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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-02
SUNDAY CHURCH sorioEs

Grove avenue near Beech street,. Rev.
J. G. Hidden. ID. D.. pastor.-Sunday
school at 9:1J a. NJ. Preaching at IL \.
II. and at l.. NJ. Pastors Bible-class
at 10 A. ID.
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THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. CHARLES Il. HYDE, pastor
Preaching by the pastor at II A. II. and
S +. VI. Il
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ST. MARKS, G. c. ABBTrT, RECTOR.
Service at III A. NJ. and T.. NJ. Sunday
school at y:3O 4. NJ
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Preaching sunday at ii o'clock \. ".
and 40 o'clock L. VI. by the pastor.
Meeting Of the Epw0rth League az 4
o'clock Il. NJ Cilss-meetlns Tuesday
night M = O'Clock. Mid-Week services
Wednesday nieht NJ : O'clock. Seats free
Strangers and others are cordially in
viteG.
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FIRST ENGLISH LUT p RAJ
church Seventh street near Grace
streeD. Rev. J. \. MOREHEAD. pastor
Divine service Sundays at II A. NJ Young
Peoples Luther League the first and third
Sundays az : T. NJ and the second and
fourth Fridays at i. NJ Prayermeet-
ing Wednesdays at s L. VI. Sunday
school 1T 0.3O \. VI. All welcome and a
special invitation To strangers. Is
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LAUREL-srREET METHODIs1

LAUKLL-STKLLI " y 7 IT . y ) 7
Episcopal Church. South Corner Laurel
ana Albemarle streets. Rey. 4. J. TAf-
Preaching at IL \. n. ana i.
VI. Subject at il \. ~, Christ In the
Garden: at =. NJ, "Sanctfcation."
The mission Sunday school, corner Of
Washington and Winder streets. will COM
mence al $3.50 o'clock Z. NJ. Epworth
League at 7:l5 i. NJ.
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FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH glO
north Fifth street., Rev JOSEPH NJ.
SEATON. pastor.-Services at II ~. NJ
Subject: THE Perfect Work OF Patience"
Sunday school at 10 A. NJ. Bible class
at 1916 L NJ ; subject, Jesus and the
MOney-Changers."
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THIRD CHRIsTIAN CHURCH
Twenty and Marshall streets)-Rev.
J.. NJ OMEK, notwithstanding Sunday
at II A. NJ and 1880 p. NJ. Sunday school
az go \. ~ Prayer meeting Wednesday
at u. NJ Is
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sEYENTH.sTREEr CHRISTIAr.

SEvENTH-STREET CHRISTIAr.
church Seventh and Grace streets. Rev
JABEZ HALL. past0r.-Preaching at II
A. NJ. and S +. NJ. Sunday school at
9:3O A. NJ. Christian Endeavor, 1:1j L.
VI Sunday. Prayer meetng, : l.. NJ.
Wednesday. Sewing Circle, IL A. NJ.
Thursday. Little Sewing Circle, { =. VI .
Friday. Seats free. Public cordially in
vited.
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WEST-END MISSION CHRISTIAN
1906 west Cary street.-Sunday school $3.50
\. NJ. Pray meeting every Thursday
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. COR
ner Grace and Pine Streets. Rev. II. u.
BAGBY, pastor.-Preachins At IL A. NJ.
and y. ~. Prayer-mecting wednesday
evening at L. NJ. Sunday school at >
4. ". Baptist Young Peoples Union sun
day at T. NJ Is
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UNION STATION METHODIST
church corner Of Twenty-four,h and Mel
son strcsts), Rev. GEORGE g. WANDER
SLICE. j.. j., pastor freaching AT II
ject at II \. NJ, sons OF God. "
Subject at L. 81, The Faithful
WIFE" Sunday school at 9:i5 \. NJ.
Sunday morning class at . A. ". Ed
worth League at $50 l.. NJ. Sunday.
Seats free All are welcome.
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ST. LUKE's EPISCOPAL CHAPEL
Corner Beverly and Washington streets.
Rev. y n. NUGEN1, minister IN charge.
SUNDAY school az $50 a. 81. and l..
Nj. Sunday service at L. If. Evening
prayer and sons service. with Lecture.
day might at S i. ~. You VIII be
cordially welcomed at any OF the services.
III YOU DO not attend religious services
elsewhere. We would be especially pleased
regularly. II
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. REV
GEORGE COOPER, j. H.. pastor, at II
A. NJ. and SIS 4. VI. Bible sonool at
$3.50 A. NJ. Young Peoples Union at
u. NJ.
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DENNY-sTREET METHODIST EPl5-
copal church. Row W T. WILLIAMS.
pastor. Preaching at II A. n and at
( =. NJ. Sunday school at $50 a NJ.
Epworth League at l.. ~ Preaching
every wednesday night at 5 o'clock.
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BARTON HEIGHTS, EPIPHANY MIS-
slon.ERev. DR.. SPRIGG VIII conduct di-
vine service each Sunday at IL A. NJ and
al ) II. NJ. seats free. The pubic cor
daily invited. Sunday school at s:SO A.
III. Is
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ST. JOHNS PROTESTANT EPISCO-
pal church Broad street. between Twen-
ty-fourth and Twenty fifth Services at
II \. NJ. and . +. NJ, the rector, Rev.
r. A. GOODWIN. officiating. A cordial
welcome 10 all. -
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BROAD-STREET u = T II 0 d I S 7
church Corner OF broad and Tenth
streets. Rev. w q. STARR, -. D., pas
ing at il \. ". and S.l5 r. NJ. by the pas
tor. Morning subject. Marching orders
10 Cross the Kedron'; AT night. '"rhe
cost OF 4 Woman's Character in the Mar
ket Of the World"-the first Of n series
OF sermons to Young ladies. a cordial
welcome TO all.
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ST. JAMES METRO DIST
church corner Twenty ninth and Mar
shall strets). Rev W; s. BEACCHAMP,
pastor.-Rceular services. SUNDAY school
at 9.f5 o'clock Preaching az II a NJ.
and ) +. NJ Epw0rth League at O'Clock
Strangers will find warm welcome, and
selves known. Parsonage, 2y-J east Mar
shall street Is
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TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
church. South corner Broad and Twen-
ticth sirectsl. Rev. JOSEPH r. MASTlN.
pastor Preaching az II A. ". aud nj
5 T. NJ. BY the pastor. Wednesday
night service at O'Clock. General
I = VI. EpwOrth League az T. VI.
sunday school at 9.lJ a w. Cordial well
come 20 all Is
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ASBUKI ". i, NIII MI, sou II
Nombardy street between Grove avenue
and Hanover street,, Rev. W. ASBURY
CHRISTIAN. notwithstanding at II
4. NJ. by the pastor. Sacrament Of the
Lords supper IN morning. At S
Z. NJ, Rev. PAUL WHITEHEAD
j.. D. Sunday school az $50 \. NJ.
Regular Wednesday evening service at 8
o'clock Senior Epworth League Friday
at S i. NJ.
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GRACE-sTREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. WILLIAM =. HATCHER. u. d.,
pastor Services a. the tabernacle. Grace
street between Belvidere and Pine streets.
Sunday school az a. u. Preaching at
II o'clock 4. ". and 5 clock L. VI. by
tho pastor. pgayer-mecuns Wednesday
night az O'Clock. A cordial invitation
extended 10 all. Is
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CENTENARY METHODIST EPIsCO-
pal church. South Grace street between
Fourth and Fifth. Rev. W. Y. TUDOR.
d. D.. pastor.-Preachng at il 4. N.
and j. NJ. by the pastor. Subject at
night: 1.-THE Price Of Dance"
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PARK-PLACE VI. 7. CHURCH COR
ner west Franklin and Pine stre-tD. Rev.
THOMAS y. POTTS. pastor.-Prcaching
at II \. n. followed by sacrament Of
Lords supper. Ciass-meeting al 1880 Il.
VI. : p. NJ. evening service: subject Of
sermon. "Eijah in Hiling''-the second OF
the series Of sermons on Elijah and his
reforms In Israel. You are invited 10
be present.
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FA1RMOUNT-AVENUE METHODIST
church. Rev. r. r. BEADLES. pastor
preaching at II A. VI. and s =. ~ by
EpWorth League at 71J y. NJ.
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GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH COR
IANDON X. MASON. rector Regular
services every Lord s-Day. Sunday school
az $50 i. " Morning prayer and sermon
al III A. NJ. and evening prayer and lee
ire a. 3 h. ~ Wednesdays, eyenine
prayer and Bible study al T. ~ Holy
romnunIon on the first Sunday AT the II
O'clock service. and on the third ana nth
Snndgvs AZ 1880 4. NJ. Strangers are
SHOWN seats and are made to feel cordial
ly welcome. l.
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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH (CORNEF
Ninth and Grace streets Morning
nrayer and sermon, IL A. VI. Evening
trayer and sermon. SIS u. NJ. HOLY
Sommunion. first and third Sundays after
II o'clock service: second. fourth. and
nm Sunoays. $50 4. NJ. Rev HART
ley CARMICHAEL. j. D.. rector. Is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL.
The trial ran on for weeks, but pub
lie interest in it rather increased than
abated. The ending was rather unsat-
isfactory, for the jury after remain
ing out for many hours, disagreed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?

The sentiment of the friends of the
bridge is we'll shown by the following
extract from the letter of a correspon-
dent at Rock Island, written to a Chi
cago paper two days after the bridge
disaster: Some do not conceal their
suspicious" said he, that this was
but the denouement of well laid plan;
they would not wonder if parties in st.
Louis stood ready to foot the bill for all
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

and remembered how wicked she has
been, because she has been encourag-
| ing Tom just for fun.
.sShe should have felt wicked" said
Lemuel severely.
Just then she sees very prominent
young clergyman"
"Oh. no. said Lemuel, becomingly
well at once she snatches the
chance. She will appear to Tom when
he meets her to be out with the clergy
man. If he speaks she will ignore him.
| Should he persist. the clergyman, who
| is the stronger, will knock him down. .
| Twill hep
Yes. he promised.
Did he?"
yes, because Angela wished it"
"Well, perhaps. But when Tom ap-
pears why does Angela run into the
| bushes?"
Don't you think it was better to
avoid the meeting?"
Possibly"
And now" she said, dismounting,
and extending a hand, Good bye"
You're going to leave me?"
81 live over there"
There are a lot of houses. Green
wich isn't it?'
Yes, Greenwich. But no matter
which house. You are going back to
IL
YOU. You have been ever so good.
Angela" he said, must it be good
by?'
yes"
And you won't firt any more?'
It never do"
But you have confessed to it,-with
Tom
Il never will, again. Now, goodbye,
Mr.. Springer.
I e-1,1 ~, l.
! ing back at him, and vanishing over
the slope, leaving him rubbing his eyes.
At first he thought he would follow
but then in Greenwich he likely would
meet some one who knew him, and he
could not afford to appear ridiculous.
particularly after such an escaDade.
Yet, as he wheeled, he regretted his
resolution; and he envied t'om, and
he couldn't think of his sermon; and
he really was on that ride simply to
clarity his mind that he might make
his next discourse a fitting one.
And back at his desk, it was the
same; and his sermon was singularly
poor that next Sabbath morning.
And he strove with himself and
tried to- put her out of his mind; and
to think of how scandalous it all would
seem to any of his parishioners who
should hear of it. Yet he yielded, sc
far as to find himself looking about
furtively for Angela. He even, with
some self-deception, wheeled severa
times over the same roads.
But when he understood how i'm
pulse was carrying him, he dashed him.
self mentally as an hermit of old die
his flesh. And he wrote mighty ser
mon, which quite astonished his con
gregation and after he had delivered
1t, he was compelled out of consistency
to give up his one indulgence surviv.
ing from a great career as a, college
athlete.
And he plunged deeper into his work
and Gods poor and suffering never
had more attention in that parish.
But he couldn't give up dinners, ant
routs altogether, as a certain attend
ance on these functions is plainly 6
clergyman's duty. And at one o
these he saw Angela and was present
ed And under her eyes he forgot him
self. as, heaven knows, clergymen are
as the rest of us.
Angela he began, 'I have beer
looking for YOU
Have you?" said she.
And Tom?" he asked fearfully.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
GO EASY BICYCLIsTs.

1t is evident that the bicyclists in
New York state are a very powerful
body. and influential with the law
makers, and that when they are agreed
touching their need of anything their
wishes are likely to be respected. II
seems not improper to remind them
that power such as theirs involves
heavy responsibilities; that they ought
not to ask for anything that they do
not really need, and not even for that
unless it is compatible with the vested
rights and interests Of their fellow
citizens. They should remember that
they were citizens before they were
bicyclists, and are still, citizens when
ever by reason of a punctured tire or
any temporary miscfiance they come
for the moment into, personal contact
with earth. It would seem expedient
for them to avoid thinking of them
selves as a separate class in the COM
munity. The possession of a bicycle
and the ability to propel it does indeed
make an individual different from
what he was before and fills him with
new needs and new aspirations. Still,
in a great many particulars it leaves
him unchanged. In very many rela-
tons of life bicyclists are still like
other people. They are still sons,
daughters, IdlHefS, HOlHeFS, SfdAu-
mothers, grandfathers, great-grand-
parents, property owners, members of
corporate bodies, -earners, con-
sumers, voters and many other things.
and are subject to the duties as we'll
as entitled to the privileges incident
to those various conditions. They
should never forget that their stand
ing as human beings is worth even
more attention than their status as
bicyclists. At any moment any one
of them may take a header in front OF
a cable car and lose both legs, and
never regain his seat. They should
so regulate their desires that if that
should happen they may not find them
SELVES relegated to existence in a
world in which no one but a bicyclist
may find existence tolerable.-Harper s
! Weekly.
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The worlds navies are estimated as en-
ploying 100000 men.
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THE "RUssIAN THISTLE,

The so-called Russian THISTLE or
''tumbleweed has found its way to
the vicinity Of Chicago, as it was sure
to do sooner or later, and is causing a
little annoyance to the farmers of
northern Illinois and Indiana 1t came,
of course, along the railway lines with
the stock cars, and great patches of it
are now found on the outskirts of the
city. It first got a foothold in this
country over twenty years ago, having
been brought by some Russian colo
nists who settled in the northwest. 1t
soon took firm possession of the Da-
kotas, and begun to spread itself over
a dozen other states and territories.
1t is a pest that promises to make
more trouble than the Canada thistle
ever did. Already it causes a loss
of several millions annually to the
farmers of the northwest, and it's raw
ages are increasing every year Thus
far science has been appealed to all
most in vain for some effective means
of getting rid of this extremely unwel-
come immigrant.
The worlds navies are estimated as en-
blowing 5000. 600 men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

Eyes, I know" said he.
.sOf course you know, because you
are a young clergyman of a modish
church. Now-to go on with the story
Angela agrees to meet Tom on the
wheel. She wheels for a long time be-
fore the appointed hour, and, getting
tired stops as you know, and being
tired, her conscience prfcks her"
Il know of such cases. said Lemuel
laconicadly.
"And she thought of the other girl,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
"Oh. he's married y

''Oh, he's married.
ITO whom? 1 didn't catch your
name Was it Mrs-?''
No, it isn't. 1t was-the other girl"
II hope you have follawed my adj
vice. he said, after moment.
Not to. told you I never did,
II wish--I really wish you would
make me the exception" said Rever-
end Lemuel.
And the parish gossips-save, to be
sure, certain dowagers, and prim, ac-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

standing 9 to for defendants. The
case never came to trial again, but was
settled out of court
The bridge stood, however, a demon
stration of the uselessness of strug-
Cling against progress. St. Louis. as
quick to adapt herself to new situa-
ton as she had been to resent an en-
roachment upon her rights, did the
wise thing She set herself at once to
work planning one of the most magnifi-
cent bridges of the world. Ten years
after the trial. in 1867 she saw the
foundation of the first pier laid and in
1874. at a cost of $40, 100000. the Eads
tubular steel bridge over the Missis-
sippi was completed.
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FARk.''

cidulous virgins-declare that Angela,
the rector's lady, shows the rule-of an
outrageously lively young woman turn
ing sedate if her fancy and faith may
be caught and held; all of which, OF
course, is fitting the curtaEn-fall on
comedy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
LINCOLNs ARGUMENT.

Lincoln spoke with great warmth of
the rights of the country beyond the
Mississippi, region whose Importance
at that time was only just beginning to
be understood
1.-The last thing that would be pleas
ing to him." he said, would be to
have one OF these great channels eX-
tending almost from where it never
freezes to where it never thaws blocked
up: but there is a, travel from east to
west whose demands are not less i'm
portant than that of those of the river.
1t is growing larger and larger, build
ing up new countries with a rapidity
never before seen in tne history of the
world He alluded to the astonishing
growth Of Illinois, having grown with
in his memory to population of a
million and half; to Iowa and the
other young rising communities of the
northwest.
This current of travel said he,
has its rights as well as that north
and south. If the river had not the
advantage in priority and legislation
we could enter into free competition
with it and we could surpass it. This
particular railroad line has great i'm
portance and the statement of it's bust
ness during a. little less than q year
shows this Importance
Lincoln's argument in answer to the
second point that this particular bridge
was an obstruction was full of nice
mathematical calculations He was
fond of the clean demonstrations which
are possible where figures are con-
cerned and he showed the jury how
the experiments and measurements he
and his associates had made and to
which the witnesses swore, proved that
there were no cross currents to vince
the Eff1e Alton against the pier that
the river was never too shallow nor toe
deep nor too swift to prevent a boat OF
her build to proceed safely under the
bridge if the pilot took reasonable care
He showed, too, that the pilot by his
own story was really unacquainted
with the place. that the boat started
under the bridge at the wrong point
and that she was handled so badly
that she never got right. Certainly il
was not the fault of the railroad thai
the pilot of the Fife Alton didn't man.
age her properly.
One curious paragraph in Lincoln's
argument was the way he disposed Oh
the STEAMBOATS, demand thar if the
railroad was going to cross the river al
all it should be by a tunnel or a sus
pension bridge.
There was no practicability. he de.
clared, in the project of building {
| tunnel under the river. for there 81!
not a tunnel that is a successful pro
ject in this world. A suspension bridge
| cannot be built so high but that tht
chimneys of the boats will grow VI
till they cannot pass. The steamboat
men viii take pains to make then
grow. The cars of q. railroad canno
/ without immense expense rise higl
enough to get even with a SUSPENSION
bridge or go low enough to get through
a tunnel; such expense is unreasona
ble.'
THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL.
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Here and there in Scotland and Eng
land are old ruins and houses with win
dow panes which have been written upon
in idle or fanciful moments by celebrated
people, and not very long since small
pane on which Robert Burns had in
scribed verse, and which had been brought
from Dumfries, sold in a London auc-
ton room for 20 guineas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

Lincoln spoke with great warmth of
the rights of the country beyond the
Mississippi, region whose Importance
at that time was only just beginning to
be understood
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
THE .EFFIE ALTON CASE.
BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY BE-
TWEEN CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS.
ed Bridge Across the mississippi
Mt Rock Island, in Which Abrn-
ham Lincoln Defended Chicago
Interests.
BY IDA NJ. TARBELL.

Copyright, 1885,. S. S. Mcclure Coz
There was not in the United States
fifty years ago, more serene and
hopeful young city than st. Louis.
Lying at the geographical centre of the
country, and at almost the middle
point of the Mississippi she ruled the
rivers vast valley. Already large
part of all the exchange between the
north and south, the east and west
went through her gates and the day
seemed near when she practically
would handle it ALL Every day she
grew richer and there seemed nothing
to prevent her remaining empress of
the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

damages to the boat. Various things
are referred to as encouraging the
suspicion. The president or some Of
ficer of the Rock Island railroad is
said to have lately received an anony-
nous and threatening letter from 81
Louis, saying that neither he nor Al
mighty God could erect a bridge at
Rock Island that should stand. vi
this I know nothing myself. But O.
gentleman of this city in whom l can
repose the greatest confidence tells me
that an officer of another steamer was
in his store on Monday evening greatly
excited. Said he. You wait, you wait.
You'll see that bridge come down and
you won't have to wait very Ions
either Sure enough the next morning
part of it was down.
After the bridge fell. seven or eight
steamers Immediately sounded the1r
whistles with such unearthly screams
as has seldom been heard out CT pande-
monium. The bells were also rung as
though they would ring to pieces; the
fleet standing off in the meantime ard
steaming up one after another to the
new opening in the bridge with the
greatest demonstrations of delight.
That one on which was the officer who
used the exciting language above re-
ferred to in cur friends store led the
way. One steamer also carried the
following sign hung out in plain char
acteTs: The great Mississippi bridge
burned. Let all rejoice These were
the glad tidings she thought to bear to
the towns above"
Public opinion was still in this per-
fervid condition when in September,
1857, the trial came off in Chicago
| People came from all over the state to
hear the arguments and verbatim re-
ports We're published in one of the Chi
| cago papers. These reports were made
| by Congressman Hit, of Illinois, then
one of the very few shorthand report
ers in the state.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN COUNSEL
FOR THE BRIDGE OWNERS.
The feature of the trial most inter
esting to us latter day readers is that
/ the leading counsel for the railroad
was Abraham Lincoln.
Two points were relied upon by the
opponents of the bridge" says Judge
B.odgett of Chicago, who heard the
| trial they were:
-. That the river was the great
waterway for the commerce of the val
| ley and could not legally be obstructed
/ by bridge.
:" .. That this particular bridge wa!
so located with reference to the chan
mel of the river at that point as Il
make it a. perl to all water craft navi
eating the river, and an unnecessary
obstruction to navigation
THE pith of Lincoln's argument wa:
in his statement that one man had az
good a right to cross a river as an
other had to sail up or down it :"