Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-20
MINOR TOPICS.
FRUIT cakes are ripe.
CHR1sTMAs is coming now.

04NO1 4O1ANSs
FRUIT cakes are ripe.
CHR1sTMAs is coming now.
GARFIELD will make tour of the diff
ferent canals next season. Hayes is good
for one more year of agricultural fairs.
NEITHER Flood, the millionaire, nor
the railroader, will run for
United States senator in California. Gen.
Miller's election is anticipated.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has simplified the
senatorial situation in Ohio by withdraw
ing in the interest of harmony. This
clears the way for Sherman.
SINCE Mrs. Hays got her new china
guests at White House dinners take soup
from plates fashioned after the laurel
blossom and eat fruit from porcelain
leaf a la apple tree.
THE Harlan & Hollingsworth company,
of Wilmington, is building passenger cars
for a Spanish railway, entering field
which England has hitherto monopo'
lized.
New YORK Sun: "Some people think
that Congress has not done much. SO far.
They probably do not know that it has
passed bill completely changing the
name of the yacht Nettie to Nokomis."
"OH, dear!' exclaimed Penniman, 81
wish l could excel in something! dt
believe if should kill man it wouldn'
he anything but murder in the second de
greor'
A Boston woman, 80 years old, wa
found starved to death a few days since
The pl,ilanthropists of Boston were s.
busy paying five dollals and upward t.
sec Sarah Bcrnhardt that the unfortunat
womau's case was entirely overlooked
Norristown Herald.
Ex-CANDIDATE WEAVER was the! rccip
cnt Of stand Of flowers from ''ladies {
Washington the other day. The flor:
gift was accompanied by a note to th
gushing effect : ''To tho real hero in til
late political contest his defeat is mo,
glorious than victory"
II it was nearer the first Of April "
coult: more easily he induced to belle,
that a "delegation Of gentlemen from II
diana, Wcstmorcland and Armstror
counties have returned from 4 trip to Me-
tor, Gariield's home, where they had bee
pressing upon the prcsident-clect IL
name of General Harry White for u cal
net position, either the army or navy por
f,lin.''
TIE New York society which aims
introduce and to promote the erection I
better dwelling houses for the poorer class
is engaged now in putting up thirtc'
buildings eacl. six stories high, built
brick. Inside the block will he squar
which will be planted with linden tree
Every room has a large window to Il
open air, and the stair cases will be maj
of iireproof slate and iron. About i
families, averaging five to each, will
accommodated, and the rents will not c
ceed from 81 to S12 per month, or Il
cono that is "h"".rc.l fnr the dar
unhealthy rooms of the tenement hous
If the experiment is a success, other We
> lures of tho same kind will be made.
POTTER county, Pa, is without railroad
populous towns, manufactures, or exten
cd industries and enterprises. No liccns
to sell liquor have been granted there sin
, 1852, fourteen out oftwcnty six township
levied no poor tax whatever for 1877
The Jail is empty the greater part of Il
!, time. The cost Of boarding prisoners Il
. 1879 was s50.36, and the commonweal
, court costs for the same year wass44S. 8
In 1851 with less than half the prese
/ population, they paid S6O5. 43 in commo
, wealth costs. The county had three jul
courts last year, all adjourned befo
+ the close of the first week. The graz
/ jury for the past year cost the county $50
A. the same price per day the grand Jun
/ of 1851 cost sS04.O2, showing that vii
. more than double the population, the Grill
inal expenses are less.
PERSONAL.
GARFIELD sweeps the snow from Il
own stOOp. Useful man, that.
Lord BEACONsFIELD's "Endymio,;''
said to have paid him about fifty cents
word.
Mr.. JOHN w. MACKEr, millionaire, Ii
promised Bowtloin college an cndowme
of $50, 900.
Secretary EvARTs is said to have an G.
directed towards Justice Hunts seat {
the supreme bench.
Nine. CHRISTINE NILSSON in her hon
wears simple, dark dress and no jewelr
She does not like to receive interviewer
Ex-Queen isabella, now fat. ungai
ly, but gOod-natured-lOOking woman