Huntsville gazette., 1882-01-21

u,a4ar ganed such neadWay tuaL IL Will
+ .oto several weeks to repair damages.
New JERSEYS Senate has adopted
uooolrtions declaring Guiteau sane when he
aasossinated President Garfield and de-
mandiug Just and righteous punishment.
TIE Senate committee investigating
oon,icent fund expenditures find it very diff
fcuIt to fasten responsibility for irregulari-
ties and petty frauds discovered. Their
purpose seems to be more to get informa-
tiou that will enable them to recommend
legislation to prevent further abuses than to
make any exposure.
THE Adiutant- General has decided to
recommend to the Secretary OF War legisla-
ton for the relief of soldiers of the Union
army who, considering the war at an end
when the Confederates laid down their
arms, took the liberty of visiting their homes
without furloughs and were recorded as de-
seriers, in consequence Of which they have
not only fretted under something of stig-
ma, but many with good claims have been
deprived of pensions.
THE bill introduced by Representa-
tive Browne of Indiana for the issue and eX-
change of fractional treasury notes author
lies the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue
treasury notes payable to bearer on demand,
to be in denomination of 5, 10, % and 80
cents, and the aggregate sum to be 81, ,000,-
600, the notes to be exchangeable at par in
sums Of 500 or any multiple thereof for
trao ell,
certificates, or gold or silver coin of the
United States. These fractional treasury
notes are to be legal tender for all debts not
exceeding $5.
Foreign: English cotton operatives
are striking for higher wages. Ireland is
disturbed by the usual conflicts between
peasants and constabulary; dynamite, arms
and ammunition have been seized in several
places In France recent elections give the
Republicans majority considered impreg-
nabe; Victor Hugo and De Freycinct were
chosen for the Department of the Seine and
Leon Say for Versailles. Germany has made
certain demands on Holland in regard to
navigation of the Rhine, which were coldly
received, and Minister Won Canitz was re-
called for want of firmness. Crown Prince
Frederick William is to be proclaimed
Regent on the Emperor's eighty fifth BIRTH
day-March 22d. The Italian Government
has been invited to leave Rome to the Pope,
who will go to Malta if he finds it impossible
to remain in that city. Port au Prince, st.
Marie and Jacme, Havti, have been de-
clared in a state of siege. Two persons
were killed and thirty wounded by torpe-
do explosion in Constantinople. Over $50
lives were lost by the recent earthquake at
Kanchou, China. In duel between Lieu
tenants Amberlin and Demard, at Saigon,
the former was shot through the body.
Ringleaders OF revolutionary party Of
Coreans have been executed. Fifteen per-
sons were drowned by the sinking of
Swedish steamer in Calmar Sound.
GUITEAU's counsel ,on the 14th, asked
If the prisoner would be allowed to speak in
his own defense. Judge Cox replied: II
should be 10th in capital case to deny any
man the proper opportunity to be heard,
even IL he is represented by counsel; but in
inis case it is safe to assume that the prison
erWiIl abuse the priviege,as he has done all
INV tiidly duu tudt Wudt uc WOulu
say would be highly improper to go before
'ne Jury. shall, therefore, deny him the
plNEege' As | said yesterday, however, if
Ills counsel desire to read from his manu-
sorip' anything which they deem proper to
lay oelore the jury, they can do so.' Gui-
'esu protested. He said that he appeared
S MS own counsel, and claimed the right of
"n American citizen to be heard in his own
ue1ense. Judge Cox made no reply. but
SIMPLY nodded to Reed to begin his arpu-
heht. Reed then arose to address the iurv.
arguing at some length to demonstrate the
insanity OF the prisoner. at does not re.
qufe an expert to pronounce him insane.
lou have seen him day after day shuffling in
Ueiofe you. You have seen that strange.
unnatural look of his eyes, and it requires
iOVApert TO convince you that this is not the
Stp'alahce OF sane man." In conclusion,
NJ keed said ''The conviction of this
n"n 10 The gallows and execution would be
an uiamy beyond description, an indelible
Ar1- 1 upon American Jurisprudence and
on ,'icah lurIes." Scoville addressed the jury
ma su' lo'h' He said he was not familiar with
Vi practice in criminal cases. All the
ta, 'nse asked for was a fair, candid, impair
c.n,., ."eishing OF the evidence by fair and
orn. nliu'u men. Counsel would attempt no
baoo' bso,Ois' because he was not equal to it, and
u'e he would not do it if be could. 'sI
,b;r' O' care to complain, although I do not
,N hn "s counsel in the conduct of this case
so 1--we peen treated with fairness. Per-
;rt,'' a,y care nothing for it, but when it
enI;l' rIIies 'he cause in which my efforts are
then l must complain.
f.. nola in my hand an Indictment
'oiisplracy which have framed in my
r.- n uiind' and the object of this conspiracy
""s 10 hans the prisoner He then named
ponSpirators Pms the District Attorney, Judge
ernr' ,ei' Mr.. Dayidge and five of the Gov
i,om or,'snt 1t experts, namely, Drs. Gray, Ham
Thar' hempster, Mcdonald and Webster.
6rs. io are twenty counts in the Indictment,
tros, ,as oi which was perversion Of law in in
sion sionueing the Davis decision, which deci-
As ASA ~ counsel in severe language denounced
'Ss tSlra-iudicial act.