The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-26

Tar trial Of Min HAlnB fbr lie murder u
Mr. A. J. BUnaoUsas tsrmina4sd 8 Wash
ington On The 18th insk, bsine - tvslAA ~
of the trial. Mr.. VooRnns closed for the
defence and Gen. CAanxaeaoa - tAe moss,
cution. We take the closing scsnes. of tAe
trial from the Washington Repsbnoans
After Mr.. Darlington hsd concluded hia
able plea
Jadse Wylie said to the jury that the la
had been laid down by the Court, feeIina
satis6ed that they understood il. He would
now submit the case without any further
charge. hope you have made ND youl
minds, and vii soon reader vouf verdict.
And at o'clock the case was submitted to
the jury, who retired to their room.
At ten minutes past 4 o. clock the jury en-
tered the courtroom, and were called by the
Clerk, Mr.. Middleton, who asked: "Gentle-
men Of the jury, have you agreed upon your
The foreman, Mr.. Thomas Scrivener, an
swered: ssWe have"
at the bar. Do you find her guilty as indicted,
or not guilty ~
Mr.. Scrivener answered in loud and clear
voice, .Nor GUILTY IL
A tremendous cheer arose, and the greatest
delight was manifested. Everybody was at
tempting to shake hands with Miss Harris.
She was kissed by Mr.. Bradley, and few
caught her hand, but she immediately tainted,
and was taken from the court room in the
arms of Mr.. Bradley.
Miss Harris was taken to the ante-room to
avoid the crowd. As our reporter left, large
crowd were awaiting to offer their congratula-
tons to the lady.
A LAcoNIc SoIDIER.-An Ohio woman,
:" and she widow, received from her only
son, . soldier of SHERMAN's army, three let
tiers. The first, written when the great army
reached Atlanta, contained the words
"DEAR MOTHER: Bully Boy all right.
Boz"
The second, coming shortly after SHERMAN
reached Savannah, said:
"DEAR MorHER Bully Boy got hole in
his skin-not bad. Boz"
The third, dated at the State Capital, just
received, says
DEAR MOTHER: Bully Boy mustered out,
and will be home tomorrow. BoB.''
IhE NsAflOAAI IhEASUhf.- ne udliy re-
ceipts of the Treasury from the internal rev.
enue, at the present time, fall below half a
million of dollars. The receipts will, how
ever, soon be largely increased when collec-
tons can be made on the annualists The
expenditures of the Government are now,
and have been during the past month, enor-
nous. The average daily receipts from sub.
scriptions to the $50 loan, approximate five
millions, but so unprecedented are the expen.
ditures that recourse to certificates of indebt
edeess, in order to pay off contractors, ha.
been necessitated.
INTERESTING EDUCATIONAL FAcrs.-At ,
recent meeting of the Board of Education o
Chicago report was presented in reference
to teachers salaries. the cost of tuition In va.
rious cities, etc., from which we gather some
interesting facts. 1t appears from this repor
that in Chicago principals in the public
| schools receive 81 400 year, whereas il
Boston they receive $4,000; in New York
$3.50; in Brooklyn, $1,000; in Philadel
phia, $780, in St. Louis, Sl.4OO to 81 500
and in Cincinnati, $1,000. In Chicago tn.
number of pupils to each teacher is G3; il
Boston so; in st. Louis AZ and in Cincin
matt 80. In Chicago, female assistants receiv,
$500, in New York, from $500 to $500; il
Boston. $3.50; in Brooklyn, $500 to $500
and in St. Louis, $3.50 to $500
&DuRIyG the year ending July LIST, 1866. thu
Louisville and Nashville Railroad has carried
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