Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-02


 mer's time. Tennyson's fortune is:put down at $40O, 900.
 Tea drinkers in this country will be inter ested in the statement that half million pounds of willow leaves disguised as tea were shipped to America from Shanghai last year, and this notwithstanding law to prevent such importations.
 In 1849 tin was 6;~~overcd in New South Wales, but two years later gold was found and the baser metal attracted no mercantile interest until 1872, when regular mining op- erations began. In the space of fourteen years not less than 200, 900 tons have been exported, and $35, ,OOOOOO have been realized by the colony. Previous to 1872 the total tin product of the world scarcely exceeded 12, 900 tons per annum, but now Australia alone produces considerably more than that In 1872 the output of New South Wales was only S76 tons, while in 1884 it was 9,6S3 tons.
 The popular notion that the inhabitants of Chinese cities are given to unwholesome hab it's does not seem to be well founded. Dr. Dudgeon, in recent work on the diet dress and dwellings of the Chinese, says that the people have admirably adapted themselves to their surroundings and enjoy a maximum of comfort. "They have good many lessons yet to teach us in respect of living and prac- tical health" After an experience of over twenty years with them, he says that "they are subject to fewer diseases, their diseases are more amenable to treatment, and they possess greater freedom from acute and inaammatory affections of all kinds, if, in- deed, they can be said to exist at all," than obtains among western nations.
 Among the acts passed by the South Caro- lima legislature at it's recent session was one to prevent and punish the adulteration of food and drink, and one to prevent the pub lication and circulation of obscene literature, including show bills and posters. An act that is generally condemned repeals the act of 1880 requiring that convicts hired from the penitentiary shall be under the charge of ! sworn officer and guards appointed by the l superintendent of the penitentiary. The law ] is repealed in order to facilitate the hiring out of convicts. The act which exempted | from State, county and municipal taxation for term of ten years the capital invested in manufactures of cotton, wool, paper, etc., is repealed, but the repeal is not to affect the
 man facturers who now enjoy the benefit of | the exemption. There was a hot fight over | a census bill between the two houses, but it | failed.
 | A French piscatory journal has been re- beating the assertion that the Portuguese ! oyster crosses with the true native, or gra-
 vette, in the Arcachon beds, producing g | hybrid that tastes like cod liver oil, and the
 local oyster growers consequently very
 wroth. They say this libel is causing them | considerable damage, English fatteners hay l ing been prejudiced against laying dowr oyster fry frcm Arcachon. Whether the | two species can produce hybrid or moi, says the St. James Gazette, there is no doubt 1 that the Portuguese oyster has been in theil waters since at least 1866. This being SO ! the driving out of the native, except where artifcially laid down in enclosed beds, is mere question of time. The coarse, base vigorous, swift growing mule foot, as it ii called from it's shape in the Bay of Biscay l is certain to crowd out the weaker and ten l derer oyster.
 The we'll informed Washington correspond ent of the Boston Advertiser has this to say concerning the silver question:: The Presi
 dent has lately taken much interst in hi
 talks with members of Congress to try t' 1 bring about some agreement as to polio.
 aboat silver. The speaker is having nor
 trouble on this subject than upon any othe
 connected with making up the committee
 He is reported not to have reached con
 clusion as yet in the matter. It seems quit
 clear that at present the sentiment in tn
 house is against suspending the coinage. II
 make up the committee against the Presi
 dents position is an awkward thing to do ant
 one that the speaker would doubtless like t
 avoid There are few old members of tn
 house who believe that bill in accordanc
 with the Presidents views can finally b
 passed by Congress ii committee can be 8 eonst tuted as to report one, and this is urg
 ed on She speaker as a reason for giving
 major M on the coinage committee who vii
 pass such bill
 Sc etl6tor Dawes closed his recent lecture il
 Bost> >sr on the Indian question in the follow
 inp 9igorous fashion: The men who tr
 be,.eafter to steal Indian lands are going t hsxe uphill work of it. The United State