Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-27

A Civil Service Reform league Is projected in Maine, with an executive committee of two persons from each of the sixteen coun- ties in the State. A hopeful observer thinks there at least twenty-five thousand voters in Maine who really believe in this reform.
 German chemist has an interesting scheme for mitigating the horrors of war. He claims to have invented bullet made of g powerful anesthetic, which breaks on striking person. who is made unconscious for twelve hours, and while in that condition can be taken prisoner. The inventor puts forward his device in all seriousness.
 Grover Cleveland, mayor of Buffalo, and Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, is not a prophet without honor in his own country. The following Buffalo dailies support his candidacy Courier, Dem0hrGt. Republic, Express, Fre5e Presse, Neaos, Iele grarA and VoMstreu1sd. The only daily which supports Folger is the Commercial Ad- vertiser. Of the dailies which support Clsve- land three are classed as Democratic, three as Republican and two as Independent. ~Only one weekly of any account has heisted the Folger flag, all the others being for Cleve- land. It is quite remarkable that every Ger l man paper in the city, irrespective of poli- tics, is supporting the Democratic nominee. A judge of the Supreme Court of New York has given decision in case respect l ing the jurisdiction of cemetery authorities. He is of opinion, not only that the trustees can prescribe reasonable regulations for the Construction of monuments and tombstonss, but that the authorities of the cemetery may require the construction to be done under the supervision of one of their agents. They ! cannot, however force the owners of lots to l have the work done by persons in the em- 1 ploy of the cemetery, nor by men whom the trustees may indicate. The inspection of the l erection of memorial stones cannot extend to an interference beyond the point of secur' | ing an agreement with the rules of the csm- etery.
 Candidate Stewart believes that he would
 receive one hundred and fifty thousand votes | for Governor of Pennsylvania if the election
 were held now ,and he thinks the Independent
 tide is rising every day. The canvass, he
 says, will result in one of three things ''It
 the Independent ticket is elected, the result l will be the destruction of the machine, de
 throning the bosses, purifying and uniting
 the party. If General Beaver is elected il
 will result in the disintegration of the party l while at the same time Cameron will tighter
 his grip on the machine and use it for hit
 own selfish political purposes as s}aamelessly
 in 1884 as he did in 1880. If MT. Pattison is
 elected then that clears the decks, and the
 party can then come together and be strong | CT than it is to day.
 The gas manufacturers of England are not
 yet convinced that gas is in fair way to be
 superseded by the electric light for illumina
 ting purposes, and that it's future must be
 confined to heating. They claim that while
 the electric light is superior in intensity, it is
 inferior in volume What is meant by vol
 ume is the extent to which the light is thrown
 and is illustrated by the braziers used b,
 boatmen in unloading lighters on tn
 rivers, where it is desirable to illumin ate large space. One of tlaese brsziers