New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-08

The death of Joseph Severn the painter, better
known, however, as the friend of Keats, will give
occasion for renewed discussion Of the merits OF
that poet and of the tragedy Of his brief life. No
poem which Keats wrote has The tragic interest OF
his personal history and duuug the saddest portion
Of it Severn his companion. Ii was he who paid
the last friendly offices to the poet who knew the
dark secret of mis- life, aud who understood what 1t
was which was gradually severing that sensitive
spirit from the shattered body. Severn will be
mainly remembered as the friend Of Keats, and this
many will regard "a "a sufficient honor. 1t would be
thought heresy to suggest that Keats himself may
be comparatively forgotten. but great deal goes to
permanent fame, and the future is sure to be eclec
nc IN the dspensation of its highest honors still,
the story of Keats like that Of Chatteron, will al
wavs live in literature 1t he told at oil with
out honorable mention OF the artist Just dead.
We suspect that incapacity TO control the temper
is tine cause Of about half the murders which are
committed. Men suffer Themselves TO get into a
violent passion that they hardly know what they
are about aud frequently killing comes OF IT, as 1t
did at Chicago on tuesday, when Solomon Sem,
respectable iron-founder, disputed with his fore
man. Engleman. The consequence of this was that
Sem shot Engleman, anu aiterward cut hls own
throat Here ought 10 be solemn warning to
those who allow themselves 70 "get mad" as the
phrase is. upon the slightest provocaton-and there
are n plenty Of such in this city. 1t would also
seem TO be warning against carrying reyolyers'
which may have their uses, though the world man
aged Tor long time to get along well enough with
out them. man Is a great fool TO permit himself
to become irraionaly angry, bus If be have habit
of doing tt. revolver the last article which lie
should have in his pocket.
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discovered most equitable cheat in one Holland,
who, during the election, took pay from both sides,
and practised corruption with perfect impartIalty
one witness testified that he saw Holland collar
lot of Democratic tickets and throw them away.
Then he would seize lot of Republican tickets
and throw them away also. So he cOntrived TO do
a thriving business, laying doubtless the hattering
unction to his soul that he really did no HARM but
was if we NAV so, IN the position substantially
OF a member of Congress who had paired off. The
question arises, however, whether Holland may not
he regarded rs sort of double swindler. and
nrobably botn Democrats and Republicans will be
Glad to see HIM locked up, since each paid him to
cheat the other. But they can't say that he didn't
do IL after all
Whether a will WRITTEN by the testator upon
single is good aud valid one might have been de-
termined IN the case of Arthur Reed of Clearheld,
Penn, deceased if after duly executing it i'll the
presence of himself and of nobody else, he had not
proceeded incontinently 70 commit suicide by hang
ing. Under such circumstances, no court of pro-
bate Will be likely TO consider Reed to have been Of
sound and disposng mind and memory Mr. We'll
Ter had friend who wrote his Will with chalk upon
a stable door, which was taken of Is hinges and car
RED INTO Doctors Commons and held to be good but
SIR. Wellers friend died natural death and did not
violate the canon AGAINST self slaughter. At any
rate Reeds will must have been free from surplus
are There Is not much room for that delicacy of
the law upon shngle.