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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

graph companies is q m0iety compared with
that given to railroads.; yet who PROPOSES
that the United States shall take the railroad
system of the country into its paternai hands
In his estimates of the value OF the teie-
graph property Of the country, the postmaster
General has always been unfortunate he
seems to have adopted. without much consul
Grafton, the crude guesses of one or TWO per-
sons whose data have repeatedly been shown
to be comparatively valueless. Between MI
Creswell and Mr.. orion there is an irreconcil-
able difference in figures as well as IN
opinion, and the latter gentleman. rearranglng
in their proper order the figures of the Post-
master-Generafs witnesses, makes the esti-
mate of the total cost of replacing
existing telegraph lines about twice as great
rs the Postmaster General Is willing to ad-
nit. AS to the relative cost to the public OF
messages sent by postal or corporation tele-
graph lines, the two officials are also at vari-
ance. Mr.. Creswell, in general way, lpoints
to the European system as one OF great pop
uar economy Mr.. OrtOn points to the limited
area of territory covered by any Euro
pean postal telegraph system and the
wide extent of sparsely settled country
supplied with Geographic facilities by
our corporations and he shows that,
even with these disadvantages to the
American system the cost is much greater in
Europe than here. There Ii loss to the
Government which operates the line; the loss
must be made up by taxation; the tariff OF
rates, therefore, affords little light on the
subject of the relative cost of the different
systems. The apparent saving by low charges
is merely an illusion.
Some of the points brought out in the con-
troyersy between the POstmaster-General and
the President of the Western Union Company
are purely personal. They were introduced
into the discussion by Mr.. Creswell, who, in his
last report seemed to forget that the telegraph
system of the country is private property;
that its owners and managers are simply pri-
vate citizens, and that their doings, dealings and
corporation reports are not strictly subjects Tor
Official review so long as no laws are broken
and no attempt is made to invade popular
rights. This forgetfulness, however, may be
safely set down TO the sngle-hearted zeal
with which the Postmaster General has pur-
sued the subject. There is no imminent
prospect of any popular Endorsement of the
postal telegraph scheme. Until the Govern
ment better manages the POst-Office and other
public business now intrusted to it, there
can be no possible excuse for enlargng Its
duties and responsibilities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

We regret being unable as yet TO pronounce
unfounded the alarm expressed in yesterdays
Key West and tO-day's Havana dispatches con-
corning the safety of Mr.. Ralph Keller. one
of THE TRIBUNE's special correspondents lately
dispatched to Cuba. COnsul-General Hall, in
answer to an inquiry, teegraphed yesterday
afternoon from Havana to the Editor Of The
TRIBUNE: "Have been awaiting further par
ticulars before telegraphing you; but have
received nothing except the fact that he was
missing on arrival of steamer at Manzanillo.
Authorities at ManzanillO have his ef-
fects and will send them to me-"
Our correspondent ip Havana telegraphs to
the same purport and is now making vigor-
GUS inquiries. We still have some faint hope
that the disappearance may be presently ex-
planned and the Havana suppOsition of death
by drowning be pleasantly dispelled by Mr.
Keller himself. He is an old traveller, familiar
with Spanish, as with half-a-dozen other Ian
guages, accustomed to rOughing it in nearly
all parts of the habitable globe, and likely, we
should say, to take care of himself, and not
lose his head, in the presence of danger. he
is pleasantly known to the literary world by
contributions to The Atlantic, and by the re-
markable book of autobiography and travel,
"VagabOnd Adventures"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

peculiar magnitude of some Of its enter
prises give the report special popu-
lar value. 1t will DO observed that the
head of the house, in conversation
with TRIBUNE correspondent, exhib-
it's the most cheerful confidence in the final
success of the schemes in which he has been
engaged. Possibly, in this sanguine tempera-
ment may be found some OF the causes Of
present embarrassments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

Some useful hints to the managers of the
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia are
given in letter printed on the third page of The
TRIBUNE. Baron Schwarz- Senborn has gained
a worldwide reputation by his management
of the Vienna Exposition. He was the
autocsat of that great enterprise and
his controlling mind made itself everywhere
felt. His views, therefore, will have peeu-
liar value and, at this time, the sensible sug-
gestiOns and solid information which he has
communicated to our correspondent e'erve
the careful consideration which we invite for
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

The company raised for the conquest OF Cuba at
Augusta, Ga, was very strongly ofacsred ID con-
sisted of IL generals colonels captains, ~ psy
masters n 0uartarpAs,sgs. aud Rgivste,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

The great interest that has been excited in
the natural wonders of the Yellowstone region
since the area which contains the geysers has
been set apart as a National Park, has rem
dered the development Of easy means Of
access to it exceedingly desirable. On the
third page we give an account of a new route
discovered by the Exploring Expedition under
Capt. Jones, and map of the surrounding
country. The narrative is one of difficulty
and adventure, terminating in great success,
whereby the route to the Park will be short
ened for tourists from the East by something
like four hundred miles. Good scientific re-
suits were also obtained by the Expedition,
and the description of wild and romantic
scenery will bring its pictures wildly before
the reader.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

All rightminded persons who love to walk dry
viii DO pleased to learn that thief who stole
between thirty and forty umbrellas from the Man.
chester (Engl Exchange has been found guilty. and
will expate his unnatural and unusual crime by
suffering an imprisonment in place in which he
will not need an umbrella ut all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

DR.. Kenealey, during the Tichborne trial, in the
course of his multitudinous fault-fndng, com
planned Of something really dreadful-thst Mr.
Hawkins had cndeavored to divert the attention Of
the jury from the real issue by stale jokes which
were presented to them as new but which were
actually emanaticns from Joe Miller!- Poor DR..
Kenesley seems to have had hard time Of it
before, but tho emanations from Joe Miller we're
too much for his squanimity, already sufficiently
exhausted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

We published yesterday brief review OF
the progress of astronomy in 1873. written by
Prof. Daniel KirkwOod of Bloomington, Ind.
This subject has special interest at the present
time. when We are about to have the story OF
the heavens unfoded from the eloquent lips
of Mr.. Proctor. But what we have most to
commend in the letter of Prof Kirkwood is
its simplicity, and the worimanlike way in
which the story is told. We refer to it as
model OF compactness, which we recommend
not only az regards scientific correspondence,
hut for all who have news to tell IN any de-
partment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

Southern politics still bear the appearance
Of utter complication. In Virginia, perhaps,
there is less chaos than in most of the South
ern States but the letter published on the
second page of THE TRIBUNE, to-day. shows
that the contest for the United States Sen
atorship in that State is bringing to the
surface great number of antagonistic
elements Possibly these may be eventually
quieted but they now present very much
troubled appearance. In Texas. however, things
are much more hopeless. We commend to the
student in American politics the statement Of
the case as made in our correspondence.
There is apparently an irrepressible conflict
between the Constitution and the election laws.
This precipitates a contest between the ms
and the outs, which, like similar disagree
ments, seems likely to lead to infinite con-
fusion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

Comparisons are odious; and the friends oil
the gentleman who made small fortune IN
postage stamps at Albany will protest against
his being likened to the Washington officials
Investigations show that the subordinates fol-
low the example of their superiors, and line
their pockets with all sorts of perquisites.
Just now the matter of free rides is most
canvassed, the item of carriages and horses hay
ing come up into great prominence. That
street-car tickets should also be demanded in
great quantity seems natural enough when we
consider that an aristocratio love of ease has
been developed in the public service. These
small items appear very insignificant to the
officials, doubtless, but they amount to a con-
siderable sum in the annual account. IL Is
high time they were examined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

We publish this morning srln'eres.lns anu ~
extended account of the present condition OF
the affairs of the great house Of Jay Cooke q
Co. in bankruptcy. The WIDE reputation Oh
the firm the extent OF its operaaons ana Inc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

CINCINNATI. @.-A generAs triko VI tuo ouSin0oss
and nremsn the Pan Handle Railroad began here
noon to-day The strike is against the reduction OF 10
Der cent In wages Of these employees from the nrss
the present month The agents Of the company say Pre-
vious notice Of the reduction was given Since noon i've
pxsseneer trains and ell tho freight trains on the fsa
Handle Road were unable to leave this city. u rs
ported that all ths branches Of the Pan Handle ana
Pennsylvania Central Roads are affected simutaneouav
ny this strike.
LArER.-The Pan Handle ofncers arc doing oil shey
can to Keep running The railroad shops In tie
eastern part OF the city stopped. to allow tho me-
chsnes take tho places Of the striking engineers
Out trains to leave the city this after
NOON four out and three had 70 remain here moth
ing better s expected for tomorrow UP 70 midalEns
intelligence OF the strike till the hour appointed
for it to begin. They had vague rumors OF con!en-
tor Is TO the time when It would begin, and were
not credited Dispatches from o.aer y, ,n POM ps.-
TsSa.
the glS p NJ train east reports an aus%p' ~
eastern part Of she city. about three miles rom tie
depot; .u. n., IN. .,,,s. a, IN. engineer, and
hremen the Pan Handle Railroad and the leased nnes
west Of Pittsburgh. today, resulted IN seners "'F
reporter was assured by . delegation Of ensneerA 70
night that oil they want Ia restoration q .ne Wss
Interfere with any one who wishes TO run snenea
train was run in from Depnisoo to-ngM
ton just a. she engine pulled into the depot ner
simpson struck the head with stone ssr1~
BY some unknown person. but was mot mucn ma%
The engineers say they positive THIS was nos INA
by any OF their mon. Tho engineers further N W..
strike Ia made only after respectful protests
the reduction had been sent TO headquarters Nps ,
accomplishing the object sought Tho yard nS
Of freight and passenger trans end much inco
10 travelling public must result unless the Of
speedily adjusted d. W. Caldwell, supS,ins rcduo
the lines west Of this point states that on Doc
ton pcr cent made the salaries ana
and attaches Of those lines and that the -
nrsmen tho Gully persons who have ~ X 49,
ths srransement THIS reduction VS., nsSs 1890 :.
Of tho financial condition Of the country SUI
Nap tAsx pea employed saaHN tasA OkVAS'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

Police COURT, MoNDAY-Justice White
presiding.-The following cases were dis
posed of: ! --.s... - ~ .E a@.'-..
Thomas Taylor (negro) was fined $40 for
assauIting Louisa Taylor {negro). s
William J. Miller, for being drunk and
riding at a dangerous speed on the public
streets, was fined So. = .s-. 3. g.-lg..
Mr.. S., II. Harwood, for striking George
Williams "a negro boy), was fined 81.
Henry Rupp, for an assault upon r
Brown (negro), was fined 81. .-r.. .....
Jerry Meyers (negro), for ohstructine
street-crosSing with his hack, was fined 81.
Charles Grays (negro) was fined 81 fol
beating his wife, Millie Grays.
SaIina Moore. who was discharged from
Jail on the 9Th instant, was returned for sia
months rs common prostitute and drunk
ard, ana John Sullivan, vagrant without
| visible means Of support, was also sent for
six months.
Edmond Giles Inegro) paid $40 for hay
ing grossly assaulted his wife.
John Deabls, of New York city, was
brought up on charge of selling goods by
sample without city license. The fact was
admitted, but there being extenuating Cir
curnstanees he was discharged and required
to obtain license at once.
Henry Cary. charged with an assault upor
Jane Hughes, was discharged.
Christian Sears, for striking Peter Joha
than (negro) in the eye with brick, wa
fined SIS. In disposing of this case justice
White took occasion to remind the accused
that the law guarantees the colored people
the peaceable enjoyment of their rights q!
citizens, and that when parties take the aH
into their own hands they do it at then
peril, be the victim black or white.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

MONTHLY MEETING OF THE METHODIST Sun
DAY-SCHooL SoCIETY.-The regular monthly
meeting of this Society was held at Trinity
church Sunday afternoon at 81 o'clock-T
L. D. Walford, president, in the chair R. J.
Christian, assistant secretary. 's'..i
The meeting was opened with singing by
Trinity school. and prayer by Rev. j. C.
Granbery. - .s;ss
Rev. A. C. B1edsoe, on behalf of Trinity
school, delivered very appropriate address
of welcome. --~~,~>--
Mr.. T. W.. Pemberton, superintendent,
gave an account of the condition and pros.
poets of Trinity school, showing fair ave.
rage OF enrolment and attendance and in
terest. .,
Rev. II. B. Cheatham then made very
suitable and interesting address. Subject
"The Relation Of the Sunday School to the
Parent, the Church, and the World"
MIR. William Willis, Jr., also addressed the
meeting. Subject: "The Bible the rule and
guide in the formation of character"
The President, after careful comparison
of the enrolment ofall the schools with the
church membership, made an earnest appeal
to all to put forth more earnest effort to in
crease the membership and extend the in.
fluence of the schools for good.
The exercises were interspersed with very
fine singing by the scholars of Trinity, con.
sisting of solos, duets, and choruses, led by
Dir. G. L. Rady.
The following is the report for ,J1ly:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

PERsoNAL.---His EXcellency Governor
Walker will probably visit the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs the last Of the pre-.
sent week.
The physicians attending Mr.. McCarty re-
present bis condition as favorable, notwith-
standing his recent relapse.
Mr.. G. P Huntington, president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, reached Rich
mond yesterday morning. During the day
he visited the Church Hill tunnel in compa-
ny with Chief Engineer FL. D. Whitcomb.
This morning the two gentlemen will leave
the city for the West, in the mail train,
stopping at staunton tonight. From staun'
ton they will make an inspection OF the
line westward to Huntington in special
train, which will probably leave staunton
on Wednesday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

MANcHEsrER.-A force of laborers are at
work lereling the sidewalk Of Seventh street
near the free bridge preparatory to laying
down plank walk. Hull street, at its south
west end, is soon to be paved out to the cor.
poration limits.
The quarterly County Court Of Chester,
field was in session yesterday. The grand
Jury found number OF true bills against
parties charged with misdemeanors.
In the Police Court Of Manchester, VIII
liam Edwards was fined % for keeping his
place of business open on Sunday. Edward
Emory and J. N. Eubank were each lined u
tor drunkenness. On Saturday, John Cros-
tick, for abusing his wife, was ordered to
leave town in default Of surely for good De-
havior. james Anderson was fined IL for
bathing in the canal. ;.
The river is quite low, and the authorities
are improving the opportunity to repair tne
dam that turns the water into the canal. A
number of workmen are employed on il, and
eight places have been repaired.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

LIGHT AS a CURATIVE AGENT.-The state
ment has been made that Sir James Wylie
late physician to the Emperor of Russia,
having attentiyely studied the effects of light
as a curative agent in the hospital of St. Pc
tersburgh, discovered that the number o
patients who were cured in rooms properly
lighted was four times those confined il
dark rooms. This led to complete reform
in lighting the hospitals Of Russia, and with
the most beneficial results. In all the ellie;
visited by the cholera it was universally
found that the greatest number of deaths
took place in narrow streets and on the
sides of those having northern exposure,
where the salutary beams of the sun are ex'
cluded The inhabitants of southern slopes
of mountains are better developed and more
healthy than those who live on the northern
sides, while those who dwell in secluded
valleys are generally subject to peculiar
diseases and deformities of person, these dit-
ferent results being attributed to the agency
of light.-Neao York Tribune.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12
The following is the average attendance a
The schools for the past mOnth-Yiz:

The First Church school reports one bap-
tism, Pine-Street one death, Fulton one and
the Valley Mission eight conversions.
The largest attendance during the month
was on the Goth of July, when there were
present in all the schools 242 officers and
teachers and 2,027 scholars.
After remarks by DIR. L. R. Chiles of Man
chester school, Messrs. L. II. Fnyser, and
w. II. Williams, the Association was ad-
journed to meet at the Manchester church on
the afternoon of the second Sunday in Sep
tomhar
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

NoNsgNsE.-An enthusiastic friend of the
American centennial celebration, writing to
gentleman prominent in official circles, sug.
gests that Mt prescisely 12 O'Clock, noon, on
the Fourth of July. 1876 washington time),
all the guns, the bells, locomotive and other
land whistles, trumpets, the drums, the or
gans, and other musical instruments, with
the tens of millions of singing voices of our
great land, burst forth in sounds OF JOY and
praise Washington telegram in Baltimore
Sun.
That would be IL o'clock at st. Paul;
O'Clock at Sacramento City 1890 at Austin,
Texas; 1o:4o at Galveston 1880 at Au'
gusta, Maine; and so on. 1t would be
ridiculous sort of "noon." 1t would be
{" high old noon mot a j" high aoon."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

POLICE Norxs.--Ellen Turner and John
Turner ,(colored), charged with stealing
several pieces of household furniture from
Beverly Robinson (colored), and with hay-
ing assaulted him. were arrested last night
and bailed for appearance before the Police
Court this morning, and Beverly Robinson,
charged with assaulting and beating bis
wife Ellen, was also arrested and bailed.
Policeman Matthews reported G. d.
Hawes s. Son for building frame house on
Eighteenth and Gary streets without per-
mission OF the city authorities.
Thomas Suger and Frank Mann (coloredl,
arrested on charge Of assaulting William
Fox with stick, In the First Market, were
baiIed for their appearance to answer this
morning.
Captain John Disney arrested George W.
Davidson, charged with trespassing upon
the premises of William Thorn and inter-
fering with his workmen.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

KILLED By RAILROAD ENGINE.--At Buck.
ner's station, on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, Saturday about noon, the up freight.
train engine struck a German named Frank
Metz, middle-aged man, and cousin of. the
present owner OF Buckner''s farm, and killed
him. 1t appears that Metz was rolling a
wheeibarrow, and was in the act Of crossing
the track when the freight train came in
sight. He drew back slightly and watched
the approaching engine till it got within
about thirty feet of him, and then, showed
the barrow across the track. The cow
catcher struck him on the legs, pitched him
forward in ditch, and his head coming in
contact with stone, he was killed. He
was told not to attempt the hazardous uu-
dertaking. He had only been in Virginia
about week. No blame is attached to the
engine-driYer for the sad occurrence.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

THE DIsINTERRED SKELEToH.-The skele-
ton exhumed last week in digging cuvert
at the corner of Fifth and Leigh streets
proves to be that Of the wife Of Major Giles,
who resided in small house near that cor
ner about seventy years ago. The maiden
name of Mrs. Giles was Clarke, and she, was
born in Hanover county. Her niece, Mrs.
S. j. Howle, now perhaps seventy years old,
resides in Manchester, and she, with Mr..
Thomas G. Clarke, of this city, are the near
est living relatives of the deceased. "
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

CONFEDERATE DEAD AT ARLINGTON
the purpose of raising funds to be used i'll
removing the Confederate dead from Arling-
ton, Rescue Council, No. /, S. c. B., of this
city, will give grand picnic at Hattorf's
Garden next Monday afternoon. Captain
McCann's brass band and string band have
been engaged for the occasion. The affair
is under the management of Captain W. g.
Darlington, q. F. Wise, w. f. Richter, and
others. Music, dancing, and refreshments
will be plentiful, and the managers announce
that strict order will be enforced.