Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-17
MINOR TOPICS,

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MINOR TOPICS.
TIE alleged wit of the New York World
has it that Hayes will soon March Fourth
from the White House.
A LONDON publisher has issued a two
cent edition of the New Testament, and at
latest reports sales have reached 400, 600
copies.
DuR1No the recent census taken In
Switzerland, the female citizens of all de-
igrees energetically protested against tell
ing their ages
THIS short sentence has in it all the let
ters OF the alphabet, only a." ''e,' "i'
and 30" being used more than once: ''Bc
quick, John Swartz, fix my glove pad.'
ACCORDING to the statistics Of cotton
manufacturing developed by the late GEN.
sus there are 230, 223 looms in the whole
country, Massachusetts, leading among
the States with "a, 755. There are 18l, ,02S
persons employed in this industry 62, 794
in Massachusetts,, 1l,e71 in Pennsylvania.
The International dairy fair association
is of the opinion that butter under any
other name is not nearly SO sweet. and that
the expectation of oleGmargarine is utterly
running the foreign market for American
butter. Hence Congress is asked to pre-
scribe e1Oo fine for any shipping of oleo-
margarine under shorter name.
TIE growth Of Scribner's Monthly has been
marvel in the history of magazine litera.
ture in this country. Its circulation in
America increased 20, 600 copies last yea,
and for the splendid February mid-wintel
number the English order is for 1900
copies against II 900 for the same number
last year. Its pre-eminent success in wood
engraving has specially commended il
abroad, and the beginning Of another story
by Mrs. Burnett is ono of the features oi
the forthcoming number.
THE correspondent Of the Sun interview.
ed James G. Fair, United States senator.
elect from Nevada, as to the rumors that
he was not sound Democrat and that he
was liable to act with the Republicans
Mr.. Fair said "That is absurd. en-
tered the canvass on the Cincinnati plat
form. am Democrat, and will act with
the Democrats of the Senate on national
questions. 1t would he highly dishonor
able for me to do otherwise, and nobody
will ever sec me 60 back on the party that
has elected me.''
PHILADELPHIA Erenang Telegraph, Rep.
BY the caucus plan Mr.. Oliver having but
70 votes out $50, that being the whole
number OF members of the Legislature, he
tor. Instead of being the choice of a ma
jority of the Legislature, a. the law de
clares he shall be, he is, the choice of les!
than one-third, and yet if there had beer
no bolt Of the honest Republicans from
the caucus Harry Oliver would to-day
| be in effect senator from Pennsylvania ol
the United States Senate
The New York Worlds correspondent
cables to it from London !: sc The chief in
terest in American securities this week has
centered in Philadelphia & Reading.
The Powell and McCalmont combination
has been broken down completely, SO far
as this market is concerned. The subscrip
tiOns to tho deferred bonds are already
double tho whole amount issued. Yester.
day these bonds were ono time at premi
um of 44 per cent, and they closed at 3
The shareholders support President Cover
enthusiastically, and, to reveal an inter
estins and instructive secret, few people
benefit more by his success than these
same McCalmonts, whose personal hostili
ty is simply incomprehensible. The com
mon stock again advanced to-day"