Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-12


TIE present lighting of the city is in
adequate. The oil street lamps do not
give enough light. Neither did the gas
lamps. The city should he sufficiently
we'll lighted to save pedestrians from the
danger of falling over distractions that
may happen to lie on the pavements in
such crowded thoroughfares as Centre
Square and the streets leading 70 and
from it. That danger was not Obviated
last winter and it is still experienced.
Bids for electric lighting arc wanted.
THEY say Cyrus W. Fields new cumbi-
nation paper will boost his brother for the
presidency in 1884. So
AND now tho cranks who ply tho papers
with unc,ackable nuts want to know
Lady MucJcth's first name.
The president wrote his message Ou
mourning paper. An idea to preachers for
funeral sermons.
WITH singular aptncss the patent out
siders are publishing Il ragged wOOd-cut
portrait and made to order sketch of
Speaker keifcr under tho Shakspearian
| aphorism, ''Somc arc born great, some
achieve greatness and somo have greatness
| thrust upon them.'
THE children of tho New York public
schools read in a history supplied by tho
commissioners, this sentence, attributed
| to the New York Tribune Whenever
| any considerable section Of on: Union shall
| deliberately resolve to 80 out, VIC shall re-
n.' 1t is just us we'll the Tribune should
be reminded of this.
THE Washington Republic regards with
mingled wonder and indignation the agility
and inpudcnce of John Sherman liz intro
ducin. ir the Senate bill for refunding
the national debt ut 3 per cent, almost
| precisely similar to the bill which, as sec
retary of the treasury, he induced Mr..
Hayes o'veto less than Il year ago.
Whether as sreenbacker, hard money
man or refunder. Mr.. Sherman always
manages to catch the popular wave little
| behind the crest and to be carried out 10y
.l,e under tow.
DosToS boasts of the intelligence of a
Scotch terrier which barkcd at the door of
the Homeopathic hospital until it was
taken in and had its brokcu leg bandagcd.
Lancaster is ahead of Boston oven in ca
nine Intelligence. Years ago, after DR..
Atlee had treated broken arm for one Of
the Cosgroves, his dog, which had visited
the doctors Office during his master
treatment, Que day brought a fellow dog,
suffering with broken leg, and had the
doctor set it and then trottcd off with the
relieved animal man-like never returning
to pay Esculapius his fee.
Coy. ST. JOHN, Of Kansas, recently gave
Il glowing description of the successful
operations of the prohibition experiment
in that state; but now comes the Hon.
Charles Robinson, staunch New England
leader in Kansas, aad an original temper
ance man, aud denies the governor S state.
ments. He asserts that drinking is more
common than ever, and quotes from lead
ing newspapers and from letters to show
that his statement is correct. But il any
confirmation was needed it would seem to
be supplied by the governor himself, who
has issued 4 proclamation declaring that
there exists in the cities Of Atchiscn.
Leavenworth, Topeka, Wyandotto and
Dodge City ombination violating the
law prohibiting the manufacture and sale
Of Intoxicating liquors, and Offering re.
wards for the arrest and conviction of
members of said combination. He also
offers reward for the arrest and cOnvic-
ton of any policemen, city marshal cl
county attorney OF other officer guilty OF
failure to perform the duties imposed
upon him by said law.
THE destruction, of the Ring theatre in
Vienna, Austria, Of which a graphic ac-
count is printed on our first page, though
ranking among the most awful confagra
tions Of history, in the destruction ol
human life, is not without precedent. BY
tie burning of the theatre in Amsterdam
in 17772 there perished 800 souls in Sara
gossa 1000 were lost IN the same year
and the following is a complete record OF
similar calamities since that memorable
year 1881, Paris, Palais Royal, 500
1874, Pisino, Istria, 1000 1907, London,
Sadlcr,s Wells Qalse alarm), 1S; 1911,
Richmond, Va, Gl 1916, Quebec, Royal
theatre, 46 1858, London, Coburg thea
trc Qalse alarm, 1G !; 1865, Edinburgh,
Theatre Royal, %; 1867, Philadelphia,
American Varieties, Is; 1876, Brooklyn
theatre, 2s4 1876, Rouen, Theatre des
Arts, 10; 1876, San Francisco, Chinese
theatre false alarm), II; 1875 Calais,
France, 10; 1878, Ahmednugger, India,
40; 1881, Cronstadt, Russia, 8; 1881,
Nice, France, 81. or theatre fires only IL
per cent, have occurred during the per.
fcrmance, but 50 per cent. have occurred
during the night.
| THE New York Independent breaks
down all UNCONVENTIONAL fences and boldly
avows its settled conviction that Christ
established church, and not dcnomina
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