Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-16

THE creditors of the Freedmen's bank
have received their final dividend of
seven per cent, making in all sixty-two
per cent, or about the interest on their
original claims. The deluded negroes
who were induced to deposit their scanty
earnings with this great politico-finan-
cial institution and were given little
pass books plastered over with notices,
bidding them trust in God and the Re-
publican party were remorSelessy plum
dered by the rotten and thieying con-
Germ.
A CYCLONE of truth has struck tho Della, |
ware peach growers, "FOr once " they |
are unanimous that the crop prospects are |
good.
GAMBLING has become felony in Ten
nessee. A Nashville judge threatens to
imprisOn sharpers against whom evidence
can be found, " until the penitentiary and
jails are so full that legs and arms will
stick out Of the windows
IT has just been brought to public no
tice that the Navajo Indians in Arizona
have among them about three hundred
persons in the most abject condition of
slavery. The Indian bureau has instructed
the agent among them to have tho slaves
liberated.
The plans have been submitted for the
erection of the proposed fifteen story
house in New York. After years resi-
dence the village of thirty eight families
of different nationalities who are to occu-
py it will doubtless have to hold congress
to establish International comfy.
AT the opening of the International ex
hibition at Amsterdam recently it must
have been wonderfully inspiriting to have
| heard the singing of the great cantata,
composed for the OCCASION, the symphouious
sounds of which were conveyed in lines
| like these:
BliJtt de Aaret vOorbeeId peven
Want Liedrijkst Huisgez:n ~
THE excitement over the discovery that
Washington and La Fayette were default.
ers in their revolutionary accounts will
not be allayed by the announcement that
Aaron Burr's were balanced to the penny
and that Benedict Arnold's were squared
even if it had to be done in the latte,
case by writing g traitor " opposite the
balance.
THE attempt yesterday upon the life OF
an official in Ireland by individuals il
ambush is good cause to apprehend Z
repetition Of the secret perpetration o.
crimes so common there not many months
ago. Actions like these are certainly t,
be condemned, put there is no reason tc
believe that that of yesterday will be tn
last. 1t was great mistake for tin
British government to cherish the hop
"that such deliberate outrages had occ,
checked"
The House has unanimously adopted :
resolution that the balance of the unex
pended fish appropriation of 1870 be OK
pended on improving the fish way at tho
Columbia dam and constructing one in th
Clark's ferry dam. The House, no doubt
did this good naturedly and thoughtless
: ly for until some kind of fish way ha
been devised that will let tho fish up it i
waste of money to spend moro OIL con
. trivanccs like that at Columbia, througl
which Col. Duffy says no shad ever mad
the ascent.
e The pope drops wise hint to the Par
nelliUes when he warns them that to max
sure of the sympathy of civilization an
religion they must positively discounte
+ nance unlawful resorts to violence an
Y assassination methods. While it is Law
y full for the Irish to seek redress for the
r grievances and to strive for their rightt
! they should, at the same time. seek God
e justice and remember the wickedness {
9 illegal means in furthering even ju.
s cause. 1t is the duty of the clergy to cur
/ the excited feelings of the people and t
G urge Justice and moderation"