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TIL. comm,,,-., A.sionme..s.

NEW YORK, January The Post prints
the following Washington special:
One finds surprising bitterness Of feeling
about committee assignments among The
members Of both parties, and the dissatis-
faction is shared by those whose influence In
shaping party action and legislation is very
strong. The spirit of resentment and revolt
may die away with time, but it is more like
ly to grow. Said Republican Representa-
tive last night The Speakers appointments
have demorslized the party, aud fear We
shall have serious trouble. Important CON-
mittees as now constituted do not have the
confidence of the House, and everything
will have to be fought out over again ON the
floor. They are all at q disadvantage. for
the Democrats ale exceptionally strong in
this Congress In debate. Our leaders like
Kasson and Robson will find themselves
opposed by such parliamentarians as Ram
dali, Hewitt, Cox, Carlyle and others Of
scarcely less inferior merit. Neither Kelly
nor his clique, who, by committee position,
are ex-officio leaders Of tie party, has the
record or personal qualities to command on
the floor, while keifer himself has no fol-
lowing. In the light of these facts the Rep
resentative felt that little could be done this
winter. He thought the apportionment bill
would be drawn GU a basis of $40 members.
Owing to the delay in announcing the com
mittees, and the further delay of getting to
work, general legislation would not be
ready for the House for some time. In the
meantime, they had nothing to do. Robe
sons predominating influence in the organ
ization of the House is daily becoming more
manifest. 1t is the subject of general re-
mark. 1t is noted that his position, as re-
lates to legislation about the navy, is as ad-
vantageous as it could we'll be made. He
Is OH the Committee on Naval Affairs, is a
member of the Appropriation Committee, is
assigned to the Subcommittee on Naval APP
preparations, and is Chairman of the Com
mittee on Expenditures of the Navy De-
partment. As a member of the first CON-
mittee he proposes, as member of the Sec
ond he disposes, and as a member of the
third he approves of expenditures for naval
purposes.
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ANOTHER WAY TO REACH 1T.

Incidental to the present agitation Of the
Mormon, or Utah, question Delegate Masin-
ms has been interviwed by q representative
Of The New York Herald and reiterates AZ
his remedy for the evil the old suggestion Of
breaking up the Territory Of Utah and d.
viding 1t between Nevada, Colorado, Idaho
and Wyoming. This meets With no favor
anywhere and Is not good plan. There ~
. Territory of Utah organized. Certain peo-
pie there persistently violate aceriain law Of
the United States. Yet the United States
with Congress to enact laws, Judiciary
TO expound and officials TO execute them,
seems all Al sea about the method Of treat
ing the case. Ifone man kills another The
way Is clear to punish him. If brewer
neglects to paste certain stamp on keg OF
beer. there ID law and method TO. reach
him, and all The forces Of the government
can he used II necessary to assert the sover-
eighty Of the Republic on the beer stamp
matter. Brit because a few hundreds or
thousands VI besstly bigam,sts In Utah defy
the law against bIgamy we 60 beating about
the bush and talk Of dividing up the Terri
tory, or disesi ablIshing the Legislature and
putting '.Council" In Utah 10 run the gov
ernnient. Why are not the United States ~
able TO cope with polygamy rs with rebel
lion? Why cannot II enforce its laws -
well Ia Ulan ~ Ia Montana? liza Montan-
ian has two wives he Is declared felon aud
imprisoned. II the Utah man does the same
thing, or number VI them do, our govern
ment puts on spectacles, kid gloves aud dill
etanle airs aud regards IL - very different
and . very delicate aud important aud TOO
too matter, aud ends by doing nothing 70
punish the offender or offenders. Why does
not The government grapple the infamous
institution and summarily suppress It BY
whatever means are necessary? II has been
toying and playing and foollng with polyga-
nous Monnonism until the disgraceful mon
ster has assumed power and proportions i
should never have been allowed ~ attain.
Poiygamy Il no religion. II 10 lccherous,
lnslful crime, not tolerated BY any other en-
lightened nation and il foul blot On the
fair fame ofthe Republic, condemned BY the
very Bible the MnFmons accept - the In
spired Word u God, and .srsveaied" 70 one
81 their boyine bishops who wAs not sasisfed
with one wifs. Il seems rrepisteEous ihat
In United states should tribe With this issue
Is,arsr. Dr. th.t G,,vernor Murray pr Dtls-
80 Nnrtnnin D. oehern should snnk occun-
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Miners Murdered by Apaches.

SAN Francisco, January Ga Tomb.
stone dispatch says advices from Campas, So
nora, state that renegade Apaches attacked
the Gavillan mine, sixty miles from here, on
December sd, killing one American, sup
posed to be Newton Noble, former sheriff Of
San Bernardino county, Cal; Charles Wo-
berling, superintendent of the mine; two
Mexicans, and carried little girl into cap
tivity. Many Americans are prospecting In
tina, part of Sonora and more murders are
feared.
Cow boys are raiding cattle ranches in the
vicinity Of Tombstone.
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Star Route Cases

WASHINGTON, January Ton motion of
counsel for the Government the hearing of
the cases of sureties for mail contractors has
been postponed until Wednesday next.
Bail ranging from 81, 500 to $4,000 has been
suggested by Colonel Bliss. Information
has been obtained from reliable authority
that number of civil suits will be institute
ed soon against several parties connected
with the star route schemes to recover large
sums Of money alleged TO nave been iRe-
gally and improperly obtained from the Gov
eminent.
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BlaIne's Circular.

LONDON, January 6.--The Daily Ne,rs,
discussing Blaine's circular to the Republics
of Central and South America, proposing a
conference at Washington, says the meaning
of the project is the establishment of an
American protectorate over both Central
aud South America. Blaine's pretentions
are novel ana extravagant. They were
never contemplated by the originator of the
Monroe doctrine, under which an attempt
will probably be made to shelter them.
Now that Frelinghuysen has succeeded
Blaine, there is at least hope that some rs-
tional basis Of negotiation can be arrived at.
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THE AssASsIN,S CASE.


WASHINGTON, January 6.-Scoville and
Reed have finished the preparation of pray
ers to be offered by the defense to the Court
for instruction 10 the jury. There are four
teen prayers. The main points raised are,
that legal testimony Is whether the act was
done as the result Of insane delusion, or
committed under an influence or power
which the accused could not resist by reason
of his unsoundness of mind; that If the ac
cused would not have done the act but for
such insane delusions, he IL not guilty Of the
crime charged against him; that If the jury
has reasonable doubts as to the insanity OF
the accused, they should give him the bene-
fits Of the doubt; that The jury may take into
account the manifest atoms of feeling on the
part of witnesses; that the jury have a right
to consider the suppression of evidence by
the prosecution as raising the presumption
that such evidence, If produced, would be
anfavorable to the prosecutions; that II the
jury believed the prisoner Of sound mind,
bot without malice In the commission of the
act, they should render verdict of man
slaughter; that the jury should hnf YER
dict of not guilty upon the counts OF the in
dictment representing the death of the Pres
dent In the District of Columbia; and that
a knowledge of bis act was contrary TO
law would not make the accused liable If he
did 1t under the insane delusion that 1t was
commanded by God.
There has been no new developments in
the Guiteau case. Judge Cox Is engaged In
the preparation of his rulings upon law
points. Davidge will then be ready to pro-
coed at once with the opening argument for
the prosecution, but 1t is thought an adjourn
ment will be taken until Monday. The
prayers Of the defense have been the subject
of general discussion with the legal fratern-
ity. particularly the twelfth, which sets forth
aif the jury shall believe from the evidence
that the prisoner was of unsound mind, OF
not 80 insane as to be irresponsible for the
act at the time Of the shooting of the Presi-
dent, on the I'd of July, 1881, and that he
then unlawfully and wilfully, but without
malice in fact, in the District Of Columbia,
shot at and thereby injured the President, Of
which shooting and injury the person 50 In.
jured died III the State OF New Jersey, and
within the United States, then the prisoner
Is guilty of the crime of manslaughter, and
the jury should so find" This Is looked
upon as the last resort of the defense, the
claim that, as the shooting occurred In the
District Of Columbia, and the death IN New
Jersey, the crime is one Of manslaughter. In
section $3.50: Any one who unla~fully and
wilfully, but without malice, strikes, stabs
wounds or shoots at or otherwise Injuries an
other, of which striking, stabbing, wound
ing, shooting, or other injuries, such Other
person dies, either within or without thu
United States, he IS guilty of manslaughter
As the absence Of malice must be shown tt
remove Guifean's crime from the murder
class, IL is not believed Judge Cox can rul'
favorably upon this prayer.
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kilpa,rick,s Remains

WASHINGTON, January 5.-Many Of the
friends Of General Fitzpatrick are discussing
the project of taking his remains back to his
native country, and the Department of State
has been consulted by General w. 7. Sher.'
man and Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Deckertown, N. j.,
where General Fitzpatrick worshiped, con-
corning the procurement of Government aid
In transferring the body there. II Is prcba-
BILE Congress will be appealed to Cor this
purpose, as . tribute to the memory of q
brave officer and trusted represent alive.
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GENERAL GRANTS REQUEST.

NEW YORK, December %, 1881.
Mr.. President, Washington, D.. G.: DEAR
SIR-At the request Of General Fitz John
Porter have recently reviewed his trial and
the testimony furnished before the Schofield
Court Of Inquiry held In 1879, giving TO The
subject three full days u careful reading and
consideration, and much thought in the in
teryening time. The reading Ut The whole
Of this record has thoroughly convinced
me that for seventeen years | have been
doing q gallant aid efficient soldier very
great injustice In thought and sonistimes u
speech. | feel IL incumbent upon me nov to
do whatever lies In my power " remove
from him and his family the stain upon his
good name. Ifeslthi more incumbent upon
me than If bad been corps commander
only, or occupying any other command N she
army than the one which did; but . had
IL possibly in my power 70 have obtained for
him the hearing which be only got u later
day, and - President certainly had the
power TO have ordered the hearing.
La justification for my injustice 70 General
Porter, can only say that shortly r.
ter the war closed his defense was brought
TO my attention, but read Il In connection
with sketch Of the field where bis otienses
were said 10 have been committed, which !
now see, since i perfect map has been made
Of tho whole 6eI1 bysthe Enginecn' Depart
EEL 80. 4-.@ - y. ~1xrsrtsw thu uYr1nffinna
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WE HOPE that Congress will arrange To
have iii. remalns Of General Fitzpatrick
brought back 10 bis native country. He was
d brave. dashing soldierand made brilliant
army record. The memory Of that should
be kept fresh In the hearts OF American boys.
His body should be buried whore lie place
would be conspicuous. Aud when children
pause and ask who was thus honoied, they
should be thus answered: = In was the sol
dler who led the cavalry of the Grand Army
that marched from Atlanta 20 the Sea- This
would not be lost In the hearts Of ehildhood.
Ii might lay dormant until some supreme
moment In their lives came, and then the
recollection would nerve their hearts and
make their sInews sseel. Wherever patriot
soldiers grave IL made, that spot Is holy
ground; NJ the years unwind those graves
became shrincs, and as they accumulate
they give benedictivn 10 Gbe country, and
make Il more aud marc impossible for the
soldiers " that country to falter when In The
face of . wrong or an enemy. Again, the IT.
fention paid 70 the dead heroes u country
Ii measure Of that conEtTy's civilization.
The dead hsroes Ii Westminster Abbey are
! tower u strsngth 70 England; the nslnory
Or that old Abbey has nerysd many 81 En-
glIxh heart on doubtful lighting field and when
Eaellsh siilpe heye been struggling II con-
TIT With t4r,resL md wave. Whsn nstion
begins 10 neEIect " honor the soldien rlyp
HAYS died H ~ reuse, II Il sun sisn n ~
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SARGENT to be Appointed.

WASHINGTON, January president Ar
thurs purpose to make ex-senator Sargent
Secretary of the Interior has not in the least
been shaken by the various newspaper at
tacks on him, and his nomination will be
sent to the Senate on or before the first day
of February. That day was agreed upon
some time ago as the one when Secretary
Kirkwood's resignation and Sargent's APP
pointment would be most convenient and
agreeable for all concerned; and there is UNI
questionable authority for stating that al
though it may now possibly be fastened 1t
will certainly not he postponed.
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Didn't Cut or His own Ears.

New YORK, January 4.-The 7ribne's
Washington special says. Apropos of the
recent Court-martial case, Western Con-
gresham recently met In st. Louis class
mate of cadet Whitaker al West Point, but
who is now in the army. Now" said
the Congressman, "you are no longer IN the
service, and have no interest in concealing
the facts, want you to answer the question,
did Whitaker cut off his own ears p
" No, he did not" was the reply, but he
had to be got rid of In some way that would
prevent sending any more niggers to West
Point"
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All for Love.

ST. LOUIS, January 6.--The Posts special
from Marshall, No., says John X. Phelps " ~
hanged there about noon to-day for the muir
der Of Elijah Keyton, wealthy farmer, who
lived near Brownsville In Saline county, on
the night Of the I'D Of last April. He con-
fessed. Phelps loved Keyton's daughter and
the old man opposedthe union. Several
thousand people witnessed the execution,
including Miss Keyton, who wept bitterly.
Phelps made brief speech, alluding to his
sweetheart, whom he saw In the crowd. He
died In eight minutes after the drop fell.
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a Town Burn,na up

owESsBoRo, KY, January THE city Is
burning. The fire caught from furnace
In tho Opera House building and Is rapidly
spreading. There Is no chance to save this
block, and probably the whole western part
of the city will burn. We cannot estimate
the damage now; the water works are = fail
ure and the town Is At the mercy of the
flames.
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A Eattf, Pr~acher

LOUISVILLE. January 4.-Rev. George o.
Barnes, the mountain evangelist Of Ken
lucky, q modern Lorenzo Dow, has been
creating sensation In this city during the
week by his services at the Chestnut-street
Baptist Church. He claims God never
damns or removes friends but the devil does.
Barnes breaches what Is termed the faith
cure, and 1t the conclusion Of his services
calls up the afflicted, annoints them, prays
for their recovery and assures them all Will
be well II they have faith. He has not had
much success yet.
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DNnn,Ircinn RALLY

NEW York, January 6.-At Tammany
Hall the anti-Kelly association issued a call
70 the Democrats Of the city who believe
Tammany Hall Is a true political organiza-
tion, but who desire that John Kelly be re-
moved from power. The association also
denounced Tammany Hall as led by Kelly
for preventing the organization Of the SEN
ate and Assembly.
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Browns Had Break.

SIOUX Cry, January 6.-Walter II Brown,
late of Emmett county, this State, and in
1878 Democratic candidate for Congress In
this district, was the man who organized
Douglass county, Dakota, where the recent
bogus warrants and bonds were issued. He
was the county government, and his name
appears on all the worthless paper so far dis
covered. 1t is reported here that Brown has
left the country.
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Scandinavians to Work on ~. p. r.. r :.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 7.--Charles A.
Henry, formerly editor of the Vaikgrien,
Scandinavian journal published In this city,
has been engaged by Henry Willard to bring
from 5000 to 10000 Scandinavians to en-
gage in the construction of the Northern
Pacific railr ad. Inducements will be of
fered these immigrants to settle along the
line Of the road.
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Er.aks 81 : P.rdoned Murderer.

WALLA WALLA, January 6.--McAilister,
recently pardoned by Governor Newell on
condition that he never return to the Terri
tory, has returned and Is now on his ranch,
riding around in good health. He was par
doned on the assertion Of doctors and others
that he could not live throngh the winter In
confinement. He was sentenced 70 SEVEN
teen years In the penitentiary for murder
and Il ! dangerous man. He has threatened
In the past to kill several citszesas, and II
would not Be surprisins II he we're waited
upon shortly BY the vigilantes.
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con,sssed Election Cases.

WAsHISaTox, January 3.--Testimony In
the following contested election eases has
been prepared and sent 70 the printer BY the
Clerk Of the House Committee on Elections:
Gillett W. Herndon, Lirobach vs. Herbert,
Matson VI. Oates, Smith -. Shelly. B!soee vs..
Finley, Anderson VI. Reed, Buchanan W.
Manning, Lynch W. ChAlners, Lee ". Rich
ardson, Mackay ". O,Conner, and Smails
". Tilmu,. The papers In The case u Low
y. Wheeler will " ready or the printer e.
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"PooR's MANUEL" reports $4,000 miles
of railway IN operation in the United States
I'm 1881. In 1880 the English system en-
brared $4,000 miles. The capt. al invested
In railroads in this country Is $4,000, 000, 900.
In Great Britain. $3.50, 100000. The gross
earnings Of all our roads In 1881 were $6l5,
100000; I'm Great Britain. ussO), S3ls.0o0,-
600. Net earnings In the United States,
$s55, 100000; Great Britain, sl56,o0o. 900.
Our roads earned net per mile $2,742; the
British, 5000. The relative freight and
passenger business was:
Freight. Passenger.
American roads. =. s46s, 600 100 sls1 900 900
British roads ....... 1s5,0oO00O 1a3,0O00oO
Tie average cost of the American system
was $52.700 per mile Of road; British, $780,
900. The cost Of operating the American
roads was IS per cer,t. Of the gross earnings;
British, 81 per cent; and the American roads
returning $40 per cent. on the capital In
vested, against 4.36 per cent. for the British
system. The chief item of cost In the
British system Is land. and right Of way,
which Is but an Insignificant item In the
American system, especially west Of the
Mississippi.
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WE NOTICE the eastern papeis generally
chime In with the Democratic as against
Keif-r's composition Of the committees. IL
may be mentioned In this connection that
the East Is growing continually more JEALOUS
and apprehensive Of the West and that New
York confidently expected the speakership.
Sores do not heal In day.
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Tire nihiiis,s Eestirring Themselves

Tire Nihiiists E~stirrine Themselves
ST. PETERSBURG, January many ar
rests we're made at hight At the beginning OF
January. The police seized secret print
Ing press. II is thought the Nihilists arc
preparing for fresh violence, IS they are re-
assembling In the capital, aud have renewed
the circulation Of their proclamation.
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WE NOTICE the question of securing rep.
tesentation from Silver Bow county In the
Legislature Is being agitated. 1t will be re.
member~d the Eleventh Session failed TO
appoftion III. Territory, rs did also the extra
session succeeding IL. Then Congress passed
nh Act empowering the Governor of.the Ter
ritoiy. the President Of the Council and the
Speaker Of the House 10 appoition the Ter
ritory. This the latter two did, Governor
Potts properly refusing 10 sign an appor-
tionment manifestiy at variance with the
letter aud spiri. of the law. The Twelfth
Session members were elected on this ap-
porfionment, and then the Twelfth Session
failed To pass al Apporiionment Act. The
result Is that Silver Bow county, erected
after the appotionment was made. has no
representation accorded 1t for any future
Legislative assembly. and we believe 1t not
less fact that II was represented IN the lat
ter part III the Twelfth Session by members
who were disqualified from representation
by the terms 81 the Division bill Hpwev r,
this may he II will require an Act IT Con-
gress TO give Silver Bow county representa-
ton In the Legislature TO be convened JAN
nary. 1883, aud 10 elect members thereto In
November, 1882. 1t would be well for Del
egate Maginnis to give early attention TO this
matter.
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ALTHOUGH the telegraph line has been ST.
lent OH the subject the past day or two 1t Is
evident the Guiteau case has gone to the jury
as late dispatches say the star route cases
had been taken mp. The. verdict of the
American people Is that Guiteau Is guilty OF
murder In the first degree and should be
hung by the neck until he Is dead, at the
earliest practicable moment. We trust the
verdict Of the jury will be to the. same effect.
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The lleu 4lorth- fcst.
THE San Francisco Chronicle Is fighting
Sargent anf,llly, a,tistieslly aud awfully.

The Indepeadem states that on M"nda,
evening 1T this week the Mullan tunnel was
In eighty-seven feet. Electric lighting APP
paratus for the tunnel has reached Dillon.
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conores. and the sma,i-pox

Congress- and the SmaII-pox.
WASHINGTON, January 4.--The President
said to-day that he would probably send
special messAge to Congress, calling atten-
tion to the alarming increase Of smallpox
md advising immediate legislation locking
10 III suppression.