Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-03
LAN'S BUDGET.
The Chesapeake and Ohio CanaIa and
Its Dividends.
THE WEST WRGlhIANS IN GOTHAM

THE WEST WRGINlANS IN GOTHAM
Special Correspondence OF the Rsot.ter.
NEW YORK Cry. April IL cane over
here from Washington day or two since
to get away from the tariff discussion and
malaria, both of which are setting in strong
about this time at the national capital.
On the way over | met Lloyd Lowndes. a
former West Virginian and but recently the
Republican member from the Cumberland
md district, who had been in attendance
on the meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio canals, at An
napolis. This canal occupies about the
same relation to Maryland politics that
the Erie and its feeders de to the politics
of New York. About 1000 900 of its stock
are owned by Maryland and some IL, 200, 900
by the general government, the private
stockholders being few and inconsiderabis.
1t does not yield any pecuniary dividends
of consequence, but
The Political Dividends
are a. least regular. Just now Senator
German is its President, his resignation
having been laid over until next June, but
his successor will doubtless be dictated by
himself. and will contribute to German ad.
yancemcnt. The latter's direct competi-
tion must come from his own section. the
law OF the State directing that one Senator
must from the Eastern and one from the
Western shore but this division does not
seem 10 lessen the struggle among promi-
nCnt Democrats for leadership i'll the State,
and German. Hamilton, ,rWhyte and Cotton,
all have active factions fighting for control
Hamilton, wltD is just closing 4 term as
Governor, wants a denomination. but
has not strengthened himself any
by the Use Of Executive pa
trOnagc. Whytc. who is now Mayor OF
Baltimore wants 10 20 hack To the Senate.
and Cotton. who il u police commissioner
of Baltimore. and is u politician Of >hrewd-
ncSs and experience, wants everything
that i, BOSE. asked l.Owndcs what the
minority party in the state WAS doing. and
he said il WAS getting along better now than
ever before. Hitherto the Baltimore Gus
tom house. the Baltimore postotiice and
the Republican State Committee have been
arIaN "a against each other but President
Arthur turned ont everybody that was not
in harmony. and the three institutions
chord now like the notes oi a base drum.
The only disgruntled people left appear TO
he rx.IulleCtur Thomas and Editor Fulton
of the lm,rirW and they would probably
vote if necessary, to make it unanimous.
That Par,ioning Case.
Ebert Fowler who published state
ment IN the EE"IsTEH some time since,
concerning the alleged maltreatment of
man named shepherd, in Summers county,
by railrOading him into the penitcntiary
on Il false charge Of forging land bonds,
told me the day left Washington. that he
made his card milder than the facts war
ranted, bncause he did not desire to injure
Governor Jackson who he thought had
been deceived into pardoning Shepherd.
improperly He said Shepherd was in Jail
three months between his arrest and his
trial, and spent that time in trying TO hire
a fellow prisoner whose time was nearly
up, TO kill Campbell, the prosecuting wit
ness before his testimony could be given.
Not only Was he given fair trial.
SAID Fowler but in the four years during
which he was confined nothing was
shown to cast any doubt on the justice of
the verdict; and if any notice had been
given the affdayits on which the pardon
was granted could have been shown 10 lie
frauds the signatures. including that Of
the notary. being the bOldcSt kind Of
forgcrieS.'
Electric Lights.
Or. Connolly, who will be remembered
NJ gas expert in your section, has been
SPENDING some time East. He thinks the
electric unlikely to interfere to any serious
extent with gas light. at least until ii is
considerably improved ever present COndi-
tions. He says that in Pittsburgh and
Allegheny the large retail establishments
that tried the Brush light for inside illu.
mnatiun. found out that il killed many
Colors in dry goods. and the workmen in
factories found that it rast so heavy
shadow tlat they were obliged 10 use lamps
i'll working about their machines. In open
spaces in the mills and for out
door lighting he said it did
much better. the chief objections being the
danger ana expense. | asked him what
the latter amounted to,and he said the car
bon points used cost about six cents apiece,
and the light used 10 illuminate the Public
Square at Cleveland. cost n out sevcnty-tve
cents an hour. IS for the danger. it was
like any other kind Of lightning: il came
very quick when il arrived, and the
machinery would always require careful
handling.
changes yory little in its external appear
ulce> except that the buildings nf the
business portion grow higher, and the
streets look proportionally more narrow
and gloomy Oi half dozen lawyers,
brokers and newspaper Iuen that
called on. this morning. only
one had an Office below
the sin ath story and four occupied offices
in the eighth story Of the building in which
they were loCated. The Associated Press
rooms in the We> tern Union building are
away up in the clouds, the TJib'rn| and If"r-
Gh editorial rooms arc nearly as high, and
the majority Of lawyers are, rs rule, ele-
vated az much and As often as their editor
ial brethren on many streets the bankers
and the barkeepersare the only people who
c.n Afford "a DO business near t"TrH IrnI.
The general use of elevators, Of course,
takes away much Of the objection TO high
Offices. Cen. Grant ha. one pretty well
elevated at the corner OF Wall and Broad
way, aud Eikins Senator Davis spn-In-law,
has one in the same building.
The story is .old that eX SENATOR COnk-
ling de- eclined To take one IN this building
which he greatly admired. on account ni
its expensive less, which story goes 10 dis
credi;,the fabulous tales ut the wonderful
rciainers AMI tremendous eases placed ia
his hands Nevertheless the eK Senator
looks exceedingly TBII on the street ana y
resuted 10 be very busy at something all
TIE time. The public has settled down 10
the understanding that he vii! watch his
shance and walk back to the Senate three
years hence. and there is a popular belief
that 90 far a. people who observe the hour
are concerned, there never yet was human
Dower that ca eyads, If unfOrgiven, the
patient search and vigil long Of him who
treasures up a wrong but while
Mr.. Conkling can undoubtedly do a
good deal of damage. and his political en-
ernies, xell-informed politicians here:
doubt his ability - do much fOt hlmssit
hereafter in politics. He las never paid
,ny attention 10 the first rule oi & success
fui politician, which is, never % cultivate
resentments. and now that he Is under
meath. every man whom re has ever
afron,cd i active and outsposen. ia his
opposition.
business Men
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