The Morning herald., 1875-10-29

the fifteenth century but that as no record
of the affair appeared upon the minutes OF
Common Councils, the matter would be a.
lowed to rest without further discussion.
When the members were recalled from
the interesting discussion into which they
had unconseiously digreesed, It was found
to be too late to pass upon the question OF
the adoption of the Belgian Block, and the
whole matter went over till next week.
THE DEBT OF PHILADELPHIA.
Councilman King, who of late has had
under consideration, the srbject of the city g
finances, declared to your correspondent,
yesterday, that the enormous srm OF S7o,-
000.0 900 had been 4 piled up on the tax-pay-
ers within five years, and that this amount
would be increased enormously should the
careless legislation Of Cay Council continue
This assertion of Mr.. King was positively
denied by Mr.. Elwood Rowan, the leading
member of Councils, who added to his de
NAL the declaration that Mr.. King was " a
heretic."
REcoG milton OF THE NIGHT SCHOOL sYs-
| TEN.
A very marked recognition of The import
ance of adopting and literally supporting
the night school system of this city, took
place yesterday, when the Finance Commit
tee recommended the appropriation of $780,
600 to this purpose.
STILL PuRGINa THE REGISTRY LISTS.
Eight hundred and ninety four names CT
illegal Democratic voters were yesterday
stricken from the assessment lists by Judge
Ludlow. On petitions of Democrats eight
hundred and nine fraudulent Republican
votes were killed. OF the latter number
seventy were cigar store signs, and two,
''poll parrots"
| A CENTENNIAL CURIOSITY.
Intelligence was received by the Centen-
nial Commission, yesterday to the effect that
school bouse has been shipped to this
country from Sweden, for the purpose Of
exhibition at the coming centennial. 1t was
not learned whether the scholars and
teacher, will accompany the curiosity.
THE RING AFTER THE PAuPERs-TnRFE
HUNDRED INMATES OF THE AIMS HOUSE
TO VOTE THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For some time past the Philadelphia
"Ring has been after the Aims House pa.
tients with the view to utilizing them on
election day, and, if necessary, making
them vote "early and often." There are
three hundred unfortunates now residing in
this palatial institution across the river, ,and
it is more than probable that the number
will be greatly increased before the dawn of
election day. The object is, in fact, to
gather up all the unfortunate outcasts in
the city, run them out to Blockley, have
them registered ten or twenty times, and
then "vote them'as many times more. In
this way very good Republican majority
will be rolled up in the western section Of
the city; and folk who don't know anything
about the arrangement will marvel to them
selves, when, the day after election, the
newspapers will inform them that precincts
in which not more than five hundred people
reside, majorities of five thousand have been
recorded.
However, as ''stitch in time" is said to
save "nine," so may this little bit of infor-
nation in the HERALD, assist the righteous
in cleansing the skirts of their local poll.
tics. ...
THE BRUTAL BEATING OF A cIILD-NEws-
PAPERS SUBSIDIZED IN THE INTEREST OF
THE CRIMINAL.
Yesterday afternoon, one William H. Gar
diner, purse-proud ruflian, boarding at the
Colonnade Hotel in this city, walked out for
stroll, in company with his wife and child,
the latter in "a baby carriage."' When they
reached Rittenhouse Square, a little boy
named Robert Glcndenning, of 2o16 Spruce
street, came running along the, pavement,
and in passing the carriage, playfully struck
the wheel with q stick. The moment he
had done this. Gardiner, armed with heavy
cane, seized him by the neck, and began
beating him most unmercifully. The
screams Of the child attracted the attention
of gentleman passing, and he interfered,
though not soon enough to prevent Gardi-
ner from breaking the cane over the child's
head. An officer was soon summoned, and
notwithstanding the cowardly pleading gofthe
brute, for liberty, he was taken before Mag
istrate Smith, and BY that gentleman held
in the sum of 81 900 for his appearance at
Court, to answer the charge of aggravated
assault and battery. sN