Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-20

pllcu WiE N!CAoly loSo IiS ollOVo W
frenen We're created, with psy to the
incumbcnts at S6 pc: day. We trust
that there will be- no doubt nor delay i'll
the minds Of tha Democratic members
as to their duty to promptly abolish this
roostlng place.
TIE publication OF the Legislature
Record, the furnishing of state supplies,
the pasting and folding department, the
unnecessarily large number of door
keepers and scrgeants alarms, janitOrS
and pages, the big contingent funds, and
tie enormous sums said to be paid for
cleaning the capital are some Of the
subjects for legislative reform to which
the people expect Democratic House
TO give early attention.
WILLIE TO day is not precisely ''tic short
est day" that distinction bcin: generally
given 70 the 2os,i Of December, there vii!
be none shorter. The timo between sun
rise and sunset remains nearly stationary
for = few days, when it viii! begin 70
lcoglncn at slow rate.
Mr.. ARTHUR UAZEN CHASE, formerly
Of Salem Mass, was married yesterday at
tho church OF st. Augustin, Paris, France,
by the Reverend Abto Van Den Brullc, to
Matlcnaoisele Leonie Marie, daughter OF
the late DR.. Eoillcmier, of Paris, and the
event is duly chlonicled in tho advertising
columns of 10 days Philadelphia news
papers.
The Philadelphia Ledger complains
| dicatiOns OF tbs near approach ol
tte Christmas time in that city, arG
that 8. Birnam woods" 3" have not "comt
| to Dun>in are,' after the manner of time
immemorial. If our esteemed contempo
rary could get / peep at Centre Square
which presents the appearance Of q yerita
BILE forest, nc would conclude that he Wa.
mistaken, and that the witches prophecy
had not failed of accomplishment after
all.
| CANDIDATE: AND CONTESTANT BosLET
OF Carlisle is only beginning to realize
what sport there is i'll tiger hunting shell
the tiger begins to hunt the hunter. III
and his counsel fired off !. heavy charge
of powder, when they flied their petition
contcstirg Capt. Wagner's seat in the
Senate. But the attorneys on the o.he!
side come back at them with an answer
denying the averments Of the contestants,
demurring to the regularity Of tic petition
and alleging that Bosler's large vote was
in i large measure, procured by the mean:
Of corruption. The respondents petition
names number of men, who, he alleges
purchased votes for Bosler, and prays TIN
court to dismiss the contest and petition
JUST before the election i'll Indiana,
which was deemed SO important by reasci
of its bearing on the presidential contest
Garfield wrote as follows: From
twenty-five thousand to thirty thousand
voters of Indiana are members Of the
denomination of Disciples, and at least
half Of them arc Democrats. A quiet but
very earnest movement, wholly outside
the state committee, has been organized
and is being vigorously and judiciously
pushed, with the strongest probability
that at least two thousand five hundred
changes Of vote in Our favor will result. -
The New York Sun, with much force
asks : "What an oatburst of indigna
ton there would be if d Roman Catholic
candidate for cffics We're thus 10 counte
nance an appeal to voters for their sup
port based solely Oh the fact that he and
| they were members Of the same com.
| muuiun -
THE veteran editor Of the Pittsburgh
Post is fully assured that Mr.. Cassidy is te
be attorney general and Mr.. S.enger sec
retary Of state, and Under these auspices
it bespeaks for the new state adminisira.
ton the confidence of its party. When
Mr.. Paltisoa's present knowledge Of pub
| lie affairs is reinforced by a brief experi-
ence of the practical duties OF the execu
tive Office it expects to SEQ him lay down a
line state policy that will rally to his sup
port the elements of political life regard
less of party. As to his proposed cabinet
appointments the Post regards Mr.. Cas-
sidy favorably for his skill as politician
his services to the party as a peacemakc CT,
his personal integrity and professional
qualifications. "As to Mr. Stenger, fol
secretary Of the commonwealth, his quail
ties are of q high character. He is de.