Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-30

he latter had all the cake. And we feel
very sure, moreover, that this country
will not long continue to prefer the worst
to the best; for it cannot do it and live.
MINOR TOPICS.
YESTERDAY a syndicate Of responsible
capitalists virtually entered into an en-
to complete the Northern Pacific
railroad from its eastern terminus On Lake
Superior through to connections extend
ing to the Pacific coast.
WHEN Pierce's administration was get
ting into deep water, some of MI. Marcy's
friends came from New York, and urged
him to resign and save his reputation.
What" said Marcy, "am l not to have
credit for all the bad things l prevented ?"
"No they are invinsible,' replied his
friends. "If you prevent nine mistakes
and fail ON the tenth, the world knows
nothing of the nine, and sings about the
one you didn't STOP"
BEECHEn's view of humanity, as forinu
lated in last Sundays sermon, is as follows:
" You might kill million men every day
and million squirrels out in Oregon, and
there wouldn't BE- any difference except
that the squirrels skins would be worth
something and the mems skins wouldn't.
One half of the human family live SO low
that if they were all swept away nothing
would be missed and it is not until see
what men are worth for God and the fu-
ture that the vision makes me think it a
crime to tread upon the lowest human
creature"
1T seems to he understood that cOntribu-
tions to the proposed fund Of $3.50, 900 fol
the benefit of ex-presidents Of the United
States have been made as follows: John
N. Forbes, of Boston, for himself and
friends, $50, 900; J. II. Vanderbilt. John
w. Mackay, the California banana king
each s25, 900; Ex-Governor E. d. Morgan,
Congressman, L. P. Morton, W. l.. Dins'
more, president Of the American express
company and Republican elector in the
state Of New York, William b. Astor,
John Hoey, Of the Adams express com.
pany, and several others, S., 900 each. The
total amount now raised reaching se0O,.
600,
A POLITICAL organization has been
formed in Pittsburgh the object of which
is opposition to Catholics In every shape
and form. A list of questions has been
prepared, embracing nine points to which
the applicant for admission gives salts
factory answer before lie is made a mem
bar. After this he must take a cast-iron
oath that he will not support any Catholic
or person of foreign birth for any position
in the local or general administration OF
tho government, and that he will use al
means to countcract and destroy the in
flucnce Of foreigners and Catholics
in the administration of the government.
The organization is said to have large
membership and to embrace some very
prominent citizens, two Of whom arc now
candidates for prominent positions.
The Federalists of the country were
greatly enraged when "Joe Story, that
country pettifogger, aged thirty-two, y
was made a judge of our highest court.
He was bitter Democrat in those days,
and had written Fourth h-of-July Grafton
which was as a red rag to the Federal
bull. It was understood that years and
responsibilities had greatly modified his
opinions. Upon ono occasion the judge
alluded to this early production in a
characteristic way. He was dining at
Professor Ticknor's and Mr.. Webster was
OF the party. In pause of the conversa-
ton, Story broke out: 81 was looking
over some old papers this morning., and
found my Fourth. Of July Grafton. SO I
read it through from beginning to enc" "
"Well, sir" said Webster, in his deep
and impressive bass, "now tell us honest
ly what you thought of it." 81 thought
tho text very pretty, sir" replied the
judge "but looked in vain for the notes.
No authorities ,oere stated in 'e maryin.'
A BOsTON merchant, now in Washington,
under instructions from OthLr merchants
of that city, is paving the way for the pre-
sentation of petition to the next Congress
for legislation which will restore the frac-
tional fifty and twenty-fiv cent currency
notes. He says that there is demand
for such an issue all through New Eng
land, and he has learned that merchants of
every section of the country favor the
movement. Mill owners and manufac-
turcrs particularly who employ large num-
bers OF workmen would consider the re-
issue q decided convenience, and It is pre-
sumed that the petition will be largely
signed when presented. There is no prob
ability, however, Of any speedy consider
alton Of bill providing for such an issue,
as the present circulation of silver is gen.
eral throughout tho country, aud any pro-
posed change Of the existing system would
naturally meet with prompt and vigorous
opposition.
TIE Chicago Tribune footslup the popu-
lar vote for president as follows Gar.
field, 4,4so, as; Hancock, 1885, ,014 !;
Weaver, sos, 729; Dow, 9,644 Scattering
/, ,79s-total, Q, ,192, sos. The narrow plu-
rality of 8, ,4O1 which this table gives Gar