Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-25

destroyed to make way for railroad en-
terprise.
1t is remarked that the Nihilists are
under, overshadowed by the great proceed
ings at Moscow. 1t is to be remembered,
however, that it Is characteristic of the
Nihilists to be down it gives them op
portunity for sudden and alarming risings
THE Harrisburg Telegraph had evidently
not scrutinized the list of delegates from
Philadelphia to the next Republican state
convention when it said mo man hold
ing federal, state or municipal office
should presume to aspire to be a dele
gate"
THE bill to salary the county offices
here has passed second reading in the
House, and is ROW reasonably sure of be-
coming law. To the activity and intu-
ence of the city representative, E. G..
Snyder, is largely due the progress which
has been made by this measure.
IT must have been melancholy pleasure
indeed which the members Of the Under
takers convention, in session in Philadel-
phia, enjoyed yesterday when one Of their
number madea funny speech. The ira
ditions of old times are fast fading away
when an undertaken will publicly joke,
even at the expense of demoralizing bis
solemn visaeed confreres.
OVER in the gay capitals of Paris and
Vienna where the impulsive natures o.
public officials are narrowed by scathing
public criticisms, from which result indi
vidual encounters, they still have frequent
recourse to duelling as the arbitrator to
settle mutual differences. 1t is notable
that they generally end in serious wounds
or in death. In Vienna yesterday lieu
tenant and an editor fought with pistols
and the editor demonstrated that his skill
not only lay in handling the pen, but the
pistol as we'll, since he promptly killed his
military antagonist.
TIE usually level headed New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger
thinks the bridge opening was more or
less of a failure because no special promi
nence was given Grant or Beecher in the
opening exercises. There will be very few
persons found to sympathize with his
notion that 'it was an oversight to omit
Matchmaking it still further, and at tho
same time to appeal to the patriotic eel
ing by extending an invitation also to Gen.
Grant, who is now citizen resident of
New York" Patriotic feelings which
need this to stir them lie too deep for ordi
nary use.
THE people of New York and Brooklyn
may now be supposed to be ready to return
to their multifarious duties and diversions
since the celebration of the formal OPEN
ing of the East River bridge is over. In
a spirit of worthy kindlness the journals
of tho two cities speak of the structure
as a steel tie of friendship" and a
"ligature of steel" which expressions in
plain prose and divested of all metaphor.
cal vestures are presumed to mean that
the citizens of both places will be brought
nearer in social and business attitude.
which is altogether likely. The brilliancy
of the display yesterday in honor of the
event was notable and the presence of the
president, cabinet and other dignitaries ad-
ded eclat to the occasion, while the troops,
the police and the American navy, consist
ing of four war vessels, and lying in conve-
nient and threatening position of Cover.
nor's island, enhanced the importance of
the celebration and must have sert terror
to the heart of those dynamically in
clined.