Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-02

the ordinary sensibility, and legal en-.
actment cannot be too speedily invoked
to put a stop to it.
MINOR TOPICS.
DURING the present month the arrivals
at Castle Garden were 60, 900, the largest
number for the same month ever recorded
at Castle Garden since its establishment.
Mr.. WHARTON BARKER's the american
of Philadelphia suggests Wolfe for Cover.
nor. 1t may be necessary to add that it
recommends him for for the Republican
nomination. Mr.. Barkcr's recommenda-
tion will add to Wolfe's claim upon "rHE
FAMILY"
The Reading News completed its first
year on Saturday. 'Tt began in prosper.
ity and has been crowned with assured
success" 1t is not only q correct and
energetic exponent of Democratic prin.
ciples, but it is live newspaper, and the
people Of Berks county owe it a liberal
support not only because. of it's own ex.
cellence, but because its example has had
the effect of waking up and greatly i'm
proving other Reading papers.
New YORK 7i,aes Rep: Mr.. George G..
Gorham seems desirous to find what he
calls "a decent middle ground ~ between
"bullying "thc president aud toadying''
to him. This he does by abandoning the
bludgeOn style Of attack represented by
insinuations about "vitriol throwing,' -
&C., and falling back on the less direct
method Of hitting the president over the
shoulders Of the postmaster general. The
standing order of Brady to the editor OF
his newspaper now seems to be, "Show
up James as hypocritical rascal and the
president as his dupe."
A HAPPY idea has been carried into
effect by manufacturing establishment
in Boston, which employs several hun
dred girls. The firm have large room OH
the upper floor, for which they had no i'm &.
portant use, and commercially resolved to
fit it up as place of recreation for their
employees. So they furnished the room
in suitable manner, put up platform,
waxed the floor for dancing, brought in a
grand piano and put in an elevator. The
room is well supplied with newspapers
and library is in process of formation.
The girls are allowed to enjoy the benefits
of the room without restraint, and during
the noon hour many of them may be
found singing, dancing, reading or talk
ing. Once week they have some kind of
evening entertainment.
In Taylor's time "outfits " were allow
ell diplomatic agents additional to their
salary. Jennifer wanted to go to Vienna,
live upon this outfit" aud return with
his salary in his pocket. Attentions were
lavished upon him, but he never enter
tanned, for he could not afford to break in
upon his boarded Salary. When about
to return to America laden with his spoils
he called upon a countess who was mis-
tress of ceremonies at the court, and cx-
PloSScu Ills leSreI IudI LIS position O1
bachelor prevented him from. .reciprocating
the many attentions that had been shown
him. The countess assured him that it
would never do to depart without proper
return of courtesies, and that she herself
would undertake to manage a social affair
in his name, he to pay the bills. 1t was
the most sumptuOus entertainment ever
given by diplomat in Vienna, and poor
Jennifer came home strapped, glad to get
a clerkship III the treasury department..
From Jennifer's fate Pierce saved Haw-
thorne by giving him consulship, aud the
richest at his disposal.