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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-27
DYEINa AND SECURING.

V'HE LITTLE FRENcHM AN ciea ms, press
l. and dyes coats, vests and pants, rem
dering them good as new. Hats dyed aud
blocked. Ladies' dresses, ribbons, sashes,
plumes. etc. cleaned, dyed and pressed. Re.
pairing gentlemens clothes Specially. Sat-
tafaction guaranteed, Washington Street.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-27
Monty TOLoAN.

M ONLY TO LOAN IN SUMS OF 500 AND
wi UPWARDS, on easy terms. W. b. PAT
TERsON 4 CO.. Waco. Texas
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-27

THE store-house heretofore occupied by
l. Eaton q guinsn South Fourth stree. 25x
loo feet. Tho most moderate terms given.
Apply TO J. x Elgin.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-27
CHEAP COLUMN

\AfANTRD--loooo chills-Pselers ohih Gne
w Fever syrup, warranted to cure every case
or money positively refunded. For sale at
r. Peelers drug store.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-27

CoRD.wooD FOR SALE. ORDERS LEFT
~ at Moo. ~ Thompson's will receive promp
attention. MRS, N. II. KIRKPATRICK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
OUR LOCAL AFFAIRS.
WESTMINSTERS BADLY BEAT.
The virginia. Rattle Their Pitcher aud Win
an Easy Contest.

The virainias Rattle Their Pitcher aud Win
an Easy Contest.
The Westminsters, an amateur cluo
Of Westminster, Nd, made their first
appearance on Virginia Park yesterday
afternoon, and, although they had won
a game each from the Trentons,
Nationals, and Baltimores, they proved
no match for our boys, and were easily
defeated by the score Of 10 to 3. Pyle
pitched in fine style, and was only
found for two hits in the five innings
which he pitched. At this point
he and Greenwood exchanged places.
Greenwood retired five men on strikes,
and was only punished to the extent OF
two hits in the three innings pitched by
him. His pitching, like his fine bat
ting and brilliant catches on short,
won the most flattering applause. Each
club made several errors, but the yisi-
tors, unfortunately, were made at such
times as to prove very disastrous.
The weak point with the West
minister's is their batting, although
they play well for amateurs, and
in Zecker and Clabaugh have two
players who would be of valuable
service to any professional club. The
home.run and three-base hit by Green
wood and the superior batting of House
holder, together with two fine catches
made by the former, were the most
brilliant plays of the evening. House
holder filed Latham's place on first
base in most acceptable manner.
Higgins, too, did fine work. The ap-
pended score tells the rest:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
An atd Arm. 1x,uIr's History.
Washington lGa.) correspondence Atianu
Constitutional

Washington (Ga.) correspondence Atlanta
constitutional
Your correspondent was shown at
residence here veritable curiosity
chair absolutely new, SO far as It's con-
dition goes, which has a history OF
about two hundred years. In the mid
die of the eighteenth century smuggling
was very rife in Scotland. Quite a
number Of prisoners were confined m
an Edinburgh Jail under this charge.
Their sentence was death. As usual.
the popular sympathy ran out to the
smugelers. They contrived a plan to
escape. which was through hole
in the wall. A man named VIII
liams. q giant in size, insisted upon
getting out first, but when half
way through he became wedged and
could go neither one way nor the other.
This broke up the whole scheme, and
brought upon the prisoners increased
vigilance. Williams regretted that he
should have been the cause of misfor-
tune to others, and proposed the only
reparation he could make-that as they
were driving to the gallows be would
engage the guards in a fight, while the
other prisoners should take advantage Of
the excitement and escape. The plan
worked well. Williams was hanged,
and his companions. aided by the
crowd, escaped. Those suspected
of completely in this work found
it necessary to leave, and a body
Of seventy of them settled upon
Broad river, in this county. Among
these people were John and Holman
Freeman, who brought with them q
chair Of magnificent workmanship. Fol
wears il was used as the chair of justice
in the settlement. Judge Junlus Hill
yer's mother was a member of thi!
family Of Freemans. At the sale o
her fathers property Nr. White, o
Boston, Mass, bought this chair, an
later it passed into the hands of Pow
hatan b. Thurman. Since then it ha
passed through several hands, and /
now in the old Heard mansion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
NtFrtuia faIsrtcsy.

A New Yorker. writing from Vlr-
gina, pays a pleasant tribute to the
people of the old Dominin. Speaking
of their courteous and conslderate
ways. and their strict attention to the
small. sweet courtesies of life- he says
'The yirginians lose a good deal OF
that worthless commodity, time, in the
Observance Of the most remarkable
code of etiquette ever invented. IL
used to be, and in a measure Is stili,
considered the height of rudeness for
one person in driving to pass another
person on the road II will be
seen at glance the result OF this
system. The slowest coach on the road
could keep all the others behind
it and it will also be seen that time
and distance were relatively Of no iIn-
portance. Even now, when Virginia
has been hustled and jostled along in
the great movement called progress, the
people yet apologize when they pass
each other on the road. Ii has also
been alleged that q really hlgh-bred
Virginian never so far forgets etiquette
as to inquire Of stranger where he
was from, because tie stranger might
be forced TO acknowledge that he was
from some other State than Virginia,
and it was only charity to spare him
this mortilying admission. IL Is 4
hotly disputed point, and has been for
the last 300 years, whether a guest
spending the night with his host should
make the move to go to bed, or whether
the host should. The opposite sides OF
this momentous question were taken by
two ancient cavaliers in these parts.
! At Eagle Point the host always pro-
posed to 60 to bed, and at Warner Hall
the host invariably waited for the guest
to advance the proposition. One night II
came to a test. The master OF Eagle
Point went over TO Warner Hall 70
spend the night. Midnight came. Both
host and guest remained politely obliy-
ious Of the flight Of time. One by ont
the family and other guests dropped
off. Still the two old gentlemen sat al
and conversed amicably, and were eyi
IDENTIFY prepared to die in the last dltcl
for their principles Of etiquette. Tn
whole night passed. They replenishe'
the fire and the candles, but neve
alluded to the going-to-bed ques
tion. At daylight the next morning
when the darky came in to make tn
fire, there sat the two old Trojans
conversation had never tagged, an
they were still hard at it. II was on
Of those rare tests which satisfies bot
parties, as each was never tired Of tel
ing how be got the best Of his adyel
sary and forced him to sit up all nigh
rather than yield an iota Of principle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
CaDitOI NOfes.

The Board of Sinking-Fund Commits
sioners Of Virginia met yesterday and
opened the proposals to sell Virginia
new 3 per cent. bonds. The following
offers were made: 10000 at SO, 49,
500 at 1925, $4,000 at 5S.S74, $1,000
at $500, $1,000 at 5s.23, $4,000 at
5S.43, IS, 600 at 5S.G1, IS, 900 at 1922,
5000 at 1914, 10000 at $3.50, and
100000 at 5S. The commissioners de-
clined to purchase any of the above
bonds except the 100000 at SO, which
were offered by Thomas Branch,
amounting to Sll 600.
The Governor has removed the po-
litical disabilities of Charles Gee, oi
Prince George county. lie was con.
victed Of unlawful cutting $50 the re-
cord states, and sent to Jail for one
month and fined 800. Gee is Re-
publican member Of the House Of Dele
gates.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
After Eleven Years.

A Wilmington DELI special says ::
Eleven years ago Robert j. Norris, of
Newcastle, then a lad, ran away from
home and went to sea, aud a few years
later his vefel was lost and it was sup
posed that IL had perished. A day or
two since his mother was greatly sur
prised by receiving from him a letter,
in which he stated that he was in a
regiment Of the British army in India,
and that he was about to enter the Sec
ond battalion, Royal Warwickshire
regiment, which was soon to proceed to
the disputed English-Rus'ian territory
in Afghanistan. lie enlisted in the
British army under the name of d,
McCroll. He now desires his mother
to send an affidavit proving his identi
ty, in order that a neat little sum o.
money which he has saved may be Sc
cured by her in case Of his death.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
= RICHMOND VA. MORNING.

origin and propagation Of cholera,
whether the late discoveries Of Koch be
true or merely speculative, all SANTA
rians agree that imperfect sanitary con-
ditions are necessary for its continued
existence in secondary centres. Hence
the seaport towns of England, in con-
slant intercourse with India, where vi
rulent cholera prevails, have not been
infected because they are kept in excel
lent sanitary condition. On the cou-
trary the French and Italian citie',
which have suffered dreadful mortality,
are the dirtiest cities on the Medterra-
mean shores, and Spain, now decimated
by disease, is ignorant and regardless
OF sanitary science.
Can the City Fathers, whose duty it
is, according to the charter, "to pre-
vent contagious and infectious diseases, )"
permit Shockoe creek longer to fill the
air with the germs of disease! The
improvement for which contend is not
sectional or local. 1t affects the whole
city, and has been repeatedly recon-
mended by the Board Of Health as es-
sential to health.
1t is with some hesitation | submit
the above facts and argument TO the
consideration Of both branches of the
Council. But, however reluctant | may
be, am so fully impressed with the
advantages which will accrue to this
my native and beloved city from the
improvement advocated, both as 1t af-
| fects the lives of our citizen. and also
/ their pockets in the enhanced value Of
assessments and consequently increased
revenue, that I feel it an imperative
obligation resting on me as represen-
tative Of the eastern portion Of the
city to make again this appeal in its
behalf. To say more will be a work
Of supererogation, and it cannot
be that the Council will continue to
turn a deaf ear to proposition SC
reasonable and beneficial. | conclude
with the hope that generous and wise
rivalry will induce the Council, without
further delay, to appropriate sum suf
ficient for the gradual improvement o
the creek, and with the request that
this communication be read and dispas
sionately considered by each repre-
sentative Of the city, | most respect
iully subscribe myself the advocate 0
this indispensable sanitary measure.
K. G.. c., 22l Governor street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
A RlvERvlLLE MYSTERY.
SHOT HIS SISTER-rMLAW.

R,psrts "a 70 the shsstisa sf
u,.. s,,n. Turner bs william n. mar
tin, &c.
rspeclal telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
srAPLEroN, VA. August aJ.-rhe
reports regarding the shooting, at River
vile on Sunday night last about
o,clock. of Miss Bette Turner by her
brother-in-law, w. II. Martin. a mer-
chant. and agent for the Richmond and
Alleghany Railway Company at River.
vile. are conflicting. Martin claimed
il was accidental, he mistaking her Tor
a burglar. lie fred two shots al her,
the second one taking effect IN the
right shoulder and passing along the
arm for some distance. Another 'er-
sion is that the shooting was done IN
anger.
His wife repeats the FIRST version, and
insists upon il as the correct one. The
girl declines to say much about the
matter. She says she thinks Martin
did not do it intentionally, but will not
swear he did not. There are but four
peonle that know the truth Of the mat
ter-the girl, her aunt, and hr. aud
Mrs. Martin.
All the neighbors were attending
protracted meeting at St. James church,
a mile away, and knew nothing OF the
shooting until Mrs. Martin, the mans
wife. rushed into the church looking Tor
the doctor. The doctor cut the bullet
from her arm, and reported thatnothing
serious would result from the wound.
r Martin left for parts unknown the
following night Monday, August l1th),
taking all available money, but leaving
collectable bills enough to satisfy all
creditors. Besides his stock of goods,
on which there is very slight debt,
Martins assets far exceed his iiabiii-
ties. He was doing good trading
business, and his leaving his family
and business in the manner he did viii
be a ninc-days' wonder to every one.
Some claim that he will return, but his
wife SAYS he will not. The matter Is
likely 10 remain mystery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
Held fer Murder In Hayti.

A Philadelphia special says : Cap
tain Dickson, Of the schooner Mabel +.
Stables, which arrived at this port to-
day from St. Mark, Hayti, reports that
just before leaving the latter port his
entire crew Of four men were arrested,
charged with numbering policeman.
The vessel had her clearance papers
and was oil ready to start on her voy-
age on August Sd. The crew went
ashore to spend their last night, and
they met other sailors on land. During
the evening a number of groggeries
were visited. Toward midnight the
crew, with their friends, started down
to the wharf, where the sailors, who
were to leave the following morning,
intended to board their vessel. They
were singing songs when an officer
stopped the leaders and ordered them
to be quiet. A row followed, in which
the officer was shot and two Of the sail
ors were held for the murder.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
4 CORRECTION.
Rrtcfs md Personals.

The northern mail due here at half
past 10 o'clock yesterday morning was
one hour and half late, caused by a
delay of the train between New York
and Washington.
Mr.. Thomas j. Wood, substitute let
ter-carrier, has been promoted to aux
iliary letter-carrier, in place of Louis j.
Becker, resigned.
Antonio L. Lucas has been appointed
clerk in the mailing department to fill a
vacancy
Mr.. Allen Talbot and family, Mrs.
Charles Talbot, Dir. j. p. Swords,
Miss Lizzie Swords, Mrs. Junius A.
Morris, Mrs. J. b. Tinsley and child,
Mrs. A. L. Kent and child, Mrs. Will
liams, Miss Hattie Williams, and Mr..
James Branch arc at Cape May.
Mr.. Daniel Stewart, Charles L. Todd
and wife, two children, and nurse 7.
II. Elicit and wife. and Miss Carrie El
lett are at the Park Hotel, Deer Park,
Nd.
A committee, consisting of MeSsrs
W. II. Brauer, Andrew Cayenaugh, ant
W. J. Epps, yesterday chartered spe
cial coach attached to the train fol
Ncwport's News, and. with a party Of
about sixty-five couples, spent the day
in dancing and fishing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21

"a thick-set little man Of fifty is
4 pen-picture in outline of the man who
directs the most widely-circulated news
paper in the world. 1t is NJ. Marinoni,
and he seemed full Of happiness as. sit
ting with his beloved Petn Journal be-
fore him in ths garden Of his charming
chateau between Monaco and Nice one
day recently, he talked with q visitor
concerning the circulation Of that sheet.
NJ. AarinOni is printer by trade and
= maker Of presses. The Petit Journal,
founded in 1861 as "a purely literary pa
per, had reached in 1870 circulation Of
100000 copies daily. Fifteen years
ago it became political, and since then
its circulation has grown to 100000.
or that number $4,000 are sold in
Paris I, 100000 in the provinces and
abroad. NJ. Marinoni says ono reason
why the Petit Journal has succeeded so
amazingly is that it "is above ali
things decent and respectable news
paper" Another cause Of success is
the excellence Of the daily story.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
Police COurI.

The following cases were disposed Of
yesterday;
Ananias Dawson (colored), felony.
Dismissed, having been married.
Missile Hill, Sallie Long, and Della
White (all colored), disorderly and
using indecent language. Dismissed.
Michael Percival, desertion. Con-
tinued until Friday.
Multa Cousins (colored), bad Ian
guage. Dismissed.
Daniel Johnson (colored), assault.
Dismissed.
George W. Timberlake, trcspass.
Dismissed with costs.
Il. Ii. Roy, drunk. Fined 81 and
costs.
Della Voolfolk (cOlored), assault.
Dismissed.
William Branch (colored), threaten
ing to kill. Discharged.
Thomas Thornton, assault. Sent on
to the Hastings Court.
j. J. Barker, assault. Fined 5000.
Appealed to Hastings Court.
Major Williams, peddling without Ii
cense. Fined o..
Nat. McGehee, transferring pasSen.
gers to other than the hotel. Dismissed
Nat. Williams, felony. S.nt to tho
grand jury.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
WlSITINGTON AND LEE.
Trustees MeeunE Professors Eleoted.

Trustees MeeunE Professors Elected.
Especial telegram to the Dispotch.i
LEXINGTON. VA, August 20.-Tho
Board of Trustees Of Washington and
Lee University met to-day. Rev. John
2. Stridcr, ID. d., Of Staunton, Mas
ter Of Arts of this university, aud dis
tinguished for his learning, ability, and
culture, was unanimously elected to
the chair Of moral philosophy and
bellcs-lettres, made vacant by the death
Of DR.. kirkpatrick. Mr.. D. G. Hum
phrcys, civil engineer, Of Missouri. was
elected adjunct professor of applied
mathematics. Mr.. Humphreys Is a
distinguished graduate Of the unlyer-
sitv. is attached to the United States
Engineer Corps, and i, nov near Fort
Benton engaged in a survey Of the Mis-
souri, river.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
NOTORIOUS R0BBER.
Tried for Mail. Robbery Amer Serving a Term
for Another Offence.

for Another Offence.
A San Francisco telegram says One
of the most notorious stage-robbers on
the Pacific slope is again on trial for
one of his characteristic offences, after
having been only very short time out
side of the penitentiary. His name
u William Smith alias C. p. Wei
busch. Smith wss convicted Of ritilng
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s treasure-box on
board the stage from Milton to Sonora,
on December 90, 1881, and sentenced
TO San Quentin, and was released yes
terday, having completed his sentence,
less allowance for good behavior. lie
was quickly rearrested by the United
States marshal on warrant charging
him with having robbed the mails on
the same stage. On being arraigned in
the United States District Court yester-
day he pleaded not guilty. Smiths
greatest exploit was the single-handed
robbery of Wells, Fargo Co.'s
express on the stage from Sierra
Valley to Truckee, on June %,
1881. While he was waiting in am
bush for the stage a light wagon con-
tanning seven men appeared. The rob-
Der captured the conveyance and stood
the occupants up for an hour and half,
until the Sierra-Valley stage arrived.
This contained four passengers, all OF
whom were compelled to get down ex-
cept the driver. who was obliged to
break open Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S box
and hand out the contents. While thl,
was going on two other vehicles ap'
preached and the driver Of each wa
compelled to get down and mingle with
the other prisoners. At the close o
the afternoons performance Smith hac
thirteen men. sixteen horses, and foul
vehicles under control Of his double
IorrolIaI cbOf Ouu
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
Fire Last Night.

At ll:30 O'Clock last night an alarm
Of fire was turned in from Station 20,
corner Fifth and Main. 1t was caused
by fire in the third story Of the new
tenement No. 10 north Fifth street,
built by McGWre & Elicit. This story
was occupied by Mr.. Thaw, and the
fire was accidental, and was soon put
out by the fremen, who were'promptly
on hand. Damage trifling.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
Learning by Wall.

Mr.. F. g.. De Fontaine, the author
Of Condensed Long Hand, n volume
Just isssed, has arranged to give In
struction in his system by mail, and
guarantee. to usually rapid writers a
speed Of one hundred words or more
per minute within a month. With
Short hand this cannot be attained in
much less than six months. The charge
for the course is only five dollars. This
is an admirable opportunity for law
yers who desire to take down evidence,
clergymen, corresponding clerks, and
young people generally to acquire an
art that will be useful in every depart
ment of life. The price Of the volume
is s1.25, and the author may be adj
dressed, care Of Hale u Son, 6G Reade
street, New York.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
steinray Piano and Richard Wagner.

When his piano was sent to Stein
way for their latest improvements he
wrote:
81 miss my Steinway Grand as one
misses a beloved wife; it is wanting
constantly, wanting everywhere. no
longer indulge in music since the Grand
is gone, and trust its absence will not
be too long protracted."
ISignedl RICHARD WAGNER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21

nominate candidates for the Senate and
for the House Of Delegates. As to the
date of the primary the City Committee
will confer with the Henrico County
Committee.
About the only debatable question
after the date Of the primary is fixed
will be as to whether the voting shall
be by ballot or rird roce.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21
Old Hanover Troop.

The surviving members of the old
Hanover troop Of cavalry, which went
into the war with Williams c. Wick
ham as captain, will hold its annual
reunion at Ashland Park next Tues
day, the 25th instant. Every prepara-
ton has been made for the comfort and
enjoyment Of all who may be present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-21

rho would appreciate TIE pretty things
at this season Of the year and until
frost destroys them. Why not place
them in the hands Of the inyalids, max
ing a CHEEKY moment to them that often
may aid in their restoration? If a
society was organized for the work of
distributing them weekly there might
be much good done with those that
now 60 to waste. | will be pleased to
extend all the aid in my power and
place at their disposal some every week.
II. A. CATLIE.