davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-19
REPORTED FAVORABLY.
Engineers Making the Survey Satisfied
That Line to Hudson Bay is
Practicable.
Report That the Canadian Pacific Refuses
to Sell Eastern Canada Tickets Via
ST. Paul.
The Baltimore q Ohio Continues Its
Fight, But Secures Very Little
Business.
Northwestern Extension Rumored-.
Rates at Chicago DemoraIized--
General Notes.
Proposed Hudson,s Ray Road.

Word Is received from Winnipeg that
the explorations on the line of the proposed
Hudson's Bay railway have been completed,
and Maj. Jarvis, with his party, reached
Selkirk Saturday evening. The party pro-
ceeded TO Norway House in the middle of
October last, and started from there in
canoes, but were frozen in when only
twenty-five miles on their journey, and had
10 abandon the canoes and use sleighs
drawn by men as the means of transport.
Great delay was experienced at FIST, owing
to the large lakes being still open. as well
as some OF the rivers, which neceSsitated a
good deal OF pOrtaging and cutting of roads
through the woods Oxford House was
reached Nov. 9. the party having followed
the usual boat route thus far, and from this
point the real work of the exploration COM
menced. The country was thoroughly eX-
amlned from the north side of Oxford lake
10 the south of Nelson river in as nearly a
direct line as possible, and the party ar
rived at York Factory Nov. so. Here a few
days rest was taken and a fresh stock of
provisions obtained. and on the return
journey the line chosen as the result of the
previous examination was followed and
marked out. SOundings and sections were
made at the crossings of the various rivers,
and
CAREFUL ESTIMATE MADE
OF the amount necessary to build the line.
Mai. Jarvis touched at Oxford House again
Dec. II, and from that point, following the
north shore of Oxford lake, running direct
10 Sea River falls. on the east branch of the
Nelson river. about twenty miles below
Norway House. The whole of the pro-
posed railway from Sea river to the ter
minus chosen at the mouth of the Nelson
river, distance OF about $40 miles. has
been actually traverSed on foot and thor
oughly explored. and the result may he
briefly summed up as follows:
The line is quite practicable, the rock
ana earth work being light, with no heavy
bridging nor any work of an exceptional
character. 1t may indeed be considered an
easy line 10 construct, the country generally
Delng level with sand or gravel forma-
ton. The only rock met with was at the
southern end of the line The timber is
not OF large size, but enough was found
Tor all immediate requirements The Mel
son river terminus is very favOrablv stu
ated, being large, fiat, well drained and
about ten feet above high water. Mai. Jar
Wis was accompanied by 4. j. Money. civil
engineer. assistant to Mr.. Shelford, the
well-knOwn English engineer. The total
distance walked over was upwards of one
thousand miles.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-19
NUB OF THE NEWS.

Owatonna is experiencing great religious
excitement
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

State viii not psy one cent nor IN.
the fraction OF cent in the increase Of
taxes, but she will demand, she does
demand, that the domestic holder. tho
citizen holder. the resident holder of
her bond shall lose 1928 on the tbou.
sand, and that be shall do il Gladly
smilingly, willingly. without aov "a.
luctance. and with the greatest delight
imaginable. Is this right Ia Il
right to demand Of bim a sacrifice
mat no one else Is willing to make?
IT ne is willing to take what be gave.
and he will prove his purchase and
holding. is il right to demand of him to
take less, and 10 take 1898 less, III
ne is to be boycotted for not doing this
can he not do some Of it, too, and OK
pose the hOllosness Of his neighbor's
scorn by saying. " Pay me what I paid.
and you may take these bonds"g Can
the State afford to lecry and deride
that man, that citizen. such men,
such citizens? | know such men
who would gladly accept such an offer
made by the State, who feel themselves
aggrleyed by the oher Of Riddleberger
bond, particularly when it is presented
with boycott.
II the offer herein indicated is made
to the citizens of the State they will
be relieved from a very embarrassing
situation. CITIZEN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
FRIDAY.............MARCHj ., 1886
The Debt.

As stated in our account OF the legls-
latiye proceedings of Wednesday, the
Senate Finance Committee reported that
it was inexpedient to consider the Full
KRRSoN bill at the present session.
There are two opinions as to the con-
sti,utionality Of that bill. We have
heard at least one able lawyer say that
he could sec no unconstitutional feature
in the bill. On the other hand lawyers
equally distinguished say its passage
would be desperate legislation. That
is TO say, it is desperate remedy and
must not be resorted to until the dis
ease becomes desperate. The fact Is
nobody knows what the Supreme Court
OF the United States will decide in any
supposed case.
The bill placing license taxes on the
same footing as other taxes was III
tended not to encourage the payment
Of license taxes in coupons, but the
contrary. 1t was calculated that such
a measure would obyiate one Of the
objections raised by the Supreme Court
Of the United States to the law requir-
ing license taxes to be paid in money.
In other words, the General Assem-
bly, has acted with great prudence and
cautiousness. 1t has not sought to
render itself popular by extreme mea-
sures. 1t has pursued what we hope
will turn out to be the policy of mas
terly inactivity" 1t has trusted to the
patriotism Of the people, Knowing, as
everybody does, that not one dollar of
coupons can ever get into the
Treasury unless paid to the col
lector by some taxpayer. 1t does
indeed seem deplorable that when the
people have in their own hands the
remedy for the wrongs inflicted upon
them by usurping Federal court, they
cannot be relied upon to make that
remedy effective. 1t is, too, greatly to
be regretted that the Legislature has
not been able to make taxation equal
and uniform, as the Constitution re-
Quires it to be, but as it can never be so
long as some men can, and others can
not, pay their taxes in coupons.
Some men, we say, can pay in cou-
pons. We are glad to add that not
many men have shown disposition to
pay their taxes in that deprecated pa
per.
The bondholders will not mistake
what the Legislature meant by refusing
to provide for commission to confer
once more with them. They will I'M
derstand it to mean, The RIDDLE
BERGER bill or nothing"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
Pretty on Paper.

The National Repsblicon says Viz.
sinia must be captured by the Repub-
leans In the same way that the Union
army captured Richmond. at Is now
two years." il continues, "unsil the
great national contest Of 1883. Viz
ginia can be carried for the Republican
candidates il the Republican party
makes an intelligent effort to get Its
forces into line. The Republican party
must follow the same tactics adopted
by the Union eenerals--csp'ufe Ten
ness,e in 1886, and then move south
ward, and in 1888 attack Virginia both
in the front and rear" The RepaJ'i-
cans plan is very pretty on paper, but
it is just possible that in 1888 Virginia
may have "the most men and the
biggest guns on her side.s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
Words of Warning.
10 The Editor Of The Dispatch !:

40 He EdHOr 81 INC DiSp0tcN
The Legislature in its efforts to re-
lieye the people OF Virginia OF the delin-
quent-land tax committed very
serious error or was guilty Of an over
sight which is calculated to enrich the
county treasuters but does not benefit
the Commonwealth OF relieve certain
class of people in this, that the Legisla-
ture abolished the delinquent tax to the
year 1876. Now il is believed that .
great number Of persons had, before
this measure of relief was enacted, paid
their taxes due prior to 1876. What
is to become of the money so paid |?
There is nothing contained in the act of
relief requiring the county treasurers
to pay over to the State the
money so received. 1t is only
a question Of honor on the part of the
county treasurer whether he pays this
money or not. The tax is abolished
prior to 1876 How is the Auditor to
ascertain what amount of tax prior to
1876 has been paid? The Common
wealth may not get it; neither is it re-
funded TO the taxpayer. 1t is emf
nently necessary that the Legislature
during tho remaining few hours of its
session pass some act to enable the
Auditor to ascertain what amount Of
delinquent-land tax due prior to the
year 1876 has been paid to the county
treasurers and to compel them to ac-
count for the same.
Con- MONWEALTH.
The Auditor can act under the above
hint
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
W0MAN'S FACE.

What furniture can give such finish 10 a
room as g tender wOmans face" asks
George Elliott. Not any. we are happy TO
answer, provided the glow OF health tenn
pers the tender expression. The pale anN-
iuus. bloodless face OF the cOnsumptive, or
the evident suferings OF the dyspeptic In
duce feelings OF SORROW and grief on our
part, and compel us TO tell them OF Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" the
sovereign remedy for consumption aud
other diseases OF the respiratory system. as
well a. dyspepsia and other digestive trou-
bles. sold everywhere.
BEST GOODS ARE PUT IN SMALLEST
PARCELS.
The old proyerb Is certainly true In the
case OF Dr. Pierces Pleasant Purgatiye
Pellets, which are little. sugar-wrapped
parcels. scarcely larger than m ustard seeds
containing rs much cathartic power as Is
done up IN the biggest. most repulsive-loo
ing Dill. Unlike the big pills, however. they
are mild and pleasant IN their opera ton
do not produce gripping pains nor render
the bowels cOstiye after using.
Delicate diseases OF either sex, however
induced. radically cured Address. with 10
cents in stamps for book. Worlds Dispen-
saTy Medical Association, Buffalo. :. Y.
f. 2s.Su. Wlwl&F
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

We do not publish 81. WIS" COM
munication on Frauds because it is
written on both sides Of the paper. We
published one such, We think, for its au-
thor; but we cannot do our printers
the injustice Of repeating the wrong.
w. II. WIS communication came to
hand too late. The Legislature will
take up no new business. 1t has as
good as adjourned already.
Our Louisa correspondents 20. II.
=. FERRELL's 81 letter also came to hand
too late,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
DEATHS.

BOU RNE.-pied. March 3. 1858. at 8 T..
NJ. at the residence o. his mother.in.law
Mrs. VI. :. LaiDg. Manchester. EDWIN
BOURNE: aged thiriy-nine years.
His funeral will take place at the Man
chester pIesby terrain church at 4:30 O'Clock
r. VI. TODAY friday. Friends and &C
quaintances invited 10 attend.
CROUCH.-Died on Thursday. March {.
1856. at his residence, lis west Clay street
THOMAS LEIPER CROUCH.
Funeral sery Ices will take place from Cen.
teuary Methodist church on SATURDAY
at o'clock T.. VI. Friends OF the family
are respectfully invited. 81
JACOBS. Died suddenly Thursday
morning. March Attn. at ~ o clock. from
congestion ofthe lungs JOSEPH Jacobs,
son Of i. and \. Jacobs; aged i've months
and four days.
New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore, and
Pensacola (Fla.) papers please copy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
Questions.
HANOVER JUNCTION. VA.
March 4, 1856.

HANOVER JUNCTION, VA"
March 4, 1856.
To the Editor of the Dispatch
i. Please be kind enough to inform
me whether a drop or local letter bear
ing one-cent stamp can be forwarded
unless additional postage is paid at the
rate Of two cents per half ounce or frac-
ton.
.. Also, il printed matter or mer-
chsndise can be forwarded or returned
unless there is prepayment ofpostage
at the original rate and stamps sent the
postmaster for the purpose of prepay
ment. Very truly
A CONSTANT READER.
THE ANSWERS.
/. The postage on local or drop
letter is one cent per ounce or fraction,
except at free-delivery offices, where
the postage is two cents per ounce or
fraction. A letter dropped into post
Office with one-cent stamp attached
is entitled to be forwarded on payment
Of one cent additional. There is no
half-ounce rate in letter-poStage, the
postage being two cents per ounce or
fraction but one full rate-viz., two
cents-must be prepaid before a letter
can be forwarded.
2. Printed matter or merchandise
may be returned to the sender without
the return postage being prepaid, and
the amount Of postage collected from
the sender-the package being marked,
Postage due for returning, - cents.
This applies to packages returned by
postmasters only. After once being
delivered, if the person receiving the
package wishes to return it, the postage
has to be fully prepaid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
The New Minister 10 siam.
Washington Post.


Colonel Joshua T. Child, of Rich
mod, No., who was Wednesday ap.
pOn ted Minister Resident and Consul
General to Siam, was Representative
DOckery's candidate for the appoint
ment and ore Of his constituents. Mr..
Child, who had been in Washington
for some days. but left yesterday be-
fore learning of his success, has been a
Democratic editor for more than
quarter Of a century, during the greater
part Of which he has owned aud edited
the Richmond NO. Conservative. In
1884 he lost the Democratic nomination
for Lieutenant q overnor by only a few
votes. He is about ti!ty-three years Of
age, was a colonel in the Union army,
has represented his county in the State
Legislature, and was president of the
Missouri Press Association. lie is a
popular man in the State of Missouri,
and his appointment is generally COM
mended. The salary attached to the
position is $4,000.
Colonel Child is a brother of Mr.
Jesse Child, Of this city, and was for
merly { compositOr on the Richmond
Whig.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

The Dispateh's argument that taking
out of the State the amount of revenue
necessary to pay the interest ON the
bonds held by foreign creditors would
opefate embarrassment is faulty. II
We only look at one side Of it that
might be So Paiiey Virginian.
Then your argument in favor Of pro-
lection to American industry is faulty.
If the people Of this country would not
be injured by sending million Of dol
lars to England every year to pay in
terest to the bondholders, they would
not be injured by sending thither every
year a million Of dollars to pay for any
thing else.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
Local Option ON Tobacco,
fBOston Traveller

Some day the community may be
prepared TO deal with nicotine, as well
as with alcohol, in the only thorough
and business-like way--cutting Off the
supply at the fountain-head by prohib-
ting and preventing the manufacture
and sale. Till then, all these make
shift attempts to dam up the custom
airy channels, while they may afford
some local relief, are likely to spread
the stream still wider.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
To be "a Military Post.

WASHINGTON, March Major
James Biddle, of the Sixth cavalry,
has been ordered to Washington to re-
port TO the Adjutant-General for assign
ment to duty as commandant at Fort
Myer, Va. This detail is in accordance
with the desire Of the Secretary Of War
that Fort Myer shall be conducted as q
military post, and not merely as a Sig
nal-Seryice station. as heretofore. IL
will, however, be continued as a school
of instruction for men in the Signal
Service.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
That Money.
In the Alexandria Gazette OF We'd
nesday a WASHINGTON letter SAYS:

nesday q Washington letter says:
"Dr. Moran, OF Falls Church, Virginia
who says he has discovered that the Ma
tional Government owes Virginia about a
million and half dollars on account OF the
distribution Of the proceeds OF the sale OF
public lands, has Just returned from Rich
mond, where he was summoned 10 testify
In that case before a committee OF the
Legislature. lie says that he and Attorney
General Ayers. OF Virginia, have been aP-
pointed to collect the sum referred to. He
says that the S4l000 OF this fund, all that
was ever paid, was collected by man
named Paxton. OF West Virginia, IA short
time after the first battle of Manassas, aud
has never been factorily accounted for
but can be- recovered as Paxton Is now a
rich man"
What nonsense. That sum Of sil,-
600 was all that the State ever became
entitled to under the law distributing
the proceeds Of the sales OF the public
lands among the several States. As
to the forty.odd thousand dollars,
Governor PETRPoINT recently wrote as
follows;
"In August or July, 1861, (then Cover
nor Of Virginia.. knowing that said money
was credited ON the books OF the United
states Treasurer TO Virginia, appointed
three true and trusted commissioners 10
receive and receipt for the money then
remaining TO the credit Of the Common
wealth under said act OF Congress. These
commissioners executed their trust with
great fidelity. and by direction OF President
Lincoln, MIR. Chase, then secretary OF the
Treasury paid the money To the commits
sionee, which money they placed in the
Treasury OF Wig nia.'
What is the use of talking about get
ting that money again? PEIRPoiNT
was recognized as the lawful Governor
OF yirginis--not Of West yirginia-ind
as such collected the money. What did
be do with it? Let him tell. lie says :
when wen; 10 Richmond in 1868 IL
was represented To me by the superintend-
snts Of the lunatic asylum aud deaf aud
blind institute at StauntOn that the in-
mates were without food ana clothing. The
money drawn nom the United states Urea.
sury Was the fund from which fed clothed
and furnished medicine 10 the unfortunates
who were confined ia the asylumss aud
they were 20 supplied from June. 1855, TN
January. 1896"
PEIRPoINT'S government is recog.
nized in the Constitution Of Virginia as
it stands at this moment as the righ.ful,
lawful government Of Virginia in 1868.
Our Constitution reads as follows:
"No appropriation shall ever be made
Tor the payment Of any debt or obliga.
ton created In the name Of the State of
Virginia by the usurped and pretended
State authorities assembled at Richmond
during the late war
BY the way, il is time that sentence
was stricken from the Constitution. Let
an amendment having that for its OBJ
jsct be submitted to the people for their
approval by the Legislature at its next
session. Such falsehood ought not To
be permitted to disgrace our State Con.
stisution.
But for all that, Mr.. MORAN ought
to be spjoined from repeating his wild
statement to "ali the world aud the |
rest OF mankind"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

The Philadelphia Press says; "0n
aquestion Of constitutional law between
GEORGE +. EDMUNDs and GROVER
CLEVELAND, presumption leans deci-
dedly in favor Of the former" Pre-
sumption " is good.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
Correct.

We hayereceiyed from MesSrS. BECK
WITH, PARHAM & ANDERSON a lit
tie pamphlet entitled, What's tie
Ham, A Pastoral Letter on Dancing.
Rev. JAMES GRAMMER, Of Virginia"
Price H. cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

"There are probably more theatres
painted white in Philadelphia than in
any other city in the world. If things
go on in this way Philadelphia will soon
be known as the white city," Yes;
white-washed CITY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

The Philadelphia saloon-keeper can
stand being blackmailed by the police,
but feels compelled to draw the line
upon the Law-and- Order Society.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

II is, to say the least, wrong for any
body to 80 to church or public meet
ing, hacking away and disturbing the
preacher or orator with coughing. Use
DR.. Bdil's Cough Syrup at once it
costs only 25 cents O bottle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
The Manchester (N. H. Onion says

The Manchester q. H. Union says :
Whoever kicks against cheap post
age kicks against the inevitable. 1t has
come to stay, and the changes of the
future must and will he reductions till
the bedrock tate is reached. 1t is the
only function of the Government that
touches the people universally, and
they naturally and rightfully think they
should profit in this matter from the
resources Of country so profuse that
it is forced to pay the national debt
faster than the holders of the obliga-
tons desire"
Correct.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

This Administration can dodge an
issue six times out Of a possible five"
But when it does come up and plants a
blow something drops. If you do not
think so ask EDMUNDS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
BRIEF COMMENT.

The success Of the Mormon misSiona-
ries in North Alabama suggests that
there has not been a hanging bee in
that country for some time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

A rumor spread recently in London
that the coming exhibition OF the Royal
Academy would be the last. No sat
isiactory origin for it has been discov-
cred.