Year: 1874

The French Academlclans are beginning To appfe-
ciate the disadvantages of eecting politicians into
their body. There many of them who feel ex-
cessively uncomfortable when NJ Jules Favre is
mentioned, and the time may come when some of
their recent Oreanist acquisitions may not 80
desirable. AT present they are in deep trouble be-
cause N. Emile Olivier, whom they elected at
time when he was trying to reconcile Imperialism
with Liberalism proposes to come into the Academy
on the same basis on which he chosen. He has
embodied in hisspeech of installation q compliment
ary reference to the late Emperor and, might be
expected. the whole Academy Is in uproar about
it, His late Majesty always considered insuffer-
ably bad form" in the Mazarin palace and one Of
the principal pleasures of the Immortals was to re-
fleet that he wanted to join them and could not.
They delighted. in their addresses of entry and Of
welcome, in sly little blows at the Empire, and
cheered vocferOusly the vailed sarcasms In which
Favre and PrevosP paid their respects to the
man Of the Tuileries. To be compelled TO listen
to eulogy Napoleon LII. from the Minister who
declared war with Prussia and started France off
with light heartp to her ruin and disgrace, Is
trhe too much for the philosophy of the Latin
Country and it is therefore not surprising that they
have postponed NJ. Olliviers reception until such
time as he may come to better frame Of mind. But
if he holds firm and insists upon his right it will be
hard to refuse to receive him, and he may yet have
the qualification of commencing to their lips cup
of wormwood, bearing no resemblance to the Alb
sinthe pf the boulevard


Mayor Stokley of Philadelphia appears TO have
reduced the science of government 10 very simple
formula The community for him is divided into
two pretty equal parts-those who voted for him
and those who did not. The first have civil rights
the second ciyilly dead. delegation of Baptist


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their support and influence in any measures he might
adopt against the liquor traffic. 1t would DO hard to
find any objection either to the spirit OF the form of
this offer. But Mayor Stokley replied. with some
feeling" the report says The trouble is that have
your influence when it is not wanted. When il was
wanted did not have it from great many minis
tens who did not vote to sustain me-" The ministers
who had been unable TO see that their failure to
vote for MI Stokley should prevent their engaging
in any religious or charitable work, proposed to
withdraw if they were 10 be subjected to political
induisition, but Mayor StOkley thought he saw
their game" and was not going to be frightened by
it, lie continued in strain which showed bis sense
Of decorum was about equal to his sense of moral
principle: 81 do not wish gentlemen to try and
scare me by withdrawing. because when i am put
on my mettie am not to be frightened. i merely
made that observation about votes as side re-
mark, because a minister called upon me some time
ago and praised me for certain actions. and after
ward voted against me-" Mr. StOkley evidently
wishes to warn the decent and moral people of Phil
adelphia that they need expect nothing from him.
They did not vote for him. and therefore out Of
court.


The sale OF TIE TRIBUNE EXTRA in pamphlet form.
containing Proctops Astronomical Lectures and
Agassiz Lectures at Penikese, has far surpassed
anticipation. This is the more surprising because
the pamphlet issue was not ready till some time
after Mr. Proctor had left this city, when the i'm
mediate impulse to the sale given by the delivery of
his lectures had passed away. But from the day of


its issue tho orders for the pamphlet have been
continually increasing. and they now require large
packages for interior cities and towns. Here is tel
egram. received yesterday. which may serve as o
specimen 8" Chicago. Mar. 5. 1874. Tribune Com
pany. New.York. Send two thousand Proctor Extra.
care Union Nows Company. Park place.
The Western News CO.. The persistent character