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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-08
House.
Adjourned
"WEDNESDAY,

w Gu
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. EMMoNs of IIallowell.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in concur
renee
Bill an act giving county commissioners juris-
diction over the repair OF ways indefinitely post.
pended by the House, came from the Senate, that
branch insisting upon its vote passing the same to
be engrossed, and proposing a committee of con-
ference.
On motion of Mr. WADswoRTH of Manchester,
the House insisted and coucurred in the PROPOSE
ton, and appointed the committee on its part,
Messrs. Wadsworth of Manchester Norton of Pc
nobscot, and Chase OF Standlsh.
READ AND AFTERNOON ASSIGNED.
Resolve in favor of Sprague, Owen & Nash; an
act to amend chap. q of the revised, statutes
atng to drinking houses and tipping shops.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED UNDER SusrEN-
SION OF THE RULES.
An act to enable the city of Bangor to aid
the Bangor and Piscataqus Railroad Co, in the
construction of its railroad from some point in
Bangor to some point on the line of its present
road.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossEp.
Resolve in favor of the town of Kingsbury
G olive in favor of Van Buren, limitation; resolve
in favor of the Military aud Naval Asylum at Bath
an act to repeal sec. 81, chap. Sc, Of the revised
statutes relating to trustee disclosures an act to
amend chap. 16, of the public laws of 1879, enti-
tied act relating to normal schools resolve in
favor of the Maine State Prison.
Bill an act additional to sec. g Of chap. of the
revised statutes relating to the taxation of proper
ty of religious societies was read the third time
under suspension of the rGles, and laid on the
table.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of Rufus f Stone; in favor
of the Female Orphan Asylum Portland; for the
appointment of a Commission to revise the Mi
liua Laws; in favor of c. 5. Hobbs OF Norway
in favor of the Passamaquoddy Indians; in favor
of the town Of Maysyille; in favor of the Bangor
Children's Home; in favor of The Joint Stand
ing Committee on Financial Affairs; in favor of
the j 1nt Standing Committee on Education.
PASSED TO DE ENACTED.
Act TO amend chap. 1877 of the Revised Stat
utes in relation to disposal of crmnals act re.
curing Railroad Corporations to be holden for
labor; act to amend sec. -, chap 1873, Public
Laws of 1873, relating to the punishment of Grim
inas act to amend sec. TO- chap. l3l of the Re
yised Statutes, relating to indictments; act to
obtain uniform returns from Railroad corpora
tons act to incorporate the Bath Driving Park !;
act to amend sec. 81, chap. IL, Revised Statutes
1871 relating to the powers of school districts
act giving authority TO the city of Portland in
relation TO certain railroads; act to provide in
part for the expenditures of the government;
act additional to chap. 40, Revised Statutes, re
lating to Life Insurance; act to amend sec. |,
chap. l3 OF the Public Laws of 1870, relating TO
close time for HOLSTERS; act relating to witnesses
and evidence; act to encourage the introduction
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GENERAL NEWS.

Turkey can face Europe with 100000 men.
bit OF cotton put into birds cage over night
will attract the insects. The cotton may be re-
moved in the morning and cremated.
An Armenian has arrived in London with power
from the Turkish Government to negotiate the
sale of the Holy Land.
A man in Somerville, Mass, has resigned the
Office of Alderman on the ground that he is not
qualified for the position Let him come West
Chicago Times
An immense stampede to the Black ii Ills the
coming spring is anticipated. The old mining
districts OF the Pacific coast are expected to con-
tribute largely.
The Countess Waewski, the widow of apo
leon Ills Minister of Foreign Affairs, has Just
married a Neapotan gentleman 40 years younger
than she-her age being 9S.
Englishmen still sell their wives, though the
price has risen. At Crowle. in Lincolnshire, a
certain William Light, a pork butcher, sold his
wife the other day for $40. The articles of sale
were drawn up at a solicitors office, the money
was paid, and the wife handed over to the rur-
chaser, Chapman Pidd, landlord of the Fishmon-
gers Arms.
Reports from England indicate that the common
people are becoming very enthusiastic over the
merits of American beef and mutton which is be-
ing shipped thither in cans. The majority of that
meat-loying people have been unable to indulge
in beef and mutton because of the expense, and
all attempts to import it from abroad failed until
the Yankee invention of sealed cans was intro
duced
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-08

The news from Washington in relation
to the sickness of Secretary Morrill, is
such as to create feeling of anxiety in
this community. Some dispatches speak
of him as dangerously sick, but these
are contradicted by others which deny any
feeling of danger concerning him. We
do not learn that any letters or private
dispatches have been received here ex-
pressing concern about his case, and hope
and trust that his sound constitution will
carry him safely through his sickness.
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Testimony of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board.
Especial to the New York Times.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-This morning Mr.. Da
vid Dudley Field and his democratic associates of
the Committee on the Privileges OF the House
consented to hear the testimony of Messrs Wells
and Casanave, Of the Louisiana Reforming Board
Ihe latter gentleman swore that he did not know
the witness Maddox who wanted to buy the board
for Tiiden. He had never spoken word to him
In bis life, and had never spoken with any man
- to how or for whom the vote of Louisiana
should be counted To the best of his knowledge
the canvass was made and the result declared in
accordance with the law and the facts, and with
out any reference To the interests of anv party OF
any candidate.
At the..conclusion Of Mr.. Casanaye's testimonv
Judge Lawrence. republican member of the
committee, who seems at last to have become
awake to the rights and duties of his position
called the attention of his colleagues 10 the gar
bled report Of the testimony taken before the com
mittee, and printed in private establishment
without the consent or knowledge of the minority
4 discuss the matter, the committee went into q
ecative session. and then both Proctor Knot, an
Mr.. Sparks sided with Judge Lawrence in de
n,uncing the printing of the testimony as dc
s;ibed, and disclsmed all knowledge of how O
- whom it was done. Being thus deserted b
b party friends, Mr.. David Dudley Field becam
very much embarrassed. and plainly indicate
that be was the culprit. lie confessed at Ter gtl
that he had secured the printing Of the testimony
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naiIp Nmnrbrt sournaI
The Commission Decides Not TO
go Behind the Returns.
AU q L. Z Il A,
T Aurs day Morning, February =, 1871

The Commission on Electoral Votes have
decided not to 60 behind the Florida re-
turns. The vote stood eight to seven
That settles the dispute over Florida in
favor of Hayes. 1t also probably settles
the case of Louisiana in the same way. the
dispute in both states turning on the same
legal points. So far all Is well with the
republicans, with a good prospect of COM
plete success In the final result
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There is no medicine prescribed by physicians or
sold by Druggists that carries such evidence of its
success and superior virtue as Boschee's German
Syrup for severe Coughs, Colds settled on the
breast, Consumption, any disease OF the Thrc at
and Lungs. proof of that fact is that any person
afflicted, get Sample Bottle for 10 cents and
try superior effect before buying the regular size
at 70 cents. II has lately been introduced in this
country from Germany, and its wonderful are aston.
ishing everyone that use it. Three doses will re-
lieve any case. Try it. Sold by all Druggists.
dec Is tTTS&w
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Lungs of Leather could not Withstand the ups
and downs of our winter temperature. Churches,
theatres, lecture rooms, drawing rooms kitchens
and schools, ring with the bleatngs of aboriug
chests and husky throats' There's but one rem
edy for this evil, lIales Honey of lIorehound and
Tar. Take it and recover. Sold by all drug
gists.
Pixies Toothacle Drops cure in minute.
an l7-t&wlm
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The best men in the country use Adamson's
Botanic Balsam. Governors. Bankers, Clergy
men, Physicians Lawyers, Merchants, Mechanics,
the high and low, the poor well as the rich, all
testify to its remarkable curative powers in
Coughs, Colds and all Lung Diseases. Price 80
cents. feb t&wlw
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Special Notices.
a CARD !

To all who aie suffering from the errors and in.
discretions Of youth, nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss of manhood &C, will send you recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by missionary in
South America. Send a selfaddressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH T. ISNAN, Station d, Bible
House, New York City. febG-sn'eod&w6m
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If you prescribe remedies yourself, see thst
they are effective and will do no harm. Forest
FAR preparations are of this character, for the
Throat aud Lungs. ianl0-lmt&w.
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Devne & Howard have the endorsement of the
following physicians: G.. w. Martin, NJ. D.; w.
$. Hill, NJ. d g. L. Brickett, NJ. d., w. Bolsn,
NJ. D., II. ii. Hill, NJ. D., J. o. Webster, NJ. d.
l.. j. Croker, NJ. ID. eod.ttf
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Clarks Machine Thread.
ONLY > Cts. A SPOOL,
COCKS CHEAP STORE
IN WE'LL.


Johnsons Anoiyne Liniment only 25 cts.
New Lot Perfume for 10 cts. a Bottle.
Pretty Match Boxes for IS and so cents.
We have the Largest Stock OF Vases IN The city
from 10 cts to 81 0O pair.
Very Large Stock OF Small Toys, Cheap.
Ladies, s s Cotton and Wool Hoe IS cents.
Ladies Fell skirts REDUCED o ~ cents.
Ladies' Clouds only IS cts. each.
Wooden Yarn cts. skeln.
Large skeins WOODEN Yarn 20 cents.
Heavy BROWN DUCK Uveralls only 80 cts
Ladies' Worsted Jackets only rs cts.
Mems Undershirts ami Drawers "A cts. each. q
Mems Heavy Ribbed Wooden Hose IS cts.
Children's Wooden Hose 5, 10 and Is pair
LARGE STOCK of Wooden Overshirts at REDUCED
PRICES.
Ladies Undervests and Drawers SO cts each
--latest SILK Neck Hdis Tor % CTS.
Cardinal Red SILK Ties Tor 20 cents
Clark's o. \. 4. Thread . cents a spool,
Nice Toilet Soap cts. a cake or ~ c,s. IA dozen.
New stock OF Back Combs, at Low PRICES
Mems Pants (Lihed throughouU Tor 81 81,
Boys Woolen scarls from - cts to SIUO
Hagan's Magnolia Balm, 80 cents bottle.
Ayers Hair Vigor, is cents
HaPs Han remover IS cts.
BurDetts Cocoatne, IS cents.
Kennedy's Medical Discovery $l.l5,
kusns oa-sapariila Il Iron selling cheap,
Rushs Buchu 4 Iron -"
PAIN Killer 2octs. Russia salye 20 cts
Johason,s Anodyne LInlment, 20 cents.
Schemes Mandrake Pills. 20. Holloway,s Pills 20
ayers iiis. IO cents. Wings Pills, 20 cents.
All the leading Patent Medicines
Cheap.
ElmwooJ Collars Tor % cents box
Ladies' Neck Ties ana Ruchings Very Low
VERY NICE ~ BONE Corsets Tor Is cents
All our Hamburg Edgings at Cost.
Ladies Linen Handkerchiets, All Hemmed 10 cts
Largest Skelns Blue Mixed Wooden Yarn rs cts
Mems All Wool Double Heeled Hose IS cts nair
New Lot of Linen Towels Tor cents.
Another Lot OF Linen Table Covers for 40 cts.
BOod Elastic Cord, olny cent n ward
Gest Glazed spool Cotton at 80 cents dozes. iu'
Ladies' Handkerchiefs. Full Sized, for rs cts
Atwood's Vegetable Jaundice Bitters Is cents
Howes Arabian Milk Cure cheap.
Vinegar Btters ~ cts. Plantation Btters 20 cts
Albums 10 CTS. writing Desks Ior IS OTIS,
Nice qualify Not. Paper, 10 '0e {" Se'rs
Good w hite Initial Note Paper l5ccnts n hoy.
New Style Tinted Initial Note Paper. 70 cts.
French Corscts BEST We ever had) for SO cts,
New Lot OF Leather Belts, good ones, Tor rs cents.
Gents, Linen Bosoms from II to 81 cents.
Gents Hemmed Linen Hdfs from 20 to so cepts,
Gents Overshrls from 30 cts to $500 eacn.
Good Hoop Skirts for IS cents
Gents, Neck Ties and suspenderf cheap.
Ladies' Bustles for 25 cents each.
Twelve doz. Agate Shirt Buttons for s cents.
Best lOOyards Machine SpoolSilk 10 cents a srool.
Children's Round Rubber Combs, cents.
Hoyts German Cologne only 70 cents,
Nice Large Linen Towels for 20 cents.
pr Cummings !, !1r vegetlne only 81 cents.
Adamson's Cough Balsam, "a cepts
Nice Highly Perfumed Hair Oil 2b 90
Ayer'sSarsaparillaandC Cherry Pectoral es Oh 5cts
Peruvian Syrup Preparation ofIron) IS cts.
We aim to Sell the Best Goods,
AT THE
Lowest Prices
OF any store In the State at
COOKS CHEAP STORE,
IN HALLowELL,.
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FINALLY PASSED.

Resolve in favor of the Joint standing commit.
tee on education; resolve for the appointment OF
a commission TO revise the militia laws; resolve
in favor of the town of Maysvile; resolve in IA
vor of the Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians; re-
solve in favor of the joint standing committee on
Financial Affairs; resolve in favor of the Female
Orphan Asylum of Portland; resolve in favor of
the Bangor Childrens Home; resolve in favor of
c. S. Hobbs of Norway; resolve in favor of Rufus
f. Stone; resolve in favor of the joint standing
committee on Financial Affairs.
Adjourned.
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ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF THE
Home insurance Company.
OFNEW YORK,
Shvwiog lhs Condition Of the Com pany
ON THE
FIRST DAY OFJANUARY, 1877,
As MADE 70 THE INSURANCE COMMISSION
Err OF MAINE.
CASH CAPITAL, all paid ~. So 90 900 90
sURPLU US. 3,lo4 $50 80
TOTAL AS ETS, Goa $50 50

summary OF Assets.
Cash in Bank $I41,3ll -
Bonds and Mortgages, bsiug hrst lien
on Real Estate, (worth . s9i 600, 2,Oll .i5} 90
United States stocks (market value. 2,5I7,625 90
Bank STOCK " 2s6,bt2 so
State and CITY Bonds " ls5, ABB On
Loans on Stocks. payable on demand
(market value OF Securities, $780,.
359) $40 Gsl IS
Interest Que on lst Jan'y. 1877, 72.997 is
Balance hands OF Agents, lj},il6 Is
Real Estate, $500 10
Premiums que aud uucollect ii on Poll
cies Issued at this of,e, $50 26
Total, : lO4,650 -
Liabilities,
Reserve for Rein surance, SlSiS lGi GS
Reserve for Unpaid Io and Div.
idends, 243,iO. "a
Totu, g. l0l SGT W
Business in State of Maine Daring the
Year 1870.
Amount Fire Risks written, S52OS so 90
Premiums received 10 !sS 10
Los es paid, a. ,O6s -
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-10-31

A second hand Singer Sewing Ma
chine, in good running order. it will
be sold at bargain. Inquire at this
office. oct25.tf.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-10-31
You Have no Excuse.

HAVE you any excuse for suffering
with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint? Is
there any reason why you should go
on from day to day complaining with
Soar Stomach, Sick Headache,
Habitual Costumes, Palpitation OF the
Heart, Heart Burn. Waterbrash,
Gns.~iag aud Burning Pains at the Pit
of the Stomach, Yellow Skin. Coated
Tongue and disagreabe taste in the
mouth. Coming up OF food after eating,
Low spirits. &c. No! 1t is. POSITIVELY
Your own fault If you do. Go TO your
Druggist aud get buttle of Green s
August Flower for rs cents your cure
is certain. but if you donbs this. get a
Sample Bottle for 10 cents and try it,
iso dpses will relieve you.
fAgsSts Crane u Brigham, Wholesale
AgSsbts. SAN Francisco
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-10-31
NOTICE TO LIEN
HCLDE RS.

YE1HE undersigned plsintiff has this day
commenced an action IN the District
Courr of the Fourth judicial District Of the
State of Nevada in and for HUMBOLDT county
against III. Wetherby and Robert st Clair, de-
tendants, TO enforce lien upon that certain
building and promises situate in the old town
of Oreana, in said county and State, on the
lot OF land opposite to and fronting James
Prices blacksmith shop. On same lot stands a
small brick cabin, formerly owned By Slaven
Il Eddinger, said prernis, fronting on Front
street. Said lien is claimed under and hy
virtne Of an Act Of the Legislature Of the
state Of Nevada, ent tied IAN Act 10 secure
liens to mechanics and Others, aud 10 repeal
all other Acts in relation thereto" ZAP
proved March 2, 1875
Now, therefore, all persons holding or claim
ing liens upon said premises, under the pro-
visions VI said Act, are hereby notified TO be
and appear before said District Court on
TUESDAY, THE 9Th DAY or NOVEMBER.
A. d. 1871,
At 10 O'Clock 4. N, the same being q day OF
the regular October Term, a. h. 1877, OF said
Court, and to exhibit then and there the
proof OF their liens. Dated October, 10, 1877.
GEORGE SHAEFEk, Plaintiff
A. W. FISK, Attorney for Plaintiff. ocl5-3w
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A ssesSment n Office.
sHEBA SILVER MINING COMPANY.


II OCArloN OF principal place Of business,
Lk-l San Francisco, California Location OF
WORKS, Star District, Humboldt eoartty,
Nevada.
Notice Is hereby given, that at a meeting OF
the Board of Directors, held ON the 2Tth day OF
september, 1917, an asse, sment no. 81 OF Five
Cents per share was levied upon the capital
STOCK OF the corporation, payable imme-
diately in United states gold coin, to the
Secretary, at the Office OF the company, No.
az Montgomery street, San Francisco,
California.
Any stock upon which this asses sment shall
remain unpaid on the
TWENFY-SEVENrH DAY or OCTOBER.
1871
VIII be delinquent, and advertised for gale al
pubic auction; and unless payment is made
before will be sold on
1AlURDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY
NOVEMBER, 1877.
TO pay the delinquent assessment. together
with costs OF advertising and expenses of
sale.
BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
ABRAHAM HALSkY, Secretary.
r. once, - az Montgomery street., San
AfanclSco octl-td
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-10-31
TIE L &C r APHlC.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
MOrton's Condition.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 81

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 30.
Senator Morton's condition remains
about the same as reported at noon to-
day. He has retained more nourish-
ment and suffered less pain than at any
time for three days past. But while
this is the fact and friends are more
hopeful, DIR. Thompson does not
encourage the opinion that any per.
manent improvement in his condition
has taken place.
The Ingersolt Drill Suit.
New YORK, Oct, 80,
The suit of the Ingersoll Rock Drill
Company against the Mariposa Land
and Mining Company was argued be-
fore Judge Donahue this morning on
motion by plaintiff to amend their COM
plant by adding to the title after COM
pany the words "of California. The
suit was brought for value of drills
supplied. Plaintiffs counsel said
that Mark Brumagim, trustee of de-
lfendant, had admitted to him the re-
ception of the drills, and the old COM
pany had been merged into the new
one under the present title. The
motion was opposed on the ground
that suit was begun last My against a
company organized under the laws of
this State. and that motion was an at
tempt to substitute different defend
ant without due process. Decision
was reserved.
( The Stevens Battery Sold.
New YORK. Oct. 80.
The Stevens Battery has been sold
to a foreign Government. The name
and amount are not announced, The
original cost Was nearly $4,000. 900,
but the price is much smaller.
Crazed by Jealousy.
PITTSBURGH. Oct. 80.
Special to the Commercial Gazette
from East Liverpool, Ohio, says: Be.
tween 4 and o'clock this afternoon
Ralp WintergiIl cut his wife's throat
with razor, causing almost instant
death, and then eashed his own throat,
severing the windpipe and in1ictiDg a
fatal wound.
Goldsmith Maid Withdrawn.
TRENTON, Oct. 80.
Goldsmith Maid is Withdrawn from
the turf.
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one brigade of Cossacks. 1t was bonn
barded two hours by sevensy-two guns.
when the small Turkish garrison sur
rendered. The number of killed and
wounded was insignificant.
French Affairs.
LONDON, Oct. 80.
A Paris correspondent of the Times
telegraphs that the Ministry having
recognized the necessity of retiring
upon finding that the Senate would
not undertake the responsibility OF
their acts by according them a vote of
confidence, has decided to nominate a
new Cabinet. For this Cabinet men of
the same policy as the present min
listers. bat having neither standing nor
talent to overawe the Senate and liberal
party, have been chosen. 1t is thought
the approval of the Senate may be OBJ
tanned for such Cabinet, while the
real power remains in the hands of the
present members. The correspondent
thinks that even the ministers will
eventually recognize the impractical
bility of this plan which, even if it OBJ.
tain the assent of the Senate, would be
secuted by the Chamber of Deputies.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-10-31
SPECIAL LOCALS.
Dentistry.

DR.. Gardiner, graduate of the Phila-
delphia Dental College, has returned
from his professional tour to Califor.
mia, and is now prepared to attend to
those requiring the services of a first
class dentist, either at their homes or
at his rooms at the Lafayette Hotel.
Orders left at DIR. Stevens drug store
will be attended to. He guarantees the
best work that skill and experience can
give. The Doctors time is limited,
and only those coming early will be
certain of his services. oct26.tf
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LAWS AND JUSTICE.

Last evening Robert FL. Crozier was
executed in the manner prescribed by
law. The miserable wretch had been
subjected while in Jail to the torture of
hearing every blow of the hammer
struck in erecting his scaffold, and on
the scaffold the torture was prolonged
by reading his death warrant, which
briefly recited the proceedings had
IN his case. The eight or ten
minutes occupied by the officers in
performing this duty, must have
seemed an age to him whose doom
it announced. To assume that it
could be of any benefit to the culprit is
ridiculous, and if 1t was intended to
have good effect on the morals OF the
public. the public should be permitted
to hear it. As it Was it benefited mo-
body and only prolonged the mental
anguish of the being whose life was to
be sacrificed to appease the offended
law, and who, in his last moments, was
deprived for the time of the consola-
ton OF the prayers and words of hope
OF the attending minister. The mean
ingle5s ceremony OF reading lengthy
death warrant on the gallows, ii not
the gallows itself, as mode OF punish
ment. ought to be abolished by law.
While it is unanimously conceded
that severe penalties should be inn
posed for murder, and that punishment
inal, the execution of Crozier has
created strong sentiment in this COM
munity in favor of change in the laws
governing such cases. 1t is believed
that juries in murder cases should have
the exclusive right to fix the penalty.
They hear all the evidence for or
against the accused. and have an OPP
portanity to judge of the credlbillty of
witnesses, aud weigh the fine points
brought out by cross examination,
which unerringly determine the enor-
unity Of the otfense. They learn more Of
the case than it is possible for the
Board of Pardons, even with the writ
ten evidence, to know, and they, and
they alone should fix the penalty. 1t
is generally believed by those who
heard the evidence in the several cases,
that the crime which Crozier atoned
for with his life, was at least no greater
than the killing of Huber and Randall,
in this town by ellis and Harris; yet
they Were sent to the State Prison for
fifteen and eighteen years respectively
while he WAS hanged. Such is justice
under existing laws. 1t might be more
impartial if these laws were modified
ss they certainly ought to be.