Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-08

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city. and the South American govern
ment had made ours sue for peace. For
some reason, other than lack of merit,
this clever brochure has not attracted
much attention.
| WE continue to hear rumors from Har-
burg of an extra session. 1t is said that
| it will not be called until after the Reg
ular and Independent Republican con-
| ventiOns have met No occasion will
have arrived then that does not exist
now, and a call at such time would
only excite more public Indignation than
a call now. No subterfuge can he in
invented that will deceive the people.
Gov. Hoyt is not quite a fool; he could
not so surely invite destruction Of his
party in~this state by any other device
than an "eXtra session.
THE Schuylkill water is so cloudy that
it is calculated the Philadelphians drink
fifty tons of mud daily.
THE Pittsburgh Post looks as bright as
a dollar in brand new suit of handsome
type.
THE three great ports of the world are
London, Liverpool and New York. Dur
ing 1880 they reached their highest trade
figures, the imports being at London
about 500, 900, 600, Liverpool 5000, 900, 900
and New York $4,000.
TIE tariff commission bill received an
unexpected set back in the House ycster-
day, and, Instead Of being taken up for
consideration, it was driven back to its
place on the calendar to await the time
when it may be reached in regular order.
\ GENTLEMAN who has for many years
been missionary in Utah, with head
quarters at Salt Lake City, ought to speak
intelligcntiy of Mormonism, in its religious
social and political aspects. As the sub
jcct is one of popular interest Just now 4
grea: many of our citizens will no doubt
take occasion to hear what Rev. Mcmillan
has to tel, them on this subject in the
Presby terrain church tomorrow evening.
THERE is q beautiful sympathy between
these two choice bits which follow each
other in regular succession in column of
az esteemed contemporary, where moral
ty and business are delightfully."- blended :
\ lie always marricS early, aud al
ways has a large family
Grub IT IN.-Jacob Loecl.man, PA
Clinton street. Buffalo, NJ. V, says he has
been using Thomas eclectric oil for rheu
matism. lie had such a lame back that
he could do nothing; but one bottle en-
tirely cured him."
THE Norristown HerGld's young mar
who does up the dramatic business for tina,
paper evidently speaks from persona
Eaowlcgc when after mentioning the recent
production of a comedy called "Kissing il
the Dark he adds that the same play i:
performed in his town every Sunday night
1t has had n longer run than any Other
piece on record. The play contains only
one act and 10 scenes-unleSs the ole
folks should unexpectedly enter the room
during tic performance. For parlor the
atricals kissing in the Dark" is bos'
comedy but a young man sometimes finds
it more expensive than season ticket tt
hear Patti.
THE American Bible society has refused
its aid in sending out D.. Judsen's Bur
| m I,n =,
translates the word bGp.s=o by ''immerse, -
though it is acknowledged to be an accu
rate ard scholarly version. The Ladepen0-
chi scores the society for watching the in
terests of contending sects rather tha,
circulating correct translations. "A!a
for the rarity Of Christian Charity" cx
claims the Boston Watchnaan, when tn.
ponderous cathclicity Of this great Bit!'
society is restrained and utterly stopped
in its operations because !, single word @
lated"
THREE times Judge Donohue, of New
: York, has been appealed to in behalf 0
, the gamblers, and three times injunction.
5 have been obtained from him restraining
the police from enforcing the gambling ac
against the book makers, which injunc
tions We're not set down for argument
until after the sporting events for which
3 they were secured were over and ther
S nobody cared to have them argued. L
looks like using Il judge to beat the law
i, and now the Times exposes the fact tha
the man on whose application Donohu,
restrained the police from interfering will
3 book making on the late walking match
is a Noted professional pick pocket, known
iii the rogues' gallery as "No. a." Or
behalf OF Judge Donohuc. however. it il
forcibly said that he was bound by th'
law to give eight days for the argument
!, and meantime the police commissioner.
or anybody else who felt unduly restrain
ed, could have moved for dissolution o
the injunction. Likely nobody was enough
interested to resort to law to stop tho
y book-makers from their profitable ani
demoralizing business.
AFTER all that has been preached anG
written about the horrors and terrors Of
"sewer gas ''here comes the New York
state board of health with the averment
that "no such gas as sewer gas exists,
and there is absolutely no proof that the