Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-27
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Asuhause Designs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26th.-Tbe
resignation of Assistant United
States Treasurer Hillh0use has
been received at the Treasury De
partment. 1t is understood that
the office has been rendered to q
gentleman Of high standing In
commercial circles.
Pros ress % sBc CrssE's rsiaI.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28th.-Ed-
mund e. Smith was called for the
defense In the Guiteau case. He
testified that he had thought the
prisoner very peculiar, Eighty and
rambling in conversation.
John A. Morse, O colOred attor-
ney ct law, cav Gulteau ut the
White House during March and
April. He took him to be q crazy
man.
Mrs. Scoville then took the stand
and gave a biographical sketch of
Guileau's life, commencing with
his early childhood. While the
direct examination Of the witness
Is still in progress the court adj
journed till Monday.
Banoren Davis tn sno rose.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 26th.-
Bancroft Davis will enter the State
Department with Frelinghuysen
as assistant Secretary, relieving
Hill, who will be given another
position and the vacancy thus ere.
ated in the Court of Claims will be
filed by the appointment of Score
tary of the Navy Hunt.
elections Z" ChsIls PoIicy
Towards Perm.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26th.-The
Commensurate Washington special
says: A high official, who knows
whereof he speaks, says that the
United States Government will
enter q remonstrance against the
policy pursued by Chill toward
Peru, and intima.es, in the strong
est terms, that the government
cannot look on quietly and see the
Peruvian government Invested of
all its power rs q nation, and that.
the time has come for Chill to
change her policy Of Illuminating
Peru and forcing her to- a Position
from which she cannot recover. 1t
is believed that our government
regards the terms exacted of Peru
as both oppressive and unjust, and
1t Is confidently expected that
there will be some moderation in
the policy now pursued by Chilli
toward her conquered foe.
cause OF COx's Leuiency.
NEW. York, Nov. 26tb.-The
Worlds Washington special says:
I. is said on behalf of Judge Cox
that the license he allows Guiteau
is attributable to two motives-one
his belief Ia Guitesu's insanity
and the other his determination
that the trial shall be in every re-
spect such that, whatever may be
the result, neither the prisoner nor
his friends shall ever have ground
for complaint of unfairness. Rsth-
or than leave loophOle for such
complaint, he chooses to allow the
customs of the court to be daily
outraged and to disregard his duty
both to the prosecution and to him.
self. Whatever the explanation
may be worth, 1t Is put out as q
possible reason for his liberation OF
Guiteau's impudent statement
when to-day's proceedings opened
and for his subsequent unruly be-
havior up to recess, consisting of
violent and Indecent Interruptions
Of witnesses and repeated contem pt
Of court by keeping up his gable
after he had been ordered to stop.
Easy Ia HIS Mind.
CHICAGO, Nov. S6th.-The Inter-
OCEANS Washington special says
that Comptroller Knox thinks the
danger is over in Boston. He has
never feared any widespread finan.
,ial disaster from the Pacific Bank
failure and now he thinks thst
even that bank has some show of
Fighting Itself and resuming bust.
ness.
A De mpiiaDs Murdeser.
CHICAGO, Nov. 28th.-John Ga.
us Litzenberg, Of Germany, WAS
arrested this morning for the MUIR
Ter of Hoessel Batcheler, a farmer
1t North Evanston. Money re-.
,eipts and the clothing Of the dead
nan were found on him. He ad-
nits the killing and has been TAX
IN to Evanston to await examina. /
ion.
Psyisg Dearly for Roe.
TUCSON, A. t., Nov 28th.-A
pecial 10 the Citizen from Wilcox
Isye: A Mexican by the name vi
Tuan Quesads. formerly section
rand 1t San Simon, while stealing
! ride to that place from Benson,
ell under the cars while passipc
here and both his legs we're cut c6I
Ibove the knees. The man must
necessarily die. a. there 10 no phy-