The sun., 1892-11-13

| and London Tor nm nOur Who i'"'' 80,
| underground city. Later there came the AZ.
| ,ov,nco ~ ucbt usually distributed by haii
full moon. which is tho ordinary cohu''loh III
| November. .,.
The mortality among English dukes the last
year has been startling. tits n circumstances
everywhere commented on that the threo
| ,o,rore ~ ,be tile who have died in the past
! ,hr,o months have all had American wives
| -he audiences OF Marlborough's taking OIL
this week yas not the only cause OF the f,rst
rn,,ors that his death had not been natural
rn,. TNc truth f. that he had not altogether
abandoned the immornlites OF his youth.
| ,c,,,in recent cIcesses may or may not
| hnye Icon tho indirect cause OF his un-
| timely demise. His was tho most sttik-
| ing exar,plc In England OF great natural
| genius cursed by weulth Those who know
/ 9th men will say that Marlborough's natural
| gifts were greater than those Of his brilliant
brother. Lord Randolph Churchill. II is By no
means impossible that Churchill will succeed
eventually to the dukedou,. The new Duke.
who nttains his majority tom orrow. is not
robust youth. either physically or mentally.
Ills is the only lifc between Churchill and tho
title. The Duchess. formerly Mrs. lIamersley. Is
left in most embarrassing situation by her
husbands death. The young man who takes
the title and Blenheim Castle and the entaied
estate is n stranger TO her. and will undoubt-
cd!y remain so. She must leave the palace
which he- fortune has rehabilitated. Her so-
cial position under the circumstances will he
| rather n dubious ono. She no longer has her
own grent fortune ut her command She has
spent nearly Sl.0OC.000 in permanent i'm
rrovements and adornmeEts at Blenheim.
| The splendid treasures OF art and history
viii ch Marlborough sacrificed before his Sec
ond marriage Of course could not be replaced
| but the now collection which has gradually
| been accum mulnted could hardly have been sur
passed In the same length OF time.
| Tho Duchess hos been obliged. 1t is said to
draw against her income for long tins
| ahead in order to accomplish this. Even II her
| personal resources were exhausted. however.
she would not te poor. for she will be entitled
| to liberal income from the estate. 1t would
not be surprising under tho circumstances II
| she should return to America.
| Arevisod version OF the Apocrypha from tho
same hands that revised tho Old and New
| Testaments will soon como from tho univer-
sity presses Of Oxford and Cambridge This
was n Iart OF tho original plan entered on In
1872 for the revision Of the Bible.
The opium question for India and China has
had its annual revival this week. The deputa-
ton which called upon Lord Kim berley. Indian
Secretary. TO urge tho suppression OF the trat-
flc represented nearly all the great religious
bodies in England. Their mission. as usual.
was fruitless. They received an admission OF
tho soundncss OF the doctrine embodied in the
resolution passed by the House OF Commons
last year. that "the system by which the In
dian opium revenue is raised is morally inde-
fensible." They were told. however. that as a
PRACTICAL question there was no other way tc
raise tho Sl90CO.O00 which the taxation ol
opium yields annually In India. This attitude
of Mr. Glndstone's Government is the same as
that OF Lord Salisbury.
The decision has caused soms surprising
comments by the press. Not only is it unani.
mously approved. but the seductive drug has
! found defenders in unexpected pnccs One Is
forced to tho conclusion that the extrao:,!i.
nary language employed by the Times was
written Gy a slave OF the drug. Americans
will learn with n good deal OF astonishmcnt
that the Thundercr warmly defends the
habitual use Of opium for the same purpose
as tobacco or wine. This is tho language Of
its editorial:
what is the hi'eous immortality OF which
these supersensitive Christians declare the
Indian Government guilty? Opium is in India
and China what wine and other alcoholic hev.
craCes are among ourselves. 1t has been en-
p!oycd from time immemorial by tho Orionta
races to stimulate. eXhilaratc. or soothe. unt
no one capable OF weighing evidence ant
without foreCone conclusion to support car
uOuDC lHat IS noCeTaIe use IL aEreeaDle
harmless. and. In many cases. beneficial
Taken in excess. 1t is undoubtedly mis-
chievous. as drinking. smoking. and all sen
sual pleasures become in similar conditions.
Although the confirmation Of this reported
death OF Theodore Child OF cholera in Persia
has been received. no details have come tt
hand. Mr. Child started in June last on What
was intended to be six months trip fol
Ha,pe,'s Magazine. His friends In Paris have
heard nothing from him for several weeks Hi
death Is n personal grief to Americans anc
others in literary circles of the French capital
: The British Government has always deniet
: With somo show Of Indignation any charge
that 1t was guilty OF shipping criminals o
,aupers to America. 1t is announced this
week. however. that William Nanglc. who wa
sentenced In 1880 to twenty years penal ser
J yitude for shooting at q land agent, has beer
rnrloned from Dublin prison on condition
) that lao shall proceed direct to America.
where lis mother and many friends reside
r The liberalism Of tho times has given rise tc
n new semi-religious institution known as
) Museum Sunday. The object Is to secure
: Though church influence tho opening OF mu
seums and picture galleries on Sunday. The
, first sunday in November Is the date. and thu
movement was advocated in many churche;
r on last sunday.
There is no question that tho result OF tn,
election in the United States Is n source 0
uLm,ii.atcd satisfaction to all Europe. !
bare victory 10: the Democracy would have
excited l:;le interest, but vast significance Is
a ascr!b"l TO the measure Of tho Republican
rout The most astuts observers OF American
politics in Europe namit their astonishment
and some o! tho constructions put upon tn
4 popular verdict are quito absurd The decI
I sion OF some oi tho owners OF idle tin plat,
Mills in south Wales to start up their estab
lishmcnts next week, instead OF moving t
America as intended. Is precpitate. to say til,
least.
\ Tho sensation caused by tho Paris atrocit,
a on Tuesday will very much delay the releass
3 OF the dynamite prisoners on whose behal
5 favorable action was takon by the Cabinet las
week. Tho matter came up again before Mr.
Gladstonc's Ministers this week on tho vote t,
consider tho cases with view to the rcleas,