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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
Al INDEPENDENT DELEGATION.

The state Convention to be Run in the Inter
est of tho Democratic rarty.
The Washington Ecening Star has the
following interview with Hon. A. II. Coff-
roth
Are you going to the Harrisburg con-
ysntion?' asked a Star reporter of Con-
cressman CoffrOth, ofPennsylvania.
"Oh, yes" he replied, II shall be
there -.
"Well, who will control the convention,
the Tildenites or anti Tildenites ?" inquired
the reporter.
"Neither. The Democrats will control
it. We mean to run that convention IN the
interest of the Democratic party. We
mean to shove Randall and Wallace both
aside and give the Democratic party a
chance. We are tired of these quarrels. y
"But will the convention declare for Til.
den?''
"No. sir" replied Mr.. Coffroth, very
emphatically. 1--WE intend to send an indie
pendent, uninstructed delegation, com
posed of our very best men, to Cincinnati
to select for us 4 candidate who can Dt
elected. My choice for the nomination Il
Seymour. l believe my personal prefer
ence is Hendricks, but the Eastern people
are so touchy ON the financial question
that he might not suit them. Tilden L
the weakest man in the party. The con
vention will be largely against him. wan
to see our party in Pennsylvania and New
York harmonized. I'm for harmony ant
am willing to make concessions to BRING
about. 1 say let Tammany and all Demo
Gratis into the party. Let's rebaptize all o
them into the Democratic faith"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
JUSTICE PROsTITUTED
In the Interest of Political Workers.

The Responsibility Shared by the Court.
New Era of Saturday.
The old story of the Snyder liquor case,
in which the machinery of our court was
used to prostitute justice in the political
interests of "the best workers of the
ward" will have to be told over again in
the Raymond Dennis dissuading and con-
spring to dissuade witnesses cases, which
District Attorney Eshleman has adroitly
managed to have postponed for the third
time, to the great annoyance and loss of
time of witnesses who have been
in attendance for three terms and
not a little to the scandal of our
mode of administering justice. The history
of these cases from their inception to the
farcical proceedings which took place yes
terday and this morning, resulting in max
ing good the defiant boasts of Raymond
and Dennis that they would not be tried at
this court, fully justifies the criticisms
which have been made on the workings of
our local machinery of justice, for which
District Attorney Eshleman and his imme-
diate personal surroundings are primarily
responsible, but which to some extent was
shared by the court when it consented to
and encouraged the settlement of the Nep
Era libel suits, and thus, unconsciously we
hope, gave encouragement for the repeti-
ton Of similar and equally culpable pro-
ceedings in the interest of some of "the
best workers in the rural districts, not
the least alarming feature of which has
been their contempt Of the authority of
the court, inside and outside of the temple
of Justice. .4sl..s -.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26

JUDGES PATTERSON and Livingston
now have fine opportunity to practice
their patent law again, if they believe in
it and are disposed to enforce it freely
and fearlessly. The Ne,o Era tells them
that justice has been prostituted in their
court " in the political interests of the
best workers of the ward" and it fur
ther tells them that while the district
attorney and his immediate personal sur
roundings are primarily responsible for
this, the responsibility ,cas to some ertent
shared by the court "when it consented to
and encouraged the settlement of the Ne,c
Era libel suits and thus, unconsciously
we hope, gave encouragement for the
repetition of similar and equally culpable
proceedings in the interest of some of the
best workers in the rural districts, not
the least alarming feature of which has
been their contempt of the authority of
the court inside and outside of the tenn
pie of justice"
Here are three distinct charges affect
ing the integrity of the administration of
Justice in the Lancaster county courts.
The publisher of the ,Neo Era is a
member of the Lancaster bar.
Now let our judges "vindicate them
selves by summoning him to make good
the charges of his newspaper or be dis
barrodl
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
THE DRAMA.

Milton Mobiles in 1.-THE Ph9ni1."
Milton Mobiles always draws we'll i'll Lam
caster, and his popularity was quite clearly
evinced by the good-sized audience that
assembled at Fulton opera house on Sat
urday evening, despite the inclement
weather, 70 witness the production of his
successful comedy-drama of "The PhG-
nix The upper part of the house was
crowded by an eager and attentive audi
tory, quick to catch the "points" in which
the play abomds, while the smaller pOr-
ton of the audience in the parquet and
circle were not lacking in sympathy if less
demonstrative in their mode of expression
Mr.. Nobles's acting is unique. There is
an originality and spontaneity about it
that give it the natural flavor, and While
the play is crudely constructed, and su-
perabundance Of highly improbable events
constitute the thread upon which the chief
interest hangs, Mr.. Mobiles is governed
by commendable discretion in O'erstep-
ping not the bounds of propriety nor Of
| Tending the sense of the judicious auditor.
He is not by any means great actor,
albeit his continued success bespeaks the
| firm hold he has secured OH the popular
affection. Saturday nights rendition OF
the play did not vary materially
from previous representations. A few
new ''points," an occasional timel,
" mot -" and little irrelevant "Pinaforc
have been introduced since the piece wa
last given here, the latter af1ording an op
portunity of hearing the fine soprano voic'
of Miss Baldwin, who took the part of tn
heavy villains sister, and who throws tn
spectator into estate of mind' i'll wonder
ing what on earth there is in the situation
that can possibly suggest the airs of tn
bright little opera at such time of dis
tress. The fire scene, too, has been great
ly improved and is one of the most realisti
that has ever been seen Oh the stage here
The support was quite good, MIR. Curt
making up very comicaily rs Noses Soll
mons, the Jew, and repeatedly brinsin
!. down the house by his funny expressions
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
PERSONAL.

EZRA B. FRENCH, second auditor oi 'no
treasury department., has died OF l'rlssh' b
disease of the kidneys.
Governor and Mrs. FREMONT are no"
visiting New York, their only daughter
remaining in charge of their house IN
Arizona.
Princess VICTORIA, Of Hesse, the eldest
of the two young ladies whose coniirma-
ton their grandmother, Queen Victoria,
attended the other day, is to be married
to the heir of the Dukedom of Baden.
General Walker has assigned to
CLARENCE KING the work OF collecting
statistics concerning precious metals in this
country, for incorporation in the next
census. Mr.. King is organizing corps OF
assistants and twelve experts, and intends
to make a thorough and exhaustive CON-
pilation. One volume of the census re-
mort will be devoted to the information
obtained, which will not only be statlstl-
cal. but historical and descriptive. 1t is
the intention to make this census OF the
mining industry the best ever complied in
any country.
The Prince of WALES went to take
Turkish bath in Paris day or two ago,
and while reclining on a slab after indulg'
inc in the luxury of the bath he per
ceived standing beside him very dark
man, whom he took for negro attendant
The dark man was in the usual undres'
uniform peculiar to the Turkish bath. Iht
prince tapped him on the shoulder ane
commanded him in a curt manner to rut
him down. To his astonishment the darl
man drew himself up to his full hclgh
with a lofty and tragic air, draped him
self in towel, as if it were miniature
toga, and, with parting look of scor'
and defiance, he stalked away. Tn
prince had mistaken Don Carlos Tor
darky servant, and all the Castillan oloo'
, of the heir of the Spanish crown rose u
, against the heir of the English throne.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
List of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postoffice for the
week ending Monday, April 26:
Ladies' List.-Beulah Boyle, Emma
Cooper, Flora NJ. Grebinger, Mrs. Barbara
Hacker, Winnie Harry, Mrs. Mary Keller,
Mrs. Rose A Lester, NJ. B. Lincoln,
Amanda Miller, Carrie B. Smullen, Emma
Sellers, Clara Smith, Minnie Wood.
Gents List.-Charles Anderson, Bach
man, Stoner & Herr, James Booth, H. X.
Burkholder, Peter Comray for.), William
Evans, Jacob b. Eshleman, NJ. p. Finnel
Eli Fisher, Constantine Fritz 0or.), John
b. Good (miller), Franklin CRUDE, Baushi
Givanni, Milt Hellinger, Icham Johns,
Alois Kraulich, IL. Kendig, John Landis,
NJ. McIlvaine, w. L. Martin, John Nc.
Cauley, Patrick O'Donnell, VIM. II. Phil
lips, D. L. Parke, John Palmer. Jacot
Poupe, Thomas w. Reilly, c. A. Rees,
Michael Shrciner, Jacob Shenk, Samuel
Strine, Harry Thompson, A. l.. Witwer:
John Young, Thomas Young.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
ENGLAND'S NEW CABINET.
Six Ministers Named-TwO Destinations
The follnwinr annnintmentS have be

Six Ministers Named-TwO Destinations.
The following appointments have been
definitely made:
Secretary Of State for the Foreign Depart
neut-Earl Granville.
Secretary of State for Lndia-The Mar
quis of Harrington.
Secretary Of State for War-H. C. E.
Childers.
Lord High Chancellor-Lord Selborne.
Chief Secretary for heland-William E.
Forster.
First Lord Of the admiralty North
brook.
Sir Charles Dixie and Mr.. Chamberlain
have received the offer of under-secretary-
ships. Mr.. Chamberlain declines, and Sil
Charles Dixie has not yet accepted.
A Liberal conference of three hours du-
ration was held on Sunday.
The Prince of Wales visited Mr.. Glad
stone on Saturday.
All the members of the retiring ministry
will quit their official residences to-mOr-
| row.
The members of the retiring and incom-
ing ministry are expected to go to Windsor
| Castle to day and deliver up and receive
the seals of Office respectively.
Lord Bcaconsfield, it is expected, will
stay at Hughenden for some weeks after
he leaves Windsor
The appointment of Mr.. Gladstone is
we'll received at Paris, Berlin, St. Peters.
burg and Rome.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
MOUNT JOY ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

from O0I A0KUk0I VOffeSpOnOeuIs
On Saturday morning horse belonging
to Elias Breneman, a jockey of Carlisle,
which was hitched to buggy containing
two Of his employees, frightened at dog
and completely wrecked the vehicle. When
the animal started to run one of the men
jumped out, and the other was slightly in
jured, being thrown headlong to the ground
at A. L. Kolp's grocery, West Main street,
where the buggy came in contact with a
post. The horse continued running and
was cought at the toll-gate west of the
borough.
The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret Kinney,
took place from the residence of her SON
in-law, John NJ. Bear, on East Main street,
last Saturday morning. The services were
conducted in the Bethel church by Rev. ID.
A. L. Laverty, of Lancaster, whence her re-
mains were taken to the Sprinsville ceme,
terry for interment.
In the absence of Rev. Swartz, pastor OF
the Bethel church, Rev. W. B. Browne
occupied the pulpit last evening and de
| livered an interesting sermon.
On Saturday evening pleasant surprise
party was rendered Mrs. David Culp, by
her numerous friend.
Thieves visited the premises OF Jacol
Weber, West Donegal street, on Saturda.
night, and bagsed a number ofchickenS.
There is poor demand for horses IL
this neishborhood at a horse sale OF
Saturday afternoon but one was sold.
The weather of Saturday and Sunda.
was damp with occasional rain, and alread.
there is some talk of establishing line o
mud scows on Main street. With the re
moval of some piking that was done b.
; individuals on that thoroughfare it would
become admirably adapted for the pur
pose.
One day last week Milton, a little son o
Wesley Roger, fell and cut an ugly cash il
his chin.
Cedar Hill seminary has a literary SO
ciety that meets every Friday evening. A
it's last meeting the third term was dis
cussed in spirited way. To our surpris
the professor defended it, but we trust 70
the sake of argument only.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

A fire at Fokschany, Russia, has lett 5oo
families homeless.
A terrible famine is raging in Mesopota-
mia and Kurdistan.
Billy Donnelly, an ex-prize-fighter, has
died in New York of consumption.
Baseball Boston 6, Albany2; Amherst
II. Willistou Is.
Nashville had centennial Saturday
and the day was duly observed. There
was procession and lots of enthusiasm.
The window glass factory of the Union
glass company on Deales Shore, near Bal
timore, was destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at from $780, to $25, 900,
partially insured in out-of-town offices.
A cyclone stuck the north line of Adams
county, ILL.,, doing great damage, and went
from west to east. Twenty houses and
barns are known to be demolished and
several persons killed and wounded, names
unknown.
A fire broke out in the saloon of An
drew Stein. at Tarport, destroying Shultz' s
grocery, Kern's saloon, Delmager Bros.
tank shop, Mrs. Robinson's boarding house
insurance $1,000.
The jury at HarrlsOnDurG, Va, III Cne
| case Of Woods, who has been on trial
| for the murder of Jacob Lincoln, returned
| a verdict of murder in the second degree,
| and they fixed the term of his imprison.
ment in the penitentiary at eighteen years
Captain Edward NJ. Wright, of the ord
nance department, U. S. A., committed
suicide by shooting himself in the head
with a pistol. Capt. Wright was native
of Indiana, and graduated from the mill
tary academy in 1866, being commissioned
second lieutenant of ordnance. He wa!
made first lieutenant in 1874 and captain
May 10, 1873. He was until lately station
ed at Frankfort arsenal, in Washington
Capt. Wright leaves a young wife, who Ii
on a visit to relatives in the South.
The gold fever is spreading, especial!
in White county, Ga. The Lunsdel
Brothers, at Nocoochee, have taken ou
2,7OO pennyweights in nuggets iron
eighty square feet of earth, at a total ex
pense Of sixty-fve dollars. From {
pocket thirty inches square they gathered
212 pennyweights in small nuggets. An
other party that has struck the same leaa
took out, before they began to clean up,
nugget that weighs 106 pennyweights. ant
several others not quite as heavy. Grea
excitement prevails.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
Justice Strikes mt Last.

The Dauphin county court expresses
it's Judgment of the Nervousness of the
crime of Kemble and his associates by the
severity of the sentence which it imposes.
1t is a just sentence, we are inclined to
think. The crime is a great one, and was
so considered by the constitutional con-
vention which made special provision for
its suppression. These condemned pris-
oners, notwithstanding, chose to defy the
general sentiment which was thus en-
bodied in the law; and their friends
think that they are very unfortunate be-
cause they are the first rats caught in the
trap set for the protection of the public.
They were simply obtuse and foolhardy,
and over-confdent in the power theyheld
to avert the sword of justice. Mr.. Kem-
ble knew very well that he was violating
the law when he took his contract to
bribe the Legislature to pass the riot
damages bill. What he did not realize
was that the law was stronger than he
and the powerful men behind him who
have heretofore been all-powerful in the
state. He could not conceive that JUS
tice in Pennsylvania could not be con-
trolled to their pleasure. He has hardly
realized it yet. 1t was inconceivable to
him that he should by any posi-
bility be sent to Jail. He thought
to defy the court and to avoid
his sentence. Convinced at last of the
impracticability of this, unless he would
flee the country, he has submitted tt
his sentence, under the assurance
that the board of pardons will come
to his relief. Possibly it will; but il
the face of the imprisonment metet
out to him, that board will have
to fortify itself with strong reasons VIII.
any considerable part of it should'be re
mitted. The offenders, being undoubt
edly guilty and being the victims o
nothing but their greed and their exces
sive contempt for the law, are entitled t.
no clemency.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
Dr. Greene'S Case.

In publishing the list Of true bills found
against defendants in the quarter sessions
court we stated that the true bill found
against DR.. Greene was for "practicinS
medicine without diploma" This is not
the fact DR.. Greene's diploma is not at
tackled. We were led into the error
by misprint in the published list
of cases set down for trial. DIR.
Greene feels much aggrieved at the persist
ence with which an unfounded prOsecu-
tion against him has been urged, the more
so as his name has been coupled with
quacks and empires, and his trial has
been postponed, thus preventing him. from
an opportunity of clearin. his fair fame
from an unjust assault.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
Will Judge Livingston Follow Suit:

Philadelphia Times.
There is another very clear case for
Judge Livingston to issue brace OF rules
for contempt and misbehavior in office
against the member of the Lancaster bar,
who is the owner and publisher of the New
Era. If Judge Livingston concurred in the
decision of Assistant Judge Patterson
disbarring Mcssrs. Steinman and Hen
sci. he must now disbar Mr.. Warfel.
In the New Era of Saturday is distinctly
charged that in the Snyder case the
machinery of our court was used to pros.
titute justice in the political interests OF
| 8 the best workers in the ward, and it
makes fresh accusation against the abuse
of the machinery of the court to delay, for
the third time, the trial of the Raymond
Dennis case, who are arraigned for con-
spring to dissuade witnesses from attend
ing the court. The New Era says that the
third continuance Of the case has added
"not a little to the scandal of our mode OF
administering justice" 1t alleges that
Raymond and Dennis made good
their defiant boasts "that they
would not be tried at this court, y
| and it adds that the result "fully
iustifies the criticisms which have been
made on the workings of our local ma
chinery of Justice" 1t declares that Dis
trict Attorney Eshleman and his immedi-
| ate personal surroundings are primarily
responsible " for this alleged delay or mis-
carriage Of the law, but it carries
the point home in plain terms to
Judge Livingston, by adding that the re-
sponsibility ''to some extent was shared
by the court when it consented
to, and encouraged, the settlement of the
Neac Era libel suits" This is the grav-
est of the repeated reflections upon the
Lancaster court in the very general discus
sion of the subordination of justice to pO-
litical ends. Did the court advise the set
tlement of the Nep Era libel suits If so,
what judge did it In what manner and to
what end did he do it? Was it merely to
adjust litigation between mutual friends ?
Or was it to prevent the failings Of the
court from exposure? These inquiries are
of the most serious character, and both the
Neu Era and the court have need to
answer. If, as is now charged, the
best workers. in politics of the rural
districts have, like "the best workers OF
the ward" been able to display "their
contempt of the authority Of the court,
inside and outside of the temple Of JUS
tice," it is high time that Lancaster Judges
and their immediate officers in the prosecu-
tion of justice be called to account and
if the grave accusations of the Ner Era
are unfounded, there is such manifest mis-
conduct on the part of member of the
bar as to warrant his dismissal, upon con.
viction of the offence by due process OF
law.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-26
ON Monday Judge Livingston said to

On Monday Judge Livingston SAID 10
the grand jury: :,
And before proceeding to the prison it
will be we'll for you to examine the late re-
port of the county auditors.
On Saturday the grand jury said TO
Judge Livington
Our attention having been called to the
report of the county auditors, We sent 1or
persons and papers, and from evidence be-
fore us would say that we have no conn.,
dence in the correctness of their report
and recommend an investigation.
Having invited this examination aho
having received an answer which oe-
| mands cognizance of the imposition
practiced upon the people of the count!
and the disgrace attaching to the ao
ministration of their public affairs
Judge Livingston will naturally be ex
pected to set on foot the demanded Ill
vestigation. He will of course not re
fuse to take judicial action nor e1cus
| his failure to do so, as he did IN a ia1
| case of an abuse of his confidence ny Tn
officers of his court by saying that he VII
| do nothing until somebody brings al
action against them,'' and only then n
uwill try them as soon as anybody else.