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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
NOTICE TO RAILROAD con-
TRACTORS.

The WILMINGTON AND WELDON
RAILROAD COMPANY Invite proposals for
the GRADUATION, MASONRY. AND
TRESTLE upon that part OF their new road
between Contentnea Bridge, near Wilson
and Fayetteville. seventy miles in length.
Proflles, plans, &c, are ready for exhibit
ton at the railroad Office Of the Wilmington
and Weldon railroad, at Wilmington, y. &.
Proposals must be filed before the 25th
day or April. The contracts will be awarded
upon the 30th OF April. Contractors must
submit with their bids evidence OF their
ability to perform their proposed contracts.
Monthly payments will be promptly made.
Contractors wanting Information and
making proposals will address FLEMING
GARDNER. Chief Engineer, AZ Wilmington.
care OF Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company.
Proposals may be for the work by sections
OF ten miles. or for one half or the whole OF
the work T. r. KIDGERS,
an 2-eOd3w President.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
/" JRRsEyMAN,"
los Fourth street,
.Jersey Cjty N i
hppomattox Courthouse.

In Saturdays Dispatch, taken from
the Atlanta Constitution, were reports
Of interviews with Generals GORDON
and LoNGsTREET relative to the sur
render at Appomattox and the events
particularly the council Of war Of Con-
federate ofhcers) that Immediately pre-
ceded the surrender. In reply to the
question from the correspondent Of the
Constellation, =" Did you expect to fight
through, or cut through, IS they say"
General L0NGsTRERT says;
"No. Gordon said there would be
no trouble about it. He said he could
get through all right, and was instruct
cd to do so by Lee. The plan was for
him to pass Appomattox long before
daylight on the morning Of the 9th.
thought that he had succeeded until the
news came that he failed and Lee had
surrendered"
Again When asked, "How was it
that GORDON fsiled?" LoNGsTRRBT
replied
"Phere seemed 10 be some delay in
moving the cavalry, which l could not
understand"
General GORDON in his interview
says:
AT this council it was decided that
an effort, though desperate, should be
made the next morning TO cut through
the lines Of General Grant, and, if possi-
BILE, pursue the retreat towards Lynch
burg"
II will be seen that there is not only
conflict Of testimony here, but that
General LoNGsTnEET appears to cast
reflection upon the cavalry branch Of
the service. We now have it from the
best authority that General LONG,
STREET is mistaken and that General
GoRDoS Is correct. This authority
states that nobody was ordered to 60
forward before daylight. At the time
Of the meeting Of the council General
Ike knew the enemy was across his
route. An advance Of the Confederates
during the night, as LoSGsTREEr says
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
Personal.

The engagement Of Mr.. Emmons
Blaine to a daughter of Mr.. Joseph
MedilI, of Chicago, is once more the
subject of Washington gossip.
Postmaster General Villas proposes
to institute needed reform in the mat
ter of post-office names. That of Buzz
cards Roost, Ga, he has already
changed to Westlake.
General Barrios. the dead President
Of Guatemala, is said to have been
'the only public man in Spanish
America who spoke and acted promptly
on all occasions" and who utterly dis
regarded the conventionalities Of Span
ish etiquette.
Secretary EndicO't has rented Minis
ter Pendleton's house on Sixteenth
street, near Scott Circle, in Washington.
The residence Of Mr.. Pendleton is one
of the handsomest in the city. 1t is
located between ex-Secretsry Robeson's
and Senator Cameron's, and almost OPP
poste WINDOWS, now occupied by the
Blailes.
Small men can take encouragement
from the fact that Samuel Sherwood
Smith, Of Cincinnati, recently dead, a
brother Of /" Sol Smith," who delighted
the plsy-goers of the last generation,
was the smallest of eleven brothers,
and survived them all, attaining the age
of eighty-two. His death was FASTENED
by severe fall.
Acknowledgement Garland drinks no
liquor. When asked why he replied
that wandering through the cemetery at
Little Rock he came to the graves Of so
many bright young men who began life
with him, but who had fallen into dis
solute habits and died, that he realized
he was about the only one left. Then
he changed his mode Of life and began
the struggle that resulted in his present
success.
One Of the sensational pictures Of
the year in London will be Mr.. Colin
Hunters Z" Rapids Of Niagara" Last
autumn Mr.. Hunter went out to Niagara
and annexed, pro tem., an islet--a mere
table of rock-which stands out in the
rushing water above the fall and is
separated by yard or two from Goat
island. There he set up his easel
almost on a level with the water, and
painted the waves as they tumble
against the sky.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
Almost q Centennrian.

Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
CLOvERDALE, VA, April 18th.
Mr.. Ransom Jeter, living near Bote-
tourt Springs, in Roanoke county, Va,
departed this life on the 4th instant.
He was = man known through his Sec
ton as the oldest individual in the
county. He was born in Bedford county
on the 18th day of July, l7S6, was one
of several brothers reared in that coun-
ty, and was an own uncle of the late
Rev. j. b. Jeter, Of the city of Rich
mond. This man, who was seventeen
years old when Washington was inaugu-
rated President Of the United States,
had served under all of the Admin
istrations as man widely known
for bis zeal in the interest of the 'old-
time Democracy" lie did not serve
in the war of 1912, for the reason that
he was not drafted, and therefore never
received any pension. He had been
comparatively poor man through all
his life, but bore up well under all of
his Universities. He raised large fam
lily of children, the most Of them girls,
three Of which are still single, and de-
serve great credit for having earned
creditable and comfortable living for
themselves and for their father during
his latter days. For many years he had
been nursed and cared for by his
daughters as mother would care for
a helpless infant.
Mr.. Jeter came to Roanoke then
Botetourt) county in the year -,
while the macsdamizsd road running east
and west through the State was being
built. At its completion he became a
toll-gatherer on said road, and suisse
quently was made postmaster, which
two positions he filled for many years
with credit to himself and satisfaction
to the people. When the reins of gov
eminent went into the hands OF the
Republican party he lost his position
as postmaster. There being no means
of support left him, he being too old to
make living as q laborer. his noble
daughters put their heads together to
take care Of themselves and of him.
Dir. Jeter had been constant reader
of the Dispatch during almost its en-
tire existence. The greatest ambition
Of the old mans life was to live and die
under another Democratic Administra-
ton, and nothing could have afforded
him greater pleasure than to have been
present at the Inauguration Of President
Cleveland, but being financially and
physically disabled he was deprived of
that privilege.
This man lived about ninety-scyen
years in his sins, never having bscn
brought to knowledge of the truth
until quite recently. There was pre-
sented to him about four years ago by
. lady friend large-size and neatly
bound Bible, and he became u constant
Bible-reader from that time up to his
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
That Oath.

II has been q source Of constant won
der to us for the last week or two how
there could possibly be any doubt as to
whether General LAYTON had or had
rot taken the oath to support the Fed
ersl Constitution when he entered the
army. We could not question that he
himself knew the fact, whatever the
fact was; and so as he had himself
never put in the plea hereafter noticed.
we refused to publish . communi-
cation from Richmond lawyer in
which be undertook TO show that
General LAYTON had never taken any
such oath, the reason given being that
at the time the General entered the
army and for many years Afterwards
there was no oath TO support the Con-
stitution required Of army officers. A
few days later Ly.chburg lawyer sent
us another letter embodying the same
argument and making the same state
ments as to the facts, and rs we felt
that we were under some obligation to
publish his article it appeared in our
columns last Saturday.
Strange as it may appear, the point
at once attracted attention in Washing
ton. The Poa condemned our cor
respondents article, and concluded its
editorial with the remark that if the
fact was as claimed by our Lynshburg
correspondent there was nothing more
to be said on the subject. The New
York TribrH,e's Washington correspond
ept took up the same subject, and
treated the 7ribune's readers to
the substance of the Same argyll
ments which last Saturday appeared in
the Dispatch. But he went farther.
He let out the secret for which we had
been searching for more than two
weeks--nsmely, why there should be
any doubt rs to whether General LAW
TON took the oath in question when he
entered the army, las q cadet, or after
wsrds.) And here is the explanation
"By the act Of June ii, 1912, every
officer in the army was required to take
an oath to bear true faith and ale
glance to the United States of Amer
ica.' Such eminent lawyers as William
NJ. Evarts and George +. Edmunds
hold that the oath taken by every pub
lie officer, whatever be the form of
words employed, binds him to support
the Constitution of the United States"
Undoubtedly Mr.. EDMUNDs and Mr..
EvARTs are right. We admit at once
that when an officer swears that he
will bear true faith and allegiance to
the United States of America, he by i'm
plication swears to support the Con-
sututlon. But we 90 nos ADMIT
that that is such an oath as IS
contemplated by the third section
of the fourteenth amendment. That
section is not ambiguous. 1t means
what it says, as We have oil along con-
tended; and the oath which that Sec
ton speaks of as having been taken by
military officers is, according to the
very terms Of that section itself, the
same oath which members Of Congress,
of State Legislatures, and ex-
ecutive and Judicial officers take when
they are indicted into Office and place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
Said the Pot TO the Kettle.

Our esteemed contemporary the Pro-
violence Journa! says:
"And now comes again the Atlanta
Constitution to the consideration Of
Rhode Island politics and shows its
utter want Of comprehension thereof"
That is an exceedingly funny para
grapb-funny enough to nsutralize the
gloomy effects Of this outrageous wea-
ther. Fer twenty years the Providence
Journal has been considering southern
politics, and If it has yet given the first
scintilla of evidence Of a comprehension
thereof, that scintilla has escaped public
attention. 1t is frst-clsss authority On
astronomy, and discusses watermelons
and national aid to education very intel
ligently, but when it reaches out after
southern politics it makes terrible
spectacle Of itself. Even admitting that
what it says about tho Constitution is
sound, the Journal affords a sublime
example Of the pot complimenting the
kettle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

Issia I'd sksvsd sInnla(1k q
d<otss Of change Of hsart. Ne did
not, however, connect himself with Asy
church. and therefore never received
she ordinance Of baptism. He fire.
oueptly stated to his friends that the
lsdy who presented him with the Bible
was an instrument in Gods hands TO
lead him to Christ.
His funeral was preached from Enon
Baptist church by Rev. g. W. Beale on
Sunday the 5th instant, and a large
crowd Of friends and relatives followed
his remains to their last rcsting-place.
T. .P,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

sssuItsd Il ! nsxhthshk Win 81 shs
chnacss assinss ,sasraI In. Tss cav
airy brought up the rear. and fought
nearly the whole Of every day up Y
the evening Of the 9Th. On the night
Of the 9Th the cavalry was passed from
the rear Of the army to the front; was
in position and began the Fight At day
light on the 9th, IS ordered"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

Mrs. OLIVE HARpNAN.
Monroe. Ga. September 2. 1854
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

The Boston Herald says: "Any-
thing that is labelled Democracy
seems to be good enough for our some
times independent contemporary the
New York SUM-" Yes, even if the
article so labelled is the rankeSt coun-
terfeit possible. Witness how it &C
cepted BENNY BUTLER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
To the Editor of the Dispatch !.

How is this? 7. W. Scott recon-
mended for appointment as marshal of
the Eastern district when he resides in
Charlotte county, which is in the West
ern district? INQUIRER.
We can't answer; but we do not
understand that recommendation and
appointment are the same thing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
New Dock.

NatAonisI Parker Willie. BY HRNRY
A. BEERS. Boston HoUGHToN,
MIFrLiN 4 Co. 1885.
This is one of the series Of +" Ameri-
can Aenef Letters, edited by CHARLES
DUDLEY WARNER. In our young
days, N. p. WILLIS was one Of our
favorites. The book before us is made
up very much as some of WILLIs's
were, and, like almost ell he wrote, is
very readable. For sale by j. W.
RANDOLPH & ENGLISH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

The mistake Of the fellow who got
up the April-fool story about " soap
mountain discovered was in stating that
VANDERBILT had taken an option upon
it. IL he had said that ELKINs took
an option in it the public would have
believed the yarn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS INVITED
FOR
BINDING, RULING. WRAPPING, ETC.
COMMONWEALTH or VIRGGNfA.l

COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA.
OFFICE SUPT OF PUBLIC PRINTING.
RICHMOND April IA, 1855. J
Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned until
SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL Gs, 1888.
for all BINDING, RULING, WRAPPING.
ETC.. for twelve months from April IL. 1885.
]. FOLDING. STITCHING. BINDING.
TRIMMING, WRAPPING, ETC, ACTS OF
ASSEMBLY.
IL. FOLDING. STITCHING, BINDING,
TRIMMING, WRAPPING. ETC. JOUR-
NAILS OF HOUSE AND SENATE.
III. All other BINDING. FOLDING,
STITCHING. RULING, WRAPPING. ETC,
for any OF the departments.
Bidders must conform to the foregoing
schedule.
The Superintendent reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Contractors will be required TO enter Into
bond with secarlty to be approved by the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth, for the
prompt and faithful execution Of their con-
tracts. RUSH U. DEkh.
Superintendent o. Public Printing.
M l4-2t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

The Philadelphia Press says; "Those
Augean stables are still untouched. y"
Mistake. They have been touched, but
the job is so big that months work
has made very little impression upon
them
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
EyCURSIONg.

EUROPE.-R. +. ABBOTT, THE
~ popular conductor OF the TOURJEE
and other excursion paties in Europe for
several years past. il organizing on this side
Of the water for travel in the Old World n
select party, which he himself Will person
ally conduct throughout tho tour. thus
avoiding intermediate profits; being con-
yersant With the languages OF the countries
to be visited and knowing intimately every
inch OF the route his party affords the
MOST ENJOYABLE AND MOST ECONOM-
ICAL TRIP over arranged. A glance at the
Itinerary shows thai all who join his party
will more than get their moneys worth
ddrrss for prospectus. free. Il. T.. ABBOTT.
1877 Washington street. Boston. Mass.
ap l4-eOd6t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

A lady OF Bonham, Texas, writes: 81 have
been using your Female Regulator f)r sey.
eral weeks. and with great benefit. Ms oass
Is OF long standing and has bafied many
physicians. l have tried every medicine
could hear o. but the Regulator Is the only
one that has ever relieved my distressing
sufferings
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
PLASTIC PAINT.

NECESSITY OF WHITEW ASH
~ ENDED BY THE USE OF PLASTIC
PAINT for whitening and cooring inside
or outside OF Churches. Factories. Mills,
Dwellings, Barns. Fences. or FOR ANY
PURPOSE WHERE WHIrEWASH OR
kALSOMINE Is USED.
\ BEAUTIFUL, DURABLE, AND CHEAP
ARTICLE.
should not be classified with Lime. It's
Superiority over Lime Ii like that OF Paint.
The sanitary features of PLASTIC PAINT
are greater than Lime. HdOes not Rub, Peel,
crock, Wash or or change color. Manufac-
tured by THE PLASTIC PAINT CO,
No. 100 McElderrys Wharf
Baltimore, Md.
At Paint. Agricultural, and general stores.
Send for Pamphlet. 7-26t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
EDUCATIONAL.

THE SAUVEUR SUMNER COL
LHGE OF LANGUAGES.
TENTH SssSION-From July 9th to Au-
gust l4th.
This College VIII be opened ON JULY 9TH
at the University OF Vermont Burlington,
VI.
BRANCHES TAUGHT: French, German
Italian, Spanish, Latin. Greek, Sanskrlt,
Hebrew, Anglo-Saxon. Comparative Gram
mar. Formation Of Modern English from
the Norman Conquest.
FACULTY rs teachers. Attendance last
year, ass students. Circulars Will be sent
70 applicants by Professor a. y. Van Daell.
l7l5 spruce street. Philadelphia; Professor
r. /. Merchant, ShurtlefT College. Upper
Alton, ILL.,; Professor J. II. billiard. Norfolk,
Va. 4: and by l.. SAUVEUR Ill. d..
ap 1880 Germantown. Pa.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
OFFICE or CITY WATEE-WORKs,
RICHMOND. Va Aprll IL. 1855.

NOTICE.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this office till
SPIN. FRIDAY THE nth INSTANT
FOR CLEANING OUT MARSHALL RE-
SERNOIK AS follows:
FOR REMOVING THE DEPOSIT OF MUD I;
FOR REMOVING ALL THE BRICK
WALLS. the brick to be cleaned and
stacked on tho outside;
FOR REMOVING THE MIDDLE EN-
BANKMENT;
ALSO.
FOR LAYING \ BRICK COPING on THE
INSIDE AND AROUND THE ENTIRE
BASIN, AND FOR REPAIRING AND
POINTING UP THE OLD BRIO h
WORK. all TO be done with the best
Portland cement-iO lime IN BE- Bed.
The contractors must state In what time
this work can he done and To give bond and
security.
The Committee on Water reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
For further information apply At THIS
Office. J. BOOTON HILL
Assistant and Acting superintendent.
an 1D-St
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
CHINA. GLASSWARE, Ae.
GLASS. GLASS. GLASS.
n D W L0 OK!

IMPORTED AMRERlSA and oiher e"io'N
Of PLAIN aud l.. ID. GLANSWAEE in ,.'-S
and single pieces.
DISNER-SETS. TEA-SErS. CtlANbn"-
SITS, TIN TOiLEr.SErS. LAMP>. 10. ~
THOMAS JACKSON,
a-eodtaiy2l sos east Broad S,geeh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

COTTRELL.-Died. at the residence Of his
sister in Amelia county. Va, April IL.
1850. WILLIAM ID. COTfRELL. son OF VI.
:. Cottrell, In the twenty ninth year OF his
age.
The remains will be inferred at lakewood
from the Richmond and Danvile depot at
O'Clock TUESDAY, April 14th. Friends
and acquaintance OF the family are re-
spectfully Invited TO attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

"JoHN SHERMAN has become con-
vert to honest politics." Great good
ness JOHN is not going to join the
Democratic party, is he?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

According to Russian accounts the
situation in Central Asia is this; The
roaring Afghan lamb bit the gentle
Russian bear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

"The next time that Michigan holds
a State election somebody should wake
up the Republican party" 1t strikes
US that the Democrats woke it up the
other day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
How TO Attract Immigrants.

We said word in our last issue in
favor Of the making Of good roads in
Virginia. We have heard ofpersons who
had intended to settle in this State who
were induced to change their minds by
the condition in which they found eur
county roads. Below we publish COM
municstion which attributes our failure
to attract immigrants to the fact that
persons owning lands they wish to
sell do not sufficiently advertise
the same. in this opinion the
writer Of the communication agrees
with our Minnesota correspondent
Of last week. No doubt there are
various causes. One of them is the
presence Of large negro population.
We who have been accustomed to living
in such q community all our lives can
hardly realize how strong are race an
tipathies among white men who have
never lived amongst negroes. Even the
people Of the North are apt to have
these antipathies, which are totally un-
known TO the whites Of the South in
the characteristics which those antipa-
thies assume in the minds Of the per-
sons Of whom we speak. The commu-
nication we have mentioned reads as
follows,
New YORK CITY, April IL, 1885.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Dear Sir,-The question, A." Why Vir-
ginia, with her fertile soil, fine climate,
short winters, and good markets, does
not attract more settlers to her do
main 2" was noticed in your editorial
of the 2lst ultimo, and will be one Of
the topics to be discussed ut the Farm
ers' Convention TO meet shortly.
In my opinion this question is merely
one of advertising. When a merchant
wishes to call attention to his goods he
makes it known through the public
prints and through agents or drummers.
This has been the course OF the western
States, and it should be the course Of
Virginia. Let the Old Dominion send
her agents to Europe to induce immi-
grafton, and to New York to turn some
OF the tide also southwark. Have Cir
culars and pamphlets written in good
plain English, French, and German for
circulation here and abroad, showing TO
all the advantages Of Virginia compared
70 other States Of the Union.
A short paragraph giving the situa-
ton, population, railroad facilities,
manufacturing and other statistics Of
every town and village printed on the
ordinary business envelopes end letter
paper Of each merchant would serve as
q messenger wherever it went and help
to give an impetus to immigration Of
desirable settlers.
This is q western plan, and there ia
no reason why by following their
methods we may not profit as they have
done. Yours truly,
"JERsEyMAN,"
les Fourth street,
Jersey City, N. j.
We are afraid that the public schools
Of Virginia, outside Of the cities and
few counties, are not as good as intend
ing settlers demand. The western and
northwestern States have great advsn-
tage over Virginia in respect Of facili-
ties for securing q good education for
every child in the community. There
the public schools occupy the first place
in every aspiring mans mind. Here
the men who have the power dole out
in too many cases an insufficient sum to
make the schools what they ought to be,
and " nobody is to blame"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

OFFICE CITY COLLECTOR,
RICHMOND. VA, April /. 1885.
7 ICENSE-TAX.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
HornfOrd's Brend Preparation.

]. EMMETT BLACKsHEAR, NJ. D.,
Macon, Ga, says: 1T is the only
Baking Powder which restores to the
flour the nutritive elements Of which it
is deprived by the refining process ;
while in giving lightness and porosity
to the bread there is none better"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
| have analyzed the whiskev known

have Analysed the whiskey known
lnder the brand of "B Select" con-
trolled by Messrs. Walter d. Blair &
Co., Richmond. Va, and find it free
from fusel oil and other impurities, and
recommend its use for medicinal and
family purposes.
j. b. McCAw, NJ. D.,
late Professor of Chemistry,
Medical College of Virginia.
January Is, 1872.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14

A. Blythe, sx-United States marshal
Of South Carolina, who has been on
trial at Charleston for rendering false
accounts against the Government, was
acquitted Saturday.