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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

The following patents we're granted
20 citizens Of Indiana, week ending
Feb. Z, 1855, reported expressly fol
this paper BY Joe. 4. Hunter, Solicitor
or mericsn and Foreign Patents, 036 +
street, Wellington, d. c.:
n. C. Williamson 3 Fredrick Pries
Michigan City. car door; G. w. Ander-
son, WestpOrt, cut oG valve H. w. Case
3 Jas. Dushaas, South Bend. paper box
Z. 4. Hetherington, indianapolis. linking
apparatus for cylinder printing ma.
chimes; Z. 8. Cobb, Tsrre Haute, mi.
crometer cslipers; r. N. Helms, Vel
dersburg, cultivasor Sam1 Nutle. Mish'
awake, wagon body liter; E. n. Byr'
kit, indianapolis. dovetsiItng machine
E. II. Byrkik indianapolis, cav man.
drel; Henry Jacobs, Evansville, wagon
box; @. w. Jewell 3 r. n. Dickson
Earl Park, check ROVER for corn plant
err; ,. = Mitchell, Fowler, device f0l
raising barrels; w. X. Bennett, Peru
saw mill dog; 3. Q. Darr, Shelby VILE
fsh net and umbrella; +. Fl
Habev Korn, Port Wayne. vslve for ais
brskes; Simon Taylor, Newburg. call
pOrs: n. n. Lynn, Rising Sun, steam
engine; J. =. Powell Tiptcn. tile M
chine table.
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Polly Wilcox, Of Hope vslley. r. l.,
he's just cslebrstsd her centennial birth.
day.
flarrlsonvills. n. J., boasts Of two cen.
tenarians. Bartholomew Coles and Nj.
chsel Potter.
Christopher Mann, Of Independence
No. died recently, aged III years. Hs
was bern 10 Virginia In l77l.
Bsnjamin w. Bodice old slave, M
than. died recently q bic homo in Tai.
bot county, Nississippi. aged l07 years
After living : century. Mr.. Elisabett
|Th0mas Was killed recently while walk
ling o. The rsilroad track q Reading
WiIlIam wstsrmas, 100 years old
Lives q Oshkosh. He u . Methodiss
| He uses liquor and tobacco, and Ands u
fault with this world.
Among the celebrate Of the l00ll
birthday Of Jane WiIson, Of Edgecomb
Ne. were her sister, aged 81 and bel
hires daughters. The eldest q years o.
age.
Probably the oldest minister n ths
world 10 Tbomss Tenant. Of Vineyard
tnwnship, ArkanAas. He wss born n
l77l. He u q itinerant Nethodis
preacher.
A. WiIsou Creek. N. G., Nrs. susau
Philips died recently. just q she wa'
closin9 : century Of life. She had thir
teen children. sixty -thrcc grandchildren
and sixty great-grHndchildren.
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lTesting hls Congressman's InAu

Testing hls Cougressman's Influ.
Essss csy Ts.ss.
Mr.. Peter McGrath, q old and respec.
ted citisen of 81. Louis, went to Wash.
|ington recently and told HE Congress-
|man ho muet have somethins. Mr.
|O,Neill busied himself 0b0ut the requesl
and finally 1ound o opening IN the IN.
|terior Department The arrsngementl
were I'll made and Tie other day Mr.
McGrath walked into the psesenee Of
| IAppointment Clerk Hassler ano said
.In ths gintlsnsn = Nr. O'NsiIl
spoke abost-~
sOh yes." said Mr Hassler. "You'rs
IMr. McGrsth. Well, NJ. McGrath, here'l
lyOur appointment Ill ready for you.n
1 The 81. Loulsan drew back and viii
the bow Of - rsls ould Irish gintlemau,'
Isaid 70 The clerk:
"l'm very much obliged to you for u,
Job, but, thank God, don't ueed it.
only wanted % go Il Johnny O,Noil
bod any inlusnco.n
\ And suro enough The old nan peeois
~ y ~ refnsel and ~ gese holas.
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B0aton, Feb. &: Gen. II. r. Butler
was interviewed by . United Press re-
|porter last evening. upon the condition
and prospects Of the shoe business q
Lynn, Nass. The general said that
Lynn would never loss her prestige d
the leading shoe centre Of the country
until the conditions Of trade are mate.
|Fially changed and her mechanics Rad
|lost their canning. The transportation
of lark and hides from the west, and
or the shoes back 70 The west, again
placed eastern manufacturer at
disadvsntsgs which could be odset only
by The greater number and superior
skill OF the eastern mechanics. AZ the
|soil Of the west becomes exhausted, the
people will turn more TO manufacture
and eventually Lynn must lose heI
|coarser grades Of work, but the liner
|ones she may keep. The general said
|thet the boycott was . poor weapon
lite principle was wrong. II was The
weapon OF the employer, and the
wage-earner should sdopt . better
His proper weapon II Bile vote. United
THE Workmen can make the laws Of The
land. The manufacturers who discharge
Operatives for joining labor organiza-
|tious thereby preventing them from
learning sn honest livelihood, should BE-
taxed for their support. That II . wes-
pom more logical than the boycott, and
which can compel the capituIation Of
|oppressors. The great danger 70 the
|workingmen," concluded the general,
sis thst they will not stand together In
politics on mattsrs governing their own
|interests. The solution Of the labor
problem rests in the election Of come
proper representative to the presidency.
IL will probably not come In your day
|or mine, but ultimately proper repre-
sentative Of the ideas and feelings Of
the great masses will come 70 the front.
Only the ballot can solvs the great labor
problem Of to-day.
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Indianapolis Times: The mine in-
|speetor OF Indiana, Thomas NcQuade.
has made bic annual report 70 the gov
|ernor. IL shows that the annual pro-
'dncsiop Of coal for The pest seven years
has been - folIows: In 1878, 1.Io6 4oU
|sons: 1850. 1-55O.S7o: 1851. LII SO ;
Il6e3 2lsOOcO; 1888. 3-so0000; 1854. g.
l2600O; le8s. 2,s75.O0o. There were
less strikes Of importance last year than
during the previous year. The estimated
amount Of capital employed IN running
Iis 1l65O,OOO an increase Of $780,
ever any previous year. The number oI
accidents during the year ending Octo-
her 81, 1855, Was thirty-two, seven Of
which we're fatal Many of these, the
inspector says, could have been avoided
Iby proper care The roofs Of some oi
1.-THE mines are treacherous and liable %
Ifau st any time Miners. on account Of
being % constantly exposed 10 danger,
NATURALLY hsve grown somewhat negli-
gent
Business generally has been good. a.
Though there we're labor troubles Ia
IPsrke, Owen. Green, Knox and Wander
|burgh counties The strike in Parke
county was the most serious:
The inspector suggests the following
Ismepdment to the mining lsw: That
Il place Be designated where be shall
keep n ONCE, Of easy sccess TO the
mines; that his powers Be increased
that the Furnishing Of staiistics b made
that severe penalties b
lprovided for the violation Of the stafute
prohibiting the employment Of boys
under fourteen years Of age In mines
that the regulation Of scales Be per-
Ifected. and that the companies b re-
lquired 20 take additional Precsution
|sgsinst sccidentA
A liable giving the names Of I'll ninea
lin she state, names Of owners, numbe1
'of men employed 10 each. and the
amount Of capitals invested b gtven'
There are 2I5 mines, employing 6,6O2
lmen- Clay county has the greatest
humber thirty -four and gives en-
|pIoymeDt 10 2. >65 miners-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

The following gentlemen were choseu
- the Republican Central Committee oI
lDuboIs county q their recent ''convea'
lion =
Cslsnbis township. Dr.. G. W. New
lard.
Harrison sownship. Dr.. ". n. DsMott
Boon township. L. L. Cooper.
Madieou townships Dr.. 9. Q. Nc
CoWu
Bsisbridge toWnship, John 4. Corn.
Hall township, Thomas J. NOleD.
Je6ersOu township, BIrdseyo precinct
p. =. Inman; Second precinct y. :
|Eckert
Jacksou township, n. L. wheat.
Pasoka township. r. w. Ksttsrhenry
Cass township. Holland precinct, Dr.
|H. ". ss0rk; g. Henry precinct. Franl
KIachelI.
G. G. Schroeder, Chairnsn md =. "
Katteshenry, Secretary.
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This year Lent wiII not eommenes %
I'll March 10. and consequently Essses
will fsIl 90 the 2sth Of April lt is not
likely such sn occurrence uiIi happen
agais in i've hundred years- Easter y
eoverned By the moon- Il . the 6rs'
Ssnday amer the vernal equinox Nov
there are in Lent forty lass daya and al
Sundays. which are feast daye oaktsa
fory-sIx days from the beginning q
Lent to E1~ser. In 1855 The vernsl eQut
sox takes place On The 3Csh of March .
one o'clock II he morning. end ~
moon fuIls % tbe lesh q thirty-sws
minutes besOre midnight Then ~
first fuII moon after che equinox vii p
A priI 18Th, which . Ssnday, bot uhes
the full mocn falls @ Sunday, Easter I
the Sunday alter. Thh makes Easte'
fall On he 35sk-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

s<~ fe-k s1.-
We frusf that no Americana win b
'delndsd BY the semblance OF snaIo1-- b.
tween The compulsory appropriation %
Polish landowner resolved upon By
bismarck and the projected tr.nsfer Of
lreiand's sOiI. By Government advances,
from rsckFenting. alien landlords 10 its
native occupants Let not our fellow
.citixrns Of German descent imagine that
The PrDssisn Prime Minister. from whose
iron rule they are happily delivered l.
inspired In this business BY : phiIan-
|thropie or patriotic puFpose, or hiss In
view any object but 70 level one Of the
few remaining distractions to arbitrary
government Bi-marck's great services
10 Germany we're accomplished IN the
name of the principle Of n&tionalities
That principle viii b betrayed and
lspurns.t By the inhuman extirpstion u
the Poles from Poseo-
The conveyance through State inter-
Ipc<iiion Of Ireland's coil. from sbsentee,
lexsortionsfe. and obnoxious landlords 10
the men xho till H. Is IN sgrsrisn and
social reform per~mpsoriIy demanded BY
|four-fffhs Of the Irish people, end sp-
proved Of BY many English statesmen -
AN equitable measure Of redress Tor cen
.tCries Of cruel con6scsfion and oppres-
sion The sxrsrisn coup d'etat pro-
Jecfed by bismarck. on the other hand.
= asked for By no secsion OF the people
an Pr0s~san Poland u y aimed not
only ~ the landowners. but q tenant
farmers and farm laborers-at every
Prussian subject. IN : word, who is o.
Polish pareDtsge and cleaves to the Ian
xuage Of HE fAfhere- The Poles of rrus-
siA- like the Irish. though governed by .
Protestant power. have remained in6exi-
bly, attached 10 the Cathnlic religion.
and. more fortunate than the Irish. they
have defeated every effort to suppress
their native speech
In upholding these munimenfs Of their
nationality their religion and their Ian
|gusge the Poles IN Po<en have met not
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

Col. Eb. Henderson. chairman OF the
Democratic State committee, sums up
the complexion Of the next Indiana
Legislature = followss The Democrats
sre sure OF - Senators snd 81 Repre-
|sentativcs, and the Republicans will -
certainly have IS Senators aud 80 Rep
resentatives. There ere > Senators and
~ Representatives doubtful, Of which
the Democrats are confident Of carrying
|at least II. On joint ballot, the Demo-
|crsts ars SURE Of 20 majority. with :
|strong probability Of -.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

vinceunes Commercial: Rev. NJ. G..
Hobbs, presiding elder Of the vincennes
Circuit OF the \. r. church, has been
granted back pension Of "a, 500 and al
lowed so per month. Rev. Hobbs was
l. gallant soldier 10 the defense Of his
country and II now making . vigorous
fight for the cause Of Christ against. Sa-
tan and HE followers. There il not ono
among The many brave boys who left
their homes and flresides to battle for
the cause Of the Union that has not Z
warm plsce IN HE heart for Mr.. Hobbs,
whom they respect aud honor as man,
minister aud soldier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

|Pks Ccrnsy n<.~ra
The soldiers Of Pike county will meet
I'm convention next Saturday. q the
|Court-hou<e. 20 take Steps 10 secure the
|rnsrfmept Of = Iaw granting pensioDs "a
all ex-soldierk Of the army and navy
A bald eagle. which measured seveu
feet and four inches from tip % tip Of
Iw wings. was killed BY Albert l. Minnis
|on The farm Of Jacob NcAtee. ness
Onion. on lest Friday The bird h nov
|on exhibition af Joe PHILIPPE drog store
90 Union, where il attracts much stten-
|tion-
DR.. G. b. Blackwell removed from
Guthrie Ind. 70 this place on Monday,
With his family. and has bic Office OVER
the Model drug store Dr. Blackwell i
l. graduate Of the Eclectic Medical In
sfituse Of Cincinnati and has prHcficed
HE profession in Gibson AMI Dubois
having resided in HuntiDgbure
mo>t Of thar time
Harry Tcnguet was arrested Il LO-
gspsport. Ind. BY Sheriff Shrode ssd
brought here Monday He - charged
With stealing horse from Frank Nc
Aztec. Of Madison township, on the 81
of December, lss5- Tongues pleaded
guilty q HE preliminary trial before
Squire white, and u nov in jail ~ ait
iDg The sriion Of the Circuit Court
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

On The &th Of Msy. lss5. The Ledger
publishei - sccouns of the murder,
near Neuton Ssewsvt. Orange coenty. q
moses Ssarrist and Richard BIedsoe "
Willism Walters and The escape o. The
mur ierer. Last Monday The murderes
was lodged ~ jail q Psoli. He uss -.
rested near vandale. Arkansas. where he
vas employed u cutting sailreed tiss.-
n. y. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

Cream IL allowed % mould and spoil.
Silver spoons are usesl 20 scrspe kettles
The scrubbing brush il len in the wefes
Nice handled knifes ere thrown 10 bot
water Brooms are never hung up and
soon are spoiled Tubs and barrels ars
Ieft in the sun 70 dry and fall. spart
Clothes are len o. the line = whip y
pieces IN fhe wind. Pie-cruss g len q
sour instead Of msking fcw tArts 20
tea Dried fruit u not taken care Of In
season and 90 becomes w0rmy. veee-
tables are fhrown away that would
xsrm for breakfast The cork Il len
cus Of The noIssses jug and the lies take
possession Bits OF meat are thrown oui
that would make hsshs d meat o. hash.
CoGee. tee. Pepper aud spices ere Ieft 70
-sssd open aud Iose their Strength Pork
sp0ils for the want Of salt, floating on
the top % brine. snd becaDse the brine
wants scaiding = Selected
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

There 10 difference Of opinion in re-
gard 70 the term Of ofice and duties Of
assessors, and many inquiries
have been made Of the Auditor Of State,
lin reference thereto. The replies be has
made IL answering these inquiries are,
given below: "The term Of assessors.
|now IL ONCE expires when their success.
|sors are elected, at the coming April
ELECTION. and they receive their commits
|sion and qualify. On the let day Of
April, - the law requires, the Auditor
Iof every county shouId place 10 the
Ihands OF the assessors now in Office the
Ibianks for the assessment or real and
ipersonal property, - this year the -.
basement Of real estate is to BE- made: to
|continue q the basis or taxation for The
ncxt six years. II II the duty OF The o.
jsessors now in ONCE. or those in ofIico
lon the Let day Of April next, TO COM
Imence the assessment or property for
taxation on thst date, and continue %
doing until their successors are elected
land qualified, when the work. 90 far %
liz bss progressed, shOuld Be turned over
Ito them. The assessment should not
Iprovide under the statute Successors Of
1.-THE asseseors now In ONCE"
In reference 10 . more direct inquiry
Ithe Auditor says: "The term Of the Of
dee Of assessor il four years from the
Ielecti0n IN April, 1856, and each sue
lceeding four years thereafter. In case Of
Iresignation or abandonment Of the of1ce
lin the meantime, the appointment or
Ielectjon Of . successor, as the law pre-
Ivides, extends only for tho term Of the
|c6cer whose place y thus fillsd."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

n. Osborp, ths oaly cocoanut planter
in ths United States, he's jses received by
chip frO0 Africa 1e0.oO cOcoa0uts.
These sro % - planted this year along Z
strip Of go coast many miles in length
down toward ~ seashssn0ess poins q
pIosids-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

It q related that e one OF the college
Examinations "a history one Of the most
promising pupils We asked: did Mar.
lin Luther de : sstural death :" sNo.'
wss the repIy; ''hs ~ sxconnunicsted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

A corresE oudens of the Rural New
Yosker says: Il hsve reason 20 b~lieve
that copperas wiIi prevent the grape rot
In : small vineyard 10 4sssil.ou. Ohio
where quart ofcopperas 20 The square
rod hsd been Gown in July for ihree
years there had been no rot, While othes
grapes in the same neighborhood have
rosfed more or les every year They
formerly rotted In this vineyard Ac-
cording 10 the above the cop3eras. 70 b
sown. must hHvs been pulverized.
Whether the elfrcts are due to desfruc-
tisn Of the spores Or deficiency OF iron
in the soiI are not stated. . copperas
,suIphste Of ironl 10 soluble. and slso a
excellent disinfectsnt- ID j. cheap and
worth trial.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

The Board OF State House Commis-
|sioness have made their annual report to
the Governor. Il shows that since the
erection OF the building was commenced,
IRE receipts from all sources have been
- follOws:
Sale Of old building materials . LOIS 81
Two cent tax levied In 1871 o4,65l 95
Two cent tax levied in 1879,
1879. 1880. 1891, 1852 and
|First insssllmens oftaz levied
10 lS6S 30 O61 "
Total 31,l67, ,i64 %
In addition to this, 1557 500 has been
|set apart from the general fund for the
State House, Of which Z 10000 hss been
Iset apart for furnishing the building,
Imaking the total amount available for
building purposes 81 l7il,664 06. The
incidental expenses, such a. cost of
|plans, salaries Of commissioners, arehi-
Itects. secretary, experts, attorneys, etc.,
lamOunt 20 olSl, ,976 Is, and the total con-
|eeruction account proper IL 81 ,390 958 72.
|making : total expenditure Of $780,
1881 So Ofthis the amount retained 10
|psr cent Of the estimate. to be paid
when the contracts are completed. is
|ei49.340 60. making the real cost l,67s,-
|672 49. leaving balance on hand Of o41,-
|3e1 81. To this amount should be ad-
|ded she second installment Of tax levied
10 1884, due IL February, 1855, s7l,500,
and to this other tax levIes, the last due
10 February, less. making the totsl sum
provided BY Law for the complexion Of
the work. ol32.36 81. Vsrious changer.
In the original plans make an additional
cost or el.7lO Is. The total cost Of the
building tins far expended and estimated
will Be- oI.927,7l4 s6, leaving : balance
of t72. .2e5 64 Of the Limitation, 81, 900 900
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

The Princeton Leader says; Alfred
Nsuck u nov reaplug the ssd eiects oe
hog cho!ers. having l0st over : hundred
hssd of steek hogs recently BY that dis
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

Prof Spencer Baird 70 about to place
!, ,0O0.000 young Goldfish In the waters Of
the Gulf Of Mexico. He hss great faith
Iin the success OF the experiment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

Dr.. w. r. 6herrod. Who was cent TO
the State Insane Asylum from Jeifer-
|sonvilles d gradually growing worse.
|aud the physicians think bic death 10
|only question Of few days. -vincen-
|uoe 6u0.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

A farmer 10 New Hampshlre hss been
1ned for cruelty II not providing shelter
lfor bic cattle during the late cold geath.
ler. Hs va ths richest man IN The neigh.
lborhood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

= Asewing machine which 70 held IL
the hand and worked like pair OF scis-
SORE y made q Bridgeport, Conn, the
factory employing IS people.
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psso - S,sss essnss n cisc1aasu.
I would rather b. I've hundred old
maids shut up II : room By mysslt than
b sho wife Of one drunkard.
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It was Burdest vho said: sSuppos>
d newspaper nan. every time be hears d
y man Who severely criticised him or hi
paper il pobIic shosId retaIiste BY hold
ing up 20 put lie eaxs the faults and
short conirgs Of sai6 eriticiser; Whs
would Be the result? why the criticiseI
would think he had been terribly out
ragged and would thirst for the edit0s's
gore. Then the poor quill driver would
get shot or shoot somebody. The -
sient beast 81 burden, the country journ
aliss. nrves dos this exceps under severs
It isst because be 4
afraid 70 do Il, but because be isnt meas
enough. He above men 20 90 srosn<
sryin 10 destroy his bosiness. III
hears bic paper called . worthless shse
because the editor 3 doing bis dusy an(
|hss stepped % so0ebody : toss.
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rrsLIsHkD EvEkr vkrDAY. Al gAsPEk
DCsofs coUSrY, rxDiASA. ~
CLEMENT DOANE.
OFFICE--Ix CorRiEE BUsLDIxs o.
WEsr SIxrH SrEEEr-


For square, 10 lines or less. week 81 %
zach subsequent insertion, IS cts.
Longer advertisements ~ the same rate
A fraction over even square or squares
-o,nted a : square. These are the terms
~ transient Advertisements; ressona-
ble deduction will be made 20 regular
advertisers
Notices Of appointment Of admins
-<tors and legal notices Of like character
!, be paid in advance
A~x0uxctSG cASDIDArEs-
For Township Officers, each el-0
r,r County go
ror District. Circlit, or State, SO
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The petitions for - election for the
removal ofthe county seat from Leaven-
worth % Engiish we're 6led With tke
A uditor Let Wednesday. Thev contain
d AS naUes which cuaseitutes - moro
shss he required forty pr esas q the
IeeaI vosess. thus isssring the electioo.
-EngIish Reporter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-12

IT. ana Mrs- J. 9. Blaine are recslv-
ing . great deal cf company shis winter.
and sre estesta;sing their guests with
'sleigh-riding. ice-boasing. sksling and
.bob-sIeddtng. ~. walker Blaine has
|permanensly len Wsshington. ssd u
|now q Aueusfa. bot will Oooa go q
CHICAGO @ pracsice Iav.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-19
DROP IT.

We notice there is some movement
in the Legislature to secure the "free
navigation" of Big Black. Wedo not
know the wording of the bill, but we
do know it will cost more to secure the
free navigation" of Big Black than it
can possibly be worth, and much more
than the State will be willing
to pay. The stream has never
been, except in extreme high water,
worth anything for navigable purposes,
and then only for a short time, for
very small boats. There has never
been any attempt to establish any
steamboat trade in the river. and there
never will be until the river is larger
and less crooked than it is. This has
been the situation ever since the State
was settled. For the boating that has
been done in the stream, there are
more wrecks, than in any other
in the world. Sometimes for years on a
stretch. no steamer ever ventures in
the river. 1t is not anavigable stream,
and legislation cannot make it one,
that is one, that will be of any value
to anybody.
The movement is more Objectionable
now than ever, for this county has at a
large cost constructed two fine bridges
across it, that are of great value to the
citizens on both sides of the river, and
the L., N. o. s. T. railroad has a very
costly iron bridge over it.
In view of these facts. the Legisla-
ture should refuse to endanger, or de-
stroy this property merely to satisfy a
few, who wish to force people to trade
with them.