LANCASTER DAILY INTELL1GENCBR?THIIRSDAY, AUGUST 3,1882. H ; ...asicj iriurUtgcnrrt. -- THURSDAY EVENING, ADO. 3, 1883. The Great Blander. The members of Congress who seemed to have so little difficulty in making up tlinir minds to pass the river and harbor appropriation bill over the president's veto will be very sure, before long, to realize that they have voted in haste to repent at leisure. Tiiere is not one of them in any constituency, whose pulse on the subject we can feel, who will be sustained at home. They thought to rebuke the president ; they will find themselves rebuked. It is very strange that they could not recoguizc the popu lar strength of the position he took and t lie danger they ran in butting against it. It does seem, often, as though the Washington atmosphere was very un favorable to political foresight ; for cer tainly there is no class of men that often appears blinder in matters of political policy than congressmen ; who of al men should be the most clear-sighted. Probably there was some passion dis turbing the spirits of the congressmen who make this latest and clearest mis take. They were annoyed that the pres ident should hold them up to the repro bation of the country, and they thought to help themselves by persisting in their vote. Theydemoublialed tiieir obstinacy and their stupidity. They saved their appropriations, but lost the popularity which they sought to gain by them. In dividually the congressmen had no bene fit in the money they voted away ; they voted it because they thought their constituents wanted it. So doubtless many of them do ; but not the majority of them. It may be that in some regions where works of great public utility aro sorely needed the people may applaud their representa tives for gettiug it at any cost. This maybe the feeling in the Mississippi valley. The- appropriation bill got the votes of a great many representatives from the Southwest,who seemed to think that their people wanted the Mississippi river takeu care of and would not for give them for letting slip its appropria tion. But even here we think they mistook public sentiment. For every where the predominant feeling will be that which the president has so well ex pressed in his veto message, that the money of the nation should only le ex pended for purposes of general utility, anil that the small grabs that creep in under the wing of the big measures should have an end put to them. It is cv cially not the interest of those who who want the Mississippi river guarded out of :the national treasury that there should be extravagance in the internal improvement, expenditure ; for the Mis sissippi is our greatest water-way and unquestionably entitled to the national care. It passes through many states and is an avenue for many mure. Its national character is undeniable, and it can bet ter be afforded largo and adequate ap propriations if the many but little leaks from the treasury are slopped. There can be no question that in tiie North the president's position is heartily and nearly unanimously sustained. We aro at a loss to know where the Northern congressman who voted to override it will go to get anything but tho hardest kicks. There will be absolutely no rest for the poor devil, and lie xi Ixj likely to wish when he gels home that he had never been bom to be a congressman ; an ungrateful constituency will make him sick of political life. We are sorry for him ; but when a man goes into political life he should make sure to lay in a reasouable stock of political sagacity; and when he goes to Washington he ought to return home once a fortnight to get his politics straightened out, out of its Washington twist. He will surely come to grief if ho don't take an occa sional breath of the couutry air aud feel the temper of his people. Why Fit Legislators Are Seeded. The Democratic party has made its pledge that (in the event of its success) it will give to the people of the state "au honest, just and true congressional and legislative apportionment." la this, as in every other promise of our plat form, we must be as good as our word. Hundreds and thousands of Republicans will vote our ticket this fall, for tho first time ; and they will do this because they believe that the Democratic party has taken a step, aud a long step, on the road to governmental reform ; and for tho selfish reason that we desire these men to remain with us, and for other and higher reasons, we must demonstrate that we deserve to go into power in the state, and that we cau be trusted with the control of the affairs of the com monwealth. For the accomplishment of these great ends let the word be passed along tho line that none but the best and purest men aro to be named for legislative honors. When such men are nominated let the canvass be con ducted on the distinct pledge that their election means not a pailisan triumph, but the selection of men earnest in the cause of good government, looking to a fair and honest administration of the affairs of the whole people. The time is at hand when the professional politician, low-grado and high-grade ; 'seeking the welfare not even of his party, but of one faction of it ; corrupting the bailnt box ; bargaining for pardons ; robbing the taxpayer and the commonwealth ; must give place to the patriot. Men will hold no parley with ringsters and rdunders, in the white-light of to-day. Good men and true are the hope and reliance of our people. Every man on the Democratic state ticket is of this high character. The Democracy must supplement these nominations with their best men for the Senate and House. And when the glad hour of victory comes it must be held as a sacred duty the slightest neglect of which will be treasonable aud disgrace ful to uso the power so gained in the interests of the whole people first. So used power will be added to power, until we shall have redeemed the common wealth wholly from the control of the spoilsman and the boss. And so will die out forever within our borders the heresy that the public service is the private property of whatever party or faction PQlds power in the state, fBosiBONEfstarts a story that Senator Carueroa is about to resign' his seat in the Uaitedjstate Senate to accept the first vice presidency of tho Pennsylvania railroad, from which Mr. Cassatt will shortly retire. Senator Cameron has too much good sense and too high a regard for his personal comfort to make that exchange if it was offered to him by de mented directors of tho Pennsylvania railroad. Such a conception of unsound minds all around, as the fellow had who got up this tale, never happened before even to a Washington story-teller. Don Cameron, poor as he is at political leader ship, makes a much better fist at it than he would at running a railroad. Tom Scott hoisted him out of the North ern Central presidency, where he exhib ited only a masterly capacity for filling his purse. The Pennsylvania railroad does not want him ; nor he it. Hl'iujem. : Humph ! How can the peo ple accuse me now ? I assess ouly for hundreds ; Congress demands millions, and it wants them for political purpose", too. Dox Cameron to Arthur : "Tho peoplo don'r wan't this bill pabsed veto it ; I'll voto uay, but all tho same we'll have the other fellows mako it a law it may be a feather in my hat, you know !" Se:.-.viok Cameron aunouuees that the purpose of the regular organization fu the present campaign in Pennsylvania will be to givo the Independents the cold shoulder and as far as possible " pass tbem by in silence." That's just where the rub comes in though, Mr. Secator ; as far as possi ble " won't be very far when you come to consider what au active, restless, aggres sive warfaie will bo kept up ou your flank by these same Indopondents whom j ou are so ready " to givo tho cold shoulder." Tiik latest conspicuous illustration of the wise sayiug that a prophet is not with out honor save iu his owu country, comes from Mason county, which is in Michigan, which is a Republicau btronghold, and above all, which is the home of the llubbell. The uows from thoro states that tho district has instructed its delegates to vote for Ferry for senator against Hub bell, and that the tido of feeling against tho two per cent, statesman is so st long that a candidato for local office deemed it prudent to " hurl back with scorn" the insinuation that he was a Hub hell man. The Now York World gathers from the record of yesterday's voto in the two houses on the River aud Harbor bill, that tho Democratic pai ! y iu Congress consist ed of the following membois : Senate Bayard, Beck, Pendleton, Harris and S uilsbury, 5. Houbc. Belmont, Blouut, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cabsidy, Coleriek, Converse, Cox, Ermentrout, Hammond, Hardy, Hewitt, Holmau, Hutchins, Klotz, Loadoin, Lefevre, Mutchler, Randall, Rob inson, (N. Y.), Scales (N. C), Springer, Stockslager, Towushend, Turner (Ga.), Turner (Ky.), Tyler, Warner, Whitthorne and Willis, 5J0. This will probably dis appoint tho Democratic voters of tne Union, who luvo supposed themselves to be much more strongly represented at Washington. Tho names quoted are the only ones found supporting President Arthur's veto oi tho great 6teal that has been rushed through Congiess in such in decent baste aud insolent defiance of every principle of common honesty. Tnu reason which Oscar Wilde has iu travcrbiug this couutry appears to be a very plain matter of opinion. That there is very little method in his perambulations is discernible from the fact that, although it is true few are anxious to hear him, he has not for bomo time said or done any thing that might bear tho scmblauce of unusual importance or develop regard for his soulful mind. Indeed, it much ap pears that Oscar is perfectly content with meeting and passing, iu his own belief, profound criticisms upon American ladies, some of whom, we aro constrained to own, are happy to praise him " iu amorous dit ties alia summer's day." It is so charac teristic of this apostle of the beautiful to be arrayed in the gilded beauties of the butterfly and to " move to tho Dorian mood of ilutcs and soft recorders," that we have positively no right to expect an emanation from his exquisite intellect that may war rant our scrutiny or even deservo a casual nolco. But tho glorious object for which Oscar braved the heaving billows and which was to enlighten and devolop our incipient civilization ho seems to have for gotten, aud our poor benighted Amorican socitty will have to longer crouch in its daikme wretchednoss, oho tho apottlc inustforsake some of his blissful ethereality aud condescond to lift us up. m PERSONAL. Se.ator Hill finished writing his will last Friday. Robert Crockett, a graudson of Davy Crockett, is publishing a literary paper at DcWitt, Arkansas. General Winkield Scott Hancock has eugaged quarters at Long Branch for th lemainder of the season. Wilkie Collins is suffering from gout iu the eyes. He is forced to keep away from the sunlight. Cat-ee-wy-o is the pronunciation of tho lam ous Zulu chiefs name, according to the Duke of Somerset. Emilio Castklar, the ex-president of tne Spanish ex-republic, has just finished an artistic novel " Fra Filppo Lipp," which is first to bo brought out in the Icuilletons of Italian papers. Gen. Skobkleff died possessed of a ha 40 fortuue. His annual income from it is icckoned to have been about 100,000 amide. By his will he gave but a small sui to hi3 divorced wife. Speaker Keifer was yesterday ro nominated by the Republicans of tho Eighth Ohio district. General Kennedy withdrew his own name and seconded tho uomination of Keifer which was thoro upon made unanimious. Rev. B. Hurst, who lately died in England, while working as a blacksmith, studied tho languages in all his spare time, writing tho conjugations of Latin, Greek and French verbs on the flame stone of his forgo. Besides these tongues, be leaned Hebrew, Arabic, Sanskrit and byriae. Princess Eugenie, sister ef the king of Sweden, recently sold her diamonds to raise funds in order to complete a hospital in which sbo is interested. When visiting this hospital, after its completion, a suffer ing inmate wept tears of gratitute as she stood by his side, and the princess ex claimed : "Ah I now I see my diamonds again." Fsakcis BsrorocH,a literary Briton well kaown to literary Americans, describes ia a pleasant letter a visit which he made with ,J. T. Fields at Mr. Longfellow's home two years ago. Tho poet read to his guests the poem on Robert Bums, and when he camo to tho lines. ' Welcome, this vacant chair ia thine. Dear guest and ghost!" tho three old meu "clung," says Mr. Bennocb, " in triuuo embrace, with voices inarticulate, and feelings only expressed by the raining tears that would not be restrained." Baron Reuteu, the famous news agent was employed when a boy in a broker's office in Frankfort-on-Main, and he it was who first discovered the idea of duplicat ing stock messages from London and other large cities by meaus of manifold ing, and by which large amounts of money were saved on telegraph tolls. Reuter got his first start by gettiug one early messago and manifolding it. He sold this to a number of brokers at re duced rates, and yet made a handsome per centum on the price of one message, and thence conceived tho idea of establishing a geueral news agency. NEWS BY TUB MORNING MAILS. Minor Tragedies, Sensations aud Other Kventa. The first wheat of tho season tout to Tidewater from Cumberland couuty was shipped to Baltimore ou last Friday. The man killed by a train at Linwood Station, near Chester, on Tuesday, was Charles Dudley, 35 years of age, a sailor fronr New Orleans. Isakassino Hlassakofo, a Hungarian, employed by the Lehigh Valley railroad, was killed by a train while crossings tho track at Packerton. John Chalson was killed at tho Luke Fidler colliery in Schuylkill county by the breaking of a rope which scut two coal wagons headlong to tho bottom of the slope. Charles Dudley, aged 35 years, a sailor from New Orleans, was killed by a south bound express train on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimoro railroad, at Liu wood, on Tuesday. Mr. Jenkinson, privato secretary to Earl Spencer lord lieutenant of Ireland, has been appointed to succeed Col. Brack cnbury as director of tho Irish criminal investigation department. Conductor Roland, of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, whilo riding on an engine near Mauayunk on Tuesdry night, was wounded, but not seriously, by bird shot fired by some uukuowu person. Two factions of the Creek nation, in the Indian territory, are in activo hostility. Several men havo been killed, and the trouble has almost assumed the dimensions of a civil strife. Senator Hill, of Georgia, was reported much worso yesterday. II o had lost the power of speech, was delirious, and his death was hourly expected from hemor rhage. The grand council of the American Le gion of Honor meets today at Wilkes barre. Tho Philadelphia dolegatcs, about 100 iu number, arrived in Wilkesbarro last night. While a lot of cord wood was being swung over the pit of a slate quarry at Monson, Maine, tho fastenings gave way, and tho wood fell ono hundred feet upon tho men below, killing two and injuring three others. Bishop Emberton and Richaitl Speak man, of Monroe county, Ky., charged with au assault upon Mrs. J. B. Garrett, of Tompkinsville, on Tuesday of last week, while being taken to Glasgow on Monday for safe keeping, wero shot to death thirteen miles from Glasgow. Walter Aglionby, aged 22 years, a resi dent of Shenandoah Juuction, Jefferson county, W. Va., was yesterday found dead in a sleeping car at the Jersoy City depot of the Pennsylvania railroad. He was on his way to Nantucket, Mass. Tho body was removed to Hughes' morgue, Jersay City. Four elephants belouging to Barnum' circus got loose in Troy, New York, after a performance Wednesday night and ran through tho southern part of tho city, in juring several persons, one, a man, per haps fatally. Three of tho auimals wore secured before midnight, but the most furious was still at large. In 1874 Edward Kelley, a wealthy old bachelor of Pittsburgh, convoyed all his property, amounting to $150,000, to his nephew, Edward Kellcy, who had but a short time before come over from Ireland. The elder Kelley repented of his action and sought to recover his property. Tho matter was referred to a master, who has just decided in favor of the nephew. At Bar Harbor,' Maine, as John and Isaao W. Howo wore descending Green mountain iu a buck boird wagon, with several ladies, they were stopped by au armed highwayman and tho Howes were forced to give up their gold watches and money, the total value being stated at $1,300. A party has gone in pursuit of the robbers, and a reward of $1,000 is offered for tlelr capture, " dead or alive." Iu Philadelphia a delegation of police men waited on the mayor and presented a petition askiug for the restoration of the ten per cent, reduction of their salaries made iu 1877. The mayor said that while the matter rested 6011101 with tho city councils, ho was in favor of tho restora tion. Next Monday a meeting, composed of one policomau from each district, is to be held at tho mayor's office to consider tho subject. Indians Democrats. Tho Democratic state conventiou of Indiana nominated tho following ticket : For secretary of state, W. R. Myers, audi tor of state, James H. Rice, treasurer of state, J. J. Cooper, attorney general, Francis T. Hard, clerk of the supreme court, Simon P. Shorin, superintendent of public instruction, John W. Holcomb, judges of the supreme court, First judical district, W. E. Niblack, Second district, Gr. W. Hawk, Fourth district, Allen Zol ler, Allan county. Mr. Hendricks was chairman of the 'committee on resolutions aud the platform was a strong aggressive deliverance, reasserting the principles of tho Democratic party and anaigning the Republicans for manifold missdeeds . Good Legislative Nominations. Pittsburgh Post, Dcin. The importance of the Democrats nomi natiug for the Legislature not only caudi didatcs of approved integrity but of a high order of ability and if possible of approved legislative experience, is urged by tho Harrisburg Patriot, tho Lancaster Intel ligencer aud other Democratic journals. In Allegheny county wo havo but ono certain district, although wo hops to gain several members and possibly a sen ator or two. It is important wo should put up strong men, with tho integrity not only to voto right, but with the capacity to influence legislation by their part in forming laws nd in debate. We not only want honest men, but honesty backed by auuity. Notable Necrology. Eugene Kimball, a well-known billiard player, died yesterday in Rochester, New York, aged 31 years. Dr. Lewis E. Whiting, for over thirty years a practicing physician in Saratoga, died suddenly yesterday morning in a tit. Louis Frechette, father of the Canadian poet laureate, died yesterday in Montreal at the age of 70. Deceased took a pro minent part m tne construction of the harbor of Montreal and the Lachine canal. Richard J. Gittinars. a nrnminenf: lawn,. of Baltimore, died yesterday at Ocean -I City of bilious dysentery, I FAILED FOB $22a000. LAKUK BUQAK KEFUKB UlSAKPEAKd. Kinbarraaanaent of CnarlM HUgert, Caused by Cap May Speculation In Sorghum Sugar. The failure of John Hilgert's Sou", pro prietors of the Girard sngar refinery, at the foot of Shackamaxon street, Delaware river, Philadelphia, places in an unenvia ble position Charles M. Hilgert, who' suc ceeded his father and carried on tho busi ness. A warrant is out for his arrest, and ho is now a fugitive. The firm always bore a high reputation, aud was rated "gilt-edged, A 1," in the commercial world, and the collapse created general surpiiso. Uutil Monday tho financial standing of the firm was unquestioned. On that day Lawyer Jerome Carty en tered up four judgment notes, aggregat ing 82o,uUu, three of tbem for S1U.UUU $5,000 and $6,000 in tho name of William H. Remson, and the other for $5,000 in favor of Catharine D. Remson. Mr. Rem son, now deceased, was a relative of Chas. M. Hilgert, and the notes wero for cash Ioaus to tho firm. Tho notes were over duo, aud Mr. Carty, as executor of the Remson estate, repeatedly requested pay ment, as he was desirious of reinvesting tho money iu government securitio3. On Tuesday he levied on the property of the firm to satisfy tho judgments. This pre cipitated the failure, and Chas M. Hilgert disappeared. Other creditors became awaro of tho state of affairs, and several attachments were immediately issued. The total indebtedness exceeds a quarter of a million of dollars. It is said that the total liabilities of the firm will far exceed the abovo sum, al though the amount is not yot accurately known. Tho assets of the firm aro esti mated at less than $75,009. Most of the indebtedness represents money secured upon forged paper, in tho shapo of ac cepted drafts, bearing the names of lead ing business men iu this city and Balti more. On Wednesday the sheriff's depnty, who has charge of the firm's effects, found five or six bottles of ink of vaiious shades ou the desk in Chas. M. Hilgert's office. Sev eral slips of paper, containing the names of prominent men, ' written in various styles, wero found in the wasto basket under the desk. Hilgert was in the Phil adelphia national bank ou Monday and since then his whereabouts have been a mystery. A rumor prevailed on the street yosterday that he had committed suicide. This, however, could not ba traced to any reliable source, and it is believed that he is still in the flesh. Busiuess men say he has left the city with a large sum of monoy in his possession, which ho raised by means of tho forged paper. Mortgages for $00,000 held by the estato of Edwin and Isaac Landoll, oil merchants, have been foreclosed. Those wero given in consid eration for the Kensington screw dock at Delaware avenue, abovo Shackamaxon street. The transfers were made In Oc tober last, and Hilgert paid $10,000 down. The counsel for the Lindells asserts that his clients will not lose anything by the failure, claiming that the property will evert to them, aud that tho $10,000 receiv ed only makes a fair percentage. During tho past three days the brigs Eviva, Rachel Coney and Glance arrived in port from tho West Indies, with cargoes of molasses consigned to John Hilgert's Sons. Tho brig Glance has been lying iu tne stream ana tne ouier two vessels nave been at tho Kensington Screw dock. Tho masters of the vessels yesterday attached tho cargoes to secure the freight due. The firm has been in business about fifteen years, having commencrd on a small scale at No. 1000 North Fifth street. Hilgert's Sous' refinery formeily stood iu the rear of the parochial sohool of St Peter's church, at Fifth street and ttirard avenue The Redemptorist Fathers procured an injunction against tho firm, lestrainiug thorn from operatiug tne macnincry, which they claimed, caused tho school building to vibrate to such an extent as to impearl its safety, and early last spring tho renncry was removed to ouackauiaxon street wharf. Tho causo of the failure is directly at tributed to Hilgert's unsuccessful sorg hum plantation in Capo May county, N, J. About two years ago tho New Jersoy Legislature passed a law providing for tho encouragement of raising sorghum. The state agreed to pay a bouuuy of $2 for every tun of sorghum raised, it is baiu that the passago of this act was secured by Hilgert aud his friends, who immedi ately began investing largely in laud iu the vicinity of Rio Grande, Capo May county. Before establishing their factory they experimented 011 a particularly rich plot of ground near Capo May court house. Tho result was eminently satisfactory and then Hilgert determined upon going into the business ou an extensive scale. A stock company, with a capital of $230, 000, wa3 formed, with George C. Potts as president ; James P. Scott, treas urer, and Ashton Corson, Rudolph Ellis and Charles M. Hilbert as directors. Tho latter was practically tho leading mau iu tho wholo business. Ho first purchased 2000 across of land, which in turn was bought of him by tho company. About 1200 acres were cultivated. A sugar houso costing $00,000 was built and a number of other buildings involved a further outlay of $15,000. When the con cern got well under way a dry rot set iu. The company calculated harvesting 50,000 tons of sorghum, but tho figures wero wide of the mark. The dry rot caused so much injury to the crop that tho company was never able to recover from its disastrous effects. This, of course, hampered Hilgert considerably. Before locating at Rio Grando Mr. Hilgert made an offer to tho residents of Vineland that if they would set out 100 acres for tho purpose of raising sorghum he would locate his factory near that town, and givo employment to many men. The matter was agitated by the leading spirits of that town, but they never succeeded in getting the promise of more than eighty acres, and so the affair fell through. Only a week ago the Vineland papers were bo moaning their fate in allowing such an opportunity to pass without taking advan tage of what they considered tho generous offer of Hilgert. Of late Hilgert operated very largely in molasses, which shrank in value so much that it is thought by many to havo been tho primary causo of forcing him to tho wall. Hilgert's family did not know last night where tho missing refiner could bo found. They scouted tho suicidal story. An old Front street broker, who has known Mr. Hilgert for nearly a dozen years, expressed the belief that the man was only hiding away until things calmed down. ." He is not tho man to do away with himself on account of tho failure, for he is possessed of too much common sense for that. Even if it is true that he has resorted to forgery, Charley Hilgert would never meet death by his own hand. He is quietly taking his ease in some out of the way place, and will not show up until matters are straight ened out." Mr. Hilgert's bookkeeper went on a visit to Europe about two months ago, and now, since Hilgert cannot be found, it is absolutely impossible tfi ascertain tho true condition of the firm's affairs. An intimate friend of the missing man said yesterday that the total assets wonld probably allow the creditors something in the neighborhood of 25 cents on tho dol lar. Twenty two eases of yellow fever and seven deaths were reported yesterday in Matamoras. The disease has reappeared in Brownsville and Laredo. Tmran. and another case, a fatal one, was reported in Now Orleans on Tuesday, PASSED pym TpvTEf 0. THE BITER aNOKAkBOK BILL A LAW. Both nouses of Congress Bally Around tb Money-Bags and Overrule the I'resi- dent IIow the Measure Was Put Through. Washington Dispatch to the Times. Congress couldn't get along without the great steal. Tho piesidont vetoed the river and harbor bill and Congress has vetoed the president. This action of Con gress yesterday created more surprises thau Hid the reception of tho document yester day. In tho House, as soon as he could obtain recognition, Chairman Pago, of the commerce committee, said that he had been instructed by tho unanimous voice of his committee to endeavor to secure the passage of tho bill over the president's veto and he tbereforo asked for imme diate 'consideration. An unusully large number of members wero in their seats by this time and several senators were conspicuous, moving about the cham ber, conferring with the leaders of the two great parties. A slight impediment to the immediato consideration of the bill was eucuuutcred by a motion of Mr. Kas sou to icfer the qtiestiou to the commerce committee, with instructions to report back the bill with this provision added : "That no more than $9,000,000 of the total sum appropriated by this act shall bo expended during the current fiscal year for these objects, subject to the limitation of amount provided in this act, and shall bo applied lor such of those objects as aro recommended by tho engineer in" charge, with the approval of tho secretary of war, as most important to thegeneral welfaie." Speaker Keifer sided with the Iowa representative, which brought out a strong protest from Messrs. Page, Sunset Cox, Reagan and Robeson, who held that the veto nfhst be squarely met and voted upon. Another delay arose out of a de mand for the previous question revealing the absence of a qiiuiuni, but after a live ly hunt tho absentees necessary wero drummed up and tho roll call began on the passage of the bill over the veto. In a short time it was developed that the bill would undoubtedly pass and long bofoio tho result was announced tho friends of tho mcasnro wero observed ex changing congratulations. The Western and Southern lepiesentativcB, with but few exception!2, stood bhouldcr to shoul der, rcgaidlessof party tics, to pass tho bill, and when tho speaker announced that the yeas wero 122 and the nays 59 there was a wild outburst of applauso on tho floor. Instantly a stampedo ensued for tho Senate side and tho result was quickly noised around the chamber, to the man ifest interruption of business. A buzzing similar to a bee-hive began and log-rolling for votes was tho next move. One of the most activo workers for Iho latter was Senator Jones, of Nevada, a bosom friend of tho president and his host during tho trying days that succeeded the death of President Garfield. He evidently had his blood up, and, as ho afterward expressed it, "meant to offset tho voto of Senator Logan, who would vote to sustain the veto." No time was wasted unnecess sarily, and tho success in the House in spired tho Senate workers with the most sanguino hopes. When all was ready Senator McMillan moved to take up the bill and pass it over the veto, and iu a wild flurry the roll-call began. Tho nays were very scattered, although the voto was another surprise, for no ono expected that such a decisive two thirds would bo re corded as 41 yeas against 1G nays. Of the Southern states whoso vote di vided only Georgia aud Kentucky gavo a majority for the veto and Kentucky had only half her delegation ou hand. Tho other Southern states which divided, Ten nessee and North Carolina, gavo tho bill the majority. The great Middlo states. New York and Pennsylvania, wero divided with tho bulk of their strength in support of the veto. New Jerey furnished three votes for the bill to ono against. The power of the railroad monopolies was plainly visible in this region and was re flected by Kansas, the only Western stato that went solid iu favor of tho veto. It is becoming noticeable that whenover there is a project for the improvement of water transporta tion Kansas at both ends of the capital cau bo relied on to voto no, and whenover there is proposition to givo a railroad monopoly a right of way Kansas can also bo about as certainly counted upon to vote aye The stato of Ohio divided evenly, while Indiana leaned a little toward tho veto. All tho votes that Maine had pre sent wero cist in support of tho veto. Colorado, Florida, Delaware, Nebraska and Nevada cast no votes on tho ques tion. In tho Senate tho West furnished but five negative votes, namely, Davis, Logan, of Illinois, Ingalls, Harrison and Van Wyck. These gentlemen voted against tho bill originally and felt called upon to act consistently, although one of them, Logan, wr.s opposed to a veto aud was outspoken h. Senator Call, of Florida, voted against the bill and then voted to pass it over tho veto. TBK DOCTORS. .tloiitlily Mooting of tho Lancaster County Medical Suclaty. The monthly meeting of the Lancaster county medical socioty was held yesterday afternoon in tho G. A. R. hall. Thn following members wore present : Drs. Blackwood, Holenius, Cox, Compton, M. L. Davis, A. J. Herr, Stehman and YVelciiaiis, of Lancaster ; Craig, Linca weaver and Cottcrell, of Columbia ;Mow cry, of Conestoga : Miller, of Bird in Hand ; Deaver, of Drumore ; Musscr, of .Lampeter ; Xteglcr and Newpner, of Mount .Joy ; Livingston, of Mountvule : B. F. Herr, Millcrsvillc ; Horst, of Earl- villleanu II. J3. .Musscr, of Witmor. Several visitors wore present from the medical society of York. After tho transaction of current business a resolution was adopted fixing the time and place of the annual reunion of the Union Medical society at Wild Cat Falls, on Thursday, August 31st. Reports from various parts of the coun ty show the general health of tho county to be good. Tho Excursion to Atlantic City. Tho excursion to Atlantic City, under tho auspices of Messrs. Haverstick & Clark, left tho Lancaster depot at G o'clock this morning. Tbcro were twelve passenger cars all well filled, it being es timated that there were from 450 to 500 passengers aboard. It was expected that about 100 more would ba picked np at sta tions cast ot tho city. Had not the weather been bo threatening it is believed that more thantwico as large a number would have accompanied tho excursion. Since tho above was in type we havo received a dispatch from Mr. Clark, dated Camden, N. J.. 1051 o'clock, in which be states that the excursionists arrived in Philadelphia on time ; seven huudrcd and sixty-three in number, everybody delight ed and tho weather good. A second dispatch from Mr. Clark, dated Atlantic City, states that the excursionists arrived there at noon and that tho weather is pleasant. Cars Wrecked. This morning about 2 o'clock the Em pire freight train east, drawn by engine No. 314, parted when about half a milo west of Bainbridge. The front part of the train stopped when tho accident was dis covered, and the rear part ran into it, breaking to pieces one car loaded with gram and scattering the grain in all direc tions. Two other cars were badly dam aged, and tho track was blockaded for tlirrs or four hours. Fortunately nobody Tas hint. iTHE ITY GOYERNMENT. w .; j h ? ?' . 1 HISKTIRG 'OF THE 1'tIV COUNCILS. Messages From the Mayor Health Ordi nances Introduced. A stated meeting of tho city councils was held last night. Select Council. Present: Messrs. Baldwiu, Brown, Evans, Wise, Wolf, Zecher and Borgcr, president. Mr. Evans presented the report of the city treasurer and receiver of taxes for the month of, July, from which it appeared that the balance in the treasury August 1, was $G6,888.15. Mr. Evans also presented the monthly report of the financo and street committe3, which were read. The committee recommend that the fol lowing work be doao : Sower on Locust and Rockland street, from abovo tho broweries on Locust street to North street. To repair Johu street. To macadamize Charlotte street, be tween West King and Orange. To repair Grant street west of Char lotte. To repair Plum street with ciuders. The committee visited the site of a con templated now sewer in the northern sec tion of the city, where parties wero to subscribe for the erection of the same, but as the committee up to this time have had no reply from said parties, they have nothing to report at prcsnnt meeting of councils. Ou motion, the recommendatious made by the committee for tho work above named were approved. The following message from the mayor was read : Mayor's Office, Lancaster, Aug. 2, 1882. To the Uonoruble, the Select and Common Council of the City of Lancaster. Gentlemen Tho crowded condition of tho streets iu iho central portion of the city on Saturday nights, aud the disposi tion of many persons to mako Saturday night ono on which to get drunk and in dulge in disorder, has induced mo to call out on these occasions the whole of tho police force of the city for activo service. This extra service occurs but oucu iu two weeks, and continues but four hours, ex cept when the weather is such that no more than the regular detail is neces sary. In accordance with the custom the whole force was called into service on Saturday, tho 8th of July last, but with out protest to me against tho practice, without demand for additional compensa tion for this extra servico the detail, con sisting of Samuel Swenk, Bankson Smith, Charles Stormleltz, Georgd Gensemer, J. P. KUlingcr, "John Morriugcr, John llar man and Michael Burns, refused to report for duty at the station bouse at tho time appointed. Believing this to bo a vory serious disobedienco of orders, I, on Wed nesday, July 12, suspended tho eight offi cers named for 20 days each, and ap pointed to fill tho temporary vacancies J. Gundaker, Wm. Lowers, A Stein wandel, A. Groff, II. Furlow, Wm. Borgcr, John Gill and F. Ganz. I respectfully ask your concurrence iu tho action taken. Yours, Jno. T. MacGonigle, Mayor. O11 motion of Mr. Evatm tho action, of tho mayor was unanimously concurred in. The following communication from the mayor was also presented and read, and his action unanimously approved : Gentlemen In consequence of tho re fusal of Officer John McDovitr, of the 4th waul, to mako settlement with the city of thn delinquent tax account of the said ward for 1881, I noHffod Mr. McDcvitt that his suspension as a public officer of the city would be continued until a satis factory settlement bhall have beeu made. I respectfully ask your concurrence. Very Respectfully, Jno. T. MacGonigle, Mayor. A communication from the mayor an nouncing the suspension of James Coyle policeman of tho 4th ward, for twenty days, and tho appointment of Adam Groff to fill tho vacancy thus cvuscd, was read and tho mayor's action approved. Tho chair announced thai ho had re ceived two communications from John Scbleich. They wero on motion laid on the table, without being read. The following ordinances were presented and read onco : An Ordinance creating llcattli Commission er and elviu? additional powers ind duties to tho Board ot IleuitU : Ho it onluincd by tliu Select and Co inon Councils ot the City ot Lancaster, ami it ! horehy ordained by authority of the same : Section 1, That the ofllce or Health Coinmia-siom-r be hereby created, aaid offlre tobu lllied and its duties to be performed by tho Chief Knginccrof the Fire Department, in consider ation of which he shall receive two hundred dollars in addition to liU salary as Chief Engineer. Sbo. 2. That it shall bo tho duty or tho Health Commissioner to execute tho city ordinances relating to sanitary matters. He shall attend Ihu meetings of the Hoard ot Health, report to them all violations of the law governing their body, licur complaint!) of nuisance ami thoroughly investigate tho tamo (for which purposes he shall have all the powers ot en tering upon and inspecting premises, hereto fore conferred upon the police), serve the notice requiring the removal of the nul-mncc and see that 11 W properly carried out, and perioral such other Unties us the by-laws ol thn Board of Health may rei'ilre. Sec. 3. That the salary ot the becrctary of the Board of Health shall be the 8 una as the salary of the Clerks or Council, unci that tbo Board ot Health bo allowed one hundred and lllty dollars annually to pay for the clerical services ot copying tho returns ot marriages, blrt hs and deaths. Sec. 4. That licrcalter when t'e other appro priations lor ell y purposes uro made an annual appropriation shall be niado tor tho uso ot the Board ot Health. hEc. r. That hereafter witn the regular com mittees there shall bo appointed a Sanitary Commlttcq ot two members from each branch ol councils, whose duties shall b as an advi snrvandconiultingcommittcc with the Board of Ileal tu In the general superintendence ot th sani tary affairs of the city. Kec. C. That an annual report shall be made by the Board of Health lor the year ending February 28, upon such features of their work whic.i they may deem of special interest, and with such suggestions as may seem npccssary for the better protection of lite and health Sec. 7. That this ordinance shall take cued from the dato of its passage, and that all or dinances and parts ot ordinances inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby re pealed. An Ordinance 1'ioviding ror Registration or Deaths, etc. I5e it ordained by the Select and Common Councils ot tho City or l.ancmtor, that it Hhall bo the .duty of every physician practicing within tho City ot Lancaster, whenever it death shall occur under their prolcsionai care or ol the coroner when a death shall come under his notice to furnish to the fam ily ot deceased person or to the undertaker a certificate setting forth the name, date and cause ot death. Sec. S. Mo undertaker shall Inter the body ol any person who died in this city, or who has been brought to lhis city lor butiil, nor re move the dead body of any person to any place beyond the limits ot this city, without first reporting the same to thoSccretary or the Board of Health, and delivering to him the physician's certificate, and without obtaining a permit from said ofilcer for burial, for which burial permit the sum of twenty-live cents shall be paid, to be used in defraying the ex penaes of the Board ot Health. Sec. 3. No sexton shall dig a grave for the burial of any person, nor shall the superin tendent of any cemetery or burial pluc'j per mit the burial of any person without such permit from tho Board of Health, and the su perintendent or sexton snail keep a ctrrect record otall burials and make a weekly report of the same to the Secretary ot tho Boird f Health. Sec. 4. Kvo.y person desirous of being licensed to empty or remove the contents ot privy wells or sinks shall make application in writing to the Board ot Health, who under propcrrcstrictlons shall grant him a license for one year, and renew tho same lrom year to year, as they may deem proper ; and lor each license so granted and lor every renewal thereof, ho shall pay the sum ot five dollars, to be used in defraying the expenses of the Board ot Health ; and whenever any such person shall desire, under his license, to cleanse any privy well or sink, he shall Urst obtain from the Board ot Health a permit to do so; and ho shall deposit tho contents or privy wells and sinks only at such places des ignated by tne Board ot Health. Sec. 5. The price ot the permit shall be paid to the Board of Health when issued, and shall In all cases be repaid by the person whose privy well or sink shall ba emptied or flAf,Tlffl 59.0. The price ot each permit lor the re.1 moral ot might aol, issuo.i in the months ot Jaae. July, AagBn and September shall be twe-doUara: theprtctinf each permit issued at ether UM skull bo titty cents. Provided Tnat la all eases ot permits for removing the contents of privies, which are in the way or Improvements, the charge for a permit shall be at all times fifty cents. a" Sec. 7. Every person who shrill violate or re fuse or neglect to obey any regulations mado by the Board ot Health in pursuance ot the powers conferred by this ordinance, hsll; tor every such ottence, forfeit and pay to the Board ot Health, a penalty ot not less than ten nor more than ft tiy dollars, to bo recover ed as debts ot like amount are by law re cover able. Vomiuoa coancil. (. Present : Messrs. Albright, Buchanan, Cormeay, CoxDinkleberg, Eaby, veit, Hartley, Hober. Hurst; Lichty, McKillips, McLaughlin, Middloton, Moore, Power, Ruth, Remly, Kiddle, Scbectz, Schum, Smeych, Trost and Dr. Davis, president. The minutes of the but stated aeetwg wer read mad approved.- ,'. '$ j! ') By Mr. Lichty, for al ecoasiag at 'tfco corner of Water and' 'Walnut streets. Referred to street committee with power to act. By Mr. Power, for a crossing on West Chestnut street, at Arch alley. Referred to street committea with power to act. By Mr. Hubcr, for .a crossing on Dor wart street, between West King and Manor streets. Referred to street com mittee. , By Mr. McKillips, for the repair of the gutter on Areli alley, between Walnut and Lemon btrects. Referred to street committee By Mr. Everts, for a limp on North alley, botween Lw and Preyburg street. Referred to lamp committee with power to act. By Mr Trost, for tho repair of gutter on Manor street, betwoeu Campbell and Filbert alleys. Referred to street com mittee. By Mr. Riddle, for a gutter on the north aide of New street, between Doko and Lime street. Referred to street com mittee, with instiuctions to do the work. By Mr. Eaby, for repair to crossings at the corner of Duke and Vine streets. In ferred to the street committee with in structions to do the work. By Mr. Eaby, for a sower on East Chest nut street, between Duke and Lime streets. Tho petitioners stated that they wero willing to connect with th's sewer as . soon as i' i completed, each to pay $25 for the ptivilego. Tho amount pledged towaid 1 In: expanse of building the sewer is about $&K). Referred to tho street committer, with instructions to have thn work done at oucc. A communication wax presented from Mr. George Schleich, ratting forth that tho gutter recently laid under the ditcctiou of the street commissioner on Plum street is at sonio pliiccs two feet above tho surface of the street. Tho petitioner also com plained :i I :)!i' tho manner iu which the street is bring tilled with cinder. In his opinion, thciu is sufficient, travel ou the street to warrant its being macadamized. A communication was presented from John Sohleich, in which ho asked councils to pass- au ordinance for tho purpose of getting the absent of tho voters of tho eity to an iucrca-f of l ho city debt ia extending the twenty-inch water main from Lime and Orange streets to Charlotte and Orango streets. There were several reasons as signed why the main slfonhl bo extended. A communication from Mr. Scbleich on the Market questiou was ,aJso presented- He takes the position that there is no harm donn by grocers buying butter at market for the purpose of re tailing it to their neighb rs. All of the above communications wero road and the clerk of councils was directed to file the same. The committee appointed to investigate purchases made by tho special committee on the re-organizatien of tho Are depart ment submitted the following report : "We, the undersigned, appointed by councils to investigate tho purchase of horses, harness, eto., for tho new lire de partment met at different times. We or dered the clerk to procure the minutes of the oommittee on the reorganization of the fire department. He was told tbey kept nono. We notified the members of said committee to appear before us and give some information as to the purchase of the above articles, and they failed to appear. We respectfully ask to be dis charged. Jonn J. Cocuuan, Philip Zecoer, Philip Dinklkuekm. On motion, the report of tho committee was received and filed, and they were dis charged. Mr, Cox, from tho Uro committee, re ported some vhauges uride iu the lire de partment, all ol which havo been noted in the local columns of this paper. Tho ro port of tho committee also set forth the expenditures during the present month. Mr. Hurst presented tho petition of .sev eral hundred property owners, asking for an increase of the salary of tho police officers from $40 to $50 per month, and the salary of the chief to bo raised from 0 to $60 per month. After the lilerk of the councils had read the petition Mr. Hurst offered a resolution to grant the in crease asked for, said increase to date from August 1st. j ' ( Mr. Power opposed increasing the policemen's pay. He au1i tjiey made a great deal of extra ruoueyeach month at the alderman's offices, and, in addition, he did not think they did their daty as efficiently as they should. He said be knew instances of ladies bavins been in sulted on tho street in presence of officers, and they never interfered. Mr. Riddle favored the increase asked for, and said to have a good police' force the men must be well paid. He did not think $40 an adequate compensation. Mr. Hnrst also spoko in favor of the in crease. He said it cost tho men at least $85 per year for clothing, and they couhl not afford that out of their salary. Since -the auditors have been examining into the way business has heretofore been done, there is comparatively littlo to be made extra at the aldermen's office. The resolution was argued further by Messrs. Eaby and Sebum, and the latter gentleman moved to amend by referring it to the 'finauee cbnsmitteo' to ascertain whether tho appropriation made for the pay of the police force during the year will allow of the increase buine made. The amendment was defeated, and tho resolu tion was adopted by tho following vote : Ayes Cormeny, Cox. Dinkleberg, Hartley, Hubor, Hurst, Lichty, McKil lips, Middloton, Moora, Reitb.r Riddle, Scheetz, Smeych, Trost and Dr. Davis, president 10. Nays Albiight, Buchanan, Eaby, Evarts, McLiughliti, Power, Remly, Sihum 8. Mr. Trost offered a resolution instructing the street committee to have tho crossing repaired at West King and Mulberry streets. Mr. Hartley offered a resolution instruct ing the street committee to havo Manor and Filbert streets repaired. Both the resolutions were referred to tho street committee. Mr. Cox, from the fire committee, re ported that a committee ol the Shiftier fire company had met the fire committee and offered to sell their houso and en gine to the city for $1,000, or either fa; $3,000. Mr. Cox advocated tho parcbas' of the house on the scale of ecoaomy. The city i3 now paying $250 p:r year rent for au engine house in that section of the city, while if the Shiftier house is purchased the rent would not be mors than $100 per year. The matter was by a unanimous vote referred to the fire committee, to re port at the next 'mseting of councils whether the city can get a clear title. Scleot council adjourned early in the evening, so that none of the measures adopted by common council were acted on by that body. On motion, adjourned. -4 l ! K HI ill : i
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