Notes Editorial

"The country wants peace," says the N. Y. Sun. Truc, but shc doesn't want it at the end of a shotgun. The 24th triennial convocation of the grand chapter of royal arch uiasons bas been in -c-sion at Dotroit the present week. Hcrechel V. Johnson, who was upon the democratie ticket for vice-president with Stephen A. Douglas in 18GO, is dead. Ole Buil, the fatuous vioünist, died at Berden, iu Norway, recontly, at the ago of 70 yéars. Ile was a master in his line. The prospecta in Maine begin to look hopeful and cbeering. üood judges put the republican uinjurity it from 5,000 to 10,000. A grand assemblage of Knights of l'yth. us haa been held this weck in St. Louis and tho eupreme lodge of the order haa been in session there also. Chicago cstiuiates tliat the knight3 con clave brought iuto tbat city $10,225,000 We see now why she is a " gardeu city. ' She raises stakes by (k)nights. Tbe Kent county democrats held a con vention last Tuesday, at Grand llapids, go into a figbt over courting the greenbackers and broku up in a di?graccful row. The conduct of the campaign on the par of tho democratie party shows a lack o: ubility, push and good judguient. In faot tho hand of Samuel is plainly not in it. But 29 wus lost at the San Francisco mint last year in coining $20,000,000 in sil ver, and $22,000,000 in gold. $2,500 in gold atonía, wcre saved from the carpei which had been down tive ycard and wa taken up and burned in pans. The Ltuaog Repnblican thinks the Hon. John T. Ilich ought to feel proud of the votea cast for him at tho recent utate convention, and adds : " No greater oomplimcnt was ever paid to a mnn of his age in Michigan, he beiogbut 3'J years o!d." It is stated that a new daily is to be started at Dotroit, by Jos. Saunders, of the Michigan ready print company. It l) to oommenoe on the Ist of September, andbe Hold for th roe cents. According to its prospectus the fheet will be known as the Detroit Daily Times, and will bc in politics independent republican, controlled by no ring or cliijuc, resorvintf to itself th iii'hl to criticiso the action of all politioftl partieé and candidatcs. Vanderbilt has (in, sisters at Newport ! Vhere are his cousins and bis aunts ? Peter Cooper rooontiy added $50,000 to the Cooper Union, pmvidrng tbr 7(0 evonng art pupil. The deiuoerats oi'Connecticut have nomtHrfed James E. English for governor, and Chas. M. Pond, for lieutenant-governor. Sotb uro said to possoss a bar'l. English las not aocepted the "empty honor" yet. The heathen Chinee have taken the mcrican trade dollars, scooped out the oenter, iilled it with solder, and returned tho same for use in this country. Who nays the almond eyed cclestials have iraits not aooorded to celestmls. Wonder if tho Boston Post retnembors anything about a man thcy used to cali 'Beast Butler," "Old cockeyod scoundrol," " Spooncy Butler," and numerous other choice specimens of Englisb ? This same Butler is a democrat now, and of oourse a charming creature. Tho democratie papers have got down to Baying now tbat " it is rumorcd " that boand-so, " a life long repulican, has come out br IlancQck." . üne thing peculiarly noticoable ahout their converts is that they are ;ill souiobcdy you never havo heard of irfiiie, and most generally residents of distant states. Frank JL Smith, of the Hurd house, Jaekson, a fameus reenLackcr, has come out for Q&rfield, says tbe Jackson Citizen. ile says ' ' when the quostion arises óf securng safety to property and business interets, he oabñot Befe how any business man n the country can vote anything but the ¦euablican ticket at the !resent time." . Bcnj. F. Butler has at last couje out 'or !.¦ .1ciiiiHrnMi' noimm'C. Well, BODJ., Utmugh fightiug a good fight during the war, had a record of voting for Jeff. Davis 50 timos iu the Charleston convention be'ore tho war, and now ho is around in that party again, supporting- indirectly of coursc! - Uie same old Jeff. The republican convention for the fifth congressional district, met at Grand Rapids last Tui'sday, and placed in nomination [}eo. W. Webber, of Ionia, upon the third aallot. The nominee is a wan of excellent abiiity, and personally popular. With tbe excoption of the tirst district, the republicana have now all made their nominationsThe Hon. Wm. II. Waldby, ex-mayor of Adrián, was nominated by the demócrata of this, the second congressional district, as tbeir candidate for oongress, last Tuesday. It is a good deal of honor to defeat such a man as Mr. Waldby, and Mr. Willits, his republiean opponent, will therefore have vlditional cause to feel proud upon such a conquest at tbe coming election. The Indianapolis Sun, the greenback organ of Indiana, says that bad a fair count of the votes actually cast at the late election in Alabama been made, the greenback party would have swept the state by at least 30,i'H) majority. It says the resulta of some voting precincts wero read before the votes were counted, and that the election " was one of the most contemptible farces ever concicved. Col. E. II. Thompson, of Flint, the democratie nominee for licutcnant governor, is a wcll-preserved specimen of the English aristocrat. A pompous, egotistical, overjcaring man, who but for sorno of these traits would have attained a remarkabledegree of eminence, for he has undoubted ability. Ilis nomination is not a strong one, though ho would make a good presiding officer for the aenate. Reporta f'rom Indiana are more and more encouraging for tho republicans. The democratie dissensions will not heal, notwithstanding the tremendous efforts being made to that end, and the ranks of the republicans are being gradually reinforoed by the disgusted demoerats. A great inany have come over since the Alabama elections, beieving tbat a party which tolerates such 'rauds upon the people is not a safe ono to curry on the affairs of this government. Gen. Albert J. Mcyer, chief signal officer, l'. 8t anny- better known as " Old Probabilities"- dicd at the palace hotel, Buffao, N. Y., at sumiso Tuesday morning, from icart disease. üen. Meyer was bom at Newbarg, N. Y., Sopt. 20, 1828. In 1860 ie was appointed chief signal officer of the army and served as such during the war, jcing promoted to the rank of brevet brigadier general. The storm signal servioe of the government, and the entire minutia of ta running has grown up under his personal supervisión. His loss will be feit. It is announccd that a complete cbange is to take place in the management of the Detroit Post and Tribune. The statement las been made that James McMillan and Congressman Newberry have purchased a majority of the stock of the concern of Hiram Walker ; that Messru. Jas. L. Stone and C. K. Backus will be superceded in be management of the paper ; that it will iereafler be run in the interest of the republican party and not of one particular clique or ring ; and that new life, energy, and vim are to be infused into its columns. The last portion of which the republicans will huil with deligbt. Such items aa the followingare being circulated by our democratie exchanges to prove that the startling incroase of population in the southern states as developed by the recent census enumerators, is not a mytb : "Üntheday that tbe Cincinnati convention nominated Hancock, Mrs. Maruarct Pcrry, of New Orleans, gave birth to triplots, two boys and a girl, who have been named Hancock, Knglish and America. They are demócrata. " It has been asserted that but for tbe bitter and vindictive spirit displayed by southern women, the southern people would to-day be good loyal citizens, anl now it seems, that, failing in all othor methods of revenge upon the northern " Yanks " they have gono into the good old practico of having large families. Hoping by so doing to overcomo tbe in crease which thrift and enterpriso brings to the north. Wel!, if the southern poople will only allow schools established to edúcate their children, it will be a grand move in the right direction. The Evening News of last Monday publithed a recapitulation of its seven ycars labor. From tho slatistics given we gather that during the first year of its existence 2J063.950 papors were issucd, and durin the past ycar 7,717,700. This shows no only a remarkable improvement in business but a remarkable daily circulation. The total circulation for the seven years foots uj 34,988,715 ! To give the reader some idea of the magnitude of these figures, the News -tatos : " Laid edge to edge this number o sheets would reach more than once and a third timos around the world. Piled up flatwise they would form a column twico tbc hcight of Mt. Washington. In weight thib quantity of papor represents about 875 tons or more than 80 full carloadu. " Tho in OMNtB of business bas been such that a new press has been bought which bas two and one-half times the capacity of their old ono The ordinary capacity of the new press wil be 500 sheets per minute printed on both sides. Tho poople knowhow to appreciato a good thing, and the News knows how to go to work to place a good thiug befoio it. readers. Wc hope and predict it will show still groator advancenumt for tbe nest sevei years which its merits justly cntitle it to.