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inr. Instead o! being moved hy her cries and
1tras fnr merry, he continued: fhc child actual.
" died under fhc lash While hnldng the deal
chFlI IN hts hant1s he struck II arrcss The ca'l
heavy hlnw fur "lfayfng 'W,ssntn."
llc then tnok the iHn1y 10 a dark wont. near
by and hurled II, smtnthng the Ero,lns! over
the p1acc so "A to rsrnnyc nle traces nf the
Tors that he had sent the child tD 1}bb Comfy,
and to threaten his wife with Instant death II
Ri- ever talti anything ahnut what had hap
ln:ncI. The stor5 Of llis crttnc would perhaps
never have been known II some of tie
little negro cti1lreu In tho .ncIghhosfood
had moi iiavc been attracted by the clltlh's crrs
and seen everything that happened, eEen to the
burial Of tho deceased. Tle} n tiay or two after
told what thcy had sccn a. one pf their neigh
negro, anu arrested him In a pulpit where
he was, preaching the Wonl vi G"3
to his colorctl brethren, preparatory t1 taking
up . collection. When RrTestrd he stontIy
denied everything. Ilcforc The Co1rt. when
confronted ~ his wife aud the othcr witnesses
he still denied that he had cTcr Whipped, Tie
child ut all. He was then taken hy the officers
-of the law to tho forest where The Witnesses
satd he bad bnrted The ehiid.. After short
digging up the ground, they found tic body
lt,f n child fearlully bruised and 1nustatcd.
i When the father saw the body OF i'is mir
tx1trcd daughter he broke completely down
and acknowledged the whole asGa1e. Ills oulY
exctisc for beating the child WAS That she lost
one OF tho housc-kc7s that she had to b,lstncss
touching. Ho1leman Is III jail to Awast trial at
tho November term Of the Court, Il will he re-
mcmbered by the readers of The Co.ufaf'o't tl,at
for heating his onn child 10 death with narrcl
Rt1rr.
, 1877-10-05
CURRENT OPINIoN.

Senator Conkling is n strong man, but he
IL not ssrong enough 10 ride tho storm he haa pro-
yuked.-itotton AdgtrtIstr iRsp,l.
MHybo tlat Conkling got his. instructions
when in England. Maybe Iilden and ileuAr icks
set up tho joh.-GlacIaaati EnQuiftr tI,tm.).
Wade IIainrton's Louisyilo speech did
him great credit liz IL rapidly coming 10 tho
ftunt ~ this 'eader OF tho youhs SoHth which II
Intent upon tabsfshinK genuine friendly relations
with the North. --4fer Orltaas 7sMts tDeas.l.
No Chief Magistrate has ever succeeded in
fulfilling the promises Of sha platform upon which
he wnA elected uaUre truly tAan has the able ant
excellent President who n now, !n remarkable
manor, winning tho fcspcct aud adect'o os tho
citizens OF every portion Of tho eountFy.-S oht
Herald tHs!lqtoua).
Tha result al tho lsepublioan State Con-
yention Ia Now York confirms tbs opinions We
hays heretofore expressed, that tho old pulitical
paesies based upon this tsanea OF tho past, atp In
p.occsa of rapid dis!ntsgralon; and that thu tina
il Gloss 1t hand wbea new combinations p,ust ~.
uyf,apIy sstso to doal With the questIons Of the
psSsont and also ot tie iutute.-Bastoa tisruti
{iHd.}.
President Hayes Ia right. "tThe great
troubls IL ovcs." There will be maltoutcu.s IN
both sections; thoso will b. xIsracres In tie North
aboring to demonstrate tho c0nstltut Eoual Hight of
the Federal Government to protect The negro Gy
tho nayonct: there viii 10 rous4s in tbs South to
wnJlay hlua, 70 abuse hlG 10 aestroJ his chuEcbcs
aud hts school houses. lint the way 10 conquer
Y den ~ rot BY the sword. --tAnstiaa Etsion III.
satoas].
II is beyond all question that our p present
political status Is due to Nj. lisyes good will. We
hoId, thsu. that Gov. Hampton has set III q good
example In acknowledging. On behalf Ut South
Carolina, 4 debt Of gtatituda toward Mt. Hayes.
, 1877-10-05
CANADIAN NEWS,

ypteial Dssputch " 7As cApas01 Tribune.
MONTREAL, uut., Oct. 1.-THE City and Dis
t.irt sayngs Bunk Is following the example OF
the MeschautA' Bauk In tue matter Of ret<ench-
mrnl and a largc lumber Of it, employee have
received uotice that their services will not bc re-
CURED after tie LIT Vi January.
studcYt's Hotel, the Convent, and the Con-
R1egatlonal Church AT sssustead. Quebec, were
burned down last night Total loss DOT known.
The Royal Canadian has policy Of *3,D0o on
the hotel.
stsaal Dtsp1teA TO TAs tAteu9o Irttsa4-
OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 4.-Shetn llctheItngtou,
OF Uskaloosa. H., h lp tue city, and had an IN.
gardlug The e1tta4tct,oa Of criminal whom hs
tracked ~ On,ano. The party III quest.on 10 .
wealthy fsrlnrr Ut MAhrasKa County, who
| forged uota for $5, w un Al Usk2loo,4 bAux.
, 1877-10-05

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 3.-A few DAYS ago
William X. Cooper, stock operator OF this city,
disappeared suddenly, aud IL was asccrtainctl
that lie had forged the na'nc Of J. r. Trcas'well
to checks OF, the bank ot 1.alher i: To. mud the
Nattoual Gold Bank und Tr11st Company TO
al,uunts aegrcaattng over $4,000. Il Is now
established that Cooper Is the iniisldlat who,
in lsG7, c<sumttte. heavy forYcrics IN the tiov.
cttn,scnt while employed in tho Navy Dcpa,t-
Printer Dctgcct, and WAS arrested Of, bis vel.
dlnE-iay, and H,laly ct,nsiEucd ta Moyatncnsng
Prison, rhiiadc,,Iia for tiv. years. liz il sur
posed Il, have gone to Now Usleans Slice Ills
fight from this CITY,
, 1877-10-05
UNDERGRADUATES.


READING, ra., Oct. Tho crowd In the
;cuurt.room was perfectly astoundcd to-day,
when The Commonwealth called 10 tho Witness
stand Samuel Humphreys, young man, aged
II, who had been arrested On the charge of t,c-
ing ono oi tic mcn who burncl this Lebanon
Valley bridge during the rtots here last JnlT.
Tho structure cnst tho Philadelphia 4 Reading
Ka5oa1 company @ p,ssllent eel. n. aows. t"rn.
counsel, to-day told the prisoner to take the
, stand. Humphreys went to tho platform aud
hent over with both hantis resting OIL tho rail.
Of character. Ills air was that Of a thor.
oughly.depravcd bravo, totally and, COM
pesy ost To- al ssnss .a Of DANGER f. y a;d s aD!s.
: manner he related the proceedings of
&, brotherhood meeting held OIL tho satur-
I ns t'eG IL reacd % t&o : spceeSe. as msae and
meeting was, "Keep TIC ball rolling tho
same 1s they were doing Ia Nt,sourS"
fcntiants, as una ol the leading members Of tlat
nlrettng.- 1lc then related how himself aud
Edwar.! Smith, who Is not yet arfcstcd, had
rs ,he :tr1 E Th a hs ana seS xn.
held thu lantern 81. that is'nltl. guild
sec. The witness also implicated Lang
lott and Trout, two o. thc deicn.lants
!. wood on tho brdg, and I.anslott va. present;
! The witness then testified that lic had imbietl
druEgcd whisky aud was crazT drunk at the
time II tle arc Humphreys LEFT neaaiug on
ploynent on q railroad running from New
Haven, Conn. One month aftctward he was
arrrstcd by Chief Cullen. OF tis city. The
watehnen q tue bridge we're % subsequently
prisoners.
READING, pa., Oct. o.-Tho trial Of tho riot
, 1877-10-05
COACH 1tOltDED,

DEAnwoop, D. T., Oct. IA t,orth-bound
coach OH tho Sydney route was stopped last
night In tho vicinity Of Buffalo Gap by four
wcl1-known outlaws, who 80 BY the uarnts Of
Dunk blackburn, WALL Laughing Sam, and Tho
Kid. Thcre was but one passenger and tho
Division Agent, Cook, on the coach, who were
relieved OF 81 anil their rcyolyers. The rob-
bers xerc unnlaskcd, aud made n0 attempt to
conceal their tien1ilY.
, 1877-10-05
JOLIET,
UULlTTs
En<nittf Gikndfch Il fAx f.Aiedda fSt&t

= SptcdW DtspdtcA 10 JhS EAfed90 1f78RnA
JOLIET, ILL.,. Oct, 4.-0corga Parker, alias
sJohn d. Toblns, nliaa Frederick Giddlncs. alter
4crvluC second term in tho PenEtcntlary, was
discharged yesterday and Immediately arrested
oy thr Sheriff Of Henry County and returned
10 that county, Whcto le is wanted for f0rgcry.
Iarkcr Ii quite IN expert forger. aud Wa sent
up both times for forgery.
| Warden MeclAughsey offers reward q Gfty
tlollars for ti. capture ot Fret Grntt, who es-
caped from the Fenitentiary yrsterttay evening.
Nralt MAS serving his second term, and w2a eln-
ployel as runner ior tho ietuals prison. tic cs-
capped frotn tue Warden liouse about o'clock,
1'is movements being favored " tho daskileB1
and the storm which prevailed At that hour.
Graft is German, as,oas 3o years Of age, speaks
broken English, aud l.as i sort u twist Or
pucker to hIs mouth whrn talking. Iits coul-
J'lexiou Ii dark, hair aud eyes brown, face
smooth. aud general Appearance auitu prcpos-
ecss!ug. TIC was dreascu tn dark brown twc ccd
<oMt, daubie.hrcasted vest, s.,a }aats Win red
dish culorrl stripe sunniuK duwnwnrus. A
white s4Izt marked r. K Dlssr, tue nauls of the
officer from whom 1t NUS stosvn, completed hls
eustumt. IIe has xllc In Cheagv, aud thu
public arc requested 10 look OUT for him.
, 1877-10-05
It reys to lso Honest.

= 17z1F1Q T3Xd 2F591.
All o'clock yesterday afternoon q stran.
ger uada purchase at u Woodward avenue drug
store. aut. ~ xoon'as he could pocket lila ehanse
he rushed out loors, ~ II III great hurry.
itm n ths Ci.y-lIali with ! faco 70 long that he
inquired:
aWhy. what has happened nowrt
AboaKht y cake Vi soap up hctc Wa5a-
threw luwu &5-thouxht the druggist EsHa lae
bark teVeu-hurrted out faak a. euull-tuunt'
Cd it over ouca uiose, and found v2s 50 csntA
short of ny right cAansv' Would you ~ b's1
sul tell liuW
, 1877-10-05

B0Ff7I3 lHFpE19fH 70 The EH3tu07 1F76THE.
JNp1ANAPoLIs. Ind, Oct- A-s[l,cc tho retire
ment Of ]. L. Slaughter rs Cashier Of the Ftsst
National Bank, deficit Of $4,000 has been dts.
covered IN lA accounts. The bank II fully pro-
tectcd by property transferred to It and bV hls
bond. The uctlclt grew uut OF accommodations
extended 10 frlcutls and lIInseli by oyeE-l1afts
of utCUlintS,
, 1877-10-05
ROsf--D0lJGiAs.

6Etcsai Hi1p4fcA u Tke CAttd1o 7rt61Nt.
ANN AMOR, Mich. 0ct- &.-Thr latest move
In the celebrated University controversy wis
tnatiu this afternoon. Notice OF the trial OF tbs
libel sutt Of PRESTON y. Ross Va. Hs.as II. Doug,
lus, At the October tertu Of court, was served on
Ell kiuue, Uouglaa' lawyer. Thts ease wa1
commenced tn June, 1875. and has s!nce been
Aauxiug lire. The declaration ou ths suit s4st
forth, anOnK other things. that Dougtas pro-
cured the publication in ThH GmlcA co TRlH-
uxz Of Dec. ., Isis, of an article headed,
"Fecul4tion by oae of the unaet-olhctuis Ut
the Chemical Department Of tAs Aficnsgan Uni.
imeanlnR Rose} With hclnK ~ emoezxier aud
fofgcE, FlliY thousand dollars damages are
claltaetl. Writ dexter aud Emery Il. Storrs, Of
chicago, hayo hecn secured BY itose aa attor-
news,
, 1877-10-05
IIONSE-Tu1EvES IN LIMBO.

6bsF403 11spe1@t@ 70 1Hs t@1ct3V0 1st90H<
TrscoLA, ILL.,, Oct. 4.-slegin Tagga1t return
I'd to-day from Tennessee, bringing with lum
Ea Kgury, charged with horse-stea!iug, whom
IL zErsatcd IN Feutreas County, that State. The
Ehenn also arrested Jed Evans on the same
charge, but On hs way Evans was taken away
from him Ly bcuch-w2sraut lasued by The CIR
Iu!t Judge u Bazsea County, Kentucky, that
Court desiring Eyans to ans1sr for q gEsYcr
CIilAe. bles.u Tacga1t obtained regulations
fur these nen ouiy eight days agu, Rnt hat loue
good work: Esaus and lAkuey. are leaders VI
Eang that haYr beeu sleal,ux horses Ii Cen
trail lll!uuls, running them to hentucky and
selling, then stealing !u TenutsAce and running
10 Illinois 10 sell. laEney Il tpIcu,iidl looking
Mau, about IS, aud aiJiy lut!mal.3 that urder
royer Ut the ministry te las lvs year. pursued
Gis dlshoueat pzletiCsa.
, 1877-10-05
AUSCONI)CD,

Ep<rfaI N'DuftA 70 3hs Chicago 7Fl5NNf.
MrsKE0oS Dxror, Mich, Oct. Al. II.
Douglass, tho abscontling insurance agcnt, Is
behind about 81, coo With four companies. alM
about as many more to hear from. Douglass is
supposed to have Euno East, ~ a letter Iron,
him f,ostn,arkcl Ut Cananlalgua, n, T., WIS fe-
ccived by LIs wife. This ia the second tlmc In
two years that lle has lllade oil.
, 1877-10-05

Pn,1ApsLPnlA, Pa, Oct. J.-D. Frank Stokes.
friend Of President Morton, and late Secretary
Of tho Market street Halfway, has become
1unatlc. Since tho dofalcatton he has labnfnl
uutlcr great mental excitement, and Oh satur-
lay lust began TO show signs of mental a6crra-
tim, which cnlmtnateA to4loy In utter madness,
an,l It was found necessary to take him to a
lunatlc asylum.
, 1877-10-05

CISc1SsATI, Oct. 3.--A horrible Ease Of crnel.
ty has Just come to light which oecirrul
three days ago. Two boys who lived On the
Warsaw pike l,athe,i the left leR Of a COM
ranfop, Willie Lindsey, In gasoline, nnA
then deliberately set fire. 10 IT, The
ley Of the victim, was literally roasted to crisp
uu.l the 10y suffered agputcs too great to te Dr.
The gasoline lamps o, that road anil he Used for
hts 1eyilish purpose the gasoline Will, which he
was fll1ng his fnmps. The hoy will not die.
Ills torfneuturs Rre still nj large.
, 1877-10-05
s11f>r Ills COUSIN.

DArTos, o.. t'ct. 4.-Ahont Wclock this
AFTERNOON two cousins. David anil Sheridan
Miller, gut Into fight on hfay street. Wasl,-
inyton Sheridan wa. throwu down iu The stf1,g-
gIc. nnd David, drawing n pistol, arrti two
essots, QUO Of them passtng through The
Tic body hy the crowd that gathered anil nm
ycyctl to jail, hut was found to be In drunken
ftuppr and Unconscious ri what was going on
srouii,i him. A woman lIging hear tho sE,ut saw
uttE OF thu sflots fired.
, 1877-10-05
GALS FOR $50. 600.

ROCHESTER, n. r, Oct. 4.-W. c. Crum, one
OF the E1prett proprietort, owning fourth tn-
terest, has sued the kpts'tnq Esvr<ss Printing
Company for S5o,000 for publishing lbelous
article from the Cntcsxo Tin<z pf Saturday last,
and accompanying 1t with Nbelpus editorial.
after belux duly w2snrd Ia adyaner BY Mr.
Csum Of Tie llbelous character Of said ar,icle.
Mr.. Cyum has X -urcd two ol TIE ablt4t l2Hyesa
In klA state ~ his .1llIuaei,
, 1877-10-05

f!arn sumner removed, min: hia n~n iuf,u.,,tr
directly for thr pnrp,'sr. ana ftrrp" 1t. tn rr,
Mtnrrt"rs 10 nr;e on their friends IN III" " nate ta
fhetr old political wounds. hut there I. q nt,,n
duty to hr performed In defending l rlsrat,rr i
rca. II N, s;insn wc IN u tbn ns by
inquirer tHrF.}. ~
f}en. McCcllnn will tlouht1cas aee the nr,.
prIoty undnr present circumstances. Of tefra1ninr
from, any further argument ln fayns of nu eularvr
article presented his view ol tho ,nattcr hnt VIZ
We find that after he had Written hi. lclcr accc,.
T In s f.: 81 ss sy Il
that an enlargement Ut tho rcvnlas arry !. a,,t,.
ntry nccee"ary. wc nust aa-urn hin, tl;al tia ID
1t 10 found in accordance with Democratic no,rx'
--St'1 Fork Ssn tl'eM.|. ~''
.Senntor Roscoo Conkling has ccrtn,n,v
tueeee.ic,l II two thinss lie ha. aroused .,runs
fesns fsf ,ss, - sys+ ae1s as. u
fore been Indifferent to Tho National A,mni.s,rn'..
t,": Sn1 h ms rn s.ntuent
ke scnaet conktns ID asse. 81 s'e H. s ns'ir Sr.i
cn. nt1sa s0t: sce ss o
shoexir rpeetaec L lni, nl'omrt dill no. atonss,
d o. g.; ,s sbis " Is IT, fs" n.gs.
. Il atrikes M tint Lonla'ana n, should prompt
'p,o" ~ Wy 'uaa'tre VI 49lnln 1 III sht mat.
fcrcnno yrar, which suel, law would es.ily ra1ea
im.;e H." ea "o"'u I. s'ss a 'Gs.cyu ~ teal efa!c,
thnr =. @ nmm J., ~, " ,ra tne neasy tiraena
'e !; stf tnn n o1,a M%y' IN tsw na
t5vs ' fni1v .c tn.,. tns te ;hia ,w neI ss'na viii
van,ans an FIFTY y % In" nw. aG9 snoMh 4. ID.
vii y ~, .na.,,a H., s,n.t,a g " VT nc1ese ii
s;,a.a ~ H. t ~ " ~ ~ nl.feal xn4
siirfssmnr nv r.srn. nrh ~ hp a9f that
ia ,ra,t hs ,ha ahG osi,1"rc farof
sry fri r'aRu far "nr y m, se ~
.,S .ns pea Ill, neeateF sna h,!;ion aoa' nore
snts, S''"o : ."s' seal'~A'e" o''e""a "eMofToa
>''sa'''
The greatest thinkers of tho world do mt
a9rco - to whether iutat!on or contraction Ia tho
eensrsy ronnn,so 81 VIII, t ut .. mem ase In:
m,nr1 Mcy ,nnst - 49, ~ t ~ ~ ~ ass paper
II X. ra,,c nos anci !. ~. ~ ~ aon snd.
.rner h'I. H. Ia ,v5 ., =, ~ 1pi ttty nH4t
nsncr rc,stcS III th.r n';,a mfc .he
H. asnm'a .,..trpri ~ II y, ust 'eHss @ q obee
y M mnros .vs, -. - ~ ame gus q
r1,n,sx III noo., nv ~. n fssn III th's
ayw ans anT psf{ 10 In.s '1e th "rcn On them
frirhtf,t rn:f III ,,."MI ti,a1 % +h.n w.. II
ie isssnn' n'@Snrinoa.if iii pto.tr ve'H n>s sea1hea
'As s's"s'"'"'p' '"'<"e'" t'"'' "e''''s' 'D'"'h
1t Is q very eEBY problem that Is r,rtRen3ti
between afr, fonkltns and the prct,lcnt. rhIo.
the New York Ycnator IL for or against 9l,e A,m1n
inttution There il no roum In tc ruturc nf thin :.
Conkiinr srrks Il, nlncc hin,srif Thc mar .sha ~ 1!
mot With lid Northumberland in il nn,mo,a ~ = =
against H. closu reading or the fjospeis vii ~
ioInt, TIo pcorio nre viii lie ptc.idcnt IT.
restoration Of Jusincss prosperity, Whit cannot
Etsat deal H1ofc 10 ths country lhan ctthcr Tho
, 1877-10-05

Special Dtspatch 10 Tas cAfca1o Tribune.
FoRr WArSE, Inti., Oct. 4.-Ycstcrlay Fran.
c's J. Fast, of Huntington County, left bis homo
ut Roanoke to 60 10 ills fasu,, atul last night Ills
body uas found two miles aal half d[ssant, with
bis team hltchca ncar By. His body boyo marks
Of violence, nrui 1t Is believed he was robbed and
murdered. Tic IL said to have tccn the wcalthicst
largo sum Of money with him when he left
home.
, 1877-10-05

GENITAL CITY. D. T.. Oct. "A fatal shoot-
iug anray occurred here thia afternoon. John
+. Eryant, owulux placer claim here, claimed
tue .u1ia:e gtound Ut biz clziiu - mill site.
A. W. Ah.,u., formerly coz1sspondent Ut the
k.lt L41e tribune aud Chtc4Io pspess, uo.n Dc
, 1877-10-05
ItoAD-AGESTs AT WORK.

IlOAD-A1EST:' AT WORK.
CHxy1NxE. WV. Ter, Oct. 4.-Last nights
coach from Deatlwood, carrying Fix passengers,
WAS stopped by two road ascnts twelve miles
south OF Futt Laramie. This robbers rot about
$4OU froul Tie passengers. The lrcasurc-lo1
was broken up, hut eontatued nothing ot yaluo
to the thieves.
, 1877-10-05
FINANCIAL,

DosroN, Oet. 4.-Thu Wellcet Savings Dans
At Cape Cod suspended yesterday, owing to thu
run. These Ii q general panic on the Cape
among sav!ngs-bank dopos!tors, and probably al
tie buuks will elosc until confidence Ia restored
, 1877-10-05

KfcuMoND, Va, Dct 4.-The Rev. DR.. E. T.
Hairsl, c1-secrctary OF tue Presbyterian Board
Of Publication, under Indictment hero on Il
charge Of ctnbczzllng the funds Of tho Boasd
suiuc months ago, returned from Canada, where
1le has been silre that time, Rnd surrendered
had no knowledge Of ths Indictment until quito
recently.
, 1877-10-05

COUNCIL DLrrrs, Urt 4.-"taughtng Bam,'
notorious character ot Dcadwood, Was arrest
cd at Harlem, thirty miles cast Of this city to-
day, IN the charge of r,tbiug coach while on
lts wey rccsntly lo the bluck Hills, ya the Elk
horn Valley routs.
, 1877-10-05
DISHONESTY ALLEGED,

NEw YonK, Oct. a-The tporld's Columbia
(s. C.} spcctal says: "Ex- Comptroller L1un,,
who was placed OH tho Chamberlain ticket last
year by dIsg1accful compromise. lad utrustcl
to him willis In that position $1,000 Of tho de-
posit OF the Southern Lifc-insurance Company.
lie t,ns never nceountod to Ills SUCCESSOR for this
sum-"
, 1877-10-05


with reference 10 his books md the "Kn nc
count. Ilo was not examined on nuYth!nR out
skIu Of tbv general matter. Some books were
brought before the Grantl jury by Benrislcy.
Forsythe stated the extent TO which he was H.
rllllur with the hooks. aud told Of otl,crs wto
were more fanl!lIAr With them.
BEFORE nE1s0 uRAnTEp IMMUNITY,
don't think Forsytlc hat anything to say. lle
wAs taken out of the room nnd wcnt down etalfs
With the foreman and States Attorney. When
he returned tile understanding was TINT he hail
l,ccp granted Immunity. lie wAs before the
Grand Jury several ttmcs
Cro,s-ssanfnni: Mr. understanding WIS that
the Grand Jurr did mot know what Crstnc they
were Investigating. Could not say whether the
question Of brtbcry WIS presented, or whether
Forsythc WINS subpunac.l 10 protlucc bis hooks.
do not know that he brought any. Dooks
wcrc on the table rhen we got there In the
questions abnut hts knowIcdsc Of nlastets In III.
books- don't think he ever said that he lnh
ut,y special kllnW1cIGc Of what was III thcln. We
were tryiuE to an4 out what the County Cum
mlssioners had been guilty yof,-trying to Get The
4. j. sprague. another member OF tho Grand
Jury, also testified that Fossythe was exam.
I.le1 only With reference to tl!c transaciiors of
the ''Kn account. HI refused to testify until
granted immunity. Could not say whcthct, at
thu time he was examined, tho CHARGE was de-
tcru,incl to b. bribery or conspiracy.
Gr,Ms-eranafafd: uo not Teeol!ect that the
question Of bribery WAS discussed by tho jury,
arl that Indictments "ero not rctafhcd oc-
cause there was nut sufficient evidence.
foru The Graud Jury, was lauded to the Court
'lr. Smith then pu. Fors5the i'meclt on thy
stand. Forsytho sai llo WIS nut subppnactl
10 produce his books: lle u1u moi l'rott,ieo
them. and WAS not called On to produce them
x4.& ~ FNtI II nItur
looking Into any books, nor WIS his attention
Crssetan.f,tsd: don't remember whether
was asked about tho b0oks.
Judge Otts, tue forernai, ol tho itran.! Jury
was next called. and testahett to nc sa'no el-
tcct ~ his associates. Nc stated that Fossythe
was alno asked about inoney being placed In
cnvelopcs anu lett IL hl5 saio iof eefta'1t l'ar.
tica. !Aat was WIN fsielGnGe 10 pl' LUIS VI
EUous Tor the County Hospital.
Sfr. Storrs submitted tnat tilc prosecution bad
brought theHlse!yes within the sule la'd ao"n
by the Court Wednesday.
the Court thought that tIe Gvidenee sho~tl
Grand Jury that he could never be properly ~.
dleted or punished Tor . conspiracy hs 10 ala
matters TINT HeEo spoken OF. lAe lnaIctllent
against hill
AItorLD III pl8aissEp. ...
NE. Smith Mltlu few renlark1, gong over
thu ground taken by the dgtensc wednesday.
Tue Court, however. hcld that, ab For$ytno
could not be prosecuted, he cu'lla hot shield
himself behind l'ls ptsyilrEe;
Tho Court suggested that, before going
furttcF. the Indictments agatust ForeItlle ~
diantssel.
This WINS done By the States Attorney.
Mr. Forsytf.c was ttGn put On ltla stand, anil
testified thus: | saw something, in the books
charged " "k." ! know nothlnE about It
MYself. ! never haL any conversation With
Pcsio'nt about It that ! Eesollstt: @ ~.
, 1877-10-05

luke until there IL no longer danger ot interfer
enru with tho outlet, ur Until ralutalls shall re-
llcvu the officials from the necessity Of drawing
upon It's WATERS.
KlHk LAkz 4Arrkp.
1t was not placed unleE tribute yesterday. md
nrotably will not Tor &otHo DAYS to cotae, as Mr.
Emmett OIL Saturday morning bcRan to draw
from Kirk Lake. q smaller sheet nf water lyiuR
little more than stuue's throw from stahupac,
and having . natural outlet lnso tho same
stream "a The 1alteE,-the Aluseuot River, which
clnptes luto tbs Crot0n River lower down. THIS
lake Ind been allowed 10 rest for some tlnlc,
anl there was depth Of sixteen feet above The
aumc. which marks thy lowest l'oint to which
splendid "heal" " to ths strcatu, and It ID now
running out at the rate Of ~ Oo0,1O0 gnlloHs =
day. Fearing that this would also be danlu,e'i
by ths rcs!aents, force of sixty meo wa placed
department.. aud ttetr thoy have eatnpcd aud
will remain till further notice from Comms-
slouer Campbell.
TuE clrY's RIGHT 10 TIE wArER.
Commissioner Campbell wss visited BY
IieFuid reporter ycatcrusy Ia relation to tue
troubte. tie sald:
"There was law paased last winter by which
the city Gun acquire title " aud draw water
froM Lake 1luhupAc and VII the otlsc lokes ol
that region BY having Comualssloners aplndnted
to owurrs ot contiguous lands+ 1t TAsse4 Ing
i-eQtsl1tuse late Iu the session, aud was stgusd
ly the Governor At aimuSt the last moment III
consequence ot these delays, nots!s t4ss uot re-
Oh the Goth of this uloutE. tho Commissioners
will ba It oncr aPpotRtel+ aud whateYer
damages they shall Ray has accrued to
residents, of The lake region On account VI
the Jr3tutug Of the xatefs shall bs paid. FFio5
to the appointmeut OF these Commissioners the
Commissioner of Public Works VIA to hare
mower u treAl With these people. eudcasureI
to lee what tertaA I c'','l make &tsa thtln. Siy