National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-05

- oouts OIL pure m8knllio ifon.~ EIpe ore ma
counties named IN Yves. VirSinls large deposits d
| spitnt, bituminous and eaiinel coal have been
Wiz sip ~ aSou e one
The close proximity Of the iron beds to the rich
railroad, now rapidly being built, viii undou6t.
einla the rivals Of Pennsyiva5ia in Iron and coal
always follows shs eSs 1i
iron msnufaoture. The Importance Of this sab:
local wch T arse
owing 70 the SURPRISING richness and excsllence
ofits coal but TO the fact that south and west Of
tute Of coal which can By the already completed
railroad facilities be fully supplied Of extraor-
binary low price to the consumers.
II strikes me that you washingtonians are In
dulging In Q Rip Van Wrinkle sleep on the subject
ofthe Washington City, Cincinnati and st. Louis
alive to the immense advantages to accrue to
your city By its completion. Your journal, usu-
ally alive to the material prosperity Of your city,
has remained singularly quiet. Do you not know
that your city will be the terminus of the road,
and, a. natural consequence, the depot to re-
eeive the larger portion OF the coal which will be
shipped over the road from these lately dlscov.
cred mines In West Virginia, thereby making
your city the successful rival Of Baltimore and
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furnish as good an article, more varied in kinds,
and iu an inexhaustible quantityf Then, when
you take into consideration the cattle trade from
the West Virginia pasturage grounds, the lumber
trade from the mountains, and the agricultural
products, which will be thrown into your laps
from this fertile valley, you will not wonder at
who, living here, know Of that which we speak,
being surprised at the seeming apathy OF the press
Of your city on this subject.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Our farmers are busily engaged In preparing
the soil for the spring planting There will be a
larger number Of acres Of corn planted this
than any season since the war.
The county board of supervisors have decided
to erect . new courthouse. not to exceed in cost
$4,000. Tho present building Is not only unsafe,
but Is an ugly eye-sore to our otherwise hand.
some town.
1.-THE American hotel property, lately owned by
ID. Pennybacker, has been purchased by II. G.
Harmon Co., who are now. rebuilding II, and,
from the designs shown Us, It certainly will be o
most beautifuland comfortable structure.
Earnest efforts are being made to secure the 10
cation Of the workshops Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at this place. Most liberal offers
have been made to the company by the town
weeks. Should Hsrrisonburg succeed In getting
the workshops, 1t Will then be, beyond question,
the best inland town In the South. LEUMAs.
TIE Daily Graphic, the circulation Of which
in this city has increased with surprising
rapidity, in its issue of Friday last presents g
capital caricature Of windy little CoI-the
stem of the Congressional bladder. It repre-.
sents the whiffet as dunghill rooster, dscksd
in the borrowed piumage Of a thoroughbred
and perched on volume of the Conaressto,id
Record, the cover indicating that the book 1.
supposed to contain a speech Of his which, q
gentleman informs US, was cribbed, as arr
most of his ideas when not supplied BY friends
The bantam with head thrown back, proud Of
his stolen tsil, is growing hastily, while back Of
him sun is going down behind q hill. The
cartoon is entitled ga Congressional Chanti-
cieer," and beneath It's title Is the line, ss'Ti,
the Sunset of Life gives me mystical lore. .
suggesting the conclusion Of the stanza, "And
coming events cast their shadows before" II
is capital hit at the lilliputisn fraud, and evi.
IDENTIFY the Graphic artist understands Sammy:
political chances after his present ridiculous
and improbable term has expired, or why in.
trodncs the declining sun and the suggestive
iinei
Notwithstanding the pilse-staf plainness OF
the caricature, the Chronicle Of this city seems
puzzled over 1t. In its Issue of Monday last
our cotemporary, referring editorially to this
picture, thinks SIT isn't quite clear whether or
not It Is intended as compliment TO our pleas
ing little friend from New York, especially as
the picture is that of pooriy-bred fowl Will
the plumage of thoroughbred game-coek, !,
and slyly hints that "they are making game OF
our little Cox" If not, 1t asks, why need the
Graphic say that Tammany's friends 'will be
glad to have his name brought go prominently
before the public" when. "Mr-- Cox has beer
before the public for the last twenty yearsl'i
Either our contemporary has a: great fund, Of
quiet humor or is very thick headed in appre-
ciating the fine points of a cartoon. We sus-
pect 1t is humorous, and intend. no offence by
the suspicion.
Still the Graphic Is a little' at fault, for Il
could have made matters much palmer to vi
all. Had it represented little Sammy as a
dunghill hen, with game-cock's tail, attempt
ing the role Of a rooster, (striying to. crow, }
and perched upon a copy of "a Buckeye
Abroad, Cooks real literary PEDESTAL }, it
would have been clear to the Chronicle that the
cartoon was so palpable hit." In the first
place, q rooster has physical pluck and vigor,
particularly vigor, neither Of which qualities
little Cox has ever been accused of possessing,
especially visor.. Ergo, our hen would have
been better. Then, again, Sammy has little &c
do with, his speeches except to deliver them
and then sprinkle laughter "and applause
plentifully throughout the proofs before theil
appearance in. the Record. And, strangely
enough, the little rogue manages to place thes,
words at the very points where the laugh ant
applause arc sure no. to come In. Then. VIII,
the Congressional Record, with which Sammy
has actually 80 little. to dol Preferably,
dunghiil hen and "a Buckeye Abroad, ~ AMI
the joke is as plain as Sam, Cox's pretension
| are impudent. From this Graphic cartoon. am
the many unkind but truthful illusions to Co..
which we notice In. our exchanges from thu
Empire State, It Is quite evident that New YOrl
has ''tumbled' to this Insignificant intestine
Ohio got rid of him, and, with his carpet-bag
he went to New York, from which he mus
soon take his departure. What State want
him nowl Echo answers aGive Il up"
! SENATOR JONES and Senator Sargent repre-
sent In the United states Senate eommunitie
the interests of which are largely In mimi
operations. Their presence In the Senate l
owing to the fact that they are representatiy
men, and understand thoroughly the interest
of their constituents. Senator Jones has q
interest In one Of the Comstoek mines, an
Senator Sargent has heretofore opposed tn
exaction Of subsidy in the form Of royalt
from the miners for the benefit of the Sutr
tunnel. Mr.. Sutro, who wants Congress :
compel the miners to secure this subsidy
him by new and extended legislation, does nc
want his scheme to be reported upon BY
committee, two out of seven of which repre-
sent the interests to be affected, simply b
cause the one Is one of many miners who
not want to be compelled to pay for tunne
which they do not know viii be Of any benef
to them, and because the other proposes car
didly to understand his schtme, and
opposed TO it. The committee has sur
ported Mr.. sutro, and we understan
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