Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-02

has been SO far produced juStitieS what
has been promised. EX-Receiver Smith
asks for an investigation, and he would
have got it without asking. 1t is of
quite as much Importance to the public
as to him to have it disclosed whether
he profitel from the operations OF his
wicked partners, or was truly good and
blind in both eyes.
UNCLE JOHN CESSNA had better sub
side. He has barely enough Of life left to
devote it all to repentance.
THERE are enough Pennsylvania pill
grims in Washington hunting Office 70: all
to he left. If it SO happens some of them
will have to come home by turnpike.
GENERALLY the sheriff has to hunt his
man, but the Kansas banker, who is in
the hands and at the tender mercy Of q
mob OF lynchers, would gladly seek the
seclusion that the sheriff grants.
"JoHS CESSNA will contest We
thought he did contest ut the November
election. Well. we'll, he wasn't satisfied
to be beaten only Is. lie will come out
of court with about 1870 against him.
STATE TREAsURER-ELECT BA,Ly turns
up at Washington rs a visiting statesman
from Pennsylvania. AS Mcpherson legged
for him in the campaign like rs not he is
for anybody to beat Mcpherson.
THE trouble at Millersville, reported
yesterday on what seemed to be reliable
information, is now reported on just as
good authority to have been far less SER
ious than was alleged. We take pleasure
in giving the other siie hearing, and no
one can rejoice moro than the INTELLI-
cENCER that rational modes Of discipline
there are bringing faculty and students to
a good understanding and pleasant rela-
tiOns.
YORK built I beautiful opera house, in
which the skill Of Durang the architect. of
Smith the scene painter, of Scattasglia
and Costiginni the decorative artists. were
lavishcd, and now when the enterprise
stands completed a thing of beauty. the
horrifying discovery is made that the peo-
pie over there do not care for public
amusements anyhow, and theatre compa-
nies are forced to face empty benches every
time. The Dispatch calls for some prac-
tical dramatic manager to take the helm,
and gives its opinion that the board of
directors don't know anything about run
ming 4 theatre.
ACCORDING to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
tho contest for speaker has narrowed
down to General Keifer, of Ohio, and
Frank Hiscock, of New York, with the
odds in favor of keifer. Reed, of Maine,
and Kasson, of Iowa, have some following,
but have no serious chances of winning" :"
But then the Inquirer is generally week
behind the news. The situation is simpli-
fed for Pennsylvania by the appearance of
Frank Hooten as a third candidate for
clerk from this state, and if Cameron
needs more to crowd Mcpherson out he
can easily summon some reserves into the
field. As the Pennsylvania delegation is
apparently conceded to hold the key to
the situation a careful canvass has been
made, with tho following result: For His
cock, certain, Harmer. Ward, Campbell,
Errett and Bayne The latter, in case
Hisccck becomes speaker, to have the
ckairmarship of the committee on rail.
roads. For Hiscock, lukewarm, Sam
Barr, O'Neill, Jadwin and Herr Smith.
Uncertain, Bingham, Kelley, Godschalk,
Scranton and Fisher. The latter has
liking for Keifer. For Reed, of Maine,
Shallenberger. For Kasson, Miller, Walker
and Watson.
The Sun gives quite a budget of infor-
nation to correspondent who appeals to
it "to discountenance the use of the snob-
bish, vulgar, lying appendage of Esquire to
our names. Also help to rub out Mister,
and that other bit Of snobbery: Pig
ville.upon-Hudson, 'Bricktown-upon-
Hudson and the like" The Sun explains
that Esquire is "derived from the French
euayer, which means a shield bearer, a
gentleman of the lowest rank carrying the
escutcheon of the knight or noble to whom
he happens to be attached. Now, it is
true that in a country where there is no