Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-21

Some of the New York papers have begun to advocate the consolidation of the cities o1 New York and Brooklyn. They would make big city, but it is not probable that they will consolidate soon. They are getting along very we'll apart
 The programme of the newly organized po litical party in Japan is an elaborate one. Il is as follows: The reduction of the land tax the abolition of centralization in the admins tration; the introduction of the volunteer system into the army, and the revision of the existing treaties with view of putting Japan on au equal footing with other powers in in- ternational intercourse.
 You must go abroad to get news of home. The London World says that Mrs. Cleveland in quitting the White House will take with her rather an unpleasant souvenir of her hus- bands term of office. "The constant hand- shaking she has undergone has permanently enlarged her right hand to such an extent sizes larger than the one which fits her left hand"
 Since the completion of the oil-pipe line from the Lima (Ohio) oil fields to Chicago the use of oil as fuel in manufacturing estab- lishments has attracted wide attention, The great steel works at South Chicago have made alterations for using the oil, and find that ten men can run forty boilers which formerly required sixty-fve men. One great advantage is that smoke is entirely avoided and the cleanliness and stsadiness of supply make the oil vastly superior to coal.
 They have a new political toy in France. It represents M. Flo4uet dressed as police man, with hat in front of him on which his eyes are fixed fercely. The figure holds 6 staff in one hand, which is made to rise by pulling string. As the staff goes up little figure of General BoulaBger in full uniform comes out of the hat, and it goes again out ot sight as the stick falls. The meaning that this ingenious bit of mechanism is intended to, convey is that however much M. Floque may strike he cannot hit the s'brave gene. rsl.n
 MT. Jarvis says he does not intend to re. turn to Brazil, to which country he is ac. credited as Minister. He speaks in terms oi high praise of the Brazilians, 'swho favor, he says. everything that will bring them into closer relations with this country. The government has not yet taken official actior in regard to the proposed Three Americas Exposition at Washington, but the project ii regarded with the greatest favor, as is every. thing elss that will tend to bind the Ameri- can nations closer together. The Emperor is man of rare attainments and his enlight- ened policy has done much to advance the country. The regent, Princess Isabella, is 2 really remarkable woman of great force oi character, but at the same time very modest and unassuming."
 Tobacco raising in Florida bids fair to amount to something. A single company has taken up 12,000 acres of land and divid- ed it into eight plantations, and the entire tract is under the supervision of a general superintendent. Last summer from 300 to 500 hands were employed, and 7s1 acres of tobacceo and 920 acres of corn and oats were raised on so muck of the tract as had been cleared. The tobacco acreage yielded half a million pounds of the different varieties. Sumatra, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Wisconsin seed leaf; and Cuban, new, and one year old. The Sumatra, it is reported. gave the best results, the soil being very well adapted to it. The average yield of the ssv- eral varieties, 6s0 pounds to the acre, was far