New-York tribune., 1872-04-03

to lntercede for him. ! have been informed that
the young who now cccncs Sc, ST. tss A.s.sgT.
Col Rankin was recommended by all the prominent Re-
| publoans iu the District for the place.
poor 20, J man since he has been enriched BY friends,
| Well, shah see what We shaI gee, u some OF our
lives are spared until the next Presidential contest
truly, A. q. HoDoEs."
ave shall SEQ what wo shall gee, if somo Of onf
lives are spared until the next Presidential Contest
| OBJ HodgeS
There ia nobody funnier than Mr. Bull when he 10
| scared into writing TO the newspapers Some cor
respondent of The London STANDARD Of tho 18Th com
| mences his communication in this cr0aking wsy'
as tho British public aware that meeting Is 70
be held at half past eight on Monday evening" the
18th inst at Bradaughs atheistica coDventicle, u
| the City Road, to CONNIE norate the atrocities OF
the C0mmuneT The British public is by this time
aware that the meeting was held, and ia also In
formed Of what was said by those who attended
It, In the report Of The Daily Necs we are
told that to all external appearance the Conlmu-
nslists and their friends are neither bloOdthirsty
rnflians nor pitiess brieands The worst of them
have the air Of attorneys clerks the best, that OF
members Of liberal professions" The meeting
was sInall-ony about 500 persons, including women
and children, being present. The chairman, IN
stead Of being daredevil in his face and speech"
had fair hair full light mustachc clear eyes and
his earnestness of manner fayOrably impressed the
behoIder." We must say that the speeches seem TO
have been far from bloodthirsty. Citizen Laudecx
of tho Commune of Msrseilles did say that he
0loried in the overturn Of the column in the Place
Vend6me because "it was o standing insult to the
principles of international union and good feeling"
The conclusion of The Ntns is that % the meeting
could do no harm to any human being" Indeed, the
proceedings appear to have been singularly temper
ate, and those who expected an incendiary demon
stration and saDgunary exboTtatIons probably
found them extremely dull
The Rev. Mr.. n. W. Miner, who was an intimate
friend of the late President Lincoln, has written
long letter to the Trustees OF the University ot
Chicago, to demonstrate what to our mind needs ne
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr.. Lincoln was religious
man. There is plenty of evidence that, if not pro-
fessed pietst Mr.. Lincoln had eminently religious
nature and his wHys bs safely left 70 speak for
MIN. Since lis death, We have had somewhat
too many certificates of his Christianity
too many Mt least for good taste. Nof
do we think that Mr.. Miner should have taken tina
trouble to defend the excellent mans memory from
the charge Of visiting the theater. 1t has been
matter Of regret" he says, to many good men that
he came TO his tragic end in such race" and then
the writer goes on to saythat Mr. Lincoln was tired
terested in the play. but because he was careworn
and weary, and needed quiet and repose" We think
that if still here Mr. Lincoln would hardly relish
extenuations like these If he had thought it wrong
to visit the theater. he would not have gone there
even for the repose which he so much needed More
over this kind Of apology seems to put In question
the morality Of hundreds of excellent people who
20 just as frequently to the theater as they may d"
sire to 40. The villains who had plotted the murder
of the great Magistrate would have found him some
where if not in the playhouse. Let those who do
not think it right to go to the play stay away from
it and keep good conscience; but we deprecats
bigoted illusions to those who of another mind.
SOue scent Of the lost greatness hangs round even
royalty in exile The son Of Louis Napoleon and
Eugene celebrated his sixteenth birthday on tho
10Th ult., at Chselhurst. There was "Te Deum"
at the neighboring Catholic chapel, and grand
doings afterward at Camden House-bouquets, pres
ents of plate and even congratulatOry deputations
from France" The English newspapers think that
the Prince Imperial is lucky in comparison with
his cousin the Duke of Reichstadt who spent his
short and melancholy life at Vienna Sin the dull
halls of the Sch5nbrnn, all but name prisoner Of
State" We are by no means sure that this utular
Prince Imperial is not more fortunate even than his
cousin (by courtesy, the Prince of Wales. Hewould
certainly be if he could give up all desire of reign
ing but alas so long he may live that phantasy
will probably haunt him. Happy is he, be his
lineage high OF low, who is not cursed
by great expectations The heir-apparent
to the English throne hardly knows what
heritage may await him; but he need not
be very wise to understand that he can be but the
effgy of king and grasp but barren scepter. He
likes the stage told. How will he like to be
not much more than stage-kiDg-a sort of beadle
employed by the nation to open and dissolve Parlia
ment, with the smallest wages necessary to support
the regal pretensei HanOverian kings have never
been much more than that and the line may in tims
become something less. The time may arrive when il
will be positive pleasure for IL. X. H. to abscond
This is encouraging. A letter from Lapwai. Idaho
Territory announces great revival Of religion
among tho Nez Perces Indians. Thirty y-threo OF
the Church, including one woman in the last stages
of consumption. and two old women totally blind.
This Is an excellent way of dealing with the rcd
people, and now If the worthy preachers who have
been successful with the Indians will their
attention to most Of the white men who have any
dealings with the Indians We can promise them
plenty Of tough work. if not brilliant success
A German tailor living near Bangor. Me-, having in
a most improper way married No. ? in a very short
time after the death of No. l. visited by the out
ragged young men Of the town and treated 10 several
tin-horn Overtures. Coming out he addressed to
his uuwelcOme visitors the following expostulation
IL say, poys you ought to be ashamed of your
selves to be maxim all this noise ven there vas =
funeral here soOn." You will see that this gen
tleman. although pleasure lie was bent. had vet
q frugal mind" and meant to enjoy his new W lie in