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TXUMDAT MVMsTKO, JAN. 34, 1884.
The lw' Stiprewacy.
James Nutt, acquitted of the murder
of Dukes, en the ground of Insanity, has
beea released from custody ou the testi
mony of the examining physicians, tlint
he is net bow Insane The result Is a
mockery of the law, yet It Is ene which
appears te be endorsed by the weight of
public sentiment; which, therefore,
socks the law. It Is net an ngrccable
reflection for thoughtful citizens that law
is thus contemned. Orations attend him
who was acquitted of murder upon the
nnlv rtflMlhta orennd that the law offer-
' ed for his acquittal, that he was insane
when be did the deed. His act of insanity
Is applauded as an act of the sanest no
bility of mind. Of course it is absurd as
It is false that this is the proper Judg
ment upon the deed. The fact is that pee
plowhe applaud Nutt bellove that he did
a geed deed In killing Dukes fir his of
fense against his family. If this is a cor
rect Judgment then it is wrong that the
law can only release him from punish
ment for his act by the finding of n jury
that it was an act of insanity.
New, which is right, the judgment of
the law or of the people V The two can
not be made te correspond at all ; and
certainly the one or the ether needs te be
changed. If It was right for Nutt te
kill Dukes under the provocation he had,
It is right for the law te confer, this
privilege, If net te put this duty, upon
every man who has suffered as Nutt did.
If private vengeance is the proper pun
ishment of such wrong as that charged
upon Dukes the law should say be ; and
certainly should net denounce the
avenger as a murderer. Every sensible
citizen must desire te see the law
declared as it should be vindicated,
and net proclaimed te be nullified.
Public opinion en an isolated case is
net, however, the test of the goodness
of a law. It does net fellow that be
cause public opinion new seems te de
clare Nutt guiltless of crime, he is
therefore guiltless. That public opinion
may be wrong ; and when we see it
clearly in conflict with a law that has
had the sanction of ages, the presumption
is that It is wrong. We believe it te be
se. The popular judgment in the Nutt
case, letting loose, as it does, the private
pistol te de the work of the public exe
cutlener, certainly ens ; for the funda
mental rule of society is that private
vengeance must be surrendered te the
public officer.
In this case, It is said that the nubile
officers failed In their duty ; that Dukes
was acquitted, and that Nutt was right
te remedy their failure. It is clear
that bucu argument is net geed, and that
there is nothing In the luw te warrant
It. "Admitted," say Nutt's applauders,
"and yet we applaud, because Dukes'
wrongdoing Is avenged."
Such unreasoning surrender te im
pulse upon the part of our people is
often exhibited In this country, where
lynch law Is a dally experience. The
law is permitted te have its course only
when popular feeling is net aroused ,
but such feeling at any time may set It
aside. We believe It te be the clear
tPflP.lllnCy flf ATnprlpnpn A3 If l-a nt nnm
men sense, that the public weal demands
mat tue law should, control, and net be
controlled by such nenulnr ebullition.
When It strains ngaltiBt the law and the
law gives way, society la net safe ; for
Its law falls It when It Is most needed.
The most disturbing fact In connec cennec connec
tien with the Nutt acquittal is that se
many journals of respectability have
chosen te run with, instead of against,
the current of feeling. It demonstrates
hew little reliance can be placed upon
these who should be teachers and leaders,
when they are thus seen te fear te put
their honest Judgment across the path
of popular feeling ; and hew hopeless It
will be for the law te leek for support
from these who should be Its firmest sup
porters agalnt the ever possible assaults
of popular frenzy.
The State Conventions.
The time for the state conventions of
both the political parties In Pennsylvania
was llxed yesterday, and in either case it
was quite early enough, no ene will
deny. It will require the local organlza erganlza organlza
tiens everywhere te besclr themselves te
get ceUnty conventions assembled In
time te elect the delegates, and In all
cases it is proper that there should be
the best possible popular representation
In the appointment of these who are te
cheese the delegates from this state te
the national conventions.
The unusually large attendance at and
interest manifested in the meeting or
the Democratic state committee augur
well for the organization and activity of
the party throughout the state. The
members met without plan or pregramme
and every matter befere thorn was the
subject of full and free discussion and
the conclusion was reached after due
deliberation. The executlve committee
selected consists of representative Dem
ecrats who will strengthen and assist
the work of the chairman ; the place
chosen for the convention is the hesplta
ble home of one of the best Democratic
organizations In the state, and It prom prem
lses every facility for the meeting.
In the appolntmentef a time the com
inlttee was dlvlded mainly en the Issue
of an earlier or later convention ; In any
event it was seen that in many counties
the delegates would have te be chosen
befere the time for nnmi .,..
tickets ; in Philadelphia, Northampton,
Berks, Lehigh and Susquehanua the del.
egates are nlready selected. Twe con
siderations influenced the choice of thn
earlier date. One of these was the desire
te anticipate the Republican convention
uu auanuen tne cierenslve policy upon
which the party In this state has acted
for years ; it will be the first occasion in
a long tlme that the Demoeratio state
convention in Pennsylvania met befere
the Republican. Secondly, it was the
preponderating opinion of thecommlttee
that Pennsylvania should make Its own
declaration en questions of federal pol
icy, and net await the action of ether
states ; that it should lead nud net fol fel fol
lew. This Idea mainly controlled the
selection of the date.
The Philadelphia Democrats liave
neminatcd the "old ticket" of 1881,
and propose te mnke a fight for its elec
tion. The eyes of the state nre upon
them.
Maueme has been requested by lcgisla lcgisla
tlve resolution te reslgn his seat In the
Senate Hew have the mighty fallen '
Fkahck will be compelled te restrain
her bolllceso propensities If, as new seems
probable, Great Britain Is te get her lin
gers In the Tenquln pic.
Indianapolis Is being treated te a vlst vlst vlst
tatloe similar te that through which our
own city has passed. Soventeen prisoners
in the county jail have been prostrated by
smallpox, It is te be hoped that the dis
ease did net gain its present headway
through the " hush-tip " polley that oca eca
bled It te beceme prevalent herc.
Helma.n will have the country at his
back In his efforts te rovlse the land laws
under which n few corporations and indl
viduals have been grasping millions of
acres of the publle domain. The man who
devlses a svstetn whereby western lauds
may be made Inviting te aetual settlers
wllldoservo a publie monument.
These who persist in saying that the
fair sex cannot keep a secret will be
forced te rovise their reckonings soma what
at the information that Miss Elizabeth
Richards, of Philadelphia, kept the
knewledge of her age a profound mystery
te overy ene for a period of nearly 100
years. Malicious sceptics might say that
the secret of hr age is the only ene
capable of being religiously guarded by
the fair.
A voine man was tried recently In New
Haven for eausing a disturbance in a
theatreby calling out in a loud enough
toue te attract general attention that it
was a " bam show." On the ground that
a spectator has as much right te express
disapprobation as approbation, the judge
allowed him te go scot free. Under this
decision a lew determined ouernies of a
theatrical company might by paying tbe
price of a ticket effectually ruin its bnsl
ness.
The preposition of tbe Berks county
peer directors te build a home expressly
for orphan children Is scarcely te ba com
mended, iu view of the much cheaper
method suggested of paying the expenses
of the maintenance of the county orphans
In institutions belonging te adjacent
counties. Perhaps the beat, as it is de
cidedly the cheapest way, would be for
the peer directors te secure homes for the
little walls among the tarming poeuu
tien. Mere work, it is true, would be en
tailed en director, but no greater benefaj
tien could be conferred en the homeless
little ones.
Ministers of the gespel in giving di
roctlens te their deck must be careful te
first swe op clean befere their own doers.
A Catholic priest in Pottsville speke from
the altar against a proposed ball, and the
organizers of the Iatter promptly retail
ntcd by informing their paiter that he
had permitted dancing at church picnics
and gambling at church lairs. In like
manner a Presbyterian shepherd of Her
wiek Inveighed against some )eunger
members of his ohureh for dancing and.
1 during the trial
ene of the yeunir men
I TirAfArrrwl n. (iKntfra artntnaf .Via nna.A.. fn.
card playing. The party throwing the
first stene should get a safe distance off
lest he be struck by the rebound.
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FEBSONAL.
Rt. Re. P. J. Rtax, coadjutor Catholic
bishop of St. Leuis, has been created an
archbishop.
Oeiuteu is anxious te obtain a pug deg
mm iue proper twist ei me tall. IIew
would Freddie Gebhard fill the bill:'
Biaine's treatment of the south and of
slavery in his new book is said te be free
from sectional bitterness or party feelintr.
Gladstone, notwithstanding the cares
of Btate, finds tlme te make enthusiastic
publie speeches concerning the merits of
cngiiBiijam.
Lee XIII in presenting Archbishop Gib
bens, of Baltimore, witn his portrait said :
"let it be a reminder iu your council of my
affection for your grand country."
Tiiuilew Weed Barnes, agrandsouef
Ihurlew Weed, is preparing a velume of
nioraelrs of his grandfather. It will include
heretofore unpublished letters from Clay,
ubster, Lincoln, Bewanl and ethers.
Chaules A. Dan i, of the New Yerk
Sun, has been threatened with a Hogging
by an irate New Yerk stock broker, C. S
Benhara by name, who claims te have been
aggrloved at a publication In the former'..
paper.
Dn. L. II. Washington 6ays that when
pneumonia attaeks the steady, square
drinker, ene who carries regularly bis pint
te a quart of whiskey dally, the treatment
comeH exclusively under the domain of the
undertaker, ns the first case of recovery
has yet te be reported.
AUKICULTUUK.
ilie Meeting of the fcUle iteuij
The state beard of agriculture began Its
annual session in Harrisburg Wednesday
afternoon, Governer Pattison presiding,
rbe entire afternoon was devoted te pro pre
llminary business and the olection of vice
presidents and an exoeutivo committee.
The new vice presidents are Jehn McDew
oil, of Washington county ; G. W. Ather Ather
ten, of the Pennsylvania state college, and
lien. 31. O. Beebe, of Venango county.
The executlve commlttece chosen con
sists of the goveinor and Secretary Edge
and Messrs. 0. 0. Musselman, of Somer
set ; J. P. Barnes, of Lehigh , Dr. J. P.
J;.dKe. of Chester ; N. P. Undorwoed, of
Wayne j Eastburu Beeder, of Bueks : O.
; A,.?iBter LD"Phin, and Joel A. Herr,
of Cliuten. Thirty uiembers of the beard
were present. Ne reports of committees
were received owing te the term of the old
oeranilttoos having expired. Nn nnm
mltteea will be appointed te morrow by
the governor. '
Weduesday night Prof. Median, of Phil-
adelphla, delivered un address en "Alaska
KJpte'. Mt ! ,U nKricuU"re nJ
A Fortune Lelt te the l'eiie.
Louden Dally New.
The Ii(i$iegna nnnounecs that en New
Yeai i day the Pope beard from Londen
mat a lauy wlie used te subscrlbe tlOOO
?.1lyt0 Poter'8 Pence had died, leavlnc
180,009. Ills holiness h sending olio of
his nephews, together with Monslgner
Cataldl, te Londen te seoure this legaey.
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WoedOhoDiierj nr.im ii rin
Elghtoen cars were oempletoly wrecked
en the Lykens Valiey railroad near Lvknnn
en Wednesday, owing te n rail having
been displaced by woedohoppers sklddlnS
legs dpwn the mountain slde. They mude
no effort te remedy the damage or te notify
the railroad ofllelals. ArrestH are contemplated,
AT I.IIIKKTV.
Jam NnM lrclret te be 3ne,
The hearlng ns te James Nutt's present
mental oeuditiou took place Wednesday
morning before Juige Stewo, and rcsulted
In the prisoner's rolease.
Doctors Wylle, Beatty, Horeu and
Christy wero cxatuiued, and all ngrced
that nt the present time Nutt wai of sound
mind and fully rospenslblo, and thought
that It would be perfectly safe te restore
him te liberty.
He was then discharged, nud, after re.
celviug the congratulations of theso pro pre
scut, repaired te Majer Brown's ollice,
where bin mother, slster and ethor rolatUes
had gathercd te receive him. On the way
he was tendored a porfeot ovation. Hun
dreds of people followed iu front aud
behind him. Old men patted him ou the
back, woman crowded around him, and
children pushed and shoved te get a leek
at the boy made famous by the great trial,
llii mother and sister went bitterly as they
threw their anus around him, and the
joy they expressed seemed te knew no
bounds.
A number of the jurors who sat iu Judg
tnent en Nutt wcre admitted, and shook
his hauds warmly one remarking, "Jimmy,
if they de anything te you in Payotte,
scud thorn down aud we will sce te
them."
By this time the crowd ou the outside
was se large that it was found necessary
te call officers te clear the streets.
The family was then driven te Majer
Brown's liouse for dinner, and Wednesday
at 4 o'clock p. in., all will return te their
home at Uoleutown, where James will be
tendcrcd a reception. It was the intention
at first te wml the young man te his
uncles, near Browutewn, for a few days,
but the plans have been chauged, and he
will re home with his mother.
A special from Lnioutewn says Nutt
wa mjt at the depot by a crowd of three
hundred porseus aud was wildly cheered
He was at ouce d -vun home, where he
iutceds remaining iletly.
niiiVEN rim in nv nut:
Tupnijr I'eur i-mulllen Kemlrreil Hemelnn
by the rUiiict.
Fire breke out lite en Tuesday night in
the bakehouse of Jehn Boekmeyor, who
occupied a bull ling iu thn row of eight
houses owned by Mr Florentine GresjeHn,
in Woedhavcu, L. I.
The lire spread very rapidly, entirely
destroying the houses in the row. The
buildings were of brick, two stories high,
with mansard reef. The ground lloers
were used as f tones and were occupied by
Bjekmeycr as a bakery ; James Marne,
hardware ; Geerge Swe-.ck, grocer, J P.
Pelfer. butcher , C. Kingste, liquor dealer,
and Fincke, a barber. Twenty-four
families occupied tbe appartments ever
the stories. The firemen from East New
Yerk and Cyprus Hill responded te the
alarm, but arrived tee late te be of much
service. Mr. uresjean's less is about i 10
000 en the building en which them is an
insurance of $-3, WO the total less is
about 130,000.
The scene during the night was indes
cribable. The sleeping family were turned
out in tLe cold, having hurriedly put en
whatever clothes were nearest at hand.
Weman screamed, children cried and men
ran hither anu thither, endeavoring te
save their household effects. Shelter was
given te many iu neighboring houses.
The en'y person reported injured was
Adam Uush, who, while attempting te
open a second story window te enter with
a line of bee, fcil and broke his leg. He
is injured internally and will probably die.
Killed iy uanellae.
Saratoga, N. Y., was startled Wednes
day afternoon by the report that two
men hail been killed by gaseline at tha
Hathorr.e spring bottling house. Crowds
seen gathered and found the rumor tee
true. Nathan D. Merey, an old and
prominent citizen, has long kept a large
summer bearding house near the depot.
no lias uecn introducing a lerm or gaso gase gase
lieo for mixture with ordinary illummat
inc cas, and had built a tauk, covered
with brick, in the north eud of the
bottling house. Meroy had asked a
locksmith te repair the lock en the
deer leading te the room in which the tank
was located. luwsen took the old lock
off' about two o'clock and returned te
replace it at four, when he saw Meroy and
another man uamed Ljdewick b. Green,
lying en the iber and apparently dead.
The unfoitunate mu wero removed, and
the efforts of the phya. clans, who arrived
shortly after, te reatore consciousness,
wero un.'ua'lmg. Green was a veteran
and was empleyed at the Uathorne
Spring. Beth men leave families. A leak
in the tank was found, and both men were
suffejated or asphyxiated by the escaping
gas.
WunM te bs n Jene Jamei
Itichard Zeller, a ten year old German
boy, who wants te be a Jesie James and a
raider in the Black Hills, as he told the
detectives, was arrested and sent te jail
in Baltimore ou Wednesday. He has only
bcen IU months in America. He success
fully rebbsd several large stores during
the past week Iu ei e of thorn he ebUlned
employment as an errand boy, and the
first night in his new situation allowed
himself te be locked iu and later let himself
out w tli a let of booty. He rehbid the
safe in anether stere, but get very little
money. The detectives caught him in
bed at a bearding house early in the morn mern
ing. Twe revolvers were under his pillow
and lying ou a chair was a leather bslt
with another revolver and a bewie knile In
it. He nisi had a dark lnntern. ITh 1..,!
the magistrate te let nlm go froeand he
Meii'u rrarc west immediately,
e nuhed te Keatfi.
Oj WfcdllDRflrlV a nirfv lt ,nn,i nmntn(tii.l
at Haddock ei btcel's colliery, Luzerne
uuruuKn, vore weiKing tneugn a gangway
nuu iiiey uuncuu mai a portion el the
reef was likely te fall. They ondeavored
tO (lilll0d'!0 the leOSO nnrt. hilt it rnaUtn1
removal and appeared safe. A little while
later it fell without warning, burying
beneathit JohnSterblrd. His fourcempau-
Ions SOt te work tn nxtrlnntn him tint i.n
the WOlL'llt W.1H rnmnvml lm tv.a rn...1
crushed te death. He was 20 voirsef non
aud astetdy man.
SUlione Arraigned la he IrfilnU Hcimie.
In thn Vlrnitil!! jfntn Sln.tntn in lUn.l .
flav t lift rMtnlM,!,i l.ii.n,l I l.r t
holiday recess requesting Souater Mahene
te ri!iir.n lilm nn.it It. l.n I-..I. i c.-.
Uaiiriln MnA . .... t 1 ..
e....lu, uauie uji us a )eeiai order. State
- . .,j, v.w ...tiMui ui me rcse
Iutien, speke iu favor of its adoption, aud
strongly arraigned Gen. Mahene's ceurse
since bis olcctlen ns Senater. Pending
further discussion the Sonate adjourned,
and thfi rnsnllltiiin vrmit nn, until rl'i
iliiy,
Meiituc Yiltn u uuild.
a C,lt0,,V ,Icnk,) "fied 23, a merchant of
Apex , Walie 1 comity, N. O , has deserted
I B,lck, ,W.C ac'1 tl,ree children and
eloped with Varina Pearson, the 13 jear
old daughter or his elerk The clrl Is
vpry dolleAto, and is small for her age.
themaVThftiarr ib1l,DR mml(J t0 mtoreept
thorn. Tbelr relatlvej amert that they
have geno te Illinois. The affair has
caused a inarkoiKcnsatlen.
TniiUBia lie Tj'tu Vlggln.
The snow bloekado proveutcd aendlnc
SutVJ8iOUn8,llt?.the,Kinlfi8t0"' 0,,t- "?
district, and the 1 imhcrmg shanties will
probably be cloae 1 ia ait Bs.nience. I), a
Wiggins, of the Botlile'jem Iren cempauy
is snowed in nt tin iron rumen and the
residents thore think hn is Wiggins the
weather nrnnlml nml n.rn.n .?, "
path for him,
PAYING THE PENALTY.
TWO MUr.UMtKH.1 HUMt IU l'HI. AVKSV.
The Crime for VUileti Clruie A Mlireler
lJit lite Llre-JutlK" Ljncli nt n
Colurude limiRlJC
Ooergo A. Wheeler, a n.Une of Ui.rlum,
Maine, was hatnxed In Kui Kranelsce at
13:51 p. m,, ou Washington, for the mur
der of his slster-lii law, Adele J. Tillson,
by strangling, en October '.'O, lO.
Adelo Tillseu was a jeuiiger sister of
Wheeler's wife. He beoaine enaiiiured of
her In New Yerk. An utiliwful iiitlmaej
followed, nnd a child was bem. His wife
condoned the effense and allow el her
slster te eontinue te reside with tliem,
although she was fully nware that the
erimlual intimacy between tlie two w.ib
continued. They came te San Fran Fran
ciseo in 1830, when aneMier child was bru
te the sister-in-law.
Shortly afterward n jeung miner met
MlssTIIIsen, proposed ami was accepted.
When Wheoler learned tins he outered his
sister-in-law's room, toel: her in his lap.
nud, pretending te i 'ke with her, seized
her by tbe threat and choked liertode.tth
He then squeezed her body into an enipt)
Saratoga trunk, and went t the police
statieu and gave himself up, assigning as
the oati8e of his deed th it be c mid net see
her beceme the wife of .mother man. A
scries of trials followed, and eer effort
was made te sae the .nm's life, but en
three different eccai us he was s-nteneed
te death.
At an early hour Ved.ic.j.iy tnertnug a
crowd of 5,000 persons h. I asembkHl out
side the jail. The deuand f r outrance
tickets was se great th-t tiu were he'd
at $10 premium.
Wheti led from hu m.l Whet ler exhib
ited unexpected tirmne nnd helped the
officials fix the straps en ins legs, the only
vlslble emotion beiug .. twitching of the
lips. He was attended by a Catholic
priest. Although brought up a 0.aaker,
he hid siguified hu uc.ire te d.e in the
Catholic faith. When ..kcd by the bhenff
if he had anything te .ay, he replied : " I
forgive the world, may the wer'd forgive
me." The priest enended a crueitlx,
which the prisoner l.ised, saying
"Jesus, into Thy Lad l commend my
spirit." The signal was then giteu aud
the trap foil. Whccier' neck wah bruken,
and death was instant it.eeus.
The desire for ueturutj mauifesttd it
self in this case in the person of Mrs Mrat
teu, a divorced woman, who frcueiulj
visited Wheeler in his cell and who insist
ed Thursday nichten bjing married te him
Wheeler expressed his w "ingness, but
the sheriff took mci'.irrs te prevent the
ceremony.
A Df'irJi. llur te Tree.
A special dispatch te the Denver lltyib
Uian from Soccorro, Cel , says "At 1
o'clock Wednesday merniug J'eel Y wler,
a notorious Secorro desperado, was tiken
trem the jail, aud, in spite of his frantic
ailDOals ler innrcv in,l i-riM for hnln
dragged te a nelghbinn tree and hun,:.
The Crime for whii-h htiwis liinirn.l irn
the murder of a mau named Jas E Cele,
last November.
This was the seventh ictni nt Fe.vlcr,
who was worth 8100,0)0 anltae c'ti'jns
bolieroil be would use his wealth buj
witnesses, as he had 1 -n.j i. the ether
cases
UtlASlMl I'.ICll'Kll aiL'ltt.UttKKS
Tire Cenilcmucit Crliulnnli llrajk Jxil mnl
are uecaptareil nlth nloeiUneit
Lillkil Anil Ttill .Tonu irSn liir Ii,aii it.
jail at Jacksen Court Heuse, Ohie, await
iuk meir iianKing, roeruary u, ler the
uiuruer ei .iuuersen ijiCKey, iast meiltll,
pried open their cell deer at n en en Wed
uesday, while the two guards were at din
ucr, uuu luuuu luemseives in tue corridor,
where they otptured the revolvers of the
guards. They then rushed out into the
oeurt of the jail, where they met Frudcr-
ion ivueu, me jauer, auu, patting roveiv
ors te his head, everp werel and tied
him. The coast was r.ew clear. They
walked rapidly out et the frjnt d i of
the jail, and as th y were in cituans g.ub
had geno several streeta from the j til be
fere the alarm was giveu.
The guards and a large body of citizens
Btarted in pursuit The escaped murdor murder
ers ran for the hills en the east of the
town, which they rapidly climbed. Five
hundred citizens, arrned with guns and
revolvers, gave chae and brought the
murderers te bay in a ravine, where they
opened fire en their puuuers. LukoJencs
was se badly wounded in tLe moleo that
it is feared he will net hve te be hanged ,
both prisoners then bpc 1 for quarter
and were taken back te jail
AIUU1TTKI1 or 31 Ll'.Dtilt.
Wrjy tie Jar v,tt Jutiu Urluhllbn: si lib.
crty
The trial of Jehn Steinlulbcr for the
murder of Themas Kearns, at Ashland
last November, which has bcen going en
since Tuesday, the nth mst , ended en
Wednesday, and resulted in the acquittal
of the prisoner. It was proved that he
had been set upon by four young raon.whe
grappled with him, and in self dofense he
drew a revolver and fired, killing Kearns.
The killing was the outgrowth of a scries
of outrages committed by a desperate
band of ruffians, who for several years
past have terrorized Ashland. Men who
had occasion te be abroad en the strcet at
night wero garroted and robbed. A min
later of tbe Evange ical church was at
tacked by the band and beaten.
Drunken Individuals were tied te
lamp pests and left exposed until morn
ing. Ne person would venture en
the street at night inarmed. Strangeis
coming into town made all po3sibie haste
in gettlug out of it The war cry of the
gang was the word "roet,"aud at the sound
of it the boldest men trembled il alene nud
unarmed. The ''Lynx,' for that was the
name which the unholy organization bore,
spared no ene. The testimony of the
witnchkes proved that Kearns and his party
had cried "root" several tlmea before Hteln
hilbcr flred. After 20 minutra' dollberation
the jury returned a vordiet of "net guilty."
This trial brought publie sentiment te
bear ou the "Lynx" cani?, and what seem
ed a second Mollle Maguite organization
was broken up by the of killing Kearns.
TUYIr TO I.MHUIt I.IKH.
A rmll Ieiidi: (.ml? Whom flnaiicll l(e
vertcD Dreve tr Oetpulr.
Mile. de Seuibreiiil, a young lady
twenty three years of age, whose name
was inlxed up in the hwsuit fallowing the
smash of the Union Oonerale, made au
attempt last night te destroy herself iu her
apartment, Hue de Constantinople, Paris
Befere the great crash, hu had lived en
intimate terms with M. Feder, then dlree.
ter of the Uuien Goierale, nud, since lilfl
condemnation, the head of a banking
house of Berlin. Iu the days of his opu
lence 31. Feder had furnished a Biiperb
apartment for Mile. de rbmbrcnil In the
Hue de NeuiUy, but the crash catne, and
the Union Gonerale burst befere the up
hoIsterer'H bill of 50,000 Traues had been
paid, The young ,?lrl was imld responsible
for this and ethor debts, and gradually,
bit by bit, her llttla feitiiL,u dwindled
away, until oho was left u!iivtt in netual
want, with u baby four jium old. At
last, tlred of the ntruKgle of life, after
repeated applications te hr lever ler
assistance, mie resolved te end her misery.
Bhe is new lying nt the hospital with a
bullet hele in her left clde, Thu attempt
ed fciilolile has caused great uxoilement
Au cxtensive correspondence between her
nnd Feder was found Iu tbe room whero
shn attempted her life. Mii de Hoiu Heiu
breull is said te be a nu.tr loJatlve of
another prominent Parisian baul.cr,
rllK HTATM UONVr.NTlOMS
Iteinefralir. Allmteifii, April li-Krimbluan,
lUtrliburK, April 1(1
The meeting ei the Democratic statu
commlttce In Harrisburg, yosleiday, was
ery largely attended, nearly every county
being represented nud mainly bv the com
initteeiiien theniRelves. . I . Hensel
wa'Mcoleetcd chairman unanimously, and
In taking the place thanked the inotnbers,
congratulated them oil the full attendance
and Interest itiauifcted,aud said that with
zealous organization of the party he was
confident that it wan n miscalculation te
count Pennsylvania as a certainly llepitb
I lean state,
Before the meeting of the commlttce it
was generally supposed that Harrisburg
would be selected as the place for the
holding of the next state convention, but
this idea was seen dispelled, Krnst
Nakel, of Allentown, made an earnest
speech In favor of his town, which was
responded te by Casper Dull, member of
the committee from Dauphin comity, who
favored Karrishurg. Allentown wen by
a ote of Wi te 27. All the Phlladelphiaus.
except Hopresentatlvo Crawford, voted
at; mist Harrisburg , aud besides the votes
of it.s neighbors Allentown bad support
from such rem no distrlets as Greotie,
Fayctte and Krie.
A recess was had from 5 te 7 p m , te
priut the ticket of nominees for executlve
committee.
On the first ballet the following named
gentlemen wero elected mombers of the
executive comuiittee : H. P. Allou, Ly
coming , E A. Blgler, Cloartleld : W. J.
Breiinau, Allegheny ; Goueral Itichard
Coulter, Westmoreland ; W. P. Uarrity,
Philadelphia , 11. V. (Myers, Dauphin, and
II E. Packer, Carben.
l'he announcement of the chair that the
next business iu erder was the tlxlug of
the date for the holding of thu state con
vention was the sigual for a llvely discus
sion. March and 10, April 2, 10 nnd 80
ami Ma 7 aud 1 1 were named, and April
10 was hnally chosen by a ery decided
majority. It was then announced that
during that week quarter sessions court
would be iu kcssieu in Lehigh and hotel
accommodations might be lacking, ami
thereupon the ote was reconsidered.
Anether debate ensued betwecu the
friends of an early and a late convention.
H.J. stable, of Adams, was opposed te
tltiug any date, preferring that the execu
tive eommittce should doclde en the time.
Mr. Harnty, of Philadelphia, said if thore
was a reason for the Democrats te post
pone their convention until the ltupubh
cans had he'd theirs that reason did net
exist new. The Democratic conventieu
should be held early and the tariff planks
in the platforms of 18S2 aud 1SS:1 should
be reaffirmed ; the Democrats of PonnsjI PennsjI
vama should net allow ether states te put
them in a disadvantageous position en
the tariff question. Mr. Brennati opposed
an earl) contention, as it might place the
state in au inconsistent position , the
national conventieu might adept a plat
form at varnnce with that of the Pennsyl
vania Democracy. W. Uush Gillan, of
Frankliu county, favered a late couven
tien, because the counties would net
etherwise hae achance te elect delegates
by convention, an early ene might be hurt
fill te the chauces of Samuel J. Randall
for the presidency. T. S Veltman, of
Perry, said he was as strongly in favor of
ltaudall as any man, but he was for an
early couvention in order that Pennsylva
nia Democrats could make a timely
deel.tr itien en the tariff question. Mr.
Kerr, of Clearfield, said the committee
had uething te de with the tariff question.
A vete being had between April 0 and
Ma) 1 1, the former wen by 41 te 14.
Befere the commlttee adjourned Chair
man Hensel admonished all the members
te see that no person be placed en the
Domecratio electoral ticket who was net
fully qualified and that proper care be
taken in making up and forwarding election
returns te tbe prothenotary's office.
The Itejiubllcen Convention tn Meet M llnr llnr
rltearc un April IU.
The Republican state executive commlt cemmlt commlt
teo met yesterday at the St. Cloud hotel,
Philadelphia, and fixed n date for holding
thc state convention. The place solectod
was Harrisburg aud the date agreed upon
was April 10. Upen this the mombers of
the oemmittco were practically unani
meus, although a few at first favored a
somewhat earlier date. A resolution was
passed that a committee of tlve bs ap
pointed, of which the chairmau and secre
tary of the commlttce shall be members,
te consider the expediency of fixing a uni
form day for holding primary elections
throughout tbe state as far as practicable
with existing rules. The question of the
proposed ebange iu the basis of representa
tion was discussed, but no conclusion
arrived at.
Judge Pettis offered a resolution th at
the HUte convention elect delegatcs-at
large and the representatives of each
congressional district selcct candidates for
presidential electers and that the hoveral
county committees be requested toprevido
for the election of the district delegates te
the national convontien. A serlcs of rese
lutiens commending Chairman Cooper for
his industry, party reality and wise direc
tion, especially in the last election, wcre
pissed with great enthusiasm.
Dropped. Head In a Theatre.
Mrs. Marien Clifferd, while ascending
the stairs of the family circle of the
Academy of 3Iusie, in Philadelphia, Wed Wed Wed
nosdayevenlng, was taken suddenly ill.and
died In a short time.
m im m - -
A New (Joint t
On Tuesday night a comet was vlslble
at Buones Ayrcs, Argentine Confedera
tion, in the east at an angloef 45 dogreos.
It has a very brilliant nucleus, but the
tall was hardly vlslble.
MueMen Drowned uiin lal(.
A raft was en Wodnesday drawn Inte a
wmripoel en the Upper Cumberland river
near Carthage, Tenncsse, and nliie men
werodrewiied.
Auault and lUttiry.
Jehn Augustlue and his dlstcr Mrs.
Andreas Eberly, had a hearing bofero
Alderman Ferdney thlsmornlng,te answer
cemplants of assault and battery en An
dreas Eberly. It was shown that Ebcrly,
who is au old pensioner, had a difficulty
witli his wife last Sunday a wcek about
seme meney matters, and took her by the
nook, whorcupen her brether. Ausustine,
beat Eberly ever thu head with n peker
mulcting sorteus wounds, l.ueriy
thought his wife also beat him, but as he
was hnoeked sonseloss he could net swear
te it. Augustlue was committed for trial
nt oeurt, and 3Irs. Ebsrly was dlsoharg dlseharg
ed. l(ed Alen' 1111
The commlttee of arrangements are
te-day issuing invitations te the grand
ball te be given by Canassatega tribe, Ne.
20J, I. O. R M., ou Meuday evening,
February 11. Ne efforts nre being spared
te maite it ene of the finest aflalrsofthe
season. The great ohiefd of the great
counell of Pennsylvania, and ethor dis
tinguished guesti will be present, The
City oernot baud will play the mutch for
llm f.rnnil nrnninlinitn nml 'IVvlnr'u full
orchestra will furnish the dancing inusie
Services nl Alnnlinme nml 1'rlien.
Mrs. Llzzle Sbarpe of Philadelphia, n
regularly ordained minister of the Muthi;
dlst ehurch will proaeh In thochapelof the
nlmshouHeat 1.80, nud at the prison at 8
o'clock, next Sabbath afternoon, the 27th
Instant.
Abatement tu ua Allowed,
Ycstirday the oQUfityceannissloners de
vmiu tu uuuiv jii nu tvuiuuui ui tn-w rv
cent, ou alt ejunty tax raid uu or bofero
fllllU UlUt
QUAKTER SESSIONS. !
THIS MritASllimil MOM1UIDK OAHK.
Ati'.lEiuneiit eintllliint r. llll,lebtiml-Ttii
forenoon Kxhauiteu, nnd the Jury Met
I'tuupleteil Objections le the, l tirert.
WuhtenUi! Afttmoen.Umny Ulllen,
alias, Jacob Wallaoe plead guilty te meal
lug a herse from Daniel Nelm of thin city.
The accused Is n colored boy and he hired
a horse from Mr. Nelm which he attempt
ed te soil nt Lemaii Plnoe. Sentenced te
threo years and six months Imprisonment.
Levi Ehorselo plead guilty te the oliarge
of adultery and was eonteuood te nltie
months and ten days Imprisonment.
Alfred Tumor, colored, plead guilty te
assault and battery and was sonteuood te
pav it line of and costs,
The jury iu the case of T. W. Pryer,
c' rged with larceny reudered a verdict of
net guilty.
Lyman Ultzcr convicted of fornleatiou
and bastaidy was sentenced as usual.
Ceui'th vs. William Rloluirdsen, of this
eity, carrying concealed woapeus. The
evidence showed that while Hetiry Heltor,
who is employed nt the saloon or Jehn A.
Snyder, North Quceti street, was stand
ing at the deer ene ovenltig recently, de.
fend tut ctme along and, drawing a pistol,
pointed it at him, almost frightening him
te death
The defense was that Richardson was
very drunk en this day j If he had n pistol
seme ene must have placed it lu his
poekot, as he knew nothing of It.
The jury rendered a vordiet of net
guilty, with county for casts.
In the case of Mlohtel A. McGllnti, a
ordiet of net guilty was taken. with the
county for costs , the sanie disposition
was made et a cast of false protenco
against Heraco B. Jehns.
In an old case against Dr. Eugone De
Loen, charged with conspiracy te debauch
Ida Brenemaii, a verdict of net guilty was
taken, as the defendant has nover been
caught, although fearch has been made
for him.
Toe gram! Jury returned the following
bills
lYue IUIU Win. A. Hear, assault and
btttery.
Ijrurtyl D.wM Markewitz, peddling
without liceuce, with county for costs j
Martin Brelter aud Felb Pike, peddling
without licence with M. B. Hess for costs.
lIieMruiburi; iteiulcUte,
7'.urjuiy Memmy. The case or Millard
F. Hildebraud, of Mrasburg, charged with
the murder or Henry Eshleman, was
called first In ctmrt this morning and the
Holcetien of a jury was proceeded with.
The priseuer, represented by his counsel,
H. M. Xerth, M Brosius and P. D.Baker,
esqs., appeared Iu court nnd te his ar
raignment nuswered in a firm and clenr
voice " Net guilty." The commonwealth
was represented by ex District Attoruey
Davis, b H. Reynolds. B. Frank IMile
mm aud W. V, llonsel, esqs. The ontlre
panel et 11 jurors was called and exhaust
ed by 11$ a m., at which hour tnue jurors
had been secured aud an adjournment was
had te J p. re., te give the sheriff time te
summon a special vouire of thirty six,
ordered by the court.
Following are the names of the jurors
called this morning, an abstract of their
answers te the questions asked them con
cerning their scruples about capital pun
Uhment, their opinions, if any, or the
case, and whether or net they had any
feeling regarding the priseuer .
II. R. Iketi6man, first steed aside, re
called aud sworn.
B. G. Getz,had fermed and expressed an
opinion that would intluouce him , chal
lenged for cause.
J. Fred Su ter, had fermed aud expressed
an opinion , challenged for cause.
Hunry C. Yeung, steed aside, recalled
and challenged peremptorily by common
wealth.
Jes. Lebar, had conscientious icruples
ngaiubt capital puuishment , challenged
for cause.
Gee. W. Zrcher, challenged poromp peromp poremp
torlly by defeusc.
Levi h. Grayblll, hail oensoleutlous
scruples . challenged for cause.
James Ponnlugten, cha'lcngcd poremp.
terlly by defense.
Peter Nazle, had conscientious scruples;
challenged for oause.
Jehn H. Hair, had fermed an opinion ,
challenged for cause.
Henry S. Rutter, sworn.
Fred Stamm, had formed a bias against
prisoner , challenged for cause.
Henry Boice, had expressed au opinion ,
challenged for cause.
Abram II. Huber, had conscientious
scruples ngaiust capital punlshment ;
challenged ler cause.
Abram Has?, had conscientious scru.
pice ; challenged for cause.
A. J. Musser, had conscientious scru.
ples ; challenged for oause.
Piorseu M. Ebcrly, steed aside, recalled
and sworn.
Danlel Trewltz, Jr., awern.
Nathaniel Sturgls, had expressed au
opinion ; challenged for cause.
P. A. Bennett nnd MIchael Fisher were
disposed of hkewisu.
Rebert L. Eichnltz, oualleuged porompt perompt porempt
torlly by the dofenso.
Daniel Kline, sr., sworn.
9. 11. Duulnp, challenged peremptorily
by dofense.
Gee. W. Mehaffey had fermed an oplu eplu oplu
ieu ; challenged for cause.
Jacob K, Hostettor, sworn.
Christian H. Shank, had fermed au
opinion ; challenged ter cause.
J. W. Robinson, steed aside ; recalled
and challenged porumpterily by dofenso.
James Weed had conscientious scruples
against capital punishment ; challenged
for cause.
Martin R. Foruey had conseiontlous
scruples ; challenged for cause.
Wm. Simen, steed aside ; recalled aud
sworn.
J. B. Samson, challouged peremptorily
by the commonwealth.
David H. Gulp, challenged peremptorily
by defense
Menne II, Brubaker had fermed au
opinion , challouged for cause,
Qeorge S. Wlse, challenged porempto
rily by dofense.
Jehn Shaub, had fermed an opinion ;
challouged for cause.
B A. Donevan, sworn.
Ellas E. Keist, had oeusciontlous soru seru soru
ples ; challenged for oause.
Daniel Liutuer, steed aside, recalled and
challenged peremptorily by dofense.
J. P. Holllnger, sworn.
Anren Dlssinger, challenged porerap pererap porerap
teiily by dofenso.
When court ndjeurned, of the 41 men
called two had bcen oballeuged peremp
torily by the coinmenwoalth, niue by the
dofenso, uine had oeiiBclontious ocruples
against capital punishment, twelve had
formed or oxnrciued nil opinion and niue
hud bcen passed nnd Hwern in the follow
ing erder
Henry B. Rutter, dealer, Loaceok.
Daniel Trewltz, jr., eoaehsralth, eity.
Dauiel Kline, sr., farmer, Maner.
Jae. K. Hostettor, farmer, Mnnheim tvrp.
li. A. Donevan, whoeltvright, Mauhelm.
J. P. Holllnger, paper hanger, city.
II, R, lireneimui, iusurance agent, eity.
P. M. Eberly, legislator, East Coealloo.
Wm. Simen, carpenter, eity
ernml J my Ktturns
Tite grnud jury roturned the following
bills :
7)ut Dill i Walter McOasliti, fornica
tion and luhUtdy ; James Erisinan and
Win Wolf, Belling uuwholeserao meat
and (also protenso ; Jehu Finofreok, lar
ceny ; Alfce W. Pett", ndultery ; Adam M.
Gehtnan, violating liquor law ; .Kuseblus
Ivauffninu, embezzlement.
Jeseph Derwart, of Norristown, plead
guilty te larceny of a let of olethiug freui
Baniuel b lemli.g, f this eity. Hontencod
te six months imprisonment.
Henry Smith, who plead guilty
Noveiiiber te stealing a bag or fred irem
Jehn M. Hershey, et Salisbury township
nnd was linlil In lin ni.wl ,. ...I, ' '
sentenced te three months Imprisonment
I1U1II Mill OHIO.
Hciitnnies Imputed.
Franklin Springer plea 1 guilty te steal.
Ing a turkey front Tlieinus Soett, of Marl
ettn, aud was Bouteueod te two months,
Jehn Williams plead guilty te stealing a
epx orshees belonging te Mloliael S. liar
nisli, nud was sontenoid te threo months.
Jehn llodenhaiior plead guilty te steal
ing mi overcoat from Andrew I lamer, of
Matiliclm, sontenccd te four months.
Charles Bensen plead guilty te onterlng
Lm'?1,80 J'Joebllalr, or Brownstew.i,
with intent te commit a faletiy. Sen
tOUCCd te fiOVOtl tllOtltllH
lamuasi nit uuu'iu:nwuni,luAHll
At the meetlng or the Republlcau state
commlttee, yesterday, it 1'rtm reporter eh
tallied Heme views upon the feeling in t,0
resprotlve loealitlcn regarding thn prrsl
dentlul nomination. He prints these fiuiii
Lmcaster county
Ames II. Myllu, iiresldent pre tcm. of
the state Senate I. iticaster lias been a
strong Blaine county, but the fvelini' is
growing that Arthur lias dene himself ami
the patty credit In a trjlng situation.
Blaine s popularity, however, If net with
the local leadors, Is with the voters. Hut
Ulaiue and Arthur eaeh beleng te a fac
tion, and I think the nominee, while net
having the weakness of a dark herse,
which usually means a man without a
cause or a oeustltuonoy, will be seme oue
brought promlnently forward by oveuts in
the present Congress.
Sam Matt Pridy : The young men lu
my oeuuty nre all onthiiMlastle ever Liu.
coin. Se far ns the selection of national
delegates by the congressional inoihed is
oencorncd, It must be remembered that
Lancaster county.cemposos a congressional
district in whleh the Crawford county
"'in0! ofBelcctl,ig cindldatoprevalls.lt
will, therefore, be uccesnry te arrange a
new plan for the selection of delegates te
the national oenvontloii, in erdur te con
form te the uatlenal mLs.
J. W. Yeeum Tne disposition tn Liu
caster county is te give public opinion full
sway It Is thought best net te press an
expression of sentlment lu favor of one
man or anether. If that were dene Bliiltiu
would, of course, lead Arthur bus in.tuy
frinuds In the county, us have also Ed
rounds, Sherman and Line ln. Owing 1 1
this diversity of opinion, which I oensldor
a geed sign, au iiumstrueted delegation
will certaluly be sent te the state oenvon
tien
IMK I'OU.lllI HIIOU
UIeIiik scene t.att Hnln rim l.ucu
nnmtiert rnat irv inn I'rltei
The exhibition of ihe Lmcaster peultr)
association closed las evening According
te anuouncemont, ,t oemniitteo of three
oenslsting of Jehn Bint, Geerge Hunter
and Charles Christ, were appointed Judges
te superintend the drawing of the prizes
offeiod te visitors who attended the show
during the last two evetiinga. A little gir.
drew the numbers fiem the wheel. The
first number drawn was 331. whleh entitled
thoheldor te a breeding pen or Brown
Leghorn fowls.
The second number drawn was lib.
cutitliug the holder te a pair et Fantail
pigeens. The tlnr I nuuiber. Id wen tin
pair of Yellow Turbite, and the fourth,
37, the pair of Autwerps.
The exact amount et receipts a d ex
peuditurcs has net yet been auneunced.
but Is pretty n irly as fellows Receipts
from entries, t .1J ; from silo of tickets
314 , profits ou catalogue, J 10 , total,
IW7. Paid en premiums, ii'Jl , etbf r ex
penditurcs, including old debts, about
J370 ; total $507. A x -ry nicely balanced
account '
'l'uu en the llrlilel "
Thore was a fair siz-d audience m i n!
ten opera heuse last evening as spectators
of a very indifferent performance given b)
'Rice's Great Travest e impany'perhaps
about the worst of thu half dozen troues
that travel under the ostensible directum
of Mr. Rice. They pn seated "Fun en the
Bristel, ' but net half se fcatiHfnctenl)
as it has been giveu hore b fere. Mr. Marl.
Sullivan afforded a geed detl of amuse
raent as ll'iJeic O'llnen, and did mini'
clever rccontrle dancing and singing. Mr.
Goergu A. Schiller as the captain was
rather amusing, but there was nothing
deserving of paiticular mention en the
part of the ethers of the company, except
Bebby Newcemb, whose elegant dancing
was hlguly appreciated, and whose sing
ing of bis song " Pretty as a Butterlly,"
was deservedly encored, as it was a little
musical gem charming iu tuneaud snti
ment.
llle.Ncu l'eit e. A it
The new pest of the Grand Arm of the
Ropublie met in American Mchatics hall,
Inquirer building Fivn new members
were initiated, and there wero seven prep
osltlens for membership received.
Jehn E. Leng made a speech of seme
length, in which he favored naming the
pest after Admiral Win. Reynelds, a
brave naval officer, a native or this city,
and brother of Gens. Jehn P. nud JamcH
L. Reynelds. Ot motion tha name was
adopted by an unaulmeus vete
A resolution was also passed that thn
proceedings be engrossed and a copy of
thorn sent te Admiral Reynelds' widow.
U.K. It. or i. nail
The first grand annual ball of Lancaster
division Ne. (1 of the uniform rank
Knights of Pythias wilt be given luMn luMn luMn
uorcher hall ou Thursday evening, Feb.
21, and is expected te be au olegaut affair.
The invitations have already bcen Issued.
Mr. W. P. Holeluo will be moster of core,
monies, his assistants being Mehms. Jehn
A. Gable aud A. W. Nelt, together with
a long list et mauagers. The oemmittoo
of arrangoments are Wm. A. Soheonbor
ger, Jehn A. Gable, A. Uammend, W. P.
Holelno and A. W. Nelt.
l'ollce Cam.
BenJ. Davis, nn old offendor, was coin
mltted te jail by Alderman Samseu for 80
days for drunken and diserderly oenduct.
Patrlek Rey, Benjamin Woudler, Leen,
nrd Wiley, Stuart Wiley, Hugh Ces
tolle nud Jacob Gorlaeh, boys aged
about 15 years, wire anosted this
morning en warrants Issued by Alderinau
Samson, charging thorn with disturbing
the West Chestnut street publie noheols.
Hlllert ln,l!iwrlitmrc,
Jehn W. Morrison, a hrakemau ou the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, was killed yesterday morning
about 4 o'clock iu the vards of the com
pany In Harrisburg. He was a yeuug
married man and a resident of Harrisburg.
He was engnged lu coupling his train
which was destined te Philadelphia, arid
was eaught betweeu the bumpern or the
cars nnd erushed te death,
A I'lennunt Heclable
Stauffet's orchestra, a new organization,
gave ttieir first sociable nt Excelsior hall
lest evening. About sixty couples wero
present nnd everything passed off very
pleasantly the tnusie being very geed nud
the waltzing and dancing graceful and
exhllcratlng,
llubctu Corpus
Last eveulng Walter B, Tatigert, who
was oemmlttcd te jail nn Monday for 20
days by Alderman McConemy, was taken
befere Judge Pattur.ien nml discharged en
n writ of habeas corpus, The grounds of
the application yas sieknesa,
S3