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Year: 1877

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 ceived, and the subscriber gone, nobody knows

 wheres The following have done this: Does
Year: 1877

Governor MATHEWS has handsomely
seconded the Presidents proposition that
the people give thanks to the Great
Ruler for all that they have and are, on
the 29th instant The proclamation OF
the Governor is model in expression
and brevlty:


81, HENRY NJ. MATHEWS, Governor
of West Virginia, hereby appoint Thurs
day, the 29.h day Of November, instant,
u day OF Thanksgiving. l request the
people OF the State to assemble on that
day III their houses OF worship to pray to
and adore Almighty God, and to offer
thanks for His mercies; and that they
will otherwise observe the day in man =
ner becoming an intelligent, favored and
grateful people"


1t was suggested of Governor VAN
ZANT, of Rhode Island, that his State is
so small that he could not issue long
proclamation without trespassing upon
other States. The fact that our own
capital is located on narrow neck be-
tween Ohio and Pennsylvania had moth
ing TO do with the length of Governor
MATHEWS proclamation, for greater
length could not have added to the
beauty or the merit of this neatly written
document.
Year: 1877

CONGRESSMAN KENNA was in the city,
yesterday, having run down from Wash
ington TO attend the funeral of his father
in-lsw, the late JAMES QUIGG, Esq. He
returned again to his official duties last
night making his stay in the city thus
short in the fear that the snti-resumption
bill might be brought to u vote to day. In
the success of this measure Mr.. kENNA
feels deep interest, and he could not
consent under any circumstances to run
any risk OF beng absent from his post
when y vote is reached. We are glad
to see Mr.. KENNA presenting evidence
OF enjoying the best Of health.
Year: 1877

SPEAKER GIBSON, in an interview
with the Charleston correspondent of the
RgalsrER, expresses his conviction that
If the Legislature were to meet in extra
session this winter and pass the Judiciary
amendment, It would make saving to
the people OF the State, within the next
Two wears, Of rot less than 1000, after
psying the expenses Of the extra session
Tat looks ike good investment-on
paper.
Year: 1877

SENATOR THURMAN is credited with
being wsrmly in favor of the silver bill
Ia will deliver sn able speech IN favor
Ait when It comes before the Senate. Ii
:, now said HAYES will certainly sign the
hill The Congressional clouds have q
silver lining.
Year: 1877

and WAS shock to mis- many
friends and acquaintances. Mr.. Git
son had displayed remarkable viii
aud force OF character IN the dis
charge OF his public duties, and By his
warm and genial disposition had won
many friends. He had identified him
self with the public interests and the
State will ieel his loss. He was young
man OF bright promise, and if his lite
had been spared would have made his
mark Ms u public man.


Capt. Gibson was soldier in General
Lees army IN front OF Richmond, and
received wound which WAS regarded as
one of the most remarkable from which
a man ever recovered. lie was struck
by thirty.two pound cannon ball, tear
ing away the abdominal muscles and let
ting his bowels fail out.
Year: 1877

1t is gratifying to note the degree OF
prosperity and business activity to be
seen in the "Oil City" of this State.
Twelve months ago Psrkersburg showed
every sign of suffering from the general
business stsgnstion which prevailed
throughout the country, and to have seen
it then, one would naturally have con-
cluded that it was tnshed town. One
year has wrought mighty change IN
the place. New life seems to have been
gwen it-business Is looking up. New
buildings are going up IN all directions
and there is q general hesrtsome look
about the city which argues well for Its
future. Among the many new buildings
recently erected is the
Year: 1877

which, however, is not panning out so
well as its friends expected. 1t is under
good management and perhaps no more
competent gentlemen could be selected
than those now in charge Of It. The
difficulty is that tobacco growing in this
section is not of sufficient importance to
justify the warehouse, and l very much
doubt whether it can be made set-sus-
tanning. The Legislature might require
all tobacco grown within reach OF this
place to be inspected in the warehouse
here, then the fees might be
sufficient to keep it up. Unie.s
something of the kind Is done, 1 am
inclined to think that the warehouse will
90 under, unless partially supported
from the State treasury. The most prom
ising new enterprise talked Of here Is
tha
Year: 1877

n few weeks since We published a
statement taken from the Detroit Tri-
bune, TO the effect that the assistant
keeper OF the lighthouse OH Spectacle reef
had placed another party in his
position aud was driving carriage upon
Mackinac Island. The same paper has
published the following eXplanation,
wlic!: we gladly give place in the col
ums of the TRIBUNE:


From the Lighthouse Inspectors Office
Oh this district All explanation has been
received relative to this case which indi-
Gates that our informant acted hastily III
tile matter and without proper in
NestiyatlOn. The man against whom the
charge Is made some time since applied
to the Collector of Customs ut Port uu-
ron tor the position. This request has
not ;S yet been acted upon. Meanwhile.
however, the keeper OF the lighthouse
employed him OH the reef as IL labOrer
anu acting assistant keeper, until within
a very short time. His application hot
having been confirmed by the appointing
power, he had left tile position and was
drivlng his carriage at Mackinac, but in
doing so was awaiting decision i'm re-
gard to his application, not retaining,
holocOer, d1ay connection aohatcucr with
the service ut the lighthouse. as another
person had been employed by the keeper
to fill his place. The charge made that
the fog whistle had not been promptly
and thoroughly blown in thick weather is
without foundation. So far as the inspect
or has any knowledge, only in single
instance has any complaint to that effect
been made to him.and upon investigation
it was found to be without any cause or
reason. In this connection it may be
stated that the keeper now in charge of
the light on Spectacle Reef has been in
the employ OF the department. for many
years,and IN efficient officer. there is no one
occupying like position OIL the lakes in
whom the department have more con-
fldence than in him. The light is one
of the most important in Western waters,
and tor that reason the present keeper
was selected for that location"
Year: 1877


IL Will, no DOUBT be matter of interest TO tho
camille community to learn that during the past year
large amount of timber, boards ana shingles have
been exported from New York, which trade
formerly iAonopozed by the neghboring Dominion
of Canada and which does appear IN the above
hpIu
Year: 1877

Come, Messrs. Strikers, let us examine your
situation and demands cooly. 1t is decidedly
worth while for yOu 10 make such examination
before YOU get yourselves shot by violating
law. 1t is decidedly worth while for society
TO make that examination before it expends
money i'll bringing bullets to bear on you. At
present there is difference between you and
civilized society. If society is wrong, it ought
TO send home its troops, silence its sberifs, ard
repeal the laws upon which they act. If you
are wrong you ought to dsband and go home
as quickly as possible, first giving to the au-
thorties proof for the conviction of the per-
SONS who have inetigated resistance to law.


|. You carnot live upon your wages if they
are reduced, you say. That is, you must
run INTO debt. But tie railroad companies
which employ you have been running into
debt for some years. In part their debts have
been caused by trying to pay higher wages TO
YOU for your labor, and To stockholders for
their money, than either could earn. OF that
mistake, since you have shared the benefit, you
cannot complain. Apart from that mistake,
all the leading roads have been running into
debt for years. The fact is, the times are hard
for railroads and for workmen. Il there any
reason why you should not begin, al THIS late
day, to bear your share of the common burden


III. 1t is impossible to support families upon
the proposed wages, you say. Yet it is curl
Gus that the family men among you are not
an xious 10 strike. Everywhere the great ma
jolity of them vote in your consultations
against throwing away small wages that can
be had for the sake of dreamy possibilities of
better The men outvote them who havo no
families, and whose expenses for personal in
dulgences often exceed the real cost Of sup
porting family. Is it not possible that some
economy and sef-denial in those indulgences,
or in modes of life, rates of living, or places
Of boarding. would enable you TO tide over
ought to be able to pay what you want, be-
cause they pay to important officers large sal
aries aud to fast-heisht and sleeping car and
Year: 1877

punished to the utmost extent of the law, even
as counterfeiters, bank robbers or murderers
are made to feel the power of the law. At
many points the laws are inadequate. 1t ought
to BE- the law that every man who iDstlgates,
sustains OF encourages an organized resistance
to law, by which single innocent life is sac
rificed, is responsible for that life. His crime
caused the murder, and he was bound to know
that forcible resistance to law would end In
murder
Year: 1877




The Socialists who met at Milwaukee yester-
day. while syiopathlzing with the railroad men
connselled peaceable measures. One of these was
that all corporations should be dissolved, and that
the Government should buy and run the railroads.
It is hardly necessary say that this is not just the
time 10 bring forward radical change in the policy
of "a vast interest. The question would now seem To
BE- whether are to have any railroads to ruD In
times of pestilcnce every quack has remedy to
oler, and the quacks inst now arc pretty numerous.
Tho first thing to be done IS to put down tho sur-
reotion. In this work men like those who met at
Milwaukee do not appear inclined To make them
selves useful. They pass resolutions of sympathy
with the feoniously disposed, and then assure us
that they arc for only peaceabe measures. The re-
formers who are violating all the laws of the land,
will laugh in their sleeves 1T these solemn suggos-
tiOns.


There are certain advantages to the railway COM
panics in the present situation which ought not TO
hs overlooked. These Will be seen by referring to
the attampt some time since, of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers to subugats the Boston and
Maine Railroad Company From this contest against
the whole body, the Company, though single-handed,
issned triumphant. Now the Brotherhood has the
whole country comparatively upon its hands; and
no local body of strikers depend upon help from
without. Then the vast proportions of the strike
ara really an element of weakness. And the more
general 1t becomes the it will be over Every
company which "weakens" helps to prolOng it. The
more closely the corporations stand together the
sooner the troubles will be over.


This is q great time for the mild idiot whose chief
business it is predict tho overthrow of the Re
public He thrusts his ears into the face of the
public on every ferry boat and street He talks
loudly and in exceedingly bad grammar about the
weakness of popular government and the political
corruption of the times. He is nuisance Oh the
mosquito variety-too small to extrpate by force,
but too irritating to ignore. The worst punishment
which could befall him would be to see himself as
Others see him. Yet this is impossible, for tho worst
donkey is proverbaly the who does not know
enough to krow he is donkey.
Year: 1877

There is some doubt whether the best Of the
marksmen selected by the British competitions
will be ablo to visit this country. In any case
the prospects Of the American team are bright.


At a time when our citizens have most Oc-
casion to congratulate themselves upon the
strength and efficiency OF our police, George
W. Matsell, whose name is iuSepsrably con-
nected with the sound organization of the
force, has passed away. Many of our readers
doubtless recolect the weakness and worth
le,suess of the police before Mr.. Matsel was
appointed its Chef-a time when it was always
doubtful whether a policeman would sympa
thize with the Iaw-breaker or protect tie citi-
zen The change that was made in the char
ac,or of the force under Chief Matsells direc-
tion was az great as between raw militia and
q well-drilled army. Our peaceful City Is at
this hour a monument to his honor.


Delaware usually furnishes tie main supply
of peaches for this market, but seems likely
to fail in doing SC this year unless the total
amount brought to this city is far below the
average. We print elsewhere letter from
truSty correspondent, Solon Robinson, who is
good authority on such matters. He estimates
the produce of peaches this year in Delaware
and MARYLAND at a fifth of what was expect d
earlier in the season. So great deficiency
cannot well be made up by the peach orchards
of other neighboTing States, even if it should
be the case that this crop has suffered less.
BEt as the general weather of the Middle At
lantic coast has not varied greatly in different
localities, it is likely that al the peach growing
districts which supply this city have been af
fectcd by the rainy and cloudy skies, and that
the fruit will not be cheap her, this year.


Our telegraph managers seem To imagine
that there is some insuperable difficulty in lay
ins their wires underground and dispensing
with telegraph posts. The last that WAS heard
of the project in this city was that experiments
were to be tried TO ascertain whether IT was
nrac.icable Time enough has since elapse dsto
try the experiments a half dozen times, but
the unSirlltly poles still obstruct the streets.
They do such things better abroad, and this
mornings DISPATCHES announce the completion
of an underground telegraph between Berlin and
Nayence, q distance OF eighty miles, connect
ING sew raj cities on the route. Already during
the riot, OF our present strike there have been
a few instances of cutting the wires. and that
a here in general one of the first perfonnanc
es Of n mob with intelligent leaders. Ii seems
almost unnecessary 10 suggest that it would
be far more difficult for rioters to cut under
ground wires, whose location could not be
generally known, than to apply the axe where
the telegraph pole invites destruction.


New York breathes freer this morning
Whatever danger there may hay" been ih''
the riots aud disturbances wihC.- ave sr.>~u
Year: 1877

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. AT b final meet
ing Of the Committee of Safety, held yester-
day afternoon, a letter was read from Gov.
Irwin, who referred to the strong anti-Coolie
feeling which had rendered disturbance
possible and might lead to repetition. He
suggested the expedieney of seeking to remove
the cause by taking further steps to obtain
such modification Of the Burlingame
treaty as will prevent the influx of
Chinese; that the committee from the
non-partisan character and high stand
ing of the members was of all others
the organization that would have most
weight with Congress such action would tend
to convince the laboring classes that earnest
efforts were being made to free them from the
burden of Chinese competition and would do
more than anything else to secure peace and
order.


An address was then read on behalf of the
committee WHICH calls the attention of the
Eastern people and press to the subject of
ChiFsse immigration, with view of enlisting
their support in the suppression of Chinese
immigration
Year: 1877

NEW YORK, Sept 4.-The morning papers,
referring to the death of M. Theirs, eulogize
him as statesman, orator historian and
Journalist and express regret for his sudden
deInise at this crisis in the politics of France


The Herald says that M. Theirs was
statesman of the highest order, and his ca
reer, which extended over perhaps the most
important period Of French history, forms q
large portion of his country's history. His
death at the present time is a severe blow to
the republic He possessed the confidence Of
large portion of the French people, and in
the present crisis his counsel moderation,
wisdom and patriotism was especially needed.


The Tribune says. f"The news Of the death
OF Theirs, the great leader of the Republi-
cans In France will cause surprise and re-
gfst to the lovers Of liberty every where. 1t
is not easy to sec at once what effect of
this sudden death will have on the poll
cies OF France and the fortunes of the
Republican party. 1t is sufficient now to
pause awhile In remembrance Of this singu-
1arly arduous and brilliant career, inspired by
the loftiest patriotism and crowned with the
lasting gratitude of the people Of France


The Times says "The death of NJ. Theirs
at the present iuncture Is a misfortune Of the
first magnitude 10 France. II not civilization.
1t leaves the party Of reaction free to use,
with disastrous effect, the appeal that the
nation must choose between MacMahon and
Gambetta. What dangers to the stability
OF the institutions of Republican France and
to the peace of Western Europe may be in
volved In his sudden taking off, no one can
foretell."


The World says: "The sudden death OF
Louis Adolph Thiers. who had seen the s0th
year Of his age so full of life and will and fire
was this wonderful old man, strikes an unqlles-
tionably serious blow at the Republic in
France. SO long as Theirs lived, the expert
inent of coup d'etat against the Republic
was surrounded with difficulties which will
be apt now to disappear. His death simpli-
fies this in dangerous manner. It is the
swapping Of a bride on the neck Of the revolu-
tion and the shattering of o shield between
the Trainer of the Republic and the passions
OF the reaetionary party In France"
Year: 1877

is no water to supply the others, hydrants
are used tt, cool the smoking ruins.


The cooling process is necessarily slow, and
1t is the judgment Of the chief OF the depart
ment that the search for bodies cannot be
begun before tomorrow. To this lack OF
water present delay is not only ehafgeable,
but the greater part Of the destruction. Re-
garding the loss Of life there are many con-
flicting surmises and accounts. There are
those who fear that the removal OF the mass
of brick on the site of Hale's tnanufaetory
will reveal another Brooklyn Theatre sur
prise. They base their judgment on the fact
that the yarnishers in the fourth story were
mostly unmarried men, who boarded widely
apart.


A man who keeps a large boarding house
on Tenth Avenue. which was also burned, had
a dozen or more of the varnshers as boarders
but can't tell their names. He says that
none of them have reported to him, but he
seems TO have no fears that they are beneath
the ruins; in fact, like every one else he does
not know whether they are dead or alive On
the other hand, 1t is stated on proof that four
or five perished. The foreman of the estab-
lishment of Mr.. Hale says he does not think
but three persons lie in the ruins; one of
these is q man named Lee, who ran in to
save two friends, and was seen to throw up
his arms and fall backward into the flames
just as the walls came down with a-crash. It
is now almost certain that not more than five
persons have perished. Their names are as
follows:


John Kempenel, Edward Fish, Albert Lee,
George Gorabe and John Kentick. Those en-
ployes who had been at work reported at the
branch factory in Thirty fifth street. ALI eK-
cept the five mentioned were found to have
escaped, very few being injured except the
two who are in hospital


The returns at the police station go to show
that the loss of lives is limited to four OF five


In relation to any bodies that might be in
the ruins, the general opinion is express ed
that cremation has been SO complete that but
little II any remains would be found.


The fire marshal has been on the ground
all day collecting all information possible in
regard to the origin Of the fire and losses
sustained, but at late hour he had collected
no reliable information. It is estimated tha
the total loss to insurance companies will
not exceed S250,000.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-The cold snap of the
past few days has greatly injured business at
the watering places The New jersey South
ern Railroad took away from Long Branch
yesterday more prominent boarflers than had
gone on any previous day. The amount of
baggage taken away was enormous.


The New York and Long Branch Railroad
was obliged to double it's trains yesterday in
order to meet the exodus from Ocean Grove
Ashbury Park and Long Branch The sea-
son at Atlantic City was practically ended
yesterday, and at Cape May the departures
lar outnumbered the arrivals. The Long
Branch resorts. particularly Shelter Island,
have lost many visitors.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Sept At was stated in
authoritative quarters at the Treasury De-
partment to-day that Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury MeCormitk's letter of resigna-
ton is now in the hands of the Secretary of
the Treasury, to take effect upon the appoint
ment of his successor. The reason given is
the severe strain his arduous duties have upon
his health, particularly affecting injuriously
his already impaired system.
Year: 1877

unpleasant duty to another But I

 could not stand idly by and hear the

 vail and lamentation of widows and

 orphans any longer. I could not see

 a fair section of the Territory run over

 by savages, homes made desOlate. prop

 erty captured and destroyed, without

 raising my voice for those helpless

 people. If 1 had been educated at

 government expense, as was General

 Kautz, and had been supp prrted through

 life in ease and luxury by the same generous government, perhaps I should have had less sympathy, and might have turned 8 deaf ear to the sorrows and woes of these people But, per- haps unfortunately for me, 1 know these people, and I have learned to. with them Tn their mislor- tunes, and appreciate that in their cab in homes they love their wives and little ones as dearly as General Kautz does his, and l feel tha, they are de serving of the reasonable protection that a bountiful government pays tOI secure for them. And if in their de fense l bring upon my own head abuse and calumny, l shall be amply com pensated if the agitation of this sub- ject leads, as hope it may, to giving them peace and security for life and A. r. K. SAFFORD.
Year: 1877

This fever is raging with greater violence than ever, and the number of departures for the mineral sections of this Territory, is constantly increasing. The information from her mines is all that can be desired by the most san gulne of her vOtaries. Many good properties have already been developed within her borders, and these are week ly augmented. San Francisco has en- ployed a large amount of her capital in these properties, and considerable more can be furnished whenever sufficient inducements require it-Alta.
Year: 1877

Whoever is directly or indirectly re- sponsible for the continuance of the shameful Indian raids on our southern border must be brought to account. The following letter speaks for itself;