The Clifton Clarion, 1885-09-02

The Keal "Fipst Kailway fi! America." In the course of a paper read before the Franklin Institute at St. Louis, bearing the title "Trans "Transportation - portation "Transportation Facilities of the Past and Present," Mr. Barnet Le Van corrects the commonly received statement that the Granite Bail Bail-road, - road, Bail-road, built at Quincy, Mass., in 1827, by Gridley Bryant, for the -nsnort-)tinn of stone to the Bunker Hill monument froni tHer oranito quarries of Qnincy, was' the first railroad built in the Uni United - ted United States. On this point he pre presents - sents presents some very interesting testi testi-many - many testi-many to prove that, far from being the first, the Granite railroad was really only the fourth in order of precedence in the United States: "Railroads," he sayji "were first introduced in Pennsylvania; Id September, 1S09, the first experi experimental - mental experimental track in the United Stated ' was laid out by John Thompson (the father of George Edgar Thompson, who was afterward the' resident of the Pennsylvania railroad company) civil engineer of Delaware county, Pa., and con constructed - structed constructed "under hi3 direction by Somerviile, a Scotch millwright," for Thomas Lei per, of Philadel Philadelphia. - phia. Philadelphia. It was ISO feet in length; and graded 1J id the yard. TEe gauge was 4 feet and the sleepers 8 feet apart. The experiment witH a loaded car was so successful that Leippr in the same year caused the first practical railroad in the" United States to .be constructed for the transportation of stone from his quarries on Crutn creek to his landing on Ridley -creek, in' Delaware county; Pa.,' a distanoe of about one mile. It continued in use for 19 years. Some of the original foundations, consisting of rock in which holes were drilled and afterward plugged with wood to receive the spikes for holding the sleepers in place, may be seen to this dav."

aegardins Pre-Emptioa Eutrles. The General Land Office has re received - ceived received information that Judge Deady, of the Oregon Circuit 3ourt has decided' that pre emp emption - tion emption entries can only be cancelled 'iy proceedings in the courts. It has been the practice of the Land Office to cancel pre-emptions upon sufficient proof of non-compliance with the law or want of good faith on tlie part of the pre-emptor. Acting Commissioner Walker has1 officially stated that the practice and view of the law followed and entertained in the General Land Office will not bo changed before the Supremo Court of the United States shall have had an opportu opportunity - nity opportunity of passing upon the points raised by Judge Deady: An old man, living near Frank Frankfort, - fort, Frankfort, Ky., who was known to have" money on his person, was recently attacked by four unknown men,' whose purpose was robbery. A young son of the old man came to his assistance while he tfas in the' hands of the robbers, and with a pistol shot and killed two of the men and fatally wounded another." One man escaped. The newspaper in a mining' camp may have only a small cir cir-culatiotij - culatiotij cir-culatiotij but its influence does not end with its subscribers. Articles' from its columns are copied by the" leading papers of the coast, and by this means the advantages of camp and district it represents are brought to the notice of thousands. A due appreciation of these facts would result in a more apprecia appreciable - ble appreciable patronage of the newspaper by miners and prospectors, Rec Record. - ord. Record. The longest respite on record has been granted by the Governor of Delaware, in the Case of Lewis F. List, who was sontencod to' death for a murder committed in 'Wilmington. The law prohibits the Governor from commuting a death sentence, so he overcame the legal prohibition by respiting List

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THURSDAY, There is more joy in tbe edito editorial - rial editorial sancturo over one subscriber who pays for his paper one year iu advance, than ever ninety and nine who order their paper stop stopped - ped stopped while in arrears. An exchange says: A few years ago wo had a "hell." Then tho New Testament rovisors came along and called it "hades." Now tho Old Testament revisors rise up and call the bad place "sheol." If about ono more lot had a crack at it, they would call it a "skating rink." There is some discontent among Southern Democrats with Indian Commissioner Atkins for putting his son, his nephew and other members of his family into the easy clerkships in his bureau. The feeling is that Atkins has mis misunderstood - understood misunderstood his appointment to mean the whole family.

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