Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

In a recent interview Emile Lola, the
French novelist, said: II have always in
stiletively kept clear Of peiitios. A man
cannot be politician and literary man at the
same time. There are tive beings who strive
in different ways for the same goal, that is,
to be known and lauded by the multitude"
When the Democrats of the city of Jack
sonvills. Florida, Loaf the hope Of controlling
that city, they appealed to the Legislature
for charter. placing the appointment of the
municipal officers, from mayor down, In the
hands of the governor of the State. They
now appeal to popular vote for permit to
issue sanitary and city improvement bonds
in order to carry out plan for the defense
of that community against yellow fever.
A curious case is now before the French
courts. In 1869 Mime. Hardouin of Paris
bought three tickets in lottery, the capital
prize of which was 100000 francs. By pre-
sentiment she chose the number 40, 6s4, put
ting the ticket away among her husbands
effects. He became bankrupt, and all his
books were seized. The lottery was drawn
in 1851, and 40.63 won the prixs. Since
then Nine. Hardouin has been accommodating
evidence to show that she was tho person
who bought the ticket, and now expects the
Judgment in her favor every moment.
We have been told that the southern ne
gro is net worth much as a workman. In
terssting testimony on this point Ia given by
q we'll known authority in the last number
Of the Manufaotursrs' Record as follows:
Having had skilled Irish aud English help to
deal with in New England mills, I venture
the assertion that the best weavers in the
world will be found among the new genera
| tion of colored boys. take issue with tbs
| assertion that the adaptability of colored
| men to- manufacturing Is doubtful. Witness
the standing and reliability of the few col-
| ored men who have been admitted to the sa-
cred precincts of skilled labor In the North
and the many who are are now employed in
skilled departments of labor in the South.
| Joaquin Miller's statement that the name
Idaho should be spelled Idahho, and that it
means eight on the mountains" is disputed
by an old settler, who Gays: 1.-THE word Ida
ho was perfectly familiar to thousands of
| white miners, traders and travellers of every
GLASS before Miller ever saw the country.
Even in 1850 a steamer on the Columbia
river, at point above the Cascades, was
christened Idaho. Gem Of the mountains is
the correct translation of the Indian phrase
which has become the territory's name. The
account given by Miller Of his talk with Col
onel Craig, and of their joint observations in
the country of the Nez Perees during the au-
tumn of 1851, is doubtless pure myth-the
afterwork of the poets BRAIN" It is now
time for the poet to rise and explain.
The extent to which opium is consumed In
this country is indicated by some facts con-
cerning the smuggling of the drug which
have lately been brought to light. A gang
of smugglers in San Francisco are said to
have defrauded the government in the last
six months of more than $4o0, ,000. The
smuCglers are Chinese merchants, and they
export thres-fourths Of the opium sent cut
from that country. The duty on = box Of
opium il $500, and last year ,s45 boxes wers
shipped, tho frst six months of this ysal
$40 boxes, and since July 1, 1873 boxes. bu
in the eustem house records. no opium Of sny
consequence appears as having been on
tered or paid duty, The greater portion o
that shipped has got into the country nm
known to the authorities, and the loss ma,
be easily AEured. The smugglers have beer
clearing an average of over 100000 montl
during the last six months, as they handl
all the opium brought to this country. TIL
number Of boxes forwarded to the Chimes
: firm is found from record made in Chin
{ and sent with every steamer to the con
? signees in San Franeisco.
The ,appointment of Professor Williar
Loewenthal, of Berlin, to be doctor in th
|: French navy, with instructions to invsstigat
cholera in Tonkin, has had singular seque