Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-16


ers in the country towns" of this State who
think 1t would be fine thing to preach In
New Haven. But it seems that quite a NUM-
Der of those who have had experience in
preaching here are not very enthusiastic over
it.
Thomas 81. Barker, secretary of the United
Kingdom Alliance, gives good report of the
progress of temperance work in Great Brit
Riu. Mr.. Gladstone has pledged himself that
a bill shall be brought into the House dealing
with the whole question. Sir WiIfred Law
son contributes e1, 900 year to the temper
ancs work and many others contribute regu-
lerly from e1GO to $780,
The postmaster at Forreston, South Caro-
lima, doesn't find holding Office very profit
able or pleasant, and the reason that he
doesn't is because he happens to have black
skin The white people will not mail their
letters through colored postmaster. Fur
thermore, all the storekeepers in town sell
stamps, and the white people won't buy of
the coIored man in Office. so that his income
is gone.
railroads they carried 45, 945, ,401 passengers.
Last ysar the number was 92 124, 443. They
were built none too soon for the city's needs,
and their enlivening effect ON real estate was
almost Immediately perceptible. During the
four years prior to the opening of the eIe-
vated railroads-thRt is from 1875 to 1873
inclusive-the net increase of assessments of
real estate, as shown by the annual reports
of the tax commissioners, was $21, 1863, $50.
For the four years subsequent to the open
ing of the elevated roads the increase was
$1S4, 348, SIC. The twelfth ward, comprising
that portion Of Manhattan island lying north
of Central park, reaped the chief benefit of
rapid transit. From 1875 to 1873 the
twelfth ward showed a net decrease of ST.
1872, 760 in its real estate values, while for
the next four years the net increase reached
she wonderful figure of $31, 7s3, ,374.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners OF
New York has submitted an elaborate report
upon the Senate bill tto secure pro rata
charges fer local freight carried by railroads
in the State of New York" This BILL which
sought to prohibit railroad companies from
local freight than for through freight, was
referred to the commissioners one year ago,
and has been the subject of very painstaking
Investigation. AS q preliminary step the
commissioners sent circulars making specific
inquiries for information to all the agriculture
al societies and State Oranges, to the mayors
of cities, Chambers of Commerce. Boards of
Trade, manufacturers, merchants, millers,
farmers, editors, etc., as well as to the rail-
road companies and fast freight lines. The
conclusions reached by the commissioners
are adverse to the bill, which they say would
cause greater evils than it would cure. They
affirm as general principle that railroads
should not charge more for local than fox
through freight, but that circumstances may
exist which justify such practice in partic-
uiar cases, and that railroads should be al
lowed to plead the facts in each case where
unjust discrimination is alleged.
Sir Lepel Griffin is an Enslishman who af-
ter visiting this country returned homs and
wrote q very iloleful and unjust description
of the condition of affairs here. No AReri-
can has taken much notice of Brother Grit
FMS remarks, but Professor GoldHin Smith
has felt himself called upon to give the dis
gustsd nobleman some information as fol-
lows: Sir LepsI evidently has seen nothing
of the rural districts. which are the thews
and sinews of the nation. His view
of the harvest is confined to the biighted ears.
Did he not see ffty millions Of people living
in greater opuIenee, and upon the whole in
greater happiness, than any other ffty mil
lions on the face Of. the earth, attached to
their institutions, obsdient to their laws,
proud of their country, busily industrious,
sure of the rewards of industry, and hope
ful ss to their own futnre? Did he not see
government well obeyed, law fairly admins
tered; public credit high. and finances in the
most Aohrishing condition. And does he