The Arizona sentinel., 1885-08-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It IS reported that treaty often. sive and defensive has been made between England and China.
 The New Orleans Sub- Treasury defaulter, AufdemordI, was cap tured at Monterey, Mexico, on the 2Oth instant.
 The country may now draw a sigh of relief. Ben Butler declares that he will never be candidate for President again.
 The Emperor of Japan can trace his descent for 2,5O0 years in a direct line, during all of which time his family has been upon the throne.
 Maxwell, the murderer of Prel- Ter, hrs been identified as Hugh Brooks, formerly a clerk in Stock. port, England, and later an un- successful lawyer at Hyde.
 Ex-Gov. FentoH, of New York died on the 24th instant, dropping dead in his office in the First Ma tlonel Bank. Heart disease is supposed 50 have been tue cause of his sudden taking off.
 Gov. Lowry and Lieut.. Gov. Shands, of Mississippi, were re. nominated for their respective offices on the 18th instant, by the Democratic Convention which met at Jackson on that day.
 Judging from all accounts the greatest need in South America at the present time is the public school. lgnorence is the cause of most of the trouble. People who cannot read are very apt 10 fight, if ouly to pass away the time.
 Spain is highly indignant be- cause Germany has taken possess sion of the Carolina Islands. They did not belong to Spain, but she patheiically explains that it was her intention 10 steal them. and Germany has neanIy got in ahead of her. The heart of every Christian nation that has stolen nothing recently will bleed for Spain.
 A dispatch from Tombstone says that parties just in from Sonora state that the Apaches have been committing fearfull depredations, and that perfect reign of terror exists throughout the northern part of the State. No accurate de- tails can be learned. The Mexican force is small and poorly provi- stoned, while the United States troops are too far to the east to render assistance.
 On the 7lh inst, George W. Lane, of Buff,Io, N. Y., was ap> pointed Secretary of New Mexico, by President Cleveland. J. G. Al. bright, of the Albuquerque Dem- ocrat, was a,prominent candidate for the position, and his friends thought him sure of securing the appointment. Thus are hopes blasted. Mir. Albright, who for so many years has fought for the Democratic cause in New Mexico, is set aside for stranger, who comes to a strange land, where he is unknown and not wanted.
 AS the Evening Post, of New York, remarks: The Republican party must be very short of great men when it is so fervently singing the praises of John A. Lngan. If this uncouth produc tion of the nineteenth century has any political principle, it is typified ill the ensign Of the bloody shirt. which Was blown from the haIliards by the gales of last November and drifted so far away to leeward that it will never again hang at the mizzen peak of the Ship of S:ate.
 Los Angeles Express: The Mission church at San Gabriel is heinz renovated. The old win> dows and doors have been taken out, the masonry is being repair ed. and when the present work is completed all the signs uf decay will be gone. The building was erected l781. The interior is very plain, and at present is seated