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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25

ELECTRIC-LlGHT SOAP Is THE
H. BEST.
No rubbing required. WIN not itNure tue
fabric. Orders and inquiries will have
prompt attention.
EIECTRic-sOAP MANUFACTG CO,
indianapolis, Ind.
JOHN n. GRf.SHtM.
an a7-eodly Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25
DICHM0ND AND DANVlLLE
m RAILROAD COMPANY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEBRUARY ~.
1883.

LEAVE RICHMOND.
200 A. M.-(Through -passsnger-Mail. dai-
lyl-For all stations between
Richmond and uanville con-
Meeting NJ Greensboro for Ra-
leigh. GOldsboro'. and Salem
Branch points; Fayetteville and
all &. r. and T. " local points.
and at Charlotte for Columbia
and Southeast, also for Atlanta,
New Orleans. and Southwest.
Pullman Sleeper. Richmond
10 Danville. Danyille to Au-
gusta, without change. ana
Danville Ia New Orleans, with
out change.
1880 z. M.-(Through Passenger. daily
STOPS al all stations. connecting
at Keysvlle for all points on the
Richmond and Mecklenhutg
railroad daily. except SUNDAY
Greensboro for Salem Branch
az salisbury for W. y. &. T. g.
stations. at Atlanta for jackson
vile; Pa. New Orleans, and
Southwest.
Pullman Buffet sleeper Dam
vile "a Atlanta. DanNIir tr
AshcYille. banyillc 10 NttA pt.
leans without change.
2:45 L, M.-(IOrk RIVER Ppssenger--dA .lv.
Connects at West Point daily
except sunday with steamer.
for Baltimore and points Norm
800 Y. M.-(BOn-Air Accom- mediation -da.
~. except sunday For Coal
Held.
7:lO A. M.-(York-Ri Freight flnm
Twenty -iOurth-Stpet depot
daily, except SUNDAY fu.
West Point.
300 +. M.-(l Ork-I;iv Freight - FROM
Twenty fourth Street drpoi
daily, except saturday iuf
West Point.
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
TOO A. A.--from Atlanta. Go'ishoro' Ra-
leigh, and Intermediate pom's
(daly).
Sal A. M.-FTOm COalfled ant Bon Ar
daily, except sunday.
1880 A. N.-trom West Point daily '- BEL.
tlmOre and paints North htIs
except SUNDAY.
469 7. M.-From all local stations Atlantis.
New Orleans, aud NOutLWtst
daily.
1928 ?. NJ. Freights daily. except sun.
500 =. NJ. day from West Point.
TICKET OFFICES: 1000 Main street aud
at the Richmond aud pauyille RailGaC
depot. Virginia street.
~ SLAUGHTER
Geneml Passenger Agent.
Sol. HAAS. Traffic Manager.
A /. RTNFS Genera Manager fun Is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25

ONLY TWELVE HOURS BETWEEN
RICHMOND AND BALTIMORE IN
EACH DIRECTION.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25
By Furman Topper
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
1915 Main street.

UCTION SALE OF BUILDING
"A LOT ON TWENTY NINTH BETWE ZEN
y AND + STREETS.-l shall sell by suc-
ton, on
SATURDAY. MARCH IS. 1885.
OIL the premises, ri o'clock i. NJ. that
NICE III lLDlNG LOT fronting 29' : feet
on the west side OF Twenty ninth street.
TERMS: At sale. -
FURMAN UPPER.
NH q; AuOtioueer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25
DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
~ AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.

THROUGH ALI1-kAlL FAST-FREIGHI
LINE TO AND FROM BALTIMORE.
PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK.
AND EASTERN AND WEST
ERN CITIES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25
RICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG

DICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG
1NAND POTOMAC Railroads.&c.
ule commencing MARC III ]. 1850 eastern
tandard time:
900 A. ~, leaves Byrd-Stree station
daily: stops Only az Ashland
Junction Milford aud Ffedr
rcksbuig. Sleeper fpm Jack
sOnvilr la Washington.
1907 A. NJ, leaves Byrd-~trcrt station daily
except sundays Sleeper tom
Charleston lO Wash ington.
7:I5 T. NJ. leaN a. BA id-Stprt station daily.
Sleeper from Jacksonville 20
New York.
lO:2aA. 81. arrives at Byrd-~trpet stat on
daily. Sleep-rirOm Sew YORK
To JackNOnN lie.
2:3e r. NJ, arrives at Byrd STREET sta on
daily: stop, At FrsderlcksOuns,
Milford aud Junction. sleeper
nom Washington u Charles
ton.
s:43F. NJ, arrives n Byrd street station
daily except sundays Slrepsf
from Washington 20 Jackson
vile.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EN,EI'r SUNDAYS:
400 +. III, accommodation. leaves Broad.
street station, arrives AZ Am
land az T. VI.
900 p NJ. leaves Elha. arrives at Ash.
land al GA I. VI.
7.5OA NJ. arrives at Elba leaves Ash-
land at Ga A. VI.
s.55A. 81, accommodation. arrives a
Bruad-StWet station, leave
Ashland at A. NJ.
$50 T.. 81, arrives AZ Elba leaV 90 Ashlan'
at5:l2 r. VI.
c. A. TAYLOR. General Ticket Agent
r. T D. MYERS General Superiute ndeDt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25

DICHMOND AND ALLEGHIANY
III RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS
IN EFFECT DECEMBER p 1854.
THREE DAILY TRAINS (hACEPI SUM-
BKTWEFS
RICHMOND AND IINCHBVRG.
Through Accom- Nlgnt
Mail ImodatiOu, Express,
sNo. l. No. 3. mo. 2.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25
THE CROPS.

regret 70 report gloomy surm'ses as
u crops. OF course il is too early TO
form any very accurate opinion. but
hrmers are rather low-spirited about
heir wheat end oats. The dry, cold
winter has been very uniayorable to
beth these cereals, although they may
YET come out.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-25

]. THOMPSON BROWN & Co., kuctioneer'
NH %
, 1885-04-03

1 ANNARAhsl .
Notwithstanding the mystery surrounding
the manner Of catching tho disorder popu-
larly called n "cold, . medical scientists agree
that among the causes arc dirt and impure
air. Drs. Felix l.. Oswald and c. T.. Page,
both contributors to The Popular Science
Monthly, hre decided in their expression Of
this opinion. The latter declares that years
OF study and observation la 70 forced him
~ the conclusion that the "disease which
manifests the symptoms popularity supposed
to Indicate that a cold has been caught is to
all intents and purposes a filth disease;1 that
It arises largely from indigestion, and forms
the basis OF ali so-called filth diseases.
DIR. Oswald earnestly maintains that in
,tead Of "cold weather. raw Mnrch Winds, y
ur Scold draughts-in other words, outdoor
mir Of a low tsmperature"-being the cause Of
colds or catarrhal affections, it is the warm,
vitiated indoor air that is the cause, while
cold outdoor air is the best cure. He de-
glares that there Is no doubt that by exercise
= catarrh can be gradually worked Off, "
and that the combination Of exercise, abstin-
ence and fresh air will cure the most obsti-
nate cold.
According to DR.. Oswald, natures prevent
i've and curative agents are best, and may
be summed up thus: Pure air, appropri-
ate food, exercise active or passive as the
case may require) skin cleanliness. with
proper ventilation Of the surface Of the
body a. O., through the use of non-swelter-
ing garments, supplemented by rational ex-
posture OF the entire surface of tho body to
the air by means Of air-baths), sunshine in
the home and Sunshine in the heartp-with
these, and only these, all durable cases Will
go ON to certain recovery. Without them,
no medication will avail.
, 1885-04-03

New York Mail and Expressl
The dudes and swells, especially thoss
who pattern after English style, are begin
ming to drop the prefix Mr.. from their visit
ing cards" said a fashionable designer and
card engraver TO a reporter.
"What is the ~reasonf'
They say too many people are putting
Mr.. to their names who AVE no style, no
prestige, and no social elevation to warrant
it They add that 1t is becoming too vulgar
and common. and they do not propose 10
havo the style Of the general
masses. Hence they drop the prefix.
My experience in the business teaches
mo that the Americans proper, ]
mean those who do not suffer from Anglo
mania, do not use the prefix in their cards to
u great degree. 1t is merely a matter of
taste with them. John Jacob Astor always
has Mr.. put on his visiting card. He uses a
small, neat white card. Jay Gould, Wander.
bilt, and men Of great wealth as a usual
thing have plain cards without a prefix.
Some few Murray Hill millionnires use the
prefix Mr., but they are rather exceptions
But the swells are dropping it because they
think 1t is becoming too common, by Jove,
old boy, don't yer know There is nothing
q swell hates more than for style to become
popular with the masses. He wants soma
thing odd
, 1885-04-03


Franklin tried to DO virtuous by making
out n list Of the virtues, and whom he had
become an expert in one no took up the next.
But he 6und IL did not answer. He discov-
cred that character was formed like the
ssed in the nower-by development and
growth. Nevertheless there Is much merit
in Franklin's plan. One with numerous de-
fects Of character cannot overcome them all
ut once, II at all.
But II they are to DO conquered success.
fully, the Napoleonio tactics OF attacking
and annihilating one at a time promises the
best results. For instance, II a man drinks,
sweafs, smokes, gets mad, etc, no cannot
overcome those vices all at once. Tho task
is too great The strain on his will is too
exhaustive. Let him refrain from drinking,
then smoking, then temper. and then pro.
family. Probably a bad temper is the most
difficult thing in the world to conquer, be-
cause 1t usually forms "A large part OF mans
Inheritance from birth. But il is so d0stru-
tive Of his own happiness and others happi'
ness that it is worth his while to guard II
constantly and 10 conquer IL II possible,
though the task seems as great as changing
the color Of ones eyes
, 1885-04-03

THE Arabs from the sandy Soudnn,
and the heather Chinee' are teaching
the European invaders some lessons in
the art of war that they will find valuable
in future emergencies. 1t is evident that
j. few thousand French soldiers find it as
impracticable TO enter any great distance
into China, as the English found it in
Africa without great expense, heavy
lighting and serious loss of life. Riel and
his halfbreeds are intoxicating a similar
lesson infhe upper northwestern part Of
America Recent events seem to show
that while the civilized nations have been
randy imposing in the art ofvar, the
semi barbarians of the dark continents
have made no small depree of presressin a
similar direction.
, 1885-04-03

A Mormon bishop told a friend of the
writer OF this, a few days ago, that he had
suffered with the blues all day because OF
something one OF his daughters had said to
him. When asked TO explain, he said; 4You
know my daughter Mary, tho eldest child OF
my second wife. She is about the age OF
Lizzie, who is the daughter of my first
wife. Well, this morning l was going with
Mary over TO Lizzie's mothers when she sud
denly said: Father, l wish l vas Lizzie ]
asked her why and reminded her that shs
was quite as bright and pretty as Lizzie.
1t is not that she said; Lizzie's mother is
your first wife, We did not speak again all
tho way and i nave had the blues ever
since" This is a true story all but the
names.
, 1885-04-03
NOTHING N 4 neMe.,


How Many Lives have Becq Iiccloudod
and wrrcked-A dvieeeta Parents.
nLme-Knn cub1
II verify believe" said Brother Gardner,
dat de foolishness OF surtin parents in tyin'
namrz to deir offsprings has beclouded an
wrecked many lives. De ole man who was
shovs lin snow nex,doah to me de odder day
was named Henry Clay. 1t was on de ideah
dat lie would make a mighty smart man,
but de mint be got old 'nuf to realizs who
an what Clay was he pulled right back He
couldn't nebber git dar' an he moved IL
Instead of bein' addressed as Henry Clay.
cherry body calls him Hank Dirt an he's
gwile TO be called dat till de clay kivers his
coffin.
f-sone y'nrs ago a naybur o. mine named
his baby Washington lincoln Grant Smith. ,
He war bound to fill dat boy chock full O.
military genius an statesmanship, but de
chile wasn't 4y'ars ole befo' be r~eallzei dat
it was too steep. He hadn't reached 10 befo'
he was q thief AN a liar an de odder day he
went 70 prison Tor burglary. De name was
too long fur de public to grappls wild, an SO
he was called Wash Grant Later on it
got - DO -Nashboarl,i ar by Do name OF
Washboard Smith ho am registered on de
prison books afr4fr- Hnrsfrt lH'
III has seen Prime Minister Jones drawin' q
swill cart around. while clus behind him,
Ao@AAAe u JAAAtA Ao6 " n PAoNo - Jill ADtHcT
line, came Montmurenc Stubbins. / has
cen Queen Catherine Bivens at do wash
tub, whilo de Princess Bienville was a. hang
in out de clothes fur her. I has white
washed ON do same job with Gar jackson,
an ! has blacked stoves alongside Of George
de Fo'th Bones
aDe white folks am jist as bad, an it really
Hoes ms good TO sec by de papers dat 'Hor-
tense Victoria Clark has skipped out wild
D. Isle Fitzhue Brown who was q pur-
feshional roller skater loafer ON a salary Of
81 per week Ebery day de police judge am
sendin' zAchariah Chambers, Roscos Conk-
lings, Thomas Jefrersons and Henry w.
LongfelIows to de jug, an cherry day de
good old names of Jane an Betsey an Sarah
an Emma an Lucy am CROWN in contempt
wild de female sect.
"Speakin' iur de Guild race alone, l say
dat de fadder who rises above Moses or
Samuel or William when hunfin' fur a name
fur his boy baby am coaxin' biles aud bum
ions to grow whar' dey doan' need to. De
mndder who can't mako a selection from
Chloe, Catherine. Violet an Sarah Jane
needn't feel riled il her gal runs of wild a
bowlogged stove-blacker an eands up her
days in n garrett Lot US now attack de
reg'lar purceedin's"
, 1885-04-03

If-Christ-H Had Not Died-For = Thoo- Thou
Hadstr Been Damned Cobbins was tho name
Of a man IN England IN the days Of the
Roundheads, out Dorchester county, Mary
land, presents two names almost as odd. The
owners Of the names ztil live near Cam
bridge. on tho Choptank. They are Julia
lane Augusta Domiuica Rustis Ro Bo Butt
Jack and John Henry Land Runner Run.
Out-and-Surveyor Bandana Bea yer Dam
Rendezvous God BieAs Husticne. gu
, 1885-04-03

Pa, was afflicted for six years with asthma
and bronchitis, during which time the
hest physicians could give no relief.
Her life was desnaired Of, until in last De
iober she procured q bottle Of DIR. King
New Discovery when immediate relief
was felt, and BY continuing its use for a
short time she was completely cured, gain
ing in flesh so lbs in a few months.
Free trial bottles of this certain cure Of
all throat and lung diseases at Gray x
Pearse drug store. large bottles SLIGO.
, 1885-04-03
rrennre tor M,ntrr.

Do you know that every window or door
has from Is to 80 feetof %ereviees or open
ings, around which the cold air comes in,
and if they are ei~fectually closed with
the Perfection Metal Moulding and Rub
Der Cushion Weather Strip, the saving
of fuel each year taside from comfort)
will more than pay tie cost Of weather
stripping. This strip is for sale by the
II. r. Warren Mercantile Company.
, 1885-04-03
1. rHEDIvoRoE LAW AND PERSON
IL. =. --.hL ARISE. -----


The telegraph sends us a typical case OF
abuse, so common in certain localities,
which occurred recently in st. Louis.
Tom Kelly, a former %pugilist, has a nice,
patient wife. He married her in the year
1880. She declares that a month after
they were married he tried his big fist on
her and knocked her down. When she
came TO her reason, she went home TO her
mother. where she should have remained;
but Tom Kelly went after her and made
solemn promises that he would not abuse
, her any more Being a kind, good wife,
and very patient. she returned to his
, =, home. Within a month he kicked her,
lJl then bIackened her face with blows
from his fist; and the poor woman
was laid up for a week. Again she
went to her mother, and again the brute
by entreaties and promises induced her to
return to his rooms. Within a brief pc.
rod he began TO abuse her again, and
when she tired TO defend herself from his
blows, by. covering her face with her
hands, he broke one of her fingers by a
blow from his iron fist. Then his wife,
MANNED and bruised, and broken in health,
applied for a divorce on the ground Of
cruel treatment The case is still on
trial.
There are people-and there seem to
be a rood many of them among professors
in the colleges. in the pulpit and in the
several legislatures-who say that this
wife. who is represented to he a good wo-
lnan confdinc and faithful has no
right to get a divorce from the brute
10 whom she was unfortunately welded.
merely for the reason that he W-treated
her. They assume that she shonld be
able to proeure a divorce only in case she
could prove adultery on the mart Of her
husband. They also claim that this is
% Gods law. But it Il not Gods law. be.
canse IL is not a reasonable law. IL Is "a
cruel and unjust law That holds in wedlock
an innocent and confdine woman. and
lawfully binds her TO such a brute rs Tom
Kelly, and there are many Tom Kellys in
the world. as brutal as this one. There
are many poor, patient wives. who are
bruised and abused by brutes of husbands.
and who have ia mothers To whom they
can fee for protection. If the
law will not throw its protecting
arms around such wives, and afford
them an opportunity to become free
on account of the intolenble cruelty that
they are suffering, then the law is weak
and not what the dictates Of humanity
and the reasonable laws of the living
God require. Yet the law which is in
force in certain states and territories is
continually attacked as being wrong and
sinful in the sight of God. for the reason
that it authorizes divorces on account of
intolerable cruelty and habitual %inteinper-
ance. We can conceive Of no more cruel
tyrant than the power which holds in
wedlock a good woman. and binds her te
her with cons,on, obuso and n,o;,,s no,
, 1885-04-03

tFaith-c Cured consumptive In Erie DIspatchl
l had boon kept alive on port wine AMI
scraped apples and now ! eat ham and fried
potatoes with n relish Oh, but the ways OF
the Almighty are inscrutable. / have since
eaten pork and beans and last night l con
sumed a quantity OF pie without expsrienc.
ing any harm.
, 1885-04-03

Monk Lewes was shedding tears in his
soup at the duchess table, when a friend,
observing him. said; "Lewes, what arc you
crying aboutr' "Oh." said Loves, ''the
duchess spoke to me SO kindly" "Don't cry,
my dear fellow" said the friend, a dare say
she didn't mean it"
, 1885-04-03

"When l am correcting the proofs OF ny
writings" said the late M Edmond About
"if l come to a sentence. or aven a word,
which l should not like my daughter 10 read,
/ at once strike it out" Tn elder Dumas
used to maintain that some Of his works wers
fit reading for his wife. but not for his
dauRhters.
, 1885-04-03
shoppers aud Thieves
lNew York LatterI

Whatever may be the result OF tho $50, 0O0
suit now pending against a ~well-known dry
goods houso by a woman accused OF n small
theft there, and subjected to the humiliation
of being searched, the system Of espionage In
that establishment and others will not DO
suspended. It is rs necessary in such houses
as "a proper system Of bookkeeping. They
all have to keep detectives under regular
pay. and not only that, hut tho confidential
employees have 10 do amateur detective work
all the time. Thore Is not one Of those busy
places to which the professional thieves,
known as shop l~ifters, do not resort almost
every day. Those who are known as thieves
are easily watched, but a good many arc not
known, and these manage TO do a good deal
u stealing, Notwithstanding the espionage.
Besides many women who go shopping
have ways Of acting which excite suspicion
the moment they are observed. They pick
up ono thing or another In n furtive way.
rummage about here and there, ~"scrooge"
into Ind out OF a crowd just AS thieves do
and act generally in n way to invite atten.
ton from detectives or watchful statesmen
Sometimes Il wrong is done by the arrest OF
one OF those women, but as a rule the per
sons arrested bring 1t on themselves And
ut any ratio the detective system in large
stores Is necessary-often for the protection
OF shoppers themselves rs well as the ostab-
lishmout
, 1885-04-03

By means Of ropes and pulleys a Detroit
man. upon retiring at night, draws his bed
up TO the ceiling In order 10 get the greates
benefit OF the warmth that comes from hi
little stove.
, 1885-04-03
Relieving brother Watkins.

lLlillt-hinA UAusl
The COMMITTEES on relief report that Shin
did Watkins was confinoi to his bed with a
fever, and recommended that he be allowed
the SUN OF e. from the relief fund.
EDO you know what ais Brudder Wat
kinsf asked the president.
"De doctah calls It ewcr gasn
"lVhar' fromf
, 1885-04-03
r.I.s.m.n 4 r.,..-.

The New York policeman who went down
TO Guatamtla to organiz, the police
force there Is now the most powerful
1ann An the republic. next 10 President Bar
rios. and gets a salAay Of 8 900 "A year, an
immen.o sum IN Guatamnla.
, 1885-04-03

Il guess you doan'i All de sewer-gas
aroun' his house kin DO bottled up in yer
eyel What ais Brudder Watkins am tryin'
TO lift a 400 pound %grindstun' on a bet OF 30
cents. He strained his back an bent his legs
out OF plumb, an all the relief he gets from
dis club won't help him 10 "A bowl Of chicken
broth. Whom a member OF dis club takes
his chances wild a grindstun' he mustn't LOOK
to us II an accident happens We will 20
blow down the lam%p-chimneys an go home
, 1885-04-03
In Addition % the '-rhud.'.F


An innovation in HE lhsneing Of murder
srs is reported from Philadelphia. where ons
the otaer rdny fsli. not Ia tho old fashionet
~ but ,sith a thnL, mingled with a deep
rSunding crn.h that shattered tbs nerve. II
,rubably 100 men, ala
, 1885-04-03

Don't freeze. when you can telephone
to Riner & johnson, and get the Marshall
coal at 50. so per ton. Telephone l02.
, 1885-04-03

Z Mr.. II. L. Ward, u leading grain and
stockman Of Craig Mo. rclates his ex-
perience as follows: ''0ur baby has suf-
Tered with a severe cough, and we tried
several remedies without effect We
then got a bottle Of Camberlain's Cough
Remedy, which produced immediate relici
and a permanent cure" Sold by W. N.
Hunt. srsia4..l.i s.5-,T
, 1885-04-03

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at The Leader office.
, 1885-04-03

LEGAL blanks at The Leader Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-26
Italy TO Cooperate with England I'm
the NOudan.

LONDON, January a6.-Dispatches from Rome
state that reports are current there which say 8
that the Italian forces recently dispatched TO
Assab VIII assist the British forces In the Soudan
as soon as they shall have landed. According Ia
these reports IL viii make no difference with their
future course whether they land at Assab or at
some other point. Tie commander OF the exped-
uon II is asserted had sealed orders, which he
not TO open until nine days after he left Naples.
Other dispatches from Rome, mainly 70 the En-
change Telegraph company, say that an unusual
activity Is now noticeable at the military and nava
bureaus This, it is said, foreshadows possible
mobilization OF the Italian army and collection Of
transports The same authority says that Signor
Mancini. minister or foreign affairs declares that
Italy and England Will hereafter cooperate In the
Mediterranean and the Red sea. The ironclad
Principe Amadeo, which was escorting the AssaE
expedition is ashore at Port Said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-26
General Foreign News.

SEkIUISLf DANAGtD N COLLISION
LONDON, January 26.-1he steamer Oranmore
rom Baltimore January 10 for liverpool. ana the
British bark Unanma, which LETT Liverpool jan
uary % for New York, have been I'm collision on
Point Lynas. The Unanima sustained serious
damage forward and lost her ngureheaG. The
oranInore lost boat portion OF her rail and re-
ceived other damage. Both vessels have arrived &C
LiNernool.