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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-27
BUCKINGHAM.
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR PLANT BEDs-THE
EOADS-RELlGI0US.

A GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR PLANT BEDS-THE
EOADs-RELIGIOUS.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
FEBRUARY %, 1884.
We are having another week OF wet and
stormy weather. with no plant-and burned.
Our plantersl have wellnigh given up the
hope of a crop of tobacco for this year.
The prospect for preparing plant land
was never more gloomy at this season.
CAPTAIN Stafford and his wife, OF Column
bus, Texas, made a short soiourn in our
community recently. Captain Stafford went
to Texas some thirty years ago to better
his fortune. He now has two ranches,
with $4,000 head OF cattle on them, and a
private clearinghouse at Columbus with
cash capital of one million Of money.
The Rev. Paul f. Brown is filling most
acceptably the pulpits of Maysville and
New-Store Presbyterian churches. His
congregations are good at both places, and
he Is diigent and faithful.
Rev. A. S. LLOYD, rector Of the Episco-
pal church at Farmville and st. PauPs
here, has been for a week making most ac-
ceptablc visits to his pensioners in this
county. He Is most pleasant and popular.
Our planters all have their tobacco ready
for market, but the roads and road.laws
are so execrable that they are unable to get
10 any market with load. Ii this state OF
things is TO continue. and our Legislature
fails to give us proper road-laws for the
country, we shall be compelled to surren-
der this belt OF the Old Dominion to the
wild beasts
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NOT ENOUGH TO SPREAD OVER.
The Alert.
[Boston Herald. |

England has made q most timely and
generous gift to the United States. She
has sent us the exploring steamer Alert.
in order that the expedition for the rescue
OF Lieutenant Greedy may have TIE Inesti-
mable advantage of entering the Arctic
seas in vessel whose strength has been
proved in the most northerly voyage ever
made. The Alert has gone nearer t0 the
pole than any other keel. In 1875 the Eng
lish naval steamers Alert and Discovery
sailed up Smiths sound in the hope OF find
ing road to the Pole. The Discovery, Cap
tain Stephenson. stopped at Lady Franklin
bay and took up her winter quarters with
in few miles OF the station now occupied
by the American explorers. unless Lieu
tenant Greedy has led his party southwark.
The Alert, Captain Mares, continued her
voyage up Robson channel, boring her
way through thick crust OF ice,
and actually turned the corner OF
Grant Land, and entered the central basin
of the Polar sea. There she came to
anchor on September Sd in north latitude
S2a 2T>, only 4b3 geographical miles from
the pole, and remained under the shelter
OF. q belt OF high icebergs for IA whole year,
while sledge parties explored the sur.
rounding country. One Of these parties
reached latitude Of $50 20> 26|, the
northmost poin. ever attained by man. In
September. 1876, the Alert turned her keel
southwark again, and after rejoining the
Discovery at LADY Franklin bay, sailed for
home. and arrived safely at Queenstown on
October 30th.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-27

A Kansas City, NO., telegram says: A
train which has arrived here from the
scene of the wreck on the Hannibal and
ST. Joseph road brings the following par
ticulars: The train which was wrecked
WAS running at the rate OF thirty miles an
hour, preparatory TO mounting a steep
grade. When on the bridge the mail car
struck broken rail which the engine and
express-car had passed over safely. The
mail and smoking-cars were precipitated
into the water, carrying down the bridge.
which had been broken by the crash. A
coach. chair-car, and sleeping-car were
thrown from the track and piled up to-
gether.
A boy named Baldwin was killed. The
conductor believes that there are four or
five persons now dead, but, IL such be the
case. their names cannot be ascertained.
Among the injured, the following were
too seriously hurt to be removed after be-
ing taken to Brookfeld: j. T.. Rosc<and
Il. s, Tracy, st. Louis; Benjamin Patter-
son, Gslesburg; and James and Joseph
Mellhot aud wife, Canada. About twenty
five others received painful cuts and
bruises. Most OF the passengers were
brought here.
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New York Times.J


Charles L. Watson. night clerk, en-
ployed IN stamping the dates OF arrival
upon letters in the pOst-ofiice, was taken
before United States Commissioner Shields
at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. charged
with stealing valuable letters addressed
TO businessmen in various parts Of the
city. When confronted with proof OF
his guilt he confessed that during the
past few weeks he had stolen and de-
stroyed nearly 200 letters. For several
weeks complaints have been received at
the post-office concerning missing letters.
and Watson, who had been at work only
six months. was suspected. Inspector
Newcomb watched Watson for nearly
week, and at length discovered that while
at work he slipped off and en- a pair OF
shoes much too large for his feet. When
Watson quit work Sunday morning In
spector Newcomb followed him to his
closet and caught him with five letters in
his shoes. Three OF the letters contained
money, one postal order, and the other q
check. Two were addressed 10 Funk Il
WagnalIs, publishers. The amount In
any OF the letters did not exceed two dol
lars. Wntson's method OF operation while
mt work was to drop thick letters or those
which seemed valuable upon the floor. and,
while no one was looking, transfer them to
his shoes. When he changed his shoes in
the closet the letters were slipped into his
coat-pocket. Letters containing money
were taken home, while letters that held
checks or postal-notes were destroyed.
The prisoner was sent to Ludlow-Street
Jail TO await action by the grand jury. He
Il only nineteen wears OF age.
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DANVILLE.
TaIRTY.Two OTHER WITNESSES FOR Mr.. SHEER
MAN.

TaIRTY-Two OTHER WITNESSES FOR MR.. SHEER
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dspatch'I
FEBRUARY %, 1891.
Eppa w. Barksdale, deputy-sergeant OF
the Senate, left here last night with VII
nesses summoned for the Sherman commit
tee-as follows: John Henry Johnston
mayor OF the city; W. ID. Coleman, news
paper correspondent and recognized as
clerk of Mr.. Johnston; J. j. Verser, inter-
nal-revenue officer; A. NJ. Wheeler, post
master Of the city; Daniel Digger, crier
of the United States Court; l.. NJ. Shu-
maker. Confederate major OF artillery
once, Judge of the Circuit Court In recon-
struction Gays and recently supervisor OF
the building OF the Danville custom-house :;
r. l.. Cohen. omnibus man; Edward Lewis,
store clerk. and with these twenfy-three
negroes. amongst whom are W. ii. Pleas.
ants. mail agent on the Midland road and
ring-leader; Squire Taliaferro, ex-sanifary
policeman. ex-prophet in The foretelllng OF
the riot and running away when u came
and now ex-orator. and Preston Watkins.
merchant and one OF the grand jury OF
eight men drawn by Judge Blackwell and
charged specially to inquire into the facts
about what Mayor Johnston calls the
" eneute." ALPHA.
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The two houses Of the Legislature can
not too soon vote to extend the session Tor
"thirty days or less" II they go on as
Stunning that they will get all the business
done by Monday night next. and can then
adjourn, they will find the members run
ming of home ON and after Friday oil TINS
week. When so MANY are gone that a
three-ffths vote Of all the members
:. elected y to the two houses cannot be had
in favor OF extending the session, the CO.
alitionists viii have the Legislature under
their control, aud can easily filibuster to the
end Of the session rather than allow bills
to pass to which their party is opposed.
The Legislature need not sit more than one
dav under their resolution extending the
session for "thirty days or less"
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The Investigation.

We suspect that Mr.. SHERMAN Is tired OF
~sinking empty buckets into wells and
drawing nothing up" Certainly his In
yestlgation OF the DanviIle riot has for that
or some other reason taken wide range.
lie summons as witnesses men who were
hundred miles OF when the riot occurred.
why not summon witnesses from every
part Of the Commonwealth We suppose
this is exactly what will be done, and that
Mr.. BARBoUR, Mr.. CABELL, Mr. GEORGE
ID. WISE, Mr.. TUCKER, Mr.. o'FERRALI.,
Mr.. MASSEY, and other Democrats who
travelled all over Virgins last fall, viii be
permitted TO tell the committee what they
know on the subject.
Mr.. VANCE performs his part as wei as
anybody not virginlan could; but even
he Is not thoroughly familiar with the
facts. Some OF these facts speak louder
than mere opinions. One is that the vote
cast in Virginia last fall was larger by
about sixty thousand than 1t was IN the
presidential election Of 1880. or the Cover
nor's election OF 1881, and by seventy
thousand than It was in the congressional
election OF 1882 between WISE and MAS
SLY, candidates for congressman at large.
A most singular-nay, unaccountabie--re-
suit of intimidation this was.
Another fact is that the Coaitionists
were confident up 10 the very day OF the
election that they were going to carry the
State. They had a thorough organization.
They constantly proclaimed that their sue
cess was assured; that they knew whereof
they affirmed; that they were stronger in
1883 than they had ever been before, and
would beyond doubt carry the election
They professed to know OF no defections
that would not bc more than counterbal-
anced either by the zeal and enthusi-
asm of the remaining CoalitionIsts, or
by an increased vote on the part oil
the Coalitionists. The Democrats could
not understand the confidence OF the
Coalitionists but that 1t was genuine
confidence was sufficiently evidenced by
the fact that they bet their money freely
upon the result. ~ hg ueo hothiisS "S'a'@"
this point that the Democrats also profess
ed to be confident OF success. The point
is that the Coalition witnesses who testify
so freely before the SHERMAN committee as
10 intimidation and its results did not
know anything about it before the cleo
ton. And il not, how could they posi-
bly, learn it afterwards! Necessarily
Just as. and only as, Mr.. SHERMAN
has learned it. What sort OF testimony on
the subject would MIR. SHERMAN give? His
testimony would be Just as good as that OF
any man who living in Virginia firmly be-
lieyed up to and including the day OF cleo
fion that his party would succeed, and,
now that he is beaten, tries to make the
world believe that his defeat was owing TO
an intimidation Of voters that he was not
keen-sighted enough to sec when in the
midst of il but has evolved from the facts
since the election. Is that sort OF testi-
mony admissi5let
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-27

II the Providence Journal will recall the
fact that the state Board OF Education IN
Virginia is composed OF three Coalition
ists--the Governor, Acknowledgement. and
superintendent of Public Instruction-and
that these are constitutional officers, and
cannot be legislated out Of office, that pa
per will be better able TO guess why the
Virginia Senate may have been unwilling
TO let the school fund OF the State be drawn
upon for money to pay for holding Teach
ers' Institutes. AS we have said hereto
fore, we know nothing ourselves as to the
reason moving the Senate to its action, but
we imagine there must be some good rea-
son. The fact that the Senate was unani-
nous in its opinion Of the merits OF the
bill In question is The inexpicable fact.
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CULPEPER.
PIEDMONT AGRICULTURAL s0CIETY-RE'
LIGIOUs-PARMiNG INTERESTS.

PIEDMONT AGRICULTURAL sOCIETY-RE
LIGIOUs--PARMiNG INTERESTS.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY 90, 1884.
The rarity OF clear, windy day is ours
to-day. Our roads we need not mention
they can't be beat.
The Piedmont Agricultural Society held
its twelfth annual meeting in the secre-
tary's Office to-day. Major d. A. Grimsley
was unanimously elected PRESIDENT; Cap
tain w. A. Ashby, secretary and treasurer.
Most OF the other officers were reelected.
IL was resolved to hold the twelfth annual
fair at the company's grounds on the -
day OF September, 1884.
The congregation Of st. Stephens Epis-
copal church are considerably disturbed at
the prospect Of losing their pastor, Rev.
Harry Page, who has accepted mission to
Japan, and expects to leave in about thirty
days.
Our farmers are anXiously hoping they
will be able to speed the plough next week.
They are much behind. K.
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A st. Louis telegram says: Patti has
been telling tales out of school, and Cover.
nor Crittenden, OF Missouri, is the hero OF
the hour. She said to-day to reporter:
~ had just finished singing Home,
Sweet Home, last Thursday evening, when
Il nice-looking old gentleman, who intro
duced himself as Governor Crittenden. be-
gan congratulating me, and all OF sudden
leaned down, put mis- rmarOund me, drew
me up to him, and kissed me. He SAID
Madame Patti, NAV never see you again,
and | cannot help it, and before knew 1t
he was kissing me. IL wouldn't do to have
everybody washing my face. you know,
but when an old gentleman-and nice
old gentleman. toO-and Governor OF a
great State-kisses me so quickly that one
has not time to see and no time to object,
what can one dol"
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The Presidents Susceptible Son.

Miss McNulty. one Of the chorus singers
OF the Biiou Opera-House. il Is said, has
captured the heart Of Chester A. Arthur.
Jr. A telegram from New York says Mr..
Arthur expressed to one OF the principals
Of the company with whom he is well ac-
quainted desire TO meet Miss McNulty,
and an Introduction was accordingly
brought about. Since then Mr.. Arthur has
often visited the Biiou. The President
has heard laIely, IL is said, of the attach
ment of his son to Miss McNulty, and has
caused inquiries to be made, so rs to find
out whether there was any probability
that young Arthur was sincerely enough
attached 10 make her an offer Of marriage.
The President has communicated with the
son about it, and has bad assurance that
there Is no present danger In that quarter.
About the stage OF the Biiou Theatre there
is good deal Of gossip over the frequent
visits OF the distinguished young man to
the back door OF the theatre.
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A somnambuIlsrs Terrible Leap.

Robert Griffith Gloss. with friend, put
up at in Nazareth, Pa, on Saturday
night. About O'Clock on sunday morn
ing Gloss jumped from the third.story win
dow to the street below, distance Of
twenty-eight feet. After reaching the
ground he ran nearly mile, and was
found In barn nearly frozen to death,
having only his night-shirt on. He was
wrapped up In blankets and returned TO
the hotel. A doctor reported that no bones
had been broken, but his hip was bruised
from striking an iron bar In his fall: Since
then Gloss said that he was dreaming and
made the Jump in his sleep. He dreamed
that he WIS In an elevated railroad car, and
missing his friend he leaped on 10 nnd
him. The fell did not waken him, and he
only recovered his senses when he reached
the barn,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-27
Color Blind.

The Providence Or. ~ Journal has the
negro on the BRAN. lie is the fetch Z"
OF that paper. We honestly believe that,
unlike some OF our Stalwart contempora-
ries, il wants to be fair, but just about the
time we bad begun TO Think that light was
breaking in upon it The spell commences
to work again. and 1t reapses into dark
ness and misrepresentation. In recent
issue il says.
The northern Republican newspapers,
which argue that the entire South should
not be held politically responsible for the
outraces i'm Mississippi and Virginia, are
not seconded by the Democratic leaders
and newspapers OF the South. These do
not utter single word in condemnation OF
the outrages themselves, or in disclaimer
of the tacit approval which L. charged
against them.
The journal is either less informed than
A leading paper ought TO oe, or cdnnot I'M
stand plain English. The southern lead
ers and southern newspapers, with few II
any exceptions, do deplore every act OF
lawIessness committed in the South, and
not willing TO second the Stalwart Journals
in attributing political significance to every
homicide and strect-fght that may take
place south Of Mason and DiXon's line any
more than they are willing to accord poll
tlcal significance to Burking in Ohio, may
hem in tho highways OF Connecticut,
midnight assassination on Long Island,
or a reign of terror in certain por-
lions OF Pennsylvania. The trouble
with the Journal and papers OF that
kind Is that they do not go behind
the Radical returns in the case. and do not
expect the southern papers to do so either.
The killing of negro in the South Is
taken as evidence per SC that there was a
political plot at the bottom OF the act, and
because the southern editors and leaders
do not immediately assume a penitentia
attitude and falsify the situation TO please
the bloody-shirt shriekers, the country is
given to understand that they condone
..riot and bloodshed."
The Danyille and Copiah affairs were
undoubtedly unfortunate. Yetan outbreah
similar 20 either might have occurred Ii
any community in the North. In sucf
case, what northern paper would have
thought Of making political capital out o
it or have dared to support SHERMAN il
instituting a senatorial inquisition into it
Not one. However, the Journal lets tn,
cat out OF the bag when further on in ii
article il says:
III the South should take it upon itsel
to heartily condemn the outrages, II nigh
escape the political responsibility"
In other words, II the South will forsweal
the facts and reinforce the testimony o
partisan witnesses-if southern editors ant
leaders viii periure themselves and assis
taelr northern contemporaries in firing th'
northern bcart--the South will be forgiven
This is about what the Journals article
amounts to when read between the lines
When viii tue wool be pulled out Of III
eyes:
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TIE TEsrH DISTRICT. "A Warrenton
correspondent calls our attention TO the
fact that the Democratic majority in the
Tenth district last fall Gas that district
stands under the new apportionment) was
$50 instead OF 1910. Nobody has a
doubt as to the soundness Of that district.
We shall not be surprised II II gives 1000
majority next fall. SHERMAN and JoHN s.
WISE are engaged In the work Of insuring
a iargely-increase Democratic majority IN
virginia when next her voters get chance
10 express their opinion OF the conduct OF
those gentlemen.
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OBITUARY.

Died. on the 18th Of February, at the residence
of her father. j. :. Hardaway. ia Amelia county,
Va, Miss JENNIE G.. HARDAWAf, In the
twenty-ninth year of Der life.
seldom has the death of a lady 0ceasioned 4
deeper mourning In a community than THIS.
Pleasing and attractive in person, win most
graceful manners, warmly symDathizing with all
viii whom she came In contact. In conversation
and conduct always Influenced by = natural ana
Christian benevolence, she was the Hght ana lIie
Of a happy home, and dearly loved by a large
community. she was from early youth q most plous
Christian lady: a devoted member of her Church,
yet free from the least aint OF bgotry' iters wa
of creed class, or race.
Enjoying life with the zest Of an innocent, 10y,
Gus nature, she bore painful illness Win chcefIu
patience and confronted death With the calm ana
serene compOsure OF q submissive. ullstfnl Chris-
tlan, In whose faith there WAS no doubling.
"lIe giveth His beloved Sleep
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Holm Browns ScafFOld.

A Wheeling West Va.) TELEGRAM says ::
The historic scaflold upon which John
Brown met his death on December 10,
1852 and which was mysieriously spirited
away soon after the hanging, has just been
discovered at Charlestown, Jefferson coun-
ty, in somewhat singular place. About
three months ago Colonel John McCoyle
bought from a widow lady the brick
residence Standing at Lawrence and Liber-
ty streets. CharestOwn, and last week,
while making needed repairs, tore away
an old porch in the rear OF the
building. Noticing that each board
and timber bore peculiar mark and num-
Der he made an investigation, and to his sur
prise found that when placed together in
proper order the timbers formed Il complete
scaflold. subsequent developments have
proved beyond doubt that the scatfold is
the one upon which John Brown suffered,
and the venerable relic has been carefully
stored away under lock and key until it
can be set up in some secure and appro-
pirate place. The discovery created no
little excitement among the citizens OF the
town and county in which the hanging
took place.
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NORFOLK.
FRAUDULENT HEarsrRArIoS--NAvM MA

TIERS.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch,
NORFOLK. Va. February s5.-in .uv
Corporation Court to-day the grand !uiy
presented thirteen co,ored men ior lrauu.
uIent registration and colonizatioh' WIZ"
concluded the work OF the jury.
Fifty carloads OF coal, the largest train
vet from the coal fields OF the Norfolk anu
Western road, arrived to-day. -,
The United States steamer Galena saiieo
from here tonight flor the West lndies W
relieve the Swartara on that station.
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Republican," communication assumes
that the kitchen is not a suitable place in
which TO receive negroes. We don't know
where else white man would receive
them. Would Republican " expect them
TO be invited into the parlor.
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reduction OF enc National Debt.

The national debt eliminated in the year
1865. aud on the LIST Of January, 1867.
amounted to S2,773, 236,173. On the lst Of
January, 1868, II was ss,6Ts, 126, 1903, being
reduction during 1867 OF SD5. ,070.
For the succeeding years, up 70 the LIST OF
January, 1881, the reduction was as fol-
Iawes
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Current Political Comment.

AN INFALLIBLE SIGN.
philadelphia Times, Independent Republican,
The alleged interview with Conkling
was preposterous. His curl wasn't even
mentioned.
SIZED VI TO DOT.
Washington Post, Democratic.
All that Mr.. Sherman wants to do is by
iteration and reiteration OF testimony, ir-
respective of its reliability or impeachabe-
uess. TO make an impression upon the
northern mind unfavOrable to the South.
NOT ENOUGH TO SPREAD OVER.
boston Advertiser, Republican,
No doubt clearly-proyed instances OF
violence to prevent voters from expressing
their will can be made to serve an effect
i've purpose in a national canvass. Co
piah county will figure in many speech.
But it will be serious error TO hold the
entire South responsible for what was
done in one Mississippi county, or TO
make the Republican canvass turn on this
investigation. Political leaders need to
be careful about their perspective in paint
ing the faults of their adversaries. Muir
ders in Mississippi cannot proportionately
be made to ill the whole picture.