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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
Prohibition in West Virginia.

The prohibition feeling is strong IN
West Virginia. The refusal Of the Repub,
lican State Convention to pass the resolu
ton on that subject offered by Mr.. MsR.
RICK, Of Wood county, may have an unex
pected effect upon the October election
That resolution follows:
Resolved, That the Legislature 10 thc
scryspt not the master OF the people, aud
the people are entitled to a respectful hear
ing nom 1t when they apply by petition for
the redress OF grievances or the passage OF
laws. We therefore condemn tbe action
OF the Legislature In refusing the request
made by many thousands OF the voters OF
the state that an amendment 10 the Cons,i-
tution prohibiting the manufacture or sale
oil intoxicating liquors Is beverage be
submitted 20 the vote OF the peopls. We
assert that such request should he granted
al the earliest possible date.
II can be read between the lines that the
object Of the mover OF that resolution WAS
not 10 bene1t the cause OF temperance. but
TO censure the Democratic Legislature OF
West Virginia, which had refused 10 sub.
init 70 the voters an amendment 10 the
State Constitution prohibiting the manu-.
facture or sale Of intoxicating liquors. He
did not consul, any other policy than that
OF getting an advantage over the Demo.
Gratis. However. as we have said, we think
>bat the late Democratic State Convention
passed resolution saying that the Legiss-
ture ought TO have submitted 10 the voters
such an amendment As the one described
I'm the above resolution. So II il difficult
10 foresee just how the Prohibltionists OF
West Virginia will vote 10 the coming
election. II they nominate an electoral
ticket Of their own, the Democrats will be
strengthened by the nomination.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
Personal.

Commander Schley's brother is said to he
q compositor in the Office OF Baltimore
newspaper.
Queen Emma, by a vote OF 81 to 3 in the
Dutch Parliament, was Friday declared re-
gent Of Holland during the minority Of the
Princess Wilhelmlna.
The latest oldest iuhabitant Is Mr.. Samuel
Haffy, OF Woodstock, Delaware county, n.
T.. who claims to be los and has never used
glasses, except for the mixing Of occasional
drinks.
President McCosh. OF Princeton College,
IL enjoying bis vacation among his Ain auld
folk at Forfar. having gone that far for
them, intending also TO make general
tour OF Scotland before he returns to this
country.
Mas Caroline Wolfe. daughter OF the
late Peter Wolfe, the New York thinner
chant, and the youngest sister OF old Peter
Lorillsrd, the head Of the tobacco firm, has
an income which will soon amount TO
100000 q year.
Miss Astor. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs..
William AstOr, succeeded 10 the general
direction OF The large and exclusive dane
ing clsss which formerly met al the house
OF Mrs. Frederick w. Stevens before that
lady had encountered the Marquis Talley-
rand and fallen in love with Partisan life.
Ex-Governor Joshua II. Chamberlain, OF
Maine, now president OF Bowdoin College.
has written q letter to an Indedsndent
friend in Boston denying his reported in.
tention to vote for Mr.. Blaine, rs was cir
eulated after bis recent commencement at
tentions to the candidate. lie says these
were merely official and in no way binding
upon him politically. He also announces
his intention OF voting for Cleveland.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
DEATHS.

WHITE.-Diea, Friday, August l. ssi, at 1870
2. VI, WILLIAM +. WHITE, son Of the late L
X. White, Ia the siXty-hrst year OF his age.
HIS funeral will take place THIS tsuudIy) AZ
TERNOOS a. 4 o'clock from II Johns Episcopal
church. The friends aud relatives OF the fImi J
and OF his son. John II. White, are Invited 10 at
tend.
Baltimore and New York papers please copy.
COCKE.--Diod, In Lyuchhurg. Va wednesday.
July 80, 1854, at . 4. VI WILLIAM Il. &.
COOKE, OF Lower Bremo, FluyannA county, Va.
In the thirty-egbth wear Of his age.
Ills remains were Inferred Al Grace church near
Bremo Bluff, the evening of the following day.
YEEMAN.-Dled. August 1st at - =. W.,
CHARLES j.. second son Of SOPHIA and the late
4. n. Lyncman: aged twenty-five.
Ills funeral VIII take place from st. Peters
Cathedral THIS Sunday AFTERNOON n 3
o'clock. Friends and acqul!utances are Invited to
ST nd.
JONFS.-Diod, IN Banch, ster, August 2. 1884,
1T tn residence II ". j. Jones. Mr.. JENNIE
JONES. wife Of Irs W. Jones; aged eighteen years
sud seven months.
The funeral VIII take place from Balnhridyc
Baptist church at | | O'Clock MONDAY. Friends
q The family are invited 10 attend
Grand RAPIDS papers please copy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
Hero and There.

From twelve to fifteen million gallons OF
wine Will be made this year in California,
nearly double the product OF 1888.
Cowboys in two sections Of Montana,
who lynched thirteen hOrse-thieves in two
weeks, claim to have made but one mis-
take.
Henry Wattcrson calls for vigilance COM
mittees to I'll mp the wells and guard the
creeks around Louisville so rs to prevent
the sale Of bogus milk.
Canadian hotel managers are lamenting
the decrease in the customary American
tourist travel in that country, caused by the
continued cold weather.
The dealers in secondhand clothing do
ing business in Philadelphia have long had
grievances against the pawnbrokers, and
by way OF securing their rights recently
formed protective association, whose car
dipsl doctrine Is the boycotting OF all pawn
brokers who permit the general public to
make critical examination OF their goods
before the articles are exposed at auction
sele.
A most remarkable show was recently
held in Austria. II was an exhibition OF
noses. Lightly persons competed for the
prize offered for the most extraordinary
nasal pTotuberance in form, size, and color.
The jury decided that only three out OF
the whole could be admitted as COMPETE
tors for the prize. 1t was finally adIudyed
TO competitor from Vienna. who 10 the
proud and happy possessor OF what is said
10 be a gigantic nose OF deep violet blue.
Some persons appear to think, says Lon.
don Truth, that il the Lords remain OBJ
stinate they may be overcome by a creation
Of peers. This solution is too desperate TO
be adopted without first trying an appeal
TO the constituencies. Lord Salisbury
knows this, and he will not be influenced
by threats TO swamp the Tory peers by
creation OF rich radical barons. Peers can
not be created without the concurrence OF
the Crown, and her Majesty will not give
her consent TO such measure without! first
resortng TO dissolution.
A pair Of pink horses attached TO hack
were seen standing in front OF the Maxwell
House, in Nashville, the other d.y. The
strange sight caused considerable inquiry
among the pedestrians as 10 how the horse.
came to be so highly eolored. The hack
man who drove them explained TO about
ope hundred people, but was asked the
question so many times that he got sheet
Of paper, on which he wrote the following,
which he pasted on the side OF his coach
"Them horses got pinked by bein' left in
IN the rain with red fly-nets on. II amt
no use askin' more kestiOns about it,"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
Scientific Notes.

a new form Of pyrometer has been plan.
ned by Messrs. L. Carnelly and +. Burton.
Through a coil OF copper tube which is
placed In the furnace, oven, &c., con.
slant current Of water Is caused TO flow.
The temperature Of the oven Is estimated
by the difference Of the temperature Of the
water as II flows into and issues from the
coil.
During the fractional dlstillation OF fluo-
zine Mr.. W. II. Hodgkinson noticed the
formation OF an orange-red substance,
which he considered likely to be an oxds.
ton product. Its isolation, however, il
extremely difficult, as it decomposes when
distilled In vacuum, and IL equally solu-
BILE with the hydrocarbons which accom-
pany IL.
The transition resistance supposed by
Poggendorff TO exist in electrolytlc cells
ietween the surface OF the clecfrode and
that OF the electrolyte In contact with II
has lately been Investigated with great care
by Professor j. Gordon Macgregor In so.
lutions OF very pure zine sulphate, using
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

Mr.. BARBOUR, being In New York the
olb'r day in attendance upon the Demo
cratic National Committee, was interviewed
by Graphic reporter, who says:
Join s. Barbour. Of Virginia, member
az the National and Executive Committees,
said that so far as the Old Dominion State
was concerned. she would wipe out Ma
bcne this year, and would take her old
place in the Democrats column.
We heat the Republicans at our last
election, and will have no trouble In No.
ycmhcr. All this talk about Republican
gains in the South Is the merest twaddlc.
Although the Republicans and Greenback-
ers have Joined hands in West Virginia on
their Stale ticket. there Is no doubt what
ever IN nv mind that Cleveland and Hen
bricks will carry the State by heavy mr.
jority. like the appearance OF Governor
Cleveland very much. He Is an able man
snd patriot, and there Is no question In
my mind about his election. 1t Is as good
as accomplished already"
Mr.. BARBOUR does not talk at random.
when he gets behind those gold spectacles
to think Whist he is about to say he "means
business
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
All SORTS.

A French chemist distils brandy from
watermelon, and Swede makes alcohO
from raiDdew moss.
The population OF Texas Is made up Of
outside OF those born in the State-5j6, 39I
from States south OF the OHIO. G0.32j from
north Of the Ohio, and only 1901 from the
New England States.
A German medical journal has discoy'
cred a means whereby life can be pro-
longed. 1t IL based upon the experience
OF Nethuselah, who did not marry until
he was 1sG years old, and then lived TO be
900.
Professional entertainers" are now an
scknO Nledged necessity at well-cOnducted
summer-resort hotels. Ladies are given
their board and paid a salary to play the
piano, sing, and otherwise amuse and en-
tertain the guests.
A New Haven seamstress was charged
with stealing three gold coins from her en-
plOye. She denied the theft and charged
1t on her badly. The infant was brought
into the courtroom and the coins placed on
table In front OF it. The child immedi-
ately grasped them and refused to give them
up. The mother was discharged.
The Nourmahal," Mr.. William Il. AS
tors private yacht, is said TO be the 1ne>t
ship in the world. 1t is SIS large as many
Of the first ocean steamers. IL is built OF
steel, is 232 feet long. thirty broad, and
twenty deep. II carries 1 ,400-hor.e power
engine. $500 gallons Of fresh water, and a
machine which will make 800 pounds OF ice
daily.
The Jews rise high in France. II ap-
pears from an Annuaire published by the
community in Paris that two Jows SIT in
the Senate. three in the Chamber. four in
the Council Of state, and Two in the SUI
premc Council OF Public Education. One
Cabinet Minister, VI. David Raynal, is a
jew, and 80 are no less than ten chiefs Of
Ministerial Departments. who are probably
more powerful than Ministers. Three Pre-
fects are Jews, seven sub-Prefects, and
four Jnspectors-General Of Education. The
same community furnishes two generals Of
division, three generals OF brigade. four COL
oneIs, and nine observation-disclosures, one
Judge OF the Court OF Cessation (the preSi-
DENT, and ten provisional judges.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

Blaine's Know-Nothingism Proved.
We have hitherto said nothing ourselves
nc 10 the charge that Mr.. BLAINE was .
Know-Nothing in the days when that heresy
Was prevalent. We knew that II was on
tlTely possible that he had not wrihcn any
OF The Know-Nothing editorials which from
time TO time had appeared In his paper.
But the question is no longer an open one.
General PIAIsTED now sets the authorship
ct rest by the publication Of an editorial IN
bis own newspaper, in which he says:
ave are prepared TO say that our neigh
Dor OF the Journal knOtos that me infd-
nous Hddigan CT, cutaTS ,oere printed in
his Journal Office from MANI
script copyir Mr.. Bidine'S o,on hand. and
that they were distributed from Mr.. Blsine's
house in this city by him IS chairman OF
the Republican State Committee at the
time"
That settles that question
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
Mountain OUTLAW Mt Festival.

A Lancaster (Pa.) telegram says: Abe
Buzzsrd, leader Of the Welsh Mountain
gang, left his mountain haunts few days
ago, snd, accompanied by another outlaw
named Winehold. visited the blacksmith
shop Of George Wright. at Cambridge. thu
county, and had their horse shod. The
horse and wagon were OF course stolen. but
the owner has not yet been discovered.
Leaving the smi;hy they went to the house
Of y Mr.. Laferty. where they demanded
and secured supper. They next went to
the Mount Zion festival, in Millcr's woods,
where Buzzard was recognized. He VS.
armed with two reyOlye-s and = repeating
rife. and nobody had the hardihoOd to
arrest him. The Lancaster authorities
haYe given up all effort 70 capture him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
That settles that question.

Would it not be better 10 commence to
| number the streets west OF First as they are
| cast, and say west Second street, west
| Third street, &c. A., Thenfake the present
names used fer those cross streets, il they
must he used, and apply them to NJ. n, O.,
| &C., thereby giving the streets running
| cast and west names snd the streets running
north and south numbers. This change is
| becoming very necessary, as the city is
rapidly building TO the west and trade Is
moving In that direction. West Ind, in the
State.
In New York city, west Twenty-sixth
street is the same street 40 east Twenty
sixth. So, we believe, a. to all the num-
| bcred streets. So in Richmond also east
| Franklin, east Main, east Grace, &C., are
the same streets rs west Franklin, west
| Main, west Grace, &c. The plan OF naming
the streets proposed by "West End"
would seem, therefore, to be defective.
Like "west End" We nevertheless much
| doubt il one person in ten residing In the
W est end OF the city can tell . stranger cor
rectly where to find given number on
principal street, or between what cross
| streets il Is.
The sequence OF the streets Is certainly
not indicated by such names as Henry,
Bclvidere, Pine, Laurel, Cherry, Linden,
Beech, Plum, &C.. and for only three
squares by the nsmes Adams, jefferson,
Madison, and Monroe Qhe order in which
these gentlemen were Presidents OF the
United States); and We are not surprised
that the public generally do not make
themselves familiar with the names nor
with the order In which these names
| occur.
What is the remedy II ought TO have
| been found fifteen years ago when the old
| plan Of numbering the houses was aban-
doned for the present Phiadelphia) meth
cd the best the world ever saw, though
old fogies denounced it when it was first
adopted. Surely ii is q great aid 10 memory
and assistance in locating any given house
TO know that Its number 10 always unmis-
takably indicated by the numbers OF the
streets between which the house is stu
sted-as, let us say for the benefit OF
stTIDktIs, --I II DttWttH CtCOuu ullu
streets. 32l between Third and Fourth
streets, IGi4 between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, and so on dd fnem. No,
not so on TO the end; for west OF First
street all is at sea. There is TO the locality
OF house no clue furnished by the names
OF the streets between which 1t is to be
found.
We say the remedy ought to have been
found years ago. is II too late, Not at
all. Let First street be at or below Rockets,
and let the streets be numbered, as in New
York, up to 10Th, S0th, or Tooth, or to
500th, II the city ever grows twenty miles
westward, and the number OF the street
will always indicate the number OF the
house, order will come ont Of confusion,
and there can never be any necessity for q
new system; for the plan is one that can
never fail, nor ever need supplementing.
Do we expect this plan Of naming the
streets TO be adopted! Alb. that's another
question. II 1t has real merit, 1t will be
adopted at some time. The public will
ponder the subject, and the result OF their
cogitstlons will be apparent in the future.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

The refusal Of Mr.. GLADSTONE to press
his reform measure should cause those who
are too quick TO charge him With impure
and selfish motives 70 pause. The wisdom
OF his policy in endeavOring to extend the
suffrage, particularly on the plan pro-
posed, may be questioned, but it would
certainly seem that he has acted In wise
and NateSmsnlike manner In allowing
matters TO quiet down for the present.
Were he the extremist he 10 frequently
represented TO be, he would in oil probs-
bihiy press the advantage he has gained.
Instead OF doing this, however, he has
turned deaf ear to the hot-hesds Of his
psrty and given both the people and the
Peers time TO reflect. With large num-
Der Of the most influential papers in the
Kingdom supporting his measure and
eondemning the Lords, he has de.
clined TO make that political capital
which an INSCRIPTIONS man would I'M
doubleday have made under the crcum.
stances. That he will carry his point in
the end we do not doubt; but it is 10 hi,
credit that be wishes to do so by an appeal
to reason rather than by bullying. Above
all, be has eilectually rebuked those who
have fostered the idea Of abollshing the
House OF Lords, which. the English peo.
pie, including Mr.. GLADSTONE, regard as
the bulwark Of the stability Of their Gov
eminent,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

the legisiativc bali, The only result would
he that whenever member was paired
and In honor hound not to vote, be would
step outside the chamber and remain till
The vote had been counted and the result
announced. lie would do the same when.
ever for any reason he did not desire to
take sides upon the question before the
house. What would be the value Ola de-
cision that could tous be set At nsught'--
nay, that would necessarily tie set At naught
by every member Of the Legislature that
was paired with another memberi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
The Mandamus Case.

SAll the judges Of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals ought to have united with Judge
hinton In refusing TO take jurisdiction in
such case as that presented TO il by Hon.
JOAN 5. WISE. The unprecedented act Of
impescbing the records Of another depart.
mept Of the State government, when done.
could result 10 nothing that could benefit
Mr.. Wise or anybody else; for II 1t were
settled that In Virginia 80 long as the Ma.
Doxg Court Of Appeals shall cons.rue
the laws Of the State, every member Of
either house Of the General Assembly
must DO counted rs present. II be be within
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

Is there no danger that we shall lose West
Virginia : q Richmond wholesale merchsnt
inquired OF us few days ago. Read The
letter Of Chester" In tc-dsy's issue OF the
Dispatch. Hc writes from West virginia,
snd Is surrounded by persons who are ia
miIisr with the politics Of that State. When
West virgins votes for BLAINE, Virginia
will. That's sll.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

The 81. Louis Globe Democrat is the lead.
ing BLAINE organ in the West. Imme
diately after his nomination II raised the
bloody shirt, and day after day i, trumpets
his virtues with zeal that is hardly pa.
rslleled by even the New York Tribune and
the Philadelphia Press. Yet, what did the
Globe Democrat say Of Mr.. BLAINE only
two short months agoy Listen:
"Iie Is an unelean man, and the people
will not have him. He stands seli.con-
yicted OF prostituting the high offices he
has held 10 build up private fortune, Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

Onr contemporary the Dispatch does
niScOnstrue US. Our complaint is not thst
The D,STdtch, and those who think with 1t,
are content with the Democratic tariff
plank, or even that it should discuss the
tariff to its hearts content, II it thinks
thereby any good can come to itself or any
one else, but We protest against its attempt
to persuade revenue reformers that their
views have been entirely ignored by their
sparty. and that they cannot consistently
support its tariff policy Charlottesville
NIL.onicIe
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

A contemporary says: "GUIrBAU started
the order OF cranks.' Not a bit OF 1t.
GUITsAU committed murder, and some one
who did not have sense enough to be a
crank called him one. and brought the
word into disrepute. The noble order Of
crsnks has existed from time immemorial.
The world has been moved by a succession
Of cranks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

cohabttipx with corruption for dishonest
money. Ills record would damn him"
oh. the crow, the crow, the beautiful
crow. But the Globe Democrat told the
truth for once when II said "thc people
will not have him."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

IA current item 10 to the effect that
President ARTuuR is SAID to have an
nounced himself as out Of politics." 1t
seems that Chef has just found out fact
the country had known for some time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

The Atlanta Constitution says: At
lanta Is on freestone foundation" The
Constitution wants to produce the impress
sion that the people Of Atlanta know the
taste OF water.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03
~ YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AS.

II YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AS
ISOLATION corner Of Fourth and Franklin
streetsl.-Yonng mems meeting every SUNDAY
AFTERNOON at 3:l5. Secretary's conversational
Bible study MONDAY EVENINGS at $50.
Boys meeting FRIDAY EVENINGS 1t :.
Meetings for railroad-men first and third SUM-
days In each month In the Richmond and Danyllle
rosding-rooms, Manchester; second and fourth
Sundays in the Chesapeake and Ohio reading
rnnms. nj lepnt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

TINTED ORDER OF IiONOR.-The
u mtmbers # the new Lodge IF tAis order who
were n itAied last Thursday nl2ht and those obl-
gated tr;or to that time, will please meet ~ obi
Fellows Han corner franklin and Mayo streets,
on WI DNESDAi MKT, the tih Instant. az l..
VI, fOr election u Ulcers and final 'rSa1lIittpu.
Al who have been examined y. char or appii.
can's, tui others desiring 30 connect with this
order, viii please Dee present. The members Or
Richmond Lodge, No. -, are earnestly re- iejIed
10 be resent. M1LR AhbLt,
an ste ID. :. i.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

The Philadelphia Press says: "Presl-
dent WHITE, OF Cornell University, will
not cooperate. with the mugwumps this
year." We hope the Press feels better. 1t
has one profession on its side at last.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

The Post has the personal and positive
assurance OF gentlemen who have given
freely Of their time and money In aid OF the
Greonback party In West Virginia that
they will at once take the Geld for Cleve-
land and Hendricks and the Democrats
State ticket Washington Post.
Does coalition coklesce,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

Every man to his work. West virginia
expects every man 10 do his duty. Those
who did not prefer Judge Maxwell must
Guido those who did, Wheeling lnie!l'sen-
Ger.
That's lust whist they are going TO do.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

n Mr.. H. Wheeler, druggist, Bingham.
',ion, y. Y. says he has sold n large guam
tity OF st. Jacobs oil, the Great German
Remedy, and thinks it Is the best cure for
rheumatism be has ever sold. Fifty cents
A bottle
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

The 81. Louis Globe Democrat says :
"Dirt Is no longer cheap" We should
imagine that dirt WAS very cheap from the
amount the Globe Democrat has Eaten re-
Gently