Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

The GEGDEAAS LEcTURE.-The Democratic
Comm issoners appear to have become suddenly
! conscience stricken in regard to allowing cX-
Priest Gerdeman to deliver his lecture in the
! Court House. AS the Court House has been
used on several occasions for religious purposes
| and lectures OF various kinds, even Mormon
lectures, it looks somewhat strange that Mr..
! Gerdeman should be refused to deliver his lee
ture, "The Roman Church Of to-day" More
than three-fourths Of those who helped 10 pay
for the Court House would, no Doubt, Ike 10
hear the lecture, which has been delivered 10
large audiences in nearly every large city and
town iu this and ncighboring States but be-
cause the Democratic Commissioners bave been
advised by the leader of the Democratic Ring in
this county, through their organ, that the lec-
ture might change some Democratic voters,
they decline It's use with the expectation that II
will DC made hzzle. We are opposed to drag
ging politics into church affairs, or In any man
ner to prescribe any church on account OF their
religious faith, aud, therefore, favor the grant
ing the use of the public buildings TO any re-
ligious denomination or sect to advocate their
doctrine, SO long as it does not interfere with
our courts or special purpose for which it was
Sailt. II Mr.. Gerdeman'S lecture is such that
il will aggrieve certain sects, we say let the
dc ors open for a reply by the aggrieved parties.
The more these matters are discussed the more
enlightened We become. But to close the doors
to one particular party, because it is feared it
might be offensive to parties and ruin one or
81, Ic
isfactoiy to either political party In general.
How IsHT UAs VoR HIaH.-"Nothing like the
eternal fitness of things There wss a French
can can show in Sunoury on Tuesday night.
All the editors and reporters of the Dolly were
in attendance. - Watsontorra Record.
This last paragraph is a mistake. 1t was In
tended for the sunbury Gazette, whose hat WAS
politely removed when the curtain rose. By ac-
cident the name of the Daily WAS inserted.
Auten has since explained tie matter aud al olo-
gized to us. personally y.-DGils Of FEB. 7th.
There is a mis'ake somewhere. The editor of
the Gazette last week pulled the can can as fol-
lows:
THE can can, last Tuesday evening, is repre-
sented TO have been a poor imitation of the
original. According to tie account of it given
ul Tut btAhs ~ hduH t'Iu 1uCrbiOhdOlS
merit of being red hot"
Now if John was with he ''boys" and showed
his polilenes5 by taking of his hat, we don't see
that there is room to make fuss about it. If
he is little unsopbisticated he showed his ap-I
probation at least by being polite enough to re-
move his hat-"when dc band began TO play"
ROACH VERSUS BosTIAS. Detective Roach from
Sudbury was in town on Wednesday. He came
to look for a gentleman by the name Of Zebedee
Bostian who was wanted at Suubury to explain |
in regard to a quantity of rope that was stolen |
of a steamboat. As tie train halted at the de- |
pot Mr.. Roach saw Mr.. Bostian and Mr. Bos- !
tian saw Mr. Roach at the same moment. Then |
Lebedee took TO his heels and Roach took after |
Lcbedee and forty citizens took after Roach. |
At the corner Of Sudbury and Washington streets |
Bostian was embraced by citizen named Sny-
Ter, who detained the gentleman until Mr..
Roach brought up the second section. AT three /
o'clock Bostaiu was taken to Snnbury, having
'emained in the lookup Until that hour. -Sks-
aokia Times.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS IN THE WEST
WARD.-The Democrats of the West Ward of
'unbury met on Wednesday evening, "a according to
,aIl, in the hall of the No. engine house. The
Meeting called to order, at 74o O'Clock by the
lection of Nr. II. E. Davis, President, and Mr..
.ewis Dewart, Secretary. Ward ticket was
hen nominated, as follows:
Assistant Burgesses-Wm. J.. Dewart and
ral. Deitz.
Councilmcn--T. d. Grant, Chas. Martin, AL
red Krause and John Shissler.
Constable-Samuel Garinger.
overseers of the Poor-samuel Mantz and
,iartin Kenney.
School Director-Rev. c. S. Gerhard.
Street Commissioners--Jaco5 Cessett and
Nm. Krisher.
Assessor-James Lyons.
Judge of Elections s--Edwar6 G. Eisely.
Inspector OF Elections-John Hopper.
The meeting 10 the East ward was bsld In the
Washington Engine House last evening, and the
orough meeting, for the nomination Of Chief
Burgess, &C., will be held in the No. house on
his Friday evening.
Editor Afaericdn Has Justice O. the Peace, !
Who Is praticng member Of the bar, Il fter enter
az judgmeLt on his docket, and then enter it in !
lac Prothouotary's Office, right 10 prosecute il
= attorney FOR lhc plaintiff. n.
Snubury, January 3. 1876.
In reply to the above, we will state that we
ave consulted some of the best legal advisers at
be bar, who say it was supposed that Justice
f the Peace had no interest in case before him,
nd the fact that Justice who would enter a
transcript from his own docket In court, and
hen 10 pursue the claim by execution TO collect
he money. was almost positive evidence that
lie Justice was an Interested party, and that
uch conduct was highly improper, aud should
ot be countenanced anywhere. Some express an
pinion that such Justice subject to prose
alton and indictment.-IED. AMERICAN.
CoNSUBIAI..-At S O'Clock, on Thursday morn
ng last, our friend Mr. W. A. Richardson, OF
his place, chief clerk of the NJ. x. r. and NJ.
o., and Miss Selena +. Abel, of Lebanon, We're
married in St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
,hurch, OF that city, by the rector. Rev. Alfred
i. Abel, brother of the bride. Mr.. f. c. Perch
rd, of this place, shipping agent at Weigh
caies for the NJ. K. r. and NJ. Co., was grooms-
nan, and Miss Hannah snavely, of Lebanon,
bridesmaid. The church was filed with guests
nd the ceremony passed of very pleasantly.
'eng dressed in travelling suits, Immediately
iter the congratulations were over the bridal
'arty proceeded 10 the depot and the happy pair
ook the train for Harrisburg from thence they
Intended visiting New York and Philadelphia,
Il which latter city the friends of the bridegroom
eside. From Philadelphia they will come to
but when they will arrive is not de-
lnitrlY staien. We wish them all the inY sun- /