Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-18

which is almost as bad as being too poor to sleep.
 It is impossible to keep Ohio down. Alger. | Harrison, Allison and Sherman were born in the Buckeye State.
 The Hartford Courant puts the political situation clearly and strongly when it says: | Just chalk up two facts on the wall. They go together and the country will go with them. The average American knows some thing, and the man who knows something isn't going to the polls to voluntarily vote to reduce his own wages or to destroy his own market.
 Marshall P. Wilder was recently dining in London with an English duke who is interest, ed to mild degree in American politics. "Are you Republican or Democrats" asked the Englishman of Wilder. 'tpm neither" answered the little fellow solemnly, t'Im a Mugwump.n 'tA Mugwumpi", exclaimed the Duke 'what's thati" .sWhy, go through life making faces at everybody" explained Wilder. But the Englishman did not see the point.
 l Representative Tillman of South Carolina does not like the Mills bill, and does not hesitate to say so. He said to a colleague: The Mills bill is aimed at the protective sys- l tenn of the country. We of the South, im- poyerished by war, axe just beginning to feel the effects of prosperity under this system, l when along comes lot of southern men try ing to tear down the whole structure. We are being stabbed in the house of our | friends.
 This is a very benevolent world, in spots. l Home of Rest for Horses is a successful English scheme. The chief object is to give temporary rest to the horses of cab drivers ! and poor traders. who in most cases are obliged to keep their beasts at work until past help, when timely holiday would re- store the poor creatures. Every comfort and convenience is at hand to make life pleasant and easy to the old horses. Sum- mer and winter boxes, large and airy, warm clothes, regular and plentiful meals, an ex- tensivs stable yard for winter exercise, and 8 splendid grass run is at their disposal; and if anything ails the ancient aimoners, the veterinary surgeon of the society comes with his skill to their aid.
 The fastest war ship, excepting some Eng fish torpedo boats, is the German torpedo hunter Greif of a,0o0 tons, which on her rs- cent voyage from Kiel to Wilhelmshaven at- tained speed of twenty-three knots an hour. The Greif is built on exceptionally fine lines. and resembles in her appearance huge tor
 pedo boat. She was constructed at the Ger mania wharf at KieI from designs furnished by the German admiralty, and was launched in 1886. Her engines develop 5,400 horse power. and her entire hold is taken up by
 them, boilers and coal bunkers, provision be ing made besides for her crew and stores
 only, her whole construction fitting her for the special service for which she is intended I-that is, hunting down torpedo boats. To aid her in that service, the Greif is provided
 with two electric search lights, two light guns
 of long range and 8 large number of revolver guns She has three smokestacks and car.
 ries no sails whatever, but is provided with
 two short lookout masts.
 Surrogate Ransom of New York has taker , l a position in regard to will contests whict will win him much cernmendation. He ha