The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-23
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
WHAT TIE SCRIBES WROTE JESTER
DAYABOUI THE NESS

gland aud wa1es-The Sewer Gas Mail
and Express"-Mr. PowderIy.
With regard TO the decision in the
United States Supreme Court on the Bell
Telephone case, the point seems TO BIZ Ia
zen that Bell was the first one tn utilize
a practical telephone, but The World SAYS:
1T Is stated in the dissenting opinion
that as early as 1871 -four years before
BelI's atenD Drawbaugh did produce an
instrument employing the magnetic cleo
iric iostrumentalify. altogether s15sian
! TALLY .Ee same as that which is claimed
( in Mr. Bells patent Over seventy Wit
nesses sworc that they heard ariicu.ate
speech through the Drawbaugh inslrG-
meni, and the testimony Of the
grea, majority Of them was not
shaken at all They were mostly
plain people, says Justice Bradley. but
they heard the WORDS, and that is mat.
ter that they could not he mistaken
about. Ii did not require science, nor
literature, nor refinemen; TO understand
that"
The New York Fan thinks that ii The
policy Of the strike is pushed that the en-
gineers would have control Of the roads.
II il comes 10 that, and railroading Is
tto~he taken out of private hands, the pub
lie woui,-issE its own hand upon the rail
roads, and they would be TUNED into a
Government enterprise. Thier control
would not be permitted 10 rest with Ire
engineers.
Possibly the brotherhood understand
| the path they are travelling, bat if they
think that success would make them any
better off, they are most lamentably mis-
taken. They are meddling with danger.
Gus material. Governments are always
despo,c masters and pretty poor pay
The row about flags and especially
hosting the Irish flag over the City Hall
on St. Patrick's Day, is harmless bit Of
nonsense. BY generating hot temper,
though, it may help 10 melt the snow ia
our streets.
If it will do our Irish friends ANY
good to fly a green fla, on each recurring
st. Patrick's Day let them have as many
as they please. Itcxpresses the affection
of the lrishman for Irelaud-a commend.
able sentiment
When it comes TO an official display OF
the Irish flag, however, questions Of pub
! lie convenience arise, as Mayor Hewitt
fully explained yesterday. We have in
New York, let US say, twenty different
naiionalilies, each numerous enough To
be called colony" and each colony
with flag aud festival day Of its own
If the City Hall and other public build
ings are 10 be decorated with tbese
various flags whenever the day" arrives
ii will cause confusion. 1t would be in.
vidious to fly the Irish flag and neglect
to fly the flags Of Italy and Germany, for
instance, upon German and Italian ietc
days-N Y Herald
1t is surprising that a bill greatly en-
larging the powers OF the local boards Of
England and Wales should be introduced
by the same Government, the chief work
of which has been to prevent the grant
OF similar powers to Ireland. The Gov
eminent bill is much more strongly
praised and supported by "lIer Majesty's
Opposition" than by Her Majesty Gov.
ernment, Mr.. Gladstone is reported 10
have expressed at once entire approval
of the project and astonishment that 1t
should have been proposed on behalf Of
the Tories. The chief organ in the press
of the Liberal party pronounces it "a
strong, vigorous, comprehensive meas
ure" ~ T. Times
A Frankfort plumber has given the
best answer that can be given for the
death-irap plumbing that l. done in a
very large majority Of our city homes
and including many Of the most costly
homes He admits that the general
plumbing work in Philadelphia is bad
and sends poisonous yapors through the
family rooms; but he says that |; would
cost money to introduce sanitary plumb.
ing into houses, and plumbers fea: that
they may lose patronage by telling their
patrons the truth.-PAila. Times.
Iowa Prohibiiionists are somewhat dis
couraged by the recent decision of The
United States Supreme Court in a case
bearing on the liquor traffic A section
OF the Iowa prohibition statute forbids
any railroad company to carry liquor in
or bring it into the State unless provided
with certificate from the auditor of the
county 10 which the consignment is des-
tined, to the effect that the consignoe has
a lawful right 10 sell Il. A Chicago rail
road refused TO accept five thousand bar
rels of beer unless the shipper would fur.
nish such certificate. The latter sued for
damages, and the company pleaded the
Iowa statute in defense Wash. Post
About three weeks ago the Star an
nOunced the astounding fact that Mr.
Cyrus W. Field, the proprietor Of the
Nail and Express. the most pronounced
and staggering of all the protectionist
organs, was free trader and member
of the Golden Club
Since that fateful day Mr. Field, usually
SO clipper and gay, has been moody and
restrained. Instead of rolicking through
his daily vacations he has sat pensiyely
In his office overlooking the harbor and
the Barge Office, watching the ships sail
laden with merchandise, and noting the
United States officials levy war taxes on
every article that was landed A pile of
Nal and Espresso lay untouched on his
desk. Mr. Cyrus w. Field was wrestling
with himself.-N r Star