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, 1884-01-23

The acquittal Of Jimmy Mutt by the
Jury in Pittsburg was confidently ex
pected by the country-nay, more, il
was almost demanded. The killing Of
Dukes by Mutt was 81 entirely in con
sonanc with the spirit of outraged
justice that it was approved by the
whole people. Dukes had forfeited his
life in numbering Capt. Mutt, after
running the daughter and boasting Of it
toIthe father, but the Fayette county
jury acquitted him. Young Mutt, as
the only male representative of the
family that had been so thoroughly
ruined by Dukes, avenged justice by
destroying the destroyer. Jimmy Mutt
did right; the country approved the
deed; the jury excused it.
1t is well that the jury had a reason
able and legal ground upon which to
acsuit Jimmy. The defense made a
better showing than was expected in
the matter of testimony respecting his
mental condition. 1t was found that
he was not Of strong mind and was
susceptible to Just such influences as
led him to kill Dukes. Emotional in
sanity was the plea invoked, not only
for the purpose of showing the jury the
excuse for acquitting Jimmy, but the
duty of doing 30. There was at least
a grave doubt raised, and they re-
solved that doubt on the side Of justice.
There was no need OF a Voorhees,
to fire tho jury with a sense of outraged
justice; no need of the leading mem
bers Of the Pittsburg bar to conduct the
trial for the defense. Jimmy Mutt
would have been acquitted, ever If he
had but mediocre counsel. The force
Of circumstances, coupled with testi-
mony as to his mental condition, did it.
The country approves of the verdict.
No wonder that the people in and
about the court house at Pittsburg
made the welkin ring with exclama-
lions of approval. Justice is done and
the people say amen.
Thus ends, it is hoped, one Of the sad
dest tragedies ever enacted in real life.
There could be but one thing worse,
and that is for some friend Of Dukes
to kill Jimmy Mutt. AS such a thing
is not expected, all can reasonably con-
clude that we have reached the end of
the case.
, 1884-01-23
New York Sun.

lNtW 1OTk Duu-
Claus Spreckels, is one of those foreigners
who are more plentiful in California than
here, and who, by means Of good luck, thrift,
and energy, have succeeded against over
whelming odds. He is absolutely without
education except what he has picked up in
his struggle through life. He was born in
Hanover, and was landed in Charleston
some thirty years ago-one of the familiar
country louts of whom every emigrant ship
brings a few. Although without any money
in his pocket, and scarcely able to write his
name, he managed TO make his way to San
francisco, where he drifted Into the usual
business Of Hans-a grocery. In a remarka-
bly, short time he had managed to scrape to-
gether enough money to open a store on his
own account Then he invested In real es-
tate, and as prices at that time were rapidly
rising he soon became wealthy.
During his activity in the grocery business
he naturally became acquainted with sugar,
and when some large capitalists proposed to
start a refinery, he at once went into the pro
, 1884-01-23
The D~iaboIicaI Turmoil in n sleep.
ing-Car.

ANDREW Shuman in The Current
Imagine all these divers and several noises,
in steady and energetic progress, at .one and
the same time, in one and the same room,
and you the only listenerl Verify the vocal
capabilities of human nature in sleep are
marvellous, not to say diabolical. Herr the
turmoil The great fat mans thunder and
the s~norter's shrill reports appear at one
moment, to be fighting for the noise-mastery,
and an instant afterwards the wheeze Of the
asthmatic and the g%utteral growl OF his
neighbor across the aisle seem to have agreed
upon a nIatch-game for the championship
but all of a sudden a sharp explosion in a
berth at the end of the car for a moment
browns these and all other noise, very much
as a clap Of thunder sometimes, foran instant,
dulls the ear to all ordinary sounds. This
causes a temporary lull, as II all the
other snorers had been struck by the un-
seemly suddenness and loudness of that last
rifie-shot.
But presently the concert Is resumed in all
Its sonorous v~ariagation. The wheeler again
wheezes, and the shorter again snorts; the
big fat man makes Rome howl" as before;
the sleeping lady, in the sweet innocency Of
Inconsistencies, again plays q mild accom-
paniment of unpretentious gasps and gurgles
to the shrill tenor of her neighbor, the com
mercial traveller, and to the deep bass
of the burly doctor, who is dream
ing dreadful dreams across the way. There
are sounds of explosions, groans, and CATER
waulings Of men seemingly choking TO death
from a lack Of sufficient wind power to oper-
ate the breathing machinery; of Misses,
grunts, neighing horses, roaring bulls, whin-
ing dogs, splitting cats, blowing bellows,
steam-expelling engines, miniature thunder,
small earthquakes, and squealing pigs. And
this stertorous pandemonium was in full and
chaotic progress when the locomotive whistled
and pulled, and the noise of the resuming
train, moving over the sleeper beneath,
drowned the noises of the snoring slespers
within.
The outlandish concert was ended, and he
who had thus been entertained by it, deliber-
ately analyizing the elements of the tumult,
turned over in his berth and Joined the slum-
berers, but was very careful not to snore. No
one who knows what a ludierous exhibition
sleeping people can make of themselves, will
ever suore-not II he can helm IL.
, 1884-01-23
NOTES.

The date for the Chicago fat stock
show for 1884 has been fixed for begin
ming on Tuesday, November IL.
The number of cattle frozen to death
In the late blockaded train near Chica-
go, on the Wabash road, was sixty-fve
head.
Yearling cattle are worth slO(912 in
Texas, and sl2913 In Wyoming; two
year olds, S15916 in Texas, and S16@
1850 in the northwest.
A stockman from the western part of
the county says that all reports to the
effect that the loco weed is dying out
are premature. He says that a worm
or fly did kill out most of the old
growth, but that a new shoot has come
up with every promise Of coming to ma
turity.-Barbour County (Kan.l Index.
Cow ponies are worth from twenty
five to forty dollars on this market,
wild mules from n hundred and
twenty-five to n hundred and sixty
five by the pair, and these are Spanish
mules. Driving animals are worth,
say animals fifteen hands high, from
sixty to one hundred dollars. Wild
mares sell at from fourteen to twenty
Ave dollars, according to size and grade,
and one year old colts are worth from
six to twelve dollars, and twos at about
two dollars advance. The demand for
stock horses is good, but the demand
for COW ponies is better and is improv-
ing.-Texas Live Stock Journal.
There have been a few cattle con-
tracts and the same may be said of
horses, whence the absence, in our col
umns, of any standard or reliable re-
port, on such basis. We believe that,
within the next two or three weeks,
sales must be made in accordance with
present prices, or that the market must
go down. 1t is settled that little is to
be hoped for from the railroads, which
forces stockmen, for this reason again,
back to their old basis of doing bust
ness. And upon this point we seek
c~ontroversion and response from the
railroads or their agents Themselves
Texas Live Stock Journal.
, 1884-01-23
Every smoker should try "Little
Iolrar ~
Advice to Mothers,

Are you disturbed at night and
broken of your rest by a sick child suf-
fering and crying with pain Of cutting
teethp II 30, send at once and get a
bottle Of Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup
for children teething. Its value is in
calculable. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon 1t, mothers, there is no mistake
about 1t. 1t cures d~ysentery and diar-
rhGa, regulates the stomach and bow
els, cures wind collie, softens the gums,
reduces Inflammation, and gives tone
and energy to the whole system. Mrs.
Winslow's soothing syrup for children
teething is pleasant to the taste, and is
the prescription Of one OF the Oldest
and best female physicians and nurses
in the United States, and is for sale by
all druggists throughout the world.
Price 25 cents a bottle.
, 1884-01-23

ject. His success was almost instantaneous
Everything he touched seemed to turn into
gold. He had good, hard, business
sense, an inexhaustible capacity for work,
and the proverbial Teutonic patience
and perseverance,. He soon perceived the
wonderful futures of the sugar refining
business, and after some years brought his
partners out As almost all the sugar used
in his refinery came from the Sandwich
islands, he was obliged to make frequent trip
to the realms Of King Kalakaua. He quickly
perceived the great resources of those islands,
and invested large sums in the purchase OF
real estate. In this way he soon acquired al
most a monopoly of the sugar plantations,
and is to-day the largest landed proprietor in
Hawaii
, 1884-01-23

No more conclusive proof of the alb
solute fairness Of the monthly drawings
of The Louisiana State Lottery compa-
ny can be given than the following
certificate signed by Genl's Beauregard
and Early: I'VE do hereby certify that
we supervise the arrangements for all
the monthly and semi-annual drawings
Of The Louisiana State Lottery COM
pany, and In person manage and con-
troll the drawings themselves, and that
the same are conducted with honesty,
fairness and in good faith toward all
parties, and we authorize the company
to use this certificate, with fac-similes
of our signatures attached, in its ad-
vertisements.u
, 1884-01-23

THE cattle are getting along very
well, considering the snow, which
seems to have fallen heaviest near the
line Of the Union Pacific road. OF one
thing everybody may be assured, cattle
cannot be exterminated, a fact that
was demonstrated last winter, which
was the most evere IN the history of
cattle ranging In the west.
, 1884-01-23


The secretary then announced the following
inquiry from the office of the port collector
of New York:
"Is it the opinion of the Lime-KiIn club
that the art of whitewashing has reached its
limitfn
at am not, " responded the president; ION
de contrary, de art of whitewashin' has only
reached de boyhood state. De las five y'ars
have witnessed many improvements-sic as
%purvidin' fur a perspective in kitchen Collins
an a%rrangin' for a frieze Of the fourteenth
century order In de parlor-but the nex' will
bring our art IN direck competishun Wild
landscape work. A fifth of a century hence
de world will wonder dat men eber paid 500
for a steel engrayin' de size Of a house doah
when Il ceilin' twenty feet squar' kin be
w~hitewashed in de Venetian order for 81. 81. u
Grace Greenwood: 1t may seem paradox.
cal, but 1t is true, that that home is wanting
in something essential to its perfection out OF
which no beloved member has gone to 10.
turn NO more-which has no sad and tSndef
memories of the dead.
, 1884-01-23
For the best dental work and lowest
prices visit DR.. Warmers dentalparlors.

Ayers pills cure constipation, i'm
prove the appetite, promote digestion,
restore healthy action, and regulate
every function. They are pleasant to
take, gentle in their operation, yet
thorough, searching, and powerful in
snbduing disease.
, 1884-01-23

JUDGE McCRARY is evidently pos
sessed Of big feet, there are 30 many
persons who know they can get into
his shoes If they could only get a
chance-
, 1884-01-23
OUR CONSTITUTION BROKEN.

How often we hear people coughing,
hacking and splitting, and yet those 30
troubled seem to think nothing of it,
until some OF their friends say to them:
why, Joshua, Polly, Maria" or what
ever their names may be, show poor
you are getting; your cheeks and eyes
are sunken, skin looks yellow, and do
not look like the same person rs when
| saw you last" Reader, this is all
caused by neglect in not breaking up a
slight cold as 300 as 1t appears, which
can be easily done by purchasing and
using a bottle of Hale's honey of bore
hound and tar, only so cents and 81
per bottle at all druggists'. Great
saving by purchasing large size.
, 1884-01-23

THE work Of revising, or compiling
the laws is so apparent, that argument
Is superfous.
, 1884-01-23

THE president is p~rovokingly slow
and deliberate in making appoint
ments.
, 1884-01-23

Fair fashionables patronize that
standard beautifer and purifying agent,
Glenn's sulphur soap.
, 1884-01-23

Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
, 1884-01-23

Hills hair and whlsker dye, black or
brown, soc.
, 1884-01-23

THE legislature is getting down to
business in good shape.
National Republican., 1884-05-15

II. Taylor Mrs. L. A. Crenshaw, Mrs. John
Coke, Mrs. II. M. Smith, and Mrs ), Gar,
nett; No 9, "No Continental country store,
Mrs. DIR. j. A. White, Mrs. James Branch,
Mrs. Andrew Pleasant, Mrs. NJ. +. Pleasant
Mrs. Judge Elmer, and Mrs. S. B. Pauli No.
3, fancy store, Mrs. Chas. Williams and Mrs
l.. NJ. Carey; No. i, fancy booth Mrs. Brown
No. ., restaurant, German, Mrs. Spatl ana
Mrs Dies; No. 6, ice cream, Mrs. II, Z.
Jones and Miss Ida j. Hill; No. z, fancy
booth, Mrs. lliltzhimerj No. 3, tobacco oooth,
Mis- J. B. Gentry, Mrs. f. Miner, Mrs +.
Baker, and Miss Anna L. Rankin;
No. o, Turkish booth, Miss Ellen
Mason, Mrs. A. NJ. Brownell, Mrs. Tabb, Mrs.
G. d. Langhorn, Mrs. Mortoens Mrs. l. Pat
rick, Mrs. Schoolcraft, and Mrs. ]. Davenport;
No. II, restaurant, Mrs Colston and Mrs. >.
7. Iathrop; No. 13, floral booth, Mrs. Edward
Rubonson; No Ii, center table, fancy, Mrs j.
Lovcnstein, Mrs. l. Thalhaimer, Mrs. +. Lci-
bcrmuth, and Mrs. Gustemboimer; No. 10,
fancy table, Mrs. MacAdams. The Bohemian
glass blowers have table
in the center of tho hall and workshop in
the corner Tho great prize table has host
of pretty women to attend the drawing
Among them were Mrs. VIM. Allen, Mrs. VIM.
Mcintyre Miss G. Johnston, Miss Bell Webb,
Mrs G. Hatcher Mrs. Geo. NJ. Donaldson,
Mrs. Chas. Cowardin, Mrs. ID. j, y. Nhito,
Mrs. L. w. HoG, and Miss Mary w. Branch.
All Of tho Virginia congressman are here
except Mr.. Tucker. Mr. w. w. Corcoran
came down fronl,Washing gton this moruingg and
on the same train, coming also to visit the fair,
were Congressman Tully, of California aud
his beautiful daughter; Congressman Weller,
OF Iowa, Is also here. Gen. Wade Hampton
arrived this afternoon, and Gen. O'Beirnc, of
Now York.
Following is the letter of Gen. Grant read
Mt tho opening:
PEYroN WisE-Dcdr sir: cm in receipt Of your
formal invitation to be present at the opening Of
the tar for the nome of disabled confederate sol.
diers on the nth of this month, and your kind
letter accompanying it. If 1t were possible for
me to do so, would accept the invitation, but as
you may know ! am sill on orutchts, not from in
jures received In conflict with those IN whose be.
hafthe ipir is given, and connohOpc to be IN good
travelling condition for some months yet. nope
your fair may prove a success, and that the OBJ
ject contemplated may receive a support which
will give to oil the brave men who need 1t home
and rest from cares. The men who faced each
other in deadly conflict can well afford 10 be the
best of friends now, and only strive for rivalry In
seeing which can be the best citizen Of the
grandeSt country on earth.
Very truly yours, U. S. GRANT.
National Republican., 1884-05-15
TWELVE TO EIGHT.
The Home Club Suffers Defeat Mt the
Iisnda or tho Athletics.

Hands or the Athletics.
The champion Athletics mado their first
bow to Washington audience yesterday, and
carried of q ball from Manager Holly's men
by better play in tho field. Both pitchers
wero terribly wild, and both wcro bait cd
freely and hard. The home club had the
advantage in tho first Of the game, Fonnolly
leading OF with splendid to the left for
three bases, Kiey batting him home, and
then foolishly running himself out at
third. In the third inning singles
by Kiloy aud Humphrios, and two-baggers
by Hawkes. aud Gladmon earned three runs.
The fourth started out with two runs on
earned basos, but again poor Judgment in
running led to only one run being scored.
Meantime tho visitors had got in three un-
earncd runs on Gladmou's wild throw and
good hits by Millpan, Stricken, and Birchall
in the second inning; and in tho third
OBrien after hitting for two bases scored on
kiloy's muif of Coreys ball In the fourth
they earned two runs or Stoveys three. bag
ger and singles by Birohall and HouGk. The
home nino showed great weakness at third
base and in the pitchers box, wild pitches
and bases on balls, with Gladmon's errors,
accounting for Eve out of the six runs scored
after this. Humphries played remarkably
fine game behind and at the bat until his
hands became so soro that ho was Obliged to
exchange with Morgan. No player in tho
club has shown SO much improvement. Fem
nelly, Hawkes., and Morgan also played we'll.
Wills, new man, showed up woll, making u
two-base hit and a beautiful stop in tho field.
Gladmons fine batting should DO set off
against his poor fielding. Stoyoy and Mill-
gan did best work for tho visitors, tho latter
leading at the bat.
Tho score is as follows:
National Republican., 1884-05-15
FOR HIS LIFE.
Trial OF Louis Farcher for the Murder OF
nh Immoral Sewing Machine Agent.

Trial OF Louis Knrcher for the Murder OF
nn Immoral Sewing Machine Agent.
The trial of Louis Karcher for the murder
of John w. Grimes sewing machine agent
at Karchers residence in East Washington
will begin at 10 o'clock this morning in tho
criminal court. Over ninety witnesses for the
defense and prosecution have been summoned.
1t will be remembered that Grimes was
found in Mrs. Karcher's bedroom by tho
husband, who shot him twice. killing him
instantly. Several novel features will be
introduced during the trial, among them
picture painted by Karcher about six months
ago, which he hung in his wifes bedroom
II represented a goddess, and under the
picture were the following words: The god
dess Of Benevolence visiting the earth on d
sunbeam to bless the virtuous and the
worthy"
The defense will try TO prove that Grimes
became acquainted with Mrs. Karcher about
one year ago while trying to sell her a sew
ing machine; also that the pistol with which
he was killed had been loaded for seven
years. The room was dark when the shoot
ing occurred, and Karcher claims that
Grimes burst open the closet door, when no
CKarchor) tried to open it, and that
he shot az Grimes rushed upon
him. Tho government will cndoavor to
proyo that Mrs. KarGher had indNlged in
immoral practices for years before the shoot
ing. 1t is said that when two gentlemen
went to the scene Of the tragedy to make q
diagram of the room Mrs, KRrcher said to
them, pointing to the blood stain ON the floor
"HEat is Grimes's blood, and he is now roast
ing in hell because he cursed when my huB-
ton have raised fund to be used in kareher's
lnI
National Republican., 1884-05-15
FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Number Killed Estimated From
Twelve TO Twenty, and Many Seriously
Injured.

PITTsBURG. May IA west bound freight
collided with gravel train on tho Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, one mile east of Connells-
vile, between and 10 o'clock this morning.
A number of laborers. variously estimated
from twelve TO twenty, were killed and
many injured.
Tho camp train consisted of six cars and
contained about fifty men. Both trains were
going at high rate of speed and came to.
gether with terrible force Tho engines re-
mained on the track and telescoped each
other into the smoke stack, but tho heavy ten
ders jumped into the air and fell, the freight
tender upon its engine and the
gravel train tender back upon tho first car in
the rear. Six men wore killed outright
upon this car, four Others were fastened down
by broken timbers and were roasted to death,
tho car catching fire from the overturned
stove and burning up before the stupefed
survivors could comprehend the awful situa-
tion of their shrieking companions.
The wreck itself was CHASTITY sight. The
tender of the freight engine stood thirty feet
in the air. In the side of the iron car that
was burned could be seen sitting amidst tho
glowing embers and twisted iron rods the
dead ashes of three grinning skeletons. One
was sitting bolt upright, apparently pecring
into the flames that had smothered out his
life, as those Of his companions.
National Republican., 1884-05-15
The NntIonnl RenublIcnn Convent,on.

1t appears probable that there will be but
few contested seats in the republican conven-
tion at Chicago. Tho call for the conven-
tion requires that notices of contests shall
bo given to tho national committee, ac-
companied by full printed statements of
tho grounds Of contest. Up to this dato
only two notices of contest have been
fled--one from the first district of Alabama,
tho other from the first district Of Georgia.
In the latter case only have the requirements
been complied with by filing printed state
ments of the grounds Of contest The alb
sence of contests indicates the probability of
q brief session of tho convention.
National Republican., 1884-05-15
A Military Fair,

Tho fair and gypsy camp, which was opened
Tuesday evening at tho National Rifles
armory, closed last evening with a hop, and
an auction sale of the remaining articles by
Mr.. w. b. Latimer, representing Dowling's
auction house. The special features last
evening wore the sleighbell symphony, the
violin solo of Nine, Fengere. and the sale Of
CDR CurealI 'SpOondivPs' world renowned
remedy with chrome. Nine. Fengere as q
violin performer is considered only second to
the renowned Camilla UrsO The fair proved
to be n decided success, but until all tho re.
ports arc in nothing definite will Le learned
Of the total receipts. DIR, Spoondivil was inn
personated by DIR. NJ Muncaster.
National Republican., 1884-05-15
PERSONAL.

Rev. ]. Anderson Tayler, delegate from tho
Richmond (NaO district to the national republican
convention, accompanied by his wil0, arrived
here Tuesday the guest OF Mr.. Henry Jarvis at
1882 Sixteenth street northwest
Rev, II. d. D. Straton, of Monroe, Ca, q delegate
To the southern Baptist GonYenti0u, which con.
yened Rt Baltimore. ND, on the 9th inst, Is visit
ing his slstcr-u-law, Mrs, NJ, q, Meagher ut her
resldeuce, sos Ninth street northwest
National Republican., 1884-05-15
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Tho central democratic committee Of the
district will meet for organization at the
Metropolitan hotel at o'clock this evening
Miss Mary A. Cushing has reported that "A
quantity Of iewelry and clothes were stolen
from her room, at al Q street, valued at $s7
The pocket of d. u. Jackson, Of No. 3OA NJ
street northwest, was picked, while no was
getting of train yesterday, Of $50 and some
papers.
The National Academy of Fine Arts, corner
of New York avenue and Eighteenth street.
ls open to the public free every Thursday
evening at 3 o'clock.
National Republican., 1884-05-15
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS.
The Dlstlngulshod Ei.hlng Party.

sANDUsEy ONO, May 1l.--secretary Lin.
coin, Gen. Sheridan, Gen. stager. John Me-
Cullough Gen. Q. IL. Tompkins, Bishop
MoLaren, and lfty others arrived hero to-
day, aud win leave on Thursday for Pelle
island Canada, 20 fish for black bass, Post
master General Gresham will join tho party
on Monday with Geo. NJ. Pullman,