Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The probability that there will be short | session of the legislature grows stronger. It
 is earnestly to be hoped that it will not fade ] away.
 Representative Loutitt cf California is cer- tainly modest man. He is reported as say l ing: My father was blacksmith and so am a blacksmith. I believe I would be better | at an anvil than I am in Congress.
 Mir. Kleiner, the new president of the board of councilmen, seems to have that val uable and mysterious thing called luck. We believe that he will make very good president, as he is 8 man of ability, fairness and decision.
 A Montreal man lately sued druggist for damages from having been deprived of work for several weeks in consequence of taking a poison sold him by mistake The error was caused by the wholesaler, who had labeled the package wrongly before selling it to the drug gist. The plaintiff recovered $200 damages. For some years past the British East India government has been considering certain ob- iections to the present rate of the salt tax namely, that cattle are stinted of a supply of salt, and that the duty is charged on salt em- ployed in manufactures or agriculture. Ex- periments, for some time unsuccessful, have | been prosecuted with view of discovering 8 process whereby salt, while still useful for l manufactures and agriculture. could be ren- dered unfit for human consumption. The government has now offered a reward not exceeding 5000 rupees to the inventor of A process satisfying the following conditions: First, that it's cost should not exceed 4 annas for 80 lbs, and, secondly, that the prepara- tion shall be such that edible salt cannot be extracted from it by the ordinary processes used by native salt workers.
 An amendment to one of the public acts of this State in which all who work for liv- Scanlan of Hartford It is intended to protect the laborer in case the employer makes pretext of incapacity or misconduct, and dismisses the employe without paying the wages of the laborer for the one or two weeks required by the notice. His amend
 ment provides that within eight days the question of the dismissal for cause shall be referred to three citizens of the town, one to be appointed by each party, and the third by the two committeeman. This committee shall serve without compensation, and their report shall be final; and the award, if any be made, shall be collected under the
 statute. They shall report within eight days of the time of the dismissal. This ought to pass and undoubtedly will.
 The London Charity Record gives the fol | lowing summary of the more important char itable bequests during the last year: Sir
 Moses Montefiore left upward of s3O, ,OOO to congregational and charitable institutions ln 1 Jerusalem and the Holy Land, and about 1 e15, ,O0O to charities in London and Rams-
 gate. James Alexander of Hampstead left
 s2O, GOO to charitable and educational objects
 | in London. To the Durham infrmary John
 Eden of Belgrave square bequeathed e10, ,OOo
 also e1O, ,0O0 upon trust for the almshouses
 erected by him at Beamish, Durham, aud
 the aims people therein. William Sadleli
 l Eluere uf Tieehurst, Snssex, left upon trust
 e11. 100 for Roman Catholic charitable works
 and 8, 900 to the Royal National Llfeboa'
 Institution. Mrs. Charles Leigh Glare o1