Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-22

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Newspapers and Progress.
The New York Herald of Tuesday reviews It's re-
markablo increase in advertising for the past three
years. and predicts that II IL continues 1t will have
60 issue Octupe instead of septuple Sheets which
now cover one hundred and sixty-eight columns
OF type. The STAR, In proportion to population
and circulation, has had an Increase quite as re-
markable. The year 1880, when Fl ,1S2 adver-
tisements were printed showed an Increase over
1879 OF 1.116: but 1881 more than doubled that
fncrease-in the total OF 2I,252-which was
2,57O. Thus far In the present year the increase
Is even gre tter in ratio for in little less than
Two months and half, it Is S5j, compared with
The corresponding period OF 1881 1t Is very prob
able that we shall print % 900 new advertise
nlents In 1872 nearly thousand more than
We printed in 1879. The circulation shows the
same steady growth. stretching to nearly every
house in the District and to all OF the surrounding
towns and cities within fifty miles The Issues OF
the doable-sheet STAR alone during the past four
weeks reached the enormous tOtI1 or 1O0,S 05
copies, or reading population of nearly half
million. This indicates the popularity OF the
the double issues, which now compelled to
resort to more than once week to meet the grow
ing demand for advertising space. AS In the adj
ureS speak for themselves
No opposition worth considering can be made
we take It, to the bill introduced in the Senate yes
teriay authorizing the construction OF another
railway line between Washington and New York.
No public want has been more apparent for mlny
years past than the need OF competing lines OF
transportation between the commercial and poiti-
cal centerS OF the country, and if the proposed
measure can secure or hasten that result it ought
TO have the enthusiastic support OF every body. At
any Fate, 10 is not easy 10 how its passage can
defeat or in any way retard the great desderatum,
and the country ought tn have the benefit OF all
chances indavor of better and cheaper facilities OF
travel between the points named IL the bill does
not already contain such provision, it would be
well, however 10 add one before passing it prohib-
Ting the consolidation OF the proposed line II
built, with any other road or roads now or here
after running between the terminal points, and
also prohibiting the sale transfer OF the fran
chse, II granted to any existing corporation Such
clause would 'make assurance double sure" so
far as the rights OF the public concerned, and
the cOrpOratorS OF the new enterprise could not
object to it II they in earnest and mean bust
ness The fact that they propose to run trains be-
tween New York and this city in six and half
hours and carry passengers in frst-class cars for
q fare not exceeding five dollars in any case shows
At once what the present line could do IL so dis
posed and the great need OF competing road.
The experiment OF underground telegraphy has
been successfully tried In Philadelphia, just as
TIE STAR has always maintained it would succeed
n given fair chance. A line of conduits over
mile long, and large enough to accommodate one
thousand properly insulated wires, has been laid
under OF the streets OF that city and the yer-
dict that the several lines .sworked to the en-
tire satisfaction OF ALL OF course they did There
II no reason why they should not, II properly put
hay t-plc f-P.c tnpiIx-
for years, and they could have been made aVaila-
Die here just well. except for the greed of the
telegraph companies, who find it cheaper. for the
time being, at least, to use air strung wires One
objection urged to the subterranean system was the
alleged difficulty or repairing buried wires but this
fancied trouble has been obviated in the plan
ADOPTED In Philadelphia 1t has an arrangement
BY which any given wire in the conduit can be
wfthdrawn, permanently, II desired, or repaired
and returned to its place, without disturbing the
other wires or the surface of the street. By this
ingenious contrivance the last valid objection to
the underground system has been removed, and
IFS adoption in all the large cities of the country
must hereafter be only question OF time.
The Geneva Convention, assent to which Prest-
dent Arthur so earnestly recommended be given In
his nrst annual message to Congress- was duly rat
med by the Senate In its executive session on
Thursday last. Whilst this action transpred so
"a IL,
As 1t was In reality giving and official recog
milton on the part OF the United States TO the most
comprehensive humanitarian effort OF the age-a
well-devsed and thoroughly effective International
fundamentally In mitigating to some extent the
norrorS OF war. The organizations of the Red
Cross, which throughout the civilized world are
tAe omclally recognized organs and Instrumental
oes OF the Geneva Convention, Can and now un-
0o0Dtedly Will extend the hand OF Fellowship to
tAer associates In this country engaged In like
1pole work, charity which truly knows NO bound
oSys neither race or cast.
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Every where the proposition to revive the frank
ing privilege Is received with bitter opposition.
1rum CongreSsmen'S point OF view there is prob
ably something TO be said In its favor or they would
not support It; but with the general public it is
one OF the most unpopular measures ever con-
ce1veu, ana members OF the House will find this
ous about convention and election times next fall
they succeed In passing 10. The Old frankin9
privilege was susceptible of being converted into
IN abuse OF the most fragrant character, and that
u was so converted every body knows who had any
opportunity or seeing its operations. That Is all
there there Is TO IT. and that IS why the people OBJ
1ecs to having the law placed up on the statute
books again.
The circular OF the Clevela nd Garfield Monument
Committee asking for national subscriptions to
that fund, states that s1z5 eco have already been
raised Tor th2t object. This GmouLt would seem
70 be sufficient for the erection Of monument at
Cleveland, which must necessarily be more local
than national IN character. At any rate, the
Cleveland project should not divert contributions
from the national Garfield monument to be erected
g washington under tie direction OF the Society
o. me Army OF the Cumberland. As On evidence
OF the ability OF the Society TO do this We have
the magnificent statue o. Gen. George H. Thomas
solely their work, and which WIS done at cost OF
rsere than $4,000. In due tine the people OF this
city viii &c Siven an opportunity to contribute to
The Garfield statue here should they so desire.
30 much Is being said In the nature OF scanda,
about the medical and other expenses ATTENDING
Tie long proStrdtiOn OF the late President and so
much injustice IS likely TO be done to innocent and
eheHending persons BY reports which cannot be
co1tradicted because not definitely made. that