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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20
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MISCELLANEOUS.

FIRE in the lower part of Deadwood,
OAK, on the Sd, known as Fountain City,
destroyed twenty-five buildings. Loss about
100000. Small insurance. Many families
escaped with only thin night clothes The
origin is unknown.
The Perry County, Ark, troubles are
in a fair way of adjustment. Writs have
been issued for ascore Of persons, and are
being served as rapidly as possible The
alleged murderers of Editor Matthews We're
arrested on the Sd. Their names are James
A. 1som and W. S. Payton. They offered no
resistance, but surrendered to the posse, re-
marking that they were not guilty and would
prove it, An alleged accomplice named
Kennedy has also been arrested, and the
officers are hunting for Gig hit others charged
as being accessories. The Jail in which the
prisoners are confined is guarded by the
militia, and every precaution taken to pre-
vent their release by outside parties.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, the fourteenth
victim of the explosion at Woolner's distil-
lery, Peoria, died on the 4th, leaving only
four Of the injured alive.
THE City of Brooklyn, having post
poned its Fourth Of July celebration on ac-
count OF the attempted assassination of the
PRESIDENT, had grand gala day on the 4,h
OF August, as token Of rejoicing for the
Presidents convalescence.
IHE notorious sanctimonious swindler,
VINO under the name of the Rev. CASTOR de
kouhan was sentenced to the Missouri PEN
itentiary in 1879 for five years, but escaped
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

AT Petersburg, Va, John w. Green,
commission merchant, and W. 7. Lee, OF
Littleton, N. c., used knife and pistol upon
each other with fatal results. The quarrel
grew out of refusal to drink on the part of
| the latter.
A GROUP Of twenty men were stand
| ing close to the house of J. H. Clyburn,
near Hartsville, S. c., the other day, when a
| stroke of lightning killed four and wounded
| ten of the number, five of whom were not
expected to survive. There was no storm
at the time, though heavy rain fell shortly
after.
THREE daughters of D. 0. Barley, a
farmer living near Sherman, Texas, aged
respectively seven, nine and eleven years,
playing beside stack of new mown hav,
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
GEORGE ALGESCHIEN, of Washing
ton County, Ore, in a fit of rage, shot his
daughter, inflcting painful, though not
dangerous wound, but thinking he had
killed her he fled to the woods and commit
ted suicide.
A TERRIBLE railway accident hap
pened in England on the Sth. The express
train from Manchester came in collision
near Blackburn with the Liverpool and
York express. Five persons were killed
and twenty-nine severely injured, many of
whom were not expected to survive.
AT Austin, Texas, as Mrs. Sneed, an
estimable lady. wife OF s. g. Sneed, Chief
Clerk in the Comptroler's office, was stand
ingon chair filling the reservoir Of a gaso-
line cooking. stove, the hemof her dress is-'
nited at one of the jets. She fell from the
chair to the floor, spiiing the infammable
oil, which at once ignited and instantly en-
veloped her in a sheet of flames, and she
died soon after.
ROBERT OSBORN and his son were
ridded with buckshot while on their
way home a few days ago in Weakly Coun-
ty, Tenn. Both were instantly killed. Their
murderers are unknown, but it is sug-
gestive fact that about month previous the
Osborns shot and seriously wounded Frank
Pate and his son Willis, and were out on
bail, their trial being fixed for the 10Th inst.
NEAR Oxford, Ala, the other day,
Otis Mattison, his father and brother were
struck by lightning. The. former was III
stantly killed and the others probably fatally
injured.
Miss LENA HoMAN and Mrs. Farber
were killed by locomotive at Pleasant
Plains, Staten Island, N. Y. Miss Homan
attempted to drive across the track, when
the horse baked and the engine struck the
carriage.
AT Lake Village, N. H., the Cororer's
Jury in the case of the three children of
Chas. Moody (colered) who were burned on
the evening Of July returned verdict hat
the children were murdered and the house
burned to concealthe crime. Moody and his
wife have been arrested.
JUDGE JAMES D. Colt, of the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court, was found dead in
his office at Pittsfield on the 9th. Suicide
with a revolver. it,. -
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20

Daylight exhibitions of japanese
fireworks are very attractive feature
Of Manhattan Beach. These day fire.
works appear in all sorts of colors, just
rs those intended for evening illumina-
ton do. They range from pure white
through gray, yellow, pink and blue to
black. There are birds, snakes, drag
ons and lizards, and all manner of other
things.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-08-20
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
ArroRNEY-GENERAL MAcyEAeH has

ATTORNEY-UENERAL MACVEAGH has,
at the request of Postmaster General
James, given an opinion as to whether TN
der the act Of Congress of April 7, 1880, al
lowance for expedition in carrying mails is
limited to 80 per cent. of the original con-
: tract. The Attorney General holds that the
law specifically makes this limitation,
and that it can not be exceeded !;
that the Postmaster General Can not go
beyond this limit, and the expedited
service must provide an increase of
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22

The assault upoL Bourbonism seems
TO b. breaking out all along the line,
Virginia having set the example, Geor'
gia, Mississippi aud Texas are preparing
to have shy Mt it, and now even North
Carolina, where politics are complicated
between two or three factions of Repub.
licans, the temperance parties, the corn
ty government and the state centraliza-
ton men, there is strong effort being
made TO bring about a union upon the
basis of opposition to the Bourbon De.
mocracy. DIR. John J. Mott, the chair
man of the state executive committee,
has expressed his opinion that liberal
policy can be carried out In North Car.
DINA as it has been in Virginia, and is
working to that end. II is apparent that
the solid south is fast breaking up.
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demagogues, and in this case will assist
the reader in determining the identity
Of the author of such atsenuated clap
trap.
Amid the hemorrhage of abuse of which
Saylors' proxy has relieved himself
the entire absence Of any rational explain
alton Of that gentleman's course in the
Stack case viii not fail to impress the
careful reader. The communication does
not 81 much as offer the palliaiing claim
that the alleged author disbelieved the
convincing evidence adduced, but, act
ing upon the impulse of what we presume
he would term "inspiration," it is as
serted that he arrived at q verdict by 'such
reasoning and weighing of testimony as
God gave him capacity for" Whether
this confession reflects upon the moral
or the Intellectual endowments of Mr.
Saylors We will leave our readers to de
eide.
The malicious spirit of the communi-
cation Is too apparent TO merit comment.
The vile scurrility in which it abounds
is the last mournful resource Of defeated
argument and is what might be reason.
ably expected OF one seeking TO
Justify snch an act as il
approves. It falls utterly short of its
ostensible purpose, and we cheerf1lly
leave it TO the public TO determine
whether It has not proved as entirely
abortive "a vindication ofSaylors as an
attempt TO asperse the character of this
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HERE AND THERE.

1t seems the Jersey whisky is quite up
to the standard proof this season. We
see by the papers that . new and un-
named sea-serpent has been discovered
in that state.
By virtue of the laws delay the coun-
try will be baked Of the pleasure of see
ing . corpse about the size Of the assas-
sin placed in Guiteau's stockings on
Christmas.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat predicts
the conviction of Guiteau within the
present week. We wish the record of
that paper as q prophet was q trifle
better.
During the last hundred years eighteen
theaters have been destroyed by fire dur
ing their occupancy by audiences. in
volving loss of life ranging from ten to
one thousand.
at seems that the prevailing belief
that a peculiar fatality has characterized
the year 1881, is founded upon some
thing more tenable than q mere popular
superstition."-Many Section Bosses.
Smallpox is sweeping of the Indians
of Northern Michigan. large number
having died out of the tribe located near
Northport. There seems to be some ex-
tenuating features even to that loath-
some disease.
ST see by the papers that Secretary
Frelinghuysen is already posing as the
handsOmest man at Washington 1t
seems strange that there must be always
some point Of rivalry between myself
and the Minister of State"-R. Conk-
ling.
Breckenridge News: Bescher assert
ed, in q recent sermon. that four-fifths
of the inhabitants of heaven were wo-
men. The Bible fatty contradicts such
. theory in recording that, ON certain
occasion, ''silence reigned in heaven for
the space Of an hour"
There are 1000 saloons in Chicago,
and the amount of money annually ex-
pended for drinks in that city is esti-
mated to be upward Of 3l2,000. coo, or
ga per capita It would seem that it Ia
high time for Carter Harrison to take
some steps for the reformation of his
"bride."
The following advertisement signed
by Frank Hine. timer. appears in the
KingwoOd (west va.) Argus: "My
vita, Naomi 4. Hine, has left me again
thanks 70 Almighty God for relief!
Anybody that brings her back, win in
dict. I viii pay no debts, nor stand
good for any contracts made by her,
now and forever. Ameni"
Ths pa6Iic eooGsssioa Of the assassin's
BROTHER, TO the effect that he Il . firm BE-
lever in the "scisHce" Of phenology is
popularity regarded - . ingenious de-
vice on his paEt 20 sasengshsn the theory
set M By the defense Of hereditary
acrankiness' in the Guiteau family. Il
Is . crafty dodge. bat. unfortunately for
the assassin, IL is { DIT
A huge snacondA. belonging to John
RobinsonAs circus, escaped from It's cage
At Cincinnati on Monday, and is said to
be crawling somewhere shout the city.
The rumor that il has been seen in sever.
al places Of bibulous resortSWhere Ken
lucky whisky Is sold, Is accepted with
some measure Of allowance by the pro-
prietOs of the missing reptile.
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The Topeka Capital, in reply toan ed
ilorial paragraph in the Aichison Patriot,
which says that the former paper is sup
posed to know more about Governor
st. Johns intentions than any other
journal, takes occasion to say that IL IL
not the personal organ" OF the govern
or, that it has made no investment in his
political future, and that il holds itself
ready to cheerfully approve what 1t
thinks is right and to as freely condemn
what it regards as wrong in the Official
acts OF the state executive. The Capital
further explains that il is not Its mission
to return Mr.. Plumb TO the SEN
ate and that the senator, like
the governor, can only depend up
ON that paper for fair treatment,
the promise being made that he will re-
ceive praise when he merits it, and that
when he deserves criticism that will
also be forthcoming. The "chief end"
of the Capital, as defined by the editor,
is to make II the best newspaper in Kan
.sas, and its many friends are rejoiced TO
see 1t so successfully accomplishing that
mission"
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Memorial Resolutions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2t.-McKinley,
from the memorial commitIee reported
the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted in the House:
WHEREAS, The melancholy event of
the violent and tragic death of ames A
Garfield, late president of the United
States, having occurred during the recess
of congress, and the two houses of con-
gress sharing in the general grief, and de-
string to manifest their sensihility on the
occasion of this public bereavement,
Res0Eced, That the two houses OF con-
gress will assemble in the hall of the
house of representatives on day and
hour TO be fixed and announced by the
Joint committee, and in the presence Of
the two houses there assembled, an ad-
dress on the life and character of Jas.
A. Garfield, late President Of the
United States be pronounced by
Hon. James G. Blaine and
that the president pro tenn. of the senate
and speaker of the house Of representa-
tives be requested 70 invite the Presi-
dent and ex-Presidents Of the United
States; the heads of the several depart
ments; the judges of the supreme court |;
the Representatives of foreign govern
ments; the governors of the several
states; the general of the army; the adj
miral of the navy and such officers as
have received the thanks Of congress.
ResoEued, further, That the President
of the United States be requested to
transmit copy of these resolutions to
Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield, and TO assure
her of the profound sympathy Of the two
houses of congress for her deep personal
affection, and their sincere coincidence
for the late national bereavement
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

Attorney General and Mrs. MacVeagh
have been visiting Mrs. Garfield at Cleve-
land.
The Springfield (Ohio) Republic
"wouIdnt be surprised" IL Keller were
our next president
Guiteau still continues 20 manage the
case Of his client, Mr.. -Scoville. with
fair measure Of ability.
The women who once rejected Speaker
Keller and the young men who used to
study law in his Office are coming to the
front.
1t is perfectly safe to venture the as
sertion that Mr.. Brewster. the new at
tOrney general, Is q bigger man than
Wayne MacVeagh.
The late Colonel FOrney's weekly pa
per, Progress, will be continued under
the editorial management of his son,
John w. FOrney. jr.
Old Simon Cameron is going to spend
the winter in Mexico. Is this the kind
OF protection the United States offers to
her sister republics
The st. Louis Dispatch says that, as
Mr.. Frelinghuysen has lived in New
Jersey ali his life, he has naturally q
fine appreciation of foreign affairs.
We wonder if Old Hickory's bones
didn't rattle in his coffin when Pendle-
ton made his onslaught on the spoils
system in the senate the other day.
Mills, the sculptor, has made plaster
cast of Guiteau's head and face. 1t
should he assigned the most command
ing position in the rogues' gallery, at
New York.
Gen. Weaver, the national Greenback-
er, has been sick for several weeks at
Des Moines, but Is convalescent and
will be able to make speeches ere long.
We regret that this intelligence was not
withheld until after the festivities of the
holiday season.
Mrs. Keller, the speakers wife, is q
tall and graceful woman, and and ami
able, sensible and excellent wife and
mother. She has four children-three
sons and daughter. She will now re-
main with her husband in Washington,
which city she has hitherto only occa-
sionally visited.
The intended bride of Prince Leo
pold. of England, is described as being
German all over'-large-footed, fat
nosed, close-fisied and learned. But she
Is passiOnately fond Of music, and per
haps. later on. she may be brought to
love "pOedry and painding."
Chicago Inter-ocean: Guiteau said
MAY IL please your honor, the American
people do not desire that this case shall
be tried again" There is not sane man
In America who could have said it better.
1t has been severe trial to the Ameri-
can people. They demand no new trial,
but an execution.
The rumor that the President is about
TO marry Miss Frelinghuysen, daughter
of the new Secretary of State, is obvi-
ously inaccurate. If Mr.. Arthur had
contemplated any such step, it Is ration
al TO assume that gentleman who en-
joys his reputation for sagaclty would
not have constructed his cabinet with q
view to bringing his mother-in-law to
Washington.
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On Sunday last, after the close of the
services at the Presbyterian church IN
Topeka, DIR. McCabe rendered his res
ignation rs pastor of that church, a posi-
ton he has held and honored for thirteen
years. The reverend gentleman's friends
all over Kansas, and they can be counted
by the thousand, will regret TO learn
of This action, especially il it is to take
MIN out OF Kansas. The doctor, by the
showing in his address. has been an eff
ficient pastor, and the belief in his pu-
riiy and consistency as christian Is
universal. His ability has given him
the front rank among the ministry in
the state, and he has been very useful in
promoting the highest interests of the
people. His resignation is a surprise,
and will meet with universal regret. We
trust he may be prevailed uyon to with
,lrau, Al
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Vennor announces that polar wave
may bcexpocttd in Washington about
December % Only one short year ago
such prediction would have chilled
the marrow in vast number of bones /;
but the Canadian prophet is now uni
versally recognized as u member in
good and regular standing of the gigan-
TIC band of unsuccessful guessers. At
one time II seemed rs if he would sue
coed in being always wrong, and people
began to feel much satisfaction in de-
pending upon the precise reverse of his
every prediction. Dnt he has been
right IN few instances OF late, confidence
has been again destroyed, and his prog
nostications are once more useless
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of the assassin's head indicate the pos
session of much intellect?
at shows, in my opinion, that he
possesses great deal of low cunning.
His 'secretiveness' is immense, but his
caution is small. His 'vitatiVenes' or
love of life is also large"
"What particular bumps indicate in
sanity to your mind %
WHAT INDICATES INSANITY.
First, self-esteem and firmness.
These two organs predominant. His
selfesteem is so immense that it makes
him believe that he is really q greater
or more important person than he is,
and all the advice and talk in the world
would not convince him to the contrary.
His firmness makes him keep his
opinion"
'But selfesteem and hrmness do not
of necessity constitute insanity?"
"Oh, no; but when man has more
than his share it makes enemies through
life and unless he has large front head,
| it is no good reasoning with such man.
The reasoning powers of Daniel Webster,
| for instance, would counteract the effect
of large selfesteem and firmness, where
as the intellectual development of Gui-
| teau is not sufficient to counteract them"
"Then his large seff-esteem and firm
intellectual development, is indicative of
| Guiteau's insanity?''
81 don't think, speaking exactly, that
these indicate insanity. They rather in
dictate conceit, but still there is some
| thing odd about him. I don't know
| what it is, and would not say whether ne
is sane or insane.
"What are the more prominent organs
on the fiat side of his head?
| His 'vitatiyeness' is full on both
| sides; 'conscientiousness' is fiat and
small, and caution is small The fat
ness is more towards the top than the
side of the head. The first thing noticed
when we entered the cell to take the
cast was the wild, staring look in his
| eyes. His conversation, however, was
as rational as that of anybody"
'DO you find IN your practice that
| chronological diagnosis of men agrees
| with their character:'
'As general thing do.''
How about Guiteau's veneration ~
at is about average, but it would have
| to be more than that to affect his char
acter, owing, as l said, to the great pre-
| dominance of his 'firmness' and self
! esteem.'"
Mr. Mills said further that there was
no intention of taking a cast IN bronze
of the head. Neither himself nor his
father wished to figure in the trial, but
of course they would have to go if sub
pRnaed. The measurement of the as
sassin's head, taken with an Instrument
made especially for the purpose, and in
dicating the distance from the ear to the
organ measured as follows, in inches:
THE A6SASsIN's HEAD.
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titled to by the clerk of the court as re-
quired by the act of congress The court
overruled the objection and admitted
the papers as originals in the case. The
papers set forth the granting of an alb
solute divorce upon the ground of adul
terry, no answer having been made by
the defendant. GuItean. in referring to
the woman named with whom be
had committed adultry said: This
woman, Jennings, was high tone NO
man in New York. IL was purely
matter of business between US. / com
mitted adultery 10 get rid of my wife. l
did not love her. | thought II q much
more moral course than to live
with her and have children
year after year. have also
been strictly virtuous man and have
always been christian man."
Scoyille desired 10 note an exception
10 the admission of the evidence
Guifeau whimpered, with Impotence,
"Oh, what's the use Of grumbiing over
that admit my marriage and divorce; ;
l don't care for that; / can
get married again outside of New York
state, and for that matter, in New York
too. Under the new law there if man
lives strictly virtuous life for six years
after being divorced, the courts Will
let him try again. Why, I
could get married in New York to-mor-,
row if wanted to-"
Gen. Reynolds called Guiteau's atten-
ton back to certain points. Guiteau
said: 81 hope you will cut off General
Reynolds and not waste time On him"
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On Deck Again-The Guiteau Trial Re
eumed.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 21.-The
Guiteau trial was resumed again this
morning, and DR.. Hamilton, of New
York, took the stand. Scoville desired
to have other experts excluded during
the testimony, but the court ruled
against him. During the argument on
this point Davidge was interrupted by
Guiteau, who said: 81 will cut this
shoit. Judge, by saying am perfectly
willing to have them here. I want them
to learn all they can. I have so much
confidence in their honor and integrity
that"
Davidge-"That is precisely what I
am coming to-"
Guiteaul"You are on the right track,
Judge. I'll take you on my side"
The witness was questioned at
great length relative TO the
operations of the mind and the signifi-
canoe of dreams and unconscious ex-
pressions rs indicative Of mental pro-
cesses. The counsel for the prosecution
protested against the apparently object
less direction of inquiries.
Seville (smiling)-"Well, gentlemen,
I told you did not know much about
this subject"
Guiteau-"Then you had better get of
the case, if you don't know anything
about IL. think ana READ, ana can 90
better than you, judging by the way you
are lsboring." Looking over notes which
Scoville held in his hand he continued:
'sYou've got a lot of stuff there that is
not in your hand writing. guess it
must have been by some crank"
Guiteau appeared to be dissatisfied
with the result of the examination and
said to Scoville: 'tOh, tear that stuff
up, Scoville, and send this man down
and call Clark Mills. He is good deal
a better man for you than this one. He
took a cast of my head the other day,
thinking some people would be inter
ested to see it. He took bust of Andrew
Jackson and he thinks am a greater
man than jackson was. He found one
side of my head badly deficient, though"
The prisoner then branched off 10 the
inspiration theory and ratified on for
some minutes his oft-repeated harangue
on the subject OF Irresistible pressure.
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The Carson, Nevada, Appeal asserts
at not one in hundred of the pioneers
of that state has $500 that he can call
his own. The wealthy men Of the state
TO day are those who went there afleE
1865. The bonanza mines are exhausted
Those who made the great fortunes have
carried Off their money to New York "a
speculate upon or TO Paris to spend and
enioy. Nevada is IA played-out state
What rs left of it consists of volcanic
rocks, sage-brush plains, barren noun
tains, and lot of corrupt politicians
who sell senatorships and other offices tc
the highest bidders.