IANCASTEK DAILY nTEULlGENCER, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1882. ibdtudsici fcntcUujcncci MONDAY BVKMINO, AUO. 7, 1882. Net Very Discreet. Tiie Philadelphia Press, witli marvel- 1 1 . Ions lack of .discretion, continues to invito a discussion of the preparation for the -duties of the office of governor which Mr. Faltison has bad in the dis charge of his duties as controller of the city of Philadelphia. If the Press could comprehend or had any real sympathy with tbo movement for municipal re form in Philadelphia, it would know that the controller's office and Mr. Pattison's administration of it liave been the key stone of it In meeting them he was confronted with responsibilities as great and judicial powers more complicated and weighty than those with which a governor of Pennsylvania is invested. The idea of "popular reform in munici pal affairs" is just the notion that needs to be applied to stale affairs. It was Mr. Tilden's conspicuous part in the New York city reform movement which made him governorof New York, and his brilliant administration of that office consisted largely in the application of his system of municipal reform to the abuses which existed in state affairs. Reform in detail, thorough and far reaching, is the demand which the pub lic makes upon its official servants, and . one who has instituted aud vigorously cairieil out this system in a great city like Philadelphia is just the kind of a man to merit and receive the confidence of Hie people of the stale. The Press may recall to advantage the fact that in 1872 its party in this state took its candidate for governor from the office of auditor general, experience in which is nothing like as valuable a train ing for public service as that of the con troller of Philadelphia ; and although Ilartranft had been a weak and ineffi cient if not a corrupt and dishonest au ditor general, the Republicans made him governor twice and ran him for presi dent. Again, their present candidate for governor, Gen. Beaver, is absolutely without experience in public affairs. He is an ordinary lawyer, taking no rank in the profession of the state. lie has had no political experience, except that of being a very independent Republican up to the time when he saw that Don Cameron made the nominees of his party in this state, then he sauk his independence and manhood, and put on the collar and got the nomination which had been previ ously denied him. His only experience as a civil administrator has been as president of the board of trustees of the state college. Does the Press mean to say that in this position Beaver has dis played "an experience with the world, a knowledge of affairs, executive ability, a comprehensive knowledge of his state, its resources, its requirements, its people and their best aspirations " such au fits him to bo governor ? --- Tin: so-called investigation aljbo almshouse will not by any means satisfy the public that tlio unfortunate inmates of that institution receive pro er atten tion. The superintendent himself makes feeble apology by trying to shift the ro spoiisihilly niton Jho failure of the di rectors to give him the right kind and a sufficient quantity of help. This will no doubt explain some of the deficiencies of management and should receive the prompt attention of the directors. But the crying want of the almshouse and hospital is a resident physician. There are on an average a hundred patients there who need attention, and to speak of the daily visit of a physician who is changed off every three mouths us the proper medical supervision for these mi foituiiato people is tho grossest absurd ity. The delicate and dangerous con dition of the inmates of the lunatic asy lum alone ought to have the constant care and study of cue man, and since a grand jury has recommended this sys tem, we fail to understand why the di rectors do not put it into operation. Their delay is culpable and only explica ble on tho ground that they consider themselves elected only to attend to such matters as the warring Republican rings and factions have a speculative in terest in. Gen. Siiekman seems to niako an apology for the government " going to the verge " of extravagance in granting pensions. Had the matter stopped there the people might have pardoned the in dulgence of Congress, but there is a wide-spread popular suspicion that the pension business is honeycombed with fraud. Honest soldiers and deserving pen sioners are restive under this suspicion and demand a thorough investigation. In no way can this be served so well as by a publication in every locality of the names of those who draw pensions. Meritorious subjects of the nation's gratitude aud bounty need have no fears from such a course and will make no ob jection to it. The public have a just right to know who get tho public money and if a list of the pensioners were pub lished the unworthy would be soon spotted and their dishonesty fitly ex posed. It is a most remarkable thing that such information cannot lie had even upon application to the pension bu reau. Watch the Iacentflarlcs. We had hopeu tliat the incendiary spirit, from which Lancaster has so long suffered, had died out ; but the fires of Saturday show differently. When the new fire system was put into operation the malignancy and disappointment of the worst element of the old volunteer department caused an outbreak of in cendiarism which was checked by the prompt action of the city authorities and the detection and arrest of one of the supposed criminals. The feeling against the new fire department is, however, be lieved to be over, and the latest crimes are not charged to it. That tho Satur day fires wero incendiary seems clear enough from the absence of any probable accidental cause in three of the cases, and the remarkable rapidity of suc cession in the fires makes it prob able that they were all ' caused by one party or by parties acting in con "cert. We assMoethat prompt measures will be taken to prevent a repetition of the offense, A force of detectives should be put on duty to that end. When an in cendiary fire has taken place, such as these have been, which were with out motive of profit to anyone, it is clearly apparent that it is attributable either to a crazy person or to the rowdy clement which finds suf ficient inducement to incendiarism in the excitement of a fire. This element is pointed out as the one to be watched, and furnishes the field for detective labora. It is within a small compass in Lancaster and will not be impossible to surround and paralyze. The Wilmington Gazelle has the biggest snake story this blackberry season. Where's the Reading Eagle. 1'EKHArs the greatest contiast in English society compared with American is that in tho former a woman'simportance grows with years, whereas in the latter it de clines. William HenuyRawle gives this simple explanation of his nomination for supreme judge on the Republican ticket : " Last Christmas week an inquiry came from Mr. Cameron whether I would tako the nomi nation." The distribution of the effects of the lamented Jesse James is still going ou, aud it is remarkable how large a part of tho country paid toll to him during his career. Of two gold watches restored to thoir owners by his widow, a few days since, one wcut to Louisville and tho other to Philadelphia. The position of tho respectable element of the Republican party, with Mahone omnipotent in tho Senate and Keifer and Hoboson in the House, reminds the World of tho experience of the young doctor with liia case in obstetrics. He, it will bo re membered, lost tbo mother and child, but with the blessing of heaven had hopes of saving tho old man. Tui: New York Tribune says "there never was a time, probably, when Senator Cameron was so busy at his trade of " Boss " as he is now. He is harder at work then ever in the traditional Cameron grooves, building up the ' machine ' and breaking down independence and individu ality in tnc party." uut mere never was a time when Cameron had so much of a job before him. A man named Darlington, a staunch Republican, of West Chester, displays in his window a photograph of Beaver with this appended: General James A. Beaver, Cameron Candidate for Governor. Never be Governor. What, Never? Never ! His action at Chicago, " killed llis indorsement by Cameron. I linn His plunder from the State College, f polit His defeat in November, J ically Is ix not about time that fac simile en gravings oi tnc ow brass medals so generously furnished by Senator Cameron to Beaver and the other third termers in 1S80, were furnished the press irrespec tive of party, so that the public can sec at a glaucc what they represent ? It would not cost more than ail extra assessment of one cent or two upon office-holders to pay the expense. If it did, they could assess the page boys and servant women around the Capitol. At a leceut Sabbath cvoniug service in Chicago tho pastor, who was going to Europe for the summer, took a very affect ing leave of Ifis congregation and at the close requested that all should join with him in lepcating the Lord's Prayer, "after which" tho choir would "sing a hymn." As soon as the prayer was finished the basso struck up " Rocked in the cradle of the deep" aud the orgauist favored the audienco with a mock thunderstorm, with howling winds, &c, between tho verses ! And then the benediction ! Tin: great heaps of coal dust which have Dean collecting lor jeirs in tuo mining regions aro at last to bo attacked in a practical way by several tailroad conir a nies, which have purchased coal dust loco- mot ivi- to consume this refuse The dust- bank:, of the Philadelphia & Reading coai aud i ton company havo been surveyed, and it is estimated that they contain sixty million tons of coal dust, about forty mil lions of which can be used as fuel in the shapo of buckwheat coal and stove coal. Noktii Cakoi.inians are enterprising in political affairs. The latest and most novel inducement held ont to attract a crowd at a political moctinsr to be held bv tho Democrats at Poplar Tent, are two marriages, which aro to take placo on the ground. The brides-elect aro two pretty youne cirls. and the irroomsare two braw- uey-che8ted young well-to-do farmers. The brides aro to bo given away by tho Demo cratic speakers. It is expected that the attractions promised will draw an immense crowd. Accokdino to the Wilkcsbarrc Record the leading Republican paper of its section, "The course of General Beaver at the Chicago convention, in adhering to the 30G Grant enthusiasts, in obedience to the personal wish of Senator Cameron and against the positive instructions of his Congressional district, and in opposition to what he must have known to be the Republican sentiment of the state, indi catcswhat may be expected of him as Governor, and explains tho support of Senator Cameron." How did General Beaver act toward General Hancock, when the latter was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States ? Did he vote for the hero of Gettysburg I Not much he didn't Oh, no. He said Hancock was on the wrong side, and made speeches that were very bitter against him. This, too, in the face of the fact that General Hancock made Beaver, and was his good friend in the army. Like the ungrateful viper, he turned and stung the generous man who had warmed him in his bosom. Why, then, should Democrats vote for Beaver ? What did Beaver ever do for any Demo crat standing as the nominee of his party t Mr. Arthur, has decided upon a strict enforcement of the eight-hour law, as that law was construed during the administra tion of Geo. Grant. The attorney-general Ul IBVSUIr UU1UUU, 1MMU UUttb MM) fltMOHi I law js imperfect and that its proper en-' forcement would require additional legis lation. The secretary of the navy, on the other band, contends that under existing law eight hours constitutes a legal day's work, and ho says that the law will be en forced at the navy yaids. The president is said to be of the same opinion as Secre tary Chandler. No effort will be made to induce Congress to legislate further upon this subject at this session. A numbeu of Chinese nave been at the Grand hotel, New York. Young Mr. Smith, who wanted to have some fun, said to one of them who was making a puzzle out of the wooden toothpicks on tho coun ter : " Intondeo stoppeo here longe ?" "Sir," said the Celestial. " Stoppeo longe in New Yorkcc ?" repeated Mr. Smith with a smile. " We shall remain in tho city but a brief period," replied the Poking man, "prior to resuming our journey to Washington." Then he walked away, and the junior proprietor of tho Grand ascer tained that be bad been talking to a Har vard graduate who spoke six different languages besides Chincso. Franklin couuty is considerably agi tated overtho recent discovery of a liuman skeleton in a secluded place in tho moun tains which is believed to be tho remains of tho young son of one Dcveuuey, a hard character generally feared by his neighbors for his vicious disposition. Tho boy disappeared four years ago and cir cumstances point very strongly to tho father as tho brutal and un natural murderer. What seems tho most singular part of tho affair is that shortly after the boy's disappearance in 1S7S sus picious were entertained that Devcnney had put him out of tho way, but in such terror was ho held throughout tho neigh borhood that no steps wore taken for his apprehension. Now, however, it appears the officers of the law havo drummed up the requisite courage and propose to inves tigate a very dark subject. The distinction which Mr. Plunger Walton would draw between tho act of paying a jockey to win a race, and bribing him to lose, is not so manifest as ho and his champions would have it appear. Wal ton admits that ho has given money and other valuablo considerations to tbo riders of horses on which be bad bet his money, in order as ho claims to ipur them to their utmost endeavors to win. In this he holds ho is not culpable But does it not seem clear enough that a jockoywhohas been promised a large gift of monoy by Walton if ho wins a race can very readily com municate tbo fact to his competitor as they go racing rouud tho course neck and neck, and on an agreement to sharo tho "divy" the jockeys can arrange between themselves to lot tho horso in which Wal ton is interested come in ahead ? So that practically tho effect is the same as if ono of the riders had been bribed lo lose. The " plunger" may say with truth that he is net a party to any suoh private sot-up be tween tho l hi ois, but that does not alter tho fact that the practice of which Waltou is au illustrious exemplar, is demoralizing in its tendency and calls for sterner treat ment than it received from tho Monmouth investigators. Keep the gamblers oft' the track aud prevent any intercourse between them . nd the jockeys aud trainers. PERSONAL. Cakdikal. Manning celebrated his 7lth birthday lately, aud on tho following Sun day he officiated at three churches and preached twice. A vigorous beginning this for a 75tb year. Gen. W. T. Sherman, in speaking re cently of the kindly fccliug of tho public for tho veteran soldiers of the Union, is credited with having used the following lauguagc : " Wo havo gone to tho verge of extravagance in granting pensions to our privates ; but I believe tho pcoplo aro satisfied that wo should err in the direction of too much rather than too little." Mlli:. Uertiia Rothsciiilu, daughter of Baron Meyer Karl, of Fraukfort, is about to abjure her lcligiou aud marry a Catholic prince, Alexander Borthier, son of tho Duko of Wajjram by his marriage with Zenaido Clary, aud thus tho grand nephew of Bernadotlc. She brings her husband $13,000 a year and $1,000,000 "expectations." Mr. SeuKOEON was recently invited to attend a luuchcou to commemorate the centenary of Rowlaud Hill's Surrey chapel and deplore tho deconsecration of tho building, which is henceforth lo be used for manufacturing purposes, but declined tho invitation, declaring that if Rowland Hill wore to rio from the gravo it would not induce him to leavo his study on Sat urday afternoon. Sidney Smith's sou's inclinations were all for horses aud horse-racing, aud on one occasion, when seated next the arch bishop of York at dinner, ho was at a loss for an appropriate topic of conversation. To tbo astonishment of the primate of tho northern province, his next-door noighbor inquired, " How long do you think it took Nebuchadnezzar to get into condi tion again after his turn out at grass ?" Chas. AVooeler, inauaging partner of tho firm of A. Vogelor & Co., of Balti more, proprietors ot patent medicines, died Saturday- quite unexpectedly, of typho-malarial fever, in the thirty-fourth year of his age. Mr. Yogoler has for ton years past had tho reputation of being the largest advertiser in tho world, gained in connection with his placing St. Jacob's Oil on the market. He was tho originator of thenarrativo stylo of advertising, which he first introduced in the West and which has since worked its way eastward. Kino Cetewayo, England's captive, reached London too late to become the lion of the season. Though officials desire as little fuss as pos sible, lie is an interesting object to the populace. Quaint remarks and good hu mor aro arousing sympathy, and may lead thq government to regret bringing him unless they mean to restore him. Ho has had no official reception, but tho queen sees him next week. He fondly hopes to arguo his claims to restoration before her. Tho officials aro doing everything to keep Cetewayo out of tho clutches of tho Abo rigines Protection society. Assault and Battery. James Erisman, Joe Sailor and Henry Nail, were arrested on the charge of beat incr Charles Boos, in the snntfinrn nm-fc r this city on Saturday night. They were umujui ueiure .a. merman a. a. uouneily, Where tho case wax mmnrnmiinl hn flia defendants paying all costs, &c. Joe Sailor, of tho above party, has also been arrested for beating (Christian Mc Ginnis, and Alderman A. F. Donnelly held him for a hearing. Committed for Court. James Mahone, the tramp who stole from Pontz & Bro's. brick yard, a vest be longing to Jacob Pontz, in the pockets of which were $75 and a silver watch, had a hearing before Alrinrmnn MTATInnnniv and in default of bail was, committed to an- WW l UUlUb. THE INSAiNE ASILUM. THE DIRECTORS IK SECRET SESSION. The rami! Caae Discussed Superintendent and. Directors Indaice la Bitter Kecrlatfaatloas Who Is to Blame? The board of poor directors held a meet ing at tho almshouse on Saturday. Think ing that tho proceedings might bo of in terest to the public the Iiwelligencek detailed a reporter to attend the meeting and make a note of the transactions. Re porters from the Examiner and Neio Era were also in attendance. Directors Evans, Obtrholtzer, Kreider, Keller aud Shultz were present, as were also Drs. Bolenius and Roland, two of tho four physicians in tho employ of tho board. Superintendent Spurrier and Steward Brock were also present. After waiting from 10 to 11 o'clock for Director Musscr and that gentleman fail ing to put in an appearance, President Evans led tbo way to tho director's room aud called the board to order. The re porters pulled out their note books and prepared for action ; but President Evans smilingly requested them to withdraw from the room as the board had some matters to attend to in secret session, after which they would be pleased to see them. The reporters retired in as good order as could be expected under tho cir cumstances and having nothing else to do took a stroll through the almshouse, which was found to bo scrupulously clean in all its departments. After waiting an hour or more for ad mittance, tho reporters began to get a lit tle impatient, tho moio so as Steward Brock continued to run in and out several times, and took before the directors the Dutch baker, the black cook, and some other employes, and afterwards informed tho doctors that they too wore wanted by the board. Tho reporters were auxious to learn what theso witnesses were wanted for, but all they could learn from tho good naturcd steward was that there was an in vestigation going on relative to some spoiled meat that had some how or other got into the hands of the superintendent and of which no satisfactory account could bo given. He consoled them, however, by stating that diuner would soon be ready and extended thom an invitation to join in the festivities. At 12:30 tho board "arose," and piloted by Steward Brock, accompanied by tho superintendent, tho chaplain, tho doctors and tho reporters, marched to tho dining room. The dinner was a good ono roasc beef, spring chicken, mealy potatoes, sweet corn, crisp coldslaw, tender squashes, strong coffee, white bread, yellow butter, apples, peaches, prunes, pears aud a dozon other good things, crowned with raro-ripo ice-cold watermelons. Dinner ended, the Intelligencer man asked President Evans whethor anything had been dono whilo tho board was in ses sion that ought to be published for tho in formation of the people. The president smilingly ausweredthat ho thought not the board had been engaged in business of no public importance. About half past ono o'clock tho board again retired to the bnsinoss room and soon afterwards the reporters wero sum moned there also. President Evans blandly asked them the object of their visit. Tho ancient scriba of the Intelligencer, answering for himself, said ho had como for the purpose of reporting tho proceed ings of tho board for publication if there wero anything in tho proceedings that would bo of public interest. President Evans picked up from his table a slip cut fiom tho daily Intelli gencer of the 2Gth of July, containing tho particulars of tho Frank Far roll case, aud holding it up said he had supposed the reporters had called in reference to that matter. Tho Intelligencer scribo answered that ho had not called especially on ac count of the Farrcll case, but to rciwrt the proceedings of tho board whatever they might be ; adding that ho had sup posed the case would come before tho board for official action. The brunette reporter of tho Examiner said it was the Intelligencer's report of tho Farroll case that had brought him hero. Other newspapers had takou it up, and the Marietta Times had demaudod au investigation, whieh, ho supposed, would bo inado by tho board. Tho blonde representative of tho New Era nodded acquiescence to tho brunette's speech. Superintendent Spurrier, who was sealed at tho table with au open book in his lap, aud with au austere aud somewhat disturbed expression of countenance stated that if the Intelligencer reporter had called upon him before writing the article abovo referred to, and learned tho real facts in Frank Fan ell's case, ho was sure ho would not havo made the unjust reflections upon him that ho had mado. Tho Intelligencer man replied that ho bad mado no rcllcctious upon the su perintendent. Ho had seen Frauk Far roll after his removal from the insane asylum. Ho was in a more terrible condi tion from bed sores than ho had ever seen auy other man, even among tho patients in tho army hospital during tho late war. Ho had not said that theso directors, or tbo superintendent, or tho physicians were responsible for tho man's condition, but somebody was responsible and ho wanted that responsibility Gxed. President Evans said he knew nothing at all about the caso until he saw tbo newspaper account of it. The board elect ed a superintendent to look after tho com fort of tbo inmates and gave him author thority to biro tho necessary assistants. Superintendent Spurrier then made a statement of Farrcll's caso and gave tho names of the nurses who had bad charge of him. Dick Moonsbour, a former in mate of the asylnra, had charge of tho ward in which Farrell was placed, from November until tho 11th of January last, when ho was discharged for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Tho superinten dent did not know whether Farrell was then sore or not. Dick camo back on the 3d or 4th of July, but was again discharg ed for grossly immoral conduct. An iu mate named Charles Webster had charge of Farrell's ward from the 11th of January uatil tho 22 of March, when he absconded. The ward was then placed in charge of ilonry Ueese, wbo bad been admitted into the institution as an insane man in Octo ber 1876. He was 76 years old and had care of tho ward from the 22d of March till the 1st of June, when showing evidence of returning insanity, he was confined to a cell and is still confined. The ward had no sane attendant from the first of Juno to the tenth of July. Dur ing that interval an insano man named Slater was in charge, but be coming violently insano he was locked up. Mrs. Farrcll visited her husband almost every week, bringing him many delicacies, most of which he would have been better without. She removed him from the asy lum on the 1st of Juno and returned him on the 9th in a much worse condition than he was when taken away. The superin tendent had not the date of Frank's final departure from the asylum, but thought it was on the 14th of July. The paper, of which the abovo is synopsis Mr. Spurrier said he had prepared for presentation to the board of directors, but not for publi cation. Tho board listened to Mr. Spurrier's statement with profound attention, and when he had closed President Evans stated that it was not the fault of the board if the insane were not properly cared for. The board has authorized the superintend ant to hire all the help he needs. Dr. Bolenius, who is at present the at tending physician at the asylum, .made a statomont, that the man Slater had taken good care of Fanel until he (blator)becamo violently insane and had to be locked p. Mr. Spurrier added that Moonshouer was a good Burse, bat he had. got drunk and behaved so immorally that he was obliged to get rid of him, and had given him his choico of leaving the asylum or going to jail. Dr. Bolenius stated that Frank Farrcll was taken from the asylum, finally, on the 14th of July. His wife was anxious that ho should dio at home. He had a good bed when he left the asylum. His bed-sores wero bad, but they wero not the cause of his death. His death result ed from softening of the brain. Bedsores aro very apt to attoud this disease even in piivate families. The patients now in the ward in which Farrell was confined are attended by a man named Folk, who ap pears to be careful and competent. After a running debate between tho su perintendent and directors as to who was responsible for the admitted lack of proper nurses, Mr. Spurrier read from the min utes of tho board, March 4tb, a resolution passed by tho board, refusing to pay in mates of tho almshouse for services of any kind. Mr. Evans explained that if tho board consented to pay one inmate as a nurse all the other inmates would refuse to do any work unless they, tjo, were paid. He added that " the judgo " had sustained him iu refusing to hire inmates. Suitable uurscs could be hired elsewhere. Mr. Spurrier referred to the difficulty he had experienced iu getting suitable nurses for that part of the asylum known as " South America," where the vilest and filthiest of the iumates aro kept. Very few persons aro cither willing or know how properly to attend them. He biro -self knew nothing about insano people ; ho was only a tailor, aud tailors were not expected to be accomplished nurses. He called atteutiou to a letter ho had written to President Evans, dated July 7, in which ho had asked help in the insano depart ment, aud to which ho had received no reply. President Evans replied that ho couldn't run into town every time the superin tendent wrote for help. Tho superintend ent was placed in charge of the asylum and was authorized to Iiiro all tho help be needed. Dr. Bolenius said tho institution had always heretofore borne an excellout rep utation aud had beeu spokeu of in the highost terras by visitors from all sections of tho country. Mr. Kreider said tho institution had been run by former superintendents with out hired help, but if hired help is neces sary to secure tho health aud comfort of the inmates no would not oppose it. no thought, howovor, that the successful run ning of the institution depended moro on tho efficiency of tho superintendent than on the employes. Mr. Oberholtzer was convinced that tho inmates did not liko tho present superin tendent. Ho had heard mauy complaints both insido and outside ; and though he was not prepared to say that theso com plaints wero well founded, bo was satisfied there was much dissatisfaction with the present management. Mr. Spurrier replied that he know tho inmates wero down on him, and that false charges had been made against him by norsons outside of tho institution. Ono lof these charges was that ho had attempted ln .n..w 4tn ntn.A fF tlmA 1ftt-A fill n-tl. f .All tu udu&jj buu fiow u& bug inwi uuiviiuvvu dent Cox. This was utterly false ; on tho contrary he aud Cox wero warm per sonal friends : wheu Cox took sick he came hero and did his work for nothing, includ ing tho keepinir of his books, and attend iug to his correspondence. He took tho pO.MMOU ilb IUU BUIIClUlklUU Ul lliuuiuuia in this board. Many of tho people who du not like him wero formerly connected with tho institution. Somo of them came here as paupers aud weut away with loads of goods. Having keys to tho closets and storehouses they pilfered from them. Tho institution is now rut ol these people ami they take revenge by lying about the super intendent aud inventing tales of cruelty and ueglectthat have no foundation. The supciiutcudoiit added that he had two wards ou two different stories or the asy lum, containing twenty-scvou insano fe males, with no sane person to look after them except his wife. She attended to these poor people aud made daily thirty -eight beds until her strength gave way aud she has herself beeu for two weeks past prostrated on a bed of sickness. Mr. Spurrier added th.it ho had done all he was capable of doing, and wr s almost worn out himself. If tho boaid did not think ho was doing cimifgh ho was ready to step down aud out. Mr. Evans asked the suicrintcmleiit if bo had ever applied to tho board for any thing in reason that was refused him. Mr. Spurrier replied that ho must auswer no. Ho had applied for help, and was told to got it ; but where can ho get it? He believed if ho could get suitable persons to take caro of tho insano the board would pay thorn. But ho can't get them. He knew that Frank Farrcll was not so well attended to as he would havo been in his (Spurrier') family, and there aro others iu tho asylum who ought to havo better attention than they get ; but ho cannot give it to them, nor cau the insaue assistants give it to them. Mr. Oberholtzer said : " Mr. Spurrier, you aro the superintendent ; you aro not expected to do the work or the nursing, but you aio expected to seo that it is done. You should go through the institu tion once or twico cveryjday, that you may see and know tho condition of the inmates. It is complained that you spend most of your time in the office attending to your books or to visitors." Mr. Spurrier replied that his practico was to go through all parts of tho institu tion almost every day ; that ho has a good deal of book-keeping to attend to, but does most of it at night ; that ho never weut to town on his own business but once and that was to resign his office in a society so that he might devote his whole time to tho institution!; he had not even taken time to go to church on Sun day, though he was formerly a regular at tendant. Tho difficulty is that ho cannot be in the several wards looking after tho interests of tho patients and be at tho same time in his office keeping his ac counts or entertaining visitors. Mr. Oberholtzer said if tho labors now devolving on the superintendent are too heavy the board had better hire a clerk to attend to office matters and allow the su perintendent to give bis wholo time to looking after the comfort of the inmates. Mr. Kreider believed that the timo was not far off when it would bo necessary to have a permanent physician counected with tho institution as superintendent, whose whole time could be devoted to the care of the sick and the enforcing of sani tary regulations in thohospital and asylum. Mr. Spurrier detailed at considerable length the plan of government in tho in sane asylums at Norristown, Uarrisburg, Reading and other places, all of which aro much better organized and equippedthan our own. He closed by quoting the opin ion of Dr. Cadwallader and R. J. Mac Gonigle, of Pittsburgh, who said that our almshouse and hospital were a credit to tho county and tho best in the state, but that our insane asylum is very far behind the requirements of such an institution ; and prophesying that tho timo will soon como when tho insano will become the wards of tho state and receive iu state asylums treatment and attention that it is impossible to give them iu county institutions. Mr.MacGonigle was quoted assaying that the late SuperintendeaV Cox was a very peculiar man and possessed qualities which enabled him to get more work out of the insane and get along with them with less trouble than almost any other man. At this stage of the proceedings tho president of tho board dismissed tfco re porters, telling them the board had some private business to attend to. t, , A. Toar ot Inspection. On being dismisses by the board the reporters under the guidance of Drs. Bol enius aud Roland, mado a tour through the insano asylum and hospital. Tho lat ter was cleau and well ventilated through out. The beds aud bedding were cleau, and tho patients appeared to be as com fortable as their several ailments would permit. Nearly all tho apartments in the asylum were iu good condition and the iumates tidy. A few of the unruly ones were confined in straight jackets aud leather gloves, to prevent' them from injuring themselves or others, and one or two were; tied Lizzie Mo Clarrcn, the young girl who was outraged at tho reservoir a week ago, was not vio lent but very nervous. In the ward named " South America," occupied by the vile and filthy inmates, tho condition of the patients and their quarters was less satis factory. A few of the inmates wero nearly naked and ono of them, a woman, was entirely so. Somo of the men wero loud and boisterous aud a few uttered fearful threats and imprecations. The cell recent ly occupied by Frank Farrell was empty, aud in an adjoining one was confined Slater, the jabbering lunatic who for a time bad been appointed bis nurse. Al though this range of cells, the floors of which are covered with zink, bad recently been washed out, somo of them being yet wet, they were far from being clean, and au almost intolerable stench arose from them. Disinfectants, deodorizers and some attendants aro sadly needed iu " South America." Iu tho large yard iu tear of tho asylum wero congregated about a score of the harmless insane, it being desirable to allow as many as possible of them to get out door air and exercise. Some of them were sleeping iu the shade aud others dancing to the music of a worn out mouth organ. Tbe Superintendent's lteport. Oil Icaviug the institution Superintend ent Spurrier banded us a copy of his re port for August from which we learn that there are in the insano department, 56 males and 56 females, total 112. In tho hospital 30 white males and 26 females ; in the colored department 8 males and 2 females, total 66. Iu tho almshouse 137 mou, 153 women, 5 malo children aud 8 female chil dren. Grand total in both houses 386 ; last year at same dato 391. During tbe past month there were 11 deaths. POUL.TKY. Ulcotlng of the Poultry Association Paper on Gaps in Chickens. A staled meeting of the Lancaster county poultry association was held in the agri cultural room of city hall this forenoon. The following named members were present: J. It. Lichty, city; John E. Schum, city ; Charles Lippold, city ; Win. Schoenberger, city ; W. W. Griest, city ; C. E. Long, city ; J. M. Johnston, city ; Isaac U. Brooks, Marticville. In tho absence of she chairmau vice president Charles Lippold was called to tho chair. Milton Evans, city, was elected a mem ber of tho society. F. R. Diffenderffer readapapeneceived from a country member iu responso to a late paper ou " Gapes " read before this society. The writer says : I perfectly agree with tbe assertion iu the article " Gapes in Chickens," that it is not a remedy wo want so much as a preventive, beuco I give you my experi ence in tho matter. Ever siuco I com menced raising poultry in 1873 1 havo been troubled with gapes. A few years ago Mi-s. I!. jravo mo a hiuton the subject, but ifiicvcrgavc ir. a fair trial until last spring. On all other occasions I lost so niauy young chickens that I concluded last spring to seo how well I could succeed iu preventing tho gapes aud how many of my chicks I could raise. Early in March I gave 30 eggs to three hens aud from theso eggs I got 31 young chicks, all of them out a few days before I ho lii .st. of March. On tho 1st of April one of them was overcomo by cold and died a few days afterwards. An other was hurt by ono of tho mother hens and also died about the same time. The balance 32 out of 34 aro still living and doing well. I havo no gapes, and no sickness amoug them of any kind what ever. If I live I expect to try tho same plan next year, aud I havo full confidence iu the success of tho experiment. My receipt is " keep tho young chicks oil' tho ground." I havo tho bens aud young chicks iu boxes facing tho south, with all tho openings for suulight and air ou that shin ossible ; aud then an outside pen for tho young chicks with board floor, and the sides and top of ordi nary plastering lath, so a:, to let in plenty of sunlight and air. I tried to be governed by theso rules: 1. Give them plenty of sunlight and fresh air. 2. Good food aud plenty of it cracked enrn, dry, and wheat screenings and grass. 3. Cleanliness. I clean tho pens and boxes often and givo thom air-slacked limo, coalaske.o, &c. Perhaps somo of you cau givo us a bet ter plan, but uutil then I exiiect to pursue tho course fo successful dnring the past spring. I must add that I keep my chicks iu their boxes and pens until they aro two months old and then in a small yard by themselves until to day (Aug. 7;, when for tbe first timo I turned them out to run with the older chickens. The paper was discussed by several members, and the views of tho writer gen erally entertained. There was somo discussion as to the proper placo iu which to hold tho next annual fair, but no final action was takeu. Tbero was also some talk about artificial incubation, but Dr. Lougaker, wbo was to have been present -and give some account of liis experiments in that direction, failed to appear and tho society adjourned. Llstol Unclaimed Letters. Tho following is a list of unclaimed let ters remaining in the postoffice for tho week ending Aug. 7, ldS2 : Ladies' List. Lydia Althouse, Mrs. Terzah Aumcnt, Ella S. Bowers, Mrs. A. W. Buckwalter, Sirs. Abigill Cooper, Amanda Curley, Mrs. Bishop Elder, Annie Ewmg, Salinda Hoffman, Mrs. Ann Flyn, Marg. Grim, Martha A. Hess, Marie Kochler, Mrs. Anna Klino, Madge Lock wood, Katie A. Lehman, Mrs. Miller Rishcll, Sirs. Mike Welsh, H. Mary Wood. Gents LiU. Chrn. Baker, John Brown, John Buyer, Antonio Carrora (for.), John Foutz, Jerry Gable. Adam Huber.Edward Kraft, Jacob Laud is, Win. McAffee, Michael McFadden, Henry Malick, Daniel C. Miller (2), Jacob Maurer (for.), S. S. Sheppard, Levi Shelleuborger, John Shank, S. C. Staples, D. D. Trimmer, Jos. Thompson, Wm. M. Wilson. Attempt to Fire a House. On Saturday evening Mrs. Jane Frank ford, residing on Mulberry street above James, left her home to visit f omo neigh bors ; before going sho folded up a table cloth and laid it over au ice pitcher ou a table near the window. She returned about 10 o'clock and found tho cloth in a blaze ot firo which sho quickly extinguish ed. The window was opened and it is believed that tbo firo was started by some one on the outside as a number of burnt matches were found yesterday on the out side near the window. ('named With Stealing Chickens. Isaac Washer, of Mulberry street, has been arrested on complaint of Daniel Boas, who alleges that be stole his chickens. Tho hearing comes oft at Al dcrman Sanson's this oveuiog. THE INCENDIAKY TOUCH. rOCSt FUUS8 SATU1SUAY ArTEKNUO. The KysteM Stables Destroyed nui the Hotel Endangered Stewart's Stable Uarned Howe aadTrlaaler'a Fired Firemen lnjnred. Tho people of Lancaster were startled on Saturday afternoon by sot less then four flies, three of them being of incendiary origin and one of these involving a very heavy loss and endangering much valuable adjacent property. About half-past 4 o'clock the cxleusivo stabling connected with tho Keystone hotel, owned by Uriah Bitzer and leased by Horting Ss Amnion, was discovered to be on fire. An alarm was given fiom box No. 26, located at the corner of West Chestnut and Market streets. Tho fire men were prompt in responding to the calk but on their arrival they found tho frame part of tho stabling, 180 feet in length aud about 30 feet in widtb, a mass of dames. The fire commenced near the middle of this structure which stood upon the north side of the lot, and which was as dry as punk and filled ngth hay, straw and other combustible material. Opposite to it was a large brick budding 96 feet in length, 30 feet wide and three stories high. The lower story was used as a to bacco collar, but was at tho time of the fire unoccupied, the second floor was used for stabling, aud the third for the storage of grain, hay aud other kinds of feed. This building caught fire from tho other, and was, together with all its contents, soon reduced to a mass of ruius. Adjoin ing it on tbo east was a large carriage house, two stories high and stabling, partly built of brick and partly of wood. This, too, soon caught fire aud was de stroyed. As the large frasse stable oa the north and the carriage-houso on the south abut against the two wings of tho hotel, it was generally believed tbe hotel could not be saved, but tho firemen lought the tiames bravely, aud although almost over come by the intense heat and suffocated by the smoke they stood their ground and poured upon the building such a deluge of water that it received no other damago than the burning of a few of the wooden columns supporting the balconies. Adjoining this property on the uorth is tho propei t y ol the late Gcorgo Metzger, recently purchased by Mr. Bitzer. On tho rear end of the lot stood a largo frame building occupied as a stable and carriage house by J. II. liushoug. This caught fire aud was totally destroyed, Mr. Bushoug having barely time to get out his horses and carriage, lie lost considerable feed and stable fixtures and his market wagon was reduced to ashes. Just east ol the Bushong stable, on the Metzger property, was a two-story brick building, k-aM-d by Israel L Landis, and filled with patented articles and models of patents. Among these wero 500 patent farm gate fixtures, 300 or 400' patent; fence fix tures, a largo number of patent meat sli cers, pateut air pump, largo platform scales, aud an vudlcss variety of models difficult to replace, electrotypes, wood cuts, &c, &c. Mr. Landis says he had over $5,000 worth of goods in the build ing, of whieh about $4,000 is a total loss. He has no insurance. On the same lot a little farther cast stands the Metzger residence. The back building is a good deal damaged, aud jtlio trees, vines, plants, &c.,are totally rained. A number of chickens perished in the fiames. Tho building is insured. Adjoining the Metzger property ou the north is the property of Stoucr, Shreiner & Co. The flames did not reach the main building, but a long frame shed iu tear or it, filled with plaster, cement, terra eotta pipe, water closet fixtures, .Vc., is badly damaged. The loss will probably reach $600, and is covered by insurance in the Norwich Union and West Chester com panies, of which Rifo & Kauu"nian aro agents. A report that gunpowder was stored on tho premises is incorrect. Tho firm have a small safety magazine in which are placed small quantities, at times, for retail use, but at tho time of tho liro uot a pound was on hand. During tbe progress of the tire at tbo Keystone stables there wero two slight ex plosions, caused, as in supposod, by a cou ple of cans of coal oil that may havo been placed there by the incendiaries to mako their work more certain. Just a few hours before tbo lire tbero had been removed from the stables thirty or forty of tho best horses ever shipped from this city. Some pursous Mirmiso that the intention of the incendiary was to de stroy these animals, aud thus gratify a mtlignant desire for revenge. A valuable set of doublo harness rescued from tho flames wero afterwards stolen from the premises. Mr. Bitzer will pay 450 for their recovery. The Losnes. 3Ir. Bitzcr's losses arc heavy. The ex tent of ground burned over is about 100 by 180 feet, and tho buildings burned in clude the brick building recently put up at a cost of $6,000, the frame stable worth $3,000, the wagon houso worth $1,000, tho Bushong stablo worth $300, the Landis warehouse worth $1,000, and damage to the hotel about $200 total $11,000. To this must be added -the loss of several tons of hay,200 buBhelsJof oats,$200 worth of harnesc, halters, horso boots, a lino sleigh, and many other articles, aggregat ing at least $1,000 or $12,000 in all. He holds policies of insurance on tbe brick building in the Royal of London for $3,000 and in the Hamburg for $1,000 ; and on the frame stable $500 each , in the Guard of Philadelphia, the Phoenix of Brooklyn, the Westchester of New York, and tbe American of Philadelphia total $6,000. HortiBg & Ammou, the lessees of the hotel, lose about 200 bushels of oats, eight or ten tons of hay, five or six hotel stovos . stored in tbe brick building. Aggregate Ioss-v about $500, on whieh there is no insurance except $150 on tho hay, in the Home or New York. The Trawler Fur. Shortly after six o'clock on Saturday evening, while three engines of the de partment were at woAoa tho Keystone stable fire, an alarm was struck Jkom box No. 15, East King and Duko streets. The alarm was caused by aa unsuccessful attempt to burn a large frame stable be longing to the estate of Michael Trissler and situated on East Mifflin street, be tween Duke and Lime streets. Tbe fire was discovered by Mrs. Souders, who liven near the stable. She gave the alarm and a number of persons at once set to work. They found that the fire was in the loft among a lot of baled hay, and after con siderable work with backets of water and a hose, they were successful in extinguish ing it, and the firemen did not havo to go into service. The largo bales of bay were rolled away from the one whieh was burning, and were saved. The damage to the building was slight, but about $30 worth of ksy belonging to J Mr. Herr, tbe street sprinkler, who occupies tho stable, was burned. The fire was au incendiary one,and the person who applied the match; seemed to be acquainted with the premises and placed tbo match where it was likely to do the greatest amount of damtje. How the party escaped is a mystery. If the lire bad gained any headway, tthe largo coach works of Philip Doecsom would havo been in great danger 'and- might havo been destoyed. Stewart's Stable Burned. The third firo of the day was at the brick stable ot James Stewart, in Gns9 Btreet, rear of 216 East Orange, which wan burned. This alarm was struck fiom box 14,at EastKmfc aadCharcfc streets.nd No. ' 15 at Duke and East King about 7 o'clock. Engines Nos. 2 and 3 were soon on the ground and in serviee, and the firemen wont to work at once. The fire made very rapid progress and it was not long -. i
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