The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-31
Philadelphia.
Correspondence of the Herald

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 80, 1912.
The City and County Conference yesterday, in
opposition to the arrogant pretentions up by the
medical profession, nominated as the Democratic
candidate for Coroner, Mr.. Francis Brelsford
plain but intelligent shoemaker. He will doubtless
be elected, and will no doubt fulfil the duties of his
office more correctly, efficiently, and satisfactorily,
than they would be if entrusted to nine out of ten
OF the gentlemen soliciting it on the simple ground
that they hold parchment privilege to kill" A
knowledge OF the cause of the death of the many
subjects that come under the notice of the Coroner,
s matter of small consideration in comparison
with the other and multifarious duties of his office
For the last three years the office has been in the
hands OF man of medical professions, and the ex-
perlence OF those three years has not tended to
confirm the people OF the proprety OF sanctionlng
the policy of prescribing every. other class of So
ciety from the Office and combining it entirely TO
doctors without practice-for those who have prac-
tce Will not accept OF It.
Augustus A. Tweeston and John II. Pollock,
were yesterday afternoon committed by Mayor
Scott the former in default of $1,000 and the latter
In default OF 5000 bail, to answer at the next term
of the General Sessions, for uttering, publishing,
and passing forged checks the Farmers and Me-.
chanics' Bank, to the amount Of $l79 IS cents.
The checks were drawn in the name of mercan.
TUE house OF this city, and two of them were paid
by the Bank. When, however, check for $79 80
was presented on last Friday, by young man In,
Tweeston's employ, the forgery was discovered, the
young man arrested and brought before the Mayor
where he gave the name of his employer, tobac-
cOnist on the wharf. This man stated he had re-
ceved the check in payment for lot of tobacco he
had sold, and he obtaineda postponement in order,
as he said, to find the individual from whom he had
received 1t. Subsequently, however, he confessed
that he knew Of the forgery in fact that he and Pol
lock had joined IN Its commlsslon-Pollock writing
out the check and he passing ii off as genuine. Pol
lock was arrested and brought before the Mayor
yesterday, and the hearing of both of the cuprits
resulted as above stated
Colonel Staunton, of the regular army"
reached this city on Saturday, from Washington,
and entered on the duties lately performed by Com
missary General Tyson, yesterday. Col. s. is a
man some sixty years of age, belongs TO the regular
staff, and we believe was with General Jessup in his
Florida campaign. 1t is understood that the Colonel
will not interfere with the present arrangements Of
the Office nor with the subordnates who perform its
minor duties.
The father and brother OF young Alexander, the
murderer OF Mr.. Lougee, in town, ministering to
his comfort as far as they can
One Of the persons supposed TO be concerned in
firing the bridges over the Schuykill, few nights
since, was yesterday arrested in Pottsvile and
brought to this city for examination One other
person suspected by the police in being an accom-
plce in the work is pursued and will probably be
arrested
A carpenter shop near Poplar Lane and Marshall
street was burned to-day, between IL and o'clock
Nothing OF moment was done in stocks.