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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
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James F. Brown. ex-storekeeper of
the Philadelphia almshOuse, was yester-
day placed on trial, charged with forgery,
and conspirin: with Ellis Phipps
to defraud the city by uttering and
publishing bogus bills, amounting to
81, 1904, for leather alleged to have
been supplied by P. A. Smell. The COM
monwealth was represented by Assistant
District Attorney Blegy and District
Attorney Graham, assisted by Thomas w.
Barlow, of counsel for the Committee of
One Hundred. Messrs. Emanuel Cohen,
appeared for the defence. Mayor Mac
Gonigle. r: A; Malone, J: J: Fitzpatrick
and 3. J. McGrann, OF this city, were wit
nesses for defendants good character.
Brown, upon taking the stand in his
almshouse as superintendent clerk. He
was elected storekeeper in June, 1880.
He never received one penny in connec.
tion with these bills. The bills were
generally brought to him by Major
Phipps, and after going over the calcula.
tions he would mark them correct if the
items corrcsponded with the contract price.
He never had cause to suspect that
there was anything wrong with the bills
handed him by Major Phipps, and as to
those spoken of he had no special recollec
tion. He kept no book in which to enter
the goods received all he did was to ex
anime the figuring. He did not take any
books away with him when he left tho
almsLOuse. There was no one in the in
stitution who kept an account OF all the
goods received He never was shown any
rules for his guidance in matters of this
kind.
On cross-axamination he said that he
had marked all the bills corrected without
seeing whether single pound of goods
had really been received.
Upon argument by counsel and the
charge of the court, the jury retired shortly
after six o'clock.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
WILLIAMsToWN ITEMS.
Sleigh isIaes-Concert-.Iu Part,

Sleigh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Party.
The village of Williamstown boasts Of
its educational facilities, which it claims to
be among the best in the county. It's
public school building is large anu com
Portable, and the school consists of over
seventy scholars, under the instruction Of
Prof. j. w. Weaver. Of GordonvilIe, who
on Tuesday, the Esd, treated about fifty Of
the larger scholars to {. deligh htlul sIegi.
ride. They visited the Spring Valley
school, and also Mr.. Christians at the
Black Horse. On Wednesday there was
an entertainment in the school room given
by Prof. Dyer, blind vocalist.
On Tuesday evening large number Oi
young gentlemen and ladies made u sur
prise visits on sleds to the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter McIlvain. A de
lightful drive was followed by very
pleasant reunion, aid the festivities We're
kept up until tho wee sma' hOu:s of tho
morning.
On Saturday there was quilting party
at Mr.. E. E. BOwman's, consisting OF
fifteen ladies and seven gentlemen. A
beautiful autograph quilt was made for
the Williamstown mission band. The
work was completed by 5p. NJ, after
which there was great merriment created
by the game of 6 shaking the cat
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Salaries fer County Officers.

The members of the local bar took Il
step forward some years ago in preparing
and publishing the legal fees of the
various county officers OF this county.
and in agreeing that the lawyers would
protect their clients from greater charges
than those prescribed 10y this schedule.
For various reasons they weakened in
the resolution. They it found incOnvenient
to inaugurate and maintain controversy
with the court house officials over what
in most individual cases was Il slight i'm
position, but what in the main has
amounted to Il heavy tax upon the com
munity, an aggregation of violations of
the law and il sink of official maifeasance
and political corruption. Besides, the new
fee bill of 1878 changed the costs and rcll-
dered the schedule prepared by the bar
useless. The INTELLIGENCER has
printed the new fee bill and prepared
copies of it for gratuitous distribution
and it has had Il wide circulation.
Nevertheless the public continue to he
imposed upon, and eXorbitant charges in
the court house are the subject of much
scandal and the occasion of loud COM
plaint.
The lawyers, who suffer as much rs
anybody in their practice and in the
derogation of their profession by these
abuses, now propose to appeal TO the
Legislature to enact a law fixing salaries
for the local county officers instead of
making their emoluments depend upon
the fees which they can grab. The spirit
of the new constitution and the better
sense of publicistS now favor salaries in
stead of fees i'm all important offices. In
counties of over 80, 600 population they
are already fixed by law and the allow
ances suggested by the bar association
are sufficiently liberal to compensate the
incumbentS of our court house row. 1t
is to he remembered that such law can
not affect those row in office; that these
salaries are for the principals only and
the county commissioners and auditors
are made !. board to fix the number and
salaries of deputies and clerks that the
legal fees continue rs now fixed, but all
60 into the county treasury and that the
necessary furniture, stationery, fuel,
&C., are furnished by the county.
The law, as proposed to be enacted,
will apply to the counties of Lancaster,
Berks, Luzerne and Schuylkill, and the
people thereof will no doubt be glad to
aid its passage, for the complaint
against the rapacity of county Offices is
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
LANCASTER lNTEII1GENCER TUESDAY, JANUARY 80 1883

will be finally given to tho public during
the present year.
LADY MANDEv1LLE who was Miss
Yznaga, and married son of the Duke
of Manchester. is spending the winter in
New York. Up to the present time she
has been living in England, where she has
made great impression by her American
attractions. The recent marriage of Mr..
George Lorillard to Mrs. White, is another
event that is ag;tating the bosom of soci-
ETY.. The bride is sister Of Mr.. John La
Fargo, the artist. and she was recently
divorced from Mr.. White to marry Mr..
Lorlliard. Mr.. White has been employed
by Mr.. Lorillard, but now he seeks EN-.
pioyment elsewhere.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
DUST TO DUST.

Funeral Of tlhs Late john W. Ciaxton. ID. -.
The funeral of the late DR.. Claxton took
place yesterday, the services being at st.
Andrews Episcopal church, Eighth street,
above Spruce, Philadelphia. The church
was hung in green, and the coffin was
placed near the pulpit. The services
were conducted by the rector, Rev. DIR.
Paddock Psalms and hymns were sung
by tho united choir. Rev. DIR. Robbins
read the scriptures and Rev. Charles
Logan. of Manayunk, read the prayers.
The coffin was born by the pail bearers
down the centre aisle, followed by tho
mourners, and passing up the side aisle
Was carried to the place Of intermen: il,
the churchyard, beside the grave of de
ceased's parents. Prayers were oHere,.
at the grave by Rev. DR.. Paddock. The
pail bearers were Orlando Crease, 4. Ire
land, John A. Clark, DR.. Muhlenbcrr. Of
Lancaster, Horace n. Claxton and VIM.
Il. ClaxtOn.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
NEIGHBORROOD NEWS.
Events across the County Line.

Events Across the County Line.
A petition for an extension of the bor
Ough limits Of Steelton has been LAID before
the grand jury of Douphin county.
Complaint has been made among Reading
housekeepers that the market butter is
always short in weight. The market
commissioner has been notified.
An application for a charter for a
Farmers and Drovers' national bank in
York has been made, and will probably
be granted in short time.
There is great scarcity of water in
Berks and Lebanon counties and the upper
end of Dauphin and Perry counties, and
the farmers carry the water used at their
houses distance Of two Or three miles.
A circular has been issued from Co. E,
Seventieth regiment of Cavalry, p. ".
who served in the late war, to other CON-
rades, asking for a regimental union to be
held at Lebanon, May 20.
George Mcfarland, ex-membsr of the
Legislature, was nominated for mayor of
Reading by the Democrats last evening.
Colonel John E. Arthur was renominated
for city treasurer, and Joseph II. Housum
for controller.
The police lleutenauts in their reports
to the mayor yesterday, stated that no
street cleaning had been done since the
first of the month, and that the thorough
fares of Philadelphia were in filthy con
dition.
The state Temperance committee has
issued call for general temperance con-
vention, and has invited all state, county,
and local temperance organizations, and
schools, churches, presbyteries, confer
ences, and other associations friendly to the
efforts being made for ths constitutional
prohibition of the liquor traffic, to send
accredited delegates The convention
will be held in the hall of the Y. M. c. A.
Second and Locust streets, Harrisburg, on
Thursday and Friday, February Sth and
9th, 1883.
Mt. Nebo, Lebanon county, has citi
zen named Peter Mendling, aged 49. who
never had any teeth or hair, and is almost
destitute of the sense Of smell Or taste.
His skin has no pores or perspiratory
glands. The fine downy hair that is COM
monty on the limbs of an ordinary person
is entirely absent in this case, and the
skin is perfectly dry and without the
slightest suspicion of moisture. When
working actively, his body becomes in
tensely hot, aud the only means of as
suaging this heat is to throw water over
him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Sales of Tobacco.

Our Bird in Hand correspondent sends
us the following sales of 'S2 tobacco, re-
Gently made in that vicinity.
Adam Swope, three acres to Mr.. Alt
schul, at 2S, 10 and 3.
Emanuel Resh, acre to same, st 22, 8
and 3.
Jacob StOItzsus, :; acres to same, at 90,
10, 8 and 3.
Joshua Lapp, acres to same at lG
through.
Jacob Macer, acres to G. G. Herr, at
90. 8 and B..
VIM. Crater, aero to same, at go, 8
and 3.
Peter Dorsheirner. q acres to Mr
Sterner, at II cents through.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
PERSONAL.

MIR. GLADSTONE felled tree in wet
weather the other day, and the lumbago
Immediately felled him.
NU.ssON'S parents, who were Swedish
peasants are dead. She is the youngest OF
seven children, all living, unchangeably
fond of their free life and unable to under
stand the change in their sisters associa-
tiOnS.
J. SIMPSON AFRICA, who will take his
seat as secretary of internal affairs next
May, will listen he says to all the advice he
hears but he will not announce single
appointment or proclaim his definite policy
until he has assumed the duties of the
Office.
MARQUIS OF LoRNE is having a royal
good time in Washington during his tenn
porary separation from the Princess
Louise. lie finds the dinners and balls at
which he is the first, and not the second
very consoling to him in his grass widow
hood.
PERE HYACINTHE's wife's father, a
carriagemaker in Ohio, was killed by a
falling tree. She married E. r. Meriman,
who was so dissipated that her brother in
duccd her to take a trip to Europe, for the
sake Of ridding herself temporarily of her
husband. The latter died while she was
in France, and she afterwards married
Pcre Hyacinthe.
DAVID DAVIS has three millions and is
soon to have his second wife. His bride
will be Miss A, j. Burr, lady about 50
years of age who lives near Fayette, N. c.
She was a friend to the first wife of the
Illinois senator, and he met her in Wash
ingtOn for the first time three or four
years ago. When she left Washington the
other day he got up at 6 o'clock to see her
off. That settled it.
GENERAL FITz HUGH LEE and his staff,
on the 7th of February will visit New York
as the guest of tho military of that city.
He will be the guest of Colonel Austen of
the Thirteenth New York regiment and
during his stay, at the request of Colonel
Austen, will review his regiment. These
two officers met at the Yorktown Centen-
NAL last year and a strong friendship re.
suited from the meeting.
GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER having
been summoned to Washington by Secre-
tary Teller in regard to the census, de-
clares that the work is much nearer COM
pletion than is generally supposed, aud
that it is by no means most tardy than is
customary. In several previous instances
the last volumes did not appear until five
or six years after the census was actually
taken, yet this one, which surpasses all
others in extent, excellence and accuracy,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
"A Slight Mistake.

In the list of contributors to the German
relief fund, which was published in the
1NTELLTGENCER of last night, We mad
vertently omitted the name OF Mr.. H. E
Leman, who donated S..
1t was not Mr.. Henry Schurter who
collected $3.50, but Henry Schuster, the
bartender of the William Penn hotel on
North Mulberry street.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Wont to WIlkesbarre.

w. N. Stark, commander, and NJ. V. B.
Keller, Peter Allabach and VIM. Roehm
delegates from George H. Thomas Post,
No. GA, accompanied by Thomas Hubley,
of Mount Joy, left for Wilkesbarre at
9:40 this morning, to attend the state
meeting of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. which will be held there to. morrow
and Thursday,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30

Additional mail facilities have just been
provided for Hempfield postoffice (Roh-
rerstown.) Heretofore it only received
one mail from this city and that left here
at 80 p. m. According to this new ar
rangement mails for that Office will leave
here at $40 a. m. and so p. M, and will
be received at 8 a. m. and p. m.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Names of Retiring Members.

NHmoB OF 1SeCIf1hg MoMUers'
Following are the names of the school
directors whose terms expire next October.
and whose successors are to be chosen at
the municipal election to he held Febru-
ary Goth:
Democrats-F. w. Haas, DR.. John
Levergood, Peter McConomy, Adam OBJ
lender, H. z. Rhoads. Geo. w. Zecher.
Republioans-H. r. Breneman, G.. F.
Eberman, John I. Hartman, DR.. NJ. l..
Herr, Joseph Samson, John B. Warfel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
"A PROPOSED EASTERN MARKET.
Its Location Not Yet Fixed.

Subscription books are in the hands of
Philip Ginder, A. A. Herr and Alderman
Donneliy, for the erection of a new mar
ket house IN the eastern section of the
city. 1t is proposed to form a company
with a capital stock of $4,000, divided
into !, 900 shares of $50 each. A consid-
erable portion of the stock has been
already subscribed. The location of the
new market has not yet been determined,
but will be fixed hereafter by a vote of the
stockholders.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
On the l<ORd.

Last night Matt Gibler's combination of
speciality artists gave an entertainment in
Christiana to large audience. They gave
great satisfaction and will appear in
Lititz on Thursday evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Will Must Go,

Charles Barr, brother of the editor of
the Pittsburgh Post, has been appointed
commission clerk in the state department
in place of MIR. l. N. s. Will, of this
county, who made a very excellent clerk
under Republican administration.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Did Not Come OF,

A boxing match between Mace and
Siadc. announced to take place last even-
ing in Madison Square garden, New York,
did not come off Mace aud Slade were
arrested and held to bail, and the
public were not allowed to enter the
garden.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Our Insane Patients.

The insane patients belonging to this
county, who where taken to the Norris
town insane asylum after the destruction
by fire of the Lancaster county asylum,
were brought on from NOrristown 20 day,
arriving at Lancaster AZ 2:10 tins after
noon, and were returned to their wards in
the recently rebuilt asylum. They gayo
the officers in charge but very little trou-
BILE dnring the trip from Norristown.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Sale Of Bank Stack.

]. B. Long, broker, sold to day at pri-
vate sale, IS shares First National bank
of Strasburg, at s149 per share, and 3
shares Farmers National bank at s11O
per sh are.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Jurors to be Drawn.

The jury commissioners and Judge Pat
terson finished their selection of the list
of jurors this morning, and this afternoon
the wheel was filled. The first jury will
be drawn on Thursday morning at 10
O'clock
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Large Lot Of Scenery.

The "White Slave company arrived
in town at noon to-day from York, where
they had a packed house last hight. They
have whole car load of scenery and bag
gage and very large troupe.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Before the MayOr

This morning the mayor had seven cases
before him. One drunk got twenty days,
one ten and five vagrants were dis
charged.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30

not limited to this community. The
committee of the local bar, which has
this matter in charge, will lose no
time in getting it before the Legislature.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30
Baltimore's Financial Condition.


The annual message of Mayor Whyte
was sent to the councils of Baltimore last
evening. He reports the total debt of
the city to be $3G, ,940,S51. Interest is
provided on s15. s4S, 56G of this amount by
the water tax, the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and other railway companies.
The productive investments of the
city, consisting of Baltimore and Ohio
shares OF stock, warf property
market houses aud sinking funds
from which an annual income is realized,
are stated to be SIS. 1924, ,571 .43, leaving a
balance of S5,S72, TAOS. The receipts
during the year 1882, from all sources,
were So, S97, ,SG7, and the expenses 81, 1OS. :
377. The estimated expenses for 1888 are
81, 719. 11S. while the receipts from taxes
in arrears and other sources are estimated
at $1,54G, 600, leaving $3,172,51S to be
levied for on the real and personal proper
ty of the city,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-30

THE advertising cuts of the opera The
Sorcerer =" in New York are horrible carl
catures of Talmage and are freely posted
Extensively near to his tabernacle. At the
request of his sensitive wife the we'll dis
posed authorities will see what they can
do about it.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-05-01
MUSIC! MUSIC!

wall enable
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-05-01
A NEW DEPARTURE!
WILLIAM MILLER
Cabinetm u TX g Il
And UphOlsterer.

No. 90. .................. HoteI street,
Opposite International Hotel,
Between Nuuanu and Fort streets.
THE public will please take notice
i that / have just opened IN the above
premises, and as nm thorough prac.
teal mechanic in my line of business
having done some Of the finest work at
the Palace and other residences in Homo
lulu reccntly-would therefore most re-
specially solicit call from the com.
munity.
Fine upholstered work in every variety
Drapery and Lambrequines of every
description made to order.
Carved and polished window cornices
neatly made and arranged.
Repairing and polishing Pianos, Mu.
steal Boxes, etc.
The finest French and vanished pol.
ishing done in the Kingdom.
Carpets, Oil.cloth and mating cut and
laid at short notice.
All work guaranteed and done on the
most reasonable terms. 1854 ly
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-24
AQUESTION SETTLED.

ME TILnEN, according to some OF his
visitors, is not so badly OFT physically as
he hsS Oeen represented 10 be, but IS still
= victim, 20 a perCeptible degree, of the
shaking palsy, and his voice has perma-
nen,ly failed him. With good care and no
excitement, he may last two or three years
vet. but he is manifestly, as the Hcr0td
said upon trustworthy information year
ago. utterly Incorporated for any pubic
pOsition-most Of all for the Presidency,
an office which taxes the strength OF the
most stalwart maDhOol.-B0si1n Hs"ld.
The above is plain and truthful
statement of the case so far rs Mr..
TILpEN and the Presidency is con-
cerned.
1t ought to be enough to retire him
aud relieve the public from further
futile and mOnOtOnOus discussion.
We recognize the very natural and
prevalent disposition Of the people to
redress a great national wrong in the
person of Mr.. TILnEN. 1t is the evil
deuce, rs well, of the profound respect
in which he is held rs 4 man and a
statesman.
This feeling serves to keep alive the
discussion of Mr.. TILDEN for the Presi-
dency. And while 1t i no doub. as
gratifying n it is complimentary ID
him, it is otherwise altogether useless.
We may rs well accept the fact that
Mr.. TILDEN will not again be elected
to the Presidency. 1t would be 4
physical improperly if not an i'm
possibility. On this subject, therefore,
We might, with great propriety, take 81
rpSf
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-24
CONSOLIDATING THE WEST VIR-
GINA REEENUE DISTRICTS.

When Mr.. MCCoaMICK ran his
prophetic eye over the two internal
revenue districts of West Virginia now
supporting two collectors at fat salaries,
and determined in his own mind that
the powers that be would conclude, on
investigation, that the taxes of these
two districts could be as satisfactorily
and much more economically-collected
by one officer as by two, he simply an
ticipated what must come to pass, viz:
that these districts will be consolidated,
if not by the action Of the President,
certainly by the action of the next
House of Representatives; and in either
event it is only question Of time.
Now whether Gen. DUvAI. shall pre-
side over the consolidated districts, or
;shether Ex-Governor PIERPoINT shall
preside, or whether Mr.. MCCORMrCK
shall supersede both, is, as We have
heretofore remarked, simply and solely
3 family matter, pretty little ere.
form within-the-partyn movement, at
which the body of the people can look
on eomplacently and with nothing
more than passing interest. They only
see in this family scramble the out
cropping of that appetite for the spoiH