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WHIT GEN. KUGER SAYS.
The Troops Not Ordered 10 Exclude Demo
crats from the state House.

CHARLESTON, Nov. SOL have just re-
colyed the report OF an interview in Columbia
Of Gen. Hampton aud United States senator
Gordon Wlth Gen. Rurer, commanding tho Fed
etal troops stationed at the STATE House. lhis
interview took place soon after the Dem ocratic
members bad been excluded from the hall Of
the House of Representatives. II was explain -
ad to Gen. Ruger that memb rs Of the House
were b NJ excluded by his guard
Gen. Kuger replied The State House Il now
Under tne control 0i Dennis. do not know the
man, lie /, the only agent Of Gov. Chamber
latin. ana has Hu hOilY 10 control the trOops.'
lie also obid that he h taken pOsseesl ion OF ihe
State House the nl@ht before. on information
tnat the Democrats mad seized tue House and
intended 10 hold II all nigh. lie found no Dem
nordts IN the House. and none had been there
for Two hours before His purpose and his au-
tbOTiiy Gen. Ruger said, were solely TO Keep tho
peace and prevent disorder Ho mad not meant
10 na judicdis uDon the rights ~ persOns asking
Ddui-siun ihtI the HOusc, uT int 'feIe In tue
organization u me As1embV
0sa. Roger Ihen sent Capt hcGinnts 10 ,n-
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APIIPIT DESEIRfTED


WAsuINGToN, Nov. 30.-One Of tho sciI.
sations Of this very quiet Thanksgiving Day ws
occasloncd by the peculiar antics of the Presi-
dents own parson, the Rev. eX-Consular Agent
Newman, who took Tor his teIt The Pcrs 0i
the Hour" lie portrayed In his most frVid
style tue present DANCES which throaten, hs
thinks. the very existence of the Republic.
Prosiuent Grant wat present ani listened WIN
the Druorrauo party. At one point In this po.
utirh harangue tho oilt palHon fairly boiled
over with emotion, and his cousresation were
forgot the sacr d character of tho place, and ms
dulecd n noisy demonstrAtions or appIauseA,
The sentiment that evoked these evdences OF
approhntion was the expression OF opinion ",
Ur Newman that In sending troops TO the eoutAs
Grant h had proved himself once mofe the sAviouSf
~ "A down-trodden race. Tho President waAt
perfectly unmovsd, and bis face never ohenge1x
It's dun expression during tue entire speeon' aox
even wuen the noisy applause was mads.
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house to get him To sign II, and offered him t2j
lf he would SIGN H. tut ne refused to Do so.
The Democrats tnen cillef attention to- the
fact that In toe affidavits from several hundred
negroes swearing IN 4 they voted at Archer re-
cinct eleven names appear IN two places. Two
names In three places, two names OF men long
eince dead. and two names OF men proven 10
have voted elsewhere.
Tue Republicans submitted objections To two
precipcts In Columbia county, alleging thnt a
D-moCrntic Inspector ind ustriously changed bal
lots when they were banded to him, and that
negroes were taken by three Democrats into a
swamp week before the election, and. after
various outra9es, were made to swe N their
knees that they would vote the Democratic
ticket
Pending the preprrat,on of papers In other
cases. the board adjourned.
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A ThHnksatving Dinner IN the uippodrome.
ana How IL Was Eaten,

ana How IL Was Eaten.
Six thousand aud five hundred men, wo-
men, ana cbudrcn crowded into the vast enclo-
cure Of the liippodrome yesterday afernoon 10
see Dfnum's show. The great sight for the
little folk. esrecially was tho Thauksgivins din.
ner ofthe beastsin the monagorie. Impatient
boardrrs tho occupants OF the cages were, as
their meal tune approached Tie lions and
tigers paced exctedly to and fro, now and then
snuhng the air and giving vent to r,ars THO
leopard seemed workiryio get up an anne ite
10y his frantic bnunus from end to end OF his
II rrow cell. The besrs trotted about with their
noses 60 the h"or. exceedingly Restless. 1he
attendants appe red, trting nuse baskets OF
INV meat, the siRnt Of wnicn seemed TO re-
d9nbie the hungry frerzv OF the gcd beasts
All alon9 the line ot cages be HES upredrcd
against the bars; huge DAVIS, thrust through,
clawinR III AR; great mouthr, opened wide,
showing fangs aud red throa,s, from which is
sutd Whlhts apd h""ls, fOarS or giOwl|. Tue
mn, mn, h ,aeine up on short pitchforks
l TO the cages where Trey were pOunced
upon aud d"Nourel with fer0cOus lyidity. The
luger AMIN Is beins confined sepIrately, l. a
young lions. Gagged together, had spirited
scramble over the f:st pieces q moat thrown to
them. They ciutchcd. paved. rolled over and
over, nd tu-geo against e en- other on tho COW
Cied chunks. until enough h id tcVn given them
for each 10 haNe uniisputed possession of n
Iiece sum 'rnt lOr his mead. then they las side
bv side. win their heads toward the front of the
cage, and the mrtt between their paws. aud
theit eyes han closed ~ intense sati-factiun, "a
lheH tore apd Hhdwtd IN y net. Int httefidHnts
h ndrd thr rvena MS ration - one would tn a
dog but indug-n ~ no such Iamillarttcs with
the tigtr- and Mons Tor tnu-C heaHts, instead II
~ sung the meat with thelr iwS. use tneir
piws, ana wOull nave no scrupio about pulling
In ~ much as possible Of keeper
he iuus got RuOui titpen pounds each OF
neck aud futequtrter II beef OF good quality.
The beuehl tiger received the s1me amount, and
leopard- had twelve pounds, the puma ten, the
byeua sh ana the lynr four The grlLlly, sun
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THE RESULTS OF THE CONSPIRACY.
business Practically Aba ndored-A Reign of
Terror Throughoat the SiaIe.


Terror throughout the state.
CHARLESTON. Nov. 80.-It has come to
this 10 South Csrolna that men have aban
doned their business, their farms and their work,
and do nothing but await the news from Col
umba. In this CITY, brokers, cotton factors.
merchants and business men close up their
store. am Offices ana cit around the bulletln
DO o,rds awaiting some fresh outrage In the
State Capitol The action of the bayonet House
yesterday produced a feeling Of indsn alton
here which nothing but the msgic word Of Gen.
Hampton could h We prevented from breaking 2
out iIto violence, but everything Ia quiet. IL ~
necessary To ex lain that the reason the baYo.
net House hAd quorum according IL their
own INTERPRETATION OF tie Law, was LecAuso
Wee uuT the co!ored hepublcan who VAS
swOin IN in the constitutional House. yester-
dan morning went INTO tue state house u 2 l
his ftihctte OF election, and was locked IN
and not allowed TO - out.
Inc ac lun of the bayo1ot House In declaring
tn liainWell r. publican delegation enutled to
80 Is has di-gustcd tne ieN decent coioren he-
publlChns VINO have heretofore participated IN
the aenD.rAtinns Of that body anu IL Is nor i'm
pruDubie that seyerd Of tnem Will re use To JON
In tho deliberations ~ that cody any longer.
lt Wiil TO oOTn- in mind tat The RepublIca an
state Board ~ CanVhssers had Issued certificates
VI eiec Ion TO the Dem cratic reprcst ntat Yes
Tom mat comfy, wlo were elected bv over
l,30 majority. The bdNOnet House ousted
tnem ana seated the Republicans without ever
glVing notice u the DeiDocr-ts that their sodts
were cOntc d.
Tue situation Ia a critical one, and II will
be necessary pronably for Grant 20 send more
tTuOps Gown here. In order 10 carry on this
game, Il company ~ Federsl troops will have TO
he stationed on every plsntatinn, every CT a.
rOa1s. and every village IN the State, ana will
have 70 he X, ut on uuty Tor two years. Tue peo
pie viii III ke no resistance to tue Feuefal au-
ihority, but they Will not ield obedience 10 the
authority Of the thi, yes who have been freed
into power by nIbono,s ana they will not nay
the taxes or allow their lands 10 be sold. The
counting IA Of the b rnwell Repuolican delegs-
whicu Is "A legal quOrhm. hIs numotr Will
probably be dinlulsheu by the uetectlnn Of two
or three OF these members. he senate having
adjourned over until Friday the canvass of the
vote Tor Governor and Lieu enant t-G Governor
CannOL IAke ul.Ce unlIl TINT nhN.
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AN ARMY orrIoHR,s OPINION.
A Member Of Gru. Sbermnn's staff on the
south Cnroiiun Outrage.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Col. John M.
Bacon, a member OF Gen. Shermsu's stu, re.
turned yesterday from South Carolina, whore he
has been stationed for some time. In an inter
view to-day, which he Was very reluctant to
submll to, he said that In his option Gen.
Hampton was unauestionabiy the Governor
elect Of South Carolina lie epoke 10 the igh-
est terms OF Gen Hampton's conduct In the to
difficulties IN thtt state. lilo says that he has
no uOubt tnht Ilamptuu's prudent course pre-
vented general outbre X. which was for a
while threatened. Col Bacon was not oisbused
IN this conversation to commit himself on tue
subject Of the Presidential olectots and as 10
which rty belonged the Legi-ature. but
to Others he Is understood TO nave ext rrssed
the uuiuion tnat, according to his uUservationS,
the Demo iaiic patty had carried the electi n
teyOuc doubt, Doth rs To pre-Idenuni electors
and the General Assembly. Ice. Htuing ibe fe-
tus u to admit the delegations from Ed oneld
anu Lauren. counties TO the uuli Of the House
OF II, presrutatives, he SAYS that the uhrer In
ch.Tge Ol tue door exceeded his instruction IN
that ne diI not brst permit them To pIesens
tneir credentials to the PRESIDENT of the senate
Hnu Clerk of ne House Tor their action. these
ordets were given IN the lreseuce o Cot. Bacon.
WuO s,ys thdt tneir disOUedit tuce has cuust
Gen. Rugcr much Ell barassment.
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
Tue Statue thar was Unveiled In the Ceuicn-
nial exhibition Grounds.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.-ThanksgivinG
Day In this city was the occasion Of the unveling
aud dedication OF the monument symbollzing
religious liberty, erected on the Centennial
grounds under the auspices " the Independent
Order Benai Berth. ana with the aid of sub
scriptions from lsraelltes and their descendants
in the United states. the ceremonies negtn
with prayer hy the Rev. Geo. J .cpbs. :. X ihn,
Esq. Pr sident Of the District Grand Lodge NO.
q. AMI ChciIman of tho Committee ~ Arrange
ment- delivered the address OF welcome. NJ.
Ezekiel. SCULPTOR Of the monument, then pre-
Seuted hls work to the tt Ltenuial Committee
Of the oiGer in Whose behalf II WAS received
~ A. l.. sal ger Esq" ca irman, ~ New York,
nuu Nv aim ~ turn presented tu the order. W.:
Illingrr, the Secretary, received II ~ behalf Of
tue orntr. \ ter a Congratuluory address ~
the Hon. lloTatio Gates June-, tho participants
IroCeeueu g. the Mctrupuiitan Hotel and there
uhrtuOk OF "A h nhsgiying feast. More IN % 90
mentors OF the order participated Ia the cero-
MONIES.
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IHE SPEIkERNHIP.


wAsIlINGroN, Nov. 5O.-Thcrc have not
been N ~ arrivals to-day. ana until this oven-
ing the hotel corridors were almost deserted.
At atout o'clock this evening, about half a
dozen Democratic members were IN the lobby
Of WIZARDS lioiei, and perhaps a. many more
al the Enmit House. There has been some cau-
cusing for the Speakershlp, tut thus far II IL
quite evident th,t Kandall /, far ahead Ia tho
race The Republic N lelder- fclr Randall more
than my otner man In tie House. an II Is no.
torOus fact that they are plotting TO defeat
him The iunurnco OF all the Rings which cx-
pect to profit hy the game - counting Hayes IN
viii he hrraycd against h'm, ana part Of Jay
GOuld's pt-tress mere YES crday was to set tne
Pacinc Railroad lohby against Randall, II IL q
sic incaht iact ma tne itNas racine LOBBY -
Gould interest Ia tuir hgnt. l he hght tnus far
looks IA though II WAS between Randall and
Morrison, with tue chances ldrgoly ~ the for
mer's favor. Savlsr does not appear to 10 Aa
strong Morrison, but Of course yerv little can
be safely guessed until tomorrow evening, wien
the jorty Of Representatives viii arrive.
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the wlsnIyGToN CONSTITUTIONS.
Instructions sent TO Gen. iuser Hftor n Sc
orct Conference nj the Whitc House.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 30.-Oniolal iufOrma-
tion was received by the Prts'deut this
evening concerning all the political occur
Tences at Columoii, South Carolina, to-day,
and conference In regard to them wa' held at
the Executive Mansion t. night betwe n the
President, Attorney General laft, SecIei Arv
Cameron, aud Gen. SheIm n. All WAC were
present ut tho consultation preserve silence
to the result. but II II known N
Gen. she man t late hour tclegraphed
confidential instructions to Gen. Ruser
with Iega Il 10 the course TO he put-
sued IN tho present emergency. Inquiry
In the ofcial qu.rer above Indicated
I'LL to asccr..In the purport OF these nsruc-
tiOus. aud any further : at-ment reg rdiug thetr
nature u ust for the present be merely conJeo-
tur.l.
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uovn fire wa. -,nned In Mansin street.

O. W. Y. Dare's nobby-horse and children's
carriage manufactory Al ST Mangin street, wa de-
stroye by nrs yesterday. MIR. Dare siidi Al about
half past two O'Clock the roof OF the bun ding
trTlug 10 Tako q flag, when saw one OF a crowd uf
boys ~ the street thrust hs arm mo hoe 10 tue front
pile Uf shayiugs was there, started down the ,airs
bat befOre reached the lower story the whole place
reeogqlLe him II ever saw him again hr Darss loss
NOOO0i lnsuT ahce tll.VV me puolnR and heaNy
machinery, be0nglng 10 tho estste VI AnQrew IhTS-
san. was damaged 10000
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WAsHINGroN Nov. 80. The editor Of the
Nduondl Republican is the authority for tho
statement that a movement Is now on foot 10
tia contest and then have tho Republican cleo
tors cast their votes for OR mt, whu, having the
means aud the power, will use them TO install
himself ln tho once VI Presidont
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The body ~ Androw silverhorn. q shoemaker
q Union place. GrcenponL WIS tounu IA tle En-t river
on l25ih street on Tuesday. Being out Of WORK and
money he called on married sister IA Harlem aud
eHked for ASSIST tnce, she could nCip him nul ho
told MS son 60 ~ homie saying that ne lnteuutd
manlne m hsrem. II supposed that hc Jumped INTO
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A Woman -ho, In willInm.hurah.

Mrs. Mary Donelly OF II Kent avenue, Will
nsm'hurah, while Interfering IN aquarrol between one
McGleary ana Daniel onday IN the hallway, was shot
by him In the left breast lir Wilson pruDed for tho
ball but could rot mud II. She Is fatally wouuded.
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OMAHA, Nov. NO. last night VIVA the cola At
o. the teason. the Thermometer TegiHering slvhty
leloS zero Leports uOu the Nest shyW trut tIsrenS
u colo weAihet preYails-
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weather Omos Pred,eriss.

Northwest winds. colder. cloudy, Aod tnowW
VIII i'I'i1. baroTctef. followed VI naAa essnsssl
Snd glg1.pg SraNNr e. n
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To.nirht Gen. RupeI sent another messaVe 20
Gen. N mplan Concer 'ing tho disputed
deIegAt4Dne hut Cain TrreNed the iopiy tnai
they snOuid rem H. unui removed by tns sol
diery, Ine Denocra.s viii ofSf no rosistaCc 90
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-23
SABBATH SCHOOL CELEBRATION.

The most successful parade Of Sunday school chfl-
dren ever neld in Jersey City took place yesterday.
Over 5000 children wcro in line. At fifteen minutes
before two O'Clock the children assembled In their
spectvo churches, whore tho anniversary exercises
were held. The churches were handsomely decorated
and the children tastcfully arcd the girls being
dressed chiefly In white Many OF them bore bouquets
Tho Ninth Regiment Band took the head OF the process
sion and platoon Of police lod the way Al three
O'Clock tho procession moved along Jersey avenue in
the following order FIRST divisicn--Ieddng Methodist
Episcopal church and Third Presbyterian Sunday
schools, Second Reformed church school and Wayne
street mission Tabernacle First Presbyterian German
mission aud Trinity Methodist Episcopal schools First
Baptist and First Reformed schools Second DIVISION
Park Reformed, Centenary Methodist Episcopal. North
Baptist, Second Presbyterian, Second street missions
African Methodist Episcopal Second Presbyterian, ~
Paus Methodist Episcopal, First Free Union church.
Bethel sunday SCHOOLS. Tho marshas were A. s.
Jewell. q. H. Benson and w. IT, sutton. The houses
along Jersey avenue decorated with profusiOn
OF flags, and the sidewalks crowded with specta
tors Some Of the banners bore these notices -
'Grains Of Sand" "Youns Crusaders" THE Glssn-
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CAN THIS BE rRuEf

Among the persons arrested on Sunday was Patrick
J. Mahony, or No, 264 West street. Mr.. Mahony was
standing in front Of his storc whom Captain Cacy,
accompanied by two officers, approached, and one OF
tho policemen raped on the door. Mr. Mahony said
to him, There is no use Of rapping, that place is
cosedr The officer, whose namo is Wells. then said,
s.rhc hell u Isl We'll, CHESS III take you in anyway
as | think there 10 somebody inside"
The unonendng Mahony, with inorsnsivo friend
named jeremiah Lyons, walked Of to the Leonard
street station house and locked up in n cell At a
late hour Mrs Mahony called and asked TO see her
husband, but her request met with snccrs
and insults from the sergeant In charge. She was
refused adrnittancc, and when Mr.. Mahony, who had
been Informed OF her coming, cxpostuated at being
fused permission 10 her, he thrown 10 the
around apd brutality treated. Yesterday morning
Mahony and Lyons arrnencd before Justice Mur-
ray IN the Tombs Police Court Tho prisoners werc
accorded hearing alter the officers had made their
charge. When the statements on both sides had been
made Judge Murray sad, In very tone, to tho
officers, "Bolh you and your captain have exceeded
your duty. Yonr conduct IN this has been simply
disgrncciuL l will instruct Mr.. Mahony TO proceed
against you before the PoIico Comm ssoncrs II this
thing occurs again will make trouble Tor you The
decidedly arbitrary. Prisoners, you are DIS
charged -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-23
. WHO KILLED FELIX WING?

TWO ALLEGED Accessories TO A MURDER RE-
LEASED ON BAIL AND AN UNFORTUNATE WIT
NESS IMPRISONED.
Coroner Woltman held inquest yesterday after
noon in the case of Felix Wing OF No. 1l3 Mulberry
street, the ex-consict, who killed during fight
in Martin Reynolds liquor store, at No. 205 Grand
street largo crowd was present. Captain Allaire
had promptly arrested Patrick J. Speman and Martin
Reynolds who were charged with tho murder OF
Wing. and they were both brought to the Coroncrs
Office in charge of officers
Edward Brown, bartender In Reynolds saloon was
first called Hc said that no left the place at ten
minutes past nine Saturday night could not say
who there then at twenty minutes TO six O'Clock
he Captain Aliairo and officer force
into the house; they arrested Reynolds aud himself;
there blood In front Of the bar; witness not
acquainted with the deceased but had heard that there
mad bcen In the saloon
Michael Goodwin was tho next witness. He testified
TO haYiug been In the saloon saturday night SPELL
there but went out and did not return before
witness left, which at hali-past one o'clock
Matthew Common. who had boon detained as q wit
ness said that the saloon In company with
Felix Wing about two O'Clock Sunday morning
while there witness had fight with and left tho
saloon Wing was still there and 50 were Speman and
Reynolds; Wing Intoxicated; heard of Wing Is
death about eight o'clock Sunday morning; who
behind tho bar; Wing and spcllman got discus
sion TO which could beat the other; Spcllman
pushed Wing 10 the bar and either struck him Mt
tempted to do SO; did any weapon.
The testimony Of Deputy Coroner Joseph Cushman
is as folows:-l madc an autopsy on the body oil Felix
Wing at the Fourteenth precinct station house Sunday
May II; on external examination l found a scalp
wound the lett side Of the nead four inches behind
the left enf, the paretai bono; the wound was
acerated aud confused extending the bone and
inches In length; Immediately behind this there
was another nm inch and half long; opening tho
skull found extravasation OF blood the surface
and base; the ventriccs OF the BRAIN also contained
sxtravasatons OF blood; the heart lungs and abdominal
vscera in q normal condition.; death caused
b. compression of the brain from extravasaton OF
blood upon IL, due TO external violence.
spelinan, the alleged assailant OF Wing was put
upon the stand, but, his counsel told not 10
mako any statement, no evidence could DO elected
from him.
The jury then retired and soon after returned with
verdict that the death of Wing caused by blows
on the head, inflicted by parties unknown Spoil
man and Reynolds declared 70 have been accesso
RES TO the killing OF deceased The Coroner then re.
leased Spcman under bail Of So 900, given by Join
Brogan, member OF the Legislature from the Four
tenth ward and Reynolds under 81 600 ball. gwen by
Mr.. O'Neil, old resident Of the ward Tho witness
Connor sent 70 the House OF Detention In default
III $500 bail
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DIED.

BAcox.-At tho Gramcrcy Park House, Monday, May
o. julius BACON.
ing
BLAucK.--In Brooklyn, Sunday, May 81, 1875 ELLIE
JANE eldest daughter OF George aud Ellen Blauck
aged Is years, months and days
Relatives and friends arc invited 10 attend tho
funeral on Tuesday, May %, at three O'Clock =. M,
from tho Church OF Atoncmcnt, 9Th and 18th st.,
Brooklyn
CHARLOTTE Z. BOYD, widow OF the late John Boyd, OF
Philadcphls Pa.
Tho funeral services viii take place at the residence
OF her sonn-aw, George y. shepherd, Esq. 428
Jefferson av, Elizabeth, ~ j., at nino O'Clock on
Wednesday morning, May "a. Intcrment at Philadcl.
phia
BABYLON Monday, May q, JAMES BRADY, aged
80 years.
Relatives and friends, also members Of Mariners
Lodge, No. %, l. o. o. r., respectfully invited 10
attend his funeral from his ato residence, 2S Orchard
st., on Wednesday, az one p. NJ.
BowLEs --0n Monday, May ~ 1876 after a short III
ness, JOSEPH AUSTIN BowLEs in the S7th year OF his
age
Relatives and friends Of shs family arc respectfully
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SUICIDE OF A STEAMSHIP OFFICER.

The second lieutenant Of tho French steamship
Amerique, Jean Baptiste Gucsnon, was missed from
his post duty yesterday morOing the vessel His
statcroom door being found fastened on the inside IL
was broken open. Lieutenant Guesnon's body was
then found on the floor II was in knceling posture
and the head sunk under little table opposite tho
berth. large revolver was under the dead mans
right hand
In the afternoon Coroner Croker, accompanied by
his deputy, DIR. NacWhinnie, went to pier 43 North
River, where the steamship lay and held tho inquest
Tho deceased thirty five years old He had acted
strangely Tor several days before he killed himself and
evidently out Of hts mind. He had recently lost
had received just previous 10 the departure Of
L'Am6rique from Havrc. Dr. MacWhinnie examined
the wound In Lieutenant Gucsnons head and found
ball. which very large, had passed entirely
through the BRAIN The jury brought In a verdict Of
'suicdc while laborng under temporary insanity"