New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09

Mayor Grace has taken ND the subject of in
dustrial education and makes a suggestion
which the Board of Education will dou btless
consider carefully. His position is about that
occupied by other well-infDrmed New Workers.
namely. that some measure of industrial train
ing should be given to capable pupils. even if
instruction in thu more ornamental branches
of learning should have to be cat of to allow
it. To bring this about, the Mayor suggests
the establishment of mechanical departm ent
to which girls from the grammar schools may
60 tn learn bookkeeping. cooking, sewing and
the like, insiead of trying to crowd into the
Normal College, already too full. Such pro-
ject might we'll receive the especial care OF
Mrs Agnew and Miss Dodge. just appointed to
the Board of Education by the Mayor.
The case Of Edward P. Fox, who mysteri-
.ously disappeared in this city on November l..
and JUS; now how been beard from. is singular
one. Fox writes from Washington to his en-
ployers that for some weeks a, Ter November
his mind was blank but now nc has recov-
cred his senses and finds himself among strang-
-en. He has started to join his wife, who is
In Iowa. The police shake their heads over
the vagueness Of the letter. and the absence of
any data in it by which they could verify his
story. This very vagueness, and indeed the
whole letter, seems TO indicate a mind still
somewhat disordered. Before Fox's employers
finally decide that they really can't take him
back, it would only be kind to give the I'M
fortunate man time to recover himself fully
The police, with equal justice, might also re-
train from significant looks, since their keenest
Inquiries have revealed NO wrong-doing.
The remarkably difficult task of obtaining a
fury in the McQuade case ended yesterday,
nine days after the first juror was examined.
Three hundred New Workers were summoned,
and only one-sixth of them were impartial
enough to obtain seats in the jury box. Al
most every well educated man who was ex-
amined made oath that he could not lay aside
his opinion and pass upon the evidence i'm
partially. Tho densely ignorant were ex-
cl ided for lack Of intelligence, and in this, rs
in most cases. the jury system was shown to
have its strength in the great middle class OF
the community. Doubtless The laws relating
to it need amendment. but it is well TO remcm-
Der that if the citizens of the highest intelligence
in the panel had been willing TO try 10 put
aside their prejudices, they probably could
have done So and then the Distfict-Attorney
might have been able to present bis case to a
better jury. Yet zone OF the jurors obtained
should have much difficulty in reaching an
opinion about McQuadc's guilt.
The veiuminoas correspondence between the
United States Government and Great Britain
in regard to the CONNER cial rights of Ameri-
can vessels IN Canadian waters s given to the
public this morning. Mr.. Bayard and Mr..
Phelps seem to have pushed the discussion with
some spirit, but - haze received the evasi We
replies of the British officials with painful
patience and GOod-nature. The attitude OF
England at prssent IL that really she can't do
anything in the matter until the cases Of the