Show NARROW eor FOB RAILROADS THE completion of the railroad acro aero across 9 the continent and the construction of the utah central has haa brought the question of railroad building prominently before the people and an interest is now felt in the subject by all classes that never was entertain entertained eil eci before the fa cikity with which passengers and freight can be transported from one point to another along the line of the utah central is a pleasing change from the old method of traveling and freighting and causes those living in other parts to wish that the same convenience existed where they live this thia was fully illustrated at the late con conference re ference rence yence the people of box elder weber morgan and davis counties were able to come ai al a moderate expense eapen ae from their homes and with the loss of but very little time to attend the conference they were able also with equal facil facility lcy icy to return when it was ended no trouble with or cafe caie care of teams to attract their attention or to disturb their worship no fear of bad roads or foul weather featner we atner but they were able to abandon selves to the enjoyment of the occasion nearly ihnot if not quite as much as if they lived in the city the people of cache and summit counties though not living on the line of railroad were able also by traveling a comparatively short distance to avail themselves of its advantages how different this to the labor which we uie people in other portions of tl e territory had to perform to reach here on we toe same occasion I 1 they had a blow alow toilsome journey to perform which wal wahl hardfort hard hara fon ton for tor them and for their teams and when wh gru eri they reached here and visited the U 0 B R B R depot and saw the trains coming aud going bringing and carrying ng away those who lived near the liue ille in so brief a space of time to and from their homes they could not repress the wish that they too in their section might soon be equally favored we have begun to experience the benefits of railway communication and to sati satisfy i s the wishes of the people it must be extended until every section of the territory shall share in its ita advantages the only cause of delay in bringing brinling about this consummation will be the lack of money with which to purchase the needed materials for in building 9 railroads as in everything else that we do wisdom dictates that wo we pay as we go there is a kind of railroad in wales which has attracted the favorable notice of engineers throughout europe and is nw claiming attention in this country which if suited to our country and wants could be built at far less expense P ense than those in common use me throughout the republic it is called the Port madoc madoe and railway and is built on a guage of only twenty four inches this road has fulfilled all the requirements of a railway in the sections through which it runs and is paying a larger dividend on its capi capital tal tai stock than any other railway line in the world the cause of this is apparent upon a little reflection the dirst first investment in a broad guage railroad is very considerable its grading ties locomotives etc and the expense of keeping it up is proportionately great such a line must do a ver very y heavy business to pay a moderate interest ou the money invested and in a sparsely settled region where the traffic trainees Is limited such a line of railroad will not pay a dividend or at best a very small one but the theory now entertained by scientific and practical engi engineers aers aa based sed on th the working of this welsh V h railroad i 0 d is that for roads designed for a limited traffic and in the construction of which it is necessary to observe a close economy the narrow guage possesses many advantages over the broad by those interested I 1 iud ift Q ohp the construction aud and operation of bmw line in question it is claimed tha thata ca guage 0 of two feet wim wlm siu sis ili in ches chea can call be inae made quite as reflective as one of four feet eight and a hair half in the canadian dominion they are building these narrow guage roads from toronto and other business centres bentres to the lumber regions of the back country these roads are being built on a plan similar to that adopted by the engineers of the Festi road and the estimated total cost of construction and equipment is per mile these roads are regarded with very general favor it being believed if they can command sufficient traffic to employ them to the minimum of carrying capacity they will y leid beld a larger per of brodt on the capital invested in them than any roads now operating in the dominion it strikes ua us that roads of this kind would answer admira admirably bik blk in this territory the construction of costly roads would not be warranted by the iod lod local al traffic which now exists or which they would develop in roads of this description crip tion many expensive details which are axe indispensable to safety on roads of a broader guage and greater capa capacity eity elty mg might ht be omitted without danger besides the curves might be shorter and the gradients steeper than on roads of 01 the tho ordinary guage if it we could have a railroad that would n net c t cost half as much as the one in general use through outtie country that could be kept in operation and in repair at a comparatively small cost add and that would meet the wants of the region through which it passed it would be a great desideratum and such asaad this narrow guage appears to be the rho following description odthe of the locomotive little ittle ittie lttie wonder which is in use on the Port madoc railway is taken from the he lundon times the locomotive weigh but five tons its structure is peculiar the parts in immediate relation with the wheels to drive them being arranged between the same samp the arthe little dittle wonder is an eight wheeled double bogie engine of four cylinders 83 16 inches in diameter with a stroke of 13 inches the diameter of its wheel is 2 feet 4 inches its average steam pres pressure lure jurO is lbs IDS its weight is igi 19 tons its total length is 27 feet its total wheelbase wheel base is 19 feet and the wheelbase wheel base of each bogie which practically has alone to be considered is 5 feet this engine was girst first of all made mado to carry from Port rort madoc madoe to Festi a train made up of 90 00 slate wagons weighing 57 tons 71 casenger pa carriages and vans weighing 13 tons and 1 27 17 passengers weighing 4 tons in all ali 75 tons add to this its ita own weight and ana we have a total load loaa of 94 tons the weight it will be seen was considerable if we take into account the size of we the engine the narrowness of the guage the steepness of the gradients and the sharpness and multitude of the curves but the chief point of interest in this experiment had reference to the length of the train which was feet nearly the sixth part of a mile A train of such length on such a line had often to run ran upon two or three reverse curves carves some of them with a radius a as short as one and three quarter chains and it so curled and doubled upon itself as it wound among the welch hills that the passengers in the front carriages I 1 while 1 sitting I in their seats could make signals to the hindmost ones the engine bein being t in full gear took this very long train up the hills hill sandin and ana in andrut and out among the curves at an average speed of 14 miles an hour and at a maximum speed of miles let us here add by way of parenthesis in order not to refer to to it again that some days afterward a similar train of emliy empty and seven loaded wagons weighing in all tons and measuring in length 1323 fiet feet that is a quarter of a mile a train so long iong in fact that there were parts parta of the road on which it had to run on no fewer than fave five reverse curves was by the same up the hills at an average speed of 12 1212 1 2 29 miles and a maximum of 16 1612 12 1 2 now what was the result observed in wriggling along these curves it was gene gone generally rally nally observed that even on curves cf at one ono e and three quarters chains radius and at maximum speed there was very little perceptible oscillation or moy movement ement on the engine or in the carriages and byno by no means such as is felt on comparatively easy curves on ordinary railways nor must this re inar ar kable kabie point be forgotten a fact almost incredible but yet certified by com competent competed t witnesses that the oscillation diminished ad ass the speed increased the speed let it bo be added a is naturally less on a narrow gauge than on a broad one captain tyler the government inspector of railways was at first so doubtful of the safety of a high speed on a railway of such narrow gauge and such wild curves 33 as as 33 that at festl Festi that he insisted on limiting the company to a maximum speed of twelve miles an hour since then however his doubts have been so completely dispersed that he has removed all restriction as to the rate of speed and as a matter of fact the little wonder when necessary works up to thirty five miles an hour tue TUB verdict of the jury in the trial of mcfarland created immense excitement in court As the jury appeared reappeared re and took their seata seato the silence of death prevailed the prisoner turned pale as a sheet and ad as he stood up uy to face the jury juryj he trembled violently and aull clutched the railing beside him Is the prisoner oner at the bar guilty or not guilty was the question to the foreman not guilty was the answer the scene seene beggars description the whole audience j jumped um ped to their feet and cheered as though determined to shalle shake the house to its foundations even the court off omm meers officers joined in the cheering men and women sprang over the seats and struggled for the privilege of shaking mcfarland by the hand band ladies divided their attention between the liberated man and his counsel counrel who whom M they lavished with thanks mcfarland was ery much affected and little percy in his hia joy jumped ped upon a chir chair and waving a handkerchief lent his nils voice to the cheering the prospect is that thee there will be a sharp fight among the newspapers upon this tuis mcfarland case the new york tribune bas baa said very little upon the subject but has now common commenced eed ced to ventilate the question in defence of richardson and his widow the latter appears in that paper in a lengthy statement in which she gives her torsion of tier her own and mcfarlands McF me fan far arlands lands married life which shows him up as a brutal and a it vile man and b herself as a 1 fl ding but deceived and dreadfully abused wife AT a meeting of the national womans comans Wo mans suf suffrage frage association held in new york on the loth rist dinst list mrs stanton spoke on the question of suffrage and contended as we learn from the new york derald herald that women did wane want to vote for myself she said 1 I am determined never to go to the kingdom ot of heaven disenfranchised on the next day the same lady proposed the following resolution which was adopted resolved I 1 halate late trial and decision of mcfarland like ilke that of coles and sickles is a virtual declaration that man may hold property in woman 11 creating a public sentiment that is in its working g a practical fugitive slave law for woman saying no friendly hands shall dare at the risk of life or reputation to feed shelter of or clothe the unhappy wives of deprave d men under any circumstances whatever 11 mrs adele hazlett of michigan also made remarks to the association atlon she said women were just as patriotic as men sue sae pleaded the universality of the rights of human nature at present marriage was the oni only Y boon off offered erld to woman but they ha had haa d not t the r right ight to choose their own husbands they ought mohave to have it husbands would bo be thunderstruck if they knew how few of their wives married them through genuine affection men called them deceitful that might not bo denied donled but it was their fault she thought that women should be self sustaining men argued that it women obtained the ballot they would become too masculine the difficulty was they were too masculine being the mere reflection and delusion of mens ideas prejudices and vices aa mrs E A lane a rather handsome woman of about thirty was in washington city lat lait week getting what encouragement coura gement nent neut she could towards starting a weekly paper in the interests of the working women it is to oppose woman suffrage and the numerous isms iams connected therewith senators Be natora and members of congress were giving liberally and it is s baid said a id that she would probably I 1 y go 90 away with a substantial proof of the opposition of congressmen to woman suffrage F from rom the mexico correspondence of th the e new now york herald we learn that the rumor that the mormons cormons Mor mons intend to take possession of sonora or chihuahua has made a good deal of stir among reading circles in mexico exico bl they think if the mormons cormons Mor mons should go there that mexico would lose the control of any territory they might choose to settle upon |