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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
THE PRESHMEN'S FEAT.
sity Pole TO the Sophs' ChaRriu.
fphiladeiDhia Press

philadelphia Press.l
A long piece Of broken halyard
dangling from the tall pole on the top
of the cupola Of the Pennsylvania Uni
versity, with white flag about four
feet long and two wide tied to it, at
tracted the notice of pedestrians in that
vicinity yesterday afternoon as it Aut-
tered in the wind. Now and then
stronger puff than usual would spread
its folds and disclose to the eye the
figures "8S" scrawled in broad black
lines upon its surface. TWAS the SYM
bel of the freshmen's victory over the
sophomores.
Some days ago workmen were en-
gagged repairing the roof around the
cupola and left the door leading from
the fourth story open. Some Of the
freshmen Immediately determined to
seize the opportunity to flaunt their ban
ner in the faces of their rivals, the
sophomores. A few Of the more daring
spirits procured climbing-irons, nails,
hammers and rope, while others made
a flag out Of piece of white cotton
clsth and painted the figures 'ss upon
it, representing the year when the
freshmen graduate. They waited
until noon yesterday, when all the pro-
fessors were busy in their lecture
rooms, and then three or four Of the
men assembled to the fourth floor and
thence to the roof. BY breaking win
dow in the cupola they got inside, and
then, by dint Of some difficult climb
ing. made their way 70 the top. Sue
cess was now about to crown their ef-
forts. The flag was tied to the rope
and hauled up. Its fblds had scarcely
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
HE RAISED THE PATROLLS.
A MIL Paymaster Charged with Embezziing
Large Sums OF Money.

A Mil Paymaster Charge With Embezziing
Large Sums OF Money.
A Chicago special says In the early
part of the present month John j.
Mitchell, treasurer Of the Brighton
Cotton-Mills, at Brighton, ILL.,, had his
suspicious aroused by the large increase
in the monthly pay-rolls of the concern,
without any adequate reason therefor.
Investigation followed, which, it is al
legged, brought to light n systematic
robbery of the funds Of the COM
company by Frank Atkin, the supcrin-
tendent and paymaster. As Paymaster
Atkin made up the payroll and drew
the money on his own checks, he had
full sway. He is charged with having
increased the amounts due the en-
ployees to hundreds Of dollars over the
actual wages. The arrest Of the official
followed speedily upon these discoveries,
but the matter was kept very quiet.
Atkin said he would settle with the
company in full, and in compassion for
his family Mr.. Mitchell agreed not to
prosecute if full and complete repara-
ton was made. BY great exertion
$500 was raised and returned to the
treasury Of the concern by the superin-
tendent, but it was found that much
larger sum was required to cover
his alleged populations, which footed up
81 500, as far as the examination of his
transactions had gone. A new warrant
was issued, charging him with embez-
cling this amount. When the officer
went to the house of Atkin his wife, a
most respectable and intelligent lady,
gave up 5000 in cash, saying she would
not keep cent that was dishonesty
obtained. The officers also recovered
several thousand dollars from brokers
on the open Board of Trade, where the
bulk of the money is said to have been
spent in speculation. In Justice Meech's
court to-day Atkin waived examination.
and was held in $4,000 bail to answer
for his crime. In default Of finding
bondsmen he went to the county Jail.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
"FRITZ'S" FREAKS OF FANCY.
MIR. Joseph X. Emmefs Last Spree and Its
consequences.

SOetDu Ne Spftt tts
consequences.
An Albany On. ~ special of the
10Th says: Joseph X. Emmett ended
another Of his periodical sprees here
this morning after night in the Jail.
When he arrived home on Tuesday
night from Pittsburgh, the scene Of his
recent escapade, he was apparently re-
pentant. But the craving for alcohol
mastered him again, and resorting
once more to excessive drinking he
soon turned his house into demoniacal
den. Last night he became filled with
the idea that his son had married with
out the customary parental consultation,
and Notwithstanding all dcnials, grew
enraged and undertook to set his mena-
gerie of imaginary sea-serpents, uni
corns, and reptiles upon his youthful
offspring. who repealed the attack with
blow that knocked the delirious actor
senselcss. Police assistance was sum-
moned, and Fritz " was locked up in
the city prison.
Madam, farewell forever" shouted
the raving comedian, as he parted from
his wife. 81 have made my will, and
you're not in it. Take your scapegrace
of son and let him earn your bread
forever--hic-farewell."
There was crowd at the Police Court
fhis morning, and when Mrs. Emmett
and her son arrived in a landau they
were the cynosure Of several scores Of
bleared and blackened and blinking
eyes. The lady was modestly attired
in black, and, shrinking from the impu-
dent curiosity of the crowd, she with
drew to an inner office. The downfallen
actor, now quite sober, was brought to
her side. Placing his arm around her
waist he kissed his wife. and tears
moistened his eyes. For few moments
he sat at her side and talked with her
quietly, after which, on her refusal to
make complaint, he was driven back
to his home with the expressed deter
mination never to sin again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

been spread 70 the brecxs whsn they
caught the eye OF sophomore away
down below, and the magical number
acted upon him pretty much as a red
cloth does upon bull.
He gave the alarm. and crowd Of
sophomorcs rushed wildly up the stair
way to the roof to pull down the fresh
mans symbol. More Of the latter had
in the meanwhile gone up to help their
companions, snd some Of them were
busily engaged in mailing bsrbed wired
around the fag-pole to keep their oppo-
nents of. The sophs seized the halyard,
but their frantic pulls chokcd the pull
ley, and the rope broke below
the flag, leaving il aaoat high
above their heads, while the fresh
men vented their delight in loud
hurrahs. The sophs pondered over
their difficulty for awhile, but, as they
could neither climb the pole nor reach
the rope, they had to descend, leaving
the smybol Of the freshmen's victory
floating proudly in the air. 1t re-
manned there until late in the afternoon,
when the college authorities sent for a
roofer and had it hauled ANONYMOUSLY
down.
Trimble and Green, both sophomores,
made an attempt to pull down the flag
before it was removed. They started
to climb the pole, and had proceeded
some distance when they both fell to
the roof and were badly bruised. Had
it not been for the projecting tin gutter
they would probably have fallen to the
ground and been killed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
DoRberrY Barrios.

President BARRI0s, Of Guatemala,
on March 5th, declared in the Assembly
of that country that Central America
should constitute one republic, and at
the same time he made public announce
ment that he would assume the COM
mand of all the military forces Of the
various States.
That was the first announcement. In
the same issue Of the paper which con-
tanned that bombastic announcement
appears the further statement that the
forces Of Guatemala began Immediately
TO march against San Salvador. The
people of the latter republic rose to re-
sist the invasion, and on March llth
Guatemala ceased hostilities. Presi-
dent BARRIos sent request to Presi-
dent Zaldivar, Of San Salvador, that the
latter country should appoint two COM
missioners, who should proceed to Qua
temala with power to treat in the pre-
sent crisis.
And here in the same paper is the
latest Of all
"It is believed that President Bar
rios will make no further serious at
tempt to enforce his presumptuous de-
cree Of one Central American republic. "
Now, read D0GBERRY:
Dogbery:' You shall comprehend all
vagrom men you are to bid any man
stand in the princes name.
Second Watca: How if he will not
stand?
Dogbery: Why, then, take no note
Of him, but let him go.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
In Love with . Man who was Eaten.

IN Love WIN q NAN VINO was Eaten.
A Wheeling special says: There is
living at Parkersburg, in this State,
young lady who has in her possession
large number of letters which are
coveted by the War Department at
Washington, but she has so far persist
emily refused to surrender them. They
are letters from the unfortunate Private
Henry, Of the Greedy expedition. One
Of them was written only few weeks
before Henry was shot. TWAS brought
to the young lady by an agent of the De-
partment. She was betrothed to Henry,
their acquaintance having commenced
in 1879 through the medium of an ad-
vertisement for lady correspondents in
serted by Henry in the Cincinnati En-
quirer. The girl was then but fifteen
years old. She is the daughter of
prominent and well-to-do parents, who
were kept in ignorance Of her engage
ment to Henry until his last visit to
her while on his way to join the Greedy
expedition. In one of his letters Henry
narrates past experiences as o special
correspondent Of the World, and says
he will visit the Arctic regions, write
book that will make him rich and
famous, and return, marry her, and set
tie down.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
sATURDAY.......MARCHl IA. 1885.
Bismarck and Bimetalnsm.

2tbuiotSk o2ia DAttaOt1hAShA
Prince BISMARCK is the most dis
tinguishcd statesman in the world.
Not even Mr.. GLADSTONE has so wide
reputation for profound ability. The
British Premier is no doubt better as
well Is more fluent and ready speaker.
and also a moro learned man, but ne is
not the equal Of BISMARCK in the Cabi-
net.
The reader will recollect that MIR.
KELLEY, of Pennsylvania. announced
some years ago that in conversation
with him (Mr. KELLEY Prince BIS
MARCK had avowed himself most de-
cidedIy to be q bimetallist. The fact
stated by Mr.. KELLEY is no longer
denied BY the monometallists. In The
Nation Of this week the distinguished
German Chancellor is charged with hav-
ing occasioned the "recent STRINGS" in
Europe in favor Of a double standard Of
values. II declares that lac has been
"a bimetallist from the beginning ";
and that the late movement in the
Reichstag in the interest Of bimetallism
was :. inspires" by him. IL spitefiIly
adds that though he has controlled
European politics because he controls
the strongest legions, and has succeed
cd in enforcing the protective system in
Germany, he will not be able to carry
out his bimetallic notions and schemes.
These. The Nation holds. will fail be-
cause no other outcome is possible.
But we have learned that our New
York contemporary is fallible. Two
weeks ago it announced as lift had been
settled question allowing of no dis
pute that as soon as the Legislature Of
Illinois should adjourn, the Governor
Of that State could appoint successor
in The United States Senate to Mr.. Lo-
GAN. This week the same Nation
speaks as ifthe same question had been
settled on the other side, and gravely
announces, without giving any reason
for its change Of front, that Illinois will
probably have to wait until the next
Legislature meets two years heuce) for
successor to Mr.. LOGAN.
We infer that The Nation has yet to
learn a good deal. As Mr.. REAGAN's
answer to. Mr.. CLEvELAND's recent
letter states, the bankers and brokers
Of NeY York have no time to study po-
iitical economy, even if they have the
ability to comprehend the teachings Of
that science. What does GOULD. or
VANDERBILT, or any one Of the
Wall-street gang know on this subject
They hold and teach, and imagine that
they know to be true, what they read
in the New York papers. That is all.
The New York papers, in turn, go down
into Wall street and learn that Wall
street is Of the same opinion with them
selves. JAY GOULD and WHITELAw
REID agree WILLIAM ii. WANDER
BfIS and young GORDON BENNETT
kgree! Uncle RUFUS" and Mr..
GopKINs's financial contributor agree
And SO it goes. And these are the men
that are to instruct Congress.
Well, we'll put BISMARCK into our
end Of the scales. He will cause the
whole tribe Of monometallists in New
York TO kick the beam.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
DEATHS.

HUNT. Died, at Glade Spring. Va, March
18th. Mrs. ELIZA NJ. HUNT.
Funeral will take place from the residence
OF her nephews. q. l.. and r. NJ. Cary, i1s
west Qrace street, SATURDAY, March t4th,
nj A L. NJ.
SfvITER.-Died.o on Thursday, March ~,
1855. at O'Clock T.. NJ, Mrs. SARAH SlVi-
TER. I'm the seventy third year OF her age
She died In the full hope Of eternal rest.
Asleep In Jesus. blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last OF foes.
Funera notice berea fer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
win There Be WARP

The situation in Central Asia con-
tinues to be the absorbing topic abroad,
and adyices in respect thereto continue
conflicting--that is, conflicting in so
far as they afford ground for deter
ming with any certainty whether ornot
the outcome Of present complications
will be war. Nor are opinions on the
latter point at all harmonious. While
many well-inforlned people look upon
the whole affair as likely to end in
smoke, and think that none will suf-
fer except the stock-speculators, others
who have made the Asiatic problem
life study, as it were, regard a conflict
as inevitable. The latter have always
held that the final determination Of the
question which Power should be domi-
nant in Central Asia and eventually
in European Turkey was involved in
securing Herat, the key to India.
They regard the policy Of Russia in
Central Asia as simply the legacy of
PETER in respect of Constantine
pie, and in view Of this see
in the present war cloud the result
of natural preparation on both sides for
a struggle that cannot be avoided, and
must be decisive. About one thing,
howeyef, there is little diversity OF
opinion. If war is to be avoided it can
only be avoided by the back-down Of
one Of the parties, and that party will
not be England. Again Ii is gene
rally conceded that Russia has reck-
oned without her host. and that in case
of war the Bear will be taught
a lesson that will last him. Not
only has England every advantage
over Russia in the way of facilities for
concentrating troops in Central Asia,
bu in the struggle she could rely upon
the assistance of Turkey, the friend
ship of Italy, and the neutrality of Ger
many. The very fact that Russia has
presumed upon England's embarrass-
ment in the Soudan to make her present
move has united the English at home
more firmly than they had been united
for years. and whatever other questions
they may be divided upon there will be
hardly dissenting voice against war
to the knife with Russia before yielding
another inch to her. The tone Of the
English press, irrespective of par
ty, shows couclusively that the
ministry would not stand twenty
four hours were it to weaken
in this crisis; and indeed the action Of
the ministry shows that it has no idea
of weakening. 1t may be as tele-
graphed, that the Car earnestly desires
peace, but it should be remembered
that not only is the Russian war party
On top, but that English feeling has been
aroused to such pitch that the minis
try may be compelled to make demands
upon Russia to which the latter could
not accede. lis not unlikely that Eng
land, having gone thus far in her
preparations for war, may learn
from her enemy and make an ex-
cuse for a collision. Already she
has in India an army Of l25,000 |
native and 200 European troops, be-
sides 10000 armed and disciplined
police whose loyalty cannot be ques-
toned and as the tone of the Indian
native press makes it evident that Rus
STA cannot start fire in England's rear,
GLADSTONE NAV conclude that there
could be no better time for putting an
end to Russia's " nagging."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

The silver furry has not disturbed
trade, business, buying, or selling.
The broad-faced dollar Of the daddiss
buys just IS much bread, meat, coal,
or sugar as il ever did, and rolls along
the street from store to store as gently
as bycicle. "Roll on, silver moon"
Lynch6urg Adeanee.
Why pay fry cents for bottle Of
liniment when you can buy Salvation
Oil for Is cents ?
DO not throw away ycur money, but
when In need Of good linimsnt buy
Salysiian Oh. Only s. ceats.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

at is worth making q note of that
ell four of the White-House officers
whom President CLEVELAND dismissed
the other day were originally appointed
from the State Of Ohio" How could
il have been otherwise -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
The New York solons.

Speaking Of the recent seating of
Mr.. BLAIR, Of New Hampshire, in the
United States Senate, the New York
Herald, which almost always blunders
when 1t undertakes to discuss consti-
tutional question, says:
g On the same principle the Governor
OF Oregon now has the right to appoint
a senator from that State, and q like
power will fall to the Governor Of ILL
nois IL the Legislature at Springfield
shall adjourn without making choice. I"
"The same principle indeed Why
the cases are not the same at all--not
even similar. In New Hampshire the
legislature does, not meet till next
June /; and as II was elected last No
vember, it has had no chance to elect q
senator. The appointment of Mr..
BLAIR is to last "only until the next
meeting Of the Legislature that is,
til June.
10 Illinois, on the other hand, the
Legislature has had chance to elect,
and has been pretending to try to elect
for the last two months. Again: The
vacancy filled by Mr.. BLAIR's ap-
pointlnsnt occurred " during the recess
Of the legislature" whereas the va
cancy in Illinois occurred whilst the
Legislature was in session. The Con-
stitutioB in express terms provides that
only such vacancies as happen "du-
ring the recess Of the Legislature Of
any State" can be filed by the Gov
erpor.
The Oregon case differs from both
~ eshers. That Vacancy did occur
'dsrins the recess Of the Legislature,
~ 8 vas The fault Of the Legislature
~ 4 occurfsd 1t al. Itdidn't hap
pea.r Itwss caused BY the failure Of
ne Legislature to do its duty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
A Noblemau's Pets,

Lord Randolph Churchill, the youth
full leader of the Tory side of the House
of Commons, has left India and is ex-
pected to arrive in London within a
fortnight. He is bringing five live
tigers, fourteen snakes, and three very
odd monkeys, all Of which have been
presented to him by admiring Indian
potentates as Souvenirs of his visit.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
FRIENDS DISCIPLINE.
Proposed Changes 10 be Acted Upon Mt the
Yearly Meeting.
TphfIa deInhta Press

Proposed Changes 10 be Acted Upon Mt the
Yearly Meeting.
philadelphia Press
A committee appointed by the Phila-
delphia Quarterly Meeting Of Friends
has now under consideration series OF
alterations in the Book of Discipline
which has been approved by the
Monthly Meeting Of Friends Of Phila-
delphia, and which will come up for ac-
ton at the Yearly Meeting in May. The
principal changes relate to marriages
between Friends and persons of
other denominations and to min
listers of the Gospel who re-
ceiye pay for their services. The
proposed alterations have excited con-
siderable discussion among the Friends.
Some object because they think the
Discipline is complete, and that the
only desirable change would be to carry
out the present regulations more earn
estly. Others believe that, as society
at large changes, the rules for personal
conduct must to some extent be modi-
fled, and accordingly they favor the
proposed alterations as being more in
harmony with the spirit Of the age than
the present Discipline.
With regard to mixed marriages it is
proposed to discourage " instead Of
+" discountenancing" them or, in other
words, that when such a marriage is
contracted a committee shall visit the
contracting persons, and if their rela-
tons are in every other respect proper
and legal, that the Friends shall recOg-
nze the marriage as valid, though con-
tracted without their appreciation. The
word hireling" is not to be applied
to ministers of the Gospel who receive
pay for their services. This is in re-
cognition of the fact that many of those
who receive such compensation are
earnest and faithful men, very different
from the "hireling" priests, to whom
George Fox applied the word.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
re YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN

ASSOCIATION corner Of Fourth and
Franklin streets. Young mems meeting
every SUNDAY AFTERNOON at SIS. secr-
tarys conversational Bible study MONDAY
EVENINGS at $50. Boys meeting FRIDAY
EVENINGS at ..
Meetings for rsiircad-men first and third
sundays In each month In the Richmond
and Danville readins-rooms Manchester:
second aud fourth Sundays In the Chesa-
peake and Ohio reading rooms, at depot.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
sssr GRACE STREET BAPTIST

CHURCH Corner Grace and Foushee
streets).-sundsy school at 9 o'clock 4. NJ.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. WILLIAM l..
HATCHER. ID. d.. at IL o'clock A. NJ, after
which the hand of fellowship" will beck
tended TO those persons who have been re
ceived into the church during the recent
meetings. and the Lords supper will be
Administered. Preaching at night at
quarter before o'clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

The Buffalo Express says: Send in
your robin story" Wait until the new
Administration gets settled down to
the work of investigating, and robbing
stories will be plentiful.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

The Suffolk Herald says the word
ungrudging," used in Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS inaugural address, is not in
WEBSTER. And the Herald is right.
But the word is in SToRMoNrH and
in WORCESTER tncw edition) il is credit
ed to CHARLES LAMB.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
ssg~ MONUMENTAL CHURCH

Bas~ MONUMENTAL CHURCH.
Rev. JOHN b. NEWTON. Rector.-Diyine ser
vice at the church at IL A. NJ. and at the
chapel at z. NJ. Services for the coming
week and during Lent at the chapel TUES
DAY NIGHT at 8 o'clock. WEDNESDAY Az
TERSoON at the church at 5 o'clock. and
THURSDAY NIGHT at 8 o'clock In the sun
day -schOol room.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

meal Dow has fully resolved to
wipe out the Republican party in
Maine When he succeeds let some
body wipe him out, and the country will
he happy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

A Carpet KaigM. A Novel. BY HAIR
FORD fLENMIS0, author Of " Cupid
and the sphinx" Boston HoUGH-
TON, MIFFLIS q Co. 1885. Price
sl.25.
For sale BY wEsr, JOHNSTON 4
Co.
Beuid~sfose; o., New Men asd Old
Populations. A Novel. BY VIII
LIAM SIKH. author Of King Capt.
tai" "iiaee the Dreamer" &c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

If the weather of yesterday was the
result Of suspending HAzEN, we don't
know but that We wouldn't rather have
HAxES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14

Hg~ REV. w. j. p ETTlGREW
will preach at the Chapel Twenty-tfh
street, between VI and y. on SUNnAY
MoRNING AND NIGHT at the usual hours.
Subjects ofdiscourse: Morning" The Love
OF Christ; Evening - " Rest for Weary
Souls
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
A SINGLE FACT
Is WORTH A SHIP-LOAD OF
ARGUMENT.
CARrPRsyIILF. GA.


This Will certify that two members OF my
immediate family. after having suffered
for many years from menstrual Irregular
ity, and having been treated without benefit
by various doctors, were at length COM
pietely cured by one bottle OF DR.. j. Brad
fields Female Regulator. Its effect on such
cases Is truly wonderful. and well may the
remedy be called "woman's Best Friend"
Yours, respectfully.
JAMES W. STRANGE.