Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-02-20

| 1892, and was then informed that he would
have to pay $3.50. He finally compromised
at $500, and paid that sum beJors he could
get stroke of work done. The next house
he puts up will be begun when he is not
completely at the mercy of the unions.
+ European journal relates that few
months since workmen employed upon some
constructions on the bank of the river Dniep-
er, in central Russia, employed the electric
Light to enable them to prosecute their labors
at night The brilliant rays of light attract
ed SO many millions OF nocturnal moths,
beetles, and other insects, that from time to
time it was necessary to stop work and set
all hands to destroying the clouds Of winged
victims that frequently completely obscured
the light. This suggested the idea of employ
ing the light to destroy nocturnal insects
prejudicial to agriculture, and experiments in
that direction are to be tried next spring.
Not only to insects, but to fish, the light
proved fatally attractive. Its rays. directed
to the surface of the water, drew together
vast quantities of all the fishes found in the
Dnieper, and when within the charmed field
of illumination they lay crowded together in
masses, seemingly blinded and stupefed
The workmen, improving the opportunity,
made a notable haul of fish.
A libel has been filed in the United
States District court at Boston by the Boston
and Savannah Steamship company for the
purpose of limiting the liability of the COM
pany on account of claims made against it by
some of those who suffered from the loss of
the City of Columbus. The libel sets forth
that the steamship left Boston for Savannah
on the 18th of January, gives the number of
pa sengers and the amount of cargo on board,
alleges that she struck on the rocks off Gay
Head on the 18th of January and became q
total wreck, that the loss occurred without
fault of the ibellants, that claims are made
that the loss occurred by the fault of the own
or its officers, and James Brown and Sher-
rington Vance have begun actions at law
against the owner in the Superior court of
the State and other persons threaten to
bring suit, and the amount of claims greatly
exceed the value of the steamship and freight.
The owner alleges that it is entitled to have
its liability limited to the value of the steam
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that all claims for loss, damage or injury to
persons or property may be heard and de
termined by the court; that the liability may
be limited to the steamship and freight;
that an appraisal of the steamship may be
ordered, and the ibellants will pay into
court the appraised value, that parties max
ing claims on..account of the loss be restrained
a.
lief.
ga warm friend of Senator Miller is re-
ported as talking thus by the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times: We
are afraid that Edm ends is at heart in favor
of Arthur's nomination. While many of the
anti-Arthur Republicans have expressed
themselves in favor of Edmunds, they have
been unable to learn from him that he would
accept the nomination if it was offered to
him. 1t is known to every body that he has
declared that he wanted no nomination for
President anywhere or for any thing. He has
been on close and intimate terms with tho
President, and has repeatedly been consult
ed by the President in political and legisla-
tive matters The stalwarts of several
States have evinced readiness to encourage
the Edmunds "boom" when we knew that
they were really warm friends of Arthur In
New York State that feeling has been mani
Tested In many places, and frequently by
men whom know to be doing their utmost
to secure Arthur's nomination. sSuppose
that we should go to work for Edmunds, get
our delegates out for him, and then, when a
convenient moment arrived, he should come
out as we have heard he will, in letter cor
daily indorsing the Administration of Gen
Arthur. and advising his friends to supper t
him in the Chicago Convention, where would
we be then? We should be obliged to accept
the advice to fall in with the procession,
aud once more submit to the unpleasant ne
cessity of advocating the election of a man in
whom we feel no interest.