Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-20
The Double sheet.

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The new telegraph company, the Mutual Union,
has inaugurated its entrance to Chicago by asking
for the right to lay It's wires through the streets
underground. This is wise thing for the new
company 70 do, on It's own account and good
thing for the public. In the first place. between
the opposition on the part OF the public to any
more pOle-Strung wires in city streets, and the
fight that would naturally be made against new
competitor by the existing telegraph monopoly,
there was little hope OF getting its lines into the
city in any other way. In the second place, the
fact that one company can and is willing to lay Its
wires under ground clearly demonstrates that the
wires OF all companies, Geographic, telephone, or
for other methods of communication, can be so
placed This point hardly needed demonstration,
TO be sure; but an experiment which shows a sub
terranean system to he feasible in this country
may encourage municipal authorities in insisting
on its general Introduction without delay.
The theory that the late experience OF Mr.. Bayard
with the temporary presidency of the Senate puts
him In the direct line for the democratic national
nomination in 1884 is combatted by the New York
StGr Mr. Kelly wants nominee of Sterner stuff
and more answering devotion to the cause of
democratic success than Mr.. Bayard'S recent
course shows him to be possessed of. To use his
own language, man ''whO was too feeble and
frightened to take the Office to which he was
elected by the people and the electoral college,"
and another ''whO was too feeble and chivalrOuS to
hold by his own vote the Office to which he had
been elected by the democratic majority Of the
Senate" not the sort OF people TO carry his BAN
ner In the next fight In other words, the sage of
Tammany wants a leader hereafter who will grab
every thing in sight, and hold on to ft,-for the
sake OF the party. MessrS. Tilden and Bayard will
therefore please take notice, and get themselves
out OF the way in time.
1t now seems probable that Prof King and his
companion Of the signal service bureau, who as
cended from Chicago in a balloon four five days
ago, are lost. Dilgent search has far failed to
md any trace OF them Even If they succeeded in
landing unhurt in the extensive forests above Chi
cago, there is danger OF death from starvation, as
they took only two days provisions with them.
Donaldson and Wise, aerOnautS skilled as King,
have been lost within the last few years. They,
too put faith in the success OF aerial navigation,
and believed that certain upper currents which
could be relied upon to carry balloons in certain
directions could be discovered. A skeleton on the
shores OF OF the northern lakes in the forests
of Michigan Will probably, at some future day. tell
the past story OF Kings failure, was the case
first with Donaldson and then with Wise.
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SO far as experience or observation here goes,
Washington has seen little to commend In the
matter of the electric light. That in use at the
Riggs House for some time past gives a Pickering
and unsatisfactory light, and that with which it
was proposed to illuminate Pennsylvania Avenue
Is either good for nothing or has been In inconl-
petent hands The public feeling in regard to this
affair, it may be said, by the way, Is rapidly
changing from interest to disgust Ii gas Is to be
supplante1 in Washington by this new invention,
the latter Will have to make a much better show
ing for itself than it has yet made here
The verdict of the coroners jury in the case of
the lives lost by the burning Of the Harvey-Lan-
denberger mills in Philadelphia last week just
what it ought to have been. The jury found s'that
Joseph Harvey, owner Of the mills, is crminally
responsible for the loss of life in neglecting to
furnish proper means OF lre-escape in cases Of
fire. and further, that the city OF Philadelphia is
responsible for not enforcing the laws compelling
Joseph Harvey to erect proper fire-eScapes-" Now
let the officers OF the law go to work vigorously,
and such calamitieS will not be so common here
after.
Prof. GaltIer, OF the veterinary school OF Lyons,
France, is making experiments with the view of
discovering method for the prevention of the
horrible effects of hydrop hobia. His idea is that
an injection of the virus Of rabies into the veins will
protect person against the poison II bitten by a
mad dog, on the same principle that vaccination
against smallpox is successful. Even IL the pro-
lessor demonstrates the accuracy OF his theory he
VIII probably not drive very extensive business
In the way of innoculating people with rabies
virus As general thing man would prefer to
run the risk OF being bitten by mad dog rather
than have the vile poison In his veins
Itmay be useful II not pleasant to Senator Ma
hone to know that the position and style assumed
In his late letter TO the public In regard to General
Early are almost unanimously condemned by the
press and people OF the country. The popular
verdict Is that the Virginia Senator is at least
quarter OF q century behind the age In which he
lives
The democrats OF the sixth Missouri Congress
siona district are already laying plans to recover
The district from the greenbackers, who captured
IL last fall They have obtained the consent of ex-
Governor Phelps to run next year as the demo-
cratic candidate, as he is considered by far the
strongest man OF the party in the district
President Arthur has done graceful thing In
ordering that the Yorktown exercises shall close
with salute OF the British flag by the United
states By this act OF courtesy We as nation. |
VIII say TO the British that, though we were COM |
PEELED TO whip them century ago we have moth
Ing but the most cordial feelings for them now