Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-18


 l the more retired districts crime has multi piled, and general feeling of insecurity pre- vails, despite the stringent police regulations. This condition of affairs adds to the perplexi- ties of the government since the great major ity of these vagrants are thoroughly imbued with the Nihilist doctrines, and are ready to assist in any disturbances by which the peace of society is threatened. The great increase in the number, of tramps is ascribed to the vagabondage which always follows war, the removal of religious restraints and unrestrict- ed traffic in intoxicants
 It is claimed that the Cincinnati schools have greatly deteriorated- in the past few years. Of the s7,O1s children in the city Al, 33O do not attend any school. The Cin- csr'a0tt Commercial says that judging from the fact that the other day, in a room full of pupils in d high school, among all those who had come up through the district and inter- mediate schools, there was not one who knew what the Golden Rule was, the moral instruc- tion prescribed by the Cincinnati school principals is peculiar. The Rev. c. W. Wendte recently complained in public lec- ture that the office of school trustee 'tis the prey of ward politicians and the centre of corrupt and demoralizing influences
 Though the presence of gold in pyrites has long been known, says the PcU MoH Gazette, the cost of extracting the precious metal has until lately rendered the operation unproft- able. It is said that an important discovery has been made which at last solves this diff culty. The process, which is of French or igin, has yet to be tried on large scale; but up to this time the experiments that have been made are said to show return of be- tween one-haff and three-quarters of an ounce of gold from each ton of pyrites treat ed. This discovery is exciting very great interest in the pyrites trade. One well known | concern have secured the right to the patent, and are now erecting the apparatus necessary for working the process.
 The geographical and scientific exploration l of the north polar region is to be prosecuted | during the coming year with greater energy | than ever before. Russia, Sweden, Den mark, Holland, Austria, and probably Ger many, will have fleets and stations in these | northern waters, and our government will | cooperate with them. Two expeditions are | now fitting out in Washington, under the | command of trusted officers of the signal | corps, in which the Smithsonian Institution ! and the coast survey will be represented | One advantage for scientific purposes which | former expeditions have not had will be the | Myers signal code, sending signals by the he- | iograph for distances of forty miles when | the sun shines, and by flags and lanterns | shorter distances at other times. The Mary l and Ellen, of New Bedford, now in San Fran- | cisco, has been purchased by the govern ment for the service
 The European immigration to this country | for the coming year promises to be unpar- alleled in numbers. The failure of the land agitation in Ireland and the general distur- bance will greatly increase the ordinary i'm migration. From Germany and particularly from certain parts of it, there promises to be almost an exodus, whole villages in | Schleswig and Posen being depopulated, and | thus early in the season the steerages of the | Hamburg and Bremen steamers are being l crowded to their utmost capacity. The Ger | man government is reported to be both an- gry and anxious over this depopulation, but | can do nothing to prevent it. greatly in- | creased amount of immigration is also ex- l pected from Italy, an organized system of | colonization having been established aud the | quality of the immigrants expected to be | much better than those who have previously | made their way here. ''There's room for millions more"
 The current of opinion in Washington with regard to an extra session of Congress has shifted again, and now it is thought probable that there will be one. The Repub- icans have no question of their ability to or ganize the House whenever it may please the- President to call the session. There are three vacancies. Fernando Wood is dead,