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VOL. IV.
BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2i 1SS1.
NO. 3
At
THE ASSASSIN 'S TRICKS
S till in Progress ' and Likely to
Continue fo r Some Time.
Damaging Evid ence Pronounced
Sane by Dr. Hamilton.
Cabinet Changes-
Longstreet to Be-
come a Member.
The Oarfield Bills Opera
Damaged By Fire.
HctlsO
Washington, Dec. 16. The tes
timony in the Gtiiteau case was the
most damaging yet produced. The
former wife, Mrs. Dunmore, testified
that she had never seen any signs of
insanity in the prisoner, but the most
damaging and convincing testimony
was that of Dr. A. McLane Hamil
ton of New York, who is considered
one of the best experts on insanity in
the country. His statement, that by
measurement he had found the pris
oner's head to be well fofmed, and
that he considered him a perfectly
sane man, had an evident effect on
the audience and jury. District At
torney Corkhill told rue to-day that
h had not the slightesj doubt of a
verdict of guilty. He also said he
thought the trial would not last more
than ten days longer. A dispatch
from Pittsburg says a man there has
been summoned on the Guiteau trial
who will testify that while in Wash
ington Guiteau told him he was to
have the Paris mission, adding r I
will create the greatest excitement
here in Washington that has been
since 1865." ! . '
The Prosecuting Attorney was a
little late in reaching the criminal
court this a. m. and Guiteau improv
ed the opportunity to make
ONE OK HIS LATE SPEECHES
to put jn time. Looking over to
the vacant seat he said with a chuck
le, "I understand Gen. Reynolds is
sick this morning. I wonder if
Corkhill is. I guess they got more
than they wanted yesterday. It is
time for Corkhill to get sick and
stay sick.
' Geo D. Barnard, deputy clerk of
the supreme court of " Kings county,
N. JM took the stand to prove the
divorce of A. J. Guiteau from the
prisoner. Witnesses presented the
records of the court and order of the
judge for witness, attendance here.
SCOVILLE OBJECTED
to the admission of the papers upon
the ground that they were not certi
fied by the clerk ot the court as re
quired by an act of of Congress.
The court overruled the objection
and admitted the papers as origi
nals in the case. The papers set
forth the granting ot absolute di
vorce, on the ground of adultery, no
answer having been made by tie
fend ant.
Guiteau, referring to the woman
named with whom he had commit
ted adultery, said : ''This woman,
Jennings, was a high-toned woman
in New York. It was purely a mat
ter of business between us. I com
mitted adultery to get rid of the wo
man 1 did not love. 1
much.
thought it a
MORE MORAL COURSE
than to live with her and have chil
dren year after year. I have also
been strictly a virtuous man and
have always been a Christian man."
Scoville desired to note exception
to the admission of the evidence.
Guiteau whispered, with impatience :
"Oh, what's the use of quibbling
over that? I admit my marriage
and divorce. I don't care for that.
I can get married again outside of
New. York State, and for that mat
ter Sn New York, too. Under the
new law there if a man lives a strict
ly virtuous life for six years after be
ing divorced the courts will let him
marray again. Why I could get
married in New York to morrow if
1 wanted to-."
Gen. Reynolds called . Guiteau's
attention back to certain points.
Guiteau said: I hope you will cut
off Gen. Reynolds and not waste
time on him."
MRS. GCITEAU.
Washington, Dec. 16. Mrs.
Anna T. Dunmore (Guiteau's di
vorced wife,) was then called. Sev
eral ladies arose to leave the court
room. Guiteau moved uneasily up
on his seat, and looking angrily to
ward the audience, cried out :
"There won't be any smut on this
examination. The ladies need not
go out. They have no business to
put this woman on the st:: id unless
.'Corkhill wants to stir up fil.h. I say j
it s an outrage on decency or Cork-
hill to drag this lady in here and
have her character ripped up, as it
will be. Corkhill ought to be
ashamed of himself ; he's worse
than an old hog. I appeal to the
court to intercept this infamous ac
tion of Corkhill's. Arthur ought to
kick him out. I made Arthur Pres
ident, and I have a right to demand
he shall nut .some refutable awver
j jn the place of this infamous Cork-
I
hni."
Verv much to the
surprise of
j every one but two or throe questions
'.. ere asked witness, and her state
ment in reply to the last question:
. l;I never saw Jiny signs of insanity in
the prisoner while 1 lived with him
as his wife," closed the examination
y the prosecution.
Guiteau, with a sigh of relief, said
to Mr. Corkhill: "Thank you, Mr.
Corkhill, for the sake ot "her chil
dren. This is the most decent thin
you have done on this trial I ex
pect, however, that Judge Porter
and Davidge insisted on it and they
are both supposed to be decent
men." Then turning impatiently
to Scoville, "Now cut this short and
let's have something else." The
cross examination of Mrs. Dunmore
was tedious and wholly fruitless. As
she left the stand Guiteau shouted
after her: "I have not seen this lady
for eight years. So far as I know
she is a high-toned christian lady,
and I have nothing against her. I
wish her well in whatever station
she may be."
THE WASHINGTON" MDM'.MET
commission held its annual meeting
to-day at the White House. All
members were present, including
President Arthur. It was decided
to ask Congress for an appropriation
ot $200,000 to continue completing
the monument.
THE GARFIELD BILLS.
The money to pay the expenses of
Mr. Garfield's illness will be dispos
ed of as follows: Drs. Bliss,
Agnew and Hamilton will receive
two-thirds of it, giving them about
$2jr,ooo each. The four nurses will
receive $2,00 each. Dr. Lamb
will get $1,000 for the autopsy. Dr.
Reyburn, who was liliss' assistant,
will also recieve a snug sum for his
serviced. The doctors make no tAh
jection to the bill in congress, but
they will be glad to take whatever
congress will give.
CABINET CHANGES,
The president will probably
nominate the post-master general be
fore the holiday Adjournment, so the
new incumbent may enter upon his
duties January 1. Rumor still as
signs Filley to the place, though
there are some wlio sav Filley has
been passed over, and that another
man will get it. Indications, how
ever, point to Filley. Hunt will be
succeeded before long, and will pro
bably get the place on the court of
claims vacated by Bancroft Davis.
The president told a senator who
was urging a man for appointment
on the court of claims to-day that
the position was promised, and he
could not consider any name for it.
It is believed he has promised the
place to Hunt. Longstreet will pro
bably succeed Hunt.
Grand Opera House Burned.
Columbus, Dec. 16. A fire was
discovered in the Grand Opera
House at three jo'clock this morning.
It was not controlled until daylight.
It ignited from the furnace beneath
the entrance door on the first floor,
burning the office and soon spread
ing to the amphitheatre. The build
ing was gutted and the only thing
saved was the stage drop curtain,
being all that was not burned. E. T.
Mithoff, the owner, suffers a loss of
15,000. Insured. The lessee,
Morse, loses considerable property,
which with the season's business
puts his loss at $5,000. The house
was packed last night to hear "Fun
on the Bristol." Had the fire brok
en out at the entrance during the
performance, there would have been
a great calamity.
House.
Washington, Dec. 16. The
speaker
announced the following
special committee or. expenses at
tending the illness and burial of
President Garfield : Taylor. Hound,
Cox, of New York, Joyce, Lefeyre,
Bcltord, Blackburn, Payne, Spring
er, O'Neill and Shellev.
A Farm for Sale.
Two hnndrcd and twenty acres, four
miles Northwest of Butler. Two houses,
one hm-m, two orchards three wells, two
spring-, two pond and never failing
branch water. Land motIv under fence
and cultivation. School house handy.
nj 3m. G. W, Seever.
RELIGIOUS JLATTERS.
Snnday Observed as Usual by the
People of Bntler.
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Catholic Mission Tuesday Sight.
Sunday was not one of those days
that is calculated to instill very much
life and cheerfulness in the feeling
and actions ot those whose temper-
mcnts are inflmnrffl larm-lv Ku nt.
mospheric changes. However the
churches where divine
services were
conductud were patronized with
about the usual number of church
goers, and the Sunday Schools were
filled because ot the near approach
of Christmas.
Ohio St. M. . C&rch.
Sunday was the fourth quarterly
meeting day at the Ohio St. M. E.
church. The meeting began Satur
day, and was conducted by the" Pre
siding Eldar Rev. Wm. 'Stephens,
of Holden. After the evening ser
vice Saturday, quarterly conference
was held, and officers for the next
year, beginning April 1 st were elect
ed. Rev. Stephens' Saturday morn
ing subject was "Examine yourself"
and in the evening "The house that
fell not," wis his text Both -sermons
were delivered m a plain com
prehensive manner. The Sunday
School board finally decided to have
no entertainment Christmas.
Baptist Church.
Elder Brown, addressed large
congregations both morning and
evening. Four additions were made
to the church His subject in the
forenoon was "Fellowship," at
night, "Christ, the voice of God to
men." The committee on Christ
mas doings will meet to-night (Mon
day.) Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Newton, preached in the
morning from the subject, "Lord
teach me to pray," ami in the even
ing, "Ho everyone that thirsteth."
These subjects were handled with
that familliarity and knowledge with
which Rev. Newton always impres
ses his hearers.
South Methodist.
At the Dakotah street Methodist
Church. Rev. Wood held his regu
lar semi-monthly services. His au
diences vere flattering ahd " were
very attentive to the quite able ser
mon. The evening subject vas the
striking sentence, "What shall I do
with this man Jesus." Committees
were appointed to complete arrange
ments for the building of the "Log
Cabin" Saturday night.
The Christain Church
Pulpit was not occupied. Their
new minister not yet having arrived.
Some iir ran ements necessary we e
made for the Sunday School social
Saturday evening.
Catnolic Church.
We are in receipt of a card from
Father Doherty, stating that the
Catholic Mission will begin Tuesday
evening in the Episcopal church.
There will be mass at- 6:30 and 8
a. m. Instruction for children at ri
a m. and 3 p. m., also services at
7:30 p. m. Tuesday night. The
public is cordially invited.
0
Many persons will not take medicine
until prostrated on a bed of sickness.
This is folly. Nature always calls for as
sistance when needed to throw off impur
ities. With our habits of life, it is neces
sary to render this help. Prickly Ash
Bitters will not force nature, but acts
mildly and renders the assistance requir
ed. Try them. m im.
Knit Goods.
Hoods, sacks, cloaks, Nubias, Comforts,
mitts &c. at
d&wit McClintock & Burns.
For Christmas.
Pure Ohio Apple Jellv, Mince Pie,
Raisins, Currants, Prunes etc. makes nice
delicacies. 179-lt-w-it A. S. Martin & Co.
Call For- "
Ladies and Gents silk and linen hand
kerchiefs, leather, velvet and plush com
panions, portmonies, lrizettes,nets, bands
beads, dress, cloak and dolman orim
ments at Factory Store.
d&w-it McClintock & Burns.
Onehundred 1S Karat plain gold rings
from three to seven pen'wt, a piece.
Forty- five iS karat's plain gold rings
from seven to twelve pwt. a piece, cheap
at Franz Bernhardt'?.. 179-ot-w-it
Zephyrs
1 Or.lv 10 cents per. ounce, common to
1 best color and ther are moving off lively
dJiwit McClintock Si Bums. "
Pure apple e!Iy by the pint, quart
gallon, or barrel at
i79-3t-w-it A. S. Martin & Co's.
Jut received lor Christmas, a new line
of cloak, knit hoods, bought at reduced
prices, to close out.
i79-3t-w-it A. S.
Martin & Co.
FOE 3 WEEES ONLY
IO per cent below cost,
READY MADE CLOTHING.
I have a choice lot of ready made clothing consistingof pants, coats and
vefts, which I will close out at 10 per cent less than ost tor the next thr e
weeks. Also the largest stock of genuine first-cluss
1EWIM& MIADIHIIIN1E
iT REDUCED PRICES Till AFTER NEW YEARS
WarraDted Five 3Teans.
Hugo Sigmond.
Wludow Shades!
Opaque and Hollands, in red, brown,
blue, drab and slate. Fringes, fixtures.
tassels, rings, and cords at Factory Store,
d&w-it McClintock & Burns.
terniaiirovii Yams.
All fttanHftrfl rnlnrs nrwl chnHpo in rtlntn
shaded and' ombres at
d&wit McClintock & Burns.
Franz Bernhardt never sells plated or
filled rings for gold ones. He warrants
his goods. If not as represented money
refunded. 170-ot-w-it
Iliavc a big house chuck full of first
cla groceries for sale very cheap. Come
andt-eeme. irg&rvtt Z.J.Williams.
; Canvas! Canvas!!
Ladies, we can now furniseed vou with
Java, Waffle and R. R. Canvass in red,
black, white, buff and garnet.
d&wit. McClintock 61 Burns.
Knitting Silki.
AH desirable colors at
d&wii. McClintock & Burns.
A Payin? Fact.
Z. J. Williams has the finest line of
gKicerie and canned goods in Butler,
and is selling them to the Dest customers
in the city and county, at the jnost rea
sonable rates. i7o&3-tf
. J - '?Doii4 Forget -.,-
To hang up your stockings, this Christ
mas and tor the generous sized, extra
heavy, best adapted quality for the pur
pose call at the Factory Store. We
make 'em to order.
d&wit. McClintock & Burns.
Dressmaking. -
Mrs. Joe Dickerson has opened dress
making rooms over Charlie Endres' bak
ery, where she would be pleased to meet
her friends. 159-52-tt
Gone! Gone!! Gone!.'!
McReynolds Si Schwink had to move to
the back yard to give Duff room to show
his large and fine stock of jewelry, watch
es, clocks, etc. Two; oorswestot Palace
hotel, Butler.
Dressmaking.
Misses Adams & Roe solicit the patron
age of the ladies of Butier and. Bates
county. We guarantee a good fit and
perfect satisfaction. Also plain sewing
done to order. Rooms on second floor in
Edward's building, on North Main
street. 172-imon
For choice coffee, fancy tea, powdered
sugar, granulated sugar, A sugar &c, &c,
you can do no better than atW.T. Wool
en's, Pace block N. Main St. i6S-daw-iw
Fine Yarn's.
Saxony, Andalusian, Shetland an
German knitting yarn's at
179-it-w-it McClintock & Burns'.
1 1t US TEES SALE.
Whereas James R. McRay (who declar
ed himself to be single and unmarried)
by his deed ot trust, dated November 22d
1SS0 and recorded in the Recorder's office
in Bates county Missouri in book No. 23
at page 135 conveyed to the undersigned
to secure the payment of the note in said
deed of trust, fully described the follow
ing described real estate, situated in the
County of Bates and State of Missouri,
viz. -
Beginning at the Southeast corner of
lot six in block two in Harper's sub-division
ot the Southwest quarter ot the
Southwest quarter of section 23 in town
ship 40 of range 31 running thence West
1 chain and 55 hundredts, thence North
4 chains and 55 hundredths, thence East
1 chain and 5.; hundredths, thence south
1 chain and 55 hundretht, to the place
ot bcginir.g and whereas said note and in
terest are past due and unpaid. Now
therefore at the request of the legal hold
er of said note and by virtue or the au
thority in me vested by said deed of trust,
I will as trustee sell said land at the Court
House door in the citr of Butler in said
Bates county on
Thursday January 5th. 1882.
between the hours ot 9 o'clock in the tore
noon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of
that day, to the highest biddct for cash in
hand to satisfy said note interest and
cost. " F. J. Tvcard,
Trustee.
Lawyers.
S. B. I-ASH BROOK.
THOS. J. SMITH.
j T ASHBROOK & SMITH, Attorneys at
i-- "'aw, miner, Mo. Will practice in
the courts of Bates and adjoining coun
j ties, Collections promptly attended to
and Taxes Paid tor Non-residents.
Office, front room over Bates county Na
j tional Bank. ni tf.
s
C. HOLCOMB, Attorney at law,
Office with Win. Paee. over Bank.
Butler Missouri.
ni 2m.
PARKINSON & AERNA T II Y, Attor
neys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office west
side of the sauare 22
JOHN T. SMITH, Attorney at Law,
Butler, Mo. Office over Weil's boot
and shoe store, north side public square.
4 HENRY, Attorney at Law, Butler,
Mo. Will attend to cases in any
court of record in Missouri, and do gener
al collecting business.
SA. RIGGS, Attorney at Law and
Notary Public. Office in Probate
Court room.
EE. SWIFT, Attorney at Law. Office
over Bate county National Bank,
Butler, Mishouri.
HCLAY TUTT, Attorney at Law,
ut lei, Alo. Special attention
ghen to Prpbatc business "
M. L. UKOWV. T. MITi:K CROCKETT.
BROWN & CROCKETT, Attorneys at
Law and Insurance Agents, Rich Hill
Mo. Collections a specialty. Office on
sixth street, under City Hall".
IW. PUTNAM, Notary Public and
J General Collecting Agent, West
Point, Bates county, Mo.
JOHN
nevs
S. tc S. P. FRANCISCO, Attor
neys at Law. Butler, Mo., will prac
tice in the courts of Bates and adjoining
counties. Prompt attention given to col
lections. Office over Ilahn k Co. 'shard
ware store. ?
T1irMioiJiun.
A. I. SMITH, M. u. KIMBALL HILL, M. V.
O MITH & HILL, Physicians and Sur
O geons, Virginia City, Mo. Will re
spond promptly to all professional call
dav or night. Office in drug store. 44-tf
DD. WOOD, Physician and Surgeon,
Butler, Mo. Office over Aaron
Hart's store.
DR. J. B. D. WORLEY, Surgeon Den
tist, Butler, Mo. Calls in the coun
try promptly attended. n4S
T.
C. BOULWARE, Physician and
Surgeon. Office north side square,
Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and chil
ren a specialty.
TM. CHRISTY, M. D., Homcdpatnic
Physician and Surgeon, Butler, Mo.
Office north side of Square, same floor as
Dr. Tucker's dental office. IJesidence on
corner Dakota and Fulton Street, two
blocks west ot old Olive house.
JEVERINGHAM, M. D., Phylcfan
and Surgeon, Butler, Mo. Office
west side of the public square, first door
north of Olive House. Residence on
west side ot North Main street. Parties
indebted to me over 30 day are requested
to call and settle at once." s-tf
311 col 1 mt couh.
jllRICK MASONRY C. W. Roger,
1 AJ contractor and builder, doe all kinds
i of job work, such as flues, Chimney's
j cisterns, and all kinds ot grates stinfire
! places. Brick in town tor sale. 50 6t.
LCULBERTSON, Real Estate Agent,
Rich Hill Mo., P. O. Box 34. Cor
respondence solicited. no 41-tf.
J TT B. RE QUA wishes to intorm tne
j Um public, that as an Auctioneer, he can
I command as high a price for article of
j sale a any one of the profession. Term
! reasonable. Address me at Lone Oak.
1 : no-42-im.
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DV. BROWN, Judge ot Probate, But-
ler Mo. Will draw and acknowledge
deeds, contracts, leases and all paper rc-
! quiring the acknowledgment or jurat of a
clerk ot a court 01 record.
I
yr h i ir1-- 1 rn 1 r V'- . !
M. S. UovJes& Co.
!1 be found in the I:iric' r'!
ti'aeiouH rooms under the Palace
'1' lei, where they wi!lalwity keep
iar''eft nml he oek nl
CLOTHING,
GENTS FUKNfSilLVG GOODS.
HATS, CAPS,
TRUNKS AND VA lilXKS.
BOOT ANJ) SIJOK STOCK, .
to be NiuimI in .SouihweHt Mi--!, in.
We buy direct from .Mnuiil;.. '.or
ern, mi lare -onlrM'-lx f Mieb, atiJ
c.-ui give to our iilr'fs heller o.i.U
tor uh moiicy, (or h.-j Imv :i , 1 y
Houne) in th Stale. Every rno
cordially invited to vfsil vn.
Wo 8iI-o 'rry a larje (iei: ) a
Sii.( k of Men hiiti.i'xe at Jii'li Hill,
where Country Vnuitu-p .f r. II kind
wanted
31. H. COWl.LS Ac OC.
Every Pejiartnu-Mt -t!iileie in
tself, having a great, variety of
joods; in fact, ono of iho 'greM
;ombination tock ' 19 be n.-nd
my where.
Oar faciiitiert for !u!n juid
elling goodij are second to no
louse in the state, it;d we jjnaran
ec rieitj a low on xarne rjualily
if good..
otia ii it u i
'A n :uble jieiiy raih- r than A
low sixpence." '
We cordially invue tlo ficopie o!
Dates and ai!jH.n countittr; to
call on ih ami v- nmtn-y hj -o
doinf.
Ohm TREATMENT.
A rcTteta ecra tut Pf ervous
YS Deouity, seminal Weak-
JOHN DUFF,
I'KACriCAL
Watchmaker & Engraver.
bt'tlkk. - vjworm. .
ETH THOMAS' CLOCKS.
Tfc Beeipet ci in try urscuce for 23 J
a al)luttdbmkofpre flrW fsi
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