Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-04

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of thousands of documents to be printed.
Let all such motions be referred to some
sagaciouS committee, to discover first
what is the use of the publication and
how many copies of it can be judiciously
distributed.
SMALLPOX is reported to be cutting a
wide swath in Baltimore, and movement
has been organized by the municipal and
health authorities to stamp out the dis
ease.
| A SEVERE struggle is expected in tue
Wisconsin Legislature Oh the prohibition
is said the liquor dealers I" havc power
full lobby"
TIE prize offered some months ago for
the best design for the enlargement of the
SorbOnne in Paris has been awarded to NJ.
Henry Ncno.. His plans provide for a
ceremonial hall, capable of seating 1000
persons. Some 10000, 0OOf. will be ex-
pended on the enlargement, more than
half the sum being required for the
ground. The state contributes one half
of the % 600, ,O00i. and the city the other
The secretary Of the treasury yesterday
sent to the Senate al estimate from t! Q
commissioner Of internal revenue Of the
amount of money that would be required
to refund the taxes on cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco. distilled spirits and matches col
lccted of stock consumed, if the taxes on
these commodities are repealed. The total
to be refunded, according to the commits
sioncr's estimate, is S3G, G,OS0,7lG.
TIE Philadelphia Press is hypercritical
in finding fault with Senator Reyburn for
his vote for Senator Hall for president
pro tenn. thereby, as the Press pretends,
seeming TO prefer Democrat to an Inde-
pendent. No doubt Reyburn would
have preferred Hall to Lee, but the inter-
and Republican nominees was very we'll
understood by everybody but the Press to
be matter Cf parliamentary courtesy.
Miss LII.LIE DEvEHEAUX BLAKE makes
a strong point against Bartholdi's cele
brated statue of Liberty Enlightening
the World,' OF the ground that it is alb
surd to represent liberty as female, as
females are tho slaves of despotic men.
1t is ribaid Pittsburgh benedict who re-
joins TO this observation of the little
woman that she is right SO far as she gees,
but that il selecting a male care mus: be
taken that the typical figure is not that of
a married man.
Gov. WALLER recommends to the
Connecticut Legislature the passage of
laws to facilitate voting aud prevent COZ
ruption Of the franchise pleads for civil
service reform suggests the expedcncy
of conterring upon women the slme
public rights they have in New York and
Massachusetts and thinks that " if the
Legislature fails to approve the proposed
amendment prohibiting the sale of liquor
it would not injure the cause of morality
or temperance, there being little occasion
for constitutional prohibition
CHICAGO compares favorably with Phil
adelphia in its treatment of Mrs. Langtsy
While the Lily appears nightly before
crowded houses, there is no following by
mobs, DO hooting, no discourtesies or
demonstrations of any sort as she moves
along the streets, clad III Ter sealskin
dolman and accompanied by Miss Langtry
her chaperon. This is all very well as far
as it goes, but we must remember that
Freddie is not along to add his zest-
ful accompaniment to tho great moral
show that is perambu!atiDg through the
West.
lT is notable that while Logan "prances
the corridor and rides the nightmare
over Fitz John Porter's case, au able and
interesting work on the subject has re-
Gently been published in Germany. Its
title is "Dcr Feldzug in Nord Virgiuien
i'm August, 1862 and it's author is F.
Mangold, an artillery officer in the I'M
perial service The German officer clear
| Iy demonstrates as he proceeds with his
work that General Porter was for his cou.
duct at the second battle Of Bull Run de-
serving OF high commentator, instead of
the unjust and in;Iuitous sentence i'm
posed upon him by the court martial.
| FIELD MARSHALL HALsTEAD prints 4
| va!edictory in hi; Cincinnati Commercial,
and after explaining the reasons that have
| impelled the consolidation Of the paper
| with the Gazette, which he says are of
purely business nature, adds that he feels
sure of his ability to put his heels on the
same desk with the Truly Good Deacon
Richard Smith, and still be happy. If
this is verified by subsequent events, then,
indeed, is the millennium o! journalism
not afar off. 1t is only reasonable to pro.
sumo that the Truly Good Deacon has
succeeded in getting rid of his wicked
partners in order to bring about this de-
Iightful condition Of things.
THE people of Syracuse, New York, have
had little passion play of their own, got
up off hand. At the annual election ia
St. Johns Lutheran church, at Syracuse
two days ago, there was some feeling.