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The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
POISONOUS GUM ON ENVELOPES.

DIR. J. F. Potter, OF Mattamoras, Pa.
just across the river from Port Jervis,
was poisoned in curious manner on
January ~. He sealed several envelopes
on that day, moistening the gum with
intense pain, and on Saturday last a
piece became detached from the end of
his tongue as large as a pea. Since then
he has been rapidly improving. The
physicians who attended Ii I'm decide that
the gum on the envelope was poisoned,
and that In the contact with the tongue,
some OF the poison was absorbed.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
NOTICE no Q UsToMERs.

The hard weather has been very severe
on roofs. and James F. Wood q Co.. Metal
Reofers. at Front 4 Orange streets. re-
quest their customers and others TO send
their orders In early to insure their work
done promptly as the weather modsrales.
eblA0L
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Last evening at the meeting Of Will
nington Division, Uniform Rank, K. sf
P, the following officers were elected:
Commander-William J. Jeferis.
Lieutenant Willi1ah
Simmons.
Herald-Thomas Mullan, Jr.
Recorder-Nathan T. Bell.
Treasurer-LemuelM Marr.
Guard-Benj. F. Buckley.
centinel-James-C
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
DUBLIC SALE.

The subscriber about to relinuuish the
farming business will sell at Public Sale
at his residence. on the Naman's Creek
Eoad, half mile from o. II. Parry's hotel,
ON WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY q, 1881,
at O'Clock p. m.,
The following Personal Property, to wit:
Six good milch cows, some
with calves by their sides, Ak4%N
others will be in profit by yz{&N
day OF sale. One bull OF IN
superior stock. eyHANs.
FARMING UTENsILs-One gOUu cart aud
cart harness. I cultivators, l steel tooth
horse rake, good as new; one spike har-
row, forks, rRkes, shovels, COW chains,
hoes. &c. Hay and straw by the ton, corn
fodder by the bundle, also q large lot Of
chaf1, one large feed ch est lot OF potatoes
by the bushel. and many other articles
not enumerated.
TBRMe.-Six months On all sums of $40
and over. by the purchaser giving q bank
able note with an approved endOrser.
febl7-wlt. JOHN III, TALLEY.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

NOTICE-A meeting OF the Bayard
IN Legion Will be held on Tuesday
evening, February 18th, to make arrange
ments for attending the funeral OF our
late fellow member, George A. Baldwin,
on Wednesday afternoon at .. 80 O'Clock.
A full attendance is requested.
febl4.2t. W. B, NORTON, Pres.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
STILL BLOCKADED.

THE tracks OF the Baltimore Central
railroad between Port Deposit and Perry
vile, are atill blockaded with the Ice
from the Susquehanna river. 1t will be
some time Jet before they will be clear
al
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

"OhI why should the spirit of mortal
be proud ~ We give IL up-but when we
see q man driving a "proud spiritedn
team, we unhesitatingly remark-that
man uses N. b. Roberts Horse Powders
Is cents at all drug stores. lanl5-lm
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

NOTICE.-Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer is the marvel Of the age for all
Nerve Diseases. All dts stopped free.-
Send 10 931 Arch Street Phils delphia,
oct 20-ly
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

Trouble commences early In life," we
heard young wife say. when she sent
for bettle of DR.. Bulls Baby syrup, to
cure the baby.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

I've got It at last " said the person who
had been coughing for mont this and who
found the cough subdued by q bottle OF
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Is cents.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

Which is the richest child In The world?
Rothschild. What is the best rem edy for
the baby DIR. Bulls Baby syrup, for II
contains no opiates, and Is innocent but
elective. For sale by all druggists,
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

]. #. NEWCOMER, pr Toledo, Ohio
aavs: / have been greatly benentted by
wsarina an Excelsior Kidney tad, aud
would recommend all persons troubled
with weak kidneys 70 Try t'-see Adv.
fablA-et,
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

CHARLES HARTMAN, Toledo, Ohio.
says: l know 1t cured me, and I hope
chest may be helped by the "0niy Lung
Pad' as l have.-See Adv, febl4-6t.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
KIl,

Monday, February 18th
Christina, wife of william r. jenkins.
Of New York. and daughter OF DR.. John
Cameron OF this city, aged 81 years.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
Amusements.
To-NiGnr's pznFonnAEcE.

There should be o large audience
present In the Opera House this evening
70 sTest the hrst appearance in this city
OF Smiths and Mestayers "Tourists In
q Pullman Palace Car" The company
and the play 10 highly spoken of by the
press wherever they hsve appeared.
The New York Evening Express says :;
"The present season OF 1.-THE Tour
is:s," ct Haverly's Fifth Avenue Thea.
tire, is one OF the most successful EN-.
gageme nts played in this theatre in
many years. The reason for this is OBJ
vious. The entertainment 10 clean and
wholesome. Tho many limitations which
have followed "rhe Tourists" order OF
entertainment have mistaken vulgarity
for fun and coarseness for humor."
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
Trinity coHcRRT.

A concert for the benefit Of Trinity
Church Choir will take place In the
Opera House on Thursday evening next.
The choir will be assisted by the choir
Of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Of the Holy Communion, Broad and
Arch streets, Philadelphia. Mr.. VIM.
NOrthcott, the well known cornet solo
lst, and Master Augustus Victor Ben
ham the marvellous boy pianist. The
sale OF reserved seats commenced AZ T..
y. Thomas & Co.'s this morning.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15
NEW ADvERrlsuNENrN-

EOR RENT-A piece of marsh land ON
Z South-Side for pasture.
iebl2-2t. HEALD A On
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

EOR RENr-A business stand in Ches-
ter Co. Good brick house IN good
order. Cash business, %, 600 year. Stock
febl5-4t.
The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

Ho-PARTNERSHIP. The undersigned
ship under the name and style OF Mather
4 Canning, for the purpose OF continuing
the General Insurance business. formerly
carried on by Thomas r. Plummer, at
No. 5O2 Market street, Wilmington, Del.
JOS. M. MATHER.
JAMES ID. CANNING.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Feb. II, 1881.
fsbl5-thu6sat
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The daily gazette., 1881-02-15

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, 1881-01-16
not awake to this important subject: In faet
there were many Christians who saw no har1n In

not awake to this important subject: In fact
there were many Christians who saw no harm In
iuauiging little Sunday.
Mrs. Cnrse called tht attention OF tho meeting
to the fact that the Onion bad challenged the
Lluuor- Dealers Association to meet them pcIt
Thursday evening In Fnrwcll Hull and hold n
to consider. The Un:n,,. which w.,l,id be repre-
stoted IN this occasion by Prof. Foster had not
yet received IL respone to tho challenge, hut they
hoped and believed thlt it would be ACCEPTED
Wartkcr it was accepted or not, tho meeting of
Thursday evening would DC carried OUT ami d
large public Attendance would DC looked for
4 motion by Mr. baltimore prevailed that the
laws upon the statute hook III regard to selling
li4nor upon Sunday. nnd selling to minors and
persons in NJ, intoxicated condition. bn pub
J,roplo tn.it have II full understanding or the
objects Of the present campalEn-
The meeting then AujUurlcu.
, 1881-01-16

ties that tse plumbing nnd sewage Is ut fault,
E tneE nt once insist that they paid Tor the best
are e1nintntly re putablc ana understand their
business. and til.:t they have NOT been imposed
unon. They wit admit. when shown, Thu, tho
connection Of *.iI-pp.. for example. is out OF
oEaeF' or t!nt I ht soldering has gwen way
tnst - :ll F'r tt rest IL; re is m tho slightest
use To Try and coasv.'.ce them. 'fncy refer yuu
10 4:1zc!1s Ci their T pi!s HslJ: hnl1:s sani-
tarily conserved on the saa" pri:,cpie lis theirs,
and ass 1riMmphsz1,ss. whether you ever
c1haation.' Nnw. It often does happen tlsut
some OF the very n,r:tes whose uarnes have
bee: mentioned have hcf, II me about this very
same thing. but! ri course, IL won't do to tell
ytir lntcrrpgAtt'r so-s'
the same gentleman further draw attention
to tlo very primitive l'1"a5,s" used "ior
thereto HAT trauut1<.d MIN oi ihc ceicbratcl
nr. Styles prescription !otar.ain s.,cc,y Indies,
weli-known spa, nskch hin 'for the hcst euro
for headaches :Ass:ct Ca, tho Doctos replied,
and plenty of it." It is no! necessary to follow
the Dortnr further in his explanation to his
fair" patients Of The ,est means Ut procuring;
his prescription urtt.lu'4,d: "but," said the
nrchtiect, 'iiushing Tho sewers through man
holes has simply tte sa1 effect: the tl1,h II,
them Is only stirred up aud aoco,ncs the more
Hut the question Of tho <f.y's sewerage and of
the best means to conscr4c IL is by t,l1 of too
great magnitude IN bt t1rAted satisfactorily
within the confines Of Il letter. Household sew
craze and the system Of its conservation, how
ever, sisag ttosv of sncsl paramount i.1portafaec
tAe writer las yentIrcd 10 .lilate upon 1t at
some length.
IT would seem that. Ill view of tho u,ly grow
ing necessity that The in'"I;nt sanitary hygiene
uf houses and buildings shtt,tl he properly con-
served. that s<i1sc stHf,s *ttcthf Ec taken,
either by the local Hoard Of HeH,th or by tho
ls.;'ta:1re nf the Stale, II necessary. sal would
lead to the nsccrtan1nent ef what is really tho
best system Ut internal sewerage anu huschn!I
plumbing. and thnt competent authority having
decided whic1, ev.,1ll hes: CONSERVE the public
health. the LeEislatur" should luke the matter
in hand AID SCR. 10 it that the necessary changes
wrrc made Very respectfully. SPECTATOR.
, 1881-01-16
To the Memory Of Old Soldiers.


CHICAGO, Jan. lj.-Thc Government OF tho
United States being dcsirous to pay tribute to
the memory Of the brave met, who offered up
their lives for tho preservation Of tho Ltiion, Is
now prepared To erect heatlstones over all conl-
who sleep the last sleep i'll unmarked graves.
am de$ruus hat the brave soldiers who sleep IN
Catholic Genet cries shall not be forgotten wul!c
the htstisioue. ,rt: distributed IhoTe1OTc IL Is
the duty Of alt living relatives Of deceased sol
diers u send to my address the correct name of
the corlrldc. his age, regiment. anti lot and
tlocE III cemetery, that he may not be forent-
ten. Ttere is np expense attncEed to this hu-
I.ani.arian work. also request the nancs OF
all soldiers buried in Calvary Cemetery, that
proper respect ruay. be ehDwl. them on Uecora-
u1n-Day BY their living comrades.
w. J. MhskELL.
is Madison street, Chicago.
, 1881-01-16

TO 1hk Editor u Ttf (A:cIJU 7TTGune.
CHICAGO, Jun. I3.--Two more boiler explosion
horrors nre reported in to-day's TRIBUNE.
Scarcely uu issue OF your paper has Ct late APP
,>cared without recpruin: OF more Ot these
dcsolutious which little else than deliberate,
If not wiliful, nn,ls!aughter. Cannot THE TlIE-
1-SE suggest some 1ncails to stop this? In this
progressive :.ge. where t1ore's will there's n
way, and it would seem that if employers were
only held TO strict responsibility, they would
manage to find them 10th. 4iiilonE our New
England ,tei2Lbc:$ explosions arc OF extremely
rare Occurrence. indeed a1ld 1t Is ut least pretty
safe 10 say there is no great scarcit; of steam
boilers in that section. TEniTAs.
, 1881-01-16
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.


CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Per1ait me through the
columns of TIE Tl1nE:.E to ask the West Di-
vision Halfway Company why better uccolnmo-
datiops cannot be had Oh their Twelfth street
line between the hours Of and O'Clock p. IN.
Recently an order was Issued compelling tho
first five cars TO cxtrl "trip. Icayfug-t}gde1
avenue after H. III. which brings tlc1n their
way back between . md T. H., when there Is
nO riding, Us every Ole knows that rides p1l the
line. Now. by placing two extra cars frou:i tU
y. every one Ilut 1T least get in the rty1
the cd. Such arrangement Wilt confer ftvor
s,a the poor horses, and save enough lost fuccs
10 dcfruy the extra expense.
TuOs. 81. GRAVES.
, 1881-01-16
eoYTAGIOUS DISEASES.
oa,;a] Inspection of Houses
Lately Infected with
Diphtherla.
cases of snla1i-f>ox, Diph-
s'' iberia, Etc., Reported
Yesterday.
.;te+;ca Topics Discussed by Cor
respondents.

naont #. G. E!lcrs. OF tho Sewerage
s1pe1'nt- ,,..,crflay sent out two Hf Ills in.
leraHn o,su,;ne twenty houses wherein
:ecso's ~ soe occnrred IA to the ctsldilon Of the
ttrrn1acl' - ,,,o the dwellings. One OF tnc men
sks'-t :,,, ,}e house drains and inc othcl
sa e1,S,,,,c the sewers in front OF the
r'l '"' n,,nsr rrppr,- when completed, will bc
bsase7. N Dr. De Wolf, the examination be
f''Sa'o.a ,'.,.d for the inforuaton of the Health
Department. oo,+ar,o,c f,iso,eo.
- 1h' to" ,,o rxo cases If smallpox mentioned
chez laa'' ..rc r,..,ortel Ut tho Health ONCE
e.sshs. s,,t, fever At s4a Latin street: three
s.s ar @Al Cottage Grove a'eiut' 't'fu 80. o1
&C. str,;,,, casc u scar'atina; chicken
VT at III Dixon street; o'pa,ne'a ~, -. -, .s"u
l'a - - r,roucr street, and Ut 2'Sl tnttnee
E.7,e srenue. aua MD eo's'A''S -
e'u ~ and liz Foster street.
l1% coyrAG1Or5 DISEASES.
Dr. Dunno the Ctty Ph;sya,i' 1 Tns ;is ,no,l uown
:saa s,atiy :nrycs him badly when ht says
~ a..,r presented bill for more than ~
y. ~ S.,..n,ter ,,r,iieine bill fnr PCS: hoi!st
.soaui: ~. to *;,-a': the oe.oter o:li s,sD s
t= hare a'craEe1 oyfs tr - ,n,nt. III. ' FOR 30 snail
nestT preseh''.e, =. Il e"t '9s
u 4be aga saecIuattag st:ll goes o. Dr. De Woh !,i
x,it,,aay ie rx ii, Cd aN vaccine points; md VII
5 s,.ss vs. ia s IN 'Srasx !" i"if b. M " 1T
81. ns.i,;yc s tie only safety from threat
ns, , .,,dru,ic, The greatest vigilance Is t'ciIlg
eE's sc;ind to prevent the spread OF the cont1l-
.:tr:. .., +,,,,,-b mt +, contar{ous
.s,ss M Is largely M The increase, and is PROV
~ ni,.,.,i,ry fa.ai TE sl.ph, heria. too. SHOWS
an,:jnr ~, but the ra:iu f families Is not 50
.Ycst. The scar!rt-fcser seems to continue 10
q,,rc r. !, A rcr;. bu, TWO cases nj smallpox re-
7..f,j Yesterday, ard tse patients were prompt,
f. -snso,ri 10 the p.st.l.,.Ise- Tine was found
It i = Dutario STREET. wnrlat named Mary Nc,
tn'n th;a },roisiyn House. Gb ai1d Is ftlinn!s
snr*. The victim is swcdc. not long i'll this
e,,t;usry.
, 1881-01-16

SItc:0t Dispatch to 1:e taicisp Iff5nEt-
MAKYyJLLE, Mo-, Jan. 15.-Wiiiia!n ~ Pierce
who has been engaged for the past eight years
rs Il miller in ttis county, was found dead in his
bed at Il hote! III Quituan. twelve miles from
tbs city, to-day Pierce cissipatcI man,
and Tor several days previous to his death had
bcen on ! drus1s- complaining at the same time
II SUI cr:uE tr.1l attack uf intl,e1l1luOry
rheumatism, brought on by cxposin. himself to
INC co!4 lie "ts Ifub.tfs 5 years Of ug1.. and
Eoreea wife still rcs;tt,s
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-10
THE CR EAT
BURLINGTON ROUTE.

WNo other liue runs Three Through Pas
senger Trains Daily between Chicago, DeS
Moines, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln, st.
Joseph, Atchison, Topeka and Kansas City.
Direct connections for all points in Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Ne
vada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and
California.
The Shortest, Speediest and Most Comforta-
BILE Route via Hannibal to Fort Scott, Denison,
Dallas, Houston, Austin San Antonio, Calves
ton and all points in Texas.
The unequaled inducements offered by this
Line to Travellers and Tourists, are as follows:
The celebrated Pullman Q6-wheeD Palace
Sleeping Cars, run only on this Line, C., Is. q
Q. Palace Drawing-Room Cars, with Horizons
Reclining Chairs. No extra charge for Seats
in Reclining Chairs. The famous c., r. & Q.
Palace Dining Cars. Gorgeous Smoking Cars
fitted with Elegant High-Backed Rattan Re-
volving Chairs for the exclusive use of first
class passengers.
Steel Track and Superior Equipment COM
bined with their Great Through Car Arrange
ment, makes this, above all others, the favorte
Route to the South, Southwest, and the Far
West.
Try it, and you will find travelling a luxury
instead of discomfort.
Through Tickets via this Celebrated Line
for sale at all offices in the United States and
Canada.
All information about Rates of Fare, Sleep
ing Car Accommodations, Time Tables, &C.,
will be cheerfully given by applying to
J. Q. A. BEAN, Genl Eastern Agent,
300 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
and BIT Broadway, New York.
JAMES r. WOOD, Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago
T. j. POTTER, Gen. Manager, Chicago.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-06-10

had been unable to float it must, I think
have gone hard with me. Men and ami
mails are able to sustain themselves for
long distances in the water and would do
so much oftener were they not incapaci-
tated, in regard of the former, at least, by
sheer terror, as we'll as complete ignor-
ance Of their real powers.
HINTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
The printed injunctions should be past
ed up on all lighthouses, on every boat,
at every bathing place and in every
school, "Tread water when you find
yourself out of your depth is all that
need be said, unless, indeed, We add:
'Float when you are tired.' Every one
of whatever age or sex, or however en-
numbered with clothing, might tread wa
ter with at least as much facility, even in
breaking sea, as four footed animal
does. The position of person who
treads water is in other respects very
much safer and better than is the sprawl
ing attitude which we assume in ordina-
ry swimming. And then the beauty of
it is that we can tread water without any
preliminary teaching, whereas 'to swim
involves time and pains, entails consid-
cradle fatigue and is very seldom ade-
quately acquired after all.
The Indians Of the Missouri river, when
they have occasion to traverse that impet-
uous stream, invariably tread water just
as the dog treads it. The natives of Jo-
anua, an island on the coast of Madagas-
car young persons of both sexes walk
the water carrying fruit and vegetable to
ships becalmed, or it may be lying to, in
the offing miles awaw. Some Croomen
whose canoe upset before my eyes in the
seaway on the coast of Africa walked the
water, to the safekeeping of their lives,
with the utmost facility, and witnessed
negro children on other occasions doing
so at very tender age. At Madras,
watching their opportunity, messengers
with letters secured at an oilSkin cap,
plunge into boiling surf and make their
way, treading the water, to the vessels
outside, through sea in which an ordi-
nary European boat will not live. At
the. Cape of Good Hope men used to pro-
ceed to the vessels in the offing through
the mountain pillows, treading the water
as they went with the utmost security.
And yet here, on onr own shores and
amid smooth waters, men, women and
children perish like flies annually, when a
little propperlydirected eftort-treading
the water as L have said-would haply
suffice to rescue them every one.-From
Nature.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-26
MAKING WATCHES.

Defective Watch Gases are ono OF the chief
causes OF so many watches not being goou
time pieces. The cases being thin and not fit
Ting we'll. admit dust and dirt to the move
nent, which soon Interferes with the running
parts Of the watch necessltatng cleaning, re-.
pairing, &C., and the amount thus paid out II
app!lcd toward buying good case in the be-
ginning, would have saved all this trouble and
expense. We have recently seen q case that
meets all these requirements, 1t having been
carried for over twenty years and still remains
perfect. We refer to the JAS. BOSS Patent
Stihcncd Gold Case, which has become one
or the staple articles or the Jcwclry trade,
possessing as 1t does so many advantages over
all other watch cases, being made OF two
heavy plates OF solid gold over plate of COM
position. And we advise all our readers to ask
their Jcwclcr for n card or catalogue that VIII
explain the manner In which they are made.
IL Is the only Stlffened Case made with two
plates OF gold, seamless pendants, and centre,
SOLID JOINTS crown pieces, &C, all OF which arc
covered by letters patent. Therefore buy no
case before consulting Jcwcler who keeps tho
JAS BOSS Patent Stifcnetl Gold Case, that
you may learn the difference between IL and
all limitations that claim TO be equally good.
For sale by all responsible jewelers. ASK to
sec the warrant that accompanies each CASE
and don't be persuaded that any other make OF
case is as good. apt2.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-26

A Historic SwoRD.-The sword
General Johnstone Jones will wear at
Yorktown is valuable relic and has
an interesting history. 1t was worn
by his great-grandfather, Major Cad
wallader Jones, during the war Of the
Revolution. He wore it as Major in
Baylors regiment and as aide to Gen.
era| Lafayette at the battle of Brandy
wine and at the surrender at York
town, and in other battles in which he
participated. The blade in the sword
was presented General LAFAYETTE. 1t
is genuine Toledo, and can be bent
point to hilt. A tradition exists that
this blade is one of lot of Tolcdocs
presented 10y Charles ILL.,, King Of
Spain, to George Washington, and by
him distributed as presents among his
general officers The sword was also
worn by General Jones' father, Cad
wallader Jones, the third Of that name
IN the direct line Of descent, us Colonel
OF the Twelfth South Carolina Rcui-
mcnt in the late war. The Major
Cadwalladcr Jones who served ON
LaFaycttc's staff, was the esandson Of
the Peter Jones who founded the city
OF petersburg, Va. Another Cadwui-
lhder Jones, it is also said, carticd the
sword in the war OF 1912 and yet an
other in the war with Mexico, lSI7-lS.
so the good blade has II history
Raieigh Observer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-26
RIILRO1D LEGISL.4TION.
Gcncral Alexnntler's Reply to tho New York
Chamber of Commerce.


Chamber of Commerce.
New York Herald.
It is q very easy thing to find fault
with railroad management, as well as
with great many other affairs Of
every day life. But to find fault is
one thing and to suggest feasible remc-
dies is another. freely admit that
there may be hardships frequently ex-
perienced by particular interests in the
development of the country under the
present system Of railroad control and
management. But it does not by any
means follow that every remedy that
has been suggested, or any Of them,
would lessen the evils. For my own
part very much doubt tho power Of
legislation to accomplish any good.
The general tendency Of the present
situation is certainly rapid toward i'm
provement. Rates arc lower now and
determinations are less than they ever
were before. A study Of the causes
which have led to this result, l think,
will Indicate that the consolidation Of
railroad interests to such an extent as
to resist competition within reasonable
limits is the only method which has
ascn attended with any success what
ever. Whenever that has taken place
determinations have been reduced and
local freight charges lcssened. Tho
efforts IN this direction are as yet III
their infancy, and it is possible that
tho establishment Of some court or
tribunal of high character, snch as to
command public respect and 20 con-
centrate public opinion upon any cases
of untairness or opposition, may fos-
ter the growth of such consideration
in the proper direction and to the
proper extent. Railroad companies
have cndcayored themselves to provide
such tribunal, at their own expense
in the appointment or arbitrators of
the highest ability and character which
money can command. For my own
part, would prefer the establishment
Of such tribunal by proper Legislative
authority, if it could DO SO guas'ded as
to, assure q ,seleGtiom. nfso"l., -: wet
f"doubt Its being as acceptable to the
public rs it would be to- the railroads
Your committee Is, ofcourse, aware Of
the intense jealousy which exists be-
tween all rival communities. Let us
take, for an example, the rivalry be-
tween Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, for tho export trade
Of the West, and the earnest efforts of
New Orleans and other Southern D, RS
to participate in this trade. Is the
Chamber Of Commerce Of New York
prepared to take MI power from the
railroads which work. in New York's
interest more directly, and to have
any three men invested with a power
to determine what the ~ comparative
rates shall be from Chicago to each of
those cities2