LANCASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY APRIL 13' 1882. tr ILancaster httli$tnsex. THUESDAY KVENINO, A?ibb 13, 1862 Wily Ways ei the kicked. Alderman Jee Samson, in his inno cence and ignertiice, was net en the witness stand -very long until he had.en tirely given away himself and his pro fession. In the light of his testimony the people are bound te ' tumble te, their game." In a general way he could answer very squarely " Ne, I never mul tiplied cases te increase the fees," but when the cress-examination began, he very seen told a diJCsrent story : He (Mr. Greider) asked the alderman what object he had in issuing warrants te several different offieers ler the arrest of one aud the same prisoner. The alderman answered that it often happened that several complaints were made against the same person one com plaint charging him with drunken and disorderly conduct, another with malicious mischief, another with assault and bat tery, etc., and it was the practice1 te divide the cases among several efficers: " Would net one warrant and one con stable have answered as well as three or four ?" asked Mr. Greider. " Yes, I suppose se," replied Alderman Samson. When pressed te answer why he made seven cases out of a single trining.com trining.cem plaint in which one would have been simple, The alderman replied : " I don't knew enough about the law te answer that question. I took my instructions from the ether aldermen." And when his attention was directed te the criminal business he had manu factured out of an intimation that as a school director he should step some dis orderly conduct at the night schools, he pretended te explain it by the inference that he was addressed as alderman, and net as chairman of the night school com mittee, though upon further pressure he admits that he and net Mr. Warfel made the complaints, in which the latter appears as prosecutor. "He don't knew" hew it comes that a man and his wife appear each as prosecutors in separate complaints for the same offense, and he makes "1 cases instead of one out of a let of boys playing marbles in Storm Sterm felU's jard because "it is the custom te make tliem out separately I" And for this kind of business he and the constables with whom he " divides " it get about $2,000 out of the county treasury last year half as much as the salaiy of a president judge ! Samson told enough te criminate him self, but even his testimony of shameless rapacity does net show the full extent te which the game may be worked. Ter example: Twe fellows get into u. beer house rough-and-tumble with five ethers, and get the worst of it. They go te au alderman for " law." Ten com plaints are fixed up, each of the two against each of the five. Ten warrants are issued and as many suits docketed. Ten arrests are made and ten entries of tail. Ten subpoenas are issued, each with the names of, say, fifteen witnesses, who are reported te have seen the fray and of whom, when the hearing comes off, probably ten will swear they knew nothing about it. These ten subpoenas are " divided " among as many different officers or are supposed te be, the fact being that one officer will probably serve the whole let. If he is duly enterprising he will also write the names of all these ten officers en each of the subpoenas and there will be, in the gross, mileage and service fees for 250 witnesses. Fer $5 paid te each prosecutor he may be in duced te abandon the case, or possibly the alderman finds nothing in it noth ing except about $50 for himself and $100 " divided among " ten etlicers, taxpay ers for costs. Such a case will be rec ognized as quite possible. These who made one like it, will" tumble " te the illustration. Anether: Twe bruisers, with skins full of whisky, maybe supplied te them by watchful guardians of the law, will get into a back alley and have a wrangle. Able officers pounce down upon them and drag them te an alderman's office. Complaints are made, or pretended te be made, against them for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, assault and battery, malicious mischief and surety of the peace ; committed for a hearing ; eight subpoenas issued each summoning a half dozen people, who saw and who did net see the occurrence, and these subpoenas "di vided " around among the ring Officers ; one hearing and eight sets of costs ; all the cases dismissed except for drunken ness aud disorderly conduct ; en these the defendants committed for five days, se that they may seen furnish mere business. The case is " divided around " among the alderman and his constables, and eight sets of costs are drawn from the county treasury and the tax-payers' pockets. Anether sample : Fresty morning and the boys want a nip. Generous alderman suggests that there is a way for them te get it. Let one or mere of them make complaint against the ethers for assault and battery ; send for an officer or two ; make out warrants, commitments, sub poenas ; have a hearing and dismiss the case ; county for costs. There's millions in it. If anybody thinks such possibilities as these arc net within the genius of al dermen and officers, and the scope of the existing laws en costs in dismissed cases, let him watch the proceedings before the beard of auditors during the next Menth, or examine the bills en file in the court house. Ne sheriff should be held responsible for the escape of prisoners from such a rickety concern as the Lebanon jail. The wonder is that any prisoner can . be kept within the walls. Its conveniences are a little better than these of a well ordered hog-pen and for purposes of con finement it is a little mere secure than a ten acre let with a worn-out worm fence around it. Chandler has beea confirmed as was reasonably expected, and Jehn Reach and ether subsidy hunters afe corres pondingly happy. If he does net put the appropriations where they will de his party the most geed it will be proved that the Ethiopian can change his skin. D. . mMa T..1 The last state of this man Samson is worse thasr the -first. New the multi plied warrants are lest 4 ;nd the mani fold complaints are missing ! Mysterious, is it net, hew these papers disappear when a legal investigation begins ? The situation strikingly recalls that in which MayefStauffer was placed some seven years age. He seethe Intelligencer for libel because it said he had " continu ally during his term of office charged ex orbitant and illegal fees, and has drawn from the county treasury hundreds of dollars te which he had net a shadow of right." He bad been multiplying cases exactly afterthe Samson style. In the case of Wentzel Selak,ef Yerk,assaulted by a number of persons in this city, he had by a multiplication of cases run the costs up te $824.26 ; though in a judicial investiga tion he admitted that there was only one original complaint in the case, upon which warrants had been issued, and that six complaints were made up by him en the day of the hearing and long after the defendants were arrested ; and although different subpoenas were charged for, they were never produced. This was a specimen of his way of doing business, of which the present alder manic practices are only a repetition. When the editors of the Intelligen cer demanded a hearing and offered te prove the truth of their charges and te expose the corrupt practices which then prevailed in the mayor's office and have since ruled with many of the aldermen, they were denied a chance te finish their testimony, and Stauffer had the case finally discontinued without our knowledge or consent. But in his own cress examination at the alder man's he admitted enough te condemn himself. He acknowledged that war rants and subpoenas had been issued after cases were disposed of that is, these processes were manufactured te correspond with the costs. This was bad enough, but when asked te produce even these untimely papers he squirmed and evaded, and finally, we believe, it was determined that they were locked up in an old safe and the key lest and it has never been found te this day. Maybe Sam son's missing miscellaneous papers are there tee. Stauffer having protested under oath that he was innocent and the alderman denying his accusers a right te be heard, ,he was re-elected that time. But the seed sewn by the exposure of his prac tices was net wasted. Twice since then he has been defeated for mayor, and in the present arraignment of the aldermen before the auditors and the public he may see judgment come upon these who have followed in his official footsteps and even enlarged upon his example. Speaker Keifeb made a blunder that measured well up te the proportions of a crime when, for the lowest of fac tional motives, he dismissed Hayes, one of the Heuse stenographers, and substi tuted for him one of Grant's ex secre taries. Previous te that, faithful con gressional stenographers had beeu se cure in their tenure. It was left te Keif er te establish a new departure. He has seen come te grief. His new man, de tailed te take the Shipherd testimony, .was exposed in his incempetency, and admitting it, he asked te be relieved. Singularly enough Hayes, whom he had relieved, was reporting for the associated press and the verity of his reports was approved by the committee. The mills of the gods are grinding Keifer exceed ingly fine. Tue policeman's let is net a happy one. Constable Andy Eicbeltz burns for a chance te vindicate himself. It must remind Stauffer of the time the warrants were locked in the old safe and the key was lest. Constables Flick and Lentz and the " ether aldermen " seem te have beeu the Deliahu who seduced Samson. The Examiner reporter speaks of the " awkward questions " asked Alderman Samson by the auditors. Te our thinking the questions were very graceful. Seme of the answers were a "leetle awkward." The same Senate that rejected Chandler for a miner office welcomes him as a mem. her of the cabinet. " Frem hour te hour we ripe aud llpe, And then from hour te hour we ret and rei, And thereby hangs a tale, Much uneasiness is beginning te be felt by persons in the diplomatic and consular service as te the fate that is in stere for them under the new administration, as this class of persons are being bounced at an unmerciful rate. Huntingdon's county convention was a slim affair, but there were enough of the' Stalwart brethren en hand te send a dele gation solid for Beaver, with Congressman Horatio G. Fisher at their head. Mean time the continuous and strenuous efforts making te discover the lest, strayed or stolen Butler boom don't seem te pan out with the slightest perceptible effect. Referring te the theory that the Dem ocratic party of Missouri maintained a gang of murderers and thieves te rob and kill off the opposition, the New Yerk Hefali says : " The Republican party of that state seems te he behind the times. In nearly every ether part of the Union the party is thoroughly equipped in this respect. It has almost innumerable Jesse Jameses from Flerida te Maine particu larly in Maine, as witness the Shipherd investigation te de a stroke of business en public and private account." Election oSteers in TreuDle. Edward Mandeville, an inspector of election in one of the districts of the Fourth ward of Hoboken, disappeared after counting part of the ballets, leaving 135 still in the box, the key of which he took with him. He has net been heard of since, and his absence is a source of great anxiety te a number of candidates for of fice. James Lawless, a Democratic election inspector in Trey, New Yerk, was held yesterday in the United States court en a charge of perjury. He said he retracted affidavits aecesiag eerrain city officials of complicity In stealing one of the ballet boxes " because he was in fear of his life." , PZRSOMAW Ex-Senater Butler B. Btbasg has re lented in his detnrmiajatiea' te become an exile in Dakota at the hands of Senater Cameren. He went go. Dakota is net te likely te be made a state as it was. Harrison Allen is talked of new for the place offered Strang. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher in his sermon test. Sunday disclosed his disbelief in the dogma of the incarnation, hut said that he did believe in the miracle of Christ's resurrection. Professer Felix Adler termed the story of the resurrection of the Nazarine a grand allegory. The bar of Luzerne county gave a ban quet last evening te the chief justice and the judges of the supreme court of Penn sylvania, in one of- the spacious apart ments of the Secial Art Club, in Philadel phia. Cevers were laid for forty-one. Chief Justice Sharswood was confined te his home through illness, hut six of his associates were present, namely : Judges Mercur, Gorden, Paxson, Sterrctt, Trunk ey and Green. That he is the "handsomest man in Colerado" will be the first encomium passed upon Geerge W. Chilcott, of Pueblo, whom Governer Pitkin, of Colerado; has just appointed United States Senater te succeed Henry M. Teller. Mr. Chilicett, was a Huntingdon county production who left Pennsylvania thirty-eight years age te make his fortune in Iowa. The new sena tor's sons formerly attended college in this city and are well known in Lancaster local circles. Dawsen is the person for whom Speaker Kiefcr ousted Stenographer Hates of the Heuse force. Hayes is undoubtedly one of the best stenographers in Washington and there is considerable merriment at the speaker's expense that his blunder in turning out a geed man for a peer one should have se seen bcen made apparent. Mr. Hayes has made a special report of the Shipherd investigation for- a member of the foreign affairs committee and it is net impossible that it may he used as the official report. Senater Mitchell is reported te have re cently said : " It seems te be thought that I have no consciousness of my own, no ca pacity or mind apart from Senater Cam Cam eeon. I have certain principles and when Senater Cameren gets in the way of them from this time en he must get out' of the way. I have steadily opposed many of the appointments made in Pennsylvania since I came into this office. Mr. Cameren knows this, and the authorities making these appointments knew it." Mitchell has been a long time making up his mind that he has a mind of his own. Charles Bradley, second son of Jus tice Jeseph P. Bradley, of the United States supreme court, was married te Miss Julie E. Ballaxtine, eldest daughter of Rebert F. Ballantine, member of the wealthy firm cf Ballantine & Ce., ale and beer brewers of Newark. The elder brother of the bridegroom net long age brought te Newark as his wife the daugh ter of Senater Cameren, of Pennsylvania, and the cousin of the biide about the same time was married te Mr. G. G. Freliug huysen, second son of the secretary of state. A Weman Gored by a Vicious Vew. Yesterday morning Mrs Minnie Frow Frew mann, aged GO years, residing at Ne. G27 Indiana avenue, Philadelphia, while cross ing a let near Gcrmantewn avenue and Indiana avenue, in company with her daughter Minnie, was attacked by a cow in charge of a young man, and badly in jured about the stomach. The wound extended across the abdomen. She was assisted te the residence of Mrs. Clift, Ne. 2848 Warnock street,. and the services of a physicians were obtained, who sewed up the wound. She was then taken te her residence en a stretcher, but continuing te suffer very much from the injuries, she was finally removed te the Episcopal hos pital. They are of a character te render her recovery doubtful. As seen as the young man having the cow in cbarge no ticed the serious condition of Mrs. Frow Frew mann, he drove the animal hurriedly from th'e ground and was lest sight of. The animal was represented te be of vicious tendency and was driven without anything te secure it. Topics In Trade and Business. At a meeting of the Western nail asso ciation, yesterday, in Pittsburgh, the card rate of $3.40 was reaffirmed . The old offi cers of the association were re-elecced for the ensuing year. The Morgan line of steamers, carrying the mails between Havana and New Or leans, has been withdrawn. Al letters for Cuba will therefore have te be mailed from New Yerk. The comptroller of the currency has au thorized the following banks te begin busi ness : The Watertewn national bank, of Watertown, New Yerk, with a capital of $100,000; Mechanics' national bank of Knexville, Tennessee, capital. $100,000; First national bank of Banger, Pennsylva nia, capital. $60,000; Lebanon national bank, of Lebanon, Indiana, capital, $00, 000 ; Millerton national bank of Millcrten, New Yerk, capital $50,000. Palatial Car for Sir Themas Haskett. Sir Themas Haskett and his wife, the daughter of ex-Senater Sharen, of Nevada, started from New Yerk en the Erie read for San Francisce. The party travel in a parlor car at the rear of the train, the hotel train being next forward. The spe cial parlor car Izaak Walten, which con veys the party te San Francisce, is mag nificently furnished and fitted up. At one end are luxurious sleeping apartments, with lavatories and all conveniences. At the ether end are the Tdtcben and sleep ing rooms for servants. In the centre of the car is the drawing room, elaborately finished in choice weeds and furnished with every facility for making less tedious a six days' journey by rail. Sir Themas and Lady Haskett arrived in New Yerk en Sunday last from Europe, where they had been for some time. They will remain in the West for several months. Burned te Death. While Carrie Reemer, a young girl, em ployed as a domestic in the house of Alfred J. Wallace, Ne. 913 North Sixth street, Philadelphia, was raking the fire in the kitchen, her apron was caucht by the flame. Crying for help, she rushed into the back yard. In an instant her garments were ablaze, and before the fire could be extinguished by the neighbors, who came te her assistance, for she was alone in the house at the time, her clothes had been almost burned away and her flesh was in many places charred te a crisp. Medical aid was at once summoned, but little could be done for her. Until four o'clock yes terday afternoon she lingered in terrible agony, but retaining perfect consciousness te the last. The unfortunate girl was only eighteen years of age. Her parents re side en Marshall street, above Poplar. i The Smallpox. Thirteen deaths from smallpox were re ported in Chicago and 11 in Pittsburgh last week. . Five new cases and two deaths from smallpox are reported in Seuth Bethlehem. One new ease has been reported in Beth lehem. All of the smallpox patients sup ported by the county are being removed te the hospital where they will have better treatment. Frexen te Death In April. Michael Eagen, -50 years of age, while in a state of intoxication, fell into a puddle of water while returning home, at St. Clair, in this state, and was frozen te death. He leaves a wife and four chil dren. CHANDLEB COmEMED. THE MEW SECBKTASX OV THE NAVY. GoesThrevgh Without Serleas Opposi tion Sixteen Democratic Senators Vete Against Him Other Capital Topics. The Senate, after a session of an hour and a-half, confirmed Hen. William E. Chandler by a vote of 28 te 1C. The yeas were all Republicans, except Messrs. David Davis and Voerheeaof Indiana, and the nays were all Democrats. There were eight Democrats who did net vote or pair en the question. Messrs. Lamar and Hill were out of the city, unpaired. It is un derstood that the ether six were Messrs. Groerae, German, Davis, of West Vir ginia ; Camden, Jenes, of Flerida, and Jehnsen. The debate upon the nomination was very animated, Bayard, Beck and Morgan making bitter attacks upon Mr. Chandler for his course in 187C and 1877 in procur ing the electoral vote of Flerida for Hayes. Rollins, of New Hampshire, replied. Rollins is only tee glad te have Chandler tucked away in the cabinet, and hopes he may stay there, se as te leave the way clear for the coming senatorial contest. The negative vote was wholly Democratic. Ex-Secretary Hunt was also confirmed as minister te Russia ; J. R. Partridge, of Maryland, as minister te Peru ; Jehn H. Smyth, of North Carolina, as minister te Liberia ; William Williams, of Indiana, as charge d'affaires te Paraguay and Uru guay ; Jehn Jay Knox, of Minnesota, as comptroller of the currency, and A. Q. Keasbey United States attorney for New Jersey. Diplomatic Nominations. The president yesterday nominated Geerge Maney, of Tennessee, te he minis tcr te Belivia ; William L. Scruggs, of Georgia, minister te Columbia ; C. C. Andrews, of Minnesota, consul general at Rie Janeiro, and the following consuls : James F. Swords, of District of Columbia, at Trinidad ; Samuel Spaekman, of Penn sylvania, at Cologne ; Geerge E. Bulleck, of Indiana, at Annaberg, Germany-; Thee. Canisius, of Illinois, at Apia ; Themas Adamsen, of Pennsylvania, at Panama. Alse the following postmasters in Pennsylvania ; William McCIeary, at Braddock ; Jehn Nelsen Snowden, at Brownsville, and Jehn Gisp at Shippens burg. CAMERON'S APPOINTMENTS. Stalwart Tactics In western Pennsylvania The Effert te Defeat llayne. A repetition of Stalwart tactics, as il lustrated in the Pittsburgh posteffico mat ter, is imminent in the case of the marshal ship of the Western district of Pennsylva nia. There was te be a shaking up, and Mr. Hall, a Garfield appointee, was in the line of promotion te private citizenship, while Mr. Rutan, a Stalwart, has been out of office several months and is anxious te get back again. Se it was quietly ar ranged by Den Cameren and Russell Errett that they would play the posteffico surprise ever again. Hall should resign and Rutan be appointed in one "and the same breath. While the change will seen take place the scheme leaked out before con summation. The presence of Mr. Quay led te considerable speculation last night. It was by the refusal of Shallenberger and Miller te lend a hand in the matter that it has become public. The two latter were pressed by Quay te attend a conference at Cameren's house, hut when the object was made known they begged off. The fact is Messrs. Miller aud Shallen berger will have all- they can attend te this fall without becoming tee closely linked with Mr. Cameren's unpopular ma nipulations of Federal patronage in West ern Pennsylvania. Mitchell also refused te indorse Rutan. Beth Quay and Rutan admit that the Jacksen-Sullivan move is a very unpopular one. They say that Bayne can never be beaten by such tactics, but is rather strengthened at home by them. Quay regards Bayne's re election as new ccitain. Cameren's and Errett will press Rutan for Hall's place. In short, it is said that Rutan's naine will go in en Friday. Anether nomination is likely te go in about the same time that of Harrison Allen, of Warren, in place of B. B. Strang. The latter has been pros pecting around Dakota and has made up his mind that he doesn't want te live there, and a new Pennsylvania man will be sent out te relieve him. Colonel Bayne has telegraphed Senater Mitchell te held back the confirmation of Jacksen and the junior senator is holding back with all his might. He says the people must have a chance te be heard before these appoint ments are rushed through. The talk is new that the removal of Scull and ap pointment of Pomeroy as revenue col lector is te be given up. The reason al leged is that Pomeroy's game is net worth the Scull candle. There is much gossip afloat about the Pennsylvania affairs and decided impression prevails that the Cam Cam eeon clan are overdoing it and will jeopar dize the state in the coming election. THE IRISHMEN. A liusy and Enthusiastic Meellug at the' Federal Capital. At the evening session of the conven tion of the National Land League the cemmittee en permanent organization submitted the following list of officers, and it was adopted : President, P. A. Col Cel lins ; vice presidents, Messrs. Gannon, Glanigan, McCafferty, Curran, Birdsall, Quinlan, Meagher, O'Brien, Riley, Frye, McGovern, Crenan, Sweeny, O'Connor, O'Reilly, Reddy, Gallin, Spellman aud Mrs. R. M. Springer ; secretary, Mr. O'CenneH, of the District of Columbia. The president having been escorted te the chair, made a brief speech of thanks for the honor conferred upon him. On motion of Mr. Gallagher, the vote was reconsidered by which the resolution was adopted, directiug the chairman and secretary te wait upon the president of the United States and present te him the reso lutions adopted by the convention this afternoon. A motion was therefore adopted for the appointment of a committee, consisting of the chairman and Messrs. O'Reilly, O'Byrne and Mnrch, and tbe Rev. Fathers McMenamin and Crenes, te perform that duty. A committee was then appointed by the president upon the constitution and by laws. Mr. O'Brien, of New Yerk, moved that a vote of thanks be tendered President Arthur for the efforts made for the relief of the imprisoned American citizens. Hisses. The president stated that under the rules the motion would go te the commit tee en resolutions without debate. Ap plause. A letter was read from Wendell Phil lips. After the reading of this letter General Resccrans, of California, ascended the platform and was loudly cheered. He made a brief hut vigorous address, and was followed by Hen. W. E. Robinson, of New Yerk, who spoke at considerable length in vituperation of American apathy ever IriBh suffering. In conclusion he said : " After we have get our citizens out of prison and released Parnell and his as sociates, there is only one step further te go ; up with the green flag and down with the red flag." His remarks were greeted with loud cheers. Poisoned at Supper. At Welden, N. C, Andrew Harris and wife were engaged in conversation relative te the death of a man who was killed some time age with poison. Soen afterwards Harris ate supper and in a few minntes thereafter was taken violently ill and died. The supposition of bis friends is that he was killed by poison administered in his feed. The affair will be fully investigated. THE LATEST NEWS. -1 LEANEDntO.H TEE HORNING JSALLS Tbe Accident and Incidents, Crimes and Calamities of Dally Life. Frightful and Fatal Fall. . Samuel Smith, leader boss at L. A. Riley & Ce.'s Centrajia colliery, at Cen tralia, Pa., was instantly killed Wednes day afternoon. The miners were net sending sufficient coal up te keep the lead ers going and te inform the inside super intendent of the fact Smith started te walk down the man-way te the next lift, which leads te the main shaft. Missing his feet held, he fell te the bottom of the mine, a distance of several hundred feet. Twe years age Smith secured employment from the Philadelphia coal company at Lest Creek aud the first day he worked there one of bis arms was se badly injured that amputation was necessary. On the 1st of the present month he was promoted te leader boss by Riley & Ce. and was warn ed by bis companions net te walk down the man-way. The deceased was 33 years of age and leaves a wife and four small children. EDUCATION OF FREEDHEN. The lUIIllea Hellar Gift of Jehn F. Slater. 01 Norwich, Conn. Jehn F. Slater, a wealthy gentleman of Norwich, Conn., has signified his inten tion te create a fund of $1,030,000, te be known as the "Jehn F. Slater Fund," for the education of the freedmen. The fund is te be vested in the hands of trustees, who are te apply the income according te the instructions of the donor. The act incorporating these trustees was presented te the Senate at Albany, N. Y. The bill names Messrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohie ; Morrison R. Waite, of the District of Columbia ; William E. Dedge, of New Yerk ; Philip Brooks, of Massachusetts : Daniel C. Oilman, of Maryland ; Jehn A. Stewart, of New Yerk; Alfred H. Colquitt, of Georgia ; Merris K. Jesup, of New Yerk ; James P. Boyce, of Kentucky and Wm. A. Slater, of Con necticut, as incorporators of a fund te be called the Jehn F. Slater fund. Rutherford B. Hayes is named as the first president. FIRE RECORD. Disastrous Werk et the Flames In Various Quarters. Twe barns with their contents including hay, grain, two cows, a horse, several hogs and farming implements, the property of Henry Redtield, at Metuchen, N. J. were destroyed by fire. The less Is $5,000 ; un insured. The fire is supposed te have been started by tramps. Fire was discovered iu the drying-room of the Stroudsburg Woolen mills at Strouds buig, Pa., The flames spread rapidly, and the dye-house, finishing-room and engine house were seen burned te the ground. Less, $15,000; insurance, $10,000. A fire at Albert Lea, Minn., destroyed about $25,000 worth of property. Fire broke out in the livery and board beard ing stable of. David Brown, 112 West Fifty third street New Yerk. The flames had gained such headway when the firemen arrived that it was found impossible te save the building. A large number of horses were kept in the basement, and their cries were distinctly heard. Out of thirty-one of the animals only two were saved. It Will Still be Delmoulce's. . - There are few establishments better known in New Yerk than the old Delmon Delmen ico restaurant, in Beaver street, corner of Seuth William, which was sold at auction in order te clese up the estate et the late Lorenze Delmenico. Many prominent real estate men were present. Mr, Charles Delmenico at the start bid $100,000. and this was followed by one of $105,008 by Henry Mouquin, of Fulton street, and next by various ethers until $132,500 was offered by Mr. Delmenico, and he became the purchaser, se that the property still remains in possession of the family. A Farmer Assassinated. William Evans, a farmer, living at the feet of Garther mountain, Newton county, Ark., was awakened by the burning of a fodder stack. He ran out when some one fired a deuble-barreled shotgun. The charge took effect, causing instant death. He was struck by slugs and bullets in twelve places, and 26 shot were found buried in the beard and rails wherj he fell. Want Their Civil Rights A delegation of colored Methodist minis ters, headed by Bishop Brown and accom panied by Frederick Douglass, called yes terday upon Attorney General Brewster, in Washington, and entered a complaint against the U. S. attorney for Northern Flerida for failure te enforce the Civil Rights act. The "particular case alleged was the ejection of Bishop Paine from a railroad tram at midnight, severe! miles from the nearest station, and the aplica aplica tien for rcdiess te the attorney without avail. The Dead of a Day. Isaac P. Osterhout, president of the Wilkcsbane water company, died sudden ly in Wilkcsbane yesterday afternoon. Charles N. Davenport, a prominent law yer of Vermont, and twice the Democratic candidate for governor of that state, died yesterday in Brattleboro, aged 51 years. B. A. Vickers, president of the Marine bank of Baltimore, died yesterday in that city, at the age of 66 years. A Father's Dual Crime. Jehn Massett, a farmer, near Cam bridge, Ohie, yesterday shot and mortally wounded his son Jehn E. Massett, and then committed suicide. They had quar reled about some family matters. Mrs. Sceville Refused. Judge Leem is, of the county court at Chicago, has refused the petition of Mis. Scevillo for the appointment of a conserva tor for Guiteau. The judge held that the matter belongs properly in the probate court. Ne Female Students at Harvard. The managers of Harvard college, by a vote of 13 te 12, have decided against the admission of female students te its medical school. TO ROW ACKOSS THE OCEAN. The Wild Project et an Athletic Yeung Man Frem Norway. A cenipactly-built,resnlute young fellow, with the bronzed face and general appear ance of a sailor, walked into the office of the New Yerk Sun, yesterday afternoon, and made the startling preposition that he would perform the seemingly impossible feat of rowing across the ocean. ' "Have you had much experience in ow-beats? Did you ever bob in a dory ever the banks of Newfoundland ?" were the first queries propounded te him by the athletic reporter. "I have had experience in rowboats, bet I never bobbed in a dety," replied the young man. "I was born," he continued, "en one of a little group of three islands, en the coast of Norway, twenty-eight years age. Every person there had a beat. I often crossed te one of the islands where I went te school in tempestuous weather, and when a boy I have passed days aud nights away from home during terrible storms. I have also crossed andrecresscd the Atlantic ie. company with Geerge Themas, of Halifax, in the smallest craft that ever made the passage, the Little Western, 16 feet long by 6J wide. " Yeu are then " " Captain Fred Nerman at yenr ser vice." " De you propose te journey alone ?" " I de." " In what manner of beat ?" " One built under my own supervision, about 12 feet long, 4 feet wide and from 2 te 2 feet deep, partly covered, fore and aft I will take a drogue, or floating sea anchor, whiek will keep the beaf s head te the wind while Is catch snatches of sleep.' I shall sleep enlywhen the wind ia ahead, for I shall row when the weather is favor able. I expect te' average about thirty miles a day, which would use up 100 days in crossing. I shall work all points te best advantage with regard te winds aud currents. The gulf stream would be fa vorable, for I will scull along in the north ern edge of it." " Have you asked the opinion of old sailors about your venture ?" " Yes. These who knew me say they have confidence in my accomplishing the feat, but they would, net try it them selves." " Will you have the means of making a fire?" '. , "Ne. I shall carry a snug lamp, pipe and tobacco for company, preserved feed, condensed coffee, and about fifty gallons of water. I shall be thoroughly en cased in light rubber during rainy weather se as net te hinder my rowing." "What is your object in attempting se hazardueus a voyage ?" " Te show the endurance of man en the water : also te secure a heavy wager. I believe I can get backers te the extent of $e,000 that I will make the voyage in safety." LOCAlTlNLLiiigNCE. EASIER FESTIVITIES. A Brilliant Affair at Eeclier's Hall Last Evening. The Annual Easter Soiree in the large hall of the Lechcr building iu. Centre Square, last evening, surpassed in bril liancy the previous events of like charac ter that during the past few years have engaged the attention of the younger cle ment of the city's social circles, and was among the most pleasing and successful affairs of the - season that seems te have taken en new life with the advent of the Easter holidays. The attendance was net far short of ene hundred, and included a number of ladies and gentlemen from Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Columbia, Ma rietta and ether points within the radius of the city, while Lancaster's own youth, beauty and gallantry were- represented in goodly number. The eent was notable in the richness and elegance of the ladies' dressing, the array of female loveliness assembled and tbe completeness of the arrangements provided for the comfort and enjoyment of the company. The ar rivals at the hall began at about 8:45, aud by 9:30, the hour at which the promenade took place, the scene upon the fleer of the brilliantly illuminated apartments was one of radiant beauty and spirit. Tbe ladies were in full party costume, te which even passing allusion is forbidden by rea son of the inadequacy of space at com mand. Many were costly jewels, silks, satins, flowers the choicest productions of the hothouse, whilst the masculine ele ment was as attractive as conventional dress could make it. The music was by Tayler's full orchestra, and the swiftly fleeting hours were whilcd away in the dreamy mazes of the waltz, the iuspiriting strains of quadrilles, polkas, marches and the varied phases of Terpsichorean lore, and at midnight refreshments were par taken, furnished by Harry Myers and served by Lebar. The festivities were maintained until half-past two this morn ing, and the occasion throughout was merry as the proverbial marriage bell. The gentlemen in charge of the affair were Messrs. Jehn A. Ceyle, Jehn F. Reist, J. Frank Barr, Jehn F. Hcinitsh, R. M. Rcilly and Herbert Johnsten. NUGHUOBHOOD NEWS. Late Events Acress the County I.ina. A new building association as been or ganized at Chester. The peach and apricot buds are said te have been damaged by the recent cold snap throughout the counties of Berk., Lebanon and Cumberland. Land owners along the proposed line of the West Chester and Phcunixville railroad ask from $500 te $1,000 an acre for land necessary for the right of way. Ernest Kuster, an lusthctie tonsorial artist of West Chester, has been offered $21,000 for the' season te travel with Batcheller & Deris' show as the handsom est man in America. Tbe famous country residence of Jay Coeke, at Chelten Hills, Chester county, is being put in repair, and negotiations are pending for its lease by a party who pur pose converting it into an educational in stitution. In Reading one day last week an ex mayor, ex-chief of police, ex-lieutenant of police, ex-sergeant of police, an alderman and-a defeated candidate for alderman, a constable and ex-censtable were Among the employees in the pipe mill. The farmers' club go te Washington to day in a special train te (line with Senater Cameren, ene of their members. In the evening there will be a reception, te which members of Congress have been invited. Among the members who will participate are cx-Miuister Jehn Welsh, Frederick Fraley, James Duffy, Geerge B. Roberts, president of the Pennsylvania railroad company ; Geerge W. Child and Judge Biddle. TUE DRAMA. A Celebrated Case" at the Opera Heuse ' A Celebrated Case " was played last night at Fulton opera heuse te a small audience, who, conscious of the sparcness of their number, endeavored te appreciate every effort of the people en the stage and te notice leniently the scarcely mediecre dramatic abilities which pre vailed among them generally. Tbe play itself, as every theatre-goer knows, gives opportunities forpewetful emotional acting, but as presented last evening did net receive, but with two or thrce exceptions, very reasonable inter pretation. Gustavus Clarke, as Jean Jlenaud, impersonated the role of the brave and wronged soldier in a sat isfactory manner, aud his efforts were re ceived with repeated applauce. J. W. Mack, as Count d' Aulterre, and Law rence McGraw, as Dennis O Rourke, also elicited loud approval. Miss Pauline Markham, as Adrtenne, evinced assiduous study of the role in her impersonation of it, and her acting all through was marked with a naturalness quite as pleasing as it was effective, albeit the fact that the ca pabilities of the remainder of the com pany detracted from every opportunity which could have enabled her lenditien te have been even better. Improving Bridges. The county commissioners decided te go te Graffs mill, 3Ianer township, en Tues day next, te view the place and consider the propriety of erecting a bridge ever the Little. Conestegav there. They will en next Thursday go te Celcmanville, Martic township, te see what repairs arc necessary te the bridge there. Corener's Inqnest. Last evening Deputy Corener Jehn Sny der held an inquest en the remains of Mrs. Catherine "Welsh, who died suddenly yesterday morning. The jury rendered a verdict of death from heart disease. Charged With a Serious Crime. Reuben Carney has been arrested for as sault and battery with intent te ravish Eliza Hildebrand, a girl who resides in Brencman's court. He was held for a hearing before Alderman A. F. Dennelly. Mayer's Court. This morning the mayor sent four drunks te prison for terms of 5, 10, 13 and 17 days, and discharged one ledger. AUDITORS VS. ALDERMEN SAMSOVS EXAMINATION CONCLUDED Alciermau Spurrier Excused UiiUiTc-mnrrew Morning The Testimony at Te- Days Investigation. At 9 :30 this morning the beard of county auditors reassembled in the orphan's court and resumed the examination of Alder man Samson. He was asked te preduce the twenty four complaints in the Stermfeltz cases and tbe seven in the Aument cases, as directed by the beard yesterday. He pro duced only four complaints in the former and three in the latter. Mr. Reed requested Alderman Samson te again leek ever his docket and ascer tain hew many cases he returned te court since Dec. 1830; he thought the alderman had made a mistake in stating the number te be twenty-seven. Alderman Samson again went carefully ever his docket, and reported the number te be 23. Mr. Reed said he thought the real num ber was 24. ' ' Q. Are you sure there were seven war rants issued in the Aument case ? A. Y'es. Q. I see that in these seven cases the offense charged is named in only two of them. Why was that? A. I did net at the time knew it was necessary te insert the offense. I have since learned that it is. I was an appointed aldermau at first and afterwards elected. Q. Did net tbe old police officers who did your business knew that the offense should be stated iu the complaint and warrant ? A. They did net tell me se. Q. In making out your bills against the county de you commence at tbe beginning of every month and include only the cases of that month in your bill? A. When cases are jiusettled at the clese of the month they are added te the bill of the 'following month. (j. Ue you always name the uay and date of the several cases for which you charge the county? A. I narae the date in my docket, bat net in the bills. Q. De you net knew that your bills can be threwu out because of these irregu larities? A. Ne, I did net knew it. Q Did you netsee en the printed blank, furnished by tbe commissioners, a place te insert the date? A. Yes, but I did net think it necessary te de se. Q. Did Mr. Stermfeltz ever recognize any of tbe boys against whom the twenty four complaints were made by bim ? A. Ne, I think net. His driver recognized some of them and the ethers were net recognized. t$. Are you sure you never received mere than tbe four complaints here pre sented, en which the twenty-four warrants were issned? A.--1 think there was a complaint in each case, where there was a warrant, except in the Warfel cases, where I neglected te take complainant's name. Q. Don't the police officers frequently arrest persons and take them te your oilice befere any complaint has been made against them or warrant issued for their arrest? A. Ne ; I only remember ene case of that kind : a disorderly person was arrested near the Schiller house and brought in before a formal complaint was made. Q. Is it net the custom of policemen te make complaints and have persons ar rested with the single purpose of making fees ? A. Ne ; I de' net think se. Q. Why is it then that se many of your cases are discharged ? A. Well, per sons quarrel and in their anger make com plaints which they afterwards are sorry for, and refuse te prosecute ; theso of course have te be dismissed. Q. What dp you think became of the missing warrants and complaints in the , Aument and Stremfeltz eases? A. I snp- 1 pese they were picked out of the box in which I kept them, and carried oil" or scribbled en by children or Others who had access te them. Q. Is net that a very careless way of transacting business? A. Well, I thought when a case was heard and dis missed that that was the end of it. I never expected the complaints te be again called for, or I would have taken better care of them. Q. What kind of a showing de you think you would make befere court, if your bills were contested and you had no vouchers for them ? Your docket would de you no geed. The alderman answered he supposed he would net have a very geed show of get ting paid. Q. Have you any knowledge of any pe liceman or alderman in this town who peel their fees ? A. I knew of no alder men who de se. I have heard of pelicc- men who made arrangements te assist each ether in certain cases and then divide the fees. Mr. Greider said : I wish te give you no tice, alderman, that the beard of auditors would give notice te the county commis sioners aud solicitor, that it is our inten tion te .threw out all bills for duplicated cases where ene warrant would have an swered for a number of arrests ; and also in all cases where police officers arc pros ccuters aud the cases are net sustained. Alderman Samson was then dismissed until further orders. Alderman spurrier Excused. Alderman Spurrier appeared befere the auditors aud asked te be excused from ex amination te-day ; be wished te attend a funeral this morning and had important 'business in the country this afternoon. the auditors excused Irnn until to-mer row morning at 10 o'clock. AlUdavlts In Dr. Lainson's Case. Sixteen affidavits in Dr. Lamson's be half were sent te Londen by the attorney general per steamers Arizona, Abyssinia L and City of Berlin. Seme of these will - reach Londen tee late for examination before the expiration of the reprieve. Sec retary Freiinghuysen te-day telegraphed the substance of them te Minister Lewell, urging him te lese no time in-bringing them te the attention of Lord Granville. The affidavit of Irving McElroy sets forth that Lamson in 1877 8 was addicted te the extravagant use of opium and atropine, from which his mental and physical con dition was seriously affected. ( Mrs. Mc Elroy and Grace Williams, her sister, make similar affidavits. Dr. Winsten, of the New Yerk life insurance company, says he had Lamson under treatment last year, and found his mind te be greatly impaired from au excessive use of opium. The ether affidavits are from Dr. II. II. Kane,' of New Yerk ; Dr. Jehn Swinburne, of Albany ; Dr. D. Murray, Relland Por Per ter and ethers, and they all tend te show that Lamson's mind was impaired from au intemperate use of drugs. As early as 1877, according te one affidavit, Lamson showed a marked tendency toward insani ty. Eighth Ward FebUc Scheel. Last evening the building committee of the Lancaster school beard opened the bids for the construction of an eight room public school house en Maner street. The bids were as follews: WnuWeblseu, $7,515 ; Daniel McLaughlin, $8,400 ; R. M. Merrow, $8,676.50. The contract was awarded te 3Ir. Wehlsen, he being the lowest bidder. Tbe contractor is bound te have the work done by the 15th of August, uudcr penalty of a forfeiture of $15 per day ler every uay oeyena tame time mat tha work remains unfinished. Returned from rlerlda. Mr. Jehn W. Jacksen, Mr. Michael Zahm, Mrs. Maria Shreiner, Miss 3Iary Shreiner, Mrs. Sener and her daughter Mary, who spent the winter in Floridi, leached their homes in this city last evening. V
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