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4 H0MAWS Trials.

Probably no one who followed the evidence
in the trial of Mrs. Lebkuchner for poisoning
her children feels either surprise or regre0 az
bor acouittal. The simple narrative OIL the
nrisoner herself must have convinced such read
ers that the terrors Of the law were noO luz
criminal of her order. 1t was indeed case 70
stimulate the most callous man into unWonVeu
sensibility, for in this wretched creature oflVen
n the insanity of despair by tho concurrent
nres.ure of external restitution and the i'm
nerious demands Of maternity upon her iil-nour-
isbed system, were foroibly illustrated the worst
of the evils which mems brutal passion ana sui
moro brutal selfishness expose so many women
10. It is not of any practical use to say thai
sueb cases register the low-water mark Of ex-
isting civilization, but 1t Is none the leSS 'rue'
There can hardly be depth OF horror shame
and degradation beneath that to which mrs.
I,ebkuchner had been dragged before she 1eil
into the madness which denaturalized her ana
turned her mothers heart to thoughts OF muir
der. The agony which even coarse nature
must suffer before il comes to such pass is
scarcely 30 be realized; the physical suner1ngs
which in her case complicated and intensified
that agony can surely not be realized at all by
men, however sympathetic.
There are some situations IN which the In
cidence of man-made law seems painfully IN
adequate and discordant, and this is one OF
them. The jury who tried the case must have
felt that by some defect In the administrative
or legislative machinery the wrong person &C.
cupied the position of defendant. For who was
responsible for the crime Of Mrs. Lebkuchner
Surely not the abandoned, helpless, starving.
pregnant woman whose cruel desertion, the
pangs of hunger the appeals Of her starving
children, and the stress Of her coming trouble
all combined to dcthrone her reason and TO
make her seek, with insane directness, the only
escape from suffering for those she loved that
was within the compass of her pitifully restrict
ed means. Who was it that threw her thus
overwhelmed upon the streets TO die like dog 2
The law takes no cognizance Of the man upon
whom this heavy responsibility rests, but fIiries
are human after ALL and no human jury could
have convicted this martyr to the least curable
vices of nineteenth century civilization 10 Is
well that the poor woman has been released
from the shadow Of the gallows, but the mercy
accorded her would be vain indeed II no suit
able provision be made for her foriorn future.
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PERSONAL.

- ~.... n Lane ,ust elected state supe4at
.eudent of Public instruction In NeDfasAs, sly
rate N Dartmouth College, Chandler scienuno ~
oartment class OF 1862.
Dean Burson cncs ended an animated sermon VIA
"a and 40 Jonah was lodged in the whs'es DelV,
where, my dear brethren, we WIZ ieaVo MN 1"~' ~
meet again next Sabbath
NJ A,srew q Bradley who has been appodntcd
4, the bepeh of the District Of Columbia, Is an
aIunus of Columbian University and q she havs
faw School. His grandfather was first AssissAhs
Postmaster General under Washington.
when Lord Beaconshed was on his way back nom
the congress of Berlin, he remarked to friend; =
shan mot last long. When am gone, Lord SANS
hrv oueht 10 be leader And In bis nephew you WI
and second Pits The nephew, OF COURSE ~ nrs
Balfouf. Z.
The Rev. DR. Burdett Hart has been made passcs
emeritus of his old church at Farhaven, Conn
Professor Alexander Agassiz VIII occupy his Fcs'
port cottage during the coming season
4stennisks tho Russian exile, is q fluent convesar
touaIist but easily reiapses into silence and orooans
II Il strikes him that all that he is saying Is not eng
understood His strongly marked Russian mau s',,
crowned by @ magnificent head have iook q ae ~
Vigorous build and the large hands, which sem a.
work than literature. stepniak has the eye Of
dreamer He seems to be acquainted WIN o. n'of
atures and all languages
Mr. Stead, of "The PAN Mall Gazette ays tnas
bis Maiden Tribute business cost him ever eloooo'
DIR. stoeckier, the court pastor ct BERN. mas NO
faith In Count Herbert Bismarck, who he, no says
never shown that he is q man Of his fahers emil
nence.'
The Rev. DR. Cyrus Knight, hishop-eect OF MI
waulce left Lancaster yesterday for Mlvsusee wnscs
his conservation win tako place next T'esosy'
Cardinal Newman, now in his eishs.ninsa year,
was entered In 1919 a student Of Linons Inn On"
arAu lIv inf nded A
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Ponce de Leon may well aatser itsslf stss Il -
come to stay. 4,


II never rains bus it precipitates For ynsD
musie-lovers have been lamenting the lack Il y
good conccrt-hall in New-Ycrk, conveniently sIanr
ated. and adequate TO ell the demands likely Il
be msde.upon it Now 10 appears that We an
10 have not one, but three concerthallsL Ths'
announcement that Mr. Carnegie VIII personally
sustain the project for hall at Fifty-seyenth-sk
and Seventh-ave. Is quickly followed BIZ the nsvs
that only o moderate degree OF interest on ma
part Of the public Is needed to insure the buildhe
Of the great edii3ce already planned for the Asdt
SON SQUARE Garden Site Simultaneously we ase
told thai the panorama building at Fiftyninfi,st
and Madison-ave., Is to be altered into coneers
hall holding 5000 persons, where theodore
Thomas will give summer concerts The nrst
Thought might be that the concert-haii hlsincN
was in danger of being overdone. But the pro
posed hall for Mr. Thomas can hardly De oiassee
with the others as permanent home Of manA'
thoupb the resumption Of Thomas summer con-
eerts win be boon the public viii graseinhy
annrecYate II IL should be found that the ouior
,nr :, t,po great concert-halls was somewhH n
advance Of the public need-which Is BY no means
certain-the growth Of population VIII soon 0f'ns
n abreast Of them.
aTbs Boston Globe answering corresponosas
...+ss a foet which doubtless is not aenefsiT
I,nowo Il tells its correspondent that % oannos
-, o.rds in. Boston on Sunday, even Tor amuse-
, p wItbout rendering himself liable % arrest
t. l. dear Therefore that In spite OF Jona ~ oain
-. nre-smisence Boston is an uncomiponiy mors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
OFF TO Europe.

The annual American migration TO Europe
will be exceptionally large this year. IL Is al
ready beginning, in fact, and all the signs point
to an exodus beyond precedent. The Paris EX-
position will be the great attraction, and that
alone will be sufficient to draw many thousands
Of visitors across the Atlantic. The steamship
companies are making their preparations for a
great business. All the ocean greyhounds are
being groomed for the race to the other shore,
and the prospect is that the ubiquitous Ameri-
can will be more than ever plentiful this sum
mer on the Strand, on the Paris boulevards, on
tho Rigi, and in the German beer gardens.
This annual fitting OF many thousands OF
our people to foreign shores is a unique feature
of modern life. IL is not to be seen in any
other country in the world. II rises 70 the dig
nifty Of an international social phenomenon.
The newspapers are kept busy recording it's
manifestations. The novelist and dramatst
are finding it a rich mine of material. 1t is
somewhat the fashion TO regret that so much
money goes out of the country, but this is a
narrow view TO take Of what Is really an ed
ucstng process. One Of it's most pleasing char
acteristics is that the humber OF persons Of mod
crate and even limited means who 90 is increas-
ing every year. Rates for ocean passage, es-
pecially upon return tickets, have now reached
such level that few hundred dollars will
make it possible in few weeks time to see
many Of the great sights of the world. The
schoolteacher saves what she can from her mod
est salary, and goes to take brief but co
static draugbt of the wonders for which her
soul has been thirstng for years. The clergy
man goes on modest purse raised By his con-
gregation. Many, who only few years age
could never have dreamed Of enjoying such a
privilege, are now able to crafty the accumulat
ed intellectual and artistic cravings OF life
time, and come back charged with memories
the solaee of which they win carry to their
graves. The trip TO Europe broadenS the mind
Of every person who,takes it, no matter how
ignorant Or vulgar he may be- It difuses in
telligence and scatters proyincialisn and mar
rOwness. All these travellers spend moro oil
less money on the other side, but there ia
not one Of them who does not bring back some
thing more precious than he took away.
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opK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY MARCH TWENTY PAGES

plans arc novel and we never heard that any
them wc-e ever put into actual nse We DO y
consider them practical, however beautiful ty
may be In theory, and IL not adapted 70 the g
cessful keeping of boy on the farm how mcn
less use would they or anything of even remedy
similar nature be In restraining an impetus
young lady bent on flying with young ma 70
some accommodating and snterprising JustD OF
the Peace. Tho notorious failure Of stone faiis
ami iron bars 70 make either prison or scage
was sung Of long ago. and nowhere willtheir
inadequaoy be more noticeable than whcf tney
are employed in an attempt TO restrain git iro'A
clipping when her heart is set on it.
The best and only sure way TO prevent ID elope-
ment and frequently break of the match ntireiy
Is, we believe, to watch carefully, and wen sne
young man appears to carry Of his omant'c
bride, whether he comes on a white pslrey ana
puts up ladder 10 her window, as he shoid do, OF
only jumps of streetcar and meets her In
candy store--at this stage Of the proceedings, we
say, let the father put In on appearance and pro-
duce minister, either from within thf shadow Oh
the porch or from the mar OF the
confectionery establishment, and equest the
young peopb to tarry q moment while tne
good man makes them one This viii
break up the elopement and in q graf many III
stances prevent the marriage entireF IS the mis-
guided young fellrs win frequently conclude they
do not wish to be married as badH as they had
imagined. This plan pretty effscnally kills OF
the romance. There is nothing romantic, we sup
pose, about standing up In the mildh Of candy
store and getting married, whik the salesladies
litter and chew gum and customers drop in and
wink ut one another. Let thu fathers OF the
country try this plan on their sloping daughters
and see II It 10 not successful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
SUNDAY, MARCH "a, 1885,
TWENTY PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-A sheikh brought the news to Cairo
that Emin Pachs had routed an expedition OF
5000 dervishes at Dor, killing most of them, and
capturing their steamers and ammunition. r.
Tho counsel of the Compton d'EScompte has issued
a circular about the affairs of the bank. - FIX
President Cleveland and party reached Havana.
80 The Gladstonian candidate was elected 10
Parliament from the Gorton division Of Lancashire
by an increased majority. - French torpedo
boat foundered of Cherbourg. Fifteen lives were
lost. - The Canadian Government win issue
modus vivendi licenses. good until December 81,
1880 to all American vessels that apply for them.
Congress "A number Of nominations were sent
by the President to the Senate, among them being
that Of James Tanner, Of New-York, to be Com
missioner OF Pensions; among the nominations
confirmed by tbs Senate were those Of Whitehw
Reid, OF Nsw-York, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentary to France Frederick
D. Grans, of Eew-York, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PlenipOtsntiary to Austria Hungary,
and julius Goldsohmidt. Of Wisconsin, to be Con-
sul-General at Vienna
Domestic. The safe Of the Wabash Railway was
aecreed by the United States Court in Chicago.
80 Fine weather attracted large number Of
visitors TO the White House. S= General W. b.
Tilton died At Newtonyille, Mass. == Seven
PUy63ctuS WCEc buc0 lux SAV,OVV NeAAAoSOo NSA
causing the death of patient at Carlisle, Penn.
=The wsrm weather has seriously hurt the ice
and logging Industries in Maine. - The man
ayers OF Pittsburg water company have been &c
cused Of fraud by the stockholders 49, Little
spring wheat has been seeded in the West, owing
70 the dry weather
City and Suburban Thomas Costsgan, Super
visor Of The City Record resigned that POSI-
ton ct the Mayors request, and William G.
Mclaughlin, Editor Of 81 The Metropolis" was
appointed in his stead. - The final bouts for
the fencing, boxing and wrestling contests for
the championships Of the Amateur Athletic Union
were successfully brought to close. - The
safe of German book publisher in Rtvingson-
St was robbed OF over $4,000. - w. s. Strong
elected president Of the Business Mems Repub-
lican Association, in place Of John +. Plummer.
who insisted on his resignation being accepted.
Barnum's circus opened. - Stocks dull
with generally small fluctuations, closing steady.
The Weather. Indications for to-day: Clear
and warmer weather, followed late in the day by
threatening weather. Temperature yesterday
Highest 81 degrees: lowest, "A; average, 90 7-s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24

admiration of all true machine bosses. NOW
that ha is out, we advise the Mayer to take . :
good long look at those books OF his wnlcn
he took from the hands of the Fassett Com
mittee's accountant Just when their examna-
t;o,, xvas haconiur interesting,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24

Such tales as are coming from the newly
discovered gold fields in Santa Clara Valley
can but create stampede of adventurers to the
almost unknown wilderness of Lower California.
Already the plateau in which the nuggets a.
big as your fst' are being found is staked out
in claims, and thousands are pouring in from
Mexico and the neighboring States. There Is
a fascination frantic about such adventures.
though the number of men who come away
from a gold hunt richer than when they went
in bears no proportion to the number of those
who come away poorer. Extrsvagant stories
are told of the great results realized by lucky
immigrants who are said to be making from
So to $500 day. One man is represented to
have made 81 200 in Ave days-a picture OF
prosperity which many surviving Forty-nin>
will regard with cynical and dubious sEile.
The appointment Of Corporal Tanner as Com
missioner of Pensions viii give great sat-
isfaction to ex-soldiers and Grand Army men
throughout the country Mr.. Tanner had both
his feet arnputated during one of the early
battles Of the war; otherwise he would probably
have risen TO o much higher rank than that by
which he has been proud to be known for near
" thirty years. OF his fitness to succeed the
ssphysical Wreck there can be no question
among those who know him or know Of his
public services He was an efficient subordinate
In the New-York Custom House for 8 consider
able time, and filled the Office Of Collector Of
Taxes in Brooklyn for several years with
marked success Corporal Tanners sympathy
with all movements in the direction Of liberal
treatment of the men who wore the blue is
well known. and under his administration the
Pension Once win not be used to grind the
faces Of the widows and orphans Of soldiers.
The Hon. Mr.. Costigan is out. II there be
any to whom the Hon. Mr.. Costigan is unknown,
IL should be said that he Is one Of the pillars
Of the County Democracy, one Of the honored
leaders OF the reform section Of the local Dem
ocratic party. As such he has held for dec
ade or SO the Office OF Supervisor Of The City
Reccrd.r place with small honors and a mod
crate salary, but in which sagacious patriot
may do xery well for himself and reform. The
impression exists that Mr. costiaan has done
very well, has realized BIS opportunities, and
hes pernitted none Of them TO 90 unimprove6.
Re has rolled mp deficiency account Of over
$4,000, He has supplied smncilage enough to
tie Department. n Charities to mako treacla
for al the city's panpers for year TO come.
He has spent the public funds with energy and
~ ~ he ssl6rss inta szssate HE Mtth I'd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24

The selection Of successor TO the late Justice
Matthew'S is not nhs only appointment President
Harrison Is likely to DO called upon to make to
the bench Of the Supreme Court Thfe of the
Justices-hfiller, Field and Bradley-haye passed
the retiring age, and 10 may be assumed as certain
that they win avail themselves Of thsr privilege
before the end Of President Harrisoas term IL
they do not do so soen. Justice Bradley' the
youngest Of these three in point Of nrViee Is the
oldest in years, being now seventysn. 'as1ces
Miller and Field, who have served respectively
swenty-seven and twentyNsix years, are seventy
three yesra old. No judges upon the present bench
rank higher than these for ability and profound
learning, and the country will rejoice 10 see them
ct their. posts 30 long as Their strength for the
work continues, The changes which would fol-
low their retirement to weilearned npose would
increase the Republican strength in the Court, IS
Justice Field is classed as Democrat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24

William G. McLAughll, the old publisher Of
The Ncw-York STAR" and afterward Of The
Journalist" has been made Supervisor of The
City Record In place of Thomas Costigan. 1t is
an excellent appointment but 10 is 10 be hoped
that it will not interfere with Mr.. MeLaughiin's
latest newspaper enterprise, the growing Metrop-
olisp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24

Charleston, s. o., IL said 70 be the progressive
euchre centre Of the country. man who adver-
tseS in The News and Courier" of that city states
that Charleston society people almost possess q
monomsnia for progressive euchre." We consratu-
late Charleston on lis choice So long as people con-
tinue to play progressive euchre one may be toll
erably sure that they are prosperous, happy and
Innocent. Why would 10 not be o good idea fos a
band Of the best Charleston players TO make o
missionary excursion through Kentucky for the
purpose Of unfolding the superior charms Of the
aarne 60 those who are now sitting up nights in
that State engaged In the TOO exciting and over
COSTLY Graw-pokerf
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II was reserved for the Mayor Of Atlanta, Ca,
TO pay the Ponce de Leon Hotel At ST. Augustine
the finest compliment which 10 has thus fai
received. The Mayor has Just been telling
reporter that the Ponce de Leon cannot be dcns
justice 10 even by the rich and copious vocabulary
Of which his TREND Grady, Of = Ths Atlantis Con
ststutsen,p 10 the pgassietsr In Max Of this. shs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
HYMENEAI.'

Frank Tower has successfully passed throaes
A courtship untsintcd By strife;
Has ended long DAY OF "spafhi9g,'
And took fafr gar fr his vim.
Frabk Is young man Of FOOD heoha,
Kind, economical. wis.
And Fannie, hts wife, ~ lady,
Is truly God given priDa
We know hem whom they were but children,
At play on tho Tbso- scented thyme,
And kn0w they'll Do true 10 each other. =.
gYs,. ,vttIa an Aha blaaE ahor0xa NJ TINA.
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WEDDING BELLS
Al. ]. Adams and Kate winters
By enumeration led, 49,
Last week Monday. It IS SAID (
Father O. ofiiciated,
Twas a. Java Centre done,
And the couple, wife aud husoano
TWO In number are as one.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-09

have not been the result of party politics in
prison management. There is not citi-
zen of the State possessing sufficient intel
lectuai capacity to count ten, who could be
made to believe that story. As we have
already said, change will come in the
direction indicated by the Chronicle. when a
State administration is established great
enough and strong enough to resist the ar
rogance of party bosses, the opportunities
of political leaders, the rapacity of the
venal element in party politics, and the
desire for personal political promotion.
Such an administration will establish and
maintain prison system as designed by
the Constitution, or, in short, will support
the Constitution of the State in accordance
with those higher dictates of conscience
which remember and revere the obliga-
tons imposed by the oath of office.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-09
ERICSSON.

The death of John Ericsson removes
from this stage of action one of the most
eminent OF the men who have made the
records of inventive art brilliant by their
genius. The American people were proud
of Ericsson. and they have but one regret
concerning him-that he was not born an
American. His achievements in steam en-
cheering early won him renown, and
were supplemented by his success in the
construction of locomotives, in caloric en-
gines, and in the invention and application
of the screw propeller to navigation. But
it was left for the crown of his triumphs
that he revolutionized warfare by the in
vention of turreted ironclad war vessels.
By that achievement he became a savior of
the Union of sovereign States IN sending
the Monitor to confront and successfully
throttle the least defensible of all REBEL
ions. 1t is strange fact in his history
that the most notable of his inventions,
that which sent wooden walled ships to
the dockyards for permanent retiracy in
time of war and substituted ribs and cases
of steel and iron, when first brought to
public notice was received with doubts that
amounted to rejection, and the proposition
for turreted war-boats actually went beg.
ging in the courts of Europe, as did
the screw propeller he invented nearly two
decades before. But when later, in 1861,
he presented the turret scheme to the
United States Government it was exam
ined into and approved, and within the
briefest space of time in which war YES
sci was ever constructed, the genius of
Ericsson was realized and took palpable
form as The Monitor" 1t is simple
truth to say that that achievement was the
most potential naval influence that oper-
ated to the defeat of the Confederates.
Ericsson subsequently constructed an iron
ship-of-war, THE Destroyer" with SUBJ
marine armament and ability to throw the
heaviest projectile known, and which,
while as yet an experiment, will unques-
tionably eclipse in importance the produc-
| ton of the monitors. In the death of such
a man the world loses a great captain, but
| it gained by his life imperishable results of
marvellous genius.