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PITTSTON, PA., SATURDAY, JULY, 1, 1882. j PRICE TWO CENTS | $4.50 Per Annum. VOLUME I., NUMBER 18. I Weekly Established 1860. ) But he rallied a little and went on with his TO-DAY'S NEWS. to-day.. The machinery was making over a hundred and' fifty revolutions a minute, and it was some minutes before it could be stopped. When released his head was frightfully crushed, and his right leg tpm off at the knee At this time, 1 p. m., he is reported dying. THE DAY AFTER. chant— " I am going to the Lordy; I am so glad. I am going to the Lordy ; I am so glad. I am going tli the J^ordy; Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Hallelujah! I am going to the Lordy. " I love the Lordy with all my soul, Glory, Hallelujah! And that is the reason I am going to the Lord. Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Hallelujah! I am going to the Iyord." 1 asked Mr. Hicks if Guiteau "hud left many A PICTURE OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT roundly abused in consequence. such arrangement could lxD made, and was papers. THE Fl'NRBAL. WHAT THE TELEGRAPH BRINGS PARTICULARS OF THE HANGING "Yes, a good many," lie answered; "lie Washington, June 30.—A grave was dug yesterday in the eastern wing of the jail for the interment of Chiiteaij's remains. Pour flag stones were raised about Hix feet deep and alDout the same in length and four feet wido was made in the sandy soil on which the building stands. It was supposed that immediately after the autopsy and the readjustment of the remains today tho burial would take place, but it was Anally decided to observe tho more decorous custom and lot the lDody rest till to-morrow. Tho ceremony will take place to-morrow afternpon. Tho hour has not yet lieon named. It is probablo that very fow persons' will be present. Dr. Hicks will officiate and' read some sort of service over the grave, but the main part of tho last rites will be performed by jail officials, who will act as boarors and lower the coffin to the bottom of tho grave. Mrs. Scoville will probably not attend, although sho may do so; but the question has not been settled by John Guiteau, who generally, after all, settles all such quostions with regard to Mrs. Scovillc's action. has left several poems, one quite long, which has some strong ideas in it. By the way, he is this minuto putting the finishing lines 011 a The New York Strikers-Wo Let Up Delaware and Hudson Coal Company Advance In Coal Prices— Frightful Accident. The Doctors Make a Post Mortem Examination—Colonel Crocker's Duty— Guiteau's Efforts—The Funeral of the Assassin. Choctaw Indian Hanged. new poem. Fokt Smith, Ark., Juno 30.—Kdward Folsom, a Choctaw Indian, was hanged to-day for the nmrdor of aaloonkccpor Stewart and teamster Massingill, in a druuken row. Folsom " What use do yon intend to make of Guiteau's papers ?" I asked. TJ. S. Jail, Washington, D. C., June 30. —Your correspondent was permitted to occupy one of the cells overlooking the scaffold, and thus was enabled to see the eager faces upturned to poor wretch, who could see with what/nidity the whole terrible spectacle was taken in. In the very front rank of the curious, with a face as placid as a summer morning, his arms folded, and a look of supremo content, stood John W. Guitoau. Not a suggestion of a Hush in his face, not a tremor in liio hand; nothing indeed, but cold curiosity overspread his features. I could not help thinking that he was almost as big a Brakeman Instantly Killed "I saved my party and my land, Glory, Hallelujah! But they have murdered me for it. And that is the mason I am going to the Lordy, Glory HallebjjahMiloiyfHallelujah! I am going to the Lordy!" Here again his feelings Overcame liiin, and he leaned his head on the shoulder of Dr. Hicks and sobbed pitifully. Still he went on: "That question," answered the doctor, "I have not yet decided I shall not give them to the press at present. He has left one singular document," continued the doctor. Lancaster, Pa., July 1.—Milton Mann, a Iirakemail on the Pennsylvania Railroad was thrown from his train at Columbia this morning and instantly killed. By telegraph to the Gazette. lately professed religion The Debt Statement. By telegraph to the Gazette. "lie calls it a tableau. It contains a sort of dialoguo. He read it to me tho other day in Washington, D. €.,• July 1.—The public debt statement issued to-d&y shows a decrease of the public debt during the month of June $12,660,G96.lt) cents. EXPLOSION OF MINING MATERIALS the most tragic manuer; it represents the judgment day with God on the throne, and one " I wonder what I will do when 1 get to the Lordy. 1 guess I will weep no more Wnen I get to the Lordy. Glory, Hallelujah! " aftor another of Guiteau's onemies appoaring before Him. First comes General Crocker, and, rs he approaches the judgment seat ho is addressed by God as follows : "Crocker, why did you hang my man Giuteau ?" This was delivered by Guiteau in the most impressive and severe manner. The answer of Crocker was given tremblingly and in groat fright. "0, sir, 1 did it to earn my salary." Man Killed and Several Fatally Injured Damage to the Hiillding. By telegraph to the Gazette FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Hioii Bridge, N. J., July 1.—A burn at the Chester iron mines used for the storage of mining materials, caught lire last night, and caused an explosion. The building was occupied by laborers, several of whom were more or loss injured, and John Patterson was instantly killed, his head, breast and arms being fearfully scorched. Ira Chasmore sustained fatal injuries. Moses I i rest was burned alioul the legs and tho right arm. He is now unconscious and his recovery is considered doubtful. The damage to the building and material is estimated at $2,000. Hero there was another interruption, caused by sobs ahd emotions which he was unable to repress. He wept bitterly, aud then with quivering lips and mournful tones ho went on to finish his ditty: Philadelphia Market*. Philadelphia, July 1. FLOUR—The market was dull; auCl weak super $2.87(§;8.25; extra |8.50C§D4.00: Ohio and Indiana family $6.25@c 6,75 Penna. family 5.50; (fo 5,75 Rye Hour $4.26®4.60. WHEAT—Market was quiet; Pennsylvania red $1.38; amber $1.40. CORN—The marketwas steady; steamer 81c; sail yellow 8$e; sail mixed 82c No. 3 mixed The market was less active No. 1 white, 03c; No. 2 white, 609462c; No. 3 white No. 2 mixed 60c. RYE—The market was nominal. PROVISIONS—-The market was firm. LARD-The market was strong. BUTTER—The market was quiet; unchanged, creamery, extra 25(&26c: good to choice do. '23(g.24e; best creamery and New York extra, 25c; firsts do. 22® 24c; Western dairy 21C&22c; good to choice do. 16(Tnlftc; rolls scarce: Pennsylvania extra, 15@ltfc; Western daries, extra, I6(&i7c. EGGS—The market was firm unchanged Penna. 22Uc(Tf,23; Western 19c. CHEESE—Market was steady. PETROLUM—Weak, refined ,14. WHISKEY—Nominal, $1.17. " crank " as his brother. It was Mrs. Scoville's desire to be present, and sho was at the jail this morning asking for admission: but, fortunatelv, it was domed. I wonder what I will see When I get to the Lordy ? I expect to see most splendid things Beyond all earthly conception, When I am with the I.only. Glory, Hallelujah! 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 Strong upon his left and Mr. Woodward directly behind him., Mr. Jones took a position on the north side, near the upright of the beam. General Crocker, the warden, took his position at the southeast corner of the structure. There was a slight delay while the crowd of spectators were pushing and jostling against each other. "Finally President Arthur appears and is addressed as follows: 'Why did you not save and protect my man Guiteau, who did Arthur's mistake anu doom. In the ineimtimo tho remains lie in the coffin, which routs upon a simplo deal table which serves as a catafalque, in tho sccond story of the east wing of the jail. (Raising his voice to the highest pitch that he could command), " Glory, Hallelujah I I am with the Lord I" my work?' "The answer was in a frightened tono, 'I thought I could make myself • President in 1884.' The physicians made an examination of tho neck and found that- death had not resulted from strangulation, but had, no doubt, been instantaneous, because thero was a welldefined dislocation of tho spinal process at the base of the skull. This closed the chant, and then Rev. Mr. Hicks gave to Guiteau his final benediction and farewell. THE NEW YORK STRIKERS. "To this God answers, 'You made a great mistake. Go down to hell.' THE AUTOPSY A Compromise Suggested—The Strikers The autopsy was conducted by a committee of resident physicians, consisting of I)rs. Sowors, Hartigan and Lamb. There were "Corkhill is another man who is sent to hell Hold out for Twenty Cents. Guiteau, meanwhile, gazed upon the crowd, looked up at the beam over his head and quickly made a survey of all the dread paraphernalia. As soon as the crowd had become quiet, General Crocker motioned to them to uncover, and all heads were bared. Dr. llicks made an invocation in these words: I asked Dr. Hicks, since Guiteau had willed his body to him, what ho intended to do with it He answered that he did not care to discuss that question now. He then returned to the prisoner. With reference to Guitcau's body a good deal of discussion has lDcon indidged In among the legal officers of the Government. The will, of courso, cannot lxD operative until it is probated, and ltefore this is done the question will be raised as to whether, a* a criminal condemned to be hung, ha can, by willj dispose of his body. in the same way.' LATE NEWS. Jkhkky City, N. J., July 1.—The striking longshoremen and freight handlers had another meeting this morning. President Murphy presided and stated that an Kithorized representative of the railway companies had met with the executive committee and made an informal offer for a compromise. The companies are willing to pay cents i»er hour. The striken resolved to stand out for the original demand of 20 cents per hour. By telegraph to the Gazette New York Markets. present also the following representatives of the medical profession: Dr. Godding, oi St Elizalieth's Insane Asylum ; Dr. Nicholls, of the Bloomingdale Asylum; Dr. McDonald, of the New York Insane Asylum; Dr. Morton, editor of the New York Journal of Nervous and.Menial Disease; Drs. Young, Illiss, Rey burn. Elliott and McWilhams, of Washington; DrrV~AIills, of Mew York, and Spitzka. of New York. Tho examination was mado to determine first, the cause of death, and second, tho condition of tho principal organs. It was found that the neck had not boen broken, and that death had resulted from strangulation. There was found a rupture of tho sterno clido mastoid muscles on each side of the neck, and of the thyro nyod membrane and muscle, but there was no dislocation or fracture of tho cerebral vertebrae.Gleaned and Consed from this morn - New York, July 1. BEEF—The market was quiet and steady; new extra mess, $15.50(§t$16.00. PORK—'The market was quiet and steady; new iness $22.00; old do. $20,a0@$20.7o. LARD— 5C&7K»c lower and weak; steam rendered $12.02^. Ing's Papers. Tho House of Commons passed clause 10 of the repression bill. Three more small failures on tho stock ox change, London, yesterday. Father,out of the depths we cry to thee. Hear Thou our supplication, for the sake of Jesus Christ the Saviour, who has made full propitiation for us. Behold this, Thy servant We humbly pray that Thou wilt deliver him at this supreme moment of his life. Let Thy light descend upon him. Liberate his soul from prison. May he appear before Thee, absolved by Thy great mercy. From hloodguiltiness deliver liijn and us. God have IMttston Wholesale Markets. Su.fto 7.fi0®7.66 9°r 05 ? a5@ae Tho bondholders' proposition to settle tho Stale debt of Louisiana passed tho Legislature. Flour—patent Flour, straight brands Corn Oats Thirty-sevon clorks iu tho Land office and twenty-one in the Patent office were discharged A new case of small-pox is reported to-day Butter Cheese, new • 10@13 yesterday Potatoes new, per bbl Chop and Feed..« ... Meal Salt, coarse, per sack Salt, line, pel* sack... Salt, per bbl Hay. per ton Rye Straw Potatoes, old 1.00 0.50 1 HO 1 80 i no Weeden, tho pugilist, is jailed at Pittsburg, and awaits a requisition from tho Ohio DELAWARE AND HUDSON Washington, June 30.—Notwithstanding her promise to Mr. Reed last night, Mrs. Scoville appeared at Ijie entrance of tho jail this morning at 10 o'clock. She was denied admission. She stood for an hour expostulating and entreating, but could not pass tho police guard. She sent a card to tho Warden asking for a pass, but ho was obdurate. A lady camc to her In a carriage bringing to her a large cross of white rosebuds which was to be placed on tho coffin, together with a wreath which Mrs. Scoville had ordorod. Mrs. Scoville stood fjr nearly an hour within the portico holding tho cross in her hands. Finally she was promised that as soon as the execution was over and tho body cut down, sho would.bo admitted to see the corpse before it was handed to tho doctors. This soemed to satisfy her and she proceeded to her carriage to await tho summons. MBS. BCOVILLE'S GRIEF Coal Prices for the Month of July authorities. By telegraph to the Gazette 1.80 18.00 14.00 Mr. Taft, the new Unitod States minister, presented his credentials to tho Emperor of Austria yesterday. New York, July I.—The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company announced that prices of their Lackawanna coal for tlio month of July will be as follows: Furnace lump and steamer lump, each, $4; grato and Ogg, each $4.15; stove, $4.:ioJ; chestnut $4.:ifD. and mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us Lamb of God, that takes away tho pains of the world, have mercy on us. Amen and PROHIBITION AN ISSUE. Damage to bridges in Tremont county, Louisiana, by the flood, is $100,000. Crops are badly snbmergod. amen Temperance Men—Effect in the The Three Gubernatorial Candidates All THE LAST DYING PRAYER. THE BRAIN LARGE AND HEALTHY Campaign. During tho"prayer Guiteau stood with bo"ved head. At its conclusion Dr. Hicks openod tho Bible, and Guiteau in firm tones said, " I will read a selection from the tenth chapter of Matthew, from the twenty-eighth to tho fortyfirst verse, inclusive." Ho then road in a strong, clear voice, and with good intonation, showing little, if any nervousness. Dr. Hicks then produced the manuscript which was prepared by the prisoner this morning, and held it before him while Guiteau read. W hile Dr. Hicks was arranging the manuscript Guiteau exhibited a slight nervousness and moved several times from one foot to tho other. Ho soon recovered his composure, looked over the sea. of upturned faces and said: "X am now going to read to you my last dying prayer." He then read in a loud tone and with distinct and deliberate emphasis, the fol- A thorough autopsy was made of the chest, and a partial examination of the brain and the abdominal cavities. The brain was found to weigh 49J ounces, and as far as could be determined, was in a perfectly healthy condition. Tho eye presented no indications of disease, neither were there any evidence of diseaso in tho condition of tho heart or lungs, except a slight thickening of the coat of tho aorta in the first-montioned organ. The examining physicians removed the brain and have placed it in alcohol to harden. To-morrow they will make a microscopical examination of this organ, to determine the proportion of white and gray matter and the nature of tho deposits, to see if there is any inflammation. The committee will probably be ablo to make an official report to-morrow. The brain of tho assassin will be preserved in some mnseum. His body is beia& embalmed to-night by Mr. Shipercd, of the Army Modical Museum. Senate Committee on Territories has decided to report favorably tho bill establishing the Torritor Pembina. poa, $3.15. The effect of the return* from Iowa on those interested in the cause of tcmpcranco ia made From the Philadelphia Times. Sentenced to be Handed. Thero have been twenty fatal cases of small-pox at Conchanloy, Ind. The post still rages. Tho country is destitute. By telegraph to the Gazette. manifest in many ways. There will lDe a congratulatory meeting at Association Hall on Thursday, July 15.- u» express their joy and to adopt plans for the futUro. The meeting is to be addressed by some of the ablest prohibition- Pete&sbuku, Va., July 1.—The jury in the ease of Mary Booth, colored, aged 14 years, (Ai trial for the murder of Mrs. It. C. Gray and Travis Jones, to-day rendered a verdict of mnrdur in tho lirst dogree. The accused was Mcntenecd to be hanged oil the 17th of Xovein her next. Tho case of Virginia Booth charged with being accessory to the murder. Receipts of postoffices for tho quarter ending March, woro $10,481,000, an increase of $351,000 over the previous quarter. ists "in the eounti v The effect of. the Tho train master on the Hudson River Railroad reports the strike of freight brakemen has been amicably adjusted. All returned to work. Iowa election. .-Mid Joshua I, Daily, chairman of tliu State Tetiiperauco committee, yesterday, " will Ikj to stimulate the prohibition movement all over the country. There is no reasonable doubt but that prohibition will bo speedily adopted iu soveral of the other groat States of the Northwest. Maryland and Georgia will not lie far ill the rear, and, If I am not much uiistaketr, it will be an iinpoatant feature in the election this autumn.' Knelt o the three candidates for Governor iu 1'eun. sylvauia, already nominated, is a pro- w.\s continued to next term, Your correspondent asked her why she had changed hor intehtion expressed last night. Judge Addison Brown, of tho United States District Court of New York, was painfully injured in tho railroad accident in New Jersey Thursday. She said, " I thought of it all night, and it seemed to mo like a weak recourse of my poor brother. I had no curiosity. Those who said it is a morbid desire for publicity in me are heartless and unablo to appreciate my fooling for one who in his hour of derail is more dosolatc than any being that the world has ever seen. Not one heart will bo there to throb with sympathy for him. I ought to have stood by him till tho last. I was weak to yield last night to persuasion. My place was there. 1 could have demanded a pass then. They could not* have denied nit). Now they said only a few would bo admitted as directed by law. Since I stood here I see it is all a pretense,like much of tho so-called justice my poor brother has Ijad Vivom the beginning. Hundreds were admitted who came from idle ouriosity or to gratify their revengeful fool- ADVANCE IN WAGES. The Delaware and Hudgon Company Come Down Handsomely. The Hudson River Railroad offered freight brakomon $1.85 a day and polling." Tho men refusod loss than $2 for each day's work without " polling." Nkw York, July 1.—The Now Central and Hudson River R. R. Co. to-day advanced the wages of their employees, dating from to-day, as follows: Switchmen got an advance of $5.00 [Kir month, doormen $3.00, gateiuen $'2.00, hall porters $2.50, and Ijoss porters $5.00. The men express themselves satisliod with these advances. By ti-legraph to the Gazette. Y ork lowing Father, now I go to Thee and the Saviour. I have finished the work Thou gavost me to do, and I am only too happy to go to Thee. William Sipple, tho tolegraph operator charged with attempting to dofraud tho Erie Railway of $44,000 by means of bogus tele- nounced temperance miui, us are several of the other nominees for State officers. Tho conflict will be on the nominees for the State Legislature. Tho temperanco voters propose to organize in each of the Legislative districts,of the State, and no candidate of eitjier party will reoelve their support unless they are pronounced in favor of the constitutional amendment. In the opinion of temperance men the liquor traffic has shown itself to be law defiant as well as destructive to all the best interests of the State. We therefore see Tho world does not yet appreciate my mission but Thou knowest it * GCITEAU'S LITERARY PRODUCTION'S. Soon after my brief interview with Guiteau, Captain Coleman, who, by the way, was the first volunteer in tho lato civil .war, asked me if I didn't want a cup of coffee. I followed him into a little room off tho kitchen aod took a seat at a rough tablo. Very soon tho Rev. Mr. Hicks camo in and we breakfasted together. He is a small, thin gentleman, by birth a Welshman, who spent some years in Pennsylvania, in the neighborhood of Williamsport, I believe, and subsequently preached in Maryland. Thence he wont to Florida, where ho mixed a little politics with his religion. He voted thirty-six times for General Grant at the Chicago Convention, and got very much excited wheu some of his negro delegates loft him. He jumped on his chair and appealed to the cliairman for protection, asserting that corrupt means were being resorted to. He was merely laughed at. He is about forty or forty-five Thou knowest Thou didst inspire Garfield's removal, and only good has come from it. This is the best evidence tliat the inspiration came from Thee; and I have set it forth in my book that all men read aud know, that Thou, Father, didst inspire the act for which I am now murdered. grams, was sentenced to five years. The c itadol at Cairo, Kgypt, is being storo with provisions sufficient to feed 13,000 persons three mouths. Recruiting is going on briskly and tho roscrvos have been called in. Beading Railroad Intentions, By telegraph to the OazetBf. Philadelphia, July 1.—The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Compauy gives notice today of its intention to pay, on and after the 5th instant, at tho London office of the company, the first mortgage bonds, maturing July 1st. T he company is now paying the. coupons of tho general mortgage loan due to-day, being the first time that interest has been paid This government and nation by this act i know, will incur Thy eternal enmity, as did the Jews by killing Thy man, my Saviour. The captain of the British steamer airlie," which, arriving at San Francisco yesterday. was fined $11,150 for bringing Chinese passengers in excess of tho number allowed Strath The retribution in that case came quick an(J sharp, and I know Thy divino law of retribution will strike this nation and my murderers in the same way. no remedy but the destruction of the traffic. The abolition of tho liquor trade will be our rallying cry henceforth." ings. If passes wero worth $:S00 each, as the papersatyj}", the warden could have made his fortune. Tf lie has given theni away he is a queer man. Not less than three hundred men passed me while I stood there. They wero laughing and jesting brutally. Oh, this is a cfuel, cruel world! " by law Th« Texas Greenback State Convention met at Fort Worth yesterday. After great confusion it was finally organized with one hundred and forty delegates. General Weaver was The diabolical spirit of this nation, its Government, and its newspapers toward (Tie will justify Thee in cursing them, and I know that Thy divine law of retribution is inexorable. I therefore predict that this nation will go down in blood, and that my murderers, from the Executive to the hangman, will go to hell. in crash Ami at maturity since 1877, Singular Fatal Accident. From Yesterday's Montrose Democrat, present A Pennsylvania Miner on Wall Street. One of the saddest accidents that it was ever our duty to chronicle occurred near Auburn 4 Corners last Saturday, and resulted iu the death of tjiut genial, whole-souled, and well-known farmer, Mr. Isaac (i, bake, of In the Star-route trial yeatorday, witnesses wore examined in reference to routes from Rawlins to White Kiver, CoL; Vermillion, Dakota, to Sioux Falls, and Ouray to Los Piuos, Cal. Court adjourned until noxt Thursday. By telegraph to the Gazette Thy laws are inexorable, 0, Thou Supreme Judge! Warden crockcr told me of a stpuigi WARDEN CROCKER'S ftt'TY New York, July 1.—Thomas Jefferson. view he had with Guiteau several days ago. Guiteau sent for the Warden, who soon appeared at the barred door. " Come in," said Guiteau, ' I want to talk to you. ' General Crockor wont in and.the two sat together on the cot Then Guiteau Willi great earnestness told the Warden that ho ought to save him. That it was his duty to God to do so. Crocker, of course, could not agree with him, but Guiteau explained that it would be nothing even if Clockor should be disgraced iu tho eyes of tho world. It would lie no matter if he did lose his place and fail to supiDort his family; that it was much 1 tetter to please God. He (old tho Warden that when Thursday beforo tho came he (Crocker) should go to Baltimore, or some where else, telling his officers in the jail 'bofore he started that they were to do nothing until his return; that ho uoed not return unril aftor 2 o'clock 011 Friday; that as nobody but tho Warden could do the ,'unging, and as the scntonco was that the hanging should take place between 12 and 2 o'clock, therefore he (Guiteau) would not bo hung until another sentence was passed. " This," ho said, "would give him timo to get his caso before the Supremo Court, aud enablo him in tho meantime to educate the public up to his standard." It Pennsylvania mine, Was arrested to-day on pharge of begging in Wall street, flourishing |aryp» Ifujfo #ud threatening Woe unto thee, men that violate the laws! Only weeping and gnashing of teeth awaits passers-by. He Bridgewutor township. Mr. L. was at Au burn buving cattle, uud hud also exchanged his driving horse for another, with which, and a few head of cut tie, ho had started for homo, lie them. years old, of tjuick, nervous movements, a strong, full voice, and has considerable ability. He has now a small congregation in this city. Ho has liad during the past fortnight more influence over Guiteau than any or everybody else. To him, as the will will show, Guiteau left his body and his papers. I asked Dr. Hicks what ho thought of Guiieau. "A great mystery," he answered. " I have been probing him most assiduously for the last two weeks, and I have not found in him a grain of conscience. It Is sometliiog ho has nut got Ho is as cunning and tricky as any human lDeing can bo, but he is without gratitude or moral sensibility. He is revengeful, vain and egotistical beyond belief, and ho would not hesiute at anything to accomplish his purpose."There is no change in tho freight handlers' strike. The rush pf freight to-day was enormous. Merchants pressed their own men into service. It is thought tho rise in freight rates to-morrow will increase tho difficulties of tho Was scut Ui prison for throe months. The American press has a large bill to settle with thee, righteous fathor, for their vindictiveness in this matter. Nothing but blood will satisfy them, and now my blood be on them and this nation aud its officials. Brutal Assault of a School Teacher. had not gone school teacher, was repeatedly antra Ta YLOBVtLI.E, Ills., June 30.—Miss Bond, a red by far when he was noticed by men Arthur, tho President is a coward a:'d an His ingratitudo to the man that mado him and saved his party and land from no parallel in history, but Thou, righteous father, will judge him. situation. two tramps, who afterwards tied her in a chair jn the gurrett of tl)0 sehijy) house, A large of (ripens is semiring the country. The smiiipdrels will be lypchud when caught. working in a Held some distance away, to stop. They thought nothing ofgthis, however, at Hrst, but-after half an hout,or so, began to think thoro might 1)0 something wrong, and went to offer thoir assistance, if any should be needed. Upon reacliing the spot they were horrified to find Mr, LitHo lying on t|ie ground, dead, just ahead of the front jixle of his buggy, with the horse sitting squarely on his Iwdy. •lust how the accident occurred, spd how Mr. Lake ciimo .*D Iiq on the ground, is not known, but the linos had in some way become entangled 1n the wheels and drawn tho horse backwards in a sitting,, posture. The remains were brought to lilt, home Saturday nfternoon, the funeral occurring Tuesday ; lo'clock, attended by a large concourse of people. Rev. T. Harroun conducted tho services. The deceased leaves a wife, two sons, and two daughters, to mourn his untimely death. He Was about fifty years of ago.—Muntruse Republican.The Nation. Since its consolidation with the New York Evening Post, has Increased its facilities in every department, enlarged its size to twenty-four pages, and added many able writers to its previous list. It is now pronounced by many of its readers to be better than eyer before. Father, Thou knowost mo, but the world hath not known mo j and now 1 go to Thee and the Savior without the slightest ill-will toward a human being. Injured by Fireworks. Minneapolis, Juno 3Q.—By the premature lljsuhargo of fireworks, whoro several hundred people had gathered last night, thirteen wore Injured, one probably fatally. Most of the Farewell, ye men of earth, Established in 1865, the Nation was a pioneer in this country as a weekly Journal of literary and political criticism of the highest order, conducted free from the control of party interest of any sort. Despite a precarious support during the first few years, it held persistently to its original aim until its financial success was assured. Meanwhile it had become a recognized authority at home and abroad; its editorial management has been unchanged from the first, and its projectors intend that, with their present facilities, the Nation shall become more than ever before the medium of the ablest thought of the time. The form and style of the paper are chosen with a view to the most suitable shape for binding. and a set of the Nation preserved, bound, and indexed, makes the tnost complete and readable record of current events of Importance in the political and literary world available for the American public. The subscription price has been reduced to $3.00 per annum. Specimen copies sent on request. Address the Publisher, 210 Broadway New York. 2j3t When Gwltoau had ooncjuded tlio reading of his prayer, he again surveyed iho crowd and said, still with a firm voice; "I am now going to read some vorsea, which are intended to indicate my feelings at tho inomont of leaving this world. If set to music they may be rendered effected. The idea is that of a oliild babbling to his mamma and his papa. I wrote it this morning, about 10 o'clock. » Injuries were caused by runaway horses and panlo of tho crowd. I suggested that Warden Crocker and Deputy Warden Russ thought he would oomniit murder on tho day of his execution if he thought it would help him In the slightest or delay Ills execution. Mr. Hioks said he did not doubt it, "They," meaning the jail officers, "will have to watch him very closely to-day." FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT, A Shlcluhinny Miller Terribly Crushed by Special to the Evening Gazette the Belting of the Mill. Ho then Commenced to chant these verses in a sad and doleful toi\o j Suickshinny, July 1.—Simon Reraalcy, miller at Search's grist mill, was caught in ijte' (xilting of t|io mill about half-past olevci: Here Guiteau's voice failed, and he bowed his head and broko into sobs. Crocker good-naturodly told Guiteau tlrnt no
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Masthead | Evening Gazette, Volume 1 Number 18, July 01, 1882 |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 18 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1882-07-01 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
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Language | English |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
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Description
Title | Evening Gazette |
Masthead | Evening Gazette, Volume 1 Number 18, July 01, 1882 |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 18 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1882-07-01 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | EGZ_18820701_001.tif |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
Contributing Institution | West Pittston Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | PITTSTON, PA., SATURDAY, JULY, 1, 1882. j PRICE TWO CENTS | $4.50 Per Annum. VOLUME I., NUMBER 18. I Weekly Established 1860. ) But he rallied a little and went on with his TO-DAY'S NEWS. to-day.. The machinery was making over a hundred and' fifty revolutions a minute, and it was some minutes before it could be stopped. When released his head was frightfully crushed, and his right leg tpm off at the knee At this time, 1 p. m., he is reported dying. THE DAY AFTER. chant— " I am going to the Lordy; I am so glad. I am going to the Lordy ; I am so glad. I am going tli the J^ordy; Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Hallelujah! I am going to the Lordy. " I love the Lordy with all my soul, Glory, Hallelujah! And that is the reason I am going to the Lord. Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Hallelujah! I am going to the Iyord." 1 asked Mr. Hicks if Guiteau "hud left many A PICTURE OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT roundly abused in consequence. such arrangement could lxD made, and was papers. THE Fl'NRBAL. WHAT THE TELEGRAPH BRINGS PARTICULARS OF THE HANGING "Yes, a good many," lie answered; "lie Washington, June 30.—A grave was dug yesterday in the eastern wing of the jail for the interment of Chiiteaij's remains. Pour flag stones were raised about Hix feet deep and alDout the same in length and four feet wido was made in the sandy soil on which the building stands. It was supposed that immediately after the autopsy and the readjustment of the remains today tho burial would take place, but it was Anally decided to observe tho more decorous custom and lot the lDody rest till to-morrow. Tho ceremony will take place to-morrow afternpon. Tho hour has not yet lieon named. It is probablo that very fow persons' will be present. Dr. Hicks will officiate and' read some sort of service over the grave, but the main part of tho last rites will be performed by jail officials, who will act as boarors and lower the coffin to the bottom of tho grave. Mrs. Scoville will probably not attend, although sho may do so; but the question has not been settled by John Guiteau, who generally, after all, settles all such quostions with regard to Mrs. Scovillc's action. has left several poems, one quite long, which has some strong ideas in it. By the way, he is this minuto putting the finishing lines 011 a The New York Strikers-Wo Let Up Delaware and Hudson Coal Company Advance In Coal Prices— Frightful Accident. The Doctors Make a Post Mortem Examination—Colonel Crocker's Duty— Guiteau's Efforts—The Funeral of the Assassin. Choctaw Indian Hanged. new poem. Fokt Smith, Ark., Juno 30.—Kdward Folsom, a Choctaw Indian, was hanged to-day for the nmrdor of aaloonkccpor Stewart and teamster Massingill, in a druuken row. Folsom " What use do yon intend to make of Guiteau's papers ?" I asked. TJ. S. Jail, Washington, D. C., June 30. —Your correspondent was permitted to occupy one of the cells overlooking the scaffold, and thus was enabled to see the eager faces upturned to poor wretch, who could see with what/nidity the whole terrible spectacle was taken in. In the very front rank of the curious, with a face as placid as a summer morning, his arms folded, and a look of supremo content, stood John W. Guitoau. Not a suggestion of a Hush in his face, not a tremor in liio hand; nothing indeed, but cold curiosity overspread his features. I could not help thinking that he was almost as big a Brakeman Instantly Killed "I saved my party and my land, Glory, Hallelujah! But they have murdered me for it. And that is the mason I am going to the Lordy, Glory HallebjjahMiloiyfHallelujah! I am going to the Lordy!" Here again his feelings Overcame liiin, and he leaned his head on the shoulder of Dr. Hicks and sobbed pitifully. Still he went on: "That question," answered the doctor, "I have not yet decided I shall not give them to the press at present. He has left one singular document," continued the doctor. Lancaster, Pa., July 1.—Milton Mann, a Iirakemail on the Pennsylvania Railroad was thrown from his train at Columbia this morning and instantly killed. By telegraph to the Gazette. lately professed religion The Debt Statement. By telegraph to the Gazette. "lie calls it a tableau. It contains a sort of dialoguo. He read it to me tho other day in Washington, D. €.,• July 1.—The public debt statement issued to-d&y shows a decrease of the public debt during the month of June $12,660,G96.lt) cents. EXPLOSION OF MINING MATERIALS the most tragic manuer; it represents the judgment day with God on the throne, and one " I wonder what I will do when 1 get to the Lordy. 1 guess I will weep no more Wnen I get to the Lordy. Glory, Hallelujah! " aftor another of Guiteau's onemies appoaring before Him. First comes General Crocker, and, rs he approaches the judgment seat ho is addressed by God as follows : "Crocker, why did you hang my man Giuteau ?" This was delivered by Guiteau in the most impressive and severe manner. The answer of Crocker was given tremblingly and in groat fright. "0, sir, 1 did it to earn my salary." Man Killed and Several Fatally Injured Damage to the Hiillding. By telegraph to the Gazette FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Hioii Bridge, N. J., July 1.—A burn at the Chester iron mines used for the storage of mining materials, caught lire last night, and caused an explosion. The building was occupied by laborers, several of whom were more or loss injured, and John Patterson was instantly killed, his head, breast and arms being fearfully scorched. Ira Chasmore sustained fatal injuries. Moses I i rest was burned alioul the legs and tho right arm. He is now unconscious and his recovery is considered doubtful. The damage to the building and material is estimated at $2,000. Hero there was another interruption, caused by sobs ahd emotions which he was unable to repress. He wept bitterly, aud then with quivering lips and mournful tones ho went on to finish his ditty: Philadelphia Market*. Philadelphia, July 1. FLOUR—The market was dull; auCl weak super $2.87(§;8.25; extra |8.50C§D4.00: Ohio and Indiana family $6.25@c 6,75 Penna. family 5.50; (fo 5,75 Rye Hour $4.26®4.60. WHEAT—Market was quiet; Pennsylvania red $1.38; amber $1.40. CORN—The marketwas steady; steamer 81c; sail yellow 8$e; sail mixed 82c No. 3 mixed The market was less active No. 1 white, 03c; No. 2 white, 609462c; No. 3 white No. 2 mixed 60c. RYE—The market was nominal. PROVISIONS—-The market was firm. LARD-The market was strong. BUTTER—The market was quiet; unchanged, creamery, extra 25(&26c: good to choice do. '23(g.24e; best creamery and New York extra, 25c; firsts do. 22® 24c; Western dairy 21C&22c; good to choice do. 16(Tnlftc; rolls scarce: Pennsylvania extra, 15@ltfc; Western daries, extra, I6(&i7c. EGGS—The market was firm unchanged Penna. 22Uc(Tf,23; Western 19c. CHEESE—Market was steady. PETROLUM—Weak, refined ,14. WHISKEY—Nominal, $1.17. " crank " as his brother. It was Mrs. Scoville's desire to be present, and sho was at the jail this morning asking for admission: but, fortunatelv, it was domed. I wonder what I will see When I get to the Lordy ? I expect to see most splendid things Beyond all earthly conception, When I am with the I.only. Glory, Hallelujah! 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 Strong upon his left and Mr. Woodward directly behind him., Mr. Jones took a position on the north side, near the upright of the beam. General Crocker, the warden, took his position at the southeast corner of the structure. There was a slight delay while the crowd of spectators were pushing and jostling against each other. "Finally President Arthur appears and is addressed as follows: 'Why did you not save and protect my man Guiteau, who did Arthur's mistake anu doom. In the ineimtimo tho remains lie in the coffin, which routs upon a simplo deal table which serves as a catafalque, in tho sccond story of the east wing of the jail. (Raising his voice to the highest pitch that he could command), " Glory, Hallelujah I I am with the Lord I" my work?' "The answer was in a frightened tono, 'I thought I could make myself • President in 1884.' The physicians made an examination of tho neck and found that- death had not resulted from strangulation, but had, no doubt, been instantaneous, because thero was a welldefined dislocation of tho spinal process at the base of the skull. This closed the chant, and then Rev. Mr. Hicks gave to Guiteau his final benediction and farewell. THE NEW YORK STRIKERS. "To this God answers, 'You made a great mistake. Go down to hell.' THE AUTOPSY A Compromise Suggested—The Strikers The autopsy was conducted by a committee of resident physicians, consisting of I)rs. Sowors, Hartigan and Lamb. There were "Corkhill is another man who is sent to hell Hold out for Twenty Cents. Guiteau, meanwhile, gazed upon the crowd, looked up at the beam over his head and quickly made a survey of all the dread paraphernalia. As soon as the crowd had become quiet, General Crocker motioned to them to uncover, and all heads were bared. Dr. llicks made an invocation in these words: I asked Dr. Hicks, since Guiteau had willed his body to him, what ho intended to do with it He answered that he did not care to discuss that question now. He then returned to the prisoner. With reference to Guitcau's body a good deal of discussion has lDcon indidged In among the legal officers of the Government. The will, of courso, cannot lxD operative until it is probated, and ltefore this is done the question will be raised as to whether, a* a criminal condemned to be hung, ha can, by willj dispose of his body. in the same way.' LATE NEWS. Jkhkky City, N. J., July 1.—The striking longshoremen and freight handlers had another meeting this morning. President Murphy presided and stated that an Kithorized representative of the railway companies had met with the executive committee and made an informal offer for a compromise. The companies are willing to pay cents i»er hour. The striken resolved to stand out for the original demand of 20 cents per hour. By telegraph to the Gazette New York Markets. present also the following representatives of the medical profession: Dr. Godding, oi St Elizalieth's Insane Asylum ; Dr. Nicholls, of the Bloomingdale Asylum; Dr. McDonald, of the New York Insane Asylum; Dr. Morton, editor of the New York Journal of Nervous and.Menial Disease; Drs. Young, Illiss, Rey burn. Elliott and McWilhams, of Washington; DrrV~AIills, of Mew York, and Spitzka. of New York. Tho examination was mado to determine first, the cause of death, and second, tho condition of tho principal organs. It was found that the neck had not boen broken, and that death had resulted from strangulation. There was found a rupture of tho sterno clido mastoid muscles on each side of the neck, and of the thyro nyod membrane and muscle, but there was no dislocation or fracture of tho cerebral vertebrae.Gleaned and Consed from this morn - New York, July 1. BEEF—The market was quiet and steady; new extra mess, $15.50(§t$16.00. PORK—'The market was quiet and steady; new iness $22.00; old do. $20,a0@$20.7o. LARD— 5C&7K»c lower and weak; steam rendered $12.02^. Ing's Papers. Tho House of Commons passed clause 10 of the repression bill. Three more small failures on tho stock ox change, London, yesterday. Father,out of the depths we cry to thee. Hear Thou our supplication, for the sake of Jesus Christ the Saviour, who has made full propitiation for us. Behold this, Thy servant We humbly pray that Thou wilt deliver him at this supreme moment of his life. Let Thy light descend upon him. Liberate his soul from prison. May he appear before Thee, absolved by Thy great mercy. From hloodguiltiness deliver liijn and us. God have IMttston Wholesale Markets. Su.fto 7.fi0®7.66 9°r 05 ? a5@ae Tho bondholders' proposition to settle tho Stale debt of Louisiana passed tho Legislature. Flour—patent Flour, straight brands Corn Oats Thirty-sevon clorks iu tho Land office and twenty-one in the Patent office were discharged A new case of small-pox is reported to-day Butter Cheese, new • 10@13 yesterday Potatoes new, per bbl Chop and Feed..« ... Meal Salt, coarse, per sack Salt, line, pel* sack... Salt, per bbl Hay. per ton Rye Straw Potatoes, old 1.00 0.50 1 HO 1 80 i no Weeden, tho pugilist, is jailed at Pittsburg, and awaits a requisition from tho Ohio DELAWARE AND HUDSON Washington, June 30.—Notwithstanding her promise to Mr. Reed last night, Mrs. Scoville appeared at Ijie entrance of tho jail this morning at 10 o'clock. She was denied admission. She stood for an hour expostulating and entreating, but could not pass tho police guard. She sent a card to tho Warden asking for a pass, but ho was obdurate. A lady camc to her In a carriage bringing to her a large cross of white rosebuds which was to be placed on tho coffin, together with a wreath which Mrs. Scoville had ordorod. Mrs. Scoville stood fjr nearly an hour within the portico holding tho cross in her hands. Finally she was promised that as soon as the execution was over and tho body cut down, sho would.bo admitted to see the corpse before it was handed to tho doctors. This soemed to satisfy her and she proceeded to her carriage to await tho summons. MBS. BCOVILLE'S GRIEF Coal Prices for the Month of July authorities. By telegraph to the Gazette 1.80 18.00 14.00 Mr. Taft, the new Unitod States minister, presented his credentials to tho Emperor of Austria yesterday. New York, July I.—The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company announced that prices of their Lackawanna coal for tlio month of July will be as follows: Furnace lump and steamer lump, each, $4; grato and Ogg, each $4.15; stove, $4.:ioJ; chestnut $4.:ifD. and mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us Lamb of God, that takes away tho pains of the world, have mercy on us. Amen and PROHIBITION AN ISSUE. Damage to bridges in Tremont county, Louisiana, by the flood, is $100,000. Crops are badly snbmergod. amen Temperance Men—Effect in the The Three Gubernatorial Candidates All THE LAST DYING PRAYER. THE BRAIN LARGE AND HEALTHY Campaign. During tho"prayer Guiteau stood with bo"ved head. At its conclusion Dr. Hicks openod tho Bible, and Guiteau in firm tones said, " I will read a selection from the tenth chapter of Matthew, from the twenty-eighth to tho fortyfirst verse, inclusive." Ho then road in a strong, clear voice, and with good intonation, showing little, if any nervousness. Dr. Hicks then produced the manuscript which was prepared by the prisoner this morning, and held it before him while Guiteau read. W hile Dr. Hicks was arranging the manuscript Guiteau exhibited a slight nervousness and moved several times from one foot to tho other. Ho soon recovered his composure, looked over the sea. of upturned faces and said: "X am now going to read to you my last dying prayer." He then read in a loud tone and with distinct and deliberate emphasis, the fol- A thorough autopsy was made of the chest, and a partial examination of the brain and the abdominal cavities. The brain was found to weigh 49J ounces, and as far as could be determined, was in a perfectly healthy condition. Tho eye presented no indications of disease, neither were there any evidence of diseaso in tho condition of tho heart or lungs, except a slight thickening of the coat of tho aorta in the first-montioned organ. The examining physicians removed the brain and have placed it in alcohol to harden. To-morrow they will make a microscopical examination of this organ, to determine the proportion of white and gray matter and the nature of tho deposits, to see if there is any inflammation. The committee will probably be ablo to make an official report to-morrow. The brain of tho assassin will be preserved in some mnseum. His body is beia& embalmed to-night by Mr. Shipercd, of the Army Modical Museum. Senate Committee on Territories has decided to report favorably tho bill establishing the Torritor Pembina. poa, $3.15. The effect of the return* from Iowa on those interested in the cause of tcmpcranco ia made From the Philadelphia Times. Sentenced to be Handed. Thero have been twenty fatal cases of small-pox at Conchanloy, Ind. The post still rages. Tho country is destitute. By telegraph to the Gazette. manifest in many ways. There will lDe a congratulatory meeting at Association Hall on Thursday, July 15.- u» express their joy and to adopt plans for the futUro. The meeting is to be addressed by some of the ablest prohibition- Pete&sbuku, Va., July 1.—The jury in the ease of Mary Booth, colored, aged 14 years, (Ai trial for the murder of Mrs. It. C. Gray and Travis Jones, to-day rendered a verdict of mnrdur in tho lirst dogree. The accused was Mcntenecd to be hanged oil the 17th of Xovein her next. Tho case of Virginia Booth charged with being accessory to the murder. Receipts of postoffices for tho quarter ending March, woro $10,481,000, an increase of $351,000 over the previous quarter. ists "in the eounti v The effect of. the Tho train master on the Hudson River Railroad reports the strike of freight brakemen has been amicably adjusted. All returned to work. Iowa election. .-Mid Joshua I, Daily, chairman of tliu State Tetiiperauco committee, yesterday, " will Ikj to stimulate the prohibition movement all over the country. There is no reasonable doubt but that prohibition will bo speedily adopted iu soveral of the other groat States of the Northwest. Maryland and Georgia will not lie far ill the rear, and, If I am not much uiistaketr, it will be an iinpoatant feature in the election this autumn.' Knelt o the three candidates for Governor iu 1'eun. sylvauia, already nominated, is a pro- w.\s continued to next term, Your correspondent asked her why she had changed hor intehtion expressed last night. Judge Addison Brown, of tho United States District Court of New York, was painfully injured in tho railroad accident in New Jersey Thursday. She said, " I thought of it all night, and it seemed to mo like a weak recourse of my poor brother. I had no curiosity. Those who said it is a morbid desire for publicity in me are heartless and unablo to appreciate my fooling for one who in his hour of derail is more dosolatc than any being that the world has ever seen. Not one heart will bo there to throb with sympathy for him. I ought to have stood by him till tho last. I was weak to yield last night to persuasion. My place was there. 1 could have demanded a pass then. They could not* have denied nit). Now they said only a few would bo admitted as directed by law. Since I stood here I see it is all a pretense,like much of tho so-called justice my poor brother has Ijad Vivom the beginning. Hundreds were admitted who came from idle ouriosity or to gratify their revengeful fool- ADVANCE IN WAGES. The Delaware and Hudgon Company Come Down Handsomely. The Hudson River Railroad offered freight brakomon $1.85 a day and polling." Tho men refusod loss than $2 for each day's work without " polling." Nkw York, July 1.—The Now Central and Hudson River R. R. Co. to-day advanced the wages of their employees, dating from to-day, as follows: Switchmen got an advance of $5.00 [Kir month, doormen $3.00, gateiuen $'2.00, hall porters $2.50, and Ijoss porters $5.00. The men express themselves satisliod with these advances. By ti-legraph to the Gazette. Y ork lowing Father, now I go to Thee and the Saviour. I have finished the work Thou gavost me to do, and I am only too happy to go to Thee. William Sipple, tho tolegraph operator charged with attempting to dofraud tho Erie Railway of $44,000 by means of bogus tele- nounced temperance miui, us are several of the other nominees for State officers. Tho conflict will be on the nominees for the State Legislature. Tho temperanco voters propose to organize in each of the Legislative districts,of the State, and no candidate of eitjier party will reoelve their support unless they are pronounced in favor of the constitutional amendment. In the opinion of temperance men the liquor traffic has shown itself to be law defiant as well as destructive to all the best interests of the State. We therefore see Tho world does not yet appreciate my mission but Thou knowest it * GCITEAU'S LITERARY PRODUCTION'S. Soon after my brief interview with Guiteau, Captain Coleman, who, by the way, was the first volunteer in tho lato civil .war, asked me if I didn't want a cup of coffee. I followed him into a little room off tho kitchen aod took a seat at a rough tablo. Very soon tho Rev. Mr. Hicks camo in and we breakfasted together. He is a small, thin gentleman, by birth a Welshman, who spent some years in Pennsylvania, in the neighborhood of Williamsport, I believe, and subsequently preached in Maryland. Thence he wont to Florida, where ho mixed a little politics with his religion. He voted thirty-six times for General Grant at the Chicago Convention, and got very much excited wheu some of his negro delegates loft him. He jumped on his chair and appealed to the cliairman for protection, asserting that corrupt means were being resorted to. He was merely laughed at. He is about forty or forty-five Thou knowest Thou didst inspire Garfield's removal, and only good has come from it. This is the best evidence tliat the inspiration came from Thee; and I have set it forth in my book that all men read aud know, that Thou, Father, didst inspire the act for which I am now murdered. grams, was sentenced to five years. The c itadol at Cairo, Kgypt, is being storo with provisions sufficient to feed 13,000 persons three mouths. Recruiting is going on briskly and tho roscrvos have been called in. Beading Railroad Intentions, By telegraph to the OazetBf. Philadelphia, July 1.—The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Compauy gives notice today of its intention to pay, on and after the 5th instant, at tho London office of the company, the first mortgage bonds, maturing July 1st. T he company is now paying the. coupons of tho general mortgage loan due to-day, being the first time that interest has been paid This government and nation by this act i know, will incur Thy eternal enmity, as did the Jews by killing Thy man, my Saviour. The captain of the British steamer airlie," which, arriving at San Francisco yesterday. was fined $11,150 for bringing Chinese passengers in excess of tho number allowed Strath The retribution in that case came quick an(J sharp, and I know Thy divino law of retribution will strike this nation and my murderers in the same way. no remedy but the destruction of the traffic. The abolition of tho liquor trade will be our rallying cry henceforth." ings. If passes wero worth $:S00 each, as the papersatyj}", the warden could have made his fortune. Tf lie has given theni away he is a queer man. Not less than three hundred men passed me while I stood there. They wero laughing and jesting brutally. Oh, this is a cfuel, cruel world! " by law Th« Texas Greenback State Convention met at Fort Worth yesterday. After great confusion it was finally organized with one hundred and forty delegates. General Weaver was The diabolical spirit of this nation, its Government, and its newspapers toward (Tie will justify Thee in cursing them, and I know that Thy divine law of retribution is inexorable. I therefore predict that this nation will go down in blood, and that my murderers, from the Executive to the hangman, will go to hell. in crash Ami at maturity since 1877, Singular Fatal Accident. From Yesterday's Montrose Democrat, present A Pennsylvania Miner on Wall Street. One of the saddest accidents that it was ever our duty to chronicle occurred near Auburn 4 Corners last Saturday, and resulted iu the death of tjiut genial, whole-souled, and well-known farmer, Mr. Isaac (i, bake, of In the Star-route trial yeatorday, witnesses wore examined in reference to routes from Rawlins to White Kiver, CoL; Vermillion, Dakota, to Sioux Falls, and Ouray to Los Piuos, Cal. Court adjourned until noxt Thursday. By telegraph to the Gazette Thy laws are inexorable, 0, Thou Supreme Judge! Warden crockcr told me of a stpuigi WARDEN CROCKER'S ftt'TY New York, July 1.—Thomas Jefferson. view he had with Guiteau several days ago. Guiteau sent for the Warden, who soon appeared at the barred door. " Come in," said Guiteau, ' I want to talk to you. ' General Crockor wont in and.the two sat together on the cot Then Guiteau Willi great earnestness told the Warden that ho ought to save him. That it was his duty to God to do so. Crocker, of course, could not agree with him, but Guiteau explained that it would be nothing even if Clockor should be disgraced iu tho eyes of tho world. It would lie no matter if he did lose his place and fail to supiDort his family; that it was much 1 tetter to please God. He (old tho Warden that when Thursday beforo tho came he (Crocker) should go to Baltimore, or some where else, telling his officers in the jail 'bofore he started that they were to do nothing until his return; that ho uoed not return unril aftor 2 o'clock 011 Friday; that as nobody but tho Warden could do the ,'unging, and as the scntonco was that the hanging should take place between 12 and 2 o'clock, therefore he (Guiteau) would not bo hung until another sentence was passed. " This," ho said, "would give him timo to get his caso before the Supremo Court, aud enablo him in tho meantime to educate the public up to his standard." It Pennsylvania mine, Was arrested to-day on pharge of begging in Wall street, flourishing |aryp» Ifujfo #ud threatening Woe unto thee, men that violate the laws! Only weeping and gnashing of teeth awaits passers-by. He Bridgewutor township. Mr. L. was at Au burn buving cattle, uud hud also exchanged his driving horse for another, with which, and a few head of cut tie, ho had started for homo, lie them. years old, of tjuick, nervous movements, a strong, full voice, and has considerable ability. He has now a small congregation in this city. Ho has liad during the past fortnight more influence over Guiteau than any or everybody else. To him, as the will will show, Guiteau left his body and his papers. I asked Dr. Hicks what ho thought of Guiieau. "A great mystery," he answered. " I have been probing him most assiduously for the last two weeks, and I have not found in him a grain of conscience. It Is sometliiog ho has nut got Ho is as cunning and tricky as any human lDeing can bo, but he is without gratitude or moral sensibility. He is revengeful, vain and egotistical beyond belief, and ho would not hesiute at anything to accomplish his purpose."There is no change in tho freight handlers' strike. The rush pf freight to-day was enormous. Merchants pressed their own men into service. It is thought tho rise in freight rates to-morrow will increase tho difficulties of tho Was scut Ui prison for throe months. The American press has a large bill to settle with thee, righteous fathor, for their vindictiveness in this matter. Nothing but blood will satisfy them, and now my blood be on them and this nation aud its officials. Brutal Assault of a School Teacher. had not gone school teacher, was repeatedly antra Ta YLOBVtLI.E, Ills., June 30.—Miss Bond, a red by far when he was noticed by men Arthur, tho President is a coward a:'d an His ingratitudo to the man that mado him and saved his party and land from no parallel in history, but Thou, righteous father, will judge him. situation. two tramps, who afterwards tied her in a chair jn the gurrett of tl)0 sehijy) house, A large of (ripens is semiring the country. The smiiipdrels will be lypchud when caught. working in a Held some distance away, to stop. They thought nothing ofgthis, however, at Hrst, but-after half an hout,or so, began to think thoro might 1)0 something wrong, and went to offer thoir assistance, if any should be needed. Upon reacliing the spot they were horrified to find Mr, LitHo lying on t|ie ground, dead, just ahead of the front jixle of his buggy, with the horse sitting squarely on his Iwdy. •lust how the accident occurred, spd how Mr. Lake ciimo .*D Iiq on the ground, is not known, but the linos had in some way become entangled 1n the wheels and drawn tho horse backwards in a sitting,, posture. The remains were brought to lilt, home Saturday nfternoon, the funeral occurring Tuesday ; lo'clock, attended by a large concourse of people. Rev. T. Harroun conducted tho services. The deceased leaves a wife, two sons, and two daughters, to mourn his untimely death. He Was about fifty years of ago.—Muntruse Republican.The Nation. 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If set to music they may be rendered effected. The idea is that of a oliild babbling to his mamma and his papa. I wrote it this morning, about 10 o'clock. » Injuries were caused by runaway horses and panlo of tho crowd. I suggested that Warden Crocker and Deputy Warden Russ thought he would oomniit murder on tho day of his execution if he thought it would help him In the slightest or delay Ills execution. Mr. Hioks said he did not doubt it, "They," meaning the jail officers, "will have to watch him very closely to-day." FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT, A Shlcluhinny Miller Terribly Crushed by Special to the Evening Gazette the Belting of the Mill. Ho then Commenced to chant these verses in a sad and doleful toi\o j Suickshinny, July 1.—Simon Reraalcy, miller at Search's grist mill, was caught in ijte' (xilting of t|io mill about half-past olevci: Here Guiteau's voice failed, and he bowed his head and broko into sobs. Crocker good-naturodly told Guiteau tlrnt no |
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