LASC ASTER DAILY INTEUJaENCEE, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1882..
Lancaster JriucHfgnicer.
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1883.
Tke Auditors' Report.
The county auditors have justified the
expectations which were based on the
long, patient and impartial investigation
of the affairs of the county, which they
have, apparently, been making for sev
eral months past. Their report, though
not as long as may have been expected,
is the result of a searching inquiry .into,
many abuses prevailing in the local ad
ministration of public affairs. It goes
to the root of many of them and. is
therefore the most important official
document which has been placed upon
the local lecords for many years.
From time to time the Intelligev
cei: has published reports of this invei
tigation, and of tho methodrby whic'i
the auditors were reaching their conclu
sions. In the wisdom and justice of
those conclusions the great body of tax
payers and honest citizens will acquiesce
The auditors might have gone further
and not risked condemnation from any
source worthy of respect.
The iniquitous modes by which magis
trates and constables have increased
their business and their fees, to the
great scandal of good order and honest
administration, is familiar to our read
ers, and the auditors have footed up the
losses to the county from these irregu
larities and illegalities at $9,497.7o. All
of this having been paid out with the
approval of the solicitor, the law officer
of the county, for whose appointment the
commissioners are not responsible, they,
of course, could not be surcharged with
it, but as fraud vitiates everything con
taminated by it, the auditors very
properly suggest that the proper author
ities the present county commissioners
exhaust all the proper appliances of
civil and criminal law to redress the
wrongs aud recover the rights of the
county in this direction.
Especially gratifying to the Intelli
gen'ckk aud to every honest man must
be the bold surgery of the auditors in re
gard to the big bill of McMelleu for re
arranging the papers in the prothono
tary's ollice. Ho was paid SI ,800 by
Coble and Bushong, upon the recom
mendation of Judges Livingston and
PalU-rson attached to his bill, that he
leceive " very liberal compensation."
The views of the auditors as to what is
very liberal compensation are just $800
below those of McMelleu and the judges.
And they are still high enough.
The impudent grab of $211.30 from the
county treasury for blanks furnished to
the quarter sessions office is rebuked by
the surcharge of this entire amount
upon Coble and Bushong, who are re
sonsible for its payment. This job and
the balance that appears to be still due
from Urban from a forfeited recogni
zance paid into his hands exhibit that re
former in his true light ; aud they desig
nate him as a peculiarly fit person to
act as bulldozer in chief of theltepubii
can county committee. If UiftJVctc Era
can produce its long-promised and
never-published "judicial decision " to
sustain his raid on the county treasury,
now is the time for it to print it. It
may relieve its friends Urban, Coble,
Bushong and Judge Livingston from
embarrassment by letting that decision
see the light of day.
As Commissioner Montgomery took
no part in these payments, and indeed
aided the Ixtellioexcer in exposing
the enormity of them, he is properly ex
onerated from this surcharge ; but he is
joined with his colleagues in responsi
bility for certain other payments, most
ly of coroner's physicians' fees, amount
ing to $403.75, and if it shall appear that
in these payments, for services never
performed, the three commissioners were
alike culpable or careless, it will be a
salutary example to have them held ac
countable for them with equal strict
iiess.
The auditors find an unexplained de
ficiency of over eleven hundred dollars
in the accounts of the late B. F. Cox,
superintendent of the county hospital,
and intimate that it may be greater.
The fish pot destruction and the " dis
missed cases" business receive due at
tention. The big bills of the jury com
missioners are severely criticised, but
the auditors come to a very ill-considered
conclusion in the recommendation that
the selection of jurors should be made
by the county commissioners. The Lord
deliver us from having such men as Chris
Coble audlke Bushong select our jurors I
The charges of this report become
liens at once against 'the parties. sur
charged. They have sixty days for ap
peal. If they do not appeal execution
can be issued to recover the judgments
for the county. If they do appeal and
issues are to be framed it may be taken
for granted that our own judges will take
no part in the adjudication of thoMc
Mellen bill, atleast,as they had previously
appended to it their recommendation of
" very reasonable compensation,' nor
will Judge Livingston be very likely to
have anything more to do with the Urban-Barnes
bill which. Urban says, the
judge told Bushong he would "make no
mistake" in paying.
This morning we read, a telegram
from Egypt befpre seven, o'clock that
was sent thence dated at that hour, an
nouncing the bombardment of Alexan
dria by the English fleet ; and the tele
gram was sent from London under date
of 6 a. m., a striking illustration of the
wonders of electric communication. The
difference in time made it apparently
possible to receive news of "an event in a
far distant country before it had oc
curred. What would people a ,few years
ago have thought W thaprophecy of
such a thing if it had been made to
them ? Has time any like wonder in
store for our descendants ? It is hard to
imagiue one that could be equally great.
.Ii'dge Patterson may thank his'
lucky stars that an intelligent and hon
est board of auditors did not sit on the
bill paid by the county for printing his
paper book in the Steinman-Hensel dis
barment case. Had it been so scruti
nized it would have been as summarily
rejected as a proposition that the county
should pay a judge's beef or tailor bill.
The auditors of last j ear were " s'mother
year " reformers.
Jut Belief Demised.
The tariff that will protect our industri
al industries is not one that will pamper
them ; and Congress should not adjourn
without reducing the scandalously high
duty upon Bessemer rails. As we have
often shown and as all intelligent men
know, Bessemer steel is produced at a
less cost than wrought iron, and no rea
son exists why it should have a greater
duty levied for its protection. The pro
position of the Republican members to
.reduce the duty to twenty dollara,
'does, not go far enough ; it should
be lowered to eleven dollars at least.
The rail. manufactories in this country,
by reason of their saperior plant and
skill in manufacture, can make their
product as cheaply as it is made in Eng
land, and really need no greater rate of
duty than is put upon pig iron ; and cer
tainly should be content with that laid
on wrought iron. They make a mistake
in demanding more. The advocates of
protection make it justly odious when
they demand a tax upon the consumer
that our industrial interests do not really
need. Adequate protection, which is
just the sum needed to keep our mills
working at a fair profit, would be so
light a tax that it would not be resisted
in view of 'the important Industries it
keeps in motion; but the legislation
which puts great profits into the manu
facturer's hands is manifestly unfair and
indefensible ; and the manufacturers who
demand it are as foolish as he who killed
the goose that laid him golden eggs ; for
they will stir up a well founded hostility
to protective duties that may closo their
mills entirely. The Bessemer manufac
ture is a monopoly whose course does not
recommend it to public favor and against
its unjust exactions the country should
be promptly relieved.
The State Chairmanship.
The Democratic state candidates meet
in Philadelphia this afternoon, in con
junction with Mr. Dallas, chairman of
the state convention, to select a chair
man for the party organization in the
present campaign. Those to whom this
selection is confided arc gentlemen of
such high character and ample informa
tion that they may bo trusted to make
a wise appointment, in which the entire
party of the state can heartily acquiesce.
While they have,no doubt,had much ad
vice and perhaps some importunity in
regard to the proier discharge of their
duties, they are perfectly free to come to
a conclusion regardless of personal con
siderations or the shrieks of locality; and
the party expects that of them. Mr. Pat
tisou and his more immediate friends are
understood to favor the appointment of
a Philadelphian, aud. if that is agreed
upou, the place will doubtless be conced
ed to Mr. John 11. Read, and he is a gen
tleman admirably qualified for the post.
His choice would give entire satisfac
tion to the party. But if it is deemed
wiser by the majority of the candidates
as it seems to be the preponderating
sentiment of the country Democracy
that the head of the organization should
not be taken from Philadelphia, Mr.
Pattison's friends will no doubt ac
quiesce cordially in this view, and join
with the other appointing powers in se
lecting some Democrat outside of the
city whose election will be generally ac
ceptable. In that event Mr. Bogert,the
present efficient chairman, will bo the
most conspicuous name suggested, and
there are mauy good reasons for his re
tention in a position which he has filled
with energy, fairness and ability. Mr. Pat
tisou"s views will of course have greater
consideration than those of any other
candidate, and they will be represented
in the council by his own and Mr. Dal
las' vote. If it should be deemed expe
dient to select the chairman outside of
Philadelphia aud the Philadelphians do
not favor Mr. Bogert's retention, then
the choice may fall on some other person
than Mr. Bogert or Mr. Read ; and in
that event the place will have to seek
the man there is certainly no one seek
ing it ; and this is as it should be.
We have tho very best authority for
saying that the reported interview with
Judgo Black at Chicago in which he is
aid to have predicted the nominations of
Hancock and Blaine in 1894 is a fabrica
tion. Xo such interview took place ; no
such opinion was expressed. .
Tin: accounts concerning the guberna
torial contest in Georgia are conflicting.
,The Atlanta Constitution, which is eugi
nceriug the canvass of Mr. Stophens,claims
that he will have a two-third vote in tho
convention, and that a majority of tho
delegates are in favor of abolishing the
rule making a two-third vote necessary to
nominate. This is denied,' h&wever, by
tho Macon Telegraph and Messenger, which
loads the opposition to StephonB. It as
serts that the two-third rulo will not be
abolished, and that Mr. Stephens's nomi
nation under it is an impossibility, as he
will have only a few more instructed del
egates than his rival Bacon.
, Mn. Bjounstern Bjoknson, the Nor
wegian novelist, points out that the. union
between Norway and Sweden is purely a
personal one, consisting sololy in the joint
possession of a single king, and that the
union jack in the corner of the national
flags of both countries, which otherwise
are entirely distinct, contribute.1-, to a
geucral misunderstanding of their pecu
liar relations. For this reason a steadily
increasing paity in Norway has ' made it
an object to obtain tho removal of the
union from the Hag, 'believing It more im
portant that the flag should indisputably
anuounco our independence i as a people
than that it announces our uuion with
Sweden."
Nat McKav, the ship-builder, has writ
ten an open letter to ex Secretary of tho
Navy Robeson, severely denouncing the
latter for statements made in tho House
of Representatives relating to the unfinish
ed ironclads. lie declares that ho spent
over $30,000 in i tho courts of Philadelphia,
all for having connection with the navy
department wliilcr Robeson was at the
head df it. He quotes a letter from Robe
son to himself, written April 29, 1879, in
which tho cx-secretary says he knows of
no one to whom ho would sooner apply, or
with greater certainty of having his wants
supplied, and warmly adds that "any
nation or corporation needing tho services
of an energetic and capable man to con
duct a great public work can commit so
error by securing you" (McKay). The
irate contractor then goes on to quote fig
ures and facts which seem to demonstrate
that a largo reduction CouM have been
made in the appropriation for building
the vessels ; he gives the prices of mater
ial and says Robeson can only storm and
rave over them He tells the secretary he
must throw aside bis pet contracts of the
3d of March, which he declares were made
without warrant of law, and makes the
significent promise that he may take future
occasion to criticise Robeson's acts in the
navy department. The controversy be
tween the former naval chief and the con
tractor grows interesting to the outside
public.
The New York Sun publishes a list of
the thirty-two employees of the Indian
training school at Carlisle, all of whom
have received a copy of Mr. Chairman
Hubbell's invitation to aid in the election
of a Republican Congress by a "volun
tary subscription" of two per cent, of their
meagro salaries. The names of the em
ployees are given with a detail that does
not leave any room for doubt as to the
accuracy of the information furnished. It
constitutes somo mighty interesting read
ing, and au examination of tho list and
of the amounts assessed against each
shows Mr. Hubbell to be a person of fine
discrimination that beams out brightly in
the midst of the broad comprehensive
ness that characterizes this document.
Frinstance, Capt. Pratt, the head of the
institution and tho loading exponent of the
work of educating tho Indian, is requested
to "voluntarily contribute" the sum of
$20. while in conformity with the fitness
of things George Foulk, tho hostler, is not
expected to subscribe mora than $0. The
silver-haired matron, tho vouerable nurse,
the blooming school marms, tho sturdy
farmers and the day laborer come in for a
share of " Dear Hubbell's" attention, and
the mathematical accuracy with which he
gauges the amount at .two per cent.of each
of their salaries is not tho least reinarka
able feature of this most comprehensive
levy. Tho total amount of tho "sub
scription " from the Indian teachers is
$338.50 aud one of the "subscribers " is
au Indian who carries the euphonious
cognomen of Etadhleuh Doanmoo.
Some of tho members of the Union
Leaguo in Philadelphia are said to bo
greatly disgusted at their failure to securo
tho appointment of a friend to a federal
office, owing to Senator Cameron's opposi
tion; they havo openly declared thoy
will not tako any further interest in poli
tics, and that if Mr. Cameron wants any.
ono to help him elect his ticket ho will
havo to go elsewhere than to the Loague.
Among the lukewarm aro such old time
Stalwarts as Edwin II. Fitler, the Ben
sons, the Cramps aud dozens of others.
Tho Benson family contributed $10,000
towards Garfiold's election. Tho opposi
tion of tho Cramps arises from a cause
that will give General Beaver considerable
trouble during tho campaign. Beaver
was in command of tho soldiers at Altoona
during the labor riots of 1877, and a
young member of the Cramp family was
pretty roughly handled by the mob. His
appeal to Beaver fur protection was met
with remarks that Cramp and his com
panions have never forgiven nor forgotten;
and now when Bcavor is in want of the
powerful support which tho Cramps could
give him if they wanted to, he is apt to
regret the uncalled-for language on that
occasion. Mr. Cameron's field marshal
is said to be making red headed and hope
ful efforts to gain admission into tho
League to counteract tho spirit of dissatis
faction that undoubtedly pervades that
influential organization. Cooper just now
is on tho outside, while McMichael,who is
ou the Independent ticket as a candidate
for congresstnuu-at-large, is making the
best kind of use of his position as a mem
ber to still further spread tho seed of dis
content that has sprung up against Cam
eron. V PERSONAL.
PuiKCK Bismarck has of late taken to
wearing spectacles, a habit by which his
looks are by no means improved.
Judge McCandiess, of Pittsburgh,
bequeathed to his daughter tho watch
presented to him by the register in bank
ruptcy of that district, and to his Ron the
silver urn presented him by tho bar of
Pittsburgh.
William Thaw, a promiueut Pitts
burgher, president of tho Pennsylvania
company and one of the vice presidents of
the Pennsylvania railroad company, who
is widely known in railroad and bnsiness
circles, is lying dangerously ill at his resi
dence and fears aro entertained of his re
covery. MAnxoN FisQF.ii's grave at Williams
port, Penn., was profusely decorated with
flowers last Sunday by all the widows of
that eity, to whom Mr. Fisher bequeathed
$83,000, tho interest of which sum is divid
ed annually among them, irrespective of
race or religion, in proportion to the num
ber of children each one has.
Prince Bismarck will, during his stay
at Varzin, attend to neither official
nor semi-official business, and will
not oven read any documents relating
thereto. At tho same time he receives
daily dispatches concorning the Egyptian
imbroglioconfers occasionally with envoys
from the East, and, it is believed by many
inspired theSultau to bestow upon the re
bellious Arabi tho Imperial order of Med
jidie. W. H. Sanders, one of Allegheny
county's jury commissioners who, in
company with three Fifth ward roughs,
raided a Chinaman's laundry and robbed
the celestial, about three weeks ago, has
beon convicted of tho crime in the crim
inal court and by a jury whose names he
had placed in the wheel during his term
of office. Ho will bo sentenced on Satur
day. Mr. A. M. Brown, of Pittsburgh, says:
"Conditions have changed greatly since
my namo was presented to the convention.
Then I was assured by many of the strong
est Independents that my nomination
would be ratified by them. Now they
have a candidate acceptable to them.
Again, my personal friends among tho
Democrats in Western Pennsylvania had
beon most generous in their assurances of
support. They also have a candidate of
their own, an estimable man, and I am
not sure that I would now get their sup
port." The Gettysburg Encampment.
The committee of fourteen, recently ap
pointed by George H. Thomas Post 84, to
make arrangements for an excursion to the
annual encampment at Gettysburg, met
last evening at D. P. Rosenmiller's office
and organized by the appointment of R.
A. Smith as chairman. D. M. Moore trea
surer, and A. F. Shenck, esq., as secre
tary. The fare for the round trin will be
but 1.40. It is supposed a large delega- I
firm will nn. 'nm !.: -:.
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TOBACCO CUUMTATIOX.
rMdthtvniri
The ravages wad by the eat worn have
set tobacco farmers to experimenting to
discover some metes of cueussventing
the troublesome and destructive pest. The
West Chester Village Record states that
" an enterprising amateur grower resolved
to experiment with the cut worms after be
had replanted sections of his patch of
finely growing tobacco. The late rain
brought up weeds in large numbers, and
wanting to keep the field clear of them he
commenced pulling, 'and soon the cut
worms ate all tine tobacco up where he
had weeded. Theunweeded side of ground
was not molested by the worms. After
eating all the plants on one clear piece
they crawled over and commenced, not on
tho tobacco, but weeds. The producer
thinks this a sure plan and advises aU
croppers to let the weeds grow and the
plants will be unmolested oy the pesky
worms. Other people raising tobacco have
had the same experience and are now let
ting the weeds remain for the worms."
The Orthodox Warn.
The orthodox plan of cultivating tobac
co, on the other hand, provides for the ex
termination of weeds, and is about as fol
lows
When the weed begins to appear, and
after the plants havo made visible growth,
a cultivator must be run between the rows,
taking care that it does not throw up the
earth on the edges and cover the plants ;
a cultivator that can be regulated in the
width is the best. Hoe down the prom
inences of the ridges to a level with the
plants, and eradictate all weeds that havo
come up between tho loaves of plants ;
also transplant from any double plant to
such hills as have become vacant. Tho
plants will now begin to grow vigorously,
and require no attention beyond trans
planting, to fill vacancies until a new crop
of weeds appear, when the cultivator must
bo again run through, and the plants care
fully hoed, fresh earth being drawn
up after the weeds have been scraped
away. Care must bo taken not to hoe too
deep or close to the plant, as it destroys
too many of the fibrus roots which have
begun by this time to permeate the soil in
every direction. When the weeds and
grass have been thoroughly killed by the
sun, tho shovel, plow or hook may be run
between the rows, and following after,
uncover such leaves as may have been
buried by the earth thrown up by the im
plement, and hoeing tho ridges into an
even sbapo, rathor flat upon tho top, aud
rounding off gradually until they meet in
tho centre between the rows of tobacco,
forming a ditch or furrow not too deep,
but answering the purposo of a drain.
This is all tho cultivation it will require,
but if the weeds como up betwoen the
rows thereafter, it will benefit the tobacco
as well as the ground if they aro scraped
off with a hoe.
DEATH
OF AN OLD SUI.DIEU.
A Former
Lancastrian Falls from
a Win-
daw and is Killed.
Postmaster Marshall has received from
Wm. McNulty, proprietor of the McNulty
house, Ashland, Ohio, a letter and the
following notice clipped from the Ashland
Press, of the death of a former resident of
this city, who fell from an upper window
of the McNulty house on July 4, and
died ou Thursday evening July G. Tho
Press says :
B. F. Lewis, who fell from tho McNulty
houso window last Wednesday evening,
lingered until Thursday evening, when he
died. Just before death ho repeated :
" How dear to my heart are the scenes of my
childhood.
When rond recollection presents them to
view."
Aud afterwards his tongue was silent and
he passed peacefully away. His physi
cians, Stool and Myers, allayed his pain but
were unable to restore him. Ho was
buried on Friday by the Grand Army, tho
citizens contributing enough money to
give him a decent and orderly funeral.
He was born iu .Lancaster, Pa., December
G, 1836, enlisted in company B, 1st O. V.
I., April 17, 1801; discharged August
2G, 1861; re-enlisted September 10,
1861, in company ii, 32il O. V. 1. ;
discharged May 5, 1803, on. account of
wounds -received whilo carrying dis
patches from General Shields at the battle
of Winchester ; re-enlisted May 5, 1863,
in company E, 9th O. Y. C; served until
the close of the war ; discharged July 31,
1865 ; woundod while in, the last regiment
on tho 10th of May, 1864, at Decatur,
Alabama ; also on December 1, 1864, in
the face at Jone's Plautation, Georgia ;
enlisted in company F, 11th regiment U.
S. infantry, aud was discharged October
10. 1868.
In his letter Mr. MoNuIty states that
Lewis was a cigar-makor, aud came to his
houso about the 23th of Juno, and was
working for a firm named i Woist & Co.,
cigar manufacturers. If' Lewis has any
friends in this city Mr. MoNuIty will be
pleased to give them any further inform
ation he can in regard to the unfortunate
man.
MUMMKR X.K1SURK.
l'eople Who are EbJotIb; the Lux Dry.
Mr. Francis Shroder and family will
spend the heated term at a new resort
near Cresson. Mr. Frank E. Shroder, his
eldest son, left to-day for Fairfield.
Mr. Samuel M. Myers and family 'will
leave to-morrow for Ocean Grove.
Mr. James Stewart's family have gone
to Atlantic City.
W. D. Weaver, esq., and J. H. Widmyer
left this morning for Saratoga, the White
Mountains and other points north.
The tired fathers of our neighboring city
of Reading have taken a vacation, and last
evening .they adjourned until the 11th of
September.
G. C. Kennedy, esq., is rusticating at
the Gap. Yesterday he rode gallantly
around a rye field on a reaper and eight
acres of the ripened grain fell before his
triumphant path. As a full harvest hand
he is in general demand in that vicinage.
George Nanman, esq., and family and
Major A. Slaymaker will go to Brigantine
Beach. ' '
John A. Coyle, esq., drovo down to
Lampeter last evening and will spend the
week there, freo from legal cares.
Miss 'Davis-, who has been the guest of
Miss Duffy at the colonel's charming resi
dence in Marietta, left for her home in
Reading to-day.
J. L. Steinmetz, esq., expects to leave
shortly for Long Branch and Saratoga.
D. G. Eshleman, esq., has gone on his
usual summer tour to Colorado.
FoUce Cases.
A lad named Harry McComsoy was ar
rested and locked up this morning on a
charge of stealing a silver spoon from the
ice cream and confectionary establishment
of George B. Marrow, corner of Orange
and Plum streets. The accused was taken
before Alderman Barr and held for a hear
ing. Jeff. Moore charged with disorderly con
duct was committed by the mayor for 15
days. There is also a complaint against
him of pilfering oranges from Styer's
fruit stand, corner of North Queen and
Chestnut streets. t , "
Last evening Alderman Donnelly com
mitted to prison for Gvo days Brice Painter
for drunken and disorderly conduct.
Beelgnatlea Withdrawn.
We are pleased to learn that George
Cramer of the Second ward, and B. F.
Lemon of the Third ward, have withdrawn
their resignations as members of the city
police force, and will return, to duty to
morrow. As we said a few days ago
there are no better members on the force
than they were, and the city can not well
afford to loss them.
THEATOITOKS' EEP0KT.
4 ' ' J
TBET MEW'CIiOSK UP TO TflK LINK.
The CommUaioners Surcharged SIcMellea'a
Bis BUI Cut Down Urban':, Thrown Out.
Court met at 10 o'clock this morning
for current business and to hear the re
port of the county auditors, which was as
follows :
To the Honorable, the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas of the Covnty of Lancaster :
Tho undersigned auditors or the County of
Lancaster respectfully report : That we havo
carefully examined the account or Samuel
A. Groir, esq., late treasurer of said county
and compared his vouchers with the same,
and, alter correcting items on Commissioners'
order. No. 1472, of $54.40. Hnd his acconnt cor
rect.showing a balance In Ids hands on De
cemlier 31, ISSI. ot eighteen thousand, Ave
hundred and thirty-live dollars and fifty-two
cents ( $13,533.32 ). We have also examined the
account ot Jacob Wolf, esq., former treasurer
ot the Lancaster county prison, lrom January
1, 1331, to March 23, 1831, and compared his
vouchers with the same, and tlnd It correct
and closed. We have also examined tho ac
count ot John II. Miller, esq., latu treasurer of
said prison lrom March 23, 1S81, to the close of
his tenn of office, viz., March 31, ISSJ.und com
pared his vouchers therewith, llnd it correct,
np balance on either side. We have also ex
amined the account ot George Spurrier, esq.,
treasurer of tho Poor and House ot Employ
ment of said county, and have compared his
vouchers therewith, and find it correct, show
ing a balance in Ids hands on December SI,
1881, ot live thousand, six hundred and twenty-three
dollars and twenty cents ( 15,623.20 )
due the County ot Lancaster, lor which he
produced the receipt ot I). It. I.andis, treasur
er, his successor in oflice, dated Jan nary 13,
18BJ.
A Dellclt ot S1.IS1.31.
We havo also examined the bo ks and ac
counts ot 1!. K. Cox, lute superintendent ot
tle Lancaster comity hospital ami clerk. ot
the Hoard of Directors ot the Poor and House
ot Employment ot tho-County of Lancaster,
and liml lrom examination, as near as we
could ascertain, that not less than eleven
hundred and twenty-one dollars and thlrty
eite cents ($U,121.1) was collected by him and
not accounted lor. There may bo other
amounts ot money collected by him, ami not
accounted for, ot which, at present, we have
no means to ascertain.
We have also examined. the accountol Hugh
K. Fulton, esq., treasurer ot the Home for
Friendless Children, and compared his vouch
ers therewith, tlnd it correct, showing a bal
ance In his hands on December .11, 1831, of two
thousand, eight hundred anil two dollars and
twenty-two cents ($2,802.22) In lavor of that in
stitution. We have examined the account or Jacob S.
Strino, esq., late sheriff of the county, tor
fines, lorleiturcs and jury fund, and found he
had collected ($413) four hundred and thirteen
dollars, which sum ho paid to the county treas
urer anil produced tho receipt.
Wo have Uso examined the docket or Isaac
Hishlcr, late coroner ot tho county, aud llnd
that 13t inquisitions were held in 18S1. The
coroner stated he found nothing ot value on
any corpse, that was not used for the burial of
deceased, or hunded over to the friends of the
deceased, or paid to the proper authorities.
Under the act oi Assembly, approved April
9, 1SC7, ramphlet Laws, pp. 52 anil 53, section
3, $200 is appropriated out ot the county tnnds
to the county superintendent tor the use ot
tho Teachers' Institute ot tho county " in pro
curing the services ot lecturers, and instruc
tors lor the institute, and in providing the
necessary apparatus, books anil stationary for
carrying on Its work."
As required by section 4 ol said act, wo liave
examined the vouchers and find the appro
priation was expended for tno purposes lor
which it was given.
The Charge on the Fish Pots.
KxorbiLiut charges have been made aud al
lowed for destroying fish pots in tlic.Suso.no
hanna fiver. From the evidence of the parties
employed to destroy them we find the so
called destruction docs not cflcct ttto,ohject
contemplated by tho 1 ramcrs ot the law, and
has added 1575.50 to the expense ot the county
last year. However, had all tho fish pots they
were looking tor nbont llainbrldge been de
stroyed the expense to the county would liave
been much greater.
The expense of dismantling flsli pots costs
tho county more than the value ot the llsh
taken in them, as every baski t as dismantled
can bo relitted in a lew hours. Wo recommend
that instead ofdisinautlingbaslcets tluf patties
erecting and i.sing them bo prosecuted.
l'rintlng and Jury Commissioners.
The item ot printing has assumed propor
tions in cost greater than wo think necessary.
We recommend that the county commisslon
era distribute the work among the printers of
the county, allowing each nportl n ; it is un
necessary that reports, Ac, be published in
every newspaper in the county. The amount
paid each jury commissioner dnrlnc the year
Is $427.50, computed at three days encli for 57
districts In the city and connty, making for
each 171 days at $.'.50 por day.
We do not think the moc'e ot compensation
a very accurate one, certainly not contemplut
ed by the framers of the law. But the com
missioncrs both qualified to the time stated
being occupied iu their work ono commis
sioner stating that he believed he occupied 200
days if he had kept record of them. We rec--oinmcnd
the oflice be abolished, and tho
county commissioners perform the duties ot
the jnrv commissioners.
' County for Voids."
We find gross abuses of the law in the man
ner aldermen, Justices ot the peace, constables
and policemen condnct business. We have,
alter much labor In comparing bills and dock
ets, prison records and hearing testimony,
taken trom their several bills such items as'
we tliink they arc not legally entitled to, and
have embodied them In Schedule ' A " for
magistrates, and Schedule " 15." lor constables
and policemen. Amount ol .Schedule "A.,"
$C,170.0T ; " 15." amounts to $3,327.70 As a
matter of information mm ciuiosity, there arc
l.OOjcoinpIalnts made by constables and po
licemen and entertained by magistrates one
magistrate taking as many us 424, with tho as
sertion under bath bofore us that he would
not commit on complaint of a constablo alone;
at the same 'time he could not or would not
say why he entertained the constable's coin
plaint.
There aro 314 duplicate, 32 triplicate ami 4
quadruplicate complaints on the schedules, C3
cross actions or I'M single suits, no hearings in
253 cases, SO search warrants and a number ol
cases of surety of tho peace; allot tho above
were dismissed at a total cost ot the sum
above named, except items tor recognizance
lor a hearing the magistrates claiming 00
cents, while wo allow(by legal advice)25 cents,
We recommend that the proper authorities
collect these amounts by civil snlt, and enter
such criminal suits as the several cases in tho
schedules may demand, and farther, to ask
the repeal of the law nnder which officers farm
cases and collect tecs in the manner set forth.
We also liml nearly all policemen and con
stables making charges in their bills lor sub
prcna and mileage in subpoenaing themselves
their charges arc illegal. We also find on
nearly all the bills where one, two, aud some
times three constables or policemen are sub
pnsnaed as witnesses in many cases, yet the
cases are discharged. Such names aro added
by way ot fanning for costs. We caution the
aldermen and justices who make out the con
stables' bills not to Include sucli foolish
clurges.
"Vory Liberal Compensation."
We liml commissioners' ordor. So. 1,3U3
amount lor arranging papers in the prothono
tary office $1,J, and upon hearing testimony
find the work was done at an actual cost of
$450.
Weeonslder$l.lGua very liberal compensa
tion, and. that, will idlow thuprothonotary $J50
ior inn snuerinienuence ana any exira pay n
regular clerks lor their assistance.
Aloutgomery Uxoneratod.
Fiom the testimony or the commlssioncis
before us we find RobL Blontgonicry was not
present when this bill was approved and
paid. Ve therefore surcharge Christian Coble
and Isaac Bushong (having no authority to
surcharge Kobt. Montgomery) $SC0.
Urban' Grab.
Uoinmissloner' order. No. 1,392, for blanks
nsed in quarter sessions office, which payment
by the county is clearly illegal. From the
testimony ot the county cornmlas'oncrs, be
fore us. we find Robert Montgomery was not
present when this bill was approved and paid,
and that he had objected to the payment ot the
bill tho connty solicitor also objected and
warned tio county commissioners that the
bill was Illegal and they were liable to be sur
charged we therefore surcharge Christian
Coble and Isaac Bushong with tho whole
amount, $21L50,iuaking total charge one thous
and, eleven dollars and fifty cents.
More Irene for Surcharge.
Commissioners' order. No. ioo, J. II. Tear
sol, blanks tor district, attorney, $21.
Commissioners' order, Xo. 1.347. two llttic
graph heads or tavern license, $3.
Commissioners' order, Xo. J. II. Barnes, 425
indictment blanks, $14.
Commissloners'.ordcr, No.lhX, .1. H. Barnes,
250 indictment blanks, $10.7..
Schedule A.,page 93,23 commissioner!,' orders
to Pr. Wm. Compton, for post mortem exami
nations which were mere superficial views,
and not autopsies, as the law requires, $230.
Schedulo A., page 91, 14. commissioners
orders to Dr. Alexander Craig, same as above,
$140.
Schedule A., page l, 14 commLvdoiiers'
orders to Ir. C. II. Hrown, some as above,
$30.
The abovt-vsoven items no surcharge to the
three county commissioners. Christian Coble,
Isaac Bushong and Itobcrl Montgomery, mak
ing a total of four hundred and ninety-throe
dollars and seventy-three cents.
Where' the Balance?
At January session, ISoO, a fine ot $20u was
Impose I on'llenry Missel, and paid by his at
torney to B. F. W. Urban, clerk of quarter
sessions, on account of which fine It. F. W.
Urban paid on December 23, 1331, $13; 31, leav
ing a balance duo the county or$u).(;i.
The Cheaper l'lan.
We learned incidentally that daring the past
year a long term prisoner In the Kastern pen
itentiary lrom this county earned somellii
over his expenses, which sum has beon remit
ted to our county treasurer, and we recom
mend, in view ot the crowded and unsafe con
dition ot our prison, where solitary confine
ment is impossible for lack ot coll room, that
application bo made to the next Legislature for
an amendment to the law, so that our judges
may. at their discretion, sentence long term
prisoners to the Eastern penitentiary.
Abuses by the Coroners.
We find a large number of inquests held and
post-mortems made when the law does not
coiitcinplatc.it, by coroner and deputies, often
forcing themselves into houses when persons
died of nntural cati-cs, with families and
friends around them, which isau outrage mid
is done io make tecs.
Isaac niuitt Keiund.
Dr. C. II. Brown testified that lie had paid
jurors in six cases ol inquest at ( f0 ) titty
cents each and subsequently Coroner Mishler
drew tho Ices at $1 each from the county treas
urp. We find Lsaac Mlsidcr indebted to the
County ot Lancaster in the sum ot thlrty-sK
dollars ( $30 ) illegally drawn by him.
Presentation or the Keport.
The above report, duly signed by the
auditors, was presented to tho court by
Geo. Naunian, esq., ofcounsolfor tho au
ditors. It was not read, and after its
presentation tho court mado tho following
order : " And now, July 11, the report of
the auditors is presented aud ordered to
be filed amongst the records of tho court
of common pleas of Lancaster county, and
tho prothonotary is diiectcd to publish in
the papers of tho county that it has been
filed and to notify parties that may bo
surcharged therein that they have a right
to appeal therefrom within the time pro
scribed by tho act of general Assembly in
such cases made aud provided."
After tho report was 'presented ex
County Treasurer Groff stated that ho de
sired to make a statement in regard to
overpaid state tax. Tho court said they
could hear no statement now.
Messrs Atlco and Brown said they might
have to ask for a rule in regard to tho re
port. After consideration they stated
that thoy had no motion to make at pres
ent. Cost of the Audit.
Tho bills of tho auditors, as presented,
wore as follows :
II. M. Grelder, Si; days, at $'! $ 23S to
John L. Liglitnor, iWdays 2 00
MA'S lUl lv9a 1'
Joseph Clarksou, 51 day-, 1C2 00
Services as clerk -:0J (M
Stationery, telegrams, etc 5 (0
Attorney tecs for Goorgo M. Kliuoaud
George Naunian, o:qs 100 00
$1,177 20
in oo
John K. Uced,31days
..$l,27 20
aud or
The above bills weio approved
dered to bo paid by tho court, with the ex
ception of Mr. Keeds, which had been at
ready paid on a warrant from Mia county
commissioners on May 20.
CDBKKNT COIIUT HUSIN II.NS.
Tan
ItlHglslriltes Suing tor
ltllln.
Their l:iuted
On his own petition John P. Frank jus
tice of tho pcaco of Columbia was granted
a mandamus on the county commissioners,
returnable on the third Monday in August,
to show cause why tho latter should not
draw their warrants for tho costs alleged
to be due Frank iu his oflic; for tho last,
two months and which they havo refused
to pay. This is a test case to determine
the rights of the magistrates to the costs
demanded by them.
George W. Fordney constable of tho
Ninth ward presented his boud, which was
approved and ho was sworn iu by tho
clerk of quarter sessions.
An jssue was granted to ascertain the
amount of damages sustained by reason
of the opening of liroad street, from East
King to East Orange streets, through land
owned by Mrs. Maria L. Clark. The
caption of the suit is .Tames M Clark and
Maria Ii. Clark, for tbo use of Maria L.
Clark vs. tho county of .Lancaster,
opinions Delivered.
Judge Livingston delivered opinion.-, iu
tho following ca-es :
Robert Moouey vs. Jacob Grail'. Utile
for new trial ; discharged.
Assigned estate of George llussell ami
wife. Exceptions to auditor's report; dis
missed and report coufirmod.
John IJcincer vs. G. J. Hildchraud and
Win McCall. Certiorari to tho proceed
ings of Justice S. M. Miller, of Strasburg
township. Exceptions sustained and pro
ceedings of justieo set aside.
License Grunted.
Joseph Doesch, who now has an e aliug
houso license in Columbia, was granted a
tavern license.
!TltAMlUKI MKWS.
Tho Latess News From the Uoraugh.
The thermometer registered ono hun
dred on Monday.
Tho shoemakers of Strasburg repair old
soles and tho ministers try to save them.
Farmer Lcamon, who lives along the
Strasburg pike and who has seen tho
snows of eighty-four winters already pass
over his bead has not for tho last eight or
ten years beeu known to take a seat upon
entering any of the stores in tho borough,
until last wcek,whi!o purchasing medicine
iu tho drug store, ho was persuaded to
occupy a chair for a few minutes.
Thoro will bo a special excursion to
Atlantic City, by way of Philadelphia,, on
Thursday, August , lasi. Hound trip
tickets, 2.80 from Leamau Place. This
will bo the opportunity for both young
and old to .oujoy a pleasant trip to the
seashore. Tho tickets will be good for
two d.is, and this is auopp.utuuity tho
business men of our borough can avail
themselves of, even though they should
not wish to go further than l'hiladelpliia,
as tho fare is half price. The managers,
Messrs. Haverstick & Clark, of Lancaster,
Pa., both of whom havo had several yeais
experience in running excursions, will do
all in their power to add to the pleasure
an 1 comrort of participants.
Canary Sfolra.
An aesthetic thief entered the promises of
Capt. J. C. Mercor, 133 East James sttect,
yestciday afternoon, and stole from the
front porch a fino canary bird and the cage,
in which it was confined. Capt. Mercer's
mother-in-law was dozing near by aud
heard some ono say, ' nobody is at homo
we can help ourselves;" but she did not
catch tho full import of tho words until
the bird was missed some timo afterwards.
snltn Itrongnt.
One hundred and eighty-three .pcr.sous
lailed to pay their mercantile taxes and
suits against that number havo been
brought before Alderman Spurrier.
MOUXT JOV MATTKKS.
ArreitaadKMftpe or a Vlclou MetroAt
Cxcltlug Kvnaway Uasebull-mttit
of a t'lergrniaii.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Smith, an
old colored lady of Florin (Springville),
camo before 'Squire E. C. Sample, of that
place, and brought complaint against
' Liu " Yellets (colored), of this place
for criminally-assaulting her grand-daughter.
A warrant was issued for his arrest
and placed in tho hands of Constable
Abraham Lougenccker, of Milton Grove,
Mount Joy township. The officer suc
ceeded in arresting" Yellets. At the hear
ing brforo tho 'squire, the little girl,
whose narao is Anna. Mary Jay (colored),
alleged that Yellets assaulted her at
noon on Saturday, on tho railroad
between this place and Springville.
A commitment was made out and tho of
ficer brought tho culprit to this place,
intending to take him to' jail on the mid
night train. The officer with the prisoner
stopped in at tho Lapierre house, ami
while in the act of taking a drink, Yellets
got away from his custodian. Tbo fugi
tive mado his way through an alloy lead
ing from Maino street and a shanty. The
constable mado a lively chaso but was
unable to get his man. Ths officer had
handcuffs with him. but uot having tho
koy ho could not use them.
Yellets is about IS years old, a bad
character, and served a term in tbo countv
jail for stealing, mention of which was
maue in tuo Intklltorxcrk at tbo time,
serious Runaway.
A very exciting runaway .occurred at
the Barbara street railroad crossing, iu
front of the Exchange lintel, on Monday
morning, lleury Loraw, butcher, East
Main street, had stopped at tho hotel with
a team containing tbrco icrsons, his fath
er, an elderly gentleman, a little son and
Frank Gasitz. Whilo Jib.: Loraw was in
the hotel a special train westward bound
steamed by at a rapid rate. Tho horso
was frightened, and becoming unmana
geable, turned around tho corner and
dashed oft' ou the railroad following tho
train. Young Gautz who had hold ot tho
bridlo was dragged about a 100 feet, escap
ing with slight bruises. Tho little boy
was lifted out of the wagon by bis father,
but tho elder Loraw attempted to jump
from it. II o fell between the rails aud his
head by, striking one of them was badly
cut. Medical assistance was rendered and
it is expected he will recover. Tho horso
ran to the passenger station beforo ho was
caught. "The team escaped injury.
Married versa Single.
According to announcement nine mar
ried' men met as many singlo ones on tho
ball gtouuds at C o'clock last evening to
play a game of baseball. It was a re
markable gamo and furnished several
hours of interest for tho several hundred
ladies and gentlemen who came out to sco
tho game. Tbo married men won. tho toss
and sent their opponents to tho hat.
Ilofl'er was tho first striker and sent tho
ball to the Cold, which was well thrown
to first.. Dr. Harry, who filled that po.si
tiou, mulled the ball, enabling tho runner
to reach tho base. Cassoll sent one out t
centre field and Dr. J. P. Ziegler popped
up a lly to kliort stop, which W. W. C'as
sull took aud put it to third, putting out
IIolTer and making a double play. 11.
L. Moouey was the next man out
aud tho single men were retired
for one run. Kurtz acted as pitcher and
the umpire was compelled to catch the
first dozen of balls. They scored eight
runsbefoto tho first inning was ended.
The gamo was unscientific aud darkness
terminated it at the end of tho sixth in
ning, tho married men coming out victo
rions as will bo seen by tho following :
ir.NMAHIUKO.
R.
4
....I
0
Mooncy, J. II., rf...'5
Aewpher. p
Moouev. W., 3b... 5
Cussell', W. W., .s..4
Stoll, c I
Meistand. d 5
llrecnt. If I
Ilarry.lh 3
Myers, '-!l &
Holler, ss
Cussell. K. i:.,
y.ifKler. II
Grelder.el.....
ilooney, ll. t,.
Kurtz p
Yako, 3t
Hippie. If
l'yU2i
1I...0 4
y.'.'.'.i "1
:; 1
.....l j
Total :i'Jlt
If iniilrt K. K. Marsh.
Total
Time ol xame - hour.
Tho next gamo will take ph. iu tho
course of a few weeks.
Death of a Clergyman.
About tliiee o'clock this morning Rev.
J. ('. Clair died at his residenco on West
Donegal street, this place alter, an illness
of several months. IIewasaboatG4 years
old, ten of which he preached for tbo
United Brethren denomination, but, his
health having broken down, of late years
he did not preach regularly. Ho was a
respected citizen, well known and leaves a
widow and three foils.
It A fif lTKfllS.
Alalleci anil Filings in aud Aroiiml Gorge
, town. , .
The villago of Georgetown at .tho pre
sent time is as quiet a place as can ho im
agined in a neighborhood rothickiyscttlcd
as tho vicinity. Farmers" aro liusily en
gaged at their hay and harvest. "Tobacco
raisers aro lighting dry weather, and
worms, ami in consequence the business
men of Georgetown can sit down and
count np their gains without being inter
ruptcd.
Mr. II. A. M'Fadden is 011 a visit homo.
Ho looks halo and liearty,and i,we think,
healthier lookingi'thau usual 'fcitjee settling
in Ohio. ' ' ' '
Since tho closing of tho nickic miiuM,
tho firm of Ileidlcbaugh, Sucad & Tysoji
have dissolved their short lived partner
ship, and tho business will( hereafter bo
conducted by Mi Itfjdlcbaugb: Saveia!
families havo already left tho mines am)
several more aro likely to do so soon.
Several lots of tobacco still remain 111.
sold iu this township. 'Nobnyers are on
tho road and tho raisers so are busy with
their coming crop that they tako very lit
tle note of the market. Tho acreage will
bo fully as largo tin's year as last with
fair prospects of being-larger;
Tho ticket nominated by the Democra
tic convention gives general satisfaction to
the Democrats, whilo it appears to worry
somo of the Cameron men in the lltth eke
tion district. Every Democrat in Hart will
give the ticket his undivided support, and
although the Kcpubiicans areaolo to poll
some 40 votes more' than, tho Democrats,
the fight will be maintained.
Watch Presentation.
CapL Joseph Urable, county register
yesterday presented to C. F. Stoner, his
deputy, a very handsome aud heavily cased
gold watch from the Lancaster watch
factory and the, watch and jowelry estab
lishment of Augustus Rhoads. Our sten
ographic reporter was not present when
the presentation took place, but we learn
that Capt. Umble's oratorical effort was
the greatest of his life, and that Stoner's
reply was short, sharp and decisive A
hotter watch, from a more obliging officer
to a more efficient deputy has not yet been
presented. Wo congratulate giver and
recoiver.
new Newaper omee.
Major Griest. of the Inquirer, is now
starting an office in John P. Schauta's
building, South Queen street. All the
work except the press work on his paper
will bo dono hereafter at the new oflice,
aud the paper will be run: separate from
the publishing house of the same name.
Next week the paper will appear in new
type.
tlnmailable Letter
Letters addressed as follows aro .held at
the Lancaster postoffico for postage and
better direction :
"Mr. Samuel B. Kopp, Clarkeaburir,
W. Va.
"Mrs. Wm. Witesid, Seventh street and
Franklin street, Lancaster, Pa.
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