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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24
9nhmoud 9ispatch.


TIlE MUNICIPAL. FINANCIAL NvnnLE-DR.
WISE APPROVES TIE APPOINTMENT OF Ne
GROFS on THE RICHMOND SCHOOL BOARD
now re INTENDS To WELD THE ASYLUM
PATRONAGE. D. PEA"HY DEFINES HIS
POSITION COLD COMFORT FRON 4 NEGRO.
fCorrcspondcncc Of the Richmond Disnsich.l
MAY -. 1889.
The city Council was in session last
night. and spent about two hours in con-
sidcring the report sent in by the Mayor rs
chairman ~ the Finance Committee. 4
resolution was finally passed % the effect
that the papers De placed IN The hands Of
an attorney for legal settlement. and he be
instructed 90 take such q course rs In bis
Judgment viii attain that end. After hay-
inC realized that the existing state Of tinan-
cial complications is only the result OF Us
actions in the beginning. The Council adj
ioumcd amid some confusion.
4 political barbecue was held to-day 40
Ccntrcvuc, in James CITY county. where
the candidates made their final speeches.
which VIII prove for q good many 20 have
been % long farewell On all their future
greatness. An uum>lak1ble DRIFT 81 SEM
umeut aluinSt Mahoncism was observed 10
animate The crowd. which. owing % It's
being ihc a>t meeting before the election,
was LARGE. The coIorcd people from nearly
cvcrv portion of the county were IN attend
aucc. q good many being In the uniform 81
one al fhcir secret orders. The NahoncitcS
made o LAST desperate effort Tonight 90
concentrate Che d.,alcctcd elements on
their GcNct. Dr. Wise. who always
make, himself audible on such Oc-
ca>ion,, talked AS usual-ouly . little
more usually. lie commenced on
RC8dju>tCrs. Funder>. g.; approved ~
aud culoCircd The colorcd appointccS on
the Richmond school Board. and charged
The Democrats with having drawn The color
line aire,h. 4 good many colorcd people
Tonight seemed o. have been convinced
that che MihoneiteS had only drawn the
color line with charcoal instead ~ chalk.
In diItng on this point he quoted the
Dispatch and other prominent Democratic
papers. Richmond, the best people.
and the Democratic party dragging Nlr-
ginia down. also enabled the Doctor % un-
cork much % his "~wcetue>> on the
desert air. In aludn- % The apple II
his eve. the asylum. be said. / hold
and WELD The patronage Of tine asylum for
The good OF my party, and. by God. no one
but my party shalt have it, Tie also sad
that politics is as near war rs anything
can De; [ an not Democratic EcaJiuSter,
am not au annex or adjunct of the nation-
cd Democratic party Having thus
stripped himself be then sought 90 hide
himself beneath the folds OF q protective
tariff. b. ID. Peachy. the Mahoneitc candi-
date for Commonwealth, attorney, fol-
lowed in TRADE about 90 Bourbon Dem0cra-
cv " and bis intention of fighting il rs .ong
o., he lived. Referring t0 his being
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24

Mr. C.. %. WHEELER, 80. 23 Austin street, Cam
bridgeport. Mass, makes the following remarkable
statement. on April -, 1883. he writes as fol-
lows: II have beel troubled with hdney-disease
for nearly twenty year.. Have suffered at times
with terrible pains In my back and limbs. used
many medicines but found nothing reached my
case until took Hunt Remedy. purchased .
bottle OF A.. p. ellison, $50 fremont street, Bos-
ton. and before had used this one bottle found
relief. and continuing rs use, my pains and weak
ness all disappeared. and ! feel ike new man,
with new life and vigor. Hunts Remedy did Won
ders Tor me, and [ have no hestancy In recon-
mending IL to all afflicted with Kidney or liver
diseases, As am positive that by its use they will
lind immediate relief. You may use this letter in
any way you choose, that The people may know
" sure medicine for the cure Of all diseases Of
kidneys ana liver my 24-Thtwlsa&Tu
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Pimlico Races Yesfer,lnr.

Ih} tcll graph iu .uc Dispatch
BALTIMORE. Nav % First race three
quarter dash for mlideu~ Of nh ages. en-
trance 2lj. purse 2300-Bald Hornet first.
Le Petit Due second, Gold Ring third.
Time, l:22t
Second rlce-Annual HONOURED stakes
for foals 0i lsSo. one mile only two en-
tries. Bessie first, ParneIl second. Time.
l:j1.
Third race-mile and quarter, an ayes.
purse Sl1O-tlower of Meath first. Cl0u-
mel second. Oakdae third. iIilarity beaten
100 yards. Time. 2:19t
Fourth racc-Rlncocas handicap. all
ages, $50 entrance, hai-forieit. 5000 added.
mile and -eighth-Crickmore first. Hale
don second. Antrim third. Time. 2:02l.
Fifth race-mile-hcats. ail lgcs-Ranger.
I. T.; Mary C0rbett, ,, ,. Time I:j4k.
Los.
sixth race-Gentleman' ,teepIe chase.
short course. cup valued ~ Slj0- Wooster
first. ~ky-R0cket second. tlorie third.
Time, 1919. Paris Yell and threw bis
Jockey.
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4 RlIY OFFICERS TESTIMONY.

Captain JOSEPH L. HAYDEN. residing nj No.
924 Fourth street, south Boston. Mass. formerly
captain I'm the army. now with The Walwor,h
Manufacturing Company, south Boston, write,
April 2s. 1883: While living in Cambridscport
my wife was afflicted with terrible pains in her
back anu sides. accompanied with great weakness,
and loss of appetite. She tired many so-called
remedies without avail. growing rapidly worse,
when her attention was called TO Hunts Remedy
she purchased q bottle from Lowel's drugstore, in
Csmbridecport, and after taking ,he first dose She
began 20 feel easier. could sleep wei. and after
continuing los use % short slime thc eyere pains in
her back and side entirely disappeared. and She is
q wei woman. Many of our relatives and friends
have used Hunt Remedy with tie most gratifying
re,ults Ihaye recommended 10 many amc-, and
rs many times heard Che same story. Hunts
Remedy is an That is claimed for it, and a real
blessing TO al afflicted with Lidney or liver
trouble
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A Feud TINT has Cost Nine Lives.

10y itlt graph I'D illf blopalcu.I
New ORLEANS, May 23.-The Times
Democrat ha, q special from Livingston
parish 10 the effect that Bob Morrison. 4
brother-in-law OF kirby's. was found dead
m the woods Yesterday near where the AZ
fray took place sunday between the Lanier
and Kirby parties In The first statement
it was reported that not only two Lauicrs
were killed. but the coroner found the
body oi Bill Kirby i'm the woods where the
Kirby party made the attack. showing that
the Lanicrs had resisted them. The sup
position Is that Morrison was wounded in
the fight ut Hog Branch. and died while
endcavor1ng 10 get home. sammy Lanier.
aged fifteen. has not been heard from. and
is supposed to have been shot in the fight
and also died in the woods. This Is
family ieud which has already caused the
death 81 nine men. There are three menu
bcrs Of the Lanier family, with one brother
in-Iaw. remaining. OF ono faction. and one
Morrison and TWO Of the kirby faction.
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pIeuro-Pneumonta Among Cattle.


ph ltt-fAIh BOD tll' fi Itl'Nff
WASHINGTON, u. c.. May 23.-The ap-
pearancc OF contagious plcuro-pneumonia
among the cattle I'm this vicinity ls causing
much ncasiness 20 the dairymcn and
-t0ckmm. Thus far only five cases arc
positively known % have oceurred-ali
10 place called Benning', Bridge. in the
suburb, Of the city-but q number of
others have been reported 20 the au-
thoritics. -Four OF the infected AMI
mails i'm the cases above referred
10 have died. and the fifth has just
been removed 10 the experimental
veterinary station recently established here
under the direction u the Agricultural
Department. Every effort will be made 20
prevent the spread of the disease. but there
Is much anxiety rs 10 the result Tor the
reason that when the pIeur0-pncumonig
appeared here in precisely q similar way
in 1878 il spread to Maryland and Virginia.
and was with difficulty stamped out.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24

lhf Itii--lsl ID 800 iilH OH .iisI
AUGUSTA. GA. May "a dispatch from
Wavnesboro' 10 the Chronicle SAYS: Judge
Rooney is experiencing d'iHcuity in pro-
curing 2 grand Jury I'm the ease of thr
state against eighteen citizens who aro ac-
cused OF having expelled TWO Chinese shop
keepers from Wav1c,boro'. The first jury
was purgcd Of sixteen member, because of
their relationship 10 some OF the defend
ants. on twenty more having been sum-
moned il was found that only seven were
qualified 10 serve. Judge Rooney rules
that persons related in the fourth degree
Second cousins 10 the defendants are not
qualified 10 net rs jurors. Another panel
viii Dee drawn. from which five more Jurors
are TO be selected. There Is 4 great deal ~
feeling in WavnesborO'. but Soicitor-G"n-
eral Wright. who represents the state. will
do his duty. The persons whom The ne
tempt is made TO iudict are prominent ciu-
zens OF WayncshOro'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24

rHT PROPOSED IRON BRIDGES ACROSS JAMES
RIVER AT JACKSON AID EAGLE E0CE-PER-
soNAL-NOvEL AND AMUSING METHOD OF
PREVENTING a ROW.
Correspondence of tle Richmond DisnatchJ
May u. 1888.
The contract between the Richmond and
AUc.hanv Railway Company and the
county 0i B0tct0urt for the construction Of
two iron bridges across James river 10
jackson and Eagle Rock was perfected to-
dav. and the bridges may now De- COM
,iderai a certainty. The delay la, been
caused nv the hes fancy on tac part " the
railway company iu giving the bond ana
security required bv aw. At meeting 0f
-he Board oi supervisors to-day Walter y.
Johnston. ESD. counsel Tor tIc railroad.
Laid before The Board The bond 0i said
COMPANY % -le sum of So. 1876. with q.
Au.tmm a. Co.,. % Canton, ohio. Us So
cur-v. Tl, aforementioned company. q
D., ln .ersto0d. has the contract for .hc con-
-trucGon NJ the bridges
The Board 0i supervisors have recon-
mended Tor appointment by the county
Judge Thomas johnson q, superintendent
0i -le u00r-h0use and samuel Burger as
county surveyor. both present ncumbent-.
seven uarriaLe-iceu~e~-,IX for white,
and one for colorrd-were issued from thc
clerk, Office u mi, county ODD May l4th.
This Is the highest record ever made 10 THIS
county. ! expect.
senator William 4. Glasgow has pur-
chased R ane site .n the suburbs III LeXing-
ton. and viii shortly commence building.
Hr expect. before long % remove his family
20 The Athens Of Virginia. where be- will Doe
convenient 70 better schools than sc have
here.
Mr.. L. O. Zimmerman has contracted
with the authorities Of Roanoke City 10
furnish for the streets Of that clty 3.O0Ofee
Of curling in addition 20 the LOCO feet
heretofore delivered. Under the superin-
tendency 81 Mr.. !. Price Nelson the stone
is quarricd about q half mile from Fincas-
Tie. hauled in wagons % Troutyille. and
shipped thence on the shenandoah Valley
railroad.
LAST Friday there was considerable eX-
element on the streets Of Fncastle in eX-
peetation u a fight and a probable general
row. The excitement was quelled in 4
novel way. While the small boys and the
strcet-lofers and the merchants clerks
were impauenty awaiting the issue. W. W.
Hadcn. our waggish young attorney, came
upon the scene. From his belt swung an
enormous sword. and in each hand he
brandi,hed a huge revolver. BY his side
,talked like a young giant his friend W.
". Cash with o large stone IN each hand.
Mr. Haden's approach was greeted with
wells by the small BOYS. and the street rang
with peals Of laughter from the assembled
crowd. 4 legion Of officers could not
have so quickly and eiectuaily Gained the
public mind a. did this Fincaste Don
OulXOtc.
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baptist Bible Convention.
by telegraph 70 he DlsDatch

IbN ttt-lAiu To litt 'lHNdtil
SARATOGA. May 23.-At the meeting Of
the Baptist Bible Convention to-day reso-
lutions were passed rccommending that
al the Baptist Bible work in foreign
lands be done through the Missionary
Union At Boston. and all Bible work
in this country be done through
the Publication Society in Philadelphia.
and providing that the American and
FOREIGN Bible Society nominate three
members TO the Board 81 Publication and
the Society hand over IT, effects aud 20 out
Of existence. TO the amazemcnt Of the
whole Convention, only 30 voted against
The resolutions. while 49, voted for them.
Amidst profound silence DR.. G.. ID.
Boardman, of Philadelphia, called upon
Or. Sarle- to offer prayer thanking God Tor
a conclusion so remarkable.
The opinion is expressed that Baptists
north and south will unite i'm working
through the two societies named, and thai
the Baptist policy in reference 20 Bible
work {, settled for a century.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24

GREAT RACING EVENT OP ruE YEAR IN
ENGLAND.
IBy cable % the Dispatch
LONDON. May 23-l1 4. N-Thc weather
thi, morning Is beautiful. The sun Is
shining brightly. but the temperature Is
fairly cool. The consequence Is that m
immense crowd OF people have left Lon
don for EPSON Downs 90 witness The great
racing event Of TIE year-ihe run for the
Derby stakes. The city presents remark
ably cmuy appearance. despite the TACT
tbnf the number Of animals expected 10
RIM in the race is probably the smallest on
record.
Ropiour made the running at the start.
attended bv ~igmophone. They had clear
lad NJ Tadi,ll-. The Prince. Splendor, aud
Golddeld. who were punched. 10 Totten-
ham corner. when Il. Blaise took up the
running. closely followed by Galliard and
GoldtieId 10 the distance, where Highland
Chief took second place and pressed ST..
Rloise very hard. but did not quite sue
coed in catching up with him. II. Blaise
won Inv 4 meek. Galiard finished half q
Ien,,th behnd Highland Chief. Goldheld
tiniched fourth. Beau Bummel flth, Lao
coon siyfh. SpIendOr seventh. Ladislas
eighth. The Prince ninth, Boniour tenth,
and sigmophone last. The time Of the
winner was ,: 20.
THE betting nj the start was TO , against
C,IlIord : 10 | against The Prince. ) 70 l
against Goldfeld. ) 10 against 81. Blaise,
II IN > against Ladislas, 10 to l against
Rom Brummel. lG 10 | against Highland
chief u 10 against spendor, 40 20 |
ag,inst Laocoon. 100 10 against BOniour,
and Io0 10 against sigmophone.
The race icr the Epson lightweight
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National CoIored Convention.
by Telegraph % ne Di-nalch.I

" WASHINGTON. May 23.-At d meeting OF
the colored people held recently I'm this city
% committee was appointed, with Frederick
Dougla, rs chairman, To make arrange
ment, for 4 national convention oi colored
people u the United States. 10 Dee held on
the Path 0f september next.
To-day the committee held another meet
ing. and decided. in view Of the expressed
wisbe, of a large number Of colored people
throughout the country. 10 change the
place for the proposed convention from
Washington TO Louisville. Nv. Notice
10 that effect has accordingly been issued.
The convention will meet Oh the day pre-
viouslv agreed upon.
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Decision i'm Favor Of the Chicago
RncIAcr shons..,

rBy telegraph 90 tho Dispatch.
CHICAGO. ILL. May 23.-Judge fully. in
the Circuit Court. tins morning decided in
favor OF the bucket shops in their contest
with the Board of Trade and telegraph
companies. thus taking q contrary view 20
that held 10y two of The Federal Judiciary.
and also u two State judges having con-
current jurisdiction with him. An injunc-
ton had been granted by the court against
the Western Union Telegraph Company %
restrain il from removing IL, ticker
from the public Grain and stock Exchange
by which the Board of Trade quotations
had been given. The court held that the
controversy involved simply question 0f
competition. The Board was cndelv0ring
10 suppress the business Of its rivals oy
-uppre.,In- the buckle shops. so long Us
the Board allowed the telegraph companies
10 have agents ON its tl0or To- gather and
send ont quotation, it could NOT Dee allowed
10 discriminate %, t0 whom the quotations
should Dee sent. The injunction would
therefore stand until the matter had been
passed upon by the supreme Court Of the
state.
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The Tabor-Bush ImbroSIiO-A scnsa-
finnnl Amir.

IBv telegraph tO the DisnItch.I
DENVER. May 43.-The Tabor-Bush i'm
broglio thickens. Some time ago cX-Sena-
tor Tabor procured IN Indictment against
William II. Bush. his partner in the
Windsor Hotel. and his former friend
and confidential adviser. for alleged en-
beZzlement of $1,000, while manager
Of the Tabor Grand Opera-uouse. and
instituted suit 70 recover IN alleged udobt-
aduess u S20.00O. ON the criminal
charges Bush was tried and promptly ac-
quilted. I'm his answer ~ the second COM
plant he denie, specifically aIl the impor-
tanr items and sets mp counter claims, Of
which the following are the most imp0r-
tant: $4,000 damages for malicious
$4,000 commissions Wn-
paid for managing the opera-hou,cs
in Denver and LcadyilIe. $4,000 for
special services. rs per agreement. in
aiding Tabor'- election to the United states
senate. and I'm procuring for him divorce
from his wife and bringing about his mar
riage with Mis- Mctourt. Bu,h'- answer
is yoIuminous and highly--eusltional
document
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Meeting OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church Council in baltimore.
InY felerrnnlI ID M nlsnalch.I


BALTIMORE, May 93.-The General Coun-
eli Of the Reformed Episcopal Church be-
gan its ninth session to-day at Bishop Cum
mins's Memorial church. Lafayette Square
Bishop William r. Nicholson, OF Phi.adel-
phia. presided. and Mr.. Charles d. KEEL
logg. OF New York. was secretary.
There were present Bishops p. f. Ste
vens, of Charleston, :. c.; james A. La
tame OF Baltimore, and Samuel Failows, Of
Chicago, besides thirty clerical and thirty
three lay delegates.
Rev. j. Howard Smith, OF Newark, n.
J.. preached the opening sermon, after
which communion was administered.
Bishop Nicholson then called the Conn
ell TO order. and an organization was ef-
fected by electing Bishop James A. Latane.
OF Baltimore, presiding bishop, and Mr..
Charles d. Kellogg secretary.
Bishop Nicholson submitted his report
OF Episcopal work, showing 1863 contirma-
tons. deacons and presbyters ordained.
Three Of the latter were from other
churches. one new parish was created,
making % parishes now i'm the synod.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24

TRALEE. May 23.-The police have SEIZED
the plantof the Kerry Sentinel and prevent
ed the publication OF that paper. which is
the property OF Mr. Harrington. member
0f Parliament for Wesuncath. The cause
II the seizure. it is supposed. was the pub
LEGATION OF a notice i'm the Sentinel asking
persons DESTROYS Of joining the lnvincibles
10 attend 4 meeting which was TO be- held
last sunday. The notice appeared in last
saturday issue and was Sedlti0us placIrd.
beginning To Hell with the Queen
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24
The First of she season.

The Charlotte Journal Observer says 4:
The people i'm the vicinity OF Haglr's Fer
rs, this county, are greatly stirred up over
the appearance Of a urcmendou, snake
Mr.. !. W. Long. who saw IL Inst. say, That
it is fully thirteen feet long. ami q, thick as
0 mans thigh. Mr.. A. Childre,s Also slw
IL. and offers 10 pay $500 to any one who
viii capture LAe snakcalive They declare
that IT'S length and thickness. as stated
above. is not an eXag-eratiou. and that &c
is beyond a doubt the largest snake ever
seen in this country outside Of circus
menagerie
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Kentucky Republican Convention.

~ -TTT-'NT7I
LEXINGTON. Ky. May 23.-The Ken
ucEv State Republican Convention was
called 10 order to-day by George Denny,
Jr.. Of Lancaster. captain W. W. Culbert-
SON, of Ashland. was made temporary
chairman. and Henry scroggins ,coiored)
temporary secretary. After the opening
Of the convention q colored choir SANG
.. Nearer. nv God. 20 Thee At the after
noon session Hon. Walter Evans. Internal
revenue commissioner, was elected per-
manent chairman.
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TeIegrnnIiie Rreyities.

Two distinct shocks oi earthquake were
felt at Cltlettsburg. Ky, At haIf-paSt L
O'Clock Tuesday night, which shook the
buildings i'm the town.
samuel Anderson. i well-knOwn citizen
Or Amherst county. Va. shot himself
through the heart yesterday and expired
instantly. The cause Of the suicide was
III health.
The steamer Prusslan. which arrived 1t
Boston Yesterday. brought l.O6O Storage
passengers. most u whom are assisted
emigrants from Ireland. and their average
condition is much the same rs those landed
there before by the Allan line.
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a Prisoners Clever Ruse.

4 Griffin. Ga. telegram SAYS G.. II. Wig
ger. who was imprisoned here for forgery,
escaued by playing a trick on a iailcr's u.s.
,jstapt. James Hammond. Wiggers has
complained Of being sick for the last . o
or three DAYS, aud succeeded In importu-
ming his iaier's mercy 20 the extent Of al
lowing him 70 occupy the debtors room.
John Clos, the iailer, was ont attending
10 other matters and left Hammond to at
tend 70 Wiggers. Wlggers asked Mrs:
Gloss 10 20 and buy him medicine, and
after she was gone he called Hammond ana
asked him 10 hand him drink Of water
Hammond went for the water, and as he
entered the door Wiggers was on his feet,
and In a twinkling had showed Hammond
inside the dungeon and fastened him in.
Bidding Hammond goOd-afternOOD, and
with the remark, d" may see you later. but
Il is doubtful" he crept down stairs and
was gone one hour and half before his
escape was discovered. No trace Of him
has been found.