The examiner., 1882-02-04
From Washington.


 | national capital, aged ffty-three years. GUITEAt, on the day after his conviction, issued another address "to the American peo- ple," in which he affiims that he gives himself s'no anxiety on account of the verdict,' says hs is "God's man in this matter,' and appeals for motiey to employ more legal talent in his defeilse.
 AN estimate has been made of the expenses
 of the Guiteau trial. It is thought they will | amount to about $30, GOO. Of this Mir. Davidge and Mir. Porter will receive; it Is thought, about l $5, 900 each. Witnesses have been paid little
 over $9,0O0 The board bill of the jury will
 reach 8, 3,500. The expense of printing the testimony will be about 5000, and the fees for
 jurors will amount to about $500. MR. LATHAM, of New York, presented in the Senate memorial from the preachers meet
 ing of the Methodist Episcopal church, recently held in New York, urging the enactment of
 such laws Gas will rid the land of the great
 crime of Mormon polygamy." Many similar petitions from the pastors and congregations of Christian churches of all denominations in
 many different cities and towns throughout the country have already been presented to Con- gress, all of which urge the prompt passage of
  THE eulogy upon the late President Garfield by ex-Secretary Blaine will be delivered i'll the House of Representatives on Monday, Feb
 ruary 27.
 SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HUNT has received | cablegram from Engineer Melville, at Yakutsk, Siberia, stating that every effort is being male | to discover the remainder ofthe lost Jeannette crew.
 REPORTS of ravages by smallpox in various | portions of the country continue to be | made to the national board of health. In some | towns the health authorities have ordered the schools to be closed and prohibited public per formances, balls and other gatherings. MEssRs. SCovILLE AND REED, counsel for | Guiteau, filed motion for a new trial, accom- | panied by bill of exceptions and affidavits by | George sceyille, John ": duiteau, Charles ) . | Guiteau and Frederick H. Snyder, of Jersey | City, N. J. The following twelve reasons for a | new trial were given: First-By reason of the | uncertainty of the evidence upon which the | verdict is founded. Second-That the verdict | does not state which count the verdict is | founded upon. Third-That the trial of the | court in which it was begun. Fourth-That the
 
 court erred in overruling prayers of defense. Slxth---Ihat the court erred in excluding proper evidence submitted by the defense. Seventh-That the court erred in permitting improper evidence offered by the prosecution. Eighth-That the court erred in entering into | an agreement with the prosecution whereby experts were allowel to observe the prisoner Ninth-That the jury was allowed to read
 newspapers during the trial in violation of the law. Tenth-That new and material facts have been discovered which should be presented to the jury. Eleventh-That the verdict is con- trary to the evidence Twelfth-That the yer dict is contrary to the law. The bill of ex- | captions cont aims eleven counts, which are Plmost identical with the reasons assigned for new trial. Charles J. Guiteau, in his affidavit asking for new trial, states that he has been confined in jail, and could not give attention to ascertaining facts connected with the case, and had therefor5 to rely upon his counsel, Mr. Sec vile, for all information touching upon the case. MT. Scoville in his affidavit, says a copy of the Washington EUeaing Critic, of No vember 19, found in the jury's room, has the names of several of the jurymen upon the margin. Scoville further ayers that he has dis covered two important witnesses in the persons ot Henry T. Bragden, of Fredericksburg Va, and John ". Green, of Stafford Court House, Va., who will swear that in June last, upon sec ing Guiteau in Lafayette park, they pronounced
 him insane. Frederick H. Snyder, of Jersey
 City, in his affidavit, says he was guest at the
 National hotel, Washington, from December to 20 inclusive. His room was near the rooms occupied by the jury, and o,, tho 13tb dav of Dnce1nl,nr yyhi1a tba jurv were absent, he in passing saw newspaper on the table and took it. Believing in justice, he had called the matter to the attention of MT. Scoville. Mir. J. W. Guiteau makes affidavit that he knows all the jurors and believes that the names of Brandenburg Heinline, Bright and Sheehan, on the margin of the newspaper above referred to, were written by the persons bearing those names respectively. The news paper in question contains an account of the days trial, an editorial on Guiteau and ac- count of Bill Jones' attempt to shoot the prisoner.
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKH1LL declares that Guiteau will be hanged June 30, 1882.
 THE House census committee has agreed upon an apportionment bill. It provides for 320 members, as follows: Alabama, 8; Arkan- sas. Ca gain of I; California, Ca gain of J; Colorado, :; Connecticut, 4; Delaware 1; Florida, Ca loss of D.; Georgia 10 Ca gain of D; Illinois, 21 Ca gain f2); Indiana, 13; Iowa Il Ca gain of 9; Kansas, (a gain of 3); Ken lucky, Il Ia gain of D; Louisiana, 6; Maine, Ca loss of J; Maryland, 6; Massachusetts, 12 Ca gain of D; Michigan, Il Ca gain of p; Minnesota, 5 Ca gain of p; Mississippi, 7 Ca gain of 1); Missouri, IA Ca gain of D; Nebraska, Ca gain of 9; Nevada, 1; New Hampshire, Ca loss of D; New Jersey, '; New York, 54 Ca gain of D; North Carolina, Ca gain of 1); Ohio, 21 Ca gain of D; Oregon, 1; Pennsylvania, % (a gain of 9; Rhode Island, Ca loss of 1); South Carolina, Ca gain of D; Tennessee, 10; Texas 10 Ca gain of A; Vermont, Ga loss of D; Virginia 10 Ca gain of D; West Virginia, Ca gain of 1); Wis consin, 8.
 MIR. Scov1LLE has issued an appeal "to the American people, asking for money to fur ther conduct Guiteau's case. He says at least 1 $2000 is needed.
 FOR the purpose of facilitating the with | drawal of mutilated coin from circulation the | superinte ndents of coinage hints have been authorized by the secretary of the treasury to | purchase mutilated United States silver coins l of standard fneness, in sums of three dollars | and upward, without melting and assay, pay ing at the rate of one dollsr per ounce of stand ard silver contained.