The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-30
CREAM or THE PRESS.

According 20 the Commercial Advertiser
Bermuda IS before long 10 have tele-
vraphic communication with this conti-
nent. our contemporary says
Advices from the Bermuda Islands
say that "a company ia about to lay a sub
marine cable from the islands TO Halifax,
y = The British Government have
agreed 90 pay a subsidy of $4,000 year
10 The company The distance from Der
muda 20 Halifax is about seven hundred
and nifty nautical miles, OF about one
hundred miles more than TO the nearest
point ia the United States The work OF
LAYING the cable will probably be com
menced early IN the spring
For military and naval purposes Il 81
no doubt for the interests Of England 10
guarantee the support of cable from
Bermuda TO Nova Scotia.
NAMES FOR THE NEw ST4TEs-We.
are glad 90 see that Representative
Springer, chairman Of the Committee on
Territories. will insist upon good names
for the new States Il is to be hoped
that he win carry his point
Most of the thirteen original States
were badly named The objection TO
New Hampshire New ork, New Jersey,
North Carolina. and South Carolina is
obvious. Maryland Virginia, and
Georgia. are too suggestive OF royalty.
How much better are such names as
Minnesota Nebraska, Michigan Ohio
Indiana Iowa, Nevada and California;
Herald
A LAw-B The Governor OF
West Virginia, being a Democrat of the
sort which the Tribune without hesita-
ton calls dislOyal, sets an example that
his political friends may well hope their
opponents viii never see ut 10 follow
According TO dispatches he gives certih-
Gates of election % two Democratic mem
bers of Congress-elect whose seats are
contested py Republicans, but refuses. 20
give certificates to two Republican mem
bers of Congress elect whose seats are
contested by Demoerats.-Aee York
Tribune
KEEPING UPTHE FIGHT. -Themembcrs
of the American Tariff Reform League,
Of Chicago, are not discouraged by the
result of the November election Where
there was thorough and earnest discus
sion, the protectionists lost ground with
the idea chat the most effective work can
be done for tariff reform at times when
the public mind is unprejudiced by
political considerations, the league pro-
poses TO enter al once upon an educa-
tional campaign, with view Of reaching
the farmers as well as the townsmen
To this end IT has been proposed to call
q convention OF tariff refOrmers, at a
date to be hereafter fixed upon, for the
purpose of enecting more com
plete working organization.-Phl9
piia Rec1rd
RAILROAD BUILDING FOR 1888 There
has been a great falling OF 10 railroad
building in 1Sss as compared % that Of
1857, only 643O miles Of road having
been laid since the lst of January last,
whereas in 1857 The mileage was double
the figure This falling of is no doubt
attributable mainly 10 shaken confidence
ia railroad securities produced by the
reckless conduct of those who have con
troll Of some of the great systems If the
West
The South show. up fsyorably IN the
increase Of mileage this year Only 1877
miles of new track were laid in the New
England States, only 90 miles in New
York. in the Middle States but 100 miles
and in The Central Northern States but
S3s. while the South Atlantic States are
10 be credited With 1851 miles, the Gulf
and Mississippi Valley States with GAG,
and the Southwestern States with 1904
miles. Even in the great and prospecting
Northwestern States there were laid only
$50 miles Of track. while in the Pacific
States there We're laid but 9S1 miles 49,
Washington Pest
FIGURES FOR POLTTCIANs The pub
LEGATION OF the 6Ral official canvass Of
the recent election In this city makes
some things clear.
There was no trading by the friends
OF Governor Tin as the following Demo
cratic totals show
Hll. for Governor. got. ............... I6s. 45t
y0ne-, FOR Lieutenant Governor, got. i69. 553
Juoee Gray, Tor court or Appeals, got 1880
Warner Nillers vote for Governor was
80 1852.
Cleyeland's vote was lG2 ,620, or 5,S2S
less than Governor Hills
Harris0n's vote was l05. 4j9, or 8,l00
more than Millers. About 5000 Demo
Gratis who supported Governor Hill,
Lieuienant-Goyemor Jones and Judge
Gray, seem 20 have voted for Harrison In
preference to Cleveland.--Nec York
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