Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-17
The Blsse Anchor.

The Woman's National Relief Association AZ
the autumn meeting OF its Board OF Managers
passed resolutions OF coincidence with Mrs Gar
field. their late president in her terrible bereaye-
ment. These resolutions. with the preamble.
have been Illuminated In German text. bv
Tiffany Company Of New York city. In their
most elegant style. and bound in heavy vellum,
TO be sent 10 Mrs. Garfield. The ensign Of the
association. blue anchor. on a white field ID
stamped upon the cover: floral emblems are
eNquisitely painted In water color on each rage
ot the memorial. and il is signed 10y the four
nrst officers Of the National organization Mrs
Chief Justice Waite. Mrs. Gabriel Kent Mrs.
Hannah McI.aren Shepard and Miss Alice
Sandford. The memorial is accompanied by a
mourning badge adopted by the association TO be
worn for period of six months from the date Of
the death OF Mr.. Garfield.
The association is in receipt Of the FIRST annual
report OF the New York State Auxiliary Society
just issued. The report shows the receipt OF
81. .5T.l2 for the purposes Of the assc ciation,
and the expenditure OF Sl547N Large
amounts of bedding and clothing have also been
contributed. Thrty-four OF the United States
life saving stations have been supplied by the
auxiliary alone with clothing food and other
requisites for the care of persons rescued from
shpwreck: "a barrels. 81 large boxes trunks
and one cask of supplies were sent to the Port
Huron relief committee beside small amount
of money. The w. y. R. A. advertises in our
special column for cast of clothing. &C. for the
uses of the auxiliary which was established here
tast winter. The object is worthy and should
be responded TO generously.
Gossip Of the s.uiteau Trial.
Mr.. sCoyII.LE's internal MACHTNE-AN AL
LEGGED MURDEROUs CRANK TURNS OFT TO BE
NEBRASKA PeSTMaSTER-AN NPoRTsNr
WITNESS FROM PENNsYLyANIA-THE PROGRESS
or THE TRIAL. ETC.
The package received by Mr.. Scoville for Gui-
tesu and consigned to the back ward Of his
lodging place under the suspicion of cont aiming
some Internal machinery, was made a subject OF
inquiry by board Of newspaper reporters after
the adjournment of the Criminal Court yester-
day. III was brought into the front room OF the
house but threw the household into such state
of alarm that it was taken to an out-of-the-way
corner of the City Hail square. opposite the
house. Here, with some trepidatiop, the paper
wrapper was broken of. disclosing q cigar box
underneath The cover of the box was pried
open carefully and the internal machine was
found TO contain coil Of rope with moose on
the end-an engine OF death which might prove
very effective under some circumstances,
The box also contained polite note saving
with the compliments of the Garfield and Ar
thur Club. of Meyerdale. Pa" Some police
officials. who had been spoken to about the
box, were arranging TO have ii opened by some
electrical apparatus but their elaborate prep
arations have been stopped.
MI. StSNHt HssS ftCtiNtu Il poftai cara ASIfn
Manch Chunk, Pa, December 10, 1881. and
signed Dale. ex-Molly," which contains the
following startling warning: Watch the van on
III OF December. An attack will be made on
Guiteau's life. Men of Molly Mcguire order
They are detailed TO work on his life.'
The police here yesterday received a conmu-
nication from the authorities of 0'Neill City,
Nebraska. stating that crank named Utey had
left there for Washington with the avowed pur-
pose OF slaughtering Mr.. Scoyille, Guiteaus
counsel. The communication enclosed photo
graph OF the aspiring crank. He IL man about
40 years Of age, with flowing dark beard and
very mild appearance for person entertain
ing such designs. At the latest accounts Mr.
ScOyie was still alive and the ambitious Ne
braskan had not been seen in these parts
John +. Foster, a commercial Traveller living
in Beaver, Pa, has been summoned TO WASH
ington as a witness against Guiteau. II Ia
understood that he will testify that before the
shooting ofPresident Garfield he was sitting at
blootblack stand in this city one day when
Guiteau came up. and I'm some way. not ex-
planned. they got into conversation. Guiteau
said pompously. my name IL Charles j. Guiteau,
and have been appointed consul to PARIS
That's an important Office" said Foster; Are
you sure YOU will get it," .'Oh. yes" replied
Guiteau. and added. with half closed eyes aud Q
now familiar expression of countenance "If
don't get it will cause a greater excitement
here in Washington than there has been since