Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-08

All tnc same, the convention IS TO be Cl.
rected to the punishment of the people
who, with Mr.. Gariield's encouragement
last winter, made effective the bolt
against Cameron.
MINOR TOPICS.
THE Harrisburg Telegraph calls the Phil.
adelphia Press the Ne Too of its neighoor,
the ZImss.
A CORRESPONDENT Of a Philadelphia
newspaper suggests that satisfactory
mode Of disposing of Guiteau would be to
have him led along the cutters and sewers
Of this city. Worst torture, he thinks,
would not be possible.
THE losses by fire in the United States
and Canada during the month Of August
present somewhat startling record. The
aggregate losses for the month are esti-
mated at q, 600, 600, which with previous
losses Indicate an average for the year Of
net less than $50, 900, 900.
AN eminent scientific professor says that
it is the positive electricity OF the cat that
renders it safe in the scvercst thunder
storm ; that lightning may aim at a cat
all day aud not hit her. This shows what
folly it is to depend on the lightning. The
Philadelphia .Mens suggests the use of the
,, bcotjack.
JUDGE AGNEw, in long and elaborate
effort, argues that law prohibiting liquor
selling is neither sumptuary law nor the
analogue of a sumptuary law. And that
therefore the objection to snmptuary laws
that they seek to suppress the personal
vicesas well as the public crimes Of the
people does not apply to prohibitory laws.
l.; is the season for agricultural fairs,
and the bucolic mind is in its annual
state Of exaltion. Various state fairs are
coincidcntly in full blast, and the country
exhibitions are to be numbered by the
hundreds. The Pennsylvania fail is held
this year at Pittsburgh. It is now open,
and appears to be fully up to the average
OF former exhibitions.
AS gauged by the human thermometer
perhaps equally reliable with the con-
ventional tube Of mercury, ifnot more SO
this week has SO far been the most op-
prcssively hot Of the season. and yesterday
capped the climax Of calorific intensity.
1t is reported that up in Vermont some of
the people are of the opinion that the world
is 3 last Oh fire for good and all.
The Princess of Wales is regarded with
anxious looks by the superstitious ones
when she first appears at any races The
fact Of her wearing a cloak with the colors
Of the winner of the Derby on the day of
the race gave an impulse to this sort of
religion, and now that her Royal Highness
wore Nine. du Barry rose on the day
the mare of that name won the Goodwood
cap, everybody wants to know who gives
her the ''tip." The old turf cry, 'Follow
the Baroa,' SO well-known in the days of
the late Baron Rothschild, may now be
substituted by "Follow tho Princess -
IIANLAN has decided to retire OH his lau
re!s, and has announced, in reply to tho
chailcge Of Ross, that he will pull no moro
matches. Hanlan, for mere oarsman, is
rather uncommonly wise in his day and
generation. He has had enough glory to
last him for the balance of his life, and he
evidently thinks that there is more credit
as we'll as moro profit to be gotten out of
tho tavern, which his enthusiastic fellow
citizens presented to him as token Of
their regard, than is to be gotten out of
boat racing, which may result in his de-
feat.
"RIcHXRD is himself again. is the OK
preston Garfield is represented as making
use Of yesterday ON arousing from long
sleep. The Times calls attention to the
singular fact that tho Shakespearean quo.
tations tllOugbtlcssly made use of for
Garsield's glory have not been of good
augury. When he was nominated Law
renee Barrett telegraphed the greeting of
tue witch Hail Glamis thou art and |
Cawdor shalt be-" Now, no sooner was
he Cawdor than his misfortunes came to
Macbeth. In the same way-when Rich
ard rousing from his dismal dream took a |
breath Of fresh air, he declared himself
" himself again." but in few hours the |
blade Of Richmond had pierced him in his
heart.