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NUMBER 1509. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1. 1879. TWO CENTS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

CHANGING THE POLLS. changed since then, however, and an American BARR EXPECTS TO WEST. A WOMAN OF TRIAL KBIT TO THE LAST GUNS 'Squire, paraded through the ward, keeping up the Democratic "Gibraltar's" enthusiasm until citizen has now toe right to say wnat ne pi eases. I cannot unite in all that has been said about Con federate brigadiers. If the 'bomb the fel lows wno held office in Kichmona, tne teuows wno staid at home, If they only behaved themselves we would get along well enough, for I often hear the Confederate brigadiers say: You may want another war.

but I damned if we Laugh ter. The trouble is not with the brigadiers. It is with the bomb If the matter could be referred to the soldiers of the South and the politicians kept out of it. I believe the trouble could be settled very easily. It the politicians of the South who must be trampled down.

They are tne men wno cause all the trouble, as they were the men who gave me so much trouble in '56. I dln't want to talk: upon these points, but I was carried oacav Judge Kelley then went on to talk about the pau per labor of Europe and the necessity for protection and the consequent importance of defeating the Democratic party. There were loud cries of "Go on when he ended. The next speaker was Elisha W. Davis, and he also gave a flirt to the bloody shirt, and he turned directly towards Judge Kelley as he did it.

The venerable Congressman smiled pleasantly, and Colonel Snowden, who before was jooking a trifle glum, applauded loudly. Altera brief speech by Jerome Carty, the meeting ad journed. TAX PAYERS IN COUNCIL. Thomas II. Speakman, George II.

Earle and Others Address a Meeting In Milton Hall. Milton Hall, in the Fifteenth ward, was well filled with substantial looking citizens last night, in answer to the call of the Tax and Rent payers' Association. George H. Earle called the meeting to order and G. K.

Evans presided. The first speaker was Thomas H. Speakman, who said that, as tax payers and persons who had business relations with the offices to be filled, it was their duty to look impartially upon the persons who were selected as candidates. He warmly indorsed Enoch Taylor, and said that many abuses in the Sheriff's office would be corrected if Mr, Taylor was elected, as he undoubtedly would be. lam remark was received with louu applause, auu continuing Mr.

Speak man said: The most imimrtant matter, however. Is that of tne Uity Treasurer, aud Tor this 1 have as little uesi tfttion in saying that S. Davis Page should be elected. fLoud applause. I Notwithstanding in terest bearing city warrants to the amount of millions have been constantly floating about, and teAchera and other employes ol the city have been obliged to sell their warrants, often at large discounts, to obtain the money they needed, city officers being frequently the buyers, there have been almost constantly on hand large balances in the city Treasury, often several millions, apparently lying idle, but really deposited in certain banks with which the ring managers appeared to be on familiar terms.

Money having a constant value in the way of producing interest, to appropriate the interest to one's own use improperly is as much stealing as to appropriate so much of the principal, and in this way the people have been robbed continually. This whole system of publto plunder must be broken up, and to tli at end the thing for the lax payers to do is to elect Mr. Page City Treasurer. cheering, Mr. Speakman was followed by George H.

Earle and i nomas Walter, both of whom made short ad aresses. German Democrats at Concordia HalL Concordia Hall, on Callowhill street, over flowed last evening with the solid German Demo crats of the Twelfth ward assembled in mass meeting. A number of prominent speakers had been announced, and there was some curiosity exhibited, as it was understood that several of the candidates would address the assemblage in German. J. W.

Kahn called the meeting to order and F. G. Koech lein was elected president, r. Bran well vice president and F. Pressor secretary.

The chairman in troduced Dr. J. Bernt as the first speaker, who made a short address and was followed by Dr. Kellner, both of them speaking iu German. Candidate iiartranit next took the platform, and his first sentence in the German language was received with great enthusiasm, the lar.ee audience rising to their feet and applauding vehemently.

Mr. Hartrauft made a very good business speech and one that appealed directly to the practical common sense of bis hearers. He was frequently interrupted by applause and when he took his seat an enthusiastic Teuton proposed three cheers, which were given with a will. Judge Green bank and S. Davis rage followed with speeches in English.

Mr. Page's was mainly devoted lo a denunciation of the Republican ring and the People's B.ink. Paul Ket terlinus also delivered a speech in German. Twenty Sixth Ward Republicans The Twenty sixth ward Republicans by principle and practice turned out last night and crowded every bench, aisle and doorway of Federal Hall, at Seventeenth and Federal streets, to listen to the addresses of Colonel William McMichael, Rufus E. Shapley, General Harry Bingham and Colonel Branson.

Colonel McMichael laid particular streets upon the City Treasury contest. Having exhausted an unusually large vocabulary of eulogies, the speaker challenged anyone living to utter one word against the honesty, ability and probity of Joseph J. Martin. In his devotion to the Republican party Colonel McMichael confessed to something of personal feeling. His experience in the war had taught him that.

Alluding to alleged Republican extravagancies the Bpeaker said that he was as much in favor of reducing unnecessarily large salaries as anyone, and bethought that the Republican party wasdoing all in its power to benefit the working man. The country never looked so promising as at present and this era of prosperity had begun under Republican rule. Meeting of the Thirty First Ward Republicans. A largo uumber of the Republicans of the Thirty first ward turned out last night, at the meeting at Earner's Hall, Frank ford road and Adams street. There was considerable enthusiasm manifested and the addresses of the various speakers were received with applause.

The meeting was called to order by Henry Dambly. after which President J. Fletcher Budd and other officers were chosen. Speeches were delivered by ex Governor James Pollock, Colonel William B. Mann, Chrmtian Kite ass, lsaao H.

Shields and General Louis agoer. Sixteenth Ward Democrats. The Democrats of the Sixteenth ward turned out in goodly numbers last evening at Swnger Hall, Second street and Germantown avenue. The meeting was called to order, shortly after 8 o'clock, by Ex Congress man John Robbing. George W.

Asay presided, and John Rohbins, Louis Belair and John Kolb acted as secretaries. Speeches were made by Candidates Hartranlt. Greenbank and Page, aud John Fow, Inman Horner aud J. Y. West.

Frankfort! Republicans. The Twenty third Ward Republican Club turned out 800 strong last night, and with transparencies and fireworks made Frankford howl. The occasion was amass meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall. The meeting was called to order by Edward G. Lee, and sterling addresses were made by General Louis A.

Wagner, Colonel Forney, Geo. Graham and Charles Warwick. From Army to Church. London, October 31. The London correspondent of the Manchester Qvardian says: It Is regarded in military circles as extremely probable that Captain Carey, who was with the expedition in South Africa in which the late Princo Imperial lost his life, will retire from his regiment, It is expected that he will enter the Church.

Wells Poisoned With Arsenic. London, October 31. In Ilalbstadt, in the Bender District, Bessarabia, the wells used by the German colony have been poisoned with arsenic. A hundred persons are III and five died. The perpetrator ol the crime has not yet beea discovered.

BRIEF TELEGRAMS. An offensive nnd defensive alliance has been Concluded between Servla and Bulgaria. The London Sportsman has received 50 each from Boyd and Elliott as a first deposit. The Bishops ot the It. E.

Church are nt Long Branch to make the spring blihoprlo assignments. The Women's Christian Temperance Union nt Indianapolis has elected for president Miss Frances Willard, of Evanston, Illinois. Tho Memphis committee of safety has adjourned sine die, having expended (40,000 for camps and lood. There was one death from fever yesterday. The London correspondent of the Liverpool Foil save that Lord Derby has received a hint to withdraw his name from the books of the Carlton Club.

The dispatch sent from Annapolis Place stating that Prank Choirs had shot her husband and killed herself proves to have been without any foundation whatever. The shares of the Anglo American Telegraph Cable Company have suddenly advanced two pounds, indicating some speciss of olistruction to the impending opposition. An illicit still has been seized in Chicago. The establishment has been running for several months under the name of Brown Si glycerine and patent medicine manufacturers. C.

C. McClain, aged seventy, and a prominent merchant of Indiana, Indiana county, worth (50,000, committed suicide on Thursday. He cut his throat with a razor and afterward shot himself. Hanlan has written a letter to Referee Blakie, in which he says that the articles be prepared and sent to Courtney havo been returned unsigned. This determines hiiu to let theoourts settles the ownership of the (6,000.

An official return to be laid before the French Chamber of Deputies shows that 3,063 Communists have been amnestied, 1,300 of tl em being prisoners and 1,700 condemned hy default, aud that about a thousand remain excluded. Lewis Wolf, a clerk in the drug store of Puhle Cornell, nt Willlam.port, was poisoned while compounding drugs the oilier day and Is in great danger of Ills life. There was a slight sorstch on one of his hands and the poison entered his system through that wound. In the Court of Queen's Bench, nt Quebec, yesterday, the Jury returned a verdict of nut guilty against the two Milona and Iinieux, accused of murder at ft. Henri, Quebec, Larlvie, the chief witness against them, has been arrested, charged With perjury ia eenuuutiua with the trial.

What Was Done Last Night in Catting; Down the Department Estimates. The pruning knife of the finance committee of Counoil last evening played bavoe with the estimate for appropriations for the Sheriff's, City Treasurer's and Register of Wills' Departments. The reduction in the first was (11,049 from the Controller' estimate: in the second, (14,100 from the Controller's and (7,100 from the special committee's estimate, and in the Register's (15,700 from tbe Controller's estimate and (1,700 below the speoial committee's. The Sheriffs appropriation, as fixed by the special committee at 33.900, was first attacked. One Solicitor, at $2,030, was dropped, one of the six Deputy Sheriffs, at 81.200 went, and a Deputy's clerk at (900.

The Real Estate Deputy's salary fixed hy the committee was (2,500. Mr. Caven favored (5,000, on the ground of the responsibility and work. Mr. Kendrick wauted to know what the Sheriff did Mr.

Caven replied "Ho takes the fees." Mr. Kinir favored (3.000. Hammitt. and Bardsley, (4.000 The last figure prevailed by a vote of 9 to 8. Mr.

Reyburn's motion lo reduce the fee clerk and all the Deputy Sheriffs Irom (1,200 to (1,000 each was agreed to. The salary of clerk to the Deputy Slierill's was left at 900. The Hem for books, stationery and incidentals was reduced to (1.500, and the appropriation for advertising the Sheriff's proclamation was cut down from (4 000 to (3.500. The total appropriation was put at (48,951, the Controller's estimate being (00.000. The present City Treasurer, when his department was reached, said he could not estimate tbe expenses for the incoming official, but thought they would he (48.700.

the same as this year, and the receipts (12000. The Salary Board's figures were (32.600; the special committee's, (J5.500. One receiving teller was slashed off and the salaries of the others cut from (1.800 to (1,500. The chief clerk was razeed $1,000. making his salary $0,000.

as fixed by the board. The warrant clerk gels (1.500, instead of (1,800, and the State clerk $1,500, in place of (1,800. Two assistant clerks at (1,000 apiece were stricken out. The miscellaneous clerk was cut to(tKX) and the messenger was given $700. The Register of Wills' estimate came next.

Next year it will be $25,100 instead of $31,700, as at present. The Deputy Register was cut down to $2,000, the Stale Appraiser to (1.500 and one transcribing clerk went by the board altogether. The assistant recording clerk's salary was increased from (900 lo $1,000. The ordinances were ordered lo be reported favorably to Councils, and the committee adjourned. JUDGE BRIGGS REBUKE.

An Incident of an Assault and Battery Case) in the Quarter Sessions. Before Judge Bripgs yesterday, 'in the new Court House, was tried a case in which Michael Rafierty and Daniel Rane were charged wtth aggravated assault and battery upon Police Officer Fryburg. Benjamin L. Temple and George Munce represented the prisoners. In consequence of a question put to the policeman by Mr.

Temple Judge Briggs said: "The officer wbo witnesses a breach of the peace is not bound to wait until a warrant is procured, but it ia his duty to at once arrest the offender." Upon Ibis ruling being made Mr. Temple arose and said: Well, I beg leave to differ with your Honor." "What's that? inquired Judge Briggs, I beg leave to diller with your Honor," said Mr. Temple again. "These replies," said Judge Briggs, sharply, must be stopped. I will not permit them.

They have occurred too frequently lately. It is your duty to Bubmit. I have had occasion lately to teach some of you gentlemeu on the other side of the bar two or three lessons upon two or three occasions, and will teach them again if necessary. It is the duty of a well bred lawyer to submit. I will not tolerate these criticisms upon the judgment of the Court when I will not discuss the matter of good breeding," said Mr.

Temple, rising to his feot and speaking iua low tone ol" voice. "What's that?" said Judge Briggs, with rapid accent. There was a moment's pause and then Mr. Temple replied slowly and distinctly "I replied to your Honor with every feeling of respect. I will not discuss the question oi breeding with any man with no one." Judge Briggs paused for awhile, as though in doubt what to do or what to say, and then he replied: "Your remark was not a proper one.

You should submit to the Court, and if you dissent from its rulings you should lake nn exception, and not say that you differ. It is indecorous und unprofessional for a reputable practitioner as you are to make such replies to the Court. It is my duty to sit here and perform duties that are always arduous and sometimes unpleasant and I will not permit myself to be treated with disrespect by ollicers of the Court whose duties require from tueru a course ol action entirely different." A NOVEL HIDING PLACE. A Woman Conceals S371 of Alleged Stolen Money iu lier Cheek. Yesterday, at the hearing before Magistrate) Smith in the case of Lizzie Morgan, sixty year old, charged with stealing nearly (400 from John.

Rafierty, who visited her after drawing the money on Monday last, Rafferty testified that she was his wife's sister. He went to her store to buy some things. He drank something and lost consciousness, bis money being missing when be came to. Mrs. Morgan's landlord testified to seeing her with a roll of money.

Detective Levy said tho woman resisted all ellorls to search hr. 11 was seen that ber cheeks were bulging out and that her utterance was very thick. What have you in your asked the Magistrate. My tongue," the woman replied. What else?" asked the Magistrate.

"My teeth," was the response. Sertrcant Brode felt the pris oner'scheek and suid: "Judge, she's got the money there and is trying to swallow it. We can't get it out of her. We've been trying for an hour. She's too much for us." "(800 bail to answer at court.

Take her down stairs aud get some strong fellow to pry open her mouth." Down went Mrs. Morgan, detectives, policemen and reporters. The gray haired woman persistently reluseu to open tier mouth, and then three Reserves held her in a chair while others endeavored to pry open her jaws. She resisted still, although her mouth was bleeding. Somebody suggested chloroform, but this did not dismay her.

Siie made believe to faint several times. Finally, after an hour's si niggle, the obdurate woman was taken to prison In the van. The prison physician, Dr. Butcher, being informed of the affair, went at her witli a physician's adroitness, threat ened to give her something to make her disgorge, and in two minutes compelled the prisoner to open wide her mouth, and out rolled the lump ofmonev. There were three (100 bills, a (50and a $1 bill, whicb.

ia nearly the amount Katlerty lost. The Stowaways. Yesterday British Vice Consul Crump con tinued the investigation of the charges against Captain Fisher and Mate Lockyer, of the ship Kndym lon. of crueltv to the stowaways. Welch and Dcv ereux.

John Smith, Benjamin Rnsser and Daniel Powers, seamen, gave testimony exculpatory of tho officers, denying the ill treatment. Welsh, Ihey said, was a dirty boy. and was punished lur drop ping tar. He was running around barefoot before ordered alolt, and had to lake ot! his canvas coat to get through the luber bole." He had proper clothing and shoes. The case will be resumed to day.

Ocean Steamship Arrivals. At Rouen Rochdale, from Philadelphia. At Antwerp Yorkshire, from Philadelphia. At Liverpool Heppler. from New York.

At Hamburg Silesia, from New York. At New York Weser, from Bremen; City of Brussels, from Liverpool. The Flayden Trial Postponed. New Havkn, October 31. The testimony taken In tbe Hayden trial to day contained nothing new or interesting.

The case was adjourned uutu November a. Indication Tor To Day. Slightly colder and dear or fair ceailier, with north to west muds and rising bnromiter. CITY NOTES. The suit of Dr.

Jumes Walk against the city was continued unlil to day, in Judge Yorkos' Court, to allow of an amendment to the plaintiff's plea. Judge Biddle's court yesterday was occu pied with the suit of Frank J. Medina, a dealer in human hair, for divorce from bis wife, Mary G. Medina. Charles Walsh, the young man accused of an nttempted criminal assault upon Carrie Pavnter, six years old, was committed under (3,000 bail by magistrate tuuiiu yesteruay.

The amount of unclaimed interest nn the citv hnnds remsinino at the Farmers and Mechan ic' Bank, the fiscal agent of the oily, unto date (02 084.43. This amount has been accumulating since 1871 Leonce Botigrclle, 44 years, denier in ostrich and fancy feathers at No. 731 Arch street, fell down the fourth story stairway last evening and fractured his skull. He was lakeu to the l'ennsyl van la Hospital. Lewis Chester, 532 Sergeant street, who has just served a term in prison for stealing a horse and wagon, was sent naoa again yesieruay, onargea with a similar olfenso ou Thursday, at the Seveu Star Hotel, Frankford.

The Chief Commissioner of Highwnvs hnS demanded of President Gowcn. of the Reading Railroad, payment of the license fees, long due ny llie company, for the running of express wagons. Mr. Baldwin is very emphatic in his letter to Mr. Gowen, as he has received nn satisfactory answer to previous communications on the subject.

Katifl in ami's dry gnnds store. (19 Market street, was plundered of (000 worth of laces, gloves, aiiR goons, eic, a rew niguis ago, or thieves who descended through a trap door and went out Ihroinrh Commerce street. The residence 506 Smith Kighleenth street ami SI07 Cherry street were rubbed on Thursday, ine spoils amount la 1150. Receiver of Taxes Roberts yesterday niada the following returns to the City Controller of personal taxes received hy him ami his deputies for lha present vear: Number ot receipts. 39 Till number destroyed.

5 total Issued. .14 2MI receipts sold. 84 2X1), at Ml cents each, SIT, Hi) i tier cent, com mission off, haianc deposited with Ui City Treasurer, Wl, Judges Allison and Elcock Supervise the Removal of Voting Places. In the old Court House yesterday afternoon Judges Allison and Elcock sat for the purpose of noting upon any matters in relation to the coming election that might be presented. The first business whioh occupied tbe Court's attention was the changing of certain polling places by City Councils.

Alter consultation the Judges declined to confirm any of tbe changes except in cases where they were matters of neeesslty and where both political parties petitioned for the change. Tbe Twenty second division of the First ward was changed to the southeast corner of Twelfth and Mifflin streets because the landlord of the old place deollncd to permit the election to be held on his premises. The polling place of the Second division of the Seventh ward was removed to No. 729 Lombard street, the old plaee being vacant. By mutual agreement the Seventh division of the Seventh ward was changed to the southwest corner ot Thirteenth and Rodman streets.

The Fifth division of the Filth ward was changed, the old place being vacant. The Fifteenth division of the Filth ward was removed to 625 Pine street on account of a vacancy In the old place. The Sixth division of the Eighth ward was moved to the southwest corner of Fifteenth and Sansnm streets for the same reason. By agreement the Tenth division of the Ninth ward was removed to the Board of Education building on Filbert street, above Seventh, and on the same grounds the Second division of the Ninth ward was changed lo No. 41 South Eleventh street.

The landlord of the polling place of the Eighteenth division oftlie Thirteenth ward having made objection to the use of his premises, it was changed to the southwest corner of Ninth and Nectarine street. It was likewise agreed to change the Twelfth division of the Thirteenth ward to No. 644 North iNintn street. On account of tho old place of the Twenty sixth division of the Fifteenth ward not being available it was changed to the northwest corner of Twenty first aud Brandywine streets, and the Thirtieth division of the same ward was by agreement ohanged to the southeast corner of Twenty seoond nnd Lynd streets. New Market and Laurel streets was by agreement selected as the new polling place oftbe Fifth division, Sixteenth ward.

Theold polling place of the Sixteenth division or the Nineteenth ward having been torn down it was changed to the northwest corner of Fifth and Montgomery avenue, No. 4067 Filbert street was selected as the new poll, ing place of the Fifteenth division of the Twenty fourth ward, the old place being vacant. By agreement of both sides the Tenth division, Twenty eighth ward, was changed to the Punch Bowl," at Broad and Diamond streets, A number of other changes were made by agree ment, in which the places to which the polls were removed were but short distances from tbe old places. HANGED BY THE NECK. Clark Brown Expiates His Crime Upon the Gallows His Confession.

Cornwall, October 31. The execu tion of Clark Brown, convicted of the murder of his father and sister, at West Winchester, on the night of September 29 last, took place here this morning, at eight o'clock. There was a large crowd at the Court House door seeking admission, but only those holding tickets issued by the Sheriff were admitted. Not more than seventy five persons wit nessed the execution. The prisoner walked with a firm step to the gallows, but said nothing while there, his confession having been given under seal to Hev, Dr.

McNisb. lluring the delivery of the Lord's Prayer the tran door bolt was drawn Not a muscle of his body moved in hanging and his pulse ceased to beat in eight minutes. The following is Ins confession, which was rend by Dr, McNish after the execution Clark Brown, who am soon to appear before God my Maker, make this my last confession i told the whole truth before of the murder of my poor father and sister. I kept nothing back, and 1 alone did murder and no one helped me to murder my father and sister. I am charged with poisoning my uncle, Warren Henderson, and poor George Milliard.

I positively deny the charge, for 1 am innocent. I am also charged with poisoning a lady in a ball roum. 1 positively deny that charge, for I am innocent. I deny telling the older Sharp that I intended killing my wife, aud I hope in God's mercv tiiat she will never believe such a tiling of ma It is my dying request that no suspicion should rest on my mother ormv darling wife, for I and I alone am guilty, ami I am willing to sutler tbe punishment of death for my awful crime. I hope God has forgiven me.

I cling to the firm belief that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin, and even I hope to be forgiven through the sacrifice of tbe Sun of God. Charges Against an Oil Inspector. Special Dispatch to Tun Tihks. Williamspobt, October 31. In court this afternoon Mr.

Armstrong filed a motion for the removal of W. M. Harrison, Oil Inspector, alleging incompetency aud neglect to inspect the oil of the Solar Refinery, at this place, promptly. He was also charged with falsely bringing oil. which would result in serious damage to the Solar Company, and of demanding exorbitant nnd illegal fee.

The company had sixteen hundred barrels ready for shipment, but had only succeeded in getting him to inspect fifty nine. It was further claimed that he was incompetent because he was tbe agent of the Standard Company here and was working against the interests of the Solar Refinery. The Court granted a rule, returnable November 8, and in the meantime David Rly was appointed temporary inspector until the charges against Mr. Harrison are investigated and disposed of. Complaint About the Elevated Railway.

Judge Finletter yeslcrtlay issued a special fivc dny Injunction against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The complainant is George W. Kraft, the owner of the Keystone Iron Works, situated at 2116 to 2182 (inclusive) Filbert street. Mr. Kraft's objection to the proposed elevated road ou Filbert street is that it will obstruct the sun's rays and render tbe first story of his establishment dark, damp and unhealthy.

The passing and repassing of trains will darken the second story, in which are situated the drafting room and moulding loft. He lurttier says that his business requires that the materials delivered and tuken from his premises shall be hauled by horses, and the noise of cars overhead will frighton and softrn the horses. The trains will drop fire, ashes and filth. For these causes the construction and erection of the proposed elevated railroad will destroy his premises for the purnosesot his business, and the Court was asked to restrain the Pennsylvania Ritilroad from constructing and erecting the proposed road. The matter will be argued in a few days.

A Calamitous Coincidence. Charles Fraebc, five years old, residing at 1246 Vienna street. Eighteenth ward, wbo was riding in an express wagon, yesterday, crossing Girard avenue at Vienna street was jolted out. He fell into the street and under the wheels of a farmer's wagon driven by Jonathan Groome, residing near New Hope. Buck, cnuntv.

The child's head was crushed and he died in a few minutes. The driver was ar rested. The evidence adduced before the Coroner's Inquest was of such a nature that the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. By a strange coincidence of fatality yesterday morning the body of the youth found drowned in the Delaware, at Linden street wharf, was identified as Frederick raebe. 16 years.

a weaver, cousin lo little Charles, the victim of the wagon accident. He had been missing from home a week and the police had been searching for him. The Convicted Sailors to be Sent to Albany. The four sailors, Carl Grnnfns, John Clark, Henry Nieberg and Peter Rausmissen, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, will be taken in a few day to the State Prison at Albany, New York. The reason for taking them there is that it makes no difference where they are confined and they can be detained there at a cheaper rate to the United States.

This is the request of the Attorney General, communicated some time ago to United Stale Dis trict Attorney Valentine. Archbishop Purcell's Assignment. Cincinnati, October 31. Judge Harmon, of the Superior Court, has made a decision sustaining the integrity and validity of the assignment of Archbishop Purcell of a number of pieces of property In trust for payment of his debts, as against an attachment by the Jefferson National Bank, ofSteu benville, for a debt of the Archbishop. The Court held that the assignment was made in good laith and for a good purpose, and demurred tho attachment.

Snccessor to the Joly Ministry. QUMircc, October 31. The government was sworn In this afternoon, as follows: Premier and Minister of Publlo Works, Mr. Chapleau; Treasurer, Mr. Robortson; President of the Council, Dr.

Hoss; Attorney Genernl, Mr. Lnranger: Solicitor General, Mr. Lynch; Minister of Crown Lands, Mr. Flynn; Prnvincial Secretary. Mr.

Paquct. The Legislature has been prorogued until December 10. Expelled From the Order. Wheeling, W. October 31.

In the matter of the robbery of G. W. Kelly, Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Follows of Mils Stale, mentioned in these dispstches Wednesday evening, the Grand Lodge, in session fnthisoity, yesterday morning formally expelled Mr. Kelly from the order. Mr.

Kelly ha held the treasurerahip for nine years, Nell Dougherty Seeking Pardon. IIahrishuro, October 31. Application has been made for the pardon of Nell Dougherty, who was indicted with Jack Kehoeaud others In Schuylkill county for the murdcrof Frank W. 8. Langdnn, found guilty ol murder in the second degree, and sentenced to five years In the penitentiary.

The ease will be heard In December. Men Who Handle Letters. Washington, October 31. The annual report of the appointment division of the Post Office Department shows that there were 40855 post oftlces on the 8uth of June. unices were established nnd 1.0711 discontinued during tho year.

Of lb postmasters, 1,711 ar appointee uf the President, the Approach of the small hours. SIXTH WARD DEMOCRATS. An Eloquent Address by Lewis C. Cassldy to a Large Masa Meeting. The brass band and illuminations in front of the National Guards' Hall, on Race street, in the Sixth ward, last evening, drew into the street a large crowd In which the small boy element bore an important and noisy part.

Regardless of party feel ing the gamina were willing to yell at Democratic fireworks, and the consequent noise sounded at a distance like Bemocratio enthusiasm. At 8 clock, when the meeting was called to order by Philip Mitlon, there was a larger crowd in the street than in the ball. J. Davia Duffield took the floor, and launching at once upon the Wagner Page controversy the speaker asserted that Mr. Page, like Caisar's wife, was absolutely above suspicion.

He will never be accused by a colored citizen of the Fifth ward of stealing his watch. Applause and laughter, a cue which the young attorney at law" took as giving him permission to gb still further into personalties. Alter eulogizing the Democratic candidates. Mr. Duffield said that the managers of the Philadelphia Gas Trust were about to put down the cos rates fifteen cents.

"This," said he, is one of their oumoaign guns, and after election, when thev have got done with you tax payers, they will put up your gas rates fifty The speaker concluded his address, according to hi habit, with a dixhertiition upon the fraudulent Mr. Hayes and the Presidential question of 18fc0. LEWIS C. CASSIDY. In the meantime Lewis C.

Cassidy had quietly taken his seat on the platform, and sen reel had Mr. Duftield's voice ceased to echo through the ball when the crowd begap to jell, vociferously, "Cassidy Cussidy Let's bear Cassidy He rose and as soon as the applause was hushed began by saying that he had accepted the invitation ti) speak to the citizens of the Sixth ward at great personal inconvenience and in spite of a serious indisposition, because he wished to show in a public way his appreciation of the excellence of the Democratic ticket the best ticket that bad been nom Misted in this city by either party within his memory. On every hand," he said, "you hear from Republican orators that Confederate brigadiers are marching on to Washington and that if the Democrats win in this struggle these brigadiers will take possession of the government. Republicans do not discuss in this campaign economic questions. The citizens are crying lor low tax rates, cheap gas aud water aud an honest government, and the Republicans reply to them by flaunting the bloody shirt in their face and reviving war records.

This struggle is merely for honest government for the present and for the future. I did not come here to assail disloyal Democrats or Republicans of the past. The Republican party has been in almost uninterrupted sway in this city for the past twelve years, and you know that during that time your condition baa been growing more and more deplorable. THE OPPRESSED TAX PAYER. May I give you a rough and plain illustration If your household income seems to you sufficient for your comfortable support and yet you find that you are becoming poorer and poorer month by month, you naturally look into the accounts to find the mysterious outlet.

In the case of this city's accounts you could not see where the difficulty was and yet you became poore and poorer. In the meantime the Philadelphia Gas Trust, which makes your gas. and bad gas too, lor the same company make slates, continued to rule the city. Finally the people rebelled aud the Democratic towa meeting at Horticultural Hall was the result. As I said, the people could not find what the matter was, but they new that the I as Trust was wrong.

The newspapers told you so, and when their candidates, Hill, Spering and the rest, were placed be lore you you rebelled, because in them were embodied the principles of the Una Trust. They were made to feel that inevitable de feat would be the result if they continued in that course, so they wiped out that slate and put up another one as a decoy to the public. True you have different names, but in reality you still have Hill, McManes, Leeds and rest of the ring. That ring you have tried for twelve years and you all know the result millions of indebtedness. THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC BLOW.

The first blow to the Republican ring here was the election of a Democratic City Controller, Robert E. Pattison. You know how he has fought for you since he came into office, and believe me when I tell you that every one of that Gas Trust would rather come in contact with a pestilence than with Controller Pattison. He is their bitterest enemy, and yet they are powerless to attack him. He ia a Democrat.

His loyalty to the tax payer does not need to be attested, and I do not believe that there is one here who voted for him two years ago that would not vote for him ten times over todav. (Con tinued applause.j "The tax payers, then, have the City Controller," Mr. Cassidy resumed, "and the ring has the Delinquent Tax office. Now it remains for you to secure the City Treasurer's office and place there one who will tightly clutch and guard your people's money, in me coming election, men, ao not allow yourself to be deceived. So many of you stay at home because you think that it makes no difference whether you vote or not.

that the party in power will carry the day and that one candidate perhaps is as good as another. If you are convinced, as 1 think you are, ot the honesty and purity of your ticket, vote for it. for no one but vourselvs enn iva your party. If you think that Republican ollicers conduct dishonest elections, stand guard yourself at the polls and see that everything is done fairly. The Uepublican assessor lists show 191.000 voters.

This alone shows that thoie is fraud and corruption at the beat of this government. I know myself that the election officer in a wurd in the noithern portion of tho town have been approached with bribes." At this iuueture a voice said, close to the stage: "And so they have iu this ward.V and Mr. Cansidy added I cannot doubt it. Then, if these bribes fail," he resumed, there are hundreds ot repeaters in the employ of that parly lurking about every electioneering corner ready to step up to the polls and vote on some of those hundreds of superfluous names. You know, tax payers, from unfortunate experience, how the present party in power nave sought toenrich its few leaders at the expense of the raauv how tax rates oppress the landlord, who in turn oppresses the poor tenant.

If you wish to en cape the continuance of this party, give up one wholo day, all of you, to canvassing the ward and securing friends fur those whom you believe to be your friends." Mr. Cassidy was applauded and cheered for several moments after his withdrawal. The next speaker was Robert P. Deehert, who took up the question of Confederate Brigadiers: enumerated scures of tmhln nmt invai Democrats and refuted Republican charges relative to the late war to the evident satisfaction of his hearers. Samuel Hartrauft aud S.

Davis Puge spoke In their turn and the meeting closed with an address by John 11. Fow, who said among other things: "Vote yourself and make your friends vote next Tuesday, and for heaven's Rake don't drink a drop of liquor. Watch the enemv. and come down tn mv office on Wednesday morning and I'll go off ou a wuu you. WEST PHILADELPHIA REPUBLICANS.

A Bloodthirsty Meeting at Which Congress man Honey aaia something Out of Place. The Republican mass meeting held last night in Commissioners' Hal at Thirty seventh and Market streets, in the Twenty seventh ward, was noticeable not only for its appointments aud the large crowd assembled, but also for the fact that after Director of the Mint A. Loudon Snowden had made a speech most eloquent and most gory Congressman William D. Kelley, upon the same platform, took direct issue with him as to the solid South question, and next State Senator Blisha W. Davis went for the scalp of the Representative from the Fourth Congressional district.

The meeting was held under the auspices of the West Philadelphia Republican Club, of which EH wood Rowan is president. For an hour before and hours after the speaking bad begun Market street, in the Immediate vicinity of the hall, was brilliant and noisy with fireworks nnd bands. The hall could not contain lh throng. The Central Republican Club of West Philadelphia and the Young Men's Republican Club of the Twenty fourth ward added to the crowd. Commissioner of City Properly William Dixey called the meeting to order and K.

A. Rollins to the chair. Mr. Rollins made an address, in whioh he spoke bitterly about "the rebels in Congress," and then Samuel B. liuey read the resolutions, which dealt In rebellions and a solid North against a solid Houth.

Ki Attorney General Benjamin Harris Brewster was first introduced, and received with vigorous applause. He told how "the people of these United States are now In advance to settle the question of the Presidential election in 1880," and how "we will teach the people of the South at the polls lh same lesson we taught them upon the baltte fiefd that they must obey the laws." Mr. Brewster spoke at considerable length and he was followed by A. Lou don Snowden, who delivered in tones of fiery elo quenco a lengthened address, through which the bloody shirt fluttered, with blood dripping from it continuously. He was especially severe upon the Confederate Brigadiers In Congress and he drew in the darkest colon pictures of terrible things now happenintr in the South.

His sentences were welt rounded, his accent well chosen, and; besides he gave so much of dramatic fervor to his rematko that the audience responded with frequent applause. In answer to repeated calls William D. Kelley was next introduced. He took the orowd by storm from the very start: "Ah 1 listened to Colonel Snowden's eloquent speech the past has come back to me, and to myself 1 encouraged the hope that tho solid South will melt some day and you will be free to go thre and exercise your callings as safely as you can As has been said here, I was elected to Congress In 1)460, but I ran In '56, and it was a pretty hard run, ton. The past has come back to me as I listened to the talk about a solid South, and I recall how in '50, one night when 1 was addressing, from the top of a hogshead, an audience up in Richmond up town a brick struck me Just on the tip of my boot, and the blow wont through me like an rlectrio shock.

Snenkimj sjratn at Tenth and Callowhill streets, the boys built a fire under me. I felt things getting kind of warm, but I didn't mind that until shortly the entire orowd began coughing. They had put some sort of a drug upon the lire and the orator went flying ope way and the president another way, and the vice president another way, and there was a most miscellaneous breaking up, Laughter. Then I spoke here In the Fourth dis triol up near where Mount Moriah is now and a lieutenant of police was there with a basket in one hand, and a man stood beside him and picked up one egg at time and fired away at me. lie was a pretty good shot, too laughter), but I urn! led each one and then thanked God that the American eagle laid fresh eggs In that neighborhood, (Moreamsof laughter.J I'm giving you lagts.

Times have HIS BASIS FOR CLAIMINO THE STATE. The Demooratio Ticket to Come to Philadelphia With A Majority Whioh the City Cannot OvercomeThe Work Which the State Committee Has Been Doing. Special Dispatch to Tub Tiues. Pittsburg, October 31. The Post will to morrow publish an interview with D.

O. Barr, the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer, in regard to how tbe campaign has been conducted, in which he says: The committee has done more office work this year than has ever been done before from committee headquarters, even in exciting campaigns. The canvass on our part has not been a speaking one, but has been pre eminently one of silent, effective work to gee out tbe full Democratic vote. We have been in communication not only with county, township and ward committees, but with active Democrats in every towuship of the State. We havo acres of names from every part of the State, and to givo you an idea of our work I would say that in one day we have mailed as high as eighteen thousand personal letters appealing to Democrats to organize for a full vote.

No less than one hundred and twen ty five thousand documents and letters have been sent ont. We have received responses to our letters from representative men in each county and township, from the rank and file themselves and from gentlemen connected with former State committees for several years past. The responses we have received exceeded iu number the aggregate for half a down years. That shows that wo have wakened the Democrats un. These letters are most encouraging and give assurance of a full party vote one unusually largo tor an off year, In regard to Ohio, I can say there was much interest felt for Ewing, but little hope of bis election, and now that the election is over there is a feeling of satisfaction that the financial questions on which the Demo crats were divided are finally disposed of.

The total vote this year will hardly reach 525, 000. I think there are solid reasons why wo should and why we will carry the State. In the first place we will get out a larger percentage of the Democratic vote than the Kepubhcans will Then, as I have said, we havo done far more than usual committee work even in seasons of excite ment (far more than Republicans, too,) to get out tbat vote. 1 think tbe vote we will poll will astouish the Democrats as much as the Republi cans. "Assuming tbat the vote will be about five hundred thousand, I think we will go to Phila delphia with from fifteen to twenty thousand majority.

We went there with fifteen thousand in 1877 and carried the State by nine thousand, and went there in 1874 with seventeen thousand and carried the State by five thousand. My information from Philadelphia is that it will not give over six or eight thousand nnless they utilize fraudulent registration by rcpoating processes. About gains in the Stale to wipe out Hoyt's plurality of 21,000 last year I might say that Luzerne and Lackawanna, which gave Hoyt 6,000. will be reversed and go Democratic by probably 1,500. Schuylkill will increase her majority from 500 to 800.

Adams, Cumberland and York will increase their majorities fast. We have assurances that tho Democratic counties of tho east and centre will main tain their majorities of last year, whilst the large Republican counties will show a falling off in the proportion that their voters absent themselves. This will be the case notably in Bradlord, Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin and other coun ties. Coming west, in Indiana we look for great gains, as Mr. Sutton, the (Greenback candidate, expects to lead Mr.

Butler iu that county. We may hold the Republicans even, and thus make a gain of 2,000. Of course this is attributable to local causes, but we are gainers by them. We expect gains in Crawford, Mercer, Butler, Blair, Venango, Warren, McKean, Erie, Somerset, Lawrence and Armstrong, all Republican conn ties, while we will hold our own in the way of majorities in Clearfield, Clinton, Centre, Cambria, Westmoreland, Jefferson, Oreene, Fayette, Clarion and Bedford. In some of these counties we may fall behind last year's majorities, but in others gain.

Iu Lycoming I am assured we will have 2,000 as against 1,700 last year. To sum up, I look to see tho gains we make in Philadelphia. Luzerne, Lackawanna, Schuylkill, Indiana and Allegheny wipe out Hoyt's majority of last year. We will go to Philadelphia with a majority that they cannot overcome nnless they play 1872 on us. They cannot do that again with all their fraudulent registrations.

In regard to the Greenback vote of 80,000 last year, I think Sutton's vote will not rise abovo 20,000 this year. There will be 10.000 stay at homes. Of the 50,000 remaining I am confident I will get 35,000 to 40,000 Green backers in this State. They were Democrats in proportion of two toono." AN ARTISTIC SUCCESS. First Annual Exhibition or the Philadelphia Society of Artist.

On various occasions in the past exhibitions of pictures have been given under the auspices of Philadelphia artists, being more or less successful as has been determined by the character of the works exhibited and by the temper of tbe times; but more successful than any of these previous exhibitions ia that which is now open to the public and will remain open during the month of Novemberat the Academy of the Fine Arts and whioh was formally set a going last evening by a "private view" attended by half the town the same being the first annual exhibition of the Philadelphia Society of Artists. During the past year tho society has given a number of receptions at the Academy, but while these affairs have been very pleasant in themselves, and have uniformly been largely attended, they have not uniformly commanded the highest praise on purely artislio grounds. The exhibition now open is very much in advance of any of these. Mr. James B.

Sword, president, Mr. P. L. Senat, secretary, and the members of the society generally, have been at much pains lo procure good work from artists inot Pliiladelphiaus and have been instant also in endeavoring to secure good representations of home talent, and the result of their labora is seen in a collection of pictures 360, all told that is highly creditable alike to their zeal and to their discriminating judgment and that is very well worth going to see. In the crowded galleries last evening very little could be determined in regard to the pictures beyond the broad faot of their rather exceptional excellence, and that among the exhibitors or exhibited were such artists as J.

G. Brown, Cropsey, Church, the GiHords, James and William Hart. George C. Lambdin, William T. Richards, Anna Lea Merritt, all three of the Morans, Ilmnphrey Moore, F.

de B. Richards, Rothermcl and Tiffrtny. The reception, as ha been said, was very largely attended, and wont off in lite satisfactorily agreeable manner that has marked the similar re ceptions given by the society during the past year. here was a good deal of pleasant musio by the "Aniphion." and this was for lie most part drowned by the pleasant talk that went on among the hun dreds of pleased guests, who elbowed each other through the galleries or crowded together upon the broad stairs. A feature of the exhibition that demands especial notice is the illustrated catalogue a nroductlon that faintly recalls the famous catalogue upon which the devoted Sketoh Club came to temporary financial grief a dozen years or more age.

MANUFACTURING DEFENDANTS. Magistrate Smith Picking Out Persons Impli cated in a Slabbing Affray. Yesterday Hannibal Thotupsou and Charles W. Howard, colored, were given a hearing at the Central Station for complicity in the row in which Joseph Jackson, also colored, was (tabbed half a dozen times by Howard, a week ago, on Hart lane, above Kensington avenue. Jackson said he first saw two dogs belonging lo Howard and J.W.

Gantz fighting in the street. Howard had egged the dugs on. Gantz took bis dog away. On receiving this infor mation Magistrate Smith called Gantz forward and made him a defendant also. Jackson said: "1 had drinks at Kelly's.

Howard kicked at me outside. I caught his foot and stood him on his head. Hi mother, Mrs. Booth, came running and stuck her cissors In the back of my head." "Come forward, Mrs. Booth," commanded the Court, and a middle aged colored woman came forth.

Mrs. Booth denied using her scissors. I've got to go to Judgment, and I'll tell the truth if I have to swear on a stack of Bibles high as this room. Jackson had my son down. I didn't cut him with the scissors.

I hit him on the boad with a stone. Thompson said kill him." Howard and Thompson were put under ffl, 0O0 ball, and Mrs, Booth under SutX) for the assault, and Gantz was fined 110 for cruelty to the dogs in inciting them lo light. Snap Apple Night." Last evening was and the mall boy enjoyed themeclvo a only small boy can. They bobbed for apples, roasted chestnuts, oracked shellbarks and played games suitable to the occasion. Unsuspecting old gentlemen had their bats knocked oil by invisiblo curds stretched across the sidewalk, housekeepers groaned in dismay as they heard their front doors soundly banged br a broom handle wielded ny some mischievous urchin and timid parties trembled with fear as a mysterious tick lack" caught their ear coming from the par lor window.

Ho would bo hard lirarled indeed who would begrudge these pleasantries lo the llgLt hearled lad who perpetrate Ihsiu. MRS. LOUKSBURY'S INSANITY PROVED. The Clergyman's Wife Pronoonoed "Not Guilty of Murder, Booause Insane How She Took Her Hnsband'i Life and Was Not Held Aoconntabln for Her Act. i.

Bridgeport, October 31. The trial of Mrs. Mary E. Lounsbury, for the murder of her husband, tho Eev. Dexter L.

Lounsbnry, at Stratford, on September 24, began in the Supreme Court this morning, before Judges Martin and Calver. The State was represented by State Attorney Olmstead and City Attorney Chamberlain, and the defense by Good win Stoddard. Ou tho morning of the 24th Mrs. Lounsbnry awoke her servant and told her that she had killed her husband, The servant went to the minister's room and found him dead. Mrs.

Lounsbury had been ailing for some time, and it was supposed that sho bad committed the crime while iu a state of insanity. She had pur chased a pistol some time before, having been frightened by burglars. In speaking of the shooting, the next day, Mrs. Lounsbury said: I recollect is that we retired as usual. During the night I remember awakening my husband and asking him to get np and get me a drink of wa ter, which he did.

I know I shot hint, but I cannot tell how or why. I am willing to suffer the full penalty of the law, but I cannot tell why I killed him. He always treated me kindly." The jury rendered a verdict that Mr. Lounsbury came to his death at the hands of his wife, the act being committed during a condition of tern porary derangement of mind occasioned by dis ease. Mrs.

Lounsbury was, however, indicted by the grand jury a few days ago, aud her trial to day attracted much attention. MRS. LOUNSBURY IN COURT. Mrs. Lounsbury came into court leaning upon the arm of a relative and sbe reclined upon a lounge duriug the session of court.

She was placed near her counsel, one was dressed in deep mourning, with a widow's long veil drawn over her features. To the indictment sho pleaded. in a scarcely audible voice, "Not guilty." The jury was obtained in half an hour, only one challenge being entered by tuedelcnso, and Mary Cummings, a servant in the Lounsbury family, was the first witness. She testified that she was awakened just after daylight by what sounded like a fall. Sbe heard Mrs.

Lounsbury rap on the door, calling to her to open. On opening the door Mrs. Lounsbury placed ber bands on the witness' shoulders and said "I have killed my husband," and repeated the same, her eyes all the time rolling wildly. The witness went down and shook Mr. Lounsbury, and then went for the doctor, who came in two or three minutes, aud, upon examination, pronounced Mr.

Lounsbury dead. The accused was walking back and forth, crying and shouting that she was willing to go to her death and didn't want to live. A pistol was on the bureau, which Mrs. Lounsbury said she had bought for protoction against burglars. Mr.

Lounsbury laid as if asleep. The bed clothes were undisturbed. Annie May Lounsbury, a daughter of the prisoner, aged eleven, testified that she was awakened by tho report of a pistol and went down stairs. When Mary said, "He is not dead," her mother replied, "Yes, he is; I killed him first, then I saw it flash." About 5 or 6 o'clock the previous evening Annie hoard her father say he wanted mother to wear a supporter. She replied she would not and he re joined if she did not he would turn hot out of bouse and home.

Mrs. Lorando Porter testified as follows: "I have been in attendance upon Mrs. Lounsbnry since the day after the murder. The accused had made numerous statements of the affair, all of which agreed that the first she recollected was the flash of the pistol. She had asked for water during the night and her husband had arisen and procured somo." The cross examination brought out the fact that Mrs.

Lounsbury had been more or less of a physical sufferer for fifteen years. During the past five or six years she had been mnch of the time confined to her bed. Her mind had been affected by physical suffering. At one time she had contemplated suicide, but had not the courage to do it, knowing that as a consequence she would be lost. Mrs.

Lounsbury had stated that there was some unpleasantness betweon herself and husband, but there was no cause tnerelor except her own im aginings. Mr. Stoddard then called Dr. C. E.

Sanford. He had visited tho patient daily since tho 20th instant, and found her suffering from general debility. She bad a peculiar disposition, and he described the results of hor troubles on the mind as producing insanity, hysterical spasms, unconsciousness and mania. lie believed Mrs. Louns bury to have bceu unconscious at the time the shot was fired.

Dr. Robert Hubbard had examined Mrs. Louns bury. Insanity, he said, frequently resulted from tho diseases with which the prisoner was suffering. In answer to a hypothetical Question, ho said he should judge the prisoner irresponsible.

The case was submitted without argument after a brief charge by Judge Culver, and after a short absence the jury rendered tho verdict: Not guilty, because lnsano. Ihe Connecticut law provides that where pris oners are acquitted ou the ground of insanity Jliey shall be sentenced to confinement iu tho Thsane asylum until pronounced cured. A GASOLINE EXPLOSION. Several Bouses Damaged by Fire and a Young Man Diingeronsly Burned. Charles II.

Moore, 22 years old, and his mother, Mrs. Marshall, have a lamp and illuminating oils store at North Eighth street. For safety the gasoline and other Inflammable oils are kept In the yard under a shed. About half past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Moore, who carried a lighted lamp, went Into the yard to draw some gaso line. He placed the lamp upon a bench at some distanoe from tbe oil barrels and ran a gimlet into one of the gasoline barrels to give vent, he vapor flew to the lamp like a flash, and a sheet of name rolled up in an instant.

The barrels exploded, and Moore's clothing was set on fire by the blazing oil that was projected around. He had presence of mind enough lo roll upon the ground. A man threw a mat over him. and Mrs. Marshall rendered assistance, in doing which she bad her hands burned.

Four barrels of oil made a great flame, which speedily devoured the shed and set fire to the woodwork of the back dwelling and to No. 827. occupied by P. Schmidt, a loy oeairr. ana to llie DacK part or 331, of which Mrs.

Chambers is a tenant. The firemen staved the flames after a few minutes' struggle. Moore's pecuniary loss is about IIOO. There is an insurance to cover the damage, footing up $500 to the building. The loss on the other bousoa will foot up K00, which I.

ai.u insureu. Moore, who was auflerinar acute scronv from his hums on the face, head and hands, was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. Mrs. Valer's heer saloon, 818 North Third street, was damaged by fire yesterday to the amount of (BOO. William McKay, driver of Engine 15, was thrown ofl by a oollision with a waeon and had a leg broken.

THE FREE MASONS' CLUB. Why It Has Changed Its Quarter to a Build ing on Broad Street. The Free Masons' Club, which has ocenpied the house No. 1215 Filbert street since early in 1878, when the organisation obtained Its ebarter, has ehanged its quarters to the five story marble front building, Nn. II South Broad street, adjoining tbe Liberal Club.

Yesterday part of the furniture and other articles that had been used in the Filbert street house were sold at auction, as the club de aired to do a good deal of new furnishing in its present quarters, and it had more old furniture than it needed. The cause of the removal was the fact that John Hill, owner of the Filbert streot house, and a member of the club, found an opportunity to rent the dwelling for a larger amount of money and upon a longer lease. I lie olun uiimits none but Free Masons lo membership. There are about one hundred and fifty names on the roll. The president is Michael Nishet; vice president.

K. J. C. Walker; secretary, B. Frank Abbetu and treasurer, Samuel T.

Foi. During the Centennial the club entertnlned many prominent Free Masons from various parts of America and from the other aide of tho Atlantic. An Over.Zealons Lieutenant. Lieutenant Bcalo, of the Eleventh police dlstrlot, yesterday had fourteen boys at the Central Station, charged with esrrying ofl' sn anoient frame building, on Lawrence street, below Oxford. Two youthful attorneys, one of wlinm had partaken freely ol spirituous legal inspiration, gave Hergeant lirode a good deal of trouble by whispering to his "clients." It was finally brought out that Morris Sites and Valentine Apple had taken some of the lumber.

They were held to appear at oourt and the others discharged. Figures From tbe Comptroller. 31. The Comptroller of the Currency reports tbe whole amount of additional circulation Issued slnoe the publication of his annual report In 1K78, astl.1,l3S..175. Hi total average amount issued during the pat twelve mouths has been at the rate of about Jl, 800.000 per month.

The Increase ot circulation for tho yonr ending November 1, 1878, was tUIHASi, and the total decrease from January 14. 175. lo the 1st of November, 1877, was nior lliau MASS MEETINGS ALL OVER THE CITY, Political Bailies in Various Wards Samuel Ban dall Entering the Democratic Gibraltar" and Lewis C. Cassidy Stirring Up the Uatarified of tlie Sixth. As many Fourth ward Democrats as the largo hall at Teut aad South streets could hold re flected iu their faces tlw light of 'Squire Mc Mulleu's paternal smile, as ho looked down upon thetn from the platform last evening.

The Square Association, 250 stroug, was there, in all the glory of transparencies and brass band music, uniform black suits, high silk hats aud buttonhole bouquets, and the 'Squire seemed proud of his men. The colored voter was there, also, to the exteut of two dozen or more. and the 'Squire saw that he either had a seat or a good standing position up front. Enthusiasm reigned everywhere and conspicuously showed itself iu the demonstrations of the col ored voter. Just before Goorge H.

Hoffman called the meeting to order Samuel J. Raudall edged through the throng to the platform, escorted by Alderman Mi'Miillcn, and was greeted with a prolonged demonstration of welcome. Being presented to the audience by Chairman P. A. Fagen, Mr.

Randall proceeded to make his first speech in the present local campaign. When a secoud round of enthusiastic applause had sub sided, Mr. Randall threw off his overcoat and spoke as follows THE SPEAKER ON HIS NATIVE HEATHER. For many years I have had the honor to represent this district in Congress, and from the Democrats of the Fourth ward I have always received encour agement and kindness in the faithful discharge of my duties. I conic not here to night as a candidate, but as one of the people, to ask you whether you are ready Tor the contest of next Tuesday.

Cries of We mre." 1 We require every active Democrat to go into bis division and see that not a man of his party fails to cast his vote. Your candidates deserve such work. Their past Uvea are a guarantee that they would aumim.Mier the duties oi itietr respective offices for the good of the people and the prosperity of all. This city has been under the management of the Radical party so long that abuses have crept into every one of the departments. These abuses the Democratic nominees have promised to uncover to the public gaze, no mutter where thev may exixt.

I once went to Harrisburg as a member of a committee deputized to urge the passHtfe of law for bidding under any circumstances the increasing: of the city Indebtedness, whether In bonds or warrants, beyond the sum of 950,000.000. We were laughed at so ridiculous in their eyes was the idea that the debt could never reach that enormous amount. And yet our fears have been realized, for to day the debt of Philadelphia, excluding the claim made for thesinking lund, exceeds 51,000,000. THE PEOPLE'S ENORMOUS BURDEN'. All this burden ia thrown upon the tax paver.

Now, let me show you what is expected from taxing the people in this country. The Federal debt exceeds the State debts amount to $400, 000,000, and the city and county debts are beyond 91,000,000,000. Of this enormous city and county debt your own city has a very large part. Here is nearly 83. 500,000.000 upon which the people must pav interest.

You thus sec the importance of compelling public servants to pay not one dollar unless there is absolute necessity for doing so. The tendency ol the Republican party has been toward extravagance ever since 1 first had the honor to represent you in a publiccapacity. Figures prove this beyond all controversy. We arc led by history to believe that there are two great dangers to a Ke public taxation and a tendency to grasp power unduly. The He publican party has moved in the direct way of centralizing government.

That is its tendency to day in opposition to the rights of the people. Many of you saw usurpation in the old country, and you came here to et cftoe it. You younger men have heard of it from your fathers. It was attempted here in the beginning of this country, when an effort was made by the Federal party to insert in the Constitution certain central powers, but the movement was crushed by Jefferson, assisted by Madison, whom I may call the father of the present Constitution. We saw the movement again when Thad deus Stevens proposed that the States which had been rebellious should be held as subjugated provinces.

Answer was made to this, however, that if free citizens were to be held in subjugation by an act of Congress, then this country would cease to be a Republic. There can not he get up a line between the strong power of the army and the civil power regulated by constitutional law. TUB ARMY AT THE POLLS. We have seen how the power of the army has been used. The Republican party, by Bending soldiers to intimidate voters, have given expression to their policy of keeping in force in time of pence the laws that authorized the sending of an army into certain States in time of war.

Not only in distant and adjoining States has this policy been enforced, but inithis very district the use of the marines has been witnessed. Applause. Yes, at one of my elections I was sorrow stricken to see that the votes of freemen had to be given under the point of the bayonet. A. voice" They didn't scare us, though'1 laughter.

we triumphed, but we should bear in mind that there are not many districts like this. applause and stamping of feet. 1 Our fathers knew the danger of a standing army. One of the chiei complaints in their arraignment of the King was that he sent here nn army to maku the civil power subordinate to military rule. And if the right for which they fought was dear to them, how much more should it be cherished hy us Shall we be unworthy eons of patriot sires? Never, I hope.

Cries of Never!" and applause. The Republicans have claimed the right to ue marshals at elections marshals all from one side a horde of unnecessary electioneers, paid out of the common treasury. There were 70 of these marshals in the Eastern district of Pennsylvania not because any Republican vote was in danger, but because it was the aim to influence ill is Congressional district, and thank God, they got a rebuke that they won't forget, in an increased Democratic majority. Applause and cheers, with cries of Aye, aud we'll do it again!" REPUBLICANISM AGAINST LABOR. From an experience of twenty years I can say, without hesitation, that the tendency of the Republican parly has been to side with capital against labor.

While the laborer needs no special legislation, being too high in his purposes for that, he ought not to be willing' to have advantage given to capital. Labor and capital should go along together, helping one another, and until they do so the country cannot enjoy genuine prosperity. That the rich pay ail the taxes it untrue. Every man who consumes a product pays a tax. Taxes must come out of the soil, the product and the producer, and therefore every item of extravauant eiuense in public office a fleets the consumer In what be eats, in what he drinks and In what he pays for rent.

To show that the Democratic party ia the friend of the consumer it is only necessary to point to its labora in behalf of economical government, and Hod knows you need a little ol that in this city. Applause. Republican extravagance has extended further than the public treasury. Between the close oi the war and the advent of a Democratic House of Representatives the Republicans gave away to six corporations not less than 130,000,000 acres of the public domain. Why.

the thirteen colonies had only 218, (MKI.0U0 acres I Think of It territory equal in extent to four Stales of the size of New York presented to six corporations! The result is that any of you who may be disposed to take Horace Oreeley's advice and go West will have to buy your land frum corporations, paying them 810 an acre for ground that might be bad for 81. fk) an acre but for the extravagance and Injustice of the Republican party. THE NATIONAL BANKS. A word on our national banking; system. The trunk of the system Is good and 1 would be the last roan to break ft down, but It has rotten branches, which ought to be lopped off.

The stockholders of the banks should not have undue advantages that keep the circulating medium of the country among themselves when it should go to all the people. Am to your local Issues, there are others here to ipeatk of them. Now bear in mind that the votes of this ward may prove the feather to turn the scales the right way next Tuesday. I believe that, witli proper organization, we can elect our candidate for Slate Treasurer. We once elected a Democratic Governor by a majority of two hundred and liny.

Now what a pity if the battle should be tost because of failure of the Fourth Ward to do its whole duty. I am sure, however, that if tax payers were not taught to hate the South, and if they really voted fur reiorm, Daniel O. Burr would be elected beyond question. His life has given the guarantee that he would prove an honest and a faithful Ulcer. 1 ask you to go Into your divisions, on Tuesday, and see that not one vole is left unpolled.

Let your banner continue to wave as it has always waved, with "The Gibraltar of Democracy" written upon it. Long continued applause and cheers. THE OTHER SPEECHES. Addresses following Mr. Randall's were made by Assistant District Attorney Kcr, E.

W. Powers, Bernard McNichol, Candidate Greeu bank and Candidate IlarLranft, all of whom won close attention and abundance of plaudits. Mr, I'age had spoken so many other places he couldn't get there except in time to lunch At Mrs, McMullen's ever hospitable board, Mr. Ker struck a popular chord in alluding to the recent police raid upon the slums of the Fourth ward. Wbeu he said that the people of that ward would nevor forget Mayor Stokley for permitting bis police to broak into the houses of respectable poor people aud carry them off wholesale to the House of Correction," the demonstration of the audience was deafening, And mauy men rose to their feet aud groaned.

Before Adjournment the 'Squire stepped to the front And, having received a warm rooting, thanked the audience fur their great turnout, spoke A few terse scntonces In ho way of urging on to victory, And concluded by remarking, "I'll bo with yon on Tuesday, early in the morning." which exi ited Another storm of ppUuo, AfLer the meeting the baua.ro Asooiiiou, led by the.