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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR OMAHA , THURSDAY MOKNIJNG , NOVEMBERS , 1881 , NO , 132 THE ORIGINAL THIRTEEN. fho Bakor's ' Dozen of Star Route Swindlers , I 1 * Hoport of tbo Special Agent Bent Out to Invoa- ti ate. TTae Wholesale Manner in Which Brndy & Co. Ran the Concern. SqueoeirjR Her for All She Was Worth c.ud G-ettinp 'Tho Crazy Bacapndo of Mrs. Christ ! \ncy m W iehiaKton Tuesday Ni ht. Otliov Uattnr * of Interest From the Katioiial Capital' STAK ROUTE SWINDLERS. Mitluual AMOCiaud I'rcw. X 8VSTBMAT1C EXl'OSI ! . November 2'J. The of A. M. Gibson , apcci.xl .igont iluUilod to ox itniuo into the st.ir route raudu for the dupartmont of justice , a inndu public to-day. The report is nvido to the attorney general and ia very lengthy , coiiMitinir of ne.xrly 20,000 woidoxcluau'c of , x niimbnr f t.iblua iiiiiikorl "oxliibila. " It's gen- ral atitemunta are na follows : Fiiat That in advertising for pro- poa.iU to truisport mail on star routes in the t'.icitk coutr.ict s ° ctioii , it was the rule to ask for a number of tripa IOSA than it w.is pretended the needs of the country required immcdiatulyaftcr the fcervico Ixgin. Second That achodulo time on star routes was systematically made longof in the a Ivortisomenta then ifc waa pretended - tended , immediately after service be gan , tlio needs of the country de manded. Third That star routes were ad- vortUed to bo longer than they really were. Fourth Tint star routas have been advertised to bo shorter than they really wore. Fifth That the system in tlte man ner described in propositions fust , second , third and fourth , were steps taken whoieby a few contractors obtained - tained control of more than four hun- drod routes at very low pay and theu , by means of extra allowances made in violation of law , got the the pay of the same incn asetl by the addition of 7 trip * , expedition of schedule and in- [ i ) creased distance , until throe , four , five , six and aeven times the original contract pi ice waa paid. Sixth That by advertising routca -Inn/joj / ( hn.nthevvvoro ; _ expedition of Bcliouulo thereon rcqiiirod "less"ox - ponditure by the contractors to per form the increased service. Seventh That routes being adver tised shorter than they actually were , enablul the contractors after getting the pay for these i outca enormously increased by the trips adde : and schedules expedited , to obtain on one pretext or another pro rata pay for increased distance. Eighth This system icquired con- tractors who obtained routes at "small pay to give proportionally loss bonds which nro not requited to bo incieased by c\ti < i allowances f for additional trip * ) , expedited X. schedules .ind incieaaed distance ; \ that this ojwncd the door to atiaw biduimj mid men who woie notorious- ly dummies habit u illy appeared as biddcra and as circumstances . became filling bidder * and failing contiactois , or lomiuiOLl mid sub-let to their principals , just as they failed ' -or biicccodod in getting the pxy of the ' routis increased ; that the bondsmen of those dummies were always woith- [ leaa and that no effort waa over made to furnish men behind them. Ninth That in giving out tompo- lary service a few contractor received all the rich plums at high rates of pay and in aomo instances these torn poraty contracts have beon' extended Tenth In sevcial instances thejcoii- tractors liavo been snlFcjrcd on poitiorm of the routes to perform service and to omit service in vioht'on ' of con tracts , whereby they proiited largely. Eleventh That coiitracta Jmvo been -awarded on proposala nmnifoatly and confoacdly iiro iilaraud illegal , on thu plea that great saving waa thereby to bo made , and within a foiv days or a month after service began the pay on the routes thus lot was increased many fold. , ' ° Twi Ittli-Contracts have been awarded to certain contractor ; ! on illegal - . legal proposals , and at the same letting ting contracts wore not iiwarded on proposala having previously the same defects , Thirteenth -Hundreds of contracts have boon awarded on proposals with irunruntous notoriously wotthlosH , and contiactaoxecuted with sureties known to be fiauds. Fourteenth That in making exti.i allowance becond Assistant I'ostni.li ter General Brady reversed the practice tico of the doptrtmcut , which hal rarely , if over , buen departed fiom during more than fifty yoaia , and violated lated t le letter and spiut of the law by accepting as Hiiflioiont the state ments of contractor ! a < i to the cost of performing tlm e\tra oervico. J'llteo ' ith Thirii has been inUli- cionc/ and d'jrohotion of duly and still graver nllL-ial nhoitcomiiiga in the adimiiijtr.ition of tlio sixth auditor's otlioij ; that the gruis abuse and mani fest corriijitiona in the conduct of the contract ollico of the poatufllco de partment in the past would have been impossible had the auditor of the treasury for the postodies dopartinont t vigorously upheld the law with an \ j hotioat purpose to correct wrongs and f bring the wrong-doers to justice. \i Following are nome extracts from the roport" , showing Hie wholes ilowny in wlncli opcrat'ons hnvo been outi On Juno ! Oth , 137 ! > , atnr service in Arkansas , Californin , Colorado , ICnnsas , Ijouiainnn , Nobnxska , N'ovadi * , Oregon , Texas , Arisotm. Dakota , lilabo , Now > fexico , AlonUiifi , Utah , \Vshington , Wvomiin ; and Indian Territory , which in the year proriuus cost only 82,00.280 ! ) , was swolUn to $3,70G , ' . ) ! > 7 , nn increase in ono year of 81,007,777. How V7a this cnor tiious incrciiMi nccomplishtd/ / Extra 11a allowances on nut tea controlled by thirteen won added $ l.tW : ! 870.M ; temporary contract. ' , given without competition to thofiimo thirteen monor their rcprcjcnlativcs add J108l'Jd.US ; re-luUiin ; of extended and nevr servicea to t bo in October 1 , 1878 , added $17- 43 5' ' ) ; extra allowances made during the lir.st half of the fiacul year of 1870-80 1i agjjicgato 731,6)0.3U. ; ) This amount vraa added to the animal pxy ot routes let during 1878 , in moat part to thirteen contr.ictors or their rcpro- ai'iitativca , who obtained the enormous allowances allowed during the fiscal ycir of 1870 , and during the a.xmo period from July 1 , 187U , to Decem ber . " 1 , 187 ! > , therowere awarded with out competition to the same mm ) , 217 contracts for temporary serrieos , the p.xy ot which aggregated $ 'J31,770.L(0 By. these allowances , and ignoring the awards of toniior ] ry aervice , thu cost ut , thu service in eighteen states and territories increased until the ratu per annum January 1 , 1880 , Waa $ t,4(58- ( nII ni ( i ; i2. : > 0. The tabular atatemeiit maikcd "Exliibit-0. " eatabliahud the fact , that 417 loutes , the minimi contracts , tracts of which piy S104 , 111 2i , were manipulated by Urady and the contractors - tractors until their annual pay was in creased in thirty months to $2 , 30(5- ( , cn 018.27. Tabular statement marked "oxhibit H , " sliows that during the aamo pe riod 200 contracts for temporary tor- vice on mutes a-fgregatniir ii : , ! 9l niilea in leiijrdi , were wuliout compe tition awarded to the same favored coutiactorj , and that this service i\aa paid for at tlio rate of $111,223 81 per annum , or on an average cost per mile of 77,200. In eighteen months ninety-three of tlio routes embraced in "exhibit 0 ' were manipulated by adding trips , incroiRing the distance and ex pediting the Rcho'lulos until Irom an annual cust of S7 ,858.0 ! ) , which the origin tl contracts c illed for , the pay waa incieased to § 2,723,401.00 per annum , an increase of $ l)81r ! ) , > 2i,44. Ijiady in almost every instance violated lated the letter nnd spirit of tlio law in making orders for additional al lowance ] by which a few contractors have been receiving more than $ 2- , 250,000 a year. Cases of expedition were , piior to Urady'a tarm , of rare occurrence. After careful cxamtnaft. tion of oveiy caao of expedition routes by the sworn statements of witnesses , Mr. Gibson cannot resiat the conviction that in almost every case the allowance forex- pedition w.xa fraudulently and cor ruptly obtained. The sworn state ments of the contractors upi n which the allowances were 913 5. ft ro fru- ciuoiitlj' fatso. ' The number of horses and men alleged to bo necessary to perform the expedited service liavo in almost every instance been placed very much higher than needed. Faithless postmasters at the termini of the routes falsely cetufied that ar rivals and departure had been in ac cordance with the schedule fixed by the depxttmcnt. I mention some ot the moat flagrant cases whoto service was put up from wotkly to daily and speed increased fiom a mile and n halt per hour to live milea per hoiu at a cost of teiih of thousands of dollais , when the fact w.ia notorious that nobody but the contratots ask d foi it. In the case of ono route , fmrn Canon City to Camp AlcDeimott , tti- weeklv mails weio carried over two hundred miloj through an uninhabited ) countiy with only nn abandoned militmy p.unji between the terminal ollices. Neat the eastern terminus lived one family , and hero was established a po'jtollijo Aa the family got but ono m two Jot ters a year the head of the family of ten asked the government to abandon tlio ollice , as Jio did not want to be bothered with nuking out repo a. Conclusive evidence is bifuru uj to allow tiiat the contractor wrote to his nub-contractor to soj thu pioneer and ' featisfy him , saying ho had already sent linn $30 to keep quiet , nnd that ho knew the fellow waa only kicking in oidcr to get moio money' . There was another route in the northwest over which not ono letter was c irried , The pouch wont to and fro with only a solitary ciicular in it , until both were neatly worn out. In several instances the sub-con- tractois romoiiBtrated with the depart ment for fiupplyhi" mails which no ono along tlio routes wanted. Thu old form of ( thaw-bidding had become obsolete. The new sohoino was to obtiin , _ routes , and then have the .service increased and expedited , and the pay thereby enormously in- creased. This scheme was concocted by iin old and exp uoiieud conductor. Ho selected eight men to act as bid ders and an equal number to llguro as boiidsmon. .Not ono of those owned any real estate to enable them to qualify n bulduu , guarantors , con tractoia unit Imiidamon. lie tem porarily transferred to them somu lots in Philadelphia and land in Now Jersey and Virginia. Ai noon ai the msn wont thioiigh tlio form of qualifying us hutdui.s , guaraulois , contracturs and hoiid-mion , they ro- tr.uibferred thu property to auothur cot , and vrhoii all were qimhlled t io jnoperty v/as ro conveyed to its right ful oi\ncn. Foity-oight bids were submitted by those str.iw bidders and C.inn.lets a'VurdeJ on tweiity-tlnoo , tin ) facu of the bonds acquhed lliuru- vutli being f 03,001 , to bo secured by real ertato v.iluodnt § 1,01)2.000. The aggrcgito contract of the t venly-tlirou mutei was $127,105. , Six of the twoiity-throo were oxpediatod and mcrcasod and 632)3D.r ! : ) > ! J uddcd to the annual pay , Five which did not promise well were gotten rid of before - fore the aorvico coinmonccd , and six within a very abort time wore raised frimlt ,77Lto $128,110.00 it year. Kut w lion this progress had boon made the investigation of 1880 happened , nnd the fight in congress ever the dc- liciency bill occurred. Unfortunately for the formation of the venture , the Administration which came in on March 4th last did not believe in winking at fruud ixnd covering up crime. Ono of ( ho first subject a to cng.igo at tention wrxa the failure of the 1'hila * dolphin dummies An investigation followed , nnd in n > ory short tr.no the whole truth tran known. THE GHIUSTIANGY CASE- K tlondl Awochted I'row. CIIAZV At'TIO.V OK T1IK WOMAN , W nisoroN , November L''t. Atn very late hour last night the janitornt the police coiut building was sur prised by the npparation of a woman bareheaded ixnd in her night dress niching madly up LouUiuna avenue toward Sixth street. Ho overtook hiir just a.s aho WHS entering the law ollico of Messrs. Cook < t Cole , and to IIIH nmnziitiient da covercd that it was Sits. Millio' Christiancy , defend ant in the celebrated divorce suit. Hur hair was s'trcnmim ; over her .shoulders , her feet were devoid of any covering whatever , andx aho was scratching wildly and viciously at her face. Ihc janitor undnavorcd to persuade her to return to her resi- deuce , but she broke away from him und exclaimed tint she would never ictiirii homo ngilin , und tlnxt fthu \vantod to i < eo her lawyer oncry im- ] , oitantbuiness. . ilerahrieks attract- oilquitoacrowd. A cariiago wnsquick- ly 1 ; biimmoned aiidtheuiifortunatolady was placed in it and riuvcn to her ins- idence , about four squires from the spot where aho was lirat discovered , An old. white luurod mui , very much out of Liraith , rushed up justnfter the carriage left , anxiously inquiring , ' 'Where is my daugh'er ? " It was Sir. Liigenbeol , the father of Sirs. Christiancy , and upon learning that his daughter had been taken homo , the old gentleman hastily retraced his stepj , without any oxp'ftiiatioti of the singular occurrence. Tho. Af fair has clouted considerable excite ment in this city , owing to the fact that the parties nro an well known. The most oharitablo const ruction that is put upon Sirs Clnistiancy'a act ia thut her troubles have driven her mad und the next step in the case may bo to send her to an asylum. NATIONAL NOTES National Ansonatt.d I'n.aa. NKVV KINANriAL bCUEMK. WASIII.VOTON , November 23. It is rumored in treasury and financial cir- cks here that Sccietary Folger has directed thut competition bo made to asceitxin at what premium the gov ernment . may afford to purchase 4 and 4 } per cent bonds , instead of calling yi per cents , and at the aame time protect the government ( rom IOHS. This has been done in view of the fact that 4k and 4 per cents are not redeemable until 1R9G and 1897 , lespoctively. If the surplus rovonuea should eiiablo the government to call in all theUa outstanding there might boa ap.ico.ofu tijuo in . "wjiiph thcro would bo no bonds at the com mand of the government for use of the surplus of revenue. The Billiard Toariinmout. National Auociitcd 1'rcts NLW YOHK , November 23. Carter and , Ileiser opened phy in the billiatd touinament this afternoon. Carter , in the fotfy-fifth inning , won by a icoro of 200 to ! )2. ) In thn aecond game between .Slosaon and Gallagher , Slofiaon vi on. tscoro : Slosson 200 , Galliiyhor 151. Wallace und Morris played the first game this evening ; in the sixty-fifth innini ; Wallaoe won the game by 200 to 171. In the second game between Sloa- son and Dily , Sloaaon won by .a acoio of 200 to 12li. Movomcutr ; 7i" t'onal Anotiutcil 1' LiVKHi'Oor , , November 21 ! - - - Arrived rived-- The Indiana , from Philadel phia and Egypt NBW YOIIK , Novombur 2U. Siilcd The Etui and City of Now Yoik. AxrvvKUi' , November 2 ! } . Airivod The Ijolgenland and Wiol.ind , from Now Yotk. Lovnox , November 2U. Arrived The Dcnimuk , from Now Yoik. Niw : YOHK , November 23. Sailed -I'ho llotliini for Liveipool , the Greece lor Lome , the Edwin for Rotterdam and the Canada for Havre. ALLEGED MINING FRAUDS. hruicKi.v : FKOM TUB i ; ( n , November 23.Tho governing committee of the stock ex change , which has been pursuing an investigation into the landing of companies posted in the mining ex change , oflicially announced to-day that the Atl.ui , Atlanta , /Etna , Alon- /.o and Wcht Ontuio companies would bo stricken oil'the list on Mon day , on the ground that they aio ix muiely wild-cat concern ? The lint four , which claim the ownership ot the Globe company , hnvo Uanud 400- , 000 of atock of a total face v.i'uo of 810,000,000 , which are widely dis [ tributed , and sales at $7 porahaio ) have been made at S.m I'rnncisco , wheio thu principal ollico is located. After the announcement largo tnnri- fora worn made at ono cent. The West Ontario uluims to own milieu in Summit conntiy , Utah , and was char- toicd in Now York , with on issue of 200 000 mures at 8 L per There was coiiitidc-rablo ii.\citiimuiit when the de cision w.ui posted , it being understood that Bcvoral other conuoi IIB are to lie outlawed. of Doatu ofn. Wcaltliy Mnn- KANSAS Cuv , Norombor 23 Gen eral ! W. Uood , of this city , visited to his faim to-day at Leo Summit. Aa ho waa returning on a frci httiain hu in died from apoplexy and fell from the jila'form on which ho waa ntandiir. ; . Ilia n'tnaiiiH were brought to thia city to-night. Mr. Ilcod wa an ox-ntom. bor of congress and nno of the w.calth- iedt mou of the city , INHERITS INCOHERENCY So a WitnoES for Guitoan's Defense Tostlflod Yesterday , ! . * His Father Was a Potulnut and Fault Find- Patient. And Ho Noticed thoj nmo Traits in tbo PrisonerDuly Mo'o So. 3 Guitoau'a Attempt to Ilecturo in Boston on the Doom of Mankind. - He Gives to the Court Recom mendation of u Houeo. And Continues Manifestations of Mndneso ns on Ollior Daye. < * \f" Gourrnl Testimony to ShcuThut Onitonti Hood to l o 1 nJiuie. GtJITEATJ'Ji TRIAL National Av xUti < l 1 row THE I'Kl'-d.SKIl'.S I'Al'Elt * . . November iNot i ! - withstanding the storm thu criminal coiut was again crowded to-oVy The prisoner came into court quietly and utter the usual morning gioctini ; Bet- bled down to leading. Air. _ Scovillo began the iirocoodingn by calling upon Col. Guikfnll for ho papois taken fiom the prmoner at the time of ai- rest. Col"Corklull offoml lo fiuntsh copies of the same. "I don't want copies , " , Uid Air. Scovillo. "Iconsider thoao diijii.tii'tits to be necessary and T want them "Yea , " put in Guiteau. " 1 I ad fifty or sixty clippings editorial < .ip pingn aborting the political f > cling last apt ing , when the pii | era weiu uo- nouiiciiigGiirlield as the iepublic.ui puty. It wsijt b.v uad ing such things that my i'lRpiiation was fed and I w us impelled tiptm the piosidont. " Mr. Scovillo tried to keep him still , but the prisoner said , "you keep still. 1 nm doing this. " r Mr. Davidgo finally said thodefonre could have the papers but flicy weio t not to tuko anything they pleased "rom the government and i keej > it. After Guiteau approved of Jthis plan it waa iii'rced to. Colonel Cork hill objoctjd to the u wholesale blank subpoonti ; did not know but what it mighll bring in atato'a prison birds. f Scovillo answered ho could see the whole list of prospective wftneasca Guiteau made a spo ch > Aat yestor- day"a 'ronmrka concorniti tiio name "Julius" meant nothing disparaging to the negro race. Scovillo then continued hia address - dross to the jury , making irrovclont references to Guitoau'a letters , which Guiteau seemed to enjoy. Ono loiter referred to Guiteau in jail at Chicago ; dining the reading Guitoau inter rupted "Was locked up by a miser able httlo whelp for ? 22 diHeionco between twoon us but was let out. ' Another letter atatcs ho wna put into the Oneida community by hia futhei. Guileau said , "It makes mo sick to think of the misuiablc , sti.iking com inanity business. " Scovillo continued about Cuitunu'n f.uluio as a public spti.aker. Guitoau broke in with : "I hud brains enough , but I hud no reputa tion. They wanted a nnn like Grant , or C'onkling , or some ono who would di.iw. I guess I'd diaw now well eunuch. ' [ Laughter. ] Guiteau continued "Don't try to make mo a fool and put the COHU on the plea that T was acting for the Deity. " Guiteau continued , Baying that if . Scoville would tell the Until hu would not interrupt. Scovillo ansnciod "Only follow Coikhill'H example , ' ' Guiteau retorted , and Coikhil ! made a good speech. Scovillo at tempted to continue his address. Guitnau resumed hia interruption ! ! , and finally Judge Cox told him that ho must stop or ho would bo removed. Guiteau said ho would only usk per mission to eay that hu baaed thu ro- jucat for the i'aria consulship on his constant nsiistimcn nnd suggestions to Gun. Arthur and Gov. .Jewell dining the campaign. .Scoville retorted that ho expected to show that Guiteau believed the countiy would bo lost if G.irfiold waa not removed and the Loid Delected to him aa agent , llo would whig a vvit- ness to whoiv that Guituau noted ] ilt ; cra/.y man at the time of iu ) > alioot- Ing. The verdict ho wanted waa not responsible because niHano ; thu rc- ponsibility then rested upon the po litical syAtcm ot Hjioila and on both ladies alike , and the verdict would rebuke to ( Inn giuat evil. Ho was well natisfiod to have got thia far. Ho spoke of Colonel Curhhill cilling ittontiun to the aiillermga of the jirea ideiit ; that had nothing to do with Ihia CIEO , unloi-i the jury vas to the cam by emotion. 'J ho prisoner a rornii-r lifo , however , and the effect of ia thu tnil on him mint bo liken into coimidei.ition , Scoville nest rofonod to the lact thut none v.hu hud attempted the lito the piis'inor Htiico his nrioat had bff.n puniitlKid. This would have been different , oven in Hutsia. Thu jury would not take intouonaidoration tlio pifflidcnt's Bullcung'i ' WL'io not try the case on emouona. The prisoner waa unfortunate und the jurj list nay whether ho must bo ent ti the gullowH because ho waa unfortu nate. This closed the opening ad drrea for the defuiiHy , bcovillu was warmly congratulated by friends am members of the bar , Corklull asked for the unfurcctnun of the rule retiring nil witnesses , 1m on his apconil request Scovillo ackot that exception be m.ido in the c.nso o' Mrs Scovillo. The first witntja called for the do fuiiHo was Uov. 11. N Mutton , for uitrly Congregational miuistor at Kill nmnKOo , Mich , , who hoard ( iiiilwtu't k'ctuio in 1877 on tht "Second Com itur of OhriBt. " The lecture WAS pe culiar , llo did not think Gmteuii at that time sullir.iently insulin to bo ir rcspoimiWo piobably less der nged tlniii badly arranged. Mr. Hurtoii VVHH not oross-vxamtned l > y tlio prose eution. Hiram H. I > avis , of Krif , IV , n founor resident t > f Ann Arl > r , Mich. , wna next oalltd and testified ho know Mm. Majnard , Guileivu'a nuut ; VVH * ilwajB conaideiud peculiar nud.uftun tinum era1 ; i ho had u constant ) feni of ' the poor house , although ( di wn a wealthy woman. Her diim-liU'ir wo * called tnolich Abbio Maynaid , and wan , in fact , u fool. Shu attended chinch coiiAtuntly und was crn/cd on uligioii niaUun and were tlio satuo .Hiniuit . y.jxr after year Mr. Wili'un , an old gentleman of Stuvenaon county , Illinois , waa the it'\t ' wlMicsn llo testified ho know [ jiitbor W. ( iuitoixu , father of the do 'ondaiit , voiy well. ll wivs but uji unently silicon ) when ho alwuja in- listed lut woltld novur din. Hobo- ieved in tlio Qnoidn conmiunity idea , llo was at onn time a 1'iosly toriiin , hen a Methodist- Witness had soon ho prinoner , but know nothing of litn. No eioss examination. Dr iloliii A. IhcOjof Meiton , Wis. , testified that ho lint B.XW the prisoiioi in 1870 , at Mr. Scovillo'a residence. jj was called by Mrs. Seovillp to in- ipiiro into his mental condition ; was experienced in that practice , and from ( ush observation ho then considered the patient insnuc. Ho took intocniisid- ut.xtioii the hoioditary Unit of inco horoney of thought , pseudo leligiotia traits , oxttuonlimiry egotism , a eongonial moml defect , < ncea ivo priilu mid vanity , and had told liin fiionds ho wati iusaiio , and alao th.vt ho VMIS dantjorotis. Witness ticatod the Jo- fondni't'H ' ' fatheiMluriiig his last illnea-i , ho dit d of dropsy of the abdomen Did hot consider the older Gmtuxti in- B.ino nt that time , although ho was ono of the most petulant , f.uiH-iindiiig patients T over had. Adjourned for icceas The croia-oxiimination ol Dr. lice ? aftci recess was conducted by Mr. Axvidgo. Dr. llico staled that foi tun yum ho wna the family phyHieian of ' , that lime attended the ilder Guiteau. IIo noticed aborrationa uf the mind , which might have been Accounted for by hi * physical condi- on. 'I'ho ' noit witness waa Frank L. Uniim , for jcurs a icaident o iJosion , who testified thai Guiteau in J87 ! ) iiiilud to hire n hall to deliver a. lec ture on "Why Two-thirds of the JUeo are Going Down to Perdition. " Ho h.ud ho had uo money , but was suio if good houses. The postern lend : "Don't fad to hoar the Hon. Chailos Guiteau , the. little giant of tlie wvsat , who w lj , . ( nil why two-thirds of the race are going into poirdi- ! ion. " The leoluier , after read ing a few disconnected passages , started for the door. Fifty [ u'ruonaeio juesent and aomo begun jucHtiuiiiug Unite lu , but the Litter bind lie would notatay to ho.ir Cod ! blmphemed. The audieneo unani- moiiily i-oiibidered him iimano. iigiiin applied for the hall but was told they wanted no moio cui/.y Giiituiin fiiid ho waa not ewy , but mspiied , and beloiigod to JiBiia Cliust , etc. During the cross- examination tliovvitneusBaid ( iinteau'.s aiulumco WIIH ciiii ] > fJHt'd of followeis of Ingtrsoll and matenalials. Mn Alaiy S. Lnckwood Paid that she lived on Twelfth atiect , vshero Guitoau cimo for looms aomo time hist Much , and wheio ho took hia meals iluinit , ' put of that month. General Logan boirded tliuro at the timo. Witnt'cn s. d ( hero were 1111- morouu complaints m ido to hoi about Ins Btrungo actions at the table. Dur ing her oximination fJmteaii fie- quuntly interrupted , protostniK .w linat ri'feronco being made to his f.udts. lie Raid ho "paid live dollars and owed her twenty livodolluiH ; that isalltheioH about it. They weio very mco people to board with. I recommend it as a good phico to board. " Norwood DIWKOII , of Motion , waa picsentat ( iintunii'H I'.o'itoH lu and thought linn an im-anonmn. ( i-o. W. Olds , of Wiscons'ti , was om'n'ojod upon Scovillo'a fniiu nt tlio time of G.iiaii'avidil.i / < , in 1H"JI Ho diitAili'il ic'cuntiici'iin on Ihe part of Guiteau which led witnesHiit HID time to tlnlik ho waa ins mo. Guiteau became ijuito impatient during Scavillo' } ( incaiioniiig of this witnesa and objected to this kind of testimony , and naked the proei-cution slop it if they could. Davidgo a lid it would bo all right. After homo further interruptions by Guiteau , Oldn wtta oro'H-exuniiued and the ease went over until J rulay. Mrn Zitucolii'H Cunditlon .BBO < latul 1'rcMH otiKU ) , Til. , Novombcr 2'\ ' \ - Thoio N no truth in the it-port fiom Ni-w Voik that 3Ira. A. Lincoln ia without funds to piocuro medical at tendance. She has $110,000 in gov- emnumt bonds nnd Iria aavud in the p-ist lifteen montln SD.OOO out of UM mroinu fi "in this noiircu. llui heilth aluo miicli bettor than loprencntud. In fact lift financial and phy.iieial con dition nuod occ.uion no ahum. Niitlounl AiMoclatol 1'ri-w. W.\sins iroN , November 211. Vor the lake regi'mH ' ; Goiiorally culdor , partly cloudy weather , light miow in tlio eastern portion , uoithvveHt lu Himthwcat vanda and iiHiiicjlmronioter. For thu upper MirHHtHippi and lower Miasouii valloya ; Fair woither , winds mostly from noith to west , ligh chiingo in tumperatuie , followed 1 higher but falling batomote.r , Th lower Mississippi liver will contmu to rim > . FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ' Yesterday's ' Hajpnings in Thi and Other .Lauds , Report that Enaporor William of Gurmnny io Slowly Dyiutr. Another Iriah Fannor Beaten to Death for 1 Eia Bout. GnuitoottataGivo the American Pork limbnrifo Immediate Attention , Startling1 Discovery of Oflloial GrockodneeB in Phila delphia. Orhnos and Casualties' That Occurred Throughout the Country. Frora All FORFJG T APFAIU3 Vatloiul Aswlatal I'ro" . ilMAtr .MATTKHH. November ! ! iI. iVilli.un is HO much enfeebled * by tliu ill'octs of a cold fioui u Inch ho ban > eon mifforing for somu ( imo that 1m ins boon cnmpelhd to postpimu the nturviMW which hu has promised to ratitliisumick. Thotv tire fusli iiunoraof nolivu no- iitiiitituia between llcrlm and the Vatican. Giiiint Minister , ( icinmn nifnister o Kn Jaud , domes that Mot-belt His- n irok has been nont to London tote to Rutland the suppoit of Ger- iianyiu a Hcht mo for the cession ol Sgypt to Kngland. Till' TUltr. MA.vMii.sii.it , November 2'li In ho Welter hundit'ip i.ico t't-day , Ki-d vmg rnmo in Ihsl , Montioso second , ind Edinnor third. run rorn's iMtirr.NHKKoh. : MAIUIII * , November ti ! ( . The Span- ah miiiistiy icfuaed thuieiiueat of thu Spanmh bishops to uigo the govern- ncnt ' to inauro 'he pope's indupond' nco. The ininiateia a.iy thu Italian ] government will atrongly endeavor to .upprcHs . anti-papal demonstration ! ) . KAISHK VVlUIIIMt'.S 11KAI.T1I , Hiin.IN , November il.'l. It ia of- icially announced that the health of Emperor William is HO enfeebled ho uu.st reatiict himself to the most * noo- jsaary mattora only. It ia reported ho empeior ia dying , and that Ins di gestive powers nro failing , but may ast several w-ooka. llo tdcops badly ) ut his mind ia quite clear. , * v > A IOM KIIIMI' : . The papers asset t Gambotta and jumii.il Ignatioir huld a conference m the Rutsiiui front'or ' at Dint/iy. ; AimiuiA 10 IIAI.V. November 23. The oinp- and of Auitiiti/ will oror empress / re- urn the visit of the kin ; , ' of Italy dur- ng the first week in.lanu.iry. AN INDI.l'I.NIinNT roUNCII. . LONIION , November 23.A. . diHpnloli rom Capetown saya the Jcgiatixtivo cuiiiioil of Natal h.ivo lofused Glad- tono'a nominee , Moseindal , as gov- Tiior. Thty hiwonlHo voted supplies or BIX mouths only , instead of twelve , mil liavo uskod the homo government icviso the constitution , W1U. TAKIJ rill' DIfcT. Dum.i.V , Novemliui ' _ ' , ' ! , All subjects . .ow confined in the dtfieiont jails iivo ; lesnlv'ed to ixcct'pl the [ iiiaoiiuia' diet , in order to leliovo the land liaguo fund. The loid-lieiitcmint of Frolaiid , in . , caking at Belfast fo-ilay , siid lie hoped the improved state of fuelling would noon make it possible to diu- with roprmsivo moasiiiui. io IHATM. : M r. Sullivan , a fanner of Weal Cork , while leltiininj. from Kibbercan fair to-ditj' , waa altuaked by a mob ' mil beaten to death for pa } ing rent. , ' l > 'ive men have been arrested. riior.Kiu iir.t'itnAsiNd , .v , Novuinbor2.Thocliolorn ( n dcereaaiiijc at Mecca and along th6 lied HCII puts. The plnguo is doatioy- n ' people at liagdud and along the ialloy of the Kupln.itca. AMI I'OHK. ' A ins , November i. , ' } . Gambotta I CBH. The Amoricin miniator , Hon. 1 * . Merion , Hpoko with him i rulation to the omlur'o on Anioritnn Kirk. Gambetla lepliud that it was ( ho fnat ho had heuid of il and prom- ted to give the matter favorable 'on lideiation. DK.U ) . Amt'die Lufaviv , member of the chamber of dcpuliea , and a distill iiiiihcd military jotiinivlist , ia dead. a Br. I'l'.initsmJiKi , November ! i'l. General Nuportalu ia dead. STARTLING wiui \oir\ihi ) riiii.Ai > ii.iiiA. : I'jiii.vnn.i'HiA , Novombur 211 , Ai orcfraordinaiy special nmcting of tin 1 , i.lulls' iiifiu m committee of ono him died was culled Una afternoon un t\v hoiiru' notieo. When the committe hid iv acmblcd Ihocliaiimnntiaid otait ling difscloaui es hud been made to u conceining wholocalo lobhenea of th st ito mid city treasury thuuig'i a ta officer , and it had buon desiifd thu cci'luin'i'iinent | ) ) inbtitutionc At Uiia point ho was intcrniptod Ir Receiver of Tiixea lluudur , who is un duratood to have maduthodiscoveiiea und after consultation it was announce' ' the itiformutioii would bo pending tlio nu t incotinf ? of tlio city council. The faota in the case hnvo Jioj , been developed. It is stntod the disclosures vrhicli Arrouscd the citiroim' connnittco rein- ted to frauds in the tax ollico which go back to 187- , and n fleet mnny tnon who now occupy liicli nocinl po-iition.'i nml piominiMit local republicnii poli- iiicmus. Many ( hoimind dollins nru cild to l o involvod. The matter will I brought before the city council on Tliiir.iduy 1 of next vn > uk , unless stops nro tnkcn in tliu intuiim. CRIMINAL , NOTES INHIITKI ) 1011 Siucu.se. . November 2.7. An in- lictmtmt for mnrdorin the lirst dcgrcn was 1 found apniimt Jtrs. llohwa to- l.iy for I ho intinlur of her luislnnrf , Wm. llohncH , Jn tlio tovni of Cicero , ast jMuy. Alt iiuliotmoat w.ia ulno 'ounil n ainst O HI. llobcrtu , an acccs- ory Kfora the Riet. The olllcors any : ho cno : will pruTo clu.irlri ease of nurdur. , TIM : NnvMiiic IHNK NRW UK , NOVUII AT LN1. 'Thoodoro- ? , IJaldvvii' , ] njnif , ' Uillor of the j\for- ohant'H Niitiouut bwik , who w.m nr- reatod jtmfoidiiy , obtained bnil and v.is iMtuiui ovir to appear buforo tlnr Jniti'd Stalo1 * district * court at 'I'ren- on oiv .Jaiiurtry lTr 1882. Altout 8115,000 liavo boon putt by utocUiold- OM of the lunk onthoir aisesauiunU. nti' M M.Krovs. . Ni v JPAVEA. f fovomlicr 211. The uibonn coTinin jnouuediiiy ? in the isiao > f Wallur and . ( .mica Afiriluy wore not uoccH ful Their cniinnu ) ninruil tin- uiMonors bo idnutted to iMiil , but thu nd ( > o diimis od thu poti/ion and or- li'rul that tlio Malleyalwroturnod to- nil. _ CASUALITIE& I.A.IUU. i IUK. Nr.w YOUK , N < o\uinliur Si * . A i'tro , . aimiiij a loss of Si.0,000 , occuucd Mim oM'iiinin / the iivu atnry building I 810 lroidv\-i ) y | occupied by Di yc , ) onnilly A Co. , impuiteiH of paper riri' . NBW Vouh , Nr u ib r l ! . ' ) . A 18- nuh croton nator iii.iin hunited this loriimg on FifTi nvuniio botnoon ( 'iflitth ( and IPifty-sath BtioutB , oudiug ( : the collars * and Hub collars of iiomber of buildings on the block , oing coiiHidoi.iblo duniago to furni- nro , otc. Tin * loss is variously esti- wttsd at from $1,000 to ? ( i,000. Roeovox'od hflKiutCcl I'riMII. Out..Kovombor 2(1. ( ' 'ho bodion of tuivou j > orHoiia drownod. u Kal lAy by the capai/inu of a boat uivo buen rocoverod. The Ixuiiuit ill bo taken to Oimir , near Fiah'er j.induig , for intotnieiit. Pistol Prnotioo lu Arlcannns- i tr It 1'ott. Homo Bimu fiinco a. Detioitcr wont to \rkaiuua to look up aomo property lift by .nil , and in hi& ivanduiinga ho int up on night with a farmer who iiidn't much to brag of in the way of hoiuw. Thuro was only one big ooin. with a unrrut abuvu , and when t came bed time the Dettoitera wan jucktuJ nwuy under tlio roof. , le hud mot with no ndvunfufo ecordin r , ho know that ho was in a octi'mvhuru every mania pxpoctod o look out for hiniBolf. Therefore , luforo going to Hloop , ho [ pithia reveler - or under his pillow and m.ido up his iind what to do in an emergency. iboiit midnight the uniorgoncy ar- ivod. ' The Wolverine hoard HOIIIO ne ' in his room , and hu reasoned that ohhecy and murder could bo thu nly I oxcusu. Out cumo the ovolver , and ho bla/.ei1 away 0I a dim liguiu until ho- inil liri'd six bullota. After the luat mo a voice in < | iiiri'd : "Sn.ingcr , havu on ( got tluoiigh shookin'i" "Who ia t , mill wlut do you \vanl ! " dumiindcd .lio Imvullur. "It's mo , " replied the armor , "Tho old uoinaii'it got a tootluchotill ( ihot.in'tvest , and 1 como o uak yo fur a pinch of that linccut tohiel.or aw n remedy. T was jest join' to sjitj.ik when ye bla/ed away vith jor i-op-Kiin' ' " "And 1 miyht tavo Killed jon1" "Yc , about ono- ohiinco in u million. H.iy , Htriintji'r , ut mo gin yo a piece of advice. " ' \Vull ? " "Trado that pop-gun oil' fur- i. lifteun-cunt drink and buy yo a luiifu. When jo hit with u laiifo tlioaplintoiw mi ' , ' got to lly , but whoii yo begin ih < otm' with nidi iroim as that , yo arc. ipt ' to hpilo till tlio old woman' : ) red xjpjiops , or nlioot yor own tliumba oil' . i'ho follcraaiound here liavo bin pop- nil' away uL mo fur thrco yearn back , xnd the only damage thuyevordid was , to Kiioulc a hind button oil my coat.1" The old man who inarricH a young : girl does not do a. vury wiau thing , and. Ina ' bride riaka her happinc'fl.siind often loses it , ( tut theto ia a ceituinliciuity- in the admiring protection of the hus band , and , whatever hur disappoint ment may bo , in nine caeca out of ten alii1 ki'C'psherownsecret llerroimincu < may bo dormant , but direction in very thong in women , aiul aho may bti fond and proud of a very old man who. letnina hia faculties and his emotions , and loves her well. Jiut of the old. woman who maiiicit a boy , what can wo Ha ; , what can wo thinkIn / auchu , union'thtiu can bo neither dignity or hcT.uty. Thu man' . ! motive ia usually mnrcenury ono , and the woman m simply his dupe. The clergyman who pciforuis the maiiiii o curt'iiiony knoxva that at the altai ; the fiienda who go tochuicli to SLO them imuried. leel it aculoly. The coiigtaluliitiomi ate hollow and forced. Even w hero nn old wommi'a linguiing beauty him temporality captivated 11 youth , tlio oUia-on can feel nothing but ser row--tho infatuation must ho so brief the lolound mi tumble. Man's lovm ia of it n so light a tiling , oven when joiith mid beauty rivet it1 A wife lias oflt n M > much I" Miller even vvhcrosliu has chi'coii wisely. Tlio contempt one. caniiut help feeling for the woman who b.'irtoM her fiocdom , the soorn ono niuat cheiiali for a man who solltt himself for a fortune , nro scaioely so vtnjiig as thu pity that arises for two bound together for lifo under such cir cumstances DS toinako oven oidinnrji contentment nn utter impossibility.
