Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-16
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
THE Williamsport Banner, which was
recently taken by J. Sallade & Son, comes
to hand in an enlarged and improved form.
1t is one of our live exchanges and we are
glad to see this evidence of its prosperity.
THEATRE-GOERs will learn with pleasure
that "bonnets are to come in both large
and small sizes this year," for there is a
possibility that some of the small ones
may find their way into the auditorium.
THE Republicans are very much dis
heartened over their outlook in Indiana.
Morton's death disorganized them and
many Republicans are disturbed over the
settlement of the colored people from the
South. They say that their coming will
tend to prevent that legitimate rise in the
price of labor which certainly should fol-
low, but has not. The boom in securities,
the advance in supplies, and the slow
climbing up of the value of real estate,
discourage white laborers of both parties,
and cause the Republican farming and
laboring elements to declare their disap-
probation of those agencies which have as
| sisted the exodus. The Germans, too, are
not pleased with the third term outlook.
| In Illinois it is said to he certain that the
politicians will misrepresent the real senti-
ment of the party and carry it for Grant.
! AT the recent town election in Elgin,
Illinois, seventy voters employed in the
milk condensing works there voted against
license to sell liquor under instructions OF
the superintendent of the works. The
liquor candidate applied to Commissioner
Hoyne for a writ of arrest, and he, in
doubt, referred the matter to deral
Judge Blodgett. The judge answered that
the courts have already decided that the
protection of the right of suffrage guaran-
teed by the Fifteenth amendment, and
section 5,507 of the revised statutes
applies only to freedmen and not freemen,
and that the writ should not issue. Ac-
cording to this, if men who were once
slaves are compelled to vote a given way
under threat of discharge from their en-
ploy, the government steps in to defend
them, but if white men are put under
such pressure they must escape from it the
best way they know how.
LUCY H. HOOPER writes from Paris
81 pity sincerely the poor dear souls who
have paid Mr.. Sardou unheard of sums for
the privilege of playing DANIEL Rochat in
foreign lands. Mr.. Bancroft, of the Hay
market, gave Sc, 600 for the privilege, and
hear that an American dramatic agent
paid no less than $1,000. One leading
manager telegraphed to Sardou, when first
the idea of the play was broacEed, Offer
ing 81, 600 for the American right. The
answer returned was, you must be laugh
ing at me-" whereupon all negotiations
were dropped. "He laughs we'll who laughs
the last" says the French proverb, which
is, l suppose, version Of "Let those
laugh who win" Daniel RocAat is now ac-
knowleged even by the warmest friends OF
the dramatist to be positive failure. Yet
it will crowd the house for some time to
come, owing to the cursosity excited by
the comments on the piece, and still more
to the overwhelming success of the beauti.
full and brilliant debutante, Mile Baret.
THE Pittsburgh Post of yesterday de-
votes nearly six columns of its news
department, under big headlines, and a
column and a-half of editorial, to criticism
of Senator Wallace for consenting to the
confirmation of Kerns and the comments
of Democratic state papers on that event.
The Post republishes Mr.. Wallace's
speeches against Kerns and his deputy
marshals, and charges that he changed
position by reason of bargain with
Cameron to divide federal patronage in
this state. The Post says that Speaker
Randall writes to it as follows: 81 put
myself in black and white demanding the
rejection of Kerns, and had Judge Thur
mans assurance, as chairman of the judi
ciary committee, that Kerns would be
rejected. Upon that assurance l took for
granted that it would be so; but Senators
Cameron and Wallace overruled me.'' 1t
says too that Senator Wallace is recent
letter to that city stated: 81 hold the
baton of leadership in Pennsylvania and
the Democratic party can't afford to send
me to the rear"