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virginia News.

Green county had no court last month.
The snow prevented the judge from putting
in an appearance.
Farmers in the neighborhood OF Suffolk
are making unusual preparations for the
trucking business this year.
A few days since an unknown negro man
was found dead near the railroad track just
below Pamplin's. There were no marks
OF violence about his person.
A telegram from Wilmington. n. G., an
nounces that eX-Counciman David III.
Stern, OF Charlottesville, has been unani-
mously elected president OF District Grand
Lodge, No. 5, l. o. B'nai Birth.
Hon. Clifford II. Breckenridge, recently
elected congressman at large from Arkan-
sas, will deliver the address before the
Alumni Association OF Washington and
Lee University on June 10Th next.
At a meeting Of the Montgomery Pres
bytery held at Lynchburg Tuesday Rev. ID.
W. Shanks was relieved Of the pastorate OF
Falling Springs church on account OF Ill
health. The order will take effect from the
1st OF April.
The Alexandria Gazette says: While the
artesian well that has recently been COM
pIeted in this city was being dug the augcr
at distance Of ninety-two feet from the
surface struck piece Of wood in very
fair state OF preservation.
The Gordonsvilc Gazette says: The
Disciples church will soon have their bap-
ti.try completed, and also small dressing
rooms on either side Of it. We learn that
the Baptists are also preparing to build a
| baptisiry for their church.
Says the Charlotte Gazette: From the
large number OF accounts for the burying
Of paupers from the lower part OF the cOun-
ty, reported at the last meeting Of the Board
OF Supervisors, fears were expressed that
colored voters in that section would soon
become scarce.
At I o'clock yesterday morning fire
broke out in the wholesale grocery-slore OF
Robert p. Weight & Co., Norfolk. The
store and stock were completely destroyed
The surrounding buildings were saved
with great difficulty. The origin OF the
! fire is a mystery.
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prTERsBrJRG.
rur MAyoRALTY CASE NOT YET MADE VI
roR THE SUPREME coURT-DEATH AT Tue
Agy OF ONE HUNDRED AND NINE fEAiss-

ruv u.vopArTy CASE NOT YET MADE vi
roR THE SUPREME C0URT-DEATH All Ih1
AGE OF ONE HUNDRED AND NINE fbA'7
A PINE LIBRARY--BUILDING PROSPECTS,
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispa'cn.'
FEBRUARY Z. 1888.
In the matter OF the mayoraiiy, no iur-
Their steps have yet been taken 10 &c. .ne
case before the Supreme Court ior se.. ,,,
ment, and IL IL understood that none VII
be taken until the return to the CITY OF WI.
Alexander Hamilton, OF counsel for Mayor
Archer, who Is absent In the SCUM on MS
bridal tour. The exact method 10 NC
adoptcd TO make up n case has not YET Deen
decided upon, but IL Is believed that
II will he done, as before sta'eu,
by means Of hdbeds corpus. IL Wui
probably be agreed that one or tne
other OF the gentlemen claiming 10 DE
Mayor will issue an order or warrant
the execution OF which will be declined ny
the officer TO whom it IL directed. Inc
officer will then be placed under arrest 1or
contempt. ~ a matter OF form. when Il writ
Of babeos corpus will DC sued out TO test
the legality OF his arrest. II Is hoped 10
have the case before the Supreme Court by
the 18th Of the month, on which DAY the
case Of the treasurership OF our city comes
ND for argument on the question as. 10
whether Mr.. Virginlus johnson, under me
decision of the late court. is entitled to hoid
his Office for the full term.
Squire Morse (coIored) died in Buck
ingham county several days ago NJ the
Great age Of one hundred and nine wears.
IL X said that his age was well authenll-
Gated. He had for many years been kindly
cared for by Mr.. Morse, the clerk OF the
county, in whose family he was slave Tor
several generations.
The marriage is announced OF coiohe,
Joseph W. Harper, prominent citizen Oh
Brunswick county.
The Mechanics Library OF this city has
now over 5000 volumes on its shelves
historical and scientific works. The AS
ISOLATION is Just about to enlarge this num-
Der by adding many valuable books on
agricultural and horticulture.
In the County Court OF Prince George
tomorrow the case OF the Commonwealth
as. w. j. Stone, OF this city, charged with
felonious assault upon DR.. A. X. Stands
i'm October of last year, will be tried.
As soon as the weather opens building
operations in our city will be actively COM
menced. Contracts have been awarded fol-
number OF fine stores and dwellings. a
large cOtton.factory, TO he built upon the
site OF the old Petersburg lron-Works,
will be one Of the improvements OF the
wear. ROBIN ADAR.
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Political Points.

Senator-elcct Henderson, OF Nebraska, is
in favor OF ciyil-seryice reform. In his
speech made before the Legislature after
he was elected he said 81 believe there is
something higher and nobler in the posi-
ton OF senator OF the United States than
that OF being the simple medium through
which the patronage of this Government
shall be dispensed. That is Il part OF the
duty, perhaps, but look upon it as the
meanest part. | certainly DO not desire
that this high Office should become mere
broker-Shop for the distribution OF Offices"
II is notorious. says the st. Louis Globe,
that the Tariff Commission was created for
the purpose Of preventing any serious tink-
ering OF the tariff before the winter OF
l8S5JSG. But since that makeShift was
called into being House OF Representa-
tiyeS has been elected which, coming into
power next winter. will be wild to get at
the tariff. 1t is also evident that four or
five Republican senators will vote at every
opportunity for a considerable revision il
not q general reduction OF rates, and their
votes win carry any bill through that body.
The Syracuse Standard says: Congress
bas about decided to put ioss-sticks used
for worship on the free list. No doubt, ii
there be an enterprising Yankee who has
learned TO make a joss that would mislcad
the keenest Mongolian-in the dark-he
| feels that the action OF Congress is Il cruel
blow at his bread and butter. Ii we do not
deal in josses some one else will, he says,
and it Is only a. question as to whether
Americans will submit TO be "ruined by
Chinese cheap labor" And now that we
think OF it, Congress does seem to be tame
/ in the economic view OF this matter, but
on moral grounds it's position is safe.
In the opinion OF the Boston Herald the
Democrats were quite right in opposing
and defeating the admission OF Dakota,
and Mr.. Randall was undoubtedly correct
in charging the attempt to the Republican
desire to gain additional strength in the
Senate ana the electoral college. There
Is no public reason, it adds, for admitting
the Territory. The Union does not need
the accession, aud the Territory can de-
velop and prosper Just as well, aud proba-
bly, better, under its present form OF gov
eminent. The vote OF the entire Territory
was less than $4,000 at the last presidential
election--just about enough to make "a con-
gressionai district. The increase has been
considerable since then, but not enough TO
warrant the Territory in assuming the dig
mites aud powers OF q State. We want no
more peterborough for the Senate Of the
| United States.
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NELSON COUNTY.

FARMING AND OTHER OPERATIONS RETARD-
ED-TELEGRAPH FAclLHIEs-A COVE
NIENT METHOD OF SETTLING A HOG-sTEAL-
mo CASE.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORWOOD, February 0, 1883.
Our farmers, lumbcr-dealers, BARR men,
and other outdoor workers have been
much annoyed by bad weather Of late. and
operations have been greatly retarded.
We are having new telegraph-Iine con-
structed along the Richmond and Allegha-
ny railroad, aud posts are being set up
ready for four wires.
A recent case Of hog-stealing I'm this vi
entity shows the evil effect OF the abolition
OF the whipping-post for petty offences. A
negro proved that his hog had been stolen
by one Of his negro neighbors. but decided
that II was best to let .he culprit of on the
payment OF the value OF the hog. His rea-
son was that Imprisonment In the county
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Strangely pathetic was the prcmOnition
Of his approaching end to which little
Ernest Bond gave expression a week be-
fore his deccase, when the ruddy hue OF
health was still upon hs checks, and no
thought that death bad marked him for his
own had entered the minds OF biz parents.
1" Mamma" he said one day, "little Ernie
is going to leave you and never come back
any more. He is going into a narrow box
away down in n deep cellar, and You and
papa and uncle will be standing around
crying; but Ernie will never come up
again." No attention was paid to the pratt
tie Of the boy. but the words came back
with painful yiyidnesS 10 his parents when
on Friday the little fellow was taken Sc
riOusly i'll. On Wednesday the child who
prophesed better than he knew was laid to
rest in the narrow box.
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A Jealous Man Shoots His wife and
Hinself.

Tuesday at LEVEL, Mass, Robert J.
Smith shot and instantly killed his wife at
the Noyes House, and then shot himself in
the head, inGicting wound from which
he died at night. The cause OF his crime
was jealousy. About two weeks ago Smith
assaulted his wife, and she left him and
went to live at the hotel. On Monday he
left word for her to meet him on the street
in half an hour. or he would blow out his
brains. The police were notified. aud the
woman walked the street followed by OIL
GERS, but the man was not TO be seen.
Tuesday evening he went TO the hotel, and
after drinking went up stairs. The police
were notified by telephone, but upon their
arrival found the woman sitting on the bed
dead and Smith lying on the floor.
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Notes from Abroad.

"A part OF Musgraye rectory, In West
lnyreIand, IN which house PaIey the philos-
ppner Tor long time lived, fell to the
GROUND lew weeks ago. So little OF the
mouse remained in condition fit for hui
man baoltation that the rector and bis
Inmily were Obliged Immediately to retire.
Inc room where Paley wrote his " Natural
Iheology was not Injured. Ever since
left ii.
The Russian Emperor may frequently he
seen at 'atschina, it is said. playing with
chi'dren at sbuttecOck and battIedore after
his days work is done. The family usual
~ converse in Russian, in which tongue
the Empress has become proficient. The
palace is connected by telephone with the
opera in st. Petersburg, and The Emperor
and Empress frequently listen to the music
conveyed on the wires. When the En-
press was Crown Princess she was cele-
brated for her light-hearted ways, but Of
late years she has become more reserved
a change that Is naturally accounted for in
her constant fear for the life OF her hlls-
band.
The British Cabinet. as Mt present made
up, consists OF II members. OF whom are
peers and I commoners. The average age
is 81, Mr.. Gladstone'S age being 70, Earl
Selborne's II, and Earl Granvile's GS.
None Of the other members have passed 60.
| Some OF the salaries arc as follows: Mr..
Gladstone, 5000; Mr.. Childers, $4,000
Sir W. Elarcomt, $4,000; Lord IIarting-
ton. 5000; Mr.. Chamberlain, $4,000 ;
Earl SelbOrne, e10.000; Earl Spencer
| Nord Lieutenant Of Ireland, 600, 900; G..
o. Treyelyan, ei,i2j. Along with these
figures are given the landed possessions
and total rental Of the various ministers.
Mr.. Gladstone has ,, 1870 acres and rental
Of e4.929; Earl Spencer, 2t,2jl acres and
| CT. 30 renlal.
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EIurtlcrers In MiIkesbnrre.
THREE MURDERS N SIX wEEKS-THE OFFE
YRS NOT BROUGHT 10 ICSTICE.

THREE MURDERS II SIX wEEKS-TBE OFFEND
MRS NOT BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
A Wilkesbarre, Penn, telegram saws :
There is much uneasiness felt here over the
fact that within the last six weeks three
murders have taken place in this county,
and up to this time no clue TO the murder
ers has been discovered The inst was
that OF miner named Sink, whose body
was found in a shaft at Nanticoke months
after his disappearance. Everything sur
rounding this mans death points TO a
terrible tragedy-it can be explained upon
no other theory. According to the accounts
it was impossible for him to commit suicide,
and there were no reasons for his doing so.
He was well liked, and generally well
thought OF. That he was cruelty murdered
is plainly evident. The next was that of a
Hungarian, who was shot in his doorway,
at Eckley. That was only a few weeks
ago, and yet no successful effort has been
put forth to find out who killed him; and
to-day the jury in the McFarane case, who
was murdered in his clearinghouse, at
NanticOke, returned verdict that the de-
ceased man came to his death at the hands
Of unknown persons. This sent q thrill Of
horror through the community, as ii was
confidently expected that the jury would
point out the murderer. There is 4 loud
call that the county officers offer large re-
wards for the capture Of the murderers, as
il is feared if this is not done the murder
ers will go UNPUBLISHED, aud every mans
life placed in jeopardy.
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DANVLLE.
THE MOVE FOR A FEMALE COLLEGE-JUDGE
BLACKWELL Of THE BENCH-UNLANfUL
GAMING.

THE MOVE FOR FEMALE COLLEGE-JUDGE
BLACKWELL OS TIE BENCH-UNLAWFUL
GAMING.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY I, 1883.
The movers for the establishment OF
A female college here, under the aus
pices OF the Methodist Church. have been
active this week. Monday night pub
lie meeting was held at the Man-Strcet
Methodist church. OF which Mr.. John Il.
Pace WAS chairman and Captain John y.
Ucrndon secretary. Addresses were made
by Bishop Granbcry, Major Sutherlin. MIR.
L.. W. Peatross, Captain llerndon, Mr.. +.
b. Gravely, and Rev. Mr.. simpson, OF the
Lynn-Street church. and Rev. Mr.. Patter-
son, OF the North Danyille church. Sub
scriptions were taken TO The amount OF
about g, 900, and the chairman announced
that enough had been subscribed by per-
sons not present TO make the total amount
about $4,000. 1t was then ordered that
committee be appointed to canvass for
subscriptions during this week, and il was
generally agreed that after a sufficient
amount had been subscribed a meeting
should be held for organization.
Judge Blackwell, OF the Corporation
Court, has had before him for this term
several cases OF colored people. A num-
Der OF persons indicted for gaming at pre-
vous courts were fined, judgments being
entered by default and confession. In the
case of parties convicted Of unlawful
gaming. or confessing guilt, Judge Black
well announced that hereafter where there
were more than two indictments against one
person he will have judgment entered in
each case, and not as for one ease.
ALPHA.
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That settles that question.

Senator HOAX Is reported in the Congress
sionoi Record AS having said the other day
that II the amount OF protection on sugar
which Mr.. COKE. Of Texas, voted for RS
simply revenue tariff were applied TO all
Che products OF the country, there would
he levied on the manufacturing products
OF this country twenty-six hundred and
fifty millions Of dollars year! or, taking
the entire product OF every form OF indus
try In the country, twenty thousand mill
Hons Of dollars yearll These be huge
figures. These last indicate that the entire
product OF every form OF industry IN this
country amounts 10 forty thousand mil
lions Of dollars year.
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THE RICHMOND SCHOOL BoARD.-The
Constitution. as we read IL, does not forbid
members OF the City Council to hold any
other State office, but prohibits them from
holding any "other Office in cities" We
take these words TO be equivalent TO "any
other city office" School trustees are not
city officers, but State officers.
We are not left to conjecture on this
point. The Legislature IN 1871 passed the
following law:
"No mayor, member OF council, or treas.
urer OF city shall be allowed TO act as
superintendent OF schools therein: no,
shall the number Of members Of the Coua'
ell in the School Board Of dnv city OF
to.on exceed one third Of tie entire number
Of the School Board"
That settles that question.
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BURKEVILLE.

BRILLIANT MARRlAGE-THE TOBACCO TRADE.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
FEBRUARY I, 1885,
Roselard, the residence Of Mrs. Rosa-
mand Dickinson, was the scene OF n gay
and brilliant party to-day. Mr.. Charles
l.. Putzel, OF Henry county, Va, led to the
altar Miss Mary p. Dickinson, daughter Of
the late William i. Dickinson. The Rev.
DR.. L. Pryor was the officiating clergyman.
The bridesmaids were Miss Patio Smith
and Miss Rosa Putzel, OF Henry county.
The groomsmen were G.. n. Dickinson aud
James Smith. A large number OF invited
guests were present, among which may be
mentioned the names OF Miss Lavinia Will
liams, Miss Emma Watkins. Miss India
Williams, Judge and Mrs. Perry, OF Lunen-
burg county Mr.. and Mrs. Irby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joel Williams, Mrs. NJ. +. Scott, Miss
Robertson, Daniel Williams Mr.. Robert
son, and J. =. Agnew, OF Burkeville. The
happy pair left Burkeyille on to-day's
train for their future home,' in Henry
county, Va.
The sales OF tobacco at good prices have
been quite brisk here for the past week.
UAECOURT
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FANCY GOODS.
STEyENS

STEVENS
has opened this week
2J dozen i0-Tib UNTBRELLAsat 81 sndsi.15
100 BAND and MO>s-ROsE CHAMBERS,
az - and 80;
so TIN SETS, an colon, atsL75;
4 large assortment II STAMPED TIN
WARE;
. dozen CIIILDREN's IIlGIrCIfAIRsa ~ zoe.
500 boxes PAPER 20 I0c.;
300 boNe, PAPER al ljc.;
An immense assortment II $50 FRAMES
and also PLUSH and VELVET. FRAMEo
az tie lowest prices;
4 large lot Of EAsTLAKE ROCKERS It bot
tom prices;
ls-INCH COAL-HODs reduced from &C..
to 35c.;
FINE COAL-HODe. banded, reduced from
75c. 20 J0c.;
HELMET COAL-HODs, decorated, reduced
FROM 5 10 Use.
few of hose RUGS bft, at the pricci quoted
last week, AZ STEVENS.
JOJ Broad street
Write Tor cataloguc-free. "a 26
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Brutal Tragedy i'm Massachusetts.

A FARMER HACKS HIS WIPE TO PIECES WITH
A RATCHET.
4 special Of Tuesday TO the Herald from
Berlin, Mass. says: A most brutal murder
is agitating this community to-day, and tho
temperance people are pointing to the
crime a. the direct result OF indulgence in
the Intoxicating cup. james l.. Livingston.
a farmer. sXty-Gve years OF ago, killed his
wife, Mary Ann, aged fiity-siX years, by
hacking her with bunt-edged Singing
Ratchet. The tragedy was first discovered
through notification from the murderer
himself, who called ancighbor from his bed
at O'Clock yesterday morning and re-
queStcd him TO come up TO the house, for
he chad trouble there"
The scene OF the tragedy is a small two
story frame house, situated about bali a
mile from the railroad station. There lived
the murderer. his victim, and their five
children, though for some little time past
the children have left home on account OF
their fathers brutality from continuous
drinking. The parents, after the children
left, perpetually quarreled, and during one
If the quarrelS the tragedy was committed.
Livingston, in his relation OF the terrible
affair. says that both he and his wife, after
spending the evening AT CLINTON. reached
home well under the influence Of liquor.
Later they quarrelled; she struck him with
Il hatchet, and he, taking it away from her,
felled her and struck her repeatedly until
she was dead. Then, realizing what he
had done. he hurried to the next house,
about fifty rods distant, and aroused its
occupant, George Ralph. The latter, as
soon as he heard the story, called up others.
and, accompanied by one Of the electmen
and an officer, went to the Livingston resi-.
dence.
Entering the kitchen where the murder
was committed they found everything in
confusion and covered with blood, except
the floor, which Livingston was washing
up, $50 that" he said, "the children
should not see it," In an adjoining bed
room they found the body laid in the bed
and covered with a quilt. II was dressed
and its face and head were hacked TO pieces
The murderer looked at his victim coolly
and pointed to the holes in the head as he
again related the story Of the tragedy
The picture was such horrid one that
the selectman, Mr.. Carter. ordered him al
once to be taken away and placed IN con-
finement.
Ii Is stated that the cause OF the quarre
thus tragically ended was jealousy, cngen,
dered by an occurrence OF some three
or four weeks ago.
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Ia 1752 King Louis XIV, Of France, sent
az gift TO the "gracious Lords OF Bcrner
six sixtcen-pound cannon, cast by the
SwItzer Morrltz, at Strasburg. After
wards Bernc sent two OF these cannon TO
yaud, aud for many years they have been
at the Cnstlc OF Cbillon. Recently they
have been removed TO the Castle OF Morges.
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BCRNETr's COCAINE has received uni
yerSal endorsement. No other preparation
possesses snch remarkable properties for
cmbclliShing and strengthening the hair
and rendering it dark and glossy. 1t cures
badness and eradicates dandruh.
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts are the best.
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TAIL for few months was no punishment
at all and considerable expense to the
county, while the owner OF the hog would
not be paid for his trouble In going before
n magistrate aud having the offender ar
rested Thus are the ends OF justice de-
feated by the action OF our wise legislators.
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Mr.. John II. Baggess, well-known cti-
zen Of Clarksburg, w. Va, attended the
musical festival at Cincinnati last week, and
fell into the hands Of well known bunco-
men. They had worked the matter nearly
up to the point OF fleeing Mr.. Baggess
pretty badly, when the police fortunately
stepped in and arrested two OF three
scaInDs