Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-26

leg. The patient has been in the swing
three weeks, and it is proposed to keep
him there six weeks longer. He has i'm
proved in condition since the treatment
began and is in excellent health. If no
unforeseen accident occurs the cure is ex-
pected to be perfect.
Combines chickens only came home to
roost. In 1874 Grant sent to the Senate
the nomination of VIM. A. Simmons for
collector of the port of Boston. The term
of the then incumbent, Judge Russell, had
not expired. There had been no complaint
against him, and there was an almost uni
versal remonstrance from the busi-
ness men of Boston against his displace-
ment. A large delegation of Boston mer-
chants unavailingly protested against the
nomination of Simmons. Ben Butler was
at that time potential with Gen. Grant,
and Simmons was his man. The two
Massachusetts, senators (Sumncr and
BoutwelD were against Simmons, and also
a majority of the Massachusetts, delega-
ton in the House. But Mr.. Conkling had
no care then for the "courtesy" of the
Senate. Notwithstanding the nomination
was for the most important federal Office
in Massachusetts,, and that it was against
the earnest wish of both the senators of
that state, Conkling championed it by
voice and vote and contributed very
materially to the confirmation. Now the
chalice which he commended to the Massa
chusetts senators las been returned to his
own lips.
THERE used to be great deal of honest
indignation vented against southern post
masters who tampered with tho mails to
prevent the free circulation Of auti-slavery
documents. If reports be true such a
going on down there in the in
terest of Malone and Republicanism.
Mr.. John Carmichael, who is gentleman
living near Middleburg, and SON. n.law Of
Hon. J. Il. Tucker, mailed at his Office a
postal card to Senator Vance of North
Carolina, upon which were written The
words, "Please send mo your speech on
that id dog Malone. - The card
never reached Senator Vance, to whom il
was directed, though it came in the course
of distribution via the Washington s. Ohio
railroad to Washington, where it was with
drawn from the mail by Special Agent
Henderson. who proceeded to Alexandra
and obtained Of United States Commission
er Fowler a warrant for Mr.. Carmichael
which was entrusted to Deputy Marsha
O'Neal. Mr.. Carmichael, who lives or
his farm, a short distance from the village
Of Middleburg, made no secret of the au
thenticity of tho card, and assumed al
once all the responsibility connected will
it. He accompanied readily the deputy
marshal to Alexandria aud engaged Epps
Hunton as his counsel. The law says
Messages Oh postal cards must not b,
read except when necessary to facilitat,
their delivery, or for the purpose of deter
mining whether the same are unmailabl,
by reason Of tho presence of obscen,
words or pictures thereon Under thi.
provision the postal authorities say post
masters are warranted in "glancing a
postal cards. and in reading such IL
they suspect" to be in violation of law
But how can they get any grounds fo
suspicion without reading thcm?
Hon. w. NJ. HALL, judge Of the Bed
ford and Somerset district, who is perhaps
as famous for his irascibility and collision.
with the bar, as for his judicial ability
comes up for reelection, and, naturally il
is some concern to him whether or mo-
Fulton county with its several hundred
Democratic majority is tackled on his dis
trict. It is a pitiful way to attempt t.
save him by joining Adams with Fulton
the counties being separated by so mile'
Of rough mountain road. Judge Hall'sre
election is vigorously opposed by som,
lawyers and journals of his own party wht
declare that his denomination will be cal
a,nitous and defeat the Republicans
Hall, to his great self-derogation, come.
out in newspaper card appealing for
votes, declaring that it is customary tc
renominate a judge when he is in the vigol
of his faculties. His experience make,
him the better qualified to discharge the
duties and serve the public in a position
of the highest Importance to the public
welfare. l believe, as against my re.nom-
inatiOn, Somerset will not urge claim.
And trust that this effort will
not avail to throw me aside in my own
county. Whilst do not case greatly to
he judge, 1 do care, under these surround
ings, to have the endorsement of the peo
pie of my own county. Aud I think will
get it, because l think tho people know
me-and think they know me to be hon.
est and capable, and that they will not be
willing to aid in this sinister effort against
me which is grounded on the qualification
of pure personal malignity, which it seems
will never be got out of some people ex-
cept by an exceedingly hot sub-mundane
refining process" Meanwhile the Demo.
Gratis of Somerset have nominated VIM. j.
Bear, a most excellent man, graduate of
Marshall college. So are Hall, and Cessna
in whose bonnet, too, the judicial bee
buzzes.
Tired Of the Republican Party.
New York Herald.
The public is tired of the Republican