Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-06


 Episcopal churches in New York city have recently consolidated into three.
 Bills now pending in congress provide for more than two hundred public buildings, and they involve an aggregate expenditure of $37, ,460, ,000. Besides these are many moro which have been introduced in the two houses, but stand Q poorer chance of suc. oses. Altogether sum of over $70, ,000, 900 is demanded by this style of claim to the surplus.
 Dr. Williams-Freem thinks that London has obtained . fictitious reputation for healthiness by reason of the large proportion -37 per osnt.-of tho population which il country-born, and by the constant removals to the country of persons whose health has broken down under tho stress of metropolitan life. And the facts which he has collected seem to support this idea.
 A commercial club has just been formed in Indianapolis, and the first step it has taken for bone fitting the city Is in the direc ton of street improvement. A "street pay. ing expedition" is to be held. the plan being to invite pavement manufacturers to exhibit their wares and show their practical advan tages. This exposition will not only be 0, great service to Indianapolis, but will attract tho attention of city authorities in all part of the country. 4 bill has been introduced into the legis laturs at New York to extend exemption from taxation in the case of property devoted to religious, educational, charitable and hu' maus objects to that held for such purposes under lease. Some advocate the measure or the ground that many organizations that d. much good cannot afford to own the build ings they occupy. By sxsmpting this prop erty from taxes the rent would be reduced and the associations would be able to accom- plish moro good.
 Judge Foster of tho United States circuit court rendered . decision lately in favor o the holders of 500 lots in Arkansas City valued at $S00,000. An incorporated com pany thirteen years ago gave the property tt the then acting mayor and his successors, te be disposed of by these officials in the in tsress of tho town. This was done, and nov that the lots have become valuable the origt nal company claims the land, hence the suit It was proven that . wise disposition haf been made, and the judge decided that th' grantee could not be disposssssed. Outside of the Porta Stabia na at Pompeii | In stratum of cindsrs, have just besn feuns tho impressions of three bodies and tree Casts taken of them show the bodies to hay been those of two men and a woman. On of the men was in knseling position. an' 1 the other stretched flat on his back. Tn woman lay face downward, with her arm stretched out. The tree, of which casts . foliage and fruit, as we'll as of the trunk were obtained, was of the species Lauru Nobilis, known to have produced roun shaped fruit that 1ipened toward the end ( autumn, and, from tho form and size of th fruit, 1t was evidently ripe when the tre was buried, which goes to confirm the theor that the great catastrophe took place in N
 vember of the year 79, B. O., and not i
 August, a has been supposed.
 Senator Blair's long speech in favor of b education bill didn't seem to take very vel