Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-23

The Republicans Of Texas number at least
 sixty-five thousand, but hitherto there has
 been no Republican paper in the State. A
 Republican weekly is soon to be started in
 Austin, and it ought to be well supported.
 General John B. Henderson, chairman Of
 the national Republican convention, who
 favored the nomination of Senator Edmunds,
 regards Indiana and Connecticut as surely
 Republican this year. He thinks that the
 Republican majority in Indiana will be from
 5, 900 to 1000, in New York from 20, GOO to
 25, 900, and in Ohio from 35, 900 to 10000.
 curious result of the recent earthquake
 shock in Sussex, England, was that the wells
 in and around Colchester exhibited 8 rise in
 their water level of about five feet This
 gradually increased for five days after the
 phenomenon until height of eight feet was
 attained. The wells at last accounts had ap-
 parently permanently rested At the height of seven feet above their old water mark.
 Telephone managers in Rio Janeiro have peculiar difficulty to contend with in the
 aasReier, large bird of the vulture species. which, flying very low as it passes over the houses in scavengering the streets, hits the wires and entaugles them. Good wire is very expensive in Bras Kil. In consequence of the damage done by these birds the telephone people are com- pelled to keep up large force of men for repairs. No sooner are the wires m ended in enc part of the city than report comes of inc terruption in another part. owing to the ope- nf kaa iS fha lov to kill these birds, and as 8 result they in- crease very rapidly in number.
 The Blaine and Logan ticket will have l strong newspaper support in Virginia. The following is partial list of the papers in Virginia that are supporting the ticket: Richmond Whig, Richmond Star, Richmond ! Planet, Petersburg Lancet, Petersburg Fri bane Fredericksburg Standard, Norfolk Sea- port, Gloucester Liberal, Shenandoah Herald Shenandoah Press, Harrisonburg Spirit of the Valley. Harrisonburg People, Page Cour- fer, staunton Valley Virginian, Staunton l Telegram, Loudon Telephone, Martinsville Herald, Tazewell Times, Alexandria Post Bristol News, Scott Age, Marion Patriot and l Herald, Buchanan vidstte, Culpepper Times, Lee County Sun, Blacksburg News, Rock
 bridge Enterprise.
 The chief sphere of the female clerk in England is in the civil service. Altogether, ! including telegraphers, there are no fewer | than 4. 353 women in the government employ, ! or nearly per cent of the total number of | civil servants. There are nearly 200 in the ! clearing house, 13O in the examiners branch \ of the savings bank, and nearly 60 in the | dead letter office of the postofice. Salaries | vary from 14s a week to as much as e17o ! for a principal clerk. This, however, is ! rare. The number of women earning e20o ! Q year in London is very small Of their work the authorities speak very highly. They are said to be more conscientious, if less am i bilious. than the men, and they are steadily making their way.
 great deal has been said about the help \ which Mrs. Logan gives her distinguished husband. She is reported as speaking thus about tbe matter: aid him by relieving him of many details, but it is not right to say that write his speeches, because it is not cor rect. takSeharge of his correspondence, and do this because the General is very con- scientious. I read all his letters and lay all their contents before him. Most public men
 are at the mercy of their private secretaries who do not have their interests at heart and who often abuse the confidence reposed in them. Every correspondent making rea- sonable request is entitled to some sort of a response. The General has never deceived
 anyone, because he has known the contents of all his correspondence. have also done | much copying and have marked authorities