Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-18

cur" its abundant supply before the
water courses are improved.
MINOR TOPICS.
NicToR HUGo's pen has been invoked
by tie leader Of the League to write
manifesto t" Europe recommending the
IriSi, ca,,c.
The Legislature of Florida has passed
an act to prevent the inttru!aiiiage Of
whites and blacks and the governor has
signed it.
GEN. GARFIELD is quoted as saying, !:
few days ago, that che had made 10 pledge
i'll reference 10 an appointment iii his cibi
net or any other place to anybody in the
whole country. lie has thousands of ap-
pIic..toiis for Office which lie has filed for
reference at the proper time"
The Atlanta Constitution thus regards
it: The Pennsylvania, icsisla urc is so
seliishly divided up that it is impossible
for one may t" buy it. This may he an
Improvement in politics from Il rciormer
point Of view, but not from the Cameron
ian standpoint
The Carlisle HraId, Rep. says The
Pcni>A lvania Legislature, or at least the
Republican part of it. seems bent OH Civ
I'M, practical cxemplitication of the ass
Al
tant from two bundles OF hay--or Was it
two aSscs equally distan: from one bun
die.
PRINCES; Louise Is SO rcluci..u to re-
turn to the chilly grandeur OF the Cana
dian cour; that she seeks every i,:ctcXt to
p:olon:: hc- visit liz Europe Hex depart
,lre. which had been iixe.; for February.
is now put of until Easter to enable her
to pay certain visits long promised. Mean
while the marquis pines among Che yahcos
Of the Dominion.
The Daiii,inc tEd-tuc says the
country has come To look upol the dis
Gus;ing conduct Of the politicians at Har-
r:ahurg viii, Indifference. We are prom
iScd that the end is near, but SO many OF
this suIt "i rlimOrs have been sen: cut that
nobody believes them any more. II has
become as great !: nuisance rs Whitaker S
ears
\ CORRESPONDENT of the Wilmington
Ere,y Ecentag says When good teatot:;-
lers 60 abroad they sly with upliftcl
hands ana eyes and goblets, "oh ! thi;
shocking water! We shall certainly be
i'll if We trink it, for we are assured, on
the best Of authority, that it is rank poison.
We 'lctest the ruby wine. and at home our
principles forbid that we should ever touch,
much less taste the inslicus beverage
but here, why really, we suppose we must
but it is under protest, VIC beg you to oh
serve" Whcrcupon down goes 4 glass of
clnrct, with decided smack OF the lips,
and at the end of the dinner each indi-
vdual tcctotaler has disposed of his
regulation pint bottle of the cleaning red
wnc--un,!cr protest.
TIE lumors rs to the doubtful stand of
Senator David Davis in the reorganization
Of the Senate arc set at rest by an intimate
friend Of the senator, who reports that
Senator Davis says that 4 movement by
the Republicans 70 reorganizc would be
entirely and essentially !, PARTISAN effort
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party, and that to support such Il move
| mcnt 10y his vote would bc for him to s.,s-
tain frank rartisanslip." while in voting
to continue the present status he main
tains his independence. Therefore if any
change is made in the Senate it must be
by General Malone voting with the Re-
publicans, unless Pennsylvania shall delay
the election of the senator until after the
Democrats victory.
HAYES has backed down before Cunk-
ling on the Forster appointment. He las
| Withdrawn his name from the Senate. offer
ing lio explanation for its presentation or
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bid fer the support of the friends Of Conk-
ling in the confirmation of Matthews, or it
may bc considered part Of programme
for securing certain other objects dear to
the heart of the retiring incumbent Of Til
denis place. Forster, it will be borne in
mind, is an Ohio man named for district
attorney of the southern district of New
York. vice Woodlorl, who has held the
place since Grants term. ConkliDg re-
senteti the appointment, and, as usual, the
Democratic majority submissively yielded
to his command. To the country at large
the affair is Of DO sort of significance.
Forster is doubtless quite as capable ofad-
mi'.stcrinS the place as Weodforl but as
Conkling didn't want him he must step
aside. And this is called constitutional
republican sovcrnment.-Tfnaes.
General Skobc!cif telcsraphs from Cock