Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-14

IF rewards for such offenders as are con-
common in the ranks of these
8 reformeGS. 1t is true that Republi-
can delegates from this county have
9 disregarded the pronounced will OF
the people and unblushingly received the
of their treachery," but one OF
the examples of this rewarded treachery
is said to be a shining light in the move
ment which denounces such as he, and
it has for it's object the political reward
of another who has not yet received his.
we incline to wait and judge
of the new movement by its fruits,
which are not yet in the blossom.
MIR. ARTHUR has made two more
very creditable appointments Judge
BlatchfOrd is we'll equipped judge and
his name has been given general prece-
dence in public favor over either that
of Edmunds or Conkling, to whom the
president had previously offered the ap-
pointment. The supreme bench gains
by their declinations. The selections of
President Arthur for this high court are
immeasurably better than those of Hayes.
Justices Gray. aud Blatchford are great
on Harlan and Matthews.
John Russell Young is a brilliant and
industrious journalist who has gone
from the bottom to the top of the pro-
fession. He has done more than any
other man to give Grant a fame that he
did not deserve, and the apparently won-
derful tour and royal receptions of Grant
around the world proceeded rather from
the point of Young's pen than from the
hearts of thepeople who were represented
as honoring Grant. For this he may
have received his appointment rs minis
ter to China, hut he is none the less fit
for the place, and higher considerations
than the amenities Of the profession will
cause his nomination to he most cordially
approved by the press of the country.
The attorney general for the postoffice
department decides that toll gate and ferry
keepers cannot lawfully detain the United
States mails even if the mail carriers re.
fuse to pay charges.
THE Wilson family is a costly one to the
commissioners of two Maryland counties
Mrs. Wilson has received $675 from Caro-
line. county for damages caused by tho
breaking down of bridge, and her sol
has recovered 81 900 for the same ACCIDENT
from the commissioners of Talbot county.
BALTIMORE politicians are making avig
orous effort to have Colonel AkreOn, tn
postmaster, removed, because, Us the
american asserts, "ie positively declined
to recognize Creswell or any other politi
cal leader AS his boss" The contest il
far from being decided.
4 GREAT fan, which has for some time
been in course of construction for clearin
the railroad tunnel in St. Louis of smok
from passing trains, is now in successful
] operation. 1t is said that g the entir
tunnel can be cleared OF smoke from tn
heaviest freight train in three minute:
aud when 10 trains arc in it the air is a
clear and fresh as that outside
In reversing q decision in a seduction
case few days ago, Judge Paxson, of tn
supreme court, said that crcumstantial cvi
dcnce of al engagement Of marriage is
be found in the proof of such facts a
usually accompany that relation, anon
which might be mentioned letters, pre-
sents social attentions Of various kinds
visiting together in company, preparation
for housekeeping and the like.
The majority of the subcommittee @
the committee on ways and means hav
informally agreed Epon bill for the n
duction Of internal revenue taxes. I'll
taxes of tobacco will bc reduced from 81,
teen cents to ten cents pound whisk
from ninety cents to fifty cents a gallon
beer will be reduced to sixty cents Il bar
rel, and cigars to 81 per thousand. TIL
special tax imposed OH dealers will be Gu
down forty per cent. The bill provide
for the repeal of the tax on bank check
and deposits, but the tax imposed on ban
circulation is retained. This bill has nc
yet been approved by even a majority q
| the whole committee.
UPoN examination OF some OF his meE
oranda, Gen. Rosecrans finds that ten day
after the date of the letter Of complain
against him, written by Gen. Garfield t
secretary Chase, ho received a peremptog
order frcm the war department to NOV
lis army forward al once. He was thur
derstruck at the order aad at once calle
n council, in which was Gen. Garfield
Every one of his generals, including Ga,
field, concurred in his idea that such
movement was. at that time impossible
Ie SO telegraphed to Stanton, adding tha
if tue movement was insisted on ne
commander for the Army of the Cumbel
land must be appointed. The general ais
remembers now that Gen. Garfield was tn
one member of his staff and associate vii
at all times endorsed every suggestio;
and, i'll fact, his whole plan Of operations
We are strongly inclined to let our G.
tcemed but unamiabfe Republican co,
temporaries manage their own affairs an
conduct their editorial departments in til
style most pleasing to themselves an
their readers, but their present public rt
lations are SO striking" as to justif
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