The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-01

The Provost Marshal aiScranlon, al and on
presenting his warrant TO said military
fnnciionsry, and requiring him to surrender
The offender up to the civil authorizes ior
trial and punishment the Constable was
cody informed tha: the prisoner was held
IN military custody. awaiting the orders of
Mr. Provost Marshal Gen. Fry and the
Constable was obliged 10 return without his
prisoner.
So it goes. When our citizens are delib
eralely shot down like dogs in the streets,
without the shadow OF excuse, from mere
devIilsh wantonness. the ''loyap murder
-ers, may be captured, and tried If his High
Migh,iness, the Provost Marshal General
will deisn TO consent TO permit The law Of
The land 10 have its course Otherwise, NOT.
We do not know whether the heartIess
monster who perpetraied this most cold
blooded and wanton murder is to be screen.
ed from punishment by Mr.. Fry, aud his
subordinates or not. As the murderer's
victim was only whie man, il is possible
that The claims Of justice will be ignor-
ed and defied.
We understand that the associates, if not
accomplices, of "Bil Lorkins' The murder
er are swaggering abont the streets of
Scranton, where they all reside, claiming
TO be entirely blameIess and free from
censure in the matter. Their names as
we have learned them, are, Provost Mar
shal, N. F. Palmer, A. Godfrey aud Brit
ton Irwin.
This quartene OF beauties, seeing their
victim fall, pierced through the heart by
shot, from one OF their number, cooly
drove on and left him weltering in, and
staining the snow with his life bIood-awav
from his house. and tamily-with none
Presen; but two mere children, one of them
his own son II they are regarded in The
community. where they reside, as honora-
Bile, humane and christian gentlemen, God
save as from such community Men
who are guilty OF such heartlessress-such
wanton Indifference 10 huma an life, and who
exhibit such destitulion of the common
instincts of humanity should henceforth he
marked as Infamous wretches, and however
estimation, they should be avoided by all
right thinking, christian men, 7unkhan-
mock Democrat
TIE LEGISLATURE OF Pennsylvania has in
consideration Supplement- to the Common
School law oil this commonwealth relating
10 the maintenance aud education of desti,
tute orphan children and brothers aud sis
ters Of deceased soldiers and sailors. Il
provides that the school directors of each
scEoo dis lricf in this commonwealth, shall
within ninety days after the passage Of the
act, and annually thereafter as The State
Superintendent of Common SCHOOLS NAV
direct make out list of all orphan chill
dren OF soldiers and sailors or orphaned
brothers and sisters OF the same under six
teen years of age, residing in said school
district giving the age of such orphan and
other relative or friend 10 whose care the
said orphan is committed which list shall |
be transmitted to the County Superiniend- !
ent OF common schools, 10 be examined by I
him, and if found correcl endorsed and for /
warded to the Stale superintendent /
By this bill the Governor, Secretary of The (
and Stats Superintendent
are constituted a board Of trustees, TO /
invest upon sufficient security the fuLd |
Of ffiy thousand dollars, donated by the /
Pennsylvania railroad company for the ed
qcaIion and maintenance OF the orphans OF
deceased Pennsylvania soldiers and sailors
II fnrther provides that il snail be the duly
of school directors 10 make arrangements
orphans, by contracting with suitable par
les, with The coasent of the mother or
friend appearing in behalf of the orphans,
1pon such terms, that The services OF said
children sEail either in whole or in part be
accepted as an equivalent for the expenses
incurred in thsir maintenance and school,
ng, and shall make report annually OF all
'uch contracts 10 the Stale Superintendent.
4 statement of facts relative 10 the death
If the father or brother of such orphans
Ind their circumstances shall be made un-
Ter oath before aid can be secured and in
10 case shall the amount drawn for the
and maintenance Of an orrhan be
more than thirty dollars per annnm. Re-
using or negIecliug TO send said orphans of
more than six years OF age, 10 school al
east four months in each year, shall be
10 cause a forfeit Of the aid for
hal year. The Secretary of each school
board, shall be entitled TO receive two dol
ars per day for each day necessarily en-
'loyed in preparing lists OF such orphans
md for performing such other duties as are
imposed upon him by this act.
cotemporary thinks we are little hard
1pon The clergy. Upon what clergy
h. I