.rtmcjri gwu.wwiirsjniBriaB-fT'BrfrttMBg LANCASTER DAILY iViELLlGEJSCEll THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1881. Lancaster inteUtgenccc. THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 6, 1881. A Senseless Quarrel. This quarrel, tliat is going en between the city treasurer and councils, is a very unnecessary and silly affair, especially un dignified en the part of the city authori ties, who should scorn te exhibit the pet tiness and malice that has all along been shown by them towards the treasurer, in our opinion, as we have mere than once declared. They charge the treasurer with obstinate and contemptuous treat ment of them, and no doubt, with jus tice ; but they had no right te expect better treatment from an officer whom they hastened te charge with embezzle ment, en manifestly insufficient evi dence, and without giving him an oppor tunity te present his side of the story te them, te go te the public with their charge against him. If Mr. "Welcbans has been guilty of embezzlement, it certainly has net been shown ; and the fact that the finance committee of councils are willing te swear te their belief that lid has'dene se, does net prove it. We have read their oath with great surprise, as it seems te us te have been very utshly taken. Under our understanding of the facts we de net see hew they could con scientiously swear as they have done. Yet they are reputable citizens, whom we would net .inspect of a willing ness te state what they believed te be an untruth, and they are entitled te our le lief that they de believe w hat tlicy have sworn te. We de net. The whole mat ter, se far as the cause of the dispute is made public, arises in a difference I e tween the finance committee- and the city treasurer as te whether he should be charged with the whole duplicate of the city tax, and obtain exemption from it for such items as are nor collected, or whether he shall only charge himself with the amount of money received by him en the duplicate. Obviously this is a difference of tweedledum and tweedle dee ; of course the treasurer can only Le held liable for the taxes paid te him : and if he is charged with these net paid he must be exonerated from them. It would seem that the simplest way would be te keep the books as the treasurer wishes ; for there i-i no propriety in charging him with money he does net get or undertake te get, and compelling him te ask the finance committee te re lieve him. He does net ewe the taxes ; why then charge them te him ? lie does ewe the money he collects : and that only should he be asked te account for. There is a small matter of some seven hundred dollars uncollected tax that ap parently has created all this hubbub. A thousand dollars of the alleged deficit has b?e:i admitted by the treasurer as proper ly chargrable te him, and he has charged himself with it: which should settle the trouble about that, although the finance committee stem te call upon the treas urer te pay it ever. AVhen and te whom? He can only be called eh for the balance in his hands at the end f his teim of of fice. In suspending the city tit usurer last night, councils exercised the right the law gives them. They could have done nothing else under the affidavit of the finance committee. If they had tln'ii ap pointed a temporary successor, such suc cessor might luue been entitled under the law te claim possesien of the treas urer's office and books. Although there is nothing in the law expressly warrai.t" ingsuchu demand en his part, yet it would prebtbly be an implied right from his appointment; as it is a well recognized rule that when the law im poses a duty it gives with it the needed powers and facilities te disciiarge that duty. But when councils put the finance committee in charge of the treasurer's office they did what they de net seem te have had any warrant for under the terms of the statute, which only author izes them te appoint a "successor"' te the removed treasurer; that is. another treasurer. Obviously the four members of the finance committee cannot be a successor " or a ' treasurer."' And as the treasurer's properly appointed " suc cessor " only could demand possession of bis office and public books and property even if he could the finance com mittee seems te be iu the wrong in attempting te take possession of the office, and the treasurer right in resisting their assumption. The advice of his counsel te him, how ever, te protect his books with his pistol, was quite rash, because the game did net justify the candle : and a court and jury, te say nothing of public sentiment, would have looked coldly upon the merits of a defence for murder based upon an alleged necessity for the defense of a safe which wasn't in any danger at all, and whose assailant was,in fact, its real owner. We rejoice that milder counsels have seethed the fiery spirits of the belligerent coun sel and that the city authorities are te be hauled before the court en a bill of equi ty instead of being sent te heaven out of a revolver's mouth. The Easten Exjjrcss assumes tee much when it declares that anything short of hanging would be a condenation of the legal offense of Snyder's lynchers. Xe such thing; their crime was undoubt edly committed in het bleed, and it has net been demanded that they should be held te answer in the same degree as the deliberate and cruel murderer of inoffen sive and unoffending iclim.. Less than this will appeav t:e law and affirm pub lic order. But te utterly ignore their offense will m t fcliiwilaU- an epidemic of social diseidcr ; a"d the well-nigh fatal mistake in O.tb-m flinty joints this moral. The measure introduced into councils by Dr. Levergood looking te a refund ing of the city debt at a lower rate el interest is a step iu the right direction and councils should promptly go as far in the matter as the law and the circum stances warrant them. The present is the time te refund and the municipality should make its hay while the sun shines. Mb. Wolfe's hindsight is b'-ti r than his foresight. We fear his preposition for a Democratic coalition en the United States senator cemci tee late. Ter alj that? give him n hearing, We de net much credit the intima tions from Harrisburg that Cameren has no special interest in Oliver and will let any movement get headway which leeks te a compromise te beat both Grew and Oliver the speaker-elect, Hewit, of "Blalffer instance. Oliver could net have obtained all of his present strength without Cameren's help,and the activity of Cameren's lieutenants, Quay and Magee, indicate where the family's sympathy and support are. Cameren could net well get a colleague te suit J him better than Oliver ; and te withdraw his favor from him new would be te alienate elements of political power which Cameron.cannet spare. It may be a wise thing, however, te give it out that Cameren is indifferent in the con test until after it is decided. Such an impression will net hurt Oliver where the significance of the announcement is understood and may help him in ether quarters. It is understood that when Lancaster county is needed for Oliver, Lancaster ceuntv will be for Oliver. The hand is the hand of Quay, but Un Un eoice is the voice of Cameren. MINOR TOPICS. II. 15. HruHAKD, the great ncwspapir advertising agent and historian of jour nalism, says.: "The Ixtelmgesci:k calen dar for 1SS1 is very line and would ie credit te any job office." They all say it. Decimexis have been picscnted te the Senate, in response te resolutions of in in euirv as te the cost in life and money of t'se Indian wais from 18(15 te 1879, show shew ing that 622.CS0.341 have been expended in that time, nud that 40 officers, 526 pri- I vatcs and 13 civilians (with the army) hive- been killed during these wars. I In the choice of a Republican senator from New Yerk 4it is definitely ascer tained that Hayes is taking no part iu the matter at all, while General Garfield him self says he will net interfere in any way. J While it is generally believed that Hayes is opposed te Mr. Conkling, it is also known that General Garfield wants te help him and the general inference is, as was recently said by a prominent Brook lyn politician, that 'Mr. Conkling will make short work of it when the time comes for the legislative caucus te nomi nate.' " PexxsiMA'.vxia shows the largest actual increase in population under the new cen sus, about 760,000, while in New Yerk it is only 700,000; in Ohie, 541,003; in Texas, 750,000 ; in Illinois, 541,000 ; and se en down te lower figures in ether states. The heaviest increments are : In Philadelphia, 272,958 ; in Allegheny, 93, 555 ; in Luzerne and Lackawauna, 01,479 ; in Berks, 15,898 ; in Dauphin, 15,387 ; in Lancaster, 12,103 ; iu Westmoreland, 19, 274, in Fayette, 15,654; etc. Xe county iu the .state shows a diminution ; but iu Menteur ibe increase is only 122, and in Wayne enl j 321. Pennsylvania new con tains mere titan onc-twelfth of all the in habitants of the United States. Tin; Gcrmantewn Teleyraph has been badly taken in. It lias an article begin ning thus : Iu a book fresh from the press of Messis. E. Claxton tc Ce., or this city, en titled "Guy Averall," "written by a pri vate soldier of the U. S. army," there is a great deal of amusing and promiscuous originality scattered throughout, which in these cold, long evenings, is very enter taining. The following "will," by which Mr. Cregau gets possession of his father's property te the exclusion of a brother, who is away in India, is worth all the space it occupies. And then it gees en te reprint a story which is stolen bf.dily from the first chap tcr of Charles Levels "Cen Cregau;" and was republished, for the first time as a separate .story, with due credit, by the IXTEi.LienscKit a year or mere ase. PFRSONAL-. FiiuxAxne Weed's rheumatism keeps him from pushing the funding bill mere rapidly. Kate Claxton, who is Mrs. Charles A. Stevenson off the stage, lest her only child, a boy fifteen months old, at Albany last Sunday. The marriage of Bareness Buudett Buudett Ceutts with Mr. AsUmead Bautlett will take place during the present month and the clause of the will of the Duchess of St. Albans, by which the bareness would forfeit her interest in the bank in the event of marrying a foreigner, will be contested iu the courts-. When the late Dr. Chapix, first went te nrcach in Charlestown, Mass., he was waited en by the ladies of the church, who besought him te wear a gown in the pulpit. He modestly declined. They preferred the request a second time, with the same result ; but when the matter was urged a third time he consented, provided he could select the material, te which they agreed. He then declared his choice te be green baize. TuenwALDSDEx's former valet lately died at Copenhagen, and with his death have been brought te tuc hammer many interesting relics of his master. The prices given were se small as te be ridic ulous. The silver watch of the sculptor's father hi ought only S1.87. Thorwalds Therwalds dcu's note-book, with the ribbons of his decoration thrown in, brought only 87 cents ; and locksef his hair were sold at an average of 9 cents. A curious relic, his hairbrush with hair in it, brought $1.37. Chakles Sumner's birthday was form ally celebrated by the Massachusetts Club in Bosten en Saturday eveniug. The proper date is the 6th, but the first was selected for the commemoration for the convenience of gentlemen obliged te re turn te their seats in Congress. Governer Clallin presided and speeches were made by the Hen. Jehn B. Alley, Judge Thayer and ethers. The Hen. J. M. S. Williams hi ought te the club-room an interesting relic in the shape of the original MS. of Sumner's famous speech, "The Crime against Kansas," delivered in Congress in May, 185G. 3laihcw Schculer, in the employ of Baync, Fuller & Ce., eight miles south east of Bradford, went te an oil tank te make some repairs with the auger. The j hit fell into the tank,, which contained two feet of oil. Schculer crawled in te get it and was asphyxited by the gas arising fiem the petroleum, FKOZEN AND BCBXJSD. Terrible Tragedy in a Westers Wtldernesj Colonist for tlie Indian Territory Struggling With Hostile Elements. On the 25th of November Alfred Samp son, Geerge Bemis and Jeseph Perter, well known and influential citizens of Madisen county, Ark., left there for tie purpose of making a tour along the Texas border. When they reached Fert Werth, Texas, the glowing accounts of the contemplated invasion and settlement el the Indian Territory induced them te abandon the prospecting tour and start for Fert Smith, Arkansas, their intention being te join a portion of Paine's colony, who were encamped, as they learned, near that point. mule pii route they were ovcrteken aud lest in a tremendous snow slot in. The cold w;u intense, the air was darkened with Hying snow, all signs of the trail disappeared ami huge snow drifts made further progress impossible. They then camped iu a forest, hoping the weather would moderate ; but instead it grew colder, and it was only by felling timl-r and building large fires that thev kept from freezing. In addition te tliis danger the stock of previsions de creased, and they were thus exposed te that of dying of .starvation, as the country was unsettled and the nearest habitation tnaiiv miles awav A number of their hoi es died el staivatieu and oxpesim. On the night of January 3, Sampson, wrapping a blanket around liini, lay down before the lite, ovcicente with weariness. He dropped asleep. A hili wind was blowing, ami some coals from the lire wcie scattered upon lum. In an instant almost he was iu a blae. Aremul his neck h had a woolen comforter which fed the thinies. Perter and Hcinis tried te extin guish the the, but could net, ami the mis erable man was literally toasted alive be feic their eyes. H was binned te a crisp. His companions were also badly scorched in their efforts te save him. The next meiniug Peiter staited out te secure assistance, ami, after riding several miles, succeeded in finding a farm house, te which the p.uty was drought. lemis was found in an insensible condition, his hands ami feet being fie.en. It is said that he will iccever. Petter's injuries aic considered serious, as he was both dan gerously binned and paitially frozen. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Leuis Ehrusperger, a sheet ear conduc tor ol'Bulfale, X. Y., has fallen heir lean estate in Germany valued at $100,000. The family of a peer truck farmer named Glenn, in Philadelphia, have fallen heir te a $1,500,000 fuitune in Australia it is said. The Swcdi.sh exploring vessel, Oscar Dicksen, and crew, arc probably lest in the Sibeiiau polar seas ; and the steamer Farn Farn ley,fiem Savannah for Scval.in the Skager Back. Her cargo was worth $500,000. A fire at 42 aud 44 Madisen street, Chi Chi cige,damagcd the building te the extent of 620,000. J. E. Lincoln, beets and shoes ; J. Ledercr, wholesale jewelry, and W. II. Hagcden, millinery, were burned out, rite aggregate les is $50,000. The dry goods stock of Harwoed,lhc Min neapolis bankrupt, was sold in bulk by the sheriff te Messrs. Dcering, Millikcn & Ce., of New Yerk, at OG;? per cent, of the in voice price. The net less by the failure will be about $40,000. Hen. Otte Dressel, a well-known Demo cratic politician and lawyer, shot himself in his office, at Columbus, through the head, causing instant death. It is hinted that financial looses provoked the act. Dr. Dressel was at one time a member of tlsc Ohie Legislature. STATE ITEMS. The Philadelphia authorities notify the street railways te quit salting the track?. Considerable uneasiness is expressed in Easten ever the continued absence of Jehn D. Haph, of Banger, who for several weeks has been living with his brother, Isaac Kaph, a hotel proprietor. The first distribution of Beb Mackcy's estate is of assets amounting te $102,131. 92 and it is all claimed by creditors, the People's bank heading the" list, with $65, 559.62. The " widow " repotted some time age non est. The body of the man who was killed by being run ever by a traiti en the Philadel phia & Reading railroad at Kingsten avc nue crossing, identified as that of Jeseph P. Deshan, of Frankford. lie was a crip ple and walked with difficulty. William G. Crewell, a well known and highly respected citizen, has died at his residence, Ne. 510 Walnut street, Phila delphia, from heart disease. He was 59 years of age, and was for many years secre tary of the Pennsylvania insurance com pany. Mrs. Themas Coyne, colored, was burned te death in her bed at her home iu Doylcstewn. The widow of Jeseph Smith, living near Plumsteadville, live miles north of Doylcstewn, also met her death by a fire a day or two age. She had attempted te light a fire at night, when her shawl caught lire. Senater Cameren has concluded that he will be ready te nominate his senatorial colleague about Wednesday of next week, and the caucus has been fixed for that day. Seme of the mere impetuous followers of both Grew and Oliver have complained, but that is of little moment. Ben. Hewit of Blair is nominated as a dark home. Ge! Mrs. Stciuer, a resident of Middlctewn, 60 years of age, was instantly killed yes terday by being stiuck by the locomotive of the express train which leaves Harris burg at 3:35 p. m. Mrs. Stcincr was walking upon the track near the high bridge, and when she heard the whistle stepped oil", but just before the train reached her she stepped back upon the track. Her body was thrown some dis tance and fell below the bridge. There arc various opinions in Lu zerne county concerning the action of Ecklcy B. Cexc iu declining te take the oath as senator from that district, but with the better class of people of all parties it is regarded with respect and has raised Mr. Coxe in their esteem. Seme of the low-grade politicians denounce Mr. Cexc and declare that he could net again be nominated if he wanted te. They are probably mistaken in this, as there is a pretty general feeling that he ought te be compelled no run again, as there would be little doubt of his election. Amaziah Livingstone, coachman, cm cm pleyed at the state lunatic asylum, was found near the asylum gate last evening with a pistol wound iu the back of his head, from which he died shortly after ward. An inmate named Jehn Lawser, who has been confined in the asylum for the past year, had accompanied Living stone te the city, in order te visit his brother, who is a gunsmith. During the temporary absence of his brother Jehn was in charge of the store. Last evening lie left with Livingstone for the asylum, and when near the gate a man answering his description aud who was in the sleigh, was seen te fire aud then run away. Law ser was found by his brother with a re volve, en his person and was arrested. Sitting Unit and Uncle Mim. The attention of the Canadian govern ment has been called te numerous para graphs recently appearing in the Ameri can and Canadian press relative te the in fluence that 3Iajer Walsh has claimed te exercise ever the movements of Sitting Bull. A correspondent was informed te day that if 3Iajer Walsh, who is an offi cer of the Northwest mounted pelice, nas exercised any innuence te prevent the return of the refugee Sioux te United States territory, it has been without the i knowledge and against the wishes of the Canadian government, which has net ceased te urge the Sioux te surrender and return te their reservation in the United States. Majer Walsh has been called en by the government for an explanation re garding the contrary course alleged te have been takeu by him. Till. CKlUUT MOISII.IKK STOK'.. Seme ThiiicK tltut Clllrmi train Dill Wlicu tlie Dcinenit iluil Control el Htm. Te the Editor of the Sun : Silt Here ate some ineic solid facts about Credit Mebilier ami Union Pacific : Billion, adiiccter, hail eiic-quailcr of the track laying contract with Gen. Ca.-e inent. Teny Drcxcl declined te ne direc tor when I eli'cied him the chance. He was then busy buying the Lalyer for C'hilds. 1 put iu Augustus Keiintze, the banker, instead of Ihexcl, who, later en, begged mc with teats in his eyes te make a place for hint. It was tee late. The day bufore Dix and Cisco wcie chosen, I ellcred Me.scs Tayler the ptcsi ptcsi deneyef the Union Pacific. Having no idea that. I held the power, he declined. I then ell'cicil it te A. A. tow. He. tee, failed te take in G. F. T. Se by a vote el $190,000,000 out of $220.(100,000 my ticket killed Ogdcn. AskTi dun if I didn't nut thu machine at that meeting of two bun- died million capital. At that time .lay Gould was buving 100 slnue.s nf stock through ht.s Tiega county friend litis!-, te v. horn I .shewi d the li.st of Pacific diieeters thai would be elected next day. And I hey ate. What, astounding ehangu.s ! 1 eli'cied the Oakes Ames contract te .Jay Coeke. Clews, Duncan, Sherman, Belmont, .lereme. Garrison, Vandetbill, Stewait, Gaiult, Morgan, William B. Aster, and hall a bundled ether capitalists of my ac quaintance. They all declined. They all Mid it was the wildest scheme ever at tempted by man. William' II. .Macy, of the Leith-jr Manu factiireiV bank, whose son Syivauus was nty groomsman in 1850; William H. Guieii, who established his Liverpool house when 1 did mine in 1851 ; Gliddcu & Williams, and Nickcrseu & Baker gave me my liist Ciedit Mebilier checks $25, 000 each. These men should have monu ments for their great judgments, cuter urisc. and faith in G. F. T. One special point I made in the act of Ceugiess was that the lead should be built of American iron. Se should our ships be built of American iron. Huntington offered me 2,000 shares Central Pacific for my congressional work. I didn't consider it wet th accept ing. Its present value is perhaps $500, 000. I gave Cytus H. McCerniick and Ben Holladay their $100,000 interest in Credit Mebilier. By the way, I worked en Du raut in 1862-il for six months bcterc I get him into the U. P. On the day when Thad Stevens aiuUGar field tried te kill the Union Pacific bill in Congress in order te s.trike for mere stamps for their ring of forty Republicans i Washburiie a avc inc full ctcdit for my share in the enterprise. " he is m this crcat entcrmisc ' he asked. 'The capitalists of the land ? Xe. Tne rail way kings? Xe." Then, looking at mc as I sat in the gallery beside Dutant and Huntington, "This mammoth uiidci tak ing is in the hands of such ad venturers as Geerge Francis Train and Samuel Hal let t !" Loud applause from the Radicals. Where is Washburiie new? And where am I? Te show hew little faith shrewd busi ness had iu my Pacific railway scheme in 1801, let me mention that my latin r-inlaw, as trustee for his daughter, sold $12. 000 Ctcdit Mebilier stock, which I gave her for a Christmas present, for eighty cents en the dollar. The purchaseis must have received $200,000 in dividends. I discovered then that our railway kings were as small as our statesmen. Seme of our men of .smallest brain arc millionaires in Wall street. Once under way. anybody can sign a check. After the first million, Topsey " grows."' Compound interest docs it. I hawked $50,000,000 first mortgage bends of the Union Paclic all ever Wall street te try te get capitalists te advance seventy per cent, en them. Xe millionaire would toueh such security. The idea of putting rails ever the Recky Mountains ! Seth Hale was the only man bold enough te lend me $50,000 en Unieu Pacific three months' note, with these first mortgage bends as collateral, at sixty. At the same time I lent Melliss, financial editor of the World, $20,00Oen telegraph stock te ena ble Marble te buy World shares of Bel ment and Cranston. In order te boom the bends wc paid i Shattuck $25,000 salary te spend halt a million in bribing the press ; and se we succeeded in getting stamps enough te build the read. It was curious te sec hew anxious the Republican journals that had been abusing us were te be seduced. I saw Alley and the Bosten set pay ever $30,000,000 in the fient office as a bogus subscription te get control, and then saw them get the money again at the back deer. Abraham Lincoln was offered .100,000 te v-te the Union Pacific bill. But he was net that kind of a man. Gnoitei: Fit.vxcis Tkaix. - u A l'aner'a llllrmsiia. Elision Express. The Lancaster Ixtclhekxcer wastes columns of editorial space in arguing that the lynching of Snyder was an unlawful act. Nobody disputes that. It is se plain that it docs net admit of an argument. But when it comes te a question of the vindica tion of the law by the punishment of the lynchers, wc arc met by this difficulty. Un der the law these lynchers were guilty of the crime of wilful murder. Te charge them with any less offence or te allow them te escape the punishment which the law prescribes would be a legal condona cendona condena tion of the crime. Xew if the Ixtelli GEXCEit seriously proposes that these men who were moved by a natural impulse of horror at the crime and detestation of the brutal, filthy murderer, te execute sum mary justice, should all be hanged by the neck until they are dead, it had better say se. And if net. what does it propose ? Anything short of this would fall short of that "vindication of the majesty of the law " which is se urgeutly insisted upon. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. TUESDAY'S ACCIDENT. The Corener's Verdict Positively identl lied. Yesterday afternoon the body of the man who was killed by the cars was positively identified as being that of William K. Brown, of Fulton township, by W. Frank lin Hess and Geerge M. Hess, two of the deceased's nephews. After they made an examination of the body, they went before the coroner's jury where their testimony was heard. It appeared that the deceased left Quarryville en Monday with the mother of the witnesses (deceased's sis ter) ; he remained in the city and she went home en the neon train ; he had sere eyes for some time, and one of them was almost blind ; he talked of going te Philadelphia te have his eyes attended te ; he dealt at the store of H. 31. Wilsen, at Geshen, and recently purchased a new suit there, which he had en when he was killed. Tlie wit nesses identified the man by the clothing, hair and beard, and general appearance of the body. The coronet's jury rendered a verdict of accidental death upon the railroad. The remains of the man, who was a widower with five children, will be taken te the home of his father, near Penn Hill, where they will be interred. THE PHYSICIANS. A.NMM1. meeting of this medical. SOCIETY. A l.ure rlttcnclance Intere-ttln;; 1'upcrs anil Discussion. At thu annual meeting of the Lancaster County .Medical society held in this city ycstei day there were present : Drs Atlce, Albright, Belcniiis, Black, Brubaker, Carpenter, Craig, Coinpten, Charles, J. F. Dutilap, Beaver, 31. L. Davis, S. T. Davis, Ehlcr, Gatchel!, M. L. Herr. B. F. Herr, A. J. Herr, Hertz. Hcrshey, Kendig, ICehler, Liueawcavcr, Livingston, Light ner, McBride, Menty. Mayer, F. M. Mus ser, J. II. Musscr, Miller, McCaa, Parke, Roebuck, Stchitiau, Thomsen, Wentz, Weldians, Weaver, J. L. Zicgler and Blackwood, secretary. Tlie present, being the regular yearly meeting, maiked the expiration of the teiins of the efiiecm, and the annual elec tion for officers for the year coming re sulted in the choice of the following gen tlemen for the respective positions. President J. 31. Dcaver, Buck. Vice Presidents O. II. Reland, Lancas ter ; Dr. McCaa, Ephrata- Reeeidiug Secretary Wnt. Blackwood. Lancaster. Corresponding Secretary .1. F Dutilap, .Mauhcini. Treasurer I. A. Elder, Lancaster. Librarian!!. F. Heir, 31illeisvillc. Beaid of Censeis W. Compten, Lan caster; Dr. Tiabeit, Rcaniatewu ; F.G. Al bright, Lancaster. Beaid of .Medical Examincis Jno. L. Atlce, II. Caipeuti r, Lancaster; J. L. Zicgler, .Mt. Jey. On motion of Dr. J. L. Atlce a vote of thanks was unanimously tendered the re tiring president, Dr. Thomsen, of Wrightsville. for the enieieut manner in which he had discharged the duttes of hi.s office. Dr. Alice lead a communication from the State Medical society requesting the appointment of alecil committee te urge the passage by the Legislature of a bill establishing a state beard of health. A cemmittc consisting of Drs. Carpenter, Zieglcr. Roebuck. Craig, Wentz and Kehler, was appointed te confer with the members of the Senate and Heuse from Lancaster county en this subject and urge their support of such a measure. An invitation was received from the Dauphin county medical .society, inviting the Lancaster association te meet with it en Feb. 10, i:i Hairrisburg. It was ac cepted. Vaccination. Dr. Atlee read a paper en vaccination, a subject te which considerable attention has recently been paid in England and some popular sensation created there ever the alleged transmission of cutaneeus disease by means of it. Dr. Atlee's paper and the subject generally were discussed by Drs. Carpenter, Craig, Dcaver, 31. L. Herr, Ehlcr, Zieglcr, J. H. Musscr. Their views, based en their extended experience, confirmed Dr. Atlee's decided approval of vaccination. The local faculty seem te have no doubt of its efficiency as a prevent ive of small-pox, all being agreed, how ever, that the use of pure virus is highly essential. Children should only be vacci nated in perfect health and care be taken that no scab be taksn from any suffering with cutaneeus disease. The usual animal reports were read, and the special repot t of the committee en the reception of the State 3Iedical society. Dr. Craig read a paper en pest mertcms and Dr. Parke reported a case of interest. Dr. Win. B. Irwin of Churchtown was j elected a member of the society. The piolengcd discussion and unusual ' amount of business extended the time of adjournment te six o'cleek. OlilTUAICV. hut!. ten Death or "Judge" Kelt-. Themas D. Kelly, a well-known citizen of Lancaster, proprietor of the coffee and fruit stoic en North Queen street, left his place of bussucss in his usual health about half-past eight o'clock last evening for his home en E-ist Orange street. On the way he stepped in tit the house of his- ueigh ueigh ber, the 3Iis. Halbach, East Orange, near Plum ; and after a friendly chat there arose te take his leave at about twenty minutes of ten o'clock. As he get up he w.ts apparently seized with a fit of sick ness, sank back into his seat, was taken with vomiting and Dr. J. A. E. Reed aud his family were sent for te render him medical assistance. The physician pro nounced his ailment te arise from a stroke of apoplexy,the recuirencc of a slighterat taek which lie suffered from last J line. Be lingered until 1::J!) a. m.. and then died. 3Ir. Kelly was Gl years, S mouths and 20 days old. He was born in Philadelphia, whence his family moved te Middlctewn, where Mr. Kelly was bieught up. He was an active, energetic young man, and moved by the prevailing spirit of enterprise he went te California in 1819, where he had a very eventful career. He settled 40 miles from Stockton, e:i the San Joaquin river, and thet c engaged in farming,stock raising, mining and coaching, running the first line of coaches from Stockton te Sacramento. He also kept a large supply store for the surrounding patronage of miners. It was while he was there that his betrothed, 3Iiss JIary Jane Kiell'er, of this city, left her home and took the then long and hazardous journey te the Pacific slope te be joined iu wedlock with him, his absorb ing business interests preventing him from sparing the time te come East. They were married in Sicramente, and of their four sons, Kiell'er, Themas P. and William D., were bera in California ; the younger son, Walter, an attache of the Ixtelligexcck office, having been born after their return te this city, which occurred in 18G1. During the war 31r. Kelly was a sutler in the army.. After that he had a con tract at Chadds Ferd en the construction of the Wilmington & Reading railroad; he was iu the coal business for a time iu Wilmington, Del., and subsequently had a contract en the Shenandoah Valley rail road in Virginia. Last year he went into the business in this city which he was con ducting at the time of his death. 31r. Kelly had resided for many years at Ne. 546 East Orange street, this city, where his sister-in-law, 3Iiss Patty Ktcffcr, has managed his household since the death of his wife some eight years age! He had seen many changes and much improve ment in his section of the city. He had a wonderful and retentive memory and his eventful life made him an interesting social companion. He had a wide circle of friends, was an affectionate father and a highly esteemed citizen. Corener Mishler impaneled a jury con sisting of Clare Carpenter, Walter Kieffcr, Percy Carpenter, Wm. Bair, Wm. W. Hcnscl and Wm. Bair. A verdict of death from apoplexy was rendered. A Lancaster Ceze. The newspapers are full of the praises of ex-Senater Coxe, of Luzerne, for hon esty and conscientiousness in declining te take the oath of office, but wc have just heard of a case which knocks Coxe higher than a kite. A prominent gentleman of this city who has quite recently been elect ed te a geed office and is a candidate for one of our best county offices next spring, declined te buy tickets for Prof. Barnwell's art entertainment, for the benefit of the Yeung 3Icn's Christian association, en the ground that he ceukl net take the oath of office next year if he did. A geed man steering right. Sale of Kenl Instate. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at public sale for Jacob If araisb, miller, a let of ground containing 3 acres, with a two story brick house and frame stable there on, situated in Pequea township, near New Danville, te David Hebble for $2,000. OUR LOCAL LEGISLATOES. STATEU MEETIhU OF C1T1T COUNCILS. The Fight Over the Treasury The Finance Committee Hake Affidavit or Their Be lief That There is a Default in ,the Treasurer's Accounts aud Councils Suspend That Offi cer The Lean anil Awn ing Ordinances Tabled in Select Branch . Other Topics of Public In terest. A stated meeting of select and common council was held last evening. Select Council. The following named members were present : 3Iessrs. Barr, Bering, Decrr, Eberly, Franklin, Judith, Sales, Zecher, and Evans, president. 3Ir. Zecher presented the monthly report of the city treasurer and receiver of taxes, from which it appeared that the receipts last month were $1,917.09; expenditures .j,346.27 ; balaucc in treasury $23,211.40. Cleric te Market Committee. 3Ir. Zecher presented the following erdi nance for the appointment of a clerk of the maikct committee. It is a3 fellows : .-In Ordinance for tlie appointment Clerk te the Market Cemmittee: scctiexI. I5e it ordained by the Select ami Common Councils of tlie city of Lancaster. that Irem iiml alter the flnt Monday in Apiil A. 1). 181. and every year thereafter, the clerk of Common Council, In addition te Ids (titer duties, bliall be the clerk te the Market Committee. ec. 'i ilcsli ill keep a full record of the Iet Iet tinet t lie stalls ami stanil., -hall collect t'.e rents, keep an account el all moneys received and renett the names of all delinquents te tlie Mayer thirty days after tlie rental of said stalls or stand", when tlie Mayer shall imme diately rlace said claims In the hands et thu City feolicitei for collection. MX. 3. That the clerk el the Market Commit tee shall irem time te time tiirnislt the Mayer and City Treasurer each with an exact rental et the stmts and stands of the market, and shall pay all moneys derived from rental el .-tails and stands immediately into the hands et the Majer, who shall pay the same into tit' city treasury, the same as ether mencjs col lected bv the Mayer. Mxr.t. That it shall be the duty of the mar ket committee te furnish the clerk of the market committee with a preju-r book for keeping the market accounts, the clerk te note in said book, the number of stalls or stands, te whom rented, unit the amount of lent, said book te be kept at all times in tin mayor's office, and thu mayor shall have full power te receive market rent and receipt ter inc same in i no uubcnce ei inc cicik et me market committee. &EC 4. That it sliail bctheduty el the untitles cnniiuittcee te audit the accounts of the clerk of market committee at least twice each year, and report the same te councils at their regu lar meetings in the months or March and .De cember. Sec . That the clerk of the mai ket commit tee shall receive an annual salary of one hun dred and fifty dollars payable quartany. Sec. 7. That till ordinances or parts et ordi nances, inconsistent herewith, be and aie hereby repealed. 3Ir. Zecher presented an abstract from the minutes of the water committee for the past mouth which was read. It con tains nethiug of importance that has net been heretofore published, 3Ir. Eberly presented a petition from citizens of East Chestnut street, between Frankliu and 3IarshaII, praying for a modilicatien of the grade of the street at that point. Referred te street cemmitcc te investigate and report. Common coun cil concurred. 3Ir. Zecher presented an abstract of the proceeding of the finance committee for last mouth, the substance of which has al ready been published in the Intklmgex cek. The Charges Against tha Treasurer. The report was accompanied by the fol lowing affidavit of the members of the water committee. Lancaster County, S. S. Geenre W. Zecher, Adam J. Eberly, D. 31c31ullcn and Jehn II. Barnes, the finance committee of the select aud common coun cils of the city of Lancaster, being duly sworn, or affirmed, according te law, de depose and say that the facts set forth in this affidavit arc true te the best of their knowledge and belief. That the said committee is the duly and legally constituted finance cotnmittee of said city of Lancaster, and that the said affiants were regularly appointed as mem bers of the same by the presidents of the said select and common councils, who arc the persons legally authorized te make such appointments. That, as members of the said finance committee, they arc the custodians of the financial interests of said city aud arc therefore required te guard the city treas ury from improper use. That upon an examination of the ac counts of Edward Welchaus, the city treasurer, a discrepancy was discovered of $1,717.8181,004.10 of which lhe said Ed ward Welcbans admitted he was properly chargeable with, but en demand made by tne city solicitor, under the instructions of the finance committee, the said Edward Welchaus refused te pay ever the said ad mitted charge of $1,00-1.10, but replied that "he had settled with the city of Lan caster and paid ever te it every dollar which came into his hands." That the said Edward Welchaus has been frequently summoned before the said committee te prove his cash account as re quired by the charter of the said city of Lancaster, aud for that purpose te produce a statement of his bank account ou the 1st day of April, 1880, the 5th day of April, 1880 (the day en which he was re-elected), aud en the 1st day of November, 1880, but that he has at times refused te appear be fore the said committee, and at .ill times he has refused te give them the informa tion se asked for by them, constantly treating them with contempt. That the account of the said treasurer has balanced from year te year, yet ac cording te his own statement he had ne glected te charge himself with the above mentioned sum of $1,004.10. The said affiants therefore declare and say that ac cording te the best of their knowledge and belief, there is a default in the ac counts of Edward Welcbans, the said city treasurer. Gi:e. W. Zeciihi;, A. J. Eiseki.y, D. 3Ic.Mui.lex, Joux II. Bakxes. Sworn or affirmed and subscribed this eth day of January, 1881, before me J. K. Baku, Alderman. The Treasurer Suspended. A resolution accompanying the above affidavit and offered by 3Ir. Zecher, by direction of the finance committee, was as fellows : Whereas, The finance committee of the city of Lancaster have reported that there is a deficit in the account of Edward Wel chans, the city treasurer and receiver of taxes. Be it rcxelied, By the select aud common councils of the said city of Lancaster, that the said Edward Welcbans is hereby sus pended from the office of city treasurer and receiver of taxes until such further action as said councils shall sec proper te take in the premises. 3Ir. Bering hoped councils would net act hastily in this matter. Charges had been made against the city treasurer as long age as May last ; experts, first one and then another, had been appointed te ex amine his books ; they had made different reports. If the treasurer had been dere lict in his duties, if he isa defaulter, as the committee say, he should be proceeded agaiust by a criminal and net a civil pros ecution. His bail is ample protection against any less te the city. He regarded these charges agaiust the city treasurer as a persecution, and charged 3Ir. Zecher, of the finance committee, with receiving favors from the treasurer in the way of au advance payment of his water tax. 3Ir. Zecher with considerable indigna tion responded that he had been a warm friend of the treasurer, but had received no official favors from him and intimated, very broadly, that 3Ir. Bering had re ceived official favors from the treasurer ; but this was in turn denied by Mr. Bering. A personal controversy, relative te the election of city treasurer and ether city officers, arose between the two gcutlcmen, which was stepped by the president as being out of order. A vote was then taken en the resolution suspending the city treasurer, and it was adopted as fellows : Yeas Messrs. Barr, Eberly. Franklin, Judith, Zecher and Evans, president 6. Nays Mcsms. Bering, Deerr and Sales 3. Common council concurred ju the passage of the resolution. An eulhiance from common council pro posing ie submit te the voters of the city the preposition te create a lean of $00,000 for water weiks improvements was prci sentcci and read a lirst and second times. 3Ir. Eberly moved te lay the ertliuaucc ever till next meeting 3Ir. Zecher urged immediate action, saying u" the matter was new postponed it could net be voted upon by lhe people at the ctiMiini; municipal election. He thought it a matter of jie;it importance, and that the people who complain of an insufficient supply of water ought te have an oppor tunity of voting en the question of a larger supply 3Ir. Eberly taid that if the ordinance were p.i-scd by councils and approved by the citizens, the debt of the city would be increased te within $25,000 of "the censti tutienal limit. The rapid increase of pop ulation iu the northeastern section of the city will seen require extensive sewering in that section, ami the sewers will empty into the Conestoga above the city dam, and this may make it advisable te locate the water works further up the stream, and if this change of location were made, it would be telly te expend $00,000 ou im provements at the present site. 3Ir. Zecher replied that the city was new dependent ou the Worthington pump for supply of water, and that if any accident should happen it there would be a water famine. 3Ir. FranliPn favored a postponement, and thought that by extending the 20-inch main out West Orange street, as had been proposed, the city could get along for several yea is without an additional pump. There may be ether mattets of mero im mediate importance te thu city than a new pump. He would first lav the new main, which may be done without the pro posed lean. The question was taken en the motion te postpone the ordinance, aud it was agreed te, without a division. The eidiuauce relative te the removal of awning pests from certain streets' was called up, and ou motion laid en the table by the following vote : Yeas 3Ii ssrs.Barr, Bering, Judita, Sales and Zecher. Nays 3Iessrs. Deerr, Eberly, Franklin and Evans, president. Adjourned. lciiiuun Council. The following members were present : 3Iessis. Albert. Barnes. Burger, Brown. Cox, Davis, Downey, Finukiiti, Hays, Jehnsen, Lichty, 3IcM ullcn, (stcimayer, Sing, Smcych, Springer, Stermfeitz, Lever Lever geed, president. Refunding the City Debt. After the roll had been called and min utes read Dr. Levergood offered the fol lowing resolution, lie said he thought a city with as high a credit as Lancaster was paying entirely tee high a rate of interest. The members of council doubtless thought se tee, for they passed the resolution with out debate, and select council concurred. It reads as fellows : Jlcseltcd. That.sclcct council concurring, the finance committee Le, and it is. hereby autherizul aud instructed, te submit te councils, without unnecessary delay, a schedule of the six per cent, bends which have reached maturity, or arc payable at the option of the city ; and also te present some leasable plan for refunding the same at a lower rate of interest. Openlii;; St. Jeseph Street 3Ir. McMitUcu offered the following : He it rcb'itcvtl by Select itwl dmitiwn Council et.'ic City of Lancaster : That the honorable the judges of the court of quarter sessions of Lancaster county be respectfully :isked te appoint five disinterested and discreet freeholders te view and assess damages that shall or may be sustained y the owner or owners of lands, beuses or ether property, by rea son of the same being taken, used or ap propriated iu the opening of St. Jeseph street, in said city of Lancaster, according te the plan e- draft of said city, as provid ed for by act of Assembly of April 18,187J5. 3Ir. 3IcMu!Ien said St. Jeseph street in its present condition is a nuisance te pc destrian. Fer a distance of 200 feel, at a point beginning at Strawberry street, walking in inclement weather is rendered almost impossible by i ensen of houses projecting upon ground that ought te be occupied as a sidewalk, aud it is this that the resolution just read is designed te cor rect. The resolution was adopted. Select council concurred. The Lean Urdinancc. Dr. Davis called up common council or dinance Ne. (5, introduced by him at the last special meeting aud published in full at the time. It provides for a vote of the people at the approaching municipal elec tion te obtain their consent te a further increase of the city debt in the amount of $00,000 for the purpose of improving the water facilities aud laying new distribu ting mains. The ordinance was read second and thiid times', and ou final pas sage the members voted as fellows. Yeas 3Iescrs. Albert. Bergcr, Brown, Cox, Davis. Downey, Jehnsen, Lichty, 3IcMullcn, Osterniaycr, Smcych, Springer, Stermfeltz, Levergood, president 14. Nays 31c:crs-. Barnes, Franklin, Hays, Sin-t 4. The necessary majority having voted in its favor, the bill was declared adopted. In select council action was deferred until next meeting. The Interregnum iu the Treasury. Common council concurred uniformly iu the various action taken by the select branch in relStieu te the city treasurer, and the addition, 31 r. Barnes offered the following resolution : Jiesehed, That when the select and com mon councils adjourn they de se te meet en Friday evening next te 'take further action in .-ejaul te the suspended city treasurer, aw! that in the meantime the finance committee take charge of the office. The 1 1 solution was adopted. Select council ceucuircd. 4.ir!:ie en the streets. Dr. D.ivis called attention te the daily violation of the previsions of city ordi nances prohibiting the throwing of broken glass, crockery, tin, etc., in the middle of the pubbc streets, and protested against its continuance. Street .Lamp. 3Ir. Jehnsen, chairman of the lamp committee, wanted te hear from all mem bers who iiad complaints of the street lamps in their respective neighborhoods net being lit, and a number laid their grievances before him. Adjourned. rrceritatien of :i Cornet. A few friends and admirers of Jacob II. Kilhcffci. the noted cornet player connect ed witii the orchestra of the First He formed -!ii!tl', have prc-cutcd him with a very !n..iiinfui comet, geld and silver plated, co-tin.? tf5. It is an elegant and excellent instiumcnt, and the recipient is well worth of se handsome a testimonial. Ikiiightftef Hener. 3Ir. Jehn C. Detweilcr, of this city, has received authority from the Grand Lelge Knight:, of. Hener of Pennsylvania te institute a subeidmate ledgo of the or der in this city. Secial gentlemen have already signed as charter members, but the list is open for the signatures of ethers who may w ish te join.
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