New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18

so serious as to alarm his friends on both sides
of the Atlantic Since his retirement from Mr..
Gladstone's Cabinet at the outbreak OF the war
in Egypt he has not taken a conspicuous part
in public affairs, although his name and influence
have been industriousy used by the opponents
of Home Rule He was well satisfied then to
withdraw from the exciting scenes Of Parliament
wherein he had long been one OF the most prom
| inent figures. His voice was already breaking,
and he weary OF political strife, yearnng with
a true Quaker instinct for peace and quiet Ones
age he once said should be tranquil, as ones
childhood should be playful; hard work at either
extremity OF existence seems out OF place"
Doubtless il has been unceasng source OF sorrow
TO him that he should have been forced by his
convictions respecting Irish policy to oppose, in
his closing years, his lifelong friend Mr.. Glad
stone. But with Mr. Bright duty is no respecter
of persons or friendships, and he has done what
he felt he must do His fame is secure against
the resentmcnts and evil passions OF facuonai
politics. He has been the noblest tribune of the
common people OF England and the American
Union He has always been loyal to personal
convictions and has persistently and eloquentV
taught THAI morals are the true basis OF politics
and that war, save in such exceptional instances
as the American conflict over slavery, is I'M
righteous and barbarous.
Young gentlemen who are engaged in Guilt
waiting a mustache on the assumption thai
mustache gives resolute look, Will DC
named TO read what the Marquis OF oueensperry
has lust been saying to klrain the prlze-nghI
cr Kilfain has been raising mustache, ana INC
MARQUIS assures him that he looked hercer IN
the DAYS when he wore no hair on his upper
lin. Still the Marquis admitted that hilralh
Of mustaclc
There was an extraordinary case of stage fright
in the pulpit the other day in Chicago Inc
Rev. DR.. William NJ Lawrence, OF the Second
Baptist Church, is man of exceedingly nervous
temnerament His rule is to preach with only
n skeleton of his sermon before him. and as
his memory is excellent, he was not at all us
concerted to find last Sunday morning tnat nc
had left even this behind him. But JUST as
he had given out his text brass band heading
"a funeral procession heard outside AS the
preacher said afterward, every idea was driven
out of his head He could hear nothing but
the boom, boom of that horrible bassdrum.
He tried in vain to recall the keynote OF his
discourse and finally gave up in confusion and
Indebtedness, pronounced hasty benediction and
left the pulpit OF course be was interviewed
on the subject by the Chicago paper
Salt Lake City talks of erecting mammoth salt
palace. Good. But what the colrtry would en-
Joy seeing still more out there are the runs OF
the notorious whited sepulchre, which has long
been the champion eye-sOre of the continent.
Pull down the temple of Mormonsm and then
proceed with your salt palace
The philanthropc gentlemen whose vocation in
life il is annually to observe and report how thick
the beavers are building their dams would ap-
pear to have grossly neglected their business THIS
fall So far as we have noticed not single dam
has been reported upon. The consequence IS that
the public remains in state of painful suspense
not knowing whether to expect cold winter or
a mild one Are the dams thick as the walls OF
fortress? Nobody knows. Are they thin as the
difference between free trade and tariff reform
Nobody knows. The beavers are there. and the
dams are there, but the men on whom the people
relied as usual to make a critical survey Of the
dams where they?