Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-28

VI VVSAy AuO OCmOCA01 sSAu PesSAA0S'
The history of similar assemblages pre-
sents no such spectacle as that witnessed
in Harrisburg to-day, where is met one
of the most notable representative bodies
ever gathered together for a political
purpose, and where is manifested free
dom from boss domination that is cheer
full to contemplate. The deliverance of
such an assembly must be satisfactory to
the great mass of the people of the COM
monwealth and is awaited with serene
confidence that bodies little good to the
machine ticket that has been put in the
field at Cameron's dictation.
EUROPEAN immigration continues to de-
cline, but the steamship people say they
are advised by their agents on the other
side that it will start afresh towards
autumn.
THE withdrawal of Mrs. Christiancy's
cross. bill for divorce will probably enable
the poor old ex senator to get decree
against his wife without further delay or
COuLCSLs buu Uuuo W ACAhOSO lAO AouSO0V-
ing scandal from under the offended nos
trils OF a long. suffering public.
MIR. VAN VooRnIs pleading the baby
act in the House yesterday, on matter of
parliamentary law, gave striking illustra-
tion of the sort of craftsmanship that has
characterized that body during the present
regime. We sadly fear MIR. Hammond's
sarcasm was unfelt.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR receives his bronze
medal to-day. Candidate Beaver is evil
IDENTIFY rejoiced that he will get his very
soon and will, no doubt, wear it conspicu-
ously in his pilgrimage over the state to
show the dear people how bravely he stood
by Grant and the third torn at Chicago.
AN evidence that "the world do mOve'
in one respect if not in accordance with the
peculiar astronomical theory of the Rever-
end Jasper, is shown by the fact that a
magnificent memorial window is to be
placed in Elstow church in honor of John
Bunyan, who spent twelve years in Jail on
account of his alleged heresy and schism.
THE city fathers of Cleveland, Ohio,
have set a shining example to the Iegisla-
tive branches Of the city governments
throughout the land by enacting an Or
dinarce prohibiting the licensing Of organ
grinders. The itinerant sons of sunny
Italy in that region will now be afforded
an opportunity to earn their bread with q
pick and shovel, aud thus add their mite
toward the improvement Of the country of
their adoption.
A SAD case Of death from fright and
maternal anxiety is reported from Dub
uque, Iowa, on the occasion of one of the
recent severe storms. A lady living in
that city saw the storm approaching, and
becoming alarmed for the safety OF her
children, who were absent from home,
swooned and remained unconscious until
the following day, when death intervened.
She was in the enjoyment of perfect health
up TO the time of the occurrence.
THE New York Times, the ablest Re-
publican newspaper in the country, thinks
that Representative Van Voorhis, Of New
York, has not emerged with credit from
the unpleasant controversy in which he
has been involved with Representative
Reagan, Of Texas, concerning the passage
of the immigration bill. A bill was agreed
upon by the committee on commerce, and
was given to Mr.. Richardson to report to
the House. Mr.. Richardson being called
away from Washington, gave the bill
agreed upon by the committee to Mr.. Van
Voorhis to bring before the House. Mr..
Van Voorhis gave the bill, or another bill,
to Mr.. Reagan, who presented it to the
House, and it was then passed. Then it
was found that the bill handed to Mr..
Reagan was not that which had been
agreed upon by the committee. The
House has recalled the altered bill and
has passed that which was agreed upon
by the committee. Yesterday Mr.. Van
Voorhis succeeded in muddling tho mat
ter by various irrelevant and incoherent
statements. He also accused Mr.. Reagan
of fsneaking out of his accusation of fraud,
and referred to Macduff and various his
torical and fictitious characters. The COM
mittee Oh commerce sustain Mr.. Reagan,
and Mr.. Van Voorhis is left to founder
hopelessly in a muddle which he has sue
ceeded in making of the very grave charge
that he designedly substituted bill for
that which tho committee agreed to report
to the House.
PERSONAL.
ALBERT c. BoaART, aged 103, has died
at Paterson, N. J.