Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-16
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THR CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. A Decision from the Su-
 preme Court. HANCOCK AND THE OLD TICKET. The Last Campaigns Names
 Suitable to Him. MINNIE PALMER AND THE GUIDES. A Sensation fEa a H4OmsROm
 TEaeater.
MINNIE PALMER AND THE GUIDES.
A Sensation fG a EOmsaOm
 TEseAfer.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Civil Rights Act-A Decision From
 the Supreme Court - The First and
 Second Sections Declared Unconsti-
 tutIonaI.
 WASHINGTON Oct 15.-In the Supreme
 court to-day Justice Bradley delivered the de-
 cision in the cage of the United States vs.
 Samuel D. Singleton, involving the constitu-
 tionality of the act of Congress of March l,
 1865, entitled "An act to protect all citizens
 in their civil and legal rights" He decided
 that the first and second sections of the act
 are uncen stitutional Justice Bradley took
 the ground that the scope of the thirteenth
 and fourteenth amendments did not extend
 to the social privileges sought to be guaran-
 teed by the legislation in question. The
 court was unanimous with the exception of
 Justice Harlan, who said that under
 ordinary circumstances he would be
 slow to oppose his individual judgment
 to his colleagues, but this decision defeated
 what the people intended to secure and sup
 posed that they had secured and hence he
 must dissent from the opinion. He had not
 time to formulate his views, however, and
 would now therefore merely announce his
 dissent. Quite number of prominent law
 yers were within the bar to listen to the opin-
 ion, including the Attorney General and Senators Bayard and Garland. The decision
 will apply to the five civil rights cases in that court based on the first and second sections of the civil rights act of March 1st, 1875. They are respectively prosecutions under the act for not admitting certain colored persons to equal accommodations and privi- leges in inns or hotels, in
 railroad cars and theatres. The
 court holds as stated that Congress had no
 constitutional authority to pass the sections
 in question under either the thirteenth or
 sixteenth amendments of the constitution.
 The decision, however, is held to apply only to the validity of the law in the States
 and not in the territories or District of Col umbia where the legeslative power of Con- gress is unlimited. The decision is the sub ject of universal comment here tonight and it is safe to say that no other decision of the court since the famous Dred Scott decision by Chief Justice Fancy has created so much excitement and discussion.
 Hancock's Views About an Old Ticket. WASHINGTON, Oct 15.-A curious piece of information comes here from 8 perfectly trustworthy army source. It is that Gener- al Hancock also favors the renomination of the old Democratic presidential ticket, but that he does not want the ticket to be too old; in fact, that he would really be glad to
 have Hancock and English renominated. Some time ago he is reported to have had conference in New York on this subject with MT. English and te have suggested the prop riety of renominating that particular ''old ticket" Mr. English did not share his en. thusiasm and it was discovered that he CEng- 1 lish) had spent very much more money in the last campaign than he cared to spend, and did not wish to incur the hazard of another like expenditure. This information is de- rived from military officer of high rank. The New Commissioner of Patents. WARRINGTON, Oct. 15.-Mr. Butterworth ! to day telegraphed Secretary Teller accepting the oommissionership of patents, vice Marble resigned.
 | Senator Sherman's Presidential Ambi- tfon.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-General Sherman,
 in stating that he is not to be considered presidential candidate. says very earnestly 1 that if the American people want Sherman for President there is his brother John. In- formation comes from Ohio that his brother John is of the same opinion and thinks that | it will be important, if the Republican party | hopes to carry Ohio next year, that he should be nominated. Several Ohio men of promi- hence who have recently arrived here con- firm these reports of the revival of Senator Shermanis presidential ambition.