Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-28
MINOR TOPICS.


MINOR TOPICS.
THE Republicans seem determined to
carry Delaware. Two of their negroes
waylaid and tried to kill Democratic in.
spector in Wilmington, on Tuesday night.
BUT five days remain Of the canvass.
Democrats of the city, Of the county, OF
the state, that means work, work, work.
Work in season and out of season. Tell
your friend and neighbors that the
welfare of the country demands
the success of the Democratic
ticket in this contest, and prove it to them
for the proofs are on every hand-and
glorious victory will crown your labor in
next Tuesdays battle Of the ballots.
SUPPOSE that Oh the morning of the last
day of the battle of Gettysburg the cti
zens of Pennsylvania had been told: IN
seventeen years. time, and during a month
in which General Longstreet will be trave
ing in Europe as a minister. plenipoteniarj
appointed by Republican administration
the leaders ofthe Republic, IN party, includ
ing an ex-prcsident, will be travelling at
home for the purpose of dcnouncing Gen
eral Hancock as asympathizer with 'rcbc
claims and otherwise unworthy of the con
fidence of his country!''
MIR. j. a. SCRANTON, editor of the
Scranton Republican, who is the Republi
can candidate for Congress in the Twelfth
district of this state, now represented by
Mr.. Hendrick B. Wright, has been pros
trated by illness. which brought his cam
paign on the stump to a sudden termina-
tion. Scranton is one of the irrcpressible
kind, however, who won't be lied about
behind his back, and some mean princi
pied opponent having circulated the story
that Scranton staid in the house because ht
found it impossible to answer the slcgeham
mer arguments of Connolly and Wright
who, by the way, are both Democrats and
both have IN idea they can occupy the
same seat IN COngress-Mr. Scranton has
perpetratcd a political mastef-strokc by
getting his physician to tell the sturdy
voters of Lackawanna Chat the cause OF
Mr.. Scrar,ton's untimely withdrawal from
the active canvass is sore knee, and that
anybody who says he is afraid Of Con.
nelly or Wright, or both of them put to.
&c l., l.,
that effect. \ sore knee is not very dig
niiied possession for congressional as
pirant, but doubtless Scranton thinks ii
will do the business for him.
The Democratic candidacy of Mr.,
Robert A. Packer is making things ex
tremely lively for the Republicans of the
Fifteenth congressional district of this
state. Already they arc beginning to
howl about the malign influence of Bobs
"bar'l," and arc urging the faithful to
come up to the scratch, or district us,l-
ally good for 1000 Republican majority
will find itself represented in the councils
of the nation by as thOroush-goi a
Democrat as can be found in this broad
commonwealth. The fact is that if Mr..
Packer is elected at all it will be becaus c
he is one of the most popular men among
his ncighbors, and a public-spirited and
enterprising citizen. lie is at present in
Europe and was absent from this country
when the nomination was given him. His
brother Harry, another chip Off the old
block, is managing the canvass with sig
nal ability. The Fifteenth is composed
of the counties of Bradford, Susque-
hanna, Wayne and Wyoming. 1t is
strongly Republican, and is at present
represented by Mr.. Edward Overton. The
Republican candidate, who in this contest
is to oppose his party prestige to Mr.
Packers personal popularity, is Mr.. Jad-
win.
One Of the most notable Of recent dra-
matte successes is Mr.. Steele Mackayc's S
play of Hazel Kirke.'' now running at
the Madison Square theatre, New York.
The piece was produced here last Decem-
ber under the name of An Iron Will,'
it's presentation being deferred at Mr..
Mackaye's theatre on account of the cx-
tensive improvements there that have
made it the handsomeest place of amusc-
ment in New York. 1t started on it's New
York run Immediately after the compile.
tion of the Madison square structure, the
namo of the piece having been changed
to '' Hazel Kirke," but the cast remaining
the same as produced it in this city.
Since that opening night the success of the
play has been marked and continuous.
1t has run without inter;nission and is still
high in popular estimation. A few nights
since witnessed its 2j0th consecutive per-
formancc at Madison Square theatre,
thereby surprising any like event
in previous dramatic annals in
this country. The management of
the theatre signalized the occasion by
issuing handsome illustrated programme,
which is model of typographical and
artistic taste. Within it's pages are COM
prised synopsis of the plot and leading
incidents of the play, a history of it's
popular success, and dozen or more ex-
cellent illustrations consisting of portraits
Of the principal members of the cast and
of many of the most strik-
ing incidents. Mr.. Mackayc and his col
leagues showed thorough appreciation
Of the public favor that has rewarded
their efforts by distributing gratis this
beautiful souvenir among the audience