The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-12-01
WAsHINGToN, D. c.,
Nov. "a, 1881.


Guiteau trial have been even greater
the second week than they were the
first. People Of all classes pack them
selves into the Criminal Court room
like sardincs in a box, and those who
cannot get in jam the entrances and
passage ways. Men, women and
children, many with their lunch
baskets, and some with lorguettes,
daily crowd together in irretrievable
confusion. Ostrich feathers, beads,
ribbons, laces, and other ornaments of
female apparel are damaged and torn
in the scramble, but their owners are
not dismaYed or discouraged. The
reserved space within the bar is so
filed with ladies and prominent per-
sons, including several representatives
of our clergy, that there is scarcely
room for the lawyers who wish to hear
the case. Mrs. Blaine was solemn
and sorrowful spectator two or three
days. Doubtless the antics Of the
prisoner have been the cause of ex-
citing greater interest in and attention
to the case. Whether or not he is
insane is a matter to be judicially de-
termined, and there is some difference
of opinion among those who have wit
messed the proceedings thus far; but
the prevailing belief is that he is act
ing part It seems hardly possible
that a court will adjudge man in
sane enough to be irresponsible who
has shown so much method and such
clear appreciation of the consequent
ces of his acts From the day he
fired the shot he has stood in constant
fear of public vengeance. Yet con-
ceit and insoleDce are his predominant
characteristics,
Over fifty members of the House
Of Representatives, and quite number
of Senators, are already here making
preparations for the Congressional
session, and looking after such polit-
ical interests as they happen to have
at stake-especially the officers in their
respective States and districts. The
President is at work on his message,
which, it is u0derstood,is to be short
one. There is some question whether
it will be put in type before it is sent
to Congress or not. Mr.. Arthur says
he don't want any confounded news
paper correspondent to steal it and have
it published before it is delivered
Nearly all the Department reports are
in, and most Of them have been out.
lined in the telegraphic dispatches,
The report of Postmaster General
James is in some respects very in
teresting document. 1t shows, 10
his review for number of years, how
much a Department of the Govern.
neut can stand and not go all to
pieces. The Post Office Department
has been the victim of public plum.
derers ever since public plunderipg be
came popular industry in this couu-
try, but it has steadily gone on, near
ly always keeping up with the de-
uaDds of the people and promising
better for the future. Mr.. James
does not offer any radical suggestions
for the improvement of the Depart
ment; he adopts some schemes of his
predecessors concerning postal savings
institutions, the reduction of money
fees, and adds suggestion of bis own
that salaries of postmasters in most of
the larger cities shal! be increased.
The retiring head of the Department
has clearly not dealt with his subject
as he would have done with GER
tainty Of remaining in the Cabinet.
There is chance for the Presi-
dent to look after some of our diplo.
mats abroad. Scarcely had We got
Uncle Hannibal Hamliu safely off for
Spain-having been sent to a mild
climate so that be would not have TO
buy an overcoat-before Gen "Steve"
Hulburt and the illustrious kilpat-
rick, who lost MS hat so many times
during the war, and now seems TO
have lost his head, got up diplomat
ic scandal down in South America.
The State Department is waiting for
official dispatches but according to
what mas been learned these TWO war
siors, who represent this country in
Chill and Peru, have been taking
different sides in the dispute between
those Governments, and making the
United States ridiculous. l don't