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Year: 1879

Baltimore SUM-


In the Hastings Court, of Rich
mond, Va, Saturday morning last,
John +. Poindexter, convicted of the
voluntary manslaughter of Charles G.
Curtis, was led to the bar for sentence.
In response to the question of Judge
Christian, whether he had anything to
say why the sentence of the law should
not be passed, the prisoner arose, and
in very firm voice said in substance
that he could not bow his head and re.
ccive the sentence of the law without
again responding mot guilty" and
protesting against the verdict-a YER
dict which, if ratified by the Judgment
of the community, makes him the first
victim of a revolution in the public
sentiment of his native State, which
has educated him to believe that the
defense of woman is one of the first
duties a man owes himself and
society. He declared that all he did
was in self. defence, and that he had
been actuated by no malice. His
whole shadowing thought had been
the protection of his own life. He
would gladly give one.half of his re-
naming days to restore Curtis to life.
He spoke in terms of sympathy for the
deceased and for his sister. He al
luded to the awful chastisement he
had suffered and that he would suffer
for the remainder of his life that to
him two years in the penitentiary was
as great a punishment as twenty. He
invoked for himself the charity that
he felt for all others, and expressed
the deepest regret for an act, which,
while committed in the inherent right
Of self defense, would always blight
his life. He closed by thanking
Judge Christian for sympathy and
kindly feeling expressed for himself.


When the accused commenced his
address he spoke in a very firm tone.
AS he proceeded his voice became
husky with emotion, and finally, over
powered by his feelings, he broke
down. There was considerable sym
pathy expressed for his condition, and
many eyes were wet with tears. At the
conclusion Of the remarks Judge
Christian sentenced him to the peni-
Tertiary for two years The execu-
ton of the sentence was suspended
for a period not exceeding thirty DAYS
after the meeting Of the next term of
tho Court of Appeal, to allow counsel
to apply for q writ of error and q
supersedeas, After the sentence the
prisoner was committed to Jail.
Year: 1879

THE acts of the general assembly,
passed last winter at Nashville, make
a good-sizcd book of over 400 pages.
The clerks deserve great credit for the
promptness with which they have fin
ished the work and put it into the
hands of the publishers. Two hun.
dred and fifty-nine bills were enacted
into laws. A large number were for
the purpose of repeating charters or
changing county lines, but after taking
these outs a great many bills Of a general
nature were passed. Some of these
are wise measures, others are objec-
tionable and will be repealed by the
next legislature that comes along. We
have entirely too much legislation
A new set of men. who have had little
experience in law-making, are electe l
every two years, and as each one has
some local hobby or big idea
about statecraft which he wants
to get through, there is always
a clash of interests and more
or less of confusion and nonsense.
We wonder that more harmis not done
by some Of the legislatures. This last
one was abused and ridiculed more
than usual and yet on an average it
was perhaps as fair and intelligent,
and certainly was as earnest and hon
est as any former body The printed
acts before us indicate that great
deal Of work was done. and as Shelby
county was granted everything that
our united delegation asked, we have
certainly no cause of complaint in this
corner of the State.
Year: 1879

In the case of the Executors of
Charles Scheffer against the National
Life Insurance company, the Supreme
Court decided that the company is
not released from obligation the pay
the amount of The policy held by de
ceased on account Of his having com
mitted suicide while insane.
Year: 1879

One thousand acres of good land,
in splendid condition and ready to
be seeded-to let for the coming sea
son. Will let it in lots to s1it occll-
pants. Expect houses to be built on
some parts of the land in the spring.
Will let for for one third of the
crop, leaser to furnish everything;
or will furnish seed and take one
half.


A good chance for good men, ap-
ply early.


ROB'T WATSON.
Redwood Falls Minn.
Year: 1879

FIRGI>A THOUGH mere conservative
ia her politics than the more extreme
Southern States is looish with all the
wisdom which has leen allotted to her.
She has just entered upon an era of re-
pudiating the payment Of her honest
debts and already it is legiuning to
make itself felt in the mining regions
OF the State. Those who are engaged
in this enterprise have already received
notice from capitalists of the North,


who were contemplating an early in-
vestment, that they have abandoned
those projects, and some who have al
ready made start in business are con-
sidering how they best can wind up
their atfaits and return to the North.


1t Is true that the debt payers have
m,de an earnest fight which will prevent
the scaling down Of the debt at the ap-
preaching session Of the Legislature, but


the vote of the Repudiationists was 30
heavy as to inhict an injury upon the
credit of the State, which cannot soon
be repaired. Should Virginia persist
in h9r present dishonest course, her in
dUotriss will be so crippled that instead
OF emigration and capital coming into
toe state her own people with enter
p,,se and pluck will hasten to get out
OF il, and will remove to some State
where their investments will not be
aichsd from them by dishonest Legis-
Year: 1879

We ARE THANKFUL that the Bayarc


Boom will soon be over. During IT, {


lively controversy upon this question


We have pursued moderate and CON


servative course, though We threw oper
our columns to our friends who were


opposed to Republicans taking part in
it. They have used their privilege


freely and they, not the REpuBLIcAy,a are


responsible for their uttersnces. In


most Of the positions they assume We


agree with them, and upderthe circu M


stances we are not surprised at the
warmth with which they express them
selves. The discussions that have fol-
lowed have completely piicked the bub-
BILE of popularity claimed for Mr.. Bay
ard in his own city and shows that even
were he the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency, there are but few earn
est Republicans who would vote for
him. AS distinguished citizsn and
a Senator of the United States, Mr.. Bay
ard is entitled to respect by all who
dignity and honesty in their
public servants and that respect will be
accorded to him tonight by very few
amongst the great mass, who only look
at the movement in political light and
who will shout themselves hoarsc over
Mr. Bayard as the prospective nominee
Of the Democratic party for President.
We do not believe that the demonstra-
ton will take away from tie Hepuhli-
an party dozen votes, and those v no
lre predicting 1000 majority for Mr..
Bayard in Wilmington if LIE should be
b. Democratic candidate only expose
heir igyorance.
Year: 1879

The DEMOCRATIC papers generally, es'
pecially those Of the South, favor the
project ON foot in Florida, Louisiana,
South Carolina, Mississippi and per-
haps other States, to have Presidential
electors appointed by the respective


Legislatures Of those States, thereby
taking from the people the right to vote
direct for electors themselves. On the
other hand as an offset TO this there are
Republican journals advocating the ap,
pointment of electors in the States Of
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
thereby insuring the votes OF those
States for the Republican candidate for
the Presidency beyond the shadow OF a
doubt. There can bs no doubt that
the advantage il this IS done would be
altogether on the side Of the Repub-
licans, and |. would te just as fair for
Northern States to adopt this plan as
the Southern States, but TO our mind it


does not accord with true Republican
form Of government and therefore we
are opposed to the whole scheme both
North and Soath, and even If the South
ern States named should adopt the
plan we would be opposed to the North
ern States named adopting the same
mode. 1t is true that New York, with
its Republican Legislature ard Repub-
lican Governor, could settle the Presi-
dency far in advance for it is generally
conceded that New York decides the
choice either for or against the Demo-
Gratis, but 1t does not look right to prae-
tically disfranchise the million of vot-
ers Of that State even to make sure of .
Republican President. 1t is a question
whether We had not better run the risk
Of meeting the Democrats at the polls
and there beat them fairly and squarely
or il they beat the Republicans then let
them enjoy the fruits Of their victory.
Much as We desire to see the Repub-
licans triumph We want to see them do
it fairly and honestly and II 1t cannot
be done in that way, the value of vic
tory in any other manner would be
small indeed. 1t is to be regretted that
with the experience Of three years ago,
with the elect toral count in Congress,
that that body did not pass law gov
erning all these things and thereby
ward of impending dangers which loom
up and threaten the peace Of the eoun-
try in 1881. No matter what the Dem.
ocratc States South may do upon this
question, the Republican States North
cannot afford to bs any thing else than
fair and honest.
Year: 1879

In yesterdays paper We published an
article headed Stamps for Unprepared
Letters. In justice to the Letter Car
riers OF Wilmington We will state that
the article was taken from one of our
exchanges and not from any person in
this city. All letters that are not prop
erly stamped in the Wilmington post
Office have an impression OF the amount
due on them put on hy the distributing
clerk. The dues on the letters are
then charged on a slate, to the carriers,
and in the evening they make their re-
turns on slip. Should they fail to
collect the money due on the letter not
properly stamped they, the carriers, are
the losers and not the government. Mr..
Pyle, the efficient Postmaster OF this city,
has his business so systematically ar
ged that there is 10 possibility of
the carrier getting anything from the
office. We are unable to say how other
Offices are carried on, but such is the
manner in which the Office in this city
is condr cted. The carriers all of them
are honest men and even if disposed to
be dishonest under Mr.. Pyle's rule they
could not be so. We cheerfully make
this correction in justice to Mr.. Pyle's
efficient force of letter carriers.
Year: 1879

A small audience was present at the
Opera House last evening to witness
Mrs. Chanirau play "A Woman OF the
People" The piece is vigorous
melodrama with a strong motive of ma
tprnal love dominating the five acts.
Last evening notwithstanding the poor
house, the acting wrs first class in everp
particular. This evening she plays
"Aurora Floyd" and it Is hoped she
will b- greeted with a full house.
Year: 1879

There are several dogs imprisoned at
the City Hall. This morning AS
Mr.. Hunt, th, man who has charge OF
the dogs, wa, taking a dog to the hall,
a young woman, the OWNER OF the ca
nine, followed him. She told the Off
GERS at the station house that she had
paid tax on the dog last year, but had
paid no tax this year. She was in
formed that the taw required the dog
to bs registered every year. The tax
not being paid Mr.. Hunt conducted the
dog TO the cell, and the woman lett the
hall.
Year: 1879

A, d. Vandever, who by the way
seems to have pretty tough time OF II
among the people who live in that sec
ton of the city where his bone boiling es'
tablishment is located was before Squire
Cole again last evening on the charge
of working at his mill on Sunday.


The charge was preferred by John
Scott. and Mr.. Scott and about ten
other witnesses testified that they had
seen the mill running full blast on
several SUNDAYS, although no one would
swear positively to having seen Mr..
Vandeyer himself there. The Squire
would interrogate the witnesses some
thing after this fashion.


Did YOU see the mill i'll operation on
Sunday!


Witness. sir.


squire.-Did you see any smoke from
the chimney o


Witness.-Yes sir, saw the "smoke
smoking ,


Squire.-Did you smell anything!


Witness.-"Yes SIR


The last question would invariably
hiring out an emphatic answer, and
showed that it struck the witness all IL
tender spot.


His Honor read the law IN the case
and said that as it had not been proven
that Mr.. Vandever himself had worked
there he would dismiss the case.
Year: 1879

Justice A. b. Hagner took his seat upon the
District Supreme Bench yesterday morning
with his associates Of the court. He took the
oath of office in the consultation room before
the Chief'Justice, and subsequently came into
the courtroom. Here several members of the
bar were assembled and were introduced, and
in few minutes his honor was on tho bench
sitting in hearing upon his first case, which
was one of divorce, in which Pierce Lafayette
sought legal separation from his wife, Marit
Lafayette, on the ground of desertion. Di
vorcc was decreed by the Equity Court and al
appeal taken,
Year: 1879

Judge Hughes Decision in the Case.


ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 2S.--Judgo Hughes read
long written decision on the points raised by
the instructions asked for by counsel in the
Arlington case, on the opening Of the United
States Circuit Court here to-day. The court
decides to grant instructions asked for by the
plaintiffs, and TO refuse the instructions on the
same points Of law prayed for by the defend
ants. He holds that the Supreme Court had
in two contested cases settled tho principle
that owners of laud subjected to the direct tax
alton of Congress, under the act of 1s62-63, had
right to pay the tax at any time before n Ia X
sale, through a friend or agent as well as in
person, and that tender of payment or n
practice of the commissioners refusing pay
mcnt of tax by u friend or agent prevented
prefecture and invalidated tax sale made
after such tender or after the adoption of such
apractice. The Judge considered with elabo-
ration the distinction sought TO be set up by
defendants counsel between such sale made
to q private purchaser and one made to the
United States, AMI held that although the Su-
prcme Court had not passed upon any clse of
a sale made TO the United States under the cir
cumstanccs described, yet that there was no
principle of law AMI no provision of the acts of
1S62-63 that would justify such distinction
and give the United States such title If n
purchaser under sale which would be void
if made to private purchaser He therefore
refused the instructions asked by the defend
ants,
Year: 1879

that neither the present nor half dozen
succeeding Congresses can revive it and
place it where it was before tho war. To
promise an impossibility we esteem to
be supreme folly, and more especially when
it comes from a caucus representing ma
jority party. Divested of its declarations re-
garding the revenue, the coinage of gold and
silver, and the promise of an immediate re-
vival of our commercial interests, we see no
objections to be offered to the adoption of
Mr.. Stephens declaration of principles, and
will heartily approve of them if they shall
be adopted.


In the main Mr.. Stephens has enunciated
good Democratic doctrine. But the vagaries
he has lnterpolated destroy the effect of
much that IS good. He is right in the dec
laration in favor of abiding by the law and
the constitution as far as they relate to the
constitutional amendments, but he is wrong
in the endeavor to commit the party to 8
radical change in the revenue system, or te
the task of placing our commerce upon the
footing it occupied before the war. These
are questions that require the most serious
consideration, and cannot be disposed of il
day. We trust that the Democratic caucus
will not adopt the platform of Mr.. Stephen
without due consideration, for discretion il
these days recompenses for any amount o
| valOr
Year: 1879

THERE could be no better evidence of the
economical administration of the affairs of
this city than the sale of st. Paul six per
cent. bonds yesterday. One hundred and
fifteen thousand dollars worth of bonds we're
sold, and out of some ten bids there was not
one that did not offer premium. A Boston
firm took the entire lot at premium of one
cent and thirty-seven hundreths, which, in
view of the bonds bearing but six per cent,
is the most gratifying sale ever made. It is
in marked contrast to the time when st.
Paul bonds went begging at sixty cents on
the dollar. 1t proves further that we are
paying an unnecessarily high interest on ou1
bonded indebtedness.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON dispatches indicate the policy
of the war department concerning suit for
habeas corpus for the Ponca Indians i'm
prisoned at Fort Omaha. It is simply the
assertion that the Indians are the wards OF
the nation, and that they are therefore in
the relation of children to father. This
may be the law, but it is hardly just. There
is some claim that the Indians be treated at
men, and whether or not they will receive
that just treatment will depend very largely
upon the decision of Judge Dundy.
Year: 1879

NONE are now so poor as to do the brass
kettle reverence. Every one nop admits
that it is capable of swindling manipula-
tions. When the fraud was first exposed by
the GLOBE last fall, there was an almost uni
versal defence of the swindling kettle. II
was cited as having been in use everywhere
for years, and as being a necessity to the
trade. Something has been accomplished
by compelling the wheat ring to admit that
for swindling purposes the brass kettle is pal
excellence.
Year: 1879

BROTHER DAVIS protests against the accu-
sation that he tried to poison his partner by
means of raisins impregnated by strychnine,
yet the chemical experts insist that the fruit
upon which he fed the person upon whose
life he entertained conspiracy contained
the deadly drug. The reverend gentleman
asks for suspension of public opinion.
We will grant it, meanwhile regretting that
the laws of Minnesota forbid the suspension
of persons guilty of such an offense as that
with which he is charged.
Year: 1879

AS the Republicans in the House declare
that they would have voted for the repeal of
the obnoxious election law had it been
submitted independent of an appropriation
bill, they admit that it is an unjust measure
and one which should be wiped out. While
their aim is to secure the repeal as an inde-
pendent measure, in order that veto may
not cut off the Presidents supplies, their
admission grants the whole principle for
which the Democrats are contending.
Year: 1879

In order to make its insult to ex-senator
Ramsey more pointed, Bill Kings paper
yesterday, names large number of property
owners who are contemplating building this
season and does not name him. AS the
paper which thus insults him drew ten thou
sand dollars per annufn for four years from
the government for doing nothing in the
postoffice, and as it was entirely indebted to
Ramsey for this $4,000 slice, it is difficult
to conceive more ungenerous onslaught.
Year: 1879

Witch Is the Condition Of Winnebago City
on the Temperance Question.


Correspondence of the Globe.


W1NNEBAao CRY, April Z, 1879.-Excite-
ment has been running high in the village
to-day, all over the charter election, but
things have again taken up the even tenor of
their ways by the success of the victory of
the whisky ticket, or the ''barber shop ring,''
so called.


A year ago the village voted no license,
but owing to the defective charter and the
peoples will were not prosecuted for the un-
lawful continuance of their nefarious busi-
ness, until they became important, as it were,
over their good luck. But at the recent ses-
sion of the legislature the charter was amend
cd, and also making the village justice,
Judge Nell, court of competent jurisdic-
ton. Under the new regime the violaters
have been each tried, but, owing to "lack of
evidence" have each been acquitted. Thus
feeling jubilant over the victory, they
failed (the barber-shop clan) to present
to the recorder within twenty days,
as required, petition signed by certain
number of legal voters Of the village, to vote
on the question of license or no license.
Such petition was presented, but not less
than twenty days hence the recorder paid
no attention to it, consequently the question
of license or no license was not the issue to-
day, but whether the people elect a body of
mon who will execute the ordinances as they
find them, or whether such men are elected
as will cater to the wishes of the whisky and
"barber-shop ring" regardless of the laws.
Unfortunately for the people of Winnebago
the latter have prevailed, electing their ticket
by majorities ranging from II to rs, an
average of 81 on the entire ticket.


The ladies have taken an active part in the
"cause," and have been never failing in their
endeavors for right, but they say they are
woefully beaten but do not mean to give up.
and are preparing for another spring.


Election passed off usually quiet, with
perhaps one exception. The ladies were at
the polls On masse, and remained until the
last. While one of the ladies was talking with
an old gentleman one of the successful
candidates IA man of influence and promi-
nence) came up and pushing the lady bodily
away led the old man off, the lady only re-
marking she chad as good right to talk
with the man as he (the candidate) had >
With this exception and party OF rowdies
trying to 'smoke'' the ladies out the day was
very quiet.


Rev. Mr.. Bilbe delivered powerful tenn
perance discourse last night at the Methodist
church to packed house, telling some
homely truths.


Been splendid day, SO nearly full vot,
was polled. More anon.


Nj. De JAY.
Year: 1879

IT looks as though the farmers designed
to meet organization with organization. We
publish to day the official report of the Or
ganization of farmers club in Mcleod
expect to make their power felt. The wheat
ring are fully organized for '.self protection 81
as they say, and the farmer is justified in
looking for ''self protection also. We COM
mend the action in Mcleod Comfy to far
mers throughout the State.
Year: 1879

The wheat buyers, millers and warehouse
men have inaugurated war on the farmers
and throw down their defiance. II farmer
insists on a compliance with the law the ring
will refuse to buy his wheat. Perhaps the
farmers can dispose of their wheat indepen-
dent of the ring.
Year: 1879

the GLOBE has no hesitancy in saying that
the public will approve of the action of the
Senate, simply on the ground that it is not
the intention of the constitution to deprive
any State of its due representation in any
branch of the national legislature.