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they took them wives of all which they
chose" Now who were the sons of God
and who daughters of men? were not the
sons of God the descendants of the first
creation that was made in the image of
God? But man, Adam, was created of the
ground, and had wife and it is fair to
presume that daughters were born to them
Judge We who were the sons Of God or who
the daughters of men.
And again there were giants in those
days. Is it not fair conclusion that they
are another creation, for we hear nothing
of them before, nor where they descended
from. And also after that "When the
sons of God came in unto the daughters of
men, and they bear children to them, the
same because mighty men, which were of
old men of renown.' Here again must be
Mr.. Burr's hybrid which the curse was
pronounced upon; for in the next verse we
find "it repented God that he made man.
and in verse Z, 6" the l. ord says he will de-
stroy man from the face of the earth, for
it repenteth Him that He made man for he
had sinned."
But Noah found grace in the sight of
God, and was instructed to build an Ark
for the saving of his house; and in It'll
chapter, ) verse, "And Noah did accord
ing to all the Lord commanded him. and
verse :, "and Noah went in, and his sons,
and his wife, and his sons wives with him,
into the Ark, beea me of Tie waters of the
flood and eth chapter, verse IS, SIN the
sell same day entered Noah, and Shem, and
Ham, and Japheth the sons of Noah, and
Noalis wife, and the three wives of his
, 1873-04-26
Albnny Ltvo-stock Market.

Specfd! Dfspatch to 1He Chicdgo 1'Ibnie.
ALBANY, April 15.-DEEvEs-Thero was about tho
usual attendance Of local aud ransiont bnyor5 at tho
opening Of tho market ycstertny, 1nd plentiful auE
ply Of cattle. good lay's business WINS done, about
800 head having been disposed Of tho aaea comprising
.Today the market opened with good attendance Of
Eastern buysrs, and although the trade has been
rather slow large number Of Balea Layc been effected
The average qusllty Of tho rcecipts is very much
hotter than last week.. with scarcity or
extras, Tho prtcca nre tie Banlo last week,
though tho aunty obtained at tho same prices Ia much
hettcs. Thore haa been considerable holding OF BY
lively businoss will probably BE- donc Tomorrow.
REoK1prB-Tho rocoipts at Went Albany In car loada
for tho weok ending tonight foows: Cattle,
shoep 6o hogs 2oo horses o. TIC fo'19~1ians ~
sheep, II 800; hogs, $1,000; horacs, 8o4.
Milon powa-Tho prices this weok ass about me
aa1ne "a last week. md buyers scarce Tho receipts
number about 80, and tie prices from $4500 to
3a6.o0-s5.0o to $1,000 on from last wook. ....
B1EEr AND LAAps-TAo rocolpta utto In or
cess Of last woek aud tho avosago quality has been
good. Trade has not boon brisk, and pricea show =
DECLINE Of AaJ5o per ID. Fine wool Sheep naahorn,
0N@8c; shoru, o5otlo; lanbs, 71S9sNe.
, 1873-04-26
Foreign nIurkctf4s

LIVERPOOL, April 25-1t a. n.-Flour, 27s Cd. Win
Ter wheat 1ea 81 spring, 1la9l2s I'd white 11a 7d@
lis Cd; club, 11a 10d@12s I'd. Corn, 27s Cd. Pork,
678 Cd. Lard, 42s Sd.
L1vE1poo1, April 25-2 p. n.-Droadatuns quiet.
California wheat, white avoraGe, lis 8d@11s 1od.
Corn, 27s Cd. Lard, 42s
LONDON, April 2-5 y. m.-Conaols, o31; 5-20s OF
05 o1z t20s Of 81, o3sz 1oios, 8o; new IS, a92s;
Erie, sos.
L1vEnrooL. April 25.-Cotton dull raddling up
land, 0kd; Orleans, o7<d. Salon 10, 600 baes; Aneri
week, e96M balce; export: 1000; apeeuation 1000.
Stock. 1000 bales; American $4,000. Recoipta,
bales. Aaoat for Liverpool o., 600 bales; Amercan,
12GO00. .. ....l
California whto wheat, average quality, lis 8d@
lis 1od club do, lis 10d@l2s 2d rcd winter, 12s ID
Flour, ats Cd. Corn, 27s od.
Lard, AS. Cheese, G8s.
Receipts Of for the last three days. $500 Qrs, Of
which 800 qra American Receipts Of wheat for
the same tttno, G,ooO qrs American, 4,0o0
Manchester market quiet and firm.
, 1873-04-26

who is ycara old wae aafc in
bad and aslcop. Hennossoy, who Taa
unwilling to raise on alarm and expose hin
wIfo, went Immediately to DR.. Thompson, iia
family physician, in East Two1fth street, who
returned with him, and hftar propoMnotnB the
children tlend went to tho Seventeenth Precinct
Btation- -Houao, mud Capt. Walsh promptly ar-
rested tho murderoHs, Wlio Ind 1apaod into q COM
pleto idlooy, and had tho bo1icg removed to tho
ethtton.houso.
A police surgeon found TINT tho unfortunate
children had heen flrnt strangled with tapo, ana
giving them q bloody md horrible appearance.
Thoy had apparently boon dead several honra and
itis conjectlrod TINT tho unfortunate mother took
thor llvos shortly after noon, and after holding
tiolr bodies on tho Htovo, placod thom In tho
washtub, and sat down md watched over them
till her husband arrived. HRS. HonnoBaoy, who
Ia q 1no woman Of rnrs and uncommon beauty,
snt BpoochloaB and "a in q tfance in tho waiting
room at tho atation-house, totally regardless Of
wl,nt Was going on around her, and indifferent
to tho horTil spectacle Of hor murdered children,
who woro plaoed noAr hor In tho whehtub III
Which Bhe had laid them. Hor insanity was
80 evident that her removal to Bellevue Hospital
was ordored and the bodies Of tho children wore
removed to the Morgue. As alle waa about leaY"
Ing tho Btatlon.house, aho began rambling, In
| coherent rhapsody In relation to tho murders,
and said that Bho Hont her babes to Honvon by
tragedy abruptly, aud rolapeod into silence. Tho
| husband, vlio appeared to feol hin position
| ncutoly, waB allowed to go homo to take caro- o1
the surviving child Maria, tho only ono who o.
chpod tho promptinga Of tho demon IL he,
mOthcro broaat.
, 1873-04-26
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


SENATE
... srn1sor1ELp, April 2s, 1873.
The Senate mot at 9:So O'Clock o. M, Pfosl-
Early in tho chair
COLLECTION OF WAGES.
=, A1r. HlNOHoL!FtE lntroauced . plit IN fela'
tion to the collection OF wages of laoofofa'
<,rr,,r pETlIloMs. ., IL. a,nor.
By Mr. sIEELE-A pGtu'on lron a .na nupI, H.
FlsoIs anu cl'lAonG ~ co!oo Gnn5 ~ .5;3it;55 ~
repeal Of tho law tncroaalng the 9a1asaaot'oh Oh
oonnty Co1rte: r.o,, ,oo,,,,,o~a ~ tbo por
" ~. A',..t o,a;nst tha ronaoi If lin Inv
cI Mhalson County aha.ae1 w aoi'9l1 SI.t ~ - "
, 1873-04-26
EuDrtfNu GtcfY1Hs

CLEVELAND, O., April 25.-The cloyo1and Club
has just announced lts programme for Its s,lm-
Nor races, to begin July 20, md continue -four
days. The prerniums aggregate e9o, 900, and r nro
for asa ho.noa e9o0O for 2:27 horsos e5 500
for 2:2l horaes $500 for 2:45 horses; $1,000 for
2:24 horsoa 5000 for 2:sO horses $4,000 for
2:40 horses, and SO, 600 FREQ to all. There will
bo throe running races, tho proceeds being $500,
$500, and $780, Tho premiums will DO awarded
according to Rule 80 Of tho National ABaocia-
tlon. Entries close July At, ut 0 p. n1., ut tho
Hecretaty's, Sam Briggs, Office, 50 Seneca street.
, 1873-04-26
Now York Dry Goods R1nrlkets

New YonK, APRIL 26.-Thore WAS not much an!rna-
tion in trade today, and tho ]ohbing novoment wns
slow aud unsnt!sfactory Cotton gooda wero IN lair
ties aud Indian Head rnakea sold ahead. &edlu1n
beaoled uirtings irregular, aud eono brands nro
and Whittlnaollle ii l3Ku. pequot b!eachct shoot.
tng ano tor s a for ~ Tiths; T. s.na NIL
frm. Printa rulo quiet Foreign goods nro dull OK
copt black alpacas an plain dress fabrics. Silks and
ribbons pro qulot,
, 1873-04-26
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
now York Financial News.

NUR 1SUW6E
NEW YoRK, April 25.-WAll street WAS worry dull.
Tho money situation 1s improving Gull lonns ranging
from LEA per day to por cont per nnnun With most
Of tho lato bnHincss ut currency to coin. Tho ex-
press companies brought million and hnlf of cur
roncy, and several ot tho largest National Bnnka nro
receiving heavy anounts from the interior.
Outstanding legal tcn1ers Bhow an fncrease Of
$l2l ooo while tho Treasury currency balance hns de-
creased t15o 900.
atorling was firm, ut 10sK for long, and 10o491oof
tor bhort, 1T sight.
Gold 1lOsvy, ranging from 1l77t to l17A clos
Ing It 117A@1173i. Loans, 2@7 per cont: oloaEngs,
$4,000 oo0 Treasury disbursements, 200. GUS
toms receipts, t3b6,00
Governments dull and steady.
State bonlH wore worry quiet.
Railroad bonds wero gulet nn1 firm Hartford and
Erte, hrBts, declined to 38x.
Tho Stock Exchange was wholly FREQ from excite
ment, and tho market rrllcd dull Tho wholo day tho
fluctuations not exceeding n per cent. Tho chief
fluctuations wore Wcatorn Unionl SO ot@85H@gs; Pa
cino Mail, 6an@6BA@ossl; st. Paul ooN@el630oA
@G0k; Eric, 04A@855s@G5.
, 1873-04-26

AOuHE.
Prayer by tho Rey. Mr. johnson.
COUNTY COURTS.
Houso bill 585, modifying tho extended 5nrls,,
diction Of County Courts, was ordered to third
reading.
REFORM SCHOOL.
Senate bill No. 7, to provide State Reform
School for Juvenile Offenders.
An .amondment striking out the nro,Eia,i;on o,1 ,,;a
oretion to hire out auoh minors, was adopted.
ELECTION OF SCHOOL oFF1CEn9.
House bill 418, amending Soc. "a, Of tho School
law, and changing, tue day OF eloctlng sohool
officers from Saturday to Ffiday. :, :
Mr. MOORE (AIaraha1D moved to reoon,rnit,
election Of women to such oficos. Lost.
The bill failed to pasa-yeas, g.; nays, A.
EDUCATIONAL.
House bill 800, the Compulsory Education bill
MT. Btreefor's amendment requiring children
TO work throe months In oaoh year to become en-
titled to the benefits Of the school fund, was lost
Sss rHoRNyoa 4 nayS 81 ,nov,a TINT TIM bill bo ,sa
on the table. LoBt-yeaa, 49; nays, o..
Tho bill waR ordered tuh third reading.
RAILROAD BILLS.
h[r. JONES offered q resolution fnstruotng
tho Chairman Of the SELECT Committee emit on On Rail-
scssion Of the Committee. Tabloid.
~ AFTERNOON BEss1oN.
NEW nILL.
By MoLAUGHLlN-In relation to tho collee-
tiona Of wages. ...-...
THE COMPROMISE RAILROAD DILL.
House bill 674, tic House Railroad bill, was
taEon up. tho question boing upon concurrinB In
the Senate nmondmenta.
The first amendment, striking out Sec. G. WAS
discussed at length by MoBsrB. HART, BTAnR,
ODEnLY, and DUNHAht, against MosBrs. HAY,
| ALEXANDER, and POLLOCK In favor of con-
curing.
Tho previous question was ordered, and the
House refused to concur in tho adoption Of the
amendmont-yoas, 81; nays, 88, as follows:
, 1873-04-26

BUFFALO. April 25.CArELEIro.aay, lne1mil!ng e
cars against tl6 cars the imo saat woak. Not
au!,olont catto to make qnosabe mGrket most OF
the arrivals through consiglnonta: Ill nsock IN the
cnds Baes 81 Illinois nleora, 07s to AT be at
99.2o@ea7H 40 Michigan ateora, ~ le3 tes at as;
aItEEr AND LAMus-To-day, including reported ar, M
ryaa, tooo; tot. for tho wees 10 200, aEsanat
decline from last woekH closing pricoA all gradss,
No salsa to-sy, Some few loads held over Western
, 1873-04-26

woolod aheop, g. 5o@o2s; wcatorn clipped, 1000
Ioos-To.day, including reported arrivals, o,aoo;
last wec nfost Of tie arr1vnls and ooriugR were light
hogs. Eastern buyers refuso 10 alleging as
owora hold thor stock out Of proportion to pt1coa
ping. Trndo Ia connnca to utmost entirely supplying
tho Immediate wnnts nf local butchers. Bales Of 6l0
ora, a0 , ut $500; 472 Kentucky hogs, 12t to l72
lbs. at $Q,1Q.
, 1873-04-26
YEAS,

Nir. BROWN offered an amendment allowing
special rates to mining and manufacturora intor-
Sdtl %tn or VII Witout o. the stata Rosyoas,
nays, q, and Boo. Q waH adopted.
500 was adopted.
Hocs. and having beon stricken out, Soc. 10
waa uoxt considered.
NIr. DOW offered an amendment providing
TINT this act shall not apply Ito passenger and
freight cars in transit through this State, or
from without tho Stnte to pointa III tho State.
Lost-yeRs, IL; Nays 90.
The section was then adopted. Also Secs. II
and - ordered to third reading.
The rules woro suspended, and tho bill road o
third tmo and pasBod-yeas, 36; nays, 6, as fol-
1c,ua
, 1873-04-26

' Mr. LEE moved to rooommit tho bill to tho
Commttoo on Appropriations with lnatruotlons
to mako An amendment striking out tho two mill
school tax, aud substituting therefor s1.000,000.
Oarriod-}ymese,I % ~ 20; nsys. ID. ,>..n,oa
to ssGs ss s 4s s"SnE Eor iSty Snas pe1s ~s
loBt-ycas, 25; nays, II.
4 motion to reconsider was carried, and tho
Il Bollsto bill $40, making appropriations for tho
University, at Normnl, passcd-ycas, o.;
I'D House bill 245 mating an appropriation for tho
Southern Normal Univofsity. PaHBod-ayos, %; !;
AZ K ceall OF tho Honato showing but twenty-five
Be,,ators prosont, tho aorgcant-at-Arms sent for
absentecH.
eouato bill securing tho FREQ passage OF fish
throughout tho watorB Of thossato waB paasod-
yeas, ~; nays, 8.
Tho Committee on Appropriations reported
atruotions, and tho Senate concurred In tho ro-
port. rho bill was orderod to third reading.
oTuEn nlILs PASSED.
Tho following additional bills wero passed !.
Honao bill 555, fixing tho timo for holding Cir
cult Court IN tho several districts. Yoas, 81 i:
i'rt Providing for copying tho laws and Journals OF
tho Gonoral Assembly. Yaas, SO; nays,o
xfr nRooKg 1,saSioas' introdueed a bill authorizing
| certain railroads to change their tormini. Road
HOUSE bil1 ropoaling the act providing for
| Clerk OF tho Board Of Supervisors Of Winnebagc
| County was rond aecond time. i,
| An Executive moasago. recommending nuch
notion, botng road, Mr: sTA1lNI offered joint
resolution authorizing the State-HouHo Commits
sionora to purchase d lot Of ground adjacent tc
| tho now 8tate-IIouso, on which to erect a build
inv For 1tnoft,rt trarH fnr f1tc Htntn
, 1873-04-26

rittsburgh OIL M1nrkots
prrrepunau, AprIt 25.-pErno1xuM-Crude higher,
at S240 por lrl nj parker'a Landing refined AEmer
and higher, At 10Nc.
, 1873-04-26

The House also refused to concur in striking
out the ninth aoction,- ST. nays, so.
Adjourned.
, 1873-04-26

The speaker nero wont on to Illustrate tho
BY jury in fixing rates, and illustrate how,
jurio8 might honestly diffor on all and
each. Of thoso different items. that On
torod into tho consideration Of the question
uttor hopolossnosu Of uniformity in jury vordcta
upon tho question Of ratoa.
The House rejected thu sonate amendment
Ans o tho effRnc 0y o s tho TO
nnh LIS Section lion by 50 to 81 ' The bill III COOS @
back to tho Senate, which, Judging from the OK
prosson Of Senators, will not recodo. confer
ellce committee seems inevitable.
11r. Hay's speech has shaken the confidence
Of many the bill, but 1t is tho beHt tint ho
douo at this late day.
AnENpMENTB TO THE REVENUE LAW.
HouBo bill COS, which passed tho House, IL In
tenilol to amend the Revenue law. provision
relieving bankers from making oath to their re-
turns waa stricken out, "a there was nomo doubt
! in tho Houso as to whether it WAS aafo to trust
Its in savings banks from ta1ation as part Of tho
assota Of tho banls, was also rejected 10 that tho
taxation OF dopoBits romains aa now,-thoy aro
taxed twice, as part Of the assota Of tho bank and
OF course the bauk deduota Its part OF tho tar
from the intoroHt duo the depositor nnd thoroby
the dopoRltor pays taxes twice on the aamo
money. Tho section providing that Troasurors
was drawn out. Tho bill as passed RI. .onaots tho
emergency act passed at the beginning of tho
session extending tho time ot the Oolleotors to
nuke final aottloment from March 20 instead Of
must make final settlemont with the Auditor on
April it Instead OF March s., ea heretofore In
case Of appeal from County to Circuit Courts, q
bond for twico tho amount Of costa must
bo given was rejected because q Cook County
Court has recently deoidal it would bo oq,1iva-
lent to purchasing justice,' e,,d juatloe should
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-27
FOR SEPTEMBER.


Bret Harte's new story, 'An Episode
Of Fiddletown.' is continued; pro-
fusely pictured article on the New York
Central Park" Whitelaw Reds Com
mencement Address on "The Scholar in
Politics. and the usual variety of other
articles, biography and poetry. The
following paragraph descriptive Of Ah
Fe's Pilgrimage. might be called prose
version OF "The Heather Chinee:''
On the road to Sacramento he was
twice playfully thrown from the top of
the stage coach by an intelligent but
deeply intoxicated Caucasian, whose
moral nature was shocked at riding with
one addicted to opium smoking. At
Hangtown he was beaten by a passing
stranger-purely an act Of Christian su-
perrogation. At Dutch Flat he was
robbed by well-known hands from un-
known motives. At Sacramento he was
arrested on suspicion of being something
or other and discharged with severe
reprimanG--possibly for not being it,
and SO delaying the course of justice.
At San Francisco he was freely stoned
by children of the public schools, but by
carefully avoiding these monuments OF
enlightened progress he at last reached
in comparative safety the Chinese quar-
ters, where his abuse was confined to the
police and limited by the strong arm of
the law.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-27
CAMPING OFT.

On this record must be placed Profes-
sor Gilbert Munger, artist from New
York City, Broadway, No. 1l15. He is
most intensely engaged in taking Lake
Tahoe sketches. He is very near the
lake-about 100 rods from north OF
Bayley's. His assistants are Staples
from San Francisco, and Mrs Dwight
Whitney from Boston, Mass
In Tahoe City, on the oath inst,
Lords Day, morning and evening, we
had religious services in Mr.. True
worthy's hall. Our theme ut evening
was: Ps. 10: S6-''Help Thou me-"
All travellers can get time to offer that
short prayer.
Yours, J. R.wsoN JOHNSON.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-27

TIE WATEE WoRKs-Mr. Schussler,
engineer Of the new Virginia and Gold
Hill Water Works. was in town yester-
day. He informs Us that the main pipe
across Washoe Valley is il excellent
condition, that the quantity Of water
now flowing through it per Il hours is
500, Geo gallons. This is all that can be
sent through to this town at present,
owing to the small size of the fuma be-
tween here and Bullion Ravine. But
when the large flume shall have been
completed between this city and that
point there can be sent through j, 200, 900
gallons per n hours. He has completed
q survey between the inlet OF the pipe in
the mountains ct Marlctte Lake. The
distance from the lake to the inlet Of the
pipe by the route selected {two surveys
were made) is fifteen miles, making the
total distance from Marlette Lake to this
city, by the line Of the fumes and pipe,
Sc miles. The ground over which the
fume will run from the lake to the inlet
of the pipe is very favorable and sir
Schussler is much pleased with the
route -Eaierpris.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-27

TAHOE CITY, August 18th

TAHOE CITY, August 10Th.
EDITOR APPEAL: On Monday. August
Is, Captain Lapham, CT tn. steamboat
Governor Stanford" gave his passen-
gers thirty minutes on the shore of
Emerald Bay. The Cascade, " Captain
Dick his hermit home, and his pre-
pareh & itu.eafe ;H,n5 on Oh oIys',e NJ erJ rsiana;
Tahoe City on Monday evening. Among
guests at Bayley's, We noticed Professor
lie Conte, wife and son, Rev. I. II.
Rouse, Rev. f. II. Girard, Stoddard, the
poet; the Forbes family, parents, two sons
and three daughters, from San Francisco.
One of the sons was on his way to Yale
College. Church represented the San
Francisco merchants; others from that
citr.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-22
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGG1N COUNT,

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Journals says about three-quarters OF
the machinery is now placed in the new portion
OF the Continental mill.
The Journal says the iron railroad bridge
over the Little AndrOscogein is to be nut in no
stiOn next week by the Grand Trunk Railroad
bridge engineers. 1t is also contemplated we
are informed, to drive piipgs to support scat.
folding for the erection of the iron bridge across
the Androscoggin. The bridge will not be put
in place until the track is laid.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Sunrise says on Friday evening last the
house OF Geo. w. Emerson of Mapleton, was
bnrned with all its contents, with the excep
ton of a barrel of pork.
KENNBBEU COUNTY
The store of Plummer & Haskell was broken
into, in Augusta, Thursday night, and about
S25 worth of goods stolen. A one-armed fellow
named Charles Kimball, and Charles Hilton
were arrested for the deed.
The Mail says the barn of Hiram Cornforth
of West Waterville, was set on fire one morn
ing last week, by boy living with a negbbor.
who said that man hired him to do it for q
hundred dollars. The fire was extineuished be-
fore much harm was DONE
Mr.. Crowell Bickford, who has the contract
for excavating for the site of the new factory in
Watervile, has unearthed another Indian
skeleton, and also handsomely wrought stone
KNOX COUNTY
There are only 129 convicts now in the Maine
state frison-tne smallest number for some
years.
PENOBSCoT COUNTY.
The net receipts of the late fair in Bangor for
the Home for aged women in that city, amount
ed to about $1400
YORK COUNTY.
child of Mr.. X. S. Hill, ID, of Biddeford,
about three years old, was so severely scaIded
last tuesday. that she died on Thursday.
FREEMAN Speer, who is charged with setting
the tire that occurred in Biddeford Tbnrsd.v
has been held in the sum of $4,000 for his an,
pearance at the January term of the s. j.
Court.
Messrs. Andrews & Bragdon of Bidueford
have during the past season furnished 1900
tons of granite for the Richmond Island break
water. They will put 10 10 900 tons more be-
tween now and the first of June.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-22
the Fatal Collision.

The railroad accident near Kennebunk on
Friday nights the subject of much comment
In all quarters, and the behavior of the off,
Gals at this end Of the line, in their attempi
to suppress information is subject of much
sharp criticism, and will undoubtedly be dis
approved by the management of the road An
attempt to prevent early information in the
pubiic prints---is not oHly--uawise
and fuLile-for all the facts must appear soon
or late-but is Entertainment of the public
many of whom may have friends upon the
road, about whose safety they will OF course
have keen solcitude. For instance, a journal
OF Saturday indicated, in the absence of infor-
nation, that the disaster had occurred to the
night Pullman train. uron which were macy
Portland PEOPLE, and our representative
found it impossible to extract information
from tac'enrn officials and interdicted tie E.
graph operators. fo be sure we were ena-
bled to inform our readers what trains collid-
ed, and some other general intelligence, but
even this was obtained through an outside
party who had overheard conversation of the
officials. This style has been much in vogue
on several railroads, but it is all wrong. An ap-
pearance of mystery only causes distrust and
leads to exaggeration of the calamity.
1t is tie early 10 place definitely the respon-
sibiiity for this apparently unnecessary
slaughter of men and destruction ofproperty,
but the telegraph operator who simply asked
II the northward bound train should be stop
ped, without explaining the reason of bis en-
quiry, and the Portsmouth train dispatcher,
who answered mo- withou: asking the cause
OF the question, must show why they were
not more attentive and soctous, or the fear
full load of responsibility will fall with crush
ing force on them. The night was dark
aud foggy and train was somewhere on the
track north of Kennebunk the crime of start
ing train from Kennebunk northward rests
upon all who knew or who ought to have
known that fact. Indscriminate blame of
the railroad company is likely to be unjust, as
the fault may be in employees rather than in
the system. The investigation ofto-day will
probably throw much light on the subjec t.
We shall present tomorrow a full report of
the proceedings.