Saturday visitor. (Newark, Del.) 1876-1876, 1876-02-12
NEWS OF TIE WEEK

way at Chisilhurst; The late Emperor's
place atthe table ia daily decked with
little lunch of fresh violets. The
Prince is well made, good looking and
begins to display dark brown NOUS
tache.
Judge Van Colt, Mrs. iMoulton'
counsel, declines TO make any reoin der
1 to what he terms Mr.. Beecher's "beast-
ly speech" in References to his letter OF
advice to Mrs. Moulton, and irreverent
ly speaks of that pious man as "holy
bully"
PACKAGES containing 1000 worth of
goods for western firms, were thrown OF
o freight train on the Pennsylvania rail
road. near Waverly, N. J. by thieves on
Friday night. One of the gang was ar
rested.
In the United States District Court
at Memphis, on Wednesday, M. Combs
Jr., q claim agent was convicted OF ha-
wing defrauded the Government. His
sentence was postponed until fifteen
similar cases are disposed of.
Rev. John Russell, Secretary of the
National Prohibition Cow entiop, has
issued q call for a National Prohibition
Convention to meet at Cleveland on
May 17th, and nominate presidential
ticket.
An Ch9rleston, W. Va, on Wednes-
day asning, William DooleY, shoe
maker, was stabbed to death in his
shop be- a tailor named Thomas Hines.
They had quarreled about Mrs: Dooley.
In the o. s. Court at st. Louis on
Wednesday, Judge Dillon rendered a
decision in the case OF Mckee, ruling
that the trial must go on. The taking
Of testimony was then proceeded with.
BUSINESS seems to be reviving in
Montreal. several factories which were
running at reduced time have this week
resumed operations at their fullest Ca
psoity. .st l
| THE Rhode Island Legislature met
on Wednesday. Governor Lippitt's
message refers mainly TO local affairs.
He recommends an appropriation for
the Centennial.
Bills we're introdu ,ed in the New
Jersey House OF Representatives.. ap.
propriating an additional SIC. 900 to the
Centennial C,mmi ssioners.
Frederick Dockray, arrested in Cubs
some time since, whose case excited so
much interest, and who was taken to
Spain and imprisoned. has made his
escape. He is now in London, and has
written letter to his mother. who lives
near Elmirs. fo
Ma. Williams. our Vice Consul al
II 4vaua, states that the Treasury def
cit IN Cuba on account of four or five
! months arreages of pay to the army,
navy and civil service, is $50, 1000. 600
This is in addition to $50. 0jJ, 900 pre-
viously incnrred. tt. UE SOCIAL 81
A freight train on the Pennsylvania
! r abroad was robbed near Waverly, N
I j., on Friday night, OF So. 600 worth Of
! goods consigned to Western merchants.
} The goods we're thrown off the cars in
,, box s and balls. A similar robbery
was perpetrsted near the same place {
!, week ago. A man named Oahill has
3 been arrested as one OF the thieves an6
sent to Jail.
John Stellwagop. the banker Of But
4 falo, who susp ended on Monday last
4 drowned himself on Saturday night
i His body was found in the Erie basin
!, patty ouWof the water. and frozen, ant
50 900 in lis pockets.
!. ANorHah supposed ClSlrlie Ross IL
= been dis6tfvered at Tih5a, Ohio. IA
4 4vas left "a Tifin in October by tY
men who Immediately disappeared. II
n says his name is Charlie Skates, an
4 that he came from Cincinnati. Hi
a photograph has been sent to Mr.. Ross
|. who will go on to see him.
= IT is reported from Jackson, Miss.
!. that the Impeachment OF Lieutenant
Governor Davis aud the removal of Su
i perintendent of Education Car lozo ar
n considered certain. It is doubtful
l. the impeachment OF Governor Anne
" will be pressed, as his conviction is re
II garled as uncertain. ri.
= In the Superior Court at Worcester
a Mass. on Wednesday morning, Luciu
h W Pond Withdrew his plea of not gull
N ty to three of the twelve indictments d
l. which he was arraigned last week. b
> was sentenced to Is years imprisor
t. ment. Thirty-two indictments agains
1T him remain, which have not been pres
sed. ra.ai
New YORK, Feb. 8.-John Dolan wa
L resentenced to dav for the killing Q
ID James "a. Noe. His young sister So
st beside him. After he had been place
y at tho bar Assistant District Attorne
'r Rollins related the facts of the convi'
d ton and the sentence of death, an
r. the writ of error, the confirming of th
ID sentence, and the sending OF the prii
IS oner back to the Oyer and Terminer I
n gain to be sentenced. Mr.. Rollins the
ly moved for sentence.
s. Several objections and motions b
~ the prisoners counsel were ovenule
y and Judge Barrett said: 4l.i
I'd John Dolan, you have by your coul
l. sci taken a writ of error to the Suprem
% Court at its General Term for the pu
ig pose Of reviewing the proceedings upo
4 your trial. That court, after very pr
ne tient Investigation of the case, in q
Q; exceedingly elaborate opinion, has a.
% rived at the opinion that there was 4
Id error, that you were lawfully convicte
We and your sentence Just, and have remi
ted the proceedings to us, directing I
to fix a day for the execution OF Il
: sentence. delayed by the operation
us the stay affixed to the writ of erro
"a Nothing now remains for this court b,
OF to fix that day, assent to the sugge
~ ton OF your learned counsel so far
81 to fix the day, within my discretion,
on a period sufficiently far distant to en-
,c- BILE you, il you still desire to do 8
ne through your counsel, to take the OPT
ny ion of the court of last resort. c
as that point I shall see to it that amp
aa time is given for that purpose, SO tn
"a without the operation of any furth
NC stay of proceedings by the mere oper
70 ton of time you may have the opini,
;t- OF that court as to whether there W
ne any error of law or fact. The coul
Sc by virtue of its power and by the
10 rection Of the Gsner Il Term, does ne
d fix and appoint the oath day of Mar