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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-18
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-18

BIDS
WILL Nm RECEIVED BY THE nv
eersignsd asisl noon. June "a for
cutting % s.e sn.fA . and hurefs.s sse
ttme = on ave acres Il iaaa, moe or less
On Lakeriae farm. D d. 20 inc. nde nrire
In naik and not BY tl4e acre.
us q STONE.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-18

A NICELY FURNISHED FIVE
~ loom csstage. wi b bath and patent
water closet two blocks fiom sire tara
can be had very reasonably by parties
without children. Inquire Of
T. d. ELDER.
ise 'North Seattle.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-18
PROFESSIONAL.
SURVEYORS. CIVIL KNGHsRxRs
G. m. ANDERSON

TIvTL AND MINING KYGfNKKR
~ Y. = Depay Mineral survcyor. All
kinds Of surveying done accula ely and
v "a dispatch GSHee, Nil street, oppo-
site the Occidental Hotel. r. -. box ~.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23

...h ,rontb the members contribute for
the nayment Of the liquor according to
The number of drinks they have taken.
II was also established in evidence that
during the past few years nearly all tho
heads of goyernmeht-Federal, State,
and local-in this city have been mem
beers of the club, and that none Of them
deemed that the organization was guilty
of violating the laws.
The fact was stated in this cores
pondence q few days ago that a pa
triotic ex-Union soldier Of Waterfowl,
N. Y, had transferred the pension
which he was receiving from the Gov
eminent to Mr.. W. G. Mclaughlin, q
worthy but needy ex-Confederate SOL
der Of Lunenburg county. The trans
fer was made through the agency OF
General Stith Boiling, Of this city, to
whom the matter had been referred by
Senator Malone. And now the gallant
WATERFOWL gentleman has farther writ
ten to ask that the names and address oil
five other needy and deserving ex-Con-
federates be sent to him. He has no
other pension of his own to bestow,
but in the neighborhood of Watertown
there are five Of his comrades who
wish to follow his example. These
five gentlemen draw pensions from the
Government, which they are able to
get along without, and they kindly
turn their hearts towards the unfor.
tunates of their former foemen, and
desire to aid them by transferring this
favor to them. The names of those
selected will be forwarded as soon as
possible. ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23

inches Of space are required TO pacS
away two hundred millions OF doliars'
nor BY trying to imagine how many
miles long would be string oil SILVER
dollars amounting to two hundred NIL
lions, but by comparing his fortune
with the combined fortunes Of oil the
people in certain district OF country
If the real estate Of Richmond Is as
sessed at its real value, Mr.. WANDER
BILT could have bought all the real
estate in half-dozen such cities.
The assessed value Of oil the rear
estate in West Virginia vas assessed IN
1884 at sllS,S26,374. So Mr.. VAN
pnRBILT could hare bought about all
the real property in two such States as
West Virgins. lie could have bought all
the real estate in both West Virginia
and South Carolina.
There are sixteen States in the Union
in each of which the real estate was all
assessed at less than 100000 900, and
twenty.eight States in each of which
all the personal property was IN 1884
assessed at less than 5000, 100000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
A Small BnSlnaSS

The Boston Herald, in discussing
what it terms "a partisan difference"
says:
"As long as the Republicans had the
President, they kept his nominations
secret, so far as it served their purpose,
until the Senate had acted on them.
Now that the Democrats have the Ex-
ecutive. the Republican senators have
adopted, by strict party vote, a resO-
luton requiring all nominations and the
action upon them to be printed in the
Congressional Record. We think the
most Of President Cleveland's nomina-
tions will stand instant publicity better
than would those of his immediate pre-
decessOrs. but the Republicans have
shown a narrow partisan spirit in re-
curing it,"
The Herald is right. Doubtless Mr..
CLEVELAND has made some mistakes
in the matter of appointments, but
when that is said, all is said. No such
charitable view, however, can be taken
of a good many of the appointments
that were made by several of his Re.
publican predecessors. II the Repub-
lican party can stand this petty partisan
business on the part Of the Republican
senators the Democratic party and Mr..
CLEVELAND can. The American peo-
ple are not as narrow minded as are
the Republican senators.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
A Good Point.


For once at least the New York Her.
aid is right. 1t argues that the bill is
unconstitutional providing that the
presidential electors shall hold Office for
four years, so that when by the death
of the President the Vice-President sue
ceeds to the presidency the electors may
meet and elect another Vicc-Presi-
dent, and in case Of the death Of
both President and Nice-President
the electors may choose another
President and Nice-President. Con-
gress can't pass such a law. The
electors are State ofllcers--chosen as the
State may choose to have them chosen.
They may be elected by the Legislature,
as we have known them to be cleo ted
in South Carolina. So we'll settled is
it that electors of. President are State
officers that the act of Congress pro-
viding for deputy marshals and super
visors to oversee congressional elections
provides for none to oversee the election
Of electors of President and Vice-Presi-
dent.
So also section 20l0 Of the ReriSed
Statutes of the United States puts
presidential electors on the same foot
ing as members of Congress or State
Legislature, and exempts them from the
action of the courts having jurisdiction
to investigate a title to Office.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
ViiI Attend the Inauguration.

81. LOUIS OlObt' Itlubilht
Governor Marmaduke want TO 90
to Richmond next month, if it is at all
possible. to witness the Inauguration Of
Fitzhugh Lee as Governor of Virginia.
lie and | were at West Point together,
and we were two of the widest boys
there; but our pranks brought no Sc
riouS results, simply because we were
not caught. On one occasion we dashed
through the halls in decidedly undress
uniform. | know it was undress, be-
cause we had undressed to retire
for the night, and we gave our
brother cadets a sample Of running
the blockade Of superiOrs which |
shall never forget. Lee was a jolly
boy, and is a noble, splendid man. |
wrote him a letter of congratulation
upon his election, and he responded in
the old familiar style, by saying
Come to the Inauguration, you old
rascal, and it will be something like the
famous meeting of the Governor of
North Carolina and the Governor of
South Carolina and | would suggest,
Marmaduke, continued his letter,
THAT you are about old enough BY Thu
time to select fair daughter Of your
State, upon whom you can be>tow your
name, and make the trip to the in
auguration your wedding trip" shall
be at the Inauguration. ! think. but
from present indications think | shall
90 alone.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
Explosion IN n DistiIicry.

\ Dayton co. special says Ire
bien's distillery, ten miles east of this
city. was completely wrecked Monday
by a boiler-explosion which occurred
shortly after midday. Two men were
killed and several others seriously in
juIed. At the time Of the explosion
Wayne Potter, engineer, and ii. {.
Gordon. cattle feeder. were in the
boijer.room. Gordon was killed out
riaht. and Potter was so terribly burned
and mangled that he has since died.
After the explosion Potter was found in
the wreck, and be presented terrible
sight. lie had deep cash over his
right eye, his left leg and left arm were
broken, and the flesh was peeling of
his body in great patches from The ef-
fects Of the steam. Harvey Tumbling,
a teamster, was struck by flying tim
Der, and was seriously injured about
the head. Isaac Woolf, who was I'M
loading coal into the rear end Of the
boiler-house, was thrown several hun
bred feet into the river, and it was at
first thought that he was but slightly
injured. He, however, complains OF
pains in his back, and serious internal
injuries are now feared from the fall.
The large smoke-stack was blown off
the grist-mill which adjoins the distil-
lery and all of the windows around
were badly shattered. Large pieces Of
iron were twisted out Of shape and
hurled in all directions. There is
scarcely anything left to mark the site
of the former boiler-building. The
walls, roof, and all were carried away
by the force of the explosion and scat
tered on the surrounding farms. One
end ofthe boiler took downward course
and plowed hole into the ground sew
eral feet deep. The boilers were large
and substantial, and there were three
in the set. The explosion was caused
by Engineer Potter allowing the water
to get too low. Just before the explo-
sion he was carrying IS pounds Of
steam. Two stories Of the large distil-
lery which adjoined the Inflated boiler.
house were wrecked, and about 10000
bushels OF malt was scattered about and
rendered worthless.
All of the men who were at work in
the distillery were injured more or less
while attempting to escape from the
building. A mule and cart which had
been backed up against the boiler
house were hurled several hundred feet.
The cart was completely demolished
and the mule scalded. The entire loss
is estimated ct 100000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.

The Wrecked Bank More Iudc,men's-Sud-
den Death on n Nessei-Brou2ht IN.
Correspondent OF the Richmond Dispatch.
NORFOLK, December %, 1885.
The grand jury of the United
States District Court was again IN
session this morning and return
ed more indictments of false en-
try against Messrs. John b. White
head, George NJ. Balm, Jr., r. L.
X. Balm, James G. Balm, Orlando
Windsor, and Charles Z. jenkins, off,
GERS and directors of the Exchange
National Bank. The court then ad-
iourned for the term.
An inquest was held this morning on
the body of Miss Eva Gibson, lady
thirty-oue years o: age, who died sud.
denly on Saturday on board the schoon-
er Z. G. Irwin, off Hog Island. From
the evidence and circumstances the jury
was of the opinion that death resulted
from natural causes, though a bottle
that had evidently contained morphine
was found in her stateroom. Captain
Todd states that the deceased was on
her way to Kirkland, No., and came on
board the Irwin at New York as a pas
sepger.
Judge Hughes has under considera-
ton motion made by the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company to sell out
the Southern Telegraph Company.
The weekly steamer Nettie brought
into port this morning the sloop Emma,
which was run into and sunk between
Back river and Old Poin. recently.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
PETERSB URG AND VICINITY.

The Petersburg Club Fined and an Appeal
Tsksn-sI Geaero>ity from Northern 10
southern SeIdiers.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch. J
PETERSBURG, Dec. 30, 1885.
In the Mayors Court this morning
the case of the Petersburg Club, charged
with violating the State and city reve-
nue. laws in selling liquor in the club
rooms without license, was brought
up on q new warrant. The club was
represented by counsel, and number
of witnesses were examined. The
Mayor imposed fine of eos on the club,
under the city ordinance, and sent the
case on to the grand jury to answer the
charge Of violating the State Law. An
appeal was taken from the decision of
the Mayor in imposing the fine of s25,
and on this appeal the matter will come
up for hearing and decision in the Hust-
ings Court. The club declare that they
have no bar or appurtenances Of . bar;
that small quantity Of liquor is pur-
chased solely for the use Of members
in . social way, and that at the end Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
DEATHS.

BERNARD Died. Tuesday morning, De-
cember 22, 1883, at 1 O'Clock, AZ the resi- /.
dence OF his grandfather, Joseph W. Curtis,
s3l south Pine street, EVERETT WARREN
BERNARD, son Of Edward Y. and Maggie
l.. Bernard; aged one year and seven
months.
Funeral from residence TO-DAY WED
needayD at 3 O'Clock. Friends OF the family
and those OF his grandfather, Sylvester Ber-
Dard, invited to attend.
GODSEY.-De parted this life ON the list
instant at half past 8 O'Clock. In the sixty
second year Of her age. after q protrcted
affection, which she bore with Christian
fortitude and resigna ton, Mrs. A. C.. wife OF
Abraham J. Godsey, ct the residence Of her
son-in.law. NJ James 4. Merriman, TIA
China street. She leaves kind husband.
two devoted daughters, and son 10 mourn
their loss, She was kind wife, devoted
mother, and q faithful friend. She had
bee q consistent member OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church for forty. i've years.
The funeral viii be preached at Laurel-
street Methodist church al O'Clock p. NJ.
Friends and acquAlntances are invited to
attend.
sCOTr.--Disd In Baltimore. Maryland.
December 81. 1855. OF paralysis after o iin-
geying illness. MIS-. CO AMELIA WINFIELD.
Yife Of Colonel H. I. Scott. formerly OF the
United states ARMY and daughter OF tho
iste t4eutensuistj euersi 5cott. -...as I.
Theiunerai VIII take piacs WEDNESDAY
from le9eSorth Charles street at A. ~. I;
Cathedral a. 10 A. 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
Reading Matter for Invaiids.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Now that Christmas is drawing
near-the season in which we should
abound in love and charity to our
fellow eings-can you not find it
in your hearts to give me space Tor
few words in your valuable paper, and
thus lend a helping hand in a good
cause? have plan to propose to all
who wish to make others happy, to all
who can be touched with feeling of
sympathy for the unfortunate.
In the " Retreat for the Sick " there
has as yet been no provision made for
supplying the patients regularly with
reading matter. All that we have at
present is the weekly visits Of two or
three religious papers, sent gratuitously
by their editors, to- whom the friends Of
the institution are truly grateful. Lite
nature of this kind is good, but it is
not all that is needed to while away the
tedium Of illness, and make a patient
forget himself and his suflerings.
Those among the sick who have friends
to bring them books are fortunate : but
when strangers, charity patients, rail-
road hands, or sailors are brought in,
there is a great need felt Of something
to give them to read.
Now, if library and reading-room
could be established here it would be a
source of much pleasure and profit to
the patients. Who will join in an
effort to DO this: Who will make the
Retreat a Christmas-gift Of a lot of
books? If you cannot give new books,
give old ones if you cannot give seye'
raj books, give only one, or back num-
bers of magazines, or anything to fur
nish reading matter for the many grades
of intellect and culture to be found
among the inmates of the house.
Come, now, this is an easy way to
make a present, and one which will
probably do more good than any other
you could give.
Hoping that this call may meet with
a hearty response from the public, and
this Christmas and Newly ear may be
made lively for the Retreat by the ar
rival Of all sorts Of books, papers, and
magazines. am respectfully yours,
A FRIEND OF THE RETREAT.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
Personal.

Horace Greeley, a nephew Of the
great Horace Of the generation just 60
ing out. is a leading man at Sumter
vile, Fla.
General Toombs said family, Just
before he died " Looking over my
broad field, have not resentment. |
would not pang heart.
Herr Zelt, the Austrian comedian.
who died recently. left among his effects
5000 love-letters, 40 photographs,
and countless locks of feminine hair.
Three stone statues have lately been
found under the London Law Courts.
They are supposed to have been statues
of Charles l., Elizabeth, and Edward
vi. They are said to have been pre-
served IN excellent condition.
Lord Charles Thyme, uncle of the
Marquis of Bath, was a priest and
canon Of Canterbury Cathedral. He
resigned his preferment in 1852. and
now. in his seventy-third year, has en-
tered the Catholic priesthood.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Fires-Proved that lie was Innocent-Dcaths.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch

Fires-Proved that lie was Innocent-Dcaths.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
DECEMBER %, 1885.
Fires have been somewhat frequent
in this county recently. The last was
the burning of tobacco-barn contain
ing five hundred pounds Of tobacco be-
longing to Mr.. Brubeck, who lives near
b. NJ. Church. The barn was insured
in the Albemarle Mutual for 800 and
the tobacco in a company represented
here by Mr.. Il. j. Blakey. On Satur-
day the alarm Of fire was several times
given, the occasion being the burning Of
foul chimneys. The sparks from one Of
these communicated fire to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Lew. Wood. which was
promptly extiDguished.
Mrs. William A. Witt died unex-
pectedly on Saturday night. On Sun
day her remains were conveyed to
Montreal, where they were buried yes
terday. She was possessed of an I'M
usually amiable disposition, which won
many friends, who will hear with great
sorrow of her death.
Rufus Shackelford. at whose hands
his brother Jack received wounds of
which he died on Thursday, proved to
the entire satisfaction of Justice Il. W.
Duke that the shooting was done in self
defence, and was discharged. jacks
dnfe-mOrtem statement was to the elect
that he Jack was in fault, and that
Rufus did not intend to kill him. or ii
be did, the act was in defence Of his own
life. The brothers had an interview on
Wednesday, when Jack asked for for
giveness for the great provocationhe had
given.
Miss Annie Cochran, of Fairfield.
Rockbridge county, is in Charlottes-
vile visiting friends.
Judge Whites election as county
Judge of Albemarle was expected and
gives very general satisfaction. The
general belief is that he will make an
excellent officer. As Judge ne has
much of the business Of conducting the
Miller School in hand.
Mr.. John L. Walters, who has been
to Ohio on a visit to relatives, has re-
turned home.
The Charlottesville Young Mems
Christian Association has added a new
feature to its meetings-that of a de-
batting society.
Mr.. Cliff. Childress, an old resident
Of the county, and at one time sheriff, is
dead.
The weather is delightful, and it is
hoped, but hardly expected, that it will
remain so through the holidays.
QUIZ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
fnOculation with Snake.Poison.
springfield Republican,


The evident interest with which the
public is watching the outcome of Pas
tours experiments in incubation draws
out instances Of kindred cases. An
Episcopal clergyman Of Kenwood, ILL.,,
who spent his boyhood in Surinam, or
Dutch Guiana, says it was a common
thing there for the people to inoculate
themselves with snake-poison to guard
against the bites Of the poisonous SER
penis that infested the country. The
snake is caught, fastened firmly. and
then irritated until the glands are
swollen with poison, when the viper is
killed and the glands extracted. The
poison is reduced to a white powder,
which is rubbed into arm-cuts, much
as vaccine virus in smallpox inocula-
ton. The clergyman concludes:
A case was never known Of a man
dying or even being affected by the bite
Of snake in Surinam when vaccina-
ton had been properly performed. l
remember distinctly seeing q drayman
in my fathers employ hold q deadly
snake in his hand and torment it. The
snake would turn his head and repeat
edly fasten its fangs into the mans
hand until it was covered with blood.
The drsymsn merely laughed, and
when he got through playing with the
snake threw 1t down and stamped on its
head. The poison certainly did not
affect him, for saw him for years
afterward.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
DnuvIlic Notes.

Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
DANVILLE, VA, December o.
The stewards Of various Methodist
churches in this district held meeting
here to-day, r. j. Anderson presiding.
The presiding elders salary was fixed
at 81 600, and with the parsonage and
conference collections apportioned to
the various charges.
The Methodists have recently pur-
chased parsonage here, on which is
due balance of sl,700. This amount
will be raised by churches throughout
the district.
Intelligence has just reached Danville
of the death Of DR.. a. L. Peters, Of
Meadsville, a brother of Professor Pc
tiers, of the University of Virginia.
An effort is making here to get the
Legislature TO order new assessment
of the property in this city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23

ScHooL-BooKs FREE.-At the last
meeting Of Beverly-Manor and River
heads Teachers Institute, in Augusta
county, the question, " Will the adop.
ton Of = law furnishing all public.
school children text books at the ex-
pense OF the State prove beneficial to
the public-school system ? " called out a
full and spirited debate. The afiirma-
tive WAS maintained by Messrs. Roller
and Dyche and Miss Hoover, Of the
county schools, and j. G. Fisher, of
the city. The negative side had
Messrs. Bowles, Perry, and Huff, of
the city, and Towbermsn, Hutchins,
and several others Of the county
schools in It's support.
The question wss decided ia tie nega-
tire BY a good msjority.-Soanto
Spectator.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23

neighborhood and of New York and
Trenton who have visited him. In
May, 1879, he ate his last hearty meal,
and since then he has subsisted
entirely on milk punch, as nothing else
will remain on his stomach. II is sd-
ministered to him three times daily by
teaspoonfuls, but it has until lately
proved sufficient sustenance to enable
him to be up and about. Now, how
ever, he is little more than living
skeleton, his weight having been reduced
from $50 to 65 pounds, and his physi-
clans say that he will never go out OF
the house again.
Although Robbins was wounded and
contracted his incurable disease in the
military service, he receives pension
of but "a per month.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23
Tho First Mistake.
ATLANTA Ga. Constitution.

lEANihAt" .pNfI Nfh4'N'eN'N'
1t was a sad day for the Democratic
party when, with the almost solid Re-
publican vote, the responsibility of ap-
propriating money was divided among
a dozen committees. for this ambition
of the men who forced the change may
be achieved. Their other schemes will
fail. Mr.. Randall will grow in power
and reputation, and in the confidence
Of the real leaders of the Democratic
party-and the whiSkey ring is doom
ed. Mr.. Randall will always be strong
enough to set his foot on the worm Of
the still.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23

esteemed Philadelphia organ says !:
" The swarming thousands who Gil the
street, block the pavements, and crowd
the shops to suffocation tell their own
story of prosperity returning and an
increasing traffic" Correct. But how
does that fulfil the prophecy of the or.
gans that CLEvELAND's election would
kill business.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-23

The Philadelphia Press says; "a
New Orleans poet says; 1 kissed her
on the balcony We have heard =
New Orleans girls lips referred to as a
hanging veranda, but never before as a
balcony" That is merely the poets
way of saying he was pOaching on pre-