, 1869-07-22
RETREBUTlvE JUSTICE.
The Aldermen ofthe Bloody Eighth
Attend a Picnic-How
They Fared.
A Desperate Encounter with THAR
Own Blood-Tubs One
Man Stabbed

1t u pleasant to reflect that there exists auch q
power IN the unlverso as ret1thnuye Justice, and
that 1t fails upon high and lov alike, accordng h
| the exact degree OF guilt Whether 1t be In heIl
| Or upon earth, somewhere the sins Of the shining
will ba viated upon themselves; and aftsp the
very meanA through which they sock to exsls
themselves aze employed 10 humble them 70 the
drss- Sometimes the last clAtse OF thle nRuyo OF
speech becomes literally tue, Al was demon
Who docs not remember the di2grscerul Hot
nnd 1nproyoaed assault upon nish Republicans
-tnAtszted md Subsequently engineered by thc
Democratic Aldermen from that ward, John CON.
ing act3 Of their Hires and to-day Is ne boast OF
the psugogllea of that region. tnti yesterday al
eIJ s.a re lsads. 5u5 sasn,
amount OF sooth-eaJing sumced 10 IL the eyii
srtstt ths1 had themselves insoked, a.net 1or an
A. the Intent HaA advertised, It d perhaps uretty
generally Known that The A Sons OF Ertn,h i soc[
eentty or VI respee.ss!e % isa@sn, 1 nsId "a lie ass
nic ~ poSnet's GROVE, on tho Burlington t Q1tn-
g Railroad, Jesseraay. Il Wa lsrge1r attended,
charitable purpose for which 1t mas orsanized
known Ii The Eighth Wanl that the Two great
leaders would honor tho occaLon with iheir
and 1t waa resolved amongst the Mood-suha,
thieves and ether dl.scpnt she breeds Of that Sec
fon4 that the Occasion should rot be allowed to
lass without sone suitable demonstration. Ao-
cofdipR!. score or two Of the most desp!cah1e
we're eatlI On hand at tho depot And to pasa
away the time betore The atarung OF the train,
@ ney p!caed kas,, few poetstA Finally the tEain
nnEton crossing, whezo the two Aldermen,
with tneir families and others, we're watt
o nsse e hs e. goxaes epa.dea w. 9se is9
ward II great Rtee to erect their Representatives,
aua ,! that means very materially umpelea pro
Tor netr heroes Ws4 great yet their lore fcF Hiny
mere va even Greater. ana 50 they improved the
sEs M ats oss ASas Hsss
niue diversions On ne pait q tas "ooJs created
bettsr Class q paasensezs, and come saoss wss
made to reatst The several OF whom weEe
Alderman Raefsy @ Carried T xsues - h IN Nj. 0 pauia-
looms pocket containing greenhacks aul notes 70
the value Of $500 or s+vd lsrt that Has known to
colyer1ant with the propeostties OF his oonstltu-
ents, and seeing wha1 . bent they hku taken. nd
,a 1ssd Kagss1J i9 place the wallet IL his hseass-
Considering The unsarosy element that hAd been
introduced tnse the composition Of the picnic par
HN passed on very we'll AZ the appsoach OF
eveLlpR the train returned, and stopped again at
the burlington crossing, % Allow the Aldermen
EMO thGr party 10 nlght The roHdles aud buffers
aRa,n crow ded to the platforms to give their lead
efs parting cheer. OF which they were emlnentIy
deserving. Scarcely had Alderman Aanerty
squeezed himself through the crowd and reached
ans ns senoa. aF me ass n
several deptaVed constituents stood near him at
tie monenr. and knowing thas oua vas ss likely
lar and accused them Of the robbery What
ehort-s.Ghtcdncsa. Had be not tIntned these mcn
hlmseif. and did he NOT know that be was intro
tive row: In moment the sacrel nllermaulc
person was sufInunded BY - 1afk.vtseged gang