LANOASTEK DA1L 1NTE1J.IGENCEU THUlSDA APK1L 20 1882 ftdiuastcT uiclligenrcr. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1882. The Docter Jiille. The committee of Congress reports that the attendants of the late president earned ever a hundred thousand dollars by their labors. Evidently it is an expensive bus iness for presidents te be ill and die. Maybe it would be as expensive for them te be ill and live : but of that we have no present demonstration. One would think that doctors and nurses would be entitled te at least equal reward when saving their patient as when failing te de se ; and the legitimate conclusion is that Pre"'lent Garfield.-5 sttend ant"? 'lr r'"' haf tbeir bes bill:- I pfn tl pi'Cif'Cnt": 'le-'l l. Ty 1"" -'iiC c aiwyil. people .MM) "iltjll'l Uldt 'ii lOii "'v- their '-rain : but it is hdruh cut- which the nation could reasonably be called upon te pay heavily for. It was net, then, the death of Garfield that pro duced these bills : nor can we well see that it was the fact of his death by vio lence, instead of disease, that made the labors of his attendant:; especially oner ous and valuable. We have reason te piay fervently for the health of eurchief magistrate ; and doubtless the petitions of the prayer-book in that regard will hereafter be poured forth with especial unction. Dr. I). W. Bliss, physiciun-iii-chicf, is put down as having earned about one fourth of the total cost of the death bed. 'ouie persons may think that he did net earn the money. We cannot say that, we agree with them. We can see that he suffered damage in the case quite up te the amount of his bill. Twenty live thousand dollars is peer com pensation for his depreciation in value. He must have been in high repute as a physician te have secured his place by the president's bed Mde. We arc safe in saying that he will never get another president for his pa tient: nor any ether sufferer with kind friends who de net wish the sick man's translation- If the bill of Dr. Bliss was based upon his value te his patient, in stead of te himself, as the minority of the committee of Congress think it should have been, it might have been reduced te a very small figure. A jury would net have awarded him much upon the iwhitum mcntU. The public opinion of the value of his ser vices is net liigh. In truth, the awards matlc te all of the attendants will be pronounced extravagant. Xesneh bills would be rendered against a private in dividual : and there is no sufficient rea son te be found in the fact that the patient' was a president and the nation is te lw made the debtor, for charging fee that were net earned. - m Orticlnl Fees. A correspondent writes te us com plaining of giess overcharges in the sheriffs office, net only in the matter of lhal c flicial's costs, but of his expenses of advertising and printing bills for the sale of real estate which comes under his hammer. Upen inquiry of the pre sent deputy, who was also deputy under Sheriff Slrine, and upon examination of a large number of bills of costs in .such cases en the sheriffs books, we can find nothing te justify our informant's alle gation of from $-t) te 4) charged for such advertisements, and from $ote $-2'j for the sale bills. If he can direet us any specific cases in which Mich charges have been made or illegal fees taken by any county official the Intj:l i.miCNCKtt will be glad te expose them. In the regular enrrent of public affairs, every theft of money, under the garb of fees for services rendered, is a proper subject for public animadversion. The law-making power of the commonwealth, aware of the natural disposition of man te get all he can, wisely provided that officials in public station should be paid a reasonable compensation for the ser vices rendered te the public, and de clared what should be charged for every service rendered by these in official place. This is known as the fee bill. Every person having business in any of the courts of the commonwealth, and in any of the ellices necessary in the administration of jus tice, has the right te consult this bill ; and if the charges are greater than the law allows for each item of service he has the right te demand that, only such service shall be paid for as is provided for by law, and at such rates as the law prescribes. We are also advised that there are il legal fees asked and taken, as a general thing, in the prothenotary's office, es pecially in such cases as of inquisitions of lunacy, inquisitions against habitual drunkards, sales of property under orders of the court of common pleas, xc. In these the costs, when paid, are all marked as " paid ;" but there is no taxa tion of costs en the record; the costs collected by the prothenotary are in ex cess of the amount provided for these costs in the fee bill, but when the auditor te audit the accounts of the county officials with the state gees ever these records, lit. holds the prothenotary ac countable only for the legal fees, and the excess charged is all profit for that offi cial. Indeed there is geed ground for com plaint that the charges of fees in our county offices are mostly overcharges, and that the movement begun by the bar some years age te remedy this, re sulting in the preparation and publi cation of a fee bill, has resulted in no protection te the public. These undue spoils of the offices make them the stakes of greedy and expensive struggles te get them, and the people have te feet the bills, the lawyers maintaining that they cannot afford te make individual re sistance te the exactions of officials en whose accommodation they must se largely depend, and accordingly they let their clients be robbed. The fees of the public officers as al lowed by law are at this time but little in excess of what they were forty years age, and yet if anyone will put himself te the trouble te investigate the charges for clerical service, then, and compare them with what such services are new eharced against parties In Interest, he wUlted that the present charges are abet three times as much as they were forty yean age. Hew is it that the public are willing te allow officials te fleece them te the tune of from 100 te 200 per cent- en the amount the law re quires them te pay'? Is it ignorance, or is it a williug tribute by the payers of this extortion as a voluntary gift te the dominant party in the county ? Se far as the Democratic part of the public is concerned we knew that there is an en tire absence of motive en their part te contribute te the emoluments of official station, beyond what the strict letter of the law requires. And we doubt wheth er any Republican feels like giving any official any mere for his services in any matter of business in the court house than is required by the fee bill. It would appear therefore that al! fee" charged i:i any naiiT Vcf,r' tHr '.our", ei vhkb : ; )1f Ml If''" efil;r- f !! .eijlt, i'i c -"' f 'viini iIk J i'I'' '"p-. -i- .''rppcn-M- ', t.i'jn Jei !.!"- fc"5. are jiiul . much stolen )rui ;.h individual. "vlict ml- - fortune eeiiipeu h:ni te pay ikeui. The public have one ample means of protection. Kvcry public officer is bound by law te give an itemized state ment of whatever services lie may ren der, with the fee charged for each .specific service. He cannot refuse te render this itemized statement. And if in this itemized statement services are charged for. which were net rendered, or charged for at a price in excess of tlie fees al lowed by law, then the party paying mere than he ought te have paid has his remedy by suing the official who has made and received the extortionate fees under color of law. Tumbling te the Game. Frem the mass of testimony taken by the county auditors, some of which is irrelevant and mere of it a repetition, there are a certain salient features which deserve special consideration and have the broadest significance, for example, these extracts will serve te fix public at tention upon some points which this journal lias been hammering at for years : Auditor Greider Did you charge mile age for each one of these tiamps, as though you had ancstcd each separately '.' Constable Eichholtz If my bill hays s, I did ; I'll stand by 1115' bill. Greider Had you wan ants for these tramps when you arrested them ? Eichholtz I had net. -,i -:: -.; x :: Greider Yeu made but two trips and yet you charge mileage for I08 miles. Is that correct '.' Eichholtz If it is en the bill it is. Reed When you arrest five or six per sons at one time de you charge mileage for each '.' Eichholtz Xe ; 1.0I exactly. Heed But your bill shows mileage charged in each case. Eichholtz If the bill shows it I suppose it te be correct. The alderman makes out the bills. -t - 1 : ;.t x t ::- Greider I find hcic a case of 0110 Muu Muu sen, in which Shay has costs taxed for costs, including mileage, and en the same lay I find you have the same man, with the same costs, including mileage, etc. Hew de you explain this '.' Eichholtz I don't knew ; I can't ex plain. Auditor Greider De you charge for the arrest of a man en each separate charge, and also mileage for each ? Policeman Lcman I de net charge mileage for each. Greider Your bill shows that you did. Leman We simply endorse our war rants and subpoenas, and tlie alderman makes out the bill. Greider Who made out this bill ? Lcman ( looking at the bill ) Te the best of my knowledge and belief that is Alderman Spurrier's writing. Greider 1 find you credited with 27 commitments in these cases ; is that cor rect ? Leman That may be se ; if the tcceid shows it, it doubtless is se. Officer Shay testified' that if the bill showed that he had arrested eight of these tramps, had only made two trips, and had charged $7.80 for mileage 1:50 miles it must be correct. These questions and answers show that when an officer has warrants for a half dozen arrests in the same neighborhood and travels, say, fifteen miles te make them, he charges for ninety miles trav eled, and in the same way for subpoenas, &c. This practice offers great induce ments te make pretexts for numerous unnecessary warrants and subprcnas, and the policeman is all the mere grati fied, no doubt, when the alderman can manufacture the biggest bills for him. Quite naturally the officer takes his business where he " can make the most out of it," and the trade develeps such a sympathy of feeling and interest that the partnership between the magistrates and officers need net be reduced te writ ing, for the mutual understand ing of it. This testimony proves, tee, that the alderman upon whom these policemen have mainly depended te get up their big bills, is the same whose fine hand was seen in the Stauffer manipula tion of this sort of business, for criticis ing which in just terms. seven years age we were visited with a libel suit that the prosecutor never dared te try. m Abandons His Rules. The sub-committee of the Xew Era's " committee of seventy-two " has ex amined the new rules proposed for its party in this county and makes a report in which the rules are " damned with faint praise " and with very forcible ob jections. The editor of the JVeie Era, who helped te make and recommend these rules, discovers, by means of this cemmittee, exactly what the Intelli gencer long age pointed out te him and his fellow Republicans, that these rules are tee complicated for the people, that a minority candidate may be nomi nated under them, that they are a step back toward the old delegate system, and that the preposition te held the next primary election or count its results under them, when their adoption is sub mitted at the same time, is" absurd, ille gal and tends te party anarchy. It would have been mere te the credit of the New Era editor's political sagacity bad he discovered and .proclaimed these things before he joined in recommend ing the rules. He is new put into the position of opposing what he se lately helped te recommend. Although " wise men change their minds," and he new sees the trap Inte which his political enemies had beguiled him, It Is made all tee plain that he had the wool drawn ever his eyes completely. He has only been influenced te retreat from the position he se lately took by the " expressions of distrust " which have reached him " from various influential quarters," in which the new rules seem te have been appreciated mere clearly than by the local Republican newspapers, of which the Marietta liajutcr is the only one that has had the intelligence and ceuiage te oppose them. It may congratulate itself en their prospective defeat, although when it opened fire en them it seemed te have no following in its party. Officek Leasiak had better employ a mere competent cleik than 'Squire Spur rier. Eich1?"!.!? c' -"'jd ') '-t!iE ciil." 'Cri l'tui'&! .ttuj. or I'i-i-h'i- "!! -rim "iii'.Lr ha iiiu iix c '"dt -i- ig-i ceur&e en th& turup:ke between here and Strasburg if he covered 130 miles in two trips. lr is no disci edit te anybody te say that Majer Filler's hand and weik aie ahcady seeu en the cditeiial page of the Philadel phia Recerd. Alas! it and the Times aie out of joint. 1 f Sam Evans has any mere " ml-het' ' correspondence which has net ahcady been consigned te the Examiner'' waste basket, it is time that he was getting it in. There are only ten days left and the cutties are closed. In the Heuse yesterday the Campbcll Campbcll Camen Utah contested election case was finally disposed of by the adoption of the report of the committee declaring neither of the contestants elected, and lcmandiug the case te the voters of the territory for settlement. As we vigorously protested against the ruthless vandalism which cut down the trees in freut of the prison, se we heartily applaud the resolution of the present beard of county commissioners te set new shade trees along that esplanade, and we would like te exact bends from the next beard that these shall net be removed. Owim; te the stupidity of the Republi can eeunty committee except Uurrt Cas scl of Marietta that party puts itself in an awkward position ever the "new rules." Assuming that fehey would he adopted at the coming primary election, which it is new likely they will net be, the call of the county chairman neither pro vides for the election of a new county com mittee, nor for a meeting of the return judges, as the present rules provide, which caunet be changed except by vote of the people Xew, if the icturn judges, or pait of them, meet and declare a ticket elected, and a delegate convention meets and declares another ticket elected, which will be who '.' Itoitusex en the fleer ami in the com mittees of Congress and Chandler in the naval department may, after all, serve a useful purpose as warning lights against the grant of money for navy department jobbery. The congressional spendthrifts get a sharp check in the defeat of the mo tion of Mr. Harris, chairman of the naval affairs committee, te set apart two nights of each week from April 21th te consider two bills lie had reported. One of them propeser, te construct " six cruising vessels of war, one steam ram, and four steam harbor torpedo beats." The ether pro poses te rcll all the useless ships and ma terial en hand, and te set apart the money obtained, with future appropriations, as a permanent construction fuid for the navy. Mr. Harris told the Heuse, "We modestly ask the sum of $10,000,000, te be ex pended in two years," and that settled it. PERSONAL. The Bedford county Democracy instruct for Hei'KiNS for iroverner. lie seems te have the boom by the head and tail . Englishmen yesterday were primroses in memory of the late Earl of Beacons field. They were his favorite flowers, and the day was the anniversary of fiis death. The newspapers of Speaker Keifek's party seem te be undecided whether or net the disgraceful scenes of tumult in the Heuse illustrates the growth of bad man ners in Congress mere clearly than it docs the incapacity of the speaker. This same old J. Madisen Wklw, who made Hayes president, is new discredited by a Republican federal commissioner sent Southte investigate a claim. He reports that Wells' approval of any claim is suDi cicnt te arouse suspicion of treachery and fraud. The Pittsurgh Pest, Carlisle Vvlunleer,aivl Erie Observer agree with most ether people that as Judge Trunket has said he is net and will net be a candidate, and desires that his name shall net be used in connection with the office of governor, respect for him and for his present station requires that he be taken at his word. In case he should be compelled t6 accept the nomination for governor, usage and self respect would re quire his resignation from the bench, and the Democratic party would be without a representative in the highest judicial body of the state, pending the ensuing canvass, aud it may be for a long time in the future. The editor of the San Francisce .Ajvo .Ajve naut, Fkank Pixley a noted Republican of decided ability, who was a delegate te the Chicago convention that nominated Garfield and Arthur, recalls the fact that in the last campaign all ever the country all ever the party, up from the thrOat of every orator, from the pen of every writer, with the beer of every ward statesman, and with the cheer of every primary mag nate, was mingled the indignant denial that the Republican party, or any promi nent member in it, did net desire te re strict Chinese immigration " It is a great evil," declared the platform. "It is an invasion," declared Garfield. When Fkaxcis Power Cobbe went te a noted Londen scientist te pretest against vivisection he mildly looked at her chethes and said : "When you have given up wearing ostrich feathers, which are plucked from the living bird causing the most exquisite pain ; aud birds of paradise which, in order te enhance their beauty and lustre, are skinned alive ; when you have abjured the use of ivory, because you knew that the tusks are cut out of the dying elephant's jaw then, and then only come and upbraid me with the cruelty of my operations. The difference between us is, madam, that I inflict pain in the pursuit of knowledge and for the ultimate benefit of my fellow-creatures ; you cause cruelty te be inflicted merely for your per sonal adornment." She quit. 1 m The mayor of Brownsville, Me., has issued an appeal for aid te .the suflteers from tke oyelone. The damage is 1160, 000. Lives have been lest, business pros trated and aged people rendered homeless. COLUMBIA NEWS. OCR REUULAK COJ&RESPUKDISNCE. Affairs Alene tn Seaquebiin Gleanings In and Around the Borough Picket: Up by the futeUlgencet's Reporter. The trees are blooming. The peach crop in this section is all light and the yield premises te be large. Columbians say Company C items are net as much of a bore as the reports of the examinations of the Lancaster alder men. The Shawnee rolling mill started up yes terday morning with eight furnaces at work. The painters of Columbia ara veiy busy just new. The stove work directors are deiug geed work, although theie is nat se much talk "rbfitit: it as theie ts te "reeks age. ;l-,000 xeiih of the m-'tnicd 't bendi ei the 'vjicuub "ffj' "ideicjl '" ',c hf'c' '"' ' OilUC'l. "V;; i''.'?"!'" "'J-lifi ' flic 'jc-rr bendi h.tvr .li-ilr been eW I'lie cheh "t the riri-byteiian tbtnt.li di-ehd kit niht, prier te it. le-eigaii-izatien for the present year. A special drill will be held in the armory by company C this evening, the mem bers all te be fully equipped. W. II. Grier, orderly sergeaut of Ce. A, "jtli I. Y. R,, kept a diary of the piocccd piecccd injss of each, which contains many inter esting leminisceuces of the scenes and actions through which the ' company passed . The boiler at the saw mill tr Mr. A. Brunei- As Bre., was yestenhty found te be cracked and in a let ten condition gener ally. A new one has been ordered and wilt be placed in position as seen as pos sible. The citizens baud has lemeved te its new rooms, en Locust street, above 4th. These meviugs occur about once a month ; perhaps it is cheaper te move than pay rent. Elocution club adjourned "ever the summer." Colored pupils tee irregular at school. The body of Henry Myers, a landlord, of Locust Point, Md., a.gcd 45, will be buried from his son-in-law's ( Mr. Henry Epplc ) residence, Marietta. 75 men of the local G. A. R., pest, fully equipped, will encamp at Gettysburg this summer. The old outlet basin of the Pennsylva nia canal is being dredged out and clcaucd generally. A new wharf will be erected en the shere side te give II. F. Brunei- in creased facilities for leadiug aud unloading coal. The shipment and business done at the yard will exceed that of any preceding year. A storm burst upon Columbia about 8 o'clock fast evening, the lightning being unusually brilliant, while the roll of thunder was almost continuous. The rain fell in torrents for several hours, hours, washing the mud from the streets and thoroughly cleansing the town. Many cellars were Heeded, and en Cherry street the water even entered some dwellings. The rain will result in incalculable benefit te crops, as it was needed in some sec tions. German Lutheran 3Itul8leriuin. The mhiisterium of the Old Scheel Evangelical Lutheran church has been holding Mission, in Columbia, at the Ger man Lutheran church en Locust' street, with a large attendance of clergy and lay men present. The preparatory sjrvice was held at the house of Rev. S. Yiugliug after which service was held iu the church in the German language, conducted by Rev. Gee P. Mullcr, of Marietta. Au elo quent sermon was preached by Rev F. P. Mayser president of conference, after which the brethren partook of the Hely Communion. The election resulted iu the re-election of Rev. F. P. Mayser, president aud Rev. II. ?sT. Fegley secretary. The treasurer's report showed a neat balauce en hand. Rev. S. Yingling and E. 51. 5Iartins were elected as advisory members. The Uoreugh Government-.' At a recent meeting of council the fol lowing committees were appeinted: Finance : llershey, Shumau, Patten. Prepcity : Shuman, Smith, Kistlcr, Reads : Smith, llershey, Filbert. 5Iar kct : Hardmau, Kistlcr, Guiles. Paving : Guiles, Filbert, Ilardman. Fire : Filbert, Guiies, Shuman. Gas and Water : Pat Pat ten, llershey, Smith. Sanitary and Po lice : Kistlcr, Ilardman, Patten. Borough officers were elected its fellows : Market-master and Superintendent of Hall, 5Ir. C. Stiawbridgc ; Solicitor, 5Ir. A. .1. KaulViiian ; Regulator, Dr. E. W. Geurke, Tiekctseller, Treasurer aud Cor respondent, 5Ir. J. ll.Zeamcr. The same lamplighters arc te be retained until the present lease for lighting the borough has expired. I). Chalfant was elected super visor and Landis Little, cleckwindcr. 1). C. Wann was elected chief of the fire de partment. The salary of A. J. Kauffman, borough solicitor, was raised from $50 te $100. LAST MUUT'S STUKM. A Church Struck by Lightning ami Detttreyccl Other Damage. This city aud vicinity were last night visited by ene of the severest storms that has been known hereabout for seme time. The lightning in the early part of the evening was unusually sharp and vivid, whilst the detonations ef-the thunder fol lowed each ether iu loud and rapid suc cession, in seme cases fairly shaking the buildings iu their heavy crash. The rain fell in torrents, and the street, pavements and gutters were flooded for a while. The most serious damage is report ed at Terre Hill, in East Earl township, where about 9 o'clock the steeple of the Evangelical church, a two story stene structure, of which Rev. 5Ir. Swentzel is pastQr, was struck by light ning aud completely destroyed, the flames making such rapid headway that almost before the neighbors were aware of the catastrophe, nearly everything of a com bustible nature had fallen a prey te the de vouring clement. This morning only the bare stene walls of the building remain te mark the spot where the people of the neighborhood were went te worship. By the strenueus exertions of the large crowd who quickly collected, the two organs, the clock, and the Sunday school library in the basement were saved. All the furni ture, upholstering, Bibles and ether ma terials were completely destroyed. The less will be heavy. A tree standing in the read near Fair mount, between the school house and the residence of Michael Weaver, and quite near the latter building, was struck by lightning ; the belt divided and ran down both sides of the tree. The escape of 5Ir. Weaver's heuse was verv fortunate. Reports from the lower end of the county state that there was a severe hail storm, commencing about Reft en, passing through West Willow and falling in heavy masses farther south. Very little damage was done, however. Herse and BngST Recovered. The horse, Buerarv and harness stolen from the premises of Wm. B. Jlellinger, and advertised in yesterday's Intelligbx cer, have already been recovered. The team was found abandoned en the New Danville turnpike, near the tell gate, by David Hess, who returned it te Sir. Mellinger and received the reward of $25. After the team was stolen, it was discovered that the shoemaker shop of James Alexander, of West Willow, had been broken into and about HO worth of leather stolen therefrem. It is new surmised that the thief who stele the leather stele the team te bring his plunder te Laneaeter, and then abandoned the teaet outside the elty Units. APEIL C0UKT. THE REGULAR. QUAUTElt SJKSSIUSS Wednesday AfternoerLln the case of Lewis Sanders, charged with larceny, the jury returned a verdict of net guilty. Cem'th vs. Anna C. Kehring, sellim: liquor en Sunday and te miners. The de fendant is proprietress of the Slechanie's hall hotel, at Chestnut aud Plum stieets, this city. Jeseph Puttski and Otte Ilecht, testified that they bought whisky and beer from 5Irs. Kehring en Sunday. Geerge Heeht aud Charles Huber, two miuers, swore that 5Irs. Kehiiug had sold them liquor iu the week and once en Sunday. The defense called Mrs. Kehring, aud she testified that she never sold or save -ra-r flay .....!-j . ,,,,, "'!' inrt't hditendsr: ii'iuci en triiiid&v or tc timers. - ;a; tr blitsadt Ctllc- t" d" -e. I hr -"''!i? ,',; ce"- 'M'-ier theift "!' cu"'l''. The and feciaV ;eivin' .' Mi: K'jIillD'i tfitlli"d tl dt thr-v nee' jeld any lieuci- te ininei . !i Sunday, and did net knew Mrs. Kohnngtesell any. The saloon was always closed en Saturday night aud net opened until Monday. Other witucshcs testified that they never saw liquor sold there. The juryrendercd a verdict of net guilty, with the pioacctiter, .Jeseph Puttski, te pay costs. In the case e! Wayue Bard, of Ephrat.i township, chaiged with felonious assault aud battel y en hi wife, a nel pros was entered. In the ease of Jehn P. Kilburn, ol'Stias el'Stias burg. charged with disturbing a religious meetiug.a verdict of net guilty was taken, with county for office costs, for waut of evidence. A nel pros was entered in the case of Geerge Grolf, charged with a like offense, as the prosecutors did net wish te push the ease; the defendant paid all costs. A nel pros was entered in the case of, L. K. Feudersmith, charged with forcible entry and malicious mischief, the com monwealth being unable te make out the case. Cem'th vs. Harry L. Villee, assault and battery. The defendant is the teacher of a public school at Sterliner, West Hempfield township, and among his pupils is a boy named Andrew Kell, aged twelve years. On the second day of Match, as the boy alleges, lie went te school with very sere hands which were badly chapped ; the teacher told him te wash his hands aud lie said he could net as his bauds were sere ; the teacher then caught held of him te whip him, and while he was going for his stick the boy ran out of the school house ; the teacher followed him, and, pickiug up a heavy stick, gave- him several very se vere whippings, bruising him badly about the back, arms, and legs. The boy en cress examination stated that hu had used profane language te the teacher when he told him te wash his hands. Several wit nesses testified that, they saw the boys' back which was lull of ugly bruises. The defense was that young Nell, who was a very bad boy and raised a great deal of disturbance iu the school, came te school with a very dirty face and hands en this morning. lie was told several times te washthcui but refused and finaily ran out of the school house, swearing as he made his exit. The teacher followed and asked him te ceme in aud attempted te take him. After considerable trouble he get him iu aud gave him a whipping with a stick about as thick as the. small linger of a man. Other witnesses testified te the had conduct of the boy en this occa sion. The grand jury returned Hie following bills. True Bills. Henry L. Villee aud Fred. Schacffer, assault and battery ; "A. W. Wevelward, felonious assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons ; Ciiristain Scldemridge, fornication aud bastardy ; David F. Heist, cruelty te animals ; Paris Plumcr, fornication and bastardy and seduction. Ignored. Jehn Eberlv, larceny. Thursday Mernina In the case of Cem'th vs. Harry L. Villee, charged with assault and battery, the defense called several witnesses te prove the defendant's geed character as a school teacher. Cem'th vs. Henry Sehaclicr, sr., felon ious assault and battery ; Frederick Schaelfer, jr., assault audjbat.tery ; Ernest Schacffer, assault. The defendants reside en the south side of the Coucstega creek, at Keigart's landing, and right opposite te them en the side next te the city resides Christian Arlcth and family. On the Sth of April 51r. Arlcth's two daughters Lizzie and Kate passed across the bridge at this point and walked en the I am I of the ac cused. Immediately Ernst Schaelfer lau down from his house and hissed two dogs after them. The girls ran behind August Reth and he assisted in chasing the dogs away. The ether two defendants then with seme ethers of the family then ran down te where the girls were and told them te leave. The girls walked down te the creek and en the old towpath. Soen afterwards the accused followed them and threatened te kill them. The old man took held of Kate with a tight grip, leav ing the marks of Ids Jiugers en her arms, and also attempted te threw her into the creek. Frederick, jr., assaulted Lizzie In putting his iit in her face, catching held of her and using ether violence.- Lizzie ran and cried murder, and betfi girls were rescued by pei sons who were near. Beth girls were terribly frightened and Katie was very much prostrated by fright for several days. The prosecution called a number of witnesses who testified te these facts. The defense called all of the defend ants. They showed that the bridge is owned ly Sehaefler, who recently had it built. There is a bad feeling existing be tween the two families, and the Schaeffcrs had warned the Arlcths te stay off the laud. On this day Ernest Sehaefler tefd them te leave, anil a's they did net de se called the ether members of the family. He did net make any assault or hiss the dogs en thorn. The animals were but pupa and were net cress. The ether defendants testified that' they did net commit the effense alleged, but only .endeavored te eject the girl from the premises. On trial. Geerge W. 5IcAlpme alias Harris, tlie young man who was arrested at the heuse of A. P. Mcllvaine at Bellmont, Paradise township, was brought into court te plead guilty te feloneeus assault aud battery. The history of this young man's offense was given fully in the Intelligences, at the time of the eccurrcace. Before pass ing sentence Mr. Mcllvaine made a state ment. It appears that 5IcAlpine who knew Mr. Mcllvaine, came te his house some time age and was going te remain ever night. He get up at a late hour after the family had retired and complained of feeling sick. Mr. McIIvaine went te his room and theu proceeded te get him some ginger brandy. When he returned te the room 31c Alpine had en a mask and a large pistol was in his hand, He placed the weapen at the head of Mr. McIIvaine and told him te keep quiet. The latter caught held of him and after a tussle get out of his room. The neighbors were then alarmed and the young man was arrested. In his effects were found two revolvers several masks and false beards, a large dirk knife, bottle of chlo roform and some ether things. After hear ing Mr. Mcllvaine's statement', the court sentenced the prisoner te undergo an im prisonment of five years at labor. In the case of carrying concealed weapons and attempting te rob verdicts of net guilty were taken. The grand jury returned the following bllle: Tni BBm. Irwin Rineer andBamnel Perter, ibrniostien and bastardy: Wm. Hesten, assault ; Benjamin Morten, Geerge Braime and Jehn Backett, assault and bat tcry ; Samuel 31. Hess, false pretense ; Jeseph Hinder and Jehn Larne, felonious assault and battery ; Rebert C. Thornten, bigamy : Maze Tavler. fornication : ' 5Iichael Slain, laiccuy (four cases) ; Peter lwuiusen, larceny as bailee ; lioreugii et Adamstewu. neglect of duty. Ignored Chailes Black," assault and battery, w ith Ida Baight for costs ; Chas. Black, carrying concealed deadly weapons, with A. J. Kaulfman for costs ; City of Lancaster, nuisance with county for costs ; Harry Snyder, assault and battery, with Samuel Tayler for costs ; Jehn "liberty, false pretense, with ilary Ebcrly for costs; Geerge Ehman and Leenard Scheenberger conspiracy aud laiceny ; Fred Gretwald, assault and battery, with county for costs. UTILE LOCALS. lexe i. Tiisrs tl i.TOI'!l'r. Aldeiman McCe.iciay thv-i af-'..e-,.v ovjimitted lr s 2-n let ic.ii days. ei.l r"hciu Riiiliedd ' "fiicci !is Lau c.Mt 1 .. :bt ' '.ea!:n tide- 0 U eight trains. 1 On fast hue nect this atterneun Lhtrs I were 70 persons who were going te Cali j fernia aud New Mexico en the California ! excursion. They weie quartered iu Pull man cais. Mr. Wehlsen, builder and carpenter, te whom was awarded the contract for building the Eighth ward public school house, has already biekeu ground for tha new structure, and will push forward tln weik with his accustomed vigor. The school house is te be finished by the 15th of August. A small audience witnessed the feriuance of " A Life's .Mistake," by per Alex Caufman and his cerapauy, at Fulton opera house last evening. The play gave general satisfaction and wa-. worthy of a mere liberal patronage. This afternoon a man named Wehh while drunk went te a house en Seuth Queen street near Middle and raised a light, lie is a powerful man, and it le quircd Chief Duiehler and Otlicers Storm Sterm lcltz, Cramer and Leman te get him te the station house, as he resisted the whole way. The funeral of Adam S. Dictiieh took place from his late residence in Maner township ami was very largely attended. The religious services weie conducted by Revs. Bruhaker and Shenk. The inter ment took place iu the Old Mennenitu burying gieund. The pregramme of the entertainment te be given te-morrow evening in the Duke street 51. E. church, by the Haven litera ry society, will embrace sonic choice mu sical and elocutionary selections. Besides the best home talent attainable, Mrs. Wcstlake aud 5Iiss Warner of Millursvillc; 5Ir. Ovan 5Ierccr, of Philadelphia ; Miss Brunei-, of Columbia, and Miss Landis, of Strasburg, will take part in the exercises. The fair of St. Antheny's church con tinues in successful operation at Excelsior hall and nightly attracts large attendance. The display of goods is still very attractive and it will pay any ene in need of the many ai tides of use and ornament, theie en sale ami chance te isir. the hull and pass a pleasant evening. Arrangements for the fair of St. Mary's congregation which begius at tlie opera heuse te night, and whieh is for the bene fit of the new orphanage aud Sisters' house, are in active preparation as we go te press, and the ladies expect te receive their visitors this evening. SNKAK THIEF AKKESTKl. Stelen tloels Found 011 Ills ITerduu. Last evening about 0 o'clock Officer 5Ier ccr arrested a drunken man near the corner of Walnut and Duke streets under rather inu-pieieus circumstances. ' He had been in the yards adjoining the residences of several citizens iu the neighborhood, and was seen te go from one yard te another by climbing the fencer, instead et entering by the gate. When arrested he had in his possession an ironing cloth, an irouheldcr, a biaek vest, in the pocket of which was a black snutf-bex iu the form of a shoe, and a lady's geld pencil case. He was taken te the lockup where he gave his" name as James Murphy. The mayor this morning committed him te the county prison for drunken and disorderly con duct, iu the hepe that the properly whieh was believed te have been stolen would be identified. After he was committed it was ascertained that the stolen goods belonged te Geerge K. Shultz, who lives with his uncle, Rudelph Shultz, sexton of Trinity church, .Ne. e5 Seuth Dnke street, near the church. The fellow had entered the back kitchen deer by climbing ever the fence of the adjoining graveyard. He also stele the ironing cloth from the kitchen and a black co:it containing a blue silk handkerchief aud a vest containing a snuif box and pencil-case from the adjoin ing room, and decamped by the same reute by whieh he had entered. Tlie. family were up-stairs at the time, and hcaul him iu the house, but by the time they came down stairs lie was gene. The coat aud handkerchief have net been found, and it is probable he pawned or sold them. ATTEMPTED sL'IOIIlt:. A hick Arsl Almunt llanes llliii!cir. As will be seen else whew, a sick Arab was this morning committed te the county prison. He was assigned te cell Ne. 7 and duritif: the forenoon he attempted te take his- life. About half-past ten o'clock Underkeeper Smith heard a neie in the cell aud went at ouce te it. He found that the Arab had hung himself with the cord used te open the window of -the cell, he had get en the bed, and after tying the rope tightly around lys neck swuug himself off. When found his feet tfcre efl the fleer, aud he would have been dead iu a short time had it net been for 5Ir. Smith's timely discovery. lie was quickly cut down, and he did net seem te be much the worse for Ids experience. He was able te talk, but could net say much. The man is sick and seems te be greatly wor ried about something. He is unable te Speak our language or he would probably tell an interesting talc. One word that he can say is " Philadelphia," aud he is con tinually yelling it. Shortly before neon the Arab again attempted suicide iu the same way as be- lore. 110 was cut down by Keeper Burk Burk heldcr and au officer was placed te watch him. Way or Appeal. The water committee of city councils is sitting in select council chamber te-day, hearing appeals of taxpayers from the as sessments for water rent levied against their properties for the present year. The number of appellants is net se great as en seme former years, owing te the fact that ex-Water Superintendent Kitch has dur ing the past few days been sitting for the accommodation of water renters, making alterations and corrections by roaseu of change in ownership of certain properties and ether causes.- The Mayer's Court. Jlayer MacGqnigle had eight cases be fore him this morning, most of whom were ledgers. He discharged five of them and committed two for five days each and ene for thirty days. The wandering Arab, whose presence en the street vas noticed yesterday, was sent out, as he was ill and needed medical attention. He had com mitted no offense aud his commitment was at his own request. Kealgned. 5Iilten S. Falck, a clerk in the Lancaster County National bank has resigned te accept a position in a drug store at Asbury Park. His successor will be oheien at the next meeting of the beard of directors of the bank. Mr. Falck will leave for his new fteld of labor about the middle of May. THE INVESTIGATION. alu Jit; a a.n u. 1;. MctOSOJirtlS IBt STAND. He Iisue 1 Warr.mt Ter Every Complaint. Alderman H. 11. JlcConemy, of the First ward, affirmed. lie answered negatively tbe five leading questions asked the officers, heretofore published, qualifying one of his answers with the remark that in issuing subpoenas where all the witnesses were net kuewu, he allowed the officers te add ether wit nesses' names ; aud iu a few cases, where complaints bad b-.cn made against ottend ettend crs whose name.-, were net known, but a description of whom was given, he placed the description m the warr.mt until the uame Could be ascertained. Q. Hew many eases did you return te ; cuuit during the past year ? A. OS. 1 2-L. Gieides Ihs'whe's huaibtT n( dr heaid rind di.'tn -.sed cccerding tc ci. ',;'.:-, TT.it- t-, t'.f cjU. S.0.-v. The cs.U2tabIes b"-. ah-vr ",1 ..-.. dn' the C0it3 $530. Q. i'e you issue ieniplamti, .i-.ut war rants in every ease heard .' A. Yes, sir. Q. De you preserve them '.' A. Yes, for a year or two. I make out bills for policemen aud constables. Q. De you duplicate cases.' A. I issue a warrant for every complaint made. If a man is arrested for drunken and dis dis eidcrly ceuduet. and seme ether offense, 1 issue a warrant for each complaint. 5Ir. Greider Here is a bill for threu tearch warrants, I wisli you te explain. A. A warrant is issued for a seaieh for goods believed te be iu a c rtain house : the goods ate net found ;. then a belief is entertained by the officer that the goods are concealed in another house, and another wairant is issued. The officers are enti tled te be paid for the service of these warrants. Q. I sce that Officer James KattU is prosecutor in thirteen cases, two of which au for larceny against the same defendant en the same day. Is net this duplicating eases? A. Ne; the two larcenies were distinct offences, the goods bcleugiug te different persons. Q. De you ever make inquiry iule the uature of the complaints made before you before receiving the complaint '.' A. Yes ; I think I refuse te entertain as many cases as I entertain. Q. Can you dismiss a case without a hearing? A. Net without an examina tion ; though it. may be dismissed without any witnesses being heard. Q. Have you many railroad cases befoie you ? Yes, sir ; a geed many. Q. Hew aie you paid? A. I am paid by the Pennsylvania railroad com pany ; I charge nothing te the county for such cac-:. I collect the penalty fren tbe train jumpers, whenever 1 can, ami havf. paid ever te the school beard the sum of sS'Jl.GO, a pait of the penalties collected. Q. When you issue warrants te officers, aud they arrest several persons en ene siugle trip de you allow them mileage en each case? A. I allow them nothing ; they endorse their claims for service en t fie back of the warrants aud I make out their bills for the amount claimed by them i 11 their return. Q. De you knew any piofewienal pros ecutors? A. I de net. Q. I see that 5Ir. Kautz is prosecutor iu a great many cases? A. His name will net be found en my docket except iu these special cases, and if you knew the circumstances they would net appear se bad as the leek en the bills. The accusctl were boys who were charged with stealing books from the public school houses, aud the officer was urged, by patrons of the schools, te bring the complaint. Q. Why did net these people make complaints themselves ? A. They claimed that the effense being known it was the officer's duty te make the complaint. 5lr. Greider When au officer makes a cemplaiut we held that he ought te have suQjeieut evideuce te make his case geed or receive no pay. The examination drifted into a pleasant chat between the alderman and the audi tors, at the end of which an adjournment took place. The Lata clerk or CiiiiiiilHlonerii. I. N. S. Will, late clerk te county corn- I missiencrs, was affirmed and examined. He said the comity commissioners were all present en the day that Barnes', 51c Mellen's and Slier ill' Striue's bills were passed. Me5IcIIea's bill was passed late in the afternoon, say 4:e0 p. in. ; I would net be certain that when MeJIellcn's bill was passed 5Ir. 5Iontgemery was present. The sheriff's bill was passed late at night ; he had te hunt up the commissioners te sign it; wheu he found Ceble he couldn't, find Bushong. Strine wanted te have his bill settled before the expiration of the term of the commissioners with whom he served. 5Ioutgemcry was present during the day but witness did net knew whether or net he was present when the above named bills were passed. As a matter of fact Montgomery did net participate in the approval or payment of these bills, was net present when they were paid, and he says he had understood prier te that that the beard had adjourned nine die. Ref. bqulrw liarr Cemes tp Smiling. Thursday Morning. At 10 o'clock Al derman J. K. Barr, of the Third ward, ap peared before the auditor?, and en being sworn bad read te him the five questions put te the ether witnesses, and answered tbcm all negatively. He testified that he had with him all the subpoenas, com plaints and warrants issued by him. He had them done up very nicely in packages these of each meutli iu a separate package. He stated that he occupied an office that had been used as an alderman's office for 18 years ; he was very often called up at night te take cemplaiuts, the truth of which at tlie time he had no means of ascertaining ; that he refused te hear a great many cemplaiuts, and had never taken one made by a drunken person; that 111 1881 he returned 115 cases te court. 5Ir. Greider Your bills for 1881 show that you charge the county $2,344.23 costs in 856 cases, while the constables' costs are $1,570.1)9 for 725 cases. Hew de you account for the difference between the number of your own aud tlie constables' cases? A. There were cases in which persons were complained against, by ether complainants than officers ; etlicers get no pay for dismissed cases of drunken and disorderly conduct, while I de get pav ; these and the cases returned te court will account for the difference. I have had four city officers doing business for me during the year. Yeu will find that very few of the complaints made by them were dismissed, most of their cases being re turned te court. The alderman went en te say in answer te questions that he never issued a warrant without a complaint had been made ; he eeuld net decide upon the character of the complaint or the complaint until he had heard the evidence. He makes out the officers bills against the county, because they cannot well de it. They make return of the warants served by thorn and en dorse the costs upon the back ; they swear te their mileage, and in making out their bills I put down the distance sworn te. 3Ir. Greider In your bill for October I And you had 96 cases, 86 of which were discharged. Here are complaints of A. J. Hamilton, who prosecutes Jacob Price twice en the same day. Would net one complaint and warrant have covered these cases ? A. Ne ; I issue a warrant en every complaint. Mr. Greider Who is Samuel Miller whose name appears se often as com plainant ? A. There are two mea of that name one from this eity and the ether from the oeoatrj. The eeuteymaa is a Terr responsible man and made a number of eemplaints against jenag
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