Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-12-21

to crush the rebellion, while Tllden
carried all but three of the States
which participated in it. In New
York the greatest Democratic major,
tiles were in wards where crime and
iliteracy predominated ; that the
thirty-hve electoral votes of that
State were secured for Mr.. Tilden
mainly through the instrumentallty
of men who had no interest In the
state Of the Government. The cleo
toral votes of Connecticut and New
Jersey were secured by the same class
of voters, and Tilden had claims to
the electoral vote of no State in the
North through its best citizens save
in the State Of Indiana. The classes
referred to he said were given the
right to vote and therefore no one
claims that Mr.. Tilden has not legal
l. v carried those States. Now, if the
coIored voters he said in the South
could cast their votes with the same
freedom there never would have been
any contests over the States of South
Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, and
he had no doubt that Mississippi.
Arkansas, Alabama, and possibly
North Carolina, would all have given
large Republican m.orities in the
late elections but he said to take
another view of it, suppose the COL
ored people were not allowed to vote,
the representation from the Southern
States would be largely reduced, TIL
den wor Id be short twenty-five votes
from that section, which would make
vast difference in the result In
regard to the concentration OF more
troops in the city Of Washington, he
said that it would be done if occasion
demands. He believed the questions
growing ont Of the Pref lentlaI cleo
tons would be alnlcably adjusted, but
chat the peace would be preserved at
all hazards. We should have peace
if we have to fight for it. In refer
ence to impeachment, the President
said he was Satisfied that he had per.
formed his duty, that he had not vio-
lated the law, and thought, on trl
al. he would Le able to produce such
evidence in Justification Of all his acts
IN connection with the use of the mill
itarv power as would carry convic-
ton to the minds Of all fair persons
throughout the country.
The st. Gothard tunnel, the great
est engineering work Of its kind IN
! the world. is being steadily pressed
towards completion. Work is pro
crossing upon it from both ends
through the mountain -irom Groes-
schen toward Italy, aud men are
employed, divided into gangs, winch
labor day and night. The work has
now been four years in progress, and
it is thought four more years will be
required to complete the stnpendonS
undertaking. The tunnel will BE- ten
miles long. Dymnate Ia used Tor tn"
purpose of blasting. and all the drills
are the ordinary chilled sIee the III,
almond drill being nn"mpIoyed The
usual machine Tor driving !he drills
is employed, and works entirely by
means of compressed air, which /,
brought from the reservoir by means
of a large iron pipe The reservoirs
are Gupplied by number OF condens,
ING cAgines turned by water, for
which purpose a mountain stream -
some way above tle mouth OF thu
tunnel, diverted into 3 .ulcewa. A
pressure Of ten or twelve atmosphere
IS ALWAYS maintained. The st. Goth
ard tunnel will the shortest route
from England to Italy, and will
| doubtless, be part OF the direct route
from India to England. There Will
be a heavy grade on the lines before
entering the tunnel but engineers
I have proved that it will not impede
travel. The success of the tunnel, If
already so admitted fact that com
petitive route has been arranged III
France, to run through the Rhone
valley and the SImplon pass to Italy
The officers of the Pennsylvanla
Railroad Company have been engaged
since the close Of the Centennial Com
mission in endeavorng to ascertain
their profits or losses ~ the great SIX
months transportation campaign. -
The first excursion train tor the
Centennial grounds left Jersey on the
10th of May, and trains were dis,
patched every day until tie 10Th OF
1 November. 1t is estimated that the
4 entire number of Passengers carried
during these six months exceed 3,oOo,
900, and to accommodate this mnl-
titude 22, 542 trains composed of l44,-
264, cars, were dispatched. Daring
May the passengers are placed at
100000 and during the following
summer months at 100000. The
greatest days receipt came IN on the
oath of October, when As, persons
were transported over the road, and
$4,000 were received for tickets. The
Eonnapv hid to employ over 5000