Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-04

The Civil-serviee Reform association of form bill through the last legislature, but received such accessions that they have been encouraged to draft new bill to be laid be- fore the next one. It has been drawn after a careful study of the existing United States law and of the State laws enacted or propos- ed in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylva- mia and Maryland.
 A recent fire in Boston has called attention to possible dangers from the electric light. It appears that in this instance an excessive current generated three fires along single line of wire simultaneously. Fortunately the accident occurred within view of persons ready to deal with it. and no serious damage was done. It will take some time to learn how to guard against all such accidents, but the electric light already seems to be about as safe as any light.
 ARochester jail chaplain recently made public request for rhymed temperance pledges The following are specimens of what he received:
 We sole unly pledge, in the Lords fear,
 Not to drink any ale. wine or beer;
 Or to furnish the same to others
 Our neighbors. friends bro hers;
 Or use language vulgar or profane
 But ever have respect for our Makers name.
 We solemnIy pledge in the fear of God
 While on the path Of temptation daily trod, Neither to touch taste. or handle any semblanoe Of The we acknowledge this pledge to be old
 stioker;
 Nor will we ask others to step up and drink, For fear that they'd do 1t quicker than wink;
 After doing All this easily refrain From using any language at all profane. 
 The oppressive extent to which the Irish farmers have been rackrented is strikingiy illustrated in the statement that during the last twelve months the aggregate reductions of rent effected by the decisions of the Lend Commission have amounted to the enormous sum of $15, GOO, 900. It is not surprisiag, in view of this circumstance, that there should heretofore have been so much discontent in Iceland or that the exactions of the land- lords should have been so strenuously and bitterly resisted, and it is equally natural that the operation of the new law sheuld be inducing much better feeling among the Irish people. and that the political agitation against the English government should be subsding.
 The Boston Herald doesn't like Mir. Blaine, but it does not admire the Democratic party. It says The record of the Democratic house is now closing, and how little it has done to gain the confidence of the country sCsrcely needs to be said The most devoted adhe. rents of the Democracy cannot have the face to say that the present session, of over, six months duration, has furnished any reason why an Independent should vote the Demo cratic ticket at the approaching election. Wherein the record is not barren 1t Is bad. There is neither the promise nor the potency of reform in the Democratic party as repre- sented in Congress, or as typed by the char acter and tendencies of it's local leaders in most of the States.
 The methods of one of the foremost pool- sellers on American race tracks are described i as strictly business like, and he will not ena- | ploy men who have had experience as game sters His clerks are taken from legitimate pursuits. He prefers ex-bsnk clerks. be- | cause they are expert in figuring; but they must come to him well recommended. No
 gone-wrong chaps will answer. A young man
 who had no heinous fault and had been out
 of employment until he could no longer af- ford to be representative as to what he did