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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-14
A Rare Rnrgain.

A Emerson Piano. used but a few
months, and left with US for sale by the
owner about to leave the city. Walter
b. Moses 4 Co., 9l4 Main street.
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sxoKE TRIxY CIeAKs.
sxoKE TRIxY CIGARS.

THE DISPATCH JoB-PRIsTfss HoUsB 9
thoroughly equipped TO DO all kinds OF BooK.
AND JoB-PkISTISG at the shortest notice.
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COUGBs AND CoLDs.-Those who are saf-
fering from Coughs. Colds, Sore Throat, ETC.,
should try BROWNS BAoscHIAL TRocHEs.
.SgId C,tig fu b0Ies
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D00K AND JOB PRINTING
- NEATLY DONE.
Ar THE
DLsPATCH PKIETIE0sHoUsE
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Just arrived, an elegant line Of Boys
and Children's Suits, at prices TO please
everybody.
OWEN 4 SEIBERLING.
3l3 Broad street.
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Commons Not Genuine.

The only case tried in the Henrico
County Court yesterday was the coa-
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hands Of the people eel, ,4l1.14 worth
Of the most valuable literature.
WORK DURING THE YEAR ENDING
OCTOBER 31sT.

WORK DURING THE YEAR ENDING
OCTOBER 31sT.
One general superintendent and twen-
ty colpOrters labOred 1896 days, tras-
elled 27,s49 miles, visited 10,03l fami-
lies, prayed or had religious converse
tion with 1896 families, found 59l per-
sons habitually neglecting preaching.
$50 families destitute Of the Bible,
l,0ll families destitute Of all other re-
ligious books, preached 69l sermons.
made 46l addresses, l62 Sunday-school
addresses. held lac prayer-meetings.
organized Is Sunday schools, baptized
GO persons, reported the conversion OF
sos others. and organized one church.
They sold ! ,225 Bibles for sl. .372.35.
1,6ll Testameats for s399.44, 2,400
books for 81, ,222.1 Is, %, ,sl4 pages tracts
for s25.G0. Total value Of sales,
s3,0l7.54. They gave away $50 Bibles,
valued at el0l.90; $40 Testaments,
valued at s49.S6; 5SS books, valued at
sl3S.3S 40,04l pages tracts, valued
at 1874. Total value grants, s32e.OS
total value sales and grants, s5,345.62.
In addition to the above, we have or
ganized thirteen Sunday schools by
gifts Of Bibles, Testaments, and books.
Our thanks are due to the large mum
Der Of Sunday schools which have OBJ
served Children's Day" and contri-
buted SO cheerfully and handsomely to
our work. The schools, many Of them,
have expressed their thanks to US for
the programme and the opportunity to
have so joyable and profitable cele-
bIation. We hope that all tie schools
will observe Chlldren's Day" next
year, and the churches will also in
crease their contributions.
Our income from the churches is
about one half Of what we ought to re-
ceive. We are compelled to contine
cur labors to the narrow limits i'm
posed upon US, while we turn away
from the most distressing appeals for
help.
BOOK ACCOUNT.
On band November !, lss4..........-s2, 0so ~
PuTChsses......... ...............-t2, 500 81
Donation American Bap-
TIT Publication sO-
ciely Bibles ................- 200 90
2 760 Al
4s46 SIS
sales.................. ........ ...... 3 OF "a
OIants........-. .----..-.....-....- 5Se Oe
8345 81
Balance hooks on hand October
81, leSJ......-........ .........sl.5ul Z6
RECEIpTs AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Cash on hand November /. lsss..s $50 81
Received from sales.........sS or "a
Received from y. ny
1909 60
s74GO a.
pald-Calsrics ........ ............s 81 407 rs
For books .......... .........-......... z 57S 40
Freight ....--....-.. ia o.
F2pfuse acto.uf. ................- 32O %
Returned ove' D vment..-. SO
Balance on hand october
81 ls-5........................ Al ~
s7.460 AZ
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RECEIPTs AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Cash on hand November /. 1sss..s $50 81
Received from sales.........sS OH "a
Received from y. ny
land. fresSurer-.......-... 4 292 OG
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GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
THEIR SESSION YESTERDAY.

FraaruaI GreeiIne from Bsptisis 20 methe-
aisss- sunday .~cteoi ard Bible Board-
Tn, rdaca,iepal wcrs-Appcinfments for
p...hs,g To r,nrrow
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-05-11

Fnslsion for HAIR Dressing for 1850.
The spring and summer fashions for ladies
nair dressing will not change materially from
the styles which have prevailed during tho
winter the hair continues to be worn high,
tne DOW knot on the crown ofthe head, with
lew waves and short curls tapering toward
tho neck, bcing almost universal for ordi-
nary wear. The front hair is worn very
hufiy IN pompadour shape, perfect nest OF
snort waves and ring curls many ladies' use
q small pompadour roll to heighten the front
hair, and pin their front coiffures. These
styles are worn by young ladies also, but
tnere are many ladies, particularly those
,S. Wnose mar Is turing gray, who do not think
wear the hair parted in the centre and waved
In large waves at the sides, "Madonna style"
The straight bang is still worn by few,
put since the little cash girls In fancy stores
nave adopted this style, this fashion il ON the
wane. Fashionable hairdressers' stores are
filled with different styles of ornamental hair
goods. all intended to save the ladies' the
trouble Of arranging their own hair. Never
was additionai hair so much worn as at pres
ent, although 1t does not appear 80, as II is
not fashionable to wear bulky chignons. But
the front coifiures which often cover almost
all the head, are SO artistically made that no
one would suppose that they are merely con-
yeniences, removable at win. A fashionable
lady can thus appear Ms a blonde or a bru-
nette, or with golden auburn locks, as II may
please her fancy, rs many do.
shell pins, plain, are used altogether for ar
ranging the loops Of hair. Fancy shell pins,
silver and Rhine stone ornaments I'm endless
variety, are worn In the back hair. For even
ing wear, puffs Of flowers and feathers. For
young ladies', knots Of flowing ribbons.
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A WOMAN'S PLOTTIyGS,
boid scheme To Prevent the Marriage Of !
Lover 10 q Riyal

Bold scheme to Prevent the Marriage Of Her
Lover 10 Rival
A lady from New Hampshire has been in
Salem, Mass, for week seeking in formation
rs to one George s. Hill, who was said to
have been thrown from a wagon last winter
in Lynn, and to have died of his injuries
few days later. No one had heard Of such
man. Az length anewspaper man was asked
If he remembered the accident He produced
note signed by Carrie Hill, an alleged sister
OF the dead man, which he received at the
time, but declined TO publish, as the hand
writing was that OF bogus marriage notice
previously received. The lady had a letter
from salem woman announcing Carries
death, and comparison showed that also to be
in the same handwriting. This led to the
discovery of the following facts:
About a year ago Salem man named
Hampshire lady lie proposed marriage
and was accepted. At the same time he was
attentive to Salem woman, who intercepted
some OF the letters found out how matters
STOOD, and determined TO break up the match
She wrote an anonymous note 70 the New
Hampshire lady saying that Elliott was un-
worthy, and afterward sent by mail to the
Salem papers a fictitious notice of his mar
rage to New Jersey girl. This he heard of,
and in some cases was able to prevent its
publication, but the notice appeared i'm one
paper and clipping was sent to the New
Hampshire lady. Then, assuming the name
OF George $. Hill, the Salem woman
began to make love to the New Hamp-
shire lady, and finally proposed marriage,
was accepted and the wedding fixed tor Jan
uary last As the time drew near, in order
to prevent the lady coming to Salem, she
concocted the story that Hill had been killed
by carriage accident She sent one account
OF the fictitious accident TO several papers. II
appeared in one paper, and clipping was
sent to New Hampshire in letter purport-
lEg TO be written by Hill's own sister, Carrie
Hill, giving the particulars of his death which
did not, however tally with tho published
notices. Correspondence i'm the character of
the sister was kept up for while, when,
fearing visit and consequent exposure, a
letter was sent, signed by the Salem woman.
announcing the death OF Carrie Then the
victim Of ali the plotting began to realize that
something Was wrong. She visited Salem,
learned these iacts, and has gone home a
wiser woman.
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Giving Him : Good Send on.

Both Houses of the Michigan legislature
have unanimously adopted concurrent
resolution congratulating the president and
people upon the appointment of George v,
N. Lothrop as minister TO Russia. The res
olution Is as follows: ",Resolved, that the
legislature of Michigan, learning that the
Hon. George ". N. Lothrop, of Detroit has
been appointed by the president OF the
United States, minister to Russia, de-
sires to express their appreciation Of the
honor done the people of Michigan by the Sc
lection OF one OF its most distinguished sons
TO position so honorable in the diplomatic
service of his country. The legislature tur-
ther desires 10 congratulate the president and
the people of the United States upo., ga, ssss
pointment which cannot but fleet credit
upon the administration, knowing Mr.
Lothrep's career, we 20 proud to see In the
public service a man those purity OF lie and
whose record as pnblic-spirited citizen, no
less than his accomplishments as an orator,
jurist and SCHOLAR, rank him among the
noblest in the land" The Michigan legisla-
ture has Republican majority in each
branch.
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Hon. DANIEL DouoHKRry n soiourpinr
At Long Branch for the benefit Of his health.
Mr.. w: d. HowELLs IL engaged upon a
new serial story for The Century MagazSnc.
REV. DIR. JOHN FOLEY, OF Baltimore, will
probably be the next Catholic bshep OF Sa-
vannah, Georgia
SIeNoR RoToLr will leave Rome in July
for Boston TO assume the post of director OF
the academy of music in that city,
WAyMAN Cross prominent merchant
Of St Louis, and patron of Harriet Hosmer,
the sculptress, died ON Sunday, aged II.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, the composer,
Will go to New York at the end of the month
70 superintend the production there Of the
SAMUEL CoRNETT, retired merchant of
rnGnixviiie, , died on Sunday. He was a
candidate for state treasurer OH the Prohibi-
1880 -
GENERAL HANCOCK, who is at Atlanta,
ia, for the purpose of selecting site for the
United States army barracks in that city, has
received much social attention, but has de-
clined the banquet and reception offered
him.
NINE. NILSSON has brought suit in Paris
against the relatives of her husband TO re-
cover S45,oOO alleged to have been loaned
them by her husband. The defendants TO
them.
JACOB ARNOLD, an epileptic of Allentown,
who recently rose I'm the opera house of that
place and proclaimed himself an ambassador
OF the Lord, and later entered Methodist
church and announced his intention to occupy
| the pulpit, has been removed TO the Norris
town insane asylum.
REV, II. g. McCooK will preach the bacca
laureate sermon to the class Of 'S5 of the Penn
| sylvania military academy, near Chester, on
June z, and Rev. j. r. Newman, Of New
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Gold Watch and Chain Against n Quarter.

A Gold Watch and Chain Against n Quarter.
from the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
One day in 1879, during the progress OF
game between the Cincinnatis and Bostons
at the avenue grounds, Charley johnson of
tho potks5tda was very persistent in "bon-
ing brother newspaper man for bet ON
some possible point of the game. The b. n.
IN. would not bet however, but finally, in
sheer desperation, said, as will White came to
the bat: I'm bet you that man don't make
nome rum" White at that time usually
struck out,and was not known to hit hard. The
offer was, therefore, not flattering one, and
Johnson replied "What odds will YOU
give ~ The reply came assuringlv and
boldly: "My watch and chain against a quar-
ter" "What are they worth ?'' asked John
son. 1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars,'' was
the reply. johnson studied moment and
then said "I I'll go you." The quarter and
the watch were handed over to Jerry Coch.
ran as stakeholder.
Just then White whanged away Mt the ball,
and 1t went away down toward the carriage
gate, over centre fielder n head- 1Io ls.si never
made home run, but ii now seemed assured,
he lost little ground by stumbling over
tnird and came into collision with the ball
right at the home plate. Even then there
was doubt as to whether he had scored or
not, but when the umpire said s.Out Z, the
owner OF the watch sank -t,~~I~-s. sssc' c'Denci
speechless nloist, cold, and almost paralyzed.
After he regained his power OF speech he
whispered: "Boys, I've made my last bet.
Take me home" A week later he appeared
on the streets and swore he didn't stop sweat
ing for two days after the bet had been saved,
and then had to use alcohol to close the pores.
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A Hard Nut to Crack.

From the Danville Intelligencer.
That wise head and able instructor of youth,
Prof. MacAlister, superintendent of public
schools OF Philadelphia, has already an
nounced the difficulty he finds in formulating
a suitable method of teaching the pupils in
the primary grade of schools the new study,
OF physiology and hygiene" We are not
astonished at this as we predicted that such
would be the result at the time the bill was
passed. Our representative offered an amend
ment when the billwas before the House tocon-
fine the new study to the higher grade schools,
but 1t was voted down by a large ma
to be to carry the measure
through by whirl and hurrah, rather
than by cool and dispassionate Judgment
And now the difficulty confronts educators,
those who have the instruction of youth, how
to adapt this more deeper study to the COM
prehension of the younger pupils who have
not mastered the first rudiments of knowl-
edge. When man of Prof. McAlister's at
tainments staggers over the problem, how are
experience 10 wrestle with 1t ? A cotempo-
rary may well say: "How shall the teacher
teach what his or her infant class cannot
comprehend Yet they must be taught the
harm and danger that lie hidden In alcoholic
drinks, stimulants and narcotics, or the
money appropriated by the state will not be
paid over. 1t Is q hard case. Few of the
teachers are competent TO impart the required
instruction, and few OF the pupils to under
legislature would not meddle, and the teach
ers would teach the rudimentary branches,
so that their scholars might read, write and
cipher. There are graduates OF the schools in
plenty who can do but inditferently well any
of these three things"
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&l)e Canfaster 1ntrlliaci,fer.
LANCASTER. MAY a, 1885.
That Jury All hight.

The verdict in the Short Phelan case in
New FORK would be a causy for congratu.
tion. even If it turned loosea guilty man,
because of the demonstration that the Jury
decided the case upon the sworn evidence,
and not upon clamor and Newspaper stories.
Short clearly was not proven guilty, and so
was properly acquitted, even though he
Was really guilty. The jury showed itself
more intelligent than the Judge, who
wanted verdict of guilty anyhow, and
refused to have them act any longer as
jurymen in his court because of their con-
sCEntious verdict, which he did not be-
'lieve to be true one, since.it did not agree
with the newspaper TESTIMONY of the de-
fendant's guilt, The Judge had no rebuke
for the prosecuting officers who sgnally
failed to prove the newspaper story to be
true If conviction was to be had, and who,
now that it did not come, are Jealous in
charging unworthy influences upon the
jury.
That jury deserves high praise for its in
tegrity and intelligence. 1t was the only
part of court that did its duty zealously.
Some of its members went down to the
scene of the affair to give themselves bet
ter comprehension of the evidence. An
intelligent judge would have sent the whole
. body toinspect the scene of the occurrence.
1t was very proper thing TO be done.
ltgives one very encouraging idea OF
the virility of the ancient custom of trial
by jury, to find how well in this case IL ap
pears beside the poor exhibition of the
other parts of the court. And it is not sci.
dom nat the jury demonstrates itself
to tsA the best~part Of the court
in ts daysf When miserable judges arr
ss.l1y ening abundance. Some
! s IS fail, and then we fee
hhg the soundness of their in
But when we see failure writ
% abundantly over the administration
q the law in every part, we have reason te
conclude that the reform does not need tc
commence with the jury system, which ii
not the worst but the best part of the law
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soldiers and Other Citizens.

We are surprised to see SO discriminating
q public journal as the Philadelphia Times
approve such legislation as the bill provid-
ing for the burial of INDECENT soldiers at
the expense of the several counties of the
state. Tie Times seems to take exception
to the reasons given for the governors dis
approval of the bill rather than to the
veto ttssh but if it could not find among
these reaibns sufficient justification for the
disapproyal, it supplies an ample reason
itself whenit says, the bill simply "made
mandatory what the people of every county,
- rule, would be more than willing to do
without the command of o statute"
whatever win be done without the
oommand of statute needs no statute to
havo it done. Suporfiuous legislation is al
Ways n0xious. The county now provides
burial for all those who have neither friends
nor relatives nor money to secure private
respectable burial. There isno community
IN all Pennsylvania which would not give a
decent burial to any worthy old soldier
who died therein in INDECENT circumstances;
aud the federal government, through the
war department, We believe, supplies free
70 the unmarked grave of every
soldier.
Tnat tne Proposed legislaspn was super
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Funeral Reforms.

Rev. DR.. Heber Newton, who does not
always recommend his judgment to the
favor of the most intelligent people, GER
tainly touches upon subject which fitly
claims the attention Of the pulpit when he
leads off with an onslaught on some pre-
yailing funeral practices, and with de-
mand for some reforms in the popular man.
nerof conducting the obsequies of our dead.
He repeats with new force the ar
guments against burial and for Gre
nation, and whatever prejudices may
run counter to his views on this
phase of the subject, there will scarcely be
question that he speaks with force in de-
precation of the unreal duties toward the
dead, which are imposed by slavery of
custom and unreasonable conventionality.
In mourning dress, for instance, there is
reverent fitness, in strict accord with sin
cere feeling of bereavement and grief, but
the fashionable millinery of mourning and
the periodicity of sorrow which it marks
have made it almost grotesque. The popu-
lar attendance upon interments origi-
mates in proper feeling of respect
for the dead, and desire to manifest it in
the only way possible, but when the fune-
raj is made a pageant of display and the
corpse an object Of curiosity to vulgar
scrutiny, there is quite naturally reaction
in favor of strictly private burials-if it is
to be buried. Customs, however, against
which DIR. Newton very sensibly says the
voice of the medical faculty should be
raised, are those which require or even al
low funerals in rooms or houses taint-
ed with disease, and which expose
attendants at funerals to danger in the
graveyard. The late Mrs. Vanderbilt
owed her death to a severe cold taken at
relativo'G funeral a few days Defoae, Where
she was exposed to the raw dampness of
the day and perils of cemetery atmos-
phere around a freshly made grave. The
like fate of many less conspicuous, but Just
Us worthy people, is a matter of common
observation. 1t is obvious that many
funeral reforms are necessary, and that the
clergy and physicians are the people who
can effect them if they will.
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PRAYERS FOh A MORMON.
A. Milton Musser's Neighb0rs Rally Arou
Him InOn HIa ConvIcfi0n far Bi1arnx

A. Milton Musser's NeighbOrs Rally Around
Him Upon His Conviction for Bigamy.
A. Milton Musser, the Mormon apostle who
was born and raised i'm this county, and who
has frequently visited Lancaster to see his old
friends and relatives, having been convicted
of "unlawful cohabitation" in that he had
more than one wife, after the manner of his
sect, has been sentenced to pay $500 fine and
to undergo six months imprisonment, by the
United States court in Utah. The night be-
fore his sentence his neighbors gave him a
reception and supper The following reso-
lutions were epassed in his honor
"WHEREAs, Our most worthy and es-
teemed brother, A. nj. Musser, by loyalty to
the commands of our Heavenly Father, by
his proyident paternal care of his family, has
brought himself under the ban of an uncon-
stitutional act of Congress called the "Ed-
stitnted by corrupt federal officials, in Which
traitors, guttersnipes, and the like are en-
ployed, has been arraigned i'm the federal
court tried by packed jury, and through
the force OF arbitrary and vindictive rulings,
without evidence to sustain the charges pre-
ferred against him, has been found guilty,
and now awaits sentence of the mission
judge.
RESOLVED, That we, few of his brethi en-
and sisters, having noted his unflinching in
tegrity under the dire evils and in the face
Of the most cruel injustice, feel bound to
commend in the highest terms his conduct
his true course his fidelity to home and
family, his love for the privileges of liberty,
freedom, religion and conscience as guaran-
teed by the constitution of the United
States. While we sorely regret seeing the
innocent suffer and the wicked rule infiictits
nju stice upon our brother, we realize that he
suffers for righteousness sake, and the vol
ume OF our prayers ascend to the Omnipo-
tent Presence in his behalf and by our faith
and prayers will ever sustain him"
Muss or said his religion was worth every
sacrifice he could possibly make.
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THE taste for alligator leather in reticules,
valises, purses, etc, has resulted i'm whole
sale destruction Of these horny backed deni-
zens OF the water In portions of Florida and
the swampy districts of Texas the industry
has become very great one, as may be imag-
ined when 1t Is stated that one of the large
leather houses of New York has 10000 alli-
gator skins in stock, representing as many
aiiigators. Now a New Orleans paper an
nounces that the alligator is very useful as a
destroyer Of the muskrat which undermines
the big levees along the Mississippi river,
and 1t is already proposed to punish the wan
ton slayer OF the alligator by finding him
guilty OF a misdemeanor. Buff the pernicious
muskfa was blotted out of existence, ID il
more than probable that the jobbing contrac-
tors of the Crescent Sity would find some
new way of breaking down the levees for tho
sole purpose OF rebuilding them.