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Political Points.

No harder subjec, says The Cleveland
Herald, has hecn encountered in the
present Congress than the tariff on iron
ard steel. Ii is one that tries the mettle OF
both statesmen and tIimmers.
The Atlanta Constitution thus lays down
the law: III the Democratic leaders IN the
next Congress will look alter the real IN
forests OF the people the people will take
care 10 look after the real interests OF the
Democratic party.
The Utica Herald says the common sense
OF the natlOn d, sires now a moderate adjust
mcDt Of the tariff 10 the conditions Of
peace. and it is FESTIVE at tie disposition to
prevent such result. Plain people will
not be ut all content II the Treasury is kept
Hooded with money cXtortcd from their
pockets because OF partisan strategy and
culpabc listlessness and lack OF nerve.
SAYS the Troy Press: The Democrats OF
the House OF Rcpres, natives should gladly
lake the responsibility Of having defeated
the tariff bin proposed by the Ways and
Means Committee. The people have de-
manded, and continue to demand. reform
in the tariff AMI reduction OF duties on
the staple articles in daily Use. The COM
mittee pretended 10 reduce these duties,
but it did nj. The bill was a sham In
some respects. II others 1t was fraud,
for it actually increased the import duties.
rhe Democratic representatives, while they
are poweIIess iu-t now to press through a
ill which will reform the tariff. have siitli-
cient power TO prevent the Republicans
Carrying out their fraudulent programmes.
So long a. the ID mocrats use this power
hey can afford to lie accused OF obstruc-
ton and jllbuStrring.
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Virginia News.

The Woman's Temperance Union has
! formed 4 branch organization in Staunton.
The Franklin Gazette boasts Of January
morcasin-s that was seen swimming
amid the floating ice III No.oway river.
The following postmas'ers have been
commissioned Mahaa j. IIonaker. New
Garden; Lewis II. Wrenn, Wellington.
| Tuesday evening negro named George
Edwards stabbed and severely injured
another negro named Penn Clarkson on
the dock at West Point.
John Brooks, q negro brakeman, fell
/ from ireisht-tiain near Ncw-Riycr bridge
I Thursday night and was llilfd. the entire
| train If ears. it is said. running over bis
| body.
The Piedmont Trqinidn says the men,
| bers OF the Methodist church at Unionyillc
| held a meeting few days a.o and decided
TO commence work on their church and par
sonage Immediately.
James Lucas was tried this week in the
| County Court OF Allegheny for causing the
death OF twelve-year-old boy bv inducing
him to drink large quantity Of whisky,
and sentenced to nine years in the pcni-
Tertiary.
The Salem Register Of yesterday says: 1t
| has now Just been two weeks since the last
house was put under quarantine on a.
count Of sma l-poX in this place and vicin-
| ity. The disease seems 10 have completely
abated. and what is left OF it is confined
entirely to families reported from two to
six weeks ago. Nearly every patient Is
wen. Not one OF them i now receiving
medical attcnion-all cut OF danger.
Fredericksburg was thrown into fever
Of excitement Thursday 10y the report Of
1 the attempted abduction Of little child hy
strange man rom Boston. When tie
matter was siitcd It turned ont a Mr.. VIII
| liam Irving. OF Boston, whose wife re-
sides in Fredericksburg, came to that city
several days AGO to try To induce his wife
/ TO return home with him. She refused
and general misunderstanding ensued
about the custody OF a child OF sister OF
Mr. Irving, who also resid, in Fredercks-
burg, which was amicably settled in the
courts.
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George ID. Wise,s Fivc-MinutCs'
GnanHI

Our faithful representative Hon. George
y. Wise got the floor OF the House Of Rep
resentatiyos for five minutes last Wcdnes-
day, and spoke as follows:
Mr.. WISE, OF Virginia: Mr.. Chairman,
do not propose to discuss 70 any extent
the question now before this House for
consideration. Ii would b. impossible in
the short time allowed me for any one in
nv position to define his attitude on the
tariff. But / owe it to myself and TO the
constituency represent on this floor TO say
that am In favor OF this amendment, aud
OF aflordlng the largest protection to those
engaged in the production Of iron-Ores
and other iron industries. | want to say
that cannot rs Virginian, or ms Demo-
crat, consent TO the sentiment which
was announced here Il few days
ago by the honorable gentleman from
New York fSir. CoXl, with whom always
differ with respect, IA for whom | have
! the highest regard, that protection Is high
way robbery and incidental protection bur-
elary. But rather. am IN accord with the
sentiments expressed here by the h0norl-
| BILE gentleman from Pennsylvania mir.
Randalll, that we owe il to the labor Of this
country to cover the gap between the
u
! try. And / repeat what he then said, that
| free trade between nations where wages
vary Is impossible.
am in favor OF this amendment because,
Mr.. Chairman, there are, as has been said
by my friend from Georgia (Alr. specr), in
| this southern country large deposits OF
iron-ore which only need the magic touch
OF ca,ital and OF labor TO make virginia
10 fata Of hn NH
the riches and the most powerful OF the
States Of the American Union. Applause
should he false to that people il l had
not said this much.
| The gentleman from kentucky (dr. Car
lisle) told lis in hiseoponing speech on Mi
amendment that these foreign ores are
needed for admiXture with those which are
produced in this country. ! am here TO
say 10 him TINT there is in the State in part
represented by me, as in other States of
this Union, inexhalstblc supplies Of iron
ores, from which not only Besscmer steel
may be manufactured. but steel OF alP
grades.
Mr.. CARLISLE: And l want TO go
there and work it.
Mr.. WISE, Of Virginia: want to re-
peat what was said by my friend from
Georgia IMr. Speei] that the cost OF labor
In spaIn and In Africa. from which these
ores IRE imported into this country, Is but
- cents rer day. Are gentlemen willing
To seduce the labor Of this country 10 such
degrading competitions For one, speak
ing Tor my people, will never consent to
1t. fApPiavse:
TIE t6IAIBMAN: The gentIeman's
term has expired.
Mr.. WISE, OF Virginia: ! ask the liberty
OF publishing With my remarks ~ extract
from pamphlet which hold IN my hand
in reference 10 mines In the Common
wealth OF Virginia.
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair hears no
objection.
Mr. WISE, Of Virginia. The extract Is
as follows;
"Tbe iron deposits OF Southwest VIr-
ginia arc OF such extent and variety 10 kind
and quality that they alone arc ample 70
meet tbe demands Of the Iron and steel
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SOUTH BOSTON.

DEATH or A VENERABLE AND WELL-KNOWN
NINIs1 Ei-LEG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Correspondence Of the Richmond D,sDatch.I
FEBRUARY 6, 1883.
Intelligence has just reached Us OF the
very sudden death OF Rev. Thomas King,
a well-knOwn and greatly-beloyed minister
of the Baptist Church. lie resided near
Omega, in this county, and on yesterday
was at this place, and appeared to be in his
usual good health. lie was probably eighty
years Of age, and his death was caused by
paralysis. Mr.. King was pastor OF Grace
church, where he preached regularly twice
month. lie also preached at Wolf Trap.
Pope. the colored lawyer OF Chase City,
who accidentally shot himself while on q
visit TO ex-senator Davis, OF this place,
some weeks ago, is still in critical condi-
ton. While IN the act Of undressing TO re-
tire his pistol fell upon the floor.
Such n break WIS never before seen ut
South Boston as took place yesterday at the
new warehouse. Prices ranged from $3.50
to S75 per hundred. We now have four
large and well-conducted warehouses for
the sale OF leaf tobacco. -Four million
pounds is expected to be sold here during
the year. THAD.
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manufacturing districts OF the county,
The great abundance OF superior cohnS,
coal i'm the vicinity Of these deposits mus,
compel the establishment near the m'nes W
iron.furraccs and steel-works. " mere iron o.
can be made the cheapest there tnesc . ~ 4,
duslrlcs will be established. OF course u
Il not to be expected that The great s .s,.
works Of Pennsylvania will remove ,nelr
expensive and enormous plants to virginia,
but there IL every reason why their suppad1
Of Bessemer ore' should now be pro'iueu
here. ,x.o.
"in this condition o; the iron resources !,
of the State, and with this prospect. Is
submitted that 1t would be unwise 10 re-
move the duty now existing on foreign
iron-ores. On the contrary, as long as a
tariff for revenue or for any other purpose
il necessary in this country, there Is every
reason that the duty should be increased TO
a reasonable amount. Where we have tne
means OF supplying such necessity IL
should I've the policy of the Government. SO
TO develop them that, they can be relied
upon nj all times"
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STAUNTON.
THE ANIss-BUBNEg MURDER CASE; 80 JURY
YEI-rHE 0'FEITALL-PAUL CONTEST; ~
TERESTING EyIDENCE-IA EGE LAND SALES

THE ANIss-BUBNEB MURDER CASE; 40 JURY
YEI-TIiE 'FEHrALL-PAUL CONTEST; ~
TERESTING EyIDLNCE--LAROE LAND SALES.
iConespondcnce of the Richmond D.spatch.i
FEBRUAEY .. 1883.
The ease OF George AmiSs. charged with
the murder Of John j. Burner. was called
yesterday in the Hastings Court, Judge j..
w. Green Smith presiding. The counsel
on both sides were ready, all the witnesses
being present, and The Court proceeded to
the work Of empanelling jury. A yenire
OF twenty-four had been summoned, but
not man but declared he had formed an
opinion in the case, and all were discharged,
the Court directing the clerk to summon
fifty veniremen more from the city. to be
present to-day on the opening Of the court
ut 10 A. NJ.
Commonwealtlfs-A Attorney Edward Ech-
OILS has associated with him SeHator- III ct
Riddleberger, and Messrs. White & Cor
don, OF Staunton, for the defence, have as
their associate counsel General William
skcen, OF Covington. and slessrs. w. 5.
Lurty & j. n. LIggdt, OF liarrisonburg.
Captain Riddieberger Is said TO have been
an intimate friend Of the murdered man,
and though he was not here yesterday has
been telegraphtd that the trial has COM
menced, and Is expected this morning.
The crowd wasycry large, and though the
galleries and all standing-room was occu-
pied, g1eat many could not get inside the
building. il Is not likely tbat jury can
he gotten In the town, nor perhaps In the
county, and Richmond may he called on to
furnish the requisite number.
The accused Is good-looking young
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Rains and Floods.

Rains and Floods.
The Lynchburg Virginida quotes the
F.. New York Tribune rs averring that the ab-
sence OF timber has caused the destructive
foods OF this year, and intimates that this
averment is in the face Of the oit-repeated
assertion that the destruction Of forests
diminishes the rainfall. We % not 50
understand the tribune. On the contrary,
we take the 7ri5lae's theory to be exactly
the same as the Virginian's. The quantity
Of heat given cut by the sun In year may
be assumed to he constant. A distinguished
college professor Of physics, TO whom we
stated this assumption. readily conceded
that II was probably true; though why it Is
not certainly true. we confess that we can
not guess. Fiyo-sevenths OF the surface OF
the earth Is covered with water. The
eyaporatlng suffice Is, therefore, also q
constant qrantity-or practically so, the
shade made by vegetation not being enough
10 change the conditions Of the problem.
What iollowss Why 1t must be true that,
taking the world over MS much water falls
upon It's surface In one year as another.
There may he 40 inches In Richmond this
scar, and only 20 in St Louis; but next
year there will be 40 In st. Louis and only
20 In Richmond. We don't mean that
there Is any such uniformity as this in the
quantity OF water that fails ut any two
place., but merely that taking the entire
surface Of this planet together, a larger
rainfah at one place must result in q smaller
one at ssn,e other place.
Nov, ~ TO freshets or floods. Let the
1ames-islver Valley, for example, he in the
condition to which IL was FIVE husndred
years ago. ahf sreshet OF such magnitude
as some OF tbase Of the last hundred year.
would hardly be possible. The forests, tho
Saliep timber, the leaves, the rottIng logs,
tho vegetable mesld, would cause the
hesyies, rain to rua of very slowly. The
water wSgId be ds,sssed up In ten thou
sand places, The sane effect Is produced
now by fSeezc at night ut a time when
heavy SHOWS arc melting under the mflu-
ence OF continuous rain. Let the weather be
cold enough at night to stop the melting OF
the snow, and freeze the rctreatlng water,
and nobody In Richmond fears o fresh.
"There viii be no very high water under
sush circumstances" Is the universal con.
cluslon. The water il kept back. Instead
Of running into the James all at once, It
takes several or many days 10 reach that
Stream. Now. the innumerable obstruc-
hons 70 the Cow Of water upon the surface
/ ths Garth which are eapsed BY forests,
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Water-gas has now nm organ. We re-
ceived Yesterday from Philadelphia n copy
of the first number. From il we learn that
the hest disiniest ant for sewers, or neutral
izer OF scwer-gas, are the washings from
the gas-works. 1t also says, what we had
heard often enough before, that when a
dry meter Z" lies" il is simply from one OF
two cause.-the meter is out Of order acct
dentaIly or from long Use, or it has been
tempered with by the consumer OF gas. In
either case the defect will and must tell in
favor OF the consumer.
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man az about twenty-six or twenty-eigbt
years, rather tall, with light hair and red
moustache and side-whiskers, and gets
himself up In some style. He seemed to
DC In good spirits and cbatted quite uncon-
cernedy with his counsel, nodding the
while to acquaintance In the crowd; but
he met many frowning and unlriendly
faces.
Colonel O'Ferrall on yesterday sus-
pended for the present his work OF taking
depositions in his contested-elccti0n case.
Court coming on here he goes to shenan-
doah for the present. His counsel here are
III. st. G.. Tucker and Edward Echols, the
evidence beng taken before A. +. Robert
son, notary. Captain PauPs counsel Is
William T.. Craig. All worked very closely
ut the business for six days, examining
some 10 or Is persons, whose dispositions
have filled about 80 pages legal cap. The
testimony Is damaging 10 some OF the regis
trars in the county as regard their faith
fulness In the discharge OF their duties.
It appearing that they obstructed the regis
tration OF Democrats and favored that OF
their partisans. 1t also appears that some
OF the Coalition office-hoiders were pretty
heavily assessed to defray campaign en-
penses, DR.. Il. s. Hamilton, superintendent
Of the Western Lunatc Asylum, having
paid 600, and Major Yost. postmaster OF
stanton. $40. Amos lIollur, deaf mute,
institution shoemaker, with a family, had
to pay $40.
Mr.. Massey has given Captain Wise no.
ticc that he will commence taking deposit
tons here on Tuesday next. Captain
James Bumgardner has been engaged as
his counsel.
Mr. C. Ed. Crawford has sold his farm
on the Valley pike, containing 2ll acres,
for sf0,57o, equivalent to cash-about $50
per acre; and Sir. John II. Hansel, Of Po-
cahontas, has bought the FeliX-II.ll farm,
near Mcdowell, Highland county, contain
ing $50 acres, for $1,000. VOx.
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M COHEN BROTHERS


Have thrown cut al their odds and ends, accumu-
lated during the past season. and will sell them ut
one half thei, former price. This lscIudes goods
from every department IN the house.
VIII also offer
3 cases Of BEST A PERCALES, new designs
adapted for chidren's wear, at DC. yard;
case ELEGANT-QUALITY CHECkED MUS
LIN at sHc., SATIN-STRlPED at 12k and
I5c.-all at reduction of from 10 Sc. yard
from former prices;
All the popular brands of BLEACIIED and IN
BLEACHED SHEETlNGs aud SlllRTlNGS,
among them cases Of the most popular l0c.
MUSLIN At SO. yard;
! pieces Of IRISH LINEN suitable In qualityfor
general family purposes AZ 2lc. ydrd-thc
quality generally sold ut 33c.;
A large stock Of IRISH LINENS and LINEN
Lawns, which we purchased during the win
ter season at reduced rates. viii DE sold at onor
nous reductioa from general value:
4 large stock Of TABLE LINENS-am0ng them
we quote FULL-WIDIH BLEACHED ALL
LINEN, extra heavy, 1T soc. Yard,
so dozen BLEACHtD ALL-LlNtN DINNER
NAPKINS at SOC. dozen, generally sold at II /;
DOILItS and NAPKINS OF all kinds, among
them many extra Bargains;
We also offer 4 large stock Of LACES Of every de-
scrlption. Among our REAL TORCIION
LAtES VIII DE- louhu O' pieces Hhc bDhb az
&c. a yard. The value # which Is from to Zoe.
20 pieces Of 6-4 PILLOW-CAsE LINEN ut As
20 coo, generally sold ut from IS t. 9rc.;
lO-4 LINEN SIGHTING at Csc, Iii LINEN
SHEETING the most superior Of Bainsley's
manufacture. at SLIP, generally sold At Sl.75
9ylrd.
I'm order to make room for spring stock Of lio-
| seIy We will sell or entire stock of FANCY llO-
| SfERY Il cost: amome them viii DE found
80 dozen FN1LERlEN'S FANCY Isle NJ
33c plir. These have been rurch iscd recent
~. slightly damaged by water. aud are gene
rally I'll az Coo. a pair.
Also. a lot Of LADIES' NECk-WEAR, slightly
damaged 10y water.
We Will also make special sale Of large stock f
GINGHAMS. BROWN LINZ N. ana various
other goods we are anNlCu. % dispose Of before the
| opening Of tie approaching season.
| We viii open during the hrst part Of this week
| > cisos Of nAMlURG tDGINGS aud lNst ri =
| INGS IN entire new designs, and ourown direct
| importation from II. g den. Sw tztrland.
it27-Sa,Su&W
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A laecly attended mass-meetlng OF lfisn
citizens Il Boston was held Thursday nlght
TO protest agai, st the English policy OF en-
forced emiel,ltion, and TO demand chat the
Government give work to the people IN
stead Of forcing their involuntary Danish
ment. Mayor Palmer presided: ana ad-
dresses were made by Hon. ?; a. Collins
John BOYLE O'Reilly, Judge Fallon, Rev.
DIR. Miner, and Father Bodfish'
The editor of the Titusvile Pa.) Morn
ing Herald, In presenting paper scarcely
one fourth It's usual dimensions, explains
that .three feet of water in the press-Ioom
rendered that apartment tribe TOO oar p
for active operations. An attempt vas
made to run of the paper IN The bor'a, s
Office. but The water stopped operations
there, and the Herald had TO be printed q
from a iob-press above hlsli-"aer MFRS
Perhaps neuralgia is the most agSia' u,
ting form OF pain. Mr. Harry hsili!' OF
Wells, Fargo & Co., thus speaks o. u :, ,na
Suffered horribly with the neuralgia !. , =,
face aud bead hut thrre applications OF 'n =;
Jacobs OIL cured ."-Aarysp'ae 'o@''
,dppeai,
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writer In the Dispatch disputes The
statement made by another correspondent
that Newport's Ncwsis zone OF the best.
n not absolutely the best" barbor on inc
eastern coast OF the United States, and that
{" II Il obliged TO become great city, ,'.and
declares that II has no harbor at all ana
never can IL 4 city. He shows the truth OF
what he says, TOO, bv facts and figures. -.
The correspondents Of the Dispotcb VIII
allow us 10 remind them that West Point
is the place they are looking for.-WeS'
Point Star.
West Point is a growing place, and has
future. Newports News has, 100, It's
friends. For her part, Riclmend feels
no jealousy whatever OF either Place. Nor
folk harbor is one of the best In the world I;
but Norfolk, an old city, has population
only about one fihird as great us thai OF
Richmond. West Point and Newport S
News can hardly expect TO outSrow Nor
folk. AS to this city, its growth Is sur
prising. In visiting almost any portion OF
IL one is struck by the fact that that por-
ton of the city abounds in new houses
and uncompleted houses now being flush
ed. II looks as il Richmond would have
n population Of one hundred thousand in
1890. At any rate, she fsels no jealousy
Of any other town or city in Virginia.
Within the last twelve months more fine
houses have been erected here than ever
before in single year. The West Point
ers and Newport-Newsites say that
~I.arre streams from little fountalhs fow,
Tall OAKS from little acorns grow"'
and we shall not say them. "Aay."
As to Norfolk, the fact tsat hers Is a
growing commerce is source OF satisfac-
ton TO all good yirginians. We are ex-
pecting IN ocean cable to be landed there
for the benefit Of all the South. and before
many years. Her cotton expectations make
her known everywhere.
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MAGINNIs TAXES A HAND.-In the House
of Representatives OH the 7th, Mr.. MAGIN-
MS, a ec-trader-nobody, he said, leaned
further towards free trade than hc-madc
a little speech in favor Of protecting cop
per. A very good guess as TO it's nature
may be gathered from the following:
Mr.. MAGINNIS: III this tariff, which is
said TO lie for the interest Of the country. il
this protection is to be n general steal. il
there is to I've this vast plan OF plumber
then we want reasonable and satisfactory
share OF the spofls. (Laughter]
Mr.. COX, Of New York: congratulate
my friend from the Territory [Nr. Magin-
nisl that lie has come down to my doctrine
OF The mutually Of rascality. daughter.
Mr.. MACHINES: Exactly; and the
Rocky Mountains do not propose to be
left. (Rcncwed laughter.]
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LYNCEBURG.
TTMPErANCE LTCTCRT-THE FREE DELIV-
ERY-THE STREET RAILWAY-SEH0Us AC-
CIpENT-MR. MAsSEY'S CONTEST. sc.

tt MPEEANCE LECTURT-TIlE FREE nfLN-
ERY-THE STREET RAILwAY-sERIoUs AC-
CIpENT-MR. MAsSEY'S CONTEST, sc.
,ConespOndcnce OF the Ricnmoud Disaatc'.l
FEBRUARY . 1888.
Last evening Rev. George {. Wander
slice, pastor of Centenary Methodist Epi--
copal church, delivered lecture. under
the auspices II IIolcemhe Lodge, Good
Templars, oil the subject OF temperance.
He hid fair audience to hear him, and
those present were repaid for their attend
ance in q thoroughly original and enter
tanning address.
The free delivery is TO be put into opera
ton here on the lst Of March.
A movement is on foot To secure the eX-
tension OF the street railway, so rs tn COM
plttc the circuit OF the town. such extern
sion would not only prove Of great conve-
ricnce to he citizens Of Diamond Hill, but,
it is represented, would materially enhance
the value OF the cOmpany's stock.
6. :. Fallman, carpenter, fell distance
OF thirty-cight feet Yesterday ut the furnace
OF the LyuchbuIg Iron-W forks, and sus-
tanned serious injuries about the head.
Hon. John +. Massey has arranged to
take dispositions i'm this city on Monday in
his contesied-elcction ease with Captlin
John s. Wise. State-Senator Digs ana
Major Daniel are his legal representatives,.
Frederick Wardc, the clever young TRACE
dian, played here FOR the benefit OF the
poor, which, however commemorate, was Il
business mistake, since he was no better
patronizcd than would have otherwise been
the case. lie had Il large house last night
to see him as Gloucester, and his maStcrly
performance ELECTED the most gratifying
expressions Of pleasure. He was called live
times before the curtain.
Mr.. Alexander Mcdonald, editor OF the
Nt,cS, returned home yesterday after al ab-
sence OF three weeks in Cuba. He is much
improved in health and was charmed with
his visit. BEAUMONT.