Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-20

ments Of an Engllsh railroad car there was much talk in newspapers in this country about the superiority of our passenger cars. The London Standard now makes the point that American cars give better opportunities than the English for the capture of train by robbers, as in Missouri on Saturday
 Fred Douglass has written letter in which he advises the colored Republicans of Virgin ia to vote with the Readjusters He saws ''Equal rights everywhere and everything else afterward Things are more than names If the Readjusters are honest and fair enough to give the colored citizens of the State of Virginia equal rights at the ballot box, in the jury box and the knowledge box, I for one am willing to trust their justice aud fairness with the money box of that State In say ing this I in no wise wish to be understood pudiation in any form or fashion I simply say that the men who will deal honestly with the colored citizens of Virginia are more like ly to deal justly with other people than those who do not''
 Those who work in coal mines will not
 
 in England concerning the explosive powers of coal dust. The experiments appear to have demonstrated that coal dust not only much promotes and extends explosions in mines, by reason of the rapid inf1ammabiIity of the finely divided combustible, and of the readiness with which 1t becomes and remains suspended in air currents, but that it may also be itself readily brought into operation as fercely burning agent which will carry flame rapidly as far as it's mixture with air extends and will operate even as an explod- ing agent, through the medium of a propor- tion of fre-damp in the air of the mine, the existence of which, Tn the absence of the dust, would not be attended by any danger.
 The death of the very Reverend Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. Dean of Westminster, will cause genuine sorrow throughout the Eng fish speaking world. As the Springfield Re- publican well says: 'sThe event removes one of the principal figures and powers in the Anglican church 8 man of wide scholarship, liberal views both in the conduct of the church, and in religious thought, and pure, sweet and amiable personal character which attached to him friends in every rank and re- lation, from the queen of England to the crossing-sweeper. His literary work has been enormous in quantity and of great value, occupying an important place in the religious history of England during pe- riod of conflict and remolding of faith. He was the most influential of the broad church wing, and while without the controversial temper, he has contributed by his many writ ings. in which he used freely and with their due weight the discoveries of Biblical criti- cism to the modern estimates of the kindred of rel gions and the common groundwork of truth that underlies them alI''
 Sunstroke was, in many Cincinnati cases during the terrible heat of last week, treated with hot water instead of cold The follow ing directions were published by such phy- sicians as favored the plan: Hay the pa tient on his back; loosen the clothing, so as to encourage free flow of blood; expose the chest, especially over the region of the heart, and with large cloth, towel, or sponge freely bathe the head, face, neck, and chest with hot salt water, as hot as can be handled continually adding more hot water and ap- plying it until the patient is soft. Use one 1 teaspoonful of salt to every quart of hot