Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-01
ALL FOOLS DAY.
BUSY pIusr or ArR,L IsuiDnsrs.

snd Releases RANKS sno Business
men-Mobs ana Movings.
The first OF April has for centuries been
known as All Fools Day. Just why In
not positively known, but probably be.
cause people cndeavor TO do on that day
an amount of business that might bo much
more wisely and oxpcditiously don, II IT
was scattered over dozen days or more.
Ono favoritc feature Of All Fools Day is
that II Is made the occasion for foplipg or
playing practical jokes on unwary and un
buspeoting people. We have noticed less
Of this tomioolery TO day than on any pre-
ceding fest of April.
Cuttings.
Another feature of the day IL that
everybody who possibly can do so makes
IL point TO move--to change their place
of residence or business--on that day, We
noted on Monday tho principal business
removals, but to day added TO tho torn up
store good, are hundreds Of wagon loads of
household and kitchen furniture being
carried from ono end of the town to the
other, by hundreds OF families who arc
making change OF Ease-some Of them
seeking moro comfortable quarters, some
cheaper Jncs and some moving because IL
is less costly TO move than to pay rent,
Furniture dealers all favor frequent moves
1T hell thoir trade immensely. Poor
Richard used TO say three moves are
equal TO u tiIe.'
settling Up ANY.
Tho G.st OF April has long been re
gardJd In Lancaster as annual settling
up day." Some thousands OF our country
cousins come to town to square oil old
scores, and commence new ones To day
the crowd Ia not 80 largo as usual. There
l.. A l,.. in
tho several trains, east and west, ON the
Pennsylvania railroad, and about an equal
number on the Reading road-ncarly
three fourths of the latter coming up
from the direction of Quarryville. The
number of those that came In by private
conveyance il not SO large as usual. We
have often seen twice as many carriages In
line along the curb5 as we see to-day. TIE
streets are by 40 meaus greatly crowded,
tho thrOng being cOufined to the fret
squares Of the principal streets. OF
course the Leopard tho Rcd Lion, the
SoTrcl Horse the Franklin, the Keystone,
the Fountain Inn, the Lamb, tho swan
and other hotels are woll filled, but sot
like "they used tn was" The saloons
and the store keepers are doing fairly
well, but there is neither rush nor crush.
Tho County Unicss
The court house is not thIOugCd as it
usually is on the fret OF April. ,PrOthon
otary FTidy faid at noon that the fall u
OH OF business In his OIL 20 up To that hour
Us compared with last year, was fully %
per cent, and this was not owing to the
business done ON Saturday aud Monday,
which was also lighter than on the CORES
pOndiUg days OF last year.
In the recorders office things were rather
more lively, aud Deputy Fisnaoht said
that the business would foot up nearly II
not altogether as large as last year. La
the other county offices nothing of much
account is doing.
Tho hanks and BANKERS,
All the national and private banks are
doing good business. The Farmers anC
County banks have been greatly cTowdeS
all day, as they were on Monday aud Sat
urday and, though no figures could be oh
tanned, tho aggregate business of the thre
DAYS will ho considerably in excess of tn
business dono last First Of April. At tn
First national there is large business
doing, bat the crowd Is not 30 great. Th,
officers say that much Of their busines
was transacted Saturday and Monday
which relieved them of the pressure. tn,
business of the three days will exceed tha
OF last year.
business, as it did Saturday and Monday
Mondays businCts w6s over $780, 600 II
excess of tho corresponding day last year
and the throc days business, including to
day, will Do largely in excess of las
years.
At the private banking houses abou
tho same state of atfahs exists. The bus
ness is large, healthy and satisfactory
Money is plenty, but not too plenty. On
OF the most successful bankers states tha
money will for some time to come com
mand about per cent. more than it di
a year ago. Loans that could have bee
made last year at . will now command
per cent. This arises partly from the fac
that many farmers have bsen disappointe
in selling their tobacco and other product
of their farm, and those that have sol
have done so at low pr ices an
besides, great deal of money b
been invested in cattle, from which the
has been little or no profit, and in son
instances heavy losses, which place mar
persons in rather tight papers who a
usually all right Some other banker
however, believe that money will be plen
and the market easy.
Police Affair.".
The conduct of the crowd has been G
ceptiOnal y good. Up to 3 o'clock Il
afternoon thele has been only one arr,
made, and he was man who was SO hol
lessly drunk that lie could not be dis
derry. The police force has had r5a
nothing to do" Not single case
pocket picking has been reported, nor
there been a single Aght or other disord
sufficiently aagrant to call for the int
ventiou of tho police. Hope it may c.
tiuue so to tho end of the day.