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The New York herald., 1875-11-17
Jurors and the Plea OF Insanity.

There must be some defence for the publ,
against thep plea of insanity now brought NJ
regularly in favor of every murderer fol
whom no other defence can be found or in.
vented. This is made manifest by the atti.
tude of counsel in the case of Scannell
Hitherto men have been tried on the issue
not whether they did the act, but whether
their insanity did not render them irrespon-
sible; now it is proposed to find a jury on
this issue. To such a degree is the defiance
of Justice carried that the lawyers pro-
pose to exclude from the jury in murder
case not merely citizens who have formed
opinions on the crime charged, but such
as have formed opinions on the favoritt
mode of defeating the ends of justice
Let us say rather that they propose to ex
clude only such as have formed their opin
ions adversely. Justice, impartiality, is faI
from what they want If a man has formed
his opinions in favor of the defence of insan-
ity-if he believes that capital punishment
should be abolished under cover of thia
ruse, he is the man they are eager to secure.
They WISH therefore, only to exclude those
who have formed an opinion that this species
of defence should be scrutinized with pecu-
liar care, and who believe that murder should
not be committed with impunity under this
pretence That is to say, they wish to ex-
clude from the jury all men of common
sense or common honesty, and who
are not fanatics. The question named
seems to us most improper one for any
judge to permit counsel to put to jury;
but this conduct on their part will force
society to adopt some other system in trials
where there is any probability that such
defence is to be made. Issues of insanity
must not be left to an ordinary jury. Either
the Judge must have power, when such de-
fence is made, to Immediately refer the case
to commission of experts to determine that
particular point or the trial must be had ex-
clusively on the issue of insanity, and that
plea, if made, must be referred to the Gov.
ernor in mitigation of the penalty if the case
is against the culprit on the issue of fact.
Without some such change it will soon be-
come impossible in this city to even try men
for murder, much less to punish them.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

| Providence has imposed upon the Anglo
Saxon race in this New World. A war orthe
apprehension of war would fall upon the
Centennial as blight. Although 1t might
well be reasoned that no tree people should
for a moment permit sentiment like
the celebration of an anniversary
to interfere with the honor or the
duties Of nation, still those sentimental
questions are very often the most important.
1t would be a great disappointment to the
people Of this country to have the celebra-
tion of the one hundredth anniversary of its
independence a failure. Nor would there
be any recompense for this in winning Cuba
at the cost of a war.
For these reasons we cannot resist
pointing out to the administration and the
people the duty of absolute peace. Nor
should we suspect the administration of any
purpose to break it, were not the signs so
ominous, and if we did not see surrounding
the government an ambitious party resolved
to retain power at whatever cost. What may
be called the regular army of the republican
organization, the drilled cohorts who observe
its discipline and follow its flag, mean to
fight for the third term, and, if possible to
win it. To them war is nothing but step
toward power. If they can infame the
country either by the fear of reputation or
by forcing war upon the country to resent
the ''outrages Of Spain" and to ''free Cuba"
they will do so as a deliberate act of political
management Against this we earnestly pro-
test. We urge the President to remember
that for him the highest fame is what is to be
found in peace. He has won laprels enough
in the battle field to care nothing for West
Indian trophies or for military success over
a friendly and sorely troubled people.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17
Tweed's Defeat In the Court OF Ap-
ueaIg.

The Court of Appeals rendered its decision
yesterday on all the points presented by
Tweed's counsel, and the appeal was dis
missed as legally untenable on every point.
In relation to bail there were two points-one
that an arrest cannot be made and bail re-
quired in cases where the property of the de-
fendant is attached, and the other that the
amount of bail fixed by the court below is
excessive. On the first of these points the
Court Of Appeals has decided that although
al attachment was issued it does not state
that property was actually taken to satisfy it,
and that even if property had been taken it
was in the discretion of the court below to
order both an attachment and an arrest. On
the second point, as to the amount of
bail, the Court of Appeals decides that it is
also in the discretion of the court below, and
is therefore not renewable. 1t is also decided
that there is no force in the argument Of
Tweed's counsel that a second suit on the
same matter of complaint is not maintainable
because the first suit had not been finally
closed by the payment of the defendants
costs. On the only remaining point, that
the new act under which the second suit is
brought is unconstitutional, the Court de-
cides that it can properly come up only in
the trial of the case, and gives its own
opinion, though not positively and finally,
that the constitutional objection will not
hold. So Tweed is defeated on every point
and there seems prospect that he will be
no longer able to battle justice by the skill of
his lawyers in raising legal technicalities.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

THE ST. LOUIS WHIsKEY RING. We print
elsewhere this morning an interesting letter
from Colonel William Nj. Grosvenor for
merly editor of the ST. Louis Democrat, and
an active agent in the exposures last spring
of the ST. Louis Whiskey Ring. He gives a
curious history of the origin of this Ring ;
Of many Of the persons who were concerned
in it of its relations to and effect upon the
politics Of the State of the manner in which
its mysterious influence at Washington was
used Of the singular method by which its
frauds upon the revenue were detected of
the tricks used to avert exposure and punish
ment, and of the reasons which induced GER
tain minor members of the Ring at last to
confess OF course the end is not yet. The
Grand Jury has not completed its work. The
prominent men concerned in this huge fraud
upon the government are still hoping to
escape the people are looking on and
watching for the result. But Colonel Gros-
venor's letter throws some important light
on the mysteries Of this iniouity in st. Louis.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17
The CenfrnI Park.

1t would be a dreadful commentary upon
the efforts of the courageous and far-seeing
men who gave New York Central Park to
find that wonderful and attractive pleasure
ground turned into plague spot. Yet this
is what we have now to fear. There can be
no doubt the drainage of the Park, and
especially of the lakes, is defective These
bodies of water, which are calculated for the
amusement and the instruction of the
people, have been so much neglected that
they are little more than fever spots. The
surface of the water is covered with thick
vegetable matter, decomposing, and throwing
off poisonous gases The attendants COM
plain of chills and fever and inform us that
unless the whole system is revised our peo-
pie will as soon think of going to the Small
pox Hospital in the Lower Bay for amuse-
ment as going into our noble pleasure ground.
All this should be arranged by the competent
men who have charge of the Park and
who gained so much honor by their re-
fusal to allow it to be made political ma
chine. They can amend it. In doing this
they should abolish the fretting restrictions
which make the Park of little more use to
the children who go there in such large
numbers and the families of the poorer
classes than panorama or painting. The
Park should be made pleasure ground in
the fullest sense of the word. 1t
should not be under police sur
veillance as if the people were tramps
or pickpockets, and as if the mere
fact of their going into the Park was
proof presumptive in the policeman's
eye that they intended to commit crime.
While rearranging the Park we should have
bride path running parallel with the car
riage ways. Altogether our Park Commits
sioners will lose whatever fame they have
gained by the management of this famous
pleasure ground unless they take the whole
subject up seriously and reform it
altogether
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

COMPTROLLER GREEN has written an open
letter to Mayor Wickham critcising General
Porter's management of the Department of
Public Works. 1t is bitter and scathing, and
although Mr.. Green is not much of favor
ite he makes some points against the Com
missioner which the public will warmly in
dorse. If Green's charges are true there are
inefficiency and wastefulness in the Depart
ment of Public Works, and neither Mr. Wick
ham nor General Porter can afford to rest
under these imputations.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

HoRRoRs ACCUMULATE IN New JERSEY to
such an extent that even Jersey justice is
evaded. Our columns this morning are re-
plete with illustrations Of this remark but
the most remarkable instance, perhaps, is
the case of John Huber. Acting on a piece
of friendly advice, to the effect that he should
60 and shoot himself and 50 escape punish
ment for his offences, he lodged bullet in
his brain. When the day for his trial came
on it was believed his death was certain, and
consequently aoIc pros. was entered.
Huber recovered, however, and is now ont
again, but he still carries the bullet Hubers
plan of escaping from the punishment of his
crimes is worthy the attention Of other GRIM
inals.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17
INFANT AcRoBM

INFANT AcRoBl seem to be 4 valuable
commodity In Washington the boy Zana
was Kidnapped from the custody Of the
Court by his "owners," and in this city the
proprietor Of Prince Leo is making des-
perate defence in order to retain the child
Nothing can be clearer, however, than the
duty Of the Courts to prevent these persons
and others like them from using children to
make money for themselves, although there
may be no actual danger in the feats the
little ones are required to perform,
The New York herald., 1875-11-17
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The New York herald., 1875-11-17

JUDGE DoNoHUE decided yesterday that
the Panama Railroad cannot compete with
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company in the
trade between this port and San Francisco.
1t seems that the powers Of our Courts are
limitless, and we shall not be surprised if one
Of our judges some day ties Up our commerce
altogether
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

GERMANY is not unfavorable to the Cen
tennial, as has been reported and will take
an active and earnest interest in the Phiia-
dephia Exposition. Idle rumors of this kind
can only be fruitful Of evil, and their circu-
lation is to be deprecated
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

quently that each succeeding crime eface'
the memory of the crime that preceded It,
and it would indeed be a remarkable mem
ory that could retain any of the ''many Won
dem cases"
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

The World, in an ingenious and scholarly
article, elsewhere printed, discusses our
treaty relations with Spain, and especially
article of the treaty of 1895, upon
which SO much stress is laid in our COM
munications between the State Department
and the Spanish government. The main
point of the Worlds argument is against the
recognition of the belligerent rights of
the rebels in Cuba, and it shows
that if we press this point to the recognition
of these rights we shall have a Spanish
man-of-war claiming and exercising in
American waters over American ships" the
right of search. The cry, "On to Cuba p
may have the same effect as the cry, ABer-
lin = with which the French began their war
upon Germany-a war which is a well known
chapter of this century's history.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17
COLOSSEUM.

COLOSSEUM
Thirty fourth street and Broadway-PRUSSIAN SIEGE OF
PARIS. Open from 10 A. NJ to P. NJ and 7 r ~ 70 lc
OLYMPIC THEATRE,
No; ga Broadway.-yARIETY, at 5 7. n Matinee at
wALLAcK's THEATRE.
broadway and Thirteenth streeCAs" at r. NJ closes
At IoAo p NJ Mr. George Honey. Miss Ada Dyas
PARTISAN VARIETIES
Sixteenth street, Broadway.-YARlETY, at 8 r M
AMERICAN INSTITUTE,
Third and Sixty third street-Day and evening.
THEATRE CoMIQUE
No 514 Broadway.-NARlETl, at 3 T. NJ Matinee at ?
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs,
Eey Opera House. Broadway corner Of Twenty street.
BOOTHS THEATRE,
Twentythrd aud sixth havenue.-PANT0MIME, at
p. NJ. Matinee at l 30 z. NJ. q. l.. Fox.
PARK THEATRE.
Ind m aSS Nrs Sfens DOL
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART,
No 12s West Fourteenth street-open from 10 A. NJ to
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
eighth street % near BrSednymkING LEAR 1 a.
STRANGER and kATHERISE AND PETRUCHIo. Mr.
Edwin Booth
EAGLE THEATRE.
Broadway and Thtrtythird street-NAklETI, N II. NJ.
BowERY THEATRE,
Bowery.-sI SLoCUM, at r NJ
Nos 72s and 7so Broadway -MiNsTREisY and VARIETY,
ssP.M. Matinee at2P.M.
WOODS MUSEUM.
at ?. NJ; closes 10 40 7. NJ. Matinee at p NJ Mr.
Joseph Proctor
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE
Nos. 5s5 and 5s7 Broadway-vARIETY, at r.. NJ
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE,
Third between Thirtieh and Thirty hrst streets
HINsTRELSY and VARIETY. at 7. NJ. Matinee at
LYcEUM THEATRE,
ROBINSON CRUsoE, at s r NJ Juvenile Company.
GERMANIA THEATRE.
Fourteenth street, Irving place-LEMONS at r NJ
STEINWAY HALL.
Fourteenth street,-DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ENTER
rAlNMENT at : T. NJ.
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
Montague street-LILY OF KILLARNEY, at P. NJ.
Kellogg English Opera Company
TTvoLI THEATRE
Eighth street. near Third avenue.-vARIETY. atsPM
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
fourteenth street-German Opera-DON GIOVANNI, at
P NJ. WschteL
cHIcKERING HALL.
Ffh avenue and Eighteenth street-o4saND CONCERT,
nsP. NJ. Hans Won Bulow.
voLKsGARTEN
No. 19e Bowery.-vARIETY, a. r NJ
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The New York herald., 1875-11-17

THERE WAS UNATTEMPTED SARCASM in the
answer Of . juror in the Scannell case yester-
day, who said, in reply to question as to
whether he had read all about the previous
trials Il hears 50 many Won dem cases"
The irony was against public morals as well
as public law. Homicides occur SO fire.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

The PRINCE OF WALES is going to Ceylon
to hunt elephants. We can only hope that
the sport will be fine and that the elephants
will not take fancy for hunting him.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

The TURKS were more badly beaten by the
Herzegovinian insurgents at Gatschko than
At first reported. If things 60 on in this
way the great Powers will be too late to
preserve the peace of Europe.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. were
not firm, and the market was undisturbed,
Gold opened and closed at ia 3-8. Rag
paper is worth 87.42. Investment securi-
ties, including government bonds, were
strong
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

From oar reports this morning The probabilities
rre that the 1oeather to-day ,0iA be toindy
cold and partly cloudy.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17
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The New York herald., 1875-11-17

The PEACE OF EUROPE is assured as often
nowadays as the Union was saved in the
years just previous to our own civil war.
The latest bulletin to this effect comes from
Russia; but there is another view of this
question besides the one apparently put by
the Russian journal Three emperors striv-
ing for peace are quite as likely to make war;
and whether they resolve upon either makes
little difference to the struggling Christians
of herzegovina,
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

"ON TO CUBA TT is said that the Spanish
power is so decrepit in Cuba that we have
only to warn the Spaniards out Of tho island
to secure their departure We are reminded
that Andrew johnson and Secretary Seward
drove the French out Of Mexico by a
threat, and General Grant is censured
for not doing as much with the Spanish
in Cuba. But it should be remembered
that when President Johnson menaced the
French he was fresh from the great war, he
had the best army Of the world at his COM
mand, with Grant and Sheridan only too
anxious to cross the Rio Grande. This is far
different from the situation now "On to
Cuba = must not become another "A'Berlin -
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

COLOSSEUM
Thirty fourth street and Broadway-PRUSSIAN SIEGE OF
PARIS. Open from 10 A. NJ. to p. NJ and r. ~ 70 10
NJ
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

IoLUME XL........................ 32l
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OLYMPIC THEATRE,
No; ga Broadway.-NARIETY. at T. ~ Matinee at
r M.
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
Twentyth street aud sixth avenuePANTOMIME, at
r NJ. Matinee at 80 r. NJ. G. L. Fox
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SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS,
New Opera House Broadway Of Twenty ninth street.
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

PARK THEATRE,
Broadway and TWEEN second street.-The MIGHTY DOL
LAR, at 3 y. NJ. MIR. and Mrs. Florence.
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wALLACK'S THEATRE.
Broadway and Thirteenth streetCAs"E, at p NJ closes
nt 10 45 p. NJ. Mr.. George Honey, Miss Ada DyaS
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

PARTISAN VARIETIES
Sixteenth street, Broadway.-FARlETf, A. . r. NJ
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WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway corner Of Thirteth eet-JIBENAINOSA Y,
p. NJ; closes 10 40 +. NJ. Matinee p NJ. Mr..
Joseph Proctor.
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AMERICAN INSTITUTE,
Third avenue Sixty third street-Day and evening
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
No 12S West Fourteenth street-open from 10 A. NJ. to
The New York herald., 1875-11-17

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
Twenty eighth street, Broadway.-kING LEAR. at
=. NJ closes 10 80 p. NJ. Matinee at 80. THE
STRANGER and KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Mr.
Edwin Booth
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THEATRE CoMIQUE,
No. 514 Broadway-NARIETN, at I. NJ. Matinee at
u
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EAGLE THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirty.thrd street-VARIETY, at p NJ.
Matinee at = Z. NJ.
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BowERY THEATRE
Bowery-sI SLOCUM, at r. NJ
GLOBE THEATRE,
Nos 72s and 730 0Broadway.-MINSTRELSY and VARIETY,
atSPM NJ Matinee ? ?. VI.
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TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE,
Nos. 5s5 and 5S7 Broadway-yARIETY, at 8 r. NJ.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-04-17
HOW IITHOGHAPHY WAS DIS
COVERED.

After the first triumphant performance
Of Mozart's opera "Don juan AT Munich,
the theatre was deserted by all except one
plun. Alois Senncfclder had still much to
do. After seeing carefully around the
stage. that no sparks hid isnitcd about
the theatre he retired to his little room to
stamp the theatre tickets for the following
day. As he entered the room he had three
things in his hand. polished milestone
for r;,zors, which no had purchased, ticket
stamp moistcncl with printers ink, and a
check on the theatre treasury for his wcok-
ly pay. He placed the check on II table,
whena gust or wind took 1t, swept it high
up in his room for &; moment. and then de-
posted it in q basin filed with water.
Scnncfeldcr took tho wet paper. dried it
as well as he could and then, TO make sure
of it, weighted il down with the milestone,
on which he had before carclcssly placed
the printing stamp. Returning to his room
on the following morning, he was sur
prlsed to see the letters of the stamp print
ed with remarkable accuracy upon the
damp paper. lie gazei long at the check;
q sudden thought flashed through his
brain; he wondered if by some such means
he could not save himself the weary trouble
he continually had copying the songs of
the chorus. That very morning he went
out and purchased a lbrser stone, and COM
nj know, finally succeeded IN discovering
the art Of printing from stone-litho-
gruphy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-04-17
CAICu1NG TURTLES.

South American traveller tells how the
lonibos captuyc turtles, which are an i'm
portant article of dict with thc;n. In the
night the turtles come ont OF the river in
large numbers to Ly their eggs. The
Conibos, s1uasting. OF kneelng undsr their
lsify sheds, ana keeping profound slonco,
await the moment for action. The tur
ties, who separate themselves into detach-
ments on loaving the watoT. dig rapilly
with their fore feet q trench ofton two hum
drod yards long. and always four feet broad
by two deep. They apply themselves to
their work with such zeal that the slnd
flies about them and envolops them as in n
fos. Az soon as thoy are satisfied that
their tronch is large enough they deposit
in it their soft shellcd c,;gs to tn number
Vi from forty to seventy, and with theE
hind foot quickly FIJI up the trench. In
this contest u pad Hing feot more than one
turtle. tumtiod over by his companions,
rolls into the tronch and is buried alive.
Half an hour is enough for the accomplish
ment Of this task. The turtles then make
q disorderly rush for the river, Now the
moment has arrived for which the Conibos
have anxiously waited. At u given signal
the whole band suddenly rise from then
lurking places and dash OIL in pursuit of
the amphbia, not to cut of their retreat
for they would tn emselvcs be trampled un-
der foot by the rcsistless squadrons-but
to rush upon their iianks, seize them by
their tails, and throw t!;em over on their
backs. Before the turtles has disappeared.
q thousand prisoners often remain III the
hands Of the assail ,nts.