Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 22, 1875, Page 7

THE NORTH TOWN. Meeting of Germans and Scan- dinavians at Lurnor Iiall, ‘The Former Have Grown Sick of Irish Domination. Coalition Formed with tho Workingmen’s Party. Bonost Hon to Bo Nominated, ‘Thore is a prospect of a nico Iittle fight at the rowing town clectlons, which will undoubtedly zo fur to destroy tho alliance which has during tho lant two yoars bound together the Cormaus and Irish of this city. ‘Tho Gormans of tho North Bido have long been smarting under the fash of tho Iriel, who wore bound to take all tho pfllcds, though thoy aro inatminority In this city. Tuoy have, therefore, decided to enduro this state of affatra no longer, and act again 86 thoy did formorly, with tho Amoricans, Sean- divaviang, and othors, who wore opposed torlng- rule and dictation, regardless of party (ics. A meeting was hold last ‘Tucsday for tho purpose of effecting a preliminary organization, and take ing measures wheroby tho cliques which at preeent rulo tho city and fue tond again to put tholr tools iuto office at tho coming town elections can bo routed and driven from powor. At that mooting, which was attended by about fifty) of the most respcotablo Uormans on the North ido, committees wore appointed from tho yarious wards to form an Execntiva Committeo, to make arrangemonta for anothor movtivg, and toagitnto among the tax-payers of North Chi- esgo to Induce thom to take part in the election. ‘TNs BLCOND NELTING swag held yosterday afternoon at tho North sido ‘Turnor-Hall, aud. though not advertised in tho papers, was attendod by somo 200 roapectablo citizens and tnx-payors of tho North Sido, ‘Tho Committee did uot advertise tho mooting for foar thst by doing so the roughs, bummers, and repeaters who aro always on band on auch ocenalons to carry tha meetings for their particu- Jar favorites trould turn ont in forco, and outvoto tho respectable citizens. 'Yho meeting was calicd to order at 3 o'clock by ‘Mr, Poter Hand, who nominated SR. ANTON NOTTINGER for Chairman of tho sanetln as tho President, Mr. Boeso, elected at the Inst meoting, was ab- ront. Mr. Hottinger, ou boing elected, uaid that he would state that none but tax-payers were in- vited to this meoting, Their object was to re~ lieve the North Sido from the disgrace which Lad been leaped upon it duriog the inat two yours. ‘Thoy mist roscre its coutrol from tho tax-eators. and put it back again futo the Lauds of tho tax- payers who could uot be naed by the politicians. dt was os well known fact thot town ‘oflcera, aud ospevially Agseasors, have been tak ing bribos from large property-loldors to assces thelr proparty nt tho leant porsiblo value. And just this class of officc-holdors always put them- tolves forward to got tho nominatlony, and at ‘every oloction they run for offico, Hnapping at tho emoluments like s whole at tha flics, Nono of these oflice-sackers ever paid taxes. Thoro wera plouty of tax-payers on the North Sida cn~ pablo of filling the oflices, and wero just as woll outitled to them as the hungry politicians, It was tho duty of avery good citizen to ation’ to the town election, and clect none but respectable jnon and tax-payers to office, ‘They should also ‘bo careful and pend none but tax-payers ay dele- fraten to theConvention, Politics had nothing to do with this movemout. Ane citizen, regardlcesof party ties, could take part in it and help in driv- Ing the tax-payers from powor, It was for tha tax-payern to ray who should asses thom, and collect thelr taxes. Tho North Sido had beon particularly nnsucceeseful in tha selection of town plcers for muy years. Clybourn, Glose, and others, wero short over €25,000, and tho tax- payers wero compelicd to mako up the de- ficloncy, AN tho tickots thus far presented wero as bad os thoy eould be, and tho mon on them oro so well known that no resncctablo citizen would tonch any one of them with a 10-foot pole, and it was everybody's duty to help to con- tign them back to the obscurity from which thoy should noyor have emerged. To end the present diversceful stato of affairs was what thoy lind mot for, Thoy must nomi- nato uo ono who was soliciting tho olice, for the office must eeck the mun, and not mun tho office. Mr, ottinger thought it would bo woll that the procoedings shonil bo hold both a German and Bughsh, Nhe Kecrotary, Mr. Henry Meyers, read the munutos of last mectiug, which woro adoptod. THE COMMITTEES. On motion ot Mr. Wand, the Sccrotary road the names of tho membors of the Executive Com- amitteo appointed at last moeting. A motion was mado to enlarge the Committec. Tho Chairman stated that power was couferrad ‘on tho committees of the various wards to add ra many good cltizons to thelr numbor as thoy eaw fit, On motion of Peter Hand, the following were added to the Committos of tho Sixtecntts: Ward : G. K. Amith, M. Benzingor, Frank Nissen, and ‘Ma. hias Koeb, Mr, Polor Tiand moved to selects day and flaco for holding ® conyention.” Nr. Lawrence Mattesson wanted to know whother tho Committoo of the other wards did not nood to bo enlarged. ‘The Chairman stated that the othor wards woro al! fully roprosonted. ‘TUK WORKINOMEN Mr, Hand saw a number of gentlemen belonging to the Werkingmen's party prosent af the meat ing, Thoy had undoubtedly come to take part ie ‘tho movement. Io should like to hear from jem, ‘Lho Chairinan stated that a motion to entitle the Workinginan ton delegation ‘in tho Convon- tion would be in order, Mr, Schmicdiuger, a member of the Working- men’s party, said they had not come an 4 party, but moroly as citizens from the North Sida, to help in tho selection of honcst and good men for town officers. Mr, Heury Zimbe! anid the Workiugmen would avaist thom to reform the prosout horrible stare of oftaira, and they would do their utmost to help in bringing about » change for the bottor, For this reason they had come to the mocting, not asa party, or for favors, but simply as good citizens, {Applauee.] Ald. Longacher moved that some of etho werkingmen be added to the Committeo of cach ward, which motion was unanimously carried, ‘THE CONVENTION, ‘Mr, Immerman movod that the Convention be held at the North Side Turner-Lall, on tle Ist of pri, Mr, [and thought the Convention ehonld bo hold earlier, to give the candidates a olance to Lecome acquainted with tho peoplo, On mation, {t was decided to hold the Conven- tion Monday, the 20th of this month, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at tho North side Darnor-Hall. Mr, Martin Horn protested against the action, 88 thoy should havo waited until the othor side had Hold their Convention, which wee on tl ‘B0ch of March, Mr, Voter Hand was too old a pohtician to know— Mr, Hand objected to calling him an old poli- tician, He callad the spoaker to order, a8 tho anatter had beon decided, aud he bed no moro right to speak on It, . Horn tried to spoak again, but was por- emptorily stopped by the Chairman, Ir. Doum objected to having the proceedings exclozively in tho Gorman language. He wanted fo kuow whether the Convention was to bo an exclusively German affair, or whothor other na- wero also to be invited, donalities ‘The ing tho chair that this was a meoting of the tax. Payers of the North Side, regardless of party or nationality, The Germany had merely taken the initiative in this movement, Alone they could sccomplish porblagy and they \expoctod to be joined by tho bottor classed from all other nationalities. ‘They bad bold the proccodings in German be- eauso most of thos present wero Germans, foe eae i waa colded to conduct the meet- A ore wi could not understand German. pai! SCAMDINAYIA. Mr, Hand said he had invited some of the lead- fny Beaudinaviens of the North #ide, wouto of whom more Present. He woubi lkote hear from Slr, Arwedson, one of thelr ropresontative non. Mr, Arwedeon stated that tho seandiuavi had always taken @ great interest in politi Nerotafore most of them ad acted ia conjunc: tion with tho Republicans, snd they voted for tho men on that ticket without inquiring who they wero. But 20 many corrupt peruons had aueaked Into olllce in that way that thoy had bo- come disgusted, and therefore thuy have di ed to support’ the Lext ticket, rey party, They would like to weo a ticke: Held on which all nationslitioa would have fale seprecontation, , if composed of good: and honest mon, such & Uokat would bo unanimously pported by the Boandinarians, ae Chaitman entitianad tho Executive Com- mittee to bo earoful in tho selection of delegne tions, and to nppolnt only sucli as wero abovo ro- pronch and could not bo corrupted by politicians. They must Urrough honcat mon goloct. honcat mon, and thus pull tho wagon out of tho miro, They had nelthor alstes nor candidator, no names having yet boon mentioned, so ax to tot tho delegates ‘act untrammolod, ‘On motion of Mr. Buchman, Mr. Jonopt Santa swas recommeondad to be added to the Eighteenth Ward Committes, Mr, Hottingor wanted so know how many dele gates onch ward was ontitiod to, ‘Tuo Cunirman replied that it had boon do- cifod to allow each ward five delegates. Tho Ward Coumlttees wore Instructod to add two workingmon te each committes, “Lhey wara also Ine(ricted to atl threo Scandinavians to the Exeentive Committeo, ‘The meeting then ad- journed. JOUN MITCHELL, ‘ An trish Viow of £219 Lites “Joho Mitchel in dead.” Such fs the an- nouncoment sont to Amorica from Ireland March 20, 1876. Tho nome and famo of this manare a pact of the history of two nations, Mis sas an eventful lifo, and his was.a uaturo not cavily comprelionded by those who wore not farniltar.with the pecutlar qualities of his mind, Jolin Mitehol was born in the County Derry, A.D. 1815. Tho son of ou Unitarian minieter who hind boon a “ United Srishman," he grow up in tho atorn atmoaphero of tho Irish Ropublican- fam of Ulster, which survived the disaeters sud horrors af 1798. ‘The boy was bright aud zoal- ons, gifted with = keon satire, and with o courago that tho powor of an Lmpiro could not daunt. From tho lips of his venerable parent, a8 woll ab from tho traditions of his country, ho learned to abhor Englieh rule in Ireland, and vultivated a hatrod of English adémination not surpasaed by auy Irishman, liv- ing ordoad. Mo was gtven tha benefit of a lb- oral education, aud, ate proper ago, centered tho ofiice of a lawyer iu Belfast, whero he soon dis- tinguished Limeolf not alono in the profession ho had chosen, but also In occasional articles written’ on the subject of Irish politica, Whilo yot avery young man, ho became in- terested in tho struggte for repeal of tho Union, inaugurated by Daniel O'Connol!, but he nover Iind any faith in tho Agitator's “inoral-force” policy as applicd agatust tha English Govern- moubin Ireland, Mitchol was evor a thorough robol, that Imow no such word os compromieo, Ho did not believe in unarmed ‘ monator moct- ings,’ but had a sturdy confidencoin tho fighting qualitics of Lis vountrymen, and hoped that, out of the roneal buncotnbo, sumething Ilo a mauly effort for the indopendonce of Ireland mizbt be molded, ‘Tha cant of “loyalty to the Crown,” so common in those slavish days aftor Catholic emancipation, ho despited with his whole heart, and launched his fierce sarensm againat the soulless sycophants who pretended a devo- tion to the English sovereign which it was im- possible that any Jilshmon nota parasite could foel. Iie took the strong and sonsible gronnd that the English had no claim upon Iroland at all, excopt the robber's claiin of brate force, and always spoke of Great Britain as "the usurper," and **the enemy,” ‘Tho young Varrister soon becamo diatingulahed for tho thoroughness of his views, aud formed the acquaintances of Charlos Gayan Duffy and Thoms Davis,—tho two men to whose zoulus the brilliant. “'Young Ireland” party owed its bith, In 1842, the Duvlin Nation was started by tho gontiemen uamad, in conjunction with John DB, Dillon; and, soon after, Mitchel became 8 roguiar contributor, and finally an associate writer. Ifis pen wasn wonderful power in tho land, aud kindled a new sentiment among tho Tho Nation editorials beeama The indepondont’ Iriel mauve, warlike and. aggresive, Uleterman, unused to’ the serfdom which bowed Catholic Ireland to tho dust, repaid avory Englieh slur opainet hin with ten-fold venom, When the English pros Hed, be exposed the falsehood, When it threatened, he flung back doliance. ®& power of pinperatlon unequaled eines tho days of Bwift, O'Connell, whose warm spir- it ogo had somewhat cooled, recog. nized 9 master hand st work, trembled for the fate of his pot thoory of * mor- alforce.” Tho Nation dally increased in power, and seemed to divido Ireland with tho great Agitator himself. It certainly commandod moro attention from tho educated portion of tho Irish poopie. especially the townanien, in tho filling his placo. Ho was not, pool; but his proso was like tho fuels, 11 took tho people tention of the English Governmont was soon turned to the columns of the Nation. Iu 18146, Mz. Duffy, proprictor of paper, waa Agreo, and tho matter was allowed Mitchel soon advocated by Duty, and, in the fall of 1817, tho friouds disagreed, to drop, throughout tho country, ‘This wasin the terrible man, poworful agit waa, was unable to re-kindle the heroic tire of 1708. Mitchol now grow desperate, Toe attached or transport tho torribio editor. His writings tendency was, that Lord John Russell, tho thon Promicr, was obliged to have a special act, known aa tho Troagon Jolony Dill,” run through both Uouses of Parliamont within twenty-four hours, to secure the conviction of John Mitchol. The Intter was apoouily arrested and brought to trial, The Government could not afford to be beaten ; ao tho Attorngy General resorted to that benofl- cont mode of Tory trlal practicod for the bonotit. of “civilization "in Iroland, uamoly: A packed jury. All Catholics, and most Protostauts, ox- cops avowed Orangemen,” wera ox cluded from the panel. ‘lwo Englishmen and balf-a-dozon tradesmen of the Lord-Liou- tonant were among tho jurors, Undor such asyatom, a conviction was a matter of certainty, and Mitchel, boing found guilty of “Treason. Folony,"—that ts, sdvocat Irelaud by forco of arms,—ivas soutenced to bo transported for fourtcon years, Whon asked what ho kad, to my why sontence should not be pronounced against him, he re- piled in a specch replete with vohemont denun- elation of English rulo in Irolaud, It waa vory briof, but very effective, ‘upon ‘packed juries, partisan Judgos, perjurod. erlifa," ‘Kho Judgo would hear no more, The peop) began to clamor; and, in chains, Mitchel removed from the dock, placod on board an English man-of- nd sent tothe Bermudas, and finally to Tasmania, This was on tho 20th day of May, 181, 1n 1853, Mitchel, assisted by P,J. Smyth, the presont mombor of Parlfamont from Wentmeath, having roturnod his parole, succeeded in exeaping to tho United States. ‘His carcer in this country is too well known to noed much recapitulation. Ho committed a reat mistake In advocating African stavory; ut ho wag fir ju hia convictions that the negro was an inferior animal,—not fit to be ranked in oquality with Caucasian blood. In tho War of tne Rebellion ho sided with the South, and two of bis sous fell in battlo, —ono at Fort Humter, and ono in tho charge of Pickott’s Division, at Gettysburg. At tha closo oftho War, Mitchel was confined fora time in Fortress, Monroo; but President Jolineon ro- Toaved bim on potition of the Ienlan Congrosa, assambled jv Philadelphia in October, 1865, Hubsoquently Mr. Mitohol wont to France, » country which’ ho warmly Joyed, snd which ho visited froquently during tho period of bly loug oxile, His bodily strongth was not equal to his montel vigor, and ho grew prematurely old. Lost year he, for tho tirt timo wince bis tranuportation, rovisited Ireland. The old mau's heart was with tho island of bls youth, and he could not rest without bo- hotdiug hor greow tilly once more, | Mr, Disraeli was too wise ta interforo with tho liberty of the aged *robol," who roturned to America last winter, Who vacancy in Tipperary causod him to woek tho euffrages of that untamnable county, ud he was elected without oppoaltion. ‘l'ho public know the action of the House of Commons in hig regard. He waa declayed incligiblo, aud a new writ was issucd. ‘lipporary again took up the ohallongo, gud roturned Mitchcl, in the tooth of the Government, by sn iinmenge ma. jority. ‘The oxcltoment of the contost proved too much for the old “rofel,” end no doubt hastened hia death, » Mr, Mitchol was a mont gifted writer, and, has Joft wohind many yoluablo Irish workn. Chit among ther aro tho * Continuation of McGeo- Rlienie Hictory of Toland," * Tho Life of ugh O'Neil," and tho Haast Con- quost. of freland (Porhaps).” Ho always followed the — profeuslon of Journaliem, and ever acornod tu make his patriotinia a meana of attaining public oficain America, Like all mortals, he had his faults, but his idelity to the Irinb cauno baa novor heen called in quantion. Tho dust of John Aiitehol will soon bo Trish oarth., ‘That flory leart han at longth found a resting place in tho land of his Jove. While his clay consscraten Trish poll, tho island caunot brook tho foreign yoko which io Inborod so zoalously to break. Ho fg tho Jast of a long line of Irish Protextants (iat have testified how little creod enters into tho element of true patriotiam, Trolnnc! will, ine deed, mourn tua fall with nll tho yohomence of her wild and thrilling love, No mattor who tay fling contempt on tho memory of Mitchel, poor Ireland will clasp his relics to her fond and faithful bosom. for ho was her own (roo kmght agalust all comers, Vrotestaut Iroland will ro- epent the matory of ths patriot dead; snd Cath. olloIroland—whateveechurcli-ruins may proscriba —will pray, from tho step tes of her generens hoart, whou remembering fer dauntlons Protcate ant chatapion, ‘ God reat his gallant rout,’ Joux V, Frvesty. ae A HINT TO FARMERS, Beel-Pacting for the English Market. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune? Muscatine, La., March 19.—My attention was called to an article that appoarcd not long ago in Tus ‘Mnmuxe on this subject, and, na it ls ono that I hava givon s good deal of atteution to, I thought £ would send you a fow sugyestions on this point. Wile on o visit to Europe, some hialf-a-dozen years ngo, I was much struck with tho prejudices that existed iu the Icitish market against Amorican provisions, ond meats in pare ticular. Itled moto inquiro into the subject, ond goon found that a good desl of inferlor Mest was ehipved thore, and nover in such Khapo as tho roquiremonta of,that market de- mandod, ‘Tne principal differonce that oxlated was in the astticle of pork, which would not fetch much over half what the Irish article would in the Liverpool market. Now, I well know thero was no good reason for prices being lio hated England after a fashion ent in that way, unless it was in the shapo the moat wae put on the markot, To investl- gato this question, I visited somo of tho slaughter-houses, snd soon learned tho secrab; it simply consisted in thoir packing only emall Logs, as thera was a strong projudice against heavy, fat pork. Tho Dritivh wmorkot demands a primo article of moat, not so vory fat, bot well mixed, and this holda good in pork as woll an in beof; henco the importance of our farmers toruing their attention to raisivg a lags of hogs whose ment will have that charac- ter. Itis one of tho great points with the Lrit- ish breeder, and that class of animals will bo thowo which will bring tho bigh prices in the fu- ture. Animals to bo raised snd fattod with thie view should never be etunted, buc well fed aud cared for from first to tast. On my return homo I wrote a good many articios for the Irish Jarm- era’ Gazelle on this pork question, aud called the attention of the Irish packers to the fact that fortunes might oasily be made by comlug outhere, bringiug their bands with them who were practiced in that trade, ond by solecting the kind of aniinals that suited them, and packlng iu tho manner they woro accus- tomed, Learn from nowspapers from many lo- cations thats great many Iria packora havo country d Whon it ridiculed, Mitchel returned the compliment with and fall of 1815,.Chomas Davis died, and Mitchel was tho only maa tn Irotand capablo of Uke Davis, a Hash of bay- by storm, and tho at- the prosecuted for & dofisnt article written by Jolin Mitchol; but the jury failed to Brow tirod of the moderate policy Mitchel left tha Nation, and eatabhabed the United Jrizhman, » Journal which openly advocated the scpuration of Ireland from Groat Britain, and which publiated a rerios of military instructions as to tho manufacture of pikes, construction of barricades, and stroot- ghting, which produced « profound oxcitemant “fsmino years.” Mitchel’s motto for the Iris = was, “It is better to dio fighting than to perish starving.” ‘Tho peoplo chorlghod tho sontimant; but starya- tion, ropesl-sposchifying, aud “moral forco,” had quolled thoir spirit; and the United Irish- tho Lord-Lioutenant and the Govorus ment in o stylo which left upland no alterustive but to give up Iroland, or hang wero go woil guarded, flerce though tholr boon packivg in different pluces—I belive there are sovoral in Chicago. . Now, what _istbe result in placing American bacon in the British mmkot in a propor share to meot the domunds of that market? 1 will here rofor to tho markets at different datos, aud‘Icave the quotations to speak for thomsaives. I find, by the Jrish Farmers’ Gazelle, dato June 24, 1871; Irish fitch bacon, G6 to 70 wlullings por owt. (112 pounds) ; Amorican, 44 to 48 shillings por ewt.—quite a difference. Now compare tlieso. prices with the present,—samo paper, date Fob. 20, 1875: Irish fitch bacon, 80 to 70 slill- ings per owt.; Amorican, 50 to G2 shillings, Now is not this eucouragivg to tho American packer? Whilst Trish bavon has romained tho same, American bacon has advanced most on- euuragingly, but these quotations show tho folly of putting an inforior articlo on tho market. Wilse thore is only a differonce of 4 shillings per cwt. in the quality of Irivh bacon, thoro is a differenco of 12 shillings in the American article, This question of the faturo meat supply for tho ritish market is one that is exercising tho minds of tho British statesmena good deal. John Bull must havo his beof, no matter from what nource it comox. In 1867 thoy startcd the project of putting up cauned meats in Australia, Some sixty cara wore sont to Loudon ag an export. ment, In less thau three years, they amounted ton good many millions por annum. So great bas the eciieurapden of cannod meats bocomo, that tho prico of ment has quadrupled in Austra- fia, aud the question ha arlson. whore noxt to mect the increasing domand. England is bo- coming wealthy, and Ler operatives domaud and must have moro meat than formorly, sud hor rulers well know that the bout means to keep an Englishman in good humor Js ¢o Ikcep itm well suppliod with beof and alo, ately sent an article to the Irish Farmers’ Gaxctle calling thoir attontion to the great ad- vantages that Chicsgo pregonts as a packing polut, Now, this is 8 very important subject for the morchanta of Chicago to oonsidor, Nover put any but the Lest moat ou the market asfirst-claes, A fow sharp tricky playod ino foreiyn'mariel may damage all futuro transac. tiona thors, and croato a projudico that will take yeara to overcome, Now, a8 to tho effoct of placing this question proporly before tho public, aud stimulating the farmers to greater exortions iv preparing thoir animals for market, the offor- ing of prizea by the psckers for tho best lota of woll-fed cattle, with tho tlosh well laid on ond ovenly distributed, might work important reaulta a8 totho claus of avimals to bo raisod in the fue ture, This tdoa that an old cow ora broken- down steer, when fattoued quickly, makos the ng tho frocdom of “T have shown,” ho aad, “what English power fo Ereland is based best boof, must be gotten ridof. it takes timo and porsiutont effort to make first-class beef, ‘The English fecdors go over to Irelaud and pur- chaso the fat cattle thoro, take thom oyor to England, snd food thom at least ono year bofore they put them on the market for mont; hence tho asuporiority of English boef, aud tho grost depth of beauti- ful, luscious, well mized moat one has seonon the standing rib. It nas boon weil said that the Lost hope of the West is in starting manufactorios, but here ia an opportunity for every farmor in the land to start a manufsctory on hls own *promisos, aud defy the public carriers to creato tings against thom. Woro the corn, oats, potatoes, nay, evon their wheat, ground up and fod to firut-class cattle, aud thoge cattlo slaugh- torod at convenient polnts, aud shipped to Europo, it would soon place the farmora of the Woat ina for minaret porition to what thoy ov Prosont, ocenpy at Bamven Sixxert ———_—_+__- ‘Khe Right to Depovlt Moncys Ruteiuh (N.C) Nees, The portly Prowideut of the Stato National Bank sauutored leisurely forth fron bie prvate ofiico in the direction of the front door, Arriv- ing at the counter, he was confronted by a etal- wart son of Africa's sunny clio, who, Judging from tho atroam of water oozing frotn bis yore monte, lind been wtauding st tho door in the rain for woevyoral hour, **’Spose yor nama ie Wiliam, ia it?" By name, js Bir, Wil- tems," ' Dat'a woat I axod you—mo'nt no liar ; die is de bank, do State Dau, isnt it 2" “You, #ir, this js the Stato National Bank.” * And de cibblo rites is dun and pave'd, is it 7” “Pho Civil-Righta bill ia wald to bo the law of the land, gir.” * Dat's what I axod you, no harn meant; and ain't cullud pussons wot as much rite to pout money here as de white folks 7” “ They have the wame priviloges a6 tho wiilto people in that partioutar, sir.” ** Wall, dan, juss ke die pito ober dar, and put it again my name on de book * (pulling from bis side pocket about 8300 {n currency). Like a sousibie iaan ag he ta, tho Prenident yielted to the majouty of the lav, aud took the mouoy on deposit. ‘A Toxus Tragedy. Hetan Rodius was tho belle of Solms, Tex., and Jon Kincaid, a plautor, was hor unsccept~ od lover, ‘Ivo years ago, aftor agaiu askivg her to marry him and again hoaring her refusal, he told her that he could no longer bear to hive oar her. I pm going to Mex- ico.” ho gaid, “and 1 Brut you to marry auybody elses. If I boar of your dis- obeying this injunction I will come back aud kill here 41o wont away, and Molen thought light. if of hia throat. After a whilo sho foll in love with adruggist named Faust, antl married him. Amonth ago Wher attended a public ball, and Holen was autouluhod to soo hor rojocted lovor there, Ho was affable at first, but asthe wight wore on ho drank excewslvely of brandy, end then dii peared. Foust toos bis wife home, and then started for Houston on busluesa, In the morning ale wau found stabbod to death in Bed aud joaid bas not been acen in Bolus THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE MONDAY. MARCH HE COURTS, A Novel Point in Baokruptey Pro- ceedings Decllea, Outbreak of Trouble in the Excelsior ftono Company, Judgments and New Buits, INFORMAMON AND DELIEF, A decision on 5 now point in bankruptey pro- ceedings, and of some importanco, wan rendered by Judgo Drummond Saturday in tho matter of the Chins Toa Company. Ao tyoluntary pett- tion was filed againnt the Company with tho ‘usnal allegations, and it was odjudicated bank- rupt by default, Bept. 13, 1874. Tho Company filod its list of croditora mubnaquontly, giving among others the name of Henry (iver ada creditor to the amount of £65, ‘Lhereupou Goigor filod n petition to ket wide the adjudica- tion, cluiming that bis debt was £12,000, and that allowing him thet amount the amonnt repre- wented in the petition was not ono-third of tho Company's debts. Gelgor alleged in general terins that his claim was fraudulently stated, but did not show in what particular, nor did he charye that there was any fraudin tho potition, io also claimed, on information and Yelicl, that tho proceodinga were Legna by collusion with tho baukrupte, ond that the petitioning creditors wero not houa fide unos. No frouis, however, wore atatod for bia bollef, Judge Blodgott refused to rel the edjudication aside, and a petition for roview was nitd before Judgo Drummond. He, however, atirmed tho decision of the District Court,tholiding that Gcigor's potition was oo indefiuite in its allega- tions, and ssowed no grounds on which hia Delief was founded. In such cases it was nec- cossary to rtato in detail the grounds to prove that tho belief waa reaeonable. ‘Iho petition wan therofore dismiread, THE EXCELSIOR STONE Cour. Gyebert Do Clereg, a stockholder inthe Ex- celsior Stono Company, of Du Page and Lemont, fied a bill Saturday in the Superior Cot against Samuol W. Norton, J. 1. Norton, 1, D, Norton, Harriot M. Saxer, and Edmund Norton, his co-stockboldera, to restra'n «hem trom act~ ing under certain by-laws passed Ly the Gom- pony March 16 last, De Cloteq states that in May, 1872, ho, together with Samuel W. Norton and Edmund, were engaged in stone-quarrying ; that he was general manager of the firm, and ownor of a one-third interest, Jt was then agreed to divsolvo the partnership and form » corporation, to be called tho Excelsior Sioue Company, ‘This was dono, tho threo partners holding tho whole of thostock, which way valued at $75,000, divided into 765 shares of £100 exch. Awa cousidczation to complainant for going into thiy new achemo, it was argued that a two-thirds vota should bo neccasary to control or decide queationy that ‘might arieo; that coinplainsnt should have ope Bsbare more thun a one-third interest, no that monsitres could not be pasecd withaut thig concurrence ; that thin ony sharo should not be transferable, and that he shoul, Ho long aa he hold this one-third incorest, bo con- tinued as general manager of tho Company, ‘Byelaa wore passed wubsoqucntly to ihe act of mporporation which ratified thie coutract in all respects, and affairs went on pro: tsly for nearly three years, apparently. In 137t a divi- dend of 65 per cont was declared, audio January, 1875, anothor dividend of 25 per cont was mado. Somo tine ago, however, Samuel aud Edward Morton assigned a part of their stock so as to give J. L, Morton 100 shares, Yorriot M. Sager 150 eharcs, and L, 1, Norton 149 shares. This wos dune for s fraud- ulent purposo, aa complumant alleges, sud March 15, 1873, in pureuunco of this alleged fraudulent design, a mocting of tho sto ars was hold, when, by a voto of 9:19 shares, by-laws wore entirely repented, thus revealing tho coutract with complainant; and it was agreed, among othor things, that, for the fu- ture, the Superintendent or general manager should bo appointed or removed at tho will of the Board of Directors, Complainant complains Dittorly that this f@ an invasion of his righta ; that tho by-laws wore not rogularly repeulod, au a two-thirda vote was not castin favor of the Fopsal ;_ but, inasmuch as tho stockholders, him- self oxcluded, are propariug to act on euch vote, hho aska that they may bo enjoined from taking suy steps to oust him, or from repudiating the contract made with Liha at tho organization of the Company, ALLEGED FRAUD. Ellen Riloy, Jobu Riloy, Mary Jano Riley, aud Ellen Casnio, Luke aud Nannie Riley tiled ‘a bill in tho Clrouit Court against tho Northwostoru Univorsity, James Redmond, 3. J. Batrott, Joba Culver, and Benjamin Al. Munn, asking for av injunction and” reconvoyance, Complainants alate that in 1866 ono J. MI. Woller obtained contrac from the Northwestern University for the sate of 80 fect in Lots 7 and 8, in Block 17, of Evanston, tho prico boil $960, This con- tract was subsequently uasigned to Luke Riiey, husband of Ellen Riloy, one of tho complain ante. In March, 1869, iloy Jeaned from James Ttedmond a blacksmith shop, at No, 69 Woat Lake street, for $1,010 a yoar, aud, to secure the ront, assigned lis ‘contract for the Jaud above mentioned to bis lundlord with the vorbal understanding that it eboutl be Fonuelgued whouaver the reut waspald. About #ix monthe aftor, iloy was taken etok, surrond- ored his loaso, aud wus released from further payment of rent, and the January followiug he died, Proviously theroto, however, aud noon after the purchase of the contract, Riloy built a house on the lot where ho lived, and whero his family have realidad ince his death. Aftor Riloy's death Redmond claimed that the agsiguinent of the contract was absolute, and ro- fused to give it up to complainants, claiming aivo that thora was duo @1,(H0 om account of yent, In 1971 ha atuigned this contract to his gon-in-law H. J. Barrott, who obtained & deed from the Univorsity on payment of $300, tho balance then due, “Sooa after, Barrott sold ono- halt tho Jand to John Culver for $1,250, ‘Dnt complainants sllego that Culver had actual knowlodge of thoir rights, and that he did not pay any money for tho lot, but that the whole transaction was gotten up for the pur- pose of clouding their title. ‘Che othor half hag vince boen sold to B, M. Munn for $2,000, This sala alvo is charsctorizad ag fraudulent and vod. Culver lias Istely begun an action of ejectmont sgainst wom plaltieute to dispossoes thom of ono- half the land. They thorofore ask thot the aa- sigument of the contract to Redtnond may be do- clared conditional; that the asles by hin may be Ueereed to be yold; that Calver aud Mrinu may be hotd to be trustcos for thom and holding the Jand for thoir bovoflt, and that the former msy bo restaainod from prowocuting the Intter from commencing any suit in ejoctment against them until thelr righta can be ascertained, DIVORCES, Filton Lesstde prays for a divorce from her husband, Mosey Leesido, on account of bia do- sertion anddrunkeunoss. UNITED STATES covnTs, Brongon Murray commanced a suit against Jolu and Rosina Ockill, claiming $5,00 |. BANKRUPTCY. 1TH! Thomay H. Wilcox, % grain-broker who oporates iu this city, filed a voluntary petition to bo relisved from tho paymant of lis debts, fie Habilities amount to 30135, mostly for dif- ferences On gratu contracts, and his asacts aro two sccounts,—one against D, E. Sweet for £3,998, tho other for #310 against K, Kk. Bunco z os Tho mattor wes referred to Neglstor rant, A discharge was Issued to 8, Bothechitd. BULERIOR COURT IN BRIE. Samuol W, Nortoa began a snit for $10,000 against G. Bf, O, and George A. drackstt. Phillip Read wued Moses 8, Bacon and Nobort Parry for 81,600, Bernard Connor sued John Connor for 41,000, ©. W. Constantine brought suit for €1,000 againet Laura Ryan, Josoph Adams commonced « suit for $5,000 agaluat L, G, Lawroan and 0. W. Loring. Tonry Schultz commeuced an action in trea- pave against Louis borhardt, laying damages ab , 000. CRIMINAL COURT, Tugh Hanna, triod for aavaultiog Mra. Bridget O'Hara with » knife, wit intont to do bodily ine jury; tinding not gullty, ‘fhomas Caunon, tricd for burglarously ontor- ing the shop of Gooygo M. Strouin; verdict, guilty, undor ago, and xontoucod to the Hoform hook for two years, Louis Fishor, tried for the larceny of a watol: and coat from J, It. Dropps; verdict guilty, and wontenced to imprisonment fortwo years in tho Penitentiary. Patrick Dotan, tried for knocking down aud robbing Charics [auklo ; verdict not guilty. ‘Walivm Browster, au old offender aad ox-con- yict, was tricd for burslarlously onteriug the louse of W, J. Onashan. Mrs, Onahan and 9 servant namod Bridget Madigan idontifled tho pripauae aa tho burglar, ‘The ovidonre, porta the case on the part of tho dofonso, #ho' that thero aprisoner of tho same name the Counly datlattne time tha burglary wae eammitted, and presumably tho #ame person, 80 Lio was acquitted, Mesarn. 1. 1. Bond and Beatty, attorneys for | the dofendants in the Ada Stroet Mothodist | Kviscopal Church quo-watranto caso, in cous rultation mith the plaintiffs, agreed to file an ine formation, sud at gome future day to argue the cas, ‘TH CALE Inpse Bropartt—7'o end of calendar. Jupan Garr—H44. 163, 169, 174 to 100, Jupor Moone—49, 61, 66, 38, Junay, Roorne—235, 299 to 306, Junar Boorn—185, 133, 190, 192 to 204. Supox TREE—160 to 170, sebas Untrep Srates Gineutr Count—Jupox Binpoert William Gilaon ¢ 3M. B, Gould; verdict, £143.69, and niotion for pew trl Penton COURT—ow executriz, va, Lonts Breech, $348.31, pur Gant—E, L. Uptou ye, BB, Dare, $286,— BB, Hopkins vr, Georga A. Farnum and PA, Fish- ce, $3.662.60,—-Commorcial National Bank vs, Sharron My Nickerzon and George h. Clark, $3,36,—Jobn A, Thomas ct al . Ifa Holmen, $1,2::2,89, Jepar Jastenox--Ezekiel Mutllips vs. Mtnots Cen- tral Rattrout Oompany, verdict, 515,007, and motion for now trial, Cmevtr Count—Coxresstoxs—T. E, Turner ym 8, L, Bailey and J, E. Uailey, $1,574.44, “Jupug Boorn—Jl, 8, Osborne et al.va, The Chicago, Danvilie & Vincennes Italiroad Company, $420.0, A SAD STORY, ‘The Trugicnal End of « Dexorted Wife. New York Stn, Maren 18, THAT PRECEDENT, The First Chieago Editor Who Was Up for Contempt. The Penalty of Making Remarka Con- cerning Juryman Wentworth. Judge Breese’ Necksion. To deciding to quash tho milo in the Storey contempt caso the other day, Judge Williams roforrod to the followin; decision af the Spprema Court In the case of Stuart va. ‘Tho feople.which was quoted as & precedent. and which may Le read with somo intorcst a! this timo: At tho Say term, 1240, of the Gircnit Court of Conk: County, the Hon, John Ve: us, the fallawtng ontry wes made of reco Clerk will enter a ruta and fet the aame be served on the ralt William Stuyet, to show caure at 2o'clock p, tty the rth day of May, why he, sale Stuart, ought not to Le fined ar Imprinon- ed. or boty, for publishing in the CI ma Daly Anvrvan, ‘ou May on contamptuowt article Of and concerning tho’ jury und Cireult Coart of Cav County, while aitting In folation to the trial of John Stans, charged with murder, *: the wald trial progress and ati) tindetermaliad,” THE FALLOWING INTERNOIAFORINS wore alug exitbited to seid Stuart to Le answer. edt by Ialsrorstitt first—Why abt you publish tn satt On Tuesday taght Coroner Croker and his as- eistant, and Benjamin Gregory, atood by tho bedetde of Annio Josophine Curtis, whore ap- proaching doath was the resnlt of o voluntaniy procure] abortion. The story that she told is substantially as follows: ‘A weox ago yesterday I went to ren Doctrees TL. She lived at Third avenue and Porty-uintl strect. ‘The wonwan here preeent ts tho woman I went to. 7 ‘a bad woman for telling of lier. God will puninh me. My husband's tans iw Tyler Cursin, He as in Mati Franciaco, Ho hoa Veen there fifteen months, f out of my own accord to Doetrees Ihl, J met Mr, Gregory in the Chirekof the Atonement, He did not wend nie to Doctreas Ib}, He did not know that I went, Ubava tohl the truth, If Tere to go before iny God thin moment I would say the maine, I am 26 years of age, aud wan horn in California, Two othor questions woro asked: ' Who is tho father of your child” and sho pointed ty Benjamin Gregory; “Who porformed tho uperation of infanticide?" and she pointed ton groug, ugly picture of Sairey Gamp, who satin the cornor betweon two policemen, Four hours efterward Mre, Cartis war dead. ‘The victim wos the wife of ‘fvicr Curtis, of San Francisco, who was once defeated a candi- date for Mayor of that citr, and hay frequently oem a thomber of its governing commissions. She was born in Han Francisco twvouty- fonr yoars aga, of an American father and Baudwich Island mothor, Her father was ® notaty, whowe circumstances were baroly comfortable, ‘The danghtor oarly gave evidence of vory exceptions! musical ability. and every advantage that the slender meats of tho father afforded were given to its cultivation, Nhe grew to bo a very pretty girl, and while #tiil young accepted in marringe a Mr. Erodebaw, whoo chief attraction scems to have beon his waulth. ‘he tourriage was vory unhappy, Thev lived togcthor, honever, until aftor the birth of a daughter, when the husband's cruelty became #0 intolerablo that 0 divorce was obtained. Mra. Bradaiaw, after her retonss, resumed ker musical etidics, and performed eeveral succoss= ful oparatic engngements on the San Fraucisco atogo, It waeiben that ehe first attracted Mr, ‘Tyler Curtia, a widower with two children, fe was wealthy, aud very popular awa politician, and these conriderations go far overbore his family incambrances and frac-living propausities that she sccopted his offer of marriage. Very koon after they were wedded Curtis wok his wife to Europe to give hor the benetit of the highest muzica! education. They spent scvernt months abroad, she studying Italian aud music, and he, 28 she has since averred, devoting bim- self almost exclusively to drinking. Before she had finished ber proposed munical courso, re- verses of fortuuo compelled ita discontinuance, and thoy returned to this country. ‘Chey Innded in Now York iu straightened circumstances. Promising to hato them join him in a few months at tho furthest, tho husband left bia wife and daughters fn Isdgings here, and wens to San Jranciaco alone, Sufticiant funda for tho family's maintenance wore remitted at frat, aud tho corroapoudence was regular. Mr. Cris meanwhile was dill- gont in bor musical atudies. Bix months paysed, and remittsuces from Sav Francisco caine too infrequently to sapyort the wife aud her step- danguters, ‘The husband's neglect grow go mark- ed thnt he mentioned it in correapandence with her father and begyed him to sacertain ite cause, Tne auswer came that Tyler Curtin was throwing himself away so persistently that sho had better forget him altogether. Thrown thus upon herown resaurces ela tried to make her tusical talents availablo, Every effort in her powor was rnade to secnre operatic ongagemonts, ‘The only aucceas abe attained was to attract tho interost of Max Strakosch, who recognized her voice aa ona which with cultivation could be made profitable. Mo undertook tho direction of her musical studies, and gocured Isani for her toachor. Mrs, Curtis was resorved on the eubjact of hor necessities. Kho pressed forward bor studies whilo going every day deeper in debt for the anaittonauco of horacif and her two step-daugh- tora, Mr, Strakoseh discouraged any focal wusi- cal engagenients, although several such wero of- ferod, It seomiagly was nia intention to ob- cure his musical star nutil he could atartio New York with the added glory of foreign uamo and reputation, Engagements in **Ahmed"” and other performances were dcclinad, althorgh she and her etep-daughtora wero breakfasting ou coffeo mado over tho gas jet in their narrow attic apartmonts. Ar. Strakoneb, it ia said, promised to take horto Europe tis month, and, contldent of asnecessful dopnt thore, she wae to ronppoar in Now York asustar of greater magaitude even thay Nilsson and Albani. It was this Lope that cheered her in her bitter poverty. In hor intercoureo with musical people irs. Curtis came in contact with Menjamin Greyory, of 324 Weat ‘I'wenty-third atrect, a son of tho Inte Dudley 8. Gregory, of Jersey City, Hols a tan of great inherited woalth, —Tliy ruling pas- sion is music, Although Mrs, Curtis’ wouderful voice attracted him greatly, ho was even more struck by hor piquant manners, Sho con- triyed to give even to her poverty the attrac tivonews of Boliomian wayy, and Cregory sought her company froquently. Ascertaining from chance remarks bow destitute sho was, ho con. trived in delicate ways to furnieh her with funds forimnmediate needa, . When apartmonts at No. 12 Union square wero advertised, ho paid arrears at her former lodgings, and paid the rent of tho attic in which sha died. Ho mado a vacaacy for her iv the choirof the Church ef tho Atone- mont, of which ho is organist, and go lightonod tho load of poverty for hor, ‘In thelr subsc- went companionship Mre, Curtis acquainted Mr, Grogory with her history. Thoir intimacy began three months ago, its result bocawoe ap. parent about a month ago, It was # moro bittor trial than sito hud exporionced in F struck at the very root of hor professional plans aud ambitions, Concoalmont was scarcely poxsi- ble with two of hor husband's children dopond- out upon her, bat oyen this consideration was leva potent than tho death-blow that it carried to hor musical aspirations, Sha decided upon ins fantictde, despite the protost of the pariner of hor shame, ‘The fatal act was dono on the 9th of March, Mr, Gregory was mado acquainted with it the same day, too late, howovor, toproventit, ‘That ho was ignorant reste upon Alre, Curtis’ declara- tions as wellas bigown, Intho wosk that su- pervyoned before the oporation Locame mfamous- Jy succensful, Mr, Grogory was uuromitting ju Lia attentions, When poritouits suporvenod und death became incvitable, ho neaded only ad- vico of the fact to appear at the bedside and ac copt manfully the tortura of humiflation and re- muoreo, A reportor saw Mr, Grogory in his rowldouce at 324 West ‘Iwonty-third stroot yesterday, attor Corouer Croke, had roteased bin on $1,000 bail. His house is luxurious fn all its uppointments. Ite owner, although suffering futendo mental torture, did not wbrink from adding wnat ho know to the history of the case, 10 was in bed. ‘Tho nervous shook of this lu torribto, torribte," said ho, ‘1 Ho hore thinking only bow iucruta- blo it is that slo should have suffered wo much, while Lam not called upon ¢o enduro anything incompanson. Why should I not tako tho re- sponsibility of my own acts?” bo said. Thon ho: weanly, and with manifestly painful offurt, rocounted the facts given above, lo the untimely taking off of Myre. Curtis, the operatic stage hos lost a promising uooplyte, Hor voice, im tho opinion of oxcellont Juuxos, was a dramatls soprano Of greater conipuas, strongth, and swootuess than that of any per former ou tho stage. In pereou sie was of moc~ diut size, with a gracefully-roundad clavsio lige ure, Her face was autudy for au artiot, Jt waa nut & perfoct roprosontative of auy typeof beau. ty. Nother a blonde nor a brunette, with B Ho- man nove, largo, {rm chin, shapely but over- alzed mouth, blue-gray eyos, and dark hair, could not be assigned to any echool. #: ry omation was reflected in her counteuance, and, backed by a cultivated intollect, made up a sarely attractive woman. Mra, Lh) is iu the “gombe, paper on the Ch lust, theurticle referred te, air cone cerning tohn Wentworth (fag Joan), a juror in the caxo of The Peopta va, Sioun, in hia trial for murder, while serving as such Juror? Hiuto the Praxon, y i ‘on publish at the xane time the per that Jui Wentworth, a Juroc iting fa that capacity, was welting you that the Judge of this rected the officers of this Court te cluse tha doora during the trial of Btone to prevent all tugress and egresa? If any person, state who, ‘Aluo give the reaxon for stitch pubiication, and why you wed the expression: "Ope individual snggested, tbat the weakness of His Houar's head would uot ad- mit of the uojse aud confnaion tncldent to a crawd of hearers, and 3 proper attention to the cauve at the asnie tine,” On tho 9th dey of Mar. A.D. 1°49, the do- aati, by Bustarfield & Aruol:l, his counre), file TUE FOLLOWING MOTION And the rame William Stuart eumen and represents that ho has Leen ettached, as for A contempt of thit Court. ‘Thin respondent sya that from the raid rule, aml the Interrogstories propounile:t to him, it appuscs that thealleged conternpt countated tu pablisuing an ace ticle iu the Chleago Aimerizun, on the sth day of May inet,? ond the defeBuant protests ayainst the said ar- reat’and Jurisdiction of this Court to commit or to proceed and punl«h for contempt, for the cause afore. Auld, and respoctfully prays bo may be discharged from bis arrest, aud sileges the following grounds $ First—Tho aét complained of $s nut, In law, a con- terupe of thle Uourt. ‘Secand—The Court cannot legally punish, on for a contempt, s publication niade fi a newepiper, and tot done it He ammodiate proseure of the Court, thard—No publication, ont ef court, in relation ta the court, or any of Its offers, Jurors, ur w.tuemren, amounts, in law, to contempt, aud the saine cannot be punisbed as such. Tue ANAwI, art alvo filled, upon oat, the follawing an- swerd to the inserrogatorics propounded to him ay aforesaal Firet—This re dv answer torwit Wiliam stuart, being duly tae firat jntesroratory trapaunded Foy did you yriblin dn kald pa. states that, aiming doin Wentworth to ba tho Jersun referrc toa the editor of tha Demo. crate paper, ena ay tke ent juror intended 4u the article to which thin respauteny Ritpores the Suterrogatory refers, this reepotctont published the marae because he knew it to Le trae, of Lie awn knowl edge, and can prove the same by competeot witucesen, $f novensary toda no; anil bweaue be deemed Hf to be an tniividital act ot gu dutividual Juror, ldptly dn- proper, aud worthy of cenaury in hie capacity of editor 8" public journal. And this respondent, raid Jubilation, did not intend to esat any evn: np upon tole Court, ier upou the said jury, body, but, on the contrary, te bi 3 deen spectablo and futelligent bau: ‘Secoud—In answer to thy s2cvn'l interrogators, to- wits “ Why did you publish, at the same time, inthe same paper, the statement that John Wentworth, » Juror in rat case, while wltting tn that capacit Writing editorial articles?” thin rexpondent, a assuming John Wentworth to mean (in the Log Of the aid article) the editor of the loco-foca_urpa who Was ono of tho Jury, states that ho pubtinhed 1 same because ho was informed, by one of the jury that the same waa true; that be bel Neves the sald jury to have ® highly re- was elleves the warite 10 be true, snd can prove the same, tent testiuony, ff mceessary #0 tod, and becauso “he Lelloved said conduct highiy frnproper, and worthy of ceusure; thet be referred to thy saine aa ap Individual act of un individual Jaros, and fatended, by safil publication, to cast uo contempt ellher on this Court or tue BT ‘This repondent fur- ther states, in justification of the truth of said publi- cation, that {he followlug elitorial article, which ap- peared in the Cbicazo Mornina Democrad of May 7, the samo day on wh! of wae made, was written by tho & while altting ana member of the sald jury, spondent is informed Ly ono of the wal Verily bellevea to be trite, to-wit: ‘Another Whig victory. Why has the editor of this paper heen a Harrison nian for the Inet threo days?" “*scatias ho has been tinder durces, atd alowed to expres no nentiments aud answer no quextions.” ‘Kod tia respondeut would respectfully suggest and contend that he {s not justly chargeable with auy in~ tention to cast contempt cn thls Court, or tha wald Jury, by alluding to tho fact of asid publication, but intended to dieapprove of thie act of sald Wentworth itt waiting and publishing, under tho soloma circunt- siaucos of hiv situation, an iunucndo of, such levity against thie Court and ie oticere, aud his keopers alurenafd, ‘Tile reapondent further atates that the acknowlelg- meut of the truth of the vistement contained fa the raid last interrogutory speared, as editortal, in the Gutcaga dtarming Lenierrat of be amoulaia, soit “Tha edilor of tute paper lia Levn confined, xa Juror on the murder case, aluce Monday noon diet, ot belug allowed to conve t6 lita obice, though not bin dered fron: vending wrticles thither, f they wera wetst through the Suerlf,” fd—Tn anawer to tho thirdinterrogatory, to-wit : ‘Who fuformed you that the Iulse of this ‘Court di- rected the olticers of this Cuact to clow tha doors, eta?” this respoudent states thit ke Wise not in life paper deviated that ho was 2 iufornicd by nuy persun, rticle alitided tu was a comtaunicatiog, purvurt= CT be one of inquiry, and siqued “ Aliny Tntorest> ods” which this respoudent received from the Past Oihco, and to which hu annexed & comntent charging tho sald correspondent with a mutaks, ‘Thin respond: cht, However, had heard some complaint made among the'poople that the door through which thry generally paged dato the Court-rvom was closed some tine dur Dg the progrea of thy tril; bo bad hoard nome of tio oflcers of Bila Court that Jhey had been Iuetructod ta” prevout fn the Court-rooin; bo himacif at~ through the door when this honor. able Court wae {8 aeatlon, but eatilt nut suoceud, and turned away supposing that the Court was uot su session, but a niiute of two afterwards returned, ielied and tapped agaist Ue door, when ft was un’ focked ly an olicer therwat aud closed again. Fourth—-Aud this respondent turtner states, ta an- swor fo the fourth sud [ast futerroyatory, that the expression mentioned thorein ja contained 1m the sad Cantuautcation, not written by thi respondent, aud thet by the publication of the way, sud the comment thereto suuerted, this reapondent uteuded ta cast wo contenipt on this Court, Lut motels, ae an editor of a publlo journal, whose duty itis totuforin and auswer all Interrogatoriee of his realere, on tattert of & public nature, to allow a tortion’ vf the community who felt themacives Agarteved fu what they ounsidered tholr rights, in a inattur of s general aud public nature, au opparisuily to provent theft fuquirles aud obtain, if posslule, the futormation desired, Thin wan all ‘i reqpoulent did, wud, without intending tocast any disrespect on {nis Coutt, he meraly presetited, what he couceived be had a right to do, a complaint which existed amovg at Jaant a Teavectable portion of the comuinuity, ‘Phis rospondent, in discharge of Lis duty as editor ofa public fournul, tx often necosarily called upoit to aulmadveré on public mien aud thoawires, Tata duty Lo endeavors to dischstga toe frou the bisn of ile welll, malevolence, or hatred, fear, favor, or uitection, Ho conalvers the public acts of public then, t thelt bila capacity, as the property of the poopte, atut wb Joct to all rearcuable aud tru examination, Tt wan the Language of ths celebrated Burke thet " cousure Le the tax woicl a man paye the yuulls for belug onule et and hie tudocd te fortunate wlio, ia bis wrticlal career, lu ao fur Femoved from tho common Sntirmt- ce of our nature aa to eacapo the aastyunent, ‘The Constitution of thle State expressly declares hat printing.prssea sliallie frou to avery porson who under takoa to crainiue tho proceedings of the Uetieral Aaseti~ Diy, oF of auy branch of tho Guveruiment, ayd nu law sti} ever be made to reatrain tho right thereof, that, fue frevcomuiuutcation of thoughts and opinions 16 Due of tio juvaluablo righls of man, and every citizen huay fecly speak, write, aud print cn any ‘subject, buliig responsible for the use of that liberty, ft further declares tuat iu jrovecutions for piblieation of payers ins fovestigatig ua oilial conduct of ofleers, of of nin acting in a publi eapaclty, wuun the matter pub lisbed 8 Proper for pubho Information, tho truth Miereof may be yiven in evidence, Vader the protection utd asnction of these high at~ tributes of a froe Government, this respouduit lee ouly endeavored to repose, and, ‘in the articles alluded th, he did not intend to violate the Constitution of shis State, nur tucast contempt upou thts Court, Judge Pearson meditated over these anwwore, and finally tiuod Htuart 9100 snd costa. ‘Tho cago was (akon up to the Bupsoiny Court and re~ versed, ‘TUE DECIRION, which was doliverod by Judze Dreoso, frat takes Up the question whothér a wis of error lay, aud. alter deciding ft fu the ailsmative prococds ay follows: Contompts are other direct, such as sro offered to the Court whtle oliting ae such, aud Pieweuce, sursnarucilye, Polr: “7a, not jn Me pres nue, vat tending, by thelr opezatiou, to obstruct aud embarruse Ford, anid declare Or preveub tho due admlulutration of justicy, Tato! thls vortex of — consiructive | coutempis have been awh by the British Courts many ects which twadewy to obetru:t ch Lave to the adusulstration of Justice, byt rater to wound the fovliugy of offend the ‘persousl iguity of the Judgu, shd files finposed, and Linpelsoniwenk denousicad a frequently, aud with x0 Ultle question ax to have Tipenod {0 thy catimation of many into a common law Drluelpla; and i urged that, iosaniuch as the oom: mon fav is in force here by le: grtuciple 19 nlso tn force, Mat wa hinve eanl in rescral Casta that auch pordions only of the eu Taw at are cppileahia to our Inatitntions, aid aulced to the go Bins of our proplecan be Fe bern ntmlifvl by tie Prince, apt” the tweuta Uf Rodel, atid, {tana esatem, having no bilnit devotion for {ts errore aul defects, we cennot bit hope that in the progress of tino it will recalve many more iinprovemeute, and Untolieved of moat of fe blemiehes, Covatitutionst pTovinicns arm mitch aafer gaatanteen for civil liberty aud personal rights than those of the common law, however much they may be eatd to problbie them, jar Countitution hax provided. that the printing presen ahall bo free ta every peragn Who inay under= jake lo examine the procesdings of any and every lo- artinent of the Governinent, and he may publish the rth, if the matter puutiahed 1s proper for public ine forination, aud the free comununteation of thoughta aud opinions fs entourngel. ‘Tho contempt, in thin care, wan by a printers? 9 newspaper, remarking on the coniitct Of an dudividnal Jucar, who, whit tie wee engaged fu the trial of capital aro, and whilst w] arated from the bile, noid in-charge of the offlesr of thi court, wan furDiehin articles for daily publication in a vival newspaper, aft in admitting ® comiunication from a corresporulent calrulated totrritate the prrnlding dndae af the contt, thongh not reflecting upon hia hutcreity, or In any way * ning hin conduct, The patarraphs and come tian published had no tendenry to abstruct tho adtalntsteation of Justice, nor were thes thet npon tha notice of the court by any act of the plaintia’ tn errors o The right to punien for contempts committed in tho Presence of the Canrt ia acknowled, by our statute 5 and it ie iDkerent ia iteelf when attacked, an the {udividdat man bam a right to do far Ins own prevervatian, $ muy alsa, with grext proprlo- ty, ba regarded a4 u limiLtion ttpon the power of the courte to punish fue guy othercontempts, In thid Dower wold wecesantily Le incinded all acta ealentated to {tupede, uusbatrans, or ol strict 1 iu the al tnfulstratlon of just id. ha consid ered an iloue in the presenes of tin Court, 80 of cules ordered by the Court prohibiting (ue publication of the evilence or other, matters wlule tho case {8 pondint and undecided, ‘The ilipitation of the paver tu auch canes only in better rateulated ta atteugtuou the dae diciary, aud fasten ton the affections aut erteem of the peuple, who havo eo largo a stuke tn ite pririty and aflsieney,' than the enlarging the rower (othe extent claimed. An honest,Indspendent, an tntelligent court will dence, in wmte of newapa- 4 otasy be their wit ar wowerer jn fgatty will euifor tesa by pasw'ng them Ber paragraphn, satire, anit ita di by unnoticed than by urraignine ravors, try faz them Ina wuunmary way, aud [uLislung theta by tha Judgment of the offended party. It does uot nest to me mavoysary for the protection of courls, Iu the exercise of their leyitimate powers, that tis one, no Mable ta abuse, aliould aleo te co! euded to them, It may be no frequently exercincd tudestroy that moral turtuence whirh 19 thelr hest possession, tintit Availy the adintnintration of juatica dnbrought’ into dierepite. Respect to courts cxnuot ba conipelled ; tt 4s tue voluntury tribute of the pablic to worth, virtus, and futelligence, aud whilst thoy are found upon the Judgment seat, #0 long and uo longer, will they retaln the public confidence. If 3 Judge be Whclled Ly the public press, Lend his atnailaut sould be placcd on equal grout, and thelr cumnmon urbiler shuubt be the jury of te! country ¢ and if he had recelved an iujury, auplo romuneration will be mate, In restrizting (he power to punta for contempt to tho canes apeciticd, amore benefita wil resull than by eulargiug it, Itfsat brat an arblirary power, and shonid only be exercised on tho preventative, aud not onthe nudiciive principle, This tut a Jewel of the Court, to be adiired and prize’, but a sod rather, gol most potent when rarely weed, ‘We are satintied tliat no contempt wan committed of which the Cireult Court could take Jurladition, and accordingly reversa the judginent, Although thirty-five yeara havo olapsed sinco thia cane originated, yet inany of thove whore ames appear in connection with it sve sill alive. Ju Breeno, whe deliverest the optiiow, sull oceupieh om seat on tho bene of tho Supreme Court, Tho juryman who wrote oditoriala for a Lucofaco Paper bas growa in grace. aud attonds tha dun- dsy afternoon lectures. ‘The defendatite’ attor- neys wero Butterfield & Aruold. sad oue of them a still smnoug us. ‘Tho John Stove whoxe trial cauned all this disturbance way a woodchopper. He wos found guilty and was hauged in 1340. It inay bo meutioned in couclusion that Stepian A. Douglas, then cne of tha mombers of tho Suprema Court, dissented from the opinion of hg majority __ AMUSEMENTS. ADELPHI THEATRE. MONDAY, MATCH 22, 1873, GALA WEEK, Engagement of tay Famous Roniantle Actor, =. TL. STH Tson. ‘The Grund Star Olle: it earance ol ae Pay soseb ad COOPER, ation Typg Aid tnsat Favorite, OMAR W ATED, INA Lew pkotcit, Ai. T. NTLTSON, (n Charles Foster's Guent Sense tonal Braaua, enditled’ NeSEcx AND NECE, Whiba Powerlil Dramntic Cust. 10; orchestra stalls Se. ty the world hiay atch moderate priaes. “STAR LEOTURE COURSE. MeCOISUUK HALL. ‘The Creat Bhakeparrean Hciiaiar, Actur, and Reader, VANDENHOFE. To-Morrow Night and Thursday. His First Public Headings in thts City. ‘Optinn Tickets good, Holl 1M for 8G. Free 'bus tick. Roverved erats, $1. at dansen, 3teClure ¥ Co GRAND OPERA HOUSE, KELLY & LEON'S Dinstrel& Burlesque Opera Conpaay TO-NIGHT. TO-NIGHT. Firat time of the Grand Comle Opera BARBE BLEUE, WITH THR ENTIRE MAMMOTH COMPANY Jn the cast, comprialng W Lailles and Uentlom ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Flaborate pmituction of admmatization from Charles Dickvust beautiful Christwas story, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH! With MR, TOOLE In his original part-of OALED PLUSL- MEI. To conclude with the eorwaming farce, THE STEEPLE CHASE TIT! c seravens wel, Se TOOLK HOOLEY'S TRE, ANOTHER GREAT PLAY. 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