Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-21
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
WHERE the Philadelphia Eeeniag Meas
generally hasa department of jokes and
mirth, it yesterday left blank space. en-
closed with mourning lines and the quo
tation There's time to laugh-and a
time to weep > and yet this was not more
funeral than some Of the alleged wit and
humor that occasionally appears in the
same place.
THE Philadelphia Record explains that
the charge of Johns. Davis being Stand
ard oil company man is false. He is a
producer and consequently nti-Standard.
The Standard Davis is not John s., but
Henry l., quite another Davis. Nothing
is more cheerful than the alacrty with
which all the Democratic candidates fol
governor disavow any connection or affilia.
tion with the Standard monopoly.
IT is unfortunate that the time of the
great fircmen's parade in Reading falls jus,
as the president Is lying dead. For all,
however, the management can hardly be
blamed for going on with it. The con.
vention was already assembled and such
elaborate preparation had been made and
great expenses incurred for the parade
that it could hardly have been asked that
this be lost. Business and industrial pur-
suits must take their ordinary course and
the firemen could hardly he expected to
suspend their arrangements. None the
Jess it is binding upon them to observe
unusual decorrm and to maintain constant
respect for the sad circumstances which
have draped the land in mourning.
STATE SENATOR, Platform Maker, Re-
publican Chairman, Governor(in his mind)
Thos. V. Cooper, continues to win golden
opinions from all classes Of people for
his mastery management of the Baily
campaign. The last grist from his literary
bureau is the following (confidentiaD let
ter of instructions to able Republican
editors who are expected to run their
papers with the machine.
DEAR SIR: After the first sensation. of
Mr.. Wolfe's Independent candidacy has
passed, will it not be wise Republican
policy to advertise him as little as possible
for the remainder Of the campaign? This
policy has been pursued with advantage
as to Prohibitory. Grcenback and all other
side arrangements, and it's wisdom will, l
think, be more than ever apparent in the
present instance. have the honor to be,
Very truly yours,
THos. V. COOPER.
PHILADELPHIA, September is.
THE Columbia Herald publishes ('' for
public information, ch ?') the annual re-
port of the county finances which the pre-
sent board of county commissioners have
failed to publish and for which neglect
each of them is liable to slOO fine. From
this statement it appears that last year
the commissioners orders amounted to
$3.50, 1887, while tho receipts from all
sources except loans" amounted to
only SAL, 1852. This does not exactly
indicate deficiency of over 500, 900, but
it very plainly shows that the county
spends 4 great deal more than it collects,
which is very bad housekeeping. The
amounts paid aldermen and Justices last
year from the county treasury footed up
$40, 793.6S. J. W. Johnson's little job of
contesting John Merringer's election as 7th
ward constable, resulting in an increase of
his majority, cost the county s72s. 80. The
jurors and jury commissioners cost S13,-
69G.25, besides s2O4.50 for meals. Com
missioner Cob!e drew "on account
of salary and mileage" $1,000,
Bushong s9sl.5O, Montgomery 81, 169. 10.
Besides his salary as solicitor,
II. r. Fulton got SIS fee in the case of
A. G. Welchans ct al. vs.. the county, and
j. H. Brown, ex-solicitor, $75. Coroner
Mishler and his deputies (who divide with
the coroner) held 10 inquests and got
u, GEO, besides 81. 155 paid tho doctors
(who also must ''divvy' with Mishler) for
alleged post mortems. District Attorney
Eshleman's fees were 81, 3,O13.OO and Clerk
Urban's SO, 5S9.22. The poor house cost
$50. .994.56 and the prison $1S, 1914; the
county printing and advertising 7,459.96,