Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A sound decision has been rendered by
Judge Prendergast of Chicago, In the case of
violation of the election law relating to
election laws when primaries are concerned
arc not "trivial matters" The time has
come when the decent element of the com
munity has decided that fraud and tricke1y
in election matters must be stamped cut"
The negroes of Texas are justifyipg their
existence. They own l. 900, 600 acres of land,
pay taxes on $40. .00o,000 Of property, have
1900 churches and Sunday schools, ten high
schools. 9 800 common schools, 1875, 900 pu-
pills, twenty three doctors, twenty-five law
yers, 100 merchants, 5000 mechanics and
fifteen newspapers. This is splendid show
ing for people who were slaves twenty-five
years ago.
The Los Angeles Times sensibly says:
We do not attach any importance to the wild
talk which is heard every year about the
enormous number of fasteners who are
"booked" for southern California, bat we do
believe that this season will show consider
able increase in immigration over the last.
We must, however, try to break ourselves of
the habit Of depending so largely on eastern
visitors for our living, or. at least, we should
try to raise most of the food which these Wis
itors consume, SO that the money may stay in
the country, instead of being sent back East.
The are loss for the month of October,
| which was considerably in excess of that of
| the corresponding time last year, brings the
total loss for the frat ten months of the year
| up to an amount equal to that of the frst ten
months Of 1888. Last year the loss in that
period was s104, sos, $50. This year II
reached $104,562. $50. Apparently, this
statement shows but little improvement, but
when the great increase in the amount of
hurnable property in the country is taken in
to consideration, the exhibit 10 comparatively
gratifying one. indicating marked re-
duction In proportion of fire loss to value Of
combuatibls properly.
The French illustrated journals give
lengthy accounts and interesting illustrations
of the projected great bridge across the chan
mel between England and France, which
France is especially desirous of building. In
England there is still current of sentiment
against it on the plea that English influence
will be reduced If the "silver streak is
bridRed. But It is thought that the great
work will be completed before the close Of
the century. The French estimates allow
$50, 900, geo francs, or SIC. coo, 600, for the
pillars in masonry and their shelters against
the wind, and 4sO, ,000,o 900 francs, or $685.
100000, for the metallic superstruoture.
There will be no difficulty in raising the
money If all the other obstacles to the enter
prise can be overcome.
Every county in the United States is moro
or less supplied with ladies' cloaks made in
the CITY of New York. Experts estimate the
total value Of ladies' cloaks produced in the
United States at $4o, ,0oo. 200 to $50, ,0o0, 900 a
year. About thrse-fourths of the manufac-
turing Of these eloaks is done In the city Of
New York. Chicago comes next, Cleveland
next. Boston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati
do still smaller cloak business. In the last
seventeen years the cloaks have driven
shawls steadily ost Of the market until they