Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-01

Thirty six prominent citizens of Laconia,
New Hampshire, including both Democrats
and Republicans, have united in an offer of
5000 reward for the arrest and conviction of
any person guilty of hiring any citizen of
the town to vote or refrain from voting at
the ensuing election. This is an excellent ex-
ample for citizens in other places to follow.
Judge Pressly, of the South Carolina Cir
Gait court, has decided that tho ne W election
law which disfranchises persons convicted of
robbery applies to cases of larceny, which are
not robbery in a technical sense, because it
only declares what is common law on the
subject and the decision is considered very
important in its application to colored PEG
pie. Ignorant negroes who steal chickens
and give little heed to ordinary punishment
when caught will not restrain their hands
when the vesting right which they prize so
highly is involved.
MIR. John P. Sanborn, of Newport, the
speaker of the Rhode Island House of Rep
resentatives, is in curious position. Some
weeks ago he accepted a commission from
five-naile section on one of the land grant
railroads, and he now fnds that such act
disqualifes him from acting as a member of
the house to which is elected. The city
clerk of Newport, with I.udable desire to
help Mr. Sanborn out of his scrape, called a
new election, but it has been decided that he
has no authority to do this. 1t is stated that
no vacancy will exist until the Legislature
meets, when Mr.. Sanborn's disability will be
declared and new election ordered. Mean
while somebody else will be elected to Mr..
Sanborn's old place as speaker.
Thus far thirty-two members of Congress
have been chosen. Next Tuesday 1893 more
will be chosen, a number equal to the entire
present membership of the lower house. The
thirty-two already chosen are equally divided
between the two parties. or the States yet
to elect New Hampshire loses one member,
Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mass
achusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New York,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
Wisconsin each gain one, California, Iowa.
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and South
Carolina each gain two Kansas gains four and
Texas five. The Republicans expect to gair
| twenty of these and lose one. The Demo
Gratis may be relied upon to gain thirteen.
Senator Voorhees, got an answer to a ques
ton which he asked in a recent speech in In
diana. Said he my farmer friends, what
is to become of your great corn crop in this
county if prohibition is adopted ?'' Their.
was brief pause and then AZ
old Democratic farmer spoke up, say
ing do I understand, Mr.. Voorhees,
that you really want an answer to that ques
ton? ?" Eyes. my FRIEND" said the Senator
Strengthening himself to his full height, "a
am seeking for information. swell, then,
replied the farmer, 'T will tell you what W
will do with our corn crop. We will rails
mere pork and less hell'' The Senator ha,
asked the question at several meetings be
fore, but he has omitted it since, not oarin,
to listen again to the laughter that greete
his discontinue.
An interesting paper giving some details a
to the pay of labor, cost of living, etc., i
Chicago has been issued by the State Labo