Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-28

l turn to Prince Demidof seven-eighths of the I sum won from him. The command was nec- l essarily and promptly obeyed, and the loss of I the Prince was consequently reduced to some 1 thing under four hundred thousand dollars. It is not stated whether he is trying to lose l what was paid back to him, but man who could gamble away three millions would find l it hard to reform.
 We recently called attention to the New York law which provides Game and Fish Pro- tectors, and suggested that something like 1t might proftably be adopted in this State. The need of such a law here is shown by the following, from the Forest and Stream, which we have reason to think Is true: ''The law in Connecticut prescribes close season for woodcock until October 1st. Last year the
 season was observed very generally by the
 better class of sportsmen throughout the State, but it was found that the pot-hunters took all the birds, and when October came
 there were no birds to shoot. This year
 everybody shoots, sportsmen and pot-hunters
 alike, and the effect has been that even earli-
 CT shooting has been practiced than when the
 law was up to July 1st. Then the season was
 generally observed; now all hands begin to shoot in the latter part of June."
 When a railroad accident that could have
 been prevented happens in France those re-
 sponsible do not fare well they do in
 this country. At Clichy train of the North
 ern company ran into one of the Western
 line, killing sixteen persons and wounding
 tu-f Inc
 ductor of the first train, who had neglected the use of fog signals, and the engineer of the second, who had run through the fog too rapidly, were killed, but a guard and two switchmen were sent before the criminal tri- bunals for negleeting the precautions which 1t should have occurred to them to take in view of the weather and the proximity to each other of the trains. All three men bore good characters, which was lucky for them, one was acquitted and the other two got off with sentences of four months imprison- ment and fifty francs fine, besides the costs, but the Western company was declared civilly responsible for all consequences of their negligence
 Sir Henry Thompson gives some good ad-
  mineral waters exclusively, and when these cannot be obtained-which rarely happens at any good Continental hotel-tea is safe sub I stitute He thinks that tourists owe their at- | tacks of fever more to drinking water con- taminated by sewage matter than to the ma ! larious influences which pervade certain dis l tricts of Southern Europe The only water ! safe for the traveller to drink is natural min ! eral water, and such is now always procur | able throughout Europe except in very re- | mote or unfrequented places. In the latter | circumstance no admixture of wine or spirits | counteracts the poison in tainted water, and | makes it safe to drink, as people often delight ! to believe but the simple process of boiling ! it renders it harmless and this result is \ readily attained in any locality by making ! weak tea, to be taken hot or cold or in mak- | ing toast-water, barley-water and lemonade. 1
 The advices of the National Republican | from Virginia do not agree with the informa- ton which the Democratic press is giving to | the country. The Republican says: ''The l assurance given of a probable reconciliation | between the Bourbons and Readjusters there | Is hollow and unreliable. The sore is too ] deep and broad and too largely filled with Il proud flesh to admit of healing at present. | Neither of the factions is inclined to sur render its ticket. The feeling of hostility | has become too bitter to admit of it, and | without surrender there can be no compro- mise, no fusion, no reconciliation or coai- tion It looks as if matters will remain in
 IL 41,o,,N if the Republicans do not carry their electoral ticket it will be their own fault. A full Re publican vote will bring that result, and we are assured by intelligent Republicans who have traversed the State that every honor able effort will be made hy the Republicans to secure full vote" This is cheering.