The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-29

at the outset, in the fact that there are eighty
thousand children and only ten thousand
cards, but as tho likeness of ''the Scotch ter
rier who has slept upon his masters
grave for seven years and half
is, we are told, worth three cents,
it will probably possess virtue enough
to pass around, and so oover the deficiency.
Pleased and complacent with their wise use
of the funds entrusted to them, our ladies
contemplate their effort as 'fair plant which
blossoming shall bear beautiful and enduring
fruit" Some malicious persons, with old
fashioned notions of the proper work of
women, might hint that their personal in
fuence" had better have been kept for the
children, and that the money would not have
been Intellectual at Harrisburg.
Satisfied, however, with their own capacity
as public almonsrs, the ladies have called
upon Mayor Fox and the Councils for an an
nual appropriation of one thousand dollars to
them, and az much more as their Judgment
should think necessary; and after minutely
inspecting Philadelphia for objects of charity,
have discovered that there are great many
lost dogs in want Of temporary home. They
propose, therefore, to build one, taking az q
model an institution of the kind in London.
Somewhat aptly in conjunction with their
glorious eulogium of this London charity
comes the statement of the Lord Mayor in
our last mails. ''The question of enforced
emigration, he says, ''becomes more urgent
in view of the fact that there are at the pre-
sent time sixty thousand men and women in
actual want in London" Side by side with
tha IalIw H., Ill
find statement that rs, 457 vagrants lodged
in our station houses for want of a home
during the past year. Comment is needless.
The only apology we find for the public
proclamation of this frothest imitation of
charity is in the feat incidentally mentioned
that the society is largely composed of young
girls. We can pardon much to the enthu-
siasm of youth Romantic sixteen may be
forgiven for esssying the cure of cruelty in a
vicious boy by the mild plaster of penny
picture of Gray Friar's Bobby, or for passing
by the countless human souls going down
their quick road to hell among us for the
want of aid, in order to lavish their pity and
the public money upon stray dogs. But for
older women there is no excuse when hui
manity degenerates into inanity.
THE APPOINTMENT or AUDITORS.
The following bill was presented by MIR.
Elliot a few days ago in the State House of
Representatives:
"Sectlon 1. That no accounts OF executors ad-
mnistrators guardians, trustees, assgnees shall
be referred to auditor unless such reference be
specially requested by some person Interested
Secton 9. The parLies interested, or majority of
them, shall have theright, personally or by counsel
to nominate in writing person as auditor, which
hA tln In nrt or Iaog
ten days before the time designated for the pre-
sentaton of suoh account to the court aud II no
exceptions to such nomination shall be fled within
appointed by the court
Section g. In all cases where an auditor is re-
quested and no person is nominated, or the par
ties tail to agree, the auditor shall he appointed by
"Seoton a. No person shall be eligible to appoint
ment auditor unless he is member or the
bar In good standing aud shall have been admitted
to practice for at least years before his appoint
ment."
This bill proposes the most satisfactory
remedy for the abuses of the present system
of appointing auditors. 1t goes to the root of
the evil, which is the too frequent appoint
ment of incompetent men. There is no res-
son why the parties interested should not
nominate fit person as auditor of an estate
as we'll as choose arbitrators in any case; and
there is every reason why they should select
a person Of character and ability. The ques-
ton of compensation would then regulate
itself, for the test in a selection would soon
become that of professional capacity COM
bined with reasonable compensation.
The wheat would soon be sifted from
the chaff. It is notorious now that
gentlemen Of admitted legal capacity repeat
edly fill the Office of auditor, with entire
satisfaction to the court and to the parties in
terested, at o compensation which il never
even reflected upon; while it is equally noto-
rious that certain others seem TO increase
their charges in proportion to their lack of
knowledge. Unfortunately, the latter class
form the great bulk of the appointees Mon
are thrust upon estates who have mere poll
tical or other claims, and who are unable even
to write their own reports. Often mere boys,
just admitted to the bar, are placed in a
position requiring the decision of nice ques-
tions of law and fact. This should not be.
The arbitrary designation of persons who
would never be chosen or desired had the
parties interested a voice, and who are abso-
lutely forced upon estates against the will of
the heirs, should be curtailed. Mr.. Elliott's
bill will do this, with proper safeguards for
all parties, and it is we'll worthy of trial.
SUFFRAGE IN TENNESSEE.
TIE Tennessee Legislature few months ago
rejected the fifteenth amendment, and thus
arrayed the State against the principle of
colored suffrage. On Thursday last, how
ever, the Constitutional Convention, in its