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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
Personal.

Mr.. Whistler, the artist, is taking
new views of the Netherlands.
Secretary Endicott is the guest Of
Richard Olney at Falmouth, Mass.
Sir John +. Millais is painting a
4" Little Nell and Her Grandfather"
Burne Jones is busy at work on four
designs depicting the Legend of the
Sleeping Palace"
1t is noted by the st. Louis Republi-
can that General Buckner, who was
one of the two Confederate pall-bearers
for General Grant, had very remark
able staff during the war, and his mill
tary family has furnished the Episcopal
Church with three bishops. Gallagher,
of Kentucky, who was lieutenant-col-
onel and assistant adjutant-general, is
now bishop of Louisiana. Elliott, an-
other Kentuckian, captain and aide-de-
camp, is bishop Of Texas. Harris, OF
Georgia, aide-de-camp, who is bishop
of the Michigan diocese, was first pro-
NOTED to this high dignity in the
Church. Another clergyman, who
came from the same strange training
school, is Shoup, West Point gradu.
ate, who left the old army and went
South. He is now d. D., and famed
for his sincere aud earnest piety, as. he
was in the old times for his daring and
reckless courage.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

TALLMAGE's SERMONs.-You CON-
mend the enterprise Of the journal
which every Monday gives you fresh
from his lips one Of TALLMAGE's SER
mons? But are these sermons fresh
The Parkersburg Journal says that
they are furnished in print, by mail,
weeks in advance Of their delivery, and
for $3.50 week set of "illustra-
tons " accompanies them.
We fear that TALLMAGE is follow
ing in the footsteps of BEEcHER so far
as concerns the publication Of his So
called "eloquent sermons" SYDNEY
SMITH ridiculed the stale" eloquence
of such preachers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
LEE CouNTY.-The Sun says !:

1.-THE Democrats Of this county met
here last Tuesday and nominated L. d.
Fulkerson to bear the banner Of Demo
cracy in this county this fall.
"a large and enthusiastic body Of
Democrats was present; the court
house was crowded to its utmost and
numbers remained outside. Speeches
were made by Colonel Duncan, General
pridemore, and Attorney-General X.
A. Ayers. Everything is harmonious
and the handwriting is plainly seen
upon the wall. Old Lee rolled up a
handsome majority last fall; this fall
she will double it. Everything favors
the Democracy. What man among us
will fail to follow the banner of Demo-
cracy when borne by L. ID. Fulkerson,
the friend Of the poor man and the
friend to education"
A. NJ. COINS, Esq, the editor of the
Sun. was one of the candidates for the
Democratic nomination in Lee county.
lie is q true patriot, and seems to have
been rendered all the more jealous by
his failure to get the nomination.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
.Iudge-Made Low.

The Providence Or. ~ Journal says !:
3" The Richmond Dispatch, in justi-
flying itself in charging the Supreme
Court of the United States with usurp-
ation,' and by way Of intimation that
we have not distinctly stated its argu-
ment, says that the Journal does not
draw the distinction between constru-
ing and legislating.' What we said
was that the Supreme Court was the
proper and only tribunal to construe
the Constitution-that is, to say what
that instrument means. The question
at bar was whether o suit brought
against certain officials Of the State was
really suit against the State, and SO
prohibited by the eleventh amendment.
The form Of the suit was not as against
the State; it was contended that the
form did not affect the fact. The ques-
ton was one Of construction. Now it
is not legally proper to say that a deci-
sion Of q court is legislation"
1t is true that "decision of
court is not legislation, but when
court lodges the Constitution and makes
q law for which there is no warrant in
the Constitution in theory or in fact, it
does not decide, but legislates. Mr..
DALLAS says: "The Constitution In
its words is plain and ineligible, and it
is meant for the homebred, unsophisti-
Gated understandings of our fellow-citi-
zens." Judge STORY says: 4" A con-
stitution of government is addressed to
the common sense Of the people, and
never was designed for trials Of logical
skill or visionary speculation" If
words ever were plain and Ineligible,
the words of the eleventh amendment
are, but STANLEY MATTHEWS and
his asserting associate justices did not
rise to the dignity Of logical skill and
visionary speculation in violating it.
They resorted to miserable subter-
fuge-took for their excuse the fact
that the Storm" Of the suit was not
against the State, when it was palpable
to the " homebred, unsophisticated I'M
Outstanding" Of any citizen that the
+" form" did not affect the fact"
and deliberately trsmpled the eleventh
amendment under foot. They as
sumed to be law unto themselves,
and if that was not legislation, in the
name of common sense what is judge
made law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
.,.. ssse1Al HerIcxs.
~ TOWN TALK
THE BARGAINS AT LEVY a DAvIys.


WE NAME A PEW:
BLACK SATIN RHADAME at Clio:
BLACK SATIN RHADAME Ut si25. qua.
ranieed equal 70 any $50 goods:
BLACK SATIN RHADZIMlR at 81. 25 and
$50. very excellent NJ the price.
65c.. sjc., s5c.
WfND0w-SHADEs. with patent fixtures.
all coloss. only SIC. pair.
VELVET RUGS at So. former price sa.2s--
lowest value ON Rugs yet;
Another case OF those SUPERB WHITE
MARSEILLEs QUILTS at So apiece.
About one days supply left OF those I2i<c
and lsc. DRESS GiNGHAMs. which we
are closing ont at &C.:
MARBLE OIL-CLOTH-perfect goods o,,
and quarter yards wildcat isc.:
The cheapest TOWELS over ofrend-els.
CANT HUCKABAcK COLORED. BOR-
DERBD T0wELs at So a dozen CREPE
IOWELS at Si.50 a dozen. Ask To SEQ
these goods.
Special low prices ON FELT DRUGGErs.
a handsome assortment OF ART SQUARES
Just received: prices very low,
New assortment OF LACE CURTAINS and
OF TAPE-BORDERED LACEs:
a pig stock OF CARPETS now open:
UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL, Mt
10 and 1870. ysrd-cheapest In town:
COLORED-BORDER
HANDKERCHiEFs. two dozen In q
box, for $50, worth s2.4O;
CoLoRED VELvErS, all new shades. a.
81:
CoLeRED DRESS GOODS at low prices;
GOOD LAWNS at SC. formerly 81 and
sc.
Don't miss your opportunity but call on
Us for all your DRY GOODS ana CARPETS.
LEVY n DAVIS,
aKso-su.w&F
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
SETENTH DISTRICT.


Rsckbridss, BotstOur,, AlIesbany. Bath,
aud Highland Deiegates-Mo About the
Convention.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch. !
BATH COUNTY, August 81, 1885.
Seeing it stated in the Dispatch that
the Democratic party throughout the
State were making fine nominations for
the Legislature, | have concluded to
give you some account of how matters
are progressing up here in the noun
tains on the outer borders of the Old
Dominion, as she now lies on the map.
The Seventh senatorial district, COM
posed of the counties of Rockbridge,
Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and High
land, represented for the past four
years by William A. Glasgow, ESQ.,,
of Botetourt, who declined a reelec-
ton, held q convention at Millboro'
depot, in Bath county, last Friday,
and, as reported in the Dispatch, unani-
mously nominated Mr.. G. p. Jones, of
Highland. There was no other name
proposed. Mr.. Jones is young man
Of fine abilities, and represented Allie
ghany, Bath, and Highland in the last
House Of Delegates. He redeemed
that election district, and gave the
Democratic party what it had not be-
fore to boast Of for many years-a
Democratic member from that locality.
The nomination of Mr.. Jones will
strengthen the cause out here. He is
. 6rst-rate canvasser, and will take an
active part in Rockbridge and Bote-
tourt, the two counties in which he is
not SO generally known as in the other
three. The delegates from kockbridge
10 the Convention stated that they de-
sired to make the most vigorous can
vass possible that having wheeled the
county into line in 1883 and held it
| there In 1884, they expected to swell
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Death OF a Venerable Lady-Other LENS.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch

Death OF venersb bic Lady-Other LENS.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
SEPTEMBER /, 1885.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Gordon, wife
Of General William L. Gordon, for a
number of years representative of the
Albemarle district in Congress, died at
the residence of her youngest son, Ma
son Gordon, ESQ.,, on Monday, August
3lst, in the ninety-fourih year of her
age. She was born in Albemarle
county in 1892, during Washington's
first administration, and she had seen
all the Presidents down to Grant. She
was personally acquainted with Jeffer-
son, Madison, and Monroe, and spent
great deal of time during her
girlbood and earlier married life
at Monticello, Of which and its
illustrious owner she had many
"reminiscences to tell. She was tho
roughly versed in public affairs, and
knew something Of the history, career,
and connections Of nearly every distin-
guishe4 person and family Of ante-bel-
lum Virginia. Her mental faculties
were perfectly unimpaired up TO the
day Of her death, and her memory was
something wonderful. She was sim
cere and devoted Christian, and died in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

neIcslons Il o27 i j, though W rsles
o<hed On su,aIl ordsft y e2o. PleSircn
NJ not 50 mnch cksotsd n pstce - =
he tops Of buyers and sellers, Aud
a the amount Of work assured.
Bas.iron Il distinctly stronger and
The whole manufacture more hope
luI, especially since the settlement
between workers and employers Ia the
Mahening Valley and ID thc sheetirou
mills about Pittsburgh. Its an snconr-
aging symptom, too, that the relations
Of labor with capital seem generally
less disturbed. The threatened strike
on the Wabash has been ayerted, aud
though two railroads are completely
blocked by strikers, and some other
strikes still continue, the general condi-
ton Of affairs in the world OF labor is
better than 1t was . fortnight ago.
The Scott Age and the other Repuo'
licsn papers which have SO confidently
charged the Republican hard times upon
the Democratic party will, OF course
now claim that the improved times are
the work Of the Republicans. We pit
wHITELAw REID against the whole
tribe Of Republican CAssANDRAs.
Let them settle the question to suit
themselves.
But we tell you that If you want
peace and prosperity to reign in this
country don't vote for msn whose
election will result in making JOHN
SHERMAN President Of the United
States, and put an end to all hope Of q
quiet South and prosperous times---at
least, for four years longer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.

Illness from a Dogs Bitc-Chanaes as the
CoIored Normal Colieae-An Engine Badly
Dsmaaed-D Died or His Wounds.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, VA, September l.
1t is reported to-day that a young
lady of Chesterfield county, residing q
short distance from Ettrick, was bitten
a few days ago by pet dog, and that
she has developed decided symptoms Of
hydrophobia. She is receiving every
possible attention.
The Board of Visitors of the Colored
Normal and Collegiate Institute, near
this city, have recently made several
changes in the salaried officers of the
institution, one among which is the
election of Armistead Green (colored),
late member of the House of Delegates,
as treasurer. A. W. Harris is still re-
tanned as secretary, Notwithstanding the
charges that were some time ago pre-
ferred against him. These charges have
never been finally disposed of, but
it is said that the Board of Visi-
tors, to whom they were referred for
final action, will meet here next week
to consider them. The public has never
yet gotten into the secret Of the mat
ter. A representative Of the Dispatch,
when the charges were under investi-
CATION some months ago, was denied
admittance to the room.
Last night as one of the freight trains
from the West was entering the Nor
folk and Western depot yard in this
city the engine jumped the track and
pulled the tender with it, partially
crushing through the bridge spanning
Brickhouse run, which passes through
the yard. The train was moving slowly
and cautiously at the time. The engi-
neer says that just before the engine
left the track he heard something break,
as it were. The engine was badly
wrecked and the tracks torn up. For
tunately no one was injured. The track
was subsequently cleared so as to pre-
vent interruption TO the passage OF
trains.
1t is stated that Charles Crump, the
colored penitentiary convict who was
recently shot while attempting to escape
from the guard in Dinwiddie county,
died day or two ago from the effects
Of his wounds. The coroner's jury
rendered a verdict Of justifiable shoot
ing.
Captain Edward Tyler, whose death
is announced in to-day's Dispatch, is
most tenderly remembered by the sur
yivors of the Twelfth Virginia regiment
in this city. He was a fayorite with
them all, and his death is sincerely re-
GREETED. ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

re perfect hith Of saiv1Iicn. Her
children were Jsnss L. Gordon for
many years Commonwsalth's attorney
for Louisa, now dead /; Reuben I. Cor
don, killed al the battle OF Malvern
Hill; Mrs. Hannah G.. Robertson, first
wife OF Judge William j. Robertson,
now dead; Maris Gordon, now dead ;
Charles II. Gordon, Of Fauquier John
G. Gordon, Of Albemarle; Alexander
T. Gordon, Of Culpeper, and Mason
Gordon, of the Charlottesville bar.
Miss Annie Bush, daughter OF Mr..
John d. Bush, who lives near the Viz
GINA Midland Junction, died Of con-
sumption at about 0 o'clock Sunday
night. The funeral took place at the
Methodist church yesterday at z. NJ,
DIR. Starr preaching the sermon.
7. s. Chancellor, ESQ.,, Of Columbus,
Ca, spent Sunday in Charlottesville.
QUIP.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
View virginia Book.
Who? Which? And What ? A Story.
BY X.Q.C. Richmond, Va: WEST,

Who? Which? And What ? A Story.
BY X.Q.C. Richmond, Va: WEST,
JOHNSTON & Co. 1885.
"X. Q. c." Excuse "?l is a vir-
ginia lady. Her little book contains
only seventy-seven pages, but if its in
cidents and plot had been elaborated,
it might easily have been made two
volume novel. As she writes, or seems
to write, with great facility, j. is to be
regretted that she did not take little
more time, and produce q story OF
greater pretensions. As it is, the style
is easy and flowing, and the book inter-
estipg in high degree. 1t is we'll
printed by WHITTET & STEPHENSON,
being comparatively free from typo
graphical errors. One inexcusable error
appears on page IS: "Is not love
enough for you and l." No proof
reader should allow such q phrase
as "enough for 1" to pass
uncorrected. "For the lands sake ,
is an expression we have never heard
used in Virginia. But IS in this Stat,
CLAIMING could not have been mar
ried without license, and therefor,
not in the manner represented in tn
story, we take it for granted, though
At first we guessed " Glance mean
Gloucester" that The scene Of tn
story is not Virginia. If tits, the mex
edition ought to tell the story some
what differently in these two particu
lars.
For sale BY WEST, JOHNSTON & Co
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
DEATHS.


GRAST.-Died. Tuesday. September I.
1888. at l o'clock p. M, at the residence OF
his parents. GEORGE E.. only son and in
Grant; aged twelve months and two and
q half days.
The funeral will take place from the resi-
dence. corner buchanan and Christian
streets. THIS "wednesday EVENING at
3ll o'clock. Friends and acqusintances are
respectfully invited 10 attend.
CONWAY.-Died. at his grandfather's
iesideDce. No. 6i6 Byrd street, Septe mber
/. 1883. at quarter past clock. JOHN H..
infant son OF j. and M. Conway; aged four
teen months and twenty days.
Dearest baby. thou hast left us,
For fairer and better cline:
Tho We our less will deeply feel.
God the wound viii help to heal.
Funeral will take place THIS EVENING
ct O'Clock Ut home. Friends are invited
10 attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

vaI1> Il Ia. ~ neel - Z lsftil'xef
and 4 bod for beaste, yielding NE
most valuable manure, ~ sus ~ ~
which we may enable our lsoora.oIy 20
grow Indian corn at the rave 2. s"en'y
to twenty-five, and some claim even
thirty. tons Of forage to the acre. .
"if the hypothesis be sustained that
Indian corn has tbs power Of gathering
iss nitrogen from natural sources, then
Il may be safely affirmed that three-
vcar-old steer can be produced upon
the waste land Of New England, at this
time. at less cost than the same steer
can be produced from Texas by way OF
the western plains to the Brighton aoas-
toirs on the basis Of the present charge
Of Texas cattle on their native plains. =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

Chesapeake and Nashville Railroad
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
says;
about two thirds Of the Chesa-
pcake and Nashville is under contract,
and the work is being rapidly pushed.
The last third Of the road, distance oil
about sixty miles, will be sub-let within
the ncxt sixty days, and the entire line
Of about one hundred and twenty-five
miles will be completed during the
coming year. This new road will be .
part Of the great system Of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio and Kentucky Central
railways.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

NEGRO PRESCRIPTION OF Ne
GRORs.-The letter of Rev. JOHN A.
CALIvER (colored), Of Roanoke, which
we Reproduced yesterday, has called
down upon him the fierce maledictions
Of his race. Six of them publish q
card denying that he is the pastor o.
any church, and declaring that he was
expelled by an association mot 6
church, notice. for abandoning his wifi
and conduct unbecoming a Christian
Mr.. CALIvER will doubtless be heart
from again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
The Hard Times.

The Democrats have had no chance
to pass any laws or adopt any mea-
sures Of any sort calculated TO put IN
end TO the hard times which Republican
legislation has brought upon the coan.
1ry. Nevertheless, the leading organ
Of the Republican party Of the United
States and the leading northern apollo
gist Cor MALONE and supporter Of
JoHN s. WISE testi6es Is follows in
It's issue Of Monday last. The New
York Tribune Of that date says:
"1hsre has been improvement in
many branches OF business during the
past week. The dry-goods merchants
rejoice in . brisker trade than they have
seen for soms time, and the buyers
from the South and West have bees 50
numerous and SO well satisfied with
The prospects Of trade in those Sec
lions that prices have been firmly
held, with . small advance in some
kinds Of woollsn goods, while the
advance Of the previous week in cotton
Goods was we'll sustained. The produc-
ton Of print cloths 10 still in excess Of
tie demand, but manufacturers refuse
70 BE- discouraged by that fact, though
foe the present Il prevents the advance
a n<;ras fnr rhich thav hopo. The as
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
Interesting Scientific Address.

A few days ago, before the American
Society for the Advancement of Sci
ence, Mr.. EDWARD ATKINSON, chair
man Of the Section on Economic Sci
ence and Statistics, delivered long
and elaborate address on "The Appli-
cation Of Science to Production and
Consumption"
Mr.. ATKINSON is always interest
ing. In this address he was particu-
larly SO. We quote:
"Whoever can attract the nitrogen
of the atmosphere and combine it with
the potash Of Germany and the phos-
pilates Of South Carolina or Canada
will add the last element necessary to
secure permanent abundance in agri-
culture at the least cost. 1t is possi-
BILE, l will even say probable, that the
solution Of this question may lie in the
one plant, which might well be adopted
on the coat of.arms of this country
namely, Indian corn. Perhaps this
symbol may be justified in the peace
full war which we have just waged
with our foreign enemies. May ven-
ture to give summary OF the conclu-
sions which we may draw from the
facts which / have presented so far as
this country is concerned?
"With respect to the primary pro.
cesses Of production, the application Of
: science, crude as they yet are in re-
, spect to agriculture, have assured an
excessive abundance in ratio to any
possible increase Of population during
this present century. There is enough
, for all and to spare"
So the disciples Of Nautilus may
hide their diminished heads.
a As to iron, in which the South has q
!. deep present and deeper prospective in
n terest, Mr.. ATKINSON said 4:
A Regarding the advances now being
made in the application of steel, he SAID
il would soon be possible to do away
: with the necessity Of moving the ores o.
o iron over long distances by rendering
' the presence Of what have been impuri.
ties in the ore Of little consequence
, thereby bringing into immediate use vas
deposits Of iron ore in the very heart o.
! our own country, which have until now
: been Of little use and almost of no value
= And when we adopt these processes VIZ
!, may then convert iron ore unto food fol
! man and beast, as they now do in Ger
many, where the waste of the basic
! process Of making steel is now treated
I for the recovery Of phosphate Of lime
= which is left in the Stag, to be converted
|. in the fertilizer. Is it not q startling
thought that modern science has con
. yerted iron stone into food?"
. He returned to Indian corn
b at may be proved that the Indial
. corn plant is analogous to clover, to tn
: southern COW pea, and to q few othe
I plants, IN being capable Of deriving it!
I nitrogen, somehow or other, from thu
r nitrogen Of the atmosphere, or from
: some natural source, and that ii need
. no expensive heterogeneous fertilizer Il
BE- applied to the soil, provided tn
! other elements are there. But Will,
i the corn has done 50 well with tn
. phosphates and potash salts, it hal
I given still larger and more satisfactor,
results whore these and farm manure
} we're used together -
IL IL r 4 a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

IL you want to put an end to Repub-
lican hard times, vote for continuance
of Republican rule. The hair of the
dog is good for the bite"
If you want to end the hard times,
vote for JOHN s. WISE. He will cause
the James river to run up hill and the
hard times to cease.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

A splendid ticket is that in Wash
ington county-for the Senate, Rhea !;
for the House, Fulkerson and Bu-
chanan-three Of the most gifted and
brilliant men in the State. With such
men i'll the Legislature as the Demo-
Gratis are putting into the field, truly
the Southwest will be proud Of her rep
resentation. "Once more to the breach,
my countrymen." Let us make il
unanimous Lee County Sun.
The Southwest is indeed honorine
herself and the Democratic party and
the State Of Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

The Providence Journal says: "The
vast mass Of all we learn comes to us
through print" Yes; we notice the
Journal has been reading the Dispatch
carefully, and has learned great deal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

The Washington Posts report says
that FITz LEES speech at Accomack
Courthouse ON Monday last was "the
finest ever heard in Accomack county,"
He was followed by Colonel W. r.
AYLETT and Colonel L. d. STARKE.
The report adds:
1.-THE Republicans also held a meet.
ing at the same place, Attorney-Gen.
eral Frank S. Blair being the speaker.
He had but few listeners, mostly col.
ored men,"
Hurrah for "our FITZ."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02

Mr.. GAnLAND's country home is =
double log cabin. Could not Mr..
HArsrEAD torture that fact into evil
deuce that there is relic Of southern
barbarism in the Cabinet?