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VOL. I.--NUMBER 79.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1884.
PRICE 2 CENTS
THE NATIONAL SENATE.
YESTERDAY'S DISCUSSIONS.
Concerning the Record" Additional
Naval Appropriations Pissed--Col.
Thompsons's Nomination.
Wiriiiivirox, Ike. -J. la the Senate to
diy Mr. Ve.-t ( I)- iu., Mo.) orlertd a concur
rent reflation trovidinj that the Con'jrts
tutiml lUcutd shall s an accurate transcript
of the debate-, and no speech shall be pub-,vtLih.-d
which ua-i not xokea in the Senatt or
ilou.-o of lieprfciM-ntativtra, and no changes
abLa.ll te m ulj exct j t verbal corrections b
the author, and any -p?ech retained for cor
rection shall be returned in one week, other
it rhall be printed from the original
note 4 of the reporter, lie stated that in the
loth, 47th and 1-th Conreea Za'A) siechea
Were printed which were never delivered in
the. Hotine, and 1,IM rpetchea were withheld
for reviwii and printed after adjournment,
'lho result was tnat in iiome case.- Conrea.s
haU been Competed to expunge from the
record s-peecuc making otfenaivo personal
attac..- which m fact had never been deliv
ered. I ne resolution was referred to the
Committee on i'r luting.
Mr. Jone.4 ( Dcm., La.) presented a protest
from tin Commercial hichane of Mew Or
leans a'ainit the ratiiicatiou of the bjanih
treaty.
Mr. Hale (llep.. Me.) called up the House
bill u.akiu temporary appropriation for the
navy, wuti the JTH-n ate amendments a.- offer
ed Ly him yesterday. He aain explained
that tni-t was substantially Uie llou-.es own
but for the balance of the ti.-cal year. The
bill was parsed, the title beiuj amended so
as to read. A bill makia j additional appro
priations for the naval service tor the hcal
tar lso," and will be sent over to the
ttou-e lor its action to-morrow.
Mr. Morgan (Ucoi., Ala.) from the Com
mittee on t'ublic lainds, reported with
amendments u bill to torteit lands yranttd
JLo tho Mew Orleans, llatou Uoue fc Vicks-
f bur railroad.
f At 1:10 p.m. the Senate; went into execu
tive st-.ton.
'lho Senate in executive ?e.-sion, adopted
the House resolution adjourning till the ith
of January, only amending it by changing
the d He ot adjournment fiom the lX)th to the
lth (to-morrow.) iho Senate also in exec
utive m n-iuu adopted a resolution of investi
gation into certain Cherokee land sale, and
at - p. m. adjourned until to-morrow.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the nominations of Wm. II. Thompson, of
Hudson, Mich., to second assistant iostmas
ter general; Hiram Lenox, collector of cus
toms for the district of Burlington, N. J.;
Commodore Wintield Scott Schley to be
chief of the bureau of equipment and re
cruiting in the navy department, with the
rank of commodore; Wm. II. Tilkeuton, of
Kansas, to be receiver of public moneys at
Wcketney, Kansas, aud a number of army
and navy promotion.
The nomination of Wm. B. Thompson, of
Hudson, Mich., railway mail superintendent,
to bo secotid assistant postmaster general,
was confirmed at once without reference, at
the request of Senator Conger and also as a
mark of appreciation of Mr. Thompson's
management of the railway mail service.
Let Us Have a Michigan Man.
Washington, Dec. SI. Friends of Mr.
Vilas, of Wisconsin, are engaged in working
up a cabinet boom for him. They urge upon
Cleveland the importance of carrying Wis
consin four years hence, and point to the
close vote there this year. With a little care,
puch as giving Wisconsin a place in the cabi
net, the State may be made solid for the
Democracy in ISns. Some Michigan states
men have been aroued by the agreement,
'lin y claim that Michigan did much better
towards the throwing on of the Republican
joke th in Wisconsin, and if cabinet recog
nition is to be secured on that ground, Mich
igan is entitled to lirst chance. Accordingly
rumors have got into circulation that the
Michigan delegation will hold a conference
soon after dan. a and decide upon the recom
mending of some Michigan man for a cabi
net portfolio. Who they will decide upon is
uncertain.
John G. Thompson's Case.
Washington. Dec. 1T.J. The sub-committee
of the House Committee on Judicary, having
under consideration the memorial of John
G. Thompson, of Ohio, praying for an ap
propriation to reimburse him for personal
e x i mi in defending himself against a dam
age suit brought by Hallett Kilbourne,
agreed to-day to recommend to the full com
mittee that Thompson be given a reasonable
mm to cover eipenses. The Committee at
their la-t e-ioii recommended an appropri
ation of 'J,H to liquidate a judgment giv
en Killxuimo in the Courts and the recom
mendation i now to be reserved.
The Inauguration Ball.
Washington,- Dec. ';. It has been decided
that the inauguration ball shall be held in
tho new pension building. The committee
have fixed the price of tickets at compli
mentary one- to bd issued only to 1'resident
n?ul vice-President and immediate party.
The indications are that the city will be
crowded.
A Destructive Fire.
Troy. N Y., Dec. A tire broke out
thi morniag in Acker's building, on Main
street, in Cambridge, Washington county,
rvjd. owing to the disabled condition of the
hand tire eigin belonging to the vilhge. th
lire burned itself out. destroying eight build-ir.g-,
four on each s(d of th street. The
wind w is blowing from the southwest, and
th d fact ;th1 the rest of the village. On
of the building burned wo the principal
hotel of th place. The los will reach
$HHni on vf?uc!i there is an insurance of
about one-half.
Another Canadian.
Toronto. D c. -X The creditor of J. C.
Kemp, absconded patent medicine manr
fAtarer. t'nd th-it th1) will have to accer
rt
pi im tht tlollar. Kemn rerreented
hi idrency to be ft(l. whereas he h;.s
been losing for two year-. He v4cceet!td in
citing ! VM and has gone to the I'nited
State.
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A Severe Storm in Spain.
Lonion, Dec. Advice from Spain
how that a great storm i raging cn the
peni:ul u Several -hijv and raibry trains
wn b-en wrrcked. Tber? has Iwti no
tej --'grai'lue imnuv mica! ion with Knn-ipe hy
la.nd win for three day.
Durned To Death.
LtnvR Tv' a N. Y.. Dc .' '.A nr oc
enrred at ib thi nfb.-rnoon in n one-story
eii g cn Mid trvt. Mrs. M iry McOowm.
f d w lot ked np in the hc.ie nlon.
'vsiv', be-r dattgh.Vr wis absent, and barred
j d-uth.
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A RECEPTION.
President-Elect Cleveland Extends His
hospitality to Friends.
Alius it Dec. 13. A rteptiou teiidertd by
Cleveland to the friends who had extended
him fcocial courtesies, was held at the Execu
tive Man-ion thi- evening. The lloral deco
rations throughout the mansion were most
handsomely arranged. Tlie guests entered
from the north porch and exchanged greet
ings with the I'reideiit-ek-ct, who, in com
pany with hi- hitters, Mis Cleveland and
Mrs. Hoyt, occupied positions in the west
parlor. The company assembled at U o'clock
and an hour later repaired to the dancing
hall, where I'urlati's orchestra furnished
music. Dancing was continued till a late
hour. During the evening refreshments were
served in the diuing room. A long list of
distinguished persons w ere present.
The Value of a Life-Saving Station.
Nantucket, Mass., Dec. 'SX The three
masted schooner, Warren Sawyer, Sanders,
master, from New Orleans to Boston, with a
cargo of cotton and twenty-eight tons of iron,
went ashore last evening in a thick fog on the
southwest side of Nantucket, near the United
States life-saving station. The wind was
blowing a gale from the southwest. At mid
night the crew were taken from the rigging
by the crew of the life-saving station. Had
it not been for the life-saving crow, all hands
must have perished, as the wind increased
and they could not have held on until another
crew could reach them. The cargo only may
be paved. The vessel will probably prove a
total wreck.
An Effort at Monopoly.
New York, Dec, Zl. The American Elec
tric Railroad Company met at Cyrus W.
Field's residence in Gramercy Park last
nigh and decided to issue invitations to
patentees of electric railway appliances to
assign inventions to the company and re
ceive from a board of arbitration propor
tionate shares of stock to be gauged accord
ing to the value of such mechanism. Patent-holders
who do not avail themselves of
this offer before Dec. 31 are to be excluded
from all advantages. The board of arbi
trators comprise Sir William Thomson, Geo.
D. Roberts, James H.'Rutter, Robert Harris
and Prof. Cross, of the Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology.
Casting a BigGun.
Boston, Dec. 23. About fifty persons
gathered in the ordinance foundry of the
South Boston Iron Works to-day to witness
the casting of one of the experimental guns
ordered by the United States Government.
It was a beautiful sight. For thirty minutes
the molten metal, golden lined and spark
ling, flowed from three furnaces into the
iron mould which was buried into the earth
to a depth of forty-five feet. The casting
was quite successful. The dimensions of the
gun are: Rough cast, 120 tons; when finished.
iTt tons; length, 40 feet; bore, 12 inches.
Was It a "Special Providence?"
Toiionto, Dec. 23. Sunday evening last a
Frenchman named Paquet, n pronounced
infidel, was descanting on the "no hell"
doctrine to a party of friends. He was just
using the words, Well, I am ready to run
my chances that there's no hell," when he
was suddenly struck with paralysis and fell
to the floor. The whole of one side, from
the toes to the top of the head, including the
tongue, became paralyzed, and he has re
mained in that state ever since. He can
only murmur "yes,or "no," but was reported
a little better this morning.
The Search for Bodies.
Brooklyn, Dec. 23. The search for bodies
in te ruins of St. John's Orplian Asylum
was Concluded to-day, without further dis
coveries. The funeral over the bodies found
will bake place to-morrow. The missing
boys are returning from time to time, and it
is believed all will be accounted for in a few
days. The sum of $1,UX) was subscribed
to-day toward rebuilding the asylum, and
clothing and provisions are being sent in by
charitable people. As yet no time has been
set for an inquest on the bodies of those who
perished.
Opposing Mormonism.
Cnicvoo, Dec. 23. A largely-attended
citizens' anti-Mormon mass meeting was
held in Farwell Hall to-night to consider
the evil of Mormonism and urge upon
Congress the imperative need of prompt and
radical legislation in order to avert a dan
gerous conflict. J. R. Doolittle, ex-United
States Senator from Wisconsin, presided
and made a brief speech. Dr. Meniece, of
Salt Lake City, and Judge Loomis, Dr.
Noble, and Rev. Frank Bristol, of Chicago,
were among the other speakers.
McKee Rankin in Trouble.
New York, Dec. 23, Jnst before tho per
formance of the Third avenue theatre was
to begin, to-night, notico was served on the
manager, McKee Rankin, that tho orchestra
would not play until they received the
amount of the back salary claimed to be due
them. The theatre was thereuion closed
and a notice Appeared uion the door that
there would be no performance until Thurs
day afternoon, owing to the illness of Mrs.
McKee Rankin.
Against the Murderess.
Sr. Louis, Dec. 23. The cae of Sadie
Hayes, colored, who murdered Sergeant
Jenk, and was convicted in the Criminal
Court of murder in the first degree and sen
tenced to be hanged, came up in the Court
of Appeals to-day on various exception.
All the exceptions were over-ruled by the
court, and the sentence of th? loer court
affirmed. Sadie's only hope now lie in an
appeal to th Supreme Court.
A Southern Cyclone.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 23. A cyclone passed
over this section of the State yesterday, de
molishing everything in it path. Abont 4
o'clock a large funnel-shaped cloud wis seen
approaching. The city grew dark, and sud
denly a report like thunder rent the nir. The
cyclone passed around toward th southat
and disappeared. Five hon- were .tie troy -ed,
and lire are reported Iot in Jones
county and other parts of the State.
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His Mother a Victim.
LAxcvtra. Pa.. Dec. 2l It ha leaked
cut that one of the victims of Her7og'
many forgeries i hi own n. other, who i
vpnty year old, and the ovner of bnt a
t small property. She will n -t pro-sc-ite hkrs,
! bnt ha eng-gfd co rne l to t rotect hr in
teret. I
I Restless Rus?'.i.
! Sr. Pktfrspvro De's. ' Th po'ir have
found an nd?rgronsl r-'ig Uad.rg to
I the ba.ment of th treiry bnihlirtg.
j Many .r''r hav fcpti made in connection
I with the cLccovcrr.
THE HOLCOMB TRIAL.
THE PROGRESS OF THE DEFENSE.
The Sick Juror Resumes His Seat
and the Case Proceeds Those
Who Saw Dan Veeping.
Jackson, Mick, Dec. 23.George Page,
the sick juror in the Holcomb cae, came
into court this morning. He was still feel
ing badly, but preferred to eit in the jury
boi, as he and all the jury are anxious to get
through with the case, and the physicians
thought he might be allowed to stay in the
court room if he kept warm. The judge has
finally determined to locate the jury ierina
nently at the Stowell House, as they have a
sitting-room all to themselves, and this is
more than they had at the boarding house.
When the case was opened to-day the de
fense called Walter Webb, Frank Morrison
and Alouzo Shearer who saw Holcornb driv
ing rapidly from the city the morning after
the murder on the way back to the Crouch
Tarru. A. E. Sutb n saw Holcomb by the
bedside of Mr. and Mrs. White. Dan had a
handkerchief to his face and witness thought
lie was weeping. Dr. Snyder swore that
Holcomb came up weeping to wit
ness and said: "Who could have
murdered this poor old man?" adding
that he would have died soon of natural
causes. Romeyne Thome saw Holcomb in
White's room the morning after the murder.
Witness heard him say, '0h, Eunice, who
could have killed you?" Daniel S. Peterson
saw Judd pick up two shells. Witness had
passed over the spot where the shells were
picked up by Judd, but did not see them till
Judd started to pick them up. Witness
swore at the examination that Holcomb got
there about noon. To-day he thought it was
at 10 o'clock.
Gallagher Arrested for Forgery.
CnicAoo, Dec. 23. W. J.Gallagher, arrest
ed several times in connection with the elec
tion frauds case, was to-day re-arrested,
charged with repeated forgeries in Philadel
phia. He will be kept in custody of the
United States Marshal, as the cases against
him here will not allow his removal to Phil
adelphia. An Illinois Defaulter.
Chicago, Dec. 23. Supervisor John Cul
ver, of Evanston, to-day procured the arrest
of Max Hahn, an ex-Supervisor of Evanston.
Culver charges that he is a defaulter to the
extent of 4,000. Hahn gave bail in the sum
of $r,000. Hahn is a prominent official of
the Chicago postoffice.
Australia's Protest.
London, Dec. 23. The Premier of the
Government of Victoria has invited the gov
ernments of the other Australian colonies to
unite in a protest against the seizure by Ger
many of portions of the coast islands of
New Guinea.
The Fastest on Record.
London, Dec. 23. The Cinard steamer
Oregon has been sighted off Crook Haven,
six days and six hours after her departure
from New York. This is the fastest east
ward passage ever recorded.
Chief Justice Waite, who has been ill the
past week, is rapidly recovering.
TRADt AND FINANCE.
New York.
New Yoek. Dec. 23.
Money closed easy at 1Y per cent. Exchange
closed dull at 4.814.85; actual rates 4.80&l.80tf
for 60 days, and LWilMVt for demand.
Governments closed lower; currency 6'sl26 bid;
4's coupons 122? bid, 4i's H27i bid. Pacific
railroad bonds closed as follows: Union firsts,
1124 to 114; do, land prints 10fi4: do sinking
funds, 1W to HU?i; Centrals. 112JJ to 113.
New York.
New York. Dec. 23.
FLorn Dull and without change; superfine
State, Si 302 80; round hoop Ohio, $2 75(411;
city mill extra, $4 2.Va,4 30; Southern flour strong
and moderately active; common to choice extra,
$3in.i:5 4'.
Wheat Options dull and irrogular, closing
barely steady and without imiKrtant change.
yjKt lots stronger and slightly higher. Spotsales
of ungradfHl red at .Wste; No. 3 do at 76c; No. 2
rfsl winter79f' 83lic, anil No. 2 red state at 83c;
No. 2 winter red, January, K)l it 80?ic; do Febru
ary. 8214 s3c: do March ?dfi85Vc. P
Coax Options were only lightly dealt in and
prices were irregular: the clo was steady but
prices went down !i'.24c, the latter in Decem
ber. Spot lots dull and Ufalc lower. Spot
Rah of ungraded mixed at 4s7i50c; No. 3 at 49c,
and pteamr mixed at 4Hi. I&c; No. 2 mixed
January, 4s5T8U4S4e; do February, 467afi47c.
Oats Options dull and without important
change, closing steady. Spot lots strong butnn
changM in pric Spot wil of No. 2 white
ftate at 3Tl4C and No. 2 mixnd do at 23l4tf33!ic;
No 2 mixl January. 33lc, do Febroarv. 335ic.
KTE-Dnll; YVetern r7iifllc; Stato 6.),67c,
Harley Dull; No. 2 Canada, 7Ki7.V.
Pork Dull: new mos. $12 2Vl2 50.
LARri Htfadr, and 3 to 5 points advanced: $7 10
CHJh; Vf7 02 January; $7 0i ,7 OS February.
Butter Dull but stead; Western, PH?:; State,
2V.
Hcoar Nominal; fair to pood refining. 4JiG
Laos-Stendy: Western 2?e:St 29Vi20c.
Grand Rapids.
Teleora: Ornci Dec. 23.
Or us-Corn. TAe. Ont, 2.VT2V; retail S5c.
Wheat: Clnson. 72; ml lnog berry, 74; short
twrrv. 72. Ky VI lh, 5oi .Ve,
Fi.orR and Fr.F.n Patrj, 14 SO wholesale; CO
rad; patent, yi 30 wholes, m retail; mid
dlincs. JT ton, $1 O) whnl.lA, St m p- r cwt
Bran, por ton. U (O wholnal; &i)c per cwt.
b al and feL pr ton, $20 wholesale: $1 lUpr
cvrt.
Provision Beef, persid. riKIft U Veals
(). tVH rce. Lambs Vi n;rt o; mutton. t
t Ir-ed hoir, $1 5oi3 Fork: Per hhl
mes. $H t; ham. 14ftorc; honlder, Hiloe
moked beef, IV; lcn. lHc. IahI: Tierces,
1;V kettl.
l?rTTTR ATfn Chtt.sf -Butter: Tnl and jar
iv; creamery, tul. 2.V. ( he: 12T
Pori-TRT Fo-wl: Dreseeil, lfii2c. Tnrkeys.
dr-ed, l'illr. Iiek. dfet 1tc.
Foos Frvh. lts. 2V; lkFt. hKs.
V t FT kbits Pot at i ws : Or.ior.s: Vpt
Vn, J"tloT "ilver "kin, hic. lt.-et. j-r-r
I n. SV. Calvti., iT hnr.drrd. 4t niS (ii.
Sj-iash, r'-r hnndrenl, 7;f I il. Tnrnir-A. per bn.
2.V. !f --ry, ir d..3 i.o CmnJierrys, $i? (
r'T -n.
Fksh FRiTT-Appi. T""r hn, tv.
Kovrt Wl ir r lover. 12-c; dark, i7e; Mxain
e.1. v-.
yu.T-vQnnrn, !rrl, 1 2-"; SWinnv. $115.
Skp Ti:Tio:hy. l 75;clover,$4 (l.X 4
rt trp. TV? i
Hipfs -irn. prib. 7c; rrt nrd. e??',-4;fnlf
np. rv Ylf art! kip, Nil.V; rlf
I kr.sern of fnmi, Vb-fKn kin. & pi.v,
'.' r. Hid- are a l rtnt rT lh aNre .-j-v-yt a .
Sanrr F?f r - ShTHncoT irr,,r'r ir..p
rv. l-yj!tr; fll t'UW; WirfeT ii:K
W iVt. Fin" rhed. $x Zki cmtiw w.hl
II f M 12; ta5'l $14 rr f.n vrhemV:
TH W - Per Vs! t.
W.r.-!tr b '-Ui-vg at $1 per tVrbWk
irplit V.:'!. 1
CmT.Hvn n7r cuf, $T.23 rr ton; pcx ntv5
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AMUSEMENTS.
"Alvin Joslin" To-Morrow, and
Thatcher, Primrose and Weat
on Monday.
The pres ha very btronly endorsed
"Alvin Join" wherever the pl3y has btii
presented. The opportunity of seeinj tho
quaint old gentleman! in this city aain will
be alforded to-morrow, when the play a ill be
presented both in tht afternoon and in the
evening. Ileserved fc.eats are for ale at
HallS. The Troy (N. Y.) Ttlegrum eays of
the ilay: j
The Charles L. Davis "Alvin Joslin" Com
edy Company was the talk of the town, even
before the curtain was run;; up at the Gris
wold Opera House last niht. The celebrat
ed band in tjieir showy uniform, and the
grand display qf diamond in Cusack'6 show
window, being the objects which et the ieo
ple agog, and when the play coinmencod one
of the largest and merriest audience had
assembled to enjoy the capital comedy. Mr.
Davis is one of the most ingenious of actors.,
He does so much to amuse an audience that
it would be simply impossible to give even a
partial description of his comicalities in a
review of moderate length. You should go
and pee him and enjoy tho fun yourself.
His company is good, the scenery and stage
appointments unusually appropriate.
The Minstrels.
The critics have been very complimentary
to Thatcher, Primrose k West's ''Consoli
dated Minstrels."
The New York Herald says: "The troupe
is the greatest minstrel company in exist
ence." The Baltimore Day says: The entertain
ment given stamps the Thatcher, Primrose
fc West Company as the best of the kind that
ha9 ever appeared in this city. Large audi
ences are assured for the rest of the week."
The Boston Post says: "Thatcher, Prim
rose & West's Consolidated Minstrels are
probably the best exponents of refined min
strelsy on the American stage."
The Combination will appear here next
Monday evening. i
Coming to a Better Place.
Capt. William A. Gavett, who recently re
signed the position of special agent of the
United States Treasury for Michigan, Indi
ana, Illinois and Ohio, with headquarters at
Detroit, has been appointed assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the Chicago
fc West Michigan Railroad, with headquart
ers in this city. Mr. Gavett is one of the
most active and energetic young men in the
Site, and will prove a valuable acquisition
to the C. & W. M. R. R., in whose business
his experience as general freight and passen
ger agent of the Texas & St Louis R. R.
will prove invaluable in the discharge of his
new duties. Cant. Gavett is widely known
and has many friends in Michigan, not a few
of whom reside in this city, who will be
pleased to number him among our citizens.
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fc A Farewell Supper.
The many gentlemen friends of Chas. B.
Gallup, of whom there are a host, are pre
paring to give him a complimentary supper
at The Morton next Saturday evening. The
event will formally bid Mr. Gallup farewell
as he leaves on the 30th inst. for Denver,
Col., where he will reside. He has lived in
this city for the past five years and has,
through his amiable disposition and rare
qualities of mind and heart, cultivated an ex
tensive acquaintance which will deeply de
plore his departure but find consolation in
the fact that a constellation of bright and
cheering prospects await him in his new
home.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Passenger traffic has not increased as
much this year as formerly during the ap
proach of the holidays.
Snow is still falling thick and fast along
the northern portion of the G. R. fc I., and
incoming trains show that they have plowed
through some deep banks of snow.
The General Freight Agent of the Michi
gan Central thus advises its agents; "Until
otherwise advised you will discontinue to re
ceive bulk freight destined to points beyond
Mackinaw City. Freight in packages may
be received as usual."
The freight claim department of the Chi
cago it West Michigan road has been moved
from this city to Muskegon. Auditor Roger
will have full charge and O. H. Radio and
Chas, Parrish, who have been clerks in the
office here, will go to Muskegon.
The changes which took place Monday in
the general offices of the Chicago A West
Michigan were as follows: Jason H. Car
penter takes the place of J. H. Palmer as
General Freight and Pasenger Agent: Col.
W. A. Gavitt Assistant General Freight and
Passenger Agent
The agents at the city ticket offices are in
tip-top spirits while issuing the half-fare
holiday tickets. They have all kinds of
queries to answer. One man wants to know
if he can buy a holiday-rate ticket to Roch
ester, N. Y., and dispose of his return ticket,
rs he only wanU to go one way; another
asks if he can have lay-over permits at such
and such places; another wants the time ex
tended two or three days epeclally for him;
and so it goes. The agents wear smile, but
they are all forced.
ROCKrORI).
Correrondenc of Tnx; Teutorasl
R ocr ford, Dec 23. In spite of all the
snow that has fallen the sleighing i very
poor in this vicinity except on hard grave 1
roads. Hie sand woks up into the snow too
much. A combination of which John F.
O'Donnell nnd Tom Rinnan! were the prin
cipal memler. gave an exhibition in 'par
ring to a smll nndienc at th Opera Hone
lat night. It p-M d c ff quietly and orderly
A grand Masquerade i to le given
at the roller rink Christmas night, to le frl.
loved by a cHncing party. Company F,
Sixth Michigan Cavalry, will hold th ir fifth
annual reunion at Colby' Opera Hon in
this place Wednedtr, Jan. 21. God Me
the boys who wore the Mae, and mny they
live long to hold the reunion. The
school -chors are frilly appreciating a two
week's vncat ion. The NT. K. Sabbath chcol
i the only one here that hold Chritm
exercise this year.
Fire at Allegan.
Au.ww, Dec, r.. At 11 o'c'ork U?tr.ight
the grocery store of Geo. W. Hnrton and
the neat market adjoining bnmed to the
ground. The los on the grocery i $1.0df;
innrrd in tbe-Ilorne of N w York f r
in the Wrtrheter for $.V ftncl for the
same anions t fa the Xrrdon Asr&n- Com
pany. The los co th roeatrrmket w
CO; ir.5red in th Cia ct hnca tct
NOW FOR THE VERDICT
WHICH DECIDES MILLARD'S FATE.
The Defense Closed, and the Argu
ments Half Through The Case
! Likely to Go to the Jury To-Day.
Dr. Vaughn again took the btand in the
Millard trial yesterday morning and was
cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell. He said
vomiting, pain in the stomach, excessive
thirst and jerking of the limbs are symptoms
of other diseases. When arsenic is adminis
tered during life the anal) sis should discover
the poison in the bruin and muscle as well
as the other parts of the body. In reply to
tl:e hyiothetical question the witness said;
'I should have to say that finding no arsenic
in th brain or muscle, 1 should have to con
clude that death was not cauod by arsenic."
Re-direct liismutb, taken by a iersou,
tends to darken the stool; find many diases
where the ierson has fever and the surface
is cold; this is the case with chills; the sur
face and extremities are cold; the nails of
the fingers purple; difficulties of the womb
would not be dicovered by simply taking
the organ and looking at it 105 dajs after
death.
Dr. Kedzie sworn Have been with the Ag
ricultural College twenty-one years as pro
fessor of chemistry; practiced medicine
eleven years. In reply to the hypothetical
question the witness answered: Should say
hhe had a complication of diseases; the ear
lier symptoms indicate uterical troubles; tl)e
distress on May li may joint to a malarial
complication, pain in the stomach, w hich is
relieved by pressure is illustrated by what is
called wind colic; where pressure increases
the pain there is evidence of inflammation;
this is the case in arsenical ioisoniug; vom
iting affords no relief in cases of arsenical
poison; the lower eyelid shows a puffiuess in
case of arsenical ioisouing; almost any fever
is accompanied by thirst; amougft the sec
ondary evidences of arsenical poisoning are
dysentery, burning pain, smarting sensation;
the nature of discharge would be different
from that of dysentry; in arsenical ioison
the diarrhoea will continue from day to day
until the joisou was entirely eliminated; we
may find fever when the surface and extrem
ities are cold; this is found by the use of the
thermometer; a portion of those symptoms
are hysterical symptoms; have made experi
ments with animals by injecting arsenic
after death and finding that it diffuses and
may bo found in all of the organs in weigh
able quantities; if injected iuto a body after
death should expect to find it in the muscles
of the calves of tho leg; if it had been ad
ministered for nine days prior to death and
on the day of death a fatal dose given. I
should exiect on analyzing the body to nnd
quantities in the muscles of the calves of the
leg; have made an examination of
soils for the purpose of ascertaining
if arsenic could be found therein;
an examination of soil six months after the
arsenic had been placed ' there resulted in
finding arsenic; would expect arsenic to be
found in the vomit and excretions where it
had been given in roisonous doses; if the
soil where the vomit and the excretions were
thrown were examined I should txpect to
find arsenic.
Cross The plowing of the ground or the
growing of crops thereon where the vomit
and excretions were thrown, would not de
stroy the arsenic; if the vomiting was caused
by any irritating substance in the stomach it
would relieve the patient; if there was in
flammation of the stomach the vomiting
would not afford relief; have never made
any experiment in searching for arsenic in
the brain; my knowledge upon the subject
is gained from the books and from general
sources; if the arsenic had been injected in
to the body three or four hours after death,
could not say how long it would take it to
reach the most extreme part of the body.
Re-direct When two grains of arsenic
were absorbed I should exject to find it in
weighable quantities in the brain.
Judge Marston then introduced the depo
sitions of several witnesses tending to con
tradict some of the medical evidence given.
The People then called Polly Percival for
rebuttal: On the evening of the death of
Mrs. Millard had some conversation with
Matthew; Mrs. Reach was present; did not
state that this process of embalming was all
right as my son's wife was embalmed.
Ella Kimball Know Mr. Millard; was at
his house on the night of his wife's .death;
was in the kitchen with Mrs. Reach and Mrs.
Mendeville; heard respondent say that "my
wife is gone, but I have done all I could for
her;" Louisa Wortman then said, Tf you
have done all you could for her, you have
nothing to regret
Cross Mrs. Wortman had her hand on re
spondent's shouldi r.
Racess until 2 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Mr. Davis began his argnraent for the
prosecution immediately after the opening
of court in the afternoon. He spoke for an
hour and a quarter. His argument was no
ticeable for a clear and comprehensive con
densation of the testimony, .which he ar
ranged in a convincing form as establishing
the claim of the procuration, a p'ain dis
cussion of the facts in a logical, forcible
manner. Mr. Davi wa followed by Judge
Marston who occupied the remainder of the
aftrrnoon in utilizing the evidence for the
defense of the respondent Every trivial
point was care fully and powerfully consid
ered, and be ned the conflictions in the ex
pert testimony to advantage. The Judge is
a rapid, fiery, earnest talker, frequently
waxing eloquent and hi address was listen
ed to by a crowd that fxcnpied every viible
space on the floor of the court, nnd w ho by the
intermingling of their breath made the at
mcuphere naneating and almost nnbearablA.
Thi morning Mr. Rjanchard will speak for
the defense, aftf r which Mr. Mitchell of the
prosecution will clre. Joiljre Montgomery
will then deliver 1 i charge to the jry, and
the cae will probably go to the jury this
afternoon.
Real Estate Transfers,
(FnrniheHl daily from the ofSc of W. R.
Soribr.fr, rd etiie dealer.
Chri?i?m 1Ittt to Crcli d lri,r.
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already large itock vt Gt-rt' fine
tiEAL CA1S AND GLOVES,
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Ladies' ?ur Goods,
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largest Fur Houe Jin the country. .
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& CRIPPIN,
64 MONHOE STREET,
Oca store will b open every teieninj
until Christinas.
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