Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-04

| agricultural laborers, and people in service
living in the employers houses are also
| admitted France, Germany, Denmark,
Greece and Switzerland have no restrictions
| on voting, except with reference to age.
Roumania requires the voter to be twenty
| five years old, and able to read and write.
During the cavalry combat at FL Teb the
English troopers we're surprised to find that
their swords were no match in temper for the
spears of the Arabs The weapons OF even
the British officers in some cases bent when
blows were delivered, while those of the men
proved too short to reach their active and
wiry opponents, who threw themselves from
their own horses when charged upon. and
endeavored, by sheltering behind hillocks
and bushes, to get behind their assailants and
hamstring their animals. One naval captain,
who was in one of the squares, saw that
gap had been made in one of the faces, into
which the enemy were crowding. He threw
himself into the opening, but his sword bent
the first blow he delivered. Instead of re-
treating, however, he began to knock the
Arabs over right and left with his fists, and,
strangely, escaped without wound. The
name of this officer was Captain Wilson, of
81. NJ. Hecla, and no doubt the Arabs rather
respected his eccentric method of fighting,
supposing either that he was mad, and there
fore sacred, or that he carried an amulet,
and therefore invincible. The cavalry declare
hat the Arab spears are much more effec-
.ive weapon than their own swords.
TiIden is not the only man whose physica
condition forbids him to be a candidatel
James G. Blaines doctor says that though he
is now well he would not live the year out
if he should enter upon the fatigue and ex-
citement of a presidential canvass. The
Worcester Spy rather unkindly comments on
this revelation as follows: Mr.. Blaine wisely
trusts his doctor, and this is the secret OF his
refusal to come cut as candidate The Sc
cret has been SO well kept until now, that
even the refusal of which it is the reason has
not been allowed to become known. If 1t
had been known that Mr.. Blaine had refused
to be q candidate, of course the reason for
his refusal would have been sought, and
could not long be kept secret. 1t was neces-
gary therefore that when he refused he should
do so privately, with strict precautions
against publicity, and this accounts for the
fact that his friends in Pennsylvania, New
York, and even some in Massachusetts,, have
been conducting themselves as if he were q
candidate, and in the two former States
have made arrangements to send delegates to
Chicago to nominate him if they can. With
the same purpose they have procured, sur
reptitiously no doubt, portions of his forth
coming book and published them, hoping
thereby to increase his popularity. All this
has been very painful to Mr. Blaine, but the
necessity of keeping his secret has prevented
his making any public protests against it, or
letting his refusal be known. Now that the
secret is out, the business of nominating him
has gone too far to be stopped. and, though
at the imminent risk of his life, the unfortu-
nate statesman expects to be compelled to
accept the nomination if it should come to
him.