Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-31


 so does almost everybody else. He has been fairly treated by the court.
 There is reported to be much indecision among the Southern delegates to Chicago In view of certain occurrences at the last na- tional convention the report is painfully sig nifcant.
 The story that Senator Edmunds has writ ten letter to Don Cameron declining in favor of Grant may safely be set down as ia campaign ie." MT. Edmunds undoubtedly maintains the same. position towards the nomination as he has from the first.
 Washburnes protests don't seem to have much effect on some of his supporters Headquarters were formally established by them in Chicago Saturday. The Chicago Journal which has been active in advocating Washburne, declares that it has done so con trary to his wish and that he has not been 'tplaying double.' Although he is not well, yet he is expected in Chicago Tuesday or Wednesday, and many hoping that it will be his good fortune to receive that which he has not sought
 The Boston Herald, an independent of the independents, asks, ''Why not Hayes ?" and declares that ''the country would receive that nomination so favorably that his own inhibi- tion of second term would not be allowed to stand in the way" And the Boston Jour- nal, Republican of the Republicans, says: ''If it should be asked at Chicago, What will suit Massachusetts ? our delegation can safely answer, "A candidate who can be relied upon to continue the general policy of Ruth erford B. Hayes" President and Mrs. Hayes will be more missed when they retire from the White House than seemed likely to be the case two years ago.
 Moths are the dread of every careful house keeper. The use of camphor to prevent their ravages has become common and is effectual One of our contemporaries, however, insists that there is simple, cheap and easy plan of defeating the moths that is effective and in- offensive. The moth-fy was never born that could penetrate 8 common newspaper. A woolen garment wrapped carefully in news paper, so that there will be no openings is as safe from moths as if it were buried six feet deep in camphor, tar-paper and petroleum. This has air of probability, but some people would want to know whether the newspapers with which the successful experi- ments were made were Democratic or Repub- lican.
 The decision rendered by New York court in the case of Jackson vs Odeu is important and gratifying Oden hired house of Jack son and afterwards found that soil pipe had broken in the cellar bottom, and from this matter poisonous gases arose and spread through the house. The landlord refused to make the necessary repairs when his atten- ton was called to the condition of the sewer age, whereupon the tenant abandoned the premises two months before the expiration of his lease The landlord sued for rent for these two months, but the jury after consid- eration of the testimony stated above, not only disallowed the landlords claim but found damages against him to the extent of fifty dollars, besides costs. This decision will probably benefit a good many tenants of houses made malarious because of imperfect sewerage, and there should be more such de- cisions as often as the facts justify them.
 Those who have bet upon the coming Pres idential election, or intend to- will be inter ested in one of the old cases reprinted in the sixteenth volume of t.American Cases" just published. The case referred to considers one aspect of the law of wagers, and was de- cided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in June, 1927. The decision was that ttMoney 1 bet on an election which is paid over by the 1 stakeholder to the winner, contrary to the l orders of the loser, after the result of the 1 election is known, may be recovered back" Chief Justice Gibson in his opinion says: The result of the authorities undoubtedly | is that the loser may withdraw his stake at l any time before actual payment to the win 1 ner. The act of Assembly 1 declares the contract to be void. We are not to determine whether the practice | of betting on elections would not | loser to regain what he has lost at any time | before it is delivered to the winner, than by ! narrowing the locus penitentie to the inter val between the period of betting and the | happening of the contingency and it is inn 1 possible to doubt but that it would. A | different conclusion would be virtu al | repeal of the clause. .. Bets are seldom | if they are ever made with view to be | revoked; and nothing would be more easy, | if that were sufficient, than for the parties to | preclude themselves from taking the advan- | tage held out by the law by depositing in the | to expect either to retract before the deter imitation of the bet is known, is just as req sonable as to expect the banker at gaming l table to avail himself of the locus penitentia while the card is trembling in his hand. In F either case the hope of gain continues | to operate, but in the case of the political | bet there are the additional incentives of par |
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