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LANCASTER DAILY INTEIiLlGENCEB, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7,1882.
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THURSDAY XVXNIMO, SEPT. 7. 1883.
laeqaallty r IppreprlatlMS.
Senator John Sherman, in a speech in
Ohio the other day, said that he longed
to see all the larger cities and towns in
the country supplied, with government
buildings. Representative Shallenber
ger says that the number of buildings
authorized by the present Congress is
larger than for many years, and that
they are widely distributed over the
country, chiefly in the smaller cities.
That the larger cities should absorb the
public building appropriations, as they
have done in the past almost entirely,
he thinks is not right; and that " the
people who pay taxes and travel great
distances to poetoffices and courts, have
equal claims upon the government for
suitable accommodations." We strongly
incline to sympathize with this opinion,
which will doubtless be a popular one in
the country.Naturally it does not meet the
viewsof the metropolitan journals, which
aim to lead the sentiment of the country
and to command all the government ex
penditures to be made around their own
doors. The New York editors look out
upon a government postoffice that cost
many millions of dollars and think it
quite right that the money should have
been spent to provide New York with a
great and elegant building for its post
office ; but they cannot see that equal
reason exists for furnishing a small city
like Lancaster with the modest struc
ture that it will be content with. Yet
the one expenditure is as justifiable as
the other. It is true that New York
has twenty or thirty times our popu
lation ; but it is equally true that its
postoflice has cost more than twenty
or thirty times as much ;is is
asked for one at Lancaster. Xew
York is a great distributing point of the
mails it is true ; but Lancaster is also a
distributing point in a smaller way.
The New York citizens receive and
send newspapers and letters ; so do the
citizens of Lancaster, though not so
many in the aggregate. The two cities
occupy the same position in regard to
their postal relations, the sole difference
being that one has a bigger mail than
the other. Now if this difference is
matched by a proportionate difference in
the amount of public money expended
upon the postofliccs in the two cities will
they not be treated with equal and exact
justice by the government ? We are
quite ready to have such a test put upon
our demand for a postoflice appropria
tion. We will not ask for more money
in proportion to our postoflice business
than New York has had expended upon
her iostoflice.
Now why are we not entitled to so
much ? Should we not have a national
building because the government can
rent an office here at a less rate than six
per cent, upon what the proposed invest
ment would be ? or three percent, if that
is the value to the government of its
money? That looks like a sound bus';
ness proposition and we are ready to
yield to it if the big cities are. But the
United States could readily rent a plain
building suited to its uses in New York
city for much less than the interest upon
the investment it has made them. If
the nation should not expend any money
unprohtably in the ornamentation of
its public buildings the rule should apply
to New York as well as to Lancaster.
We do not think there should be such
extravagance in public buildings as is
seen in our great cities. The money
that has been wasted upon them would
have supplied many smaller towns with
the accommodations they need. But
what we do insist upon is that the same
mcasuro should be meted out all around.
If the government has business in Laii
caster which requires a building we see no
reason why it should not build one of its
owu instead of renting. We certainly
are unable to see why it should build
extravagantly in New York and rent
miserably in Lancaster. Some of the
Democratic brethren seem to think that
the Democratic opposition to national
improvements commits the Democratic
party against such appropriations for
public buildings. But we do not so con-
aider. That doctri ne does not forbid the
government to erect buildings that it
must use, and has to hire when it does
i.ot build. It does, however, in its es
sence, forbid unequal appropriations for
such purposes. It demand that when
made they shall be made generally and
that no one community or set of com
munities shall be unduly favored and
without just cause. We consider that
it forbids the expenditure of millions in
cities of a million population, upon
ostoQices which are equally required in
cities of twenty-Gve thousaud popula
tion, when the latter are refused the
fortieth part of the millions that the big
cities get. We are quite tired of this
favoritism towards the metropolitan
towns which use all their gush and
newspaper froth to elevate themselves,
and disparage their neighbors, and see
no justice in an appropriation that does
not blow intcftheir own pockets.
The last speech in the Star Route
trials is being made to-day. The
speeches began so long ago that wc for
get the date, and the trial itself com
menced away back somewhere. There
has been a fearful stretching out of the
proceedings ; a fact which is due to the
money expended upon the defense and
the big lot of big lawyers hired, who had
to make a show. If these defendants
had been poor they would have been dis
posed or in a day or two ; and the ends
of justice would have been as well
served. There seemingly needs to be a
reform in the delay of justice Which
money can always procure. Every de
fendant ought to have a fair trial and a
full opportunity for his defense ; but
there should be no such exhibition as
that just made of a dozen lawyers con
suming weeks in the summing up of a
case.
Common council seems to have a habit
of referring petitions for street improve
ments and other matters to the appro
priate committees with instructions to
do the work, without awaiting the action
of select council upon the matter. Of
course the members must bs aware that
concurrent action is necessary to author
ize an expenditure. We do not know
whether the committees of common
council, so authorized by it, do the work
ordered without the further order of se
lect council; but if they do they will
have trouble in getting their bills paid :
if they do not, it would be well for com
mon council to amend its phraseology
and refer the matter to the committees
simply with instructions to report.
It seems that our congressman thinks'
that Beaver is going to lie elected, or at
least says so. We will wager a big apple
that he dees not think, though he very
likely said so. Our congressman found
himself under the necessity of saying it ;
and he always says the things that he
Gnds it necessary to say. ne is not of
the stuff that martyrs are made. He
does not believe in kicking .uselessly
against the pricks. Our congressman is
not a Stalwart, but he lives in a Stalwart
community. He has the Stalwart sup
port, because of the prudence with
which he declines to kick openly and use
lessly against them ; and he has the
half-breeds because he is with them in
sympathy. He occupies himself a posl-
tion of Independent vantage. He stands
on a solid hummock amid the raging
factions, 'neither of which can hurt him
and neither of which, therefore, tries.
Each appropriates him, and the compla
cent Smith calmly permits himself to be
appropriated, and comfortably gnaws
his bone.
PERSONAL.
Secretary Lincoln is anxious to sue
ceed David Davis iu tho United States
Senate.
Tuomas Durkee. chief justice of Rhode
Island, was yesterday re-elected chancellor
of Urown Lmversity.
Mrs. Mary Holland, colored, died in
Lebanon on Monday at the alleged ago of
iui years.
E. Clymer Whyte was yesterday
olected chairman of the Baltimore stock
exchange at a special meeting of its mem
bers. Walter M. O'Dwyer, formerly of
the New lork iribune, lias becomo asso
ciate and joint publisher of the newspaper
Two Republics, in the city of Mexico.
Mr. Inoersoll yesterday finished bis
argument for tho defense in the Star
Route cases, and Attorney General Brew
ster began his argument for the prosecu
tion. The Marquis of Lorne and tho Prin
cess Louiso arrived in Chicago yesterday
and were driven to the hotel where rooms
had been resorved for them. They leave
for San Francisco this morniug.
Do.m Pedro, the emperor of Rrazil,
cares so little for etiquette that ho allows
tho escort which accompanies him when
lie travels in Ins own country to smoke
cigarettes in his presence.
Matthew Fisher, a finisher in the
shovel department of the Lshigh manu
facturing company, of Bethlehem, Pa.,
has been notified that he is an heir to
the cstato of the late Sir Matthew Cub
len.
Chief Justice James Jackson is pro
posed as the successor of tho late Senator
Hill in the United States Senate from
Georgia, lie says ho will make no per
sonal canvass for tho position, but ' will
accept tho oflico if it is given to him.
Hon. Luke Pryor, lato United States
senator Irom Alabama, lias accepted the
unsolicited nomination for Congress, ten
dered him by the Democrats of the Eighth
district of that state. Ho proposes to
make an active canvass against his Inde
pendent Greenback competitor, Col. Lowe.
Gen. Roueiit Toombs, of Georgia, ac
cording to an Atlanta letter, has greatly
changed recently in his physical condition.
His eyesight has nearly failed him, and
his once full face has grown thiu aud
wrinkled. It is predicted that his long
and brilliant career, with all its successes
aud failures, will soon come to an end.
Commodore Utsiiur, commandant of
tho New York navyyard. has directed his
aid, Lieutenant W. J. Jacques, to hold
himself ready to board tho steamer in
which Engineer Melvillo and Lieutenant
Berry leturn to this country, for the pur
pose of extending to them such assistance
as they may require.
General Sherman has requested that
Major General John M. Schofield bo
ordered to San Francisco to relievo Major
General McDowell, and that tho latter be
ordered to his home in New York, prepar
atory to his retirement from active service
next mouth. No action will bo taken in
tho matter until the return to Washington
of the secretary of war.
General Harris M. Plaisted, Fusion
caudidatc for governor of Maine, lives
with his grown up family and young
second wife iu a beautiful home in Ban
gor. Ho is described as a mau of medium
height, with a thick-set frame, and a full,
round face, not altogether pleasant in ex
pression but denoting crcat combative
qualities. Ho is not a graceful orator,but
has a homely and forciblo manner of
speaking that seems to be satisfying to tho
averago country audieuce.
Mr. William H. Vanderbilt's new
palace car for his private use made its first
appearance at Saratoga yesterday. Its de
signer claims that in elegance and comfort
this car excels even tho car owned by
Baron do Rothschild, of Vienna, and in
which he recently visited Baircnth. Tho
Yauderbilt car includes a sleeping-room,
furnished with a bedstead instead of a
berth, a small parlor, an office, and a
smoking-room. It is intended whenever
guests accompany Mr. Vanderbilt to bo
connected by a bellows cover with another
car which Mr. Vanderbilt has hitherto
used.
Qalte to the Point.
Philadelphia Times.
Jacob F. Shaeffer and Lemon A. Graff
publish a joint card in the Lancaster In
telligencer, charging the prothonotary
with extorting from fees to the amount of
$31.15, of which amonnt they claim more
than two-thirds, $24.15, was illegally
charged. They do not propose to stop
with protest and publication, either, but
have instructed their attorneys to bring
the matter before Mm nmirf. nt nnxo Ti.a
Intelligencer, in commenting upon the
communication, vouches for the standing
of the writers, and urges that if other
suitors having business with county
officers will follow their example, the
gathering of illegal fees will be slopped,
and the offices being thus rendered less
profitable the scramble to obtain them
will be diminished and the corrupt prac
tices of tho return tinkers and ball jt-box
stutters bo greatly lessened. This is all
true and commendable, but wouldn't it
be more to tho point to insist that any
and all officials detected in charging illegal
fesB shall be treated as other thieves are
treated and sent to the penitentiary?
A Very Turbulent Convention
A Greenback state convention of Cali
fornia met yesterday in San Francisco.
Delegates were present from 1G counties.
After settling contests and appointing the
usual committees, tho convention ml inn ru
ed until" this morning. There are two
factions in the convention, one desiring
fusion with the Democracy, the other
independent action ; and tho proceedings
were so turbulent at one time that the
members almost came to blows.
THE DATS DOINGS.
LATEST NEWS BY MOKMAG MAILS.
Phase of Life la Ita Various Forms, Gath
ered From many Quarters A
Glance at Current Events.
While George Hess, aged CO, a farmer
living near Jamestown, N. J., was clean
ing a horse, a cat jumped on his shoulder,
and from there to the back of the horse,
whereupon the horso kicked; inflicting
injuries upon Hess from which ho died in
a few hours.
Blackburn Davis, who lives near Little
ton, West Virginia, just beyond the state
lino, was waylaid and murdered by Jas.
Province. An old fued was the cause of
tho murder.
. At Dubois, Georgia, on Tuesday night,
Adolphus Pitts' was fatally stabbed in a
quarrel with Alexander Finney, and the
latter, while running away, was shot dead
by some unknown person.
A horrible accident happened Freddy, a
five year old child of Daniel M. Anderson,
at Waynesburg, Pa. His mother was
washing and had just filled a tub with
boiling water, into which the little fellow
tumbled and was fatally scalded.
Mrs. Sarah J. Young, a respectable wo
man, years old, was outraged near Union
City,Tenn., on Saturday by a negro named
Winstom Wade. Tuesday night the ne
gro was taken from the court house at 11
o'clock by a zaob of ono hundred men and
banged to tho limb of a tree.
A charter has been issued to the Swa
tara railroad company, which proposes tho
construction of a thrco milo Hue, connect
ing with the Philadelphia & Reading at
Steclton. The capital stock is $30,000,
Tho corporators are L. S. Bent, Steelton ;
Lyman D. Gilbert, Harrisburg, aud D. F.
Baker, Philadelphia.
Tho boiler at the shaft of the Conuclls
ville gas, coal aud coko company's coko
works, just outside tho borough limits,
exploded. Tho engineer, Daniel Jones,
was hurled a hundred feet in tho air and
fell in a neighboring field. He was
scalded horribly, but lingered iu agouy
until 3 o'clock in tho afternoon, when ho
died. The deceased was 33 years old. He
leaves a wife and two children.
FIGHT IN A FAKI3 THKATKK.
A Prominent Poet and Kdltor Como to
Hlows Between the Acts.
A scandalous disturbance occurred at
tho Odcou theatre, in Paris, during the
performance of the new play, " Le
Mariage D' And re." In the euterval be
tween the third aud fourth acts 31. Paul
Derouledc, tho well known poet and
Prussian hater, ran up and against M.
Mayer, director of tho Lanterne, iu the
lobby, and, accosted him as a German
whoso paper is inspired at Berlin, without
further parley struck him in the face. 51.
Mayer returned theblow with interest, and
forsomo minutes the delighted gallery
gods, who had rushed to the scene of tho
affray at the first sound of strife, were
treated to a hand-to-hand encounter
worthy of tho most palmy days of the
prize-ring. Both combatants wcro at
length removed to tho police station. . Tho
quarrel will no doubt bo finally settled
without a duel, though Mayer talks of
prosecuting his assailant- M. Derouledc
is the author of tho " Chauts dn Soldat,"
and has been conspicuous in several recent
anti-German manifestations, which had
given riso to an interchange of diplomatic
views between Prince Hohenloho and M.
Dnclorc.
Tho Social science Association.
In the Social Scicnco association at Sar
atoga, yesterday, a paper was road by
Walter Channing, of Boston, on " Boards
of Health," which was followed by a com
munication on tho same subject from Dr.
Henry B. Baker, of tho Michigan health
board. Dr. A. M. Blodgctt, of Boston,
read a papor " O.i tho Management of
Chronic Inebriates and Insano Drunk
ards," which was discussed by Dr. .Walter
Channing, Prof. Francis Wayland aud
Rev. S. Iremeus Primo, of tho New York
Observer. A paper by Dr. D. F. Lincoln
on tho sanitary condition of boarding
school, was presented by tho secretary and
passed, with a recommendation that it bo
read by all present. A paper by Dr. E.
M. Hunt, of the New Jersey health
board, treating of tho health caro of tho
household, with special reference to house
drainage, was road. Frauds Wayland, of
New Havon, was elected president of tho
association for tho ensuing year
Casualties or the Cars.
An unknown man was killed by an Old
Colony railroad train, whilo walking on
tho track at Dorchester, Mass.
Terrenco Monahan, aged' 70 years, was
killed in Centra Falls, R. I., by being
struck by au express train.
P. A. Ammcrman, aged 40, was killed
by a passenger train at tho George street
crossing, in New Brunswick, N. J.
A fast mail train on tho New York
Central railroad struck an omnibus near
Ilion, killing A. P. Red way, aged 43 yeafs
a dry goods merchant, and injuring livo
others, two seriously.
The Grand Lodge or Ked Men.
The Grand Lodgo of tho United States
of the Independent Order cf Red Men, in
session at Boston, elected tho following
officers : Grand Chiof Powhatteu, Wil
liam Jackel, of Philadelphia ; Vice Grand
Chief, August Franke. of Boston : Junior
Vice Graud Chief, August Schneider,
Newark, New Jersey ; High Priest,
Lothier Naumann. of Chicago ; Grand
Secretary, S. W. Goodman, Philadelphia ;
Grand Treasurer, Martin Wetzel, of Bal
timore Tho next convention will ba held
in Philadelphia on the second Tuesday of
September, 1883.
Cincinnati's Industrial Kxposltion.
The Industrial Exposition at Cincinnati
was opened yesterday. Tho opening was
preceded by a procession representing the
various trades. Governor Foster and
other invited guests occupied carriages at
the head of tho Hue, and the streets woro
crowded with spectators. Among the
features of the pageant were " 2G tableau
cars representing ten epochs, beginning
with Cincinnatus at his plough, and end
ing with Cincinnati as it is." More than
three thousand mounted and uniformed
men were also in the line.
Cave Iu on a Kallroa 1 .
An extensive cave in occurred yesterday
at Lost Creek, oa the Lehigh Valloy rail
road, about three miles from Shenandoah.
The ground continued settling during the
day, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon a
seam was opened along tho railroad track,
about three feet in width and a 1,000 yards
iu length. The runninz of trains was
stopped for a time, until tho track was
raised to its usual grade. The sinking was
caused by the working of underlying coal
reins.
A Klcb Man's Cliarltauie Gilts.
Tho will of tho the late John Ferris, of
Wilmington, Del., has been probated. It
bequeaths $171,000 to relatives, friends
and public institutions, among the lattor
being $6,000 to the Home for Friendless
Children ; $2,000 to the Home for Aged
Women ; $1,000 to the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ; $750
each to the Historical Society or Delaware
and the Wilmington Fountain society, and
$300 to the Female Benevolent Society of
Wilmington.
Welcome to Melville.
There was a meeting last night at the
Washington hotel Philadelphia of ex
engineers of tho United States navy, to
make arrangements for a reception to
Chief Engineer Melville. A committee
was appointed to arrange for a dinner.
They will also co-operate with tho general
committee in the reception of Engineer
Melville.
TUB BTAK KOUTJS TRIAL.
Colonel Inspnon Brings Tears to the Kyes
oS UU Hearers Mr. Brewster Begins
His Address.
No day's session of the Guiteau trial
had a more thoroughly jammed and
crowded court room than did the opening
yesterday morning in the Star Route cases.
Every seat within the bar was filled with
spectators and the aisles and standing
room were blocked np with a jostling,
perspiring mass or people. Newspaper
men and attorneys were compelled to ap
peal to the marshal for admission, aud this
official was at bis wits end to find entrance
even to tho ' court room for men who
bad the right to demand it. Col. Ingcr
soll's remarks were devoted chiefly to the
law phases of the case and but little of his
distinguished originality marked the ar
gument. Evcu tho crowd refrained from
making comments upon the statements of
the attorney. Occasionally Judge Wyhe
turned to him for an explanation of a
statement, but it was done in a courteous
and mild-mannered way that has by no
means hitherto marked the colloquies be
tween court and counsel. An explanation
of this is given in the assertion that both
court and prosecution havo given up the
idea of conviction as to Dorsey, whom
Ingersoll especially represents, and soe no
reason for contradiction of or objection to
the argument in his behalf made by his
counsel.
In his closing remarks, Mr. Ingersoll
spoke of his client Dorsey as a man with
an intellectual horizon, and a mental sky
a roan of genius, generous and honest.
Yet, he said, this prosecution, this gov
ernment, these attorneys, representing tho
majesty of the republic, have asked you
not only to violate tho law of the land but
also tho law of nature. They have tram
pled on tho holiest humanities and havo
even made light because a wife in this
trial has sat by her husband's side. There
is a painting in tho Louvre a painting of
desolation, of despair and love, it repres
ents The Night of tho Crucifixion.' The
world is wrapped in shadow ; the stars
are dead ; and yet iu tho darkness is seen
a kneeling form. It is Mary Magdalen
with loving lips and hands pressed against
the bleeding feet of Christ. Tho skies
were never dark enough or starless
enough, tho storm was never fierco
enough nor wild enough ; tho quick bolts
or heaven wcro never lurid enough, and
tho arrows of slander never fell thick
enough to drive a noblo woman from her
husband's side. (Applause.) And so it
is in all of human speech ; tho holiest
word is woman.' "
Whilo Mr. Ingersoll was delivering this
speech several ladies burst into tears, and
Mrs. Dorsey kept her handkerchief to her
eyes for somo minutes.
Iu conclusion Mr. Ingersoll said : " I
havo spokon now, gentlemen, tho last
words that will bo spoken in public for my
clients, tho last words that will be spoken
iu public for any of these defendants, the
list words that will be heard iu their
favor until I hear form the lips of the
foreman the two eloquent words ' not
guilty.' "
Attornoy- General Brewster rehearsed
his connection with tho caso and replied to
tho charge that it was beneath his dignity
to appear in tho case. He said that it was
his duty tube wherever justice was to be
doue, and that tho statements by the coun
sel for tho defenso that his action was
without precedent showed that they bad
not examined their books, ne gave several
incidents of sueh action. He was hero to
sco justice dono, and he would see it or
surrender his office. Then he looked over
'.he points of the case, speaking of pro
ductiveness as a test of how much service
was needed.
In the course of his remarks, the attorney-general
referred to Brady as a mail
contractor, but stopping himself said :
"No, nota mail contractor but a mail ex
pander." Mr. Ingersoll had told tho jury how lies
would not fit; and Ingersoll ought to
know. He had been dealing with them
for thoso people. lie meant nothing per
sonal to Mr. Ingersoll. In ancient Assyria
it was tho custom, when a man and
woman were detected iu adultery to kill
tho woman and chain her dead and fester
ing body to tho man ; and he went about
crying, ''Oh, wretched man that I am, who
will dolivcr mo from tho body of this
death ?" Acquit these men and tho fes
tering body of their atrocious crime,
committed against the wholo community,
would bang around their necks and they
would cry out : " Oh, wretched man that
I am, who will deliver me from tho body
of his death?" The jmy had heard Mr.
Ingersoll to-day, with an imprcssivenesB
which draw tears to tho eyes of many,
depict tho horrors aud terrors which hung
round these peoples, and while this was
going on, whenever thore was a ribald
speech or a joke, Brady sat laughing.
Right at tho door of the penitentiary he
could sit and laugh at ribaldry and jokes.
Ho bad tho hide of a rhinosceros. When
Mr. Iugersoll burst forth in a great porora
tion Miner put his hands to his face and
Vaile, too, and oh, how they blubbered.
But when it was all over they got up, and
not a tear !
PHASICS IN POLITICS.
Ilio Campaign in Virginia Dawson Refuses
to Withdrawn.
Rev. J. M. Dawson, tho colored nominee
for congressman-at-largo of tho straight
out Republicans in Virginia, published a
letter, in which he says emphatically that
he will not withdraw from tho canvass
upon any consideration. In his letter he
says : " It has been reported to me from
ciediblo sources this morning that I
havo cither withdrawn or would withdraw
from tho canvass as Republican Candida' o
for congressman-at-largc. It is only
necessary for me to reply to interested
statements to say that 1 have not with
drawn and do not intend to do so. There
is no power or influence, state- or national,
that could induce me to withdraw my
name as a cindidato for your suffrages.
1 havo tho honor to bo tho candidate for
tho Republican party of Virginia, and
nothing short of death will swervo mo
from my purpose to lead yon to victory."
It had been reported that Mahone had
offered or intended to offer Dawson a
federal position if ho would retire from
the cauvass. Dawson is making a vigor
ous canvass and is well received by the
colored people.
Congressional Nominations.
Democratic nominations for congress
men were reported yesterday as follows :
Fifteenth Illinois district, A. J. Hunter ;
Fourth Texas, D. H. Culvcrson ; Eighth
v irgiuia, John S. Barbour (present incum
bent). The Democrats aud Greenbackers of the
Fifth district of Michigan, havo fused and
nominated Julius Houseman, a Demo
crat. Tho Greenbackers of South Carolina
have nominated for congressmen T. II.
Russell in the Third district, D. R. Elkin
iu the Fourth, and Dr. Bowen in tho
Sixth.
The Greenbackers of the Fourteenth
Illinois district have nominated R. E.
Stevenson, who, it is expected, will also
be nominated by the Democrats.
Republican congressional nominutions
were reported yesterday as follows :
Sevonth Illinois district, Thomas J. Hen
derson ; Tenth Illinois, John H. Lewis ;
Second Iowa, S. S. Farwell (present in
cumbent). The congressional conference of tho
Eleventh district of Pennsylvania met
yesterday in Mauch Chunk. After four
teen ballots the conferenea adjourned
until this morning. The fourteenth ballot
.stood : Broadhead, G ; Miles G ; Buckalew
4 ; Gorman, 3 ; Lewis 2.
Traveling Royalty.
Chicago, Sept. 7. Lome and Louiso
left here for San Francisco to-day.
PHOTS' PAKTNEKS.
ADDITIONAL ALMSHOUSE: ARRESTS.
Mrs. Adams and Storekeeper Brown Locked
Up Who Brown Is What Mr. Bra
sel Says or the Thefts.
The investigators of the Philadelphia
airashouso robbery have begun to make
additional arrests. Sirs. Adams, whoso
house I'hipps bad stocked with almshouse
goods, and Storekeeper Brown are locked
up, and more arrests are expected soon to
follow.
The warrant for the arrest of tho per
sons named was issued upon the oath of
lobn liuggard, and set lorth that Mrs.
Kate Adams and James F. Brown " did
unlawfully and wickedly conspire to
gether to cheat and defraud the city of
Philadelphia by removiug and appropriat
ing goods and chattels to their owu use
belonging to the said city."
Tho warrant was placed in tho hands of
Detective Minor, who immediately started
for the Adams mansion, No. 3410 Walnut
street. All the frout shutters of tho
house were closed when the detective ar
rived and a generally appearance of de
sertion prevailed.
As soon as tho front door was opened,
in answer to his ring, Detective Miller
walked in and found Mrs. Adams ironing
in a back room. The woman seemed to
feci that something dreadful was about to
happen as soon as she saw the detective,
Her faco turned palo aud dropping her
irou sue clutched the back or a cbair lor
support. Detective Miller said : " Mrs.
Adams, I have a warrant for your arrest."
For a moment Mrs. Adams could not utter
a word. She stood looking straight at
the officer, apparently dumbfounded. At
length her eyes began to fill with tears,
aud suddenly throwing herself into a
chair she covered her faco with her hands
aud sobbed and moaned. Detective Miller
left her to her grief for a few moments
and then endeavored to sootho her. After
a time he was partially successful aud Mrs.
Adams, donning her bonnet and throwing
a light wrap over her shoulders, prepared
to accompany him to the Central station.
Tho two went quietly down in a Chest
nut street car, and but for the tear-dimmed
eyes of the woman and tho application of
a handkkcrchicf to tucm now and then,
people might not have noticed the detec
tive aud his prisoner. They arrived at the
station at ten miuntes alter six o clock
and cutercd by tho back door, unnoticed
by anyone save, a few loungers hanging
around and ono or two attaches of tho
place. As they stood before the house
sergeant's desk, however, the partially
suppressed sobs ot Airs. Adams far a time
prevented her from giving her name
for registration on the big record
ing slate. At length, however, tho ser
gcant recorded, in a large round hand :
Kate Adams ; charge, conspiracy ; ar
rested by Detective C. F. Miller." Detec
Miller then beckoned Mrs. Adams to
follow him, and the turnkey leading the
way to ono of the small, close cells of tbo
station house placed her in it and turned
tho key upon her. Then tho woman's
self-possession completely forsook her and
she sobbed piteously. with her faco hid
den in her hands. No one was allowed to
sco her, and she scorned anxious to keep
out of every ono's sight.
The Arrest ot Itrown.
As soon as ho had locked up Mrs. Adams
Detective Miller started out in search of
Brown. Ho went straight to his house,
at Thirty-second and Powcltou avenue,
and found his man talking to a police
officer iu frout of his door. Tho detcctivo
stepped up and, placing his baud lightly
on his shoulder, told him that ho had a
warrant for his arrest, at the samo time
drawing tho paper from his pocket.
Brown did uot seem at all surprised, and
accompanied tho officer without auy com
ment. Ho was locked up at tho Central
station at 7:40 o'clock in a cell close to
tho ono which Mrs. Adams was confined.
Ho did not want to see any ono and his
wish was respected by those in charge.
T11K KKff PRISON KKS.
h'oincthltig About Storekeeper ltrowu'dl'edl
gree. Philadelphia Times.
James II. Brown mado his appearanco
in Philadelphia about thirteen years ago.
He was born in Frederick, Maryland, of
an old lino Southern family. His ago is
put down on the police blotter at tho
Central station as 41 years. During the
rebellion ho is said to have cherished
Union sentiments, despite his Southern
surroundings, aud enlisted some time
after the breaking out of tho great struggle
in tho federal navy. When ho was hon
orably discharged from tho service,
time after tho close of tho
ho had attained tho rani: of
sistant paymaster. Tho first
some
war,
as-
cin-
ploymcnt he obtained in this city, so
far as has been ascertained, was with tho
Messrs. Collins, who were then organiz
ing a forco to send to Brazil to build the
ill-starred Madcria aud Mamoro railroad.
He was given a clerical position and was
sent to Brazil, whero ho remained until
the railroad enterprize was abandoued by
the contractors. Returning to Philadel
phia ho was employed as a clerk by Rich
ard Malone, of Lancaster. Brown's next
position was storekeeper of the almshouse.
There is a talo iu this election. A
member of the board of guardians said
that Brown was a Democrat, was urged
for the almshouse berth by Mr. Malono
and that Mr. Rowan had agreed to put
him there. This member also stated that
Phipps came to him at ono of tho meetings
of tho board two years ago aud said :
"I want you to voto for Jim Brown for
storekeeper." Tho member objected and
wanted to know what had becomo of Jas.
Ilarkins. He was told that he had been
discharged. The member was further in
formed that it was Mr. Rowan's "orders "
that Brown should be elected. Upon receiv
ing this bit of information the major was
given a picco of the guardian's mind.
Brown was successful, however, the only
member voting against bim being Peter
Lane, jr. A prominont Republican said
last evening that Brown never had any
political recognition in Philadelphia, that
lie was a Southern Democrat aud was put
into the almshouso by Mr. Rowau in re
turn for the employment of a lot of Mr.
Rowan's constituents by Mr. Malono.
Brown has always been regarded as " a
good, casy.going fellow," with a good
education and polished manners.
Mrs. Adams is a stout, pleasant-faced
woman, with brown hair streaked with
gray, aud is widely known throughout
the city. She was formerly matron of
tho children's department of the alms
bouse. UKKSKL. ON TUE BIO THEFTS.
Plenty of Work tor Pattison at Harrisburg.
I'liiliwlelpliia Evening Telegraph.
It is generally conceded among politi
cians that the sudden fight of tho ex-super
intendent of the almshouse and the start
ling disclosures whioh followed it will
have an important bearing on the fortunes
of tho candidates of the thrco great politi
cal parties in tho coming state campaign.
When approached on the subject Chair
man Hensel, of the Democratic state com--mittce,
said: "The Democratic party
doesn't propose to make partisan capital
out of tho efforts of honest men of all par
ties to seenre administrative reform.
Whatever Mr. Pattison's office has con
tributed to the almshouse exposure, has
been strictly iu tho line of his uninterrupt
ed efforts to secure houes. government
in every department of the city. From
the outset of his career and it has
been watched by the pcoplo of the
whole state ho has been aggressively
earnest in his nurooses that Philadelphia
should get valuo received for every dollar I
AraAnJafl TTa li.a .1&f Arniinail Imfr tllft '
VAVUUU. UO Ul UMWWIMVM wmww wmv
tax eaters shall not rob the tax no.vers.and
I believe everybody acknowledges that to
his administration tho success of the Re
form movement is largely duo. The ex
posure of Phipps villany will direct attcn
tion to the fact that the same system of
plundering has been going on for years at
Harrisburg. I have investigated this sub
ject from time to time, and 1 am well
satisfied that by collusion between the
officials on State Capitol Ilill'and the con
tractors for sunDlies there has been exten
sive plunder of the state treasury. I know
a contractor who was caught somo years
ago delivering 1,200 pounds of coal to tho
ton to one of tbo departments. In station
ary siiDoiies there have been gross frauds.
The Legislative Record publication has been
accompanied with jobbery and irregularity.
Tho list of euddHcs furnished to the
Departments is prima facie evidence that
there are immense perquisites for hangers
on around tho Hill. The prices paid for
some of them are enormous, and tho char
acter of them indicates that private houses
are furnished and storerooms and cellars
tilled out of the state's purchases. Tbo
people are asking why tbo stato should
'buy bay rum and shaving mugs for
senators, and new cuspadores, chairs,
sofas, curtains, aud carpets every
year. Tho large contingent funds
cover a multitude of sins. Brooms,
buckets, etc., are furnished in quan
tities sufficient to clean all the
legislative halls in the country. Pasters
and folders are employed in numbers three
times as great as necessary, aud paid $6 a
day for tho work that they can employ a
sub to do for $6 a week. Four tons of
soap, GOO brooms, and as many more
scrub-brushes, 3G0 pails and 3G0 dust
brushes, besides ISO feather dusters for
10 dozen of which $39.50 a dozeu are paid
not to speak of window-brushes, long and
short,swecping-brushcs and chamois skins,
ought to keep things from ever falling into
dirt and decay around the departments and
legislative halls. But why should tho stato
buy blacking aud shoo brushes, clothes
brushes and hair brushes at $31.60 per
dozen nail brnRbcs and hair tonics, shav
ing rauKS $45.45 per dozen for state
official ? What have become of the old
spittoons, that eighteen dozen of new ones
are contracted for, somo to cost ?oO per
dozen? The people want to know. They
are coinc to find out. I can tro on with a
column cataloguo of this sort of pilfering
at Harrisburg. It is stealing, and the peo
ple know it, and they see that the rascals
who have been doing it and are living off it
are Beaver's most ardent supporters. There
is a feeling that Pattison is the man to stop
this thing. Newspaper artillery and the
declamation of reformers have proved
unavailing. Even well-disposed legisla
tors do not seem to be proof against the
temptations which are offered them when
tho Ring provides all these creature com
forts for them. What is needed is an
executive of iron will, honesty of purpose,
and inflexible courage, to clean house at
Harrisburg. Tho almshouse exposures
will have a great effect over the stato in
directing attention to Pattison as the fit
test man to prosecute similar investiga
tions at tho state capital."
m m
Independents Kindling Their CainpUres.
There were largo meotings of Indepen
dent Republicans on Wednesday night.at
Bedford and Montrose. At tho former
General Koontz was the principal speaker,
and his arraignment of Cameron and the
machino was very severe. The announce
ment of tho list of vico presidents and
secretaries was a complete surprise to the
meeting, as it it included many names that
have long been prominent in tbo Republi
can party of the county. A special train
was run from Hyndmau aud brought a
delegation to town. At tho Montrose
meeting Candidates Merrick and Mc-
5Iichael addressed very large and onthusi
astic assemblages.
One ot the Ablest.
Vllkc3barrc BccorU.
The Lancaster Intellioenceii cele
brated tho nineteenth year of its existence
on Friday. The Intelligencer is one of
the ablest papers in the state and deserves
success.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
The Pennsylvania State Sunday School Cor
vention. The eighteenth annual convention of
the Pennsylvania Stato Sunday school as
sociation is called to meet in St. Paul's
Lutheran church, Easton, Pa , on Wednes
day, Thursday, Thursday aud Friday,
October 11, 12 and 13. The exercises will
open Wednesday afternoon with a chil
dren's grand mass meeting which will be
addressed by Rev. W. W. Frysinger,
D. I)., president of tbo Centen
ary Biblical institute, Baltimore,
Maryland, aud Rev. J. B. Young,
A. 31., of Altoona, and others. This con
vention, llko tho stato association, will ba
interdenominational in its character.
Each county organization is entitled to a
representation of six delegates. If not ap
pointed by tho county convention the
county executive committee may appoint
tho delegates. In addition to these dele
gates from the county organizations, each
city of 20,000 inhabitants and upwards is
entitled to six delegates, while Philadel
phia aud Pittsburg are entitled to twelve
delegates each. In addition to the repre
sentation named above, which is author
ized by tho state association, all Sunday
school organizations throughout tho state,
whether denominational or undenomina
tional may send delegates, who, as well as
delegates from Sunday school counties
having no organizations, will bo admitted
to seats in tho convention.
Reduced rates havo been secured at the
hotels, and delegates will be provided with
entertainment by having their names re
ported to Dr. Charles Mclutirc, jr., G5,
North street, Easton, chairman ot com
mittco on entertainment. Names should
bo reported as early as possible, and none
later than October 10. Orders for excur
sion tickets may be had by application to
r . 11. lidir, esq., chairman of committee
on transportation, 40 Center Square, Eas
ton. Pa., after September 15.
The programmo will look largely in the
direction of normal work and be practical
throughout. The topics will be opened
by tho ablest Sunday school men of the
state, after which they will be given to the
convention for general discussion. Even
ing lectures will be delivered by some of
the best orators of tho country.
It is recommended that Sunday, Octo
ber 8, bo observed as a day of prayer for
tho success of the convention and of the
Sunday school work throughout the stato.
Pastors and superintendents will please
read this call to their respective congrega
tions and schools.
Meeting ol Classls.
A special meeting of Lancaster classis
will be held on Saturday, September 23,
18S2, at 10 a. m., in the lecture-room of
the First Reformed church, in this city,
to consider tho following items of busi
ness : To receive tho ltev. . ii. benafer
from the East Susquehanna classis ; to
consider a call from the Manhcim charge
to Rev. S. B. Schaf er, and if in order, to
confirm it ; to mako provision for his in
stallation ; to dismiss Rev. S. Kuhn to
East Susquehanna classis ; to dissolve the
pastoral relation between Rev. D. B.
Shucy and tho New Providence charge
mayor's Court.
Mayor MacGonigle had but a single
customer this morning, and singularly
enough he bore the same name as the mayor
John MacGonigle. He had drank a lit
littlo too mnch yesterday, became top
heavy and had to be cared for by a police
roan. He was discharged on payment of
the cos ts $2.02. As he left the office he
Kaid the cost was too high, considering
the inferior accommodations he had been
given,
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.-
SKPTKMltRB MKKTINU OF Ot'K C1LS
The Police en to Receive Increased Fay
A Hayes Trnek to be Purchased tor
the Fire Department.
The regular stated meeting of the select
and common councils was held in their
respective chambers last evening.
Select Coaacil.
Present Messrs. Baker, Baldwin. Rit
ner, Brown, Evans, Wise, Wolf, Zecher
and Burger, president.
The minutes of last meeting were read
by the secretary and adopted.
Committee Reports.
Mr. Evans presented the monthly report
of the finance committeo oontaiuing a briol
abstract of last month's proceedings.
Mr. Evans also presented tho monthly
report of the city treasurer and receiver of
taxes, Irom which it appears that on tho
1st inst. tho balance remaining in the city
treasury was $G1,878.71.
The finance committeo also presented a
list of delinquent tax payers from which
it appears that the unpaid city taxes dur
ing the past year were as follows : Real
estate, $7,811.15; tenants, $2,771.14;
single men, $1,553.42.
Street Work ordered.
The monthly report of the street com
mittee was read. It contains the action
of the committee on a number of matters,
the particulars of which have heretofore
been printed in the Intklmuexcek. In
regard to the proposition of citizens for
the construction of a sower on Clay street
from North Queen street to 200 feet east
of Limo street, tho property owners' guar
autccring $400 towards paying for tho
sewer, tho committee declined the propo
sition as being unsatisfactory. Tbo com
mittee recommend that tho following work
be dono :
Build sewer on Chestnut street, be
tween Charlotte and Mary, beginniug in
front of the property of John Ucrtzler anil
extending to the sewer at Mary and
Chestnut streets $175 having been already
subscribed by property owners. .
Mako crossings south sido of Now and
North Queen ; corner of Carolino aud
Manor ; corner of Walnut and Water ;
corner of Chestnut and Arch alloy.
Mr. Bakersaid he approved of tho action
of tLo committeo in everything except
their rejection of the proposition to build
the Clay street sewer. As the proposed
sewer is only intended to carry off snrfaco
drainage, and property holders cannot
make water closet or other connections
with it, he thought they should not be
obliged to pay one-half it ; and that tho
$400 offered by them was enough ; and
that councils ought to order the building
of tho sewer and thus abate the nuisance
of stagnant water, of which the board of
health had complained.
Mr. Evans replied that the nuisance
complained of was ou private property,
and not on the streets ; that the baildiug
of the sewer would greatly benefit prop
erty owners, and give them eligible build
ing lots, where they now havo none ; and
for these improvements tbey ought to pay
and not the citizens of other parts of tbo
city who have no interest in the matter.
He said that the line of the propwfed
sewer was so nearly level that .)ffte it
sufficient fall the trench would: have, to be
dag very deep, which would entail a heavy
cost.
After further debate the several recom
mendations of tho sticet committee were
approved.
Chestnat Slreet Sewer to be Unlit.
The following matters which bad passed
common council a month ago, and which
were not acted on by select council at that
time, were taken up and considered :
For construction of a sewer in East
Chestnut street from Limo to Duke.
Action of common council concurred in.
The Shlfller Knglne House.
To purchase ShiMer engino house for
$2,000. Laid on tho table..
Policemen's Pay Increased.
To increase the pay of poicemen to $."0
per month.
This proposition gavo riso to somo de
bate. Mr. Bitner wanted to know if the police
men's perquisites wt-ro to be continued
after their pay was increased. On being
asked affirmatively, he said ho would not
vote for the bill.
Mr. Evans said 10 years ago the policemen
were paid $35 per month aud they were re
quired to put out tho lamps ; now they
get $40 per month and have been relieved
from putting ont the lamps ; and tbey
want $50 a month for doing nothing ex
cept picking up tramps and making extra
fees. It will require $2,280 to rav tho in
creased salary, and there has brcn no
provision made to pay it.
Sir. Wolf did uot agree with Mr. Evans
in saying the policemen had nothing to do.
HrtbMght they did all that was required
of them, and that there wcro only a few
of thorn who wcro in collusion with tho
aldermen, who are engaged in making il
legal fees ; and since tho county audi torn
had got after them this abuse was being
stopped.
Mr. Brown agreed with Mr. Wolf. Ho
believed tho police should bo liberally
paid, held to a strict accountability, and
be promptly dismissed tor neglect of
duty.
The yeas and nay being called on the
passage of the ordinance increasing tho
policemen's pay resulted as follows :
Yeas Messrs. Brown. Wise, Wolf,
Zecber and Borger, president 5.
Nays Messrs. Baker, Baldwin, Ilituer
and Evans 4.
Firemen Kelustated.
The report of the fire committee recom
mending tho reinstatement of Messrs.
Curry and Bateman,of the fire department,
adopted by common council at last meet
ing was concurred in..
The report of the select committeo ask
ing to bo discharged from tho further con
sideration of tho purchase of horses, har
ness, fcc, for the fire department was
adopted and the committeo discharged.
Health Ordinances Keported 2fegtlviy.
The ordinances presented at la&t meet
ing giving the board of health certain
powers and enjoining certain duties rela
tive to deaths, burials, &c, were reported
negatively.
Patent Medicine Vendors.
A communication from Matt. Gabler,
recommending the passage ofan ordinance
regulating the vending of patent medi
cines, &c , and imposing an annual license
of $25 on all vendors, was laid on tho
table, councilmen arguing that the vend
ing of medicines or other articles in Cen
tre Square wan a nuisance and was for
bidden by ordinance.
Common Coaacil.
The following named members were
present :
Messrs. Albright, Buchanan, Cochran,
Cormeny, Cox, Eaby, Everts. Hartley,
Hurst, Hubcr, Lichty, McKillips. Mc
Laughlin, Middleton, Moore, Power,
Remley. Riddle, Scheetz, Sebum, Smeych,
Tnut, Davis, president.
The . minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Then followed
an avalanche of petitions, &c, reported
below :
Petitions and Resolutions.
Dr. Davis : For the erection of lamps
on Market street, in rear of the Merrimac
stables and Flinn & Willson's. Referred
to the lamp committee, with instructions
to place lamps as stated.
By Mr. Albright : For a lamp on Graut
street, between Charlotte and Mary. Re
ferred to the lamp committee, with in
structions to place lamp.
By Mr. Hartley : For tie grading of
Filbert street, at the corner of Poplar.
Referred to the street committee, with
instructions to have the work done.
By Mr. Cochran : For the construction
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