New-York tribune., 1880-06-23

no restoration of them win be possible on any serus
But furthermore the committee thinksS hss resson -
fear that socaed restoration OF the INFERIOR aeoos
ons will DO attempted whether the jackinRup q s.o
Baptistery successful cr>not 6ucn ressoraHon sne
committee deprecates most earnestly, feenR tnht
expressing the universal opinion Of archoioxss IN -
sertng that whatever may be said for or sne
restoration OF other buildings even any suspciou q
cal monument would surely damage les interests and
that H. as common IN such cases. tne ~
s1bsttntion Of modern Imitation all interest would bs
taken from the BaptisterT' A.. =,
The cause Of the recent Berkshire epidemi
is st mystery. The first reason assigned was tnas
the water supply of the had become pouted Dus
this theory disproved by the fact that fames "ns
well and spring used did not escape tbo conta
gon The green irut explanation 10 also expiooeo ~
the welfounded assertion that no eucn Quesson@o'S
uxures have found their way TO the village tnS season
It has also been suggested that some common srcie
In the line OF groceries have been wifuny or &C.
cdentay poisoned but suspicion rendered
void by the fact that ia many OF the prosuaed nouso
holds there had been fresh purchases Of provisions
for upward OF week. Imperfect drainage some WIN
say, but this seems hardly possible. for the dweners
high up above the valley did not escape. Again, tho
broad tributary to the HousatoDc, which hows slug
gisbly through the town. Is amply sufficient TO carry
away all the matter furnished by
such sparse community as the one afflicted Whatever
vas the cause, thousand people In North Adams were
case Is reported where wel-to-do citlzen summoned
lawyer at o'clock In tue morning ana nad waIa
testament duly made Odt In antiopauop OF pcnk SaIy
numbeIe ed among the vast majority. Among the Eisn
mill operatives the panic was 5impy a a
night long the localities IN which they reside was mace
painfully hdeOus Dy the mOanings ana walpgs OF Dotn
the sick WELL and the parish priest was Dusiy em
poyed in PERFORM what were believed to be the lass
sad rites for the afii cted
Mr. GladstOne's recent speech on the fnan-
cia policy Of the Government Is regarded even py
so hostile critic The Saturday RerteD, as mastery
statement-a great intellectual treat, which no other
statesman could have offered to Paramens. Novelties
assumed the air OF indsputabe truths and complicated
figures into the thread OF an easy ana intel
giple narrative, In q manner new to this generation
and reminding older members OF the House OF the
days when Mr. Gladstone first scared above the level OF
ordinary nnanciers. In two Eours Mr. Gladstone re.
arranged the wine dues abolished the malt tax. put
heavy penalty on publicans. and added penny to
the income tax" the speech he referredto
the fact that in 1888 listened address In the
House on the malt tax. That ortyseven years ago.
At the close OF the which his speech occupied
In delivery the aged Premier resumed his seat Appar
entity as fresh when he rose. He Is always In bis
place, ready, alert and sufficient for emergency.
He is ON hand O'Clock, when the Speaker takes the
chair and lie there o'clock the other morning
discussing the constitution of the Water COMMITTEES
with nquirIng members Occasionally he permits hiu-
self the luxury of GlDner party at home but Otherwise
content with hurried NEAL often taken IN tue mem
bers' dining IL Is one OF the unwritten rules OF
House that the Leader shall never appear In even
ing dress. While In opposition, Mr. Gladstone oDed
good deal, and accustomed 10 turn up iate az
his white necktie all awry These joys are now past
and he has settled down TO MS work.