Editorial Notes

How mighty particular some peo pie are. Just listea to this f rom Teft, of the liasen News: "We can stand a good deal. We have been addressed as 'Tiff,' 'Tough,' and 'Taffy,' but when a Lansing mu senda us a postal carJ addressed 'V. .1. Tlieft,' we kick." An item eoing the rounds of the press slates: "From a clear sky, Tuesday, a shower of fine dust feil In Austin, Tex., continuing for about six liours. A similar phenomenon occurred three yeurs ago." That's notliing unusual for Texas. Thej' arealways poking dust in the eyes of people down in tliat section. The Detroit Mercury is a ncw journalistic venture, somewhat after the style of the old Every Saturday. It is published by Chas. Maxwell Parker, at $2.00 per ycur, and makes no proniisesbut asks the advice of its patrons as to what course to pursue. It Is neat in appearance, edited with ability, and we wish it success. Horatio Seymoure, of New York, for niuny years one of the ablest men in the democratie pirty, in the United States, and its leader in several campaigns, died at the home of bis sister Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, in Utica, New York, last Friday evening at 10 o'clock. He was bom in 1810, and consequently 76 years of age. He had been governor of New York, ind a candidate for president on the democratie ticket, beinjf defeated by Gen. Orant. The democratie party pleaded witb the people of the nation for about twentyflve years to be put in power thatit might woik out some great reforms. Well, the piirty is in power. How about the reforms ? The national debt is not being pald. The revenues of the government iull below the expenses now. Thecoinage of silver still continúes and the dollars are being heaped up in the national Irea8ury. No corruption of republlcan officials is being untartked. What is the party doing Once agatn does the Michigan shlp canal, to run across the southern end of this state, lrom the head waters of Lak Michigan to the Detroit river, engage the attention of congress. Estimates bava been niado showing that $5,000,000 will build it. The length of the canal will be 178 miles ; it wlll save vessels 550 miles between Chicago or Milwaukee and Buffalo, or about one-half the distance ; it would prolong the season of navigution 90 days; it would save steam vessels two day's time ; vessels could makt doublé the nuuiber of voyages durinj; the season ; it would save by careful estímate $500,000 per year in the loss to shipping oa lakes Hurón and Michigan. The country through whlch it would pass is comparatively level and of even character abnndonlly supplled with water by running streams and Hule lakes, there buing gomo 300 or more of the latter along the route. As long as Cauada is Brltish soil, this route would bc invaluablo to the government for the transportution of military supplies, ships of war, guuboats, etc. Byll means let's have the canal. Since writing the above Gen. Poe has reported against the scheme. Pooh on Poe ! .