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SATURDAY EVENING. MAECH 27,1880.
Tiie Philadelphia Delegation.
The Harrisburg Patriot has trouble all
around in making itself understood en
the question of the right of a state com
mittee te fix up the temporary roll of
delegates te a convention It has a happy
time explaining itself te its stupid con
temporaries. As the matter new stands
its position seems te be that the commit
tee had a right te give the McGowan
delegation from Philadelphia seats and
votes, and that there its power is ex
hausted ; it cannot de the same favor for
anylxdy else ; at least it fails te point
out any ethers, among the hundred con
tested seats that it has information of,
who ought te be taken care of and whose
u regularity" it has determined.
The Patriot is anxious te knew what
we would de with Philadelphia in the
state convention. "We hardly conceive
that it is any of our business te give an
opinion as te the matter in dispute there,
for the reason that the duty is net
thrown upon us te make a decision, and
the further reason that we de net have
the facts before us en which te base one.
"We made the same objection te a de
cision being made by the state committee
which did net have before it the creden
tials of the contestants nor the testimony
they will doubtless produce before the
state convention. Still, we are always
ready te say what we think about public
matters of general interest, and we have
for some time had an individual convic
tion as te the way in which our state
conventions could best dispose of the
chronic trouble they have with the
Philadelphia delegations We have found
from exiKirience that turmoil is the un
ceasing gift of the Philadelphia Democ
racy te their brother delegates from the
state ; and that then the Philadelphians
go home and get soundly beaten there
at the election with unfailing regularity.
We roll up a majority in the state, only
te have it swallowed up in the city. "We
are somewhat tired of it ; and .se is the
country generally.
We have observed, tee, that the testi
mony offered te the committee en cre
dentials is se pointedly contradictory
that it is generally unable te come te a
conclusion without saying that one party
or the ether lies ; .which it is net pleas
ant te say of Democratic delegates.
If it was possible for a slate convention
te come te a decision between the con
flicting parties which would be acquiesced
in by tliein and reduce them te harmony
and make the party in Philadelphia an
effective element in the work of carry
ing the state, we would be in favor of
continuing te endeavor te make such a
decision.
Butof this we have about despaired;
and it does seem te us that the delegates
from the rest of the state should consider
seriously new whether they would net
act wisely and in the best interest of the
party, by excluding Philadelphia from
representation in our conventions until
it can bring te them a harmonious del
egatien. We could, at least, thus get
rid of a wrangle in our conventions which
is disagreeable and disgusting. We be
lieve that as many Philadelphia Demo
crats would accept the ticket we would
give them as take it new ; no Democrat
there would have any cause of soreness
with the party in the state by reason of
what he might believe te be its unfair
ness towards his friends.
Better Sparc Their Pains.
The riot bill convicts seem te think
that the chief disadvantage of their con
viction is that it sends them te jail, and
they are hot-feet after a pardon in ad
vance of their sentence se that they may
be saved that unpleasantness. It cannot
be denied that it is disagreeable te go te
jail ; but te the average of decent peo
ple the conviction of crime would be se
deep a misery that they would sec little
additional disgrace in being sent te
prison. If we understand the reason for
the ardent desire of Mr. Kemble and his
associates te get a recommendation to
day for a pardon that will free them from
the penalty of a sentence te be imposed
upon them en Monday, it is that they
may escape the ignominy of even a mo
ment's imprisonment. They have laid
out te have a line of couriers from the
beard of pardons te the governor and
from the governor te the court house
which will show their pardon te the
sheriff before he lays held of his prisoners.
There maj be a telephone set up, or
there may be a congregation of the gov
ernor and the beard of pardons in the
lobby of the court house ; however it is
te be done, it is te be se managed that
the criminals escape the jail ; and be
cause it will disgrace them, they think.
They take a wrong view of it. They
might as well save their pains. Nobody
will think a bit worse of them for their
jailing-'-a jail can't disgrace them. Se
far as their reputation is concerned they
had better quietly submit te their im
prisonment and try te gain a little sym
pathy, which is all that is left the public
te give them. They ought net te strain
the friendship of the governor and their
friends in the pardon beard se hard when
a brief term of imprisonment, which
would de them no great harm, would
save these officials from the heaviest
maledictions of the people. This advice
we give disinterestedly. As politicians
we could net wish anything better than
that the Republican officers of the state
should se outrage the feelings of the peo
ple as te release these men at once from
their just punishment. But we de net
like te see tiie governor and the pardon
beard of Pennsylvania thus held up te
public contempt.
We cherish no such apprehension as
the Pittsburgh Pest, that any element in
the Democratic state convention will at
tempt te appoint " a committee of nine
te report delegates te the Cincinnati con
vention, overriding wherever expedient
the choice of the congressional districts."
That is the Cameren method of captur
ing and controlling Republican conven
tions and cheating the people, but any
such attempt in a Democratic convention
would let loose a tornado in which the
parties who attempted it would be as
completely lest as that Kansas barn
which went up in a cyclone three days
age, and has net touched the ground
since.
The ether day the Pittsburgh Pest
severelycriticisedChas.B. Hirst, chair
man of the Beaver county Democratic
committee, fbr calling the committee to
gether en tee short notice te elect him
self a .state delegate. New somebody
writes te the Pest : " Hirst is an ardent
friend of .S. J. Tilden, and will favor a
square vote of the committee as te their
choice for a presidential candidate (and
abide by it if elected a delegate te the
state convention), before any ether action
is taken by the county committee.
Geed for Charlie." We de net see that
this alters the case. If lie took advan
tage of his position te call the committee
together en tee short notice, te serve his
own interests, he deserves censure, and
whether he is for Tilden eragainst Tilden
does net change the nature of his case.
Majer Siiexk's answer te the appli.
catien for an, injunction in the Belgian
block case is an admirable argument for
the necessity and economy of that kind
of a highway, which nobody controverts.
As te establishing the legality of the
street committee's action, or its right te
spend money net appreprieted, or te
make expensive improvements without
warrant of law, Ave must assume that the
author of it knew the felly of undertak
ing such an impossibility.
Persons whose nerves are net tee
tender te witness a case of vivisection
will de well te read Mary Clemmer en
that " favorite son" .Tames G. Blaine,
as we republish it te-day.
MINOR TOPICS.
Moiimen missionaries have been making
converts in Lawrence county, Kentucky,
and 20 have passed through CatlettBburg
within a few days, bound for Utah. One
of them is said te be a young woman who
left her husband behind .
F. C. Ladxek, editor of the Wa tchtrerd,
and a prominent apestle of temperance,
has been arrested at Reme, It. Y., for big
amy. He married Miss EJHe Powell in
November last, while he had a wife and
two children Jiving at Omaha, whom he
had for some time neglected.
The Grant leaders, whatever their hopes
or beliefs, have net changed their mind
and de net even remotely hint at any pos
sible change of front. Senater Cameren,
in talking about " his state, " says there
is no defection here that he thinks
amounts te anything like serious trouble.
A r.n.n:it away down in Maine married
a leve of a school girl who didn't knew the
first thing about housekeeping or farming.
When he took her home she neglected her
household duties and went ranging about
the farm "betanizing" and studying
geology. The neighbors' wives did net
like her, but before they knew it she had
discovered en her husband's land a mine
worth $40,000.
Tick New Yerk Natien says: "New,
we make bold te say that nobeily outside
the circle of his intimate personal friends
knows what the opinions of Mr. Donald
Cameren, of Pennsylvania, are te-day en
any question of American polities en
which legislation is cither proposed or op
posed. Wc de net knew of any speech of
his, or of any bill introduced by him, or
any book, pamphlet, or article in which he
basset forth his views en any subject
about which American voters are at this
moment divided in opinion. Nevertheless,
he has exhibited his power in politics
within a few weeks by controlling the ac
tion of the majority in a convention of
great importance. "
PERSONAL.
The Culpepper (Va.) 7Ymesneminatcs
Jehn W. Garkktt, of the Baltimore and
Ohie railroad, for President of the United
States.
Representative Blackkukn authorizes
the statement that the published story
that he recently reflected en Speaker Ran
dall in an alleged controversy with Mr.
Coffroth is without the slightest founda
tion in fact.
The Philadelphia Times thinks that
"The Democratic organs ought te make
sumo arrangements for deciding about
Senater Waluace's favorite candidate for
President. As present thay have get him
for Hancock and for Bayard and for Thur
man, which must scem a little confusing
sometimes."
The Marietta Register te-day contains
the vjiledictery of II. LixvilleHendwck LixvilleHendwck
bex, one of the editors and publishers,
who has sold his interest in the paper te
his late partner Percy P. Scheck, who will
continue the publication at the old stand.
Ill health is stated te be the cause of Mr.
Ilcndricksen's retirement.
Mary Clemmer says that "Senater Joux
Legax leeks young, as a man should who
is se supremely blessed at home. They
de say that he will net tell his age. Why
should he, if he does net want te ? lie
must be something mero than forty,
though he docs net leek it. Erect as an
arrow, swarthy as an Indian, with straight
black hair, and fine, keenly-cut features,
he is as much a picture of the Senate as
Charles Sumner was and Rosceo Conkling
used te be."
Resa Bexiikuk leads the life of a recluse
in her country house. Devoted te her art,
she has never married ; and new, when
she has advanced beyond the middle
period of life, she permits nothing te dis
tract her attention. Iu person she is short
and squarely built, passes her life under
the best physical conditions, leeks healthy
and seems capable of great endurance.
The features of her face are small and reg
ular, her eyes a soft hazel, and her expres
sion ene of dignified benignity. She has
a low, pleasant voice, and a direct sincerity
of speech, most agreeably free from the
artifices of compliment. Her gray hair is
cut and parted like a man's and nearly
touches her shoulders. She wears mascu
line clothes when her work takes her te
stables, cowherds and public places, where
her sex would net protect her.
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A suit involving the ownership of sever
al valuable tracts of coal lands, located be
tween Bear Gap and Mount Carmel, in
which Ira T. Clement, of Sunbury, was
plaintiff and the Northumberland coal
company defendant, was removed from
Northumberland.ceunty te Clinten county
for trial by defendant. On Monday suit
was commenced before Judge Mayer at
Leck Haven, and after being warmly con
tested by both sides the case was given te
the jury and they returned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff, Ira T. Clement. This
case has been tried in Northumberland
county and gained by the plaintiff.
A BLAINE BOOST.
J.W. Jobnsen'a Candidate for President.
Mary Clemmer In the New Tork Independent.
As a presidential candidate, James G.
Blaine can claim two important factors of
success his personal popularity and the
real opposition te Grant existing in the
minds of a large portion of our best citi
zens ; while no small portion of Grant's
power is. centered in the latent opposition
te and underlying lack of faith in Blaine.
An eminent Bosten ian wrote me the ether
day: "The Grant boom is diminishing.
Were Blaine out of the way, it would have
little strength left. Many go for Grant be
cause they knew that the embodiment of
corruption is Blaine." "Were either of
these two candidates out of the way, the
strength of the ether would wane." A Re
publican senator of the United Siates
wrote : "Grant is justly blamed because he
is centnually sacrificing his own interests
and he might add the intrests of the
whole country te his worthless friends."
" Blaine has net a friend en earth, geed,
bad, or indifferent, whom he would net
sacrifice with alacirty, were the friend in
his way. These who knew him best, knew
that in politics he cares nothing for the
people, nor the country, nor the Republi
can party, further then they relate te
James G. Blaine and further his aggran
dizement." This verdict of a peer, whose political
path he never blocked, but who is ac
quainted intimately with his character and
actions, is perfectly in accord with the late
stinging estimate of the New Yerk Times,
when it declares : "In a long political
life, lie has distinguished himself by his
steady support of Mr. Blaine, and his
promulgation and dofense of the Blaine
dectrine that Mulligen has no right te re
tain compromising letters. " Adding
further en :
" If an impudent person writes te knew
whether the speaker of the Heuse of Rep
rescntatives ought te be personally and
pecuniarily interested in special legisla
tion, he should be refuted by a picturesque
account of the murder of a negre in Miss
issippi a kind of refutation which in full
ness and accuracy cannot be surpassed."
Thus far but few have possessed the
penetrating sight that could pierce the
glamour which surrounds this man ; te sce
him as he intrinsically is a man whose
perpetual self seeking has been crowned
by eminent success.
When the sons of Maine by thousands
were marching te the sacrifice, hew was it
with one young man named Biaine, then in
the flower of his youth, whose grandfather
is new boasted of as a soldier of the revolu
tion? Did his grandson, young, strong,
brave, inarch te serve the country his
grandfather served '.' Oh ! no. Other men
young and brawny, with wives and little
children, might find it sweet te die for
their country. James G. Blaine found it
"sweeter" te leek out for the main
chance. Amid marching troops he came te
Washington quite alene for that purpose.
Writes ene who knows well whereof he
speaks:
' Mr. Blaine was a Pennsylvania!., and
from the very first found that he ceujd
obtain favajifcat the war department a
departmelQPaiobedy needs te be told,
where all things went by favor. Mr.
Blaine was speakerjef the Heuse of Re
presentatives in Maine, as captivating then
as new. He instantly turned te valuable
account the information and the favors
which he was able te obtain in Washing
ton. One of his first profitable operations
was the collection from the war de
partment of a large sum of money for the
Maine Central railroad company. It
will be remembered that at the outbreak
of the war and the grand uprising of the
patriotic North it was felt te be
almost wrong te ask compensation from
the government for the services that were
se freely proffered. Men felt like giving
all they had te save it. The states fitted
out their own troops and the railroad com
panies offered te transport them te the
capital free of charge. But this sort of
thing did net last after the war actually
opened. The railroad companies were
glad te be paid for all the scrvice rendered
even though they had given it gratuitously
in the first instance. Mr. Blaine discov
ered a claim for $20,000 for the Maine
Central, and he offered te collect it. He
was told that he could have 2.1 per cent,
for the job, and he was speedily successful.
He pocketed $3,000, and purchased the
house and grounds, new enlarged and
adorned, where he has for nineteen
years resided. A similar claim for
the Bosten and Maine railroad ., com
pany was collected by him about the
same time ; and if the railroad companies
did net shine in the transaction, Mr. Blaine
was, at least, made $10,000 the richer by it.
Fer a man who starts with nothing, this
was a prosperous beginning of business.
The equipping of the state troops required
large purchase of material in Bosten, and
Mr. Blaine speedily found that an acquain
tance with the adjutant-general's ways of
doing business and the men with whom he
did business was valuable. He was a mem
ber of the Legislature ; but he was also a
private citizen, and as such he had a right
te engage in business operations that were
profitable. There was no law in the state
of Maine against a member of the Legisla
ture being interested- in government con
tracts ; and when the war was fairly begun.
Mr. Blaine found that he could make all
the money he wanted."
Thus out of the war that sapped the
nation's heart-bleed Mr. Blaine wrought
the corner-stone of his ascending fertune,
whose crown and consummation, in his
mind, can be found new only in the White
Heuse, himself seated in it, chief magis
trate of the United States. These, having
been perpetuated by the bleed of tens of
thousands of ether men, still necd a presi
dent. That Mr. Blaine, by each energy and
shrewdness, amassed a fortune during the
war docs net prove him te be moie selfish
than thousands of ether men who tried te
de the same, but, through lack .of his abil
ity, failed. It only proved that in the
hour of his country's extremity he was
net a patriot. It was net amer juitrur, but
leve for himself, that mev cd him.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Ex-Mayer Metcalf, of Terente, died in
that city en Thursday night. He was a
leading Orangeman.
The Masonic female collcge at Lumpkin,
Ga., was destroyed by fire en Thursday.
Less, $30,000 ; no insurance
Mrs. McCarty, aged sixty years, while
picking coal en the railroad track near
Easten, was struck by an engine and in
stantly killed.
The United Presbyterian church at West
Charlton,N. J., was accidentally burned en
Thursday afternoon. The less is $8,000 ;
net insured.
Charles Vivian, a well-known come
dian and character actor, died at Lead
ville, Colerado, en the 20th inst., aged 34
years.
R. E. Marcus, a young man, committed
suicide yesterday at Columbia, Ga., by
taking strychnine and sheeting through
the head. Ne cause is assigued for the
act.
Captain Henry Gurney, one of the eldest
and best known pilots' in this country, died
yesterday at Bosten, aged 90. He was in
the fight between the Shannen and Chesa
peake. Jacob Frey, 69 years old, cut his wife's
threat yesterday at St, Leuis. He then cut
his own threat. Neither was dead at last
accounts, but probably both will die. The
affair grew out of a quarrel about money.
William Barten, a colored lad of 10
years, was hanged yesterday at St. Charles,
Me., for the murder of James Chatterbuck
in February, 1879. Barten confessed his
crime. About 2,000 persons witnessed 1
he hanging.
STATH. ITEMS.
Hen. Jacob Kline, 'who was associate
judge of Schuylkill county from 1873 te
1878, died suddenly yesterday morning,
aged 82 years.
The Bcllefente Watchman thinks that if
the Republicans will agree te put up Hayes
again the Democrats can easily afford "te
run Uncle Sammy.
It is calculated that it will take $100,000
.a year te run the new insane hospital at
Norristown. The male resident physician
is te get $2,000 salary and the Steward
$1,000.
Mr. R. S. Staples, editor and proprietor
of the Menree Democrat, Stroudsburg, this
states, announces that his connection with
the paper ceases with the present number
he having sold it te Mr. Greenwald,
from whom he purchased it a year age.
Mary Steck has starved herself te death,
at Allegheny. She believed that in con
sequence of her sinfulness Ged had com
manded her net te eat. She was kept
alive in a hospital by having the feed
forced down her threat, but en her return
home she refused te take any nourishment,
and died after six weeks of almost entire
abstinence.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE BELGIAN BLOCKS.
Majer Shcnk's Annner te the Application
for an Injunction.
William Leaman, esq., and R. B. Risk,
esq., solicitors for the street committee,
have filed an answer te the application of
the mayor and Mr. Millar for an injunction
restraining the street committee from lay
ing Belgian blocks en North Queen street,
until the necessary erdinance was passed
and the due appropriation made. The an
swer admits the correctness of the names
of the mayor and street committee, as
given in the bill, and of the laws and ordi
nances cited. The following points made in
denial are the noteworthy features of the
defendants' answer :
We deny that by the 23d section of the
act of General Assembly, approved April
5, 18G7, P. L 18G7, page 783, the said
Jehn T. MacGenigle, mayor, as aforesaid,
can, in his official capacity, inveke the
equity powers of the court te restrain the
action of the street committee acting under
the authority of the sele'ct and common
councils of the city of Lancaster.
Wc deny that the 7th section of the act
of the General Assembly, approved May
23, 1874, P. L., 1874, page 230, cited in
sixth paragraph of plaintiffs bill has any
application te the matters complained of
iu said bill.
We deny that the 11th section of the
act of Asscmply, approved May 23, 1874.
and cited in the seventh paragraph of
plaintiiTs bill, has any application te the
matters complained of in said bill.
Wc deny that it is the duty of the said
street committee of the councils of the
city of Lancaster te conduct and superin
tend the expenditure of money appropri
ated from time te time by the select and
common councils of the city of Lancaster.
We deny that the said street committee
has incurred bills in excess of the appro
priation made by thti select and common
councils for the repair and improvement
of the streets of the said city of Lancaster,
except under and by virtue of the author
ity and direction of the said select an '
common councils, and for such wer' . .
the street commissioner was compelled te
de by law, under the control of the said
street committee.
We deny the allegations of the plaintiffs
as te the cost of laying the stone pavement
known as the Belgian block pavement, en
North Queen " street, between Centre
square and and Orange street, being
$,1,000 te the city of Lancaster. As shown
by the following report of the city regu
lator, Cel. Wm. R. Gerhart, and made
part of this answer, the estimates arc as
fellows :
Total number of yards, 2,03m at $2.:
pur yard $1,731 .Ti
1M tuut crossing at $1 pur feet l."2 m
Total
Amount In lu n;iiil liv tirn..i
.$4,88(5 .v
holders fer'JOiSJ lineal feet
of heuse trout at ii per oet . $l,sa OS
Amount te be paid by railroad
for amount between trucks,
227.7 square yards, at $1.'M
per yard 512 21
Total te be paid net from
city treasury $2,317 87 2,317 S7
Leaving amount te be paid
by city $2,5GSCS
The street committee estimates the
value of old material, crossings, &c, te be
used elsewhere in repairing the streets of
the city of Lancaster at $330, leaving the
actual cost of said Belgian block pavement
te the city of Lancaster $2,118,68.
The city regulator's estimate of cost for
digging up the square, reducing it te the
proper grade and macadamizing with
broken stone as heretofore, is $900.
The committee has repaired this square
six times during the year, at a cost of
$330 ; the cost for ene repairing between
Nev. 11, 1879, and Dec., 1879, was $80.00.
The councils of the city regard all work
done en old streets, whether by laying of
Belgian blocks or otherwise as repairs, and
the street committce and street commis
sioners have been directed te make such
repairs accordingly, as required by ordi
nance June 2, 1818, and erdinance of May
5, 1829, Section I, and ordinanee of Febru
ary 4, 1833, Section 3. North Queen
street was laid out when the city was first
founded and has been repaired in various
ways for mere than a century ; the repairs
by Belgian blocks is but a substitution of
better work for the costly and useless re
pairs by macadamizing. The commis
sioner of highways of Philadelphia and of
ether cities testify te the durability of
such repairs. The interest en the cost of
Belgian block pavement en said Centre
Square, at 5 per cent, te the city, would
be little ever $100 per annum. The cost
as already shown, would be $330 per
annum te keep said street in geed condi
tion under the old system of repairing, and
even new, after the expenditure of this
sum, the street is almost impassable and
liable te be returned at any moment as a
public nuisance.
The answer denies that the contract is
illegal and quotes at length from the
mayor's message recommending the laying
of Belgian block en the reading thorough
fares of the city ; it quotes the action of
council agreeing te de the work when the
property holders had subscribed $2 per
lineal loot toward the same and then says,
in conclusion :
In pursuance of this resolution of coun
cils the property owners en said first square
of North Queen street subscribed their
share of expense of laying Belgian block
pavement as fellows :
We, the undersigned citizens and prop
erty holders of the city of Lancaster, here
by agree te contribute the sum of $2.30-100
per lineal feet en the fiontage of our re
spective properties en the first square of
North Queen street, from Centre squan .e
Orange street, provided the city of Lan
caster will pave the said square with Bel
gian blocks similar te the square new laid
in East King street. The said sum hereby
contributed te be payable te the city of
Lancaster through the mayor, upon com
pletion of the work and its acceptance by
the city of Lancaster through its proper
representatives : Hirsh & Brethers, Jno. A.
Hiestand, Jehn F. Leng, Henry A. Shultz,
Peter Weber, W. K. Hiester, Jehn L. Mil
ler, Edw. J. Zahm, Samuel Demuth, Jau.
Bausman, Edw. Wiley, J. A. Sprenger, F.
R. Diffenderffer. Thes. E. Franklin. A. C.
Kepler, J. I. Hartman, Exr., Thes. Baum
gardner, Chr. Rine, M. Deichler, Michael
Zahm, bhreiner s Estate, J. U. Kready per
B. C. Kready, Jacob Leeb, Jehn Baer's
Sens, J. M. Leng.
We the undersigned hereby agree te
pay in proportion te our respective front
age en North Queen street, first square,
any deficiency te the city, for having said
square paved with Belgian block, as re
quired by resolution of council : J. M.
Leng, Hirsh & Brether, A. C. Kepler,
Edw. J. Zahm, Jno. A. Hiestand, Peter
Weber, Jehn L. Miller, W. K. Hiester,
Chr. Rine, Jehn -F. Leng, Henry A.
Shultz, Thes. E. Franklin, Jehn Baer's
Sens, Jacob Bausman, Thes. Baumgard
ncr. We further state that Jno. T. MacGon MacGen
igle, mayor as aforesaid, was fully aware
of the repairs ordered by councils and the
cost of the same, as is shown by the fol
lowing extract from his message te coun
cils in 1879, viz :
" The violent winds of early spring, and
the consequent damage produced by the
clouds of dust swept into the stores and
business places along our principal streets,
revived the wish for a better and mere
durable street pavement. I am glad te be
able- te say that, through the energy of the
chairman of the street committee steps
nave ueen taken te lielgian block the first
square en East King street upon an equit
able plan agreed upon by the city and
property helders along the street. There
is reason te believe that this is but the be
ginning of a very necessary and substan
tial improvement in this respect."
We deny that any ordinance was requir
ed te be passed authorizing the borrow
ing of money te pay for said work, and
that the doing of said work, under the
said contract, would increase the actual
indebtedness of the City of Lancaster,, in
excess of the said amount te which the
said debt is alleged in 12th paragraph of
plaintiffs bill te be limited by the consti
tution, and we further deny that any such
constitutional limitation exists.
v We pray that plaintiff's bill be dismissed
with costs.
THE DRAMA.
" Uanker'n Daughter" at the Opera Heuse.
A geed audience witnessed the produc
tion of the society play of "The Banker's
Daughter" at Fulton opera house last even
ing, despite the circumstance unfortunate
from a managerial point of view, but
hardly te be se regarded by geed church
men in that if afforded them an opportu
nity te prove the sincerity of avouched
convictions that the day was one of pe
culiarly sacred and solemn significance in
the religious calendar. Thore is scarcely a
doubt, as a question of fact, that at almost
any ether time than Geed Friday, the ca
pacity of the opera heuse would have been
tested te the utmost te accommedato the
throng that would have poured out te wit
ness this play of phenomenal popularity.
A popularity, by the way, which
ia net se phenomenal after all,
but which may be explained by the
simple statement).,, that it is a geed
"society" play, clean and wholesome,
and all such are bound te be popular. The
theme in which the whele interest of the
piece hinges is a trite one, but is worked
out with mero careful elaboration of detail
and attention te incident than are usually
found en plays of this class. "The
Banker's Daughter" belongs te the school
of pronounced " emotional " drama. The
author has ventured en no startling inno
vations, but has faithfully followed the
landmarks, kept strictly in the line of the
traditional rules of dramatic composition,
and produced a very well finished piece of
work. A dutiful daughter, te rescue her
father from financial ruin, accepts a pre
pesal of marriage from a man she docs net
love, covenanting with her parent, how hew how
ever, that he shall truly state the facts te
her suitor, who is her senior by many
years, and tell him she gives him her hand
without her heart. The rich banker fails
te keep his premise, and the middle-aged
lever takes his girl-wife in full confidence
that he possesses all her affection. In the
progress of the play, and seven years
after the marriage, there appears in the
sccne a young artist with whom the bank
er's daughter, new a wife and mother, had
had an affair of the heart that had been
broken off in a moment of petty anger,
only te be unavailingly mourned by both
subsequently. The fend husband, unaware
of this opisedo in his young wife's girl
hood, invites the artist te spend a few days
with him in his Parisian home. Here the
lever and swectheart of years before meet
face te face. Sh tells him the cause of
her action in casting him aside for another,
and in a moment of passion he, forgetful
of his own manhood, the honor of his
friend and his friend's wife, pours forth
a story of his unabated leve ; he is re
pulsed with the declaration of the aroused
woman that she is a wife. This scene is
witnesscd by the malign spirit of the play,
a Frenchman, who had been " cut
out" by the man whose decla
ration and repulse he new wit
nesses. A quarrel is brought about,
the lie passed, a slap in the face, a chal
lenge, a duel, and the artist and some
time levor is killed. By this episode the in
dulgent husband learns, through his
wife's own declaration her feeling
toward himself, and with rcpreachs
for himself only he leaves his wife and
child. He is absent in a fercigu clime for
two years, during which time the wife
awakens te the actual state of her heart ;
day by day she learns te leve him mere ;
the depth and ardor of his unselfish devo
tion, his nobility and magnanimity of
heart and mind, these impress themselves
upon her senses until her affection amounts
te positive adoration and longing for his
return. Through the letters of their
little daughter the latter consummation is
brought about, the reunion of husband
and wife effected, and their mutual love
sealed for all eternity.
As will be seen thore is nothing new in
the plot, the unfolding of which is accom
panied, however, with a wealth of incident
and detail that are most attractive ; though
perhaps it is net paying the com
pany tee high a compliment te do de do
clare that the great popularity of
the play rests upon the ample shoulders of
the exceptionally strong cast. Miss Marie
Wainwright filled the part of Lillian West-
brook, the .banker's daughter, and her in
terpretation of the title role stamped her as
an actress of a high order of talent ; in the
scenes calling for a play en the passions,
as in the latter portion of the fourth act,
in which she discloses the real state of her
heart te her husband, her delineation arose
te the plane of positive histrionic genius ;
she has a sweet, sympathetic voice, that
greatly aids her interpretation. Mrs. Wal
cot, in the rele of Florence St.
Vincent Brown, maid, wife and
widow, the silly butterfly of society,
who married a decripit old imbecile for his
money and has net the slightest hesitation
in letting everybody knew it, was a capital
foil te the character of Lillian ; this lady's
varied abilities as an actress are se well
known te our people that her acting
last -evening needs no greater com
mendation than the statement that she
played with her usual spirit. Mr. Leuis
James gave an admirable interpretation 'te
the role of Jehn Strebeleie, the husband
of Lillian; he acts with intelli
gence and force, and wen high
encomiums from his audience. Mr.
Wulcet evinced unexpected powers as a
comedian in his capital rendition of the part
of G. Washington Phipps, tourist and dry
goods salesman, while Mr. Roberts was
quite satifactery as Hareld Ueuthdge. The
remainder of the bill filled out the east te
artistic proportions.
In the way of scenic effect the mounting
of the play has net been surpassed, that
showing the vestibule and stairways of the
house of the American minister in Paris,
and another the ruins of a chateau near
Paris, where the duel between the artist
and the French count is fought, being
notably excellent and vcritable triumphs
in the way of stage mechanism. The toi
lettes of the ladies were elegant, and the
whole performance was thoreugly enjoyable.
NEW HOLLAND ITK.MS.
Frem an Occasional Correspondent.
Maj. Setley, of the Eagel hotel, has
placed a peel table in a room adjoining the
barroom, and the levers of that popular
game are correspondingly happy.
The death of Annie Overly, at the early
age of 20, daughter of Adam Overly,
which occurred en Friday morning, has
cast a gloom ever the entire town.
She was a young lady of mere than ordi
nary talent, and though quiet and unas
suming she was a radiant star in society
circles in this town. There will be
many social gatherings in the fu
ture that will miss the smiling
countenance of Annie Overly, as well as
the immediate family and friends and ac
quaintances. She was betrothed te an ex
emplary young man in this town, and the
wedding nuptials would doubtless have
been celebrated at an early day had net
fate decreed otherwise. But the immortal
spirit of Annie Overly new basks in the
sunlight of eternity, and although that
seems te be a far-off land, it may be but a
few day's march for some who new mourn
her less. The funeral will take place en
Monday at 10 o'clock.
Our school beard, or town council, or
some one who has the authority, should
have the tin reefs ever the glials of the
town clock painted or a new tin reef will
be wanted in a short time.
On Monday the engine iu some manner
agaiu get off the track. It was-put en
again, however, without the assistance of
the wreckers. Light rails and a giant en
gine is the cause of these frequent acci
dents. Communion in several of our churches
te morrow.
On last Wednesday night between 7 and
8 o'clock, Martiii Ranck, while passing
the hardware store of Dillman & Bair,
was accosted by a tall, robust-looking
man whose countenance were the appear
ance of sad dispair with these words :
"Stranger, what town is this'."' Mr. R.
told him it was New Helland, when
the anxious leek that was depict
ed upon his countenance deepened
and became still mera sorrowful,
and he related the following narative about
his adventure. He left his borne in
Fritztwn, Berks county, in the morning
te attend a sale somewhere in
the vicinity of Rcamstewn. When
the shades of evening approached he
started for home, and walked, and walked,
and walked, and the nearest point he
reached, te his dwelling place, was this
town, twenty miles from home. He in
quired of Mr. R.j-the nearest point te the
Reading & Columbia railroad, and Ranek
directed him te Ephrata, which place he
immediately started for.
RELIGIOUS.
Knd of I.ent Hunter Services Te-morrow.
Yesterday, Geed Friday, was the most
solemn fast day of the year. In all Catho
lic churches and cathedrals was celebrated
the mass of presanctificatien and the adora
tion of the cress. The altars were bare
and the tahernacle remained open and
empty all day.
Te-day, Hely Saturday, in all the Cath
olic churches takes place the blessing or
consecration of the holy water, the bless
ing of the new fire, and the blessing of the
paschal candles that burn during all ser
vices from te-day te Ascension day.
Te-morrow, Easter Sunday, the anni
versary of tlie Resurrection, the church
puts en her garments of rejoicing ; the
altars will he decorated with flowers and
brilliantly illuminated, and the serv
ices will be of a triumphal char
acter. Lew mass will be said at
all the churches in this city early in
the morning. At St. Antheny's and St.
Jeseph' j high mass will be celebrated at
10 o'clock, and at St. Mary's at 10) 'clock.
Vespers at 3 o'clock in all the churches.
Eauter Services at St. James Church.
The chancel will he decked with silken
hangings and choice llewers. The first
celebration of the holy communion will be
at 8 o'clock, and without music. Fer the
second service, at 10 a. m., the organist
and choir-master, Prof. Matz,2has been
long and carefully preparing the large
choir. The music at that scrvice will be
as fellows :
Processional hymn, Grand Alleluia, by
Wilsen.
Venite, by Merningtqn.
Gleria, by Hayes.
Jubilate, by Dupuis.
Creed, by Gounod.
Hymn, "Jesus Christ is Risen Te-day,"
by Menk.
Kyric, by Walters.
Gleria Tibi, by Gounod.
Hymn, "The Strife is O'er," by Pales
trina. Bencdictus qui Vcnit, by Gounod.
The sermon will be by the rector.
County Commissioners' Netice.
In another column will be found a no
tice by the county commissioners wherein
they declare they will net hereafter .pay
costs in unfounded or trivial cases returned
te court by alderman or justices, or in dis
missed cases of surety of the peace or de
sertion, nor will it pay costs in mere than
one case where two or mere persons are
charged with the commission of an indict
able offense at the same time and place ;
nor will they hereafter pay for the publi
cation of any notices or reports except such
as arc authorized by the county sheriff or
the commissioners. The coroner and dep
uty coroners arc also notified that only in
cases of violent or extraordinary death,
where there is reasonable ground te sus
pect felonious killing, will the county be
respensible for the inquest costs.
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.
Opinion, Divorce. License, Jtc The Chil
dren's Heme .Appropriation.
Court met this morning at 10 e'chnik for
the purpose of transacting current busi
ness. In regard te the Childcu'&heme the court
made au order directing the county commis
sioners te pay $10,000 out of the funds of
the county te this institution as fellows :
$2,000 en the first Monday of April, $2,
000 en the first Monday of May and. the
further sum of $1,000 en the first Monday
of each month thereafter until the sum is
paid.
The court also ex dried andjequire the
treasurer of said home te make out and
furnish te the commissioners of Lancaster
county, prier te the January term, 1SS1,
of quarter sessions court, an itemized and
full statement and account of the total re
ceipts and expenditure of said institution
for the year ending January 1st, 18S1, and
have the same advertised as the law re
quires. Iu pursuance of the requirements of the
act of general assembly approved April 12,
1S73 the court appoint as trustees of the
said institution. Christian Widmycr,
Henry E. Sl.iymakcr, Dr. Jehn L. Messer
smith, and W. L. Peipar, and as managers
of the said institution, Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Gable, Mr?. Clara Fahncsteck, Mrs. Cccil'a
Fahnestock, Mrs. S. A. Bowcre, Mrs. A. F.
Yeung, Miss Harriet Ilcitshu, te held said
offices for the time designated by the Uw
and the charter of the institution.
I.Icenee.
Tne tavern license of Jehn Mehu, of
Mount Jey township, wastransferred te
James Montgomery, and that of S. M. Bru
baker, of East Cocalico township, te Henry
S. Eberly.
Opinion.
Judge Patterson delivered opinions iu
the following cases :
S. Power vs. B. F. Hookey. Rule te
show e.tuse why judgment of neu suit
should net be stricken oil. Rule made ab
solute. Hirsh t Brethers vs. Samuel Myers.
Rule te show cause why executieu should
net he stayed. Judgment opened and tie
fendant let into a defense te ascertain the
amount really due the plaintiff. Rule dis
charged. IilYercei'-
Ida Wise, of this city, was divorced fiem
Henry Wise, en the ground of dcscrti.ui.
&c.
On the groundsef cruel treatment, Cath
arine Brittan, of Salisbury, was divorced.,
from her husband, Gcerge P.rittan.
Entitled te Her Earning.
On petition of Elizabeth Mccklcy, the
court decreed that she should be entitled
te her own separate earnings.
Sent te the Heuse of Refuse.
A girl named Annie Bewers, whose age
is about 14 years, was brought before
the court who were asked te send her te
the heuse of refuge. It was shown by J Ins
testimony that the girl's mother is in jail
and she has no home ; she reams about the
street all day and late at night, and sleeps;
everywhere and anywhere. She is of bad
character and when she was taken earn of
by ene of the witnesses she immediately
raised a disturbance in the family
by telling falsehoods. She told
one of the witnesses thay she
put a man te jail once by telling a lie at
the instance of her mother. About :t
year age Jehn Sauber was convicted of
rape en the tustimony'ef this girl and was
sentenced te live years' imprisonment. His
case was once before the beard of pardons,
but a pardon was net granted. Rfi
The court, after hearing the testimony or
dered the girl te he taken te the heiw of
refuge and the orders will be executed by
Constable McDcvitt, of the Fourth ward.
Court adjourned te meet next Saturday
at 10 o'clock a. ni.
G. A. R.
Deserved. Donatien Soldier-' Heme.
At a meeting of Gcerge H. Themas
Pest 84 G. A. It., held last evening, a do
nation of $10 was made te the family of
Win. M. Cooper, the noble-hearted man
who established the Cooper-shop soup
house iu Philadelphia and did se much for
the relief of soldiers during the late war.
3Ir. Cooper's family are said te be in des
titute circumstances.
Efferts arc new making among the sev
eral pests of the G. A. R. in this stale, te
establish a soldier's home in Erie, this
state. It is said that the government owns
a spacious building in Erie that is new un
occupied, and .could at small expense be
fitted up for the purposes of a home. Pe
titions having this object in view arc being
signed by members of th'i G. A. It. iu all
parts of the state.
Sheeting Matrh.
Yesterday afternoon a sheeting match
took place at Echtcrnacht's hotel en the
Strasburg pike. Twe matches of five birds
each were shot with the following re
sults :
J'imt Match.
McCaskcy 1 1 1 1 1
Reese 1 1 1 1 0 4
Yendcrsmith Ill 00 3
Miller 10 11 03
Bering 0 1 1 0 13
Fulmer 0 111 03
Echteniacht 110 0 02
Second Match.
Reese 1111 15
Vendersmith 110 1 14
McCaskcv 0 10 1 13
Diircndcrffer 10 0 1 1 :J
Miller...'. 0 10 0 01
The match was well attended especially
by sportsmen from this city. The prizes
were of money.
Admltteil te the lSur.
Leuden W. Richards, esq., of Columbia,
was admitted te the Lancaster bar this
morning en motion of II. M. North, esq.,
his preceptor. Mr. R. is a young gentle
man of fine ability, aud his examination
before the committee was satisfactory and
creditable te him and his preceptor. Clese
study, careful instruction and natural tal-
ent admirably equip him for a brilliant
professional career. Mr. Richards has
considerable literary and journalistic tastc
and was formerly the Examiner correspon
dent in Columbia. He new contributes
te the New Era.
Broke a Leg.
Miss Jane Tomlinson, who resides en
Strawberry street and is employed in the
dresr room of Ne 3 cotton mill, en Seuth
Prince street, while coining down stairs
into the room yesterday, fell and broke ene
of her legs. She was attended by Dr. M. L
Herr.