Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-16

All work and no play Is not the motto of the people of New York city. It is estimat- ed that not less than $1Oo,OOO was spent there lastweek for theatre going.
 Baltimore has water question. It is pro- posed to abolish water rents and make the cost of the water supply general tax on the city. It is thought that a tax of 30 or 40 cents per hundred dollars would be required. Among leading objections to the plan are that 1t would be onerous on large property holders that owners of unimproved proper ty would require pipes to be laid to the prop erty, and that the free use of water would result in great waste.
 There are many ''new'' men elected to the Connecticut Legislature this year, and some think that the House will not be very strong body. But the Hartford Post pertinently re- marks ''The fact is that our Connecticut Legislature averages we'll in ability when it gets into working order. There are as liable to be weak points in sessions having more than fair proportion of brilliant men as in others where the proportion of skilled de- baters is uncommonly small. Horse sense is very good quality sometimes"
 A church in Easton, Mass, had deep in- terest in the result of the election in that State and matters could not have turned out better for it. It's building having been burn ed it applied to Mir. Ames for subscription to help in rebuilding He told them jokingly that, if he were elected lieutenant governor he wovld give them 2,5OO. General Butler heard of it, and fearing that the story might be effectively told to the disadvantage of the Democratic ticket, or not to be outdone in generosity, promised them $2, 800 if he were elected governor. Both gentlemen were elected and the church will get $5,OOO.
 nette, it appears, has not got enough of freez- ing and starving in the Arctic regions. He ia reported as saying "When I get through with this trip I am going to try to get up an- other expedition. If had enough money 1t would be spent in buying vessel, and I am in hopes to get somebody interested in fitting out one. But I'll never 80 again unless am in command myself, and then am confident of being able to reach the pole" It is to be o~s~~ AM ASSoASS he desires. There have been enough vaFua- ble lives lost in trying to reach the north pole.
 The work of taking the eleventh census of the United States began about two years and . half ago. The actual count of individuals and their classification by sex and age took about 8 fortnight. The collection, revision 1,li Nc eral months more. But the work of the bureau is not yet any where near completion. The report on public schools is not likely to be ready in month. As to private schools nothing has yet been done in she way of classification. The reports on wealth and taxation are far behindhand Col Seaton has become convinced of the impossibility of making any complete report to the next ses- sion of Congress, and is talking of making up sus is taken it would be a good idea for the @ managers of the work not to ''bite off mora than they can chew"
 Gamblers in New York are much disturbed by the law which will go into effect Decem- Der l. It provides that it shall be a nnisde meanor to be concerned lin any racing, run. ming or other trial of speed between horses or other animals within one milo of the place where court is actually sitting"; and fur ther, that all such proceedings flor any bet, stake or reward, except such as is allowed by special laws," are public nuisances, and ev- cry person in any way interested in them, in addition to the penalty for a misdsmeanor, forfeits to the State any interest he might have in an animal in the race, or in any money at issue on the result thereof. These statutes are backed up with the seversst en actments against betting, holding stakes, poo selling, keeping "books," or any other pro ceeding or device at all connected with rac ing for money or other stakes.
 In accordance with annual custom & sale of very singular kind is now in progress al 8 storehouse in the Rue des Ecolss Paris