Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-27
EDITORIAL MOTHS.

There may be a more splendid achieve l ment than winning boat race, but there was 1 notbing observable around the centre of this l city last evening to indicate that there is. It is said that Mir. Blaine's formal letter of acceptance will not be published until after the Democratic national convention has been l held, and that General Logan's letter will be g short one leaving the elaborate discussion of public questions to Mir. Blaine.
 Some of the intelligent and public spirited inhabitants of Georgia are not satisfied with their State constitution, and are moving to procure it's amendment in several importan particulars. They propose to lengthen the governors term to four years, to limit the biennial legislative sessions to eighty days, and to restore to the executive, subject to the approval of the senate, the appointment of the judges of'the superior court.
 A number of Chinese farmers in Merced county, California, have begun to cultivate the opiu um-yielding poppy. They are making success of it, and there is strong prospect of a rapid spread of this industry. While it is doubtful whether white labor could make it profitable, it seems clear that Chinamen can secure fair returns from it. It is to be hoped that California opium will not halp the spread of the ''opium habit" which is already sufficiently prevalent in this country.
 Chios. which is still suffering from the eff fects of the earthq uakes, is now visited by another calamity. A large number of the lemon and orange trees, which form one of the chief resources of the island, are attacked by an unknown disease, and specialists are being sent by the Minister of Commerce to make Investigations into the mattsr. Mean while the pious inhabitants are having re. course to supernatural remedies. Having chartered 8 special steamer, they have brought from one of the monasteries of Mount Athos miracle-working girdle of the Virgin, and grand procession, headed by the ortho- dox MetropoIitans, is bearing the sacred relic through the orchards.
 The restrictions placed upon Chinese im- migration have not worked to the full satis. faction of the people of California. The Chinese arrivals have, every month this year, notwithstanding the entire suspension of the Canton certificate business, considera- bly exceeded those for the corresponding months in 1883; there has been discovered fraud in connection with at least enc passen- ger who presented return certificate for landing. which implies more; and the Chi. ness arrivals for five complete months this year and @ few days in the present month exceeded by 400 the entire number of arrivals during the entire year of 1883, when Canton certificate frauds were disoov- cred by hundreds.
 The meeting of the Canadian Annexation Union which will be held at Niagara Falls August will be an interesting affair. All the friends of the project of immediately Cor sooner) annexing the Dominion to the United States are invited to he present. and gener- al invitation is extended to the president, members of congress, governors of States, members of State legislatures. mayors and aldermen of cities, and with all the rest the governor general of the Canadian Dominion. According to the call holding the convention at Niagara Falls, which is specifically stated to be s'the great natural wonder of the world" is expressly intended 'tto aid in an smicable and fraternal union of the two countries D
 The recent defalestions and deficiencies