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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

January

Epfy. Pa. January -
from Cory 20 Erie vii ~
week. II viii go thr@ =
country not reached BY
excellent terminal fscilIt
and Erie. It's backed b Sz!t @ Y6esis y
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
A New Year,S Creeting in Nen,uek,.

CYNTHIANA. KY. January Sat Clays-
vile, n.y. yesterday, John Garrett and
James Raymond young men, came TO
blows. Both at last pulling pistols. Ray
mond missed. but Garrett shot him behind
the ear, and he died at once. Garrett is in
iail
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Postmaster General James expects 10
turn over his portfolio to Mr.. Howe TO-
morrow. He has held the position eN-
actly ten months.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
NEW JEsseY.
TpcDsn1

Tho Democrats Eises sse AsssmbagDoo,
NrwsRx. N. j.. Janrsry 3--Nsyof ~
Ter, ,Dcmocrst,) who retired from ~
Office, to-day. was, to-day. chosen Asss9- Y
blyman. The Hou9 nov Stands Desv
.crgts 81, Republican ~ - -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
STEUBENYlLlE.
Olicer Kamm Fatally Hart by Motor.
ious Tkief-The IrondaIe Property
Secured by Henry ". Long.

Special Dispatch 10 ne Register.
. SrEUyESyILLE, January S-Whilc Officer
Kamm was attempting TO arrest the notori-
Gus Cooley" White, tonight, man named
Harnel strucl; the officer on the head with
heavy bottle, inficting 4 dangerous
wound which may prove fatal, as the skull
is badly factured, White was charged
with stealing sixty dollars. Both men have
been arrested.
The court, to-day, confirmed the sale TO
Long. On the 5th of December last this
property together with some hundred
acres of land connected with il were sold
the land to the First National Bank OF Al
lance, O., for $40, and the mill and
furnace to Long for $34GG7. The money
for the land was paid down, and the sale OF
il confirmed. Long, however, not meeting
the terms Of the agrcement,a as was claimed,
a motion was made to have the sale set
aside, and December 9th was set for argu-
men, Meantime new syndicate with
John Hunter, of Alliance, o., was formed
to buy in the property. The court has put
an end to this syndicate's chances at least
for the present. DON.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

A london dispatch announces th'
doatb of Wm. Harrison AinswOrth, the
well known writer, age.l - years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

The Phillipi, w. Va, Pdind'aSe'' an
,,ouprp- rhat there is q ease of smallpox
in Middle Fork, Randolph county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

yrw ORLEANS, January "A 7fa1s ~
erai Pensacaia special ays: 1hs scho6Doe
smith and sloop Wander hjew aslDoFs -
Santa Rosa Island, and fhses 1ao0ur
drowned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
Aner Ross

IS 10 the mental cOnditior, 6 riau at the
time she obtained diyaS On thap ght
at the time perhaps she IL ktcr defer
divorce proceedings and aait Ste fur,b-
er developments Of the mei.l Sd'tioa Of
her husband.
Clark Mills. sculptor. W; e33 for the
the purpose Of identifying se lster cast
GuiteSu's head, At.,he frstr31n, ~;
YOU make q cast et kte kisoner',
head, DayiGge cSjcctcd to.Aylopenipg
Of theqncstion OF insaIity sell would
g -GG.tTsl u l-s l1--IlS & \ a.. ~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

respecting railroads, insurance, and all
sorts Of corporations, this winter. There
will also be some revision OF the school
laws There will be a tremendous effort
to pass anti.liquor laws. hut | am satisfied
that we shall able to carry out the temper
ance resolve of the Cleveland convention,
TO submit Constitutional amendment to
the people, which shall leave the whole
matter to future legi,lat on by succeeding
General Assemblies
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
WASHINGTON.
boat Want Him at Any Price.
J.V.r,ygSry Dr8gs

IOll "EHl ENILil NI MY ATAVN.
Associated Press
WNtIyGroN. January 3.-A petition has
been snt 10 Senator Ferry by prominent
citizeniO iOf Plainfcld urging him to pro-
test ag;tl>t the confirmation OF l.. X. Pope,
as post baSter at that place. Considerable
pressuTA il is said, is being brought out to
induce IT, President to withdraw Popc's
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Attorney General Brewster loon
charge of his department yesterday
morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
Hung by . Met.

ELlswoETH, Ks, January s.-W. y 0rar
ham, who killed robbed and burned Philip
Egley, at yenapgo, Ellsworth county, 81
the night Of the s2ath OF December. Was hunf
night. ". e..
same fate, bnt
secured by tl
ment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Tho corporation of Dublin, yesterday,
conferred the freedom OF the city on
John Dillon, but u he is still confined
in n. ~4vrrumgn: jail, It will not add
mucl. &. his Immediate pleasure.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

IassIsisg Css1see 1ss . Deeees g.
a contesnptible at of sn sgpi0U ~ 3 !;
nan was diso0yeStd on sffsst OF ~ ~
about 80 scloek, Isst evssise tlse -
was on IL dorD trip asd c81efood 49,
or three ladies' and uea- Tke llfse ~
we'll dressed and hsd tha sPYS10, -
that alone, OF Q g1htltlne8s sfy1 4SftW
happened TO glance haeks ufossh ~ -
and noticed one Of The ls4tp eben1B -
seat, moving away ffon - kee1nitY - -
man. Presently ihsisstee - . .
faint scfesm. He ~ ~ IN - n -
his way, bct In spotlpsExp1nB6o416I -
bsfk md found ~ h11Do e1oQ -
excited. The Hna1R Aee8eo N441Dl1nG
stoppjne the csr, ~ outefo4 &z64 -
efplsnstiDn, ~hick ketew ewNlDegyG1ee1IDf s.
give. The man ~ st3e9k9610 l1nee -
ann shout one d - b1lI = ~
time uttsrins tnsvllgg e1pnlo
driver realized ~ at9u
of flTe usn1hA g
ds~flIsi6 viii =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

L, English authorities have arrested
ths4dy President, Secretary and two
mylcrs Of the Ladies Land League,
ney Dublin, and placed them in the
Lil--icS jail. Rather small business
for great = Iibcral ~ Mr.. Gladstone
Wa. --Mt 10 b..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

In HI .,,i.;..... - ..sn.;,fr. rail-
road am ears IN each county through
whlcn L. paSS, s, being agitatcd. Il
Gems d r.. .,rs rrSu Honor,
while in : - ,f rba towns m Ifccn-,. i
permitted, foj in others the sgGoon
N>e.'Es '.-p it lad TX, gitima5r inter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

- Thc Thermometer marked froN- 'sh
to fifteen degrees below zero in different
parts Of New Hampshire, AMI the cold
wave is moving West.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Sara Rcruharlt is to receive Sloo,oo1
f,rber ~. Petersburg engagement
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Slgp the ~tNt" ilNt OF Nilip - !'I-"l''.f' .
while the local indebtedness Of counties
and cities. reaches the enormous sum Of
$iLl.i.lno.
tn, demands Of the land owner, in
ireland were formulated in q series o.
resolutions passed the meeting Mt Dub
I.r. Yesterday, demanding compenSa-
tirr from the government.
The Missouri river was closed by Ice
on Monday night, At II. Paul, having
Teen op,n 5or navigation since April so,
period or2G days, the longest time,
with one execution, on record.
Tho corporation of Dublin, yesterday,
conferred the freedom OF the city on
John Dillon, but ~ he is still confined
in tn Government jail. 1t will not add
mucl. {; his Immediate pleasure.
TIL ~.n,c of Wisconsin has just bneu
dunno. y the government for little
dcb. as s-gn0Ut that il had forgotten.
Whst ,hc mattyrwitA the conscienres
Of usg. northwestern commonwcalth~,
-.
Richmond, Va, no" mas ''' i'''.''''
I't"''.| e.''''S ~ = -
a. q, r,r.,,s prn.i1lrt orthcsc amounted to
-. Sna. 80. an increase over 1850, Of
,>r,-s,,I.
,...,...,.
iE" amount "l ""i'",'S '''' '''' ~
snd interest V'S"''. III I'S'o'', ass
-.'r .''r-'''','.., O' NV -.c'N.I,.;.. 9 '..
a.r,. L,r5, SsslF.5s7; miSccllane-
s.,- -.
tHr.uE the past year mose Una"
&'v'u'o nave been spent IN the con-
suction Of railroads III 'olor'''o' "S'
'' aNNeSe" N"'O'''i'L Vi pioP'1'H t'i. - '',-
,aauutfuS to ggG,O59,0n0.
NJ. I,,,.,,,. .,o ..Ta.sev Lilly i,
I ,''.' - =, go o., Ly,jI,r,,,s next
-, y y, 80, - -. ,,.,,t surcs.s os
MY Anderson. the profession will be-
g,o believe that study, brains and eX-
- - - ,,,..,rs or advance
n.
-., rr,rf-b authorities have arrested
n-.5,. President secretary and two
NJ. - -, Tod,,., land Learue.
D,,rfi, orl nJocgd them in the
Ij,.-.cl isil Rather small business
-" al i'.''-'S' ,,'1', - cIadstnro
want tnb.
r a"C particulars rom tne 9'."i'''-
81. .,..tI, - .o-:r,,,r,. :r-
mo ''rD2d to dcath anu seriously ~
l".,N p. ..''->i''" S''',-,' - - An
nc ''i'eIS WIZ ,':-,.n
'"O, ,'Eiou9iE "''''''U '''' ''o'''7 "N'''
''hu vi recover
r. IN tho d,f,ul;inr cashier of the
NIecr -, Newark NI hank. has
fled acsv..r IN court 70 the case
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
Espris and Imports.

The excess exports of merchandise
during the twetc months ending Novem-
ber 50, 1881, tas Sl95, 1921 twelve
months ending November so, 1880, $lG2,-
SIS, I59; excess oimpOrtS OF gold and sill
yer coin and bulen for the twelve months
ending NoYembeSO, 1880. $59,3i2, 09O.
SenaSr Davis HI.
WASHINGTON, Janary 3.-Senator David
Davis is i'll with Ce throat, the result of
n cold contracted \ the Presidents New
Years reception. l. physician has ad-
visep him 10 rema1in doors several for
days.
Sargent 10 Il the Place.
A gentleman said might that he had it
from excellent autb tty that ex-senator
Sargent, OF Caliiorrh hfs to succeed Secrc-
tarv kirl>wOOd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04
THE NEWS.

SMALLPOX has been declared epidemic
i'm brooklyn, y. \.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Arlssr,. Ga, gsstsfx S,--A
The Co,sa,sfios, ssyst j. ffeI6b
scaldibg the fireman.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

rHr.ug the past year, more than
yurbr,t nave been spent in the con-
t-.p.;ou of railroads in Colorado, and
r., assessed valuation Of property in the
Fatr has increased S2O,0cO,OO1; now
mounting to gg5, ,O59,WD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

WAsHIygToN, January t}-ln the Crimi-
nal Court, Ais aornins Guiteau made his
opening Sneech as bliows: l had a very
happy New Year, .lestefday, and hope
everybody elsedd fhalslots OF visitors
T6at taESs hem al inIfiNicyc They cx.
press their opin:ons freely and none Of
them 80 N
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

HKspAcHE in most cascs prscesds fsoRf
torpid liver ard isprri iacs Of tshe stor1<(h
Ifnsan invariably 5z errqd by takir Sim
=, iyes Regulator. Vet all lr6efs
DIAL siek 1na rro1 dachxs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Oscar Wilde, the apostle Of aesthetic
ism, the "palIid and lank young man.
is ssuw in New York, and expresses his
intention Of lecturing on hi> t'vorire
ihnn.n
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Tue demands Of the land owners in
ireland were formulated in series Of
resolutions passed the meeting ut Dub
l.u. Yesterday, demanding compenSa-
diem from the government.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

According TO Governor Fosters m"~-
sage the STATE debt of Ohio is :, POI, ,6f5,
while the local indebtedness Of counties
and cities. r>achcs the enormous sum Of
- l.. tLaL
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

IT, ~-ute of Wisconsin has just br"u
dunno ly the government for little
dcb; as s-gn.0,t that il had forgotten.
Whsi ,hc matter with the conscienr"s
Of usg. northwestern commonwealth,
a.yEgv.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

Il in, the dcfaul;ing cashier of the
MeCS - Newark, y. J., bank, has
fled answer IN court 10 the case
again lin, in which nc claims that he
was {, victim of NUgeus. and never re-
cciyc. dollar Of thc money uf which
the bas was deraUdcd,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

The Missouri river was closed by Ice
on Monday night, at II. Paul, having
teen op,n sor navigation since April 80,
81 period or2G days, the longest time,
with one execution, ON record
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-04

UrS. Langtry, the jersey Lilly Il
saomccd to appear At Wailack's next
ia Ifshe makes as great a success rs
My Anderson, the profession will be-
9 10 believe that study, brains and eS-
IEncc as useless as means Of advance
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06
FOREIGN NEWS.

Defalcations amounting to millions of
rubles have been discovered in the Custom
House at Taganrog, Russia, and all the officials
have been arrested.
In reply to an address by English
Liberals, Secretary Forster says the state OF
Ireland will not justify the release of the i'm
prisoned Land Leaguers.
The Irish police have discovered q
quantity Of rifles and ammunition in the base
ment Of Protestant church in the County
Clare.
Since the anti-Socialist law was pro-
mulgated in Germany in 1878, 225 Socialist So
cieties have been dissolved and 1853 Socialist
publications have been suppressed.
One coasting steamer and two steam
ers engaged in the Mediterranean trade are
finally gwen up as lost during the November
gales. The loss of life is ITO.
The Khedive of Egypt has forwarded
S400 to the fund for the erection of Garfield
hospital at Washington, and promises to send
$1,000 more.
A big financial smash-up is announced
from st. Petersburg. The Grand Society of
Railways is declared to be insolvent, and, in
addition, is charged with having misappropri-
ated 25,0OO,0O0 rubles of Government money.
An imperial court of inquiry will look into the
matter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06
Kaiser wilhelm as a Figurehead.

Personally the Emperor OF Germany
is large-limbed, good-natured, not-too
quick witted man, charming as study
OF character. He is, in his warlike as
pect, little more real than our lament
ed King George, who had so often de-
scribed the event that he died N the
mistaken belief that he had led charge
of cavalry at the battle of Waterloo.
The Emperor William has actually
heard the distant roar of artillery, and
has looked upon the smoke of battle
when the firing had ceased. We al
remember the pretty knack he had of
riding up to the great battle fields of
1870 just as all was over, and dating,
from amidst the slain, blood-red tele-
grams to his "dear Augusta" praising
God for this new victory. I don't mean
to say that he would not have joined In
the fray had need been or etiquette per-
mitted. He comes of q soldier family,
and his sons showed during the same
campaign the stuff of which the old tree
was made. But there being no need for
him to draw his sword, he was kept out
of the range of bullets, and his move
ments carefully timed, SO that he might
come in with the flourish of trumpets
that announced fresh and heavier de-
feat of the French.
In war Won Moltke did the fighting
and the Emperor wrote the kilograms
from the battlefield. Similarly in poll
tics Bismarck plots and schemes, ana
often wins, and, when all is ready, the
old Emperor is trotted out at "inter-
views which take place In the face of
the world, and whereat the harmless old
gentleman ponderously plays his puppet-
part, and thinks he is moving the world.
The real Emperor of Germany is the
heayy-looking, burly man who not so
many years ago, in despair of his future,
declared that heaven had intended him
to be farmer, and that when he left his
country home to dabble IN politics he
was flying In the face OF Providence.
Bismarck has profound and unfeigned
reverence for his imperial master, as Is
frequently shown In the volume OF his
Early Letters, !" which, with character
istic and amazing frankress, he half a
dozen years ago permitted the world to
read. But he plays with him with the
skill and GOODNESS that a marionette Is
handled by its proprietor. Probably
the last man In the world to suspect the
autocracy of Bismarck is the Emperor
William. Yet every one else knows that
in Germany the Emperor reigns and
Bismarck governs.-CGrdif Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06
MicA Masks.

A well-known German manufacturer
of mica wares, Herr Raphael, OF Breslau,
now makes mica masks for the face,
which are quite transparent, very light,
and Affected neither by heat ncr by,
acids. They afford good protection TO
all workmon who are liable to be il jured
by heat, dust, or noxious vapors, all
workers with fire, natal and glass METERS
stone masons, etc. in a kinds of grind
ing and polishing work the flying frag-
ments rebound from the arched mica
plates of the mask without iniuring
them. These plates are fixed IN a me-
tile frame, vhich is well isolated by
means of sbestos, SOFAS not to be at
tackled by heat or acid. These masks
allow the turning of the eye in any
direction, and, as against micaspectacles,
they afford the advantage of protection
to the whole face. In certain cases the
neck and shoulders may also be guarded
by sheet Of cloth Inpregnated with
FIRE, proof material, or by asbesost
sheet attached TO the mask. The inter-
val between the mica and the eyes
allows of workmen who have poor eye
sight wearing spectacles, and of workers
with fire or in melting operations wear
ing colored glass spectacies under the
mask without +, ar of breakage Of the
glass. mira being such bad conductor
of helt. Where the mask has to be
worn long, it is found desirable to add
caoutchouc tube with mouth-piece for
admission of fresh air the Tube passes
out to the shou ders, where its funnel
shaped end sometimes holding a moist
ened sponge) is supported. The mask
has a sort Of cap attached TO- it for fix
ture on the ad.-L0ndoa Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06
Wounds Of the Heart.

It is generally supposed that wounds
Of the heart kill Immediately. and cor
respondent has sent to use n stag's heart
with the left auricle practically annihil-
ated and the upper half the left ventricle
torn completely through by bullet SO
that three fingers can be readily passed
through the wound into the cavity. Not
withstanding the extent of the injury,
"the stag ran about sixty yards, the
first ten yards up hill" The fact is that
wounds of the heart are but seldom I'M
mediately fatal, if ever so. We know of
no case of absolutely instantaneous.
death from q wound of the heart, in any
part or however extensive. The expert
ence i'll the battlefield corresponds with
that of the sportsman, who never saw
a deer shot through the heart that did
not run some distance. Wounds of the
apex kill comparatively slowly, in from
one hour upward and in one case men
tened by John Bell, in which the apex
was completely severed from the rest of
the organ by sword cut, the man lived
twelve hours. Indeed, out OF twenty
nine collected cases of injury to the
heart, only two we're fatal within forty
eight hours, and in the others death re-
suited i'll periods varying from four to
twenty-ei8ht days. Recovery may take
place even when the wound is extensive,
for bullet las been found imbeded in
the substance of the heart after lapse
of six years from the date of the injury,
the patient having died from disease of
an organ in no way connected with the
lesion. Some little time eIapses before
the blood wholly escapes from or fails to
enter the cavities, and the walls continue
to contract and propel some of it into
the vessels for a much longer period
than is usually thought to be the case.--
lancet
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06
Who Are SlnYenlH2

1t is SPURIOUS fact, which has not
escaped masculine attention, that while
ladies are often seized with passionate
desire to put their husbands things in
order, the arrangement of their own
belongings is less sedulously cared for.
One author has noted the inconsist.
ency, and points out that Mr.. Pepys
had observed it two hundred years ago.
She cites an extract from his diary under
the date of October Is, 1860: "Home,
where was angry with my wife for her
things lying about, and In my passion I
kicked the little fine basket bought her
IN Holland, and broke it, which troubled
me after I had done it." Some close
observers have opined that the failing
noticed in Mrs. Pepys, when strongly
marked, is incurable, but the author OF
this volume takes more sanguine view.
She would unquestinably admit where q
young woman is not naturally orderly.
where she has an instinct, when she
comes into the house, to put her Lat Oh
table, her shawl on sofa, her gloves
somewhere else, and to try each dav a
new place for her rubbers, that to over
come this tendency involves efforts
equal to those made when striving Tor
heroic virtues. She deems it no more
difficult for such person to acquire
habits of order than to perfectly learn a
foreign language, which, however, is one
Of those feats we can not now remember
to have ever seen accomplished. It is
with melancholy satisfaction that we
find the writer dwelling on the sad truth
that the little disturbances occasioned by
disorderly habits are not so unimportant
as they appear, and that it is great deal
easier to express impotence and diseon-
tent second time than it was the first.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
More Miles of Roads Built Last Yoal
Than Ever Before.
IFrom the Railway Age


IFrom the Railway Agel
The year 1881 has been especially notable for
the enormous extent and rapidity of railway
construction in the United States. Although
1t opened with very severe winter, and snow
and frosts, protracted into the spring, delayed
the commencement Of operations in a large
part of the country and although during the
summer and fail railway work in the West was
retarded by an excess of rain and mud, still we
are able thus early to present q table giving,
we believe, comparatively complete summary
Of the number Of separate lines and
the miles of track actually laid down
in the various States aud Terri
tories since the LIST Of January, 1881. As the
month Of December has been unusually mild In,
the northern half of the country, considerable
track 10 doubt has been laid within the last few
days, of which we have, as yet. received no
report. 1t is probable also, that in some other
cases the last reports have not shown the
entire amount of track laid or that will have
been laid at the end of this month. While,
therefore, the figures which we are now able TO
give are necessarily incomplete, and will nave TO
be supplemented in future article giving the
record Of construction in detail We may say
that it has been made up with very great care
from numerous sources, railway managers,
State Railroad Commissioners aud other Suite
officers contributing their assistance, and that
it is reasonably complete for so early pubhca-
ton. Our figures show that track has been
laid on 258 different lines-although not by
as many different companies-and already
aggregates no less than 8,242 mics.
This is much the largest mileage ever
constructed in any one year, that
for 1880 being given by ''Poor's Manual " at
TIA miles, which in turn was far greater than
the mileage added in any previous year except
in 1871, when 1t reached 1879 miles. Allowing
for returns yet 10 be received, We believe it sal
to estimate that the track laid in The United
States in 1881 will prove to have been very liz
tie, If any, less than 1900 miles. IN
The following is the table, as far as We are
now able to complete it, of new construction in
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