Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-11
Y MORNING. DECEMBER II, 1884

will hang from the saddle The saddles themselves will be frightened, together with the general equipment of the men, The general result aimed at is to have large force which can be pushed forward with the rapidity of cavalry, and afterward handled as infantry on the scene of operations It is significant to observe that Germany is the second great power which has recently de cided on this change The Russian War Office ordered it to be universally carried out in the Czar's army some time back.
 Sugar is f'cheaper than dirt" All coun- tries producing the cane sugar are going through a severe crisis by reason of the low price of the commodity, and the European nations, having stimulated by bounties the beet sugar industry into an unnatural activi- ty, are pouring into other markets their sur plus products, which are sold at the best ob- tainable prices. In 1852 the worlds produc- tion of beet sugar was placed at 153, ,O00 tons; in 1879 it had increased to 1898, ,939 tons and in 1883 to 2, ,225, 600 tons. So that in the last four years the production has increased nearly seventy per cent. The cane sugar in dustry has in that time hardly changed and seems to have been almost stationary after 1879. In the last named year the production
 is placed at about 5, ,500, 900 tons and in 1888 at 1858, 900 tons-an increase of only seven
 per cent. What the result of this contest be- tween the cane and beet products will be cannot now be foretold. The cane planters
 are eeonomizing in every way, by using the best machinery and the most improved pro cesses and are utilizing all waste products. The beet, however, is heavily sabsidized and that is a great advantage.
 Father Moriarty a Catholic priest of Syra- 1 cuse, New York, has altogether given uI preaching funeral sermons, and says in explanation of this course: f'In my opinion the pronouncing~ of the funeral eulogy is in jurious The people often know the deceased better than the clergyman does. If fulsome praise is bestowed where it is not due, the people are led to lose respect for the veracity of the pulpit. If untrue in this, they say why not untrue in other things? Often the life of man well known as opposed tc churches and religion is highly commended I believe the fulsome praise of dead man is an insult to God. It is placing our judg- ment before his. All we can want from oul friends when we enter the presence of the Almighty is the prayer, God have mercy or us told my people that the only funeral
 sermons I would consent to preach would be on such general subjects as sPurgatory, Heaven or Sin My stand was much op- posed at first, but now my congregation are
  priest of the same diocese Gin Oswego) is noted as having recently taken similar stand. This is 8 reform which could spread extensively withou doing much damage.
 The statement of General Sherman, made in St. Louis, that he intercepted a letter while on his march to the sea from Jeff Davis to Ca prominent southern general, now a member of the United States senate" pro- posing southern dictatorship with Davis as dictator has been contradicted by the latter. The Confederate generals who are now in the senate are Messrs. Ransom, Hampton, Butler,
 Colquitt Morgan, Maxey, Williams, Cock rell and Malone. Each one of these sena- tors, except General Malone, was seen by 8 reporter and asked if they had ever heard of any such letter. They all declared that they never had Until they read of General sher- mans statement made in St. Louis. None of them believed that any such letter was ever written by MT. Davis. In strong terms some of the senators accused General Sher-
 man of having fabricated the story of the letter. Senator Brown of Georgia has been mentioned as the ''member of the United States senate'' to whom the Davis letter is said to have been addressed. To reporter Senator Brown said he had no recollection of ever having heard that such letter was sup posed to have been written to him. He added, however, that before being inter viewed, he preferred to see just what Gen eral Sherman had said.