C.S. RUSSELL, General lnsurnce and Keal Instate Agent, lowanda, r*a The following is a pretty plain and terse speech for the Railroad magnates to digest. It was delivered the other day by Ex-Governor Washburn of Maine, who is himself the president of a railroad com pany, and was present at a hearing on railroad monopoly before a committee of the Legislature of that State. Among other tilings, Ex-Governor Washburn said: And now, gentlemen, all we ask is jus- j tice in this matter, that the monopolies in this State shall not discriminate against the smaller enterprises. The time has come in this country when the large cor porations are devouring the smaller ones —property centering in the hands of the few. The gigantic railroad monopolies are controlling the price of property and produce by pooling freights and tariffs. One small railroad company after another is being swallowed up. The giant mon ster centralization is fast destroying the liberties of the people, and we must see one railroad after another lose its identi ty. It is true we become alarmed. The ' people iu many of the Western States J arc legislating against railroad monopo lists: they have been forced to it as aj matter of self-preservation. The rail- j road monopolists have become so strong i in this nation that they can elect Legisla- j tures, Congresses and Presidents, and j control them, too. They frame the laws ! of the land, and the people have a right j to be relieved. Thej r demand it at the doors of the legislative halls, and they wiil have it—and that speedily. If they cannon get it through legislation they will appeal to that mighty and omnipo tent lorcc which always prevails under ' like circumstances. lam 110 alarmist or j extremist. lam interested in railroads, 1 but I am compelled to accept the lawful truths which are forced upon me. The tendency of legislation at the present time is toward the destruction of the smaller enterprises and corporations and in the interest of the monopoly. The great middle class is being crushed out of existence, and society is being divided into two classes—the very rich few and the dependent and pauperized mass. The President's chief objection to the Refunding bill was the fifth section which has been severely criticised, and was ob jected to by Secretary Sherman. In clos ing his veto message, the President says : In short, I cannot but regard the fifth section as a step iu the direction of the destruction of the national banking sys tem. Our country, after a long period of business depression, has just entered up on a career of unexampled prosperity. The withdrawal of currency from circula tion by the national banks and the en forced winding up of banks iu conse quence, would inevitably bring serious embarrassments and di sastcr to the busi ness of the country. Banks of issue are essential instruments of modern com merce. If the present efficient and ad mirable system of banking is broken down, it will inevitably be followed by a recurrence to other inferior methods of banking. Any measure looking to such a result will be a disturbing element in our financial sj'stem. It will destroy confidence and surely cheek the growing prosperity of the country. Believing that the measure for the re funding of the national debt is not neces sarily connected with the national bank ing law, and that any refunding act would defeat its own object if it imperill ed the national banking system, or seri ously impaired its usefulness, and being convinced that section five of the bill be fore me would, if it should become a law, work great harm, I herewith return the bill to the House for that further consid eration which is provided for in the con stitution Eight thousand acres of land in Lacka-! waxen township, Pike county, Penna., ! were sold by the Sheriff last Friday for I #l3 ,000. When the Erie Railway was in j course of construction the value of the j same property was estimated at $200,000. I rS^rF > JBl>£Sß'f GVEOB. FA. AMD X. T. E. E. Train* on tho Pa. & N. T. R. R. pao* thi* plaoc a* follow*: Moving South. No. 2, at 6 :02 a. m., for New York and way *ta. No. 7, at 10:10 a. m., mail train for Now York, PhH adelpliia and intermediate point*. No. 9, at 2:41 p. m.—Expres* for Philadelphia. No. 15, at 10:5o, p.m.—Fast express for Philadel phia and New York. No. 31, —Local Passenger Train, between Elaiis* and Wyalusing, 7 .05 p. in. Moving North. No. 8, at 3:58 a. m.—Fast express from New York and Philaaelphia No. 30, at 10:55 a. m., Wilkesßarre accommodation. No. 2, at 4:41 p. m.—Mail train from Philadelphia and New York. No. 6, at 11:02, p, m.,, from New York. No. 32, at 6:53 a. m.—Wyalusing and Klmlra local. BTATE LINK AND SULLIVAN K. R. Leave. 3 :00 o'clock p.m. for Rernice and Intermediate stn. Arrive. 9 :30 a. m., from Bernice. BARCLAY K. B. Leave. . 7:30 a. m., for Barclay and all station*, and 3:00 p. rn. Arrive. 10:15 a. m., from Barclay and intermediate stations, and 6 :20 p. m. CANTON BTAGH. Leaves at 9 o'clock, a. na. Arrives ats o'clock p. m. TItOY STAGE, Leave* at 10:30 a. m. Arrives at 1 p. m. SnESHHQUIN STAGE. Arrives at 11 o'clock a. m. Departs at 12 m. LKRAYBVILLK BTAUK. Arrives at 12 m. Leaves at 1 p. m. 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