The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-06


, of apprehended danger should not b
! made public lest it should result in tn
loss of their lives, but no positive testi
/ mony of interference has been submitted
except IN the case OF the mail messengel
at Spartanburg, in South Carolina, who
reported that be mad been violently
driven away while in charge Of tine mall'
IN account of his political sffilis
tions. An assistant superintendent
of the railroad mail service
Investigated this case and reported that
the messenger had disappeared from his
post leaving his work TO be performed
by substitute. The Postmsster-Genersl
thinks this case is sufficiently suggestive TO
Justify him in recommending that more
severe punishment should be provided
for the offsnse of asssulting any person
in charge Of the mail, or OF retarding or
otherwise obstructing by threats OF per.
sonel injury.
The Public Debt.
A very gratifying result is presented
in the fact that the deficiency OF this debt
during the last fiscal year was reduced to
s4,0S1, 1908 as against $l6,993, SsS of
the preceding year. The difference could
be traced to the large increase in its ordl-
nary receipts, which greatly exceeded the
estimates therefor, and slight decrease
in its expenditures.
Postofice Department.
The ordinary receipts of the Postotfice
Department for the past seven fiscal
wears have increased at an average of
over 8 per cent. per annum, while the
increased expenditures .or the same
period has been but about five per cent
per annum, and the decrease OF the def
cheney in the revenue has been at the
rate of nearly two per cent per annum.
Agricultural Department.
The report of the Commissioner Of
Agriculture accompanying this message,
will be found one of great interest, mark
ing as it does the great progress Of the
last century in the variety OF products
of the soil, increased knowledge and skill
in the labor of producing, saving and
manufacturing the same to prepare them
for the use Of men, in i'm
provements in machinery, and to
aid the agrlcuiturIst in his
labors in the knowledge of those scien-
tlfc subjects necessary to thorough sys-
tenn of economy in agricultural produc-
lions, viz: Chemistry, botany, entymol-
ogy, etc A study of this report by those
interested in agriculture and deriving
their support from it, will find it of value
in pointing out those articles which are
raised in greater quantity than the needs
of the world require, and must sell,
therefore, for less than the cost OF the pro-
duction of those which command a profit
over the cost of production, because there
is not al over-production.
Centennial Ex hibItiOn.
By the general participation of foreign
nations in the exhibition which has just
closed, and by the exertions made by dis
tant powers to show their interest IN and
friendly feeling towards the United
States In the commemorstion Of the Gen.
tennial of the nation. The government
and the people of the United States have
not only fully appreciated this exhibition
of kindly feeling, but II may be justly
fairly expected that no small benefits
will result both TO ourselves and other
nations from better acquaintance and
and better appreciation of our mutual
and our mutual wants.
l call special attention to the
need of the department of a
new gallery for the reception of
the exhibits returned from the Cen.
tennial Exhibition, including the ex-
hibits donated by very many foreign
nations, and to the recommendations of
the Commissioner OF Agriculture gen.
orally. The reports of the District Com.
missioner and the Board of Health are
lust received. and are too late
to make recommendations there.
on. and are herewith sub
mitted. The International exhibition
held in Philadelphia this year, in COM
of the one hundreth ami
versary of American independence, has
proven a great success and will no doubt
be of enduring advantage to the country.
1t has shown the great progress in the
arts and sciences. and mechanical skill
made in single century, and demon
strstes that we are but little behind older
nations IN any one branch, while in some
we scarcely have rival. 1t has served,
too, not only to bring people and pro-
ducts of skilled labor from all parts of
the world together, but in bring
ing together people from all
the states Of, our own country,
whcA must prove great benefit in the
info nation impaired and IN the pride OF
engendered. 1t Is suggested
by scientists interested in and connected
with he Smithsonian Institute, in
COM, unication herewith enclosed, that
the government exhibit should. be re-
moved TO the capital and a suitable
building be erected or purchased I or It's
rs a permanent exhibit.
| earnestly recommend this, and believ-
ing that Congress would second his view
| directed that the government exhibits
at the Centenn NAL Exhibition should re-
main where they are, except such AS
might be injured by remaining in
building not intended as a protection in
Indictment weather, or sucn as may be
wanted by the department furnishing
them, until the question OF permanent
exhibition is acted upon. Although the
moneys appropriated by Congress to en-
able the participation of the several Ex-
extive Departments in the International
Exhibition of 1876, were not sufficient TO
carry out the undertaking to the full cx-
treme at first contemplated. 1t gives
me pleasure to refer to the
very efficient and creditsble manner
in which the board appointed from these
several departments to provide for an cX-
hibition on the part of the government
have discharged their duties with the
funds placed 1T their command without
q precedent to guide them in the prepare
ton of such a display. The success OF
their lsbors was attested by the sustained
attention which our government building
attracted during the period of the Ex-
hibition from both foreign and native
visitors. am strongly impressed with
the value OF the collection made
BY the government for the pur-
pose of the Exhibition, illus