Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-24

GboV SO VASOs n1u uOw ID LILO tlLlC W NO.
gin the new era by STRENGTHENING the
hands of our coming brave and patriotic
young governor through the election of
a thoroughly trustworthy reform Legis-
lature. Let US make clean work of it
" on the hill and begin anew with the
coming Of the new year.
Now let the kettle to the trumpet
speak, the trumpet to the cannoneeer
without, the cannons to the heavens, the
heavens to the earth" Perhap that 8 not
just the course Penn would have taken
to celebrate the founding Of his CON-
monwealth, but it's way our latter-day
civilization has of expressing itself and
spreading the great American eagle
upon festive occasions.
GENERAL ROsECRANs reports to the
Democratic national committee that Cali
fornia will be Democratic by 10000 ma
jority and that five of the six congressman
will be Democratic.
Politics take back seat in Philadel-
phia this week. The election of q cover
nor is something that takes place every
four years. but Penn Bi-Centennial only
comes once in two hundred years.
WITH characteristic " Metropolitan -
pettiness the New York newspapers have
studiously ignored Pennsylvania's big
show, just as they always do. The green.
eyed monster will not down.
VOTE for Pattlson. He represents
economy and honest expenditure. lie
represents the reform that will lower
taxes, relieve industries and thereby make
better wages for labor.-Mayor Rwderly,
Grand Master cfthe Knights Of Labor,
IT is announced that President Arthur
i: going back to New York this week, tc
remain till after the election. Tho Time.
| suggests that hereafter the S5alwarts pro
vide this country with two presidents
one to attend to business at Washington
and the other to run the machine in New
FORK. Cameron and Malone will look
after the rest Of tho country.
| By an inadvertence of the compositor il
was statet: that Mr.. flames " McCaskey
of this city, was the editor of the admira
ble work on Penn coticed in our column
yesterday. OF course our literary friend,
made the necessary correction for them
selves-Mr. ]. p. McCaskey, principal o
the boys high school, Of this city, is tn,
editor Of the publication.
| VENNOR predicts that tho Bi-Centennia
week viii! be cool and showery with fog
and mists, and that We arc also liable t,
have taste CT winter in sharp frosts ant
scattered snow furries. An anxious pub
!c will. however, remember that the Ca
madam weather prophets predictions
like dreams. nearly always 60 by contra
ries.
| The report that the entire Tennessee,
delegation in the House of Representative
would be thrown out, owing to an error il
apportioament, seems to be unfounded
The elected representatives would come t.
Congress and be admitted on prim:
facie case. IL might then devo!ye Q,
Congress to determine the legality of tn,
elections. There is no corrcboration @
the rumor that an error does exist
| TIE Engiishman who committed sui
eide on board the steamship Iceland bj
| drowning himself in barrel OF soft sos,
was scarcely SO tasteful in the manner o.
his taking off as was the Duke of Clarence
who, according to tradition, elected to bt
done to death in butt of his favoritt
liquor. But then, after all, taste is :
mere matter of taste, and if a man really
wants to suicide he can accomplish Iii,
end quite as effectually with barrel o.
soft soap as he can with a butt of thu
choicest vintage.
The editor Of a newspaper in Japa1
known as the Ntchi Nichi Shimbun, appa-
rently does not find it an easy matter t.
fill its columns. A receEt number ap
peared with large space left entirely
blank, save for number of straight line,
that crossed it, and with an apology fol
this extraordinary appearance that i.
amusing enough. The editor says that al
the last moment he found that what h,
had written for that space was entirely
wrong. and hence it had to be taken out
He had no time, he added, to obtain mat
ter enough to fill up tho vacant space, ant
SO was obliged to leave it with nothin.
there.
| PROMINENT government. officers, includ
ing Secretary Chandler and Assistant
Postmaster.General Hatton, who have re
Gently been in New York, bring back dis
couraging reports Of Republican pros
poets. Mr.. Hatton said to friend tha
things wero looking as bad as possibl,
there, and Secretary ChandIer's opinion
was about as gloomy. They fear that tn,
dissfection will cost tho Republicans /:
very serious loss in the congressional dele
cation, and for that reason will make &
special effort to prevent such disaster
Jrasc Folger is less despondent, but he i,
evidently making no preparations to !eay,
the treasury.
| PERSONAL.
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