The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-22
LETTER FRn,M HARRISBURG.

MoESplARlEs AP P.sEsTED-HEsTER cLYMER IN ThB
sENArb Vi ANBER--A NEW RALROAD-LoTTBRY
IlOhBIs. AND PoLIcIEs-BETTING ON ELECTIONS
THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN PuILADELPH1A-AN NEW
N, ETC. ETC.
| lsiemC1aL CORREsPosDENCE EVENING TELRaRAPH.l
HARRsBuRG, February 81.
Three young men, belonging to fire COM
pany in this city, have been arrested on the
charge of being the authors Of several incen-
diary fires which have recently occurred in
this city Some of the Philadelphia Insurance
Companies have suffered severely by their
acts.
Hon. Hester Clymer visited the Senate
chamber this morning, for the first time since
the Gubenatorial contest. He received warm
welcome from both Democratic and Republican
Senators. Mr.. Clymer it is understood, is to
he the President of the new railroad company
which has been formed to extend from Brides
loro, Berks county, to Wilmington, Della
ware. The capital stock ($S00, ,000) has all
been subscribed. The work on the road will
be commenced early in the spring. This route
makes Wilmington twenty-five miles nearer to
Reading than by way of Philadelphia, and both
the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads will
tap all the western trade to and from that city.
The shipments of coal and iron annually TO
Wilmington are very heavy.
Speaker Glass has appointed Messrs. Lee,
Subers, Worrell, Donahugh, and Davis, as a
Special Committee to inquire into the sale of
lottery tickets and lottery policies in the city
OF Philadelphia, and to report to the Legisla-
ture by bill or otherwise, They have not yet
determined upon the time and place of meet
ing. Mr.. Joseph R. Matthews, late Govern
ment detective, is clerk of the Committee.
Senator Davis has prepared bill providing
that when any bet or wager of money or thing
of value shall be made on the result of any
election within this Commonwealth, or de-
posted in the hands of any person as stake
holder, it shall be lawful for any person to
bring suit for the amount or value of any such
bet or wager against the winner, if paid over
to him, or against the stakeholder, if not so
paid, and upon recovery, one-half shall be for
the use of the person so suing, and the other
half for the use of the county wherein suit is
brought: Provided, That every such suit
shall be brought within two years from the
day such bet or wager shall have been made.
District Attorney William B. Mann was here
this morning on business connected with the
act relative to the Courts of Oyer and Ter
miner, General Jail Delivery, and Court of
Quarter Sessions, of the city and county of
Philadelphia. AS this bill makes an almost
entire revolution in the mode of proceedings in
your criminal courts, it will interest the bench
and the bar, so send it to you entire-
Section l. That the sessions of the Courts of Oyer
ad 6 @ e @ c gS y,p8 a8 Of P5
dephia shall commence on the first Monday of each
month, instead of the days now fixed bY law for the
Section 2. f6e said courts shall before the COM
ment Of each term hereby established issue
avenire for the summonlng of Nv Mentyour residents
OF said city and county TO serve as grand jurors,
and one or more more, vsnires for the s1mmoning Of
said term the number of petit juror so to be sum
mined by said Court when said venire or venires
quired to decide ten days before the commencement
Of term which of the judges shall hold said Courts,
at the commencemt o each term
srued or to affect the act OF February eighteen
one thousand seven hundred and eiGhty-hye, as now
under said act, except upon ths expiration OF the
second term herein created nor be discharged under
said act, except upon the expiration OF the fourth
section s. Il shall be the duty of all committing
their criminal dockets the. maine. residen ce, and
occupation, IL any, of all defendants bail and wit
nesses in criminal case, ana TO send to the
District Attorney Of said city and county true
trsnserp. Of said docket @ within iortyeghta hSnGs
and wllfu violation of the requirements OF this
Office and on conviction thereof the party offending
shall be fined IN any sum not exceeding hve hundred
Section 6. This act shall go into effect March if
teenth, thousand eight hundred and sixty-seyen,
Monday of April. one thousand eight hundred and
slxly-seyen and all laws and parts of laws incon'
and parts of laws relative TO said courts not incon
sistent herewith. ale hereby declared to be In full
force.
The bill came up on the calendar yesterday
and was objected off by Mr.. Gregory, for the
reason that he thought forty-eight hours would
not give the Aldermen sufficient time to make
the returns to the District Attorney, as required
by the fourth section This bill has already
passed the Senate.