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GUITEAU. Final Close of the National Tragedy. ! CLEMENCY REFUSED. THE ASSASSIN'S LAST HOURS. Temporal and Spiritual Arrangements for the last Act in this Eventful History. "GLORY!?READY !-GO!" God's Man Gone to his Reward. CONSISTENT TO THE END. The Nation [Propitiated. A DELICATE POSITION. For a week preceding last Friday, the central figure of attraction in Washington City was Charles Julius Guiteau, the assassin of , President uarneia. as tne appointed tune for the execution of the dread sentence of the law drew neai, the public mind again reverted to the national criminal, and no small degree of interest was manifested as to what would be the result of the efforts of earnest counsel, a sympathizing brother and a devoted sister in securing executive interference with the mandate of the criminal court. The President was placed in a delicate and embarrassing position. He knew, as common observation had taught every one, that a large majority of the American people belived Guiteau to be of unsound mind. He no doubt thought so himself, and had the victim of the assassin's bullet been a less conspicuous person than the President of the United States, that fact would have went far in favor of the culprit ending his existence in a lunatic asylum instead of shuffling off this mortal coil at the end of a rope. When Mr. Reed, the faithful counselor of the assassin, was permitted a final interview with the President, he found the chief executive greatly moved. It is represented that so marked was the President's emotion at times, that it was difficult for him to speak. Mr. Reed only asked a respite until next November, so that he could lay some newly discovered testimony, as confirming the insanity theory, before the President, which he hoped would then lead the President to appoint a commission of enquiry. He pressed upon the ) fho nAooihilifv fhof tha QnfrtlVUV flf I riCOlUCAJV lUD pi'OOiUliivjr VIIUV VIJV VGuiteau might reveal such unmistakable, indisputable evidences of insanity as would convince the world that the man had been improperly treated. Of course that would be too late to remedy the wrong, and too bite to benefit the a&sassin, but it would not be too late for remorse, regret and a desire to make things right. The President only replied that he should be guided largely by the advice of his Cabinet, to which Mr. Reed suggested that in a question of this nature the President should attach no more importance to the opinions of the members of his Cabinet thau any other persons he might consult. UNAVAILING EFFORTS. Besides the efforts of Mr. Reed, John "YV. Guiteau submitted to the President a mass of documentary testimony, being mainly extracts from private correspondence, some of it dating several years back, affirming the insanity of his brother. Mrs. Scoville, under date of June 28th, addressed a womanly appeal, only such as could be inspired by a sister's devotion, to the President, her appeal based on the insanity theory; and Mr. Scoville, who had practically withdrawn from the case, also felt it incumbent upon himself to address the president, reviewing the case from his standpoint. Mr. Scoville only asked a respite, that the question of Guiteau's sanity might be settled by a competent commission. He alleged however, that he did not have a failtrial ; that but few witnesses dared to testify fully and fairly according to their knowledge in favor of the prisoner, and that he was convicted upon the antiquated rule of law that, if he knew the act was legally wrong and knew the penalty prescribed by law therefor, then he must be found guilty. Upon this assumption a large majority of the inmates of madhouses who commit offences could be taken out, tried and convicted. An association of medical experts also petitioned for a respite, solely on the claim that Guiteau was insane. This paper was referred to the attorney general, who, in replying to the petitioners, after briefly stating the main points in the history of the trial, and the several reviews of the proceedings upon motions for new trial, pointed out very forcibly that the issue of insanity was in fact the only mattertbat occupied much of the time of the court. The murder was practically admitted, and there was no room for doubts as to all the facts connected with its commission. The fullest discussion was given to every feature of the inquiry upon the subject of insanity, and the largest latitude was allowed the prisoner and his counsel. The attorney general also expressed the opinion that the petitioners failed to furnish the least reason to justify the President in interfering in the most unusual and extraordinary manner proposed. In the opinion of the attorney general, the views of the few who had petitioned for the respite ought not to prevail against the preponderance of opinion on the part of the medical profession that Guiteau was legally resjtonsible for his acts. There was no difference of opinion whatever in the Cabinet in regard to the paper of the attorney general, and in fully and unanimously approving the same, the President was the first to express his views, and he gave the most emphatic assent to the positions taken by Mr. Brewster. This was to the President the shortest way out of the difficulty, and by the endorsement of the attorney general's positions, he practically rejected all other petitions for respite or clemency, tnougn nis treatment 01 me union unate relatives of the prisoner was invariably kind and considerate. "breaking the news gently." After it was found that the President had taken his position, and from which he coitfd not be swerved, it remained for the spiritual adviser of the doomed man to convey to him the intelligence that his last ray of earthly hope had fled. This spiritual adviser, as Fate seemed to decree, is none less than Rev. I)r. Hicks, a kind of politico-religico crank, who, while he prayed with Guiteau fervently and unctiously, humored him in all his fanatical conceits. As an efficacious mode of "consoling" Guiteau he never doubted the "inspiration" idea, nor did he combat the solacing thought of Guiteau that he alone was "God's man." Hicks was a delegate to the Chicago convention from Florida and chairman of the Florida delegation. He supported Grant for the Presidency, and it was he who nominated Judge Settle for vice-president. His relations with Arthur, however, are intimate, and he never permitted an opportunity to pass without expressing to the President his opinion of Guiteau's absolute insanity. god's man. As was to be expected, when the Keverend , gentleman bioke the unwelcome news to Gui-1 teau, which, however, was conveyed in the j most pleasant manner, the prisoner gave vent ! to a paroxysm of rage, and said to his spiritual j adviser: "Go and see Arthur and shake your j fist in his face. Tell him I made him Presi- J ? dent by my inspiration and he must give me an unconditional pardon. If he does not, j God will blast him forever. I am God's man, ' and God takes care of his own." But as Mr. Hicks knew that the President took no stock in the inspiration theory, instead of bearing ; this impertinent message, in a breezy, cheery way he began to talk to his parishioner about1 the beauties of the New Jerusalem and the i mysteries of revelation. It is always interest- j ing to see how cheerful men are when they are ! advising others who are to die in a few days or hours. In this instance both parties were cheerful. Guiteau especially grew quite enthusiastic over the mysteries of the shining realm, and entertained no doubt whatever of his triumphaut entrance upon a bountiful reward. It was the old story of all the murderers going straight to heaven. When Dr. j Hicks had satisfied himself as to Guiteau's ]>aradi8ical sentiments, and finding him determined to regard himself as innocent of rime and about to become a martyr, he left. INSPIRED, BUT NOT INSANE. Guiteau's last Lours were spent almost entirely with his spiritual adviser, and when not engaged in conversation with him his time was occupied in writing. His api>etite continued good, and he ate what he knew must be his last meal with evident relish. In one of his last conversations he said : "I consider myself especially fortunate by having Mr. Hicks with me. It seems like a providential interference. I never knew him till he came a few weeks ago. He thought I was crazy, but I have converted him to my ideas, and he is with me now, heart and soul." To this the correspondent said : "It appears ' to be the general belief that you are sane j enough on general matters, but a little off on , this particular point. I see you scout that." j "Of course I do. I am as sane as you are. ] I know what I did and why I did it. Garfield i stood In the way of the nation's prosperity. , The Deity charged me witli a duty. He in- , spired me to remove the President of the Uni- I ted States, and as God's man I did what I was i bid." "Are you then prepared to die V" "I am. As I have said before, I don't care. I'll go cheerfully in five minutes so far as I'm concerned, but the retribution of the Deity will be terrible." "And you believe this ?" "Certainly." "Then if you are God's man why not leave it all to Him, why not wait for His interference ? Why bother the President ?" "Because, as I said before, I dread the retribution of the Deity on the nation and on the j people. The time will come when I will be i looked upon as a patriot. Poor Garfield had I to go because he was under bad, malign inllu- j ences. Oh, no ! Make no mistake. It is not j Guiteau who is in trouble. It is the jieople of j the United States who are 011 the brink of a j crime. Guiteau, who is inspired, is all right, j but those who hang him will wish they had nev-: er been born." A BRILLIANT IDEA. With all his varied exjierience on Thursday, | the most brilliant idea Guiteau evolved was a j -?L~" /' v.. mill/\iT70 TTuuinrr I suiieuie lUf tuc ^aiiuno, aiiii 1115 uvvn . told that if the execution was delayed beyond | 2 o'clock, p. m., on Friday, that the sentence j of the Court could not be legally carried out. j he suddenly addressed Warden Crocker as fol- j lows: "Warden," said he, "I have an idea. Sup- j pose you go to Baltimore, expecting to return i by ten or eleven o'clock to-morrow. Being j there, you miss the tra'n and don't get back in i time to hang me. Now, that's an idea. You j will serve the Deity by saving God's man." "Yes, I see; that'sail very nicefor Guiteau, but where does Crocker come in ? While you are being saved my honor will be lost. You must see the absurdity of that plan. I would be disgraced and would forfeit my place." "Oh 11 would attend to that, Crocker. You don't understand this thing at all. If I could be saved the people would rejoice. I'm God's I man, and I tell you he means business all the j j time. What do you say ?" "Don't be absurd, Guiteau." "You won't?" I "Certainly not." "Then to hell you go along with the rest. You'll make a beautiful quartet, and oh ! how happy you'll be. First, conspire to kill God's i man, and then roast, roast in hell!" TRUST IS DEAD. At this juncture a colored man who had been doing the condemned man's washing for some time, waited on him for a balance due, which amounted to sixty cents. "Here's fifty cents," said the assassin, passing the amount through the bars. "'Tis all I have now, but I will pay you the balance on Monday." j "S'aii ngnt," sam me coiorea man ; creun it to me in heaven." THE GALLOWS. During the days of doubt as to the President's action, and in spite of Guiteau's trust that in some way there would be providential interference in his behalf, the dread preparations for the final event went on. The essentials for the execution were arranged by Warden Crocker and District Attorney Corkhill. The gallows is located in the north-west corner of the prison, diagonally opposite the j cell in which Guiteau was confined after being | fired on by Sergt. Mason. This cell is the first to the right of the rotunda, on the north side of the prison. The gallows was built in 1880 and is stoutly constructed, the timber used being Georgia pine. The cross-beam is 6 by 12 inches in the middle, tapers to 6 inches square to the ends, which rest and are firmly secured on upright posts 21 feet high and 8 inches square. The platform of the gallows is 11 feet square and 13 feet above the brick pavement. It is supported by six 8-inch uprights, in addition j to those on which the beam rests. The latter are braced by heavy timbers, the entire structure being strongly bolted and neatly put together. Into these uprights stout joists are [ mortised and firmly bolted, and on the latter I is a neat flooring of two-inch boards. Around the platform and the stairway is a plain railing. The steps are on the south side of the scaffold and face the door that opens into the rotunda. The steps are feet wide, with a 12-inch tread and a rise of 7 inches. In the centre of the scaffold directly under tne mm- j die of the l>eam is the trap, which is 5 feet j square and hung 011 four great hinges underneath. It is held in place by a long bolt, controlled by a spring or trigger, to which is attached a strong cord. This rope or cord passing over a pulley is conducted along a fiveinch square box to a cell four feet distant from the scaffold railings. A MYSTERIOUS JACK KETCH. "Within this cell is stationed two officers, whose names are nor made known, and in order to give more security to the act of execution the grated window is curtained so as to hide the occupants from view. Through a small hole in the curtain one of the officers watches the warden give the signal for the cord to be pulled. This signal is generally given by nodding the head, waving a handkerchief or raising the hand. In order to secure against any mistake the signal is agreed upon and fully understood by the warden and the lookout in the cell. As soon as the signal is given the lookout communicates it to the hangman, who jerks the rope attached to the trigger. Instantly the trap drops and the i murderer's body is swinging from the end of J the rope. The hinges of the trap are greased j so as to guard against any impediment in its i working. In order to prevent the trap re- j bounding against the body a piefte of stout I sash cord with a weight at the end and run-1 ning over an iron pulley 011 the sill of the ! stairway, is attached to it. THE ROPE. * A' ? ?,l!f ! A QLUrU Ui UJUIC Ui YVCiC OCill/ iiuui uil- ! ferent parts of the country for the express j purpose of being used on this occasion. The one selected was of manilla, seven-eighths of i an inch in thickness and 40 feet long. It was j rubbed with oil and castile soap, and after be- j ing stretched its size was reduced to three-quar- j ters of an inch. After having been laid out j the ends were firmly bound with twine, and | the knot properly tied. It is pronounced to i have been the best hangman's noose ever seen in Washington. It was made with six "turns," : and to keep it from slipping, the end, after passing through the loop at the top of the i trap, had a common knot. The efficiency of i the gallows and strength of the rope were test-1 ed on Thursday, Guiteau's substitute being a bag of salt weighing *240 pounds, which when j the bolt was drawn fell with tremendous force, j GUITEAU'S LAST NIGIIT. Guiteau was very restless during most of the ; latter part of the night, not sleeping more j than tweuty minutes at a time. Towards 1 morning he fell into a sounder sleep, from sheer exhaustion. lie rose on Friday morning a few ! minutes after 5 and breakfasted heartily at i 0.30. When the cook took his breakfast into j the cell, Guiteau told him to bring his dinner i in at 11 o'clock promptly. Rev. Dr. Hicks, who remained at the jail all of Thursday night, was called into the prisoner's cell soon after : he rose, and had a conversation with him on religious subjects. At 8 o'clock Friday morning, Dr. Hicks saw the prisoner again, this time appearing with his journal under his arm, a straw hat on his head and a neat suit of light clothing. Dr. Hicks is one of Grant's 300, and as the medals have been distributed there was some curiosity to see if he would wear his on this first public opportunity. He didn't have it on, but he was greatly excited about something, which subsequently proved to be a fear that his ideas about the autopsy were not to be regarded. However, he went at once to the cell of his charge, where, after a really cheery greeting, they had a brief service. Guiteau then told Dr. Hicks to go out to the scaffold and see that it was all right, ana tnen asK tne vvaraen toienne trap spring as soon after twelve o'clock as possible. HOW GUITEAU ACTED. He read a poem which he styles "Religious Baby Talk," and which he subsequently read on the scaffold, and undertook to sing it, but he broke down, saying, "It's no use; I am no musician." Then he said : "My heart is tender and I don't think I can go through the ordeal without some emotion. I presume that I will weep. This, however, shows no weakness on the great question that I was inspired, but when a man is getting near the heavenly world it is natural that one should exhibit feeling, as the heavenly influence is pervading him," and further remarked that he was "satisfied that God inspired him to do the act for which was to suffer." As to his book he asked that compliments-: ry remarks in reference to the administration , be eliminated. He then disposed of his books, j giving them to Dr. Hicks, and went over his j letters, destroying the useless ones and giving Dr. Hicks directions as to getting them to his j family. PROGRAMME OF THE EXECUTION. He theu discussed with Dr. llicks the programme for the execution, stating that he wished the Doctor to offer prayer and he would read his favorite chapter, the tenth chapter of St. John, and follow with a prayer and then his i>oem, ".Simplicity; or, Beligious Baby Talk," and he wished the trap sprung just as he concluded. Dr. Hicks listened patiently to all the poor fellow had to say and then went to attend to the matters j as proposed. Hv Hii? timo :t irro-At. manv neonle had arriv- I ed. Those who had remained all night fought with the tlies for breakfast and braced up 011 beef tea and other stimulants. Among others came General Crocker, the warden ; United States Marshal Henry, and Commissioner4 Dudley, of Indiana. There also came John W. Guiteau, the brother. A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. John W. Guiteau was soon joined by Warden ('rocker, and these two gentlemen, witli Dr. Hicks, held a consultation ;is to the disposition of the body. About this time, 9.15, the prisoner came out of his cell and exercised about lifteen minutes in the corridor. lie walked very briskly, making it rather difficult for the guards to keep pace with him. Guiteau had usually taken his exercise dressed only in shirt and drawers. On this occasion, however, he wore a pair of dark pants, and had a handkerchief tied loosely around his neck. This handkerchief was worn as a precautionary measure to keep off the draft of cool air. It seemed odd to see a man, on the very verge of the grave, shield himself from a draft, lest he might take a cold ; but even in the shadow of the gibbet funny things can take place, and this was one of them. THE SURROUNDING SCENE. At ten o'clock the scene outside the jail was bright and brisk. At least a hundred carriages, buggies, carryalls and wagons were grouj>ed about the field. Companies of men, women and children stood upon the hills. Lemonade, jieaches, bananas and cigars were cried and sold. Darkydom, in all its glory, flaunted the colors of the rainbow, and in all its squalor begged for coppers. Hundreds of idle men stood gaping at the red stone building. Everybody was eager for gossip. Every ear strained for rumors. MRS. SUOVILLE REFUSED ADMISSION. Up drove a carriage and out got Mrs. Sfoville. The guard declined to admit her. What should be done V Word was sent to the Warden and in turn went to John Guiteau. The Warden declined to admit her at all unless Guiteau asked for her presence, and even then he would have barred her going beyond the door of the corridor. The assasssin was thinking of something else ; he was arranging the final tableau and finishing the elocutionary effort he was soon to make, so he returned word that he had nothing to say about it and would be perfectly?contented whether his sister came in or stayed out. After a short conference Warden Crocker went outside the jail to see Mrs. Scoville. lie found her in a state of great excitement, bordering upon hysteria. But after a short time he succeeded in calming her and dissuading her from any further attempt to gain admission. She acknowledged the propriety of such a course, but added that she could not possibly remain in the city during all the wretched hours of the morning. She brought with her the dowel's which Guiteau had asked for and they were taken in to him. Mrs. Scoville also brought two handsome flower pieces?a cross and an anchor?to be placed on her brother's coffin with her own hands. If she could have had her way she would have gone to the scaffold with her brother and so would John. JOHN W. GUITEAU SATISFIED. In response to a question, John said : "I have not seen my brother to-day. Yesterday Mrs. Scoville and I saw him, and this is to be our last interview. He spoke very tenderly and bade each of us farewell. The doctor said it would i>e better not to see him again, as he might be too deeply affected by the parting. We will bury the Ikuly in the jail until proper arrangements can be made for its final disposition. I have requested five physicians to be here at the autopsy, but I do not attach any importance to the autopsy, for they will find nothing indicative of a diseased brain. His brain and his body are as healthy as mine. His is not a mental disease. He has got his record made up very well. It may be wrong, but it satisfies him. People will think more of him for it. I am convinced-that he is no sneak, but is brainy and has ability in his way of thinking. I am therefore satisfied with the way things are now ended ; I am satisfied with what I have done in his behalf ; am satisfied with Arthur's action ; am satisfied with AL! TTrt A/v HA tjvurjrtiling, ne is uuiucnt tu uic. nc umiio the end just as it is, and I do not believe he would change it if he could. lie would not have a .reprieve if it came now. lie is absolutely true and faithful to his convictions, and in a few minutes you will see how he dies." OriTEAU'S LAST MEAL. At eleven sharp, Guiteau called for his dinner. He was to die shortly after twelve but he was hungry and asked the keeper to hurry up dinner. His menu consisted of a pound of broiled steak, a dish of fried potatoes, four slices of toast and a quart of coffee, of which very little was left when he finished eating. There were no woodcock in the market or he would have had two on tojist. At this time the great rotunda was well filled with smoking journalists, putting doctors, generals, colonels, ordinary men and soldiers, all smoking away lilro cn mnnv Hiimnpvs and talking so loud J - ~ O that the hum of conversation readied the quick ear of the assassin as he put the last fine touches on. "I'm going to the Lord, and don't you forget it." NOT A PARTICLE OF FEAR. Dr. Ilicks now and then went into the cell, and on one occasion while a boy was giving Guiteau his last shine on earth, he said: "lie hasn't a particle of fear ; we have had a pleasant religious talk. He feels now that his preparation is finished and he is ready for the last formality. He commits himself to God with the utmost confidence. I think he will show some emotion, because the nervous strain is so great." THE FINAL SCENE. The hours were going fast, and the heavy fall of the "parade rest" muskets on the stone floor of the rotunda notified the crowd and i Guiteau as well that the final scenes were be- j gun. The outer door was closed and orders given that no inore persons should be admitted. The guard were formed in line, fresh cigars were lighed, John Guiteau got near the gate so as to secure a good place when the j rush came, and the Warden went with Dr. 1 licks to the condemned cell. "Stand up, Guiteau." lie obeyed instantly and stood straight as a I ramrod and pale as a sheet while General ; Crocker read the death warrant, after which | he was left alone with Dr. Hicks. MOMENTS OF WEAKNESS. They prayed for some time, but Guiteau's j nerves had got the better of him and he broke ! completely down in a fit of pure hysteria. He j had braced up well until then and the brace i was normal. He drank no whisky, smoked no \ tobacco, but utilized his unimpaired physical forces admirably. Dr. Hicks is a manly fel-! low and understood just what to do. lie let j him have his cry out and it did him good, j It was feared by men who have no nerves and of course never cry, and have no more idea of : hysterics than a cat has ot logarithms, that; Guiteau was all broken up and would cave in at the last. As a matter of fact he wept very ' freely and trembled like a girl ; but, considering the strain he has endured since the 2nd of 1 July last and the scene lie was approaching, ] he bore up wonderfully and quite manfully. j TIIE MOMENT OF SUSPENSE. Some little time elapsed before Dr. Ilicks thought his man was entirely recovered. Rumors of trouble flitted about the jail. The prisoners were restless and paced their cells like panthers in a cage. Sentinels paced slowly up and down ; the crowd became dense and j hot near the fatal corridor. Suddenly the , shrill scream of a neighboring steam whistle 1 told Guiteau that twelve o'clock had come. ( In reality it was nearly half-past twelve, and the signal had been purposely delayed. The i Warden and his assistants entered the cell. j ] "Are you ready V" "I am." J, HIS APPEAItANCK?THE PKOCESSION. j 1 Guiteau was dressed in a suit of navy blue. ! 1 He wore no collar, but threw a white silk ; < handkerchief about his neck, and his very 11 small feet were neatly clad in nicely fitting, j 1 well polished shoes. His hair was cut short, | his face nicely shaved and his minute mustache was quite becoming. They pinioned his arms behind him, and he held one hand in the other. Click went the lock, bang went the bar, clang went the bolt and out upon j the red stone pavement of the rotunda ap- i peared the procession. The soldiers were drawn up in* line, and 250 sp.ectators faced ] them. Between these lines the procession passed to the iron steps leading down to the i corridor and along its stony passage to the i scaffold at the end. General Crocker, at ' the head of the party, was pale and anxious, i Dr. Hicks carried books and papers in his i hand, and appeared as cheerful as a grig. The attendants, two of whom were prepared ( to catch hold of Guiteau if he faltered or 1 misbehaved, were coarse looking fellows, and 1 rather gloried in their work. Guiteau was ; very pale, and his lips twitched now and then, but his step was firm and his bearing modest. The march was a quickstep and soon brought ^ them to the foot of the long flight of steps ( leading to the platform of the scaffold. Up ( they went, and the noose dangled over the ', prisoner's head. Upon reaching Die platform j (Tuiteau was placed immediately behind the i j drop, facing to the front of the scaffold. Captain Coleman stood upon his right. Mr. ' Robert Strong upon his lefi, and Mr. Wood- , ward directly behind him. Mr. Jones took J position on the north side, near the upright , of the beam. General Crocker (the Warden) j took his position at the south-east corner of the structure. ON THE SCAFFOLD. ( But the people on the floor were not the attraction. It was the group on the scaffold that riveted every eye. Warden Crocker re- ( moved his hat and wa^d.his gold headed cane, 1 the symbol of his power. Silence was immediately secured. The warden drew aside; G ui- i tean, with his hands clasped behind him, looked at the noose, eyed the trap, scanned the crowd and braced himself. Dr. Hicks oi>ened ( his book and cleared his voice, and the sturdy hangman walked behind the prisoner and stoically looked at the rojies. At a signal ! from General Crocker I)r. Hicks made an invocation in these words: "Father, out of the depths we cry to Thee. Hear Thou our supplication, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Saviour, who has made full propitiation for us. Behold this Thy servant! We humbly pray that Thou wilt deliver him at this supreme'moment of bis life. Let Thy light descend upon him. Liberate his soul from prison. May he appear before You absolved by Thy great mercy. From blood guiltiness deliver him and us. God, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lamb of Goil that taketh awav the sins of the world. have mercy on us. Amen and amen." Nobody seemed to be particularly affected as yet, and the reverend gentleman turned to Guiteau holding before his eyes an open Bible. Ouiteau was as cool as an iceberg. His eye was perfectly clear, and his voice rang along the corridor. Looking at the spectators, he said so that every one distinctly heard him, "I will read a selection from the tenth chapter of Matthew, from the twenty-eighth to the forty-first verses inclusive, which he then proceeded to read. The intonation and rhetorical fiourish with which Guiteau read this passage were an astonishing feature in this astonishing performance. His emphases were marked and significant. He made his points capitally and knew precisely what he conveyed. His tone was sing songy, and had the genuine flavor of camp meeting eloquence. It satisfied him, and Dr. Hicksappeared to be entirely convinced that it was a proper and decorous proceeding. GVITEAU'S DYING PRAYER. This ending, Dr. Hicks, who had acted as a kind of master of ceremonies, unrolled a manuscript, which he held, as he had held the Bible, before Guiteau, who, with some little nervousness, said: "I will now repeat my last, dying prayer." A few of the audience bowed their heads, but the picture was unique, and the majority looked at it. Guiteau was in his element. He had an audience that must hear all that he had to say, and it really seemed as if it were an exhibition and nothing else. The sublime egotism of the man overshadowed everything. The calm manner in which he threw his crime upon the Deity was rather staggering, in view of the fact that in less than ten minutes he might be brought face to face with him. His voice again rang out with power and effect as he said: Father, now I go to Thee and the Saviour. I have finished the work Thou gavedst me to do, and I am only too happy to go to Thee. The world does not appreciate my mission, but , Thou knowest it. Thou knowest Thou didst inspire Garfield's removal, and only good has come from it. This is the best evidence that the inspiration came from Thee, and I have set it forth in my book that all men may read ( and know that Thou, Father, didst inspire the act for which I am now murdered. This gov- ! eminent and nation by this act I know will in- | cur Thy eternal enmity, as did the Jews by killing Thy man, my Saviour. The retribu- ! tion in that case came quick and sharp, and I know Thy divine law of retribution will strike , this nation and my murderers in the same way. j The diabolical spirit of this nation, its government and its newspapers toward me will justify Thee in cursing them and I know that Thy divine law of retribution is inexorable. I, therefore, predict that this nation will go 1 down in blood, and that my murderers, from ' the Executive to the hangman, will go to hell. : Thy laws are inexorable, O, Supreme Judge! < Woe unto the man that violates Thy laws. 1 Only weeping and gnashing of teeth awaits them. The American press has a large bill to i settle with the righteous Father for their vin- : dictiveness in this matter. Nothing but blood 1 will satisfy them, and now my blood be on ; them and the nation and its officials. Arthur, the President, is a coward and an ingrate. His ingratitude to the man that made him and saved his party and land from overthrow has 110 parallel in history, but Thou, 1 righteous Father, will judge him. Father, 1 thou knowest me, but the world hath not 1 known me, and now I go to Thee and the Sa- 1 viour without the slightest ill-will toward a human being. Farewell, ye men of earth. A POETICAL RHAPSODY. UruiLCciu itciu w11i/Lcix tins m vuudtiun auu iic rehearsed it, and indorsed it in the most em- : phatic manner possible, and now, in anticipa- , tion of immediate death, dared, in a cool, calm ' and collected manner, with rhetorical trick , and elocutionary art, fling it in the face of the > Judge to whose tribunal he was hastening. | The sensation was extraordinary and the effect ] marked, but in comparison with what then ] followed it was trifling and of no account. It ( is difficult to depict the manner and matter of . the scene that followed. Guiteau looked at j the crowd, which had gradually dnrihi a trifle ] nearer, and apparently satisfied with all the , surroundings, said : "I am now going to read , some verses which are intended to indicate my . feelings at the moment of leaving this world, j If set to music they may be rendered effective, j The idea?is that of a child babbling to its , mamma and its papa. I wrote it this morning t about ten o'clock." He then commenced to chant, in a sad, doleful style, some verses, of j which the following is the first : I am going to the Lordy, : I am so giad ; i > I ain going to the Lordy, | I am so glad ; j 5 I am going to the Lordy, i < (Jlory lmllellujah, glory hallelujah, j t I ain going to the Lordy. ! g On singing the second verse, his voice failed ! <: and he bowed his head and broke into sobs, j c hut he rallied a little and went on through j four lines more, when again his feelings over- j 1 came him, and he leaned his head on the ! shoulder of Dr. Ilicks and sobbed pitifully, j r still he went on, weeping more bitterly as he j t approached the end of his ditty, and with the j r last line, raising his voice to the highest pitch j r lie could command, he shouted, "Glory, hal- ! a lelujah, I am with the Lord!" These words ; v closed the- chant, the grotesqueness of which j J it is impossible to convey in print. It was an , d c/mr\A T f u'ou nn fiftr unnnrrh i UU[UCi;CUCIIlCU Ol/CliC. XV "?'J \|UV\.A uiiuu^u 1; for the authorities to permit the assassin to p insult the President as lie did, hut this travis- h ty of children's prattle and playing baby to a the point of hysterics was a touch beyond the a humorous, and became trying and painful to a the last degree. Sympathetic men at first felt C nervous for Guiteau ; suspicious men wonder- a ed if it was put on, but before the eDd came | there was a universal feeling of amazement h that such a twisting of propriety and decency a could be allowed. ' s* AX AWKWAltD HANGMAN. V With a sigh of relief every one saw that the a moment had arrived when somebody else would r have something to do. The hangman stooped t to tie the legs of the condemned man, during o the delay necessary for which there was a pain- t Pul silence. The two brothers faced each oth- S Br, though only for a moment. After the hangman had finished the pinioning of Guiteau's legs Dr. Hicks handed the prisoner \ piece of white paper which he held in his right hand, a hand that was as firm and steady as the stanchions of the scaffold. Dr. Ilicks turned his back to the crowd, and laying his hand on Guiteau's forehead gave his final benediction and farewell, saying : "God, the Father, be with thee and give thee peace forever more." After which the hangman adjusted the noose. "Don't pull it too tight," said Guiteau. The black cap was pulled over his face, and, shouting in a loud, clear and perfectly emotionless voice : "Glory ! lteady I Go !"? Guiteau" vigorously Hung the bit of pai?er to the right, as a signal for the man concealed below to spring the trap, the bolt was drawn, and the drop fell. TIIE FALL. There was not slack enough to the rope, the noose of which slewed around to the back of Guiteaju's neck, and the fall was hardly deep enough. For a moment the body swung to and fro, then rested and all was apparent ly over. Muscular tremors rati through the frame, the cliest heaved quickly, spasmodic jerks brought the knees far up and a sickening sight of convulsions succeeding convulsions greeted the undisturbed gaze of John Guiteau. The noise of the fall was heard by some of the prisoners in the jail. Instantly they raised. a mighty shout, which was taken up by the multitude outside, where for a few moments great excitement existed. After the doctors had felt of the pulse, the heart, the legs and the back ail nauseam, the body was lowered until the feet nearly touched the ground. It was there kept perhaps half an hour during which time the sturdy hangman watched it from the platform through the trap hole. VIEWING TIIE REMAINS. When it was lowered into the coffin General Crocker remounted the scaffold and announced that all who cared "to view the remains" could do so. The cap was withdrawn and the features were precisely as they had been in life. The crowd slowly moved around and looked at the face which but half an hour before was calm in prayer, distorted with vengeful passion, utterly bathed in tears and full of varied expression. It was a suggestive picture, as was that of John as he stood fanning the Hies from the features of his dead. THE HANGMAN SATISFIED. The hangman, a deputy warden of the prison, whose name is Robert Strong, then descended from his perch of observation, and said in response to a question : "This is the thirteenth hanging at which I have officiated and I do not think I ever saw a more perfect and satisfactory execution. Guiteau's neck was broken by the fall and his death was instantaneous. In fact, he died without so much as even a struggle. To be sure there was a muscular contraction, but there was no movement of the body or limbs indicative of conscious effort. There was a clean drop of four feet nine or ten inches. As I was putting the rope around Guiteau's neck Warden Crocker said to me:?'Let the knot go just back of the ear.'" niMITITAT.MTf: F.VAMTNATION. The body was cut down at sixteen minutes past one and put in the coffin. It was removed to the chapel, and, being placed on a table, Dr. Loring made an ophthalmic examination. Both pupils were found slightly dilated, the right eye being slightly congested. The interior of the eye was so turbid that no detail could be made out. An hour after the close of the autopsy the pupils remained about the same, but there appeared somethinglike transverse fracture of both lenses. These symptoms are of common occurrence after a person has been hanged. They are not indicative at all of sanity or insanity, being merely the natural effect produced by hanging. THE AUTOPSY. The examination at the jail extended to all the organs of the body, the opening of the head and removal of the brain. It was found that the neck was not broxen, but that death was due to strangulation. The organs were in a healthy condition, the body weighing 145 pounds. The brain, which weighed 49 ounces, was taken to the Art Medical Museum where the examination was continued. It was first photographed in its different aspects, and the examination of its membrane and substance was continued by the naked eye until eight o'clock. Specimens of the brain will be sent to different examiners throughout the country. Dr. Macdonald, who had direction of the autopsy, on being asked at 8 o'clock as to the result of the examination of the brain said : "It has been agreed among the physicians that no detailed statement of the examination should be furnished the press or the public until we had prepared our report. The microscopic examination is yet to be made. But shaking for myself personally the results so far have been to confirm my conviction that Guiteau was sane and responsible, if indeed any information were necessary. The skull was found to present no such abnormalties as had been claimed by some parties. The substance of the brain presented no evidence of disease. I think this is as much as I am at liberty to state." AN UNH0N0RE1) GRAVE. Guiteau's body was buried in the north-east corner of the jail at 4 o'clock P. M., Saturday. The body was borne from the chapel upon the shoulders of six of the jail prisoners and without any ceremony or service lowered into the ground. The only persons present were John W. Guiteau, Dr. Hicks, Warden Crocker and son, Wm. Wright, undertaker, Ward, engineer of the jail, Deputy Warden Russ, Capt. Crocker, aud the six prisoners who acted as pallbearers. THE GROWING COTTON CROP. The New York Bulletin prints a tabulated statement of the result of inquiries as to the condition and prospects of the growing crop of cotton. The information covers the entire cotton area and embraces 174 replies, including 19 from Alabama, 23 from Arkansas, 2 from Florida, 30 from Georgia, 11 from Louisiana, 17 from Mississippi, 19 from North Carolina, 14 from Tennessee and 25 from Texas. In each case the information is from the county seat of a county that raises over 2,000 bales; und the replies relate only to the county from which they are sent, not to any larger area as the State or to tiie cotton section as a whole. The conclusions reached are : The preparations for the cotton crop have undoubtedly been materially influenced by the failure of last year's grain crops. The consequent scarcity of cereals during the last few months has idmonished planters of the necessity of making a larger provision for food supplies, and a much larger area has been planted under wheat and corn than in former years. This was very plainly shown in the special reports niblished in our issue of the 27th inst. The effect of this diversion of production has been ;o reduce the area planted with cotton, notwithstanding the high price of the staple consequent on last year's short crop. In ten States twenty-seven counties report lie same acreage as last year; thirty-six an ncrease average of 14 per cent., and one hunIred and ten a decrease averaging 13 percent. If we took the increase in thirty-six counties is offsetting the decrease in an equal number >f counties exhibiting a decrease, we should; hen have say ninety-nine counties with the | iame acreage as last year, and seventy-four j lounties with a decrease averaging 13 per lent.; which would be about equal to an averige of 5? per cent, decrease on the whole one : mndred and seventy-three counties. The reports upon condition and "stand" j eflect the unfavorable conditions of weather hat existed from the time of planting up to icarly the middle of June, with little inter-j uption. The crop is almost universally late, j ,nd a great deal of replanting has been done:! reeds and lice also have been troublesome, i Uthough our reports come up to very recent ,ates, they show that the late improvement n the weather leaves much to be yet accom-, lished in respect to condition. Out of one! undred and fifty-seven counties, one hundred nd seven report the condition below an averge, twenty-nine above, sixteen fair and five n average. Of eight reports from South Carolina, three represent the crop as fair; one l?ove average, and four below. Out of one hundred and sixty counties one undred and nine report the "stand" as below n average, twenty-nine above, fifteen fair and even an average, which is almost identical ,-ith the reports on condition. The percentge of depreciation of condition and stand uns generally very high. A careful examinaion of the returns by counties will show that, n the estimations of the planters, the condiion of the crop was exceptionally low in every tate, except Texas and perhaps Louisiana. To summarize the situation, as it existed at : the middle of June, was a slight reduction of acreage aud a general unpromising condition of the plant. But while up to this time there is , ! nothing to encourage large expectations of the | crop, there is nothing that precludes the possibility of an ultimate average yield. The crop is not injured ; it is simply backward. More than usual at this date depends upon the | weather. Already a change in the thermom! eter and barometer has set in which is every i day producing a marked improvement in the j growth and condition of the crop ; and, not- j I rliiiiiiiiulio/l nro:trri* if Mir ! w iiiiaiaijuuif^ vnv/ viuiuiiiuiivii <?vtv?*0x ? , j weather should prove favorable for the remainder of the season we may realize a crop equal to the large one of 18S0-S1. But to reach that result, the weather would have to prove ! exceptionally propitious; for a great deal has to l>e accomplished to compensate lor the dis-' advantage of a had start. lite forhrillc <&nquitef. | YORKVJLLE. S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1882 DOUBLE REPRESENTATION. James F. Izlar, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, publishes the i following important circular : The State Democratic Executive Committee having determined by resolution that the convention of the Democratic party to meet on the first day of August next be composed of delegates from each county equal to twice the number of members allowed to each county in both branches of the General Assembly, the several County Chairmen of the State are hereby notified of the action of the committee, and are requested to take such steps as may be necessary to carry the same into effect. THE REDISTRICTlNft. The dominant principle in the plan for dividing the State into seven Congressional districts, as adopted by the Legislature, is to throw the bulk of the colored vote into a single district, and to arrange the remaining districts so as to leave in each a colored majority so small, if any, that it can be overcome. According to the Columbia correspondent of the Xr.ws and Courier, there is a majority of colored voters in each district, but he argues that it does not necessarily follow that all these colored voters cast Republican ballots. He gives the following as a rough estimate of the voting population in each district, on the basis of 1 voter to every 4j persons in the case of the whites, and 1 in 5 in the case of the colored people : White. Colored. First District 11,0.>3 ]3.2?t Second District 11,3112 17,000 Third District 13.052 13,756 Fourth District 17,606 17,519 Filth District 12,031 13,433 Sixth District 12,879 14,685 Seventh District i 7,008 31,162 His conclusion is that the Democrats can reasonably expect to carry six of the seven districts, if the full white and colored Democratic vote be cast for Congressmen. The following is the estimated relative strength of the white and colored voters in the counties and parts of counties composing the Fifth-Congressional district: White. Colored. York 14.033 16,680 Chester 7,635 16,518 Lancaster 7,935 8,968 Union (part)?Goudeysville 1,849 1,403 Dravtonville 1,208 979 Spa ktanburo?(part)-?White Plains 1,509 828 Limestone 2,581 1,299 Chesterfield 9,498 6,847 Kershaw 7,892 13,646 Total for district 54,140 67,168 THE EXTRA SESSION. Agreeably to the proclamation of Governor Ilagood convening the Legislature of South Carolina, that body met in extra session, in the State Capitol, on Tuesday the 27th ultimo, at 12 o'clock M. Ninety members of the House answered to their names at roll call, and nearly every Senator was present. Major James F. Hart, the newly elected Senator from York, appeared at the bar of the Senate and took the prescribed oath. The Governor addressed a message to the l i ~ ^iifl.inu two IlUllSfS, Ul lfliy aL.VLlllg LUC tlUJCLL IU1 nillLll the Legislature had been convened, viz.: For the purpose of redisricting the State so as to conform to the increased Congressional representation to which it is entitled by virtue of recent legislation of the Federal Congress, based upon the advance of the State in population, which entitles South Carolina to two additional members of the House of Representatives of the United States. The Legislature went to work in earnest, and was to have adjourned yesterday, just one week after assembling. The following is a summary of the work completed : Bill to divide the State into seven Congressional districts, as follows : First District, composed of parts of Charleston and Berkeley, to wit: The Parish of St. Philip's and St. Michael's, Mount Pleasant, ' Moultrieville, St. James Goosecreek (between 1 the Ashley River and the South Carolina Rail- i way and below Colleton) and the town of Summerville ; part of Colleton county, embracing ] the townships or Bell's, Burn's, Cam, Dorchester, George, Gingham, Ileyward, Kalzar, '' Sheridan and Verdier ; part of Orangeburg ' county between the South Edisto and Four i Hole Swamp, being the Fork of Edisto and ] Middle Orange ; and the county of Lexington. , Second District, composed of Hampton conn- ! J-_ 1 r\ 11?4. 1 ly, pUl'l Ul V/UI1CIUI1 UUUIIIijr Ciliui u^uijj uiu.tiun and Warren townships; Barnwell, Aiken and ' Edgefield counties. 1 Third District, composed of Abbeville, New- t beiry, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee coun- i ties. ( Fourth District, composed of Greenville , county, Spartanburg county except Whiteplains and Limestone townships, Laurens ( county, Union county except Goudeysville and Draytonville, Fairfield county and that part of ] [ Richland county embracing Upper, Columbia ( and Centre townships. ^ Fifth District, composed of York, Chester and Lancaster counties, part of Union county f embracing Goudeysville and Draytonville, part ' of Spartanburppcounty embracing White Plains f and Limestone townships and Chesterfield and f Kershaw counties. f Sixth District, composed of Clarendon coun- j ty and that part of Williamsburg county embracing the Town of Kingstree, Sumter town- ? ship, Lee's Lake and Johnson's townships, f and Darlington, Marlboro, Marion and Horry 1< counties. d Seventh District, composed of Georgetown a county, all of Williamsburg county except the ' town of Kingstree, Sumter, Lee's, Lake and " Johnson's townships, Sumter county, that * part of Richland embracing Lower township, that part of Orangeburg county embracing d Amelia, Lyons, Pine Grove, Good leys, Poplar, v Providence and Vance's townships, all of the h counties of Charleston and Berkeley not in the a First District, part of Colleton county, em- t bracing Blake, Lowndes, Frazer, Adam's Run, \ Collins and Glover townships, and all of Beau- I fort county. I a Sec. *2. In every case in which under the ! t provisions of this Act the townships or parts j a of townships of any county may not all be in > h the same Congressional district, it shall be the | a duty of the proper board of county canvassers I 1< of such county, in canvassing the votes of j 1 said county, to report separately the result of ; o the vote of such township or parts of town-1 a ship for the Congressional district to which | a they may respectively belong. ; b Sec. In any case in which a voting pre- j 1? cinct may form part of more than oneCongres-1 ti sional district, the managers of election for ; a such precinct shall provide separate boxes for r< every CongressionaJ district within which the c said precinct may be, and each voter at such t' precinct shall deposit his ballot for member of S Congress in the box provided for the Oongres- d sional district within the limits of whiclj said voter may reside. Bill to amend the Election law in the following particulars: Section 1. That Section 91, Title 11, Part 1, of the General Statutes, entitled "Of elections," be and the same is hereby amended so that the officers named therein, by a clerical error, as assistant supervisor of elections shall be known as assistant supervisors of registration, and the persons heretofore appointed as such supervisors shall be the assistant supervisors of registration, and any act or acts heretofore done by them under the said section, as such supervisors, shall be and the same are hereby declared valid and effectual, as if the said l>ersons had been named and appointed as sul>ervisors of registration, and that the clerical error in said section requiring them to sit with the supervisor of election be corrected by substitutingthe word "Registration" for the word "Election." See. 2. That any persons interfering with or obstructing any supervisor of registration, or his assistant, in the discharge of his duty shall l>e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less than six months nor more than two years. ** Sec. 3. That Section 121 be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto as follows: "All county boards of canvassers, whether for State or Federal elections, shall have the power, and it is made their duty, as judicial offi cm, to decide all cases under protest or contest that may arise, subject to appeal to the board of State canvassers, who shall also sit and act in ail such matters as judicial officers." Sec. 4. That Section 133 be amended in line two, by striking out the word "ten," and inserting in lieu therof the word "fifteen," so that the section as amended shall read: "The board shall have power to adjourn from day to day for a term not exceeding fifteen days." Sec. 5. That Section 98 be amended by adding thereto the following: "Whenever a newpolling precinct is established by law it shall be the duty of the supervisor of registration to transfer from the books of registration the names of all qualified voters registered at other precincts as should, under this Act, register and vote at the new precincts established, and who may request such transfer; and he shall make such changes as may be necessary in the certificates of registration issued to such voters, and such voters shall, therefore, vote only at such precincts to which they have been thus transferred. Sec. 0. It shall not be lawful for the managers to count any ballot upon which there ? shall appear the name of any office or the name of any person, in connection with any office, other than the office for which said box is provided. Sec. 7. That the action of the Governor in ap])ointing a supervisor of registration for the county of Berkeley be confirmed, and that the said supervisor be paid the same compensation as the supervisors of counties other than Charleston. Joint resolution relating to the formation of new counties, proposing a constitutional amendment in relation to the formation of new counties, which provides that new counties shall not consist of less than four hundred square miles in area, or contain less than the one twenty-fourth population of the whole State. Bill to amend the election precinct bill by inserting therein various precincts, accident- * ally omitted in original bill. This amendment affects only Charleston and Berkeley counties. Bill to correct a typographical error in the Code. Bill to regulate the licensing of physicians, extending the time in which they may register their names with the Clerk of the Court until January 1st, 1883, and requiring all practicing physicians in the several counties to register their names as provided, by that date. Joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment relative to the time of holding elections. The above includes all the work of importance perfected by the special session. So soon .? as we can procure them, we will publish the different Acts and Joint Resolutions. The legislative appropriation bill appropriates $15,524.40 to meet the actual and necessary expenses of the special session. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Episcopalians at Lancaster C. H. are erecting a neat house of worship. ? The IIon. u. wyatt AiKen is auinoruatively announced as a candidate for re-election to Congress. i ? On Monday night of last week, George E. Sliirer, a clerk in the store of Banks & Smith, of Orangeburg, was overpowered by robbers and forced, at the peril of his life, to give ? them the combination of the safe in the store. The robbers opened the safe, and secured about ?400 in cash. ? A card in the Columbia Register, over the signature of "Richland Democracy," makes the following nomination: "The Hon. B. II. Massey of York county has served three terms in the Legislature with a zeal, ability and faithfulness that attracts universal attention and deserves reward. "We therefore nominate this popular public servant for the office of . Secretary of State." ? In the Court of General Sessions at Walhalla, last week, his Ilonor JudgePressley presiding, one case on appeal from trial Justice Shelor's court was of some interest, wherein defendant's cow strayed into his neighbor's field and was promptly impounded according to law. Defendant offered seventy-five cents in payment for damages and it was refused, whereupon defendant seized his cow and by force carried her off. For this violation of law the trial justice imposed a fine of five dollars. The appeal was dismissed. The Judge claimed that 110 man had a right to estimate the damages he should pay, and certainly none to take the cow away by force. ?A singular and fatal accident occurred near Greenville last week. Rose Blassingame, an old "colored woman, went to the death bed her son-in-law who died soon after her arrival. Soon after his death she began pre- / paring his remains for burial. While thus engaged a thunder storm came up, but she did aot desist and still remained by the body, the loor of the house having been allowed to remain unclosed despite the rain. Suddeply ;here was a vivid flash of lightning, followed jy a terrific crash, and the old woman fell lead, struck down by the dreadful current. Her body was much mangled and torn and leath was apparently instantaneous. ? John Lyon, a machinist at the Piedmont Factory, who was arrested by the police in '4reenvillft Fridav for drunkenness, died in lie guardhouse on Saturday morning. An inkiest was held and a verdict rendered that le died of congestion of the lungs. He came rom New York about three years ago ; was -m. ormerly addicted to drink, but had been sober or months. On Sunday he started on a spree, lis wife threatened to leave him if he got Irunk again. She, true to the promise, left or the North on Monday night and Lyon gave aose rein to his appetite. He drank heavily luring the week, which ended in congestion nd death. lie was a good workman and auch respected. His remains were taken to 'iedrnont. ? Mrs. C. A Woods, (nee Mary Bell Gulp) ied at her home in Marion on Monday of last reek. Her remains were taken to her former ome in Union on the following Wednesday, nd were buried at the burying-ground of he Methodist Church in that town. Mrs. Voods was the elder daughter of Mr. B. ). Gulp, of Union, and she was married to Ir. Charles A. Woods, of Marion, S. C., on he 27th of April, 1881?just fourteen months go to a day. Many no doubt will remember er as the representative of South Carolina t the unveiling of the monument at the [ing's Mountain Centennial celebration in 88U. The news of her death fell like a clap f thunder upon the ears of her many friends, lid the people showed how much they loved nd honored her by closing their places of usiness and following the remains to their ist resting place with heads bowed low and ?ars. She was loved by all who knew her, nd she had quite a host of friends. The beeaved families have the sympathies of a large * ircle of friends in the loss of the pure Chrisian wife, sister and daughter that she was. he leaves a balie, born two days before her eath.