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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

The protracted trial at New Haven is add
ing another to the long catalogue OF in
stances which have become SO frequent of
cases which are kept before n court for
many weeks or months at great expense
to the State and ruinous cost to the ac-
cused. Common sense rejects the idea that
so vast o consumption of time is necessary
for reaching reasonable certainty as, to
the guilt or innocence of the person
on trial. If the evidence is not sufficient to
warrant conviction in less than two months
it must be too slender and circuitous to
justify very decided opinion at last. Trials
are spun out by the quirks and subtleties
Of lawyers and the introduction of great
masses Of testimony which are mere chat
proof on which the case really turns.
AS trials are now conducted they have
q greater tendency to confuse and
befog the jurors than to enlighten
them. The testimony OF experts, which
often consumes SO much time. has come to
be regarded by the public very much in the
light of farce, first because the mental
training of jurors does not qualify them to
Judge OF such evidence, and secondly be-
cause set of experts can always be pro-
duced by the defence to contradict the ex-
perts of the prosecution. Except as to the
existence of poison in corpse or the iden-
tity of handwriting expert testimony sell
dom has any weight with jury. 1t is to
be hoped that some method may be discov-
cred for shortening trials without detract-
ing from their fairness and justice.
If prisoner is acquitted after one of
these foggy and bewildering trials. he is
presumed to be innocent; and yet the
same law which declares his innocence has
ruined him in property and denies him all
redress. On the other hand, the taxpayers
who defray the expenses Of the State are
burdened unnecessarily unless all this
great consumption Of time is really requisite
for ascertaining the truth. A six or seven
weeks trial often results in disagreement of
the jury, when all the trouble and expense
have to be repeated in new trial. If only
the strong points Of evidence were
presented criminal trial would seldom
last more than q week and, after all, the
judgment of jury is determined at last
by those strong points. Why cannot some
method be devised for presenting them at
once in their naked simplicity, winnowed
from the heaps of chaff by which they are
obscured? Verdicts would generally BIO just
with briefer procedure, and nobody will
pretend that justice does not often fail in
these numbering and endless trials. I'm
less the trial by jury can be reformed and
simplified we shall be driven at last to
adopt something like the French system, in
which the trial begins by an examination of
the prisoner by the judge, who narrows the
ground of inquiry by shutting out the
subterfuges which criminals and their law
yers invent during the progress Of the case
before they have disclosed their line of de-
fence. If the prisoner were compelled to
make full statement ut the outset, by
which he would be held bound afterward,
trials would be shortened, without any real
injury to o truthful prisoner.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
THE LECTURE PLATFORM.

Rev. Dr. J. @. Ecceston delivered yesterday after
noon at Chckering Hall tho last matinee lecture Of
his course tho romance OF English history.
His subject "Tho Tower OF London" He gave
succinct historical sketch of every thing connected
with this monumental record from its erection to
the present day. His descriptions of the scenes
connected with tho history of tho Tower were lite.
like and interesting series of stereopticon vewr
was used to illustrate the lecture.
Mr.. George II. Vending, Of Illinois, delivered his
lecture "Ingersoll from y Secular Standpoint" Ia
Association Hall, last evening, before q large
audience The speaker said that IL Iugersoliisn DO
right every man may have his own dod, Christ was
at best individual only, the Bible sham and re-
lgon curse. This" he said, lis the most al.
vanced phase of modern inhdelity, and this IL In-
gsrsollism stripped OF it, rhetoric. ."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

The WEATHER. centre of low barometer
that was over the lake regions developed storm
energy us il approached the st. Lawrence Valley
districts. 1t is now passing over the New Eng
land States toward Nova Scotia The barometer
is high on the Middle and South Atlantic coasts.
In the Northwest the pressure is increasing
rapidly, causing steep gradients for northcrly
and westerly winds TO develop. Rain fell in the
lake regions, Middle Atlantic and New England
States, while snow is reported in the North and
West. The temperature fell in all the
districts west of the Mississippi River. In tho
other sections of the country decided rise oc-
Cured. The winds have been brisk in the lake
regions Middle Atlantic States and the North
west, fresh III the central valley and light in the
other districts. The weather in New York and
its vicinity to-day viii DO partly cloudy and
warm, with rains in the early portion, followed
10y clearing, and lower temperature. Tomorrow
IL will be cold and clear
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

WALL STREET observation-disclosures were &c
tive and generally buoyant. New York Central
opened at 1852, sold at 139 and closed at
1862, after touching 1875. The general list
was buoyant, and Erie closed at an advance Of
5 points from opening figures. Governments
were unusually active and strong, especially
the four per CENTS which advanced under q
second purchase OF $S,OOO,OOO by Mr.. w. II.
Vanderbilt. Foreign exchange was dull and
stronger. Money ruled at per cent for call
loans. Railway bonds were active and gener-
ally buoyant.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER.

Vice President Wheeler and his private secretary
are at tho Windsor. It Is the Vice Presidents In.
tention to remain In the city for few days only
On being questioned as to his views tho political
situation he said that tho recent elections were
most gratifying to the republicans throughout the
country; that he believed In tho Presidential oam.
paign Of 1880 the republicans would be succcssful
that IL the democrats pursued tho policy they did
during the extra session General Grant would
coive the nomination, but that II they pursued
pacific policy some other man would receive the
honors. He was not prepared to say that in such
event Qenoral sherman would be nominated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

The Redistribution Of Political Power.
In the striking exhibit of the comparative
area of American States and Territories
contained in Thursdays HERALD it may
have escaped notice that the eighteen
largest of those political entities are, with
out exception, situated to the west of the
Mississippi River. This is equivalent to
saying that none Of these States formed o
part of the American Union at the begin
ming of the present century and had no
share in the struggles and aspirations of
our Revolutionary period. This fact sug-
gests that the present Republic is not the
same which was formed in 1776 and for
which constitution was provided in 1887.
That instrument was framed without any
reference to a region which now occupies
upon the map four times the area OF the
original thirteen States. If, side by side
with the table of comparative area, there
had been presented table of the com para-
tive rate of increase of population, within
the nineteen years since the census of 1860,
it would be found that the same States and
Territories, with few exceptions, exhibited
corresponding superiority, and the same
would be the case If the table exhibited in
crease in wealth, agricultural production
or lines of railway.
1t is evident that the sceptre is rapidly
passing from the seaboard States, and even
from the central States between the great
lakes and the Mississippi. The geographic
cal centre of the Union long since crossed
the Mississippi, and the centre of popula-
ton is rapidly approaching it. Under
these circumstances it behooves the citi-
zens of the Eastern States seriously
to mediate upon the probable conse-
quences of the impending redistribution
of political power. OF course the national
growth in population and wealth is mat
ter for congratulation rather than appre-
hension, and if the present national in
stitutions should prove to be too strait q
garment for the young Western giant there
is no fear that the wisdom of the present
generation, trained in the practice of
republican institutions, will not prove
fully equal to that of their ancestors of
1887, who had been trained only in the re-
stricted colonial forum.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

The SOCIETY for tho Prevention of Cruelty to
Children should congratulate itself on its losses
yesterday by the woman who demolished its
windows, for thereby it was enabled to send a
drunken mother to the Island for six months
and give her unhappy children an additional
opportunity to be properly cared for.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

In ANOTHER COLUMN Postmaster James cx-
plains the manner in which people who are
anxious to obtain their letters on Sunday can do
so without compelling a general delivery by
carriers The information will please the gen
eral public Us well as religious people, for the
occasional day of rest that everybody heartily
appreciates, each in his own way, is particularly
valuable to n body OF six day walkers as indus
trious an our letter carriers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

Now SPAIN will be angry in good earnest.
Outside intermeddiing with her selection of a
king led to the Franco-Prussan war, American
circumstances concerning irregularities in
Cuba have caused her to take refuge in digni-
fed explanations, but the protest of several So
cieties against the proposed bull fights in honor
of the approaching royal marriage will enrage
the Peninsular soul to its very depths
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
ADJUSTMENTS TO-DAY AND EVENING.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ANIMALS. Matinee.
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-FEEScH FLATS. Matinee
ACADEMY OF MuSIC-LIsDA III CHANouSi MATINEE.
wALLACK's THEATRE-oUR GIRLS. Matinee
NiBLOS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Matinee.
HAvERLY'S THEATRE-THE OcroRooN. Matinee.
GRAND OPERA H0USE--orHELLo. Matinee.
STEINwAY HALL-ELIJAH Matinee
STANDARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Matinee.
DALy'S THEATRE-AS ARABIAN NIGHr Matinee.
THALIA-EISER voN UNsERE LEurE. Matinee.
LENTs NEW YORK CIRCUS-Matinee.
BROADWAY OPERA HOUSE-PINAFoRE. Matinee.
FIFTH AvENUE-DAME TRor. Matinee.
BOOTHS TuEATRE-LA BELLE HELENE. Matinee.
GERMANIA THEATRE-DoSSA DIANA
ABERLE's THEATRE-THE FRENCH SPY. Matinee
PARK THEATRE-FRrz IRELAND. Matinee.
CoMIQU E-MuLLIGAN GUARDS CHRISTMAS Matinee
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS- Matinee.
TONY PASTORS observation-disclosures
ROSTER 4 BIAL'S CONCERT HALL.
CHICKERING HALL-GaANp CONCERT.
TAMMAlJY HALL-BILLIARD ToURSAaENr
SEVENTH REGIMENT FAIR-LApIEs DAY.
ATaEN-EUM. BRoOKLiN-BonExIAN GIRL Matinee
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

Mr.. BERGH's EFFORTS for the better protec-
ton of horses, as detailed in q conversation
with a HERALD reporter, should commend
themselves to the attention of large stable
owners without being made compulsory by law.
Whenever fire occurs in stable where the
horses are housed OH an upper floor there are
horrible experiences and serious losses, like
those occasoned by the Eighth avenue fire.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

AdrertSers are respectfully requested to hand
im Mcv advertisements precious TO eight o'clock
ia the ere'ti,,g 10 insure proper classification
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

In SPITE of what some Respondent critics
have claimed Italy is not too old to learn.
gang of Italian laborers railroad yester-
day struck for higher pay, obstructed the track
and in other ways behaved as unreasonably as
any trade union could demand,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

ONE OF THOSE ToRNADoEs of which the West
has of late years had almost q monopoly has
been working its will the neighborhood of
Louisville, Ky. If it teaches Western builders
to do their work more thoroughly it will not be
an unInitigated disaster.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

The probabilities are that the aceathcr IN Neo
York and its ricinity to-day ,ciu be partly cloudy
aud aca,'nt, aciM rains ia lie early portion, fol-
io,ccd 6y clearing, and iorer temperature. To-
DaOfroac IL aUiH be cold and clear.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

BROADWAY, the best swept street of the city,
was as slippery yesterday as if the contents OF
a mucage factory had been turned into it.
Imagine the condition of the side streets!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

THE STORY about portable grain elevators for
steamships seems to have had little or no foun-
dation. Europe is our principal grain elevator
in price, ut least, and Europe is extremely sta
tionary
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29

him and to the young Queen it is to De
hoped the future may bring only happiness
and security on the throne of Spain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
Archbishop Williams and the schools.

Archbishop Williams and the schools.
The doubt we originally expressed of the
accuracy Of the Boston Journals report OF
Archbishop Williams conversations concern
ing the school question was fully justified
by our Boston correspondents interviews
with three ofthe priests present on the oc-
casion, which we printed on Wednesday.
Another OF the attending priests now con-
tributes to the Boston Advertiser a fuller
narrative OF the Archbishop's remarks than
has appeared elsewhere, and We print it in
another column. In our original comments
we said that if the Journals report was ac-
curate--which We doubted-we regretted
that We could not ascribe prudent discretion
to Archbishop Williams among his many
virtues. 1t gives US pleasure now to say, after
perusal of this authentic statement of his
genuine expressions. that he deserves such
an ascription in a very high measure. This
entire controversy, which has set all the
New England pulpits and journals into
such commotion, is apparently due to the
bigoted self-conceit OF the solitary priest of
a single parish, and the ADVERTISERS CORE
spondent's remark is noteworthy that this
obstreperous marplot ''has earned the COR
dial and universal condemnation of every
priest in the archdiocese of Boston" We
hope to hear at an early day that he has
been duly disciplined by his superiors. The
spark of political strife which he has struck,
and which itwould have required very little
indiscretion on the part of his superiors to
fan into destructive fame, we trust
will be speedily and completely ex-
tinguished. There is no excuse for q
political quarrel over the school question
among reasonable men, whatever may be
their religious communion. The State is
bound by the principles Of it's political
democracy to maintain free public schools
by general taxation, and to require all chill
dren to be educated up to the point of
comprehension Of their civic duties. An
overwhelming majority of the citizens, in
Guiding Catholics as well as other relig-
ionists, will firmly resist any departure
from those principles. But every parent Is
OF liberty to obtain for his children that
sufficient education aside from the free
public schools if he can and will, and that
is all which we understand that Archbishop
Williams commends and counsels.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
WITH SUPPL EN- E N T

NEW YORK. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 80, 1879.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-17
REBERGBURG FRAGMENTS
What has become of our Ba Id?

What has become Of our Ba i'd?
Frankville, yulgarly called Smoke
town, had a severe storm or late.
No one killed.
Nearly had y fist to fist engage
ment last Satu day evening. Come
BOYS, it is very disgraceful to fight
under any circumstances, but cspeei-
ally when jealousy and envy aie the
cause.
Mr. Willis Weaver has returned
from the oil regions and Will locate
in your town in few days. He
looks rs natural as he did when he
left us, six years ago. Willis is Il
good mechanic and deserves patron
age.
Mr.. Emerick's s child, while on the
loft in the barn, slipped and fell to
the thrcShing floor and had its arm
broken at two places. The child ls
under the treatment of DIR. Hillbish
and is doing as well as can be ex.
pected.
Miss IrSie Roush, during the last
term OF school spelled eight hun
dred words without q single mis-
take, and Miss Naomi J. Granny
spelled seventeen hundred words
and missed but three. Pretty good
spelling, that. Who will challenge
our Rebersburg girls for spelling
bee
Prof. Meyer, our Co. Supt., visit.
ed every school in The county dur
ing the winter term, and many were
visited twice, while some where
visited three tinlcs. Give him Grid
1T for efficiency and industry. TWe
do, very much.-ED.
ANnN
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-17

And so ye associate has become
Benedict. the married man." Well
it is one of the diseases to which
human flesh is heir, and l herewith
send my congratulations and best
wishes to the happy couple.
Last Saturday lawsuit occur ed
here, between two men, but the de-
fendant's mother, who is also the
sister of the plaintiff, took most
active part in it. Such perfect
tornado of abuse and invectia as she
hurled at her poor brother, because
be gained the suit, was scarcely ever
hea I'd. The eruption of Mount We
suvius was nothing in comparison
with it. "Surely" said the specta-
tors ''her tongue is hung on q piv-
OF, and loose at both enQs."
For the last few weeks oil has
been tiuctuating, running from so
cts. up to so and 95 cts. and, then
back again, changing a little almost
every day.
The man who was fooled the
worst, on the 1st day of this month,
was one of our city men, who had
bought I. farm out IN the country,
with q goodly lot of apple trees on
il. lie then went and bored every
one of them and set unto them little
troaghs and buckets, and every
thing that he could get, that he
thought would hold cider, but 10,
and behold the cider would not
run, and not knowing what to make
Of it, he went and asked a farmer,
what was the matter and you may
imagine the rest. However, hc
bought the farmer a hat, for promis-
ing not to tell ON him. But viii h
all his care it leaked out, and Door
man, how he is prosecuted Well, it
is too bad, not to get any cider. and
then to he so tormented about ones
bad luck.
1t seems as if it could scarcely
cease showing here this spring. We
get little every few days.
AU Rec0ir,
PETE RoLEUM.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-17
TINDICATION OF GEN. PORTER.

After long years of suffering un-
der a false charge and dismissal
from the Army, General Fitz John
Porter has been vindicaJed by
board composed of Major Gener Il
Schofeld, and Getty, and Brigadier
General Terry. 1t now remains for
the government to relnstate him and
pay him the salary that is his due.
The Board say in summing up:
Concerning the charge Of which General
Porter was found guilty, OF not having NOV
ed his com mand ON the night OF August y,
1862, in obedience to an order from General
Pope, the board report that it was a mani
fest physical impossibility to march over
that road that night; that nothing could
have been gained by the attempt, and 1t
would have been wiser II Porter had delay
ed the attempt still longer than ne did :;
that he exercised the very ordinary discre-
ton of a corps commander, and 1t was MS
plain duty to so exercise it.
They further say that "Porter's
conduct was subordinate, faithful,
and judicious. IL saved the Union
army from disaster" and they re-
commend his restoration to this ser.
vice, to date from tie time of his
ismissal.-Erchange.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-17
A SPFNKF SCHOOL MARIN:

A SCHOOL WAR.-@Just now the citizens
OF tho Centre School House district iA Walk
er township, are in high state of excite
took place there n few days ago. IL appears
that the public school OF the district IN end.
cd and there has been contest for the
posSessisn of the school building in which
TO conduct subscription school. MIR. nav-
id Dietrick, took his paper and canvaSscd
for pupils until he had secured rs many as
he cared about, after which he took care 10
obtain permission of the directors to use the
building. Miss Marklc, lady teacher also
secured number or pupils, but did not ask
for the school house. we believe. Nevcrthe-
less she gave Mr. Dietrick TO understand
that they would use 1t between them. On y
Tuesday Mr.. Dietrich took possession and
opened his school, and ON the following day
Miss Markle made her appearance, followed
by the precnciuS intellectS which she intend
ed TO teach how 10 shoot. The interview re.
suited in the request from the lady 10 the
gentleman TO take and occupy one Sidc OF
the Schoolroom, while she would occupy the
other. This MIR. Dietrich. refused 10 do, and
sent for MIR. James tramleV, one OF the di-
rectorS, 10 settle the dispute. Mr.. Gram
lcy'S decision was that as Mr. Dietrich had
obtained permission from the BOARD, the
schoolroom for the time being belonged u
him, and therefore he requested Miss
Markle 10 vacate. This the lady deciined
To do, whereupon Mr. Gramley said that III
she didn't go, nc would pe under the pain
ful aud ungallant necessity Of putting her
out. On tie matter being presented In this
light Miss MarlSle, who seems to be II very
determined girl, cody told Mr.. Gramlcy
that he wasn't IMAM enough to put her out.
This reflection upon his personal proweSS
seems 10 have nettled the brave director,
and without further parley he advanced 10
the enenly's works. A funny Seuffle Ito the
lookerS-on) cnSued, which ended in Mr..
Gramley SciZing the young lady in his arms
and carrying her from the building. What
part MIR. pictrick and the pupils of both
schools took in the melee, depOnent saith
not. but the end thres tens an action on the
part OF Miss Markle against Mr., Gramley
FOR assault and battery, whcrcat the rictorl-
ouS director IL somewhat disturbed in mind.
Our informant states that a meeting OF the
School Board has since been held, at which
the action of Mr.. GraMlcy was sustained.
Miss Markle IL said 10 be an intelligent
Young lady aud \ fair scholar, bnt she IL \
very spirited girl, an We fear In this in
stance she made u mistake. Our townSman
Mr.. Alb. Baum, may remember her rs the
young lady who togged him at the market
one day last fall for running away with her
four. legged chicken. We understand that
the School House scene was presented in
tableau recently, at an entertainment down
there in which the director was represented
in the act OF carrying Miss Marble out, and
the young lady. who was in the audience,
was heard to eXciaim soto rocS: You can't
do that again!'- Watchndn.