Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-31
A GROWING jealousy is said to exist
among plumbers owing to the high sala-
ries paid to baseball players.

among plumOerS OWING 10 Ino nlgn saIac
ries paid to baseball players.
JERSEY justice has received another
striking exempli6cation. Two of the
scouudrels who assaulted an Orange bank
cashier in car in Hoboken, on Saturday,
with intent to rob him of satchel con
tanning a large sum of money, were
yesterday sentenced to ten years. i'm
prisonment in the Jersey peniten.iary.
The jury that convicted Polk must now
hide their diminished heads.
THE fate of Carey, the infOrmer, will be
tho subject of but little regret. The con-
duct of his associates in the Phoenix
park murder, hot headed Irishmen with
more blood than brains, was despicable
enough, but it almost gains dignity when
compared with Carey 3 deep dyed betrayal
of his companions in crime. Though it is
to be regretted that he did not die by pro
cess of law, yet being equally il not more
guilty than his fellow conspirators, it was
right that he should be called upon to
suffer the same penalty.
FASHIONABLE circles in New York and
Washington are about to transplant from
England to this country novel method,
as timely as it is sensible, of determining
the antecedents and general standing "f
all those who desire an introduction to
good society. The person introdu a
stranger must be prepared to surr'. al
necessary Information concerning him. his
character, family and general eligibility.
These facts, together with the source from
whichthey are derived, are furnished to each
member of the particular set, so that all
may be we'll acquainted with the previous
history of him who seeks their acquaint-
ance. This is a step in the right direction.
Some precautions should be taken to pro.
tect our daughters and sisters from the
wiles of adventurers, who when possessed
of pleasing address, often succeed in
penetrating the inner sanctuaries of the
best society.
SOME discussion having arisen some
months ago concerning the statement of q
naval officer that Admiral Farragut was
not lashed or tied to the rigging while
directing the movements of the fleet dur
ing the engagement in Mobile harbor, as
pictured in William Pages famous paint
ing, the artist asserts that his authority
for the conception was none other than
the admiral himself. The latter visited
Pages studio frequently while the picture
was in course of preparation, and in com
pliauce with the artists request detailed
his actual position during the conflict. His
intention in ascending the rigging was
that he might be in better situation to
give orders to the men below. While in
this elevated position he noticed piece
of she'll strike few feet above his head
and cut away portion of the maintop,
beneath which he was standing, with his
feet resting on the rope ladder. Thinking
that if killed his body would roll over
board and be lost, he obtained piece OF
rope and lashed himself to the shrouds,
where he remained calmly issuing his
orders during the whole of that memorable
engagement. This plain tale should
serve to put at rest all doubts concerning
the historical accuracy of the painting, and
at the same time silence the iconoclasts
who would destroy one of the most pic
turesque, as we'll as dramatic. situations in
the naval history of the war.