Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-27

from the stand, Guiteau improved
the momentary lull to make the
first speech of the day. He said: II
notice that my friend Henry Ward
Beecher is doing some cranky work
in this case. used to attend his
church and prayer meetings, and
IL your honor knew him as we'll as
l do you would not pay any atten-
ton to him. There are q good
many people who think he IL badly
oranked socially, and I have no
doubt that Mrs. Tilton told the,
truth and that he lied about it. I
tell him so publicly"
'Oh, well, we'll, prisoner, that
will do for YOU" said Davidge.
Guiteau was apparently satisfied
and nodded with emile, saying,
"Thars all right, Judge, I've had
my say on Beecher and 1 am sat-
isfled"
Gen. John A. Logan then took
the stand and was asked: "Do
you know the prisoner?n
"Oh, yes, Of course you do, Cen
eral," broke In Guiteau. "You
know me very we'll; Pm very hap
py to meet you again"
The witness said he had frequent
ly been besieged by Guiteau to in
dorse his application for office, but
he had invariably declined for the
reason that the prisoner did not
seem to be such man as he would
care to recommend for any office.
had II hi m n, Ght- |
cago. The first time he ever saw
him was W hen Guiteau called upon
him to secure his endorsement.
The general impression he formed
about Guiteau was that there was
something wrong about his M l'al
the B"stOn Bank Troub'w.
BOSTON, Nov. 20 The Bank Ex-
aminers have completed their ex-
of the affairs of the Pa
cific Bank. Their report will not
be given out for several days, but it
is authoritatively stated that the
of the bank Is 80 unfavOr.
able that the U. b. Comptroller
yesterday requested the Associated
Banks to nominate a receiver and |
wind up its affairs.
Gauid Ksport Confirmed.
New YORK, Nov. 26.-The re-
port that Gould and his friends |
have obtained control of the New
York and New England Railroad
is confirmed.
Tne DiMcuI,y with Ch,se.
NEW YORK, November 26 The |
TSmes'S Washington special says:
There is good reason to believe that
the threatening relations between
the United States and Chile were |
brought about by syndicate who
have acquired the claims of Amer
lea against Peru, on account Of the |
guano grants, and wants to protect
those claims.
v0x Popusi.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The IYanes's
Washington special says: Judge
Cox is In daily receipt of letters
the trial for its farcical
and saying that if the
Court does not have Guiteau
hanged the people will hang both
prisoner and Judge.
W"shasgsoo Notes.
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-The Tlmes's
special says that the
President will not print his mes.
sage until it is delivered to Con-
gress.
A. M. Gibson may be very bad
man, but by no means a fool. He
had certainly proper authority
from the Attorney General to as
the Star =" route sns ' cases and
was instructed by MacVeagh to
make his report. Whsther
or not he had authority to publish
It, is not known; but publishing
report without authority is not
penal offense, or else Secretary
Lincoln can procure the arrest of
almost all the bureau officers of the
War Department.
Tine DANGER over.
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-The Inter
Oceans Washington special says
that Comptroller Knox thinks the
danger is over in Boston. He has
never feared any widespread finan.
cial disaster from the Pacific Bank
failure, and now thinks that even
that bank has some show Of right
Ing itself and resuminR business.
nnssrnaA N usssrs
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-H. M.
Haxie, General Manager OF the
Iron Mountain International, and
Great Northern and Texas and Pa.
cific Railroads, accompanied by
Seth Fink, General Passenger
Agent, and several other officials,
left here to-day for I'll Paso and Lo.
redo, Texas, where they are to
make preliminary arrangements
for running trains from st. Louis
to San Francisco via the Southern
Pacific from Ell Paso and the Mex
lean border at Loredo. 1t is ex-
pected through cars will be run
from st. Louis to San Francisco
and the Texas and Pacific be COM
pleted and in operation by January
LIST; and the International and |
Great North ern will reach Loredo
by the middle Of December. The |
San Francisco line route will be |
called the Triple Line, and be |
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