The general impression is that clergyrn&...

The general impression is that clergyrn&n are not a success in politics. But one clergyman in Indiana probably believes the coetrary. He was elected lieutenant governor and is novv governor through the death of Gen. Hovey. Superintendent Porter, of the United UStates census bureau, in a recent address, Btated that there were 12,707,683 school cliildren attending the public Bchools In this country, while the number of teachers is 361,781, or one for about every 35 pupils. There ire in round numbers, 800,000 childreu in private schools and 800,000 in parochial schools. In the days -vhen Fassett, of New York, was working his tongue as he had woi-ked the guillotine in the New York oustum house, in defiance of civil service rules, Fassett and his friend had dreams of coming greatness, for would not the republican who carried New York for govercior make a prominent candidate for president? But alas for Fassett, election came and all his hopes were blasted. But if he cannot be president of the United States, he now has a possibility of becoming a college president. The Lockport Journal urges his appointment as president of Hamilton college, one of the little colleges of New York. Chicago, New York and Brooklyn have all been somewtiat excited of late oevr a threatened water famine. In fact, such a famine actually existed in Brooklyn and in the case of a fire, the firemen were unable to obtain any water and only prevented a most serious conflagabion by the destructioii and removal of adjoining buildings. In Chicago, öie difficulty is the lowness of tïie water in lake Michigan, which is two and a half below datum at Chicago, or ten inches lower than ever before. In fact last Tuesday during the prevalence of a streng south-west wind, rnany of the residents of Chicago were unable to obtain water in the second story of their houses. The datum known as the Chicago datum is that of low water in 1847, and was supposed to represent the lowest water then known But as stated above, the lake is uow two feet and a half below the eupposed lowest water of years ago. In 1838, the water in the lake was 6even feet higher than it is to-day. Is it to be greatly wondered at if some have raised the question as to whether the great lakes will always be navigable to the largest boats?