Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-27
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case Of O'Brien was less aggravated than that
of Foster, and consequently more deserving of
. Communication Of sentence The murder or
Cunningham BY O'Brien was every way more
atrocious, deliberate, and cold blooded than
that Of Putnam by Foster. In the latter
drunken rovdy in q 1T of passion struck
his victim with a wire car-hook, a brutal
but not murderous weapon, and the blow
happened to strike a vital part. In the
other case we have an officer Of the law, on duty
at the time for the maintenance of law and
order, undertaking the seduction % the wife Of
his victim, and, on being rebuffed and rebuked,
he, with the insolence of Office and of superior
physical power, knocks the husband down with
his baton So far, the weapons used by Foster
and O'Brien bear some equality, and fhe blows
were directed alike by passion. But nearly
half an hour after O'Brien Knocked Gun
bingham down with his official club.
and, after ample 'scooling time" he
sought Cunningham out, as the latter was going
away with his wife, and deliberately shot him
through the head. Not content with that he,
with devilsh nslignIty, emptied the contents
OF another barrel into the dead body of his VIC
tim, Boosting afterwards that he had skilled
the - of a." In no way can the deed OF
O'Brien be looked upon more ieniently than
that Of Foster.
Again, the Chronicle believes that "sendine
O'Brien to the penitentiary to be humaneiy
treated and kept at hard labor during his natu-
raj life viii have as happy an effect in restrain
ing crime in this city as the infection of the
death penalty" His imprisonment at ALBANY
willcertainy have no efts ct in restraining crime
whatever IL may do in the other direction. In
the first place, everybody knows, from the his
tory OF the past, in regard to communication
cases, that O'Brien's imprisonment win not
last half a dozen years, at the outside. The
amount Of dread inspired in the criminal class |
by punishment of this sort will, we fear be /
rather infinitesimal.
In deciding the question submitted to him by !
the President as TO whether Gen. Sherman 1
could legally discharge the double duties of 1
Secretary OF War and Of General of the Army
ii the same time, the Attorney General first \
considered the character Of the position of Sec !
Rotary OF War, and came to the conclusion that /
II Il a civil and not a military Office. His
authority for the decision that no military
officer can hold a civil Office without forfeiting
his military rank, is found in a clause of the
military appropriation bill passed by Congress
IN lss0, which unequivocally sets forth this fact
The law in reference to filing Cabinet positions I
when their ineumbents are temporarily absent /,
Provides that the duties of the head of a depart
nent thus absent shall be discharged by some I
bureau officer of the same department who has I
been appointed by the President "by and with
his advice and consent of the Senate; and in
case no such officer can be found the President
may designate the head Of any department
to temporarily discharge the duties of another
whose chief Is absent. Now as all the bureau
ofhcers Of the War Department are military
ofheers, none of these, under the Attorney
Generals decision, could lawfully be designated
10 act as Secretary of War, and the President
exercised the authority conferred upon him by
law, in designating Secretary Robson to as
sdme the duties of the position.
The Federal Council of the international
NOrkingmen's Association of New York held /
meeting on Sunday to discuss the proposed ac-
ton of the wOrkingmen this summer. The
general expression OF opinion was adverse to
strike, as involving useless hardships, and reso-
buttons were adopted recommending, instead.
mat action should be taken for the enforcement
Q; the eight-hour law passed by the New York
legislature 1t seems, however, that this law
only regulates the hours on public work, and
does not affect private employers; though many
employers have adopted the eight-hour system.
The employers, meantime, assert that in conse-
qcenee of the slack demand for buildings and
the high prices of material, they cannot make
themselves whole by undertaking time con-
tracts at eight hours for the days work; the
more especially as they are liable at any mo-
nent to have fresh strikes sprung upon them.
y hey are therefore moving to have the ten
hour rule restored.
The idea Of the unscrupulous Jones, Of the
ReTHb'ieoH, trying-while his pockets are cram
med with STAR items, and additional compen-
sation, House Banking Committee, clerking
swag'-to pass himself OF as the virtuous
Brown Is too much For shame, Jones! Re-
pent, restore the fifteen per cent. divyy, ac-
knowledge your fragrant peculations from THE
STAR, and place yourself on the knees Of pen
itence.
That Brother Harlan should copy from the
wicked Louisville Journal the improper remark
Of the Illinois postmistress upon her wants in
The way OF man, causes Us surprise. We didn't
think il of him.
al advertised my productions and made
noDey."-Nieh0las Lopgsorti.
Isl. o. o. F-CENTRAL LODGE, No Il
82 special meeting will be held This EVEN |
M, o'clock TO take action in relation to the
de stn Of Brother JOHN W. Pool. |
=. b. LORD, Jr.. Rec Sec
FSTHERE WILL BE MEETING OF THE
~ REPUBLICAN CLUB OF THE 2Isr Dis |
III held sf Huise's hall, corner 9Th street and |
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