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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
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'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
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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.
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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.
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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
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. 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
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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
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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
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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,