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Show SUDDEN DEATH - New York, March 6 - The cause of the death of ex-Senator Latham was a mystery to his friends until the facts came out, to day. It seems that he had suffered from Bright's disease of the kidneys for over a year. A week ago, he seemed to have recovered from a brief illness which had confined him to his bed, and on Thursday he was taken to his down-town office. On Friday he was taken with internal hemorrhages, shortly after a bath, and he remained unconscious until he died. FAILED - Boston, March 6 - The banking house of Charles A. Sweet & Co. suspended, this morning, causing considerable excitement in financial circles. The house had been advancing money, it is said, to the Mass. [Massachusetts] Central R. R., taking bonds and placing them in the market. The road is a new one and its bonds have shrunk in value, and the banks which have been carrying bonds called on Sweet for additional funds. To this call the firm has been unable to respond. CONKLING'S REFUSAL - Chicago, March 6 - Washington specials all agree that the probability is that Conkling will refuse the Supreme Court nomination. One report says this is confirmed by the studied and anxious effort made by the Administration to create an impression that the President was not aware of Conkling's desire or intentions before the nomination was made. GUITEAU - Washington, Mar. 6. - In an interview between Guiteau and Scoville, yesterday, the former assured the latter he was sorry he had abused him on the occasion of his last visit and promised not to offend again. Strange as it appears, a women [woman] was at the bottom of the affair, which grew out of Scoville's withholding a letter from Guiteau. A young lady, signing herself "Clara Augusta Davis," residing in Hoboken, N.J., took the trouble to write thirty closely-written pages of letter paper to the prisoner, in which she assured him of her devotion to his interests and announced her intention of getting him out of jail if money could accomplish such an object. The prisoner answered her at once but when her reply came, it fell into Scoville's hands and he opened it. The picture of a handsome, intelligent looking young woman dropped out of the missive which was addressed to "My poor persecuted friend." It proceeded to give in chaste and elegant diction her feelings for the prisoner and described in graphic manner how she had fainted when the verdict of guilt was enforced. [unreadable line] the occasion of his recent trip to New York, endeavored to find the writer. After considerable trouble he ascertained her lodging place, but was not able to find her at home. He became convinced that the woman simply wanted Guiteau's replies as a souvenir? and consequently withheld the letter from him. Guiteau, however, received another letter in which the writer complained that he did not care for her or he would have acknowledged the receipt of her picture and this had a tendency to render him furious at Scoville's action. When the letter entered his cell, he immediately began to abuse him for keeping private letters from him, and grew so excited that his council hurridly [hurriedly] vacated his quarters and did not see him again until he returned from New York. The prisoner's anger had cooled considerably and when Scoville told him of the result of his investigation, he seemed perfectly reconciled. He informed him further that he intended to bring out another edition of his book, "The Truth," in which he still exhibited great reliance and could sell it to the visitors at the jail for $2 per copy. He exhibited a role of greenbacks and said he had enough to insure the payment of any publisher, who undertook a contract to do the printing and binding. MURDERED HIS WIFE - San Francisco, Mar ? - A Eureka, Nevada, dispatch says: C. J. Lansing, a prominent attorney of this place, shot and instantly killed his wife this evening. The ball passed through the brain. After committing the deed, Lansing walked to the jail and surrendered himself. He refused to assign any reason, or make a statement. TO THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS - San Francisco, March 8 - A dispatch from Fort Grant, Arizona, says the Indians, Dead Shot, Dandy Jim and Skippy?, were hanged at 1:05 o'clock to day. They mounted the scaffold laughing and showed no signs of fear. They said they were happy, would soon be with their friend, shook hands with all on the platform, and after prayers by the chaplain, the trap was sprung and the men died without a struggle. The arrangement worked admirably and nothing occurred to delay the execution. |
