Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-10

system or marvellous rOttenneSS thGt
calls for the appointment Of seven eX.
aminers at an expense OF S50,OOO year,
solely for the purpose of investigating
and checking the rascalities and imposi-
tions practised upon the department Of
justice by its own appointees. 1t would.
manifestIy, be cheaper to turn the ras'
calls out.
1t is melancholy to observe, however,
that in the full blossom of his usefulness
aud after the signal services narrated in
this report, Mr.. Brewster Cameron
should insist upon so suddenly and
rudely tearing himself loose from the
richly upholstered department of justice
which he ornaments, and threaten to be.
take himself to the COW boy associations
of Tucson, Arizona, in some remOter
relation to the department Of Brewster.
Trere are signs that his presence and
testimony will be useful to the commit
tee of Congress, headed by the energetic
Springer, which is about to investigate
the expenses OF the department of which
Mr. Cameron has recently been 50 large
part. The reports of payments to
special counsel of such enormous sums
as $4,000 and $4,000 per year
and various other expenditures run
ming down to liberal allpN,1GeS
for personal expenses " to lawyers and
drinks" theatre tickets" bar
and saloon for detectives, promise
rich developments for an anxious public
Before committee investigating them
gentleman with Mr.. Brewster Cam
eron's genius for mathematics and who
bears two such historic names as his,
will be picturesque figure. BY all
means he must be induced to postpone
his journey West.
lr looks as though Wharton Barker
would have to write and possibly to
deliver the speech which he has prom
ised will be made in Congress this win.
ter in behalf Of his bill to divide among
the states, half on the basis of pOpula
tion aud half in the proportion of litter
acy, the surplus revenues raised by tax.
alton of the people. No member has
been found TO father such proposition
it has only been introduced into the
House "by request" Such a stupendous
job Of centralizing power, it is "a relief to
note, is not cOuntenanCed by anybody
elected to legislate in federal affairs
but as Mr.. Wharton Barker is ticketed
for the next Republican national con
veutiOn it may be safely prophesied that
he and his surplus division scheme Wll
: be there, and it will be good deal Of 4
job to keep them from slipping the mUl
z zle.
, CosT OF the Star Route trials sl01, 2SG
result, two or three Insignificant sGape
goats in jail, aud the real criminals at
large.
KING, Hunter, and the retention OF
faithful employees in ofios" ia the ticket
that will sweep Philadelphia into the
Democratic ranks in February.
THE Committee OF One Hundred was
b 'ssod in the Republican conventions Of
Philadelphia. But there il likelihood Il
a cold day about February 10 for tho
hisscrs.
OVER il l. high county the Democrat.
commissioners CouTteously elect their Re-
publican colleague president of the board
in the last year Of their term. Did Nessrs.
Myers and SUNNY hear anything drop"
Nor Gre alarm box is located IN any
of the asylums, charitable institutions or
theatres Of Philadelphia and repetition
OF the Bellevllle horror, therefore, IN the
Z QIakcr city would not cause intense sur.
prise.
Rev. HEBER Newton does MT think
as much OF Jacob and Joseph and soms #
the other patriarchs, as is the wont Of the
Bible expOuuders; but then there are a
good many believers in ISrae, who do 10,
, think much OF the Rev. ueber Ncwtou'.
later day praching.
!, WM. Il. LEEDS, chairman Of the Repub
. lican city committee of Philadelphia
counts on his reelection as gas trustee OF
) the aid of seven Democratic members o
= select council. 1t seems incredible tha
men who call themselves Democrats an,
- represent Democratic constituencies
shOuli cOn.empl4te such a subscription t
the Republican campaign fund.
l. A. old fashioned blizzard seems to nav
e been let loose on the interior Of the stat,
It Tuesday night, taking its start from th
n Atlantic coast and travelling in westerly
g direction through the middle counties
{; terminating at Pittsburg. Houses wer,
e unroofed 10y the wind, buildings wer
r crushed by the snow and railroad travc
a much delayed. Fortunately Lancaste
Il county was just outside the pathway OF III
9 storm, the effects Of which were yer
e severely felt not many miles to the mort
s IN Schuylklll county.
THE presidential cabinet album contain
ing fine steel engrayngs of the presid On
N and his cabinet is now nearly complete
. at the government bueau of envrayirt