A Political Coldness Is Said To Be

growing up between Gov. Bagley and ex Senator Chandler, wbioh is likely to prove a serious break. The Goveinor in said to bave Senatorial asperations which old Zack does not tolérate. A local jourual (oue at Jonesville) having nouiinated Bagley for President on the platform of his recent tlnancial utteranoes, the late Zack ought to cease his personal denunuiations. TUE Free Press of last Monday contained several columns of extracts froni or abstracts of correspoudence on the tinancial question frora well known Democrats residing in various parts of the State. There was a decided leauing to " hard money, and yot Beveral of the writers displayed considerable ability in the use of a balancing pole, evidently in doubt as to whether hard or soft money is to come out ahead, and wishing to be ready for either result. The Detroit liquor case, arising under the tax law enacted by the last legisla ture, and which involves the constitutionality of that euactment, was heard in the Sopreme Court on Tuesday and Wednesday. Messrs. F. A. Baker and J. W. ïtomeyn, of Detroit, appeared for the appellant, Burney Youngflood ; and the Attorney-General and Prof. C. A. Kent for Sheriff Sexton or the law. It is antijipated that an early decisión will be rendéred by the Court. Mr. John Morris, for several years Agent of the State Prison, and whose administration was last winter the subject of thorough legislativo investigation, has resigned. We have n't as yet seen the official correspondence, and cannot, therefore, say whether or no, in accepting the resignation, Gov. Bagley follows the example of President Grant and gives the retiring officer " a certifícate of oharaoter." Ex-Auditor-General Humphery has bepn appointed to succeed Agent Morris. The new Agent has had that official experience which ought to make him a good Agent, barring a little too much red tape great I. A CALL, respectably and numerously signed, has been issued for a temper anee convention to be held at Good Templars' Hall, Ypsilanti, on the 12th inst. Among the declared objects of the meeting is organization to defeat the constitutional amendment striking out the clause prohibiting licenses Now, we suggest that the signers of the cali wait a few months, or until the tax law has had a reasonable trial Twenty year of prohibition was twenty yeaih of free trade ; perhaps the tax and police laws may prove restraining. Men should not persist in holding to old landmark just to prove their obstinancy and cousistency, when they may aid in accomplishing good by recogniz ing both cominou sense and the inevi table. Defeating the proposed amend ment does not restore the prohibitor; law. The friends of law and order, or the opponents of Sunday liquor selling. held a large meeting in the Opera House Detroit, ou Monday eveuing, Democrat and Republicana, Catholics and protes tants, participating. Hon. C. I. Walke presided, and the meeting wasaddressec by Hon. W. P. Wells, Eev. Dr. Hogarth Hon. Levi Bishop, Messrs. Levi T. Grif fln, D. C. Whitwood, M. B. Kean, J. B H. Bratshaw, and Bsv. J. W. Brown Resolutions were adopted condemning Sabbath desecration and demanding th closing of saloons in the interest of gooc moráis. An Executive Committee wa appointed to cali future meetings anc have 'the coming charter election ii charge, a third ticket being designer uniess one party or the other shal nomínate a mayor and alderuien op posed to Sunday liquor selling. Gooc citizens throughout the State, of a parties and creeds, will wish the law and order men of Detroit suocess. Th liquor sellers are entitled to no specia privileges, and should not be permittec to make a harvest and a heil of Sunda; -the day when men are idle and mor liable to be entrapped into dissinatio and excess.