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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-30

travelled puOHc roads leading from the
Hopewell district. The next point along
the line is Havre de Grace. The road
runs through the northern limits of the
little city, crossing Belair avenue, and
then crosses the Susquehanna river on an
iron bridge of the triangular truss pat
tern, built on PIERS the crossing being
about mile above the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad bridge.
1t will be simply 4 railroad bridge, with
no tootway. On reaching Cecil county
the line crosses the Port Deposit branch
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore road about 81 miles from Port
Deposit. The line passes on to French
town, across the pike leading to Princi-
pic Furnace, which is operated by George
p. Whitaker; next is crossed the post
road leading to Charlestown, and also
the road to the town of Principle, Col
lege Green and Pennington; then across
couple of roads leading from Bayview,
Cecil county, to North East Station, on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more road, about mile from North
East, where are located J. J. Mccullough
Il Co. S rolling mills, the Baltimore and
Ohio line running within half mile of
the mills, and short distance from Me-
chanics' Valley and South Milford. 1t
crosses the roads leading from North
East and Elkton to New Leeds Corners,
Ewingsville, then across the Elkton,
Andora and Lewisville Plank Road, run
ming direct from Elkton to Cherry Hill,
Andora, Fair Hill and other points in
the northern section of Cecil county. A
short distance above Elkton is Westan-
we'll Iron Works, near which the line
runs, and, after crossing the public road
leading from Elkton to Cowantown and
Dystarts, it passes over the State line
into Delaware at a point Il short distance
above the Philadelphia pike. Through
New Castle county, Del, across Chris.
tiana creek, the line extends, passing
within short distance of Newark. and
crossing the Delaware and Pennsylvania
Railroad near Newark, between the
Newark pike and Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad, passing near
Stanton. Then it crosses Red Clay creek
near Kimensi's Wooden Mills. short dis
lance north of Newport. Wilmington is
next along the line, which passess through
the northern section of that city, where
a commodious depot will be erected.
Brandywine creek is crossed: then the
Concord Turnpike, after which the line
runs parallel to the Philadelphia pike,
crosses the west branch of Noaman's
creek, and thence over the second State
line into Chester county, Pa, at point
near Claymont. on the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore road. Through
Pennsylvania and up to Chester the line
runs to the north of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore road. 1t will
pass through the outskirts of the city of
Chester, but all the surveys in this sec
ton have not yet been completed. Be-
sides the long bridge across the Susque-
hanna river, there will be about twenty
other smaller bridges erected, all of iron
and stone. 1t will take about three years
10 construct the road and bridges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09
JUDGE GRESHAM.
Further Expressions of Approval of His APP
pointment Postmaster General

further Expressions of Approval of His APP.
pointment as Postmaster General.
Charlottesville Journal.
The sending of such a man as Judge
Gresham to the front is an act to inspire the
country with hope for good government.
lie Is man whose hdelity courage and
splendid abilities have been long known to
and appreciated by his friends, and they will
rejoice that his light is no longer to be hid
under a bushel
Mishawaka En- terprise.
The selection of Judge Walter @. Gresham,
of the United States District Court of Indiana,
to be Postmaster-general, is deserved recog
milton OF a pure and worthy man, who has
distinguished himself in war and in peace
and always reflected great credit upon him
self and upon his State.
Hendricks County Republican.
The appointment is the very best one that
could have been made, and meets our hearty
approval Such appointments as this, in all
branches of the public service would result
in wedding out all errors and give the coun-
try an administration approaching very
closely to perfection.
New Castle Mercury
Judge Gresham is one of Indianas best
public men, and his appointment seems to
be regarded by men of all parties as one bv
the making of which the President has done
himself credit,
Terre Haute Mail
Judge Gresham has long filled position
of great labor and responsibility, and is
thoroughly qualified for the wider field to
which he has been so suddenly called.
Rushville Graphic.
Judge Gresham was a General in the army,
losing leg in battle He is brilliant and
deserving man. President Arthur has done
the right thing for Indiana.
Warsaw Times.
The appointment was most excellent one
then, as it is now, and meets with the hearty
approval of the Republican party of Indiana.
Orleans Examiner.
The appointment is high mpliment to
Indiana and the selection of a man so we'll
qualified is alike creditable to the President.
Martin County Tribune.
When such men as Judge Gresham are put
forward Indianians need entertain no fears
for the future of their State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

THE New York World lays down the Demo-
cratic platform on the tariffquestion in brief,
simple and easily understood terms. 1t will
be we'll to cut it out and paste it in your hat
for reference 1t distinctly declares that on
raising revenues the duties must not be laid
in favor of American industries in any stage
or process of manufacture. Here it is:
1. mo more money ought to be collected
than is necessary for the wants of the Fed
eral government when economically admin
istered.
2 mo duty ought to be imposed on any
article above the lowest rate which will yield
the largest amount of revenue.
3. Below such a rate either descending
scale of discrimination may be made or for
imperative reasons, the article may be placed
on the free list
4 The maximum revenue duty ought to
be imposed on luxuries
B. THE duty ought to be so imposed as to
operate as equally as possible throughout
every part OF the Union and not discriminate
either for or against any class or locality or
any stage in the process of manufacture"
On that platform the Republican party
joins issue with the Democracy, and the
lines are so clearly drawn that there need be
no confusion, nor is there excuse for any
clear-headed Republican losing his way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

seized two of the principal disturbers, and de
clared that he would throw them out If they did
not keep quiet. This put an end to the young
mems bad behavior.
EX-SENATOR DAVID DAVIS says he doesn't in
tend to spend next winter at Washington, be-
cause he neither wants his wife to be gazed at
and talked and written about, nor himself to be
ranked with some ex-ofliceholders who spend
| their lives hanging about the Hobbies.
BISHOP PECK, who tips the beam at three hun
bred or thereabouts, was at one time attending
conference where the supply of beds was not
equal to the demand. The Bishop, after being
introduced to the party who was to share his
couch, eyed him all over, and said: $50 you are
to be my bed-felow, eh7 Well, when sleep alone
| I'm crow died."
| COMING east from Utica the other day, Mary
Anderson and Mrs. Langtry Travelled on the
same train, the formers being at the head
and the latter's at the rear. Although so near
together they were yet so far apart that Miss
Anderson said, in response to the question
whether she had met Mrs. Langtry: "No; have
never seen the lady, and hardly think we shall
ever meet" 1881
! HARVEY WATTERsoN in Courier ournal: "John
P. Hale was remarkable man. He had fine
voice, and was a most adroit debater. No mat
ter what was the provocation, he never per-
mitted his angry passions to rise. He was al
ways as calm summers morning. He
| looked like good fellow, spoke like good fell
low, and believe he good fellow. Inever
| fall out with any man account of politics
especially if he be good fellow"
SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON, the philosopher, was
smart as lad. In his third year he read Eng
lish admirably, and had overcome many of the
obstacles of arithmetic: in his fourth year he
took high rank in geography; in his fifth year he
could translate Hebrew, Greek and Latin, and
| recite from Homer, Milton, Dryden and Collins
] His eighth year found him able to converse in
| Latin, French and Italian, and his tenth year
saw him student of Arabic and Sanskirt.
CoMrE DE BLoNNE, who recently married Mile.
schneider, has commenced suit at Florence for
Judicial separation, as his wife insists on living
In Paris, and refuses to live on her husbands
estate in Tuscany. The Count alleges that he
has expended large sum in making his place
| suitable abode for the former "Grand Duchess
of GerolsteIn," and claims share of her for
tune, well a separation. In the meantime
the court has granted him an alimony of $50
month.
THE Queen at her recent drawing-room wore
black moire antique dress, trimmed with os
trich feathers and jet, white tulle veil and
onet of diamonds, diamond necklace, earrings
and brooches, not to mention the ribbon and
star of the Order of the Garter, the orders of
Victoria and Albert, the Cross of Indie, Louise
of Prussia, ST. Catherine of Russia, the Spanish
and Portuguese orders and the SaxeCoburg and
GOtha family orders The effect must have been
| i'm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

THE statement is made that the five roads
composing the Union Railway Company are
considering the propriety of declining all
privileges to leasing roads, which would,
of course, necessitate the building of another
depot. The Air Line road to Chicago is to be
excluded permanently from the depot priv
ileges, in any event No consideration of the
rights of the city or of the convenience OF the
public is entertained for moment, but sim
ply how the privileges originally granted by
the people can be most effectually turned to
their disadvantage. The Union Railway
Company is the creature of the city, lives
by its authority, and has grown rich
upon its benefactions. Streets OF the city have
been vacated and given to this com pany, the
purpose being to afford facilities for the
public but no thought of all this enters the
grown great upon the public. This sort of
policy may seem to be the best just now. 1t
is the peculiar characteristic of every selfish
monopoly to be purblind and not to be able
to see beyond the immediate present But
history is full of examples that should teach
wiser and more prudent action. Competing
lines cannot be kept out of indianapolis by
any dog-in-the- policy, either by an
existing company, or by those temporarily
holding places in the Council The demands
Of progress and of business, and of public
right and commerce, overcome all obstacles
in time. These observations apply to street
railways as to steam railways. Look out
when the bell rings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

we stand all the time, and under all circum-
stances, against detractors of every name and
kind
That there is some truth and weight in the
sheer against the influence of the pulpit in
practical life must be conceded, and there
are many and good reasons why this is So.
But there have been times when the power
and influence of the pulpit has been felt,
and felt in way before which evil has skunk
as covering as Mephistopheles from the
crossed hilt of Faust's sword. The history
of the late war is as far back as it is neces-
sary to go to see how largely the country and
the men In charge of public affairs depended
upon the pulpit and the churches, and to
find out as we'll that the dependence was not
misplaced. In great crises involving great
questions no man thinks of calling upon the
saloons, but his eye and his hand are in a
totally different direction. 1t would be well
for the time-serving politicians, who are so
ready to join in the sneer against the pulpit,
to read Washington's farewell address,
which used to be regarded as the chart by
which to steer the ship of state. We COM
mend it to their careful study.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09
ABOUT PERSONS.

MR.. CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER begins his
duties as editor of "The Drawer with the May
number OF Harper's Magazine.
OSCAR WILDE recently said in speech; 81
found my highest ideal of art in Colorado" And
ex-senator Tabor rises up, makes a profound
bow, remarking, 81 knew Oeky wouldn't forget
me-"
THE ladies want to marry John G. Whittier,
but the richest and most beautiful of them can
not start a flame in the poets heart. Mr.. Whit
tier will never wed, because he doesn't want any
young Whittier to grow up and beat hun writing
poetry.
THE Marquis of Lorne is said to have expressed
to "a friend in Ottawa his desire that his term of
office as encouragement of Canada should be
extended another year. There is rumor cur
rent that the imperial government will crafty
his wishes.
REvIvALIsT BLISS told a Boston congregation
that Moody and Sankey received lively recep-
ton at Oxford. Six hundred undergraduates
attempted to break up the first meeting. They
boisterously applauded Sankey when he sang
and Moody when he preached. On the second
night they interrupted the services by rafting
their canes. Moody wont down among them,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

THE Critic, having written to number of
leading educators and Others asking their
views upon the coeducation of the sexes in
college, publishes the replies received in the
last issue. The preponderance OF sentiment
is decidedly against coeducation. Presidents
Seelye, of Amherst; Eliot, of Harvard Webb,
of the Colleges of the City of New York
Stephen A. Walker, of the New York Board
of Education, and Rev, Howard Crosby, ex-
press themselves decidedly in opposition.
Presidents Porter, of Yale, and White, Of
Cornell, decline to answer categorically,
while Mrs Julia Ward Howe and John
record themselves in behalf of coeducation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09
A Significant Warming.

Private Letter of Prominent Man.
The great mass of the people are not pros
porous. There is unrest among not only the
lower classes, but the middle classes also.
The concentration of capital and the rapidly
acquired fortunes and unwise display of
them by the few, are creating dissatisfaction
among the many, which will manifest itself
whenever there is decided change in the
condition of the country in manner that
will try the strength of republican institu-
tons as it has never yet tried. The danger
then will not be from blatant and lazy revo-
lutionists, but from men of an altogether diff
ferent type. The experiment of manhood
suffrage has not yet been worked out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

can scarcely be wondered that courts are so
often held in contempt and that mob law so
large cannot understand how these things
can be; that one of the most infamous MUIR
derers of late years can be set free, when his
guilt has been established beyond question,
and is pleaded by himself and his at
torneys to compass his acquittall These
conditions will not always prevail. Time
will come when the conscience of this coun-
try will demand that common serse be used
in interpreting law and when flimsy tech
nicaities shall not be permitted to work alb
solution to the guilty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

THE Louisville Courier-Journal does not
propose to be switched off in its demand that
the Democratic party shall take advanced
free-trade ground in the next campaign At
the close of a long article advocating his
well-known views, Mr.. Watterson says:
IF the Democratic party is to be success
full in 1884 it must be because the people are
convinced that it has policy and the cour-
age to carry out that policy, because there is
belief that the present tariff is most bur-
densome, that it is no longer tolerable, that
in theory it is obnoxious to the intelligence
of the day, that in fact it robs the many for
the benefit of the few, and that the Demo-
cratic party is prepared to deal with it fear
lessly and intelligently. If these convic-
tons are not to-day borne in on the public
conscience it should be so, and it may be so
year hence. The line of battle has been
chosen, and it remains now for each one to
decide under which flag ne will fight"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

THE propositions for the amendment to the
constitution, to be submitted to the voters of the
State Of Ohio are as Follows:
BE it resolved by the General Assembly of
the State of Ohio, That at the general election
TO be held on the second Tuesday of October,
1883, there shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection two PROPOSE
lions 20 amend the constitution of the State, as
follows
''Frst Proposition-The additional section in
and with section is of the schedule shall be re-
pealed, and there shall be bstituted for it the
following: 'The General Assembly shall regu-
late the traffic in intoxicating liquors so as to
provide against evils resulting therefrOm; and
It's power to levy taxes or assessments thereon
is not limited by any provisions of this constitu-
tion.
Second Proposition-The additional section
in and with section Is of the schedule shall be
repealed and there shall be substituted for it The
following: THE manufacture of and the traffic in
Intoxicating liquors to be used a beverage are
forever prohibited and the General Assem- bly,
shall provide by law for the enforcement of this
provision.
1.-The electors voting in favor OF the said first
proposition shall have ON their ballots the words:
Regulation and taxation of the liquor traffic;
yes,' ana those yotlngin favor of the said second
proposition shall have on their ballots the words:
Prohibition of Intoxicating liquors; yes If
either of the said two propositions be thus ap-
proved by majority of the electors voting at the
said election, then the amendment therein pro-
posed shall constitute separate section of arti-
Gle Is of the constitution"
These proposed amendments were adopted in
the Senate by a vote of 81 to IL, and in the
House by a vote of 265 to %. The Repub-
licans of OHIO have thus taken precisely the
ground occupied by the Republicans of In
diana in the last campaign-tn favor of a
direct vote by the people upon the question of
prohibition,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

of protection is such good thing, why is
there such a clamor for reduction of duties
and reform of the tariff and why is it that
your party and you with it accede to this
clamor, admit that the tariff is too high and
claim credit for reducing it?-Shelbyville
Volunteer"
If the Volunteer cannot discriminate be-
tween an advocacy of the principle of protec-
ton to American industry and the details OF
the tariff, we are greatly afraid it will have
to stagger along In its present ignorance
There is revenue to be raised for the expense
OF the government. The Republican party
says that in raising that revenue the customs
duties shall be so levied as to give protection
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

SECRETARY LINCOLN, to whom the petitions
from sentimental cranks for the pardon of
Sergeant Mason were referred, properly says:
Now, one of the persons whose duty it
was to protect the prisoner was Sergeant Ma
son. 1t would have been impossible for a
civilian to have shot at the jail while it was
guarded by United States troops and yet a
non-commissioned officer did what no citi-
zen would have been allowed to do in the
presence of the troops. 1t was not only a
fragrant violation of the trust reposed in
him, but the act was committed ten weeks
after the shot was fired by Guiteau. Petit
tons for his pardon have invariably asserted
that he was illegally sentenced while none
have been received that know of asking for
clemency on the ground of executive power.
There are many grounds upon which pardon
could be asked that would not conflict with
the general judgment of what is right, but
surely the people do not intend to ask for a
mans pardon to justify the essence of mob
law"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09

THE defeat of the spirit and purpose of law
through technical juggling was never more
clearly shown than in the case of the MUIR
derer Kring of ST. Louis. Three times he
has been sentenced to be hanged, and as
many times granted a new trial on some
trivial technicality. For eight years his case
has burdened the courts and entailed an
enormous expense upon the people Of Mis-
souri,. That he richly deserves death no I'M
prejudiced person has ever denied. His
crime was atrocous and abominable He
was a married man, his victim a married
woman, and because she would not consent
her. OF this there is no doubt. But
through legal bubbles he has thus far es-
capped his dues. AT length his case reached
the United States Supreme Court, which re-
versed the decision of the Missouri Supreme
Court, and has saved the murderer from the
gallows beyond peradventure. Kring offered
to plead guilty to murder in the second de-
gree, but not liking his sentence under the
plea, he appealed and received another new
trial AT the last trial of the case the in
structions were for murder in the first de-
gree or an acquittal. The State Supreme
Court has already ruled that his plea of
guilty had justly been set aside, and these
facts, he claims will prohibit the State from
trying him for murder in the second degree
or any grade of manslaughter Besides, the
case only contains the elements of murder in
the first degree, and a conviction for any
other offense would be impossible. Here is
n most atrocious murderer about to be set
free because of some senseless techni-
calities that dignifed judges al
low to defeat the ends of justice
and subvert the best interests of society. 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09
An Apostate United Workman.

ETC VPa.J SpeclaI.
There is excitement in the United Work
men camp over the apostacy of high Off
Ger, DR.. Robbins, of this city, a wel-known
physician and editor. At the meeting of the
lodge the Doctor was confronted with his
long article renouncing the Christian relig-
ion, alleged to be violation of the constitu-
ton, requiring members to believe in SUI
preme Being. In answer to a question he
said he did not believe in a man made God.
The question of his eligibility to membership
and office has been forwarded to the Supreme
Lodge. The decision will affect large nnm-
Der of the order. DR.. Robbins is a conscien-
tious and highly esteemed citizen,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-09
THE Hon. "sim" Coy has been made chail

THE Hon. "Sim" Coy has been made chair
man of the Democratic city committee. Mr.
Coy was defeated by a close vote
during the last campaign for the
craftsmanship of the county committee
of his party. He is also one of the local
statesmen who haunted the lobbies of the
Legislature and urged the passage of the
metropolitan police bill, believing that he
would be made superintendent of the new
force, if not commissioner. 1t may be
imagined what delightful harmony there will
be between the metropolitan board and the
honorable chairman of the city committee.
Future developments in the party of eternal
principles will be watched with interest. Mr..
Coy is in a position where he can possibly
''get even"