Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-06-12

81 Itom our Special Correspondent
-, NEW YORK. Jane q.
INrRIcACIRs or THE LAW.
The termination Of the Train trial before
Judge Davis was described In some Of the
newspapess under such titles - ''Train
Trapped" 1.-The Bitter Bit" and others Of
like import. We have no sympathy with
the sentiments prompting such descrip-
tons. Practically as well as theoretically,
the Supreme Court Of the State of New
York ought to be rs dignificd tribunal as
there is in the land. was never intended
70 trap" or "bite" either the wise and
wary or the errstic and foolish; and those
whom the people trust 70 administer its
high offices should do nothing to render Il
justly liable To such reproach As the
phrases which We have quoted imply. But
what are people To think Of court OF Law
In which litigant Is, 50 TO speak, cufFed by
one magistrate and condoled with by an-
otheri Contempt for the prisoner was APP
parenuy the controlling sentiment In the
proceedings before Mr.. Justice Davis.
Sympathy for him or something very like
Ii. must have actuated Mr.. Justice Fancher
when he descended from the bench TO con-
graduate himo his discharge from custo-
dy. II this had happened once, We should
have heard It freely criticised as an un-
| seemlyI conflict OF action and opinion
among the Judges certain to bring the
Supreme Court into dlsrepute; but now the
press accepts it as the most natural affair
In the world, while the public are Devil.
dere.l at the facility which the law affords
the judicial battledores to play shuttlecock
with George Francis Train.
THE srRrKERs WEAKENING.
The attemp; Of the carpenters working
eight hours day to compel those employ
ed under the ten hour system to strike
promised at first to prove successful. The
crowded meeting held at Republican Hall
last Friday evening, and the threatening
tenor of the resolutions then passed led
many workmen TO believe that their per-
sonal safety depended In great measure
upon their acqu!esoence In the demand
made, and about three hundred carpenters
accordingly relinquished their situations
upon the refusal OF employers to pay the
eight hour rates. Subsequent events, how
ever, have shown that this movement has
| failed 10 receive the unanimous support OF
society members, large number OF whom
entirely disclaim any connection with the
| object of the meeting referred to, and re-
pudiate the authority of those who passed
the resolutions. A the case now stands
| II would seem that no general strike will
occur unless the bosses" nj present en-
ploying men al eight hours day insist up
on return TO the old system. The next
meeting OF the Employing Carpenters As
ISOLATION will be held at Cooper Institute,
June 18th, when the state of the trade will
be thoroughly discussed, and some actlo n
taken in reference to the preseu, move
ment.
| GOSSIP.
| Dutch Heinrich's "little game of insan-
| ity" does not work. and the robber has
been removed from the Lunatic Asylum to
the Tombs.
The Executive Committee OF the Cen
tennial Commission is in session at the
| Fifth Avenue Hotel. The question of the
ACCESSIBILITY of employing n special agent
TO visit Oriental count ries, especially ia
r-., emma aud Persia. 10 secure from
them representation OF the products Of
those respective count res at the Centen-
NAL Exhibition, is being discussed.
The litigation in regard 10 the possession
of the estate OF Joseph X. Stuyyesant has
at last reached the Surrogate's Court The
| guardians OF a luna,ic son by second
wife assail the claims Of two sons by the
| first wife, under the plea that there was no
marriage with the mother, aud that the
tesiator was Of unsound mind. The
property is valued at 81 800, 900.
] \ New York thief who stole an over
coat from Rev. Edward Everett Hale Of
Boston, has just sent that gentleman the
following letter:
NEw YORK CITY. May %, 1873.
my DEAR SIR Having just been released
! from short period Of confneme Mt, drop Y ou
1 tins 10 inform you If you ant that nice over
| coat 5000 which was Professionally abstrae-
ted from tina, noble edihce, the Boston Public
Library, last February, you can ind II AZ the
FIRST Toodbinery- on Broadway in that par,
| OF the Hub" known as So. Boston where IL Is
| up the Spout for the trifing sum Of 800
just enough 10 enable me 10 reach inv home In
Americas Great Metropolis where they
"wsnted' me for 3 months Just got olt.
| Pray for me. METROPOLITAN
Refreshingiy cool for this time OF year.
INsIDER.