Notes Editorial

During the month of August 50,508 imniigrants arrived in this country. A great strike of' skilied laborera has been in progresa the past week at Berlín, Germa iy. The government has purchased 15,000 15 tb cans of touiatoes from aBenton Harbor firm. There was another Irish republican convention at Saratoga last Monday, and ringing resolutions were passed. The American Humane Association offers a $5,000 prize for the best model and plan of an improved cattle car, to be presen ted by the lst of January. A grindstone weighing 6,172 pounds, was shipped to Maine from Michigan a few days ago. It is said to be the largest one ever produced at Grindstone City. Jesse, son of ex -president Grant, was married recently in San Francisco, to Miss Chapman, a daughter of one of California's millionaires. The affair was a grand one. It is stated that the Hon. Henry Fawcett, the blind postmaster-general of England, conteuiplates coming to the United States this fall to study our tclegraph system. A journal devoted to the schools and general educaiional news is to be experimented with at Grand Rapids, soon. To be known as the "Michigan School Moderator. " The standard oil company and the Pennsylvania Central R. R. Co., are having a big fight over the right of way in New Jersey. Well, both can aflord it, so Iet tlifiii fieht. John Habberton, the author of "Helen's lïabies," has written a new play entitled, '"Deacon Crankett," which bids fair (o be a success, the critics say, and they are the ones who know. The democrats are not expending much brcath in this state in the campaign. Won't the state committee send u# Wade Hampton? He would be a tip top maq fora Michigan audience to listen to. The country may desire change, but it i?n't from good to bad that they want. Con.-equently not from republican to democratie rulers. From good to better is wanted : That ineans frora Hayes to Garfield. How do the hard money democrats like the congratulatory message sent by Gen. Hancock to Gen. Plaisted, the fiat soft moncy fusionist, of Maine? Anything to beat the republicans. Principies are nothing. Eb? A foolish fcllow in Saugatuck has agreed to go barefooted for a montli if Chicago dosen't give Hancock 10,000 majority. He better conimence now. It will be pretty cold after election- for democrats, at least - and to go barefooted in particular. Tuc rcsult in Maine stiffened the democratie backbone in Indiana enuugh so that the supremo court of that state by a vote of 3 to 2 adhered to their formcr decisión, respecting the validity of the constitutional amendinentchanging the state election from October to November. And Indiana reniains an October state. The Young Men's Christian association of Detroit, is in a bad way financially, and as men always do when in trouble, they have called upon the ladies to help them out. The ladies have promised to do so, and we haven't the faintest doubt but that the said a.-snciaüon will soon be on a sound financial basis. The wouicn always do their work well. When the avaricious spirit so controla peopla that they lose all sense of shame, all liuinane I'cclings, all ties of love which should bind families together, then it is indeed hitrh time some law should be enacted reminding them of their duties. It is alleged that an old gentleman of Van Buren count y, died in the poor house a few days ago, notwithstanding he had raised a family of 13 children, and all of them wellto-do. Such things are not only disgraceful, but should be reached by law. Those children must bc overflowing with pride, affection, love and everytbing that poes to nmke up happv families and good citizens, else they would not turn their aged fathrr over to the poor house to end his days. The maoiicr in wbicb. the Evcning News has shown up and condcuincd the disuonesty,briboryandcorruptionofthelatcWayne county democratie convention, must ba peculiarly pleasant to the demoeratk) noniineos. The evidences of eorruption sliown up by the News should defcat the ticket at the polls. Maine is the will-o'-tko-wisp to lead demcrats on to defeat. Discontentcd republicana united with them in that state and made the election close, but that very action has had the effect of waking up the business men of the country, and when thcy are awakened republican successis assurcd. The entire business interests of tuis nation are with the republicans, and when that party is threatcned itnever fails to come to the rescue. Gen. Weaver, the greenback presidential nominee, has como out with a vigorous letter, appealing to his party to stand firm and free from any unholy alliance with tlie old parties. Hcar him : " Let every greenbacker io the union arouse himself to the real situation, and brand as an infanious traitor to our holy cause any man, without regard to his former standing in our party, who ntteinpts to transfer our voters to eithcr of the old parties." Tliat letter of Gen. Hancock's respecting rebel claims, reads very nicely. lt is in fact faultless in grammatical construction, and in orthography would doubtless pass the critical eye of Richard Grant White, but its sentiments are thoroughly republican. The effect upon the south must be disheartening. What will become of their victory if they can't have their old claims paid and the " boys in gray " pensioned? Still further, what could Gen. Hancock do as President, against the entire democratie party? Tho thing looks to us very much like a political dodge. A trap, merely, to catch republican voters. Will it bc successful? Wo haven't any fear, however, of the General' s ever being placed in a position to use a veto. Gen. Garfield will take care of that business, and a republican congress will bo back of him. We read of a great many deeds of violence in the papers of to-day, but the meanest, most despicable, andcowardly murderer is the one who steps up to a defenseless wornan and puts her out of existence. Evcry few days wc read of these cowardly murders. Two havo bappened in our own state within as many weeks. The first villain murdered a young girl because she would not marry him ; the next onc attempted to murder his wife because she had rcfused to longer live with him and put up with hisdrunken orgics and abuse. In both instances the women were young, reSDectable, and innocent of any crime orevil oeeu. une naa to lose ner lite because she could not marry a man she did not care for, and that the other did not die was no fault of the intention of the man who shot at her. In the iirst instance the murderer was considérate enough to end his own lile, but in the lattercase it is doubtf'ul if the lead did good execution.