| Show editorials THE extraordinary hest heat of the present summer bummer in various localities it is bug suggested is due to a remarkable outflow of the tae vapor of magnesium around the sun bun the italian astronomer observed this vapor uncommonly present and increasing from may 6 to june 18 when the magnesium was waa recognized as aa existing completely around the sun of course there is some cause for the unusual heat and it may be that spectrum analysis or some other method of scientific investigation will determine that cause as well as many other at present mysterious and inscrutable operations of nature THEY say that livingstone says in a private letter that he has become so dieg disgusted with the neglect that he has experienced from his own countrymen that he intends upon leaving africa to come to this country and settle and be naturalized livingstone doubtless feels exceedingly grateful and well weil dia dla ased to this country for thet ther expedition of stanley for the discovery of livingstone in the heart of equatorial africa was apparently a aa S hop hopeless eless elees a task as searching for a needle in a truss of hay but livingstone will not come to america at present if at all he has two years more in which to lose himself again in an unknown and wilderness coun abundance of opportunities for a champion loser as he la Is to accomplish it effectually many more times THE british parliament by a maj majority arity of ree enily refused to abolish the death penalty the debate a lengthy one did not appear to favor the over merciful doctrine it was asserted that in tuscany the number of murders had nearly doubled since capital punishment was abolished the fact is there awesome are some bome deeds which whick men never ought to have a chance to perpetrate twice and the only effectual way of preventing a second commission is by the death punishment in minor of fences the convict reform policy is eminently proper but in others murder for instance stances nobody feels like trusting again the man who las ras once been guilty and the interest of society is greater than the supposed interest of a gross crimi mal NOT only al almost most u unbearable bearable u hot weather has haa been experienced of late in many parts of the country cou ceu otry but heavy thunder and rain storms have prevailed also FO fe hud had the most mosi severe rainstorm storm known for years the small creek there befog swelled in a few minutes to the dimensions of a mighty rivery river and doing much damage in rhode island massachusetts new york and elsewhere the storms were very bevere severe wita extensive destruction of property A party down boston harbor barbor oue one of the stormy nights ra rew res ported the storm as being terrible beyond anything they ever experienced perien ced before in virginia and upper tennessee a week or so ago great complaints of drouth arose the richmond virginia says heaven help hell us if we du au nol not have an abu abundance of rain very soon in virginia gln gin Is from all ail around us we have reports of the very earth under the fury fary of the sun and not a drop of water to quench its thirst la in louisa and hanover all vegetation is destroyed and hope haa hag fled the people are in despair here in d the janues james is fast failing us and we will soon be on halt hait rations of water the river is i nearly dry and one can walk over to the other bide bilie without wetting his shoes THE washington star of aug has hab the following items general sheridan telegraphs to gen od ordin in utah to toube ube use force at once if re quiren to quell the indian disturbances the postmaster general still has the M matter att r of postal cards under consideration tio and will not probably make known h hia hib iia isa decision under several days gen sheridan la Is going to make a tour tout of about two thou thousand miles in an ambulance through the far west to inspect all the military posts and es ea the announcement that henry W reed beed of iowa was appointed agent for the indians on the fort hall reservation idaho territory was a mistake as aa no such appointment has been made nor to is it contemplated |
