Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-12
THAT Squire William McMullen, of


unsavOry fame, is determined to run as
a candidate for reelection to the select
council of Philadelphia, appears to be
avouched by the statement that the per-
son who was nominated by the Republi-
cans OF the " Bloody Fourth yesterday
as his nominal opponent had the active
support of James McManes, the head
and front of the gas trust ring. If the
RefOrmers endorse the nomination there
will undoubtedly he split off of the bet
ter voting element and third candidate
named, by which the reelection Of Nc
Mullen would be iusured-unless fly
should drop into the arrangement such
as last fall gave the boss Democratic
ringster black eye in the election of
Kennedy to the state Senate. About
these things you sometimes can't always
most generally tell, but the honest
Democrats and Independents of Nc
Mullen's district having shown their
mettle so Enthusiastically at that time, it
is not an altogether unreasonable eXpec-
tation to look for a repetition OF the
very gratifying exhibition. RingsterS
to the rear, should be the watchword of
all parties at next months contest i'll
the long ring-ridden City of Brotherly
Love.
The poultry show which opens in Ex-
celsior hall to-day, and which will be
continued into next week, invites the
attention Of all persons interested in the
breeding of fine pet stock of this class
! Our local chicken fanciers deserve great
credit for the pluck and energy they
have manifested in getting up these
annual exhibitions which they have
brought into prominence rs an institu.
tiOn that provides ample cause for local
pride. The present enterprise, judging
| from the number of entries and the quail
ity of the stock, will be one of the most
interesting and complete affairs of the
kind ever held in the state.
THE Harvard Overseers yesterday voted
to accept a fund the income of which is to
be devoted to the medical education OF
| females IN Harvard university.
Ii is by Al esteemed Republican con.
temporary We note the observation how
natural it seems to hear that Louisiana
1 delegation called at the White House yes
terday to urge Pinchback's claim ior an
Office Administrations come and 90,
l h,, Iii 60,
an Office.
! THE borough of Kingston, Luzerne
county, is without street lamps and Il local
poet thus sings for light
1t need DE no electric,
| Or grand pyrOteCnn1c,
(WepeOple don't expect it,
But will be 81 iSfied. wo'en,
| With that hydrO-carbOn stuff,
| Which smells horrible enough.
! Yet will answer we'll the purpose.
The OdOrOus kerosene.
| KANSAS affairs are in most remarkable
snarl. The supreme court has just rem.
dered a decision that the constitution OF
the lower branch of the Legislature dur
ing the past two sessions has been
| illegal, SO that no action taken ut either OF
these sessions is valid. This summarily
disposes Of tho stringent prohibition law
which has made such a Stir, and causes q
great deal of confusion about many ether
matters.
AN eminent lawyer in Washington is
authority for the statement that Guiteau
has at least lease of life till next May,
even should he promptly be found guilty
of murder in tho first degree aud sentenced
to be hanged. The distinguished legal
authority says that there is a statute in
force in tho district, more or less ancient
and somewhat awkward, directing that
sentence of death shall not be executed
until thirty days after the beginning of the
next term of court succeeding that at
which sentence is pronounced. This would
throw the hanging OF Guiteau over until
some time next May, even if the jury this
week should find him guilty and Judge
Cox should at once pronounce senteuce of
death
| Col. ROBERT e. INGERsOLL puts deal
of prettiness into his Stiffness lie is truly
the apostle of Cant, but who can hear his
me!odious eloquence over the coffin of q
little child and think hatefully of him ?
+" No man." ho said, "standing where the
horizon of life has touched the grave has
any right to prephesy future filled with
pain and tears. 1t may be that death
gives all there is of worth to life. If those
we press and strain against our hearts
could never die, perhaps that love would
wither from the earth. May he this CON-
mon fate treads from out the paths be-
tween our hearts the weeds Of scliishness
and hate, and / had rather live and love
where death is king than have eternal life
where love is not. Another life is nauSht
unless we know and love again the ones
who love US here"
FIGHT In CHURCH