Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 21 June 1889 — Page 6

INDIANAJUSTICE.

A Mob at Corydon Quietly Hangs Two Alleged Murde w».

Devim and Tennyson, the alleged murderers of J. D. Lemay and •wife were hanged by a mob at Corydon, lnd., at 2:30 Thursday n-orning. They were hang froai the bridge west of town.

Thev

refused to say a word, or make

any

confession. The members of the mob were not disguised. They got into the jail by cutting down two iron doors. The captain gave orders that they were not to be cut down until 9 o'clock Thursday morning and the mob then dispersed. The mob was a most quiet and orderly one, numbering about two hundred men. They covered the shei iff with Winchesters and revolvers and forced him to give up the keys. Devin and Tennyson were remarkably cool and collected and too* their impending fate stoically. At the bridge they were given an opportunity for prayer, which they declined. They made no explanation of their crime.

Last Friday night the two men who were lynched stopped at the residence of James D. Lemay, a wealthy farmer who resides near Cory don. They were well dressed, apparently about twentyfive years of age and represented themselves to Farmer Lemay as stock buyers. Mr. Lemay had his wife prepared supper for them, and while they were eatiny he armed himself with a revolver, having had his suspicions aroused bv their actions. After they bad finished their supper they and Mr. Lemay family sat -wn on a porch and engaged in conversation until about 8 clock, when the strangers suddenly arose, with drawn revolvers, and ordered the members of the familv into the house, rernarkinethatltbev meant busineFS. Mr. Lemay and his wife went into one room and were followed by °ne of the strangers and his niece. Miss Lucy Lemay. and a young farm hand went into another room and were locked in by the other stranger, who followed them. Mr. Lemay drew his revolver, and the stranger who confronted him began firing, emptying his pistol, a five-shot Colt's revolver. All of the shot3 took effect, two of them penetrating Mr. L«may's bowels, the other penetrating his bands and arms. The other stranger fired one shot which passed through the young lady's right breast and lodged in her left breast. Mr. Lemay,although badly wounded, opened tire on the men and put them to flight. An alarm was given, and a number of neighbors soon arrived, some of them starting in pursuit of the strangers, while others went to Corydon for medical assistance.

The two would-be murderers escaped but were finally captured at New Albany and taken to the Harrison county jail at Corydoa.

THE JOHNSTOWN DISASTER-

Johnstown and vicinity were placed under military rule, Wednesday. For the first time since the calamity the people are commencing to talk of their financial losses, and this seems to worry them as much as anything else, a to eay that a vast number of the former merchants are disheartened is putting it mildly. On all sides you wiil hear these merchants exclaim, "It is no use,we will never recover from this we have lost everything." The Pittsburg wholesale merchants are trying to comfort them, and are offering all the old merchants some very elegant inducements to start up again. A circular has been received by these men from several Pittsburg merchants offering them all the credit they want. A few more bodies were recovered. Bradstreet's give an estimate of the losses at $44,250,000.

Fourteen bodies were recovered, Sunday. Major Phillips succeded in floating off six acres of massed debris down the Conemaugh. Lumber i3 arriving and rough houses are going up. The health conditions are fairly good.

The guards at Johnstown have to be very watchful to prevent the dogs disturbing the dead. Over one hundred dogs were driven from the place Monday night and several of them killed. The hastily dug graves there are shallow and the dogs have been uncovering and devouring the dead. A dispatch of Tues lay sayp: Already this morning four bodies have been blown up in the wreck above the railroad bridge. They are all horribly decomposed, and can not, on accou it of the offensive odor, be identified. Che blasiag is still going on and the work seems to be systematized. An open outbreak between the Womans' Society of Pennsylvania and the same society of Western Pennsylvania resulted in a separation of the two societies and separate headquarters have been eetablianed. The old fight between these wo caused the disruotior.

SAMOA AND THE TARIFF.

Tlif Treaty of licrlin noil Some of Its Provision*.

A Washington epecial says: The A merican Commissioners do not appear to have won every point in the conference at Berlin. By our treaty with Samoa, ail cargoes of American vessels are exempted from either import or export duty at Samoan ports. But it will not be so under the new treaty. A tariff schedule is appended to the treaty, by which Germany, England and the United States hold themselves to be bound. The name tariff is to apply to the imports from all three countries and no change is to be made in it without the consent of the three powers, aud not at all within tne five years after date of singing.

The tariff schedule agreed upon is understood to be of German construction and to be practically identical with the schedule proposed by the German .Minister at the fruitless 1887 conference held in this city. The tariff is not by any means a heavy on* in fact it is so light as, according to German opinion, to leave Samoa practically a free trade country. It is intended that most of the revenues for the maintenance of the government in Samoa are to be derived from a poll tax and various taxes on land and property.

High duties are also to be placed on firearms and intoxicating liquors. All Hhe parties to the treaty might have fbeen willing to have refrained .from embodying any schedule of ^import duties in the treaty and to have $left with the Government of Samoa the full right and power to levy whatever duties it chose but then there would have been the danger each Government concerned would have tried to negotiate

a separate treaty with Samoa and would have endeavored to obtain advantage over the other in the matter oi tariff and trade relations that would not have been consistent with the principle of equal treatment to three treaty powers—the principle which has all along been kept in sight. It has been with reluctance that Germany has adhered to the principle, but she has been compelled to.

In the matter of tariff and trade, our negotiations with Samoa have followed pretty closely the line of our negotiations some years ago with Japan. Our first treaty with Japan was made in 1854 our first and only one w4th Samoa in 1878. The latter provided that Ametican export should be addmitted to Samoa free of duty the former stipulated a schedule, which was to be applied to all goods imported into Japan from the United States. Our treaty with Japan was amended in 1857, 1S58 and 1864. Shortly thereafter ttie interests of France. England aad Holland began to clash with those of the United States and of each other and their Governments coming together entered into a joint treaty with Japan, just as Germany, England and the United States are now doing with Samoa. The tariff schedule embodied in that joint treaty of 8866 is still in force, altnough it is highly unsatisfactory to Japan and disadvantageous to the United States.

WASHINGTON MOTES. President Harrison will probably spend next Sunday at Cape May, and later in the week will move the family to Deer Park, where he has leased the cottage of ex-Senator Davis. The house is of wood, and exceedingly unpretentious. It is two and a half stories in height, and is painted a sage-green tint, with a roof of red shingles. The broad piazza is provided with hammocks, in which the President can rest fully or nap when inclined to do so. The furnishing of the cottage is exceedingly plain, but none the less comfortable. Straw matting and Smyrna rugs cover the floors, and the bedroom suits are of the most rustic pattern. Willow wickers, with bamboo tables, are to add to the convenience of the President's family. Tne White House gardener is beautirying the front piazza with running vines. The President's nearest neighbor will be Stephen B. Elkins, of New York.

The American commissioners to the Samoan conference at Berlin have received instructions from Mr. Blaine, in relation to the protocol drawn up by the conference. Mr. Blaine disagrees with several provisions of the protocol, and also is of the opinion that England and Germany have not gone for enough in r^spept to the rights conceded to the United States. Judging from what has passed, and especially in view of the American declarations the commissioners have probably a large amount of work still before them There is a material difference of opinion on various points between the three powers.

The Secretary of the Treasury, Wednesday, appointed John Hughson, a skilled laborer in the Treasury Department at a $720 per annum. Hughson was porter of one of the Pullman cars caught in the flood at Johnstown, Pa., and it was mainly through his efforts that Mrs. E. W. Hal ford and her daughter were enabled to reach a place of safety in the mountains. His appointment is due to the efforts of the President's private secretary.

The following consuls were appointed, Saturday: Wakefield Frye, ef Maine, at Halifax Joseph A. Leonard, of Minnesota, at Shanghai Zachary T. Sweeney, of Indiana, at Constantinople Oliver H. Dockery, of North Carolina, at Rio de Janeiro Oliver V. H. Simmons, of Colorado, at St. Petersburg George W Roosevelt, of Pennsylvania, at Brussels Levi W. Brown, of Ohio, at Glasgow.

A very decided effort is to be made in Congress the coming session to extend the interstate-oommerce law so that it will take in the express companies. While the law has compelled railroads to carry freight for a short distance for as low a rate as it carries it for a longer one over the same route, the express companies are still exempt, and their extortions are still carried on.

Senator Hoar says that the impression that the fortifications at Esquimalt, Vancouver, were a menace to the United States, were unfounded, as the Island has not the natural advantages necessary to make a formidable fortification. He was satisfied that the ties of affection between Canada and the United States area guarantee of peace.

A TERRIBLE DISASTER.,

An Excursion Train Loaded With Sunday. School Children Wrecked Jicar Dublin, Ireland—Nearly a Hundred Were frightfully Mangled.

A train containing an excursion party from Armagh, Ireland, was wrecked near that place, Wednesday afternoon. The train contained 1.200 persons, com posed of Methodist Sunday School scholars, their teachers and relatives. They were going on an excursion, to Warren Point*. Dispatches from Armagh show that the accident resulted in a frightful loss of life. Seventy bodies have been taken from the wreck and there are others buried under the debris.

Warren Point, the place where the par-' ty was bound, is a watering place at the mouth of the Newry river in county Down. The excursion party left Armagh on two trains. The accident occurred at a point where the trains had to ascend a grade on a bank fifty feet high. The first train ascended the grade without trouble. The second section attempted the ascent, but the weight of the train proved tco great for the engine. Several cars were detached and allowed to run back toward the level track, but before they reached it they came in collision with an ordinary train from Armagh, which was proceeding at a good rate of speed. The excursion cars were completely wrecked.

The scene which ensued was heartrending. Hosts of volunteers were so on at hand and the dead and wounded were taken fron the wreck and carried .wn the bank. Medical aid was called and a special train from Belfast brought to the scene twenty surgeons from that city and a number of medical men from other places between Belfast and Armagh.

The disaster is unparalled in the railroad history of Ireland. The accident nas cast a gloom over Armagh. All the shops tern cloned and the people are ip general mourning. The engineer, fire­

man and guard of the tiain and the traffic manager's clerk were summoned before a magistrate, and were remanded on the charge of being responsible for the accident.

The brake power of the engine of the third train was inadequate. Whiie the second train was ascending the incline, the engineer remarked to the fireman: "I am afraid we can't do it."

The following train was commencing the ascent, when the engineer saw the runaway cars. Shutting oil the steam and reversing the lever, the engineer and fireman jumped from the engine, shouting to the paesengeis to do likewise. The latter, howevei, not hearing tbe cries did not obev. No one was injured on that train. The engine was hurled sixty feet down an embankment. The carriage that ran into the engine was shattered to splinters, and fragments of dress, umbrellas, etc., were scattered hundreds of vards. A dozen corpses were found beneath the engine in a parboiled condition. Some of the occupants of the runaway caTS tried to escape, but the doors were locked. The front part of the train started back in puipuit of the runaway cars and the passengers saw the collision at a distance of 300 yards.

A car driver named Hughes, who visited the scene of the disaster, was so horrified at the sight that he died on the spot. His corpse was taken to Armagh in his own cart.

MR. CLEVELAND'S LETTER.

Accepting Membetshlp in tho l.ryl:iml Tariff Reform Club.

Ex-President Cleveland ha3 written the following letter to the secretary of the Maryland tariff reform club of Baltitimore under date of June 11:

Your letter informing me of my election as an honorary member of the Maryland tariff reform club, is received. I accept the courtesy thus tendered me with thanks. The object and purposes of the club as set forth in the declaration accompanying your letter have my hearty sympathy and support, and I believe "their accomplishment absolutely essential to the greatest prosperity of our people and the highest development of our country. You must, however, permit me to say that so far as partus are concerned my hope and reliance for a better condition of things is upon the democratic party organization, which, in my opinion, cannot be true to its conditions and ancient creed without a hearty and sincere espousal of the cause to which vour club is devoted.

Chandler Nominated.

A dispatch from Concord, N. H., on the 13th, says: W. E. Chandler was made the Republican caucus nominee for United States Senator to-night. Previous to the balloting, Mr. Suiloway, of Manchester, said that he had heard reports that persons in the interest of Chandler had been offering $550 for one vote and $1,200 for two votes. Mr. Varney, of Dover, said a gentlemen had called at his house last Sunday and told him that a person had been offered these sums. Senator Corning, of Concord, said he was authorized by Mr. Chandler to deny these charges.^ These speeches created intense excitement. After thw vote had been announced Mr. Chandler appeared in the caucus and addressed it briefly, accepting the nomination. He pledged his .sacred honor that he had done nothing undignified, unworthy or dishonest in the conduction of his canvass had spent no money or promised no money for votes.

Jo»h Billing's Philosophy. After we have got all a man's sekrets out of him, then we either despise him or pitty him, and to be pityed iz no better than to be despised.

Wimmin quite often possess superior tallents but their genius lays in their pashuns.

There is no better evidence of true friendship than tew speak ov a man's vices tew his face, and ov his virtews behind his back,

This settling down and folding our arms, and waiting for something to turn up, iz just about az rich a speculashun az going out into a four hundred acre lot, setting down on a sharp stone with a pail between our knees, and waiting for a cow tew back up and be milked.

Tbare are people who don't do ennything but watch their simptoms. have seen dogs ackt just as sensible, have seen a rat tarrier watch the simptoms ov a knot hole, in a board fence all day, for sum rat to cum out, but no rat didn't cum out.

We should live in tnis life az tho we was walking on glaze ice, liable tew fall at enny moment, and tew be lafled at bi the bistandera.

A man may possibly git the remem brance ov his natiff country out ov hiz mind, but he never can out ov hiz hart

There are people so addikted tew exagerashun that they kant tell the truth without lieing.

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DO VT IJET MOTHER DO IT.

Daughter, don't let mother do it! Do not let her slftve and toil, While you sit, useless idler,

Fearing your soft hands to soil. Don't you see tbe heavy burdens Daily she is \v nt to boar Bring the lines upon her forehead.

Sprlckle silver in her liair'.'

Should be toiling for the strong? Waken from your listless languor. Seek her side to cheer and bless, And your grief will be liys bitter

Hfe.

Daughter, don't let mother do it! i: Do not let her bake and broil -, Through the long, bright summer hours,

Shtre with her the heavy toil. See! her eye has lost its brightness, Faded from her cheek the glow. ..m And the step that once was buoyant

Now is feeble, weak and slow. ...

Daughter, don't let motberdo n! She has cared for you so long. is it right the weak and feeble

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When the sods above her press.

Daughter, don't let mother do it! You will nsver, never know What were home without a mother

Till (hat motner lieth low— Low beneath the budding daisies, Free from earthly care or pain— To tbe home, so sad.without her,

Kevor to return agBlu. .. —Upipq Signal

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Muncie is having a building boom. Wayne county will have a new court house*.

Rushville is successfully electric lighted. Vincennee has organized a company of State militia.

Patrick Horn, a wealthy pioneer of Alien county, is dead. A water spout near Richviile carried away a barn Tuesday.

C. R. Higgins has been appointed postmaster at Fort Wavne. A cyclone struck Ligonier, Sunday, doing considerable damage.

A tank and pipe line company has been organized at Terre Haute. Francis Murphy has closed remarkably successful meetings at Columbus.

Indianapolis and Richmond have joined the $250 liquor license cities Forty-four alleged Chicago capitalists were entertained by Kokomo Saturday.

Since last March three wolves and twenty foxes have been killed in Porter county.

Emory Stone, a despondent farmer of Allen county, drowned himself in a well last week.

Richard Rozelle, a young man of Anderson, is insane on the subject of inventions.

It is claimed that the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association is doing great damage to the merchants of Mt. Vernon.

Samuel Taten, of Jefferson county, is another who has been arrested for com plicity in the ten-dollar counterfeit conspiracy. Bond, $5,000.

Charles Blink, of Jb'ort Wayn\ has been indicted and arrested by a United States marshal for voting while under sentence of disfranchisement

Part of the leg bone of a mammoth, measuring four feet one inch in lengi h, and thirty inches in circumference, was found in Honey Creek, Vigo county.

Sunday the two Ft. Wayne breweries gave a picnic for the alleged benefit of the Johnstown sufferers. Wholesale arrests will follow, as beer was dispensed freely.

Lewis Battorff. of Charlestown township, Clark county, who was swindled out of $2,000 by two sharpers recently, thinks Tennyson, who was lynched at Corydon, was one of the pair.

Dora Geffin.who has been personating mermaid in Gradv's New York Museum for three years, was married at Fort Wayne last week to W. M. Gurney, another museum freak, whose home is at Terre Haute.

Odd Fellows' decoration day was observed at many points in the State. Rev. DeWoolpert delivered the address at Hartford City, Grand Secretary B. F. Foster at Walton and W. H. Leedy, Grand Warden, at Sullivan-

The election of Miss Anna V. La Rose as Superintendent of the Logansport city schools is regarded in Cass county as a radical departure in the manage meat of school affairs. She is said to be fully competent for the place.

While laborers were digging a trench in the streets of Fort Wayne they uncov ered the skeleton of an Indian chief, and lying near were the remains of an iron tomahawk, the barrel of a rifle, an iron pot, and other aborigine treasures.

Morton Howell, of Shelby county, loaded down with counterfeit ten dollar bills, was captured on the train Tues day afternoon just as he was alleged to be going hence. He was arrested and placed under six-thousand-dollar bonds.

Wm. Ryan, aged 63, a prominent farmer of Morgan county, was shot in the head and back Saturday and killed by some unknown person. He lives in a tough neighborhood, and has always aided in bringing the law to bear on acts of lawlessness.

Rev. Z. T. Sweeney, of Columbus, recently appointed consul general to Constantinople, is exceedingly popular, and is receiving hearty congratulations from his neighbors. He has been pastor of the Christian church at Columbus for several years.

Walter Sheldon, of Terre Haute serving a sentence for attempted burglary, has fallen heir to a large fortune by the death of an uncle. The estate can not be settled until Ms release. After Sheldon's conviction his wife secured a divorce and remarried.

The sale of shot thorn cattle, under the auspices of the Bartholomew County Shorthorn Association, was largely attended. The stock all brought good prices, the aggregate amount paid for thirtj-six head being nearly $2,000. A few of the cattle brought as high as $130.

At New Carlisle, last Friday, J. McComber, the recently discharged station agent of the Lake Shore road, addressed the farmers of St. Joseph county, saying he had been discharged because he declined to steal as much of their grain by false weights as the company's officers required should be taken.

Colonel I. B. McDonald, of Columbia City, and Miss Bechtel, daughter of a wealthy farmer in Whttley county, went to Chicago last Sunday, accompanied by the pastor of the Second Baptist Church, of Columbia City, and were united in marriage. Colonel McDonald is a veteran of two wars, and his bride is many years his junior.

William Bolden, of Bridgeport, Knox county, found upon his doorstep a a bundle of switches, with a note signed by "Sons of White Caps," in which he was threatened if he failed to give his girls liberty to work out. Tbis'frightened him into moving his family^ to Vincennes, where he suceeded in having warrants issued against George Carnes and other parties under suspicion.

Some day3 ago Gearge Cicil, of Delaware county, was found in possession of a seine which he used lor seining purposes, and the case was tried before 'Squire Eiler. Tbe point was raised that the law under which the defendant was prosecuted conflicted with section 16, article 4, of the constitution, which rovides that every act shall embraces ut one subject. The 'Squire held the point good and discharged the defendant.

A final settlement of the B.F.Shut tuck estate has bien made at Brazil. In 1871 Neal McDougal and Isaac M. Compton were named as executors, the trust to continue until the child was of age. The ate jraii then val nejd at $10,000. In

McDougal moved away, leaving

Compton in charge, and he died three years later, and was succeeded by S. M. McGregor. The latter has now made an accounting of the trust, turning over to the beirs $100,000 personal property and $40,000 in real estate.—Indianapolis News.

The following patents were issued to Indianians Tuesday: Charles G. Conn, Elichart, musical wind instrument. Isaac Conrad and A. W. Ponder, Elkhart, mason's float: John H. Dull, Red Key, water-heater William Mac Namar. Indianapolis, coin-operating receptacle John H. Malton, Francisville, thermostat Jas. M. McCord, Montgomery, child's carriage Arsion Mc Q'liation, Fort Wavne, polishing machine Thomas B. Ross, Evansville, sashfastener.

There was a terrible murder and suicide three miles south of Vincennes Wednesday morning, Setn Murray, a farmer, aged fifty-five, shooting his wife in the abdomen with a rifle, and afterward arming himself with a corn knife and severing her head from her body while she lay dying from the effect of the gun-shot wound. Making sure of her death, Mr. Murray then ran into the yard and uncovered a bottle of pruesic acid which he had concealed, swallowed the contents, and died almost instantly. Jealousy ip supposed to have been the caus«. The deceased were the parents of six children.

Sheriffs of counties, under the new law, are required to provide a proper jemale attendant when conveying female insane persons to the hospitals. Another important change is that it is made the duty of the Trustees of the hospitals to make inquiry as to the value of the estate of every patient now in and hereafter admitted 10 the hospitals, and if their estates are competent to meet the expenses of the care of the patieht at the hospital, it is made the duty of the Board of Trustees to see that the money is collected and paid into the general fund of the State Treasury. This may have the effect of decreasing the number of insane iu the hospitals.

C. H. Ford, one of the largest land owuers in Plackford county, attempted to lease gas lands Grant county, and secured several holdings, despite the general opposition of the farmers John Wilcoxen, also of Blackford county, was interested with him, and both attended an indignation meeting gotten up by the farmers at New Cum berland, where they were compelled to silently listen while gas leases and gas leases were bitterly excoriated. Finally resolutions were in'rjduced to tar and feather both gentlemen, and they backed out with their revolvers in readv grasp, and took to fuht, followed by volley of bricks, utones and decayed eggs. The ill-feeling is due to opposition to gas leases.

Reports from all points in Grant county show the appearance, during the past two days, of a parasite that threatens the entire crop of wheat, oats and rye. This pest is in the shape of a bug, smaller than the head of a pin It in the same color as the wheat, and is difficult to detect at first glance, but, about the base of the grains, on close inspection, the head is found to be literally aliv« with these lice. It is thought that the wheat that is pretty well ad vanced may escape serious injury, but the backward portion of the crop is being destroyed, and the utter wiping out of oats and rye is feared. In this part of the State, where agriculture is largely demoted to raising wheat, the appearance of this bug has created great consternation among farmers.

An insignificant stream known as Pony creek, across the border ot Hunt ington county, and in Chester township Wabash county, was raised to such an extent by a cloud-burst, during a heavy storm, last Sunday afternoon, that it flooded its banks, washing out road cul verts, fences, etc, A farmer named John Maple was driving to his home, near Pleasant View, LaGro township, from Liberty Mills, with his wife, three children and a sei vant girl. In crossing one of the culverts it gave way, and all, with the ve hicle, were swept down the stream. Mrs. Maple and two of the children were drowned. Maple managed to save his life and that of one of t^e children, and the girl was also rescued. The bodies of Mrs. Maple and the children drowned had not been recovered up to 9 o'tlcck Tuesday morning.

A Broad Uipple dispatch say?: The new wheat pest proves to be the "'green midge," and it is the first visitation of this Insect since the summer of 1805, when the rrop was almost entirely destroyed. There is scarcely a wheat head in Washington township but what is covered with these insects, and there will be a partial destruction of the crop, if it is not entirely ruined. The "red minde," which appeared about twelve years ago, but which is not so de6truc tive as the "green midge," is an insect which works its way to the inside of the chaff, and draws the sap directly from the grain, wnilethe "green midge"' locates itself upon the outer surface, and draws from the small stem supporting the grain. This causes the grain to shrivel and prevents maturity. The older residents, who suffered from tbe visitation in 1S65, now expect but a small yield from what promised an enormous wheat crop one week ago.:

Pope Leo's Court.

The court of Pope Leo XIII. is eaid to comprise 1,160 persons. There are 20 valets, 120 house prelates, 170 privy chamberlains, 0 chamberlains, 300 extrahonorary chamberlains, 130 supernumerary chamberlains, SO officers of the noble guard, and GO guardsmen, 11 officers of the Swiss guard and palace guard. 7 honorary chaplains, 10 private secretaries, in stewards and masters of the horse, 60 door keepers.

Rebecca's Wedding: Tour. BftouTr nscipt. Rebecca "And ve vill go on a veddingtour—to the springs and the mountains, isn't it?"

Abraham—"No, Rebecca, ve vill go only to dose big cities vhere I can do a leetle pizess between our billings and cooings, alreadty.''

ROMANCE CONDENSED.

The room was dark, the maiden rose To fetch a match, she said But he'Aersuttded her to -stay

Aug tnnke a match iosU.au.

THE STATECAPITAL.

The Attorney General, in answer to a question fiom the Warden of a South-: am Prison, gives the opinion that the eight-hour law does not apply to the work of the convicts. Neither does it apply to the guards, as they are listed as officers, not laborer/}.

The News of Wednesday says it ba3 authority for asserting that William T. Leonard, who was foreman of the jury when Mr. Bailey was U. S. Attorney, signed as many as sixty-three indictments in the Deputy Prosecutor's room, while the ruies of the court require that they shall be signed in the Grand Jury room in the presence of the jury and by their direction. "I didn't know whether these indictments were correct or not," Mr. Leonard pays. "I was always called into Mr. Bailey's room in a hurry, and I signed indictments without comparing them with the Prosecutor's minutes. I signed indictments in many instances without calling the attention of the jury to the evidence on which they were based or even knowing myself whether the indictments were correct or not. "It appears that indictments were returned in many instances by the jury when the jury had now knowledge as to whether they were justified by the evidence. The methods ersployed bring all the work of the jury into discredit. The usual course is for the foreman to present the evidence in a case, ask the jury's opinion, and if di- 1 rected by them, to sign he indictment in their presence. In lieu of this the I substitute method was for Mr. Leonard to go into Bailey's room, sign a bundle of papers, and report to the jury that he 1 had signed a score or more

of

indict-1

ments. He says that in many case3 hef could not tell anything of the character! of the evidence on which indictments® were based.

The Sentinel says "all this is 'slush' and without foundation of fact. It savs "the custom adopted in the investigation of election cases was the samel precisely which has always been pur-| sued in grand jury work even down to| last Tuesday's adjournment of the present grand jury."

Congressman Springer of Illinois was in the city ivionday. He is of the opinion that this city needs an appropriation of SI,000,C00 for a public building and believes it could be secured if, proper effort is made.

Treasurer Lemcke has succeeded in placing with New York investors $1,850,000 of the loan bonds for refunding those of the school fund. He says this was done at an average premium of $1.82. He hopes to place the balance. of the $3,905,000 in a few days.

Civil-seivice Commissioners Lyman,::, Roosevelt and Thompson arrived in the| city Tuesday and begun an examina-^ tion of the post-office here. Tne exami-f nation was very rigid. The newspaoer talk about the failure to observe the civil service rules is ttie cause of the visi t. If there are any abuses an effort will be made to coirect them. It is known to the commission that while Mr. Jones was postmaster the applicants for admission to the service were really all Democrats, while now tLe Republicans are the majority of the applicants. It is the intention of the commission to break this up. Mr. Rxsevelt says emphatically that there can be no talk of observing the law, "as far as possible it must be observed in its entirety." No evasions of it will be tolerated. Mr. Roosevelt says that the President himself before tne com missioners started to Indianapolis, said to them and autherized them to report that he meant exactly what he said when he declared that civil service law should be observed in its letter and spirit. "I am," he eaid, "ready to co-operate with the com missioners to pievent any evasion and to punish any violation of the law." "Tbe investigation began with an examination of the recordf. It was found that since August, 1888, 208 persons have filed applications for examination by the Local Civil Service Board. The investigation included all the appointments made by Mr. Wallace, the postmaster. 4

Tne commission decided that four appointments bad been made in violation of civil service rules and the appointments were therefore void. Mr. Wallace explained his conduct of tbe office and Mr. Roosevelt, of the com- a mission, said: "It is only fair to you, Mr. Wallace, to say that we recognize you have peculiar difficulties on account of tbe general character of this postoffice. It is not as if you succeeded in a postoffice in good workiug order and in good trim. We have none 01 us the least doubt of the honesty and integrity of your intentions."

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The Retirement ot Justice Miller. ,,.p Philadelphia Tt'lesrra}h. Justice Miller, who intends to retire •:.? from the Supreme Bench in the fall, is seventy-three years old and has been a member of the Court since 1862. Justice Miller is a man of huge and portly frame, and has a round, jolly face, inno-' cent of beard. He began life as a doctor, but was attracted to the law, and his shrewd, hard sense quickly won for him a leading place at the bar of the State of Iowa. He was just the kind oi man that Lincoln admired. Lincoln had many a legal tilt with him in the days before the war, and when in 1862 he bad to appoint a Justice he sent out to Iowa for hia quick-witted doctor s' lawyer.

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Philadelphia Record. .*4 Sf

Itaae Saxton, a colored man, has been elected Justice of the Peace at B/idgeton, N. J., under peculiar circumstaucesl p: At tbe election last March it was thought there was no vacancy in the office of Justice in the Third Ward, but many citizens voted for Saxton in a epirit of fun. It has been discovered now that the term of Justice Woodruff expired on May 1, and that Saxton received enough votes to elect him.

Secoml-Hanti Warrantees. Zed Ampersan (angrily)—Lookee here, Sim. You said that there hone you sold me was warranted sound kind!

Sim Simon (innocently)—Yessiree. He was warranted sound an' kind by the city fellow 1 bought him of!