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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
EX-MARSHAL GOODING.
Hon, David s. GOoding Gives His Views of
President johnson.

Hon, David 8. GOoding Gives His Views of
President johnson.
Hon. David S. Gooding, WHO was marshal of
the District of Columbia contributes paper to
the pending controversy, in which he says
President Johnson, within about eight weeks
after his accession to the presidency without So
hcitation on my part or that of my friends, of
his own option by telegraph, rendered me the
appointment of United States marshal for the
District of Columbia, which | accepted and at
once entered on the duties; and for moro
than two years thereafter was frequently at the
White House, sometimes almost daily, and often
had private conversations with him, both of a
personal and political character. certainly had
his confidence in high degree. The usages of
the Office | held, and the apprehenslons of many
in regard to the personal safety of the President,
and the deep interest felt in him and his ad-
ministration, will explain my being often and
IN ueh with him in the White House and else
where, even in the swinging around the circle.
l was frequently in the reception-room when
General Grant and others conversed with him
about the restoration and reconstruction plans.
After President Johnsons proclamation of
peace. this was his position:
l. That all the States were in the Union as
States, and none out of it.
g That the United States Constitution was in
full force and operation in all the States
3. That before the convening of Congress in
December, 1865, all excepting one or two of the
States, whose people had been in rebellion, had
resuHheu iocal SelI-goVeInmenC, IN SUBMISSION TO
the Constitution and laws of the United States
4. That the Southern States and people had a
right, under the United States Constitution. to
representation in Congress, and that they should
be encouraged to elect loyal men for mem bers of
Congress, who should be admitted to seats in
Congress.
5. That under the Constitution each house Of
Congress is the judge of the election and qualif.
cations of its own members, and could reject any
member-elect for his treason or for other good
cause of which each House for itself. and not
the President, is the judge.
g. That every State, once admitted into the
Union, and having republican form of govern
ment, had the right to make her own State Con.
sttution and laws. subject only to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and that neither the
President nor the Congress had any right to die
tate to any State its Constitution or laws
Those are substantially the views of President
johnson, expressed in his messages, letters,
speeches and private talks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24

Strong Moral Evidence, but Not Sufficiently
Conclusive to Warrant impeachment.

Strong Moral Evidence, but Not Sufficiently
Conclusive to Warrant Impeachment.
New YORK, Oct. 23-The Commercial Adver.
tser publishes an interview with General But
ler, by its Boston correspondent on the Grant
johnson controversy. General Butler says there
many reasons why the charge that johnson
desired to revolutionze the government was not
brought up in tho impeachment trial. The
chief reason, and the conclusive one, was that
that offense was not charged in the articles of
impeachment, and he (Butler), as counsel in
that case, did not care to offer incom-
petent testimony. The charge was not en-
bodied in the articles of impeachment be-
cause it could not be proved. The talk
between General Grant and johnson, his com
mandern chief was in the nature of privi-
legged communication. and that General Grant so
held was shown by the fact that he did not dis
close it until hong after Johnsons death. There
was another project of President Johnson's as to
revolutionizing the government, some of the de-
tails of which were partly known at the time,
but which could not be proven, which had not
taken the form of action, and which were not
brought into the impeachment proceedings
myself had some very strong moral evidence
upon two questions which did not care to
make known to the public in the impeachment
proceedings. but one of which l investigated
secretly, as CHAIRMAN or the committee for that
purposes and, while there was dis
closed to me seme very damaging tes-
timony, under the circumstances it was not
so conclusive that deemed it proper to make it
article of the impeachment. l still retain
some of the instruments of evidence that strong
ly tend to support nay belief The other PROPOSE
tion of Mr.. Johnson to control the government,
differing from that of General Grant in the meas
ures to be taken, but not in the end to be reached
it now seems tome, for the first time, must have
been made after General Grant had refused to
accade to Jehnson's proposition; and knowing
now what had been said to General Grant, it
would seem to show that the proposition was en-
tertained because of Grants REFUSAL and while
what was known to me in regard to it gave me
strong belief, it was not in shape to be brought
before the public"
General Butler declined to say what these
proofs were, and intimated that they would prob
ably not be made public till after his death
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24

that the people ought to know it. The General
said that he hoped in time to write the story.
Two or three days before he went to Mt. Nc
Gregor had a talk with him. General, said,
DO you remember the story you told me some
years ago about President Johnsons extraordi-
nary effort at the period of reconstructionP
81 remember it WELL he replied.
"'Have you included it in your memories of
the WARP asked.
mo he said; have never written it.
II suppose General Grant did not want to
make the matter public at that time not being
willing to provoke a controversy. He realized
that he was dying man. tie told me notning
more than he told Johnson--that he would drive
the illegal Congress out of the Capitol at the
point of the bayonet. Grant was very earnest
IN his conversation. You see, If fJohnson's propo-
sition had been carried out, the enemies OF the
North would probably have controlled Congress,
and such measures as the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution might have been defeated.
Being asked if he knew of any corroboratve
Facts Mr.. Depew replied: ''Well, see that
General Sherman says he knows all about
it, and General Horace Porter was acquainted
with the matter; besides. Vice president Frank
Thompson. of the Pennsylvania railroad, told
me yesterday that years ago ex-Judge jeremiah
S. Black informed him of Johnson's intentions.
johnson sent for Black and laid before him the
plan which he had laid before Grant. He asked
Black for his aid in carrying out the scheme.
You know that Black had been Attorney general
In Buchanans Cabinet, and was a very warm
advocate of Johnson's side. Black heard all
that johnson had to say, and when the whole
plan was revealed he said:
'it'You have left one important factor out of
your calculations, Mr.. President
"'What is thatF johnson asked.
"Hell,' was Blacks reply to the proposition" }"
The Boston Transcript prints interview
with George H. Gordon. who commanded the
district of Eastern Virginia in 1865 General
Gordon says that the history of the change of
policy of Johnson's administration is still a
secret He gives the names of thirty-sx rebel
leaders, including Hampton, Early. Wise. Ould.
Longstreet, Price and Hunton, who were in
dicted for high treason by the grand jury of the
United States District Court at Norfolk, at the
| instance of the government, and says that
on June 8, 1866 the government made
inquiry of him, through General Ord, how the
proceedings against the surrendered officers
| were progressing 1t is evident that the terms
of the capitulation of General Lee could not be
made to cover the of Seldom who was
rebel Secretary of War up to the early part of
1865, of Faulkner Wise, for they not
| surrendered officers of the confederate Army of
Northern Virginia. General Gordon says that
he never knew why or how the proceedings were
quashed, nor what changed President Johnsons
purpose; but he is confident that it was not the
agreement Of broken down, ruined arstocracy
to take him up and make him one of them
SaiyaS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
The Cincinnati Election Returns

CINCINNATI. Oct. 23.-The argument in the
injunction case before Judge Buchwalter, re-
lating to the issuance of certificates TO the Dem
ocratic candidates for senator in Hamilton
county, continued throughout the day. Thomas
McDougal finished his argument in support of
the injunction, and was followed by Hon. John
F. Follett. who spoke in favor of dissolving It,
The court took the matter under adyisement
and NAV not announce decision until Monday,
when substantially the same questions will come
up before the Circuit Court Clerk Dalton was,
by agreement, permitted to send the official vote
on the constitutional amendments to Columbus
to night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
JOHN b. HENDERSON.
The Ex-senator Tells What He Knows of
Grants Views as to I'm mDeachment

The Ex-senator Tells What He Knows of
Grants Views as to Impeachment.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 23-Touching the question as
to whether General Grant did or did not favor
the impeachment of President Johnson. as raised
by the recent correspondence between Colonel
Grant and Mr. Chaancy NJ Depew the Globe
Democrat this morning prints the following state
ment, made by Gen. John B. Henderson. who
was in the Senate at that time, and will be re
membered as ono of the very few Republican
senators who voted against Impeachment. Gen.
Henderson was also an intimate friend of Gen.
Grant, and had superior opportunities of know
ing that gentlenan's views at that time. The
statement is as follows:
There were two separate and distinct move
ments to impeach President johnson. One was
in the House. in December, 1867, Immediately on
the assembling of Congress. 1t was based
the action of committee appointed during
the special session of Congress, in July 1867 to
investigate and report whether it was advisable
to iInpeach Mr.. johnson. I speak only by mem
ory, but, at least, action was taken in December
and the proposed articles of impeachment were
voted down by very large majority. General
Grant was then acting as Secretary of War and
as a member Of Mr.. Johnson's Cabinet, and
have various reasons for stating that at that
time he was opposed to the impeachment of Mr..
johnson. General Grant had accepted the posi-
ton of Secretary of War in the preceding Au-
gust, on the suspension of Edwin NJ Stanton by
the President under the provisions of the tenure
of-office act That act provided that in cases
where the President suspended an officer his
reasons for the suspensions and the name of
the pro tenn. appointee should oe submitted to the
Senate. If the Senate approved the suspension
the old incumbent stood removed if the Senate
refused to concur, the new nomination fell and
the old incumbent resumed his place. Within
the required time after the assembling of the
Senate, in September. 1867, Mr. Johnson in
obedience to the requirements Of the tenure-of
Office act submitted his reasons for the suspen-
sion OF Mr.. Stanton to the Senate, which were
referred TO the appropriate committee and as
remember it now, without looking to the records,
that committee made an adverse report within a
short time after the reconvening of Congress.
The Senate proceeded in executive session, and
finally, late at night, came to a final
vote sustaining the report Of the committee and
overuling the Presidents action in suspendng
Mr. Stanton Under the law, this vote, ipso
facto. reinstated Mr. Stanton and removed Gen.
eral Grant
.rhe next morning Mr.. Stanton appeared at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
A. r. Edgerton for Civil-Service Commits
sioner.
,pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

enecial to the indianapolis Journal.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, Oct pa petition will
be forwarded to President Cleveland, to morrow,
asking the appointment of Hon. Alfred P. Ed
gerton to place on the Civil service Commits
sion. The petition is signed by all the judges OF
the courts, all the county officers and editors,
and by many prominent business men OF all
parties. Mr. Edgerton was once candidate for
Vice-president on the Blanton Duncan ticket,
which originated in Louisville. He has been for
many years president of the city school board,
and has wide reputation for scholarship and
prominence in politics. He served several terms
In Congress- both from Defiance county, Ohio
and Allen county, Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
A PENNSYLVANIA TRAGEDY.
A Farmer Shoots and Kills Four of His Chill
dren, and Takes His Own Life.

BrNaHAMToN N. Y, Oct. 23.-Word has
been received il this city to the effect that John
Howell, farmer residing near Starucca
Wayne county, Pennsylvania, this afternoon
shot four of his children, ranging in age from
three to eleven years, and then shot himself.
His wife and eldest daughter were absent at the
time of the tragedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
Failures for the Weak.

New YORK, Oct. 23.-The business failures oc-
curing throughout the country during the last
seven days, as reported to r. e. Dun e. Co. num-
ber for the United States. 153 and for Canada.
"a, or a total of III, as compared with l66 last
week, and 207 the week previous. Eailupes are
still numerous in the Pacific States and Canada.
but in the other sections Of the country they are
below the average.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
Fatally Shot by a De,eet,ve.

CHICAGO Oct 23-Robert Bruce, private
detective was called into a house on Washing
street at 3 o'clock this morning. on the re-
port that man was killing woman. On enter.
ing the house he was assaulted by Eddy Devine,
notorious character, and in turn shot Devines
as is now thought fatally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
THE CASE AGAINST JOHNSON
Discussion of the Depew Disclosures by
a Number of Prominent Men.

The Bulk of the Testimony Tends to Estab-
lish the Correctness of the Statements
Made in Depew'S Letter to Col. Grant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
ATTRACTIONS TO-DAY
WHEN CLOTHING STORE.

An entire new line Of Neckwear
arrived for to-day's business at 70,
25 and so cents Very elegant.
Fancy-striped Camel's Hair I'm
derwear at $3.50 per garment that
retails elsewhere at 50.
UNDERwEAR-Red Knit at ST that
sells for $3.50 outside of the When.
Children's Oyercoats from 81 up
wards.
Mems All-Wool Cashmere Suit
ings from S. upwards.
Bargains in Overcoats for all who
are interested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
Col. Burr's Narrative of the Relations of
Grant, Sherman and Johnson.

An Interesting and Graphic Story of Intrigue
and Conspiracy. in Which Gen. Grant APP
pears as an IncOrruptible Patriot,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
A GREAT JOURNEY.
An Exploration of Alaska Heretofore Con-
&g' sidered an Impossible Feat.

An Exploration of Alaska Heretofore Con-
80 sidered an Impossible Feat.
CHICAGO, October 15.-General Nelson A.
Miles, who is in the city, received tele-
gram yesterday from Lieutenant Henry 7.
Allen, of the Second cavalry, stating that
he had arrived safely at San Francisco,
after his Alaska explorations, having com.
pleted journey through the regions of the
far north, which, in the opinion of General
Miles, excelled all explorations on the
American continent since Lewis and Clark
and the worlds record since Livingstone.
Lieutenant Allen left Sitka last February
per River, which he followed until he
reached the Great Alaskan range of noun
tains. These he crossed on snowshoes to
the head of the Tennah River, in itself a
marvellous accomplishment. For 700 or 800
miles he followed the Tennah until it
emptied into the Yukon, the great river of
the north, to its mouth, distance of 400
or 500 miles more. Upon the completion
of his great journey Lieutenant Allen re-
paired to Fort Michel, on the Bering Strait,
and returned on the steamer Corwin.
The exploration of the Tennah and
Yukon Rivers has been the ambition of ex-
plorers long before Alaska came into pos.
session of the United States, but the Rus
Since then several explorations by Amer
lean officers have ended in failure, until
among the army officers on the Pacific
coast the feat came to be considered well
nigh impossible. Lieutenant Aliens COM
panions were a sergeant and an officer of
the Signal corps, together with Indians
whom he persuaded to join him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKES.
Houses Rocked as in a Great Storm-Peo-
pie Frightened.

WASHINGTON, October 14.-Dispatches
from various points in Virginia confirm the
reports of an earthquake shock Friday
night. letter from Charlottesville says:
Intelligence from Louisa, .Fluvar ma,
Campbell, and from every district of this
county, concurs in placing the time of the
first shock at half-past II O'Clock P. NJ. The
shock was. evidently greater here than at
any other point from which information has
been received. In Charlottesville houses
rocked as in great storm; windows,
stoves and dishes ratified furiously,
vases were shaken from mantels in some
cases, and everything generally so well
shaken that people were aroused
from their slumbers and sprang out of bed
and ran to the windows to see what was
wrong. One gentleman, who had not re-
tired, walked across his floor during the
so violently that he experienced the same
difficulty that one has in walking on the
cars while they are in motion. The shocks,
Tor there were two, were accompanied by
a rumbling noise which could be hsard for
some time after the quaking ceased, and
which was mistaken by some for thunder.
A great many people were very badly
frightened" At Warrenton the shock was
distinctly felt. 1t wakened persons from
their sleep and ratified windows. Three
distinct shocks were felt in Lynchburg be-
tween IL and II O'Clock Friday night. A
loud rumbling sound preceded each shock.
The direction of the disturbance was due
north and south. The shock was also felt
in certain parts of Richmond, but the vi
brations were very slight. Advices from
other points west and south of Richmond
report slight shocks. At Stanton the shock
was very perceptible, continuing over half
a minute, .s-ss s.sa
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
TRAMP'S WORK.
A Horrible Tragedy in Pennsyl
vania.
Two Brothers Bound and Fiendishly
Clubbed to Death.

HAzLEToN, Pa, October 16.-Between 8
and 8 O'Clock last night a terrible double
tragedy was committed at Seybertsville, a
small village nine miles from here. Four
tramps entered small house some dis
tance back from the main road, in which
lived two bachelor brothers, John and VIM.
Kester, aged respectively fifty and fifty
four years, and demanded a large sum of
money which was known to be secreted in
the house. The Kesters refused to reveal
where their money was hidden, and the
tramps then bound them hand and foot
and beat their brains out with heavy
club. After committing the murder they
fled, and have not yet been arrested. The
two brothers had lived in a frame shanty
about one mile from Seybertville for thirty
years. They gained a livelihood by culti-
odd jobs for the peighboring farmers,
and by economy managed to accumulate
several thousand dollars, which was gen.
orally supposed to be secreted in the
house. With them lived John Kester,
ir., an illegitimate son of the elder of the
two brothers. When the young man re-
turned to the house, about 0 O'Clock last
night, he was Mortified on discovering the
dead bodies of his father and uncle lying
on the floor. He quickly alarmed the
neighbors, who hurried to the scene of the
tragedy, and an examination showed that
John had been shot through the head, and
that William had been beaten to death
with heavy club, his head being horribly
crushed by repeated blows. Several times
yesterday four tramps were noticed
lurking in the vicinity, and the police
authorities say that they have convincing
evidence that they are the parties who
committee the crime. Search is being
made for them. The drawers and trunks
in the house had been ransacked, showing
that the object of the murder was robbery,
and it is supposed that the trampS had
heard that the money was hidden in the
house. Young Kesler says that the money
was secreted outside the house, and that
the murderers did not secure it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
A Dreadful Siqht.

FARGO, OAK, October 14.--The news has
just reached here that the wife and child
of Seth Stauuton perished in a prairie fire
in Barnes County, thirty miles from here
Saturday. The fire started from thresh-
ing-machine on the Lessar farm while the
men had left it for dinner. Mr.. Staunton,
who was some distance from his house, two
miles from the origin of the fire, was bare
ly able to reach there before the flames,
and thought it too late to save the build
ings. He took one little child under each
arm and told his wife to follow with the
Oldest one. Soon looking back, he saw his
wife and child enveloped in flames. Mrs.
Staunton perished there, and the child
was so badly burned that it died the next
day. The fire parted at the house and left
it untouched. A few thousand bushels of
wheat and barn or two burned. At the
same time another fire a few miles west
destroyed some fifteen thousand bushels of
wheat on the farm of N. V. Townley, and
the house and buildings of Ed. c. Booth
and much other property of other parties.
The total losses from fire in Barnes County
this season are put at 100000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-22
Almost a Riot.

COLUMBUS, O., October 16.-Shortly after
noon to-day some rattle-brained persons
hung out an immense "bloody shirt" across
the street in front of the Democratic head
quarters. 1t bore the words, "New South"
'New North,' and ga New Deal; the Last
of the Bloody Shirt" The shirt was an
immense affair. 1t was about twenty feet
long and ten feet wide, with sleeves six
feet tlong. Great daubs of red were spattered
over the breast in imitation of blood. At
first the banner created a great deal
of amusement, but about 8 O'Clock num-
Der of old soldiers went in a body to the
headquarters and demanded in the name of
the g. A. R. that the bloody emblem be
taken down. As Chairman Powell was not
present at the time, no attention was paid
to the request. A few minutes later a re-
quest was received from Governor Hoadly
asking that the banner be taken down at
once. Before this could be done, however,
large crowd had collected, and just as the
janitor began to loosen the ropes number
of men rushed forward and, seizing the
banner, carried it off. They brought it back
In few minutes, saturated with coal oil.
1t was then burned in front of the head
quarters amid the shouts of those present
to witness the movements. There were a
number ofpersons in the crowd who seemed
desirous of sacking the headquarters, and
many threats were made, but the wise
counsel of law abiding men of both parties
prevailed and the crowd dispersed.