i 1? M .LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER EKI DAY, APRIL 8, 1881. 32 iUmcastcr Irntelltgenccr. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1881. A Dirty Business. The misgovernment - the munici pality of STewr Yerk has long been an exemplar of the fatal connection be tween local and national politics. Its' city affairs have been controlled upon issues whose determination was regu lated by an appeal te considerations of general political intrigue. It has been a standing complaint thai New Yerk city is ruled from Albany and that Albany leeks te Washington. "Recent events have shown that the New Yerk Assembly waits for the senatorial nod, and. influences radiating from the national capital ' determine questions of purely local concern. All New Verk has been aroused at the filthy condition of her streets, and a mass meeting of her citizens, unprece dented for respectability and influence, demanded their cleaning and pointed te the mayor as the proper responsible au thority te de the work. Te control the patronage which this work would secure for their party. Senater Conkling and his ponies have determined te vest it in officials of their stripe, and have exert id successful influences te cret the lower house of the Legislature te kill a meas ure devised te secure ready relief te Xi-w Yerk city and approved by a citizens committee of which two thirds were Republicans. Ail the potent ;iy;i cie.3 of the Cauieioii-Ceuklhig kind of political machinery were exer cised te defeat the will of the people, and te leave exposed te danger their lives and property te secure a partisan end. Of course the effect wil! he a Kerious r -action in the state against the Kepubli cans, and the Democracy will preiit by it. But the much mere important les les eon which this incident will succeed in enforcing is the cardinal Democratic doctrine of home rule and the imperti nence of dictation from federal and state capitals te the government of municipalities. The cleaning of New Yerk streets is a purely local work that ought te be conducted en workmanlike business principles, and Mayer Grace has given evidence thai it would have been se done had he had a chance. It is withheld from him and tlie vast ma terial and moral interests of Xew Yerk are affected disastrously, at CenUling's behest, te secure patronage for the lie publican party. The people of great cities will net tolerate this sort of tiling much longer. Philadelphia has made short work of it lately and will cut te mince meat Cameren's chances of gel ting even a legislative delegation from it hereafter. The people of Xew Yerk have fresh occasion ie put en the harn ess for their fight for freedem. Jt has been suggested that, in accord ance with an old joint rule, provided for such cases as the present, wherein the Senate, by the voice of its Republican majority, fails in executive session, te acten the president's appointments lie. call it into conference with him. It is a goeil suggestion, Garfield should act upon it at once. Te hear him call the senators of his party te account, and te hear them take him te task would tie interesting and edifying te the whole country. In the most nota ble case of his alleged treachery and of their offensive senatorial dictation it is claimed that he premised Colliding and Pratt te make no appointment of col lector until lie had consulted them and that he broke his word. It would be well for him te inquire and them te an swer before the public what truih there is iu this accusation and en what ground he should make such premise, or break it after he made it. Let the president come into the Senate and demand that the business which he summoned it ie de, and. which the Democrats are anxious te dispatch, be undertaken at once. If he is the harassed man whom a Jcm!i7 cor respondent, plausibly represents him te be, it will be well for him and it may gain for him much popular .sympathy te have a recital of his treuble1 en the fleer of the Senate. This special session has been called for his business, and yet the senators of his party refuse te trans act it. They seek te levy the blackmail of patronage upon him as a condition of their doing it. Surely a debate en the essental question involved between Gar field and Conkling would threw light en an important matter, and mayhap set tle an issue winch portends mere and mere danger te every succeeding presi dent. Mr. Cexklixg nods and in the Xew Yerk Legislature, according te the Her ald, a bill " framed in the interest of the people et the city, with a simple wish and view te secure the efficient perform ance of a plain and easy function of mu nicipal administration, is defeated and set aside because it does net suit the schemes of political cliques, parties and coteries te pass it." W.aste, inefficiency ami peculation are continued and given new chances because it profits the polit ical fortunes of a United States senator. Mr. Cameren waves his hand towards Ilarrisburg and his beast that.thc Legis lature of his state would yet approve the Mahone bargain is confirmed. The resolutions adopted by the Repub lican caucus, applauding the position of their federal senators, have passed the Legislature, only "Wolfe and Lawef the Republicans having the virtue te op pose them. The conduct of the ether alleged Independents en this question is utterly inconsistent and indefensible, and shows their desire te be rehabilitated in party fellowship. The demand for them te pass these resolutions came as offensively and dictatorially, in a public senatorial declaration by Cameren, as it could have been put, and their easy assent te it shows that dreams of federal patronage are potent te beguile them into strange ways and crooked walks. Anxious parents will rejoice te hear that another contemplated Charley Ress outrage has ended disastrously for the criminal, and little sympathy will be felt for the blackmailer's fate who met death yesterday in Xew Yerk in his dcperale attempt te escape arrest. He had coolly planned a crime which involved abduc- !nt,nnl familv Rnrrmr nr a Tar ,. ra "- " -"..j ,.7. .. .... v- cempense. Te have submitted te his demand would have been te strengthen the chances for the success of such schemes, and that this one failed is none the less a subject for congratulation, le cause me cuucuuwjr ei it uieu a sceun- i . a . urci's ue;uu ler ins rascaiiy purposes. MINOR TOPICS. The lack of five votes killed the compul sory education bill in the Legislature of Indiaua. While there in but one man in the country, J. Hammend .Trumbull, of Hart ford, who can read the book, geed copies of the Eliet Indian Bible are weith ever a thousand dollars. Wiiex Samuel J. Tildcn read the names of the members of Garfield's cabinet he is s.iid te have remarked that this adminis tration would be the stormiest en record. Our Uncle Sammy seems te have stuck a pin there. The mayor of Xew Yerk has astonished the public by announcing that if the Legislature will clothe him with power te have the streets cleaned he will be able te command for the performance of the work the services of Lieutenant-Commander Gerringe, the officer who brought ever the Egyptian obelisk. The Washington, D. C, presbytery was appealed te by the North Presbyterian chufth for a severance of its pastoral rela tion with Rev. Charles H. Ramsdcll, en the ground that his wife, a Catholic, at tended mass, te the detriment of her hus band's influence. Judge Drake, of the court of claims, offered a resolution for his expulsion, "inasmuch it was a moral fain for a Presbyterian clergyman te take a Reman Catholic wife." The resolution' provoked an animated discussion, but a, decision is deferred. Experience!) ordnance officers arc steadily advocating the disuse of the bayo net and sabre. Fer hundreds of years the war between gunpowder and steel lias been going en, witu the advantage and gain always in favor of the former, and the sabre and bayonet must in their turn take their places iu our museums by the side of the old pike and cuirass. They must yield te the revolver and rifle, cold steel te gunpowder and lead. In the France-Prussian war the non-employment of steel was wonderfully manifest. Fer thousands who were killed or wounded by ball, shot or shell, stabs or cuts with bay onet, lance, or sabre were almost imper ceptible. It is announced by the New Yerk Sun that probably the new name for Scribncr's Monthly will be the Manhattan Monthly or Manhattan Magazine, and that St, Nicholas will drop the word Seribner from its title. The magazine is understood te have cleared a profit of 72,000 last year, or six per cant, en $1,200,000. It is also announced by the same authority that Mr. Charles Seribner has long desired te found a great illustrated weekly paper, " one which should have upon Harper s Weekly an effect like that which Sciibncfs Monthly wrought upon Harper's Magazine." Mr. Seribner is also credited with the purpose of spend ing half a million of money te start a new Seribner s Magazine. The Cambria Freeman dilates upon the heggishuess of the demand of the Heuse at Uarrisburg for 10,000 extra copies of Smuli"s Hand Boek : "This will give each member forty copies, and as he is entitled under existing laws te 33 copies, these members who came in at the present ses sion will get 73 copies, while these who served two years age and were rc-eleetcd wiil get 10G copies. When this monstrous swindle was before the house the ether day en second reading, a progressive statesman from Washington comity, named Billings Ly, had the cheek te say that the books were for the people, that the state ought te pay for them, and for his part he pro posed te get all the books he could at the expense of the state. PERSONAL,. Tarty ler " Wickv" from the Alw Era : i: It strikes us that a cottage in the shadows of the Alps would be a pleasant and inspiring place te write books en the the theory, methods and results of teach iugs." Garfield please take notice. William F. Leckakd, superintendent middle division, Pennsylvania railroad, who has been sojourning at Het Springs, Arkansas, is expected home next week. His return will relieve Superintendent Prevost.ef his rimihln (Inline They have an odd sterv in Xew Yerk that a beautiful woman, supposed te.be a Cuban, who frequented all the public balls the past winter, and captivated nu merous young men, and old men tee, for that matter, has been discovered te be a negress, and with by no means the best reputation. Mahexe is net a milhenare. $100,000 is about his figure. He owns a line house at Petersburg. Ya., has four Aldcruey cows in his back yard and a fleck of pheasants. He cultivates these birds for their eggs. Hen eggs are net te his taste, which is ec centric and dainty. When a railroad pre sident, at a big salary, he used te travel en a hand-car with a demijohn half as big as himself. That vessel was supposed te contain "true Democratic principles," but it did net. It wa3 mineral water, of which he partook copiously for a severe kidney complaint. Of Gladstone an English critic fitly says : "He cares mere than trades unions for the welfare of the workingmen ; mere than manufacturers for the interests of capital ; mere for the cause of rctrcneh- men than the most jealous aud avowed fees of gevcrment expenditure ; inore for the spread of education than the advocates of a compulsory national system; mere for careful constitutional precedent than the Whigs ; and mere for the spiritual in dependence of the church than the Teries. He unitc cotton with culture ; Manches ter with .Orford ; deep classical joy ever the Italian resurrection and Greek indc-' pendence with the profound English inter est taken in the duty en Zantc raisins and Italian rags." Twe children of Frederick S. Lutz, of 1118 Lcntz street, Philadelphia, one a boy of three years and the ether, a boy of "thir teen months, were taken violently ill en Thursday or last week, a few hours after partaking of boiled ham for dinner, and died, one en the Tuesday and the etWr en ihc Wednesday follewinff. from ! f tl, 1, 1n l0;-. G v.... .v ... ,.s ,, ,j,uucu, AN'UTIIEK CHARI.ET BUSS CASE, In tViiich tire Abductor was Killed at the Outset. About two weeks age Mis. Leuis Stras burger, 128 East Sixty-first street, the wife i rtf i vneltltir rloelai in TvrettVtua nt 1 Mat- lcn lane, New Yerk, received a letter de- 1 " IVlill1 AkI4. 1 MUbVUbO UK AV mandiug $60,000 and threatening the ab duction of her little daughter Resa in case of refusal. Mr. Strasburger immediately put the case in the hands of detectives. By their direction there was a brief cor respondence with the blackmailer. The threatening letters, which were signed " Executive Committee, Third avenue," were continued. In one of them it was s'aid that sixteen persons were engaged iu the plot te obtain money. On Wednesday evening a boy took the letter te the Strasburger residence. The governess, Miss Spelter, took the letter, but when the boy learned that she was net Mrs. Strasburger he snatched it back, explaining that it must be delivered te Mrs. Strasburger in person and hurried away. Captain Gunner, of the Twenty eighth precinct was notified, and he sent Detective Campbell, a man with an ex cellent reputation en the police force, te the house of Mrs. Strasburger, with in structions te remain there until the letter came again. About ten o'clock the letter came. It contained di rections for the delivery of the money. They were that Miss Spelter, the governess, should take the money in an envelope, walk through Sixty-first street te Fiith avenue ami thence te Central park. When she heard a pistol shot sh was te drop the envelope and hurry home without looking b.ick. An envelope was picparcd by the detective aud about neon Miss Spelter started en her mission. De tective Campbell went out the back way ami followed her. At Sixty-first and Mad Mad ieon avenue he saw a man following the lady and en the opposite side of the street a second muii, who made sigua's te the first. These signals were repeated and answered. When the young woman was about midway between Madisen avenue and Fifth avenue, en Sixty-first street, a pistol shot was heard and the governess dropped the piokage and hurried home, glad te be done of her part iu the pregramme. At the same insta-ut Detective Campbell hur ried forward, lie saw the first raau pick up the envelope. Just as he straightened up the detective was upon him and reach ed forth his hand te arrest him. The man started back, threw his hand behind .him, exclaiming : " Don't touch me, or I'll blew your brains out." The detective at once diew his revolver, and presenting it at his head ordered him te surrender and net te draw his pistol. The ui.tn, with his right hand still behind him, made a grab at Campbe l's pistol,and the detective says the blew of his baud dischaigcd the pistol. Campbell insists that he did net lire at the man. At all events the detective's revolver was dis charged and the big bullet went crashing through the man's left eye and into his brain lie dropped dead. His body was taken te tlse Twenty-eighth precinct station house. It was that of a mail about 35 years e'.d, with brown hair, long byewu side-whiskers and light moustache. He was well dressed. Frem papers in his pocket it was evident that his name was Edward Hermann Jehuauncs Sagert, aud that his mother resides at IS Buelow street Bcriiu, Prussia. Resa Strasburger is a very pretty aud intelligent child, eleveu years old. A week age last Sunday an attempt was made te entice her from Sunday school by a forged note from home, but the Reverend Dr. Ilucbsch, rabbi of the Madisen Avenue synagogue, suspected something wrong aud detained the child. Mr. Strasburger viewed the body of the dead man aud said that, he never saw him before. He is at a less why he should he singled out for such an attempt at blackmail. STATE ITEMS. Twelve bodies have thus far been ere- mated at Washington, Pa. Philadelphia's new bachelor mayor performed his first marriage ceremony yes terday. Ferest county this year has a seven mill tax, the lowest in its history and will wipe out its dcet. It was an unfounded lepert " that Gewen might resign the Reading railroad presidency. Jehn Appcrl, wholesale liquor dealer of Scranton. couldn't tell all his troubles te niece housekeeper and se he shot himself dead. At Hnpbotteni, en the D., L. & W. rail road, the car sweepers found a two-day-old baby in a basket, which some pass enger had left behind. Mcadville's crazy prophet some years :u,e predicted the death af the Czar "of all the Russias at the hands of assassins in 1831. Twe Pittsburgh women get into a back yard quarrel ; their husbands took it up and the doctor had te put seven stitches into the cheek of the one that was bitten by his antagonist. Up in Juniata ceuntv Lloyd Van Dyke. an orphan bound boy, was struck killed by a locust tree which he was lodging from a sapling whereon it and fallen after he felled in. The last spike iu the line of the Shenan doah Valley railroad between Hagerstown Md., aud Waynesboro Va., was driven at Luray, Va., en Tuesday, in the presence of a large crowd amid great enthusiasm. The state beard of charities recommend the removal of the ex Catholic priest, Ulasiuse Pasterius, te thcj'insane asylum, at Norristown or Ilarrisburg. The district attorney and Judge Ress, of Montgomery county, and Judge Mitchell pretest against Pasterius' removal te an insane asylum, en the ground that he is tee homicidal and cunnirg te remain there. When Pasterius was sentenced he threatened te take the lives of these who had a veice in convict ing him. and the gentlemen mentioned are the ones he has marked out for his ven- L.ATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The Guttenbcrg Bible, the first book printed in movable type, sold in New Yerk yesterday for $8,000. Silas V. Celeman was fatally shot by Jehn Beltz in East Baltimore, near Fell's Point. Beltz accused Celeman of having wen the affections of his wife. The Society of Friends, of the town of Shrewsbury, I. J., have abolished their society and the meeting house is adver tised te be sold en the 13th inst. Cape May Point, which was started in 1875 by the Sea Greve association as a Presbyterian seaside resort, was yesterday disposed of at auction. It cost $300, OtO and was sold for $120,000. Lafayette F. Beach, once a wealthy Southerner, but of recent years a sales man in Xew Yerk, was found dead in his bed at the Tremont house. There was no evidence of suicide, but it is believed he died by his own hand. He was addicted te the use of opium aud has several times been found apparently dying from its ef fects. Lecal Stocks. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold the following at the Cooper house yester day : Ten shares First national bank, of Stras bnrg. at $134.50 per share. 10 shares Big-Spring & Beaver "Valley railroad withdrawn at $9.73 per share. 13 shares First national bank of Colum bia, withdrawn at $134 per .share ; 5share sold for $133 per share. One $200 Reading & Columbia railroad ra,st. mnrhr.i i,j rr - . ... Y":i2:7S -' """"' '4 "-v"u-i uruwii ai, ?i"i..jv en rue ?ivu valuation LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. EDUCATIONAL. MEETING of tub LAXCASTEU SCHOOL IIOAKD. Reports of Committees City .Superinten dent's Koperts Annual .Estimates Heldiers Orphans The Sew Scheel tleusett Election of Teach ersk" &C..&C. The beard of school directors of Lan caster city school district met statedly last evening in common council chamber. The following named members were in attendance. Baker, Brcneman, Carpenter, Eberinan Evans, Haas, Harris. J. I. Hartman, Ilerr, Jacksen, Johnsten, Lcvergoed, Marshall, McCemsey, Morten, Oblender, Reiraen snyder, Richards, Samson, Schmid, Schwebel,Slayniakcr,Sineycli,AVesthaetler. "Wilsen, Christian Zecher, Gee. W. Zecher, Warfel, president. The minutes of last meeting were read aud approved. Mr. Baker presented the following re port of the city .superintendent together with the superintending committee's re commendations 4f the superintendent's plans : "Lancaster, Pa., April 3, 1831. Te the Superintending Committee. Gentlemen : The city superiutendaut, believing that additional secondary schools should be established, respectfully recom mends that the schools iu the new Lemen street building be organized as fellows. viz.: two primary schools for buys and girls; two advanced primaries for boys and girls ; one secondary school for boys, and ene secondary school for girls ; one advanced secondary for boys, and one ad vanced secondary for girls. The boun daries of the district, se far as regards pupils of the secondary grade, should be the city limits en the north and cast, en the south "West Walnut and East Chest nut for girls, and West Walnut and East King for boys, and en the west, North Water te Walnut and North Queen, from Walnut te Chestnut aud King, respectively. The pupils te be transferred from secondary schools al ready established, shall be such only as belong te classes C. D. E. and F. except in special cases, where pupils prefer te re turn te these classes from class B. The following teachers are recommended for appointment : Misses Kate Shirk and Kate Cliften, te have charge of the primaries ; Misses Nellie RupJey and Sue Hei brook, of the advanced primaries ; Miss M. Zug, of the girls' secondary ; Miss Annie Etter, of the boys' secondary ; Miss Lizzie Carpenter, te be promoted te the girls' advanecd secondary, and a male teacher te be placed iu charge of the boys' advauccd secondary, at a salary of fifty dollars a mouth. R. K. Bueihile. Te the Heard of Directors of the Common Schools of the City of Lancaster : The superintending committee concur in the foregoing recommendations of the city supeiintendent relative te tlse organi zation of the schools for the new school building at the corudvef Lemen aud Lime streets, and asks the approval of the same by the beard. And the committee also request the beard te give te your com mittee authority te open said schools as seen as they are ready for eacupancy, at its discretion. Respect fully submitted, Daniel G. Bakcu, II. E. St.at.mak EX, Wm. McCemsey, LtrriiEii Richards. Jehn W. Jacksen. Lancasteis, April 7. 1881. Mr.BaUcr also presented the following report from the city .superintendent and the committee's recommendations relative te the same : The (iOtmaii-ttiigliHli Scheel. The city superintendent also desires te cill your attention te the German and English school. Te all who have visited this school and observed its operations, it has become apparent that the diversity of classes is tee great te de justice te them in their present building, and with then present teaching force. The fact is that there are mere pupils in average attend-! ance there in proportion te the number of teachers employed than in any eMicr school in the city, the boy's secondary en Mulberry street only excepted. When it is remembered that an additional language is studied and that the principal has charge of the primary as well as secondary grade, it can leadily be seen that pupils there labor at a disadvantage, as compared with these attending wther secondary Ischoels. With a view te remedying this evil aud also for the purpose of providing mere room in the primary grade. I would recommend the temporary icmev.il of 31 r. Matz with the pupils of the secondary grade te the building en Mulbcrrv street, about te be vacated by the boys' seconda ry, the appointment of an assistant te Mr. Matz, and the organization of the remain ing pupils as a German and English pri mary with Miss Btiudcli as piincipal and Misses Witwcr and Stanley as assistants. Miss Bundcll had charge of seme German classes, as assistant, and would no doubt give satisfaction in this particular if placed in charge of the school. It should be mentioned that a number of applicants were refused admission lat fall for want of room, and that Mr. Matz giving in struction in vocal music in the high school the removal te Mulberry stieet will be ad vantageous also en that account. It is new some months since I called the attention of the committee te the fact that a large number of pupils arc withdrawn Trem school at eleven e clock iu the morn ing for the purpose of carrying dinner, one hour before the time for dismissing school. With a view te giving definite iigures hi regard te this subject, I requested sonic of the teachers te report te me. These re ports show that twenty-six pupils leave from Mis Zuerchcr's school at that hour twenty-one fiem Mr. Matz's and thirtyl eight from Miss Johnsten's. In view of the fact that these pupils thus lese mere than one-sixth of their school time, I feel constrained te bring this subject te your attention for the second time, and te ask you te permit us te open the schools at the corner of Mulberry, and Vine at 8.V a. m. and close the morning session at llV a. m by way of experiment for the re mainder of this term. Yours respectfully, R. K. Bl'eukle. The committee concur with that portion of the superintendent's recommendation relating te the employment of an addition al teacher, but they propose that the de vision shall be as fellows : Miss Kate Bundell, with a new assistant, te be re moved te the building about te be vacated en Seuth Duke street, and te be placed there in charge of a German and English primary school, composed of the pupils of tue lower grade of Mr. Matz's school, and Mr. Matz, with his two present assistants, te remain where lie is with the secondary and higher primary grade. This also meets the superintendent's approval. Respectfully submitted, Daniel G. Bakeu, W. McCemsey, II. E. Slatmakek, LuTiir.n Richards, Jehn W. J vckpen. Lancaster. April 7. 1881. Mr. Evans suggested that the change could net be made without altering the rules. Dr. Carpenter thought the plan suggest ed might be tried temporarily, by unani mous consent, and if it worked well the rule might be changed. On motion of Mr. Baker it was ordered that the primary schools en Seuth Mul berry street be opened at 8:30 and closed at 11:30. from this time until the end of the L- . present session. Mr. Evans, from the finance committee presented the following bills, whicl having been examined by the committee and approved, were ordered te be paid : Fer jras for quarter ending March 1, $1(5 ; Chas. H. Barr, fe books; &c, $41.88 ; W. A. Heinitsh, for office chair for city super intendent, $18.50 ; Miller & Hartman. half-dozen brooms, 3.73 ; Frank E. Da vis, for drawings and specifications, bal ance due, 8400; Eli Pewl, for hauling and labor, $11.20 ; D. B. Couzzins, teach ing night school, $33 ; Flinn & Breneman, for registers, pipe, &c, $1C ; Daniel Mc Lane, for services in new Lemen street school. $13 ; Colie Wiley, coal."$220.03 ; Peter Miller, oil, $2.00 ; Gee. II. Smith, weed, $1 ; Flinn & Breneman, Mershon furnaces and fixtures, $1,220 ; Flinn & Breneman, for sundries, $9.73 ; Ph. My ers, for labor, 1.30 ; Daniel McLaughlin, balance en contract for water closets at Lemen street school house, $150 ; Em'l Stene, for labor, $7. Aunual Estimates. Mr. Evans, from the finance committee, presented the following estimate of re ceipts and expenditures for the ensuing school year : Te the Jieard of Directors of the Common Schools of Lancaster City : Your committee et finance, as required by rule Ne, 21. respectfully present the animal estimate of the probable receipts and expenditures of the schools for the coming year, with a tax of thiity cents en the hundred dollars valuation : ESTIMATED RIXEirTS. SlI.fKiO.O-iO valuation at tliree tuiils fctl.utK) 00 Stale appropriation 5.S00 00 1'relKible amount trout County Com missioners en collection et'stute and county tax 1.450 ) Tuition 150 th) Probable buistneciii treasury June 1, 1S31 5,000 00 ? 15. 100 00 Day tuition $;e,000 00 Ni'ilt. tuition BOO 00 lnttuvkten leuii-s 1.500 00 Principal en leaus 3,009 oe Ceal anil kinil'injr I,2K) IX) ISoekAuml stationery.. Oil 0(1 Salaries aw 00 Jas bills . 50 IX) Janitors 1.3(10 00 itepair-.. &e 1.&7U b() Abatement 1,400 0.) Errors unit exonerations t 'i,OJ0 00 Commission for collecting $00 00 Water runt 100 00 ConUtijjeucics 1,175 0.) $15,400 0) The above estimate is based en a tax of thirty cents of the hundred dollars valua tion, being the same rate at last year. Your committee think with ecouemy en the part of the beard, the above rate wil! furnish the necessary means te p.iy all ordinary expenses required during the year. Rebeut A. Evans, Henrt Carvektek, J. I. ilAKTMAX. Mr. J. I. Hartman, from the committee en buildings aiid grounds, announced the appointment of jauiteis for the Lemen street and Chestnut street school houses. Soldiers' Orphans. Mr.Brcncman,frem the sold iers' orphans committee, presented the application of Mrs. Mary C. Helt, widow of Jonathan Helt, a soldier of the 79th Reg. P. V., for the admission of her son Albert Themas Helt, into the soldiers' orphans' schoe. The application was approved. .Night Scheel!). Mr. Samson, from the boys' night school committee, reported that the attendance of pupils had ' become very small, and he moved the school be elesed. Se ordered. The James Strnst Scheel floube. Mr. Slavinakcr, from the committee te which was referred the petition of the sub contractors for relief for losses suffered by them in the erection of the James street r.choel house, made the following report : Te the President and Members of the Lancaster City Scheel Jleurd : Gentlemen : The undersigned eeni- ' mitteel te whom was referred the petition 01 tiie creditors el Andrew Wilsen, con tractor for the Jatnes street school build ing, respectfullv submit the follewiug re- i pert By resolution of this beard thiity thou sand dollars was appropriated for the erection and equipment of two school buildings. In pursuance of said resolution, and iu accordance with the law and custom your committee invited proposals for the erection of these buildings. Fer the erec lien et the James stieet building, there were nine proposals, ranging from $7,450 te $9,975. The lowest bidder, Andrew Wilsen, was comparatively unknown te your committee, and while some doubt was entertained as te his responsibility, tlie security presented, Uriah Bitzer, was unquestioned. Your committce then con tracted with these parties for the erection and completion of the building iu accord ance with the plans and specifications fur nished them, for the sum' of $7,430. Mr. Wilsen then contracted with various per sons fur material and labor, and cemmenc ed the erection of the building, and con tiuued operations until it was well under way, when he absconded. Werk then ceased and considerable delay ensued until arrangements were effected by which the building was completed by Mr. Bitzer. Xew contracts had te be m:tdc, a superin tendent and new handshad te be employed and many ether contingencies provided for. All of which tended te increase the cost of tire building, and cansc the conse quent le-s. This less said te be ever two thousand dollars the petitioners ask this beard te pay! While the cost of the building through causes heretofore referred te may have exceeded the contract price, your committee de net admit as a fact the statement of the petitioners, that the building could net have been built for a less sum than is said te have been expend ed en it, viz : $9,803 ; while two ether ex perienced builders, with ample security, proposed te contract and erect the build ing for only $350 and $440, respectively, mere than the bid of Mr. Wilsen. While we sympathize with any who may have lest cither material or labor in the erection of this building, in view of all the facts and circumstances, your committee believe that for the beard ' te pay these losses would establish a bad precedent ; it would be unjust te ether bidders; it would render contracts useless, and would be a violation of the spirit if net the letter of the law. We, therefore, recommend that the prayer of the petiencrs be net granted. II. E. Slaymaker, Wm. McCemset, Luther Richards, Christian Zecher, Rebert A. Evans. Jehn I. Hartman. Mr. Wilsen made an argument in behalf of the petitioners, maintaining that the beard was in equity, if net in law, bound te pay them for the losses sustained, as it was no fault of theirs that the contractor had absconded ; and it was undeniable that the beard had secured a building worth fully $2,000 mere than had been paid for it. Te establish this point Mr. Wilsen presented the bills showing the absolute cost of the building, the bids of ether con tractors for the work, and also certificates et several disinterested builders. Mr. J. I. Ilartman and Mr, Slaymaker replied, contending that the beard was net responsible for the alleged losses ; and that it would be a dangerous precedent te pay sums ever and above the contract price te make geed the losses of contractors. If such a precedent be established, a cunning contractor will be able te put in bids se low as te secure the contracts for all buildings needed by the beard, and then call upon the beard te make geed alleged losses. The question being called for, the re port of the committee was adopted, there being only three or four votes in the nega tive. The Lemen Street school Heuse. Mr. Slaymaker presented the following majority report relative te accepting the new Lemen street school building : L.AXCASTE, April 7. MSI. Te the President and Members of the Lancas ter Scheel Beard. Gentlemex : It is with pleasure we announce the completion of the Lemen and Lime street soueol building, by the contractor, Daniel McLaughliu, iu accord ance with the plans aud specifications of F. E. Davis architect. We therefore recommend that the beard accept the same, withholding $300 from the last payment till the completion of the paving as per contract, which can not be done until the weather has finally settled. We congratulate the beard ou having two of the best lighted aud ventilated school buildidg iu the state. Aud we further ask for authority te dis pose of the two old buildiugs" at public sale when vacated. All of which is respectfully submitted, H.'E. Slaymakeu, Christian Zecher, Luther Richards, W. McCemsey, Rebert A. Evans, J. I. Hartman. The following minority report, signed by Mr. Cochran, was read : Harrisbure. April 6. 18S1. Te the President and Members of the Scheel Jieard of Lancaster City : Gentlemen : As a member of the building committee I desire te enter every' pretest against the payment in full te the contractor of the contract price for the construction of the new school building, corner of Lime and Lemen streets, this city. By the terms of the contract, the building was te have been com pleted dn the first day of December last, and in case of failure en the part of the contractor te de se it was expressly stipulated that he should forfeit the sum of ten dollars per day for every dgy he Was engaged in its construction beyond that time. As the period of four mouths has elapsed since the- time fixed its completion, it is but just te the beard, te the public and te the scholars and teach ers who have been greatly inconvenienced thereby, as well as te the ether bidders for the contract, that a proper deduction be exacted by the beard for the delay en the pait of the contractor, which I consider in a great measure inexcusable. Very respectfully, T. B. Cochran. Mr. Johnsten said he was rather sur prised te see the same committee which insisted ou a strict compliance of the con tract in the raattsr of the James street school, immediately thereafter propose te release. the contneter for the Lemen street school from the $10 per day penalty in curred by him by his failing te finish the building within the time agreed upon. It might be said the winter was an excep tionally bad one, and therefore the wei k could net be done within the time speci fied ; but en the ether hand, might it net be said that the abscond ing contractor for the James street school was an exceptionally bad contractor, and that the sub-contractors who furnished the material and did the work en the new building, and lest heavily thcreby without any fault of their own, ought te be paid for their work, and net be made te suffer for the fault of ethers ? Mr. Johnsten said he did net think Mr. McLaughlin oughttesutt'ertho penalty pre scribed in the contract, but be thought it looked strange te see the committee se ready te exonerate him, aud. no unwilling te afford relief te ethers, equally deserv ing. Mr. McCemsey said the committee had treated both contractors alike ; both had failed te finish their buildings within the time named and it was proposed te exon erate both from the penalty for their fail ure. Mr. McCemsev at some lemth eulogized Mr. McLaughlin for the faith- ful manner in which he had performed his work. He had done mere than he bad contracted te de ; bad added several valu able improvements te the plan at a cost of several hundred dollars te himself without any additional cost te the beard. The committee's report was agreed te unanimously. Superintendent's "iluuthly Itcparl. The monthly report of the city superiu tendentwas read as fellows : Lancaster, Pa., April 7, 1881. Te the Heard of Scheel Directors : Gentlemen : I herewith present my report of the public schools for the month of March : smoei-s. 2 J. P. McCa.kcy"j Mi.s- S. II. BuiuleU'- V. II. Lcvergoeif.s U. .?. Gates' Miss (icergia RuiulcU's ' Clara IS. Hubcr's ' A. C. Brubakcr'.s Charles Matz's Miss E. Towers " K. I.. Downey's ' M. E. Zuerclicr's '. 1 .1. Johnsten's " Emi y Miyilam ' Mary Deu-rlierty's.... " M.J. limning' " L. C. Marshall's ' Ella Carpenter's ' Kate Iluckius's " M.E.Stahl's " L. II. ClarksenV " 1). It. Rail's M. tig's A.M. Ettcr's ' M. M. Mussclinan's... " Alice Marshall D.eiddriiige I!. Couzzins.'. ?.l US I3-i i-.i; IK lei mi 'J)7 48 i:;i HI IS) lii UK III' Ittl 118 nu; 45 5)1 si lit s. m; se SI I 517 77 12 7:: 11:; 71 li!J 82 lit) Si 11-' 71' les s-2 Vti 7!l 7U 72 .17 !l -tl 71 SB IN HO 7'J 4- Si ri si 35) 7' : .2 ISO im I.1S j: l.'W i:;i S.l 4: 4!ll iar. mi Totals anil Averages xicuit scnoei.5. K. b. Gates 2W!, 2s! W ' The whole number of teachers enrolled was 2,9C3 ; tiie average attendance was 2,J80, and the average percentage of at tendauce was 82. The enrollment of pupils in the.night school was 28 ; the average. 19, aud the percentage 68. These numbers show an increase ever the previous month nf TIS it, flie .tirrb1lmint nml 10! in the average attendance. The number of visits made by the super intendent as reported by the teachers is 100. The number of visits made by direc tors is 145, as fellows : D. G. Baker, 4 ; C. F. Eberman, 20 ; J. B. Warfel, 2 ; II. E. Slaymaker, 18 ; Luther ltichards, 25 ; W. O. Marshall, 8 : U. Z. Rhoads, 4 ; II. It. Breneman, 4 ; Wm. McCemsey, 18 ; J. I. Hartman, 10 ; E. G. Snyder. 8 ; W. A. Wilsen. 4; C. Zecher. 8 ; T. B. Cochran, 4 ; D. Ilartman. G ; J M. Johnsten, 1 ; A. Oblcnder, 1. The number of pupils in the third division of Miss Stahl's school. having been reported te be en the increase Miss Mary MeNeal was appointed te teach as a substitute until Miss Clarksen should be able te resume her position, which she did ou the 4th inst. -As will be seen the attendance in the new building is very geed", the percentage ranking among the highest, The educating and refining in fluence of this building has already made itself felt in the ether schools in stimu lating teachers te pay mere attention te the appearance and condition of their school rooms, with regard te tidiness and I cleanliness, and te order in admitting and dismissing their pupils. With the growth of the city and the consequent increase in the number of schools, it will become necessary te add te the number of our instructors in vocal music. I would, therefore, recommend that from this time forth, all applicants for positions in our schools, who have net heretofore been, and are net new in the employ of the beard, be required te pass an examination in the elements of vocal music and drawing. We will thus grad ually secure & corps of teachers qualifietl te teach vocal music under the direction of the musical director, without in any way interfering with these new engaged in the schools, and without any increase of expenditure. The number of applicants is se large as te fully justify the biwrd in adding te their qualifications, and these who are looking forward te positions will act accordingly. Indeed, the beard would be fully justified in employing none but such as have had successful experience as teachers, or at least held normal school certificates. I have the honor te bu your humble ser vant. R. K. Bcetirle. Appletetr Kcitler. A set of Appleton's Readers were re ceived from the general agent, J. A. M. Passmeie. and referred te the book com mittee. Klectien of Teacher. The beard proceeded te elect a teacher te fill the vacancy made by the prometioti of 3Iiss Carpenter. All applicants were placed iu nomination, and a ballet being had Miss Mary MeXeal was chosen. Fer tliu additional assistant iu .Mr. Matz's sched there was a close contest. Ou the first b'lliet the votes were divided among ilNses.Scovern. Scner, "Linn and Yonker. On the second ballet Miss Seov Seev crn received 13 votes and Miss Yonker 13. Miss Seevern was declared elected. Fer principal of the new boys secon dary school. Mr. C. V. Lichty was elected by acclamation. Adjourned. THK COUNTY AUUtrOK. Mtis-rr r.:rs Blir Wrr ilicia." This morning the county auditors agaiu met and as - iiMial had a scene. Only Messrs. Musvraud Cm ran were present. The object of the meeting was said tube te make, some further examination of the county ttiMS'irer's accounts ; ami the county ti-earuier'ii counsel. E. K. Martin and J. L. Stcimuctz. cs.js., were present, te furnish any needed in formation. Mr. Musscr said he war: net prepared te proceed, because the counsel itfe the audi tors was net pivscut. E. Iv. Martin, t'sq., hoped the matter would net be postponed. The dilatory action of the auditors was putting the county Ue.s-e.rer te much inconvenience and ha prevented him from making his quarterly statement te the state treasurer, which should have bi-cu made m the 1st of April. Mr. .Martin fully recognized the right of the auditor:; tr call before them the county treasurer as often as it might be necessary te de s te secure an honest audit of his accounts. They had called upon the treasurer three times already, and he had each time responded te the call and net an error has Iil'cu found in his account;. Great inuytice has been done te Mr. Grolf byanapparent attempt te make hi., a.-counts appear wrong when they are all right. Whatever might be Mr. Martin's private opinion of the au ditor's cenip-tency for the work entrusted te them he proposed te treat them as though they .were acquainted with their duties ami uieinf toperlerm them. He was here te-day te spread before them for their inspection every paper or record of a"y 'Mtl i;,f:l,;-"'It,t treasurer s ac- ":- w ; .., uy y c, imw I .; i-i imu .. ...ice , cs uc.eru the be.ud. and new' he insisted that if the auditors should go en with the audit and finish se that the treasurer make his re port te the state, and he freed from the un just suspicions which the singular course of the amlt'er.- i: calculated te create. Mr. Miis.-ersaid his was net prepared te go en heceust: of the ah-ence of his coun sel. S. II. Reynolds, esq. Mr. Oman aid he was satisfied the treasurer.-, account was all right, and there w:as no occasion for further de lay. J. L. rileiumetz, '.-., hinted that Levi Senseuig ast net Mr. Reynolds was Mr. Mussers cenn;"!, and asked whether a "'- "-' ! sl"mIU "e ic memhi r of the beanl of auditors a:l'vctl te control the two otiters. After neme rather angry words between Mr. Mu.-.ser and iMr. Steiiimetz the latter gentleman .-poke highly of the county treasurer:; integrity as shown in ether im portant trusts, and offered Mr. Musscr the account, of the irce soup fund, and pro posed that hi: could better spend his time in auditing it. As Mr. Musscrinsistedui postponing the audit until Tuesday, Mr. 3I.tit.in demanded a premise from him that en Tuesday the matter should be promptly taken up and disposed u': and te this Mr. Musscr agreed. , Before adjourning .Mr. Musscriequcstcd .Mr. Cm i an te join him in signing a .stib pena compelling the prothenotary te bring before, tiic auditors his hooks se that the sheriff:; account might be properly audited. Mr. Currau refu.-t.-ii te de se and the 1 beaid adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. i Soen after the beard adjourned Mr. Cel- ' lins arrived fiem the country. ih'etu:::: kills mceTiiKit. l'at;il i:.:ircl ll:lw:'ii III,") Minis !iiiieiOie lri.i:lirr In Iferk.s. et V- i Christ i;it Kisser, a Mcnuenitc preacher, lesidiug near H. II. Suavely s mill, iu Elizabeth township, this county, had oc ec oc cassien te be away from home for a few days last wide, and dating his absence his two sei.-. named Ames aged 21, and ' Henry aged if., were cutting potatoes for planting. While thus engaged a iiiarrcl arose between thorn, which ended fatally. It appeals that Ames was doing a cer tain amount of work which Henry dictated, whereupon a scullic fol lowed, during which Ilciuy pulled out a large tliik-knifc and iu the excitement stabbed his brother in the abdomen. ""L'I,"S ""'i "iceuing, ie me ground, aemc neiguoer.s wnu nappi-iicu te p.i-,s ey at tne time rami te his rescue aud carried him te his home. Medical aid was quick ly summoned, but when the physician ar rived Ames was se weak from the less of bleed that the doctors have no hones of his recovery Weid was immediately sent i te their father informing him of the ee- eurrence. llie weiunl in tae boy s body is about two inches long, one inch deep, penetrating into the intestines. It is stated that the brothers have frequently quar reled together. i'iTi;i: ENI LOCALS. (-isul:iisi:l Iriun Litil. Ucciirii. Linnaeus Shelly has sold a Lititz town let, 3t)x2U0 feet, en Spruce street, te II. W. Stark for -:00, and .Martin ICryderoneef the same size en Cedar staccl te Mr. Stark for sj:!00. Jehn JVnucIf, aged 40, of Clay, fell from a moving.wageii ; the wheels went ever him and fractured a lib. Within four. weeks Samuel Keller, of Keller's station, has lest three children from death by diphtheria. The tramp who .stepped- te a.-ik Mrs. Jacob Stern, iu Lititz. for aid, stele her husband's watch while she was getting alms for him. Christian Iiuhelf, much given te dissi pation, has Ieit his home near Bruucrs villej and his wife and four children have their goods .set en the street and nothing te eat. The Circus. The i'.uuuiit Londen circus finished billing the town, yesteiday after putting up about l.eOO sheets of paper besides having filli.il the windows with litho graphs, and distributed many thousands of circular.';. The car left for Columbia ever the Pennsylvania rai'read last night, and this morning shipped te Heading, where the show will have te liht against AV. C. Coup who has already billed that town. W. W. Durand, press n, cut of the show was in town yesterday afternoon, and im mediately after making his contracts he left for Xew Yerk.
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