Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-10-30
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The Citizens movement in New York city
appears to be prospecting. Good luck to it,
In New York, Massachusetts and Connect
cut the Dragging of the Democrats is per-
sistent and vociferous In Massachusetts
and Connecticut they are likely to "sing
small" before long, and some good judges
think it is not certain that they will
carry New York.
On another page we give the substance of
an interesting interview with Governor Bige
low concerning an unpleasant episode in the
official career of Quartermaster General Harb-
ison. An attempt has been made to injure
both Governor Bigelow and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Buckley with this affair, but it will
not work. The facts speak for themselves
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, is a lively city.
One of its institutions is an association which
encourages emigrants from foreign countries
to come to the city. Through it's efforts 10,
$50 persons from foreign countries have 10
Gated there within year. and 1876 found
employment IN short time after their arri-
val. The total expense of caring for the des-
titute and needy was less than $3.50.
Attorney General Blair, of Virginia, has
given an opinion that the conviction of a
negro of felony while a slave does not de-
prive him now of the right to vote. When
slave, the Attorney General says, the negro
had no citizenship and of course had no
franchise or rights to lose; by the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments RI the Honstitu
ton, which make no exceptions, he has been
habllitated with the elective franchise and
all of the rights of citizenship.
Vaccination is hsnceforth to be compul-
sorry in China. One cause for popular oppo-
sitlon to it is that it is the practice there to
vaccinate children on the tip of the nose. A
reward Of half tael, which the government
has offered for every child vaccinated, has
not been sufficient to persuade parents in
easy circumstances to distigure their children
in this way and law has therefore been
promulgated Furnishing the failure to vaccin.
ate by fine and imprison ment.
Concerning the Democratic sneering at
businessman Bulkeley'' the New London
Day we'll says: GA large majority of the
people have somehow become impressed with
the idea that the public interests would be
served quite as well if more practical bust
ness men and fewer lawyers were elected to
sffice. Possibly the Democratic organs deem
it incumbent on them to sheer at business
men in this canvass because the three lead.
ing positions on the Democratic State ticket
have been bestowed upon lawyers. There is
not a single candidate on the Democratic
ticket who represents the great business and
manufacturing interests of the State"
The news from Indiana received in Wash
ington is said to be more satisfactory to the
Republicans. The party has, in a large
measure, recovered from the Decentralization
which followed the Ohio election, and il
| making great effort to save the State I
is believed that the State ticket can be pulled
| through, but of the present eight Republican
congressional districts two are likely to b,
| gained by the Democrats. These are tn
First, where Mr.. Hellman can hardly be re
elected, and the Eighth, or Indianapolis dis
| trict, in which English is expected to defea
| Peele. In that case the Democrats viii hav
seven of the thirteen.
: A curious lawsuit involving the question o
what ia the whole duty of fireman has jus
| been remanded for a new trial by the Su
preme Court of Wisconsin. While the Beck
with House ct Oshkosh was burning S. B
| Paige made an offer of $5, 900 to anyone VIII
| would rescue his wife. Charles Ref, a fire
man on duty at the time, saved the woman
and claimed the money, but was nonsuited il
| the Circuit Court. On appeal the Suprem
Court has reversed that Judgment, closing it
| opinion as follows: 'Inasmuch as the plain
tiff could not rescue the body of Mrs. Paig
from the burning building without immlnen
peril of losing his own life, and inasmuch q
| it was not his duty as paid officer and men
i Der of the fire department to do so, he is in
] position to claim tb~ reward alleged to hay