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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-20
mAnlNE INrKLGxGxNCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. JANUARY 10. 1855.
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PORT OF RICHMOND, JASuARY 10. 1855.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Old Dominion. smith. New York.
merchandise and passenger, q. W. Allen q
steamer Ashland. Pannin. Phnadelphia.
merchandise and pasNfugers.
Brig jonas Rein (Norwegiapf. Rathje.
seventy days from Rio Grande do Sui.
CLEARED.
Barkentine Sirius (Nerwsgianl Holm.
Bahia. flour, Gaiiego Mills Manufacturing
Company.
PORT OF VIEWPOINTS NEWS JAx'y 10
lBy telegraphl
ARRIVED.
steamship Johns Hopkins. March. Prosi-
dence. and sailed for Norfolk.
Steamship North Durham (Britishh Nsw
York, TO load corn.
steamship Acorn ts,rttishl. New Orleans,
steamship Manhatwn. stevsnA New
York. and sailed TOR W eat rbint
schooner Lavinla Campbell. frankiin.
schooner Chsrlcs A. iirIss~ sIaannes,e.
Sehsonss Eim cry. E,hsrsase. Now hs.l-
ford.
stespship Katy lusi'shl Rousn having
Steamship Advance. ,eers. Ro do Ia
EerV ts0 ~. JhOiras.
Ssesmship ht~evil,c lnrssisAs poss.
Shal1csS. tDK.. wheat
schconer Mabel Phillips Harpen PQEs<~
mouth, y, H.. coal. Chesapeake spf uoso
HAiiwpy Company
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-20
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, January l9.--virginia
past-duc coupons, 3ls; new lO-40's,
81: new Us, sig. Bid to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-20
THE NORFOLK POLICE.
A Committee OF Investisatisn that Is Going
60 the Bottom of Things.

A rommitfee OF fnsestigation that Is Going
60 the Bottom Of Things.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
NORFOLK, January 10, 1885.
The committee appointed by the
Council to investigate the charges against
the police force and the Board Of Police
Commissioners and Mayor Lamb met
at police headquarters to-day.
In the early part of last spring, soon
after the difficulty between Mr.. Zachary,
of the Board, and the Mayor, the police
made a raid on a colored gambling
house and captured number of men
and boys, together with certain articles
Of gambling material. Complaint was
made to the Mayor by the keeper of the
house, and he suspended the officers
concerned in the raid, charging them
with unlawfully entering the house and
robbing it Of money. &c.
A meeting Of the Board was then
called, and the Mayor was asked by the
other two members to swear to charges
preferred, &C.. but he declined. stating
that he was not ready for trial. He
was asked to appoint some day, when
the charges would be made. in proper
form, but he said his witnesses were not
present, and he could not fix time.
He then retired, and the other members
of the Board relnstated the officers who
had been suspended.
The Mayor in his late message re-
views the history of the case, renews
his charges that the police, accompanied
by notorious saloon-keeper. had en-
tered the house unlawfully and taken
away hundreds of dollars, besides
cigars, &C.. that at the meeting of the
Board aforementioned an attempt was
made to browbeat him in his court
room. &C.. &c. He then draws a COM
parison between the old and the new
police force. charging that VIGOROUSLY
bad characters had been put on the
force, and washing his hands of all
"blame" in the management Of these
men since they were appointed.
The committee of investigation or
ganized, and first heard from the Chief
of Police statement, in which he testi-
fed to the efficiency of the present po-
lice force. and mentioned several in
stances in which incompetent men were
appointed by Mayor Lamb. He thought
the present force was the best the city
ever had.
Rev. Richard Spiller (coloredD testified
TO the improvement in the conduct of
people on Queen street since the raid
was made, and thought much good had
been accomplished by this raid.
The investigation was then adjourned
TO Wednesday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-20
LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE, january l9.-whcat
strong No. 2 red. Sic. Corn--No. 2
mixed, 43lc. No. white, 45c. Oats
No. 9 mixed, 33c. Provisions firm and
unchanged. Mess pork. els. Bulk
meats Shoulders, s5 clear rib, $3.50;
clear sides. s6.62i. Bacon--Shoulders,
Az Iard-prime leaf AZ 20
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
Never Too Late to Mend.

'Here. wife, said Will, 81 pray you devote
just halt minute to mend this coat.
Which nail has Glanced to rend -
''Tis ten O'clocBi'' said his drowsy mate.
81 knOw,p said Will, .''tis rather late;
But tits never too late to mend"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
DIssENsION OVER THE IRISH CRIME
ACT.

LONDON, May SIT is rumored that
the dissensiOn in the cabinet over the
crimes in Ireland act is becoming seri-
Earl Spencer is disposed to make
personal issue of the matter, as he
claims that a reversal or modification
of his policy would be equivalent to a
censure of his official action, and he
has plainly intimated his intention of
resigning his post as Viceroy of Ire
land unless the crimes law is re-enac-
ted just as it stands. On the other
hand, Mr.. Gladstone Is anxious to
strengthen the good effects of the
visit of the Prince of Wales by con-
ciiatOry measures, and Messrs. Cham
bcrlain and Dixie protest vigorously
against inflaming the Irish while there
is still chance that they may be sore
ly needed to fight England's battles
abroad.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
HOW IT IS DONE.
And How it IS Not Done Where the
American Right of Self.rho.Ce
Is Permitted.

There has been a great deal said of
late about ''the fastest trains i'm the
world" and some in interest would
have it appear that all the glory in this
respect effulgated upon single road.
Indeed, that one line absorbing every
thing there was in railroad life worth
living for, and all the others simply
hanging upon verge of despair as
precarious as the pitiable. Thus the
situation, and because of il from the
mOnopolisfic standpoint, the iIlI justi-
tication OF doubling Of rates and
extra charges generally, anything but
conducive to popular hilarity these
days, when not only dollars but nickles
count. In accordance with its charac-
teristically American way of doing
things, the Baltimore and Ohio long
since established as an inviolable prin-
ciple, the system of an entire absence
of eXacting extras upon any OF its
trains, limited or otherwise. The Bal
timore and Ohio does not believe in
privileged classes, has never been ac-
| cused of aping eXclusiveness, or in
any manner whatever made it appear
that there could be good and sufficient
grounds for only doing its best in the
matter of time and equipment when
paid at double rates therefor. 1t is
thoroughly well satisfied to run truly
| representative American trains, accept.
ing for passage thereon regular tickets
at the regular rates and maintaining q
time schedule absolutely without paral.
lei. A strong statement in the face Ot
the loud boasts OF competing lines ol
running "the fastest trains in the
world" but a comparison of schedule;
from and to Washington proves it be-
yond cavil. The Chicago Limited
leaving at 10 a. M, reaches destination
next morning at S:55, quicker than an,
limited upon any other road. The
Cincinnati Limited leaving at $3.50 p
m, runs through in the wonderful time
of sixteen hours, arriving Z As the sue
ceediDg morning, four hours ahead o
any other limited. The st. Loui
Limited is over an hour faster than an,
other limited to that city, as is also tht
Pittsburg Limited. East bound from
all the cities named, the B. & o. Limit
? ed trains are equally advantageous,
run in every instance, making time un
equalled by the limited train service o
rival lines, and upon which the prac
tice of making extra charges and doub
ling rates is as rlgidly adhered to as
is not on Picturesque B. &c o. Tn
equipment of the latter line is IN ever,
way of the finest, trains runnin.
through solid and composed of mag
nificent new Buffet, Family-room
Sleeping, Parlor and Dining cars. an
elegant day coaches. On all the b. !
. 0. Limited trains passengers go as the
please, pay their money and take thei
choice, aud not as upon other road
running limited trains, compelled
/ whether or no, to take and pay fo
what may be provided by those VIII
t know more what the passenger wan!
than he does himself
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
AN EAST INDIAN LEGEND.

=
In East India there is legend that
ages ago mankind became so very bad
that God determined to destroy all eX-
cept just enough to begin with anew
The exceptions were preserved, along
with pairs of all sorts OF animals, in Il
golden palace OH mountain top A
boy and girl, born of parents who
were "neither good nor bad" had been
previously carried off by an angel from
their respective homes on the day OF
their birth, and We're brought UP in g
crystal palace, suspended in mid air
where they were attended by mute
female figure of gold. When they
grew up they were married, and cir
was born to them. The destruction OF
the wicked having been effected BY
fire and the earth thereby being greatly
smirched, giants were sent to wash ii
clean. They used so much water thai
deluge was produced and the water
rose so high the golden palace and it:
inmates were in danger of being sub
merged, but were miraculously pre-
served.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
PURSUING HER BETRAYER TO THE
PRISON DOORS.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May Sat a
special session of the criminal court of
this county John A. Wheeler was yes
terdav sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary tor the seduction of Ida
W. Wheeler under promise of mar
riagr. The trial was had three weeks
ago, but 4 motion tor new trial was
Overruled and sentence at last passed.
An endeavor will be made to carry the
case to the Supreme court. The stand
ing of the parties in the suit, who live
in Kansas City, has made it one of note.
The woman seems determined to pur-
sue her betrayer to the utmost. She
has judgment in the circuit court and
lien on the estate of his father for
$4,000, and beside has gotten him to
the door of the penitentiary. He Of
fered her large amount to marry him
after the verdict was rendered, but she
would not accept. Wheeler is of a
prominent family OF Cass county, and
beside the dishonor of a penitentiarv
sentence he-once wealthy and mer-
chant Of Kansas City-will now be
poverty stricken
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
DOES HIS OWN MARKETING.

Attorney General Garland sets the
employees of his department a good ex-
ample by doing his own marketing and
appearing at the office ready for work
precisely at 9 o'clock. That is demo.
cratic. The republican style in that
Office was works of art and virtue
above the dry matters of the law
and shirt frills, Downing street vests
and lorgnettes, rather than market
basket and early hours. II was So
"English, We knaw." What n deal OF
bubbles oi humbuggery this democrat.
ic administration is prickimg.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
PROGRESSIVE EUOHRE.

The game of progressive euchre has
lately come into great favor as pOpu-
lar amusement for evening gatherings.
1t has the advantage over ordinary
card playing of greater variety and
sociability, bringing all the guests
together III one game. 1t is very
simple, requiring only an elementary
knowledge of the ordinary game of
euchre, and as bad player does not
stay long enough with one partner to
excite his personal animosity, defeat is
not attended with disgrace. How to
play it &:
The game is the regular four-handed
euchre with five points up, and is so
adapted 10 enable any number of la
dies and gentlemen to participate.
For example, say the number of
players is twenty, consequently, five
tables are required.
The guests on entering the room are
each presented with u favor or deco
rated card by the hostess, which is to
be attached to the lady's dress or gen.
tleman coat. These designate the
tables TO which each player is assigned
namely, first lady first table, or first
gentleman first table, etc. The lady
and gentleman having corresponding
cards take position as partners.
When all are seated the leader, or
one of the PLAYERS ut the first table,
announces the commencement of the
game by tap of bell.
The first table having finished their
game The bell Is tapped, when play
must cease at all the tables.
Ia 80, "A d.
table retain their seats and attach a
gold star or label to their tavors,
while the unsuccessful partners at the
first table retire TO the last or fifth
table, taking the place of the victors
at that table, where they do not re-
main partners, but exchange with
those left at table five; the losers at
table five attach q green label or booby
to their iavors.
The victors at the other tables then
move up or progress one table-viz.
fifth to fourth, etc.
In case of tie, when the leader taps
the bell at any of the tables the ladies
cut the cards, the highest cut deter
mines the victors, or III case the game
IS not completed. the side having the
greatest number Of points TO their
credit are the victOrs.
As prizes are provided for the lady
and gentleman receiving the highest
number of honors, gold labels or. stars,
and also for the recipients Of the
greatest number of BOBBY labels, it
causes pleasant rivalry between the
players, which remains unabated to
the close of the game.
! In case of Tie the same rule applies
is during the game.
| All other points in the game are de.
ciied according 10 the Usual rule u
euchre.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
OUR FATAL NAVIGATION LAWS.
From the Philsdelphia Record.


Why should the merchants of Amer
lea, whose enterprise once gathered ihe
spoils of every sea, be subjected to s'ch
q policy in peace or in war? In no
branch of industry has the protective
doctrine that manufactures at home are
promoted by prohibiting foreign COM
petition proved SO false as in regard to
ahipbuilding. Under the policy which
forbids to American citizens the regis
tratiOn under the American flag Of ships
bonght abroad the American merchant
marine has dwindled until the country
has fallen from the first 10 the lowest
rank as a maritime power. Will il he
asserted that the merchants OF the
United States are not a match to their
fOi eign rivals in enterprise and in the
spirit of commercial adventure ? a
generation ago they were in the enjoy
ment Of the chief share of the cOuntry's
foreign trade not only, but they had
captured large share OF the carry
ing trade of other countries. la that
.in,t there was no harbOi of commerce
that wa. not familiar with the STAR
and stripes that hoated over American
merchant ships. But now under the
fatal influence of the navigation iaw-,
the share of American merchants in
the carrying trade of their own CONT
try has fallen from IS per cent. to less
than 90 per cent. Should this warfare
Of legislation be maintained, il is only
a question of time when the American
merchant flag will disappear from the
high seas.
Whether war should come between
England and Russia or not the repeal
of the antiquated navigation laws has
become an imperative necessity to
American commerce. The protection
lists plea is made that the ship-bui!;!cra
of this country could build vessels fast
enough to meet the exigencics of the
war. Before that could be done the
endangered merchant ships of the bel
ligerents would be transferred to neu-
trails untrammeled by navigation laws,
and the war would be over. But the
repeal Of this system Of laws is essen
tial to the development and prosperity
of American trade, no matter what
may be the military situation in Europe.
Should the war come congress cannot
be too promptly assembled to enable
} the merchants of America to bny the
ships that will be offered to them.
There is no violence in assuming that
President Cleveland and his cabinet
are heartily in favor Of free ships. Nor
} can it be doubted that a majority in
the next congress will favor measure
which promises so much to American
commerce.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
THE MORALS OF THE SOUTH
From the Atlanta Constitution. ]

lfrOm the Atlanta COnetltutlOn.l
Glittering generalities stand ne chance
in the face of statistics. For years the
northern papers represented the aver
age s0utherner as man In slOuch
hat. 1t took long time to convince
them that the Derby and the tall hat
were not altogether unknown in this
section. Southerners were also shown
zip as profane sWearers, whisky-drink-
ers and outlaws. Gradually, however,
the country has come to the conclusion
that there is more lynch law out west
than in the south, and that the average
southerner does not do any more swear
ing than his northern brother. As TO
whisky drinking, the fact shows that
the south is the most temperate section
in the Union. Mississippi has $50 sa-
looms; Minnesota, with about the same
population, has over 5000 saloons;
Arkansas has l ,S44 saloons; California,
with about the same population, has
{, ,339 saloons; old Bourbon Kentucky
has 4,46l saloons, and Ohio 1880.
Startling as the statement may be, ia
proportion to the population, the north
has twice as many saloons as the south.
All this is very gratifying, and the good
work will be complete when we estab-
lish the fact that the negro has better
showing in the south than anywhere
0lsc
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
WONDERS OF MODERN CIvILIzA-
TION.
[From the Southwestern Met

From the Southwestern Methodlst.l
Our readers have all heard of the
murder of Mr.. Preller, by his travelling
companion, Maxwell, and how his
body was found near week after
ward locked up in a trunk in his room
at the Southern Hotel. Maxwell, it
was then found, had gone TO San Fran
cisco, and before the police there could
be informed of his dreadful deed, he
was out on the Pacific ocean, with his
ticket tor Auckland, New Zealand.
The detectives are sure of him when
he lands at Auckland, for dispatches
have been sent before him. 1t is one
of the wonders of modern civilization
that this may be done. This is the
route the telegram must lake from St.
Louis: Starting from st. Louis it will
go east to New York by way of Indi-
annapolis, Columbus and Pittsburg.
Then it will be turned over to the cable
company, which will transmit it over
land wires to North Sidney, Cape Bre-
ton, where it will be repeated through
a cable stretching across the Atlantic
ocean to Valentia, Ireland. Its next
repeating point will be London, which
is connected with Valentia by wires
across Ireland and cable beneath St.
Georges Channel. From London it
will 60 by cable to Lisbon, Portugal.
Thence it will traver-e Mediterranean
cable to the Island of Malta, from
which it will continue by a submarine
line to Alexandria, Egypt. By land it
will travel from Alexandria to Suez,
where it will take to the water once
more and run along cable the entire
length of the Red sea and terminating
at Alden, Arabia, or the Gulf OF Alden.
Another cable will take it across the
Arabian sea to Bombay, India. Land
wires will carry it from Bombay to
Penang in the Malay peninsula, whence
it will 60 by cable to the island OF
Java, which is connected by cable with
Port Darwin, North Australia.
Crossing Australia from the north to
the southeast it will reach Sydney on
the South Pacific coast. From Sydney
it will be flashed through the Souti,
Pacific cable TO Wellington, New
Zealand, and from there it will GO
over land to Auckland. where it will
await the arrival of the City of Sydney
The cost of the message will be % "a
per word.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
ALMOST FORGOTTEN.
Present Appearance of Mrs. riItCn.

present Appearance OF Mrs. FiltGN.
New York Cor. San francisco Chronicle
Once in u while the question is heard:
"What has become of Mrs. Tilton"'
The little woman who wic- tow s,.ars
ago the most widely known American
woman in the world lives with her
aged mother, Mrs. Morse, on Pacific
street, in Brooklyn, in comfort and
quiet. Ever since the remarkable scan
dal trial she has lived in the same way.
At no time has she inhabited a garret,
taken in sewing for living, or lived in
any of the poor ways rumor so fire.
quently declared she did. Mrs. Morse,
her mother, is the wife of the veteran
Judge Morse, one of the first presidents
OF the Union Ferry Company, and now
a retired honOred member OF the same
wealthy corporation. The home of
Mrs. TiltOn with her mother is one of
| taste, refinement and elegance. Many
of the pictures that were made famous
by the oft t-repeated yarns in the court
room of how Theodore, in his night
shirt, used to go around the house re-
hanging them at all hours of the night,
are to be seen on the walls of the pres
ent brOwnstone home. In the bows
bedroom is lifesized photo Of their
father, said Theodore, taken when a
very young man, with his arms folded,
his head dropped upon his breast, his
eyes closed and his poetical locks curl
ing on his neck. The attitude and the
facial expression say, "Look at me and
do aught but admire me if ,ou cam
Rare books and various art works EN-
bellish and beautify the home. Mrs.
Tilton is still the same quiet, pious lit
tie woman that she always was, only a
shade or two sadder and much older
She has rare faculty OF trying to be
always cheerful and believes fully in
the efficacy of prayer and that what
God wills He Wills and His creatures
must follow His law TO be saved here
after. Her hair is snow white, hel
figure little more robust and rounded
although still childish in stature and
form. Mrs. Tilton has never stepped
across her husbands threshold since the
trial. Certainly nOtMr. .Beecher. 1t would
not be well for either one to make the
attempt. The two sons, Carroll and
Ralph, are young men now, both Oc-
cupying good clerkships and live with
their mother. Carroll, the elder, is &
Tilton in look and nature. Ralph is 8
mothers boy, a fine, promising young
character. The two daughters are boti
married and both mothers. Alice, tht
younger, lives i'll Chicago, and Mrs.
Tilton visited her not long since. Tha
Mrs. Tilton was "forsaken by hel
friends" as the newspapers would have
1t four and five years ago, is not true
either. The fact is, there is more intel
lectual company entertained in Mrs
Tiltons home in the course of a veal
than that OF dozen tamilies-''bes
families"-all told. Nothing would bt
pleasanter 10 Mrs. Tilton than 10 know
that the outside world had forgotten
her. To certain extent Ii has, bu
still she has il large circle of friends
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-16
EACH TO HIS CALLING.
[From the Texas Siftings. ]


Jim Webster was brought up before
an Austin justice of the peace. 1t WAS
the same old charge that used 10 bother
him in Galveston. After the cvidence
was all in the judge, with u perplexed
look, said:
"But do not comprehend, Webster,
how it was possible for you to steal
those chickens when they were roosting
right under the owners window, and
there were two vicious dogs in the
yard"
"Hit wouldn't do yer bit of good
jedge, for me to 'splain how cOtched
dem chickens, for yer couldn't do hit
yerself If yer tried hit forty times, and
yer might get yer hide full ob buck
shot de berry fust time yer put yer leg
Ober de fence. De bes' way for you to
do, jedge, is fur yer to buy yer chick
ems in de market, and when you wants
ter commit any rascality do hit on de
bench, whar you am at home"