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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

Total wooden concrete pave . - - 81. ,oo-- ,,,e o,-
streets Of the 81 10 III ~ oZOio @loO~-S
This street has been repavei with Belgian blocks
a Streets which ave been partly repiyed with stone
has besn partly removed leaving tne beaa upo9
which 1t laid exposed
Other kinds Of asphalt pavements than those men
toned above are laid the different parks OF the city,
and their present condition depends entirely upon the
amount Of travel to which they have been subjected
Little heavy traffic finds its way through these parks
and consequently the pavements have not worn out as
RAPIDLY as those in the streets Of the city The City Hall
Park is laid with three kinds Of asphalt pavement, and
as this park used than OF the Others, more
evidence of wear aud decay afforded. The plaza In
front OF the City Hall Is covered with the Shar pave
ment the paths are laid the Fisk concrete and the
roadway across the end with the schenger pave
The latter is more used than the Others account OF
the additional traffic which seeks passage-way across
the Park presents the best at present
The scharf pavement is full Of rus and yields to every
pressure of the Unonsquare is covered with the
Neuchatel pavement, which Is IN poor condition
Madisonsquare and the Batterysquare are paved with
the schenger pavement. which is In fair condition. The
paths OF ngton-square composed OF the Day
yucaute pavement and present some evidence OF wear
Reconnaissance Is paved with the rahamite asphalt
pavement with which the Fisk concrete on Thirty
egh:h-st between Fifth and Madison-aves. has been
repaired The Grahamite pavement also surrounds the
Worth Monument and withstood the action OF the
elements during both Winter and SUMNER and now
nv the Department OF Parks shows that il is dissatisfied
with the stability OF these payements except the last
named, even ON the pleasure grounds OF the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07
NOTICE TO MARINERs-LooK OUT FOR THE BAL
non The GrdpAb.

The managers of The Daily Graphic would
tnf eoDmand of vessels which may leave American
norris during the coming month the fact that 10 IS In
tended that the transatlantic balloon expedition OF Prof.
Me- and MT WsH. Donaldson shall leave the City OF
New.YOIk for Europe on some dayslate In August or
Early In September, which viii hereafter be definitely
ANNOUNCED The balloon Will carry two heDoats, aud
every part the apparatus that capable OF being dc
tached will be legiby inscribed VITA tue words, The
N (;raphIc" Mariners are requested, III case any
srcles so marked picked up by them. 10 ascertain
80 ioeatv where found, tbata necessary particulars
80 ne pnblshed During the progress OF the balloon,
the aeronauts Will occasionally throw over In the night
Tine forDedOes, which Will explode on striking the
Liter Tor die purpose Of marking the direction they are
tayesog Note Of these should also DO made la case
sioon gives out before ii reaches land, the passen-
lao ii have recourse 10 the boats. In which eDer-
sney Il Is hoped they may be seen aud rescued w any
isa Ice VII iasuIe WatcafpIaess on I'VE paII 0I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

aimee the Controller Acknowledged the receipt OF tho
re1uison and he had made move TO have tho stock
issued the nen paid The declaration then left having
everything In his power TO have their money paid
promptly.
TRIUMPH OVER THE GAS MONOPOLY
Under an arrangement with Commissioner
Van Mort of the Department Of Public Works. and q.
his earnest request all the gas companies furnishing
public lamps have at last sent In Their bills Tor light
ing the pnblic lamps for the year 'b AZ tne fe'uced
rates OF sa so per annum for each lamp from January
70 July 81 and ESQ per anuum and and after August
D. 1872, when the Government tax on gas haa ceased
This makes a reduction OF tls3OI3 rs ia the co7 OF gss
for public lamps as compared with tho year 1871, tho
bills for which are still unpaid and before the courts
for adjudication.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

from the smaller towns and perfectly willing to let
their farms lle just they without much improve
rnent and without much consequent taxation. They
seem to be in their opposition, and VIII no
doubt make q strong eight against the movement what
tho upshot of the matter will be- few willing to ven
n mil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

naveators that may result saving human lives and
II is hoped that newspapers generally VIII gwen prom
inent ins or ton IN their columns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07
raxsr, IN WHICH TIM FISK coscRKrs is LAID.

TIL, V,t .or.,s,a .,. s4s7 AT 50 Al Ol2 1923 O36
sooIS sone,sts "a aboye,.,... q $50 ~ 5000 1900
Total concrete payements in streets al, % 4, o,o s,oo aoa
Of TOlOOOo % ffSl@ @4"-O'"
ADD total wooden payements I'm -5o
TUESDAY II lfoOS ooOo5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

The proportion of the population OF the county In the
City OF Brooklyn, compared with that in the country
towns for the past % years is as follows
BrookIvn Co towns BrooIlyn Co towns
1901. ei4i4 4446s l87O.....S96 O99 1882
1860. .2623 43 6174
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

Some Of our Radical contemporaries
have been milking themselves unnecossari.
ly miserable by the the idea that under
the new Constitution no debt can be col.
Iccted and no person can be fined or in,
prisoued without the verdict of a jury =
FhO iatbsoctiQn of Article III ofthe Con
stitution asofficially promulgated, proyil.
es that "No person shall be deprived Of
life, liberty or property without due pro,
cess oflaw, Acknowledgement his peers
The use of the conjunction "and" in this
section is clearly a clcrical error The orr,
giuaI report Of the Convention Committee
on Bill of Rights contained the word 'or'
instead Of aud" Ia the report of the
Committee Of the Whole, the word "or" is
found and we believe it was so in the Re.
visory Committees report Tue substitu.
ton Of land" was probably made iuadver.
tenlly by the engrossing clerk and was mol
noticed before the fnal vote on the adoption
of the Constitution was taken. The jour
nal Of the Constitutional Convention con.
tains ne record of the amendment OF The
original section by striking out "or" aud
inserting land" in its stead, and the con.
clusion is irresistible that the present form
Of the section referred to is not in accord.
uucc with tina intention of the body that
| framed the Constitution. We believe thai
all the American Constitutions contain d
similar provision aud in almost the same
words. Iu fact it comes down to US from
Magma Charta aud has been embodied il
every declaration Unpopular rights 10 In
gland and America, 1t is therefore in
credible that the Constitutional Convention
Of West Virginia should have iutcn,
tionully made an important change in the
language ofthis common law, without de-
bate aad without even making record o
the fact. We have no doubt whatever
that if tue point should ever come up fol
judicial determination it will be decided
that the legal effect of the section is pre-
ciscly what it would be it the error hac
not occurred, namely, that mo persor
shall be deprived ollie, liberty or propert,
without due process Of law, or the judg
ment of bis peers"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

The abolition Of capi!lI punishment is
nov attracting the stIculiou Of the press
The alarming impuOily enjoyed by mur-
derers aud villains Of high degree OF
healthy bank accounts, from tho extreme
penalty Of the law, and the almost certain
death to fOllcg the commission Of less ag.
gravatcl, offences By the poor and friend
less lead men to look somewhere and sOme-
how for remedy It is therefore urged
NY many lbatin the abolition Of capital
punishment viii be found the healthy oint.
mcnt for this grieyOui sore upon the morals
Of American Society. They trguc thai
The imposition Of a penalty less than death
would almost always be certain to be car.
ricd out. that while the average juror can
not bring himself to determine the taking
Of the lifc of criminal, he will quite will.
lngly conSign him to the pentcniary for
life or for long term Of years We do
not believe, however, that the result would
be brought about by the abolition Of the
penalty. The root Of matter lies quite too
deep to be removed by an application so
external The same motive that impelS a
jaryman to stand for the acquittal Of a pris
oncr against whom the evidence Of guilt is
overwhelming would cause him to vote
against the infection of tho morest punish.
ment Public corruption cannot be up.
rooted, nor a sense Of moral obligation i'm
planted 10 the breast Of the average juror,
by the abolition of the death penalty So
long as moOoJ can be used successfully for
the subOruution Of witnesses, tho bribiOg
ofjurors and the corruption Of the Judges
on the bench, just 80 long will men look
in vain for the remedy for evils that they
now falsely attribute to public antiplthy
to capital punishment. In the improve.
mont Of public morals alone is tho relief
to be hoped for, When men learn to res.
poet each other for their honesty, inteIli.
gcnce aud integrity, independent Of their
worldly possessions when gidcd aud ig.
norant vice shall be mdo to take station
in the social scale much lower than that
now held by honest poverty; when men
will Judge bad deed, unsvaycd by the
corruptiOg ialueucc of the money of its
pcrpctrator, then anl thea only will crime
be punished according tot merits,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09
PUBLIC SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
NEAR
Mason City, w. V.
Albert Mcdaniel ct a'sI

Albert Mcdaniel ct. a'sI
VS.. In ChancCry,
Julia Lawson. ct. ais.
TN pursuance Of the terms Of decree Of The
Circuit Court Of Mason county. Vest Viz.
ginia, rendered at the September Term 1879,
in the above cmilrd cause. |, the undersigned
Special Commissioner, will proceed 10 sell on
The lllh Day Of January, 1873,
ut the Front Door Of the Court House Of Mason
county, nj public auction Ia the highest bid
der, the following tracts Of land or so much
thereof as will be necessary 10 satisfy said dc.
cree aud the costs of said suit, aud the costs
Of this sale One tract belonging 10 the de.
feudant, Virginia Weaver, estimated to con.
tain IS acres . rood, and s poles, the other
tract belonging to The defendant, Julia Law.
sou, estimated to contain 81 acres rood and
$ poles, upon the following terms, one third
cash in hand and the residue in one and twn
years. taking from the purchaser bond with
good security. bearing interest frOm date until
paid, and retaining the title as a further Sc
curity. W II, TOMLlNS0N,
dec ,-4w. Special COMMISSIONER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09
Tho fancy Memorial.

90 Tucslty last at Annapolis. in the
presence Of vast aud reyerent concourse,
was unveiled the bronze statue Of the late
Chief Justice erected by the State Of
Maryland. The Inaugural address, the
chief portion Of which will be found 10 an.
other column, was by one sho loved aud
ycueratei tho illuarious dead, and who
knows how, better tlIu1 most men Of his
day and generation, to give his thoughts
expression 10 the purtst and most eloquent
forn Of words Rarely have we met any.
thing more beautiful anil touching than
Mr. WaIliss brief eulogy There is not
a word too little Or too much, There are
IN 1t latent thoughts bitter memory-the
recollection Of deep injustice which come
50 near the surface that there is no Difficult.
ty 10 tracing them From the day when
the Chief Justices asserted unquestioned
law which everybody admits now to be
law-~in the case Of hlCrrimah, TO his death
he was, as it were, marked man; and who
better than Mr. Wallis can speak OF the
wrongs aud the oulrages of those dark
days? For fourteen months we're be and
bis friends, the pureSt and the best of the
citizens Of Maryland, shut up 10 a military
prison with0utu trial or even an sccnser;
aud when one of Cbicf.J Justice 'Taucy's col.
leagues. four hundred niles from the outer
edge Of war and in tie heart Of the loyal
city Of Boston, recognizing the law Of
Mcrrimln's case, soughtto giye relief, or
at least to inquire into the cause Of deten-
ton, bis iutcrpOsitiOn was frustrated by
military authority and martial law virtual
u proclaimed in Massachusetts, TonOth.
log Of this sort does Mr.. Wallis expressly
refer His thoughts we're with the dead
Aud yet there must have been swelling Of
the heart and culver of the Ii ps as the
prisoner Of Fort Warren, the chosen repre-.
sontaIivcs Of his own proud Maryland,
spoke the praises Of him who had he been
obcyed when he pronounced the mandate
Of the law, would have saved the Ezccu.
tive Government the shame of having vi
oIatod unnecessarily the dearest privileges
Of the citizen. Maryland has done her
memorial duty molly, Cannot the United
States afford at least to follow the example
and one vacant niche be flled?-M Y
WORTH
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

The CINCINNATI Commercial has been
shown a rare curiosity, in the shape Of an
old almanac printed in Nnremburg. in
the year 1900. in the German language.
edited by Dr.. Mauritio Knauren. in which
it is stated tina, atthat time there was rag
ing in portions Of Germany AMI through
tho Holy Roman States an epizootic Of
horses and cnttIo The good abbe then
proceeds to predict that uaAar the influence
Of the planet Mercury. which then reign.
ed, there would be occurrences Of this dis
ease in the years 1872, 1879, 1886, 1882
and 1900.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09
A dispatch from Vince ling says:

The smallpox has almost entirely dis.
appeared at wheeling. There we're but
sixty.six eases in that city last week. and
only twenty OF these beyond the control of
physicians. 1t was fortunate at the out.
break of the smallpox epidemic that the
Mcclure House was vacant. 1t was turned
into a hospital for the poor, unfortunate suf-
iCrers hundreds of whom, without means,
we're enabled to obtain shelter there As
soon as the Capital question was agitated,
however the sick were removed, and the
building put in as good order as possible
for the accommodation Of the members Of
the Legislature in the event of the reno
val. It's believed to be in good sanitary
condition now. At all events, the best
has been douG that could be done 90 such
short notice. The building has been thor
oughIy fumigatsd, over forty barrels oftaT
have been burnt for that purpose Lime
has been spread foot thick all over the
basement, aud eighty casks Of chloride Of
lime and other diSin(ectanls have been
placed in the vacant chambers"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

Zone ofthe most disgraceful spectaces
of modern tines has just been presented
10 New York. For a whole week the
charred bodies otsiE unfortunate women
have remained buried under the ruins Of
the Center street bIolk, while the munich
pal authorities and the Owners aud lossCes
of the building INDUCED III unsoenIy Tran :
giles concerning the expense Of removing
the debris androcovoring the bodies. Such
brutality is a disgrace to even the civilisa-
stion that passes current 10 New York.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

The New York Herald does not e1ag.
geratc the matter when it declares that
'such corruption and anarchy as existnow
in the South are not only injurious to that
section, not only check its progress and
material interests, aud therefore, prove
damaging to the business interests to the
North, but they are infectious, and must
in the end demoraliae the whole republic
It is, in fact, long step towards ceutraIi-
cation, despotism and military rule 1t is
the way in which all nations have marched,
the liberties and institutions of which
have been subverted or overturned"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

One day last week an explosion Of Nj
tro.GlycerDe occurred in shauty on sec.
tim l25, Chesapeake aud Ohio Railroad,
on Mrufeo & Billiards. works, which re
suited in the Instant death of three colored
men aud severely wouOding several 9th
crs. It seems that the men we're attempt.
ing to build fire, when one of the party
applied small quantity Of this dangerous
substance to the kindIiug, causing tcrrif.
ic explosion. with the above result The
shanty was blown to pieces, and some
parts of the buiIliug were carried entirely
across New River. -GreenJricr hdcpt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

Hubbard's Postal Telegraph till, with
various amendments, has been reported to
the United States Senate. This bill ere.
ates National Telegraph Company, and
then authorizes the Postmastcr.G General to
contract with this Company for the trans
mission of correspondence by telegraph, as
his agent, for ten years. The Postmaster
General is required, as seca as practicable,
to establish telegraph Offices at all postoii.
ccs on Geographic circuits, and at oil 9TH
er posto(f3es within ten miIes ofany circuit
where the salary is not less than 5000 per
yearSpnd IS requircdlalso 10 establish telo-
graph Offices at such other places as the
wants ofbusiucss may require. The Com
pany is authorized 10 establish and main.
tain offices independent of those establish.
ed ly the Postmaster. General, AMI any
Postmaster may act as au operator with
Il assent Of tho Postmaster General =
The Company my also make special con
tracts with railroads companies, and also
with persons or ocialious for the use of
wires for the tral ission of commercial
aud other news. The difference between
this bill aud the plan proposed by Post.
master. General Crcswel, is that the latter
puts the telegraph lines Of the country in
the hands of the government direct, the
other reaches the same point in an indirect
manner Both are improper uterfcrenccs
with private business, and should not re.
ceivo the counlonanco or support Of Con-
gresS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

A very important decision has recently
been made at the Postotice Department -
The PoStmasters are liable to the Govern.
ment for the value of all registered letters
lost in their Offices This principle, which
has been long maintained with respect to
minor Offices, has never been applied to of.
fees where any considerable number fIet.
ters has been registered It isnow claim
cd that the bond ofPostmasters covers such
eases olloss.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

The Supreme Court Of New Hampshire
has just decided liquor case Of some in
tcreSt The case was IIovey ci. al, Us,
Grant. The defendant bought liquors of
the plaintiffs at time whon the law pro.
hibitcd the sale of liquors, not intending
to pay for them, The court decided for
the plaintiffs, affirming the decision of the
court below, the substance of the decision
being that il a person buys liquors when
the sale is prohibited, aud at the time does
not intend to pay for them because of the
law, and conceals that Intention, is fraud,
and the vendor can reclaim the goods or
their value.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

We we're 10 hopes that when the closing
year vas passed and We had got over The
baplcss date of 1872, there would be q
little cessation Of the fires that have been
raging for tgelvemonlh But the frst
day Of 1873 opens with the destruction Of
a New York lhealer. This is certainly
not good beginning.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

Last yeay the President received not
only his salary eff S25,OOO but $86,28O
in edition was paid for keeping up hi:
residence tho White House. $4,000
were paid for fuel alone. People who be,
liove in retaining little Republican sim,
plicity iu the Government, will look with
Gisfavor on the proposition to pay the
President salary of35O,O)O year. =
The quality of craftsmanship furnished
for that Office nowadays does not justify
sthe expenditure,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

On the 2S,h ut Cincinnati voted a
million and a quarter Of dollars to assist
10 building The Ohio Valley railroad S,
far, every vote taken has been favorable to
this road magyar or two the locomo
tive will be laundering past our town, on
the opposite side Of the Ohio. This per
haps, will insure the building of the pro.
jectcd roads to our city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

The House Postal Committee have de.
cided that, under tho las, all the postage
to be collected on short.paid letter is tn,
balance up to tue full rate. This is q
sensible decision, ofgrcat value to the bust.
ness community Congress should raftify
the judgment Of the Committee by appro.
pIiate legislation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

The New York Times talkSabout Gen,
eral Dix, the next Governor of New York,
being but sevculythreo years DID," II
this is 50, how comes it that his biograph-
ers talk about his being out in the War Of
1912 to 1915? Boys of thirteen are not
usually found 10 wars,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

Nathan B Greeley lately testified that
his brother Horace, during bis Lifetime,
frequently gave HIN aud bis father aid aud
assistance, and that the amounts 50 given
we're many thousand dollars, although he
could not specify with exactneSs His sis.
ters received q house and lot worth ST..
600 from Horace, and she being very poor,
received an annuity Of $500 from him in
addition Nathan,s son Horace has farm
in New Jersey, paid for by bis famous aud
benevolent uncle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

We have heard it is said BY tho,o who
ought to know that the wife of George
Francis Train would bo a good witness to
examine before the Congressional Commit
tee of investigation in regard to the Credit
MobiiGr funds.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

Prison lifo in Austria wears a moral as.
pcct. Every prisoner is obliged to attend
school regularly. aud popular lectures are
delivered to the prisoners on Sundays aud
holidays. School boys 10 America, no
doubt, imagine themselves equally as I'M
fortunate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

David G. Groly late managing editor
Of the New York World, has been engaged
as managing editor Of an illustrated daily
paper, which will be started shortly in that
city with heavy capital, mainly furnished
by parties in Montreal. Several insurance
companies are interested in the enter.
prise,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

The wool products of the United States
in 1871, was about 15S,00O,O 900 pounds
an addition to this product, the annual i'm,
portation Of wool amounts to about g..
100000 pounds, at a cost of nearly So,
O0,00O We also import wooden goods
to the amount Of about $44, 100000 -
There is rooM, therefore, for an increase
of II 000 900 more sheep in the country
to supply the home demand for wool, and
for about twelve million to displacc the i'm.
porlalon Of wooden goods.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

Mr.. Boutwell,, it is said, will 60 out Of
tho Cabinet at the close of the Presidents
first term. He intends being candidate
for seat in the Senate to succeed Vice
President Wilson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-09

IT'S sal that Patterson, who was re.
Gently elected by frarl, to tho United
States Senate from South Carolina, was
formerly dirty Politician from Juniata
county, Pa. aud in recognition of bis past
service to Senator Cameron, the latter aid,
ed him to securc-i. c, JW-hiS cleo,
ton.