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HE Old Lady who Desired mission
10 COerce n Back ~ ard SWAIN.

From the Detroit Free Press.
motherly old woman, considerably troubled
with the asthma, and also lame, called at the
10Th street station the other afternoon to state
her case. She made the sergeant place his hand
on copy Of Browns grammar, which happened
to be there, and swear that he would never tell
| anybody, and then she began: 49,
81 have daughter"
"Yes."
"And my daughter has beau"
| Perfectly natural"
They are engaged, and the wedding day has
been set three times, but he fiunks out OF it
every time. The first time he claimed that his
father was Dead the second time he was afraid
he had smallpox, and the third time, which was
yesterday, he said it would bring bad luck to
marry when comet was visible. Now, then,
don't like this fooling around. When me and
the old man were ready to marry We walked
over to the minister's, without any backing or
beating around"
'sWell?"
Swell, I want to bring this young man to
time He's either got to come up to the rack or
jump the fence"
''Yes, he must"
Il wanted to ask you how far Icould go. Sup
pose, alter he arrives tomorrow evening, I
walk into the room with pistol in one hand
and minister of the gospel in the other1
Wouldn't that precipitate climax"
II think So"
III NC really loves susie tnlnk ne would
stand up and be married III he is only fooling
around he'd jump through the window, wouldn't
hep"
Looks that way to me-"
Swell, I'll try it. I sha'n't indulge in no
threats, you know. I'll hold the pistol care
lessly in my left hand. and hang to the minister
careessly with the other, and III simply remark
that there's either going to be marriage or q
skip. think that William will marry. It's my
opinion that he is waiting for little coercion,
and I'm pretty good on the coerce when get
started"
"Well. don't break the law"
'Oh, no, no! Ii he skips / sha'n't do any
shooting. I'll let the dog give him a run across
the commons and send the minister home.
shall be as cool as ice, and it will be all over In
five minutes"
Yesterday William and Susie were taking
their bridal tour on the elegant new Michigan
avenue two-horse street cars. The young man
had been cOerced.
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Lieut. F. Y. Greene the engineer officer in
Immediate charge Of the streets and roads of
the District, has made his annual report to
Major G. J. Bydecker, U. S. Engineer Commits
sioner ID. c., As follows:
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.. y
:; DISTRICT or COLUMBIA,
az WASHINGTON, November 20, 1882
M1jor=
/ have the honor to submit the following re-
port concerning the streets and roads of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year. ending
June so 1882:
The nature of the work performed is shown
IN the following statement:
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OUR STREETS AND ROADS.
REPORT OF LIEUT.. GREENE.
INPoRTTtSr RECON-
AND SUGGESTIONS.

RepfacsInent of the Wood Pavemenrs-
NeW Work Done-The Permit Sys-
fem-ssreee Cleaning and Lighting
MOoaiight Schedules Unsatisfac.
tory-Geofttfork Done by the Park
lag Cemmission-Steam Railroads i'm
the Cify-Resfrieeions Needed for the
Safety of the Public.
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street to the cutters, where It is gathered Into
piles and shoveled into carts for removal THE
sweeping is done between 8 p. m. and a. M,
and the work OF removal is begun at daylight
and completed by noon.
Ice and snow are partially removed from the
main thoroughfares during the winter. and the
cutters and cross-walks are kept open. The
unpaved streets are cleaned from time to time
by days labor under the superintendent or re-
pairs. The total expenses OF street cleaning for
the last year were as follows: = -tp.JEY312
Cleaning paved streets 49,: =. S25 S65 40
Cleaning unpaved streets .... 2,465. IS
Removing ice and snow , 46S 80
Cost of inspection. ..........- ,20a.O0
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s2e, 900 IS
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PAYMENTS

During the past year. as during the years
lreylons, the, principal expenditure on the
Streets has been for the replacement of the
worthless wooden payenents. The progress in
this expensive and tedious work Is indicated by
The following table. which shows the amount of
wooden pavement remaining on the streets at
various dates since the present form of govern
mpEt WAS established.
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The expense of all that portion of the street
pavement which lies between the exterior rails
OF street railroads and two feet beyond them on
each side Ga total width of about IS feet) is
paid oy the railroad companies. During the
past year the companies have thus paid. for
pavements exterior to their rails
2.fe3-D 50. yds. granite block pav't. %. 81
2io2 So yds. asphalt block pay't. As. IS
S,fsoS3 So yds repairing concrete. -. Q, 426. OS
h.s7s So Total as oaa o.
During the past four years the total amonnt
paid BY the railroad companies under this head
has amounted to S40, S17.5O
NEW STREET WORK
In addition to the replacement Of wood. a con-
siderable amount OF new work was executed On
che -treets last year. This Included granite
block payements on portions OF Al street and
Virginia avenue in the southwestern section Of
the city, asphalt payements on portions of Yer
riont avenue and 18th street in the northwest.
tae grading Of portions of N.Y York avenue
northeast, and 18th and 22i streets northwest
md the opening Of South Capitolstreet through
70 the river Detailed statements of this work
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The contract rate for cleaning paved alleys
last year was 81 cents per thousand yards. The
total amount cleaned was about one and a-half
millions of yards. The alleys are cleaned once
week in summer and once in two weeks in
winter. Owing to their shape and the rough
character of their pavements. it is impossible to
use machines in them, and they are all cleaned
by hand. The uninproyed alleys are cleaned
up from time to time by the superintendent Of
repairs.
The cost of alley cleaning during the last year
was as follows:
Cleaning paved alleys 81 5SS 96
Cleaning unpaved alleys 446. 10
Cost OF inspection. 1,4S6.00
Total Observation-Disclosures. b,52l. Id
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pairs will gradually be extended to all the roads.
The most important work of this character has
been executed en- the It'll street road. which is
the principal fhdfbughfare from the county
during the past three years as far as Bright
wood, the st0hefA The middle being picked up
broken and covered with bed of fresh stone
averaging asiF insl,es In thickness throughout
the entire length. The side roads have also
oeen covered with fresh gravel, The amount
expended is as follows:
1SSI go -. :.''''...''..::i: 80
AOol % So s.dU 81
1928 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6lS4 so
.u( IL
Total 90 oo4 90
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the bill, and so stated in the debate, and final
decision be made. If it is again decided In favor
OF the road then there is nothing more to be
said. The park will practically terminate at
18th street It's size will be reduced from go to
$50 acres, and the continuous drive from the
Capitol to the White House will be cut off, II
it is. decided in favor of the city then the park
will be preserved and the depot will have to be
moved one-third Of q mile to the south, still re-
naming, however, within but little more than
half mile from the center Of property valua-
tiOns, which is at 9Th and d streets On every
ground 1t is advisable that urgent efforts be
made to bring this subject before Congress and
secure vote which will decide the matter one
way or the other.
If. however, it is decided that the depot re-
main as at present, Orif efforts are made to de-
feat any decision or reconsideration of the mat
ter, then common justice requires that the same
facilities should be granted to the B. and o. road
as to the B. and p; and that it should also be
allowed to come up 9th street and build de-
pot at the corner Of Missouri avenue, opposite
to that of the B. and p. road, which is a most
eligible site for the purpose. All travel on 9th
street, between Missouri and Virginia avenues
is now virtually abandoned In consequence Of
the fncessant running of trains and depot en-
gines, and no further inconvenience would re-
suit from the use of that street by a second road
while the travelling public would be greatly
benefited by the location Of the B. and o.
depot at the point named.
JueIeiOfc Suggest CHut Cu0 COluulbslOuoTb
recommend to Congress the enactment of a law
fOrbidding the running of trains on the present
route of the Baltimore and Ohio road, in disre-
gard of the grades Of the streets, after certain
date; giving that company the option Of coming
around Capitol Hill, or under it, on any one Of
the three routes about named; also repeating
the act which granted the Baltimore and Poto-
mac road the right to cross the park on the line
Of 9th street, but otherwise confirming the pre-
sent route Of that road; and compelling the
immediate enforcement of the require
ments above specified along the surface
roads, viz: the fencing in Of the tracks, the
placing Of automatic gates at street crossings,
and the cessation OF the practice OF making q
freight depot and car yard on the avenues.
Since the settlement of the questions of the
Potomac fats and the water supply at the last
session Of Congress, there is nothing Of so much
importance to the interests Of the city as the
settlement of the railroad question, and it should
be pressed with the utmost urgency.
The existing lines of roads are shown In
black, and the three proposed routes for the
Baltimore and Ohio road In red, on the accom-
panyiHg map.
Very respectfully, Your obedient servant,
F. v. GREENE,
First Lieutenant Engineer.
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considered them necessary. and to submit bill
for the permanent settlement of the railroad
routes. In obedience to that resolution Major
Twining prepared an elaborate report on the
matter, with plans ana estimates, and the draft
of a bin to carry it into effect, which was SUBJ
mitted to the Senate by the Commissioners at
the last session, of Congress. A bill was intro
duced on the basis Of this report, but no action
was taken upon it. There the matter rests, and
the interests Of the city continue to suffer from
the impediments placed upon the travel on it's
streets by the present lines, as well as by the
virtual destruction OF, a large part of it park
The essential features of Major Twning's re-
port were to remove the B. 4 P tracks from 9th
street, and to defect their line in the middle of
their present tunnel lat Sth street east. thence
up that street to and along to LIST east. In
tunnel; to unite the two branches of the B. & q.
road outside Of the city limits and bring them
in on the line Of 18th street east, following the
street grade for the three squares between
into tunnel and keeping underground on the
line Of 18th street and North Carolina avenue to
LIST street east; the two roads were here to unite
as they emerged from the tunnels. and were to
cross the low ground of the old canal on an ele-
waited road to Virginia avenue, where they
passed below the grade and continued in
sunken line, with proper street crossings, to
Long bridge. A Union depot was to be located
at any point the companies might select In the
vicinity of their joinE line between South Capt.
Ioi street anu GHo river me e6tlmat0 or
cost was in round numbers. 81, O00, 900 for
the new B. o. line, $4OO,OO for the
B. Il P. line, ana 100000 for the Joint
line-in all &2.400, 600 There can
be no doubt that this project would afford
permanent and satisfactory solution OF the cues
ton; though its enormous cost makes it seem
improbable that such solution can be effected
at present. But if this final settlement cannot
be effected now, it is not impossible that some
thing may be done to better the present condi-
ton of affairs, which is almost intolerable; and
in this view venture to make the following
suggestions for such consideration as you may
sec TIT to give to them. ~
THE PROPER LOCATION FOR THE RAILROAD LINES.
10 tho frst place. Is manifest ct glance
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cost money to 60 in, a. we ought to drink !;
he did not say there would be trouble;
we were on the pavement about ten min
utes and the store and other doors were
closed We first saw Miller at the corner of
the house did not hear q shot before saw
Miller. When he shot he was at the gate.
I saw the flash Of the pistol which
thought to be upward Gensemer and |
then walked down toward him: Miller,
was under the gate and he stepped upon
the cellar door, told Miller that guessed
We could pass over this pavement or go in
as it was public house lie said
we could not 60 in heard no words be-
tween Gensemer or Miller. nor did see
Gensemer lift his hands a; then Miller fired
another shot, which struck me on the
boot handed Gensemer a pistol which
he did not point at Miller; Miller fired
several shots, then Gensemer reeled !;
three or four shots had been
fired before Gensemer asked for the
pistol he had no time to do anything
with it he said, Boys, am shot,
did not hear any ono say "Crack away,
Bill" There might have been something
said that | did not hear heard 4 part
of Ludwis's statement read did not
agree with all OF it ; on the Sunday fol-
lowing | made the same statement as tc-
day. | did not tell Ludwig that handed
him the pistol after two shots had been
fired.
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GENERAL NEWS.
The Record of Nltscellapeou.

The Record of miscellaneous Events.
julius Ritchie, clerk in the postof1ice
at St. Louis, has been arrested for stealing
letters.
The national executive committee OF
the Greenback- Labor party meets at St
Louis to-day.
The fire in the jewish quarter of Koono,
st. Petersburg, destroyed 1O5 houses. The
damage is 100000 roubles.
The new additional So, OOO, 900 subscrip.
tion to the Mexican national construction
company (Palmer-Sullivan concession)
was closed yesterday in New York-all
taken.
The spindle factory ut North Scituate,
II. l., owned by Albert w. Harris, and run
bySeth A. Rose and William A. Green,
was burned yesterday. Harris estimates
his loss is $4,000.
A fire at Meridian, Miss, on Sunday,
caused the following losses T. D. Reeds
dug store, <51, 900 Joseph Baum & Co. .
two stores. $50, 900; John T. Balls ma
chinery depot, $4,000 Office of the
Southern Baptist, $4,000; Office of the
Observer, 50, 600.
Captain Murphy, Of the steamship Scy-
thia, was arrested yesterday at New York,
charged with violating the shipping laws
in carrying an excess of passengers on the
steamers last voyage. He gave bail to
await the action of the grand jury.
The Missouri supreme court has de-
claired constitutional the johnson law
making gambling a felony, and issued a
percmptory writ of manGlamus compelling
the judge of the criminal court at St.
Louis to try gamblers indicated by the
grand jury.
John Woods, Of Philadelphia, who was
arrested at New York ON Saturday by In
spector Byrnes for robbing Geo. Hoffman,
bank messenger, of over $50, 600 worth OF
securities, was arraigned in court yester-
day, but was remaIded to await the
presence of the complaint.
From over 200 reports received by one
of the leading and most reputable grain
commission houses of St. Louis from all
sections of Missouri respecting the crops,
with three or four exceptions the reports
indicate that never before were the wheat
prospects SO promising at this season of
the year.
In the trial Of General N. NJ. Curtis, at
New York yesterday, for collecting as
sessments from of1iceholders for political
purposes, w. II. Jones, q deputy collector
of customs, testified that he contributed
500 to the Republican campaign fund,
which he considered a contribution for the
public good. Charles Freichel, an auditor
in the custom house, also testified that lie
contributed 500.
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The CUUkr HOUSE FEES.

The Importance of Counting tine Words.
Henry DracLbar informs us that he
called 1T the recorders Office lately to have
a mortgage recorded. lie was informed
by the recorder that the fees would be
S2.75 Mr.. Drachbar requested the re-
cOrder to have the words counted, but he
stated that it was too much trouble to do
so. Mr.. Drachbar insisted on count and
it was finally made, showing that the doc
umcnt contained 900 words for which
So. Is was paid. Mr.. Drachbar then de-
manded a bill Of particulars and receipt
for payment, but these were refused.
III the case is as stated by Mr. Drach-
bar, Recorder Good has taken the risk of
forieiting and paying to Mr.. Drachbar
$500. Ii the paper contained 900 words
the recorders legal fees were 30 cents for
recording it, 40 cents for certificate and
seal. and so cents for state tax-total,
$3.50.
The act of assembly declares that all
county officers Immediately after receiving
any fees shall "deliver bill of particu-
lars, specifying the several items con-
tanned therein and the amount thereof"
"That it shall and may be lawful
for any person to refuse payment of fees
to any officer who will not make out bill
OF particulars, as prescribed by this act,
signed by him if required, and also a re-
ceipt Oh discharge, signed by him, of the
fees paid.' ''If any officer whatsoever
shall fail or neglect to comply with any Of
the provisions of this act, or shall take
greater or other fees than is herein before
expressed. such officer shall
forfeit and pay to tho party injured $500,
to be recovered as debts of the same
amounts are recoverable"
The legal fee bill was published in the
daily 1NTELLIGENCER, on the 2Sth of April.
Persons having business with the county
officers may save themselves from being
imposed upon by consulting this bill,
which has been republished in pamphlet
form and can be had gratuitously at this
Office.
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lanrastrr fl:rlltgsnrcr,
TUESDAY EVENING. MAY %, 1882.
ROgueS Falling Out.

Billy Malone is coming to grief in
Virginia. 1t could not be otherwise
with one who assumed so great an un'
dertaking with so small capital. Bank
ruptcy was inevitable. Malone under,
took to establish party which had nc
principles beyond the securement OF
spoils. It has been even amusing to
witness the calm effrontery with which
they would defend any act which prom
ised them plunder they did not seem to
think it at all necessary to cover up Their
work with any declaration of a virtuous
purpose behind it. 1t was enough that
it advanced their purpose and promised
them advantage. That was its virtue. 1t
was enough Of virtue for them to
other people it seemed simply rascality.
They sought to repuGiate the state debt,
to abolish the judiciary, to .5errymander
the congressional districts, and even
promised their support to Arthur's adj
ministratiOn while protesting to be
Democrats and vouchsafed no other
reason for their course save that it prom
ised them spoils. There never was a po-
litical party anywhere in any time SO
shamelessly corrupt and unprincipled.
The party was like its leader and crea-
tor, Malone, who is wholly without
moral sense. He attracted some decent
men to his support for while 10y his
restless activity and the success which
met his initial efforts.
But he has not been able to hold them.
There is no room in his party for any
leader bat himself and those who are
unwilling to he bossed by so insignificant
a specimen Of manhood have left him
One of them, Captain Newberry, a mem
Der of the Virginia Legislature, who re-
fused 10 submit himself to Mahone's die.
tatiOn, has been telling his constituents
in Southwest Virginia his opinion of his
old leader. He declared that he was the
most ungrateful, dictatOrial and corrupt
politician he had ever known, and he wa!
sure that if he had had the chance h,
would have underbid Judas IscariO
and sold his Saviour for twenty
instead OF thirty pieces of silver
He said that Malone swindled the At
Iantic, Mississippi & Ohio railroad, O
which he was president, out of six mil
lion dollars and mildly alluded to him n
a scoundrel, infidel, and gambler by pro
fession and inheritance, which leads ont
naturally to remark that when rogue:
fall out a very good thing happens.
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EAST EARL NEWS.

On tho Upper Side of tho Welsh Mountain.
Regular Cedar Lane Correspo n'lence.
This section has been enlivened by the
p. r. Il. company putting an extra train
on our branch, thereby giving us better
accommodation for passengers and freight.
They have also put on Sunday
train, which is 4 great convenience
to parties wishing to visit Philadelphia and
intermediate points, giving them a whole
day. This train goes cast at ) 4. III. and
comes west in the evening. The freight is
very heavy on tho branch this season. At
this point alone Mr.. Sweigart has received
about 100 car loads of lumber, phosphate,
grain and coal, since the first of the year,
He has sold over 80, 600 bushels Of western
corn since Oct. 1st, 1881, and has orders
for nearly 200 tons of his dissolved bono
phosphate, manufactured by Pearson Il
Mcdowell, at Oxford, Pa.
Quite number of new buildings are in
the course of erection in and around
Cedar Lane. Mr.. E. H. Wilmer, OF Not
toway, C. Ii. Virginia has opened new
store at this point, which proves quite 4
convenience to this neighborhocd.
Corn planting has been delayed by the
cold and wet weather, but most Of our
farmers have finished and are now prepare
ing their tobacco ground. There will be
an increased acreage of tobacco planted in
East Earl this season. The wheat fields
promise bountiful harvest. especially
where bone fertilizers have been used.
Early potatoes are just showing their
tops in this section, the weather being un-
favorable they were long time in coming
through the ground.
Quite q number of deaths have taken
place in this locality this spring in most
cases pneumonia was the disease.
The Democracy of East Earl, as we'll as
the whole eastern section Of the county,
are looking on tho embarrassed condition
of the Republican party, and are quietly
awaiting further development Of affairs,
but it is their earnest desire to have the
Democratic state convention give them
their ticket straight they do not want
any afiliation with the disaffected few. 1t
there is to be a mixed ticket offered the
Democracy would lose many votes in this
section. Our Democrats claim that we
are sound party on 4 sure road to sue
cess; and sooner than support "mule"
ticket they will either stay at home or
vote the Republican ticket straight.
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GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS has writ
ten fervid letter of sympathy to
Mitchell, in which he declares that as
"bOssism and" the machine y are the
inevitable results of the spoiis system,
only by destroying that can they be de-
stroyed 4; Cameronism is "spoils pure
and simple" and it can be destroyed
only by " competition. just what Mr..
Curtis means by this is not so obvious,
unless he intends to say that the anti
Cameron people must compete with
their opponents for the spoils, and their
disposition to do this, it is to be feared,
is their weakness, not their strength.