The daily gazette., 1879-04-24

,xpecs TO accomplish Dy sendlng ABROAD
IN idea that the Democrats are all saloon
keepers, we cannot tell. 1t 10 certainly
false. The Jurors drawn out Of the
boxes from this city are all respectable
gentlemen aud none of them are saloon
keepers. We give the law directing the
mode of selecting the juries from the
Digest, page 657. 1t was followed in all
its provisions, we have no doubt, and was
not deviated from in any particular
Fec. /. All persons qualified to vote at
the general election shall be liable 10
serve ~ jurors except public officers OF
this State, or of the United States, coua-
sellors and attorneys at law. ordained
ministers of the gospel, officers of col
leges aud teachers in public schools,
practising physicians and surgeons reg
ularly licensed, cashiers Of incorporated
banks, aud all persons who are more
than seventy years OF age.
lSec. 2. The Levy Court for each
county shall, at its annual session in
March, select from the list of taxable
citizens of such county, in such proper
ton for each hundred as may be deemed
proper, the names Of one hundred sober
and judicious persons, to serve IN sum
mened) as Grand Jurors at the several
courts to be holden in that year and
also the names Of one hundred and fifty
other sober and judicious persons, to
serve Qf summoned) as Petit Jurors at
the several courts, other than the Courts
Of Quarter Sessions, the act creating
the Court of Quarter Sessions has been
repealed, but this provision has not been
altered expressly though 1t might tie
useless l have not the authority to
change it, to he holden in that year
and also the names OF one hundred and
twenty other sober and judicious per-
SONS to serve Of suinmOned) as jurors at
the Court of Quarter Sessions to be
holden in that year. There shall be pro-
vided for each hundred, three boxes, ,une
of which shall be marked or labelled
"Grand Jurors" another Petit urors,"
and the other 20 Quarter Sessions Jurors"
aud each with the names ofthe hundred
The names of the persons selected as
aforesaid, shall be written each gu sep
| arate ballot, all the ballots being of the
| same color, size and shape, and the bal
lots shall be folded so as to conceal the
names written upon them Those con-
| tanning the names of persons selected for
Grand Jurors shall be deposited In the
boxes marked "Graud Jurors" the
names selected from each hundred being
placed in the box Of that hundred; in
| like manner the names Of persons select
| ed for Petit Jurors shall be deposited in
the boxes marked "Petit Jurors the
names selected from each hundred being
placed IN the box Of that hundred in
like manner the names OF persons select
Ell for Qaarter sessions Jurors shall be
deposited u III the boxes marked "Quarter
Session Jurors" the names selected from
| L. ha,, nj n fb., hnx nf
that hundred; after which the boxes
shall be locked and delivered to the Pro-
lthonotary, and the keys shall be kept by
the Clerk of the Peace. The Levy Court
shall preserve lists of the persons 50 se-
lected for Jurors, and shall deliver to the
said Prothonotary, with the boxes afore-
said, copies of said lists signed by the
Chairman of said court, and counter
signed lby the Clerk thereof, showing
the number selected from each hun
dred)
See. 4. The prothono'ary and clerk of
the peace shall, within ten days after the
delivery of the SAID boxes to the pro-
thouotary as above provided, meet IN
the prothouotary's office, and first shak-
ing the boxes 80 as to lntermix TIE bal
lots, shall, III the iesencs of such per
sons as may choose to be present, draw
from the boX Iarked Grand Jurors,
in the same proportion for each hun
dred IN which they were selected by til,
[ lew court, the names of twenty-fou
, persons to be summoned rs grand juror
: Tor that year.
S Sec. 8. The prothonotary and clerk o
the peace shall, at least twenty days be
fore the commencement 'of each term .
the Superior Court, and Court Of Gsner
al Sessions for the county, in like man
: ner draw from the boxes marked "Peti
tsat. tor mol
hundred in which they wore selected b..
the levy court, the names of thirty per
SONS TO serve as petit jurors at the ensu
ing term of said courts.
, We do know that during series O
years not long past, when the Lev
: Court was in the control of the Republi
: cans at some terms, there was scarcel
any Democrats on the jury. In on
D term, we are told, there was but tw
Democrats drawn; and on one occaSio
S partisanism was so completely shown /
the cast of the jury, that gentleman
= great legal ability declared he would ns
b try his cases. Then it was most griev
: GUS thing-then every poor, honest, hun
n BILE, christian Democrat was Missed at 9
e a "copperhead," ''rebel," "traitor,
: and as if to make the matter worse, b
II was purposely left off juries. This languat
: and this treatment was not applied
party men only it was hsaped, if po
!. sible, with more venom upon the poi
laborer in the cottage than upon the ric
man in the mansion. 1t was carried .
Is far that the school mistress applied Il
10 word "reber to the poor children
young that they did not know the mea
u ing of the term. But those days a.
'e happily past and we hope never to r
turn. Now there is no political animosit
IL all meet as friends and respect each other
- party differences. Therefore the fact th
, the juries are by chance composed of
70 few more Democrats than Republican
:, can make no very material difference til
/ we can see.
ID This accident, however, is very oppo
~ tune. 1t so clearly illustrates the ane
q dote. 1t is our neighbor's OK that
y, gored now; and We are deeply pain
lg that he feels it so keenly, and yet we a
81 not sorry that he has been awakened
~ last tn the treat necessity in a couut