Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-21
HAVEN CONN. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER q. 1884.

 vested in the machinery. His election would mean thorough revision of the tariff, and the closing of nine-tenths of the manufactu- ring establishments of the country. It is that fear which makes trade so dull at present, and it will continue to be dull until after the election. There are hundreds of manufac- turers, nay thousands, who believe as do, whether they be Democrats or Republicans The system of carrier pigeons is now recognized feature of the French military es- tabhshment. The two central depots are at Paris and Langres. Communication with Foul, Verdun and Mezieres will be made from Paris, while the southeastern group of fortresses, Belfort, Dion, Besancon and Lyons, will be connected by the aerial mes sengers with Langres. Constant communica- tion will be had between the two main stations The greatest distance between any two places in direct communication will not ex- -ceed 285 kilometres or 154 miles, and as the average swiftness of carrier pigeon is about 800 metres or one-half a mile minute, the longest of these military journeys can be ac- complished in about five hours.
 ! 0X6TclS6S Troy the other day during discussion of the temperance question as related to Mir. St. Johns candidacy, MT. E. A. Hartshorn made the following appropriate and sensible re- marks: I stand here, Mr. Chairman, to de nounce St. Johns candidacy as both stupid and vicious. Its ministerial champions des-
 ecrate the sacred pulpit upon the Sabbath day by harangues for St. John .. One step in the wrong direction leads to another and ability ridicu1e the tariff issue the pres ent campaign and indirectly declare for party and policy that will lodge the Ma
 tion's wealth in Europe as fast as the earth yields it; that will leave our noble working people idle and starving in our streets; that will surely bring to us the anarchy, riot and bloodshed ever attendant upon idleness and starvation
 In the last New Zealand constitution pro- vision is made for the appointment, as Cabi- net ministers, of two Maoris, if the Prime l Minister thinks fit to make use of their ser vices, allotting to each a salary of $2,000. The Legislative Council, the upper Chamber of the colony, whose members are appointed by the Crown for lfe must have two Maori 1 members in it's total of forty-fve The law prescribes that of the ninety-fve who make up the House of Representatives, four must be representatives of Maori constituencies These need not be Maoris, and there have been instances of Maori constituency returning white representa-
 tives, but almost invariably the Maoris send
 up representatives of their own race. The
 Maoris residing in other than purely native districts enjoy the right to vote in common
 with the white population, the qualification for them being s125 freehold, held individu- ally under crown title or enrolment on the ratepayers' roll. The number of Maoris on the register on one of the other of these qualifications amounts to about thousand
 In the native consciousness no registration is needed-the right of voting is accorded to every adult of the native race residing in the district.
 Michigan's experience with high license is strong argument in favor of the system.
 It was introduced in the State in 1875 after an attempt to enforce prohibition had failed.
 The population by the State census of 1874 was ], 1886, ,031. The number of liquor deal CTS in 1875 was 500. In 1883 the popula- tion had increased to about 1 1,80O,O ,OOO Had liquor shops multiplied in the same propor- tion there should have been by this time 5000. Instead of this there has been an ac- tual reduction, the number for last year being only 3,874. Under prohibition the State de- rived no revenue from the traffic The first year of the tax system the rate was forty dollars for the sale of malt liquors and s1OO
 for dealing in distilled spirits The revenue
 that year was s49,767. Two years later the | rates were increased to fifty dollars for malt liquors and $15O for distilled spirits licenses and in 1881 to $2OO for malt and $500 for I distilled. Under the latter rates the revenue,
 last year, amounted to $1 ,OO9, ,16S, or, in | other words, personal and real property were relieved of Q million dollars tax burden | while traffic that cannot be suppressed was | made to contribute handsomely toward gov ernmental expenses.