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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
The Logan Boom.

The New York Ereaing Post handles
without gloves the movement to make
LOGAN President Of the Senate. 1t
says:
1.-The indecent aspect Of this move
ment is that it is based openly upon a
hope Of some fatality to President
Cleveland. Every dictate Of patriotism
is against the election of any Republi-
can on such calculation as this; but
to elect Republican like Logan would
be simply to count upon prize in the
lottery of assassination. n"
And, again
Probably there is no man in the
Republican party who would use the
Office of the presidency. were he to
come into it during the period pending
new election, more recklessly for par
tisan purposes than Logan would"
The Post " sizes up" LOGAN and
those who are booming him exactly
To make LOGAN President Of the Senate
would be high-handed outrage upor
the American people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
The Ohio Situation Now.

In Ohio the all-absorbing topic OF
conversation and journalistic specula-
ton in political circles is the contest in
Hamilton county. 1t has assumed
new phase. 1t is expected soon to APP
pear in the Supreme Court of the State,
there to be decided by Democratic ma
ioiiiy il the court should divide on party
lines. The following paragraph, which
VIC clip from the Commercial Gazette,
taken in connection with the facts just
referred to by us, opens up new ques-
ton for the consideration Of the Repub-
licans Of the Buckeye State. We
quote
According to the returns--omitting
the uncountable frauds as determined
by the Circuit Court--all the Republic
can Representatives were elected with
the exception Of Harlan. and the fact
will be SO certified, and thu Republican
majority Of the House will admit the
Republican delegation
Mr.. HAl.srEAD, who has from the
beginning Of the contest upheld the
power and the right Of the courts to or
der the certificates Of election to be
issus d 10 whatever candidates the court
might choose TO decide in favor Of, now
assures the public that I" The Republi
can majority Of the House will admi
the Republican delegation" Here il
no qualification. He states the propo
si,ion unquali6edly. We ask lin now
90 tell Us whether be means to say tina
the Republicans will seat the Republi
can claimants whether the Suprem,
Court Of Ohio afiirms or reverse,
the decision OF the Circuit Cour
Of Hamilton county, That woult
be consistent with our contention
We hold and have taught thai
abe Democratic Senate ought to treaI
the decision Of the Circuit: Court with
i contsmpt-thst is, ignore it, pay no at
tsntion 70 1t, pass Il over as if it had
never been made. Our Cincinnati con.
temporary's contention, on the other
hand, has been that it wss TIE duty Of
the Circuit Court to decide who were
elected to the Senate in Hamilton coun-
y, and the duty Of the Senate to admit
Tie claimants 90 decided to Be en-
titled 70 seats. But II our contsm-
porsry's contention was right, then
Il follows unavoidably that for .
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
BOTETOTRT COUNTY.
Brcke Jaii-Council Appropriation for the
Baptist School.

Brcke Jaii-Council Appropriation for the
Baptist School.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
FINCAsTLE. VA, Dec. 2, 1885,
Two colored boys, named Samuel
Wright and Russell Douglass, escaped
from jail here this afternoon, by draw
ing the staple which fastened the door
of their cells. Some wOrkmen had
been making repairs in the lower part
of the Jail, and the outer door was
temporarily left unfastened. Wright
was about thirteen years old, and was
sentenced to jail for six months at the
October term of the County Court for
house-breakipg and larceny. There
is also another indictment against him
for the same offence. Douglass had
been recently lodged in jail here on
the same charge, but had not been in
dicted.
The Town Council held a meeting to.
night and agreed to appropriate the sum
of $4,000 as a donation to the Baptis
High School if located here.
The Teachers Institute of this coun
ty will meet at lions Hill on the %
day of this month and continue in SEES
sion three days. THORNDYKE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
Sit Down. Mr.. Hale.

Senator HALE rises "tO announce
that he will be heard from" upon the
policy of the Administration in the
Navy Department. Whereupon the Bos-
ton Herald rises to remark as follows ::
"He or some other Republican SEN
ator ought to be heard from in expla.
nation of the admitted fact that more
than 500, 100000 has been nominally
expended in naval construction and re-
pairs by Republican Administrations
since the close of the war, and that the
country was left by them without SIN
gle war vessel capable Of fighting or
running away from modern enemy"
Mr.. HALE will please sit down and
let the next Republican gentleman "an-
nouncer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
THE ANITA OWEN.
fhe CaD,ain's Narrative o. the D.,asf r->uf-
tcriDgs ana Rescue.

fcriugs and Rescue.
A Boston special says Captain Muir
ply, of the brigantine Anita Owen,
which went ashore on Nantasket beach
last evening, told the following story to
your correspondent tonight:
;" We left Perth Amboy for Port
land. Me-, Wednesday. We had good
weather until Sunday night. When we
were OIL Cape Cod, about t o'clock
Monday morning, a heavy sea struck
us and shifted the cargo in the lower
hold. She labOred heavily. We headed
for Cape Ann. The wind came round
from north to east and we began to 90
leeward. We kept drifting to leeward,
and then tried to head for Gloucester.
We couldn't pull out Of the bay. Every
tack we made we were making more
leeway. We finally fetched into Hard
ing's Ledge. We tried for stays, but
missed and dropped both anchors. One
of the chains parted and we lost our
starboard anchor. We were then az
the mercy of the storm. and driited
until we went aground, when We burned
a signal light Of distress. About an
hour alterward the life-boat came to our
assistance. The sea was so rough that
they had to take us into the life-boat
over the quarter. We lost everything
we had except the clothes on our backs.
The vessel was owned by j. ). Wins
low & Co.. Of Portland. and was six
teen years old
The members Of the crew were well
cared for, and will be sent to their
homes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
FRIDAY..........DEoEMBER 4, 1885.
The Rules.


The rules ofthe House Of Representa-
tiyes need revision, just as the tariff
needs revision; but indiscriminate
alteration is not what either the rules
or the tariff would seem to demand.
Filibustering ought to be dear to south
ern hearts, for it was by filibustering
that the Democrats in the House OF
representatives, led by MIR. RANDALL,
once saved the country from the force
bill and KEEP, free institutions from be-
ing buried in the grave with the rights
of the States. Filibustering, however,
can hardly be necessary now, when one
house of Congress is in the possession
of the Democrats and the other in the
possession of the Republicans. No bill
can pass both houses that is Of such a
nature as to call for filibustering against
its passage in either house.
Therefore let the rules Of the House
OF Representatives be revised and bet
tered. But this can be done without
throwing open the doors Of the Trea-
sury to the lobby. 1t is not necessary
that the Committee on Appropriations
should be made Of no importance, and
the appropriation bills be turned over
to a dozen committees, each Of which
would report the largest appropriations
possible, in order to get credit for Sc
curing more money for ats objects than
the other committees secured for
theirs. The New York Worlds Wash
ington letter Of yesterday says:
s'As the older members begin to ar
rive there is heard more and more OBJ
lection to the distribution of the House
appropriation bills. There is general
opinion among the members that the
House rules should be changed so that
business, which the majority desires to
consider, can come before the House.
The widespread dissatisfaction with the
rules has been used by the opponents of
Mr.. Randall for working up feeling in
favor Of distributing the appropriation
bills. Even those who favor him have
10 concede that such plan will result
in inci eased appropriations"
The New York Times says editori-
ally:
1.-The proposition to distribute appro-
priation bills seems to lose favor the
more it is considered, but it is recog
nized that in some way the power Of the
Appropriations Committee to obstruct
the work Of the House must be cur
tailed, Some provision must be made
to secure attention to the measures Of
other committees without the liability
OF being thrust aside. The most i'm
portant suggestion thus far made is that
means must be found to put an end to
the long standing abuse Of saddling gen.
eral legislation upon the appropriation
bills"
That's the only way in which Con-
gress can force the President to approve
a measure he doesn't like--that is, add
it to an appropriation bill just as the
session is about to end, so that he will
be afraid to veto the bill.
But the House of Representatives,
must so frame its rules as to facilitate
legislation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

sailI stronger reason both hoaasa must
respect the decision Of the highest court
IN Ohio, and seat whomsosver that au-
gust bench shall decide to DO entitled
70 seats.
What says our Cincinnati friend ?
Does be still hold that il is for the
courts 20 decide such questions and for
the two houses Of the Legislature to
obcyY
p. Since the foregoing was PEN
ned We have come across the following
telegram from Columbus, Ohio, to the
New York Times.
"E. g. Hewitt, Of Cincinnati, this
evening filed in the Supreme Court
petition in error to the Circuit Court oil
Cincinnati In the senatorial contest, ac-
companied by transcript Of the docket
journal, and entered bill OF excep-
tons. A motion to take the case up
out Of its order and set an early day Tor
the hearing will be argued tomorrow
morning"
So that the Supreme Court already
has the case before it, and it is possible
chat that tribunal may reverse or snnul
the decision Of the court below. The
Supreme Court ought to say in the case
under consideration what the United
States Supreme Court recently said in
the case Of Parsons, &C., from Vir-
ginia This suit ought to have been
dismissed"
We used above the phrase sit is
possible " because we are not sure but
the new Supreme-Court judge will 60
upon the bench before the Hamilton
county case is disposed Of. They have
a very singular law in Ohio touching
the judges of that court, which law re-
ouires the vote to be counted between
the LIST and the 10th of December, and
the new judge to take his seat at once.
He may be seated this month. Were
the new Judge, who is Republican, to
come into the case now, the Senate
and House Of Representatives of Ohio
might've do not say ,coald-both be
turned over to the Republicans for,
although the courts have no right
to take jurisdiction in such cases,
vet having taken jurisdiction and
having given certificates of cleo
ton to nine Republican Represen-
tatives and four Senator'S from Ham,
ilton county, and these being enough to
make up majority in each house, it
goes without saying that both houses
might continue, as they would begin,
Republican. There is no hope for the
Democrats in the House Of Representa-
tives in any event, seeing that the Re-
publicans have a majority therein with
out the Cincinnati Representatives
but there is good reason to hope that
the Democratic Northumberland
will swear in the Democratic senators
and give the Democrats the control of
the Senate at the beginning Of the ses-
sion, however the results Of the cleo
ton contests may leave this body.
Surely it is "muddle" as the case
now stands.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
Appointments by Senate Clerk.

DR.. j. Dudley Pendleton, Clerk Of the
Senate, has appointed Mr.. j. Foote
johnson first and Mr.. Hugh NJ. Patton
second assistant. Both Of these gen.
tlemen filed the respective positions
to which they are reappointed du.
ring the last session with entire salts
faction. His appointments of commit
tee clerks are Roads and Internal
Navigation and Agriculture and Mining,
&C., r. b. Berry, of Fredericksb burg
General Laws and Privileges and Elec-
tons, George c. Shepherd, of Clarke /;
Public Institutions and Courts of JUS
tice, l.. S. Bloomberg, Of Richmond /;
Finance, A. E. King; County, City,
and Town Organizations, and Fish and
Game, j. II. Christian. The three first
named committee clerks are new ones
the two last-named are old enes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
DE ON YOUR GUARD.

BENsoS's CAPCInE PLAsTERs ar.
wiaelJ Initiated. That is the fact Nox
Why sie they Initiated Because they mr..
the only porous plaster In existence tbai !.
reilly Trustworthy and valuable. Benson =
flasiers are highly and scientifically mall.
cated, snd cure In few hours aiIment.
upon which no Others have any effect whai'
ever. The public are therefore cautlo1ed
hssiDst pissicis bearing similarsOgni-
Ing names. When buying ask dlstInc'i !,
Tor BensoDs Plaster and protect yognse
by personal examination. Tho 9enuine
mas the word "Cspcine cut or ps,rou,ei
N me body Of the plaster and the F" Three
ses's Trademark on the face cloth.
do Al SuVTn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04


Total vote cast for Governor. 2so,07l; for
Lieutenant Governor. 2si,OO3.
For Governor there we're IL scattering
votes, and for Lleutenant-Goyernor 33.
From scott county the vote for Lieute-
nant-Governor was not received.
Speaker Stuart declared Fitzhugh
Lee Governor Of Virginia, and John Z.
Massey Lieutenant Governor for the
time prescribed by law, commencing
January |, 1886.
The convention then adjourned, and
Immediately afterward Speaker Stuart
stated that Governor Cameron had in
formed him that he would not have his
message ready until the next day.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Curlett A bill to work and
keep in repair the roads in the county
of Lancaster.
By Mr.. Ryan A bill to amend an
act entitled an act to provide for the
election and qualification of county Of
ficers.
By Mr.. Leftwich A bill to provide
local option for the counties, cities,
towns, districts, and wards Of the
State.
BY Mr.. Curlett A bill to strike out
Of the law the fifty-cents fee for num-
bering boats.
BY Mr.. Echols A bill to amend and
reenact section 70 Of an act entitled an
act prescribing general provisions in re-
lation 10 commissioners of the revenue
and the assessment Of taxes OH persons,
property, incomes, licenses, ETC., APP
proved March lG, 1875, as amended by
an act approved March lG, 1875, the
act approved March q, 1876, the act
approved April 2, 1877, and the act ap-
proved April 81, 1882.
BY Mr.. Leftwich: Joint resolution
instructing senator's and requesting re-
presentatives in Congress to procure the
abolition of the internal-reyenue system
Of the United States Government.
On motion Of Mr.. Leftwch, the House
adjourned.
The Caucus.
At 8 O'Clock the Democratic MEM
bcrS of the Assembly held a caucus in
the hall Of the House Of Delegates.
The attendance was very full, and the
deepest interest was manifested, owing
to the fact that it was anticipated that
the proceedings Of the caucus would
foreshadow the result in the contest for
the seat Of United States Senator from
Virginia.
The caucus was called to order by
Hon. z. II. Cardwell, chairman, and
Hon. William Lovenstein was in his
place as secretary. A number Of ex-
members Of the Legislature were pre-
sent, but by a vote of the caucus they
were excluded and retired from the
hall.
Then the fight commenced. and a
Daniel man offered resolution to the
effect that the caucus would meet to-
night, and proceed to nominate a sena-
tor to succeed Malone in the United
States Senate.
A Barbour man offered an amend
ment naming next Wednesday as the
time for the nomination.
Many speeches followed, and finally
a ballot was reached, when the amend
ment was defeated by the following
vote Ayes, IS; noes, Sc.
The consideration Of the original
proposition was resumed, and after 3
lengthy discussion it was tacitly agreed
that the caucus would adjourn to meet
again Monday night, when nomination
of United States Senator would be made.
The caucus adjourned few minutes
before | l o'clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Fine Hunting. Dogs Reyiyal.MeetinRs.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.

Fine Hunting. Dogs Reviyal.,IeetinRs.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
DECEMBER 3. 1885.
At the recent feld-show of pointers
at High Point, n. c., a dog named
Graphic made the best record of those
entered, and was afterwards sold to
Charles p. Heath, of New York, for
s2,700. Captain McMurdo, Of this coun-
ty, who has several kennels Of fine dogs,
was present at the contest in North
Carolina with his handsome pointer
handspring, which he endeayored to en-
ter against Graphic, but Graphic sowner
would not consent. handspring was put
in field and his record beat that of
Graphic. 1t would seem that Abe
marie can produce fine dogs as we'll as
fine horses.
The remains Of the late P. Martin,
father OF Mr.. Richard T. Martin, of the
Bank Of Albemarle, were brought to
Charlottesville from Stanton yester-
day and inferred in Maplewood.
A workman named W. NJ. Dunn fell
Yesterday from a building now being
erected at the Virginia Midland juno
ton. lie fell some thirty-fye feet. aud
strange to say was but little hurt.
On Monday night protracted meet
ing was begun at the Baptist church by
the pastor. Rev. A. G. Loving preached
on Tuesday night. Considerable in
teIest is shown.
"A similar meeting is in progress at
the Disciples church, under the dircc-
ton of Elder John Brandt, Of Bowling
Green, Va. His subjects will be ::
" Christ at the Door," "Christ Seek
ing Sinners" Ashamed of Christ"
" With Christ or Against Christ"
Sowing and Rcapiug," and Z. On the
Fear of Death" Mr.. Brandt is a very
young man, but already displays great
gifts as a preacher. QUnP.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

succeeded 70 large portion Of his pre-
ceptor's practice, but lost II through
his habits. Four years ago he assoc
ciated himself in partnership with
Thomas Bradfield, ESQ.,, but the firm
was dissolved about six months ago.
Powell was a fine Latin scholar, and
had somewhat extended knowledge Of
medicine, having made that branch Of
science q study in his youth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
A Wonderfully Mad ,;ad.Dog

\ Pine Brook a.. j. special says
4 dog believed to be mad was discOv-
cred week ago running frantically
about on farm near Fairfield. A
number Of farmers started out to kill
it, but the dog kept out Of their way,
and after long chase in the direction
Of Pine Brook it escaped. Two morn
ings later a man in the employ of vii.
liam L. Kent. who lives near this place,
went to the barn to feed the stock. He
discovered that window in the barn had
been broken out, sash and all. Onopening
the door he found two horses and COW
and a calf lying on the floor, which was
covered with blood. The beasts were
moaning and writhing. Seven dead
chickens lay scattered about. A dog
belonging to the farm, which had been
chained in STALL was lying in pool
of blood in the stall. A strange dog,
frothing at the mouth, crouched and
trcmbleG at the farther side of the barn.
The hired man got gun and killed
the brute. which was recognized as
the dog the Fairfield farmers had
hunted across country. 1t had
leaped through the window of
the barn, taking glass and sash with it,
some time in the night, and attacked
the inmates Of the barn. The horses
were so badly bitten about their TANKS
that their flesh was torn away in large
pieces, and the cow and calf had their
noses torn off and were lacerated about
the body. The chained dog was literal
ly torn to pieces and the dead chickens
were bitten through and through. The
animals were all killed. Mr.. Kent ;
loss was 81, 500. Since then reports OF
mad.dog rayages have been received
from various places in this neighbour
hood
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

The Macon Telegraph calls attention
to the fact that "squads of soldiers
continue to guard the remains Of GAR
FIELD and GRANT" and asks, "Why
don't somebody guard the remains Of
the late Mr.. HAYES" What could
be made by stealing fraudulent re-
m.;nea
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

Abraham Hendricks, the late Vice
Presidents grandfather, bore the COM
mission Of justice Of the peace signed
by Governor Thomas Mexican at Lam
caster in 1904. He built stone house
near West Fairfield, in the Ligonier
Valley, that is still standing.
George Wolf, 9 farmer of Melrose,
near Lansinburg, N. Y. recently sold
his wife to Augustus Ham, his hired
man, for $3.50. The lady weighs over
200 pounds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
MARRIAGES.

COURTNEY-Co URTNEY.- Married
Wednesday, November 20, 1885. at the
Second Baptist church, by the Rev. p. A
Peterson. assisted by the Rev. Or. w. W.
Landrum. Mr.. JOHN X COURTNEY. OF
Atlanta, Ga, to Miss LIZZIE II COURT.
NEY, OF this city.
CRUMP-POWELL Married, Wednes
day evening. december 2, 1855, by Rev. e.
z. Scott. Mr.. JAMES l.. CRUNP TO Mrs
CATHkRINE +. POWELL; both OF tbi,
city.
PRICE-TYLER-M Married, "Wednesday
night, December 2. 1883, by Rev. &. z
scott Ar. W. j. Ii. PHICEtO Miss ANDRO
MEDIA TYLER; both OF Richmond, Va. .
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

To the Woodworking journalists of
the eastern coast who now and then
make both ends meet by splicing their
thin financial threads it seems like ro-
nance 10 read Of some Of the incomes of
Colorado newspaper men. David Day,
by fortunate investments, kindly opens
bis purse once every month to place
$4,000 therein. and Benjamin Steel,
another lucky Bohemian, is at the head
Of . pine land company, with capital
Of 100000. Still another fortunate,
Bona Hinsel by name, several weeks
ago awoke to refuse thousands Of dol
lars fra claim he held.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

We hope ihat the papers, irrespec-
tive of party, will sit down upon the
proposition TO 60 outside Of the Senate
for President Of that body. Let our
contemporaries remember that BENNY
BUTLER and j. WARREN KEIFER
are still alive,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

Nicolini's real name is Ernst Mich.
olas, and he belongs to French fam
lily. His wife, from whom he has just
been divorced by mutual consent, and
from whom he had been separated
many years, is an Italian named Maria
Annata.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

cleared from this port, With . total ton
mage Of 1880.
Value Of domestic exports, e46,So4 !;
value Of dutisble imports, $o,3Sl value
Of free imports, sl9,slS.
The British steamship County OF
York finished loading with cotton and
cleared this morning. PAUL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

The Harrisburg Patriot says 1.-THE
contest for the presidency of the Senate
may rip the bloody shirt up the back"
That is rip at LOGAN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
Funeral Notices.

The funeral OF DR.. JENIFER GARNET
will be preached at the SeYentn-Street
Christian church SATURDAY. December
5th, at 3:15 o'clock +. NJ. Friends OF the
family are invited TO attend.
The funeral OF Miss RACHAEL MCDON-
AID will take place from her late residence
in Harvie THIS friday MORNING at 10
o'clock. Friends and acquaintance in-
yited TO attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04

"LoGAN's eye has longing look as
he thinks Of the pro TEN. cushion"
And LoGAN's eye will have black
look if the Senate does its duty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-04
Accidentally Kllled while Hunting.

ISpecihI teIekfhu 70 WIG OisP*soH'I
BRAKES BRANCH, VA, December
3.-Young Mr.. John Hamilton acci-
dentally killed himself to-day while
bird-hunting near Mossiugford.