Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-06
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION
DOMESTIC.
The Trial Of euiteau.

ITSSldea!, ana Try TO GET MIN TO consent 70 aD-
pear. Guiteau ssys no had several inter
views with Arthur, and il is known that be
has written the President several letters,
which the defense want TO go on record.
Guiteau was uausuelly scared this morning
and begged the officers to take him into Court
By the back entrance and with trembling
and cringing gait skuffied through the angry
crowd, abject fear depicted en- his face, and
did not regain his composure for several
minutes.
Richard j. Hinton, editor eff the Washing.
ton Gaaette, had seen the prisoner st the Re.
publican headquarters IN New York thought
him egotisticsl and exceedingly iii balanced.
His speech was ridiculous, disjointed affair.
Guiteau (excitedly)-It was nothing of the
kind. You don't know what you are talking
about. The best men of thu country in
dorsed it.
The witness resumed-The prisoner got to
be perfect nuisance about the committee
rooms.
Guiteau-You were nuisance, - you.
I'd rather be hung as a man than acquitted
as fool, and won't have any more of this
kind of evidence.
Witness said he was the laughing.stock, as
far as he could see.
Guiteau Violently to ScovilIe)-If you put
any more of these cranky fellows on the stand
I'll square you again. It was great piece
of impudence on your part to put Judge
Davis on without consulting me. l am no
fool, and l won't allow you to make me out
one.
DR.. Charles Nicholas, of the Bloomindale
Asylum, said: ''If the evidence to which
have listened is correct, | should say Guiteau
is insane"
DIR. Folsom, of Boston, made same answer
to similar hypothetical case stated by
Scovilis.
Dr. William Gedding of the Government
Insane Asylum. DIR. James Fl. Mcbride, Of
Milwaukee, ard DR.. Charming, Of Brooklyn,
Mass, agreed in the same opinion.
DIR. Theodore NJ. Fisher said if confined to
the hypothetical case he would say Guiteau
was insane, but would dislike to be so con-
fined.
The prosecution informed him that they
would want him as a witness.
Scoville announced that he had only two or
three more witnesses before closing his case
ConkIing, Grant, Jewell and others, and
made an incoherent harangue, which seemed
to please his counsel vastly.
Judge Cox finally silenced him.
Scoville read from Guiteau's book Truth
until adjournment.
The Situation at Washington.
WASHINGTON, December 5th.-It is stated
that Robson will object to the swearing in
of Chalmers, OF Mississippi, and Dibble, OF
South Carolina, on the ground that they are
not elected The Democrats say they viii
resist this. and deadlock is possible. Will
let's. of Michigan, will oppose the swearing
in of Cannon. of Utah. IL is likely the mes
sage will not be opened this afternoon.
Bad Outlook for Cannon.
New York, December 55h.-Ihe HeralPs
Washington special says Mcpherson, pros
pective Clerk OF the next House, is given as
the authority for the statement that probably
the names of the Delegates will not be called
until the House is organized. 1t is then
probable that when Csnnoa's name is called
be will be objected to by Page OF California
Haskell Of Kansas, or some other man. This
will bring the question as to who is entitled
on prima face evidence TO the seat. Camp
bell, who has the Governors certificate, or
Cannon, who has been placed on the rolls by
the Clerk. This precedent was established
in the Forty-third Congress, when Cannon
himself had a certificate, and his right to be
sworn in was challenged by John r. Max.
well, his contestant. Cox and Potter OF New
York, Hoar of Massachusetts,, Maynard of
Tennessee and others insisted that as Cannon
had certificate of election from the Gov
ernor Of the Territory, ne must be sworn in,
and it was done accordingly.
Malone Firm for RiddIeberger.
WASHINGTON, December 9TH. = Mshone
had a conference in his rooms yesterday with
number Of Virginia Democrats. to which no
Republican was invited. At this conference
! it was resolved to press Riddleberger for
Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate, regardless
| of what the Virginia Legislature may do in
the way of electing him to the Senate. In
case of bis election he could not take his seat
till 1888, and in the meanwhile Malone in
sists on his being elected Sergeant-at-Arms.
This has given dissatisfaction to the Virginia
Republicans.
Young Man Killed in q FrOIic.
| OMAHA, December 5th.-At Columbus,
Neb., on Sunday, several young men were
| fooiing with firearms. One of them, named
Dress, put dcuble-barreled shotgun to his
shoulder. and pointing it at companion
named Grant, said: sNow I've got the
drop on you" Grant drew revolver and
pointed it at Dress head, and whether by ac-
cident or otherwise, the weapon was dis
charged, the ball striking Dress in the left
side of the head and coming cut on the right
side. Dress fell and expired in few min
utes Grant surrendered at once to the
authorities to await the result Of the investi-
CATION of the case.
The Smallpox GuesiiOn-A Genuine Scare
| az tniCdsOs
CHICAGO, December 5th.-A dispatch from
st. Louis says: f. w. Hatch, said to be Sec
rotary of the California State Board Of
Health, writes to the st. Louis Health Com
missioner that that State has quarantined
against Chicago. and that trains on the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad have introduced small
pox in five counties along the line in Califor-
mia, and in every case the disease can be
traced to Chicago arrivals. In st. Louis
there is great deal of smallpox, twentysix
clses being reported from quarantine.
| In relation TO this dispatch. the Chicago
authorities say they have no official informa.
ton of the fact if it be SO, and are inclined
to doub. it. They say, however, that if San
Francisco guarantees against Chicago. then
they will quarantine against New York, out
of necessity The smallpox is indeed very
prevalent here, aud mas broken out in many
first-class localities OF late. Two thousand
people were vaccinated at the Health Office
to-day, and there were thrty.nine deaths
from the horrible disease last week. A
smallpox epidemic is feared. and there is a
genuine scare.
g The True Messiah -" DESTROYS of Meeting
Gulteau.
WASHINGTON, December 55h.-Professor
J. w. Shlivley, "the true Messiah, arrived
here Thursday, and Immediately notified
uuSes SO& ana Il OEleTs III blie
Guiteau trial, that Guiteau's alleged inspira-
ton was fallacious. He demanded to be put
on the stand, and he would tell the Court
how to find this wful Deity of the Republic
| can party. lie was sent so the insane asylum
| to-day.
Murder in Georgia.
ANTIOCH (Ga.l December 5th.-J. n.
Lewis, thrifty farmer, found his wife and
three-year-old child beaten to death on the
floor of his house yesterday. A negro is
suspected.
Mrs. Anglin stabbed Mrs. jackson TO the
heart because Mr.. Anglin visited the Jackson
social circle.
Tannery Burned.
RALsToN IN. Y J, December 5th.-Haight's
tannery at Milton Center was burned last
night. Loss, $4,000.
Death in a Prison Cell.
ST. LOUIS, December 5.h.-Mauds How
ard, negress, in city jail cell, set fire to
her clothes last night and died this morning.
Murder and Suicide.
CHICAGO, December 5th.-Frank Blake, a
tailor, got knife Saturday, and this morn
ing cut the throat of his daughter from ear to
ear, killing her instantly, and then inflicted
fatal wounds on himself. BE was out OF
work and respondent.
Four Years imprisonment.
NEW YoBk, December 5tb.-Mrs. Cole
man, VIII murdered Coles at Miners Theater,
has been sentenced to four yesrs imprison-
ment.