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DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
VOL. X. NO. Hi.
FIRST EDITION
COID AND SXLVEXl.
Specie Payments to be Resumed.
Soccdlary Boutweli' s Scheme for Pay
ing Coin upon the 1st of
January, 1870.
The New York M rW has tlie following despatch
8rom Washington, conllrming the statement pitl -lbdied
liy us yesterday, that Secretary Boutweli was
maturing a schemo lor the resumption of gold and
silver pay meuts:
ljulte a commotion lias been created here over a
report coming from apparently authentic sources
that Secretary Boutweli Is maturing a scheme for tlie
n-tiirn to specie payments by the first of January
next. The precise mode which ho will adopt to
bring aiiout that result is not clear. Na person ap
pears to Know whether It will be by retiring three
per cents or some other mode.
The fact being apparent that the Snpremc Court
will, before many months, tiecldo that the legal
tender act lfl unconstitutional, the flovcrnineut Is
Anxious to anticipate tho results by securing the re
turn to specie payment before the decision is given
to the public.
It Is already known that Hon. 13. G. Spautdlng. of
liuffalo, who is the reputed author of the I.egal
Jcnder act, has already publicly declared that the
Leanl-tcnder act was only intended to apply during
the war, enacted to aid the Government in an enter
gency, and that it Is clearly unconstitutional in
lime of peace. In short, that the only power which
Congress hud to puss such a law was under the
assumed war powers of the Constitution. This
opinion, coming from the framer of that law, must
of necessity have its cii'ect upon the Supremo Court,
it in fact it does not foreshadow the decision of that
court. This adds to tho interest which is takea in
the reported movements of Secretary Houtwell
The Derision to be Anticipated.
It is privately given out by those who have an In
sight to matters in the Treasury Department, that
the Secretary of tho Treasury is determined to anti
cipate this decision, and thus obviate any adverse
results to tho business interests of the country
which might result from such a decision. I is like
wise stated that Mr. Boutweli believes that the time
is near at hand when specie payments can be
resumed without any serious embarrassment
to the country. rlho reasons given for his
belief in this respect are, that the banks of
your city have now a larger surplus of gold than
at any other time for some years, and that this
mtrplus Is likely to be double the present sum by the
first of January, (told is now a drug m their hands,
which, by a return to specie payments, can be used
' as currency, and in the regular and legitimate deal
ings of the country, instead of for speculative pur
poses. Again, the largo cotton crop will increase
our exports beyond tho figures which they have
reached since the commencement of the war, and
thus turn tho balance of trade in our favor, not only
stopping the export of gold, but causing a shipment
of the precious metals to this country from abroad.
The destruction produced by the war In the South
left that section in a destitute condition, but last
ycar"s crop of cotton was suttteiont to get the South
ern people out of debt, which, with their rigid sys
tem of economy, finds them in a position that the
present crop is nearly all profits. The receipts from
this year's crop will add so much direct wenlth to
the country. Inasmuch as the greater portion of
this year's cotton crop will be absorbed abroad, it
will In return bring to this country nn amount of
gold in excess of unythlng which has taken place
since ISM) or isco.
This adds to tho feasibility of the scheme which
it is said, Mr. Boutweli contemplates declaring in
favor of specie payments. He has on hand in the
Treasury Department about one hundred millions of
dollars in gold now, in addition to that which is held
by tlie banks and will be brought to this country in
return for cotton.
One thing is certain tho opinion is qnlte preva
lent here that the return to specie payments by New
Year's Day is in every particular feasible. The cur
rent gossip at the same time is that the Secretary of
the Treasury Intends to take advantage of the cir
cumstances and give the country the boucrit of a
" specie circulation.
Pressure for a lleduetlon or Amount or Hold
In I lie Treasury.
There Is a strong pressure being brought to bear
on Mr. Boutweli, to induce hlin to reduce tho amount
oi gold In the Government vaults to thirty millions,
in order that the question may be settled whether
any further contraction of the currency is necessary
to equalize the value of greenbacks and gold, as a
step towards specie payments. Those who urge this
course argue that the sale of seventy millions of
gold on the market would bring the value of gold
nearer to the proper value In relation to greenbacks ;
and in tills wnv tho question could be determined
whether a further contraction of the currency would
be essential before specie payments could be re
sumed. All these rumors and gossip, pressure and figuring
clearly indicate that wu are on tho eve of extraordi
n ryiiiiunelal operations on the part of the Coveru
m;iit. 1 aken with the prospect of an early decision
by the Supreme Court on the I.egal-tcuder act, tho
public need not be surprised at an early coup d'etat
tin the pait of the Secretary of tlie Treasury, which
will notle ablv change the relative values of gold and
currency on the market, and put an end t the specu
" lation in gold, ehunglng it from an article of mer
chandise to that of currency.
It is too good a tiling to hope for from this adminis
tration, but, if reports are to be believed, the experi
ment is to be tried. Tho Secretary's project is said
to be due to the recent brilliant Democratic victory
in New York, since he well knew that the Demo
cratic party always lias been in favor of hard mouiy
as opposed to paper money, and lie Is anxious to s j
trim his sails as not to sutler harm from the Demo
cratic gale of 1S72, which he is slirewed enough to
foresee.
isaAL rriTELi.iai.iJc-.
THE CASE OF ANNIE PEOPLES.
The ICarlh Trentiiicnl.
Court of Oyer and Terminer Judaea l.mtlow
H ud 1'eirie.
This morning the young woman, Annie Peoples,
who was convicted of niuiislaugtiter in taking the
life of James Welsh In Juno last, which case has
been fully reported in our columns, was brought up
for sentence. , m Al
s. I). Page, Esq., cour.sol for the prisoner, before
judgment was entered, addressed the court in tho
following language:
HOMICIDE CASK Mil. N. PA VIS PACE'S At'l'EAt FOB MERCY.
Hy your Honor' Urvo Tbe prisoner itundinir in terror
beforn yon wa incticwd tor ll tulnniouH killiiiK of Jiunes
Wnlfb, uurt a jury of btr own selection buvefjunl her
rri ly ol ihe Uuen-i praJo of tho crime eh irecd. Hut thore
are pccuiinritifB in liurjihso tUutlrall kindly iiimn all t!i it
ron!iiUiut,iuu and n.11 tlit,t:on-cionliomiio8for which tao
Court bolore wnom lhin ckbii was t nod, and whom 1 uuva
tho privilege of notv addmnaitis, 30 diatmauiaaed in the
'"lunde Peoplci ii a vronmn. Rlia has just crept across tho
tbroHl.old ol herchil lliood. Tue facta d-vcloped on hi;r
trinl do nut inuiiuia tliut tliut childhood na basil una.
mx-iit, nor do tncy furnmli ground ot approlieiiaiuu tor Uia
woinunliood beyond; iuiUud, tim tumhl rusulta of ouu
day'tyiel-liuK to luiuptutinii would stand nn a b:iriier in
the rin to eonm, ant would ei'rye an a wall on either aide,
holding her in tue inm;ht -and narrow pitli wiuoli alone
ii'adtf to lmiijiinuss. Kve lift cnd ont o to Katun, mid we, hor
ebihlren, pay -the poiiuby of liar folly; but wo must ever
remember t" inherent wenknoisot our mother and tlie
nnwernl nllurenunts of tho tompter. Kve is dead, and a
h&iidni! aword bur the galea of Krien; but the K'jipcut
Uvm and the llaim-a of lb II lurht ns to perdition.
This uiilmi'py dimuhter of woman bus nlreuly endured
the torments ot rcmoiaa in those live Ion i; weary luout In
of solitude, It in toi your llonoivto wiy if her liloin to lie
liliiihtud in itu bud, nndjill her. lutuio be darkened, by the.
deep bliaduw ot tho punishment, ou uiotu oui to tier to.
''"ai-U your Honors to pause a moment, and omue with ins
to tbehi'ene of this oecurreiito, that wo may witnoas atfaiu
the end ot a wuatod day. .
Look at that htronj. hearty man proHsinc tlnadolicata
(ill to Itin earth bntth Ina heavy knne; do you aeo liia
bund tinlileiiinif around lior alendor tiirnal, clnaer ani
closer. Mil liia threat to i h ,ko Her to ile.ilu igwell mU
fultilled ero the brute ia drnKited from hor pivatrate
form? Wateh that cowardly blow, throwiiiK thia hardly
more Ibig child, roeliux haadlmiic to lilt) k round. 'I'D ink
how ad the woman Ktruvlinir in the Rirl innat havamif
ferod at lieinx driven from her fathur'a house un X made a
hhamo and a disgrace before tlie jjapiu n"iKhliortiooJ.
llavepilyon that weaknuaa that aoui;lit lorttotiulneat
in further iudulsenue; and nhire my horror ub that
titknr rultian'a blow, which II'iiik her in the ntrout. (Sue
rnshca tor protection to Unr lumiii -liomo ! alia baa noni)
Jamea Welxh drove her an outl aid, from hor hums. Ha
inriuber tnat to reach her rinjiii she wi forced to paaa
within ihe tcraap of lier awailaut'a alrong baud ; in liii.iHi
natioo ahe icapaai;aiu for breatb, Be yet feelt hia heavy
i ncc cuu:l!i; tte lil'a fro-n hi;r t"n lor boa i n ; ii t -rr ir
tit tr.ft the flrat and only thin at hand, and torowath
lirblcd lani iu his diractwiu, thinking rather to luMuii
tla'.e Ljju, and Ua prevent a uwJ vf that aaaault
which he, in her feeblenem. wna nttorly unaldo tj
re iat. The rnaouni ncea of her mad act n'!"'1;
no in a moment, andi now ahe rushes from her home. Hail
this poor weak ftirl not been "lashed into annvernabPt
passion hy recent provocation so strong aa todexlroyall
solf-control," and had she not, been driven beside her rea
son by that terror born of her woman'a cowardice, ne yon
think she would have hurled intooommon ruiu taomelt anil
that which was dear to her? She stood within four feet
of that wall acainst which this ulass lamp broko. It was
the mercy of tiod alone that pnwerved all that were in
the room, and the bouse ittelf, from destruction, lllame
her, ocnanre her, but while endeavoring to be juat never
forget to he merciful. . . ,, ...
Your Honors will not overlook any part of the ovKlenee,
which even the strictest application of tbo rules. ot law
I ever saw did not prevent my laying before tho jmry. i
was unable to show that dry earth did kill Jamea "clsii,
but 1 was able to extort from tho most unwillin
nesses cnoagh to show that the, professional brotl r n
of the author of this treatment, the n"'r",n,"',.,1n,J "'
siast in its application, havo no contldenco In h m
or in his experience, and "hat his lead la nnwliere f d.
f"n .huga7beyond.,VS e wa deUHl jf.; f
te! ?. yi, , which this Poor n- eli;
Von aaarthn Irritation Dioilucoii on tneeaiwwj
Ktaniwo" screwing in and creeping out ; yon heard
thnt -toryof the wash-reom and its.atteodant eiposnre.
You have not. forgotten Dr. Agoew s wonls that such ex
posure would not 1)0 likely to produce lockjaw
in that weather, but that lockjaw was more prevalent in
hot climates than in cold ; thus taking away the only Quali
fication to Pis remark, and going far to eataoiish this iir -position
advanced, even were many of the othors
weakened bv that jnlous g a-d which profwe ooul
fevliog always thrown alxnit th , experiroeu'so.' midioine.
This caao was taken from tho jury by mutu ii eons m' ; but
it on your consideration of all tho evidence that did reach
that jury, there arisee in ynnr Honors' minds a doubtaa
to whetl tnoaingn'ar treatment applied hid not some
thing to do witl tho killing ot James Welsh. I must lie
you to give this pour triiin'. ing girl tbo benefit of that
doubt.
You are the chosen gnordians of thia whole community,
of tlie poor as well as of the rich ; and wo look to you to de
clare that your oyos and ear are never eloaod to aught
wherein it la your duty to stand fast to tlie trust we do
abundant ly repose in you These than are the thought
that I would lay before your Honors in behalf of the
prisoner at tho bar, and while I know we have no right to
put any limit to your discretion, I have ventured thus far,
simply that 1 might recall every consideration to your ro
mcmhraiico. Your Honors ait hore to administer justice temporod
with mercy, and to a perfoct knowledge of tho facts in this
case you bring that local acumen and research which is
ynnr characteristic, thus reminding lis of that great day
when wo shall stand in the presence of the All
knowing and the All men iiul ; but I cannot forget that
yon are men, and that the bar between as is not a wall
shutting rou in from human sympathy and kindly foeling ;
the pulsations I feel hern I know are answered in yor
lire 1st s. 1 would implore you then to extend to the pri
soner all the discretion the statute reposes in yon'
Justice lias been Katisiied by the verdict, and tho sternnea
of tlie law should here domand karilymore than sitis.
faction; indoed. under the peculiar circumstances of this
case, mercy to the prisoner is but justice. I know of no
case that could appeal moro to your Honors' sympathy.
Mint not jour breasts to that ennobling feeling that must
make, yen wondrous kind. Have pity on her sex, though
James Welsh had none. Think of bur youth ; think of her
teuiDtation : think of her Drn vocation : think of her feeble
:v; . rn(i in nisirusL irom t,noso
ness and her dread of a fresh assault; think nf her own
personal peril ; think of hoie Jam ivhh til; t hink of all.
And so, sharing this poor girl's fear and trepidation, we
cost ouraelvcs in all humility on your mercy.
In reply to this. District Attorney Gibbons said that
he thought Mr. Page had stepped a little beyond his
professional duty in thus assailing the character of
Dr. llewson, who was an honorable member of an
honorable profession, and had for a long period of
years discharged his duties at the hospital with
credit to himself, and lie thought the gentleman's
remarks on such an occasion us this were uncalled
for and should be disregarded.
A fler conference with Judge Pelrce, Judge Lud
low tkought it sutllcient to remind the public of the
entire failure of tho prisoner's defense, that the
deceused was not slain by her hand, but by the
maltreatment he received' at the hands of the phy
sicians of the Pennsylvania Hospital ; and that she
had been mercifully dealt with by the Common
wealth in allowing a verdict of manslaughter to be
taken, when she might have been Convicted of mur
der In the (irst degree without any very great stretch
of the law.
Having dwelt on tho enormity of the crime, the
Court sentenced the unfortunate girl to an Imprison
ment of eight years In tho Eastern Penitentiary.
FROM THE WEST.
The Jrnnd Trunk Hallway.
Cincinnati, Nov. 6. Tlie Directors of the Grand
Trunk Railway arrived here thia morning, and they
will probably secure a western connection from this
point.
The Clnelnnntl Fire Department.
John Damcrlella, Chief Engineer of tho Boston
Fire Department, and Alderman J. 8. Haines, were
here yesterday looking Into the workings of our lire
department.
FROM JJSW EX G LAMP.
Huddcn Dentil.
Despatch to the Evening Tcleuraph,
Boston, Nov. 0 Otis Tufts, sixty-five years of
age, a well-known machinist, fell dead on the side
walk In Kast Dcdham, last evening, of heart disease.
Prohibition.
Deeming the re-election of Governor Clallin a
triumph of the prohibitionists, the State constable
lias carried the war Into Germany by Bclzlng lager
beer and light wines.
FROM THE STA TE.
DeMriiellvo Fire in IIiu-rlHbiirjr.
llAnmsiif un, Nov. ft About VI o'clock last night
a lire broke out In a row of framo buildings on Pax
ten street, near to the river bank, resulting in the
total destruction of live houses an I almost their
entire contents. The loss is estimated at to
10,01111.
FROM EUROPE.
This Noon's Quotations).
Bu the Anglo-American Cable.
J.onpon, Nov. 0 Noon To-day being observed as
a holiday on account of the opening of the llolburn
bridge and viaduct, mo K.xciiunge is not open lor
the transaction of business.
Livkhi'uoi., Nov. 0 Noon Cotton opens qule'.;
middling uplands, VI '0'd. ; middling Orleans, 12'., I.
The salts of to-dav are estimated at IO.ihiO b:ili; t.
Pakih, Nov. 0. The Bourse opens dull; Ituutai,
71 f. 17c.
Aktweki', Nov. 0 Petroleum opens firm nt
Clf.ljOC.
The Itloncr nnd (Stock Markets.
New Vohk, November 6. .Stocks steady. Money
easy at 7 per cent. Gold, vii. Five twenties,
hf,l, coupon, HO5,'; do. lSGi, do., 11:1;.;; do.
1KC6,; do., 114; do. do., new, lltl1.-; do.
lso7, 1111',; do. isos, llii.','; Ten-forties, 1)7,.
Mrglnla 6s, new, 62; Missouri tin, 87,. Canton
Company, M ; D.'iinberland preferred, !27; New
York Central, 182',; Kile, WV,'; Heading, 07';
Hudson Kiver. irS; Michigan Central, laui,-;
Michigan Southern. 0u; Illinois Central, 13d;
Cleveland and Pittsburg, ssrf; Chicago and Rock
Island, 104 ; Pittsburg and i'oi t Wayne, 185 ;
Western Union Telegraph, BO
The Itnltimore Produce Market.
TiAI.timohe, Nov. 0. Cotton quiet and unchanged.
Fluur in Improved demand at yesterday's quotations.
Wheat dull at f l-P.UWPiW. Corn active; new white,
TUdiSM'c; old white, fuxins. Uats dull at 6:!',o7e.
ltye dull at Hf,c.(n il. Mess Pork quiet at fiiw.n
Bacon quiet; rib sides, lHiVctH1 ,'. ; clear ill., ls-j
n lh;'4c. ; Blioulders, lUc. ; hams, VMie ilic. T.ard firm
nt lsxalisc. Whliiky unsettled; sales at 81-10.
Stock f)notntlon by Telegraph I P. Itl.
Glendlnnlng, Davis A Co. report through tholr Njiw
York house the ionowing:
N. Y. Central H. 12 V,' Western TTnlon Tele.
N. Y. and Krlo H. ... ToL and Wall. It. It. .
Ph. and Ren. It. 97 M II. and Ht. Paul H. o
Mich. B. and N. I. It.. Mla': Mil. and Ht. Paul pf..
Cle. and Pitt, It..... ss Adams Express
Chi. audN. W. com.. W Wells, Pargo
Chi. and N. W. prof., to 'i I United States
Chi. and It, I. K 10 1 'i .Tennessee tl's, new..
Pitt, Ft. Way. & Cll. H.I Gold
PacllloM.8 69 V I Market steady.
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70
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fill'
12ti;,
Nairn 4 Ladner, Bankers, report thia morning's
Gold quotations as Jollow :
10-U0A. M 147' 11-iOA. M 12fl'f
HKI0 " l!i7V11-irt " 1'2H i
10-!(T " VJ7.VH'l " 1'4'
10- 45 " 127 '.11-84 " VOMi
10 f,fi 127 11'30 " 12ii'4'
11110 " 12l'0 H'ld " 12ii?,
11- i2 " i2ii?.nD " mu
11-14 " 120?, I
One of tbo papers contains as nn advertise
ment: "Lost, a largo black silk umbrella, be
longing to a gentleman with a curious caroed
ivory htiaU."
If you want to abbreviate a man's stature from
tlx feet to lour, ask him to lead you twcnty-Jivo
dollars. Of coarse ho says be Is abort, and
fcbowi H by tbe rest ol tbo convcreatl
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SECOND EDITION!
latest sir TDLuanArn.
Changes in Army and Navy Courts
Martial Ordered Mississippi
Election Officers Burning
of tlie Rochester Thea-
tre Hoffman on
the Elections.
FROM WASHINGTON.
ItCNlff notion or Officer.
f ferial Despatch to the Keening Telegraph.
WAsnifiuTON, Nov. C The following resignations
have been accepted by tho Secretary of Wars
Second Lieutenant William W. Dcanc, brevet cap
tain U. B. A., with pay to July 80, 1R70.
Captain Axel S. Adams, 2d V. S. Cavalry, V. S. A.,
with pay to October 2C, 1809.
First Lieutenant Jercmlalj C. Wilcox, Cth U. S.
Cavalry, U. S. A., with pay to November 30.
First Lieutenant Francis L. Hills, 3d Artillery,
U. S. A., with pay to April T, 1670.
Aa Iimnnp (.'enernl. ,
J. S. Pitman, formerly brigadier-general of volun
teers, V. H. Army, hns been removed from the But
ter llosrltal, at rrovldcnce, R. I., to the Insane
Asylum at Washington, D. C, at tlie expense of the
Government
MIhhIumIppI Election Ollleprn.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Kdmund Kice, a First
Lieutenant U. S. A. ; Brevet Captain F. II. Hatha
way, a Second Lieutenant U. 8. A. Brevet Captain
William Shields, a First Lieutenant U. S. A.; and
First Lieutenant W. G. Fitch, U. S. A., have been
ordered to Mississippi to act as election officers at
tho approaching election, whoro Colonel Dent la
running agalnBt Alcorn for Governor. Colonel Dent
still practises as a claim agent in Washington, and
is not to be confounded with General J. T. Dent,
who Is on duty with tho President, who is brother-in-law
to both Dents.
.Milltnry ConrtH-mnrtlal.
A general court-martial, of which Major-General
Ilunt is President, reconvenes at Newport on Wed
nesday next, to reconsider the case of Major T. P.
McElrath, son or the former partner of Horace
Greeley.
A general conrt-mart'al, of which Major-General
George A. Custer Is President, met at Fort Leaven
worth, Kansas, on last Monday.
A general court-martial, t f which Colonel It. J.
Dodge is President, will meet next Monday at Fort
Lyon, Colorado.
A general court-martial, of which Major William
Sinclair Is President, met last Wednesday at Fort
Klley, Kansas.
A general court-martial, of which Major-General
Nelson A. Miles is President, met at Fort Harkcr,
Kansas, on Thursday last.
A general court-martial, of which Lieutenant
Colonel George Gibson is Presideut, met at Fort
Hays, Kansas, on Thursday.
A general court-martial, of which Brigadier-General
John R. Brooke Is President, meets on Monday
next, at Fort Dodge, Kansas.
A general court-martial, of which Major Theodore
Schwann is President, met on the 26th ultimo, at
Jctl'erson, Texas.
A general court-martial, of which Ltentcnant
Coloncl C. P. Critsey is President, . will meet next
Tuesday, at Fort Wingate, New Mexico.
A general court-martial, of which Major-General
Charles R. Waods Is President, will meet on Mon
day, at Fort Wallace, Kansas.
A general court-martial will meet at Fort Craig,
New Mexico, on November fO. Major-General A. V.
Kautz Is President.
Posts Ordered Abandoned.
Camps C. F. Smith, Lyon, and Logan, Oregon, have
been ordered abandoned.
PoNt Ordered Sold.
Fort Stettaeoom, W. T., has beeu ordered sold.
Peneet'ul Times AruIii.
Forts Sumter, Moultrie, Plnckr.ey vS. C), Tickens
(Fla.), Morgan and Gainsc (Ala.), Caswell (N. C),
Clinch and Marlon (Fla ), are all now, by a recent
order, left In charge of ordnance sergeants, and the
green sod is fresh on the ramparts lately trodden by
thousands of armed men.
FROM NE W YORK.
Govrrnor llolfmnn on Hie Democratic Victory
in Mew ork What Democracy Will Do.
Albany, Nov. 0 Governor Hotl'mau last night, In
the course of a speech In response t j a serenade by
the Jacksonians, said: I notice that most of tho
radical papers in Albany ami New York are asking
what will they do with it that is, with the victory,
I am hardly disposed to tell them quite yet,
I prefer to give them a little time to digest
the returns, and when they are fully digested
we propose to give them some information as to
what we will do with It. In my observation I have
found that knowledge suddenly acquired is never
very profitable, but 1 will tell them, In general terms,
one or two things wc propose to do. We pro
pose to make the Legislature of the State of New
York houcst, and that is what they have not done in
some time. We propose to use the Legislature for
the purpose of promoting the Interests of the mass
of the people, and not the Interests of the few, which
the radicals have not done In a long tinie.
The Eeenimj Journal has stated that for many
years there have been few men in the Republican
Legislatures who could be bought We will show
them that In tho Democratic Legislature there will
be none of that kind. Wo propose to give to the
people of the State of New York all over the right of
self-government. We propose to abolish such laws
as infringe upon the rights of localities, and secure
to them the right to govern themselves. We will not
abolish such laws and glvo the people something
worse, but will give them better laws. We proposo
to make the State of New York and the Government
in ull Us branches thoroughly Democratic.
1 am aware of the responsibilities this victory im
poses. I am aware of the responsibilities It Imposes
on me as the Kxecutivc of this state. I realize their
magnitude, nnd I will not say I have no fears of
them, but by the help of the people ami their repre
sentatives, and all the good counsel I can get, I hope
to so dlschargo its duties that the people will ap
prove of my action. I believe that the Legislature
which Is about to assemble and legislate upon
the aii'airs of this great Stale will aet with such
wisdom and discretion as to show to the people of
the Slate and country that the Democracy of the
State can be as moderate in the hour of victory as
theyhavo been patient Initio hour of defeat. We
will bo discreet and tolerant. Wo will recognize
honest men among our adversaries, and we will dual
Justly and honorably, ami promote tho great Inte
rests of the people of the State of New YorJt who
have demanded and made the change.
ISui-iiIiir of the Uochcsicr Theatre.
RocimsiKit, Nov. 0 Tho Rochester Thuiitro was
totally destroyed by lire this morning, and some ad
joining dwellings damaged. The lire was discovered
at live o'clock A. M. in tho green room, and swept all
befurelt. The block was owned by Keeler & McAI
plne, who loso 2t),ooo, and have an Insurance for
115,000. Ropalge, seed merchant, lost several thou
sand dollars. Winnegan, harness dealer, Kehoe,
furniture dealer, Wilson, Plumber & Newman, bil
liard saloon keepers, are all sutierers, but the preclso
amount of their losses cannot bo ascertained at pre
sent The block of W. H. Bowman was damaged to
the amount of lanoo or more. Thomas Carr, mana
ger of tlie theatre, lost all his properties, and barely
escaped with his life. K L. Davenport was playing
au MihUfctuiCLt, iiLd he ltsl ul v.uao.i
wardrtibe, The ftypegate lobg by tho lire is over
50,0vO,
fiivaivci; Amu cojtiitimicJB.
OmCX Of TBM KVENINt) Tlt,tOHATH,1 '
Saturday, Nov. t, ltwa I .
It Is a singular fact that ton years atro. when there
was not quite half the money in circulation as low,
nmnrv was cheap and in excess of the wants of a
much more voluminous trade, whilst now tho seven
hundred millions oi paper iiouars noaung on our
market tan to aaiiniy iiie wains oi me eruwn woo
are clamoring for more money. The evil la not that
the volume of currency in lnsumcient to satisty mo
real wants of trade, tliero is ample for all,
bnt there is a lack of mutual conildenco between
the commercial and linancial Interests ol the coun
try, the result of which ia to shut on the business
nien as a liody from the resources of tho market,
and to force them to pay high rates for money,
which legitimate business cannot afford in this age
oi competition. The evil Is directly traceable to the
present banking system, which ought to be mod!Ud
by force of law.
We continue onr quotations nt 6r 7 per cent, on
Government bonds, and at IKS lti per cent, on mixed
securities, with 10 per cent for discounts on prime
paper.
Hi Id opened at 1271.,', advanced to 127;,', but re
lapsed, clo'lng at noon at 12fi v;.
United Stales securities are quiet, but strong at an
advance of .',' V on all the issues.
There Is a linn feeling in the Stock market, and
considerable activity. State loans were neglected,
city sixes were higher, selling at 101 lor the new
Issues; 14 Y was bid for the obi.
Reading Railroad was in better demand and Ad
vanced fully selling at 4s?fS 48-M ; Pennsylvania
Railroad was stctidv at 64'..; Miuchill Railroad at
63 : Lehigh Valley Railroad at 54 ; and Philadelphia
and F.rle Railroad at2yr(rf2S',;, b. o.
Canal stocks Lehigh Navigation was In better
demand, and sold at H3',:iit'.i.
Coal, Bank, and Passenger Railway shares were
neglected.
Tho earnings oj the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany are as follows:
Fourth week in October 121,820-69
Month of October:
Passengers. 677,914 -95
Freight 277,512 41
Mails 23,2H00
Total t7S,Gl7-3d
The following is the cotton repor; for the week
ending yesterday:
Receipts at United States ports for week
ending Nov. fi 95,000 bs.
Same time last year 72,ooo
Increase ' 23,ooo
PHILADELPHIA STOCK KXCUANGU SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bra, No. 40 a Third street.
FIRST li'JARD.
MOO City s, N.. Is. 101 I 4 sh Leh Vol... Is. 64
2000 LeU V R n bs. 200 sh Phil A E R.ls 2S
Cp. 93V' 95sh OCAAR.b3. 37
11000 Con'gR bds.. 63)$; 2'K) sh Read.. ,2dAl. 4S(
12000 Mor CI BtLn I loo do c. 48','
05. .lots.... 77 300 do....rgl. 4St
BshMcch Bank.. 31! loo do bio. 4h
C3 shPennaR..ls. 64' loo do....rg.H. 4S
8 do Is. 84V I ln' oo..2d.Vln. 4SV.
40 Rh MinehillR... 631 200 do 830. 49 V
1113 sh Leh IS St.... 83 I 200 do. ls.46-81
100 (10 860. 33 I 300 do . .lS.St0.48'81
150 OO IS. 33 j 400 do blO. 48-81
100 do..sflOwn. 33 'a i 1"0 do . ,860wn. 4S'
100 do HG0. 33Vl 200 do. ....blO. 48-81
Jay Coo kb & Co. quote Government securities as
follows: U. 8. 6s of 18S1, H8?;,rHt,-; 6-20s.of 18C2,
iiojtfii3; da, ism, m&m i da, itas, ii4
my; do., July, 1865, llrtj.-ll;1, ; do. do., 1867,
l1ytSUV; da, 1868, llti'.OllG','; 10-40S, 107?iQ
107 ; Cur. 68, 107,V,108 ; Gold, 127?,'.
Mbssrr. Db Haven & Brotttbr, 40 No. 8. Third
street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
U.H 68 Of 1881, U8118, ; do. 1802, 118V115J,' ;
do. 1864,113X113?i ; do. 1865, 114114 4; do. 1865,
new, lld,U0 ; da 1807, do. lltftSlltf ; do. 1868,
do., 110illo?i ; 10-408, 107?,'(108; U. 8. 80 If ear
6 per cent. Currency, 107i(l0rt; Due Com p. Lut,
Notes, lOJt" ; Gold, 12U?.126; ; Silver, 124C412U.
Mesbhs. Wii.t.iAM Paintkh A Co., No. 30 8. Third
street, report tho following quotations : U. 8. 0s of
1881, 117,1177i ; 8-20sof 1862, 1154116M; do. 1864,
113'g113J4 f do. 1865, 113XVill30 ; do. July, 1865,
llfiJifotllO; do. July, 1867, 115(116: do. July,
1868, 1157(:11G; 6s, 10-40, 107 J107X ; U. t. Paclllo
KR. Cy. s, 107'4'107;,'. Gold, 120.(127. Market
weak.
Philadelphia Trade ICeport.
Satukoay, Nov. 0 The Flour market remains
quiet, and, in the absence of any demand for ship-
iii, in, uuijr u icw uuiiiireu nurreis were taken oy tho
home consumers, in lots, at i.v5-r,o for supenlne;
B-75ca 0 for extras ; 86(a,6-62M fur Northwestern extra
family; $(!(ir 0-78 for Pennsylvania do. ; t'25;7 for
Ohio and Indiana do.; and $78 for fancy brands,
according to quality. Rye Flour Is steady at go per
barrel.
The Wheat market is greatly depressed, and wo
again reduce our quotations; sales of 3.'iim bushels
Western and Pennsylvania red at $l-.')0in 1-33, and
soma white at fl4ft($l-63. Ryo is steady at $l-or($
11-00 TP bush, for Western. Corn is quiet, but Hrm;
sales of yellow at fiii3,tl-05; and Western mixed
at 869Kc. Oats are without change ; sales of Penn
sylvania nnd Western at 6ra59e. Barley Is dull and
lower; 1000 bushels two-rowed New York sold at $1.
Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1 1 Quer
citron nt J32-50 ton.
Seeds Cloverseed Is steady, with Bales of 100
bushels prime at f 7. Timothy is nominal at 63-37' :i,
8-60. Flaxseed is wanted by the crushers at J2-40
(n 2-47.
Whisky is dull at o decline; sales of wood and iron
bound Western atf PUkSji-ia.
LATEST SHirriSG INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Xeios see Inside Pages.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. NOVEMBER .
STATE 07 XHEBMOSIETZn AT THE EVE NINO TEUMBAPH
OFHGE.
7 A. M 42 1 11 A. M D2 1 9 P. M 64
OLKARED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Norfolk. Piatt, Richmond via Norfolk, W. P
(Jljdo & Co.
Steuiusfaip Clnymont, Robinson, Norfolk, W. P. Cljda &,
Co.
Steamer New York, Jonos, Georgetown and Aloxandria.
S. P. Clydo it'i).
Steumer Bristol. Wallace, Now York, W. P. Clydo A Co
holir D. S. Sitior, Uuutlvy, Boston, John Kouituel, Jr. &
Bro.
Sobr Poarl, Brown, Boston, do.
f.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
nvtll 11, l. un.uiivH, a'.ms, . u
Sclir H. W. Godfrey, Stnra, Full River
IUUE "iv,o. nuiiuio,
Scbr A. 11. Kdwarda, Barllott, -Now York,
Kchr 'I homaa Clydo. Cain, Now Voi k, do.
rotir Jtehocca una Ann. irvin, iroiuar.o, i. o.. no.
Sclir Joeph V. Alton, iloanu, lioslon, Ueo. S. Konplier.
Schr liblun ! Holway, Tlmnipsiin, ltoston, ,o.
Tun Thulium Jefferson, Allon, Buitiuioro, with a low of
birgoa. W. P. Olydo 4 Co.
Tub OtioBiineakei Mernhew, IIuvre-de-Graco, with a tow of
Laruea, W. P. Clyde 4 Co;
ARRIVED TiliS MORNIVO.
Steamship Brunette, l'reouiuu, -I Uuura from New York,
Kith nidKO. to Jelin V. iMil.
(Stennicrtioo. 11. htont. l ord, hours from Coorsotown
nnd Alexandria, with uidse. to W. I'. Clvdo ,t tjo.
Htoniiior Cheater, Junes, 21 hours from New York, w th
nidKe. to W. P. Clyde & Co. ... . ,
four Westmorland, Kion, 3 days from Provi Jono, in
butlubt to Westmoreland Coh It 0.
hebr H. lioodinan, l!ibop, from ety Brtiniwiuk.
HchrT. Kinnickson, Winsmore, from l.ynn.
KuLr Jl. Van Dusun, Ooinptou, from lioston.
Si hr Thomas Clydo, Cain, from HpstD.
Sclir Andrew Edwards, liartloit. from Boston.
S br V. Suurp, bburp. from Boston.
Hchr K. Senman. Noamon, Irum Boeton.
ScbrJ.B. Hewitt, Foster, fr.iu Boston. .
Kubr Vapor, Jnlinson, frnin East (..reeuwich.
Kcbr Reidina Kit. No 47, lt.,ud. I.om UaniorJ.
Kchr iov. Burton. Ludlam. from hilom.
Scbr Clara Merri.-U. Hand, from Now iiaven.
Sclir Morcbuut, Phillips, 4 days from Laurel, Do)., with
lumber to Collins A Co.
TunHudsonj Nii lioKib from Baltimore, with a tow of
b"furaoinooVe!wilin."from Havro de Graoo, with a
tow of barges to W. P. Clyde Co.
BELOW.
Burnue Savannah from Sombrero.
HAVBE-wt-Uiur, Md., Nov. .-lhirteen boata loft her
tL.K"S Kennedy. .
It It Viiusi. with lumber to Patterson A I.iiimncntt.
Wiii.'KiuK and Samuel Christ, with lumber to D. K.
UMUU liowman, with lumber to Tavlor A Bett.
is ""a.ner, with lumber to W A. Daiirlok.
CI arles A Wolis. with lumber to Mclivain A Hush,
iluuierinan and Losonre, with lumber, for Bordeatown.
John H. Mason, with bimW. for Chester.
W ldernoss, with coal, for New Castle.
i.ihn tlaldeman, with lime, for Chesapeake.
Two Delaware aud Hudson boats, with lumbar and bark
for Now York.
MEMORANDA.
Steamship Aries, Wiley, hence, at Boston yesterday.
Steamship i-anita. Brooks, hence, at New York yester-
dasyteamibip J. W. Evorman, Hinckley, for Philadelphia,
Bailed from Charleston yesterday.
Prlra f.'bimboreio, Coomln, tad Vo:ma,Coomb8,henee,
'VSti; Chiifli" MuUw. Brw, for PtiUdelj-bia, J
at Jbvu iUt lost.
Brlir I'.uiuy a, name, nniuo, nosion,
Scbr Caroline Yonnir, Young, I.vnn,
SchrF. A. II oath, Warron, lilonootor,
l II Ul.-nnnn llilb. I.',, I I lf....
IAXJL, SCHOEPIE.
A Youth of 2S Enamored of a
Maiden of 05.
The Parkman-Webster Affair Outdone
A Case that will Serve to Point
a Moral and Adorn a Tale
The IVTurder by Dr. Schoeppc of
raiss Stcnnecke, His A-.-fianced
Bride.
The Prisoner Makes a Statemsnt ia
His Cell The Parties to the
Tragedy The Crime, tho
Trial, and the Con
viction.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Carlisle, Ta , Nov. 5.
The case of Dr. Paul Schoeppc, who la now in
prison in thia place, and tinder tho sentence of death,
18 certainly one of tho most exciting nn well as tho
most interesting that has been placed before tho
public for many years. Tho talent of the young
man ; the ditrerence between his ago nnd that of the
lady he had engaged to marry, her situation In lire,
and her remarkable and tragic death; tho interest
manifested by tho friends of tho accused, and tho
efforts that have and are being made to give him
that llfo which nn execution of the law shall take
away, are all circumstances which lend to tho case
an interest which commands tho attention of people
of all classes. Nor is this all; for tho case not only
involves the taking away of a life, but it also Involves
grave tiuestlons of science, wherein men who profess
a knowledge of tho effects of dliferent kinds of
poison will 11 nd much that may prove of interest to
theni, and at the same time aid Justice In working
out her ends correctly.
If a murder (it is said that a clear case of poison
ing was never made out), it 13 certainly one of tho
best planned, most skilfully executed, and heart
less deeds that has come before tho public for many
years. And besides this, there Is a degree of tragic
romance clinging about the whole affair that at
once commands the attention of tho nubile, who
are strangers to both parties, and have no interest
in the matter savo'that of seeing the laws executed,
should the accused bo guilty, without fear or favor.
Ill-dory or tho Cohp.
The history of tho cae, from the commencement
of the arrival of the accused In thU quarter, is as
follows :
Some time In the summer of 'CS, a 3'onng and pre
possessing German came ta this town from New
York, where he had landed but a few dayd before,
and put up at the llentz Housa. His father was a
clergyman In tho town, and th j aifablc lnuuner.s and
evident intelligence of the gentlemen immediately
gave him nn enfre Into society, nnd he was intro
duced as Doctor Paul Schoeppc, but recently from
Berlin, rrussla, Soon after ho took up his abode at
tho Bentz House he made tho acquaintance of a
maiden lady, who was also a boarder at tho same
hotel, by the name of Maria M. Stennocke. For a
long time that Is to say, some weeks there was
nothing of a marked or noticeable character existing
between tho young doctor and the lady we have
mentioned nothing more than an occasional. Inquiry
as to the hen lib of cither, or a passage of the com
pliments of the day. From all accounts It would np
peur that Miss stennccke was ono of those pecu
liarly constituted persons who, having nothing else
to do, nre continually ailing, aud her complaints
coming to the Doctor's ears, they enlisted that gen
tleman's professional sympathies, and ero lon we
find him prescribing a few simple remedies, such us
her case seemed to demand, and thus tho acquaint
ance, which afterwards came to ripen Into a mature
and undisguised love, on her part at leisi, was
commenced.
It was known to everybody that Miss Stcuneckc
was wealthy, and It Is reasonable to suppose that tho
intelligent young physician was not long in deriving
the siiine Information, for notwithstanding that ho
was ut the time only about twenty-seven years of
nge, and the lady somewhere between lifty-llve an 1
seventy, his services soon changed from those of a
physician and medical udviser to the adoration of a
lover. In this there Is nothing particularly astonish
ing, when we come to recollect that the young gen
tleman was a stranger In a strange land, and aim st
without any tie that ho could cull friendly. But It
docs appear a little singular that a lady over half a
century old who was far gone Iu tho sere and yel
low leaf should be so weak ai to listen to tha coo
lugs of such a lover. And yet, If ull accounts U i
true, she did not only listen to him, but, tilled with
that laudable ambition, ami let us add charity, toward
the aspiring gentleman, she accepted his love, and
became his duly aillnnced wife. In respect tothii
tho lady shows herself to have been a woman of
! really remarkable ability, as well as great strength
! of mind, for she not only took most excellent caro of
herself, but also attended In person to ail her bank,
ing and business connected with Iter estate. This
was known to all hor friends and relations, and when
It came to pass that she had male out
a will some months provious to her
death, wherein she willed her cntiro
estate and personal property to dill'erent institutions,
and some four Clilneso children, whom tho will
stated must be named after her to cnublo them to
participate In her dower, tliero was nothing thought
of It, and no eirort, ho far as we can learn, on tho part
of her relatives, or any ono else, made to have her
change it. As another evidence of her ability,as well as
foresight for It would appear that she did not have
nn extiaordinary amount of coniidence iu tho mere
words of men we append a copy of her agreement
of nmiriane with Doctor Schoeppe. The document
Is written in the lady's own handwriting, and Is clear
uud dMinet In every particular. It Is as follows:-
CAiti.isi.E, Pa., .Tan. 14, lSu! Received of Miss
M. M. Stunneeke one bond of the Stuto of Missouri of
one thousand dollars (Jiomi), dated ltilti day of Octo
ber, I.'j!) (No. y?J), city of Jcjlurson.
Uung part of live thousand dollars, tho sum
agreed upon by Miss M. M. Btenuecke and 1). Paul
Schoeppe, under the promise that Miss M. M. Sten
neeke has (by her contract for uiarrlage) tho entire
control of her own personal and real estate, und
the management ot tho euuie.
(Sight''1) I. SCItOEITE.
Under the circumstances, ono would scarcely bo
llevo Unit a woman of so much evident stability and
management would for a motueat loso sight of tho
incongruity, wo might say, unnatural jiancee, und
yet we llud that the love-making, after it had onco
fairly commenced, was not eutirely confined to the
youthful doctor. Those who wero in a position to
see and know tho actions of tho parties, observed
that after the doctor's attentions becatno moro stu
died, that the maiden also fell Into the same chuuuel,
ami decorated herself as In days of yore, wllh bright
ribbons, line laces, nnd gny dresses. It muy havo
been that tho unfortunato creaturo had arrived at
her second childhood, and believed herself onco
more a belle, and yet t'to statement of the doctor
would lead ono to suppose that sho had a perfect
knowledge of her advanced age and near decay. At
any rate, the ailalr progroHsod, as Is necessary in
such caseg, as "merry as a marriago bell," until after
tho lady had returned from a visit to Baltimore and
taken up her residence at Burkholder's hotel, at
which place she afterwards died, while under the
medical treatment of hf r lover.
From oil accounts, it appears that tho lady had
bttn compialnlug, M was her custom, for a few dayi
before her death j bnt as her connlnlnts wrrc not at
all unusual, and sho had attended to her business at
the bank and clsewhcro on the day before, nothing'
scrlons was thought of the matter; but on the Jiy
following the one on which she was taken sick sli i
died. Thcro may have been suspicions that the lady
had been poisoned, but nothing astonishing was de
veloped nntll after the two wllla were Died In the
Court at Baltimore.
(The reader will understand that noboly save
those Immediately interested knew anything of the
existence of tho second will in behalf of Dr.
Schoeppe.) When this will was presented, suspl-'
clons was aroused which finally led to the post
mortem examination of tho stomach of deceased,
and the ultimate arrest of Dr. Paul So'joepp',
charged with having murdered her.
The greatest excitement existed at tho time, and
Charles K. Mnglaughlin, Esq., the district attorney
of tho county, determined to sift tho case to the
bottom. lie believed that thero had lecntiul play
somewhere, and he felt It to bo his duty to fasten it
where, it belonged. At his Instance Dr. Schoeppe
was arrested, nnd the entire case conducted until its
close and the convict Ion of the accused. He certainly
deserves the riianks of the entire community, for his
unflinching determination and Indefatigable zeal in
the case.
Description of fli Prisoner.
Dr. Taul Schoeppc is a fine looking young fellow,
about twenty-clght years of age. He stands ab int
live feet ten inches in his stockings, and has a most
pleasing, not to say open countenance. His eyes
are dnrk brown, but too small and snrface-liko, to
be culled handsome. Ills features are regular with
a prominent chin; his mouth is rather large, and is;
overhung by black straggly moustache. His complex
ion is dark, but is without that swarfhyness so fre.
(Hiently found among tho new arrivals from tho
Ccrmnn states, ills hair is black and luxnrlant.
Taken all in all, however, the doctor would pass in
fashionable society as a man of the necessary weight,
both mentally and physically, to take among the,
ladles. For a man who has been in the country so
short a time, the prisoner speaks the most excellent
Kngllsh, nnd is endowed with tho most winning
ways, as well as all the politeness and courtesy of a
prince of the blood.
Who lie in.
As we have before mentioned, the prisoner is about
twenty-eight years of age. He was born at a village
near Frankfort-on-the-Maln. His father was and ia
now a minister in the German Lutheran Church.
Arter receiving a fair education at home, Paul was
sent to college nt Heidelberg, where he remained
somewhat over a year. Ho was then sent to another
college in Berlin, Prnssla, After receiving his di
ploma (he presented It to us for examination), he
became a physician iu the Charity Hospital at Ber
lln. About this time his father emigrated to this
country, leaving Paul to follow him nt such time as
might prove most convenient. ' Strange reports have
reached this country concerning tho reason why the
doctor left Berlin, but as we know nothing of the
matter further than what appears in his statement,
we leave that subject, and proceed to trace him since
his arrival in this country. In August, thedoc
tor arrived in New York, and after spending a few
days in that city, made his way to this place, where
ids father occupied a pulpit at that time. On arriving
here, he put up at one of the leading hotels of tho
place, nnd in a little while his fine appearance and
pleasing manners had made him quite at home, as
well as a fine circle r.f acquaintances. It was here
thnthellrst niado tho acquaintance of his alleged
victim, Miss Maria M. stcnuecke.
flllsH BInrlu M. Ptcnnccke.
Miss Maria M. Stennccke was the daughter of .1
respectable gentleman of this town, one of the Brat
settlers of the place. By some, it is asserted that
Miss Maria wns born here about the year 1S09; others
say a few yenm earlier; others that that event oc
curred a few years later. At any rate, at the time of
her death she was a lady well advanced in years.
Her father was a physician, and, although not
wealthy, she Inherited lroin him a degree of pride
which bid the plain young men or her acquaintance
stand aloof, nnd thus we llnd her, at tho time that
Doctor Paul Schoeppe made her acquaintance, still a
maiden. It has been said that tho "ruling passion Is
strong in death," and In this wo find the ruling pas
sion had so Tar taken possession of Miss Stennecke,
that she soon fell a victim to tho pleasantries of the
youthful and agreuabio Doctor, and, from all
accounts, made up her mind to make him a legiti
mate capture. No sooner had the Doctor made her
acquaintance than the winning ways of her youth
eamc back to her, as in the full vigor of hercoquetlsli
days, and she not only set her cap for him, but re
port here has It that sho went bo far as to rouge her
face and deck her head with gay ribbons. From all
accounts sho was not what might be called "a
comely, lass," but when tho doctor found that she
was the possessor of a handsome Httlo fortune, he,
ns a stranger in a strange laud, mado her acquaint
ance. As wo havo remarked that her parents were
not wealthy, tho reader may wish to know whoro
this fortune came from. It was left to her by her
brother, who, report says, was a surgeon in the
I'nlted States Navy, aud who died some eight or ten
years since, leaving tho bulk of his fortune to his
sister Maria, who at that time, and in fact since her
early childhood, was a resident of Baltimore.
From ull accounts tho littlo attentions and gal
lautrles of tho doctor mado a deep impression on the
lady, and almost from the first day of their mooting
up to the time of her death the lovers were together
whenever an opportunity presented Itself.
In the Prison Titus, tho Murderer.
By the courtesy of A. It. Bowman, !isq., Deputy Shor
iil and keeper of tho prison, we were ushered through
tho iron doors, and found, upon looking into Dr.
Schoeppe's cell, that he was Just partaking of a very
comfortable breakfast, lie at onco arose, and very
politely insisted that we should come in ; but not de
siring to Intrude .upon the unrortuuato gentleman
before.he hud tluibhed his meal, we withdrew to an
other portion of the corridor and entered Into a con
versation with Henry Titus, who, like Schoeppe, is
awnitiug the death warrant of the liovcruor. Titus,
it will bo remembered, cut on" tho head of a man
who was chopping wood with him, aud, after leaving
the body lay where It fell for a day, returned to tho
spot, rilled the pockets of his victim, and tnen buried
him where lie was afterwards found by some of the
neighbors. Tho prisoner pleaded guilty on las trial,
and wad sentenced to death.
Titus is a man of rather small stature, of light
build, and appears to be somewhat demented. Ho ia
a (Jermau by birth, and is said to como from an ex
cellent family. It Is ulso said, however, that ho had
been known, previous to iho murder, as both a hard
lubortrand a thief. In our conversation with him
this morning he either was, or atl'eeted to be, a little
deaf, for to make him comprehend our questions wo
found it necessary to speak loud enough to attract
tlie attention of till the prisoners on both sides of the
extensive hull. In answer to our question as to how
ho felt, he remarked that ho folt very well, but ho
had ceased to have auy couUdeuce in anything but
Uod. He could swear that he did not intend killing
the man, but was uugry and did not know what ho
was doing. Ho would rather die himself than have
his victim dead, but now there was no help for it,
and ho expected that before long his time would
come; he did not fear death, but he wished the dead
man was alive again. Havo you no hopo of a par
don? wc asked. ( h, uo, he replied ; there is nobody to
do anything for uio, and I suppose It is right that I
should die for tho sins I have committed anyhow.
The keeper hero announced that the doctor was
through his breakfast and would be glad to see us.
On entering tho cell the doctor reoelvod us most
eordlally, and Invited ub to bo seated, pointing at
the same time to ids bed, while ho quickly removed
the dibhes from the table and took a seat by our
side.
The 1'oetor'n Ktn trinent.
Being seated iutiie Doctors ceil, after a few ra
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