The Press., 1893-09-07

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 THOSE of our friends who have called avenue are enthusiastic in congratulatory remarks Our building is not yet fully completed, but the s'force'' and fixtures are already quite at home therein, and this issue of The Press is made entire from the new building.
 THE disastrous tornado which swept the south last week, looks worse as the details of destruction come to us. Over 1900 persons were drowned in the vicinity of Beaufort, s. O., mostly negroes of the better class, a thrifty and industrious population. Many of these were buried in pits, it being impossible to procure collins. Houses were demolished, and the survivors are in very destitute con- dition.
 WHETHER or not President Cleveland is threatened with cancerous trouble in his jaw bone is a question now under dis cussion. So far it looks as if he had been, but that the doctors have nearly insured against further trouble by removing some teeth and minute section of diseased bone. The attempt at concealment of the trouble, even to denial of there being any, has naturally acted to increase rather than diminish the disquietude.
 THE accident upon the B. $ A. rail road, near Chester, last Thursday, was the more terrible for the reason of it's oc- currence upon road passengers upon which have been wont to consider them selves nearly as safe as within their own homes, and that it came from somebody's blundering. Bridge repairers were at work upon the structure which fell, for the laudable purpose of making it strong CT. While these workmen were at their nooning an express train comes, and, no warning signal being given, runs upon the bridge at it's usual speed. The usual oscillating motion given by a moving train is too much for the structure, which seems to swing off it's piers, letting part of the cars fall upon the river bed below. Thirteen lives are known to have been crushed out One or two passengers ar,' missing beside, and the worst is feared regarding them, though so far no bodies are found in the debris, and it is hoped that the thirteen is the sum total of the killed. The number of those injured in greater or less degree is of course large, though it is hoped that none of these are fatal. The officials of the road have done all that can be done for the sufferers, and stand ready to meet their responsibility in the matter so far as can be done. Just where the personal responsibility for the accident lies is not yet determined.
 THE burning of the county house is a serious disaster to Holland at the very best. The full measure of the misfortune will depend upon the willingness of the county to rebuild. The amount of insur- ance money is very small, and will not replace the building by any such edifice as we should like to see erected. The jail fortunately remains in most part; al- so the fine barn structure. There is a feeling that Rockville, always reaching hungrily after the advantages of shire-ship, will oppose any great outlay at Holland will, in fact, try to have the jail removed to Rockville. The eastern part of the county has already seen as much of this kind of quiet shifting of county business from Holland to Rockville as it can stand To most of our eastern towns Williman- tic is much more accessible than Rock vile, and Hartford nearly as much so. There is no good reason for increasing the share of county and court business which Rockville now enjoys. That place has expended much money and incurred indebtedness, but no part of it has gone to make it more accessible to the other towns. It's railroads, built largely by Rockville, reach away from other sec. tions of the county and toward Hartford and Springfield. If Rockville desired tc be central point for Holland county ii should have improved avenues between itself and other Holland county towns it has not done. Under present condi- tions the county will protest against re- moving it's county business to thewest Except to a few neighboring towns, Rock vile is an isolated region from the rest o1 the county. There is no pulsation of re. sponsive heart-beats between it and east ern Holland. The city has exerted all it's efforts in the direction of connections out side of rather than within the county There is no jealousy of Rockville's growth and prosperity on the part of the eastern section. We rejoice in it, and should le joiee still more if Rockville seemed more a part of our local system, or to have some desire to be such. We are willing she should overshadow us, but don't like to feel the tread of her elephantine foot as the only sign of her contiguity.
 The cycle tournament at Springfielc next week will draw a crowd from this vicinity. The directors have decided to build one more grand stand than they had last year, when many were turned away from the grand stands because there were no more seats to be had. Osmond the crack English rider, who did not race at Hartford, has promised to be on the Springfield track. Zimmerman also skips L,,4 z1l Js