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weight, and do not consider that there is no
warmth in the coverings themselves, but
that they merely prevent the heat of the body
from passing off. Whatever is a poor con-
ductor of heat will make a good warm COW
ering. Paper itself is a poor conductor, but
still poorer are the thin layers of air that are
confined when two or three newspapers are
laid upon one another. A few newspapers
laid over the bed will keep one much warmer
than some of the heavy, close woven blank
cts. We do not propose newspapers as q
substitute for blankets and comforters, but it
is one of those make shifts that it is well to
know. In travelling one may, by the aid of
a few papers, secure a comfortable rest in a
thinly clad bed, and it we cannot afford to
give a destitute family a blanket or a. CON-
forter, we can show them how to increase
the usefulness of their thin covering by stitch
ing a few layers of newspapers between
them,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-02-01
A City Unearthed.

The discovery of a deserted city sixty
miles long, cut out of the rocky face of a
winding cliff, rewarded the efforts of a Stew
enson Smithsonian institute exploring party
during the researches in New Mexico and
Arizona the past season. This is by far the
most important find yet made among the
ancient cliff-dwellers. Some Of the houses
contain four or five dwellings, one upon
other, and in the plateau above the cliff were
found many ruins of temples of worship,
built OF we'll. cut, square stones. A compari-
son of the collections of pottery and imple-
ments gathered in the cliff houses by the ex-
ploring party with those obtained in the Pue-
bio villages strengthens the belief that the
Pueblo Indians are the degenerate descen-
dants of the once powerful race that built
the ruined cities of the plains, and then re-
treating before some more warlike foe,
carved out these singular dwellings IN the
sheer walls of dizzy precipices, and found
them, it may be for centuries, both fortresses
and homes.
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warmth from Newspapers.

Many years ago, in one Of the severe win
tiers when there was much hardship among
the poor, d city paper suggested that old
newspapers, spread over the bed, would
form an excellent substitute for blankets and
coverlets. This brought upon the journal 9
great deal Of harmless ridicule from other
papers, but it brought comfort to many Q
poor family. In the mater Of bed clothing.
especially, we are to associate warmth with
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-02-01
ardly wretch. She was not afraid TO die.

ardly wretch. She was not afraid to die.
Il amt either" shouted Guiteau, ssyou
may put my body in the ground if you can,
but tell you this nation will go down in
blood if you harm a hair Of my head!"
"Wilkes Booth was almost q patriot CON-
pared with this cowardly assassin. Wilkes
Booth was a man Of manhood and kindness;
but this cowardly wretch could plan for his
W safety at the same time. He murdered
for revenge and notorlety."
| 4 Guiteau--I shot my man in broad daylight,
and don't you forget it.
For the next half hour there was a contin-
uous stream of Interruptions and abuse from
the prisoner and q score Of times he de-
nounced Porter as q liar, with various ad-
~jectives. Never before had his vindicti re-
ness been SO plain and his cunning merged
into angry spite. He unwittingly empha-
sized Porter's sketch of himself.
Judge Porter will conclude to-day and the
jury may get the case tonight.
Guiteau after recess tried to talk but was
stopped by Judge Cox.
Porter said Judas Iscariot could not have
pronounced u more sinister judgment than
Gaiteau in his criticism on the religious and
moral growth of the past 900 years.
Guiteau -"Judas would have employed
you as his attorney, you big liar. YOU"
Porter depicted the ridiculous absurdity
of Guiteau's claim of transitory mania,
which left him, as soon as his victim sank
to the ground, a perfectly sane man.
At o'clock Judge Porter concluded his
argument and Judge Cox charged the jury.
At 5:35 the court was called to order and
at $3.50 the jury came in and rendered a YER
dict of guilty as indicted. The jury was GU,
| six minutes.
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Jim Bowie and the memphis Terror.

On one occasion Bowie, whose reputation
had reached Memphis, arrived by boat at
that city, or rather what was then known as
the Third Chickasaw Bluffs. TIE bank
from the boat landing to the top was about
$50 feet high, and a large number of people
were watching the arrival Of the strangers.
Looking down, one Of them recognized
Bowie as he stepped over the gang-plank,
and made the remark: "There comes Jim
Bowie"
"What!" shouted a big 1atboatman, then
known as the ''Memphis Terror" as he
looked down the bluff; ''what! Jim Bowie
That's the fellow I've been looking for for
months. Jim Bowie! Why, - him, I'll
whip him so quick he won't know what hurt
| him. I'll whip him if I never whip another
man in my life. Stand by, boys, and see the
fun !"
Bowie came slowly up the pank. In his
hand he carried an old umbrella. He had no
!! pistols, and was evidently 10 expecting or
in fact prepared for a fight. This fact did
not escape the now thoroughly interested
spectators. Up went the aatboatman promp
", as Bowie reached the top of the bluff.
Is your name Jim Bowie p he asked.
Bowie replied that it was.
"Then,' shouted the fatboatman, as he
squared off, Il think you 49, rascal, and
I'm going to whip you right here and now
Bowie was a mar Of few words. He stood
and gazed at his adversary, who was more
emboldened than ever. Il think you're a
- coward" he yelled, and I'm going to
knock your head off, 7 and, 50 saying, the
Memphis Terror advanced to the conflict.
Bower never finched. His keen eye was
fixed on the "Terror," who at this moment
was face to face with him. But as the mar
of Memphis drew a dirk from his breast
Bowie stepped back a foot and thrust out
his umbrella as if to keep his antagonist a,
bay.
The "Memphis Terror" selling the UNI.
brella with one hand, made a pass at the in
yentor of the famous knife with the other.
To so doing he pulled the umbrella to himself
leaving free in the right hand of Bowie bis
murderous weapon, which to this moment
had been concealed in the folds of the i'm
promptu sheath. The sight of Bowie stand
ing there with the knife in his hand and the
CLEAN of vengeance Id his eye was too much
for the s'Terror."
From the bouncing bully he became
transformed into a craved coward in a sec.
ond. His face turned pale and his knees
trembled, while the dirk dropped from his
hands as he gazed on Bowie's weapon with
staring eyes. 'Put it up; put away that
scythe, for Gods sake, Bowie. I was mis-.
taken in my man."
Bowie advanced a step.
s.Don't-don't kill mel" beseeched the
Bully; for Gods sake, man, don't go for me
witt: that scythe, and | swear to you I'll
never attack another man as long as I live"
Bowie looked at his now Thoroughly de.
moralized opponent for q moment, and then,
turning on his heel with the expression,
Coward. walked rapidly away. Thence.
forth the memphis Terror" was . changed
man, and until the day Of his death he never
lost the sobriqlet Of ''Put-up-that scythe."
#
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4 rood hotel, under the management Of Mrs. Bar
rows: d saloon and new stable, nsder the manage-
ment az Messrs. Shields q Lund, and q co np'ete
blacksmith shop, are run in connection with the
store. Come TO .Brooklyn' and see me before buy
ing. FRANZ =. y
52-1v Martinsdals, N. e.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-06
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
KENNEBEC SIS. Superior Court, Dec Term 1881
Lewis E. kau1er, libt., vs. Elizabeth kaufer
Upon the annexed libel 1t is ordered, that
notice thereof be given to the belee by publishing an
atested copy of the same abstract thereof to.
gether with this order thereon. three weeks
sively in the kennebec journal a newspaper printed
in Augusta, in said county of Kennebec the last pub.
LEGATION to be twenty days least before the ne KIT
term of said Court, to be holden at Augusta within
and for said County of kennebec, the first Tues
day of February next, that she may then and there
see dt.
A.C.O OTIS, Clerk.
abstract of libel.)
The hbelant alleges that he married to the
said lbeee at Philadelphia in the State of Pennsy
vania the first Wednesday of July, 1866; that the
said libelant of belee cohabted in this State
their said marriage; that the libelant resided in this
state when the cause Of divorce accrued herein
after set FORTH and had resided here in good faith
one year prior TO the date hereof that the belant
mas ever been faithful to his marriage obligations,
but that the said belee has been unmindfuf of the
the iibelant without reasonable Wherefore he
prays that a divorce from the bonds of matrimoDy
between himself and said 1ibelee, may be decreed.
And this he AYERS would be reasonable and proper
conducive to domestic harmony and consistent with
the pcxce and morality Of society. And the beiaut
further alleges that he has used reasonable diligence
10 ascertain the present residence of said beee but
Is unable TO do so. and does not know where 1t L.
kennebec So. August 10th, 16sl.-The said ibelant
made oath that the above allegation as to the resI
denoe of the iibelee is true.
EUGENE W. WHITEHOUsE.
Justice Of the Peace.
libel. ~ Vi
Swss Attest: A. c. OTIS, Clerk.
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BY TELE0 GRAPH.
WRECKED AT SEA.
A Terrible Tale Of the Survivors Of the
schooRev Almon Bird Of ROckiHnd.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. 3
Associated Press kilograms to the Daily
Ksnnebec Journal

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. 5.
The fishing schooner Cora Lee arrived at
Pigeon Cove this afternoon bringing the
small open boat containing seven Of the crew
Of the schooner Almon Bird, Capt. C. A.
Packard of Rocklsnd, Me-, from Windsor,
N. g., for Alexandria, Va, with plaster.
They were picked up this morning on the
eastern part Of Jefiries bank, 40 miles east
north east Of Cape Ann. The vessel shipped
Sea in the storm of Sunday night, smashed in
the matches and sunk. The crew of eight
men took to the boat. One died yesterday
afternoon and two others were dead when
picked up, and five Of the survivors badly
frozen and greatly exhausted. The had no
water and had only q scant allowance of food
since Sunday. They were improperly clad.
The dead are Charles Chapless, Horace
Small and q man named Patrick. The sur
vivors are, Capt. Packard, VIM. Hartman,
Allen Small, A. Il. Henderson and Frank
Hamilton. The survivors tell n terrible
story Of their suffering from cold and the
lack Of water. Their clothing were Insult
hcient and drenched with water. The sec
ond mate died last and the crew maddened
with thirst opened his veins ane drank the
block, then tossed him overheard. The
captaid and one man are so badly frozen that
that may not recover. The survivors are re-
ceiving every attention.
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nAssAcHUsETrs LEGIsLArUaE.


Bosrox, Mass, Jan. 5.
Both branches Of the legislature assembled
at IL A. NJ. The annual message of Gov.
Long was presented and embraces the follow.
ing recommendations
He endorses the proposition that savings
banks be prohibited from receiving more
than three-Quarters of their deposits in na-
tional bank stocks.
He recommends that the state sell their in
terest in the New York & New England X.
R., and apply the proceeds to the sinking
fund. The state should be entirely separat-
ed from railroad partnerships of any kind.
A decided change in the state reform
school is recommended, making it a home
rather than prison or hOnse of correction.
1t should be transferred from Westboro to
some other point.
Among other recommendations is a separ-
ate prison for the criminal insane; amending
of the law which allows railroads to take pri-
vate property without the owners consent
or judicial sanction; and additional legisla-
ton to provide safeguards in the insurance
business.
Under the head of liquor legislation, he
considers the nOn-enfOrcement of the license
laws vice and a shame, and renews his sug-
gestion of last year, that the chief of the
state district police have authority to draft
for special duty men from the city police
force and town constabulary. Ualess this is
done, there is nothing left but a metropolitan
police created by the state.
He repeats his conviction of the right OF
woman suffrage. and the barbarism of cap
ital punishment, against which he protests,
and favors q general law for affecting state
interests of various kinds.
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THE LATE ACCIDENT.
Meeting Of the Corener's Jury Mt Ken.
nebunk.

kENSEBuNK, Jan. ,.
The jury in the Boston and Maine railroad
accident case, which met at 2.l0 Thursday
afternoon, consisted of A. +. Haley, Marcus
Watson. John Cousens, Joseph Parsons,
Henry +. Csrtis and George varney. Com
missioner Andrews was in attendance. No
testimony was taken today. The jury
have gone to examine the bridge and will
convene on Saturday at 10 A. NJ. when sew
ersl of the railroad employees will be ex-
umined. A portion. of the iron bridge will
be cent to watertown for testing.
LArKR-The coroner's jury in the Boston
and Maine railroad disaster case examined
the iron bridge this afternoon. Tomorrow
afternoon they will examine the Mitchell
bridge, Ave miles from the one destroyed,
built after the same pattern, to obtain clear
idea Of the strain coming upon the various
parts. The jury will make thorough inves'
tigation Of this sad affair. Supt Furbcr was
here today and signifed his willingness to
aid this investigation all in his power. Henry
Downs, victim Of the disaster, who was no,
expected to live through the night of Monday,
10 still very low. 1t is doubtful if he re-
covers.
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MOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
Letter Of Instructions Sent by Mr.. Tres-
colt.

NEW YORK, Jan. ).
The circular note sent with Mr.. Prescott to
South America by Mr.. Blaine, set forth at
considerable length the attitude of the Unit
ed States toward other republics upon this
and the South American continent affirming
that it is our policy to use the good offices of
the nation to establish and perpetuate peace
between the various nations to which this
note is addressed.
1t affirms that 1t is not the desire or policy
Of the United States to interfere in the
domestic concerns of any of these ma
tons, but that the commercial interests of
the United States are deeply interested in the
existence of harmonious relations between
the various republics themselves, and be.
tween each and the United States. The let
ter after discussing at great length the mutu-
al interests of the United States and the ma
tons addressed, discusses the question of the
great influence of European powers upon the
two American continents, and virtually pro-
poses that the United States and the various
other republics to which the circular letter is
sent, should come to a mutual understanding
in regard to this matter, and virtually pro-
poses mutual guarantee against any inter.
ference or supervision from abroad. The
letter proposes, on behalf of the United States
international Conference of the republics of
-heAtCo anu StulrAi anu SCUM America, to
meet at Washington on the 30th of next No
vember. The request is made that the au-
thorities of each should name two commits.
sioners to represent their government at this
conference.
The object of the conference is to discuss
questions of mutual interest, and to promote
friendly feelings. 1t is understood that at the
same time the letter was dispatched second
circular letter was mailed to each of our min
listers setting forth that while it was well un-
derstood to be very delicate matter for one
nation to mention pecuniary matters to an
other in connection with such invitation a.
was extended by the United States, still our
government desired to defray all expenses Of
this conference, and it was therefore left to
the discretion of each minister to call this
fact to the attention Of the government to
which be is accredited in any such way q
shall appear to him to be most fitting.
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KENNEBEc COUNTY-In Probate Courf. Ma
a, asgssfo, on the fourth Monday of Decemeer
r ". Patterson. Administrator ON Tho ss,...
-. William Wing. late Of Augusta in said Caur, o.
deceased, having presented his first account of ~
ministration for allowance: aus
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given thraa
weeks successively prior to the fourth Monday Of
Newspaper printed in Augusta that all persons inter
ested may attend at a Probate Court then 10 h.
held at Augusta, and show cause, If any, WHY The
EMERY o. BEAN, Judge.
Attest HowARn OWEN. Register. swi.
KENNEBEC C0GNTY.-In Probate Court heldat
augusta, on the fourth Monday Of December ISL
A Nm LAWRENCE. widow of Oliver A law
"A renee, late OF Wayne in said County, deceased
having presented her application for allowance oui
OF the personal e>tafe of said deceased:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given thr.e
weeks successfully in the kennebec Journal printed
in Augusta in said County, that all persons interese
may attend at Probate Court be held at AuSus,a
on the fourth Monday of January next. and Show
cause any the PRAYER of said petition
should not be granted.
EMERY o. BEAN, Judge.
Attest: HOWARD OWEN. Register. swi
kENNEBEC COUNTY.-Ia Probate Court a,
augusta, on the fourth Monday Of December.
4 CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, purpor,ing "a ,o
"A the last will aud testament OF Smitb
Moody, late of Pittston, in said County deceased
having been presented for probate:
ORDERED, Iha; notice thereof be given three week.
successivey prior TO the fourth Monday of January
aext, in the kennebec journal, a newspaper
printed in Augusta, that all persons Interested
may attend at Court of Probate then to be holden
al Augusta, and show c1nse, if any, why the said
instrument should not be proved, approved ana
aHo"eu as the last VIII ana testament OF the said
deceased. EMERY O BEAN ,Judyr
Attest: HOWARD OWEN, Register. Swl.
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THE END NEAR.
The Counsel Preparing Their Ar
guments.
The Defence Not Sanguine Of q Fa-
vorable Verdict.


WASHINGTON, JAM B.
Seoville and Col. Reed were in conference
a. an early hour this forenoon, and will be
engaged all day upon the preparation of the
Law points which they will Saturday present
to the court for its rulings. Neither appear
at all sanguine of obtaining verdict at all
favorable to their client yet both stoutly
maintain, not only that Guiteau is legally ir-
responsible for his act. but that he is at this
moment insane, his assertions to the
contrary, notwithstanding Scoville was
greatly disappointed at his failure to get be-
fore the jury. yesterday. the additional expert
evidence with which he had expected to rebut
the very damaging testimony of the govern
ment experts.
He did not assume to question the legal
! soundness of Judge Cox's ruling, but thought
under all circumstances. the odium naturally
attaching to the defence of this case, the diff
6culty in inducing witnesses TO testify upon
the unpopular side, and the fact that those
expeN witnesses and what they would testify
were not known at an earlier stage of the
trial. that the greatest latitude within the dis
erection of the court would have justified the
introduction at any stage of the trial, of any
| evidence material and perhaps vital to the
defence.
The general feeling today is that the de-
fence will have no ground whatever upon
| which to stand before the jury, if the court
| shall rule favorably upon the prayers pre-
scented BY the prosecution yesterday. This
feeling is undoubtedly shared in great
measure by the counsel for the defence, who
will endeavor to obtain such a ruling from
the court as will give them an opportunity to
plead any possible doubt that may be shown
| of the application to the prisoners case, Of
| the legal definition of insanity and the re-
sponsibility for illegal acts in contract with
! facts, shown by the voluminous evidence
| in the case.
| The counsel for the defence in the Guiteau
case, will present their law points to Judge
Cox, tomorrow forenoon. His Honor will
rule upon them, Saturday forenoon, imme-
diately after the ouening of the court. Dav-
idge will then make the opening for the pros
ecution which will probably occupy the entire
day.
Scoville will reply for the defence Monday.
and be followed by Reed and Guiteau, who
will be permitted to address the jury if he
desires. Porter will make the closing argu-
ment to the jury. Scoville remarked this
morning that he did not think the arguments
would consume more than four days.
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THE GIBBoN TRAGEDY.
An Angry Mob Pursaes On Another
steamer.
CArLErrsBuReH. KY, Jan. 5.

CATLErTsBURGH. Ky, Jan. ).
Judge Brown, fearing that the great crowd
from Ashland would prevent hearing of the
Gibbons family murderers, ordered the
steamer Mountsin Girl to get up steam and
take the prisoners to Maysville, Ky. Owing
to the difficulty in getting the prisoners on
board, the sheriff put them on ferry boat
and started down river. The mob took pos
session of the steamer Mountain Girl and
started in pursuit of them. 1t is thought the
prisoners will not get to Maysville alive.
The prisoners were transferred from the
ferry boat to the steamer Mountain Boy, at
Shendan's coal works, three miles below Cat
lettsburg. The mob hearing this, captured
the steamer Mountain Girl, and are now in
hot pursuit.
TRENTON O., Jan. 5.
The Mountain Boy passed here, ten miles
from Catlettsburg, with the prisoners, at 2.
p. NJ The Mountain Girl is not here yet.
24O p. NJ. 1t is supposed the Mountain
Boy will be overtaken before she reaches
Maysville, and the mob is now making eff
forts to secure train, to head of the Noun.
tain Boy at Portsmouth, or the nearest sta
ton below.
PORTSMOUTH, O., Jan. 8.
The steamer Mountain Boy, having on
board Ellis Craft, Geo. Ellis and VIM. Neal,
tachment of Maysville Guards military COM
PAW, IS in number. provided with arms
and ammunition. touched at this point, for
coal. at 5. 80 p NJ. The steamer Hudson,
with militia, met the Mountain Boy at River
ton, twelve miles above here, and transferred
the Maysville Guards to the Mountain Boy.
The Mountain Girl, mile or two behind at
the time, abandoned the pursuit on learning
that the prisoners were strongly guarded by
the military. No boisterous demonstration
attended the landing of the Mountain Boy
at this port, though it required the utmost eff
forts of the civil officers and the military to
keep the immense crowd from rushing to
| the boat.
ASHLAND, Ky, Jan. 5.
Three hundred men went to Catlettsburg
today to protect the prisoners and see that
they had fair trial. Judge Brewn had no.
tice of their intention, hence the bitterest
feeling exists against him for send
| ing the prisoners away. An indignation
meeting was held here and resolution was
adopted declaring their purpose to bring the
prisoners back and pledging their honor to
| protect them till fair trial is had. A COM
mittee was appointed to wait on Judge Brown
and get him to rescind his order, but the
Judge refused. Latera mass meeting was
held and resolution was adopted to appeal
to the legislature for the court to be held
next Monday for the trial of the prisoners.
| Excitement is intense.