River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-02
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WASHINGTON.


THE removal of Marshall Dill, of Ar
kansas, has been ordered by the president
who will probably nominate Thomas
Bowles as his successor.
The treasurer of the United States has
again reversed his decision in reference to
receiving payment on called bonds held as
security for national bank circulation,
and bankers can now have them forward
ed to the secretary for payment.
In the house of representatives, after
considerable opposition, the senate bill to
retire Justice Hunt was passed, the vote
standing 1877 to 80. A letter from the
secretary of the treasury asked an appro-
priation of $23, 159, $50 to complete the
service of the fiscal year in the various
departments. The remainder of the SEES
sion was consumed in the delivery of
eulogies upon Senator Carpenter.
GEORGE ScovILLE has refused to send
any more meals to Guiteau, or to furnish
him any more letters. All the relatives
realize that the assassin is en- route to the
gallows. John w. Guiteau thinks that
the Jury will, on two hours deliberation,
sentence his brother to death, sane or in
sane, the expert testimony having been
very strong against him, and the pressure
of public opinion being irresistible. John
further expressed the opinion that the
prisoner is an idiot, born without ordi-
nary common sense.
THERE is good authority for the state
ment that the vigorous measures at Wash
ington to secure the cancellation of rail-
road land grants are due TO the Southern
Pacific interest, which seeks to prevent
the extension of the Atlantic and Pacific
road to San Francisco. A formal PROPOSE
tion was recently made that the new en-
| terprise should halt at the Colorado river,
but it failed of success. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Huntington will this week make
another attempt to compromise the issue.
GUITEAU could not permit the day af-
ter his conviction to pass without issuing
q characteristic address to the people. He
especially appeals for money to those who
appreciate the idea of inspiration, and
boasts that he can not be executed before
July. The conduct of the trial is sternly
criticised by the press of Europe. A sa-
| lutte of fifty guns was fred at Madison,
Ind, in honor of the verdict. Mr.. SEQ
vile says the result was no surprise to him
after he heard the charge of Judge Cox.
John w. Guiteau still believes the assas-
sin insane, but sees no escape from execu-
| ton.
Ten times as many persons as could be
accommodated tried to secure seats in the
criminal count room at Washington when
Judge Porter began his argument. Gui-
teau announced the receipt of several
hundred letters, many of them tender
missives from the ladies. He desired to
inform the audience that he did not think
it proper that he should accept cabinet
office from President Arthur, and that he
would stop Judge Porter should he at
tempt to mislead the jury. Judge Porter
opened with the remark that thus far the
trial had practically been conducted by
the prisoner and Mr.. Scoville, and every
one had been denounced at their will.
He proceeded to sketch The career of the
assassin as beggar, hypocrite, and a
scoundrel. and to depict the horrors of his
crime.