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Year: 1878

1t is fair to presume that the rejection of
Mr.. Fairchild rs Superintendent Of Public
Works was based upon his want of qualifi-
cation for the position. But if this legiti-
mate act is to be followed by the rejection
Of any capable nominee whom the Governor
may select for. that important Office the
canals will have bad prospect before
them for the next season Of navigation.
One Of the present Canal Commissioners is
known to be in opposition to the admins
tration's economical canal policy, and q
new commissioner chosen by the repub-
lican Legislature is not likely to act in
harmony with Governor Robinson and
Comptroller Olcott Close and careful man
agement Of the public works is now more
needed than ever if we are to have
any canals at all in operation next summer.
The gross receipts last year were only eight
hundred and eighty thousand dollars, and
in accordance with the constitutional re-
striction no larger sum con be expended
this year for collections, superintendent
and ordinary and extraordinary repairs.
This will necessitate the closest economy
and the most skilful superintendent to get
along at all, and even with these bad
break may leave US without canal naviga-
tion. The Canal Board has readopted the
low toll sheet of last season, and this is
we'll. But the canals are now in great peril,
and the republican Senate will accept a
grave responsibility if it resolves to reject
any nomination for Superintendent OF
Public Works without regard to the fitness
and capacity of the nominee.
Year: 1878

The details of this terrible calamity rs


they come to hand furnish conclusive proof
that it was directly due to the murderous
economy thut governed the construction Of
the fatal bridge. The most common test Of
the strength of railroad bridge when COM
pleted is to run as many locomotives over
1t as possible, SO as to place it far beyond
the maximum strain incidental to rail-
road traffic on all its parts. The de-
hexion of the lower chords of trusses
is carefully noted during the test, and
must not exceed the limit of safety IT the
bridge is to be pronounced secure. But
We find in this instance that the mere
weight Of an additional locomotive was
sufficient TO cause the bridge to break down
and hurl four crowded cars into the frozen
river. Can il be possible that this bridge,
on the stability of which the lives of hun
dreds of passengers depended every day,
could have been properly tested before it
was used? We fear that it represents
another case where desire to shave down
the estimates for the work to the lowest
cent was more powerful than the obligation
w DuAN q SuiC ohW otiOAAE DAAuSO ~ aAy
reasonable cost. Probably the inquest on
the bodies of the victims may develop some
information on this important point. We
direct the Coroner's attention particularly
to the list of estimates for work, and all the
facts connected with its construction.
The plan Of the truss is, after all, second
ary matter The question is, Was the work
well put together? Were the eyes of the tie
rods carefully formed? Did the pins and
bolts entirely fill them, or was there space
permitting any play when the rods were
subjected to sudden shocks and strains?
Did the pier foundations settle? The wreck
will furnish all the evidence needed, AID
the telltale parts should be carefully
guarded by the officers of the law until
after the inquest. AS to the moral to be
drawn from the disaster, it is an old one
as old as mans criminal stupidity and
greed In advance of any investigation
we must protest against the RESPONSE
bility for this horror being thrown on
Providence 1t is entirely mans evil work.
TO the sufferers the whole community will
extend the deepest sympathy; but this
feeling must not be permitted to silence the
stern demands Of justice for strict account
from those who can be easily shown to be
the authors of this latest railroad murder.
Year: 1878

The large receipts Of grain and -four at
Chicago, Milwaukee md other Western
gathering points for the first half OF the
present month speak we'll for very active
movement to this port by railroad during
the winter months and for general revival
of business in New York. Large grain re-
ceipts here mean activity in the dry goods
better employment for labor during the
winter. The wheat arriving in Chicago by
the Northwestern and other lines from
January to January IA this year foots up
seven hundred and ffty-two thousand
bushels, against three hundred and sixty
thousand during the corresponding period
in 1877 and five hundred and twenty-five
Year: 1878

The WEATHER.-The low area has now moved
oil the coast over Newfoundland, followed by
rising pressure, which is attended in the Middle
and Eastern States by very low temperatures.
Two areas of high barometer are ut present
within the region between the Rocky Mountains
and the Atlantic coast, but the pressures are in
no instance remarkable. In the Northwest the
pressure has fallen over o very extensive area
embracing the Upper Missouri Valley in fact
all the territory north of Kansas and west of
Minnesota. The winds attending this deprcs-
sion are southery, with high temperatures. The
weather westward Of the mountains to the Pa
citic coast Is much disturbed and the indications
arc highly unfavorable. The weather in New
York and its vicinity to-day will be cold and
clear or partly cloudy, and will be followed to-
morrow by fair weather and slowly rising
temperature.
Year: 1878

The British Parliament meets to-day, and
for many years it has not assembled at q
moment Of greater national interest, not to
say peril. England's relations to the States
of Eastern Europe are in a critical condi-
ton, while, in the opinion of oil authorities
that pretend acquaintance with the subject,
her communications with her Indian En-
pire are directly menaced by the progress
of events, the course of which she is power
less to arrest or change This dangerous
condition of the national concerns is a
direct result of incompetency in the gov
ernment, Of a want of capacity to Justly
measure the forces with which the adminis-
tration of great nation is called upon to
deal, and of an impertinent disposition to
belittle those forces and deal with them
from standpoints of personal vanity. Eng
land, as party to the European agree
ment declared in the Treaty OF Paris, was,
with the rest under obligation to defend
Turkey in consideration of Turkeys accept
ing and applying in the administration of
its government those conceptions of justice
and fair dealing toward the people subject
to her rule which are the recognized bases
of politics in Western countries. Turkey
pledged herself to that as her part of the
contract. But she never performed her
part, and her neglect and constant violation
of her pledges were SO fragrant that they
finally produced an insurrection, which,
spreading, threatened the peace of several
States. England was therefore requested
in 1876 TO join with the other countries in
certain urgent representations and impera-
tive demands that the Ottoman government
should live up to its promises but England
refused, in unaccountnble disregard of her
own relations to the case. That refusal made
impossible any concert of the Powers or
any scheme for the moral coercion Of Tur-
key and threw upon those who found
themselves aggrieved the responsibility of
taking the remedy into their own hands.
Hence the war waged by Russia, which has
of the Ottoman Power in Europe is pos
sible. But the extinction of that Power
would be calamity to England. 1t would
not be altogether satisfactory to some other
Powers, but to England it would be most





Objectionable. 1t is her interest that Turkey
shall remain just where she is and. just
what she is. .As governments derive o
revenue from taxes on some infamous pur-
suits, so even Turkeys moral degradation is
factor in Englands wealth. But while the
danger. from Turkeys extinction is clear
enough it is difficult for England to adopt
any preventive measures. Her freedom of
action is hampered by two facts--frst, by
the protest of part Of the nation against
any further partnership with Turkey; next
by the circumstance that her armed force
is utterly inadequate to any effective de-
fence Of her ally. 1t is to find solution
for the difficulties of the case that Parlia-
ment is assembled, and if it seriously ad-
dresses itself to this labor it will find it far
from easy. But the probability is that it
will be simply utilized to save the pride of
a ministry disappointed in the projects of
n net vanity.
Year: 1878

The REFORMED EPISCOPAL SYNOD. now in
session in this city, adopted constitution for
the government OF the Synod of New York after
warm discussion of some of its articles. The
congregational representation is to be two lay
delegates and one additional for every thirty
communicants, all to be communicates of the
Reformed Episcopal Church. There arc to bc
two regular meetings in each year. The officers
are bishop, clerical vice president, secretary
aud treasurer.
Year: 1878

The MAYOR is asked by the temperance
people to appoint an inebriate commission
Not OF course, commission of inebriates, but
one to look after nebriates. He refers the sub
jcct to the Corporation Counsel
Year: 1878

THE LIQUOR DEALERS are organizing. They
had better not If anything is calculated to
delay proper excise legislation at Albany it is
the announcement that the liquor dealers are
clubbing their capital.
Year: 1878

The decoration of the legion of honor
has been given to the oldest schoolmaster
OF France, who has been teaching since
1918 in the very parish where he was
born. The ceremony took place at Cler-
mont-Ferrand, at dinner given by the
prefect in honor of the minister. The
whole scene was very impressive.
Year: 1878

LARGE amounts of Mexican dollars
have been put in circulation throughout
this country. The enterprise has been a
profitable one for some one. But the
public is already learning to be cautious
about taking these coins. Their value
as quoted in New York is from "a to SO
cents. Trade dollars are quoted at 80
Year: 1878

The grand lodge Of Frecmasons. under
the presidency of the Prince of Wales,
has again unanimously elected him grand
master. His royal highness was accom-
panied by the crown prince of Den
mark, both of them having been admit
ted into the craft by the late king of
Sweden.
Year: 1878

The electric light is making rapid
strides toward general adoption in this
country. A practical application of
these lights for general illuminating pur-
poses is now being made in Chicago,
which is said to be great improvement
over the one in general use in Europe.
Year: 1878

AT length the Chinese, in spite of the
prejudice and superstition of centuries,
appear desirous of utilizing the valuable
coal and iron deposits Of the empire. A
native company is about to develop the
rich coal mines of the province of Shan
tung. The coal and iron known to exist
in the province of Chill, to the north
west of Tientsin, are also to be mined on
an extensive scale If these enterprises
are successful, the effect upon the social
and commercial condition of China will
be incalculable.
Year: 1878

THE QUININE MoNoroLY.-We are glad to
hear that petition is in circulation in some of
the Western cities to be presented to Congress
at it's approaching session, praying for the
abolition of the present exorbitant duty on
quinine 1t is stated that under the present
tariff law the enormous duty of one dollar and
of quinipe impoit cd into the United States.
There are bat two, of this valu-
able drug in this country, and the result is,
that being protected from all foreign competi-
tion by the enormous Federal tax, they have q
complete monopoly of this trade, and do not
he state to enrich themselves through the me-
cessities of the people, and during the late
fearful epidemic the price of quinine and oin'
chonidia have risen D such fabulous prices aa
to be almost beyond the means Of poor people
to purchase.
Year: 1878

In looking over our Southern exchanges
we are pleased to note that the stock fever
is slowly but gradually epreading in this
section of the county. TIE scrub is being
crowded to the wall, losing it's identity in
the grade or being snpplanted by the
thorou oughbred. We hear almost daily of
Short-horn and Jersey bulls being pur-
chased by our progressive farmers and the
Jersey or Durham milch COW is now 30
familiar to our sight as to occasion no re-
mark.


Berkshire aud Poland China swine are
to be found in respectable u u N bers, yielding
the farmer bountiful supply of meat at q
nominal coat compared with ye razor back
of ye olden time. We wish just here TO
warn our farmers that permanent improve
ment in this branch of farm economy de-
ponds upon Systematic care, careful breed
ing and constant attention. If our fat,
plump p and beautiful Berkshires are suffered
to run wild in the woods and cane brake
for any length of time with indiscriminate
coupling aud irregular feeding they will
surely deteTiorste. The pug nose will
lengthen to an enormous enout and the
plump sides will rapidly shrink, till the
animal becomes 80 thin that it must stand
end to the sun to be able to cast respect
able Notwithstanding the exact proto-
type of the scrub in everything but name.


We notice that sheep husbandry is also
making rapid strides all over the South,
and this we hail as the greatest of blessings
to our cotton exhausted lands. In this
industry slow and sure is pre- eminently
the only safe method. There is money
big money-in sheep, but the man who
buys five hundred or more, turning them
out to shift for themselves, perhaps seeing
them but few times year, will surely
be disappointed, no matter where he is
located. This is the rock upon which our
sheep farmers will be wrecked. Failure
is Just as certain as the sun is to rise if
this enterprise is attempted on large
scale without experience and without the
necessary appliances which must be con
trived for the purpose. We have now an
article before us, giving glowing account
of the energy and enterprise of Mr.. Blank,
who has Just purchased flock of 450 ewes
ard turned them out to pasture upon q
place which must have been made expressly
for a sheep ranch, where the grass is green
the year round and where the owner will
never see his flock, except during the
annual shearings.


We know just as we'll what the result
of this enterprise will be as we know what
we had for dinner yesterday. The annual
shearing will grow beautifully less every
year; the magnificent pasture" will
become a cemetery of IN nburied sheep
whose only value will be in the ragged
pelt, which the owner may or may not be
able to secure.


Even among the poultry-the pest Of
the farm as many farmers declare them to
be-there is steady and continuous i'm
provement. We consider improvement in
this direction indicative of heslthy i'm
provement generally. Many q farmer
whose diet, few years since, was confined
Year: 1878

The Centaur Liniments are OF two kind
The White is for the human family; the YELL
low is for horses, sheep and other animals 5
Testimonials OF the effects produced 10y these
remarkable preparations are wrapped around
every bottle, and may be procured Of any
druggist, or by mail from the Office of the
Centaur Company, 46 Dey street, New York
city.
Year: 1878

And all the people merely players, and we
surmise that a large portion OF the players
thereon must be using that justly popular
preparation for the teeth, fragrant So
zodont," from the immense demand there is
for that article, the most delightful, conven-
lent and efficacious beautifier and preserver OF
the teeth the world ever produced.


spalding's Glue, useful in every house.
Year: 1878

"TuE WHITEHALL TINES didn't half
finish that story about the trout in "a
eentleman's trout pond, saving the life
of a little girl who was accustomed to
feed them and who had accldently
fallen into the pond, by forming them
selves into solid body and support
iny her in the water We have later
adyices about it. The trout not only
raised her to the surface but tloated
her ashore, after which they took her
on their shoulders and carried her up
to the house, over half mile, across
lots, being compelled to take down
several fences in order to do it. When
the father of the little girl came to the
door in answer to the bell (rung by
one cf the trout, he discovered Il lot
of the trout rolling the child on salt
barrel to get the water out OF her'
When she was finally resuscitated the
trout united in giving three cheers
and declining to step into the house
and take suthin,' they trotted back to
the pond. Why don't you finish a
story when you begin It, Gin. Satu'
day Night. =,


Yes but you don't say anything about
the big trout that went around the house
while the rest of them were cheering
at the front door, and drank a quart Of
cider, kissed the hired girl, aud stole
two boiled shirts and a pair OF silk
suspenders fiom the clothes rack
Don't shield a trout in his wlckedness
Griswold.-IIawkeye.
Year: 1878

And speaking of politicians it is re'at'
ed that sickly-looking party with a
plup hat and lined ulster attracted a
crowd about him in the City Hall PARK
day or two ago by pitifal means
Year: 1878

BlJJSDuTBn LcaucF'


Dame Rumor brings another scandal
to the front. At certain institution of
learning in this city, where there are
young lady pupils, was engaged until re-
Gently male music teacher. His occups-
ton threw him constantly into the com.
pany of the female pupils, and it is said
that he 20 ingrstiated himself by his
winning ways into the grsces OF one
Of the young lsdies-a resi-
dent Of Wheeling-as to succeed
eventually in accomplishing her ruin.
When her condition became known her
father was acquainted of the fact, and re
came on from Wheeling and took his
daughter swsy-but whether it was to
her home or to some place where she may
be able to hide her shame from her
friends in Wheeling, is not stated. At
all events, when the case became known
in the school, some ten or twelve OF the
young lady pupils lett. The music
teacher was promptly dismissed bv the
management of the school, but whether
any legal proceedings will gov out of
the affair or not remains to be seen.
Year: 1878

Special to the Register.


SIMPSONS STATION, w. VA, April4.


This morning about five o'clock a
young man about fifteen years old, was
found dead on the track here. Both of his
legs and one arm were cut off and his head
badly msngled. When found he had
on plaid coat and pants. a cross was
Lsttoed IN blue ink on his left arm. There
was nothing to identify him as to his
name or where he came from. The au-
thorities here buried him TODAY. 7.
Year: 1878

were others engaged in the movement
who were prompted solely by a desire to
benefit their section, and to cut loose
from the antlquated ideas and fossil rule
which had cursed Virginia IN the past.
These were the men whom ! applauded.
They are the men whose "brave hands
and bold hearts" carved cut glorious
future for West Virginia. And | want
to secure for them the fruits of their
work by wedding out the fossilated roots
embedded in the soil of our State instiLu-
tiprs
Year: 1878

Hon. John II. Baker, member o
Congress from this district, hopes TO
immortalize himselfby attempting to
procure the passage of law protect
ing the innocent purchasers OF patent
rights. The bill as presented by Mr.
Baker takes it for granted that a
large share OF the population are
ignorant fools, who are liable to eX-
pend money for any reputed inven-
tion that may be presented to them
by sharpers. The truth is that no
law can be made that will protect our
people il they are the idiots Mr..
Baker gives them the credit of being.
As a general thing the people are not
apt to be "taken in" by any means
until they are quite certain OF what
they are doing. And no law can be
invented that will protect men who
will "go it blind" on any foolish thing
that may be brought to their notice.
This is the kind OF men that get
swindled by patent-right vendors.
and Mr.. Baker can only protect them
by having a guardian appointed to
each one. The Senate will however
refuse to pass the bill, that body as
Mr.. Baker says being in the habit of
deciding questions on "legal and
technical" grounds. Now if the
Senate would consent to pass the bill
for the sake of buncombe it would
probably become law. There can
be no earthly use for the law. unless
it be for demagoguing purposes.
Year: 1878

The flend who propourds difficult
mathematical propositions has been
around and we have had the fol-
lowing thrust under our nose, which
we in turn thrust under the noses
OF the teachers Of Marshall county.
Here it is: A beam Is feet in length
weighs 300 pounds. Three men are
to carry it; one being at one end and
the others at some point towards the
other end carry with a handspike.
How far from the end OF the beam
must the two men place the hand
spike, so that each one OF the three
men will carry exactly 100 pounds?
We will put the teachers OF Marshall
county who solve this problem on the
roll of honor, the names to be pub
iished in this paper. The problem is
readily solved by those who can
study up the plan.
Year: 1878

Brave General, chivalrous soldier
spotless hero-in fact all the praise
that lips could utter and pens could
write, were given to Osman Pasha
after his surrender at Pleyna. Now
it is charged that he is not quite so
noble man after all, because every
thing points to horrible massacre
by him OF all the Russian prisoners
that have fallen into his hands since
he has been shut up in Plevna. The
prisoner cannot be found, and the
intimations OF the Turks are TO the
effect that they were slaughtered in
cold blood. Moral for the Russians
Never praise the Turk until you have
counted your wounded.
Year: 1878

The Russian forces are pushing
Turkey with the utmost vigor, and
the Turkish strength is fast crumb-
ling away, The talk OF an armistice
increases, IL anything, the vigor and
dash of the Russian Generals-they
refuse to suspend operations for a
moment until the basis of final
peace is agreed upon. Nor could
they, with any regard to the military
situation, do otherwise. They could
not afford to let Turkey stretch an
armistice over several months,
meanwhile gathering new vitality
after her exhaustive struggle, and
stirring up Europe to come to her
assistance; while, all the time, the
Russian army should be starving
and freezing north of the Balkans.
Year: 1878

punishment if he would inform on
the party who sold or gave him the
liquor. This he did, and prosecu-
ton is likely to follow. 1t has been
a long time since such a disgraceful
scene occurred in our village, and we
hope it will not be repeated for long
time to come.


A. G.. KRETT.
Year: 1878

Every once in while the safety
valve OF the indianapolis Journal
gives vent to such dismal shrek as
this:


Nearly every shade of political
opinion seems to be represented in
the Cabinet except old-fashioned,
square -toed Republicanism.
Year: 1878

Republican candidates for county
officers are not very numerous in
this county. We have heard OF only
one man who is willing to sacrifice
himself on the alter OF his beloved
county, but he is the man to make
himself heard when the time comes,
and as he is one Of the best men in
the county he will be elected. He is
the kind of man to tie to, and win.
Year: 1878

Little Mac" was installed Cover
noa Of New Jersey on yesterday with
a grand flourish Of democratic trump
cts. This is understood to be the
first move toward putting him on the
presidential ticket in 1880.
Year: 1878

A Peru paper says that Gen. Man
son declines to be a candidate for
Secretary Of State. We will bet that
is-a lie. We have known Gen. Man
SON during the last century. and he
would as soon quit drinking whisky
as TO decline any office.