Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-05

regard of all honest men. But he was
much moro than this. His conduct dis
closes broad and comprehensive view
OF his duties. He did not content him
self with keeping vigilant watch over
the money. He strOve to lower the high
salaries of the city's employees. He was
full of intelligent and economical sug-
gestions upon the management of the
municipal finances. He suggested to
the board of revision of taxes the wis
dom of more correct assessment of the
real estate. BY letter dated October 2,
1875, he advocated the payment of per
cent. interest on the city warrants after
January !, 1879, seeing that upwards of
$3.50, 900 year would be saved. Il can
not see any good reason,' he wrote,
why the city of Philadelphia, with its
warrants II per cent. above par, should
continue to pay greater interest than
the general government Many of
the municipal reforms from which Phil
adelphia now reaps advantage were the
results of his suggestions.
1t is ridiculous to say that man who
has done all this has a " slender record !"
for a candidate to the office which Hart
ranft and Geary each filled for two
terms
AN Episcopal clergyman of Portland,
Me-, wants the name of his church chang.
ed to Orthodox Catholic church in the
United States of America"
A BosToN newspaper remarks 80" After
Oscar Wilde Tug Wilson," We don't
know whether our esteemed contemporary
is trying to be sarcastic or not, but if what
it says is true Oscar had better run, that S
all.
A GENTLEMAN who inquired for the let
ters of lady at the postoffice In Montreal,
Canada, during her absence from the city
on visit, was astonished at being refused,
aud being further told that she must call
for them in person. that the Office was not
allowed to deliver lady's letters to her
own husband, and, more than that, every
child over nine years Of ago had a right to
claim his own letters, and even his father
could not demand them.
ONE of the Hungarian bishops, Stress
mayer by name, regards the union of tho
Catholic and Greek churches among tue
Southern slaves as his great life mission.
He has recently issued a pastoral letter on
the subject, in the course of which he
says: IL shall probably not live long
enough to accomplish my purpose. l pro-
mise, however, that Immediately after my
death, together with St. Peter aud Paul,
1 shall bravely approach the throne of the
Most High and implore Of Him the fulfill
ment of this my favorite wish.''
Down in Tennessee a blooming widow
fell in love with a gallant captain and
asked him to marry her. On his blushing
declination she assured him that Ecr estate
was large enough for both to live Oh, and
urged her suit with ardor. The soldier
man was immovable and gently reminded
her that he had never given her any rea.
son for believing her affection was recipro.
Gated he tempered this observation by
expressing the hope that she would not
take his answer unkindly. But she did.
She wrote a statement of her blighted
hope for the local newspapers, and
attempted suicide but did not succeed.
We wouldn't stop long to bet on the
widow yet.
the question now arises as to whether Mr..
Tug Wilson, the great un-knocked. oat
champion of England, will permit Mr.
John L. Sullivan, the champion knocker'
out of America, to repeat his pounding
performance upon bis manly form. The
minions of the law have pronounced the
intended public exhibition a positive in
fraction of the statutes. and as this will
take away the pecuuiary phase Of the en-
tertainment the whole thing resolves
itself into the simple proposition whether
or not tue Boston boy has it in him to
knock out the blarsted Britisher within the
specified time of twelve minutes without
regard to gate money or other considera
tions of expediency. Tho best thing the
rival pugilists can do is to quietly take of
their shoes and sneak out behind barn
where they can have their little set-to all
by themselves. However much the pub.
lie may still remain in doubt rs to the rela
tive merits Of the two men, Mr.. Tug and
Mr.. John will at all events have a pretty
clear idea Of them themselves and that
will he good deal gained. Punch,
brothers, punch.
CLOSING DAYS IN CONGRESS.
Winding Up tho Business of the Session.
In the United States Senate yesterday
the House bill for the appointment of a