Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

lHE Old and familiar bill for the removal
ofthe state capital to Philadelphia, when
that city shall supply the buildings, has
bobbed up serenely a: Harrisburg this
| winter.
The piety and patriotism Of the country
are appealed to to help along a scheme to
| build memorial tower for the church OF
| the Prince of Peace on the Gettysburg
| battlefield. The idea is that contributors
shall have the privilege of designating
some person's, living Or dead, soldier OF
| civilian, memorial of whom there shall b.
suitably inscribed stones to mako up the
structure.
Quar- is said to have gone on to Wash
ington and worked out scheme for har-
mOny in the party in this state, which
cOmplehends the declination in advance OF
the senatorship in 1884 by Cameron and
the union of all elements yf the party in
the next state campaign, under the broad
banner of MIR. Quay's improved Repubi-
canism and with himself in command of
the forces
AFTER long an! stubborn contest the
Old chief OF the Philadelphia gas trust ring,
James McMaues, WAS defeated for re
election as gas trustee yesteiday by Il
continuation of RefOrmers and Democrats
i'll select council. His colleague, Bumm,
saw the storm coming and withdrew
McManes stayed on deck aud went down.
Alcorn, Ind. Rep aud Gill, Dem. succeed
them. and reform is looked for III this
long abused Department.
HOLLAND having appropriated 1000
to enable her people to make satisfactory
exhibit at our centennial it seems that
comfy and good policy require Congress
t. accede to the request to appropriate one
hundred Thousand dollars for the purpose
OF providing proper representation of tie
industrial productions of the United
States at the Holland International exLi-
bition which is to be held at Amsterdam
on the 1st OF May next.
AN inquiring board of auditors in B4rks
county discover good deal of mismanaye
ment i'll the almshouse direction and con
srquent!y needlessly heavy expense to
the county for that institution. The ex-
penditures for vinegar and whisky
stand mostly for whisky; turkey dinners
and early shad breakfasts for the paupers
are complained of as extravagant. TIE
bonded debt of Berks is s1S2, 100 OF its
annual expenses about slJO,OOO.
The senatorial struggles drag along.
Hoar finally got through yesterday by the
accession TO his forces of Crapo's support
ers, who received some sort of word that
he desired them to 90 to uoar's relief. He
denies that he sent any such word, and
there is some gabble about forged tele-
gram, but it is not insisted upon. and
CrapO seems to be better satisfied with the
result than with any other that could have
happened-exccpt his own election. In
Michigan, Ferry is iosin. ground. and
likewise Window in Minnesota. but it is
not apparent that the Senate is To be the |
gamer by the displacem mt of Window.
The new rules of the Republican Ia
'lonal party allow state conventions for
The election "f delegates to the national
to be held not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days before the time for the
meeting OF the national convention. Re-
'ublicans of the various congressional
districts shall have the option oi selecting
heir delegates at separate popular dele
rate conventions, called Oh similar notice.
md held in districts at any time within Is
lays next prior to the meeting of state con
'entons, Or by sub divisions Of state con.
entions into district conventions and
uch delegates shall be chosen in the latter
method, if not elected previous to the
Meeting of the state conventions. Under
bis scheme it will be generally impossible
or the Republicans of this county to
lect delegates to national conventions at
ne May primaries-which deprivation is
lways acceptable to the Stalwarts. .