Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-12

1 lucky family council discusses and arranges murder with the complaisance with which il would select name for new thoroughbred colt is characteristic of the professional fun ny man of the North; and MT. Howells, al- though he has other aspirations, also has a tendency to trench upon the field of the fun
 ny man, and to appropriate occasionally some of his stale stock in trade"
 An important and picturesque industry is
 dying out in St. Louis. This is the trans portation of cottonwood on barges, which was formerly very profitable business. The decline is due to the exhaustion of timber on the river banks near the city, the introduc- ton of Illinois coal and the growth of rall- roads. The most prosperous period of the business was between 1S4O and 1866, when seventy-fve boats were employed. The
 boats were originally impelled by sails or oars, the current of the river being utilized against an adverse wind. In 1845 the tow ing system was introduced, but it did not be- come general till 1860. The receipts of wood then reached 150, ,000 to 200, ,00O cords against 10, ,000 at this time Two towboats and seven large model barges serve this trade now, and the steamers are not employed for more than one-fourth of the summer season.
 The Woman's Suffrage association of Mas sachusetts has discussed the proposition that the dogmas incorporated in the religious creeds derived from Judaism, teaching that woman was after thought in creation, her sex misfortune, marriage a subordination, and maternity curse, are contrary to the law of God as revealed in nature and the precepts of Christ. One debater exculpated Judaism from responsibility for the degrada- tion of women. A minister followed suit and also defended early Christianity, and an Episcopalian laynan declared that until the church, Catholic, Episcopal or Methodist, recognized the right of women to be made bishops and to ordain others to the ministry, the work of equality can never be accom- plished. This last speaker had found the pulpit center of opposition to woman suf- frage, and later it WIS arraigned as stum- bling block in the way of temperance; but finally Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton declared that 'evsry form of religion that has breathed upon this earth has degraded wo- men,
 A cheerful prophet named De Grandselve has been making some predictions concern ing the royal people of Europe. He bases his claim to credence on the alleged fact that he correctly prophesied the tragic death of the French Prince Imperial. To finish up the Bonapartes, he now announces that Plon-Plon is to be killed on September 3, 1907 and his son Victor will meet with vii olent end on March 8, 1916. The Comte de Paris will be murdered on April 16, 1893. Even the Queen of England is to die through violence on September 10, 1889, and her cessor, the present Prince of Wales, will be killed in a revolution January 20, 1891. Kaiser Wilhelm's enemies will spare him un- til July 10, 1890, when he will be assassina- ted at the age of ninety-three years, three months and eighteen days, Prince Bismarck having been murdered forty days before. The Pope, too, is to be killed on July 4, 1886 soon; while the much-men- aced Czar will not be slain until the year 1900. President Grevy alone is to die nat ural death February 5, 1900. Cut this out and paste it in the garret.