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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03
Grplpiintt tn etner Nitro=0lycerin
G1nftfif.

8ateriou, N.>S., 2. Suli.-S Sn 9ianb's
gtitro @lpctrin- Sabrtf su Yreafneb erei9ne
iidb I'M ubr beuteytahnittag etne@ruloiion
burd fpelde mebrere Weniden ibr 3eben ein
biiRteu.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03
Ginit,.rs etmer Sriide ,tno Sebems:
Oerlftft.

Beters Sirg., 2. Suli.-Sie sur
3eit I'M Saue begrtffene Briife Der natlantlcz
Miiiiiftppi Ohio Sabn" iiber oeu4ppomattor<
SluB nabe bieler Stapt puroe aeltsrn Nadl.
mittag burd oen OOrberrihenoeu ftarfeu 9Smo
gum @inlttir,en sebradt. SamcS 8. Doun=
ger aus Nidmono murbe getDO1et uno Bill
gSatiou i6per perlset. @tIua 10 bis II an
Oere arbsitsr parcn Sur 3eit au Der Bride
bei4ditist, uno ibre Tettung if alS ein pabreS
9Suubcr III betradtel
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03
gtnortsi a,tf cine Wofffttsd,e.
TT sepriteeiter sempere.5fpisel,

Yfem5urD no ont, Wfali., 2. Sui. : =.
6. 9urgin, lpetd,er ielt eiul9er 3eit BON ben
Semperensleln ais Spibel beiAdfligt muroe,
nm Selpeiis gesen lieiise Spirituoienbanoler
gu erIausen, madte iid) Ourd isiueu iibsrnd-
biaen @eiGditseiier uiee Seinoe, uno piels
Olobnngen ipurOen gegen ihn ausseltoBen.
Oieie Orobnugen iuuroen geitern Jtadmittag
perpirflift, inbem ein llnbefannter ben
Spisel, oils er aus Der Sbiire leiner @o1nung
irat, NIT cinem eiiernen Sd)lagringe 5u So<
ben itredte nno Saranf eurd SuBtritte idred'
lld) suriftete.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03
Baltimore efre eJn(arenfe OFFICE
auf oer
6iibweit> Gde Der Snutb> u. Waterftr,

peridert sesen erluit ODER Beibdbtgung bur iseuei
tn Der stabt ober. auf bem eanoe aui ole Nrten pon
Gisentbunl.
Deie @eieGitait ffeGt aud dbrenbs
ober permanente Yolicen aus.
gSnt. y. SSarriinn, Brafbeni.
9tretto mt:
Dantb Q. Chiffon, y. s. gfetucomer,
Grancis 3. Sing, OrpilIe Sorpit,
Senrn Carrot, 3d. %. Eaplor,
aem. s. 8rune, George I. Sarriion,
3. bon aapf, aBm 9. Yennigton,
s. 3fo6ert Senfins, y. Gilbert BtdeTS,
g. Morton Stsmcr!, Ylenbes Cohen,
SamT. &. George, Jun.
(Suntl8 " n. e. 0ur6i. Gelr.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03
0eIoietto1ttt8en!

Gebienhunsen ,perben su bem ntebrtaRen aasis
fir
9emttdbe ytarfen,
ceftretd,ifd5e 8nteen,
8ranfem ,e.
nod
t1aenb etnem Gbette guropc's
tslotat. Gte 9iRe Der Sdujer, nit pehen mir Sers
btnbungen unterbnlten, if in uniereS
Office auisele9t.
W. H1ttte,
Gde Set 8aItimcreitraEe wuD Dofts
Cffce MDenu-.
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Sempelrittcr a,tf oent 2Sege tad
S1trDna.

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Seolew, Snpernbentent Der . .gSeitern~llnions
Selcgrapben-@ Comp" ertrauf beute Su 8ines
Bolnt bel Scarboro', pdbreno er ieilts Sod,=
ter, neldJe bei';ll Saoen in tieieS gSaier ge=
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03
g8abrid,eiulid, eitt sWorS.

Safer ON, MS, 2. Sull. : Die gelfe
beS Seibenluebers Safob @rpi, ipel6er Dor
etnigen Ga9en auf 9ehelmniBDole gSetle per-
idnanb, murbe beute nit 5ipci &ugeaOdlern
i'm aopfe nabe ben 8aiiaic Sdllen aufgefun<
ben. GS befano iid fetn Piitol in Der 9tdbe
Der lleberrefte.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03
Scr (Siftmnro a,tf 9pma .ssslato

Stem YOrf, 2. Suli.-Ole geldlenidalz
@eidworenen IN bem Safe Der Srau Warie
6. Subbaro 9aben beute ben gSabripruA ab,
pab Die Seritorbene ppn ibren @atten Saml.
Subbaro burd) Strp6nin uereiftet iuuroe.
3ubburb beftnbet fif nod I'M @efdnguiiie
uno miro bon Den aer3ten fir iuabnfnnig ers
flGrt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1878-07-03

Memphis, 9ena., 2. Suli. Gine met
tere 2eide tpurbe beute gia6mittag auf beul
gSrade bes 3eri.5rten Dampfers 9efunben ,l.ih
bis iett nod nidt ioentifi5trt. DE @e.
iamultuerluit piro iett auf cine Bieri1mils
lion 9eihdtt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12

ro6bcr was p the only one me OF the i've whom he
could describe accurately.
Mr.. Geilfuss. q pianOforie regulator in the em-
ploy Of tho Stcinways. got on the car Mt lOjth
street. The red market wagon with ono. horse
was sticking so close 70 the car that he had to
board Mr. GeIfuss was svsG standing % ON tho back
platform nt the time Of the robbery. and thinks
he could identity at least two Of the mon il he
saw them, When the wagon, drove of down
Ninety-third street, three Of The robbers wcre
standing up and tho others ,crouchilngg
Gle. The noise, made in driving on
was plainly heard by number Of persons re-
car left the Harlem depot Charles Brown. a
Scotchman in the, employ OF the company, no;
ticed two big hulkine fellows in dark mixed
money previous TO putting II in his valisc. Tho
men stood Stocking in through tho windows
Brown advanced toward them they skunk
% S1 each 5a otGerF. sFd and IooIins S9w%SV he
or something Of that kind" A tall individual
in a, workingman's garb. with heavy black
lurking about tho vicinity OF the Harlem depot
Yesterday afternoon, trying to PICK gp news y
neighborhood Of the horse market In seventy
fourth street and First nvenue,and was generally
TeSgSrded as py T & &dce9mpeG o G 81 m the T2S12er
the police and residents that the highwaymcn
belong To the Horse Market" gang. others
think that they bclongcdto the Kenney Gang"
who are the terror Of upper Yorkyi!le. and one
or two OF whose members are doing time in
SingSing.
Col. Frederick T.. Unbekant of the Eleventh
Regiment. sat in his Office at II Chambers street
yesterday. and read with In iignation and amaze
ment reports that charged certain members Of
his command with unsolderly conduct in tho
car that was boarded 10y robbers.
Il don't know who they were - he said. They
have not made any report yet 10 me- but havc
learned that there were only two Of thom in the
car and they were unarmcd. | was astOnished
this morning when | read the accounts OF my
men behaving in u cOwardly manner. Yes. that
Is the charge that is made against thom
IN one newspaper and the bulletin has
tho words. Cowardico OF the Eleventh
Regiment posted upon IT, Now, that is an in
famous libel The two soldiers were, at the
time OF tho robbery, merely private citizens,
and the duty Of attacking the burglars did not
devolve upon them in n stronger degrce than
upon any other persons in the car. Moreover
even had they been armed and anxious TO inter-
fcre. they could not have done so. for they were
seated. with their fnmiies. ut tho forward end
Of the car. and Mr. Lafetra. when he was
robbed. was at the rear. The car was crowded
and It must have been impossible for the men
10 reach the robbers before they made their
escape. for the whole affair did not occupy more
than minute"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
ENTR1vAGANCE ~ norm HOUSES.
Nearly u million and IA Half Added TO the
House River and IInrbor BiiI

WASHINGTON June ll.-Both Chambers
were in m oXtravagant mood tonight, and in
the lnvish expenditure Of tho peoples money
there is now little or nothing to choose between
the Rcpubli 'an Senate and the Democratic
House. Both alike deserve severe condcmna-
ton. The upper Chamber passed the River and
Hnrhor bill to-day by very nearly a two-thirds
vote. raising tho entire sum appropriated by
il TO eight anda half millions or very nearly a
million and n half more than it appropriated
when tho House pnssed the same bill by a two
third vote. II could not pass il to-day INT tho
mischief il DONE a mulority willuulurstlonH-
bis ha ready 10 vote for the swollen hll. The
bill hns Got so big now that liorforl md other
trout stream improvrrs voted down Cock kcrll's
plan for "a cumnIe-iou 10 prepare plan Tor I'M
rroyus tlc Mississippi. th"sr mon tearing thl5
nd litinuu amendment would d"frW the hIll:
The II usr too took IN hli in its trrth ami voted
Slij.OlD more to Albany SloO,uOO ~ Chicago,
AMI i'm ull ii6l0AO
has r'criVrd enough votes to d"iru This hral-
hong rNtraNapHn ." tomorrow, hui u H. cNtromc-
Is doubtful whether il can Su'r'cl II ls Years
since ,fhor House has made a WNrse display
than Today
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
The Proceeding. before the Committee.

WAsutxnrnS lima II The Potter Com
'...',. -, 20 o-,.i.,l. ,i,, Tho
Chairman informed Mr. Butler that after the
td,ourr,rant Last ovoninc two clorks from the
1m,, 80 ,i''. ,,,o,,i, a,'1 pooisc TELEGRAM
omlc ol the Atlantic anu l"elA' it4'@I"ph
Company had come 10 the committee room with
books showing the sending 10 Columbus. Ohio,
otu.r,I ..t..',,,. - ,l.. r...t,t
VI W' b"uid- bHAeI l'leETail' anu tle Ie'''p'
Of the message acknowledging IT, Mr. Butler
sAi,l t,l,ut n,r,,l,t.l th. chain Of ,.viIcnee
'''. ''N'-' '''-
w WI" point
james l. Anderson Wl~ fl' u re- 'allcl and cX-
an.lei hy Mr.. Cox. H. tr-i Z. I'd;
After writing my letter in Jane, 1871 20 Sena-
tr Mathews. met Gen. Smith. the Appoint;
&IePih & ,sfk Of ,Re Tr.oiury DeparitmPcn, ana m
claims IN the Administrations provided he
would att aiuf my hr,thnr tn n nOsition in the
Gn y 4, Ou7' IN h9'rr' PT r"lurIi W, WI, 10
eu ps Hnitn ana asRei MN u iir Wnuli TOY np,
Isai g9ui ttes ma h. asI"d me /" give him
Vps o., ~, ~, a., - ''i - - ~ ~ -, - ,L,ra
have ny eopy IF that citer. / had no further
cOmmuni 'atlOu with Gen. Smith. That was the
I"FgnIHln Ferro yo So f hr,bor t ig n"nmumi ia
cation untU Jnnu.rv AMI I'M rnmuletnd the
"4447" .ii9n. IT,
,,lhr witness vs. o. 30 GLn-i oned hs T. me
lsr.ag''.,tN "Sn vsl w.. i.nn bo " snid tbnt he
Alone lpl aeL n.,, a.. .i,..I ,i.nt rnp.r hnfor. tho
bolary pgbiic; portl4i ne or any, one known to
Nm Nm hal nd.e! e. 10" acknowledgement me
Weber was written in nit~r the ack nowledg-
KEN KEN WA slsn"d, nor tlot W"hers name had 20
U.tt" i,tl ~ lir ma never shiu 10 Si.,y
EmnT, sherman irurr was also slshc1 ny AZ. AZ.
BY Sherman and Stoughtnn. When he offered
pay lhe mortgage Of $500 on Mrs, Jcnks, :
proiu' tb KY an hIn eNp1sis IL Se ery wei
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
CoUNTERFEITING TREASURY NOTES
Employees take Lead Impressions Bogu.
Bills Issued and No One Punished.

WASHINGTON. June 11.-Some years ago n
noted counterfeiter named Hank Hall. alias
Holmes. and his confedcrates In New York en-
ployed two plate printers named Lankton. father
and son. TO come to Washington. get employ
ment in tho Printing Bureau. and sur
reptitously obtain an impression in sheet
lead Of every plato used in printing
United States notes and bonds. They came
here and obtained employment in the bureau.
and by watching their opportunity obtained
lead impressions OF compound interest note
plates Of the denominations Of 800. $50. and
slO0 and Of the hfty-ccnt fractional currency
plate. Impressions OF $500 and sl.Ooo plates
were also obtained. They were used 10 make
duplicate plates 10y elcctrotyping
From some Of these plates n surreptitious
issue Of compound interest notes. said by some
to amount to s7500oO wns printed. and
conspiracy failed by reason Of n quarrel
h.twecn tho younger Iankton and Hank
Hall. Young Ianktou soon nitnrwarI
died suddenly. Tho older Laugton ant young
IauEton's mistress think that he WIS poisoned
After time the woman having sought in
on his track. He WIS arrested and put under
examination before United States Commits
sioner Osborn at NV York. A reward haiug
offered for the platos. he proposed to have them
surrendered should the person who produced
them bee guaranteed tho reward and immunity
This guarantee was given He produced them
himself and obtained his guarantee. The other
conspirators had been gwen immunity a-
States evidence. and for this whole rogucry ~
one was ever punished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
HflEs's FR4TDULENT TITLE.
The Judiciary Committee Expressing tho
Opinion that Il Cannot he Reviewed.

WASHINGTON. June ll.-For three days
past the Kimmcll bill has been before the Ju-
dietary Committee. To-day the committee de-
cided, not formally, but by an informal expros-
sion of opinion. on an adverse report There Is
no harm in this. The bill has defects. II deals
with a novel subject in "a novel fashion. A COM
mittee made up OF lawyers are naturally shy OF
new treatment Of a now crime. But the COM
mittco went further. II decided 10 add TO
the adverse report the declaration that
the Presidents title cannot be reviewed.
There is harm in this. 1t is not
called for 10y the subject before them. II the
method proposed ny Maryland is wrong let
the committee say So. II IL not, therefore.
called on 10 say that no method exists. Midway
in the inquiry, daily laying bare the corrupt
source of a tltl" accepted by prescription. II Is
unwisc to declare that this title Is above Chal-
lenge. II is Ind policy. IL is bad law. II is
premature. Let all the facts he known.
Thcn let the committee, II this sub;
irct be- before IT, decide and not till
then. Meanwhile decision, NOW intlmi-
No man hating Hayes for lack Of share in the
spoil ho helped Hayes get, Will stop forward 10
testify 10 hlf fraud and Hayes lngratitulc il
HAYES is TO 20 : cot free, untouched and unchal-
lcnged. This the Judiciary Committee now
propose To do. Tho committee Is not unani-
nous. minority favor delay until the truth
he known. All men can then say whether the
of all titles since George Washington was elect
ed. shall have an csprrnl Euarantc'; H. It il
good, il does not need IT, II bad, who dargs
guarantee II; who can?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
The HrItI.h Cotton strike.

DLACEnuEN. June l1.-At n mass meeting Of
sO)p crauvcs at BlAkuey Moor. called hy .ocuon ~
the operatives who wish to terminate the strike, mo
ton in favor of submission was rejected hN large
loriy. Apart from tins Meeting. 20 operatives furmci
thtW~,Nts into committee Co. ffd.ltu g. arrive Ht
settlement The Secretary u tho Masters. A.,uDirton
has refused oNou ocall mcctns g. discuss d." ulltr II
the ul nfaftyr+ Waers Committee t1TpcemucnI tle .lcB
" accept -. percentage reduction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
BrookIyn's Railroad War.

4 largo forcc Of police is kent on guard in Al
lanuc avenue, near Bond street brooklyn where ths
battle with shoyels between Deacon Richardson's men
and the st,am transit cumpany's lahorcrs was
fourht Ycsteri1y the steam transit men attempted
90 remove DEACON Richardson's lrUu rails ami cohhle
stoncs which pill un tho spot Wnore the excavation
iUr pillar 80. made Deacon Richardson's men then
mounted tAc r'c ni rails nnl dtrti Nr luhurrrs TO lis
lrh them Tie Two parties then faced taeh other unlD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
s,nnle, Mntthew. wea.en,ns.

wAsHINGroS, June - 14i \. NJ stanley
Matthews has finally decided to g. h''or' tho
committee A. least he said laie last evening
that he Is favorably considering sucha stop, not
IN nobeliancet 10 the subprua. but as couces-
lion 20 publlc sentiment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12

Az the steamboat City Of New York pushed 20
,rom Pier ~ Ht T. VI yesterday, John Courov. ped
ii.r 900 attempting 10 Jump ashore. icmto the river and
Wl--Nt under the pier william CLANCY 10 lilf,t tur
u bdI- ENDtr.~ -rans after him anl dNtus uu.el tho
pier, lca.ucI lhm after a severe struggle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12

Or, ..,Iu. Au...0lu H.t Ga ..'., 90 n .rks
-IA.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16

The example of the eccentric Baron dc
Palm, who consigned his remains a little
more than year ago to the fiery furnace of
DR.. Lemoyne, in Washington, Pa., was fol-
lowed yesterday by Mr.. Benjamin Pitman,
of Cincinnati, who gave, not his own, but
the remains of his wife, to the same red hot
fate. As the enthusiast De Palm was the
first man in America to seek this crematory
distinction, so Mrs. Pitman is the first
is now even. 1t will be seen from the
dispatches of our correspondent that
there was little or no difference be-
tween the cremation ceremonies and
results of the Baron's taking off
and those Of Mrs Pitman. Her body was
the same furnace as her titled predecessor
and the heat Of twelve hundred degrees did
its work OH both equally quick, with the
exception that the advantage in point of
time was slightly in favor of the woman.
The delay in the Baron's case was, of course,
old customer, his bones not yielding SO
readily to the devouring flames. DR.. Le-
moype, however, would have us believe
that the speedicr consumption in the case
of Mrs. Pitman is entirely owing to his
greater skill in getting up white heat, and
he assures us that in short time he will
bring his blazing process to such perfection
that he will be able to dispose of body in
an hour There is not much probability
that the speculative and ingenious doctor
will have an opportunity to acquire much
greater skill in this peculiar business. Gre
nation is evidently not popular, nor are
there any indications that it is over likely
to become so. One body every fourteen
months shows an awful stagnation in this
branch of trade, and the best thing the doc
tor can do is to shut up his little furnace or
convert it to some other purpose 1t Is
hardly worth while to keep it to accommo-
date the eccentric De Palms and Pitmans
OF this generation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16

not have done otherwise. He did not un-
dertake to guarantee that no injustice should
ever be done by State authorities; his posi-
ton was that he had no constitutional
power to interfere with the regular action of
the State governments. He can safely Stand
on this principle he cannot stand on any
other. If the Electoral Commission had not
adopted this principle Mr.. Hayes would
never have been President. 1t is the corner
stone of his title as we'll as the corner stone
of his Southern policy. He must not be
driven from the settled course Of his voyage
by any such petty gust as that which has
arisen in Louisiana.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16

No conclusion had been arrived at on the
Silver bill up to late hour last night. The
Senate was in session at midnight, with
every prospect that the debate would be
extended until late hour this morning.
One of the Objectionable features of the
Bland bill-namely, the free coin
age provision has been stricken out
by very decisive vote, and the section
providing for an international commission
to adopt a common ratio as between gold
and silver agreed to. The current of the
debate was rather encouraging than other
wise to the friends OF hard money, and, for
tunately for the best interests of the coun-
try, it seems probable that the bill cannot
be passed over the veto.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16

The letter addressed by Tax Commits
sioner Andrews to Mayor Ely on the sub
ject of the valuation of city property for
assessment will be read at once with inter-
est and regret. With interest, because it
gives clear concise and valuable explana-
ton of the principles which have guided
the department in fixing and regulating the
assessed value Of real estate and exposes the
faliacy and mischief Of an indiscriminate
reduction Of present valuations as proposed
by the Common Council and approved by
the Mayor with regret, inasmuch rs it de-
clares the intention of its author to resign
his position as a Commissioner of Taxes
and Assessment. Mr.. Andrews retirement
would be unfortunate, as his experience
and sound judgment are valuable at time
when the interests Of the real estate owners
and of the taxpayers of the city req uire
most careful guardianship.
The Aldermen have proposed an indis-
criminate reduction of city valuations as a
relief to taxpayers and an aid to real estate.
Alderman Phillips, who fathers the quack
nostrum has declared that it would lessen
the burden OF local taxation and relieve
the city of its undue proportion of the
State tax. Both propositions are trans
parently absurd. AS Mr.. Andrews says,
the taxpayer will find no difference in his
tax bill if he pays one per cent on one hum
dred dollars or one hundred per cent
on one dollar. The owner of house
assessed at ten thousand dollars pays
two hundred dollars when the tax
rate is two per cent. If the assessed valua-
ton should be cut down to five thousand
dollars and the rate raised to four per cent
he would still have to pay two hundred
dollars. But the trick underlying Alder
man Phillips proposition has not APP
parently attracted Mr.. Andrews notice.
Ii by decrease of fifty per cent on the real
estate valuation of the city the rate of taxa
ton per one hundred dollars OF assessable
values should be doubled, personal property
would be charged a much heavier tax than 1T
now is to the undue relief of real estate.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16

dent happen 10 ship carrying passengers
through known defects or imperfections in
the hull, the owners are liable in damages
for every person hurt or killed. In view OF
the way in which the registry was OBJ
tained-if the documents are accurately
quoted-it cannot be pretended that the
owners were ignorant of the actual condition
of this ships hull; and the fact OF their
knowledge on that point subjects them to
the above clause in the law, which is
enough to ruin most shipowners. II this
penalty can be thoroughly applied by the
surviving relatives Of the lost the sum total
will reach heavy figure.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
The steamer Metropolis.

If the history of the Metropolis, given MS
documentary in tho Washington dispatches,
shall prove to be without error, the owners
of that vessel are in rather unfortunate
relation to the law. To have obtained her
registry as is there recited involves severe
penalties. One Of these is the forfeiture
of the ship or her value. This part will
not be hard to bear, since the ship is
already gone and her value could not justly
be stated at high figure. But if all acci-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
The Release OF Miss Dickie.

1t has been testified by medical experts
and declared by jury that woman is sane
who has, nevertheless, been confined in this
city as lunatic for nearly seven years.
This is fact not without precedent, but it
is painful evidence of the glorious I'M
certainties of the law with regard to persons
who are, or are alleged to be, the yicims of
a malady SO diverse in it's manifestations
that physicians disposed to see it can see it
anywhere, while another set may be found
who will not see it at all. Perhaps it
is not possible to guarantee society against
evils of this nature. 1t is proved to be one
of the qualities of the human mind that it
apprehends as actual experiences things of
the existence Of which it is assured with
sufficient emphasis. If q man blindfolded
is told that his hand is about to be touched
with hot iron feels the burn, though the
iron be cold, how much more readily may
he become the victim of his own preconcep-
tions in case where the subject inquired
into is Infinitely less susceptible Of physical
tests? AS Polonius was the victim OF
Hamlet's leading questions as he could see
in the same cloud in the air the form of
whale or weasel, or something backed
like camel, his perceptions varying at the
will of the suggestor-so physicians may
see very often what they are invited to see
in the conduct of queer people; and the
mere habit of slamming doors in ill-temper
passes for the violence of lunacy. 1t is at
least a comfort to know that in the case be-
fore us the facts were no worse-that the
rescue Of the law, though slow, did come at
last.