The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-07
WASHINGTON.
Pacific Rail R0ads--Sherman's
Revenue Bill--Fourth Of
July Adjournment.
~ e =" YORK.
The Mcfarland Trial.
MIR. Graham's Speech--Fiendish
Crime--Chamber of Com
meree---FiSk Us the
U. P. r. R.
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, May Parties interested
in building railroad on the thirty second
| parallel, had hearing to-day before the
Senate Pacific Railroad Comnittee. They
were notified by the committee that they
must settle their conflicting interests and
agree on the bill. They are allowed until
Tuesday for that purpose If they do not
agree, the committee will report measure
| of their own.
Senator Sherman stated to-day that he
| would not call up the bill for reduction of
| the revenue for two weeks yet. The Ways
and Means Committee, who have been con
| sidering for several weeks an elaborate bill,
| regard the act of the Senate as an unwsr
rantabie interference. They are for making
| large reduction.
| L. C. Forney, publisher of the Chronicle
| newspaper, was before the Senate Judiciary
| Commi ttee four hours last night and two to-
day, concerning the improper use of money
TO defeat the Bingham Amendment. 1t ap
pears that some $500 was paid to the
| Chronicle, but the publisher says it was for
advertising, The committee have called
several parties 20 ascertain the price Of
| printing, &c AS soon Governor Bullock
arrives he will be examined
Strenuous efforts were made in the Senate
| TO day to defeat the House resolution to ad
| journ on the Fourth of July, but they
failed. They seem determined to adjourn
at that time.
! The Senate, after struggle of two hours,
postponed the question of adjournment for
| two weeks. The Senate is determined, if
| possible, to adjourn the Fourth of July.
| The Senate refused 70 consider the Usage
Land bill, and took up the Legislative Ap.
| propristion bill.
| The President to day signed the bill
| fixing the junction ofthe Union Pacific rail-
road.
Nav YORK, May THE announcement
| that the counsel for the defense would sum
| up to day, attracted immense tnrong TO
the court room this morning. 1t transpired
at early hour that, for reasons unknown
| 10 the public, Judge Davis would not sum
| up for the prosecution, and that his connec
/ ton with the case was thus virtually ended.
| This rumor cadsed much sensation among
| the friends OF Richardson, end 1t was unhes
| tstingly asserted that outside influences had
! been brought 10 bear to preclude Judge
| Davis from summing up, as was his lnten-
| ton.
! When the; Recorder had taken his seat,
the learned counsel for the defence COM
menced his closing speech amid breathless
silence. Mr.. Graham said that for years
| the prisoner had borne the pitlless peltlng
Of misfortune and wrong, ana now at last be
had found refuge in court of justice. de
mad loved, not wisely, but too well. The
story of his woes must have gone to the
depths of their souls Could not the prlso
ner ask with confidence: 4" Could L have
done less, and ought | not to have done
more?' The allegation of the prosecution
| was not that the individual who had passed
% his fate had not merited his doom, but
| that, however righteous had been that
doom, he received 1t at the hands of an un
authorized agent; The question, then, for
the jury was, the mental condition OF the
accused when the deed was committed.
| There were two incidents In the trial we'll
| worthy of observation. One was the ap-
pearance of the private counsel IN the case;
The other was the rejection OF three Jurors
who happened to be countrymen OF
the PRISONER. These men were good
and respectable citizens, eligible as jurors,
and their exclusion by the District Attorney
was utterly indefensibe. The jury would
remember question put by the private
counsel to one of the witnesses. namely
WAS it Fourierite establishment that Me
Farland was living at ?" Who inspired the
question Were they to conclude that this
wicked woman had betrayed the secrets
n,rusted to hsr as wife? Other questions
by the private counsel proved that private
malice was at the back of the prosecution
Cautious objections to the course of the
defense were raised at every point. " hen
it was sought to prove that Mrs. Mcfarland
| had received the proceeds of the insurance
on Richardson's g life, an objection was raised
that the prisoner was prevented from show
ing the motives of this wicked woman IL
ie.erting her husband. 1t was charged thai
> The defense had tried to make the tria
sensational; but the complaint that the tria
was mouotonous, which was made in all th'
papers, sufficiently disproved this absurd
charge. He wished to impress upon the
| iury that this was q case of murder or moth
ing. Any such compromise as sending thu
prisoner to the State Prison would be
violation of their oaths. If, upon the who'll
case, the jury entertained doubt of th
: sanity of the prisoner, they were bound l.
acquit him.
- The new Episcopal Church of the Hol
Trinity. corner of Fifth Avenue and l25tt
street was opened for religious ser'ices o
Thursday, though the structure Is ye
uncompleted. Addresses were delivered D
. Revs. Stephen q. Tying, Dyer, Cotton, Smith
g Ray and Draper.
Or The jury in the case Of John d. Curr.
tried Yesterday for outraging his daughte
- thirteen years old, three years since, faile
to agree, and the prisoner was remanded IL
- another trial
The Mozart Hall General Committee la
evening ratified the Democratic State Jud
II cial nominations.
in The Chamber of Commerce held its or
10 hundred and second annual meeting yeste
day afternoon. The election of officers VI
postponed for two weeks, and the sessl!
was occupied with q discussion OF Il
nd revised by laws, which were finally adopfe
a. with minor amendments. a resolution
,.r memorialize Congress in favor of Pacii
ocean telegraph cable, was referred to
- Executive Committee.
The case of james Fisk, Jr., VS. the nj
Pacific Railroad Company, the pendl
, question being whether jurisdiction belon
to the State or to the Federal courts, "
resumed yesterday, before United Sta
70 Judge Nelson, and will probably occupy
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