Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-24

lot. AS Joe Souder calls them, ''us peo-
PIE stand pretty closely together. and
they may as well 60 down together,
GRANT got bigger prize yesterday than
a BOG medal
Us. G. concludes that Republics are
cot ungrateful.
SoDoM may yet De saved. On Wednes-
day night, for the first time in the history
OF Chicago, not gambling house was
open. The Presbyterian churches have
appointed committees to confer with other
denominations with view to closing the
theatres On Sunday and putting stop to
indecent performances.
Mr.. TILDEN, who was lately reported
as running up four flights OF stairs before
break fast, is now said to have written a
confidential letter to Gen. John NJ. Palmer,
declaring his willingness to run for presi-
dent IN 1884, if Palmer will yoke up with
him. This letter must have been written
without the knowledge of Henry Waiter
son, whose lately and so lovingly retired
Mr. TIldcn from politics.
The INTELLIOEScER having stated that
d. NJ Moore, councilman-elect in the
Third ward, was Ineligible, not having re-
sided in the ward year, the NeW Era cor
rects it with the statement that Mr.. Moore
Ii ,sl resided in tic Third ward since April,
1880. Upon investigation we find that we
were misinformcd upon this subject. Mr..
Moore has been across the street nearly
two years. The FRA was right the IN
TELLIGEACER wrong.
TnU 7tDleS explains iha: the Chilte;n
Hills are a Iau:cc os chalk eminences scpa-
rating tic cauutics Of Bedford and He-t-
ford aud passing through tie middle o!
Bucks to Henley in Oxfordshire. They
comprise tho hundreds of Burnham, Des'
borough and Stoke They were formerly
infested by robbers, and to protect the in
habitants from these marauders All officer
of tic crown was appointed, called Stew.
ard Of the Chiltcrn Hundreds. The
duties have long ceased, but the Office
Sinccurc, with nominal pay-is retained
4 member of the House o! Commons
cannot resign, but acceptance Of Office
under the crown vacatcs his scat. Wher
ever. therefore, an NJ. Z. wishes to retire,
hc applies for this Office, which being
granted rs a matter Of course, his scat ir
Parliament becomes vacant. lie may
then either resign the Office OF hold it til
some other member wishes to retire.
CyEUs ". FIELD was much criticised
for erecting monument to John Andre
the British spy, even though the inscrip
tion on it avowed that it was put up eli
token Of those better feelings which hav,
sircc united two nations, enc in race, il
language and in religion, with the carnes
hope that the friendly union will never b.
brokcl." If Washington could say o.
Andre 'hc was moro unfortunate tha,
criminal an accomplished man and a gal
lant officer" Field was hardly worthy o
tho severe personal abuse to which he la
been subjected for this bene:action tt
Andres memory. But whatever may b'
thought of his taste in erecting this monu
ment, there will only be cxecration of th'
vandalism which has dcspoilcd it. Oh
Wednesday night some ono entered The
grounds around it, at Tappan, n. y, ant
with chisel hacked all the inscriptions
off. A small American flag was fount
floating above the monument, and the fol
lowing lines were below it:
Zoo long hath stood the traitors shaft.
monument TO shame.
Built up to praise a traitor craft,
To sanctify ili-falne.
Are frccmen bound to still fOIbcar
| And mcckiy still implOrr.
! When conquered foes their al!arS rear
| Within our Very door?
This vulgar and insulting store
| Would honor for all time.
Not sneakinG Andres death alone.
| But black Ben Arnold's crime.
| And they who thus can glOrify
The traitor ard his deeds
| Themselves high treason would employ
| Ii 'LwOuld fulfill their needs.
| Americans, resolve, proclaim
That In our own dear land
| Never, while the people reign,
! Shall trcaSOn's statue stand
And he who darPS erect it next
! On fair Coiumbit'S breast.
With fHlSomc Or with false preteXt
| Shall uanyle from its crest.