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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR.. LafIerty, of the Richmond Christian
Adrocate. has purchased q farm near Green
wood Albemare county, which he proposes
to make his permanent home.
The wheat crop of Albemarla comfy was
dismal fixture. but the farmers lind some
recomycnse in the splendid crop Of corn.
The tobacco crop is sad to be unusually
fine.
Henry Jones, penitentiary convict,
tried TO escape from his gang at work on
the Virginia and Carolina Railroad in Din
widde county, and was shot ard m"rtal!y
wounded.
George Washington, colored, who Killed
Jack Smothers, coored, with an iron pot,
in Princess Anne county, recently, and who
escaped and was rtcaptured in Dinwiddie
county, has been found guilty Of man.
slaughter, and sent to the pententiary for
ten years.
Mrs Mary Harrison Niche. 81 au0t o!
Governor Cameron, died in Petersburg We'd
nesdav. Her funeral took place yesterday
afternoon from St Pnul'S Episcopal Church,
and was largely attended. At the time OF
her death Governor Cameron was on tour
of inspection of the oyster beds Of the Chesa
peake bay, but reached Petersburg in time
to attend the funeral.
On Tuesday, during the prevalence OF n
high wind storm, the II year old son OF
James Feyton, OF Kiug George, was instant
ly killed by falling limb, which crushed
his skull in its descent. Young Peyton and
his brother were taking fodder at the time
near an old dead tree from which the limb
was broken The second brother narrowly
escaped, his hat being knocked from his
head by the same limb which killed his
brother.
The legislative committee 10 investigate
the defalcation of w. Il. Smith, late chief
clerk in the Auditors office, Of which Mr..
John B. Moon, Of Charlottesville, is chair
man, has nearly completed its labors. The
committee find that the defalcation will
probably exceed 100000 The lahars Of
The committee have resulted in rilecling :,
saving 10 the Commonwealth of nearly
500 900 from arrcaragas of taxes ohscured
! through the methods Of the eX chief CLERK.
1t is thought the amount SD saved will at
least raore than pay twice over the ex-
penses OF the extra session Of The Leei-
| iaiure.
An unpublished letter of rrcsiiel. Mon
roe has been brought to light 1t Gharlottcs
Vile. 1t is written on coarse laolsrap paper
folded, and sealed with red sealing wax
and franlfed. It is interesting is q relic, but
especially valuable rs showing the strictly
honorable view he tool; Of private obljgn
| tons "The state OF my affairs 81 russ
one paragraph, "iorhids ME, Oh he prime!
pes of COMMON honesty, to make anY sac
ritice Of my property or Ct any ,'ohls justly
| due 10 ne. When am making every OK
ertion in my power to pay my debts, such
sacrifice, even for small amount, would
be an objectionable injury to my creditors
as well IS TO MY family"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

EXCEPT IN North Carolins, where the re-
publicans allied themselves with the free
liquor party, political temperance organl.
cations have always hcretoin.e been locked
upon IA anncxrs t, the republican party,
both working 20 defeat common enemy,
the democrats But siucc !ac defeat Of Mr..
Blaine, all that has been cha aged, and net
only in Maine. from which State Gail Hamil-
ton hurls MIR. BIaine's denurcintions against
them, but almost everywhere else through
out the North The temperance people receive
M ,re republican abuse than even the demo-
Gratis. Mr.. st. John, the temperance candi-
date for President ut the last election is a.
ted by the republicans infinitely mare q an
is Mr.. Cleveland; and if he republican
newspapers of Ohio are to be believed, Rev.
DR.. Lconard, the temperance candidate for
Governor Of that State, is monster of un-
Righteousness, though his nrighbors, and
those VINO have known him all bis life I, lcok
upon him as model man, and esteem and
respect him highly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

while there are some disappointed
uilice seekers among the politicians, the
grta: body of the democrats are car1-
est in their support of the administration.
The administration has not and will not
give any intimation as to its preference for
Governor, although Gov. Hill's friends have
tried to twist visit of Col. Lamont to Gov.
Hill into an understanding favoring Hill.
The race now is between Hill and Cooper,
with Flower, Erastus Corning, Becker
Banks, W. E. Smith, Smith Weeds part
ner) Senator Robb and Gen. Siocum as dark
horses. Whoever is nominated will GER
tainly be elected, as the people are with
Cleveland, and the republican party is
greatly demoralized. The greatest interest
prevails in New York as TO the result IN
Virginia, republicans as wells as demo-
Gratis earnestly hoping that General Fliz.
Lee will be elected Governor and demo-
cratic Senator be chosen. The N. I. Iames
will support General Lee and the demo
cratic party earnestly, and now tnat Johh
Sherman has made his bioodE-sh'rt speech
in Ohio almost all the Journals that sup
norted Cleveland for President will favor
Lee for Governor.
Judge French, of the Court of Alabama
Claims. has returned to the city, and is en-
| gaO6u III puO VAIN ottSAPo S~
court of the charges of crookedness that
have been brought against it. A strange
thing about that court is that though by law
the insurance companies were specially OK
cluded from it's Jurisdiction, it should nave
emnloyed six insurance experts at cost OF
$40 600 per annum. The president OF the
court is Judge Harlan, an exrepuollcan
Senator from Iowa, and the father III law OF
OK. Secretary Lincoln, through whose lnfiu-
enee he was appointed.
It is publicly stated At The U. ;. Treasury
Department TO day that A. W. Norris, The
recently removed Pension Agent at Fhlla'
dolphin, has been discovered to be an EN-
bezzer. The penalty is fine equal to the
amount of The embczzement and imprlson
ment in the pcnientiary for not less than
six month s nor more than ten years. The
question now is if there was any federal Office
| under tue late republican regime that was con
| ,iuttcl on the sQlarc.
The following fourth class postmasters IN |lr'
pinia were made to-day: Mouth OF Bast river
Giles county, S. K Dunn vice NJ b. Clyburn, re
signed; Wsttsborough. Lunenburg county Mrs
It. G.. Boswell, vice w. Boswell, removed; Sussex
G.. II Sussex couhty. j. p. Robbtt, vice j
T. Rohbitt removed Muncavillc, Augnsts
county, j. w. Wise, vice {. G. Wise, removed
Worsham, Prince Edward county, j. Cleboune
vice T. S. u ines removed Brook, Stafford county
James Morton. vice N. (. SOuiry, removed
Monterey, Highland county, w. A. Cunningham
vice V. q. Beskok, not commissioned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

MIR. All RAH FARR was lately member
of the LEGISLATURE, and gave up that posi-
ton to become Superintendent of public IN
STANDARDIZATION holding on TO both places
as long as he could. Now this same Rip
Roa,ious Farr, being superintendent of pub
lie instruction, is candidate for n seat in
the Legislature All OF which seems TO provo
that he does not expect the next L"glsia-
ture Ia elect him rs his own successor, as
he would expect if he could even hope it
would he republican-or otherwise MIR.
Farr would hold on to his eminence and
his twenty Gvn hundred year--and, not
least, to his opportunity of learning how 10
smell. All that is left him is to indulge the
hone that he will soon have leisure for The
study of acknowledgements By The cares
of State, and far from the madllng CROWDS
iguoble strife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Horrible Recital.

CHICAGO, August 2S.--Detective Matthew
Pinkerton returned to this city last night
from Detroit with horrible recital of clrs
On July IS Harvey Keith, n young farmer
living at Bloomingdale, Van Buren, county,
Mich, was murdered. His mutilaed re.
mains, clad in shirt and pair Of sock,
only, were afterwards found in Max Lake
over mile from tho house where The m,lr
der was committed. A man named Nar,han
Barker said the morning after the mu:,i,r
that he had found Keith in his house with
his wife late at night after he had been ca;
on two days trip looking for work aud
that Keith had jumped out of The wiuInw
and ran away. He proposed to sue Kci.h,
and made overtures 10 the young mans
father for money TO settle. The case was
given to Detective Pinkerton, who scli =
man to the Jail at Paw Paw He urged the
Bankers, then under arrest, to get LAWYER.
and last Wednesday Pinkerton was intro
duced as such. He worked the prisoners
who are extremely ignorant, and last night
returned TO this city with the confessions OF
all three. The confessions are all wit.
messed in various ways, and each bears
the proper signatures. They tell of
how the wives of the Barker brothers
enticed Keith into Barkers house and
was found there by Barker in bed.
Barker tells how he found Keith, and
how he jumped on him, struck him and
then strangled him with his hands He
then went 10 bed because it was raining
Two hours later he got up, called his brother,
and they carried the corpse to the lake,
mutilating it as they went. Coming back
Barker took of his boots and walked in
the sand and mud to make out that Keith
had walked TO the lake at 4:3O o'clock. The
next morning Barker was up again and
asking for Keith and telling the story Of
finding him, but not of numbering him
Mrs. Barker, who has three boys aged 5, +,
aud 10 years has turned States evidence
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs,

The run on the Spring Garden Bank OF
Philadelphia has subsidized.
Admiral Courbet's remains were Inferred
in the Invalides, Paris, to day.
The British ship Ciurnum has been burn
ed in the Pacific. The crew were rescued.
Two Of the three police officers of Geneva,
Kane county, Ill.,, have been mysterious!y
murdered.
Martin Hubbard, brakeman, was run
over and killed on the Delaware and Ches.
apeake Railroad near CASTOR, Md, yes
terday.
Locke, the incestuous father aud whole
sale murderer, was taken from the jail at
Blauoo, Texas, by an armed mob Wednes-
day night and hanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
The Explosion on the Steamer FELTON,.

PHILADELPHIA, August 2S-Chief OF De-
tectives Kelly received an anonymous note
this morning in reference to the explosion
on the steamer S. NJ. FELTON, as follows ::
1.-THE FELTON, explosion was dynamite. The
people who had it did not intend to explode
it, but were on the boat ct tho time, and
were taking it home to use. II will be i'm
possible for you to discover them, hut to
remove suspicion of evil intent from others
this statement is made" Your investigation
should be to that end. The note is evi-
IDENTIFY written in disguised hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Last night Richard Williams was stand
ing in the road at Govanstown, a few miles
north of Baltimore, talking to the wife Of
Israel Brown, who, seeing them, crept up
behind Williams and deliberately cut his
throat with pocket knife. The wound ex.
tended from ear to ear, but Williams walked
three miles to the nearest police station,
where fully pint of blood was found in his
boots The wound was sewed up, but the
man is likely to die, and his assailant is in
Jail. Jealousy was the cause ofthe attempt
ed murder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

ii :. ',.h h. :! n:..;Ai - Is. Is N>io'e
STATE have y, ;,..,~.,: !h-ir faces to he fr""''
They have i.intl Jul tAat while The exist
ing Ia: Il .'u.,:.ra fr" nWn"fS I'll "''"''
and s:;nEui,r n...s caiil OF mn "th''"'se
unrr.flah!e bu.i.,s' the labor those men
empIov i no; proti,el by it I" the extent
of cent, but that, Oh the contrary tne''
burdens are increased by it, as it not only
decreases the demand for, and conse
ouen,lv the price of, their labor, by restrict
ing the market for their proaucls' Oh. I'd
c,eases the price of their shelter, their cloth
inu their groceries, their medicines ant
other necessaries of life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

PRESIDENT GARFIELD said the man VINO
attempts to raise himself by appealing 10
the passions CT the war will be disappointed
and President Grant said he was glad he
had lived 10 see tho union restored in
feeling as in name. But NJ. Shermnu,
General Mahpne's friend and ally, doesn't
agree with those dead chiefs of his party
and, vain man that he is, hopes to prob,
himself still more by tanning the. almost
dead embcrs of the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

THE REPUBLICANS q: N.reinia are surely
. ouecr cot. They hunvr: and thirs. after
Joint discus,iD.ns wish our cnnvasSers, and
TO swa,,, W 'h2m whole is usually the least
condi.u punish ,nent TO which they subject
them il our people agree As witness poor
Phi, MrKianey. twho everybody knows
o,olt "a abide close Ia tbr Institution for
tha Dumb> ar., w. T. rraig, whose tongue
is n two edged sword, and whose speech is
a fame of fire. and who eueth about seeking
moor democrats to devcur them, according
e, tho ranuhlicnu prccS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Mr. JAMES G BLAINE went to Bar lIar-
Dor the other day, and upon his arrival was
saluted by Y ) man of-war lying there
As Mr.. Blaine is a private A.n"ri an citizen
why he should be honored with salutes nv
the navy whenever he may choose 10 max E
his appearance on The coast is not easy 10
tell Other distinguished private, and even
public, citizens Of the country go where u.
S. ships are lying, but are not saluted. It
was certainly not given Mr.. Blaine because
he is defeated candidate for the Presi-
dency, for Mr.. St. John is one also, and
though he has been at Washington for sev-
eral days, and though several u S. ships
are at the navy yard there, no salute has
been fred in his honor. Then. too, the sa-
lutte given Mr.. Blaine was an entirely new
one-twelve guns. Here is another case for
the Secretary of The Navy TO obqnire into.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Tho acting Secretary Of the Treasury
yesterday appointed twenty female clerks
10 assist in the count of the paper manufac.
!ufeh at the mills in Philadelphia for print.
ing internal revenue stamps, thus increas-
ing the force engaged in that work 10 forty
five. Tie increase Of force vas due to the
delay caused hy The recent fire at the mills.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
ALEXANDRIA, VA
FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST %

Tur NEW YORK Tribune, in one OF It's 'a'e
Trades upon Virginia and her "h''e pe'p'''
says: e,r az.
..;,a ord even wrathfnl work 10 secure
s9a,"or,,;c success. Already the nomina-
t;on If Massey, who openly ]ustihed inc
no,villc massacre, points to the proDapie
nsa If similar means this year. Already IL
10 nrad;c,ed that the control of ballot BOXES
ond of all The machinery of elections oy inc
hourbor5 under the new Stale laws VIII TO
sult in a smaller negro vote than mas ever
Iaan cost in the State since acknowledgements
r. onnaars to be the fact that the democrats
have no other hope than in the resort 10
such means, and that repnaiicans nave u"
ofber fear. This course Cannot % tahe"
w;1hnat the direct completely OF fresiuel''
CLEVELAND. His duty is to enforce Tue NC
limited States laws, carefully lrameu "
eacure in every State free vote ana no''e''
count"
Tbaro j. rot m intelligent human belnS'
uh;+e or black, in Virsinn. who mas the
lremotest idea that The d':h 'c:'tS Oh '"e
St.te-o- eveu any one Of .::"n' -coatem
,,,ota q rnsort TO the means by which the
Tribune says they intend to carry the next
election. Butsurpose were otherwise, ana
that the white people of the State, with
majority Of 50 900 over the negroes, do IN.
tend to BULLDOG. the lhtter ami cheat Them
in counting tie votes, what w~r'i Dir. Glove
Iand have to do with it Mkt falls cleo
ton is q State election, with when, by ihe
Constitution OF the country, the President
has no more to do than lift were to be held IN
the moon. But for al that, it is we'll that
Mr. Blaine was not elected, for had be been.
il is by no means improbable he would have
found way, at General Mahone's request,
bv which to have in:erferTea with the Fir
einia State election next Nov mher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
w. GtLLINGHAM, Secretary

A camp.meeting held by colored North
ern Methodsts at Piney Hill, Rutherford
county, n. c., was attacked by an armed
body Of Z;on Methodists, and fired into.
Tie Northern Methodists fed in disorder,
seven of them being wounded. Tho inva
lers then collected the eilects of the routed
party, piled them up, and made a bonfire of
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

wishes more for the friendship of Italy than
for tic alliance and friendship of the United
States, Years ago when Austria was more
powerful, she ccu,d do as she pleased.
"What shall 90 now do not know.
was city attorney Of Richmond before was
appointed. / resigned, sold my library and
nv house Now am broken up root aud
branch u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

The best med:ca authorities acknowledge
the great value Of Ayers Cathartic Pills,
aud frequently prescribe their use with the
utmost confidence, well knowing that they
are The meet clectual remedy ever devised
COR diseases caused by arrangements Of the
stomach, liver and bowels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

~" Y. NJ. c. A.-The President of this Asso-
citation requests those parties who have any re-
lisiuus reading matter for Jail and aims house
work that they will be kind enough to send the
same TO Entwislc's drug store, "a King street, or
notify the PROPRIETOR and thew will be sent for
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Do you wish beautiful complex on
Then uSe Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t cleanse5
and purifes the blood, and thereby removes
botches and pimpIes from the skin, making
it smooth and clear, and giving it a bright
and healthy appearance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Ayers Pills cure headache by removing
distractions from the system, relieving the
stomach, and giving healthy action to the
digestive apparatus.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
Cholera.

PARIS, August 2S-There were thirty
three deaths from cholera at Toulon yester
day and nineteen mt Marseiles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Bays when yen 60 counting take with you
a package nl "Shag" Cigarettes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28
Business Failures.

New YORK, Aug: 2S.-The business fail
ures during the past seven days throughout
the country number 165.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Ny dear friend if you arc fond of Turk
sh flavor in your smoke, try our 'Bijou'
Cigarettes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

THE DEMOCRATS of Pennsylvania, in State
convention assembled, have declared for q
fair and just revision of the tariff. This
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

The wheat crop CT Italy this year is about
20 per cent less than the average.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

~ never say no." when asked to smoke
"Shag" Cigarettes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Ozark days" frightened by smoking
"Bijou" Cigarettes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

"Ehat Little German Band" smoke
Scotch Cap" Cigarettes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

At ar, cost we will have "shag" Cigar
cites.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

VIRTUE OLA DECREE of the Circuit Court
- of Prince William county, rendered at the
May term, 1885 in the chancery cause of Robert,
son VS.. Troth, the undersigned special cominl3.
sioners will on MONDAY. the Both day of Sep
TENDER, 1885 at IL o'clock m, in front of the
Market Building, on Royal street, in the ci y al
Alexandria. sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND lying
near the village Of Accotink in Fairfax county, II
being part Of the Mount Air tract, and contain
ing 146 ACRES, upon the following terms, to wit.
10 per cent. in cash, and the residue in three
equal annual instalmcnts. The purchaser to give
bond and security for the deferred payments.
bearing interest from day Of sale, and the title TO
be withheld ss further security until tho whole
Of tho purchase money is paid
S. F. BEACH,
+. w. MOORE, Commrs
L. E. MEREDITH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

AS yen like it' Scotch Cap" Cigarettes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

An old mans love, "BUou Cigarettes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

DERSONs IN WASHINGTON AND ALIEN
J. andria wishing to attend the dedication OF
the COLORED BAPTIST CHURCH. at Occoquan.
the morning train at six o'clock, aud get oil at
Woodbridge.
Special sermon hy Rev. F. COOK. 1T II A. m.
and Itcv. NJ d WILLIAMS. 1T , p m Tickets
one way from Washington To cents Fro.n Alex
andria 80 cents ,noD-.t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Tirginia Prince Hitiam Comfy:
i, E. Nelson, deputy Clerk of Circuit Court, Of
said county, certify that +. z, Meredith. commits.
sioner, has executed bond and security in the
above suit as required by law.
au2S-ts F. NELSON. i. C.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

DARE WIRE FENCING may be advanced in
- price soon; now is the time to buy. We
have large stock, keep only one grade, and THAI
is the BEST. JAMES F. CARLIN e. SONS.
aug26 Alexandria, Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

lust RECEIVED ENGLISH PRINTED DIN
= ner Sets. $50 pieces $500 set, less ti&m
it cost to import them
au2S Ell. MILLER & CO., 60 King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-28

Tnr NEW YORK Tribune, in one ofits 'a'e
Trades upon Virginia and her white people,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
BIG BILlIARDISTS.

vignaux, the French Champion Again
Crosses the Atlantic to Try Conclu- ions
With the American Experts.
New YORK, October ia tall aud
portly man with long black hair and .
mustache, imperial and diminutive lady
with black eyes that fairly danced, stood
at the rail of the quarter deck of the
French line steamer Normandie as she
neared her dock yesterday. The couple
were Maurice Vignaux, the French
billiard expert, and his wife. For the
third time Vignaux has journeyed &C ross
the ocean to measure cues with the ma
tive manipulators of the worries Yes
terday large party of people interested
in the game of caroms greeted him with
cheers and welcomed him to America.
Vignaux will participate In a three
cornered match with George f. Slosson
and Jake Schaefer as opponents. Ine
tourney will last three nights, begin
ming October goth, in Chicago, and
s for a purse of $1,000, subscribed
by the om-keepers of that
city. Vignaux is guaranteed $1,000, The
winner will take So, 900 and the second
man $1,000. The contest Is looked Tor
ward to with great interest Slosson
will practice daily for week or so at
the rooms of the Calender Company on
Broadway. Schaefer will practice III
Chicago, as will Slosson also. Maurice
Daiy will challenge vignaux to game
of cushion caroms for 81, 500 side.