Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1881 — Page 4

FROM WASHINGTON.

GOWK HOME. Washington, December 20. i The members are rapidly disappearespecially the Democrats, who have little interests in the formation of the committees. , Most of the Republicans fhd have committee aspirations are stHi here. The funeral of Lambert Tree, Br., father of Lambert Tree, of Chicago, . s»*4b died yesterday, takes place iomorrow. He had been in the Go\ eminent service over fifty-eight years. *> • bill. • whole number of House bills so far introduced reaches 2,224. ' Secretary Hunt announces that he Would nor-accept again his seat ou the Court of Claims bench, which leavts gn excellent fiekl for Hon. John B. Hay, of the Belleville 4 (Ill.) District, who is being so earnestly urged tor the place. The fact that the East has been getting all the plums of late is another point in his favor. _ CENSUS FIGURES The latest figures from the census bureau-show Illinois to be the fourth State In the Union in population, New York, Pennsylania and Ohio, leading In the order named. Obio is 121,000 ahead yet, but Illinois had however, gained rapidly on her in population and percentage in the last ten years. Illinois will probably be the third State in the Union in population by the next decennial. . QUALIFIED. Judge Davis qualified as First Assistant Secretary of Slate this morning* TARIFF INQUIRY. The Senate Committee on Finance, by a majority vote, has decided to recommend for passage, without amendment, the bill recently introduced by Mr. Morrill, providing f° r the appointment of a commission to investigate iiie question of tariff and internal revenue laws, and also decided to report adversely on the Tariff Commission bill introduced by Mr. Garland. The Morrill was placed in charge of Mr. Bayard, to be reported after the holiday recess. • DENIED.

The report started*' here that Presi'deut Arthur i« engaged to be married to Miss Frelinghuysan, daughter of the Secretary of State, and that the weddiDg will take place before many is denied by good authority at the White House. The President will spend the Christmas holidays in New York with his family. He will leave here Thursday next aud return Saturday, the 31st. His fiist public reception will be held at the White House, Monday, January 2. ou which occasion he will i»e assisted oy the wives of the Cabinet officers. r _ BLAISE AND THE I'F.ESIDENCY. A prominent Republican' and sagacious politician makes the startling prediction that Blaine will be the Democratic candidate for the (President yin 1884. He says President Ar thur will so manage affairs aud administer his office that no other Republican will stand a ghost of a show before the Republican Convention in that year, and Blaine, realizing this, will seek the lulfillment of his lifelong ambition at the hands of the Democratic party. The gentleman referred to as making this prediction has always been friendly with Blaine, and does not seem to think that in seeking tbe nomination at tbe hands of the Democracy the ex-Secretary would be guilty of anything particularly meriting condemnation, or even sharp adverse criticism. Washington, December 21*-~ DR. HAMILTON'S TESTIMONY, '

The Guiteau trial was resumed this morning, and Dr. Frank H. Hamilton, of New York, took the stand. Mr. Seovilie desired to have' other experts excluded during the testimony, but the court ruled against him. During the argument on this point, Mr. Davidge was interrupted by Guiteau, who said: “I will cut this short, Judge, ■ by saying I am perfectly willing to have them here. I want them to learn all they can. I have so much confidence in their honor and integrity that”— ' j - Duvidge—That is precisely what I am coming to. Qiflteau—You are on the right track, Judge. I’ll take you on my side; you are engaged for mv side of this case. Witness “was questioned at great length relative to the operations of minds, siguiScance ol dreams, and unconscious expressions, as indicative of mental processes. Counsel for prosecution protested agajmt the arvpai en t objectless direction of the inquiries. Soovllle (smilingly)—Well, gentlemen, ltoKi you I did not know much atxAit this subjeot. Guiteau —Then you had better get offtbe case it you don’t know anything about It. I think Reed and I can do better than you, judging by the way you are laboring, i Looking over the note* which Hooville held in his hand), be continued, “you’ve got a lot of staff there. It ie not in yoar handwriting; I guess it mast have been contributed by some crank.” Guiteau appeared to be dissatisfied with the result of the ex-mina ion, and fiualiy said to Seovilie: “Oh, tear

that stuff up, Scoville. Send this man' down and call dark Mills; he’s a good deal better man for you than this one. He took a cast of my head the other day, thinking some people would be interested to see it, He took a bust of Andrew Jackson, and be thinks I’ni a greater man than Jackson was. He found one side of my head badly deficient, though.” The prisoner then branched off to his “inspiration theory,” and rattled on for some minutes, his oft-repeated harangue on the subject of “irresistible pressure.” After the examination had apparently been concluded, Davidge asked the witness “if people adjudged medically insane were not, nevertheless, capable of judging between right and wrong.” Guiteau, who bad be*.n writing for some minutes, looked up quickly, and shouted: “What bearing has that, when the person is controlled by irresistible impulse? That’s all there is to this case (striking the table violently), and all this talk don’t amount to anything.” Scoville objected, but Judge Cox admitted the question, and tbe witness replied: “There are a great many Insane people, medically insane, who appreciate the difference between right and wrong.” In response to another question, Dr. Hamilton continued: “In nearly all asylums a system of reward and punishment is in vogue in dealiug with t ie insane, showing that it is recognized that they can distinguish between right and wrong, and cau control their actions ”

On the whole this witness’ testimony bore against the theory of insanity, and was fairly well sustained. Dr. Worcester, of Salem, Mass., who refused, when upon the stand for the defense, to answer the hypothetical question proposed by Scoville, testified that, in his opinion, the prisoner wa3 a sane man, Guiteau (sharply)—How much do you expect to get for that opinion,, sir? I suppose that will be worth SSOO to you. That is the way vjorkhill is running, bdt I don’* think it will be worth a snap with that jury—not a snap, sir.” Coikhlll then read the hypothetical question, which covered all the material facts in the prisoner’s history from biyliood down to his act on the 2J of July, and inquired, “Assuming all the tacts to be true, in your opinion, wai the prisoner sane or insane, when he killed the President?” Answer —“I / Jaelieve him to’have been sane.” Guiteau (sneeringly)— ,r Yes, sir, and you expect to gat SSOO for your opini m.” All through reading the hypothetical question, Guiteau continually shouted “that’s false,” “absolutely false.” At one time he said: “That’s false, sir. Get the facts right for your hypothesis, or whatever you call it. Judge Porter must have got that stuff up for you, Corkhill. You certainly have not got brains enough.” “I want*to say right here, that Colonel Corkhill has made a very good outward statement of facts, but he hasn’t touched at all upon what was going on in my mind at that time. That’s a matter for the jury, the court, the Deity and me to decide. We four.” Colonel Corkhill theu read another hypothetical question, setting forth in its most unenviable* light the career of Guiteau. The prisoner wiuced under the record, but confined himself to a sort of growl, “That’s false,” or “that’s absolutely false.” On concluding the reading, Corkhill again inquired of tbe witness: “Do you consider that the prisoner was saue or. insane oh the 2d I of July?” Answer —“In my opinion he was •ane.” THE COMMITTEES. , Speaker Keifer announced the appointment of the committees of the House. The committee on Ways and Means is constituted as follows: Kelly, of Pensylvania, Chairman; Kasson, Dunnell, McKinler, Hubbell, Haskell, Ru&sell, Errett, Randall, McKee, Carlisle, Morrison, Spear, Georgia. Banking and Currency—Crapo; of Massachusetts, Chairman; Smith, of Illinois, Weber, Dingley, Moore, Cornel, Brumm, Buckner, _ Harden burgh, Flower, Ermentrout. Appropriations—Hiscock, of New York, Chairman: Robeson, Cannon, Burrows, Butterworth. Caswell, Ryan, O’Ntili, Ketchum, Blackburn, Cox, Atains, Forney, Lefevre, Ellison, of Louisiana. The Chairmanships of the other committees are as follows: > Elections—Calkins, of Indiana. Judiciary—Reed, of Maine. Coinage, Weights and Measures*— Fisher, of Pnnnsylvfeuia. Commerce—Page, of Cali om is. Agriculture—V 7 alenfine, of Nebraska. Foreign Affairs —Williams, of Illinois. Military Fffairs—Henderson, of Illinois. Naval Affairs—Harris, of Massachusetts. Post Office and Post Roads—Bingham, of Pennsylvania. Public Lands—Pound, of Wisconsin. Indian Affairs—Haskell, of Kansas. Territories—Burrows, of Michigan. Railways and Canals—Townsend, of Obio. Manufactures—Campbell, of Pennsylvii. Mines and Mining—Van Voorhees, of New York. Public Buildings and Grounds— Shellenberger, of Pennsylvania, Pacific Railroad—Hazleton, of Wlsoousin, Chairman: Harmer, Batterworth, Robinson, Hammond, of New York; Paul, Darrell, Far well, of Iowa; MoKenzh, B iss, House, Nolan. Mississippi Levees—Thomas, of Illinois.

r Education and Labor—Updegraff, of Ohio . Militia—Strait, of Minnesota. Patents—Young, of Ohio. Invalid Pensions—Browne, of Indiana. Revolutionary Pension*—Marsh, of Illinois. Claims —Crowtey, of New York. War Claims— Hour, of Tennessee. Public Expenditures—Raudall, of Pennsylvania. Private Land Claims—Pacheo, of California. District of Columbia—Neal, of Ohio. Revision of Laws—McKinley, of Ohio. Expenditures in the Department of State—Deering, of lowa. Expenditures in tbo Treasury Department—Belford, of Colorado. Expenditures in the War Department—Briggs, of New Hampshire. Expenditures in the Navy Department—Robeson, of New Jersey. Expenditures in the Post Office Department—Cannon, of Illinois. Expenditures of the Interior Department—Hubbell, of Michigan. Expenditures in the Department of Justice—Willetts, of Miohigau. Expenditures on Public Buildings— Errett, of Pennsylvania. Rules—Speaker. Account —Urner, of Maryland. Mileage—Jorgenson, of Virginia.' Joint Committee on the Library— McCook, of New York. Joint Committee on Printing—Van Horne, of Missouri. Joint Committee on Enrolled E(ills— Aldrich, of Illinois. Joint Committee on the Prescott, of New York. Public Health—Van Aernam, of New York. Reform in the Civil Service —Orth, of Tndiaua. Law Respecting tbe Elections of President aud Vice-Presidents —Updegraph, of lows. Alcoholic Liquor Traffic—Wait, of Connecticut. Payment of Pensions aud Back Pay —Joyce, of Vermont. Additional Aodbnimodationa for Public L ! bi*a r y—lifce, of Masrac’uusetlr.

A St. Louis Paul Pry Fatally Shot.

St. Louis, December 20. About midnight Sunday a man and woman weie observed by obe Fred. Tompkins, a horse-clipper, enteriug the small yard of the Second Presbyterian Church, evidently for an improper purpose,'and Tompkins, a man noted for his prying, inquisitive disposition, foliowedjand watched them. The man and woman discovered that they were watched, aud it is supposed that Tompkins tried to intercept them, as they were coming from the yard, when a nistol-shot was fired and Tompkins fell mortally wounded. The only witness of the deed was C. H. Turner, a son of the deceased Msjor Henry S. Turner, who declares the woman fired the shot, as the unknown man had gone some distance ahead. Tompkins was conveyed to the City Hospital, where he died this morning at two o’clock. Before his death he told many contradictory stories concerning the affair, but finally said it was tbe man who shot him. The only clew to the unknown couple is tbe earflaps of the woman’s seal skin cap and a dark plume. Yesterday the police arrested Orra Francis, on suspicion, but Tompkins failed to identify her, and she was released. Birdie Donnelly, a cyprian, was also arrested, but shortly afterward set free. The church yard where the murder was committed is known to be frequented at night by couples for amorous purposes, and the police theory is that Tompkins, who lived in the vicinity, and has been in trouble before on account of accosting couples there, saw the unknown couple, watched them, interrupted them and scared the unknown man away, while the woman, enraged at Tompkins’ conduct, and at iosieg her prey, and probably knowing the latter, pulled a revolver and fired the fatal shot.

The Jeannette Heard From.

St. Petersburg, December 20: Lieutenant Aboutchine, Governor General of Eastern Siberia, who has just arrived here, brought news that the steamer of the. North American Polar, expedition, which has been lost since 1879, has been discovered and assistance rendered the crew. London, December 20.—A telegram from St. Petersburg says it is believed in that city that the information brought by the Governor of Eastern Siberia of the discovery of a steamer in the Arctic refers to the Jeannette. The dispatch adds: “The crew have suffered no loss.” The finding of the Arctic exploring steamer, Jeannette, was reported to the Royal Geographical Society today.

Injured In a Family Row.

Newcastle, Pa., December 20. William Alexander, and old man living at Eastbrook with his family, became involved in a family disturbance yesterday evening, in the course of which he shot his wife through the arm. and was about to fire again when when a son, who had recovered from the shock, seized an empty gun and struck his father a stunning blow on on the head, felling him to the floor. The old man was alive last night, but the attending physicians say he cannot recover. The mother and son have been arrested and are in jail.

Sad Case.

Quincy, 111., December 20. This morning Mrs! Dills, a widow aged 26 years, with two young children to care for, fell down the elevator chute at John Weasels’ wholesale oon-

fectionery. ~"Bhe began work there£a few days since, and mistook the elevator door for a stairway. Her 7 spine is injured. She may recover, but will be a cripple., The employes raised about fifty dollars for her at once. Mr. Wtssels continues her salary.

Freight Cars Wrecked.

Elkhart, Ind., December 20. A terrible wreck occurred this morning on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad just west of this city, caused by one freight train running into the rear end of another, while at full speed, aud utterly demolishing several cars. No livee lost.

A brief history of the Female Reformatory of this State says: “All the female convicts in the Indiana penitentiary were turned over to Sarah Smith, a philanthropic Quakeress, seven years ago, for the purpose of -testing kindness a? a means of reformation. Success is claimed forthewexperiment. Two hundred women and girls are now under Mrs. Smith’s care. They are required to perform certain work, from which they earn their own support, and they are kept within an enclosure, but there are no stone walls, dark cells, barred windows, nor aimed guards, Eight women assistants are All that she requires to control these prisoners, and severe pynishibents and deprivations are unknown. It has been proved, says an official report, that 80 per cent, of these convicts are so far reformed that on release they begin to lead reputable lives.”

Gassy.

New York Special. A company has been organized for supplying cities in the eastern, middle, soucheru and a few of the western States with gas manufactured at the' coal mines in western Pennsylvania, and conducted to the places of consumtion through a system of pipes. John Hoey, of the Adams Express company, who is one ot the leading men in the movement, said to a reporter the other day: “Itis a fact that the company has been partially organized for this purpose. For several months such a scheme has been uuder consideration, and just as soon as suitable coal lands are secured the organization will be completed, and the work of laying tbe pipes will be begun. It is proposed to erect extensive works at J the mines, where the gas can be manufactured very cheaply, then to lay lines of pipe to all the cities that can be reached by pipe, aud to supply the gas companies with a cheaper and probably better article than is now consumed.” “If you only supply companies with gas will the public be benefited?” “Most assuredly, because tbegas can be supplied so much more cheaply than it can be manufactured fn the cities that the public will be greatly benefited.” “What are the present difficulties in the way of completing an organization?” “Proper contracts for right of way, and the control of suitable coal fields.” “Who are the persons interestid?” “As to that I do not want to say. because the scheme is in such an eibryotic state that it would be a little prematura to give the' full particulars. The scheme is practicable, and I think will be developed.” “How is it ;>rojk>Bed fa cross rivers?” “By the use of a flexible joint. ,In this way we shall not have to bridge the streams in order lo.have the pipes on a level,and thereby will save a large amout of money.”

The Isle of Content.

A speck in the ocean only is Ptcairn island, or the “Isle of Cob tent, as it Is aptly called. Although only six miles in circumference, ft is inhabited by ninety-six of the happiest persons’-in the world. The island' is situated in a delightful climate about 8,000 miles west of the northern coast of South America. All the tropical fruits grow there in abundance. The inhabitants form an English colony, and live a simple, happy life, undisturbed by tbe strife ot the' world around them Money is practically unknown among them. The one magistrate on 4 the island has a sinecure, for there areno disputes, and lawlessness is unknown among them. Each man has his own house and land. , The life is communistic in a way, for all are socially equal and share their goods with each other when one becomes needy. Shoes are Beldom worn by the women. The children, when only a few years old, learnjiow to swim and tumble around in the breakers without fear or danger. The people are religious and wotehip in a little church, some one of their number readiug the service of the church of Ecglaud aud preaching every Sunday. They are zealous in succoring shipwrecked sailors, and seem on tbe whole to lead an ideal life of quiet and contentment.

Conntry Roads.

Prot. A. B. Hyde,in American Agriculturist, speaks as follows: The farmers of the distriot are notified to appear at a eerteiu date lor duty. One or two teams and a dozen men gather to the portion of the road to be repaired. As the road district is a certain unit of democracy each man is as good as a boss, and is mostly exempt from labor; the boys flourish the spade and hoe, Lut the horses are the laboring class. As for our earth works, the deep and narrow side ditches are cut still deeper; the large stones and small boulders along the footpath are rolled into the center of the track and tJbe finish given with a top-dressing of sod. Logs, rails, eto~, are then laid on the flanks to c impel travel on the center. / ?{“U* P l "® o ®*® be interrupted (which often happens) the road is left variegated with piles of dirt wbieb sometimes lie unspread f«*r tire seas'tri, remind!ug the traveler"rolling through an unfiiendly world,” that purogthjqg had been done toward improvement. Probably we can all see that thtrik not a good way to do it. Is there not a better way? A few citizens, our best farmers, aro proposing to use the same good and strong sense on the road as

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they use on the farm. A letter from the original Me Adam to a farmer in central New York, was long kept, in which he says: “Remember that in your region, if you keep stones out and water oft, you have a road.” Simple advice, yet needing wit to follow it! Two ideas are growing in the minds of our people, both tending to reform. One 19 to find a man who has plain engineering wit adequate to road making. In some districts one needs a lamp at noon to fifld him but wheu found he is a treasure. He is to be put and kept in charge of the roads. The other is to make tbe tax a cash business. The assessment being -payable in cash,the overseer can employ whom he chooses, and if he employs the residents of his district, they work better on a cash basis. A good road saves wear and tear of wagon, horees and driver, it tells a pleasant tale of tbe good sense and good faith o' the neighborhood, and it addn something material to the value of every farm along its course.

War Reminiscences.

There is a certain melancholy interest in reminiscences o? the war of 187071 which the French are never tired of relating. An officer who went through the campaign of the Loire has recently given some idea oi lhs state of demoralization of even the no beaten soldiery who deserted in hundreds and gave themselves up to tne enemy. At times,, when provisions and transport were scarce, “the Prussians” would not make them prisoners, bat only broke their rifles and took away their cartridges and accoutrements. In such cases the wretched bands had to be driven oil at the point of (the bayonet. This officer alleges that some . French Generals commenced shooting their few German prisoners, in the hope that the enemy wonld make reprisals, and so deter the crowds of French deserters; but “the Prussians” saw through it and did not fall into the trap. The late D’Anrblin de Paladine was a disciplinarian of the strictest kind. All men falling oat of the ranks were disarmed, tried, and shot out of hand; and if an officer alone encountered a straggler, his poitive orders were to blow his brains out. On one occasion a sergeantmajor, passing a peasant's house, took a fowl, telling the owner he had no

money with him, but would return the camp, hard by, in ten minutes and pay him what he asked. When he came hack, according to his promi-e, the found the man who fancied he had been robbed, telling his wrong to E’Aurelles de Paladine, who was passing on a tour of inspection “Was it vou said the General, “that took this'man’s fowl?” “Yes, my General,” said the sergeant major, saluting, “and I have now brought him the money.” He was immediately put under arrest, tried by court martial, and shot the next morning

Weaning The Baby Elephant.

[BHldgeport Farmer.) The baby elephant o.‘ the BarnumLondon shows is now 19 months old and is fast growirig out ol the estate of babyhood, although along way remo - ed from that of an adult- Ofl Tuesday la.->t there was commenced at the show quarters :n Bridgeport the interesting process of weaning him from the moth er. He was not removed from the elephant room, nut simply takeu from the opposite side of the apartment and chained to a stoke the same as «• the grown animals. Both mother and oil-, spring showed their diapproval pf the proceedings very strongly, hot neither made any serious trouble. Ttwas feared Hebe might get into %, furious rage over the estrangement, but she contented her self with merely utteriDg vigorous protests at frequent iutervais and . then falling into a state of mild melancholy*. The baby takes kindly to bis new diet, which is mostly crackers and milk, and probably in a rew days more wifi not feel speciallyaggrived aL bdi g obliged to sufr-Lt upon a regular elephant diet of hay ands grain. The milk taken from Hebe eioce the weauing began ri freely drank by tbe show employes. Prof. ArstingstolL who has charge of the elephants, saya. he has grown quite fond of it It is thicker and ricuer than cow’s milk, he says, and has a consistency and flavor sugges iug the milk of the ooooanu*. About a gallon of it is drank daily bv tbe attaches of the establishment. There was nothing in the demeanor., of Miss Masgrove. a bride at Lebanon .. Ohio, to Indicate that she was not ov.r. ” joyed at getting Fraz-r 'e- a hn<-ba d, yet within a week ») e eloped wiih Thompeon.