Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-05

-econclllng our people to many bad acts
of the Legislature. We sincerely hope |
that II may pass the Senate.
Editorial Notes.
The Pittsburgh EUsniNg Star is the only
one cent paper In that city, and a very
good little paper It Is.
There Is a talk Of a revised edition Of
the Encyclopedia Britannica" Ifwell
done the work would DO incomparsbly
the best of It's kind on the English lang
uage. It is that now, but does not come
near enough up TO cate.
The GsEstIs, we see, Is bammering
away, abusing EVERY EVENING. The
only interesting thing we can pick ont OF
# Ia me intlmation that the editor of The
Gdzetts has been 4 noted champion and
heroic defender of free speech and free
press. We do not believe in public dis
cusslon Of the private character and char
scterlstics OF editors and others, hut The
intimatlon thus made that this particular
man hes ever exhibited conrnge IN any
thlfr is too .unny to he let sleep in the
quiet obscurlty of the GaE,tts's columns.
General Butler, It IL said, has concluded
to postpone his attempted defence of the
Congressional salary steal until the pop
ulsr feelieg against 1t subsidies. This is
equivalent to an indefinite postponement
we think.
Miss Kellogg, the Justly famous prlma
donna, while stopping at the Continental
Hotel in Philadelphia, recently, voun
tarily gave free concert to tue hired
help of the house, In the ladies' dining
room. She sang some of her finest selec-
tions, interpreting the choicer pieces
with Irish ballads and negro minstrel
melodies. This was very graceful and
generous act, and afforded rare pleasure
to many who do not often have opportu
nifty for listening to such music.
The PhiladelI ia North An,eIicaii
thinks that had beer (that is malt liquor, }
not been included in the proposed pro-
hiblIiou, every county in Pennsylvania
would have voted against license at the
recent special election on that subject.
We publish by request an account Of a
tableaux exhibition reported by nuubeT
Of young gentlemen who visited the
Wesleyan College to see such an exhlbl.
billion, and who declare the affair
quite came upto their expectations, and
they enjoyed tn mselves as fully as
though it had not been held on April lst.
The venerable Peter Cooper by one
neat stroke Of his pen shows that be has
a clear understanding Of the principles
Of civil service reform and keen sense
Of humo-, In addition to the qualities
which had already made him famous,
He wrote a letter to the President
the other day requesting him to "ordei
"back to duty" the Custom House and
other U. s. officials Of New York City
who have been spending most of then
time in Albany of late trying to force 6
new and dangerous charter for New Yoil
City through the legislature.
The Right Hon. John Bright has recent.
ly appeared in his place in Parliament
but he is still in such feeble health as tC
be unable to attempt any labor or under
20 excitement. Still, his temperance In
Parliament Is an evidence that he is better
than he was some time ago.
The North German Gazette, which new
into a passion on reading the telegraph,
summary of President Grants Inaugural
speech, now that Il has the full tex
before It, says 1t feels compelled to con
sideraby modify It's ftt view.
We welcome April -not that we par
tlcularly like the capiicious mouth, bu
? anything IS better than March.
We print elsewhere, a reply from
vorkine-maA to Mr. Iloffscker's recen
, lecture at the institute Of Mechanic Arts
We do not propose to review T., but "
must cay that the point he makes tina
the Organization Of the Bar, with It's rep
ulatlons In regard 10 fees, &C., is in n
ess'niial particular different from
trades union, is well taken.
The CommercialndguaniIy reseuts tt
t charge Of abusing Democrats" whic
p it says 1t can disproye by "sny intelllger
b member Of the Democratic party in hi
= "ci or State" We suppose any Demo
j Graz who did not support our ueighbor /
this remarkable assertion, would b
e declared by 1t not "inielllgent."
e The Newark (New Jersey .Noruh.
8 Register speaks of the rashness OF q.
r J. gislature in deprlying our CORE. por
e dent OF his place on ihe door Of o.
, House, and alludlng to remark by on
, Of the members that the original lde
S Was 10 scare Mr. Pride a little, It say
s "these wise legislators will find tina
, "some things are much easier & me tha
d "uadone."
Tho Easton (Md.) Star, referring t