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TUESDAY MOIITvCSTG, XOYE1TBEE 22, 1881.
PRICE 5 CENTS
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GUITEAU GROWLS
at the way his case is being
CONDUCTED.
The Fifth Day's Froecdlne* of tb# *
AMU4ln-U>t of tbs Jury—Secretary Blaine a
Statement of the XilUn« of Prejidsnt
Garfleld-Beenes in Conn.
Waihixoton. November 18.—The fifth day of the
famous trial—famous only, perhaps, through the
exalted station of the victim, and the unforeeen
cruelty of the result of the crime—was marked by
an unmistakably Increased interest on the part,
particularly, of the better classes of the community.
Long before the hour of the opening of the court
several hundred ladios and geutlemen had assem
bled In the eastern corridors, and patiently awaited
adralialon to the coart room.
At 9 o'clock the prison van drove up and Guiteau,
I tearing a huge bundle of papers In hfs manacled
hands, shuffled hurriedly Into the building- There
was a marked absence of noisy demonstration on
the part of the bystanders, yet Guiteau plainly
betrayed a fear of violence, which al
ways marks his movement'*, when he
deems himself at «11 exposed to danger.
He was taken to the prisoners’ room and devoted
himself to reading papers. At 9:30 the scats re
served for the general public were entirely tilled,
four-fifths of them being occupied by ladies. The
appearance and general demeanor of the assem
Mage was in marked contrast with that of thepre-
vlousdays and seemed tube entirely free from the
rougher element so conspicuous upon the opening
day.
Upon the opening of the court Mr. Fcoville arose
to make an explanation, uud requested the court to
take some measures to prevent the prisoner from
giving to the public bis unauthorized communica
tion. and prevent the annoying interruptions of the
uer in the court room,
sinking as I left. When I got nearly back to him—
1 was the first or second person who got back to
him—he was vomiting, and I think at that moment
was unconscious. Of course, immediately a
large crowd surrounded him, and mat-
tresses were brought, I think, from the sleepingcar,
and he was removed to the upper room in the dope
Medical uid was at hand aa boon*as possible, and
an examination was made. He was returned to
the white house, reaching there, I should say, in
about fifty minutes or possibly an hour. 1 know I
returned to my own room and wrote a dispatch to
the public, especially the European public, direct
ing it to Minister Lowell at London. In that
dispatch I said: "At this hour, 10:90 am." The
president being shot about 9:99, that enabled me to
Identify the time at which the president got to the
white house. He got there atiout the time
'^ThSft'rmigVrt <m a scene, during which Guiteau
demanded that Mr. Bcoville should
, HI go out of the
«aisc” timt"hc"vvas r.o criminal lawyer and had no
wiise; thut he talked one thing to him in private
and another in public. Mr. Scovllle endeavored to
cxnlain to the court, but Guiteau became more
and more excited and addressed himself alter
nately to the court, to Mr. Scovllle and to the bai
liffs. who were endeavoring to keep him quiet.
To the Court—1 represent myself, your honor.and
•hall do as l please about counsel. Then turning
to Mr. Scovllle “you have got no capacity, and I
won't have you manage my ease."
Turning to the bailiffs, he shouted, A ou mind
your business, you confounded fools. You ain't
got no sense." . ■ , , _ .
The court again stated to the prftoncr in decided
tom* that he would order his removal nnd proceed
in l.is absence. To thisGuiteau shouted excitedly:
“I don't care If you do; the court in banc will re
verse yon and l will get a new tria). You have got
no right to remove roe.”
The court replied In terms which seemed to con
vince Guiteau of their sincerity. “Very well. I
shall do so if you persist in any more disturbance,
and there are precedents in this court for such
rtillng.” A whispered consultation between
Guiteau and Mr. fleoville followed, and the former,
apparently convinced, subsided into absolute quiet
uml devoted himself to his papers.
District-Attorney CorkhiU then offered in eyl
donee certain letters, which were yesterday read to
Mr. Blaiuoaud identified by him.
Ed. A. Wagner «hb ihcn called os a uitneas, but
fail* d to rchpo&d. , „ ,
Joseph K.Sharpe was ihcn called ana sworn. He
did iiot tee tho snooting, but sawUic |>risonernt-
tempting to i-eape aud witnessed his arrest
Ella M.’ Riflgoly heard a conversation between
GuiL.iu uud the buckmiut who was engaged by the
oil- to *:!»•*' him to the Congo :->ional cemetery.
Joshua U. Duvls. gatekeeper, Win. P. Crawford
_______ me I got
to mv house, possibly a little before. These
are In brief the circumstances connected
with my observations. When in the upper room of
the depot, there was a gathering around of cabinet
ministers, who immediately repaired there from the
ears. There had yet been no report made of whom
it was, but I gave information that the man I saw
run and whom I went after, and whom I saw fall in
the hands of the police, was Guiteau. I recognized
the man. I made the statement to the cabinet, the
attending surgeons and General Sherman, before
tlic police had discovered the name. Oi course,
the shot being behind my back, 1 did not see him
with the pistol in his hand. He did not, in run
ning, have the pistol exposed.
The district attorney then produced a diagram of
the depot in which the tragedy occurred, ainl at his
request the witness indicated the positions occu
pied be the president and himself at the time the
fatal shot was fired. He alsostatcd that though the
second shot was fired immediately after the fiist,
it did not follow it as rapidly as shots could be fired
from a self-cocking revolver.
Q—How often have you seen the prisoner, to the
best of your recollection?
A.—Very often. Numerical stateraentsare apt to
be exaggerated when wc are recalling it statement
of this kind. According to my recollection, he vis
ited the slate department twenty-live times. It
might possibly have been not over ten. but eight
or ton visits of that kind are apt to make an impres
sion of twenty or twenty-five. [Laughter.]
Q.—Was he an applicant for office V
A.—He was a very persistent applicant for the
consul gencralshipat Paris. I never gave him the
slightest encouragement that he would receive the
appointment. I remember, after persistent and
repeated visits, I told him there was. in my judg
ment, no prospect whatever of his receiving an ap
pointment. and that I did not want him to con
tinue Ills visits. I wanted to bring them to an end,
and I told him there was no prospect of his receiv
ing it.
The witness here identified a number of lette.,
from Guiteau and taken from the flies of the state
department, aud said: “I observe llie.-e letters con
tain the signatures I made on them for identifica
tion, nnd thin (indicating a paper) is a speeeltou-
closed in one of the letters, which he alleged to
have made during a political campaign, and oil
which he based his claim for office here. This (In
dicating) i* a letter that came from the while house
with the ordinary executive mansion blank. It Is
a mere indorsement, 'Guiteau, Charles, applicant
for the Austrian mission.’ Thut letter came from
the white house in this envelope." .
By Mr. Porter—Did you see the body of President
Garfield when it was brought to the district after he
was dead?
A.—I came with the funeral train, and did not
see the body of the president after the return here.
It w as not a pleasant sight, and I did not go to the
rotunda of the capitol to see it. 1 saw the body
after death at the Franeklyn voltage, belonging to
the old story. Scovllle examined the vertebra) was nch, I think and I became fond of him.”
minutely and Guiteau also seemed interested, fd- Guiteau s brother, at his side, is altogether differ-
thoueh he made no move to touch the vertebra-, enttrom h:m—aeleen, healthy-skinned youngman.
the court then took a recess. with a bread head, large, rich mustache—such a
Court reassembled at 1:05. The district attorney young man as would be well 'Regarded by every
' said he had ascertained that the record in the case marriageable young woman, or considered twice in
of the president was kept by Dr. Keybum and was every respectable business house,
in hi* handwriting. Dis. Eeybum und Alcord were Mrs. Scovllle, Gmteuu’s sister, is a rather pretty,
in court. middle-aged woman, with a real good expression.
Dr. bliss was then recalled and was crcss-exam- eye* darkish, hair of a snowy gray, and nose and
ined bv Mr. Seoville iu relatiou to the course of the forehead a lime Use the prisoner’s. She looked i
ball, etc. i very much like the substantial farmers’ wives of
Mr. Kobinson then took the witness and Dr. Bliss central New York. A little child sat by her in a I
was given the record which l>r. Keyburu had kept. ■ white cap with blue ribbons, probably her child. !
Mr. Kobinson then pursued his question as to tin j Mr. fc'covule, also, is a perfectly respectable, well-
symptoms noted each day. ; uuired man, his voice kind, as his eyes are. The
Dr. Bliss was examined at great length and at . pn scare ly seems to have any relevancy to
2:15 court adjourned until Monday. , the family around him.
THE FIRST SPIKE
DOWN IN DIXIE.
ON THE ROAD THAT LEADS
THE COAL-BEDS.
General Gordon Drives the Frat Spike on t:i
Georgia Pacific— A War of Hates Imminent
Between the Air-Uue Hoad and the Ken-
neaaw Boate—Other Railroad News.
J. Stanley Brown, private secretary of President .
5eld. ye-terday testified to Guiteau'a frequent-)
Garfield, ye-terday -r
calls at the white house, and of his (witness) telling <
CAPTAIN G.WHIT ANDERSON.
the ushers that Guiteau must no longer trouble the : 111, Death and Burial In Lumpkin County—Close ef »
office. He hai told Guiteau, himself, aud had j - . Kemarkable Career,
reiterated it twice, that his application be- A private telegram yesterday brought to Atlanta
ine in the consular service, must go to. f , * ,
The witness ldenti-1 the intelligence of the death of Captain whit An-
hel 7
There are 8,000 Odd Fellows in Kentucky.
Fat cattle are in fair demand in Kentucky.
Selma, Alabama, is to have the electric light.
The Fort Smith Daily Elevator, has suspended.
Helena, Mississippi, will have a cotton factory.
Aberdeen, Mississippi, will have a cotton factory.
Vicksburg, Mississippi, will have an opera
[ house.
Nashville counts on a population of 75,000 in ten
| years.
Quite a sleet fell in Henderson, Kentucky, last
| Thursday.
Eighty students at the Arkadolphla Baptist
| school, Arkansas.
Greek county, Texas, has 9,000,000 acres of unnp.
propria'ed land.
the stAte department.
tied a Large number of letters from Guitecu to the 1 derson. The message was brief, and from it noth- I f . , ’ * ., , I *
stffeftf: »!«B!U3raa£*; rrr tjs -saws
^ U T u a nde«mnd fe'ctan^Prob^lTno one*^ “° lders ° f these , companies have been
till fall He is ' better or more widely known than Captain \N hit An- I called to meet respectively at Atlanta, Georgia, De-
that he sen* a note touching ill-*
He says: "Mr. Kasson. ttf Iowa
The works, property and franchises of the Green
ville, Columbus and Birmingham railroad company
have been sold and conveyed to the Columbus, j
Fayette and Decatur railroad company. N
The boards of directors, each, of the Georgia Pa- , .. ... . . ... , , . , ,.
if i i.i.,* -I Norfolk, Virginia, will have an electric light
cific railroad company in Georgia and the Georgia I compttn y shortly.
Pacific railroad company in Alabama, have adopted Birmingham, Alabama, is to have a Urge hotel
an agreement by which the works, property and | and an opera house.
37,295 members of the Methodist
North Carolina.
A cotton seed oil mill Is to be established at
wishes to remain ft ^ 0 ^J M, “ 0t tiU w ^ 1 ' ,» t8 ,w£ i derson. He was by birth a Gecrgianrand_ when the I comber 8th, and at Birmingham, Alabama, Decem-
„ coo d fellow I would not wish to dis-4 lie was u* inrui a uwnjmu, «**«-** *“* i counter si
•turbhtaln any event ttlmtdo you-thi^of^ J^3*to^d^etfin toe armytorher trefe^.. | bei . 10th§to mtify ^ ugreement of sale and pur-
latge
arrested Guiteau. claimed to have done so without
iwistancn, whereupon Guiteau asked him several
questions, nnd demontratod to his satisfaction that
he(Gnltcnu)did not run away,but coolly putupliis
ptflol «nd surrendered;
i ne court ttu ii luek il ivewn for ha*f an hour,
many of the spectators remaining in their seats
<luring the recess. When the court reconvened the
examination of witnesses was proceeded with.
Barton, a colored hackman, testified to offering to
convey Guiteau from the depot to the congressional
cemetery for two dollars,aud that he soon afterwards
heard shots; rushed into the depot aud saw the
president lying upon the lioor and Guiteau ran-
"soTellon" A. Brown, chief clerk of the state depart
ment, testified to frequent visits of Guiteau to the
department with an application for the Austrian
mission. He had given instructions Ho exclude
Uutlcau’s card, because he though it not worth Sec
retary Blaine's while to sec him so often. Guiteau,
he said, seemed to be a nervous individual, and
never looked any one straight in the eye. Guiteau
at this polut interniped aud suld: 'T looked
you in the eye, Mr. Brown.”
Detective CtcklofT described the scene in the
police office when Guiteau was brought in and his
subsequent transfer to jail.
J. Stanley Brown, private secretary to the late
President Garfield, testified to Guiteau’s frequent
vUita to the white house last March anil April and
that his visits were so persistent and the
nature of ids application such that he
sent him to the state department. Jus. L. Denny,
newsdealer In the depot, identified ihe package of
oarers, left by Guitedu at his stand oil the day <>f
the shooting. At the conclusion of Denny’s exam
ination the court adjourned till to-morrow.
Mr. Blaine, yesterday, after giving his name and
stating he was at present secretary of state, and
that he was acquainted with James A. Garfield from
1S03 till the hour of his death, answered as follows:
you acquainted with
C. G. Franeklyn, a well known citizen of New York
who had very kindly tendered the use of the cot
tage for the president.
This ended the direct examination.
The jury consists of the following persons:
John P. Hamlin, a tall, silver-haired, thoughtful-
faced, conscientious American, a restaurant keeper.
Frederick \V. Brankenburg, a little, excitable,
black-haired honest German, a cigar raatiufcaturer,
Henry J. Bright, a broad-shouldered, bright-faced,
comfOrlable-lookiiig, keen-witted American, u re
tired merchant.
Charles J. Stewart, merchant.
Tliomus H. I-nngley, grocer.
Michael Stephens, grocer.
Samuel F. Hobbs, plasterer.
George W. Gates, architect.
Kalph Wormley, laborer.
W. U. Brainier, grocer.
Thomas Ilcraline, machinist.
Joseph Pratter.
The last nine jurymen arc, with the exception o
Wormley, men of a similar stripe to th(> three firs
named.
Wormly is a character, ne is amanof natural
ability, very quiek-witted, nnd well balanced. He
was year* ago uctive in politics, and acquired there
in a lazy J^ficr. a charming sUde confidence, and
the courage bf Yus convictions. lie is square-head
ed ; his hair slightly silvered, aud he wears a per
petual smile. All the jurors are intelli
gent, educated, thinking men. They are all Chris
tians. There arc no Masons, and no office-holders
or office-seekers among them. Most of them are
men of family, and all arc respected residents of
the districL Taken as n whole, it is one of the best
juries ever impaneled here. This speaks very weil
for the commissiouers who selected the names for
the panel, since many substantial citizens have
been excused from service the last three days. The
residuum, after Scovtlle’s careful sifting, is satis
factory alike to the prosecution aud defense, aud
from them an impartial verdict may be expected.
Question of counsel—Are y
the prisoner at the bar? Have you over seen him?
for consul general for Pans? I think I prefer Paris
to Vienna, and if agreeable to you; should prefer.,
the consulship at Paris. Senators Blaine, Logan ’
and Conkliug are friendly to me, and I presume
my appaiutmeut will be promptly confirmed. - I
claim to bo a gentleman ana a Christian." _ -
The second letterpresses for the Paris consulship,
saying lhat the men who did the business last fail
are the ones to be remembered. The third letter
suggests to General Garfield: “Would it not be
well to withdraw Kobertson’a nomination on the
ground that Conkling has worked himself
up to a white heat of jipposition. It might
be done quietly and gracefully on the
ground that since the nomination many merchants
and otheisin New York had petitioned for the re
tention of General Merritt. I nave taken the liber
ty of making this suggestion to Mr. Blaine. “The
fourth letter to President Garfield says: “If you
work your position for all it’s worth, you ean be
nominated and elected in 1884. Two national con
ventions have slaughtered Mr. Bluine on account of
his 1
At tliis point the district attorney had some diffi
culty in deciphering the writing, but was helped
out Dy Guiteau, who fiuishedthesenteu.ee forhim:
“Of liis railroad record aud connections.” The
reading of the letter was then ^concluded, cs fol
lows: “The republican party are afraid to run him.
This leaves the way open for you to run for the
presidency on your owu account. Btrike out right
and left. The American people like pluck, and we
will put you In again.”
Another, marked private, to General Garfield,
says: “Until Saturday, I supposed Blaine wus my
friend in the matter of the Paris consulship, but
from histone Saturday, I judge ho is trying to run
the state department In the interest of the Blaine
element in 1881. I want to get in and work
for you in 1881. May T tell Mr. Blaine to prepare an
order for my appointment to the Paris consulship,
vice George Walker, recalled?”
Another letter was read, in which Guiteau refers
to Secretary Blaine as a wicked man, and which
from that time until one year ago was con
stantly in public life. For many years he was con
nected with the sheriffalty of Fulton county, aud
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Wayne county, Kentucky, is shipping
quantities of Walnut lumber.
TitEAlabamn river is up, nnd will be in good
boating order for some time.
A vine with 112 well developed potatoes on it isa
chase.
. ... . . , ,, ... ... , The boards of directors, each of the Columbus, , .
iiivvh^itcvcr caparit v*lre a \vas called 1 to'serte'tlre peo- I Fa >" e tte and Decatur railroad compauy, the Elyton «u>psou county, Ky.,.production,
pie, he executed his trust with fidelity and care. I and Aberdeen railroad company, and the Georgia I A Milixrmu it«, K>., woman is saving up a forty
uUwifdetoatod 0n and fremthat Ume°hUfim I * a ‘ ltic f company, all corporations of the S5SS£gas to beat,
'Vat he began to give wav to age and trouble and ! ‘J 8,4 ? of Alabama, have adopted articles of consoli- 1 noying iu Coffee couuty, Tennessee,
Jj£ ^ttve,' V generou8 * man*.” His^iemh* 1 will* cause ^Vs^kholdera^f the^" HS' ™ ERU ^ B °" ^ hundrcd students in the
.many to refJ?to the kind deeds he did in Hie. | to^^e^on^idation. S
BILL ARP’S LETTER *'
21c Visits the Exposition nnd Pcrooca the Exhibit,.
Written for The Constitution.
loth, to ratify said articles.
At Birmingham, Alabama, oil the 31st of Decem
ber, the election of directors for the new consoll-
AU hail to the chief." We used to sing dated company will take place.
,,, , rq„„ John r f’-illinnti I Thus there is being formed one company with I and pastures as good in November in Kentucky,
that song to Henr> Clay and John C. Calhoun | power to build and operate, under we organ- cotton seed oil is supplanting lard for
Vanderbilt medical college, of Tennessee.
From a fifteen-acre orchard a Nicholas ounty,
Ky., man has sold l.OCO bushels of apples. (
There are mullets iu Pensacola, Florida, weigh
ing ten pounds each and sell 25 cents for two.
Decatur, Tennessee, has given up its charter of
Incorporation to get rid of its whisky saloons.
The oldest farmers have never seen grass as green
_ . _ . . bus or Aberdeen, to the Mississippi river at or near I ..
Davis and General Lee in the rip roaring either Greenville or Arkansas city. I There are in North Carolina 228 Presbyterian
* - 1 As is known, this new company' and road is nnd I churches and between 18,000 uml 19,000 members.
is to be, a part of the Richmond and Danville sys-
times of war. But it’s all played out now,
iiigto. We have got
I am concerned we I H* - taken lookiu « to an extension'w^tto I
The general conference of the Southern Metho-
no chief, and so far as l am coucemeu I Texarkana. “ ™ ““ ““**"1 Pensacola’s exports to foreign countries for the
don’t want any. Bob Toombs has retired, I The line is graded some thirty miles to and be- month of October amounted in value to §290,209.
jL.i. Sfeuhens is serenely waiting for the r)0U S lasvi!1 e. in Dottglas county. I There are 191,812 members of the Baptist church
inn S i™ l,is hMt rlnvN The work Is under contract through from the ter- in North Carolina; of the number 88,sioaic colored,
summons, Ben Hill lias seen Ins best days, mmation ofthe grade as above to Oxford or Annus-1 ONEhundred and twelve well developed Irish
and. Joe Brown is ou the down grade. I here I ton on the Selma Rome & Dalton road, say one I potatoes were found on one vine iu Simpson county,
Stems to be no new crop coming to the front I hundred miles west from Atlanta. On this work I Ky.
to take the places of the grand old men of the | there are now engaged about seven hundred labor-
olden time. _ ,
them—lliat is to say we don’t Deed great | East from Columbus. "Mississippi, twenty miles
statesmen nowadays, for all the great I have been graded, nnd the work of track laying
questions of government are settled “?»*• _ . T .
tw wwmuv •*- ...v—v- u Y aam } nnd agreed on This is an age of I I o m Greenville e.^st to Johnsonville, on
was read by the district attorney in bis opening f f ,i, pr , r : . TUawnrlr I the . 8, }>] 0o "'er. there is iu operation a narrow gauge
address yesterday. i business now, and not of theorita. Jt s work, road thirty-two miles in length. From Stoneville, ■ ma wn
While Guiteau was being taken hack to jail this work, all the time. If a man has any doubt I on this main line, to Areola there is iu operation a fomia.
afternoon, a man on horseback rode up beside the ’ about it, let him go to the exposition. He | branch narrow-gauge road twelve miles in length. I A T ,,REE-vear-old Aldernev cow in Woodford
“- ' will see more work done there in one day than »<«««* g 8 ^“Wd^^onf^ c^uSIISSSS^buttor
me 101HZWUK , he will see at home in a lifetime. 1 he expo- j takes the branch road down Deer creek to tlie edge l per wwt
Guiteau The i Sition 13 an tndex of tlie times—of the age we I of Sharky county and plans are being discussed for I Kentucky maintains 1,063 idiots, at an annual
Ute adjourn- live in, and it is the biggest show I ever sawr. extending itfurther to and below Rolling Fork. I cost of S75 per idiot, or a total for the past year of
There are over $13,000,000 more assessed property
in the state of Tennessee for the year 1881 than for
1880.
The manufactories of walnut aud poplar lumber,
pumps and furniture, in Nashville, employs 2,800
men.
Mlss Sallik Morgan, of Carrollton, Mississippi,
has written a book called “Tahas, or Life in L'tui-
vuu r.nd fired a shot at Guiteau. The ball grazed
bis arm and the man rode off and escaped.
The driver of the prison van elves the following
particulars of the attempt to shoot ~ " “'
facts are substantially these: Upon
, Cuba station, Alabama, made
good syrup from 4 l / a acres in Lou is-
iHtiteuu ill alone ii/the Land seatod 6 raUlfe ' H 03 On Friday General John R. |Gordon, Mrs. Gor-| Apalachicola, Fla., has been selected by tlie
right-hand side—the se»ts runniug lengthwise of minds me of George Tram s speech at Chicago, don and several gentlemen belonging to the work-1 Baltimore packing company, topackhsh, oysters
the van. After evidently satisfying himself of the *vhen he said he wanted the government to is- I ing staff of the Georgia Paciitc, took tlie exposition I nnd turtle. „ . , ,
<.;ie a hundred thousand millions of paper cur- j train at the depot and went out to Oglethorpe park. I A Barren county, Ky wunamawiiiimn
Uncv <*o that evervbodv could have a pocket L I Jor [ reaching Ute park at about 2 o’clock they length, twelve feet lu
hnibl tiilrnarisnml «ruek across the fields for about two hundred eight pounds.
great forger nnd swindler. Is working
department at the Richmond, Va., pen
itentiary.
Apalachicola, Fla., has been selected by tlie
Answer—1 saw him occasionally during the
months of March, April and May. Not so frequently
in May.
Q —Were you in company with the president at
the time of the shooting?
A.—I was by his side. , ,
Q.—Will you narrate to the jury an account of the
proceedings In your own manner, so they will ob
tain a full narrative of the circumstances as they
are familiar to you?
A.-*l wish to take directions as to what point to
begin the narrative.
Counsel—You met the president by appointment
fV».» mnF*tinir rtf iho RssiissiTiMtinn ?
on Ac morning of the assassination
A.—Yes, sir, on the night of July 1st I was en
gaged with the president until near midnight on
t iublic business.- On parting he suggested that I
lad better call and see him in the morning before
he left, because there might be some matters to
which he desired to rail my attention. I went to
the white house in the morning, reaching there at
9, and not later than three minutes pasL I was de
tained some little time in couferer.ee with the
president in the eabluet room and in the library. I
then started with him for the depot, he riding in
the carriage in which I went to the white house
from the state department, the carriage in daily u*e
by myself, following out of the white house grounds
his own carriage in which his children were
carried under the conduct of Colonel Rockwell.
Wc rode down the avenue without any noticeable
incident at moderate speed. On reaching the depot
on the B street side, the ladies' entrance, eommon-
lv called, we sat a moment finishing the subject on
•which we were then conversing, and tlie presided
turned roun 1 to say “good bye.” “No.” said 1. “I
will escort you.” 1 thought it was not proper lhat
the presideht should go entirely unattended. "I
will escort you.” I said, "and besides, 1 wish to see
the gentlemen of the cabinet who are going to leav.
with you. With that he alighted, lie had got in,
of course, first at the white house, and that brought
him on the side uext to the pavement at the depot,
and, as the carriage was a small coupe, he got out
first. As a matter of convenience he took mv arm.
As we ascended the steps and turned to the left—he
was ou my left—to speak to some one.
I think a police officer, the same officer who had t. >ld
us that we had but twelve minutes’ time remain
ing. When he turned to speak to him, our arms
became disengaged according to my impression,
and as we walked through the ladies' wailing room
we were not arm in arm. but side by side, lie had
got two-thirds ucross the room when suddenly,
without any premonition whatever, there was a
very loud report of a pistol discharge, followed in
n very brief interval by a feoond shoL At the in
slant I first beard the report, it occurred to me-that
it was some trouble between persons to whom we
were in no way related, and I lunched the presi
dent as though to hurry him on. a« I thought there
might be some danger to his person or my own.
Justus I did lhat, the president kind of threw
his bands up. aid said: “My God, what is
this?” It seems to have been almost between the
shots ho said this. Of course, in so exciting and
horrible a scene, I ean only give my impression, not
an absolute statement. Then there rushed past me
a man. According to my recollection, he passed on
my right. Though I am aware this statement must
be taken merely as my impression. 1 immediate!*-
followed after the man instinctively, and went. I
suppose, eight feet. 1 remember 1 stopped just out
side the door, which led from the ladies' waiting
room. Then a shout came up. “we have got him."
1 found the president had quite sunk. He was
THE SIXTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, November 18.—The crowds abou
the court house tliis morning were far greater than
on any previous morning. A1I the corridors lead
ing to the court room were densely packed, and
much difficulty was experienced in gaining admis
sion by those whose presence was needed in the
court room. To avoid a scramble it has been found
necessary to issue tickets of admission, as yesterday
the greater portion of the spectators were ladies. \
Court opened without an incident, aud George C.
Maynard was put on tlie stand and testified to lonn-
iugGuiteau $1C atoue time and $15 at another. Gui-
leau protested against the line of evidence, aud said
he didn't think it was any body’s business whether
he owed S25 or some one owed him $25. Mayuaru
is a good fellow aud I owe him 825. that’s all there
is abouV Sir. CorkhiU desired to prove by the wit
ness that Guiteau borrowed the $15 to buy the pis
tol.
Witncsscross-examined—ThoughtGuiteau looked
seedy and hungry. The prisoner showed much
feeling and frequently interrupted the witness, as
serting that he lived first-class, wore a $70 suit oi
clothes; knew plenty of public men cud hud all the
money he wanted; his menial condition aud not
physical was at fault. He had a big load ou his
mind about lhat time.
John O'Leary testified as to selling a pistol to
Guiteau.
Guiteau announced to the court that he had John
B. Townsend, of New York, Leonard Twett and A.
S. TrudO. of Chicago, to assist him. There was
plenty of brains on the other tide, and justice de
manded as much on his.
Another matter,” he continued, “I desire to call
the attention of the court to: There are a number
of disreputable characters about court, and some
threats of violence have been made duriug the past
week. I have no fears for my personal safety. The
chief of police has kindly furnished me a body
guard, and 1 wish to notify all evil disposed persons
that if there is any attempt to barm me my body
cuard will shoot them down—that’s all there is
about iu” Then nodding to the reporters' table,
he added: “Reporters, put that down.” Colouel
Rockwell began to detail the occurrences at the
depot, but Scovllle interrupted, acknowledging the
killing. Guiteau quickly shouted: “No, your
honor, we acknowledge the shooting but not the
killing." Colonel Rockwell briefly stated the tacts
withitn his kuowledee.and was followed by General
Swain, who was at El heron when the shooting oc
curred.
Dr. I>. ff. Bliss was then called. The witness re
lated events from the time he was called to the time
of the president's death The immediate cause of
death was hemorrhage. The witness then ex
plained the character of the wound, using the
upper portions of a wired skeleton for the pur-
po*. of illustration, and detailed at great length
the progress and symptoms of the case pending the
arrival of the vertebra-. The witness was subjected
to a lengthy er.isi-exRuiir.ation, the supposed object
being to lay a foundation for the theory of mal
practice. which Guiteau insists must be made the
foundation stone of defense.
Quite a sensation wa* produced when the district
attorney suddenly drew from a pasteboard box a
section of human backbone, and holding it up. in
quired:
“Do j ou recognize this, doctor?”
The audience hung breathless upon the answer,
as the witness, in measured tones, replied:
“I do: it isa portion of the vertebra: of thajlate
President Garfield.”
The vertebra- was then handed to the jury, aud
the character and extent of the injuries to them ex-
plsiued by the witness.
While the witness was testifying Gniteau ap
peared much bored as on listening to the recital of
location of the prisoner, the horseman wheeled sud
denly to the left of the van and fired ■ directly
through it. He then dashed to the front of the
van aud pointed his pistol nt the driver with tlie
evident intention of intimidating or stop
ping the vou. Tho driver was somewhat
excited and in respouse to the inquiry of the repor-
teraald perhaps he intended to stop the van by
shooting one of the horses. Seeing an armed p*v
licenmn by the side of the driver, he exelaimce,
“I shot the sou of 1” Putting spurs to his ho;'
he rode dov.xr East Capitol street inrtli-.:iiil:'eilioa L.
Congressional cemetery. The policeman fire done Ait
shot at the fast disappearing horse, and the driver,
of the van whipped his horses into u gallop and
kept In sight of him for several blocks. The would-
be! avenger was. however, mounted on a blooded
horse, and readily escaped out into the country.
He was described as a smooth-faced man about 25
years old and a dashing horseman. He bad on a
dark brown suit of clothes. The vau then
proceeded to the Jail, and Guiteu was taken
out. In a state of great excitement, he exclaimed:
“I have been shot. Notify Mayor Brock at once.
Tell him toarrest the scoundrel and have him dealt
with as he deserves.” On examination it was
found that the ball had just grazed Guiteau’s left
wrist, iiiflictiug a mere scratch. The ball struck on
tlie opposite side of the van. and fell ou the floor,
where it was found on reaching the jail.
Announcement toi the attempt ou Guiteau's life
created intense excitement on the streets and all
sorts of rumors were at once in circulation. The
would-be killer was seen about the court house this
afternoon, and attempted to gain admission during
the day, but failed, lie was also seen to mount his
horse, near the court house, soon after the van .eft,
aud ride leisurely after it. It was rumored that he
hailed from Illinois, but there seemed to be no
foundation for the report. It was whispered in the
crowd without the court house, just previous to ad
journment, that to-day would be me last day of
the trial A remark was also heard in the crowd,
if any one wanted to see Guiteau, they had better
do so to-day. This world lead to the belief that
more han one person was aware that the attempt
would be made.
A young man named Jones, living in the country-
near this city, known as a crank, has been arrested
as the man who fired at Guiteau this afternoon.
There are four persons in the prosecution—the
representatives of the department of justice, the lo-
eal district attorney, Mr. Davidge, perhaps the
ablest resident lawyer in Washington, and the
eminent criminal lawyer, John K. Porter, of New
York. Mr. Walter Davidge, a reporter talked with
a few minuie* before he went into court, asking
him where he was born and where he studied Is yv.
"I was bom in the city of Baltimore,” said Mr.
Davidge. “My father was the editor of the Madi
sonian, the official organ at Washington of John
Tyler’s administration. He obtained leave for me
to read law with the aUornev general of the
United States, Hugh S. Legare, of South Carolina.
Mr. Legare (he pronounced it Legree) was a short
man. slightly def ,rmed by an ulceration in infancy
on his arms and legs. He was, therefore, slightlv
bow-iegged, and his arms stood out from his body.
Yet his chest and trank were those of a large man,
and he had a fine, large head; so that, although
only perhaps five feet iu height, you
hardly noticed that he was small
and disproportioned. He had passed his
youth m Europe, and was almost
denationalized as an American. His clothing, of
the most punctilious arrangement, was foreign in
aira-td cut. Hlsleaming was nearly altogether of
the pasL I rememberthatsoonafterfcameinlohis
office—which was in the old treasury* department,
and cansis'.ed of two rooms at ihe further end of
the central haU—he walked in to his law-student:
,-Whatare you reading there?" said Mr. Legare. I
replied hat I was reading Wright’s Tenures—a book
not mueh read by students now, relating to feudal
forms of holding lands, etc. Legare was one of the
best iwormed men in the world upon feudal history
and law. He had studied it from every point,
religious and social. He began to speak to me upon
toe importance of that study. As he proceeded he
raised his voice, worked himself into an intellectual
excitement, stormed and gesdeulated. and I finally
saw the froth ou his lips. I was positively terrified
to see this great man. with me as a single auditor,
making such a speech as that. He was, however, a
kind-hearted man. After he was moved iip to the
state department he wanted to send me to Germany
to complete the study of civil law, which had far
more charms to him than the common law.”
“Legare was one of toe leading unionists of South
Carolina, was he not, Mr. Davidge?”
“He was. Yet he was a slave holder in principle.
He lived in what is called the Chain Buildings, near
New York avenue. I have seen him woolhis little
black boys there, rubbing their heads together to
their great enjoyment. He never married, though
he was a great lover of the ladies. He proposed to
Miss Emily Harper, of Baltimore, the daughter of
Robert Goodloe Harper, a lady still alive, who has
more scalps of rejected suiters in her belt than any
one I know of. yet who never married. Caleb
Cushing also proposed to her. Legare was a close
man. though a fine orator. I think he never prac
ticed much law before he became attorney general.
We have toe protege or intellectual pupil of Petti
grew, one of the very ablest men 8outh Carolina
ever had. though he was kept under by Calhoun,
who was toe positive sovereign of s outh Carolina.
A Barren county, Ky., beet measures two feet In
‘ ’ circumference and weighs
fall and then we would build railroads and
The North Alabama conference of tho African
piscopal church will meet December
Ingham.
Two live oak trees are now growing within seven
’X” , “ —o t aide of the ties for about a nunrte-nf n rntte Tho l two live oaK trees are noyv growing wiunn seven
lapse afterwlule. ‘‘Of course, of couree, a ° oat a ^ at ‘f 1 r ot a ™‘e- j miles of Balatka, Fla., which measure respectively
would,” said he “but the railroads and $>ere Gen Ctord.fnaitd (he nart?-stonued As to P e °v ^ circumference
>* »wu'». —-—i where Gen. Gordouand (he party stopped. As they
-tls and churches and hotels wouldent col- I came toa halt the managing eitgin ” ’
. , —„ neer walked up
They would all be there. I to them and handed General Gordon a heavy bam-
'Axid iesso Mr Kimball will get I ne ’» -’’-V ■'"/ormert ’hiju that it. iva« toe desire of
nn ^ tliinws nnd when the eollanse ;hoso in ’-barge tout he should drive me iivsf spike
up big things, and. when the collapse I iu the traoic laying for the Georgia Pacific.
come, the big things stand fast, money or no | The first rail was laid in position, and the spike
money, for there is the opera house and the I adjusted. n—j— •*-- *
J. a. Hors, of Unlontown, Alabama, recently
lost sixteen tine fattening hogs by using an old
l’aris green barrel Jtir slops.
Tnu Kentucky legislature, which :u;i I* ot« tl'.c
28th of this month, will elect a United States sena
tor, state librarian, state printer nnd a warden of
was buried almost out of
! the engineer had to ask him to stop.
As soon as this formal ceremony was over General
Gordon retired toe workmen came to the front and
A Mexican laborer has dug up an Important
areh.-eological curiosity nenr ban Antonio, Texas.
It is a church ornament consisting of two curccs
ansatic, surrounded by Biblical pictures not unlike
those seen on the marble amboncs and npon the
walls of the primitive churches, such as the Matencc
in Madrid.
Tuesday morning during the street parade of
Coup's circus in Montgomery, the. four abreast.
money, tur lucre io wc wc . uujuoau. General Gordon raised the h’am-i
Kimball house. The exposition is a success. I mer above his head, it fell upon the spike, and the t tne pemtenuary.
I don’t know whether it will pay out or not, | work of laying the steel rails on tlie Georgia Pacific * * r ——-- - -
butTt L a It L tie bes?sc y ho 0 oi and the Sffi^S^tlgS , &oa*trS?S»Sr , ^t e &
best show in the land. Every man and his I spike being driven in, and one piece of rail certain-
wife and his children ought to go. If all | ly fastened. He, therefore, rained blow
can’t go then some of the family ought to go I a h«r blow upon it until its head
and come back and tell the rest all about it. I ^ almost. out of sight and
It beats nil the schools in the land for in
struction for the time you are there.
It beats a circus for amusement. I saw Mr.
Jim Camp, of Floyd county, a tip-top farmer,
and he told me he had been there several t j ore dark la6t n jg kt . an( j ^hat the 'track I ing them violently against a house, nearly'at the
days; that he came to learn, just like boys go I laying would proceed at u rate of a mile aday at I banks of the river. The chariot and horses were in
to school, and he said he had learned more in I present. The force now at work will be added to I jured, but toe lady escaped unhurt,
those few days than he would have done iu five as rapidly as possible.
years by staying at home. It is a school of t^cV'S’yf^^ouid be carciJd teyoSdVo'ugl^vUle I 4,-os,*8? Bate
apphedscience yousee bow thingsare done. without delay, we were Informed that it I Messrs. Latham, Alexander* Co., theenterpris-
I saw some little Show Or esthetics, but not would be pushed to Oxford, Mississippi, without | ing bankers of New York, have issued a book eon-
much, just enough to spice the concern, which 1 delay or stoppage. We presume that a construction I taiuittg 1,910 estimates of the cotton crop of 1881
is ail right. Mr. Moser has got a good 1 ,r “ i " h “ —•’ 5 - ~ ' * “ ' -
l0t niemri—tlmt dartre ^one I W ?, rk U f ca "y in if them. forward after foiiror five | Stante Idcmified with'cotton 'plantingTcotton
splendid picture that large one l miles have been laid will be a heavy one. I planters, bankers and banks covering every cotton
over the stage. Mr. Jaccard.showed U3 ins | .There was { a considerable crowd of people upon | raising county in the southern states.
new rails were put into position, aud the work 1 horses of Mile. Ix:wis, ran away with the chariot,
went steadily ahead. It was said that a quarter of I The lady displayed much courage, evaded every
“ mile of rails would belaid and fastened be-I collision and brought the horses to a halt by driv-
diamonds worth ten thousand dollars, and I I the bridge in Iront of Oglethorpe park watching I iso replies from Alabama report the crop IC.08 short
told him to put ’em in my hand, but he made the Brokings, and there wus very general con-
Him mv lintui over and nut’em on the I ETratulation through the city Yesterday afternoon its
my hand. I should like to see | will be started on the Macon extendon, beginning
a ntan steal anything on the back of bis hand, j aI the Macon end, and track laying will soon be
UNION OF BLUE AND GRAY.
If there Is anything in this world that I have | new roads,
a supreme contempt for, it is diamonds. I
know folks who lock up their genuine dia-
mondsin their trunks and wearpastediamonds
on the street. Mr. Jaccard told me that there I [Especially suggested oy the recent visit of Gov-
wasent one man in ten thousand that could tell | «K«! an , d 1116 Connecticut companies to
the difference between the paste and the gen
uine. I was a thinking about diamonds and
what they were good for, and a man told me
that in case there was a war they
were good things to hide in one’s
clothes and run the blockade. Jesso,
jesso. I like diamonds during a war. A9 for
their beauty and brilliancy, I have seen the
dew' drops shine on a May morning more bril- j
liant titan diamonds, and they never cost a
cent. But the exposition is a big thing and I
wish everybody could go to it. There will not |
be such an opportunity perhaps for twenty-five
years to see how things are made that we use in
every-day life. I paid my money at the gate and
I got the worth of it, and I am going again,
and take Mrs. Arp and the children so that
we will have something to talk about all the
winter. I saw ol<^ Joe Brown there, and they
told me he came every day. His head is level.
He is always drinking in knowledge. He
aint much of an original genius, but he is
the greatest absorber I ever knew. He is a
regular sponge. Bill Arp.
Charleston, S. C.j
The Blue is marching south once more,
With serried steel and stalelv tread;
Their martial music pealed before,
Their flag of stars flashed overhead.
Ah! not through storm aud stress they come,
The thunders of old hate are dumb,
And frank as clear October’s ray
This meeting of the Blue and Gray.
of last year.
140 replies from Arkansas report the crop 53.4-1 short
of last year,
19 replies from Florida report the crop 15.00 short of
ast year.
408 replies from Georgia report the crop !2.2C short
of last year.
•14 replies from I-ouLsiana report the crop 12.43 short
of last year.
188 replies from Mississippi report the crop 23.12
short of last year.
134 replies from North Carolina report the crop31.90
short of last year.
201 replies from Bouth Carolina report the crop 30.59
short of last year,
394 replies irom Texas report the crop 35.76 short of
last year.
196 replies from Tennessee report tho crop 39.70
Aiort of last year.
Other states and territories report tho crop 28.33
short of last year.
The estimate of toe total crop for this year,
from 1,910 letters received, Is 4,709,287 bales.
A Phcenix from her outworn fires,
Her gory ashes, rising free,
Fair Charleston with her stainless spires
Gleams by toe silver stranded sea.
No hurtling hail nor hostile baU
Breaks through the treacherous battle poll;
True voices speak irom hearts as true,
For Strife lies dead ’twixt Gray and Blue.
Numbers of papers in the Btatc are of the
opinion that Major A. O. Bacon would make
a governor of whom Georgia would be proud.
The lahmaelitc is living in the same belief.
Grim Sumter, like a Titan maimed,
Btitl glooms beyond his shuttered keep;
But where his bolts of lightning flamed
There broods a quiet, mild as sleep;
His granite base, long cleansed of blood,
Is circled by a golden flo«d.
Type of that peace whose sacred sway
Enfolds the Blue, exalts the Gray.
A Nsw Croze.
There are indications of a new archaic, esthetic
and dyspeptic development which may affect not
only our business and bosoms, but our stomachs as
well. Somebody in England has discovered, and
will shortly publish, a transcript of a series of cook
ing recipes and bills of fare of toe fifteenth
century. That date is about two centuries before
Queen Anne: and whoever would be utterly utter
in serving a dinner, according to the cor
rect date and style, must go back two
hundred years or so, in the dining-room
furnishing, and substitute wooden bowls
and pewter platters for “keramics. ” And,
as for the forks, not even in the palace in England
were they known till the sixteenth centutry. Bluff
Harry, the much-married, who died in 1547, never
used’a fork. T he great Queen Bess had several
presented to her, but used toe article only on state
occasions, probably when the foreign ambassa
dors were present who had brought her the
“aesthetic” article, asagiftfitforasovereizn. High
breeding, in those days, consisted in skill in so
using the fingers that the hand should not be
The sea tides faintly rise afar,
And—wings of all the breezes furled—
Seem slowly borne o’er beach and bar,
Dream murmurings from u spirit world,
Through throbbing drum and bugle trill
The distil ill calm seems deeper still—
Deep us that faith whose cordial dew
Hath soothed top Gray and charmed the Blue,
Poor Virginia
Norfolx Landmark.
We have been told that we take too gloomy a view
1 the situation, and that we ought to “cheer up
the people.”
Our idea of toe duty of a journalist is that he
ought to tell the truth as he understands it, and we
can see nothing to “cheer up the people” with in
the present outloo 1 ..
We understand perfectly well that heads edito
rial may be stuck in toe sand, but to what good
| end?
Results are not altered thereby, and our judg-
nent Is that we have now, and lor toe first time,
O’er Ashley’s breast the autumn smiles.
All mellowed in her hazy fold.
While the white arms of languid isles
Are girdled by ethereal gold.
All nature whispers: Warts o’er.
Fierce feuds have fled our sea and shore;
Old wrongs forgot, old ties renew,
O heroes of the Gray and Blue!
wno was tne positive sovereign of south Carolina, using the lingers that the hand should not be
Calhoun ruled it intellectually, and partially and ; smeared quite to the wrist. Thisaccompfishment.by
practically. And he was a great man. indeed. Ido . the way, may be useful now at picnics orwito trav-
not know how much personal disappointment piers who regale themselves in railway care. As to
might have influenced his strong positions on toe toe nature of toe viands, we may infer, in toe con-
slsveiy question, but it seemed to me that his views dition of the nineteenth century stomach, that the
are probably sincere. He was of that antique Ro- grace liefore meat might be with a reserve of
May good digestion wail on appetite,
Andhealthon both.”
The Southern Palm and Northern Pine
No longer clash through leaf and bough;
Tranquilities of depth benign
Have bound their blending foliage now.
Serene they shine in sunlit noon.
Or, tranced by cloudless star and moon,
Their equal shadows softly play
Above the Blue, across the Gray.
—Paul H. Hayne, in Harper’s Weekly.
INDISTINCT PftlNl
mrill IS U1LU ns jm.s .11,n, biiu 1UI UiU i.rsv u 1 lit ,
fairly entered on the revolution foreshadowed at
Appomattox.
One after another the conservative checks and
balances of the state have been broken, until now
the executive and legislative branches of our gov
ernment hgve passed into the hands of a majority
of our population, made up of blacks and whites,
with the former in the numerical preponderance.
If any gentleman can show us anything cheerful
in this we shall be thankful.
But the worst has not been told. The judiciarv
is to be made a partisan machine. We alreadv
know something of this, and arc destined to know
more
“Why, then, should we “cheer up the people?”
If our critic had said animate the people to main
tain their rights there would have been sense in toe
suggestion—sense, pluck and manliness; but no
good can come of self-deception.
We are confronted by a horde of negroes, who
hold the balance of power and are to lie rewarded.
Colonel Cameron led them into “the war,” and
they arc to lie paid bounties and rations, and will
have them.
The town charters are to be tampered with, tlie
poll-tax is to be taken off, the juries are to be mix
ed, toe courts to be packed, and the future Is any
thing but cheerful.
\V ’ ? ent ^ eni . an ’ We ran resist by all lawful means each and every
*> - k - 1 otttger, was afflicted w itli rheumatism encroachment. We ran hand together and exercise
for three years and had used numerous medi- a moral power, and, if wc can do nothing else, wc
cines without avail. A bottle of St. Jacobs ran show that we are men enough to try and protect
Oil cured him. society from the calamities which are threatened.