Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-05-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.


 The Flagstaff Champion comes to us with its column rules reversed in mem oIy of its editor, George II. Tinker, whe fell deai al his home, from congestion of the heart
 Bancroft, the great historian, IS m his dotage. Ills faculties have entirely failed, and he can no longer take care oi himself and IS helpless. No one IS permitted to see hun except his physi- clan and family.
 It appears lha, the famous speech Of Chauncey Depsw at the centennial ceie- braton was written for him by Ii erary Bohemian, who has not been paid, and vho threatens to sue the learned and witty jurist for $r,5oo unless he blanks down the cash.
 A high officer of the Russian army has been arrested for at lnpting to kill the Gar, al his palace on the I4th. He fired pistol. but missed his mark by .ew inches, and was seized before he could tire another shot Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
 The supreme lodge of the Knights oi Honor, Tn Indiana, has decided that ben elits shall not be paid to members who commit suicide, and subordinate lodges were instructed to rid themselves of drunkards and all other characters ad- dic.ed to habits which hasten death.
 Judge Hunt, of San Francisco, has practically decided that insanity occur ring alter the marriage is no ground for divorce. IL the husband shall prove to have been mad before marriage, his wife is entitled to divorce, but if he went mad afterward the marriage VOW cannot be violated.
 In the election for delegates to the Washington constitutional convention the republicans have probably elected majority The result in Montana is un decided, neither party claiming more than five majority. The vote for the constitution in South Dakota was light. but overwhelming in its favor.
 A report upon the subject ofteas. sent to American markets, has been made to to the state department by the American consul at Smay. He says that while this years crop shows shrinkage ot 10000 half chests, ils inferiority IS equal to last years crop. and is poorly culti- vated, picked and cured. dirty and adul- tereted.
 Sibyi Sanderson, daughter of the late Judge Sanderson. one of the most emil nent members of the California bar, has achieved signal triumph as prlma donna, m Paris. She made a brilliant debut before one of the most critical audiences that had ever assembled m the house.
 The superior court of San Francisco was startled few days ago by the dc mand of an attorney for the arrest of one of the jurors then empaneled Tn the box. charging him with offering to sell his vote m a case pending. The man ac cused was placed under arrest, hand cufed and confined m jail
 The American consul at Tahiti, James l.. Doty, has just married native prir- cess, who is the possessor ot great wealth, being Tn her own right owner oi a large landed estate with vast cocoanut plantations and pearl fisheries, valued at millions of dollars Doly served some years as page in the United States sen ate
 George w. Storrs, son of the late Emory Storss. ihe ablest jurist Tn the west. was recently locked up on charge of blackmail preferred by his wife. lie was released on his own recognizance, and immediately reanested on account of proceedings commenced for divorce A nice point of law IS involved Tn the question whether a man can blackmaii his wife.
 Ii IS ackn owledged tha, the purpose for which the agricultural colleges were established. through liberal grants oi public lands and money, has not been realized. The colleges do not educate men for the farms, but for professions, and the tendency of their teaching IS to draw the young men from the farms in' stead of fitting them for farm work.
 The elopement of two young people at New Haven, Conn.,, reveals the exist' ence of curious organization, consisting of number of young ladies, which was lormed for the purpose of sdvancing their matrimonial prospects. When the union vas formed each girl made VOW to get married within year. It consisted of twelve young women, SIX of whom are now married and four of them eiopeo'
 An investigation ofthe insane asylum of Chicago develops startling abuses. Evi- dcnce sas produced, showing that pa tients were fed on pigs beads for an en- tire year, with potatoes once a week. The patients fought for the possession cf the potatoes, with the result that the weak got none, and a majority were afflicted with scurvy. Much revoltlng testimony was introduced.
 The English sparrow drives out our native DHQS, auu tuS Ss"~' which prevailed nntil recently, ot deco rating ladies' bonnets with stuffed buds, has been destructive 10 our feathered songsters. But the mania for collect me birds eggs which now rages in this country threatens to be worse than these other evils. Robbing birds nests should be made felony. The time was when it was considered wicked, why not now r
 Secretary Blaine in recent conversa- ton made some interesting statements as ,o'his feelings regarding ;he acquisition of Canada by this country. He thought that any effort through congressional ac- ton to acquire Canada would be mis- take. for the moment it was apparent we wanted her, she wonld draw back. II left to herself, the time would come. when Canada would drop into our hands like a ripe apple.
 The English papers commenting upon ibe arrival and sinister purposes oi Boulanger, intimate that Great Britain would not follow the example Of the United States, in countenancing aliens te form conspiracies against friendly