Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

raising license fees will be generally ap- proved. High license seems to be the most effective check to the evils of the rum traffic which has yet been discovered.
 The heavenly harmony which has long been connected with the New Haven branch of the Democratic party is getting to be very noticeable. There is nothing more cheering than to see brethren dwelling together in unity.
 It is not the best time of the year for fish stories. but occasionally one is told. For instance, near Marysville, California, there is large gravel pit in which there are many fish and into which flows the refuse matter of winery. Ever since grape-crushing be- gan this year the fish have been affected with water, where the Chinamen take them in with rakes in great quantities.
 There seems to be a determination in Penn sylvania to have a general salary law for off cials of all the counties and to put end everywhere to the system of fees. A bill that was passed was by reason of an impro- per classification of counties declared uncon- stitutional by the Supreme court of the State and the reform was delayed. This caused a temporary defeat of the salary movement in several important counties, but the Pennsyl- vanians anticipate success with the measure at the next session of the legislature.
 The progress made in Texas during the past fifteen years furnishes the press of that State good cause for rejoicing. In 1870 the grand total of farm product values was placed at $49 ,000, ,000, since which time it has swelled to the enormous sum of $S1 ,000, 900. The yearly product of wheat has in- creased from 2,5OO,O 900 bushels in 1880 to ,OOO, 900 this year. the cotton from 5O0, ,000 to l, ,25O, 900 bales. A corresponding or even stock, which now reaches the magnificent figure of $75, 5,OOO,O And there is still 1 much room for growth in the State.
 At the recent French conference for the | advancement of science some interesting ex- | periments were made on hysterical patients | with drugs which were not actually admins | tered but were placed at the back of pa | tients heads and were used without thsil knowledge Under these circumstances opium produced sleep, alcohol caused drunk enness and absinthe brought on paralysis ot the legs. In women camphor gave rise te religious ecstasy, and in men cenvulsions many drugs were employed and all of then gave their characteristic effects, though they | were ali contained in vials or wrapped in pa per.
 | H. 1;,& I,o& | officer above the rank of ma jor served in th' army during the rebellion. There are 23s majors, and of these 213 were in the army be | fore the last rebel force laid down it's arms l Of the 617 captains 475 were in the service I before June l. 1865. None of these officsr l can be much if any less than forty years old and many of them are fifty or more. Unde the present law, which makes retiremen compulsory at 62 years, all the majors, witl
 very few exceptions, and a large portion O. | the captains, will be retired within twslv'
 years The generals and colonels will be go ing on the retired list very fast.
 The Jones county calf case has cropped ou | again Jones county is in Iowa, and clever
 years ago in that county four calves belong I | named Johnson about the same time bough four calves of one Potter of Green county and said calves proved to be identical witl
 the stolen property. The anti-horse-thie
 association thereupon prosecuted Johnson
 Johnson was acquitted upon his second trial
 and retorted with suits against the member
 of the association individually, which suit
 have been tried five times, giving him yer
 dict every time. But in each case the yer
 dict has been set aside. The jury now upo1
 the sixth trial have awarded Johnson $7, ,OOO
 and it is reckoned that $a0,000 would no
 cover all the costs in eleven years litigation
 which has ruined some of the parties in l volved
 l The first body will be incinerated in tn
 Long Island crematory, at Fresh Pond, Lonl
 Island, sometime next week. The rule
 which are to regulate this crematory are il
 substance as follows: Application for lnc1n
 eration must be made at the New York ofic
 of the company by the person having charg
 of the body It must be accompanied by physicians certificate stating the manner ant
 cause of death. Every incineration must b l attended by some relative of the deceased