Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-20


 automatically by an Otto gas motor of four. horse power Its heig6tis twenty metres, It's width eleven. and it's depth ten Its larg- est wooden pipe is ten metres long and of a cnbicai capacity of 2, ,0o0 iitres. The instru- mens is to be set up in the Cathedral of Riga. For the St. Stephen's cathedral of Vienna the same bnildsrs gre soon to construct still larger organ The well known organs of Bos- ton, Ulun, and St. Petersburg were built by the same men.
 The repayment of the principal of the Japanese indemnity fund does not appear to have pleased anybody. The Japanese very naturally want to know why if we returned the principal amount because we felt that it did not belong to us ws failed to refund the interest 1t had earned while it remained in our possession. And the European govern ments which shared in the indemnity are in- clined to resent ths action of the United States as a reflection upon them, for if We had no right to the money, neither had they, and they think that at least they ought to have been consulted in the matter.
 Dr. Charles c. Beatty of Stenbenville, Ohio, had e peculiar method of dispoaing of his wealth. At first he prayerfulIy set apart ono-tenth of his income for the cause of Christianity; but when the financial re- vulaion of 1887 wrought widespread distress he resolved that one-fourth should go to re- igion and charity. After this, in view of the fact that. as he says in the written pledge found since his recent death, the Lord had blessed him pscuniarily 'fbeyond what he had ever expected or desired" he made covenant never to allow the principal of his fortune to exceed $7O ,O00, and that all above this should be given away. Accordingly, the value of his estate is $65, GOO and the aggre- gate gifts amounted to $500, ,O0O.
 It is now pointed out that the late Sepa- | tor Carpenter earnestly opposed the Civil | Rights bill as unconstitutional, and predicted | that the Supreme court would be compelled to so decide 1t. In concluding an argument l against it in the Senate he said: From the | which I have briefly stated, I | am compelled to vote against the bill. can understand how the Senator from Indian ( MT. Morton) could inhusnce the passions of | Q 16b9lAOAy the bill, but confess my astonishment and | sorrow that he can carry along with him the highest court of the land-she Senate of the l United Stases-and pass this bill through all the forms of enactment lam consoled, how ever, that if 1t shall become law, the judi cial courts will intervene to vindicate the 
 In a recent lecture Mr. Charles Brsdiaugh l made an important announcement with re- gard to the course he intended to pursue during the next session of Parliament He denied statement which had been made that he would use force to obtain his seat His course, he said, would depend very large Iy upon the decision of the courts of law in November. If the law courts decided in his courts and the House of Commons would be left to settle between them which was the stronger; but he should feel it his duty to stand between them and see fair play. If the courts decided that the House of Commons might make law against the statutes,i it would be clearly his duty not to hold tho seat any longer. If on the other hand, the courts de- cided in his favor, he hoped the House of Commons would set the example of obedience to the law which he had tried to inculeate, and inst this struggle. disgraceful in it's con- tinuance, and dishonorable in it's manners of lighting, would come to an end. If the courts decided thst the claim of privilege pre-. vented their Interpreting the law, then the 1uty would be placed on him of Interpreting he law.
 Welcome to the Japanese persimmon which, it appears, can be successfully grown | n this country. About six years ago Mr. Charles Lanman, of Washington, imported from Japan dozen or more young trees, in ,luding that number of varieties, from which le has obtained 8 good supply of fruit of Iuperior quality. In this country the per Eimmon Is small, hourishss chiefly in the Southern States, and is not considered pro- iuct of importance; but in Japan, like tho Ipple in this country, 1t grows to an enor- nous size and is deemed luxury. speci- nens of this fruit recently produced by Mir. Lanman have attracted tho attention of tho Agricultural department, and are being copied n plaster for it's museum. The tree from which this fruit waa taken is only about six 'eet high, and yet an average specimen of the 'ruit was found to measure ten and seven ;snths inches and to weigh nine and seven sighths ounces. The color resembles that of rich orange, and the texture is pulpy. This particular variety bears she name of Tsuda, l after the JApauess agricultural author Sonye rsuda, founder of the first agricultural mag azino issued in his native land There ere ! which arc packed in boxes for preservation and closely resemble in appearance and taste he best varieties Of the Syrian fig.