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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-18
A Faithful Elephant.

There is a beautiful story of An OLD
elephant engaged in a battle oD the
lplains of India. He was IA standard
bearer, and carried on his huge back
the royal ensign, the rallying point
Of the Poona host. AT the beginning
of the fight he lost his master. The
mahout," or driver, had just given
him the word to halt, when he received
ia fatal wound, and fell to the ground,
where lie lay under u heap of slain.
The Obedi"nt elephant stood still while
the battle closed round him and the
standard he carried. He never stirred
II foot, refusing to advance or retire, az
the conflict became hotter and fercer,
until the Mahrattas, seeing the
standard still flying steadily in its
place, refused to believe that they were
being heater, and rallied again and
again round the rolors. And all this
while, amid the din Of battle, the pa
tient animal stood straining its ears 10
catch the sound of that voice it would
never hear again.
AT length the tide Of conquest left
| the field deserted. MahraItaS Sw apt
on in pursuit Of the flying foe, bat the
the dead and dying around, and the
ensign waving IN its place. For three
days and nights it remained where it,
master had given the command to halt.
No bribe nor threat could move it.
They then sent toa village, one hnn-
dred miles away, and brought the
mahout's little son. The noble
hero seemed then to remember how tho
driver had sometimes given his author
i,y 10 the little child, and Immediately,
with all the shattered ;rappings clang-
ing as he went. paced quietly and
slowly away.
When a lecturer has worked the
ladies of his audience 30 near to the
weeping point that they have gotten
ont their handkerchiefs, and then sud-
denly changes his tone and speaks of
the merits of DR.. BULBS Cough Syrup
he il bound to rouse feeling of inuiL-
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-18

join one of the three watch clubs at
Massey's, 4O4 King street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-18
List HrSalrs Of fHOusehOld Il Goods ny
Drake 4 60,

MdTCn.
islh-lelaware HnusG, Market street.
lWb-Mrs. williams, 20 w. Fourth.
2oth-M rs. Pennington, 800 W. Fourth.
I2lu-NU. 4l4 " est Second street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-18
Arthur, Blaine ana Logan

| PITTSBURG, March lG.-C0lonel M
8. Quay ran into the city from Beave
yesterday and allowed lite politica
wisdom to drop from his lips. Anon
other things Mr.. Quay said: 81 don
think Mr.. Blaine is a candidate. From
what can learn he is willing to bav
all the delegates he can get, but thost
who are supposed to be very near tt
him say heis not q candidate. talked
to a friend of General Logan's few
days ago and he was positive Blaine
was not q candidate, and would be fol
Logan.
"The Philadelphia Reformers prefer
Ben Harrison, of Indiana. Conkling
is dead against Arthur. So is Grant.
Conkling wanted the President to turn
out Collector Robertson and other New
York Independent Republican office
holders, but he refused to do it. Conk.
ling wanted him to make clean sweep.
For this reason Robertson and his
friends are supporting Arthur, or at
least that was my impression until |
read in the papers they will support
Blaine. think Don CaLeron il for
Edmunds. The old General is very
warm for him, and is anxious that
Pennsylvania should 60 for him.
Wayne, MacVeagh and Edmunds are
warm friends, and the General counts
him among his old and faithful asso-
GiateS.
"What will the State Convention
do?"
"I cant say, but think they will not
instruct. This would be the proper
hing for them to do. Personally like
Mr.. Arthur. His administration has
been as clean az any of them, if not the
rIrauest. He is a safe man and the in
,erests of Pennsylvania will not sutf r
at his hands"
You think he is politician; that Is
why you like him?'
I" Not more SO than Mr.. Blaine or
Mr.. Logan. Personally l don't care
who is nominated so they give usa man
we can elect. have concluded to set
tie down IN Beaver, give my time to
wife and children, and have no fear
that cannot make an honest living
You certainly do not intend retir-
Ing from the political arena ?"
| may take hand in politics the
same rs any other citizen should, but
am in earnest when | say have fully
made upmy mind that will fight no
more political battles. have been do
ing this for years and receiving abuse
for it, and | long to be lot alone"
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-18
= 4'4 King Street ''"o va, at Mas

'v4 kim KIM watch ,s'eI club $40, a, Mas.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
Tho Goveruor "A Wl,ness.

Governor Cameron was before the FL
nance Committee Of the House yesterday.
and made a statement in regard 10 the de-
posts OF state money made by him in the
Petersburg bank, and concerning which
there have already been several inycstiga.
tionS and publications.
The committee sits in secret session, and
outsiders are HOt supposed to know what
occurs there; but II there be any founda-
ton for the talk among members Of the
General Assembly. there viii De some m
t6rc>tine disclosures on or before the liit-
ing Of the veil of secrecy.
To prevent similar losses OF state money
it is now proposed to require Oi state de.
po>itories to give instead OF personal Secu-
rily collateral security in the shape Of
United States or Virginia bonds. and
though it i, expected that this will prevent
the State getting as great a rate OF interest
As she does a. present. it viii. II is claimed,
insure so much greater safety thar In the
end il will pay better.
Governor Cameron was himself 4 bOr-
rover Of money from the broken bank.
one Of the committees instructions is to
inquire a. TO "what state officers money
was lent by said depository.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
APortraIt.painter's Tale.

4 PhIladelphis telegram says " Butler"
exclaimed dealcr in election-campaign
properties THURSDAY. IN reply to Times
reporters question, "don't take worth \
cent. have only painted one portrait Of
him. and there it is yet on that banner over
there in the corner. | painted il for a
saloon.keepcr who wouldn't vote for Blaine
because he thought Blaine was Prohibi-
ZIONIST, aud wouldn't vote for Cleveland
because, be said. Cleveland didn't have
guapton enough TO grow rich in poll
tics. | had trouble enough with Ben.
to fill bucket. First | painted
him 30 that you would know him
: mile of. But the saOon-keeper
charged that / had spiteiuly given too
much prominence TO his on eye. ] rubbed
out the picture aud took another view.
The result was such & mild and respectable
looking face that my customer didn't re-
eOgniZe his candidate. and sw0re was try
ing TO gull him with bad picture OF Henry
Ward Beeeher. Every painter who tries
to put Ben on canvas will be likely to iall
between these two stools. No club VIII
want 10 have Butler on its Transparency
looking as he does in life. But the mlnule
you paint the other side OF his face you pre-
sent man that nobody knows. | think !
will put little more black into my pic
ture. paint in big mustache, and sell 1t for
Logan"
''The VOL kingmen. then. are not howl
ing for Buffers portrsitV
" Not this year in this shop. The WORK
ingmen that have had dealings win DE,
long TO Blaine and Logan or Cleveland ana
Hendricks clubs. Workingmen are not 10
he caught with choff so easy rs some peo-
pie think"
How about pictures OF Governor ST.
Jobni"
mo demand for them al all"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
small Yarns Profitable.

The owner Of fifty acres oi good ground
who thoroughly understands hls business
is better stuated than his neiChbor who
owns two hundred acres and farms accord
ing 20 ie old theories. The snail farmer
has less investment, pays less taxes. and
cultivates more carefully than the large
farmer. In France and Germany the farms
are generally very small-oitcn not fourth
Of the SIZE Of average American farms
but they are worked so carefully that,
while steadily increasing in fertility, they
Still produce a great deal more per acre
than our own. The owner OF many acres
Is apt to neglect the poorer portions OK his
ground. and thus manuring, rotating. and
cultiyating are reduced To system that
produces the best possible results.
An example Of German gardening will
illustrate the point. Within three miles oi
Port Jcrvis lives German family consist
ing Of six or seven persons. For years
they have lived on 4 strip Of sandy land less
than two acres in SIZE, a part Of which Is
covered by tue dwelling. barn, and Out-
houses. The woman Oi the family, IN
.ble-bodied and intelligent person. who
had learned her work in Baden, cultivated
this piece Of ground. and for a series OF
years supplied her table with vegetables
and sold from $500 to Sl00 worth Of veg
etablcs annually. Every inch Of room
was occupied. From early spring 10 tate
autumn crop after crop of lettuce, bcet',
spinach, cabbage, potatoes. corn, beans,
mangOld wurzels, asparagus. onions. en-
dive. egg plants, peppers, satisfy, caull-
flowers, and other plants appeared. Every
bit Of waste material III for The purpose was
thrown on the compost heap or turned into
iQuid manure, and the naturally sterile
piece Oi ground war made 10 pay Tor
ITSELF over and over again. The fences
were built in trcllis form 10 support grape
vines. and not q square inch 81 ground
ESCAPED the payment 0i tribute eXlcted
bv the indeialigable woman who titled
il, Her methods are those in steady Use
IN Germany, where oyer-crowdcd popu'a-
tion has rendered necessary the tEor-
oughest working OF the soil. Her
plants for setting are the first IN the
market. and she is the last in the autumn to
offer fresh vegetables for the table. To
such farmer fifty acres OF good land
would he a fortune. II i such tillaSc a
this which makes il possible for French.
German. English, and Italian holders OF
twenty-acIe or thirty-Gcrc farms 10 earn
living, while American holders OF farms
Of equally good land. ranging from one
hundred TO five hundred acres. work about
az hard, and are forever under mortgage
and on the very verge OF bankruptcy. The
future will certainly witness great reNo-
luton in American farming. and one OF the
features calculated TO bring about a better
state Of affairs will be the division OF land
into smaller farms and the consequent im-
proyement IN agricultural methods.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
A VOODOO DOCTORS WORK.
lie Sets a Crowd OF Negroes TO Work Digging
for Buried Treasures.

A starrsville, Ga, telegram says: In
June OF this year negro came from Ala
Dana-Mo Montgomery, he says--to a neigh
Dorh0od about nine miles south OF Coving-
ION. He worked a short time as n day
laDorer on the PLANTATION OF John Dukes.
lie soon made known TO the negroes on
the place and in the neighborh0od that he
had been directed to this place by a spirit
10 ind seventeen and half bushels
OF gold that had been buried by a
band OF robbers about seventy.fiye years
aeo. He said the place was on branch
road about 100 yards below the Covington
and Monticello road, and about ten miles
from COvington. lie promised the owner
OF the land one fourth Of the gold. To
negroes who would assist him he would
give liberal share. After much praying.
many incantatiOns, and much ceremony he
selected the precise spot for the digging.
He sat near by with an open Bible. beneath
which several horse-shoeS were placed and
a white rock laid on the open pages. He
neither spoke nor allowed any one OF the
aborers to speak within certain distance
OF the excavation. The men are working
night and day with great earncstness. The
excavation is about fifteen feet square and
about twenty feet deep. The dirt is lifted
out with bucket. The men are not allowed
10 chew tobacco or stop work during the
time allotted 10 the work, lest il may cause
the bad spirit 10 oyeTpoWcr the good spirit
under whose guidance they are working.
This bad spirit has il i'll his power to
move the gold IL At any time he
gains ascendency OF the good spirit.
The man has infatuated so many negroes
that there are many standing ready to
fill the places Of thOsc who are tired.
The excavation is about six feet through
washiDgs from the field; then soft rock
IS struck. which continues rs deep as the
excavation has been made. The disiu-
tcgTaicd lock has no appearance OF ever
having been disturbed. The faith in
the yoOdOo doctor seems 10 blind them
TO the fact that had any gold ever been buried
there this rock would show signs OF dis
turbancc. The owner OF the land forbade
their working longer. but they entreated
him so earnestly that he consented to let
them 20 deeper. They are willing 10 20
eighty feet deep il the doctor sayssO. Ths
portion oi Newton county was settled
about siNty-hye years ago. There Is no
tradition that money was ever buried here,
nor that il was ever infested by a band OF
robbers. The grandfather oi the present
owner Of the land settled the lot upon
which the excavation is beng made.
There are other families in the neigh5or-
hood who have lived there continuously
from the first settlement that never heard
OF money being buried. The voOdoo doe
tor is q black negro. with high cheek
bones and retrcating forehead. He goes
barefoOted, and with his clothes very much
worn. He appears to be about sixty years
OF age. lie has never lived in the county
before 50 far as is known.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
Richmond Observation-Disclosures.

Mr.. Loycn,tcin INTRODUCED in The senate
yesterday bin. which was referred to a
committee. authorizing the Judge Of the
Hastings Court of Richmond to have copied
by the clerk Of his court such OF the regis
tration-booEs OF this city "a are unfit for
Use. There are several such books. Judge
Atkins decided last year that there vas no
power vested in him to have new books
made; hence the necessity for legislation.
However, in some Of the counties last
year the boards OF supervisors had new
books made, and no objection was heard.
Mr.. L0yenstein will doubtless see that
bis hill Is so shaped that no question Of the
LEGALITY OF an election held with the new
books can he raised. That is an important
point 10 be guarded. for We will have the
United state, marshals and supervisors and
commissioners here overlooking our elec-
ton this fall.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
Police Court.

The following eases were disposed OF
at this court yesterday:
Christopher Ligon. charged with being
drunk on Sunday. was fined 81 and costs.
G.. W. IIandley, drunk and attempting
to drown himself, was fined $3.50.
Susan kragle, frequent attendant upon
the Police Justices leyees. came up to
answer 10 a charge OF being drunk and dis.
orderly in the street, and was fined Sj. ia
default OF which she was sent TO her old
quarters in the Valley.
Peter Jackson and Benjamin Cary were
fined 81 for beng drunk.
Denis Murphy was fined $40 for being
drunk and dlsOrderly on the street and
striking William Dinah.
Henry Scott (eolored), drunk and a aus
picious character. Fined q and sent down
in default.
sam. FrayseI (solored) was on a s2.5O
drunk.
JEFF. Menson (cOloredl, charged with be-
ing disorderly and using indecent language
on the street, was fined IS.
Henry Guthrin, for assaulting Amanda
Johnson and using obscene language on
the street, settled up for S5. He and
Amanda were bound over to keep the peace.
Mandy johnson was fined 81 for abusing
Henry Guthrin and family.
w. ii. Rowe and John Gibson were
charged with unlawfully fighting In the
street and each fined IS aud costs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
The Consol-Coupons Not in the Form Winch
was Pre>cribed by Law.

ne tOb-OI-A ONpuhN WI az tuf nfah ~ Aiih
was Prescribed by Law.
The senate, on the 18th instant. agreed
to the following:
Res0hcd. That the Auditor Of Public
Accounts De rcquc~ ~cd 20 inform this body
whether all the requirements of the statute
Of March 30. 1871. were followed in the H.
suance of the evidence OF Indebtedness Of
the State under the statute.
Yesterday Auditor Marye replied, say
ing:
beg leave TO reply that under the act oi
March 80. ISL. the Treasurer was charged
with the duty Of having prepared the
bonds with coupons and certificates 10 be
issued. The bonds and certificates were
to be signed by the Treasurer and counter
signed by the Second Auditor. The cOu-
pons were to be signed by the Treasurer,
or a fdc stmiic OF his signature wa, 10 be
stamped or engraved thereon. BY the law
the bond, and coupon, OF said issue when
returned in funding are cancelled and
kept in tie Office OF the Treasurer. The
coupons paid for taxes are cancelled aud
kept in the Office OF the Second Auditor.
The records OF my office. therefore. DO
not enable ne to respond to your inquiry.
| referred the resolution. however, to the
Treasurer and Second Auditor, and am All
thorized by them 10 make the following
statement:
"A comparison Of the bonds and cou-
pons issued under the act OF March so.
1871. with the terms OF said act. shows that
the bonds are printed according to the
terms OF the act, but the coupons are not.
The variance i this The act provides that
the coupons shall be payable seni-annuIiiy
aud be receivable at and after maturity for
all taxes. debts. dues. and demands due
the State. which shall be so expressed on
their face. The coupons ~ printed aud Is
sued have not the word dues on their
face.
81 received on the 23d instant commit
nicstlon upon this subject from W. X.
Meredith, Esq, who has been engaged to
assist the Attorney for the commonwealth
In coupon cases, which I send herewith"
The communication OF Mr.. Meredith
takes the ground, from the examination
that he has been able to make. that the
omitted word is essential and that the cou-
pons are illegal and void. lie cites num-
Der OF authorities.
Both papers were ordered TO be printed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
HAMP TON.
Narrow Escape From IA Rattier-PoIitieaI.

Narrow Escape From IA Rattler-Politieai.
ICoresi oDdence Of the Richmond Dspat'bl
AUGUST 80, 1884.
Mr.. Harry Howard had "A very narrow es-
cape from death on yesterday. llo lives 81
Newport's News, and about II O'Clock he
returned home and unhitched his horse.
lie led the animal 10 the stabe-which Is
divided into n stall for the horse and an
open shed for his conveyance, and feed,
Accustomed him just at the shed entrance,
and proceeded 10 get an armful OF hay.
rs he lifted the hay lie heard rattle, ana
there lav huge rattlesnake just under tlI
hay. The hay was Immediately dropped,
and Mr.. II. stepped back to cut the horse
loose. As he cut the rope the snake jumped,
striking the partition just where the horse
had been tied, and then made for rathol0
near by. Mr.. IL. seized an axe ana dls-
patched bim. The rattler had seven rattlos'
II il said that one Mitchell. OF YORK
county, will enter the congressional race as
an independent Republican.
The following teachers have been elected
foo the Hampton Academy: Principal,
Thomas Massenburg; first assistant, Mss
Mollie Hope; second assistant. Miss Matte
Chisman.
The leading StraghtoutS here are very
non-committal. They wish to keep their
party intact yet, and are awaiting some
action Of the National Committee ere they
take steps in any direction. In the mean
time the Mahoneite Republicans are using
every persuader on the file, and will very
probably capture large majority OF the
lesser lights. HAMPTON.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
Tsain Tired gpOr,.

Sunday night about : O'Clock, a the
Richmond-bound pasSengcr.trGin was pull
ing out from Wickham depot, on the Ches-
apeakc and Ohio railroad, it was fired
upon, two bullets passing through the
coaches-onc bullet went crashing through
the windows of the Pullman ear, and an
other passed IN at Il hOisted window in one
OF the passengcr-coaches forward. cut the
hat -brim OF Mr.. J.. VI. Taliaferro, OF this
place. and broke through the glass Of the
window opposite. Fortunately no one was
hurt, but the escape was remarkable. The
bullets were evidently sent from either a
lazy or army revolver. to judge from the
size Of the holes made in the window
panes.
This is an outrage OF a character 80 ma
licious and fiagrant as TO warrant the most
active measures for the arrest of the par
ties. and the railroad company will no
doubt take steps 20 bring the offenders 10
Justice,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
~Lhank M your Honor; Pye been there.

Ihank mn your Honor; Pye been there"
The Judge wilted.
=, After the conviction Of her husband and
.he loss Of all his property Mrs. Braddee
loon her four children and removed to
barbour county, West Virginia. She had
no relatives there, her object In going to so
obscure place being to get entirely away
IRON all persons whom she had ever
kno"n. She afterward removed 10 differ
ent places, always keeping in the noun
.aIns; Thus for over forty years has she
wandered about In mountain retreats. FL
nany she lay down to die in a mountain
iastness known as Gamers Hollow, on
Cheat river.
Her remains were taken TO Oak-Grove
cemetery, Uniontown, and as they were
poIne thither the funeral procession came
Gown Morgantown street and turned out
faye'te, the very corner whereon stood the
Rouse In which Or. Braddee achieved his
fame and his destruction.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
Briefs and Personals.

One Of the most beautiful bouquets seen
In the Capitol this session was day or two
AGO sent by Mrs. General Wickham, OF
Hanover, to Mr.. Hurt. President pro tenn.
Of the Senate, and was by him given
place OF honor on the gavel-staBd.
Fir. Bernard PeytOn. for some years
member OF the bar OF this city. and during
the existence OF the Commonwealth the
news editor OF that paper, has been ap-
pointed general counsel OF the Georgia Pa
cifc Railway Company, with headquarters
at Birmingham, Ala.
EX-Judge Joseph Christian was able 20
he in his seat in the House yesterday and
Saturday.
Governor Cameron yesterday approved
the election Iaw-the old laws re6lactcd.
The steamship Thoma, Alien. Stevens
master, sailed from Newport's News yes-
terday for Lisbon, Portugal, with 1000
bushels Of wheat.
Mr.. Manly Curry, son Of Or. Curry, will
soon remove from thi, city to II. Paul,
MIMI, to practice the profession Of law.
Quite a number OF members Of the Cen
crnl Assembly spent SUNDAY at old Point.
X. 7. Hubbard. Esq, District Attorney
Waddlll. and Judge Gregory, OF Chester
field. are mentioned in connection with the
Republican nomination Tor Congress in
this district.
The following is a list OF arrivals OF Rich
mond (Na.) people at Rockbridge Alum
springs from the 10th to the 2ith OF Au-
gust: W. /. Rawsou, &. i. Lathrop, Or.
Il. G. Cabcll. Jr., Or. W. I. Crutchield.
Z. r. Dearborn. Dudley Mcdonald. Mr..
Or. l.. $. Joynes, Levin Joyues, II. VI.
Workman and wife. John Mallory, W. ".
Cosby. Jr.. !. II. Clbcll, Rutherford Rose,
Charies Stlingfcllow. Jr., H. l.. Cabell. 7.
A. Cary. DR.. 4. G. Palmer, L. y. Wilbern,
Dr. j. A. White. +. l.. Patrick, II. W.
Fuller, II. &. Watkins, Ashton >tarke,
Charles I. Watkins. T.. II. Bisscl. Mr..
James Dunlop. Mis-, 4. Dunlop, Mrs. W
II. ;. Burgwyn. Richard \. Dunlop. :. d.
Hicks aud wife. Miss Fannie Hicks. Jane
X. Branch. John ID. Lottier, \. Il. King,
Branch ". Barksdalc. +. c. Tyler, '. T..
Bark-dalc, Peyton Cr!me.. Miss Lee Cur.
Ter. Miss Lettie Garter. 7. B. Scott, Dr.. +,
ID. Cunningham. K. II. Cunningham,
George l.. Gary, Heth Lorton. William W
Archer