New-York tribune., 1885-08-10

the restoration to the company Of the underground wires
through the city Of Chicago These stl remain In the
hands OF the Western Union and the rival companies
have to go around that city the Western Union
within its limits
Commissioner Squire extremely anxious that New
York reporters should not be admitted to the rooms OF
the Boston investigating committee to hear his test-
mony to his payment OF his debt to Mr. Simmons But
they got in, nevertheless, whole testimony
out 1 curious to learn from what fund Maurice
Flynn and Mr. Squire had paid Mr.. Simmons about
$4,000 within very recent period. and s0lhe inquiry
satisfied that they are Jointly interested in the
barbed wiro pool OF which hearing so much
recently This barbed wire business H. am told really
at the bottom Of the troubles In the Far West which
sheridan has been sent to suppress The large owners OF
whole principaities OF grazing tracts In Texas New
Mexico and adjacent regions fencing these tracts,
common to all herders with barbed wire. 1t said
that much fifteen miles of this fence can be put up
by comparatiy ely small force In single day. The
cattle will not attempt to pass It, slight rs 1t may appear
us fencing and 1t is this which really Dbsructing the
cattle trails OF the Far West and calling out the grand
army OF the Union to make them free once more. As
talking to put It: Tho barbed wire pool and
the cattle kings have forced civil war on the West, In
which the casualties score or two OF cowboys
day"
Said gentleman to me day Or two ago. meaning to
be sarcastic: DO you suppose that Ferdinand Ward will
attend the funeral OF General Grant T. could only
smile grimy at the conceit but inquiry find that
there nothing the laws of the United States the
State OF New York the regulations OF the sherh's
office OF the Jail Warden to prevent Mr. Ward hiring
a conspicuous window in Broadway and viewing the
procession such a point OF vantage For one
should like to him try IT, just to learn II there were
enough sbern's officers in the city to get him back to
Jail in safety.
/ was talking tho other day with DR.. j. Leonard
Corning. we'll known lecturer on art and one whom
the late William Cullen Bryant. william T.. Dodge and
others first introduced to metropolitan audiences as an
authority the subject and naturally the conversation
turned to the subject OF the artistic charcter OF the pro-
posed memorial General Grant found that DR. Corn
Ing had already thought the subject pretty thorough
ly the first outburst OF sympathy occasioned by the
sulferngs OF the great soldier" said Dr. Corning
people are deyisng liberal things concerning some
visible and npershabe memorial OF his greatness 1t Is
CUSTOMARY circumstances like these for the tides OF
popular enthusiasm to cbb and frequently after the
excitement OF the hour has subsidized the material con-
tributious. which at first promised to overflow the
bounds OF need, found to In reluctantly. rs II
the people repenting them OF feryor which sober
Judgment refused to Justify. Such reaction In the
present Is not to be expected. The sober and
maed thought OF the entire country will decide that
n memorial nearly imperishahe rs anything material
can be- and equal In grandeur and magnitcence to any
kindred structure the world should mark the favored
spot OF earth which hold the dead body OF our great
soldier As for the locality 1t has beyond question been
wisely chosen and its fitness will become more aud more
manifest s the years roll entirely irrespective Of the
expressed wish of General Grant and his family"
aWhat should DO the artistic structure OF the me
rialr' ssked The Doctor replied Our dead soldier
was Ike Doric column I'm his simplicity. and whatever
OF art shall essay TO commemorate him VIII so widely
astray H. in any service bnt that OF trutb 1t asrres to
A.. ft.afn
ample granite platform, spproachable by few steps
surrounding tho whole, there should rise n massive
guadrsnglar structure OF like material, although OF
different you like. The four faces OF this structure
should show high roefs OF bronze the most character
istc In the Generals life. These need not be
wholly personal, but may properly take In great or
critical events in realizing which his life was chief
influential force the fou should stand four
colossal figures In bronze synboizng the grand cviliz-
ing clements OF our National lfe Religion Education
Commerce and Liberty Then ont OF this, an oak out
OF the SOIL should seem to grow comely shaft, tie
incarnation OF simplicity ana yet fulfilling every condi-
ton Of grandeur and with oftiness visible from aiar
This column should be crowned with tho most realistic
Of colossal dimensions. with features and
pose 40 true life that the 5eholder from below shall
seem to be speaking TO HIN. This Is severe test o
artistic genius 1t Is true, but yet not Impossible WIN
subject such marked indvduacs visible In face and
form. think" added the Doctor In conclusion that
you should seek constantly to impress on the people of
this land that memory OF so great man and soldier
aud 30 pure patriot General Grant Is worthy OF the
most costly Offering that art can create"
The ship railway project OF Mr. Eads has nothing
novel about It, He proposes to lift dive Thousand ton
yesse out oT the watsr 1t Is done every day in New
York Captain Eads proposes to Lift ships of this size
with their cargoes In them untouched Well. fair
average OF the vessels which IN this port
are lifted with their cargoes IN them AMI after being
cleaned sped their way without Darnaeo ID iret
he But Mr.. Eais proposes to transport these ships
thus raised $50 miles across land don't sec why
he shouldn't for the ancients OF don't know how
many yc,rs before Christ lid 1t on lesser scale
without steam to aid them The heaviest grade IN
the propo ,ed railroad to be not more than eighty feet
To the mo. There Is hardly roai In tho country
which has not 10 overcome heavier sraie than this
In ae soc nothing In the scheme except the turn
tables which Mr.. Eads has devised These are OF water
of the iron turn tabas familiar Oh all the
railways in common use. But the vessel insteaa ot
being sunk In the water each OF tho n-tabos aad
lifted again. Is simply run on hosting ponto9n ana
turned iG any direction desired. From the time the
shin Is lifted at tue terminus OF tho road until 1t reaches
the other end it on the trucks of the railway
There isn't any novelty In the carrying Of 80 much
In bulk unbroken. The across tho continent railways
convey rs large cargoes 400 miles without breaking
bn,k only they are distributed In comparatively small
partices; but bulk has to be broken 1T eaea ocean
terminus whereas Mr. Eads proi oscs to take entire
cargoes from one side OF the world to the other without
breaking bulk return In the same way. going ana
coming by route at least one-thri shorter than any
now existing.
PEACHES PROVOKE A DEADL FAMILY FIGHT
William and Adolphus Rumple, brothers,
ouarreiled On their farm pear statesvle last night
about some peaches. william choked Adolphus. who
drew knife and stabbed william four times while the