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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
Prec.atio.s NJ spuyten Duyvil.

The New York Board Of Aldermen have di-
rected the cut on the Hudson River Railroad ut
spuyten Duyvil, where the recent terrible &C
cident occurred, to be lighted and patrolled and
o fagman placed at each end.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
= A Little Romance.

A widow living in Paris, who had i've
children Of her own to maintain, and
possessed but meager resources for the
struggle of life, took pity upon desti-
tute orphan boy, whom she received
under her roof. He learned a trade, won.
the esteem of his employer, followed the
latter to America and prospered there.
He frequently sent money to his foster
mother, but she had got into difficulties
out Of which no way seemed open to her.
When, however, she was Just on the
point Of succumbing to her troubles, .
carriage turned the corner of the dismal
alley where she lived, . gentleman and
lady alighted, and the, former, after
climbing the narrow stairs leading to the
widows garret, threw himself into her
arms, with the pleasant intelligence that
he had returned . wealthy man, and that,
with his wife's consent, he had come to
bring his foster mother to live with him.
he had inherited his employers fortune,
and he had determined to share it with
the woman who had taken compassion
on him years before, and had laid the
foundation Of his prosperity. -.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

Ex-Judge Mckenzie, who, during the war
ent to General Sherman the signal "Hold the
ort for we are coming" now immortalized In
rerse, died ut his home in Marshalltown, Iowa,
m the 10th inst, Of consumption, after
inosrino illueaa
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

Suit has been brought against William h.
English, Democratic candidate for Vice Presi-
dent in 1880, by william d. Murphy, Of Albany,
NY, to recover e1, 1s0 for services rendered
and money advanced during the Presidential
campaign.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

General Carr has been placed under arrest ut
Tucson, Arizona, by order Of the President.
The cause has not been definitely ascertained,
but it is reported on good authority that it was
on account Of certain facts brought out ct the
recent trial of the Indian scouts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

The Cumberland River, at Nashville, has
overhown and surrounded the town A num-
Der Of houses have fallen and foated away,
and it is estimated that 800 families are home
lasa.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

The late Mary M. Browne, Of Boston, left to
her grandson, Allen T. Rice, editor of the
North american Reuie,o, legacy Of $500, 900.
and, besides, q half-interest in an estate valued
at several millions
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eo0l.

Mercury recorded 90 below zero in New
Hampshire on tho 18th of January.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
Our Government.

The following figures have been COM
piled showing the money paid to officials
In governmental affairs
The Prerideut. ................SoO,oO0
Vice President. nt................. 10000
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
Tables Turned on hin.

Some two years ago the body Of young lady
was found in q sack in the lake at Detroit,
and one of the papers Of that city, speculating
on the event, made use of the name Of . man
named Hugh Peoples, in whose employ, after
events proved, the girl had been as . domestic,
and between the two rumor had it that there
had at one time been undue intimacy. Peoples
brought suit for libel against the paper thus
speculating, and after long time the case
came up, and was decided in favor of the de-
fendant. It is but necessary to add that Peo-
Piles is now in Jail, being refused bail, on .
charge Of murder, and the evidence in the case
is very strong against him. The body Of the
girl had the appearance Of having been placed
in the sack aIive and thrown in the water, as
there were no wounds to be found. It was
several months after the discovery of the body
before it was identified, but there is now fair
prospect of bringing the guilty to justice.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

Miss Anna Dickinson made her debut ~
Hamlet At Rochester last week, and beyond
the slight effeminancy which she gave to tho
character, scored marked success.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

DEIBHRATz with caution, but act with.
decision; and yield with graciousness or
oppose with firmness.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

The inquest in the matter Of the Spuyten
Duyvil disaster seems to indicate that the &C
cident was in part due to the work Of drunken
passengers who tampered with the air brakes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

A number of landslides are reported from
switzerland ss resulting from earthquake
hooks.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
.oss iron High Wat

The overflow of the Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers has caused the loss Of much prop
erty and human suffering.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

ACCORDING to the Nevada City (Col.)
Zsanscript only Ave men in that city Of
1000 inhabitants wear milk hats.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

Destructive Fire at Pittsburg.
A fire at Pittsburg the past week destroyed
Hillisrd 4 stewart's foundry, large establish
ment, and ten three-story tenement houses.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
sCovIILE's ARGUMENT CoNTINUED-aUITEAU
GETS IN A LITTLE SPEECH.

SCOvILLES ARGUMENT CONTINUED-dUITEAU
GETS IN LITTLE SPEECH.
When Mr.. Scoville resumed his argument to
the jury, he was interrupted by Guiteau who
said he would like to address the jury. Mr..
Scoville stated to the Court that the prisoner
had paper which he desired to read and in
which there was nothing Objectionable, and asked
that he might be given permission to read it.
The Court nodded assent, whereupon Guiteau
rose and read from q paper which he held in
his hand, from which we reproduce the follow
ing sentences: "That il the Jury believe that
/ believed it was right to remove the President,
because had special divine authority 80 to do.
and was forced to do it by the Diety, they will
acquit on the ground of transitory mania.
Sickles, Mcfarland and Hiscock were acquitted
on the grounds of transitory mania. ! am here
as my own counsel, and, as stated at the OPEN
ing of the case, no one can represent me to
that jury. know my feeling and my inspira-
ton in removing the Pr esident, and have set
1t forth to my satisfaction in my speech, pub
liahed yesterday, and ask your Honor, in the
name Of justice, in the name of the American
people, to allow me to address the jury OF my
countrymen when my life may be at stake"
MIR. Scoville resumed his address by
referring to the unfair treatment to which
ecution, and Oorkhill particularly, since the
day of the killing. Mr.. Corkhil1, he said. ex-
ercised the right to say who should or who
should not visit the prisoner In jail, and he ad-
mitted enemies to interview Guiteau under the
disguise Of friends, and had made 1t point to
save every utterance of an injurious nature
made by the prisoner and destroy all sayings
that would in any way inure to his benefit
Scoville also severely criticised the prosecution
for refusing to permit the prisoner to address
the jury. He desired to impress upon the jury
the fact that Judge Porter was great orator,
and he desired them to well weigh the facts in
the case and not permit themselves to be
carried of by his eloquent uttersnces.
Porter, he said, was prosttuting his
fne attainmsnts In the effort to nang
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

In the presence Of Herbert Spencer,
q little boy said: "What an awful lot
OF crowsi" The philosopher corrected
tho youth by saying: II have yet TO
learn. little master, that there is any
thing to inspire awe in such bird a.
the crow" For once the author of first
principles had met his match. The boy
replied: "But I didn't say there was,
/ didn't say, What lot OF awful
crowsr but, what an awful lot u
crowsi'*s Sound for the boy. zs ssiS9
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

Last week German woman in Chicago died
If trichine produced by eating raw pork
several weeks ago.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

The value of breadstuffs exported from this
ountry in 1881 was s5l, SIS, 2ss less than it was
1880.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

The Iowa Legislature has elected J. W. No
Dill and James F. Wilson to the United States
senate.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
10000
Expense. of tho White House !.

Expenses of tho White House:
To fairly estimate the expenses Of the
White House requires careful scru-
tiny Of the appropriation bills, as
the items are not classed under this
head, but are scattered under other
headings, nor are they the same in
any one year; but taking them at an
average, and setting aside extraor-
dinary disbursements II may be cal
will be about. ..................... 10000
Secretary OF State, Treasury, Interior,
War, Navy, Postmaster and At
torney- General, sS,0 900 each. ....., $1,000
Total. .s1ss, 900
1t is not 30 easy matter to get at the
precise cost Of the Senate and the House
Of Representatives, as the expenses are
more elaborate from conditions which
have nothing to do with the difference
between q monarchy and a republic.
The Office Of O Senator and member of
the House of Representatives carries
with 1t salary, while the membership
Of the House Of Lords and Commons
carries none. It must also be remem-
bered that the due fulfllment of his
duties, by either Senator or Representa-
tive, involves long journeys, separation
from business circles and peculiar ex-
penses which do not occur in the other
cases.
SENATE
Appropriation for the Senators. ..... $3.50, 900
Compensation for mileage ....... $1,000
Salaries for officers. 199, 900
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Appropriation for members. ........ 1,530, 200
Salaries Messengers, Clerks, secreta-
RES. ......................... Wo,OOU
Total. ..........................s2 q, ,s4s, 900
Bringing our totals together we find
that the cost of representative institlt-
tions in the United States, with popu-
lstion Of 80, 900, 900, is 81, ,34S, 900, or q
capitation Of five cents per head. It
seems then that the proportionate cost
of monarchical as against Republican in
stitutions in as ~ is to /.
As we have not included the cost of
the diplomatic service In the foregoing
figures we will now proceed shortly TO con-
trast the expenses OF England and Amer
lea so far as these items are concerned,
for the purpose of showing how much
more costly the representatives of O
royal court are than the delegates Of q
republic. The total cost Of the diplo-
matte service OF Great Britain is 81, 400, =
600, while the total cost of the same
service Of the United States is only
5000, 900.
With view Of enabling the reader to
judge for himself We will contrast in
columns side by side the expense Of
England and America TO different coun-
tries.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
n Possmasfer's Fate.

VIM. II. Lock, postmaster at Eufaula, Ga,
who some time ago was charged with Irregular
tiles, has suicided.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

The stallion Harold" brother of the famous
Iroquois, is dead. His owner refused e15,000
for him last summer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
Oar Crazy Populatson.

According to statistics there are in the United
States 63, 900 insane persons, or ono to every
III Of population.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

Jewish Emigrntf0n StsPPe1.
The Foreign Emigration Alliance has an
nounced that 1t will send no more jewish Emf
grants to America.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

Pa, of agents dealing in speculative insuranc
policies.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

SCOvILLE'S APPEAL TO THE JURY-HE CHARGES
THAT A CONSPIRACY EXISTS AGAINST THE
PRISONER.
Mr. Scoville began his speech to the jury
by charging that there had been a conspiracy
against the prisoner, and stated that he held in
his hand the indictment for conspiracy. The
conspirators, he said, were the District Attor-
ney, Judge Porter, Mr.. Davidge and five of the
Government experts, namely: Drs. Gray,
Hamilton, Kempster, Mcdonald and Wooster.
The counts Of the indictments are twenty in
number, the first being, that they have per-
verted the law in the case. Scoville then alluded
to the introduction by Judge Porter OF the
decision of Judge Davis, and then added:
"Counsel on the other side Indignantly repudi-
ated the suggestion that Judge Davis sat with
Cardoza or Barnard, but have yet to learn If
either Of them ever committed more repre-
hensible act than that of Judge Davis" Soo-
vile continued: "When Judge Porter comes
before this jury and undertakes to peryert the
evidence, 1 shall not keep quiet as did with
Davidge, but shall stop him." $50 shall ], !"
Joined Guiteau. Scoville-"I shall stop him
and shall correct himif I find he is misstating
attend to him." Judge Porter-"There will
betwo Guiteaus, then, to attend to me-" SEQ
vile continued The prosecution states that
If the prisoner knew the act was wrong on July
2, then he should hang. Now this is not by
any means the whole Of II or correct state
substance as follows: yet if in this act he was
overpowered by consciousness coming through
his diseased mind that what he was doing was
necessary for the good of the country,
and was especially approved of God,
then you can not convict him Of murder
Continuing, Scoville said "The second count
in the Indictment is the perversion Of evidence"
This count the speaker undertook to sustain by
reading portions of Davidge's speech and COM
pairing it with the testimony. Particularly did
the speaker contend the testimony was per-
verted in relation to the prisoners immortality.
"The only allegation that will hold against
him." said counsel, sis adultery" Guiteau
shouted: "How many innocent people are
there in this court-room?'' and he added: "Not
one!" Scoviile attacked the theory of the pro-
secution that it was the prisoners own innate
or acquired depravity that naturally led up
to the killing of the President, and discussed
at some length the evidence introduced by
them to show instances of the prisoners mean
ness and depravity. "This evidence" said
Scoville, "has in almost every instance been
perverted He then alluded to the evidence
relative to the prisoner obtaining money from
Rev. DIR. Macarthur and giving his note for it.
He also referred to other Of the prisoners
financial transactions. Scoville denounced the
witness Shaw. He believed he had deliberately
perjured himself in this cause, as also had the
"contemptible little Jew clerk, who came down
here to help Shaw out" Court adjourned.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
Fell Thrse-Q.arters OF . MILE,


information from Cuantla, Mexico, details
horrible accident as occurring to young lady
of seventeen years, on the 14th inst. Senorita
Catalina Gongors, famous in that country for
her daring trapeze acts, was making balloon
ascension. The balloon was filled with hot air,
and to it was attached . horizontal bar, upon
which the young lady was to perform. A great
crowd had assembled, and at the hour adver-
tized the balloon was cut from its moorings
and shot upward, the Senorita doing the trapeze
act amid the shouts of the assemblage. When
the balloon had reached an altitude of fully
tmee-quarters Of mile, and the fair navigator
was scarcely visible to the naked eye, the air
ship suddenly collapsed and darted earthward
- swiftly ss . meteor. A cry Of horror went
up from the people, and . rush was made for
the scene where the balloon fell. There lay the
wreck of the balloon and by its side the mashed
and mangled form Of the poor girl, literally
nattened to the earth. The Mexican women
wept and wrung their hands with grief ut the
ssd fate Of the beautiful and daring girl. Her
remains were tenderly cared for and buried in
the cemetery near town.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

A special from Clinton, NO., says the house
Of George @. Smith, at Lewis, five miles north
of there, was burned at 8 O'Clock on the morn
ing of the 18th and five Of the inmates perished,
viz: Elizabeth Smith, aged seventeen; Rachel,
aged thirteen; Ella, aged nix; Theodore, aged
sixteen, and the mother, aged forty-three. The
fire is supposed to have started from clothing
hanging by the kitchen stove, or from . coal
oil explosion. Mrs. Smith was the first to
awaken, when she aroused her husband, who
made his escape with the little girl of . neigh
Dor, who was staying there for the night, and
one of his own daughters, aged about eight.
Smith and his daughter were seriously burned.
The house was story and . half, and the FAM
lily were all sleeping in the second story. Mr..
White, who was . suitor of Elizabeth Smith,
was at the house until after 1 o'clock, and
thinks the fire caught in the kitchen from cloth
ing by the stove. Miss Smith was to have been
married in few weeks.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26
THE FouRTH DAY OF sCovILLE's ARGUMENT,
AND STILL HE Is NOT DONE.

THE FOURTH DAY OF 6CoVILLEs ARGUMENT,
AND STILL HE Is NOT DONE.
Scoville is talking against time, wearing out
the Court, the Jury and the audience. His
argument is more in the nature of an assault
on the prosecution than defense Of Guiteau.
A running fire kept up most of the day between
him and Col Corkhill. Scoville disclaimed -
his main motive the desire to shield the
prisoner for the honor Of the Guiteau family.
His greatest desire was to save the American
nation and the American Judiciary from the
man. Alluding to the evidence Of DIR. North,
the speaker charged: "This WAS another
instance of the unfairness Of the District
Attorney. Without the slightest evidence
or reason for 50 doing, he s:d..s had asked ssa
crime p and witness had responded quickly and
frankly, NO, sir; and I never expect to be. y"
Col. Corkhill-"I happened to know the man
WE'LL" Scoville-" Ali the more reason why
you should not thus gratuitously insult him"
remembered his face when he took the stand,
and found afterward that he was here on an
appeal from the Police Court" As the audience
laughed at this point scored by the District At
complained in audible tones Of the District At
torney's meanness," as she termed 1t.
Commenting upon, as he claims, the absence
of motive on Guiteau's part, Scoville said |:
"You can not find an instance IN history, you
can not suppose Q case, where man forty
years of age, who has never before committed
. crime, who has never for an hour associated
with criminals or bad people; who, on the con-
trary, has always sought the society, not only
of the better class of people, but Of Christian
people you can not conceive OF such man
committing such . crime without motive.
Nothing but the theory Of insanity can possibly
account for such an act rs Guiteau's." When
the hour for adjournment had arrived, Scoville
had not concluded his speech.
AFTER STRONG APPEAL FOR AcouIrTAL, soo-
VILE CUNCLUDEs HIS ARGUMENT ON THE
FIFTH DAY. ..r, -...-
Mr.. Scovillo resumed his argument by calling
attention to the testimony Of DR.. Hamilton,
"one Of the Government oonspirators," as he
called him. He read the testimony and said
that from the start DIR. Hamilton perverted
his testimony, studiously making use Of the
strongest adjectives a. though his single
desire was 10 convict the prisoner. His feel
was led to transcend the bounds Of truth.
Scoville continued with frequent interrup-
tions on the part Of the District Attorney.
Taking up the diagram Of Guiteau's head,
offered In evidence by DR.. Hamilton, Scoville
said !: "I propose to show you that DR.. Kemp
ster lied when he told you that the diagram
was a correct representation Of the shape oi
you that Guiteau had an unusually sym
metrical head, and propose to show
| you that his evidence In this respect
was absolutely FALSE Scoville continued
I to discuss the subject Of head diagrams.
! Scoville said he must protest against Corkhilrl
continually volunteering his own testimony, o.
be did upon the preceding day, when hs wanted
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-26

n 1880.
A number of landslides are reported from
switzerland ss resulting from earthquake
hooks.
Unfted states senasSra-
The Iowa Legislature has elected J. W. No
Dill and James +. Wilson to the United States
senate.
Arress oT apeeulauve Insmranes Agents.
Three arrests have been made at Lebanon,
Pa, of agents dealing in speculative insurance
policies.
Death freo Trfehfa0.
Last week German woman in Chicago died
II trichtne produced by eating raw pork
'everal weeks ago.
Oar Crazy Population.
According TO statistics there are in the United
States 5000 insane persons, or ono to every
ri Of population.
Posamaster's Fate
VIM. Fl. Lock, postmaster at Eufaula, Ga,
who some time ago was charged with Irregular
tiles, has suicided.
Jewish Emigration StspPea.
The Foreign Emigration Alliance has an
nounced that 1t will send no more jewish Emf
grants to America.
Death OF Kamess staIlisn.
The stallion Harold, /" brother of the famous
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-11
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

Briefs. was observed by
many as a sort OF holiday, and great num-
Der of the citizens of Manchester appeared
in boats on the James and amongst tine
islands OF the falls in the character of fish
crmen. They had no reason to complain
of their luck. The fish are now biting with
ayidity, and fall ready victims to the Sc
duction of the anglers worm. The semi
muddy state of the water for some weeks
past has been in favor OF the seekers after
scaly luXurics.
The Richmond and Manchester Sunday
School Association, whose meeting came
of here Sunday evening, was well at
tended. The proceedings were deeply in
terestIng, and such as to afford great en-
couragement to the earnest Sunday-scho0l
workers. The pastor Of Manchester Bap-
fist church, Rev. Mr.. DerieuX, offered a
special prayer of Thanksgiving for the num-
Der OF converts reported by the schools.
Adjourned to meet with the Fulton school
in May next.
The new temporary depot of the Rich
mond and Petersburg Railroad Company.
erected at the south end Of the Free bridge,
is answering IN excellent purpose in Civ
ing shelter to goods in transitu between
the North and south. The work of pre-
pairing the timbcrs for the trcstle over the
piers OF the burnt bridge is progressing at
most satisfactory rate. The company
hope by June at the latest TO be able TO
make use of the trestle bridge for the pas
sage of their mail and freight trains.
A few parties who had become en-
Unused by liquid potations on Sunday, and
consequently acted disorderly, were
brought before Mayor Taylor yesterday.
and in some instances fined and in others
admonished and discharged.
No intimation has yet been given Of the
nature Of the report returned to court by
the engineers appointed to examine the con-
dition Of Mayo's bridge.
The Easter-Sunday services at Meade Me-
mortal church were very impressive and
the singing especially fine. The congrega-
ton was large aud attentive.
The choir OF the African Baptist church
Rev. A. Binga, Jr.-was reinforced by some
singers from Richmond, whose vocal efforts
were much admired. AS usual, the house
was crowded.