LANCASTEK DAILt lK!tEtLlGENCU THURSDAY MAY 4 1882.
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THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1882.
The Question of Fees.
A correspondent writes te us that last
year be aided the election of Clerk of
Quarter Sessions Eaby because lie found
his picture in a little book issued in be
half of the People's Iteferm ticket, and
above it was inscribed, "Every candi
date en this the Citizen's ticket pledges
himself te abstain from taking and al
lowing his subordinates te take illegal
fees ;" and below it was the recommen
dation of the judges and lawyers and the
additional pledges : " Mr. Eaby pledges
himself, if elected, te personally dis
charge the duties of his office and aid in
preventing the charging of illegal fees."
But our correspondent who is a hotel-,
keeper complains, " "When I went te lift
my license I was charged in the clerk's
office the same as under Urbuu's regime.
$3.50, and I can only find en the fee bill
published in the Intelligencer, an
allowance te the clerk of quarter ses
sions for ' all proceedings in tavern or
eating-house licenses, except certificate,
75c.,' and 'certificate and seal, 25c. 'in
all $1.00;" and he wants te knew why
this is thus.
Clerk Eaby furnishes the Intelli
gence!: witli the following itemized
bill of costs in his office in a tavern or
eating house license case :
Proceedings in court
Petition ,
Advertising
Certificate te ceutt
" te treasurer
Filing certificate- from treasurer
License certificate
.$1 00
1
$8 50
with the additional information that in
some counties of the state the fees are
still higher, notably in the Democratic
county of Clearfield, where the clerk's
charges are $ 1 and he docs net furnish
the blanks for the petition and bend ;
also that the "advertising" of the ap
plication, for which 125 cents is charged:
costs the clerk -10 cents.
Te the non-professional reader it may
be !i'ctssary te explain that the charge
here nia.le for " petitie.ii " and " bend,"
" certificate te court," and "certificate
te treasurer,"' -5 cents each, must be for
the blanks which the attorneys obtain
from the clerk, and for which, it seems,
he charges these clients in all $1.00.
These blanks probably cost the clerk,
at the very must, 10 cents : and his U01)
per cent, profit en them is obtained net
exactly as an "illegal fee.' but as an
ev :' hi.rge which these doing business
in
see
for
for
are
nis eiiiee r.eea net pay it iney
lii te refuse,
proceedings ii
The $1.00 charged
court and 15 cents
filing certificate from treasurer
ciearlv -!0 cents
in excess of the
75 cents which the act of 1676 says
shall be the lawful fee for " all proceed
ings in tavern or eating house licenses
except certificate." Fer that certificate
the clerk charges $1.10 ; the law allows
him 25 cents. The excess he obtains
for the ornamental style in which the
certificate is get up, en paper printed in
gilt, which costs him less than 10 cents.
This profit is also obtained by him net
exactly as an illegal fee but by the toler
ance of these who cheese te pay it. The
25 cents for advertising is the fee pre
scribed by law. Any person who se de
sires can obtain his license for $1.25.
Whatever he pays in excess of that he
either pays as a profit te the clerk en his
blanks or in excess of his lawful fees :
and we refer again te the letter of the
law te show any citizen hew he can pro
tect himself and redress his wrongs :
All the county officers whose fees arc
regulated by this schedule- arc lcquired
te make a table of their lawful fees and
keep it up in a conspicuous place in the
office for the inspection of all persons hav
ing business with them. It is their duty,
tee, ami that of their deputies, whenever
demand for it is made, immediately after
receiving any fees or security for payment
of them, " te deliver a bill of particulars,
specifying the several items contained
therein and the amount thereof, and te
give the party paying such fees a receipt in
full thereof, or te indorse en such written
.security when taking that the same was
liven for fees, and te sigu the indersement
se made."
"It shall and may be lawful ferauy per
son te refuse payment of fees te any offi
cer who will net make out a bill of par
ticulars as prescribed by this act, signed
by him, if required, and also a receipt or
discharge, signed by him, of the fees
paid."
" If any officer whatsoever shall fail or
neglect te comply with any of the pro pre
visions of this act, or shall take greater or
ether fees thau is herein before expressed
and limited for any service te be done by
him, or if any officer shall charge or de
maud, take any of the fees herein before
ascertained, where the business for such
fees am chargeable shall net have pcen
actually done or performed, or if any offi
cer shall charge or demand any fee for any
service or cervices ether than these ex
pressly provided for by this act, such efli
err shall forfeit and pay te the paity in
jured 300. te be recovered as debts of the
same amounts are recoverable."
.Since it appears that blanks are fur
nished te lawyers and the public by the
clerk of -quarter sessions at anywhere
from t)00 te 2,000 per cent, profit, it be
comes still mere necessary and proper
for the auditors te examine into the bill
of $211.50 paid by the county for blanks
furnished te Clerk of Quarter Sessions
Urban, and paid, "Urban says, because
Judge Livingston advised him that the
county ought te pay them, and told
Commissioner Bushong that he could
t: make no mistake" in approving the
bill. If it should transpire that Urban
received $100 for the " 400 blank certi
ficates te treasurer" which were furnish
ed him at the cost of the county, either
these $100 should be recovered for the
county treasury or the commissioners
who approved the bill for his blanks
should be surcharged with it. . In this
bill are these two items alse:
Jim, 15, 1W1. ICO ri sheet blanks, 2 skies,
tavern bids, - . . $1 50
UO ' petitions - - i. W
XeV, if Urban get 25 cents each for
thesa 200 blanks, which the county paid
$!) for, the $50 received ferthem belongs
te the county and net te him. Fer the
county te pay for clerk's blanks and let
liitn sell them at many hundred per
cent, profit is an outrage net te be tol
erated, even though it should be ap
proved by fxtra judicial suggestions.
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Mere Republican Harmony.
The Philadelphia newspapers have
heard the news that Secretary Quay
the ether evening stumbled in upon a
conference of Bess McManes'part of the
Philadelphia delegation te Ilarrisburg,
who had been gathered together te de
vise ways and means te defeat the slated
Cameren-Quay candidate for supreme
judge, Mr. Rawle, and when Mr. Quay's
attention was called te the fact that he
had net been invited and wasnet wanted,
he rose te the level of the occasion and
politely told the company that he was there
as the representative of the senatorial
delegate from his district who bad been
selected " above the bossism of the unit
rule, the gas trust and the recorder's
office." This scornful assertion of Quay's
antagonism te rings and bosses se startled
the company and .surprised McManes
that the former get scared and the latter
became pale, whether from rage or fear,
or in what proportion of each it has net
been related ; and emphasizing his re
marks by sawing the air with his
clenched right hand Mr. McManes al
most shouted : " Yeu have no right in
this room, sir, or I would ask you te ex.
plain what you have said. As it is, it
would be best for you te leave this meet
ing te these who have legitimate busi
ness and the right te transact it here."
But Mr. Quay, who hud evidently been
dining with some of his friends, plainly
told Mr. McManes that he was there te
stay .while Mr. McManes' days and power
would terminate shortly with his com
pulsory retirement from the Gas Trust.
Mr. McManes only went en with his op
position te Rawle and his efforts te so
lidify the Philadelphia delegation against
him, which Quay and Cameren interpret
as a reopening of Mr. McManes' hostili
ties te them at Chicago. "With this
defection in the East, if Brown's
friends of Allegheny make a sincere
eirert in his behalf, Rawle's name might
be wiped from the slate, though all the
anti-Rawle demonstration from Phila
delphia leeks te the nomination of some
ether Philadelphian. Meanwhile, as
further evidence of the progress of Re
publican harmony, it is te be noticed
that Cameren has slated a " personal
friend " for the Reading postefiicc and
captured Blair and "Westmoreland coun
ties for Beaver.
Mi:. McKee and his colleagues
are net se easily duped as Mr. Wolfe, or
they are net propelled se much by their
personal ambition. They are net te be
satisfied by platforms nor placated by
platitudes. They, in effect, declare that
Beaver's nomination will net be ratified
by the Philadelphia convention of the
21th. It is no secret that many of the
most earnest leaders of the Independent
movement have often felt a little crowd
ed by Mr. "Wolfe's egotism, but he will
find out that as a candidate for cen-gressman-at-large
en the Cameren ticket
he is a very different person with very
different influence from that of his po
sition as the leader of a genuine Inde
pendent movement. Mr. "Wolfe may
discover, like many elder and abler men,
that he is the cork net the wave.
"A Late Re-fekmek," who says
he voted for Recorder Geed because he
was en the New .Era-Reform ticket
three years age, writes us that he pays
$3 for recording a deed containing be
tween 1200 and 1300 words, and he wants
te knew ' hew is this." . A Teel and his
money are seen parted. The legal fee
" for recording and exemplifying deeds
and ether writings" is lc. for every ten
words, and 40c. for "certificate and
seal." A deed containing 1250 words
ought te be recorded and the record
perfected for $1 .05. "Whoever pays mere
pays it in excess of the legal rate, and
whoever takes mere takes it in disregard
of the law, as we have quoted it, and at
the risk of its penalties. But when the
"blind man " becomes recorder he was
net en the Re-form ticket maybe there
will be reform.
Heyt sizes it exactly when he says
everybody is for reform in the platforms.
Autiiuk has issued a proclamation dis
persing the cow boys. If he could make
a proclamation that would disperse the
bosses he would help his administration
mere than by this long range firing across
the continent.
I like te hear the old horse uclgh
J list as 1 come in sight.
The oxen poke me with their horns
Te get their huy at night.
Somehow, the creatures seem like lricmls,
Ami like te see me come.
Seme fellows tulle about New Yeric,
nut 1 shall stay at home.
Harper's Yeunu People.
The Press rather sarcastically refers te
" these sincere friends of the Republican
party who fester dissensiei in the Repub
lican ranks, and devote theii best energies
te the strengthening of the Democratic
organization." That is the way the
organs ypeak of the Press for six months
of the year.
It is te be feared that McKee and Mc
Xair have net heard the Examiner's invi
tation te " come ever " into " the party of
Lincoln aud Garfield." The Independent
Independents show a greater willingness
te incur the approbation of honest Demo
crats than te be led by Pharisaical Inde
pendents into the Stalwart spider's web.
The Taledenia presbytery of the United
Presbyterian church, embracing Roches
ter, voted en the overture for the repeal
of the law forbidding the use of instru
ments in churches. Seventeen were in
favor of the repeal and four against it.
The vote of all presbyteries is : for the re
peal, GIG ; against it, 608. This is the
total vote, and it repeals the law against
the use of instruments in the United
Presbyterian churches.
The Re-formers should net be " tee
previous " in claiming a victory in the
nomination of P. M. Ebcrly for the Legis
lature and A. M. Clime for delegate te
thetate convention. Beth these candi
dates were in the Senscnig-IIigh combi
nation which helped te elect Stchman,
and if they participated in the " high
treason " formulated in Seusenig's effice
and consummated at Fairville, there is no
security that they will net plow at Ilarris
burg in Bull Ring harness.
That admirable journal, the Philadel
phia Evening Telegraph, celebrated May
day by donning a stylish new dress,
which adds vastly te the appearance of the
newspaper ; but it is hard te see hew the
excellent quality of the matter daily pre
sented in its columns could be improved.
As an Independent Republican journal,
whose independence is of the Stalwart
kind that means what it says, the Tele
grajrfi i's a power in the politics of the
state and has rapidly advanced te the front
rank in the school of journalism of which
it is such a creditable exemplar.
We understand that Re-former Ames
Rutter, of New Helland, has an opportu
nity te earn the rewards offered by his
friends of the Neic Era aud of the Cem
mittee of Seventy-two. If Mr. Rutter
knows of an East Eatl voter who voted in
New Helland, and of a Democrat who
voted at the Republican primary, why does
he net report them? Or, if he has re
ported them, why de net the New Era and
its committee prosecute the offenders and
give Re-former Rutter a chance for his
money ? Alas ! is Reform, like the
horn of KaufTman's heifer, " hollow, hoi
low, hollow."?
With Scnsenig and Sheriff High plow
ing with KaufTman's heifer in the cast
end, and Cameren and Quay running the
plowshare through the Independent coun
cils by harnessing up Charley Wlfe's
heifer, it is no wonder the Examiner is
emboldened te coolly invite the New Era
ever into the "party of Lincoln and Gar
field." Meanwhile there are a few Re
formers left, who have net yet subjected
" principle te personal ambition," aud are
anxiously waiting te see whether or net
the Neva Era will turn its evidence of
"political high treason " of the " blackest"
and " highest " form ever te the Com
mittee of Seventy-Twe te have the trai
tors tried by drum head court martial.and
shot at sunrise, or whether they are simply
te be drummed out of camp and their places
supplied by a fresh let of bummers and
return tinkers, who will shout themselves
hearse for reform and against ilicgal fees
until they get a chance te prostitute the
one and grab the ether
PERSONAL.
J. IIenuy Bkewx, the distinguished
ruiniature painter, of Philadelphia, to
gether with his wife and son, were iu town
yesterday and attended the funeral of Mis.
Edw. II. Brown.
William Williams, charge d'affaires
te Paraguay and Uruguay, took the oath
of office at the state department yesterday
and will te-day leave New Yerk for his
pest.
Mrs. Ella Balslev, of Springfield, Ills.,
daughter of Mr. Jehn Ilestcttcr, West
Chestnut street, this city, has come cast
te visit her parents and ether relatives
aud friends iu Lancaster.
Mr. Lewell has left "Dear Granville"
in the dark ns te the style in which the
president and his cabinet should be spoken
of in official discourse. "Dear Granville"
alludes te the "president and his ministers"
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Episcopal consecration of Bishop Eiatr.it,
the coadjutor of Archbishop Purcell, was
celebrated yesterday in the cathedral at
Cincinnati. A large number of clergymen
were present, aud many valuable presents
were made te the bishop.
By Cameren's orders and infiuence
Edwakd McPheksen is left. The secre
taryship of the Republican congressional
committee has been settled, although the
election has net yet been held. J). B.
Hexdeksen, of Dubuque, Iowa, is te have
the position. It is understood that he will
be the next member from the Dubuque
district, hut has pledged himself te give his
whole time te the work of the committee
aud will be in Washington all summer in
connection with his duties.
When Queen Victeria entered Londen
as a bride she wero a white bonnet which
conformed with the Parisian style of the
day. Te every new daughter-in-law she
has presented a facsimile of this white
bonnet aud the piece of headgear has been
worn by every one of them upon their en
trance te the metropolis. The grotcsquo gretcsquo grotcsque
ness of style may be fancied aud it is said
that all the daughters-in-law have looked
as miserable as widows riding in funeral
precessions when obliged te den the un
becoming bonnet.
The Cameren will case was called for
argument in the surpreme court yesterday.
This is an appeal of Jane Harrison nee
Cameren, from the decree of the orphans'
court of Union county refusing te grant
an issue te try the validity of the will of
the late William Cameren, admitted te
probate in September, 1877. The will was
made in 1S75, aud the estate onvelved ag
gregates about $1,500,000. The instrument
is contested by ene of the grandchildren
and a daughter of the decedent, upon the
ground of want of mental capacity and
undue influence.
TIJA1TOKH IN IUK KEfcOKM CAMP.
Conferences In Sensenis's Hack Oftice uuu
at iralrville.
New Era.
The editor of the Neie Era regrets that
indisposition serious enough te compel a
suspension of active editorial duties for
some days also compelled a postponement
of the consideration of certain methods by
which the people of the northern district
were cheated out of their choice for senator.
We are fully advised of the nature and do de
tails of the methods employed, from the
preliminary conferences held at Levi Seu
senig's "office," where the political high
treason was formulated, te the final con
ference held at Fairville en Friday
night. There was completed the do de
tails of the blackest piece of political high
treason ever known in our local politics
worse than seme ethers because the chief
actors laid higher claims te respectability
werac, because it was the highest form
of treason te the highest obligations of
political and personal friendship no less
than te the most solemn obligations of ii
dclity te principle which are supposed te
be net altogether extinct in the conscience
of the average American citizen, provided
he don't make his liviug out of Lancaster
county politics.
Subjecting Principle te Personal Ambition.
New Era.
It is said the Stalwarts are considering
the propriety of putting Chas.. S. Wolfe
en the "slate" as candidate forcengrcss-man-at-Iarge.
Their first meve was te propitiate by
weakening the Continental Independents.
They slated Senater Davis for the second
place en the ticket, and he was weak
enough te swallow the bait and smart
enough te keep away from all future meet
ings of the executive committee It was
understood that no member of that body
would accept a place en the slated ticket.
Senators Lee and Stewart authorized such
a statement te be made, aud they deserve
the respect of all men for their consist
ency. They could net afford te even seem
te be using an organization whose object
was reform for their own personal advan
tage. If Charley Wolfe, at this late day,
"falls by the way side," as Senater Davis
did early in his morning walk te the polit
ical Jericho, subjecting principle te per
sonal ambition, he may in time discover
that Lis heroic fight against corrupt solic
itation may have been made iu vain !
. A MNftlNG CALL.
FKOM THE INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENTS.
Against the Nomination or "Slated" Can
didates. The following call, addressed te the In
dependent Republicans of Pennsylvania,
has been issued by the executive commit
tee of the Citizens' Republican associa
tion of Pennsylvania :
At the conference of Independent Re
publicans held in Philadelphia en January
12, 183?, the following resolution was
adopted, te wit: "Resolved, That a con
vention be held en the 24th day of May,
1S82, for the purpose of placing in nemi
nation a full Independent Republican ticket
for the offices te be filled at the general
election next November."
In pursuance aud by the authority
of the above resolution, the state execu
tive committee appointed at the said con
ference request the Independent Republi
cans of each county of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania te send delegates te the
Independent convention of May 24th, the
basis of representation te be the same as
that fixed for senators and representatives
of the general assembly of Pennsylvania.
Should the convention of May 10th fail
te nominate as its candidates men, who,
in their character, antecedents and affilia
tions, are embodiments of the principles
of true Republicanism, free from the in
iquities of bossism ; and of an honest ad
ministration -of public affairs, froe from
the evils et the spoils system sucu nomi
nations or any ene such nomination
should be emphatically repudiated by the
Independent Republicans of Pennsylvania
in November next.
The simple adoption, by the Ilarrisburg
convention of May 10th, of resolutions of
plausible platitudes, while confessing the
existence of the evilB which we have strenu
ously opposed, and admitting the justice
of our position in opposing them, will net
satisfy the Independent Republicans of
this commonwealth. We are net battling
for the construction of platforms, but
for the overthrew of bossism and the evils
of the spoils system, which animated a
dcspicable assassin te deprive our loved
President Garlield of his life and our
country of its lricnd aud peacemaker.
The nomination of slated candidates by
machine methods, thereby tendiug te the
perpetuation of boss domination in our
commonwealth should never be ratified by
the Independent Republicans in conven
tion assembled or at the polls. Upen this
very vital point there should be he mistake
in the mind of any citizen of this state
The path of duty in this emergency leads
forward and net backward ; and forward un
til bossism and raachiucism, and Stalwart
ism aye, and Camcrenism are made te
give way te pure Republicanism. The peo
ple will net submit te temporizing or com
promising. We appeal te the Independent Republi
cans of Pennsylvania te take immediate
steps toward perfecting their operations in
each county and completing ihe selection
ef.delegates te the Independent stale con
vention. Use every exertion te secure the
choice as delegates of representative, cour
ageous men, who will net falter when the
time arrives te act, who will net desert
into the ranks of the enemy when the
final time of testing comes. Especially
sce te it that thcre shall net be chosen as
delegates any Pharisaical Independents,
who preach reform, yet blindly fellow
boss leadership at the crack of the master's
whip. Act quickly and act discreetly !
A state campaign committee of fifty,
comprising one member from each sena
torial district, has bcen formed, and any
one desiring te co operate with us in this
movement against the enemies of the
integrity of our state, who shall communi
cate with us, will be immediately referred
te the committeeman representing the
district in which he lives Wc urgently
invite a correspondence from the friends
of political independence from all sections
of the state.
Again we say te the Independent Re
publicans of Pennsylvania, in the interest
of justice and the commonwealth's honor
leave no stone unturned te vindicate the
rights of the people.
I. D. McKee, II. S. McNair,
Chairman. Charles W. Miller,
Warton Barker, Fi auk Willing Leach,
Jehn J. Pinkerton, Secretary.
Goerge E. Mapes,
Executive Committee.
Murder, Suicide and Fatallly.
Walter Beers, aged 21, seu of the cx cx
mayer of Phillipsburg, N. J., shot him
self through the head and died. Mrs.
Emma (Jehn hung herself with a clothes clethes clethes
line in Philadelphia. Nancy Henry, a
colored woman at Brown's Station, near
Selma, Ala , beat her 10-year-old seu till
he died. At Jalisco, Mcx., the authorities
caused a peer fellow named Amatillar te
be summarily shot by the military en sus
picion of stealing mules and it was subse
quently discovered that he was entirely
innocent. Charles Lord shot aud killed
his wife near Mount Ida, Montgomery
county, Arkansas ; in the daik
uess he mistook her for a pan
ther. Walter Holiday fatally shot
himself in Atlanta, Ga., because his sweet
heart, Maud Kinner, disregarded his re
quest that she shouldn't dauce any mere
at a quadrille party which they both at
tended. Andrew Murray and three mem
bers ei his family wcre burned te death
at Arthur, Ont., and the youngest surviv
ing child is net expected te recover. The
inhabitants of Aquebeguc, L. I. worked
all night in putting out the fire caused by
a spark from a locomotive which started
seme scrub oaks and devastated the entire
neighborhood.
State of the Weather.
The outlook for the crops in the north
western ntates and territories continues
favorable, notwithstanding the cold
weather, which has retarded farming opera
tions in many localities.
The wheat crop in Southern Ohie has
been damaged about ten par cent, by the
frosts, but in Northern Ohie very little
damage has been done.
Thcre was a heavy white frost through
out Central New Yerk en Tuesday night,
aud iu some places ice was formed en the
wayside peels. Plowed land was frozen
two inches deep. It is feared that much
damage has been done te budding fruits.
The floods in Manitoba continue, and
portions of Winnipeg and St. Boniface
are inundated, but it is hoped the floods
have reached their maximum.
The Indian Troubles.
The troops at Fert Washakie. Wveminar
territory, having been withdrawn for the
reinforcement of the troops in Arizona,
the women and children at the pest fear a
massacre by the Indians, and civilians are
arming for their protection. The Indians
have been greatly excited by the killing of
uapiain jacK, me uce.
News was received at Santa Fe en Tues
day night that a column of Mexican
troops had met and fought the Indians
Colonel Forsythe was pursning.killed 78 of
them, and took 33 prisoners.
It is reported that Captain Trescetr.
formerly of San Anten ia, Texas, had been
killed L-y the Indians in Arizona.
Liability or Hallways.
Judco Thayer yesterday refused te
grant a new trial in the case of Patrick
Kelly and wife vs. the Hestonville, Man
tua & Fairmennt railway company, a ver
dict of $2,500 having been rendered for the
plaintiffs, whose son was killed by a car of
the defendant, by falling under the wheels
from the front platform while the car was
in motion. The judge held that it was
the duty of the servants of a passenger
railway company te prevent children "of
tender years from getting en or riding en
the unenclosed front platform of a car,
whether the child has paid for a passage
or is riding gratuitously.
avuelesale poisoning.
Attempt te Murder Hearding Heuse In
mates.
In Pittsburg, nine inmates of a bearding
heuse were poisoned. Nelteu Fry, a
boarder at the heuse of Mrs. Mary Robin
son, purchased poison and gave it te Julia
Watkins, a domestic, with instruction te
mix it in dough. Wheu the inma'cs
partook of fresh bread all of them became
sick, aud it is feared ene or two may net
survive. The persons poisoned are Addi
son and Geerge Lemax, Dalney Meffin,
Ada Wilsen, Jane Simpsen. Mrs. Rey
nolds and three children. Julia Watkins
has been arrested. She denies having
anything te de with the poisoning. Fry
has lied.
Sees Through It.
New Yerk Times, IScp.
In spite of all the beautiful sentiments
about the public service and the premises
for the hereafter " contained in the con
ference agreement, Cameren will contiuue
his held en Federal appointments and his
power ever the Pennsylvania machine.
Thcre will be "harmony," se far as
organization is concerned perhaps ; there
may even be a sufficient degree of unity in
the rank and file te carry the next election,
but the " machine " will net be over
thrown aud the power of the " boss " will
net be broken. What, then, will the in
dependent movement of two years' growth
have accomplished ?
A May Pole en Ice.
The employees of the Jersey mills,, at
Bc-atice, Can. .planted a May-pole en the ice
en a pond at the establishment of Mr. Leuis
Gendreau, ou the 1st instant. The ice, at
that date, held geed en the whole Chan
dicru river.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CAPTUltKD TUIKF.
Ills Operations in Ilarrisburg.
The robberies committed at Harrisburg
by the man who was captured in Fen Der
smith's yard by Watchman Shubroeks,
took place en Sunday night, and the thief
must have come ou here uext day. At
Ilarrisburg the first place entered was Mr.
Fred. Blessing's, 108 Seuth street. The
thief gained entrance by opening the back
deer with a skeleton key. A thorough
search was made of the different rooms
and bureau drawers, but nothing of value
taken but the pants aud vest of Mr. Bless
ing. Thcse were carried down stairs and
the contents of the pockets appropriated,
including $G in money and the Cruik
shank geld watch aud chain. His
second robbery was committed at the
nw heuse of Mr. Jehn T. Ensminger, cor
ner Chestnut and Second streets. Little
tronble was experienced in gaining admit
tance, as the back deer opening ou Chest
nut street is protected only by a heavy
piece of canvass. About five o'clock in the
morning Mrs. Ensminger aweke te find a
man busily engaged iu overhauling the
contents of her husband's pockets. As
seen as discovered the thief retreated tak
ing the vest with him, running down
Chestnut te Frent, from which he
turned into Mulberry. As he pass
ed along he quietly secured every
thing of value in the pockets. lie
was seen by several persons as he went
down Frent street, but no ene attempted
te capture him. Disabled as Mr. Ens
minger was it was impesiblc for him te de
anything iu the way of following the
thief. About $1,000 iu money was sccro sccre
tcd in the room which the early visitor
overlooked.
Frederick Blessing, of Ilarrisburg, whose
watch was found en the man here, arrived
in town en the day express last night and
after identifying the watch it was given te
him. J. Herace McFarland, of Ilarrisburg,
telegraphed te-day for an accurate descrip
tion of the ether watch, which he thinks
was stolen from him ou Thursday last.
THIS DOCTOliS IN HUSSION.
Liver Complaint and Strangulated Ilernla
Discussed Ne Epidemics lu tiie County.
The Lancaster County Medical society
met statedly in G. A. R. hall yesterday
afternoon. The following named members
were present : Dr. J. H. Musscr, presi
dent ; Dr. Wm. Blackwood, secretary ;
Drs. J. L. Atlee, J. L. Atloe, jr., Albright,
Bean, Black, Brobst, Carpenter, Crair,
Compten, Charles, Cetterell, Dunlap,
Deaver, M. L. Davis, Dillman, Ehler,
Foreman. A. J. Heir, B. F. Herr, Hertz,
Hcrshey, Kay, Kendig, Keneagy, Liuca
weaver, Livingston, Lightncr, Lcanian, F.
M. Musscr, Miller, McCaa, Roebuck.
Reamsnyder, Reland, D. II. Shcnk, J. H.
Shenk, Shirk, A. II. Smith, Shadier, Scn
senig, Trabcrt, Thompson, Trickier, Ur
ban, Ventz, Welchcns, and Zieglcr.
Dr. Trabcrt read an interesting and in
structive paper en "Diseases of the
Liver." Dr. Foreman read a paper en
"Strangulated Hernia," a subject that has
largely engaged the consideration of the
profession in this vicinity for some time
past. Dr. Feieniau's paper formed the
principal topic of discussion at the session
yesterday.
Dr. luaddcus Kehier was elected a
member of the society, aud several ether
gentlemen wcre proposed for member
ship. Reports from different sections of the
county show that thcre are no epidemics,
but that there are a great many eases of
influenza.
Attention was called te the fact that the
State Medical society is te meet in Titus
ville en the 10th inst., aud many mem
bers present signified their intention of
attending its sessions.
SLIGHT FIKK.
The inquirer Building Again in Danger.
Last night about 9 o'clock the incen
diary applied his torch te the large frame
building en the premises of Peter Weber,
adjoining the Iuquirer building. The frame
building has heretofore been occupied by
J. M. Keipcr, furniture dealer, as a ware
room and furniture factory, but within a
few days past that gentleman has been
remeviug his goods te mere secure quar
ters, and by last evening he had removed
everything except about $200 worth of
burlaps.
The incendiary appears te have
applied his match through a win
dow in the west cud of the building
in winch was scattered a quantity of fine
sbavh'gs, such as arc used in packing fur
niture. These readily ignited and seen
niade a bright blaze, which was discovered
by Mrs. Keipcr before it had made much
progress. She gave an alarm at ouce ; the
firemen were seen en baud and the fire
was put out befere much damage was
done. Twenty dollars will cover the less
te the building. Mr. Kciper get out nearly
all his burlaps uninjured. His less also is
light, Leth the building aud contents are
insured.
The old frame buildinir appears te be
fire proof. It has been set en fire two or
thne times befere, aud, during the great
Inquirer fire, a few months age, it was the
only building in the vicinity that escaped
unscathed, though it stands but a few reds
away from the immense structure destroy
ed en that occasion and within a few feet
of the new one new in course of ciostien.
Surprise Party.
Yesterday Mrs. Jehn Wcrtz, of East
Fulton street, attained her 50th year, and
her relatives celebrated the epoch by a
surprise party. Her three daughters and
eleven grandchildren were present, to
gether with ether members of the family,'
and a very pleasant reunion was the insult
CITY G0YEKMENT.
MEETING OF COUNCILS LAST NIGHT.
Our New City Fathers In a Talking Ilumer--Tncy
GIre the Street Commissioner
LeU of WerK and Pass the Ap
propriation ittll.
The May meeting of city councils was
held last night with a full attendance en
both sides-of the house. The new city
fathers were full of pent-up patriotism,
and talked all around subjects with an ease
and facility that prolonged the proceed
ings until ten o'clock.
Select Council.
Present : Messrs. Baldwin, Bitner,
Brown, Evans, Wise, Wolf, Zecher
and Bergcr, president.
The monthly report of the city treasurer
aud receiver of taxes was presented, show
ing last month's receipts te be $10,547.10 ;
payments $4,24C42 ; balance iu treasury
$0,300.77
The reports of the street committee,
water committee aud finance committee
for the month of April were read. They
contain no facts of importance net hereto
fore made public.
lhc lollewmg petitions wcre presented
and referred : Te repair West Grant street
between Market and Prince stieeU ; for
guttering West Chestuut street between
Prince aud Ncvin streets, and for cross
ings at Pine and Ncvin ; petition for
crossing en Rockland street, north of Mid
dle street.
A communication from the mayor an
nouncing the suspension for GO days of
Constable Jehn McDevitt, of the Fourth
ward, and appointing in his stead en the
police force Gcerge Gcnsemer, was read,
and the action of the mayor approved.
Mr. Evans presented an ordinance pro
viding that a discount of 3 per cent, shall
be allowed te all taxpayers who pay their
city tax en or before the 1st of July,
and a penalty of six per cent, added te all
remaining unpaid by the 1st of Septem
ber. TIu Appropriation Hill 1'aw.ieil.
The ordinance appropriating the city
moneys for the fiscal year commencing
June 1st, ISSw, was taken up and read a
second aud third time and passed, all the
members voting for it except Mr. Wise.
It is as fellows :
An erdinandi appropriating the public,
moneys of tue City et Lancaster te the several
departments thereof, ler the lisi.nl year com
mencing en the llrsl day ef.Innc, A. I lSSi:
Sia-rtex 1. lie iterda'iiet by the Select und
Common Councils et the citv et Lancaster:
That the sum of one hundred tuul lltty-ei;ht
thousand one hundred ilellarn. lie and the
same ia especially appropriated te the hcvctal
objects hereinafter named, for the fiscal year,
commencing en the lirst dayet June, A. I.
18S2 :
Sec. 2. Te pay Interest en Leans, in
cluding Sinking Fund - :y,'r;i ()
Te pay principal en Leans, as requir
ed by law ll.SOOOti
Te pay State Tax en Leans - '.'.ST.". OK
Te pay Deficiencies in Lamp (?1, Ilk))
Water ($l,iKnn and Street Depart
ments ($1,500) te June I. IS;:2 - - :;,( in)
Te pay for Street Dannies - - c.muhki
Te pay Kepairs or Streets - - 8,0e mi
Te pay for Grading, Guttering and
MucadamlzitiK Streets - - - 7,0)e en
TepayWa'er Works general - - 10,000 oe
Te pay ter Laying Water IMpes S.ihki co
Te pay ler Salaries .70O en
Te pay ler Police and Turnkey - '.,! 00
Te pay for Lighting City - - - 12.0M
Te pay ler Lamps and Pests - - 730 00
Te pay ter Anpaiatits, Horses, lieuts.
Ac, fei- Fire Department - - 1C,0iK m
Te pav forhalarieset Engineers, Driv
ers, Ac., rei-Kire Department - 5,U :
Abatement for prompt payment et
City Tax S.IMI
Abatement ter prompt payment of
Water Kent-) 1,-lne '
I'crccntage of Collection of Arrearage
of City Tax Toe in
Contingencies ..... e.llG (Ml
Mr. Evans presented the following ordi
nance for the appointment of a clerk te
the Mayer.
A Cleric ter the Mayer.
Whereas, The clerical work of the mayor's
oilice has become se heavy that at times it ab
sorbs the whole et thu mayor's time te the ex
clusion of proper attention te ether important
duties, and
Whereas. The business of the committees
net new provided with clerks renders it nee
esaary thatspecial clerks be assigned them, at
an estimated annual cost urcnter than the ex
pense efa clerlftn the mayor, who would pr pr
lerm all the duties et clerk te the committees
hereinafter named, and
WnKREAS, The necessity of one el the police
officers being en duty at the mayor's office
during the day deprives the ward te which the
officer belongs et his attention for the time he
is en duty at the mayor's office, thcreleru
Ue1it enacted by the Select and Common
Councils of the City of Lancaster, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same.
Section I. That trem and atlcr the passage et
this ordinance, the mayor of the City et Lan
caster shall have uewer te appoint one person
as clerk, whese datv it shall be te de all such
clerical wrk as may he required et him hy
the eatu mayor.
Sec. 2. That the said mayor's clerk shall ev
oillcie be clerk of all committees net provided
with clerks hy existing law, such as thu
Lamp. Police, Fire Engine and Hese, Prep
erty, rrinung and stationery, and Jsiieiiauan,
JHcf.veynnd ueynenm reitet committees, and
et allether special committees which maybe
Ufrem time te time appointed hy authority et
councils.
See. ::. That the said clerk shall be sworn
in by the mayor as ene of the police force et
the City of Lancaster, with full police powers
and pcrlerm such police duty us lu: may he
directed.
?ec. I. That the said officer shall receive ter
all the duties assigned and contemplated hy
Sections 1, 2 and;; of this ordinance, six hun
dred dollars per annum, payable in monthly
payments of titty dollars each.
Sec. 5. All ordinances or resolution or
parts of eidinancrs nr resolutions inconsist
ent uitli this ertliuar.ee are hereby repeahd.
The clerk of select council being intto intte
duced announced that the president of
common council had appointed Messrs.
Cochran and Diukclbcrg members of
the spceial commtttce for inquiring into
the purchase) of harness and ether supplies
for the use of ihe fire department. The
president of select council appointed
Messers. Zcchcr and Ilitucr members of
said committee.
Common Council.
The following named members were
present :
Messrs. Albiight, Buchanan, Cochran,
Cormeny, Cox, Dinkclbcrg, Eaby, Everts,
Geedman, Hartley, Huber, Hurst, Mc
Killips, McLaughlin, Middleteu, Moere,
Power, Beith, Rcmlcy, Kiddle, Schectz,
Schum, Skccn, Smeych, Trost, Davis,
president.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
President Davis announced te the com cem com
mittce en investigation of the operations
of the committee en the reorganization of
the firedepartment called for by Mr. Cech
ran's resolution at last meeting, Messrs.
Cochran and Dinkclbcrg en the part of
common council.
Werk Fer tiie Cuininitt-cs.
The following petitions were presented :
By Mr. Keith : Fer a sidewalk en Grant
street, from Water te Market. Referred
te the street committee.
By Mr. Smeych : Fer better supply of
water ou Freiberg street, from Ann te
Lew. Referred te the water committee
with power te act.
By Mr. Hurst : Fer new gutter en west
side of Plum street, from East King te
Orange. Itefcrrcd te street committee
with power te act.
By Mr. KcKiilips : Fer gutters en West
Chestnut and West Walnut streets, from
Ncvin te Pine. Keferrcd te the street
cemmittee with power te act.
By Mr. Cox : Fer repair of crossings at
Duke and Miilliu streets. Referred te the
street commissioner with instructions te
de the work immediately.
By Mr. Cox : For.cressingovcr Rockland
street from north side of Middle, which
was referred te the street committee
with power te act, after a motion by Mr.
Cox directing the street commissioner te
de the work forthwith had been voted
down.
By Mr. Buchanan : Fer three lamps en
College aventie north of James street aud
also ene in front of Franklin & 3Iar
shall college Referred te the lamp com
mittee with power te act.
By Mr. Albright : Fer the construction
of a twelve-inch sewer from a private
alley te connect with the Chestnut street
sewer ; two of the petitioners, Messrs.
Peter McConemvand Edward Barr, agree
ing te pay 75 and $23 respectively of the
necessary expense.
By Mr. Schum : Fer rcnaira of sewnr in
Seuth Water street, which was represented
as being in an altogether bad way by rea
son of junction with another sewer that
carried all the frith from the eastern sec
tion of the city, thereby endangering the
health of residents of the lower end of
Water street. Referred te the street com cem cem
mitteo with instructions te have the work
done.
By Mr. 3IcLaughliu : Fer guttering of
North Lime street, from James te Fred
crick. Referred te street cotumittee with
instructions te have the work deue.
By Mr. Riddle : Calling for plans aud
specifications from the city regulator look
ing te the construction of a sewer in the
northern section of the city following the
course of the "run." Referred te the
city regulator with instructions te report
some plau in aecnrdauce with the petition.
Mr. Cox presented au anonymous com
munication suggesting that the drivers
and horses of the new fire department be
used for sprinkling the streets ; also the
erection of alarm boxes at the poerhouso,
water works and watch factory.
3Ir. Power presented a communication
from the city rcguLiter urging the necessity
of having completed the plan of the north
crn section of the city, which was referred
te the street cemmittee with instructions te
employ suitable persons te make three
copies of the plau.
Mr. Trost offered a resolution that the
committee en fire engines and hese be di
rected te locate an cngiue in the western
section of the city, which was referred te
said cemmittee with power te act.
Mr. Geedman ettered a resolution au
thorizing the mayor te draw his warrant
for the balance of the appropriation due
the volunteer fire companies amount ing te
eight months pay. proportioned te total
appropriation for last fiscal year. It was
referred te the city solicitor with inst rue J
tiens te report te councils.
Tbe Fire Department.
Councils then proceeded te the consider
ation of the following resolution offered
by Mr. Cox at the last meeting : '
"lieselced, By the select and common
council that the chief engineer of the new
fire department be required at our next
stated meeting, held iu May, te furnish
councils with a detailed statement of the
contracts entered into, and all the ex
penses incurred by the cemmittee en reor
ganization of the new fire department.
" Alse with the cxpeiif.es incurred since
the said committee has been out of exist -encc.
"Aud further, that the said chief en
gineer be required te contiuue te furnish
councils with a monthly detailed .statement
of all the expenses.
"And further, that the regular commit
tee en fire engines and hese be authorized
te make all the necessary repairs and im
provements required te perfect the new
department.
"And further, that the regular fire com
mittce, after carefully considering the
matter, be authorized te employ the men
and horses in the new fire department in
sprinkling the streets and doing work,
such as hauling, &c, for the street com
missioner. " And cemmittee appointed ia author
ized te procure thu nccc.:sary articles,
such as street sprinklers, carts, wagons,
ice, that may be requited ler such
work.
"The men employed in the new depart
ment doing such kind of work for the city
be compensatcd extra per day.
"The chief engineer be required te keep
au account of their time and report each
month te regular fire committee."
Mr. Cox moved the adoption of the re
solution antl had read a communication
from the chairman of the fire committee
of Easten council detailing the mode of
operation in the lire department of that -
town. '
Mr. Riddle speke iu favor of the resolu
tion, and stated that he had recently been
iu Easten, aud noticing thu manner in
which the department was run thcre, he
found that quite a revenue was created
by employing the men and Iier.ves in
spriukliug streets and doing similar work.
Mr Hurst lcminded council that the
city has already entered into a contract
with Mr. Herr for the ti:-e of the city water
for the sprinkling of tin: streets for the
current year.
The resolution was taken up, considered
section by section, and adopted after a
vast amount of irrelevant talk, misunder
standings, reconsideratiens, etc., iu which
the ceuncilmcn piled various amendments
and substitutes upon the exhausted chair
man that served te make the proceedings
quite iuteresting.net te say boisterous, for
about half an hour or se. The only im
portant amendment made te the reso
lution as printed above was that
the monthly report of the chief engineer
shall be made te the fire committee in
stead of te councils ; that the prevision te
employ the men aud horses in sprinkling
the street was .'tri -ken out, and that all
necessary supplies be procured by contract
publicly admtised. It was further ic
solved that the tiie committee, after de
ciding te employ the uieu and horses in
hauling, etc., report te councils the articles
required and the cost thereof ; also extra
compensation te be paid the employees.
3Ir. Cox submitted the report of the
chief engineer of the lire dcpartmeuteallcd
for in the above resolution, showing the
cost, of starting the new department. The
total amount was $2l,SI8, which includes
the purchase of horses, harness, hose
carts, bedding and various ether material,
and of the Gamewell alarm, the salaries of
the men, the cost of alterations of the sev
eral engine houses, tbe lease of the en
gines and the lease aud alteration of the
truck ; the purchase of the Sun steamer
for $1,500, which will net be due for ene
year, and all the feed which has been re
quired up te the present time. The re- k
pert was referred te the committee en lire
engine and hose companies.
After concurring in the various matters
transmitted from select council, which
will be found detailed in the report of the
procecdingsefth.it body, common council
after a protracted session adjourned.
A J'oer .Family.
Thcre is a very destitute family at 500
I 'caver street It consists of Mrs. Sarah
J.SeipIe and two young children, the
father aud husband being dcadacotiple
of years. Mrs. Seiple is very sick with
consumption and may die at any moment.
Thcre is nothing iu the heuse te eat and
they de net have the ether nccccssarics of
life. The neighbors have been assisting
tin: family for seme time.
l'assed Through.
This morning the shcrifl of Yerk county,
accompanied by several deputies, passed
through this city en their way te Philadel
phia. They had charge of four piiseners
who had been sentenced te terms in the
Eastern penitentiary for from one te eight
years.
Excursion te Keadlng.
Large pesters have been put up in this
city announcing that excursion tickets will
be issued next Tuesday by the Reading
read, and people of this city will be en
abled te go te that city at low rates aud
see Barnura'sshew.
Exalting In Rourerateurii ttni.
Columbia Cen rant.
After a hard-fought battle Jehn 31.
Stchman has been nominated for state
senator, and he exclaims, Gleria in excel'
sis Dee, el in terra pax heminibus bnmr. vol vel
untatis. Court.
Court will meet en Saturday morning
when current business will be transacted
and some decisions in license cases will
likely be given.
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