The Morning herald., 1877-03-19

in the methods Of returning boards by q
good deal than they do of those whic h in
volve the burning of gunpowder.
Ill GOTTEN GA1Ns.-The Government
at Berlin is being besought to undertake
public works, also, in order to employ suf.
fering workmen. The situation in Ger
many seems, in fact rather serious for the
laboring population. The great develop
ment of industry in Westphalia and the
west Of Germany once drew thither so
large number of workmen Of other prev
inces as to leave the east of Germany suff-
erlng for men to carry on its agriculture
properly. Oflate. owing 10 the falling off
OF manufacture and expo rtation, thousand
of workmen have been forced to leave the
manufacturing cities Of the west, and go
back to their old homes. Agriculture has
profted by this some, but it is impossible
to employ all the idle, and almost all those
who have returned to the eastern provin-
ces are without means of existence. One
cause of the trouble with The German IT.
dustry, at present, is the increased impor-
tatlon OF American nd other goods, owirg
to their superiority. This fact suggests
the improbability 'of the G ernan manufac-
lures recovering Il .eir lost ground immc-
diately, and the p reliability of an increased
immigration to the unitsd States the COM
ing year.
Two Scot':h clergymen, one member of
the Estab' 4ished Church and the other
the Scott sh Episcopal Church, have tax
en- the Is tand that the theatre, if right for
their pc ople, cannot be wrong for them
selves. They attended a banquet given in
Edin' ,urgh about the 1st Of March in the
hone II Of theatrical manager, and one Of
the' made pleasant response to toast to
the clergy. He argued that ifthe theatre
hts lost favor in the eyes Of the good peo-
l,le, it was simply because good people had
.des erted its walls. The people would have
an .usement of some sort, and it was for the
cl ergy, by their presence, TO keep those
a musements pure. The argument may
: urprise American preachers who have
fallen into the habit Of denouncing the
/ theatre, especially in their evening SER
mons 10 young people. One thing is Ger
tain: if clergymen would go to the theatre
occasionally, their presence, while it might
not elevate the drama, would render their
criticisms from the pulpit more intelli gent.
The oolored people are proverb' ally
partial to playing ''policy," but those of
Louisiana don't like the Hayes plan Of
playing it. While they think it possible
that he may make ''hit" for himself in
the country at large, they fear that his
manner of playing will bring them many
hits OF another sort-hits on their heads,
for instance. They are fond of crows, :"
but much depend upon the pronunciation
Of the term, and the rows that are likely to
rule down there are notsslikely to win for
the colo.ed brother. Eight, seven and
four March a were numbers by which
they TIC ,ught they would surely secure
capital prize, but they now begin to fear
that they have drawn a blank. They
played for Pack.card and rich prize-not
mere N'ickels, it now looks as though the
Louisiana betters may lose. They don't
like the word "policy" half as much as
they did.
PRESIDENT HAYES reviewed the pro-
cession on st. Patrick day in Washington.
This action was sharp rebuke to Grant,
who, on several occasions insHlted the for
eign born citizens, as we'll as the Catholic
people of the United States. Grant was
the only President who refused to distrih-
ute the premiums at the commencement of
the Georgetown College. We are of the
opinion that President Hayes is both TOO
polite and liberal to act as Grant did in
the past.
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