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Having lately added materially to n stock of Job Type, we are prepared to do all kinds of work in a manner which can not be excelled by any establishment be tween Wilhnmsport ana i.rie, Cards, - Bill Heads, Checks, Notes, lilanks, Envelopes, Tnes, Visiting Cards, Programmes Handbills, Labels, Letter Heads nnd any oilier worKusunuy uuue m uuuu try office. ' ' , 11 - 1 - 3 - J 1 1 -i (61k amounts . Sircctojg. COUNTY OFFICERS. . 1 President Judge It. G, White. Additional Law w Judge Heury W. Williams. . ' .. Associate Judges E. C. Scbultze, Jesse Kjlcr. District Attoracy-Tj. J. Blakely. ' Sheriff James A: .Malono. Prothonotary, &c U. A. Rathbun. ' "Treasurer Jiinies Coyne. Co. Superintendent Jamqs Blakely. Commissioners William A. Bly, ..J . W. Taylor, Louis Vollmer. Auditors Clark Wilcox, Byron J. Jones, Jacob McCauley. TIME OF HOLDING COURT. """ Second Monday in January, Last Monday in April. First Monday in August. r First Monday in November,". .;. EXTH A ORDIN ABY FAMILY LAW-SUIT. A STORY OF FRENCH LIFE. s " The Paris correspondent of the Lon don Times has the following accouut of a curious case id a ItodcIi law court : ; " A-very extraordinary family lawsuit concerning tho custody ot two young la dies, ased respectively twenty and sev -cntccn, occupied one of the Paris courts last week. The plaintiff, M. Baisson, a gentleman of property, lfving in the Hue St. lloooro. is the father of tho mi. nors in question by a first wife, who died ' C I, ! 1 'many years ago. ji. iiaissou nas sev oral children by a second marriage. Ira1 mediately after tho death of his first wifo hTplaoed " his two children, then infants ot tender years, under tho care of his mother-in-law, tho defendant, a widow. Thin lady became passionately attached to the girls, took the- utmost care of their education, treated them in ' all respects as her adopted children, re. lieved the father of all expenses for their maintenance, and made no secret ..of her intention to leave them the whole . of- her very lurge fortune. Under these '.apparently most happy circumstances, ' the utmost harmony prevailed between M. 1'aisson and tho mother of bis first wife ; he was able to devote himself to bis ucw family with tho knowledge that bis elder children were in tho hands of , a tender, judicious and wealthy relation - whese greatest object in life was their welfare. ' " But a few months ago it happened that tho eldest Mile. Baisson fell in lovo a most improper thing for arty- young lady to do according to trench notions. The rule of good French society is that a girl Until married is never to speak to any man unless in tho presbnee of her parents or guardians, and teen only in . monosyllable. A well bred French girl knows that she is one day toba married, nnd looks forward to ' the event with pleasure, as one which will give her an opportunity of making many old school fellows jealous by the display of her trouwtu. But she is supposed to have . no prcleronce on the subject. Ono day her futher comes to her and says. Mv love, 1 liavo lounu you a husband. To whitsh'she replies, kissing her father on the . forehead, ' McrcC, , mon pert f ' 'Who is it?' He gives the name, mentions a proximate day for tho wed ding and tliMvthe young lady consults with her mother about tho wedding out. fit. These well known rules were not regarded iu the case of Mllo. Baisson's uttauhuiunt. Yes ! she absolutely form, cd an attachment, and her rich grand, mother, who hud brought her up aqd was prepared to do everything requisite, burnauely spcakingy to make her future life happy, was privy to it. - " The object of her attachment is an army surgeon, a man of merit, both per sonally aud through tig foregoers. His futher was a distiuguifhud general offi cer, ..apd ho himself wears upon his breast a constellation of moduli' and dec oratious uttcstitig liu good services. But his only fortune is his commission, and on thijisole giound M. Baissoq, when informed ot the engagement by his mother-in-law, peremptorily declared that the army aurgcou was no fit match f r his daughter. The father who had JOUNG. Hilt, Proprietor. JOHN t. MOORE, Publisher. been content to delegate to her grand mother tho entire care of bis daughter from her earliest infancy came forward resolutely to exercise the stern parental authority which the law gives him in order to prevent the marriago of a girl almost of age with the man of ber choice and who had courted her with the ap probation of tho relation , who' stood in loco parentis, and had been throughout life her best friend. M. Baisson went to his mother-in. law's house, saw his daughter, told her that he would never give his consent to the marriage, and moreover, that he would no longer allow her to live with her grandmother, and that she must cottie away with him direotly. Th young lady, in obedience of this parental Command, packed tip her trunks and got into her fathct's Carriage, which was Waiting, But the carriage had only gone a few yards when 'she suddenly opened the door, at tho risk ot breaking her neck, Jumped out into the street, and ran back to her grandmother s. JH. Baisson thought it undesirable to make a scene by attempting then and there to bring his daughter away by force. He contented himself by saying that he was inflexible, and she would hear from him in a few days. When next he went to the house he was informed that the whole family had gone away, and had left no address. " M. Bassion went over almost all Europe in search of his daughters. He inquired at all the German watering places, and at every town in Belgium, but without any result. At length he hit upon tho expediment of sending a money letter to the grandmother at her old address at Paris, and learned, through the post office, that this letter was delivered to the very army surgeon whose pretensions to his eldest daugh ter's hand tormed the cof t LaUi. t He afterwards found that the two girls were concealed under false names in ft La tho lie convent at Glasgow. Thereupon ho brought action agaiust the mother-in-law, requiring her to bring the girls back to France and hand them over to his custody. The tribunal of First In stance made a decree in his favor, and ordered the young ladies' grandmother to pay one thousand francs a day for two months unless the girls were rostored to their father. She, thinking that the penalty of this decree would bo tho worst of the matter, let the two months expire, and actually paid the large sum of sixty thousand francs into the court- a sum that she was prepared to sacrifice rather than surrender the girls to their obdurate father. But then he brought a further action, laying the damages at a million of franos. " M. Desmarest, the lady's counsel, told her that the law was altogether on the father's side, and that if she did not give the children up he might go on bringing actions until he utterly ruined her. Acting upon M. Desmarest's ad vice, the grandmother has now brought the young ladies back from Glasgow. The father has gained his point ; they are now in his custody. The only ques tion ultimately before the court was, what damages she should pay to the father for interfering with his authority. The sum, after his counsel, M. Jules Favrc, had been heard, was fixed at five thousand francs, and the balanco of the sixty thousand francs interest is to be refunded to the lady. As mattcis now stand Mile. Buisson cannot marry' in France till twenty-five, without her father's consent, but in a few months she will be twenty-one, and then ho will have no legal right to prevent her from living where she pleases. Cutting an Mdmirat. One day,, not long after Admiral JJahlgreon s appointment to the com mand of the South Atlantis squadron, Bill Vickers, captaiu of the forecastle on board the flag-ship Philadelphia, had in hand a little ebony of humanity whom he was putting through a course of nautical training or trying to j for the little beast of a contraband was too obtuse to comprehend a word of Bill,s salt-water jargon. At length the fore castleman's patieqee oozed out entirely, and he fotched the diminutive Guinea a wipe that sent him sprawling on deck. The Admiral, who is more soul than substaucp, happened ' to be standing within three feet of Bill (unpreceived by the' later), and witnessing the mal treatment of young Charcoal, said : . " Halloa, there 1 What are you doing with that boy ? " " Trying to make an admiral of him ! " replied Bill, without turning his head. " You see, he's about the right draught of water ; but the blasted bit of block?n will make a fool of himself, like all the rest of the quarter.deck swabs 1 " Just then happening to look around, and discovering who be was talking to, Bill put in an apology ; " Beg pardon, sir just got a glimpse of a small chap standin' there, and I thought 'twas Jimmy J)uck ! " rBlcssed are they who pay the print er, for they have a clear conscience. M l 1JO .111 I II It tfrJ fl I: mm RtDOWAY, PENNA., A VISIT TO SURRATT. Interesting Description of the Prisoner. ' Tho interest attaching to the prisoner John II. Surratt, now confined in the Washington oounty jail, charged with complicity in tho asBassidation of Presi dent Lincoln, induced yodr ooffrjspoti'. dent to seek and obtain An interview and conversation with him. It is un necessary to dwell here upon the means used to obtain' this interview, despite tho stringent regulations which forbid any iutercotlrse with Surratt by others than the omoials ot the jail, and his sister, when admitted under surveillance. Sufhcejit to say that in the cose of my admission the officers of the jail, in do wise exceeded their authority or in. structiom in the prtmises Contrary to the current f eports ot the close confinement and careful obscurity in which this important prisoner is held, I found him occupying, temporial, the a tollman's lodgo in the jail-yard, accompanied by a 7eteian keeper who looks as if he might have seen a half a century's service in his present Voca tion. 'iho morning was beautifully clear and mild, one of those charming spring mornincs that make the open air so enticing to such as are compelled to close confinement within doors. The little building in which the keeper and his charge were enjoying the refreshing and invigorating air of an almost May morn- ing was a small octagonal structure' of wood, with large, open windows on seven Bides, and a glass door on the eighth. The furniture cousisted of a stove, a small deal table, two chairs, a bench, a water bucket and a variety of old rub bish. ' The yard in which this rather loose prison is situated is enclosed by a brick wall eighteen or .twenty feet in bight, having (wo gateways leading in. to other yards, surrounded by walls about ten or, twelve, feet high. . I did not examine these gateways to ascertain if they could easily be opened, but they appeared to be fastened simply by a bar on the inside. If this was their only fastening, and they oould be opened as easily as appearances indioated, the security for prisoners was not very great, as the outer yaras were filled with rub bish that could quickly and readily be brought into requisition to aid one de sirous ot scaling the walls. The prisoner was innocent of any en tanglement for his security whatever He sat in a chair by one of the upper windows, reading a small volume, the character of which I did not enquire On my entrance he rose and advanced towards me with extended hand. Not expecting to meet so distinguished a character in such a place, 1 was some what taken by supriso when the name was pronounced, and after shaking hands, ventured to inquire once again the name. " Surratt " replied my new acquaintance with a smile. " 1 think 1 have heard of you before, " I remarked ; to which he quitely responded, ' Very likely." He was di eased in a fcuit of dark mixed goods, cut in the prevailing lasbion ot a walking suit, evidently new, Upon his head he wore a black soft felt bat, also new. In stature I should judge him to be five feet nine or ter inches high, rather slender in form almost delicate, perhaps and apparently twenty.eight years of age, His hair is a very light auburn, nicely cut and trimmed, parted behind and combed forward. He wears a mustache and goatee, rather more positive in color than the hair on his head. The rest of his face was carefully shaved. Altogctb. er his appearance was that of a well- dressed and very presentable young maa and certainly the lost one that would be seleoted from a crowd as a desperate character or a viliian. He has a very pleasant voice, in conversation uses good language, understands himself perfectly, and usually wears a smile upon his face. My conveisation with this somewhat remarkable man was not so full and free as I could have wished. He evidently was io no mood to talk on the topics that were most prominent in my ova mind, and the witnesses to the interview precluded me from making, any efforts to get his ' confidence. , After a. fuw commonplace remarks oh'inefctate of trie weather and euch 'generalities aa iisu. ally open up a conversation, I veut'ured to ask him a leading question in regard to his escape to and , concealment in Canada, to which, with a smile only, he replied," I have nothing to say about that ; " but," he added, there was no secrecy about my leaviug Cauaua. went on board a Bteamer in midday, wholly without disguise, ana with hun dreds of people on and about the wharf. The steamer had fully two hundred passengers, with whom I associated freely during the voyage. Nobody re cog u i led me, though there were those among the passengers that I recognized." He would Bot say what steamer this was, nor from what port it tailed, more 1iuau ii ira wue oi a regular una leaving a large city. APRIL 25tA, 18C7. He spoke of meeting St. Marie in 1 Fance. He claims that he recognized. St. Marie first, and that they travelod to Italy together. He manifests no vind" ictivcness towards this witness lor having discovered him to the authorites, but considers him & f treacherous " follow add thinks ho was mistaken in his character. Surratt says that he had information of St. Marie's treachery be fore it was fully accomplished, and was kept advisod from time to time, of the steps taken to secure his arrest. Had the actual arrest been delayed one day longer, as fedrratt had reason to expect it Would bo, he would have beeu beyond the reach of his pursuers, his arrange ments for desertation and flight being nearly perfected at the time ' .of. lift ar rest, lie is Careful to abstain from saying what those arrangements -were, who were his accomplices and'intormers, or where ho was to find a place of rcf nS9- . . , . : . He has .read with great apparent interest the published accounts of his capture and escapes; and the official correspondence hearing on these points, and takes great pleasure in criticising them. The wonderful leap of the prccipioe in Italy, of which so much nas been said and written, is a source of great amusement to him. Tho height from which he jumped he describes . as about equal, to an .ordinary sqcond story window, or say twelve- feet' . But he tells a story of descending more dangerous declivites than this in his flight. In oue instance., his only avail able mode of descent . was to lie upon his back and to.slide down a steep and, rocky declivity, full a hundred feet ,a height. Of scarcity of food, ignorance of the country, and consequent danger of recapture in exposing himself by asking information by the way, of tho constant alarm and similar subjects, he is free and seemingly anxious to talk, and always in something of a boastful vein, but his lips are sealed in respect to all matters bearing in the remotest degree upon the great crime with which his name is associated, and of which ho stands- charged. ' 1 " ' Surratt's prison' hours are 'passed very comfortably. ' An entire corridor, full thirty feet in length and - eight in breadth, with'- three large cells, are placed entirely at his disposal. In this corridor he is excluded from the gaze of the common prisoners and the curious visitors by a common ' door' or inner grating, whenever it is not agreeable to Lim to seek the open air of the prison court ' yard. At night only does be have occasion to leel the rigors of confinement, when he is locked in the central of tho three cells, a com modious apartment at least ten feet square. True, the furniture is scant, consisting merely of a stool and a mattress laid upon the stone floor though amply provided with coverings. - To while away the sometimes tedious hours of the day he is provided with a plentiful assortment of books, embracing the field of literature, from Divine truth to the silliest human trash. Comforts, and even luxuries for the toilet, are also abundant. His cuisine seems to be carefully looked after by outside friends, and no restriction is plaocd upon the -1 . ! it.l i t..- amount or variety mat is Bent mm. In the frequent and protracted visits of his sister, who calls at least each al ternate day and spends the time with him, cheering hiia by her presence and ministering to his comforts, he Hods a constant source ot pleasure. . True, on these occasions the keeper shares the apartment with the brother and sister, but the surveillance he exercises , is merely a matter of form. Correspoii- denca JSaChmore oun.- COAL I i . '' ITS OIlfGI.l' and JTaTUIlE. There can be no reasonable doubt that all coals, bituminous and anthracite, are of vegetable origin. By a powerful microscope the vegetable texture of the inas can be distinguished, not only io softer qualities, but even in the hardest anthracite. ..We have seen specimens of indubitable jet yield to tho power of . . 1 1 .L ' ; ; i me ujiurusuupi:, uuu reyeui ino original crain of the wood or vegetable1 fibre. lVat Is the first combustible form of coal, aud if our jeat bedg, uow sought after with so much avidity, and 'judged to be sucli mines of Wealth, were suN fered to remain undisturbed, they would, at some future period, become beds oj coal for warming and lighting the win ters of future fouerations. I Coal is not a uiutoml belonging ex elusively to past geological periods, ' but is in process of formation now, as may be proved by an 'examination . of the " brown caul," well kuown .in Kurope aud frequently met. with . here. Thin slices, which allow the light- to. pass through them, shows to tho nuked eye the origiual vegetable, structure. . It is this " brown eoul," or lignite, is an uo. developed coal, uot yet subjected to the change of years which would transform it into pure bituminous or anthracite coal. To be suro, time is required to change the disiotergrated porous mass of VOLUME SEVEN- NUMBER 7. TERMS 1 50 PER ANNUM. vegctabld fibres, roots, and fxhdrils, leaves and lignum, to hard, brilliant, laminated or crystallized coal. But nature works' slowly. We find it diffi cult to understand her process or to comprehend her inhnito patience, which watches through unnumbered years and countless ages for the slow and gradual progression of her agencies. ' But .it is certain that her - transforming processes have not suffered an abatement of their original power by the discoveros of mrtn. They still go on, and will so long as this globo and universe endure. - It is possible that the present furore about peat will lead to the diecovcry of accelerating the action -of uuadicd natural forces, so that this material may be made to give out as much heat flower as the concentrated coal, but wo much doubt it. The principal fault with our coal is that it combines with it elements deleterious to iron, whether in a state of fusion or merely subjected temporally to its heat-. . Stoves, for instance, which are constructed to burn coal only, will last a life-time or longer ; but burn antracite coal, and the parts warp and Oracle, and oxidize, until the stove, or that portion exposed to the direct action of the heat, must be renewed yearly, if not oftencr With the bituminous coal it is worse still. Tho grate, with a hot fire, yields and talis in pellicles, melted tiotn the mass, until, in a short time, tho most important portions ot the contnvencd are useless, To withstand the concentrated heat they must be made of extraordinary thickness. . . In reducing ores, also, nnd cspcoially in fusing iron, these components of coal are the causo of much trouble. They are loreign bodies, wine a have become incorporated with tho original vegetable mass, and bold, chemically or mcchani. cally suspended, sulphur, silicon, and other elements, which are' detrimental to the rhetal. 1 - There is no reason to believe that all varieties of coal have a common origin. They are vegetable masses, which mixed with inorganic particles, huvo undergone different degrees of mineralization, the more recent still retaining much of the volatile elements, the bituminous less, and the anthracite still less, until this will burn with but little flame and no smoke. Scientific American. BISMARCK AN1 NAPOLEOli." ' The telegraph announces, under date of the 11th inst., that Couut Bismarck has sent an energetic note to Paris, dc. manding of Napoleon his reason for pla cing the French army on a war footing. The same note declares that Prussia holds France responsible for tho conso quonccs of such a step, and asks the in. stant cessation or warlike preparations. As indications ot the temper and tone of Prussia, it is stated that the garrison of Bastadt, a fortified town near the Rhine, has been reinforced by two regi. ments, and that orders have been sent from Berlin to the principal railway sta tions in Wurtembdrg and Bnden to dis patch cars for the transportation of cav alry horscsand munitions of war towards that section of - Prussia which borders upon France. This looks like war, and the publio will uot be induced to believe the contrary, even by tho paoiGo and tranquilizing tone of the Monituur, tho official organ of Napoleon. This journal has more than once been used to blind the eyes of the people . and cover the real intentions of the Emperor until-the opportuue moment for action arrived, and it will bo so used again. Previous to the Crimean war, tho Munitcnr was paeifio,. and tho campaign of 1853-0 in Italy was heralded by no war blasts from the mouthpiece of the French Kui peror. There is, therefore, no reason for believing that Nupoloou means peaoa because his loading paper talks iu a oer. tain manner. .. .. But Bismark is fearful of tho Luxem bourg question, and presses its settlement at this time iu order, if possible, to effect a better1 bargain for Prussia. Tho aimy of Prussia is now in good condition. The triumphs ot the campaign against Austria .have filled with enthusiasm both officers and men, aud they are anxious to. obliterate the memory of Jena, and establish uualterably the frontier of Prussia where it was fixed by tho treaty of 1815. ' While this is the condition of Prussia, that of France is none the less, to bq commended from a war stand point. The army is largo aud well pro pared for immediate service, wliilo the compluiut of Bismarck shows that tke Emperor is still pressing on military orgauizatiou with a vieV oi placing ,tho nation upon a complete ..war footing. , This is tho 'preseut attituJo uf'l'ruuce and Prussia, and when it is rctiienhrcj that they are rivals for tho leadership in Central Europeand rifled by airbi tious men. the danger of a cjnfli.-t'is im, measurably increased.'' That l'rmsii distrusts Franco is evident from tho to tion of hor 1'iimo Miniver upon ti:e arming question, and that.Nujioleou id jealous of Prussia is nono tho les eer tain.' Unless these feelings are nllayeJ or removed, war is but a question" of time. It may bo io months, it may.iic occur for years, but it inuat come. RAIL-ROAD MEETING. A Rail Road meeting was held at St. Mary's by the citizens of Elk county. on the 15th instant, to- consider the im. portahco of. building a railroad from Buffalo to tho coal-fields of Elk coantv. to intersect fhe I. & E. II. R. at or near St. Mary s. ' Whereupon Dr. C. R. Earlf.V was chosen President, ond James Rlakoiy, Jq., lien. 11. T. McGill, lion, E. C . Schultzo and Gcorgo Wcis, Esq., Vico Presidents, and.. Major . H. Krctz apd Charles MpVcot.', Secretaries.. I On motion of Judgo. chuitze,' t)io chair appointed tho following gcnHcmpn a committee to draft resolutions expres sive of the sense of the meeting. Dr. W. J. I'.lakely, Louis Voluler, V. CSchullzc, Major C. II., yolk, '. Joseph Windfeldcr, Joseph, pattoti, Esq., and Dr. Thompson. .... j '.On, motion of Major Kretz, tho Hon . E. C. Schultzo was called upon to state tho. object of tho meotiDg, whibh be done in a masterly manner, fchowinj, conclusively that St. Mary's was.th. proper point to strike, to obtain tho greatest abundance of coal by the short, est distance, easiest grades and most eligible route. . , . ...... Dr. Earlcy, being then called upon, Bhowed by comparison and analogy that this point of intersection, above all oth. crs, seemed to meet tlio object desired Gcorgo Weis, Esq., being called upon,, responded in a few pertinent remarks, showing how enterprises Of this kind were commenced, as well as carriec1 through, of what vast importance to the publio generally, and stimulating the citizens to energy in tho work. At tho close of Mr. Weis' remarks, tho Committee on Resolutions made tin following report, which was'twicercax aud adopted : . : t : o - -; Wiikkeas, The Legislature of Pennsyl vania, at its lust session, lias organized flir Northern li. K. nnd Transportation Com pany, being a road extending from tin .Mate line m M Kcnn county,; to the lihco! the 1'. & K. Railroad, tho connection wrfli said P. & 13; Itoiad to lie at gomo point on the southern lino of Elk county ; and, ' ' AVhersas, AVe reoognize the great im portance of aftailroad connecting us with the city of Buffalo on Lake Erie, by Wliicl: import-ant benefits will accrue to us both ; to us, in the opening of .our immense an 1 inexhaustible coal Holds, and obtaining, a market for our product, and to them in ob taining an Unlimited amount- of fuel at a, cheaper rate than has heretofore been pos sible on account of the great distanoo ar.il cost of transportation ; and , , .-, . Whereas,. Several different ,rqutes .fvr the eaid route are under consideration et the present time, therefore 1 ' REsor.vni), Pjr us, the citizens of the bor ough of St. Mary's, in Elk county, in pub lic meeting assembled, That we do.mo-i heartily concur in the construction of t'i" Northern Railroad and Transportation C". REsmvEn, That we appreciate the grr.it. benefits which it, when constructed, w.IU confer, not only upon tho inhabitants''! this region, but upon those iu other per. tions of the country. ' . Resoiveo, That we will lend pur mo -i. hearty assistance, both moral nnd material, to aid nnd further the construction nv i completion of tho said road. Resolved, That we prefer, nnd do noli record our preference for, the route froj-t -Bishop's Summit to Miller's West Cre'j.K Summit, and that we cordially invite tip attention of those, immediately interest--! in the rond, to the superior advantages V fered by this ronte. Resolved, That'wc also invito their tention, ns well as the attention of the cPi zens of Northwestern New York, to tho im mense deposits of coul in 'this immpdi;-V' region, and on tho lino of the above me n Honed route, ns well as in the imuiedinto vicinity of'fhe terminus above mention 1 Resoived, That the proceedings of t'ii- meeting be published in the Ki.it AdvoCat k,. M'Keap 'Miner,- and Buffalo. Courier.. jiu ! Express,-also in the Rochester papers. , , Adjourned to moot, at tho call of tii. President. . C.'Ti. EARLEF, Prcs't. . Chas. M'Vean, bLCS- - 1 The proceedings gi ven above h have been published in last weck'rf pa per, and would" have. been' if they had reached us before Tnursday nood,' day Qti which we publish! . . ' We are glad to boo thut tho people f this region arc at last waking -up to t.1n importance of having a railroad to H if. falo. I3y reference to tho map the.ri i der will discover that tho distance fr -in St. Mary's by the proponed route is i.mi ly about 150 miles whereas, the cis tance from St: Mary's to Erie is miles, with gradients on ijfi miles ofl'iN road exceeding l'Ji) feet to tho milo, t,W diatavico from Erie to Buffalo is, v.v think, about DO miles. It will thus be seen that the new routo saves at lii -: niiles in distance, and the gradio'-.'.i arc said not to exceed (50 foet to t:i" mile. It is not necessary for us to rcc- :r to tho U'lvaiilugi's this- road would bri.u' to our doors. V.'hyio hundreds of tens of coai only tiro now mined and ahipjK J, thero would then be thousauds. Our peiiplo c runt get top, much, in earnest with regard to tliiu great enturr prise. Let tho ru.i l bo built at orc--. Of course it will rrquiru a large amount of capital, hut they arc not expected tn furuish. 'more th.iu their share;. Tli'! city of Buffalo is wealthy, she needs ot: ooul, and ahe will not object to pay her sharo when shu sees that our peiiplo it willin to w to work 'in 'vrnest t - rich tlictubelves. M,
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