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THE GUlTEAU CASE.
The Points on which SeOyiIIe Relies 10
Secure n New Trial.

WASurXGToN, April S.-The bill of cX-
CeptiunS taken in the case OF ChaS. J. Gui-
teau. and signed by Judge Cox, has been
printed and makes q pamphlet OF thirty
nine pages There are thirty-two eXCep-
tiOns rs to matters occurring up 90 the time
when the case was given to the jury, and
exceptions also to the rulings OF the court
denying a new trial and overruling the
motion in arrest of Judgment They may
be summarized a. follows:
l. ON the ruling of the court in allowing
the government TO put in testimony as to
the plea of insanity rebuttal.
The second. third, fourth, fifth and sixth
exceptions relate to the admission OF eyl-
nenCe concerning Guiteau'S borrowing
money: collecting money for clients and
failing To pay over, and the circumstance
about the brass watch.
:. In the admission OF questions and an
swers in the examination OF Dr. FOrdyce
Barker, in reference to the insane delu'
siOnS.
:. In the admission OF testimony regard
ing more money collected and not pald
over.
.. In allowing a question and answer as
to the prisoners ability to distinguish
right from wrong.
10 In the admission of a letter addressed
to Colonel Corkhill, the defense claiming II
was incomplete.
H. To the admission of the testimony OF
Guiteau'S former wife that she considered
him sane.
II. To the admission of the answer OF
Dr. Hamilton rs to the prisoner sanity.
l3 TO the admission of the answer of
Dr. Hamilton that there are great many
medically insane people who do not know
the difference between right and wrong.
The 18th, 18th, l6th, 18th, 18th, 18th,
9th, 2jth, 10Th, 9th, 2Sth and 10Th eN-
CeptionS relate to the admission OF hypD'
thetical questions Ot government and the
replies thereto.
Excrptons -. II and % objcc; to the ad-
mission of answers OF various medical eZ.
ptrtS concerning the prisoners mental
condition.
%. To allowing the statement OF d..
Mcdonald to go to the jury; that the news
papelS commenced to notice the fact that
interruptions by the prisoner were only
when the evidence was against him.
So To the refusal of the Court to strike
out from the testimony OF DIR. Kempster,
Il asked him whether he considered the
Apostles insane. He evidently discovered
the dilemma he was in"
81. To the refusal of the Court while ey-
idenCe in Sur-rebuttal was being offered,
defendant to examine but one witness
James Brooks named in the affidavit OF
Mrs. SCoyille
80. On the refusal of the Court to allow
Dr. George Beard, medical expert, called by
defendant in sur-rebuttal, to answer hypo-
thetiCal questions.
To the charge of Judge Cox no less than
thirty.SiX clauses are made subjects Of cN-
ception.
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W. VA. CoNSulS.
who They Are. and Who Recommend
ed Them.

Pu AnRm.
Sp,ciol Dispatch 10 The Register.
WASmxGrON, April 9.-In answer to a
resolution by the House OF Representatives
requesting the Secretary OF State TO furnish
list giving the promotions removals and
appointments in the Consular Service Of
the United States since the fourth day OF
March, 1877, that officer has complied, and
in the list furnished by him your cores
pOndent finds the names OF but three citi-
zenS OF West Virginia in that branch OF the
Federal service, the first being that OF Mr..
/ David H.. Strother, OF Berkeley Springs,
| Consulate ut Mexico City. Strother, ac-
/ cOrdin-, to the State Department, was ap-
| pointed April > 1879, TO ill 4 vacancy, and
was recommended by Hon. Il. Il. Hayes,
Hon. y J. Boreman, Ex-Governor +. H.
Pierpont and John d. Defrees.
The second is that of Alexander {. Jones,
whose place Of residence is not given, but
he is ordered TO West Virginia. Mr.. Jones
is consul at Nagaski and WAS appointed
March % ISS0. vice Willie +. Mangum,
transferred to Tien-rSin. lie was recon-
meEded by Governor y. L. Vance, Hon.
Thomas b. Keogh, William +. Chandler,
Hon. T. T. Crittcnden. Hon. Milton Sayler,
Hon. J. H. Stewart, Hon. u. W. VOORHEES,,
Hon. J. T. Mcdonald, Hon. Geo. f. E.Spencer,
Hno. J. T. Gordon, Hon. \. ii. Garland.
and many others.
The third and last name in the list cred
tied to the State Of West Virginia is that OF
James Riley Weaver. His place OF residence
is also omitted but he was appointed as
Consul-General at Vienna April ;. 1879,
vice p. Sidney Post, resigned. Mr.. Weaver
was promoted from consul at Antwerp, and
was recommended by Hon. II. u. Hayes
and Bishop NJ. Simpson. "a.
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CHICAGO CHATTER.
Damages by the Cyclone -Western CrsP
ReROrtAS

CHIC,Go, April s.-A Topeka dispatch
saws the storm in the vicinity OF Chase WAS
a tornado rather than a cyclone. and the
damage is even worse than reported. Many
curious freaks OF the wind are recorded, but
remarkably few fatalities have resulted.
Michigan dispatches estimate the damage
by the cyclone In kalamo and Carmel
townships at $J0,On0 TO $4,000.
The Grand Trunk has been accused OF
cutting freight rates, but emphatically de.
nics the charge. The strength OF the accu-
sation lies in the fact that the Grand Trunk
is getting an undue and disproportionatc
share Of freight traffic, and the officials o.
other roads say in this connection, II this
condition of affairs continue a freight war
will certainly cnsue.
81. Paul specials are full Of crop news.
One correspondent, who has been revising
the reports, says that out Of one hundred
received, about the only favorable ones
comes from Northwestern Dakota. Inter
views with leading grain men OF Minnesots,
however, show a general belief that the
wheat crop next year will b. OF pretty
nearly the same acreage rs in 1881, provided
the weather for the next tw o weeks .is
favorable for seeding. As to other grain.
preparations have undoubtedly been made
Tor a much heavier sowing than lst year.
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WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS.
Pension Matters-The West Virginia
Central Road.


Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON. April 9-The House, yes
terday, passed bill directing the Secretary
of the Interior to increase the pension OF
Cecil Clay, OF Greenbrier county, W. Va,
to $40 per month. The Committee on Pen
sions recommended that Clay be allowed
$50 per month. and on motion OF Mr..
Kenna, when the bill came up in the
House, the amount was increased to Si2.
Clay is now employed in one OF thegoyern-
ment departments, in this city, but Ii is
said has lost the practical use of both arms.
Mr.. J. NJ. Waddle, a contractor on the
new railroad now being built by Senator's
Davis and Camden and others, arrived here
this morning, for the purpose, it is said, OF
employing labor to work upon this new en-
terprise.
Colonel Hutton, of Randolph county,
West Virginia, arrived here, this morning,
to look after the application for aPension
Of Jesse +. Phares, the particulars OF whose
case were detailed in Yesterdays REGISTER.
Hutton did not know that the bill for the
relief of Phares had passed the Senate until
he arrived here and obtained copy OF Sat-
day'S REGISTER, u.
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STATE AFFAIRS.
West Virginia Matters Transpiring
at Washington.
Cadet Appointment-The Central Railroad
PenSions-eIr Consuls - Postal
Points-New Cfices Established
Mailing FaIsehood.
COMING LADY OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
MRS. WADSWORTH.
The Lady whom 10 II Alleged the Pres
tdent II 10 MRrry-A West Virginia
Production,

ident II 10 MRrry-A West Virginia
Production.
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Judge Blackburn,
who used to live at Martinsburg. and who
is now practicing law in Washington, told
me, some days since, that Mrs. Craig Wads-
worth, who has been SO prominent at late
Presidential receptions, and who, it is re-
ported, is about TO marry President Arthur.
was West Virginia girl born and reared
in Jefferson county, near the present
county seat. She belonged to the Peters
family, who once owned farm in Jeffer-
son, and were descended from Richard
Peters, who is sat down As being cele-
brated wit and iurist in his day and gener-
alton, and also as being an intimate friend
OfGeneral George Washington. The pres
ent Mrs. Wadsworth is q granddaughter of
WashipgtonS friend, and is said to be as
wise and witty as her great ancestor. She
married WadSworth in haste and repented
at leisure, for it is said that he was not of
the salt Of the earth, and it is intimated
that nothing in his life became
him like the leaving it. AS ParsOn
Butler remarked in the funeral ora.
tiOn over Mr. LovingOOG'S body she had
hosses an he run EN-; he had chickens, an
he lit EN-; he had kiardS, an he played EN-.
Finally, however. he was gathered in and
his widow, relieved OF all encumbranCes,
started out on the round OF social successes
which eliminated in the impression made
by her here this winter. Her permanent
residence now is in New York, and she is
said to retain a good deal OF the grace and
beauty which distinguished her in her ear
licc year.. Whatever her age is she don't
look il, and her costumes are maryels OF
elegance and good taste. The one worn by
her At the recent general reception is sup
posed to be among her best, and for the
benefit Of the REGISTERS lady readers l
transcribe it. Notwithstanding the fact that
life has been made bitter for me on several
occasions through such attempts. 1t is de-
scribed Is regal affair of pansy colored
velvet combined with lilac rhadames, and
panels and tloUnces OF ecru guipure lace,
with buckle and ririrrc OF diamonds at her
throat matching the diamonds in her ears,
and it looked q great deal better than this
description will by the time the shoemaker
who ca i himself a fist class COmpoSitor
and who will get this take, gets through
with it G..
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MOUNDSVILLE.

81. Geu. =. Caldwell. OF Whrclin- was
on" on business on saturday.
| be S.oCkdalc put of lot Oi buggieS at
lower landing. yesterday.
T. August WeIdebuSh has had a new
Irc fence built around the property
b. 'hr Cuuley House WIS burned some
l since, and also has had the brick
8 torn down and the place cleaned up
E.Hr~al
r. & har,c> Weaver, who has been on a
'c,S trip during the pass week in
/, t,NUrgA, has returned home.
BE- rnu ui Yesterday was very badly
-rt .u this immunity, rs the ground
nr-Uu 10 bake, and couldn't b. plOWrd
\ 20 being SD ClUU iy that jJ c,u.l not
Nurscd
$ tur' ay night the town was thrown
\ quite AN excitement by the report that
2 suspicious looking chiru~ters had
p supper az the Mound city. \ spe.
police was appointed, who patrOlcI the
P, tOm one end To- the other. bUE could
see anything that was wrong. This r..
IDS Us OF the scare of lNI2. \ strange.
plCIuus looking crowd arrived I'm town
put up for the night. AMI similar IT,
j. were circulated For over a wees .
/ force paJrUl,ci the town. but nOth.Y ,
\ wong, and III IL may turn OUT thi,
\ bat it is always best 10 keep look
Tor burglars. Sometimes they come
\ .ra>; expected.
4 John Thompson, residing opposite
\ place, and who has been uuite sick. is
. Ted much bettcrandimproying slowly.
E-tay Judges Boyd and JACOBS were
ln attendance at court, finishing ny
Business OF the last session. The argU
Tor new trial in the Quaker City
IS, ". II. II. ShOwaCre, was hearu
new trial Was refused Mr.. Show.
1 attend, cIr,yingit to the higher courts.
i-e WIN. Alexander, residing near
Who has heen on the sick list for
'lne past. is slowly COnvaleScing and
Soon bc we'll enough 70 be- out.
4 saturday night, between ; and 9
d.. 1trakemau on freight No. -. due
scout o'clock, named DOnlev,
',Iaga ny the county bridge. know ~
4 Y o.uge. EAST of the station. while
Il iN.nS smother train passing. He re-
I sN "h.S glancing scalp v Ound. which
'"t OIL a dangerous character but had
h 'E 'aiF blow las skull would have
p ir,c'ured. After receiyino tba yro,SoG
4 aS carried nearly a quarter Of a mile
1 Z. en- ie.t OIL the train. which was srilI
N.CA. near the freight depor. The
'>e {, was enough 10 Kill him. lie was
4 ur and carried into N. de,o, wNar.
LfEc" dressed his wuuudS. IIa W..
IN 10 Wheeling on the midnight t-ai,
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RAILROAD RUMBLlNos.
Another Enterprise In Which Our
City 10 Interested.
Chic ago chatter-Damage by the cyelsas
Western Crop Reports-hissouri
Land Notwithstanding
Ship Missing.
FOUR MEN DROWNED IN A STORM.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Another New Road.

MAssILLoS, April s.-Among the list Of
interpretations reported from the Secretary
of States office yesterday was that Of the
Mt. Vernon, Coshocton and Wheeling
Railroad Company. The following details
of this new track enterprise are learned
from the protector of the road, Mr.. A. B.
Paul, OF Hopedale, Ohio, who Is q member
OF the engineer corps OF the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad, and, by the way, also
projected the last named road. Mr.. Paul
laid out the line OF the new road, and then
enlisted in its behalf such well.known mon
as General G. A. Jones, Of Mt. Vernon, Mr..
Barney, OF Roscoe, and number
of other prominent citizens OF Coshocton
and other towns on the line. The road is
to run from Marion through Nj Gilesd.
Nc ,Nsy19p, Eosh9ct9n, and take tAe
miles above Wheeling. IN le7S ~ tAG
lature passed law granting any prusPse.
tive railroad corporation which desired Il
the right TO use the bed OF the Walhurding
Canal in certain localities for track pur.
poses. Under this law the incorporators
Of the Mt w., c. x W. will ask the privilege
from the Board OF Public Works to use
about twenty miles OF tho said canal bed In
Coshocton county. This item alone will
he a saving in right Of way and expense Of
grading. il is estimated, of $lO0,0po. Con-
siderable interest is being worked up
among the people living on the line of the
road. and the protector already paints Its
future in brilliant colors.
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No Indian Outbreak.

LARAMIE Cry. Wy, April Z. Samuel il.
Forman. an Indian trader at Ouray Agency,
Just in from the Ute country, says the
White river Utes have all gone peaeeably
10 their agency at Unitah. Jack was absent
from his people at times, il is claimed. Sc
curing aid for an outbreak In the spring.
His people had promised him they would
not leave before he returned, but they we're
prevailed upon by Major Bryant to 90 In
accordance with their promise OF last fall.
ana there Is not an Indian now in thi.
vicinity. Forman says this shuts of al
chance for an Indian outbreak in the spring
unless there is union Of the White river
and Southern Utes. or a union Of either
with the disaffected Mormons against the
gentle whites. Adyices received this
evening at the Boom<r1ng Office from Meek
or. Colorado confirm Forman's statement
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The NIichisnn Cyclone.

DETROIT, April S.-Further accounts
show the cyclone of Thursday visited the
township OF Assyria, Barry county, and
with the same general results of devasta-
ton. The track is about forty rods wide.
Two small children of Mr.. Mead are re-
ported killed. and another badly injured.
Silas Reynolds was killed, and his wife and
two children severely injured. The build:
ings of Levi Krinon were demolished, and
himself probably hurt fatally. This is the
third visitation of this sort in two years IN
this township.
Few additional particulars from kaia'
mazoo, Eaton county. 1t is stated that
man named Benz Conkling was killed, and
his house and barn wrecked. Some ten OF
adozen houses and barns were demolished
and the ground swept clean of orchards
fences, etc,
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City, West Virginia, will be curtailed to
end at Rocky Ford, emitting Raymond
City, increasing the distance miles.
On the same day the service between
Young's Mills and Rocky Ford will be
twice a week.
The following changes in Star postal
schedules in West Virginia were ordered
yesterday: Weston to RePlate, leave
Weston Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at 1P.M.; arriY, at Replate Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays at A. NJ; leave
Replate Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days at p. NJ, and arrive at Weston Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays by y NJ.
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MISSOURI LANDS.
Result Of the Lindsay forgeries-..tss.
EressionRl Vacancies.

ST. LorIs, April 9,-Thc RPgb'ioant
Jefferson City special says: Gov. Crittcn.
den left for Washington, to-day, TO attend
10 some business connected with the land
business OF the State. The recent trials of
Robert T. Lindsay and others for fraudu.
lent land Sutrias enI JoiSerios connected
herewith developed the fact that these
frauds have tainted some 5,0J0009 or q, =
on. COO acres OF land In southeast NJ Missouri.
The United States government Is about 70
commence proceedings for the possession oil
these lands. A large amount of lane. has
passed into the hands of innocent parties,
who have spent much time and money In
improving them and to now dispossess thcm
would work a great hardship. The govern.
ors purpose is 10 consult with Senators and
Representatives in behalf of these interests
and see II Congress will not lcgalizc the
possession and ownership OF these lands %
FAR rs they are held by innocent persons.
A special election to I'LL the vacancy In
the Congressional delegation Of this State,
occasioncd by the death Of Thomas Allen,
will be ordered in n few days.
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THE CHALMERs-LYNCH CASE.
The Democrats 10 Make a Fight-WeSt
Point Cadet Appointed
Special Dispatch 10 the Register.

Special DiSpOt"h 10 me RfytS'eT.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-An effort will be
made in the House, shortly, to take up the
contested election case of Chalmers VS..
Lynch, and vote thereon had. 1t will be
remembered that a majority OF the cleo
ton committee voted to unseat Chalmers,
hut the Democrats on the floor of the
House will use every means at their COM
mand, it is said, to prevent vote being
taken on the case.
Mr.. Chalmers friends, this morning,
state that when the case is called up, the
Democrats will fillibuster, even if other
business is affected by their action,
rather than permit Lynch to be seated.
Among the cadets appointed to West
Point are the following, from West Nir.
ginia: Floyd W. Haines, and Charles
Porterfeld as alternate. &.
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A Town Blown Down.

ToPEKA, April s.--The Commercial has Just
received particulars Of the destruction
caused by the cyclone atStaiIord, Thursday
night. Stafford is a village Of seyenty-iiye
or eighty houses, the county scat of Stat
ford county, about two hundred miles
southwest OF Topeka. and Off the line OF any
railroad. All but two houses were blown
down, a Mr. Cook killed and several per-
sons more or less hurt. A county seat elec.
tion had lust closed. and the wind scattered
the ballots all over the prairie before they
yera cDuuted
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ARemarkabie Case orFataIity,

PHILADELPHN,'Apri An astonishing
case OF fatality, in which three sisters died
within half an hour, was reported 10 the
coroner. to-day. Two of the women Sarah
Watson. widow age 81 and Mrs. c. Wins
more, age IS. resided at 32J Wharton
street. ami the third. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith.
at 1850 South Fourth street. About
ten last night Mrs. WinsmOre
went 10 her bedroom. Hearing
a noise in her sisters room, she entered
and found Mrs Watson in dying condt.
tion Medical assistance was promptly
summoned and Mrs. Smith also sent for
Mrs. Watson. Mrs Winsmore expired in
few minutes. almost Immediately Mrs.
Winsmore fell To- the floor unconscious,
and in ten minutes she died. Ten minutes
later Mrs. Smith, the third sister, was a
CgrlSp.
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a FATAL ARRAY.

RIvErroS, KY, April S.-Thomas Prater,
deputy United States bailiff, shot and killed
his assistant, Stephen stamper. Both had
been employed in arresting moonshipera.
stamper was about to shoot dog belopg,
ing to lady at house where ihey s.oPpea
in Norean county. The lady objected,
WI en- stamper threatened 10 shoot her:
Prater was too quick for stamper and
killed him.
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Anti-PDlvran,r

\ -.- i, April 9.-The Mormon con-
;,, no" being held ~ independence.
.g --f -.-A 4, ing q vigorous war upon Polvs-
s.rr.. "aN unanimously adopted the
ssph :. IL, ~ 'Toturrd ny the President,
,fo,. S',,h; ,,h; thanking, in warm terms.
EaI.,-.. Arthur and all the Senators and
|yg.rr,,,o : !,S congress for passing the anti
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Denouseins the vets.

Nrw YoRg, April o.-Ths Amalgamatsd
clariDg that, ms President Arthur hsd
vetoed bill intended TO restrict the I'm
portation Of Coolies into the United States,
therefore the Trades Unions regarded II ~
another evidence Of the governing classes
that the interests Of the working popula-
ton were not considered, and that Presi.
dent Arthur had ignored the interests Of
the people by protecting the interests OF
the six Chinese companies, extending
greeting TO their brethren on the Psciec
Coast, Bidding them continue their wort,
and assuring them that victory would
crown their efforts.
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Condition OF ireland.

DrBLIx, April o.-The Castle officials
are considering the course Of action to be
recommended for adoption for Parliament
in regard to the renewal or repeal OF the
coercion act. All Irish law advisers oil tue
town and several magistrates and county
INSPECTORS are here. Prominent officials
generally take the gloomiest view OF the
state Of the country.
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Death ofa Congressm an.

WASHINGTON, April S.-Hon Thomas
Allen. member OF Congress from Missouri,
died at A. NJ, during sleep. His remains
will be sent at noon on Sunday to PittSiield,
Msas, the country home of his family, and
there buried. He was the richest man in
Congress. His estate was from Ave to ten
millions.
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Senator LnRnn.s Health.

ST. LorIs, April S.-Senator Logan, of
Illinois, didn't proceed to the Hot Springs,
rs telegraphed. He is so uuwell that he
is remaining over at the Southern Hotel
and may stop here several days. He is ac-
companied BY ex-senator Chatee, of Col.
orado.
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ara .ooo .oso ssy Easestiss.

wamSo1os, April s.-The House Con,
mitiee on Education and Labor have d..
rectsd Representative Sherman 70 dfsft .
bill 10 be submitted TO the committee. rec.
ommendIpg an appropriation OF tl0Uo,0W
he made. 20 be expended throughout the
United States 10, educational purposes. ID
accordance with the ratio Of iIliterscy.
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New Church I'm Rnme-

10. AIrr. 3.-rhe British Amhl>sgI,,
."r corner stone of new En.,:,h
~. ID be named All Saints. i'm Via
,'s....', ,s 10 DAY. Twenty clc-gymen. a
I. -,.,s 4" notableS and about a thousand
'. u! "a and American visitors were prrs,
,"' ceremony. II is hoped the new
|. ".' "c opened by Easter sunday
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Fatal H(abb6og.

PHILADELPHIA April s.-James currsn,
sged q, stabbed Walter Flick, aged 2'. six
times in the face and neck. late last night,
and this afternoon the victim IL reported
DYING. A feud has existed between the
two men for some time and cuIminatsd
last night a. related.