LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1881.
Lancaster intelligencer.
THUB3DAY EVENING, MAE. 3, 1881.
A Destroying Victory.
If the Republican leaders think that
tbeir party can stand the issue that has
been made by them en the f unding"bill,
tbey have abundant faith in its native
vigor. The question, as it has been made
up and new gees te the country, is essen
tially one between the national banks
and the people. The Democratic party
in Congress determined te pass a bill
providing for a three per cent, lean te
take the place of the four and five per
cents that are new redeemable and
which are largely held by the national
bulks as the basis of their circulation.
N iturally the banks did net want te
nuke any sucli exchange. It lias been
their interest te defeat the funding bill.
They tried te de it in Congress, and they
failed. Their influence ever Mr. Hayes
has been sufficient te secure a veto.
Fer the moment they have suc
ceeded. But their victory will prove
their destruction. The issue could
net be mere advantageously placed for
the Democratic party. It was madness
in the Republican leaders te give us this
position : and they did net de it. It was
the bank interest which pressed the Re
publican party into the position which
it occupies.
The question in its nakedness is very
simple, and the people fully recognize it.
Shall the national banks control the cur
rency of the country, and dictate the
amount which shall be paid them by the
country fur doing it ?
These banks were organized te aid the
nation in securing a currency of equal
Value in every part of it, and which
s'leuld be freed from the danger of
sudden inflation and contraction. Nine Nine
tculhsefthe money leaned by them te
the government, at four, live and six per
cent., has been returned te them with
out iutere.it. Congress, considering that
tv art-paying 1 1 -e dear for our whistle,
proposes te reduee their gratuity te the
banks te three per cent. Grewn fat
upon the nation:; gift, they have come
te consider it as a right ; and
pensioners though they are en the na
tion's bounty, they dare te set up their
power against it and te seek te derange
its trade for the purpose of alarming the
people's representatives into giving them
another half per cent, of interest and se
sweetening the funding bill as te make
it agreeable te them.
They have ever-reached themselves.
Tuey have shown their power it is true ;
but they would have been wiser te have
concealed it. The sharp claws, hidden
in the paws of the creatures the nation
created and pampered, have been dis
covered. The masters of the menagerie
find that the animals are tee dangerous
te be permitted te ream about. They
must be rei.dered inoffensive of put
away entirely.
There can be no question any longer
that the national hanks, as they at pres
ent exist, cannot he endured. Public sen
timent is pronounced against them. The
value they have l:en supposed te have
has disappeared entirely before the late
ly demonstrated danger from their sel
fish action. "When the people consent te
pay three per cent., or one per cent., or
anything, te a set of banking corpora
tiens they want te have, value for it.
Our legislators will net be permitted te
give away valuable privileges without
corresponding national benefit. We have
been taking the benefit of the national
banks for granted. Le J suddenly our
eyes are opened. And they are noxious
in our sight. They have been of " ad
vantage te us iu furnishing us with a
uniform currency, us geed as a govern
ment obligation, but no better. The
bank note must give way te the treasury
note.
I" j) t.'e Taxes.
The day of uckeiiing has come around
at last. Uur citizens find themselves
confronted by an increase of taxation for
city purposes of two mills, making their
total city tax 00 cents en the $100 valua
tion. This condition of affairs is net.
unexpected, anil was net unforeseen. The
warning voices of these who watched the
reckh .ssness of the street committee of
1879-I8S0. were raised in pretest against
the work then undertaken. These pro pre
tests were unheeded, and te-day as a
consequence, there are twenty thousand
dollars of deficiencies, interests and costs
te be provided for by a direct taxation,
ri addition te the usual annual expenses.
Tuere are no deficiencies of any conse
quence for thisyear reported which could
net have been met out of the ordinary
revenue. Any that have taken place
were of absolute .necessity. The work
en the eastern reservoir of last summer
was the only extraordinary expenditure
unprevided for by appropriation, and
but for thtil emergency the water de
ment would net have exceed its appro
priation. It may be useful te recall a portion of
the history of the street committee of
1879-SO. As early as the September,
1879, meeting of councils the mayor pro
tested against the amount of work con
tracted for and ordered te be done in a
special message te councils. He showed
that obligations had accrued and were
accruing amounting te $11,000, and es
timated that it would require $0,000 ad
ditional te run the street department te
the end of the fiscal year. His estimates
were entirely correct, for the deficiencies
of the street department en the Slst day
of May, 1SS0, the end of the fiscal year,
were just about $17,000, te which inter
est and court costs must be added.
The following is a portion of the
mayor's message te councils at that lime
ea this subject :
If it be the pleasure of councils te go
en regard lets ei the close approximation
te the limit of the debt allowed us under
the new constitution, regardless of the
known indisposition' of our people te
plunge the city further into debt and
tberebv increase the taxation, tbev will
proceed te order work te be done, without
taking into account the condition of the
appropriations ; but the further increase
of our debt is a grave preposition, involv
ing penalties when carried beyond the
constitutional limit, and should net be de
termined without serious deliberation.
Fer mvself I believe that councils have no I
right te spend one cent in auy department I
beyond the appropriation. If they have,
what is the use of making one ? Is it
net intended te indicate the limit which
they themselves have fixed by a solemn
ordinance ? And which I believe they
cannot virtually undo by the passage of a
mere motion ordering the committee " te
have the work done." It is en the basis of
these appropriations that our city tax is
laid, and that tax is intended te cover all
city expenses for the year ; but this very
proper intention is defeated the very mo
ment one dollar is ordered te be spent be
yond the appropriation in any department.
The mayor again, at the November
meeting of councils, brought the same
subject up by a special message, again
protesting against the illegality of the
work and the additional taxation it must
inevitably entail upon our people. As
before, the wreckers were allowed te
proceed and attempted te make a con
tract without an ordinance empowering
them te de se, as required by the act of
1805, when the mayor went before court
and asked for an- injunction against the
street committee, restraining them from
proceeding te Belgian block Xerth Queen
street, without providing for the pay
ment of the work beforehand by ordi
nance. But for this timely act the citi
zens would, in all probability, b8 called
upon te make up four or six additional
mills tax instead of two.
Get congressman, Mr. Smith, appears
en the side of the banks in the roll call
en the funding bill. Mr. Smith has de
clared that the banks shall be permitted
te retain yet awhile their four and five
per cent, bends. Mr. Smith has voted
millions of dollars out of the treasury
into the bank vaults. What de Mr.
Smith's constituents think of it? These
of them who have been eagerly paying
twice the par value of our local bank
stocks te gel a piece of the rich plum
will be gratified with Mr. Smith's vote.
Mr. Smith, as a national bank director
and owner, voted in the pecuniary interest
of the stockholders. They are many.and
influential in this county. But net all
of them will sustain Mr. Smith. It does
net fellow that a lvuutable citizen's views
en questions of public policy are con
trolled by his pocket. There are very
many stockholders in national banks
wiie believe that the funding bill ought
te have passed and that three per cent, is
enough interest le pay the banks te fur
nish the country its currency; since it
pays the
expense of the work, and the
taxes of
beside.
the banks, and leaves a profit
PERSONAL..
Geerge Graham, a leading citizen and
business man of Cincinnati, died suddenly
List evening, in the 82d year of his age.
Charles M. Vixcext, assistant man
aging editor of the Bosten Glebe, died yes
terday of diphtheria, aged 37 years.
The Amciicus club of Philadelphia last
night, by a vote of 9G yeas te 20 nays, in
diTinitcly postponed a resolution asking
its picsidcnt, Georee McGewax, te re
sign "en account of his antagonism te the
regular Democratic ticket at the last
municipal election."
Senater Carpenter leaves, besides his
widow, a daughter and a, son, the latter
new 1 i years of age. The .Milwaukee
Sentinel sayr, that his domestic relations
were unusually pleasant. The greater
pari of his spare time was devoted te his
family, and he personally dhected the
educating of his childien.
SeTnEi::? made a will five days before
his death, making his sister, Mrs. Cowan,
in whose house he had been during all his
illness, his sole legatce and executrix, with
absolute power. The will bequeaths 1,
000 te his becend son, Edward ; the inter
est of 1,000 te his daughter, Eva, and
tiie interest en 2,000 te his youngest seu,
Geerge, or "Sam," as he is universally
called, until they shall beeeme of age. Te
Mrs. Sethcru and his eldest son he leaves
nothing. He was certainly worth $200,
000. The will will he contested by Mrs.
Sothern en tlie ground of undue influence.
Ex-Representative Lionel A. Shelden,
who accompanied General Gai field from
Menter, is te be private secretary for the
president, though the relation may net
continue permanently. General Shelden
graduated at Obcrlin college, studied law
and practiced in Ohie, entered the Union
army as captain of cavclry iu ISfil, was
lieutenant colonel and afterward colonel of
the 12d Ohie, succeeding General Garfield
iu his office, lie commanded a brigade in
the Thirteenth army corps under General
Sherman. After the war he settled in
Leni.-iaua and was elected te the Forty
first Congress from that state and re-elected
te the Forty-second and Forty-third Cen
gresses. At present he resides in Ohie.
MINOB TOPICS.
Among the mighty streams that arc te
b3 opened for navigation and commerce
through the liberal appropriations of the
river and harbor bill are Centeiuia creek,
Lillington river, the Withlacechec, the
TVaccamac, Pea's creek, Pasquotank river,
Machodoc creek, Urbana creek, and the
majestic Xishnabetana.
The following were the names en the
cabinet slate last night : James G. Blaine,
of Maine, secretary of state ; William
Windem, of Minnesota, secretary of the
treasury ; Wayne MacVeagb, of Pennsyl
vauia, attorney general ; S. J. Kirkwood,
of Iowa, secretary of the interior ; Rebert
Lincoln, of Illinois, secretary of war ; Levi
P. Morten, of Jfcw Yerk, secretary of the
navy ; TV. II. Hunt, of Louisiana, post
master general.
The clear and complete report of the
superintendent of the water works te city
councils, which wc print en our fiisfc page,
deserves popular attention. It has the
merit of fulness en many important points,
and the rapidly increasing number of
water consumers will find many things of
interest and value in it. Taxpapcrs may
profitably weigh its suggestions in regard
te the present large consumption of water
and the best means of providing for it.
Since the adoption of bags iu the place
of the old collection-plates many English
clergymen have complained that the
amount of bronze money received at
offertories has materially increased, espec
ially among the rich congregations. A
well-known divine in Liverpool, the ether
day, took effectual steps te counteract the
evil. Cheesing for his text the passage,
Alexander, the coppersmith, hath done
me much harm," he told his hearers their
duty in plan terms. At the close of the
of this homily was
In one of the bazaars, says a letter from
India, we saw some fakirs and devotees.
One of these remarkable fellows had
vowed te lie upon a bed of upright nails
for twenty-six years, and of these he had
accomplished sixteen when we saw him.
His body was attenuated and full of
sores resembling leprous spots. We asked
him for one of the nails which pierced his
miserable body. He took one from the
feet of the bed, refusing in every instance
te part with any of these which gave him
the most exquisite pain. Anether miser
able devotee was holding a flower pet at
arm's length. Judge of my surprise
when he told me he had held it there for
five years. Anether steed with arm up
lifted, and no power te lower it or move
a muscle, the member being dried, stiff
and dead, while the long finger nails, like
bird's claws, penetrated the flesh en his
wrist. All of these fellows leek meuldy
and sad.
THE FUNDING BILL.
What Three et its Advocates Said.
In the Heuse last night the rules were
suspended, and the deficiency bill, the last
of the general appropriation bills, was
passed. The funding bill was considered
and finally passed, exactly as received from
the Senate. After its passage Mr. Carlisle
moved te'suspend the rules and pass a bill
amending the funding bill just agreed te.
The supplementary bill contains all the
amendments proposed by the committee
en ways and means, but net incorporated
with the erigiual measure. '! rules were
suspended, and Mr. Carlisffs bill was
passed, and the Heuse then adjourned.
Among the speeches made en the passage
of the funding bill we find the following
expressions from the side iu its favor
which we give as furnishing the gist of
the sentiment that pressed the bill te its
passage. The great body of the Republi
can members voted against the bill, but
among the few who supported it: Mr.
Marsh (Rep.) of Illinois, having five min
utes allowed him, declared himself in
f..ver of the bill, including the fifth sec
tion. He believed that a three per cent,
bend could be negotiated at par. He be
lieved in requiring national banks (when
organizing or when increasing their cir
culation after the 1st of July) te de
posit three per cent, bends, because he
believed that that prevision would aid the
government matciially in negotiating that
lean. When the bill was originally before
the Heuse he had favored the re-enactment
of sections 5,159 and 5,1G0 of the
revised statutes, because he wanted te de
prive the banks of the ability te create the
very panic and disturbance in business
which they had created within the last
ten days. (Applause en the Democratic
side.) If he had any doubt as te the pre
pricty of his position en that point all
doubt had been dispelled by the action of
a few of the New Yerk banks. The na
tional bank system had net been created
for the banilit of the banks.but for a great
public purpose, and they should net lie
clothed with power te surrender their cir
culation within ten days' time, and thus
paralyze the business intcresets of the
country. (Henewcd applause.)
Mr. Buckuer (Dem.) of Me., said he
would net discuss the legal aspects of thu
question, but would refer te facts which
should be known te the Heuse and the
country, se as te show the animus of these
who were opposing tha fifth section. The
national banks had a direct pecuniary in
terest in defeating any funding bill. They
held two hundred milliuii of five and six
percent bends, and the refunding of these
bends into three per cents would entail a
less of $4,500,000 en the banks in one year
It was, therefore, important for them te
dclaj' action en the bill, and all these
movements were mere pretexts, in
spired by hyprecritical cupidity.
The banks hail been " bulliiiji"'
Uiii'cd States bends en the market. The
cenntiy had justly complained of the con
traction of the circulation from 1875 te
187G, by $05,000,000, and yet within the
last few weeks the banks had contracted
cticulatioute the amount of $18,000,000,
creating pecuniary disturbance through out
the country Was the Heuse willing te
leave the country forever at the mercy of
the banks ; the fifth section was intended
te curtail that power.
In closing the debate Mr. Carlisle. Dem
ocrat of Kentucky, declared that the na
tional banks by their conduct, by theirac theirac
tien of the past few days, by their abue
of that power h:ch the bill took away
from them, and he hoped forever, had done
mere te raise a spirit of indignation in the
besoms of tiie American people than all
the words of denunciation ever uttered by
any Democrat. He warned them that
when they had once satisfied the Ameri
can people that the value could be disturbed
and all the business deranged at thcirsover thcirsever
cign will and pleasmc the days of their
lives were numbered. (Applause en the
Democratic side.) IIe had taken the posi
tion at the beginning of this contest that
Congress would be fa ithtess te its duties
if it failed te apply the remedy for this
great evil which was constantly threaten
ing the business interests of tl.e ceuntrv
and would continue te de se se lenir as
the banks had the power te contract the
curreucy as they had done fast week. Iu
conclusion, he said in replv te all that the
gentleman had said as. te what the Demo
cratic party had accomplished or failed
te accomplish, I have only this te
say. I believe it has had iu view
all the time what its members hon
estly believed it te be the best interests of
the country, and I say that I will act with
it se long, and se long only, as I believe it
te be actuated by that spiiil. I have net
made a partisan speech en the fleer of this
Heuse. I have given my attention here te
the real public interests se far as I could,
and it: i!I hffmiv imiit-lnmen fr, ui i?; !
...... .. nv....u....a v O..J , mill.
ply because we differ from them en a
measure of great public importance, that
our motives arc net as pure and patriotic
as their own.
Mr. Frye The gentleman is recognized
en this side as the jewel of the Demo
cratic party iu this Heuse. Applause en
the fleer and in the galleries.
News comes te-day that Haves has
vetoed the bill.
STATE ITEMS.
Charles Egan -was stabbed and almost
instantly killed by William White in Dc
lamatrc's saloon, in Edenburg. The
quarrel grew out of an old feud. White is
kuewn as a bad citizen. lie fled and
is at large. Egan leaves a wife and ene
child.
In Philadelphia Policeman Wm. Shields
was acquitted yesterday of a charge of
murdering Francis Burk, who died from
the effects of a shot received in Mav last
at' the bauds of Shields, whom he, in com
pany with a number of ethers, had assail
ed with missiles.
Jehn Keating. Jehn Ryan and James
Develin, miners, while geinir te their work
in Eagle Hill colliery, ignited a body of
sulphur with their naked lights. The
two former escaped with slight injuries and
the latter was blown a considerable dis
lance by the ferce of the explosion and in
stantly killed. The shock dislodged a large
body of coal, crushing Devclin's body into
a shapeless mass.
In Philadelphia Dr. J. Bind Peals, one
ofthe managers of the Ferrest Heme, died
suddenly yesterday, aged 49 years ; Rich
ard Pcnn Smith, a wcllkuewn citizen,
died en the 28th ult., aged 29 years ; Lil
burn Harwood, sr., for many years in bus
iness en Market street, died en the 28th
sermon the effect
clearly observable.
ult., in his 80th year; Adam Martin,
ex-representative, died yesterday, aged 78
years.
LATEST NEWS BY UAJL.
Bateum, an the Black sea, has been de
clared a fret pert.
Hatkernejhall, Bates college, at Lewis Lewis
ten, Me., was badly damaged by tire
yesterday. The building is insured for
30.000.
Twe thousand St. Leuis bricklayeis
made a denand for an increase of fifty
cents upon me first T)f March Their de
mands were granted.
Gottlieb Feell, aged 67 years, com
mitted suie'de, iu New Yerk, en Tuesday
night, by stabbihg himself with a carv
ing knife.
Texas hasa law, new about te be re
pealed, reqiiring every railroad train te
stand still fitc minutes en arriving at the
boundary lire ofthe state.
Philip Trischcl, a yeuHc German of
steady habits, tired of life, crushed his
head, arms and part of his body into the
furnace gratj in his uncle's green house at
Flatbush, L. I., and burned te death in
this horrible yet heroic manner.
Albert Patec returned te Woensockct,
R. I., last wjck, after twenty-seven years'
absence and silence, te find that his wife,
supposing h'm te be dead, married au au
ether man twenty years age, and has lived
happily with him ever since. Paine is
said te have jeen farming in New Hamp
shire during til these years.
During tin passage of the "Jlemus"
precession in Galveston, en Tuesday night
Mrs. Elizabeth Pcrcival, proprietress of a
place known as the "English Kitchen,"
was shot and mortally wounded by her
divorced hisbani, Richard Stevens.
When arrested Stevcus confessed that he
went te the place for the purpose of kill
ing the weimn.
At Mente CJarle, recently a man rushed
out of the ganing room exclaiming : " I
am done for ; I have lest 200,000 francs."
On the stairease he drew a revolver aud
blew out his jrains. Anether man, wan
dering en the shore, was scen te sit down
en a rock aud rest his head en his hands.
A minute after a detonation was heard.
He. tee, had Mown his brains out.
Austin Moriarty went home te his wife
at Putnam, Conn., and told her that if he
was net mist.ken he had en the previous
lay married Phoebe Brown at Providence,
lie had a dim recollection of going with
some friends te a clergyman's house while
drunk, and beciming the bridegroom in a
marriage ceremony. His memory proved
sound, for an efficer seen arrived with a
warrant te arrest him, but his wife by
strategy enabled him te escape te Canada.
Peter McColl;, of the Rehobeth, Del.,
neighborhood, las married his own auut.
McCelly is a school teacher and he bearded
with his grandmother, the widow Geslee.
During the winter McCelly and Laura, the
old lady's youngest daughter, fell in leve
with each ether. The affair nearly crazed
Mrs. Gelce,ani! en Tuesday last her worst
fears were realized by the marriage of aunt
and nephew. The pair are described as
nearly of the same ae, neither being much
beyond their majority. The girl is said
te be pretty and the family are well
thought of.
This has been a hard winter indeed for
settlers in the Uerthwcsfc. The starvation
and fieczing of cattle in Mentana has
caused a less of about 20 per cent,
has net been ebUinablc off the main
Hay
lines
of travel at any cost, and the deep snow
has made transportation and browsing
alike impossible. Hay at $45 a ten in a
country where fodder does net usually
enter into the expense account of stock
raising, makes it sometimes cheaper te
kill cattle than te save them. Dakotah
has also a fuel famine.
Frank J. Wright, an estimable and ac
complished native of Uuiontewn, Md.,
practicing law in Washington, went te
Colerado te leek after a client's land claim,
ne bought some mules and a servant te go
prospecting into the mountains. Xew
conic; the horrible news that the mules had
been stolen and a vigilant committee, find
ing them in lib possession, despite his
pretests of ignorance and innocence and
his offers te prove it, hung him and his
servant te the nearest tree.
Old Time Ciinuitlutiiig.
At a late meeting of the New Yerk His
torical society a paper' was read by the
Rev. Hamilton W. Plersen, D. D., ex
president of Cumberland college, Prince
ton, Ky. The subject was ' Caudidat
ing ; or, Old-time Methods and Humors
of Office-seeking in the Southwest.". Dr.
Picien explained that he had been a
Presbyterian missionary in the Southwest
for years when that was an unsettled
country, and in his horseback journeys
had seen much electioneering. '"' I found
no class se omnipresent," he said " as
the office-seeking politicians. It was
characteristic of that section of coun
try that every man there imagined
that there was nothing in our constitution
of se glorious a nature os the privilcge it
gives every man te become a candidate
for office. I never went into a remete
cabin that I did net find it was accus
temed te the visits of these office-seekers,
and I was generally taken either for one
of these or ler the sheriff. The candidates
were te be found at all large gatherings of
people, no matter of what discriptien. A
still hunt, taking its name from a hun
ter's phrase, was one in which the race
was conducted by traveling about the
country, generally en horseback, and going
into the homes of the people, soliciting
their votes by skilfully influencing the
minds of the people. This way was often
far mere effective than speech-making.
One man who served in CengYcss for thirty
years and who was ultimately speaker of
the Heuse, made his first ' races' en the
tiil hunt. He carried a fiddle and played
his way into Congress. He was at length
beaten by a yeuug man who took advan
tage of ene of the unwritten laws of that
country. Tiie rule is that a candidate
shall announce his places for speaking, se
that his opponent can meet him. The
young man bought a remarkably fine
horse and made his places for speaking at
such great distances from each ether that
it was impossible for the old gentleman te
meet him. By this means the young man
was elected."
Here lie is Again.
iliUTisburg Patriot.
That periodical old iron-clad cruiser, tha
Hen. David Rittcnheusc Perter Felty, was
yesterday onee mere launched upon the
quiet thoroughfares of our city. TVhere
his " royal nibs " last hailed from is an enig
matic question, but he evidently had been
sailing or steaming in rough waters of
late, for his general appearance bore evi
dence of a succession of rude buffetings
with fortune. He came up smiling, hew
ever, and carried upon his weather-beaten
vieage indications of a superabundance of
that plausible assurance for which he has
grown famous, and which gave premise of
strength, durability and check te serve
him for many a future interview with the
charitably disposed This time David as
sumes a new lole and sets sail under
Spanish colors, as the commission he car
ries fully proves, while it closely identifies
him with Castilian associations. The fol
lowing is a verbatim copy of his creden
tials, which he proudly exhibits, and
which has been inscribed for him in a hand
betokening official authority.
"This is te certify that the bearer is
the veritable Den Quixote De La Mancha,
of whom Miguel Cervantes has written a
history.
Signe 1 "Sanche Pasza,
"On the Plains of Tstamadura, Spain."
Davy is evidently in quest of new adven
ture, and thus equipped will sally forth a
puissant knight, though en feet, without
favorite steed and faithful squire, te de
battle for his stomach's sake and for the
glory of his Dulcinea De Toboso.
m
Anniversary of the Baltimore and Delta
Marrow Gauce Kallread.
The anniversary meeting of persons in
terested in the Baltimore & Delta narj
nor gauze railway was held at Ferest
Hill, Harford county. Md., en Monday.
Messrs. TVm. H. Waters, president ; S.
G. Boyd, secretary, and Caleb
J. Moere. Eli Tucker and J. Polk
Streett, directors, were present. 3Ir.
Waters was called te the chair. Jeseph
Parry was appointed vice president 3iid
Nathan Grafton, secretary. S. G. Boyd
spoke at length, reviewing the origin and
progress ofthe read, aud spoke hopefully
of the prospect of its early -ompletien.
He said that the directors had assurances
from a prominent banker that the bends
of the read could be sold at 85. The Bal
timore & Delta is a continuation of the
Peach Bettem railway, new in operation
from Yerk te Delta, in Yerk county, Pa.,
near the Maryland line. When completed
it will afford a continuous narrow gauge
line from Yerk te Baltimore, i aiming
through highly improved portions of Har
ford and Baltimore counties, besides af
fording facilities for the transportation of
slate, with which the hills of upper Har
ford are filled.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DOCTUK3 IN SESSION.
JlSeetlngofl.ancaster County alecllcul Society
Interestmj; Papers Uejul-Discussien
Health Reports, &ct
A stated racoting'ef the Lancaster Coun
ty Medical society was held in their rooms
in Centre square, this city, yesterday. The
following named members were present :
Dr. J. 31. Deaver, Dm mere, president ;
Dr. TVm. Blackwood, city, secretary ; Dr.
Jehn L. Atlee and Jehn L. Atlce, jr., Al
bright, Bolenius, Compten, Cox, S. T.
Davis, Elder, A. J. Herr, M. L. Herr, Ro Re
land, Shirk, Stchman aud Welchans, of
this city ; Brunei- and Craig, of Columbia ;
M. L. Davis and F. Herr, Millersville ;
Brubaker, of Akren ; J. n. Davis, of Sou Seu
dersburg ; Deaver, of Buck ; Kennedy, of
Salunga ; Kehlcr, of New Helland ; Liv
ingston, of Mountville: Leaman, of Lea
man Place ; Lightner and McCaa, ofEph efEph
rata ; Musscr, of Lampeter ; Miller, of
Bird-in-Hand ; Mowrey, of Conesfega;
Smith, of Paradise ; Bryson, of Martic
villc ; Tteichler, of Elizabcthtewn ; Tra
bcrt, of Rcamstewu ; Thompson, of
Wrijihtsville ; J. L. Zicglcr, of Mount
Jey.
The meeting was ene of great interest
te gentlemen of the profession, but net
especially te laymen.
Drs. Shenk aud Brobst, of Litiz, and Dr.
Ebcrman, of Lancaster, were elected
members of the society.
The publication committee reported
that the published transactions of the so
ciety had an editorial comment from a
New Jersey medical journal, aud letters of
inquiry for copies had been received from
Louden, England.
Au invitation extended by the Yerk
County Medical society, requesting the
Lancaster society te be present at the for
mal opening of the Yerk hospital and in
firmary en the 5th of May, was accepted.
Dr. J. L. Zicgler, of Mount Jey, read
an interesting paper en the subject of dis
locations. Dr. Welchans read a paper ou the im
portance et early history in diagnosis.
Discussion en the subject of hip-joint
dislocations, whooping cough and obstet
rics, was participated in by several mem
bers and was generally very interesting.
Health reports from all sections of the
country were te the effect that measles
and whooping cough are quite prevalent,
and that scarlet fever prevails in Eprhata
and some ether localities. There was no
small-pox reported except two cases of
varioleid at the county hospital, and one
of these patients has been discharged,
cured, and the ether is convalescent.
NKlUlIKOKHOOD SEWS.
Events Acress tlie County Lines.
The stockholders of the Oxford agricul
tural society decided te held the spring
fair en Wednesday. Thursday and Friday,
June 8th, 9th and 10th, 1831. The races
will be ofthe following classes : 2.35, 2.40
2.50, 3.00 and 3.30.
The Tcmpcience convention at Harris
burg adjourned after a scries of resolves
aud re-resolves, which wc will print in full
te-morrow.
The next regular meeting of the Lancas
ter county Peace society will be held at
Pcnn Hill meeting house en Seventh day,
the 5th of 3d month, at 10 o'clock.
Gee. S. Truman, at Union, Lancaster
county, shipped te the Philadelphia mar
ket ever half a million eggs in the past
year.
Frankliu, a three-year-old son of Wash
ington Sincck, of Ruscombmaner towns
ship, Berks county, while playing in his
father's house, foil into a tub of boiling
water, which had been left standing en
the fleer by a servant. The child was ter
ribly scalded all ever the body, suffered
greatly and died thirty-six hours after the
accident happened.
Mr. J. TV. Sneatli, of Lebanon Valley
college, Annvillc, has been selected te de
liver the valedictory at the approaching
commencement exercises. His brother, E.
II. Sneath, has been given the salutatory,
thus two brothers carying away iiie honors
of the class.
Themas Lord, father of TV. II. Lord,
general route agent of thu Philadelphia
& Reading express company, has died in
the G7th year of his age, in North Coven
try township, Chester county.
The old Hallicld rolling mill iu Valley
township, near the Wilmington & North
ern railroad, above Ceatcsville, has net
been in operation ler a number of years
and the material of which it is composed
is being removed te Ceatcsville.
Ellis P. Gibsen has sold his farm of GO
acres in Little Britain township, Lancas
ter county, te Jeseph A. Jamisen, of Ful
ton. Edwin M. Hunt, son of Marshall J.
Hunt, deceased, has taken the home place,
Risimi Sun, Md., containing about 153
acres, at $04 per acre. A. L. Duyckinck
has purchased from Jeb Haines, executer
of Ed win Haines, deceased, the warehouse
in the Rising Sun, Md., for $5,000.
David M. Reynolds, of Oxford, Chester
county, has rented J. P. Ambler's mill at
at Geshen, this ceuuty, of which he will
take possession about the 25th of 3Iarch.
Ames E. Tedd, of Kinseyville, gees te
Haines's mill, near Rising Sun, Md.
The farm belonging te the estate of
Rebert Evans, deceased, containing 538
asres, near Pert Deposit, Md., was sold at
public sale en the 23d, by the trustee,
Win. S. Evans, esq., te TVm. B. Steele,
residing near by, for $14,000, Mr. Steele
immediately afterwards sold his farm of
about 112 acres, te Andrew Lyen for $12.
030. Isaac N. Haines, of Sadsbury township,
nearPomerey, has sold his farm of 00
acres, te a Mr. Smith, of Pittsburgh, for
$133.33 per acre.
Myerstewu is moving in the matter of
raising a stock company for the erection
of agricultural works.
Mrs. Mary Smith, widow of tiie late
Henry W. Smith, esq., died suddenly yes
terday, at her residence, 107 Seuth "Fifth
street, Reading.
Only One.
Last night but ene drunk spent his val
uable time in the lock-up. Tin's morning
he was discharged.
Free Senp.
The number of soup rations issued te-1
day was 258.
CITY COUNCILS.
MEETING OF MUNICIPAL FATHERS.
Solicitor's Repert The Treasnry Troubles
Estimated Baeeipts ami Expenditures
for Next Fiscal Tear Funding
the City Debt The Hig tias
BUI ter Unlit Lamps
Ailjenrnert Sleeting
en Friday.
A stated meeting of select and common
ceuueils was held last evening.
Select Council.
The following named member.- were
present :
Messrs. Barr, Deerr, Eherly, Franklin,
Judith, Zccher and Evans, president.
Various Keperts.
Mr. Zechcr from the finance committee
presented the report of the city treasurer
and receiver of taxes, from which it ap
peared that the last month's receipts
amounted te $12,011.71 ; payments, $5.
490.60 ; balance in treasury March 1,
$7,988.03.
Annual Bcpert of the City Solicitor.
A long report of the city solicitor was
read :
Te the Honorable the Hcleet and Common Oeun-
cils of the City of Lancaster.
Gentlemen : In pursuance of a resolu
tion of councils passed the 1st day of Jan
uary, 1879, I herewith transmit te your
honorable body my report as solicitor for
the term commencing April 5. 1880, up te
ami including February 28, 1881.
The work of the office of city solicitor
has been somewhat increased by reason of
the many suits brought against the city
en outstanding bills, and also by the dif
ficulty with the suspended city treasurer.
Frem the first of these has arisen con
siderable difficulty and some litigation.
All of these claims arc en bills, ap
proved by the street committee, for the
improvement of the streets during the
year 1379. Suits were brought by the
parties holding the same iu the court of
common pleas, and before several of the
aldermen of the city, and iu some of the
cases by direction of the finance commit
tee judgment was entered against the city
with stay of proceedings until the l3t of
June and 1st of August next. This will
give ample time for their payment eat of
the next assessment.
The following aie the judgments se
entered in the court of common pleas,
viz :
P. S. McTaguc, vs. city of Lancaster,
September term, 1880, Ne. 72. $400.52.
Jehn R. Smith ctal. vs. same, September
term, 18S0, Ne. 4G, S803.G5. Same vs.
same, September term, 18S0, Ne. 47,
$229.29. Same vs. same, September term,
1SS0, Ne. 48, $593.92. Same vs. same,
September term. 1880, Ne. 49, $1,537.27.
Same vs. same, September term, 1880, Ne.
50, $427.17. P. S. McTagne vs. same, Oc
tober term. 1830, Ne. 2, $84G.15. E. II.
Kauffman vs. same, October term, 1S80,
Ne. 3, $133.82. David Miller's use vs.
same, December term, 18S0, Ne. 7, $298.
54. The suits before the aldermen of the
city were also en bills approved by the
street committee, and judgment was rcu
dcrcd for the amount of such bills. Iu all
of these cases I ascertained that the bills
were correct. Ne effort has been made te
collect any of these judgments, except in
the case of Gcerge TVeiman vs. the city.
Execution was issued by the alderman,
but the court en certiorari set aside the
same at the costs of the plaintiff.
The following arc the judgments en
tered before the aldermen of the city,
viz :
Before Alderman Barr : Alexander Har
ris' use, September 8 1880, $7G.73 ; Jehn
R. Seigler, September 23, 8 judgments
aggregating $2'J.G3 ; Jeseph Ferrest, sr.'s,
use, October 10, 1880, $79.60; Charles
Schwebcl, November 15, 1830, $1.S7;
Schwebel & Bolbach. November 15, 1880,
$G9.93 ; D. M. Brinten & Ce., November
18. 1880, $106.32.
Before Alderman McConemy : Geerge
Wciman, August 10 1880, $59.60.
The suits remaining undetermined are E.
11. Kauffman's use vs. city, September
term, 1830, Ne. G3, $1,319.17; P. 3. Mc
Taguc vs. city, October term, 1880, Ne. 1
$300.
The last mentioned suit by McTaguc is
a claim for an extra compensation, and
should therefore be contested, no extra
work having been done.
A difficulty arose during the year be
tween the city and county concerning
the costs te be received by the mayor in
certain cases heard before him. Suit was
brought before Alderman Spurrier, and
judgment entered for the city, which judg
ment was paid. The matter was finally
arranged by a case stated submitted te the
court and a decision thereon.
The case of Mary Kissinger vs. the city
of Lancaster, for damages by reason of
the death of her husband, caused by a de
fective gutter at the corner of East Orange
street and Cherry alley, was tried in Sep
tember last, and a verdict was rendered
against the city for $1,600. A. writ of er
ror was taken te the supreme court and is
new pending.
In the cases of the city vs. Pennsyl
vania railroad company, the rnle taken by
the company's counsel te consolidate the
suits at the cost of the city, was argued
before the court, who, for convenience of
trial, consolidated the actions, but net at
the cost of the city.
The trouble with the suspended city
treasurer has given rise te considerable
litigatien,thc facts of which are well known
te councils. After the suspension of Ed
ward Welchans from his office en an at
tempt being made by the finance commit
tee te take possession of the room, books,
papers, and ether property of the city, an
injunction was obtained by him te prevent
any interference en the part of city efficiala
but the court, en a hearing, .dissolved the
injunction, and possession wa then given
te William S. Shirk, the person chosen te
act iu treasurer during the suspension. A
large amount of money and some of the
books belonging te the city net being forth
coming, a mandamus was prayed for, te
compel the said Edward Welchans te sur
render up the same, which, after a hear
ing, was granted by the court. The money
admitted te be in his hands and the boehs
were then surrendered. In pursuance of a
resolution of your honorable body, I have
brought suit for tlie balance found te be
due by him te the city by the special com
mittee, who were instructed te investigate
hi3 books. I have also, in conjunction
with the special ceuuscl of the city, en
tered up the judgment bend given for the
year 18S9, by Edward Welchans and his
sureties, and have issued a writ of tcire
facias en the same.
The municipal bens that have been filed
during the past year are as fellows, viz :
Thirty-nine municipal liens amounting te
$759.08.
The amount collected te date is $1,808,
36, of which amount there has been paid
te the city treasurer, and his receipts
taken for the same, the sum of $1,417.57,
leaving balance in hand $450.79.
I would respectfully call attention te the
opening of the streets laid out en the plan
of the city of Lancaster, lately adopted by
the court. Numerous cases are new, or
shortly will be, upon our trial lists, involv
ing the question of damages sustained by
the opening of streets, and at no late day
the city will be called upon te pay out a
large sum of money for this purpose. She
must at that time be prepared te meet these
demands. The first case of this kind came
before the court in January last, but owing
t- a change of the pleadings was continued
It will shortly come up for trial a second
time. The prospects are that this will be
a fruitful .source of litigation for some years
te come.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles I. Landis, City Solicitor.
Lancaster, March 2, 1831.
The monthly report of the finance com
mittee was read.
The annual report of the superinten
dent of water works was presented and
read Jey title. It will be found in fall en
our first page. Mr. Zechcr said that as
it contained a number of important sug
gestions and recommendations, he would
move te amend by having it lay en the
table se that it may be taken up for ac
tion next month by the new councils. The
amendment was agreed te. Common
council concurred.
The Yearly Estimates.
Mr. Zecher, from the finance committee
presented the following estimated receipts
and expenditures of the city for the fiscal
year ending May 31, 18S2.
Estimated Receipts.
SWe. ea the $100 valuation en $ll,0CO,-
000 $ ft,000 00
Additional percentage ler delimit et
prompt payment 900 ttl
Additional percentage for Uetault of
prompt payment et Water Kenu. . 200 CO
Water Kent; - .17.000 00
Market Rents 8,300 00
Kent et City Property I,t00 00
Miscellaneous, including Costs anil
Fees from Mayer 3,500 00
9149.700 00
Expenditures.
Te pay interest en Lean, Including
Sinking Fund
Te pa principal en Leans, as re
quired by Law
Te pay State Tax en Leans
Te p.iy arrearages for Kcpain of
Streets dne June 1, 1SJ0
Te pay dellclenclcs iu Water anil
Street Departments due .lune 1.
Te pay Uepair of Street
Te pay Water Works general
Te pay for Laying Water Pipes
Te pay for Salaries
Te pay for Police ami Turnkey
Te pay ler Lighting Citv
Te pay for Lumps and Pests
Te pay ler Fire Companies, 7 Ste un-
crs at $40). I without Steamer $230.
Abatement for prompt payment of
Abatutucnt for prompt payment et
Water Ueuts
$1250 00
11,500 00
2,875 00
20,000 00
5.500 00
10.000 Oil
9.000 00
3,000 00
6,650 00
9.C60 00
U,S00 00
750 00
3,0.) 00
.1,000 00
1,400 00
800 00
Percentase for Collection of Arrear-
asnef City Tax
Contingencies
10,765 00
$149,700 00
A resolution, passed by common coun
cil Februaiy 2, authorizmgthewater com
mittee te erect four new boilers, and ex
tend the boiler house for the accommoda
tion of the same, was non-concurred in by
select council.
Frem Common Council.
The following matters, acted upon by
common council at the February meeting
were read iu select council and the action
of common council concurred in : Mayer's
message relative te Shippcn street bridge,
and adoption of plan of bridge proposed ;
annual report of street commissioner, con
taining detailed statement of work done
during the past year, and recommending
certain new work te be denn ; petition te
abate nuisance in West Lemen street , pe
tition for sewer from Lieu brewery te
Duke street.
The erdinandi te fund $200,000 of ex
isting city debt, iu bends bearing 4 per
cent, interest, was read three times
and passed, all the members present
voting for it Mr. Eherly explaining, how
ever, that $200,000 of the existing debt
could net be funded at 4 per cent., as there
is uet that much of the 5 per cent, debt
new due ; but as there is a very consider
able sum that can be funded, he would
vote for the ordinance.
The mayor's message relative te unlit
gas lamps, together with the gas bill at
tached, aud the action of common council
thereon at the February meeting, were
read.
Mr. Eberly nreved te neti concur in the
action of common council, and te recom
mit the gas bill te the lamp committee
with instructions te take testimony, re
port te councils the whele number of city
gas lamps, the number lighted and net
lighted, aud the amount due upon the
lamps lighted.
Mr. Ebcrly's motion was adopted. Com
mon council concurred.
On motion adjourned, te meet Friday
evening, March 4th, at 7 o'clock.
Common Council.
The following named members were
present :
Messrs. Albert, Harass, Bees, Berger,
Brown, Cormeny, Davis, Downey, Frank
lin, Hartley, Hays, Jehnsen, Lichty, Mc
Mullen, Ostcrmaycr, Smcych, Sprechcr,
Springer, Sternifeltz, White, Lovergoed,
president.
Committee Keperts, Etc.
On the president's call for committee
reports Mr. McMulIcn, chairman of the
street committee, presented a supplemen
tal report from Street Commissioner
Ticwitz, stating the character and cost of
the repairs he had made te the streets dur
ing the month of February, amounting te
$78.0.5. The total amount expended en
street repairs from June 1, 1880, te March
1, 1881, was $3,5:J9.18i. Appended te the
street commissioner's report was a state
ment by the street committee of the state
ofthe street appropriations for the fiscal
year; the unexpended balance for repairs
is $148.12, and for macadamizing $88.27.
Mr. Jehnsen, chairman of the lamp
committee, presented the report of the
operations of that department for the year.
Twe new street gas lamps and fourteen
oil lamps have been erected within that
time, and three oil lamps were changed te
gas lamps ; the location of the new lamps
was given, and the total number of street
lamps in the city, gas and oil, was stated
te be 499.
Mr. Smcych, chairman of the printing
and stationery committee, presented the
report of that committee. It showed bills
approved te the amount of $389.2G which
included an item of $20, charged by one of
the city newspapers for advertising the
city plan, approval of which was made
conditional, the city te recover the amount
in case the county is determined te be
liable for the same.
The Tax Kate.
Mr. Mc.MulIan presented the following
resolution fixing the rate of tax for the
next fiscal year.
Resolved, by the select and common
councils of the city of Lancaster, that for
the year 1881 there shall be laid, assessed
and levied, en all the real estate and per
sonal estate in the city of Lancaster, sub
ject te taxation for city put poses, a city
tax of nine mills en the dollar, five mills
thereof te pay interest, principal and state
tax en leans, two mills thereof te pay ar
rearages ef.strect debts due June 1, 1880,
and two mills thereof for ether city pur
poses." The resolution was unanimously agreed
te yeas 19, nays none; 3Ir. Sprechcr
net voting. Select council concurred.
The Mayer's Fees.
Mr. McMulIcn presented the 'following
preamble and resolutions, which being
taken up seriatim were adopted, select
council concurring, with the understand
ing that it was section 7 only of the act
mentioned the repeal of which was de
sired :
WiiEHEis, The mayor of the city of
Lancaster receives his salary wholly from
the revenues of the city and net in any
part from these of the county ; and
Whereas, The act of 1869 deprives the
said mayor in certain cases of any fees,
aud in ether cases of a large portion of the
fees paid ether committing magistrates ;
therefore,
Resolved, That we, the members eC the
select and common councils of the city of
i Jjanut-'ivi v.yiuie 7i.as.ra,i i t,rjsvit
I fully ask the Legislature et Pennsylvania,
that the said act of 1SG9 be repealed,
thereby patting all of the committing
magistrates of the said citv en the same
footing.
Resolved, That an official copy of the
foregoing be ferwaidcd immediately by
the clerk of select council te the members
of the Legislature from this city and
county at Harrisburg.
The Treasurer's Account.
Mr. McMulIen presented a resolution
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