put in. force at an early day. . -

A FEW WEEEKS ago we 'm‘er’:t‘iqned.‘ the fact that numerous newspaper ‘men were endeavoring to “regulate” Judge Cox in conducting tne’Guiwaﬁ' case by advice and criticism on his conrse, Time has shown the wisdom ‘of his proceedings, and the newspa-pers-which were so ready to condemn him should now be o less ready to acknowledge the injustice of their gtrictures. Newspapers should not meddle too much with judizial affairs. It may fairly be assumed tuat judges appointed or elected to judicial po gitions know more about conducting criminal or civil cases than these carping critics in the editorial sauetum. . B ] { A SCHOOL ROOM TKAGEDY,

A seventeen-year - old boy named Mecßride stabbed and killed his teaeker, Robert C. Bailey, it Mounroe county, 111. Mr. Bailey had oceasion to repri‘mand the boy for some offénse and, according to the statement of the ‘pupils, strick him in the face twice. ‘Mcßride was sharpening aslate pencil ‘at the time dnd bad an open knife in his hand with which he struck the iteacher twice, the first time cutting a ‘gash just over the eye and the secoud ‘time icflicting 4 wound just over the ‘heart, from which he died in a few minutes. Mcßride hen .ran home and told his father, who gave the boy over to the Sheriff. 'The affair has cast a terrible gloom ovér the whole community} Bailey was a young man - great promise and was very popuF“r.gmd Mc%ride'ﬁ _parents are respeé ‘table and wealthy people. ~ This sad affair has a moral for teach ers as well as for pupils, and shows ‘what terrible- results may come from an uncontrulled temper. The day has ‘]oﬂg sirice passed when it w4B consid ‘ered necessa'y for a teache! to resort to such methods as striking a, pupil in the face to enfurece obedience, and there 18 some littie excuse for a quicktempered boy to resent such av indignity. We do not wish tuiwply that pupils should be upheld in disobeyicg the teacher, but we:do think that gometimes| a little caln reasoning is lbetter than striking in a fit of anger. | - 4 | MORE M?)?(EY WANTED., = A bill has been -reported in the Seuate, directing the Secretary of War to pay to the [Society of the Army of the Cumberland the sum of $7,500 from the proceeds of the sales of condemned ordnangces or ordnance stores, for the erection of a monument fo the late President Garfield. Shortly after the war, military societies, foundrymen and sculptors, had their attention attracted to the large uumber of bronze cannon remaining on hand,and in a few years every surplus ¢annon was dispgsed of by Congress, and requests for them still coming in, Senator Burnside, a year or two ago, gave public notice that they were all gone. And now, this Society of ths Army of the Cumberland who knew, or at least ought to have known, that such was !the case, asks ‘for $7,500 out of the proceeds of the sales of condemned ’urdnances or ordnance- stores. It 1s very plain, even to the dullest intelleet, that tbe surplus cannon: having been disposed of already, the societies who wish to erect monuments to the i mefrfory of their members or country‘me’nut the expenseof the pepp]e, are to commence on the stock of cartridges, rifles, &c., of the Ordnance ' Bureau. The original theory of such ‘appropriations was that there was a peculiar fitness in erecting the statue of a Uuion General out of the very guus captured frora the enemy, but it will be simply impossible tof create such a statue or a mounument out of cartridges or.powder. Such being the cage,_the Soeiety as.kF_for an appropriation of $7,500 in cash, and it is |ev.iden’t. that they are not partigular i where or how-the mohey i 3 obtained.

| ° THE CONVICTION OF GUITEAU At }eug‘th, after a tiresoms and weary trial of nearly two mouths, the murderer of James A. Gartield stands before the world convicted of murder in the first degree, and the verdict meets with the thorough approbation of the general public. If there are those who do not believe in the justness of the sentence, they are persons who regaid him mentally irtespousible. = At first, to the superficial observer, it did scem as though Guitean must be mad. After the first excitement over the cruel assassination, and. when penple were jumping to the conclusion that it wus a conspiracy similar to the vie in 1865, assurance came that 1t was, iii conception and execution, the work of a single individual, and that person a *crank” or “lumatic.” . During the irial there was no undue haste, and every precaution was taken to give the prisovner a fair and impngi,iul trial; despite the contempt for law and.order and the defiant disregard of the dignity of the court which marked his couduet day after day, throughout the éntire trial, The prisoner can have no ground for complaint, as he Wwas given every conceivable latitude during the continuance of the trial. 'The rulings of the court. have beéu fuir and impartial throughout, or i deviating from the stszfigflt' line, favoring fhe prisoner ilﬂaﬂ_lg!‘_ than the prosecution ; for whenever a doubf existed he got the benefit of it. The counsel for the p vsecution have been ‘invariably: courteous, even under theé most persistent annoyance and aggravating interruptions from' the prisoner. It is a matter of surprise that they exhibited so much patience under such strong provocation. Guiteau has been his own worst enemy and has been shown Up 1n his trué light. 1t is indeed hard to believe that ‘a man ean be sodepraved, so cowardly, 80 ﬁeqdish in every way, as Guitean has shown himself to be. He has ‘practically demonstrated to the world \that he is a “crank” only in depravity, and if any murderer ever deserved to hang, he does. The world will be better without him, and hie example should be a warning to others of « like vicious nature, if indeed there be others 80 vile as he. A just verdict has been pronounced, and there remains but one more act in the national drama--the execution of the assassin. 'There ar. legal obstructions to an early execu tion, but it matters little whether that event takes place now or next April; his fate is measurably sure. Unless he is “inspired” to take his cowardly »lite‘ with his own hands and thus cheat the hangman of his dues, he will hang and thus forever end his miserable existence. His doom has been pronounced. It is what justice sternly demanded ‘and the civilized world confidently expected. 1t teaches an instructive lés~‘ son to the .world~—.th£ every man with ,‘ murder in his heart cannot take the life of a fellow man with impunity and 1 escape punishment. Tt is & warning

to that spirit of assassination which has overthrown governments and still threatens others. And so, in a few weeks at ‘most, the final scene in the great drama will have been enacted. TR BAT FMRet e b e T Bl Lkt ' THE NEWS. Lo ‘ ' i Compiled from Latest Dispatches, —— e = : Trial of Guiteau, the Assassin. GUITEAU made the opening speech in his case on the 24th by announcing that a couple of cranks had been hanging around the courtroom with the evident intent of shooting or otherwise harming hlm{ He wished it distinctly understood that, if a hair ,of his head were injured, the oTeénders would be shot. Judge Porter resumed his argument, and asserted that the whole defense was a sham and an imposture. He continued to depict the character of the prisoner and the fallacies of his defense. The first seginus outbreak of the morning occurred when Judge Porter, adverting to the statement of the prisoner's counsel and the reiterated assertions of the. prisoner himself, that the notes of Stenographer Bailey, were destroyed by the gmsecution because they would have benefited the defense, denied the right of the defense to expect or demand to see the papers prepared by the prosecution solely for their own use. * Furthermore,” -gaid - Judge Porter, “there was not contained in them anything. as asserted by the defense, that would have improved their standing “in the case.” Here he was interrupted. by Mr. Scoville, who demanded that the Court should stop counsel from making any such statements as to the contents of pagcrs which had not beenin evidence before the jury. Mr. Porter said he had a right to deny statements of the-same character made by the other side. Judge Cox thought the counscl had no right to make any statement as to the contents of such papers. Judge Porter, with much feeling, protested that he had been a practitioner longer than the J udgf, and had never before heard such a ruling. e (Porter) was, of course, debarred from taking legal exception, but he must protest against the unfairness of the position, which would admit all sorts of statements from the prisoner and his counsel, and yet would dc%ar the groscvution from all opportunity of refutation. {r. Reed, with considerable = excitement, said: “If 1 were Judge 1 ' would put him under arrest. Such insolence to the Court should be pn.nlsheg." Judga Porter resumed his argument and discussed at considerable length the question of reasonable doubt as an element of defense of insanity. Referring to the oratorical flight of counsel for defense when he painted the President’s widow at her daily prayers, praying for the acquittal of the prisoner in the name of justice, Judge Porter, in burning language, showed up the profanity and inconsistency of sueh assertions, and rebuked the assumption of the man who had never exchanged a word with Mrs. Garfield, in presuming to credit her “ayith such monstrous sentiments. Judge Porter denied the assumption of Reed that President Garfield thouth Guiteau insane, and quoted’from conversations with his doctors to -Bhow the weakness of the assertion. Alluding to President Arthur, - Judge- Porter asserted that he was Garfield’s gsuccessor by the same. Constitutional force of legitimacy as was Garfield himself. After recess Judge Porter said the law bearing on the case was supreme, and summed. up the (wostiuns involved inthe case as follows: 1. Wus the prisoner insane on the 2d of July? If he was not, the case is atan end and your sworn duty is ended. . 2. (If you reach that) if he was insane on that day, was he insdne to that degree that on the 2d of July he did not know that murder was morally and legally wrong? If he was not insane to that. degree, you are bound, under your ‘vaths, to convict him. e e g

3. If, in utter disregard of his confession under oath, you shall find that he actually and honestly believed that God had commanded him to kill President Garfield, and that he was under tfiat delusion, unless you find the fur~ ther fact that such delusion disabled him from. knowing that such an act was morally and legally wrong, you are bound. under youreaths, to convict him. : 4. If you find that such delusion did exist, and that God ‘commanded him to do the act, and that such delusion was the sole product of insanity, ther, and then only, you acquit him. When you find he was unable to ‘control his own will, you must remember that under oath he has sworn-he was able to control it, for he said: ‘‘Had Mrs. Garfield been with him at the depot on the 2d of July, I would not have shot him.” 3 ) i

5. If you find that, even though he was partially iusane, it resulted from his own malig—nity, his-own depravity, vetstill youare bound, Eg\dcr the.instructions of the Court; to convict im. :

€. If, upon the whole case, you have no reasonable doubt whather he was partially or wholly insane; if you believe that his act was legally and morally wrong, you are, upon your oaths, bound to convicet him, %

. Judge Porter pad not concluded his remarks when the hour of adjournment was reached. | AS USUAL, Gaitean made the dpening speech when his case was called’ on the morning of the 25th. He said his sister. had been doing gsome silly talking in Chicago,. She meant well, but she was no lawyer. Judge Porter then resum(wlg his argument, commenting upon the dvidence of several witnesses and showing in what respect it failed to sustain the theory of insanity. During the progress of this argument the prisoner.-was abusive and applied the most ignominious epithets to the speaker.: Referring fo the reference by Mr. Reed to Charlotte Corday, Judge Porter said it was left to him (Reed) to make the discovery and to announce to the world that she was insane. Rehearsing the circumstances of her life and death, Judge Porter contrasted her act of patriotism <with Guiteaw’s foul murder. The prisoner was intensely eéxcited, and shout» ed: “ God Almighty will curse you, Porter. You can't make the American people believe I'm not a {)utl'inf. I suffer in ‘bonds as a patriot, and God will curse you if a hair of my head s injured.” Pausing a moment, Judge Porter smid: ** Contrast the conduct, of this vindictive, cowardly wretch with Charlotte Corday, who walked Y\"ucef\lll.\' to the scaffold, with her hands folded over the ¢ross upon her breast, and a serene smile that denoted her willingness to suffer death for her'country and the llutrinti.uln that instigated heract.” Next Judge orter compared the prisoner to. Wilkes Booth, and showed the latter to be almost a patriot compared with the cowardly assassin mow on trial. ‘*For Bouth was actuated by a mistaken motive of patriotism, and was a man of manhood and manliness, But this sneaking, cowardly wretch could: plan for his viétim’s death and his own safety at the same time, and murdered his man for revenge and for notoriety.” . After continuing in this strain with constant interruptions by the prisoner, and, sometimes, by his counsel, Judge Porter concluded his argument as follows: ‘ Gentlemen, the time has come when I must close. The Government has presented its case before you, and we have endeavored to discharge our duty to the bést of our ability. His Honor has endeavored to discharge his. I know you will be faithful to your oaths, and discharge yours.- So discharge it that, by your action, at least, political assassination ghall find no sanction to make it precedent hereafter. He who has ordained that human life shall be shielded by human Jaw from human cri mcié)resides over yourdeliberations, and the verdict which shall be given or withheld today will be recorded where we all have to appear. 1 trustthat the verdict will be prompt, that it will represent the majesty of the law, your integrity and the hon-~ or of the country, and' that this trial; which has so deeply interested all nations of the earth, may result in a- warning (to reach all lands) that political murder shall not be used - a 8 a means of prombting party ends or politi¢l revolutions. 1 trust, also, the time will .dome, in consequence of the attention that shall’ be,ealled to considerations growing out of this trful. when, by international arrangement betwieen the various Governments, the law shall be so stfengthened that political assassing shall find no refuge on the face of the earth.” At 3:15 p. m. Judge ‘Cox proceeded .to deliver his charge to the jury. After reciting the constitutional pfovisions in relation to trials by jury, Judge Cox sPoke of the great difficulties attending this trial because of the conduct of Ibe prisoner. Referring to the prisoner’s oftrepeated declarations that public oginion was in his favor, Judge (Cox said that there was no way to prevent these declarations except by the dpruceﬂs of gagging the defendant. He gaid that anything which had been said on . either © side -in reference to public excitement or newspaper opinion was 1o be disreganrded by the jury. - The Courtthen explained the nature of the crime charged, and said that, in orier to constitute the crime, the assassin must haye a reasonably sane mind. An irresponsibly insanc man could not commit murder. If he was mentally deseased to that extent that he could not distinguish between right and wrong then the homicide was: not murder. In general terms the prisoner was entitled to the benefit of all reasonable doubts as to his condition. In conclugion Judge Cox sajd: * And now, gentlemen, to sumup all Ihave said to you, if you find from the whole evidenoce thatat the time of the commission of the homicide the, prisoner was laboring under such defect of his reason as to ‘be incapable of understanding what he was doing, or of seeing that it was a wrong thing to . do, aB, for examvle, if he were under the insane delusion that the Almighty had commanded him to do the act, then he wasnotina res@mnsible condition of mind, but wasan object of comn-. passion, and should now be acquitted. If, onthe other hand, you find he wasunder no insane delusion, but had possession of his faculties and had power to know his act was wrong, and if of hisown free will he deliberately conceived the idea and executed the homicide, then, whether his motive were personal vindictiveness, political animosity, desire to avenge supposett political wrongs, or a morbid desire for notoriety, or if you are unable to discover any motive atall, the act is simply murder, and it is your'duty to find a verdict of guilty as indicted. Or if you find the %Jrisoner is not %uilty by reason of insanity, it is .your duty to say 80.. You will nmy retire to your room and counsider your verdict.” The jury retired and, after an absence of twenty minutes, announced to the ba'liff in attendance that an afreoment had been reached. At 5:35 the gury filed slowly into the room. 1 Every sound was hushed save the.voice of the Clerk as he propounded to the foreman the usual Inquitg: " Have you agreced upon.a verdict?” . Clear and ~distinct came -the reply: “We have,” “What 18 your verdict—guitty or not guilty?’ With equal . distinctness came the re%)ly: MGuilty as indicted.” Then the pent-up eeelilﬁr of the crowd found expression in uproar, demonstrations of "?' plause and agproval. “Order! order!” shouted the bailiff. Mr. Scoville and counsel for the prosecution were simultaneously’ upon their feet. Mr. Secoville attemgted to address the Court, but the District-At-tome{ shouted: * Wait till we have the verdict complete and in due form of law.” Order was at lepgth restored, and the Clerk, again addrissing the jury, said: * Your foreman BAYE, “(xhilt a 8 indicted,’” ‘Bo say we, all of ui?’ Wedo," al} rengonded‘ Another demonstration of approval followed this announcement, but not go prolonged as the first. M. Scoville, still upon his feet, demanded a poll of the jury, which was granted, and each njnror was called by name, and each, in a firm voics, promptly resPondod: ¢ Guilty!” As the last name was called the prisoner shrieked: *My bloog;will. be ulmn e heads of that jury! Don’t you foge it.” Here Judge Cox thanked. the ju?' for the mgnuer in which they had performed their ardudus duties, and the court adJourned, thus en&ln the trial of the assassin of President Garf eﬁ. S t S b i : Oongressional. , ' IN the Senate on the -24th James W, McDill, . of fowa, was sworn in for the unexpived torm, The bill giving Mrs. Lincoln sls,oooarrcars of penston and incréasing her allowance to $5,000 per annum wis mu;g sed, Bills were introduced: Bon clonte whe Yitguis SaLor Matiape ~ 3 illegally issue’: ce sßk S s prie : i 100,0 000 A

cars ‘~b{ steam from. the locomotive; by Mr. Plumb, propofing an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, - unggrm or pale of liquors as a beverage; by Mr. Pu{;h, to enforce the observance of the Constitution in reference to the election of President and Vice-President—the-bill providing fora fine of tsiggo to $20,000, and iuégrlsonm‘eut frorlrll ll(iive o ten years npon ngressman or holder of a Government %e of trust or.profit who exercises or attempts to exercise the powers of Presidential Elector, and the same punishment is imposed for faise uéssumlpt ion by any one of the office of Elector;and for conspiring in aid thereof. Mr. Teller submitted a joint resolution forfeiting land grants to twenty-two railroads. ... In the House Mr. Reed asked the im--mediate consideration of the Senate bill to retire Associate-Justiee Hunt, but Mr. Holman objected. A bill wa§ passed to remit the duties on some clothing sent from Europe to colored settlers in Kansas. A resolution was adopted calling on the Secretary of War for a statement of the aoeognts of Captain H. W. Howgate, The Fortification Appropriation bill of $375,000 was passed.

IIN the Senate on the sth the entire day was devoted to eulogies upon the late Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin....ln the House, after considerable opposition, the Senate bill to retire Justice Hunt was passed—ayes, 137: nays, 89—the majority of ﬁe Republicans voting in the affirmative, and the body of Democrats in the negative. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury asked an appropriation of: $23,159,600 to complete theservice of the fiscal year in the various departmyents. The remainder of the session was consuwmed in the delivery of eulogies upon Senator Carpenter.

Inthe Senate on the #6th Mr. Allison introduced a bill to provide a reserve fund for the redemption of United States bonds, one provision being)for the retention in the Treasury vaults of $20,000,000 in coin to take up leﬁ.l tenders. Mr. Sherman closed the debate on his Threé-per-cent. Funding bill, claiming that the larfe surplus of revenue was a constant temptation to jobbers. A motion to table the bill was lost—ayes, 23; nays, 45.... In the House g!r. [)(l)gdegruﬂy presented the petition of - 4.0 citizens of Ohio for the creation of an Alcoholic Liquor Commission. Mr. Cox offered a resolution calling for the correspondence in regard to the expulgion of American Israelites from Russia. A bill appropriating $1,000.000 for the reclamation ot the Potomac marshes was rsv}x)rted and referred to-the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Browne’s resolution of inquiry as to the amounts reqwired for pensions for the next twenty-five years was aaopted. Mr. (S‘gringer called up the Senate bill granting an additional pension to Mrs: Lincoln, which was passed.

- Brris were introduced in the Senate on the ‘2ith: - By- My, Logd! for the distribution of pure vaccine virus to the peopie by the Na tional Board of Health; by Mr. Edmunds, tc }u'cvent the counterfeiting of the sccurities'of oreign Governments; by Mr. Ferry, for pensions to inmates of Confederate prisons. Mr. Morrill reported fammh?' on the act to aJ)ply a portion of thé prgfee s ‘of publie lands to geéncerdl education. r. Sherman’s Three-per-cent. Funding bill was further considered, and the amendment of Mr. Davis (W. Va.), ~ striking out the time feature of the new bonds, apd makirg them payable at any time at the option of the Government, was agreed to—3B to 24—us was also the amendment offered by Mr. Sherman, ullowin{; subscriptions for the new bonds to be made at postal money-order ofices upon Postmasters. giving additional bonas. Mr. Sherman then. move: to.grmend so as to make the bonds redéemable at the pleasure of the Government at any time after January 1, 1887, and a motion by Mr, Harris to amend t?is amendment so as ~ to lessen the period for the bonds to three years was ' agreed to—33 to 286. - The amendment as modified was then - rejected—2s to 36., Debate followed on ~ other proposed nmemfmonts, after which the ~ bill was int‘ormnllf' laid aside. Adjourned to ~ the 30th.... A resolution, offered by Mr. Townshend, was adopted in the House, calling on the Secretary of the Interior for any information at command 1n regard to Indian outrages in Arizona incited by the Mormons. Several - private bills werc‘puised. The President transmitted a communication from the Secretary of ‘the Navy, giving informationin regard to the - Chiriqui grant. " Adjourned to the :oth, # s Domestic. | - ONX the 24th, for the ﬂvr§t time since the resumption of specie payments, the price of sterling exchange reached a point which rendered 't possible to export gold to Europe at a profit. A serious outflow of gold was threat.ened. : e A FIrE at Woonsocket, R. 1., on the 25th destroyed the Providence depot. and the ma. chine-shop of Edwards, Alcott & Talcott, causing a loss of $130,000. Engincer Reed was fatally chilled and two firemen were injured. - ; Tromas H. BTrINGHAM, who was totally disabled by the fall of an elevator in the storehouse of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, at Garden City, has been awarded $£16,000 damages, and the Court gave him $5OO extra. Tag Coroner’s Jury in the Hudson River Railroad disaster at Bpuyten Duyvil declared on the 25th that Brakeman Melius was guilty of willful and culpable neglect in not warning the approaching train, and pronounced him responsible for the loss of life which followed. George P. Hanford, the conductor of the wrecked train, and Edward Stanford, Archibald Buchanan and Frank Buir, engineers, were held responsible for meglect of duty, as was also Superintendent 'Toucey. :

Tae Cumberland River was reeedit at Nashville ori the 25th, but was again‘@¥sing 100 miles higher up. - ; : NEAL, one of the Ashland (Ky.) flends, has been declared guilty andsentenced to be hung. Mgs. Jupitn TwoMsLy died a few days ago at Lowell, Mass., aged 103. Nearly fifty years ago she took a razor and removed from her side a cancer which extended to -the bone and weighed twenty pounds. THE verdict of the jury in the Guiteau case has been received with great satisfaction throughout the country. ELEVEN persons who had partaken of some raw ham sold at a butcher's in Minneota, Minn., have been attacked with tricHiniasig, Three of them have died.

THE people of Madison, Ind., fired 100 guns on the 26th in honor of the verdict of the Guiteau jury. e THE trustee for the Sprague estate in Rhodé Island has accepted an offer of $2,600,000 for the entire property in his hands, subject to the approval of the Court, . L A rEW days ago H. C. Caldwell, District Judgeat Little Rock, Ark., threw into the grate a small package of white powder which he found on the mantel. A terrific explosion followed, in which the Judge was blown across the roomw, the flesh torn from his arms, and his hair and whiskers scorchéd off.

TuE other day Rose Dectcheck, a Bohemian girl employed in a paper-mill at Cleveland, fell through a hole in the floor into a huge vat of boiling water, of which nothing was known until her corpse was found. : VIoLENT gales on the 27th caused great destruction of property throughout New England. Three persons were injured at Pittsfield, Mass., and a ¢hurch steeple was blown down. Extensive brick buildings were toppled over at North Adams. A four-story shoe factory at Nashua, N:H., was moved two feet out of line, stampeding two hundred workmen. A building filled with carriages. was: overturned at Rochester, N. H. Three buildings at Burlington, Vt., were robbed of coverings, and the ice was swept out of the bay almost in an'instant. 2 4

‘SECRETARY HUNT has telegraphed an order to the Commander of the Wachusetts, now lying at San Francigeo, to ship a crew and proceed to Sitka.

DuriNe the seven days endeéd on the 27th there were 155 business failures, mostly in the South and West. - ' : Tromas H. O’BrIEN, who returned from the war at the head of the famous Sixty-ninth Regiment of New York, was arrested in St. Louis a few days ago for forging the name of his brother to several notes. He is/the O'Brien who sued the British Government for $60,000 damages for being arrested in Ireland during the Fenian vising...& - . , - A COMMERCIAL traveler and a companion with a driver were recently crossing a swollen North Carolina stream in a buggy, on a raft, when the horse became frightened and jumped overboard, and all three were drowned.

THE entire coal product of this country last year was 71,067,576 tons, of which 42,420,586 tons were ‘‘soft coal,’’ and 28,646,996 hard coal, nearly dll of the latter being rined inPennsylvania. A : . By the overturning of a ladle of molten metal in a foundry at; Burlington, Vt., the other day four men were fatally burned: WniLe Alice Woods was aiding to start the kitchen fire at Decatur, Me., a few days ago, her kerosene can exploded, and she was fatally burned. RS 1

_’i‘.};‘i:wlrzqvcire)' building at Lancaster, Pa., was destroyed by fire a few days ago, involving a loss of $135,000. s TuE boiler in themill of the Kennebec Framing Company at Fairfield, Me., exploded on the morning of the 28th, killing five persons and woundingseveral otßers. = - Beckwirt, fhe supposed cannibal, who re. cently murdered Vandercook at Austerlitz, N. Y., had not been arrested up to the 28th. 'Rewards -of $750 havebeen offered for his captare. y .

| Braxcue Dovaerass, who was arrested with the Malley Brothers for! the murder of Jennie ; Cramer at New Haven, Conu., has definitely - concluded at the fortheoming trial to give the - full details of the erime. DuRriNG the week ended on the 28th smallpox and scarlet-fever increased in New York -City at the rate of 33 per cent. over the rate - during the preceding week. i Personal and Political. = +OR two months Judge Bruce, of Alabama, has kept in jail, for eontempt, Probate Juidge Rowland and Commissg:ers Germany and -Bhultz, of Chambers County. The United States Supreme Court has now decided that _their imprisonment is void for want of authority. . s . Dn. Levi D. Booxg, ex-Mayor of Chicago, died on the morning of the 24th of Bright's ~disease. Dr.. Boone was a descendant of Dapiel Boone, the famous Kentycky ploneer.

. Taere having been some doubt as-to the legality of the recent election of United States Senators by the lowa Legislature, the two’ houses on the 24th again went through the formality of an election, resulting as before in the choice of James F. Wilson for the long term and James W, Mé¢Dill for the shert term.

Mgs, CATHERINE BREARTON died at Cine cinnati a few days ago at the ‘advanced age of 102 years. R THE Ohio Legislature on the 25th adopted a joitit resolution asking Congress to pass a stringent law to abolish polygamy. Re?. CovrTLANDT WHITEHEAD, D. D., was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on the 25th.” . : - GUITEATU, the assassin, issued another manifesto to the American people on the 26th, in which he arraigned the character of the jurors, especially charging that.they were not hightoned Christian gentlemen. He denied the authority of the Court which tried him, relies upon the Deity, but, as usual, makes a demand for money. He looks for a reversal of the verdiet by the court in banc, and blasphemously coneluded the precious screed by pretending an analogy between himself and the Savior. ] PRESI!)E§T Am'm'n_ on the 26th nominated Frederick A. Tritle, of Nevada, to be Governor of Arizona, and Edwin H. Webster to be Collector of Customs at Baltimore. 8. A. Whitfield was named for Postmaster at Cincinnati, and Leopold Markbret for Assistant Treasurer. M=. ScoviLLe and Warden Crocker ar‘ranged an the 26th that Guiteau should not be interviewed nor have written communication with the outside world except through-Mr. Scoville for a week. Bcoville said Guitean's egotism would sustain him until sentenced—then he would go to pieces. i 1N various parts of the country on the 26th the anniversary of Robert Burns was appropriately commemorated. : Tue Treasurgr of the United States on the 26th reversed his decision in reference to receiving payment on called bonds held as security for National Bank circulation, and bankers cah now have them forwarded to the Secretary for payment. 4

:EpMUND BURKE, who was a member of Congress and United States Patent Comnissioner more than thirty years ago, died at Newport, R. L., on the 26th, at the advanced age of sev-enty-three years. . o :

Tue two rival factions in the majority of the New York Legislature have agreed to dis agree, and t 1 e prospect of the organization of the House is as uncertain as ever.

Tue Ohio State Temperance Convention, lately in session at Columbus, adopted resolutions favoring the submisgion of a Prohibition Amendment to the Constitution to the people. A WasmiNGros dispatel of the 2ith stated that Guiteau's appetite had failed, and that he. appeared much worried. .

OX the 26th Attorney-General Brewster declined to appear before the House Banking and Curreicy Committee to give his views-on the act to extend National Bank charters. A PROFOUND sensation has been caused by the publication of the correspondence between ex-Secretary Blaine and the diplomatic representatives of the United States to Chili and Peru.. In this publication is made kn%vu the policy of the State Department in reference to the South American Republics—a policy which has been reversed ‘since the retirement.of Mr. Blaine, On the 28th it was stated that Alr. Blaine was preparing an address to the American people, explaining the real authorship of the instructions to Messrs. Hurlbut and Kilpatrick, e Mg. ScovirLLe appeared in the Criminal Court at Washington on the 28th ult. and filed papers on which he bases his motion for a new trial. F. H. Snyder and J. W. Guiteau made affidavits that a newspaper was found in the room occupied hy the jurors, on whichifive of them had written their names. Mr. Scoville makes the points that the verdict yas an uncertain .one; that the trial was unlawfully extended into the December term of court, and that the court had no jurisdiction of the cause.

Dr. M. 8 DEAX, of Chicago, " whose enthusiasm in his profession made him widely known to the dental fraternity of the United States, was found dead in his office on the moming of the 28th. : i —_—— e ‘ Forelgn, = LoxpoxN dispatches of the 26th announce the departure of fresh troops for Ireland. - THE Asiatic cholera has broken out among a large assemblage of Mohammedan pilgrims in Allahabad, in the northwestern portion of British India, and the Government has ordered their dispersal. ; ON the 26th tlie aged steward on the estate of Mrs. Morony, in County Clare, Iréland, wds shot dead by unknown persons. THE Paris financiat panic has extended to Geneva, Switzerland. On the 27th there were several heavy failures, mostly among thespeculating classes. : A CABLEGRAM from St. Petersburg on the 28th said: “The latest news from Irkutsk is that Engineer Melville has proceeded to the mouth of the River Lena to resume thé search for Licutenant-Commander De Long wit! he greatest energy, aided by natives. Proviz.ons are plentiful, and so the search can be prolonged, The Captain of the steamer Lena accompapies Engineer Melville:”” « THE Irish constabulary on the 28th found in bags in Lough Mask, sunk by means of huge stones, the bodies of Hudley, the proc-ess-server, and his nephew, who recently disappeared from Ballinrobe. Twenty “arrests were made by military at Athenny and Lough Rea for secreting arms. ] A Paris dispatch of the 28th stated that De Freycinet was to be Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new French Cabinet; Jules Ferry will have charge of Public Instruction, Goblet of the Interior and Worship, Varroy of Finances, and Cochery of Posts and Telegraphs. Seean A coxTrRACT was awarded at Montreal on the 28th for tunneling the St. Lawrence, at a cost of $3.500,000, the work to be completed within four years. YELEOW FEVER has swept away 222 persons at Temax, Yucatan, and there were 1,700 cascs under treatment onthe 28th. ¢ O’DONNELL & WHITLOCK, 'stock-broßers of Dublin, closed their doors en the 28th, with liabilities of £lBO,OOO. LATER NEWS. ¥or the weeck ended on the 28th ult. there were forgy deaths from small-pox in Chicago and twenty-four in Allegheny City, Pa. Nineteen new cases developed in Pittsburgh on the 80th ult., five at Memphis, twenty-six at Cinclnnati and fifteen at Chicago. :

Six stores and factories at Atlanta, Ga., were burned on the night of the 30th ult. THE first public trial of the strees-car cable railway in Chicago was made on the 28th ult. and proved an unqualified success. The train was composed of seven cars, and ran at an average speed of eight miles per hour. TaEtown of Johnsonville, on the Tennessee River near Knoxville, has been virtually destroyed by the high water. On the 28th ult. the tallest peak of the Buffalo Mountains, having been underminedby the constant rains, fell from a lieight of three hundred feet. ON the 29th ult. a crevasse occurred a$ Tropical Bend, La., flooding the country for six miles back and causing immense destruction. 5

THE jury in the Guiteau case have -indignantly denied the assertion made by Mr. Séoville in his motion for a new trral that they read newspapers during the time they were impaneled. : It is announced that, on the occasion, of ex-Secrétary Blaine’s eulogy upon the late President Garfield, to be delivered before both houses of Congress February 27, the President, the Cabinet, the Judges of the Supreme Court and the foreign Ministers will be invited to seats. .

. Rev. DR. HENRY W. BELLOWS, the distinguished New York Unitarian- clergyman and philanthropist, died in that city on the morn. ing of the 30th ult., after a few days’ illness. He was sixty-eight years old. , ] Mgz. BcoviLLE issued a card to the Américan people on the-30th ult. asking for $2,000 to secure competent counsel to push the movement for a new trial. He said Guiteau’s mail would hereafter be dumped into the Potomae, unopened. o

llx the United States Senate on the 80th ult, Mr. Ferry introduced a bill for a new water route to facilitate transportation between Lakes Michigan and Erie. Mr, Edmunds Te. ported favorably the bill to re-establish the Court of Commissioners of Alabama claims and for the distribution of the remainder of the Geneva award. The consideration of Mr. Sherman’s Three-per-cent. Funding bill occupled the remainder of the day. In the House bills were introduced: By Mr. Berry, to fix railroad fares at 814 to 414 cents per mile; by "Mr. Cobb to repeal the land grants of several of the unfinished Pacific railroads. . Measures were also presented for the admission of Argzona and Idaho as States; removing the duty of twenty-five per cent. ad valorem upon newm;;e\"s, periodicals, - and m{%ﬂinu; for the ssion of Arizona and Idaho into the Union as States; in relation to the establishment of a customs-union treaty with Mexico, and also with the Hawaian Islands. . The Consular and Diplomatic Approm& bill, setting aside $1,108,530, was re-

INDIANA STATE NEWS. i » [r—— i A Knights of Pythias. = : The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Indiana met at Indianapolis a few days ago, the attendance being very large. “W. H. Gillum, Grand Chancellor, submitted his annual report, il which he took occasion to congratulate the representatives of the grand Jurisdiction of Indiana éver the rapid progress of the order in the State and elsewhere. The net gain of membership dmﬁng the year was seven hundred. ~New Lodges have been instituted at Bluffton, Wells County; Huntington, Michigan City, Attica, Salem, Waterman and Indianapolis, all of which were in a prosperous condition. D. B. Bheidler, keeper of the records and seals, submitted hisannual repert,showing eighty-six Lodges in the State; and 5,778 members. During the past year 83 withdrew by card, 842 were suspended, and’ 37died. The following financial exhibit was made: : : ! Receipts on hand at last vep0rt........51,978 25 ROCeIVed SINCE loy siiiisws vssos cusisny 2888 &8 W e Deabrg drasen. .or i e e SRB Cash on hand. 0 dann o s $9.958 B 0 Assets of Grand L0dge.................52,495 50 TRDENas. S A - 1518 TUNBLABEOIS .. . i aniase bers e e D 2, 480 82 The jninor reports were read and referred and the following officers elected for the year: ‘Grand Chancellor, J. F., Darnally, Greencastle; Vice-Chancellor, C. J. Herr, Goshen; Prelate, R. R. Curran, Decatur; Master of Bxeliequer, W. L. Dunlap, Franklin; Trustees, 8. P. Oxler, of Franklin, J. B. Stumph, of Indianapolis, and A. A. Curme, of Richmond. s ‘ —— : ; Indiana Items. ; A very peculiar suit was filed the other day in- the Superior- Court of Indianapolis by James Johnson against the Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railroad. It iga proeeeding for trespass, wherein the plaintiff asks for damages to the amount of $5OO, amd alleges the following ground of action: In 1881 g wreck occurred on the line of the defendant’s road adjacent to Johnson’s farm in Wayne Township. Several cars were brokén to pieces and piled together in such a way thag it was impossible to clear the wreck without going into the farm.” This, he claims, that they did, and in doing so cut the séil, injured trees, dug ditches and burned the crops to the value of £5OO. . It is perhaps the first suit of the kind ever brought in the courts of this country. i

A Clinton County farmer went into Perrin's Bank at Eafayette, a few days ago, and informed Mr. Perrin that about twelye years ago, in paying out a lot; of money to him over the counter of ‘his bauk, two bills had stuck together and hence he had received $lO more than the proper amount. The x‘\nattor had been weighing on his conscience “ever since, and he could ngt rést easy until he had made a clean breast iof it, and restored theamount thus erroneously paid. e i - In'lndianapolis a few mornings ago Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reifle, an aged German couple,. and a servant named Louise Reigel, were discovered in theéjr room in an unconscéious condition, having- been partially asphyxiated by gas from a coal stove. T hq\j had gone to hed in an upper chamber at an ‘rarlyvhum‘, and a daughter-in-law, sleeping down-stairs, was aroused by groans from above. Tﬁe family were awakencd, and an inves‘ltigut.i‘on disclosed the old people on the floor and the girl on the sofa, all unconscious. ‘The stove-pipe had fallen down, and the escaping smoke and gas had caused their condition.| Remedial agencies were applicd, and the d)l(l man was restored to consciousness, but' his wife and the servant were considered by \the doctor as be* yond hope. * s :

. The City Superintendent| of buildings at Indanapolis sent in his ann lal report recently tothe Comptroller. It slmwe& in exact figures, 1,728 building permits issued, covering a frontage of' 56,627 feet, at a cost of $13,962,000: Temporary structures were also ‘erected at an additional cost of 750,000, sllo\vingp grand total of expenditures in new . buildings of $14,712,000. The South side erected 503 buildings, with a frontage of 17,228 feet, at a cost. of $6,600,000; the West side, 867 buildings; with a frontage.of 27,129 feet, at a cost-of $4,042,000; the North side, 868, buildings, with a frontage of 12,270 feet, at a cost of £2,730,000.

A half day’'s time of the Circuit Court at: Rockport, recently, was taken up in trying-a -case where the sum of seventeen cents was involved. The parties traveled over twenty miles to attend court. The case was decided’ in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff. now hia a bill of costs amounting to about §6oy topay, ' [ , - Mrs. Sarah E. Buck, of Terre Haute, has sued the Terre Haute & Logansport Railroad. for $lO,OOO damages. Her husband was a passenger for Darlington, and the train failed to. stop there. He was put off at a bridge and fell through, his death resulting from tlie fall in three months afterward. . : . Several days ago a mannamed George Oden, of Huntington, died from what was supposed to be an overdose of quinine. Oden had-been $n the habit of using the drug in large quantities, and it was thought that he had taken too much. It hasnow been discovered that death resulted from a dose of strychnine, though in what maunner it was administered is not known. d :

Joseph Blesendorfer, a well-known youhg German of Richmond, was arrested a few days ago on a chargé of embezzlement, prcferred against him by Messrs. Bufkins & Toms, butchers. : & The State Bee-keepers’ Association, at its recent session in Indianapolis, elected the following officers: President, Isaac: N. Cotton, Marion County; Vice-President, James Scholl, TFayette County; Secretary, Frank L. Dougherty, Magrion County; Treasurer, Lizzie Stout, Marion County. f e

The Indianapolis grain " quotations are: Wheat—No. 2 Red, [email protected]%4. Corn—No, 2,631@64'4c. Oats—4Blg@47'gc. The Cincinnati quotations are: Wheat—No. 2 Red, [email protected]. Corn—No. 2, 65@65%c.’ Oats— No. 2, 48@48%4c. Rye—No. 2, [email protected]. Barley—[email protected]%4. -

Mr. C. R. Henderson, of Bloomfield, died a few days ago of gangrenofis carbuncle on the neck, after a.very painful illness of ten or twelve days. He was one of the leading men. of Gaeen County. : >

A few days ago, at a district school in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, two boys at recess secured a bow and arrow for the purpose of having seme sport. In the play a son of John Hill was struck in the’ eye with an arrow, completely knocking the eye out.. ;

In Indianapolis a few mornings ago thére was an altercation between two foundry workmen, Charles Brown and Thomas McCoun, in which the latter struck Brown several -times with a heavy pair of tongs. In warding off the blows Brown had his left arm broken and his elbow crushed, besidesreceiving dangerous cuts about the head. Tlis wounds may prove fatal. e

Mr. Bloss, Superintendent of Public Instruction in Indiana, has sustained the action of a county Superintendent in revoking ateacher's license for maltreating a pupil. : It took five days recently to summon a man from Crawford County to the bedside of his dying-wife in Orange County, only fifty miles distant. £ouey : .

Miss Julia Test, of Richmond,, has recently recovered a:watch lost on a Pullman sleeper three years ago. In rebuilding the car the workmen discovered it wedged in & corner of the berth, where it had escaped the notice of the gorters. g i Nicholas Talheimer has brought suit against the city of Connersville, demanding $lO,OOO damages for the death of his child, crushed to death in the street a few days ago. :

Jesse and Rosana Richmond, living in Johnson County, are supposed to be the oldest married couple-in the State. The former was 105 years old thé Bth of December last, and the latter was 104 the 10th of this month. They have been married over eighty years =

The total amount of the Indiana schoolfund apportionment is $864,544.

Six moré Russian refugees arrived in Indianapolis a féw days ago, making fifteen in all No trouble is apprehended in obtaining employment for them. s ¢ The wife of John Hunter, who lives about, ten miles north of Bedford, shot herself in the forehead with a guy in an attempt to commit suicide a few mornings ago. Bhe was living at last accounts, but was in a dangerous condition. Cause, derangement of mind. A table prepared by the Statistical Bureau shows that 1881 was much healthier for domestic animals in Indiana than 1880. Miss Angie Swank, who had conducted an extensive millinery establishment in Indianapolis for years, was compelled -to make an assignment a few days ago, as her debtors would not pay their bills. Her busines troubles so pressed on heér mind that she be came violently insane, and had to be removed to the State asylum. : :

' Mr. Jay Streby, retail confectioner at Evans ville, made an assignment a few days sinée ¢ his creditors. Liabilities, $4,000.. His creditors are principally in Chicago, Cincinnati and New York. : o )

o GUITEAU. SR The Last Day of the Trial—+ Gullty as Ins dicted"—The Verdict Received With: Uproarous Demonstrations of Approval= The Convicted Murdever Taken to-Jail Amid'the Jeers and Yells of an Excited ~ Crowd : Rt e R e WASHINGTON, Jauuary 25. After the jury hiad'been out dhout : twenty minutes, a recess was taken t)m-i,il 5:800clock, ‘Many of the audienee, who had virtually been imprisoned sinee 9:50 in the moi‘l}ipg,viwfnﬂed‘ themselves of the (iyl‘;dl't unity to :ebtain fresh air and lunch. The prisoner, at his: requesty had been allowed; soon afterthe jury left the: court-room, to retire to the Jittle room lie has occupied sincethe trial begun as: 4 - waiting’ room during fceess. Beforeleaving the courtroom he évirced considerable memvousness, but on getting away to cr»mpara(;ive—s'eulix_si’o’n his usual composure and’assurance sobn fe= turned to him. He sent out for some: appleswith which he treated his attendants, méan‘while chatting familiarly and good-naturedly. He was asked what lie thought the jury would do, and replied: “I think they willdicquit me or disagree, dor’t you?? o 0 it e Within ten minutes after recess had: beén taken the jury "called’ to the bailiff in waiting that they were ready with their verdict. ~ Thegwere informed that a recess had been taken and Judge Cox had left the court-room, 86 they remained in their room until the court reassembled. S 5

The rumor that the jury had -agreed -was: quickly spread from one to another, and the excited crowd surged back into-the courtroom, and anxiously awaited what:all secmed to expect, a verdjct of guilty. " The -musty, antique room is devoid of gas, and a score or more of candles whichhad héen placed upon the desks of Judge,,counsel and reporters imparted a weird and fanciful, unnatural aspect to the grim old place. The shadows thrown upon the: dark - hackground: of ‘the walls seemed like fitting specters to usher in the somber procession of those “who held in their hands the destiny of a haman life: ¢

First came the prisoner; with a quick, néry= ous step, and, as he seated himself in the doek, perhaps for the last time, the light of a soli--tary candle fell full upon his face, and disclosed its more than usual pallor. ” Not.a tremor of the linfbs or movement of thé musclés ofthe face was observable a& he threw back’ bis head and fixed his_ gaze upon the door through which the jury were to entep. = | Judge Cox soon afterward took his seats “The crier called .* Order,” and the jury,at 5:35. filed slowly into” their seats. Every sound was hushed save the vojce.of itlie clerk as he propounded to the foreman’the usual i~ quiry: “Gentlénien of- the jury, have you ‘agreed upona yerdict® o S eR L

Clear and distinet uqin‘ewthé replyi’s Wé have.' S ARG S

s*What is your verdiet, guilty or not; guilty®¢ With equalidistinetness came fhe reply: Guilty as indieted:”” - ST

£ Then the pent-up- feelings'iof the ~crowd found : expression in uproarous denionstrations'of applause and approval: -~ o 0 L Order,” *rorder,” shouted the hailift, .

Mr. Scoville and connsel fori_he-prp_'See_litiQil were simultaneously upon their’ feet, » Mit Scoville attempted to address the Court, but the District-Atturney .\‘1_1«3(”(1(1:» ""\\_'fait‘t‘lll we bave the verdict complete and i due form of law.”’ el 7 s

Order was ut ‘lengih restored; and the clerk, agnin addressing the jury, said: .= 0« “ Your foreman says: sGuailty, as indicted.” ‘Bo say we all of us? < Wedog allresponded. Gh e e Another demonstration "‘r)_f “approvalfollows= ed this announcement, buf not .so prolonged as the first. My Scoville . démanded a j)Qu of the jury, which was .granted, and eacit juror was called by name, and each, in a firny voice, promptly respondc(‘] N Guilty.” “As the lagt pame was called, the .;)Qsoilex>_‘f§lxxiichd:/', ‘‘ My blood will be upon- the heaas of fhiat Jury. Don't you forget i, < - o Mr. Scoville again addvessed the Court, say= ing: * Your Honor, I donot desire to forfeit any right I may have under. the law a 1 d prag-. tice in this District. . If there istanything that I oughit todonow to-save those rights; T would be indebted to your Honor to indicate it tome? + Judge Cox; in reply, assured him he should have every opportinity, that the chargewould be furnished him iupri.'nﬁ to-morrow; and he would be accorded all the tilme allowed by law in which to file- his exception, - and that he would also. bei entitled to: four days within. which to move arrest-of judgment. - . 7 Guiteau, who, from the moment Judge. Cox begun delivering’ his charge, had _dropped completely his air of“flippant arrogance, and sat with rigid features and compressed lips, called out in tones of desperation: G’od will JBvenge this outrage i Gr sy e UL g

Judge Cox then turned to tlie jury agdsaid: ¢ Gentlemen of the jury: I cannot express too many thanks for thre mannet’in which you bave discharged your duty. Youhive richly merited the thanks of your countrymen; andlT. feel assured: you will take with you'to your homes the approval of your consciences. With thanks, gentlemenof the jury; I dismiss you.”

With this announcement the court was declared adjourned. .And mow the famous.tiial, which has absorbed public interest and attens tion for more than ten weeks, was ended. S The crowd quickly left; the court-room, and the prisoneér, gesticulating with -his manacled hands, was led out. As he passed the reporters’ table he leaned over and called out to an acquaintance: - The. court /in banc ill re-. verse this business.”’ e SRS S S S

His appearance was ‘that of a nian-decply moved with indignation at some. outrage or indignity which had been put uponhim: As he was being put in the van the ¢rowd of men andl boys yelled © and ' shouted themselves hoarse in| ‘moekeryof the ' prisoner’s boast: “The American press and people are all with me.’ Fny S The van was . quickly driven away. followed by the jeers and yells of tlie (:(50wq. ha A Mr. Scovillé will prohably. fife & motion. fa arrest of judgment and fer ‘a newv,triai"onl'e:;-_ ceptions. The law gives defendant four days to file a motion and reasons for:a new- trial, . and it is customary for the court to ‘sit” some day to hear argument. thiereon.. Should this motion be overruled, defendant will appeal to the general term, and under the law fhe defendant is entitled 10 'a suspension of sen~ tence until after.the next general.term; not exceeding thirty days. . The January general term is now in session, and the case cannot gothere, but will- be appealable to. the April term.’ It is the custom at the -Aptil term to adjourny until September, taking a recess over July and-August.. But should it beclosed by the latter part of May, then,, if Judgment s affirmed, the execution might take place in July. : C N L

Fishing -n a Corn-field:

. -In Colorado is a ten-acre ficld, which is no morenor less than a subterranein lake covered with a soil about eighteen inghes deep. On the soil is cultivated & field of corn, which produces thirty bushels to- the acre. [ .any-ong will take the trouble to dig a hole the depth of wspade handle Ire will' find "it filled with water, and by, using “a’ hook .and line fish four or five inches long may. be caught. The fish have neither seales nor eyes and are perch-like. in shape. The ground is & black';na’ﬂf in nature, and in all probability was at one time an open body of water, on which accumulated vegetable matter, which has been increased from time to time, until-now it has a crust suﬁic;ientl.{j strong and rieh to'produce fine corn, although it has:to be cultivated by hand, as it is not strong enough to bear the weight of a horse. = While harvestingg the hands - ecatch great strings,of fish by making a-hole through the earthi = A person- rising oty his heel and coming down suddenly can see the grow_in% corn shake all around him. “Any one having sufficient serength to drive arail througithe'cru"s‘g will findon releasing it that it will disappear altogether.—Territorial Enterprise.: .. - -

Wall Street Brokers Boycotting Their s oTandlerds; G i

New York Stock Exchange brokers are excited on the subject of their office rents, which they think ought te bereduced: Something like boycotting is to be tried on the * absentee'’ -land%ords. With the- new buildings nearly ready for occupants and those projected, including, it is said, an enormous structure on Wall street, there will bebefore long not only sufficient offices’to supply. the demand, but many that will ‘stand vacant, This being the situation, it is to the interest of sftock:brokers to have a common uuderstanding, . say to this effect: that. whenever a%rok‘er surrenders his office-on adcount of theexorb~ itant rveptal = charged him -no ‘other ‘broker, as a matter of honor, shall touch it. By means of such an under< standing, faithfully observed, a greatreduction all around’ wonld be compélled.: —Uliteago Tribune. o e —Under a new 'State law, which went into force January 1, all -railroad - conductors in Georegia are clothed with the power of policemen. -~ - .

How the Verdict Was Reached in' the e Gnitean Clse T ¢ ol L " \[Special to the Chicago Tribuney = = . st o 0 WASHINGTON, January 25, ‘M, Tongley, the fourth juror impaneled, in - telling the story of the verdict to your répre: . sentative to-night, said: *We were not long in getting our verdict ready. We were fifty minites absent from the court-rooin,-and half " ‘an hour of that time was taken up in reading the indictment: We took two ballots. -On the first we stood cleven for conviction and ‘one blank.; That was cast by the German, who was aliftle doubtful on one poiat, and wanted tobe instructed. -He didn't under‘stand’the instructions as te the question of insanity thoroughly. It only togk a moment #o satisfy Him, and then, when a ballot was taken, we wer'e Unanimous for conviction.” ¢ +He was asked if he had hegrd that the public were for a time fearful that one of the jurors was going .to hang the jury. He said: “ ¥Yes, I have heard that since I left the court‘room. We thought ourselves, for awhile, that one man would stand out against: all the others, but it was only for a time, Wd-didn't express any opinions to each other during the time, but I think we all knew pretty ‘well ~ what the general feeling was.” _ Being asked toygive some idea as to how the, events of the 'trial impressed the jury, particularly. the interruptions of Guiteau and the gpeechies, he said: “It was all very. tedious. . There was so much :that was gone over and over again. The lawyers kept telllag us day after /day of things we were tired .of hearing./| We didn't mind Guiteau’s inter“ruptions, and we understood that Judge Cox was giving'him liberty so as wot to have am~ -other trial.. Guiteau amused us sometimes, He took on at a terrible rate to-day, and gave Judge Porter a great dealof abuse. Astothe speeches, I think Judge Porter’s: impressed ~the jury- the most,” but then none of the lawyérs’ speeches had any influénee with us. We made up our minds from the.evidencd and* from the instructions. We listcned to Scoville with interest. . He did very|well, and stood up for Guifeau'manfully; but ‘he couldn’t make anything out. of the case. Judge Cox’s im~ ‘structions wete clear and to the point. There was no mistaking them.” B - Mr. Longley was asked what his personal _opinion of Guiteau was. He| replied: “I think he is a fanatic, buthe is morally responsible for his actions. I have known lots of' people Whowere fanatics, and they imagined: all sorts of strange things. But they knew when they were doing what was wrong, and were accountable for.it! We beard a great . deal about moral depravity during the' trial, -and about illusions. Ihave met some wicked people; and they have had all sorts of illu.sx’i)qs; but if they killed a man I would have held them responsible. Guiteau may imagine ‘things;. but our ‘instructions were, if we ‘thought heknew the nature of hisact, to bring “him-in gailty, and we did so.” = M. Longley was asked what effect the state: 'ments'made. by Guiteau that the.press atg'd publi¢ were on his side had upon the jury, and answered: - “They made no ifmpression upom. us. . We knew he was not telling the truth any ‘more than when he said he had received a’ check for §25,000.7: ° - e

.«In conelusion, Mr. Longley said : * Guiteaw’s prophecies -have not come out true. He said that the Deity would clear him, if to do so would necessitate the taking away of a jurynjan.. We all lived; and we didm’t clear him. Hé'wished for it, I have no doubt, but none of us.died, although ‘one or two ef us were guite sick at 'times.’;' Mr. Longley alse said that the jury fére very tired, after their tem weeks of seclusion without books, papers or gompany, ‘and for his part he didn't want another such trial. Interviews have been had with.other jurors, and they tell similar stories. e it ———i) -, . Another Address by Guiteau,

- Guiteau, on the day 'following the verdict, © issued an address to the American people substantially as follows: : ) tTwelve men say that I wickedly murdered | -James A Garfield. They did it on' the false notion that lam a disappointed office-seeker. I amnot surprised-at that verdict. Thef donot .pretend to be Christian men, and therefore did | not appreciate the idea of inspiration. They are men of the-world and of moderate intelli~ - gence, and.tharefore are not ckaf)able of appre«ciafing ‘the gharacter of my defense. Men of | this kind caﬂuob represent the great Christian Nation of ‘America. Had they been high-toned ‘Christian gentlemen the verdict would have been, ‘Not guilty’-—not because® of insganity. The mere outward act of shooting would have becn sane, whatever the motive. if T liad been a disappointed office-seeker, the outward: act of shooting would have been the same as if I had: been directed by the Deity to do it, or believed myself 'so. directed ‘to do it, .which |is . the . 'literal truth. This, {ury ; Jhad not sufticient intelligence fo_seq that . oint.” <For this reason I am entitled fo a new trial. I want to employ two or three first-class lawyers to take ¢harge of my case. The principal point will be to show thenon-jurisdiction -of this.cqurt to try this indietment, because the President died in New Jersey. I desire the . coutt in banc to pass upon this question, and -have no doubt but the high-toned Christian men representing the Washington court in banc will -give it their most careful attention, to ‘the.end that, if the Deity intended - to protect me from legal liability herein by al*lowin.?the President to depart gracefully and - »Et‘ace u]lfy in New Jersey, I 'shall have the beuefit of the Deity’s intention. I have received some. checks, but many of them haye ° proved worthless. I. need mone{ to employ counsel, ‘There are many people in- America that Delieye in God and in my inspiration, and that lam partially insane. To you, men and woman of America, I appeal. If {oti send money, send postai order or check g) m{ order. With competent legal helgl n geg - out of this with the Lord’s help, '3ll‘ Tam sure of that. But good lawyers do not work for nothving. .1 want to employ two or three first-class lawyers to do n()‘y work before_the court in bane, -If I had had competent counsel I -ghould riot® have talked so muth in court, but I disagree with the theory of Mr. Scoville and ~ Mr. Reed; and it has made it unpleasant for both parties.. I have been convicted, but the verdict cannot be enforced until July, irran* £event, and probably not until September. .give m}'selt‘no anxiety on account of the verdict, I hardly expected acquittal. . The most I expected was disagreement, and #hen I proposed to test the question of jurisdiction -in the ‘court in banc. I make a special ap{Jeal, to: the ladies of Awmerica te come, o.my rescue. Some of them have wrigen me delightful letters, and I ask each and everyone of them to respond tothe extent‘l of their means, and see me in person if possible.| You, ladies, believe in God, and in my insgi ration, and that I have really saved: the ion a great- trouble and great expense—to-wit: another war. TLast spring General Garfleld -had the Republican party in a frightful condition, and it was gettg:g worse every; hour. fl‘o—day everybody of ‘sense is satisfied- with General - {h‘thur‘s dAdministratioxa alud tg; country is happy and prosperous. On has come froegy Genepml Iz}arﬁeld’s" rgmgsai, which iz = conclusive evidence that the inspiration comes from the Deity. He has rei' geate_dly confirmed m?' act since July 2; thereTore let all persons quietlyacquiesce in the will of the Deity. lam God’s man in this mate ter;.just as truly as the despised’ Gallilean l-wns God’s man. - They said he was a. blasphemer- and _a. glutton, " ete.; etc., and it - secmed a small thing to kill Him. But. His death stirred the wrath of the Almighty, anil - fHe.ﬁot even with them forfy years later a the destruction of Jerusalem, A. D. 70,and He - will ?gt. even with the Américan aeo le. if @ hair. of my head is harmed. odp will vindicate me, even if thé Nation rolls in blood. I_'hardly_.thinkl am destined to be hung, and. - “therefore give myselfno thought on that. But lam anxious te have my character and insgirat_ipn vindicated. Some peoplethink lam - the greatest man- of this age, "and that my mame will go inte history as a\Patriot by the ' "gide of Washington and Grant.” :

- —A writer in a West. Virginia paper combats the opinion held by many agri- - culturists, that an open country ishever converted into a forest through the operation of natural causes, and, as éstablishing the fact that such change does sometimes occur;, brings forward the . case of the Shenandoathalley. When first settled, about one hundred and'sixty years ago, it was an open, prairielike region, eovered with tallllﬂg’rass,‘ on which fed herds of ‘Eéer, buffalo, . elk, . .ete., and having no timber, except on ridgy portions of it; but in consequence - of its settlement, the annual fires were prevented, and trees slprang up almost as thickly and regularly as if seed had - been planted. g‘lilwse fOrests,_,having , ‘been preserved by the farmers, covel | now alarge part of the surface withhard | wood trees of ‘a superior excellence: | These facts would also seem to substan~ | tiate the theory that the treeless char- | acter of the ;I)rd;ries of the West is due ' to the snnual birning of the grass by the Indians, e

A watehmakeris sitting in his sholi surrounded by clocks and_watches, all going, and no two alike. He perceives 1t is’ getting late in' the afternoon; and anxiety rushes upon- him.. He runs out of his shopand stops the ﬁl‘st-%assenby. «Sir, ‘what o’clock is it, please?’— Fréench Pleasantry. i . ~—Miss Kellosg told a Cincinnati re_porter that the late Hem‘g‘ G. Stebbins | Ead managed her money affairs fromthe ‘time she went on the stage until his déath, and most successfully. ** Dm‘ilin‘f mﬁ' recent tout in Europe,” she said, ¢t he made $250,000 . for' me by a fortunate investment.! ! o i —Real glory springs from the silent ‘oonquest, of @m‘xfse{xq; and without that j"‘.‘.#““‘"’ is naught bud the first