Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-14


of some of the Nihilists if they formally
ask for pardon.
For the Republican nomination of state
treasurer Howard ]. Reeder and Senator
Geo. V. Lawrence are talked of
WHICH of our local political romancers
can depict 81. w. johnson in search of a
combination Neither of those found
suits him-and he suits neither.
A LAWYER in Plymouth, Mass, has
filed a bill praying for an injunction to stop
the ringing of a mill bell at five o'clock in
the morning, alleging that it Injuries and
depreciates property and estates, disturbs
the quiet of our homes, and %molests us in
our engagements of business, amusements
and devotion"
HONoRs are easy. At a meeting Of the
National Rifle association in New York a
letter was read from Earl Stanhope, de-
clining to send British team to America
this year. A resolution was accordingly
adopted that it is inexpedient to send an
American team to Great Britain this year.
If they want to be beaten again let them
come over.
THE roof of the Methodist church, in
| Eureka, New. is covered With tin from
old cans. The number of oyster cans used
was 2,26j. Besides'tlle there were 3, 3jG
I quart fruit oans aid ee5 vnc-gallon vege'
table cans, making all joints water proof.
Each piece Of tin passed through the
hands Of the manufacturer Is times, which
shows that the pieces were handled 81, 81
times.
THE reports of the publishers indicate
that Col. Forney's second volume
Anecdotes of Public Men, is sur
passing the circulation Of the first,
and that Il new edition, which is
the third, has been issued of the original
series. His novel, "The New Nobility" :"
which has boon on the market for the last
six weeks, is a favorite work in tn, libra
ries and is heavily purchased in the great
cities North and South. 1t originally ap-
peared in Progress and attracted a great
deal of attention.
GARFIELD's friend and the president Of
Hiram college, Rev. Hinsdalc, declares
that only one change was made in the pro
posed cabinet after Garfield left Mentor
At the time, Morton had been rendered
the secretarysliip of the navy and had ac
cepted, but after the arrival OF Gen Gar.
field ut Washington, he was persuaded t.
resign, at the instis alton Of Senator Conk.
ling, and asked fora foreign appointment.
1t made it necessary for some other New
York man to be appointed in his place,
and SO James was selected for postmaster
general and Hunt, booked for the postal
department., was put into the vacancy
made by Morton's retirement.
PERSONAL.
The Ohio Republicans will again run
FOSTER for governor.
In Omaha Mrs. G. A. Evans gave
birth to four children-twO BOYS and two
girls.
General NJ. w. GARy's death SD gricvcd
his mother that she died two hours after
she heard of her loss.
Governor HOYT is confined to the house
by illness and is threatened with IN attack
of sciatica.
Attorney General MACVEAGm is named
by the Bcstrn alumni of Yale college to
fill a vacancy in the Yale corporation.
In the play of ola Princessc Georges
in Philadelphia last night SAlsH BERN:
HARDT tainted twice in the first act from
illness and the audience was dismissed.
The grand jury of the court Of general
sessions, New York, has returned an in
dictmcnt against ANTHONY CoMsTock,
charging him with assaulting Fanny NJ.
Hoffman.
Sergeant BATES, who achieved notoric:y
by marching through the Southern states
and through portion Of Europ,. bearing
tho American fla, is reported to be dying
in abject poverty in Saybrook, Ill. He has
a.wife and six children.
| Private DALZELL has declined an Office,
He was recently appointed to an $1,000
clerkship in the pension bureau and sent
long letter to the secretary. of the ill.,
terror declining it. The secretary refuses
to give the letter for publication because
it contains other matters - 10: pertinent
to his voluntary REIMBURSEMENT of an
| Office.
The mission to Mexico was offered to
ex-senator BRUCE, of Mississippi, but
after consideration hc declined. One rca-
son ofhis declination, SO it is said is that
he would no! be willing to take his family
to - country and climate subject to cpl
demic diseases such as yellow fever. And
yet they propose to offer it to Senator
STEWART for the benefit of his health
Colonel S. C. REID, son Of Captain S,
c. Reid, who designed the American flag
of the present form and who now lives in
Washington, married a niece of Key, the
author OF the ''Star Spangled Ranner"
Yesterday was the sixty third anniversary
of the hosting Of the flag for the first
time over the House of Representatives
and in Washington there was private
celebration Of the event.
HORTENsE SCHNEIDER, OF opera boutle
notoriety, is selling off her objects of art
and jewels at the Hotel Drouot, Paris,
The sale is likely to last the whole week.
The first days proceeds alone We're forty