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34.- 5ptf8SfiSWWwaCTKffh-.'iw' .. M. VteX-il , Springfield Republic OLOBT tUILY-tUKUT CtlCUUTION. . BEST JDiEBTISIIC MEDIUM. pritigfuld jBfpuMfc I'KICK OF DAILY: OUT TEN CENTS PEA WEEK. VOL. XXXIII NO. 60. SPRIXGFIEU), 0., FRIDAY EYEXLNG, MAHCII 11, 1881 PRICE TWO CENTS. fpvm&fitlft jfetilg $mMte. WEATHER FACTS. E W Buonm. Mirth U-Ohto: Fair father, warmer. i SrRINGFIELD, O., ' March 11, 18S7. NEW, 8TEIere are few, very few, dull days, where new designs, pat terns, shapes and the gar " merits themselves are contin-. ually coming in from the fac- ,tThere's business among the new for those who look for - newness, brightness, nobbi- J nessnn late-made wearings. In&he old,for those who see ftia krthat'the eightyxent dol- j& get -a little more than Rvalue received. Between the "two and you, and we; and our separate dealing methods, business moves. iwNo slack, no dullness, where for $1.00 you get a good, ser viceable big boy's suit. What .you'd think are (but they're not) all wool suits for men, $5.00. Another grade, $6.00. -Another at' $8. Fancy1 -plaid suits, $7. -'Plaider still, S. Wool Kersey, $650. With all these' Qualities and prices and a- thousand others. Corkscrew suits for men, $iaoq ; boys, $9. Blue Mid dlesex flannel suits for $10, and others less and more. t With all the finery and dressery in furnishing para- phernalia hat-goes-to-make up a -well-thought-of stock. With hats of iur, of wool, with a separate price for every hat, and the one price for every buyer. With all these facts and figures staring you in the face, can you, in justice to yourself and family, squander that extra profit that w save you by furnishing you any-and every want in masculine wear ing apparel direct from our factory at wholesale prices? k. We pause for reply, and add that the new crowds the old, that bargains in suits, in hall r.oh. ; s. r -, L-;r. ,...-. f , ... , a kind, etc., are ripe and "'tumbling. OWEN BROTHERS Springfield's Only One Price ' Clothiers. B. C. X.TON. THEO. UOHL. HOhULYON RELIABLE F AXD FAHILT SUPPLIES. Tie Best Caaaed and Bottle Goods. Si i let ly Pare ami First-Class Goods, at Lowest Prices. The Late C. T.JWardJGrocery, 07 WEST MAIN ST., Coraer af Ceater, SprUgfleld, 0. THJErBOME XO. at. GeHHlne George's Bank I Very finest. Extra large thick strips. Holland Herring by the single one or keg. We have the largest and best Xo. 1 Shore Mackerel in the city. Try our Small Spiced Pickles, OKLT 15c PEB (DART. Choice Mixed Pickles and a very fine line of Bottled Goods Xe York Cream Cheese; we keep only the best. Fancy Groceries a specialty. S. J. STRALEY & CO. 10 AIfT IS EAST HIGH SJTKKKT, Trrti Dfllrrry. Tvlrphnnt. 43. DENTISTRY. DR. J. C. OLDHAM, DENTIST. 0PERAT1TE DENTISTBT A SPECIALTY. No. 9yi E. Main Street CROWDING THE OLD 0 PRODUCTS BISMARCK'S SEPTENNATE Passes the Reichstag by a Swinging Ma jority and the Government Perches on the Apex. The Misers, the Ociiiiienilm Mare and Hot In the MhUt of l'lrntj llruok- Ijn Mill Mourning fur the tlrrat Irecher Other Items. l!r the Associated Tress. Bkkux, March 11. Tlic septennate bill was read the thinl time In the reichstag, to day, and was passed without debate by a vote of 227 to 31. Eighty-four members abstained from voting. The announcement of the palace of the hill was received with applause. All the conservatives and national liberals and a few centrists voted with the majority. The minority was composed of new German liberate? socialists and Alsatians. BEECHER'S FUNERAL. Particulars of the Memorial service. Nkvv Yor.K. March 11. While vast rrowds of people were gathering outside of Plymouth church, the lady members of the congregation were working like beavers within, dressing the pulpit and casket with flowers. The whole Interior was turned into a perfect flower garden. The fragrant perfume of roses pervaded the air. The walls, galleries and organ were covered with evergreens palms and calla lilies. The reading desk was also covered with roses and vines as was the chair In which Mr. Beecher sat for so many jears In the center of the organ loft was a floral emblem Id the shape of a triangle, on the top of which w ere perched two w lute do es with white ribbon's in their bills. The front of the gallery was covered with potted plants. The pulpit was loaded down with flowers and floral emblems sent by friends and dif ferent organizations The casket was placed on a catafalnue of white roses, with carnations and snnlax, directly In front of the. reading desk. Mrs. S. V. v lilte and several other ladies devoted their lime before the doors openel in cow-ring the casket with lilies of the valley, eucharist roses, snnlax, maidens' hair and ferns, tube roses and French moss. When they finished, not a vestige of the black-cloth covering of the casket could be seen. There was nothing to in dicate the presence of death, ecept the stillness which pervaded and the hushed conversation of the workers. The church had more the appearance of a wedding scene than that of a funeral. It was nearly 10 o'clock before the doors were thrown open for the throng, who were waiting without, Impatiently, for nearly three hours. Mrs. Beecher was In tho church for a few minutes before the doors were opened and left with her sons before the crowd entered. Iler-pew was filled with flowers. STEAMBOAT DISASTER. The Ohio lliver Menmer, Hostonn, Hlsn- hlrd by nn Kiplosloii One Msm Jserl kiojdy tscnlded. CixcwxATi, March 1 1 .When the steam er Bostona, coming down the river, had reached Higginsport, last night, there was an explosion of a steam-pipe, which disa bled the boat and seriously, if not fatally. scalded-William Volk.he-sistantengr- neer. A panic among the passengers was Imminent, but was averted. The disabled steamer collided with a coal-barge and sunk It THEDUNMEADS. They StnnedtoHenth Ilecause too M crly to Kilt. New Buuxswick. X. J., March 11. The result of the post mortem examination on the bodies of Itobert and Cornelia Den mead showed that both died from starva tion. Mrs. Denmead had been dead at least two months. The stomachs of both were taken to an analytic chemist to ex amine tliem for traces of poison. Mr. Parsons Itemanded. Special Dispatch to the Republic. Columbus O., March 11 Judge Dun can, of the Common Pleas court, today re fused an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Lucy Parsons the anarchist, now In jalL Being .unable to ,. uetniiK. furnish S100 bond, she was remanded jail. Hanged, Anyhow. to Falmouth, Ky.. March. William Jack son, colored, was yesterday found guilty of the murder of Bode Fryder, in April, 1S85, and sentenced to twenty years. Last mid night, a masked mob took him from the jail and hanged him to the bridce north of town. There was much dissatisfaction with the verdict, the feeling being that he should have been sentenced to Meatli. In .Memory ot llecclier. Bi:ooKLY". March 11. All Brooklyn was in mourning today over the death of ltev. Henry Ward Beecher. Public offices were closed and business entirely suspend ed, and memorial services were lield in a large number of churches in the iciuity of Plymouth churcn. Russia and the Powers. Vif.xna, March 11. It is asserted that the Russian government has invited the power to join in protest to the Bulgarian regents against cruelties practiced. Vote police judge bill Xo, and market house bonds Yes. SLICK SWINDLING. Mrttril Itoraii Ileal. HuflTmnn & Itiehter ond Other Parties Out of Conftlderable Monej. About four months ago Stencil Borassa, a Pole, arrived in Springfield and In a few d?ys secured a position as coat maker for Huffman & Klchter. He soon showed that. he was a fine tailor, and, although the firm had but little work for him during the win ter, they decided to keep him so that they would have him when the spring trade ciened. For several weeks Borassa has done unthing, but the linn advances! him money to pay his board, the amount to be made up to them when he began to work. They had advanced to him in this manner SIC, and last Monday Borassa was given a $10 bill to get changed. $5 of the change to be given to him to pay his board. He left the store, but, singularly enough, failed to return. It was soon learned that he had left town, jumping his board bill among others. The matter was placed In the hands of Chief Walker and he soon learned more of Borassa's smoothness A man named DeVall a couple of weeks ago went to Huffman & Kichter to get a suit of clothes He thought their price was too high and left the store. Afterward he balked to Borassa, and that w ortliy offered to make him the suit at a very low figure if he would get the cloth. DeVall agreed to this and purchased the goods at Kinnane. Wren 4 Co.'s When he took the cloth to Borassa the fellow demanded security for payment and Devall foolishly gae him his watch. It lias been learned that Borassa sold the watch for SH and also disposed of the cloth, but to whom and for what sum, has not been ascertained. Chief Walker traced the fellow to Xew Carlisle, thence to Troy, thence to Piqua. Borassa was arrested In the last named place, jesterday, and at noon today Officer N'icklas w ent to Pinna after his man. Bo rassa w ill be charged w ith embezzlement and swindling. Vote jiolice judge bill Xo, because of Its legal defects. SICKENING DISCOVERY. The Modi, of Cornelia and Robert Den. mead Found in n Hoi el A Horrible l(lt. kw Brunswick. X. J., March 11. The Denmead family hae for years furnished gossip for the people of Xew urunswlck. Eccentric and wealthy, yet living In squalor, in a wretched hovel, un derground, ther have furnished material for many a newspaper story. For the past two months rumors as to the condition of Mrs. Samuel Denmead have been flying about It being utterly impossible to secure en trance to the hovel owing to the fierce con duct of Samuel Denmead, no one solvud the m j stery until today. The theory that Mrs. Denmead was dead gained currency for two reasons: because bhe had not been seen for over two months, and because her husband. Samuel, recently ordered coffins by the wholesale from a local carpenter. A war rant for the arrest of the lieu meads was is sued Wednesday afternoon upon the com plaint 01 jirs. itrundage, or Picatawav. and Chief ot Police Fouratt, accompanied by officers, reporters and relatives ot the Den meads proceeded to the hovel. On reaching the door they were conf ront- ea Dy jonn uenniead. One of the brothers, who attempted to prevent their entrance. but he was easily overpowered. As the door opened a frightful stench assailed the nostrils ot the party. John Denmead, see- lug tliat resistance was useless, procured a light and led the way. Into a rear room, where, upon the same bed, lay the dead bodies of Cornelia and Hubert Denmead, horribly decomposed. When asked why the fact of his relatives' death had not been made known John Denmead aald: "We were afraid they would betaken away from us" Officers were placed on guard at the hovel and John and Samuel Denmead were taken Into custody. A cor oner's jury has been impaneled to deter mine the cause of the death of the Den meads. John Denmead says that they both died fire weeks aco and that he want ed to have them buried and out of the way. out samuei would not listen to It. The bodies have been removed by order of County Physician Klce. When Samuel was taken Into the wash-room of the jail to be given a bath he foucht like a Hirer. The coroner's jury will meet Monday. OHIO LEGISLATURE. Second Seatlon SUtyJeenUi General A aeasblj. Columbus, March 10. Sesatr Bills passed: S. B. providing for using horse car lines ahw for cable lines; H. B.. judgas and clerks of elections to receive S3 per day: IL B., extending the provisions of the epizootic law to all animals. Hills intro duced: Creating board of education In Cincinnati, consisting of six electors; board of managers of the Soldiers and Sailors' home to employ one of their number to su perintend the erection of the building; to pay for S4C0 damages done by toe O. X. G. at the Hamilton county fair grounds; not over 33 per cent of the taxable value of property to be assessed for ditch purposes; Ironton to transfer funds. House BUIs passed: S. B., pensioning disabled firemen In Toledo", Springfield, Akron, XanesvlIIe and other cities of the latter class; S, R. ajithorizing cemetery trustees to receive donations; S. B., re ducing the number of peremptory chal lenges in murder casesfrom 33 to 16; H. B., ---r'Ttlir mmii nf "Ihalium 11 ! Society for the Prevention of Cruettr to Animals to Ohio IJ.umaa, arbtyi .wvidHnt'-wTr funheF define the scope of the .society resolutions adopted: Giving the board of control of the agricultural experiment sta tion full control of the SI 5, 000 appropriated by the general government FOSS HAYWARD A CANDIDATE. He Vt nM. the OfM.ce of Major Coder An) and All Clreum.lanrea. Ex-Marshal IL F. Uayward was out of the city yesterday, and the Times, in an article on mayoral timber, did him an Inad vertent or deliberate injustice. The way the article on Mr. Hayward's candidacy read. It was made to appear that his candi dacy was dependent upon .certain provisos in brief, that he might not be a candidate if the police court meas ure carried. Meeting Foss on the street today, a Republic reporter tackled him with "So you are a candidate for mavor onlv on certiln contingencies, according to the "It was an entire mistake." replied Foss genially. "I have been, and am. a candi date for mayor under all circumstances, and the fate of the police court law will have nothing to do with It I have not pibllcly announced for candidacy for the office of mayor because I did not care to commence the worries and perplexities of the campaign at too early a date. It will be long and wearing enough as it Is. But I am a candidate for the office and vou can bank on it a candidate who is not holding back on the police bill or anything else. I believe I can make it go tills time, too." LOST TO SPRINCFIELD. Hon. John W. Iloukw alter' Collection Secured by the Cincinnati Art Mu eunt. Hon. John W. Bookwalter's magnifier nt collection of curios and treasures of ait is to be lost to Springfield, Mr. Bookwalter having finally consented, after many months of importunity, to loan the entire collection to the Cin cinnati Art .Museum. General Gosliorn, Mr. Edwards and other Cincinnati gentle men are here today making arrangements for the transfer of the collection to Cincin- natL The loss of this collection to Spring- held will be very heavy, and those of our citizens who have any appreciation of art will keenly realize it For nearly a j ear the people of Cincinnati have been after this collection and their'efforts have at last been crowned with success. It is not yet definitely decided when the collection will be moved. Should any par ties desire to have a private view of the exhibition within the next few dav, they can be accommodated by making their wishes known to Mr. Bookwalter or Mr. A. H. Griffith. George Arnett Hell. I'rofe.or Crm Krrnnd Mnuaer Conltork Tho l'ouies. George Amett the well known pony- dealer of tills city, this morning sold to Professor Crocker and Manager Comitock, of the "Equirationals," two beautiful little Canadian ponies, each just thirty-four inches high, and weighing one hundred and fifty pounds They are almost as woolly as sheep and a grayish brown In color. Pro fessor Crocker will have them sheared and says he will have them "climbing telegraph poles" inside of two weeks, or something equally remarkable. "frank." Professor Urockers dark, driv ing bay, got loose in the car night before last, and chewed "lxims " one of the spot ted whites, so badly about the neck that he canuot apiear, and may be permanently laid up. Cirrus New.. Sells Brothers' circus will exhibit in Springfield, May 2d, as announced In this paper. Instead of April 15, as incorrectly printed by another sheet Miller. Freeman Jc Stowe's ten cent cir cus will show- here May 9th, 10th and 11th. James Iloblnson. the high-priced bareback rider, is with this party. Kstoppal In the Inquest. Coroner Bennett is ill, and the physicians who conducted the autopsy upon th( body of Sam Bowser, have not jet finished their r.eport Accordingly no pro gress was made last night or today in the Inquest in the Bowser-Judd tragedy. MAKINC READY. VfeetlnK of the Kxecutlie Committee of the Approarhififc- G. A. R. lHabrtnirnt Kornnipiuent. 1 The executive committee of thrG. A. It department encampment to be heVl in this clly Wednesday, Thursday ant Friday, April 27th, 28th and 20th respectively, held a lively and well-attended meetitg Thurs day afternoon, at 1 o'clock, at the office of Bowl us A Huffman, in the Arcade. All members of the committee were pssent ex cept Messrs. D. W. Stroud and E. T. Thomas Post Commander Colonel James E. Stewart, chairman of the coraojitte, pre sided The meeting was devoted to the VAKINO OF OENEUAL AHHAXJF.lir..ST for the department encampment co far as is por.ible in the present incomplete condi tion of things Department Commander Conger Is expected to arrive in the citv this or tomorrow evening and will ,he further consultation with the executive committee. It was decided at the meetintf yesterday afternoon to have the Big Six baud give a balcony concert from the balcony at the head of the Arcade enclosure on Wednes day evening, April -27th. This fl'l be fol lowed at once by a formal recentim either at Black's opera house or at tije Arcade hotel, which by the way will Be depart ment headquarters during Ujl encamp ment Most of the executive' Committee favor the holding of the recepHfa it the untei. ine mayor win aditre the dis tinguished guests on behalf of-tha city and Post Commander Stewart ,wlllf welcome uiem on oenaii or Jtiicncu t uaa o. 43. G. A. IL The response wll-e made either by Department Commander Conger, or by Governor Foraker, wlio wlli be in vited to be present. O. X. Bartholomew, who frelialrman of the committee on decorations, was authorized to expead Sl.0 for decorating Black's ' opera house with bunting and to put upbrpropri ate banners across the princlpH streets. Contracts for the work will be entered into. Col. David King was authorized to have 1,500 silk badges for the delegate printed. A proposition was received from the Champion City military band to assist in raising the money necessary to neruAT thk kxi-k-vsks Of the encampment, by giving a public re hearsal or concert The matter was left in the hands of A. O. Huffman, bat the prop osition will without doubt be, accepted. l ne committee has figured that It will require at least 51,000 to defray the ex penses of the encampment but Hi will be worth several times tliat mm to our city. i if teen hundred dele gates embracing the representative Grand Army men of the state will be with us for three days. Besides these several large posts have signified their Intention to attend the encampment In a body.' Commander Conger has written to Post Commander Stewart stating that OK.NEIIAL WM. T. slIKUMAX WILL1F.1IF.I1K, having accepted the invitation toke part He will deliver an address at the ramp-tire. General Wood, of Dayton, will also sjieak, and General Phil Sheridan and CoBimander-in-Chlef Fairchlld. of Wisconsin., have also been invited, with many other distinguished men. " Colonel Stewart was; appointed to arrange the reception programme.'. , JjROUNO TO OgATH.fr k Albert Mtehell, Yard Mmter'nt JCn.t Street. Heel a Horrible Death This SLiiooartloTrbi Iit','ii "'-'"iii1 nrri (Friday) morning, in which Albert Mitch' ell, colored, jard master in the switch-yard of the East street shops, received injuries of so terrible a nature that they proved fatal a few hours later. At the hour named Mitchell was running along ahead of the "pony" engine trrthrovv open a switch. The locomotive W following slowly, but close upon his back. By an ill-fated misstep Mitchell caught HIS llltlllT HOOT IS A PIIOO and was thrown violently forward, right under the wheels of the approaching switch engine. A moment later and the sharp wheels had done their horrible work upon both legs The right leg was crushed to a sickening mass of tom Mesh and shattered bones the cloth of his trousers being driven through and through the flesh in a horrible way. As soon as possible the patrol wagon was called and the Injured man conveyed to the offices cf the Drs Diinlap, in the Arcade. An examination showed tliat the right leg would have to lie amputated at once, and the operation was accordingly performed, the man being put under the influence of powerful anivsthetlcs. The leir was taken oil at the hip joint The bones of the left leg were also found to have been broken in the upper third, about the thigh, but no op eration, bejond reducing the fracture, was regarded necessary. After receiving all the help possible, the unfortunate man was re moved in the patrol wagon to his residence, comer of Columbia and Spring streets. There were fears at the time the operation concluded, that he would never rally. These fears were only too well grounded, and His HEATH OCCUKKEIl at about 11 30 o'clock', Mitchell was about 30 years of age, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of his employers to a manifest degree. He has been railroading for fifteen years, and be yond a slight mishap two weeks ago, this is his first accident At that time one of his feet was badly pinched, an acci dent of almost a similar origin, his foot catching in a frog and being badly squeezed by the engine. He said only a few das ago that he was going to have a pair of shoes made which w ouldn't catch in the frogs. The IIRCAUTIOX CAMK TOO LATE to save his life. Mitchell was a married man, with children. His mother has been making her home with the family, but is at present visiting In Delaware, while his wife is in Imdon. Ohio. Both were notified to day of the sail accident It is learned that Mitchell recently came here from London, where his family still lives. , Vote jiolice judge bill Xo, in the inter est of true municipal reform. BRANCH OF THE BUCKEYE. .NVn Kepuhlirnn Club to He Organized in Lnsomla Tonight. This evening the proposed I-agomla branch of the Buckeye Republican Club will be established. At 7:30 o'clock a big delegation of the club and prominent repub licans will leave the intersection of Main and Limestone streets in street cars for l.agonda. -They will be accompanied by a band, and the branch club vvil! be ushered Into existence with true republican enthusiasm. Those desir ing to att nd the organization of the new club, should be at Main and Limestone streets when the cars leave for Ligonda. The meeting will be held In the central room of Bed Men's hall. Good speakers will bo present and a rousing meeting is promised. It Make, a I1 (Terence. In the semi-annual report of the in firmary directors printed in this paper a few days ago. it was announced that 33i7 had been spent during the year for drugs and medicines. This was a mistake. The $327 was for drugs and fees of Dr. Jay W. Morrison, the Infirmary phvsiclan. for county dependents treated outside of the Institution. Joined In Marriage. Miss Addie F. Davis, of Marietta, Ohio, and Albert C. Drake, of this city, joined hands in marriage last evening at the res idence of the bride's cousin, Mr. George L. Payne, on Clifton avenue. May their journey through life be a pleasant one Is the earnest wish of their many friends. "JUST AS EASY." The Power of Council to Fix the May or's Salary and Determine His Fees. If the Pollre .luilKr Hill lii 1 1, to Cnrrj, the City Council Will Itrgulate the Feea of Which There 1. .Imt Complaint Thepoliceenurr.w Ith its three new a'a led offices, Is intended solely to reform the mayor's office, by doing away with the fee- system and taking all incentive to use the police force to Increase the revenue of the office. When the mayor's office Is shorn of these two features all objections to tl; present system are removed. The projiosed police court is OVK ietmoi of accomplishing this result To salary the mayor is another method tireed and advo cated by a large class of people who do not favor the police court Yet the supporters of both methods are striving for the same end to reform the mayor's office by doing away with the fee system and removing all In centive to use the police force to increase the revenue of the office. A great many people will vote for the police court, not because they wholly ap prove it or because they consider It the most desirable method of reform; but be cause it will, in a measure, accomplish the reform sought and because they believe it to be the only method now at hand in time for adoption prior to the roimiroMist; aimih. ei.kctiox. If they could be assured of tne success of the salarled-inayor plan In time to affect the April election, they would gladly vote for the latter. The numerous element which opposes the police court as expensive, complicated and bad precedent are earnest and sincere in their advocacy of the salaried plan; they also are even more deeply and anxiously concerned lor tne thorough re form cf the police and fire departments (which the police bill does not touch) by non-partisan commissions such as have proved so successful and acceptable In other cities of Ohio. But they are not sure of being able to secure the necessary legisla tion for this plan in time for the spring election. And yet they realize that if the police court once gets fastened on the city the POLITICIAN'S WILL PREVENT Its being changed for many years. Another, and perhaps larger class than either of the two foregolug. Is the "unde cided.'' oMany of the latter are so from In difference, but more are so from honest doubt as how-to vote for the city's best in terests. They do not approve the police court: they see no certainty of the salaried plan being put In operation in time, and yet they want the present system changed. It would seem strange that any sincere reformer In council, especially that the city ssneitcr.-dTanSii'stwinrr SI'EEDV, DII1ECT TLAN To reform without any legislation for police court or salarylng the mayor. The "open sesame" which should have been thought of and used in the very start to accomplish the reform, was not suggested until almost on the eve of the special election. But so simple, straightforward, natural and eco nomical is the reform that It has won hosts of friends and needs but respectful consid eration to gain the united supjHirt of all the present differing and contending elements. Council has absolute control of the mayor's fees by the following statute: Section 1843. The costs of the mavor and other officers tn all cnc ahull be fixed by ordinance, but in no case greater than the fees for similar services before iustices of the peace. It will be observed that while council can not make the fees or costs of mayor t;reitcr than those of a justice of the peace, it can make the fees as mucA less iw It plcafen. Also, by section 1753 council is em powered to fix THE SALARY OF THE MAYOR, the mayor of Springfield being paid S400 annually under that statute. The following plan has been formulated by a number of leading citizens, including professional men, tradesmen and other vo cations: To ask council to fix the fees or costs, of the mayor, in all ordinance cases, at a nom inal sum. say 10 cents. Let the minimum fine be fixed at S5, thus making the revenue to the city, in the average case, about as large as that now accruing to the mayor, marshal and city (55.40.) Fix the mayor's SALARY AT 82,500. The annual arrests in ordinance cases ag gregate over $2,000. The revenue from costs (10 cents) from this number of cases will make S200. The county commission ers allow the mayor 5100 annually for costs In misdemeanors'; the mayor also has a revenue from - the state in felony cases His total revenue would be: Salary. $2,300: costs, S200; commissioners Sloj; state, 8100; total, 52.900. Out of this lie could pay his own clerk, SC00 or Ssoo. and have over 52,000 net for himself. Kememberlng tliat the mayor scarcely has business for two hours' court per day, 52.000 is not poor pay. The city would thus find the mayor's of fice Rill OF THE FEE-SYSTEM, of the bugaboo of "persecution arrests," of all incentive on the part of tlie major to find innocent persons guilty to increase his own revenue; the ofhee would be self-supporting, besides furnishing a handsome surplus to the city treasury, allowing for two court deputies or extra policemen. Here is a simple, easy plan of reform. upon which all can unite. It is practicable, feasible and procurable. If the police court bill is defeated, mem bers of council have pledged themselves to secure the enactment of the ordinances. fixing the salary and costs of themavoi 1 iu ample time before the April election Here is the short cut to harmony and re- IWllll. Ilnmled In, and Important If True. S. A. Fitzpatrick, of this city, and J. M. Morgan, of Dayton, will leave for Michigan this evening, where the former will dispose of a large tract of timber land to the latter. In consideration of 511,000. partly in ex change for city property. The gentlemen will be absent about ten days. Vote Police Judge bill NO, which means a vote in favor of a salaried mayor and po lice commission. Heath of Morris Hurllhe. Wednesday evening at 0 o'clock Morris Hurllhe, residing with his parents, at 6 J Water street, died of dropsj-. Deceased was 33 years of age and a driller by trade. The funeral occurred this morning at U o'clock in St Kaphael's church. Vote Police Judge bill XO, because Its triumph means the triumph of rlngsters A PROHIBITION DAILY. wrr New Km Company to I.-ue a Ten", - I Cent Cniupiilfu I (ally. I At the tneWIntrnf the vtrnlifhtttnn .!.,!, Thursday nluht, Mr. It S. Thompson, president of the A'cir Era cumpanj, and editor of their publications, uia le public the proposed plan now- about perfected for the establishment of a prohibition daily to run during the campaign. Pledges are to be secured in advance for r.000 copies In the state, of which 1,000 shall be from the city. Work will be commenced at one on this part of the plan. In fact a large number of subscriptions were pledged at the meeting last night, a number taking as hiirh as five copies each. It is thought no difficulty will bo encountered In securing the desired number of subscribers, and even mon licatlon will be commenced on the nday previous to the state convention. which will probably be held about the mid dle of June, and continue until the Saturday arter the fall election, a period of twenty to twenty to twentv to twenty-two weeks Two editions will be published, the local edition at about the tunai time of an afternoon paper, then the imjor part of the local matter will be taken out and this spice filled with late local news, comments on the evening papers etc, up to a or 10 o'clock at night. The paper will then bear date of the following morn ing, and be sent out in cverv- directlon nn the night trains, and be dis tributed all over the state early the next morning. The Aeic Era company placed an order yesterday Tor a line new press with a speed of 2,000 copies per hour and have a folder all ready en route here. Oth er necessary machinery and material have likewise been ordered. The paper will be a six-column four-page paper and the sub scription price will be ten cents per week. It will be the offi cial organ of the Ohio prohi- oiuonisis, as mo Acir Kra already is It will also be the first regular prohibition daily paper published In the country, so far as is knovvn. To a query of a non-union printer as to what the policy of the new daily would be concerning secret labor or ganizations, Mr. Thompson said he consid ered it a sufficient answer to say that the Vcic Era company employed none but union printers Concerning the state prohibition conven tion it may be remarked that it "will most likely be held at Delaware, that city having extenuea an invitation for It Had Dela ware have been two dav s later SDringfield would have put in a bid, hut will not antag onize Delaware. The official call will be issued about the 1st of April. All indica tlons point strongly to the renominatlon of ur. Leonard as the standard bearer of the party again this year. Vote Police Judge bill XO. because It Is not in the interest of the people. YOUNG VANDALS. They Serlon.ly Homage nn Unoccupied Ileal ilence on JelTerson Mreet. Dr. J. E. Baker, of Cincinnati, owns a large brick residence on Jefferson street between Plum and Yellow Spriags streets. Foley .t Ha j ward have charge of the house and have recently had It placed In excellent repair, preparatory to putting It on the market either for sale or for rent The house was unoccupied. Last night a gang of young vandals went to the house and with stones and clubs smashed the glass and sash In nearly all of the lower windows of Uh .. Trio- Tainagftiione- wut amount to about 830. The bojs were seen by some persons residing in the neighbor hood, but were not recognized. They were probably members of the crow d that may usually be seen at night about the Mechanic or Factory street bridges This gang makes a practice of stealing fruit frighten ing young girls and making the night hide ous with their noise and jells This morn ing Jlr. oley place. 1 the case In. the hands of the police and an earnest endeavor will be made to apprehend the boys MIXED PICKLES. Magxie McCarty Hue. to Hare Patrick Mc- Carty'. Will Met Aside. The famous McCarty case has gotten In to the courts as the following from the lr bana Citizen shows : A petition has been filed in court bv Maggie McCany against Mary McCarty, widow of Patrick McCartr. S bee Ma one. alias Sibee McCarty, Ellen and Charles .Malone, alias McCarty, and Sibee Malone executrix, to set aside the will of the late Patrick McCartj-. The petition claims that Patrick McCarty died Feb. 21, 1SS7, leav ing Mary McCarty his wife, and the plain tiff his only child. That on March 7 a certain paper, purporting to be ttie la-t will of Patrick McCarty, bearing date of February 1. 1S87, was probated, and Sibee Malone, alias Sibee McCartj', was named as sole legatee and devisee of said Patrick McCartj-. That he was in no condition to make a will and that his signature was s cured by coercion, fraud and deception, and that it be set aside by the courts Leedoiu A Lewis and Thomas J. Frank represent the plaintiff, and Purtlebaugh & Poland the defendant UNDER SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES, Urakeman Tommy Wilson Knlrmon to Extinguish a File. Mr. Tom. Wilson is one of the most ge nial men on the I. B. & W. road, but hLs good temper was srrely tried a few daj-s ago, if the following from the Belle Center Xeici-Qazettc Is true and Tomuij- says It is: We are forcibly but pleasantly remind ed that the days of chivalry are not yet ended, and heroes j'et survive the wreck of ages and the crash of worlds. The I. B. x W. now furnishes the man of the period. The hero of the hour is the present gallant loin, vv u.-ou. oraKeman on the Kenton ac commodation train. When a short distance bej'ond Silver creek, j'esterdaj- uiornlng, he discovered a house on fire, aud stopping the train lie a'c nded to the roof and began to prj'off the shingles, when the occupant leveled an old army musket at film, lie soon realized the situation, however, and the death sending instrument was with-dravvn-and the tire extinguished. Miootlug Match by Telegraph. A picked team of four of the Springfield Gun club is engaged In shooting its third match this afternoon, bj- telegraph, with a similar team at Topeka. Kansas The lo cal team consists of Henry Croft John Perrin, John Bankin and Jesse Trimmer, four crack shots of the local organization. This is the third match of the series and is the "rubber," each team having previously won one match. The conditions are fifty shots each man. 2Q0 yards distance, oil hand, Hlnman regulation target possible 500. The scores made by each team will be exchanged tonight by telegraph and the result made known. lumbers; Seniors to :ye a Reception Tonight. The senior class of Wittenberg college will give Its annual reception this evening to the faculty and their wives and the junior, sophomore and freshman classes, with their ladies The reception will be held tn the held in the sev eral society rooms of the new college building. The evening will be occupied with toasts, games, music, the usual social features and light refreshments. spirited fool Contest. s A lively pool contest took vlace in Cohan &. LjTich's place last night, between Frank Matthews, an expert of Dayton and "Yel low" Sam West, the professional from Jersey City. The game was for 825 a side. best six in eleven. West did not play his usual game Dy any means and nis opponent won the contest bya score of six to four. A large crowd was in attendance and much interest was manifested. Vote Police Judge bill XO, because the unnecessary Increase of offices is demoral izing' in its tendencies SOMEWHAT SNUBBED. 1're.lilpnt Lorrm .Say. Something About the Knleht. of Ijibor and I. Drily An. .werrd. The following correspondence will be of Interest in this city, servingas a brilliant in stance to show how a gentlemar, who spoke unkindly of the Knights of La bor, was answered. On the dav following the election of Superintendent Taylor. Mr. Lorenz wrote as follows to s lale applicant for the position. The letter Ls given verbatim: Si-KlN-firiKl.li, Ohio. March 1. 1837. Dear Sir: Our board consists of is members, ten elected an ignorant man last night for Supt He does not know any thing about the branches taught in our High school. The Knights of Labor are run ning the board. Kespectfullv. L. II. LoitENZ. In due time Mr. Lorenz received the fol lowing replv: Cornwall. Co.v.v., March 3, 1S37. Dear Siis: The enclosed letter has Just reached me in response to an application which I sent the school board of Sprlng- uem aooiu two weeKs since lor work as pruiclp-il or superintendent I rejoice In the success of the Knights of Ialr. Ma they hold on with perseverance to the ad vantage g-iined. I am heartily in svmpathj with them and tneir cause. Would I could help them In their work. Yours truly. F. I.. Stone. CHICKEN THIEVES. Three IVr.on. Charged with Kol Tiller ing, Arri.teil. On Tuesday night Mr. A. S. Kice, a west end barber, had some handsome chickens stolen from his cooji. A notice of the theft appeared in Wednesdaj's Ukitblic, but at that time no clue to the robbers had been discovered. Yesterday as Kice was passing the house on west Main street, he saw four of his chickens in Moles's j-ard among some others. He reported this fact to the police, and yesterday afternoon Officers Mast Mills and MeClure went to Moles's house to Investigate. .Moles and Jennie Le. with whom he lives, denied having bought an y chlckens within a year. The officers left uui soon returned witn Ulce. who had pre viously oescriDeu me low is, and he at once identified them and w hen he called them separately from the other chickens they went to him. The chickens were caught and turned over to him. Moles and Lee were asked where they got the fowls and they said that Jim ComtH hail brought them there. Both Moles and Ims were Jailed and the officers then proceeded to the west end malleable shops where they found Combs and placed hint under arrest also. For a year or more chicken thieves have almost nightly made raids on henneries In various parts of the citj-. It now seems probable that the police will be able to put a stop to their depredations. CAUGHT IN A CORNER. William Terrell ICnln. n Young Girl and Will Likely Mure to Pay Ilearly. The following from the Urbana Clfbrn will be of special interest in Springfield and Clark county, where the principal par tics are well known: Tuesday night Constable Itobert Simpson went to Xew Manchester, Auglaize countj-. and arrested William II. Terrell, and brought him before Eenuhrc (lalligher. to Tr iome very "serious charges The affidavit was made on the complaint of Miss Gertrude Thompson, of Sprinzhills where Terrell formerly HvtsL Terrell had a hear ing before th "Squire, and was recognized to court in the sum of c00. She is only about fifteen j ears of age and was ruined while Terrell lived In that town. Just as Terrell w;as leaving the office of the justice of the peace, he was served with summons In two suits for damages One was by James H.Thompson, father of the L'lrl. for 53.000: the other, by the girl herself. forSS.OOO, for seduction ami breach of promise. Vote police judge bill, Xo because by its defeat jou make real reform possible. SURPRISE PARTY. The Friend, of Mis. Kdward Itl re. Living Three MllraHouth on the Yellow Spring. Pike, Call on Her In Honor of Hrr 4lh Hirlhday. The friends of Mrs. Kdward Bice, to the number of eighteen or twenty, tendered an all-day surprise jesterday (Thursdaj) to that lady, that lieing her slxtj'-fourth birthday. The relatives presented her with a hand some rocker, with other articles and the table groaned under the weight of good things to which all did justice. Among tho-e present w ere: Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Flook. Mrs F.lla McChire, Mrs. Mary Smeltzer, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Shepherd and family, Mr. and Mrs J. W. Hadley ami famllj-, Mrs F. M KLssell. Mrs. Andv- Spielman. Miss Fannie Bice, Mr. E. T. Kiee, .Mrs. Jonathan Kb selL Tried to Imitate ProYctMir Crocker. A young man named Snvder, li7ing west of the city, and having a marked air of newness all about him, got himself Into trouble about 'J o'clock this morning in front of Slack's gun-store on east Main street He was trying to drive a younc bay in a sulky, -and endeavoring to guide the animal i la Professor Crocker, by the ue of the whip only. He lashed the horse on one side and then on the other till the hose rebelled, sprang to one side and threw young Snyder out head-first into the mud. to the extreme spoliation of a new spring overcoat and ins own esteem. Injunction Mult. By his attorneys. Bowman A Bowman Nathan Niaholson today (Friday) brought suit iu the court of common pleas court against Scott Goodfellow, to enjoin the lat ter from constructing a drainage ditch. which the plaintiff alleges will throw avast amount ot surface water upon his (Mchol- son s) lands to their great damage. The parties are well-known and have large ad jacent farms iu Harmony township. Judge White issued a temporary restraining or der jiending the hearing of the application March 2$, 1SS7, at 10 a. m. Auctioneer Foley's Heal Kttate Transac tions. Ex-Sheriff Foley sold the old Valentine Haerr farm, three and one-half miles north east of the city, Wednesday, for Peter Sintz. agent The farm consists of 12-Jl4 acres and was sold to the heirs John and Peter Haerr, at 4 an acre a total of S7.924. Thursday, on behalf ot Frank C. Goode, esu., executor of William Balrd, Auctioneer Foley sold the latter's farm of sevent j--fiv e acres north of Vienna. Fifty acres sold forf 47.50 per acre, and twenty-five acre bronght S50 a total of 53,625. A flood Entertainment. We are glad to learn that Mr. James Tonsend Hussell, of Chicago, has been engaged by the Ladles Home Missionary society of the Urst Presbyterian church. for one of his popular recitals, on Tnesdav evening, March Sid. The entertainment Vf!I be a good one. for Mr. Uussell Is an accomplished elocutionist. A Surgical Operation. Dr. A. J. Kepler, of Loudon, this morn ing brought William Gwyn, of that city, to Springfield to have Dr. Hussell operate on him for necrosis of the superior maxillary (upper Jaw bone). The operation was per formed by removing a section or the bone and treating the diseased portion thus reached. Vote police bill Xo, because it is legally defective, and its adoption will involve the city in endless and expensive litigation. -',-.. tr-v:iSsJaawlwiS... - -. ... .ty-"-- .-.aaw GLOVE DEPARTNENT MURPHY &BR0. 48 AND 50 LIMESTONE ST. CENTIMEEIK1D GLOVES IS NEW SPRIXO SHAPES. Sulde Kid Gloves Special Bargain, at 51. Embroidered Back Kid Gloves, black, with colored stitching; Tans in assorted shades from 75c up. Ladles' Fast Black Hosiery. Children's extra heavy Cotton And many other new All Gloves fitted to the hand. Kid KAUFMAN'S n DEPOT Is elegantly fitted up, and the new goods are arriv ing in car loads. Re ceived the past week: One Thousand Pairs Of those non-rippable, good-fitting Sweet & Orr OVERALLS ! ENGINEER COATS AJfI JEANS PANTS! SPRING OVERCOATS la new and dg!rabl slwlcs, an 1 Children's Salt aid Waists In the latest designs, of every description, aad at a price beyond all and aaj nmavtintw. Tisit KAUFMAN'S, 10 BLACK'S OPERA HSUSE. PLAIN PAPERS EVERYDAY SUBJECTS John McLaren & Bro. Instead of writing any advertisement this week, we would much rather cut about a hundred samples from the new HIGH NOVELTIES, which have just been added to our already overflowing UUESS GOODS DEPARTMENT, and paste them all over this space in the Kf.puiilic, marked in plain figures as all our goods are. Could such a thing be done, we think we would have the best dress goods business for the next few weeks that 'has ever been done In Springfield. All we can do is to tell you plainly what we have on sale, and respect fully ask you to believeour statements; we do not intentionally exaggerate, and in all our advertising only desire to convey to the minds ot our readers as true an Impression, concerning what we are selling, as pen and ink can give. ' A line ot double width "Crape Cloth" at 25 cents a yard, in Light Spring Styles, will find ready purchasers as they are ex cellent value at the price. At 50 cents a yard we have added to our stock the following: 42 Inch ENGLISH AKMUBE CLOTHS, in novel shades; also an assortment of French Serges In the same popular colorings ; also a Una ot WINDERMERE CHECK SUIT1XGS the very latest in the market and a full stock of Fancy Albatros Cloths, In beautHul light shades plain; and the same with white hair line stripes. We are justly proud of this fine display of alt-wool 50 cent Dress Goods and would again press' on you the request that you will examine them as soon as convenient. At 57 cents we show a line of Snowtiake Suitings 42 inches wide. They are all wool and very pretty, indeed. At 75 cents we offer you some beautiful Tufted Check Goods wide widta and very fine value. At so cents a yard, we have French Shuda Cloths that are worth 31 a yard, and at SI and 31.25 a j-ard we show many HIGH XOVELTlESthat cannot be dupli cated in any other city in Ohio, outside, of Cincinnati or Cleveland, and we think that our prices for them are less than what is charged fqr the same goods in either city. We append a list of new goods received this week, all of which are well worthy of a place in our weekly budget : Collars for Children, in Hand-made Torcheon Lace something entirely new and exceedingly attractive from 15 cents to 75 cents each. Standing Collars for Ladies and MUses with capes ; all sizes only 5 cents each. A new lot of Oriental Lace Collars "for the babj-," at 10 cents each: will make the darling look "too sweet for anj-thing." Muslin Ties for ladies are being worn again and we are here with them in the very nicest styles at 15. 20 and 25 cents each. , Rut above and beyond everything else, we have new to tell j-ou about comes the next thing on the list: Beaded Ornaments for Dress Trimming Black. Bronze, Iri descent Wine Colored, etc.. In every new and desirable pattern ; in sets, or single ornaments or by the jard. There can be no .handsomer garniture put on a ladj-'s dress than the present style calls for ; and there never has been as handsome and cheap a line of those goods shown In Springfield, as we have just put on sale. You must see them to form any idea of the beauty of this season's dress trimmings We have many more new goods to tell you about but the printer says we have no more room, so we will have to forego the pleasure of saying any more this week, ex cept that w e are open six daj sev ery week at the same stand, and will be pleased to show you anj-thing we sell, whether you. buj- it or not Yours very respectfully. John McLaren & Bro. Cash and One Price and Plain Figures TIN tii 1Z r,' jpr "