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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Now, why don't somebody nominate
the editor of the Manhattan Nationalist
for governor?
The reported indisposition of Secre-
tary Hunt is probably nothing more
than a mere sympathetic affection Incl
dent TO his position as the head of our
alleged navy.
A st. Joseph lady, sister of the wife
of Professor Proctor, the English
scientist, is about to marry. German
baron whom she met and captivated
while IN Europe perfecting her musical
education.
The new attorney general is ugly al
most to deformity, while his wife is said
to be one of the prettiest ladies in Phil
adelphia. Mrs. Brewster's society ex-
perience in Washington promises TO be
moderately satisfactory as
Judge Gray, the newly appointed jus
tIce of the supreme court, is six feet tall
and bachelor. There is a prevalent
sense of agonizing regret among the mar
riageable ladies at the capital that the
year 1882 in not divisible by four.
The Manhattan Nationalist, having
announced that Col. John A. Martin, of
Atchlson, would be a candidate for
governor, the colonel comes to the front
with the statement, in the Champion,
that he does not intead to be candi-
date; in fact, that such thing is farth-
est from his desire.
Senator Vest, MIssouri's favorite son
has established considerable reputation
for pluck by declaring that he is not in
favor of female suffrage. He might
gain equal renown for discretion by
crossing the street when he sees DR..
Mary Walker or Gail Hamilton loom
ing mp on the thoroughfares of the ma
tional capital.
81 see 1t stated by the papers that
wherever President Arthur goes detect
ives follow him to prevent g repetition
of the terrible occurrence of the I'd day
of July. This, in my humble Judgment,
is establishing dangerous and repre-
hensible precedent, and will tend to pop
ularize custom that is in direct con-
fiict with the spirit of our Republican
institutions" Davis
There is at least one man in Maine
who might make his fortune in Wall
street Several years ago a Baptist so
ciety was formed near Brunswick and q
church edifice was purchased and moved
to a convenient site. The man employed
to perform the work of remOyal--wheih.
er one of the deaeons or not does not ap.
pear-bought number of the pews at 8
small price, got up religious excite
ment in the village, aud when it was 81
its height closed out his purchase at q
profit of $500
In dress Attorney General Brewster is
very eccentric. he wears rufiies of the
style of seventy-fve years ago. His
coat is blue. szallow4ail, with brass
buttons, and his waistcoat is long and
made of bright buff cloth. 1t may be
unjust to judge man By the coat he
wears, bnt we cannot forbear the opin,
ion that this costume is sufficiently pic.
turesque to inspire the fear that the con,
trast between Mr. MacYsagh aud his
successor is not marked enough 10
cause the star reuters any alarming
measure of disquietude
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HENRI wATTERSON ON THE
GUITEAU TRIAL.

Accident rather than curiosity drew
me toward Judge CoX's court rooms,
where spent this forenoon. The effect
upon my mind amounted TO a complete
reversion of opinion and feeling. ! had
imagined the trial a farce; it is a trag-
ely. l had dismissed Guiteau from
consideration as IA muddy-mettled" knave
or fool" He impressed me to-day as q
man of acute understanding, and,
though laundering, trucrleuJ wit, l
sat close to him; could see any glance
of his eye, every phase of his expression,
the slightest detail of poise and gesture
The man is an excellent actor. He has
a capital stage grimace and laughter. l
declare there were times when he ac-
tually captivated me by his we'll timed
interpretations and effective by-play.
l came away precisely as one who
has witnessed a stirring act in an eccen-
trio drama, wherein all the parts were
well played.
Guiteau, to begin with, could not have
played his part better. or course he
overdid II, because the mimic world and
the real world cannot be made to har-
monte; but, as u mimic actor on u real
stage, he certainly cuts no mean figure,
and will 60 down to history as ALSO
lutely sui generis-a sort of weird and
wizened apotheosis OF dead-beatism.
All descriptions of his personal appear
ance are at fault. He is simply brazenly
and stability and scantily genteel. His
voice, instead OF being harsh and un-
natural, is both trained and taking; not
resonant like the voice of voorhees,
not cultivated to the pitch of Wendell
Phillips, but homcly, a vulgar
cross between the two, with a touch
of Mulberry Sellers and a rcminis.
sence OF Rip Van Wrinkle. He is no
more crazy Than am. He shot Gar.
field us the last desperate venture in a
life of moral obliquity and personal
discontinue.
All the other parts in this startling ex
trayaganza are well impersonated
Juage Cox certainly presides with dignI
ty, and, considering pros and cons,
cannon see now nc CouAo nave A'ol1cu
this droll pageant. On the whole,
think Corkhill leads the prosecution
exceedingly well, and has the cass
thoroughly in hand. He thinks he il
sure of 4 verdict. and agyee with him
II is impossible for anybody TO see THU
exhibition and come away without be
ing satisfied that morally, legally, in
tellectnalIy and sentimentally Gnltear
deserves 10 he hanged, and win meet nc
other fate.
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the nation who had elected him to he

the nation who had elected him to he
its head.
AIasi poor Garfield, it was our privil-
eye through many years 10 have known
him we'll. He was elusive, large
minded, warm-hearted, and he had,
moreover, an aesthetic nature that opened
up to him greater possibilities of
attaining the ideal than in the midst
of his feverish, busy life he ever did
attain. The very last time we happen
ed to exchange a few words with him,
we spoke of the need OF treating 10
manner more ideaiistic the scuiptured
statutes OF our great men, and always
grasped at the ideal, even where he fail
ed To seize IL. And was IL reserved for
him, OF fine perceptions, to bear this
last needless, bitter degradationg This
trial is filling the land like pestilence,
and reads like some hideous chapters OF
the scenes OF. the French revolution,
where God being counted out Satan
cracks the whip.
The demoralizing spectacle seems 70
serve TO amuse men, women and chill
dren, and the press sends the poison
broadcast. But this, forsooth, is nc
laughing matter, before high heaven
| although one may smile at the quaint
remark of an eminent barrister, who
said 10 a friend on leaving the court
room, where a short time he had been {
locker on, 'that he was IN doubt as tc
how il would all end-whether the cour
would convict Guiteau, or Guiteau the
| court"
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The immigrants to this country dur
ing the month OF November. according
TO the following table, were thus dis
tributed among the various nationalities /:
England and Wales, 5,S23; Ireland,
3,2s4; Scotland, 0S9; Austria, 1924 ;
Belgium, SO; Denmark, 414; France,
020i Germany, 10000; Hungary, sos;
Italy, 2,97s; Netherlands, 1858; Norway,
1894; Poland, 228; Russia. 1871
Sweden, 2,s70; Switzerland. 45l; Do
minion of Canada, s.s07; China, 2,71l
and from all other counties, 22e.
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Mrs. Mary A. Livermore came near
death at a railway station in New York,
a few days ago. She was about to alight
from the steps of the car when the engi-
neer started the train suddenly without
a signal, and Mrs. Livermore was thrown
backward violently, striking her head
with painful force on the rail. A ply
stefan restored her to consciousness after
some time, and declared that the skull
would have been fractured but for the
protection given by her hair and thick
WraDa
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THE SWEET BY-AND-By.
A TnIk with the Composer OF the
Beautiful Hymn

Beautiful Hymn.
DIR. s. Fillmore Bennett, practicing
physician, of Richmond, H., small
town ten miles southeast of Lake Gene
va, was visited AMI conversed with, yes
terday, with reference to the authorship
of the words and music of that remarka-
bly, popular Christian hymn, called
"The Sweet By-and- BY" DIR. Bennett Is
IS years old, and the father of consider
able family, including son who is q
recent graduate of Rush Medical College.
In stature, the doctor is of medium
height, and quite square He Is thin
yisaged, wears a thin mustache and
goatee, and is of rather dark complexion.
He has a wealth OF hair, slightly gray,
and has somewhat the look Of q person
with the poetical faculty. In his CON
versaIion he is clear, practical, serious,
and positive. He said:
The story of the origin of the hymn
The Sweet By-and- BY is short one,
and soon told. From 1851 10 1871 re-
sided in EIkhart, Wis, where / kept an
apoihecary store. And during that pc
Rod was associated with Joseph p. Web
ster, q music teacher, IN the production
OF musical works, / composed
the words, and he the music.
Our lrst publication was The
Signet Ring our second sEhe Beati-
tudes,' our third, The Sunday School
Cantata.' and our fourth and last, The
Great Rebellion 1t was in the fan of
1873, when We were at work on The
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Guiteau has whitfield down his insan-
ity plea to a fiue edge. He admits that
the experts are entirely correct when
they pronounce him sane at the present
time, and that he recovered his insanity
an hour after he assassinaled the presi-
dent. As soon as he got the ''inspIra-
ton" of the insane spirit" left him.
While the inspiration" was ION" he
was utterly irresponsible. When the
skein has been unraveled until there is
only one gossamer thread left there is
little chance OF the jury's making a tan
ole of In
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Disastrora Flra.

Boston, Mass, Dec. GA fire started
this morning in e: A. Robinson's jew
elry factory at Attleboro. caused by the
use of naptha in cleaning sinks. It
spread so rapidly that the empioyes es-
capped with difficulty. Several firms oc-
cupied the building, of whom w. s 8,
Blockinton are the heaviest losers, w.
H. WIlmarth, chain manufacturer; Har.
ris & Fisher, chain and iockeG makers,
lose heavily. The total loss. is heavy,
but It is not yet ascertained. II is The.
most disastrous fire ever experienced in
Afflafsorn
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The Assaszin's Trial-Examination
Additional Medical Experts.
wAsu1xero,r Dac o.. Tbeo ,t,;s
morning Was denselv nacl-eS TTn ,.rr
reachiDS his scot Cnits.1, Ic-,iy~e, .-oIp,,d
smiTnglv and said. at 6ad nice
Chr,st1ss S,nnar and 7 h<,,[ .,,a-,,b-.Ii1
else did nod lots Of f-.,i. fn,.-a,s 800 ~
IaIIr ,-;s;,- - = 800 y. .; AZ
Koctor p McfSona1d sSSn an
emf of Wari,s Ts1snd $780, 'Losv,;.oI |
1estif;.d that 5,,-;,,- ~ ,.sao.;a ~ ~
treated sig thousand cases of insanitV
and had given sneciaI ottsntio,, 20 ~
the difFerence hatU,esn dolas;ono
and iosane deinsians the
one haino tha suhiect
of corracfson Nv tho indrmont snd
senses the latter NOT heinz correctihIe
and for that reason daDominated insane
deiusions. also illusions and haIiucine.
| tions giving ;lIustrations from his
own exnerience. He believed ;ud0ino
| from experience. the claim of ins6irs.
| tion Frequently asserted nv insane ner
| sons proceeded from the sonrce of haIlu-
cinations or insane decisions effecting
| the senses The vvitness 1vas .ber, setaS
If rersons acting unde~ the CLAIM IF in
spiration would indicate n in anv other
way than bv their assertions.
and replied: "Their actions ami
behavior would indicate IL az we'll as
their assertions To illustrate rerson
cIaiminG tn he Jesns Christ and acting
under an inspiration, clothed himself
| like the Saviour cave away his nronertv
and slent ont doors because the Savionr
had not where tn Law. his head The
witness was asked If such nerson
would feel any annrehensicn of bodily
injury or w0uld take any precau.
ton to puard AGAINST danger.
He replied: "Inspirational INSANITY
oyerrides all fear and bodily
main or iniurIr and renders o norson yUbo
believes he is acting under inspiration
wholly obliyious to such copsiderations
The witness was asked if such persons
usually planned with deliberation, and
replied: ION the contrary their acts
\ are sudden in both conception and exc
cutiou, as a rule, and they seldom at.
tempt to avoid consequences in any way. !"
s'There are two kinds of insanity
DOCTOR suggested the prisoner: "t6c
crank insanity and the Abraham insan.
ity. The latter is the school belong to
Tell ms what Won think of Abraham
doctor.n
Witness descrihed what ia commonly
n called temnorarv Insanity where a man
COMMITS an act which ;s the onlv evi.
denca of his ;nsan;tv and whara The
nerson ia to ali annsarence nerfectIv
sane in all other respects, both before
and after the act.
Gniteau-'OThat,s lust nv case. ex
actlv.n
; Witness-"I do not believe in such in
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From Kansas.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Colonel Cork
hill received today by express from
Kansas, a package found to contain a
very ingeniously devised gag for Mr..
Guiteau, which was made from a corn
cob. The prosecuting attorney declared
that he will tomorrow insist upon hav-
ing Guiteau removed to the prisoners
dock if he undertakes to renew his
TRADE of abuse, which he has INDUCED
in since the opening of his trial, and
especially during the past week. SEQ
vile has been engaged some days in the
preparation of his closing argument,
which will be an elaborate and exhaus-
tive review of the voluminous evidence
given upon the trial and will probably
consume two days in its delivery He
was also in receipt of several express
packages to-day; one contained a minia-
ture gibbet, with Guiteau suspended
upon; another mysterious package con-
tanned a number of liver pills labeled,
Wholesome advice for Guiteau."
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The Preslaent,u chrIamns.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 2s.-President Ar
thur remained At the house ali day to-
day and spent the principal part OF bis
time with members Of his family.
There were a number Of eallers, who
called TO pay their compliments and
wish him merry ChFietmas, but he
received only his intimate personal
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al Financial FIurv.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Wm. A. Young,
one CT the directors of the snspending
banking house of Haskell, Harris d Co.
at Hillsboro, Illinois, who was arrested
at Litchfield night before last, has been
admitted to bail in the sum OF &c, 600. He
Is said TO have had $1,000 on
his person when arrested. Great
excitement still exists over the suspen-
sion and yesterday run was made on
another bank in town, the Montgom-
cry County Loan & Trust Company, and
ninety thousand dollars are said TO have
been paid out by 1t when confidence was
restored
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There are Indication that . rald J

There are indications that raid may
be made during the present session Of
congress upon our national banking
system. If II comes it may be expected
from Democratic quarters, and 1t is,
therefore not likely to succeed. even
though aided by what there Is Of Green
back influence and votes. The people
have no desire for return TO wild cat
banks-state banks with a currency
based on swamp lands and mythical Sc
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Chicago Inter Ocean: Foriy.two
counties OF Kansas raised over 1000.
coo bushels OF corn each, and eight
coanties harvested each oyer 100000
bushels % wheat How is that for "a
aroughf ridden. ? : gfnsshopper. destroyed
atnta %, ~e~ecf-S-l--a-
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Kansas has Jared well at the hands OF
Speaker Keller in committee fayors, and
! is well Satisfied. Kansas has a splendid
congressional delegation, and they de.
served all they got.
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The Chicago Inter Ocean says the live
stock on the western ranges never was
in better condition than now. The open
winter has been bad for the lumbermen,
but Il has It's advantages elsew here.
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KIIIed IND Rnle.

ST. PETERsBURG, Dec. e5.-A man
was seized while picking pockets In the
Holy church at Warsaw, when the cry
Of fire was raised, which created panic
among the congregation who rushed
for the doors which became blocked
with the dense mass, Thirty persons
were killed by being crushed snd
trampied on, and hundreds, chiefly
women, were injured.
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Kansas CITY MARKETR
,s 9ss F :ss Rssa.s :1 &c sss :as

report cf the Kansas Cir alkcf st O'Clock
this afternoon.
By Telegraph 20 she a1ILx Hzusa
K1sazH cry neo q.
Hogs-Reeeipt I SCI 81 e1id5 EseFkct exc
IS eoas 50; Hight. IS 7e8s e. bulk e snlel.
s ee2s o.
Cattie-Receip 81; martet DALI . cents
ioWsr on All sxcept batsssrs sssck
szheat Rseef pts, n 1e5 tzsssssls. shlomzate.
- e9os 30 ( casA - ssses fsn s91Se 30.
cnsh. 81 cs.rs -. 11-5f g s.
eeEnr-l -. 8 - ~ lsz1eHls = ~
Qafs-Eo Et17Itz -
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a phv,sele.,s P.4-I uts..a.

LEAyKEwoRTH, Dec. 27.-JossH Ed
monds, an old and respected citizen Of
Paramount, Kansas, haz died from THO
effects Of ( dose Of powdered opium.
given. him by hie physician. DR.. ID. CoEs
I'm, who supposed it was powdered Fhu
Farh
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The first official signature Of Presiden:
Arthur was attached to a bill making 1t
law that when legal holiday happens
on Sunday the day following will Re a
national holiday.
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HeavvFIDort Trade

NEW York, Dec. 28.-The Post says
exports of domestic produce from this
Both, the Custom House being about
week behind in report, were exception
ally heavy, being $10,175, 412 against
$6,632, 474 for the corresponding week
last year. This increase is chiefly due
TO the increased amount Of freight room
available for exports owing 90 the arri-
val of fleet of over due vessels since
Jan. LIST. The total exports of domestic
products amount to $373, 6S0, $40 against
$40, 046, 100 for the corresponding time
last year, decrease of go, 256, $50 in
fifty one weeks
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The snlIIrnnEhA.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 4Ts--A Times-SIar
Sullivan, Indiana. by the confiagration
which burned much Of the town, at e33,
600. Insurance to the amount Of SILL
coo is known to be held by the losers
and probably gpeatez sum than that Is
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D,spo.es of Johnston,. chargo


LOUISVILLE, Dec 2S.-Maj. VIM. J.
Davis, at the time the southern confedcr-
acy went down General Breckenridge's
adjutant general and chief of staff, and
now secretary of the Louisville school
board, and Captain J. r. Briggs. former
ly assistant quartermaster general of
Dibbert's brigade. and now q member "a
the banking and milling firm of N.
Lang s. Co., of RussellviIle, contribute
IN to-day's CourierJournal very definite
information as TO what became of the
remnant of the confederacy's
treasury that was moved from
Richmond by order OF President
Davis. Maj. Davis shows that the bull
ion was exchanged with Richmond bank
ers for $107, 900 in coin and distributed
in equal shares among the officers and
soldiers of Breckenridge's command.
Capt. Briggs details the distribution of
all the money under Mr.. Davis imme-
diAie control and says the president per-
sonally ordered him to pay all alike pro
rata. This is very definite and specific
information and thoroughly disposes of
anything that may be left of General
Johnston's charge.
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IT, Ro Ronnood

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Among the
first acts of the incoming stalwaTt adj
ministration of the postoffice depart.
ment will, it is understood, be the dis
placement of Democratic country post
masters and the substitution of Republi-
cans. There has been much complaint
among Republican politicians for five
or six years about the appointment of
Democratic postmasters. Howe ami
Hatton are bitterly opposed to putting
or keeping political opponents in office.
Their friends say they will turn their at
tention as soon as possible to the country
postmasters in the south, where the
Democratic postmasters predominant.
1t has been more from the necessity of
the case than otherwise that such sp-
pointnents have been made, and the de-
partment will find it very difficult in
some localities of that section To find
competent men who are not Democrats.
The idea of the stalwarts is that the Re-
publican party in the south can be built
up and strengthened through the ill.,
fluence of the country postmaster, if the
right man tor the positions can only be
obtained
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Fasai Aaeiaeat.

PITrsBuRG, Dec. ga large watsr
tank in Morehead's mill fell this morn
ing killing boy named Gilmore. m
stantly, and seriously injuring four eth /,
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Holiday Week a Weshington

WASHINGTON, Dec 26-Public bust
ness is practically suspended for the
holiday season. The departments will
be closed at noon every day for the
>oming week Monday is the day set
aside for the celebration Of Christmas,
and week from that day will witness
the regular official opening of the
Washington society season. The
absence Of The President and gpodIy
portion of the cabines has left even the
Office seekers in the back ground. The
few memb and senators who have not
gone to their homes TO spend Christmas.
have in the main gone over to New
York to spend the holidays
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The day was
very generally observed in all the
churches Many members of the diplc-
matte corps gave dinners Of unusual
elegance, especially the British and
French ministers. The new Chinese
minister, Cheng Tso0 Ju, remained at
his hotel all day. and in the evening re-
ceived callers from the retiring minis
ter, Cheng Lin Pen The enly disturb
ance is the shooting of 3 colored man in
South Washington on the charge Of re-
sisfing an officer The wound Is not be-
lieved 10 be fatal This is the iirss
Christmas for several years that EoEni-
eide has not been reported.
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BAlrIHoRE, Dsc. "a IRE this morn
ing In q warehouse at IS e IS Camden
street destroyed the property OF various
firms 70 the aueunt Of $500. 200.