Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-30
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

The York dye dips into poetry 10 OBJ
serve that t!.o world is growing better.
The Pittsburgh Telegraph deprecates
any lawless proceedings against Dukes.
The Eadle KeataA Toll is hopeful that
day is breaking even on the Indian.
The Fulton Democrat scornfully refers
to Rhode Island as watermelon and clam
patch.
The Reading Herald foresees the time
when toll gates will begin to be shaking
Oh their hinges and finally drop off.
The Reading Herald ascribes the pre-
valence of dyspepsia to hasty eating and
pie.
To oblige many anxious readers tho
Carlisle Sentinel pensively inquiries when,
and for what purpose, was the largest
body of men ever gathered together:
The Mt. Joy Star is positive that colds
yield to onions like magic, but when it
comes to ho conundrum, where is yes
terday,'' it palks little.
The IolI- Daily is melancholy over the
reflection that the magnitude to which he
interests of cattle raising have grown in
the far West and Southwest is not fully
appreciated here.
The Noracaan makes notable contrast of
Secretary Frelinghuysen's gift of a set OF
works by British authors to the bride of
ex Senator Davis with Arthur's present of
punch bowl.
The Reading Neacs calls upon the shades
of Thad. Stevens to look down upon the
constitution, an instrument that has been
the football OF every Republican Congress
and Legislature since 1861.
The Wilkesbarre Union Leader is dis
gusted at the press reports of hansings
and thinks they operate upon some minds
in way that is apt to apotheosize the
crime of murder and make it the sure road
of winning heaven and crown of glory.
The Pittsburgh Post unreservedly ap.
proves of the commission of Mrs. Helen
Hunt Jackson to institute inquiries and
report relative to the condition of the
bands of mission Indians in California,
who are legacy from Spain.
The Chambersburg Valley Spirit does
not feel lonesome in its position on the
Dukes case since it finds itself in accord
with tho Lancaster INTELLIGENCER, the
Harrisburg Patriot and the Pottsyille
Chronicle.
The Philadelphia North american rubs
its sleepy eyes and, regardless of law or
facts, declares the release of Conkling to
havo been "a disgracelul surrender to a
sentimental and unreasoning clamor, and
moreover, flagrant abuse of magisterial
authority"
In the estimation of the radical PhiIa-
dslphia EveninJ Neacs Ben Butler is one
of the most remarkable characters of our
day, and considering the prevailing mcdi-
iocrity among public men he is refresh
ing object of contemplation, with all his
flaws.
The Harrisburg Independent wants
voters who call themselves by it's name to
make the Offices sock the men, hunt down
the office hunter without regard to his
position strike him wherever no intrudes
himself and scratch them off tickets and
discard them in convention.
1t is plain to the Carlisle lolunteer that
there ought to be a change in the method
of choosing presidential electors, congress-
men and members Of the Legislature 80 as
to provide for minority representation ::
and it wants citizens convention on this
subject this summer.
Elder Weishampe1s Torch of Truth
points out thai in Gov. Pattison's refusal
to be called " His Excellency" the editor
of the Church Aduocate has a good example
to follow in refusing to have the afix
"Doctor of Divinity" put to his name, as
il is an anti. Church of God affix.
The Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin,
which was Mortified that Dukes was not
hanged for libeliug Miss Mutt, rolls out as
a sweet morsel for it's readers, a column
and half of contributed abuse of Moses
and Jehovah, which for virulence would
make Bob Insersoll turn green with envy
Of the writer.
Mrs. ALoNZO B. CORNELL is the only