Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-21
GeneraI state News.

RAILROAD FARES.
 The change in fares on she Consolidated railroad will go into effect July 1. According to the new arrangement all fares will be made multiples of five. causiqg slight increase in the rates between som4 stations and de- crease as regards others. The change in fare will in no case exceed three cents upon ticket.
 NEWSPAPER MEN AT NIANTIo--A GOOD sUGGEs-
 ZION.
 The question is raised, why cannot the quartermaster generaps department provide furnished newspaPer quarters during the en- campment oflthe Q. N. G. at Niantic! This is perti1ent inquiry, especially with rela- ton to such papers as send representatives who, by their services, tend to increase the popularity of the brigade throughout the State. Without the efforts of the newspapers of the State the 0. N G. would not be where it is to-day with respect to possessing 8 strong hold on the feelings of legislators who appropriate over $100. GOO annually for the brigade. Times.
 THE HARRINGTON LECTURES.
 The Pennington lectures on philosophy and art, thirty in all, begin this week and who is the chief lecturer, is one of the found CTS of the Concord school, a scholar of inter- national reputation, and one of the writers of Chambers Encyclopedia. There are to be two courses of lectures-ons mainly theorsti- cal, the other mainly practical. In the form CT an attempt will De made to trace the course of European thought with regard to the highest things, from the epoch of the great revival of philosophy in the thirteenth century to the present, and to do so, as far as possible, through the great works of poetic art. By this method it is hoped human interest will be imparted to philosophic study and an insight gained into the meaning of Io4k v-,s1 1oo the prime conditions of human well being wealth, health and virtue-and the modes of reaching them.
 The lectures will be at 9:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays The first morning lecture was introductory, treating of "the present status of thought and the need of a comprehensive philosophy. based on science, to give unity and aim to life. The morning lectures during the week relate to Dante's works as embodying mediae- val Catholic thought. The evening course for four nights of this week relates to stWealth, the material element in human well being," the lecturer being Professor Progress" The Friday evening lecture is by Professor Garrett DroppeIs, his subject being
 The moral bearings ofseconomics." There will be free discussion after each lecture. THE HEALTH OF TKE STATE. Jottings from the State board of health report for May are as follows:
 There is quite difference in the mortality in May as compared with April-being al most 100 less, in the towns of over 5,000 in habitants, in April, 753; May, 655. And in the towns of smaller population the deaths | in April were 363, and in May 328. The death rate for the State was 173 per ], 1000 of population, and differed but fraction of one in ], 1000 in towns of more and those of less than {, 1000 inhabitants, the difference being in favor of the larger towns. There is a not ' able reduction of mortality from diseases ot I the pulmonary organs as compared with the months preceding. But there is marked decrease in the fatality of the infectious dis | eases. Deaths from heart diseases were also much more numerous than in April. Smallpox has again disappeared from tht borders of the State and is less prevalent 1T other States than it was month ago. Il claimed two victims in Connecticut las month, one in Enfield and one in New Ha' ven. It is gratifying to know that seyera
 towns, acting under the advice of the Stat'
 board, have undertaken public vaccination
 and that the experience of the State hal ! again demonstrated the controlling powe \ which we possesR in vaccination to stamI ! out this disease whenever it appears. Scarlet fever has been somewhat more fata | in May, causing 13 deaths against in April
 In one instance Q girl took the scarlet fevel from contact with the clothing of & school Anato WhO E'aeeo0 5aAcAy tAEOIkA bu0 oASSae' | in November, 1887, and in May brought ou | some clothing which she had used while sick which had been packed away through thu winter.
 Diphtheria and croup caused 50 deathl during the month, being unusually prevalent in New Haven.
 The month of May completed the first veal of the operation of the new law requiring monthly statements from the registrar oi each town. The secretary says:
 Its operation has been quite as successful as iti friends could reasonably expect during the frs year. In several Of the months reports were re ceived and summarized in the bulletin of every town in the State fact which is probably not true of any other Stats in the UnIon.
 The deaths in the State in May represented an annual rate of IT 7-3 per 1000. Enfield re- ported the highest rate, 24, and Winchester { the lowest, +10.6. The rates reported in the principal cities were as follows: Bridgeport 12.9, Hartford IS, Meriden 14.1 Middletowz 21, New Britain 14.6, New Haven 15.3, New London 22.1, Waterbury 20. The deaths ir public institutions numbered Al. Thirty | two towns reported no deaths during thu s month.