Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-06-04

pleted in the same way, would require six
| thousand similar sections, forming one thou
sand five hundred ecliptical charts. It is
further estimated-gigantic as such work
appears-that, if it were undertaken by six
or eight observatories, favorably situated in
the two hemispheres, the work might be
concluded in five or six years, and would
contain photographs of 20, ,0G0, 900 stars, down
to the fifteenth magnitude.
The Charleston News and Courier believes
that in making up the returns of property
assessed for taxation in South Carolina, and
in other southern States also, some plan
should be adopted by which the amount of
property owned by colored people shall here
after be clearly indicated. 1t points out
that Georgia is the only southern State to do
this, and that the result was very satisfacto-
ry, showing that "last year the colored peo-
pie in Georgia owned 900, COO acres of land,
and paid taxes on property assessed at $1O,-
600, ,000." The News and Courier believes
that in the light of actual facts thus brought
out the disposition among the negroes to
emigrate, on the ground that land-owning is
virtually denied them by the whites, would
soon cease to exist. 1t adds: 1t is well
known that considerable portion of real
estate in South Carolina is owned by colored
men. Conspicuous instances of the prosper
ity of individuals among their number are
pointed out in every county, and cases have
been reported to US of hard working colored
farmers who lend money TO merchants and
business men in the town. But these in
stances are not what is needed for publica-
ton. The progress of the eolored people,
a people, should be recorded year by year,
for their own sake and the sake of the white
people among whom they live.
The reporter for the New York Sun of the
doings of the convention of Knights of Labor
at Cleveland has given full and intelligent
accounts of the proceedings. His opinion
concerning the situation is valuable. He
says in reference to the election Wednesday:
The Knights of Labor have satisfied their
enemies. The beginning of the end of the
great order is now reached. The plotters
who have been trying to grasp the heart of
the organization for three years or more have
succeeded to-day, and nothing but miracle
can save the rest of the body. Truly was
this special convention called the most i'm
portant meeting ever held in behalf of labor.
It was indeed proven SO, after week or ten
days of rapid retrograding on the most i'm
portant principles in their constitution. They
have to-day surrendered their Executive
Board to the most mischievous element in
the order, and Powderly, their greatest
strength, though over weighted before, is now
so small fraction in the order that unless an
internal convulsion takes place at Richmond
next October, and all the harm here is thrown
off there, as poison must be discarded from
the human system that receives it, the Sam
son among labor organizations will be shorn
of his locks and laughed at The avenging
Delilah is not wanting. Her part will be
taken by the trades unions, and the work
will be easy; for spirit of egotistical com
placence and security already enthrals the
Knights, from their leader to their humblest
member.