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Patterson's Patent Law.
There is nothing of a judicial charac
ter about the opinion of the court in the
matter of our disbarment, except its
judgment; it is, in its temper and its ar
gument,the effort of an attorney te make
the worse appear the better cause. It
indulges in denunciation, which a judge
never needs te de ; it makes deliberate
misstatements, which a geed judce
would net de ; and contradicts itself in
them, which even a wise lawyer would
net de; it fails te meet the marrow of
the argument, which a judge would net,
unless through stupidity or unfair
ness. The "moral obliquity" which
could permit a judge te deliver an opin
ion open te such criticisms as these,
will surely seem, in the public judgment,
te unfit him for his position, and will go
far te sustain the imputation, which we
are said te have made, that the judges
of our court have been influenced by pol
itical considerations in their judicial
judgments.
In speaking of this opinion we include
Judge Livingston with Judge Pattor Patter Pattor
seu ; holding him te an equal
responsibility by reason of his as
sent te the deliverance. "We understand
from Judge Xiviugsten's friends that he
had no faith in the wisdom of Judge
FatUreen s proceeding and has no belief
in the soundness of his judgment ; never
theless he assents ; and it is just this sub
ordination of his judgment te the behest
of some ether interest which laid Judge
Livingston fairly open te criticism for
his failure te bring te account
Messrs. Eshleman and Brown for
the deception practiced upon him
which led te the release of "one of
the best workers in the Eighth ward."
A judge is bound te act according te his
honest judgment ; and when he fails te
de se, through fear, favor, or affection,
who can defend his integrity ?
Fer the particular stupidities and
falsehoods of the opinion of the court,
Judge Livingston probably is net te be
held equally responsible with Judge Pat
terson, since, in the very vicious way in
which these judges are accustomed te
dispose of their business, the opinions of
one de net come under the notice of the
ether until they are delivered. Judge
Livingston's responsibility is limited by
his assent te the judgment ; at that it is
heavy enough te be of crushing weight ;
the millstone about his neck will be all
the mere troublesome, if it be true, as
alleged, that he has assented te what he
does net believe.
There is a statement made in the opin
ion, which is false, and which in the
opinion itself subsequently is shown te
be false. It is declared that we " pub
lished te the world an article of the char
acter admitted te be wholly unwarrant
ed ;" the article referred te being the one
for which we are called te account. It
is net true that we ever admitted that ar
ticle te be wholly, or in any degree, un
H7ranted. This is confessed afterwards
m the opinion when it is said that an op
portunity was offered us te disavow a
wrong motive or meaning, and that we
declined te de either, which "constitutes a
deliberate affirmation of the original ar
ticle, with all its inherent consequences
and meaning." People who dare te
charge ethers with " moral obliquity "
ought, it would seem, te be careful net
te convict themselves of misstatements ;
at least net in the very article in which
they seek te air their virtuous indigna
tion. Ner would a decent judge, when dis
barring us for a degree of " moral ob
liquity " unfitting us te be members of
the bar, and while defining that moral
obliquity te be our disposition te charge
a judge with being influenced by politi
cal considerations in his conduct, be
jruilty himself of the same " moral ob
liquity " by accusing us of being animat
ed te make that charge by " partisan
malice or a willful, headstrong zeal te
promote partisan interests." Especially
would no decent judge se far forget his
judicial function as te make this allega
tion without evidence, as he admits,
and in the face of the sworn statement in
our answer, that we wrote and published
the article in question " in geed faith
and for the public geed." In this epin
ion it is declared that our "motive,
though net openly or at all avowed in
the publication, is tee obvious te admit
cf doubt," and then ii proceeds te ascribe
te us a different motive from the one te
which we had sworn ! Hew emphati
cally does the judge bring himself under
the harrow of his own denunciation of
us, and hew clearly does he show that he
is neither a geed man nor a geed judge
by declaring, -,in a judicial opinion and
confessedly without evidence, that we
have forsworn ourselves.
If he can make this appear he need net
go farther te justify his disbarment of
us ; and if he cannot make it appear, no
body will deny that he is a feel te Bay it,
even if he says it only as a man and net
as a judge.
We have said that this opinion fails te
touch the marrow of the case. It in
dulges in a great deal of shambling talk
about the necessity of confidence between
the bench and the bar; and we agree te
it all and te much mere that could have
been said, with forcible illustrations at
this bar, te the same point. The charac
ter ?of the court cannot be kept at tee
high a standard. The judges and the
lawyers should be without reproach. It
was our wish te aid this purification
which induced us te criticise the action
of certain lawyers in the Snyder casejaixl
te demand that the court should take no
tice of it. They had, as we distinctly
charged, deceived the court into direct
ing the acquittal of a guilty man liccause
he was one of the best Republican work
ers in the Eighth ward.
This remarkable court, which unani
mously disbars us for saying, as it alleges,
that it was prevented from acting by
political considerations, has net te this
day acted in this matter or given any
reason for its failure te act. We think
we are safe in saying that the public
judgment is unanimous In declaring that
there should be an inquiry into the con
duct of these attorneys, and that they
should be punished if the charge 'against
them is found te be true.
Se are we willing te be, If we have ma
licieusly libeled this court, as it says,
through " partisan malice". All we ask
is that it shall prove its charge te a jury.
We object te its evolving the fact out of
its inner consciousness without evidence ;
especially when it is necessary for it te se
find te get itself out of a scrape and save
it3 bacon te the judicial chair. If
we have committed an indictable
offence, we should be indicted and
convicted of it. It will then have been
proven, as the law requires it te be
proven, that we have been guilty of
libel ; and then will the time come for
the court te determine whether our guilt
is such as te make us unworthy te be
members of the bar. But it cannot de
cide this before our trial and conviction,
especially when the libel charged is
against it;; and that our counsel distinctly
argued te the court ; but it was net con
venient for it te remember the point in
the decision.
The supreme court will in May adju
dicate the question of the relations of the
bar te the bench, and its decision will be
awaited with interest by every lawyer ;
for it is fair te say that there will be very
few lawyers at the bar if the opinion of
our court is maintained and rigidly en
forced. It will enable a judge te disbar
every lawyer who speaks disparagingly of
him out of court ; criticism of the bench
by lawyers will be put an end te. But it
cannot be ended ; being encouraged by
the law. It may be, as the frieiuie of the
court here suggest, that the v -crae
court is in a favorable frame -i" 1 te
suppress liberty of speech amei -j ers,
because of the severe rap 1 .. in B.
Gewen has lately given some.-' i..v mem
bers of the court in his testimony before
a congressional committee. But that
court has. net called Mr. Gewen te ac
count for this freedom of speech, as it
would have been net only its right but its
duty te de, it it had believed in Patter
son's patent law.
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Judge Patterson kindly offers us a
chance te apologize, if the supreme court
affirms his judgment. As we de net have
the most remote conception of the possi
bility of the happening of any such ab
surdity, we de net await its occurrence
te decline the accommodation with
thanks. If it could happen we would
net desire te belong te a bar se fettered.
But there is a contingency in which it
will give us pleasure te apologize te this
court ; and that will come whenever it
shall convince us that we have done it
injustice.
We have, as we have often said, made no
Charge against the integrity of the court
by reason of its failure te inquire into the
release of Michael Snyder from the just
penalty of his admitted crime ; but we
will be justified in making that charge if
a court, which professes itself se sensi
tive as te its honor as te call us te ac
count because of its suspicion that we
have questioned it, fails te summon be
fore it attorneys who admit te its face
that they have abused its confidence te
release "one of the best Republican
workers in the Eighth ward."'
Evidently the court and we de net
leek at things en the same plane. Mani
festly there is a " moral obli
quity" of vision of a very de
cided character en one side or the
ether. Clearly we are net fit te prac
tice law in this court. The simple ques
tion is whether it is the fault of the judges
or ours; and who should be expelled
from it.
and see.
Who will be finally ? Wait
MINOR TOPICS.
Blaine has the call in Iowa and Grant
in Missouri.
Notably among our exchanges, the
New Yerk Sun, the Philadelphia Times,
Recerd, Press, Inquirer, North American,
and the Harrisburg Patriot condemn Judge
Patterson's rulings in articles that we
are compelled te lay ever for republi
cation te-morrow.
Mn. Blaise was badly bitten by the ma
chine deg in the Pennsylvania state con
vention, but he steed it philosophically,
and when the Kansas convention came
along, he took some of the hair of the
Pennsylvania deg and fed it te the Grant
men. Things are apt te even up pretty
well in the long run in politics. Philadel
phia Times.
The Chicago Timet, te obviate 1" nec
essity of printing additional slu vhen
additional space is needed, is p; ..ing te
introduce a new feature in ..wspaper
publication. The size of its sheet is te be
varied every day according te the amount
of news te be published, by simply increas
ing or decreasing the number of columns
in each issue, according te the emergency.
Mr. Yeung, of the Philadelphia Star, is
seen te start en a tour through every
county and state in the country. lie says
it is impossible te write about politics in
the various states with any degree of ac
curacy without being present in the locality
about which one writes. He says that a
Pennsylvanian, a few years absent from
the state, is net competent te write about
its politics, even though he is a dilligent
reader of newspapers and keeps up his ac
quaintance with Pennsylvania people.
The supreme court of Kansas is Prier's
case, American Law Beg., June, 1377, used
this language : " Fer no judge high or
low, is beyond the reach of public or indi
vidual criticism. After a case is disposed
of, a court or judge has no power te com
pel public, or any indiridual theseef,
attorney or otherwise, te consider his rulings
correct, his conduct proper, or even his
integrity free from stam ; or te puuish for
contempt any mere criticism or animadver
sion, no matter hew severe er unjust"
In he Wallace a barrister, being also
an attorney of the supreme court of a
colony and a suitor in the court, wrote a
letter as such suitor, reflecting upon the
administration of justice in the court and
amounting te a contempt, whereupon the
court suspended him from practicing in
the court. Held, that although courts of
justice have power te remove their officers,
if guilty of crimes or moral delinquency
rendering them unfit te be trusted with
a professional status, yet, inasmuch as the
offence in question was committed by him
in his capacity of suitor, and net as an
officer of the oeurt, punishment by fine or
Imprisonment was the appropriate punish
ment, and the order suspending him from
practice was directed te be removed.
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PERSONAL.
Martin Tayler, a well-known book
publisher and prominent resident of Buf
falo, N. Y., died en Saturday morning of
paralysis, aged 49 years.
Prince Bismarck's early retirement is
predicted by the Vienna correspondent of
the St. Petersburg Ooles. The Duke of
America, it is understood, proposes te con
tinue his country in his service four or
eight or a dozen years longer.
Hen. Samcel Lilly, justice of the court
of errors of New Jersey, died at Lambert
ville en Saturday, in the Geth year of his
age. He was a native of New Yerk state,
graduated in the medical department of
the University of Pennsylvania in 1837,
was president of the New Jersey medical
society, and served as representative in
Congress from 1833 te 1855. He also held
offices in the state mititia, the last being
brigadier general.
In Governer Horatio Seymour's county
of Oneida, in which were held the prima
ries for the selection of delegates te the
state Democratic convention, the issue was
between Seymour and Tildcn. Last year
it was Tilden and anti-Tilden, and the
Tilden men wen by a large majority. This
time, however, the Seymour men wen. In
one ward in TJtica resolutions were adopt
ed instructing the delegates te use all
honorable means for securing Seymour's
nomination.
LATKST NEWS BY MAIL.
A boiler explosion demolished tlte saw
mill of Jehn II. Lawyer, near Rushville,
killing one man and injuring three ethers,
one fatally.
A terrible fire occurred in Montalment,
a village of Savey. Seventeen of the in
habitants perished and thirty-one dwell
ings were destroyed.
The Bank street Presbyterian church,
Ottawa, has been damaged by fire and an
incendiary attempt made en St. Jeseph's
Catholic.
A wooden building at the Columbus, O.,
penitentiary was burned yesterday, and
$250,000 worth of white lead works and
machine shops at Jepliu, Me.
By the colliery explosion at Audulues,
Belgium, en Wednesday, forty-two per
sons were killed. Forty-four persons of
these in this pit at the time of the disaster
escaped.
Wheeling has suffered severely from the
late storm ; many buildings were destroy
ed in Ottawa, Kan. ; farmhouses were de
molished at Girard, Kan., four persons
were killed and forty injured.
In Keweunce, Wis., the body of Super
visor Jeseph Holub was found hanging in
his barn. It is suspected that he was poi
soned and his body hung there te avoid
suspicieu.
.Rederick Rese, Democrat, was elected
mayor of Davenport, Iowa, en Saturday,
by 138 majority. The Democrats also
1 elected the city clerk, treasurer and four
of the six aldermen. Hie ifepubheans.
elected the assessor.
Saturday night, at Harkcr's Corners, 7
miles west of Peoria, 111., Thee. Wassen
entered the home of his divorced wife and
fired nine shots at her in bed, two from a
shot gun and seven from a revolver,
wounding her twice.
Themas Barker, a wealthy retired up
holsterer, was found dead, en Third
avenue. New Yerk, yesterday morning.
Richard O'Connell, whom he had accused
of stealing his deg, has been arrested en
suspicion of having murdered him.
Mr. Geerge Brown, of Springfield, N.
J., was instantly killed en Friday afternoon
by the accidental discharge of his gun
while he was taking it from his wagon.
The ball entered his heart. He was te have
married a young lady in Milburn en Wed
nesday next.
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STATU ITEMS.
Leuis Binel, a teacher of the higher
branches of French and ether literature,
in Philadelphia, was killed en Friday by
being stuck by a car of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad com
pany. Bishop Mullen, of the Erie diocese, has
been presented with $CO,000 by the heirs
of Mr. Jehn Casey, a recently deceased
citizen, for the purpose of completing the
handsome Catholic cathedral in course of
erection. This munificent gift will be the
means of starting ever a hundred men te
work.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE DKUMOUE SCHOOLS.
Aa Seen and Described by Aunt Betty.
The Drumore schools have all closed for
the season. On last Thursday wc had the
pleasure of witnessing the closing exercises
of Oregon school, taught by Mr. W. J.
McComb. They closed out in the form of
a lyceum, with Gee. S. McComb as presi
dent, Mary Ann Stevenson as vice presi
dent, Lena Pegan secretary, Fannie Ste
venson editress, and the teacher critic,
which was rather a sinecure office. The
question for debate was : Resolved, That
war is a greater evil than intemperance.
The affirmative was represented by Geerge
S. McComb, Fannie Stevenson and T. R.
Ankrim. The negative was handled by C.
. J. Bradley, Mary Stevenson and Lena
M. Pegan. The writer of this article
has heard this question debated in
some of the crack lyceums in the lower
end, but considers that these school schol
ars handled it better than any of them.
The orations and essays were excellent, far
exceeding what might be expected from a
common school. After the exercises had
been concluded the children were made
happy by a collation prepared by Miss
Belle C. McComb. Right here I de net
think it amiss te say that seven years age
this school was one of the poorest in the
township, and te-day it has no equal in
Drumore. This geed work has been ac
complished through the untiring exertions
of three first-class teachers who deserve
the highest praise that can be bestowed en
them. Their names are Miss Emma F.
HeiT, of Quarryville, Miss Eva Stevenson
and W. J. McComb, of Drumore Centre.
It is feared that these reform directors
who were elected by the Republican party
will undo the geed work that has been be
gun. Aunt Betsy.
Sale of Keal Estate.
Henry Shubert, auctioneer, sold at pub
lic sale en Saturday at the Franklin house,
in the borough of Columbia, for Allen A.
Herr, administrator of Jeshua Vaughen,
dee'd., a one and a-half story frame build
ing, situated en the southeast corner of
Third and Lawrence streets. Te Sarah J.
Miles, for $1,122.
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Finger Crashed.
A ten year old son of Atlee Mercer had
one of his fingers badly crushed by having
it caught in the cog wheel of the planing
machine at Lebzelter'a planing milk North
Christian street, en Saturday.
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AHKATTSTO:
Thuder, TJthf If. Balm mmt. Mall-Damag
tefxvfMrty.
About 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Lancaster was visited by a severe storm
from the west and northwest. The wind
blew almost a hurricane, the rain fell in
torrents, accompanied by some, but net
much hail, while vivid flashes of lurhtning
and the Tumble pf distant thunder gave
evidence that the centre of the storm was
some miles from the city. Se far as we
have heard no serious damage was done te
property in Lancaster, while the heavy
fall of rain did much geed in cleaning our
dirty streets of immense quantities of
filth.
The Storm at Lltltx.
At Lititz and vicinity the storm was
very severe, and great less of property re
sulted. A new stable belonging te Dr. Shenk
was totally demolished, and in falling
crushed a spring wagon that was housed in
it Pieces of the timber were hurled against
a house near by, and these added te the
force of the gale, shifted the barn from its
foundation. The shingle reef of the stable
was literally tern te pieces and the shin
gles were carried by the storm in all direc
tions. A large shed at the Lititz brewery which
had been blown down a year age and re
built, was again blown down.
The large brick tobacco warehouse of A.
M. Bruckart was badly wrecked, involving
a less of $1,000 or mere.
A frame stable belonging te Peter Adams
also blown down.
The upper part of the back building of
Sturgis's hotel was shifted from its pesi
tien, ine top et the large chimney or
the Litiz springs hotel was blown off, as
was also the chimney of Gen. Sutcr's resi
dence. Shade and fruit trees were uprooted,
David R. Buch, losing five fine apple
trees.
The storm lasted net mere than ten
minutes, during which time the thunder
and lightning were very heavy and the
rain accompanied by hail fell in torrents.
The Storm at Elicabethtewn.
Our correspondent at Elizabethtown
writes : A terrible storm passed ever our
town en Sunday evening about 6 o'clock,
lasting about half an hour and doing con
siderable damage. One of our eldest citi
zens said he never saw the like before. It
blew a perfect gale, followed by a heavy
fall of rain with mere or less hail.
Messrs. L. Licht & Seu's coach shop was
unroofed, the reef being blown en te the
the reef of Jehn Witmer's house, a dis
tance of about fifty feet. The greater por
tion of it was thence blown in almost every
direction and at last landed in Mr. Jehn
Beyer's field, a distance of 150 yards. It
also mere or less damaged the work that
was in the shop at the time.
Buch & Heisey's foundry, also was
blown in, damaging all patterns and cast
ings, the wind being se strong as te carry
the tin reef in front of Mr. Buck's house
and lodging it in the front yard. B.G.Greff,
lumber, coal and grain merchant, also sus
tained losses by the storm. The lumber
was blown in all directions, breaking some
of it almost into atoms. It was a sight
indeed, te see hew it was scattered around.
His tobacco shed near the railroad was
blown ever, taking the reef along for about
200 yards. A newslcigh that was in the barn
at the timp was also broken ; his reaper
and hay ladders were smashed. The sig
nal box at the P. R. R. depot was also
broken. Had it net been for the protec
tion of the warehouse awning, the old
depot would have went. The less is net
yet known.
A barn belonging te Wm. Ebling, in
West Cocalico township, about one-half
mile north of Reinhold's station, was se
riously damaged. The end was blown in
and a horse in one of the stables killed.
Fences and trees were blown ever and
scattered by the wind.
Dr. Fry, of this city, was caught by the
storm en the top of the hill near Orevil'e,
en the Harrisburg pike, and his buggy
turned entirely around.
Mew Yerk Tobacco Market.
The New Yerk Tobacco Journal is incon
solable. It sees nothing hut demoraliza
tion, dishonesty and disaster among these
engaged in the trade. Following is its
crushing review of the market :
We allude te the state of the market and
te the doings of the week elsewhere.
It tells the story of a demoralized mar
ket. It verifies our predictions.
It is a mute but unmistakable guide for
manufacturers and jobbers meditating upon
the purchase of '79 tobacco.
Ne '79 Pennsylvania having been sold as
yet, no market quotations exist.
Connecticut seconds of the '79 crop are
quoted at 11 te 11 cents.
Sales this week :
Pennsylvania Crep '78 : 300 cases ;
wrappers, 22 te 27 cents ; fillers 11 cents.
Connecticut Crep '78 : 160 case3 wrap
pers, p. t.
Crep '79 : 800 cases seconds, 11 te 11$
cents.
Ohie Crep "78 : 213 cases, running 7$
te 10 cents.
Havana Active. Sales GOO bales, mostly
'79 stock. Fine fillers sold as high as
$1.37.
The "allusions" of the Journal are te
certain reports of the sale of 1879 leaf,
said reports having no foundation in fact.
One of the reports is "A purchase of 2,
000 cases of '79 Pennsylvania by A. Celin
of Water street from Dr. Kendig and
Skiles & Frey, of Lancaster. The Journal
says this is "A heinous fib. Te a repor
ter Mr. Cehn stated that he had net
bought one pound of this tobacco at the
time stated, but that several thousand
cases of '79 Pennsylvania had been packed
for him by Lancaster parties early in the
season."
The Journal next publishes a story te
the effect that A. S. Rosenbaum & Ce.. of
Water street, New Yerk, have been ship
ping large quantities of new tobacco te
Lancaster, Pa., te be repacked there for
the purpose of palming it off at a later period
te unsuspicious cigar manufacturers
as genuine Pennsylvania tobacco of the
'79 growth. Mr. Rosenbaum was highly
indignant when the matter was brought
te his attention and questioned the right
of a tobacco trade paper te take any inter
est in such affairs. Nevertheless, he ac
knowledged the correctness of the fact
that he had bought a large quantity of
New Yerk state tobacco and ordered the
same te"be repacked at his warehouse in
Lancaster, claiming the locality, climate,
etc., te be mere beneficial te tobacco in'
Pennsylvania than in this state. (?) Messrs.
J. S. Cans' Ben & Ce., take a mere hope-
ful view of the market and report the
weeks transactions as fellows.
Ninety cases 1879, New England, sec
onds, 10 te 12c ; fillers, S te 7c. 300 cases
1878, New England, seconds, 11 te 13c ;
wrappers, 15 te 25c. 1,000 cases 1879,
Pennsylvania, en private terms. 400 cases
1878, Pennsylvania, 10 te 18c. 109 cases
1877, Ohie, wrappers, 14c. 350 cases 1878
Ohie, 7 te 13c. Total number of cases,
3,059.
TWO SUICIDES.
The .nan Found In the Creek Identllled as
Jehn Hlenienx.
Uedy or a Tramp Found In a Weeds.
On Saturday afternoon the news came
te this city at a late hour that the dead
body of a man had been found in the Con Cen Con
estega creek, between this city and Wa
bank, near the residence of Henry Miller.
When the coroner was notified he empan
nelled a jury composed of S. G. Gcnscmer,
II. R. Mishler, Jacob Frankford, Samuel
Rcsh, Dr. William Compten and Geerge
C. Kiehl, and securing an omnibus, he
drove them at once te the place where the
body was found. The corpse had been
brought te the bank of the stream by Mr.
Charles, who found it, and it was placed
en the bank upon the arrival of the juiy.
It was decomposed te such an extent that
it was impossible te rccognize it,
but the jury thought it was the
body of Jehn Hiemenz, who had been
missing from his home in this city for
nearly five months. After a description
of the clothing of the deceased had been
taken by the jury, the hat and shoes were
removed. The body was then buried
along side of the stream, and the jury
carue back te town and went te the house
of Mrs. Neal, a daughter of Mr. nicmenz,
en St. Jeseph street. The shoes and hat
were shown te her and she immediately
recognized them as these worn by her
father. The clothing were also described
te her and she was then positive that the
body was that of her father ; she stated
that he left her house sometime during the
month of November, since which time he
had net been seen by any of the family.
At that time he was believed te be insane,
and he was seen in the neighborhood of
the place where his dead body was found,
by a man who resides near the place. When
the body was found the hat was tied en with
a strong wash line, which was also tied
around his waist ; te the end of the line
was tied a stone weighing at least 25
pounds. After hearing the testimony the
jury found that Mr. Hiemenz came te his
death "by deliberately drowning himself,
he being of unsound mind." It is supposed
the deceased committed suicide seen after
leaving home, and that the body has been
in the water since that time. Mr. Hiemenz
was about 70 years of age. He has a wife
who recently moved away from this city.
Yesterday afternoon the body was brought
te town by order of Mrs. Neal, and it
was interred in Woodward Hill cemetery.
A Tramp's Suicide.
On Saturday afternoon the dead body of a
man who is supposed te have been a tramp,
was found hanging te a tree in a weeds be
tween Brunerville and Lexington, War
wick township. The body was greatly de
composed and it is supposed te have been
hanging for two weeks. Deputy Corener
Reidenbach held an inquest en the remains
and a verdict of suicide was rendered. The
name of the man has net been learned as
there were no papers found en the body,
which was brought te the city an I interred
at the almshouse, but it is said te be Jehn
Hewcr.
THE DRAMA.
Second Performance of "An Arnbian Night."
A large attendance was present at Ful
ton opera house en Saturday night te wit
ness the performance of the sparkling
comedy of " An Arabian Night," as given
by the same company that produced it
here some weeks age te the infinite de
light of the audience en that occasion.
The entertainment was of the same de
lightful character as en the previous per.
fermance and kept the audience in a con
tinuous state of merriment, and the suc
cession of ludicrous situations, funny say
ing and laughable incidents were reflected
in the continued bread smiles that rippled
ever the audience. The sprightly Miss
Evelyn, in the role of the "Wild Rese of
Yucatan," strengthened the favorable im
pressien previously made by her vivacity
and ingenuousness, Mrs. Maider is a typ:
cal mother-in-law, Messrs. Theme and
Josephs the embodiment of mirth, and the
entire cast is one of exceptional merit
The performance gave universal satisfac
tion, and Manager Mishler deserves a vote
of thanks for giving our people the opper
tunity of enjoying such an engaging enter
tainment. The company te-day enter en
an extended Southern and Western tour.
THE BIG TOBACCO CROP.
It Dwindles Down te Small Proportions.
A week or two age we copied from the
Norristown Register a paragraph relative
te Harry Gardner's tobacco crop. A cor
respondent from Drumere thus explodes
the marvelleus story :
" I noticed in the daily Intelligencer
of the 25th inst., that Mr. Harry Gardner,
of Drumore township, had raised seven
acres of tobacco which he sold at twenty
cents around, thereby realizing six hun
dred dollars per acre. I am net aware that
there ever had been, nor de I believe there
ever will be a seven acre let et tobacco
raised that will average three thousand
pounds per acre. I knew whereof I speak
when I say that the tobacco raised by Mr.
Gardner was less than one-half acre, and
that it was sold te Jehn Hildebrand, of
New Providence, for less than fifty dol
lars. A. II. Kauffman stands first as a
tobacco farmer in Drumore, selling his
crop of five acres for twenty-six cents
cents around, netting $2.7(58. Dr. J. M.
Deaver comes in second receiving for a six
acre let $1,878. The Pottstown corres
pondent of the Norristown Register must
have been celebrating the Fourth of July
when he wrote the above article.
Monterey Ledge.
E. J. Erisman, D. D. G. M., installed
the following officers in Monterey Ledge,
Ne. 242, 1. O. O. F.:
N. G. L. deW. Breneman.
V. G. Henry F. Auxer.
Sec'y. Jas. M. Channel!.
Ass't. Sec'y. L. Rathven.
Treas. A. Oblender.
Trustees-elect. James Black, Daniel
G. Baker and James Potts.
Initiated during term, 18 ; number of
members, 331 ; brothers relieved, 28 ;
widowed families relieved, 2 ; amount
paid for relief of brothers, (1,002.65 ; re
lief te widowed families, (350.50 ; total
e.Tnmint naifl far t-plief 1 9Ji9 FK -ftinila In
treasury. (764.88 : funds invested! (13.417.-
25 ; total assets, (14,182.13.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
A New Deal in the Organization.
Inauguration of Mayer MacCenlgle,
, Distribution or the Office.
and
City Treasurer Welchuim Re-elected Demo
crats Chesen te all the Other Unices
Except City Solicitor.
Organization of Councils.
By the previsions of the act of assembly
of May 10, 1875, the first Monday in April
at ten o'clock in the morning is designat
ed as the time for the organization of the
city government. Fer a long while pricr
te that hour, the neighborhood of the
city hall was the point of attraction for
members of council-elect, expectant can
didates for the heveral city offices, and
curieus-minueu persons of the most
diverse ways of political thinking. The
chief interest of the day appeared
te centre in the distribution of
the principal city offices, as city treas
urer and street commissioner, while the
organization of the respective branches of
city council was discussed from varied
standpoints and with considerable perplex
ity, the secrecy which has enshrouded the
proceedings of the caucuses of the two
parties having served te greatly mystify
the great majority of outsiders,
who had been kept in complete
ignorance of the outcome of their
deliberations. The Democratic can
cus was held last Friday evening, and its
proceedings were kept a profound secret,
the Republican ceuncilmcti having de
ferred their meeting until this morning
absolutely nothing was nor is known of
what was transacted in their secret ses
sions except as they were developed sub
sequently in the proceedings of councils
and of the joint convention, though it is
believed that all the Republican members
of council were present at the caucus. All
the same, there weie rumors of slates and
set-ups, and prospective kicking and
smash-ups, which were verified te the con
siderable astonishment of the uninitiated.
It was known, or at least feared, that a
couple of CityTreasurcrWcIcliaus's friends
were particularly anxious te retain him in
his office at almost any expense and every
sacrifice, though the precise nature of the
trades that had been entered into balllcd
inquiry. Belew wc give the composition
of the new city legislative department :
The political complexion of the select
branch is unchanged; elections for this
body having been held in but three wards,
and the nominee of the majority party in
each having been chosen. The Second
ward returns Mr. Rebei t A. Evans, Rep.,
a member of long standing ; the Sixth
sends back Mr. Gee. W. Zechcr, Uem., who
has represented the ward during the past
three years ; and the Eighth elects Mr.
Frederick Yudith, Dem., vice Mr. Hulbcrt
E. Andersen, Dein. The following is a
complete list of the new Select council,
Republicans in italics :
First Ward Henry Boerr, butcher, 110
North Water street.
Second Ward A'. A. Beans, banker, 211
East King street.
Third Ward R. W. S7icnk, lawyer, 220
East King street.
Fourth Ward Gee. J1 Franklin, mer
chant, 24 Seuth Prince street.
Fifth Ward A. J. Eberhj, lawyer, 214
West Chestnut street.
Sixth Ward Gee. V. Zechcr, livery
man, IS East Lemen street.
Seventh Ward Win. Sales, drover,
Rockland street.
Eighth Ward Frederick Yudith, bend
ing works, 734 High street.
Ninth Ward Jno. A. Bering, builder,
334 North Queen street.
Common Council.
A complete revolution in the political
complexion of this branch of the municipal
government was wrought by the Fcbiuary
elections. The Republican majority of
thirteen out of a total membership of
twenty-seven they having twenty mem
bers te seven Democrats has been entire
ly wiped out and given place te a Demo
cratic majority of one ; the body new
standing Democrats, 14 ; Republicans, 13
The First ward, which heretofore .has been
represented by a solid Republican delega
tion, is new evenly divided, Messrs S. K.
Lichty and Geerge W. Brown, Democrats,
having been sent back in place of Messrs.
Jacob Rathfon and II. A. Diller, Republi
cans and Dr. S. T. Davis and J. P. Storm Sterm
fcltz, Republicans, having been re-elected.
In the Second ward Messrs. Wm. K. Beard
and Wm. D. Sprccher, Republicans, are
re-elected, and D. SIcMuIIcn, esq., Deme
crat, succeeds Mr. Jehn D. Skiles, Repub
lican. The Third ward sends Messrs.
Chas. J. White, Jehn II. Barnes and S. B.
Cox, all Republicans, vice Jehn W. Mcnt
zer, A. if. Rcist and Wm. G. Raen.
also Republicans. hi the Fourth
ward Messrs. Geerge W. Cormeny
and Daniel Sing, Republicans, will occu
py the chairs of Messrs. Jehn Leiblcy and
B. F. Bartholemew, and Mr. Themas
Hayes, Rep., is re-elected. In the Fifth
ward Messrs. A. C. Barr and S. II. Zahm,
Reps., make way for Mr. Benjamin Her
shey and W. M. Franklin, esq., also Re
publicans. The Sixth ward replaces her
present Republican delegation by one of
Democratic complexien: Messrs. Philip
Lehzeltcr, R. M. Merrow and D. K. Burk
holder are succeeded by Dr. Jehn Lever Lever
geed, William Jehnsen and II. B. Springer,
all Democrats Messrs. Gee. M. Berger
and Jehn Yackly, Democrats, are re-elected
in the Seventh ward, and Mr. Henry
Smeych, Dem., will fill the chair vacated
by Mr. Henry Yeung, Dem. The Eighth
returns two of her old Democratic mem
bers. Messrs. Jehn J. Hartley and Geerge
Bees; Mr. Edward Kreckel retires te
make room for Mr. Jeseph A. Albert. The
former Ninth ward delegation of two lie-
publicans and one Democrat makes way
for two Democrats and one Republican,
Mr. Elam G. Snyder, the Demeciatic
member, having been re-elected, and
Messrs. Chas. E. Downey, Democrat, and
Samuel Keeler, Republican, having been
chosen te the chairs heretofore filled by
Messrs. H. A. Schroyer and Wiliam Kalil,
Republicans.
The membership of the new council
complete is as fellows, Republicans in
Italic :
1st ward. S. K. Lichty, cutter, 114 W.
Chestnut.
Gee. W. Brown, house painter,
202 W. Chestnut.
Br. S. T. Ban's, physician, 134
N. Prince.
J. P. Stermfeltz, carpenter, 224
N. Prince.
2d ward. D. McMullen, lawyer, 222 E.
Orange.
Wm. K. Beard, carpenter, 125
Shippen.
Wm.B. Sprecher, merchant, 201
E. Orange.
ward. Chas. J.
King.
Samuel B.
White, clerk, 238 E.
Lex, carriage build.
er, 33 E. German
Jno. H. Barnes,
printer, 12 ,
lierman.
4th ward. Gee. W. Cerneny, coaehsmith,
532 S. Queen.
Tliemas Hayes, grocer, 152 S.
Prince.
Baniel Sing, grocer, 314 S.
Queen.
5th ward. W. JI. Franklin, lawyer, 337
W. Chestnut.
Benjamin Hershey, horse deal
er, 504 W. Orange.
Cth ward. Dr. Jehn Levergood, physician,
323 N. Lime.
William Jehnsen, carpenter,
253 E. Chestnut.
H. B. Springer, tobacconist,
2. Queen.
7th ward. Gee. M. Berger, tobaccer.iit,
222 Locust.
Jehn Yackly, shoemaker, 23
Middle.
Henry Smeych, carpenter, 415
S. Queen.
8th ward. Jehn J. Hartley, tobacco, G44
Maner.
Geerge Bees, dairyman, Leve
Lane.
Jeseph A. Albert, cigar box
maker, 444 High.
9th Ward. Elam G. Snyder salesman,
W. Lemen.
Chas. E. Downey, clerk, 3-13
N. Mulberry.
Samuel Keeler, implements.
354 N. Prince.
RECAPITULATION.
Select Council.
Republicans (;
Democrats 3
Republican Majority 3
Common Council.
Republicans 13
Democrats 14
Demeciatic Majority 1
Joint Ballet.
Republicans 19
Democrats 17
Republican Majority 2
Select Council.
At 10 o'clock select council was calhd
te order by J. K. Barr, clerk.
On motion of Mr. Zechcr A. J. Ebcrly,
of the Fifth ward, was called te the chair,
as temporary president.
The roll of members being ciKe.l. the
following gentlemen answered te their
names :
Henry Deerr, 1st ward; Rebeit -.
Eans. 2d ward; It. A. Shenk, 3d ward ;
Gee. M. Franklin. 4th ward ; A. J. Eberly,
5th ward ; Gee. W. Zecher, 0th ward ;
Wm. Sales, 7th ward ; Frederick Yudith,
8th ward ; Jehn A. Bering, 9th ward.
The returns of the election of select
councilman at the late city election were
read and approved, and the members elect
were duly sworn into office, subscribing te
the official oath.
On motion the council went into an elec
tion for permanent president. Messrs.
Evans and Franklin were nominated. A
ballet being taken, resulted as fellows :
Messrs. Bering, Eberly, Franklin, Yudith,
Sales and Zechcr (5 voted for Mr. Evans.
Messrs. Deerr, Evans and Shenk 3 voted
for Mr. Franklin.
Mr. Evans was declared elected.
Fer clerk of council, J. K. B.irr, Thes.
W. Brown and T. F. MeElligett were nom nem
nated. A ballet being taken resulted as fol fel
lows : Messrs. Deerr, Eberly. Evans,
Franklin, Sales and Shenk C, voted for
Mr. Barr. Messrs. Yudith and Zecher 2,
voted for Mr. MeElligett. Mr. Bering
voted for Mr. Brown.
Mr. Barr was declared elected.
The president elect and cleric elect were
sworn into office, and in brief speeches
thanked council for the honor conferred.
Messrs. Eberly and Zecher were ap
pointed a committee te inform common
council that select council was organized
and ready te proceed te business.
The bend of Jehn T. MacGenigle, mayor
elect, with B. J. McGrann, D. A. Altick,
Wm. A. Atlee, andR. J. McGrann as sure
ties, was read and approved. Common
council concurred.
Mr. Eberly offered a resolution that the
rules heretofore governing select council
and also the rules of intercourse between
councils be re-enacted for the ensuing
year.
Alse, that the rules heretofore existing
relative te the nine standing committees
be re-enacted, providing that one member
of the sticct committee be taken from
each ward. Common council concurred.
Alse, that the resolution heretofore in
force regarding executive appointments be
re-enacted for the ensuing year.
On motion Messrs. Zecher and Shenk
were appointed a committee te notify corr cerr corr
nien council that select council was ready
te meet that body in joint convention for
the purpose of electing city efliccis and
inaugurating the mayor elect.
Organization of Common Council
At 10 o'clock Clerk Snyder called the
members te order, and announced that,
under the act of May 10, 1875, the hour
had arrived for the organization of common
council.
The clerk then read the returns of the
February election of common council, by
which the menibees above named were
shown te be elected.
The roll was called, all the members an
sweiing te their names.
Mr. McMullen named Mr. Beaid for
temporary chairman, but that gentleman
declined, and Dr. Davis was nominated
and elected.
The chairman then called for nomina
tions for president.
Mr. McMullen nominated Dr. Jehn Lev Lev
geed. Mr. Cox nominated Dr. S. T. Davis.
A ballet being had resulted as fellows.
Messrs. Albert, Bees, Berger, Breun,
Bavis, Downey, Hartley, Jehnsen, Lichty,
McMullen, Smeych, Snyder, Springer,
Stermfeltz, and Yackly 15 voted for
Dr. Levergood.
3fessrs. Barnes. Beard, Cormeny, Cox,
Franklin, Jluyes, Hershey, Keeler, Lever
good, Sing, Sprecher and White 12
veted for Dr. Davis.
Dr. Levergood having received a majori
ty of all the votes was declared elected.
On his assuming the chair the members
were called up te be qualified, the greater
number kissing the book, and the remain
der standing with uplifted hand ; all then
affixed their names te the roll.
Nominations for clerk being asked for
Dr. Davis nominated Mr. E. E. Snyder,
Mr. McMullen nominated Mr. Herbert
Johnsten.
A ballet being liad resulted similarly te
the one above recorded, Mr. Johnsten re
ceiving 15 votes, all Democrats with the
exception of Mr. Stermfeltz, Rep., who
voted with them, and Mr. Snyder 12 votes
Mr. Johnsten,having received a majority
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