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b Board then adjourned till to-day.
SEIsHnoRnooD NEWS.
Matters ut Various Places In the State
and Vicinity.

Matters ut Various Places In the State
No. and Vicinity.
The Guernsey Timt, says: "Weol will have
to be started at higher price than thir y.
three cents 10 this county or the cropwill
move very slowly. Many Of our farmers say
thought to start at form thirty.tive to forty"
The G., L. &w. BY. will run special
train. from st. Clairsville to Bridgeport on
next Thursday evening, for tue sccommoda.
ton OF those attending the commencement
exercises OF the St. Clairsvills high school.
The train will leave St iClairsyille after the
evenings performance. A number from
bridgeport intend going.
III Grant district, Grant county, therew was
considerable tquabblirg over the counting Of
the ballots as 10 the school term. They had
been having six months school, and at the
late election vote was taken 10 ascertain
whether 1t should continue or be reduced to
four. The tickets used bad "ior sir months
SCHOOL, printed on them, and those voting
against Il marked out the six and wrote -four
ABOVE. When II came 10 counting the Com.
missioners OF election refused 10 count them,
holding they were illegal. This would carry
the siX months term by IS. But counting
these ballots would defeat It by %. The
Court met to count the votes, and decided
that the ballots were legal; that they clearly
showed the intention Of the voter, and
counted them, and the sir months school
poes nnder
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Correspondence Of the Inteslioaeer.
FAlgMoSr, May 2s. :. Memorial services wer,
held ut this place yesterday under the aus
pices Of Meade Post, G. A. r, which were
largely attended and highly interesting. DR.
J. W. W. Bolton preached an excellent dis
course at the N, Z. Church from the words
"For no man liveth 10 himself and no mar
dieth unto himself" He was followed BY
ex,Goy. Pierpout In one OF the impromptu
soul.stirripg addresses for which he Is 50
noted. After this viii Carleton's beautiful
poem, "Cover them over with Towers" wa
read bya member OF the Post.
The members OF the organization were
present In full uniform, add made very
crpdltable appearance. r......, q
Memorial Day will be more generally oh
served here than ever before; all the GENE
teries and burial grounos in the neighbor
hood, whore soldiers are buried, will be Wis
tied and their graves decorated.
in MISGo JUNCTION. f.r la
Miss Minnie Malcolm is visiting at Bel
laire. FE1
Mrs. Squire Lockhart is visiting at Canton
Ohio. tE
Miss Cora Owens spent Sunday at Bril-
liant. H..
Mr.. Isaac Gossett has opened his new black
smith shop.
Mrs. N. A: Myers is visiting relatives and
friends at Bellaire.
Miss Lizzie Smith, OF steubenyille, wa.
among Mingo friends Sunday. a
Mr.. William Fnxare has purchased 10,
from Mrs. spears In Potter's addition tc
Mingo.
NJ. VIII Ingler has accepted q position In
the machine shop Of the spluiding Iron
Works. at Brilliant
Mrs. Steve Myers was called to Martin,
Ferry by the death tf her niece's child
Charley snodgraSs, who was drowned At tina,
place.
The Junction Iron Company Is still receiy
Ing three or four car loads Of pig iron daily,
and Manager Abe Barron says the boiler
will work until Thursday night,
The usual Saturday night entertainment
took more serious character lAst Saturday
evening than usual During the night some
rascals entered the scale house, broke open
the desk and took there from the scale weight
from the depot platform. Monday II was as.
certained that some ptrsons or persons had
broken into the furnace Office aud destroye
a clock and several articles Of furniture. Nc
clue S to the perpetrators Of the misdsms eau nora.
The following Is the result Of the pri.
mary at Mingo Saturday: For State sena.
tor: John N. Dickinson, 6S. For Repre-.
sentative: B.H Lindutf, 81; Alex. Harvey,
s: Kenworthy Hoee 10 For Auditor: A.
s. Buckingham, 40; George W. Mccoy, II;
WIN. simeral, o. For Treasurer: T. N.
Daniels, I; JOIN Bray, 80; John McCiaoken,
0: Hugh Hammond, p Samuel johnson, II.
For + Sheriff; Wn, a p.i House, 81 Bspism5n
OF. For Commissioner e g. Exams, g; A.
J. McGrew, II; David Buchan, -. For In.
Urinary Director John H. Lindsay, G5. For
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SPECIALIZE, for the week at the Eastern
Dry Goods Store, Marshall & Co., lilo Main
street Lawns India linens Nainsook,
India Malls, organdiss, Figured Swiss,
Piques, with large assortment OF LaceS and
RnIhrnidaFieA Zee y
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J DAVID I: a ] ! y Il o. ASH
,,,,.. oTweIfth Street, !,
pLAGK DRESS SILKS.
Neu AdYertIsemellta.

- Step Ladders-Nesbitt & Bro.
Cut Flowers for Commandments.
Great Reduction In Price OF Carpets.
.PerempIory Sale-F N. Wickham.
Wanted-FirstClas Barber.
,ALady, Wants Situation rs Saleslady.
Special Entice-David Ash-Head Local.
McIAin's Vegetable Pills. oH
Refrieerators-B y. Caldwell.
Wedding Gifts-I. G. Dillon. ha
DR.. john 4. smIth-rhird page.
L. abacker-Black Dress Sllks-Head o
, Ideal =. pittii ~ s.'5i ~
Wanted-strippsr-H Head OF Local,
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EVERY young lady that will bring 50 cents
To the Bargain Shoe House to-day, we will
give them q pair Of slipper worth $500.
This offer Ia only good for to-day.
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Ireceiyed this week large line Of mem.
Button, Congress aud low cut shoes, suitable
for the sea4on. An inspection will satisfy
any one that ] have the best stock In the city
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NEW ooops-oEo. RI. TAYLOR.
GEORGE R Taylor,
1850 MAINS STREET.

The continuance Of the active demand for choice
and Fashionable Dress Goods, silks, Parasols and
Black Silks that be guaranteed has necessateds
new supply Of these goods, which will be opened on
MONDAY, the 9TH inst. Notwithstanding the scarcity
Of some particularly desirable shades in Colored Silks
and Dress Goods in the eastern markets. they can in
nearly every case be found in our stock and at the
lowest prices for such choice styles. We would call
attention to our large line OF
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nOTEL ARRIVALS.
At. JAMFs HoTR1,

--I-,T,--g -. 81. JAMES aUIELs Z ITI-
n q UAnlip BsruesyIlle il knight & LADY, st Ny
Ga, II " IiAIke. city u W shaw, Zancsvile
M tHR NiniIf aAnAaeld TN Price, New York
EW HAucher, Pitttbnrgh Vim RFetgcF, Pittsburgh
ii BTyan Oican n Y 70 NDSheFWood.N Brkhln
ChH, NuhleinRii Andes Jas T NcElrpy, PhtlA
JsSThnupSnn, iBenw0od II Dawson, cily
MBCalhGun, viva &c Dewey, CloyelAnd
AK Zimmerman, Cleye John Patton. Warrington
d a. iJWiWitc, RlmitA w Bell, Rh5 ~
Mis- b Soldiers, ClOVcnd ThH. CITY .II
n Mimic. pity . ,fli. s N BeckmAn, city
'S--'fsH''s II A Lane, Baltimore
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"a THE Banks Of the city will be closed
on DECORATION Day. Parties having
paper maturing on that day will attend
10 Il on Tuesday, May 90,
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The following shows the range OF the Their:
ni0meter, as observed at schnepfs drug
stere, Opera House corner yesterday:
a.. ~. NJ 1851 -.s., 1858
5LMl2M.SF. M.7aMI7A IAN. Or. H.7hM.
S3FN rs 6S 50 20 % IS
INDICATIONS
wAsHIYa7oS, D. O.. May 20.--l:S0 A. NJ
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, and
Lower Lake Regions, colder partly cloudy
70 northwesterly and higher pressure.
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!EoR SALE AT A BARGAIN.


valuable Farm OF $50 acres for sale, stu.
ated on Fork Ridge, Marshall county, W, Va,
8 miles from B. d Q. R. R, station, IS miles
from Wheeling, on good road, all In Erass,
and in. q high state OF cultivation; one-haIt
mile from school, convenient 10 mills, mar
ket and churches; plenty Of good fruit, well
watered. To be sold In one tract or In PAT
eelS. For further particulars call on OF 3D.
PETER CROW,
Glen Easton, Marshall Co.. ", Va
Mention This pAn.r 'TtME
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MT. CALVARY CEMETERY.

Capt. VIM. II. ShanIey.
The hall OF the Grand Army, in Beck's
Block, on Market street, will be open all day
TO day and to morrow, and persons having
flowers TO donate will confer afayor ifthey
will send them there this afternoon or to.
morrow morning early. A large number OF
the lady friends Of the Post were at the hall
last evening making wreaths and festoons OF
evergreens for use tomorrow, Ia ="
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Twill offer this week some real bargains
10 ladies' shoes, walking Shoes and slippers.
Gall early while we have foil assortment
p L. v, BLOND.
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On May soth, the Baltimore & Ohio will sell
round trip tickets to Grafton at a for the
round trip. Tickets good to return until
MSy 81. Excursion trains will leave Wheel
Ing at $50 a. ", city time.
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Hon. James F. Brown, OF Kanawha, appear
ed On behalf OF Roaue and Boone COUNTIES
and made out the assessment returned
BY the reyaluers quite as high as 1t ought "a
be He represented that there were many
Wild and uiimproved lands in those counties
OF no value except as an investment, and
offering no hope Of anything like an early
return for the money expended on them In
the way OF taxes. He thought therefore they
should be listed proportionately low.
J. w. McCreery. E:q, Of Raleigh county,
appeared on behalf OF the real estate owneri
OF that county, OF which he Is Prosecuting
Attorney, and made out good case, In much
the same strain as those Of other counties In
4 The Board then adjourned till to-day.
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Special Notice

The Season, being advanced and wish.
ing TO close ont the Remnant OF my Spring
Stock, / have reduced same about 30
PER CENT, nv will appear from the fol.
lowing price list:
Asubstantlal Suit reduced from $4.e5
A handsome Suit reduced from $500
10 $3.50.
i,nobby Cashmere Shit Reduced from
Z $500 to $50.
" a good tlleviot Salt reduced from
$500 TO $50. ...
A fancy Scotch Suit reduced from $500
TO 600.
An all wool Blue Flannel SHIT reduced
from $40 tD 500. Better than those
advertised elsewhere al $40. 4!
i A'Black Cloth suit reduced from I'll
to 0.0h.,
All Excellent Cashmere Suit reduced
u from $la.5O To 1000.
wi very Stylish WOrsted reduced from
$lS 10 HOO" r,-i.J st'lo O !. n
Tho above alludes only 10 Mems Cloth.
. Ing. Childrcn's Clothing and tents Fur.
nishing Goods reduced proportionally.
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NEW YORK, May &.-Cotton quiet al 10 Ia ia
II lCc: futures barely steady Flour arm; receipts
rood extra q l6sl 90: extra Ohio 81 l6A6 rs: 81
L1uIs 81 l5G7 10. Wheat opened AGlc lover, but
Afterwards ruled stronger, GAcite1 ard prices Ad
vanClng 21<ASHc. closing however, weak; receipts
iS0. 500 bushels: exports 1890 bushels; nngtAhed
ftl n 0Sal 2Oli: steamer No. 2 red 81 lBk: No. 2
nd 81 2SIsAl Is; uHgraded white 81 I9I 90 No. 2
doT q Oiai O6b{t No y, sales 500 bushels AT 81 l6A
llGt; No. 2 red May sAles ll4t0o bushels a
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READ the offer for 80 cents to-day at the
Bargain Shoe House. 81. !.
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wHlrE Goods Gne line = less than cost.
Come and see them before purchaSing else.
where. They must be sold IN short time.
B.lt:LuT, Assignee: GEO. q. RoTH.
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CARPETS, OIL Cloths, ETC., atless than cost Il
close them ont. s'Ir'r GEo. G.. R0TH.
. B. M Lit Assignee " : y nm -.-.---
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TIE Offer is only for Today At The Bargain
Shoe House,
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Brilliant has but one blacksmith shop.
Joseph wsidmsn has opened news stand.
The Sabbath School last Sunday elected
John Wallace librarian.
William Stein, OF Wheeling, was in the
city the latter part OF last week. 4.
AT least twenty-five new houses are In pro.
cess OF construction In this place at present.
Two men from Michigan are in town pros.
pectipg for a place to open saloon. Il Is to
be hoped that they will not succeed.
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TIE FALLEN BRAVE,
w4oAae GONE suTNoTFoRaoTTEN


Below Is given list OF the soldiers buried
n the different cemeteries, whose graves
will be decorated by the Committees Of the
}. A. R. detailed for that purpose. The list
8 as complete as the members OF the Pos
Gould secure, with the most painstakipt
,search, and 1t Is. believed that none hay'
,een missed:
MOUNT WOOD CEMETERY.
Col. Joseph Thoburn, First W. Va. I.
Wilson Holiday, First w. Va l.
joseph N. Fritz, First W. Va. l.
VIM. WhilemAn.
l. NJ, Pnmphrey, Additional Paymaster
Wm. Humphrey. a..U H.r
Philip g. Bier.
W. 8. Morrison. r.. nd.
Geo. W. HardmAn. ....
John eastman, 70 K. First W. Va. Cav
Jas. R. Harris, Co. K. First W Va. Cav.
VIM. Clohan, Co. K, First W. Va. ].
Leroy Matthews, Co. ], First W. Va. /.
Joseph Herysy.
Jacob BaltZelI.
Thos. Lewellyn, Sd Pa, II. Artillery.
John Wright.
Wright Kelly.
Coz; Daniel Frost LIN " ". .,,
!. X. French, 20. W. ISL W. v. l. Af'illety
Gsorge MeGfaeEeu; ", " c,
Benz Jenkins, 70. a, ISL W. V. OaNalFy'
James BAIL ..D..
James McGlll, 6In ": v. /.
W. T. Singleton, lst W. vi.
VIM. Faris, a soldier Of the Revolution.
James A. Hewloye, Co. A, lst W. WI.
VIM. Bat!zsll.
Henry Knapp.
: VIM. oman.
-. French. .... ..
John Elliott. .rUrsH .t
Jas. syner.
Jas. Gray, sr. . ..l
Jas. Harkin. ..,
Led. PENINSULA CEMETERY.
EMANUEL D!ckerson' 20. a, ISL W VI VI.
S Ssnes g. s,a wne'A'N' w. a. t'' W. =
Robert Hardy.
John R. Winter, o. V !:
August Kramer, 25Ih Q. vi.
John Allison, LIST ": y: l.:
Robert Vance, LIST W. V. G..
- Gilbert, 20. lst W. VII
W. J. McNash, llth W. u.
Jonathan Holmes.
a. MGOonn.
Vae unknoWn. .....
Ms) oe0fge lfltnoie' NJ
G Ssgi p T.sr;s
howard h WIn.h..
La"rence W a'nef'
"r b3oaaWlg.
FRANK MOUNTS
h nlsa...
M winters. .--. ....
iroi L.. ,..r ..... ~
fe"I y. oIoSe'
hnrynf'
,,-r, hupp. I..po,.
WiIiam 1r anu James fe'efS'
W. Slliespy.
V.to Negiey.
James WATSON matsoh'
''e ., ,,
CITY okAkrhhf kfifrh "AAD.
Achilles A'well, 20 u, L. a.
OLD CATHOLIC CEMETERY.
John Brady, lst W. ". l..
Can't. James Donno!ly, LIST W., vi.
Richard Dorsey, Battery d, list W. v. L. A
Anthony Welsh.
Charles Ubig. u.# .l ...
John STANLEY. ..
GREENWOOD.
,.,. m Viii.
fM1si l: n H Ss.h
1 Mi,a HI. -. o"A'
y19s =, IL,,,
LAukulus
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Below is given a list Of the soldiers buried
in the different cemeteries, whose graves
will be decorated by the Committees Of the
G. A. R. detailed for that purpose. The list
is as complete as the members Of the Post
could secure, with the most painstakinR
I, search, and 1t Is. believed that none have
been missed:
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TrTusvILLE. May 2s-PErRoLEuM- Opened at
81 %: hishest 81 cox lowest 81 ON closed 81 0sJe
chnien. i7,i6O barrels: shipments, los,sS! barrels;
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BETHANY.

Everything Is on the turn for commence
ment, which comes OF on the twen,y.ffth oil
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NEW Yonx, May % Money ,,Gas per cant, closed
per cent. sterling Exchange banket'A pills strong
a n SIS: demand "a SSH - .T.4' nj
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The Dying Gasp of the National
Board OF Health.
5pecial 70 tho Courier-JournaI

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The 6ebt
between the National Board Of Health
and the Marine Hospital Service for
control Of the 100000 epidemic fund.
has been lively during the last few
days. The friends Of the National
Board have been urging the President
to give the fund to the National Board,
and the friends Of the Marine Hospital
Service have spoken for that institu-
ton. To-day Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana.
called on the President and asked
that the fund be expended through
the Marine Hospital Service. Con.
gresham Hiscock, Of New York. was
present, and seconded Mr.. Ellis. Tho
President said he had determined TO
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THE SPEAKERsHIP.
What Col. ROIPh Naunders Has
10 say Of MIR. Randall and
HIS Opponents.
sneoinl to ths oourler journal

Special to the Courier Journal,
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Col. ROlph
Saunders. of Tennessee, was inter-
viewed by reporter to day, as fol"
lows:
Whom do you think will be Speak.
er, COlOnelP"
II don't know. ] am of the opinion
that the people-that is the Demo
cratic portion of them-are for Car
lisle."
Whom will Tennessee members
support"
Carlisle, / think"
Have you any idea how they stand
as to a second choice?"
81 have moi"
"Will Mr.. Atkins be able in any
way to control your delegation on the
question Of the Clerkship, in his own
interest, regardless oil their choice for
Speaker p
he will not even if he had a desire
to do so. | will tell you; l have an
idea about how the contest is going on
aoT eyer the Spsakersh!p, and | will
give it to you: | think Joe Black
burn, Sam Cox and Bill Morrison are
not only cutting their own throats but
are doing the very thing Sam Randall
and his friends want them to do. |
venture to predict now, that if
the fight is kept up, Randall will
be Speaker, and then away goes
all show for Democratic President
in 1884. Good morning"
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PenIicOst,

To morrow is Whit Sunday, or Pen.
ticOst. a great feast day, which With
Easter takes precedence OF the Sun
days on which it may fall. The Cath
olic and Episcopal churches both
observe the occasion with extra mu.
steal and other services, and it has
been an annual custom since the foun
datiou Of Christianity. 1t was first
engrafted on the Jewish festival Of
Penticost by the Jewish Christians.
Early writer's mention it as a sepa-
rate Christian festival, and Tertullian
records it as one Of the great days Of
baptism in tho early church. Penti
cost means the 50th day from the Pass.
over. The English name, Whit Sun.
day, refers to the white robes worn by
candidates for baptism, and it was on
Whit Sunday, l549, that the Book o.
Common Prayer in English was FRS
used in the Episcopal church in place
eff the Latin.
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FLORIDA SHIP CANAL CON-
PANH.
A Corporation With Heavy Menu
bers, Dealing la Large
Figures.
speclal . CourIer Journal.


WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Florids
Ship Canal Company TO day completed
its organization, and is ready for bust.
ness. j. .. Brown, Of Tennessee, il
President; George @. Gorham, Secre,
tary; s. j, Meyer, of the firm of Selig.
man d Co., Of New York, Treasurer
and General Charles 7. Stone, Chief
Engineer, The Board Of Directors
are: J. y. Brown, b. F. Butler, w.
NJ. Window. VIM. Malone, Townsend
Cox, Of New York; Senator J. P.
Jones, OF Nevada; A. s. Mann, Of
Florida; Michael Jacobs, OF New
York; A. w. Jones, Of Virginia; s.
I. Myer, Governor W. E. Cameron
and V. d. Greeuer. The Presidency
was offered to Senator John Sherman,
but he declined it on the ground that
il might interfere with his political
plans. It is alleged that the work Of
making en- estimate of the probable
cost of the canal, either from new
surveys or from surveys already made,
will be begun at opce. This duty will,
OF course, devolve upon General
Stone. The capital stock is fixed at
$50, 100000. About $I0,OOO,0OO has
been divided among the incorporaters
and officials. This stock, the projec
tors of the enterprisepr shall be
their profit. They intend to construct
the canal with bonds, which will be
issued as soon as it is known what the
cost of construction will be. 1t is
believed that the bonds can be hoated
at very near par. 1t is reported that
five different syndicates have offered
to construct the canal, and take Its
bonds in payment.
The company is incorporated under
a general law of he State, but it is
proposed to utilize a charter granted
by the Florida Legislature to the ex
tent of absorbing whatever is advan-
tageous in it. The projectors think
they will get not less than three mil
lions of acres of land under the
general law of the State, which grants
so many sections of land per mile tor
building railways and canals. 1t is
doubtful, however, if the canal will
get any grant OF land for the reason
that there is none along its line. One
of the directors said to day that the
company would be permitted to select
land, to the amount of which it is en-
titled, in any part Of the State: But
there are reasons to believe this is q
Governor Bloxham was reported as
having been present at the meeting,
and as having made certain promises
on the part Of the State The Gov
ernor said to your correspondent to-
day that he was not present, and has
no further interest in tie enterprise
than any other citizen of Florida has.
There we're rumors ahoat to day that
we're somewhat derogatory to the en-
terprise, but these may not have been
we'll founded.
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Not Upon ComnuIsion.

NhshYllle American, ~.
PalstAf-Whlt, not upon cOmpulIioni No.
We understand that the manage
ment Of the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern; the Mobile and Ohio:
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia; the Cincinnati Southern; the
Louisville and Nashville, and the
Illinois Central railroads, have taken
the same position on the question of
free passes to the Railroad Uomnis
sioners as that already announced BY
the management of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railway.
President Alderman, OF the Illinois
Central, in letter to the commission.
ers, of recent date, says: Whilst we
respectfully deny the right Of the State
of Tennessee to prescribe as to whom
we shall pass free over our line, at
the same time it gives us pleasure to
enclose you personally three com
plimentary annual passes over our
Southern line" The same offer was
made by Governor Porter, as will be
seen from the following letter ad
dressed to the commissioners, Of
which mention has been already made
in the American:
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA / ST. LOUIS RY.0
OFFICE or PRESIDENT
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 2, 1888
Colonel John II. Savage, Captain ]. A. Tur-
Icy. General @. W. Gordon, Railroad
Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN-I am in receipt of
your communication of the 18th of
April, in which | am requested to
furnish you with passes over the
Nashville, Chattanooga end st. Louis
railway, in pursuance Of section l8 of
the Railroad Commission bill, passed
by the General Assembly Of Tennes>
see on March 20, 1888 In reply |
have to reiterate what was said to
General 6. W. Gordon in an inter.
view between him aud myself on the
18th ult., in response to personal
application for passes for himself and
colleagues, that the management Of
this company did not concede TO the
General Assembly Of Tennessee the
right to determine who should pass
fret" over its lines Of railway, but
that would give the passes as per.
sonal courtesy alone The accent
ance o. this offer on my part was dc.
chned by General Gordon, as | pre-.
sumo you have been informed.
Very respectfully,
JAS. d. PORTER, Pres't.