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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-12
tariff for cables, as wen as the land lines in
America. Have you any suggestions to
maker [Signed FIELD.
NEW YoRK, June l9, 1885.

| NEW YORK, June ~, 1850.
To Field, London
/ can only repeat what ! csbled you the
other day in reference to Mr.. Garrett. His
company are losing over $50, 900 per month
in their telegraph business, and it is only Q
question of time when it will carry down the
B. & o. Company. This opinion is con-
CURED in by the shrewdest bankers here.
TSiRned1 GoULD.
LONDON, July II, 1885.
To Jay Gould, Lrington on Hudson, ~ T.;
Saturday-From all / hear / think that
Garrett and Mackey are sick Of their in
vestments in telegraph property and would
like to come to some arrangement with you.
have had some very plain talk with Gar
rett. Please let me know If there is any
thing that can do here before sail on the
9Th Of August The Anglo-American diree.
tors meet On the 18th and the shareholders
on the 3lst inst.
(Signed) FIELD.
New YoEE, July II, 1885.
To Field, LondoRy
Ihaye your message. The situation with
the opposition eepfRnisR :, getting more
tlEs1sxnto al J t1s IL = he Anerienn
Rapid have thrown up the sponge and, at
the request Of the receiver. with the sp-
proval of the court. The Western Union
Company has undertaken to operate its
lines. What remains of the Bankers and
Merchants Company is advertised for
sale. A general air Of bankruptcy hangs
over them all, and / believe that the
Baltimore and Ohio Companyis little better
than the rest. If, however, Mr.. Garrett is
willing to let the Auditor of the Western
Union Telegraph Company examine the
books OF the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Company, we will 90 through the figures
with view to deal on the actual condition
of the business. We are now without any
reliable data as to their business beyond the
current belief that they are losing fifty
thousand dollars per month.
[Signed GOULD
LONDON, July II, 1885.
To jan Gould, IJringtoR, " T.:
Thanks for your cable agree with all
you say and will see Pender and others to-
morrow. 1t is perfectly evident TO me that
Garrett is very anxious about his telegraph
matters.
[Signed. FIELD
New YORK, August i, 1885.
To Field, LORdVR:,
Russell Sage says he thinks it desirable
that you get all information possible from
the President of the Baltimore and Ohio
r. R. Co. about the telegraph company and
his best offer of settlement or sale, and
bring with you.
[Signed HARRIS.
NoTE.-Mr. Harris is Mr. Fields Private
Secretary.
Garrett's Card.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-12
Garrett's Card.
August s.
EIrII O,Lecnstnnn

FtCtd, QheeRstnFH:
Allow me to suggest as proper and tair
that before the sailing you cable the other
eide contradicting absolutely the lies which
have been circulated about telegraph un-
derstandings between us, and with which
your name has been freely used Unless
you do this, positively and in satisfactory
shape, and repeat the same to me before
sailing, | shall feel disposed to give to the
public your message and my reply.
ROBERT GARRETT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-12

To Jay Could. New York:
lam invited to meet GArrek at Pender' 5
home Saturday morning to talk over tele-
graph maftersR Garrett says hat he can
arrange with MAskey 80 as settle ths
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

The Shenandoah lQiiW in reply
to the HERALD, week before last,
In order to extricate itself from a
dilemma which very sensible men
would have avoided, speaks OF two
papers, meaning itself aud "Oar
Church Paper" published at the
same Office. We certainly did moi
at any time allude to any but
county papers. We never included
"Our Church Paper" which we
understand circulates TO the uum-
Der Of some 1900 or more through.
out the Synod. Neither could we
be induced TO uOld any controversy
IN which a paper prOmulgating
Christian faith and Christian doe.
triues was to be used as breast.
works. We only discuss those
affairs that properly belong to
secular journalism, and those only
with secular papers. But some
people naturally run 20 tho pulpit
for a hiding place. Goodbye.
gentlemen We leave you in Your
safe retreat However, if yoa
choose to treat tie "Om Church
Paper as a county paper, we VIII
take its county circulation with
that Of the valley, aud still stand
your running FIRE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
The Tariff ia ihc Next son
grcss

The American h0cI'H'a, with
commcndable cn'crpii ,hafornd
ed the 81 ncwmcmlc.. ar llar.N.
House o. Rcpr sentative. oI tN"
question oflhc tmil. Cine Hmw.
indicate that horizontal or o.h..
reduction OF the uuG vii hse
little chance OF adoption by Che
Forty.ninth Congress.
The Democrats willhaye e major
| ity in the next House OF about A..
In the present House, since The
unseatiug Of nearly every l;epubli-
can whose place WAS contested, the
/ Democratic majority is nearly twice
that number. Ofthe $50 members
of the present House who voted t'
strike out the cnac'ing clause of
the Morrison bill So have been rc.
elected. This number may b.
counted on with reasonable con
fidence to oppose any similar md
upon the tariil in the nest House.
/ OF the new members o. are kcpub-
lican. In answer TO inquiries hN
/ letter, % place themselves on re-
cord IN favor OF a protective tariff.
In view of the unanimity OF Tie
Republican replies the Mlchlnlst
counts the whole number of ncW
Republicans against any tariI zee
duction The - new Democratic
members are more chaIy about
committing themselves. Only 81
replied. OF these T. are opposed to
the Morrison view Of the taIh, and
, Pennsylvania Democrats not
heard from aIc placed by the Nh.
chinist in the same category.
This makes 79ncw members and s.
reelected members, or lG7 against
tariff reduction in toad member
ship Of $50. This gives a majority
Of 9 for the taiil. Undoubtedly
when all the members Who have
neglected or not chosen I'D reply ~
the circularscut to thcmaeb ought
to the test of a vote tho majority
for Protection VIII be much c'1'ci
than this imperfect canvass .ho"
In addition to this the Republican.
control the Senate after March 4
by larger majority than they have
had in that body sine Gwn'
administration. Any .cars, there
fore, Of tariff reduction in th- next
four years may, doubtless, be dis
] tniggnI
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

Blair has asked that court to give
precedence to cases now pending
so as to cut of the infamous coupon
before it can do much injury-be-
fore the blood suckers who are null
tiplying their suits daily for Bond
and Hughes to pass on can accom-
plish the ruin of our state and peo-
pie. Remedies are abundant
With the decision which we have
from the L. S. Supreme court
there is no power on earth to de-
feat readiustment. We should not
have been harrasscd as we are If
the people had only been true to
themselves. The occurrences OF
tie last week will bring many men
to a realizing sense of the situation.
Men who joined clubs and gave
their liberty in pledge by a promise
not to hear discussions Of vital
issues will now think this matter
over. Men who ran from the sound
of the chinese gOngs, "nigger and
"Republican,' will see that there
was no more in them than in the
1879 bellowings about "dishon.
esty" and reputation" Such
lessons are not wasted. If Bond
and Hughes are Christening rods in
the hand of the GOOD Of Nations -
many conscientious men will con
fess to the justice Of its application
to themselves. They will be Drawer
men and better Virginians.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
BOurbOnIsm, BLOOD anG Bro
kerdOnl.

1t is reported that during the
course Of the hearing Of the Par
sons coupon case at Norfolk, Judge
Bond said that it could never have
arisen under the former legislation
relating to the REIMBURSEMENT OF the
debt,-tbat is, under the Riddle
berger bill and theso-called coupon
killers but that it arose under the
more recent legislation,-that is,
under the Funder legislation in pre-
tended aid and furtherance OF re.
adjustment. The former acts bad
been substantially sustained by the
Supreme Court of the United States;
and if they had not been violated,
or disturbed by subsequent enact
ments, they would have IN large
measure, if not wholly, accomplish
ed their design; at any rate, they
would have offered no opening for
such proceedings as Parsons has
successfully instituted. But the
Funders, pretending to 'acquiesce'
in the Riddlebcrger settlement OF
the debt, had zealously affected to
more re.adjust than the ReadIust-
ers, and had enacted provisions
which not only attempted to repeal
and destroy all existing remedies
which the coupon.holder possessed,
but also failed TO provide any other
remedy. An instance Of this (it Is
urged) is the provision in the last
tax.blll, which requires the pay
ment of all license.taXes in money,
and to that extent utterly repudi
ates the coupons.
We warned the BourbOns and the
people ut the time against this I'M
wise Funder tamperng with Read
iustment. We declare that it went
to extremes which, if not lnsldlous-
" so designed, would be sure TO
confuse, complicate and embarrass
Reimbursement by raising new issues
and inviting fresh attacks; and we
held that the Riddleberger bill and
its auxiliary measures, rs passed
by the Readjusters, were ample to
meet all emergencies, or that, If
they needed amendment, or further
legislation, this could and should
be shaped only by the real friends
of Readjustment-not by It's enc
mics. We see what has been the
result: the Fundcrs have only fur
nished occasions to the coupon
scMpers and their judicial allies TO
reopen the Battle for the Coupon.
-ltlchmOnd Wing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

The following ominous language
comes from a Bourbon, or Demo
cratic organ, the Halifax Record,
and We commend it to the serious
consideration of our readers, of all
parties;
Yes, we think they will do it
adjourn without passing the Blair
bill. And the question in many
minds in Virginia next fall will be
something like this 'If tho Re
publican Senate represents us more
truly than the Democratic House
OF Representatives, had not better
support Republicans until Demo
Gratis change 2 We have contend
ed all along that the Blair bill is
not and should not be made an
issue in the next contest, but still
people will look at il somewhat as
we have suggested above, aud we
cannot much blame them. We are
getting sick and very weary with
promises and a do-nothing policy!
And so say all:the peoplel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
nrrIcr-


- Woodstock, Va, Feb. Il. l--j.
To l.. $. Walker and J.. +. Summers
admir- C. "a. Of J.. VI. Zirkle decd. complt.
,od Mary X. Zrsle widow, Martha A.
Cline K. y. Sites and W. II. Sites, W. S.
Cline, l.. 5. Walker, and K. j. Walker, l..
A. lIenkel and c. c. lIenkcl. surviving
trustee of Lutheran church al New Mar
kct. Sophia Zrkie, Edgar l.. Iirsle, An
ME l.. Zlklc, Kitty ZIrkIe, Mary +. Rink
or. and Lcmucl II. Ruker, lila Zrklc, Fan
ME Zukie, a. T.. Irtie, p. II. Cline, O.. ".
Z.rh.c. Abfam ZIlic Rebccca Quautz,
Henry Onlu'z Mlt''o Trimble, Isaac
Tr.ublr. Geo. ". Koincr. AZ Koiner,
Mary 81. ntukcl Noah Henbcl, Matte
Lohr and LcFis 81. Summers, def's.
Y0u are hereby notified that ! have
fixed upon the 18th day of March next,
between the hours offs o'clock, 4. II. and
Is o clock, +. NJ, if fair, if not, on the next
fair day thereafter Sunday excepted) to
take and settle, at my Office, the accounts
of The committed dover Of said Mary r.
Zirkle in the estate, real and personal, of
her husband l.. NJ. Zrkle, decd, required
to be taken by the decree of Shenandoah
Circuit Court rendered on the 3lst day Of
January, 1855, in a suit in chancery de-
ponding in sadcourt between l.. VI. Zrkle's
admrs. complts. and Mary x. Zrkle, &c.
Defts. and if from any cause the taking
of said account shall not be commemorate
or having been commenced should not be
completed on that day, the taking Of tn +,
same will be adjourned from day to day
or from place to place, until the same are
taken and completed.
Given under my hand as Commissioner
i'm chancery of the said court, at my Office
ia said county the day and year first
aforesaid.
P.W. NJ AGRUDER.
W. 4 X. pa. Feb. 20,-lw.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

MAY HANG FOR MARRYING A
CHILD. 4 special to the New York
World from Wheeling, February
9Th, says: Sam Erviae, q prosper
Gus farmer. Of pocahontas county,
is likely to receive sentence Of q
long term Of imprisonment or even
hanging on account of his marriage.
He married Matilda McCarty, only
eleven gears old, while his aye is
fifty five. The county is terribly
excited over the wedding The law
was complied with SO far rs the
license is concerned, and the con-
sent of the juvenile brides parents
was obtained. But il is claimed
that the latter. who are poor, re-
cciycd sum of money for their
consent and practically sold their
child go the farmer. The girl Is
c0moly IN appearance and looks
older than she really is. TIE mar
rage is a violation Of a West Yir-
ginia statute. The citizen are in
ccuscd and will prosecute Ervine to
the fullest extent. The penalty i'm.
posed is either Imprisonment or
hanging, according as the jury may
decide. The clerk who issued the
license is also threatened with pros
ecutiOn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

Bear in mind that the bourbon
orators and press during last falls
campaign heralded the friendliness
of their party to the Blair edncd-
tiOnal bill, and falsely claimed that
it was not passed last winter be
cause Of lack Of time-chargng
that the Senate gave it to the
House too late. We repeat that
the'House had it nearly, OF quite,
two months. At the end OF this
session they will have had it three
mouths aud four days more. At
this writing it,has scarcely seen
day light, and every mention Of it
has been frowned down by such
men as Morrison, who propose to
take the surplus from the treasury
for any purpose but education.
Virginia loses her share Of that
immense fund which she paid such
avery large proportion of. Bourbon
promise did it. They speak well,
but act, never. Elsewhere we give
a few extracts from democratic
papers of this state which indicate
that eyes are opening. Hypocrisy
will out.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
England ana Egypt.

England, with Egypt on her hands,
finds herself in much the same
predicament the boy was with the
bear. He couldn't hold on, and
was afraid to let go. Still, her
holders Of Egyptian bonds, for
whose benefit the country was first
occupied and the war begun, must
have their coupons paid, no matter
what il may cost the nation in
treasure and blood. But the Eng
lish bulldog rarely lets go his hold
SO the war will doubtless go on,
until the helpless natives are whip
ped and well nigh exterminated,
when, to reimburse herself, Eng
land will appropriate the fat lands
in the valley OF the Nile, throwing
scraps Of ofal here and there to
other European powers to keep
them from formally protesting
against her greed. The Egyptian
debt, which is the source Of all the
trouble, was created by officials
representing Turkey rather than
the oyer-taxed people Of Egypt,
who were hunt instead Of helped
by the results it secured and it is
Turkey rather than Egypt that
should have been pushed to the
wall, if anypcople had to be. War
with Turkey would, however, have
disturbed the balance Of power IN
Europe. and that the other rulers
would not allow (; so Egypt had to
be sacrificed, and Turkey Is pusll.
luminous enough to stand by and
allow the Spoliation to 90 on.
Thus, in all probability, will an
other nation pass out Of existence.
Really, what have the English
to do with the Soudanl Gordon
went t. KhartOum to protect the
garrison, but he and they are
slaughtered. Wolseley was sent
to relieve Gordon, but he came too
late. Is it to be understood that
we are now to have a war Of re-
veuge, Of glory, or of commerce 7
A .ew months ago the mimi : ex-
pressly disclaimed any intention
of conqucring the Soudan. Now
the cry is to Smash the Mahdi =
The clamor for revenge is a natural
one, but, after all, will it bear the
COO scrutiny of reason II Revenge
is OF, m costly luxury. 1t bids
fail to be in the present case. Pos
sibIy the Mahdi won't be smashed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
As TO Cabinet ana Policy.

Mr.. Cleveland has fallen back
upon Albany after much consulta-
ton with aspiring politicians, and
while he is there a goodnaturcd
and thoroughly acquisiceut Amcli-
can public awaits his decision as
to the steps he shall take iu start
ing his administration. We shall
all know something about the
probabilities of his administration
when we shall have asccrtaincd
the composition Oh bis cabinet and
shall have read his inaugural Ad.
dress.
All good Americans wish w..
Cleveland good fortune in wha-
ever efforts he shall mako To- give
the country a clean and healthy
administration. While no man ever
assumed the Presidential Office
with more of uncertainty as to his
success in the popular minduo man
ever became President with better
assurance OF abundant fair trial
Party spirit is just now feebly as
serted. The country is in transit
ton from the issues OF war, passion
and mere sentiment To the practical
questions that belong 10 a period
of profound peace. Domestic and
commercial questions are upper
most, and at such a time q Presi.
dent elected by an accident, or by
many accidents, and not committed
to extreme partisan measures or
men, has rare Opportunity for
comforting blessings upon the pco-
pie even though he shall give less
comfort to the politicians than they
counted upon, when they noislly
reioiced over his election.
Clcveland's difficulties and en-
barraSsments are numerous and
appalling at the outset. De
press0n in business. the cOntro-
verSy over the Tari0 between the
bcliigercut wings of the so-callcd
Democracy, and the assured early
organization ola "cussing brigade"
of disappointed oiiicc.huntcrs ave
all ahead of Cleveland. He is
credited with obstinacy. Who
knows whether me has Tie Il cher
Qualit, Of courlge-the courage oi
convictions carefully and thouglt-
fully reached: Meanwhile thc
period of patient waiting will soon
be ended, and the ilc- OF Marc.
will at least give us promise OF the
year, or, pcrhas, OF the four year.
ahead.
Otis the sunset of iif" gives DDS mystical
lore
And coming events cst .He.. ..a'''
before
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

Bourbonism in other States at
least makes some return TO the
people for the power, pelf and
honor it monopolizes but in Vir-
ginia Bourbonism makes the peo-
pie pay it dearly for its condescen-
sion to rule them. For instance,
in North Carolina the Bourbons,
with principal State debt Of 81,
900, 600, with many unestimated
millions Of accrued interest, read.
lusted at a sum Of only $3,6O0,0OO.
Here, on the contrary, our Bour-
bons took cur debt Of S2l, 100000
aud increased it to S33,0OO,0 900
giving a lien and garnishee forever
on the State'sreyenues to make the
plumber sure and perpetual, if
possible Wing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

TIE Paper, report a boylsh ex-
p'o.tn Washington by Mr.. Butler
Mahunc. We have no doubt the
yOerg man behaved very much
after the order Of other young men
vino became over intoxicated. 1t
was perfectly natural that his
father should eSpouse his cause.
But it is a little remarkable that
respectable papers should take
such pleasure in paradiug the mat
ter IN full columns, with flaming
headlines. Only few weeks ago
a son Of prominent representative
had TO he expelled from aprivate
res idence by policemen called tor
the purpose, and within year the
sOns Of two other senators were in
vOlved in scenes quite comparable,
Of which no such mention was
made. as it come to this, that
columns OF paItlz papers are to
be employed only to wound the
feelings Of parents already deeply
distressed, according to ;he politi-
cal opinions Of the wrong doer and
the paper? Wepublish none such OF
any.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20
Randall and Bayard

Ex-Speaker Randall represents
to a greater degree than any other
prominent Democrat the Iilden
element of his party. AS the law
yers would phrase it, lie is the re-
siduary legatce OF the assets OF the
Tilden organization which so easily
captured the con vcntion Of IS and
made the sage of GreyStone the
Democratic Presidential nominee
of that year. Nj. Randall and Mr..
Bayard have very little use each
for the other. Bayard was never
a Tllden man aud Tllden has never
leaned towards Bayard since the
winter of 1S76-77, when the Dela
ware Senator promoted the Eiccto.
raj Commission which Tildca be-
lieyes kept him from being prcsi-
dent. While nearly all the friends
OF Randall believe in Tilden, none
of them believe in Bayard.
Tilden IS credited with great in
fHence with Cleveland. Why
should he not have inference with
one whom he made? He wanted
Randall to be Cleyeland's Secre.
tary of the Treasury, but Randall
was unwilling to stake his future
Presidential chances upon the
fortunes Of the new administration,
whose end no prophet can forcsec
or calculate upon. But he was de-
termincd to let his name be con.
sidered for the Treasury portfolio.
He protested that a Delawa re Free
trader ought to make just as much
sacrifice Of personal aspirations
as a Pennsylvania Protectionist.
But Randall has made another
point to the detriment Of Bayard.
1t was but a few days after the
BAyard resolution Of coincidence
with England regarding the ex-
plosions under the government
buildings in London, that Randall
hurried to New York, and good
authority is given in Washington
and New York for the statement
/ that Randall then pointed out to
Cleveland that it would be an in
suit to the Irish Democrats to put
in his cabinet anybody willing to
voice American toadyism to Eng
land. Mr.. Bayard may 90 into the
Cabinet, but Randall is sure that
he will not he President four year
hence. 1t is safe to score scyera
points for Randall in the bitter
but as yet not thoroughly unmasted
I fight between himself aud the
1 senator from Delaware.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

We publish the brief speech of
General Malone delivered in the
Senate on the Interstate Com
mcrce bill. 1t congresses into
limited sentences as much sound
sense on the object discussed as
has been given to the country in
any of the more lengthy speeches
made. II reaches to the equities
of the subject, both as to the cor
porations and the people, and pre-
scnts a rational argument without
prejudice, a plain solution without
partiaiity. 1t evinces thought and
study, and a comprehensive under
standing of. the intri cate question.
PaRey RbgiHtan ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

Recent decisions of the courts
make it apparent that the debt
question will be an important fac
tor in State politics in the coming
election. We never believed the
Riddlebcrgcr bill would avail any
thing after it was committed, IN
iis infancy, to the Keeping of its
enemies. One thing is certain,
however, the provisions Of that
bill are ms liberal to the creditors
Of the State AS The people arc Will
ing 10 accord them. Nor are the
fears of the Taxpayers 70 bo ollay-
ga again by the protesiaiions OF
friend ,hip on the part Of those who
have always shown moro disposl-
ton To paudcr TO the wishes of the
holders Of State bonds than to
conserve the interest Of the State.
Page Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-20

Here is Judgment from an i'm
portant source, the Free Lance, of
Fredericksburg:
Eve don't love a bone In Gen
eral Mahone's body ; but every
bone, tissue and muscle in his body
IS worth a score of such as go to
make up Jube Early's, and when
IN battle, servingt the Confederacy,
we have no doubt General Lee es-
timated their value as to 0.
'Jubal may be a good lottery
agent, but he wasn't considered "a
prize during the war 81"