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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-02
HANOVER AND CAROLINE.

The senatorial hight IN tnls district Is
warm one. Both parties are making ex-
traordInary exertions. Colonel A. W.
Homes is the Malone nominee, and is well
provided with money, and is organizing
tbe negroes into clubs and Offering them
Inducements to attend meetings. He will
have the great majority Of the negroes or
ganized into solid mass by'election-day.
Rut the Democrats are meeting organlza-
tion with organization, and will throw
their solid vote for General Williams q.
Wickham.
ham. and they are going to vote for Wick
ham. and they firmly believe are going TO
elect him. The Democratic vote alone will
do it. All of this Wickham will get, and
he will probably draw some from the Ma
hone ranks.
General Wickham Is making a personal
canvass. He entered upon the contest ad-
visedly, and will push it industriorlsly and
Mr.. RI. II. Cardwell Is our nominee for
the House in Hanover. He served with
great acceptabiIty In the last House, and
The same seat awaits him this winter. He
is man OF fine sense, and, what Is more,
Il worker.
In Caroline the Democrats have good
nominee and an untiring worker In Walter
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wALLACE-M,KiNLEY.
Hunting up Evidence for Use In the Con
tested Seat Case.

Hunting up Evidence for Use In the Con-
tested Seat Case.
wEsr,AusrlSTowN, o., February l2.-afr.J.
Fl. Wallace was in town to day hunting up
evidence in regard to the McKinley.Wal.
lace contested election case. Mckinley
claims that this (Austintown) township
was where he is deirauded out OF at least
twelve votes, the largest claim in the whole
district. 1t seems very positive that there
were at least five or six votes thrown out
solely because they were short the Jr.
Some few were also thrown out for Wal.
lace. The Democrats now claim that there
were only two votes thrown out, and those
were in cases where the names were written
over those Of the opposing candidate and the
printed names are not scratched out. The
board consisted OF two Democrats and one
Republican. The law very plainly says:
The key Of the box shall be given to the
minority Judge. Has the minority judge
got 1t? No, It is with the majority side,
and has been since election. Mr.. Wallace
seems very confident OF success. A cor.
respondent interviewed him on the sub.
ject OF protective tariff. He Is strongly
opposed 10 the proposed reduction Of the
tariff on wool twenty per cent, and severely
criticises Mr.. McKinley's actions in this
matter, wool being one Of the staples Of the
district. His view on the iron, steel aud
pottery interests entirely coincide with the
Republican idea, and the chances are our
district will not be represented to dis
advantage should Mr.. Wallace take the
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
FeRRrs CONTEST IN MICHIGAN.
DsnIaI Of Sensational Charges Made Against Him.
senator IssslI.' Reply to q Criticism on bis
EalOsy on Ar. HIll-A Species
OF Vandalism Discovered.

WASHINGTON, February l2.-There has
been rumor here since Saturday night,
that Senator Ferry had sent letter to a
friend in Michigan withdrawing from the
Senatorial contest, and requesting friends
to support Thomas Palmer, A. R. Nor
rison, OF St. Joseph, having beenreported as
having negotiated bargain. Morrison de-
MED all knowledge Of the affair. Ferry could
not be found at mis- room or elsewhere un-
til few moments ago he came into the
Capitol. He said: "There is no truth in
the rumor. am not such fool. have
enlisted for the war. Ill am beaten, I will
60 down with my colors flying" He de-
clines 10 say anything further on the 0lta-
wa Iron Works notes. A man familiar
with Senator Ferry's handwriting says
that while the writing looks like Ferry's,
he doesn't believe It Is. Ferry, how
ever, admitted to the Boston attorney that
the notes were in his writing. It is stated
here that AZ the notes were made in Michi-
gan the criminal proceedings, il any, must
be begun there, and that the Boston attor-
ney left for Michigan on Saturday to get q
reputation from Governor Beagle. II is
stated thatJ. Whites name ON the notes
were not written by that person.
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and the drift is damaging them seriously,
breaking doors and windows. Fourth
street Is closed from Main street to the
river Every building in the shipping
port has from three to eight feet OF water
on the floors, as well as the principal in
dustries.
Nine squares OF Portland are at the mercy
OF the water. Business is at end. The
houses on Front street will bave water on
the second floors before morning. It Is es-
timated that in the shipping part OF Port
land 500 people are, for the time, homeless,
very many Of them being quite
poor, Among them great suffering
exists. The most fortunate open
their doors to the distressed, as many as
five families being crowded into one small
house. The losses will aggregate $4,000.
The Mattingly distileries are under
water; the whisky and cattle were
saved. The Bellaire distillery had an
equal misfortune. In the city proper,
heavy damage was done by the
stoppage Of work in the factories. Perhaps
two thousand men are thrown out Of en-
ployment. Meikel & Co. great plow works,
the Louisville iron works, Dennis Lords
pipe works, the Kentucky lead
and oil works, Bridgeport & Co.'s
stove works, Central rolling mill,
Simons, Eby & Hampton's planning
mills are among the largest establishments,
while others must follow tomorrow unless
the water should subside. Much distress
exists among the poor. Mayor Jacobs has
ordered lying in hospital ready to receive
sufferers who will be cared for at the city's
expense for the time being.
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Two Girls and Hoy, aiI nj one time
Bring Joy 10 n Household.

PHILADELPHIA, February 12.-Charles
Quinn, a workman employed at the Mid
vale Steel Works, Nicetown Station, was
on Thursday last made the father Of trio
Of babies-two girls and a boy. Mr.. Quinn
lives with his wife and (up to this time)
three daughters, aged G, and 9 years, in q
neat little brick house on the Old Plank
road, between Wayne Junction and Nice
town. Mrs. Quinn first gave birth to girl
weighing about four pounds, and an hour
later the first baby was provided with a
sister Of her own weight; while scarcely mad
the two young ladies given their opening
concert before they were followed into the
world by baby brother weighing six
pounds. The scene Of this wholesale addi-
ton TO the population was visited yester-
day afternoon by reporter. A friend Of
Mrs Quinn was in charge OF the house,
and was ably supported in taking care Of
the triplets by halfa-dozen motherly wo-
men, all Of whom WED with each other in
lavishing unstinted praise upon the three
little bits OF dimpled humanity, which were
being exhibited wrapped in little blankets
TO some neighbors.
The mother is doing well. Soon after
the birth Of the babies their astonished
father sent for Father Powers, the rector Of
st. Stephens Roman Catholic Church,
Nicetown, who christened them on the
spot, the oldest girl being named Annie,
the second Marcella and the boy John.
Miss MarcelIa when seen by the reporter
was decorated with piece of blue ribbon
to prevent her being mixed up with her
elder sister Miss Annie, 10 whom she bore
so close resemblance that even her moth
er could hardly tell which was which
without some such mark. The other little
Quinns, before mentioned, were delighted
with their new sisters and brother, and took
as much interest In them as did their elders.
Said the eldest OF them: There's Jest
one apiece for us, and when thase little
bit bigger wese going to have them for doll
habies.n
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AN ArTEMprED AssAssIXA1IoN.
FIrIng Two shots Through n window al
T., b, q. Cash'a Son.

CHESTER, s. c., February l9.-An at
tempt was made last night at Lancaster TO
assassinate W. B. Cash, son Of E. B. G.
Cash. The young man had been in the
village several days on business connected,
It Is supposed, with the contest which the
elder Cash expects to make for the seat in
the House Of Representatives awarded to
bis Democratic competitor. Last night,
while in his room at one oil the Lancaster
hotels, two pistol shots were fired through
q window at the young man. Fortunately
neither OF them struck him,
Colonel +. B. O. Cash, the father of the
man upon whose life this attempt was
made, killed Colonel Shannon in duel
near Cash's depot 10 this State, about two
years ago. That affair gave him considera.
BILE notoriety. He also figured conspicu.
ously in the canvass last year as the Liberal
candidate for Congress In thlGdistrick Dur.
ing that campaign considerable bitterness
was engendered by speeches delivered by
Cash. One OF these It 10 alleged, produced
the conflict between the blacks and white
at Lancaster which resulted in the killing
Of seven or eight Of the former and the
wounding OF considerable number. Since
that bloody affair the Democrats have not
entertained the iriendliest feelings Tor the
] Gasheg,
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SOLVED AT LAST.
A Washington Mystery Cleared Up After
Many Yoars.

WASHINGTON, February l2.-For months
past the officials Of the House wing Of the
Capitol have been perplexed about depre-
dations hitherto ascribed to relic hunters,
which have been been committed upon
the statuary in the old hall Of the House Of
Representatives, now termed the "statuary
hail." A piece Of the sword OF the Ethan
Allen statute, q nose from the figure
representing Lincoln and other pieces
from like works OF art have been missing,
and yesterday morning 1t was discovered
that a finger was gone from the John Win
throp statue. An investigation was institu.
ted which disclosed the fact that a little
French woman who sells photographs,
brio a. brac and relics, etc, in the corridor
near by was to blame for the destruction,
although not from mercenary motives or
the promptings Of spirit Of mischief. She
Ia known to be "preculiar" in her ways
She has habit Of regularly going to the
House and Senate galleries to remain few
moments as though from desire to wor-
snip the august bodies before her. An.
other habit Is to go, at the close Of each
day, 10 "statuary Hail." and then in the
twilight offer up her devotions to the
marble figures placed there, first washing
AMI brushing each one 70 cleanse nn,s
them from the pollution oil q world
OF sin. The cleansing, process IS
what has done the mischief, and the
mystery which has existed for years is ex.
planned. She was observed in the twilight
oi Friday evening paying especial attention
10 the Winthrop statue. The old lady has
for a generation or more kept her little
photograph stand where it is now located,
without license, rent, gas, fuel, or any
other expense, and is said to s.ds have saved I'd
maintained BY her at one Of the leading
colleges. She is said to have obtained her
nyiyilege in the Capitol originally from
Henry Clay when he was Speaker Of the
House. Tits probable that her dsyotiona!
eKernines will be curtailed hereafter, as 1t
IL estimated that the damage already done
will amount to hundgeds Of dollars.
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GENERAL BUTLER is governing or at'
tempting to govern Massachusetts very
much as he governed New Orleans. Where
there is any chance to make his hand felt
the hand appears; and where there is no
chance he asks the Legislature to open the
way, lie has just drawn and is pressing
the passage Of a bill which the Springfield
Republican characterizes as zone OF the
most remarkable bills ever presented for
the consideration Of Massachusetts, Leg.
stature. 1t certainly is "a very striking
measure, empowering the Governor
to suspend any officer, not legis'
Iative or judicial, for thirty days and to fill
the vacancy. beginning with the Lieu
tenant Governor he may remodel the
whole list Of State officers and put in whom
be pleases. The bill also makes the Gov.
guOr "a sort OF standing committee to
investigate everything and anybody. A
harl'headed Governor backed by 80 liberal
apOlicy could raise the temperature to The
boiling point in his State.
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A Red HOT REPLY.
senator Ingalis' Rejoinder to Criticism,
.ofHLa Eulogy on BEN. IIIIl.

Senator Ingalis' ReI Ioinder TO Critleisms
ofHh EnIogy on Ben. NIiII.
WASHINGTON, February l2-The New
York Baptit Weekly, in itslast issue, printed
an editorial quoting few sentences Of
Senator Ingalls, Ben. Hill eulogy, and COM
menting as follows: it f'
"Mr. Ingalls,, we.believe. is an infidel,
and these gloomy, hopeless utterances
fitly embody his sentiments in relation to
future life. II he had chosen another occa.
sion for their expression we would not
question his right to announce them. But
TO do 30 in connection with the solemn
commemorative services OF Christian
Senator, was piece Of pure impertinence.
Mr.. Ingalls, views are simply heathenish.
Instead OF accepting the doctrines Of a
future life so distinctly taught by Christ,
he harbors the conflicting conjectures Of
the old heathen philosophers, whose
minds alternated between hope and fear,
and is content to initiate them In their
lameutable hesitation and doubt"
Senator ingalls, has sent the following
reply:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, February 10, 1888. !
a. S. Patton, D. d., New York City:
Sir: / have received the marked copy
OF the BaptiSt Weekly OF February s, which
you were good enough to send me.
In my brief tribute to the memory Of
Senator Hill, whom / honored as man
and loved as friend, l presented those
reflections which rise in all thoughtful
minds when meditating upon the impene.
trable mystery which wells the future state
OF man from all except the editor Of the
Baptist Weekly.
i suggested the argument for immor-
tality, based upon the imperfection and in
completeness Of all earthly careers, even
the longest and most fortunate, unless sup
plemented and rounded out hereafter, and
affirmed that from this standpoint knew
Of no one whose lie was so rich in the
prophecy OF future existence as that Of
Senator Hill.
l said further, that, though the sun went
down at noon, 1t sank amid the prophetic
splendors Of an eternal dawn.
Upon this you publish detached para.
graphs Of my speech, and tell your readers,
II you have any, that am q heathen and
an infidel. II you are Christian, prefer
to be heathen. II your religion prompts
or permits you, without provocation, to
libel those with whose views, upon the great
problem OF human destiny you do not
agree, prefer to be an inddel. But l am
neither the one nor the other.
/ have had some doubts hitherto whether
eternal punishment was consistent with In.
finite love, but l am quite sure that II
there is no hell for such bigoted sanderers
and malignant liars as you, there ought to
be. With great respect your obedient
servant, JOHN J. INGALLS,.
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Cam. stand whisky Like auaIIs.

New York, February ia genteel-
looking, middle.aged man, with gold eye.
glasses, cold gray eyes and an impassive
face, was taken before Justice White at the
Tombs to-day by policeman Condor. The
prisoner was attired in long gray ulster,
which as 1t fell aside revealed spare form.
His face was one likely to be remembered,
A dark skin, brown mustache, and iron.gray
hair parted in the middle.
Nv. S. Walcott, Forty.seeond street and
Second avenue" Justice White read from
the policcman's affidavit. "You are not
Walcott, the quail eater?"
The man nodded his head and Police
man Condor said: "Yes," very conHden-
TALLY.
"Was he very much intoxicated?"
"Yes, sir; l arrested him at quarter 10
four o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was
quite drunk"
Justice White looked at the prisoner Gu.
riouslv for moment. He stood carelessly,
apparently unconscious Of the inspection.
"well," said the Judge, thoughtfully,
"you are discharged"
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FRANK JAMES
Removed 10 n County that wants to
Convict n im OF Murder.


KANSAS CRY, NO., February l2.-Upon
the representation Of the Daviess county
authorities that they had evidence which
would likely convict Frank James Of muir.
der, Judge White, oi, the Criminal Court,
Saturday afternoon Issued IN order grant.
ing the immediate delivery Of the prisoner
to the officials OF that county. He was
accordingly brought here from the Inde.
pendence Jail at five O'Clock and taken to
Gallatin on the evening train. The In.
dictnents in Davies county are for the
killing Of Wes,iall and Mcmillan in the
Winston train robbery, and Sheets in the
Gallatin bank robbery. He will be ar
raigned there for trial today. II the
charges are sustained he will then be re-
turned here. Col. Phillips, attorney for
James, did not know oil the move until
after the depal ture Of his client In an in.
terview last night be said be at once tele.
graphed TO Ex-Governor johnson, OF St.
Louis, associate counsel. He was not clear
upon the law regading such proceeding,
but he denounced it as unprecedented.
Prosecuting Attorney Wallace, Of this
county, signed the application for the re.
moval made by the Daviess authorities.
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TIE Fairmont Inder, being in boiling
mood, declares that while the people Of
West Virginia are taxed but 100000 for
State purposes, "the amount which our
State pays directly and indirectly into the
United States Treasury isaboutsG, ,O00, ,000."
To be exact, the amount paid into the
United States Treasury by West Virginia
in the fiscal year 1882 was s502,276. OF
this S9S,26S is bank tax, the remainder
is paid on spirits, fermented liquors and
tobacco. There is an easy way to escape
these taxes. Not so with the State tar.
And when the collector comes around un.
der the new assessment tar payers will un'
dentand better what Democratic economy
means, and We don't intend that they shall
forget another important fact-that the
State is being pushed further and further
into debt in spite Of the Constitutional
limitation,
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The issue Of Standard Silver dollars last
week was $47l, 900 against Sl62,OOD for the
same week last year.
The majority Of the party who invaded
Indian Territory have withdrawn on their
own accord upon ascertaining they were
deceived as 10 the purpose Of the ekpedi'
tion by their leaders, Several Of the latter
we're arrested by the military and turned
over 10 the civil authorities.
The Senate Judiciary Committee have
agreed 10 report for passage the bill pro-
yiding for tbs purchase from George Wash
ineton Parke Cnstis zee Of the entire Ar.
iipeton estate, comprising l,lOo acres,
near Washingtop City, and including the
National Cemetery, y cost, slSo,oQ the
accrued taxes, some SloIOO6, to be paid by
General Lee,
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A Champion Egg Eater.


New York, February 19.-"Talk about
eating sixty quail in thirty days; that's
nothing. can eat two quail day for the
rest Of my life, il anybody will find 'em;
but I'd little rather try 1t on yellow leg
snipe," said Mr.. Charles F. Murphy, the
fishingrod maker, OF Newark. ''If Dolph
Jakes was alive he could eat bevy every
day. He was the fearfulest gormandizer
ever saw. Did ever tell you how he beat
me out Of S2 U5?'
"No; Murphy, how was It," said the lis
tener. ..... ...-..s.. ~.
"Why, was settin' in the Astor lunch
one night and in came Dolph. He walked
up to the bar and took drink. There
was big dish OF bard boiled eggs at one
end OF the bar aud he began going for the
hen fruit lie picked up an egg, cracked
it on the bar and picked the shell of and
eat it. But he didn't stop; he eat another
and another until he had swallowed five.
l was watching him, and It made me real
mad to see him eat so greedy. So said,
'Dolph, you had better eat 'em all, hadn't
you 2"
"'so will, Charles, II yonll pay for 'em,'
said he"
"'Go right along I said, I'll pay if you
finish the dish.
ale never stopped until she had eaten
twenty-five more. He then took drink,
eat oyster stew, plate Of crackers and
finished the dish Of eggs. There were
twenty.three more. Fifty-three eggs was
what be eat, and they had the cheek to
charge me fve cents apiece for 'em-just
So G5 l was out. | never spoke to 'Dolph
again; wouldn't associate with him after
that. l paid the bill and went right
straight home disguised with him."
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GOV. CoLQUIrr on TEnpERANCE.
Tho Southern Statc.man Delivers an
EIoquent PIen 10 n Large Gathering,

CLEVELAND, February l2-Tbe Leader
Of to, day contains the following; Before a
very large audience at Plymouth Church
last evening Governor A. Fl. Colquitt,
United States Senator-elect from Georgia,
spoke upon the topic Of Temperance. He
said that whatever political or economic
differences there were. between the North
and the South, all good people from every
section would unite 10 support any meas.
urs that would benefit society and make
better men. He did not tappear in Cleye.
land as q reformer nor. as a
propagandist, but us q husband, a
lather, and q citizen to plead with hus.
bands and fathers for the sake OF wives, Of
daughters, and OF happy homes. II he
were to speak one word which would soften
the heart OF every man it would be the
word home. Cleveland is noted for It's
beautiful homes, the speaker said, and he
was filed with admiration for their archl-
tectural elegance and tasteful furnishing
But these homes are very different from
nearly all other homes, il almost every one
OF them does not have some trouble. All
over the land homes are made gloomy, and
families are distressed by the curse OF strong
drink. As Governor OF Georgia he had
seen manv isntances OF lives ruined by Ii
quor, and the sorrows and crimes which it
caused had been brought to his notice so
forcibly that he bad resolved to do all he
could to mitigate the curse upon the peo-
pie. He appealed to fathers to guard the
footsteps Of their sons, to heads Of families
TO Danish wines and liquors from the tables
and sideboards, to young women to avoid
the. companionship OF young men given
to debauchery or its approaches. He Sc
verely denounced social customs which
seem to require the service OF wine for
their proper observance. A short time
ago the delegates at a national medical con-
vention held in Atlanta, were entertained
at the Executive Mansion. The Governor
furnished no drink for them except cold
tea, which was placed in decanters in
the rooms. Toasts at the banquet, were
drunk in cold tea, and the people en-
joyed themselves, they said, better
tomary wine been furnished. The Gov
ernor said that temperance was making
excellent progress all oyer the country. In
Georgia two.thirds OF the counties have
secured actual prohibition. That has
come about in State where there has
been no special agitation on the subject Of
temperance, but the people have grown
into realization Of the evils OF intemper-
ance from their own observation, The
speaker believed that all over the Union
public sentiment was constantly forming
against the liquor traffic, and he expressed
confidence in the ultimate deliverance Of
the United States from the liquor curse.