Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-18


that in Salt Lake City penalty of two dol
lars is imposed for killing a sparrow. Go
West, little sparrow, go Westl And stay
there.
The action of the Concord public library
committee in banishing Mark Twain's new
k-"Huckleberry Finn''-on the ground
that it is trashy and vicious deserves praise.
Mark Twain has written someapoor stuff, but
none much poorer than 'sHucEleberry Finn" !"
The nomination of Judge Deming to be
judge of the City court in place of Judge
Studley, promoted to the Common Pleas
bench, was confirmed by the House yester-
day. Judge Deming has made good record
as assistant judge of the City court, and is
well qualified for the duties of his new
place.
The leasing of ponds to individuals for a
term of years is becoming subject of pub
lie complaint in Massachusetts. There are
more than one hundred ponds thus leased for
from ten to twenty years. The leasing is
said to be for the purpose of stocking with
fish, but as the black-bass only requires six
years to reach maturity, it seems unfair to
exclude the public for fifteen or twenty years
from having any of the sport. Even the
farmers who own the shores of the ponds are
compelled to look on while the city lessee
and his friends enjoy the monopoly of
fishing.
The growth throughout the West, both in
the large cities and the smaller towns, of the
custom of giving Sunday night performances
at the theaters has often called forth prot ests
from the actors who were compelled against
their will to take part in them. It has been
felt that the custom is not only an infringe
ment upon the seventh day of rest due every
laborer, but that it is also contradiction of
the principle that Sunday is no day for the
practice of ones profession" This feeling
has finally taken tangible shape in a league
with membership already of over two thou
sand actors, designed to make an earnest and
effective protest against Sunday perform
ances. We wish the league success.
A performance which has just taken place
in Troy, New York, is a fine example OF
shameless political work. A bill was rusheG
through the Legislature terminating the ten.
ure of Office of the entire polive force and
providing for a new commission, which has
removed the one hundred and twelve mem
| bers of the old force and made new appoint
ments in place Of about three-fourths oi
them. This was done at meeting held at
O'Clock Monday morning. When the Civil
Service commission sent notics to the Police
| commission that it was ready to perform its
| duty under the law as to applicants for en-
ploymsnt on the force, the appointments, L.
ga1ly or illegally, had all been made. As the
| provisions of the civil service law apply te
Trey, and that city has rules and regulations
| in accordance with it, the matter will doubt
| less be Investigated by the State Civil Servic.
| board.
It is expected that the session of tn.
Provincial legislature of Manitoba which be
| gins tomorrow will be an exciting one Fol
some time past the people Of Manitoba hav'
been much dissatisfied with their Treatment
| by the Federal government of Canada. Tn,
| local tariff laws are SO framed as to proven
| them from trading to advantage with thi
country. They are therefore compelled t,
buy all they need from the othe
provinces Of Canada and submit t.
what they consider the iniquitou
charges of the Canadian Pacific railway. Be