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THURSDAY EVEN'S, APBIL 6, 1883
The State Beparts.
Fer many years tbe legal profession of
this state suffered an onerous burden in
the excessive price charged them for the
reports of supreme cases. The reporters,
generally appointed by the governor with
a view te rewarding some personal favor-
ite,had a monopoly in the copyright of the
reports and could charge for them just as
much of a tax as the lawyers and libraries
who have te have them would stand
Jt was te his advantage, tee, te get out
as many volumes as possible. As tbe
total number of these reports increases
yearly ,tbe tax upon young lawyers form
ing new libraries and taking tbe current
reports became very severe, and finally
legislation was secured te effect the same
system as prevails in New Yerk and
some ether states, the reporter te be
paid a salary and the reports te be issued
under contract entered into by the re.
porter, secretary of the commonwealth,
and auditor general, with the person or
persons " who shall agree te publish and
sell the said reports en terms the most
advantageous te the public, and at tlie
lowest price." Under the old system
the state reporter's office was coming te
be worth about 10,000 a year, and State
Senater A. Wilsen Norris was the last
person te enjoy this fat place.
The books cost $4.50 a volume, while
under the new plan it was expect
ed that they could be furnished for $1.50
at the most, Reporter Outer bridge's
first volume of reports coming te hand
costs the old price, $4.50, and a Danville
lawyer who writes te the Frets inquir
ing about this imposition is answered
thus :
Unfortunately the law puts no limit en
the price, and the publisheis, with the
concurrence ej the three officials indicated
adhere te the old charge, taking them
selves the profit or excess of $3,000, which
formerly fell te the rcpeiter. Under the
new law these reports cannot be copy
righted, and any enterprising publisher
could, if he chose, reprint them and sell
them te the bar of the state at a just and
icasonable charge.
The rrets is somewhat mistaken in its
facts. In accordance with the law of
1878, a contract has been entered into
with New Yerk parties te publish the
state reports at $1.17 per volume and
furnish them te the profession at that
price for a period of ten years. That
contract begins with and refers te
the term of the present state reporter,
Mr. Outerbridge, which began at tbe
May term, 1S81. lie was appointed for
and filled a few months of the unexpired
term of A. Wilsen Nerri3 from January
te May 1881, and it is for that term that
his present volume of reports is issued,
which does net come under the new law.
Meantime Norris has three mere
volumes of his own te issue at the old
price, with the appearance of which he
is inexcusably slew. Hereafter, we are
assured, the regular Outerbridge reports
will be published at $1.17 per volume,
and should there be any deficiency about
them the profession will have the remedy
in their own bauds, as the publisher has
henceforth no copyright privileges in
them, and the reporter cannot get his
last quarter's salary until his reports for
the year are published.
What Answer !
After the late municipal elections
and before the Republican councils cau cau
cuseo be precise, en March 3, 18S2
our esteemed Continental ' Independent
contemporary, the -Xac Era, reminded
the Republican eeuncilmeu that " the
citizens who voted for them did se upon
the reasonable presumption that when
in power they would fairly meet the
public expectation, net only in local leg
islation and economy in expenditure,
but also in their choice of heads for the
several departments. If they fail te de
this they will forfeit the confidence of
the better class of citizens, and they will
deserve te de se." " And yet," our
esteemed contemporary had heard there
was "a disposition in some quarters, sup
posed te be potential in such matters, te
apportion the office en ether censidera
tiens than these which tbe people
everywhere are declaring shall be
paramount in municipal affairs."
Against this it declaimed vigorously,
and declared that " personal favor in
caring for the best workers of the
ward,' or a desire te punish personal or
factional grievances, should have no
place in the council chamber or even in
the party caucus." It predicted that if
these selected by its party " for Che
heads of the treasury, water and street
departments arc net at least equal in all
respects te the present incumbents, the
Republican party will have signed its
own death warrant, and a citizens' com
mittee, or its equivalent, will attend te
the execution in February, 1SS3." It
begged its party friends net te " entrust
the public business te men whom they
would net employ te manage their own
affairs, or advise their neighbors te em
ploy, when they can select men about
whose business qualifications and per
sonal character there is no doubt."
We have waited for several days for
our esteemed contemporary te tell us
what it thinks about the way-its party
friends disregarded its advice. Dees it
presume te say that Sam Levan is the
equal in fitness for street commissioner
of Dan Trewitz. or that Clayten F.
Myers is as suitable a person for city
treasurer as William McCemsey ? Was
there any ether consideration than that
of rewarding " best workers" which
entered into their selection by the party
caucus ? And, in view of the only possi
ble answer which the Neva Era can
make te these queries, is it ready te pro
ceed with the execution of its party in
this city according te the"death warrant"
signed en March 3, and sealed en April
.1?. Better still, is it net the time new
for all geed citizens te unite in a move
ment for a non partisan municipal gov
ernment ?
It was hardly te be expected that the
lawyer who presides ever the war de
partment and the much abler lawyer
who is attorney general would counte
nance the extraordinary ruling of Judge
Advocate Swaim setting aside the
Masen court martial. They have sen
sibly sat down upon it, and if anybody
was disposed te regard or respect it be
fore they will hardly cling te their con
sideration for the judge advocate crank
any longer. In fact, public opinion is
fast settling te the conclusion that for
himself, his family and his country,
Masen is at present the right man in the
right place. After Guiteau is hanged,
the li Betty and Baby " fund all gath
ered in and invested with careful trus
tees beyond the spoliation of a Godless
husband and an intemperate father, it
will be time enough te talk about a par
don for Masen.
Wiiex se careful and conservative a
publicist as Senater Bayard, net easily
moved by public clamor and devoted te
what are popularly considered Eastern
rather than Western interests, takes
issue with the grounds upon which the
president bases his veto of the Chinese
bill, and maintains that Arthur's con
struction of the treaty is net justifiable
by any proper canon of interpretation,
the public will regard his views as of
weight, and we publish them for general
consideration. Unfortunately for every
such measure,the vote en the vetp makes
this Chinese question in its present shape
before Congress a partisan issue. Mr.
Bayard insists that the ground taken by
himself and his colleagues does net in
volve a violation of the national faith
and abandonment of the honor of the
country? mid he resents such an impugn
ment by the president of the majority of
Congress. Ne man has been mere re
gardful of the national faith and the
country's honor than Mr. Bayard, and
his views en this Chinese question will
go very far te impress upon the public
mind net only that there is reasonable
ground for the regulation of Chinese
immigration, but that the bill passed is
a proper mode of reaching the object,
which even the president concedes may
be desirable.
It is new confidently declared that Mr.
Rawle can and will be nominated for su su su
prome judge by the Republicans even
with half the delegates from his city
against him. General Beaver will have a
practically solid delegation from Philadel
phia, and that will end all pretence of a
hopeful contest for Farmer Butler. .
Fact is sometimes stranger than poetry.
Fer example :
-The bells of Slmiuleii,
That sound se grand en
The pleasant waters et the river l.cc."
According te Jeseph Ilatten, " the bells
of Shandon " ring out ever as squalid a
neighborhood as you might find in any
great city. The old church which the
bells have made famous is the centre of
one of the poorest and most miserable of
the purlieus of. Cerk, while the parish is
made up of rookeries reeking with the
foul odors from the shambles and slaugh
ter houses and of pestilential lanes lined
with hovels.
Tim " lider" te the army bill which get
through the Heuse te-day, providing for
the compulsory retirement of army officers
at the age of sixty two, will make sweep
ing changes should it pass the Senate.
During the next five years the distribution
of retirements will be as fellows : Five
general officers, including Generals Sker
mau, McDowell, Hancock, Fepe aud C.
C. Augur ; three inspector generals, one
judge advocate, seven quartermasters,
three cemmisarics of subsistence, sixteen
medical officers, eleven paymasters, twelve
engineer officers, two erdnance officers,
eleven colonels, seven lieutenant colonels,
three majors and four captains of infantry,
four colonels', two lieutenant colonels,
three majors, two captains of cavalry and
live colonels, five lieutenant colonels', one
major and three captaius of artillery.
A wertht individual who has tee long
been without due honor gets his deserts
in these remarks by or at least from the
Pi-inter' Circular :
The professor of journalism, who period
ically tells us all about newspapers, has
failed te notice a comparatively modern
and a very important feature' of the
newspaper, namely, the head-line. This is
a department of the paper which has
stealthily conquered for itself an influ
ence which every newspaper manager
sometimes inadequately recognizes. It
often happens that the'ingenieus aitist in
this department is really editing the paper.
He can ceuvey an impression which the
writers of ponderous leaders are endeavor
ing te avoid. He can create a doubt or
awaken suspicion by a single artfully
chosen word, or sew broadcast an opinion
which it may take columns of writing te
show is unfounded. Suggestions that are
buried in the body of articles may attract no
attention ; but the flamiug head-line takes
the eye at once, and its diagnosis of the
matter which it criticises may be very wide
oil the mark without the average reader
applying any corrective. The head-line
largely regulates the emphasis that is
given te the lepert of current events.
Small matteis in this way may be magni
fied, and mere conjectures invested with
nearly the dignity of facts,
Tun jyiew Era makes some suggestions
about Gen. Beaver which will be as timely
after his nomination as they are new. It
declares that at the Chicago convention
"he literally sold himself te the great
political dictator and the latter is te-day
engaged in the attempt te cajole the peo
ple into paying the debt he contracted
with General Beaver iu 1880." Further
more it wants te knew whether " the peo
ple of Pennsylvania will permit themselves
te be used in the paymcut of the political
obligations of Den Cameren or whether
they will net. Every man iu Penusylva
nia who is opposed te the long years of
Cameren domination and tyranny must
ask himself whether this domination can
be overthrown by the elevation of a man
who even went se far as te violate his
solemn obligations te his confiding con
stituents in order te de the behests of his
imperious master." We are decidedly of
the opinion that such a man is net fit te
be governor. One who sells himself te
Cameren aud violates his solemn obliga
tions should certainly meet with the
united opposition of all who are opposed
te Cameren domination and tyranny. The
Democracy are of that number, but, of
course, have no chance te defeat Beaver's
nomination. After that event they hope
te have the Neic Era stick te its present
bold text and co-operate with them.
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Death or a Babbl.
Rev. Dr. Max Liclcnthal, rabbi of the
Mound Street Temple Hebrew congiega cengiega congiega
tien, at Cincinnati, died last evening from
the effects of a paralytic stroke received
en the night of March 25.
THE LATEST NEWS.
GLKANKI) FKOai THE MOBNIJIti MAILS.
Accident) anil Incidents ex Daily Life A
Budget Tbat Includes Murders, Sui
cide:?, Fircn, Tragedies, l'oll l'ell
tlcs aud ether Items.
Three soldiers have murdered a Jewish
family of nine persons at Sjubertz, Rus
sia. All the landlords of Counties West
meath and Roscommon in Ireland are new
under police protection.
The Londen Sportsman says there is no
likelihood of a match between Triekett
and Boyd. The latter declares that ke
will never row a race again.
Mr. T. P. Murray has tent a cable dis
patch te Hanlan that Winnipeg, Manitoba,
contributes $15,000 for a rccatta, open te
the world, iu July next, en the Red
River.
The steamboat City of Yazoo ran into
the iron bridge at Yazoo City yesterday,
knocking down a stationary span eighty
five feet long. The beat was hut slightly
injured.
Majer W. C. Hewell, of the United
States engineers, for the past twelve
years in charge of government harbor iin
prevements at New Orleans and in Texas,
died yesterday at New Orleans of con
sumptien. His remains will be taken te
Geshen, Ind., for interment.
Ingalls & Ce., wholesale beet and shoe
dealcrs-at Louisville, Ky., yesterday sur
prised their creditors, most of whom are
Bosten merchants, by making an assign
ment te O. G. Helt. Liabilities, $7,000 ;
assets, nominally $8,000.
FOISTS IN POLITICS.
Tbe UMiat Kesult in Ilhorie Island Klrctlens
Klsen here.
The state election in Rhede Island took
place yesterday and resulted in the usual
Republican majority about 4,500 for
Alfred II. Littletield for governor. The
Senate will stand : Repuplcans, 28 ;
Democrats, 8. the Heuse, Republicans,
CO ; Democrats, 10. It is understood
most of the Republicans favor the election
of Mr. Antheny te the United States Sen
ate for a fifth term.
Minneapolis (Jee Democratic,
In Minneapolis; Ames, Democrat, has
1,790 plurality for mayor ever Loring, Re
publican, and 820 majority ever all candid"
ates. The Democrats elect four out of five
aldermen.
Chicago Councils Democratic.
Complete but net official returns of the
Chicago election show that the new coun
cil will stand 19 Democrats, 1-1 Republi
cans, 2 Socialists and 1 Indcpaudcnt. The
present council is Republican.
A Mayer and a Congressman Toe.
The Democratic city, convention of
Albany, N. Y., yestciday nominated
Michael N. Nelau for mayor. Mr. Nelan
is the present incumbent, besides being a
representative in Congress from that dis
trict. Clese Mickriig.
A Republican mayor by three majority
and the rest of the city officers Democratic
was the result of the election at Spring
field, III., en Tuesday.
Ceuucllatcn In Contempt.
Iu Norristown yesterday, Judge JJess
delivered his opinion en the injunction
against the town council enjoining the
members te permit the three eeuncilmeu
from the Sixth ward te take part iu its
organization. Ceuucil met in the after
noon aud voted down a motion te adjourn.
About half the members then left the
chamber, whereupon the rest, in disre
gard of the judge's order, elected officers
and adjourned.
Healing the Breach.
The state credit Democratic executive
committee of Tennessee has instructed its
chairman te call the guberuatienal con
vention in conjunction with the call by the
chairman of the ether wing of the party,
the objection being te unite the factious
Clemency te Oyster l'lraies.
The governor of Virginia yesterday de
cided te extend clemency te the oyster
dredgers recently convicted of violating
the oyster laws and sentenced each te One
year's imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Captain Johnsten was fully pardoned en a
certificate from the surgeon of the pen
iteutiary that his life would be endangered
by longer confinement. The ether si
captains had their sentences commuted te
sixty days' imprisonment in jail. All but
one of the seaman are fully pardoned, the
exception being William Larkin, who
escaped from jail after setting it en fin,
but was recaptured.
A Sewing Girl's singular Mishap.
The long curls of Maggie O'Brien, a
young woman employed in the overall
factory at Mattcwau, N. Y., en Tuesday,
caught en. a shaft te which her sewing
machine was attached as she steeped te
pick up a lest bobbin ring, resulting in
her scalp being tern completely off. The
scalp was replaced aud sewed en her
head.
A Student Murdered by Negroes.
Walter Reundtrce, a University student,
was shot ou Tuesday evening at Athens,
Ga., by two young colored men named
Frank Jehnsen and Enech Echels, and
died yesterday from his wounds. The
town is filled by a mob of students and
negrees.
A Cowardly Murder.
Geerge Jenes, colored, shot aud fatally
wounded Jehn Feslor, also colored, iu
Pittsburgh, en Tuesday night. Fester
had interfered iu a fighr that Jenes had a
short time before, and the latter te get
even with him shot him in the back.
The Panama Canal.
Cemtc de Lesscps denies and authorizes
the contradiction of a statement emanating
from Washington te the effect that the
Panama Canal company intends te take
up the Nicaraguan concession if the Ameri
can grantees permit it te lapse, and that
negotiations te that end with the Nicara
guan government.
Caught In Machinery aud Killed.
. David Lawsen, residing en Cedar street,
Pert Richmond, Philadelphia, was in
stantly killed yesterday at Dissteu' saw
weiks, Frent and Laurel streets, by his
clothes catching fn the shafting while he
was trying te adjust the belting.
Suicide in a Melancholy Fit.
Mrs. Richard Harrison, aged 30 years,
of Mountain View, Warren county, N. C,
committed suicide en Sunday last by
sheeting herself while alone in the house
with her five children. She was subject
te fits of melancholy.
' The Amenities of J eurnalism ."
Judge J. J. Lyens, editor of the Nee
Issue, at Gilmer, Texas, was found shot
dead in hiB private office yesterday morn
ing. A printer named Ashley, who is miss
ing, is suspected of the crime.
Hjg Conscience Trenbled Dim.
The residonce of Jehn Thompson, treas
urer of the Pottstown Turnpike company,
was recently robbed of $700. A portion
of the money was returned en Tuesday by
an uuknewn man, who has net been seen
since.
Serious Charge Against a Minister.
Rev. Jcsse Lares, an Evangelical minis
ter, 50 years of age and father of a family,
has been committed in Allentown te an
swer the charge of feloniously assaulting
Ida Miller, 13 years of age.
Tired or Life and se Teung.
Jennie J. Putnam, aged 21 years, corn
committed suicide yesterday at Worces
ter, Mass., by taking hydrecyanic acid.
She left a letter stating that she was tired
of life.
French Leave.
Alfred Ferest, a money broker, has ab
sconded from Ottawa, Ont., leaving liabil
ities of about $14,000,
THE VETO SUSTAINED.
SHABP CK1TIC1SM OF THE PRESI
DENT'S MESSAGE.
Senater Bayard's Speech In Defence of the
.anti-Chinese BUI Passed by Congress.
The president's veto came up before the
Senate yesterday and the preposition te
pass the anti-Chinese bill failed te receive
the necessary two-thirds. The vote was
29 te 25 except that Messrs. Cameren of
Wisconsin, Jenes of Nevada and Miller of
California voted yea with the Democrats.
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, and Mr. 3Iahene
voted nay with the Republicans.
Mr. Sherman moved te refer the bill
and message te the committee en foreign
relations, and supported and elaborated
the objections of the president, and par
ticularly of the Chinese minister, and
urged that as there was no occasion for
haste.the measure bheuld be carefully per
fected iu committee with a view of obvi
ating these objections?.
Mr. Garland expressed the opinion that
iu view off he protracted discussions of
the measure in the Senate and Heuse it
was improbable that any new light could
be thrown upon it ; that as intelligent
action could he had at this time as well as
at any ether the only purpose of the pro
posed rcfcrcuce was te bury the bill.
Mr. Bayard said it was useless for the
friends of the bill te expect, by referring-it,
te change its features in accordance with
the president's objection. He prepbsed te
answer the sole objection upon which the
prebidcut had seen fit te return the bill,
and te show that it had no justification in
fact, no justification in comity, and no
justification upon auy pretence te a dig
nified and respectful consideration by ene
branch of the government for another. As
te the president's announcement that. " a
nation is justified in repudiating its treaty
obligations only when they are in con
flict with great paramount interests,"
Mr. Bayard said he had always
understood a repudiation te be a dis
claimer of ebligatiens,aud therefore he re
garded it unsound iu equity te announce
tfiat there could he any repudiation in
treaty obligations. Furthermore, nothing
could be found iu the actieu of Congress
te justify this fuither objection upon
which the veto was based. Characterizing
the statements of the veto en the point as
having been given in very strong and
what seemed te some persons, and te him
self, as very eoarse language, he said the
phraseology did net seem te be that' which
ought properly te characterize communi
cations between the great departments of
this government. The language, coming
from the executive in regard te an act of
Congress deliberately discussed aud passed
by both Houses and unanimously lecom lecem
mended by a committee of the Senate,
was an impugnment of the act of Congress
and of the votes of these who passed it.
That comity which though unwritten was
as essential for the geed government of
this country as the unwiittun law had
been lest sight of.
In respect te the president's understand -.ing
of the agreement between the com
missioners who negotiated the treaty as te
the period of the suspension of the coming
of Chinese labeieis, Mr. Bayard asserted
that the whole canon of interpretation as
presented by the veto was unwarranted.
Aside from the fact that we cannot leek
at what preceded this diplomacy except
upeu the ground that thcre is obscurity or
ambiguity iu the text of the treaty which
cannot otherwise be elucidated a rule re
peatedly reiterated by the courts aud re
cently laid down by the supreme court of
the Lmtcd States thefactsdid net justify
the president's assumption.
Picmising that he would adept the same
facts and the same source of facts which
the executive had resorted te, Mr. Bayard
took up and read at length from the
memoranda of the conversations betweeu
the commissioners pending the negotia
tions te show that the Chinese government
and its commissioners voluntarily conced
ed that the power te regulate, limit or
suspend the coming of Chinese laborers
into this country was by the treaty vested
selely in the discretion of the government
of the United States. This fact was ad
mitted aud the proof of the concession was
clear anil positive. This power was spoken
of in the veto as " unilateral," and it
might be se termed ; but it was conceded
net by a unilateral vote, but by the con
sent of both nations. He asked special
attention te the definition givcu by the
Chinese representatives as te what they
considered te be a reasonable re
striction as te numbers. This 'was that
the government of the United States
would picveut a greater number coming
iu auy one year than the minimum or
maximum of departures iu the preceding
year, aud further, that the total of these
already here should never be exceeded.
Was that or net a less reasonable limita
tion upeu the immigration than a tweuty
years suspension? He submitted the
question te the practical sense of man
kind. When it was recognized that the
great body of Chinese laborers in Califor
nia are young men ; that their natural
existence- will be prolonged by their
bettered condition ; that as thcre are
females among them the average of
less by death will be compensated
by a natural increase, it would
be seen that their total number iu the
country will be substantially the same at
the eud of twenty years that it is new.
The logical result of the voluntary conces
sion of the Chinese authorities ameuuted
net only te a prohibition for twenty years,
but te a prepctual prohibition of the com
ing of auy mere of that class, because the
number in this ceuutry was never te ex.
cecd the total of these here at the time the
treaty was made. Therefore, it followed
that the congressional interpretation of
the treaty fixing twenty years as a reasona
ble limitation was unassailable, and steed
a long way iuside of the preposition of the
Chinese- themselves that under no cir
cumstances should the number of their
pcople in this country ever be increased.
Further, Congress ha3 adopted precisely
that meaning of the word "laborers"
which was accepted by the commissioners
themselves ; that is te Eay the artisans,
meaning skilled labeieis, should net be
allowed te ceme in and return.
Mr. Sherman suggested that the use of
the term "skilled," as applied te laborers,
instead of the word " laborers " alone, as
prescribed by the treaty, was one of the
objections te the bill made by the Chinese
minister, and which the president bad re
iterated. He added that it had net been
shown in the correspondence read by Mr.
Bayard that the Chinese commissioners
ever consented te that interpretation of
tue term.
Mr. Bayard replied that he would leave
that te be accounted for by the commis
sioners upon their own representations,
and that his effort had been mainly te
show that the single objection te the 20
years suspension as a dishonerablo limita
tion was untenable. The veto was a
'" Chinese " message from beginning te
end, and while it descanted upon the value
we had received from the Chinese in the
building of railroads it contained net a
word of pity or reprobation for any wrongs
the people of the Pacific coast had suffered.
Dedger Den.
According te a dispatch from the capital
te the Times, our senator dodged the vote
en the purpose te pass the Chinese bill
ever tbe veto. Considerable adverse criti
cism was passed upon Cameren, who
stayed in the chamber till the final vote
was reached and then hurried off as if afraid
te stand by his friend, the president. Prier
te the vote being taken the Pennsylvania
Stalwart devoted considerable time te the
Democratic side, and made himself very
agreeable te Senators Vest, of Missouri,
and Jenes, of Louisiana, both of whom
were known te be favorable te its passage,
PKBSONAL.
Buckalew does net want the Deme-!
cratie nomination for governor.
Cenelinq has been invited te deliver
the annual address at the Virginia agricul
tural college.
Baren De Scileffer, the new Aus
trian minister te Washington, is a bach
elor, and is just " tee sweet."
Gov. Charles Fester, of Ohie, is te
deliver the welcoming address at the na
tional forestry congress, which is te meet
in Cincinnati April 25, and continne in
session five days.
Mrs. Clement B. Grubh gave a mati
nee party List Saturday te her young
nephew, Irvin Grubb, and a round dozen
of his college friends, followed by an elab
orate dinner at the Bellevuc. Progress.
Geerge Barry Wall, the New Yerk
lawyer, who was shot and killed by his
wife recently at New Utrecht, L. I., willed
his property te his father, subject te the
dower right of his wife en the real es
tate. The Sultan of Turkey yesterday granted
Gcueral Wallace and Mr. Phelps, the
United States ministers te Turkey aud
Austria respectively, permission new
very rarely granted te inspect the imper
ial treasury.
An enthusiastic British parent has
named his child " Jumbo," after that
sagacious and ponderous animal. The in
teresting circumstance is thus chronicled
in an English paper : " Buskin. On the
27th ult., at-
, wife of Heury Buskin,
son aud heir (Jumbo)."
csq.
of a
"Jumre Buskin !"
Bernhardt will dismiss her company
and renounce the stage. Mr. Damala was
an attache of the Greek embassy at Paris.
He made the acquaintance of Sarah last
August. He informed her that he bad a
passion for the stage and asked te be
allowed te join her troupe. She was se
pleased at his recitals that she admitted
him te her company under the name of
" Dala."
Congressman Beltzhoover is absent,
owing te a very serious illness of his wife.
Mr. Lindsat, of Maine, is still very ill, al
though he is believed te he improving.
Congressman Black, of Georgia, is getting
better and Mr. Allen, of Missouri, is
about the same. Sonater Legan is oft for
the Het Springs, and Senater Cenger has
been called away by the serious illness of
his vcnerable mother, who resides in H-
liueis.
Albert C. Begert, who en the 28th of
March attained te the age of one hundred
aud eue, followed the calling of a shoe
maker up te four years age. He can see
te read, aud his appetite and general
health are geed ; always took his teddy in
moderation, and until he was ninety-seven
was au inveterate smoker of tobacco. His
livitig descendants at seven children,
thirty-five grandchildren, eighty-six great
grandchildren and fifteen great-great
grandchildren. The total number of his
descendants, some of whom are dead, is
one hundred and ninety-tbree.
The president has nominated Jam:s K.
Partridge, of Maryland, for minister te
Peru. He is baid te be an ardent Stal
wart. Though the president had deter
mined te provide soine place for Mr. Part
ridge, it was only recently determined
upeu te make him the successor te Gen.
Hurlbut. He was minister te Brazil dur
ing Grant's last term and secretary of the
state of Maryland during Governer Helli-
day Hicks' administration. He was also
ence minister resident at Honduras and
Venezuela and served as arbitrator eh the
part of the United States te adjudicate
the claim of Earl Dundeuald, which gave
!1S,G15 pounds sterling te the claimant.
NOTABLK MEWS.
A Little Girl Burned te Death.
The house of James Hendersen, in Hep
kiugten county, R. I., was burned en
Tuesday night, and Emma Hendersen, an
adopted child, aged 7 years was burned te
death.
Star Itome CaNcs.
Judge Wylie has notified counsel in the
Star Reute cases that en Monday next he
will render his decision en the motion te
quash the indictments against Brady, Dor Der
scy and ethers.
Murderous Affray Between tiamblers.
Jim Kinney shot aud fatally wounded
Jehn Lukcubill at Leadville, Cel., en
Tuesday. Beth are gamblers, and Kinney
suspected Lukeubill of having betrayed
his wife.
Treasure Treve.
Philip Brinten, while digging near
Waynesboro, Greene ceuuty, en Tuesday,
unearthed a box containing several hun
dred dollars in money and a let of jewelry.
Peter' Pence.
A dispatch from Reme states that the
collection of Peter's pence en Sunday
yielded unexpected results, the receipts
amounting te a total of 240,000 livra.
-llanged .Uluscir In Jail
Geerge Achtonemo, a German, in the
Raymond street jail, New Yerk, under a
a sentence of sixty days for vagrancy,
hanged himself in his cell yesterday.
. School-Heuse Burned.
The city school building at Owatonna,
Minn., has been destroyed by fire. Less,
23,000.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Children Playing TVlth Fire.
Rachel, little daughter of Charles Kil
lian, was burned te death en the property
of Heber Handwerk, East Earl township.
The men had been burning brush, and the
children, supposing the fire entirely extin
guished, were playing in the ashes. Live
coals were exposed by brushiug away the
top, the little girl's clothing was ignited
and she was seen enveloped in flames.
Her cries attracted a farmhand, whocame
te her, extinguished the flames and con
veyed her te her parents' hense. Her
limbs and lower body were burned te a
crisp and she died a few hours later, after
intense suffering.
While Mrs. Geerge Meyer, residing near"
Allentown, was at the barn she was
startled by the loud screaming of the chil
dren in the house, and hastily proceeding
thither, found Mamie, the youngest, in
flames and in great agony. When reached,
only a few remnants of the clothing re
mained en the child. It was shockingly
burned about the breast, back, abdomen,
limbs and face. The accident was caused
by the child playing with Bome matches.
Death ensued in a short time.
Police vases.
The mayor had a round dozen of cus
tomers this morning, nearly all of whom
were picked up for drunken and disorderly
conduct. Among them were David R.
Perter and Mary Wise of unsavory mem
ory. Nine of the gang were sent up for
terms ranging from 10 te 30 days and the
ethers were discharged.
Jehn Quinn for drunken and disorderly
conduct and assanlt and battery en his
wife was arrested by special Officer Gill,
and locked np for a bearing before Alder
man P. Dennelly.
COUNCILS GET TO W0KK.
MEETING OP OUK HEW LEGlSkATUKE.
The Standing Committees Announced A
flood or Petitions Resolution te In
vestigate thePlre Department
Reorganization
The first regular meetiug of the newly
organized city councils was held last
night.
Select Council.
In select council there were present
Messrs. Baker, Baldwin, Brown, Evans,
Wise, Wolf, Zecher and Bergcr, president.
Tbe minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr. Evans presented the official bend of
Clayten F. Myers, city treasurer elect, in
the sum of $-50,000, with J. Hay Brown,
Jehn D. Skiles, Jehn Copland and Levi
Seuscnig as sureties. The bend was ap
proved. Common council concurred.
Mr. Zecher presented the report of the
city treasurer for the past month. It
shows the receipts for the month te
have been $1,91!.80 ; the payments $9,
437.58 ; and the balance in the treasury
April 1st, $10,087.57.
Mr. Baker offered a resolution, which
was adopted, directing that the sum of
$500 be paid te Mrs. S. E. P. Messcr, nee
Powers, the value of a certificate of city
lean issued in her 'name aud which was
lest or destroyed. Common council con
curred. Mr. Brown offered a resolution, which
was adopted, appropriating the sum of
$200 te be paid te J. L. Steiunietz, esq.,
for professional services during the reor
ganization of the fire department. Com
mon ceuucil concurred.
A petition of citizens for grading aud
guttering New street aud laying a cress
ing at North Queen and New, wa read
and referred.
Mr. Wolf, from the committee en ex
ecutive appointments, reported favorably
en the nominations for policemen, and all
of them were confirmed.
The president announced the several
standing committees.
Mr. Baker asked te be excused front
serving en the street committee, as the
condition of his health and his professional
duties would interfere with a proper dis
charge of his duties ou the committee.
Mr. Evans asked te be excused from
service ou the market committee and the
fire engine and hose committee.
The president urged Messrs. Baker aud
Evans te serve en the committees named,
as he feared their declination would disar
range the appointments en ether com
mittees, agreed upon by the presidents of
the two branches of council. However,
he would confer with President Davis and
endeavor te make satisfactory arrange
ments. The estimated receipts and expendituies
of the city government (heretofore re
ported) were read.
Adjourned.
The Standing Committees.
. FINANCE.
R. A. Evans and Henry Wolf, of select
council ; Hcrvey N.Hurst and S.K.Lichty,
of common council.
WATER.
Philip Zecher, Gee. W. Blown and (J.
A. Bituer, of pelect council ; Daniel M.
Moere, Henry Smeych and Gee. W. Cor Cer
meny, of common council.
STREETS.
J.V. Wise, Henry Wolf, A. W. Bald
win and R.A.Evans, of select ceuucil ;
II. H. Power, F. A. Albright, Jehu Mc
Laughlin, Frank S. Everts and Jehu Mc
Killips, of common council.
MARKETS.
Gee. W. Drewn and D. G. Bakr, of
select ceuucil ; William Riddle and J el
S. Eaby, .of common council.
LAMTS.
Philip Zecher and C. A. Bituer, of se
lect council ; Benjamin Huber and Jeha
E. Schum, of common council.
TOLICE.
J. V. AVisc, A. W. Baldwin and Geerge
W. Brown, of select council ; Jehn F.
Reith, Jacob G. Geedman and Jehn J.
Cochran, of common council.
TROPERTV.
Philip Zecher and D. G. Baker, of se
lect council ; J. J. Hartley aud J. F. Rem
ley, of common ceuucil.
FIRE ENGINES AND HOSE COMPANIES.
R. A. Evans, Henry Wolf and Gee. W.
Brown, of select council ; Samuel B. Cox,
William B. Middleton aud W. C. BucTi
anan, of common council.
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
J . V. Wise and A. W. Baldwin of select
ceuucil ; B. F. Skcen and Geerge 3;I;ect7,
of common council.
BUCIIANAN-MCEVOY RELIEF.
Henry Wolf and C. A. Bitner, of select
council ; Adam II. Trost and Philip Din
kclbcrg, of common council.
.. Common Council.
Iu thia branch there were present Messrs.
Albright, Buchanan, Cochran, Cormeny,
Cox, Diukelbcrg, Eaby, Everts, Geedman,
Hartley, Huber,- Hurst, Lichty, McKil
lips, McLaughlin, Middleton, Power,
Rcith, Reraley, Riddle, Schcctz, Schum,
Skcen, Smeych, Trost, Davis, president.
The only absentee was Mr. Moere, of the
Third ward.
Clerk Dccn called the roll and read the
minutes of Jlenday's proceedings.
The president then handed the list of his
committees te the clerk who read them.
They will be found in the report of select
council proceedings, where the full joint
committees are printed.
Then thcre was the great flood of peti
tions customary at " first meetings " of a
new council. They were mostly for street
work and were as fellows :
By Mr. Hartley : Fer the laying of a
pavement en Filbert street near St.
Jeseph. Referred te the street committee.
Ey Mr. Riddle : The petition of Chris
tian Gittlich and Fredrick Hecfel for water
pipe in New street. Referred te the
street committee. The same gentleman
introduced a resolution providing for the
insuring of the horses purchased for the
new fire department. It went te the fire
committee.
By Mr. Schum : Fer the laying of a
new gutter en the southeast, side of Straw
berry street. Referred te the street com
mittee. Alse for the relaying of the cress
ing at St. Paul's M. E. church. The street
commissioner was ordered te have the
work done
By Mr. Cochran : Fer tbe grading of
East Frederick Ptreet, Referred te the
street committee.
By Mr. Remley : Asking that a fence
en West Orange street near Mary, which
extends beyond the line of the street, be
set back the proper distance. Referred te
the street committee.
By Mr. Cormeny : A communication
from the Shiffler fire company tendering
their services te the city whenever re
quired in case of emergency. This wai
the first document presented te council,
aud it was referred te the fire commit
tee. Mr. Cox offered a resolution looking te
the improvement of the new fire depart
ment, and iucluding among its previsions
the employment, by the street commis
sioner, of the horses of the department
when net in service. They also require
that the chief engineer of the fire depart
ment shall report te councils a detailed
statement of the expenses incurred in tbe
reorganization, and also that he shall
make a monthly statement te councils of
the working of the department and the
C03t of its operation.
Mr. Cochran offered a resolution pro
viding for the appointment of a joint com
mittee of three members from common
council and two from the select branch,
whose duty it shall be te inquire into the
purchase of supplies for the new fire de
partment, with power te send for persons
and papers, and report the result of their
investigations te councils. The resolution
was adopter, but select council amended
it by providing that the committee should
consist of two members from each branch.
Common council concurred in the amend
ment, but the committce was net an
nounced. When the resolution providing for the
extra compensation of Mr. Steinmetz came
ever from select council, Mr. Eaby rose te
iaquire what the specific duties of the.
city solicitor are, and he quoted from trie
digest of the" city ordinances (page 163),
which defines the duties of that official,
and which Mr. Eaby seemed te think fully
covered the services for which additional
remuneration is new demanded.
Messrs. Riddle and Cox, en the ether
hand, claimed that Mr. Bteinmetz's duties
in this matter had been of a clerical na
ture, and that he was fully entitled te the
$200 wbich he new asked as extra com
pensation for extra labor.
A vote was then taken en a motion te
concur in the action of select council, and
it was agreed te with several votes in the
negatived
Mr. Power offered a resolution pro
viding for the establishment of a fish mar
ket In the rear stalls of the central market.
He urged upon council the necessity of
immediate attention te the matter, as the
fish season is uew at band, and by the
abolition of the Vine street market there
was new no place for the sale of fish. The
resolution was referred te the market
cemmittee, but select council laid it en the.
table.
Adjourned.
THIS DOCTORS.
Large Meeting or the Lecal Society.
The stated meeting of the Lancaster
City and Ceuuty Medical society was held
yesterday afternoon, iu the Grand Army
hall, with tin1 president J. H. Musser in
the chair.
The following members were present :
Drs. Atlee jr., Blackwood, Bolen Belen
ius, Caipeuter, Coiupten, Herr A. J.,
Hcrr ML., Reland, Shirk, Welchans, from
this city; l'rs. i'.. tinner, Berntheissel,
Beckius, Cr&ijr. Vteiell and Linca
weavcr, fiem L m:nbia; Drs. Now New
phcr and Ziegler, from Mt. Jey ; Drs.
Black. Kcueagy and Weaver, from Stras
burg ; Drs. Alexander. JIarietta; Deaver,
Buck ; Davis, J. II., Sendersburg; Herr,
B. i, Millcrville ; Livingston, 3Iount 3Ieunt
vill.i Lcman, Leainan Place ; Musser, J.
11., tiusburg; Shenk, Rohrcrstewn;
Heishcy, Paradise ; Miller, Bird-in-Hand ;
Bry&ou, Marticville, and Roebuck, Lititz.
The transactions of the society were by
lcsolutien changed from a quarterly te a
semi annual publications.
Dr. S. B. Foreman was elected a mem
ber of the society.
The health reports show whooping
cough, measles, typhoid fever, influenza,
pneumonia and fever and ague te be preva
lent u the county.
A number of very interesting cases we.
leperted and discussed.
The resolutions adopted by the Mont
gomery county, Alabama, medical society,
condemning the action of the New Yerk
state society in voting te ignore a part of
their "Cedj of Ethics," referring te con
sultations with ether than regular physi
cians, were unanimously endorsed.
The subject of " Strangulated Hernia,"
wh-.ch 'had been selected for discussion
was postponed until next meeting, owing
te the lateness of the hour.
Adjourned te meet the fiist Wednesday
in May.
MAl'NUV THURSDAY.
Its Celebration In the Catholic Church.
The solemn ceremonies of the Passion la
t')-day interrupted for a moment te honor
' ui'st's institution of the Hely 13'icharist.
t 'te trappings of wee disappear t r a time
1 .u:u the altar, purple vestments irive place
vuite, and the glad tidings f the Last
Supper are announced by the "Gleria in
Excjlsi.s," the only joyous music heatd
during Passion Week. Though commonly
styled Hely Thursday, it is mere properly
called Maundy Thursday, in remembrance
of the washing of the feet of the disciples.
On this day two hosts are consecrated,
one for the sacrifice of the day, the ether
te be carried in solemn precession te a re
pository expressly prep.ircd for it. At the
S o'clock services iu St. Mary's church, the
precession of the blessed sacrament took
place. A eresu bearer with five acolytes
bearing c.nidks and a banner led the way
Next canis: twenty little girls robed in
white who scattered llewcrs in the path of
the celebrant carrying the sacred burden
under a e:mepy. After" the precession was
finished, the altars were divested of their
adornments, aud all preparations made for
the consummation of the Passion te mer
row.
The Kernrined Church.
The Reformed Church Messenger issues
a special Easter namber with a beautifully
designed heading in wbich the Easter lily
appears conspicieus. The Messenger says
it was "designed by Mrs. J. B. Kicffer, of
Lancaster, te whose skill and taste wu were
indebted for the illustrated cover of our
Christmas paper. It Bheuld gratify her te
knew that her modest but beautiful offer
ings baVe given pleasure te thousands of
our people." Rev. Drs. T. G. Apple and
E. V. Gerhart have Easter articles in this
special number.
A premium of twenty dollars is offered
for the best four page tract en " The Re
formed church in the United States," for
general distribution. Tract te contain
1,500 words. A committee composed of
Revs. J. A. Peters, Dr. J. B. Shumaker,
J. G. Fritchey, Prof. J. S. Stahr and El
ders Christian Gastand Jno. B.Rete,Chas.
Denucs, esq., all of Lancaster, Pa., will
review the manuscripts, and decide which
one is entitled te the premium, competi
tions being eien until June 20. t
i:iecfiun or Officers.
Last evem.sg Lbe Schiller Verein held
their annual aeeling at F. Wechlc's Trc Trc
ment house ,t:id elected the following offi
cers :
President . -eh Neudorf.
Vice Prcsi'- -i D. Rapp.
Secretary 0 u-sc Swartz.
.Treasurer n!c Ursprung.
Trustees II. n. , f:nitb, Lewis Smith
and Peter Dichl.
The Coining Circus.
Alvcrtisiug car Ne. 1, of Adam Fere-
pauf.ii s !i;!is, arrived .in this city last
evening fn:-i Philadelphia. It has eighteen
men cm b j J, with Ceyle as superinten
dent. Five u-nms were sent te the ceuutry
with bilk, r.a.l at the same time tlie town
was ceverf d. The car is a large and hand -some
and it is chuck full of advertising
material.
Wheel Broken.
Themas Brown, of Texas, Fulton town
ship, was driving along North Queen
street this morning with a wagon heavily
leaded with terra cotta pipes and ether
things, when one wheel struck the street
car track and was broken te pieces.
.Itsauit and Battery.
Last evening Henry Rete struck Chris
tian Berne with a brick cutting his head
badly and then bit him in the thumb. The
latter brought suit before Alderman Mc
Conomy who held Rete in bail for a hear
ing. MeTed te Colombia.
Ex Sheriff Jacob S. Strine, who had been
living in thfccity since he was elected, has i.
removed back te Columbia, his former -place
of residence, where he will engage
in business.
'
ToangTreat.
Twe thousand young trout were rent
from the batching beuse at Maiistta en
Tuebday for distribution in different
streams of eastern Pennsylvania.