Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-12-15

GOOD NEWS, IF TRUE.

The following from the Pittsburgh
Commercial Gazette is good railroad
news, and we hope it may all soon
come to pass. The Baltimore and
Ohio road has for years been seeking
connections north, and if this effort sue
ceeds Butler county will be unanimous
in its favor. The Gazette says:
"1he rumor that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company was interest
ed in the combination made by the
Pittsburgh, Titusvlle & Buffalo Rail-
road with other corporations, to build a
direct line to Pittsburgh from the Ii
tusville system, receives confederation,
from the fact that the Baltimore x
Ohio have had a corps of engineers for
nearly two months surveying a route
across the eastern part Of Allegheny
county, from Nine Mile run. on the
Monongahela river, to Negley's run,
on the Allegheny river. At the latter
point the new railroad will bridge the
river and the Allegheny Valley Rail-
road. North of the Allegheny river
the road will run north from Sharps-
burg ana Pine Creek, and up Como
quenessing Greek The necessary con-
Meeting road will be about forty miles
long, and will strike the New York,
PENNSYLVANIA Il Ohio Railroad proba-
bly, at New Hope or Hiliard, in the
northern part of Butler county. Hill
lard is the eastern terminus Of the
Shenango and Allegheny division Of
the New York, Pennsylvania Il Ohio
Railroad, and from New Hope there is
almost un air line to Cleveland by the
Maboning division The line from
Nine Mile run to the Allegheny river
was run more than ten years ago, and
the surveyors have found m my of the
old stakes which had been put in. 1t
is expected that the Baltimore & Ohio
Company will build the branch, but
not before spring The matter will be
discussed at the annual meeting to be
held in this city to-day. and then the
Baltimore directors will make a person
al inspection Of the proposed route.
PRESIDENT HAYES thus refers to the
transmission Of power in our Govern
ment from one Administration to
another, as illustrating the beauty and
stability of our institutions:
The occurrence Of the twenty-fourth
election of Chief Magistrate has afford
ed another opportunity to the people
Of the United States to exhibit to the
world a significant example of the
peaceful and safe transmission Of the
power and authority of government
from the public servants whose terms
Of Office are about to expire to their
newly chosen successors. This exam
pie cannot fail TO impress profoundly
thoughtful people OF other countries
with the advantages which Republican
institutions afford The immediate,
general and cheerful acquiescence of all
good citizens in the result of the cleo
tion gives gratifying assura; ce TO our
country, and to its friends throughout
the world, that government based on
the free consent Of an, intelligent and
patriotic people possesses elements cf
strength, stability and permanency not
found in any other form Of govern
ment"
The following is his mode for the
suppression Of polygamy:
1t is the recognized duty and purpose
of the people of the United States to
suppress polygamy where it now exists
in onr Territories. and to prevent its
extension. Faithful and jealous efforts
have pecn made by the United States
authorities in Utah to enforce the laws
against it. Experience has shown that
the legislation upon this subject, to be
effective, requires extensive modifica-
tion and amendment. The longer ac-
tion IL delayed the more difficult it will
be to accomplish what is desired
Prompt and decided measures are
necessary. The Mormon sectarian or
ganization which upholds polygamy
has the whole power Of making and
executing the local legislation of the
Territory. by its control of the grand
and petit juries it possesses large in
huence over the administration of JUS
tice. Exercising, az the heads of this
sect do the local political power of the
Territory, they are able to make eifec-
tive their hostility to the law of Con-
gress on the subject of polygamy, and
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