The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-16
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THOTCUTS FROU THE
BRIGHTEST PENS
yay Gould-The Cartoon -tleveiands s'h
of July speeeh-The French puei-Ihe
u,s,iIe - The Accident - The Inter
Oceanic Canal,


UastiIe The Accident - The Inter
Oceanic Canal.
NEW YORK, July l4.-Jay Gould hh-
been wi hin week brought IN DEAN
door by Wall street rumors ana restored
to robust health by contradictions. in
order ,o learn the truth. your correspond
emf has made trip 10 Irvingion, wher'
Could has a summer home. and iron
which he has not departed for a monlh
There would not have been the slightest
nae in making inquiry Of anybody else
taan the man himself, because those per
sonally Interested in bis properties are
moi 10 be believed. Therefor an erranc,
real enough in itself, aId yet not the
nrincipal one, was provided for the oc'
cssion Gould's place at Irvington h'd
revor looked finer. The six hundred
acres sloped down handsomely from he
ridge Of the hills to the shores oil th'
/ Hudson river.
Our csrioon to-day deals with the cam
naien Of Doodle which the RepoDiicah.
have inanrurated by the nomination OF
levi = Morton for Vice. President, anu
{ the selection OF Senator Q1ay for Cht'i
man Of the National Committee. ~
uic,ure represents a scene IN BanE''
! No,tons Office, where he is giving adyic'
10 Cashier Quay, while Paying Telle
Miller is counting over the funds, an
I Receiving Teller Piatt is anxiously mold
ing ont his hand for more coin. The
/ .iyhi Of the spOils has attracted crow
If hungry heelers, but they are KEEP ca
/ bv a faithful Chinaman, VINO remember
/ hov true friend Harrison has been t.
him.-N !. STIR
The attempt IS made to divert the at
ten,ion of the people from the evils O.
such schem of taxation by bTaaiinf
those who seek 10 correct these evils a
free traders ana enemies Of our working
mon and our industrial enterprises. Tn"
is 50 far from ihe truth that here sh1ul'
be no chance for such deception 10 81.
coed Preadsn, ClCce'tnds F1UuM gfJa.
Litter.
THE DuEMo.-Bui in France, The re
cent meeting Of Premier FlOlust and
General Boulangel reminds us, the duel!o
still p0sseescs strong hold. THERE'S "A Us"
against il. but il is practically dead lr'-
ter ! he last persons TO pay any regard 30
! il are The lawmakers themselves. \ pub
lie mau scarcely dares 10 refuse cAai.
leee. Jules Ferry, not many months ag'.
suffered distinct loss Of prestige by h'~
manifest manpuvring to escape being
.not at. From the manner IN which lAr
civilian FloQuet handled Bis sword the
other day it would appear that be reelt"
cd skill with that weapon necessary
part of the equipment Of a Statesman --
n T. Hor.d
The BAsrHE AND RouLANGER Tie
taking of the Baslie, as il was celebrated
throughou, France yesterday, had on Y
one rerretable feMuic-the disposition OF
the Partisan mobs to cry, "Niye B0uan-
ger" 1t has been this disposition Of the
multitude to make idols OF men like ihi,
latest OF the French dcmagogues that
cause the French Revolution to bear
much bitter fruit.
We are just about 10 enter preslien-
iial campaign that promises to be one OF
unusual bitterness and desperation Why
should it he sO5 Why should inteligeu.
men lose their tempers and fret them
selves and others by the exhibition Of
passions, which not only convince no
I thoughtful citizen, but which raihc'
pro,c thar the faith Cf the ii! tempered
advocate must be defended in passion
because il can't be defended hy honest
appeal TO honest judgment l-ElcaaH9e
We have d note from a Harlem Citi
zen who wishes 10 know whether Mr
/ Cleveland is Il free-trader or not. Mr.
/ Cleveland has never expressed himself IL
favor of free trade He is in favor, along
with all sensible people who are not en-.
toying Government subsidy in the foIn
of protection, of correcting the abuses Of
our over-grown tariff system. He wants
tariff revision --Neio York It0r'd.
ORANGE COURTHOUSE, VA, July a
somebody shoald hang for this whole
sale murder Whether the president, the
general manager, the uperntendent, The
civil engineer, the section master, tn
contractor, or the track walker, dom
know, but somebody should hang for u.
This is what citizen said, as he looked
at the ten people killed outright and some
/ twenty-six of those who were mangied
aud crippled by the disaster at "Fai
/ Nancy Trestle," on the Virginia Midland
railroad, on the morning OF the 18Th in
slant /, fairly expressed the indignation
and feelings of the people here regarding
/ that awful catastrophe. The lrestle wa,
/ forty-seven feet high, 500 feet long, and
nearly 300 feet went down with thr
wreck.
/ The NICARAGUA CANAL Nicaragua :
superiority TO Panama, both from geo
graphic and climatic standpoint is now
accepted by all explorers and engineers
except the French, whose claims, how
ever, fail to stand the test of intelligent
criticism.
Were ii possible TO build both canals
Panama would never become thorough
fare for sailing vessels, for il drowsilv
sleeps in the calm belt of the Equator,
while Nicaragua, in the regions of per
pelual trade winds, is active and energet
ic-N / Herald