The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-12
Editorial Notes.

Harris, to fill the relationship of the port |
of Baltimore?
The Philadelphia city election, which
is attracting so much interest, takes place
next Tuesday, the 18th inst.
An old politician shrewdly gives an out
sider's definition of "ring. "a combi-
nation of men of whom we are not one.
Senator Dennis $4,000 diamondback
terrapins are still on their travels making
the rounds of all the newspapers. The
story has been contradicted, but they trav-
el on, all the same.
Senator Blaine proposes a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture
or sale of intoxicating fluids as beverages
after A. D. 1900.
Grant is a more thorough peripatetic
than the Wandering jew. He is here,
there, aud everywhere. Not even the
waves of old ocean are more restless than
he.
The mild weather and rain this week
has caused floods throughout the country,
causing considerable destruction of crops,
buildings, boats and life. A general break
up Of ice has occurred.
A colored pupil, named Frederick c.
Dickinson, has been refused admission to
Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, n. Y ION
account Of his color. Northern people,
after all, have very little love for the black
man
The Republican party Is at present un-
dergoing the process of dividing into two
opposing factions, called respectively
"StaIwarts" and SHALT. Breeds, Senator
Coukling heading the former aud Senator
Blaine the latter.
Next to the fraudulent character of the
administration now drawing to close, l.
viii be condemned 10 history for its hollow
pretenses to civil service reform. Mr..
Hayes will 90 into retirement with very
little Of the respect of his eountrymcn.
DR.. Eli J. Henkle aud Hon. Michael
Banuon, it is said, will lock horns for SUI
premacy ia Anne Arundel county this
fall Both wih be candidates for the
House of Delegates. The former is talked
of for Speaker, and the latter il loOking to
the judicial ermine next year.
No election for Senator has taken place
in the Penrsylvania Legislature. Oliver,
the regular Republican caucus nominees
and Grow, nominee Of the boiling Republi-
cans, have Withdrawn. The Regulars have
decided 10 support Thomas NJ. Bayae, and
the boilers 10 support Gen. James A.
Beaver
The Halifax Fishery Commission award
of $500, 900, is still the subject Of con
troyersy ia Canada. as the result of shame
full fraud. Are not the scales well poised
between the Geneva and the Halifax
awards. the ode an offset 10 the ether
The a,orale Of neither VIII bear the touch
stone Of scrutiny.
Having killed off the peach crop the
chronic grumblers have set about killing
the wheat. They declare that the sleet
aud ice have % closely sealed up the
growing wheat that much Of il has been
killed, especially in low places. We re-
collect, distinctly, that similar statements
we're made three years ago, and jet The
ensuing wheat crop was one Of the largest
ever produced.
A Washington letter of Monday last,
says :-"Gov. Hamilton was here to-day,
and said in regard to recent rumors and
publications as to his aetiOn or prospective
action ia Maryland politics, that they
we're purely imaginary. as he had had no
conFersa tons on The subjeet, aud had au-
tisorixed no one to state his views" This
rather spOils the sensational Sunday read
ing served up ia the columns Of the Bali |
Blore american.
The TowsontoWn Journal says that Mr.
George Cotton has "a rod in soak for Mr. |
John L. Thomas, in return for his rhyth- |
mic attentions which 50 excited the risibil- |
ity Of the gentlemen present at the Ohio
editorial banquet. Mr. Cotton wields
,renchant pen, aud We shouldn't wonder if !
Mr. Thomas feels its point, "When the
time be ripe" when the laugh viii be |
found on the other side
The two houses Of Congress met 10 the
hall Of the House of Representatives on
Wednesday, when a eOunt vas made of
the electoral vote for President and Vice
President of the United States, after which /
Vice President Wheeler announced that 1
James A. Garfield had been elected Presi-
dent of the United Safes for four years,
commencing March !, 1881, aud that
Chester A. Arthur had been elected Vice
President for the same period. There was
90 controversy over the vote of any State,
and the counting was all done 10 an hour
and half The vote of Georgia, not Of
fecting the result, was anchsilenged.
We shall have to interpose-in matter
of age-between our esteemed friends of
the Cecil Democrat and the Cecil Ners
The one is 10 the prime of life and has
drawn his prize in The hymenial lottery;
the other is quite young-thst is, all per
sons are young, by courtesy at least, Until |
they are married-and his prize has yet to
be drawn. Our ex-senior remembers him
Ian infant in swaddliDg-clothes, ''muling
and pulisg 10 his nurses arms, and can
give him a clean certificate as to age, if
any young lady is interested in knowing |
the bottom facts 10 the case. We pray
our friend of the Democrat to be lttle
coosiderate, and. little generous.
The pension bill, it is said, will require
$4,000, geo to meet the claims upon the
U. S. Treasury. 1t is now proposed to
pension railway postal clerks Who may be
injured in the service, and the families Of
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