Daily Republican., 1881-10-27
A DAYS NEWS.
DEClaJ0N8 IN TAE CASE or GIN
1BAU, TIM ASSASSIN,
Dsosh Bettle Hns0sanee--wOrl
Temperance Unson- Che Dem.
Ssrass Hold an III sstiOn
In BalfimOse-Osher
lseRs.

In the Criminal Court at Washins
ton Yesterday, after argument by cour
sci for Guiteau, the case of the assassi
wvs postponed until November l4th
Mr.. Seoyille, In his argumant, state
that IN his opinion the Gonrt bad iGrh
diction Of the case. Ths First Comp
troller Of the Treasury has decja sd tha
witnesses for Guiueau living more tha,
one hundred miles beyond the Distric
OF Columbia cannot be paid by tn
Government. Inside OF thsa rad ns thei
expenses can be paid.
ON or asert October 9Th (to.day
asocording to notice fruDs. the I.igh
House Board, a whistling signal b,lo,
Will be noo-.a on Southw est Ledge
on Block Island, Il. L., in about tel
fathoms Of water. This bu,y is pains,
ed with red and black horizcatsal styiue.
With 8. W. Ledge painted in white Iet.
tel on the middle black tsnd. ls i.
sarnounted by 4 whistle oeerated 1y
the motion of the sea, and giving blasts
at short intervals.
The eighth annual Convention of the
Women S Christian Ternpera sce Union
opened yesterday in the Foundry Meth
odist EpiscopalChurch, in Washington.
Abont 45o delegates wercr present,
amoag them several from the Southern
Statss. liss Frances +. Willard, M
Chicago, presided. Miss Sllsari B. A a-
thony was iNtrO.iu ced and invited to "A
seas on the platform.
Tho local election in Baltimore veg
terday resulted in the elect gu of ths
whole Democratic ticket, including
Mayor, Judge Of Appeals and City
Councilmen. Tbe City Gov neil is u
nanimsusy y Democra.ic. The o'al vots
for Councilmen aggregated nearly as
900. Of which The Democr ITS pollet
2, 700. lndependant Democ ats 300,
and kPpublicans aearly 5000.
The officers o, a mutual Blief asso-
ciaiion' of tattietown, Pa recently
applied TO Superintendent Fsirman, Of
the Insurance Department of lew York
for permission. 10 operate in that State
Mr.. Falrman replied that he" "canno.
entertain the proposition of aay life in
sEranCe association that insu res peopl 3
rom fitesn 80 eighty eight years OF.
age.
Among the nominations BY ,she Prea,
dent yes t:riay were Charles w. Sea-
Son, of New York, 10 be Supe rintender
or ths Census, and Pay DireC 6or Jame4
b.. Watmongh, OF Pennsylvania, TO be
Chief Of the Bureau Of Provisions AMI
Clothing IN the NavvDepartneut, vita
the re lat;ve rank OF commodore.
4 drunken row followed a .ircus per
tormance in Cartersville, Georgia on
'Euesday night, during Which thrae
men were shot, one fatally, and several
Others were badly beaten. n the u!e-
lee iica and ID bear escaped from the
cages; the bear was shot, bla she lion
is still at large.
The Yorktown centennial celebration
GOT up by the citizens ut Richmoad, =,
Virginia, closed yesterday with pAr-
ade OF all the GIVE and military organi-
cations OF the city. and % display Of aer
trades and manufactures. rhe parad Q
tsk two hours in passing, and attract
Cd about 10000 strangers to Richmond.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination of Rev. Henry Highland
Garnet, OF New York, to he U. ). Min
lister to Liberia, ana Wu. c. Raum to
be United States MarAhal for Southern
Mississippi.
The trial of Robert X. Scott, ez-Gov
ernor of South Carolina, at NAPOLEON,
Ohio, for killing Warren Il. Dr'Jy, in
1880, is now i'll progress. Scott .s in
dicted tor mans!aughrer. He alleges
that the shooting was accidental.
Levi A Dewlay, fifty years ago
prominent business uan OF Worcester,
Massachusetts, hllt lately a res dent OF
New York, comiaitted suicide | y taking
laudanum at d hotel i'll Worcss on
Tuesday night.
Major John Mix, OF the Ninth L. s,
Cavalry, died On railroad trim yester-
day morning, whiia gong to Fort Cur-
mings, New Mexico. He lea res tam T.
ly in Connecticut.
Twelve paraons were gran bed yestes-
day by the Board OF pardotS at Har-
risburg, among them one TO Morris
Springfield, of Faiiadeiphis,. convicted
OF murder in the second degree.
The French guests visited the Safe
Department in Washington. yesterday
afternoon, and afterwards, ia company
with sec-etary Blaine, raid thei, re-
spects to the President.
Richard Kirk, OF AofK.e, bei1g re-
iected by a young lady whom h had
followed from that city TO Cum berland
county, Virgiaia, shot himself jaad ia
her presence On Tuesda wenins.
Frank Dukes, IS years Of age, had the
top Of his head b!owr att by the acci-
dental discharge OF his gun while gun
ming, in Quitman ct0nry, Georgia, a |
few days ago.
The Won Steuhen.. will be received |
and entertained by the citizens of Gin
,innati today, Tbs festivities will |
wind up with a serenade by the German
singing societies.
There was a light snow storm on
Mount Washington, vest srday norn-
ng, and the Temperature was 3 degrees
below zero, a fa4 of 40. degrees since
tuesday.
A postal clerk named VAnhorn, run
ling between Harrisburg and Pitts
aurg, was arrested, yesterday, OH the
charge Of robbing the mails.
First Assistant Postmaster General
ryner, yesterday sent in his resigna-
;lon, and it was accepted by the POST
master General.
Frank and Henry Rumberger coL>-
victed OF the murder Of Daniel Trout
nan, we're sentenced in Harrisburg yes
terday to be hanged.
The Republican City Convention Of
Brooklyn yesterday, nominated Seth
Low for Mayor, General Tracy aud Rip
ey Ropes having Withdrawn.
Beats Sig ming the PAadke
"a young friend of nina was cured
" an Unsuitable thirst for liquor, which
had so Frustrated him that he was una