Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-30


 that carriage made all the trouble in his fam fly.
 Next Monday the biennial sessions amend ment will be voted on by the people of this State. It ought to be adopted. Its adoption will lessen the expenses of the State, relieve the people of some of their political burdens, and result in less and better legislation. Thirty-two States have biennial sessions and like them
 Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood is stateswoman with large expectations. She expects to get electors in New York, Pennsylvania, Mary land, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, h. diana, Illinois, Michigan, Dakota, Wisconsin, California, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, Ken lucky, Arkansas and perhaps in Virginia. She will kindly leave few for Blaine.
 In eight years the four-hundredth ami versary of Americas discovery will be cele- brated. The people of Genoa, Italy, are all ready discussing the contribution they shall make. Some are in favor of sending over twelve Genoese sea captains, as typical both of Columbus and Garibaldi, to debark on the same spot that Columbus first trod Others favor the shipping over, for temporary ex- hibition in the new world, the fine statue of the great navigator that stands on the Piazza di Colombo
 The whirligig of time makes strange changes. Two or three years ago one of the most unpopular men in Ireland was Captain Boycott, whose name has become familiar -iY,J Af which he was subjected. But the captain lived through it, and now, instead of being hated, he has become faYorite with the na- tional leaguers in his neighborhood, and they have made him their candidate for parlia- ment to represent the county Mayo. He is said to be growing in favor every day.
 A Chinese pamphlet recently circulated in Hong Kong against the Christian mission work affrms that Europeans do not belong to the human race, but are descended from monkeys. This race of wild beings worships neither the heavens nor the earth; they do not honor their parents nor have respect for their forefathers. They come into China under the pretence of preaching a religion, but really come to take the eyes and the brains of dying people and the blood of chil- dren. With these they make medical pills which they sell in their country.
 A new branch of industry has been opened up by an inquisitive Englishman, who adver tises for marriage statistics, including every detail relating to all matrimonial conditions except the rarest of all, happy and peace ful marriage. This curious gentleman begs for information regarding peculiar mar riages-those between persons of different stations or races; second and third mar riages, or those contracted very soon after the death of husband or wife; also of unhap- where the discrepancy of age is remarkable" The most astonishing part of the advertise ment is that the writer proposes to pay iber- ally for what he learns.
 In the system of underground telegraphs adopted in France the danger from induction and earth currents is overcome by the care used in the construction and protection of the wires. The conductors, which are formed of seven small copper wires, are insulated by an enclosure of gutta percha and similar composition, and are then enveloped in punches of three in covering of jute, and encompassed by a final envelope of rough, undressed hemp. The cables thus formed are placed in punches of two, three fours in jointed pipes so arranged that the in- spectors can easily ascertain in of aeci- dent the exact point of injury. Though the expense of this protective system is consider able, it's advantages are believed to fully warrant it.
 The last of the preliminary elections come two weeks from to-day, when Ohio chooses minor State officers and congressman and West Virginia a full State ticket, congress men and legislature Maine, Oregon and Vermont have done all their voting for the year, that for President only excepted. Geor- gia will elect State officers and legislature next Wednesday and congressman November 4, and eight other States, Alabama, Arkan- sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missis- sippi, Rhode Island and Virginia, which have already elected State officers or have none to elect this year will also choose only congressman with the presidential electors All the other States will elect congressman on presidential day, and all other State cleo tions for the fall come then.