Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-12

JHE STAR Office is c-unectei with The Te'e hone
CkfnFe- Advertisements, orders paper by mai
and others1se. news. information Or business
tan be sent day niEht. free Of charge.
our distinguished AMI beloved fellow toTnsman,
Mr.. w. W. COrcorIn, has inst given another evil
ncDce o. the deep IL int Iii cent interest he takes
III the pr0Sp OF this city AM the pro notion OF
every cool cause which IS the welfare OF man for
Its object At a meeting Of the board OF trustees
o. the Columbian University held yesterday he
presented to that corporation the valul able lot at
the southwest corner OF Vermont avenue ana
street, the seat OF the new university building
which Is u b. erected there at an early day. Tue
new building viii! he the hone o. the college, the
law school, ana OF the scientific sch9OI, which
latter adjunct % the university VII hereafter Ill
a conspicuous pl ace In its plans OF Instruction
A. this new don ttiOn Is an Import mt addition
T. the large beHefa lions which Mr.. Corc0ran has
previously made To the uniyeTs t., It may be
gratefully accepted only by the friends OF that
Institution, but by the people OF Washington as
The earnest OF a much needed Improvement in our
educational resources
The university has had it in purpose to erect a
scsentih1s ;hoo as part OF its curriculum since
the year 1S7 when its plans in this direction were
publicly announced by Us The corporation viii
now move forward as rdpil lily possible in fulfill
maat OF those plans, and the elegIble site which
has been already secured for the new university
gives promise that the Institution Will be source
or perennial blessing, not only 10 our city, but TO
the whole land Upon the opportunities and facil-
tiles OF Washington for the higher education,
whether IN the direction OF classical culture, OF
law, OF medicine, or of science, we need not re-
mark to-day, as the subject has received frequent
notice IN our columns. For the present, we have
oa!y TO congratulate the frienls OF the university
on this accession To its resources, while joining
with them in the thanks du, TO Mr.. CorCoran for
this new proof of his enlightened phillnthropily
- >
Preparations are quietly being m. de for a mass
meeting In New York city OF Germans and Ger
man Americans 10 take action that viii encourage
the liberals OF the Fatherand in resistance to any
cnCroachment upon their rights and liberties by
the government IL appears that the re&scItpt Of
emperor William receives the same Interpretation
In this country that has been put upon IL By the
people Of Germany. one OF the prominent Ger
man exles in the United States predicts til It
the party of progress IN Germany will promptly
"pick up the gauntlet thrown down by the gov
frnment," and he anticipates an early opening of
the conflict between the people and the crown in
parliament 1t is evident that the friends OF con-
stitutional liberty not dtSmayed by the implied
threats of the emperor. The revolution that has
been going on In German sentiment for years has
been a quiet one, hut il Is none the less deter
mined one and VIII not go backwards, even at the
bidding OF the crown. In spite of the repreSs We
measures adopted by Bismarck the liberals have
maintained their organization, and they have kept
their newspapers and periodicals. In existence.
The people have kept Informed as 70 the progress
of events at home and abroad. They have seen
conquered France emerge from the darkness OF
Defeat humitltOn AMI poverty, and rs a republic
rapidly regain her lost prestige AMI prosperity;
while at the same time Germany the conqu TOR,
hao grown poorer and poorer, and the burdens OF
the people increasing steadily under monarchy
Inc hope Is expressed that the English wife Of the
Crown Prince may influence him to ado1t more
liberal policy than the Emperor, for II he persists
in asserting the hereditary [hts OF the crown 70
The detrment OF the rights of the pao3le the DIS
rrPtion OF the empire at the hands OF the people
may follow.
Ex-COngressman FELTON,. of Georgia, is the rec
oSnized head OF the new Independent movement In
mat sttte. He has consulted with the republican
leaders, and they have agreed to a coalition OF all
The political elements opposed to democracy and
IL Is an understood thing that Mr.. FELTON, is to be
the candidate for governor OF the coalition. The
controversy has already become very personal,
and promises TO Increase in bitterness as the can
siSs progresses. The opposition leaders are aI-
p1rentIy determined not to be driven from their
purpose; but they have easy task ahead OF
Them Georgia has proSDered under democratic
fuie, and this VIII count Tor great deal in favor of
That party. Her credit is No. l. and her material
wealth is steadily increasing.
Ju1ge CoXS rulings In the Guiteau case are gen.
orally commended by lawyers for their fair and
Impartial spirit He presented not only the re-
suits OF deep research into the questions brought
10 his attention, but also a common sense appltca-
ton of heTeCoyniZed rules, which will pass very
credh1bly the test OF future dispasSiOnate criti-
cis;n- These rulings can only De construed as
favorable 10 the defence in SO far that they hold
that II the jury find the prisoner insane they must
acquL When the testimony in the case Is meas
uTe1 by the standard provided by Judge Cox,s
rulings, no one VIII for a moment have any fear
that the court has provided loop hole for escape.
While the smallpox is now prevalent in sixteen
states OF the union it is satisfactory TO learn from
Health Officer TOwnShend (aS set forth elsewherel
that Washington IS virtually exempt from the
dread disease; also, that for reasons stated It is
not likely that the scOUrge win prevail here as an
epidemic. The health authorities are watchful
however, To prevent 1t from getting any fo0thOld
The essential protection OF the community from
Its raVages VIII OF course be In general yaccina-
ton
oscar Wilde expresses desire To visit Raltt-
more, 20 see the beautiful women and other e.
thetical attractions OF the Monumental city The
ladies' OF Baltimore have beautiful faces but tnler
aDly large feet As Mr.. Wilde himself has Isrpe
feet, perhaps, lie viii not consider welldpyeloDed
pedal eXtrenities drawback, eStheticaly con-
sldered The sun flower so utterly esteemed BIZ the
eSthetsS Is largiSh flower; and in q general way
thfy protest against pettlneSS-