Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

In July, 1880, the New York park commis- l sioners forbade the use of bicycles in Central Park. Offenders were arrested last summer and fined by police magistrate. They re- fused to pay the fine, and were committed to jail The matter was taken before supreme court judge, and the court has now entered decision sustaining the commissioners in their right to adopt and enforce the ordi- nance. The writ of habeas corpus was, therefore, dismissed.
 These are busy and booming times in Wall street, and even some of the 'Iambs' are making money. The financial writer of the New York Herazd day or two ago said it was hoped that ''the public" would stay it's the street long enough to have its photo graph taken. "A prominent broker" con- menting upon this remarked that if "the public'' stayed in long enough not only it's photograph would be taken but also in watche and chain. We commend this re- mark to tho careful-not to say prayerful- consideration of 'the public" in this vicinity.
 Go South, young man, and pick peaches In the Delaware peach regions there is @ scarcity of pickers and a demand for help to prevent vast quantities of fruit from being lost The trees are said to be hanging down with luscious peaches which arc rapidly rip ening, and in one district it is said that 5000 hands could be employed at good wages in picking. The work is light and pleasant, the pickers are allowed to eat the best if they choose, and are assured of good treatment and good time generally. Evaporators are to be used this year to greater extent than ever before. and the poorer fruit will be dried, leaving only the best to be sent off, Arrangements have been made for distrib- uting the crop quickly and widely, and it is believed that the country will be better SUD- piled than ever before.
 During the first six months of this year there have occurred in the United States and Canada 2O5 fires, each of which caused 8 loss of $50, ,O00 and upwards, and the aggregate loss was 1925, 800, 900. The total estimated loss by fire during the six months is $4G,- 700, ,OOO, as follows January, $1O, 500, GOO February, $7 200, 900; March, $7,OOO, 900 April $7 ,oOo, GOO; May, $7,50O, 900; June $7 ,5OO, ,OOO. It is probable that the six monthly fire records yet to be made up for 1882 will bring the total for the year up to the $1OO, 900, 900 which, latterly, has beco me the conventional estimate of the annual fire waste. With the exception of 1877, when ! there was 1922, 900, 900 fire at St. John, and of 1879, there has not for long period been so disastrous record in any six months as that which has been made in the first half of l 1882.
 
 have just received from their Liverpool house l the following interesting advices regarding 1 the fruit crop of Europe: In Holland, Belgium and Germany there is fair crop of | 'Stripes'' and Paradise" apples-red varie- ties similar to ''Bald wins''-but all other | early apples are scarce. Late apples are also
 scarce, but the total yield will not fall very 1 far short of last years. Pears, except the very common varieties, are scarce plums ! are generally very good crop, cherries only \ half an average one. In France the apple 1 crop promises to be fully equal to that of | ordinary seasons pears are scarcer than | usual, and pIums very scarce. In Eng land apples and all other fruits which com I pete with early American apples are a failure | The late, uncongsnial spring was followed by
 cold, heavy rains, wind and hailstorms which wiped out almost all traces of fruit in the
 large fruit-growing sections of the country.
 All the fruit crops of Spain promise to be
 abundant The grapes of Almeria will not
 be quite early as they were last year, but
 the yield will be larger, and in respect to quality, unless the late August rains interfere, 1 they will be better and sounder than for @
 number of years past.
 Senator Browns gift of $50, 900 to the Uni
 versity of Georgia, at Athens, is memorial
 of his son Charles Mcdonald Brown, a young
 man who died nearly year ago. The dona-
 tion is on condition that the Legislature, at
 it's next sessian, shall pass an act agreeing to