Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-12
PERSONAL.

SARCASM by the Philadelphia Times
1.-The man who read the proof of President
Haycs's biography has followed the man
who wrote that great work into an office
under President Hayes. The type-setters,
pressmen and book binders engaged on
that biography arc now ranging themselves
into line
THE Springfield Republic"a, observing
that the Grant men who were prominent
in his administrations are urging Grant on
the ground that the corruption of his eight
years was due, not to him, but to the bad
men about him, is reminded of the cloth
ing dealer who cheerfully attributed to
himself bad odor, of which i customer
complained in coat he was examining.
J. J. AND KATE STRONG applied for
patent for the use of Il chalk line around
table legs, etc, to prevent the incursiOns
of ants, and the commissioner of patents
refused the application. 1t was argued
that the chalk acts on the ants ina specific
manner. the formic acid found in the latter
efferyescins on contact and throwing the
insects over. The patent was allowed by
the court
BARTLEY CAMPBELL, the playwright, is
urging before the library committee of
Congress ali increase of the penalty for
violating the copyright law. He complains
hot, hicfnioooc an1 fho
penalty, and then boast that they make
money ont of the operation, and he wants
that stopped by fixin ga penalty that
will he heavy enough to protect him.
AT Dillingham;, near Chatham, England,
singular ball was recently held. The
parties was made up of fifty-nine ladies
and gentlemen whose united ages amonnt-
ed to four thousand two hundred and fifty
nine years. A gentlemen born in 1890
opened the dance with lady only four
years his junior. and it is said that their
waltzing was as brisk as that of any young
couple of twenty.
In an article discussing candidates for
the Democratic nomination for the prcsi-
dcncy. the Utica Observer of Saturday
says of Ex-Governor Seymour: But he
is unaltelably fixed in the determination
not to run ; he will accept no nomination
under any circumstances. If he can be
moved to modify this determination it will
be well for all concerned. But those who
think he can do not know him or greatly
mistake his character
A REPUBLICAN, congressman from CEN
tral New York believes that the Utica con-
vention will pledge the delegation to Chi
cago for Grant. \ meeting was held at
Albany last night to protest against the
haste with which the late Republican pri-
maries were held New primaries are to
be held. The caucuses at WatcrtOwn. n.
V. last night. were all for Blaine. Mr..
John NJ. Francis, of Troy, says the Rcpub-
licans up that way are for Grant.
THE Senate IN executive session, gave
Hayes a slap in the face by rejecting
every nOIlilldGlOl uc Ildl HlstuC
visors of ceusus in Ohio. Hayes nOmina-
ted eight supervisors for the Buckeye
state. All were stalwart Republicans.
Apparently, Mr. Hayes forgot when he
made these nominations that both senators
from Ohio and eleven out of the twenty
congressman from that state are Demo-
Gratis. Moreover Senator Pendleton is
chairman of the census committee, and he
determined that the Democr It's shoul1 lie
given the proportion of census supcrvis-
ors to which the party is entitled in virtue
OF its prominence in Ohio. He made
short speech in the executive session, urg-
ing that Mr.. Hayes had acted with inten-
tlonal unfairness in the matter, and by
vote of 80 to 19 every one of the eight
nominations were rejected. Senator Hill
voted with the minority against rejection.
Several Republican senators, who were
evidently we'll pleased with the action Of
the Democrats abstained from voting.