Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-13

Last year 157 factories in that State manu factured 60, ,298, 732 cigars, or more than one apiece for every man, woman and child in the United States
 A new industry for women is developing in London. It is that of adviser of house. hold decoration. As practised by the sisters of William Morris it consists of driving from house to house and telling the newly rich what they want in the way of decora- tion.
 Judge Holmes of the Supreme court of Massachusetts rules that in case of fire the. insured is not bound to give detailed state ment of his loss; that the insurance compa- nies must ascertain the amount as they can and pay, else they must stand suit. The plaintiffs right to sue is not dependent on having sent to. the insurance companies de- tailed statement of the loss which he has sui fered. Of course the insurance companies will not be satisfied with this decision.
 new explosive, called kinetite, is at present being studied in Germany. It con sists, it is said, of a number of oils and gun cotton and is superior to dynamite as it's manufacture and manipulation are absolute ly without danger. It will explode only un- der certain peculiar and well-defined eondi- tions of shock. Only the part exposed to concussion explodes, and when fired it burns quietly with a brilliant light. The true com position is being carefully kept secret.
 The English sparrow occasionally gets good word. Although he is chiefly known as subsisting exclusively on grain and other vegetable food it is asserted that he attacks and consumes great quantities of the gray moth-miller which produces the canker- worm. Sparrews killed and examined in April (and in most seasons in the latter part of March, also) when the wingless female moth is ascending the trees in thousands, and the flying male is everywhere met with, will in many instances be found with their crops full of these parents of the canker-worm.
 In one of the negro churches of Charlotte, North Carolina, there is a movement for division of the membership on the color line. The pure blacks favor congregation composed of themselves, and the mulattoes express a similar desire on their own part. At recent meeting the proposed division was agreed to, but the terms could not be settled The minister being black, the blacks naturally claimed him, and also the church and furniture. Some of the black men have mu1atto wives, and some of the black wo- men have n1ulatto husbands. The difficult ties seem surmountable.
 The offensive partisan who is postmaster at Neshabo, Mississippi, has got to go The total receipts of his office for the fiscal year ending with June, 1884, were twelve cents, accruing from the sale of two three cent stamps, three postal cards and three news paper wrappers. This whole munifcent sum went to the postmaster in payment for his services During the present year so far the income of the office has been fifty cents No postmaster in the country probably can show so large an increase. in the business of his office, and it is not denied that he has been honest and efficient. But his place is wanted for good Democrat.
 England and Russia have spent much money in preparing to fight, but they can we'll afford to back out now. Modern wars