The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-02
LATER NEWS.

A PLOT against the life of the King of Greece
has been discovered.
The Berlin newspapers are pleased with
Gambetta's retirement.
AT FAIRFIELD, Maine, four men were killed
and several injured by the explosion of &
boiler.
MoLIIE HoLBRooK, wanted in Chicago for
$40, 600 robbery, has been arrested in New
York.
THERE is no serious anticipation that Guiteau
will be granted a new trial on the afidavits
filed by Scovill.
AT ONE town in Yucatan Qema1) there are
l,700 cases of yellow fever, with a record Of
over 200 deaths.
LEE EDINGToN, Of Paducah, KY, wealthy
farmer, was shot and killed at Lovelaceviile,
that county, by George stovall, in an alterca-
ton.
A EULoaY upon President Garfield is to be
delivered in the House of Representatives, at
Washington, February 81, by e1-Secretary
blaine.
CHINESE immigrants, it is reported, are vac
,inated with mucilage at Hong Kong, no virus
being obtainable, and then they are sent to this
country with certificates that they are properly
protected against smallpox.
THE new French Cabinet, with the exception
Of Ministers of War and Marine, is announced.
DeFreycinct is President of Council and Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs. Jules Ferry is Minister
Of Public instruction, and Varroy Of Finance.
AT THE instance of Don Cameron, Roscoe
Conkling, Chauncey I. Filley and others, $50
bronze medals, each weighing nearly pound,
how hoar da OF 10 30
the action of the " Grant Phalanx" at the Chi
cago Convention in 1880. On one side is
profile head Of General Grant, surrounded by
lwreath Of laurel and oak leaves, and a record
Of the thirty-six Grant ballots. OF the $50
medals, one will be sent to each Of the 313 dele
gates who voted for Grant, and the balance to
General Grant and few Stalwart friends.
THE aUTrEKU CASE.
Mr.. Scoville has filed motion asking for a
new trial of the assassin Guiteau upon the fol-
lowing grounds: Because the verdict "guilty
as indicted" when the prisoner was indicted on
three counts, is indefinite; because the said
verdict does not specify which count it is
founded upon; because the trial was extended
from one term Of court into another without
authority Of law; because the Washington
Criminal Court had no Jurisdiction in the case;
because the Court failed to instruct the Jury as
asked in the fourteen prayers of the defense;
because Of the exclusion of proper
evidence offered by the defense; because
of permitting to go to the jury improper
evidence of the prosecution because Of
the conduct Of the court toward the defense
in restraining certain matters, and the effect
thereof on the jury, during trial because
Of the misbehavior Of jury in reading newspa-
pers as shown by the affidavits of F. q. Snyder,
George Scoville, and ]. W. Guiteau because of
| the discovery Of new and material evidence un-
| known at the time of the trial because the
verdict is contrary to the evidence, and because
the verdict is contrary to the law Of the case.
These are the grounds upon which Mr.. SEQ
| vile has asked new trial. The District
Attorney will submit little in opposition beyond
some evidence showing the character of the
detective, Snyder, who has set up the story
that the jury read newspapers. This he founded
| upon the declaration that he found one, which
he produces, in one of the jurors rooms. His
being there during their absence is of itself
sufficiently suspicious, but the handwriting of
the names of the three jurors on the margin of
the newspaper is still more suspicious. While
there has been an apparent effort to initiate
| the signatures Of these men, it is very clear
that each Of the names was written by the same
hand. One Of them is spelled wrong. Snyder was
| at one time turned over to the Grand Jury BY
the Police Court for obtaining $500 on a forged
| dispatch and for stealing letter. This same
Snyder has been engaged furnishing testimony
on both sides of the Christiancy case. This
would make it appear that his testimony
would carry very little weight. Colonel Cork
hill has decided to ask to have the day Of exc.
sutton set for Friday, the 3Oth of June next.