Year: 1872

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The Rice Crop.


WASHINGTON, September 4.-The in
formation received here as to the new
rice crop is of most favorable charsc-
ter and il the harvest season turns out
to be good, our prospects are fair for
the largest crop Of any since the war.


War Department Order.


The Secretary OF War has issued
an order prohibiting the payment Of
claims Of newspapers for publishing
the advertisements OF Government pro.
posals where the papers do not produce
the authority of the War Department
for such publications.


Marine Signals.


Arrangements have been made for
two steam log signals at Cape Cod, one
at the Highlands and one at Race
Point; for lighthouse and fog signal
at the mouth Of Narragansett bay, R.
l.; for a new steam fog signal at New
London, Conn; for commencing the
lighthouse at the southwest ledge en-
trance of the New Haven harbor; for
commencing the lighthouse on the
Strat'ord shoals, near the middle OF
Long I-lapd, and a lighthouse on Solo
mons Lump at the entrance to Langler
sound, Chesapeake bay; for three doz'
en- beacons in the Potomac river tor
lighthouse at Duluth, Michigan, aud for
many others on the Atlantic, Lake and
Gulf coasts.


BrOther.in-Law Dent In the Police


Court.


Judge Louis Dent was arraigned be-
fore the Police Court this morning to
answer charge OF assault and battery
on H. Reed, associate editor OF the
Capital. Reed testified to the circum'
stances preceding the attack; that
when Dent entered the office he looked
too much like coward to assault him.
Judge Dent Indignantly objected to this
remark as disrespectful, when Reeds
counsel said he did not know that he
was so sacred that he should not be thus
characterized. Reed replied that he
had only given his impression and said
that as he did not apprehend an attack
from that kind of man he was totally
unprepared for it.


The physician WHO attended Reed
testified to having examined three OF
the wounds on his head, one of them
being quarter OF an inch long, over
the left eye. The parts OF the cane
broken in the assault were exhibited.
Judge Dent said he had no witnesses,
but, at his request the Clerk read the
article in the Capital which was stated
TO be the cause OF the offense. He said
that this was the first time he had ever
been arraigned before court charged
with a criminal otfense, and that TOR
fitv years he had enjoyed q reputation
tor pacific disposition. He had sub
mitted to the newspaper attacks on him
till forbearance ceased to be
virtue. His character was his only for
tune. He had been charged with a
transaction connected with his brother.
in law, the President OF the United
States charged with having sold the
President, the highest dignitary In the
land, to the highest bidder Could he
c,lmly submit to such charges? Reed
lad treated him as a puppy when he
came into his office to make inquiry
with kindness Of heart. When ne
started Tor the office he had no cane,
but bought one on his way. In exten-
uauon of his ofense he said the
amount of the fine, which should be
imposed, would be the measure of his
criminality. If the fine was large the
public would accord large measure O.
guilt. He appealed to the court to
take into consideration the spirit OF the
article in the Capital as justification
of his act but what redress had he against
a man assailing him under cover OF q
weekly, sheet publishing lihel founded
on an assault in the New York Sun, q
common maligner, with base man as its
conductor. He did not seek TO- Justly the
assault, but to plead in extenuatlon OF
the offense that the Capital, whose
assistant editor he had assaulted, was
controlled by Dom Piatt and owned byy
some malignant spirit OF the air, The
Capital assailed every mans honor and
even woman's chastity. Could he, the
JUDGE said, longer remain silent and
submit to ISLANDERS. He also appealed
to the Court to take all the facts into
consideration before imposing the fine.


Judge Mills said that he, as man,
was strongly affected by the appeal, but
ac;ing as Judge, he must divest himself
OF individual feelings There should be
some limits TO attacks on citizens by
newspapers, but st'll the facts In the
case show that breach OF the pace has
been committed by the assault upon an
Editor in his private office, when the law
atfor Is redress. Generally assaults and
batteries are, by illiterste persons, the
effect of heated and sudden passions,
but a. to educated gentleman, the foe
should be in proportion to the inteiil-
gance of the partv. The Court then
Sentenced Judge Dent to pay fine OF
one hundred dollars, with the costs OF
the Court.