Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-01
whether or not the company is doing
what 1t is paid for.

whether or not the company is doing
what it is paid for.
DEMOCRATIC citizens will do well to
attend the primary meetings to morrow
evening and vote for the men OF their
choice for mayor, school directors, cOun.
ellis and ward officers. These are i'm
portant places. The character of the men
in them goes far to determine the moral
and material welfare of the community as
well as the tax rate. Nothing conduces
more to careful selection and iii candi-
dates than full popular attendance at
the primaries. The voter who omits
this important duty forfeitsa large share
of the franchise privilege.
Ir Is nearly time for Beaver to wri,o a
note to Quay couohed in the following
phrase q" Dear Quay, don't talk"
MORE than $4,000 was realized from
the grand Hebrew charity ball in Phila-
dephia on Thursday evening, " Aud the
greatest Of these 10 charity"
THE young Berlin artist, who expected
to mako fame aud fortune by 2 colossal
picture commem Grating the opening Of
the Northern Pacific railroad, IS seeking
another subject,
WHATS IN name. The village school
mistress of " Arcadia" Ohio, is threat
ened with assassination because her father
bore bad reputation. But then this is
only an Ohio Arcadia.
lF farmers would uso the worthless
swamp lands found along 50 many OF the
brooks and streams for fish production, a
reservoir of malaria would be removed
and at the same time rural bank accounts
would bo enlarged.
ANOTHER outburst relative to vrual
and venereal newspapers and blotted
bondholiers may be expected from
Denis Kearney, since the expulsion OF his
colony from Hoodlumvlle. The frothy
diAtrbes OF Denis, are however, 50 closely
allied to escaping steam, that they occasion
NJ comment.
To the North american, it is noteworthy
that the opposition to the Fltz JJhu PJV.
ter relief bill mainly proceeded from men
like Mr. Horr, of Michigan, who stayed
at home while the war was being foaght--
who do not know enough about military
affairs TO form an Intelligent opiuiOu upon
an exclusively military controversy.
Ok the heels Of the scandal caused by
keifer's removal OF faithful stenogTapher
TO make way for his nephew, comes the
news of the displacement Of tried dis
tributing clerk in the oltico OF the score
tary Of the Senate to give place to Butler
Malone, son Of the Repudator Ghioftain.
Washington and Jefferson must turn in
their graves at the thought Of how the
Old Dominion is misreprcseEted in the
highes. Legislative body OF the land.
The uncertainty Of life aud the iInmi
nence OF eternity are again impressed by
the news of the shocking railroad disaster
near Indianapolis. TINS time there ap-
pears To have been criminal negligence oa
the part Of the railroad company IN not
inspecting the bridge prior 10 its fail with
its precious human freight. Ii has been
as}ertaiued that the nuts on the support
lag rods We're loose, aud the bridge vas
l3t down thereby. Unl'ss igoa bridges
cal bs regularly inspected with some
guarantee of their safety, it would be
b5tt5r to return TO ths old stOno bridze
with its solid stone arches.
THERE IS no reasonable doubt now that
| the House Is in earnest in its war on the
land grants. On Thursday a bill was passed
declaring forfeited certain lands granted
in aid of the railroads in Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas and
at the same time the bill declaring the
forfeiture of tho LANDS granted u the
Texas Pacific company under the act Of
March. 1871, was passed without debate
yeas 259, nays ! the negative b ing Mr..
b !rr, OF this state. The House committee
has also unanimously decided 10 recon-
mend the passage Of = bill u forfeit the
entire land grant Of tho Oregon Central
railroad company, embracing nearly two
million acres. 1t is credible to suppose
that when Mr.. Huntington hears this in
formation he will go behind tho dDmes. ic
wood pIlo aud indulge in sulphurous
sDlrioquy aueut the stand that the House
| has taken.
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.
The Times thinks that polygamy ought
to bs extermiuatcd, but the uoar bill il
not tho proper means 10 that end.
The Tunkhannock Nc1 Ags recommend.