Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-18

some of the longer routes are almost desert
ed, while the electric cars are crowded,

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The State of Ohio will bring an interesting
suit against the federal government for $780,
600 Naturalization for money spent and
land taxes remitted for the building of the
old national road that was projected long
ago, to connect the Atlantic coast with the
Mississippi. When this compact was entered
into with the federal government, Ohio was
territory. The road began at Cumberland.
Maryland, and was carried over the Allsgha-
mics and through Ohio, via ST. Clairsville,
Columbus and Springfield, and then got lost
somewhere in Illinois. As the road was
never completed, the State Of Ohio feels that
she reaped little benefit from her investment.
and thinks the general government ought to
be held responsible for not carrying out it's
contract.
The four Christian Brothers who were sent
to Worcester, Massachusetts, from Ireland,
two years ago, to build up Catholic paroch-
tal school In connection with st. Johns
parish, have received orders from their
superiors in Ireland to go to Melbourne,
Australia. It is explained that they found it
uphill work to establish . parochial school in
composition with the excellent public schools
of Worcester. They secured plenty of
primary scholars but could not establish
higher grades because Catholic parents were
wise enough to see that the Brothers could
not approach the excellence of the public
schools, and they persisted In sending their
boys and girls where they could get the best
common school education free of charge. The
incident is an encouraging one.
Signor Salvini, says the Philadelphia In
qufrer, will leave this country with the
record of having made fewer acquaintances
in 1t, outside of his own compatriots living
here, than any foreign actor or actress who
has spent in the United States one-tenth of
the years that have made up his seasons on
American soil. Not that he is at all repellant
or even unsociable, for his temperament is
rather genial than otherwise, 80 far az his
professional duties permit him to indulge it;
but not withstanding that during the past
decade he has put in the greater portion of
each twelvemonth in England or on this side
of the Atlantic, he has never cared to learn
the language, and has, therefore, rendered
impossible any social intercourse with cul-
tured people who would have been pleased
to thus testify to their esteem for himself
and his art. Even now, If he can speak
dozen consecutive words of English he is at
pains to conceal the fact, and many actors
who have played with him are firmly con-
vinced that he understands great deal more
of the language than he permits the world to
to know. In all the principal cities, how
ever, where he appears he has a small circle
of italian intimates with whom he enjoys
convivial association, either at their private
residences or behind the closed doors in an
apartment in some restaurant which the sons
of Italy especially patronize. On these occa-
sions the mighty tragedian unbends, ,and it is
said by those who have met him at such
times, that he becomes an exceeding iovial
and hearty parsonage. throwing all ceremony
aside and joining in every foili Of the cur
rent amusement.