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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12
Business Failures for TIE Weo.,

New York, Dee. 6.-The failures for
the week throughout the country are re-
ported by Il. G. Dunn s. Co, mercan-
tile agency at 146, a material reduc-
ton compared with the closing weeks
OF 1881. The eastern states had 16; the
western, 80; the southern, "a: the mid
die, "A; the Pacific, 0, and New York
City, 8. Business troubles in the south.
ern states show no diminution, but in
all other sections of the country there Is
an improvement. The New York City
failures are mostly in the small retail
trades and have no significance.
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The editor of the Cincinnati Com
merciaH rises to observe that the stal
warts know that If the National Repub
lican convention should meet tomorrow
or neHt week or next month the nomina
ton of James G. Blaine ON the first bal
lot by a two-thirds vote would be the
one thing certain, and that nothing
which the present administration can
do will change the situation in two
years. We apprehend that it would no
be very difficult to prove by the st
Louis Globe-Democrat that Murat Hal
stead is crank of the most pronounce'
TUNA
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Arguments Upon the Legal Points In the
Guiteau Case


WAsHINGToN, Jan. Tn the Guitcau
case this morning Davidge opened the
arguments upon the legal points and
was followed with close attention. The
jury were told by the judge they might
be excused for the day but all preferred
to remain and listen to the argument
The prisoner assured the counsel he
would not ask 10 take part in the legal
arguments today, but he should insist
upon making any comments he might
deem NECESSARY to set them right on
either side. As the argument pro-
crossed Guiteau pretended to read let
ter, but in reality followed Davidge with
the closest attention. The few interrup-
tions he made we're unnoticed by the
counsel, save when Guiteau called out,
- ditiaats ka9~tt The d ference Eesween
right and wrong. l had no choice If l
had ] would not have done it." To this,
Dayidge said, 1--WE will come TO that by
and by"
The first sensation of the day was
caused by the reading of the charge of
Judge Davis, of New York, to the jury,
in the Coleman murder case. Judge
Porter relieved Davidge and read from
Newspaper clips. ScOville, with some
Impotence, objected to any more such
dramatic efforts on the part of Judge
Porter, intended for effect upon the jury,
and insisted that he (Porter) might as
well read stump speech to the jury;
that he Porter) knew that il had no bear
ing upon the case.
"Of course he knew it." Guiiequ
shouted, land more than that, the jury
decided the case directly against the
charge of the court"
Judge Porter repealed the inLimation,
and insisted that this farce which had so
long been enacted by the counsel for
the defense must now stop. If not re.
buked by the court it would be by 9th.
ers. Judge Cox ended the dispute by
saying the matter read was undoubt
eddy authority, and that its applicable
| ty to this case could be commented upon
| by the counsel at the proper time"
AS Davidge resumed GuIteau again
shouted: al want to get this thing right
before the jury. Everybody knows
all abort the Coleman case
The jury gave a verdict against
that charge and this prosecution know
it well.'
The effect was electrical when Dav
idge in the most deliberate and earnest
manner said: Your honor this mar
has for three weeks been held up to III
as an imbecIle, and now listen to him
He not only knows the difference be
tween right and wrong, but he fully un
derstands the law of the case"
Guiteau-"My case is one of transit
tory mania don't pretent I'm insani
now I've got as good head as you o
Porter either. Scoville is fool though
and l repudiate him and his Who'll
theory of defense. All I want is twt
hours before that jury and can set thi
thing all right"
The scene was lively one for a fey
minutes. Judge Cox raped for orde
and soon Guiteau subsidized and DaYidg
continued without interruption TO til
end of mis- argument.
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Another ROBBERY At The Bre7oors "A

Another Robbery at the Brevoork House.
a robbery is reported from the BreYoort
House, where Mr.. Reese, of Colorado,
recently lost 1000. a check for 81
967, and watch and cham
were stolen from the room Of
II, d. McDuffy, Michigan cattle
man, on Thursday night The check
was issued from the stock yards by the
firm of MeCurdy, Beveridge 8 Co., and
was numbered "A, 797 and inside payable
to the Third National Bank of New
York. All the circumstances connected
with the affair are very mysterious and
it Is the opinion of those in position 70
know that the perpetEator OF both crimes
is an inmate Of the hotel.
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Hanpnan,s Day

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Jan. G-Martir
kaukawsky was executed in the Hud
son county Jail shortly after 10 O'Clock a
m. for the murder of Nina Muller il
the woods near Gutenberg in May last
ELMIRA, N. Y, Jan. 6-The execution
OF Joseph Abbott, convicted of killing
| Geo Reed, a fellow prisoner, in the New
York reformatory in April. 1880, occur
red to-day. Abbott arose at 6 O'Clock and
partook of hearty breakfast, convers.
ing cheerfully with the attendants and
| friends up to the time of his execution.
The rope was cut by the sheriff at Is
minutes past IL and the prisoner was
jerked about four feet IN the air. His
neck was not broken and he struggled
| about five minutes after the drop fell.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. GA Post Dispatch
special from Marshall, Mo, says that
John \. Phelps WAS hanged there about
noon to-day, for the murder of Elijah
keyton. wealthy farmer, who lived
near Boonsville, in Saline county, on
the night of the 23d Of last April Phelps
worked on the farm and had disagree
ment with Mr.. Keyton about some work
and on the night mentioned above fol-
lowed him to feeding lot a short dis
lance from the house and killed him
with an axe and robbed the body of
AbOuS OuC nuuNiISu uplldTS. he maze
a confession some days ago, detail
ing the manner in which the
murder was committed, slightly impli.
eating another workman on the farm
named Chas. L. Wood, and stating that
he phelps had had il in his mind for
three weeks before the murder TO kill
keyton. Phelps was in love with Key
toms daughter but was strongly opposed
by the old man, and 10 remove this OBJ
stacle 10 his happiness, la connection
with the disagreement above mentioned,
he Drained him. The doomed man rose
about 5 O'Clock this morning, dressed
himself with unusual care. and
ate hearty breakfast. AT IL As he was
placed in close carriage, taken to the
scaffOld and executed in a ravine about
two miles from town, where crowd of
several thousand people were assembled.
Miss keyton was present and wept bit
terly. The condemned man made a
brief speech, in which he asked TO be
forgiven, and warned all young men to
beware of his fate, and said he recog-
niZed his sweetheart in the
crowd, at which the young girl
cried Historically and Phelps himself
was greatly moved. The sheriff sprang
the bolt at 12 10 p. m, and the wretched
man was dead in eight minutes. Great
sympathy was manifested by the crowd
for Phelps, and there were shouts of,
"Don't hang himm He was a fine look
ing young man of twenty three years
and was doubtless impelled to commit
the bloody deed by his love for Keyton's
dan phfer
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II is stated that the prevalence Of
small pox in many of the large cities
will have tendency to abridge the lee
tire course in America Of Oscar Wilde
the London Esthete, who naturally en-
tertains deep-rooted aversion for tina,
unattractive disease. 1t seems that the
observation about every cloud having "A
silver lining Is more than II mere -rheto
rical figure after all
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bin to retire Grant will pass, as several
Democratic senators, perhaps 4 half q
dozen, intend to vote for it, ANY bill 10
simply reinstate Porter will receive the
support ofali the Democrats in congress,
but should it propose 10 reimburse him
in the shape of back pay it will meet
with strong opposition from some
Democrats
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Topeka Capital; A letter from Hon
Thomas Ryan, NJ. G. says that State
Treasurer Francis was mistaken in his
statement that bill has been intro
duced in the House To reimburse Kansas
for expenses growing out of the war
aud referred to the appropriations com
mittee. No such bill has been intro
duced. The only bill concerning thu
matter simply provides for commits
sion to audit the claims, and makes nc
provision for this payment; and this bill
is 10 the hands of the committee on mil
itary affairs.
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SCRANTON, Kas., Jan. about 10
o'clock today Frank Schaffer, q miner,
was killed by dirt falling on him. He
was engaged in digging a cellar, had
cut the ends of large bank, and was
sitting down undermining the same,
when the bank gave way, covering him
up completely and killing him instant
ly. lie leaves wife and one child. II
Is quite sad accident for our commun.
itU
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

One of the natives of New Mexico took
new departure in the matter ofagricul.
aural implements. Instead of the sharp.
.Sned stick OF his forefathers, he bought
an improved American pillow and broke
mp his land. But the lack of rain caus-
cd failure of the crop. So .he went
back TO the pillow Of his daddics, sprink-
led the ground with holy water, and the
ram came and produced an abundant
yield. Since then that neighborhood
abhors a new-fangled pillow, and improV
ed implements would stir up riot. So
much for superstition.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

The Princess of Wales, by the public
display of her affection for her sons and
daughters, has made it fashionable in
England for mothers to manifest fond
ness for their own offspring. The Prin
cess has gotten the peculiar idea into her
lead that a child makes quite as pretty
and interesting pet as the toy terriers
and hideous pugs which are so popular
as objects of tender regard and solicitude
among the feminine haut ton of fashion
able circles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

What is the last expression Of cstheti-
cism, or, in other words, the his hest form
OF beauty2 is the burning question
which the arrival of Oscar Wilde has
precipItatcd upon the American public.
We may not possess the highest order
OF artistic disarmament, but VIC should
say that fat woman in a white dress
would have iolerably secure lien on
the bakery. ...-
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KIIleA hr Inhinna

CHICAGO, Jan. 0.-Vincent, Minnesota,
adyices says that Secord, of the firm Of
Seeord brothers, who started with q
train of goods worth several thousand
dollars for Turtle mountain, has been
killed by Indians who plundered tue
train. The United States authorities are
after the offenders.
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Referring TO the loose statement that
there is as much liquor used in Kansas
now as there was before the passage OF
the prohibitory law, the Howard Cour.
ant says: .rs ~
"Of course every sensible person
knows that this statement is wholly un-
true. But if il were true the temper.
ance people have the satisfaction OF
knowing that they. made whisky
selling crime, and those who engage
in il law-breakers. And the whisky
which is consumed IN Kansas to-day, is
not consumed SO much by our YOung
men, AMI our mechanics, and our labor
ers, rs formerly, when the conveRiences
for getting drinks and being treated were
better than they are now. The greater
part of the whisky that is drank
in this part of the country now is drank
by old soakers that order il by the gal
Ion from Kansas City. and they are
drinking more than ever before. and it
is only question Of time, and a short
time at that, when they will shuttle off
this mortal coil and give place to bet
ter and moro useful class of citizens
So mote il Ge''. t.trt ~...r
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them he was his own counsel and wouit
|. slap their mouths if they did not keel
quiet themselves. The court theI
rendered long decision 10 the effec
that while he appreciated the Difficult
ties the defense had lahored under h
did not see any necessity of
ALLOWING ANY TESTIMONY
in TIE line Indicated The evidence
proposed was vague and of an uu-
certain character, and did not strike the
court AZ advisable.
Guiteau said that one of the witnesses
| proposed, was one of the officers who
took him to the Jail after the shooting
and knew the state of his mind He
protested against the attempts of the
guards to keep lin quiet, and said il
he had plenty of money he could get
scores of people 10 swear he VAS as
crazy as loon on July ID.
IN a wRASGLE.
Scoville called DR.. Beard, of New
York, I'd testify to the condition of the
prisoners mind at the time of the 81 DOT
ing.
Corkhill protested, but the court al
lowed the witness 10 answer certain
questions.
When Scoville asked him if the person
described in the hypothetical case of the
prosecution might not be sane, Davidge
objected and the counsel got into a
wrangle and Guiteau got noisy.
When the guard attempted 10 quiet
him he said, You can't Keep me quiet
How are you 10 do itP You shut up.
We want to go home. ! am tired of this
business. Let US end it,"
Mr.. ScOville then wanted Doctors
Nichols and Godding. who were &C
quainted with Guiteau's condition at The
time Of the murder, called.
Davidgc objected. 1--WE want" he
said impresSively, ''tO close this case If
it can be DONE"
YES" said Guiteau, ''you are in g
great haste to close it now, but l want a
fair show and don't care a snap for the
past testimony, but want square reLut-
ting testimony admitted"
CONVERSATIONS WITH GUITEAU.
James Brooks, chief of the secret ser
vice of the treasury department was
then placed On the atand and detailed
the several conversations he had had
with Guiteau. He said he saw Guiteau
soon after the shooting.
ScOville cried aloud at the narrative
and Guiteau said it was correct Once
when the witness told Guiteau OF Gen.
Gart1edfs precarious condition Guiteau
said, "pcor fellow, wish | had given
him a third bullet and put him out of
his misery"
This made Guiteau restless, and he
had several alterations with his guards,
He cried out: You sit down and mind
your own business. You are nobody,
and ] speak to fifty millions of people.
know my business and you can't keep
me quiet. I am happy because I have
done my duty to the American people.
Everything has gone on as intended
and anticipated and everybody is happy
except few miserable eranks whom /
care nothing about and would not spit
upon If they were present"
ScoVille wished to place in evidence q
photograph of Guitsau TO show his con-
dition prior to the assassination, but The
prosecution objected. ID 81 -
THE TESTIMONY ALL IN.
The testimony was thea pronounced
ali in and the court adjourned until Bat
uraay to allow the defense to present
their arguments.
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4 unq rory comes from Colorado
l0aehing murderer, who told the
crowd which had assembled to witness
his execution that in ten minutes he
would be Ia pcrdition. This deviation
from the usual program is worthy Of
note. AS MIR. Samuel Jones Tilden
would put It. the great bulk of Ameri.
can homicides take the upward curve
upon quitting the earth.
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Wound up-The Testimony in the Gut.
team Case All In

WASHINGTON, Jan. Mr.. Reed ad-
mitted that Scoville's motion TO add adj
dional testimony rested entirely within
the discretion of the court, but urged
that it should be allowed in the interest
of Justice. He extolIed Mr.. ScoviIle's
action IN the case and begged in the
name of Justice and common fairness
that the court grant one day more to en-
able the defense to get additional evil
dence of what he termed
THE POOR CREATURES INSANITY.
Mr.. Davidge commended that The mo-
ton was simply the re-opening of the
case, and protested that the prolong CATION
of the trial was simply a delay of jus
tice.
Davidge said there was no good rea-
son for Te-opening the case by any more
testimony on the theory of Guiteau's in.
sanity. The case had been dragged out
by the examination Of experts, and to re-
open now would be q scandal
Scoville alluded to the difficulty of Sc
curing witnesses for the defense, and
said that Guiteau should not be denied
. a fair trial, as the prosecution had thu
use of the United States treasury al il.
back
Corkhill said every opportunity had
been afforded the defense.
Guiteau, during all the arguments
sal twirling bis eyeglasses and flirting
with the ladies'
| Col. Corkhill said never before in thii
country had q defense been allowet
/ such latitude.
Guiteau broke ouf, saying there wa
| no necessity of showing the state of hi
mind on July I'd, and when the guard
attempted 70 deep him quiet, he toll
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u c stated by the papers that
81" has earaed great tor
iu"e al age and that she now sigh-
fpr eets of matrin"ny and private
life Nv address Is Gramercy Park
Ne X - j Tilden
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

Speaker Keller says there is not as
much dissatisfaction over the House
committees as has Been represented by
the newspaper correspondents. The
heavy kicking seems TO have been done
by those parties who were notestimaied
at their own valuation.
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Resignation of a city Attorney.

LEAvENwoRTH, Jan 6-Considerable
excitement was created yesterday by the
report that Judge Stillings had rendered
his resignation as city attorney. Mayor
Fortescue would say nothing about the
nature of the communication he re.
ceived from Judge StilIings. The
Times has reliable information that Il
was that gentleman's resignation which
the mayor received
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

The Rev DIR. Spurgeon says in ser
mon IN family pride: Remember, my
friends. tnu we are al: dos ended fr'm
common gardener, VITO WAS given
VIVA 8 eSh.d 'th,- -a' K -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

The temperance colonization society
OF Canada intends to establish colony
of total abstainers ON II large scale. A
million acres of government land has
been secured for the purpose, aud peo-
pie who hate alcohol are invited to set
tie on Vt, the farms being sold at slightly
less than the established price.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

The public will be comforted by the
reiteration of the announcement that the
star route cases are TO be again prose
cuted with vigor, notwithstanding the
fact that the annihiIation OF Brady and
Dorsey, up to this point, has been chiefly
on paner
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Sen. up for Five Ysar..

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6.-The jury in the
case of d. 8. Richards another Of the par
ty implicated in the big Missouri land
swindle returned verdict Of guilty, be
tween 12 and 1 O'Clock this morning
and fixed the punishment at 5 years II
the penitentiary.
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panieataFnnsrai.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Jan. 5.-A special from
Quincy, Illinois, says: This afternoon,
during the funeral services OF the Iats
pastor of Salem church and while the
church was densely crowded, for acme
unknown cause panic ensued. Ten OF
twelve people were seriously injured
and thirty or forty others more or iess
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PerIshed in the FIanaa.

DEcATUR, H., Jan. 6.-The discovery
has been made at the poor farm, where
search has been instituted among the
ruins OF the building destroyed By IRE
that three of the inmates, Isaac Frank
lin, Martin Casey and Franklin Fletcher
had peIished in the flames. The totaI
loss on the building is s15, 1000; insur
ance so 600
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An EncoaraRIng showin1.

" WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-GenereI Hazen,
in his pOstOffice report, notes that only :
few abscene books have been received at
the dead.Ietter office during The past
year, and 10 find an Indecent letter or pho.
tograph is rare occurrence
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Manifestations BY the Presldent.

WASHINGTON, d. @. January 6.-Ths
President bias nominated Samuel c.
Parks, of New Mexico, associate justice
OF the supreme court of Wyoming, and
Joseph Bell. Of New York, associate
Justice Of the supreme court of New
Mexico --- f..rz-
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NJ. lux i. ! - rrp"rt Il TO be suffer
ing from sleeplessness. We infer thai
the senator has not been reading the Sc
ries of articles on the question Of pr"hi
hibition which are being contributed 10
the Topeka Commonwealth.
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Gen. Grants change of front in
the case of Fitz John Porter is received
with satisfaction by the Democrats in
congress, and it is believed that since
the former Commander-in-chief has so
frankly ayowed his belief in the injus-
tice of the finding against Porter, a suf-
ficient number of Republican votes can
be secured to pass bill for Porter's re-
instatement to his former rank. Senator
Logan's opinion, however, remains I'M
charged, and his probable course, in
view of Gen. Grants open opposition to
e position (which ne dsEended WIZ such
signal zeal and ability, is a matter of in
teresting speculation. Some believe that
out OF respect for Grant, Senator Logan
will remain silent when the bill to rein
stale Porter comes before the senate,
but will vote against the bill nsverthe-
less, but nobody assumes to state with
authority just what Logan's views and
intentions in the premises are.
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Leokine 20 enc sappresslea er nuall-po,

WksHIEGT0S, ID. c., Jan 5-Tbe pses.
ident said to-day he would probably
send special message to congress, call.
ing attention TO the alarming prevalence
of SMALL ox. and the necessity for i'm.
mediate legislation hooking 20 It's sup.
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NEW YoRK, Jan. 5-An of1c;al de.
NAL is made of the report thai Gould Is
arranging plan for the consoiidafiOn
Of the Wabash and Missouri Pacific.
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the ton, allowing one granulation. and
that the fact is established beyond parad-
venture that sorghum worked in q va
cum pan will give paying results. Ad-
lourned sine die
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The new Slocumb law went into effect
in Nebraska on Monday By its pro
visions the liquor sellers of that state are
required 10 pay 81 900 for license to car
ry on their business, and the effect of
the enforcement of this regulation in
Omaha has been Ia reduce the number
of gin-mills from one hundred and fifty
to thirty-two, and 40 add $32 600 TO the
city treasury. There is much clamor on
the part Of the liquor interest over this
so-calIed violation of personal liberty, -
and the kicking among the whiskyiies
is Just as vigorous as if the state had de-
termined upon the policy of prohibition
instead of license.
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, Rroz.n over freu. sl,Sregsaah1


BoRDEErowE, n. J, Jan. 6-Ths
Delaware river at this point is frozen
from shore TO shore.