South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-03
Letter from Washington.
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suit have been fully verified. A feel.
ing OF universal satisfaction aud con-
graduation pecvaded tue Capital We'd
nesday night when the news circulated
throughout tn city that the jury after
being ont only forty u4inutes had re.
turned verdict Of Guilty There
nae little discussion in the Jury room.
and but one ballot 20 settle the YER
dict. All were convinced before
leaving the court room that the mis-
cradle wretch wLo had been playing
ms antics before them for ten weeks
was responsible to the law for his
cruel, viilainous deed Tits well nigh
seven aouihs since the National ira
gedy, which reached its second act on
Wednesday, was begun by the shot
from Gulteau's pistol. In that brief
time tue seat Of Government has wit
neased many changes. An Admins
trauon which had bat Just began its
career, came 70 a halt, passed through
eight days Of painful suspense, anu
then amid tho scenes and ceremonies
OF mourning gave way 10 uew AMI
different regime. During all this 10
gusts OF passion Were aole to over
throw the dignity aud e4Gauimity II!
the American people, and Govern.
inent OF law and order was maintain
ed while enc President, made by law,
succeeded another slam by an IS.
sassin.
The trial that has followed is in
many respects one Of The most re.
markable in the annals OF criminal
! procedure. We have seen the cow
ardly assassination OF the head OF the
Nation sit in open court and abuse
counsel and witnesses IN outrageous
terms, and when, during the closing
hours, he called the venerable and
eloquent Porter a lying whclp,' ii
seemed almost too much for human
nature 10 stand. But the verdict OF the
jury Is conaeling Tho greatest traycsy
! o! the whole thing Is tGc time ccnsuu-
ed in reaching Justice. In what other
country would the assassin OF the chel
ruler live n year after doing the deed?
There 10 now, however, 40 chance
Tor Gulteau to escape pulling hemp
sooner or later, unless he dies iron,
! fright before the time arrives. lie
stands not tho slightest chance OF :,
new trial or OF any relief from the
courts. In all that has been done
Judge Cox has used the utmost eau
ton 10 prevent T. luisire and his bro
Their Judges nave been consulted At
every step, 80 that unFlestionabiy the
| full bench will sustain tie result be-
low A little delay IL ti5 most that
Guiteau can hope for. The hang.
ing may be postponed until May,
possibly I'LL Jnly, but ,ie performance
will eventually take place, rs set
down in the bills.
| The greatest life Of the Capital
now is among the Office huutecr.-
There seems TO be no end 20 them,
aud tie slow movements oC the Pres.
ldent drives them from eagerness to
desperation. Maryland and Cincin.
natl delegations occupy the largest
share OF time and attention lately,
and'the two localities, IN the matter
OF numbers and persistence, approprl-
ate the pastry II there j. a Hal ub-
iIcan in Cincinnati or ia tie state Of
! Maryland who does not expect an OF
iice. hs remains to DE heard from. a
statistical genius, who Is himself look
ing through the gates Of the White
House IN tie fond nope that some inc
/ day al oihce will accidentally fall 90
/ him, asserts that he haze kept tally, 20
10 speak, Oft the Mary land ioga,ions.
and that they have marched into the
! White House at tie rate oi from four
To- six solid bodies OF s,a'esmen every
working day for the last s,x weeks.
lie believes that President Garrstt.
OF Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, one
OF the shrewdcst iinauciers in tie
country, secretly encourages theso
visits OF Maryland statesmen to the
| White House as an important help to
maintaining uis dividends. A cons.-
dera5ie part OF the adult male popu-
/ latiJn OF Cincinnati has 4ls1 been re-
| gistored at the Washington hotels since
tae isl Of last November, and some
| OF tue prominent citizens talk Of com
| ing here permanently SD 81 70 be on
hand daily TO advise the President
about thc Cincinnati Pos. Office.
which appears to be one OF the most
| important institutions in the world
and one on Che security OF which oar
material liberties largely depend
+. There is . ruuor about town fo tic
effect that Tom Young and Nurat
Haistcad have shrgwdly determined
10 build hotel here SD as To- c4.ch
tbo spare dollars OK the OaI3aus who
come after Office. Suppose some.
body had done that five years ago,
when Hayes took Mr. IIijeu office,
What . bonanza II would have been.
The little baud OF temperance azi.