New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-11

bsng the oodson of the Queen, has always been re-
ceived with distinguished honor at Court Is roiow
ing the fashion of tho time and selling out his plate
and Jewels The plate belonging to the Black Prince.
as he is Familiarity known in Suffolk, is one OF the
richest displays of Oriental luxury ever seen IN an
auction ROOM 1t is sold because he wants 10 traVei
in India and will not do so unless he can make tine
journey IN state like an Eastern prince, without
reference 10 expense.
The posthurous 81 atement of N. L. Dukes has been
published. Both he and the friends who persuaded
him to write it might have spared themselves the
trouble. 1t contains nothing new, and will not re-
lieve his name from the odium that belongs to one
of the meanest of mankind
Mr.. John L. Sullivan announces that he Is through
with the prize ring. but he IS still open 10 engage
ments of the rghtsort under the Marquis OF Queens
berry rules. Mr.. Sullivanseems to be wiser In his
generation than the children of fight usually are.
While he can gather in $4,000 for single evenings
easy work. with soft gloves" under the approving
smiles of the New-York Police Department, why
should he desire to go lodging sherifs and consta-
bles on the Canada border or he Western plains, IN
order to fight with bare fists for $4,000 or $o,OOO1
Some of the most dazzling ornaments of the profess
sion which Mr. S. has done so much to decorate for
instance, he adorned he late lamented Mr. Elliott
and the present unamented Dir. Slade with rare
skill and effect have langushed in prison merely
for putting up their hands in the ring. said hands
being in state Of nature. But 30 long as he con-
fines his puglism to the public halls IN the city
limits and covers his mighty fists with buffers
which do not prevent him from knocking giant OF
900 pounds clean off o big platform, Police
Commissioners, Police Justices, Police Inspectors
and Police Captains vie with each other IN DONG
him honor. When he grows too old and stiff for the
fierce joys Of the roped arena. the champion Will
probably retire into politics, and we may yet see
him ornamenting the Senate Chamber at Albany
which has been already graced by the craftsmanship
of more than one hard hitter.
II - reported from Washington that Colonel
Iges vassentcnced by the court to dismissal
from the Army, previous reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding As we showed the other day, his
own address to the court seemed to leave no room
for any other verdict
Colonel Higginson has taken ISSUE with George
c. Eggleston's recent declaration that in the edu-
cation of girls there no recognition OK the TACT
that tho girl may have some time to earn her own
living or support her family, and argues that In
New-England at least If not throughout the North,
the reverse is the truth There is doubt that the
number of useful employments in which women are
engaged has increased amazingly within the past
twenty or thirty years. Miss Susan b. Anthony
nave some interesting statistics on shs point In ad-
dressing u meeting In London some weeks ago,
which there is no space to repeat here And theIe
can be as little doubt that this is. to considerable
extent due to the increased facilities of education
now 10 be had by women. But is it not true that
che feminine element is largely omitted from the
training OF the girls OF to-dayi Some dress like
their brothers. but more are educated like them ana
trained like them. There Is apt to be less OF that
training which 1t is desirable for every woman to
have. whether she expects TO work with her own
hands or not The question of the right 10 vote, or
of the superiority OF nferlority of women, is not
bound up IN this Can the modern glrl sew and
cook and keep house. and do the thousand other
things that women ought TO know how to do
whether they have an abundance of servants to do
tbe,n or nott Is il not true that the household
element in her training is more neglected than IL
used TO bel And would not her prospect OF happy
and thoroughly satisfactory life be better II it re
ceived more attention.
The continued cool and pleasant weather OF the
present season of dog-days is liable 10 give the lie
to that very old saying livery dog has his day."
AT the present rate there won; be enough dog-days
to 90 round.
Nothing Is more peculiar about a certain class of
which they enter upon the marriage state-snd
leave it, People who don't walk the boards seem
10 find IL a rather serious matter TO be married. 1t
ia n new life with new responsibilities. Ana,
above all. they do not find 1t so easy to be I'M
married again. But the actors and actresses make
their entrances and exits this stage as cheerfully
aud expeditousy as on the other Mr.. Osmond
Tearle had his wife taken away from him by a
Judge who expressed his contempt for the actors
conduct in as plain terms rs Judge could well use
All through the litigation. in fact the actor had
hlbited qualities which, II might be supposed,
would deter any woman from marrying him. But
no the decree had hardly been pronounced before
he was married p-if it can be called marriage
by an uniformed or uniaithful Episcopal clergy
man. TO a theatrical lady VINO had just obtained
decree that she had never been married to her hus-
nond and that Der three children were in q highly
anomalous position. But this Is quickly followed
by another theatrical case Of easy marriage and
easy separation. Mir. Bangs and his wife enjoyed
honeymoon of ten hours duration. and then the
ouarrelling seems TO have begun. Mr.. Bangs an
nounces his belief that II he had continued to live
with the lady he would have been "raving ma
uiacp This is q possibility to mako a sympathetic
public shudder with apprehension, and while re-
oicng that the danger Is past, to hope that there
was lust q little histrionic evaporation in the re-
mark.
II Is the opinion of The World newspaper that the
time spent In nvest cations next winter will not be
wasted even If they develop Democratic dishonesty,
as "if the Democratic party should come into,
power it would then know the black sheep in its
own party and be able to drive Thorn from the fold"
The suggestion has merit but we don't quite make
ont what, in that event, Is to be done with the
empty fold. Perhaps rent 1t.
PERSONAL.
The Rev. Merritt Huburd of Bennington, VT,