Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-01

a while ago faced a riot. 1t il well hit
Pennsylvania bushes but Pennsylva-
MIA is used to ii.
THE urgent reasons" vaguely given
by Sargent for his return to America,
suggest the horrible suspicion that he too
may be presidential possibility. l. is
the unexpected that happens and after
Logan the deluge.
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COUNCILS meet tomorrow night 10
consider the budget of appropriations for
the coming year. Members will do well
to give the subject intelligent and serious
attention, and not allow any body TO
make April fools of them.
ALL fools day for many of the office
hunters
FIRST Of April promises to the pclt,l.
Clans may be literally discounted.
THERE is a suspicion that some of our
local politicians are monkeyins with the
Easter rabbit.
II is wise candidate who don't have
stale Easter eggs rung in on him these
days by the best workers.
1T was well for Il. b. Hayes that good
distance intervened between him ard Gin
oiunati during the recent riots.
STILL Mr.. Randall remains IN the
Democratic party. The Mercer county
convention instructed for him Yesterday.
Mr.. PAYSE's urgent refusal to be
presidential candidate has evoked an
alleged endorsement Of him by Mr.
| Tldoa.
:, ). MEHARD, appointed by Goveruoe
Pattisor judge of Mercer county to succeed
Judge McDermitt, decd, WAS nominated
yesterday by twice the combined vote OF
his two opponents. The result was very
high compliment to the manner in which
the young judge has thus far discharged
his responsible duties.
| FEMININE
She might have known It in tho earlier Spring
| Ihat All my heart with vague "e,ire W,
| stirTeI;
And ere the summer winds had taken wing.
told her but she smilei anu sail no w0ri
The Autumn's eager hand his rel gold
And she was silent til from skies grown
, drear
Fell soft one nne, first snowflake and .hc
My neck and criei, " Love, we have lost d
| year w N. G. BunnCr
IHE increased sale of postage stamps
| since the two cent reduction has not quite
| made up for the decreased revenue there.
from, the returns of the auditor Of the
treasury for the post Office department for
the quarter ended December 3lst, last,
showing that the gross receipts at all post
Offices were eli 434 49, or :2SS, ,OGJ less
than the receipts during the corresponding
quarter of tho preceding fiscal year.
There is no doubt however, that increase a
revenue from the reduction must come a,
a date no. far distant.
MARQUIS OF LoRNE proposes as a pau
acea for all the ills - which Ireland Is al
present heir what hs calls Proviuoial
Home Rule III Ireland" He would hay.
four provincial dels--that of Lsinster, tC
Sit at Dublin; Munster, at Cork; of Ulster
at Belfast, and Of Connaught, at Galway
These diets should each consist of AZ
Upper House or Senate and more popu
lar braeoh or Chamber of Deputies, Tn,
term OF service in the Upper House hC
would establish at six years, one third o.
the members being elected every twr
years, while all the members Of the Lowe,
House should be elected biennially al
the members of both Houses 10 be elected
by popular ballot, subject t. the san(
regulations and the same qualification.
for electors as now prevail in tho case o.
elections for members of the imperial
Parliament. The idea of his lordship ia +,
occupy the Irish mind 70 constantly will
domestic aud municipal matters that Ia,
thought Of nation will be lost sight Of
Again the old divisions of Ireland ar,
established anew to breed dissensions. Til,
scheme Is quite cute. but it's purposes ar,
too transparent to stand any show of rue
cess with the Irish people,
The "Plumed Knight" has always
IN past races ahown lack of what Is very
aptly termed by horsemen bottom" and
his present campaign would seem to iudi
cate that history will repeat itself in his
present candidacy for the presidency,
WIN great flourish of arms Blaine starts
at his topmost speed on the most favorable
portion Of the track, tho home Of bis
friends. But when endurance and stavipo
powers are called for in the haunts O, hi.
enemies, the " Plumed Knights" breath
ia oil gone and he is easily passed by hi,
more prudent opponents who have caro-.
fully husbanded their strength to seIze tb,
opportunity for victory when it arrives
Blaine is running ike wilddre ia Pennsyl
vania aud like whipped dog in Mas
sachusetts. A canvass by the Boston
Adosrtiser among prominent Republicans
II al 49,. r