Daily Republican., 1879-05-14
OIR PHILADELPHIA LETTER
The Republicans and the Veto
Judge. Pac ker IiL-Ihe ten Dollar
Certilcates-The Board Of Health
Para Murderer Death o. a
.Iourmalfst-- ExassstmimG Prisons.
Special Correspondence OF the Republican.

Special Correspondence OF the Republican.
PHILADELPHIA, May l3.
Nothing of vital Importance to the
public has occurred within the last
forty-eight hours, unless, indeed, the
veto Of the Army Bill by the President
and the subsequent failure Of the Dem
ocrats to pass it over the veto may be
classed as such. These events, how
ever, don't seem to have disturbed the
tranquility of this community in the
least.
Still, here and there, some discomfort
ed EXPLANATIONS are heard as to the
utter waste of time in this session of
Congress, but some of the "stalwart'
Republicans are in favor of the Presi-
dents vetoing every adulterated ap-
preparation bill that may be presented
''if it takes all SUMNER on the ground
that this session was not called to dis
cuss election laws, but to vote money
for the army, and there fore, legisls-
ton should be on that subject alone.
Besides this point, the latter class OF
politicians see in a prolonged session
| Democratic defeat in 1880; they cannot
therefore, afford to feel reckless as to a
waste of time just now.
Judge. Asa Packer, who has been
suffering from impoverishmont OF the
blood and has been in very critical
condition, was reported much improved
this afternoon, although last night he
was not expected to live till morning.
1t is a novel sight at the Post-otfice
to see all classes and styles OF people
standing in line awaiting their turn to
buy ten-dollar refunding certificates.
Day by day the line grows longer, and
to-day it was so long as the square be
tween Second and Third streets in oul
city.
The Board of Health to-day annulled
the street cleaning contract for the l6tf
i, district, thickly populated locality II
: the northeastern part of the city. Ont
, cannot tell when scourge Of some kline
| will come along, and the Board, there
t fore deserve credit for acting stringent
: ly: and if it could only devise SOM
means by which careless contractor
$ might become victims of the plaques
e that they contribute so largely to pro
;. pagata, it would meet with such heart.
; approval as they never dreamed was il
e store for them.
e Parr, the murderer of his daughter
y was arraigned this morning, plead no
$ guilty. and said he would be trie l b.
s "God and his country" 1t is to b
g hoped that God will have more mere,
on him than his "conntry."
:. John J. Cochran, veteran journa
r list. died at Lancaster yesterday. H
was born in Wilmington in 1916; at l
- he learned the printing business and a
l. IS helped to publish the York "Reput
:, lican,'' a paper devoted to Wing princi
o pies. He was subsequently appolnte
postmaster OF York by Fillmore, an
c. of Lancaster by Johnson. He was ais
h connected with several newspapers
r. diffent times in the latter city.
IT Col. Broome of the United States MI
r. rine Corps, has been examining th
of prisons and prison systems OF the se'
70 eral States, under orders from the Nav
n- Department. In his report on I'll
Eastern Penitentiary he speaks tavo
a. ably of that Institution, but objects
or its solitary confinement system, an
st also complains of insufficient ventil'
ID ton. He speaks highly OF the .manal
70 ers of this prison.
r. The militia are having a shootir
10 match at Stockton Range. The be-
II score to day was by Capt. W. 7. Woo
10 who made 81 hits out of possible u
n. c. NJ. Stimis was next best with
H. record of 81.