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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

The solid States both north and south
should be silent in this emergency. Let
the Democrats Of New York, OF Ohio, In
diana, New Jersey, California, and other
doubtful States, give their opinion first.
We must have As electoral votes from the
doubtful States or fail. Our ann should be
to carry all OF the doubtful States. IL we
would carry these states we must select
the right man, and the people OF the doubt
full States ought 10 be the hes; judges in
this matter.-hrORt Royal Nep Era.
The New Era wrote that PARAGRAPH
without knowing how the votes Of those
States we're cast in the congressional eau
Gus OF last week. 1t affords striking
commentary upon the facts brought out by
the New York World in the article which
we copied from it yesterday. Twelve out
of twenty Democrats present from New
York voted with Mr.. RANDALL; Of the
three Democratic congressman from New
Jersey. one voted with RANDALL, and the
other two refused TO go into the caucus at
all because they were bound to vote
against the MORRISON bill; the California
Democrats voted solidly with RANDALL ;
so did the Connecticut Democrats; the
Ohio Democrats voted nine out of the ten
present with RANDALL.
Comment for yourselves. There are the
facts.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
The Rainfall.

We publish this morning circular,
signed by JOHN OFT, Esq. and intended
particularly for farmers and planters, which
has interested us very much, aud has
pleased us in that IL sets forth the
cries which we have long entertained.
Through Hon. GEORGE ID. WISE. letter
was obtained from S. NJ. MILLS, Acting
Chief Signal officer (oi the Weather Bu-
reau), which gives tables to show that
there is no law Of compensation to rains,
or necessary sequence OF wet and dry sea-
sons. We had reached the same conclusion
from the facts first, that the beat annually
given out by the sun is probably a
constant quantity, as we suppose, and
as college professor once said TO us
he inferred was the case; secondly, from
the fact that the sun probably evaporates a
constant quantity OF water annually; and,
thirdly, Tint the quantity Of water that
falls in a year upon the globe is therefore
probably a constant quantity. But we
know that the quantity OF water that falls
in England annually is not the same as falls
in California or Egypt annually. We
know that there are regions where no rain
falls; and others where it rains once in ten
or twelve years. 1t seems to us that 1t re-
uuires no further evidence to prove that
there cannot possibly be any sequence OF
wet and dry seasons that can be predicted
from or based upon rains or anything
else. There is such an immense
quantity of water falling upon the
globe every year that an inch or
two, more or less. of rainfall in March or
May at any given place cannot possibly in
dictate any scarcity or superabundance OF
rain in June or August at the same place.
But. more than all else, is indicated in
the fact that two inches Of rain falling on
four different days-a half.inch at a time
when most needed by the crops Will do
more good than ten inches falling at other
times.
In word, there is nothing in the weather
we have had during March that ought to
occasion the least uneasineSs as to the
weather that is to follow during the year.
1t may be a dry year or it may be wet
year. Nobody can tell.
OF course we do not take any stock in
the New York Herdld'S theory of the in
creased activity OF the sun, II it means that
it gets hotter. If 1t were true that the sun
gave out great deal more heat one year
than another, and evaporated great deal
more water one year than another. then
this globe of ours would not be governed
by laws, but would be at the mercy of the
king of day. Nobody could tell but that
next year every bit of vegetation upon it
would be shrivelled up by the intensity Of
the suns heat.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
Poison.

in the blood will nearly always show
itself in the spring. If it does not come
in the shape OF blotches, pimples, erup-
tons, ETC., it causes dull and heavy feel
ing, indisposition to exertion, loss OF APP
petite, and general letting down of the
system. Nature at this iuncture requires
some assistance to help throw off this
poison and clean up the organism for the
trying summer weather. For this there is
nothing better than Swift's Specific.
Letters from twenty-three (23) OF the
leading retail druggists OF Atlanta say,
under date March 81, 1884: We sell more
OF Swifps Specific than any other one
remedy, and three to ten times as much as
any other blood medicine. We sell ii to
all classes, and many of the best families
use it as general health tonic"
Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
WILLIAMSBURG
Action of the Electoral BOard-Farming
Operations Political.


Operations Political.
Correspondence of ;he Richmond Dspatch.l
MARCH IS. 1884.
L. W. Bowery, Sidney Smith, Jr., and
II. l.. Hundley. who compose the Williams
burg Electoral Board, met in the Clerks
office last night, and organized by cccting
Il. W. BOwery chairman and III. l.. Humid
ley secretary. Mr.. Morecock. the clerk Of
the court, acted as clerk. John McLees,
DR.. Van Garrett (Democrats), and John
Cary (Rcpublican) were elected judges OF
election, and G. c. Dixon registrar. The
Judges were appointed commissioners Of
election. The Electoral Board are all
ireeholders.
The constant rain for the past two weeks
has bafled all efforts OF the farmers to get
their land broken up, end consequently
crops throughout this section will be back
ward. AT this writing heavy thunder
storm is in full blast.
Considerable activity Is to be seen at
Toano Station. Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way, twelve miles above town. Several
houses are in course OF erection, and a
large undergrad has been established
there. The lumber is shipped to Balti-
more, Philadelphia, and New York via
| Newport's News.
Politics in this section are as yet quiet,
but notices are up calling on Mahoneites to
meet aud send delegates to their State con-
vention.
The Rev. Mr. Miiburn, OF the Baptist
Church. has accepted call to Luray, Page
county, and will preach his farewell SER
mon Sunday night. W.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

Mr.. RANDALL AND THE INTERNAL TAXES.
Considering that upon the stump in both
| Ohio ard Pennsylvania last fall Mr.. RAN
DALI boldly advocated the abolition Of all
internal taxes, and considering that the
platform Of his party in bis own State last
year declared for their abolition, and con-
sidering that only three days ago he de-
clared in his speech against the whiskey
bill that he would vote for even that bill ii
thereby he could get rid OF the internal
revenue bureau, it is rather hard that any
Democrat should pretend to doubt his po-
sition on that question. Read his own
words as they appear in the Congressional
| Record:
81 am prompted by no unkind feeling
toward them in my opposition to this bill,
for il | could to-day relieve them, by re-
peal of the tax in toto, or by partial re-
peal, they would have my warm advocacy,
and would rejoice. What | fear from
this measure is that it tends TO make per-
mancnt the internal-reyenue system that
brings into our treasury so large proper
ton of our annual revenue. abhor the
| system, ana Stdnd against ats continuance
for a day longer than zoe can help and,
therefore, any act Of legislation likely to
perpetuate il feel a solemn duty requires
me TO resist"
But he is said to have voted against the
following resolution in caucus:
Rescued. That in order to reconcile con.
flicting opinions aud to secure legislation
reducing taxation, the plan for the reduc-
ton Of taxes at the present session of Con-
gress shall embrace a provision repeating
all internal-revenue taxes on tobacco, snuff,
and cigars and special taxes connected
Herewith, and also reducing the tax on
brandy distilled from fruit to ten cents per
gallon, prooided that such repeat and re-
duction shall not be made except in cOnnec-
ton ,cith reduction Of tariff duties. >
That proviso constituted reason enough
why he voted against it; for though q
number Of bis friends voted for the resolu-
ton, they may have overlooked the proyi-
so. Mr.. RANDALL has been in Congress
twenty years. When he hears q resolution
read he knows what II means.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
Good Roads.

Is there anything new under the sun
A writer for the Nation who has visited
various countries, writes to that paper that
they have fine roads in Bermuda, all "met-
alled," or macadsmized, which were made
by conyicts. He says that not only Bri-
fish colonies but England herself can boast
OF splendid Notifications (earthworks, we
suppose) constructed by the labor OF con-
yicts, who thus, he says, do the State 9
great service and yet never compete with
skilled labor. He claims that such roads
cost nothing because the conyicts have tC
be fed and clothed anyhow.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
THE STATE AT LARGE.
PETERSBURG AND ViCfHIIf.
Democratic orranIzaiiOn-ExoitinR Scene
in the seraenn''s ONCE.

Democratic Organiza1o" Soe"e
In the seraennt's ohIce.
tcor,o.,,o,,..' ~ the Richmond Dispatch.I
prrvpspuRG. March 20, 1884.
Tho no,,.anrats Of Petersburg, I'm re-
snonse 70 the call OF the City Superln-
,andent me, IN their respective wards last
night re6roonized their ward clubs. and
elected i,li Central Committeeman
Of energy. activity, and intelligence
70 control and conduct the coming munl-
cinaI camnaion This committee will meet
ON MONDAY and organize for work. The
Democracy have established their head
quarters at a central point on Sycamore
street.
The three parties have now perfected
their ORGANIZATIONS, and the campaign VIII
soon blossom into one OF activity ana mte'
rest.
From the report OF the president OF the
Board OF Health il Is learned that during
the month ending March 10Th there were
thirty-seven deaths in TINS Guy, much
smaller mortality than usual VI tnose
who died nineteen were whites and eigh-
teen colored: nineteen males and eighteen
females. This Is the first instance In years
that the mortality among the white popu-
lation was greater than that OF the coiored;
scene of some excitement occurred
this morning in the Sergeants office at the
iail. While two OF the deputies were
quietly sitting in the office a crazy negro
rushed wildly in with a Ratchet raised
aloft in his right hand. He cried out that
some one was pursuing him, and he was
commissioned by the angels TO kill some
body. The situation for several minutes
was ANYTHING but pleasant. but the officers
realized that presence OF mind ana cool-
ness were essential to their safety, ana by
this means, coupled with little strategy,
they were presently enabled to selze and
disarm the lunatic, and after some dllii'
Guilty TO lock him up IN cell. inc
lunatic's name is Moses Chapman, wen,
known wood sawyer, and this is his second
or third attack of mental arrangement.
The beautiful ball OF Powhatan Tribe o.
Red Men, on Bank street, has just beer
very handsomely improved, and was las'
night thrown open to the public for III
spection. Many ladies and gentlemen yls
tied the hall during the evening. An ele
cant new carpet covers the floor, and I'M
walls bear beautiful scenes OF forests
streams, cascades, mountains and ROCKS
&C.. painted in oil, the whole presenting
charming spectacle to the eye.
ROBIN ADAIR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
Rugg Accused OF the Amber Murder

A New 7 Ork telegram says : The belief
is gaining ground that the negro Charles
III. Rugg, who is under indictment in Long
Island City for the Maybee murders and
the Townsend and Sprague assaults. is the
man who killed Rose Amber at Stamford,
Conn. She was killed IN the same manner
as the Maybee women, and it has been
learned that Rugg frequently visited SIAM
ford. He denies, however, that he had
anything to do with Rose Ambler's death.
Detectives are at work on the theory.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
DEATH FROM CHAMBERS.
A Fatal Case OF Disease Communicates
from Horse 10 Man.

from Horse 10 Man.
A Hartford Conn., telegram says: Inc
medical profession OF Connecticut are
deeply interested In case OF human CLAM
ders. which has resulted in death, and, as
there has long been a dispute regarding
the possibility of death from the disease
when communicated from beast 10 man,
the case will probably attract wide NOTICE.
Two weeks ago Orrin :. Todd. farmer
living in Tolland, purchased horse. Be-
lieyino the horse had cold, he proceeded
10 treat il in various ways. One OF his
methods was to blow smoke in the horses
nostrils. This caused the animal to sneeZe,
blowing particles OF mucus into Todds
face.
A week or so ago Todd was taken sick.
The symptoms were at first believed TO be
those OF pneumonia. Later they assumed
those Of rheumatism, being followed by a
swelling OF the Joints and the breakinS-out
of the face with pimples or bliSters and dis
charges from the Dostrils. DR.. johnson,
of Mansfield, had charge Of the case, ana
was satisfied that il was an actual case Oh
glanders communicated from the horse.
A consultation of physicians was held a
day or so ago, and the verdict was the
same as found by DR.. johnson. Medical
aid was unavailing and the sufferer died
Yesterday after terrible suffering. Local
physicians say that deaths from primary
Chambers have for some time been known
TO the profession, but the Todd case estah-
fishes the fact OF the similarity OF the char
acteristics of ultra CHAMBERS in man and
beast
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
HAMPTON.

Election of Judges, Registrars, and Com
missiOners OF Election.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
MARCH 20, 1884.
The Electoral Board met to-day and
elacted the following judges, registrars,
&C.:
Chesapeake Disadvantages, George C..
Mellen, C.. IL. Phillips, and John Fulton.
Registrar, r. II. Watson.
Wythe Disadvantages, c. s. Peek,
DR.. I. II. Parramore, and X. NJ. Smith
(colored). Registrar, DR.. F. w. Shield.
Southfeld District Judges, w. D..
Rudd, V. p. Holt, and Warren Hail.
Registrar, ID. +. Cock. Commissioner
Messers. Mellen, Peck, Holt, and Fulton,
and Smith (coored). HAMPTON.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
"BLArsr in Belmont county (ohio). II

BLAINE in Belmont county (Ohio). He
captures a majority Of the delegates 10 the
State Convention"
SO is headed telegram in the Wheeling
Register. This is bad news for MALONE,
and II Is Just such news as comes from
every direction. Pennsylvania, Iowa,
Ohio, even New York, all tell the same
tale. "BLAISE and LINCOLN " Is the ticket
that seems to be destined TO kill of LOGAN,
ARTHUR. SHERMAN, and all other aspirants,
aud to make MALONE drink the last bitter
drop 10 the cup Of disappointment which
the Democrats OF Virginia have held 10 his
lips ever since last November.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
DEATHS.

Died. March 20, 1884, at 1880 4: NJ, of heart
disease, Mrs. GRACE ANN LINDcEli III the
sixty-second year of her age.
Her funeral will take place from the First Bap-
tICt church THIS Sunday AFTERNOON at 3;3O
o'clock Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited 10 attend.
Died, In Richmond, Va, Monday, March pa.
1884, WILLIAM ANSON FORDHAM, son OF
CAPTAIN William NJ. and Mary Fordham de-
ceased, IN the thirty-ninth wear OF his age.
New York and Baltimore papers please copy
Died, March %, 1884, at his residence, No.
cog Pickett street, in this city, Mr.. AUSTIN =
URANIUM, I'm the siXty-seyenth year OF MS age
He was a resident OF Hanover county, but Tor
the Dast few wears citizen of Richmond.
Philadelphia Ledger please copy.
Died, at the residence Of her husband, No 5l6
Denny street. Mrs. MILDRED KILLGRONE.
wife Of John Kilgrove, I'm the thirty-siNth year OF
her age.
She leaves q devoted husband and four small
children To mourn their loss.
Dear MILDRED sleeps. but not forever;
In the lone aud silent grave
We lay our dead away.
To rest In Gods great keeping
Till the breaking OF the day.
Her funeral will take place at Fulton Baptist
church MONDAY The 3lst at 3 o'clock 7. NJ The
friends Of the family and those OF her mother-in-
law, Mrs. Duke, arc invited to attend.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
DANVILLE AND VICINITY.
For the state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bonrds
Organized-Amonast the MISUNDERSTANDING
alias Lamb alias williams.

For the state Conyention-Electoral Boards
Organized-A Amongst the Preachers-Ewing
alias Lamb alias Williams.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
DANvILLE, Va, March 20, 1884.
Mr.. J. r. Whitehead, chairman OF the
Executive Committee OF the Democrats OF
the county, calls for Il meeting OF the MEM
bers Of the committee on the 9Th Of April
to determine on the manner, time, &c, OF
appointing delegates to the State COnyen-
ton.
The Electoral Board Of the city (Messrs
T. L. Brown, Harry Wooding, and +. T..
.Withers) was organized yesterday with
T. L. Brown as chairman. TIE Electoral
Board OF North Danyille (Messrs. 7. j.
Corbin, b. +. Jefferson, W. A. Baugh)
was organized with b. +. Jefferson as
chlirman.
Rev. l.. A. Cutler has been preaching at
the Christian church here the nights Of this
week. Rev. X. d. Haymore has been
preaching in the Baptist Sunday-school
room IN North Danville several nights OF
this week. Mr.. Haymore is proposing TO
organize a Baptist church at Henry City.
at which place he breaches regularly once
a month in the upper room OF the court
house. ALPHA.
1By telegraph TO the Dlspatch.l
DANvILLE. Va, March 29.-The man
arrested here last week under the name OF
Ewing or Lamb was turned over to n
United States deputy marshal this evening
as George Williams, to be taken to Charles
ton, w. Va. Williams is not claimed as
the murderer he was at first taken for. lie
had established himself IN Nicholas coun-
ty, W. Va, as a pension agent. and had
been arrested and indicted on eleven
counts for the violation OF the postal and
pension laws. but had escaped from Jail.
Since his escape he had lived in Missis-
sjppi, South Carolina, North Carolina, and
Virginia under the names OF John Mayo,
W. q. Crawford, II. 3. Ewing, aud n. g..
Lamb. He is now wanted IN Yazoo City.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
,yoIEgTIFIC.
- p,.coyery and Research.

The World OF b'se"''
proressor Chowlson, st. Petersburg. re-
Norris the invention oil an electric wa.cm
Phi iDh;cb derives It's motion from very smali
h %er II Il said TO keep very good tiine'
No details are given regarding the con,
str,,ct;on and arrangement OF its SEVERN
s'arts. hut the mechanism must De very
simple n. as It Is stated, the watch mas on'y
two wheels.
cnaatinc NJ the education OF engineers
A. PEnn;,Ser saws: ave venture to thlnk
. .ho Zoo mncb Il taught, or rather crammeo,
. .nso tho youth Of the present day, and tbat
, ~ =. tor,obt moi In the best way to develop
49, - 10 ,scnItIes which can alone entitle q
I'm to be regarded as really competent
n ,na1 ;rte,lioent in the highest sense OF the
word"
. doscr;otion Of Jewish seal found al
woodbridge. England, was lately com,
r,,,n;cated To the London Archaeological
Tnstjtnte nv the Rev. c. w. King. Inc
anoi is a circular one of brass, one and 0
o,,,rtor inches in diameter, and proOaOiy
~ the early part Of the thirteenth century
Tha Ieoend states it Is the seal OF Natnani
son n frederic, son OF Alexander the Je"
The device is wYvern regardant, looking
at a star, which was thought to represen,
the planet Saturn, either for the owner o.
the seals horoscope or as typifyin5 the
Jewish race.
Mount Everest, 29,O02 feet above the
level of the sea, seems not to be AFTER al
tbe highest peak Of the Himalayan cnaln
MIR. Graham and his two SWISS guioes
while attempting to scale some OF the higl
SUBMITS of the range, distinctly saw twC
neaks to the northwest Of Mount Everest
which they believed to be much higher
on hearing Of this discovery General Lhu
iIher. of the Indian Trigonomelrlcal sur
vev. thought 1t quite probable that there
were higher mountains in the cham thar
Mount Everest.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

There is no mistaking the strong desire
OF West Virginia Republicans. They are
in serious earnest for Blaine Wheeling
InteLIigencer.
So speaks the leading Republican paper
in West Virginia. WICKHAM, DEzENDoRF,
RIvEs, and all the regular Republicans re-
ioice over such news, whilst the ARTHUR
Mahoneites groan in spirit.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

RsndaIl has the full confidence Of the
southern Democracy. and whatever action
the conference may take on the Morrison
bill looking TO the impeachment OF his
motives will be regarded as an outrage
upon the man OF all others who has shown
his faith by bis works.-Rappahanaock
CAL.
Well said; but fortunately the confer
enee resulted Ia allo wing to Mr.. RANDALL
and his associates in the House all the
liberty they had claimed for themselves.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

The Southern Historical Society faperS
for April is already upon our table ms
valuable magazine Of facts in history ue-
serves liberal support. The NO. oeiore
us Is good one. Rev. Dc VILLA"
JONES, ID. D., Richmond, Va, editor'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

The RAISFALL.-0f course you never
before knew so much rain TO fall In one
month as has fallen in this month Of March.
This Is the both day, and the rainfall foots
up total OF about six inches.
Nevertheless, the rainfall OF April last,
according to our files, was 0.45 inches.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

N YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AS
ISOLATION tcorner of Fourth and Franklin
streets. )-Song service every SUNDAY AFTER
NOON az 3:l5. All invited. Young mems meet
ing MONDAY EVENINGS at $50; Sccretarys
conversational Bible study THURSDAY EVENINGS
at $50 Boys meeting FRIDAY EVENINGS at g.;
International lesson study SATURDAY EVENINGS
at 3.
Meetings for railrOad.men first and third sun
days in each month I'm the Richmond and Danville
rradiug-rooms, Manchester; second and fourth
Sundays in the Chesapeake and Ohio reading
rooms, at depot.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

The New York Times, the New York
Evening Post. and the Chicago Tribune are
all rabid revenue-refornkrs. They are all
Republican papers, too. Nut the Repub-
lican high-protective-tarif party Is not
proposing 10 make them walk the plank,
nor giving them warning 10 seize their
grip-sacks and get over into the Demo-
cratic camp Nashville Ienn.) american.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

The Democratic caucus demonstrated the
strength OF Randall. and the timidity of
Morrison, Carlisle e. Co. II was pitiful
performance. The laundering In the in
dex was too much Cincinnati CONNER
cidt Gazette.
Not the strength Of RANDALL. oh, no.
But the strength OF the people at home.
They reversed the engine.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
The English Government shinned hr Nh,

The English government shipped by Thu
Allan line steamer Grecian, which lef
Glasgow for Boston March %, two hun
dred and seventy emigrants, taken from
the workhouse at swineiord, County Mayo
Ireland.
On your way down town drop Ia at W
ID. Blair Il Co.'s and try the Clutches .
cigar. You will find IL the best ever offered
for $40 per thousand.