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cembOr lb.i6c; spot Rio dull at lie. Sugar raw
quiet; refined dull. MOlRSses pOminAl, Rice
quiet, TRllow, rOuin aud tuTpentiue dull. EggA
glleti western 20c. Pork quiet old mess W ONl
y new DO W. @lliG q Cut meats hEm; LAM
quiet western steam 7,T6si January, February
aud March 7,7iaS,OOc; May 7.SOc; Juno 7,slci Inly
I,S9ci August t,siC. liptter weak; western dairy
llkC,
CHICAGO, Jan. li.-In wheat to-day there was
eonAldemble trading within = range 0tlAS centki
market closed irregular " about 70 lower than
Yesterday, Corn moderately active. 0atS, trad
Ing was fair. Provisions moderately active.
Flour unchanged. Wheat, cash No, . spring
gcta9sG; No. D spring SSl9Sci No. = nd VIA
esot January l9SAasIc, closing " psci February
ingGt \ Ol; July eJ14a05l4c closing al pc. Corn,
cash No. > aud January islIsci March gSc; May
9G4Sc. Oats, cash No, . aud January 22sci May
gf4tciI June ZIG. Rye, No. 2, ~, BARLEY, No,
Meas pork, cash aud January IL 9Oal8JSt March
sll t; May So 20, Lard, CAAh and January
7.aSCi March LITkC; May T,b7c, Har0n, short
ribs 6.Vlc; shoulders ibNc; short clear 7,2ia
L.sIHe, Whisky, Sl@, Butter and eggs duh and
unchanged,
PgIlAdPElplEA, Pa Jan. ll.-FIour dull and
li5lc; February pJtilg6G; March 0SG; April 09kc0
W. May " olNAl 0lJS, Corn iirm; No, linked
ihn, No, 0 mixed a7Isr; No. 9 mixed January
ilSa4lkc February I y Ial9cj March lsfc; Aprn
May SIC.
baltimore, Mn, jan. ll,-Wheat weak: No. .
winter red spot and January 1ln9lAC; February
9ikO; March YllAh97IEO; AITil 9Jo, Corn. frnj
t SISsa h iRS! G t9as Ia1 o1t. ,t NV 9 E EsssSG WSI,S il IA
Rye, steady VI 6Oc, Hay firm prime 10 Ghuicp
timothy 81 Uhl7 ~. lnttCf dull; western
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The chlropodlstshouldak his aquatic
exCurBiOnB on AtOwbOat,
rhn ranlnnketoul Old WomNn

Described In The nursery ballad, who "liVed
Upon nothing but vlOluAis and drink and yet
"wouid never 10 quiet" vas undoubtedly
troubled with chronic indigestion iief vloiuAls,
like lhUto Of many other elderly persons whose
digestive powers have become impaired, didn't
agtee with her. This WAA before the ota Of Hos
tSlleta Stomach %tlitett, OF 1ome one Of her tii'
NITROUS itithdland relatives would undoubtedly
have renuAded her 10 tty tue great specific. iqf
dyspepsia, constitution and 6lllpuGi0ts, Illa
would have teen / measure Of self Protection W
theiit part lot che would soon have poen ollSl
and ceased. 10 disturb them with hef clhgi9!.
attendant hVaiibnfn, f6tulVnc0, constant un'
oAAineM Of the stomach and OF the nerves Hto
completely. overcome by this Sovereign G1ulely'
vhlllA aud lover and bilious fgnlllent thentia!'
tilm and kidney troubles arc also relieved BY H.
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7ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

David Hull, ", 4 Co, having made general
o.,igument u me for the benefit Of thelT cred
jtor., thereby notify all parties indebted to aid
n.,ld GuIl, j., a Co., to make payment OF such
tnIebteinc,, to me, And all parties having
clsIn, against, ald David Hull, IT, ( CO.. are
hereby notIGcl to present such claims to nc for
settlement,
hs,lgec Of David Hpll, Jr. SEQ,
tty,tstp a .ssN. WI
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Qbe 9ntelliqenter.
! BEHIND Tal HLMRS.

BEHIND THE TlMkh,
Waller Ciartf IN January Tube 7dlk,
Give me the good old times again
When poetry was WITT
Toblir the hearts VI manly men,
with tales for heroes NJ
When love songs were not faint nor few,
But rang In luSty lit,
such as became q lover true
OF bone and slneW bullt
fancy not the dainty verse
Spun out rs fine " wise,
Some hopeless passion to TeheaTEer
All ashes and no fire.
These lab0red lincsOi perfect rhyme
Poetic canoes
ATe c0lda vs. ~iclCles; the time
We're better spent Oh prose.
Those little bits Of light and shade,
Where some smart repartee
The reason and excuse IL made
For stAlEnS two or three,
Amuko, Ills true; but, save the mark
II poetry has cOpO
To such 4 pass, let pyTonf bark,
Aud Mailer c0tR be dum~hl
Nay, give me the old days agail.
When tbs poets blood was Fedi
When love was warm, aud men were men,
Aud felt the thugs they Saldi ,'
When woman chose to please her heart,
And not for others praise
Nay, SMILE; | know my sing,kOng art
Is that oil other days.
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CHICAGO, Jan, ll.-CNttlo-R Receipts 1000 head
market lower; choice to extra becyes 81 lGii 10;
steers sliOi St9eEeFs and feeders {! 2SaS 70;
celpts 1900 head shipments 5000 headi mar,
kCt gteadyj mixed S. ONlh ~; heavy IS l5ah -;
lights lblb30; sklpS 81 bQAh 10, ShCup-R Receipts
, coo head; shipments ,U0J head; market steady;
natives y blll w; western cOru fed 81 iGIt 70;
lambs s. OOlG IS,
EAST LlBElTY, Pa, Jan. ll,-Cattla-- Receipts
l,5al head shipments l,iCl head market nothing
doing, all Though cUrBlgnmCnIH, llOgS-Rp'
celpts 8,lgO head; shipments l,iiI head; market
very dull; brisk on light; PhilHheluhluN e. Jl
0 ASi mixed s. 2atJ IS; Workers S. 8Sa5 40; con,
mon 70 iniE 81 SOa6 iNi hogs g. lblj 70, Shepp-
Market nothing lolng,
CINCINNATI, Jan. il,-llOss irn; common and
light 81 illh 70; packing and butchers S LUIS 70;
receipts i,OOV head shipments l,JN head.
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To Loan,
MONEY
TO LOAN
Assignee's Notices.
ISSIGNEE5S NOTICE,

pn,idH ulI, IT,, having made a general assiSa'
.'a, IN mo for the benefit Of his creditors, !
s.,'hy nptIb al parties indebted to said David
I'm IT,. 10 rake payment Of such indebled'
H.' me, And all parties having claims
a,,lnl aid David Rull, Jrp are hereby notified
20 p,e,fnt such claims to NE for settlement
], v, h. RODGERS,
Assignee Of David Rull, y;
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III young lady's maiden aim Is sue.
cessfut Sue has no maiden name.


First a cold, then a cough then con.
sumption, then death. ~ took DR..
ACkers English Remedy for Consump.:
ton the moment | began 70 cough, and
I believe Il saved my life -WALTER n.
WALLACE, Washington. Q. II. GoetEe, X.
j. Butt,C MenkemOllVr, Logan 4 Co, I
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puss, ItrhInv pliss.

BYArroMs.-MOiIturo; inteuso itching and
EtinRiuRt most Rt night; worSe ~. scratching,
II allowed TO continue tuin0u form, which
often bleed aud ulCerate, becoming very sore,
SWAYNk's OINTMENT stops tho Itching aud
bleeding, heals nleOraliOnI and In most cases y.
moves tho lunOrs. Atdfnggl8t4, or 0y mai, tof
81 cents. Dr.. 6wayne & ROh, Philadelphia
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1lncLlen,. Arnlen salvo.

The best salve in tho world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhenm, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
II Is guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaC-
ton, or money refunded, PriCe % cents
per box. For sale by Logan & Co.
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ST0CEs FOR SALE.
FOR SALE,

building Lop on thcOld Fair Grounds, ZAne's
ViChafd, North aud south Front stttCB and
sonlh Rem tttett, VI very low figures.
u bargAlu.
Double BttcE Hunsc, Il aud 20 Virginia street,
WIZ eel tepamtu or both tOgOlhef, They cor.
hin all modern Improvements.
seven Roorntd House, l37 South broadway; q
5000 properly NJ much less than cost.
-Four RoOIncd Cottage fetsFg0.
EIht E09mel House, North Front street;
utyt 10Y all IN HOOd condition; $500.
MAKE q pleasant home.
MN HqOinel BtiCk House, southwest corner
lRitll'rlEhih aud Wood streets, nj 4 barralni
VII pay ioT Investment.
Dsyl.,1g no0AeS, large aud small, always on
UtiN q n u,tru ,.,n ut 49,
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He leQrned the shOomakerB trade,
studied ut his bench, worked hard, and
at the outbreak Of the war entered the
army. He came out OF the struggle,
after u most romantic and dreadful ex-
perience, a captain. Since then his rise
has been sure and steady. He is now a
newspaper proprietor and editor and the
Lieutenant Governor Of the great State
of Ohio.
No wonder that hC is a Sherman man.
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SHE rs "%OnArEFUL."

~ saved the life OF my little girl by
the prompt use Of Dr.. ACkur's English
Remedy Tor consumption Mrs. VIM.
v, Hartman, New York. O. II. GUetze,
r, B. Burt, o. Menkemeller, Logan &
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ournorthern forests are slowly pining
ASADs STORY.

The child coughed. The mother ran.
No remedy was near. Before morning
the poor little sufferer was dead. Moral:
Always keep DR.. ACker's English Rem
edy at hand. O. II. Goetze, Il. u, Burt,
o, MenkemGller, Logan & Co. 5
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BellAirO q AnNsVillG Through Passenger leaves
Bellaire vt s;AOR' m, arrives Vt BellRiFe Of $3.50
p. m,
'WOolsaeld Passenger leaves BCllalFo at AGO p,
M, arrives at BellAiFe at 6;2S q, m.
Summarized Accommodation leaves BellalIo
vt l2i9j D. M" RrTlyea vt BGllRirn at II 80 4. IN.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

A RRIvAL AND DEPARTURE OF
"A TRAIlszon aud Alter NoY. u, lSS=-x
day excepted. monday excepted. lsatiI lay
excepted SUNDAY only, saturday Only,-
Hasi6Fn gtAndaTf flma.
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RAILR0AD-

NJ IT n =
~ Depart trc Of trains from Wheeling, Schedule
1 ehect November Is, lSs Eastern imei
E55lIcsa LOT Chicago md the Northwest l9:%a
m, $40 y m, $40 IN daily, and ll:lb y NJ daily
except Saturday.
Express tor cincinnati and y, Louis. lO;9am
For Columbus, $3.50 aud 1870 n IN daily, and
nab p m, daily, G,xceIt Saturday, and 9:sO m
daily, except Sunday,
ESp[eSs ior WgShinE!onl, y, q baluutoTe
Philadelphia and New York, via 0TtitoDi S;&R
3! End sac m, daily via Pittsburgh 6;sop' m.
daily,
For Pittsburgh and Washington, Pa, 800 q IN
dRllyi express, 1924 ~, daily, LAD p ~, uNlty
lngton, Ia, b:SQ p ~, daily except Sunday.
For Pittsburgh, Washington, baltimore and
Pailgdelphla a. Oa9 daily:
Columbus and Cincinnati, 2AS u M, Sunday
only.
For MoundBVllle, $40 n M, and 1880 noon,
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NEw YoRW, Jan, il,-WnOl strong and quiet;
domestic fleece JGt SCI pulled 2daGgc; Texas Ia
2Sc.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa jan. ll.-wool quiet and
prices unchanged,
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AIaLnIa.

NRw iORE, Jan. li.-rlg iron dull. Copper
eaSIer NJ sl7 40. Lead dull; domestic 81 IS,
Tin RGtlvGi StnitS S9l7O.
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Railroads.

WHEELING & ELM GROVE Il. R.
wv On and after Saturday, October 10, 1855,
tHins on tho Wheeling & Lin Grove Railroad
will run AZ iOllOwEi :
LEAVE WHEELING;
d., $50 \. M, 6:20p y, NJ, 7!OO y. m, 900 y, IN,
LEAVE WHEELING PARK;
G;lOA. IN, 7!45 u, IN 1000 u M, 1880 M, 900.
n, M, i:2l r. nlu 6:lOp mn scoop, M, l0iOOp,m IN,
On SuNDAYs-Unul further notice trains will
run as follows; LeHye the city ut 500 q, M, and
run every hour until pil6p IN, Leave Wheeling
Park vi D:O0A. M and run every hour until 10
u, IN, Except church train win leave Park ut
no?l q, HRSCH, sup't.
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NEW YoRk, Jan, ll,--pCtrolGpm opened steady
atSlhSc, aud after n .Slight advance IN the early
trading became dull aud heavy mud declined
slowly to SIG, Atllght improvement Was then
recorded nnl tn, market e!Used steady at SGIEc;
sales $4,000 barrels,
Oil CITY, Pa, jan. ll.-Opened ut size: high.
est siKc; lowest H6c; closed. at NC; sales 40 .
no barrelSi CIeaTancCs Of2,O00 barrels; charters
2nhS barrels shipments !,ab barrels; runs 49,
go barrels,
IlRADFORD, Pa, Jan. Il.-Opcued Mt s7LC;
closed at sGItc; hIghrstS7tic; lowest soc; clear.
auceS sil,OOO barrels,
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PITTSBURGH, Jan, H. Petroleum dull and
hSayyi opencl Mt Sisci closed at Soc; highest
S7J{C; lowest SIDE,
'rlrUsviILE. Jau ii.-OpcnCd at S71sc; highest
'I1SCi lowest SGc; closed 1T S6c.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-07-10
Sullivan and KilraIn.

SULLIVAN THE VICTOR IN THE 18th
RouND.-The long-talked of fight between
John L. Sullivan, Of Boston, ex-champion,
and Jake Kilrain, of Baltimore, holder of
the Police Gazette diamond championship
belt, for twenty thousand dollars and the
heavyweight championship of the world
came eff Monday at Richburg, Miss, 103
miles from New Orleans, and resulted in a
victory for Sullivan in the seventy- fifth
round. Time, two hours and eighteen
minutes. Neither of the men was serious
ly hurt, although Kilrain was very weak.
Kilrain won the first fall and first blood
Sullivan the first knock down.
A detailed report of the rounds published
in the Baltimore Sun concludes as follows:
"Seventy-ffth Round -Kilrain went
down with slight blow in the jaw, and
was cautioned by the referee When time
was called for the seventy-sixth round
Mitchell Ha1 over to Sullivan's corner az d
asked if he would give Kilrain a present
provided they would throw up the sponge,
Sullivan generously answered: "0f course
1 will" but Mike Donovan, seeing the
condition of his principal, to save him fur
Their punishment, threw up the sponge and
Sullivan had again proven his title as the
champion of the world.
The only marks on Sullivan were slight
cut under the right eya and another on the
left ear kilrain's body showed the effect
of Sullivan's blows, and he was bleeding at
the ears. nose and mouth. Both men were
hurredly conveyed to the train by their
L O. =
condition was superior to Klrain's, the lat
ter looking as if he had baeu overturned.
At no time excepting when Sullivan's
stomach gave evidence of weakness, was
there doubt as to the fiual result of the
fight"
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The Victims of the ThaxtOn Wreck.
Especial Dispatch to the Bait. SUM-

lSpeclai Dlspdtcl w Sue DAHL ouu'J
ROANOKE, Va; July 5.-The report tele-
graphed from Lynchburg Of the killed in
the horrible wreck near Thaxton's Tues
day morning vas incorrect. Mail Agent
Bruce, reported killed vas only slightly ip.
jured, aud is in this city. Hopkins. the ex.
press messenger, is a misnomer. There is
no such man in the service. The two mes
sengers on the doomed train were Ashmore
and Green, and they are recoveging in the
Liberty Hospital from their wounds. It is
definitely ascertainsd that fifteen people
persisted in the wreck. Several more are
unaccounted for, but their names, place of
abode or destination have not been learned.
The remnants of seven bodies were inferred
bere today; at least the seven spinal co.
umns and the heart Of little child inAicst,
ed that the eharred pieces Of human fash
represented seven. W. G. steed's body
was not touched by the flames. and was
sent TO Cleveland, Tenn, his home. No
trace of t. bodies of Road BngineerJ ames,
Tram Dispatcher Linxey, Fireman Bruce,
Mail Agent Rose, Janitor Melton, Nathan
Cohen, G. L. Peyton and wife has been dis
covered. The heart buried yesterday was
undoubtedly all that WIS unconsumed of
the babe of the Peytons. Trains are run
hing through on time.
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A Challenge to Malone.

The Wytheviiie Patriot and Herald, all
Anti-Mahone Republican paper boldly chal-
lenges Malone to try his strength with the
voters of the Republican party, and to test
the issues as between himself and those of
his party who oppose boss rule. That pa
per says
Heretofore Ger. Malone has seen fit to
place others before the people to receive the
charges of the enemy. Others h&ve been
made to receive the fire that should proper
ly have been felt by his breast. He should
no longer place others up breastwork, be-
hind which to conceal himself. If he has
confidence in his strength with the people
let him become the candidate Of his own
faction for Governor. All he has to do is
to let his convention know that he will take
the nomination for Governor, and lie will
receive it by reclamation. If Malone de-
clines to do this his political cowardice will
be established, and it will be published to
the world that his seeming confident as
sertions as TO his strength and the weakness
of what be calls the .llicl.ers" are not made
in good faith.
eff Gen. Malone wants to make q fair
test, let him stand IS the candidate of his
the courage to toe the mark?"
On the above extract, the Lynchburg
Adsance comments as follows
Well, that seems to be a very fair pro-
position, just as was G:oner's compromise
but which Malone Eever accepted; bnt as
Malone was never known to take the advice
Of his enemies, We think it rather doubtful
whether he will accept the terms above pro-
posed by his Wythsville opponent, Should
he do so, however, it would not divide the
republican party worth ? cent. The ''color-
ed troops" would all 60 for him With a rush,
and tho white ones would have to crop into
line and go to the slaughter, whether re-
luetantly or otherwise. Malone is the very
essence and substance of the republican
party in Virginia, and without him there
would be, and never would have been siuce
1879, any republican party in the State Of
any force or Importance.
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nine passengers all in the sleeper, and I
learn several of them are missing. occu-
pied the middle sleeper, and the rear re-
manned on the track, but was consumed by
the flames. The terrible disaster develop
ed heroes and heroines. Men and women
worked to rescue passengers from the
wreck, all unconscious that they were al
most in mans primeval state as to apparel.
I thank the American for its kind Inquiries,
and will leave to-day for Charlestown, w.
Va, where l will spend the night with my
sister, and go on to Baltimore to morrow,
if my strength holds out"
Rev. Collins Denny, of Salem, an old
Baltimorean, was notified OF Riseop Will
sons injuries, and came down and nursed
him until he was placed on the train for
hOm9
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THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN.-We congrat-
ulate the Valley Vargiaaian on its celebra'
ton of our national natal day--the 4th OF
July by appearing in new typographical
dress. In announcing that fact, it takes
occasion to state what it's policy will be in
the coming canvass, which is, if we do not
misinterpret it's meaning, to renew its vigor-
GUS opposition to Malone and his party
policy. 1t says
ssWe are about to enter upon very I'M
portant State canvass, and it is the purpose
of the Virginian to take an active part in
it; ssto hew to the line, let the chips fall
where they may"
This means, as we understand it, that it
will chew to the line'' Of its well-known
opposition to Mahone's peculiar methods
even of the chips fly into the face of the
''little tyrannical Boss" 1t has heretofore
maintained that self-Iespect and IMAM
hood" reyoited at the tyrannical and auto
cratic methods of Malone, and now repeats
that t'the people must respect their man.
hood;" which means that they must oppose
the methods of Malone. That this is the
cline" to which the Virginiam "will hew,
let the chips fall where they may" is con-
firmed by the following extract from the
same article
"Political bosses have usurped the rights
of the people, disregarded the interests OF
the State, and prostituted power to corrupt
selfish uses. There must be change in
this respect. The people themselves must
stand to an appreciation of duty; to rcali-
cation of their power and aspire to its exer-
else for the rebuke of demagogues and the
promotion of the public welfare.'
This looks as though the TirginSdn will
maintain its consistency as a vigorous
kicker.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-07-10

Some of General Mahone's intimate
friends and one or two of his papers have
declared that the General was going to be
the Republican nominee for the Governor
ship. Now, we predict that the General
will never dare to run. He may instruct
the manager of his convention to give kin
complimentary nomination. but he will
decline and will put somebody else forward
to receive the Democratic political fire as
be has done before il regard. to receiving
shots of different sort.--Spt1 gf ths faF-
ley.
That last statement is shot that goes
to the mark, and some of Mahone's friends
will be apt to want to know what the Spirit
of the Valley means by that reference to
an allusiou." Did Mahone skulk when
''shots Of different sort" were fired?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-07-10

DEATH OF MRS. n. A MASSEY -Mrs.
M. A. Massey. the w" O. he?' JOIN T.
Massey, died last Wednesday night. "s
funeral took place at Ashlawn, the family
estate, in Albemarle county, at 10 o'clock
Friday morning. Rev. John B. Turpiu,
assisted by Rev. W. W. Wood, conducted
the services. The remaius were brought
to Charlottesville and inferred at O4kwood
Cemetery Friday afternoon.
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Improper and Mistaken Policy.

1t seems to be the general impression
that when accidents occur on the railroads,
the officials and employees strive to conceal
the facts, and withhold all information con-
corning them from those most interested
and from the general public. This we con-
cieve to be not only wrong, but bad policy.
1t is wrong, because the people have the
right to the information; and bad policy,
because it tends to create the impression
that the railroad was to blame, when such
may not be the case, and at the same time
to give currency to exaggerated rumors; for
as objects look larger in fog, SO events
that are partially concealed present them.
selves in exaggerated proportions to the
imagination. If no one be to blame, no
harm will be done by letting the facts be
known at once and if there be culpability,
temporary concealment will do no good, for
for the facts will be known in time; and
then, too, the very effort to conceal, sug-
gests that consciousness of fault is the
cause ofsuch effort at concealment, and
very naturally prejudices the public against
the railroad authorities. The rightful
course, as we'll as the true policy, would be
for the railroad authorities to have prepar-
| ed, or allow others to do so, as soon as pos
sible, true, full, and candid statement of
all the facts. This would prevent exag-
gerated reports, and inspire confidence in
the railroad management.
P. S.-After the above was pnt in type,
we received the Richmond Dispatch of
Friday which expresses similar views to
those given above. From its article, we
extract the following:-
"a telegram from Lynchburg which ap-
peared in our issue of Wednesday stated
that the railroad officialsrequired the news
paper reporters to get off the train which
was sent out from Lynchburg to Thaxton's
for the relief of the persons suffering from
the accident of Tuesday last"
| "Whenever such accidents happen the
railroad officials ought to hasten to furnish
the public with the facts, and to aid them
in performing this duty to the friends of
the unfortunate sufferers no other persons
can be found SO useful and experienced as
the newspaper reporters. When the rail-
road officials refuse te let the news gather
ers report the facts the former by their un-
justifable conduct make the public the vic
Tins of all sorts of distressing rumors.
This is matter that needs no discussion.
There is but one opinion on the subject.
The public unanimously demand that they
shall be allowed to hear reliable news from
all such accidents. We would fain hope
that there is some explanation of the con-
duct of the Lynchburg railroad officials,
which when made will place the alleged
wrong in a different light'