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Bellefonte, Pa., Nov. 27, 1891.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - EDiToR
Where to Pat It.
We have no authority for saying
that the offsr would be accepted, but
the Governor might go much farther
and fare much worse, than to tender
the vacant Justiceship on the Supreme
bench, to Hon. Jorx H. Orvis, of this
place. Of all the persons mentioned
as probable successors to the lamented
Judge CLARK, there is none who stands
higher as an expounder of the law, or
has a clearer conception of the duties
of the position than the gentleman we |
name. Particularly well would he
fill the place made vacant by the death
of Judge CLark,for this reason that his
line of practice covering all kinds of
ejectment trials, land cases and litiga- |
tion growiag out of matters of which
city lawyers have no personal knowl-
edge and about which they have little
reason for seeking legal information, is
and has been the same that made the
deceased Justice so proficieat and
prominent on the bench. His loca-
tion, too, is another reason why the
appointment would be proper. The
southeastern part of the State has now
three members of the bench, the north
and northeastern portion has two, the
west has one, while the great central
section has none.
While we can give no assurance that
Judge Orvis would give up his lucra-
tive practice for the honor of occupy-
ing a seat on the Supreme bench for a
year, we would have ro hesitancy in
guaranteeing that if such an eveat
should occur, and the question of juris-
diction or no jurisdiction, be brought
before him, it would not be determined
in favor of “no jurisdiction” on any
such grounds as he asked the Senate
to accept as reasons why it should so
decide, nor would his decisioca be on
the side he argued so earnestly to save.
William J. Florence.
WitLiam J, Frorexce, the well
known actor, died rather unexpectedly
last Thursday, at Philadeiphia. Mr.
Frorexce had been suffering for sever-
al days with acute pueamonia, but no
one dreamed that the end was so near,
in fact Drs. DA Costa, Paxcoast and
DoxNELLAN, thought that the crisis was
passed. = wy
“BiLLy” FLORENCE, as he was fam-
iliarly called, was one of the most pop-
ular men on the stage or off. The
good humor and quiet pathos with
which he captured the hearts of his
audience, were but a reflex of his own
personality. Bornin Albany, N.Y,
in 1831 of a family by tbe name of
Conlin, he early decided on a theatri-
cal life which was bitterly opposed by
his father, hence the name Florence.
His public career embraced a period of
forty-two years. Forty two years of
popularity and fame. Riches he
should have had, for every where he
met with success ; but he was the soul
of generosity and would rob himself to
give to others. His two greatest char-
acters were BArowELL SLotg, in the
“The Mighty Dollar,” and Captain
CurrLE,in “Domby and Son,” although
theater goers have greatly enjoyed for
two years his Sir Lucrus O'TriGeER in
the Jefferson— Drew combination.
In his death the Awerican stage
looses one of its greatest comedians,
and one that has done much to elevate
its tone,while the world Iopses a strong
and generous man who has not lived in
vain,
A GoooLy Array or TreyM.—Goy-
ernor Parison will certainly find no
trouble in securing some one to accept
the position made vacant on the su-
preme bench, by the death of Judge
CLARK. It is but one week since the
vacancy occurred, and already the fol-
lowing names have been presented him
as applicants for the place, D. T. Wat-
son, esq., of Allegheny; Judge Harvey,
of Allentown ; Furman Shepperd and
esq., of Philadelphia : Judge Bucher, of
Lewisburg ; Judge Baer, of Somersett ;
C. Heydrick, esq., of Franklin; J.
Ross Thompson, esq., of Erie; John
W. Wetzel, esq., of Carlisle; Judge
McMichaels, of New Castle; Judge
Mehard, of Mercer; Levi B. Aldricks,
esq., of Harrisburg; Hon. Hugh M.
North, of Columbia; Colonel John P.
Linton, of Cambria ; Judge Barnett, of
Perry; Judge Stanley Woodward, of
of Wilkesbarre; Judge Metzger, of
Williamsport, and Judge Mayer, of
Clinton. Centre county presents the
name of ex-Judge Orvis, and believes
in doing so, that it offers as ‘good ma-
terial for the place, as can be found,
in the whole list of names to be con-
sidered,
——Read the WaTcmmaN for political |
and general news,
A Move for A New Court Hous,
The WarcumaN, immediately after
the indictment of the county Commis-
sioners last August, for maintaining a
nuisiance, which was done at the in-
stance of Judge Furst, stated that the
purpose of that action, was not 80 much
to get rid of the buildings complained
of, as it was a movement to secure the
building of a new Court House. The
action of the Judge in threatening to is-
sue an injunction, to which we referred
last week, restraining the Commisions-
ers from doing that which he had them
indicted, but a few months before, for
not doing, and his securing a report
from the Grand Jury, on Wednesday,
recommending additions, alterations
and changes in the present building, '
that when commenced once will virtu-
ally result in an entire new building,
fully convinces us that we were right
in our first statement.
Judge Furst, may publicly avow as |
much as he pleases that he is not in
favor ot a new Court House, but the
evidence comes outin every movement
that his purpose is to get practically
a new building under the pretense of
additions to the old, Ever since he has
been upon the bench he has kept agi-
tating additions and alterations to the
present building. Hé had scarcely
gotten his judicial seat warm, until a
Grand Jury of his own selection, (for
he always insists or helping to fill the |
Jury wheel,) startled the tax-payers by
recommending the erection of an entire
new Court House. This action so
aroused the people that for a number
of Court's no Grand Jury could be in:
duced to ao more than: rescmmend a
few unimportant repairs. Then they
began again with recommendations of
changes, and nearly every Grand Jury
that met since, has had some new pro-
position, suggested by the Judge, to
make in its report. All of these re-
ports together with the indictment of
the Commissioners at the August term,
had but one object in view, and that
was the one partially obtained by the
report of Wednesday which is, to build
anew front to the present building
thirty feet distant, connect it with the
old, enlarge the court roo, rebuild the
offices, and remodel the whole building
inside and out,
This is the job. It simply means,
practically a new Court House and an
expense to the taxpayers of from $75,-
000 to $100,000,just at a time when the
farmers of the county are hoping to
pay some of their private debts con-
tracted 1n consequence of a seven years
failure of crops, and when scarcely a
workingman in the county is earning
more than a beggarly living.
If the present Court House, with the
improvements the Commissioners are
now making, was not large enough for
the transaction of the court business of
the county, or if the vaults were not
safeor the offices commodious, we
would be one of the first to insist on the
erection of a proper building.
it stands, it is good enough for years to
come and particularly is it good enough
to do until the county treasury recovers
from the cleaning out it got under the
rule of the lute board of Republican
county Commissioners.
It Judge Furst and a few of the ai-
torneys who an ever willing to do his
bidding, would make one half (the ef-
fort to transact the court business,
which has been allowed to accumulate,
that they do in trying to impose upon
the taxpayers a needless and burden-
some debt, the dockets would not be
back for years, and litigants would not
be suffering as they are, for want of
proper attention of their cases by the
court.
The tax-payers, business interests
and justice, need a new court in this
county, much more than they need a
new Court House or any addition to the
present one, and we imagine they will
have it long before the recommenda-
tion of the last Grand Jury is carried
out,
Deleware Justice.
They don’t have many criminals
down in Delaware and their courts for
the trial of crime are few and far be-
tween, Possibly this is accounted for
by the fact that the justice meted ont,
when they get after a fellow, is a holy
terror to wrong doers. The other day
two Philadelphia burglars robbed a
house in Wilmington. They were
caught, convicted and the sentence
was , that eacl. pay a fine of $500,
stand in the pillory one hour, receive
forty lashes and be imprisoned five
years. It is safe to conclude that
when these housebreakers get through
with all of this, they will take good
care not to get into the hands of a
Deleware court again, The same kind
of justice in Pennsylvania would short-
en the criminal lists and lessen the
taxes in every county of this State.
Whileit might have the effect of de-
| creasing our population somewhat, it
would be getting rid of a class usually
housed in our county jails, and for
whom the disgrace of imprisonment
has no terrors at all.
But as |
Terrible Wind and Rain Storm—Great
Damage All Over the Country,
Telegrams from all over the country
report that the wind storm last
Monday night was one of the most
severe ever experienced in the middle
section. At Washington, D. C., the
storm amounted to almost a hurricane
- causing great damage throughout the
city, Ao unfinished theatre on
Twelfth street fell, crushing the rear
| wallsjof a half a dozen stores, and al-
| though the streets were mostly deserted
“at the time of the accident, a number
| of people were seriously hurt. The
| White House inhabitants were badly
i frightened by having a poriion of the
| stone balustrade from the roof, crash
through the portico at the eastern en-
trance. Telegrapn and telephone
| poles were cut down as with a knife,
| completely shutting off the executive
! mansion from the outside world. One
ot the most disastrous results of the
| storm was the loss of about 500,000
feet of gas and the complete destrac-
| tion of the reservoir it was stored in.
The whole was valued at $50,000
“and no insurance.
At Carlisle, the storm
{ panied by thunder and lightning,
| which caused some damage, and a
! The hero-
on
was accome-
great deal of consternation.
Line of the hour is Miss Bertha Rudy, a
| young girl who teaches at the Graham
school house one mile west of the
town. The school was in session
when the storm struck the brick build-
ing, taking off the roof and the gable,
and the pupils all escaped unharmed
through the windows, and the teacher
would not have been hurt had she. not
insisted on staying til the last one was
out, when she was struck by a falling
shutterland had her right lez broken
in two places.
At Pittsburg fair warning of the
proaching storm was given, the bar-
ometer having suddenly fallen to the
ap-
lowest point, with one exception, ia 21.
years, Few heeded the indication,
however, and when the storm burst
every thing was in confusion. The
walls of the new hotel on West Carson
street, fell crushing Peterson's tene-
ment house and killing Mrs. Pepples.
Two of the immense electric towers in
Allegheny citv fell forcing down the
wires for squares. Coal Barges were
sunk, and an oil line running at the
bottom of the Allegheny River was
crushed and the result is that the sur-
face of the river is covered with petro-
leum that threatens to do an immense
damage, should it become’ ignited.
The loss in the two cities has not been
estimated but is very great.
Harrisburg suffered nearly as much,
A vumber of people were injured ser-
iously. Alleys and street were flooded,
houses were unroofed, shutters and
chimneys blown off and electric light,
telephone and telegraph wires, were all
cut off.
From Lewistown, Lancaster, Wilkes-
barre, Altoona, Williamsport and
Lock Haven the same kind of reports
are made, showing that the storm was
the most general and destructive of its
kind of any that has ever been exper-
ienced in this section.
T—
Close it Up.
Months ago petitions and resolutions
were sent to the Commissioners of the
World's Fair from every part of the
civilized world, requesting that the
gates be closed on Sunday. So far no
decision in the matter has been made.
Why we do not know.
Article after article has been writ-
ten in favor of the open gates, and the
only point that one can find in any of
them, is, that it will give the working
men an opportunity to visit the Fair.
Will some one please explain what
workingmen are to be benefited ? Can
a man who earns his daily bread in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachu-
setts, Kansas or any ot the other States,
with the exception of the few border-
ing on Illinois, leave his work Satur-
day evening, go to Chicago, visit the
Fair and get home to work Monday
morning? If there are any they are
a good deal more fortunate than most
workingmen are or they could not
think of paying expenses to and from
Chicago for ten hours sight seeing.
Sunday as we understand it, was
created for rest. We may accept or
deny the authority ot the fourth Con
mandment,and yetagree with the Bible,
that one day out of the seven should be
set apart for rest. The mental vigor
as well as the physical being, requires a
change, and when we learn thata mil-
lion and halt wage-workers in the Un-
ited States are reduced to mere slaves
by being deprived of their rest day, do
we want to add to that list the number-
less laborers it would take to keep open
the Exposition, to say nothing about
the railroad men, hotel employees and
general workmen whose service would
be required ?
Let the great show be closed on Sun-
days.
A Doubtful Discovery.
The newspapers have made the
startling discovery that unless Missou-
ri and Kansas, each call special ses-
sions of their Legislatures and re-dis-
trict their States, that each will lose a
Presidential elector next year. Why
these States would not be entitled to
be represented in an electoral college in
proportion to their representatives in
congress, these wise-acres do not say.
Under our sytem of government, we
understand that each state has the
same number of electoral votes that it
has members of Congress and Senators,
and it 1s conceded on all sides that the
States can determine for themselves
how those electors are to be appor-
tioned, or voted for. If there is any
power outside of the States themselves,
that prohibits the election of presiden-
tial electors, except when properly ap-
portioned, we would like to know it,
[t would be a matter of considerable in-
terest to us now, and if properly ap-
plied would knock two votes out of the
Republican electoral column in Penn-
sylvania. If there is any such a con-
dition of affairs in Missouri and Kan-
sas, 48 is stated, in must be in conse-
quence of some provision in their State
Constitutions, and why they should
thus disfranchise themselves is one of
the curious things that we doubt if it
could be satisfactorilly answered.
Si—cecrre————E—
A Good Way from the Facts.
In referring to che appointment of a
supreme court Justice, the Scranton
Republican says : “Non-partisanism in
the judiciary has taken a strong bold
ou the masses of Pennsylvania.” If
our coal region contemporary will
point out the pirticular masses that
seem ‘0 have become imbued with this
idea at the late elections, we would be
glad to send each and every one of
taem a chromo. In fact, since Judges
were made elective, there never was
known such parely partisan selection
of Judges as occured this fall. In not
a single instance anywhere, did Repub-
licans forges their partisanism, and in
n> district in the Commonwealth was
auy one elected to the bench whose
partisan views was not in accord with
the majority of the voters of the dis-
trict. In this matter the Republican is
off its egzs entirely.
——There were two wen in Penn-
sylvania who had great reason to be
truly thankful yesterday. They were
ONYX CLuck McCAMANT, and DEPLET-
ED SINKING FUND BoYER.
Ex-Senator Wallace.
From the Pittsburg Post.
Ex-Senator Wallace in a published
interview states his desire to enter the
Pennsylvania legislature next year as a
member of the Assembly. There is no
doubt the electors of Clearfield county
will take great pleasure in nominating
and electing Mr. Wallace. His exper-
ience in State legislation, and great
ability as a lawyer and equipment as a
statesman, would make him a valua-
ble member at any time; but the in-
ducement that moves Mr. Wallace to
re-enter public life at this time, to
quote his own words,is as follows:
I would like to be there to secure for the
voters of the State a satisfactory ballot system
and to provide some system that would act as
screen bétween the illiterate and the ballot.
Pennsylvania is absolutely suffering from the
flood of illiteracy that is coming in upon it
from other countries. I would not hesitate a
moment to take the stump in advocacy of
compulsory education, not the compulsory
education that is sometimes agitated, but for a
qualification that would compe! foreigners to
read and write before they are allowed to vote,
I would favor the enactment of a law that
would enable the authorities to say to this for-
eigner when he is 16 or 18 years old, “You
must learn to read and write, else you cannot
exercise the right of the ballot.” That, I
think, would be a spur in the head of the
young foreigner, and that, I think, would act
as a screen between the ballot and the ii-
literacy from which Pennsylvania, New York
and other large States are now suffering.
There is no question but that there
should be legislation on the line indica-
ted by Mr. Wallace, as the tide of 1g-
norance and recklessness thrown into
this State every year from the ‘“unde-
sirable countries” ot Europe is on the
increase, while the immigration of the
desirable class is taliing off. The pe
culiar character ot our industries, in
their demand for crude and unskilled
labor, is the main cause for this, while
on the other hand we have not the
cheap and unoccupied lands that
attract the most intelligent, in-
dustrious and provident immigrants,
Poles, Hungarians, ltwalians and Rus
sians now occupy almost exclusively a
labor field that was formerly filled oy
Irish, Scotch, Welsh, English, Ger
mans and Scandinavians. There is no
greater opportunity for the highesu gilts
of statesianship than to devise meas-
ures that will check the immigration
of the refuse of Europe, or to protect
our institutions from the corrupt and
ignorant ballot that is inseparable from
such immigration.— Pittsburg Post.
Information Spreading.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The announcement that Captain Mor-
rison in the position cf cashier of the
State treasury will learn all about that
office before he assumes charge of it, is a
gratifying one. A good many people
have been wanting to learn something
concerning the inside matters of that
public trust ; and it is pleasant to know
that the number of those possessed ot
that important information 1sto be in-
creased by one.
|
The Eight Hour Law
Governor Pottison Says It Must Be
Enforced in State Institutions.
Recently Governor Pattison received
complaints from employes in the Hunt-
ingdon reformatory to the effect that
the eight hour law, relative to State insti-
tutions, was not complied within the
reformatory. After investigating the
matter the governor sent the following
notification to the authorities of the in-
stitution.
“To the Board of Managers of the
Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory,
Huntingdon, Pa.,—-Gentlemen: Dur-
ing the month of August last I received
a communication from certain employes
of the reformatory, setting forth that
the provsions of an act of the general
assembly, entitled “An Act Making
Eight Hours as a Day’s Labor in Penal
Institutions under control of the State,”
approved May 30, 1891, had not been
complied with by the managers of said
institution. A copy of this complaint
was submitted to your board, and your
answer thereto, together with a sup-
plementary petition and answer, have
been received and duly considered.
“The legislative intent is plainly set
forth in the title of the act above cited,
and this intent is strengthened by the
second section thereof, which provides
as follows: “That all superintendents
and officers over and ali persons au-
thorized to make all contracts for and to
employ persons for labor and services,
or appoint under officers in, for and
around said penitentiaries and reforma-
tory institutions, mentioned in the first
section of this act, are hereby forbidden
and prohibited, under the penalties
mentioned in third section of this act,
from allowing or compelling any of
said employes or under officers to give
and serve any more than eight out of
each twenty-four hours in such service of
labor.” The third section thereof makes
it the duty of the governor to execute
and carry out the foregoing section of
this act and the fourth section thereof
provides that this act shall not be con-
structed to have reference to any institu-
tions wherein the employes are resident.
“Without going into an extensive
discussion of the several points raised by
the complaint and answer hereto, I am
clearly of the opinion that the said act
of assembly has reference and is applica-
ble to the Pennsylvania Industrial Re-
formatory, and .it is earnestly hoped
that suitable arrangements will be made
by the board of managers thereof, so
that the provisions of said act may be
carried into effect on the first day of
January next, and that thereafter eight
hours out of each twenty-four hours
shail constitute a day’s labor at said
institution.
“Very respectfully,
“RoBERT E. PATTISON.”
mae——
How the Vote of the Country Shows Tp.
Since 1879 the Democratic party has
been in the ascendent in this country.
If the president had been elected by
the popular vote the Democrats would
have carried every presidential election
except one, since that year, In 1876
the Democrats elected their President
both by the popular vote and the elec-
torial vote, but the States ot Louisiana
lorida and South Carolina were frand-
ulently counted against the Democratic
nominee and Hayes was seated. Til-
den received 4,284,885 votes and Hayes
4,033,950, giving the Democrats a ma-
jority of 250,935. In 1880, the vote
was Hancock, 4,442,035; Garfield 4,-
449,053—giving the latter the slender
popular plurality of 7,018, Ever since
that election the Democrats have had
the majority of the voters of the coun-
try with them, and the Republicans
have beenable to regain national power
only by the manipulation of the elec-
toral college. In 1884 Cleveland had 4,-
913,284 votes, and Blaine 4,848,150—
the popular majority for Cleveland be-
ing 65,098. In 1888, Cleveland had
9,538,045 against Harrison's 5,430,607
—a popular Democratic majority of
107,438. Judging from the late elec-
tions the Democratic majority in 1892,
with tariff reform as the 1ssse, will be
higher than ever it was.
)
The New York Legislature,
From the York Gazette.
The New York 7ribune is leading
the infamous scheme of the Republi-
cans to steal the legislature of New
York. Ivis a question of political
life or death with them; for they
koow that a Democratic legislature
will immediately re-district the State so
as to give legislative and congressional
representation to the thousands of
Democrats who are denied such repre
sentation by the existing apportion-
ment. The facts seem to warrant the
belief that the Jemocrats carried the
legislature at the last election by a
small majority ; and there are ugly
indications that the Platt Republicans
have tampered with ‘the returns in
some districts in order to secure the
seating of the Republican members in
the legisiatu: e.
Bat there are, however, wary eyes
watching them; and a Democratic
governor, who is not afraid to assert
tis rights, is scrutinizing very closely
the machinations of the deperate - tol-
lowers of Boss Platt.
Russia's Starving Peasants,
ST. PETERSBURG, November 24.-~The
area affected by the faraine comprises a
section of the empire equalling in size
nearly half the area of the United State-,
and u very low estimate places the popu-
{ lution of this part of the country at
| abot four
million souls. In many
districts no winter sowing whatever has
, been done, and consequently the inhabi-
‘tants have nothing to look forwark to,
even should they beso fortunate as to
manage to sustain life through the win-
ter. In the same provinces the grain
given by the government has reached
its destination, but it has been so long
delayed en route that its arrival was too
late to benefit many of those for whom
it was intended. KEnfeebled by their
long abstinence from nourishing food,
hundreds of people could not stand the
cold, which at thisseason of the vear is
very intense, and they perished mis-
erably.
|
REST CA ZY SR
Death of Judge Clark.
Hon. Silas M. Clark one of the two
Democrats upon the bench of the Sa-
preme court of the state, died at his
home in Indiania, on Friday inst. For
years he had been a suflerer from some
incurable stomuch disease aud some
time since a malignant exrbuncie made
its appearance on the buck of his neck.
Notwithstanding the intense pain it
caused him, he continued his work upon
the bench, until about two weeks ago.
when he was compelled to take bis veg
from which he never arose. The fun-
eral which took place on Monday was
one of longest and most impressive ever
witnessed in the imerior part of the
state.
Judge Silas Moorhead Clark was
elected to the Supreme Bench in Nov-
ember, 1882, and entered upon the du-
ties of his office in January following.
i Upon the death of the late Hon. Morri-
son R Waite, Chief Justice of the Un-
ited States Supreme Court, the leading
newspapers of the State, irrespective of
party, pointed to Judge Clark as a man
eminently qualified to fill the exalted pos-
ition thus made vacant. Judge Clark
cme from a sturdy Scotch race. Ilis
ancestors came to Western Pennsylvania
from the Cumberland Valley, and were
were early prominent in the affairs of
the Commonwealth. His direct ances-
tor, Capt. James Clark, was an officer
in the Revolutionary Army and at the
close of the war sottled near Hannastown >
Westmoreland county. He afterwards
removed to South Bend, Armstrong
county, where he resided until his death.
Judge Clark’s maternal ancestor was
Fergus Moorhead, who also went to
Westmorland county from the Cumber-
land Valley.
In 1835 James Clark, father of Judge
Clark, settled in Indiana, the county
seat of Indiana county, and the future
jurist received his rudimentary education
in the public schools of that little town
In 1851 he graduated fifth in a class of
sixty from Jefferson College,at Cannons-
burg, Pa. After his graduation Judge
Clark spent two years as a teacher in
the academy, at Indiana, when he was
admitted to the bar, and, while still a
struggling lawyer, was elected Director
of the Public Schools of the town, a
position he held for twelve consecutive
years,
Laws was conferred upon him by Lafa-
yette College.
Judge Clurk early demonstrated his
great abilities as a jurist, and notwith-
standing that the bar of Indiana county
embraced some of the strongest lawyers
in the State, the young aspirant for legal
honors soon made a place for himself in
the front rank. It is a matter of record
that for ten years prior to his elevation
to the Supreme Court not a single im-
portant case was tried in the county in
{ which he did not appear. Judge Clark
{ was always a clear and profound think-
er, a strong and logical reasoner and an
eloquent advocate. Whether arguing
questions of law before a Court or
questions of fact before a jury, the
strong points of his case were so forcibly
presented that the weak ones were likely
to be lost altogether.
His political convictions were inher-
ited from his ancestry. He was a Demo-
crat from boyhood. He was however,
never an office-seeker, and with the ex-
ception of membership in the Consti-
tutional Convention in 1873, never held
a political office until elevated to the Su-
preme bench in 1882. He ranked as one
of the ablest men in the Constitutional
Convention, and Mr. Buckalew in his
work, “The Constitution of Pennsylvan-
ia,” pays a high tribute to his services
and ability. In his judicial capacity
Judge Clark took high rank. His op-
simplest and choicest language and
were as readily understood by laymen
as by lawyers. Judge Clark’s life was
singularly successful and happy, but he
had one great sorrow, the loss of his wife
a few years ago, which casta shadow
over it. She was a most attractive and
intelligent woman, and the Judg~
never recovered the shock her loss occa-
sioned him.
New York’s Legislature Democratic in
Both Branches.
The latest word from Albany states
that doubt no longer exists as to the
political complexion of the incoming
legislature. That it will be Democra-
tic.in both branches is definitely settled
by the declaration of the Dutchess
county board of canvassers that Osborne
(Democrat) had received 184 plurality
in that county over Deane, (Republican).
This gives Osborne a plurality of 14 in
the Fifteenth district.
It is the prevalent opinion among
politicians of both parties that the state
board of canvassers will decide that votes
cast for Sherwood in the Twenty-seventh
district are null, as the fact of his inel-
igibility had been promulgamated by
the attorney general before
election took place, and cannot, there-
for, be considered. On this basis only
votes for eligible candidates can be can-
vassed, and the certificate of election
must be issued to Walker, the Demo-
erat.
The senate will then stand. Demo-
crats, sixteen ; Republicans, fifteen ;
Independent (Dr. Edwards) one. The
casting vote of the lieutenant governor
will give the organization of the Demec-
erats, if Dr. Edwards should vote with
the Republicans, which is not certain.
This calculation leaves to the senate
itself the ascertainment and ‘decision in
the case of Peck, of Syracuse, who is
allege’10 be a citizen of Canada,though
itis very possible that the state board
of canvassers may take cognizance.
The assembly is expected to contain
sixty-seven Democrats to sixty-one Re-
publicans. Tt is not believed in official
circles that Governor Hhll will take his
seat in the senate until relivved by the
inauguration of Governor Flower,
though no information on that point has
been given out from the executive
chamber.
Pattison's
Dead,
Edwin A. Smith, Mrs. Robert E.
Pattison’s father died, Monday, of pa-
ralysis at his residence, 2312 North Sev-
enteenth street, Philadelphia. Mr.
Smith for years was a prominent dealer
in lime but bas been obliged to lead a
very retired life lately on account of ill
health and advancing years.
Governor Father-in-Law
In 1886 the degree of Doctor of
inions, always brief, were couched mn the .
the *