Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-11

Some of our esteeemed contsmpories in
this city are busy nowadays telling each 9th
er and the public what great newspapers
they are. They don't seem able to trust any
body to find out about it without being told.
Where do all the coupling pins go, At the
West Albany railroad yard the Central Hud-
son railroad uses carload Of new coupling
pins month, and 1t is safe to say that L.
000, 900 pins are supplied the West Albany
yard in a year. Very likely their very abun-
dance makes nsn careless in their use. At
any rate that seems about the only explana-
ton of the mystery.
Notwithstanding the hostility against spec
ulation in grain futures which prevails In
the cereal-produeing States, the courts at
Duluth, Minnesota, have promptly decided
case against q man who sold wheat "short,"
and when the market went against him re-
fused to meet his obligations. The defense
claimed that the deal was gambling opera
ton, but the judge ruled that dealings In fu-
lures were proper and the jury gave ver-
dict for the broker plaintiff.
This question ia agitating Philadelphia: Is
It proper for young gentlemen who have
been invited to ball at gentleman's house
to 60 upstairs during the entertainment and
order one of the hosts servants to bring up
brandy and soda and cigarettes for their
private delectation. 1t has been brought to
the front by the action of gentleman, who,
upon discovering that two of his guests had
usurped this privilege at one of his enter
tainments, had them put out Of the house.
The San Francisco Bulletin tells the. fifty
first congress that California expects 1t to
supplement the act excluding Chinese labor
| srs with a new act excluding all Cinnamon,
of whatever class, Unfortunately and for
ever. True, this may mean the expulsion Of
the ,022 Americans now residents in China,
1,022 who are engaged in missionary labors, ,
| remarks the Bulletin, shave to abandon that
missionary field, and leave the tough job OF
the evangelization of the Chinese to Other
| nations, complete exclusion will nevertheless
have to be enacted"
| The change of administration has been oi
great ben eft to the public in the restoration
Of the railroad mail service to the efficiency
it had before 1t was demoralized by the last
administration. Incompetent and unfit mer
have been removed, skilled men who ha6
been dismissed for party reasons have beer
restored, promising young men have beer
found to fill vacancies, and frequent inspec
tions and constant and alert supervision hav'
given discipline and efficiency to the whole
force. The result is that all the mails ar,
| now worked on the cars instead of be
ing dumped unworked into the termina
Offices.
Prince Bismarck, says a correspondent, i
in appearance now feeble old man. Hi
face Is waxen and fabby, and his hands ar
those of very old man-yellow and swollel
in the joints and marked with unnaturall
big blue veins. He Ia once more becoming
very fat abdominally, and DIR. Schweninge
is at his wits end to keep this flesh down
for Bismarck is no longer able to walk much
To please his physician, he tries from tim
to time, but his legs hurt him too much t
make this form of exercise possible. A
this tends to depress him, and the furthe
fact that his family have not been long