Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-11
Where the Trouhlp Lies

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was summoned as a juror and did not
claim his exemption, declaring that the
citizen could exercise no higher privi.
lege aud that this should be realized 10y
every one be thinks there could be no
greater reform instituted than one which
would command the willing service of
the citizens in the jury box. Mr.. Ran.
dall Is quite right. The duty of 'he Juror
is an exalted one. 1t ought to be con.
side.ed an honor to he invited 20 per-
form it. 1t is one which the good cjti-
I'm should not shirk.
The reform can readily be brought
about. The trouble is with the
court rather than with the citi.
zen. IL the juror who answers
his summons WAS made to 'p,l
that he was performing an imr I
duty, and if the court would slI.N Is
appreciation of the fact that his TINE
was valuable TO him, no good citizen
would ask to be excused from jury duty.
But what does the juror find when lie
has answered his summons The court
meets, the cases are called, aud
none are ready. 1t adjourns and reas.
sembleS. y case is attached and drags
along slowly to the end. 1t is very
likely case Of no consequence, yet the
time of the juror is consumed as literally
as though Its Importance was great.
There is dwadling all along. Ii the
business of the court was managed
promptly, the attorneys kept in order,
and trIfling cases summarily disposed of,
the juror would feel that he was doing
something worthy of the sacrifice he was
making. But as courts are generally
run it is question whether il is any
mans moral duty to submit to be made
juror.
No work, no pay, is to be the motto Cf
the Pennsylvania Legislature from Selt.
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THERE is a strong probability Of an
amicable adjustment of the differences be.
tween France auC China.
The frost Of Sunday night was pretty
general throughout the country, and did
damage Of a marked amount. The corn
crop has IN several places been sadly in.
jared and other cereals aud fruits are
good deal blighted.
From Milwaukee comes the blood euF,l.
ling report that the frost has entirely de.
stroyed the cucumber crop. The magni-
tude of this calamity makes the cyclones
and tornadOes OF the West pale into insig.
nificance
SINCE the Republican Senate set the
good example, ultimatums have become
quite the proper caper. Harry Hill, the
stakeholder in the SIade- Mitchell prize
hght, attests their popularity by aunouuc-
ing his ultimatum to be, that the proposed
fight shall take place within 100 miles of
New Orleans, on Monday, October %. But
perhaps the authorities will have some
thing TO say about Mr.. HiPs ultimatum,
just as the people of Pennsylvania expect
to say something in reference to the un-
constitutional ultimatum of the Republi.
cans in the melancholy days of November.
lHE Orlole celebration, now in progress
in Baltimore, calls attention to the MANY
efforts that southern cities have of late
years been making to attract capital aud
population within their borders. The
New Orleans Mardi' Gras and the st. Louis
carnival are annual events, which come
with the recurrence of each enten season,
Bat the Ofiole festival is only three years
old, while the cotton exposition at Atlanta
was the first in its history. Louisville has
also entered the arena, and its expositions
Is Gow drawing thousands of strangers 10
that city. The effect of these celebration
cannot but be beneficial in DESTROYING
sectional lines, in making the rural
population better acquainted with their
city brethren, and in showing that the
progress OF the nation depends upon the
united efforts of all its citizens.
WE are indebted to Mrs. NJ. J. Neyip.
of Caernarvon Place, for the following
copy from the records of Bedford county
of the deed from the Indians to Garret
Pendegrass, for the ground on which AL.
legheny City is now built. 1t is short
and printed, but was sufficient title
paper in those days OF rude conveyances
The said Pendegrass having been de-
prlyed of the enjoyment of said tract of
land at the last treaty held at Fort Pittn
(having been previously dispossessed at the
time OF the French and English war;, and
having 80 informed the representatives of
the Six Nations" they, through their
Chief and his two deputies, "give him
the said Pendegrass leave in writing, under
our hands aud seals, To settle on a tract
oi land called the Long Reach, near the
mouth OF "IdughydgdiR" " to settle ON a
tract OF land on the north side of the
AHgamtd river op0Sdte to Fort Pitt to joyn
the said river on the river side and 10
extend one mile and half from the land,
ing" " in form of a Cemi Cirrs crau,
the said landing" ''o'n
oigueu' oy names being subscribed with
marks opposite, in the month Of Febru.
ary," ITO.
ANoUGUIT, [seal.
Ii. NJ. 'io"'a'e'
ooureaeacahecator or the White Minpo
seall. nso'
Recorded 10Th September 1772.
A. ST. CLAIR, Recorder.
J.W' CRocKErT, of Dewitt, Ark, owus