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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01
JEFFERSON BARBER SHOP

TALL on SAM BROWN. all you in town,
~ II you will have a real good Shave;
The country man can have the same
If ne will come right on to town,
You'll find him in, both neat and clean,
Close to Burtan's, come right along;
He'll do it quick, you'll look quite slick
When he is done and you are gone.
There will be room for another one,
So on him call, both short and tall
His razor's keen, as may be seen,
Then don't forget. but on him bet
Your hair he'll cut. if you will but
HIM come to ace, Immediately.
4upust I6 1870
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01

Wis, MAGIC LIN1MENT-For the radical cure
n OF ali Spinal Affections, Rhenmatism; Neural
eis, Bruises, sprans. sweiings, Cuts, Calls Sc
and Aches of any description, procure bottle of
this invaluable Liniment, and cure IL warrs nted
For sale by w :. .. tnEaSOtN,
VosKoo, the great Blood Cleanser, ior sale BY
X AISQUrTH WASHINGTON.
TEDZIE Rain Water Filterer. the best article in
n use, for sale by McOohDl q DOAE'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01

DAMAGES FOR KIssING.-In the Superior
Court Of Baltimore Thursday, in the case of
Seiberts Us. Lesson, the jury gave verdict
for the plaintiff for damages, 1915. The
Se;barts were tenants of Lesson, and the lat
ter called on the lady in relation to rent, and
after inQuiring and assuring himself that the
husband was absent, engaged her in CONVEX
saton, and INDUCING in some compliments,
seized her hand and kissed it.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01
Egotisn1.

Egotism is defined to be an excessive love
Of self, an overweening opinion of ones tai.
euts and capabilities. "The egotistcal man."
says Crabb, makes himself the darling theme
Of contemplation che admires and loves him
self to that degree that he can think and talk
of nothing else" EgOtism is the voice of
fools it leads its possessor to underrate the
abilities of all those with whom he comes in
contact, and TO overestimate his own attain
ments. In FIVE minutes conversation he will
introduce the pompous 81" fifteen times, clear
y demonstrating himself at least, that this
great terrestrial ball would speedily be non est
if that particular l was scratched out. The
egotistical man has no Superiors You present
TO him some beautiful work of art, but long
before you are through pointing out its par.
ticUlar claims to be ranked with similar pro-
ductions of past ages, you are greeted with
but l, - and III less than ten minutes you are
assured as many times, that you are in the
presence of one who has no superior in that
field of labor. Let one of this class be called
upon to fill the place of another and no matter
how much ability may be displayed by his
predecessor, his cgostical nature will not al
low him to bestow the full need of praise, or
even do impartial justice, but impelled by an
.overweening love Of self, he hesitates mol to
inuendously decry others that he may elevate
himself.
~ am going to do SO and So" are words
that constantly fall from his lips or flow from
his pen. But he never gets more done than
the blowing, and long before that is finished
every BODY is sick and disguised. We shun
this class of bipeds
with . much asEduous care,
As Lens where hungry lions are"
Reader if you have been spared the aflic-
tiol OF being bored by one of these egotisti-
Cal fellows, you have great cause for thank
fulucss, and to be happy, take our advice and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01
TICKETS FOR THE SEAT OF WAR!
Good for Ninety Days and the Bounty.

TICKETS FOR THE SEAT OF WAR!
Good for Ninety Days and the Bounty.
CAN be had at ]. GoLDsMITH's. for Paris or
" Berlin and return on horseback or afoot, pro-
vided you purchase your
FALL AND WINTER
Stock of Clothing. Dry Goods. Fancy Goods. Hate,
Caps, TTunks, Valiscs, &c, of J. G. Our Clothing
is excellent work and stylish cut from the hnest
Castor Beaver to the lowest priced goods. Our
stock of
DRY GOODS AND FANCY GOODS,
is very large and well scIected Brown Cotton, yd.
Cotton al rates CaIicoes g. 10 and IL cent?.
Canton Flannels 10, 10. Is, 20 and % cents.
DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS,
Black Alpaca double width, from 80 cts. up. Elan
nels, in all coors, from % cts. Calland my
fine stock OF ShawIs and CloAks. also the Grand
Duchess Balmorals- My stock ofFancy Goods is
90 Polite attention. No misrepresentation
Goods cold for what they and always for Cash.
October IL, 1870. J. GOLDSMITH.
TINWARE, ROOFING, SPOUTING, &c.
HAVING secured the services of N1r. John C.
II Smale, competent and finished workman,
am prepared to execute
TIN & SHEET-IRON WORK.
ROOFING AND SCOUTING,
and all work in my line of business at the shortest
notice aad upon the most reasonable terms. The
business, on Market House Square, Charestown.
August Is, 1870. JOS. H. EAsTERDAY.
STILL A FEW LEFT OF THE SAME SORT.
WE have still some of those celebrated Keller
w Wheat Drills, built by Samuel Fitz at Mar
tinsburg, which We believe has been acknowled ged
by ali who have used them, tic be the best market.
The beet of references be given but we deem it
unnecessary. Those who want Drills will find il TO
their interest to apply early the number is limited
and the price reduced. Terms easy.
Aug 20, 1870 WEIRICK & WELLER.
CUNNYsIDE, Bibb's, Sections and other i'm
~ proved Fire Place Heaters will be delivered and
put up at short notice and guaranteed.
September H. McCURDY DUKE
HALF Bushels, Horse Buckets, Brooms, Tubs and
II Wooden Bowls, for sale by
Sep. IL. ncCURDY & DUKE.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01

Will radically exterminate from the system dis
eases arising from habits of dissipation, at little
expense, little or change in dict, incon-
venience or exposure; completely asuPeEceding
those and tdnngs5ou. remedies c0pa'T"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-01

NONE ARE GENUINE
Unless done up in steel-engraved wrapper, with
fac smile of my Chemical Warehouse, and signed
81. T. He1mbo1d.
April 90, lS7O-1Y
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
P4SSENGERS ARRTVED

PROM LIvERPOOI-In steamship Brooklyn Aug. 81 Turnrr
G. Turner T. Whtty w. McWnr.r Mrs A. Lantslue. hs- W
Hayes Mrs Gall, J. B,dy aud wife, H. DENLY, r. Wiamn
G. Berger, E. Fit Henry W. F Henry NJ Lane G. Logiaun Nr
Farnham aud wife o Levy, W. H. Wall, IL. Saddle r.
Kachen j. Frater Rey. W. Mse Rev Mag G. West and
Walls c. HiokoI II. Bpaa, b. H. OttBger PerTy WI
and wcbashe Counts de Bagnic Mis-. Prtii Ms
w s. Hicks C. Cavanagh F. Ven Wilson and vie J. Duis
Mr. Bray Mss NJ r. Corr Mc onougb. L. D. keIan Wool D.
T. Sincair j. K,ppelmann C. H. Kepp.mana kcta
Mcneil J. Bum Rev. f. Ayeirg Rev = W BSeine A. Bavs
Iaby c. FenBo Chr shom. W PeaIson lsss NJ
Sern Mclroy and wife, r. Nebashe T. Welaashr Msr J.
basher Miss E. WelbaLer T. Webssber NJ A. finnsl o. kns
bach. Pok Mrs lie, Mr. Kuop j. Spring, Curren, mss y
Winning Robertson A. Dougan Dougan A. harrington "
Glenn Miss Bber b. Palconrr l. SAndes Mis- Gilbert kaoe
wife A. Scruo, Rev DR. Angu, NJ Spibmy ani
wife Mr. Hancock.
FROM CHARLBST0E-Tn .tambp Manhattan. Aag R.-Mlss &.
Behman K Fraser Miss Andrews Miss L. Anlress Mrs Whit
we'll child and Mrs W D. Sprgle Mr. hPhrson ami ss,
r Rogers Miss Whalev Miss Whaley Vim. whsy se IS
Scranton Grimha Edward Sehrns, NJ Hsrsy, W Brady :
Montgomery Mr. T. Ri and child Mis- Lnferg. W knotss
Miss Davis, Mr.. J. j. Saau and two ehiiirt J A.
Bremer, wife. and daughters; Miss B.hbs " Mars
A. b Phelps l. BrySn Mss E. A. Brown, M~ Br"~sl
c. Francis H. Rowe Miss &. Adams and enid b. siape ani
Padgt Mrs Vim Gumey MIS- Quincy, Master K = G1nsj MAJ
ter l. Gurney " Pix an daugher W D. Livingston MP hg.
gins j. Pollock Mis- Dothge Bs M. Pond sad ed =
Knor ami children NJ Gray Fred Rchars, l. " Marry r.
w Scott Mr. Briggs NrS " Ritter W. Cloaiman .Bi ~i'
D. Ford J. H. Os,eni1rf Miss j. j. Egeon C. Foster j bfgn
wife and child; Clark G. Adams, T. NJ Ney,tts Ms A. tsh u
B. Nee reery r. Boyon, W H. Nerce, j. Dotagc. n tnss,
W g. KnoI spohr wife Mrs Rooster, Judge Brown hs hho-
laes C. Vedde wife aud child Miss Berger sad s'rab
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
Gitp propsrin 10 Get.

N'RU f1ROfNRF.I ~ XVI
VNO LET.-No. G8 West Forty -ninth-st., FUR
Il EISfIED or UNFURNsHED. full HOUSE 4-tonss al te
proyemenis and in the best Of Possession Until AaJ
neIt Must be rented within Eve daiS
= 9 BEEKMAN-ST.-TO LET-The STORE
y and BASEMENT rent low. Inquire stairs Al road
SUPPBRS 7S9 Broadway, corner Ienih-st
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
SUPREME CoURT-cHAMnERs.

Before Judge Barnard. - Amelia Armstrong
ay "a vear- of age charged with procuring abortion
~ n yoiIng woman in Brooklyn, was brought before
Indee BARNARD yesterday, ON habeas corpus. and an
@nncaton made to admit her 10 bail. Ban was liked
- rio go Mr. WIN. Giles becoming her surety.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
REAL ESTATE.
NEw.YoRK. Monday. Aus

NEW- 1OKk, mOnUay, AUG, :, IS7D
Real estate men were infected by the yacht
fever and gave themselves up for the most part to
day on the deep this they did no more nor less than
thousands Of their fellow citizens, and perhaps they
were repaid in thus ignoring business by seeing that
neither OF the favores the Dauntlcss and the Cambria
carried of the prize, the Queens cup won Dy ne ysct
America in English waters In 1861, ana triuislerrcu w
the OF the NewYork Yacht Club when mas proved
Itself competent 10 retain the trophy Douptss now
that national struggles are over, ana Anerca nhs W,
umphed buyers aud sellers Of real estate VIII give IheH
entire attention to home improvements.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
srpprvr couRT-cmcrrr-P,R1 II.

Before Judge Cdrdoso. - Eliza >. ROM agt;;
rsi,,et d RoIu-Ths il "a suit for "a divorce, some OF
tb' of which have already been given tO the
,c II Vas set down for tfial yesterday ana after
occupying minutes IN tue heailhS Nefdiet or 'he
p,autii wa. gwen
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
DEPARTURE or FOKEIGN MAILS.
tt TESDAY. Arc

TUESDAY Ara. g.
Mails for Halifax 3, and beungis ". L. via llah1 v = ~
Pier No ~ " r. coe a. the POst Ofs d u
a. steamship sails at | p m.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10.
and LIVERPOOL steamship
Pier ". r. close the POstnos u "
Supplementary Mail for paid letters only made Pier No Nh AID
closes 2o'cloc u.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
Real gstate to gfrhanqf.

HOUSE and LOT in Baltimore, fer farm oi
city property Address cKsoS, Bor I,elS Plst0sos
/ OW PRICED unincumbered LOTS in Brook
~ lyn u EXCHANGE ter b. fEE : PROPERTY.
NJ A. RcLAND Co. Beekman ~ n v.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

@ Where do you live 4 No & s3s East siSih7St'
q. Selling papers A. Yes. Sir.
O. What is your agel a. IS.
q DO you remember the morning Of July 29i A. Yes
Sir. ,o
O. Where were you ON that mornngl A. Abont or 10
minutes after | between Twenty thrd-sl. ana
O. What did you there A. was sitting there
folding my papers just thought II would ne Soou
there, so took them under my arm; laborlhg man.
mason he looked like, had just walked over before me
he picked up piece Of paper aud put II IN ms poee
q. Which way was he gong-did you look A. YES !;
he came down the step and went toward slxtlaNe
O. What did you do then : A. l went mp the step 10
see II IL was dry the step was halfway wet -,
O. Did you observe the condition OF the doorf A. YES
il was two Inches open at that time.
on e Mr. BsSkeT it Was dry down % mt there
O. How afterward did you hear the cry OF murders
@. You say II 20 minutes aftcr-about three-quar
ters OF an hour A. Yes.
Q. Who did you seel A. saw both young men come %
down the step and cry out murder at hrst tneh they
cried out for help
Q. Did you see policeman comei A. Not until ten
O. Did you see any other person therei A. Yes, sir
some men; Of them took up the "dOg" and hanued
it round TO the men, just went up Oh the step 10 SOC
Q. There were no policemen when these men came
tberef A. No. sir.
O. Who diByou seen pick up the "dog" A. one Of
the young men, | do not know which
O. How long after did they come aner you was 'heIe
befOrei About ten minutes.
o. DO you know any OF the men you saw the step :
A. No, Sir. Some were out OF FifthAVenue Hotei anu
some were labOring men.
O. Did You see carriage in the vicinity ~ 1ee al
o. BEFORE Nathans housei A. Yes
q How long beiOrei A. Ten minutes or "A quarter OF
by Nj. RusselE9. Ten minutes before WHAT A. Be
o. After You went to fold papersi A. Yes.
q Then 10 would be half an hour after you went
By the Coroner-You saw no person around the car
uaCci a No Su'
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF yRw-YoRK.


ssusbips-Authr,ce Green PdiIadelrb., C. co.ol Dra's
Gdf Sa' Rood Gn Inion, CRUSADER Je1Sa. aagr
Barks-Ehla Bars veey Hamilton Beuuuda LINDA ABBOTT Ls
Brlss%yincea.e, Giova,o Gh,sI KfS.ingoe Mr H,,s
%Irsaa Wvmsa Keen Galveston
c. Maans Brue Windsor n s Eva Holmes. - Norfolk Clara
OSacr SIcoppHcnry Henry Clay, Mack Hartford
Yacht Sappho Conche Queenstown Juy 8. 60
steamship Brooklyn, BROOKS Liverpool July s AMI Va'hs
"s sia.1p ~ I So Prce Liverpool Juy Oens,Osn July q %
steamship Manhattan wochu Charleston a's ni pas; Nth
steamship Niagara Blakcnan, Richmond City Point and S0'"'
% s,e,m.bD 1n Key we. Ruph ssa July 2 Key West Aas
he F5ts 's NernS Star Waugh ST. JacO De Cuba
Bas B aihSl ass n'ai @alaee B4dspor c B. d.y,
Bs : nss siS orlando s'',fI S5csS SsS E kSf Siy fc'
& Bgs Julia Se fs' f:, t, iqH se, + BaH H 10 &
Bhs sarah Crowe Messenger Johns H. u d' 's'' 40
'sssl.t scss Carlton Alsury Eerthe, d,y. toi,
ssI ssSI + So'I knos Safs Ca cSam ks, Sas,a i ~ s
seI Joel Van zsn, Gsys, ArI AYE AYE !araf s nd oes
Rachael A. Ed.ars ROndOut fSnnss,% Sa s%n sosSSD ssS
Zero Augass Ne Saptssru SS@a sroOI Isst WEXFORD.
CIV fi,IS:, cS%"Ps s.%s f..i sliIS: SsesS Sys
Orlando Smith RoDiout r.b.sn,h Rlissl~thp~,
Dart EnLbsthPorL HsDrietta RHnbetsport
a. G. Chaye Blizabeshport n NsSee EI'tshsthport
\ M Bane. Providence tnsoo; Ss, rISGS5s PS,,sss a
ID Kahn, MidJletosn, c. 1;'nhsn, Proy,d.rc.
4 W BAKE, Dgn,,'" J q Heury, Pail River.
Wm 3 camp Vsiis.... sparklnz Sea. Nes-IiayeA
Thos HUI, TI1rni Tp,ni Eyergrecn, ProylleBes
T. r. Ateii nIs''A New Rezulus, Nex Haven.
m Webster New LOndoa = a. : NJ. p-~sof-,..
John Loiiei. isli .siaeee e. T. Wlotts, New Los8on
s,.,en slander Bridgeport hh~7ilS, vr'h.
An.lir Greenwich. q - ~
MAY ,,.se.' Rysgenrr b. JshnsoS Baet On@nNiCb.
h.y lsTI 49, srounstoa Alfred Hall Woods Hole
"e" "N' Amrha Providence.
o..po,t Geo Henbael Rchanis Ottasa le days lambsr
WISll-sun@t fresh, = E. clear.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
nsroS Aug a-Aryed steamships Tnroi hon Lfe1coii 1rN
srpoI RON Baltimore; Centipee nom Phisiephs si-s'
bark Lnganla fron Goree brgs NaVAIn nV 4''
Ir.ne hOm HliIabetlpoTt -. -.
NEw.ORLEsSs, Aug 8-Aruye, steamship hanpssS' n"" "
FOREIGN PORTS. 49,.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug srhe steamship csl,ss' , ,' d a.
Liverpool touched al this ot the on 10 s,,t. -
CITY q Washington FROM New YoTs also to0ehei "''' "
PIoxnoSnspnv Aug a-The steamship Aosa9 hon 9lcoe' 'i
LIVERPOOL touehed hayc as moIRiHs ami poeses~
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
MONDAYS WEATHER REPoRT-9 A. ~
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
spn is.s 500 Sun Ta6 Moon ssts. l0l
~
Sandy Hook 557 Cows Islan. 64 Hell Gate 30
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
Gouutrn Real Gsiate for Sale.
tiouses ano .farms il)an!eo.

COUNTRY or VILLAGE HOME WANTED; ;
" house snd from OF land near
depot Of NewYork Address with price, location and
terms A. NJ. o., Box l2T Tribune ohce. Eew-lork
HOUSE WANTED-FOr small family at q
moderate rent within CITY Hail. by frequent cammuni
cation be good hborhocf with dry SIDEWALKS
ghs and pleasant surrounding depot and convenient TO stores
churches schools stirring, wde-awske enterpnshg ana
growing district about becoming uch preeed he
be nora In good par less than four good s1ed
seping rooms aud bath room $40 S be
$50 for without
with pyege purchasing within suited Address WITH iul
f' FELIX, Box 1852 p. o.
HARMS WANTED within 30 miles of the
il city I'm EXCHANGE for hr-class houses in Brooklyn.
NJ A. rutland l. Co, Beekmsn-s., ~ Y
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
Conntrp propertp TO Eei.

TOR RENT-Within % miles of New-York, on
the Hudson sde, eose salon elegantly suaioi All
furnished detached brick Hot ~ With excellent basement an
nine other good Possession si October Adress Bon 800 -
HOUSE to LET mt Bloomfield, n. with
II or without furniture. Apply 70 . . %.
NEWARK, N.J.-To RENT. three irst-class B.
story and basement With "a cellar brick DWELLING HOUSES
with all the moiern improvements located in desirable part d the city
Eve walk the de to Nevlok sod tao mnu NsA -
VIII be rented low the balance Of tbe year
Nationsl State Bsni
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-02
RhIRRlNQ.

&GA FOR LIVERPOOL AND
xEHk&% %QUEENSTOwN.-Inman Line Of Mai
1RH4sH steamers are appointed to sail as fol-
City Of Antwerp, Saturday. March &, SAM
Cityof New York. via Halifax, Tuesday, March M
City Of London, Saturday, March IL. n Neen.
City of Washington, Saturday March lg, az p. M
Etna, via Halifax, 1ueeday, March %, 10 A. M.
And e. Oh Saturday and alternate Tuesday
RATES OF PAssAGn
Br TtiE MAIL sTEANER RAIITNG EVERY HATuRnAY
Payable In Gold. PAYABLE In OurTencx
10 bonoon.......... lQ6 To London ............ 40
To Paris. lis To Paris. ......,.,, a
PASSAGE THE rURsDAY srRAMKR VIA HAIiFIx
FIRST CABIN. I sTEEaAGF
Payable In Gold. Payable In Currenov
HysFpool. liverpool
Halifax. ~ Halilax. .......,... rs
St < johns S,o n . e.. IS St Johns. N u.
eto., at reduced rates
wishing to send for their friends. - - r
For further particulars apply at the Oompanys Oces
JOHN g. DALE Agent
No Is Broad way, NJ Y.
Orto O'DONNELL FAULK Agenta
46 No. 4Oa oHEsNUT Street, Philadelphia
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-02

and radical combination which has kept New
York oity under the control of the worst
men in the Democratic party, and the State
under the control of the worst men in the
Republican party. The ring plotted to be
the sole heirs of the moribund ring aud
radical dynasty. They prepared city charter
and an election law. Frear's charter pur-
ported, indeed, to transfer all municipal
powers to the hands of ths people of this
city. But Hitchman's election law, giving to
the supervisors the appointment of half the
inspectors and Canvassers, was q contrivance
to make sure of the rings succession, before
ever the people could grasp and reassign
their recovered rights and powers; while
Frears charter was so cunningly framed as
to assure the continuance of the ring in that
usurpation. The plot was we'll contrived.
1t bears every ear-mark of the master-brain
of the ring. The World then declared war
upon the ring, exposed this plot and de-
feated it.
That is result No. 3. Frears charter is dead.
Hitchman's election law is dead. No human
being will attempt to revive them. The ring
will not succeed to the assets and the powers
of the ring and radical combination. The
Democrats of the Legislature, in transferring
to New York city her right and title to self
government, will not lodge the title-deeds in
the hands of the ring, though it still remains
to devise and perfect the legislation by which
the city shall deliver to new officers all these
its new powers.
The rings control of the administration of
justice is one of the greatest of its wrongs
inflicted upon the people. Despite the most
strenuous efforts of the ring, the New York
anti-ring Senators have carried through the
Legislature an act reorganizing the Court of
Special Sessions
That is result No. d. The ring no longer
perverts the administration of criminal JUS
tice to its sordid and selfish purposes
This week we look to see passed the bill
presented last week by Senator Norton, re-
garding the city and county governments,
which deprives the ring and all future rings
of power to duplicate offices and officers, sala-
ries and expenditures, jobs, appropriations,
and swindles of high and low degree.
This week, also, we hope to see perfected
and passed the bill committing to the people
the election of the inspectors and canvassers
of election. That will be a fatal blow to the
ring, and we believe there is no doubt that it
will be administered.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-02
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
From, the N. Y. Tribune.

FROM the N. Y. Tribune.
The recklessness with which American rail-
roads are managed has been again proven at
frightful cost of human life. The disaster
near Oxford, Mississippi, seems to have been
due in an unusual degree to that criminal ab-
sence of ordinary precaution which has sent
so many travellers to untimely graves. This
train, being behind time, dashed at q high
rate of speed upon ''Buckner's Trestle, q
structure spanning a ravine 40 feet in depth.
The calamity, we are told, was caused by the
''unsound condition of the trestle timbers,
which permitted the rail to slip out of place
and thus switch off the cars, which crushed
through the frail framework into the abyss
belew. Twenty one human beings killed out
right, and scores of others mangled and
manned, were the result of the atrocious
carelessness that permitted heavy train to
rush at full speed upon trestle that must
have been known to be rotten and unsafe
We have had a surfeit of these horrors, and
it is time Congress made them npossible by
strict supervision of railroad construction
and management. Trestles are the make
shifts of an economy that leads to murder,
and the companies should be made to replace
them with iron bridges or stone arches.
Tracks are left open to the intrusion of
vagrant animals; trains rush at hazardous
speed along the edge of preoipice where
there is not even 80 much as peoble to save
passengers from a horrible death should the
cars be thrown from the rail on account of
the fimsy character of the road-bed
The law should require these dangerous
places to be protected by substantial walls,
and compel tracks to be properly ballasted.
faulty rail or decayed cross-tie is liable at
any moment to lead to death. The supervi-
sion of authority must go further than the
construction of roads to be entirely effective.
The foolbardiness of our railroad manage
ment is notorious, and was never more sig
nally shown than in this Oxford disaster.
Had the engineer decreased his speed, it is
probable the train would have passed over
the trestle safely. Experience shows that
railroad companies cannot make or enforce
rules necessary to our safety, and demands
that the law lay down some obvious general
rules to make travel by rail less deadly.
Safety in railroad transit is not that unat-
tainable thing the American people have been
led to believe, but can be secured by suffi-
cient use of money and sense. Congress has
greatly decreased the perils of travel on water
by the rigid steamboat law, and is equally
competent to do the country the same SER
vice in regard to transit by land. The statu-
tory provisions in some of the States have
greatly diminished the risks of travelling, but
it is in the power Of Congress to make a
general law, so that we may not pass out of
one State to be mangled in another. Let this
be done and we shall have to record very few
of those occurrences which, by singular
misapprehension of the meaning of words, are
called railroad accidents.