Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-01

JOHN SHERMAN seems to think Judge
Foraker will be the gubernatoriai nom-
inee of his party in Ohio 4; the Demo-
cratic idea for General Durbin Ward is
Strengthening.
SOME allowance must be made for the
frequency of divorce in Connecticut since
it is discovered that in some parts Of that
state the marriage of twelve year old
children is common,
THE news editor of tho Philadelphia
Press, who lately revelled in the item
about some of the Legislators wrestling
with familiar Latin quotations, has it all
to himself in the phrase ne mortius nil nisi
c0um.
Hon. GEO. SHARswOOD's funeral was
conducted with befitting simplicity. There
were no flowers and no pail bearers. A
few such examples IN cases of people of
prominence will have wholesome popu-
lar effect for reform in funeral fashions.
AFTER a heated discussion the U. p.
assembly in Pittsburgh declared by a vote
of 149 to 70, in favor Of permitting instru-
mental music in the churches, but it is by
no means sure the minority will melodi-
ously acquiesce in the verdict.
| THERE are more signs of peace and har
mony in the Republican camp afforded BY
the fact that revengeful Stalwarts stab the
free pipe line bill because Stewart and Lee
would not vote for the McCracken appor-
tionment gerrymander.
THERE is great difficulty experienced III
New York in raising money for the ped
estal on which to stand the statue of
Liberty, soon to be presented by the people
of France. There is one way in which it
can be got, if no rich man will give it
and be done. Let Mr.. Conkling, follow.
ing the example of Edward Everett, pre-.
pare an Grafton on Liberty and deliver it
over the country for the benefit of the
pedestal fund.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE REYBURN
has appointed as the conference commit
tee upon congressional apportionment on
the part of the Senate, McCracken and
Stehman. Republicans, and Wolverton,
Democrat. The committee from the
House will be Nicholson and Evans,
Democrats, and Colborn, Republican
There seems to be general inclination to
accept no apportionment whatever as the
inevitable result. But Stehman now has
chance to rise to tho level Of non part:-
sanship, aud he may distinguish himself
by such stroke.
THE statement of Phil. Thompson )
wife about her conduct in Cincinnati, and
hor charge that Miss Buckner Was the
taken with considerable allowance. But
it is just as much entitled to credencs as
that of the Buckner woman, whose charac
ter is none of the best, but whose story
Thompson so readily believed and acted
upon. Tho statement of Mrs. Thompson
has one pert clause that is likely to create
social excitement if it does not lead to
more shootlngs in Harrodsburg
Presently card came up for her and
upon it was the name of M. T. Threlkeld,
OF Harrodsburg, who wanted to see Miss
Buckner. The young woman looked at it
and contemptuously threw it aside with
the remark "I wish every striped
pants galoot from Harrodsburg wouldn't t
come to see Miss Buckner am tired of
it and won't see him."
THE history OF the terrible disaster on
the Brooklyn bridge is like that Of hun
dred such events in its demonstration Of
tho impossibility of controlling, checking
Or directing great crowd of excited peo
pie. 1t matters little whether there are
two or two dozen policemen iu front of
such a sureing and panic stricken throng
as passed over the bridge on this fatal
day. The chief source OF trouble was un.
doubtedly the steps, which. as contem-
porary suggests, had no more fitness there
than on street sidewalk, where they
would at any time be a pitfall for
rush Of pedestrians. 1t must be pig
headed pride of opinion that makes the
management Of the bridge insist that this
is not so and propose any other means OF
averting like disasters than substituting
an easy incline for this precipitous and
dangerous interruption to what should be
safe and unbroken promenade.
By vote Of Is to II the overseers of
Harvard university have refused to confer
upon Governor Butler the degree of LII. D.
which that institution has hitherto given
as a matter of course to the governors of
Massachusetts,. Among the votes to con-
fer were those of Theo. Lyman and Charles
Francis Adams jr., and among those op-
posed to it was that of e. R. Hoar, who is
recognized as bitter enemy of Butler
For many reasons the action of the
overseers will be water on Buffers
mill. He likes notoriety and this
gives it to him. He does not need
the degree, for he has long had it from
some other institution. 1t is not refused
to him because he has not the scientific
requirements to merit it, for he is one of
the ablest attorneys in the country and is
notOriously in fact doctor of laws. 1t
was given to Grant and many other men
of little learning and was not withheld
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