Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-19

of party victory. Men who do not con-
tribute to the expenses of the election
which is to save them their berths ought
to be hoisted out of them unceremoni-
ously.
TIE useless " firemen - Oh the state
capitol hill must be fired"
In the auditor generals report of 1880
Chief Senate Clerk Cochran is set Down
as being paid $1,000 for "taking care of
state property in 1880" QUO varrantoe
THE House of Representatives, never
showed its fear Of adverse public criticism
more plainly than it did yesterday, when
by vote of 1913 to 105 it refused to pass a
resolution for adjournment over the holi.
da;s.
GOVERNOR HOYT has issued proclama-
tiOn announcing net reduction of tho
state debt during the past year of $685.
1S4.77. The constitution requires that
$3.50, 600 OF the state revenues at least be
applied to the extinguishnsnt of the debt,
but this sum has been more than quaGru-
pied, taking the average, for years.
GEO. III. BUTLER, nephew Of General
Butler, and divorced husband of Rose
Eytiuse, actress, is confirmed incbriate,
but he does not believe that drunkenness
is disease, and the brilliant and ors ipal
manner in which he treats the much
mooted question is we'll worthy of study
by the curious in these matters,
The changes in the English cabinet
are now completed, the following named
ministers having taken the oath before
the queen in council Lord Derby rs sec
retary of state for the colonies Lord
Kimberley as secretary of state Cor India;
Lord Harrington as secretary of state for
war the Right Hon Hugh c. Childers
as chancellor of the exchcquer.
GOING the rounds Of the press is an &C
count of 4 man in Troy, N. Y, who is
now serving o1t q sentence in Jail for pass
ing counterfeit dollar, which was after
wards found to be genuine This is no
stranger than a fact that occurred in this
county short time ago. A man named
Chambers served term in Jail for forgery,
when he could neither read nor write.
TIE Haz!eton PIain Speaker las
changed from an evening to a morning
paper and reduced its price to one cent.
We wish the new venture SUCCESS. The
editor, after dwelling upon the annoyance
suffered by people who attend the theatre
on account OF the going out between the
acts young man, adds in desperation
eff You do go out, for heavens sake,
don't baug the door ~
NEW YORK leads in cigar making, aud
Pennsylvania comes next. In the last
fiscal year the Empire state made up 23,-
Cos, 793 pounds of tobacco into 953, ,OS4,-
3S4 cigars and 43l, 15G, 700 cigarettes.
Pennsylvania reports 10, 45O, 4SG pounds of
tobacco used in the making of 555, 949,.
256 cigars and FOG, 300 cigarettes. Ohio,
California, and Illinois rank next in this
industry, but New York and Pennsylvania
together represent half the cigar and Gig
arctic production of the entire country.
The Press has found another mares nest.
The constitution Of the stat. says that
"the governor shall hold his Office during
four years from the third Tuesday of Jan.
uary next succeeding his election" Under
this governor Hoyt was properly sworn
in on Tuesday, the 21st of January, 1878,
and his four years are not up until the 21st
of January, 1882. But Mr.. Pattisop, look
ing not to the expiration of Gov. Hoyt's
term but to tho beginning of his own
under the constitution, will present him
self to take the oath of office on the 10th
Hence we arc to have two governors for
the five intervening days. That's jolly.
ONE of the processes by which Philadel- |
phia was robbed in the good old days of |
ring rule was to trump up claims against
the city and then have a mandamus for
their payment procured by collusion. The |
positive evidence of one such at least is Sc
cured by the affidavit of Patrick None.
CHAN, who swears that he was a member |
II the firm Of Monaghan s. Wildey, in
whose name, in 1876, judgment was con.
essed for 81, ,03S. IS, which sum was man
iamused out of the city treasury that
aid firm never had such q claim against
he city never authorized any person to
'ring such suit, and said firm never 10.
'eived dollar by mandamuses from the
,ity treasury.