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SATOMDAY
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NOV, 24, 1808. J
CeaccrnlDg LcgMlntlre Pay.
We are net ourselves cntMy sura that
the members of our highly cateemed
Lslature really earned thlrty-Uirte
hundred dollars by thclr'Btervlccs te Uie
state during the year. In truth, we de
Bet knew very many or llietn who would
bare earned Hint sum at their daily ave
efttiena. It may be that Uie legislative)
daty Is of be high n grade that its reward
aheuld net be judged by an ordinary
tandard. It may be, tee, that the men
tat and physical exhaustion produced by
the prolonged wrestling of our conscien
tious law makers ever tlie question of
the proper method of dividing tlie state
into equal districts, entitle thorn te ex
pect te be well paid for It. We confess
that we are net nble te get up te the
level of the legislative thought. Senater
Mylln says that the newspapers de net
knew nny tiling about legislative busi
ness ; and we don't think we de. As
we looked at it there was only n question
of simple arithmetic in tlie apportion
ment business, nnd as we soe it, there is
in tlie appropriation matter a simple
query as te new much was earned. If
our legislators think they earned ten
dollars a day en Sundays and Satutdajs
and nny ether days wlieti they were net
in session let them lake it, as they have
the power. If they think that they did
net earn ten dollars a day when they
were net at work nor even when they
were at work, seeing that they did netli
ing, let them make their appropriation
accordingly. We quite strongly susect
that since they have already received
fifteen hundred dollars apiece tins year.
they would de themselves no injustice if
they Bhetild vote that they had net earned
anything mere.
The Senate committee, in proposing
an appropriation of ten dollars a day,
for all the 182dajs suggests that all of
this money will net be needed, since the
legislators generally will be tee con
scientious te take all that is appropriated
for them. The idea is that the mem.
bers will only ask a warrant for the days
which they have been actually in attend
ance', which is putting quite a high
estlmate en their moderation. It is true
that the law does net allow them com
pensatlen for tlie days when they are
absent without leave ; and it 13 a fact
that the clerks of the Senate and Heuse
can furnish a schedule of the days of the
presence of each legislator. The appre
priatien committees, however, have se
elevated an idea of the honor of their
fellow legislators that they de net pre
pose te clve the state this safeguard
against their possible rapacity, but they
leave it te tlie members themselves te
siy hew many dajs they, have really
served.
We greatly fear that, with this free
dom given te the instinctset our senators
and represent 'dives, there will net be
a great deal left of the appieprl.itlun of
ten dollars a day for IS:! days for each
member when they have quit drawing
en it. Hut if the appropriation commit
tee has net put tee high an estimate en
the tone of their colleagues we
may feci encouragement te believe
that they will be shaken by the
suggestion we have made that they can
afford te glve the state receipt in full
for their services for the year in censid
Brat ion of the tlfteen hundred dellats
already receive ; for, really, can they
think that their labors were worth much
te the state in tlie extra suasion ?
I'nlpahle Xcglcct of Duly.
The Xcw Era very justly arraigns the
ceuuty authorities, because of the fact
that no hospital accommodations are
available for ?mallex patients, net.
withstanding the disease has prevailed
here for many months ; tlie efforts made
te Isolate the cases in the dwellings in
which they have occurred, have net been
successful, though they have been Intel
ligetitly and vigilantly made. Te day
seventeen cases are reported in tlie city,
which is as large a number as we have
at anytime had ; and we are new en
the eve of winter, when the opportunity
of stamping out the disease is greatly
lessened. There has been an absolute
necessity known te exist for a hospital,
ever since the disease appeared. One
could liave been elected in a week or
less ; and n belter one for the purpose
than would be built in a year. A lies
pltal for contagious diseases is better
made te answer a tomjierary iise, te be
destroyed after the need or it is gene. A
close building is net desirable ; geed
ventilation is essential.
The county authorities weie well ad
vised of what was needed ; and iu the
face of the Information they had they
have chosen te put up a permanent hes
pltal, which is net jet i eady for occu
pancy ; and whlle they are waiting
for it, they decline te receive smallpox
patients because they have no accom
modation for Ihein. Why tlie county
has been put te a useless expense we
ennuetsay. It may be safe te cliarge it
te mere stupidity, ft seems always safe
te predicate this or our authorities.
There may have been an element of
greed mixed up with it, just as there
was lit the prison management, which
started the smallpox here. Possibly
there Is a Jeb in the building. Hut
whatever the cause, it Ib a Hhameful Tact
that after this long endurance of tlie
disease, the county is net yet ready te
furnish n hospital for the patients. If
this had been provided, tlie dlsease
would probably erenew have been eradl
cated. There may yet be tluie te slump
It out befere the severity of the winter
seta iu ; but it can only be dene by u
prompt removal or every case te a hes
pltal, which should be at ouce provided
The first gleam of geed boiise and of
a patriotic appreciation of their dutv en
the part of the Republican- state senators
nan uasned upon the commonwealth.
They have begun te resign. Let them
keep it up. if the contagion should
extend itself there may yet be an npper.
tlenment, and when the Legislature
shall have performed its ceustltntinnni
duty, for which alene it wai called Inte
ti tt w.ftJ,?a'led Inte
en, the public will le better
teitapay. I
extra session
reconciled te its pay,
Tub appropriation proposed by tlie
Senate bill, Is' for ten dollars n day
for every member of the Legislature for
the 182 days or the extra session, Sun
days and recesses Included. As the
members have already this year received
ten dollars a day for the l.'O of the teg
ular session, they may pocket, under the
Semite's preposition, ten dollars a day
for 3.1:! days, or the comfortable sum of
$3,3-0. Tlie thlrty-thrce dins of the
year for which pay is net demanded, in
present the legislator's holiday .season,
which he takes tliisye.tr at Christmas
time, slnee the exigencies or tlie public
business kept him at llairisburg nil
summer.
Til Kgrniid Juryan exceptionally gmd
one cenllnns what se many of its pre
decessors have discovered, that the pre
sent system of managing the county Jail
Is fatally defectlve ; and the grand in
quest ad Is the pungent statement that
though this lias often been reported
these who ought te remedy it have treat
ed it with Indifference ir net with con
tempt. There is another Hue touch of
Irony In the statement, that l'risonkeeper
llurklielder proposes te prosecute the
convicts who have escaped from I113
custody, as fast as they are cap' med.
TitK speakership bud is no II itngse
near Raudall's head that thorn is no longe.
any question as te where It will eventually
ah.lii.
Wak betwecn France .vnl China morns
inevitable aud it will prebtbb take eee.iu?
of bleed le wipe away a ditlero'ice of
opinion evr ttieir respective rights hi an
insignificant territorial province.
Lin.
Trie world tn nubble mid tin- in ti mini
l.ttA ttmn h simi ;
In Ills (inception wretched, (nun U19 wwiil.
e te the tomb :
Cittst Irem lilscnulle anil brought tip le ju.irs
With cattw mul teipt
Wlm tlivn te (mil iiiurtstlty shall trust
lint lliiiiu en water, or but writhe tu .lust
ImtiI llitcvn
Tm: suicrdoef the late A. U. Jobusen,
about which fe much of the gl.tmeur of
the tragic aud sorrowful was thrown,
turns out te have beeu a t,-i y e mimen
placiaflalr after all. Embezzlement was
the common, every day skeleton iu the
closet that goaded him en te tlie pet farm
ance of the nihil deed.
Tiiesk engaged In heresy ftem au estab
hshed religious doetriuo are often aillieted
w ith tnore scrupulousness tha-j their or
tbodex brethren. A Chicago congregation
that had listened te Prof. Sw lug, the ueteil
Presbyteriau heretic, for uine yeais, leuud
it necessary te cnmlemu another cleric who
occupied the pulpit en Sunday last.theugh
the "orthodoxy " of his sermon was ad
ruitted. Exactly what was meant by this
latter term most pceplu will give up as a
riddle defying solution.
The arrival of the German crown priuce
iu Madrid has been the signal of au eutliu
Mastic ovation by the royal family of
Spain aud the Castlll.in populace. These
at least are the surface indications of the
reception tendered yesterday. Hut under
ncath it all there is a strong popular ills
trust that Alphense contemplates au
alliauce with Ucnnaiiy, and if such should
result, SpaiuN autonomy would soeu he
omne a forgotten dream. The gilt bearing
Hermans should be carefully sctutiuued as
their actions seems very suggestive of tlie
aticieul fable 1 f the spliler ..n 1 the lly.
Anriii it's Thanksgiving day proclama
tion is said te be the best 01 or
ismed by a president, both in the
oheiceiiess of language aud appro appre appro
pii.Ueuess of thought. On the o'.ler
baud, that of Hen Uutlcr comes in for a
lare share of public condemnation. Iu
laet, be iliHguHted have the neoiile of
ilosten beceme with the latter'n preduc
tien that It is thought that l'residnnt.
iVithiu's proclamation will be read iu its
stead in the churches. Seme nllowauce,
however, ought te be made for the bold
Ueujimiu when the circumstances that
surrounded tins piece of literary work aie
considered. Hurial under uu advene.
majority of 15,000 is net the most in
spiriting kind of a Pegasus en which te
m-ceiid te the heaven of classical nrete.
Ilesidcs, had " thu old man eloquent"
combined in Ids proclamation the quaint
charm of Addiaeu aud the terse vigor of
Maeaulay.veiily he would net have escancd
thocensuro.oftho "aristocracy et brains"
about Hosten, who, after the style of the
ancient (heck, disdainfully inrm .
" barbarians " all who are net embraced
within their charmed clrole.
ducernMiil 1 rrniinenl of uliulent
Our ceubuI at 1'eit Leuis. .M.iurliiiiH
trammlts te the state denartmimt mi an.
count of Unsuccessful treatment of che'eia
111 linn vieinity by Mr. T. Kdward 1'yers.
"It bIiews tliat Mr. Fyer, although net a
iiujniuiun, saveu uy 1110 lollewlng simple
treatineet 110 persons out or 150 who
wero attacked by the disease. Ou the
llrst appcatanoe of au nttaek, or as seen as
possible nrierward, thore was administered
an ometlo of 30 grains or inecaciianlm n,ui
2 grains or tarta ometio. After the emetie
nail aoted oenious doses of warm w.itnr
wero glven te clear the stemnch. In rase
eitlier vomiting or purging continued, the
"""' " i "uuicu suipnurte acid wero
sure te step it." The patient. Mr.
1-yeis recommends, nheuld net be allowed
te eat anything until the tm ,r n...
stomach has bteu restored.
Heilei or UUaiterii.
flist rtuildlt train from Knur V,rL.
rer Hosten broke iu two near Beuthpurt,
Conucetiout, euThiirsdav niL'ht. nml Hu
sepaiated paits oemlug togethor again,
nine cars wero thrown from the track, and
H0yer.1l Btnashed. Ne norsen w.ih iuiurud.
lhe less in the neighbor of Piedmont,
.4nOrUnr,,by'e.r,'00,lt llu0llH. i estimated
at 82e,000. Ne Uvea wero lout. The rail-
10.108 in Doutueasiern aiiseuri and Seuth,
em Illluoisare neaily all iu regular opera
tion again. '
As an express train 011 the Peunsylvaula
ral read was passing tlioBeventountliBtroot
rhtladolphliteroBsing last night, it ran into
a carrlage, killing Mrs. Frey nnd Win,
f ry, Jr., aud sorleualy injuring Win. Frey.
the oecupautB. '
William MinUer, 20 yours old or l'ldla.
uelphia, shot hlniBeir last oveulug aud died
shortly afterward. It is supposed he drop,
ped the but or a 121111 he wn 1m,,,.iii.. ....
the iloer, aud the jar caused the picoe te
Uneulie Cuius I'rem I'nuilly tlmt lil.
Andrew Tavier was hnni7iii vi,,.i,.., .
Londen, Tonu.. for the murdnr if nu.:in-
Cate and his deputy a year nge. He re
fused a rnlrilatfr.wasporfeotly oalleus.and,
nflnr rim ntim-IO lm,l n.lti.a,.i .,. . '
a"er the sherlffhad adjusted the noose
said (with a flerce ciube), ' I e inhl , Xk
your heart's bleed."
ME POLITICAL HELD.
IM WA3llIM.ill.fr4 AMI IN ll,IUtlSllt'llll
l.eml llcilri i:ntiiu l)nnr Out NuiiukIT
ler KniiiiiiM lwu llFiMilillrnii Stute
yrunluiK Kttlgii.
ix Senater Wm. Kateu, uew a repie
houtatlve of Connecticut, iu the Federal I
ItetiMi of Heprehentatlves, visited the j
headquailers of the dill'ereiit uaudidates
for neaker josterday. lle said iu tlie
course of au interview : " I am epjKweil !
te larlll agltalieu, became 1 de net want
te cut my own threat. The DemoeratU
party will in a few days organize the pup
ular branch uf Congress aud it nit mid leek
the truth squately In the face. Tlie people
will de se, aud they will net mituuder
stand tlie action id the pirty leader-,
however plausibly they may seek te hide
their aims. The party is te be put ou
tilal Ter the presidential race of 18SI. and
it is net tee much te say that the Demo
crats will elect or defeat their candidate
for president as the Democratic Heuse
shall bi wise or feilish In Its public ree
erd. Kocent signs of the people's notion
seem te point strongly te tlie election of a
Democratic president in 11, and the
gie.it hope of our belevrd ltepublie.ui
brethren is tlie probability of tlie Deme
crats defeating themselves by their misuse
of power.
'If the Heuse is erganised 111 the avowed
intere.it of that element of the party that
seeks te disturb the present biiMuess trail
qmlity of t!te country, it matters little
whether the Democratic candidate for
pif.ihlent shall be Samuel ,1. Titdeti or
JuM'i'li I",. McDonald, for neither ceii'd le
eleeted. Iliese are well kne.vn fn-ts te
at least two thirds of lli Demociatie Ip.kI
ers aud te all the Democratic voters iu the
I ind outside of Washington, .vlne'.i is
fartliir oil from public sentiment than any
ether iHiint in the Lulled States. A tariu
for rcienue only lest us the presidency in
1 S0, a like plilfenu en even a doubt as te
the disturbance or thn tarilt policy of the
country would defeat us agatu. I will
never by my vote de any tlimg that will in
the least tend te lhe disturb ire 1 of the
business of the country.
" If we should orgauie the II iusi by
electing a sjieakcr pledged te tli-j agitation
of the tariff at the cemiug .msmeu, it
would defeat the party tu every debatable
state, aud we would be buried bcucith .1
popular majority of 1,000,000 votes, We
cannot allerd te adept a policy that is
offensive te Iudiaui, Ohie, I'euuslvauia,
New Yerk, New Jersey and my own state,
Connecticut. If we de thn contest of 1SS1
will bj settled advauce. The contest uew
going en ever the speakership is but the
preliminary trial of the leaders and lepre
seutatives of the Democratic party. It is
for thorn te say whether they will continue
te be political suicides or advance te the
eulighteued and progressive seutuuents of
the present day."
" What de you thiuk of the attempt te
lug the bloody shirt into the contest .'"'
"Ob, pshaw ! It w tee coutemptible te
thiuk about. The vote of the Connecticut
delegation will be given te lt.111U.1ll."
1 WO SKAIim- I'.IMIi.M.
.Ilei4ii.. Ueiierniitii hiiiI Arnheit te l.,. en
lurxlii) Jlere te I'uIIek.
Senators I'pperman and Aruh .If, of
Allegheny, yesterday tendered 'jeii tesig
nations U jiresideut pre tern. Mylie, of
tne Dtfuate, te take ilwct 01 Tilusday
next.
It is sud that Sjmten MuNml, of
Allegheny, au 1 ll'gs, of Cambria, n II
fellow- I'ppjrmau aud Aruuc't. Th y are
very sero ever the actieu of the Stalwart
caucus ou the bill making appropriations
ler the expenses of the extra sessmu They
claim that the bill as it cime friin tlie
Heuso should have been reported te I lie
Senate, instead of which .it was amended,
as they say, te giie a few Eastern senators
like Coeler, Geerge Handy, Smith, bio
wart and ethers who are candidate fur
teelectien uext year, a little cheap bun
cembe and put the Allegheny seuat rs,
who have beeu iu Hariisburg all along, in
the positeu of salary grabbers. Cppnrman
says the thing waslixed up in Philadelphia
by Cooper aud a couple of ether senators
aud put though iu .1 caucus numbering
tuirtecn. Eight of them outvoted the
ether live. After the caucus he told Coop
er he had made a bad blunder, whi.-h
would recoil en him, and it would be a
difficult tiling for him te avoid treuble.but
Coejicr, Davis aud sjvcral ethers would
net listen.
Iu further explanation of their chuiae
Uppeiiuan says: "The sa'iry bill as
amended iu the Senate committee provided
tint son.iters should take piy euly for
thoaedays they could certify as having
been iu tlie sorvice of tlie Sonate, this
mcludiiig the time spent iu going te and
coming from home. Nit'- "itlemen
who hatched this littlj scIihiue live near
Harrisburg. They could cume here for
the session iu the morning and buive en
the afternoon of the same day. It takes
the western scunters a day te go and .1 day
te come, besides the day they are here.
That exhausts tlie week. The eastern
Minateis can very well allerd te go up te
thoprcsidiugelllcorsaud say : We euly
want pay for two days,' while we who have
lest the whole week ask pay Ter that time
The eensequeueu will be that they will be
pointed out as models of virtue, wbile we
are hounded as thieves and salary grabbers
simply because we took what is by right
our due. I told Cooper this in caucus, aud
said he would have trouble, and he will
have his hands lull new. I object te being
placed iu a lalse positieu simply te make
a little chuip buueombe for certain people
who are scheinirig te get back te the Sen Sen Son
aeo "
In Win hetmtc YeMertlnj.
In the Senate yesterday, the amunded
Balary bill, giving the souaters a lump ap
propriation for the entire session was put
upon final passage. Mr. King, who saw
that the frieuds of tlie moasiire could net
muster M votes, the coustltutleual ma
jority necessary te pass it, moved te
postpone its consideration for the pieseut.
Mr. Adams vigorously opposed this and
coutended tlmt, as every day spout iu eon een eon
Hlderiug the bill cost e:),000, the total
would reach the amount sought te be
saved te the treasury by the original
Senate conuiiliteo amendments. Mr. King's
motion was defeated by 17 nays te 10
yeas. '
Mr. Siitteu moved te loceiisidcrtbo vote
by which the bill passed thiid rending, as
no desired te olfer an amendment giviug
senators pay only for lhe days they hud
dovetod te tlie service of the state from
June 18. Phis was voted down, and thou
Mr. Davies moved te postpone the bill
until Tuesday morning, as it was patent
that thore was net enough votes te pass it
new. This was opposed te btrengly by
Senators Herr aud f.eugcnecker that .Mr.
Davies withdrew it.
Mr. Ooideu said he should vole against
thn bill, because he regntded It as lueuli
nately extravagant. Had ai it was when
it came from the Heuso, the Botiale had
inade it werse. It had dived down into
the treasury just as far as it could go.
lueie wero legal objections, he Baid.whieh
he would uet new give.
The yeas and nays wero then taken ou
the lliuil passage of the bill and weie as
fellows (Hopublleaus iu Heinan am Dem
ocrats in italics) :
Yeas Mews, lliihlii, Urcer. Hail,
Jlumcs, Kcofer, hwg, McKulght, McNeill
li(en, Jim , Stehmnu, Uppermau and
Mylln total l!l.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Arnholt, Gorden,
Herr, Jfets, Aenntdy, Laird, hanta, heng,
enoekor, MoCracken, Hevbutn, Shturer,
Bmlley, Smith, Sutten, Wagner, nud Wr -trcs
total, 17.
Messrs. Arnholt, Adamt. Lantz, Shearer,
Bmiley, MeOraoken nnd Watres, recorded
as voting " ue" originally, voted ' yea,"
IW
' but bofeto the veto was announced cluing -
ed their vote. In order te be " l"'",v" "
te nuive a iccotistdcialieu
then adjourned.
The Senate
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VHiivxhlrMiiint i.illlurl'liri'Krmsii
nml In I'uiiiiilril ! ! Iln-',J,
Jehn Cliei-Heitian, e luer and prt.prieiei
el the litrwt, the lei.ling D uieei.it u
weeVly ttewspapet el 1'iiiiit'erluid oeinm.
at Hildgeten N .1 . was -het Pnday l) '
I,. Yausjckle, a piemuuiu Deiu.i-i.it 0
politician. Ariel beiiK h"t Clue"''" '
giabbed Vausyck'e bv ll 0 tlue.t.b no him
te lhe Heur and beat his laee I" I
ClieMOiii.iii is net xoiieiisly weuii'i"'
Vansyokle has died, t'lioesoman has t'oeu
a newspaper publisliei at I'.ndgetnn f.i
twolie years, and Ins editorials have in
variably been aggrossiie. In hi jounxei
daN he made some imputation by "i
pii'iwcsn as a lighter, lie ts new 1'ije.hh
old uud lives with his wile and two gr"
sons iu a comfortable hott-e 111 the center
of the town. The elder 1'l.eiv.entau is
about six feet high, raw uemdand uiiimu
lar. His eoiintenaiice is that el the Amer
Iciu scen 111 luiicatures leiu, u,"
proiinueut oheok betn.-. deep sol oje.h.h.
ii.'trrnw r,ir.l,.iil utiil. Iil.iek hail and ilaik
skin, without moustaehe 01 beatxl.
VaiiMokle Is. 1 lawii-i. thirty 1H0 .ai- 1
old, and has a wile nud t ymng elnl
dreu. Heis much sin iller than Clioeso
man and is nothing like Ins npi.il hi mti mti
enlar development. T,ve joar-age an
syoklecametoHiidgotonfroiiiMilliilloan I
0Hued a law elhce. Ihoe.-tmiau has
kuewti him many year". Phoy aie bell.
Democrats and when V.uiMckle c.ltiui te
Iindgoteti ll is said tint I Inoseinati it
ouce begin te leek uhhi Iiiiii as a rival in
county politics C'ln'i-etnau, hewtiet,
denies this aud as thai iti.-)okle con
suited htm bofeie' settliug 111 Hndgetei.
Sjuie mouths 110 Vausonle was authoi authei
izeil te collect a note of si i only dollars ler
a widow named Wright. The ule 'a "'
worked Ter Chcesemae, and a- Vau.-yokle
did uet give au accjutit el the collected
money within a roa-eu.iblo tuue the b y
askeil bis employer t see the I iwyer and
ask Ter au explanation, t iiecsetu in did
this aud after sumo delay aiisvokle gave
the widow the money that was due her.
l'he interest Clieivseuiau Uok intheeise
eiuscd a breach boiwecii him aud Van -sjekle.
The bieach was id.-.ied by a mines of
articles attacking Cbeeseiu in that weie
published in the A'rr-e 1 .Vhm, u( llrulgo llrulge llrulgo
ten. Then Cheo.-emiu poured au edi
tonal broadside into the Ac rf-i aud chaigel
that ansjckle was tlie author of the
anonymous articles. l'he charge was net
denied. The DumH:ials weie divided
there lai summer as te a lamhdate Ter the
state Senate from the distitct. Cheese
man aud the litri"t favored a certain man
bofeto the iiiiuii2atiens weru made, aud it
is said that Vausyckle and the LibirK'
form Democrats that ( Mjwed him d"
dared that they would oppuse the noun
uatieu aud elec.011 uf any candidate
favored by Cheesemau. Checvman lie
came perseual aud his newspaper w.is for
a time lilted with the breeziest ktud el
readiug about Vausjckle aud his fiteuds.
Netwiihstaudiug this the Vausyckle can
didate for state senator was uomluated.
He was, however, defcale 1 at the pills
aud C'heesemau enjoyed sweet revenge by
attributing the party defeat te Vausyckle.
Tlie Immcilliile Inline.
The I'tenecr, another weekly uuwspaer,
took up the cudgels rer Mr. Vansyokle aud
thin morning's iisue or the lilriut con.
taiued the following reply :
"I'tu 1'i'intei charges that we have been
guilty of unjust tteatuicnt te Vausyckle.
Will it please explain 111 what particular
we have been uujust te Mr. Vausyckle"
We have intimated tint Mr. Vausckle
had lueu in the habit of getting bis cheeks
cashed without havmg funds iu the bmk
te meet them aud said he had b u
"moderately aucee'sful in getting h.s
worthless checks cashed." We did this for
tUe purpose of guarding the public against
beiag defrauded 111 this manner, and be
lieved that simple justiee te the public
reqmred that we should de this. We am
sure that this is but just te the public aud
fail te s.e iu it any unjust treatment of
Mr. Vansyekle. At the sirue tinifl we
otTercd Mr. Vausyckle lhe free use or our
columns for the correction of any false
impressions which we have made concern
ing bun and shall be pleased te make any
corrections ourselves, if either he or bin
frieuds will but indicate them te us. As
jet, however, thuy de net complain of any
unjust treatment aud we fail te hce whj
Mr. Nichols should complain ler him
without being able te point out the slight
est particular iu which we have been uu
just." An obliging friend fallowed Vansyokle
into the Davis house in the merniug aud
read te him the above article. Vausyckle
promptly armed himself with a new cow
hide aud a Smith ec Wessen revolver. The
proprietor was washing his hands in the
second story back room. His sons and
thrce or faur priuters wcre in the story
above. Vansyokle halted in the editorial
room, second story flout and reared at
ChecMwiau in the adjoining department :
" I waqt te soe you at ouce."
"All right," reswnded Chtcsenian.
" 1 II be out iu a miuute."
When Chccseniau came out ei tlie back
room Vansyokle aresa from the cover of
the desk ou which he was nursing Ins
wrath nud drawing Ins cowhide shook it
at his swarthy ecemy. Although Checsa
mau had nover been cewluded the Instru
ment in Vadsyokle's bauds, instead of
inspiring with terror only made him step
and laugh. Then the little man's rage
kuew no bounds. Throwing down the
cewhide he drew a revolver and aimed and
lired at Chocseiiiau, who was but a few
feet distant.
The editor threw up Ins leit ,vrfn and
the bullet passed thieugh his coat sloevo
and struck his breast two mohes abuve the
heart. Cheoseinau staggered, but recev.
ercd his proseuco of mind in an instant an 1
closed with Vausyckle. In a hand tu baud
struggle the lawyer was at a great drsid
vantage. Appreciating this aud feaiing
that Cheescman would wrest tlie revolver
rrem him and turn its eint upon Its ewner
he tluew the weapon across the room.
Cheesemau hurled his opponent te the
Iloer, knelt upon the fallen man's arms
and then throttling him with ids left baud
pounded him in the face with his right list
'lhe pistol shot aud Vansyole's cries far
help brought Ulieeseman's heub and the
printers down stairs, and drew a greit
crowd or pcople from the ttroets. Cheese,
man was crazed with rage, aud it -v vuth
dilllculty that , he was dragged frTuu hm
almost iuseiiBible antagonist.
Friday night (Jhoeseman said : " I
thought I was fatally wounded and I was
resolved te kill him ir my strength lasted "
Several policemen entered, and Vau Vau
syckeo was helped te tlie wash room. His
nose and cheeks wero pounded te .Hiy
and the skin and llesh or Ids forehead Iiuiil'
in shreds ever his oyes
Ohoesoiuan exnlalned this l,y saying
"Most all or the licks 1 hit him im,;
glancers," (Jhcehcinau went at ouce te
the mayor's ollleo and had u warrant
issued far the arrest or Vausyckle far
Mmetlng with intent te kill. '
Fifteen niluuteN later Vansyokle was led
bell.
Jn.eiuiivurBuiiiBi) uy Ulllcer (Jauin
'1 urning te Ohccseinau he Hald :
"Thank Ged. 1 didn't liin
1 ,S&Snn ro,,lie,, i We" l nm ""y
I didn't kill you, and I would have dene
boys." ,lllllc(l 0T '' the
During the examination Vansyokle be be bo
came weak from less or bleed aud he had
te be hauled te the jail, where 0 ,
M of ' The alVaircreated the
most iuteiise oxcltemont iu tlie town and
te
UYUMIftK AMI VMIUIIH.
IVisuim Klltr.i hii ntiitiii ,,vn SteiK mm
tlllin- l'iiiirrijr lli.lii,jril.
isun mis leuoiied Uliarlosten, Missouri, '
te the effect that the tornado at ltertr.m! !
Inte hll llrown'e house le sillulers, klllitie I
..en euirigui lawny luiuritig 11 lady and
wounding several ellu'ts. None iu the
house, escaped but n Miinll boy. The bai ns.
stallion, oew- shid.s mid reuces whine swept
away. In the truck m the steim trees or
aigorslze were twisted ellneartlm ground
nut strange te My net another heuse or
iieiNen wasinjuied.
Frem Pioditieiit, Missouri, oeiuos the
newii that the St. Fiaueels nud lllack
livers ate still rising. Tim 1.1II1011I track
south or Pietlnient are two Teet uiider
w.iler. Millions of bushels of corn iu the
HIack and St. Franceis rlver bottoms have
been swept away. Dwelling houses, out
houses anil barns tilled with oern and 0.1U
li ive all gene. The poeplo are en the hills
lhe less Is net nscerUlued. Heth riveis
are still rising. The ravngeHef the Heed
are mostly disastrous In fact, all people
living iu Kast Piedmont and along
Mackonzle creek lest their houses. I.ive
stock worth thousands of dollars has been
carried away and the people residing along
the crocks ami lowlands are en the hills,
without shelter or feed. Tlie state el
ailairs at the Winter eeal inine, tlie
place where the Uiehlaud eteek broke
through its bed aud tilled oluveu mines
which were oenuectod with each ether
with water, has net changed nnterially
since jostenlay. The w iter Is llewiug In
at the rate el two- ty theusim! gallons a
minute, ami it will tike but a short time
until tlie mines am nil,.,. T, Wit.r
miiie less is about Jj.oeo ; t,u jnuu.N
'''"y '"'no. 15,000 ; the Wosteru mine,
V'm ; lll tltoenwioh mine, ,55,000 ; and
the Iayler miue, CIJ.WK). The ethor mines
are worked 011U The mules in all the
mines except Ueattv's wetu saved, but the
uvula of the miners and the heisting boxes
wero all lest. Maer Mellser and oily
ejuucils visited the scene aud held a rneet
iug nfterwartls. They coucluded that nil
damage that could be dene had been dene
uiruiHiy mm mat it was best te !.. II
inities till up, then when thu wat.ir n.e...l,.
v . .....it . ., ,, urn. ii, i- 1 , ,1
elo-e the hole Iu the oieek tlmim-h wl.i.-h
iv 1-IIOWIUfX llllO tllO IllillOS. I'llO OlKHIl
ters siy they will net pump the water out,
as it would cast mero thau could be made
out of the miiies. The walls of several
huildiiigs and the ground en Pleasant Hill
are cracked at several points, and this was
e lused by the compressed air iu the mines
loreuig itself through the stones.
At Iudianapells White river is still
using. At u-hiu Friday the water was
wit Inn two fact llve inches or the high
mark reached last winter. The low ground
at Indianola, en tlie west side or the liver,
ire cevered. All the railroads have sullored
Ions from culverts and small bridges being
washed away. Ne trains are running
ever the Indianapolis it Vinoennes railroad
uew. The trains ou the Vaudalia read
are running uver the Indianapolis 00 St.
I.iiiis track between Indianapolis aud
Orcmioastle. The Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
M. Leuis aud Chicago tram ran ever tlie
t'inciuuati t Hamilton track teCluciuiiatl.
N ) trains left en thoIJee Line Friday.
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UOI.U-IIIIA MKIta.
I'iuiii liar ltrgulnr Uetipcpumlciit.
The concert at the Second street Luth
erau ebuich lat evening, wa.s a miceb-;
about 100 was cleared A falling scatfeld
at the ejwra heuse severely injured Mrs.
Auuid Kline and Mrs. MyerH this ttiorti ttierti
lug. Hicks aud McClmtecks' show was
a big fraud. "Heughing It" booked far
Monday night. Soeiablo or the young
folks or Trinity Ilofermed church en Nev.
-'s and 29. Te night O. L Kails, of Alpha
istle Ne. 1, of Iteadiug, pays a visit te
I'minsylvaDian castle Ne. 70, A O. K. of
M . C Market well attended this morning;
I'tiuer sole at M cents per ikiuuiI aud eggs
10 cents per ilezeu. Wolf aud Kaulfmau's
stone quarries havocleRod, throwing about
l-i) meu out of employment.
Thuuias P. Lunily, couducter of P. It
It. Ireight crew Ne. 12, was injured at
jJ I street, Philadelphia, last evening at
midnight, while coupling cirs. He was
taken te tlie Presbyterian hospital or that
city. His right arm is believed te belu
jured. He lesidts en North Locust street,
Columbia.
l'he fallowing properties wero ulTeretl for
sale at the Franklin house last night, but
site withdrawn : 15 shares ( jliimbia
national bank stock, JUe 0i ; 10 sliaris
Keely stove company stock, $10.80 ; tlirue
frame houses ou Hothel slreet, ell'eied
together, $1,000 ; 0110 unoccupied let en
Bethel street, $100.
JCrllKluiis.
Kev. Deatricli, of Lancaster, will till thu
pulpit of Trinity ltofermcd church te
morrow. Itev. Lucius M. Hardy, hIhe or
Lancaster, Will preach at et. I'aul s 1'. I-.
church. Cuiumuuieu services will be held
at St. Jehn's Lutherau.
A I'liit, ICiitertnlninuiit.
The ontertaiiimout last eveniug iu the
Presbyterian cha(s)l was in every icspcet
a success nnd reilected credit en the man
agement. At an early hour the nouce was
tilled nnd the benches and chairs brought
into the aisles failed te supply sullieiunt
(mats far the audience. Following is the
pregramme :
Music, by tlie choir j sole, "Weary or
Iljffing." Miss Musser; recitation, "The
Tramp," A. II. Walters; recitation, "Sam's
Letter," Itebt. O'Hoyle ; sole, "The
Temiicst," II. 8. Mellinger; roaitatien,
"Ship of Faith," A. H. Walters ; roeita
tlen, " The Mlsar Fitly Punished," Itubt,
O'Hoyle j hoIe, "The llrldge," Mrs. Alice
Ooedmau; recitation, " Irishman's 1'aue
rama," A. II. Walters; recitation, "The
Polish Hey," Hobt. O'Hoyle; sole,
" Hooked in the Cradle of the Deep," P.
Woller ; recitations, " Composition en a
Herse," A. II. Wallers ; "Jimmy llutler
and the Owl," and " The Uliest," Hobt.
O'Hoyle ; music, by the choir.
Ou next Friday evening the infant de
partmeut of the soheol will give a concert
which will begin at 7:10, se as te get the
little ones home at au early hour.
I.lll'I.K UIUAI.S
lltrf, unit Tliere 11 nil Kverjwhnre.
Fibs it Deorr shipped te New Yeik,
yesterday, one carload of line homes.
tlee. W. OeOdhurt, who has usually
been attached te Harnum's circus, has
been engaged by Ferepaugh far next sea-
HQII.
M. II. Wenger, limn burner at L'lmpeter
aud H. II, ClielFs Fertility rolling process
Heur mill, have been connected with the
city telephone oxehango.
And new it Is reported that faur huhj1
ens looking characters, suppesed te be
mombersof tlie ISuzzird gang, are hovering
around Jlolfelstoln, Schuylkill comity.
Jehn '., Wilsen, an Oxford tinsmith,
while working at L. Heed's barn in Cole,
ralne township, foil from a ladder and
severely injured his right nukle and heel.
TliauKiiilvlns Dinner,
The members or Ooergo II. Themas
postal, (LA. It, residing in this city,
have received and aoeopted nn Invitation
rrem their fallow members resldlug In Mt.
Jey, te visit that borough euTliauksglving
(Thursday next), and eat a Thanksgiving
dinner with them. Something hotter than
beau soup, haul tack nnd sew-belly Is
premised.
Current HihIium Hi Ouiiri.
A motion for n new trial was made In
the caBe of II. II. Bnyder, who was con
vloted of libel. ,, , ,
At 10 o'clock the doekot was called aud
le Judgmeiits wero entered.
county, as the principals are known
tvery one.
NOVEMBER COURT.
evt.it ANU
TKlll,,i7i',ltlOAUrKUnl!s.
huril, ., Mln .,mw, Htl( !, 1)M
Ae-lle, llrMirl el Hi (rn, ,tj-..
IripnliiiK hlHti.tlri itml lleoiiiiinieii.
lUllillin.
SUiirdnt Mernimj. The iutet.v or thu
l1" v.iBii 01 e.iniu BltUOK wan illnmis-ed.
tlie
proseeulor having died Muoe It was
neught. A si m 1 .11- ease wns dlmiia.,.l
against (leeign Tsliudy as he was sent te
J ill ler six mouths, ler assiultand battery.
I he ease against Maiy Stewart was ills.
iiilxsed, as hlte was senteueed ler inninrv
anil auolher against lleniy P. Warner was
oisptiketi 01 in a similar iiiuunei, iistlui
aeeused bus loll far parts unknown.
The ease or David Ohie, ehaiged wllli
ilcscitien, was continued, lit the defendant
stated that he had rented a house ami was
willing te suppirt his wife.
Ceui'lh vs. Ilenry Nelsen, desertion.
I he defendant dented that he bail doserted
bis wife and child, but claimed that he was
willing te pioude ler thorn. The court
sentenced Inni te jny $1 50 per week far
uioMippeiiiii hl.s w He, and eests or pros
edition.
Peler Winebeigei, of this city, was
ohaiged with downing ami fading te sup
pint Ills wife. He statu.! that he was
tiuaoie te weik regularly 011 necutiut of
weiinus leceived in the army. The court
seiiieueeil Inte te pay $1 per week and
U SKI.
Themas droll- was cliaiged with deher
tlen ; his wife claimed that she was he
oiueii) lr-aiid hy ber hiisbaud (hat she
was compelled te leave him. The difeud.
.ml denied that he had tioated his wife
badly, but claimed that she is feeble
inliubtl and Imagined a great de il; he
was nln,i)H willing te supp ut and piovide
lei Ins wife, and would de mi new. The
court eul eied liim te jay $ I. V) pur week
far tlie support of Iim wife, with costs or
prosecution
Cem'th 4. Jacob K. Uraudt. The de-
..imijim, nm, rosieos ui .Maillieim, was
charged with dosertlou. The court
ineugut irem ttioevulcnce that the naient.s
ei 1110 names weie mom te li .mm
parties weie mom te lil.mte fur
, . . - -- . .
l"1'" eparatlnn than themselves. The
co'"' ''K'ered him te pay il eO ier week
101 me mi purl til tlie eh 1 rei t 10 urn
out, in hope th it .1 reconciliation may be
ultoite I.
Cem'th vs. Ileury llrlukinae, Miiiety of
iue poiue. 1 lie ilefeuilatit was ehargttl
with thioatening te tle his wifa bodily
harm, and be was seuteueed te pay the
costs and give bad te keep the peace.
Cem'th vs. James Luighurst, surety or
thoeaco. Margaret Lewiy testified that
James threatened te inpire her. The ease
was disiuissxl mid costs divided.
William Westhiieller plead guilty ts
te silllug liquor without license, aud was
soutrtiiced te pay a tine of $200 ami costs.
Cem'th vs. Alfred Clark and Nathauiel
Claik, suieiy or the jeace. These tle
feiidanis were accused of threatening te
injure Oeorge Hipp and who, of Salisbury
township. The complaints weru dismissed
with each pirty te pay their own costs.
Alfred Clark, convicted of carrying con
cca'ed weaiKJtm and felonious assault, was
sentenced te piy lines amounting te $10
ami toumleige au iuipiisnumcut of faur
mouths.
lleuiy Yeung, convicted of forulcatien
ami bastardy with Amelia Swartz, was
sentenced as usual.
The ea-e of surety of peace against
Charles Miller was dismissed, as defend,
ant was ten tenet, d for larceny.
1IIK tlll.SMI .IUKY.
I hplt Itpp-irt tin ili Uimutj Iimtiltiiiun
The grand jury found a true bill against
A. J. Mtdcher for forcible uutry nnd
ignored lhe bills against ilcujamin Hen Hen
dereon charged with embezzlement ami
Wm. Wcsihaefler, Seiling liquor without
license, with county ter Otjsu, in tlie two
latter c ises. The llnal report of the grand
jury was as fellows :
Te the llouenttito, tlie .Jmlci'H nr tlic t'ntut nl
Quarlei fessletii el tlie County et l.uuctintur.
The grind luqucvt empatiucled te in
quire in aud fur the November sessions,
IbbS, tle resiicctfiilly report that the dis
trict attorney submitted te us 1 K) indict
incuts. Of theso we returned btj as true
ami 21 as ignored.
On Tuesday afternoon we made au un
expected visit te the county hospital and
almshouse. We weie shown patiently ami
caiulully thieugh every department or the
several establishments by Dr. MeCreary,
resident physician of the heipital, and Ins
nssistautM, and by Mr. Jehn iireek, the
steward. We report with great plt-;isure
that thu buildings ami grounds weru found
iu Hist class order,iudicatiiig constant eaie
aud watehrulness ami a hearty Interest in
the comfort ami welt being el the Inmates
en the part (if thusu having charge of
tlie patients. All the feed of palieuts and
attendants is te be supplied from the
hospital proper. This we are mitUlled
should net be. The communication be
.tweeu tins contagious disease hospital and
the inmates or thu ether should be reduced
te the smnllest poarible limit. Common
prudouce theiofaiedumautls that prevision
should be made far preparing tlie reed for
the contagious patients ami their attend
ants at or in tlie building itself.
We visited thu Kite of the uew building
urderctl te be elected by the county com
uiissiouers for useasa hospital for patients
sick witli coiitngieus diseases. It is located
about one square south of tlie hospital
proper, ami we found it advanced ns Tar as
the laying til" the joists for the first Heur.
We examined and learned that tlie build,
ing was te be two story frame, 2 1 fact
wide by 50 reet long, and each Heur divided
into two rows eT rooms, about eight fact
Biiuarejsepnrateil by a six reet wide con itler
ruuuiiig the whole length or the building.
The rooms are all iutouiled far use.
We therefore express the opinion that the
plan should be changed se that a kitchen
with nil the necessary Implements aud
conveniences tilunild ban permanent part
or it.
While much Ins been done te lo'prevo
the cllieieucy or the hospital management,
our Inquiries have strongly impressed us
that au important improvement Is needed
iu the Insane department. We learned
that weak-minded inmates are of noeos
sity used as helpers iu eiritig far tlie
soveral wards. On wash days the female
aids are taken away te help at the wash
ing, and tlie wards are then left without
any oversight. The resident physician
and ethers assured us strongly that
the help of mero porseiiH, male nud
female, saue nud healthy, was needed
for tlie constant care of the iiisaue
wards. Three mere males ami two fa
males would supply nil these needs. The
male ward koepeiH get 410 per mouth, anil
the females $.1 per month. It would re
quire $180 per annum te pay these llve
needed assistants, a pittance se small iu
comparison wlih the increased ollleiouoy or
the work accomplished aud tlie well being
or the patients scoured, that we feel the
proper efllcers should net hositate a me
ment in ordering their employment,
flood superintondents have In time past
been worn out bofare their time by con
scientious efforts te tle n duty far beyend
the powers, The com fait, ollleiouoy aud
lives of needed and well tiled servants
should no longer be saorilleud te ideas of
economy,
Aimulieitaa nml lltiDpllul Itepert.
Tlie follewlug are the statistics for the
almshouse arid hospital at this time :
Men, 117 ; women, 07 ; male children,
1 ; female, 7. Total number of all
classes, 225.
Iu hospital preper : Males, 31 ; females,
21 ; ehlldren, 1. Total, 50. Colored de
partment : Males, ft ; fomales, 0 ; chlN
.1 .. r. rp..it ut
mini, u, iuwi, iu, 1
Iusaue dopaitiuent : llales, 49 ; foniales, I
If). Total, U7. Whele nuinboref lumales
in hospital, UIO
Total number of inmates iu county htm.
pltal and nlinshouHe, Nev. 20, 183;i, is 1)01.
We would recommend that ler thu but
ter seem Ity of the propei tlen, and the lives
of the Inmates, thata utght watchman be
permanently employed, and Unit one of
the buildings be connected with the tele
phone exchange
Ou Wednesday afternoon we ilslttd the
oliildren'ii home ami the county prlseti.
At the home we weie met by a committee
"f the 1 beard of trustees, and the iiinheti,
Mis. Hauiaker, who showed us thieugh
every p.ut of the building nil iidlng us
'? opportunity eracquaiutiiig ourselves
with lhe nature and oeuditloti el this must
oxcellonl Institution. We found every
thing In porleot order, ami we take gnat
pleasure In saying "wu ,()ll0.. u, lllu m,
voted men anil women who have labored
se Jeng, he earnestly, nud se hupufiilly In
the Interest of helpless children. The home
nt Present has 1)2 white boys and III) while
girls, and 111 black my. nnd a bhiek girls
a total or Ml-all Inalir.illhy condition,
from our own obsei vatleu mid from In.
fei matinii furnished nt 11 conference with
thotniBteesand the matron, we learued
that there is 11 pressing demand far mere
loom far various purHises. Happily 110
contagious disease has ever broken out
in the home. It is among the possibilities,
I here should, therefore, be leady at hand
a suitable pluoe te whleh tlie sick can be
romevod. The bed looms are full tee
full, for all the childeiu are compelled te
sleep two iu 11 bed, whilst quite 11 iitimber
of them are tee large te sleep that way
with any degree of eemfart. Tite trustees
of tl e home huve been uolllled
that hereafter all children tW(, ycius
old autl upwntd brought te the
almshouse will be sent te Iheui. They nre
net prepared te iceoive them Increased
ncouiumedattniiK are necess.iiy, and we
earnestly recommend that the county
commissioners make an iippiopnntieu auf auf auf
lioietit te pay far an additional home
building tube built or brick, two stories
high the cost net te exceed 13,000.
We thou visited tlie oeiiuty prUen nud,
under the gtildance or the koepor and some
or his assistants, we were shown through
thu building ami grounds. An examina
tion of the building satUllcd us that the
recommendation el the grauil inquest at
the August session, tSH.I, that propaiatlen
should be made at ouce for the erection or
a new nnd larger prison was uet picma
ture. It is needed, aud we trust there
will be 110 ftn iher delay iu the matter.
Hummers' Hall has uet been divided into
ceIIk, as previously recommended. The
men are ciewded iutethat bulldlup bke
beasts and kept iu peifrcl Idleness, and
ou the pica el suppressing the tramp nuis
ance, ineu who went work autl many men
whose only offense is that they are tempo
riuily without work and Irieiids, nre
tretitetl iu 11 maimer which eilers 1. high
premium tociime. Fer, the contrast he
tweeu the comforts, privileges autl conve
niences uf the pitseu cell, ami thu utter
abiouce of them in IJummeib' Hall, Is se
great that the commission of crime is
made the paspert te 11 comparative Para
disc, lly a into of the beard of pribeti 111
specteis, the daily fare or thoi-e com
milted te Iluuitrers' Hall is 11
quarter or 11 lear or bread, weighing
about 0110 tumuli, 1'ivcii te them every
morning a isittnn or soup twice a week
aud waterad libitum. We recommend that
these men be given some steady employ
ment, that the bre.nl rations be increased
oiie-hair, and be sen oil te them in two
equal shares, morning autl evening. We
tle this because we believe uuiubers get
thore who would gladly wetk if they can't
enjoy a merited ftccduui. There are 111 the
prison at this time 5.1 convicts, 12 or whom
have been sentenced te long terms at hard
labor autl solitary ueiilluemeut. !! awaiting
trial under indictment fir minder, mid 1:1
far drunken and disorderly coutlue .
Total, 90. The pnsuii oentaimi HO cells,
hut 71 ate used far pnsoneiH Tlie ether
uine the keepur is obliged t use for ether
purposes. The 12 long term ptisimein
occupy UU cells which shows that as the
prison new is it is imptifsible te punish
some priseueis us thu law it quins they
should be punished, autl iillenlilig them
opportunities ler planning ami entry. ng out
piojt-ets el CkC.ipu which they should never
have.
The recent oseape of a large numbi'r of
the most notorious inniales led te au exam
iuatieu of tlie mode of prii-en government.
We Ibid that the koepor has no voice in the
selection or removal of his uiuleikeepets
and watchmen, and consequently cannot
secure that constant and l.utliful ebediet co
te the rules governing the conduct of the
Prison ellicers which isubsolutely lacessary
te proper management. Suveu diller
out night watchmen havu been employed
during his term. We 11 rid also that he is
compelled te employ prisoners te clean the
corritlers, autl carry ucedi-d at Heles te anil
rrem the cells He selects the best of
these at his command, and must trust
them. It would be tee much trouble
te bu (.enrolling them nil tlie time, yet he
feels that herein lies a great source of evil.
Forbidden articles get into thu cells in
spite or his prohibitions. He has lor ler lor
bullien tissuu paper uiiitaius te bu put up
iu tlie cells, yet he found a big loll of such
paper iu Ilrimmct's cell.
Frem these autl ether statements we are
llrmly convinced that the present mede of
prison government is centiary te every
geed business principle subvoisive of
elllcieut matugeiiieut, ami calculated te
alfeid numerous lacihtits te the piisonetH
te escape. We recommend thnrulere that
the keeper be given the sole right of choos chees
ing nml uhapging all the empleyes about
the prison, anil that he be given autheiity
te employ sutlioieut help te 1 liable him le
tli-speiiBO with the aid el ueuviu's iu clean
leg the corrideis and ministering te the
wants of tlie prisoners, We recommend also
that tlie uirderkeoperti and night watch
men be required te give bends far the
faithful performance of their duty. Iu
thin connection we would roperL that lliu
keeper assured us it was hi intention te
brine: ohnrues against the escaped prisoners
as fast as they are recaptured.
Touching the manufacturing operations
of the prison we have but little te repot t.
Ne cigars nre new made, the contractor
having tluewn up his contract and removed
all his stock at the time the smallpox
broke out in the prison. Forty-six of
thu prisoners are employed in various
moehanical operations', such ns weaving,
making baskets, llsh note, brooms, shoes,
etc. The carpet business la the only eun
which nays. Siuce Sent. 20th. 18811, U.Olft
yards of carpet and 501 yards of sheeting
ami bed stull have neon mane,
We are or tlie opinion tlmt 11 thorough
examination or the prison iu all its work werk
iugs would be of much value, nml result
Iu miieh geed, but wu knew it is impessi .
bio for a grand inqueat te make it ami
discharge lhe ether duties whleh of neces
sity devolve upon them.
It is our duty toiiiukuiecemiueudutious.
We have made thorn. We kuew that ethor
graud inquests have 111 ide them, but wu
knew also that these who should seriously
oeiibidor nud act upon them, have virtual
ly treated them witli contempt.
Iu conclusion, the grand inquest desire
te return their thanks tu the honorable
court, the district nttorney, thu slier ill' and
ether court olllcers for the oeurtesies ex
tended te them hi the discharge el their
duties.
All of which is iSrfspoetfully submitted.
Jaiues Potts, fare in a ii ; Gee, II. Ilich
arils, Bccretary ; Jiml L, Lightner, Clias.
W. Eokert, K. A. Uoekor, Henry L. Fral
ley, Pharcs W.Fry, UenJ. L (Jarber, Peter
Kseh, II. L, DiiTenb.uigh, Jehn II.
Menaugh, Jas, M. Dunlap, Isaae R. Heyor,
L W, Montzer, Samuul S. deist, Ames
Meas, Jehn Gllsen, Herace M. Kugle,
Hemy Martin, E. C. Helier, Satn'l Green,
await, Jehn Ceurad, J, Hareld Wioker-ehaiu,