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prolific drarnnt!c writer since the tlnde Of Iopo
Do Vega; fut IL IA estttnntcd tint, either alone or
with tho all ut co1laborutrl1rs. he wrota IN fnwcr
that 100 plays. The qualify, however, often
Left nl,cl, to bu tlcstrej. Atnny ot lIs plays "
Hru tlttr1 llbsctt, OF ftisRnft.nnt opurottAB, Or
onc'net yaudcytlcs Of trf'llng value. They Wcre
rarely without vii, though, n,ul many hnvo haI
great success. Clairyl1to was ono Ut the authors
pf LA File do Mntlnno Angot " and nf Lea
Clncllcs DO Corrcvilie." IIo was also for sntno
time President. Ut tho cavcnu," M eccentric
club formed for Tho purpose VI porpotuatIng
tho ElurY of The Frcnc, chansonctte. Several
thousanl pers0ns attended Ills funeral. a
morning paper reminds us that there wuro not
thirty 1T tho funeral of Alfred do Alussct.
We lavo also lost tic gruat car[caturist,
Daanicr.-n man us famous IN lis day ns Cruik-
sliank. or Into his uainn has bpGn seldom mct-
tuned; hut, during tic relcn Of Louis Philippe,
Ills witty and talented pet,-llul-lnk eattres were
tn cycrybody's l'ansla: They gave thc Cltizon-
King as mich trouble ns Henri Rocl1cfprt's
Lantefne, ,nter on, gaye Luuls Napoleon. Dnu-
inter wns 1ne of tile founders ot that clever pa-
per, thc Churirat1 lilo l,as bron buried at Val.
In1ndo!a.
THEATRICAL.
Admirers OF TINT l3ne drama, "Patrlt,r will
learn VIII, satisfaction that Vtcsoricn Sardon
c.,ntcmpla.es writing pla1 for the Porto st.
Marlin (ur lnaybo tic Atnblgul, on a subject
connected with the French Revolution. N, Hen
hcguin's " Nuunou will be tho next comedy
NJ tho Gymnasc. HARRY MELTzEn.
, 1879-03-07
TURKEY,

LOOKING OUT FO1s NUMBER oAK.
CoNsTANr1Eor1r, March G.--pr1nco Lo-
bauoff, tho. Russian Ambassador, haa do
c]ared TO tho Porte TINT Russia only wiBhes
to safeguard her rights and not to prevent
Turkey from concluding loan.
TURKEY AND GREECE.
CoAsTANT1sorLE, Mnrch G.-Tho Porto laB
sent circular to tho Powers declaring Tint
the delay in tie negotiations relative to tho
Grcok frontier Is attributable to the unac-
commodating attitude of Greece.
THE EVACUATION.
ADn1ANoP1r, March G.-Qen. Gkobelef has
informed tho Turkish authorihea that Adrian
op1o aud Thrace will be ovaounted In fort
night. The Russian headquarters hnve bnen
removed to tho Sllvno.
THE BERLIN TREATY.
LONDON. March Ga dispatch from Con.
stantinor!e Haya m ofs'cIal communication
received by tho Porte states that Tho Western
Powers nro disposed to insist upon tho com.
pleto execution Of Tho Treaty Of Berlin
rs regards tho occupation Of tic
Balkans, and on ether points, and
In the event of resistance to allow
tho Turkish troops to onter Eaatorn Rounc.
lia. Tho Powers consider that tho Russin,,
otIloials who encouraged tho agitation will be
principally responsible for any bloodshel
that may onsue.
, 1879-03-07

"commun!on Of Churches; or, thc n,,,.
agcmont q uospcl Churches: by tr.. rne t,1:s, sau.
,,e serlptures ctc. II il Uncut tt.eii"1',a iaaa %
a s'1n naoIeo @ 'sS9ow" sst1. s lssant ,es H Ie,. =.
side l,orers. uld gttop. Tie opiy "11losnls H.
copy was !n the Menztcs Library a,I vi',se klosn
believed by Mr.. Ratin to be ,,nnn" "' "as then
sxceed!ngly ;are Eliot is .lfr iHv1 iaan ASn"!hst
AcEuni OF, an Essay 10 Bring the. ln'1|.1 1|ta1mas
Euagn Into Rules, ctc."; ,hi,, tUo. i. ita Lam
1oaa 10. l, r. !ovsnt ,norooeo BY ctor' eA1Sa,r
tIa /. ao 'nle eutlansa Ss wo.e l.
,Sata1oEse; sn wIs was privately p9nsd p9axd"e.a own
his autograph, nnd printed tn NV "vn,su v.;u oT
lsnry nq , rrfst r. King .treei III shs? b.
plit was studylnF law at tue same i,,ns s''ant,
S nnt1 ,o ~" "a A. GaEsat Es sgaas u,ce or s
tuattng Medium Of Exchange. Wiesa%ia, T., 2 f!uc'
Nss,r. sNssrs, Whother the pls q Credit On 'a, tSs
iu Payments Of Money, In The Coiunv - enatt Gt
nfGesticut for Dehta Due BY Book and Ue,Ssoa' II. soa'
Where tho Contract Mentions Onis 1,IIt1wse, 1,Iaerwsse,
Monoy.r WI oio'4enor
, 1879-03-07
A SWISS TOWN BURNED
Ono of tho Most Plcturesot,s of .,.,-
VillaEos Almost Who1ly lrstrovcn p''s

nn. A.. -.
ono ot tho N1"st Plctnres1us of A,,,,.
Vtll1Eca Almost Wholly llrstrovcn s''s
0tntra Correspondence London TIM,
The viltngc, or raiher 1bc smaii ,.~,
Nlctrjrrcp. sItuated IN onc of i'm .,a.. ''"h' o.
,1I,trict. ~ III, no..,. VI VI, '''ost romantic
.ss...', -. ~ a. w usi"sac ooef'anu. and ee!e.
praeca lot IT'S contingency to the Falls OF Reich,
onhacf'. the Roscnlau glacier, and the r,n.,ss.
seh1auchc, has almost ccaec 10 ex1.t N. 'sss9
cr mart of II hnvin, t,rcn sae great
a,rra,,o. ~, 49, nu ues''o5eo IN the con.
nustas'o, ,a VI '"e .1 occurrence OF which bars
informed you. Tho fira broke out In
bakers shup next to the Wild Man ,,.,.,
and strong south wind blow,nf m t,o ',ossst Ivy
tfc namr. n,,,c,,1v sot,od s ~ ~ ~ s'e time.
.a,.t,,,,, .ass...., e.'",u ts'e hote', Which, FIJI
s!ssa'is eons"'aea' a'!u the entire street, eou.
s'stt1g mostly oil wooden. shfngle.roofed bn}d.
ings, taking Hro ahortly atterwart]. burpea H..
tInder. Tho blazing emhrra. c,rr1ad ~ i.ae
,vin;' .,t fro :, ,h< ,,.,,..1', .a''"a " The
n'...,, r'' 81. W. 'au "s.G"ooelhg hamlet Of
Ilheapo'Gen' which, w1l'l 1ts quaint farm build.
tngs, 50 well known to Visitors, la now }lp,nht
rillns, not single wall having been Icft sianj.
Ing. Aausen. though you'd mile from Metn.
Ees, aharcti the sane tate; tlu terrbte fnSn
waiting thtthcr flaming particles Of paper' .n';
wHod. and hot clndcrs, klu1led i iIre' that It
did not cease until the last peasant,,
cottnge md been consumed. II.
GmOGra. Indeed, WGrA borne nnnp ,,.s.
, 1879-03-07
PLEURO-pNEUMONlA.
The Interference ultl, tho American Cattle
Trnle will, Eng lnnh Condemned.
LontfaH tSttpt, Ftb Il.

-r,. x..u<... ,.,.,. c-...
A"o im'ofsosene' VITA tno american ea'''e
TFhao WIN Ensln"u condemned.
m Londan .St''t' ftb. II.
Tile Government has acted Sltt needless
lasto md severity In resolving 10 nut lie United
Stutes in The schc,ulo. of injected countries,
T,,. .,,,,,,.,,t. r T., $500 RI
1ne oa,u'eaf u p'euto-pneu'''oh ~ sssov.
cattle laaacd at L.scrpool "saf,s a.of'n'sa. ,s.
witch should be- kcnt over The trade
hotb nj thn n,rt ~ stnh,rto,Ion uml 4. th,t
" ,,u.,,.~. ,,". ,.s..,,+,,,,sa.s ] n,,sht h,r,
u 'a"oi"S; one "alehl''tness nsus ua'.
given complete uild cifcetua' guarantee ass'nst
the importation Of the dl.easr. II seems to
exist In son.o pnrts Of illr UnItcd States pretsT
much aA it docs at home, wtcso isolated out
breaks lave been reported within the last fsE
days at pl,lccs as wide apart rs shccrncts and
l,ottic, in Lancashire, ind In NUyembe. 1t
.y!gan.horpc, near Aialdon. The American a
moEfa exists at Mi In tIv Western States, lrum
which lie cattle scnt 10 Liverpool cotne. To
schedule the Whole country tru9' tne
Gulf to the CANADIAN border becanss
disease has bcen detected III single
, 1879-03-07

Scientific .l!HfrIc'H' Ain Hran1
For six or eight hundred years t"s "E,.tbera
CAnal, crossIng the great pl1lo o. !, n".h ss"chov.
Chinu, from pokiE,, Ia t!lc north. 10 iV,,ou
Ia thu south, has been Tic ea'of i!ne o. s ia,ta
nicatIon uill commerce llrt"ee1l !lle smnre,
A,u southern pursons OF tho Csll!'csS w.. s4J Ime,
The canal proper is 1Horo than ooo NILE ssis .10Sj
md, with iss branches is sutl 70 saopii tr irfisa!.
miles Of waterway, aud lho sieans ~ ,ue,
ing un,l recatnts, lnanY thousas,n s4ua'' ,s'sat
OF tlifcl!y peopied country. pus,,.S .aS;,eJ for
years, how ever, tho yost sums apo'op pi,e1,uI q.
tic management nnl repair Of u,a uIs u',sio,est
,a1 have beon 90 largely absorbed " ,~r"r,ralJ
oesats .l.ut the canal has become pts whlis
unit for cnn,lacrca III many paslI,, a', c"nJt
Tic estimated cost u putting i u soo .sct, o ~
ton IL 90 heplesslY heYond tue eapaS IT, a'u o(i.
Empire Impoverished by war ia1uls' tIe
cial rapuctty, that tbs Imperial "j,audos.
seriously considering the propF|ety ol ,."r sp:.
luz tu ca1lal entirely. For she htss H.. tIm t"n lbt
te canal was built tho food suppliifs far tLs
south for tho support OF tlG Cap!la,sa to 1ht
rclici of the fanIlshedstrcken Fes'ona o'n"a,xsritd
north and wcst> haye this scar uss sttonouin, t
bY saa,-a much apeatler and lhoio n;aiu md
route, no doubt; still. for tlo Eteatt y pras
It's millions OF inhabitants, Ing eaasa1,.rsue eaaai
ral NECESSITY, MIL, to let IT 20 20 t"s,,s1tYI
lion, will seriously endangsr ti'eIf pF''p'
uut their lives.
, 1879-03-07

Washington, mud pansllg . moment 6cfore
particularly ntdcous monkey. exclaimed: "What
Il resemblance to tllu Ilon. Mr. 81" Tho words
were scarcely sDo'ien when hs turned aud, to
the very man WHOM, lss had conlpliMeuted. II
beg YOUR pardon," said tAs gallant Uolopel; ~
would not hayo lnudo tho remark had known
you were near ulc, and AM ready to maka tho
ilost huinht0 apology tor my unpardonabs
rudcncss; but "-lookh,:: lIrst at thc tnsltited
member Of Congress, wtose face was anything
but lovely, mud thsn ut tito auima! compared 70
him" hang it 1t can tell whether ought 10
ap0lo1tze to YOU or to tit noukeY"
, 1879-03-07

broto ont among tho followers Of tho various
protendors to the Afghan throne, and tho
parlaans of Yakoob Khan wore victorious.
II was reported that Yn1soob Khan mud two
other pratendcra had ta!son refuge Mt 1lerat.
, 1879-03-07
TRANCE.

PANS, March G.-The Deputies Of tho
Pure Left Yesterday discussed the propriety
OF forming themselves into moro distinct
group to the exclusion OF tho Ceutrlsts aud
Extremists, No decision was reached, but
tho discussion is significant.
PROPORTION FOR INDEMNITY.
PANS, March 6.-Loais Blanc, aud Glenn
encenu. mud other nndicat Deputios hayo
submitted proposal for inaemnifying the
victims OF the coup t!'etat Of 1859.
, 1879-03-07

ors,v., srtt..,ia"a ns ~ al''s5sa ,' 5a.2s asSs:; ::
sscent Of tho schwarzhorn 'ust In xe'iust
ia Fjula Hospics. In tie Engaa,'sn ~ sItItuts q q
is 80 mild that all thu snos. below ,ss Valts J
1000 iccs has disappeared. y H. n foru u RosS.
falling from the mountalits aaSrnrp,s ~ t ot o1De
set1T ut,I viii ai aaimais prcsago IN early 'p''"
, 1879-03-07
RUSSIA.


LONDON, AEaroh G.-special dispatches
from Berlin mention various rumors of dis
seusiuns between tho Gar and Czarewitcl.
Tho Vionna Ta96latG evon publishes sonsa-
tioual story that the Ozarewisch hns been
ohargcd with subversivo political tondoncies,
and forbidden to quit the Pnlace.
N1rJlLlsT PLOT.
LONDON, March 0. Vienna dispatch says
tho Russian Government has discovered n
plot for foroibly libarating Imprisoned Nihil-
lists, mud TINT it has proofs of the reyolu-
honary doaigns Of tho prisoners.
, 1879-03-07
Strange noreiaslon, Of thc "Laniernc "...ralite
ulllrfaIs accused Of Corruption and
ylucnte-.-Tho Rctnrn Of ths
Communists lranl Soumea.
Death Of Two Partisan Celebrities, Clair
vile The Playwright and Dau'
mier tho Oarioaturist---
Now Plays.

aurm!ng, .llat they thrcatcn, unless Foon nut q
stop to by tl!e police, to create as much scnsa-
tiou as the earrotlpr cpIsodcs Of a dozen years
oro IN 1,on,fon ,vh,r u,ttora caun n .uch a
49, - ~. ~" .a'' "
pass tlat seaceable e1ttzens went aooat IT,
nights armed to tho teeth, alld 1noilcnsise un-
bFcllas were Replaced by iron kuuskle~dusters.
wns torr1 rnoos.a., =. rc,i,, t,,o .,n,,.t ~.
was ieula "cesssnFs 1oles1So inc a'u'oss w., W.
aolcto practice OF flogging III the prisons, The
pnpcrs thls morning contain reports Of tive or
six fresh crimes, committed In rnr'ons parts Of
thu city They aro confined IT,, to no particular n
quarter anu .hsY nave AMY cn. rGnc1oahst
ABDUL theu' ~h'cn woa'a seem to lnu'c"se e4'ns
onaANlzEp HAND or mAtrrAc7oas,
horfnr, atr,nrhot1o IN rotrsnt IN MI nvor IN RI.
.o TO 10 NJ
ua.t.n au .,,e oisse'sss sns Jus. "saous .ns ,o't
Victims havo been attackcd when returning
homo nlonn lntc in tb,. cyrnhr fro,n Tim thcatrrs
ar t,,c;r w,r,r hv no1,ca n, thrc, or fo,r rnf-
W. n.. ,en mos, ~ uoos ."s.u " TOUR @ aa.,
have fallen urou them from bohud, and, after
stunning them, have proceeded to empty their
nol,eta of Nil yo,,,a,tc. IN TIM shnno og To,1 a.
silver they contained. 1t the stunning process
Is insufficient, cold steel fs tried. And, 30 tar,
not single one Of the offenders has been cap
turca
II
we were wont to ooast OF our po!tee; mt, u
things continue as they flave done lately, people
will begin to dlstrust tile very scrgcnts. ts.jcvllc.
IL Ia not outv tint thcv ,ro ,1or i;tt,c nr nn,h-
t,,., -, ,,ra.ao. ~ ,.o. ,,to ,,nn n,,,
"is " ptoses' US 41o,n oaoeeF ~ ''ie' ."'p' an.
property; the would bs bad enough, but It
falls short Of the actual facts by long way.
Recent disclosures, FIRST made In the columns
- . ,,.,.,,h ,...ta .,,.. ~ ra,t.... 1,,,,t.,,
~. @'sse p.'t' ~ H,.." -' v".,,' v'
s',, s1' 'sns' ps,o wv p."a'Ss ~ ''u''
Greet 1fanRuess W be'ne hcav1ly hncd, haVo
given tho public only too good reasons
to suspect that
.,1. 10 ,,or nro1r'
/, t,c Frcrcb mir. svstcm STRANGE stor,c. of
~ ~. ete'e' uo'ee 75st'"'' e''"'Se etot'es y!
hlgh-s,anded Violence, Of summary punishment
Inflicted on innocent people, md Of corruption,
haye crnnt tnto ,hc pancrs. f)ur pn.ca1tctl t,c-
fo,',,ors a., avo, t"1o, Io,n o,ar,. o,,o ,,,,tS,
. ,,,. ~ 's., "u w.. .., o"u -, ',
the Official world believes III tic truth of ahu
c}sarge) with having, OIL lnany occasions, aCtualty
applied torture to prisoners when their setf-
lrw,i,,trot,on wos ,horpht d.airohlc Tbnv
,"ra ,,t " r,.' III Iua.
AaFe uo1 1eaaoaoyea c@hett' TUG same Instruments
1f f1rt tnFnH Ha fft4 tn hH n11r
, 1879-03-07
ROME.


LONDON, March G.-Tle liat OF Cardinals
Co bo created at tho next cons'story inc!udea
Dr. Harganroetker, Professor Of Ecclesiastical
History at Wurzburg; Dr.. Newman, tue
Archbishop Of Toulouse, tho Bishop Of Poio-
tiers. the PapM NunCios at Paris and Lisbon,
and some Italian Prclatos.
, 1879-03-07

HUNGARY.


TEsrn, Nfnrch G.-Tho Theiss Rfver is still
rising, mud 100000 acres Of mud will bo sub
merged. Many dnn,s have burst.
, 1879-03-07

TIE CUBAN 0OvERNonsH1P.
MADRID. March 1.-THE Inparcial pub
lishcs report that Gen. Blanco will become
Governor Of Ouba.
, 1879-03-07
Dismarck's Record Reviewed t0
: ' tho Advantage OF the
:. Opposition. J
A Plot 10 Release Many Nil1iltst
Prisoners In Russia.
Reported Serious Dlsscnsions Between
tho Car md CzarcWitcA.
War Between tho Adhorents Of the aov.
eral Afghan Protondors,
GERMANY.
THE GAG DILL.

BERLIN, March 6.-1n tho debate on the
Parliamentary Discipline bill yesterday,
Baron stauHenburg, Vice-Presidont Of tho
Roichatag, who, in consequence Of his Of
fec, In considered authority on tho subject,
troatcd the bill sharply. lie criticised tho
Governments arguments, and appealed to
The House to reject tllo bill.
Herr Debei declared hts party considered
tho bill mined nt excluding them from the
Reiohstag as muci, as possible, eyon before
the election, mud destroying NIL parliamentary
freedom, Of speech. He related how Bismarck
had once prevented him from spoaking in tho
Roichstag, and when lie subsequently, pub.
lished pamphlet to explain Ills viows llo wns
sent to prison. Ho ironically suggested u
a law depriving ali Germans OF their firm.
ohiso whom tho police suspected Of revolu-
tionary tendenciea Such Inv ns Is pro.
posed by tho Government was possible in ITO
other country.
Tho Budget Committee Of the Reichstag
reduced tho navy estimates 1000, 600 marks.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
BERLIN, March. G.-Ths Gerniania an
nounccs that Bismarck recently sent reply
10. The representations Of tho Vatican. Its
tone is conciiatory, although it by no meaus
jast'tles tho expectation Of speedy and fa-
vorable issue.
MUCH OFFENDED.
LONDON, March Ca Berlin dispatch
states that Horr Won Torkenbeck, President
Of tho Reichstag, was offended at Disnlarck'a
late gpeecb, md resolved to resign. Ho wns
only induced to ro1nain by NIL the party.
leaders declaring they would immediately 70.
elect him.
, 1879-03-07
GREAT BRITAIN.
ttECALL URGED.

IkECALL Ul8HEDs
LONDON, March 0.-Tho newspapers urgo
tho recall of Lord Chelmsford, commanding
the forccs In Zululaud.
FA1LUHE.
LONDON, h1nrch G.--soutllcrn. Guilty &
Co. have failed. Liabilities estimated 1t
ICJ,0
, 1879-03-07

= -. AFG1IANISTAN.
Ftai,T&ko yoR THE SUCCESSION.
. 81. PEEzasyuAo, March CA telegram
FROM Tashkend statos that, after the death Of
9lese AL at MAzar-I sherIS, bloody conflict
, 1879-03-07
GREECE.


LoNpos, March U.-rhs Central Govern.
ment Of the vilayet Of the Greek Archipsla.
60 haa been transferred from Rhodes to
Eein
, 1879-03-07

PANS, March 8.;-The report Of tho
French occupation Of Rhodes Ia oontra-
dictaa,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-12
HENATIONALS.

PORTLAND, MAINE, June 3.-The
National Maine Convention met to-
day and nominated Joseph I'll. Smith
for Governor. The platform adopted
reiterates former deliverances, con
graduates the citizens of Maine upon
the reforms introduced, regrets the
decay of the shipping interest and the
increase of bonded Indebtedness, and
fayors unlimited coinage of gold and
silver supplemented by sufficient legal
tender money.to transact business in
place of bank notes, demands an in
come tax and opposes subsidies. The
platform called forth a great deal of
opposition, especially the parts re-
lating to coin and communism, but
amid peals of music from the band,
it was adopted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-12

guided mainly by the idea that it lsin
the power OF Congress to restore pros
perity and relieve individual and pub
lie debt by a resolution, certain parties
nave rushed together without stop
ping to inquire where their hopes
would lead them. Thousands OF the
Nationals are honest and sincere, but
they have fallen into the hands of
shrewd and designing politicians who
already seek to maks uses of them
from which they recoil.
The vote received by those the
Nationals selected TO represent them
has delnded them. Most of those
representatives their success to
ballots cast for them by Democrats.
This is especially true of Della Matyr,
Weaver, Gillette, Lowe, Stephenson,
Ladd, March and and Jones. And
yet the Democracy is denounced.
organs started and even the methods
ofthe Republicans adopted. Its not
surprising then to see the bolts. In
Maine Democrats refuse to sustain
communism and in Ohio they decline
to wear John Sherman's collar and
help to elect his appointees. Tie
boilers are welded to their financial
ideas, but do not propose TO be APP
pended as IA tail the Republican kite.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-12

COLUMBUS, ONO, June 4.-The
National convention assembled to-
day and nominated Gen. A. Saunders
for Governor. The platform denoun-
ces favoritism on account of birth,
color or financial condition, declares
the general government ought to fur
nish sufficient legal tender currency
to meet the needs of business, and pay
its debts, recognizes the depressed
condition of industry, and holds old
parties responsible for all the ills that
affiict society. 1t opposes further
issue of bombs, demands the abolition
of banks, an income tax, equalization
of bounties and a revenue tariff.
Gen. Sherwood reported a minority
platform which called out bitter dis
cussion. At night there was a meet
ing denouncing the platform adopted
and providing for another convention
at Toledo, June 18th to nominate
another ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-12
OHIO POLITICS.

The result of the Democratic con-
vention held at Columbus, Ohio, on
the 4th inst, at which Gen. Thomas
Ewing was nominated for Governor
and Gen. Rice for Lieut.. Governor
is as much a surprise as was that Of
the Republican convention at Gin
cinnati.
Ohio is a close State and delights
In we'll contested campaigns. There
il every prospect of lively times, and
no matter which side wins, as both
parties have chosen champions and
adopted platforms with reference to
the coming selection of presidential
candidates, neither a escape the re-
fex of results. Ohio is also the
home of Hayes, Sherman, Garfield,
and Thurman. All these with Ewing
are aspirants for political advance
ment, and none can yet foretell how
the heavy congressional and electoral
vote of this pivotal state will be cast.
1t constitutes, therefore, one of the
most important battle fields of the
coming campaign and as victory
perches Or defeat is sustained presi-
dental nominations on both sides
will follow. If Foster, the Republic
a candidate, triumphs over the
combined array OF Democrats and
Nationals most probably Sherman
VIII become the banner bearer of that.
party. IfEwing can draw to his sup
port enough Nationals to obtain the
object of his present aspirations very
likely that circumstance will place
him among the number of available
Democrats.
Foster undoubtedly is the most
promising man the Republicans could
have selected. He is stronghold by
being connected with Heckenlooper
and will receive all the aid it is in the
power of the administration to impart.
But Ewing supported as he is by
Rice and Bishop is in a higher sense
the strongest man the Democrats
chuld have chosen. Besides incarnat-
ing the majority financial sentiment
of Ohio, he is both an effective speak
er and adroit campaignef and has the
advantage of having been a conspicu-
Gus member of Congress for two ses-
sions.
The issue, however, is in the hands
of the Nationals who hold the balance
of power and a secure the election
OF either Foster or Ewing as they
may determine. The platform adopt
ed reiterates the Ohio idea, but
more important and overshadowing
interests have been placed ahead
Of it. These relate to constitu-
tional privilege and civil liberty.
They N the issues upon which this
government vas based and for which
the signers OF the Declaration OF In
dependence staked their lives and for
tunes, of which the Republican party
aims to deprive citizens by interfer-
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-12
TRIAL ny JURY.

This form Of trial is of very early
resort. Formerly it vas thought to
have been of Anglo-Saxon origin, hut
research has discovered traces oil
similar methods in almost every
species of civilization. Indeed trial
by jury has its root in human nature
itself. Its essence is the references
OF disputed matters to the impartial
Judgment of a few persons of average
capaeity, living in the same condi-
tons Of society with those interested
in their adjustment.
In ancient Rome, criminal investi-
cations were conducted before a
judge and several assistants, whose
duty it was to determine the guilt or
innocence of accused persons, but
they could also exercise the preroga-
tive of mercy. In modern society
there are several %iuries, the coroners,
grand and petit. 1t is not necessary
to point out their respective spheres.
They are well understood. Neither
is it proposed to distinguish between
the powers and duties of judges and
juries. The separation OF their tunc-
tions often requires very nice dis
elimination, and none but learned
and experienced jurists can master
the technicalities in which they are
involved.
Trial by jury is attended with
many advantages. 1t benefits society
by disseminating knowledge of law
and lmparting love of justice and fair
play to those of that are called to per-
form its duties. 1t is in political
trials, however, that it transcends all
other systems. 1t is on questions
involving personal and political accu-
Stations, that juries are least liable to
be biased either by arguments from
counsel or instructions from judges.
On this account, they have come to
be regarded as palladiums of liberty
and the best known defences of indi-
vidual right. Nevertheless they often
turn out to be sources of great dis
appointment. At best the system is
a human institution, and is subject to
the same capricious humors, the same
waywardness, obstuseness and alb
sence of due consideration and dis
elimination that pervade all other de-
partments of society, and yet no other
method of trial has been or can be de-
vised that is not open to similar and
ven greater structures. Almost each
particular man, no matter what may
be his attainnents, is liable to all the
failings that have been enumerated;
but among as many as a dozen, there
is hope of finding at least one that
is above such influences, vino will
insist upon an impartial and just YER
dict. Whatever, therefore, either di-
minishes the prerogatiyes of juries,
or tends to bring them into contempt
should be regarded as a public ca
lamity,