Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-17


 striking illustration of the uncertainty of human affairs.
 The Chancellor of the Diocese of Winches- ter, England, has given the following opinion as to the use of the burial office at orema- tions: In my view the service may properly be read after cremation, as old Christian ser vices for the dead might be over the ashes of the martyrs who had been burnt, at the time of burying the ashes, but think it should not be the prelude to the cremation.
 In a recent New Jersey libel suit the judge charged the jury that "the importance of the newspaper in the detection and prevention of crime cannot be overestimated. The schemes to enable men to obtain dishonestly the sav- ings of lifetime are numerous, and it is to the newspapers almost entirely that we must look for the detection of these crimes" And the jury brought in a verdict for the defend- ant newspaper with an allowance of $200 against the plaintiff for defendants counsel fees.
 The Parallel" scheme received it's death blow in the house yesterday although it's pro- moters have all along confidently asserted that it would surely pass that body. The majority against it was larger than even the most sanguine opponents of the scheme had predicted. It is e good thing to have it out of the way, because it was mischeivous and against the public good. Parallel railroads have become costly affairs and the public has had to pay for them, while spectators have profited by them None is wanted in Con- necticut.
 Now that the great railroad fight is prac- tically ended it Is not inappropriate to refer to what has excited general comment and praise from both friends and opponents namely, the mssterly way in which the Hon Lynde Harrison has carried on the warfare for the Consolidated railroad. His reputa tion as legislative lawyer was already a. good as that of anyone, but he has added greatly to it this winter and spring. A bet | ter piece of work has never been seen in thil or any other State, and the best tribute to i | is the respect and admiration he has extortst | from those who have been against him in thu | fight. And he has surprised even his friendl by his grasp of the situation and his powe | in dealing with it.
 A cure for leprosy has been found, say MT. Clifford, the last European to visit Father Damien. It is gurjun oil, the produc
 of fir tree which grows plentifully in tn | Andaman. It was discovered by Dr. Dou gall, and MT. Clifford was "assured by Si
 Donald Stewart, who was then governor o the islands, and who has sent me the oficia
 medical report, that every single case in tn
 place was cured by it. The lepers were con
 victs, and it was therefore possible to enforc
 four hours day of rubbing the ointmen
 all over their bodies, and the taking of tw
 small doses internally. In some of the case
 the disease was of many years' standing, an
 the state to which it had reduced it's victim
 was indescribably dreadful, yet after eigh
 months the sufferers were able to run and
 use heavy pickaxe, and every symptom (
 leprosy had disappeared" Father Damie
 tried it, but too late.
 One of the most interesting achievement in modern engineering is the electric moul tain railroad recently opened to the public the Burgenstock, near Lucerne. The raj : describe one grand curve formed upon g Aangle of 112 degrees, and the system is sue