New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26

The relations Of General Grant and his family
are pleasantly sketched in General Adam
Badeau's article for to-day. They were marked
by tender affection, solictude aud complete
trustfulpess His domestic life was beautiful.
and as posterity becomes familiar with 1t their
admiration and respect for the great General
will be vastly increased. Grants confidence
in his family was never abused. The financial
disaster which came to him through his sons
was not the result of any duplicity on their
part. Neither he nor they realized probably
until it was too late their entire lack of business
experience.
Let racing men throughout the country who
look to the upbuilding of their own interests
rally to the support of the Coney Island Jockey
Club in its public spirited efforts to establish
stake that will be the greatest in America if
not in the world. Entries for the Futurily
Stakes, to be run for by colts two years old IN
the fall of 1889. close on January l. One
thousand nominations are wanted and up to
date only 241 have been received. If the
900 figure is reached the race will be worth
S75, OOO-surely a tempting prize. The con-
dilions for the entries are published on
another pags of to-day's paper.
There are three excellent points in the annual
report OF the Director of the Perkins Institu
tion for the Blind, in Boston that managers
Of schools for the blind should not spend vast
amounts of money on fine buildings and beauti-
full grounds, but invest the same where 1t will
become permanent source Of income; that
the blLd should not lie kept together, but
scattered among people hay ing all their senses
and that they should be discouraged from
marrying, especially among themselves. These
suggestions properly apply to the case OF deaf
mutes Also Separated from each other the
blind and the deaf and dumb become more like
other people, and unfortunate complications
are not then likely to occur-the burlington
Bingham murder, for instance.
Jaehne should take time by the forelock and
put in his application for appointment as'Narden
of the Penitentiary on BlackwelFs Island, to
take effecton his release from Sing Sing. No
doubt by the time his term is up he will be a
sreformed man, and as his services to the
County Democracy before he was indicted were
much more valuable than Fatty" Walsh's, the
Com missioners of Charities and Correction
cannot fail to treat his application with great
respect. Of course Mayor Grace, E. Ellery
Anderson and Maurice j. Power will eagerly
embrace the opportunity to support Jaehnes
application. Their action in the Walsh case
indicates that Jaehne is the sort of man that
they believe should be put at the head of the
city prisons.
OF late everything in England has worked
together for the good of Gladstone and those
who love him. The ex-Premier's satisfaction
must be intense. He disclaimed the Irish "plan
of campaign " in the nick of time. Next Lord
Randolph Churchilrs desertion threw the Tory
Ministry into confusion; and Immediately
afterward Mr. Chamberlain held out to him an
olive branch OF large dimensions. no that now
she only thing apparently which can prevent
the Government from speedily falling into his
hands is the acceptance Of Office by Lord
Harrington and o rally of all the opponents of
Irish Home Rule into one party. Even then
the Irish question would be supreme again and
that would be secondary triumph for the ex-
Premier to be shared by Mr.. Parneil.
The prospect Is not pleasing at this Christmas
season of the continuance of peace on earth
and good will among men, especally on the
continent of Europe. Our regular London
correspondent calls attention to the significant
uneasiness prevailing in financial circles in
Vienna and Berlin. and to the general belief
that the health OF the Car is bad. There
seems to be reason to suppose that the Russ ian
Emperor may have the delirium tremeus at any
time. If he is attacked in this way the efforts
of the diplomats to keep the peace OF Europe
era more likely TO fail than to succeed. The
reflection is commonplace enough. but never
theless it il particularly apt just now-that