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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIELD, PA. NOVEMBER 2, 1880.
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The Circulation of The Times now
exceeds Two Thousand Copies each week.
Our mailing list Is always open for the
Inspection of advertisers.
The Letter Forger Captured.
New York, Oct. 27. Ken ward Phllp
a journalist, was arrested In Brooklyn
to-day on a charge of libel lu connec
tion with the Garfield Chinese letter. He
will be arraigned in the Supreme Court
this afternoon. His counsel lias already
applied for his discharge on habeas cor
pus. Another report states that the ar
rest was made on a charge of counter
felting poslofllce dies, upon a warrant
granted In Federal courts.
Phllp was arrested in the lobby of the
Fark theatre, Brooklyn, while In con
versation with ex-Sheriff Daggett, the
Republican leaders of Kings county and
other gentlemen. The arrest was made
by Detective Stewart, of New York, up
on a warrant issued by Judge Noah
Davis, Presiding Justice of the Supreme
Court, which charges the prisoner with
malicious libel. Mr. Phllp and the of
ficers, accompanied by William Vedder,
came over to the police headquarters In
this city. After a brief detention here
he was taken to the Supreme Court.
Judge Davis being temporarily absent,
he was detained in the district attorney's
office. He was arraigned before Judge
Davis later in the day, and held in $3000
bail to answer.
Robbing His Grandfather.
Sandwich, Mass., Oct. 21. Ezra
Clement, a lad of 17 years, was arrested
on Friday for the robbery and attempted
murder of his grandfather in Pocasset.
Disguised with a mask, the boy forced
his way to his grandfather's sleeping
room and ordered him to say where he
kept his money, threatening instant
death should he resist or refuse. The
old man attempted to seize his assailant,
but the youth dragged him from bed
and beat him unmercifully. The boy
then lighted some matches, and, hold
ing his pistol under the old man's nose,
ordered him to smell of it. The victim,
weak from loss of blood, directed his
assailant to the table drawer and the
bed ticking, where he found some green
backs. Having secured his plunder the
boy again struck the old man, saying
that "dead men tell no tales."
Young Clement came directly to
Sandwich, and put up at the hotel.
Later in the afternoon he took the tratu
for West Sandwich. From there he
started afoot for Plymouth, was traced,
and arrested near Plymouth Rock. The
recovery of his victim is doubtful.
Effect of Recent Collisions.
An exchange suggests that cabooses
similar to those run on freight trains be
attached to the rear of all passenger
trains to avert the destruction to life in
cases of railway collisions instead of
providing against collisions. As it is
now, the rush for rear cars has entirely
ceased, no one being desirous to take a
seat in them. The depot master at the
Union depot, Pittsburg, says he finds it
necessary to'cut off the rear cars of all
local trains, so great is the aversion to
travel in them, or otherwise send out an
empty coach in the rear. Taking that
view of the matter, the caboose car is a
good suggestion. But the question is,
who will ride in the caboose ?
Arrested for a Mysterious Murder.
St. Louis, October 7. It will be rec
ollected that about a month ago Dr. P.
H. Talbott, a promlneut citizen of
Maryvllle, Mo., and editor of the Green
back paper published at that place, was
shot through the window of his resi
dence and killed while he was retiring
for the night. Yesterday his son, Al
bert Talbott, was arrested on the charge
of committing the murder, and Mrs.
Talbott, wife of the doctor, Ed. Talbott,
another son, and the hired man, were
arrested as accomplices. Their prelim
inary examination Is going on to-day at
Marysvllle.
A Terrible Charge.
Moses Kane, a brakeman on the Phil
adelphia and Erie railroad, now in Jail
at Meadville, is charged with deliberate
murder In having caused a collision be
tween trains by which two lives were J
sacrificed, his motive being to revenge
himself upon the engineer of his train,
with whom he had had a difficulty, but
who escaped injury after all. Kane was
employed on a freight train which was
required to take a side track five miles
from Corry to allow a fast Baltimore
oyster train to pass, but on the occasion
of the collision It Is charged that he
purposely left the switch open and the
oyster train, going at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour, crashed into the rear
of freight, by which two men on the
oyster train were killed.
Additional Local Matter.
Uteporl'.d by John C Wallis, Esq.
Court Proceedings. At a Court of
Common Pleas, Court of Quarter Ses
slons, and Court of Oyer and Terminer
and General Jail delivery began and
held in Bloomfleld, for the County of
Perry, on the 25th day of October, A. D.
1880, being the last Monday in October,
before the Hon. B. F. Junkin, President,
and Samuel Noss and William Orler,
Esqrs., Associate Judges, the following
proceedings were had, viz :
Jas. A. Gray, Esq., High Sheriff of
Terry county, made return of the Venire
Fascia.
The Constables were sworn and made
their returns to the Court.
Those persons summoned to serve as
Orand Jurors at this term were then
sworn and atllrmed.
On motion of Chas. A. Barnett, Esq.,
Charles W. Wells, E-q., of Pottsvllle,
was admitted to practice law in the sev
eral Courts of this County.
HABEAS COItrUS.
Com. ex rcl. Jonathan Sanderson vs.
Jacob Kreamer, Itobert Hackett, Colum
bus Minich, ct al.
This was a case brought to compel the
production In Court by the defendants
of the body of Itebeeea Ellen Sanderson.
But as the several defendants denied by
their several answers having the custody
of the girl the Court sustained their
answers ae sufficient and discharged
them. W. N. Belbett for defts.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
Not True Bills. .
Com. vs. Mary E. Smeigh. Charge,
of Assault and Battery. The prosecutor
directed by the Grand Jury to pay the
costs of prosecution. Peter Low, the
prosecutor was sentenced by the Court to
pay the costs or give security within ten
day to pay the same and to stand com
mitted uutil the costs are paid.
Com. vs. Peter Low. Charge of Lar
cency and receiving stolen goods. Eli
II. Crum, prosecutor.
True mils.
Com. vs. Hiram Weaver. Charge,
Fornication and Bastardy.
Com. vs. William Elliott. Charge,
Assault and Battery.
Com. va. Henry Sarver and George
Kramer, Supervisors of Greenwood twp.
Charge, neglect to keep open and repair
the public road.
Com. va. John Freeland and Samuel
Moore, Supervisors of Howe township.
Charge of neglect to keep open and re
pair the public roads.
Com. vs. Henry Sarver and George
Kramer, Supervisors of Greenwood twp.
Charge of neglect to keep up and main
tain Index Boards at intersections of
public roads.
Com. vs. Jacob Fleisher aud Benja
min Fiekes, Sr., Supervisors of Oliver
twp. Charge of neglect to keep up In
dex Boards at the intersection of public
roads.
Com. vs. Annie Itlce. Charge of For
nication. Coin. vs. Fannie Garllng. Charge of
Fornioatlon.
Com. vs. George W. Lupfer, Samuel
Bealor.Laura Howenstine,Lupfer Watts,
Jefferson Latchford, Amos Corl, Philip
Corl, John A. Fleisher, Horace Bixler,
John Howenstein, David Howeustlne,
D. C. Flicklnger, Lewis Baker, Ida
Watts, Alice F.lelsher, Maggie Howen
stlue and Maggie Flicklnger. Charge of
Larceucy and receiving stolen goods.
Com. vs. Alonzo Clouser and John
Derrick. Charge of Assault and Battery.
LIST OF NOT.EE PROSEQUIES.
Commonwealth vs. Adam Fortney of
Montgomery's Ferry, Buffalo township.
Charge of violation of the Liquor Laws.
On the oath of A. E. Howe, prosecutor.
Case settled and costs paid by the deft.
Dist. Atty. Wallis for Com. Lewis Pot
ter for Deft.
Commonwealth va George Stroup of
Juniata county. Charge of fornication
and bastardy on the oath of Catherine
Ann Long, of Liverpool twp. Case set
tled by the marriage of the parties.
Dist. Atty. VVallls for Com. George
Stroup for Deft.
THE CRIMINAL TRIAL LIST.
Com. vs William Elliott. This case
upon its trial disclosed the fact of an
aggravated Assault and Battery. The
defendant on August 18th 1880, while
employed in the rolling mill at Duncau
non, after a squabble with a fellow
workman named James Smith, seized
hold of a fifteen pound iron rod or scrap
er, about six feet long and three quarters
of an inch thick, and struck the young
man Smith a dreadful blow on the side
of his beat! with the iron rod, inflicting
a dangerous wound and cutting the in
jured man to the skull The prosecutor
bore the mark of the blow In court. The
defendant was convicted, and sentenced
to pay the costs of proseoution and staud
committed until paid. Dist. Atty. Wal
lis & Markcl for Com. Wm. A. Spons
or & Wm. H. Sponsler for Deft.
Com. vs Peter Low. This was to be a
trial of an Indictment found at the Au
gust Sessions 1880. After a Jury had
been impanelled and sworn, the defend
ant plead guilty to the charge contained
in the bill of ludictment. So peculiar
are events, and such a civilizing and hu
manizing influence has an assault and
battery upon some people, that the pros
ecutrix, Mrs. Smiegh, the defendant's
housekeeper, It is reported, now intends
marrying the man who whipped her.
It is to be hoped that her generous na
ture may not be abused by her contem
plated spouse, and she be whipped often-
er after marriage than before, as Is the
custom generally. A charge of Forn
ration and Bastardy pending against
the same gentleman at the Instance of
the same lady, proves that knocking a
woman down Is not the only trouble
Mr. L. has got Into. Mr. Low was sen
tenced to pay the costs And stand com
mitted. Dist. Att'y. Wallis for Com.
Cbas. J. T. Mclntlre for deft.
Com. vs Alonzo Clouser and John
Deirick. The defendants in this case
are young men living In Bloom Held who
were charged with making an Indecent
assault upon Birdie Alexander, the
daughter of Dr. Alexander, a child of
nine years of age, also a resident of
Bloomfleld. The trial showed that on
the evening of September (lth ult.,
Sunday, the little Rlrl was going along
the pavement at the Court House, to
ward her home on High Street, when
the defendants approached her and took
hold of her and hustled her about, and
held her wrists and pulled up her clothes
etc., and otherwise treated her rudely
and Improperly. The boy Derrick is
about thirteen y ears old, and the young
man Clouser about seventeen years of
age. This case excited considerable in
terest and was watched anxiously by the
people from beginning to end. The Jury
after deliberating seven hours brought
into Court a verdict of guilty with a
recommendation to the Court for a mer
ciful sentence. A motion was wade by
Defts' counsel for a new trial, and sen
fence was deferred. Dist. Atty. Wallis
& Chas. J. T. Mcfntlre for Com. Wm.
A. Sponsler & Wm. II. Sponsler for
Defts.
The business of the Quarter Sessions
was the lightest at this term that has
been know for many years.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
lleport of Lewis Potter, Esq., Auditor
to distribute balauce in the hands of
William Lodge, assignee of Michael Bit
ting, filed. J. C. M'Allister, att'y.
W. N. Selbert, Esq., appointed Audit
or to take testimony in the case of Wm.
Jacobs vs. Matilda Jacobs for divorce.
J. E. Junkin, att'y.
Iuquestof the body of an unknown
man killed on the Pennsylvania Kail
road near Perdix Statlou, approved and
confirmed by the Court. Wallis, att'y.
Subpoena In divorce awarded to J. W.
Thompson vs. Lydla A. Thompson, and
J. C. M'Allister appointed commission
er to take testimony. Mclntlre, att'y.
A petltiou was tiled by James Miller,
Committee of Ellen Miller, and It was
ordered by the Court that $200 be paid
out of her estate for her support. J. E.
Junkin, att'y.
A. B. Clouser, Esq., was appointed
Assignee of William Hench of Wheat
field twp., under a deed of assignment
for the benlflt of creditors. ' W. A.
Sponsler, att'y.
The Bale of t ;al estate by the Assignee
of Cyrus and W. E. Clouser, to John
Smith, for $2,000 confirmed. W. H.
Sponsler, att'y.
Subpoena in divorce awarded to Sallle
J. Branyan vs. Harry E. Branyan. C.
H. Smiley, att'y.
Decree of sale of the reat estate In
Liverpool borough, owned by Perry
Lodge of Odd Fellows, granted. W. A.
Sponsler, att'y.
Samuel Noss, Assignee of Samuel Blfe,
vs. Daniel Hire. Bute granted to show
cause why a judgment for $1,500 Bhould
not be opened. Chas. A. Barnett, att'y.
On the petition of Mary Charles the
Court granted a rule to show cause why
a certain judgment for f 04 against her
should not be stricken from the record
because Bhe is a married woman. Lewis
Potter, att'y.
The report of viewers to view and
change the road leading from Zelgler's
saw mill to Landisburg confirmed by
the Court. Seibert, att'y.
The report of viewers to view and
change the public road from Wm. Stam
baugh's to Gibson's Mill confirmed by
the Court. Seibert, att'y.
The report of viewers to view and
straighten the public road leading from
King's Mill to Duucannon, confirmed.
Spousler, att'y.
The report of viewers to view a public
road from land of Jacob Hemminger to
Itoseburg, confirmed. McAllister, att'y.
The report of velwer to view and luy
out a public road from Sweger's lane to
the Itldge Road at Barclay's School
House, etc., confirmed. Seibert, att'y.
The report of viewers to re-view Main
street in Marysvllle, confirmed. SpouB
ler, att'y.
Rule granted why a certain judgment
against Henry Zelgler and J. J. Smith
in favor of Wm. H. Minich for $53.80
should not be satisfied of record. Bar
nett, att'y.
IN THE ORPHANS COURT.
Inquisition awarded on the estate of
Jacob C. Smith, on petition of Andrew
Shearer and wife. W. A. Sponsler, att'y.
Second pluries order of sale awarded to
Abraham Fry, executor of John Lion,
dee'd to sell real estate. W. A. Spons
ler, att'y.
Appraisement confirmed in re the
estate of John Bretz, dee'd. W. A.
Sponsler, att'y.
Alias order of sale awarded David
Burd, adm'r., of Orphia.Jane Burd.late
of Watts twp. W. A. Sponsler, att'y-
In the estate of Lawrence Koons,
dep'd, the real estate of decedent was
awarded to Henry Barner under pro
ceedings in petition. Lewis Potter atty.
In the petition of Eliza Emerick an
order was made that a sum of money
not exceeding $50 be deducted from
funds in the hands of Geo. Mitchell,
admr., to pay for tomb stone on the
grave of Jacob Emerick, dee'd. Wm.
A. Sponsler, atty.
Order of sale to pay debts in re estate
of James G. Oalbraith to Wm. A. Spons
ler, admr. Wm. H. Sponsler, atty.
Alias order of sale awarded A. B.
Clouser, admr., of Samuel Messimer,
dee'd., to pay debts of decedent. Chas.
it. Barnett, atty.
In the estate of John Rice, dee'd a
second pluries order of sale was awarded
by the Court to Adam Rice, exeoutor.
W. A. Sponsler, att'y.
In the estate of Catherine Foust.deo'd.,
Solomon Bower, trustee, the sale of the
decedent's real estate to John A. Wilt
for $940 was confirmed by the Court.
Chas. A, Barnett, att'y.
'TUB CIVIL TRIAL LIST.
There were teu cases on the trial list.
The first case was an action of ejectnien t
brought by Wm. M. McCoy vs. Elisa
beth Jones, to recover a small patch of
ground In the possession of the defend
ant lying and being in Penn twp. There
has been considerable litigation bet ween
these parties, civil and criminal, grow
ing out of this mutually disputed potato
patch, and It Is now decided by the ver
dict iu this case to belong to William M.
McCoy, but in as much as the law per
mits further actions of ejectment before
the title is definitely settled perhaps the
end Is not yet reached. Sponsler for plff.
Barnett and McAllister for deft.
The second case of Jacob Bretz vs.
George W. Blattenberger, was continued
till next term.
The third case on the list and the
" second case tried was The Pennsylvania
Canal Company vs. George Losh, a suit
brought to recover damages under the
Act of April 10th, 1820, Section, 0. The
plaintiffs alleged that Losh had unlaw
fully, since 1878 till date, constructed
and maintained at Losh 's run, a device
for taking water from the canal for his
own purpose and use, by opening a
channel In the berme bank of the canal
to a trunk constructed to the head race
of Loan's saw mill through which trunk
I the water from the canal waB diverted to
the Injury of the said plaintiffs. The
jury returned a verdict against the de
fendant and in favor of the plaintiffs for
$1.00, six cents damages and the costs.
The plaintiffs submitted to the Court
during the trial that they did not sue to
recover any money from Mr. Losh but
simply to define the rights of the respec
tive parties and stop the nuisance. And
it was accordingly left to the Jury to say
whether they should fine $1.00 or $10.00
damages and no more. Col. Francis
Jordan and C. J. T. M'lntlre for plff.,
and Chas. A. Barnett for the deft.
The Quarter Session cases having
ended on Thursday afternoon the next
case on the civil list was taken up. This
was an action by John C. Klpp vs. The
School District of Tuscarora twp., to
recover from the township $300, money
paid by him as bounty to fill up the
quota due by the township,, said town
ship having paid for eight men and the
demand on them being for nine men.
Mr. Klpp had been drafted and ho paid
$100 for a substitute and the man was
credited to the township and Mr. Klpp
charges it $300, and this action is to
recover that $300 The township author
ities had given Mr. Klpp a bond for $300
aud this suit was to recover on the bond.
But inasmuch as there was no lawful
power to give such a bond vested In the
authorities at the time they gave it tbe
Court was of opinion that the plaintiff
could not recover. Still to save the legal
question a verdict was taken for the
plain tiff for $390 and a rule entered to
show cause why judgment should not
be entered for the defendant, Non
obstante veredicto, or, in plain English,
in spite of tbe verdict. VV. A. Sponsler
for pill., and Chas. A. Barnett fur deft.
P. A. A hi vs Samuel Lay. Continued
. The fourth case tried was John H. O.
Kinter and brother, creditors of Kirk
Haines, deo'd., vs The United Brethern
Mutual Aid Society, a Life Insurauce
Company. It seems that Mr. Kirk
Haines in his lifetime bad a policy on
his life in this Company for $3,000 taken
out for the benefit of his creditors.
Messrs. Kinter and Brother. The In
surauce Company resisted the payment
of the money on the ground that Mr.
Haines In bis application for the insur
ance made false representations, and
that the insurance was given to htm on
those representations. A great deal of
testimony was heard by the court on
both sides of the case, aud, perhaps, on
four sides of it consuming all of Fri
day in the hearing. It seemed to be the
object of the defendants to show that
Mr. Haines was in a dying condition
when he effected this insurance and con
cealed the fact from the company, and
the purpose of the plaintiffs to show
that Mr. Haines was a healthy man In
vigorous life and capable of taking his
solid aud fluid refreshments with ex
emplary regularity and gusto. It may
well be supposed that the evidence was
conflicting. It was. Anything more
conflicting it would be hard to imagine,
unless It were right and wrong or their
equivalent Republicanism and Democ
racy. The Court gave an able and fair
charge to tbe jury on tbe law of tbe
case, stating substantially, (1) that if
Mr. Haines was suffering from dyspep
sia or other disease at the time of effect
ing the insurance aud knew it and pur
posely concealed that fact from the com
pany the plaintiff cannot recover, aud
(2) if dyspepsia and the other complaints
were such diseases as were material to
be known by au Insurance Company
and Mr, Haines failed by forgetfulness
or Inadvertency to state his afflictions
when applying for the Insurance in that
case the plaintiff cannot recover, and (3)
if bis ailings were not material to be
known and could not effect the risk if
known and tbe Company was not prej
udiced by his failure to disclose them
then the suppression of them by him
was unimportant and the plaintiff can
recover, aud (4) if Mr. Haines was in
fact not diseased but was at the time a
healthy man the plaintiff should recov
er. The jury brought in a verdict for
the plain lift' for $3317.30. Sponsler &
Barnett for Plff. Mclntire & Benson
for Defts.
Ensmlnger vs The Farmers' Mutual
Fire Insurance Company. Continued.
J. T. Robinson vs Samuel A. Hollen
baugh, was tbe case next tried. This
was an action on au article of agreement
made and entered Into by aud between
the parties to the suit some time in 1874.
Robinson leased a store located at Sandy
Hill from Hoilenbaugh and bought out
the stock aud carried on the business for
two years, from 1875 till 1877, the term
of the lease. The agreement provides
that at the expiration of tbe lease Mr.
Hoilenbaugh would take the stock then
in the store off the hands of Robinson
and pay for it provided tbe stock was no
larger than the stock originally sold to
Robinson. This clause in the agree
ment Mr. Hoilenbaugh repudiates and
says it should not have been put in the
agreement, or at least it should have
been otherwise modi fled to express the
actual contract. Mr. Hoilenbaugh re
fused to take the goods at any rate aud
Mr. Robinson now sues him for dam
ages. The parties had each their own
version of the agreement, and, like the
two wives of the old man who pulled
out his hair, the young one pulling the
gray hairs and the old one the black
hairs, they pulled at It this way on the
one side and that way on the other un
til that article of agreement became as
it were, as bald headed as a hitching
post. The verdict of the Jury was $22
for the plaintiff. Robinson sued for $000
and If his claim for damages was true
he Just loses $578 by this verdict.
Sponsler for Plff Barnett for Deft.
Charles Troutman vs. Jesse Johnson,
adm'r. A Jury was dispensed with in
this case aud Its decision left to the
Court. But the plaintiff seems to have
been at a venture and when the time
came to try the suit the argument was
not upon the merits of the caRe but
upon the question whether the suit
should have been brought at all or
brought In the way It was. The facts at
first thought to be admitted were finally
disputed and the trial was consequently
postponed to a later day. Sponsler and
Potter for plff. Mclntlre aud McAUis.
ter for deft.
Minnie A. Bortner vs Chas. M. Dick
inson. This was the last case on the
trial list and it was settled by the parties.
Shocking Disaster,
Mrs. John Rea, who resides near Mad
ison, Ind., while sitting In front of a
large fire-place nursing her 0 week-old
babe, was suddenly attacked with verti
go, and in falling threw her babe upon
the burning log9 of the fire, burning it
in a frightful and fatal manner, there
being no assistance near except a 4 year
old child, who dragged the burning In
fant from the fire across the body of Its
prostrate mother, setting fire to her
clothing. She, however, recovered in
time to save herself.
A Surprised Barber.
A West Chester barber was surprised
the other day by the appearance in his
shop of a well-dressed, fine-looking wo
man and a youug man of dignified bear
ing. The man asked for a keen razor,
which being furnished, was used by the
woman to shave the man. The tonsorl
al operation was quickly and skilfully
performed, whereupon the strangers left
with thanks.
Dollars Lying Around Loose.
At the wreck of the Tacifio express,
two miles above East Conemaugh, last
Thursday, several bags containing sliver
coin were in the express car, and when
it went crashing down over the filling
the treasure was distributed around pro
miscuously because of the sacks burst
ing. The money consisted principally
of silver dollars, and nearly all was re
covered by the trainmen.
Pennsylvania State College ad
mits both sexes. Endowment half a
million. Tuition free. Courses of study,
Classical, Scientific, and Agricultural.
A thorough Preparatory Department.
Expenses $3 to $5 per week. For cata
logue, address, Joseph Shoiitlidge, A.
M., Pres. State College, Pa. S3 lOt
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. C, October 27, 1880.
All the Departments of tbe Government will
send to the President this fall highly satisfac
tory reports. That of Secretary Sherman will
of course attract much attention! It will be a
remarkable paper one the like of which was
never Issued In the history of the world. It
will show en eta a redaction of the public debt
and of the Interest charge as will, when
studied over, startle even those business men
who keep watch of financial affairs. Politi
cians will, of course, attribute the gratifying
reault to Providence or to the Secretary's finan
cial skill, or to the general quietness which
some believe is a reault of President Hayes'
policy, but all will rejoice at the facts to be
given.
Tbe State department will report ns "at
peace with all tbe world and the rest of man
kind," and will, It is hoped, be able to say that
the proffered mediation of this Government In
tbe affairs of Chill and Peru has brought
about peace batween those belligerent Nations.
The Post Office Department will tell us tru'.y
that it has given the country better postal
service than ever before, and that the balance,
as to expense, is less than In any recent year.
Secretary Shurz may have an Indian war to
accouut for, but at this writing it is believed
peace will be maintained with tbe Utes, and
that the treaty which assures the permanent
pacification of the tribe will be fully executed
by the time the Secretary puts the finishing
touch on his annual report. ,
Tbe War and Navy Departments have been
economically conducted, acd the official reports
will be of a kind to please every citizen.
. Attorney General Devans, It Is understood,
will make important snggestlons as to the'
legislation necessary to protect the ballot box,
and bis is the only official paper of the lot,
which is expected to provoke partisan attack
in Congress.
There Is here probably a greater interest In
the result of the coming eloctioa than any
where else. There are at least ten thousand
men here whose Income Is thought to depend
upon the maintenance of Republican ascend
ency. This number represents fully one third
of the population. So far as I can learn the
"ins" are more confident than ever, but they
express privately a great deal of doubt as to
the proepects In New York, New Jersey, b)ew
Hampshire, Maine and California. Washing
ton Democrats claim that they have now no
doubt of Garfield's election.
A gentlemen close to Senator CVmkllng, and
who traveled with hlin on his Western trip,
says that General Garfield trill not retain a
single member of Mr. Hayes' Cabinet, and
that the next administration Is to bo pre-eminently
a stalwart one.
. OUVE.