LANCASTER DAllfc ixSTELLlGENCEK MONDAY, JUNE 20. 1881.
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Lancaster intelligencer.
MONDAY BVXNINQ. JUNE 20, 1881.
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The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Timet is a close friend of
Blaine a government appointee by his
favor, we believe. Se it maybe regarded
as significant that in one paragraph of
his Sunday letter he accuses Sherman
of coldness and even secret hostility te
the administration ; and in the very next
intimates that pursuit of the star route
thieves may be relaxed te gives opper
tunity te hunt down the rascals who
burrowed in the treasury under Sher
man like mice in a cheese, who stele the
public -money under pretense of trading
horses for the department, who get a
dozen overcoats for Jehn Sherman's men
servants and had them charged as bil
liard cloth for covering desks, who did
the work en Sherman's new house with
government hands and out of govern
ment material, who furnished all his
pri vatetanehes out , of the' department
contingent fund, and in many respects
plundered the government se largely for
Sherman's personal benefit that it must
have been with his tolerance if net bis
connivance. If Sherman is suspected
of hostility te Garfield and jeal
ousy of Blaine, nothing would
suit them better than te show up his
peccadilloes and peculations, especially
if they can thereby divert public atten
tion and abate the prosecution of the
star route thieves, te whom Garfield is
under obligations and for whom Blaine
is suspected of no unfriendliness.
The competition between these two
sets of thieves may result in the expos
ure of both or in an arrangement te cover
up beh. The public can only leek with
confidence te the department of justice,
where an honest and fearless attorney
general is aided by an expert ana cour
ageous detective in the person of Mr.
Gibsen. Mr. MacVcagh has no special
partiality for cither Blaine or Sherman ;
and may be expected te hunt one set of
rascals down as diligently as te show
the ether up. At present it leeks as if
these prosecutions would employ all
of his time. Quite naturally Mr.
Blaine and his newspaper friends are
" anxious te have the trcesury investi
gating committee finish their work and
make their report," and quite naturally
they say with the thefts of millions
in the star route busiucss, " there was
a great deal of law," behind which the
thieves will shelter themselves. But the
public demands that all classes of thieves
shall be punished, and Blaine and Sher
man will both be crushed between the
millstones if the water is turned en and
there is as fine grinding done as the
situation, by Republican confession, demands.
He Dreams a Dream.
Seme geese favors the JVcic Era with
a statement that the Intelligencer
and Examiner unite in considering
Brether Fowler's Reading ic Chesa
peake railroad te be a very airy scheme,
pursuant te a ceuspiracy entered into in
the interest of the Pennsylvania railroad
by A. J. Sleinmau and J. A. Iliestaud,
csqs., at a dinner which they attended
at Mr. James Duffy's at Marietta. The
correspondent is as visionary as his mil mil
read, lie needs te be mere regardful of
Davy Crockett's recommendation and
make sure of his facts before he gees
ahead. Mr. 'Steinman was net at
Cel. Duffy's dinner, which we believe
was a substantial fact, as our local re
ports mentioned its occurrence ; and no
doubt, it was a very geed one, for the
Colonel has a reputation as a dinner
giver. We hope Commedore Hiestand
enjoyed it, and will be able te clear
himself of the accusation that he there
and then conspired with anyone te de
stroy the Heading & Chesapeake. Per
haps the JVcmj Era correspondent has
only seized the wrong pig by the ear and
the really guilty co-conspirator was-Editor
Geist, who gave Mr. Fowler's bant
ling a kick simultaneously with his con
temporaries. There was certainly a very
remarkable chorus of editorial sentiment,
and if there wasn't a dinner at the bot
tom of it what was there ? Perhaps the
reported potency of dinners with Lan
caster editors may induce the New
Yerk capitalists, who have these two
and a half millions of dollars burning a
hole in their pockets, te spend a few of
them in giving a dinner themselves.
Gov. Heyt has, no doubt, done wisely
te veto the judiciary apportionment bill.
It was net conceived in wisdom or virtue
nor brought forth with an eye single te
the public geed. It was a curious piece
of legislative patchwork, devised and ex
ecuted for personal and political ends, of
which entirely tee many are kept in
view in the selection of our judge3. Its
result would have been te create far
tee many common pleas judges in the
state---there are enough new. Te secure
this, districts were gerrymandered and
made up in the most grotesque style ;
and in many cases this was done te elect
this or that man te the bench, the aspi
rants generally leg-rolling for the bill.
Mean partisan advantages were also
sought te be attained, and en this ac
count the pressure was strongest en the
governor te sign it, aud he deserves all
the mere credit for vetoing it.
It is suggested that the governor
makes little account of the increased ex
pense which the bill would have entailed
upon the state. We take it that this
was the smallest consideration with him.
The state can afford te pay all the judges
that are needed, and te pay them liberal
ly, if thereby it can get geed judges in
stead of offering a mere glittering bait
for the greedy politicians te scramble
after. A geed judge is worth a vast deal
of money te the county that is blessed
with his service. A bad one is se ex.
pensive as. te be dear at any price.
The chief objections te the bill, as we
iiave before pointed out, were that it
was framed and was calculated te make I the majority. It is felt that the Republi
the way te tbe bench easy for unfit men, I caus have made a movement which may
the best sign of whose unfitness was their
self-exertion te get there. Gov. Heyt
found ether geed reasons than this for
his veto, but this is the calamity that
his veto has measurably averted,
Appeals Ore the Lewer Cauls.
Governer Heyt, in vetoing the judi
cial apportionment bill for the very con
clusive reasonef its unconstitutionality,
accompanies it with a scheme, said te
have been prepared by a justice of the
supreme court, intended te relieve that
court of some of. its labor. Last year
there were mere than 800 cases argued be
fore it, and there is little doubt that tee
many cases are appealed te enable the
supreme court te give them all a proper
degree of consideration. Seme project te
relieve it seems necessary ; and the only
one adequate is the creation of interme
diate courts, as suggested in the scheme
sent te the Legislature through the gov
ernor. But the preposition, unless
amended, will net secure the result
desired. The suggestion is that five
contiguous districts be united together
te form a circuit te be presided ever by
the five president judges of each district.
Se far the idea seems te be geed ; but
the author of it gees en te 'suggest " no
writ of error or appeal te lie te the su
preme court from any county court un
less first carried te the intermediate
court."
Would that lessen the cases appealed
te the supreme court ? It would serve
te delay their reaching it ; and this and
the additional expense would probably
cutoff some cases, but net many. The
suitors who would go that far "with
their appeal would nearly all go up te
he final court. And it is a great harm
in the administration of justice te mul
tiply costs and increase delays. Justice
is quite sufficiently expensive and tedious
as it is. Te make the scheme benefic
ial the decree of the circuit court
should be made final in certain cases ;
as where the decision of the judges is
unanimous in civil suits involving less
than a certain sum of money. There
are a great many cases appealed which
involve trifling amounts and which arc
taken up because of the obstinacy of cli
ents and because lawyers like te make
an appearance in the supreme court.
Very often, tee, the judges of the
courts beiew ue net possess tlie con.
fidence of the bar, and lawyers are little
inclined te submit te their decisions.
With five judges assembled together in
4i court of review the chances of . a cor
rect judgment would be increased, as all
of the live would hardly be numskulls ;
and even if they should be, the old adage
tails us that several heads are better than
eic, though they are cabbage heads.
What our judiciary really needs is the
greater confidence of the people. If the
judges efHlie lower courts were what
they ought te be, the cases appealed te
the supreme court would be compara
tively few. And if the supreme judges
were what they should be, the law would
be se certain as te make the appeals still
fewer. But as we despair of getting bet
ter judges, there seems te be nothing else
ti de but te violently choke off the ap
peals. MINOB TOPICS.
Gahkiei.d has gene te Leng Branch,
under convey of Tem Murphy, te meet
Grant.
A sensation has been created in Mont
gomery, Ala., by the removal of J. W.
Roberts, postmaster of that city, and "an
immense petition," signed by business
men aud ethers, will be sent te President
Garfield, te urge his retention.
TiikNcw Yerk Tribune, with charac
teristic unfairness, takes the credit for the
administration of the refunding of the
high interest geverment bends " a problem
ever which the late Democratic Congress
argued and quarreled all last winter
without coming te any conclusion." The
Democratic Congress, as the Tribune
knows, came te a sage, sensible aud prac
tical conclusion which Hayes vetoed.
A tblfgram from the city of Mexico
says General Grautwill engage hotel room
there for September for himself and party.
The hotels aits enlarging iu anticipation
of an American influx in the fall. A trust
deed, executed in New Yerk by the Mexi
can National railway and construction
cempauies, for $7,500,000, with Lewis H.
Meyer and Andrew A. Green as trustees,
has been registered in the city of Mexico.
It is the first time such wascvcr registered
there.
Gee. Ai,fked Tewhsend declares that
the real ruler of Washington te-day is
Majer William J. Twining, a native of
Indiana, graduated at West Point in 1803,
and appointed commissioner by the presi
dent several years age. He is a stout,
blue-eyed, trim-featured, coel-spoaking
man, used te international and foreign
service ; and the people of the District at
an attempt te remove him by
Hayes, arose en masse te pretest. That
district has $20,000,000 of debt, funded at
low interest and guaranteed by the gev
ernment. Every day its taxes have te be
covered into the United States treasury.
Te operate the district and pay interest
takes $3,300,000 a year, of which $700,000
go te public schools, said te be the finest
new in the country ; about ene and a
third millions go te pay interest ; the rest
te the streets, public works and police.
Under this quiet, honest, pimple and ef
fective government Washington is build
ing up into ene of the most remarkable
cities in the country, drawing inhabitants
from every ether city. -
The American discovers aud is dis
gusted at a prospective fusion of the
Republicans of North Carolina with the
liquor interest, because the Democrats
submitted the prohibition question te the
people. The American suggests that "iu
the back counties of the state, there is a
large population which distils apple
whisky for family use, without consulting
the national government in the matter of
paying revenue duties. They are chiefly
peer whites, though of a less degraded
type than is found in the immediate vicin
ity of the plantations ia the lowlands.
Their vote, if combined with that of the
negrees, would give the Republicans: the
control of the state, unless some method
should be found of evading the wdl of
have very serious results in the politics of
the state. In view of the conduct of the
Democrats of North Carolina in recent
years, it is difficult for a Northerner te
feel any sympathy for thorn. But it cer-
tainly will be a deplorable situation if the
combined ignorance, white and black, of
the commonwealth is te have the control
of its affairs."
PERSONAL.
Lewis Walk Smith, a member of the
Philadelphia bar, and for some time a
journalist, died at Franklin Falls, N Y.,
en Friday, in his 36th year.
At the wedding breakfast of Whttelaw
Reid the bride found a certified check for
$500,000 under her plate. James Gorden
Bennett's new yacht will cost $200,000-
"Beb" Ingersoll has brought suit in
the United States circuit court against
Peter alias Themas Williams, of Chicago,
for unlawfully publishing in a pamphlet
form his lectures, orations, etc.
Ex-Gov. Henry S. Lane died in Craw Craw
ferdsville, Ind., en Saturday. He was a
lawyer," a colonel in the Mexican war, con
tested for Briget's seat in the Seuate, was
elected governor and resigned te take the
scnatership. He was nominated te all the
many positions he held by acclamation, no
one competing with him of his own party.
.In the intervals of public service he was a
practicing lawyer, and as an advocate he
had few equals iu the West. As a stump
spcakcr he raade a reputation which will
endure with the history of Indiana. His
oratory was of that fervid and stirring
character which invariably carried his
audience away. Many anecdotes are
related of its wonderful effect. He had an
iuexaustible fund of anecdote, and his sar
casm was withering.
KNIPK AN1 PISTOL..
Sboetlng Parties " iu tlie Went.
In Kokomo, Cel., T. Uiggins, a noted
desperado, and Philip Feete, an ex
marshal of the place, were intoxicated and
began firing revolvers at random. Shortly
afterward, meeting Mayer Doncaster, of
Racine, lliggins fired at him, the shot just
gazing his head. Policeman Brown interfer
ed and was shot and dangerously wounded
by lliggins. The desperado then fled te
Racine and prepared te resist.. The mar
shal and a josse pursued them after
wounding lliggins in the face, captured
him aud Feete. They wcre taken te Lead
villc te avoid lynching.
Iu Lcadville Jehn McComb shot and
probably fatally wounded lames Mc
Donald, a well-known variety actor. Me
Comb's buggy was hitched before his
house, when McDonald requested, aud as
he claims, received permission, te take
seme children riding. He put several
children in the. buggy and drove around
the block. On his return McComb was in
a rage, and regardless of the children,
fired twice, one ball striking McDonald in
the head. McComb has hgurcd consider
ably in politics, having been a prominent
candidate for lieutenant-governor, mayor
of the city, and last spring a nominee for
the office of city treasurer.
In Philadelphia at ten minutes past 12
o'clock yesterday morning, during a fight
in Nelan's saloon, 704 Seuth Second street
the notorious Geerge Trcnwith stabbed
Jehn McCarthy, 29 years old, of C03 Seuth
Frent street, iu the stomach. McCarty
was taken te the Pennsylvania hospital,
badly injured. Trcnwith escaped.
At Chismvillc, Ark., en Friday night,
after Mr. Neble and his son retired, some
unknown person fired through the window
of the bedroom which they are occupying
the ball taking effect in the brain of young
Neble and killing him almost instantly.
It is thought the assassin's intention was
te kill the old man.
Fritz Miller, a German, who had met
with reverses of fortune lately, ended his
life in Chicago by laying his neck en the
track in front of an approaching train.
His head was severed from his body. He
leaves a family.
Theodere Ahrens. aged 27 years, com
mitted suicide iu Baltimore by sheeting
himself in the head.
Geerge Ackcrman, GO years, lies in the
Episcopal hospital, Philadelphia, suffering
from probably fatal pistol-shot wounds in
the head and groin, inflicted, he claims, by
two young men who robbed him. It is
believed he shot himself.
A number of dead bodies have recently
been found iu the Missouri river at Kansas
City, and the existence of an organized
gang of murderers is suspected. The
Iateht ghastly discoveries, were the nude
body of a young woman found a few days
age ; the headless body of a man found en
Friday, and the body of a man with the
threat cut, found en Saturday.
Iu Elizabeth, N. J., Martin Magie called
at the dressmaking rooms of Miss Fannie
Walker, and after a few minutes' conver
sation with her, drew a revolver aud fired
at her. when she ran from the building.
Magie then turned the weapon en himself,
firing two shots, one of which took effect
in his side and the ether in his head, from
the effects of which he died a few minutes
afterward. "'
Tlie Ravages of Fire.
W. W. Hutchinson's woolen factory and
J. F. Atkinson's chair factory, at Apple Apple
ten, Wis., were burned en Friday. Less
en the former, $55,000 ; en the latter,
$50,000. An old man named Norten fell
from a building and was killed. August
Beethe, an employer, perished in the
flames. Three hundred men are thrown
out of employment.
Dillinger & Sen's distillery and ware
house at Bethany, Pa., were destroyed by
fire en Friday. Less, $150,000.
Twe-thirds of the business part of the
town of Warreuteu, N. C, burned en Fri
day. The following are among the lesers:
J. M. Waddcl), Jehn R. Jehnsen & Sens,
C. Katzcutinc & Ce., Warrentown hotel,
McDowell & Ce., hank of Warrentown.
Jehn R. White & Seus, Parker & Watsen,
M. C. Crew & Ce. The total less will
reach $40,000.
About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
suspension bridge ever the Allegheny
river at Pittsburgh, caught fire from seme
unknown cause and was partially de
stroyed. The less will reach $10,000, en
which there is no insurance, as the bridge
was considered fireproof. It was an im
posing structure and cost $300,000 when
built in 1859. As the largest portion of the
travel between Allegheny City and Pitts
burgh was ever this bridge, the public will
experience great incouvcnicnce until re
p.iii.s arc made.
A Vicious Herse.
Themas F. Ryan, a New Yerk broker.
bought a haudsome sorrel gelding, about
six years of age. Mr. Ryan rode the horse
daily aud found him gentle yet quite
spirited. Saturday the auimal was re
moved from one stable te another. In the
evening, during the absence of James Mur
ray, the groom, employed by Mr. Ryan,
Richard Jehnsen, a colored groom, went
into the stable occupied by the animal. A
few moments later the ether groom heard
a cry for help, and found Jehnsen lying
en the fleer with his 'skull crushed in by
the horse's hoofs. He died seen after.
Next morning Murray went te feed the
horse, which did net stir till Murray had
nearly reached his head, when he kicked
the groom en the leg, knocking him down.
Before Murray could raise himself the
uersejumpcu en Inni with his fore feet,
striking him en the head, and would have
killed him but for the ether groom who
rushed iute the stall and dragged the man
out. Murray received a compound frac
ture of the skull aud will probable die.
The Herse was removed te tbe care of a I
veterinary surgeon, who was told te dis-1
patch him if he thought best. I
VETOED.
THK JUDICIARY B1IX.
Gov. Heyt Kips te Piece tbe Patch Werk.
Governer Heyt has vetoed the judicial
apportionment bill and filed the following
message setting forth his reasons for his
action :
Executive Chamber, Harrisbcrg,
June 18, 1881 : 1 herewith file in the office
'of the secretary of the commonwealth,
with my objections, Senate bill Ne. 212,
entitled, " An act designating the judicial
districts of the commonwealth and provid
ing for tbe appointment -and election of
judges therein, for issuing te additional
judges learned in the law, commissions as
president judges and manner of fixing the
term of court therein."
This bill has been passed in pursuance
of section fourteen of the schedule et the
constitution. Only such objections as are
founded upon its want of conformity te
the organic law or its violation of a settled
public policy should be allowed te prevail
against it. Under statutes existing at the
opening of the present session there were
in commission in the state seventy-seven
judges of the courts of common pleas and
orphans' courts learned in the law. With
this act the number would be increased te
eighty-six. Since the year 1874 the coun
ties of Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarien,
'Clearfield, McEean and Tiega have be
come by virtue of their increase of popula
tion "separate judicial districts," and the
office of associate judge therein would
cease upon expiration of commissions of
piesent incumbents. Owing, however, to te
the peculiar arrangement of these coun
ties in their districts in the existing appor
tionment the necessary increase of
judges from this cause would be but
three. In the counties named this in
crease would be required by the positive
mandate of the constitution, ever which
there is, of course, neither legislative nor
executive control. If any large discretion
was left, under tbe constitution, te the
lawmaking power in the designation of the
several judicial districts it might be said
that this bill is as nearly right as any
likely te be made.
But a decisive point has been reached en
this question, and if errors have been
made in the past in failure te comply with
tbe fundamental law or sound policy no
mere favorable opportunity for revision
and correction than the present will occur.
There is new a universal recognition of
the inexpediency of the great increase of
judges in the courts of common pleas,
hindering their efficiency and affecting
the dignity of the judicial office and by
imposing duties and labors upon them in
many of the districts, far within reason
able requirements upon their time and
ability, tending tbe lower the public esti
mate of their functions. Tbe number of
law judges in Pennsylvania exceeds the
number of the judges in all the courts of
the United States, and the salaries paid
the supreme judges, the circuit judges
and the district judges of the United
States by mere than $100,000 an
nually. If any tendency te impolitic and
inconvenient results exists in the judiciary
article of the constitution, we can,
at least, minimize the mischief by a rigid
adherence te the definition and limitations
of the article. The rules of apportion
ment which are prescribed are found in ar
ticle five section five of the coustitutien,
as follews: "Whenevera county shall con
tain 40,000 inhabitants, it shall constitute
a separate judicial district, and shall elect
ene judge learned in the law; aud the
General Assembly shall provide for addi
tional judges as the business of the said
district may require. Counties containing
a population less than is sufficient te con
stitute separate districts, shall be formed
into convenient single districts, or if nec
essary, may be attached te contiguous dis
tricts, as the General Assembly may pro
vide. The office of associate judge net
learned in the law is abolished in counties
forming separate districts ; but the sever
al associate judges in office when this con
stitution shall be adopted, shall serve for
their unexpired terms."
The analysis of this section by Chief
Justice Agnew, in Commonwealth ex. rel.
Chase, vs. Harding, G NerriV Reports, 361,
te the extent te which it gees, may by ac
cepted as strictly accurate. He says:
"Under this section, the organization of
separate districts consisting of a single
county, ana tnat et single districts com
posed of several counties, is different, the
former having but one judge who holds
all the courts alone and additional law
judges, when necessary for the dispatch
of business; the latter having three
judges, one of whom,1the president, is
learned and the ether two net learned in
the law ; the president being a judge of
every county et nis district ana tne asse-
this judicial exposition the first division of
this judicial exposition tbe first
the section constitutes counties containing
40, ueu or upwards ei population (except
Philadelphia and Allegheny, which are
elsewhere treated of) into a distinct class,
and very clearly distinguishes them from
these of less population. Each ene of
them is te be a " separate district " that
is, a separate county district, with one law
judge te preside in its courts, and with
one or mere such judges in addition if
the same shall be added by the'
Legislature for the necessary trans
actions of its judicial business. And
with equal certainty according te
this opinion, the second division of the
section commands that counties below
40,000 in population shall be united to
gether te form convenient " single dis
tricts, " or districts with one law judge te
each. The explanation is properly added
that tbe law judge of a single district will
sit with two unlearned associates in each
county of his district, because such asso
ciates are allowed te all counties of the
second class, or counties below 40,000, by
the third division of the section. When te
these particulars we add that where ne
cessity shall require, hi order te complete
tbe apportionment, a county of the second
class may be "attached" te a contiguous
separate county district (4 Const. Deb..
252-6, ib.' 503), and a general view of the
section in all its principal divisions is made
complete.
The present bill designates each county
of the state ever 40,000 in population as a
separate county district, and se far, be
yond all question, conforms te the consti
tution, and its addition of law judges in
some of these districts is also an exercise
of valid power. Se also its attachment of
retter county te tne xiega district, is
authorized by the second division of the
constitutional section. But its creation of
separate county districts from counties of
smaller population raises a question of
serious import and challenges the con
struction of the fiftU section of the fifth
article of the constitution above stated.
" Can a country of less population than
40,000 be made a seperate district ?" This
question appears te be answered by the
text of the constitution itself : " Counties
containing a population less than is suffic
ient te constitute separate districts shall
be formed," etc. As these words imme
diately fellow the prevision relating te
counties above 40,000, the conclusion is a
necessary one that they relate te ana em
brace counties of less population than
40,000, and they plainly declare the coun
ties te which they de refer te be " insuffic
ient" for constituting "separate dis
tricts." That these words embrace
all counties under 40,000 appears
from the fact that they are gen
eral and that no ether description of coun
ties is afterwards indicated in this
section. The section embraces all the
counties of the commonwealth, assigns
each te a class, and, in its classification,.!
exhausts allthe territory of the state. Ne
condition is stated in the section neon
stated in the section upon I
which a county of tbe " single district "
class cast pass into the " seperate district ' '
class, except by its increase of population
te 40,000.
An examination of the convention de
bate will show that it was intended by'
that body that counties falling below the
minimum of population required for separ
ate districts, were " te be united together,"
or "attached te counties adjoining them"
(6 Cen. Deb. 483-493). And the history
of amendments proposed in convention by
Mr. Craig, of Lawrence, and Mr. Mann, of
Petter, 'and which led up te the Purviance
amendment, ultimately adopted, is in the
Bame line of evidence as te convention in
tent and pupese. (4 Cen. Deb. 151-7).
It may be said that by the jadieial ap
portienment act of 1874, several counties
which were under 40,000, according te the
census of 1870, were made separate county
districts, namely : Adams, Beaver, Dela
ware, Indiana and Susquehanna. But that
apportionment was net made under the
fourteenth section of the schedule te the
constitution as the present and all future
ones will be. It was made under the thir
teenth section of the schedule and could
be based upon the estimated population of
counties in 1874. The Legislature was net
te be controlled by a four-year-old census,
but by existing numbers, of which the
Legislature itself was te judge. ' The
present apportionment, however, must be
made upon the actual figures ascertained
by the decennial census of 1880. The
counties of Beaver, Greene, Jeffersen,
Lawrence and Lebanon, according te that
census, each contain a population of less
than 40,000 inhabitants. By this bill each
of these counties is made a separate judi
cial district. If the foregoing reasoning
is correct, these districts are illegally con
stituted and if the bill shall take effect,
will be organized iu violation of the con
stitution. These considerations, if significant at all
are conclusive and fatal te the bill. There
are, however, some ether features of the
bill net unworthy of attention and which
would compel its disapproval. By the
terms of the bill the additional law judge
of the Twelfth district is conferred te the
county of Lebanon. Very grave legal
difficulties surround that preposition. The
right by which a judge exercises his office,
should, of all rights, be free from doubt.
The endeavor te make this transfer may
result iu an unseemly and serious conflict
of authority aud endanger the orderly ad
ministration of the law by the introduction
of confusion and illegality at its very
source.
The bill creates an additional law judge
in each of the counties of Erie and Craw
ford. This is a question of expediency,
based solely upon consideration of what
" the business of said districts may re
quire." In these districts themselves
there is substantial unanimity of senti
ment that the increase is net needed. As
independeut prepositions it is believed
they would neither be demanded by the
people in the district nor receive legislative
sanction.
An objection has been urged upon my
atteutien that the counties of Adams and
Fulton as united in the bill de net " form
a convenient single district " within a
reasonable intepretatien of the constitu
tion. Although the constitution does net
require that counties joined is a -single
district shall be contiguous it does
assume that they shall bear " convenient"
relation te each ether.
A written plan ha3 been submitted te
me from a source likely te inspire the
highest confidence iu its practical value
and wisdom, touching the organization of
our courts, te utilize the services et com
mon pleas judges, and relieve the supreme
court. It is appended hereto and tiled
that it may find such publicity and Secure
such consideration by the people and the
Legislature as its importance is entitled te
demand. Henry M. Heyt.
Plan or Judicial Organization.
Every five (5) contiguous districts may
be formed into an intermediate one call
it, if you please, a circuit, the live presi
dent judges te form the court. Ne writ of
error or appeal te lie te the supreme court
from any county court unless first carried
te the intermedate court and final judg
ment there entered. It could he se ar
ranged that these intermediate courts
should sit twice a year at such place as
tlfey may from time te time elect. The
prothenotary of the court of common pleas
of the county where the court may sit te
be the clerk of the court. Seme special
previsions may be made for Philadelphia
and Allegheny. Iu Philadelphia the' four
president judges might form the court,
and in Allegheny the three president
judges.
The advantages of this system seem te
be ;
First. Te reduce the number of writs of
error and appeals te the supreme court,
and thus allow the judges mere time te
: t iaan ' L ii
tiens. In 1880 there were mero than
eight hundred cases argued in the supreme
court and about two nuudrcd non-suits.
Second. It would tend te secure uni
formity of practice in the several districts.
Third. It would give mere censtaut em
ployment, which will the better qualify
them for their office.
Fourth. There would be no additional
expense te the state.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Ralph P. Westervelt, a merchant of
Patcrseu, New Jersey, died suddenly of
heart disease yesterday morning while
taking a bath.
Twe beats were capsized by a squall en
Lewer Saramac Lake, in the Adirondacks.
and a young lady and a guide in one of
them wcre drowned.
A freight train and, a construction en
the Texas & Pacific railroad collided' near
Baird, Texas. T. H. Burns, engineer, and
O. II Richardson, fireman, were killed.
Burns was a Pennsylvanian.
The extension of the-Missouri Pacific
railroad was completed te its intersection
with the Texas & Pacific read, at Min
cola, en Saturday evening. Trains can
new go from St. Leuis te San Antonie,
Texas, without change.
At neon yesterday Jehn Griscom weigh
ed 167 pounds a less of 1 pounds in
twenty-four hours, and 32J pounds since
the beginning of his fast. Last night his
pulse was 68, respiration 18, and tempera
ture 98.
At 3:35 a. m. yesterday, the people of
Newburyport, Massachusetts, " were
startled by a rumbling and shaking as of
an earthquake, which lasted some sec
onds, during which the buildings shook
with sensible vibrations."
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton recently became a
grandmother, a child having been born te
her daughter Florence, who resides in Lon Len Lon
eon. The second daughter, Alice, it is
said, wril be married this summer while
her father is in Europe.
Jehn Arnet, a young Scotchman of geed
birth, cut his threat at a New Yerk hotel
in remorse for his incessant dissipation.
In his room were found most pathetic and
pious letters from his parents and the girl
he bad left behind him.
Paul Beyten, who left St. Paul, en the
30th of last month for a swim te Caire,
Illinois, arrived at St. Leuis last evening
and was received by a large crowd en the
shores and the bridge. He will remain
three days in St. Leuis te recuperate.
A freight train was wrecked at Bowling
Green, Kentucky, by the misplacement of
a switch, and E. Tucker, fireman, was
killed. It is believed the switch was
changed for the purpose of wrecking
a passenger train due about the same
time.
A severe storm passed ever Northern
Ohie en Friday night. In various places
trees were uprooted, bridges swept away,
houses or barns demolished or unroofed,
and horses and cattle killed and injured.
The storm lasted an hour but its path
averaged only half a mile in width.
Charles Allisen, Lewis Perkins, and
Henry Walls, notorious highway robbers,
for whose arrest rewards aggregating
$1,400 were offered, were captured at Al
buquerque, New Mexico, en Friday, by
being enticed into a livery stable, where
they were immediately covered by the re
volvers of twenty men, concealed therein.
General Weaver, the recent candi
date of the Greenhackers for presi
dent, has begun a canvass of tbe
state of Massachusetts in the interest of
his party. It is said that the Republican
leaders in 3Iassachusetts have decided
that Governer Leng shall be a candidate
for re-election.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ON THE ROAD.
RAILWAYS AMU RUNAWAYS,
Accident at a Railroad Cressln g The Frisky
Equine Fell Frem a Train.
This morning between 9 and 10 o'clock as
Michael Shreiner was driving a two-hone
team, heavily laden with stone, across the
Reading railroad, at the Harrisburg pike
crossing, in the northwestern part of tbe
city, his horses were struck by the northern-bound
passenger train and lifted bodily
from the track. They were dragged a
nhert distance and thrown te one side of
the track, while Mr. Shreiner and the
wagon were thrown te the ether side. Mr.
Shreiner was picked up and carried into a
tobacco warehouse near by, when it was
discovered that one of his thighs was
broken in two places, his cellar bone
breken, several bleed vessels ruptured, and
besides he was cut badly about the
bead. Dr. Hemy. Carpenter was seen in
attendance and dressed bis wounds, and
had hint taken home, a short distauce out
the turnpike.
The horses were alsa injured, one of
them being se badly cut about the hind
legs that it will be probably have te be
killed. The wagon was badly broken,
and the lead of stone was strewn for some
distance along the railroad.
It is said that Mr. Shreiner had a clear
view of the railroad for a considerable dis
tance from the crossing, and that the en
gineer in charge of the tram rang his bell
as he approached, but Mr. Shreiner either
did uet see or near the train or mistook
its distance from the crossing, and thought
he could pass ever before its arrival. It is
also said that he was called te by a man
near the crossing te step, but he paid no
attention te the warning. ' Mr. Shreiner is
about 65 years of age and hard of hearing.
Frightful Runaway la" Marietta.
There was a frightful runaway in Mar
ietta yesterday. While Jehn Myers and
Elwood Haldeman, from Bainbridge,
were driving through town in a buggy, the
herse ran away. Beth men were thrown
heavily te the ground. The wheels of the
buggy came in contact with a pest in
front of Welfe's fruit store, which made
a complete wreck of it. Haldeman was
cut about the head and face and had his
hand broken. Myers was net hurt.
Deatn of a Herse.
A few days age David Burkhokier, of
Eshlcman's mill, sold te Daniel Lefcvre, a
horse dealer, a horse for $250. The hone
was left at Brimmer's livery stable where
the purchaser was te pay for him and take
him away. On Saturday, before the pur
chaser arrived, the horse was taken with
cramp colic aud during his spasmodic
struggles te relieve his sufferings ruptured
himself, and en Sunday morning died,
atter nearly kicking out the brains of Fred
Brimmer and some of the stable-men.' As
a mere matter of curiosity we asked a law
yer which of the two would lese the herse
the buyer or the seller. He told us that
an answer te that question was worth ex
actly $10. We did net insist upon an an
swer and blandly hid the son of Blackstone
geed day.
Up the Railroad.
In Harrisburg last evening Jehn Tittle,
accompanied by Miss SaUie Pannel, at
tempted te drive across the railroad at
Market street en their way te the country.
The horse became frightened at the loco
motive of a freight train and turning sharp
around threwbeth the occupants out of
the buggy. The young lady was uninjured
and Mr. Tittle only slightly braised en the
side of his head. The horse ran at a fright
ful pace up Market street, wrecked the
buggy against a tree, and se badly hurt
himself that he bad te be killed.
The day express east ever the Pennsyl
vania railroad, which is due iu this city at
4:35 p. m., bad just passed Lcwistewn en
Saturday, when Samuel Keystcr, the fire
man, crawled out te the front of the en
gine te oil some valves. While the train
was going at a twenty-five mile speed he
fell off. He struck the ground luckily
clear of the wheels, bounced and tumbled
ever and ever. The engineer saw the fall
and stepped the engine. Keyster was
picked up covered with bleed and dirt and
terribly bruised, aud suffering from con
cussion of the brain. He will get well.
Keyer's Runaway.
On Saturday afternoon Jeseph R. Rever
jr., son of Jeseph R. Reyer, confectioner,
was driving aherse attached te bght busi
ness wagon in West King street. The
animal frightened at a hogshead, which
was lying in the street at Rieker's brew
ery, and started te run. In going ever a
high crossing at Derwart street the boy
was jolted off the seat and fell back into
the wagon, but held en te the reins. He
was unable te control the horse, and he
ran te the corner of Charlette -and West
King streets, where the wagon struck
against a lamp pest. Here the boy was
thrown ent, but he escaped with a few
slight bruises. The lamp pest was broken
off and the wagon was badly wrecked.
Persons 'who saw the runaway say that it
was frightful looking, and that the only
wonder was that the boy was net killed.
Anether Runaway Herse.
This morning about 7 o'clock Levi
Campbell, sewing machine agent, met with
a runaway accident. He was in the act
of driving through the gate at the front of
his residence a short distance south of this
city, when the gate suddenly closed against
the horse, frightening it, and causing it te
run the wagon against the gate-pest. TLe
Wagen was upset, the top broken off, the
springs broken, the wheels partly shattered
and the horse, new thoroughly scared,
ran at full speed te Lancaster,
passing along the full length of
Seuth Queen street, through Centre
Square and up North Queen te the Frank
lin ueuse, wnere Mr. uampeeu is in tne
habit of stepping. He stepped in the yard
of the Franklin house and was properly
taken care of, net much the worse for his
long run except that he was somewhat
cut about the legs. Mr. Campbell was net
much hurt, but the wagon is almost a
total wreck.
TraveUnjc by Bicycle.
On Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Messrs. D. W. Bewman, and F.T.Idding,
of Clark, Reeves & Ce., and H. R. Griffin,
of Griffin, Smith & Ce., left Phecnixville
en bicycles, for a trip te this city. They
reached Coatesville at 8:30 p. m., and re
mained there during the night. At 5
o'clock Sunday morning they resumed
their journey and reached Lancaster about
1 o'clock p. in. After stepping awhile
with friends in this city they returned te
Phcenixvillc by rail. They state that" the
turnpike in many places has been newly
macadamized, making it very difficult use
the bicycle, otherwise their ride was a
very pleasant one.
An Old Pedestrian.
JohnnyjElliett, a well-known character
of this city, arrived in town at 11 o'clock
this morning from Philadelphia, having
walked the whole read. Jehuuv went te
the Quaker city en Tuesday; en Friday he
missed the train en which he was te have
returned. He immediately set out en feet
and he reached here .at the time stated,
feet-sore tired .and dusty. He came
by way of Honevbreok and New Helland,
and reports that he encountered severe
stDrmsen the way, which delayed him con
siderably. Johnny is an old pedestrian and
has made many long walks. He says that
this was a long walk. The distance is
63 miles, but he made many miles mero
than that.
The SaWer Fair.
The attendance en Saturday was larger
than at any time since the opening of the
fair and the sales were correspondingly
brisk. It being " Sun " night the mem
bers of that company attended in a body.
Among the articles disposed of by chance
were a fine pair of vases, wen by Mrs.
Geerge Anne, an aquarium and goldfish,
by Charles Evans.
- Te night will be "American' night and
the company, escorted by the Keystone
band, will attend in a body. A large pep
corn ball will be voted off.
On Wednesday evening a geld necklace,
geld ring, machinist's tools and boxing
gloves, will be voted off. On Thursday
night the Jr. O. U. A. M. geld pin,
two silver watches and the wax cress
en the Unieu table will be similarly dis
posed of. On Friday evening the lady's
geld watch, barber's chair, large dell and
the wax cress en American -table. On
Saturday evening the Weed & Ce. organ,
Davis and Singer sewing machines, equip
ments and the large cake en the Shiftier
table. The polls open at 9 and clese 10
p. m., each evening. Ne checks will be
received, se that persons desiring te vote
for their friends should come supplied with
their " cash." Te-morrow night will be
Humane night. The Empire will attend
in a body en Wednesday evening and the .
Washington en Thursday evening.
THIS KKYNOUM MONUMENT.
A Conference te be hehi Relative te IU
erection.
On the 1st proxime a meeting of the
Philadelphia representatives of military
and civil organizations will be held for the
purpose of effecting an organization, the
object of which is te be the erection of
an equestrian statue te the memory of
Majer-General Jehn F. Reynolds in Fair
mount park. The various organizations
will be represented as fellows : The state
commissioners, consisting of the governor,
lieutenant governor, president of the Sen
ate pre tern., the speaker of the Heuse,
and the adjutant general ; en behalf of
the Society of the Army of the Potomac,
Generals Franklin, Slecnra and White;
en behalf of the First Cerps of the Army
of the Potomac, Gen. Robinson ; en be
half of the Thinl Cerps, Cel. Clayten Mc
Michael, Majer Fassitt and Dr. Welling ;
en behalf of the Tamaqua brigade, Cel.
Benedict; en behalf of the Third Artil
lery, Gen. Getty, with whom Gen. Rey
nolds served after graduating at West
Point until he received au independent
command ; en behalf of the Fourteenth
New Yerk infantry, whose men were near
General Reynolds when he fell and carried
him from the field, Colonel Schuyler ; en
behalf of the Fifth Pennsylvania regiment,
of which the deceased was colonel, Colonel
Lugcnbccl ; en behalf of the Pennsylvania
Reserve association, Generals Curtin and
Crawford ; en behalf of the Associetion
of West point graduates, Geucr.il Russell
Thayer ; en behalf of the Fairmount
Park Art association, Messrs. Charles J.
llarrah, Jeseph Moero, jr., aud Joel J.
Baily, and en behalf of the commissioners
of Fairmount park, the committee en
plans and improvements.
FRAUD CUNDONKU.
An Example for Roosters KIsewhere
l'liilatlclphLi I'rcsa.
The Republicans of Lancaster county,
who are prone te factional fights, have set
an cxaraple te the party of the whole
country.
Honors are Kaajr.
IMiilaiielpIiia Times.
Beth factions of the Republican organi
zation in Lancaster seem te have reached
the conclusion that it won't de te pursue
the charges of fraud at the late primary
election. The indications are plentiful
that neither faction could stand the ex
posure, and each having gene in te cheat
the ether and having come through with
honors about even, it will go ue farther.
It will be interesting te see what influence
the recently made law concerning primary
elections will have upon the Lancaster
politicians. The bill was presented by a
Lancaster member, who knew the neces
sity of something mere than moral re
straint. Kuncral of Mr. Albert.
The funeral of tbe late William Albert,
of the 11 r m of Baumgardncr, Ebcrman &
Ce., took place en Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock from his residence, Ne. 235 West
Lemen street, and was largely attended
by friends of the deceased and of the fam
ily, the lumber trade, in which Mr. Albert
was for se long a time engaged, being es
pecially well represented. Services were
conducted at the house and at the grave
by Rev. Jas. Y. Mitchell, D. IX, of the
Presbyterian church, and Rev. J. C.
Hume, of the memorial mission, both of
whom paid high tributes te the worth and
character of the deceased as an upright,
honorable Christian gentleman, whose
death is a less net alone te his bereaved
wife, daughter and intimate friends, but
te the community at huge of which he
was a valued member. The interment
took place at Lancaster cemetery, and the
pall-bearers wcre Messrs. B. B. Martin,
Jes. R. Goedcll, F. O. Sturgis and Cenrad
Gast.
Unclaimed Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed letters
remaining iu the posteffice at Lancaster
for the week ending Monday, June 20,
1881 :
Ladies' List. Miss Lizzie B. Cramer,
Miss Irene Clark, Sirs. Mary Cele, Miss
Kate Fraly, Mrs. Mary J. Uullman, Miss
May R. Jacobs, Fannie E. Landis, Mary
E. Learaan, Hattie E. McFerren, Mrs.
Lizzie E. Martin, Mrs. Mary Merris, Miss
Sarah Musketnuss, Annie M. Rinehart,
Miss Francis M. Shaffer, Miss Lizzie
Shirk, Mm. Jeseph Walk.
Gents ' List. Guiwppe Curse, Rebert
Charles. Jehn Derfler, Isaac S. Dickcl,
Jacob Eabey, Henry Felch, Christian Far
rich, James Ferels. James Greer, S. E.
Greff, Maximilian Hugle, Harry Hawlcy,
H. W. Kihtner, Dr. Jehn II. Lengenaker,
Henry G. Miller, Harry Marsh, Dr.
Abraham Miller (2), Elias Blaxwell, C. E.
Montgomery, Jeseph Reiner (for.), Geerge
Turner, Harry H. Witmer, Richard E.
Williard, Aaren Weaver, Charles R.
Zacharia.
Ijtrc; Tobacco.
The Washington borough correspond
ent of an esteemed contemporary beasts of
two leaves of tobacco of this year's plant
ing, growing in a garden in that place,
which measure respectively 20 by 10 and
18 by 9. This is geed, te be sure, but here
at home we can de better. Councilman
Geerge Bees, of the Eighth ward, has a
small patch planted iu the weed, at his
place in the southwestern section of this
city, and upon it are quite a number et
plants bearing from sixteen te eighteen
leaves apiece, many of the leaves of which
measure 22 by 12. Mr. Bees says he will
be glad te hear from anyene who can beat
this.