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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10
Newspapers at the Centennial.


AZ the Centennial Exhibition grounds
ia Philadelphia building j. in course
Of construction % be used solely for an
exhibition Of newspapers. IL occupies
a conspicuous position near the minia-
ture lake, on line between the United
States Government building and Ma
chinery Hall.
The plan Of exhibition i an alphabet
zeal arrangement II partial files Of each
newspaper or periodical published in
this country, in such a manner as will
make them instantly accessible. the
space devoted to each bearing label
with the name Of the publication print
ed thereon, and further designated by
a number, BY means Of which a strang-
er, upon reference 10 his catalogue, will
be able AZ once 10 approach the section
Of the building where the particular
journal which he desires 10 examine
or refer 10 may be found. The cases
containing these files will be set up to
form alcoves similar 10 those in public
libraries for the arrangement Of books,
these alcoves forming long tiers, one on
each side Of the building. throughout
lis entire length, portion Of the space
between being reserved for the accom-
mediation Of attendants. leaving a pas
sage for the public eighteen feet in
width. extending from one end Of the
structure 10 the other. The second
story, approached by four flights Of
stairs, j. devoted TO reading-rooms for
the accommodation more especially Of
newspaper men, and viii De- supplied
with conveniences for correspondents.
A catalogue giving the name of each
newspaper. lis frequency Of issue, and
the number which dcsignates the posi-
tion allotted 10 it, together with such
statistical information a. will serve 10
convey a comprehensive knowledge Of
the nature and extent Of the business Of
newspaper publishing in America will
be issued in a compact form. not differ
ing very much in size and appearance
from the official catalogues Of the four
departments Of the principal exhibition
For the suggestion Of this exhibition
OF journalism. in the fun and complete
manner proposed, the press and the
public are indebted To Gen Joseph r.
Hawlev. President Of the Centennial
Commission. himself newspaper man
Of large experience and advanced views,
who knows better than most men that
in this particular interest the United
States j. not only in advance Of any 9TH
er country, but that il furnishes more
and better papers. with a larger aggre-
gate circulation, than all OF the other
nations Of the earth combined.
The detail, however. 81 the arrange
meni, and the responsibility for il sue
cess, rest with Mr.. George +. Rowe1,
known as the principal source of such
newspaper statistics as the public has
been supplied with for a dozen years
past. and who is possessed Of advantages
which enable him 10 surmount those
obstacles which to a person Of less ex-
perience might make the undertaking
one Of serious difficultv.-N y. Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10
IIIr rNcIrnrn EyInrNcr.

Those who have followed the course OF the
babcock trial began TO yield their belief that
ihc defendant would be found guilty. when
~, counsel succeeded in inducing Judge
Dillon 10 exclude several 81 the most inn
poHani kilograms, especially those which
passed between Luckey and Babcock last
November, when the latter was in terror
lsst he should bc summoned 90 II. Louis.
Inc frantic efforts of Babcock's lawyer TO
gei these dispatches thrown out were sus-
llcious from the start, in the face ~ the de-
PENDANTS own reiterated declaration that
estry telegram which sent VIII appear
PERFECTLY innocent the moment | can be
heard. He obtained the hearing and then
agonizcd 10 hide the kilograms from the
scrutiny ~ the Jury. But he Is acquitted.
we has succeeded. lie will return 10 he
honorcd by the President and the circle
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LIE WHILE nnrsr on rRr,L.


II was said In tine case Of William Mckee
that the jury was empanelcd, not TO Try the
defendant. hui 20 convict him-an opinion
that Ia the minds II many was strengthened
Nv the unexpected verdict of guilty. With
still greater reason may II be asserted 81 the
Babc0ck ease that the court was organized.
not % fry. but "a acquit-am opinion that
the prompt and incOnsiderate verdict in the
defendant favor Will likewise go far TO
confirm. In the one ease it WAS the Cow
eminent in rcaliiy that conducted the prose-
cuiion. IA the other. il was virtually the
Government that stood upon the defense !;
and all the arts ~ legal sophistry We're
brought into rcguisiiipn 70 impress upon
the minds 81 the Jury that the District At
torney. though a sworn and commissioned
officer of Federal appointment. represented
in spite of himself nothing more and n0th
ing higher thau laliry spirit II per-
~eggiion. seeking 10 make party
capital ont " the defendants disgrace
The sanctiiies ~ the " hite House must not
De inv.ded-ihi~ was the porteutous legend
inscribed shove The portals ~ the Temple ~
Justice. No faint ~ guilt nor impuiatlon
II wrong must rest upon the Chief Magis-
trate or his hou~ hold-ihis was the govern
INK princlpie 81 ihe defense and 70. appar-
euf theory ~ the Court. The shadow ~ a
terrified and covering Administration hung
over the jury box like pail. through which
the dictates ~ patriotism and the demands
~ Justice became hopele-sly invisible. ....--
The word. "Not guilty. that broke in
upon the gloom and uncertainty 81 the de-
PENDANT - heart with the force 81 a juhilant
Inspiration. were words ~ ominou> import
10 an who love their country. who have faith
In H. institutions. vet lose the most that l.
worth hoping flr-the most that REBOUNDS
20 the -lor, ~ their citizenship. IN the pres
ence % a system prostituted 10 the defense
and exculpaiion Of governmental corruption.
ST. Louis Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10

A hard life must be that Of the sag
recultnral women in England, a a re-
cent English writer calls them-a life
TO which that OF even the humblest
women Of our own country offers no
parallel For these I" agricultural wom-
en-" the earliest spring means the be-
ginning of work. When the first deli
cate green clothes the waiting trees,
when the first bird flies singing north
ward. when the earliest violet opens
blue eyes in some sheltered mock, il Is
time TO gather the roots after the pillow
and hoe the young turnips. The root
gathering j. not pleasant task. The
clay of the plowed field clings TO the
poor tired feef-the weary backs ache
with constant STOPPING harsh, Bit
ing east winds sweep across the open
fields and buffet-the toilers SOrely- III
the poor woman suffers from rheuma-
tism, so common among the tailoring
class. such day will make every bone
in her body a separate torture.
By-and-by the sun grows hotter. and
the dog-rose blooms signs Of June and
hay-makings AT 3 O'Clock. then, the
women rise 10 clean their cottages and
do their hOuSe-wOrk Tor the uaN. anu NJ
5 they set out for the field. Later on
comes harvesting. and then their labor
continues through the long, long. weary
day, till the harve>t-moon shines down
and mocks their WEAKNESS with it, cold
light The effects Of such toll are yiSi-
ble in the angular frames. the bony
wrists, the skinny arms, the rounded.
STOPPING shoulders. the wrinkles and
the sunburnt faces, which mark the
change from what was once a heart
some, wholesome girl 10 an "agricul-
4 tural woman Hard a. their fate j..
they deplore the advance in machinery.
which has taken away so many of their
occupations. There j. no country Of
such violent contrasts a England
wealth aud luxury and careless super
fluffy among the rich, such hard labor
and hard fare among the poor.
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The Treasure that Was Found i'm a
Tree.

About a month ago Jacob klinck- a
farmer, near Fox Chase. was saving
a large chestnut tree, when the teeth Of
the saw came in contact with some me
tallic substance. Fearing the presence
Of some explosive, he directed the work
men to saw on the other side of the tree.
They did so. After the tree had been
felled. a gold watch. two gold pencil
cases and gold chain were found i'm
beded i'm the wood, eighteen inches
from the surface. They were wrapped
in sOiled sock The tree was sawn
off close 10 the ground, and they had
evidently been hidden 1t the junction
of two roots. and the wood had grown
over and inclosed them. The watch
was old-fashioned. having a case which
could be detached. and was Inscribed
with the date l1iO. One Of the pencil
cases was provided with pen. The
other had only pencil and was minus
the seal. The chain was long and in
tended to pass around the neck Of the
wearer. There was also gold key,
which, however. did not tit the watch.
The tree had attained a great age, be-
ing about six feet in diameter. An old
mansion once stood near by. and il is
supposed that the articles in question
were buried during the war o. .he Rev
olution. The watch was uninjurcd. ex-
cept that the hands We're rusted or
The finder has had it repaired, and will
exhihitto any who are curious to see such
relic. lie lives about. mile above
Fox Chase, on the county linc.-Phila
delphia telegram.
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mule droOped MS bland, innocent face
toward him suddenly and removed
foot or 80 Of TOwser's backbone. and
that worthy animal, after bestowing
darling glance over his shoulder Of dis
gust and undying hatred ~ the whole
mule tribe. folded away his bark, leaned
over on his side. aud was gone in min
ute and a half 10 meet his grandfather
Tray in a dogs paradise, where yellow
mules are not admitted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10

pecied, for the Government was both pros
eeuting and defending the prisoner al the
same time. n BabcOck had no part Ia that
conspiracy then words don't mean any
thing. But Babeock was a pet OF the Pres
ident, and he had not been indicted when
the President said, ''Let no guilty man e.
cape. Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10
mr. rrrsInENr.s MRNrm.

There l. nothing 20 offensive 10 the pub
lie sense Of propriety a 10 have the criminal
law administered according 10 the personal
or official re atoms IL the accused and the
Government. That the President has a
warm personal regard for Mr.. Babcock. and
a strong conviction ~ his innocence, J. no re-
proach 20 the President: hut when that per-
sonal friendship and personal confidence IN
his integrity are employed To obstruci the
regular course ~ the administration OF jus
iice. and 20 excite the personal wrath Of the
President against the officers charged with
the administration of the laws. IL becomes
ope ~ the most offensive Of All Executive
acts ~ ca icggp Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10

sooner or later the desperate means en-
plDycd ~ save Bthopck viii De exposed IN
ali their naA Il dpinrnity. The character
and practices - some ~ hi counsel. who
were chosen because ~ tbcir previous con-
ncction with criminal causes. have Justified
~ belief that perjury ana forgery were
used on the trial. N u said thar testimony
VA. fabricated ~ Washington. intended 10
counieraci the point made hy the important
witness Everest. who procured two >JD
bill for Joyce, and saw them enclosed ia
letters 20 Babcpck and Aver, ~ Washington,
which he placed in a street lriter-boX while
.Ioyce was watching him from a window. \
person was found AZ the capital. who for
consideration -Aw BabcoCk open this pariic-
ular mail from Il. Louis and was shown the
letter i'm question. Viii h only contained a
blank half-sheei 81 paper Tor the inclo-ure.
.....Before the Washington perjury could
be used. McGill. the ~. Louis letter-car-
rier, Wa put On the stand To swear that he
took the two letters IN question Out of the
street hnN snd delivered them 10 joyce
without receipt. or report
Ing the fact 10 tie ofiict.....-
so il appears Bahcock wa~ prepared to prove
hy purchased witnes- a. Washington. that
he dill receive joyce letter, hat without
money: while nj IT. Lpui. another witness
mounted the stand aud swore he had return
ed this very letter 10 joyce from the letter.
box, and therefore IL VAS never mailed. The
latter was chosen Is thu more convenient
from this choice ~ conflicting testimony.
and was perhaps thought 20 be plausible un-
tH the experiment on public cre'lulity re-
acted with destructive force. and removed
ans remaining doubt rs 10 Babcock's guilt.
when the defense put McGill up a. wit
mess To swear away the money enclosed o.
BabcOck. they confessed the crime of their
client. and exposed the infamous strategy
bywhich they hop, 4 To save him from the
pcnitcntiary. And this j. the way in which
Grant wantid ''np guilty man TO escape. -
Netr York Sun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10
"a sAcRrn TnING. y

We are not ~ opinion that the acquiial II
BabcocA II due 20 his established innocence
or 10 the lack ~ testimony against him. IL
j. due. hr~t, 20 the charge 81 the Judge. who
was al pains 90 point out liogue a the man
who gave the -. Louis ring the information
that they obtained for their purpOses-to
emphasize the great caution with which the
testimony ~ conspIratOrs should be received
to speak 81 the Impressive array Of Wit
nesses' who had testified 10 Babcock : good
character. and the importance Of such iesii-
mouy-and especially 20 declare, with an
evident application 10 the ease in hand, that
character might outweigh evidence that
otherwise would be conclusive. This was
about ~ near a. Judge could come Ia in
sirilcting the jury 20 bring in ayerdict Of not
guilty. However. the most potent
influence ia the acqiiital % Babcock. and the
one that. combined with the instructions 81
the Judge. brought about the result. was
the impression made hy Judge Porter, that
the party on trial was the President him.
self The Judge knew tina, there j. deep in
the heart ~ every citizen the feeling that the
personal honor Of the President ~ the United
states l.. a. Billy Mckee would say. "a
sacred thing" that the Office 81 the Presi-
dent must be respected; that any stain upon
the office would blcmish the character 81 the
country, and be- reflected upon AT citizens.
-CiAciaaGii Commercial
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BABC0Ck'S ACQUITTAL.
The verdict Of the Press and the pubIic.
versus the Verdict OF the Jury.

The verdict ~ acquittal IN the Babeock
case may br sot down a. a surprise. II will
be generally regarded. pcrhap-, n the voice
~ law rather than that ~ Justice. The mot
a. 81 The books. that il j. better ninety and
nine guilty men should escape than that one
innocent man should suffer. H. we take IL.
emphasized IN this ease A. IL has been IN but
few others. We believe the Jury We're
thoroughly conscientious Ia arriving a. their
conclusion. Whatever force the evidence
may have had upon their minds. II was hard
20 say that there might not be- some doubt a.
90 the participation 81 Babcock IN the whisky
conspiracy aud while ans reasonable doubt
could exist u was the sworn duty ~ the Jury
t. SCOUT. ......ln short, the Scotch
verdict 81 ''not proven would have been
one striking nearer the public sentiment
than that ~ mot guilty. '-N. Louis Re-
Dnb'ic0H
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A MIGHTY POWER WELDED TO SAVE Bah
COCK.


There j. in this case abundant reason for
a fat contradiction between public opinion
and the finding ~ the Jury. without pre-
Stunning bad Judgment or improper motives
on either side. No other man was ever tried
hy Jury IN this country. where the whole
influence 81 the Chief Magistrate was 80
openly .notoriously and cncrgciicaliy excrtcd
"a save him. mightier power than was
ever before welded by any one man IN this
country has had control ~ these prusecu-
iions from the beginning. and has been
strained 20 the utmost 90 save lsahcOck. EN-
trmOrdinArT steps have been taken 20 dis
courage witnesses and suppress the evidence
Of the co-conSpiratOrs. The LAWYERS prose-
cutting the case, have been threatened. dis
charged and oycrruled by all the means.
open or secret, which power can uSc
with such restless effect. All the machinery
Of the prosecution from the summoning OF
the jurors 20 the general direction Of the
case. was under the control of President
who openly threw his whole weight into the
opposite scale. identified himself with the
defense and had IL proclaimed TO the Jury
that he was in court begging for an acquit-
tai Of BabcOck a. an acquittal Of himself.
such defense. and 80 many extraordinary
efforts were never needed 20 acquit any in
noccnt man on earth, and should suffice 20
break down with reasonable doubt case
against the most guilty man that ever lived.
a Jury Of honest farmers in such case WAS
4 mere Formally. and cannot be blamed for
re.dering the only verdict which the PreSi-
dent had left them any chance 10 ind. ~
hdnsGs Cifg Times.
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II-nnn nIIIoN'. onpKR or AcQrIIrM

JUDGE pIIION'- ORDER on ACQuITTAL
Rabcock's acanittal will no doubt be the
signal for the Ring 10 move forward ami
make an advance along the whole line. II
seems. too. that the Ring feels certain OF
being backed by judicial A. we'll a. executive
power As the Globe Democrat triumph
antly announced beforehand. Judge Dillon
did IN his instructions exclude from the jury
A large portion Of the balance Of the teSii-
mony against Babcock tthe principal part ~
the evidence against Bahcock had, a J. well
known, already been ruled out by the
Judgep. This was just a. plain an order Tor
scquittal as was given 10y the Court ia the
Mckee case, and Ii will not fail Co bring him
the same sort OF prohlematic praise he re-
ceivcd for the Mckee charge. The Judge j.
AZ liberty 90 take our diverse opinion a he
pleases. and We are willing that he should
care a. little for il a. we do for the howlings
Of the whisky Ring champions about con
tempt Of court. ''--N. Louis |esttische
Post.
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BABCoCK'S SUSPICIOUS SERVICES FoI
TIE RING.

We hope the cOuntry'> escape from the
additional disgrace ~ the conviction ~ the
Presidents confidential secretary ~ con-
spring with the revenue officers 10 steal the
public money, has not been a. the cost ~
letting escape one who. II guilty, j. the
most guilty ~ all. We are aware that, al
though General Babcock served joyce with
suspicious and unexplained zeal. and re-
ceiNed legTams from him which man ~
fine sensibiitie> a. ~ his position and hi-
own dignity would have repelied aud de-
mandpd an explanation u. yet the prosccu-
ton were MOI able 70 prove his continuous
service ~ the Ring. nor the conveyance 10
him ~ any ~lm which would seem 20 give
him sufficient motive to be accessory Ctn-
cinEdti rGEeIe.
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which he has adorned at Washington, but
followed by the irrefragable suspicion aud
contempt 81 those who took the President al
hi- word. when he uttered the world: "Let
no guilty man escape. ~ Louisville Cou-
rier-JOHrndi.
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rHr WHITE HOUSE THE nEADQv ARTEES
pF IffF pIFfN-E

I'LL - MilE hOf ~ lHt UtAU'tA AEl LIS
90 IHE DEFENSE.
There seems 10 be no doubt that the head
quarters - the defense during the Bahcock
trial have been at the White House. and that
Az the available machinery of the Federal
Administration not controlled Oy the secre-
tary ~ the Treasury has been set in opera
Ton 10 embarrass the prosecution aud pre-
vent the production Of evidence. General
'rani has not been able 10 separate his per-
sonal feelings from hi- public duties. How
earnest ~oeyer may have been his original
dleierminaiion 20 break up and punish the
whisky Ring. his consciousness OF the wrong
thai organization has done 10 the country u
now smoihered by much more vivid sense
" wrong done 10 himself and 10 his par
.eulAr friends. His resentment T. no longer
HrecIeu against the conspiracy II revenue
officers and di-tillcrs, but against a political
conspiracy OF which he believes himself TO
" thc intended victim; and he has no .crtl-
re ~ using all the power Of his office 20
lh"ari t.-Neir York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10

The Inter Ocean tells US that dogs
without tails have been discovered I'm
Australia. Poor creatures. There's no
wit about them, for there's no wag
They can't point moral nor adorn
tail They might be good a. settlers,
but their narrative i brought to an I'M
timely end Cincinnati Times.
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THOSE MYSTERIOUS TELTGKAMS.
A. We 20 tOpress the case al General Bah
cock il la process Of being submitted 10 the
Jury. What the verdict will be we, Of
course. cannot anticipate. The Government
has established the fact ~ the whisky con-
spiracy, and clearly shown, al the very
least, that Babcock was in intimate aud eN
cecdingly suspicious relations with the con-
spiratnr., IN he wa- not actually cogniLanf
of aud parii cipani IN their frauds. The sum
Of the defense l. that General BabrOck had
hitherto maintained an irreprOachable char
acier. n was said IN his behalf before the
trial that he would fully explain those my--
FERROUS kilograms which carry upon their
face a strong print1 fucie presumption 81
guilt; vet the defense, after making a most
earnest effort 70 exclude these teiegrams
from the evidence, utterly failed 10 account
for their existence, or tell % what they did
refer. II not 10 the plot Of the conspiraiors.
The evidence, taken as whole, may not
be legally sufficient 10 warrant conviction;
yet. whether convicted or acquitted, We are
Of the opinion that the President should at
once retire General Babcock from his pres
ent official position. No man should hold
such a position in regard To whom there j.
30 much evidence Of guilt, and no President
can retain such "A man in the position with
out Justly offending the moral sense 81 the
community .-Nelr York Independent.
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''TuE PET or THE PRESIDENT.
Babcock is acquitted, As every body ex'
Pennsylvanische Staats zeitung. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1843-1887, 1876-09-07
por)ie.
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