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Current Political Comment.
SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM THE SLATE
boston Herald, independently

fBoston Herald, independently
There Is no reason to suppose that Ar
thur or Logan could carry the State OF New
York, and the 4" Blooms" for these eandi-
dates are extremely unwise.
AN EXCELLENT WAY.
TCourier. Journal, Dem0cratic.l
General Sherman has been placed on the
retired list, and II Senator Sherman wants
to follow him he should secure the presi-
Dental nomination at Chicago.
POSSIBLE PREDIcANEST.
fPhiladelphia Telegraph, Ind. Republican,
The bloody-shirt committee OF the Sem
ate yesterday began an alleged inyestiga-
ton OF the alleged DanyiIle riots. II Is ex-
pected by Mr.. John Sherman and others
that this alleged investigation will produce
any quantity Of first-rate campaign mate
rial. Suppose, however, that some OF the
alleged rioters should want 10 know where
the Senate gets It's jurisdiction OF the sub
ject-matter, and should decline 10 furnish
the blcody-shirt committee with grist until
the question Is definitely answered, what
would the bioody-sliirt committee and DIR.
Sherman and Mr.. Malone and other inter-
ested persons do about itf
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Virginia News Notes.

Berryville. Clarke county, reioices in a
building boom.
Mr.. Joseph Padget, OF Fairfax county,
died in Philadelphia Thursday night; aged
seventy-fye years.
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: Edward Il. Lockett, Ma
toaca; John r. Pamplin, Tye-River pepot.
Strasburg expects soon to have steam
pottery, with capacity to turn out at least
&c., 900 gallons OF stoneware annually, and
will employ thirty or forty hands.
The sheep-raisers Of Campbell have suf-
fered to a very considerable extent recent
ly from the depIedations OF worthless Gu
mines. The Record announces that few
days ago dogs raided the sheepfolds Of
Colonel ID. r. Arnold, Mr.. Alfred Dowdy,
and Mr.. Booker Reese, and killed fourteen
valuable sheep. The dogs that did the
mischief belonged to Captain Samuel Mat
tox, by whom they were Immediately
killed.
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/ AS to the Virginia and West Virginia
debt, the Springfield Repabicdn says that
as "the whole claim Of s45,0o0,o00 would
not cell for lO-penny nail II pig-iron were
a cent q ton. it really seems sad to have
anv hard feelings aroused"
The West Virginia Share OF 1t Is worth
about that much. Nevertheless, IL our
General Assembly will pass bill pro-
yding for settlement with West Viz
ginia. the holders OF West Virginia certifi-
Gates will soon make pile OF money. Ger
tifcates that are now worth 5 cents on
the dollar will Mt once increase in value.
or rather in price, 80 or perhaps loo
per cent. A year afterwards, however,
they will be down to again.
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uow ran AMERICAN sPIRrTUALIsT WAS
CHASED OUT or THE PALACE IN vienna.
Vienna telegram says: The Crown
Prince Rudolph's detection Of the Amcri-
can spiritualist Bastian continues to be a
sensation here, and Bastian has been ex-
pelled from Vienna. Baron HeIlenberg,
the recognized head OF all Austrian spirit
uajists, who was present at the seance in
the Archduke Jobann's palace, to-day
made TO your correspondent the following
statement: .Orthodox spiritualism Is In
no way impaired by the unmasking OF Bas-
tian. Although formerly endowed with
the true spiritualistic power, he lately lost
it, and has made up the deficiency by re-
sort TO tricks"
when the Crown Prince caught Bastian
he was gliding about In the dark with his
shoes off. When the room was lighted the
Crown Prince says he saw Bastian conceal
something in his clothes. Bastian at once
ran out OF the room and In his stocking
feet escaped from the Archduke Johann's
paIace into the street, leaving his shoes be-
hind him. Archdukes Johann and Rainer,
Prince Batthyany, and other distinguished
guests, chased him through the corridors
Of the palace into the street at the front
door.
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FLOYD COUNTY.

A CONSTABLE KILLED BY DRUNKEN MAN.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DispatcnI
CHRIsTIANsBURG, February Is, 1884.
The following particulars Of the shoot
ing of Constable Dehart by Il man named
Dulaney ut Floyd Courthouse Tuesday
have reached here: Dulaney, while In
liquor, was creating good deal Of dis
turbance; Mr.. Dehart was trying to quiet
him and induce him to leave. so as to
avoid arrest, when he Dulaney), without
the least provocation, fled upon him. The
hall entered Dehart's left breast, inflictlng
a wound from which he died yesterday.
Dulaney, who was mounted when he
fired the fatal shot, galioped off, but was
Immediately pursued, captured, and
brought back. The Jail lad to be guarded
to prevent his being lynched. Tuesday
was court. day, and the large crowd who
witnessed the affair were very much eX-
cited. MONTGOMERY.
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this falls England viii resort TO arnis'
Already troops In Egypt are moving to-
wards the seat Of war, and other troops at
home are being placed on war footing.
II may be SO, as the continental press as
sert, that England has lost prestige, but
It Is not so that she his lost power. Hypo-
critical she may be, particularly in making
the suppression Of the slave trade subter-
fuge to cover up her designs, but she Is
not cowardly; and II British public opin-
Ion requires that she shall assert the su-
premacy OF British arms not only to
the eastern limit OF the Soudan, but
all over the Soudan as well, she VIII DO It..
What IL more, II through this pressure the
work Is done under the present ministry
GLADSTONE will be the idol OF the nation.
and win be amply consoled for what he may
have suffered from the glbes Of the Tory
leaders, who, were they in his shoes, would
probably be utterly at loss how to cope
with The situation.
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DANVILLE
HURT IN A MILL-THE TESTIMONY or WALTER
wITBERs.

Hurt IN A MILL-THE TESTIMONY OF WALTER
wITBERs.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY 16. 1884.
Mr.. j. A. Whitlow, who was sitting on
the bed-stone OF one OF the mills yesterday
dressing il, moved too near the upright
shaft OF the water-wheel, and his oyercoat
having been caught on the set-fast on the
shaft, be was carried around with the
shaft twice before its revolution could be
stopped. His left hip was put out OF joint
and two Of his ribs were broken. He was
afterwards carried to HIS home and made
az comfortable as possible.
The testimony Of Walter Withers the
colored policeman before the Sherman
Committee so pointedly contradicts that
voluntarily gwen to the Committee OF
Forty as to give rise to the belief that he
was Induced TO give that testimony to the
Sherman committee. The idea that any OF
the Committee OF Forty changed the Ian
guage of his statements would be regard
ed as simply ridiculous by all people II
they knew the character OF the committee
who took down the evidence and the no.
tary who assisted. ALPHA.
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Collector Rnilex,s Confession.

INSTEAD OF BEING sAND-BAGGED, CHLoRO-
FORMED, AND ROBBED, lie WAS A THIEF.
philadelphia Times.I
Albert w. Bailey, OF Ninteeuth street
and Paramount avenue, and who was until
recently employed as collector by George
X. Hubbard & Co., wholesale grocers, at
$50 north Delaware avenue. was arrested
yesterday on the charge OF larceny as
bailee. The charge is based on an affidavit
sworn to by the senior member OF the firm.
The collector staggered into his employers
store on last Monday evening with black
silk bandage neatly bound over his mouth.
He waved his arms wildly about his
head. and when his fellow-employe
had gathered about him he fell .on
the floor In swoon. The bandage was
removed from his mouth, when he revived.
He said that he had been sand-bagged,
chloroformed, and robbed OF 1871, the pro-
ceeds OF his days collections. The robbery
had occurred in an alley adjoining the
store, and he had lain there for half an
hour. Lieutenant Markoe took possession
OF the bandage and sponge. The latter
was found to have been soaked In cologne.
The victims head showed no marks OF vio-
lence, and the watch that had been
wrenched from his pocket was found to be
running when picked up near the scene Of
| the assault.
The officer. after interviewing the col
lector, pronounced the story OF the rob-
berry canard. The collector declared that
he would prosecute the Lieutenant for de-
lamatlon Of character. The latter there
upon prosecuted his investigation OF the
case with greater vigor, and yesterday laid
the evidence before the collectors en-
ployer. The Young man Indignantly de-
MED that be had concocted the story OF a
bogus robbery and had appropriated the
proceeds OF his collections. His employer
and the Lieutenant charged him with the
crime.
"As Gods my Witness" he said, slow
ly. placing his hand on bis heart, y" am
innocent OF this charge. was robbed"
"But have evidence" said the officer.
ssthat you collected this money, used q
portion of 1t In paying your Individual
debts. aud the balance you squandered in
fast company. have full and absolute
proof against you.p
My Godi" exclaimed the young man,
"then have nothing to do but confess"
Which he then proceeded to do, admit
ting that he had collected 1900 previous TO
the night OF the alleged robbery. This he
had used In paying debts. On last Monday
he collected t71 and spent II during the
day, AT night he was distracted 10 know
how TO account for his collections. He
conceived the idea Of sham robbery, and
carried II out with consummate skill.
Lieutenant Markoe employed great tact In
fixing the crime on the young man. His
employer repelled the tnsinuation that he
had net been robbed. and the collector
threatened prosecution for making the In
sinustion.
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Louaou Tobacco Market.
LoSpoS. 4 CnosBY SQUARE, =. c., I
February /, 1884. !
10 De Editor of fhe DispdIch'

To the Editor of the Dispdich'
without mncb appearance OF activity q
fair businssa WIS done In this market last
month. Sales of western strips were con-
fined mostly TO moderate priced parcels,
and while holders are no doubt fully iusti-
fed in expecting top qlo.a'IVns ior tneir
best grades, they must DC .on.en. 70 await
the pleasure OF buyers, Win ,nost OF whom
fine tobacco Is luxury ra'ner tban ne
cessity. The only notao'c exception 10
this state OF things was the sale OF about
100 tierces fine Virginia bright strips at
prices reported 17@20d., ana zoo bright
leaf at about 15d. for the greater part,
leaving the market almost cleared OF this
class OF tobacco.
There was some inquiry for Missouri
leaf, and several parcels OF old 1S7l-1SS1
imports, much OF 1t very good spinning
tobacco, were sold at full prices. The new
stock was not dark or rich enough for this
order.
Reports from the tobacco districts are
not, we think. very clear as to the prospect
OF supplies for the present year. We sup
pose much will depend upon the state OF
the home markets when the time for ship
ment arrives. We note, however, rather a
general anxiety for sales OF stock on this
side, which, although dictated no doubt
partly by the prudent desire to realize
profits, does not indicate much confidence
in the reality Of such short supplies as
few months ago were predicted.
We make no change in our quotations.
QUOTATIONS..
Virginia Leaf.-Common TO middling.
sd. to SD. per pound; fair to good and
fine, Cd. to I'D. per pound; bright fancy,
SID. 10 I'D. per pound.
Virginia StripS.-Common to middling,
Cd. to SD. per pound; good to fine dark,
Cd. to I'D. and I'D. per pound.
Western Ledf.-Common to middling
exports, 4d. TO sd. per pound; good to
fine exports, sd. TO Gtd. per pound; sound
dry, common to middling, 44d. to sd. per
pound; fair to good and fine, SD. to 6td.
per pound; colory, I'd. to 1Od. per pound.
Western StripS.-Common to middling,
Gtd. to lad. per pound; fair to good and
fine, Sd. TO 93d. and 10d. per pound;
selections and bright Kentucky river, Odd.
to I'D. per pound.
MARYLAND and 0hio.-jtd. to sgd. and
Odd. per pound.
Neqrohedd and Cduendish. to I'D.
and 1Sd. per pound.
JOIN X. GILLIAT & Co.
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Unearfhing q Treasurc.Box.

GOLD AND SILVER COINS RECOVERED AND
SEIZED BY DEsPERAD0Es.
An EllaviIle, Ga, correspondent writes ::
While digging to-day on the plantation Of
Rev. John X. RespasS, in Schley county,
two negro boys unearthed box containing
SS45 in gold and silver coin, and Bank Of
England note for ESQ.,
When General Wilson raided Georgia,
capturing Macon and Columbus, toward
the close OF the war, many southerners
buried their treasures and money TO eyade
confiscltion. Among others, John K. Res
pass, then Of Schley county, had $4,000 in
gold and silver coin, and Mrs. Respass
buried it in different parts OF the rlanta-
ton. After the excitement was over they
began to gather up the buried money, but
failed to locate one box containing about
$500. Two years ago Mr.. Respass sold the
place to j. NJ. Gay.
Thursday, as his hands were going to
work from dinner, one of them discovered
at the root Of an old stump in the field a
$40 gold piece. The men continued their
explorations, and soon found tin box. the
bottom Of which having rusted, split the
contents in the ground. They picked up
fifteen $50 gold pieces, one $40 gold piece.
four 81 gold pieces, one S5 gold piece, 102
twenty-fve-cent silver pieces. ten five-cent
silver pieces, and four ten-cent silver
pleces-making total Of S31G gold and
S26. 40 silver.
In the mean time c. NJ. Joiner and Jerry
Hill returned home from Macon, where
they had been carried by a United States
officer on the charge Of distilling whiskey.
The men gave bonds for their appearance.
and hearing OF the finding Of the money
determined to secure it, claiming that it
was their property, and threatening the
negroes with arrest unless it was imme-
diately surrendered. The men frightened
them sufficiently to secure possession OF
the treasure. Mr.. RespaSs has now issued
warrant for the arrest Of Joiner and Hill.
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Foolish Fears.

Last year, when the New York Tribune
was CRYING out that panic might be near
AZ hand, we tried to convince that journal
thnt its fears were groundless. Tie panic
did not como. The new year Is not two
months old, but eli the same our New
York contemporary has again tried to
throw the light OF Its forecast upon a
coming panic. The Tribune blocks out
so,id chunks Of wisdom for the benefit Of
rs readers. Here is one Of them:
sTo begin with. the Treasury does not
hold S445,000, 900 In cash OF any or all
kinds. In that sun are included 100000
600 Of United States notes, or other eqnivaa-
lent forms Of currency. These notes IN
the hands Of Government are In no sense
currency. They are simply redeemed
promises TO psy--mere memoranda that
Government once did borrow and since
has paid certain sums. 1t can borrow
again BY issuing the same promises, ~
Is true. But power TO borrow money Is
not money. Paper promises OF Govern
menf do not become currency In any sense
until they 20 into the hands OF somebody
who holds them against the Government
as evidence OF Its debt 70 him."
And vet notes such as these constitute
the very currency that everybody uses In
business, and the want Of winch might
produce dangerous contraction OF the vol
ume of the currency; aud the only reply
that need be made TO the 1ri6une's tall
cized statement Is that these notes when
NOT in the hands OF Government are cur
rency. The moment they are paid out,
they become currency. The Iribune's re-
mark would be Just as true OF the notes OF
national banks. "7hese notes IN the hands
of the banks are In no sense currency.
They are simply redeemed promises TO
pay--mere memoranda that the banks
once did borrow and since have paid
certain sums.' What an argument
that Is TO address to sensible men I
Let the necessary checks be drawn,
and these bank.notes will soon become
again part Of the currency Of the coun-
try. So as TO the United States notes, or
greeDbacks, In the Treasury. II necessary
the Government will pay them out to its
creditors, and thus swell the volume OF
the currency. Fears founded upon such
facts as the one mentioned In the extract
quoted above are surely foolish. There
will be no panic so long as money Is abun-
dant and the banks sound. The panics OF
ante-beilum times could not but occur.
When every bank issued three dollars IN
notes for every dollar OF specie 1t owned,
and the credit OF the bank depended
upon it's ability to redeem all OF
Its notes as presented, or II pre-
sented, it was unavoidable that
run upon bank should cause 1t to re-
fuse 10 redeem its notes, and that Its re-
fusal should cause the solvency OF other
similar banks 10 be doubted. and that the
usual "crisis," as it was called, should
follow. We can see no earthly excuse for
n panic in this country at an early day.
Congress may alarm the businessmen OF
the country by tinkersng with the tariff;
but there can hardly be such action as
would be apt to produce monetary crisis.
The press should discountenance all at
tempts to play upon the fears Of the public.
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We had call on Saturday from the ven
cradle Ex-Governor WILLIAM SMITH" the
old man eloquent" even in conversation.
What wonderful man he Is, to be sure.
cage cannot wither nor custom stale" his
infinite variety. He lectured us for having
used the words national" and "national-
izationn in a sense not strictly orthodox or
Democratic; but lie did 1t ain such a
sort" that We enjoyed it. Long may he
live to remind the younger politicians OF
the noble leaders Of ante-bellum days OF
whom virginians could Justly boast.
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Was She Buried Alive?

A Youngstown. Ohio, special says: Kit
ty Gimour. daughter OF the late DIR. Gil
mour. OF New Lisbon, died on Monday
after six hours Illness. Physicians pro-
nounced the disease hemorrhage OF the
bowels. The body was placed in vault
here. At 9 O'Clock Thursday afternoon the
undertaken went to the vault to bury an
other body, and discovered moisture on
the glass Of Miss Gilmour's coffin and no.
ticed that her face was flushed. He sum-
moned DR.. Nelson, the girls uncle, who
ordered the body to be taken to his house.
II was quickly removed from the coffin
and placed on a cot. The Doctor found,
on placing his hand underneath the
BODY. that it was warm. Bottles
filled with hot water were placed at the
feet and along the sides, an electric bat
terry was applied Intellectually. and every
known restorative used. but at s O'Clock
Thursday night none had been effective.
The appearance of the corpse was very
life.like, q natural color overspreading the
entire face except the chin, on which Is
purple spot. The neck and arms have not
stifened. The folded hands clutch bou-
uuet OF white roses. At the throat is o
bunch OF tube-roses. The lady was twen-
ty-four years old, and was to have been
married in a few months. She was the
only child OF widowed mother, who Is
almost crazed with grief and suspense.
Much excitement exists. A council OF
physicians has been summoned, who will
experiment with the body during the
night.
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MARRIAGES.

Married, on Thursday, February IA, 1884, by
the Rev. Mr.. h. l.. Goodwin, at Aspenvae, smyth
Preston DAVID WALKER, of Lynchburg, Va,
and AGATHA b. TAYLOR. No cards.
Married, In the city OF Richmond, February O,
1854 by Rev. John <. Bethel. Mr.. JAMES i.
BLACKBURN and Mrs. ELIZABETH ALLEY
both OF Henr co county.
Married, In Heurico county, February 7, 1884,
by the Rev. John :. II ..thel. Mr.. CHASTAIN ID.
PROPHET and Miss ELIZA A. WALTON.
Married. February Is, 1884, IN Henrieo county
by the Rev. John =. Bethel Mr.. WILLIAM NJ.
HAYDEN. Of Caroline county, TO Miss GEORtil-
ANA FORD.
Married, February Ia. 1884, ny the Rev. John
). Bethel, MIR. ALEXANDER r. GARRISON and
Mrs. ADRILLA SHAW; both Of Henrico county.
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MILBORO'.
A PURSE FOR THE HUNTINGTON SUFFERERS
BUSINESS RETARDED. &C.

PURSE FOR THE HUNTINGTON SUFFERERS
BUSINESS RETARDED. &C.
fCorrespondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY Is, 1884.
Quite handsome purse was raised here
Yesterday for the relief Of the sufferers
from the food at Huntington, and the
chairman of the Relief Committee there
was telegraphed to and empowered to
draw at sight OH Mr.. p. l.. Yarbrougb, the
originator of the move here, for the
amount contributed.
On account of the continued rains, our
mountain streams have been so high as
to retard all travel, and business, except
with the immediate vicinity, has been en-
tirely cut of. VIXEN it is taken into con-
sideration TINT this is the shipping point
for Pocahontas. Bath, and a greater por-
ton OF Highland county, it will he
realized how much our people are suffer-
ing thereby.
To day has been clear and bright, with
falling temperature. Gus.
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We violate no confidence when we say
that Samuel j. Tilden regards DIR. Payne.
OF Ohio, to-day as the most available candi-
date for the presidency yet named on the
Democratic side.-Neto York World.
Goodness alive! TILDEN for PAYNE
What uiH HENRY WATTERsoN say P
HENRY WATrERsoN, who has for years sat
at TmDEN's feeti
And WATTERsoN is a revenue reformer,
whilst PAYNE is an open, bold, ayowed
Protectionist Democrat!
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A blazing Freight Train.
HOT BOX SETS FIRETo A LEAKING OIL-TANK
CAR.

HCI bOA sEIS FIRE ~ LEAhlNo OiL-lANh
CAR.
A dispatch to the Herald from Bellefon-
tame, Ohio, says: AS freight train No. %,
on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
and indianapolis railway, was entering
town at z. NJ. Friday it was discovered
to be on fire. The engine, with five coal
oil tank-cars and three freight-cars, was
cut loose, and came to town. The remain
der OF the train was left on the outskirts OF
the town. and is in flames. The oil-tank
cars have already been consumed, and as
no assistance can be rendered by the fire
department the remainder OF the train will
be burned. A hot box ignited car hold
ing leaking tank. The telegraph lines
are down, and no trains will be able to
pass for several hours, as the track Is burn
ing for distance Of 1900 feet.
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We have received from the Presbyterian
Publishing Company, I'll Broad street, a
sectional checker-board puzzle. There are
pieces enough in the box to make perfect
checker-board which will just tit In the
box when completed. There are several
ways OF doing this puzzle, and it can posi-
lively be done.
For sale as above. Price % cents.
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NORFOLK.

A MOVEMENT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE WEST
ERN SUFFERERS.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.I
FEBRUARY 10, 1884.
A mass-meeting Of our people will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the City Hall
to raise funds for the relief Of the unfortu-
nate people OF the flooded district around
Catlettsburg, KY. A call, signed by the
mayor and number OF leading citizens,
for the meeting, was distributed to-day,
and will be announced in all the churches
t0-morroW
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The Tribune Almanac and Political Reg
lister for 1884. EDWARD MCPHERSON. edi-
tor. Price. 80 cents. We have often ex-
pressed our opinion as to the value OF this
almanac to every public man.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON d Co.