New-York tribune., 1884-03-02

Postmaster Pearson Is doing well in providing
agencies where stamps can be bought. The diih-
Guilty of getting postsge-stamp in the uptown
districts is one of the trials of life. One sugges-
ton: Has not the city grown large enough to make
II wise TO increase the number of branch post
Offices They are few and very far between.
There is one danger to be reckoned with in battles
between civilized troops and savages which is not
encountered often where both of the combatants
are civilized. The modern arms of precision, when
well handled will destroy any formation before
near approach can be made. But If savages are
willing to sacrifice themselves without STINT or limit,
as the Zulus did in some Of the fights during the
Sonth African war; it is possible that by sheer force
of numbers they may overtax the capacity OF then
opponents and SO at last bear them down as by
deluge of bodies. Fanaticism. however. dld not
give TO Osman Dignas forces the bind persistence
necessary for the of this form ofattack They
fought stubbornly, but they do not appear TO have
made those fierce and sustained rushes Tor which
the Zulus are noted. They held their ground gal
lanrly against tremendous odds in the weapons and
discipline opposed to them, but it is clear that if
they only lost thousand men they must have rec
ognized the futllty Of proonging the struggle, al
most as quickly as white troops would have done.
Here's richness: Demagogues are now denounc-
ing the High License law as class legislation III
favor of the rich against the poor Is it class
legislation to erect an additional barrier between
tbe poor and the most banefu of the influences
that tend to perpetuate poverty In the opinion ot
sensible men it is class legislation only because it
is frst-class legislation.
Now that Minister of State Selmer has been i'm
peached and elected from his Office, it will be inter-
esting to see what the Liberal party in Sweden will
do with its victory. The result of the trial must
convince King Oscar that he cannot exercise
the veto power with impunfty. For several years
past Storhng after StOrthing has entered its pro-
test against the arbitrary prerogatiye of the King
and now the highest court In the realm has un-
eouivocally condemned the obnoxious Ministry
which supported him. If he is wise ne will yield
right which Is supported by no clear provision of
the Constitution in which case doubtless the
Liberals will rest satisfied with things as they are.
But If he continues to insist his royal prerOga-
tives @ present dissatisfaction may culminate in
apolitical revolution.
II is reported that only one member Of the senior
class of Hamilton College is now in attendance
His fellows owing to the unpleasantneSs existing
between them and the Faculty, are temporarily alb
sent from the Institution. But college class COM
posed of one person Is no new thing. When Har-
ward College first opened its doors the entire num-
Der of students was three OF these two were
Seniors. and the other was Freshman. OF Juniors
or Sophomores there were none. We give these
figures upon the authority of an emeritus Har-
ward professor, DR.. Holmes. In one of his occa-
sional Harvard poems occurs this verse:
And who on the catalogue
When college was begun
Two nephews OF the President,
Aud the Professors son;
Lord how tho Seniors knocked about
That Freshman class OF onei
The inquest upon Salmi Morse has resulted in a
verdict of accidental death. Perhaps this is all the
evidence justified but none the less is the case q
peculiar one and IL Is plain that much remains TO
be cleared up, though there is little probability
that it will be One OF two expressions uttered by
the deceased seem to point to suicidal intention,
but there is nothing to warrant tho belief that
when Morse rushed out of Miss Blackburn's rooms
ON the night of his death he had the least idea OF
drowning himself, and there are some unexplained
mysterious circumstances which even tend to east
douht unon the theory of accident. But the facts