The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-05-27
Editorial Notes.

Editorial Notes.
The Supreme Court of the District of |
Columbia on Monday last delivered its
opinion in the Guiteau case, overriding all
points set up by his counsel and affirming
the decisions of the court below. This
settles the case, and Guiteau will be hanged
June Both, unless pardoned by the Presi- /
dent
Algernon Sartoris, Grants son-in-law, is
training for swimming match, for $1,000,
in the Thames, England, next month. He
is said to be taking boxing lessons, and we
may next hear of him in the prize-ring.
James Wick, the florist, of Rochester,
New York, whose death has been announe-
ed. was an Englishman by birth, and was
playmate of Charles Dickens, the novel
list. Like all men who reach any promi-
nence, he was at one time connected with I
printing office.
Gov. Hamilton signed every local option
bill passed by the last Legislature. He /
could not bear the idea of regulating what
cows should be fed, hence he refused to
sign the milk inspection BILL So tender
was his regard for the poor cows that he
declared if 10000 persons ask him to sign
the act he would not do it.
The Baltimore o. l.. ID. Committee of
One Hundred met Wednesday night to
organize and elect officers for the ensuing
year. Only eleven persons were present, /
and no organization was eonsummated- 1t I
is said that many members are tired of the 4
organization and do not want to continue it. +
The United States Senate on Wednesday /
passed bill appropriating 100000 for /
the relief of the officers and crew eff the .
Monitor, who participated in the action
with the ironclad Merrimac in March, 1862, (
more than twenty years ago.
The trials Of certain persons in the United .
States court in South Carolina, charged
with fraud and irregularity at the congress
sional elections of 1880, have come to
naught. notwithstanding the unusual efforts I
Of the government to procure convictions
and the extreme partisan measures used. 4
of the FIVE cases tried one resulted in an
aequittal, in three the juries disagreed and
were discharged, and in the solitary case in
which verdict of guilty was rendered by
the jury-that Of the managers of Acton
precinct, in Barnwell county-the verdict
was subsequently set aside and new trial
ordered BY the court
The Pennsylvania Republican lndepen-
dents held a convention in Philadelphia on
Wednesday and adopted platform against
'.bossn rule and the spoils system and nom
mated full state ticket The ticket is
said to be strong one, and it Is claimed
viii poll 10000 votes. Hon. Chas. s
Wolfe and United States Senator Mitchell
were leading spirits of the convention. Its
action insures Democratic success in Penn
sylvania by decided majority, as the sit
uation now looks.
Judge Yellott, of the third judicial cir
cult, says the TowsOntown Journal viii not
offer himself as candidate for reelection.
If nominated and elected ne win serve; if
not he proposes to return to the bar.
Col VIM. A. McKellip, of this city, is
endorsed b the Towsontown UaioH, for
Assistant United States Treasurer, at Bal
timore.
The st. Michale's Comet has handsome
picture of its editor at the head of It's edi-
torial columns,
Hon. Thomas NJ. Marshall has declined
the nomination for eongressman-at-large by
the Cameron Republican convention. IL
is supposed that his influence viii be given
to the Independent ticket.
The Delaware Greenback State Conven-
ton met at Wilmington on Thursday +
Only FIVE delegates were present, and all /
from Sussex county. They nominated a
candidate for Governor and for Congress.
The Greenback vote in the state is light,
and they put up light ticket.
Gen. Curtis, ex-special treasury agent, in /
dicted for receiving money from Office
holders for political purposes, III New York, .
has been tried and convicted. If the Re
publican party is cut off from assessing Of I
fce-holders for political purposes, it viii /
soon be hurled from power Money has
been the great lever which has kept them
in the supremacy. The public sentiment
is against the party and its principles.
The disgraceful Malone Republican co
alition movement is bearing fruit of dis
tasteful kind TO the Mahoneites. On
Thursday the municipal elections attested
the sentiments of the people, and the Dem
ocratic gains were everywhere noticeable
over the vote for Governor last fall. In
Norfolk the Democratic gain was very
heavy.
The suit of Senator Farrow against Peter
Negley, editor of the Herald and Torch,
for libel, is now on trial at Hagerstown.
The Herald accused Senator Farrow, who
is a Republican, like the Herald, with
voting with the Democrats in the Senate
for consideration, &C., and Senator Far
row brought two suits, claiming $4,000
damages in each case. The evidence, so
far, is against the Herald.
The New Laws.