Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-07

MINOR TOPICS,

MINOR TOPICS.
Ir is said that prior to last week 81, 900
had been paid out for witness fees alone in
the great Hayden murder case, and the
trial had thus far cost $500 a week for
witness fees. This does not include the
large fees that must he paid to experts for
both state and defense, nor any other of
the many expenses of the great trial. Thus
far the court has sat 48 days, covering
thirteen weeks in time.
THERE seems to be no chance for the re-
appointment of United States Marshal
Kerns, and the other purely political can
didates, like Elisha w. Davis, will also be
disappointed. Hayes has announced his
purpose to one or two gentlemen of ap-
pointing George II. Stuart. who is not
only backed by Bishop Simpson, Grant
and other influences, but has good record
as philanthropist reduced to poverty by
misfortunes not his own fault
DISTRICT ATTORNEY EMIG, of Cumber-
land county, writes us that We have been
misinfOrmed of the facts III the conviction
of Mrs. Zell, at Carlisle, for the poisoning
of Mrs. Kiehl, and that our comments per-
force are unmerited. The New York
Herald and Philadelphia Times have pub
lished the facts as we had them, and COM
mented in the same spirit, and if District
| Attorney Emig has 4 different story to
tell our columns are open to him for a
more circumstantial narrative than his
naked denial furnishes.
The opening year promises to be one
of the livelist in the history of the Repub-
lican party of this county. There will be a
warm contest especially for district attor-
ney and for state senator in the lower end.
A. J. Eberly, T. J. Davis and J. w. John,
son are hot foot for the position of prose
cutOr of the quarter sessions, and Johnson
is said to be getting his work i'll already in
every district !; he expects the Neec Ere's
active support, and will demand aid from
many others than Warfcl, whom he claims
to have helped in times gone by. Reinoeh
will make desperate raid Oh Mylin, and il
is said that Jere Cooper's appointment te
the prison clerkship means a "solit
South" for Rcinoehl. We shall see what
we shall sec.
THE Ohio Republican legislators have
nominated Garfield by acclamation fol
United States senator, and can, of course
elect him. The distinction is fittingly con
ferred. Garfield is undoubtedly theil
ablest man and the conceded Republican
leader of the House. He may find, how
ever, like Blaine, that the Senate is a
more limited field than the popular branch
and his party will fcelhis loss more keenly
in one house than they will be profited by
his accession to the other. In Maryland
William Pinkncy Whyte announces that
he has reconsidered his determination to
not be candidate for senatorial re-elec,
ton. He was stung to resentment at the
intimation that he "could not if he
would
In the present rage for the revival OF
old-fashioned customs care should be
taken to select only those which will be OF
benefit. A local contemporary the Other
day came out with a strong article advO,
eating a return to the old-time custom OF
throwing an old shoe after a newly we'd,
ded couple. The arguments adduced were
very plausible, but one fact is often better
than column of rhetoric. We learn from
a Georgia paper that this fashion has
already been revived in some portions OF
that state, and the other day as a colored
bride and groom were leaving the house
the shoe was thrown with will. The
aim was not good, the bride was struck on
the head by the leather emblem, and as
the shoe was a number nine the woman is
now in the hospital.
| IT is now settled that Senator Wallace
will name four and Cameron six of the
census supervisors in Pennsylvania. OF
the districts which will be placed at the
disposal of Senator Wallace the Fourth is
composed of the counties of Bucks, Car
bon, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northamp-
ton, represented by Mcssrs. GOttschalk
and Bachman the Seventh includes the
counties represented by Mcssrs. Coffroth
and Wise, and the Tenth is represented by
Messrs. White, Osmer and Dick. Senator
Wallace, who resides in his other dis
trict, has decided to name J. Simpson
Africa in it, and ha will be appointed pro-
vided he is not candidate for Congress,
in which event it is probable the depart
mcnt will decline to name him, us it docs
not desire to appoint any one to Office who
could use the position for political pur-
poses. There was a strong effort made to
bring the Third district, consisting of
Bcrks, Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumber-
land and Schuyl>ill, i'll the Democratic
list. as three of the counties are Demo
cratic. This movement was frustrated.
however, and it is understood that Re-
publican will be appointed.
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