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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07

Perhaps no one of Americas industrial men
more frequently talked and writtel about tbs
John Roach. whose name was the most conspic
ous among the speakers at TIE recent Tariff Co
vention in New York City. He is a strenuous a.,
yocate for Congressional subsidies in order TO the
restoration Of the strength and prestige of the
United States Commercial Marine.
Mr.. Roach was born in Ireland but came to
this country when sixteen years old. Fin ding no
employment in New York the poor, friendless
boy crossed over into New Jersey in search of Il
man who had worked for his father in the old
country. He found him at the Howell Works
sixty miles from Jersey City. and procured work
in the same establishment, which was owned by
James Alaire. Three years from his beginning
life in the United States he had accumulated
81 ,500 and leaving the balance of his savings IN
the hands of Mr.. Allaire, took small amount oi
cash aid started for the West with the intention
to buy land. Mr.. Allaire's failure in business
killed the project and left the young man under
the necessity of working as laborer in order 10
live. He returned to New York and shortly after
ward the was a married man by this timel set MP
in business, In which he prospered for awhile.
but was sfterward financially ruined by the eX-
plOsiOn of a boiler Undaunted he started
afresh, and became the owner of the foundry in
iii which were built the largest engines ever con-
structed in the United States up to that time
After few years he bought the Morgan Iron
Works. the Neptune, the franklin Forge and the
Allaire Works In November, 1871, he also bought
The ship yards at Chester, Pa, owned by Messrs.
Raiuer Il Sons. Since that time he has built some
fine steamships. hut has failed to successfully
compete with the builders of the Clyde and else
where In Europe. because of the high duty on
materials.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
A FRIGHTFUL PANIC
ge1icaI Church, Quincy, n Panic Ensues
and Forty Persons are Injured, Several
Fatally.

and Forty Persons are Injured, Several
Fatally.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-A special from Quincy says:
This afternoon during the funeral services of the
late pastor of the Salem Church and while the
Church was densely crowded, for some unknown
seriously injured and thirty or forty others more
or less hurt.
Latei-In The rush for the street some forty
persons were injured, six ladies seriously. The
Church is one of the largest in the ciy and
filled with friends of the deceased. All the seats
were filed and the standing room IL the aisles and
about the doors was occupied. Soon after the
services commenced the panic occurred. II is
said that seat In the gallery broke down. The
people in the vicinity thought the gallery
giving way aud when the rush commenced, men,
women aud children poured out of the doors lead.
ing from the main floor and gallery into the hall
were fruitless, the people were frantic and would
listen to nothing. In less than two minutes the
doorway was blocked up and the scene that fol
caught in the crowd were thrown down and
trampled on. Their shrieKs and the shouting of
the men who appeared 10 be frightened out of
their senses were fearful. In fully ten minutes
the doorway was blocked up. and during greater
portion of this time half dozen women lay on
the steps under the feet OF the frightened crowd
A few men VINO had lost their scare went 10 work
herOically to rescue the women, and succeeded in
getting them out after they had been walked over
by a large number of men. AS fast taken out,
the victims were taken To adjoining houses and
cred for. 1t was found that several were serious
ly. probably fatally hurt Mrs. Spilker. married
woman, aged about fOrty-flve, received internal
injuries and it is supposed will die: Maggie
Meyera. a young woman. was bruised in the face by
boot and heels. and was injured internally; Mary
keyes, Mary Ann Ritter, Minnie Bundy and Miss
Dickdut. all young women, received serious in
juries, and their recovery is doubtful old
lady, Mrs Dahlman, Mrs anu Miss LOhman aud
Miss Wi'eman, were badly Injured: Rev Holen-
brach, who was caught in the crowd. had a rib
broken. Many who were Knocked down and but
slightly Injured were taken home as soon as the =
escaped, an1 their names were not asoertained
There was no occasion for scare. and no cause
for panic. After the excitement. which lasted
for half an hour, the funeral ceremonies were re-
sumed. Up to o'clock this evening the victims
all alive but there is but little hope for Mrs
Spilker, Miss Meyers and Miss Bundy.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
ResoIutions of Respect.

Oh
BRAZIL, IND, Jan. 3.-The Brazil lodge of the
G.. l.. D. OF D. r, No 209l passed the following
resolutions in memory of their deceased broth
err Frederick White:
Resolved, That we the officers and members
of Brazil Lodge No. a9l do sincerely mourn
the loss of our friend and brother, Frederick
White. In him we always found a true friend,
a reliable brother and good neighbor
Resolved, That in this bereavement our lodge
has lost an earnest member, his family kind
and affectiOnate husband and father, and the
community an industrious and respected citi-
zen.
That the instrument of his death was foul
cowardIy and malicious assassination of a
character lately only too prevalent to allow
honor able men and brothers 10 pass in silence.
Resolved, that We call upon all good law
abiding citilzns to aid Us in our effort TO pre-
serve the peace and dignity of the laws of the
state of Indiana, and secure the prompt eNecu-
tion of the law in the punishment of the Grim
inaI BY order of the committee.
&C. H. GRIFFIN,
A. Il. YORK,
B. STEWART.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
THE GUITEAU CASE.

The Defense Closes Its Evidence and the
Prosecution Presents It's Points of Law
Judge Cox's Probable Instructions.
indianapolis Sentinel, Jan. Al
wAsHISGToS, Jan 4.-The Nations mur-
der trial IS soon TO be terminated, if todays pro-
ceedings indicate the undercurrent. Judge
Cox's instructions to the counsel that arguments
on the points of law to be cited in argument must
first be submitted before the convening of the
Court, Saturday morning. and his ruling that no
decisions of other Courts can be read to the
Jury during the argument by the counsel means
the hurrying through Of the case COL
s;orkhill said to-day that the jury
must have the case in charge next week.
How to check the prisoner IN his Interruptions
during the argument of Judge Porter and Davidee
for the Government is being seriously considered.
United States Marshal Henry to-day said to the
sentinel correspondent: Some mears to stop
mis- villainous tongue must be provided. have
already been greatly provoked and tempted to
wiring his neck. If the Court will give me per-
mission viii stop HIM when he gets too bolster
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
Spring6e1d O.

The churches are holding series of meetings
now and the members seem very anxious for
revival which we think would result in much
good. The Second Baptist last evening had a
glorious time and several of the members were
disappointed because they did not have an
opportunity to- speak. The Speaker of the
House seems to forget the colored man in every
avenue III life. 1t was this vote that helped
to place him there, and he fails 10 realize that
this part of the party is compelled to live as
well as the rast. The speaker is like all the
of the good Republicans; they can see and
know You only at on stage in life and that is
just before the election. In 1880 little colored
boy appeared at the Speakers office and asked
the privilege of cleaning his office and he
refused, and you see if lac would refuse such
SIN ali NATTER wnat would you expect of him,
more than forgetfulness on an important mat
ter. Voters, there are some important points
we have not considered just as should. aud
that is union. We are too much divided. The
gentleman we ran for the school board would
have been elected if all had been united and
done their duty. An old maxim but neverthe-
less "a true one is "United we stand, divided We
fall" Independence is gained only by wealth
and unity and one is the result of the other.
NICK NAcKs.
Miss Mamie Boyd of Urbana is the guest of
Miss Louise Johnson of Taylor ST., and Miss
jamie CIey of Cincinnati is the guest of Miss
Emma jackson, of Yellow Spring street
Z. w. Reynolds entertained several friends
at West Columbia last Wednesday.
The persons present at VIM. Dicksons New
Years dinner were John Bayless and wife,
the Misses Hattie Yates, Luvenia Johnson, and
Messrs. Wm Guinea, and \. Edmondson. Mrs.
BayIess and Miss Yates entertained us after
dinner with several solos and duet.
CD. ;. returned from Cincinnati without
difficulty. He says he wishes that Miss Mamie
was Queen of Springfield instead of King of
Cincinnati.
Dan Rudd has begun bnying his knives and
forks.
The wigwam still affords many attractions
for its visitors.
Mr. Rudd is a successful teacher. ELB-
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07

the party knew what he was doing aud that It
contrary to law. No more deluSiOn or error
of Judgment, not even fixed belief that what is
prohibited by law, is commanded or approved by
divine authority.
Guiteau-God's law is higher than mans law.
He can exempt the accused from responsibility
for breaking the law. To have such all effect the
commission of the act charged must have been
the result of an insane deluSion which the
product of disease, and of such force TO deurve
the accused of degree Of reason necessary TO dis
tinguish between right and wrong in respect of
the act, that at the time of committing the sct
he either did not know what he was doing. If
he did. that the act was wrong or contrary TO the
law of the land.
At ScDville's suggestion the Court then ad
journed Till Saturday.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
a TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
A. Powder Magazine, Used as a Target, Ex.
plodes and Kills Three Boys, Besides
Doing Great Damage


OsKALoosA. Iowa, Jan. 5-An explosion oc
CURED at 4 p. m. to day, whereby 500 kegs of
powder, the property of the American Powder
Company. W mt up with terrific noise, caused
by some boys using the wooden magazine as 6
target for breech loading rifles Three boys, John
Phillips son of the Mayor, whose father drew the
rifle as prize on New Years, Gerald Joyce and
John Stedman, were the boys engaged in the tar
get exercise and were instantly killed, fearfully
mangled and burned. They were carried from
fifty to zoo yards away from the magazine and
mntilated almost beyond recognition. The ex-
plosion caused great damage to windows, nearly
all the plate glass fronts in the business qua ter
OF the city being wrecked, while many houses in
the northern TART of the city suffered severe
damage. aggre eating not less than 5000 Many
other persons were injured by falling glass a..d
debris.
KEoKUK. Iowa. Jan. 2-The shock OF the ex-
plosion at Oskaloosa today was felt ut Monroe
n the Keokuk and Des Moines Division of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, q
distance of nearly thirty miles from the scene oi
the explosion.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07

THE NEW PUsIMASTEK GENEKAL
This gentleman. who has been nominated ard
confirmed as the successor of Postmaster General
James. was born in Maine. in 1915, and emf
grated West when he thirty years of age. lie
is "a Stalwart among stall warts" the saying
goes, and has always been au active oiticIan
He mas served three terms in the Senate, the last
expiring in 79; in his associations in the
Republican party has been close and conf
dental friend of Senator Conkling Before the
close of his last Senatorial term he distinguished
himself by a very severe attack upon the South
ern policy of the Administration of Mr.. Hayes
which commanded a good deal of attention at tht
period. AS a lawyer he is gentleman OF great
experience and knowed e. He has spent hi
whole life in the profession, and was for several
years aJudge of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
INDIANAPOLIS LEADER.
CORRESPONDENCE.

Correspondents will please make their communi-
cation, ss brief and concise possible. Owing to our
limited spac5 we are frequently compelled TO leave
out matter that would like to publish, but eau
not for want of space. ALI letters outside of In
diaBapolis should reach Thursday. ALI cOmmu-
nicatons written both sides Of the paper will be
refu
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07

Gus during the argument. I'll throttle him and
shut off his wind
1t is very evident Guiteau will try to laug h the
case out of Court. as he has threatened, and in
wh ich event he will either be taKen from the
room or gagged.
The arguments will occupy weeks time.
Judge Cox will doubtless instruct the Jury TO find
for the Government. aud return verdict to
hang.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07

Scoville and Reed Preparing the Law
Points for the acknowledgements to be
Begun To-MOrrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Scoville and Colonel
Reed were engaged all day upon the preparation
OF the law points which they will on saturday
present to the Court for ruling. Neither OF these
gentlemen appear sanguine of obtaining verdict
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07

The following is the full text of the affi-
davit read by Scoville in the Guiteau trial
to-day:
United States of America, District of Columbia.
IN the supreme Court, District OF Columbia,
holding criminal term.
The United States vs.. Charles j. Guiteau. Case
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-01-12

Gen. Grant has championed Fitz
John Porter's cause. He was dis
missed from the army during the
war for criminal neglect of duty in
an engagement, after a court mar
tial. President Lincoln said he
ought to have been hanged. Grant
approved the dismiss as general
and afterwards declined to do any
thing as president, but now he has
discovered all of sudden that Por-
ter is an outrageously injured man
and he intercedes with Arthur for
him, for the purpose of influencing
congressman to vote for his rein
statement Porter will get some
$4,000 back pay, land probably dab
of this has been promised Grant.
When it was his business to know
whether Porter was guilty or not,
he pronounced him guilty. Now
when it is none of his business he
suddenly finds him innocent.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-01-12
The Beginning Only.
TNaU York SIM

The purchase of great blocks oil
land in the southern states by Eu-
ropean capitalists has been a mark
ed feature of the past two weeks.
SIR f. J. Reed, representing En-
glish investors, and DR.. Jscobus
Westheim of Amsterdam, represent
ing Dutch, have just bought two
million acres in Florida; while Phil
lips, Marshall q Co., of London,
have bought 100000 acres in Miss
issippi. Nearly half OF the latter
are levee lands, situated in the va
zoo delta. and are fine cotton and
timber lands. The object in both
these purchases has been to colonize
and cultivate the lands, and the
effect can hardly fail to be felt in
the future Of these states when the
cultivstors of the -oil have to pay
their rents to English capitalists.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-01-12
Was For Speculation?

Hugh McGavock testified before
the bribery committee last Friday
that he assisted in procuring the
filing of the injunction bill and that
it was purely for speculative pur-
poses. He paid the expenses of the
man Hunt to get the fiat, and then
Hunt telegraphed him and S. H.
Bell and two or three bucket shop
gougers and they sold bonds short
to make money. After they made
this arrangement and made all the
money possible out of the filing of
the injunction DILL by the indignant
(?), tax-ridden { ),overburdened(? p,
people, they then tried to arrange
to dismiss the bill so the bonds
would go up and they could make
more money. McGavock said one
of the attorneys of the indignant { y
tax payers (?) was in with him and
others in this attempt. Thus it
clearly appears that the filing of
this injunction bill was by ring of
spectators who employed lawyers,
procured citizens to act (?) as com
plainants and pretend that they were
terribly indignant; send their man
down to Jackie Williams and get
an indignant (?) fiat, telegraph the
''news to Mary" sell bonds short
and when the world found it out
next day bonds went tumbling down
and they closed out at large profits.
Then they wanted the bonds to go
up and they entered into a scheme
to have the suit dismissed, intend
ing to buy bonds first, then dismiss,
and then the price would go up and
they would pocket another profit.
Now, is this not a pretty kettle Of
fish? Murder threatened, assassina-
ton, cowhiding, poisoning, kidnap-
ping, bulldozing, swindling-all car
ried on in the name of the indig-
nant (?) taxpayers, who they said
were chained into slavery by this
infamous 1908. These things smell
to high heaven! 1t is time for the
people to take matters IN charge.
Better settle at double figures than
to be made the sport of spectators
and the catspaw of conspirators and
the tools of villains. The. world is
the finger of scorn at Ten
nessee. Instead of being sold into |
coupon slavery, we've been sold by |
and spectators.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-01-12
The Gnftean Trial

Ihere IS growing apprehension
that the jury will convict Guiteau.
1t were well if it were over and the
miscreant hanged, but the methods
being used TO secure it are to be dep
recated. Scoville has contended
against a universal public opinion,
against his own inexperience,ag against
poverty and against the law, but to
all these disadvantages has been
added the low, cunning, bulldozing,
brow beating methods of Corkhill.
1t is shame that the government
is made to stoop to such means of
Furnishing her greatest criminal.
Scoville has borne up bravely and
honorsbly. If Judge Cox accedes
to Col. Reeds opinion that reason
able doubt of the prisoners sanity
Is grounds for acquittal, he must be
acquitted. If that is not good law,
why? 1t seems to us that the very
latitude given the prisoner will fur
nish grounds for a new trial. The
law is that you may not compel a
prisoner TO make evidence against
himself. Now, Judge Cox has not
compelled GuiLeau to make evidence
against himself, but if he had not
violated the rules Of law and all
precedent in giving the prisoner
such latitude, he never would have
made the exhibit In open court upon
which the experts have founded
their opinions as TO his sanity. If
then Guiteau's conduct that con
victs him and constitutes, as the
experts say, the strongest evidence
against him is induced by system
of rulings chat are wrong, his con
viction under such conditions would
be manifesuy in violation of the
principle upon which the rule is
founded. Judge Cox in his own
justification said that he adopted
this course in obedience to the de-
sire Of the prosecution to give the
prisoner a chance to show the state
of his mind. Is he justified in vio-
lating order and decency and pre-
cedent that he may make the pris-
oner convict himself? 1t will not
alter the force of this reasoning to
say the prisoner might have demon
strated his insanity under the sys-
tenn adopted. 1t is sufficient to
know that he was induced to con
wet himself under wrongful rulings.
Can the government afford to con
vict a man under such circumstan-
| ces2
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-01-12

There is altogether too much talk
about the Blackburn Burbridge af-
fair. Boiled down it is very con
temptible. Gen. Burbridge is very
generally despised in Kentucky. His
record is very infamous. He was
dressed in a little brief authority,
and, while exercising it, committed
many acts of atrocity, equally re-
pugnant to all law, human, military
and divine. If Blackburn denounc
ed him as reported, lie simply gave
expression to the sentiment of Ken
lucky. without regard to political
or sectional lines Indianapolis
Sentinel Dem.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-01-12
A Fight in Sigh t.

Chicago Times special: Gen.
Grants flop" as 1t is called, in the
Fitz John Porter case continues to
create a sensation among senators.
So far as FI'z John Porter's claims
are concerned, his case has practi
cally Oeen made party issue in the
senate, where the bill to restore him
to the army has been chiefly dis
cussed. Senator Morrill,, o: YER
mont, said this morning tina. he did
not believe that Gen. Grants change
OF opinion would affect the decision
of single republican senator, and
that Gen. Grant had made a mistake
if he thinks his action will aid in
any way the passage OF the bill
placing him on the retired list. The
probability is now that this propo
sition will fail, because it is under-
stood, in view of Gen. Grants
chang of heart, that the democrats
will offer Titz John Porter retire
ment as an Offset to the Grant DILL.
Ii this is done, Gen. Logan, chair
man of the senate military com
mItLee, will move TO table the bill.
This will result probably in prccipi-
tatiDg a very disagreeahle fight, AZ d
probably defeat both propositions.
Senator David Davis, who holds the
balance of power in the senate up
any issue where party lines are
strictly divided, is not favorable to
Gen. Porter. He was the intimate
friend and coofidant OF President
Lincoln at the time OF Porter's trial,
and he remembers only too well
President Lincoln's opinion OF the
case. President Lincoln at that
time believed that Porter should
have been shot, aud that his dismiss
al from the service was In reality
an act of clemency.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-01-12
Guilty ofWrOng.

Some people have a fashion of con-
fusing excellent remedies with the
large mass of "patent medicines" and
in this they are guilty OF a wrong.
There are some advertised remedies
fully worth all that is asked for them,
and one at least we know of-Hop Bit
tiers. The writer has had occasion to
use the Bitter in just such a climate as
we have most of the year ia Bay City,
and has always found them TO be first
class and reliable, doing all that is
nlaimcl for them -Trihnnn-