Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-29

means to get control of the next House.
It has just been discovered that to make
it appear that Nebraska was entitled to
an extra congressman a forged census
Aas foisted upon Congress. The trick
y as discovered, but it shows what these
people will do to keep themselves in
power.
FRANCE has adopted LAY oath =
that is, an oath in which the name of God
is not involved. "Upon my honor and
conscience Iswear," is the formula.
The American mission in Egypt has
been utterly broken up. The missiona-
ries, who but lately were preaching, teach
ing and establishing churches, have
sought refuge in Europe.
A MINISTER who supplied pulpit in
Auburn recently, in prayer invoked the
Divine blessing "upon the lowest class of
| reople in society-the politicians" There
| would seem to be something of cant here.
IT is rather unfortunate that General
| Beaver did not visit the Chadd's Ford
Farmers club. He couldn't have enlight.
ened the members very much regarding
farming, but every body would have had
fuU.
| In the opinion of the Philadelphia Pres.
the Independent leaders are little better
satisfied than good many Independent
Republicans who have followed that leader.
ship. This is something for tho leaders to
think about.
THE Charlotte. North Carolina, Observer
thinks Hubbell may take Secretary Fol
gers letter and enclose it with his ASSESS
ment circulars as companion piece, for il
is just such document as he wants and
makes him solid on his tax levying.'
J. SIMPSON AFRICA ran ten thousand
votes ahead of his ticket in 1878 when q
candidate against Dunkle, showing per.
sonal popularity that will answer good
purpose at this time when tho compass
points to victory.
THE Republicans of Delaware have
straddlcd the issues Of the hour in curious
fashion. Their platform comments the
Arthur administration in one place and in
another declares in favor of civil service
reform. Tho same idea is carried out in
the composition of the ticket, Stalwart
for governor aud an anti-Stalwart for Con,
gress.
THE recent strange developments in the
Philadelphia almshOuss affairs are reviviDg
scandals in other places and a general re-
vivification of unsavory proceedings iu city
society is being the result. The proposed
investigation of the doings at the Chill
drens' asylum in Philadelphia will nc
doubt disclose evcn more and perhaps
worse impositious by anxious wives upon
credulous husbands.
UPOE one occasion in California thu
Legislature had been in session the allot
ted time and was about to adjourn
Everybody had got bis bill and appropria
tion through, but just before the motion
to adjourn was put member rose to a
question of privilege. "What is it p
asked the speaker. " Mr.. Speaker" an
swered the member, {" l ask OF you as q
question of privilege, now that all the bills
and drains and hauls have got through
how much money is left IN the treasury ?'
The speaker made little calculation and
answered, about 100000" "Then, y
said the member, 81 move to rake her. >
The Republicans seem to be keeping Con.
gress in Washington SO as to "rako in -
every dollar of the one hundred aud fifty
millions surplus for which the people arc
taxed to support Republican extravaganza
and folly.
LIZ was happy expression which that
workingmap made at Carlisle during
the recent visit of Gen. Beaver there,
when the former asked what the demon
stratons around tho Mansion house
meant, and had been told the reason
"All right those fellows travel in parlor
/ ouV Wu0u OOUUkO L llIG'SOu CDiueS up
to see us Wen 60 up in our shirt sleeves
on tie gravel train and shake hands with
tho friend Of the workingman. The
real ard characteristic position which Pat,
tison holds towards the sons of toll, SO
amply evidenced in his successful efforts
in their favor in Philadelphia. has taken a
most favorable and noticeable hold upon
their sympathies, and it is the most nat
ural thing in the world to hear their in
tentions expressed with such frankness
equal only to the honest character of the
Democratic candidate himself.
PERSONAL.
ROBERT E. RANDALL, brother of cx-
Speaker Randall, is seriously i'll in New
York.
ROssI, the actor, has SO far recovered
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