Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-05
ATTACKS THE BRIDEGROOM.
How An Angry Woman In Newark MA
Lively Use of mn Iron fOker.

How An Angry Woman In Newark Ma0o
Lively Use Of IN Icon fOker.
Anthony c. Nickel was married about
two weeks ago, and. after making 4 we'd
ding tour. he arrived at his home in New
ark OH Thursday last. Tho next morn
ing he went to his butcher shop at Waver-
ly place and BrOome street, and divided
his time between waiting ON customers
and responding TO the warm cOngratula-
tions Of friends. Among his acquaintances
who entered was young woman whom
Nickel was not anxious to sec. Miss Fran
cesca Boettinger, as she called herself, had
married man named Weiss, but he de-
serted her, and she again took her maiden
name. Meeting Nickel some months ago.
she soon showed, it is said, entire willing
ness to make 4 new matrimonial venture
with him as her partner. She gave him
several presents, aud did not desist in her
attentions to him upon learning that he
was engaged to marry another girl.
Nickel thought Miss Boettinscr's face
wore \ stern look when she entered the
shop. He was not long left in doubt rs to
her intention. He says she Immediately
walked toward him and began beating him
with IN iron poker. He jumped out of her
reach, and then she overturned his boxes
Of potatoes and oranges, and did other
damage, winding up by b,elking his front
windows.
He did not icel like furnishing her, but
to keep her from troubling him again he
caused her arrest yesterday afternoon for
breach of the peace. Justice John Otto
required her to give $500 bail.
THE SUPREME BENCH VACANCY.
An Undue Representation Of Republicans.
Chicago Journal Rep.
If another Republican is appointed in
ClitiOrd's place, We shall then have 4 su-
prcme bench composed of eight Rcpub-
licans and ono Democrat, and Justice
Field will be the sole representative of
that party which is in the asccntency in
eighteen states of thirty-eight, and whic!,
is strong enough to make it necessary
to classify New York, Connecticut and
Indiana among the doubtful states in
every presidential election. Ii it ever had
been the custom among former presidents
to appOrtiOn these supreme judges among
lawyers Of i different political faith,
certainly such 4 practice could now be con.
sistently urged. But if the supreme court
were sOlidly Republican, except that its
members arc appointed for life, it would be
no more OF violation Of the principle of
popular government than the election of
president is at the present time. Mr.. Gar
field is president of the United States. and
his authority in the Southern states, where
he did not receive u single electoral vOte,is
Us supreme rs it is in either of those states
where he received his highest majority.
The eighteen states that voted for General
Hancock have the same interest in the
prosperity of tho nation that tho twenty
states have that cast the majority Of cleo
toral votes necessary to choose 4 prcsi-
dent.
The supreme court is not political Or
ganizatiOn it performs no Legislative
function, and should never show u parti-
san leaning. Tho tenure Of the office is
fixed to hold during good behavior OH pur-
pose that it's occupants shall be above tho
clamOr and excitement of popular changes.
The essential point to be gained in their
appointment relates principally to their
ability, Tearing in the law, and in their in
tegrity and honesty in the discharge of
their high official duties.