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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-10
DIR. T. Clay Maddux Killed
AT THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY POLLS
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

AT THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY POLLS
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
DR.. Il. Clay MadduX, q well-known poll.
tician and physician OF this city, was shot
and almost instantly killed yesterday al
Odenton, Anne Arundel county. Accord
ing to a dispatch received last night the
shooting occurred at the Fourth district
polls at the point named, and originated
i'm one of the residents of the county being
refused entrance to see the counting OF
the ballots by DR.. MadduX, who stood al
the door Of the pollng-room. Pistols were
drawn and some dozen shots fired, one OF
which struck DR.. Maddux in the back. lie
made motion as ii to speak, but could not
be understood, and expired before he could
be taken into the house. 1t was under
stood here in the city last night that DR..
MadduX took down some twenty men from
Baltimore TO assist in the county election,
one of the candidates being an intimate
friend of his. An inquest will be held to-
day.
SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.
DR.. Thomas Clay Maddux was born in
Fauquier county, Va, February 10, 1886,
being the seventh son and twelfth child OF
Thomas l.. MadduX, n wealthy farmer and
native OF the same county, who was q
lineal descendant OF Sir William MadduX,
of Seven-Oak Manor, England. He grad
uated at the Alexandria Academy with dis
tinction in 1851, matriculated at Winches-
ter Medical College i'm 1857, and took his
degree rs Doctor OF Medicine two years
afterwards. While pursuing his studies
he had a rencontre with Major Henry T..
Dixon, Of the United States army, when
shots were exchanged, Maddux receiving
bullet through his neck and lungs, which
occasioned a paralysis from which lie did
not recover for many months. After gradua-
ting in medicine he practiced his profession
about two years at White Hall, near VIM
chester, and in Richmond, with consider
able success. AT the breaking out OF the
war he went to South Carolina, where he
was appointed a surgeon in the southern
army, and performed his first service at
Fort Sumter. He afterwards returned TO
Virginia, where he served in the Confede-
rate volunteer army as surgeon to the end
OF the war, having been present at the bat
ties OF Bull Run, Seven Pines, and the
seven days battles OF the Chickahominy.
When the war was ended he resumed the
practice Of his profession in Richmond,
pursuing it until the autumn Of 1867, when
he removed 10 Baltimore.
DR.. MadduX was twice married-his first
wife being Miss Hill, sister Of DR.. AleXan-
der Hill, Of this city, by whom he leaves
one grown daughter. His second wife was
a Miss Isabel Belts, Of Virginia, to whom
he was married in May, 1880, and by whom
he also leaves one child eight months old.
Baltimore american, 9th.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-10
MILITARY NOTICES.

RICHMOND, VA, November 10, 1881.
HOWITZERS, ATTENTION.-A,ik
IL Assemble NJ your Armory TONIGHT w.
Thursday at O'Clock sharp, In full-drcss IrtShN
uniform, with rcd caps and sidc-arms. to sss-zsSa
an Invitation from the committee. by command
of +. J. BOsuER, Captain. Il. LORRAINE,
no IO-It First Sergeant.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-10

Having sold my entire interest and goodwill I'm
lie late concern Of SMITH RADY TO my former
partner. GEORGE a. SMITH. take pleasure in
recommending him u my friends and former
nltrons and hereby tender them my thanks for
the patronage heretofore bestowed on The lrm.
CHARLES l.. RADY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-10

OUR STOCK OF SILK GOODS is BY FAR THE
LARGEST IN THIS STATE, AND AMONG
THEM HUNDREDS OF SURPRISING
BARGAINS THAT WANT OF SPACE
DOES NOT PERMIT Us TO
ENUNERATE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-10

Having bought the interest and goodwill Of
CHARLES T.. RADY In the nrm Of SMITH &
RADY, the RAILWAY. MACHINIsTo'-, AND
NINFRS'-S L PPLY BUSINESS viii be continued
By George A. smith - general partner and Il. VIII
liam PcinbertOn Is special, under the hrm-name Of
GEORGE 4. SMITH & co. With increased
facilities and capital, we ask continuance Of the
patronage so literally extended 10 the late tirm.
no 5-eOdGt GEORGE A SMITH co.
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SPECIALTIES:

desirable shades, st &c. yard;
10 pieces WHITE and CREAM sATINs at Toe,
our general sl.25 quality;
pieces PoNsoN's BLACK SILKS Equality B)
at 75c., our lowest general price being sl.25;
pieces BoNNET's sAT1N-FINIsH at s1.s5,
the lowest value being s2.75.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-10

r5IMMENsE ATTRACTIONS

THE SPIRIT OF IMPROVEMENT
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-10

n5- SPECIAL ATTRACTION FOR
FAIR WEEK.
GRAND EXHIBITION

HANDSOME AND STYLISH GOODS
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NOTICE OF LIMITED CO-PART-


patronage so literally extended 10 the late firm.
no 5-eodGt GEORGE A SMITH & co.
NOTICE OF LIMITED CO-PART-
~ NERSHIP.-The undersigned hereby give
notice that they have this day entered into lin
W MI E ss' GROCERY kSD C0MmisSi8S
BUSINESS ia the state Of Virginia, under the
provisions Of the Code Of Virginia, chapter l42,
upon Tie ten set out In the certificate OF said CO.
partnership, duly made aud recorded IN the clerks
Office Of tile Chancery Court Of the city Of Rich
mOnd pursuant 70 law-t0 Wit:
LIST. The said partnership II 10 be conducted UNI
der The lrm-naine and style Of :. BLANCHARD.
I'd The general nature OF the business 10 I've
transacted Is WHOLESALE GROCERY AND
COMMISSION BUSINESS.
Sd. The principal place Of business Is the city Of
Richmond, Virginia.
4th. The general partner IS S. BLANCHARD. re-
Siding in said city OF Richmond, and the special
partner Is :. G. BLANCHARD, residing In the city
Of Boston, Massachusetts,.
9th. The said sylyanus G. blanchard, AS such spc-
ciel partner, has contributed one hundred thousand
dollars In cash 10 the common stock OF said firm.
9th. The said partnership Is " commence imms-
diately al aud after the making and recording OF
thiscertihcte above stated, and Is 10 terminate
on the LIST day of January, 1886.
Witness the following signatures aud seals, 18th
:. G. BLANCHARD, [Seall
5. BLANCHARD. lseail
State Of Virginia., CITY Of Richmond, to sn.
l. William T. Allen, notary public In and for the
city OF Richmond, IN the State OF Virginia, do
hereby certify that Tie aDove-named 5. blanchard
me general partner OF me nrn q ;. Blanchard
before me in said city and made oath that the sum
OF money specified therein % have been contri-
butcd 10 the special partner therein named % the
common stock-to Wit, the sum Of one hundred
thousand doiiars-by said :. c. Blanchard, Of bOs-
ton, Massachusetts, has been 80 contributed and
Given under my hand and seal this Iss day Of
no 5-Thot Notary Public.
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JULIUS MEYER & SONS,
col AND COS BRoAD STREET.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
.Marder in Branc!,yilie.

BRANcuv1LLE, S. G., Mar. 81 -One
OF the most Outrageous crimes of the
many terrible ones which have been
perpetrated in South Carolina, was
committed at this place Tuesday by a
white man named Martin Thomas. 1t
seems that Thomas went home beastly
drunk about s o'clock on the night III
question, and, imagining that his in
offensive wife had done him some in
Jury, took down his shot gun and dis
charged load of slot into her body,
killing her instantly.
From the faci that some Of the shot
were found in the door shutter, it is
supposed that he was out in the yard
and she atsniing inside the door. AT
ter the shooting, Thomas mounted his
horse. taking his gun and dogs with
him, disappeared and he's not been
seen since. The last seen OF him, he
was going in the direction OF the Port
Royal Railroad.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
--s-~<->Is.-
Cincinnati and Charleston.

Ever since the sale of the Atlantic,
Mississippi aud oLiO Railroad, few
weeks since, there has been something
OF disposition in come quarters to
doubt the completion Of the Louis
vile aud Knoxville Railroad connec-
tion by way Of Careyville. A fear
was also expressed by some that the
route would be branclled Off at some
point and proceed TO Bristol, leaving
Knoxville ont in The cold. All these
fears and fight wrrr~entef'
tanned in The face Of the stern facts
that both the Louisville and Nash
vile and Knoxville and Ohio Rail,
road Companies are bound in solemn
contract 10 complete the work tc
CafeyviIlc, and that three separate
and distinct parties Of survey have
been constantly at work locating the
line all the while.
The advertisements published call
lor bids for the construction OF the
entire ungrA.led portion Of The pro
posed line, from Careyville to the
Kentucky Slate line, which is twenty
seven miles, crossing the entire range
of the Cumberland Mountain. The
advertisement also includes bids foi
the crossties for twelve miles from
Careyvilc to Elk Gap. But this il
not I'LL. The action is simultaneous
Col. C. M. McGhe1, president Of thu
Knoxville and Ohio Road, received
in formation by telegraph yesterday
that the Louisville papers of thl
morning will contain the advertise
ment for bids on the Kentucky por
ton OF the proposed connection lroa
tue State line northward: Thus th'
bids on the entire line are to be clos
el at noon, April Is, 1881, aud eve
rythins is expected to be in realines:
for the work to begin at an early da.
thereafter, giving the contractors th
advantage Of the entire simmer 70
the worh.
In the same connection Major Nc
CIlla, constructing engineer for tn
East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia Railroad, alvcrtises for bids 70
building four and hllf miles of roa'
and constructing two importan
bridges over the French Broad, o
the line Of the company's North Cal
olina extension, from Wolf Greek t
Paint Rock. This forms another ouI
let Of vital Importance to Esst Ter
nessce, Knoxville included.-Kno1
rilEc Chronicle, Mcu'ch %.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
Langley.

!. One Of the neatest places in the
South is the village Of Langley, S. G.
There is a general air Of comfort aud
cleanliness about it that impresses
the visitor favorably. The church
which has been built by the company
is a picturesque structure. At the
meeting of The Directors OF the Fac
tory, yesterday, fifty dollars were ap-
propriated ior each of the religious
denominations .holdingservices in the
village, and two hundred dollars for
the school. The general impression
is that corporations have no soul, but
The action Of the Langley Directors
not only on this button many prev:-
Gus occasions, demonstrates that this
impression is not correct ,'tg"sta
Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07

California is rapidly coming to the
front as a wine, producing State. Ac-
corling to the estimate of the State
Vlnicultural Commissioners, the vim
tage for 1880 Was over ten and a half
million gallons. Of this 9, 100000
gallons were dry wines, 100000 sweet
wines and 100000 brandy. 1nclud-
ing grape and raisin sales, the grape
culture of the State during the past
year is believed to have yielded about
So, 100000. Twenty years ago any
one who had predicted that We should
within that psriod enter into serioue
competition with France as produc.
er of wines, would have been laughed
at as mere enthusiast; yet such il
the fact. The ravages of 4phylloxers
in French vineyards have so reduced
the yield as to cause the importation
of American wines into France; ant
doubtless a large proportion Of. th'
wines and brandies consumed in thii
country under the impression tina
they are genuine French" were pro
duced in the United States, shipped
t, France, and after being doctoret
there, shipped back again to us wit
the proper labels, &C., as reliabl
foreign article.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
Curry, The Texan Desperate,
Killed.

PHILADELPHIA, March 30.-United
States Marshal Keins received infor-
nation this afternoon from Los Vega,
New Mexico, to the effect that James
Curry, tie murderer of Porter, the
actor, was shot and killed at that
place on the 9th Of March. Curry,
it appears, was on q drunken spree
and threatened 10 kill several people.
Among the persons threatened was
the bartender of the saloon, wholn
self.defense shot the Texan murder
er. The ball entered his forehead
and came out at the back Of his head.
A party Of railroad hands, friends of
the dead man, attempted to lynch the
bartender, but the Sheriff succeeded
in getting him to jill. A Coroner $
inquest was held and the jury at once
returned a verdict Of shooting In
self-defense. The assailant was held,
as further trouble was expected.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
The Next House Of Representa-
tiVeS.

The number of members of the
State House Of Representatives is
fixed at l24. Changes in population
as shown by census returns must
therefore affect only the division of
representation among the counties
The large increase in our population
makes an increase Of the number re-
quired for represen:etiyetnecessary
underthe new apportionment.
Our total population is 9e5 .62s2I,
into which a division Of l24, the nurc
Der of reprea entatives, Civ 1929 as
the numerical basis of representation.
In other words each 1929 Of people
are entitled to one representative in
the lower house of the general assem-
bly,. Under this rule the new appor-
tionment under the last census will
be, as compared with the present one: ::
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
What is kihiliSRl.

Michael Rukunin, who has been
called the father of Nihilism, said in
speech at Geneva in 1868: 1.-The
FIRST duty Of mankind is to ohliterate
from the heart any belief in God, who
is but the personiG cation Of absolute
tyranny invented with The idea that
nine-tenths Of the world should be
subject to the remaining tenth. Tear
ont Of your hearts the belief in the
existence Of God, for as long as an
a ON OF that superstition remains you
will never know what freedom is
The second lie is right. Might" in.
vented the fiction of Fright" in or.
der to insure her reign. When you
have freed your mind from, the feal
Of God, and that childish respect fol
the fiction Of Right, then all the re-
naming chains which bind you, ant
are called science, civilization, prop
erty, marriage, morality and justice
will snap asunder like threads; lie
your own happiness be your onl,
law That is Nillilism. Is it pre-
fcrable to despoiism?-A Atlaa'ta Post
Appeal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07

Under an exact distribution the
counties Of Union, Barnwell, Horny,
York, Charleston, Beaufort, P..ckens,
EdgeGeld, Kershaw, Greenville, Lau-
reus, Sumter, Marlboro, Richland
and Colleton (thosc in SMALL cAps)
have each one less than the above.
They, have, however, after the divi,
sion Of their total population by s,O29,
the numerical basis Of representation,
the fifteen highest rcmainders, wEich
entltles them to the fifteen odd mem
bers not apportioned under the first
division. The highest remainder
among these is that of Union which
is S,o23, or only 6 less than what
would have entitled her to another
representative on tie first count
From that number the remainders de-
crease in the order as given above
to Colleton which had only a, ,274 more
people than what entities her to a
representatives on the first count
Greenvilles remainder was 5.37S.
1t will be seen that Aiken loses
one, Beaufort gains one, Charleston
loses four, EdgeGeld gains one, Green.
Vile gains one, Hampton loses one
Laurers gains orc, Richland loses one
and Marlboro, Spartanburg and Sum
ter gain one each.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
The Danger Aheads

4 -. .,- -. - Il
There i is a possible railroad cembi-
nation which if made, will be apt to g.
put a lasting qnietus on all hopes Of d.
Port Royal as a. commercial cen
tire. The present situationsis easily
explained. The Georgia Central RAJ g I
road has one line from Atlan.ss to-
Savannah, and another from sayan-
nah to Augusta. The Georgia aasl5s.. + 3. 3.
runs from Atlanta to Augussa.sHThe
Georgia Central proposes to- lease the
Georgia road fcr ninety-nine years,
and guarantee an annual dividend OF
| 8 per cent.to the stockho!d !dsrs OF the
Georgia. The evident purpose OF
the Central is to- obtain control .of
the through western traffic at Attain
| ia, and prevent the Louisville and
Nashville, and the Cincinnati soutLs
ern Railroads from getting their
freights to the sea coast, except oyer
| its roads and at its own rates. II it
were that the freights were to be dl-
vided as BEFORE and Charleston, aSa-
yannah and Port Royal would each
get its share, there would be no cause
] of alarm but it is not reasonable to
suppose that taroad owned in sayan-
| nah and which hasealRays been run
i'm its interests, would be so.generous
/ as to send over othefroads the freight
they could handle themselves. L is
tfuesthat at present the reads a d are
glutted with freights, butsit is a DIT.
6culty easily overcome With capital.
With such combinati n, Augusta
would be away station, and Port
Royal would be like. the isan dog, 70
which an occasional piece.ofs. bad
meat is thiror II. What Charleston
would suffer, we cannot say, as Is, her
business men do not aeem to be Wors
rried, but it strikes, US that they can
IillafEordsto lose the q heavy cotton
shipments which come through Au,
gusta part # not N all q 5 which hliEsIlslIes she
certainlyiwiH hose in the-ieVenti oftha
combination. The Augusta papers
are thoroughly aroused, and well
may they be; A powerful eorpora-
tioa has, its, iron hand upon her
throat, andswill throttle her, unless
she makes the most strenuous resist
ance. le What has been a a city ;itt5y WILDE
turned intoaa depot tor Savannah.
The only hope for Augusta, in case
OF the combination, is the Augusta
g. Knoxville Road, but if the Gen.
tral is allowed to engulf the Geor-
gia, the A. & K. will be but small
pill T'i4 SAIL that tho l,--s q Gs,nss = y.
ia forblds any sucn conl 9lL;s-i'.;;
we hope 30, for the we'll being of Au-
gusta, and we are selfish enous b
above all to hope it for the future
nreatneas of Port ROYAL.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07

Six years ago M. Alex. Mcclure
bought the almost delunct Philadel-
phia. Age, and converted it into an
independent wo-cent daily, the Times.
He states that within three months
the paper began to pay, and ever since
has yielded six per cent: to its stock.
holders. 1t has paid of real estate
mortgage of 100000. and accurau.
lated reserve fund Of $lo0,Ooo--alI
this in addition to the Dividends
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07
From tile Columbia Register. =
A WOman'S Anti-LiquOr License
State Convention.
Qui CNstodics Custodian /!

!
DeGr Wouaeaa:: I rise above party
politics to the broad plane. of nloraaty,
where every distinction ia eradicated
and every condition can stand. de-
sire to say a word to you upon the
broad question of morality, which is
the cause of your virtuous souls.
To you is not the power to vote,
but with you rests the veto.
You are striving to oyermatch a
great foe. Success to your efforts de-
pends upon where you aim your blows
In gauging your attack two prlncl-
pies must be observed, viz: Ain at
the stronghold Of the enemy, and q
The most vulnerable and effective pos-
ton Of that fortress.
The barracks Of the liquor traffic
are so constructed that they cannot
be successfully stormed. They must
be undermined and blown up. sssou
must strike the evil at the root snd
lie. the trunk and branches perish
from the necessities Of the case. You
have tried your indirect attacks in
various temperance organizations.
You have stormed the Legislature
with tear. soiled petitions, but, unfor-
tunately for you, like the manawho
was indicted for ham stealing, "elev-
ing Of dem dar jurymen's had -sofne-
dem hams B
You have carrie your attention 10
the proper place-the law.maing
chamber-but the jury has been pack
ed against you. You must pack your
Jury. Your heart has been more
faithful than your sons, and how
much soever you may desire such a
thing, the day is not breaking when
my sex will voluntarily place.sa pro-
hibition ticket in The political field. :
To you, then, the cause Of morality
and your homes plead, and I am heEe
to point out the remedy.
If it is right for you to form your
selves into temperance organizations
and others, if it is right for you to
invade bar rooms, it is night for you
to give political significance to your
opposition to the destroyer Of your
homes and your loved one. Then
let the patriotic and chivalric woltS
whom, it is said, led the spirit and
won for the Democracy the victory of
1876, meet in solemn convention in
1852, nominate State ticket OF anti
liqYor license standard: bearers, .aise
funds tor them, and solicit them to
canvass the State for the happiness OF
their homes and the causeof morality.
Let the@: do 50 in every County. Let
those who redeemed the State in 1876
redeem morality in 1882. Nominate
your men and elect them. Let home
and its loving fireside be your hust'
ings, your family your audience, and
morality your platform This may
Interfere with the political plans Of
others, but those plans are antagonist
ic to your happiness and the neral
welfare of those around you. Self
preservation is the first law Of ma
ture, and home tile fort Of a woman 3
power.
If you will nominate set Of good
men for Stale and County offices, and
get them to take The field for you,
and prepare voters for them at your
homes, you will succeed. Now is
your time to rise and give the dragon
hon1e thrusts.
May this thought engage your serl-
Gus attention Is the hope Of your we'll
wisher: JOHN L. HOBBS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07

A letter was mailed in Now Orleans, 6
few days ago, thus addressed:
"Swift as the train pursue your way;
Stop not for flag or banner,
Until yoa reach Miss Sophie May,
In Clinton, Louisiana"
This sweet missivo was miscarricd
but the Postmaster at Port Hudson sc
it right and wrote omit:
$50 OH go on! You must not stay,
Since mail facilities are great;
But when you reach Miss Sophie May,
QUILL only be five days late"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-04-07


In PROBATE Court.
DYL P. COvAR, Esquire, Probate
Where's, VIM. II. QUITS hath made
suit to me, to grant him Letters of Ad-
ninistration of the Estate and effects
of Daniel QUITS, sen'r., decd,
These are therefore to cite and adnon.
ish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Daniel QUITS, sr., de-
ceased, that they be and appear, before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Edgefield G. H., on the 18th day OF
April, 4. d. 1851, after publication here
of, at II o'clock, y. NJ, to shew cause. il
any they have, why the said Admins
tration should not beNgranted. Given
under my hand, this 20th day OF Mar, A.
d. 1881.
Mar. %. 1881. 2t17