Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-06

government Of New South Wales has given notice of measure extending the franchise to women.
 There was more whisky made during the last six months than in any six months since 1885, The amount WAS 42, 732, 900 gal Ions. Prohibition doesn't seem to gain on the whisky production much
 For two years the municipal affairs of Os- kalooss, Kansas, have been in charge of the women, and at the election this week the citizens were so we'll satisfied that they have retained them in power. The principal contest was between the welded and single women.
 The constant increase of negroes in Mis- sissippi, for they seem to be Hooking to that State from all parts of the South, is causing much uneasiness down there. A newspaper of that State gives the negro majority in the population as 60, 511 in 1870, I'll 1928 in 1880. and estimates that the census of 1890 will show 356, ,921 more cslored than white persons within its borders
 The Newburg (New York; News says: Not long since prominent Newburg divine was called upon by woman who inquired if he would marry her. He answered that he would, most certainly. Shortly after this the lady again visited him and informed him that she was ready. The dominic said very well, and inquired where the groom was. To his horror, the woman announced that he was the party who had said he would marry her, and that she was ready to fulfil her part of the contract! Of course, the good minis- ister explained that he understood she meant for him to marry her to some other person, not to take her himself, and she departed highly indignant. A breach of promise suit may follow.
 A bill now pending in the Massachusetts legislature is intended to cure 8 bad defect in the States liquor law. As matters are body can start and carry on a liquor business, even in ''dry" town, by calling himself druggist, fitting up his place as a drug store, and taking out a sixth-class license at an expense of one dollar a year. A good many persons (among them former saloonkeepers) have evaded the intent of the law in this way, to the benefit of their own pockets and the injury to the public mor- als and public treasury. The pending bill provides that hereafter sixth. class licenses shall be issued only to registered pharma- cists, actually engaged in the business of selling drugs.
 Fires and explosions resulting from negli- gence in storing combustibles in factories are becoming so frequent that legislative measures will probably be taken before long to guard against them. Few are aware of 1 the dangerous properties of certain chemi- | calls. Some oils, for instance, woich are perfectly harmless when pure, become fear full explosives in combination with others. Thus, cottonseed oil will take fire when mixed with 25 per cent. of petroleum. Olive ! oil mixed with rage, hay or sawdust, will
 burn spontaneously. Mixed in certain pro- portions with air. coal dust, -four dust, starch and flour are high explosives. Oily waste,
 lamp black and inseed oil are all dangerous | ly infammable.
 l The bill reported in the Massachusetts
 senate providing for the supervision of for
 eign corporations engaged in the business ot
 selling or negotiating bonds, mortgages, etc.,
 in Massachusetts, provides for the appoint ment of special commissioner, who shall exercise the same powers with regard to the
 mortgage companies which are accorded to
 the savings banks commissioners. He will
 examine the companies at least once 8 year
 or will accept the examinations made by of