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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
VOLUME XIV.
TUESDAY MORNING*,. JULY 4, 18.82.
PRICE 5 CENTS
DURING THE WEEK.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
Ears* Fire* at Fortes* Monro* and Baa Francisco—
Yellow f.Ttr Xakea Ita Appearance—Reels:-
nation of Jadgo Underwood—Events
of the Week In Atlanta.
Monday, June 20.—Guiteau’s death warrant
signed. Beecher justifies the strikes among
the laboring men. The kbedive’s life said to
be in danger from the fanatics. The governor
of New Jersey has issued a proclamation
against the strikers. A $20,000 fire at Fortress
M<Miroe; $115,000 fire in San Francisco. A
Californian saloon-keeper kills his wife and
poisons himself. The South Carolina legisla
ture convened in extra session. A Manitoba
train runs down an embankment, killing five
persons. A proposition has been made for
the adjournment of congress on the 10th of
July. One thousand refugee Jews leave Liv
erpool every week. The pauper class only
are sentto America. In the City—Willis Big
ger* died on Sunday. A dead baby found iti
Itoach’s alley. Fulton county's primary will
be held on the 8th of July. George Hickman,
a sixteen-year old white boy severely kicked
by a mule. Hiram Smith, carpenter, fell six
teen feet from the top of a house and was
severely injured. One Atlanta lawyer makes
$1.5,000 a week. R. H. Knapp is running for
the legislature. Two Atlanta barbers held a
razor tournament.
Tuesday, June 27.—The Boston freight
lmndloty join in the strike. A fatal case of
yellow fever developed in New Orleans, a
* second in Pensacola, und a third in Wilming
ton. Delaware. Tliecottou seed crushers meet
in New York. A New Mexico gambler kills
four men, for which he ia lynched. At a Ma
sonic festival in Kentucky three men were
killed. Two men lynched at Fort Thomas,
Arizona. Active war preparations in England,
in anticipation of Egyptian complication. In
the city—Six divorces granted in Fulton
superior court. Five French factory hands
have been brought to the city. Thigpen, who
is in jail in connection with the forgery in
the Broad will case, is playing crazy. J <mes
Estes died from blood-poisoning. Mrs. Mad
den’s musical concert well attended. The
public school examinations in progress. W.
L. Clark, editor Atlanta Republican, as
saulted by three men. Dogs escaping from
the city pound have killed and eaten two
cows. Atlanta is a centre of fashion for 1,500
square miles of territory.
Wednesday, June 28.—The naval bill lias
been introduced in congress. It provides for
large additions to the service. Thirty thou
sand Egyptians are starving. The Molly Ma
guires arc again breaking out in Pennsyl
vania. An attempt to blow upn jail in Maine
by use of gunpowder, frustrated. The Maine
democrats have indorsed Daisied forgovernor.
Robert E. Pattison, df Philadelphia, has been
nominated by the democrats for governor of
Pennsylvania. Elijah VauCouglinet hanged
in Kingston, Canada. In the city—The dog
catchers are actively at work. Atlanta has a
swimming club. The books of the state treas
urer are balanced every Friday at 4 o’clock.
A steam .roller, for crushing rock on the
streets, hits been set at work. Rev. H. C.
Horpady lias been titled D.D., by Mercer uni
versity. Judge Underwood has resigned from
the bench, lion .'Joel Branham has been ap
pointed in his stead.
Thursday, June 29.—An express train,
Long Branch for New York, went through.!
bridge '"dumping in " live curs. Among the
wounded were General Grant, Wendell Gar
rison nnd others. Five were hilled outright-
Kdwin Booth is in England. Hon. George T.
Barnes, of Augusta, is a candidate for con
gressman at large. In the city—Ice is scarce
The new waterwork machinery is ready. A
shoe factory is to be established. Several
persons overcome by the excessive heat.
The closing exercises of the girl’s high school
took place—twenty eight graduates.
Friday, June 30.—Guitenu hung in jail
yard at Washington nnd buried in yard.
Congressman Hawks, of Illinois, dead. The
jury in the Malley case returned a verdict of
not guilty, and the prisoners were released.
The repression bill passed the British house of
commons. The Irish members were suspended
during the sitting. In the city—Barton
Thrasher, formerly of Atlanta, died in Flor
ida St Clair Abrnms^on a visit to the city.
Dr. F. II. O’Brien narrowly escaped drown
ing. Miss Menia Byers died in Gainesville.
The Oliver Jones house, built before the war,
burned ttf th£ ground.
Saturday, July 1.—The house of represen
tatives has passed a bill for the issuance of a
two per cent. bond. For the first time in
thirty years the receipts arc equal to the ex
penditures of the post office department. The
sultan consents to carry out the provisions of
the European conference relative to Egypt.
The repression bill has passed the bouse of com
mons. In the city—Ex-policeman Puss has
been arrested for forgery. A canal is projected
at Rome, Mr. R. B. Trippe has lost his piace
as United States district attorney. A young
white man, named Alec Bem>n, stabbed live
times on Jackson street. Judge Branham
sworn in. The Atlanta band is ready to play,
A runaway prisoner shot by a policeman
Bishop Gross in the city. The fast mail has
been resumed on the Air-Line.
UucrcUl Traveler** Aoorelatloa.
Belle contain, Ohio June 27.—The Travelers
Protective association of the United States
held their first organized meeting here Sunday.
The association numbers 150 members, a large
proportion of whom were present. J L liuston.
,lr, of New York, waa elected president; Frank J
MtCotioth.of Philadelphia, vice president: and J
K Stone, of Cincinnati, secret* I an treasurer.
John P Filler, of Cincinnati, an VH Brown and
K W Hull.of Cleveland, were elec 'directors. The
object of the association is purelj. the interest
of commercial travelers in the matters of ac
quaintance, abolition or reduction of license rates
on baggage, hotel accommodation, etc. A grand
banquet was given them at the Mittenberger house,
and the opera house was thrown open free of
charge. The association attended the Methodist
church in a bidy to-day and had a special sermon
Rev. Oliver Kennedy.
Pension Boreas Main use Mr at.
Washington, June 30.—Applicants for pensions
will be glad tq know that Commissioner Dudley be
lieves the new force which congress has provided
for hfs office will enable him to settle up pending ar
rears cases withiuoneyear,and todlsposeof theen
rears cases withiuone year, and todlsposeot trie en
tire accumulation of applicttious of all kinds within
three years. A vast number of applications for the
uew cferkships have been received from all parts of
the country. The appointments are to he appor
tioned among the auvtes and territories, acco-uing
to population, but gone will be made upon political
or other Influences, Fitness for the work mast be
proved. The higher grade of new vacancies will be
‘ kept|,
filed at once, but be .
lions of the new force have been developed, w hen
promotions will be made, both from the old and the
new forces, according to fitness.
ForUcntennat Governor-
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
Haiuusbi-rg, Fa., June 29.—Chauncey Black, of
York, son of Jeremiah S. Black, was nominated for
lieutenant governoron the first ballot.
1 The MUItarv Drill.
T.orisviu.B, Ky.. June 29.—The judges in the
contest for the military drill prizes, have decided to
award in the following order: Crescent, of New Or
leans, first; iChickasaws, of Memphis, second;
Porters, of Nashville, third; and Fa wpaws, oi
Little Rock, fourth.
CHARLES J. GU1TEAU
ON THE SCAFFOLD
WASHINGTON.
The Scene* In and Around the Jail—Gulteau Breaks
Down as the Hour Draws High—A Medley of
Fear and Conceit—'The Death Froeeselon.
On the Gallows—Into the Talley.
p.n until the quallfi ci-
jsenil
Washington, June 27.—Senator David Davis’s
bill to create a dburt ol appeals for the pnrposo of
relieving the supreme court, has for some time been
in the hands of a sfib-commlttce of the house judi
ciary committee. This sub-committee, beb.ff una
ble, after several meetings, to roach a conclusion,
has returned the-bill to the full committee. It was
fold some weeks ago that the majority of the com
mittee, and many other members, preferred Repre-
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resentative Manning’s bill to the Davis blll.but
now said that several members ot the house who
have advocated the Manning bill are supporting
the Davis bill. The supreme court la understood to
desire iht- passage of the Davis bill, and the house
committee has re
it.
i received many petitions in favor of
1 A Novel Way to Avoid Arrest.
Denver, Colorado, June 27.—John Bobinson's
circus was attached by ten employes to-day. The
men all claim that they were not paid their full
wages, and entered claims to the amount of Beveral
hundred dollars, tine of the circus men Johh
duelling, the elephant trainer, knocked a man
down, and a consul le went out to the tent to arrest
him. While the officer was searching for Snefilng
the latter walked into the lion’s cag and coolly sa
down. When the officer approached Snelling in
vited him in, but he refused, and left without mak
og the arrest.
A Cartons Trial.
Petersburg, Va., Juue 29.—The Surrey county
court has been engaged the past two days in the
trial of Virginia Booth and Mary Booth, colored
aged 14 aud 15, respectively, for tho murder of Mrs
*’ " Gray nnd Travis Jones, who were killed by
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twenty more witnesses are to be examined,
sidcrable interest is manifested as to tho result of
the trial.
The Virginia Famine Ended.
Danville, Va. June 50.—Since May l there have
been shipped to the people of Patrick county from
the Dattvllle and New River railroad depot here
18,000 barrels of flour. 2.000 bushels of corn, 2,100
bushels of meal, 5 barrels of bread, 500 pounds of
bncou, 18 barrels of herriugs, 10 barrels of molasses,
200 pounds of coffee, and 5 barrels ol coal oil. Let
ters have just been received from leading citizens
of Patrick county by the cgmntftMB of distribution
'.dHSfJ tflki-the-pftwlsioiTii on; hunts,'Sha
MnfMtti
those of which they have notice of coming, wifi be
sufficient for their people.
QUITEAU. AS HE WAS WHEN ARRESTED.
THE LAST DAY.
us; Christ have mercy on us; Lamb of God
that takest away the sins of the world, have
mercy on ns. Amen and amen.”
3$ . the demeanor op the culprit.
During the prayer Guiteau stood with
bowed head. At its conclusion Dr. Hicks
opened the Bible, and Guiteau, in fi r m tones,
said: “I will read a selection from the tenth
chapter of Matthew, from the 28th to the
41-1 verse, inclusive.” He then read in a
clear, strong voice, and with good
intonation, showing little, if any,
nervousness. Dr. Hicks produced the manu
script which was prepared by the prisoner this
morning, and held it betore him while Gui-
Jgau read. While Dr. Hicks was arranging
the nianuscript’Guiteau exhibited slight ner-
di ' - - -
vousness, and moved several times from one
foot to the. other. He soon recovered his
composure, looked over the sea of up-turned
faces and said: ‘‘lam now going to read to
you my last, dying prayer.”
a peculiar prayer.
He then read in a loud tone and with de-
“rinct and deliberative impress the following:
‘My dying prayer on the gallows. Father,
iow I go to Thee and the Savior. I have fin-
The Frazer Ulver Flood*.
Victoria, B. C. t July L—Frazer river has fallen
ten feet, and the farmers are beginning to foot up
their losses In fences alone it is thought thatSlOO,-
000 has been lost, and in tlig destruction of crops,
farm-buildings, stin k and implements, bridges and
roads, at least $400,000 more. Railway tracks aud
Bridges were damaged orcarried away, and the wag
on road submerged and the cribbing washed away.
Object of Mr. Coakllnc’o Visit.
Washington, July 1.—Ex-Senator Cockling
called on the president this morning. If his jour
ney has a political object it has not disclosed itself
yet. Irreverent persons have surmised that he has
come to help Senator Cameron distribute the ”300/
medals. ,
Tho South Carolina Lexlftlalnrc.
Columbia, June 27 —1 be legislature met in ex
tra aessiou to-day, pursuant to the call of the gov
ernor, to redistrict the state. A bill was introduced
in the house to amend and declare the law relating
criminal
to challenges oLjurors by the state In
cases, and one to declare the Jaw in relation to
standing aside jurors in certain cases. A resolu
tion was offered toadjonrn sine die July 7th.
A GarOeld Window lor Williams College.
New York, June 27.—Mr. Cyrus \V. Field has
presented to Williams college a memorial window
to the late President Garfield. This work of art, by
Mr. Lafarge, is one of the best he has yet produced.
flow the Brest of the Day Approached and Paused
Away.
Washington, United States Jail, 9:45 a.
m.—Guiteau was vtry restless during the
most of the latter part of the night, not sleep
ing more than twenty minutes at a time. To
wards morning he fell into a sounder sleep
from sheer exhaustion. He rose a tgw mo
ments r.fter five, and breakfasted heartily at
G:Sju., When the cook took his breakfast into
,thq cell, Guiteau told him to bring his dinner
in at 11 o’clock promptly. Rev. Dr. Hicks,
wito remained at the jail all night, was called
into the prisoner's cell soon after he rose and
held a conversation on religious subjects with
him. At 8 o' clock Dr. Hicks saw the prisoner
again, when he made a request to have a
bath, and asked the reverened gentleman to
S 3 out and see the scaffold. Guiteau desired
im to arrange with the warden to have the
trap sprung as soon after 12 o’clock as pos
sible. He also expressed considerable anxie
ty lest some accident should occur, and in
sisted that Dr. Hicks should see that the
Scaffold and its apnurtenances were all in
proper aud safe condition.
. a ridiculous episode.
After Guiteau had disposed of these mat
ters, he read a poem composed by himself,
which he called “simplicity or religious baby
talk.” After reading it aloud be atteninted,
to sing it, but broke down in ilnr’cfiort,. winch
would have appeared quite ridiculous if the
occasion had been less solemn. Guiteau then
talked for some time about his future. He
remarked that his heart was tender. “I don’t
think,” he said, “I tan go through this ordeal
without weeping, not because of any great
weakness, for principle in me is strong, but
because I am nearer the other world. I hold
to the idea that God inspired me.”
dROWISO nervous and fiduety.
After ten o clock Guiteau expressed a de
sire to take a bath, and a large tub was
taken into his cell. At that hour no one,
save the “death watch,” was with him.
Guiteau nervously disrobed and plunged into
the bath. It was quite apparent to the guard
who was closely watching his every move
ment, that his object in asking for a bath was
simply to obtain some employment which
might distract his thoughts from the dread
contemplation of his approaching death. He
evinced increased nervousness, and his un
certain movements, distrait manner and the
marked tremor in his tones when he attempt
ed to speak, impressed the guard with the be
lief that he was rapidly weakening, and the
opinion was expressed by some jail offi
cers that he would be unable to control
his emotions when the dread moment
arrived, and even if he did not
completely break down and make a scene,
that he would be unable, from nervous ex
citement, to carry out the programme .upon
the scaffold which he announced. The ro-
now 1 go
isbed the work Thou gavest me to do, and I
am only too happy to go to Thee. The world
does not yet cjipreciate my mission, bat
I hou knowest it. Thou knowest Thou didst
inspire Garfield’s removal, and only good has
('•line from it. This is the best evidence that
ti.e inspiration came from Thee, and I have
it set- forth in my book that all
iien may read and know that
1 hou, Father, didst inspire the act
f'»r which I am now murdered. This govern
ment and nation by this act, I know, will in
cur Thy eternal enmity as did the Jews by
killing Thy man, my Saviour. The retribu
tion in that case came quick and sharp, and I
k^ow Thy divine law of retribution will
strike this nation and my murderers in the
rf*ne way. The diabolical spirit of this na
tion, its government and its newspapers to
ward me will justify Thee in cursing them,
a.id I know that Thy divine law of retribu
tion is inexorable. I, therefore, predict that
ti is nation will go down in blood, and that
iuy murderers, from the executive to the
hangmen will go to hell. Thy laws are inexor
able, oli, Thou Supreme Judge! Woe un to the
men that violate Thy laws. Only weeping
and gnashing of teeth awaits them. *The
American press has a large bill to, settle with
Thee, righteous Father, for their'vindictive
ness in this matter. Nothing but blood will
satisfy them, and now my blood be on them
aud this nation and its officials. Arthur, the
pt Jeident, is a coward and an ingrate. His
ingratitude to the man that made him and
sa - ed his party and the land from overthrow,
lit- s no parallel in history, but Thou, righteous
If: fhpr will inHcfA him Tfuthoi* Titori
F: ther, will judge him. Father, Thou know
et ■ me, but the world hath not known me,
&l ;1 now I go-to Thee, and the Savior without
tl ' slightest ill will toward a human being.
Ferewell, ye men of earth.”
sjwg* the verses produced,
'/hen he had finished reading his prayer,
In again surveyed the crowd and said, still
w h a firm voice: “I am now going to read
sc ;ie verses which are intended to indicate
in , feeling at the moment oi leaving this
wi'Vid. If set to music they may be rendered
eic ciive. The idea is that of a child bab-
bfi lg to his mamma and li'is papa. I wrote it
this morning about ten o’clock.” He then
commenced to chant these verses in a sad,
doWuLatyle:
ami will lie snipped to morrow to be placed in the
Siege. ~ '
cha pel ol the college. The cost is over $4,000. The
window is pointed, and measures nine feet nine
inches by three feet six inches.
Inervselac Their Stock.
Galvestox, June 26.—The News’ Austin special
says: The Rio Grande and Pecos railroad compa
ny has filed a resolution of the stockholders 'increas
ing the capital stock to $20,000,000.
A Texan Encounter.
Loredo, Texas, June 26.—There was a desperate
encounter yesterday between Brown, the murderer
of Deputy Sheriff Johnson, and a few rangers at
station on the International and Great Northern
road called Ciboleo. Brown was killed and two
men were wounded—one dangerously.
Two More Murder* In Ireland.
London, June 29.—Tho marquis of Clanricardo
was murdered this in .ruing on his way home i^oia
Notts. He waa CO you ., of age and a man ol much
prominence. Mr. Bluke, who was also killed, was
a cousin of Lord Clouiicarde, and was over 70 years
old. He had refused police protection, although
his life had bean threatened several time.
The Darning Mines.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 28.—The plan of the
Wilkesbarre Coal and Irou company to flood the
Diamond mine from tha eusquelianna river is
abandoned .1 Would require a cutting forty feet
deep and one-third of u mile long. A mountain
stream is running into the mine, bnt is rapidly
drying up. The fire extended lorty feet south.
The thermometer 1,000feet Irom the tire is 100-
Qam Victoria Nearly Loses ■ Sob.
Loxdon, June 29.—The British consul at Coruna,
Spain, telegraphs that the duke of Edinburg, while
fishing recently near li.tyona, hooked a large fish.
In his attempt to haul It in be lost his footing and
was dragged into water sixteen feet deep. He was
carried under four times After struggling for half
~aso.
an hour he succeeded in reaching land
Talc's Flnssctnl Condition.
New Haven, J une 29.—At a meeting of the Yal
alumni to-day, a statement of the college finance
was made showing the funds ol the academic de
partment to be $793,525; the Sheffield scientific
school, $365,774: the university fund, including the
Woolsey fund. Sift*. 183; the Daniel lyler Colt fund,
S100.IM): the theological department, $321,284; the
medical department. $28,519; the an school, $75,000,
and the law school, *10.000.
Gold Under San FraaeUeo
San Francisco, Juue 29.—An experienced miner,
with some associates, has taken up a quartz .claim
within the limits of this city, near the Industrial
school. The lode is claimed to be over 600 feet
wide and to be traecable two miles. A tunnel has
been begun. Assays of the rock run from a trace
of gold and stiver to over twelve dollars per ton.
The Filth Death.
^ Long Branch, July 1.—William R. Garrison died
tills morning, making the fifth death from Thurs
day's accident, llis death bed .was surrounded by
family and friends. He did not regain conscious
ness before his death.
Sole
Danville, July 1.—Since the first of October there
have been sold in this market 20,414,000 pounds of
leaf tobacco at an average of $9.69 per hundred
against 22,953,000 pounds at an average of 9.75 for
tho same period of the proceeding year.
An Advance la Waxes.
Special to The Constitution.
New York, July 1.—The officers of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad company to-day
advanced the wages of .their* employes, dating
Irom to-day.
Death nr n StoUlan.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
—Middleton*. N. Y., July 1.—Imperial, 15 year old
stallion, by Rysdyck's Hambletonian. owned by
** Mills, of this place, died yesterday. »Val-
James M. .
ued at five thousand dollais.
I l am going to the Lordy,
til J i sin so gled I
— I am going to the Lordy,
lam so glad! * .
I am going to the Lordy,
Glory, hallelujah! Glory, hallelujah!
I am going to the lordy!
BLAINE AND SENEY.
TWO OPINIONS ON THE STATE OF
THE SOUTH.
An Interview With Dick Thompson on the State
and Prospects ot the DeLe*sep’s Canal—Sx-Sec
retary Blaine on the South and its Fa ure.
Mr. Geo. I. Seney's Enthusiasm.
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Hew York, June 27.—The Fifth avenue ho
tel is a sort of business as well as political
headquarters for the representatives of the
business interests of the south and west This
morning I “met up with,” as you say down
in Georgia, Colonel Dick Thompson, Hayes’s
secretary of the navj, and now president of
the Panama ship canal company. I asked
the old gentleman what progress they were
making in their work, and with characteristic
enthusiasm he answered:
“We are doing splendidly, splendidly. De-
Lesseps is a greater genius thdp I at first sup
posed him to be, and even then I placed a
very high estimate on him. We had some
trouble in getting the proper- officers in tbe'
management down there, and although they
were governed and controlled almost directly
from Paris, the old count has succeeded in
eliminating about all the bad material, and'
our working force is now in splendid condi
tion.’ 1
How about the terrible fatality among
your employes which I have 1 noticed in the
newspapers, colonel?”
“The entire fatality among our people down
there has been but 27. Possibly some of the
sick who left there have since died, but the
health pf our people is quite as good as could
be expected in any locality so near the equa
tor; in fact, it is better.”
“When do you expect to get your work
done?” I asked.
“The canal will be completed within six
years.”
“Have you the money?” was my next in
terrogatory.
“We have thirty million dollars of the cap
ital, which makes nearly half, was subscribed
and paid for before any of. the work was done.
An additional one-fourth has since been
called and paid in.'
‘Wliat do you think of the other ship ca-
nals ASprpnngpfl nr 1&ma’a shin rnilro»v?’>
oposed, or Eads’s ship railway? 1
! been so busy with our own affairs
MYRIADS OF ARM Y WORMS
Said to bo Moving on Philadelphia From Three Side*-
The Destrnctlon Made.
Philadelphia, July 1.—The army worm
in millions and myriads, is moving'from al
most every quarter toward Philadelphia. In
Delaware and on the eastern shore of Mary
land it has appeared in countless thousands
and is overrunning the country from Kent
county, Delaware, and Caroline county, Ma
ryland, to such an extent as to fill the farmers
with great alarm. Largo numbers are moving
north, and some of them have got into New
castle county as far as Wilmington. They at
tack timothy fields and destroy every leaf on
the stalks. In fields where there are mixed
grasses they eat up tho timothy without dis
turbing the others. Fields of young corn
have been stripped to the ground, and even
the stalks of tough well-grown corn have
been destroyed by the devouring millions
Fortunately, the wheat is beyond their
reach, and no harm has heen done to the
ripening grain. At points on the Delaware
railroad and the branch Pennsylvania roads
the great masses of insects have in crossing
been encountered by trains, which have been
tue
detained because the engines in pnssing
over those on the rails have crushed them
into a slippery mass. On the Delaware nnd
Chesajieake road recently a special train,
which haa stopped'to avoid a collision with
4i drove of cattle, was started again with diffi
culty, on accouht of the large number of
worms which were crossing the track, it being
impossible to get the wheels of the locomo
tive started for some limp. Reports from New
Jersey and upper Pennsylvania say that tho
army worm is also sweeping over large sec
tions of country,destroying the hay and dam-
Agiug the young corn. The worms seem to
be moving south and west, and as those from
Delaware find Maryland arc moving north, all
of them may meet somewhere near this city.
A DIVIDED CITY.
I love the Lordy with all my soul,
tunda was thrown open at 10 o’clock, and the
' kt
newspaper men flocked in. There were few
others there except the jail guards and asquad
of artillerymen. Early this morning the
prisoners in the part of the jail overlooking
all
the court where the gallows stands were
removed to other quarters. Seventy police
men were posted along the roadway outside
the building. In addition to the jail guard,
all the available men of battery C United
States artillery are on duty inside the jail.
the awful moment.
At 12:25 p. m. the loud steam whistle was
blown at the work house, which was near the
jail. This whistle usually blows at 12 o’clock
and by it Guiteau was in the habit of reckon
ing his time. The delay to-day was by spe
cial arrangement, so that its startling sum
mons might not come before the officers were
ready. Two minutes later the iron gates at
the end of the corridor clanked; then "War
den Crocker made his appearance, and a mo
ment later the familiar figure of Guiteau was
seen. His face was pallid, and the muscles
about his mouth moved nervously. Other
than this, there were no signs of faltering.
MOVING TOWARD THE SCAFFOLD.
The procession moved quietly to the scaf
fold, and Guiteau ascended twelve somewhat
steep steps with as much steadiness as could
be expected from a man whose arms were
tightly pinioned behind him. At the last
step he faltered for a moment, but was as
sisted by officers, who walked one upon either
side. I?non reachincr the Dlatform Gnitean
side. Upon reaching the platform Guiteau
was placed immediately behind the drop,
facing to the front of the scaffold. Captain
Coleman stood upon his right, Mr. Robert
Stung upon his left, Mr. Woodward directly
behind him, Mr. Jones took a position
on the north side near the upright of the
beam, and General Crocker (the warden) took
his position at the southeast comer of the
struciure. There was a slight delay while a
crowd of 250 or more spectators, pushing and
jostling through the door leading from the
rotunda and the corridor, at the lower end of
which the gallows was placed.
on the trap.
Guiteau, meanwhile, gazed upon the crowd,
e the Lonly with al
Glory, hallelujah!
And that is the reason
1 am going to the Lord,
Glory, hallelujah! Glory, hallelujah!
I am going to the laird!
[Here Guiteau’s voice failed and he bowed
his head and broke into sobs, but he rallied
a little and went on with his chant.]
m.
I saved my party and my land,
Glory hallelujah!
But they have murdered me for 1L
And that is the reason
I am going to the Loidy:
Glory hallelujah! Glory hallelujah!
1 am going to the Lordy.
[Here again his feelings overcame him and
he leaned his head on the shoulder of Mr.
Hicks and sobbed pitifully. Still he went
on:]
I wonder what I will do
When I get to the Lordy:
1 guess that I will weep no more.
When I get to the Lordy:
Glory hallelujah! Glory hallelujah!
[Here there waa another interruption caused
by sobs and emotion which he was unable
to" repress. He wept bitterly, and then with
quivering lips, and mournful tones he went
on to finish his ditty.]
1 wonder what I will see
When 1 get to the Lordy,
1 expect to see most splendid things,
Beyond all earthly conception
When I am with the Loray,
Glory, hallelujah!
[Raising his voice to the highest pitch that
he could command,]
Glory, hallelujah!
I am with the Lord!
BLESSED BY HICKS.
This closed the chant, and then Rev. Mr.
Hicks gave to Guiteau his final benediction
and farewell, saying: “God, the Father, be
with thee, and give thee peace forevermore.”
The attendants then pinioned his legs, places
the noose over his head and carefully ad'
justed it about his neck. Mr. Strong placed
the black cap over his head.
into eternity !
As he did so Guiteau called out in loud
tones: “Glory, glory, glory!” Instantly the
spring was touched, the drop fellat_ 12:40 p.
body
looked upward at tbe beam over his head,
. . c |j - — “ "
By Fire.
Jackson, Miss., July 1.—The court house at Mag
nolia, with all the records aud papers, was de-
ndiurism is sus-
stroyed by fire this morning, Intern
ected.
In a toUlalan.
Loxdox, May 29.—The bark Bergloit from
Charleston to Bristol, was abandonel last evening _ _
off Cook Haven, alter having been in collision with ‘ houses down and nearly all of the stores,
a steamer. All hands saved. « [ persons were killed and25 injured.
A Pcaanjlraalaa Cycloae-
Greenville, I’m., July L—A cyclone struck Coal
ville, Butler county, last night, blowing half the
Two
and quickly made a survey of all the dread
paraphernalia. As soon as the crowd had
gained access. General Crocker waved to them
to uncover and ail heads were bared. Dr.
Hicks made an invocation in these words:
“Father, out Of the depths we cry to thee;
hear thou our supplication, for the sake of
Jesus Christ, our Savior, who haa
made a full propitiation for us. Behold, this,
Tbv servant! We humbly pray that Thou
wilt be present at this supreme moment of
his life. Let Thy light descend upon him;
liberate his soul from prison; may
he appear before You absolved by Thy
great mercy from blood guiltiness. De
liver him and us. Oh, God! Have mercy on
ung in the air. The body
turned partly aroundT but there was not the
slightest perceptible movement of the limbs
or any evidence of conscious effort to move
them. , •
THE BODY LOWERED.
For at least forty seconds after the drop fell
the body hung motionless, then there was a
slight motion of the shoulders and legs due
to muscular contraction. Three minutes
after the trap fell, the body was lowered to be
examined by the physicians. Taere was a
decided action of the heart for fully fourteen
minutes, and the pulse fluttered two minutes
longer. When the body' had hung with the
feet just touching the ground for over half an
hour, it was lowered into the coffin, which
was waiting for it under the scaffold. The
I have
that I have not found time .to investigate
those of the people engaged in similar work.
No matter what they do, we will build our
canal.”
As I turned away from Colonel Thompson,
I observed ex-Senator Conk ling- in conversa
tion with a couple of young men who were
soliciting his recommendations in their favor
to secure employment. The senator listened
with attention to their request, and then said,
“Yes, the gentleman is a friend of mine. I
will go with you at once and see if my good
offices will benefit you.” It seemed to me
that the senator is not now averse to making
all the friends possible.
BLAINE ON the SOUTH.
The other day while ex-Secretary Blaine
was here I inyited him to accompany me for
a drive.through Central park and out on the
hills overlooking the Hudson at Mount
Washington. As we drove along the subject
bf’ffce "trouble in Ireland came up, when the
;
“The mislaKe w'liicn the British govfetn-
ment-is making in dealing with the Irish is
very similar to the one which we made in re
constructing the southern states after the war.
We were trying political reconstruction when
our objectsliould have been that of the mate
rial reconstruction of the country, which had
lately been desolated by war. No govern
ment can be so bad as to provoke complaints
when the people have reasonable material
prosperity, and no government can be good
enough or mild enough to satisfy a people
who are starving. If we had made a govern
ment donation of fifty million dollars for the
purpose of constructing a railway from
Charleston to the southern end of California,
and spent every dollar of it between Charles
ton and the Mississippi river, in the first three
years following the war, the problem of re
construction would have solved itself; the
people would have had business interests in
stead of politics to have occupied their atten
tion.”
From your point of view, how do you re
gard the future of the south?”
“Look upon the southern states as almost a
virgin territory for enterprise and paying in
vestments, and I believe that within ten
years the material increase in' the southern
states east of the Mississippi river will equal,
if it does not surpass, that of the northwest
ern states west of the Mississippi. So far as I
can learn tbe people down there are paying
very little attention to political matters, but
are devoting tiieir entire energies fo tbe finan
cial and material reconstruction of their sec
tion of the country.
OUT OF OFFICE.
“To change the subject, Mr. Blaine, how
do you feel out of office, after your long
term of public service?”
“Well,” said he, “let’s stop the horses and
lay down on the grass, then I will tell you.”
The carriage stopped and we found a com
fortable place in the shade, when he said:
“There has been nothing in my public life,
or in the favors bestowed upon me by the peo
ple of which I find any reason to complain,
but now I can tell you how I have entirely,
as to myself, dropped out of politics and
dropped into business. I have a sort of dim re
collection that I was once engaged in politics,
butmy business affairs so preoccupy my mind
that I rarely have time to think of the polit
ical past, and I am gratified to say that my
remembrance of that past is only of its pleas
ant features.”
“As you are so thoroughly a business man,
Mr. Blaine, and have so much faith in the
future of the south, I suppose you will make
some investments there?”
“I have already made: me profitable in
vestments in Virginia. I ' nvested twenty-
eight thousand dollars in; railway and sub-
The RcaJJuHter* and the Democrnta Orxantxo Sepa
rate City Councils In I'ctcreburx.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
Petersburg, Va.. July 1.—The incoming
common council has a readjuster majority.
It held its first meeting this afternoon and or
ganized. Colonel Jos. P. Minetree; leading
readjuster, was elected president,
and T. R. Russell citv auditor.
These officers were elected for a term of two
years. The opening of the session of council
was rendered stormy aud exciting by the
democrats and the readjusters both calling
the auditor’s roll of members simulta
neously. This led to great disorder.
The. election of Colonel Minetree was charac
terized by the democratic councilmen as ille
gal and unconstitutional on the ground that
he is a member of the state board of visitors
ta Virginia military institute. Mr. Smith,
democrat, *who was elected president of the
council, claimed the right to call the council,
to order, but the readjuster councilmen
refused to grant him the privilege. The dem
ocratic councilmen entered a protest against
all the rules and ordinances adopted by the
council. Resolutions repudiating the action
of the democratic council in electing the
different city .officers were adopted. The
readjuster councilmen elected a police force
and different city officers against which tne
democratic councilmen entered their protest.
The now police-corps was sworn a into office
this evening. To-night two separate police
forces are ou duty.
physicians decided at once that the neck had
been broke
Washington, July L—Guiteau’s body was
buried in the northeast corner of the jail * at
four o’clock this afternoon. The body was
borne from the chapel upon the shoulders of
six of the jail prisoners, and without
aqy ceremony or service lowered into the
ground. The only persons present were John
W. Guiteau, Dr. Hicks, Warden Crocker and
son, Mr. Wright, undertaker, Ward, engineer
of the jail. Deputy Warden Russ, Captain
Crocker and the six prisoners who acted as
pall bearers.
CrREBNBACK MADNESS,
A HtntsnsVariy A«*emtilate InT T4S*S—A Mixture of
Politic* and Profanity.
Galveston, July 1.—A delayed special to
the News, dated Fort Worth, June 30th, says:
On the reassembling of the greenback state
convention last night, the question of the in
dorsement of Congressman Jones for governor -
arose, when a most disgraceful wrangle en--'
sued. Scores of delegates were on the lloor aU
once, all speakingand gesticulating violently*
The members shook their fists in tho chair
man’s face, declaring that he had no
rights. One member crossed the
floor, barking like a dog. Another
rang a bell, and considerable profanity was
indulged in. At 12 o’clock, amid great con
fusion the convention adjourned. This
morning, on the question of the nomination,
discord sprang up. Speeches for three hours
ensued, and when harmony was restored
General Weaver was called forth and spoke.
Immediately after adjournment a ratification
meeting was held when the programme in
cluded speeches of a more reckless character
than ever. One speaker said that before ■
he would work for starvation wages
he would steal. Another said' it might
be necessary before the greenback party was
successful that blood should be sited. He
was ready to shed his blood. All the speakers'
were working for the negro vote. About a
dozen speeches were made. The platform
committee reported indorsing the platform of
the party at Chicago in 1880, also declaring
that the democratic and republican parties in
the state had outlived their usefulness, and
calling upon the people of the state to join in
an independent movement. The convention
adjourned subject to the call of the chairman
of the executive committee.
A DISGRACEFUL SCENE
sequentiy sold by interest. or one hundred
d, leaving me a net of seventy-two
thousan
thousand in less than one year. I have'some
investments in coal and timber lands in Geor
gia and Alabama, and I expect to run down
there in September or October and look at
them.”
GEORGE I. SENEY.
Yesterday I called upon Mr. George I. Seney,
who is so well known in Georgia and the
south that southern people generally feel an
interest in what he says.
He said: “I have heard very gratifying re-
S orts as to the wheat crop of Geoigia. and it
o< —
The St. LonU Defalcation.
Special Dispatch to The Constitution.
St. Louis, June 27.—Kills, the^overament bank
examiner, thinks the embezzlement of Gwen, re
ceiving teller of the Third national hank of this
oes seem to me, now that the prices of wheat
are up, that the Georgia people should make
their best efforts to get their wheat into mar
ket. I think the price is now about $1.40 per
bushel, and certainly when the crop of the
west comes in the price will go down to some
thing near $1—a difference so great that the
people of the south who have wheat can afford
to sell all they produce and buy at a low rate,
leaving them a handsome margin.” -
In other matters I was astonished to find bis
extraordinary familiarity with almost all sub
jects relating' to the material and financial
condition of the southern states; in fact. I
found him an enthusiastic believer in the
fntiire rapid development of the south.
Jayhawkeb.
Cauls of lire.
Iowa City, Iowa, June 27.—The Chinese mer
chants of San Francisco to-day telegraped $300 to
city. Win amount to *200.000. bnt will not Impair I G <" em ° r Kirkwood for the sufferers by the late
the capital or afl'ect the soundness of the bank, cyclone.
ta Which Hanging Frectu Man a Hands and Feet* and
Tries to Climb Hack on the Callows.
Louisville, Ky., July 1.—A speeial from
Cadiz, Trigg county, says: Colonel John
Bridges was hung here yesterday in the pres
ence of the largest crowd that ever assembled
in this country. At the foot of the gallows
the doomed man exhibited considerable ner
vousness, but met the ordeal bravely.
Bridges took his stand on the trap, the black
cap was drawn over his face, the noose ad
justed. Sheriff Boyd quickly sprung the trap,
and with a dull, heavy thud the body fell.
At the instant of the fall tbe noose slipped
and tbe poor wretch struggled terribly, suc
ceeding in freeing his hands and feet
from the cords with which they had
been pinioned. He made desperate struggles
to get upon tlie gallows again,but was’pnshed
back and suffered a horrible death by stran
gulation. The drop fell at exactly 2:20, and
in thirty- minutes he was pronounced dead.
Petersburg, July L—The jury in the case
of Mary Booth, colored, aged fourteen years,
whose trial took place in Surrey county court
the past week for the murder of Mrs. R. C.
Gray and Travis Jones, rendered a verdict of
murder in the first degree. The accused was
semenced to be hanged on the seventeenth
of November. The case of Virginia Booth,
colored, eharged with being accessor to the
murder has been continued to the next term
of the court.
THREE MEN KILLED.
...
A Row between White* and lllaeka In Florida ta
Which Several Peraona are Killed.
Jacksonville, Fla., July L—The Union
has just received.the particulars of a fatal ren-
conoter between the whites and blacks at
Brooksville. Three colored men named Tur
ner, had been for several days visiting the vil
lage armed, and indulaging threats against
some of the citizens, making much bad feel
ing. This culminated a few days since in
a row in the court house, started by one of
the Turners entering the building just as the
afternoon session of the court was being
called, with open knife in hand. In tiie row
that followed, the three Turners were killed,
and several other negroes participating-w ere '
wounded. Several whites were wounded, but
not mortally.
Death of Ktr. Job a i’entaL
Baltimore, June 26.—Rev John Penal died hero
ast night.
