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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-12
s1cNAfs Ar ruE rRIE RA1LwAY nRIpGE

SIGNALS AT THE ERIE RAILWAY BRIDGE
The Erie Railway has issued a notice calling the al
tention Of the captains Of vessels navigating the Hack
enslc River to the fact that distance posts have been
placed or each side Of the companys bridge 500 yar
thetefrom. and upon the drawbridso pole thirty ie"
high has been erected. from which VIII be suspended
ball two feet IN diameter whenever passenger train
about TO the bridge has arrived within one nile
thereof The ball will be kept raised until tho train
has crossed the bridge. Captains Of vessels are ca
toned TO pass the distance posts when the ball is
raised under penalty OF 300 and damages incurred 20
the company's property. This notice contains many
good features. and VIII be tine means OF preventing
the veXailOus delays TO commuters Who Gaiy use 10
road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-12
PUSHING FOR PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS.

@IfINT IVIN I''IItt'
Philadelphia, July IL Specialize. K. Lord, third
vice-presideut Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
to-day entered upon HIS duties chief Of the COM
pany's affairs in this city. Me- Lord said this after
noon This is new work for me. I am looking
around and trying 70 understand the situation. We
mean TO give the people Of Philadelphia good scrT g
in all that the term implies. Use the term Ia the
broadest possible sense want TO become acqu1nie
With the representatives of the various business intcr
ests, in order that may know what phladclphia's
requirements are. aud how they best be met.
Questions relating to the policy Of The company arc
coming up all the time, and have always herCJlorc
had ~ be settled IN Baltimore. This Ted To- many
troublesome complications and delays. Now these
questions can be settled right here and az once Ne
basis"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

ville he entered it as cashier and is now at
the head Of the institution. He inherited
quite fortune, but by his own thrift and su-
perior management has added very largely
to it He is now the head Of the bank estab-
lished by his father, but at the same time Is
largely interested in agricultural matters
and in various manufacturing industries So
methodical and practical has he been in bust
ness matters that he is able to carry on all
his enterprises with success He is a liberal
giver to all charitable enterprises and to help
on the prosperity Of the city in which he
lives In politics Mr.. Huston has always
been Republican, and has served in both
branches of the general assembly Of the
state. In 1886 he was chosen by his party to
take control Of the organization as chairman
of the state committee Physically he is a
small man, but his energy and capacity for
work take him to a place far above the
average
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

ator, and in 1861 president of the senate In
the latter year vacancy occurred in the
congressional delegation of the state and Mr.
afterwards reelected to the Thirty-eighth,
Thirty-ninth and Fortieth congresses, de-
clining a denomination at the end Of his
fourth term Of service.
At the beginning Of the Thirty-eighth con-
gress MIR. Wilson was chosen chairman Of
the Judiciary committee of the lower house.
being the youngest man who ever served in
that capacity, position he held until he de-
clined his reelection. His position gave him
much prominence, and his counsel and advice
were much sought and needed during the
dark days of the war of the rebellion. While
a member Of congress Mr.. Wilson introduced
an amendment to the constitution abolish
ing slavery-the first step In that direction
advocated the enlistment of colored troops; a
joint resolution forbidding payment of the
Confederate debt; a bill for establishing Inn
partial suffrage in the District of Columbia;
and reported and engineered the civil rights
bill through the house. He also served as one
Of the managers on the part Of the house in
the impeachment trial Of President johnson.
After his retirement from congress Mr.
Wilson served three or four terms as a gov
eminent director Of the Union Pacific rail-
road He was twice offered a position in
Grants cabinet, once as secretary of state
and again as attorney general both Of which
he declined In 1869 Mr.. Wilson was elected
to the United States senate
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
The Modern English Girl.

A rather severe writer in The Saturday
Review condemns the modern English
girl in the following terms: Neither
the moral nor physical training Of modern
English girl is such as to justify the
hope that she will be invariably above
reproach. The lives they lead. the aim
set before them, all lead to degeneracy
and deterioration. They are permitted,
as they grow up, to develop all the vainer
elements, to study to show of to traffic
on their charms for charity. for popu-
larity. for notoriety. and their ambition
is to become professional beauties or some
thing equally poor and Objectionable,
ultra fast and fashionable women"
This is as severe as anything that
Bishop Coke OF Rev Morgan Dix could
say 1t all shows that II morals are not
bad. manners certainly are. = Mrs. NJ. E.
w. Sherwood in Philadelphia Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
Ship Canal at New York.

Manhattan Island, on which the city Of
New York is built, has never been anything
of an island except in name since the city
became Of consequence. The northern por-
ton Of It is cut OFF from the main land by
the Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvil creek.
The creek is very narrow, and in some places
separates the island from the main land by
only about dozen feet Now it is about to
be widened into a ship canal, which will d.
vide New York more widely from the main
land. When the canal is completed ship and
steamer and river craft Of all kinds may pass
from the Hudson to the East river without
going round the Battery, thus saving dis
lance Of from twenty to twenty-five miles.
The United States government appropri
ated $4,000, and work, which was for
awhile delayed by the backward season, has
been commenced. The canal will be $50 feet
wide and deep enough to accommodate YES
sells Of eighteen feet draught of water.
Excavating to the rock has been the chief
task hitherto, but the blasting has now begun
in earnest On the border of the creek the
rock has the appearance Of sandstone, but
disintegrates to powder under the blasts. Six
steam drills are working at the rocks, and an
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
A Queer Barometer.

1t is not generally known that the rem
dered fat of a woodchuck is as good a
barometer as any we have today. While
in the country short time ago the writer
had occasion to travel through the lower
part of Berks- At the house Of a friend
he pressed me to take an umbrella with
me. There were no signs Of storm. I
asked why he persisted in 80 logged a
manner for me to accept the article.
why" said he. ''look at my barome-
ter" There upon the shelf stood bot
tie sealed with beeswax. II was all
cloudy The old gentleman said that he
had used this one for most twenty years,
and II storm was brewing the barome-
ter got cloudy twelve hours before the
rain or snow began to fall. In clear
weather the oil was always ciear.-Read-
ing Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
Early Life in Arizona.

The first settlers underwent untold
suffering and privation. without adequate
provision against the cold weather, nly
provided with eatables the toughest of
cabins or tents for shelter and ffty-five
miles from a railroad They seem to
have borne it all cheerfully, and the wife
did much to lessen the burden Of her
husbands cares. Her sister of the east
could scarcely form an idea of the diff
culties under which these brave women
contended to make home decently COM
fortably. Often with only two small
rooms for family of four or six persons,
the cook stove doing double duty for
cooking and heating, with boxes for
chairs, tin buckets and cans for cooking
utensils. any odd and end procurable for
tableware, no tables but Of All improvised
kind. domestic order and comfort were
difficult ends to reach But most of these
places we're scrupulously clean. the chill
dren well kept. the meals well cooked
and served. 1t was a marvel how 1t was
DONE
1t is claimed anything in the fruit and
vegetable line can be grown successfully
in the Montezuma valley. The climate is
delightful. Being at an altitude Of over
5000 feet. with no large body of water
near. it is dry and mild. and the sun
shines with great power and for about
$50 days of the year. The soil is
sandy and light, and viii grow anything
without fertilizing. Large yields have
already been made in crops planted with
out irrigation, which will be greatly in
creased when the water comes. -Balti-
more Sum-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
JAMES F. WILSON,.

Sketch and Portrait of Iowa's Junior
Senator.
James F. Wilson, Jr. United States senator
from Iowa, was born in Newark, o., Oct. 10,
1928 By the death Of his father he was
thrown upon his own resources at an early
age, and was deprived Of many of the advan-
tages of education. Securing such an educa-
ton as the common school Of Ohio afforded,
he afterwards served a term Of apprentice
ship to harness maker, and while working
as apprentice and journeyman began the
study of law In 1853, he removed to Fair
field, la, and with no capital but his own
ability and energy, began the practice Of his
profession. He early became identified with
the politics OF his county, and was one of the
founders Of the Republican party in his
adopted state. In 1856 he was e 1cted q
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

In 1858 he was elected lieutenant governor
Of his state, and was the caucus nominee OF
his party for United States senator, but
owing to bolt Of five or six Republicans
his name was finally withdrawn, and that Of
Hon D. D. Pratt substituted Shortly after
ward he was appointed by President Grant
revenue collector for the Lawrenceburg dis
trict, one Of the largest districts in the
Union, holding the office for twelve years.
He Is a member OF the Beta Theta Pi, and
was president Of the national convention Of
that society held at Cincinnati He is also
prominent In Odd Fellowship. and has been
grand master and grand representative Of
the state, also a leading Methodist, and IL
one Of the trustees of that denomination, ap-
pointed by the general conference. In 1878 he
was appointed by the board of bishops as one
Of the fraternal delegates to the general con-
ference Of the church south He Is an A NJ
and an LII D., the former degree having
been conferred by Miami university, and the
latter by Asbury NOW De Paw, university.
He Is a man of youthful appearance and
manners, is well known as lecturer, and Is
greatly interested in literary matters
Hon. James Nelson Huston, chairman of
the Republican state committee, another
candidate for the gubernatorial nomination,
Is native Of Pennsylvania, having been
born near Greencastle, In that state He is
only 81 years Of age and is young man to
have achieved so prominent q place In state
politics He received an academic education
In his native state, but removed with his
parents to Indiana while still youth, 10
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
HER MAJESTY. NY QUEEN.

nth Fancys brush a portrait of my queen
paint as now In memory she stands
Her form. q poem from a master hands;
b oval tace with innocence serene.
hose dumped cheeks though snowy In their
sheen
|F7usn like the shells on Coromande1's sands;
Eyes blue as those In far Circassians lands
eueatn brow that wears a royal mien,
bon tinted ike Alhampras palace wall.
And fifty framed IN strands Of Orient gold;
A nose ana chm Rome g sculptors might adore;
|ps clear cut rose ouds. from whose portals fall
Soft ripping musio-never could they scold-
AS time rolls Oh love her more and more
Edward A Oldham In Boston Folio.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
A Sneak Thiers Nerve.

A Connecticuteman tells this story of a
remarkable exhibition of nerve by pro-
fessionai sneak thief. One day he
walked quietly into bank, took off his
hat and coat. hung them on a nail. put
on an office coat that hung there. and
walked into the rear room which con-
tanned the vaults. The directors were
holding meeting. and one sat in front
of a door blocking the passage. The
thief politely asked him to move. and
when the obhging director did 80 the
man went through the door, picked up
two Of the largest bags Of gold in sight,
coolly walked out with them. and thief
and gold were seen no more there
New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
THINGS POLITICAL.
HON. JOSEPH FIFER NOMINATED
FOR GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS.

and James N. Huston. Candidates for
the Gubernatorial Nomination In In
diana-Au These Men Are Re publicans.
The Republicans of Illinois, assembled in
convention at Springfield, have placed Hon.
Joseph Fifer in nomination for governor Of
that state. Mr.. Fifer is frequently spoken Of
as Private Joe Fifer, because of the fact that
be was private In the Union army during
the late civil war
Joseph Fifer is native of Virginia, and
was born forty-five years ago. When he was
very young he removed with his parents to
Mclean county, Ills Shortly after the break
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

ing out Of the civil
war he enlisted in
the Twenty-th
Illinois volunteers,
serving creditably
from August, 1861,
toOctober, 1864. At
jackson, Miss, he
was shot through
the lungs, and was
for a time thought
to be. m ortally
wounded.
Mr.. Fifer was
still a young man
when the war con-
cluded, and at once
entered the Illinoia
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
Bird Talk Matinees. Z"

Chicago is nothing if not original. She
Is credited with inaugurating Turkish
bath parties" as a diversion to young
ladies, and now comes another nnova-
ton. According to The Inter Ocean,
the new entertainments are bird talk
matinees" These consist Of a lecture
''replete with pretty stories and unheard
Of facts, coupled with bits of verse and
snatches Of biography On stand near
tie lecturer are birds In variety-wrens,
Jaws. ravens. bobolinks. robins and larks
illustrative of the lecture. The
ladies attend in pretty carriage and
street dresses. Frank Leslie's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18


not been In the
practice for many
years When but
20 years Of age he
was elected to con-
gress, being the
youngest member
of The T b irty-
fourth congress,
ade memorable
by the long contest
over the speaker
ship which finally
resulted In the cleo
ton Of Gen Banks,
of Massachusetts
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

were among the
early settlers Of
Pennsylvania. He
still owns tie farm
on which he was
born and which
has been In the
family for more
than two centuries
His education has
been that of q
thorough going,
practical, business
man. His father
having opened a
bank at Conners-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

member of the con-
vention which re-
vised the constitu-
ton of Iowa, and
in 1857 was ap-
pointed by the gov
ernor assis ia n t
com mis- S ioner Of
the D s Moines
river improvement,
the principal public
work Of the state
at that time. In the
same year he was
elected a member
of the lower house
Of the legislatures;
H. IOKn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

for personal brav-
cry on the battle
field. During the
latter part of the
war he served on
the staff Of Maj.
Gen. Miles, COM
mander of the First
division Of the Sec
ond Army corps.
After leaving the
service he removed
to Allen county,
Ind. In 1868 be
ran for the state
senate, but was de-
feated, In 1872 he
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

Lieutenant Governor Robert 8. Robertson,
who is a candidate for the Republican nom.
nation for governor Of Indiana, was born in
Washington county, N. Y, in 1885, He re-
ceived an academical education at his home
In Argyle, studied law in New York city and
was admitted to the bar In 1850 In Septena,
Der, 1861, he entered the army as a private
in the Ninety-third regiment, New York
volunteers, receiving successive promotions
to the rank of second and first lieutenant,
and during the Gettysburg campaign was
acting adjutant Of his regiment. In three
years active service he won an enviable
reputation as brave and gallant soldier
He was severely wounded at Spottsylvania
and again at Toplopotomoy, from the effects
of which he has never fully recovered. At
Spottsylvania he was brevetted by President
Lincoln captain Of United States volunteers,
and colonel by the governor of New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

excellent quality of building or paving stone
is being accumulated, to be used in facing
the sides and bottom Of the canal 1t is
thought that this part of the work will be
finished by the fall of 1889. After its COM
pletion nothing further can be done until the
government makes another appropriation.
II this is made promptly, that there will
be no delay of the enterprise the canal may
be ready for business in seven years
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18


was a candidate for the congressional NOM
ination In the Ninth district. but was unsuo-
cessfuL Two years later he was the unani-
nous choice Of the Republican state conven-
ton for the office Of lieutenant governor, but
with the rest of his ticket was defeated at the
polls In 1880 he was strongly talked about
for candidate for governor, but declined to
enter the race for the nomination In 1896,
when it had been held that a vacancy existed
In the office Of lieutenant governor, to be
filled by an election, he was the nominee of
the Republicans over his protest, and led his
ticket to success For several years he held
the position Of register In bankruptcy for
the United States district court. Governor
Porter rendered him an appointment of
Judge of the supreme court, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of Judge
Woods, but he declined it. He is tall and
magnificently developed He wears a full
black beard and mustache His face shows
evidence Of will and strength. He Is a man
of literary culture, end as a member of the
board of trustees Of the state university he
takes great interest In educational mattera
Hon. William Cumback Is also a candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomination at the
hands Of the Republicans His career as a
politician and lecturer has been successful
He is a native of Ohio, and was educuted at
Miami university He studied law, but has
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

wesleyan college, from which institution he
was graduated in 1868. He then studied law
and was admitted in due time Later he was
elected prosecuting attorney for Mclean
county Afterwards he was elected to the
Illinois state assembly. serving two terms
He has also served in the state senate. Mr..
Fifer resides at Bloomington.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

eating at Connersville Ho comes from good
stock, bis grandfathers having been officers
In the revolutionary army His ancestors
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-24
AN IMPORTED PREACHER.
Suit Brought Under the Contract
Labor Law.

Suit Brought Under the Contract
Labor Law.
NEW YoRK, April 23.-The preliminary
hearing in the suit of the United States
against the rector, church wardens and
vestrymen of the Church of the Holy
Trinity. for importing Rev. L. Walpole
Warren to preach in that church, was heard
before Judge Wallace, of the United States
Circuit Court To-Day. 1t is claimed that
his importation was in violation of the con-
tract labor law, and the fine provided for
violation thereof is 81 900. The counsel for
the church demurred TO the complaint on
the claim that the law was intended
to cover only the manual labor class.
District Attorney Walker admitted that
the act was not the work of trained statu-
tory craftsmen. Only professional artists,
actors, lecturers and singers are exempt by
law. Our choicest metropolitan pulrits
were invaded by foreign product, while our
theological semlnaries were sending plenty
of candidates for places.
ut is not" said Mr.. Walker, "the duty
Of the court 10 justify the wisdom of Con-
gress, but simply to follow the plain mean
ing. The law was plainly constitutional
and has been violated In the case at the
bar" Judge Wallace reserved his decis-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-24
KILLED BY AN EARTHQUAKE.
Over 4, 1000 Persons Dead or Injured ir
Yum Nan.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3-The steamer
City of New York, which arrived yesterday
from China, brings details of an earth
quake in Yum Nan, The Projects of Lin
An, with the Chi Hien of Shin Ping and
KEN Shut, under him. have jointly reported
to the Governor of Yum Nan as follows:
From the second day of the twelfth month
of last year till the third day of this
year there were over ten shocks of
earthquake, accompanied by noises like
thunder, The yamend in the cities of
Shin Ping aud KEN Shui are split right
down and the temples likewise.
HOUSES FALLING DOWN.
In Shin Ping eight-tenths OF the houses in
the south are falling down, and half Of
those in the east. In the north and west
thousands are cracked or bent out of per-
pendicular Two hundred people, mon and
women, old and young, were crushed to
death. The wounded and injured number
over 300. At Jung Hang over 500 were
crushed to death and about 700 or 800
wounded. AT Nang Hang there are over
200 dead and over 400 injured. At ST Hang
there are over 200 dead and over 500 in
jured. At Peh Hang about 100 were
killed and the same number injured. The
four places last named are suburbs.
1900 KILLED OR WOUNDED.
In the town and suburbs over 1000 peo-
Pile were either killed or wounded Eight
or nine -tenths of the houses have fallen
down and the rest are cracked and leaning
over. At Glen Shut, in the city, seven
were killed and many wounded In the
northwest suburbs 800 TO 400 houses were
turned over, 249 persons killed and 150 or
100 wounded y