Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-11

ACCORDING to the auditor general the
Stationary and supplies" furnished to
the state last year, cost $40. O21. 80 and the
"advertising for proposals" slS. 1906.
THE high price of buffalo robes is due
to ring of two New York firms controll-
ing the entire buffalo trade and capturing
all the catches in quantities of two thou
sand to five thousand robes per hunt.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Con.
gressioaal Record, opens a new volume
with new dress of type. 1t is edited
with the customary vigor and sprightliness
but advertisers do not seem to appreciate
its worth.
IN the presidents message in speaking
of the rates of letter postage he calls a re-
duction from three cents to two cents per
half ounce a reduction of fifty per cent"
1t would be interesting to know by what
rule of arith metic he works this out.
NORTHERN bees taken to Florida. where
flowers aud fruit continue all the year
roand, are said to grow fat, lazy aud i'm
provident, abandoning themselves to liv
ing from hand to mouth as rccklessly as
does any tropic born butterfly.
KIRKLAND, Ohio, twenty five miles from
Cleveland, is disturbed over an attempt to
revive Mormonism there and to restore
the ruined temple of that faith. A state
that re-clects Keifer need not blush for
Mormonism.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER has writ
ten an opinion to the effect that the gov
erno: has not the power to restore to cit
izenship person who has lost the fran
chise by reason Of conviction for violation
of the election laws.
GOVERNOR CAMERON, of Virginia, On
Friday issued a proclamation declaring the
amendments to the constitution repeating
tho law for repayment Of capitation tax as
prerequisite to voting approved and
ratified by the people and now in full force.
The amendments were ratified by ma
jority Of 41,172.
THE best approximation to the pension
population of the country that can be pro.
cured shows that Of the 9, 0G3, 391 soldiers
who enlisted during tho war, pensions have
been applied for by or on account of, only
26 per cent. From the best available in
formation, it appears that there is a sur
viving soldier population of a little over
1000, 600, out Of which claims for pensions
in the future may be made by those who
incurred pensionable disabilities.
DELANEY has grown virtuous. This
is the same Delaney who in one year
got 81 200 compensation as librarian Of the
Senate, and in addition 5000 for "services
as librarian, recess December 81, 1881 :"
s310 for "new desks for sec. of com.
Office; - 3l,3l5 for repairing rooms and
bookcases )" s42S for desks, tables, SC. :"
s9OS.G2 for radiators for departments :"
s2OS for ''sate for stationary department."
81, 253 for furnishing desks for depart
ments - 50, ,114.75 for Furnishing offices
of the Senate and state treasury" and
$500 for "postage, labor and express
charges.
THE Press, in noticing, with pa.donable
pride, the merited compliments of it's con-
temporaries for its recent successful de-
tective work, claims too much for itself
in the exclusive matter Of making an
extended and thorough exposure of the
systematic stealings in connection with the
state supplies at Harrisburg-an exposure
which, with vigilant attention, will pre-
vent their repetition in the future' Since
1875 this subject has received the persist
ent attention Of tho INTELL1GENcER. In
1880 ian extended aud thorough exposure"
Of these "systematic stealiugs" appeared
in this journal.
1T seems that on November 80, exclu-
s'Ve OF moneys appropriated to tho sinking
fund, the treasury had on hand 81, 45O,-
7s4.16, of which 5000, 900 were deposited
in the politicians bank of Pittsburgh, and
$50, 600 in Kemble's bank in Philadel.
phia. These enormous balances, let out
to the favored repositories of pet politi-
clans, may with good reason serve to direct |
popular attention to the proposed scheme
Of establishing an independent TREASURY
system-as is reported to DO in successfnl |
operation in Ohio-under which the state
lakes care of its own money, and its treas.
ury is not prize for impecunious office
hunters and voracicus politicians.
The reappointment by Gov. Hoyt of
;wo notorious Philadelphia politicians to
he lucrative Offices Of sealers of weights