Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-30

"Lone John'' Wentworth of Chicago is quoted as saying that the new high-license law of Illinois is very big thing-'sscond only to Lincolns emancipation proclama- tion."
 recent occurrence on railroad in France furnishes good argument for those opposed to the system of compartment cars. Rev. Mir. Witchborne, an English clergyman on his way to Paris, was assaulted and stabbed five times with chisel by robber in car. Mr. Witchborne is not expected to live
 Governor Pattison has vetoed tho bill pass ed by the Pennsylvania legislature giving pensions to iremen disabled while in the per formance of their duty. There are strong reasons why such firemen should be pension ed, but Governor Pattison doubtless thinks the pension business has gone about far ! enough.
 On the third reading the House of Lords | has rejected the biillegalizing marriage with | a decensed wife's sister. reversing hy 145 | nays to 40 yeas the vote Of t65 to 15S by | which the bill passed it's second reading. | Next year the bill will probably pass and the 1 great controversy end. It is astonishing | that the question has had such long and vigorous life.
 The books of fireworks manufacturers show that New York has already invested $sO, GOO in fireworks for the glorious Fourth, San Francisco $7o,0oO, Chicago $40,000, Brooklyn $35, 900 and Philadelphia $2O,0O0. This seems like 8 waste of money, but the makers of fireworks and the small boys who rejoice in the noisy splendor thereof do not look at it in that way.
 A Washington correspondent thus rates the financial condition of the Supreme court judges: Judge Blatchford is said to be worth at least $13, GOO, 900 and is childless-nobody but his wife and self Stanley Kstthews is said to be worth $500, 900 at the very lowest estimate, while Justices Woods fortune is stated to be at least $1eO,OO Chief Justice Waite is said to have at least $150,00O, Justice Field $75O, 1000, and Judge Gray, the bachelor of the lot, is said to be worth $15o,- 900. Justice Bradley is said to be worth $500 900, while Justice Miller and Harlan are both poor men. Their only income, it is said, Is their salaries-$1O, 900 per annum. l
 The four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America, now only nine years ahead. is looked forward to with great interest in Spain. King Alfonso is of the opinion that his own country should take the lead in the festivities, and that they should be held at either Madrid, Granada, Huelva or D aII of in way connected with the life of Columbus. The King has pledged his word to do what is possible to make the celebration a decided success, and expresses the hope that the cele- bration will be one worthy of the great deeds of the discoverer of the New World. Senor Castelars view as to the nature of the cele- bration differs from that of the King He would have Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, England and the United States join to make the festival one of the most brilliant ever held in the history of the world. Vessels of each of these nations, beautifully equipped, should, he proposes, on the 3i of August, 1892, depart from Palos for San Salvador in imitation of the voyage of Columbus s------
 The careers of great men sometimes turn upon very trifing circumstances. According to the Post of Berlin, Bismarck's turned up- on a button. It was in August of 1851 that he was intrusted with the legation at Frank fort. Prince Guillaume, then Grown Prince of Prussia, halted there, and took him among his escort when going from Frankfort to Mayence, where grand review was to be held. Military etiquette is exceedingly strict in Germany However, it was 50 hot in the royal car that every officer and the Prince himself loosened their uniforms. On arriv- ing in Mayence the distinguished party were to be met at the railroad station by troops under arms The Grown Prince buttoned up again his uniform, but he forgot one button. Fortunately, as he was to leave the car Bismarck, always on the alert, saw the awful infringement of soldierly etiquette, and rushing to Guillaume, "Oh Prince,'' he said ''what were you going to do ?' and, forgetting that no one is allowed to touch royal parsonage. he forced the re- fractory button into it's proper place. The Prince thanked the diplomatic young man who had been so rigorous and whose name and features were now fixed in his memory. Hence the brilliant fortune of the 'Iron
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 Mir. Albion W. Tourgee has been taking look at the Presidential chances of fourteen conspicuous Republicans, and if he is right all of them might as well give up hope. Un- less something unforeseen happens President Arthur lis not likely to become 0 promi- nent competitor" Mir. Conkling never 'tre-
 I,a T1c 'tinto unquenchable hostility" Edmunds does not ''appeal to the young voters of the country" Grant "met with little sympathy in defeat" and it Is not likely ''that he will be mentioned before the convention" Haw- ley is "popular," but his chances ''cannot be considered good" Outside of New York Cornell sfhas no standing among the masses" Senator Sherman has had following of an "incongruous character, and Is not 'lfkely to receive any serious consideration" Gen. ersl Sherman has military strength, but he is 8 brother of ''the distinguished Senator" and is Roman Catholic. Foster is not ia profound political economist, :" and twill get little support from the East" Harrison is not "a man of strong will" and cannot con trol his own State. Logan is Ssalwart whose candidacy would be livery perilous in the State of New York" Gresham is chiefly distinguished for the antagonism he has evoked As a politician "Iincoln has no strength whatever Windom, unfortunately, has recently been defeated in his own State All this is interesting, though it can hardly be considered as settling the matter.
 
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