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CornpIanter Moving OH OIL City.

Sp"StsttoL.
Jonathan Pierce, Il Cornplanter Indian
and descendant of the great chief, lays
claim to some three hundred acres of
ground, apon portion Of which Oil City
is located. His claim dates back to 1891,
at which time the commonwealth granted
the lard in question to Chief Cornplanter.
In 1919 deed was made by Cornplanter,
for this land, to William Connolly and dWi!-
liam Kinnear. 1t is now alleged by Pierce,
who is the present chief of his tribe, that
this deed was invalid, for the reason that
it was signed by Cornplanter personally,
his wife not joining in the conveyance. 1t
is further alleged that the land was given
to Cornplantcr in trust for his tribe, and
that he had no right to sell it. This, Of
course, is a question for the court. Pierce
and his Indians talk of moving doyn to
Oil City, where they will set up about 4
hundred wigwams and wait for the present
claimants to bring suit of ejectment,
when the rights and wrongs Of the case
will be judicially decided. Meanwhile it
will be safe to wayer that the white
brethren will hold the fort
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dea! while the Harrisburg Telegraph con-
tinues to be published. The Bulletin, in
referring to the contest for the seat in
Congress from Utah. says that as Cannon,
who got nine-tenths of the votes, is held
to be ineligible, the seat, under such
circumstances, surely ought to he given to
the only other man who obtained any
votes, no matter how small the number Of
them was. The reason why the Demo-
Gratis want the case sent back to the peo-
pie is that Campbell is Republican, and
the Mormon voters will be sure to return a
Democrat" There is no principle Of law
OF equity upon which seat ought to be
given to a man who is the choice of only
one tenth OF the people against the oppo-
siton OF nine-tenths. A new election is
the proper settlement Of this question, and
instead Of this being suggested as DEM
ocratic measure the Bulletins QUE sided
proposition springs entirely from the fact
that only by i gouge can Congress seat
tie representative of one tenth of the peo-
pie of Utah.
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Tho Speech Orth Oughu to tiake

Philadelphia Press.
There is just one way in whici, Mr.. Orth
could effectually rebuke the speaker, carry
the approving judgment Of the country,
and prove that he had himself been wrong
cd. He should have risen in his place ard
said: "AIr. Speaker, yor have assigned
me, among other places, to the chairman
ship of the committee on Civil Service
Reform. That designation, am painfully
conscious, is burlesque on the cause and
travesty on all public professions.
Neither by my record nor by my convic-
tions have l any fitness for the place. 7
have never shown any regard for this re-
form, and have not now any faith in its
principles or any devotion to it's objects.
All my training, practices and beliefs lead
me to deride and oppose it, you have
any respect for Civil Service Reform you
could not honestly assign me to this posi-.
ton, and if have any respect for myself
could not decently accept it. It places
both Of us in false attitude, and / beg,
therefore, to relieve you from a blnnder
and to spare myself from wrong by ask
ing to be excused
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THOSE BIG BILLS.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM 2

HOW BUSHONG WAS CONVINCED.
Judge Living ston Tells Him Ne Will Make
Mistake.
The readers of the 1NTELLIGENCER have
seen that in the case of McMellen's de-
mand for $1,000, which was paid. and
Edgerley's claim for $780, Judges
Livingston and Patterson united in ap
pending to these bills their recommended
tions that the parties be g very literally
compensated As to the manner in
which the Barncs-Urban bill. for blanks
which the county is not liable for, came
to be paid the following interviews
with Dr. Urban and his deputy will very
plainly show that it was supported by
the recommendation OF Judge Livingston
for its payment by the county.
DIR. Urban's Statement.
DR.. B. F. W. Urban, late clerk of quar-
ter sessions, says that some time ago he
conceived the idea of presenting to the
county a bill for portion of the blanks
which he had procured for the use of his
Office during his term, and for some that
he had ordered before his term began, but
which were rendered useless by a change
in the rules of court in accordance with
change in the law. He mentioned the
matter to his deputy. George W. Eaby,
who subsequently informed him
that he had made out list of all the
blanks used in the office, anl sub
mtted it to Judge Livingston to have him
mark on it the blanks which the county
ought to pay for. Mr.. Urban concluded
to avail himself of this and when it was
returned and Mr.. Barnes had made out
for him 4 bill Of the blanks furnished to
him he presented it to the commissioners
to be paid by the county. He presented
it On the last Wednesday in December and
COble was satisfied to pay it.. Bushong,
however, was not favorable to it and
Urban took him to County Solicitor Full
ton, who said the county was not liable for
it, but the commissioners might as well
pay it,as Il hundred others which they had
paid, and if it was not paid he would OBJ
.ject to the payment by the county for the
blanks used in the district attorneys
Office. for which Mr.. Urban says the
county has been paying for years. Bush
Ong was not yet satisfied and Urban took
Linn to Judge Livingston. DR.. Urban
says he was especially. anxious tha. that
part of the bill should not be stricken
out which was for blanks ordered and pro-
cured for him before he took his seat and
many OF which were rendered useless as
before related. These items were the fol-
lowing:
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cant. Mcy;ellen interviewed.

Capt. Mcilellcn met q representative Of
the 1NTELLIOENCER in very genial and
agreeable mannerthis morning and politely
intimated that il was unintentionally
doing linn injustice in this matter. He
declares t:iat he had not directly or indi-
rectiy given any improper consideration to
Bushohs or Coble to get their approval of
his bill of s., 800 when he found Bush
ong itching to get the Barnes-Crban bill
paid be advised Coble to stiffen up little
on that, so as to get Bushong's assent to
his bill. The captain admits that Snyder
the extra clerk" did not come into his
Office until March and Miller of the regu-
lar force left in June, but he says that the
old regular force had been more than the
business Of the office required.
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A SI.s FOR GUITEAU'S BODY.
Al Offer of 1000, Which the Prisoner
TElnhs Ought to bC Made s.: 900.


THINKS Ought to bc Made $1,000.
Mr.. Scovil!e has received bona fide
proposition from a medical gentleman for
the body of Charles J. Guiteau. The gen.
tleman whose name Mr.. Scoville declines
to make public at present } has offered to
pay down Immediately $1,000, the amount
OF the purchase money, on condition that
he shall have the body of the prisoner as
sGon As the exactions of the law have been
met. to dispose of absolutely as he shall
see tit. He also agrees to take his chances
Of waiting one month or twenty years for
the cOnsummation Of the bargain on Gui-
taau's part. This somewhat liberal propc-
istiOn was submitted to Guiteau to-day
and seemed to impress him quite favor
ably. After rejecting moment he sug-
gested 81 think ought to bring more
than that Perhaps some other fellow
will offer s., 900; then can pay my debts
and if get a new trial that miserable
COrkhill can't bring on a lot of fellows
Just to swear how much owe them"
The only persons admitted to tho pris-
oner s cell yesterday, were J. W. Guiteau
This brOther) and friend who accompa-
MED him. The brothers held a long con-
ference in the effort to arrange the order
Oftha arguments to be made before the
jury. Guiteau not only insists upon speak
ing in his own behalf, but in making the
closing argument for the defense. He can
not, he says, at this late stage jeopardize
his case by allowing Mr.. Scoville to have
the last say. Mr.. Scoville is perfectly
willing to let Guiteau make speech, but
wants him to make it first, so that he
(Mr. Scoville), can comment upon it (if
dcsirable) to the jury. Guiteau was busily
engaged when his brother called in the
preparation of his argument and had al
ready covered four pages of foolscap
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More Star Reuters Arrested,

1t is ascsrtained that the government in
tends to proceed against the star route
conspirators by informations, which will
be filed in the police court, Judge Cox
having ruled that they should be filed in
that court and not in the supreme court.
There are thirty charges against six de-
PENDANTS. Samuel N. Hoyt, John N. Min
nix. W. $. Barringer, J. w. Donahue and
Ed. Sweet, star route contractors and
sureties on alleged fraudulent bonds, were
arrested in Washington and held for an
examination.
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SECURE YOUR WATER.
The Twenty inch Main to Ee Shut on
morrow.

The Tuenty inch Main to lie Shut oa T"-
The 2Oincli water main on Orange
street. through which the greater part of
the city is supplied with water, is broken
not far from the reservoir. 1t will be nee
essary to shut the water off from that main
to make the necessary repairs. This will
be done to morrow morning At O'Clock,
and it will take all day to make tine re-
pairs. Meantime, the superintendent i'll
forms us. a partial supply of water will be
furnished through the 12-inch main in
East King street and tho S,inch main in
Orange street. Persons living in the
higher portions of the city will save trouble
by securing 4 supply to last them over
Sunday, before o'clock Sunday morning.
All water users are requested to use water
spariugly until the Orange street main
shall have been repaired. The leak was
discovered on Tuesday morning but the
superintendent thought best to defer tie
repair until Sunday, so as not to interfere
with the factories, machine shops and
others who require a constant supply to
carry on their business.
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3na his Name will lie Beaver.


The number OF names that have been
suggested on the Republican side as proper
or prominent candidates for the governor
ship of this state is perfectly bewildering.
This haG been done mainly through the
efforts and partlality of their immediate
friends 1t will do very we'll as harmless
sort of pastime, but when hard pan is
reached, all these gentlemen will be sent
to the rear with scant ceremony, and the
bosses will try their old game of foisting
their own man upon tho people.
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DR.. f. a. Adams. assistant medical su-
perintendent Of the Michigan insane
asylum at Kalamazoo, was fatally stabbed
yesterday by a patient in one of the wards
while making his rounds. The patient,
who was supposed to be harmless, used as
his weapon large pocket knife recently
lost by one of the attendants
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On account of the drizzling rain OF yes
telday afternoon the pavements were very
slippery and it was with great difficulty that
pedestrians could get along even in the
middle of the street.
This forenoon Mr.. c. H..Lelevre, fell on
the pavement in front of Zahm's jewlery
store, cutting an ugly cash on the side of
his head.
A bill poster with bucket o: paste in
each hand fell on the pavement in front of
Judge Patterson's residence, spilling the
paste all around, but not injuring himself.
The small boy and his little sister are
not sorry that the ravements are slippery,
for wherever there is the least bit of a hill
there are they gathered together in large
numbers to the great danger of pedes
tr;anS
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Schooner Captain Murderej.

Captain Caspar Smith, of the schooler
Shelldrate, of Havre de Grace, was found
dead in his cabin at a wharf in the Canton
district of Baltinaore yesterday, with his
skull crushed iD. Hhe cabin door was
fastened, and the deck of the vessel Was
covered with untrodden snow, showing
that no one had been on board for several
days. Richard Moore, sailor employed
by Smith, has been arrested at Havre de
Grace for the murder.
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Case D;SIDIS,Ptl.

William and Jennie Bai1ht were to lava
had hearing before Alderman Barr this
morning OH the charge Of conspiracy and
the former for surety of the peace.
Charles II. EngcI, the prosecutor, failed t.
appear. ard the case was dismissed.
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Shelly Island Sold.

Gen. Simon Cameron has purchased
Shelly's island in the Susquehanna river,
near the York county shore about ten
miles above Marietta. The island contains
about 200 acres of fine farming land and
the price paid was about $4,000. The
island adjoins Col Duily's.
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sent, if not by his direction, the bills for
printing his paper-books in the Stein
man-Hensel disbarment case-the one
which the court took and the one which
it kicked out-were paid for out of the
county treasury, which was no more liza
BILE for them than for his butcher or his
tailor bill. Until that money is refunded
he would do we'll to reserve his recon-
mendatiOns.
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The poor directors met this morning at
the al,nshouse. There was not IL full beard,
as several members were unavnidedly alb
sent. No important business was trans
acted and the election Of superintendent
was deferred.
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Cs;nnec;jDn with .anta ter.

The telephone line from the residence ol
Colin Cameron above BI;ckervi.te to Ian
caster is now Il certainty. Mr.. Cameron
has Il force Of men at work cutting poles
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Supervisor appointed.

This morning Henry Shanb WAS ap-
pointed by the court. 4 supervisor Of Dru
more township. 30 fill tie vacancy ca'ise |
by the death nj Joseph Croft.
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PERSONAL.

Rev. E. B. CHAMBERLAIN, tue pastor OF
the East Springfield church, Erie county.
aged about GS, dropped dead the other
day Oh his way to the postoffice.
Senor ROMERO has refused the position
OF Mexican minister to Washington, but
it is said he will come to the United States
on private business.
Mr.. JOHN WANAMAKER last night gave
of his Grand Depot, at Thirteenth and
Market streets, Philadelphia.
Colonel LAMAR, having received the
unanimous vote of the Democratic caucus
of the Legislature of Mississippi, will be
reelected |. 5. senator OF that state.
Friends of Controller PATTIsON, who
are urging him for the Democratic guber-
material nomination. claim that he will
have thirty-five of the delegation to the
state convention from Philadelphia.
The president yesterday nominated
SAMUEL c. PARKS, Of New Mexico, to he
associate justice for Wyoming, and JosErH
BELL, of New York, to be associate Justice
for New Mexico.
The Judges Of the superior court OF New
York yesterday recognized the appoint
ment of w. II. ARNOUX, by the governor,
to succeed Jud &c Speir, as valid, and as
signed Mr.. Arnoux to sit at the present
general term Of the court.
1t is understood that x-Senator SARGENT
has been selected for secretary of the i'll
terror, but will not he nominated until
after the senatorial election in Iowa-Sev-
eral of the Eastern senators express the
belief that WILLIAM L. CHANDLER will
succeed Judge Hunt as secretary of the
navy.
The EenangO Spectator tries to pass this
off as i joke: "The Philadelphia Record
thinks that General Beaver is too much of
4 temperance man to make an available
candidate for Il large portion of the Repub-
lican party. But the Record forgets that
it is natural for 4 beaver to take to
water
LYMAN ID. GILBERT, deputy attorney
general of Pennsylvania, having resigned
yesterday, ROBERT SNODGRAss, of Harris.
burg, was appointed his successor. Mr..
Snodgrass is prothonOtary of the middle
district supreme court, but the lato re.
districting of the state has greatly reduced
his fees in that position, and has many
warm friends at the Lancaster bar will he
glad to hear of his fit appointment to his
new Office.
MIR. .]0HN NJ. tNGLACE, a locomotive
engineer on the Baltimore & Potomac
railroad, has received from II. B.
Hayes gold watch and chain, valued at
! $500, and also letter from Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayse, asking him to accept the present
as a token of their gratitude and mem.
ento of his coolness, exhibited on March 5,
1891, when Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes and fami-
ly and several other passengers on q
special train on the Baltimore & Potomac
railroad, met with an accident at Severn
station, abant fifteen miles south of Balti
more, collid:n@ with 4 train going south
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Tho COrOEer'S Bills.

The county commissioners have decided
that hereafter all coroner's bills must he
presented on Monday to lay over until this
next Monday, when the beard meets.
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\ Good Time,

Yesterday John Spangler. of the Fulton
Opera House saloon, was 80 years of age
and he celebrated the event by giving
set-out to his friends in the evening. Be
tween . and 10 o'clock a large number sat
down to the tables, which were loaded
with good things. Among those present
were number of members of the Lancas-
ter I.ederkranz, who enlivened the occa-
sion by songs. Speeches were made By
Captain schuh, the newly elected presi,
dent of the Liederkranz, Mr. Spangler and
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strike Oh u Railroad.

The Armstrong Brothers, of Phila'lel-
phia, are contractors, and are constructing
a portion of the new road above this city
for the Pennsylvania company. Hereto
fore they have been paying every two
weeks aud this was pay day. This NOM
ing the workmen learned that they would
not be paid until tie: lSLh. and they al
struck to the numi er of about one hun
dred. They were standing around the
passenger depot all day, and declare thy
will! not work until paid.
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Tie Brickerville Case.

The Brickerville case is yet on trial.
Simon P. Ely, esq, spoke yesterday and
J.-L. SteinmetZ, esq, this morning. The
case will go to the jury late this afternoon
or this evening.
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Grave Fears for DR.. McGowan.

Mt. JOY Star.
Grave fears are entertained that Dir. ID.
q. McGowan, of Mount Joy, may have
perished in the horrid catastrophe of the
Him since the fire have been fruitless.
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lanrastcr frltelliqellcer>
Bogus Bail.

Postmaster General James was ad-
vised before he left Office, by the special
counsel of the department, Mr.. George
Bliss, of New York, that it was not
within his power to reject any bid offered
for mail contract by a man who was
known to him to be in the habit of put
ting in fraudulent bids backed by bogus
bail and it was suggested to him that
he should lay the matter before Congress
and ask for the passage Of law permit
ting the postmaster general to refuse to
receive bids made by men who had in
any previous bidding put in bogus
bail. That the postmaster general
should not be compelled to re-
ceive as good bids which he
knows to he bad goes without
saying; but it is not easy to under
stand how any postmaster general,
however cautious by nature, should cOn-
ceive himself to be so trammeled, nor
how any intelligent lawyer should be
able to advise him that he was thus pow
erless to protect the government from
spoliation. by the showing which is
made by Mr.. James and Mr.. Bliss, it
appears that the present Law, ,intelligently
administered, is sufficient for the emer'
gency. The complaint is that it is i'm
possible to examine into the sufficiency
of the bail offered by the thousands OF
contractors in the brief time elapsing
between the opening of the bids in jan
,iary and the execution of the contracts
for work that is to commence in July
That is true and the theory of the law
is that no such examination is necessary,
as the responsibility of the bail is at
tested by postmasters on the papers ac-
rompanying the bids. This attestation
is not conclusive on the department.
The postmaster general when he doubts
may resolve his doubts and act upon the
knowledge he acquires. Ii can hardly
he held that he is obliged to enter into u
contract with one who offers bogus bail
And il il, not easy to understand how he
should be under any greater obligation
10 award i contract to such a party. AL
though the mail contracts are many
Thousand ia number, it cannot lie that
all the bidders, or even any very great
number of them, are of the class who art
in the habit of offering bogus bail. A
vigilant postmaster general should have
no trouble in fixing his eye upon the bids
of such men, nor will he require great
deal Of time to develop their worthless
ness. If it is possible that the law still
requires him to accept their bids when
this is fully demonstrated then it certain
ly should he amended but we find i,
hardly credible that any intelligent
Interpretation of law will SO embarrass
the proper administration of the postal
service.
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L. Was john F.. Pontz, and Ios George.
as incorrectly stated, who gave the party
to his friends few evenings age,
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TO-DAY'S NEWS.
THE DlSTIN9UISHED DEAD.

Accidents and Incidents of Current Life.
George W. Brooks, L. S. district judge
fer Eastern North Carolina, died yester-
day.
The New York Women Suffrage state
convention will meet in Utica on the 10th
of February.
Edward Green, retired mine boss, at
Ashley, Pennsylvania, was gored to death
yesterday, while feeding vicious COW.
Alonzo Harper was arrested yesterday
at Sufferns, New York, for dealing in
counterfeit coin.
The furniture store of John a. Baldwin.
in Williamsburg, New York, was destroy
ed by fire yesterday morning. Loss, $40
900.
Mitchell Brown was burned to death at
Shermon, Michigan, ON Thursday night,
while trying to remove horses from a
burning barn.
The total corn crop Of Illinois during
1879 was II, 296, 600 bushels, or 20 per
cent of the crop Of 1880, and only half that
Of 1879.
A large sale of barley took place yester-
day in,Buffalo. 155, 900 bushels of 'bright
Canada We're sold in one lot, f.,r which :,
check for ss3, ,5O1 was given.
An engineer and fireman We're killed b.
the collision Of two railroad trains. near
Overton station, Tennessee, on Thursday
night.
The store of l.. ID. Newell i Son, in
Providence, Rhode Island, was robbed of
81, 800 worth of silk goods on Thursday
night.
Deacon James Spencer, 20 years Of age,
banged himself in his own barn at Mans
field, Connecticut, yesterday morning. 1t
is believed he was insane.
1t is reported from Campos, Sonora, that
Oh the Esd ult., renegade Apaches attack
ed the Gaville mine. sixty miles from that
place, killed five men and captured a girl.
Stephen Caldwell father OF the presi
dent Of Eassar college. and also Of one OF
the receivers of tho Reading railroad, died
on Thursday, in Ncwburyport, Massa-
chusetts, aged Is years.
James II. Hildebrand, jeweler, of Mer.
Ger, Penna is reported to have disappear
ed several days ago with $1,000 worth OF
goods. leaving debts to firms in Chicago,
New York, Plttsburg aid Buffalo, to the
amount of $4,000.