Editorial Notes

$150,000 for the democratie party, but not one cent for the Bartholdi statut'. Tliat's Mr. Vanderbüt, jou know. Uncle Sam paid $1,187,710 for the pleasure of saying he had the Lighest structure in the world, the Whasliington monument, 555 feet hieli. A STRange rumor is iflont in tliis section tliat there are 1,200 or 1,500 democrats in Michigan who have not announced themselvcs candidates for any office. On the 16tli inst. there were nine bilis introduced In the iower house of congress looking to the payment of rebel war claims, and they were referred to the proper committees. Muie Baraota has spoken, the sphinx has talked and says: That Cleveland lias asyet íormulated no poücy; lie has not made un a cabinet álate, save B.iymd; but the country can rest assured that he will not keep any republicana in office longer than is absolutely necessary. Yes, dear, thank yon. As the cold increases in intensity conflagrations become more numerous, and it looks now as if 1884 prooosed to end the year as hg began it, with a series of frightful holocausts. At Brooklyn, New York, Friday afternoon, the St. John's home for orphans was totally destroyed by fire, and of 780 in mates, but 648 were rescued. The senate has passed a bilí idmittinfc Dakota as a state in the union, and the same has gone to the house for its concurrence. Dakota has more than;twice the requisite population, hut you can depend upon it that tlie democratie house will insist upon keeping t out. There are too many republicans tliere. Justice luis little demanda on that party when partisanship is in the balance. The Midland Republican : "E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, republican nominee forcongress In tbesecond district of Michigan, is a man who has probably done more than any other man in his district for the cause of temperance- for the building up of a temperance sentiment. His voice has been heard throughout the state, for temperance, and against the liquor trafile Yet the prohibition party in that district nominiited another man, and by voting for him, elected the democratie candidate, who received a plurality of about 50 votes over Allen. The prohibition party beat the republicans and beat the cause of temperance at the same time. It was a grievous wrong."