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The Labor enquirer., 1883-08-04

The tanners in some portions of Maine
are on strike, and the bark peelerS are
expected to join. Cause, failure to get
their pay.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
Brief News Items.

The news has been reported at Titus
vile, Pa, that thirty oll-wells in the Ale
gheny field have stopped flowing.
j. +. Tower. OF Hampstead, l.. L., has
sued August Belmont for $1,000 damages
for an assault upon him at the railroad
depot in July last. He is also plaintiff IN
a second suit for $4,000 damages to his son
by being Knocked down by one of Mr..
Belmont's horses.
Michael Koppenheffer, Of Dauphin coun-
ty, Pa, who is eighty-sevcn years Of age,
not being DESTROYS OF ending his days in
the poor-hOuse, has cited his five sons to
appear before the court and show cause
why they should not pay proper sum for
mis- maintenance.
Orphan Agricultural Colleges are about
to be established in Algeria. to relieve the
Overlooking institutions OF Paris, and to
give the children practical education
which will fit them for the designs France
has in view concerning prospective colo
mics.
The Commissioner of Pensions. says "A
Washington telegram, has discovered
irregularities in the practice OF Belya a.
Lockwood, the female lawyer. who has a
large number OF cases pending before the
Pension Bureau, and il is understood that
the question of sIIspending her from prac-
ticing before the Bureau is now being con-
sidered by the Commissioner and the Sec
rotary OF the Interior.
It's authoritatiyely announced that ID. W.
Bushyhead, chief OF the Cherokee Indians,
will be married on about the lst proXimO
to Miss Eloise Butler, OF Talequah, Indian
Territory. The lady is as richly lowered
intellectually as she is with personal charms,
and will enjoy the proud distinction oi
being the Queen OF the CherokeeS. Chief
Bushyhead will be inaugurated and will
begin his second term OF four years No
yember 9Th.
The Lord Wolseley, said to be the largest
sailing vessel ever built, and the pioneer
Of the new line OF ships and steamers ply
ing between Belfast, Ireland. and Phil;l-
delphia, has arrived at her berth i'm the lat
ter city. The vessel was built by the
Messrs. IIarland & Wolf, OF Belfast, ard is
30S feet in length, ~ feet inches beam
and % feet depth OF hold, drawing 81 feet
Of water and carrying 1000 tons of cargo.
She is ship-rigged, with four masts, the
fore, main. and mizZen having yards, and
when under full sail spreads $4,000 square
feet OF canvas.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

Lord Coleridge, speaking at Yale the
other day. took occasion TO say: i learned
for the first time this morning that your
curriculum had been criticised by some
college professors. This is not subject
betting foreigner to speak upon, but |
must publicly argue here that, as a lawyer
and Judge, most heartily am in favor Of
the classics. / have done many foolish
things In my past life, but do owe to the
hours spent most wisely among the classics
the position now occupy. l have made
1t q religion as far as could never TO let q
day pass without spending some time Of 1t
upon my Latin and Greek, and i heartily
believe that my success was materially
aided by those classics which have been
the study OF my life. You will find the
greatest writers are almost without excep-
ton men who have been trained In your
course Of classics. May God bless you ALL"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

thor Used not less than $500 distinct words.
As "Sartor" was the earliest OF Carlyle's
books to be published in volume form this
show ne is surprisingly large. 1t would
be Interesting to know the result OF an
equally diligent examination OF his ,om-
plete works.
In addition 10 the usual decoration the
arts tof the Niedewald monument, Pro
fessos Schilling, has been presented by the
Emperor with sum OF $500. This gift
is de- cared to be partly a recognition of
the merits OF the monument and parity a
tribue to the mOdesty with which the
original estimate OF the sculptor was made.
Thu newest acquisition of the Tussiud
Tempe OF Fame Is figure OF Marwtod,
the ececutioner, lately dead i'm England.
MarwJ0d gave the final sitting for it iu-
ring rs last visit to London. The succes-
sor Of Marwood is one Bartholomew Bins,
about whom not much appears to be
known. When aaked why he applied for
the post, he answered that he liked pO)u-
arity He could not understand how he
secured il, as he was one OF the last v no
applie', and had nothing in particular to
recommend him.
Among the conscripts summoned for he
fall m,neuvres OF the Danish army was
one Apders Nielsen SiaeIlander, who fai ed
to resi- pnd. Inquiry proved that the nan
bad easonable excuse, having been e:,e-
cuted Tor murder last summer. BY some
mistakl his name had not been strick IN
from She lists. Anders Nielsen (call,d
SJaellaNder because he hailed from tle
island of Siaelland) was the murderer at
whose ,ecapitation the eXecutioner WELD ID
his axe in such a bungling manner rs 20
provoke general indignation. The matt II
was brought before the Legislature in tle
form o., a proposition TO substitute hang
ing rs tle punishment for murder, but tie
change was not made.
The slory is told in Paris OF an American
lady wiO 1t an inn in Normandy was d.
puted ~ being the best French scholar 10
her parry to make the arrangements for
their ac, accommodation. She did her best
which vas a long way short OF perfection
but the Jerk did not catch her meaning,
and his ,remarks were iargon to her. F.
nally, in desperation, she said slowly AMI
with awful dlstinctness: "Do-you--
speak-English?" "Wa'al, meow you're
Jest talk NJ shouted the clerk. "Guess
I'd ortes speak English. | was raised ten
miles from Bangor"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
The synod of virginia.
NINErY-sTxTH ANNUAL SESSION TO COMMENCE
TUEsDAY-sYNODICAL STATISTICS,

NlNErY-sfXTH ANNUAL SESSION TO COMMENCE
UNSATISFACTORY STATISTICS.
The ninety-siXth annual session OF the
synod Of Virginia will convene on Tues
day next at 1870 =. NJ, in the Presbyte-
rian church OF Charlottesville. This synod
Is much the largest in numbers Of all the
Synods in the General Assembly OF the
Southern Presbyterian Church, and, with
the exception OF the Synod Of Texas. il
includes the largest territory. Ii includes
the Presbyterian element in the State OF
Virginia and that portion of the same ele-
ment, in connection with the Southern As
sembly, in the States OF West Virginia and
Maryland. There are I'm the Synod 10
Presbyteries, with 2l6 ministers, 45 licen-
tiates, 81 candidates, 32j churches, l,167
ruling elders, $50 deacons, and 25,437
church-members. All the ministers and
one ruling elder from each church consti-
tute the Synod as a church court. Its nu-
merical strength is therefore 81. Ii il
prescribed that the Synod shall meet at
least once in each year, and any seven min
isters belonging to il who shall convene at
the time and place Of meeting, with at
least three ruling elders, shall be a quo
rum: provided not more than three OF the
said ministers belong to one Presbytery.
According to the report OF the chairman
OF the Synodical Committee on Domestic
Missions presented last year, the number OF
COMMITMENTS added TO The Church during
the past "decade was GA per cent in eX-
cess OF increase Of population from 1870 TO
$780," The Synod is putting forth more
vigorous efforts to supply its destitute por-
tons with the Gospel than ever before.
Besides the missionary work done by
many OF the pastors, there were reported to
the Synod last year - evangeliSts, who
gave their time almost exclusively To this
work, and S26,GG4 were contributed by the
churches to the sustcntation and eyange-
listic funds.
According to the statistical reports OF the
Presbyteres TO the General Assembly,
which met last May in Lexington, KY. the
churches in the synod contributed to the
benevolent objects OF the Church 255.SG7:
pastors salaries actually paid" 1924, lG9;
congregational and miscellaneous expenses.
SS1, 067-total contributions, 1851 JOB.
As Charlottesville is central point and
so very accessible by railroad, il is proba-
bile there will be an unusually large atten-
dance at the approaching meeting. The
synod will be opened with a sermon by the
Rev. G.. X. Vaughan. u. d., OF New Proyi-
dence church. in Lexington Presbytery.
DR.. Vaughan was recently chaplain OF the
University OF Virginia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
Science and Mechanics.

Asbestos paint has been used with sue
cess in painting the lablochkoG candles.
The arc is much steader and the candles
last longer.
From Peterman's biographical Journal
Hungary the CZehs in Bohemia numbered
3,470,000, the Germans 2,0j2. 114-in all
1924, 426.
DR.. j. V. Shoemaker says that freckleS
can be removed by the careful application
OF the ointment Of the oeate OF copper at
bedtime. He makes the ointment by dis
solving the oleate OF copper in sufficient
OleO-palmite TO make a mass.
a new and possible property has been
discovered by DR.. Tommasi in anthracne.
When it is exposed To the heat Of the sun
In benzole it becomes turbid and deposits
crystals, which have received the name OF
parInthracene.
A work containing Petrarchs songs.
printed in Venice about the end OF the fif-
teenth century, and OF which a single copy
does not exist in this country, was sold In
London not long ago for not less than -, $50,
the highest price paid for single volume
within the last decade.
Germany has five hundred mills for the
manufacture OF wood-pulp. such Il de-
gree OF perfection has been attained in the
treatment that even for the better qualities
of paper the wood-pulp is substituted for
pulp made from rags. II constitutes 70
per cent. of the paper stock used through
out Germany.
Mr.. &. &. II. suggests in a contemporary
the use Of wind-wheels to drive dynamo
electric machines to decompose water. He
would store the resulting gases in suitable
holders, and used when desired for lighting
purposes, or for heating, or for any en-
poyment for which such gases may be
available.
NJ. Lessan has written to the Russian
Geographical Society that he has finished
the exploration OF the Ongouz river, which
was known only In its upper parts. On
account OF the dryness OF the season the
tourney was very difficult. The channel
OF the river was very ill-defined, and the
expedition often lost its way.
The deepest sea-sounding ever made, says
the Scientific American, was made in the
Pacific Ocean near the entrance to Beh-
rings Sea. Bottom was struck at 1865 IA
thoms. The east was made from the United
States Scholarship Tuscarora. The shall
lowest water in the middle OF the Atlantic.
1871 fathoms. shows the subsistence Of
mountains 1856 feet.
The common method OF copying draw
mgs by contact with the blue process or
sensitive silver paper which requires an ex-
posure OF from ten to fifteen minutes to
half am hour seems likely to be superseded
to some extent by the introduction Of im-
proved gelatine bromide OF silver paper.
AT first the gelatine paper was difficult TO
prepare and the results were not good as a
rule. Now, however, they are turned out
uniformly coated and in large sheets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

Senator Maxey, OF Texas, declares for
Mr.. Thurman in 1884.
The priests OF Brittany have ordered the
Breton girls not to sell their hair.
The Khedive OF Egypt's habits are wor-
thy OF better ruler. He sleeps five hours
nightly, omits the usual siesta, and works
sixteen hours daily.
Prince Louis, Of Battenberg, has no for.
tune, and Princess Victoria, OF IIesse. will
not bring him large dot, unless the Queen
makes provision for her granddaughter.
NJ. Jules Claretie. according to the Paris
Temps, says that it is Mime. Bernhardts
intention not only to write her memoirs,
but to play in thrilling drama the chief
incidents OF her own career.
General Grant denies that he will live in
Washington this winter. Said he: "There
is no truth in the report. | shall certainly
remain in New York for the present. Ny
children are in that city, and / naturally
prefer TO be near them"
NJ. de Strive, the Russian minister, and
his wife have with them in Washington a
little japanese boy, who is being educated
with their own children. They brought
him with them from Japan, when they left
there in the spring Of 1882, at the request
Of his parents, who wished him to be well
educated.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
a Lake of Pitch.
lCleNeland Lealler.l


In an interview with one OF the owners
o. the asphalt lake at Trinidad, he says:
"This lake is about mile inland, and
you 90 up little mountain To get to
it This mountain ar bin looks as though
il. head had been shaved of. and in lis top
is situated the lake. IL comprises about
tv o hundred acres, and the people call it
tbe Pitch Lake It is black. smooth.
ard so hard that YOU can walk OF drive
M on it without making an impression. All
around it and close up 10 il is dense
growth Of tropical plants, great palm-trees,
AMI luXuriant yerdure. The lake itself is
bare and black"
EiIOw do YOU mine it?"
'NeTy easily" was the reply. eve
mark out IA strip, and our men dig 1t out
with big picks. II breaks Off in large Jumps
AMI we load !! on mule-carts, which we
drive right mp TO where we dig. and these
CARY il 10 the ship. We Use native labor,
ard it is cheap. After we dig out strip
the bottom gradually rises, and In a short
tire the lake is again smooth"
Has much been taken out OF il +" said /.
Thousands OF tons" was the reply,
"ald the supply seems TO De immeasura-
Bile. 4. l.. Barber, OF Washington. owns
the lake practically. lie heard OF IL sew
era years ago, found out its value, and
wen to England and obtained the right to
mine it by paying a royalty. He is now
shin ping il 70 New Orleans, New York,
Baltimore, Philadelphia. Washington,
aud / think, Chicago. So far | can see
no dminution In the size OF the lake nor
any change in its surface. There are
several low places in it. hut these
hay, seen always. The water collects in
these and the native women bring their
clothes here TO wash them. The black as
phali attracts the sun. and the water--it il
n.water-becomes hot. The women
knee down on the banks Of these pools
and 10 their washing aud then spread their
wet clothes out on the hot, black surface
back OF them 10 dry. The steam rises up
from them, and in Il short time they are
readr to be taken away. No dirt adheres
TO them, aud they are as clean or cleaner
than II washed at Chinese laundry"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
Exciting Adventure.

Even the OF excitement has failed TO
drive all OF tie wild animals out OF Me-
Keln county. ut is but few years since
the dense forests in the vicinity OF Brad.
ford were populated by bears, wolves,
wildcats, PAINTERS, and deer. Oil and civil
iZation have combined to drive them
away, and pan bers and wildcats have dis
appeared. There are still left, however, 4
few wolves, 3 score or two Of bears, and
any number II deer. Jim Jacobs, the
veteran mdiMe bear-hunter. yearly visits
his fayoritc hasInts in the wids OF Nc
Kean county. Ee has probably killed more
wild animals t.an any living hunter east
OF the Rocky Mountains. The stories OF
his exciting adventures would fill volumes.
Not long ago a farmer living in the eastern
part OF the county reported that several OF
his sheep had Teen killed by wolves. On
Tuesday night John Anderson. farmer
living on Mina.d run, five miles east of
Bradford, on the line OF the New York,
Lake Erie al1 Western railroad, was
awakened by tn, barking OF his Newiound-
land dog. At the same time he heard a
strange scraping noise on the roof OF the
shed in the rear ~ the house. Mr.. Ander-
son and bired nan, Geo. Tibbetts, armed
themselves with guns and cautlousl y crept
ont OF side-do1r. They found the dog
barking at bi, black bear, which ha 1
percbed on the r,of Of the woodshed. Mr..
Anderson's qua was accidentally dis
charged, killing the dog. Tibbetts kept
cool, and, holding the gun within six fee,
OF the bear, shot II in the neck. With O
howl the bear dropped from the shed and
ambled of into Itbe forest. AS the night
was dark the LIN did not care to pursue
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
Foreign Facts and Gossip

Winter and wild beasts make sad work
among domestic animals in Russia. Last
wear il Is declared that from cold, snow
storms. and disease $500 camels, 81, 600
horses, 1900 cattle, aud 100000 sheep
persisted, and that 10000 cattle We're killed
by the wolves.
swarms OF locusts have appeared in the
Anu Darya REGION Of Central Asia. Here.
tofore the Russians have destroyed millions
OF these insects, and they have now re-
quested the Bokharan Amer TO assist
them In the work, rs 1t Is believed that the
locusts come from B0khara.
Millions vocabulary comprised about
5000 words, and Shakspeare's about $4,000,
Some dilgent student OF Carlyle has found
that In "Sartor Resartus" alone that au.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
One MerilflaI.
philadelphia Evening Buiietin.l


"lfs bound to come" said prominent
clocl- and matchmaker this morning. refer
Ing % the change OF standard time which
has teen discussed exhaustiyelv by the Ge-
odetis Conference at Rome and which Is
the subject OF small talk in drawing-rooms.
over dinner-tables, and everywhere else
where subject like this Is u God>'end TO
those who feel II a duty TO talk 10 each
other and who east about for topic.
"Just how soon, can't say, but l am
sure every day brings 1t nearer. !
woul Int mind laying a wager and giving
odds that inside OF two years we shall see
1t generally adopted, and 1t will not seem
a. all odd TO say hali-past sixteen o'clock
and a quarter Of Twenty-Five"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
A Monster Of the Deep.
THE WHALING BARK HOPE on ENCOUNTERS
REMARKABLE ANIMAL.


REMARKABLE ANIMAL.
Captain ID. Seymour. OF the American
whaling bark Hope On, which anchored in
the bay at Panama on the 9Th, from four
months cruise, with four hundred barrels
Of hump-back on board, reports having
encountered strange marine monster of
st. Elmo. This is one OF the Pearl Island
group. situated between forty and fifty
miles Of this town. The boats were out
waiting signals from the vessel rs TO the
direction IN which the whales were
heading. suddenly the water broke at a
short distance from the boat Captain Sey-
mour was steering. and he made ready to
catch whale; but 20 his surprise and that
OF the men in the boat, who ceased pulling
and looked around when he shouted to
them, an animal somewhat like a horse
slowly rose out OF the water and then
diyed, apparently alarmed at the sight OF
the boat. None Of those present had ever
seen an animal like it before although
they are all old sailors, aud they agree in
saying. as do another boats crew who saw
Il the following day, that ii is an animal
which has never been previously cncoun-
cred.
- The glance which Captain Seymour OBJ
aimed enables him to describe il as about
wenty feet in length, with a handsome
lorSe-like head, with two unicOrn.shaped
lorns protruding from it, with four legs or
loubled-i onted fins, brOwnish hide, pro-
usely speckled with large black spots, and
tail which appeared to be divided into
two parts. The animal was seen on two
different days and an effort would have
leen made to catch it had it not been that
whales were about at the time. Captain
seymour and his officers agree in believing
tle monster is peculiar to the locality and
tlat 1t cOull be easily killed with lances
and bomb-guns. Officers OF the Pacific
Nail Company state that they have seen
this animal OF several occasions, although
they never had the opportunity for close
observation which was obtained 10y the
ope On.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

The Charleston NepS and Courier in
forms us that young mechanic Of that
State, named MASON, has invented a cotton
harvester which is perfect success. II
this be so, we may look for panic in
the southern wool market next season.
Sheep-raisers need not be alarmed, how
ever-that kind of wool will not be affected.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

The Louisville Courier Journal calls at
tention to the fact that the indianapolis
Journal, which is the organ Of the Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury, is indulging
in blcody-shirt literature again. Softly,
HENRY. II the news from Ohio had hit
you as hard as 1t did your indianapolis
contemporary you would not be response
BILE for what you might say.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

MAMoN, Frenchman, who has defeated
the greatest wrestlers in Europe, has ar
rived In New York, and expects to down
every man he meets. As New York has
the reputation Of downing before mammOn
he will hardly be disappointed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

An exchange says president ARTHUR
has gotten too stout fol the Admnistra-
ton trousers" Then, the chances are that
when the Republican party raises in 1884
the despairing cry, "Once more to the
breeches, dear friend" Chef won't be able
IN rpSnond
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

The National Republican says: d" Mr..
RANDALL has been interviewed, and is Il
decided bull OF the RANDALL stock" Yes,
and the small Fry that don't want to be
lifted over the fence had better keep out OF
tho fold
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

General JOHN A. LOGAN has written
two plays, and once took the leading part
in an amateur performance Of one of
them" Even the classic language OF the
drama is not protected against the assaults
OF JOHN. A man must have bad DISPOSE
ton who will carry his quarrel with Eng
lish grammer upon the stage.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

The Philadelphia Press and the Wash
ington National Republican are calling
each other bad but very appropriate names,
and the public regards the row with the
compacency with which the old woman
watched the fight between her husband
and the bear.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

In Vermont New England civilization
finds its highest development in bands OF
youthful counterieiters. Connecticut must
feel chagrined upon realizing that this re-
quires higher order OF intellect than MUIR
dering young women.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

The alleged American navy in Chinese
waters has been ordered to protect Ameri-
cans in China, but Americans at home are
very much at a loss to know who is to
protect the alleged American navy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

"Most OF the best men in the United
States" says the London Spectator, care
retired politicians" Ii this be so. what an
elevation in the social scale there will be
among the Coalition leaders after the 9th of
November.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

"RosCoE CoNKLING mistook the report
ers for the judges in Jersey courtroom,
and began a series of profound bows"
This only shows that ROsCcE had very
high opinion OF the New jersey judiciary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

A crusty old bachelor. growls that our
grandmOthers were more amiable than the
women of to-day. Yet if family portraits
are to be trusted, most Of our grandfathers
wore wigs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

"In 1890 there was one lawyer in the
United States to every 5000 inhabitants.
Now there is one TO every 500" And yet
there are people who contend that the
world is getting better.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28
8ithmond 1ispattE,

ss- THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
is LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIRCU-
LATIoN OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY NEWS
PAPERS OF THE CITY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-28

An exchange says: "The dog has queer
taste In matters Of dress. He wears his
pants in his mouth" Very true; and
sometimes he wears young mans pants
In his mouth.