Daily Republican., 1885-04-16


friend a board bill of $40 owing to a
lady Ct York by young man who cuts
considerable OF q swell in Whining
ton.
We suspect that board bill will be
paid. Do not ask US who this conse.
quential young man Is. His name will
not be revealed unless he refuses to lay
that poor woman his board bill
York has one Of the finest market
houses ~ be found in any city, and in
this respect is far ahead OF Wilmington.
II needs however, a new railroad depot.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will hardly let such thriving town go
much longer without new dep,t :.
But, farewell York, we must hasten Oh.
AT 10 o'clock we we're on the road
for Harrisburg, the capital Of this
State.
An hours ride through the bean tiful
Codorus valley and along the Susque-
hanna, brought us to Harrisburg.
Emigsburg, where the United Brethren
/ hold a large camp meeting every year,
and Goldsboro, on the Susquehanua, are
the two principal towns of note on the
way. Arrived at Harrisburg the req. :
dence Of q relative was sooD fornd and
once more We were beneath a hospital Q
roof.
Harrisburg isa city cf about 81, 900
Inhabitants. beautifully located on he
lSuequehannA IN Cspital Of the
State and tho L-yi-lature being in ses-
sion, of course the State House il the
/ centre of attraction, and towards it our
steps are turned.
Without q guide the frat place ~e
struck was tho Senate Cham Der. Well,
this Ia something different from the
little coop that holds nine men down
at Dover-the whole Senate of Della.
ware. Here are fifty men. besides
clerks, sergeanfs at arms, folders, pages
and other attaches. The galleries,
however. are small, smaller than our
galleries at Dover. But 1t would take
more space than we can spare to de-
scribe that beautifully frescoed furn-
ished apartment. The walls and
ceiling are painted in the most
beautifully blended colors. From
the ceiling depend great glass
chandeliers, which simmer and gins
ten in the gas light like the prismatic
colors of the rainbow. The windows
are curtaintd with heavy green silk
curtains, and everything else is in
kSaptng. The Senators sit 10 semi-cir-
lcAlar rows, with the Speaker and clerks
tn hs0t. The Senate is tn Committee
Of the Whole, considering the county
salary bill.
To the right of us arises q gentleman
slightly bald, with red hair, mixed
with gray, to badger Senator Ross
from Green County. We found that
this gentleman was Senator Thomas V.
Cooper of Delaware County. Senator
Cooper il considered at Harrisburg a
match in debate for any of the Senators,
especially on political topics There are
some very young looking men in the
Senate, hut the most of them are notice
able for their bald heads and silvery
hair. In the Afternoon session, Presi
dent Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road, addressed the Senate by permis.
sion in opposition to the passage of a
bill which permitted railroads to cross
at grade the Pennsylvania Central,
He was followed in his remarks on the
same side by Mr.. Scott. the attorney fol
the road. Senator John z. Norris
of Philadelphia gave notice that he
would refute the gentlemen's arguments
question 10 said to be one that would
let the B. & o. into Philadelphia, and
hence the opposition to 1t by the of
tcers of the Pennsylvania road.
A visit to the House disclosed to us q
large hall with seats in semi circular
rows for pol members. The painting,
and furniture of theHouso were similar
to the Senate. Here too the House WA
in Committee OF the Whole, considering
the State revenue bill. From the nois,
and confusion that prevailed, we should
think that one OF the requisites OF |
Pennsylvania legislator would be Il
have a good pair of lungs. In the after
noon the bill to appropriate 100000 TO
q home for worn out soldiers was carried
with a rush, every memter voting 70
il. This being the anniversary Of tn,
surrender of General Leo to Genera
Grant, and the latter being considered
as on the verge of the grave, a Demo
crat moved, and his motion was sec
opded by another Democratic me IN Der
THAT out of respect to the distinguished
services of General Grant, the House d.
low adjourn.
This was stealing Republican thunder
but every member voted for 1t. Wha
else could they do? What else dar'
they do ? We are indebted TO the Hon
. George Robinson, member OF the Hous'
from the Fifteenth ward, Philadelphia
/, for seats upon the floor OF the House
The great maj ority OF the House ar
Young men under forty years of age
The youngest member is but "a year
old and the Oldest is Mr.. Wedges, o
Philadelphia, aged 20.
Il But although there 10 much to re
i here we cannot tarry, SO bidding kin'
: friends goodbye we are aboard train
and after a ride of miles we alight a
a Middletown, a town of 1000 inhnbi
!, tants at the junction of the Swatar
creek and the Susquehanna.
1, Here we are elcomed again by fon
a friends, where we remained until tn
= evening of the 10Th. Friday We took
a drive amongst the twelve or thrice
q ma gnificent farms owned by Mr.. Jane
:, Young. Mr.. Young attends PERSONAL
a to all the details of labor and the carry
ing GU of his farms. He neither rent
: them nor crops them, but hires men t
n work them. He has beautiful house
- and barns on all his farms. The barn
!, lare either whitewashed or painte
l. white, with green windows and door
/ to the upper stories and deep pink door
!, and windows for the lower stories. A
!. his buildings are painted in the sam
Il colors. His fences are all whitewasiie
!, while his gates are all OF deep pin
color.
20! But we cannot tarry at MiddletowI
~ no on the evening of the 10th we al
q aboard the train bound for the beautif,
"a iulaad city of LapcAster. Down II
Il. east bank of the Susquehanna We wei
NJ taken through the towns Of Bainbridg
a, Marietta and Columbia, and from th
~ to Lancaster, we pass through the vi
N lagos of Mountville and Rohrertstowl
"eI Lancaster reached, we were soon agai
As under hospitahle roofs. Lancaster
of city Of about SO. 0CO iDhab tants, ar
very beautifully laid out. 1t has