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The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-07
-..i o.. g.. WANTS,

VIyANTED-AlexaaderC County Or'hIs, a. ~ ct,
Wy and city Scrip at b5Goat- on ths .g1usr, Jof al
Kinds OF Lumber and Builders Maiernl,
fanfsdu W, THORNTON.
The New York herald., 1870-04-28


mitted that the prisoner had done tne killing, and
cOntended he was not responsible. The District
Attorney earnestly submitted that the prosecution
had right 70 answer the PROOF put forward by the
defence
ARGUMENT OF THE PROSECUTION.
Judge Garvin contended that they had right TO
bring ANYTHING forward To show the state of the prs-
Oner's mind at the time of the shooting. There Is
doubt about that II the RUE contended for by
sci the other side was the right one all the defence
In any case of murder had to do to show by cvi-
dence that the accused was insane and the law
cannot reach him. and the prosecution cannot pro-
duce similar evidences; cannot give the acts the con
yersation: cannot show what the accused said or dl
during this period In which they say insanity existed
OF lncubated or came to lifebccase, they say, you
must first show that before you rest the case. This
Is not the true rule and there is no such rule. They
say they show insanity and the other
side cannot answer II. They may show any
thing they please AMI the prosecution cannot
answer il under this rule. We have right 70 an.
swcr them We have right TO show lie was II sane
man. The law presuines he was sane, and II he s
insane they must produce evidence of the fact, and
we have Il right TO produce proof TO answer them
and pnsye the sanity. The only question for your
Honor to deadc is whether this line OF evidence is
right and proper We contend it is and we conf
IDENTITY await Your Ilonors decision.
Counsel Tor the defence, III following up his argu-
ment, sall:-What judge mas not seen with what
reckessfess some witnesses swear the meek OF u
fellow being into nooseY What judge has not sat
appalled, as he contemplated the disregard Win
which some men have triei to deprive persons Of
their liberty for the term OF rneir natural livesy You
might look for such deviation OF principle In
some case OF trinng importance. But strange
it is II only too true that on ereater occas
plant tools To carry out the designs Of the prosecu
ton and In minstering to the ambition and desires Of
cruelty. Knowing to what IL might cOme--whethcr
it was all 10 come. from the source ike that on the
sand--iti Is my duty to take my stand here and to
raise y shield between this man and the evidence
that may have been fabricated SINCE The prosecution
for a ecia purpose OF meeting the overwhelming
facts OF this defence now sought 10 10
brought u. 80 iay sslhe prosecution
The New York herald., 1870-04-28
Iaf Death or JUDGE Ryss:l.

The death Of ex-Judge Abraham d. Russell was
yesterday afternoon the sub cct OF Investigation be.
fore Coroner Schirmer. Or. Henry q. Pnord who
the Judge on the night OF his death certified
That the cause OF death was apoplexy but whether
oi tha brain or lungs was not set
iortl. Ths not being sufficiently explicit
Tor the Board Of Health, the matter was referred
10 the Coroner leaving Inn to take the responsibty
No alternative being LETT to Coroner Schiriner lie
man and Finne made an autopsy OF The bodv and
found that pulmonary apoplexy was the cluse
Oh death, AMI suci was the nndinv OF
Ihe jury. The daughter OF the lie ,eassd
Judge was called To gve her e ileace
but she was so overcome by her feelings that she
was excused by the Coroner rom testNinp mas
much as the test mony OF Dr. Pifford aud El,Ta cd
frey. the domestic, who heard Judye Rnssc ,al ana
raised him from the n0or was all the iury required
aIQe !TpW tAas giYen w tnc medlcal geAtlemeu.
The New York herald., 1870-04-28
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
Affairs in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia Cuba
Recognized by Colombia-Church Robbery
in Panama-Pr: spects Of War Be-
tween Peru and Bolivia.

The steamship Alaska, from Aspinwan April 10, ar
rived In this port yesterday. Her treasure list foots
up the sum of s53 5s5. The news Is meagre from
both Central AMI South America. The only feature
OF importance is the prospect Of war between
Peru and Bolivia The following Is a synopsis OF the
news:-
COLOMBIA.
The subject OF allowing General Mosquera To re-
turn home from exile ~ again before Congress. The
General refuses to return unless his pension Of
$4,000 per annum Is allowed HIM. This has not
been granted, sn II the General keeps his word he
will still remain absent. The bill recognizing
a al third reading. United States Consul weir, at
Panama, has got himself Into trouble. He had q
dispute with the Postmaster regarding the delivery
Of mails for the American Consulate, when, n IL
alleged he struck the Postmaster blow In the fac,.
short time after the outrage was committed he
was arrested by the authorities and sent 10 Pavta In
irons The cathedral Of Panama was entered by
burglars the night OF The III and vauables 10 The
amount Of $1,000 was sioien from the altar.
PERU.
Things look stormy IN this republic. The prospects
are that war bctwe N Bolivia aud Peru VIII shortly
be nau0uraed. Troops are being sent to occupy pO-
sons on the BOLIVIAN frontier The caus. OF aIi this
arises from repeated acts Of Bolivian commanders
Invading Peruvian territory and committing ont
RACES thereon. The matter has been laid be-
fore the government OF Bolivia, but no re-
dress has, so far, been given. General Aute-
sana the Bolivian commander, was charged sorue
time since by his government to eXterninate
certain rebels, should he lind them but not being
successful within the confines OF his own country he
crossed over to Peruvian soil. and there commenced
an indscrimnate slaughter OF Peruvian Indians
after which he burned their homes and retired This
II judged sufficient for the present warltkt
movement Of Peru ani President Balta IL determined
to push matters to their flrbest limit unless Boivia
makes redress for the acts or her soldiers.
BOLIVIA.
President MagarejO, of Bolivia, s in very precari
state Of health. and considerable anxiety j. fell
for his recovery Ii Is thought that his death woult
be the signal for number Of ambitious demagoguc
To rise and endeavor TO III his place by pungng the
country into revolution. Taken altogether the situa
tiOn in Bolivia il not cheering.
The New York herald., 1870-04-28
THE STEAMSHIP CLEOPATRA.
Her Arrival In This Port In Tow Of the Steam.
ship SaraiOgu-How the Passengers Passed
the Time ON BOard-Iist Of Her Oficers.

Her Arrival In This Port In Tow Of the Steam.
ship SaraiOgu-How the Passengers Passed
the Time Board-List OF Her Officers.
This steamship, concerning the safety Of which
the later part Of las week there serious
doubts arrived IN this port yesterday morning,
about daylight in tow OF the steamship sara
tOga, from Norfolk. Notwithstanding the accident
TO her machinery, which occurred few hours after
her departure from, Havana and her consequently
extended VOYAGE and the perils 10 which she was
subjected, the passengers on board, numbering
about thirty, were fouai in the best of spirits
although the luguhr0us journal Of this city had
written their obituary notices, and occasioncd some
anxiety thereby.
u dock IN Brooklyn, where she will discharge her
large cargo. was one OF much interest The passen
greatest alacrity but yet their coun,enanccs showed
shat with the Joy of the moment they
felt sad to part with the officers who, dur
ing the weary hours spent on the ocean, hal
endeavored TO dispel all gloomy forbodings that now
and then cast shadow over their iulnre. Several
Of the passengers aided not little In this happy re-
suit, as among them we're the circus troupe OF
Messrs Sandford n Courtney, long performing III
Havana. and they IN every conceivable charac-
to pass pleasantly away, which otherwise possibly
might have been OF desperate anxiety. AS freight
there came along with the troupe the red bear
samson. whose antics were at times enjoyed with
as keen relish as If the entire audience had been
safely on land and were spending an hour or two in
pleasant amusement.
The officers OF The vessel desire 8: tender their
heartfelt thanks to the officers OF the brig Rush
Captain wilkins, that on the 10th instant fell in with
them disabled, and lowed them some 300 miles, but
Their indignation knows no bounds at the inhuman
& eamcnt received from the STEAMSHIP; Virgo and
tins ca mot he appea-ed
The damage done u the machinery OF the Cleopa
ira, although MOI OF very serious character viii ne
cessaea general overbauling, when Will require
sevefa. days to effect
The officers of the steamship are as ioOw5--
CdptoO--S. f. Philips
FIRST OGcPr--J. Brown.
Second Oflcer-Wm. Steven.
Chiet Engtaeer-J. r. Felton,.
ISSiSt0nt--J. Mcdonald.
plirsey-J. Burrol.
Ctlp| y,fyOdrL--D. cCleary.
The New York herald., 1870-04-28

Testimony Given in Rebuttal-HOrace Greeley
On the Stand.
The prosecution then entered on the rebuttal part
Of the case, and called as their first witness
Mr.. Horace Greeley, who was examined by Judge
Garvln.--Q You are q resident of this city, A. I
reside at Chappaqua; but do business In this city.
Q. How long have you been engaged IN this city
In DusinessS A. Near forty years.
Q. You are acquainted with the prisoner, Mr.
McFarlandY A. Yes
O. How long have you been acquainted with him ?
A. i think first saw him In the winter OF 1862 and
1853; 1t might have been 1851 and 1852.
q. Had you conversation with him In the winter
Objected to as not rebutting.
Judge Garvn-I propose 10 show the conversations
witness had with the prisoner III the winter OF 1867
after the separation, showing that at thai time he
was sane man.
Counsel for the defence insisted that it was the
duty OF the Court to require the prosecution TO di,-
close the nature of these conversations. Counsel
referred to the case of Mcleod, held before Judge
Grlley In Utica In which it was held that the prose-
cuton must be held in replication to q strict line OF
rebuttal. The prosecution can go into nothing put
the demolition OF the ease as presented by the
defence.
the Court had the honor Of being present at
That trial when II occurred think the question Is
entirely competent for this reason counsel Tor the
prosecution could not have foe5een what would
nave been the scope Of this defence. The prosecu
ton condned itself merely TO the circumstances OF
the killing and there rested their on the part
Oh the defence you have undertaken TO show this
prlsoger's antecedents, from his birth up To the
present time, with degree OF minuteness
that l have never known before, and you have
shown by witnesses his character three or four years
oeIore snls Killing: Yon have sought to show his
mental condition by number of witnesses and 10
seems to me entirely competent that the prosecution
SHOULD De permitted TO show at this time acs on the
part OF the prisoner which are entirely antaooni 1t @
10 your theory that the man is insane.
Counsel Tor the prsonerfargued at great length
and quoted the celebrated case OF McCiouI TO show
that the prosecution could not Introduce the pro
po ed testimony In rebutta!.
Objection Overruled.
Examination resnmed-Q Slate what that con-
vevsiton was as well AZ you can remember A. IL
way about fortnight think, after first learned of
tie separation or the troubles between Mcfarland
and his wife: he called upon me at a room in tie
American Institute where was ut work at the time:
nc said 10 me- II suppose you have heard OF my
mo, sir; nave heard some rumors but
nothing nom wlat yW cay the 0ber
The New York herald., 1870-04-28

faculties, unless the effects OF the stmulants may
die out and sleep may come
q. 70 which OF those classes do you think attrbu-
table 10 emotional excltenlcnts DO You think emo.
tiona excitement existed before the nomicideY a.
l think it was due TO the circumstances.
q. In which OF those ca.ssincaiions of insanity
which you have described do you place the present
caseY A. place IL IN the category Of emotional in
SANITY: IA man might during the day talk ana con-
verse with his friends upon various subjects OF bust
peaiancc OF insanity and still be shortly afterwards
affected by emotional insanity.
z. What would be the condition Of the man while
labol1ng under temporal insanity? A. l would ex-
pcct TO his face flushed, his eyes red pulse per-
maps 10 be in its normal condition; various aberra-
tons OF mind unsteadiness OF gait and pain in his
head; his voice might also undergo a change: IL
might Oe coherent or incoherent III great degree;
the voice would change in Its tone, and great muscu
lar excitement, which would be indicated by rest
lessness inability TO keep long In one place, and
constant desire 70 move about.
q. You were asked III respect to his subsequent
conduct after the shooting took place; the prisoner
lett the Office. goes to hotel where ne was stran
there expecting friend; IN all these facts would
you discover any evidence Of nsanityS A. II there
were no particular circumstances surrounding 1t,
that would not he evidence OF insanity.
q. If lie were then at the hotel waiting for some
person and that the person did not come and accom-
by the party himself, would you recognize Ia those
Licts any evidence OF insanity A. IL he had done
tion of the act.
@. If after the shooting before or after
the shooting tb MS no,a nrV'er ,n, met him In the
name upon the book and told the parties in the
hotel chat he was there waiting for his friend: that
the friend or brother came; that they accompanied
each other to the room. would you under such cir
cumstances be able to discern any evidence Of in.
sanity A. II the meeting had been arranged before
the shooting there would he evidence Of premed
taticn. but II the arrangement was afterwards, lt
would be OF no consequences; he might recover his
reason after the act; the characteristics OF ten-
poral insanity or morbid Impulse. the essential
characteristics ie;nh a culm!natng act which Is
marked aud generally criminal.
q Tel me the distinction that exists between one
10 Inel:e anger, WHO, te,ng insuted, inslauty
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-13
THE PICKLED WATCH.

The other day we met Virgins. and
he had n silver cased watch-huntng
case at that. We have known Wig
gins five-and.twenty years and never
knew him to carry n watch before
We asked him where he got it. He
gave us rod and leer, and said
that he would tell us.
"Last fall" he commenced, 81 kill.
cd the old brndle COW, and put the
best part Of her into the beef barrel.
| didn't want TO make il very salt. so
| set il out in tho shed, where the
frost might touch it and keep il and
you'd believe it made good eating"
"Onc day my wife says to me-says
she "Wiggins pears TO me our beef is
going mighty fast" went and look
ed, and, sure enough, 1t was going
going rather faster'n thought than
il ought to. "I'vo noticed it lower
ing unaccountably this long time, said
my wife Somebody is stealing it,
Why don't ye set trap?'
But my neighbors were all good
hearted kind Of folks though one or
two of them might be Just a lcetlc in
clined TO poke round where they did
not belong and did not want to hurt
them. ! concluded howsomever, that
il would be best TO put the barrel
with what little beef was left down
in the celleT, and did IT,
"Well, when the beef was all used
up, and went to clear out the barrel,
| found this watch in the pickle. 1t
looked TO me like Tom Sherman's
watch. Tom had worked for me con.
siderable, and have seen him have
the watch, or one very much like IL.
When / saw Tom / showed him the
watch, and be said right off, it was
his.
"How did We lose il 2" said l.
"I carried it in my pocket without n
chain, and must have dropped it out
when ] was STOPPING" said he.
"Well," said j, 'then yc must have
been STOPPING over my beef barrel,
for found it in the pickle T.
w lth lnaJ ION looked klnu OF
sheepish; and | guess he saw the
twinkle in my eye"
"Let me look at that watch again" +"
said he.
He looked at il little while and
then he handed it back to me.
"On the whole, Mr. Wiggins,' said
he, 81 guess that amt my watch,
arter all. Itmust belong to somebody
else" And with that he walked off.
al carried the watch TO our icweler,
and he found that the cases had shut
so tight that the works hadn't been
pickled Bit; and for a dollar he
cleaned it up in good shape and set
it running" It's first-rate time
keeper, aud | reckon that whoever
took my beef paid all twas worth"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-13

SINGULAR INCIDENT-The following
account Of a singular Incident" is
from the Reading Times:
"a party Of some half dozen gentle
men from the neighborhood Of Rein
holdsvillc, Lancaster county, paid 2
visit 10 the Blue Mountain on the Dor
der OF Bethel township, Berks, and
Schuylkill CO., few days ago, for th,
purpose Of gathering what is known
as "Blue Mountain Tea" Ono Of the
party named Cyrus Matornes, whom
on top Of the mountain, encountereda
rattlesnake which he came near tread
ing upon The snake ooilcd himself
for a spring, when Mr. Maternes step
ped back and discharged the contents
of gun which he carried, into the
snake, blowing it to pieces. At tho
Same instant a hawk, not observed be
fore, camo swoopiug down from The
sky aiming directly for the spot oc
cupicd by the snake. Mr.. NJ. dis
charged tho second barrel into The
hawk, ending his career The qucs
ton is what wcrc the intentions OF bis
hawkshipl Did he see the snake be-
fore the gun was fired, and was he
about to make an attack upon him
aud was il too late 20 recover himself
after the gun was dischargcdg Dc
hawks fight rattlosnakcs We leave
IL to some student Of natural history
TO answer"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-13
ISM" AND "TY."

Just look at the "isms' ;-"Islam,
ism" "Mormonism," Catholicism,
"Spiritualism," "Frco Lovesm, "Sec.
tariansm," /" "Schism," &c
And then look at the oty's'-bc
ginning with the noblcst Of them all
christianity, tying us TO God aud "a
each othor-thcn comes liberty, equal
ty, piety, purity, eternity Of felicity
and a great host which no man can
number OF just snch ties-all of which
grow on christianity like the branche.
on tree.
| saw a great chasm in the earth
deep aud wide aud long--and could
not cross TO the other side TO see my
friends living there, and said: This
is "A schism. In my distress / walked
along the brink of the abyss and cam,
to a bridge over which safely cross
ed the gulf-and said this is cite
binding this side to that.
A railroad would not be of much
value without the ties TO bind the rail-
together.
The Sunday School is one of these
cites" binding together in charity and
active effort, those that love the Lord
Jesus.
What good man ever thinks o.
making the Sunday School a merely
soctarian machine
The Sunday School principle tends
to unite the various sects. Because.
1st. The main things taught are
and ought to be, those pure and sim
pic gospel truths on which all chris
tains agree.
Children cant understand meta
| physics
I'd. In Sunday School association,
and conventions the various dcnomi
nations meet each other as on bridg,
for social chat before the return tC
their houses.
And at these meetings, old prejudi
oes, coldness and jealousies melt like
the falling flakes of snow on a warm
spring day.
Sd. The children arc taught to love
Jesus before they learn to be selfish
and wicked, and Jesus love is still ,hC
same whatever its form or line oI
name. "a rose smells just as sweet
And thus as the nation is looking
up and rallying around the essential,
OF humanity, and setting aside the ac
cidcnts Of birth or fortune or race
SO the churches are beginning to look
for those things that unite, and set
ting aside the things that separate
christians.
Forgetting those things that arr
behind, we reach forth TO those thai
are before.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-13

LoNG FACES What a sad mistake
it is TO suppose that man should be
gloomy because he is devout; as Il
misery were acceptable TO God on it:
own account, and happiness an offence
against his dignity. A modern writer
says of certain class:
"Therc is q secret unbclief among
some men that God is displeased with
mems happiness, and so they stink
about creation, ashamed and afraid
to enjoy anything"
These are the people of whom Tom
Hood says "Thcy think they're pious
when they're only bilious.
A good man is almost always q
cheerful one. 1t is fit that bad men
should scowl, look blue and melan.
choly, but he who has Gods smile OF
appreciation upon him should show
its radiance in bis countenance. DR.
johnson said be "never knew villain
in his life that was not, on the whole,
an unhappy dog"
But an honest man-thc man with
q good conscience-lct him enjoy his
sleep and bis dinner, and love his wife
and the prattle of his children, and
show beaming face to his neighbor
Surely there is no worse theology
than that which teaches that lie who
has given such fullness of Joy to beast
and bird, delights in the misery Of
men; or that, having been filled with
gladness, we ought TO give the lie to
His goodness by wearing faces be
cloudod with woe and iurrowed by
pretended unhappincss.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-13

Some poor Irshmen, workers in a
neighboring mine, were so fortunate
as to hit upon it. They were so IN
lettored as not to be able to write
their own names, but they were excel
lent fellows. They built a chapel, to
thank God for his favors; then they
erected handsome villas, and placed
their worlImen in exceptional posi-
tions; and they went by turns every
week to San Francisco to spend their
ingots of gold. They retain their
simplicity, though with an income as
large as that of many princes in
Europe, but refused TO furnish any
statement of their receipts.
The success of Gould and Curry in
their Nevada silver mines is even
more astounding; they were so poor
that they were at first Obliged TO bar
ter two-thirds of their claim to a
grocer for the necessaries of life, not
withstanding which they havcrealized
enormous sums for their own portion.
Including tho product OF 1857, the
Gould and Curry Company have four
teen millions of dollars out of their
mine
The history of the Monte Catini
mine in Tuscany, is very curious
NJ. Porte, It's original owner, was half
ruined by it, and sold it in 1887.
Immediately afterward, a block Of
massive ore was found that paid all
expenses, and left four thousand
pounds net profit. Then for fifteen
years the mine produced forty thou
sand pounds year, and still contin-
ucs to yield largely. NJ. Porte, who
had witnessed this heart-rending
spectacle of the immediate success Of
Others, where he had labored in vain
for years, soon died in grief. His
marble bust adorns the entrance Of
the principal gallery Monte Catini,
but his heirs are poor.