Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-12

MURDERS IN kENTUCKN.- The Lexington
(hN.) G." -rttC al the 5dh. instant talks thus
PLAINLY: " We are sorry To see - little conf
dence in the administration Oi criminal law
hy the courts. hut the courts are not 10 b,ame.
The law Is 80 cunningly framed that i; il next
10 impossible Ia convict when IN" accused ~
defended 10y cunning lawyers. The lawyers
did this thing. and lrgiSlatcd Tor possible muir
dercrS i'm the future. and the blood of hun
dredS of men. slain i'm the last - years, cries
out against the authors of our criminal code.
\ murderer was hung i'm our ncighbOring
county of JeN>amlne, near the Fayette line. a
short TIME ago, and 80 tar from there being
indignation at his taking of or the manner Of
II, there WAS really satisfaction that the slow
and uncertain processes of the law We're not
waited for We Know a community. not l.0O
miles from Lexington. where notice has been
served upon a lot oi di>reputabe characters
who live in ihai nelghbnrhood that they Will
be held personally responsible fOF anY out
rage committed in the precinct. II a house is
robbed or any one murdered, and there is any
dlflculty IN discovering the perpelFator, the
NlgllantS viii proceed 10 the residence al one
of these bad characters and hang him. ChooS-
ing him by lut. This has had a most SalutaTy
effect on tn" precinct, not an outrage having
been committed since the order was pro
mulSatCd. The legislature can and ought TO
81 alter the criminal law a Ia make lis eXecu-
tIon certain. speedy and terror To eyi-doprS.
Ii II were not Tor the occasional hangingS with
which SheTlft> have nothing 10 do, human life
IN Kentucky would bc less secure in this year
l>1S than il WAS a century ago. when the
Indians disputed The possession o1 the state
VIII lilN Nilitf Id't
THE WORsHIPERs of the gold dollar de-
nounce the wurSliperS of the deprecated sill
Yer dollar a> lunaiIcS, "diShOneSt repudia-
tors. SWindlerS.' &c. OH the other hand.
the wOr$hiperS of cheap silver apply such mild
eplthctN as - 'NhylockS. "GradgrndS.' rob
hcrS. fools. a." hnaNPS. - idiots. &c. Ia the
goIditcS. Such being the pOndrrouS Ofgu-
mcRt& used on both sides. is ii wonder that
the popular mind i no nearer a clear under
standing of the merits of This cOntroy erSy now
At he lauinninBp hot lEk
guardi>m never yet gave strength To an argu-
ment, cause. OF adiSputant-l NjicdgO Erttt-
ing journal.
BLAIR TILpEN. AND THE HAYES TITLE
Judge Blair was here Yesterday arguing a
case before the supreme court. In converse
tion with your correspondent on the subject
of his memorial he said that, while it had been
shown 10 several gentlemen before being
offered, he had determined 10 present 1t OF his
own NoltiCn. and without consultation or Sug-
geStiGn from any one. He said that he had
not seen Mr.. Tilden for months. H. considered
that he had done his duty 10 the people of the
county, who elected Mr.. Tilden. and the re-
Sp0nSibility now rested with the legislature of
Maryland, and not with him.
Judge Blair said that i'm his belief the peOp'e
throughout the whole country have never
failed 10 feel keenly the wrong which has been
inflicted upon them: that they demand re
dress. and Will have 1t whenever the Opp0F-
tunty comes, and that their representatives
will have TO he forced up to the position which
the people have taken IN advance OF them.
judge Blair also indicated that no matter
what others may do. his own convictions Will
not permit him TO rcleHt in his denuncia'ion
= of the wrong by which The people were depriv
ed of their choice, nor in the effort 10 righ
! that wrong. Judge BlairS statement. 4
made above, seems TO dispose oi the statement
made 10y the New York correspondent of tn
Philadelphia LedGCF, of his having a persona
understanding with Mr.. Tiiden. I'm fact -
correspondent understood Mr.. Blair ,,S ~
CONVEX SatiOn of yesterday, after re ra,,, -,
that he had not seen Mr.. IT.. on ftr mnmth
to add that he had not rccpiyed a letter from
Mr.. lllden Sihce n short time after the st.
LOUIS conFention.-I Wash. OR. Bit. Sua
lNHARNoNIoUs OHIO REPUBLICANs-Tbe
IepubhcanS ol the general assembly of Ohio
neld a caucus last night TO select a candidate
LOT Nhom they would cast their vote for IJ =
senator The names Of James A. Garfield
1h0maS l.. Young and w. i. HOwland Werts
presented. Rowland refused 10 be a candi-
aate. EIsht ballots were had without q nom
IldilOl, dnu although persistent efforts Were,
made TO Withdraw Garteld'S name after the
second ballot, this was refused. After the
elgltll DdlOt taTfcld'S name was Withdrawn
ne having led on every ballot from the first
Bailollng still going on. At the conclusion of
the nlnih ballot lOung'S name was Withdrawn
ana lllal ol j. l.. McIiYaiue was suggested. but
altef thc next ballot was Withdrawn ON the
eleventh ballot il WAS decided To east the,
republican votes i'm blank at the Joint coDypp.
tlon next Tuesday.
No COAL COMBINATION HET.-Owing 10 the
fact that several of the presidents of the coal
companies were seen OF known TO lie together
Yesterday. Wall street was filled with reports
combination would soon he effected The
facts are. that President DickSpu af the nala