Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-22
CORNELL AND COKE.


der of Cornell University. His rank as
gentleman is second to none in his native
State. He is Chairman of the Republican
State Central Commute Hayes's humiliat-
ing order to the effect that no Federal office
holder should have anything to do with
politics has not been needed by Mr. Cornell.
He has chosen to retain the Craftsmanship
aforesaid He has the courage of his opinions
and dares to assert his prerogatlve as an
American citizen. His case has been con-
sidered by the President and Cabinet but no
determinative action has been arrived at. A
contributor of an Eastern exchange draws
comparison between Cornell and Sir Edward
Coke as follows: "Appropos to the action of
Mr.. A. B. Cornell in ignoring Hayess civil
service manifesto, let ME recall an incident in
the life of Sir Edward Coke, Chief Justice of
the Kings Bench, related in Campbells
olives of the Chief Justices" Lord Bacon,
then Attorney General of England, caused
King, James to have sent to Sir E. Coke and
the other Judges letter in which they
were directed that the hearing of further ar
guments in certain case be postponed until
his Maiestys further pleasure, for the reason
that the Kings prerogative would be concern
ed in their decision Coke Immediately in
duced the other Justices of the court to hear
and determine the cause. Judgment having
been given, Coke wrote letter to his Majesty
which all the other Justices signed. In this
letter Sir Coke asserted that the Kings
prerogative was in no wise concerned in the
decision rendered. The King in his fury
summoned the Judges to appear before him at
Whitehall, and when they came administered
a severe reprimand. Upon this all twelve of
the Judges threw themselves upon their
knees and prayed for pardon.
The King then had the following interroga-
tory propounded ''In case where the King
believes his prerogative or interest concerned,
and requires the Judges to attend him for
their advice, ought they not to stay proceedings
til his Majesty had consulted them2'' All the
Judges except Coke answered, eyes" Chief
Justice Coke answered, "When the case hap
pens, l shall do that which shall be fit for
Judge to do
May not the feelings of the sycophant office
holder who has surrendered his constitutional
franchise, when he sees the manly action of
Mr.. A. B. Cornell he compared to that which
made Jamess Judges ashamed of their servil-
ity2
There is absolutely nothing new under the
sun. 1t is the popular impression that the
application of coat of tar and feathers to the
human frame was an ingenious device of our
southern brethren for the punishment of such |
abolitionists as might be found within their
borders; but the following statement leads to
the belief that the art has been known from
time immemorial by the aborigines of the Far
West. Says the Sacramento Record Union |
of Thursday: ga large number of Indians
from the mountains have been visiting the |
city during the past day or two Included
in the number that came here yesterday were
two squaws who were mourning the death of
"pretty good chief, their brother" as an
old man explained. They both had not only
their faces covered with tar, but also their
heads. Evidently the tar has been lately ap-
piled, for the heat of the sun made it trickle
down their necks and hang ike glossy black
stalactites from their hair. To remedy the
evil, one of them picked up the wreck of
parasol, and presented beautiful spectacle
beneath it, while the other finally enveloped
her head in an old sack. This sack had been
used to hold chickens, at least it contained
quantity of feathers, and when one of the
bucks took it from her head at the depot she
was one of the most singular-looking children
of the forest that has visited the city in many s
a day. |;
On the same day upon which Dowdel, the
desperate whose killing is elsewhere
mentioned met his death, says the Elko
of Wednesday, ''only few
miles from Rock Greek, ON Snake river,
miner named Wilson was killed by partner a
whose name is not given. The partner re- t
ferred to and his son, were with Wilson, who a
is reported to be a very qsarrelsome man, a
the only persons present at the time of the c
atters death, and their statement is that the
two men got into wrangle over some trivial
matter, and Wilson, becoming violently angry,
attempted to shoot his companions, and in o
struggling for possession of gun, the weapon t
was discharged. tearing away the half of c
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