The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-20
FROM THE STATE.
Pardon of Ficlxen,

HARRlsBuRG, Jan. 20.-Richard Ficken has
been pardoned of all offenses pending against
HIM, and the recognizance in his case has been
remitted. The application was supported by
petition for clemency signed by w. r. Leeds,
William B. Elliott William McCandless, Frank
Mclaughlin, Thomas Ashton, r. ii. Beatty, J.
7. Petit, William Moran, and Representatives
Lamon, Dumbell, Hagar, Duffy, Cloud, Quigley,
Mooney, Albright, Josephs, and McGowan.
Then follows a letter from the father of the
lad Curran to the Governor, saying:-"P
consider any protest l may have made against
the exercise of executive clemency in the case
of Richard Ficken as withdrawn, and in behalf
of his wife and children l hope you will give the
application for his pardon favorable considera-
tion. j. @. CURRAN."
Then follows the statement of Curran that he
had received 500 900 as full and final payment
to his son, that he has never had any feeling of
personal enmity against Ficken, and considers
that his duty to his son compels him to accept
this proposition. He believes Ficken to have
already suffered deeply, and is not desrous,
unless the law compels him, to be instrumental
in causing any other punishment or further
anxiety or Distress or to oppose any application
submitted for Executive clemency.
The petition of the son of Fcllen sets forth
that his fathers house had been subject to at
tack by halfgrown boys, and on the occasion of
the shooting his father picked up a pocket
pistol, and running out, fired it, the ball gauc-
ing off the step into the leg of the lad He also
believes that the lad will fully recover.
Attorney General Brewster after examining
the papers, concluded, first that the defendant
was guilty of very gross negligence; second
thot he had no intent to iuhct bodily harm;
third, that he has been heavily punished; fourth
that the signatures attached to the papers are a
Of he nj atn
A letter from William B. Mann aud Lewis c.
Cassidy counsel for Ficken, sets forth that there
was not the slightest intention to commit crime
and in view of this fact and of the unquestion-
ably excellent reputation of Ficken, and of his
settlement for the benefit of the injured lad
($20, ,000) and the acquiesence of his parents in
this application, the Executive cemency is
| called for. similar letter from Chief Mulhol-
| land is also on file There are also kilograms
| showing that the several court officials had
been communicated with The pardon is dated
| to-day.
The Public Printing.
| Special De&pctch 10 The E0e,li1g Telegraph
| HARRISBURG, Jan. 20.-TuesdlY next is the
| time fixed by law for the reception of proposals
and awarding the contract for the public print
! ing for the term of three years, dating from
July next. Although there are thousands of
dollars passing annually through the hands of
the Public Printer there is as yet but one gen.
! tleman who has publicly announced his inten-
| tion of becoming a competitor. Other names
are whispered, but the rumors can be traced to
no definite source. Mr.. Singerly, the present
| Public Printer, will again enter the arena.
The bill introduced few days ago. Incorpora-
| ting the
! Germantown and Brnuchtown Passenger Rail-
| IOad COMPANY,
| provides that the railway shall begin at the
of
Norfstown Railroad Company, at the former
point. and run through any street that may be
| selected in the Twenty.second, Twenty-ifth,
and Twenty-eighth wards. 1t is also provided
| that either steam or horses may be used.
Plan fer n Constitutional Convention.
| Special Despatch TO the EUening Telegraph.
| HARRISBURG, Jan. 20.-John s Mann, chair
man of the House Committee Oh Constitutional
| Convention, has reported bill from the commit
tee. 1t provides that election shall be held on
the second Tuesday of next June to vote for a
convention or no convention, and at the same
time the people shall elect delegates. The
! Governor is TO announce the result by procla-
nation, and the convention is to be called on
! the first Tuesday of September, at Harrisburg.
| The delegates are to be apportioned in this
wise, Forty are to be chosen at large, each
voter to vote for twenty. One hundred and
three are to be chosen from the Senatorial dis
tricts Each single district to elect three, and
each voter to vote for two In double districts
each man is to vote for four, aud the six
highest candidates are to be declared elected.
In Philadelphia the voters are each to vote for
three, and the four highest are to be declared
elected The whole convention will consist of
one hundred and three members. The pay
is named at twelve dollars per diem for two hun
dred days. and five dollars per diem in excess
of that time. The above bill must be regarded
simply as the report of a committee, which may
be very materially changed by the Legislature.