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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-04
WASHINGTON.
The President Decides to Allow the Navy
Department to 90 Without Ahead Un-
I'll Weduesday

The President Decides to Allow the Navy
Department to 60 Without A head Un-
I'll "Wednesday.
WAsuINGTON, January SIN view OF
the decision reached AZ the last Cabinet
meeting, that the President has no au-
thority under Law 10 make another as
signment for ten days OF cach member
Of tho Cabinet, % act "a Secretary OF
the Navy. That department will re
main in StIt,l quo, Is regards the head
until Wednesday, when President
HAYES vii send 10 the Senate for con-
tirmaliOn the name of some gentleman
/ to I'LL the unexpircd term till March 4th.
| Public Debt statement-Good Showing
WAsuINGrlN, January 3-The debt
/ statement issued to-day shows the de-
| crease Oi the public debt during Deem
Der, 1850 10 hs S'.99l, l,4>O.
Cash in Inc Treasury, 81, ,229 I39;
gold certificates, Si5, ,5S2 80; certificates
OF deposit outstanding, S7,OO5 COZ; re-
funding certificates, S92I, ,iO'; legal ten
ders outstanding, S5i6, ISL ,Ol6, fraction
al currency outstanding, -, ,53O;
skies Oi 1851 outstanding, c6,l92 600.
PAYMENTS male from the Treasury by
warrants during December. 1881, were:
ON account OF civil aud miscellaneous,
S5.470. .959; war, SSl9l,9ll; navy. ST.
TlqlO4, interior Indians. S6i3.OlS; in
terror pensions, Si15O,OIo; total, Sl6,-
O75. .C69
The above docs not include the lny-
ments made on account OF interest or
principal of the deb. Of the United
States
Senator Davis View ofthe New Cabinet
WASHINGTON, January S-According
% the ideas of Senator Davis, CT West
Virginia. the slate heretofore made mp
for Garfield : Cabinet Is To- be broken, or
at least the liz, will be materially al.
tered senator Davis says that Blaine
will be made Secretary Of State, rs here
tDlore announced; and, further, Mr.
Blaine will be consulted by Mt. Gar
field as 10 who will be- invited 10 nil the
other Cabinet positions. Your cores
pOrdent asked the Senator II Mr.. COnk-
ling would not be consulted when the
time came tO close up the books for Cab
met appointments.
"Oh. YES, said he, "Mr. Morton will
probably be a member OF the new
Cabinet
"wIl he not succeed Secretary Sher-
man.
No. think not. He will probably
he rendered the portfolio Of Secretary OF
War or Of the Navy. Mr.. Sherman's
successor will be Western man. Ii
Mr.. Gartieli should select an Eastern
man the cry would be raised that the
new Administration was in the hands OF
the money power"
The Senator was not prepared to name
the new Secretary of the Treasury.
EvartS Wants More Glory.
WASHINGTON, January Sit appears
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A Daring Scheme Frustratsd-Land
League Meeting-Exagerations.

LONDON, January S.-A scheme to
blow up the iron clad Lord Warden,
guard ship OF the Firth of Foth, is sup.
posed to have existed for the past week.
A torpedo has been found beneath the
bow OF the vessel. A large torpedo net
has consequently been buried around
the ship to keep the boats or torpedoes
of, and other precautions have been
taken. The Lord Warden is an armor
plated steamship OF 800 tons and car
res eighteen guns. She is In the coast
guard service.
At the land meeting at Carlow to-day,
f.. Dwyer Gray urged that ii the Gov
ernment introduced a coercion bill It
should be opposed, even if a good land
bill is thus lost. The reported removal Of
locks from the rifles in volunteers,
armories at York has been exaggerated.
The simple fact is that pending compile
ton OF the volunteers, premises. a few
arms have been removed to the bar
racks.
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THE SENATORSHIP.
A Good Word for all the Candi-


Correspondence OF the Register
CLARKsRURu, January |.
The time for eltciiUg a United States
Senator for West Virginia is near at
hand. The subject is one Of grave im-
portance and should be regarded with
reference to the public interests rather
than any personal preference.
We have Governor Mathews, Senator
Hereford and Hon. J. Y. Camden as
prominent candidates, all worthy gen.
tlemen. The State is largely Democrat
ic and presumably the Senator to be
elected will ne Democrat. All true
Democrats will have the nomination
made in pursuance OF a
custom that has become time honored
by all parties-that Is by party caucus.
Wings, Republicans and Democrats have
all endorsed it and resorted TO Il as the
surest way of perpetuating party har-
monv and selecting good man. Is
pecially did the Republicans do so IN the
nominations of Senators Willy, Van
Wrinkle and Barnum.
In making the selection personal ran
cor and detrdction are not the elements
to produce the desired result. A manly,
honorable review OF the situation is bet
ter.
The friends OF Senator HEREFORD, and
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THE sPRAGUE CASE.
The Governors Lawyers in Search Of In
formation.

CoLUNRUs, o., January 5.-Governor
SprSgue has had a lawyer in Columbus
gathering information to be used in the
now famous divorce suit. Ii half the
information that was accumulated here
is used in the case, there will be some
sensation in Columbus society, and
scandals long forgotten will be again
made public.
In conversation with a wcll.knoWn
citizen, who is likely 10 figure in a con-
spicuous manner ii the case ever GENES
TO trial, he saws that it is matter OF
deep regret that Mrs Sprague did
not have some sensible adviser, that
would have couuseled her against max
ing the reckless charges thst were set
forth against the Governor in her petl
ton Tor divorce. The theory is that
Senator Conkling has counseled her TO
make these charges against Sprdgue Tor
two reasons. First, a. bluff to prevent
the case from ever coming to trial; and
second, because he thinks Spraguc has
some love for his children, il not for his
wife, and wouldnot pursue trial which
would lead TO exposures.
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DU BhIE.
State Trials-Land Meeting.

DUBLIN, January G.-At the resump-
ton Of the State trials this morning the
court was crowded, though the proceed
ings were very uninteresting, simply
consisting OF the reading OF the stenos-
raphers' notes OF speeches BY the Trav-
ersers. The cour, to-day decided that
the speeches delivered in favor Of the
Travcrser5 AZ the various meetings
throughout the country might be read
ty their counsel. II is expected this
decision will considerably protract the
trial.
One Of tine largest land meetings ever
held in Connaught took place at Laugh.
lie, County Galway, on Sunday. Davitt
was the principal speaker. Several
thousand persons were present.
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Rough weatnerin the South.

AUGrSTA, GA, January S.-The snow
has been on the ground here one week,
which is something Unprecedent in the
history OF the city. Fine s'eighing to-
day and Yesterday for the first time in
twenty-five years.
. GALVESTON, January The follow
ing are specials to the Nl7rs:
Mckinney, TeXas-lt is sleetir =
showing ami freezing here to-day. Ihis
Is the severest winter ever known here.
DenuiSon, TeX-Snow fell here ea.ly
this morning, continuing at intervals
throughout the day. The residence of
Governor Burneye was destrCyed by
fire in Indian Territory, on the night OF
December 3lSt Loss, $1,000.
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AN IMPORTANT CASE.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Trying to
Monopolize the Telegraph Business.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 3.-The
counsel for the Western Union Tcle-
graph Comp,ny and Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company, met IN the l. 5. Court
this morning to argue the question
OF preliminary injunction which the
telegraph company is about to apply Tor
to restrain the railroad company from
Interfering with their wires between
Philadelphia and New York, but
owing 10 the absence Of Judge
Butler the case went over till to-mor-
row. It's understood that the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company has given the
Western Union notice TO remove Its
wires, and that the telegraph company
claims that under its contracts il has
q right to maintain them without inter-
ruption. The case is one OF greatinterest,
as the line between here and New York
constitutes the great trunk OF the cUun.
try connections being made here with
ali principal points South and West
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TALMAGE RETALIATRs.
Benhardt's Attack Will Be Answered
bya Sernon on the Drama.

New YORK, January 3.-"As : cele:.
bra,ea French actress recently assaiIed
me inrhe public prints ior saying things
adverse 10 her character" said DR.. Tai
moge Yesterday morning, when have
not, as you are aware, made the slightest
allusion to her in any possible way, l
think il may be well for NE next Sab
bath morning to SPEAK concerning the
drama. and what we are to do with the
dramatic element implanted in most OF
Our natures"
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GoyERNoR-ELECT PORTER.
Re Will Be Married This Week at New
York.

WASHINGTON, January Ex-Governor
elect Judge Porter. OF Indiana, who was
one OF the prominent callers here on
New Years day, left here to-day for
New York. His marriage will take
place on the 5th. Miss Stone, who will DO
the honors of the gubernatorlal mansion
at indianapolis, is about the Governor 5
age. The Governor has rounded four
and half decades OF human life. He
met Miss Stone here as the guest OF
Mrs. Scofield, the wife of Glenni w. SEQ
field, of Warren, Pa, Register OF the
Treasury. Miss Stone is an estimable
lady with many accomplishments, and
will grace the career of her distinguished
husband.
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PRESS OPINIONS.
Annexation Of Transvaal- Envious Epg.
land.

land.
LoNDoN, January 3.-The Pail Mall
Go.,Hs in 4, leading editorial, says;
"There is too much rt ason 10 think that
inquiry into the annexation and subse-
quent administration Of Transyaal
would bring to light a fact which
would make all Engiishmen indignant.
Ii the annexation be maintained it will
turn against us the enmity OF every
Dutchman in South Africa. The rea-
sons usually assigned for not giving up
the country are little else than shadowy.
The Times, commenting on the in
crease in the population of the United
States, as shown by the recent census,
says: These eleven and half millions
OF people are not a poor, INDECENT and
unlaught mass, such as would be pro
duced in any Europea state by so great
a rapid accession TO the population.
They are well fed, clothed, well-to.do,
and as rule, well educated. There is
room TO spare for them all, and for
as many more during the next 10 years.
We cannot but look with some envy OH
nation whose easy lot it is TO gather
up the good ihiEgs which fortune casts
10 the United States.
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PENNSYLVANIA FIGHT.
Oliver has the Votes-Hewitt Nominate
for Speaker ofthe House.

Oliver has the Votes-Hewitt Nominated
for Speaker ofthe House.
UARRIsBCGG, PA, January 3.-The
fight for L. :. Senate ship 10 fill the
place of VIM. A. Wallace was virtually
closed this evening, one hundred and
twenty members OF the House OF Rep.
resentatives, supporters OF Galusha A.
Grow and Henry w. Oliver
leading candidates went into
caucus for House officers. The
test of the strength was to be made on
the organization Of the caucus. This
was effected by the Oliver men electing
John NJ. Pottery, OF Franklin, as Presi-
dent Of the caucus by a vote OF 90 10 ii.
The result was generally received as an
evidence Of Crows weakness. The
caucus was conducted without any dis
sensiOn. b. l.. Hewitt, OF Blair, was
nominated for Speaker OF the House.
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b & o. Ahead-Ipiunetion Refused.

BALTIMORE, Jaauary Sin the |. ;.
Circuit Court this snorning, in the SUIT
of the Pullman Palace Car Company
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, for infringement OF the patent
OF the conplainants by the defendants
in using Pullman sleeping ears on tne1r
roads, and praying an injunction against
said railroad company. Judge BOND
filed the opinion OF the Court refusing
TO grant the injunction.
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Leg sla.vrss in Western State, Meet.

san Francisco, January 3.-The
Legislature met at Sacramento to-day,
and effected an organization without de-
lay. Republican organization in both
houses. The Nevada Legislature also
met and organized a, Carson CITY also
territorial legislature OF Arizona at
Prescott.
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coin i(Gl per cent. discount.
GovERSMKNTs-Wea
U. 5. Coupons sel
New iolt
New four-and
New ...........ll1S
Pacific skies OI 'sI...........
RAILROAD BoNDs-In this market Bos.
ton, Hartford and Erie tirsts advanced
to 81 from 81 and later declined to 80.
Louisville and Nashville general mort.
gage IS advanced to los from LOB and
then declined TO lei. Minneapolis and
St. Louis Iowa division) firsts advanced
To lO9 from los. Chesapeake and Okio's
currency IS advanced TO - from 81.
{. c. < |. G.. tract certificates assented
supplementary declined 10 lost and
later recovered TO l07. and Kansas and
Texas seconds declined to 7St from 7ot
and recovered to 76t.
STATE BoSDs-Dull.
SToCKs-The stock market opened gen.
orally firm, and in some cases q slight
advance in prices WAS recorded, hut
speculation soon took downward turn
and shortly after noon prices had de-
clined 10 - per cent, the Trunk Line
shares Leading the downward movement.
During the afternoon the market be.
came stronger, and under the leader.
shin Of the Western Union prices ad.
yanc,d TO Gs per cent, Chicago,
Burlington aud Quincy, Michigan
Central, New jersey Central.
New York Central and Denver and kIo
Grande being prominent IN the advance.
In the late dealings the speculation be-
carpc weak, and under heavy sales de-
cline ranging from ! TO u per cent took
place, the Lake shore, New York
Genital. Northwestern, Pacific Mail,
Union Pacific, Western Union, 81. Paul,
Nashville & Chattanooga. Michigan Gen.
tral, Central Pacific and Kansas aud
Texas heading the downwafa move
ment. In the final sales there Nsss a
recovery of / 10 per cent. The Graphic
SAYS: The market to-day has been irreg-
ular, ieversh and finally weak to a verge
oi panicky. II is rumorcd that very
powerful syndicate after selling their
long stocks have gone short Of IT." mar.
kci. IL il a time for caution ,hd for
realization where there are profit IL
timately the market will ris, 10 igher
figures, but it is questionable w.eth,r
III IiIthtul IllNto SbiANo az -hsb Iba
chas'.
The transactions on the Sock Er.
change aggregated 47l,0o0 shares, oi
when 400 were Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy, u 900 Delaware, Lackawan.
na and Western, 1000 Delaware and
Hudson, G,00O Denver aEi Rio Grand-.
10000 Erie, 1900 Hannibal and ~.
Joseph, 1000 Iron Mountain, 400 In
diana, Bloomington and Western, $500
Kansas and Texas, 1900 Lake Shore,
5000 Lake Erie and Western, 5000
Louisville and Nashville, 10000 Michi-
gan Central, 1900 Northwestern, 5000
Nashville and CHATTANOOGA, 81 900 New
Jersey Central, 1900 New York Cen.
tral, ! 900 Northern Pacific, 5000 Ohio
and Mississippi, 7,400 Ontario and
Western, 2I,OO Pacific Mail, 5000 Read
ing, 10000 1t. Paul, 1000 It. Paul and
Omaha. $500 st. Louis and San Fran.
cisco, 22,0O0 Union Pacific, 1900
Wabash Pacific, ll2,000 Western Union,
onI IN OlD Ilnqll S1utkprn
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE
Gen. sha-p pc Nominated for Speaker

ALBANY, January 3.-rhe Republican
members of the Assembly in caucus to.
night, unanimously nominated Gen.
Sharpe for Speaker. Mr.. Skinner with
drew in his favor. The Democratic
members OF the Assembly met in caucus
and nominated Erastus Brooks for
Speaker.
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THE TENNESSEE FIGHT.

Twenty-Five Ballots and no Speaker Yet
NASHVILLE, January S.-The Tennes-
see Legislature met to-day. The House
was organized by the election OF W. 3.
Ramsey (Republcanl OF Shelby county
Speaker. The Senate baloted twenty
five times for Speaker without result.
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Young Lady Found Dead in Bed.

DETROIT, January 5-Miss Annie g..
Wilcox, a music teacher at Allegon, this
State, was found dead in bed to-day.
She had not been seen since Yesterday
afternoon. She probably died from
heart disease. She formerly lived in
BROOKLYN.
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Two Men Burned to Death at a Fire.

KINGSTON, y. Y, January S.-The
Saupson Opera House is not burned.
The bodies of two men, killed by the
debris OF the burning building, last
night, were found to-day burned almost
10 i crisp. Their names are stephen
Jov and Jacob SchConmaker.
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st. Louis Blaze.

ST. LOUIS, January 3--rhe Brockell
& Stewart building in Csrni, Illinois,
occupied by Brennan's dry goods store,
Caryer's grocery, Stewart 5 drug store,
Kokaps hardware store, Willis photo
graph gallery and the normal school
were burned yesterday, Loss about
10000; insurance S2l 900.
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THE TRIALS
OF the Traversers Will Probably be
Abandoned.

LONDON, January "a dispatch from
Dublin says: 1t Is rumored III official
circles that Attorney General Law will
announce, Friday, that in consequence
Of the intimatiou in the Queens speech
that ameliorstive measures are tn be
Immediately submitted in the House OF
Commons the prosecution Of the ira
yersers will be abandoned.
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A ROUGH CASE
In Which Three Pers-ns Were Wound
ed by Shooting.

CIxcIxNATI January 3-The Iin't'-
S,ar's Memphis special: This morning
Henry Burton found Mr.. Tate, a barber,
in bed with his wife. He shot Tate
twice and Mrs. Burton once. late le-
turned the fire, mortally wounding
Henry Burton. Mrs. Burton's wound
istrihing. Thechara, ter OF Tate wounds
WAS no, stated.
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ClNCiSNArI, January The jury IN
the case Of the state o! Ohio vs.. Sllas W.
Hoffman were discharged this morning,
having been unable to sgree. They
stood eleven for acqulttsl to one for con-
victiOa. The case has been before the
court for more than four weeks.
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A Tale Of Woe-sad State OF Affairs in
Ireland.

LoNDoN, January A Dublin CORES
pOndcrt saws: 4 more repulsiyC or terri
bic year has never come upon our
country. It's history NAV I've written in
two words: Distress" disturbance. "
II came in with begging box and has
zone with a b!udgeon. Ii will take many
wears to reconstruct the social system
now in the ruins. and few can be sam
guinc enough to hope that the TASK will
be accomplished in the present genera
t:cn.
Guns Pouring Into Ireland
LoSDON, January 3.-lt is stated that
a thousand guns are sent to Ireland sur
rcptitiOuSly from Birmingham weekly,
and that within the last three weeks
5000 Enfield guns have been sent there
from the Birmingham workshops.
A Rough Ride.
HALIFAX, January 5.-The steamer
Sandman from Boston 10 this port pick
ed upa boat Con'ainin. PIu, Nelson and
Chas. Luni, belonging 90 the fishing
schooner Nalto Irvine, OF Rochester,
Mass. They were badly frozen IN their
hands and freliHg exhausted, having
been il the OPEN boat Tor three days
without iooi or sleep, They aai lost
their vessel in n snow storm and ga.5
coming on were blown out TO SEA.
Tho Tongue Substituted by the Fist.
Berlin, January In the morning
OF New Year ddy large crowds mostly
of stu ,ents made demonstration be-
FORE the Gale much ircqucEtai by the
Jews. Tprv smashed the windows and
rpobbpi ali the Iras they met, the pO.
ice we're comparatively helpless. An.
other Caie was invaded and emntiei ol
the Jews. Large and stormy meetings
continue TO be- held, and the crusade
seems to he gaining force, fist now being
substituted ior tongue.
Begging in Russia-Scarcity OF Food;
ST pETEEsHURG, January 3.-Ihc
German Colonists on the N)lga usually
the most thriving agricuiturists IN
Russia. are'represented in a hail stsry-
| ING condition. In one settlement Of
seven hundred people, there are only
about six families whose members are
not Obliged 10 ask aims.
The Porte Proposes a Meeting OF Dele
gates.
CoNSTANTINOrLE, JanuarT 3-Ihe
Porte has dispatched a note to the Pow,
ers setting forth Arguments ayainst arbi.
tration and proposlnga meeting OF dele
GATES OF the Powers, including Turkey
and Greece, to be held at ConslanrinOp,e
TO fix the Greek frontier. The Porte has
wired its repressntativ abroad explain
ing it's objections to the arbitration.
slosso,-V -ViSnaux-Another Game - be
hrTacgei.
PARIS, January 2.-SlOsson writes 10
the journals here promising 70 play
Nignaux sgain on the following terms:
5000 points up, for stake OF 5000
francs, the game to be played on kew
tables on which neither Slosson nor
Vignaux have played. The match is TO
come OFT at New York, London or Paris.
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T,,-i,ls R,vaees OF Diphther.s.

OE,N0E. y J., January 3.-t'ye per
sons. out OF six in the family o! samuel
Crumv. wyl,-kuOSn in the printing
business, have died rom diphtheria
within SIX DAYS % Mr.. CrumPs mar
sion IN Mount Clare. Defective SAM.
tlrv arrangements threw i-t,i gases into
the sleeping apartments.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Money at 5 to 6 Per Cent.-Goyernment,
Weak-Fosr hominaIIy Unchanged
Wheat Unsettled and Heavy
Hogs Higher
FIN AHCR.
KaM York

NEW YORK, January 3.-MoSrv-At
5@6 per cent. per annum, Prime mer-
camille paper 5(d6 per cent. Sterling
exchange, bankers bills firm at 4Sl:
demand 4S3!.
sILvER-At London 5lSd per ounce,
bar silver here lll,; subsidiary silver
coin i(Gl per cent. discount.
GoygRSNESrs-Wpa
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Guns Pouring Into Ireland.

LoSDoN, January 3.-lt is stated that
thousand guns are sent to Ireland sur.
rcptitiouSly from Birmingham weekly,
and that within the last three weeks
5000 Enfield guns have been sent there
from the Birmingham workshops.
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TOLEDO, January 3-Wheat- Dull;
No. > white Michigan 81 OF; amber
Michigan 81 O2., No. . red Wabash,
SPOT, seller January Il 02ii seller Feb
ruarv - j;seller March = 07!; seller
April Il O9i; seller May 81 III. Corn
-Duli; damaged Ss!c. Odts-Dull and
nominal. Clover Seed-Prime mann
moth IS 05; No. do 81 TO; prime
81 IS; Nc. 2S4 10.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-10-07
Railroad Racket.

Every man, woman and child
In this country wants to know
why we do not continue to
"whoop up" the railroad. 1t
was once our custom to dish out
a column of railroad hash two
or three times a month, but we
emptied our Uranium and had
to "let up" on that subject. Still
the people clamor for more on
the railroad" The children
dear little. things-climb up on
our venerable knee and cry their
little eyes red TO, US to ''say
something next week about the
railroad" Digoified matrons and
skittish maids-may the latter
mever grow old-beg Us to.never
stop writing up railroads until
they get one good ride. The
Clarion is a very tender-hearted
paper-especially when appealed
to by the ladies-and We pro-
pose to write a railroad sermon
this week. Aud to begin, we
want q railroad most awfully
awful. We want the track to
measure Washington street from
eend to eend; we want it to split
that street right 'alf and 'alf-
wide open. We want steel rails,
as bright as the dollars of our
daddies, laid on cedar cross-ties
thatare pIaned at Harrington's
mill. Those ties must be scru-
pulously square and only two
feet apart. Then You know folks
can a0alk as we'll as ride on the
railroad. We demand that fine
cars be placed on that track, and
that they be hitched to an ele-
gait locomotive with a big silver
bell. The engine must be called
"De Bastrop." and the engineer
must wear box-toed shoes and a
plug hat. The coaches on this
road will be foored with marble