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, 1870-08-12


oeaf Cal Ahr. hich Is +, t,arkabJe for 1ts ,nu-
koal tt1e-" Asyou ktcp Gftskfy over II = distinct
a1o somewhat caear, thrllI note is heard. which
seenh 10 pe upon the Hcy or c Of the treble ssalc
~ Swapping CT shufEltEg tho foot over the AAnl
the tone uay tc prolonged, and Il IL lot,Jcst where
me rand Is dr,eet Hugh Miller tnept,oas i slmi-
~ neentmcncu on beach upon the coas. u
>"ola'o' \ .
"a young gentleman Of Bafy ,!o wsnt IN sere.
nade Ills 'at1y-,uye the other uico, md while m
tho Act nf singing ,hc ftFs. r.+ss ~ th bant,rni
ballad, sim drre,p.nr. love n thce r. VA .u.,.
aeo!5 "sWakcacd hs the conurn.l Of q tut, OF
eo,,, "1s1 .ton tntFd story wi2dow. uc didn't
eeAeAue 'ae h1ns.
--TheSu2seme Court Of Pennsy,ranta has do
cided that Where, By neg!I7cnee. sn,rys frnro A
locomotive Set d1e To wnrchoufe hear a raItn.a,1
ttnek- The railroad company Is hs,,,o for III. lam
age done by the nEe; but, strange to aay the ZANE
tfthnaal decides that, II another house CATCHES
no1n toc aetnes OF the burning building set on
n1e ~ s1'af6s 1Fom the locomotive, the owner OF
tue faad premises has no remedy
Great Britain IL to t4ke her cenxnx xncrr v.ar
Members OF the Statistical Society hare mad,
suggestions to the government In rar,-t m ~.
matter. They propose that II shon1S ,nr,,d. ~
account Of the number OF Industrial
OF various kiuds the number. sex am AVA a, nor.
sops employed in them. dtsttn p1,te,tnv ws,...,
from men; and. the aeenta emn1oycd IL ~ 49,.
ctaf processes OF productlon-riz ,n,r., ,,s ,a,,,
machines, yeesels: with tnf,r,,..to,, ..s..s
Tue capital employed. warea n,d esr ~, ~
cieiy had preytomty rrcnmsransa1 ~, 49,,
Should be repeated the 1nqut7 made In ,Q,, mn
the provision fof religious rnrshtn nm, tha .,.ar
anoe thereon; the means extsttbr for elfnr,,,on
With the Attendance at scboo.. tna -a,1o;o,,. 49,
suasion u the pcrsons rnrma,,tad. ~ ,s.,,1sar
nj r-,s,na .tur. -..,... -A %1o Huu1'eI
, 1870-08-12


aste1s continue .at the front, as7e project to
gupersede NAPOLEON Will carry al before it,
like the whirl Of tempest Napoleon re-
plies 10 the invitation to return to t'aris
that he will return dead OF victorious. H.
he is rs likely 70 return the one A. the
other, his answer implies more obstinacy
than hope or enthusiasm. His utterances
thus far have been either theatrical or pu-
sillaniEuus. It is not in him to issue a
stirring proclamation, cheering the French
with the promise of success. Before a
blow :wss struck, he dampenod them with
the promise that the WIT would he long and
nrduous. and now that it promises to bo
short md shameful, he apparently psroeives
the fact without either the courage to con-
Tess or the power to resist it.
, 1870-08-12

The rapidity with which railroads are HOW
built is one Of the chief triumphs of this
age Of great achievements A few DAYS
ago the telegraph informed our readers tl,a,
the railway through the wilderness from, st.
Paul 10 the hcnd Of Lake Superior at Du-
luth, $50 miles, was completed, and that
Chief Justice Chase had gone over the route
on tie first train from the Mississippi aud
Lake Superior.
i feyxeeks before that it was announced
that tho Northern Pacific Railway Company
h1d secured their amended charter and wore
preparing 10 commence building their g.
gantic road. Then came the news that they
Ind let the contracts Tor the line FROM near
, 1870-08-12
GonEEc>sn.nn reoicrEcE& IL. 4sufsr,, Of
1cssueS~<c.
Washington thug. 5, Et.Eateh 10 lie cY,.tna,,;
C0uNatIttaL


Additional letters and charger against Con.
gr.s=man Eo1letiek butler, Of Teuuvysec. 1,f
dishonest pzactiscs III connection viii, sol
dicrs Glazing for boan!T. pav, nua pens,oua.
ate being received at the Pension Once. /
letter was received there to-dax. from q Eeu-
sleman in the South Who is well endorsed fur
high character and respectabiiitv, it, wh;:iI
some dieeracelul conduct on the part Of Eut-
Ter is made known. In regard to DutieE'e MN
ner OF conducting the bu4iness Of i ci,Tn
agent, the letter says there is 4 general conf
llsint all orer the district, but it is from
claims Of the fich and Intelligent h1Eo
been Paid. The letter charges that Dr, Dom
1ellt, Buffers brosAer-in-law, il E5amiu,nr
surgeon At 7 Iaylorsyille, aud that it would La
ven 70 'nlaife what he las done. AZ II las
oeEn observed that such robust set OF in-
sai'as aa we're nGrer seen as are in that county
At this time. Mr. Batler was the agent ,slo
secured their pensions. A case u cited
IN which Lefty Cram, the widowed
mother of soldier. plsced her claiu,
1ef hsck PAY and bounty in his l1utls.
y va ss paid in the Eumme: or fall
tAd Auditors office, which Mrs. Cram onaor,.
ca; While Butler was hollns court at Graz
vile. Ire amount Was 41OJ, out of whic;. Tho
pittance ot thirty dollars was soon after n,ii
hef. Although the and her friends tr;ai for
more th7n two reara To obtain her pl.. sAu
41@e ~ 1ssE1tea u 1nIec m0Eth5 ago, when
cue placed the matter in the hand. of I;oosr
4Shee, highly respectable laHyer in Green
VIE who is said to be able to furnish inform
z1'on n three other csses in which ha was cu,-
rloyed to collect money from Eutla1 in cases
ar1S'ug from soldiers claims.
Is further charged that Butler has said to
ColoEel Howard, Of Jodrsou County, Tenn,
that be could get bill through Congress for
his relief, but that bis fee would he one-half
tho amount le obtained; that tlat vas his
custom Ths letter says HowArd will testify
to this. Tue writsr OF tie letter gives tha
follp,.iEg a. caee wti:h he has heard. OF opa
man whom Butler got pension for, VINO lives
iu johnson County, vae an enlisted man in
,Le ret tc1 army, bad deserted it, and was INIT
iu ski:mish lighting some Union men. xLo
we're scouting to keep away from the reLel
tc1dierf. Thus. this man never fourht
for an hour ia the Union army A rebei 81
dieE Of his own free choice, and 4 dessrter
from ccwardice. Ee was Noundad NV uona
Union men in defending themselves. Bntlcr
got big name placed on tbs rolls "a pension-
er. Il. u. Folsom. OF Elizabeth, Is given =.
a witness who knows all about this case. II il
a1to charged in the letter shat Butler and h;s
ION Eave store, and hold the cortifcstaa ~
'ioucts in goods at 100 to 200 per ceat M
:ance- they getting the money snd compeEi1r
lo poor, a,ssIessad creatures to sign over ths
he<ks. Ine letter closea, in italics; aIf tha
department. wants to investigate, hare is t1,a
, 1870-08-12
pk.Elc RAILROAD TRAVEL.
1ucrcnsc OF Population sn C.a1i-
fOFnin.

AVEnln*
Ihs San Francisco BulLsin furnishes tl.s
folinWtnR figures sud srecE'4, ions:
''We learn through Al official stateusut
from the general passenger agent of tie Csu-
tts! Pacific Railroad, T, Ii. Goodman, that tho
number Of through passengers, last aud West.
during the month Of Juno, WAS 6,C)s Of
N1om = passed East and 9, 433 Wcsl. shoy-
ing gain Of inconcss over outgoers Of SIS in
one month. This statement telntes tho IDEA.
which has frequently been advanced in so.ns
dt.eful Quarters: that California il los
i!ng population hy tho Pacific Railroal.
arc believed to be equally favorable. The num-
bcz Of tourists, "ho come merely to SEQ tho
State and rttnrn in = few weeks. il small com
Pared with Tie total arrivals by rail. Az tho
winter approaches. the proportion OF arrivals
t2 departures vi! probably be increased By
itirG their Eastern friends for tho frat ti1ue
in maDt years. We may also reasonably Ak
Fcct tho arrival Of many Eastern families,
anx'ou. 10 cnjoy ous hasny climate during the
reign OF ice on tie atlantic seaboaru. Tha
number OF these winter visitors u,us. incyea,a
year by year. Travellers who come here b.
tween November and Ju,se can accomplish q
double olject-esc1pe froul \ ItEoroua winter,
ehd Hske ac4u1 1mtspco with California @..,on
cfn,hcd in Ecriate al.d Lloonl, anl f.es fro.a
dust.
Statistics heretofore published. in OR
* ntni-annual review. Et1ow tlat the ,:,.a, .r
arrivals by rail have been rcsu1arl: in e1ea.4
OF the departures ard that fc- the Esriul
named tie total arrivals by 41ud hra ata .vera
fully 30 Co., against Il. 900 dcpa1turcs show
iEg net gain Of 15,0tA'. Those statistics .Io
not include the arrivals and departures br The
ordinary land routes, traverrad by stages and
wagons alone, over which considerable I'M
migration Las cou.o intu tho Sta:o during Tie
last car. especially i'll the southern COM
ttts+ On the whole, it il td1ur2biy certain
that the total addition to tic population OF
tue state from abroal, fer the drst six months
OF lstu, has not Teen far from 20, eau.
GAIN can te credited to San Francisco there il
no means Of hsc.rta1.ip:, Probably the rela-
tive gain in the city has lean less than in PFC
v'ous years Sune inkhnge OF tho Census re-
Turns indicate much larger increase in ltopH-
iatlon IN many lurssons Ut tho interior tllsn
has Eccn centrally Allticiua1el. Tue equities
aNuru the tay. thoss in Southern California,
aud those iraxerred BY or clu.c!y adjoining tke
hces IF tailroad ip that portion Ut the Stale
ner,h ut the bay. lave MI been iilling un. This
is very healthy showing. and far better for
tic future welfare OF both tho city aua tho
State than p!etLoric increase AZ tho comcaa1-
cial centre.
:. LII obedience to the law which associates
r emigration With land. California NAV reasou-
ably expect rnpid increase Of rural ropu-
uanx places been he'll too high, tL.t is no
more than has happened in othcr Western
Statts;. but here, ah elsewhere, Til. etll will
ei1ns It's own remedy. Holders Of iarro
Tracts Will te compelled to sell a, reasonable
rates, and to Ieco1e the most active sgcu:a
loss or failure"
, 1870-08-12

Ohe OF the resolutions nu uopted By tho
Cori;erhcad Congressional Convention Of
the Cairo District demands TINT Congress
shall levy q fair tax On United States
bonds, md hr. Crehs was pledged to vote
for it, if elected to Congress.
If Congress should levy ta1 on United
States bontls, why should not the Legislature
of Illinois levy q ta1 Oh the dobt vi this
ssa,e2 If the Federal Government can he
in part supported by taxing what it owest
Why should not TIM State, county,
city, and township governments he
supported by the same means
We have heard Of men living on tho inter-
est OF their debts. That is precisely what
tlis Egyptian resolution demands that tho
Federal Government shall undertake 10 do.
Suppose Congress sho:,ll tax the national
debt > per cent, that would simply be o
,oludiation Of one-thirl of the interest that
w4s promised to the public creditors. Ws
should like to know why an individual
.lrhior has not Just AS much right to levy
Il tax" on the note ho owes, and dotluct
i; fss'n tho interest, as for tho government
10 TO it A Federal bond is Joint nots,
owed by all the men in the United States
to tho holder, just a. the note of private
corporation or firm is the note of the stock
holders or mon,bera thereof. II tho GEN
eral Government will set the example Of
farcibly Withholding portion of tho inter-
est It has promised to pay its cred
itors, it may be followed by all tho
States, counties, cities. towns, townships,
corporatious, finus, and debtors in the
United States; for, il it is rish. and
proper fer the government to oontiscate a
portion Of the interest it has agreed to pay,
il is equally right aud proper for all tho
subordinate political bodies, corporations,
and individuals in debt to folio. 50 Illus
trious m example. The precedent of na-
.'ional rascalisy would be too high and inf,u-
riltial to be resisted-at leAst in oil States
and communities under Democratic control.
, 1870-08-12
HfSCHL.iSEO


In Georgia eoiorei school the head boy T. asc4,
and the tail boy "a
The Connecticut Is 70 low that teams far, tha
river At faEtforsi. JUST above she toll bridge.
-AMer1cans Are fstufntnE from Eurpne In rho
greatest haste, Aad state-roous Gre euraral s;v
and eight weeks ahead.
Tho population Of the Sandwich island. IL
steadily diminishing. the deaths for the la, three
years haEihK been s,<ss, against t,eal births. or
an average animal e1cesk OF daatas over births OF
LIS.
-"AoollFSableris Is word which tho vr,,era d,
EAelish as Paris hare found 1t Necessary to use IN
describing the army Of the empirs
-La2ses At Saratoga say that II you rub the out.
s1oc I'm OF the ear with Ifta cologne OF s:.Islt.
OF ammonia, For viii ksep dslightfuly cool on the
wain1srt ,tar,
"A Toung lady from MARYLAND, visiting IN VII
H1he9on. y. G., 1r,se tho o,scs night III her sleep
Aao walked out Of sEe tecouti.stoyy window, iAll.
HR o'stance u rwcnry-nFe feet, al,Rntzug On the
pavement tciow NNhnut injusing Aereelk
Il laad'atly OF Ndlle.owu, Conn, a4trer7tses
nat Aes viii "tpeu : plain boa,,iiu.z house and
""e'lcf,' aud a.lds: "Aurone 1estrous Of obtain-
ihS saea q Place, wila good morals, eau appls,''
etc.
- SHARK eleven feet long was captured OF Al
ientle wharf. cnasles;on, on Monday.
-4ouss*ss NJ Niagara Fails now naut the DIS
eustea oaeSnen By waxing over The new bridge,
"tich 2uonas a magnificent v,ew.
la contrast With almost cyery old American
coucee having living graduates Of classes before
the rVesccs century. an English paper says that
there is probably none such Of Oxfonl or Cam
bridge, the Oldest 0xoht1u now uyiuc hax1nr
taken his Bachelors dcs.ce in ,soa
Il machine u Rutland. VI, can cut 1s1nph
slAle pencils day.
The new Rensselaer, L Saratoga Railroad
, 1870-08-12
SUSPENDERS.

In !.S9 View FonntflAud exported co,1nsn
Hr1h l5s0l: also. 363 oct ecaIskfus vt,r4s q
+aca: e. and the naher1es exports altogether Ter,.
, 1870-08-12
TIE KORI'LIEEST.
ILLINOIS,

A Ieh-ac1e meadow IN Christian County vas
struck ~ lightning one day last week, and stlr
gtnss WIS 30 drY that It took 1re and burned up.
The Board OF Trustees Of the snHn Of Mclean
having passed an ordnance prohlttlnG the sails OF
liquor, pctfion has been presented to them ask-
ting them to resign. They decline 70 do 50, and
say "1he petition represents only about quarter
OF the wealth OF the town, and not T.. pa,t Of
=. - rrspectabi!tty."
Tile Gardner Journal says bald eagle was
shot near that place, on Saturday last, by Or. NC
Mum. The bird mcasures st1 feet seven inches
from tip 10 Up, and has claws Of enormous pro-
portione 1t Is thought By some that tho little
chlht that WAS missed frcm the honse OF Ed. Ham,
cock, about week ago, anu Of which 10 truce
can 1c found, ~as carrcI OF by this fsaincry
mcnsier.
-0facdulother Stove, living with her grand
son, J. s Stowe, two niles north Of Warr1n, was
1ot sea.s old on the 9th Inst.
IOWA.
The tIIluo!s Central taIes possession OF the Fnrt
Dodge ! SIOUX City Railroad the iss Of Ssptcm-
her.
Tho Hamilton Ftsen.an, aud other pa7ers til
northwestern Iowa, say there never befnrc was
such ~ crop Of p,asie Chickens AZ that 0f this
year. DEcnanau County hunter asks the pu',u:
to believe that hs Killed tsa chickens iu eigh:
hourk
The E<eori says ). u. Chatburn, OF Harlan,
vatc In Aus,ica. II ,,rInw oy,.r scrcr ,unnr:,
Years old. IL ia 10 be on cxhih,tlon a, n, st.t.
Fsr.
"A Dubuque f;7n has Just complckci1 an trop
river steamer. Her dimensions lrc % feet keel II
,,,t,, ~, ..,.. -, 49, ...u ,s,-Nn ~. so Nac
iron. while she drara hu, ~ tn +. inches ~ ,r,.
requisite which Is Indispensable for tho s.,;ss
fu1 l,syy;lIu;, vi The uprr t1yer Shr 1. t,t,41 mn
as tlrst-c1ass river steamer. ana II c.nahlc ~
making 16 miles mn hopr without ,,I,nc,,,v
The Eu,ltnr,on L Sorthwe5,ern ns,,,,,at f~nn,.
r.uy has asked The foltow1n,, .,,rns fr,r ,ns.rx
IN Davis and Ap1znnoosa Count,es: IaiuskI,
5000; Blonnuci,', <3s,ooo; West Grove amt
MoIlton. ssa,0eo: Cincinnati. Sts,o0a; Grnoa-
$4,000; 1IVlngttone, f',0oo. Total, $3:,G6o The
people alc holding mechnEs TO ratse the ,noue,,
The Day brothers, tn Winueshlek Couutr. have
1880 acres Of land under cultyatIon. Tha Heru,h
liran say. thar mia vcar ,hrr v,t, h, u -,
1t,u.o to lsoeo buzhe,s OF Hbrat. frarn M, n
7,cc9 bushels Of oats: ftcm 1000 to sottp hushrls
OF barley. They nn,i 100 acres Of wheat an,
oats to harvest th,s ycar AMI havc r-ouip,. eo.,
sc,es Of corn.
WISCONSIN,
Smallpox Is raging In OA,asamie County, IT.
the town Of 0Eecnvilc, IN one family Of scrcn
cn''useH' an d'cd bus one 2aise number OF
'shcI eeao11 Atc trietieo.
-tas of'on =. o''tna has e!'sea OPERATORS
~! LUIS 5eA. 1ne'e hase neen el2atF ''aFs Of
actual operation, during which time 5pi,dai logs.
containing ls6,l46,9a4 1ect, have been run
thfoush the boom. The boomaRe on these logs
oan aaaaan.s 10 stvs'sssa ~ uat or tasa wages have
sss , ,a ~ XIV "'so' s''0 70 IL fes ua5' It,
1''e1 ~ oea,u s,s
..'.e,,, 'en'"'sF VI guy l"ta saIss AT
nn' pue'lshca ~ me shehoJSan 1s"fs. In relation
III C1r'ous ebD anu now IN tha lake At that pOlrl
, 1870-08-12

PRESIDENT 4AuA4N1S4 AA340N~
Accustomed to success even agslnst feartnl
odds, and undertaking, perhaps, the intrinsic
difficulties Of tie pending Issues, many Nepub-
Iicars looked to Genet.l Grants adnnnlss1a-
ton With high raised expectations. or course
they Lave been impatient, and not always sat
isfied with results. hut while these e1pecta-
tions hsve not been fully realized III the acst2n
of either the President or Of Congress, much
h7s teen schievsd, enough, at any rate, to
e7s:.fy them thas the difficult problems viii
be wrought out and tho hoped-for results
accomplished. General Grant came into
Office pledged TO MAINTAIN inviolste the
public fifth, reduce the national debt, liniu-
ikh taxation. appreciate the currency, zefo1m
erSer s The e s,ts .fsv aaa
By the combined action Of tho President. the
Heads Of Departments, Congress- aul the
Gcueral Of the Army, mans abuses have been
corrected aud many reforms inaugurated
President Gran:'s Indian policy is bringing
fo::h evidence Of its justice, its humanity aua
is uietstsn. Tie Ssrn. jrst ~: s.st.cas acl.-
, 1870-08-12


| 1hs letter class OF Mormons might have
deprecated it and tried to prevent it. hui tlev
would have teen unable, Since the first meat
irg. on the 18TH, the Mormon hol.dAy-the eth
July. anniversary Of their arrival heFe-h41
eecrI1s5- Hooper had returned from Wash
ington in triumrh-the cuilon bill failed to
pats the Senate; George Frantic Train had
teen here aud out -Brighamed Brigham in talk
itg trcaeon: and although the celebration Of
the 2sth wzs exceedingly tame and spiritlcss
compared with former celebrations. the town
was full OF people. excited BY fireworks and
trewater, BY each Other And their vaiuSIp.ious
leaders,
On the evaniug Of this dsr 70 had our see-
ond meeting, in Independence Square. Thars
werc several hundred pre.cut-aaout as many
Genti!es ~ MoEmons, Judging By the cheer
iEg. The Nos1non police and other influential
reaee, and it wss kept. The meeting Was Ad-
dressed ty Judge H1wles, who acted as Chair
man, briefly. and in general terms; By Messrs.
Hampstead, Maxwell, Robertson. snJ Bishop
Sharp. afr: Robertson made some allnsian
Ut1h Central Railroads being hAwked about
the e.reets for merchandise and ssote pay 1t
heavy discount, when Bishop Sh1rr asked
leave to explain ~hose fauls it Haa- This was
granted, and Mr. Sharp went on to explain
matter vas 10 take S7G0. 600 worth Of the pay
Of the people for work done constructing the
Pacific Ea.lray, in iron and rolling stock Tor
the C:ah Central, ctr- There seemed TO be
60 one present who knew, nevertheless, tho
fact that Brigham Young was oYertd what the
rnien Faciic owed the people OF Utah, one.
half in cash, and the rest in three and six
uenths' pare1: but thst he declined this ofYer,
IreferinS 10 lake it in rolling stock, and iron
fer tie Church Railroad. and pretending TO
The people, many Of whom were actually SUI
frlne for want OF this money, that be coald
do l.o better Meanwhile, said r7i.road, Ike
his itheatre, and his houses in this city and
throughout Utah, is pouring money into his
coEet..
latter that meeting occurred two o. three
brutal assaults en- the street. rs rela,sl above.
md it became apparent that tue sooacr The
canvstB closed the better for this time. The
ice bad tecn b1oken. and precedent set.
rethars the leasen thus plzced in the lump
will hayc made it possible, By next election, to
continue thc discussion. ! hope 20. Meetings
we're held At Provo, Tuitic, Ogden, Wssat:I,
Echo, Ogden, CoanIe, and hcltoa, the last
belt at Co1iEce, where the speaking cont.n-
ucd for three hour, the crowd Standing ne.E-
Nh.le. aEd being eTen thea 10th to lisrer-e, |
which ie, p. fiafs, - L4h com ',inlerl, TO the
Il e-leis Is clnl: rad. I. N. taun,4,e
, 1870-08-12
TIE NATHAN MURDER,

Continuation OF the Huauc~s-Vys.>sl-
thEe0A Nathan on tts0 NtsAnd-{1l~
Relations with I:is Murdered
Enshcr--TrAtltnony OF the ipo1s,v-
Keeper. Dctecairc Eruuctt xaut1
4
, 1870-08-12

9. VITO has tho key Of slls aale: A. n,
+; eide It brother.
q: Where dtl you find the pocket-book? A.
0n the door, HGat next to tho cha,r where his
clothes were.
G. Did it cnut,in any money: l.. II con.
talped homs currency, and 1DJ shares OF tt.
| German American Bank, and some other IA.
| Fers 8nd memorandum,
9. Did Jou exnnlir7 the shirt lrine on the
chair: a. ! merely took tie shirt OF. and
| ne:leed his studs weRs gone
T. Did you notice that anything was taker
| from the aate-the drawer? 4, Not the tsrst
time went in.
Q. Where we're the glasses? A. saw
them on the table, next to tue bed.
! T. Who has the gInases: l doa't know.
| ~ D1a sou see sny papers scattered ahoul
the toorf A. I tl,iuk the second time l
"e1.t INTO TIE room, l vent in tho little room
and took up one paper out Of the boz. to see
what it Confined, and put it back again. l
Eoticed two or tiTee little scraps OF paper
scattered on the floor but didn't pick any ,1p
to notice what they we're. I also noticed
some bullets and shot~
| G. They undoubtedly came out of tho safa :
A. I have no means OF knowing whe.e thaT
csme from.
G. Who licked the safa: A. 1 did.
q; Take the key: l. Took the key; look
Lis keys from hts pan;aloons pocket, and put
| them IN the drawer. When ny eldest brother
csWe gave everything to l,u-
~. What tune did he arEiyes A. About
ocloSk III the afternoon ! E77e it to hin;
think be got it sbous l. I wa in the house
some time before eaw him.
Cndst Mr.. ellous' examination the witness
explained ho. he knew hi. two truthe1s we're
=: home, and thsrafoss locked sh= door
1ha first ona who CANE i'll took the
door key out fzom tbs drawer where il wa5
Aers, and placed 1t on the table: tia second
ore Eut it IN the door. and sba third QUE
locked the door.
Washington testified to seeing his f.thef in
~ library Atout ha1f-rast O'Clock on the
18th Ct July, On tbs: OCCASION his father
next ias hc requested biz father to keep ths
check. ae he nigh. forget it, which the old
gentleman did: and thai check Was found in
Eil1
Mr. FelIe~r. Ar, Field. and Mr.. Russell,
.s. sse.t.e1smined ad Washington Nathan a. great
!snsth, going over ne1rlJ all tho teports that
have been published 10 the newspapers in ra-
gard to him and to this aEalr, and hrnurht
out the following new points:
That his father was very liberal to him. and
AWAITS gaze him moseT whenever he wanted
T.; acsanced him many thousand dollars N
bis business; VAS very aIectiouste toTa.j
him that they never had any diMcnitv. hat
whea his fatrer 1eprored him for anv
rr'sl eAaSior, he always did 40 with great
tersetEess: that Washington vent to the
onse ~ East Fourteenth street. to see the
sa.s sn&t na vas walking with on ths Fifth
saw h. ;-n5 n u d sae evening: that be neTsr T
s sess41ale on The morning Of the murder that
as ns neaet spent sso, go IN one year on Tom-
~ VIII uiom ne had relations, and that fhera
was hot the slightest foundation for anv such
sseF3ls that Re never Epent 5000 rear u
~! ~ Ms tnat bis business was fair, aha tnat