Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-19

ment bills" But this IS not true. In3
Democrats can now only do themselves
harm by giving the Republicans the
" few districts " which they ask and are
not entitled to. All of Governor Pat
tison's friends - must clearly see that it
will put him in false position, ,embarrass
his partyand throw upon them the respOn
sibility of the extra session if they now
consent to take such gerrymander'as
they could have had without it. Far
better no apportiOnment than one that
is not honest, just and true.
THE telegraphers came up to time
with their strike. There is plenty of
money around the Western Union head
quarters ; too much, we apprehend, for
the strikers. When Jay Gould pays the
unlawful dividends on fifteen millions
of stocks out of his pockets to keep up
the market quotations for the stocks, he
will be likely to have good deal of
money at the service of the corporation
to terminate strike which, if continued, /,
will be sure to send down its stock quo
tations with run. IT the telegraphers
are as important to the company as they
think themselves their leaders will be
taken up to high mountain and sorely
tempted. If they overrate their impor.
tance their strike will be ineffective.
IT is urged in behalf of the deceased
wife's sister marriage bill that it will tend
to reduce the number of mothers in law.
"W1LL you walk into my parlor ?''say the
the Republicans at Harrisburg to some Oi
the Democratic legislators. Most of the
LITTER are old enough to have heard the
fate of the historic fly.
BRADY endorses the Suns story of Dor.
sey's revelations about Garfield and the
campaign of 1880. But, what is more to
the purpose, the circumstances confirm
both.
The total value of the exports of do
mestic breadstuffs from the United States
during the month of June was $11, ,545,.
936. For the six months ending June 30,
1888, the total value was $S5, las, 935, and
for the six months ending June 80, 1892
the value was $64, S56, $50.
The members of the Graud Army of the
Republic are discussing the proposition
recently made to establish degrees in
the organization, the eligibility to the sew
eral degrees being based on the term o.
service in the army. Some of the veteran.
are getting tired Of paper soldiers ruling
tue roast.
THE Southern exposition, soon to Oper
in Louisville, bids fair to be an event Oi
great Importance to the Southwest, and Ol
far more interest to that section than a
canvass of presidential probabilities. The
buildings are now complete, the space is
being occupied by exhibits, and on Angus,
1st the exhibition will be ready for in
auguration. The applications for space
already filled insure al exposition SO com
plete as to satisfy the most exacting, aud
every day is adding SO largely to the lis
that the question Of space is serious
problem
In the Senate last night the Rerubli
cans SO far receded from their previously
proclaimed ultimatum" that the sena
torial and representative apportionmen,
DILL was recommitted to the old confer.
ence committee, with instructions to re
port back the result of their labors no
later than Thursday morning. Senator
Hall having left the city on leave of alb
sence, President pro tenn. Mylin, OH mo
ton of Mr.. Davies, appointed Senator
Wallace to fill the vacancy. 1t is genorall!
believed, however, that the Republican,
only want to make show of concession
and that they will not consent to anything
like an " honest, just and true apportion
ment."
The trumpeted civil service reform
scheme which has been in operation il
| Washington and other cities for some time
employed with the examination of candi
dates for Office, seems to be practica
failure, first because the Republicans il
the departments have found peg fol
every hole and there are no vacancies tt
be filled secondly, the examinations arr
of such character that few of the appli
cants can pass them But, for the matter
of that, young man in Washington
makes public challenge in which he offer
any member of the civil service commits
sion, or its chief examiner, $500 if the!
| can pass the examination to which candi.
dates for department positions arc sub
jected, provided those who fail will Civ,
| S25O tn local charity.