Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-20

full salary, and who Will exert { II his in
fuence to prevent, expose and punish
the plundering system of purchasing
state supplies which has long prevailed
in Harrisburg to the shame of the COM
munwealth. p WIliamsport Resoltion.
THE person who owned that Philadel-
phia factory, the destruction of which
by fire, through criminal negligence on
his part, recently cost the loss of many
precious lives has now an opportunity to
reflect upon the soundness of the opin-
ion which led him to the declaration
that fire escapes weren't necessary
anyhow" Mill-owner Harvey has been
put under $4,000 bail, awaiting the ac-
tion of the grand jury on his case.
On Saturday, it is predicted, we may
expect to hear of Cabinet nominations.
BOsToN journals are becoming aesthetic.
One of them says that Byron swan across
the H-espcnt.
GENERAL BLCNDEE appears to have
been in command of the arrangements for
celebrating the Yorktown centennial.
INDIANA Republicans say that soft
soap will no longer carry that state. Just
as if it hadn't been understood all along
that it was hard cash that did the work a
year ago.
BENEvOLENTLY disposed people need
only to read the statement of the commit
tee in charge Of the Michigan relief fund,
printed elsewhere, to know that the time
has not yet arrived for them to relax their
philanthropic efforts in behalf Of the Tin
fortunate people Of that devastated dis
t1ict. "And the greatest of these is
Charity"
THE Harrisburg Independent, thorough
exponent Of its title, puts the case thus
tcrsely and truly: "Monopoly opposes
Noble after his record in the Legislature,
and it remains to be seen whether the
voter three weeks hence will shake hands
with monopoly and wish it God speed OF
put the seal Of condemnation upon it,
NEITHER Lord Corvallis, whose sur
render at Yorktown century ago, i:
now being so extensively celebrated by
the American people on the very spo
where it occurred, nor Lord North, who
was prime minister of England during
elc:cn years, including the whole period
of the Revolutionary war, has to-day
any descendant OF his namo in the male
line.
MAYOR KING, Of Philadelphia, want:
the Rev. DIR. Harper to understand thai
there is no "power behind the throne ol
his administration" And people who
havo observed the course of events politi
cal in That city since his assumption OF
executive power will cheerfully concedt
the truth Of his assertion. Mr.. King il
unquestionably mayor Of Philadelphia
and the political traders and hucksters
are not likely TO forget it.
1T seems to be 4 scrub race between:
Congressman CLARK, of Missouri, and his
wife, rs to who shall &c first to secure &
full ventilation of all the ptiiui details OF
the domestic inielicities that have
ended in u separation and prospective di-
vorce. One of these days perhaps con
grcssional widcwers and others in the pub
lie service will learn to look else where
than in the government department fol
some one to soothe and comfort
their declining years. But perhaps it would
be juster to reverse the proposition ant
put the department girls on their guard
against the matrimonial advances Of fes
tive functionaries like Christiancy aui
Clark.