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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18
sCHUYLER ELE,rRIc LIcur
SUMNER RESORTS.
ILIRGINIA BEAcH HnrEL.

" INWItFIN HHlNNII IIVI ID,
J. r. HORBACH & co. propr.etOrs.
This splendid hotel IL nov open Orguesis.
Rates per day, $3.50 TO 81. Special rates by
the week or month according tO location.
The hotel Is furnished throughout IN tho
beat style superior beds. lighted with gas.
SIMPLY supplied vita good water. and an ex-
cclleDt table. The close proximity OF tina
Gulf stream 10 Virginia Beach preserves
uniformity, y dryness and mildneSs q
temperature n winter as well as eumurre
which ma kes his resort the most attractive
for health and for bathing Of any place N
tie Atlantic sea board. Address J Z. HDR4
BACH q CO.. Virginia. Beach HOtei. Prn-
cess Anne county, Va.
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HAY.
Average in Tldewater ........ 1000 per cent.
Middle Vlrgi'Ia 1884
Piedmont. 5000
Nallcy................ eS.62
Blue Ridge. %.
Appalachia....... 5000
Average for the Stale. 1888
Nofe.-Much Of the bay reported IL clover
which was greatly injured by the hard win
ter and 10y a drought in april. The tim
othy was far better.
COTTON.
The general average is 92.l5 per
cent. a good crop in Virginia is about
10000 bales. As some Of the peanut
growers have turned their attention to
cotton, in consequence of the low price
Of nuts, the acreage in cotton is thought
to be larger than usual, and we look
for an average crop.
PEANUTS.
91.77 per cent
With reduced area.
TOBACCO.
The average condition is reported
$500 per cent, with an increased ave-
rage in the great tobacco-growing dis
tricts. The critical time for this crop
has yet to come.
In some sections the crop has been
pinched by drought until very recently,
and tobacco did not start off well. The
Richmond correspondent of the Vest
ern Tobacco Journal was mistaken in
saying, in letter of the LIST instant,
rains have been abundant in all Sec
tons of the State" Many farmers
and planters sadly give evidence to the
contrary.
FRUIT.
Condition ofapples and grapes good
Of peaches and pears, rather low.
In concluding, am happy to report
that a large majority Of voices repre-
sent the condition of things as imprO-
wing in their respective sections. Of
course there are those who dissent, but
there are many more who take bright
view. This is encouraging.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18

The crop of 1880 was estimated at
3GG, 400 bushels from As, 800 acres-or
q little more than y bushels per acre.
There must be some mistake in these
figures.
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Horsford's Bread Preparation.

r. S. DEKLE, NJ. d.,
Townsville, Ga, snys: deem it
healthful and elegant baking powder"
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Report OF the Crop I'm Virginia.

A large percentage has been threshed,
so that the yield can now be deter
mined within very narrow limits. A
careful tabulation Of the returns, which
are more complete than ever before,
gives most remarkable confirmation
of my estimate made on June LIST. |
then estimated the crop Of the State at
2,4l3,354 bushels. As nearly as !
can now calculate the yield from the
figures of my correspondents, it differs
from that estimate by Just one THIRD
Of one per cent, and the crop will be
about LAOS, 044 bushels.
Condition for the whole State. 1920 percent.
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CARRIAGES, BCGGIEs, CARTS. sc.
SFED>, sc.

CEEDS FOR FALL SOWING
- ahRMAN CLOVER SEED IL the bes.
seed 10 SOW 20 cut FOR green food IN April or
for hay in May. seeds FOR fall sowing, All
kinds OF the best QualiIyat the lowest price.
Quotations onappllcaton. Cores pOndeuce
solicited. +. ". WOOD 4 son,
Secdsmen.
No 10 south Fourteenth street.
suI6-St Richmond. Va.
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SPRTNGN
ITO SUMMER BOARDERS.

Fresh mountain air pure water DELIGHT.
ful scenery. pleasant va Ks anu drives ftI-
road and Telegraph 10 al points. rue n.li-
ing and has>-fShlng. \ pleasant bonn.
away from the summer heat, az reasonable
rates. Address
WILLIAM NJ. STATION.
buchanan
AN S-Gts fOfefuUff comfy M
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For many years there has not been
such favorable season for this crop.
Winter oats were almost entirely de-
stroyed, generally, but the spring crop
was very fine. The returns were pro-
badly made for both winter and spring
varieties, and there is no way of Sepa-
ting them. No doubt the figures for
spring crop would run much higher.
General average OF Tide
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18

The average condition for the State IL
reported ~ only
The local droughts referred to in the
opening remarks account for these low
figures sadly pulling down the average
which hoped to report. In some dis
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MERCANTILE AGENCY.

EXECUTIVE OFFICES. 27s. 2sl, AND ass
BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
Onise6 In al the principal oities OF II,
Unlted states and Canada In London, Eng.
land; also a Seahnental and Australian eSs.
respondeRee.
VOLUMES 9SUzD QUARTERLY,
Sheets Of Changes seri-weskiy. Constant
revixiens aad prsspt astincation TO sub
sers sers. Names Of reliable lawyers whe
make collections speciality.
Its Manifestations are grester and It's busi
Hess larger than any ether similar erganiNl-
ton in Nae world conducted In one Interest,"
aAd under one management
You are respectfully invited 70 investigate
ana II In need OF any agency TO test IL abb
lily TO serve You.
RICHMOND OFFICE
No. 1919 MAIN STREET.
]. III. Witty.
Ru7 Superintendent
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EXCLUSIONS. PICNICs. &c.

I'm hStONS. AA'-NAN' " o''
TO WASHINGTON AND cf5rs1lai
L RETURN FOR s2.5O-UN- s--~s-s'--HH-'
DER TWELVE YEARS. $50.
GOOD TEN DAYS.
FROM RICHMOND AND ANY JAMES
RIVER LANDING.
MONDAY. AUGUST -. ls-j.
ALL-WATER ROUTE-BEAUTiFU "Trip
SCHEDULE:
Leave Richmond. 7 \. NJ. bermuda. $3.50
\. NJ: City Point. 9:l5 a. NJ. and other
landings at usual hour Arrive ola Point .
p. NJ. Take steamer for Washington and
arrive there \. VI. Tuesday Remain in
Washington Tuesday until ; i. VI. COR a
week II desired; then take steamer and
arrive Old POint7A. NJ. Wednesday; remain
at Old Point TIN > L. NJ. Wednesday; then
take steamer Ariel and remain aboard that
night FREE OF CHARGE aud come up TO
HVerlandlngs and Richmond Thursday, ar
irving here about 4:3O T. VI.
aul6 VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18

1857 FURNITURE 1SS5.
largest stOck-Largrst fusine,s Best
Valuo-CAnnOt be Uudenuli. -b, lore pur-
chasing call and See. Parties wanting goods
on the lnsialment plan viii not have tp pay a
bonus 81 20 pSr cent fpr fle aceoWmpia-
ton. WILLIAM DAbfkON. It3t-liBS
Broad street. Telephone. 3S5. jy IAN
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FARMERS, SOW
IL GERMAN CLOVER.

bmakes the Richest and best early feed.
improves the land wherever grown AMI
natures ito crop IN one season. since .
Introduction 10 has proved Itself one az TO
best forage crops FOR farmers, stock-rN stfs,
and dairy-men. snd when once tried :
always grown. Price % seed on app'isation.
HENRY W. WOOD scotsman.
corner Sixth AMI Marshall streets.
au Is. diOc36v9t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18

The crop of 1880 was reported 5,774,-
4s0 bushels from, or not far from, 524,-
$50 acres-eleven bushels to the acre.
This is about the same with the yield
reported for North Carolina, rather bet
ter than in Georgia, much less than in
South Carolina, and not third Of the
yield of several of the northern and
western States.
The crop of the present year is not
threshed to any extent-as the crop has
filled better than almost ever before.
| hope the yield will prove to be far
beyond the average Of 1880.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18

CTEAMER GEMS EXCUR- s.SsH.I
~ SlONS 30 DREW RY' ) @4>-aA-isAk'sS
BLUFF, PICNIC GROUNDS,
LEAVE EVERY
SATURDAY. SUNDAY, and MONDAY,
ats A. NJ. IL A. NJ. ? z. NJ, aud JP. VI.
WEDNESDAY. at > =. N.
Drewry's Bluff IS now open exclusively
luT Ia s steamer as an excursion resort and
picnic grounds, with beautiful scenery,
hOuAe for dancing, rustic seats swings,
quOiis, &c, &c., and eXcursonlsts can stop
or there and take the Gem last trip back
~ Richmond
From Twenty second and Dock streets
Leave CARS al Twenty-secOud and Main
streets. Musis and refreshments. Emerson
UIright Grand Piano.
Fare 10 Drewry's Bluff: Round trip. 2Jc.
Ne charge for children under I've years. No
improper persons allowed aboard. Just the
"trip for inValds and children.
The GBM also makes trip ~ CLARE
MONT and intermediate landings Tuesdays
aud Thursdays at 5 a. NJ, returning on
Wednesdays and Fridays. Freight received
Mondays and Wednesdays.
The GEM can be chartered at low rates.
Capacity for 500 persons. Apply early 70
X. v. OWEN, Agent
Twenty second and Dock streets.
Jy 9-tSe26
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DAMPATIKE MALE ACADEMY.

The eighteenth session H this school viii
commence on the FIRST MONDAY IN
OF T0BER. For circulars apply TO
COLONEL THOMAS Ii. CARTER.
Manquin POst-O Office,
su G-eOdtCc1 King " illiam county
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18

showing very much the proportion
Of damage that has been reported all
along. Unfortunately there were no
questions asked concerning the quality,
but it will probably soon be apparent
that the present crop will grade lower
than almost ever before. We learn
from millerS and others that the grain
is badly shrivelled in general, which is
not surprising, as there was more or
less "fy" in almost all the wheat in
the eastern part of the State, and per-
hsps elsewhere. In some sections more
damage was done by Hessisn fly than
by the hard winter, though it may be
said that the weakly condition Of the
plants consequent upon the hard winter
invited the attack of insects. All va
rieties Of wheat suffered. Bearded
wheat of the Mediterranean family,
which was formerly thought to enjoy
almost complete immunity from being
preyed upon by Hessian fly, suffered as
much rs any.
To the question, (Which variety
yielded best!" the answer was over
whelmingly in favor Of "Fultz."
Longberrisd and bearded, by some cor
respondents called Lancaster" by
others Mediterranean" comes in for
second place.
One variety that had promised we'll
dallas RuSt-Proof"-was too tender
to stand such trying winter, having
brought . semi-tropical constitution
with it from Georgia, and was almost
totally destroyed.
MARTINS AMBER" WHAT.
Having heard glowing accounts of
this wheat IS being the most promising
new variety, | procured some from
Pennsylvania and distributed upwards
OF tive hundred two-quart packages.
Very few Of those to whom it was sent
have responded to the question, " How
did Martins Amber yield3" OF the
few answers received the tenor is in
most instances unfavorable. OF course
the wheat should be judged by COM
pairing with other wheat sowed under
similar circumstances. Tried in this
way little sowed by the Commission
sr in Cumberland has done very we'll.
And at the experimental station in Ohio
it was tried with thirty-nine other va
riesies and was surpassed in yield by
but one. believe it will prove the
most valuable variety introduced since
"Fultx " came in.
CORN.
The average condition for the State is
reported rs only
The local droughts referred to in the
opening remarks account for these low
hgures-ssdlv nui1;nO down tha avorsga
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STATFS HOTEL.

NllIO Ola l-' ~ -
~ ATLANTIC CITY J.
OPENS JUNE ATTN. The leading hlts
Excellent cuisine. superb appllutmr...
Electric bells, Dire escape SC
Il. II. BROWN. Proprietor.
my 26- eOd3et W. WHITNEY. Manager
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-18

WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTI-
w TUTE
STANTON, VA.
Opens SEPTEMBER u. 1883. One u tho
first schools for Young Ladies' I'm the United
States. Surroundings beautiful; climate
unsurpassed. Pupils from eighteen states.
Refers 10 one thousand pupils and patrons.
Terms among the best In the Union. Board.
English course, Latin. French. German.
Music. &c. for scholastic year. from Septem-
Der g. June, S23S. For catalogues write 10
REV. WILLIAM A. HARRIS. ID. D..
President.
is 4-eod2m Stanton. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
What Illinois Democrats Want.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MARSHAL JONES'
OF CHICAGO, AND VARIOUS PosTMAsTERs
"BOUNCED' FOR "OFFENSIvE CRAFTSMANSHIP"
The Illinois democrats are trying to get
Cleveland to remove "Long" Jones, the mar
shall at Chicago, before the senatorial contest is
settled. They wanted the removal made before
the local election took place, but failed in that
A Congressman-elect waited upon the Presi-
dent and told him that Jones had been away
from his post at Chicago for nine weeks, at
ator and doing all in his power to hurt Morri-
son, and declared that popular sentiment de-
manded his removal at once. Morrison's
friends say that Jones is using his official posi-
tion to the injury of the great tariff reformer,
and are very much annoyed at the Presidents
allowing him to retain his power. They charge
that he has prOstituted his office for loitical pur-
poses ever since he has held it, and think there
can be no excuse for his retention. The Presi-
dent, 1t is understood, does not look at the
thing just as they do. He intends to appoint a
good man and a good democrat in the place of
Jones, ,butdOes not see the necessity Ofmaking the
change with reference to the senatorial contest
He has no doubt that the matter ought to be
looked into, but he has not had time to con-
slider it properly, and he does not comprehend
the necessity Of making sudden change with
out consideration. His idea seems to be to
ignore political reasons for the removal and to
consider it from business stand point only.
Mr.. Jones term expires about the middle Of
May. They (the Illinois demOcrats) want all
the postmasters in the state changed as soon as
possible, toO There was one postmaster they
@ Of the
that this postmaster had got half-decomposed
dead bulldog when the state of New York was
had m Of the pos
with a label on it, "This is Grover Cleveland" !"
SO that democrats had to hold their noses on
clear case OF offensive partisanship. Mr.. Cieve-
land, however, seemed to think 1t was a matter
that should have been reported to the sanitary
authorities, and has not yet bounced the post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
From Wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK, April 14-Wall Street.-The
market opened tame this morning, and devel
oped no new feature during the first hour. First
prices were generally irregular, but i'm many
evening, the Changers and New York Central
being prominent for the advance, while Della.
ware and Hudson was L per cent lower. The
lowed by declines which extended from i. to q,
per cent, but the trading was very light, Lake
Shore and Pacific Mail being among the weak.
est on the list. while the Grangers were well
held. The total sales for the first hour were
only SO 600 shares against 103, 900 yesterday
Loantng rates were: Delaware and Hudson,
1-64a1-32; Erie DDS, I-12Sa1-64; Reading, Lack.
awanna and c. b. and O., LIPS The West
Shore bonds have been weak, selling down to
2S1c, but rallying before IL O clock to %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
Alexandria AHafrS.



INDICTED FOR MURDER.-Jno.T. Downey was
yesterday afternoon indicted for the murder OF
James i. Burnett, by shooting him on Royal
street, in this city, on Sunday night, March
29th. The attorney for the commonwealth had
also prepared indictments against Jefferson
ions at the time of the shooting, but the grand
jury ignored the bill against them. Downey
was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sergeant
Smith, and he had a hearing on a motion 10
admit to bail before Justices Nails Cox and
Nicklin last night. The justices did not decide
the question.
CITY CoURr.-The corporation court VIII meet
again tomorrow, and call the civil cases on its
docket The case of George Curry. for house,
breaking, viii probably be called up before the
Della for shooting In the street. Jesse Butler for
housebreaking, and Ed. Field, for malicious
wounding, have been dismissed by the grand
jury, and Nose against Capt. A. j. Fair for as
sauit on young Pitts, and John Nowland ana
Jas Beach, for assault. have been dismissed by
the commonwealth's attorney.
RAILRoAp CHANGEs.-The dismissal OF Alex.
andrians from places on the Midland railroad
still continue. Ex-Councilmen Paul r. Evans,
roadmaster, and James f. Waddey, master
have been displaced, as has been John A. Hum
phries, q former Alexandrian, from his place at
NO NorEs.@H. NJ. Smith has been appointed mas.
ter mechanic of the Midland railroad, and ]. A.
Perry one OF the road masters--The city coun.
ell meets to-night-A coiored woodsawyer,
Ashton Alexander, fell dead with his saw In hie
hand yesterday afternoon at the west end Of
Prince street.-Charles Brown, colored. tanf-
tor of the truck house, was run over by the II,
eron street, yesterday afternoon, during q false
alarm of fire.-The distribution OF pines for thD
improvement and extension Of the AlexandGo0
water supply began to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
The Wales Habeas Corpus Case.

THE COURT IN GENERAL TERM DISMISSES THE
WRIT.
This morning, in the Court in General Term
Judge James announced the decision of the
court dismissing the writ in the habeas corpus
| case of DIR. P. s. Wales, ex-Surgeon General and
eX-chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery,
Navy department, in which he sought to be re-
| lieved from the custody of the Secretary of the
Navy. The case was argued last Saturday by
Messrs. Jere Wilson and F. P. B. Sands for the
petitioner, and Lieut. Lemly, of the navy, and
Mr.. Blair, Assistant Attorney General, for the
respondent.
Judge James said that the Secretary of the
Navy issued an order to DR.. Wales for his trial
by court martial, in which were the words:
You will consider yourself under arrest, and
Will confine yourself to the limits of the city of
Washington" The Secretary makes return,
and it appears that the restraint is exercised
under this order. The question is whether the
restraint Is of the kind contemplated under this
writ. 1t was shown by the regulations of the
navy that the restraint was not of the kind
which the writ would relieve. The order is that
he confine himself, and he is therefore free ex-
cept so far as he chooses to obey a military Or
der. In short, it was shown by DIR. Wales pc
tition that he is not under that kind of restraint
from which the writ would deliver him. This
being SO it was unnecessary for the court to 90
to the validity of the order. II DIR. Wales was
deprived OF his liberty by the court martial the
5y the petoa IS a
missed.
Judge Wylie said it was clear that no action
for false imprisonment would lie in such a case
and in the case of DR.. Wales the writ would not
relieve. The appearance of physical force is
necessary to constitute imprisonment, and
moral force is not sufficient. If DIR. Wales
violated this order he would lose his office; that
was not the use of physical force, but moral
force.
An order was then signed discharging the
writ.
The object Of DR.. Wales action was not ac-
complished, for it was to obtain ruling as to
whether regular officers of the navy are reSpOn-
sible under military or civil law for acts per-
formed as chiefs of bureaux, and the court not
deemng it necessary to decide on the validity
OF the order leaves the question unsettled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
Pen.iou Oaice Chnure..

1t has been reported among the clerks OF the
pension office that there would be a large mum.
ber of discharges this week. This report i'd
founded upon the following clause In the last
appropriation bill:
'That vacancies occurring I'm the clerical forco
OF the pension Office during the fiscal year 1856
snail not be nlled by promotion original ap-
polntInent until a reduction of $50 in all 10
made; and thereafter the number shall not be
increased, and the number i'm the several grades
shall remain as existing when said reduction il
completed"
Ii is stated at the pension office that there is
no Intention of making discharges without
cause, and the operation OF this law will be FOG
what are known natural causes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
The silver Fight in the Next House.

PRELIMINARY SKIRMISHING-THE RANDALL
CARLISLE CONTEST FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP,
The silver men expect the whole power of the
administration to be brought against them in
the next Congress, and say that the fight has
already begun over the organization of the
House. They say MIR. Randalls friends are
working for him for the Speakership, and are
backed by the administration. They charge
that the influence of the administration is now
being used to strengthen Randall. They are
very wrathful over it, and say that il persevered
in 1t will ''bust up'' the democratic party, and
they VIII crush out the administration. They
do not think that there is any danger of Mr..
Carlisle's being beaten, but they expect Randall
TO exhibit more strength this time than he did
before. The combined power of the tariff and
the anti-silvermen, they say, will be exerted to
It's utmost to this end for the sake of prestige,
ana that from twenty to twenty-five members
will be drawn over to Randall and the adminis-
tration by the use of patronage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
The Death at the Y.

JUDGE MAC ARTHUR'S CHARGE TO THE JURY
IN THE SULLIVAN CASE.
This morning, in the Criminal Court, the trial
Of John Sullivan, charged with manslaughter
in causing the death of NJ J. Riley in the col
lsion on the of the B. and o. railroad on July
18th, 1884, was resumed, and Judge MacAr-
thur charged the jury, who retired at 1887 with
the case.
After reviewing the evidence, the court said
that the conduct of the company had been crit
icised by the defense and the grand jury. The
tower at the time was not high enough for the
fagman to see, and Sullivan was required in
his duties to go from point to point to see the
signals and there was but one track. There
was certainly loOseneSs in the management of
so important piece of mechanism. If the COM
pany was On trial it would have been proper to
discuss this condition of things, and he would
not say that the defense had done wrong in dis
cussing ii. The defendant was however, aware
of the whole situation, and the carelessness of
the company would not excuse the carelessness
of the defendant. The company may be liable,
and if SO, should not escape. The question for
II they were satisfied with his explanation, they
should acquit, otherwise find verdict Of
guilty.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
The jury at one o'clock returned q verdict of
mot guilty." and Sullivan was discharged.
There were three ballots taken, standing 8 to 8,
and then entering into argument at 12:35 a
vote resulted in twelve ballots being cast
marked mot guilty."