Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-03

The weekly payment bill has been defeat
ed in the Rhode Island house of representa-
tives.
1t i'll take some time to find out what the
new tariff bill really means. At present it
seems to be a curious piece Of patchwork.
A barb-wire trust seems to be called for.
There are, it appears, forty-four manufacture
ers in this country who own 2,191 machines
1t is estimated that in 200 working days,
running single turns, they will make 800, 600
tons of barb wire, while the consumption
ranges from 130, 900 to 1906 tons year.
Governor Buckner of Kentucky is doing
some yetoing this winter. One of his latest
tist ministers association. The funds of the
proposed society were to be devoted to the
support of superannuated ministers and their
families, the property of the society being
exempt from all taxation. Governor Buck
ner considers this an indirect tax upon the
people of the State for the benefit of Baptist
ministers, while other denominations take
care of their own ministers.
This is curious world, as is illustrated by
the opposition to the running of coaches on
Fifth avenue in New York on Sunday. Out
of the three hundred persons whose names
are appended to the petition against the ve-
hicles, nine-tenths are owners of private car
riages which are usually seen on the avenue
on Sunday, and others of the petitioners are
heavily interested in the L roads that run
through adjoining avenues on the Lords
day Moreover, it was shown that of the
1900 persons who were carried by these
wicked coaches last Sunday one-third of the
number were taken to or from the church
doors on the avenue.
1t is a noteworthy fact that many leading
Hebrews have made magnificent presents to
the Pope on the occasion of his jubilee.
Among these is San Andra, the great Rabbi
of Vienna. He has sent to the Pope a fine
copy of the Talmud, said to be. over 900
years old. The head Rabbi of Rome has pre-
sented a complete medicine chest, possibly
to remind His Holiness that during the Mid
die Ages, and indeed up to the commence
ment of the present century, the Pope's doc
tor was invariably Hebrew. Other leading
rabbis have sent the Pope valuable gifts, and
leading Hebrew banker has presented one
of the finest microscopes ever made, said to
be of his invention, and to have cost him
twenty years. labor to bring to perfection.
Though the last ten years have been years
of depression, they have seen a really amaz-
ing increase in the shipping of Great Brit
ain. The total tonnage in 1877 was 6. $780,
900; in 1886 it was 2, 1921 900 tons, while last
year the new ships built aggregated 13O, 900
tons more than in 1885,. In the chief mari-
time nations of Europe the tonnage of 1882
55 showed an increase of $685. ,0s1 tons over
that of the preceding three years, though
only 400, 900 tons of new shipping was need
ed to make good the losses of the period. To
some observers these figures seem to indicate
marked revival in the worlds commerce
and industry; while others believe the in
crease to be unjustifed either by better rates
of freight or by larger business, and SO CON
clude that the new vessels will have to divide
the business in part with the old.
The bill which has passed the Senate pro-
viding for the compulsory education of In
dian children is commendable. It provides
for the establishment of an industrial board
ing school on every reservation where there
may be located any Indian tribe numbering
500 or more adults The children between
the ages of eight and eighteen are to be emu
merated once in every two years, and are to
be placed in the schools for period not ex-
ceeding five years. They are to be taught
reading, writing, arithmetic, geography and
useful labor. The boys will be instructed in
agriculture, care of stock, poultry and farm
work, and also some useful mechanical
trade. The girls will receive instruction in
household work, sewing and other employ
ments suitable for their sex. The plan is a
good one, but it may not be carried out if
Indian affairs remain under their present
management.