Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1881, Page 12

\ f 1Z THE ———————————— SS OVER-SUNDAY. Important Testimony Givon in tho Guiteau Trial Sat- urday. \ Emory A, Storrs Oonsiders the As» sasin Saue—David Davis om + the Stand. Selection hy. the Republican Caneus of Cen. Keifer as Sponkor of the Houss, Discovery of a Letter hy J. Wilkes Booth Explaining His Motive in the As- sasination of Lincoln. ~ LUNE GUIT U TRIAT. Wastisatos, D, C., Dew i.—Tho first witness was Cond, O. 2, Hrngjde, Disbursing Oficer of the Post-Olllca Departmont. Ue formerly lived in Freeport, HL, and knew tho prisoner's family, Mr. Guiteau was an Invalld, Charles C. Allow, of Missouri, Ived in Frees port In 189 and 210, Ho knew tho Guitents tally, Mrs. Guitcaw was in feoble henith. UNFAVORATIA RVIDENCE. uery A. Storrs, of Chicazy, knew Guitean In that city by sight as mn young tnwyer. Saw bin verhups a dozen times at tho National Repu Mean Coumntttee-room in New York during tho lute Presidential canvass, The prisoner came up to Bim gleefully, and, patting im on tte vhouldor, sald: “ You ure on tho rigbt truck,” Witness nover saw Quitcnu doing anything at tho comtnittec-rooms other thin rending papers. Ho seemed to bave no special employment. In april be saw tho prisoner nt Washington. Ilo, he sald, was going to have thy Austrian mission, Witness told bin tho place was an Important ope, and in -Dulne’s tine, and that be (Blaine) wns a known politician, Tho prisoner replied that he was “SOLID WITH MLAINE.? Witness thought the conversation was leading Upton request for him (witness) to visit Mine in Guitenu's intorest, and forestulled tt by sny- ing bis retations with Blaine were such tbat he could not possibly aid nim (the prisoner) any. Witnoss bad formed an opinlun us to Guiteau's miotal size, but could not express an opluton ag tobis sanityor insanity. Ils impression was Guiteau had an fly-balauced inind—in common parlance, ho DID NOT HAVE GOOD COMMON SENSE.” Witness wus asked in relation to tho political status Just priorto tho shooting of President Gartield—if thore were any clements of discord iu the Republean party which threatencd to di4- ruptit. ‘The reply was: "1 think the Republie- Bn party nh pretty dillicwlt one to disrupt; and. whilo thore wert clemonts af discord, my beliet in the good auniseor tho rank and tile taguch tht i think it would have beld togethel Upon eross-examinution witness © never siw nny thing in Gultonu to Indicate that he could mot datine gulsb between right ana wroug.” He never saw anything in tho conduct of the prisoner that. would indicate that ha did not know the «ifer- ence batween eullt und tnnoeence, Witness never sawanytbing to indicate that be would not be responsible for crime. MIS. SCOVILLE INDIGNANT: Scoville noted several exceptions to the rullngs of Judgo.Cox In favor ot tho admission of those replies, ‘The evidence created quite n stir in tho vourt-rootd, and eeemed to stagger thosn about the defense's.table, Tha sixter of the prisoner was pardculasty ulfected, aud, fn tones ditinetly caught by tho reporters, sald: “Ifo hus perjured Dhoselt; that taull there ia about {t" ADSENT WIT: - Kdwanri Danlels testiied to en's peentiar religious views, und Lis Jispresstun was Uiat be wasernzy. After this witness lett the stand, Scoville unnuuneed that. he had subpen several witticsses, whom be would now ‘Yho: Urst imi called was Vtec-President David Mavis, As the names of -Svenker Itane duit ans Seuntor | Bayard were called, aif eyes, Were vetitored of tha withess-door, bit nous Of tho wi wses appeured, nud Scoville red w nuinbor oF s WSPATEL SLIPS found on the prisonor ut the thine of hiscanture. Gutteau taterrupted to say he had le of them pirrested. They were tiken fram Stalwart, Adberal, and Hilf-Lreed papers, Whenever he saw anything which confirmed hls fisplration be eutitout nnd pondered over it, Wha an extract from one of the papers was read referring to tho. reported bargulitng of Joon Davenport in New York voucerning tho Marabalabip, Gidteay sald: Shut shows haw weik Gariield wis, und how detertuined bo was to crusn the Stalwarts." THE VICK PtEsIDY Pending the reading of this slip Davis, of Uliis, appeared, an was suspended, In order to have bln examined, In reply to Scovillo be stated bis olttead position, and that be was not connectid with Bitber ot tho political purties of the country, Questlon—Di you know of a brench bn the Nepublican purty growing out of tho dithoutties last sunnier betwoon Vresident Gartehd! and SeuatorConkting? Ansvec—[ bud no person knowledwze of it, uot golus. into a CAUCUS With either uxsucintion, I knuw there were fuctlons ta the Ropublicun party, ‘Qc rom your knowladze of tho political dite Neultics which grow wp vt that tino, and from your Knowledge of the American peuple, what, in your oploion, wis the probability of those diicultius divrunting and destroying tho Reprubiicun partys A.—Thut isn fareronchiay question, The Republican party WAS NOT BEEN DESTROYED, Aol set there have been bredches in ft, Thore Is only ono way in which the Republicun purty fan bo destroyed, 4 * w= What way tk that? A.—The disruption of Ube Détnvcratia party would destroy tt Q.—Is it your bunest opinion that the difiel Hex between the brinctes or factlons of the Kes publican party have been, or are, i danger of absolutely disrupting the Mepublicun party? A. Tout idm more matter af opliioa. 1 ean understand this line oF exumination. The Hes publican purty is au extraordinary organtanition, J do not holteve it wil die until the Democrntia party Ie dead, (Q.—Whuat ts your opinion on thls polnt.whethar the suvcess of the Democratic party at (ble time, or at tno next Presidential cleation, would bm peril the extstenco of the Kopubilc? lo ‘not think the success of uny potitical party would imperil the Lopyblle, 1 DO SOT BELIEVE THAT AT ALIy Q.—De_ you believe the success of the Demo- crude pariy would tond, in any dere, to brite on nioter, Wart" A—No, Te do not. 1b think the Southern people are the iat people in the workd to desire to go Inte any wat. It there be any war dt will cuing trom somuwhors else tan fa the South, 3 Q—'Tht ig ll, ‘De Witnesi—f was quite fll when J got tho summons to attend, 1 hud never seen tho pris~ over, und knew nothing about the mutter, , Mr, Senville—Tho reason will be stutud in tho pnator David the reading argument. CORKS OGHAPIEL. ‘The nost witness wus B.A. Hiltyy, Col. Corie I's stenographer, fle testined wnt be mate he notes front which the New York Herth ine erview with Gulleatt was publistied, and wits eee Ho was introduced tu Guitean by sorknill. Hulten interrupted, saytuy that Dalley to nits under fatey pretenses, wat reporter, and Dniley toatinod tat ho did represent hianeelf as w Sterakt reporter. ne WYENESSES WANTED, Guiteau, after Haileyte withurawal frou tho stand, addressed the Court, saying; "I'he fol Fh porsotd L wait BHbPeMOd AS Witnesses: resident <bctour, Secretary Meine, Bet Logiu, senator Conkling, Gen, Grant, Sur Piatt, Dorsey, and Jones, lov, dow Jiordeu Bennett, Woltelaw Iteld, Gov. Conrles A. Dan, nod W. IL Eluvibut, aud tiles of ther puper from Muy to: June; ules George & Gorbai, of tho Washiuton Republican, aud tison Hutebius, ot the Witington Post, und ilies of thelr papers fur Muy and Jue; and W, P, Nixon, of tho Chicave Inter-Gceani, aud illes of the fiter=Ccean, : THE PRESIDENT, . Scoville sald ho ad issued w aunpann for Prealiiene Arthur, but did not care to have alia summoned untll he had seen him personally, aud ho had jpatcuctod tho Sarebul ta that elfect, ADJOVUNED THA MONDAY. The Court, without intimuting whether the Witnesses would be subparnned of not, tol Bea- ville fo proceed with Bis lettars, Atter reading, an informal tulk was had awong counsel na to quiedtions ta bo usked witnesses on the polltieat situation, Keoyille contending that when tho argiiment was mude he Wunted oniy to speak of wont bud been testified to hore. Court adjuuracd uncll Monday’ * 3 THE BPKAKERSINP SETTLED, 1 ‘Spectat Dtspates to The Chicago ‘ribune. Wasittkgron, D. 0, Ree, k—Warron J. Keifer, ol Oblu, was today voudnuted by the Kepubtic- ans far Speuker of thy Forty-seventh Congress, Ho received uinctecn more votes tht was nec- vestarytu@ebolea, The contest wus a long and very earnest vue, Lut it was conducted without Jones, any otttward bittertiess. ‘Tho caucus was in xes- ston for Bix continuous howra.befora rast wns renchod, a battot being taken every fiftecn Milnutes, Lb we day of work and not. words, ‘There were no speeches of consequence, and tho tailing of the rofl and counting of baltuts for ot fiself consumed — tha Impossible ta take a ballot tin Afton minutos, Thero Flxteon tines six hours, for it w fn shorter prior probably wilt bo MANY THEONIES Urged in explanation of this result, There is only one correct one, Prior to Inst Thursday nicht nt 10 o’olouk the votes of. the Pennsyiva- nin delegation were preity nearly solidly pledjod to Mx. Isvock for Spenker. Those pledges wero mnie fast epring, after nm consultation of the members of the -Pennsylviola delegation with Don Cameron and with Cameron's ape proval = On Thursday Mr. Kultor’s atrenyih owas ont its lowest eb, Ho vould not confidently count upon any votes enst of tho Alleghentes, It was not cortniu that he could aceure any votes in Michigan or lus diomt. It was pronabie that, bo would bive threy votes fn Wisconsin, Ilinos was split into factions, but Mr, Hiscock relled upon tive and hoped for six votes from that State, Mr. Kus- sun's catididacy was a walting ono. It was pot seational. Me was conducting the campaign ttpon his own merite, and relict for support up- on votes from Pennsylvania and Now England, ‘The othor Westorn candidates never find any consiterable prospects exeept ns dark horece, which waa alse tric of Mr. Reed, of Maine. ON THURSDAY NIGuT Don Cameron arrived hore from Now York, and itsoon becnme reported that be bid had re pented conferences with Roscoe Conkling thera upon the subject of tho Epenkershlp, and that ho hud come to tuke,the fleld against Hiscouk, tho Hall-Hreed, prtinarily, and for Kelfer, sec ondarlly, as Hkely to bo tho man pou whom tho West could host unite. Lom Winte (Sle too) had been hore for some days working openly against Hiscock, whilo Johnson, of Now York, ono of “tha Immortal 906" -at Chie engo, had opened —headquurters hore as on candidate for Clerk of the flouse. The outward situntion of attics Pri- day morning indicuted that some new inyete- riows unknown Intluence wus rtpidly developing in Mr, Kelfur’s interest, and bis quarters rapidly beeame thronged, -At tho sumo time tho crowd ‘nbout Etiscock's rooms was diminished, and the bunyancy which was manifested there on Thursday dienppoared. FRIDAY WAS KEIVENS DAY. ‘There was no reason given for It, aud nouecould bo assigned, except the theory, which soon galned curreney in tho: funer cireies, that Don Cameron, after confereuces ‘with lKoscoe, Conkling in) New. York, bad come to Washington \Wetermined - that Hiscock ehoult ever Yecome Speaker, and that tho defeat of tho 206 at Chicage should Le avenged through Obie. Jn fact, tha revival of Stalwart- Ism fs witnessed over Uarilcld's grave. The ro- sultshowed that, however true these rumors were, the Pennaylvanta dolegation was to prove false to tts pledges, and thet powerful Influences wore to be brought to bear to {nduce it to unite for Keifer. eae There lave beon different statements as to tho position of i PRESIDENT ARTHUR. The following’ fact,-whict ‘can bo: entirely vouched for, may seem to flustrate this: A gentleman called upon the President and said that he desired to voto for the candidate that would be most acceptoble tothe Administration. Tho Prosident ‘replied that ft wasa contest in which he desired’ not to take part, but, being preaved, the Prosident Informed this gentleman Unt ke could ascertain whit the viows were of those: who nro the most friendly to tho Adminis+ tration by ealling upon Don Cameron, Whint Don Cameron's views were tho result ot tho enucus have demonstrated, A stimiive Inquiry: way mudu of Seorotury Folger, who frankly anid that the Administratten favored Kelfer. THY DALLOTS—NECERSARY TO A CHOICE, SEEBee5| ‘uoeny ft i B % iT 18 2) az | 18 19 | 14 cha ey wha M1 c i | .i8 Fifteenth « | 1s Sixteenth ofa *itopresentative John BD. White, of Kentucky, ent bin first voro in thie ballot. #Vbrown out, there belay one voto In oxecss of the total number of members present, CANDIDATES FOR THE CLUNKSIIP: Were then phiced in nomination and Labloted Tor as follows; Edward MePhersou, of Pennsy!- Yooht, ft5 J. 1, Ratney, of South Carolina, 423 Do B.A Kem, uf Ponusylvania, 3; Frank C. orton, 23 1, L, Jonnson, ot New York, 1; G. F. Dawson, of Callforniu 3. MePherson wus thereupon declared tho cuucus nominec. One baltot nso suilleed to terminate the cons tost for tho position of Sergeant-nt-Arms. Col. Georke W. Hooker, of Vormont, tate Assistnnt- Reerntary af tho Republican: Nattunal Com- ‘inittee, recolved 80 votes, and thereby thecau- cus nomluntion, against George F. Dawson, of California, who had #8; Greenbury Fort, of [ll- nolo, who reeelved I, and Willlam Bunn, of Penusyivania, who Hkowisy recelyed 11. ‘The trst ballot for Doorkeeper resulted in tho sehoice of Walter P. Brownlow, of Yennessce, who ceceived 14), agalast 1 for Eatward Jurdin, ot New York, and 3 scattering, ‘Me, Brownlow ig 4 vepbow/of tha late" Paraon" Hrowntow. Mo ts now editor of -the Jouesborough (Lenn,) Herat, Capt. Hurry Bherwood, of Michlirnn, was nom- Inated by acclamation for tha position of Tost- inaster, und the sane compliment of unanimous cholee wis bestowed on tho Kev. Frederivk D, Power, of Washington, by selecting him for the House Chaplainoy. Mr. Powers pastor of tho Campbeliite Couryh fr this city which wae at- tended by Preaident Garfletd, On motion of Gen. Henderson, of Alinots, see~ onded by Undegratf, of lown, * _ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION Was Lnintmously adopter 2 Reaatved, Phat tho follo fa - baipsalinconcqaad Ulton undiorsc tone a ly gen Went, or both, and wow borne un the soldiers’ rell of the House of Hepresparatires ot the United Stated, bo retained by tho Duorkoener of the House on anid roll, subject however, to dismilssit for Just and sufligient causes 8. H. Deoker, both urins olf, Ohio, Joba ltyan, one lew olf, Poonsytynula, dumes’?, MeConnell, and tev uff, Indiana. High owls, one ari off, Wisconaln, Jon Rane, one arin olf, NewSeraey. Cupt. J. W, Wilte, one ariy olf, Oblo, ‘Threo of these soldiers ure tepubdticans and thrue Domavrats. Tho caucus thun adjourned wine dic, ‘after continuous session of seven. hours, There is no doubt the Republican nomis noes will be clectod Moudas, for thg Mu votes cust I caucus toduy, If thon auzmented by that of Kepregontutive White, who ty oxpuoted iu tho meantiiny, will certulnly bo reluforved by tho two Virgina Kegdjusters and tu alt probubliity by sovoral of the Greenback mombora, ~ J. WILKES BOOTH, + Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Piivaneienia, Dew %—A hitherto unpub: fished and very interesting slory of Lincoln's ase anvinution will appear in the Lees tomnrrow, | ond Inches acts of the ussusin Juat previews to shouting tho Ureuldont, with bis totter of Justiteation, intrusted to Juhu Multhows, she wotur, Just before thedeed, ta be delivered to Joba HF, Coyle, editor of the National Intellt- ucneer, ‘Tho story ja told by John 4 Ford, tho “theutro manager, and Mr. Mutthows. After statlug that it is worally certain that Booth nuyer thought “of tho murder until tho day it was committed, Mr, Vord sald; Until Mooth camo to the theatre that juorming be had no knowledge that (he President Intended visiting the theatro in tho evening, That afternoon ho wrote tho fotter Juatlfying sho arvavingtion, “This tetwor he mive. fodoha Matthews, who now Is enguged in New! York. Me wan thon playing attuy theatre, ‘Tho deter was Intended to bo published in the Wie Canal dnteligenecr, and it waa well tawara night when ho yayelt to Muttnows, He was riding down Pentsylvanta gvenue toward tho National Hotol when ho met Matihews and banded him the tetter, : MATTHEWS DUSTROYED THE PAPER innediately utter tho shooting, and nu on over caw [but bit. Minding that uit bly plans for abduction had talled, aud the end ot tho War was growing nearer and neuter, he at the very ust moment determined ty take the desperute chance of aégavinalou, Buutk wus ae very “tend to lt myself.” CHIVAGO ‘TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBEL 5, 1881— xifted young man, and was a great faverit in sovlety in Washington, Ho was engayed, It was Falt, to A YOUNG LADY OF INdit POSITION AND CHAMACTE T tmdorstand that shu wrote to Edwin Booth after tho nssnsination telling htm that.sho was his brother's betrothed and would marry him, oven at the foot of tho svalfold. My Goll My God! thaye no longora country! This ts tho end of constitutional tlberty) in America.’ There wero the words spoken with startling em phasis on tho evening of tho 1th of April, 185, by Jolin Wilkes Hooth, Ho was prssing down Pennsylvania avenue, In Washington, and near the corner of Thirteunth stroot hud met Jobe Matthews, a fellowenctor anda boyhood friend, whom ho thus addressed: . HE WAK BALE AS A Qitosr when he tttered thosy words,’ aaid dtr, Matthows to monday or two since. * There werv quite a miymber'of Contederate prisoners along tho avenue ns ho spoke, and when ne auld, “This isan end to constitutional iherty tn America,” he pointed tuelingly towanl them. He looked at thom” moment, after they had passed, and was thoughtful. Ho thon turned to me quickly and eat: % want you to do me a faver."* “ Anything in my power, John," Lropiied. Ho thrust bis band into bis pocket, and, drawing outn fotter, said: * Deliver this to Mr. Coyle, of tho Watloml Niteligencer, tonight by 1o*eloek, untegs £ see you before that. If L do, can nt- T.took tho lettar, enw that it was sealed, put it intoruy pocket, and walked ou. Booth, who was on horseback, rade rapldly down tho street, and L never enw hin again uotlt he Jumped from the box In Surd's Thentre to tho stage. . AFTER SHOOTING THE PRESIDENT, Tayas then playing at Ford's tho pte e being “Our American Cousin” Laur Keene was the star. Hooth almost ran against ine ns he leaped fAeruss tho stage on his way to the door, ‘hore was, of course, a great commotion, and Lat once went tony dresstng-room ‘and picked up my wardrobe, passed under the stage out through tho orchestra and tho auditorium to tho street with the audience, My room was dl- rectly onpodlt, at Mr. Peterson's, tha huuse at which Mr. Lincotn died. J walked: quickly ncrogs, locked the door's and began at once to ehango my clothes. ,In nicking up my cont, tho Jetter Booth hid given mo upon tho street before tho ‘theatra upened dropped out of my pocket upon tho oor, I had almost forgotten It in iny excitement. Iquickly picked Itup, tore it open, aud read ft very carefully. “Sy Godt" thought 1. “'fhis seif-condenma- tlon of my friend shall not be found tn my poz- session!" and 1 THREW PE INTO TIE FIRE, watehed It until {t burned to ulnders, and then mixéd tho atoms with the conl ashes, In tho excitement and borrer which followed tho shooting the nrebunyel could never have ex- plained the possession of thut Ictter. I did not thon, realize, however, by whit n elender throad my fe hung. My impulso when [ ‘Uurned tho letter was that, the evidence to von- domn my friend should not remain with me,’ The correspondent nsked My. Matthows: * Who else wu. thut tettor besides yourselt?"* “No other living mun after It came into my possession. It was sented and directed to Mr. John I. Coyle, one of the editors of the National Intelligencer.” “Do you recall ITS CONTENTS?” “Almost as vividly tts though { hnd Just com: mitted thom tu memory, Ithegan: * Waxintsaton, D. G, April LH, 1865.—To My Countrymen: For years L have devoteds my: time, my chergies, and every dollar [ possessed tu the world for the furtherancoot un object, 1 have been batted and disappointed.” The hour has come when Tout change: my plan Many, i know—tho vuleur herd—will blame ine for what Tum about to do, but posterity, 1 am sure, will Justify me, Rightor wrong, God Judge me, not ian. Bo my motive rood or bad, of one thing Lam sure—the lusting condemnation of the North, T love peace more thun life. To have loved tha Union beyond expressios For four or five years’ [ owaited, boped, and prayed for tha dari clouds to break, and for a rostoration of our former sunshine. ‘To walt Jonger would be o erie. My prayers have ee ved na idle ns my bope, God's will be dune. eo to seo nid abute the bitter end. his war isn war with the Constitution and TUE NUSERVED NONTs OF THE STATE. Teta nwar upon ‘Southern rights und institu. Yona. Thornominnation of - Abribain Lincoln, four years ago," bespoke war. His olection forced tt. Lbnve held the South was right. In struggle 1, too, coulil say, country” right or | wrong,” but in it struggle such a8 ours, whore the brother tries to plereo the brother's heart, for God's bake choose tho right! When ncountry tke this spurns Justics fram her side shy forfalts tho al- jegionce of honest freemen, and shoud lava him untrampled by uny fealty socver to uct as lis consclence muy approve. Penple of tha North, to hate tyranuy, to love iberty and jus- ice, TO STRIKE AT WhoNG AND OpPnessto: was the tenching of our futher, Tho-study of our torts, Uistory will not ut me forget ft, und may never, Tdo not want to (ret the berote patrottisin of our fathers who r@elled ngatnst the oppression mother country, ‘This country was of the formed by the white, not the btvel man,-and looking upon African slavery from the sume aiaigraint held by tho noble sramers of our Constitution, 1 fur one have ever considered it ONE OF TIN? GREATEST NLESSINGS, both for themselves und for us, that God ever bestowed upon a favored nation, Witness here- tofure our wenlth and: power, Witness their elevation and enlightenment above their condiden elsywhere. Lo obave lved aniwng most) of omy tite, and - have seen less bursh trontment from inaster to nan than 1 have beheld in the North from fath> ertoson. Yet Heaven knows ne ane would be willing ta da more for the negro raco thin [, coud Tbutseou way to still better thelr cou- BUT LINCOLN'S POLICY In only prepaging the way for thelr annihilation, ‘The South are uot, bor huve they beun, tabting for tho continuanceof shivery. Tho tat battlo of Tiult tun did away with that doa. ‘Thely causes alnce for war have been as noble: aid greater far than those that urged our tathors on, n should we atlow they were wronr nt the hegin- Wing of this contiet, cructty and injustice hago: made the Wrong -becume tho eight and they btund new the wonder and ndnitrution of the world asa noble band of Hereafter, reading of thelr deeds, THEIDIOVYLAL WILL WE FORGOTTEN. Whon [ nided in the capture and oxcoution af ohn Brown (who wis it murderer on our West+ orn border, nod who Way fairly tried and con- vieted beforg’an impart Judge and jury of trenson, and’ who, by the way, haa since boen made a gol), 1} was proud of iny litte share iu the transaction, for 1 deemed it iny duty, and that Las helping our common country to pers form an net of justice. But what wid a orime in poor John Brown ts naw considered (by thom= delves) ne the greatest and only virtue of the wh ole Republican party, _ STRANGE SRANSMIGNATION, yico to become a virtue, simply because nfore indulge tn it. L thought then, us now, that. the Abulitionists weru vnly traitors in tho Jand, hat the entiry party deserved tho sume fate ns poor uld Jotun Brown. Not beownse thoy wished to abolish slavery, but on aevouNt of the ments they have ever endeavored to gse tootfect that abolition. It Brown were living, 1 doubt whether bu hinself would act slivers Awainst the Union, Most, or nearly all tho North do openly cursy the Uulon tf. tha South are to return abd retain a single right yuurane twed to thum by every tle which we once Fovered né ancred. The Houth cay make no vholes, Weis ENXTENMMINATION O1 BLAVERY for themscives (worsg than denth) to draw from, 4 kouw my ebolce, wid hasten to necept it 1 buve studied bacd tad the right of u State tu se When our very name, United Stites, anil the Declaration of indepuudence provides for seces+ giv. But there ty now no time fur words, now how fuolish | stall be deemed for ude: tuking such step us this, where, on the one sila, Phave tmany Peionds and. overythlog to twuke ine hay, Whero sy prutcasion atone hus waited ay an dncorny of bes NOU THAN $20,000 A yan, and where jy wreat pura) uimbliion in my profession Was such a grest Held for dbor, Ou the other hund, the South have nuvor bestowed yor Upon what grounds tus uvon dented Upon me une kdid word. 4 plice now where 1 have pte friends, uxcent Lenedth the sud, a place wheré 1 must either become a private aojlley or a beggar, -'To give up all of the former tor the Inter, besides any nother and alstur, whoa L Jove 40 dearly—yltbough thoy sa widely” itt iter from ino jn oplnion—scous insane, “but God ‘13 tay Judge, Ltove Justice MPRE THAN 1 Do A COUNTER HAT Dis- OWNS ITS wore thin uawe and wealth; more—Heaven pantan, mo if wrong—more thun a happy bome, have never been upoun buttlolluld; but oh! wy countryinen, could you all see the beallty ov etteets of this horrid War, as Tt have seen them: Ju every Btato eave Virginta, | know you would thing Hike me, and vray the Alinizhty to oronte Jo the Northern inlad a sense of right and Ju deo, oven Anouk It possess no seasoning of mi ey, una Ele would dry np tho aes of blood betwee: te patriotic heroes, Me that ia dally rowing wider, Alas, Lave tu! longer a comitry, Sho ls fast approuching ber threatened doom. Four years age Lwouhl have dgaven a thousand lives ty see ber remain 1 bud nin known her~—powerful and ugbroken, and now F would bold ny life as ian to Feu her what sho wus. Ob, iny friends, if tbe fear- ful scenes uf the past four yours bad wever buen cuacled, ur if whut hae ween had beon u fright ful dream trom whieh we vould fiw awake, with what overflowing hearty coud we Diees Gur od and prey Cor tis continued tuyor. HOW 1 UAVE LOVED THE OLD FLAG ean novor now be known. A few years since Bud (ho cistivo World could buat of hune sy puro aud spotless, But f have of bite been seoing and henring of tho bloody tteuds of whieh sho bas heen made the emblem, aud shudior to think how chunged she has grown. Ob, how T have tonged to sen her heart brent from tho inistof blood aud death circled around ber Folie, sping. her, bonuty and tarolstiiage hor honor, Mot nol Day by. day sbes hag been dragged deeper und deeper tate eruelty and oppression, til now (in my eyes) her once Uelght red stripes look like bloody’ ashes on the face of Heaven, Tlook now upon iny carly nd- iniration of her glories as dream. “My love is now VOR THE SOUTIT ATONE, ‘ anil to ber side Io penniless. Her stieceess has been near my heart. and fT havo Inhored faith Tilly to further an object whieh would hive moro than proved wy unselilsh dovouon, Moartelek ond dlsappointed 1 turn front tho path whieh U lid boon following into bolder cand moro perttous one. Without tutice, 1 take tho change, ave nothing in my boat excout a souse of duty to my ebolee. If the South fs ta bo aldud, ie mast bo dons quickly. It may alrenty be too lato. When Cwsar had conqored tho -enomles of Home and the power thut was his mentced tho Uberties of the people, DUUTUS AROSE AND BLEW IM. ‘Tho stroke of his dager was wulded by love for Tome. It was tho spieitand ainvition of Civsar rtitus atruek at, ©, then, that we could come by Corsnr's spirit, And nut dlinmomboe Carsnr, but alns, Umaur must bloed tur t Tanswer with Hrutua. Ha who loves his coun: try better than wolilpr life, Join W. Bootit. “Followlng Mr. Booth’s slennture,” Mr. Mat- thaws coutinied, “which was evidently written Jn great buato, wero the names uf Payne, Harold, and Atzeroth, all in Booth's own tandwriting, elven asthe men who would stand by hha in executing his chunyed plans, Booth wroto JOUN 8. CLARKE, "TIE ACTON, his brother-in-law, in the Novewber preeeding tho assnsination a letter identicul In insuy re- speeta with the one be left with me nso Justi. cation for bisact., The arguments wero nll the same, tho changes In tho Ictter T destroyed bee ing, those which would naturally fallow the chango of plan from kidanping to) assusina: thon." “ How did tho fact thut Booth had left such a lettor become known?" “When Join was killed a dinry was taken from his person containing tho entry that ho had left a letter to thu Nealionad latelligencer. ANOUT THE TIME OF THE IMPEACHEMENT of Presitont Johnson the othor Washington papers made nn nssuutt upon the Vallonal Ine felligenver, cntling it the organ of John Wilkes: Booth,: and. rather insinuated that Lrosidont Juhnson waa in some wiy cognizant of the lottor, if npt of the killing, bofdre It occurred, I felt cormpelted then to speak ott and sunounce that ft was L who received the letterfrom Booth, and destroyed ft, J hadat the the or its de> struction, 1s a” Catholle, told the Rov. Father Boyle, of Washington, all about the letter, sod the clreumstances under which [received tt." << ~ MILITIA NOTES. Ntema of General Interest to Our Cluzens Soldlery. Company B, Firat Cavatry, will givo a ball at Brand’s Hall on the oventug of Dee. ¥, : First-Lieut. Frank C. Roundy, Company 5, Sixth Regiment, bas tendered his resignation. Second-Tteut, John Patehin, Company E, Tales Regiment, Elgin, has tendered his resignation. First-llout, James W. Johnson, Company ‘A, Sixth Regiment, bas tendered bis resignation. Company D, Sixth Negiment. will givo a re- ception at the Palmer House parlors Lhursday evening, Dev. Vi, Capt. 'T. G, Sawyer, commander of tha Kock- ford Ritles, Company B, Third Regiment, was fn tho city Inst weak, _ ‘Tho Lackey Zouaves will give tho first of a series of receptions ut tho Valmer [louse next © Wednesday evening. ‘Tho Socond Ieylment yave a ball nt tho ar- mory Inst Thursday evening, whtvb was reported to bo u grand success, * Tleut, 1. 1. Holbrook, Company, A, Sixth Rout ment, hua been quite ii, but bis friends will be pleased to learn that he 13 recovering. Adjutant D, 8. Lineted,of the Sixth Regiment, hag applied for ond obtained 8 lenve of absence for thirty days to leave tho State, CompniyE, Virat Regiment, will give three compl! ried receptions this season, the fret to be hetd at tho artuory Dev, Company [, First Regiinent, will givo its: acc. ond anntial reception ut the armory noxt Fri- day ovontng. ‘The invitations ure’ sitld to be very olubornte, "Company E, ‘bird Itogimont. Cant. Shea Smith, will give n complimentgry reception to its hon- orary: mombers and friends next Wednesday ovaning ut the armory. Maj, Loyd G, Wheeler, tho now commander of the Sixteenth Batuillon, hus made bia virgin recommondution fur uppalatinent. lt is that Abram P, Hall soall be Captain and Adjutant. Privates Wellington Reed, Ratph TH. Ma, Benjamin Lowls, Angus Coney, und Gideon Menty, of Compiny ff, Sixth Resiinunt, have been recommended for discharges for the goud of the service by Capt. D. Bromnor. Shourds & Storey are -now jetting up anothor. silver cup usit prize for the best marksman In the Firat Hexgiuent whieh will be more mugnill- cent in design thin ever before offered, ‘This prize will bo eontested for before Curistiuus. Battery D is making. proparations for a re- pption nt its new armory which will protubly pse all [ts previowts elforts In this direction, andamy pergon who dns ever attended the un- nat banquets and receptions yiven by this ore xunization will know what this mcuns, First, Cavatry, Capt. FQ, Bat, ha West Company gave a reception and danciur party Sido memory, No. 810 Luke etre Inonoy « » ie is under Will be applied taward securing dreas uni- stool forms and helmets for the company, Tho Wisconsln Stute forco ts ilnited to thirty compnnles, and a company Is expected to pave at luaat eixty-iive wen, and show fifty uni- formed and, equipped at tho Suite Inspecuon: bofere it gan draw any monoy fur its support. The support consists of &k0 per year for urinory: rent and $3 per nin for, unlteriis and repairs. * Tho muny Crionds of Gun, & 1, Sherer, who served the National Guard of this State aa falehtully previews to. during, and subdscquant sto the ridts of 1877, will rujoiee to leven tit bis health, which tor some ting back his been ox tremely: poor, 14 yapldly. Iniproving, aud his xpeedy reeayvery isn mutter of compnrative ver tututy. Thero Is no trath In the rumors that ho has suifured u relapse. > : If tho powers at Springileld bave goad Inek in reorgunizing the intiitaty, the boys will shortly haye sometitng olgo to do besides givin parties. ft fw to bo hoped, also, that thoy will not have to. dance before the phuligto enn inoney cnough tocke ont u miserable existence, whiel It is tho duty of the State to providy tur. Boolubility is ayood-thing, exercised in the rent time and place, but imllltury companies should not place thomselyes In the lent of elthor mondicants or culererd in its Indulgcugde. : ‘Tho Indoreemont placdd-upan the reslznution pee rat Bieut. Fred & Williams, Compuny Ih, ‘vet Intantry, by Capt. Diehl, commanding the company, iud Liout.Col itnax, commanding tho reghuont, [eqs follows: 1 desire to cortity to thy regret folt at the fogs of this olliver to this cum und tho service, who, after baving d sx Yours oontinamilty, dllasg tll tho xrades from that ota private sgidiar to the rank nuw held by tiny (4 competed by glokness und change of residence to lay down his commas ston. Ident. Willlains has mone to Chattanuogiy, ‘Toun., forthe winter, = ab morning contemporary, {i discussing the dujlitary situasion jn tha State, aye that the anialinitin nuiiber ef revrults fork compagy ts nxed by law at itty, and tds faut with tho comunuidy becuse few of thoi hive nore than thatimunber. Perhaps (bo wetter ty ignorant of the Met thut. the Stata reulutions, tasted by the Adjutant-Gonerat in the fora wn order fo 1870, Btlpuluty us tha tastiniun shall tikes qian.bo titty. It ts quid probable that in the reorgnitzatton of the sored, wilch ts -expcoted to tike biice sodn, the obetugie in the way of obtajalng tll ranks will bo-removed; at all events, [tls to be huped that it uty be, Figet: Lent, John We. iilinan, commanding Company A, Hirst Cayalyy, hag conunenced it work Jn bts vompany woiel bis long neodud to bo donu—that of weeding “dut the dead tinbor. Inet weok Licat. Htltmun recommended the honorable dlechurge oc} ie Ularnces A, Locke on necount ol rome and Privates Themlore Schuultor, Charles Schultz, Walter Btuven, fred Bebiuldt, Williaa UY. Peat, Proc miuchow, Beary SaunnG core ig tulte, red Hexuitre, ald Auwust Wilkie for oxi ot tho eervice. ‘Thiy company hus carried wuce its orgunizution one of thy largest rolls of any coms mand in the Pirgt Belgndé, but the ayormze turn OO aia or purudo bus been among tue ainalleat, Itla complained by somo that perevntuge to show the average nttendunce of tho iiterent companive js untuls, te by Wis means a company with a sinall wumber of res = tho system of" cruite cau by getting them alt out to del show Up botter Jn tha percentage table thi eae iy tue puny with a larger rolt and with acte nen out todrii, Whla is true to a vertu Teor, and thls ly oxectly: whine tates tte xr Jb Talr ona. It is obyigie that a compauy that ua Btate monoy Lor Wb AU PPOFE Of Forty men nine out for. work ts of more v vivo that) Acompany drawing aupport for suventy men and ooly baving forty tive men that tuke an active Interedt. Tho prevailing cry among aluneciQsh iniiitary men in tho Stute is now, *Rearganize and re. duce tho force, that all way not dle. sutuy inay fives? Zune cllieers 0 ave ove now striving to matitults tho! portant itu thuinselvds) positions wt thy ea pubes ofthe Nationa! Guaid by eacrting all the tne Huence mm thelr command, pulling wires. and Waking threats of pulltical injury. Otners bya but shown thoir oarnestness and honesty tn inaking tholy detnanda for reform by resigning tholr awit commissions, that they might not be stumbling Dloeks in tho wiywr the gener good work, The former are dangerous men, id only atand fn the y. retandiiog tho progress of the National Ginted, ‘The hitter avo the ones ty whom the Com- inander-in-Chleft would do well to Hsten, nathoro ean be no possiblity of selfish motive in thelr petiuons, NO NIQUT OF LINE, NO PARADE, According to alt accounts tho military of Mile wnukee bnve put the dissension pot on, and It is now bubbiing nicely, bidding fair to cook up nt row of generous proportions. tt scema thik at tho time of tho expoaltion in thas olty it was are ninged thit one day should bo set upartin which to Bbow up tli militia, and the govern! compue nics turned ont. Capt. Borchardt, of tha Kox+ olusko Guards, big for, some tho enjoyed tho iatinetion of being the senior Captain thore, and whenoyer wll tha companies have turned: out he har bod command of tho whole business. Hut thore happens to bo a oman in tho Crenmwn Oity who was at ona tine fortunate cough tosvoure the’ commission of Colonel from Gov. Smith, and, notwithstanding ho hay nover commanded anything nor had any= thing to command, his commission has never hoot recalled. The. Colonel” took command of the Gurdon the day montioned, and assignesl Capt Horchardt to the left gf tho fine. ‘Tho lit-> ter reboited, and went so livns to Inforin tho superior olllcer that unless he had. right of no hoe weuld withdruw bis command from tho tleld. Tho Colonel was inexorably, snd the Captain marched bis company off the contestud xround, greatly to tho disxppointinent of all present, [tls sng that tho Commander-in-Chler will Investigate tho matter, . THE COURTS. TNE GRIBLER CASE. Inthe Criminal Court Saturday tho indict- inents which have beon pending tyalnst John Gribler and Uurdetto 1. Patton, charging thom with conspiring to bribe a duror inn civil pro- eveding nbout two yenrs ao, wore disinissed on motion of tho Stato's-Attornoy, Tho cases ura old and quite notorious, and SMe, Mills’ oxplana- uon of their being dismissed or nolte pros'd fs thut- thors was u- question In taw whottor ur not thoy had not alrendy, beou pun- (shel for tho same offonso, the facts belng that both of them were arrested by Judge Moran at tho ‘thme of committing the alleged erimo, and sent to jail for contempt, One of thom surveil six mouths and the other two, and, pending thom imprisonment, tho indictments now setuside were found. Judgo Jameson, bu anys, ontirely concurred witb him in the. tls. position imude of the cases, and he tnado the recommendation, as he velisved, In: tho interest of justice. Furthermore, he says Patton js uow in Kansas. City running a detective husiness, ang Gribler, who was prau> Holog hw when the offense wis committed, bas iven up bis profession and gone into Uusiness in this city. While the explanation may be ant- isfuctory, there are sume people fnellned to take the view that the indicted were either guilty or not qullty’s aad chub st was either unjust to the publlo and the cduse of Justice to have dis- Inlased the Indictments at this time or unjust to tho dofensdunta: to have Indicted thom nt alt, and, still firthor, te have kept the cloud hung ing over thein ug Lt bins bes ITEMS. in tho suit of Ralmor, Richman & Carpentor ayuinst Tuvodore Funk, before Judge Anthony, tho Jury failed to ngreo Saturday, and were dhe dbarged, Whig was a sultby caplasto recover $2,000. Hig defengo was that after bo bad re- celved the money from the plaintil his house atSoranton, lit, was broken into by burglars, and about $5,000 stolen, Including the $2,000 In question. ‘Cho suspleious circumstance In tho case was that Funk's birod mun gave some duin- aging testimony, tending to prova that Funk robbed himself, buriod tho plunder in a bo: and then dug it up,gubsequontly aud ilitted of to Eurone. Judge Blodgett will beqin the call of bis crim- inal calendar Tuesday. In tho case of 8. A. Pulsifor & Co., the trusteo of tho estnte, Richird Cutter, was discharged. the estate having paid a dividoud of about 0) cents, and been closed. — DIVORCES, Antonio Do Voto filed a bil! against bis wife Josephine De Voto, asking fora divorce on the ground of ndultery. £ Judge Barnum Saturday granted n decree of divorcee to Witilam Cully from Anni Cully on the ground of -eruclty and drunkenness; to Dautel Webster Bryant from Mary E. Bryant, for desertion; and to Edward 1. oeht frou Ella F, loch}, for the same cuusc, UNITED STA'LES COURTS.e Matthew and M. Shepard Bollos commenced u sult in debt for $25,000 Saturday ogalost the Yown of Roberts, Hiram dtyers, A. 8. Slyors, Hetubon Bronddus, & N. Statoter, William Qua, FF. Myers, aud Hoary Schwanke, i Wiliam A. Dryden and John M. ‘Lurabull fited a DH nyainst the Welr Plow Company, William 8. Welr, N. B. Boyd, end Willian Hanna to re- strain them fron Infringing thelr patent for_an iinproyvement In cultivators tssied Jan, 10, 1871. STATE COUNTS. - Jobn Tl. Bendshaw and W. W. Wait began a suit iu attnchment Saturday against tho Leavy enworth Sugar Compuny to recover $1,081.” C. R. Matson, a8 Corover, commenced a sult in debt for $10,000 datnnges against Sumuol Engs, George Engs,\ Nenry Snyder Jr. U. A. Hurlbut, 1 W. King, Thomas Lynch, and Wille inn C, Egan, oe a Anunt M. Sprocinic sued F.C. Vierling for $10,000, ig Daniel Forbes & Co, bean vault for\$1,500 ogalnst John W. Stevens and Oseur Berger, Alvert dichelsuu commenced a suit in tres- pags agulnet the Hoole Sladts-Zettungy Compt: ny to recover €0,000 for alleged libel, The,dam- avlur urtigle wis published Noy. 20. beaded “*Uhotted Workmen,” and vontulned refloviions on pinintit as: proprietor of un employinont ngenoy at No, 103 Gast Kinzie atrowt. THE CALM. . Jupar Dausioxn—In chambers. Junge Buyvaerr—Contested motions. ApresLata Count—105, 100; 107, 108, and 104, Nocense on trial. Sat Jupae GAuy—Assists Judge Anthony, cso on trial. ‘ $ c ? Junge Sarrni—Prollminary call 700 to 760. ‘Teint call tern Nos, 4,70, 4,734, 4,703, 4742, 4,744, No, 4,002, Poupto va. Old People's Homo, on trial. dupan : Winutaawox—Assists Judzo Smith. No, 4,64 Holmenduht va, Chicago City Natlway Company, on tril, JuLAL, ANTHONY —12, 500, 650, OF!, 613," 46, 050 tu 055, 8 to U7, -No vaso on trial, AuLAY GAKDSEt—Contestod inovons, Jupae KoGers—No tins cull, ‘etal call 725, TS, C2, TFs. No engy on trial, JUDAH MOUSN——10, 174, 175, 197, 178, 181, 18%, 184, hap yak 387, No, 108, ‘Thompson va. Heartman,on Tapba HAWss<-No that call. ‘Trial call, ty 11, 221, 20,28. No. 2a), Murferd va, Gowhny, on No tenth + + Junan 'Tuvy—Contested motions in biseban- ceryeroom. Criminal call Luusduy, Nos, 74, eu, 10, 17) 1, anid 8 Fi Kanrsust—Contested motions, + gbbon Loosiin—Set easy No, 163, and 4th, ABT, AU, 406, 7, 408, M40, 145, 443, 4, 447, 440), wind 400, JUDGE JAMEXON—No, ? Nos. 423 ti did JUDGMENTS, Supminpr Count, — Conyessions — Michael sickutoose vs. Murgarct A, Minehart and oy i, Minenart, §01.50--Mury J, Slokutooso va. Mac yaret A, Mlnenurt, 20, dupes Witntasios—S,. 1. McCrea & Co, va, J..U. Calderwood, 8856,25. - Cincere Count—Coxressions—Dennls FB, Lore ee hie ‘The Mechanies' & Laborers’ Cobperative HOt. 4 ; ee i Bobuilding tho Moiburg Palace. i St. Susvea Gasette, the Tuperitt palnee at. Vien, in which tho Kanporee und Eipress of Austria received tho Whur und Queen of dtuly wu fortnight ago, is about lo be rustoped: or, to spenk moro acuure ataly, tebe rebvullt. he pling for the now builutag haye received the approval of thy Bu beror, Who ts convinced that tho work ts all" tho Inore hecwsury UeGduse Of lato yeurs the att hus bean so giibollished that the iisperial pal- Boy aaNet be comparcd with some of tho how buildings... The . palace, bus always. he Mupaburgy, trom tl gontury, though several additiona bave been mule fo it from: timy to time. The privitte apartments Of the Imporiut family aro in the Leopoldine wing,which aso comprises tho grand bolt tu whieh tue Court festivity are held, antl tho Chapel of St. Michucl, ‘Tho buildings tach the Josofpiuta comprise the ballrovms, the winter riutng-schuol, in which rian Varltasaony held tte sitting in: 1888, the ‘Inperiul Hbrary of 100,000 volunics, soino oF which are at priceless Valtic, und @oablict of natural bistury, a uonther wis isn splendid coliveton OF wie Hquithes, among them being the colehrated canieo representing the apotheosiv of Augustus, which waa dikcovered at Jerusitem: during the Crisivles, and Pp Rechaseit for 43.000 dueats by the Hmperor Badhiph Ub ‘Phi camvo forms an onyx tablet ten hiches In diamoier, and Augus- tus 18 represented as ootproned, ike Jupltor, by the sily of the eaten Homma. <Atmoug the other treasures In thle cublnet are tha poid galt= cellar. prougat, by Henyenuto Cetllal for Francols f, King of Franco. and the sword-bilt whitch belonged to Charles V., ul ronght by he grent Florcating artis The linperisl papury (Rehubckaiiner) comprises the line perlal fasigots of Charlomuyny, auld ta have been tiben frou is tomb ut) Als-la-Chapello, and eiill wort ut the coronation of the Hinperord of Mugirias the cyroputian-srybes Of the Hue weres of Austria, god these worn by Nupotcou the Aus 'WELVE, PAGES. whow he was crownod King of Italy: the cradle of the King of Rome iA atte conch whitets tho City of Paris presented to the hulr of Nas poleon, Tere, too, may bo seen the famous alas mond of Churies the Bald, Duke of Burgundy, 3 the Kinperor of Aus den Floveo, which is cb posed Of 100 brillinnts, altermited by Naures of Sainte; and the sword of Timour, that tirst part himscif of ontumetions epithets 5 tary OF Ktato, nid taking ntane gage et Sreres {atrn tion must bo duvoted to the: punlaia alte tho upponunty of Nid oxensave ambition ne of ——— I. LAND OF THE LAsH, id Seones on Mawattan Vlant 7 of the tofburg to bo piled down ta ntlons—py the wing. which faces tho 'tmperint mare Bineksnako as a Stinulans tor Hee dene, and when thi has beon rebuilt tho | valtdw and a Porstanive to ‘roi. | old thontre will bo removed. The mali’ front of the new palace willbe on the Ringstrasso, and will consist of two Inte buildings preaiiel with tho two museuma, and bullt in the anmo style ag the two latter. ‘The Hurgthor, or oft ya Lowy of tho Inderial palace, with tts twelve Doris pillars Tormiliug five presiges ond leading om the pate aco to tho glacls and tho suburbs, Is nlaa to De pulled down, and the twoprincinal wings faciny tho Eingstrisse willbe connected by allure squaro, in the centro of which will bv ercoted tho monuments of Prines Eugene at Savoy and of the Archduke Charies nt the battle of Asperny, and alao by underground pasenges, © When there hortions of the vew Holburg are rendy for tho recuption of tho Imperial family the contral Saw Wrtnctecy Ch 1. FE. Smith, an bit San Years in tho employ of W.T. Garratt Davis, and others, roturucd nbout Tout axo froin tho Sandwich Sstands, Mi. gaat signed anngreement in Aumust last to BO ti Maur! to work as in imaehinist for vn juden it perlod of time. It wis agroed thit he stent have pilesne Furnished to the iste old and, lodging aud $00 e dlny for wogess I weeks’ residues on. the islets, ¢ Oxoussive bent the hick of water suitabie human use, unt tho torribis red dueeee Ae country, broke dwn his helth ana. coined tele, ean, For many ‘ him thstop worke and lonve the fetnint part will be proceeded with, and. the atables wilt g Eelaiites He hy Deilnished efwith w taeata Inthe Kenalssnnos | $0!" dispute with bis omploycrs, wh insisted sivic, etscstiinated tut these works cannot | Ooymont far vale” piusinge’ te sen tyee a by vomploted under ton Yeura, ad tat thoy | Tit upon hia ehowime™ tant (Sy ints Wi cost 18,000,000 florins, 20,008,000 of whleh WIL | tmeked ‘by {nilinential Felends aNd de eo dts bo prawidadt by tio City of Vionna and tho re) of va” tawyur te was pad, ‘Lie ie ae cet A Tronsury. tho Central Paeliic Hotel on Vouriy ae? at invalid from the effect of his short restdoneene Kulaknta's kingdom, ‘ton chrontete were a ho yeatordity ruftted pomo of hls. e: thes THE GUITEAU TRIAL. - ——— -XpUrlelices and observations in the falands, Mow Nome Folks Look at ites, 5 | treatment ho did not. comnlnin the nest oe ‘To the Editor of The Chicaga ‘Fribune, Nianed tho mon on the plantations, be elit, wna Criicado, Vee. 4.—It 1s well that the fodignant Protest of tho people is being brought to hear directly against Judyo Cox in regard tohis man- ner of conducting tho Guitenu trial. ‘Yo say that the oxhibition is n fared fs to use a. tolerable In quality and plenty of It. wus unit for burman ure. belay ean Yate twenty miles in open ditches, through the Wee carina vegetable inattor aud urdire uf ihe 0 In regard to the troitment of the fleld-bands mild torm. ‘Tho fact ts tho whole country fs ine | HO sulds TU bivo ren tho atntotents that have sulted and outraged by tho strange conduct of ey muay thes eae shene ne ae th this Judge fu allowing acrowd of peoplotochoor | only fuutt abuut thou $9 that they do nut oo Uinsphemous utterances of this miserablowretch | the length of tho whole trith, 1 tell ian question that the plantation aids dae thery are used powertul rough. § havo scot these Norwegians, Swedes, South Sea fareaeen and Portuxiese dragged ‘trom tholt sick leg by overseers and Inshed Into the fickd ul poReanikes te masice thar worl By whipper jolt work In that way who were tine puesrionaily sick—y'ou cost secu ft there faces, and that without bempy a physician. An one coutd toll at a glance that they wero ‘sick Yuen, whuso placo was ina. tospltad insteart uf working out in that sweltering sin and territie red dust, without water fit to drink. Oh, tht territte, killing rod dust! Myo brea here two weeks, besides being away ail tho time of tha p: sage, but [htven't got that dust ont of iny sy tem yet. Loenn't keep anything on my staina and yesterday I threw olf Henely, 8 guHel, th oughly Impregnitod and tinged with the dus, I've seen poor alek fellows repeatedly lished neross tho face and ‘beaten over tho head with the bute end of a heavy bincksnake. tiled with small nails by brutal oversoers and go) brulsed and bleeding nt every step tattoring out to work tn tho beat and that terrible, kiliing duet, Itis worse than any sluvory tht 1 over read of Lvoscen thum tio tho plantation bunds tog, Host in ono of tho sheds and floy thom, but gene erally tho whipping was done itt tho houses, Tho overseers were it little enretal nbout lusbing wid beating in tho Meld where muny. hunds were present, With the Chinese thoy did not dare do t, because the Chizamen would unite and resist w overage attempted (t on 9 Chinaman iy tho fleld one day, All bls companions joined In, gn attack upon the overseer with thelr ho ‘They hurt him considerably, and: would pave usod hint powertul raugh if bo badn't tken to his heels, But be and some of tho other over avers afterward got the Chinaman that he tried to whip inn room chit from the other Unf men, and thoy gave him a terriile what Thoy not only slashed him across tho face with the lashes of thoir biacksnnkes, but bent bhnon the head with tho louded butt ends till he was nore tho half dead, “Thore was a powerful big Norwegian thore, Tforget his namo—tho names of those people fre so pecullir. He managed to escape, and, Ilving upon paw and whut by could plek up of othor things for wbout ten divs, renched the othor side of tha isiand and mado arringeiments to get off to Honolulu by the etenmer runnlig froin that side. Bofore sho salted hw returned tonttempt the deliverance Jn like manner of seven of his friends and countrymen, They were botrayed, and ho was taken. Two overs gvors took him into n room and bent blin terrie bly, and ended by :driving him to the Hell, bruised, bleeding, and blinded ag bo wns, tnshtox bim at every step, and compelling hin: to work in that condition, I've, geen many: moro such scenes ny those there. I never saw any attempt to separate tho members of a fatally ur to whip women. , ‘They dare not do such things, because the plantation bands would revolt to a man agalnet thut, helpivas ns they are, and hapoless ay is tholr bondayze. But there Is no question that they do use these poor people thery powers Tul rough, and no mistuke about that.” ARREARS-OF-PENSION BILL, Minyex Too Cownrdly to Veto My, Yet Knowlng It Was a Swipdle on the ‘Taxpayers. New York Graphite, Among the most pernicious pleces of re cent legislation must be placed the Arreggs- of-Pensions act, Vor that uct ex-Presldent Iluyes and his Cablnetimust be held primarily responsible. ‘The passage of this vill was a 4sheer pleco of demaguxy on the part of the muforlty in the two Houses, 1b necded o a Iittle dirnmess on the part of the then Pr dent to bave provented this iulauity frou becoming a law, Thul the bill been yetued It would hive been Impossible to rave secured the two-thirds vote in each House necessary to make it a law, notwithstanding the Presi dent's objection, Gen, Grant vetoed the Equal- fention-of-Lonntles bill and thus prevented its becoming a‘law, Ex-Secretary Scher, now guys that President Mayes and himself were opposed ty the Arrenrs-of-Penslons bill, but that the President, consented to ilies the bil to become a. law, because,“ necording to all ordinary rules -of probability, a veto would not Meve any ehuney to prevail.” ‘This es- cuse fs not very creditable to Sx, Hayes oF ils Cabinet. ‘Tho Constitution commits duty to the Presitent in remnrd ty all bills which have passed both Houses of Congress, he approves them, he shuil xtzn thems it not, he shall within ten days return them tw tha Housu in whieh they oflginated with hls objections in writhing, With what Congress nnty be expected to do with bills retin without the Presitent’s approval the Pr dent has. wutlitnis tudo. df he dues notap prove of the DIN tie fs In duty bowl to re turn it te the House in whieh It originated with his objectlons. ‘Tho discharge uf wt huporitive “duty “should not be made to hinge’ upon remote contingencies ant possibilities or probabllitles. As a rule, ut Presidential duty, tha one tald down by Me. Sehurz is absurd. None of our Prestdents Hhavencted upon It, or if they lave they hace been wise. enough not to” avew HA . Hayes himself, though ho muy. have belt guided by the rule of probablilty of the sue cess Of a voto In the Arrears-of-Pertslons white on trial for 2 crimo tho wickednosa of which bus senta thrill of Lorror throughout tho elvilized wortd, Ifemay.uat.ba nbtg fully to repress the mouthings of tho cold-bloaded vile Jain who Js on trial, but itis cartainiy within bis province to hush Into respectful ‘siicuco the crowd in attendance, : Tho people of this.whole country bavg nothing ‘hut contempt thus far for the miacrable manner in which this trial hus beon mmnaniged by tho progecution, the Judge on tho bench leering his approval of tho Jokesof the inuuman wretch, thoraby wiving a cuc te the audience, who take it for grouted tt will bo perfectly in: keeplog with the tonor of the proscoution to applaud, ‘The eltizons of Chicago aro purticularty pulned. ut some of the features of this case, ‘They re- Inembor Guitenu only ns a worthless deadbeat and bypoerit, a vindictive and morcliess scoun- drel, who froin the day ho lett bis futber's root has aubstated upun the eredullty of-othors, Yet itis reserved to Chicago to furnish some of the witnesses to prove his irresponsibility, and mony thom we ind tho name of Churles i, ‘Mr. eed goca on to show that ho Is Insane, and, ainong other things, states that he (Chris H, Reed) had lonned bin mouey, whlch he (Guts teau) bud fulled to pay. On tho sain. kind of evidence C. H. Reed could be sont to the asylum: ag inourable, us hundreds of people can testify to his wonderful capacity as one whe borrows but nover pares Out on such witnesses and such evidence! Mr, Reed should bo showa up—in fuct, im- enol al, a Wrosecution vive It to the jury, to the country, and tothe memory of tho tnurdered Garteld that this should bu done, 1s when It is clourly underatucd that he, lke Gulteat, fs only n_ dendbent, and, whit ig worse, the despoller of tho estato of adend friend, whereby ‘orphans have beon left penniless, his evidence thet. will beolearly understood as s0 much fustian enia~ nating trom the brain af 2 dishonored gamester, who secks to oop his unwholesome numne be- fore tho outraged people by volunturily appear. tog nau witnese in bubalf of ono who, like bim- self, would not be trusted in any community where his churacter Is understood, fe Batty B. Rowyn. A Citizen of St8rling Offers’h Suggestion, ‘To the Edltor of ‘The Chleagy Tribune. STERLING, IIL, Deg. 3.—It 1s very ovident that tho civil nuthoritic# commanded by Jndge Cox, ennnot succced in keeping the mouth of that iniscrablo viper shut, I would thorefore suggest that Sergt. Mason be reduced to the ranks as a punishinent for shooting at tho assagin—without hitting him—nnd also that no may be able to do a sentry’s duty without prejudié to rank: Thea tet him be armed with a henvy-artillory sabre and placed in tho renr of the sasnain’s chair in the court-room, with ordore from a proper aru HOE to “geo that the prisonor keops his mout! shut.” (will venturo tho assertion that thie miserablo wreteh will not claim partnership: with tho Al- inighty, and that his Insanity will manttest itsele in a different phasu during the remuining timo occupied by the trial, a At tho close of the trint, 1f Mason {9 euccess- ful, let bin be presented with u-Captain's come mission in. the army, and tho people o.. the United States will make up a purso tor him to purchase bls first shoulder-straps aod sabre. ‘ Bt. 11. Woon, Set THAT BOURBON ROW. Commont of Silinols Democratlo Papers on tho ‘Trouble Betweeii is and Phoclon. Marton (1tl.) Democrat (Bourbon) No man can question Gus Herrington’s De- moernoy, but bis Judguent 1s d—d bad whon he wets Into an opistolary war with: Phocion Howard. too 7 - E Noringfeld (Htt,) Bfonttor (Soft Dem.) Tho Iittte fumlly row In the Democratic party, in which Doar Gus Hereington and: the Bour- bonle Vhoalon bave boon rapping exch uthor over the knuokler, has entirely ovorahadowed the pidecaeene internecine strife going on be- tween the Btulwart wing of the soft end. of the Republican party. Etthor of these gentlemen are *higer™ than old Grant, when it comics to 8 little plen{o among Demvcrats.- eeuamee Mloousington (1U,) Hutletin (Straight: Den.). We overlouked {t—the racy. correspondence between tho Hon, A.M, Herriygton. and. Col, Vboolon: Howard, two intellectually glzantta Democrats, It burst upon us Ike uy revelution In’ tho columns:of THe, Caioigo Tru of yesterday. Wo read it ue we laughed with, tears inour eyes, Some tie ugo, eld Phoulon—tho Democratic Falataf of Iinvle—a Falstag in vondoresity, words, and jovial loudness—catted dlr. Herrington ‘a spolle-hunting polltfilan,” ‘Now, Gus Herrington fs also u pecullar man, 1f Phoelon is our Democratic Falstus, Gus ia our Democratle Jotspur, Uo is red-houded, and al- ways currics a oblp upon his shoulder. Ile luv A row—n loud, & screaming row—and whorever he Js, there alan ts bolsterous confiislon and tho very’, esl to pay. Goodehearted, ua all | case, was not gilded by tt ln bls ction oth Such “nen are tn Wueid momeuis—when bo ts | thy Silver bill fhe probubility: that tha ot culm—whon the storm i6 not raging and tho [| would bo passed over lls veto was very srelh beay ave calm—Gus, Herrington 14 ane of | much grenter than that the arreats-al-Peie the most compantonable of mon, a3 aniable ns a sleter of charity, and as gentio as a summer gophyr; Lut in gy condition of excitement and Anger bo fa as terrible as un army with bannors and as disugrevablo as x whole drove of mad ‘bulla with ail tho red flannel of 2 vory large dey + goods store tlauntiog in tholr fncos.' “After culling Gus 9 spolla-huntiay pollticiin, Poocion wrote tg Gis for n pass, Ghs roplled, luclosiug the pass. gud saying: “Lot this close all core reapondonce between us."". ‘Tho gontte Phoclon would not consent; and so, in a lettor adaressod. te “Dear Gus,’ bo Hara *Phongh ‘you sinite me on one check, yet wilt I alsu turn the other,” Ho then proceeds to explain that bo calied Ging “a spollé-bunting poublelan because Gus, has boon a David Davis man, “true,” Aaya tho innocent Phoclow, "1 termed sau a Npoilé-buntiug politician, but that was almply a Nagure of soocch—a potttical He-conse, ng it wero. Hut had not the remotest ides of questionts yoursnotives. Cndved, the, ullusion wits intond> ed to bo complimentary.: ~ ‘wat was hover funnler whoo li bis vest vein, ‘Tho wintness uf this Phocloninn ppology is suttls cient to excita tho ristbtlities of aw tnecting- house fall of Quakers, After this Phovion be. sing to teil Gus that ft is bis honest conviction | that us A Natonil organization the Demucratio party’ fa pluyed out, und concludes, suy ing: * You wore tad whet pen wrule the above, Guy and (aun iad now, But my angor ts towpored hy sorrow—sorruw for tho future of our great counly ween It aball bap) that Federal pai ronage shalt breuk into pieces that groat purty wo bave loved ang sorvad so sous not would ba passed, notwithstanding Is objections—and yet’ President Hayes votoed It. It 1s just probablo that Mr, Hayes and Mr, Schurz and the other members pe the Cabinet thought that they would anu i theniselves popular with tho soldier ele inet by permittig the Arrears-of-Penstons 7 it fo become a In, white they date. nol ol ay the Eastern bauking Interests by allow re the Sliver bitl to became a hw without pu ting on record thelr protest in wrltitz. —— te 1 From Genoa to Leen Phan Latter ty London Tetegrard * Tonme away frum. thie turbutent city (ones) by Pertnpe tie uolsiest rutlway tut | base Coy traveled by. It skirts tho. seashore, aNd oe ietgeo turbiilone 14 for tho reason tht to6 0 loust a third of the way—nt leapt eo It aveniy ao tuo—tho track ta an uudergrou Hole rougl trala rattles, and roats, nud sereechos three the buweld uf the. land. Ahow, Way ee thero are bowan throu the tving roy. pate fal Gonos und Ley tdonutkuorw. Romopenye imo thut there Wore vixhty, others uibely. ove otberswont tis far as a hundred but 1 du nd Chut tio sound which you most caniucn| perth on this steutorian railway is ¥ fragment And no sconer do you catch sight of nih af Diae Bky, oo derlp Of bly rou. a ate rock, 4 white villa, und acluiup of ative pied and congratulaty yourself on beluy out ofa ae! nel thay you are inunotbor. Fy ae teas cneompasses you, and tho roar ele r aeasueah}" te more horrible than over, etgius induced, a rellof for which much thituks iid vol attor about tlae hours’ plunging 1 a0 Ha. beille tho tutnela to emorye futy the ruamy a ty fantly lighted terminus at Pian, aud Le ortuble Next niusning at 4 very glean and con hoatelry called the Hotel Vittoria, on whieh 16 Arno, fight over against the Yee called the on the viber sido of tho old bridge Cen ny Yonte di Mezzo, Tho Arno, tet tS qurbid Gaya’ utmost incessant downpour, 1 ‘and bald> by the neeretion of mountala torrauts Ate yy tng In solution # vast amount OF toatn tte inud, was certaluly not Involy to foak Upuity the day was beautifully fine. Grout on Blanes uti Wuzette, Perhaps, in variety of human natures {row the necidents of Inboritance, it 13 accord: | (ng to bumun nuturo that Gon, Grint should bo incensed ut Mr, Blaine, who defeated his winbi- Hon to surpaes Wasbingtou, tho Fi Country, in the numuer of terma as President, itis pltiable that auch & polltteal disappoint- mont should leuye such a state of mind; but, in tho varioty of bygan vatury, it muy be uuturo. Atis still a grenths pity that Gen. Grant coult not baye kept this phary feellug to.bimeclt, Hu used to bo called tho stent man, and thon wople thought him wise, Wnty in # = ee cosede nn Reute piullshod interview, which ‘bas been. bee Storrs fur Atorucy-Generat ore bin for a fortnight and mare, bo deolared: Giath's Diavated. t Repntlleat binwelf fn w etato of war on Me, Haine, | New Yori, Doo, An CHUNent at guid (8 and dolivered Limself of despiteful terma uyon | who camo fram Washington ers fT fust drop him, and imputed to blm a bud native and dis- | itu: on you gu to the Capita isters houdeablo conduct, and declared bis desiry to, unreal wet hippout of tho Cabinet, all upon things whicu wore mere chlineraa of his own bralu, and bad no foundation save that Halo dofuatod his ambition to beat Washington... Mr. Blaino bud tho bbe to be w candidate Tor thy noalie- Uon, and hy hud tha aut Dore af tho tanjoriyy of HI tha Prosidency, It toink he Js cauig to muke the ira atvil executive talent who bus & a sey APF a Vio ls ho constdering for the Ca a y tures =4 o ery Xoo dolegutus trun the Republican Stats, whilu | sly Mlend answere I Think i wilt ako that uf Gon rant wus iuostiy fruit States thar | will vecomie Atoraey.C gener Meer pil | couk) uot wive bin an wtoral vote. Mr. urnot fae est toe Hid mad, Who et-Got Ialny bas toude nu wi on Gi Te will ed ut n that holds that kind uf comity. But | fice, of Mussachusetts, will BO Ue or puta sou! Geu, Giant bas presented tu thocountry tho up- | iu aBouthernor, elther Langelte Nt eculy spectucte of ap ca-Presidcut deliveriiug | Virwula Keddsueter, probably