Daily Republican., 1879-06-07
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
Adjournment or she PennsyIvsnia
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ements- The
ktOrm-.Parr's Defence-O Other
MatterS OF Minor Interest.

MafierS OF Minor Interest.
sp eclal Correspondence of the Republican.
PurLADELPHIA, June 9th, '79.
To-day is day OF rejoicing for Penn
sylvania--her Legislature has adjourn
ed. And such Legislature 1t is
true it was no worse than the law-giv-
ing bodies of other great States, but 1t
was bad enough for all that, and worst
of all it lacks the Craftsmanship" to
hide its wick edness. In the first place
it was asked to saddle the enormous
losses occasioned by the Pittsburg labor
riots on the State, and the request came
near becoming law.
Then it became manifest to one or
two honorable members of the body
that there was corruption money in the
matter, and they quietly bided their
time till they could roll up some testi-
mony. The result was an investigation
of every member Of the House, and a
number of these, and some lobbyists
also, were so cornered that there could
be no question as to their guilt. In the
meantime the prime movers of the in
vestigation were being denounced in
unmeasured terms by their besmirched
co-leglslators, and experienced people
predicted that nothing would come of
the investigation. This much has come
of it however, that a committee of MEM
bers was appointed to prosecute the
guilty parties in the courts, under the
corrupt solicitation act, and thus the
House shrewdly lodged the disagree
able job of expelling its dishonorable
members. The closing hours were
devoted to gushing little speeches and
making presents to the speaker.
A great improvement is to be made
in the river banks inclosing the Neck.
The Schuylkill Point Meadow Co. is
about to have erected from Girard Point
to the mouth of the Schuylkill. stone
wall IL feet high and measuring 40 feet
in width at the base and 20 feet at the
top. The cost is estimated at ga, 900.
W. De Kinder Hollander, is the con-
tractor. As he is of a nation famous for
their sea banks or dikes, there is a
prospect that the work will be dSne in
a satisfactory manner.
Last nights storm did not do as
much damage as was anticipated,
especially in the heart of the city. The
hail was very small, which probably
accounts for our fortunate escape. This
weeks weather altogether must have
been very beneficial to the farmers, al
though for some localities and crops it
was TOO late. resident of South Jer-
sey stated that in his district there had
cen no rain for six weeks, and that the
trawberry crop was ruined and other
crops seriously damaged Another lit
tie shower occurred this evening, but
the weather afterwards became clear and
a strong cool wind prevailed.
PARIS defence was begun to-day
He is said to have sustained at one
time compound fracture of the skull.
which was never rightly healed, and
caused irritation of the brain. But
despite these facts COUNSEL decline to
bring the "threadbare" insanity plea
and propose leaving the jury to con-
slider the injuries and their results
from a scientific and logical point of
view. In connection with this case a
fight occurred between Irwin, the MUIR
dered womans husband, and son of
the prisoner, in which knives were
used, but no damage was done, beyond
q couple of slight cuts. Irwin was
held in $1,000 bail for the appearance
at Court.
On the 18th of May Frank Clark and
Wesley Wood was proceeding to their
schoolroom, when the latter playfully
prodded his young friend in the breast
with pointed stick, at the same time
threatening to "stab him to
the heart" The stick hurt, and Clark
put his hand to his breast. Wood then
prodded him in the hand with the
stick, when its point broke of, leaving
several splinters in the flesh. The next
day medical aid was procured, but the
wound grew gradually worse and
resulted in Clark's death last Sunday
ITOlil lDCh-Jd". bO July 'AohoittS'
Wood from criminal intention.
The State Agricultural Board held its
second session to day. Papers We're
read on Dairy Interests and County
Fairs, but the most important one was
the cultivation If sugar in temperate
climates. The author of this essay, Mr..
+. l.. Stewart, claims that the stalks of
any variety Of Indian corn, contain
large quantities of saccharine juice,
scarcely excclled in richness by the
Louisiana sugar cane and says that
100 pounds of these stems, taken at
proper period, contaiM 81 parts of
juice and l244 of woody fibre and inso-
lubie substance; and that from IL to
Is per cent. of this juice is crystaIliz-
able cane sugar. He will exhibit his
at the coming State Agricultural
Fair at the Permanent exhibition and
rs special railroad rates have been ar
ranged for this event, those OF your
people who feel interested in sugar cul-
Iure will have an opportunity of seeing
q process that may prove ofgreat value
10 them.
Reports from the coal regions for the
past week indicate an advance in the
price of coal, and say that sufficient Or
lera have been received to keep the
operators busy all this month. So far
his year over nine million tons Of coal
lave been mined; which exceeds last
'ear's output for the same period four
million tons.
The 18th and 10Th Street Passenger
Hallway Line has been bought by the
Line at $50 per share. This
makes the Continental one of the most
xtensive passenger lines in the city
Franklin B. Gowan, of the Reading
!. R. sails for Europe tomorrow. 1t is
,oticeable that be doesn't 60 by the
american Line, which is owned by the
r. r., but takes passage
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