Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

DEATH OF A SELF CONFESSED MUIR
DERER.-George Peters. of Anuville, Leb-
anon county, who confessed several months
ago to having killed his wife many years
ago. died on Wednesday. Peters was to
have been tried at the late criminal court
of Lebanon county, but Judge Henderson
decided that he could not be convicted be-
cause of the statute of limitation. The
Lebonan NeUS says cat the time when
he was to have been tried the prisoner was
in feeble condition, and had changed
wonderfully from his former powerful and
vigorous condition. His prison life subse-
quent 10 the acqnttal on technical grounds
was one fpeace and quietude. He seemed
to be satisfied that he had made peace
with God as well as mankind in delivering
himself over to the authorities, and there
fore patiently awaited the result death,
which he was cofdent was not far distant.
Tuesday he SUDDENLY became weaker, and it
was visible to his attendants that his end
was near at hand. Wednesday morning
shortly before nine O'Clock prisoner in
attendance asked him wether he had any
pain, and he answered in German ''yes"
AT this time he was rapidly sinking and
at nine O'Clock peacefully passed away.
Since his first confinement he has been suf-
fering from great debility, dropsy and
shortness of breath, depending upon heart
desease of long standing. His mind was
perfectly clear up to the hour of his death.
1.-THE most remarkable coincidence ar
tached to this case is that he died on the
same day and about the same hour, upon
which the act was committed, 10 years ago
ON January 27, 1856"
Peters kept hotel in this county lat
Rockville) several years ago-HarriSburg
Patriot, Jan. 80.
Telegraphic dispatches proclaim the un-
welcome news that lockout had COM
menced in the coal mines of South Wales,
and that 900 miners are idle. Addi-
tionai information is conveyed to us that
''the shipwrights of Newcastle on Tyne,
England, 10 the number of 5000, have
struck" We are not informed as to the
causes which led to the lockout of the
miners. or the strike of the shipwrights,
but, no matter what was the cause, the ef-
feet can be regarded only in the light Of q
calamity. Idleness, either in an indivi-
dual or community,is an evil, and the more
powerful and robust the individual or the
larger the community, the greater the evil
Add to this the great pecuniary loss re-
sulting to employer and employee, and the
poverty and suffering often entailed upon
the latter, and the evil effects of strikes and
lockouts may be imagined, but not de-
scribed. And the worst feature of all this
is the fact that the strikers and capitalists
are not the only ones to suffer, but the
thousands of innocent wives and helpless
children Of the hot-headed laborers suffer,
aften more keenly than those whose hasty
and ill-advised action is the cause of all the
trouble.
LOUISIANA OUTRAGEs. ALL Of the Off
GERS of the United States army who have
been before the Congressional Committee
now in New Orleans investigating Louisiana
affairs agree in testifying that systematicand
remorseess terrorism is exercised by the
White League and its Democratic allies
throu ghout the State over the negroes and
Republican whites to prevent them from
voting, speaking and acting in accordance
with their political convictions. These
men are certainly to be depended upon, as
they can have no motive for misrepresen-
ting the facts and their evidence is valua-
bic because they are among the few who
dare to testify to the truth without fear of
subsequent prosecution. The country
will accept their statements as conclusive
proof Of the existence Of the state of affairs
which they allege.