Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-05
NEW HAVEN CONN, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1888.

ties. The object was to show how 8 system of locks would reduce the amount of excava- ton. It was almost immediately suppress ed, as it proved altogether too much. The completed portions are found to be mainly along the level reaches of the route, the more difficult portions being little more than scratched. In April, the committee to which was referred the loan bill, called for this map, but they could not secure copy, the company evidently having an acute sense of it's revelations. The News claims that the map is quite damaging to the lock scheme as to the sea level scheme The Chagres river is relied upon to supply the locks with water, but the shortage for the ten locks would be, according to the News, over 100, ,000, 900 gallons daily, if thsre is traffic equal to the company's estimate.
 Of that vast work, as projected, the ship canal between Bordeaux on the Atlantic sea- board and Narbonne on the Mediterranean coast, it is stated that the cost will be some $130, 900, 600, and while it's length would be about 330 miles the use of it would be g say ing of nearly 700 miles by vessels going from southern France or northern Italy to the northern Atlantic. The plan, it is said, con- templates having railroad run along the margin of the canal, and using locomotives to tow the vessels through, by which means it is believed speed of seven miles an hour may be maintained both day and night, as during the hours of darkness the canal might be illuminated with electric lights. There would be, according to the plan. thir- ty-eight locks in the canal, and the depth of water, twenty seven feet, would permit French armor-clad vessels to pass through the canal, thus uniting the two sea coasts of the country, and avoiding the passage through the Strait of Gibraltar, which might in time of war be blockaded by the feet of an enemy, and wenld deprive the English of certain advantages which they now have in the Gibraltar Notifications. It is thought that, for commercial purposes, the patronage of the canal will be sufficient to pay good return on the money invested in it's construction.
 Before MT. Parnell entered politics, ac- cording to a writer in the St. James Gazette, he was pretty we'll known as cricketeF. He WAS Cdptdt4 Ol Cuo W 4ChlOH c1ofOki, anu was considered rather ill-tempered and hard. For example, when the next bat was not up to time, Mir Parnell, as captain of the field CTS, u sed to claim wicket. Of course he was within his right in doing so, but his do- ing it was anything but relished in 8 coun- try where the game is never played on the assumption that this rule will be enforced. In order to win 8 victory he did not hesitate to take advantage of the strict letter of the law. There is an anecdote still told of his crieketing days which strongly illustrates the native stubbornness and self will of his character A match was arranged between the Wi klow team and an eleven of the Phoenix club, to be played on the ground of the latter in the Phoenix park. MT. Parnells men, with great trouble and inconvenience, many of them having to take long drives in the early morning, assembled on the ground. A dispute occurred between Mir. Parnell and the captain of the Phoenix team. The Wicklow men wished their own captain to give in and let the match proceed. MT. Parnell was stubborn. and rather than give up his point marched his growing eleven back. That must have been pleasant par ty so returning without their expected days amusement; but the captain did not care.