Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-07

seems likely to remain mysterious. MT. Moen must be a very benevolent man to give as much money to Wilson just because he asked him for it.
 There's room for millions more in this great country. For instance, within the limits of Washington territory are 23, ,000, 900 acres of land yet unsurveyed, of which at least 16, ,000, ,000 acres are excellent agricultu- ral lands, well timbered.
 One of the largest items of expense in run ming the express steamships across the At lantic is that of coal. The Cunarders Etru- and $50 tons each daily. Some of the new New Orleans steamships, having a speed within eighteen per cent. of that of the fast transatlantic vessels and carrying more freight, will make the round trip from New York, ten days of steaming, with the same amount of coal as is consumed in a single day by any one of the big Cunarders.
 An engineer in Berlin, Germany, is the in vsntor of an improved steam engine, the improved feature of which consists in the dead center point being obviated- In this arrangement, block is secured to the piston rod, this block being provided with diago- nal slot through which the crank pin passes. The slot has concaved edges facing each other, and is provided with recess at each end. The side valve is attached to rod provided at the lower ends with tappets, against which the ends of the sliding block strike, thus reciprocating the slide valve rod. The levers from which the rods suspend ed are provided with spring arms for giving the desired degree of expansion.
 The English mint made in 1884 net prof it of $40, ,OOO The deputy master says in his recent report that much of the British coinage finds it's way here, and he mentions the coincidence that as he and Professor Roberts entered the melting room at the San Francisco mint preparations were in progress for melting four hundred ounces of soveregns They were informed that from July l. 1882, to June 30. 1884, 213, ,629 ounces of sovereigns, of the value of s831. .S1S, were melted at that mint; while at the New York assay office in the eight years ended June 30, 1884, no less than s1 ,35s, ,s2s had been re- ceived, or an average of 9169, 1858 year.
 There is some talk about 'sfarmsr eandi- date" for speaker of the Connecticut lsgisla- ture. The Bridgeport Standard very proper ly says of this kind of talk: The fact is, no man should be elected speaker simply be- cause he is farmer, or 8 lawyer. or me- chanic, or g merchant, but because from training and aptitude he is specially fitted for the place, is acquainted with parliamenta- ry law and it's prompt application to ever va rying conditions, and, in short, is capable of | helping along in the best manner the busi- l ness of the session, and e1psditing its proper | disposition. Such a man, be he what he may so far as his occupation is concerned, is the man whom the Republicans should select for speaker, both fer their own best interest | and that of the State.
 One of the points made by those who are | trying to nullify the prohibition victory in | Atlanta is interesting. The law provides l that no election shall be held under it in any place where the sale of liquor is prohibited. | The law, therefore, appears to allow the peo l pie of towns or counties to put the question
 to vote repeatedly until they decide for pro- 1 hibition, but, having once made that decis- l ion they must abide by it. Now it is said that in some of the suburban places which