Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-02-09
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Great disorder has recently prevailed III
PENNSYLVANIA. At present the State is agtiateo
bv various matters. The Legislature have been
engaged IN deciding contested elections. Inc
courts are employed, some OF them IN examining
the violence that took place, at the legal time
for the meeting of the Legislature, tor the pur-
pose of rosecuting and Furnishing the offenders
The Supreme court is occupied with an anlicaoie
ction to test the validity of certain appointments
made under the new constitution. inquiries are
making with a view to stopping some OF the pup
lie works We 90 not exactly understand the poi
itics of the leoislaturc 1t is believed the loco
focos have a majority in the House. minority
IN the Senate. and ma IorItv on JOINT ballot ne
two houses have divided about elecung a state
Treasurer, and further division was expected in
the election OF a Senator OF the I. States
legal DEc1s1oN--TuE APPOINTING PowER.-
We insert the opinion OF the Court OF Common
Pleas of Huntington county, as delivered by tho
Hon Thos Burnside, on Saturday, the 18TH INST
James Steel. Esq, had been commissioned by
Governor Ritucr. a few weeks since. and ntercd
nnop The duties of the offices of Parliamentary and
Clerk of the Quarter Sessions. and Oyer and Ter
miner on TUESDAY morning. the 10Th INST.
On the 18th inst. Governor Porter appointed
and commissioned John Cresswoll, Esq. to the
Same Offices His bonds were approved by the
Court and he was sworn into Office by the newly
Amounted Register. Il. Z. Campbell. Esq by VIZ
tue OF n regular "Dedimus Potestdtsna granted
nv the Governor MIR. CTeSSWci I'll then i3tn INST
presented himself before the Court. claimed 10 be
the lerat officer of the Court, and to he recognized
as such The Ritncr officers refused 10 reiinquish
their posts 10 the officers appointed bY Governor
Porter and their counsel asked Tor time TO prepare
for the argument of the question. The whole OF
the afternoon was occupied in the discussion
On Saturday morning, the Court delivered their
opinion in favor of the right OF John Cresswei
and T. p Campbell. Esqrs. to occupy the offices to
which they had been respectively appointed. and
tina, Governor Porter has the power, under The
amended constitution to remove Ri;ners officers.
and snpercede them by new appointments and
commissions. Messrs Steel and Reed the RItner
incumben,s. after this decision surrendered pos
session OF the public offices. &c. to Messrs Cress-
we'll and Campbell appointed by Gov. Porter
THuntingdon Gazette.
HARRisRrRc. SATURDAY., Jan. DC, 1882.
Yesterday tho Grand Jury of DauPhin county,
returned. as true bills, the indictments preferred
AGAINST the following persons for conspiracy and
riot at this place. IN and about the State Capito
on the Ith uIt. viz Chas. PRAY, John W Ryan,
John Savage, John j. M'Cahen, Joseph dali,
Martin Dunlop. of the city or county OF PhIla-
delphia; Adam Dler, the Generaissino; and Y
w. Barton the Deputy Attorney General, tor
Philadelphia, of Lancaster j. Snyder, OF Union
county: James Black. OF Perry county, and A.
f. Cox. the chaste editor of the lron Grey
These bills cover only the dongs OF tuesday the
first week-Others will be preferred tor the con-
tnued outrages of the remaining days OF that
and the following week-as this week, which Is
usually devoted to the business of the Quarter
Sessions. will expire today, IT Is pFobabs the
trials of these persons will take place until the
next term Of court, which will be IN April