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The total popular vote for Presi
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Cleveland's plurality. 65.6 GAO
Total vote cast, 1904, 1853.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
ORIGIN or OPIUM.
A LeveB Girl, King. and n Sage Have
Peus In the Story.
Medical Recorder.l


According to the Bengali legend there
once lived on the banks Of the holy
river Ganga a rishi, or sage, in whose
hut, made Of palm leaves, there was
mouse which became fayorite with the
seer, and was endowed by him with the
gift Of speech. After awhile the mouse,
having been frightened by cat, at its
earnest solicitation was changed by the
rishi into cat then, alarmed by dogs,
into a dog; then into an ape, then into
a bear. then into an elephant, and final
". being still discontinued with its lot,
into a beautiful maiden, to whom the
sage gave the name OF "Postomani,"
or "the poppy-seed lady"
One day. while tending her plants,
the King approached the rishi's cot
tage, and was invited to rest and refresh
himself by Postomani, who offered him
some delicious fruit. The King, how
ever, struck BY the girls great beauty.
refused to cat until she had told him
her parentage. Postomani, TO deceive
the King, told him she was princess
whom the rishi had found in the woods
and had brought up. The upshot was
that the King made love to the girl, and
they were married by the holy sage.
She was treated as the favorite queen,
and was very happy; but one day,
while standing by well, she turned
giddy and fell into the water and died.
The rishi then appeared before the
King and begged him not to give way
to consuming grief, assuring him that
the late Queen was not of royal blood.
Said he : "She was a mouse, and
according to her own wish | changed
her successfully into cat, dog, an
ape, bear, an elephant, and lovely
girl. Let her body remain in the well ;
fiji up the well with earth. Out of her
flesh and bones will grow a tree, which
shall be called after her, Poso > that
is, the "poppy-tree.' From this tree
will be obtained a drug called opium
which will be either swallowed or
smoked until the end of time. The
opium-swallower or smoker will have
one quality of each of the animals to
which Postomani was transferred. He
will be mischievOus, like mouse
fond Of milk like cat or quarrelsome,
like a dog filthy, like an ape savage.
like bear and high-tempered, like a
oueen.'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
HE GOT NO SYMPATHY.
Ten Days for a Man who Wanted 10 jump
from the Bridge.

I.NtN iDih AAiAf'sl
The last cent which Matthew Dough-
erty possessed he spent yesterday morn
ing to gain admission to the promenade
of the Brooklyn bridge. lie walked
out as far as the first stairway, where
the solid masonry ceases and the
framework begins. Here he jumped
the railing to the west-bound railroad
track, and hurriedly climbed over the
stone partition into the roadway just
la tiniv " escape uelnS struck by a
passing car, whose passengers and guare
were worked up to a high pitch of ex-
element by his perilous position. Then
he sat down on the roadway, pulled off
his coat, vest, and shoes, and started
toward Brooklyn. Policeman James
Cash. who rescued Gustav Fleischer
from death on Monday, oyerhauled him
Just before he reached the New York
tower and asked him where he was 60
ing. I'm looking for the water" was
the cheerful answer. "l'm going to
Jump into it from the bridge" The
officer took Dougherty to the bridge
police-station, and from there to JUS
tice Walsh's court.
"You wanted to make $500, as
fleischer did. Isn't that true " asked
the Justice.
DOugherty said he did not know who
Fleischer was. lie had heard Of Cd
lum's jump and seen his picture, but
had never been told about any one else.
He explained that he had been on a
long spree, and thought that he was at
home and going to bed when he began
undressing on the bridge. Justice
Walsh sentenced him to ten days i'm
prisonment for drunkenness. At the
Raymond-street jail a man was put with
him in his cell to see that be did him.
self no harm.
The parents Of Dougherty live at No.
43l west Thirty-fifth street. He is, ac-
cordiDg to his mothers statement, nine
teen years old and unmarried. He is a
marble-cutter by trade, but is shiftless
and an inveterate drinker. lie had not
been home since Monday, but as it was
a common thing for him to be away for
days at a time on his sprees no one
worried over him. Dougherty has been
arrested before for drunkenness, and
was once confined in Bellevue Hospital
as an inebriate patient.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
METAL POISON.

am a cOppersmith by trade, and i1-
ring series OF years my arms lDeng btl,
when at work. have absorbed a Woudeti.t
amount OF metal poison. Having a scroll %
lOus tendency from my youth. the s'nt
particles OF copper and brass would get into
the sores, and by this process, the poison
was conveyed into my blood IN ms wHp.r
system became Infected. vas treated il
the old remedies Of mercury and iOd'de p1-
tassium. Salvation followed, my teeth % .r
all loose In my head. my digestive organs
deranged. and have been helpless % Do l
for over year with meTcurial rheumait 'u.
yJ0lnts were all swollen. ard losi 'N'
use Of my arms and legs. aud became help
less as an Infant.
was impossible for me to rest. The doctors
advised me TO 90 TO the city hOspia. =
treatment. This could not bear. \ fr.fn''
who has proved friend indeed. urged 'n.
TO try Swlfts Specific, believing - Wuu II
cure me. Others discouraged me, hui } 80
cured q few bottles. and have now ttht
two dozen bottles. The trst effect "i i.r
medicine was TO bring the poison 10 thrs.i-
face. and | broke out all over IN RUM ''-
sores. They soon disappeared. and my - %
cleared OF. My knees which had become
twice their natural size. have resu ned iH,
usual size, and are supple as of y0re. w
arms and hands are all right again, anl 'Ni
use them without pain. The entire disco ~
has left all parts OF the body save two at''a
on my wrists, which are healing rapo =
am weak FROM long confinement pa.
have the use OF all my limbs. THIS med .'i 'g
Is bringing nue. out OF the greatest trHt- '.
my life, and cannot md words SUN '.rN.
TO express my appreciation OF lie Nif,.',
and the gratitude feel that ever ne yea
OF IL. PETER +. LOVE-, Augusta, Ga
January o. 1855.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
How Butter Looks Under . Micro
ae0nQ.

DR.. Taylor, the microscopic Of the
Department Of Agriculture, read pa
per Wednesday before the Microscopical
Society of Washington descriptive of his
recent discoveries in examining butter
and its various limitations. lie finds
that crystals of pure butter, when
fresh, have a globular or ellipsOidal
form, and that with a certain adjust
ment Of the polarizer each globe or
ellipse discloses a well-fned st. An
drew's cross, which revolves as
the polarizer is turned. The crys-
tails Of butterine, oleomargerine, and
of beef or swine fats are of stellar
form. They do not revolys with the
polsrizer, nor do they show the st.
Andrews cross. The crystals of but
ter which is not fresh or is Of inferior
quality present roseate form. gene
rally four-lobed, and revolye with the
turning Of the polarizer. 1t was found
necessary as a preliminary to the ex-
periments that all the samples be boiled
for the purpose Of crystallizing their
fatty acids. DR.. Taylor is preparing a
pamphlet embodying the results Of his
experiments, which, he believes, will
furnish the certain means Of detecting
the difference between butter and any
imitation or adultersted compound.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
A TOO YOUTHFUL BRIDE.
One minister at Least Who Refused 10 Mar.
~ Child.


A New York special says: The Rev.
o. ii. IIolbcrg tells story of an I'M
usual sensational character, but with
holds the names, saying he was pledged
to secrecy. He says:
"A short time ago friend of mine,
who is the brother-in-law of Governor
of one of the southern States, called
upon me and said he wanted to be mar
ried and had singled me out to perform
the ceremony, as | was a particular
friend Of his. | consented, and few
evenings since he called upon me with a
young girl but thirteen years of age as the
bride. After questioning the girl be-
came convinced that she was not of a
manageable age and refused TO per-
form the ceremony. lie offered me
cleo and finally offered me $500, but
still refused, and they left the house.
Immediately ! put myself in communi-
cation with the girls parents-one of
the first families in New York city
and their indignation knew no bounds.
They were in total ignorance OF the in
tended marriage, and for his own safety
the would-be groom left New York for
the South. He said before going he
would get square with me. | have
promised the young lady's parents that
would not make the names Of the
parties public, and / will keep my
word"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
PECULIAR PLUMBER
Found In Possession OF n Southbridge Young
Man who Did Not Steal for Gain.


Springfield Republican,
The career of James Donohue, OF
this city, whose premises on the hill
were searched several years ago and
found TO contain almost every magma
bic thing that sly thief could accumu-
late in several years, is duplicated IN
Southbridge, Worcester county. For
months people have missed all sorts
of property, not only from their houses,
but from door-yards, while shop
keepers and express companies have
been yictimized with the rest. Alfred
L. Morton, who was arrested last week
and held in $4,000 for the Superior
Court, as noted at the time, is the all
devourinc thief. But he seems to have
had no use for the stuff he stole, and
his friends claim kleptomania as an ex-
cuse. lie is about twenty-five, well
known about town, where he is fami-
liarly known as "Club Norton" His
father, Lorenzo Morton, is one of the
,, solid" men Of the town; clothier,
worth perhaps 100000, 1t happened
one day last week that man saw
in the garden at Clubs house
some plants which had been stolen
from his own yard. That night desk
containing sl00 was stolen from pool
room, and was afterward found on fire
in an alley-way. These items led to
Clubs detection and arrest. But such
a sight as his apartments were, when
searched, is rarely granted even to the
eye Of detective. There were many
rare potted plants, trunkful of femi-
nine hosiery in elegant assortment stolen
mostly from drummers, hamper ofhigh-
priced cloth, silver spoons stolen from the
express company, chilqren's stockings
in profusion, house-rugs partially worn,
clothing belonging to almost everybody
in town, men and women 4; a shotgun,
table and bed-linen that came direct
from the clothes-line, and other things
in equal quantity and variety. The
hey is not called fast, although he
owns horse, and he is not known to
have disposed Of a cents worth OF all
his hoard. Hence the mystery Of his
motive.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
A Russian schOOI.Gtrl.

Edmund Noble IN Atiantlc Montnly'I
The newcomer had journeyed more
than LOCO versts to spend her vacation
at home. Looking at eighteen younger
by at least three years, she had all the
sprightly buoyancy and ease of manner
that characterize feminine society in the
Russian capital. Her features were
strikingly oval, the smallness Of the
nose and mouth gave the face an almost
infantile expression, but the forehead
was lofty; in merry moments the
brown-black eyes scintillated with
light and motion; the countenance.
normally pale, flushed family under
excitement. Sophie Vassilievna had
teeth Of peculiar wilderness, and
laughed with clear, silyery laugh
that to lover must have sounded
like music. A child in manners,
she was woman in experience, with
q strange history and an education only
to be paralleled in the country Of her
birth. Her earliest memories were of
the storms Of an inland ocean her ear
hest friends were the kith and kin Of
those Mongol toilers of the sea whose
khibitkas dot almost every shore and
islet of the Caspian. At the age of ten
she was entrusted to the care Of an in
telligent Russian family in Astrakhan,
and there, three years later, she again
found herself under the paternal roof.
On the completion Of her studies at the
local gymnasium, she proceeded to St.
Petersburg, and had, at the time of my
meeting with her, already spent three
years at the Higher Courses for
Women " in the capital.
found Sophie Vassilievna well ac-
quainted with general literature and
history. She could converse with flu
ency in French and German, and had a
critical knowledge of her own tongue,
fortified by the smattering of eccle-
siastical Slayonic usually entailed by
the theological course in Russian schools.
Withmodern science, particularly chem
istry and astronomy, she was surpris-
ingly familiar. Sociology was her
favorite study. Spencer she knew
at first hand. The doctrines Of
Darwin had reached her by a
route singularly circuitous. 1t was
Pissarey who, in opposing his /" natu-
raj school" to the esthetic system of
the great art critic Belinsky, produced
a body of ethical science, mainly based
on the Darwinian revelations, which is
to-day the groundwork Of almost all
free thought in Russian educational
establishments. OF native writers, one
for whose compositions she had great
Partially was the novelist Dos
toievsky--an author who, with a
mastery power of Analysing mo-
tiyes, painted the suferings of
the poor, and, himself paralyzed, de-
lighted to infict morbid creations upon
his readers. Sophie yassilievna had
also adopted some Of the ideas Of the
famous economist and exile Cher
nisheysky, whose socialistie romance,
" What's To BE Donef" exerted,
even long after its publication, an
enormous influence upon the Russian
youth Of both sexes. Some Of these
apparently aggressive facts mention in
order to present . type as well as an
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31

BOZ CHARGED WITH MURDER.
A Gang OF Little HUMANS VINO Lost One Of
Their Number.
Iphiladelnhla Pres

u hhtt'iphid Eiceo.f
"Do you think they'll hang me |"
asked frightened small boy, with
pale face, Of one Of the ushers in the
Court Of Oyer and Terminer yesterday
morning. The questioner was George
Caldwell, eleven years old. He occu-
pied seat in the dock, charged with
the murder Of Walter Scott Brown,
eight years old, on April 18th.
The story Of the killing was simple
enough. The prisoner, accompanied
by two youngsters named Michael Logue
and Martin Carroll, was in the vicinity
Of Eighteenth and Carpenter streets
drawing along little wagon full Of
sand. Brown and two friends, who
were part of a gang of diminutive ma
RAIDERS called "The ROughs," at
tackled the little corttge, upsetting
the wagon and spilling its con-
tents. A fight ensued, and the pris-
oner's party began to beat retreat.
Before they had gone a block the at
lacking gang was reinforced by more
boys. Caldwsll's companions at this
point ran away, leaving him alone. The
prisoner was struck and beaten by
Brown and others Of the boys who sur
rounded him with bricks in their
hands.
To defend himself Cal lwell picked
up a piece Of coal and threw it among
his tormenters. 1t struck Brown be-
hind the left ear. He went into con-
WILSON'S, and died short time after
ward.
When the facts were elected, Assist
t-District-Attorney Bregy abandoned
the case, and a verdict Of not guilty
was taken. Mr.. Breezy said that when
a man was surrounded By gang of
persons intent on injuring him he was
justified in doing all he could in getting
away, and that a boy had the same
right. Judge Mitchell sustained this
view Of the case. When the verdict
had been given, the Judge called the
crowd of boys styling themselves "The
Roughs" before him, and cautioned
them against their lawless predilec-
tons. "If you don't REFORM" he
said, "yOu will end up in Jail or on the
gallows."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
General Grant.
wENoSpA, Va, May 20, 1885

WENoHpA, VA, May 20, 1855.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
I have been one Of the doubling
Tt.a ases as regards General Grants
illness. Is he really very sick' Has
he been as near deaths door A. the pub
lie has been made to believe through
the press? Now, if Grant is really a
very sick man there is no one more in
clined and ready 10 accord him sympa-
thy than our people. But it appear,
that we have been humbusged or the
doctors don't or did not know tAyr
business.
just when the Grant pension bill wa
about to prove a failure "a man that
could not live on $4,000 a year de
served to 60 TO the poor-aonSel. the
news came over the wire that Grant
was not expected 10 live. The adSo-
Gates of the Grant bill. il seems, TOOK
advantage Of it in the closing hours Of
Congress, worked on the sympathy Cd
those who opposed it, and rushed The
bill through the House without opp)s
ton. Those who opposed were mai
20 believe they were dong the magnani
nous thing by a dying man; that IN all
probability Grant would not live to en-
ioy his pension thus literally bestowed.
Couple this with the fact that Gram
was catching it on all sides as regar
the battle of Shiloh, Why did those
articles on Shiloh cease all Of sal.
den? Was il because Of sympathy Or
Grant? Did the North see that then
only idol was about to topple 70 his fall
and forthwith resort TO the sick d1l
to create sympathy and thus sIlcn..
all criticism? II is said that Gran,
owes his reputation to the sUeH,, ot
some of his officers on the other side.
Again. we say. If Grant iS a III as he
is made ont to be, there Is no ol.
quicker to extend him sympathy bH.
we do protest against any one tlAa.
advantage of our sympathy m order w
extol Grant to the skies. Grant Is
creatly-oyerrated man; there b, 3.
denying that. lie was known thr9.,
out the North as Butcher Grant. ll.
lost as many men as Lee hsi 'n D.
army from SpotSylyania Courthon-, n
Cold IIarbor. Appomattox ,aycl D..
reproach and wiped out the stain.
There's no use to try anil
Grants order to the little "bu.s
General Phil. Sheridan to lay nI.
the Valley of Virginia with fire al
sword. Contrast this with the 1rler.
General Lee to his soldiers % resp
private property. Why was 'en.u'
! Mcclellan removed; Was % bra ..
he said he was for carrying ON the HI-
on civilized principles, not 10 ml..
war on women AMI children 10
amount Of writing can ever con,oHe
the mode Of warfare carried ouby 'hl
modern =. Alaric." William Tctum-,t
| Sherman.
This article was prompted by several
that recently appeared on Grant
among them one some time ago h.
one Parson Pepper, who bespattcrcir.
name of Lee in order to glority Drl...
R0B Rof
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
4 GOOD FISH STORY.
AN EEL THAT GOES FISHING
The Remarkable Pc, ,ha, New JERSEY "''
Has Trained.

Has Trained.
A Greensburg On. J.) special says;
This little village is excited just now
over Billy Benson's trained eel. b'Iiy
is the sixteen-year-old son OF Farmer
Benson. who has goodly number oil
acres right along the banks Of the Della
ware. He has been a famous eel
catcher for several years. Old Assem-
blyman wildrick. up in Warren county
who had an eel-dinner given him by his
fellow-members of the House last year,
hasn't an eel, nor can he tell of one,
that EQUALS the Benson eel. Billy is a
Young naturalist as.weil as angler. lie
made up his mind some months ago
that an eel could be trained. Accord
ingly he spared the life of the first that
he caught. He took it home and put 1t
in box with a glass over IT.
After the reptile became quiet Billy
fed it from his own hand. Gradually
the eel took a liking to the boy. II
would wind around the lads arm and
rub its head gently over his sleeve.
Then il got so it would come out OF the
box and coil itself at Billy's feet and go
10 sleep. II made no effort to escape.
Then it learned to follow the boy
around. First il followed him around
the room. Then it glided upstairs az
ter him, and early in the spring took 10
sleeping on the pillow beside him.
Billy became as fond Of the eel as the
latter was fond of Billy. The boy named
the reptile Faithful. In a short time
the eel knew its name. 1t will awaken
when Billy calls it and start after him.
So thoroughly educated has it become
that it goes all over the farm with the
boy. The rapidity with which it can
move is remarkable. 1t keeps right
alongside Of Billy when he walks at a
quick pace. But the funniest thing the
eel does is to 90 fishing with Billy. 1t
will lie on a log or in a little pool OF
water and watch the lad haul in
any number Of other cells and kill
them. 1t never makes any attempt
to get into the river. 1t is, more
over, a cannibalistic eel, and is very
fond of small portions of cells meat,
which Billy cuts up with his jack-knife.
The neighbors 90 daily to the Benson
farm and watch the reptile. Many of
them wonder how the eel manages to
live out of water, but Billy says natu-
raj history is full of instances. There
is plenty of water, however, in Faith
ful's box, so that he is in his native ele-
ment most of the time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31

Consul-General Walker, at Paris, has
been designated to represent the United
States at the sessions of the Latin
Monetary Union.
The Fayette Enterprise has learned
from parties owning the coal-felds Of
Raleigh county, W. Va, that they pro.
pose building a railroad from the
mouth Of Piney creek up that stream
a distance of twelve or fifteen miles,
if the people of the county give proper
encouragement to the construction Of
the road. II will materially help the
people Of that great and growing tim
Der and coal section Of country, and
bring the county-seat within two and q
half or three miles Of railroad commu-
nieaiion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-31
A southern Glassware Enterprise.

A Charleston Is. CO. special says
Theodore Wensel, of walhalls, recent
~ purchased in Swain county, n. c.,
60,000 acres of land, upon which he
proposes to erect an immense establish
ment for the manufacture Of fancy Ba-
yarian glassware. He has been in this
city for several days, with a view to
making arrangements for the commence
ment Of two factory buildings. Wen-
eel intends leaving for Europe to secure
skilled workers in glass from the fac
tories Of Bavaria and Austria. These
he will bring to Walhalla and Swain
counties for the purpose Of instructing
American workers as to the manufac-
ture Of Bsysrian glassware. lie says
there is no establishment in the coun-
try similar to the one he proposes OPP
ersting.