New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07

to the wheels.
We have suggested that the British Government
70 oull not De likely, In view of the anu.Chincsc
sentiment in IT'S own colonies, to make any renon-
strAnces because the Exclusion act, as now inter-
prc,ed by Justice Field, forbds the Chinese sub
iects of the Queen in Hong Kong from coming to
this country Interesting confirmation Of this
comes from an unexpected quarter. 1t appears that
since the passage IF the act many more Cinnamon
than before have gone to British Columbia, and
numbers Of them have been smugglcd across tho
lino into Washington Territory. The feeling
against them in Victoria and the country round
about is said he growing so strong that there Is
talk Of the possibility Of excluding them there also
ANY visitor to Niagara Falls who has gone about
with friend or two, or with his wife and
brace of children. has doubtless greatly enjoyed
the sensation Of being stopped every few minutes
with a request for Half dollar all around. y
The hack drivers have finally been brought to
some kind of moderation, but the eXOrbitsnt adj
mission fees wherever an attractive view cinbe
fenced in still continue An editor Of the Far W est.
who has evidently suffered at Niagara, was thrown
into apassion the other day by the statement that
certain capitalists wero going to make ShoShone
Fails IN Idaho the Niagara Of the West. lie declares
that of all the contemptbly low and tricky resorts
on the face Of the earth, Niagara Is the most con-
tcmptbep "No man or woman who has any
respect for themselves" he savs.wtth natural IN
dgnaton SO hot that it mslts his rhetoric. will ever
visit the "theviug roost but once 1t is to
b, hoped he adds for the good name -four neigh
boring Territory, that they will not make a Niagara
Of the Shoshouc Falls 1t would be more credit
abe TO them to fence the tract ia, whttewa5h IL
and lease 10 to the devil for a swine pasture.
Volumes couldn't say more.
A Brooklyn clergyman Of nearly forty years eZ.
pcrcnce remarked privately the other day upon
what he called an imposition upon the time and
patience OF ministers practsed by persons who be-
long to no church. This is in the unreasonable
demands upon their time for funeral services. Per
sons who have never connected themselves with
any church. snd also, it is mora than likely, have
ma ,de il a practice to at churches and clergy
msu alike still feel the need of clerical services when
death makes Is way into the family circlt. Ihcy
seek out a clergyman TO whom they are not known
at all, perhaps through an introduction from
fr end aud make heavy draft upon his time.
He must not only conduct tho main portion OF the
service but TO must 60 to tho grave. There, after
having expended half day, Eo is dismissed with,
possibly, a thank you" and those to whom no mas
devoted his time probably return to thor old course
Of indifference If not Of actual opposition, to all 70
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a different basis from that at marriages that clergy
man arc expected to be always at command, and
they perform this exact!ng labor with great I'M
s.Ifshuess and for Its own sake, as it is entirely
without reward. Yet there has often seemed TO
be an element OF social imposition in the demands
mado uron them that some clergymen have consid-
srsd tho advIsablty OF causing it to be understood
that in cases not arising their congregations,
or where there was no natural claim upon them,
tasy would expect those who could afford ii to COM
peasato them for their time.
The death of Marwood, the public hangman, made
a vacancy in tho English Civil Service, and 1t be-
came necessary to fill il by form of competitive
examination There were numerous candidates, all
of them zaalous and enterprisiug One Of them
ayowed his willingness to hang either his brothers
or sisters or any on9 else related TO him, without
fear or favor Another represented that he had
been making lay-hgures of various weights and
hanging them Tor tho sake Of practice fixing block
of wood as a head pole and attaching to Il wire
springs TO represent the yertebrs OF The neck.
Some of the applicants laid stress upon their height
| Others upon their weight; and others again upon
their dmiuutlVe sze their nerve or their activity,
and two Of them seemed to depend upon their gen
| tlemanly department" The shsrias of London and