Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-02
WHEN Mr.. Blaine starts to nail lie
he invariably misses the nail.

Nc INVARIABLY misses tue nall.
lost, strayed or stolen. 1t did not show
up ON Wednesday, when the Democratic
governor was practically reelected
unanimously.
THE glowing accounts of Blaine's jour
ney through Ohio, printed in the New
York Tribune, remind one of the still more
glowing accounts printed in the same
paper in 1872 of Horace Greeiey's famous
presidential stumping tour. Like efforts
effect like results. The more Blaine blus.
ters the worse he will be whipped.
THOSE who feel tempted to address the
possessor of spindle legs, banged hair aud
tin cup hat as ''dude, should have car O.
Allan Hamilton, court house clerk in
Montreal, has sued George Bricault "for
using insulting language and annoying a
peaceable citzsn." The head and front
of his offending was that he called the
former q "duds." This is indeed serious
charge.
ONE of the saddest events of recent
occurrence is the mental breaking up of
John Mccullough, the great tragediau.
Those who remember to have seen his
powerful rendition of Vrgnius, who goes
mad after killing his daughter, will reflect
that he presented madmsn who was as
startling as he was real. NOW the mimic
part he played has become . reality. The
mental tension of the characters he has
supported has probably proven too much
for him. 1t is to be hoped that prolonged
leisure will restore to him his magnificent
histrionic powers.
AUTUMN GLoRIKs.
The world puts on its robes OF glory now;
The very flowers are tinged with deeper
The valves are bluer. and the angels pitch
Their shining tents along the sunset skies.
The distant hills are crowned with purple
The days are mello-, and the long, calm
To wondering eyes, like weird magicians
show
The shifting splendors of the Northern
The generous earth spreads out her fruitful
And all the leaves are thick with ripeued
| sheaves;
While IN the woods. at Autumn's rustling
The NAPLES blush through all their tremb-
Albert Latghton.
MANY have been wondering as to the
causes of the silence Of Roscoe Conkl!ng.
Some have oOpjectured that it is due to
his disgust at the Republican nomination,
while others refer it to an absolute distaste
for political life brought in by the failure
OF his scheme for vindicarion..at the hands
Of the New York Legislature in 1881. Now
the whole truth has leaked out. He has
taken lodge in vast wilderness for the
purpose Of playing base ball. His where.
abouts might have remained forever q
mystery, but for the fact that he was
killed on Wednesday in game at Long
Island The instrument that closed his
earthly career was q base ball bat, and
presumably he was Off ,iating as umpire.
Though he was only seventeen years Of
age, he was old enough to point a moral
that should not soon be forgotten.
SINCE the foundation OF Vassar college,
1t has graduated 500 students in regular
course. Fifteen Of the alumnse are
practising physicians three have filed
professorshIps Of Wellesley, Pennsylvania
and Buchtel colleges. The list of 0coupa-
tions further includes two organists, three
bookkeepers, two instructors in chemical
iaborasories, thirteen principals ofsohools,
one clerk in the csnsus bureau at Wash.
ington, two farmers, one insurance agent,
TWO hundred and four teachers, three
artists one clerk In law ofEice, four
Librarians, ono eoypist, ten music teaoherf,
two assistants In observetories, two
Journalists, three teachers OF gymnastics,
one missionary, two ohemists, two public
readers, three authors. and one xssistsnt
state superintendent OF public instruction.
IL RilI ha notiaad II - 49,