The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-06-15
From Washington.

CHIEF JUSTICE CARTrER anu Judges James
and Hagner, constituting the court in banc,
have rendered their decision upon the last
moion filed by Mr.. Reed in Guiteau's
behalf. The chief justice delivered the
decision, which was as follows: In the case
of Guteau the judges who listened TO
argument in that case have come to the con-
cluson that they have exhausted their powers
upon it; that they have heard it patiently,
fully and fairly, and that q reargument would
bring them to no other conclusion than that
which they have already arrived at, and they
decline to reopen the case for argument
THE House committe on commerce decided
to recommend the passage Of Mr.. Townsend's
bill to 8 ablish board of commissioners of
interstate commerce as bureau of the in
terior department.
JUDGE WYL1E, of the Washington criminal
court, denied the motion OF Mr.. Reed,
counsel for Guiteau, to amend tho record in
the assassiu's case Guiteau received with
outward composure the announcement OF the
failure of this effort OF his counsel to secure a
rchearing of his case. He proceeded 10 de-
nounce tho court in banc rs towards and
cranks, and said that God had revealed 70 him
that he was to be taken care or God, he said,
worked through human agencies, and Presi-
dent Arthur was to be the agent to save him If
necessary.
The President sen. TO the Senate the follow
ing list of nominations for the tariff commits
SIGN William A. Wheeler, OF Now York CHAIR
mani; John L. Hayes, OF NIassachu .etts ;
Henry W. Oliver, Jr., OF Pennsyl, ania Aus
tin NJ. Garland, of Illinois; jacob A. Amber,
of Ohio; John s. Phelps, Of Missouri Robert
P. Porter. of the Di,ttic; of COlumbit; John
". II. Underwood, of Georgia; Duncan T.
Kenuer, of Louisiana.
EX-GOVERNOR PHELPS, of Nliseo' r, declined
to serve ON the tariff commission. The COM
mission was not satisfactory to most of the
Democrats in the Senate, and they held
caucus to discuss its composition, but no action
was agreed upon.
LIEUTENANT DANENHowER has received in
formation by mail, from Irkoutsk, 10 the effect
that letters from Engineer Melville, giving
particulars of the finding of the bodies of Lieu
tenant De Long and his men, have reached
there by courier from the Lena Delta. In a
memorandum found on Lieutenant Dc Longs
body, and bearing date October IS, 1t is said
that four of the party are dead and Mr.. Collins
is dying
THE census bureau has issued bulletin
showing that the live stock of the United States
ON farms on June ], 1880, was as follows
Horses, 10, 957. .08l; mules and asses, 1879 932;
working oxen, 993, $40; milch COWS, l2, 443 500;
other cattle, 22,4SS, 500; sheep 35, l0l ESQ., and
swine AZ, 6S3051. The rate of increase from
1870 to 1880 was in horses forty-fve per cent,
mules and asses sixty-one per cent, working
oxen decrease of twenty-five per cent, mich
COWS increase of thirty-nine per cent, other
cattle sixty-six per cent, sheep twenty-sour per
cent. and swine ninety per cent.
Tue President has received letter from
x-yice.President William A. Wheeler, declin-
ing TO serve as a member OF the tariff COM
mission. In his letter Mr. Wheeler alludes to
the magnitude OF the work 10 come before the
commission, the limited time at their disposal
and says that in the present condition OF his
health he feels that he could not give the sub
ject the time and consideration its importance
demands.
GuITEAu finally consented to see clergyman
on the 10th, and he was attended by The Rey.
DR.. Hicks. OF the Tabernacle church, OF Wash
ington. Tue interview lasted an hour, and the
prisoner was much affected and earnestly JoiDed
ID lbe prayers offered by the minister IN his be-.
nAhs