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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
The Inauguration.

To-day will add another striking vim
dication Of American institutions to the
many that history records will afford
another and a GROWING illustration oil
the fact that the virtue that is inherent
in the intelligent masses can be trusted
TO triumph in the end. The inaugural
ton Of Mr.. CLEVELAND will prove,
as perhaps it has never been proved the
wisdom Of the fathers Of the republic.
II must convince the world that the
theories Of these men. which so many held
to be utopian, having been tried as by
fire, have in the ordeal been crystallized
into lasting realities. The Government
they established has withstood strain
such as il will never be called upon to
withstand again, and to-day the Ameri-
can people are more firmly united than
they ever were before. When GROVER
CLEVELAND takes the oath Of Office a
revolution will have been accomplished
the like Of which would be impossible
Of accomplishment in any other country
ON the globe without danger Of blood
shed and perhaps anarchy. In less
time than it has taken us to write this
article party that had been in power
so long that it felt it had prescriptive
right to administer the Government,
and which had been systematically
intoxicating the doctrine Of central
izatior--that, too, when the mind
of one half the country was in
state of receptivity for such doc
trine-will have been overthrcwn. BY
the act of a moment, as it were, the
apostles of hate and the violstors of the
Constitution, will be hurled from
power; the epoch of cabalism will be
ended, and once more this will be gov
eminent Of the people, by the people,
and for the people. And the lesson OF
the hour is so plain that he who runs
may read. 1t teaches us never to de-
spair of the Republic. 1t teaches us
that though passion may dominate for
a while and corruption run riot for
season, the star Of American re-
publicanism is fixed. That star
may be obscured for a night, but
it is none the less immovable; its
light is still there. 1t is none the
less a central star in the galaxy Of gov
ernments, and it is only question of
time when the winds of reaction and of
public indignation will sweep away the
clouds that may envelop it. By its light
we now see before us for the first time
in twenty-five years path Of peace, of
honesty, of good will, Of brotherly
love, of happiness, of true prosperity.
Let the American people walk in it and
the politicians will not dare stray
from it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
Richmond as a Naval Station

The memorial of the Chamber Of
Commerce was presented only during
the last month Of Congress, and only
with the hope of initiating ar investiga-
ton under the Administration that
ended yesterday. The net result has
been this:
The Secretary Of War directed the
engineer in charge to make any inyesti-
CATION within the sphere Of his duties,
and referred the memorial to General
SHERIDAN. The Secretary Of the
Navy referred the memorial to Con-
9rsss with favorable recommendation.
The Senate Committee on Naval AZ
fairs Informally aud favorably consid-
ersd the subject, and requested 81
amendment to be offered to one of the
appropriation bills directing survey.
AZ Toast an investigation that may re.
suit In great benefit has been auspi-
ciossly begun. We don't know whether
The amendment was adopted or not.
Ono Of the most gratifying incidents
Of this affair was that, as soon as tn,
msnsrisl was published in our papers
petitions we're started and signed by the
-priacipai businessmen Of Lynchburg
6taunton, Charleston, and Point Pleas,
ant, asking that Richmond be made !
naval station and depot for militar,
s>epliss Of the United States. Thes.
petitions wsrs forwarded to Congress-
Net only for ourcity, but for the iror
dis(eiots 81 The James, for the coal-fsld'
ef Eansvhs, and for the grain-6elds o
~ NsFthvsst, Il viii be great day
vhea the ses shall come las far wes
q Rochester and q far north Is Cairo. >
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

euires " have NOT all been rooted out
by Pennsylvania justice, and thst the
principles and practices Of that
order may be At work now in
the mines Of Southwest Virginia. The
killing Of Gholston, d Georgian, by the
police, was investigated, but no indict-
ment was made, as it appeared that
johnson, who did the, shooting, and
who was member Of the police force.
was acting in the line Of his duty. The
negro policeman who was killed by an
other negro seemed to have received his
death-wound accidentally, and the party
charged with the shooting has been dis
charged.
There is no doubt that some Of the
officials have been fred at and others
warned by letter.
These practices seem to give color to
the suggestion that there are miners at
Pocahontas who have been trained up
in the mines and secret societies Of
western Pennsylvania.
Yesterday evening, while a young
boy was waiting on the prisoners in the
county Jail in the absence of the jailer,
colored prisoner grasped and held
him while white man from Buchanan
county made his escape.
Robert Graham, ESQ.,, one Of our
most prominent citizens, has been very
i'll for some weeks. For several days
be was considered in great danger, but
he is now better. The severe winter
has proved very fatal to our old people,
and recently three well-known citizens
were lying dead at the same time-all
of them near eighty years of age.
Quite party will take the train to-
day at Graham for Washington and the
inaugural.
The severe weather Of the last three
weeks is breaking up. To-day the
birds are singing, south wind blow
ing. and warm rain is melting the
last heaps Of the drifted snow. Farm
ers say that the snow which has par
tally protected the wheat for some
weeks has slightly increased the proba-
bilities for a small crop.
The influences that have decreased
the Mahoneite majority in this county
from over q thousand for Bowen to
one half that number for Baily are still
at work. and while Baily rs majority was
a disagreeable surprise to his party, a
more decided decrease is likely to occur
in the next election. The people begin
to see and realize that the impending
struggle will be made with purely per-
sonal and selfish motives by the leaders
in order to return Malone to the Senate
and retain the control of counties like
ours simply for the spoils of office.
There is general feeling even among
his former followers that Malone has
met with an irretrievable defeat.
MAX
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
Charlottesville Notes.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.

Correspondence fthe Richmond Dspatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE. March 3.
Rev. W. W. Wood, State lecturer Of
the order of Good Templars, lectured
in the Methodist church last night.
About twenty names were added to the
membership.
Yesterday was March court-day, and
there was an immense crowd in attend
ance.
At Temple Beth Israel to-day, at
1890 o'clock. Mr.. Jonas Hagerman, of
stanton. and Miss Sophie Leterman,
daughter of Simon Leterman, Esq. of
this place. were married. The recep-
ton was held at the house Of the
brides father from 3 to 5, when the
newly-marricd couple took the north
bound train for an extended tour.
DRIP
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
ALL OYER THE STATE.
saor IN A RAlLwAr car.

. - ar MAYER Carrlsates. Or Riehmssd.
sinai and Killed By Cssnpsntes.
fsnec,al telegram to the Dispstch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE, March 3.
AS the Virginia Midland train, due
AZ the junction at GAS this morning,
was standing at the coal-bins, near the
Virginia Midland round-housc, the re-
port of a pistol in one of the cars
aroused and alarmed the sleepy pas
sengcrs. Inquiry disclosed the fact
that Mr. Percy Darlington. son of
Mayor w. c. Darlington. OF Richmond,
ibeen shot with pistol in the hands of
Mr.. Joseph Martin, of North Carolina
and dangerously wounded. Conductor
Remington went on to the Junction
ahead of the train and notified Officer
Burgess. who arrested Martin on the
arrival Of the train at the station and
brought him to Albemarle Jail. Car
rington was removed from the train to
the reception-room and put in charge OF
Mr.. John W. Christmas. who imme-
diately sent a telegram to his father,
Colonel Darlington.
From passengers who witnessed the
affair it appears that both young men
were under the influence Of liquor, they
having been observed to drink from
each others TASKS frequently, though
they were entire strangers to each other.
The difficulty, it seems, occurred about
the occupancy of seat, which Martin
temporarily vacated and Darlington oc-
cupied. the latter refusing to give it up
when Martin returned. and, it is said,
using very Objectionable language when
desired to do so.
Martin said that he was exceedingly
sorry the affair had occurred, but that
he was compelled to shoot Darlington
in self-defence; that Darlington had a
pistol drawn when he returned to his
seat, and snapped it at his Martin 81
breast; whereupon he drew his weapon
and fred four shots, aiming, he claims,
to shoot Darlington in the legs and not
to destroy his life.
Martin surrendered to Officer Bur-
CESS without hesitation. He immediate
ly telegraphed to his uncle, j. L. Par
nell, of Reidville, n. c., to the effect
that he had dangerously wounded a
man, and requesting him to come on at
once.
Darlington died at 40 O'Clock to-
night. The surgeons held an autopsy,
and found two balls in the abdomen
and one in the neck. The fourth ball
could not be found. Darlington made
a dying deposition charging Martin with
nnnrnynked assault.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

In the British House of Commons
Monday LABoUcHERE RadicaD moved
the resolution he gave notice Of last
Friday, "that the House Of Commons
regrets that the militia have been en-
bodied, because it indicates a resolution
on the part Of her Majesty's Govern
ment to interfere in the ,Soudan by force
Of arms" A cable telegram says: HE
followed up his introduction Of this
motion by vigorous denunciation Of
the course the Government was pursu.
ing in the Soudan at the present time
The motion was lost By vote Of lag
to 49,"
This vote pretty efiectually negatives
the idea that the British people will
consent to anything short Of permanen,
pacification---i. e.. permanent occupa'
ton Of the Soudan. Sooner or Later
the sons Of the desert must pay the cost
Of the war, principal and interest, and
the only way TO make them pay il is to
open up the Scadan to British com
merce. This, of course, involves the
further step of protecting British com.
merce, and all the world knows what
that means when England is dealing
with savage or half-eivilised people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
DEATHS.

DOHERTY.-D at his residence. 17l3
Grace street. in the thirty-secOnd year or
mis- age JOHN DOHERTY.
His funeral will take place from ST.
Patricks church WEDNESDAY ut 4
o'clock p. NJ.
MAYO.-Died. at her residence. corner
Seventh and Clay streets. at 61a o'clock. on
Tuesday afternoon, Miss ELIZA Il. MAYO,
i'm the sixty-ninth year Of her age.
Her funeral will take place from the Sec
ond Baptist church TOMORROW Thus
day) AFTERNOON at 81: o'clock.
BY request no flowers.
REDD.-Died. February 27th. at l2:I5 p;
NJ. in Anderson. West Va, Miss ,. BETTE
Redo, formerly OF HenriCo county.
WENDLINGER-Die at his residence.
sos east Broad street, RUDOLPH, son OF
,ospar and Madalne Wendlinger, in the
thirty-second year Of his age. He leaves a
wife and two children to mourn their IT.
reparaDle loss.
our darling has gone in peace To rest,
Wen see him here no more,
But we'll meet again in the land OF the olest,
on Heayens eternal shore.
The funeral will take place at Q o'clock
TO-DAY. ith instant from -. Peter :
Cathedral. Friends and acquaintance oil
the family. and of his father-in-law. Daniel
O'Donnell, respectfully invited to attend
WHITING. Died. at Mount-Hope Re-
treat near Baltimore, on the morning OF the
18th OF February. OF paralysis. Mrs. CARO-
LINE RAOIIL WHITING, In the forty
ninth year Of her age.
Mobile papers please copy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
Startling Facts.

The Charleston Ners and Courier
says:
"When silver takes the place Of gold
as measure of value, the prices ofpro-
duce and manufactures will become pro-
portionately higher, and producers and
manufacturers who are in debt will find
it correspondingly easier to discharge
their obligations.
That is consistent at least. 1t agrees
with the theory that silver is less valu-
able than gold. The prices of wheat,
corn, and almost every article. are so
low that the producers are crying out
against any further depreciation. Just
think of the immense depreciation of
values indicated in the fact. stated by
the silver men in Congress, that although
we have in the last twenty years paid
hundreds of millions Of dollars of the
public debt, vet it would require twice
as many bales Of cotton to pay what is
left of that debt as it would have re-
quired to pay the whole of it in 1865.
That is contraction for you, and con-
traction with vengeance.
In 1865 wheat was worth sl.S5 per
bushel. At that time the public debt
was little less than s2,700,000 900.
Clearly, therefore, 1,460, 100000 bush
els Of wheat would have paid the public
/ debt in 1865. Now the public debt is,
say, 81, zoo, 100000. That is, we have
paid of thousand millions Of dollars
of it. Wheat is now worth IS cents q
bushel. Clearly, therefore. it would
take two thousand millions of bushel:
of wheat to pay now the debt that re-
mains after we have paid off one thou
sand millions Of dollars Of it
Truly, these are alarming figures
They show that the people are suffering
from ruinsus prices resulting from
ruinous. contraction. Such figures speak
for themselves. They need no comment
They exhibi, in their true light all the
false assertions of Wall street about
the standard silver dollars.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
NORFOLK'S NEWS.
Mayor Lambs Case-The Gordon-R ansem

Mayor Lambs Cass-The Gordon-Ransem
Affair, &c.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
NORFOLK, March 3. 1885.
The Council last night said the Lamb
investigating committee had gone be-
yond their instructions in reporting an
alleged shortage in the Mayors ac-
counts. The Finance Committee, to
whom the matter was referred, re-
ported the accounts all balanced, and
the report was adopted. The Council
then, as telegraphed you, passed a
resolution censuring the Mayor for his
charges against the police in his late
message to the Council.
Mr.. r. ii. Gordonpublishes in the Gir-
qinian to-day a card in which he asks
the public to reserve its decision con-
corning the charges made against him
by young Ransom until he can publish
a full statement Of the facts.
At q meeting Of the various COM
panies composing the Fourth Virginia
regiment held at the Atlantic Hotel
last night Captain G. A. Nash. Of the
Norfolk City Guard, was elected major.
The Norfolk base-baliists will open
the season on April LIST with game
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

iniIationists. = csxe,ssctt Cemm~eial.
Gazette.
Our Cincinnati contemporary Re
publican though Il is aaa in favor OF
disseminating the compulsory coinage 81
silver, hits the nail on the head. There
is no other danger in sight. The thea
ire is fall OF people, and the knaves
who cry Sire . when there IS no fire
are the only real enemies to che pros
perity Of the people. Let Wall street
stop that cry, and all viii be well. II
is to be regretted thashlr.-e hEvEhASp
should be the mouth-piece of those
shriekers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
wRDNESDAY......MARCH 4. 1873
pividine the Spoils.

We are glad that the Democratic
committees Of Virginia have. generally
speaking, not attempted to say how
the Federal patronage in their scvera
counties. cities, and districts should be
distributed. II q committee Of that
sort Is allowed to have any sort of in.
iiueuce over the appointing power IN
the matter Of apportioning the various
Federal Offices, it viii in effect have all
the influence. and soon dictate all ap'
pointments.
In writing on this subject some
weeks ago we said that il to the county
or city committees was conceded the
right to recommend parties for office,
the congressional-district committees
and the State committees would be apt
to claim like powers and privileges, and
we asked what was to become Of the
influence Of congressman, which has
heretofore been so potent in the matter
OF assigning round men to square places
and square men to round places. Well,
to-day we have an answer to our ques-
ton. II comes to us in the form OF a
special telegram from Washington city
to the Charleston Ners and Courier,
and reads as follows;
WASHINGTON, March IA con-
ference Of the South Carolina delega-
ton with reference to the distribu-
ton Of Federal patronage was held
yesterday in Colonel Aiken's COM
mittee-room. Senator Butler explained
the reasons for inviting the conference.
Senator Hampton and others expressed
their views on the subject. All depre-
Gated she idea that the consultation had
been regarded in the light Of a caucus
at which the spoils were to be divided.
Why may not the Democrats in Con-
gress from Virginia hold a conference
"with reference to the distribution of
the Federal patronage" in this State,
and thus head off any local committees
that have had under consideration the
proper method Of distributing the Fed
eral patronage Of their counties or
cities, though these latter committees
may, like the South Carolina congress
sional conferrees, "depreoate the idea
that their consultations should be re-
gsrded in the light of caucus at which
the spoils were to be divided y?
II is said in the attempt to justify the
action of these local committees that
they only propose to provide for pro-
per distribution Of Federal patronage
SO far as territory or locality is con-
cerned, since they have not named and
do not propose naming the persons who
ought TO gil the various offices. Z" In
crease of appetite grows by what j,
feeds on" and the inevitable conse-
quence Of allowing the local commit
tees to make territorial distribu-
ton Of Government patronage will
be the endeavor on their part to die
tate the personal distribution Of that
patronage. Obsts principiis--" with
stand the beginnings lis the only safe
motto for the people to act upon. Power
is ever stealing from the many TO the
few. Surely committee which has
power to say that this county or that
city shall have such and such appoint.
ments will not need to extend its juris-
diction very far in order to be enabled
to say this man OF that man shall have
such and such an appointment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
~ YEARS or AGONY ENDED.
The cuTrcuRA REMEDIES TIL
UMPIIANT.

fhavc been afiiicted for twcnty ycxrs with
an obstinate akin disease, called by some
NJ. DIS psoriasis, and others leprosy. com.
mencing on my scalp and In spite Of III !
cocId do, with the help Of che most sltfin,i
doctors, il slowly but surely extended. until
O year ago this winter 10 covered my entire
person In form OF dry scales. For the last
three years have been unable to do any
Every morning there could be nearly q
dustpanful Of scales taken from tho sheet
on my bed. some OF them half ~ large as
the envelope containing this letter.
In the latter part OF winter my skin COM
n ,os, , sraskng open tried eyeryt s,n;
any relief. The 18th of June started West,
In hopes could reach the Hot Springs. l
reached Detroit, and was so low thought
/ should have togo 10 the hospital. but final
ly got as far as lansing. Mich, where ! had
sister living. One Dr. - treated me
about two weeks. but did rue no good. All
thought had but o short time to live. /
earnestly prayed to die. Cracked through
ths skin all over my back. across my ribs.
arms. hands. limbs feet badly swollen, toe
as bone, hair dead. dry. and iifeless as old
straw--Oh. my God, how I did suffer-
My sister had small part OF box OF
Cuticura In the house. She wouldn't give
up; said, 1--WE will try Cuticura." Some
was applied on one hand and one arm.
Eureka! There was relief-stopped the ter
rlbIe burning sensation from the word go.
They Immediately got the CUTICURA RE-
SOLVENT, CUTICURA. and CUTICURA
SOAP. ] commenced by taking one table,
spoonful OF Resolvent three times q day
after meals: had bath once q day, water
about blood heat, used Cuticura Soa freely |;
applied Cutlcura morning and evening.
Result: Returned TO my home in just six
weeks from time | left. and my skin as
smooth as this sheet OF paper.
HIRAM r.. CARPENTER.
HENDERSON. JEFFERSON COUNTY, y. Y.
Sworn TO before me this 10th day OF Janu-
airy, 1880. A. NJ. LEFFINGwELL.
Justice OF the Peace.
CUTIcURA REsOLyENr the new blood
purifier. internally. and CUTICURA and
CUTIcURA SOAP, the great skin-cures ex-
ternally, clear the Complexion, cleanse the
Skin and Scalp, aud purify the Blood OF
every species OF Itching. Scaly, Pimply,
Scrofulous, Mercurial. and Cancerous HUI
mors and Skin Tortures when physicians,
hospitals, and all other means fall. Sold
everywhere. Price: CUTICURA, SOC. soar,
CSC: REsOLvENT, 81.
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co,
Boston.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

The Philadelphia colored troops OBJ
iect to being put in the division with
the southern colored troops. Well,
the southern colored troops won't
kick. Fact is, that the average respecta-
BILE colored man in the South never did
have much use for /" free negro"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

The Philadelphia Press says d" Ex-
Pension COMMISSIONS DUDLEY is in
debted to Democratic Congress for the
opportunity it has given him of showing
that his official conduct was prompt, in
telligent, and honest" While the Press
is at it, why not tell us that BoUTELLE
is an angel
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

The Philadelphia Ne,cs says: at
was to be expected that bank presi-
dents and cashiers wouldn't stand
everything" A good many Of them up
North haven't stood at all, but have cut
and rim for Canada.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

Respectable citizens of the United
States will be glad to learn that nego-
tiations are in progress for the conclu-
sion of an extradition treaty with Cana
d." 1t would be pretty bad were
Canada to send the American colony
back Just about the time We are getting
rid of the Republican party.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
MILITARY NOTICES.

HEADQUARTERS STUART
IL HORSE GUARDS, RICHMOND, ~
VA. March 4, 1ss5.-GENERAL /y4M
ORDERS No. 39.-The Troop will ~
their room at the Reg mental Armory. for
the purpose Of electing q second lieutenant
to All the vacancy caused by the promotion
OF Lieutenant Allen. There will be no drill.
BY command OF Captain HAXALL.
+. II. DEANE.
NH Alt Orderly Sergeant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
TAZEWELL COUNTY.

Affairs In she siinins Regssss- Conf lectures
Facts and Gossip.
Correspondence fthe Richmond Dispatch
TAzEwELL c. H., March 2, 1885.
There seems to be two factions among
the miners at Pocahontas, and the in
vestigation of the late troubles there
before the grand jury this week indi-
Gates state Of feeling that may result
in bloodshed at any time. While the
different parties are Dot exactly aligned
according to local or sectional preju-
dices there are miners and citizens who
hint very freely that the = Molly Ma
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04

A Philadelphia paper says; $50 far
4l4l Missouri Democrats have sent
their applications for offices under the
new Administration" A, III. A, is
said to be lucky combination.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.

DECIDED BENEFIT.-Dr. John p.
Wheeler, Hudson, y. y. says: Z" have
given il with decided benefit in case
of innutrition of the brain from abuse
of alcohol"