New-York tribune., 1882-03-04

the Senate confirmed Mr. Kelsey Thursday by
n large majority If his next term Is not
more remunerative than his last, 1t VIII
be solely because he is restrained by high
moral principle. 1t is pretty plain that no.
body will offer any serious objections to his
method of doing business. Considering his
oDportunities and the eagerness with which
both parties strive to help him along, the
State should be grateful that his "detentions"
from the Treasury have been SO modest and
moderate.
The "rcgnlar" Democrats in tho Legislature pro-
fess to be delighted at the thought that they have
got rid of Tanmany But to the shrewd observer
their ioy is not dstinguisbable from dark, deep un-
adulteratcd anguish.
II is understood that after glancing at the division
list showing who voted for and who against tho
continuation Of the atest-appointed Supreme
Judge a lawyer of this city, of wide practice who
no longer takes an interest in public atfoir5, re-
marked:
THAT man Hoar
THAT man Dawes,
THAT man Morrill,.
That man Hawley."
Positively cannot say whether he would
have liked to look upon it or nOt-that Convention
of Undcrtakers which met at Carthage ILL.,, on the
I'd inst Was it lugubriousi Did party by the
name of Mr.. Mould preside over itf Were the
walls of its meeting place hung with black, agree
ably relieved, here and there. by hafchment 7
And did they pass a resolution severely dcnouncing
crcmation7 We imagine 10 motive for tho
meeting except that an organized effort was meant
TO keep the prices mp; the avowed purpose was
| mutual protection" though we do not know what
specal danger undcrtakers are in that they should
thus band themselves together Moreover, 1t was
resolved TO form Il National Undertakers AsSocia-
ton. We are afraid that all this means n rise III
fuueral ex xpenseS. which most survivors tnd hIgh
enough already. The undcrtakers ought to be
careful for If men should conclude that they can
not afford to die. the business would 90 to ruin,
conventions conventions.
To Senator George II. Pendeton, Ex-Governor
Somuel J. Tildcn and other gentlemen with Prcsi-
DENTAL bees in their respective bOnnets Gentle
men his friends say that what beat Rowel was the
fact that he began to run too early in tho contest.
Do Won understand 1t will be good while yet
before the National Democratic Convention of
Is.4 will meet. The man that begins to run for
the nomination in the spring of 1882 stands a
mighty good chance Of sharing RowclIs fate. No
charge for advice.
A subscriber who has been moved by The
TmBUNE's unavailing efforts to possession of
one of the brass medals has forwarded on approval
one of his own manufacture to this office lie says
he wishes il were better one but il IS the best he
can do As n work of art, it does not rank high.
II looks very much like a baggage check which has
been filed down and marked, in rude figures, '3O6."
ANY one of that sacred number who wishes TO wear
the emblem can have it by making application ut
this office. If not called for within ten days we
shall forward it to either DR.. Newman the gifted
Foster of Troy.
For thougltfulness as is thoughtfulncss, the pure
and unaduterated article, sixteen ounces to every
pound and more if necessary, commend us to CHI
cago We have often complmcnted her in this way;
we often expect to do so in the future. To-day
the tribute falls spontaneously from our lips at the
trustworthy statement that reaches us concerning
the origin of the letters which have lately been adj
dressed to Mrs. Garfield by Mrs. Scoville. cele-
brated lawyer once requested friend with whom
he was attending the opera TO see to 1t that he did
not dilatc with the wrong emotion" 1t Is stated
that n Chicago newspaper reporter, who presumably
WAS unwilling that Mrs. Scovillc should date with
wrong emotions, and who obviously felt that she
lowed it to herself to dlae with some sort Of
emotions. was good enough himself to write Mrs.
Scoyilles letters to Mrs Garfield, merely troubling
Mrs ScOyille to sign her name TO his work In an
age when the rule is to look out for number one,
such an exhibition of devotion to another's veal
may well draw happy tears from eyes unused to
weep. We are aware that wicked and adulIerous
generation may suspect that this Chicago reporter
wrote the ScOvllo letters and induced Mrs. Scoyie
TO put her name them to serve his own selfish, not
to say pecuniary, ends. But tho Chicago reporter,
panopled with tue consciousness of the recttude of
his intentions can well afford to treat al such cruel
insinuations with utter scOrn.
This country stands an uncommon good chance of
being plunged in q ferocous fratrcidal war before
the spring is over The North american Rerielc for
March contains an article by Professor A. b. Palmer
on Fallacics of Homeopathy" OF course this Will
arouse the respective Numidian lions that have
been biding their time in the breasts of the
homeopathic of the United States and the result
will be IA reply to Or. Palmer entitled Fallaces of
Allopathy." Then reioinders, rebuttals and what