New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-04

society OF the South. lie SOlaphO 1S9NAs'
that at the date of writing the letter. when
is printed elsewhere, he had practised total
abstinence for four years with the exception
of single medicinal use of cider.
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT libel suit is sure OF
q high place among celebrated newspaper
trials. The calmness with which the de-
PENDANT admitted to the jury distinct pur-
" nose to lower or to do something TO destroy
81 the influence of The Daily Telegraph, be-
"cause that influence was injurious TO the
"pubic welfare" and the logical precision
with which he proceeded to demonstrat2 the
grounds for this belief, show that very good
LAWYER was spoiled when Mr.. Labouchere took
up the career of a diplomat, legislator and
editor. Our London correspondent gives some
further account of this entertaining u1a'
which was pure comedy TO every one out 'ne
unfortunate and nOn-suited plainun.
The exneriment of electing O Municipal
Council mt ST. Petersburg appears to nave met
with fair success, though when measured Dy
American standards it seems moderate enough
There were no primaries no nominations
and no regular or independent tickets Inc
police obligingly took charge of the whole
business and collected the votes OF the ianu'
lords and leaseholderS, at their homes' Inc
council thus chosen seems to outdo tne oin-
Gals in loyalty and may turn out as trust
worthy. As other cities are to ne aho"eu
similar councils the Russians are IN a Ialr
WAY TO secure civic governments-oI kinu
Still the concession is not small one, anu
NAV contain the germ of a universal suffrage
Partisan comments on the awful catastrophe
in St Petersburg are piquant and our regular
French correspondent gives us some OF the
raciest of them. From no other European
centre would the tidings he borne that super
stitious Russians attach importance TO the fact
that a bomb splinter cut off the finger ON when
the Cars second marriage ring was worn or
the remark of a Grand Duke be caught up
that If the whole family should be blown up
they would all dance together at the funeral.
Full iustice is done in this letter to " the eX-
nlosive force" of Russian women. 1t has long
b+ep evident that one OF the main causes oil
the success of the Nlhilist movement Is the CO.
operation of the sexes in the work.
The ob,ervant correspondent who is writing
series Of letters from the South. ore OF
which u printed on another page of th's ISSUE
bids fair 10 write ont of existence number OF
traditions respecting that section and lie
neople. One of these. the notion that the
willie man could not work under the fierce
h ats of the Southern sky. took such firm hoid
that some worthy people IN the days oi inc
slavery agitation persuaded themselves that the
African AVER ale was Provldentlll measure
for devuio ing TIE agricultural resources OF
the South. Our correspondent. who has de
voted large share of his attention 10 the
agr cultural aspects Of the region. gives 1t as
his opinion that white men can work all SUM-
inrr long III any part OF the South he has
visited, and says moreover tnat they do. the
sum of his observations is that the great
difficulty with while labor IN the south Is the
determination to 20 70 wora, and the force
of THIS conclusion is not impaired by the fact
that the negro Is less susceptible to malaria
than the While man.