Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1881, Page 2

ah ag THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES, : NEWS IN BRIEF. ----Warmer, fair weather, and winds most- ly southorly for this region today. ——Sthall-pox is spreading to an alarming extent among the Indinns of the Northwest. ——~A slect storin nt Albany, N. ¥., broke down thy telephone and electric light wires Jast night. —It has beon definitly ascertained that 440 porsons perished in thoburning of the Ting Theatra at Vienna. ——The Japnneso Minister and the ex- Minister of China will leaya Washington noxt Wednesday for thelr respective homes, —-Grenvitle Murray, the author of “fhe Member for Parls,”’ and a well-known: Jour nalist and sporting man of London, fs dead, —Anather revolution has broken out in Santo Domingo, and still another In Vene- mela, A revolution has just buen suppressed Sn Hayth. —he wholesate clothing houso of Cohen & Selig at Atianin, Ga, failed yesterday, with Habilittes amounting to $46,000 and ts- | sets of $31,000, -—About fifty Treasury employés on what is entled the “{apsa” roll ot the Treasury Department will be discharged on the bth of Jununry. Poor devils, ——Allen’s Block ant French's Contral Hotel at Red Bank, N, J, were destroyed by five yeatorday. Loss avout $40,000, only partly covered by Insurance. -—Mr, Plosser, a check clerk in the office of the Alabama Great Southern Haflrond at Biemingham, Ala. was killed by a man named O'Neal Thursday night. —John F, Simpson was convicted yester- day, at Detroit, of the murder of his wife. The erlure was conmitied Inst July, under exceptionally brutat elreumstances. —Sir Edward J, Reed, an English cap- Stallst, has bought a controlling interest In the Florida’ Central Rallroad, and was elected President thereof yesterday. —~A messenger lost yesterday on Wall street a fonn envelope from the Bank of Commerce containing stock certificates to the amount of several thousand dollars. Levi Bishop, x prominent lawyer of Detroit, 1s dead. He was for a long tine President of the Detroit Board of Edueation, and served as Regent of the Michigan Uni- versity, —Tho} Signal-Servico Bureau has about completed arrangements with the observa: tories in different parts of tho country to se- cure time signals of the highest degrec of accuracy, ———The post-ofllco authorities -at Wash- ington are of opinion that Postmaster Koyes, of Madison, cannot be a Postmaster and a member of the Wisconsin Legtsiature at the same tine, -—~Tho Postmaster-Gengral has decided thata wife’s letter to another imav, dropped into the post-oflica under suspiclous clreum- stances, caunot be given to her husband by the postal authorities, —Gens, Grant and Hancock, ox-Sonator Conkling, Postmaster-Generat James, Ham- ilton Fish Jr., andseyoral othor distinguished people called on the President at his home in New York yesterday. —Secretary Fretlnghuysen has requested. Chargé-a’ Affaires Hoffman at St. Petersburg to thank tho Russian Government for Its lib- eral and generous conduct towards the mem- bers of the Jeannette expedition. —Nicholas Smith, who married ono of Horace Greeley’s daughters, !s an applicant for n foreign appointment. Mr. R,S. Blaine, brother to the ex-Seeretary, has been ap= polnted Newspaper Clerk of the ‘House of Tepresentatives, .——The stenmer City of London, which sailed from London for New York on tho 3th of November, aud tho steamer Henry Edge, which sailed from Antwerp for New York also on tho 20th of November, aro inigsing, and Iittla hopes are cutertatned for thelr snfo arrival. — Col. W. I. Treseott and Walker Blaino arrived at Panama on the 18th inst. and sailed onthe same day for Callao on board the United States steniner Lackawanna, They recelyed the nows of tha death of Gen, Kil- patrick in Panama, ‘-—The steamer Granger, with a cargo of cotton, resin, and turpentine, was burned in Charleston (S, C,) harbor Inst evening. ‘The Joss is placed at $40,000. The insurance amounts to $15,000, The passengers and erew wore all saved, ——A new steamship company, toba known ag the Ocenn Steamship Company, has been organized at San Franetsco, ‘The vessels of the new company will conduct a general frelght and traffic business between San Franelsco and the Hawallan Islands, ——The Monres County (N. ¥.) Land Leagun has contributed $1,000 to the fund promised by tho Chicago Irish Convention for tho Irish Land League, Monroe County is the hone of the Ktt-Roy. Bishop McQuatd, who has been denouncing the league, -~-<Willlam P, Howard, Register Clork in the Atlanta (Ga.) Post-Ofice, was atrosted yesterday on the charge of embozzioment, On the 2ist inst. one San Juan Uausacker, a mallenrrior, was arrested at Ducktown, ‘Teun., on the charge of robbing the malls, ——Miss Reynolds, 9 Lady Land-Leaguer, who was charged with alding and abetting a erlmlual conspiracy to prevent the payment of rent, was orilered yesterday by the locat Justices at Castlotan, Limerick, to give bail to keep the peace for six months, or to go to jail for one month, Inish-llke, sho preforre:t togoto jail, ~ —-A Pullman car conductor was caught by necustams oflcer at Montreal yesterday carrying in tiekots for the company without entering them for duty, Mr, Brown, the Gonoral Superintendent of the Pullman Company, hag arrived in Montreal, and em- phatleally denies that any smuggling has been carried on. —Walpole’s gambling-housa was pulled by tho Chicage pollee last night. Several of the habitués of the place worn taken to tho police station, “It appears that Walpole has Deon advertising Ins place tou extensive ly, which accounts, perhaps, for hls place being yiouneed on whils sevyernt others in full blast are not molested, ——Tho dificulties of tho French {n Africa are increasing, ‘The troops which tho Em- yeror of Morecco sent out to capture the robel Chief Bou Atmena fraternized with the rebels in. proclaiming “holy war? agaist tho Frenoh, and subsequently defeated the tribes who refused to Joln thom, ‘Fhe rebell- fon Is spreading, and the Moorish monurch is powerless, —<A momorial elgned by 44,000, Jnctuding thirty-two Pours wid seventy-five members of Parliament, has been presented to Sir Will- fam Harcourt, the English Homo Secretary, asking for tho release of the persons con- victed recently of bribery In connection with tle Sandwich and Macclesticld elections, Evidently the English peers and peasants do not greatly reprobate bribery, ——A Washington eventing paper has Just discovered that ona McMullen, of Chicago, who fa not wholly unknown here, obtained £7,200 aut of the contlugent fund of the ‘ireasury Department for an alleged tm. preveiment in heating apparatus, Lt is stated that the money was paid on the recommenda- tion of Mr, John 2, Hawley, thon First As- sistant Sceretary of tho ‘Treasury. ——Tho Weet Sida Railway Company intt- mate rather than promfse that the spaces be- tween tho car-tracks will hereafter be paved with stone, instead of wooden blocks. Presi- duit Russell Jones recelved n note from Mayor Harrison yesterday about the scandal- ous condition of the Intertrack spaces, Mr. Jones’ reply was that he had noticed the Mayor's complaints in the public presa, ——Col, Moulton, who was at the head of tho Sherman literary burean before the Chi- cago Convention, will be given an oppurtunt- ty hy the Senate Investigating Committee to- tlay to state whether he lias any knowledge about the soures from which tho price of the furnituro of hid ollices came, 1t has been alleged that {t came out of tha contingent fund of the Custodian’s office of the ‘Irens- ury Departinent, ——Tho Liveral and Tory organs condemn the resolutions adopted by tho Irish lund: Jords’ meeting at Dublin Thursday, demand- ing compeiisation for tho injuries intileted on them by the Land Commissioners, and that. tho State purchaso thor propertics, ‘The resolutions, {tis clnimed, show « weakening on the part of Inndtords and indicate a change of tactics. Donoghue, a Innd-agent, was shot at and dangerously wounded ‘Thursday evening. : —The preliminary hearing in the trial of William Vance for instlgating rlot at Marion, Alss., on etection-day, was proceeded with yesterday. ‘The evidence of four witnesses, three white and one colored, went to show that tho Vanees and a colored man named Princo Palmer swere the Jeaders in the mur- derous riot, and that aftor the affair was over Valmer expressed regret that mogo of tha whites wero not killed. — An Intoresting necount of thesorghum growing Industry of Kansns for this yeor is diven in our columns this morning. ‘The season of 18St was decidedly unfavorable for tho growth of the cane, nud the chinch- bug also committed great ravages, but for all that the Industry has developed vigor ously. New inlils hive been erected at many points, and the conviction fs stronger than ever that Kansas fs certain to take high rank In the production of native sugar and sirup, Additional discoveries have been mado in connection with the downfall of Fred W, Newburg, Assistant Secretary of the Olilo State Bonrd-of Public Works. So far ns as- certained, his forgeries and defaleations anount to about §8,000, but as the bowildered memvers of the board have only Just begun to Investigate, and are “all utsea” in thelr taking over of the accounts, It is impossible to tell how large the fast young man’s eim- bezzlement will grow before they get through with the books, —Piggott, an ex-editor of a Dublin binck- mailing shect, lias written n letter in which he says that Fenlanistm is practically extinct in America and In Ireland, and nearly soln Great Britain; that the “no-rent” manifesto has caused an almost exhausting run on the Land-Lenguo funds, He thinks that there ‘will soon be organized attacks on tho imili- tary and police, which attacks can be effectu- ally stamped out, and tho Land League with thom. Itis stated that an industria! exhibt- tion will be held in Belfast ns a demonstra- tion of Belfast’s loyalty, Tho police seized several hunired coplys of the Land-Leaguo organ yesterday. —There areenough members of the Elec- tions Committes of the House now In Wash- ugton to form 2 quorum, and mectings will beheld and sub-committees formed and put te work at once: ‘Tho enses of Lynch vs. Chalmers, Lowe vs, Wheeler, Mackey vs. Dibble, and Small vs. Tilman have besn se- lected for fmmedfite action, These cases aro sald to bo the strongest for the contest- nts, and there Is every renson to believe that the sitting members will bo onsted. Mr. Calkins, the Chairman of the Comuittec, sald lastnight that he thought the comuit- tev would bo reynested to report tho second week In January, —tTho English ore quarreling about the Lord Mayor's fund In ald of the Irish land- lords, ‘The Daily News, Liberal organ, charges the Lord Mayor with having made improper uso of ono of Gladstone’s gushlug telegrams, and says the fund Is being sub- serived more to embarrass the Government than to ald the Irish landowners, Tho Lord Mayor denies the impeachment, and protests his sincerity in a letter to the Governor of the Bank of England, The Duke of Marl borough contributes his share to the contro- veray, and declares his want of faith In any voluntary agency being able to supply the forces which aro requisit to cope auccessful- ly with the state of disaffection and rosist- ance to which Ireland has been allowed to drift, ———— A MONEY PACKAGE, Mysterious Disappearance of Flvo Thousand Dollars trom an Envolopo Whilo in Tranalt from One Town to Another, Spectal Diuapatch to The Cheago Tribune. CincinNATt, Deo, %—Thoro is 80 far no clow to tho slick gentiomun who a fow days ugo Niched the contents of # $5,000 money puckago which was gupposed to bo in tranalt betwoon this elty and Wullington, Ind,, a meagro account of whioh obtujued curronoy yesterday. Tho pack- age wos scaled up tn the usual torm and shipped by the Firat National Hank to the Bluflington bunk, Tho package went through all right, but whon opened in Uludington waa found to contain nothing but strips from nowapa pers cut the slzo of bank bills, ‘Tho seals did not appear tu have been broken, quid thore wero no tndicntions thut the puokuga had been tumpored with, bf aol was tho case, the Job was very skilltully done, Tho bank of- Hotals sny that by no possibility could the cork who did Up the packuge have aubstituted tho newspaper slips for the bundle of bills which had been banded Lim without being detected, ‘They my that tho packuge was all rlyht whea dullvercd tu tho express company, thut thoy hold-the company's rovelpt for it, and ox+ pect that the joss will be mare good to thom, Tho officers of the com puns, on the other band, malntuin that nano of their clerks or messengers had an Opportunity to open the package und seal te againag akllifully. Ube operation would requiro butt na hour ut Toast, und whoever did tt if it was done at all, must bave known thut the puck- Ave was vowing, and wunpilod themsulves with wevalof the bank, Dy a blundor tn the trans nildgion the puckage did not tako the train ine tended, so that by uo possible chance could the men who bundled tt know In udyanee that Ht was coming. The funds were ordered here to mike oud the lokg, but investigutions by detvotivos nveentisied the express ullicluls that they aro not reaponsible, and the order to make the loss good has Loon counturmanded, ‘Tula meana that Le hope to prove that tho puckege contalied nothing but newspaper elips when delivered to them, Bpeaial deiaatlyca aro at work on the ens, bue oy patecbialued no clow, and will advange nu theory, i A MOLLY MAGUIRE, Vurther Testimony tor tho Defeuse in the MeVarland Trial at Uniontown, Pa, - UNioNTOwN, Pa, Dou. 2—The defense in tho Molle Maguiro trial took further testimony this morulng tu corruporate tho etatement of thoir witness, Bridwet Malery, that the» Mo» Fariands wore up above the scone of the twur- dor ut the time it occurred. Bome twonty wity nesses teatificd as ty MoFurland's yood chur ucter, Tho defonsy culted John Louvon to prove that the band-biily found in Dolan's Was big, Hy stated that ho boarded with Dolane Mother at the time of the urrest, Wheu Dulan's wothur was called who swore she sent to hor boys io Juil some of the clothes uf her boarders by ulutake, but Lonnen was vot ono of ber bourdors at that Ume, Defense rested at MU o'clock, aud, wfter robuttiug toatimony by the prosecuting tho caso cloacil. Tu tho afternoon ho entiro acsvion was oouupied In bearing aryus tuonts for ufense. ‘Two speeches buy. ‘been made thelr argument will be tnished io the morning and the argument for the Conmon- wealth will then be made, ‘fhe case will probs ubly go to the jury at uvon, THE ASSASIN. He Comes Into Court Look- ing and Feeling Very Ugly. A Speech Installing Charles H. Reed as “Leading Counsel.” Reed Allowed to Act, Subject to All Comment That May Attach. A Olerk from Brooklyn Cor- roborates Shaw’s Tes- timony. The Clerk Heard Guiteau’s Threat and Told Him It Was Bloodthirsty. Emphatic Declaration of Dr. Talcott that the Assasin fs Perfectly Sane. Dr. Henry P. Stearns Interrupted by Guiteau with the Admission of Perfect Sanity. Adoption of the Worn-Out Murderers’ Plea of “Tusanity” on tho Day of the Horrid Deed, Oborles Julins Guiteau’s Dofonse, Thore- fore, Disappears Like an Ex- halation, CRUMBLING TO PIECES. THE DEFENKE OF GARFIGLD'S SLAYER, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasutxatox, D. C., Dee. 23.—" Lam not afraid todic, I would just ag soon dic if the Lord wants moto. If the Lord wanted ine 1 would die on the gullows just as soon as L vould by malaria ora railroad accident, or any other way. lam not afraid, ond eat well and sleep well.”? That is the way the braggart coward Guiteau talked in court to- day atter an expert who lias treated mora, than a thousand cases of insane peopis had Pronounced iin sane and entirely responsi- blo. Gultean for the first thne has within the Inst few days given evidence by his man- ner that the tide lag turned against him, He is importinent and audaclous, and brutally cruel in his treatment of Scoville as usual, but the swagger has been a little more .sub- dued, and he has been more frightened as the cumulative evidence of the experts pro- nounces hin sane. Today was a repetition of all the other days that have preceded It, PUBLIC INTEREST 18 NOT MAINTAINED in the trial, tho Christinas shops taking away n portion of the crowd. ‘Te court-room, however, was (ull, every seat being oceupled, but there wag not that tremendous crush which hus made the court-room more nearly resumblothe Black Hole of Calcutta than a place ocenpied by human beings, Tho speech which for some days Gultenu has been in- duced to omit he made this morning. i wasa speech In which he apologized, os nearly as his brutal nature will allow tim, for lis abuso of Scoville, and introduced Charles IL, Reed, of Chivago, to tho Court as associate counsel. Mr. Reed scarcely needed an Introduction, for he hag bean an attond- ant in tho court-room nearly every day since tha trinl began, and has frequontly given Scoville, privately, the benefit of his advice, Today he was recognized by the Court asa COUNSEL IN THE CASE, and took for a time a part in the cross-ex- amination. His shrewd, Incisive, expe- rienced way of examining was in markod contrast to the mannor of Scoville, but Mr. ‘teed did not remaln throughout the day. Ile evidently will put more Ife and spice into tho cross-examination than Scoville has, but Mr. Reed’s crogs-examination cannot change the opinions of the experts, ‘Tho dexterity of no cross-uxamination is likely to be able to break tho terrible force of the cumiulative testiinony of the experts that the prisoner Is and was entirely sane, Guiteau sits there and struggles desperately with exch new witness, to get soma concession which may befor him a ray of hope. “Canuota man be sane before and after an act, and not bo responsibls at the thno the act is committed 2” he usks engerly of one expert. “May not aman bo sane, yet at ® particular time be deprived of his freo agency?” he asks another, ‘1s not Divine pressure or Inspiration sufficient reason to Account for the crime?’ he asksa third, “Cannot the act be explained by one fainiliar with SPInITOLONY 2” has been one of his more recent questions, With spiritology the exports generally state that they are not familiar, and the wretch sits there sveing tho toils slowly gathering avout him, and sumetimes Inshod Into fury ag an nuswor to a cross-question of Scoville only serves to bring the gallows nearer to his view, ‘Tho prosecution proved by a wit- hess, Edwards, that the conversation between Lawyer Shaw, of New York, and Guitean in 1873, whon Guiteau salt that bofore he dled ho would finitate Wilkes Booth, and kill sonia prominent person, Edwards was aclork In Mel.ean’s office and heard the con- vergation, Meat the same the heard Gul- teau propose a crooted real estate transac- tlon, by which Guitean was to bo beneiltted and others injured, DI BUELDON TALCOTT, of Middleton, N. Y., who fs the Suporintend- ent of an asyluin, and who has treated more than a thousand Insane patients, testified that ho has thoroughly examined Guitean at the fall and watehed him fn the court yoo, and pronounces him — entirely sane, QGulteau’s shrewdness loft hin several —thnes — today = whan le wude statements elmilar to this; 1 do not pretend to say, Mr. Davidge,” speaking to one of the counsel for the Government, “tat Lam any more Instne now than you are,” Beoville's ine of defense hins been to show not that Guiteau was irresponsible at the Urme of the shuottng, but that he ts and all hls Ute hus been Irresponsible and Insane, Dr, Stevens, of Iartford, Conn, another medical geationan of great experience in inganlty cases, also testitied jn the most une qualified manner to Guiteau’s entire gaulty, THE TRIAL. é PROOKEDINGS,. : Wansntnaron, D, O,, Dec, 23,—Immedlately upon the opening of court Quiteau desired tobe hoard, and, without any show of ex- citement, sald; * Ibis sald that I have boen abusing Seaville. Now, the fact of the mat- ter 1s, l want to make a speech about that. Scoville is doing very well Ju this case, cons alderlng his theory; but he Is nut a criminal lawyer. . He is a five examiner of titles. He can tell you all about your abstracts of titles, He ls a good fellow, and a first-class exam- inor of titles, but I cannot have Scoville hera compromising my case, ‘There ts no lawyer {a this court-room but knows he has asked questions for the defonse which havo boen a positive injury to the defense, Leannot sit here when tny Ifo Is at stuke and have tin comproinise ny case In this way. My friend, Charles’ He Reed, who was for twelve years District-Attorney at Chicago, and first-vlass lawyer, lias yery kindly consonted to nssume clinrge of this case, and | intros duce him to your Honor, Hols a good fel- low. Seoville is a good fellow, too, and I want hint to continua in the case and help in overy way.” SCOVILLE EXPLAINS, Scovillu immediately arose to a personal explanation, stating tho diftcalties under which he had labored aud his disappolntinent at not receiving the nssistance he had ex. pected from certalu eminent counsel, Io usked that the Court would pass upon the propriety of Mr. Reed assiuning the netive «lutes of nasoclnte counsel Ly this ease, Judge Porter thought it would be entirely out of place for the Court to bu asked to rule upon stich s proposition, and, speaking for the prosecution, promised no obfuction to Mr, Reed and no eritielsm of his course in be- comlng counsal for the defense. Judge Cox—1 think that sufleiont. L have privately stated that I saw no objection to such a course on Mr. Reed's part. Col, Corkhitl—Lv's absurd to ‘talk about it. Revd has been assisfing all the way throwgh, and has not been out of sight of the toon, Reed (quickly)—That fs not true, Mr Corkhill, Guiteau—Oh, Corkhill can’t tell the truth, anyway. Reed bas quietly assisted Just as seores of lawyers havo done—in tho Interest of truth and justice. That's what wo aro here for. ANOTHER SPEECH FROM GUITEAU. After somu discussion between counsel relative to striking out certain portions of Dr. Damon's testimony, Corkhill was about tocalla witness, when Guiteau broke out exeltedly: “There's a vast amount of rab- Dish getting into this ease that has nothing fo do with It L want to know what all this tas got to do with — the condition of my mind on the 8d of July. You can’t tell what is going on now in that foreman’s mind, or Judge Cox’s, Ilow can you tell what was tn mine on the 2d of July, All this nonsenes about whethor Unt Insane now or was five years ago has nothing whatover to do with thiscasu, [Strileing the table and becoming more and more excited. LTean’t get Justices here, 1 uxpect an act of God for my protection, He hns tuken away the wile of one of the Jurors, for whieh Lam very sorry, and, If necessary, he will takcone of those jurors right out of the box to save my lfo in the luturest of truth and justice.’ : Di. SPITZKA’S LETTER, Scovillo oxplained in regard to the letter of Dr, Spitzka, openud and’ conumented on yes- terday by Gultcau. Ho stated the letter was addressed to him (Seeville) and not-to the prisoner. Ile kuew it wottld be commented upon by thoproseeution, that Dr. Spltzka had written toa man he hed sald under oath was Insane, and he (Scoville) desired the court and jury should understand Just how it oc- etrred, “ WILLIAM A. EDWANDS, of Brooklyn, testified that he was a clerk fn Shaw's law office, and overheard a conversi- tion between his employer and the prisoner, when tho Jatter, as alloged by Shaw, said he wold some day kill somo big man as Booth had done. Shaw had testified no one was present when tho “ Booth” conversation took place, On crogs-examluation by Reed, the witness was asked: “If Shaw testitied that no ono Was present, and you testify under oath that you were present, which of you told the truth” * Answer—Why, | have told the truth. Shaw isapt to get oxcited when upon tho stand, Tlie witness gave an account of » frandu- lent real-estate transaction whieh the’ prise oner Attempted to Involve him: (the witness) Guiteau. sneeringly-commented on the ridiculous assumptions of the witness, and. Scoville attempted to quiet him, Gulteau replied: “I know-what I’m doing, Tit take MY CHANCE OF GETTING THE LAUGH ON HIM.” Mr. Reed questioned the witness at somo length, and Gulteau interrupted, saylng: © Why, this whole thing fs a He. My coun- sel are taking this matter too seriously, Cult It by the right name, vile, and let it gu,’ Finally, hw beeame very impatient at the Jength of the cross-oxamination, and called out petulantly: “ Why, this whole thing Is afaree, ‘This fellow, ten yenrs ago, was o clerk in Shaw's office, getting about $8 o week, Tho idea that [would consult him on a blz real-estate trausaetion—such numb skull as this fellow is—why, itis simply ab- surd, and Judge Cox ought te kick him off the stand,’’ Dit, BPENCER Hf, TALCOTT, Medical Superintendent of the Homeopathy Asylum for the Insane at Middletown, N. had treated something over 1,000 cases of in: sanity. ‘The witness had closely observed the prisoner and Hstened to his testimony on the stand. “Upon the ‘asstmption that he (Guitean) was telling the truth hn regard to the transaction, and in regard to the -evonts of his life as he deseribed them, I should say ho was sane on the Xd of July.” ‘The witness also replied: “Assuming to bo truv the facts set forth on the hyvothotienl questions, I should say that tho prisoner was sauo on the 2d of July.” “HOW MUCIE DO YOU EXPECT TO GET for that opinton,” shouted Gulteau; * you've wen hore two or three weeks, 1 suppose you wantélye hundred [striking the table an- erily), but 1 don’t cara a snap, for your ex- port testtinony, and I don't care if you bring in 500 such witnesses.”? Judge Cox interrupted the harangne and commanded tho prisoner to keep silence, “All right, your Honor, I'll be quiatnow,” sald Guiteau. Davilge—Your Honor will please note that the "free agency" quoted by tho prisoner operates all right now, as lio can keep quiet when ho wants to, Guitean— 3 1 DON'T PRETEND TO BAY 1'3L INSANE now any more than you ure; but on the 2d of. July aud tor thirty days prior 1 was fngane, ‘That's tho tssue, Davidge—Then if you aro sano now, you certainly know how to bohaye yourself, Guiteau—1 do know how, and 1 behave just as wellasyoudo. 1 nppear here as my own counsel, Judge Davidge, and have as much right to talk as you have, ‘The amount of itis you have altogetl@ too much to say on this ease, You ure us bad as a man born with diarrhea, Nowy you keep quiet, ‘The witnoss dd not believe ft to be true that the prisoner acted under an Insane delusion whon ho shot the President, 1f by lasplras tion in his ense was meant "a hinppy thought” to comnlt the act, then ho was in- spired; In any other senso he was not, Recess was then taken, ‘The cross-exaulnation of Dr. Talcott was resumed nfter recess, Ho sald he thought Guitenu tn coirt attempted to exaggerate his natural tendoneles, egotism, and frritablitty for the purpose of producing an Impression of insanity; hag it was poysible for a nan to commit murder when honestly feeling tin- pelled by a power hu was unable to resist, and when the act was against his natural fouling; and that auch set did not prove in- sanity, 80 far as the brain was concerned, Mustancing the ‘case of Abraham and Isane ond the people of the Ganges, 3 DI MBNNY Pe STEARNS, Suporintendent of the Uartford Retreat for the Insaive, wus the next witness; from 800 to 1,000 casey of insanity’ had come under his supervision durlug the elght years ho has been connected with the Retreat. The wit ness had made four examinations of the prisoner at the fail, directed to lig physical and mental condition, Guiteau Interrupted, sayings “You cama “them agaln." 3 ts to me, Doctor, aga friend, and I, supposing you wore going to testify for Une defense, - talked vory freely with you about my relig- fous feutings, and all about myself, but CORKINEL?S MONEY WAS TOO MUCIE Fort ror. Jwant to say hero that T don't pretond that 1 am any moro insano at this minute than Davidge is won't any Corkhilli—for T thtuk he is cracked [Inughter}, but L rest my cise righton this claim—that Lwns In- sang on the 2 of July when my inspiration and tho stale of my mind impelled mo upon the President, ‘lo make it short, that is all there fs ‘nbont it. Leowt eare what these exports say about. ny saully now; that's got Nothing to do with ft? The witness detailed at areat length tho rosults of his examinations and interylews with Guitont. Pending the cross-examine: tion, court adjourned until tomorrow, a — THE STATE CAPITAL. Protest of tho Hilnols Contral Company Against the Commisoners? Iates— New Companions Organized. Speetul Dispatch to The Chieago Tridune, Srnirarien, Dac, —Tho ftallroad and Warehouso Commissioners bayo revolved from the Secretury of tho LIlnols Central Rutiroad an attested vopy of tho resalytions adopted Deo. 1h by tho Hoard of Directors establishing the seheditto of rates as ordered by the Railrond Board ns tho rates of tho rond, The resolutions reelto that, *beileving the rates thoreln finited to be unreasonably law und fnadequate, it was resolved “that this board docs not ndmit the right of tho Board of Rallrund and Warehouse Commissioners of tha Btate of Mtinols to reduce or lhatt, orto attempt in any way to ostabllan, regulnto, or control, the rates to be chared for the conveyance of persons and property upon tho Minols Ceutral Raitruad, and this bourd pro- teats nunlust the exercise of uny such assumud authority, on tho ground that all site acts and Proceedinga aro tn violation of tha contract made by tho State with the company in the eighth section of the aut to Incorporate the IIll- nots Central Hallroud, approved 10th February, 185L Tho following new corporations have been Meensed by the Bvcrotury of Stuto: ‘The Tron YVavemont Company, of Catonyro; capital stock $100,000; corparators, Chiries Peck, Georgo W. Waite, und Chnrles H. Kirkbum, ‘The National Pump Cylinder Company, of Chleazo; capitil Rtock, $75,00); corpurators, Edward W. Walker, Arthur S. Wright, una John F. Veinpte. ‘Tho Wolf Bros, Manufacturing Company, of Chicago; eapltal stock, $00,000; vorporatars, FW. Wolf, Jolit linge, Otto B. Wolf and A.W. Wolf, The Elgin Butter Company: expital stovk, £25,000; corporators, W. H. Hin! G, W. Iintae, O. aA. French, and Charles H. Pattor, The Converse Shirt-Frout Miunufacturiug Company, of Chica #03 cnpitnl wtuck, E250; corporators, Henry Converse, FA. Pierce, Hopry W. Converse, Certifleate of, orgunization wns fasued to tho Young Men's Christiay Association of Bloom=- fnurton; Directors, 13. Y, Marsh, C. Knyburd, George W. Mavon, and othors. Tho Pelletier Pavement Company: capital, 35,009,000; corporators, Muraball Mold. Mur Kunball, BB, tutchingon, Crras Meoviniek W. 1. Bradloyy J. 1. Walker, otter Paliner, oO Houth & Milligan Manufacturing Company ; capitil, 820,000; corporntors, J, S. Carros, t= roe Heat MALI Tho Warder We poriitors, Theodore RL, Tathoin, ation were ied by the Chieaga Clearing-House Assovkition; corporis tors, G, 7, Otis, HL, Sinlth, J.D. Sturges: and to tho’ Nitnols’ Univursaiist Convoution of Chie cao; corporators, J. H. Swain, 1. H. Masaey, Edward A. Diokor. THE MISSISSIPPI BATTLE. Investigation of tho Marlon Hlot on Last Biectlon-Day. MenIDIAN, Miss., Dee. %L—Tho caso agatnst Wil Vance, for instlgating the Marion riot, Is still undergolug Investigation. A witness heard Ed Vance say to tls son John that “tho thing will commonce directly.” Previous to tho dis- turbance Bennett was walking about tho crowd tn wv Jocular mood, playing policomun, Me bad asta of sugar-eane hi bis bund. One witness went to Vahee's house with a Sherif's posse, and notified tho Vunees that they had a warrant for Will Vanco's urrest. He was anewerod with an oath and the words, “Shout 'em,” followed by a volluy from thu houve. There wero ubout twenty negroes there, One of the negroes who fired wus Priuce Patmer, Ed Vanev and sons pursued the feelng posso with guns. Gre horse of the posse wis wounted., Another wit- ness nfterwaris saw shut-holes in Hall Vanoe's house. A helghbor testitied that he went to Vance's ufter the tirlug, and Witt Vatice aiid: “If you seo thou tell them we are ready for volored girl testified that sho saw Prince Palnier going from the riot, platol In hand, with about twenty other negroes, Princo sitld to hers “ Te thoy had all stuck ih like J did, and not got scured, Wo woutd have killed more of them thin we did. Wo had onottgh nniinunition to buve killed a good many wore of thom." Four witnesses were examined today, three white and one oulored, ‘Tho trint progresses quictly, Few spoctatora are presoul, owing to tho busy weak, a MAYOR MEANS, A Warrant Issued for the Arrest of Cin= clunatis Chief Exccutive, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Cincinnati, Dee, S.A warrant was issuod this afteruoon for tne arrest of Willinin Means, the Mayor of tho city, for fullure to comply avith an ordor of tho Board of Insecure Suild- ings. His fonor bad lett carilor in tue day for tho Enst, and tho warrant cannot, thorefors, bo served until his roturn, Tho order with whlel tho Muyor hns failed to comply directed hin to make safe the Folton Police Station, which stoad near tha Little Mianth Rallrotd tracks, and fs Hable to full down at any timo, owing to the butgtug of tho wally, caused by tho Jur of passing tralng, Tho Muyor'a chief clorie states that his Honor was aware of the Intontion to cause bis arrest, and that he ree marked before lenying for the Enet that if that purpose wis carried aut hy shoutd tight the In- gouure Bullding Board “in Usa courts, In the Mayor's opinion be Is not responsivla for tho condition of buildiugs belonging to thu alts. «Ho holds that such responsibility rests upon tho counell, and he will xeok to mintaln this poul- tlon tu court, ‘Lhe wouncll denies that t has over been made ihe custodian of buildings bulonagiig. tothe elty, and declines to caro for than. In the menutime tho atation- hougo Is dally in use, and the community i hruoted with tho prospect of Hs some day full dug down and burying potive ollicers and prigun- evs in the rutng. Bs # A.LOAD OF SHOT. ” That Is Want Ended tho Earthly Ca« Teor of a Maryland Man, Spactat Dispatch to’ The Chicago Tribune. BArtinone, Md, Deo. 23.—Informution was reeelved bero today of a tragedy nour Winche: ter MUI, Curroll County, Md. Andrew Pfouscl, tho murderer, Js a Gorman buaketmuker, and bis victim, Jacob Lockman, Immodlately atter the murder, Prouseh surrendered himself to tho authorities at Westminster, Md., deolaring: that ho had shot and killed a man und wanted toyotojall. Iu thon stuted that be bad killed one of bis noixhbors by the name of Jacob Lockman, Loelman's gon passed bis house on the wuy to school, and Prouswh aad he had been ~ ih tho’ able = of throwing stones at him aud | teasing hin. This morning Lockman und tho hoy camo by together, and both throw stonea. He romon- strated with thetn, whun Lovkman ploked up a Jurge stone and ening toward bia Ino threaten ing manner, Prousck then got bis gun, and, av Lockninn sull advanced towurd bit, fired, tha Joud of abot striking nim in tho abdomen, and Kilitog bin inatautly, Prousoh was cominitied to juil to await tho rosult of tho Coroner's in- quest, Certificates of or es DAVENPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Sptctat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Davenronr, ly., Deo, 24.—Tho principal feate ure in connection with the closing of the publte schools today was a novel gud practical one, ‘Two months ago tho pupils were Invited to exe hibit in their respective roams articles of thelr own manufacture madd at hone, Tho result hus been 4 surprising one to tho large numbers, of visltors. Wundreda of artloloa representing the rango of arte, mechanics, and industry bave beon shown, and muny of theus showed not only’ skill but original dala A partial enuwerne don will eee wund idea of the work presented. At comprised boat-buildlug, needio and crochet ‘work, knitting, drawing aud pitluting, bread and cuko making, shoo and sllppers, candy manus fucture, vard work, wond-ourving, laco work, ploture francs, sorall-auwiny, oto, atte A RARE CHANCE, Morgenthau Lros, & Co., 163 State street, corner Monroy, aunounce thas thoy will offer, at prechualy do clock p. im, this events, the balance of thelr entire Hue of taney” and holiday goods at a reduction of fully 35 per cont of the marko§ price, For lustance; Aualbug which was suld for §3 Lefora 6p, am. will bo sold for $3.75 after Gm. + a hand: sone pale of candlesticks sold at $2.83 beforo Opin. will be sold at S210 ufter Gp. m., ele, etc. 4 WASHINGTON. Sensational Rumor of an At- tack by Chili on the Alaska, That Vossol Lately Engaged in Business Likely to Com- promise Her. Kelley Opposed to Morvill’s Schome for a Oommission to Re- vise the Tariff, The New-Mexicnan Ranchemen Likely to Lose Their Small Claims. Senator Van Wyck as a Cham- pion of the Railroad Land. lords’ * Tenants,” Bulldozer Chalmers, of the Shoe- atring District, Will Probably 5 Have to Go. Jolin B. Hawley, of Illinois, and the Heating Apparatus of Mr. MoMulleus Grant-and Other Isthmus Speoulatora Do- sire an Abrogation of the Bul- “wer Troaty. THH ALASICA. A UNITED STATES STEAMER FINED INTO, WASHING » D. Gy Dev ~A. private fetter recelved in this ety yesterday from South Aiertea ‘states that rumors are rife there that the United States steamer Alaska had been fired inte and struck twlee, damage ing her yo serlously that sho had to return to Callao for repairs, Nelthor tho Stute De- partinent nor the Navy Departinent received any Information on tho subject, and the re- port is discredited, COMMODORE WALKEIt, Chief of the Burent of Navigation and Re- palrs, says the report that the Alaska lias been fired on ly absurd, and that if there had been any foundation for it the Navy Depart- ment would have been so informed long be- fore this, ‘The rumor Is reported here by letter, whereas, in the Judgment of naval an- thorities, if there had been any truth init tho faet could easily have been communteated by telegraph. ANOTHER CHAPTER. Svectat Dispatch to The Chievo Tribune. Wasuinxaron, D.C. Dec. 23.—Ln connee- Hon. with the litely-printed report that the . United States man-of-war Alaska had been used to carry a brother of Cakteron to a Pe ruyinn port with dispatches to some of tho adherents of tho deposed President, it is now known that the Chitinn Minister here thus culled the attention of Secretary Blaine to tho matter tnder date of Noy, 10, saying: “It would not be unsultable.for your Ex- evtlency to become acquainted with & some- what palnfil incident, Garefa Calderon in- tended tu send to Areguipa = - y s * ONE OF INS MtoriEng 4 as a Connnlssiouer, asking permission for hin to be allawed to land at Motliuda, which is now a bluckaded port, Not being per- mitted to do so, the latter obtained a pass- port from the Chillan Col. Valdinieso, on the pretense of yisiting a dilfevent place. After obtnluing the passport the Commis: sioner fraudulently altered it, tn order that he might reach Molanda safely, But this was not all, Ilaving obtained permisston from general headquarters to rench 9 blockaded port he dtd not avall himself of it, but, sesing that tle United: States man-of- war Alaskn was about to sall to Mollanda, ho boarded that vessel, aud, after arriving thoro, DELIVERED MONEY AND CORRESPONDENCE to the rebels af Aréquipa, Though L cannot vouch for it officially, regard the story us sulllciently corroborated to warrant {ts publicity.” Ina subsequent fetter to Secre- tary Dinine, dated Noy. 20, he says in regard to tha protest of certain Peruvian chiefs against Chitlan annexation: ‘Lhe protest of ail these chiefs against a territorint cesslon Js established on the expectanny of American Intervention, assumed by Minister Hurlbut, te whom Monteno has addressed Iineolf as his Immediate superior.” TARIFE TALK. KELLEY OPPOSED TO MORRILIZS BCHEME, iweclal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Wasttnatoy, D, ©, Dee. 23.—-An inti- mate Republican.friend of Judge Kelloy sntd tonight that he hus personal knowledge of the fuct that Kelley Is opposed to the Morrill ‘Carli Commisalon bill, or any other IL of a sinllar character, and that the new Ways anf Menns Compitice fs beyoud doubt antl commission, ‘The gentleman who made this statement, who {8 In a position to -Iknow pretty well the sltuntion of the tariff ques- tlon, is quite positive i predicting that sume turlit legislation will bo matured, and re- ported during the present sesston. Even ff the DIN when reported should be strongly, protective In character, 16 would give the House nn opportunity for action at some sort, and the revenue reformers would have nohauce to test thelr atrongth, ‘Lhts Js oll thoy ean hope fur during the present Con- gress, « ————_¢- TREASURY INVESTIGATION, MOULTON, Kosctat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasminatoy, D.C, Dec, 23.-sCol, Moulton, Who was ut the head of theSherman Literary Bureau here during the last Presidential cam paign, Is to be examined before the Senate Luvestigating Committee tomorrow, Jt has been charged that the office furniture and stationery used by this Uterary bureau was suppiled from the ‘I'reasury Department, HAWLEY, Tho Evening Sur contains tho following rolatlva to this Invostlyution: “The ‘Treas: ury contingont tind Investigation has brought to lzht the facts inregurd to the payment of $7,200 for a now-fangled bofler, scheme ln connaction with tha heating of public bulidings, ‘This inatter was mentioned in the Star at tho thw that the Sollne Com- tuitteo was at work under Secretary Window, ‘The Senato investigation shows that the 87,200 were pald to 4 man In Culcago named MOIULLES, who hwuld that hty-nileged fmprovemant would be n great anving in coal to the Gov. ernment, The Improvement was perfectly worthless, The Senate comuilttee, however, brings out a further fact, that the money was paid to MeMuflen upon the recommendation of d, 3, Slawley, who was then First Assist ant Secretary of the Treasury, aud a candl- datefor .- fete ace THE ILLINOIS GURMRNATONTAL NoMIy A it has also boon shown in the Scuate In- Yatlqution that MeMullgn wa sto do all he could to secure thet nomination for Haw: Jey." Gen, Hawiey tuft for Ciloaxo yestor- day, and his views au to this statement could hot bo Jearned. It ts stated by those who ought to know,powever, that John B, Haws doy had left the department befo ent was adopted, and whatever " eliarged tn the investigation as to the wet ods by wiileh.tho process was adopted, tho: a who havo it in uso here do not say that it is worthiluss, * ro this pate A LAND FRAUD, IF Mit, MMAINA JTAS A CARR . TREATED vette anne SE NEG Srectal Disvateh to fhe Chteaoo Tribune, Wasiinotos, D, 0., Dee, 23,—Mr, uP, MeMaina, of New Mexico, has been in Wa he {ngtow about stx months, trying to have ths stops taken to set aston land patent whieh he and the settlers whom the Tepresents py ‘ tart as fraudulent as it ts enornons, ile almost despairs of getting’ any chance ns prove the fraud. ‘Lhe faets, ashy states them, are that the Maxwell grant 3 9 frand, Itestends frum Now Moxles Inte Colorado, ‘The grant was orlgtnally Mextean, but the fratid originated tn the United States Land Ollie, nas hw elainis, ‘Tho Mexlean grantees, Brantian at Mirander, have made oath that thelr ate which {s the samo as the Maxwell Brant, id not exceed fifteen or elghteen Jeagues or about 100,000 acres, This same grant now, however, covers 2,009,000 acres of the chole, est mineral lands In the United States, Con- gress conlirnied to ea a THE MAN He OnANT 000 neres more thin the original gra petitioned for, Bat, in addition tote crease, the present partles in Interest, Uy the ald of the Government ontcints, havo added to’ the original grant of 1,000,000 neres ane othier 1,000,000 netunily taken by fraudulent surveys, Mr. MeMains elaims he desires to prove thls: simply by the records, He will show, he says, for Instance, that, nce cording to the compliation of boundaries as" contirmed bylawyers, the third tummy. point of the boundaries of the Maxwell Brant is opposit the junction of the Una Detute iver with the Red River, while the thied turnime point of the present surveys fy twenty-five milles‘north from the frnetion of any stream with the Red River; ilso, the fifth boundary $3 deseribed In the Congres. sional grant as the “fvst ill south ot Hay. ada River, while the fifth boundary point of tha present survey Is a mountain TWENTY-FIVE MILES FORTHER. souti Est from the hill therein indicated. ‘These facts ean be proved froin the record, and the set- Uers, whom Mr, MeMuains represents ag a commiticn, desire to prove then. ‘The patent was obtalned in 1879, In spite of the protests of tho. settlers, ‘Ihe only recourse left wag to huve suit browght by the Attorney-General in the United States courts. But Mr Mes Malus finds a remarkable stumbling block tn this ofliee, He can getne attention pald to the mutter, although he has the record, Ine dorsed, 4 he believes, of the fraud. He Top resents 200 Mexivan aud Atnerlenn settlers, Mr, MeMatns’ expertence brings tu his ming the report, wileh he hns heard, that the lands ug hus {ts agents everywhere where they will prove of service. TENANTRY. WE ARE GHOWING UP AN ABOMINABLE 5Y3* TM Wasutvaton, D. ,, Dec. 2.—Seuntor Van Wyels snys the object of the resolution intro- dneed by him directing the Conmitres on Public Lands to investigates eauses of the falture of so many tltles ta Southern Ne braska, whereby great Injury Is threatencd to settlers who have Invested thelr all, aut expended the inbor of many years, fy madu necessary by the action of the St, Jae & Den ver Railroad Company, ant their assigns, now claiming Jands which the Governuent fiat conveyed by patent. If tho clatin of the ral- road company {s sustained, and if the ( ernment does not indemnify the sotuers, Gen, Van Wyck will insist that the American elti- 2ens are treated worse than the Irish peasant: ry by, . VHT LANDLORDS AND LAWS OF ENGLANK He proposes, by the aetion of the committee, to obtalin Tully all the fuels tn the ense, Van Wyek, MeDIN, and Grover, sub-committee, will take tegtimony during the recess, and Will probably hold a session at Lincoln, Neb., Friday, the 80th fist. Bofore the In- vestlgatlon Is concluded, it fs probuble a slin- ilar Inquiry wlll be Inslituted as to the deal- Ings ot othor land-grant ratiroad compaules with settlers, It is elatmed that, for years past, the rulings of-the Publte Land Division of the Interlor Department have been gross> ly unfair to settlers on pudliv Innus, wher aver thay Have come in conflict with the lu ferests of land-grant. rallrond companies. The Northorn Pavitie Railroad [s partienlare jy comptatned against, and an effort will cer tainly be made to restrain the greed ot the Jand-monopolists along the linmense ine of tho Northern Poellic, ELECTIONS. BULLDOZEN CHALMERS MUST G0, Wasutnaton, D.C, Dee. 24.—there are enough members of the Cominittce on Elec tons In tho House remaining in the elty dure {nk the recess to form a qnorum, and meet- ings wlll be held and sub-committees seler edand put ‘to worl: at onee, ‘The cases se tected for tnmediate netlon are those of Lyneh ya. Chalmérs, Mississippi: Lowe vs. Wheeler, Albany; Muckey vs, Dibble, Sec- ond Distr and Small vs. Pittman, District of South Carolina. ‘These have veer taken ag representing the strongest cases for the contestants, and thero is little hesitation exhibited by the Republican members mi pier aWoting that very prompt action will bo taken upon them favorable to tho contestants. Calkins, Chulrman of the committee, siuld to- night thet he thought a report gould be miade the second weelc In January on these cases. - GUATEMALA. SIE SREKS PROTECTION. | Specutt ta Cincinnatt Coinmercial, Wasutnatox, D.C, Dee, 22.—Last sum- inar, When President Gartield was reported to be convalescent, Sefior Montutar, Minister for Foreign Atfalrs of Guatemala, was ds patched by lls Government to bear Its con gratulntions to-the Chief Magistrate of the United Stutes, Besides this plensant duty, ho was charged with a delicate and dificult uniasion, He arrived here just in time to ate tond Garfield’s funeral, changed his con gratilations to condolence, aud has remalned here ever aluco in execution of the second mission confided to hl, During the early inonths of Inst summer the Government of Guatemala reeelved Information that ae MEXICO |. proposed, with the old dispute abont the boundary Ihie between the two countries a a pretext, picking an open auarrel with (ide tomala, crushing her, and thenyone by ont absorbing the other States of Central Amer Jea, Guatemala, feeling that nelther one a allof the Central American States cout withstand the powor of Mexico if sleeier agalnst them, turned Instinetively to tha L i ted States, and deturmined tonsk fromm her th \ atte hich sho stoad in need, She aval pid of we the favorable opportunity, atturdetl by the reported conyalscence of tha} a dent of the United ‘States tu relterate ty she Jatter her professions of friundliness att" live protection against hur threatening: neta . r. Seftor Montufar has laid the facts his possession, and the request of Ins Gor obit ment baged on these fasta, before ihe nea mont of State, ‘Phe chauee from See re Biuine: to Secretary Fre Inghuysen er rupted the negotlatlons, but Sefior Alu Me a Eohlovins the polloy of our Gaverne ee evidenced: by the racant reGnaneltl jon ison Manrou doctrine, to extend as wel fo He ull America, tenls ‘ antee which he geeks of protection agallls foreign Iuyuslon wilt bs granted. . al A NOTES. . MATL LOCKS Bpectat Dievaten to Tha pateaoo eno Post Wasimnxatoy, -D. 0, Dec, 2-7 ke onc Ontee Departuiout changes all its locke In ten years, purchasing now locks an ‘locks at an expense of $100,000, ‘Thenew po sans cee