Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-25
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
PRESIDENT MCCOsH says that Princeton |
means to put an end to the gross personal
attacks which have occasionally found a
place in some of the speeches on class day,
and this without stopping class day, or
it's wit and fun.
THIS is the talk from New York
'' Third term convention Cameron's
methods in Harrisburg to be followed in
Utica Schemes to stifle the voice of the
minority in the choice of delegates to Chi
cago A solid Grant delegation to be
chosen at all hazards
THE mistake that the editor of the
North american RerieU makes is in not EN-
gaging the editor of the Examiner to give
him an article. Beinga versatile genius,
he could easily find a theme appropriate
for it's pages, and. being classical writer,
who draws from we'll of pure English
undeiled, a paper from him would COM
mand wide attention.
THE Philadelphia Times thinks that if
the New York Tribune had paid little
less attention to polling Pennsylvania and
little more to canvassing New York on
the Grant question, it might have done
something to help its candidate on to-
wards presidential nomination. If the
Tribune's foresight were equal to its hind
sight it would be of more consequence in
politics.
MCKEE RANKIN, the actor, has begun a
suit in Chicago to recover 5000 from a
former agent. He says that when 'The
Danites" was first acted in that city, the
agent told him it would be necessary to
bribc the critics of the Inter- Ocean, 1ri-
bune and Times He seems to have made
no objection to such a proceeding, and pro-
vided the 5000 for the purpose but he has
since learned that the agent was fOOling
him, and now he wants the money back.
DEAN STANLEY yesterday received an
address with 5000 signatures and gave au-
dience to deputation protesting against
the proposed erection of monument in
Westminster abbey to the memory of the
late prince imperial. Dean Stanley re-
fused to alter his decision in the matter
and said if he were to give way in this in
stance it would open the door for COM
plants from every party against the honors
to rivals. Relative to the supposed feeling
in America against the erection of the
monument he said that doubtless if the
Orleans princes had fallen in the war of
secession their graves would have been
heaped with all the honors the United
States could bcstow.
WASHINGTON dispatch to N. Y. EceninJ
Post: "There is quite a noticeable Han,
cock set to the current of opinion. A cor
respondent who has talked with fourteen
Southern senators, tells me that they
almost unanimously favor Hancock
claims. Speaker Randall's sudden change
from Chicago to Cincinnati gives rise tc
considerable speculation. 1t is said that ii
means virtual retirement of Mr.. Tildcr
in favor of General Hancock or Mr.. Jewett
The selection of Cincinnati is regarded as
favorable to Jewett, who is from Ohio, anC
represented a district of that state i'll Con
gress before taking the presidency of tho
Erie road"
Hon, E. i. WAsHBURNE says of his
recent announcement: 81 wrote private
letter to Senator Logan in reference to
other matters, and incidentally stated
therein that was not candidate for pres i
dent of the United States or governor o.
Illinois, and might have added that wa:
not a candidate for justice o
the peace. The alluson to my il
health is a fiction of the reporter, a:
l was never heartier than at present.
Mr.. Washburnc wants the Chicago conven
ton to s.make no mistake about his physi
cal condition, in case the delegates arc pu
about for candidate, and doesn't propose
to allow himself to be smothered by a
malicious reporter in that style just yet.
QUITE a scene occurred OH the floor o
the House yesterday between Speaker
> Randall and Representative Reagan, o
> Texas, growing out of a statement made b,
Mr.. Reagan and published, that the forme
had packed the committee on commerce tt
defeat the interstate commerce bill. Th'
speaker left the chair and denounced tn,
assertion as false, and claimed that tht
: committee was made up in the interest o
the commerce of the country, and ever!
member was from district bordering OF
the sea-coast, lake shore, Or navigabl
e streams. Mr.. Reagan, while he reiterated
his statement, did not impute to tin
: speaker any improper motives. Othe
members lecturcd Mr. Reagan for hi
1 terms.