Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The "Around the World" letter which we
publish this morning will be found as inter
esting as any of the series thus far.
Hubert O. Thompson thinks Cleveland s
nomination ''the very best that could be
made" Mr.. Thompson has good reasons for
thinking 80, for Cleveland saved his official
head when it ought to have been taken off.
The census of 1880, which was gning to
be finished SO speedily, is not yet done, and
will not be for year or so more. It has
cost up to date in the neighborhood of 81, ,OOO,-
600, and what it will cost to finish it no man
knows Perhaps it will be done before the
next one is begun.
The New York Sun makes the pat remark:
''In all the political campaigns we have ever
seen before the present one, the desire of
those who have advocated any particular can
didate has been to get votes for him, not to
drive them off But now it seems to be other
wise'' The Tribune ought to consider this
remark
An attempt has been made in England, in
modest way, to utilize electricity as mo-
tor for tricycles, the prospectus of a compa-
ny having been issued. 1t is proposed that
100 persons bind themselves to buy an cleo
| trio tricycle. at $3.50, or, in other words, that
shares of $3.50 each be issued each holder of
share being entitled to be supplied with an
electric tricycle.. The first machine 20 be
produced is an electric tricycle. carrying two
persons and fitted with battery and motor
sufficient to be propelled on level ground at
| the rate of six miles an hour.
| The Tichborne claimant is to be released
October "a on ticket-of-leave, and there is
| considerable curiosity to see whether he will
| make use of the notoriety he has acquired to
| advance his fortunes. 1t is understood that
| he could make considerable money by ac-
cepting the offers of sensational managers,
and if Mr.. Barnum does not get hold of him,
he may come to this country on lecturing
tour. There is still considerable doubt
among well-informed people as to his identi-
| ty, and Mr.. Labouchere says in Truth that
| although he is assured1y not Mr.. Tichborne,
| it is by no means certain that he is Arthur
Orton.
Rev. N. B. Thompson, of the First Free
Baptist church, of New York, is willing that
the people of that city shall go to Central
| Park Sunday afternoons and hear good music.
| He meets the charge that these concerts will
keep people away from church by stating the
| simple fact that eEtwo-thirds of the popula-
ton of this city are not church going people,;
that they must have pleasure and recreation;
and that if the laborer who has been accus-
toned to spend his Sunday in saloons can be
| induced by music to pass his Sundays IN the
Park, then he had better go there. 1T is
neither human nor Christian" he further
| said. stfor a highly y-favored class to say what
| others should do"
| Yesterday the publishers of the JOURNAL
| AND COURIER organized as a stock company,
| all the newspaper property of Darlington &
1 Co. being transferred to The Caring
ton Publishing Company. The mem
bers of this company include all
| the members of the old company,
| and in addition William G. Pratt, ed
| itor. Jerome B. Lucke, city editor, and w.
| 81. Conklin, of the business department The
directors of the new company are John B.
Carrineton. Mrs. H. b. Darlington, Mrs. S.
H Darlington and William e. Pratt The
officers are John B. Darlington, president and
treasurer. and W. H Conklin, secretary. The
capital stock is $75, 900. No change will be
made in the management of the paper.