Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-01

eve have no right to it. It does not belong
to u.s. So long as we withhold it from Japan
we are in the position of man who viii not
do an act of justice to his fellow man, hu-
initiating attitude for any government, which
every American should grieye over. The
fact that Japan has no desire, and perhaps no
power, to force this matter upon our atten-
ton should make US only the more anxious
to do her Justice. We should deal with Japan
as with England, were England in the same
position. This money was taken from Japan
twenty years ago. Presidents and Secreta-
ries of State have pressed the propriety of
returning it to Japan upon Congress. Com
mittees have reported upon it. and every
committee has made unanimous report in
favor of reparation.' But still we keep the
money. Probably when Congress finds time,
or takes time, to attend to the matter this
stain upon the honor of the United States
will be removed. Senator Eaton of this
State is entitled to much credit for the ef-
forts he has made to get the wrong righted.
In recent decision in a divorce case Judge
Jameson of Chicago made some remarks
which will meet with good deal of approval.
In the case before him habitual drunkenness
was alleged by wife and denied by the hus-
band and the wife's witnesses appear to
have failed to make out constant and exces-
sive drinking; but the court held that the
guarded testimony of the mans neighbors
showed t'habit of drinking SO much as to
render him unfit to attend properly to his
6nfiaa hr,c ,,<,k
Judge Jameson held, whether he could earn
money enough for his wifes support or at
tend to his business, but, to quote the Ian
guage of the court: 'tIs he fit to be the
father of his wife's children? The greatest
cruelty that can possibly be inflicted upon
woman is to make her the mother of children
likely to become drunkards. The Legislature
would be justified in providing where man
has SO INDUCED in drink as to have tainted
his blood, and thus made it probable that his
offspring will take by inheritance tendency
to vicious courses, that fact alone should be
good ground for divorce, although he may
in all other cases be kind, indulgent hus-
band, able and willing to give his wife an
abundant support Judge Jameson, in
finally granting the decree for absolute di-
vorce, based it upon the narrower ground of
habitual drunkenness, and, while declaring
the reason sketched above decisive and per-
tinent," he admitted, in substance that it is
rather what the law ought to be than what
the law is, even in Illinois.
The Mapleson opera troupe has been sing
ing in Cincinnati, "the Paris of America >,
Al
there have '.just slung them
selves in their notices of the performances.
The following specimens of art criticism are
from the Enquirer ''Arditi shook his
black kid gloves last night White ones were
the proper caper on such an occasion as
this" ':Novarra has a splendid bass voice.
He threw it clear down into the cellar last
night" ''When Cary came forth and the
blaze of light was thrown upon her, the sat
my softness of an arm that Praxiteles might
have envied stood forth in a sort of artistic
negligee that called forth suppressed admira-
tion. What an arm! ga lady said to US
We think the Enquirer is right
in advocating no bonnets; but many ladies,
like myself, have their hair and but little of
it. What are we to do?' In reply we say,
buy it. Hair is as cheap as bonnets, and can
be bought with half the trouble ~ "The
gentlemen in the audience were nearly all in
full evening dress, and looked very hand
some. Swallow-tail coats and white ties
were more numerous than at any other public
affair which we have seen in Cincinnati.
full evening dress seems to make nearly every
man who dons it appear gallant and elegant.
Why, then don't all the lords of creation
wear them at evening entertainments ?'' The
metropolitan journals publish, with great
glee, copious extracts from the criticisms of
the Enquirer and other Cincinnati papers,
but if the latter are on the lookout they can
easily get chance to hit back