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The Law or Murder.
Through Inability te get n Jury In
Fayette county from men who hnd net
formed an opinion as te the guilt or In In
necence of Nutt, In slaying Dukes, the
trtal baa been removed te Pittsburg,
where tbe friends of Nutt declare that
they expect te have a Jury tlmt will
acquit, since they think public opinion
there la etrengly In favor of the prisoner.
If this be se, there ought te be the same
difficulty in gettlng an Impartial Jury In
Allegheny county as In Fayette. One
been te the newspaper reading public In
the removal from Fayette will be their
release from the necessity of reading the
dispatches which have bcen sent
from TJnlontewn by the associated press
agent there, who has constantly given
most grossly partisan statements in this
Nutt-Dukcs matter, and has exerted
himself very unjustifiably te crcate a
public feeling In favor of Nutt. It Is
quite probable that such a feeling exists
-ii -n.i that. In nnv community
KBUCimii uuu ".. - -
Nutt would have a fair chance of acquit
tal. When we find lawyers, who claim
te be esteemed even In the front rank of
their profession, claiming that Nutt
should be acquitted, and that In his place
they would have dene Just as he did, it
is imposslble te measure the dogrce of
oxtravagance lnlawlessnes te which pub
He feeling will lead the public Judgment.
Ex-Judge Curtis is the lawyer of
reputation who is said te have seized an
occasion te declare that Nutt should be
acquitted ; and yet Nutt was clearly
guilty of murder In the eye of the law.
Mr. Curtis would hardly deny this.
Nutt shot a man te death, with whom
he had at the tlme no encounter, but
who, In fact, was avoiding aud even
fleeing from him. It wa3 net dene In
the heat of conflict nor under fear of
assault. Fer such nn act, dene by one
in sound mind, there Is no possible defin
ition but murder. Aud yet Judge Curtis
says that under like circumstances he
would bave dene the same, lie docs net
therefore consider that It was an
insane act ; he could net de se
without pronouncing himself insane:
concerning which, we may Incidentally
Bay, his position In this matter
affords strong presumption that he Is at
least "cracked" en It. Perhaps his
theory Is that Nutt was deranged en the
ene question of the necessity for his
Bhoeting Nutt ; which is quite likely te
have been Just the fact ; and the ques
tion te be determined en his trial is
whether a man who thinks it his duty te
slay another, and who dee3 It deliber
ately and when he Is in no peril from
him, Is thereby guilty of murder or of a
praiseworthy act of divinely directed
Justice.
The idea seems te ba becoming quite
prevalent that the law 13 plajodeut as
the arbiter of murder, especially In casrs
wherofemale relatives are believed te
have suffered wrong ; then the brother,
the father or the husband Is summoned
te act; If he should happen te be wrong
in his Information, and kill an in
nocent man, It is somewhat un.
fortunate, but still his pralsowerthy
intention rodeems his act, aud h is en
titled te acquittal If net applause. Phil.
Thompson, new member of Cengnss,
killed, slnce the last session, in ceM
bleed, a friend whom he suspected of
having wronged his wife ; the wrong
was uet proven nud probably it was a
mistake ; but Phil. Thompson was ac
quitted, and new appears en the lloer of
Congress Instead of en the gibbet, which
he certainly would have adorn 'd if
justice had been meted out te
him according te Its theory. Nutt
was no mere guilty than Thomp
son. The deliberatencss of the sl.tylng
in each case was marked, nnd in each
case the slain man was lkuing
away. The victims were unarmed
and were simply slaughtered. We
await with Interest te sets whether
In Pennsylvania ns lu Kentucky a sup
po3ed wrong te a wife or sister will Jus
tlfysuch deliberate murder. If It ders,
we will need te amend our laws, and
dispense with public executioner. Th u
let ub give free play te private vengeance
andbavothe vendetln In all its luxurl
ance.
Concerning Congressional Contests.
The present Democratic ifouse has a
fair opportunity te make a new depart
ure nnd establish an honerablo precedent
in tbe determination of contested elcc
tlen ceses. Heretofore the rule has been
tee common, regardless of what party
was in control, te decide oYerythlng in
favor of the contestant who was of the
same political faith as the majority.
When the case for the ene who was te be
seated against the weight of ovidence
was tee offensive for toleration, it has
been the custom et his paity frlends te
let the slttlug member unmolested and
in the enjoyment of full pay aud priv
ileges until near the clese of the session
when the ether man was rushed through'
given a full term's salary ami nn allow'
ance for expenses.
Beth parties have Indulged In this
scandalous business te the shame et fair
play and the dlsgrace of Congress. The
Republicans played the game reckless
ly and remorselessly during the rccen
etruotlen period nnd, ns Stevens used te
say, the only question asked was "which
la our d d rascal ?" Its climax was
reached by the electoral commission, in
the proceedings of which the llepubll
cau members twisted and tortured
everything te establish the titles of the
electors of their party, In one state
technicalities were made te yield te
what they alleged te be equities, whlle
in another the equities wcre sacrificed te
technical advantages en the side of their
partisan cause.
There are two conspicuous election
cantesta pending In the present Cen
grew, in each et which there Beema te
be no doubt that the techuicailtiw are
en one Bide and the equities en th e ether,
and the Democratic coratulltee and
membera must ba consistent in their
treatment of them. In the case of
Chalmers ana Munnlug, a number of
vetea cast for Chalmers were returned
by a mistake, for one " Chambllss."
Whether theso shall be counted for
Glial mers or net Is the question. Under
Itcpubllcan precedent in Pennsylvania
they would net be. In 18S0, Edgar
PInchet was a candldate for an electer
In this state and ran G,101 behind his
ticket, because that many votes wcre io ie
turned for "Edward" PInchet, aud the
Republican returning beard would net
tabulate them for Edgar PInchet, for
whom they were obviously Intended. If
this technical rule be applied te Ills
slsslppl it would work te Chalmers' dis
advantage and seat the Democratic
contestant.
In the Mayo-Garrlseu case from Vlr
glnla, the case Is reversed :
Maye Is n Headluster and Garrison Is n
Democrat. The latter had a majority of
70, but the beard of canvassers threw out
11 of bis rotes from Uegg Island because
owing te nn accident te the steamboat in
which the mosscnger who carried the re
turns traveled, the returns wote net re
oelvod until Inte ; and G? votes from
Gloucester county, because the word
"county" was wrltten en the seal aud
net Imprcssed, although the vetca for
Gov. Cntnoreu aud nil the uionibers of the
Legislature from Gloucester county bad
bcen certiflcd under the same seal. The
governor refused te endorse the decision
of the beard, and, therefore, Maye' a ma
jerlty of ene was certified te by euly a
majority or tuoeoaruoi canvassers.
Here the Democrat was equitably, but
net technically, elected. There are two
sides te both casej. Obviously if the
equities are te be observed In ene they
must be regarded In the etlie.-; if the
letter of the law Is te reign its suprem
acy must be acknowledged In both.
At the November meeting of select
council a lesolutien was passed trans,
ferring 1,500 from the ceutlugent fund
te the uses of the street committee. At
n subsequent special meeting of common
councils this action was non concurred
in, by n vote of 0 uyes and 13 nays. On
that .occasion Councilman William K.
Beard led the opposition te It, maintain
ing that "as there was already nbeut
$3,000 given from the contingent fund
te the street committee no mere should
ba transferred," "he did net want se
much taken from the contingent fund ;
he could net see the propriety of doing
It." Last night, In violation of parlia
mentary law and without any explana
tion of hew his Saul-like conversion
came nbeut, Mr. Heard led a successful
movement te reconsider the resolution
which he had previously succeeded In
defeating. It would be ns Interesting
te knew what lulluences wrought this
miraculous change In Mr. Heard and his
fellows, as It will be refreshing te see
what the mayor will de with the out
rageous preposition te take $1,500 out of
a fund that has uet that amount lu it
and put It at the service of a profligate
committee that has already epent
$1S,000, and furnished se little te show
for It.
Tuu New Yerk UerM again most
forcibly Illustrated the Indecencies of
journalism the ether day by printing ;i
story that Mr. Tilden intended when he
had finished his gorgoeus new house
and library te present them te the city
for public uses. The insufllcient author
Ity given for the story was nu alleged
mysterious aud unmentioned "friend"
of Mr. Ttlden, but en Us face it bore
evidences of belug manufactured in the
World office ; and as it was net pretended
that tiic best information en the subject,
Mr. Tilden himself, had been consulted,
it was all tee obvious that the publi
catien was simply a plece of irapertluence
of the kind that marks mentcbank jour
nalism. Tnu Logislature adjourned Anally te
day ; the mountain's labor has resulted in
the birth of an inlleitCBimably small
mouse.
"Emotional lastmty"
enough te acquit James
murder of Dukca, but it
may be geed
Nutt of the
will uet have
pjwer te consign him te au intane asylum.
Tun government officers ak for &,
125,002 te run the machine next year. The
present import duties will yield this much
most likely ; and the 123,C00,000 cstuna
ted internal revenue will be surplus.
Cliuisteni; markets are well enough
when no ether can he had, but the superb
marketing facll'ties that this city new en
jeyn mike their further continuance a
uulsauci that cauuet be tee neon abated.
The. curbUone market must go.
Tun nnti Semitic hore, Dr. Stoecker, is
having a hard time of it. lie has received
a bullutlu fiem the German court that he
must button his mouth or resigu hlsi chap
laiucy te the emperor ; and he has also
beeu ehalleuged te fight a duel by a Iter
lln editor, Strange te any, he refuses the
luter preposition in tete en the ground
that he is a clergyman' Agitators of this
type usually fight best with their mouths
Tim butter, egg and chcose doalers are
having a convention in Cincinnati ; nt the
same time the farmers' oengrcsa is in sea
sien in Louisville, clamoring for the leceg
nltlen of agriculture's claim te he loproi leproi loprei
ontod by a cablnet offber. All the same,
the iiewh from thesa conventions are net
awalted with the feverish liiipatioueo th i.
will attend publla intereat in the pro3iden
tial conventions next summer.
Tuk Nets Era says that In a publle
speech nftcr the war had ended, Spealcer
Carlisle said :
" I deny that the United States U a
nation. It is n vloleus system that has
destroyed sovereign states nnd opprcsie.l
nine millions of peeple in the Seuth,"
The tfeu Era is mlstsken. It has beeu
Imposed upon. Mr. Carllsle mada ue
sueh uttoraneoj. The story is a fabriea
tieu.
Sr.c ncTAHY Foi.ebh paid his rospeets te
ht ni.e nud his surplus distribution policy
wheu he said 'u his npuual repert that it
must net he
turned that the schome
wuiuu mm ucen pioeiaimcu ei cxaeu.it'
muney from the poeplo for the purpose c f
returning it te thorn by filtering distribu
tlena through state governments will find
nuy favor with the people." The "plnmed
knight" as he eita in hl.i sccluded study
engaged in the pasteial occupation of his
tery writing and leeks out upon the
troubled political ioawheto his little bark,
lately put out, is belug knocked Inte the
apuoarance of n slove, has amnie tlme te I
rejeet en the golden policy of alienee.
An Irnpeitaut doliveranco en Irish affairs
ha just bceii tnade by Mr. Jeseph Cham
berlain, the well known English ltadlcal
leader nnd prominent member of the
Gladstoue cabinet. In his address at
Wolverhampton en Tuesday he takes the
high ground that It is " the beunden duty
of the Liberal party te de Us utmost te
ronievo just causes of dlscontent and dis.
affection lu Irelaud. It must no leugcr
tolera'.o sueh n sham, fraud nnd transpar
ent Iruposture as the present Irish parlia
mentary representation system, whero ene
lu twcnty.llve has a vete. The perpetua
tion of thli lujustice would justify disaf
fectien, give the leaders of the Irish party
the strongest arguments for a separation,
as showing that it was Imposslble te obtain
justice from the British parliament aud
give frcsb vigor te the agitation which it
is te our lutercst te allay." This utter-
nnce, coming as it does with the etttciai
weight of a government declaration,
probably marks the beginning of nu Intelli
gent policy for Ircltud, and as such it will
be eagerly hailed by the friends of freedom
in every clime.
FEATURES OF TUB STATE PRESS.
The Easten Express thinks that Hlaine's
plan of distributing the whisky lovcnue
offers a premium te whisky drinking.
The Philadelphia Chremclt Herald re
turns thanks te Mr. Arthur for sprinkling
uoue of the drippings of the bloody shirt
In his riestiagc.
The llarrlsburg Indeptndtnt is seven
years old and it signalizes the ovent by
indulging in a little pardouable jubilation
ever its morited prosperity.
The Mtratian proposes ns a means of
suppressing vile lltorature that " froe
libraries be instituted in evcry town and
village, supported, like the schools, by
taxation."
The Harrisburg Patriot notes that the
newap.tpers which support the governor's
vete wcre chiefly instrumental in prevent
ing the governor nnd the upright and
faithful members of the Ieglstature from
securing te the psople the passage of fair
apportionment bills.
PISKaO.NAU.
HiSMAncu's seu, attached te the 1'ius
slan legation, U a boeial lien lu Londen.
Qveen Virrenu is "passionately fend"
of baked apples and walnut kernels,
peeled.
Loud UnoieiiAM ouce faostieusly do de
flned a lawyer as " a learned gentleman
who rescues your cstate from your ene.
mlcs aud keeps it hlmaflf."
CitAiiLus Haley, chief of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad dotcctive ser
vice, has been nrrestcd for " ataudicg in"
with the gamblers sharp.
Mn. G. W. Caijix forfeited his first lit
crary position (en the New Orleans Picay
nnOthreugh conscientious scruples against
attending a thcatre nud critically report
siig the performance,
" Gvru," the nom tie plume of Geoige
Alfred Townsand, the well known nows news
laper correspondent, is thus explained by
Washington newsparer men : Gat
stand.) for Gcerge Aid l Townsend, and
the "h' for the place no will ae te ler all
the lies that he has told.
Matthew Anseni U described as a
" terror" lu conversation, centlunally
bringim: his lutor'ecutor up with a jerk
te lufmire, " Aw well, new, exactly
what de you mean by that term ? Precise
ly hew is that word understood In Amer
lea ?" and ether interrogations ciual'y
maddening.
Snx.vren Hill, of Colerado, started out
lu hfe ns u professor of chemistry in Brown
university, at Provldeuce, It. I., and a few
years age went te Colerado te assay ores.
One day a man came te him with n nug
get. Hill flaw that it was geld. He
wormed the location out of the man and
tnade baste te get possession of the mine.
It has tnade him a millionaire.
Metueii Mauy Francis C'LAitE.ef the
Franciscan Nuns, commonly kr.
the "Nun of the Konmare, is
newn as the
.s new wty
four years old. Stio is about medium
and quite stout, weighing 170 pounds.
Her complcxieu is dark, about elive. Her
eyes arc large nnd promineut, aud the nese
is full and long. There is forcible onergy
about the mouth that tella the btery of
her progressive character.
.llacreuil)' ami l'urresl.
Macrcndy'B first netice of Ferrest in 1820
was net cordial. He wrete : ' Fencst was
Mare Antheny, a very young man, net
mero than ene and twenty. The Hewery
lads mvle great acciunt of him, and he cor cer
tainly was jiostessedef remarkable qualifl
catiens. His iigure was geed, though
rtbapj a little tee heavy his taco might
no ceusiuerru. Handsome, his voice was
excellent; he was gifted with extraordinary
strength of limb, te which he emitted no
opportunity of giving prominence. He
had reeeivrd only the commonest ednca 1 iv,
but in his reading of tbe text he showed
the discernment and goedsonso of an Intel
loot mueh upon a level with that of Conway
(father of Minnie Conway ?), but he had
mero onergy, nud was nltogethor distin
guished by powers that, under preper
dneotiens, might be produetivo of great
i-fleet. I mw him again in William Tell.
IIIh performance was marked by vohemence
aud inde force that told upon his heaters,
but of pathos thore was net the slightest
touch and it was evident that
he had net rightly understood
be me patsagea in his text. My
observation upon him was net hastily
pronounced Possessed of natural requisites
in no ordinary degrce, he might under
eireful discipllue confidently leek forward
te omluenco in his profession. Te self
denying training I was certaiu he never
would submit My forebodiugfl
wero prophetlo." Did net this kind of
criticism talked aloud bring en the riots
twonty-threo years later ?
Kimiii.tlUK the Dltne novel llerera.
In Jersoy City Samuel Willlams.aged 13
years. Chailes Wallace, aged 8, nnd Frank
O'Connor, aged 11, wero arraigned ou a
charge of highway robbery. They had
been waylaylug children sent en errands
nnd robbing them ofsmallsumsef mouey.
The precocious criminals wero Identified
by Jehn Cotbett, a 10 year old victim.
.Myers, Clark and HUl'jrd, threa mom mem
b?rs or the "Uirdnand Foathers," the
youthful gang of couuterfcltors discovered
a few weeks winea near Jamaica, Vt,,
plead guilty. Myers was sent te the house
of corroctien for Hix months, Clark te the
ftate prlueu for 18 mouths, and Safford
was reprimanded.
I.eiin by fire.
Mwui. Te ' EM Y w" " "?.
Plirv l.ujntt iMAikln.L..l a st . .
justml yesterday. The damages te the
building was lilaoed at 810.000. nr.,t .
lurulthie at $20,000.
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This still leaven t!i
losses ei ledgCH en
unaccounted for.
piunpherimlin, A.e.,
The wholfbale diuir house of Pendleton
Themas A Ce., in Nashville, Tcnneseee,
was damaged by flre yesterday te the extent
of $23,000.
'J he harness otero or Iv, W. Mulders, in
Baltimere, was burned yesterday mernunr
Le8s,$20.000.
AFTER THE CASH,
SlCNATOUS l'.KTUllNINU Till; AIOM'.Y.
Uoxe, llonten mt Kmery Knarn ttie r.ntlre
Aniennt Slett et Their Fellows Tell
Their 1'njr I'he Heme
Mrmbcta.
At llarrlsburg yesterday the ntate scua
ters tcoelvcd their warrants, aud 37 of
thorn paid the treasury a visit. Senater
Cgxe contributed te the state his il,Stf0.-10,
Senater Emery his $1,050.10 nud Gorden
his $1,873 40. The latter remarked ten
fellow sonnter, who had taken all his pay
except for the eleven days rocess, that he
(Gorden) was net entitled te a cent, be
caueo the mandates of the constitution ns
te aunortienment had net bcen carried out
by the Legislature. Senater Arnholt, ene
of the great resigned, took the full
nmeunt of his warrant. nUhensh he haul
In n speech toceutly tint he would net be
be presumptuous ns te claim pay for the
olevcu days' recess, His colleague in
the grand dramatle act, Upperman, fol
lowed his oxample in helplng hlmsolfte
full pay. Senater McNeill, of Allegheny,
Although he has scarcely nttenJed twenty
sessions during the six months of the ses
sion of the Legislature, also took full pay.
Senater Aull, another great nbsontee Irera
Allegheny county, worked up his liberality
be as te deduct the amount due for the
reeesa. He proposes te make a computa
tion et the days he was abseut aud te
distrlbute the money he has rceaived for
these absent dave iu his district for cam-
palgn purposes. Senators Sill, Hep., of
Krle ; McKuight, Hp., of Jcfttren ; Me
Crackcu, Hep., of Lawrence, and Senators
Petter, Dem., of l.reeue, and lless,
Dem., of Yerk, took full pay without
apparent violence te their consciences.
Senater Lee, Hep., of Vouauge. took
$970 lees than his warrant called for.
He charged nethiug for the recess aud
after Sept. 10, and nothing for mileage or
stationary. Senater Keuucdy, l)em., of
Philadelphia, turned mte the treasury $"510
en account of the rcccs aud nbseutceism.
Senater King, Ocm., Sehuylkill, presented
the state with $320 for similar rcaseus.
Sonater Longeucckci, Hep., of Hedford,
deducted $310 from his warrant for the
recess and days absent iu attondance te
private business. Senater Diddis, Dcm.,
of Pike, made a roduutiea of $1.(0 en ac
count of the recess and thrce dayn abseut.
Senater Vandegrift, Derm, of Hucks, $100
en account of recess and miloage. Sonater
Watrcs, Hep., of Lickawanna,cliargcd the
state $125 less than his warrrantdemnuded
en ncoeunt of the recess and sorvice iu tbe
national guard.
The following named ec tutors cac'a took
$110 kse than the amount of their war
rants, because of the rcces : Aull, Hep ,
Allegheny ; Cooper, Hep . Delaware ;
Davis, Hep., Bradford , Grady, Hep ,
Philadelphia; Harlan, Hep., Chester;
Hart, Dem., Lycoming , Hughes, Hep.,
Philadelphia; Humes, Dem., Crawford,
Keefer, Rep., Schuylkill; Lanli, Hep,
Lcbaneu ; Macfarlauc, Hep., Philadelphia ;
Mylin, Hep , Lancaster . Shcrcr, Dem ,
Ueiks; Smith, Hep., Philadelphia, St Ch
ilian, Hep., Lancvter , Wagner, Dem.,
Cumberland, aud Heyburn, Hjp., Phila
delphia. Greer, Hep , of Butler, deducted
$100 for the recess. The tonaters drew,
in the aggregate, about $00,000. The
amount cove i -d Inte the treasury by them
is $10,395 -JO. Te this sum ever $5,000
will be added by senators whn have net
presented their warrants.
Tlie Ueuie aieuibern.
In the Heuso Al. Crawford pecsuaded
Speaker Faunce te give him his warraut
for $1,S70, tint he might have the delight
ir Fpecdily hutliug confusion upon all who
i.ad dared te insinuate that he would keep
hii meney. He at oeco turned the war
ran into tbe treasury and rushed back
te the Heuse, waving the receipt iu his
hands.
"There," he shouted t3 Furth, who
had bceu quoting Crawford's btatoment
from the Recerd, made before the frver of
reform had teized him, that he would take
every cent he could get "There, de you
sce that ? My district will send me back
and yours won't." Furth iep.. 1 hotly
and for a tlme the discussion bettveen the
two angry Democrats was mero vigorous
than polite.
This morning the rest of the members
get their warrants and lest no time getting
thorn cashed.
That was the lest aet of the drama and
by neon te-day be' h Houses wero ready
te adjourn.
,cuiii;.nt ami uimu:.
Hid l'.rcry Day I'eilM el l.lle.
A llsliius smack arrived at Stanlotea.
Statcn Island, ou Tuesday Dlght, having
en Deard wrccKage pictcd upnoarl-ire
Island. The wreckage belonged te pilot
beat Ne. 8 the Columbia and it is new
conslderod certain that the Columbia was
the beat run down by the steamer Alaska.
The Columbia sailed from New Yerk
harbor last Saturday with four pilots en
beard aud a crew of six men Hev. Mr.
Hobinsen, pastor of the Methodist church
at Pepin, Wisconsin, and C. II. Cenans,
prinelpal of the high school at the
same place, broke through the ice
en Lake Pepin en Tuesday, and wcre
drowned. Thrce colored children wcre
burned te (loath in n Columbia county,
I Ga , yesterday morning, during the
absonse of their parents in church. At
Cloveland, Ohie, just before daylight yes
terday morning, n "BeoLlne" locomotive,
baaking te the Hats, plunged through nn
open flr,vw, and n man riding en the
englne was drowned. The englneer faiied
te hce the signal lights ea the bridge,
which had bcen opened tj let a vossel pass.
Twe boys, nged nbeut 8 jears each.seus
of Jehn MoGuire nnd Patriek Callnghau,
wero drowned nt Bpencer, Mas-i , Tuesday.
Tlin Hlmitews el tlie ()ailiivr
The trial of young Nutt for the murder
of N. L. Dukes, at Unlonte.vn, Pa , was
called yesterday. Counsel for the prlsoner
ntated, befere the case wan called that they
would hase the defouce entirely en the
theery of ometlonal Insanity, and that they
had summoned a large uumbur of wit wit
netsej " te preve that the prisouer has
been peculiar from infancy, and that he
was imbued with au uncontrollable deslre
te take Hfe." It was feunJ imposslble
te obtain a jury at Unlentjwn yesterday,
only thrce meu out of a panel of fifty
having formed no opinion in the case. The
trial was, therofero, transferred te Allog Alleg Allog
gheny county, whero it will take place
early next month.
The oase of Franklin Menree, charged
with the murder of Samuel MeNcal In
Octoherlast, was called for trial in Wilkes Wilkes
harre, Pa yesterday. The day was oc
cupied in securing a jury. Menreo re
cently obtained a verdict of $1,000 against
the Delaware, Laekawanna & Western
railroad cempauy for being pjeoted from a
passouger train,
The third trial of Freeman, the Pecasset
fanatic, who murdered his little daughter,
Edith, in a rollgieus frenzy, took piaoe
yesterday in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Dr. Felsem, of Bosten, an expert, testified
that he had examined Frceman nud found
him insane. The jury, after brlef dollber
ntien, rendered a verdlct of "net guilty,
by reason of Insanity," aud Judge Norten
ordercd Frceman te be committed te the
Danvcrs insane hospital for life,
l.) neli Law In AUtbaiiiu
There iagroatexolioraoutiti Birmingham
Alabama, growing out of nttempts te
lynch iv half-witted colored man named
Pesuy, who la charged with having folenl.
eusly assaulted a little whlte girl. On
Monday a mob btoke lute the jail, but
Posey had beeu taken ten place of cenceal.
meut uisguUed as a woman. On Tuesday
' fhe l'rlso"er Wl19 t0 bave been nrralgned
I lu C0lt, but the authorities deeming It
I unsafe te de be, did net take 4hlm te the
oeurt-room. A strong ferce of militia
was placed nt the Jail, nudyesterday morn
ing the prlsoner, under guard of tlnoe
companies, was tnken into court nnd nr
rnlgned nud his trial was set for Friday.
The oxeitoment oetitlnuod yesterday, nud
threats of organized te solze the culprit
was freely made. The military will remain
en duty until the trial is ever.
riir. zuiimntrt.
The I.nneitiirr Ueunijr Medical Hociely.
A stated meeting of the Lancaster
county medical society was held iu Grand
Army Hall, Ceutre Smiare, this city, yen.
terdny nftcrnoeii.
The following tinmed members wcre lu
attondnueo : Drs. Atice, Albright, Brack
bill, Blackwood, Beleulus, Boruheisol,
liueklus, Black, Craig, Cotupteu, Charlen,
Deaver, Elder, Foreman, A.JJ. Herr, B.
F. llcrr. Hertz, Hershey, Kendlg, Ivohler,
Kline, Kreiter, Livingston, J. II. Musser,
II. E. Musser, F. M. Musser, Miller,
Notsnher, G. H. llohrer, Hoebuok, Heam
stiyder, Heland, Hlngwalt, J. II, Shenk,
Shicffer, W. II. Smith. Trnbort.TheniRoii,
Wolehanr, Weutr., Wiseman, Weaver,
Wltmer nnd Zell.
Dr. Livingston oeeuplod the ehalr nud
Dr. Blaokweod noted as secretary.
The report of the uommlttce en Mnterla
Mcdlca was read by Dr. Goe. H. Wolch Welch
nnn, and referred te the oeinmittco en
publleatleus.
Dr. Hehrcr, of Meuntvillu, and Dr. II.
G. HeamRnyder, of Ephrnta.wcte proposed
ler memucrsnip.
Hoperts wcre proseutod from various
sections of the county, showing that thore
n re no epidemics of nuy kind existlug, and
that nn unusually geed condition of health
prevails within our bordern.
i)r. Jicuiurg, or west Uhcster,
was Introduced te the seciety nnd read n
paper ou diphtheria. It was long, learned,
exhaustive, interesting nud Instructive,
aud was listened te with the greatest nt nt
tlen. Dr. McClurg holds that diphtheria
is a local dlsoate. caused by the presence
of bacteria, which fasten themselves ou
the threat and thore generate His mede
of treatment is the application of local
icmcdics te the parts aflcctcd.
A vete of tlituktt was tonderod te Dr.
McClurg ler his rssay, and he was
unaulmeusly olected au honorary membar
of the society.
The resignation of Dr. Cettrell, of Col Cel
umbia, was reccived aud accepted, it being
ills intention te remove te Washington, i.
C, iu a short tlme.
AdJourneJ.
Luucaitar Ac.iilciuy or Meilletnc.
The Lancaster Academy of Mcdiciue
met for organization last evenim; at half
past eiisht o'clock, nt tbe ofllse of Dr. J.
A. E. Heed.
The following members vere present .
Drs. Blaokweod, Foreman, M. L. Davia
Ehlcr, A. J. Herr. McCorniiek, 1 M.
Musser, Netscher, Heed, Hohrer, Hehnd,
Suramy nnd WtlchanH.
Dr. J. A. E. Heed, who occupied the
chair, stated that the maiu object of the
meeting was te perfect its organisatien by
the election of permanent officers.
The following wcre thou nesruated nu 1
elected for the ensuing c.ir :
President Dr. J. A. E. Heed.
Vice President Dr. S. P. Foreman.
Treasurer Dr. F. M. Musscr.
Secretary Dr. Gee. H. Welehaus.
Ne ether business of impertance was
transacted, though some informal discus
sion was had ns te the best method of
protecting the profession from the Imposi
tions se often practiced by unprincipled
paticuts who r.re abie but unwilling te pay
for professional services.
Adjourned.
A llAItINU mr.ui.Aiiv.
A lintel en North Jueei- -,trot i:ntcri(l by
llticve
Some time between 1 j and G o'clock this
morning thlove3 entered the heuse of Chas.
Zch, proprietor of the Girard heuse,
North Queen street, aud stelo from hia
slceping room ever $250 in money nud a
mlvcr watch. .Mr. Ztch retired nt half
past ene o'clock, nnd when hlu wlfe arese
this morning she dUcoverod that thieves
had visited thorn. The meney stolen
was all taken from the bureau. Thore
was $15 iu silver in n cigar box and $125
in $5, $10 and $20 notes was in nu account
book. There was $85 in cold in the fob
pocket of a pair of pantaloons, which
were lying ever the ether meney. The
thieves took the pantaloons, vest aud
cigar box, with the meney nnd account
book, down stairs te the Uitchen, whero
they cut out the pecket containing the
geld. After helping tbcmeclvcn te brandy
and whisky in the barroom they left, going
out of the front deer, which wan epen
this morning when Mm. Zeeh arese. It
is supposed that the thief or thieves
sneaked into the cellar through the bar
room, from which thcie is a stairway
leading te Mr. Zech'n room en the second
lloer, during business hours. The deer of
this room was net shut, an the lock was
out of order, no they could have but little
treuble entering it. The stolen watch
was made by the Union Watch cempauy,
and was numbered 11,013. The chain te
it was cold plated.
The job was very quietly and neatly
dene, nnd tbe tnieves made no neise what
ever. It is bolievcd that the guilty party
are persons who are well acquainted with
Mr. Zech nnd his premlfGH. A reward of
$50 is offered for the dotcctieu of the
thiflvee and the rcoevery of the property
KIHK
Hennutt nud
in MAitiirrrA.
lltldeiuan'ii Olcr factory
llameil.
This morning botween 7 nnd 6 o'clock,
the large two ntery frame building in the
lower end of Marietta, owned and occupied
by Benuett & Ilnldemau as a cigar factory
was discovered te be ou flre, and lu a short
time was destroyed, togethor with n large
portion of itsconteutfi.
The building was about GO feet Iu leugth
by 30 feet in width, situated between the
railroad and the eanal, near the Hormitage
hotel, and formerly kept ns a publie heuse
called the Susquehanna house, under the
management of David Cassell, hut ler
seme yeara past has bcen used for a cigar
factory by Bounett & Haldeman, who did
nn cxtontive business and gftve employ
ment te a large number of hands. A
considerable portion of the contents of the
lower part of the building was safely
removed.
The flre originated by a steve becoming
tee het In the paeklng room and setting
flre te the woodwork. The contents of
the building wcre quite valuable. There
wcre $9,000 worth or cigars nnd $0,000
worth of leaf tobacco destreyed. The
value of the building was $1,200, and the
insurance ou it and conteuts was $13,000.
During the flre Sam. Nattls, n membcr of
the Marietta flre dopartinent, was struek
by seme falling tlmber nnd sevorely In.
jured. Forty hands have been thrown
out of employ ment by the flre.
. i.
Dentil el m Venernble Wmunii,
Grandmother Leaehv, widow of the Inte
Jehn Leaehy, died today nt her home iu
East Lampoter, nged 70 years, 10 months
and)27 days. She was an oxcellont ivemnu,
loved and rcspected by all who knew her.
Her funeral will take place from her Inte
remd Jiioe nt 10 o'cleok Sunday, and the
religious hervlces nt Longencckor's moot meet
ing heuse nt 11 o'clock,
imiiiintttea for Further Hearing.
Jonas L, Mlnnleh, who stands charged
by E. II. Kauii'mnn with fnlse pretense
and disposing of goods te defraud creditors,
and by Jacob B, Hubcr with forgery, had
a hearing befere Alderman Spurrler yes
terday nitorneon, and in deiauit ei uau
wa commute
f"rtVr hearln,
sl e clock,
commuted te the county jau ter a
g ou Saturday afternoon nt
CITY GOVERNMENT.
tui: Mt;r.Tiruj uv euit iniurieii.M.
Action In Holeet llrnnoh-Tlie Street IlnlU
WHjr New Ully Ilnll-Dnlnni lu
Common Uuunrtl.
A Btatcd mealing of oelcct nnd common
uounells was held iu their rospcetivo chain.
born lat evening.
Hfcl.KUr (KIUNOII..
Prejent Messrs. Baker, Bald win, Brown,
Dlllcr, Evans, Wise, Wolf, Zscher and
Burger, prosldent.
The lopert of the elty troasurer and ro re
clvcr of taxes for the past mouth was read,
showing n balance- lu the treasury ou the
1st Inst of $33,131 10.
The monthly repert of the ntreat oom eom oem
tulttco was read. It contain.! nothing
except the recommendations for otesaiugii
nt the Eastern nud Western market
houses, it few street repair nnd the laying
of n few gntters.
The lluance oemiulltoo's monthly repert
contains the amount of hills examined and
nppreved during the past mouth.
lictls for the Vlroineu
The tire cnnitie nud lioie nommttteo
recommend lliat a new tnatliesses nnd
bedding be procured for the llremnti who
sleep lu the om:ine houses ; and that the
telephone cempauy be requested te put one
of their tolephono Instrument lu oaeh of
the tire cngiue houses.
Jlr. liaker meved that the recommenda
tions of the committee be nppreved. The
inclement season of the year is coming en
ami tlie tlrcmen ought te have comfortable
beds In which te nlecp.
Mr. Evaus said the nppropnatieu for the
tire department was nearly exhausted ;
he advised that the puruliasu of the beds
be postponed. He believed the men cauld
uet along oamfertably w 1th tlielr proseut
uccommudntieus. It hns ealy been n year
or two bIuce beds wcre purchased for them,
and It idiowed bad housekeeping if they
wero already worn out.
Mr. Baker's motion was ndopted.
The water committee iu their ropeit
ntate that they had met and nppreved bill
contracted for their department ; visited
and inspected the water works ; and voe
emmend certain repairs.
The Icm- Nlroet KUu.jr.
A petition from the Mibsoiiber te the
stock of the Lacastcr city street railway
company, nsking permission te lay their
rails iu the publie .streets from the Pcnn
sylvania railiead depot te the Ijineaster
park was read ; a'se n resolution from
common oeuucll, granting the prayer et
tbe petitioner;, provided they use 11 tt raits
and keep the street i.i repair iu nnd two
Inches outside the liack.
Mr. Evans thought the phnvioelogy of
the resolution rather obieure. He moved
te amend by requiring the railroad com
pany te kcep lu repair that part of the
street between their track, and four inches
en the eutside of the trnek . The amend
ment wan adopted, and common council
concurred.
Tlie Noir City Hull.
Mr. Wolf, from the bpccial committeu
appointed tee infer with n cmimittoeof
Ledgo 13 F. and A. Y. M. relative te
building n new hall en the tite el the pro pre
sent city hall, said he hid no topert te
make, The committees had a uonferenco
but the preposition made by tlie Maseuu
was net satisfactory and no le-mlt wai
reached. He asUcd that the committee lu
continued ft.- a inh-j- mia'h, which was
grauted .
In vi"w of what Sir. Wolf siid, Mr.
Baker, from the city property committee,
suggested that the old pj3te0l-S3 might be
ronted for a short term -.ay till the first
of April.
The suggostie i was approved.
Tl, .New Marxet llenuj.
Mr. Baker, from the market committee
said he had bceu informed that the stalls
iu the Central market houses could net
hereafter be rented fjr as high a price as
heretofore, enu,g te the competition
caused by the croctien of the new market
houses. He suggested that the minimum
price be lowered.
Mr. Evans cald the market commltteo
had authority te lis the miuimum rent of
the Etalls.
'irdtiiAue Krjecteil.
City Solicitor Johnaen's opinion relative
te nu ordinance introduced Sept. 5. 1993,
and passed by that holy Oat. 3, 1993, ex
tcudlug the term of the city solicitor nnd
city engineer from ene te thiee years,
was read. The solicitor holds that coun
cils have the right te uxtend the term of
these officers by ordinauce. The ordinance
was taken up en third leading.
Mr. Baker favored its passage. It took
these officers home time te Locemo well
veracd in their duties, and he thought n
throeyoars term nnne tee long for geed
oillceiH te Ferve.
Mr. Wolf Kald the treuble had been
horetoforo that the eity was tlred of seme
f these efllcrs befere they had served ti
siugle year, aud we wcre glad te g.H rid of
mum at tlie cud ei their term.
Mr. Baker thought a better grade of
oflleors could De secured if they wero ns
sured of a thrce years term.
Mr. Evana said he was in favor of keep
ing geed men in ofllce for thrLO years, or
as much leuger as they would serve ; and
we cau de se uudcr the law new iu ferce
by re electing thorn. But If we adept the
ordinauce increasing the term te thrce
years, aud we get bad officers we will
have treuble In getting rid of thorn.
The yeas nnd nays wero called en the
adoption of the ordluaneo aud it was re
jected by the following vete :
Yeas Messrs. Baker, Baldwiu aud
Diller-3.
Nays Mc3ais Brown, Evans, Wise,
Wolf, Zeehernnd Bergor, prcsldeut 0.
Adjourned.
COMMON VOONUII..
Common council was called te order
with the following membcrs In attend attend attond
aneo :
.Messrs. Adams, Albright, Bare, Beard,
Beleulus, Cermcny, Demutli, Dlnkloberg,
Eberman, Evarts, Fmltn, Frltseh. Hart
ley, Hetiry, Huber, Kendlg. MeKilllpd,
McLaughlin, Powell, Leng, Horaley, Hid.
die, Hchum, Spnth, Storm feltz, Hurat
president.
The minutes of the last stated nud
sjiceial nicetlngs wero read nnd nppreved.
l'OtltlOll
Mr. Hiddle offered n petition in roferonco
tothedralnagoof a portion of the Sixth
ward lying aleug the New Helland plke,
from the junction of Sblppeu street nud
sxld pike. Roferred te stroet oemmltton,
Mr. Hiddle also offered a petition from
mombers of the Lancaster otreot railway
company, asking for pci mission te lay
tracks through certain atrcets te Me
Grnun's park. Dr. Boleulus desired that
the company should be bound dewu te a
ccrtalu extent, and thought that seme
understand lug should be hud botweon the
corporation nud the elty ; that they lay
flat rails, kcep the track In repairs, nnd If
they de net de se, let the elty make the
repairs nt the exponse of the cempauy.
Dr. Belcnl'ts then oll'ared a riselutbu as
fellows :
" Jlttelrcd, That the prayer of the potl petl potl
tleuors be giantcd with the understanding
that the company lay n Iht rail ami keep
the nt roots la tepair en the in nud eutside
of the mil te the dlstnnce of 12 Inches. Iu
oase they fail te keep the abjve portion of
tbe btroeteoouplod by their rail in repair,
the city shall de se at the ozpenso et the
railroad oenipsuy," Common council
ndeptcd it, select council amending,
ICeperts al Uomuiltteei.
The reports of the various committees
woie toad nud the notion of belcct oetincll
concurred in.
Upen Mr. Ileaid's i-eucn, couueihi io ie io
censldorod nud passed the relect couuell
resolution recently dctextcd by oemmou
couuell, t.-nuafeirlug $1,500 from the
contingent fund te the stroet appropria
tion. Firework.
Common council ordinance, Ne. 3,
which was Introduced en August 1, 1883,
read nud rofei red tnntipaaial commltteo,
nud amended October 0, 1993, regftrdlug
the prohibition of "the sale, maiiufaotitre,
or use, within the oerporato limits of the
elty of Lancaster, of toy pistols, devil's
bombs, gnus, llrearm.s, or oxpleslvos el
any klnd'whataoevor, used for colebrntloti
purposes," was read nnd defeated.
Termi et IllllenrJ UhitiiRiit.
Common oeunoll ordinauce Ne. -1,
changing the tonus of the elty solicitor
nnd city cngiueer te thrce yeari, was re
ferred te the elty solicitor for his opinion
whother the tonus of the officers named
iu tlie ordinauce can be ohanged by this
ordluatice. In answer, the elty solicitor
said ' Iu reply te the accompanying in
quiry I have te say that it Is my opinion
that the accompanying ordlniube cau lie
legally enacted and that the terms of tlin
efllceirt named can be ohanged by ordi erdi ordi
naueo." Dr. Beleulus mentioned the faet that
the II re committee went te Philadelphia
seme tlme nge nt tlielr own expense. Ile
nlfcrcd n loselution that the elty pay the
expenees, ns they went for the bonelltof
the elty flre department. Referred te thu
tlnnnce committee.
Adjourned.
A l'l.HAIANT OCCASION.
A llampift by tlin IVnttilucten Klre Asie.
i Utlen
In aocerdanco with a previeus nrraugo nrrauge
nicut, about 50 ex members of the Wash
Ington tire company met at Schiller hall,
North Queen street last ctening, together
witii n low invited gucstH, Including Mayer
MacGonlgle. They wero called te order
by Mr. Jtie I. llartmau, prcsldeut of the
late company, vi he stated that the occaMeu
of thu nssembliiKO was te signaling with a
banquet the Una! dissolution of the com
pany. Horeviowod its histiry and his own
rotations with it ns president ; for the uni
form oeurtcsy nud support he hr.d received
he returned thnnki.nnd also for a beautiful
silk Pag which had been presented te him
in the distribution of the company's cfTects.
Mr. llattmau said that among the friends
of the late company te whom tin members
felt uiului-obligatiens, cspectally for tils
readiuess te aeeiuipati) thorn nud net as
their spokesman en the occasions of two
lsittt te Fred r.ek, M I., and Yerk, Pa.,
was W. U.Hcnsel ; nud ns -a token of their
appreciation of this he dcalred te present
in their name. te Mr. Ilrnsul,.
who sat next te him, a gdd
h'Videl eiui wlileh h ha 1 up tethi'. tlui.i
concea'ed abeu'. bin pjrs in Haudiu; it
te Mr. Heuse!, he exprusred tlie hepe thai
it might be len bofe he was compelled
te lean upon It U i- eurqiert, but that dur
ing his whole life he would chcrN'i i" as u
ovidenco of th.i friendship, geed will a-. 1
gratitude of the ikuera
Mr. Hansel irc.-ived it in n fuw weuls I
thanks, In which he p ltd a tribute te the
virtues of the old volunteer Ure depart
roent nud the merits of the Washing
ten cempauy, winch for many yearn
had bcen his ruighber. Whlle he had
always been ready te oblige its members,
when in Ids power, he did uet feel that
they lueurrrul nii obligation te a 01117.11
from such alight cervices. He aceaptwl i"
with sine sroappieeiation and would hi;!ii
cherish th valuable gift, the geed will of
thoie who prosjM'.e I it aul the pli'au' pli'au'
memery eT this oe-asi'm.
The gcii'men pn.ca.t wero tl.3ii lu.t
cd t the th.rl story ruv of thu biiMilitiK
where two long ti.bL.i were ett, hprrad
with au abundant Toast, consisting of oel I
turkey, t "igutr, ham, pickles, che. si ,
celery niv ivcrything th it makes n ha'i I
seme 001 1. en I'.u ,-.n hour the coin;au
sat at thn 1 ru an I rocalled the gleri s of
the days when they ran the inaehiui
About 0:30 p. 111 , the main bedydiapeised
but the fcstivltied wero kept up for it
while later.
The cane Is a beautiful ebony etick,
with a oreok. Tin h-jal is of liamuurcd
geld, highly dii.-ur.vti I with elnsin .ml
nppllque work, i'lserlbed with Mr. IL11
set's InltialH, nud the words iu ac.mt -"
Presented by t.n Washington Fi.j .Vi
socintien, Lancaster. Pa,, 1893." It w.n
furiiiHhed by E. J. Zilim.
ItAML'll IO.
An Alt-.icilve l'i jr mill 11 sum Aiwllnnce
It wah quite disappointing te the fiiends
and ndmlrornef Mr. Harry Meiedlth te
cee the rather small audiouce, whi.-h as
no in bled in Fulton opera heuse laitevou laiteveu
ing te witness his line p'ny of " Itaueh 10."
The plece has been given lieie several
times boterr, nnd ns its many admirabln
features wero greatly enjeyed, It was te
be hoped that a large audiouce would greet
It last evening Of oeurso it in net ene of
the best, and is far from belug ene of the
most perfect, plays before the publie at
present, but it stands in eminence a-i eun
of th) kittling melodramas of its natutc. It
is essentially western, measurably exagger
atcd and Improbable, but withal worthy,
Interesting and emphatically deserving of
commendation. Mr. Meredith scorns te be
come, with each successive season, mero
attractive, and thore is little wlileh is net
natural iu his lmrorsetiatiou of the dual
role, I Ie iiiei its the approbation aud
patrenage of tlie best class of citizens, and
in most ether cities locaives it The spje
tacu'arcll-cts of " Hmeh 10 " wero pre
scutcd with conaummate beauty nnd
realism last evening, the flre scoue cspe
dally being oue of the most thrilling and
natural ever fi-eu here. On no fermei
presentation of the play iu Lancaster has
It, as well as all ether feature;! of the piece,
been given mero tatlsfactenly, nud it was
gratifying te oberv- that the spectators
boisleieuidy appreciated them. Thore have
been boine inodillcatiens made iu the gteat
funny trial sceuc, which took inunonsely.
The cast vvhieh Is, with ene or two changes
the uamensin former jnnrs, was decidedly
oempetont.
A tVell Known Thmtrlvnl Manager Head,
The death, by plciiro.piieumeuln, yce.
terday, or Jehn T. Dennelly, or Phila.
delphia, nnd ene of the best known thent
rlcal managcri 111 thi country, will be sad
news te his hosts of friends, seme of
whom nie in this eity. Mr. Dennelly
begau Ilia tboatiieal career 35 year age 011
the burnt oerk stage, and as he nrose lu
efilclouey w.u huslneas manager te many
actors and uetrcRscs, who stand high iu the
profession, niueug thorn being Barrett,
Beeth, Ed win Adams, Adelalde Nollseu,
Lettantidn dezen ethers. Mr. Donuelly'u
last ongaijetnent was with the Hess opera
company, and dm lug the present Boaaen
he was connceto I with W. E Sherldau,
aud was iu Lancaster In nilvauoe of that
eminent noter.
Te tlusu vthe had the geed fortune
te have lutimntely known Mr. Den
nelly, Lis companionship was a Keurce of
most Intonating cntcrtainment. Ills long
theatrical oarecr had been filled
with cuccesscs, failures nnd advontures,
and Uieee old tlme remlnlsccnccB
wcre most absorbing ns told by him, He
"always stuck te tits business," as he
icm-uked en hl'i lait visit te Lancaster,
nud certainly any ene who wanted " Don Den
nuily" wheu he was In Phlladelphla, was
Hiiro te llnd him at tlie Lyujuiu, nruund
Oarncress', or whorevcr he was engaged.
He was 58 years old and leaves a wlfe nnd
daughter.
A CoeuudruiVt
I'nila. ltecerd.
"Fur the geed of the country," says the
Lancaster New ;m, " we preferred te tee
Handall elcctud Hs;akei-. Fer the ceed of
the Hipubhcan pany wa njolce that Car
lisb was selictcd." Does the itew Era
wish it te be understood that what Is geed
for the Kopttblleiu party is net geed for the
country,