Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-12
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. GUITBA['S ORDEAL. EVERYTHING IN READINESS
 FOR HIS TRIAL. A Long Hearing in Prospect. Over Two Hundred Witt
 nesses to Testify. A PIsa of Insanity Intended. His Case Submitted to the
 Experts.
A Plea of Insanity intended.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Guiteau's Coming TriaI-SeveraI Hum dred Witnesses to be CalIed-Expected to Last Three MOnths-Insan1ty Urged by the Defense-The Case Submitted to the Experts-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-District Attorney Rollins of New York having declined to act in the prosecution of Guiteau, the case will
 be conducted by Judge Porter of New York, MT. Davidge of the District bar and District Attorney Corkhill. The latter says the trial will surely begin Monday. He does not an ticipate much trouble in getting 8 jury. He stated to-day that the government was ready and the witnesses had been or were being summoned. Dr. Gray, who came from the New York State Insane asylum at Utica, N. Y., to study the case of Guiteau, left this morning for home, but will return. Judge Porter will ar- rive in the morning. It is thought the trial will last about three weeks. Guiteau expects his sister to arrive tonight, as also his brother. There is no conversation per mitted him in reference to the case. This fact he understands as well as others and
 never speaks of the case to outsiders. He appeared in good spirits to-day and remarked
 that he wanted the case disposed of as soon as
 possible as he was getting tired of the suspense. MT. Scoville, counsellor for Guiteau, has prepared an hypothetical case which he pro- poses to give to the insanity experts, upon which they may be exercising themselves h. til the trial comes up. In 1t he recites in de-
 tail the facts that he says are to be brought out in the trial touching Guiteau's mental condition at the time of the shooting and
 prior to that date The hypothetical case will show first the number of instances of in
 sanity in the family, establishing the fact that
 several members of the family had died in
 insane asylums. He follows with history
 of the life of the assassin, showing many cir
 cumstances, as he claims, in which there were
 evidences of mental troubles. This is fol-
 lowed by the fact of Guiteau's conduct, let
 ters and general course immediately preced-
 ing and following the shooting. He has, he
 says, submitted the case to several insanity
 experts, who have stated to him after exam
 ing it that if he can proove such facts there
 would be no doubt in their minds of Sthe in-
 sanity or irresponsibility of the person in
 question. Mrs Scoville arrived from Chica-
 go tonight. She is described as pleasant
 appearing, sweet faced lady of forty, but ap-
 bearing much older. She is greatly troubled
 by the event which has brought her here, ,and
 has grown old very rapidly since the occur renee Mir Scoville says he thinks the trial
 will last fully three months, as he will have nearly one hundred witnesses and the gov u number of letters from parties who desire to
 be jurors saying they believe they can ren-
 fer an impartial verdict Three of these are
 from persons in the District. He does not think more than two days will be consumed in obtaining jury. Guiteau's brother will arrive from Boston tomorrow. George
 Trancis Train has written another character istic letter to Guiteau saying that Zion is on his side and that he will be acquitted.
 The supervising inspector general of steam vessels has submitted his annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury. In addition to the r. recommendation of the report regard ing the taxation of engineers etc, given to the public some time since, the inspector suggests that the term of inspectors be stricken from the law and the service of that body be dispensed with and the Secretary of the Treasury be empowered to convene mixed commission composed of supervising local and assistant inspectors to examine and report to him upon the eficien- cy of any device to be used upon steam yes sels which requires his approval, to determine which he needs technical or expert assistance. In the matter of appointments, he recom- mends the advisability of appointing super vising local and assistant inspectors by the Secretary of the Treasury upon the nomina- tion in each case of his immediate superior of each grade, thereby properly holding each superior officer responsible for the efficiency of his immediate subordinates.
 The surgeon generals report issued to- day shows that during the year there were furnished pensioners of the government 574 trusses, 652 artificial legs, 14 artificial arms, 1 artificial foot, apparatus for an arm by communication, 2, 546 legs, 2,754 arms, 55 feet, 343 appariti for legs, eos apparati for arms. The number of persons furnished commuta- tion or hollowed limbs up to June 30, 1881, is IA, 5O1. The dates of injuries of the help ed are :: From 1913 to 1860, inclusive, 132 fo incl 1866 to 1880 inclusive, 275. An increased appropriation is asked for medical and hos pital supplies. The average of white soldiers constantly on the sick re- port during the year was 932 or A per thousand of main strength Of these 739, or B per thousand, were con stantly under treatment for disease, and 193, or 9 per thousand, for wounds or accidental injuries. Of colored soldiers the average constantly on the sick report was 1O6, or 45 per thousand, of whom S1, or 34 per thou sand, were under treatment for disease; 9, or IA per thousand, for wounds or injuries by accident. The deaths from all causes among white soldiers averaged per 1,O0O and among colored per 1000. The losses in Indian warfare were 12 killed and 13 wound ed. Four hundred and seventy-nine people registered as visitors at the army medical museum during the ear.
 The State department has issued an ex- nauStlVe StaLemenG or the cotton ana cotton goods trade of the world, giving reports of forty-six consuls. The raw cotton of the several countries is estimated at g. 500, GOO, ,OOO pounds; of which 2,77O, GOO, GOO is grown in the United States, 400. 1000, GOO in East India. 25o, 100000 in Egypt and the bal ance divided between Brazil and the West Indies. The value of cotton manufactures of the world is put at $1 1,348,- 31o,Oo0; of which $561, 17o, 900 is manufac- tured in Great Britain, $233, ,25O, GOO in the United States, $1O6, ,92o, 900 in Germany, $1O2, ,O6O, 009 in Russia, and the remainder divided among other countries.