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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-29
ST1TNTON.

Lexington PresbyteTy; New Members-The
RevivaI-a Confederate Monument.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
JANUARY 81, 1885.
Lexington Presbytery met in called
session in the lecture-room of the First
Presbyterian church yesterday after
noor-Rev. A. +. Laird, the moderator,
presiding; Rev. G. l.. Wolfe temporary
clerk. Rev. l.. b. Johnston, pastor
elect Of Hebron church, from North
Carolina. and Rev. j. II. Smith,
pastor-elect of Harrisonburg church,
late of Leesburg, Va, were, after
the usual examination, received as
members of this Presbytery. The in
stallation of these ministers was ar
ranged as follows: Rev. j. II. Smith
to be installed at Harrisonburg on Sun
day, 9Th of February-Rev. DR..
James Munor to preside, preach the
sermon, and PROFOUND the conStitu-
tional questions, Rev. p. Fletcher to
charge the pastor and Rev. J. +.
Booker to charge the people; Rev. L.
b. Johnston to be installed at Hebron
church, Augusta county-Rev. John
A. Preston to preside, preach the SER
mon, and PROFOUND the constitutional
questions, Rev. Alexander Sprunt to
charge the pastor and Rev. j. +. Booker
to charge the people-time, Saturday,
April 4th.
After the adjournment of Presbytery
there was conference of the ministers
and elders present for the purpose Of
devising some plan to aid in paying Off
the large deficit in the foreign mission
airy fund, reported by Assistant Secre-
tary DR.. NJ. II. Houston, and il was de-
termined that every minister and elder
in this Presbytery who could do so
should be requested to subscribe, per-
sonally, five dollars apiece towards the
deficit, and to forward it to the secre-
tary in Baltimore as early as possible,
and to suggest, by publication in the
church papers all over the South, that
such contribution should be made by
the ministers and elders generally, for
the purpose Of relieving the church Of
the debt now hanging over the Foreign
Mission Board.
The revival at the First Presbyterian
church under DR.. William w. Dinwid-
dies preaching continues in interest, q
number of additional professions
having been made last night.
1t is said that now out of l42
boarders at the Augusta Female Semi
nary there are only forty-six who are not
protesting Christians. The whole num-
Der Of conversions at these meetings re-
ported up to this time is considerably
over one hundred.
The Monumental Association of the
Confederate Dead at a meeting here
yesterday, decided TO have the corner
stone Of the monument to be erected in
the Soldiers cemetery here laid on the
9th Of June. Over 1880 has been
raised towards the object. The Masons
will be invited to take charge of the
ceremonies, and distinguished speaker
will be asked to deliver the Grafton on
the occasion.
Mr.. John A. Mills, justice of the
peace in North-Riyer district, and .
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country, not with gold coins only but
with silver coins as good as gold.
Thus, too. we should compel England,
France, Germany, and all other coan-
tries, to put. so TO speak, a dollars
worth Of silver into silver dollar. II
America is to rule the world, as she is
TO do, her legislators must look ahead.
II we cannot secure a universal cur
rency by conference with European
nations, we may secure It by adopting
Mr.. SHRRMAN's suggestion.
Mr.. SHERMAN is high authority with
the gold lunatics Of New York city.
They look up to him as a master Of
finance. II is TO be hoped that they
will learn az least little from him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-29

The medern congressman doesn't de-
sire to keep the memory of Thomas ii.
Benton clean. The old man was op-
posed TO congressional eulOgieS, and
declared that when he died he wanted
no notice Of the fact taken in Congress,
thus betraying a desire to deprive a
number of members of an opportunity
to go on spree at the. expense of the
Government. -Atlantd Constitution.
Mr.. BENTON was the prOudest of
men, or else the vainest. As "humil-
ity is young Ambitions ladder" and
as DI0GENES trampled on somebody
else's pride with still greater pride, so
Mr.. BENTON opposed congressional
eulogies because all congressman of
every degree of fame and talent were
entitled to such tributes of respect. He
did not desire to herd with common
men. He would not allow the prefix
" Hon." to be put before his name.
BY his own directions, the title-pages Of
each of his speeches published in pam
phlet form read, "Speech Of Mr.. Ben
ton"
Nevertheless, Mr.. BENTON was a
great man. His statue may be seen in
st. Louis, and upon it is chiselled the
most memorable sentence that any
American statesman ever uttered. "That
way lies India" he said, pointing to the
West at a time when it was considered
evidence of lunacy almost for man to
talk Of a railroad to the Pacific
ocesr--when nobody else had ever
thought Of India except as lying in ex-
actly the opposite direction.
But this proud or vain grcat-man was
at least once known to complain of a
misplaced comma, the was a stickler in
punctuation.)
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says that there were six horses and scv-
eral colts in the stable at the time, also
several head Of cattle. Three of the
horses were badly burned. One OF
them, ii is feared. will die. Three head
Of cattle were burned to death and
others severely injured by the lire.
The mows had only day or two be-
fore been filled with hay, and several
agricultural implements were in tho
barn at the time,' mono Of which were
saved. There was small insurance,
but not half sufficient to cover the loss.
The work is believed now to have been
that Of an incendiary.
Rev. Mr.. Watts, of Amsterdam, is
assisting Rev. J. NJ. Strother in the re-
ligious meetings now in progress at the
Methodist church here.
The Baptist congregation at this
place has bought Of Mr.. 4. Il. Luster
q house and lot on the corner of Han
cock and Back streets, to be used as a
parsonage. This will enable that church
in the future to have their pastor reside
here.
The cold weather during the last
week has enabled most of our citizens
to finish filling their ice-houses. The
ice was ofmost excellent quality.
The Union church at Glade Creek, in
this county, will be dedicated next Sun
day. THORNDYKE.
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PAGE COUNTY.

The Blair Bill Endorsed At Mass-Meeting'
Correspondence ofthe richmond Dispatch
At mass-meeting of the Democrats
of Page county, held to-day i'll the
courthouse in this place to give express
sion to the popular feeling in reference
TO the passage of the Blair educational
bill. Mr.. Isaac n. Graves was called to
the chair and +. T. Booton was elected
secretary. After the reading of the
bill by the secretary was concluded,
the following resolutions were offered
by DR.. J. G.. Booton. and, after some
discussion, were unanimously adopted
Whereas the Senate of the United
States at its last session passed what is
commonly known as the Blair educa-
ton bill, which is now awaiting action
by the House Of Representatives:
therefore be it
Resolred by this mdss-meetiag Of the
Democrats Of Page county, That we
heartily endorse that bill and the plan
it proposes for furtherlng the cause of
education in the States, believing as We
DO that it makes speedily practicable
what we in Virginia could not accom-
plish unaided for many years to come.
.. Resolred, That our Representative
in Congress. Hon. c. I. O'Ferrall, is
entitled to the thanks of the people of
Virginia, irrespective of party aftiilia-
ton. for the promptitude and earnest
ness with which he gave this measure
of such vital importance to the people
of Virginia his hearty support and en-
enlargement as a member of the Educs-
tional Committee Of the House.
3. Resolrod, That copy OF these
resolutions be forwarded to him with
the request that they be read in the
House of Representatives and the i'm
mediate passage of the bill urged.
The following resolution, offered by
Captain C. ID. Price, was also adopted;
Resolred, That our sister counties be
invited to meet, if possible, in public
meeting and give expression to their
feeling on the subject.
The meeting then adjourned.
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The Harvard College Alumni Asso-
ciation has Just distinguished itself by
drawing the color line. At recent
meeting the names Of Richard 7.
Greener and Robert III. Terrell were
proposed for membership. Both are
slightly tinged with African blood.
When the vote took place upon the
names proposed Greener and Terrell
were blackballed. The affair has Gre
ated a considerable stir among college
men in the East.
So says an exchange. Northern eau
casians, like southern Caucasians, have
race prejudices. On this subject. in a
letter from New Orleans to the Phila-
delphia Times, Colonel A. X. MCCLURE,
for many years a leading Pennsylvania
Republican, makes the following state
ments:
"There is much unreasonable mis-
conception in the North Of the relative
condition Of the blacks in the North
and in the South. The prejudice Of
caste is just equally strong in both sec
tons Of the country. The black man
cen no more sit at the table of the
most blatant Republican in the North
than he can sit st tho table of his old
master in the South. The same social
laws govern all peoples, and they are i'm
suitable. Politicians theorize different
~ in election campaigns, but there
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PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.
Trial OF the Bank Cases-The Fire-Aiarm
systfm.

system.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, January %, 1885.
The Hastings Court was engaged to-
day in the trial of w. w. Whyte, as
sistant teller of the Planters and Me-
chanics Bank, indicted for 50 fraudulent
" entering on the teller's book, as de-
posted by r. A. Young, three several
sums as follows-that is to say 80, 900
as deposited November 5, 1888; $4,000
November G. 1853, and 5000 January
&c. 1884, when in truth and in fact no
such deposits were made
There was no difficulty in getting a
jury. The taking Of the testimony,
mostly for the prosecution, consumed
three hours, and it was not until .
O'Clock that the argument was COM
menced.
After about one hours federation
the jury reported their inability to
agree, and were placed in the custody
Of the sheriff.
Tomorrow the trial of the several
parties indicted for conspiracy in the
management of the bank will take
place.
And here it may be stated on the
best authority that it is not believed
the assets of the bank will pay divi-
dend of more than As per cent. and
that it will probably be nearer 40 than
so per cent.
The Fire apartment has located the
different places in the city for the cree
ton of the boxes under the fire-alarm
system shortly to be established here,
and the work is to be done as soon as
possible. The cost will be in the neigh
borhOod Of $4,000. ROBIN ADAIR.
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A Terrible Revenge.

At last the Radical organs really have
grievance. That grievance is that the
forlorn hope has failed them. and they
are lamenting in silence that is OPP
prcssive. Heretofore when all other
material for starting little flame in the
northern heart had petercd out they had
recourse to some utterance Of Mr.. DA-
Wis made at some banquet OF appear
ing in some letter to an association, which
utterance they would torture into
meaning all manner Of dreadful
things against the peace and Dig
nifty of the United States-and
the Republican party in particular.
But now even this is denied them.
While on its journey to New Orleans
the Liberty bell took rest at Beauvolr,
Miss. Assuming that Mr.. DAVIS is
what the average organ represents him
TO be. il was reasonable to expect trou-
BILE. lie had a chance to kuklux the
sacred relic, turn it into blunderbuss,
and blow the guard into the Gulf Of
Mexico s'or some other seaport town."
He might have dynamited it and sent it
flying through space in particles that a
Concord philosopher could not explain
the divisibility of the thingness Of"
But Mr.. DAVIS did nothing of the
kind. After his little grsndchild had
Rugged and kissed the bell, Mr.. DAVIS.
with a malice and vindictiveness that
are strikingly suggestive of the "South
in the saddle" greeted it. So unre-
constructed was he that he got out of
a sick bed to perform that office. His
speech published elsewhere) was just
such speech as any other patriotic
American citizen might have made,
only it was couched in better language
than most men can comNand. And
now we shudder when we contemplate
the results of this terrible revenge Mr..
DAVIS has taken upon his enemies.
Think of the number of editors and
Republican leaders whose occupations
have gone to hunt up the shade of
OTHELLos. MURAT HAI.sTEAD can
not do less than start another riot in
order to get even; WHITELAw REID,
in the solitude of the 7ribune'S tall
tower, will be compelled, in order to
keep from going crazy, to figure out
again that Mr.. BLAINE has been elected
President; CHARLES EMORY SMITH,
Of the Philadelphia Press, will have to
get up smuggling match with JOHN A.
SULLIVAN to prevent his blood from
stagnating; while we may expect BoU-
TELLE to mount sawhorse, tuck
BLAINE under his arm, and flee to the
piney woods of Maine, foaming at the
mouth with rage) like the fellow who
took the " sOdy powders " one on top
Of the other. As for the Providence
Journal, in order to forestall the re-
marks with which it usually seeks to
do justice to its feelings on occasions of
this sort, We hasten to inform it that the
"negro-killing industry" partakes of
the depression of all other business.
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FoREBoDrNGs. Professor RICH
ARD r. ELY, OF Johns Hopkins UNI
vcrsity, Baltimore, says Of the London
crime:
"If tell you my honest opinion
must say frankly that believe we arc
Just beginning to enter on terrible era
in the worlds history-an era OF inter-
nal and domestic warfare such as has
never been seen, and the end OF which
only the Almighty can foretell. what
has Just happened in England is local
manifestation of an international evil.
International +" is not the right
word, but universal" The PROBES
sor's forcbodings are not unfounded.
As we said last Sunday, the results oil
the London explosions will be far-reach-
ing, and will cause a revolution OF some
sort in Great Britain.
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InR0rGH TILE STATE.
HrAR7-RENDfNc AFFAIR.
A Lad Accidentally shssss and Kills His
Little Piayfeiiow.

A Lad Aeciesniaiiy shcsss ana ~h's ~"
L,stir Piayfeilow.
fcorre.,cudence OF the Richmond Dlspatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA-
January 90, 1885.
About 1880 o'clock this morning
there occurred one Of the most distress
ing accidents it has ever been my Tor
tune TO chronicle. 1t seems that Willie
snead. son of L. r. Snead, ESQ.,, OF the
people's Bank, and Willie Wright, son
of Captain Pompey Wright. the yari-
master at this point for the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway, were playing mar
bles on the porch of Mr.. Snead's resi-
dcnce, on Main street, when wine
Snead said. .Come in and see my new
gun" The boys went into the par
lor. where Wright sat down in
a chair, having a pair OF skates
in his hand. Young Snead got out his
gun. and putting it to his shoulder
said he would show Wright how ne
would kill rabbit or partridge. lie
was unaware of the fact that the gun
had cartridge in it. AS he swung
the gun around in his imaginary sweep
after A running hare he pulled the trig-
GER. the gun was discharged, and the
whole load entered the right side Of
Young Wright's head just below the
lobe of the ear. The shot made a
great hole in the boys head, sever
ing the arteries in that region, and he
bled to death before assistance could
reach him. The shock Of the discharge
was so great, the distance between them
being only few feet, that the poor lit
tie fellow was not moved from his posi-
ton on the chair. He was. perhaps,
utterly unconscious of the cause OF his
death. He sat in the chair. his head
slightly reclining, as though he had
fallen asleep, while his life-blood poured
out in a stream all over him. The other
boy. who is scarcely less to be pitled
than his victim, was appalled, by the
deed. The news spread like Wild
fire. and hundreds of persons rushed
TO the scene. The excitement and dis
tress of the parents of both boys was
really pitiable. BY request Coroner
Brown viewed the body, but did not
think an inquest necessary, as the state
ments and circumstances showed clearly
that it was an accident. The body OF
the unfortunate little fellow was pre-
pared for burial at Mr.. Snead's and re-
moved later in the day to the residence
of his stricken parents. The boys were
each about twelve years of age.
The parties who went after escaped
prisoners were Deputy-Shcriffs Fretwell
and Johnson-not especial consta-
bles.N QUIP.
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SILVER.

The Senate Of the United States is
not divided by party lines upon the sill
yer question. The bill which Mr.. Nor
RILL reported day or two ago was
voted for by Mcssrs. MORRILL,, AL
DRIcH, ALLISON. MILLER of New
York, BAyARD, and MCPHERSON, and
opposed by Messrs. JONES, SHERMAN,
BECK. and HARRIS. That is to say,
there were four Republicans and two
Democrats in favor of the bill. and two
Republicans and two Democrats opposed
to il. 1t is a good sign for country
when its lawmakers thus decide ques-
tions upon their merits, instead Of be-
ing governed by partisan considerations.
What is the nature Of the bill refer
red tog The effect Of it will be to re-
call the trade dollars TO the mint to be
recoined into standard or legal-tender
dollars. Thus a great nuisance will be
sbated without expense to the Govern
ment OF to any person. The Govern
ment will buy so much less silver bull
lion.
The measure is compromise one,
and might well be supported by both
parties. On the one hand il authorizes
the President Of the United States to
open negotiations with other countries
looking to free coinage Of silver with
full legal-tender power at an agreed
ratio with gold. This might result in
great good. Nobody ough. to object to
it. On the other hand, it provides that
IL such negotiations shall not have been
previously successful, the purchase Of
silver bullion 10 be coined into standard
dollars shall cease on the LIST ofAugust,
1886.
We have said that the bill is COM
promise measure. That fact will cause
IL 70 be opposed both by gold lunatics
and BY silver lunatics, and may occasion
It's defeat. We are inclined to think
that both sides ought to supportit. At
the same time we like DIR. SHERMAS's
suggestion that the silver dollars
ought to. be made worth their face
yalue. sll the coins now out being
secoined 1t Government expense,
thus causing the whole world to use the
coins Of the United statss--tbus fur
ni,hise India, . silvsrusing country,
Via I'll her silver, It the same time
~ " supply England, : eold-using
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-29
A $4,000 Fence.

A gentleman in the city yesterday
from the lower peninsula stated that the
leading local question in Accomack and
Northampton counties, Va, at the
present time is the proposed fencing of
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk railroad. He stated that the work
will have to be done by certain day in
March next. 1t is required either by a
State law OF clause in the charter of the
railroad, on which point, however, he
was not certain. But the road
has got to be fenced in, and
agents of the company are now
trying TO effect arrangements with
the farmers of the two counties
above named to have them do the work.
The company is offering five cents per
running foot to have the fences built,
and seven dollars per 200 running feet
to have them kept in good condition
thereafter in perpetuity. Most Of the
farmers through whose lands the road
is built, it was stated, have agreed to
accept the terms, and soon men will be
at work along the whole nincty-odd
miles OF steel track building fences. A
majority Of the farmers, it is thought.
will use wire fencing. 1t is estimated
that the entire cost of the work will be
about $40, coo.
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WHITE GOODS very cheap
pn" C A r p + 7 s.

Elegant styles of BRUSSELS CARPETS at
55c. worth 75c.. at csc. worth sJc., ut
Use. worth 81. at SOC. worth sI.lo, at
goo. worth sl.25:
BEST BODY-BRUSSELS CARPET at sl.i0
per yard:
BEST THREE-PLY MANUFACTURED at
ooc. and 81 per yard;
INGRAM CARPETS at 25. 80. IS, 40, and
up to SOC. per yard
LIST. RAG. VENETIAN, and COTTAGE
CARPET very cheap.
RUGS at lower prices than ever;
A large assortment OF MATS. HhSSOCKS.
WINDOW SHADES. LACE CUR
TAINS. CURTAIN-FIXrURES and
SHADE-FIXTURES.
LEVY. & DAVIS.
See our new stock OF HAMBURGS.
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YORFoLrs NEWS.
A prulnry-Not a MssterT-A7

A Bgrainry-Not q MysterJ-A7 lnseresttn-
Case.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspatch.l
NORFOLK. January 90, 1885.
About o'clock this morning NJ. j.
II. Walters, of AZ Mariner street. was
awakened by his wife and informed that
there was smell Of tobacco-smokc in
the room. No attention was paid to it,
but when the family came down to
breakfast it was found that the house
had been entered during the night and
robbed of about ESQ worth Of books,
the family washing Of two weeks, and
other articles. Tracks Of the thief were
found in the yard, but no arrests have
been made.
1t has just been learned that the
owner of the "bugeye" which was
stolen and brought to this city some time
ago has been in search Of his vessel
since it was stolen, and did not receive
intelligence that she was in Norfolk
until yesterday. His attorney tele-
graphs the chief of police that Captain
Todd will come on at once. Norfolk
loves a sensation. and the failure Of the
owner to come for his vessel has been
construed into a mystery by many peo-
pie.
Captain II. y. Pegram, OF this city,
has received dispatch stating that the
reported injuries to his son were greatly
exaggerated, and that he was simply
bruised. Mr.. Pegram. Jr., is superin-
tendent of the Memphis and Charleston
railroad, and was assaulted by a freight
train conductor at Tuscumbia, Ala,
one day last week.
Judge Brooke has not yet rendered
his decision in the injunction suit
brought by the members of the Monte
fore Literary Society to restrain the
owners of the old Opera-IIouse from
closing the doors against them. The
case excites much interest here, as all the
prominent Hebrews in the city belong
TO the society, and having fitted up
their club-room in fine style, they think
it hard case that they should not be
allowed to enjoy it.
A severe hail-storm struck this city
about IL o'clock to-day, but soon pass
ed away. ELLA.
Fined for Assembling n Prisoner.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, January %, 1885.
Judge Rawls, of Suffolk, who was ar
rested for assaulting prisoner in his
courtroom last Sunday, was to-day
fined twenty dollars.