The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-07-30

about his neck Heidi not deny having COM
mitted the outrage, but protested that he had
used no violence. When urged to tell the
whole truth he burst out in series of violent
oaths. A prayer was made by one of the
hanging party, but it had no effect upon the
negro, he was drawn up with curse upon
his lips. A coroner's jury rendered a verdict
of "death by violence committed by parties
unknown"
No one need regret the summary mode in
which justice has been meted out in this case.
While a general resort to Lynch law would be
dreadful thing, yet there are some crimes the
punishment of which community will take
into its own hands, rather than await the slow
course of justice in the courts, with the risk
of an escape of the criminal through the
technicalities of thelaw. Although it may be
urged that sudden retribution of this kind
does not seem to deter others from the COM
mission of like crimes, there is a sense of relief
in community when such men are taken
away. The Baltimore San sensibly points
out that greater precaution in preventing such
outrages would be better than Lynch law ap-
piled afterwards. 1t says:
"When punishment fails to deter, an in
crease of precautioI becomes the part of pru-
dcncc. When burglaries are common, the
prudent housekcepcr does not simply rely
upon the certainty that the criminals when
caught will be sent to the penitcntiary. He
strengthens his bolts and bars and prepares
to give the nocturnal thief warm reception
ifhc should chance to enter. We cannot sug
gcst too strongly the necessity of similar pre-
caution in lonely and exposed neighborhoods,
where, if possible, females should not be left
alone without proper company or protection,
and it may not be amiss to have an eye to
means of self-defence, if occasion should I'M
happily require A pistol in the hands of
weak girl if she knows how and has the
courage to use it, is as etfectual for the pro-
lection finer life or honor as in the hand ofthe
strongest man. Sclfdefencc is not the cXclu-
siyc privilege of the stronger sex, and there is
no reason why in the country, remote from
neighbors and from passcrs-by, women should
not be taught how to protect themselves in
the absence Of their male protectors. Even Ia
faithful mastiff has been found an effectual
protection under similar circumstances. One
such ruffian as the colored man Diggs foilcd
and killed in his brutal attempt would be
more salutary warning than half dozen
lynchings, or even legal executions, for the
accomplished crime"
DR. TANNERS FAsT-Dr. Tanner still
holds out in his attempt at fasting forty days.
If he can survive eight days longer he will
have accomplished his task, and if he does
not he will at any rate have performed Won
derful feat of endurance. His weight, at the
commencement of his fast, was 1877 lbs, and
he has lost nearly pound a day. His water
diet is kept up, but he does not consume as
much as he did at first. He is confident of
holding out, and revels in the anticipation of
the feast of watermelon which he will have
when his fast is ended. He receives every
day large number of letters, from all parts
of the country. Some of them are sympa-
thizing, some Imaginable and some imperti-
nent One enthusiastic Philadelphia female
claims leap year privileges and proposes to
marry the Doctor if he succeeds. One man
wants to receive the contract to supply DR..
Tanner with food, when he completes his
fast. The man thinks, no doubt, that the
Doctor will then be in condition TO make
a profitable customer. If Doctor Tanner
comes out in better trim than the old
fellows horse, which provokingly laid down
and died just at the time he had succeeded in
teaching him TO live on one straw day, he
will have plenty of imitators, and the fasting
mania will take the place of walking matches
and other insane performances. 1t is stated
that Doctor Tanner was divorced from his
wife in Minnesota, some time ago. He
wanted, on economic or SANITARY grounds
to introduce in his family diet ofcold water
for breakfast hot water for dinner and the
remains served cold for supper. Mrs. Tan
ner, however, having been brought up on
three square meals day, objected to the
walcry diet, and n divorce was the result.
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Mr. TrLDEN.-A large Democratic mass
meeting was held in New York, last We'd
ncsday night, at which Hon. Samuel J. Til
den presided. He was greeted with dcafen-
ing cheers, and said:
81 thank you, my fellow citizens, for the
cordialty of this greeting | have come
down this evening from my country home to
join with you in expressing and declaring
the purpose of the Democracy of New York
in sustaining the nomination of Hancock /
have come under stipulation of your COM
mlltee, IN consequence of my hOarseness of
voice, that would not be expected to make
II speech. What have to say, therefore will
be but briefly to touch upon two points -
The welfare of hepeople ofthe United States
demands change in the administration of
the federal government Reform is necessary
to remove the abuses which have grown up
during twenty years of continuous power,
prolific of false principles and bad counsels.
The Republican party, sitting its conscience,
has made itself responsible for the intrusion,
under color of law, to the chief magistracy of
our great republic of 100000 of people, n
man who was not elected by the people,
They have set an example which, unless con-
DENIED by the people, and signally condemned
too, will subyert the elective system of gov
eminent of which we are so proud, and sub
stitutc in its place rule and dynasty of Of
ficeholders holding over against the will of
the people. The complete overthrow of the
Republican party in the election of 1880 will
be retributive judgment, and will prevents
repetition hereafter of the crimes of 1876
against the sovereignty of the people. | con-
graduate you upon the nomination, and con-
graduate you upon the suspicious prospects
ofsuccess in every quarter"
Justice Swayne, of the United States ST.
prcmc Court, expressly denies, in the N. Y.
Tribune, that he ever said the words attributed
to him in reference to General Garfield and
the DeGolyer paving contract, The words
were true, no matter who said them. Gen.
Garfields acceptance of fee" of $4,000 for
his influence in securing profitable contract
from Congress, was nothing more nor less
than ga sale of official influence, which no
veil can cover"
The most encouraging reports are receiv-
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