, 1874-02-07

and as only boon loss fortunate thnl tile mnjor-
isy OF them"
Prof. Goodwin Smith, In Lila speech before tho
rccont Traaes-Unton Congress at BlofEeld,
England, said that l,o WAS sorry to soy TINT
America hhted England. Tho London daily
press griovod over tho fact tho London weekly
pross said 1t didn't care. Thon p. 7. Barllum
took up tho cudgels to provo TINT his country
mon have !" profound aud slnooro friendship"
for tho. English. 10 which tho I'all-lfdtl
Gazetu rotortB that MI exhibition Of Americans
who profoundly ard sincerely Iovo Engtuul
would bs the most proAtBhle show hrr. Darnum
hus ovor managed Both parties to Tho dispute
nro too e1tremo. but Goodwin Smith soen,H
nearost To the truth. Wo layo fought two wnrB
with England and hayo con,e worry noar fighting
two more; tho special Into excited by hor con~
duct during tho Into war has not had time to
Bubaido. We nro very sensitive to English
ridicuIe and tint rlliculo is unsparing and Our
common lunguage In tic thAs hinds us only to
riyalry In everything. Moreover, two nations
nevor love each other. Two nations aro never
friunds, save when tho Bolf-ntereHt of each die
tates tile so-ca[led friendship. How ca1 any
entity, which recognizes expodioncy aB It's ouly
rule Of conduct, DO a friond ? Two countries
otbor dislike cach other or aro wholly Indifferent
to each Other. Tho last Btnto ia tho millennium
for nationD. Nothing muro eau bo hoped for.
Tho lion and tho eagle will mover lie down To-
gothor, uuless one Of them is Oh top.
Tho recent decision OF the supromo Court OF
tho Cnited statos III the case Ut tho owners Of
the property of the lato john 6lide]], Of LouiH-
ma, rs. Lis heirs. which ailrnis tho decision Of
the Supreme Court OF that State, iB oue of more
tlan ordinary Interest," not only lecauso 1t affects
d 1arye amount Of property In tho City Of
Now Orlenns. but also because it def
nitasy Huttlas tho question Of confiBoation. DIr.
Slidell, whon llo went to France as the Commits
Bioner Of tho Confederate States, was possessed
Of large property, valued at 8275.000. This
property was seized by tho United statos aud
sold shortly inter the termination Of tho war.
subsequently, mud After tho death Of slidoll,
tho Aoirs brought suit for tho recovery Of tho
property, contonling TINT tho Government
hold only lifo-interost, and Ind no right to
pass bill Of attainlor disnhoritiug tho heirs OF
traitor. Tho counsel for the property.ownors,
OH tho other hand, took tho ground that sIidell
was not Rebel or offender against tle Unitod
States, but IN onomy, atld, as auch the contisca-
tion Of lis property forfeited it entirely mud for
| ever. The Supreme Court Of Louisiana declared
prone Court hns now affirmed that decision,
which therefore establishes the point Of the
plaintiffs, that tho tito Of te United States. IN
conilscaton chscs, il simply an interest during
tho lifetime OF the original ownor.
| Williamson County. ILL.,, Is enjoying tho novel
privilege Of contemplating the resurrection Of a
| supposed corpus deficit. Annie Topo was living
| with family named Sides near Jonesboto, every
member Of which was supposed to DO equal to
tho commission Of murder. Ono night, women u
voices were heard III loud alteration, mud two
pistol-sllots wore frod followed by q piercing
Hlriok, after which Annie Topo was seen no
moro in the vicinity OF JoneBboro. Some mouths
passed awny, during which tho most uncom-
| plimentary rumora wore circulated relative to
the connection Of tho Sides family
| with her diBapponrance. A search WAS made
for tho murdered girls ronaains, and WAS
SO for successful that the body OF q woman was
found In Williamson County with two bullet
holes in it. Some clothing and trinkots upon il
wero identified as the property Of Annie Tope,
and strong case was apparently mado oui
against the Sides family, vino wore arrested and
lodged in jai. The aatoniahment Of the crowded
courtroom, ut q preliminary investigation, may
be imagined when, all the evidence for tho State
|
tho witness-stand the girl whose remains had
ouuly. si,ce Hiss Topo onaphatically repudiateE
| tho mnnEled corpse, the county ia dl1igeutl,
soarcling for tho rlghtful name to which it be-
longed.
II any doubt over existed an to the validity o1
Now Jersoy'a claim to be considered Us apart
from the association Of States, it 10 now settled
beyond all question by tho barharous practices
Of the natives OF that country. An indignant
aboriginal writes to New York paper to inform
its renders that 'even the finest portor-house
steak, whom done to that degree Of perfection
for which many of our (Jersoy City, restaura,
teurB arc famous. cannot equal that Of ras
when properly cooked;'' md adds that " there
are at present restaurants iu this {Jerseyl
city Which mako the yiand 9 spocinlty.'
We shall not be surprised to learn next that the
aatutoneBs Of tho roach OF tho Aippanoy OF tht
houao-fy are powerlcss arguments against thoil
consignment to the stow-pan Of the Jersey cater
or. Jersey rat8 must grow to q size proportion
cd to that OF Jersey mosquitoes, as the CORE
spondont gracefully aludes to tho "portor'houa
steak Of q rat
Tho Smith sisters aud thoir cows appear not II
be the only poraocuted members Of tho BOX II
| 0lAbt0AuAEJ. 1uHbEu4llt tuA4QAi!t4 uAo ANu19feu
mammoth growth in that town. The last instane
OF woman'a wrongs is furnished from tho school
room. A young student Of Wesleyan Universit,
teaching there saw one Of his pupil
writing noto, aud told her to lot hin
SEQ it. She declined Oh tho ground tha
1t was not to be proianed by masculine oyes
whcrcupon he forgot all about moral sunsiol
and tho tender topics Of tho University, All
gavo her severe boating. Tho girl, it ia aaid
Ii severely injured. Tho amateur teaohor wa
run out OF town, and threatened with the peual
tlos Of mob law. II this is tho way men uct il
Glastonbury it is not surprising that th
woman's-rights contest Is carried on with uu
uuual vigor thorc. The catchword "tyran
man" appears to POSSESS a Significance thor
which is happily wanting III tho West.
Last year's exhibition OF tho New York Acad
omy OF Fine Arts had. as ono Of its most notice
able foatnros, T. collection of water.colors from
Epgtand. Tho Government allowed these paint
ings to bo imported for exhibition froe. Onl,