New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-02

which this time of Lent is set apart, may not
be of imminent practical moment to US. The
Inauguration or Lent-which is the live
issue9
When March went to bed last night, he looked for
all the world like uncOmmonly large but exceed
ingly gentle lamb. His eyes gazed at US out of the
West. so mildly, innocently blue; his snOw-white
fleece covered with its spotless down our muddy
streets and made them look for while as if Grace
had descended upon them in the shape of an aole
and honest Mayor towhOm a Dlenary indulgence had
been granted TO play the part OF new broom. In
fact, judging merely by appearances we might well
have concluded that March had certainly come IN
like lamb and looked forward with apprehension
to his gong out in the rude roaring and robustious
manner peculiar to lions. The truth is, however,
that March was shamming He looked like q lamb.
but he only pulling wool over our eyes. He was
not oi rat kidney. He was trying to fleece He
was in reality lion in lambs wool stockings!
Peaceabe as he looked at night. his conduct during
tho day was shocking. There was nothing too bad
for HIM to do He beloved and rOared, got between
ucoplcs feet and made the sidewalks impossible
walking, tore round TO that extent that the whole
air was filled with his fleece he buttcd the children
and threw them down, stamped OH the toes of the
aged and made them think of rheumatism and neu-
ralgia kckCd the into peoples faces and as far
rs in him lay made life miserable. In short, real
raging lion could not have been beha Jed than
was this pretty, innocent lamb who lay down at SUM-
set with his blue eyes turned up to the skies where
the evening star stood waiting with her lamp to say
good night. aud shut him in his fold. Let US all
take comfort. Pretend as he will, March has really
come III as n lion and n very bad one and we may
hope that by the time he has lived in this beaui-
f,tI, inf for nd IN ba
honeyed airs from Hunters Point. and looked for
Sweet Williams on the garbage hills In the fashion
able thOroughfares. and seen the pretty dphtheras
sprontng, and shared our cup Of municipal misery
he will leave in "a more subdued frame of mind,
aud lead us gently into pleasant spring pastures,
blellug softly, Let us have peas"
Professor Marth calls attention to the group Of
planets now visible In the southwest after
set and TO the fact that the Moon will successyely
pass Jupiter Saturn and Venus on the evening of
the Sd inst. The constellation formed by the four
bodies so far away from the Sun will. he says
afford one of the rarest sights which human eyes
can look upon. The youngest child will not again
get the chance of seeing the four bodies near one
another under such favorable circumstances" The
Moon will pass exceedingly close to Venus close, in
fact that in tile Arctic regions, the
brilliant planet Will be Occulted. Pro-
frssor Mart h hopes that this occultation will be
Witnessed by the officers and crew Of the Jeanette.
wherever their winter quarters may he situated
IN n clear sky it will be easily visible to the naked
eye, even where the sun is above the horizon. In
the winter Of 1oj3-'5i. adds the Professor. when
tic second American Arctic diton. under Kane,
was municipalities in latitude 7oO 81 and lOngi-
tude TO- 40 west OF Greenwich, SOnntag. the as
tronomcr of the expedition. observed three occulta-
e - IL, H.. L.,
1851, January and February 5. the first together
with Hayes tho last with Kane. with whom he also
observed an occultation of Mars on February 10.
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IT. The expiring hours Of the XlVIth Congress it
is refreshing to find here and therea Democrat frank
and honest enough to confess that all the talk of
Speaker Randall aud the rest in the last campaign
about tho wonderful economy of Democratic rule
was the shcerest humbug and nonsense Mr. Ellis,
of Louisiana, gave his soul this sort of an unbur-
denng last Saturday in short speech on the Sun
dry Civil bill. when no described the policy of the
House as that of "the latter-day school OF Democ-
racv, whose sole creed is pseudo economy which
has brought upon it the condemnation of the coun
try; an economy that strains at gnats and swallows
cames; an economy whichiustrates itself in Its re-
mersclcss wnr against the salaries OF petty officials
and affects criminal ignorance careessnesS Of the
prcat md real questions Of economy which atfnc |
the life and welbcing of all the people of this great
rountryp From this kind OF Democracy. he con- |
tinucd an UNIV wiling people turn away with we'll |
founded dstrust." Tins breezy talk puts fine
gloss upon the economy dodge that was worked SO
last year.
Mrs. Oliphant has long been known as writer of
some of he most fascinating stories which come to
rs from England Her keen appreciation of the |
strength and weakness of human nature. her bright
humor and her engaging style give her work more |