New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-12
GENERAL NOTES.

A gentleman of means and reputation in
Adrian. Mich has taken oath before Justice OF the
Peace that he has made the numbers come In rotation
although they had previously stood thirteen, fifteen.
fourteen. He that ne has done it, but has no IN
clination 10 undertake the JOB again
The French press takes the ground that Ger
many IL the power which can give the signal for
disarmament But, far from doing she piles mp anna
meut upon armament, without shrinking from the
harshest additions her taxes aud even laying an extra
DUTY on beer II general disarmament were proposed
France would he compelled 10 tell Germany "ApFeS
SSous do You begin"
marbe-cutter testified on Tuesday in
Philadelphia court that the late Mr. Whitaker ordered
red white and blue monument t. be constructed for his
deceased wife. The capitalist explained that his wife
had always been very patriotic woman. The monu-
mont was made the for the base being red the
central shaft white, and the upper portions blue The
monument was placed over the Wiies RENAME IN the
cemetery.
A Hartford gentleman, who has been in the
habit Of paying $50 for pew IN church. was unable to
attend the auction the other evening 0nd consequently
requested freud to IL that ne should have hs old
heretofore He subsequently, met another friend
and made The same request, forgetting that be had
already appointed agent AT the auction one brother
started he pew OF 800; the other offered S5l and bid
followed bad until sss was reached Ihe two AGENTS 1ad
been bidding against each Othcr the principal subse-
Quenty learned 10 MS cost
Ii has been the aim Of the Conservative
leaders in England to compromise the Opposition by
tempting them 70 court an alliance with the Home
Rulers such as was effected in OConnel's time bctv
the Wigs and tho Irish Repeaers There no OCon-
nell now although Master Parne iancies that night
become one II allowed time for growth, and however
tndiscreet may have been Lord Ransays bds for sup
port in Liverpool the Liberals nave indirectly
committed themselves the policy OF Home Rule. The
Premier standing the failure Of the COnserV
stys tactics the Commons seeks by Implication TO
prejudice the Constituencies against the Liberals by
assuming that having attempted and failed TO enfee
bic Colonies by their policy q deOompoation they
may perhaps recognize in the dsntegratOn Of ths
United Kingdom mode which VIII not only accomplish
but preCipitate their purpose" This may he unfair
even dishonest bat il shows that Lord BeecOns1ed
Kingdom, men4ccd by irish dcmagOgues and their
English and Scotch sympatinzeis, is most ingenious
election device
When Mr. Gladstone, in an address to the
electors Of Greenwich announced the dissolution Of the
last Parliament he proposed the abolition OF the income
tax and contribution to local rates from the surplus
which he lad accumulated. de thus exposed himself to
the superficial criticism Of attempting to purchase
directly majority for tue Government. II
fortunate Of judgment fog the dangerous expedl-
referring TO the cOns ueBcles question which
had always been reserved for the Commons dis
cOuntenanced ny the Old electors while tue classes
upon whom the suffrage had recently been conferred
found 1t uuntcrestiug 70 follow canvass based on
financial and economic Lord BeacOnShed is
adro TO repeat any Of his predecessors bunders. lie
rises above the duh levels Of political economy and Ma
finance into the atmosphere OF mperiasn.
He appeals 10 Tie Imagination rather than tho Judgment
them tn than 70 demonstrate that he has
promoted then Interests. He grounds his appeal 20
country generaiZatiODs which nave sound than
meaning, aud studiOusly avoids abstract principles
which are understood with difficulty