, 1878-02-16

in sAe Anderson trial, stste to response
BILE psrties that their verdict Of guilty,
recommended to mercy Of the court y
was given under the Impression tha,
this was tantamouDt to acqnistal and
they were so informed by the other ju-
rors. Both are extremely young men,
neither over ~, and it is claimed that
Prince is disqualified as juror, hav-
ing been born IN 1858. Anderson has
a dispatch signed b.; John Sherman
Stanley Mathews, Garfield and Hale,
earnestly protesting his innocence of
any fraud and derouncing his trial and
conviction as an exhibition of bitter
sectional partisarsbip. J. Madison
Wells has been released on $4,000
bonds.
ROME, Feb. 10.-To>m o>morrow, upon
the arrival of the foreign cardinals, the
sacred college, will permanently consti-
tute itself into congregation. A bull
left b. Plus TX. authorizes the cardinals
to deviate from the established proceed
ures, but ices not prescribe any special
rules.
The Refos,asa states that the conceive
will last long time. At one of the
next congregations the cardinals will
consider the question of permitting alb
sent cardinals to telegraph their votes.
The ESformG also states that Moneig-
neur Lesagnie, acting papal secretary
of state,. has sent note to the nuncios
protesting against any power exercising
the veto, and Stating that perfect tran
guilty and independence are.sssured
to the ccnclave in Rome.
The public wese admitted toeSt. PEI
ter's to view the remains of tbs Pope.
At 6 80 this morning the crowd was tre-
mendous and many women tainted. A
company Of soldiers had to eRter the
church to regulate the passage of the
crowd. The body. srrayed in pontifical
robes, lies on a crimson bed, at each
corner of which stands member of the
noble gusrd with a. drawn sword. The
bed is surrounded BY twelve large can>
dlebra and is so placed that the feet of
deceased are on the side of the altar
rails in order that the faithful may. kiss
them. The face is calm and unchanged
by death.
PHnADBLpHIA. Feb. THE exami-
nation by steamboat inspectors into the
cause of the wreck of the Metropolis
commenced to>day. The principal witt
ness examined was DR.. Green of the
Metropolis. His testimony was to the
the effect that the ship was rotten and
totally unssaworthy. He brought to
this city fragments of the rotten TIM
bers.
New ORLEANS, Feb. T. In tie Ans
derson case Judge Whitaker charged
the Jury at $3.50 tonight and they re-
tired. Nobody expected verdict to-
night, but at 10 O'Clock loud knock
from the jury roona announced that a
verdict bad been reached. Counsel
were sent for, and Judge Culloua, of the
defence. having arrived. court was again
opened anas the jury called. About 40
persons were present. Judge Whitta-
ker asked the foreman the usual ques-
tions, when verdict was given to the
clerk. Gen. Anderson was deadly pale,
twisting nervously the head oe his cane
between his fingers. The verdict was
received as follows: "We find Thomas
G. Anderson guilty, and recommend
him to the mercy of the court" The
jury was then discharged. and the pris>
oner remanded to await sentence. Some
of Anderson's friends at once SUR
rounded him and accompanied him to
the Jail.
ST. CATHARINEs, Feb. S.-A man bv
the name of Mcclure alias McCarthY.
was arrested at Thorald to-day charged
with having committed murder in Pitts
burg, Penn. He is said TO be one os
the Molly Maguires.