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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
Mortar of Extraordinary strength.

An Englishman writes TO the mayor Of
Charleston communicating some newly dis
covered facts regarding the making of mortar
for building, which he believes will be Of
great Importance in city subject to earth
qualles. He says that the addition of saccha-
rine matter, such as molaSses, infusion Of
malt, etc, TO the mortar, increases its strength
to an extraordinary degree. The hardness Of
the old Roman cement, which is equal TO that
Of the stone it binds together is believed 10 De
due to the addition of saccharine matter.
Water to which sugar has been added will
dissolve fourteen and half times as much
lime as pure water. Recent experiments with
sweetened mortar have proved that walls
may be built so strong that they cannot be
,orn down with anything but explosives
Boston Transcript.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
THE EMERGENCY.

A week ago it looked as if Mr.. Cleye-
land was As certain to be his own sue
cessor in the White House as the chances
of life and the deal of the political cards
could make it. There was one idea to
conservative men very potent, and this
was the fact that he had eliminated
from our affairs the danger Of the spoils
system, the thing which induced the con-
spiracy and crime of 1876 in the steal OF
the Presidency. But to-day we must adj
NIT that the times have become more eX-
cited, and conservatism asks whether the
party in power is strong enough to hold a
popular majority.
The House has fallen off from AZ to
10 or less, and the presidential policy OF
Civil Service Reform, though courageous
and honest, is a failure. 1t is not suited
to the present emergency, and the good
intention of it is oyerridden by the de-
mand for compact and strong party to
meet the issues before us.
If the Democracy aspires to fill the
occasion it must strengthen itself; and
the very first thing to do is to retrieve the
error of bad appointments and awaken
the esprit du corps of the party.
The President has made himself solid
with the business interests Of the cOun-
try. 1t remains for him to appreciate the
changed conditions since last week and
see that unless the Democracy is organ
lied and inspired with the proper pur-
pose the whole conservative element
will turn to the Republican party, as soon
as the communistic element puts up a
presidential candidate
In Virginia we have felt the bad infiu-
eences of weakness and folly infused with
the sort of timidity like effete mon
arches run into petty tyranny. The
party needs the spirit and courage OF
mower and united action. 1t cannot pos
,sibly have this if doctored Mahoneism
is to rule our councils.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
Horrible Experiments.

A CHASTITY pantonime, recalling to mind
Poes narrative Of the galyanizing of a mum
my, was enacted recently at the Practical
School Of Surgery, where the bodies Of Frey
and Riviere were place at the disposal of tho
surgeons to experiment on. A number Of
experiments were made, among them the fol-
lowing, to re-establish circulation in the sew
cred heads: The veins were injected with
blood taken from living animal The skin
oil the face, previously liyid, became charged
with color. The lips recovered their natural
red and the cheeks filled out. Irregular
movements agitated the skin and the faces
resumed the appearance of life. Electric
currents were passed through the facial
nerves and the contractions Of the face were
noted There were, however, no results IN
the slightest degree indicative of any restora-
ton 10 life or consciousness The nerves
shortly ceased to betray any sensibility, and it
was evident that all perception and sensation
was at an end.-Paris Cor New York Her
aid
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
A Picked AnecdOte
WITH A FRESH MORAL.
The Hunter and the Bear w by
Bruin Was Not Bagged.
THRILLING ADVENTURES OF TAx-CoLLEC
TORS IN FAUQUIER-AND HOW THEY
DIDN'T CATCH THE HORSE
To the Editor of The Times

To the Editor of The Times:
Once upon a time there was gentle
man in one of the Western States who
announced his intention of going out for
a DAVIS shooting, his object being to put
an end to the existence OF certain
grizzly bar, who for some time past had
been the terror Of the neighborhood.
This bold gentleman started armed TO the
teeth with a repeating rifle, couple OF
pistols. and Bowie knife. Late III the
evening he was seen returning, when q
rush was made by the excited villagers to
hear the recital of his proves, for many
of them had not expected ever to see nm
come home again alive. 1t was noticed
at once that there were no stains OF blood
on his Bowie knife, nor did the hunts
mans appearance indicate that he had
been Rugged or mauled by bruin. After
seating himself in the midst OF the ex-
pectant throng the hero OF the day pro
ceeded to recount how he had tracked the
bear through the primeval forest until he
reckoned he must be close on its heels.
"Wel," said one Of the breathless lis
teners, "what did you do then :" "Well,
sir" said the huntsman, 81 guess | turned
back; the trdH cdS getting tao fresh"
This amusing story has had a practical
Illustration during the past week in Eau
ouier county. One gentleman and a
coupon lawyer, respectively named Barry
and Royali, rendered coupons in pay
ment of their State taxes. The usual at
tempt at bulldozing and illegal intlmlda-
ton ensued their horses were levied on
and advertised for sale on Monday, Octo-
Der 25th. Mr.. Barry, however, quietly
locked up his horse in his stable few
DAYS beforehand and placed a sledge-
hammer and pick handy" outside the
stable door. Mr.. Royal also locked his
horse up and notified the treasurer that
he would either have to lead the horse
out through the key-hOl or batter down
the stable door at his peril. When the
day of sale arrived the treasurer appeared
to be under the delusion that Messrs. Bar
nv and ROyall were going to lead their
horses down 40 the Courthouse, and
when he fOunN out that if he wanted
them he would have to break open the
stable doors he quietly went back home
and the horses were not put up for sale
at ALL but at the present moment are use
fully employed on the farms owned by
Messrs Barry and Royal. The trail 1caS
GettiHg decidedly t00 fresh.
Moral 0).-The same law applies to a
horse under lock and key as to a grizzly
bear.
Moral O'CLOCK your stable doors and
your horses will not be stolen by the
States officers. ). ,. /.
(Sic Semper IyTaHnis.)
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
Soldiers on Low Diet.

1t has been decided that Russian soldiers
i'll future must observe Lent in the most
rigorous way. They will have to fast not
only during the four great Lents" yearly,
but also Wednesday and Friday, and the six
great days of prayer and repentance. This
is the calculations The great Lent (of Easter,
70 days; PetroffKi Lent, 20 to 80; UsspensAi
Lent, IL; Filippoffsh Lent, 80; 6 days OF
prayer and repentance, 8; 81 Wednesdays
and 81 Fridays, 81; total, 10 to 200 days
on which dates neither meat nor fish during
the Easter Lent nor eggs, nor milk, nor even
sugar is allowed. The officers assert, with
much force, that the physical strength of the
soldiers must inevitably suffer from the new
regimen. Chicago Times
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
Various Calculations.

The New York Times says the next
House of Representatives will be com
posed of 169 Democrats, 1872 Republicans,
3 Labor men; Democratic majority IA.
The World gives the Democrats 1854, Re-
publicans 1873, Labor q Democratic ma
jority A. The HeralGs figures are: Dem
ocrats 165, Republicans 1916, Labor 4
Democratic majority 6. The San esti-
mates the House as follows: Democrats
169 Republicans 154, Labor 2; Demo
cratic majority To- The Tribune claims
1873 Republicans and gives the Democrats
1863, Labor men 4 f; Democratic majority |.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

The story of one gentleman and one
coupon-lawyer, illustrated by the bear
hunt, shows how the collector, trying TO
catch a taxpayers horse, found the key
hole of tho stable door stopped up with a
coupon. OF course it was wrong not TO
leave the stable door open and lock 1t
after the horse was gone.
SO was it wrong for the bear hunter TO
promise to get the bear and not do it.
SO is it wrong to go hunting the bond
holders with brass band, and, at the same
time, let their lawyer practice law with
out a license for three years.
Think you that the man who dldn t
hug the bear could have been elected
treasurer of county?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
A Democratic House.

The Republicans are welcome to all the
iubilation they may choose to indulge IN
over the reduction of the Democratic ma
ioritv in the House of Representatives at
Washington. The preservation Of any
majority is a sufficient yindication of the
administration, while many details OF the
contest go to prove this conclusiyely
The Democrats have made gains where
their candidates distinctly declared them
selves to be supporters of the administra-
ton, and most of the Democratic losses
were incurred in districts where candi-
date for reelection had given to the Presi-
dent alukewarm support or openly antag-
onized him.-Ne0 York Star.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
Quite Correct.

Judge Stuart, in his article on the State
debt, in yesterdays Gazette, says the
Gazette endorsed the platform of the State
Democratic Convention in 1888, which
declared against an increase of taxation,
and accepted as final the settlement of
the debt question as decided constitutional
by the courts of last resort. But since
then the court of last resort, namely, the
United States Supreme Court, has de-
cided that the coupons of Virginia bonds
must be received for all Virginia dues,
and as that decision effectually prevents
the settlement Of the debt upon the terms
referred to by the Convention, it goes
without saying that some other terms
must be agreed upon for the war decided
that national override State courts, and
there is neither good sense nor good use
in kicking against the pricks The
Democratic party and the Legislators
elected by it have done all it was possible
for them to do to settle the debt upon
the terms approved by the Lynchburg
Convention In that particular respect
they certainly dared do all that men
could do.-Alerandria Gazette, Sd.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
AUGUST BRENTANO.
A Model For the Nottingham.

The career of the late August Brentano
is worth the careful study Of all young
men who are striving to get ahead in life,
and especially Of those who cry out that
the hard conditions of their lot make the
struggle for advancement hopeless.
There is not one of them in this whole
city who began life worse handicapped
for the race than August Brentano was.
He came to New York about a genera
ton ago a poor immigrant from Austria.
He could not speak our language ;
he was total stranger and, besides, he
was afflicted with bodily deformities that
would have crushed the spirit of less
resolute man, and perhaps sent him down
into the ranks of the permanently de-
pendent. Nature had denied him the OPP
portunity of earning his living with his
hands, for they were twisted and greatly
deformed, so that he was debarred from
nearly all the employments open to his
fellows.
He began as newspaper carrier and
worked himself honorably up to wealth
and honor.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
HORSES FOR STREET CARS.
How They are Cared FORA Fine Team
Whit Bergh Has Done.

Passing through side street few days
since in which are kept relays of horses for
the Broadway railroad III cases Of emergency,
| stopped to watch the care an employe OF the
company was giving to pair Of bays just
driven up and exchanged for a fresh span.
Seeing my interest in the washing of the
horses mouths ana legs, he looked up so
pleasantly that / felt embroidered to ask some
questions Among them | said: How
many horses are there in the Broadway
railroad stables"
1.-TWO thousand five hundred, he answered;
"every span makes one trip one day and two
the next, resting Sundays, when other teams
are used"
How old is the Oldest span on the road|
"Do you want to see? Come with me" and
Tying the two waiting spans to hitching posts,
he le, the way TO Il private stable little far
ther up the street. in which were four horses
harnessed ready for use. ''These," said the
man, putting his hands on the nechs Of two
grays and patting them ARE Blue and Eagle,
the oldest horses in the company's use. They
are % years old, and the Seventh avenue,
now Broadway line has owned them ever
since they were first broken for service They
are only used in an emergency, but are a
good working team yeti And good, strong,
spirited pair Of horses they seemed, giving
evidence of the kind treatment daily received
at the hands OF this humane man, for humane
he certainly is, and really fond Of the horses
under his charge. He told me it was fourteen
years since he began taking charge Of the
company'S horses.
Every time now that pass Blue and Eagles
leeper / stop and inquire how his old pets
are, and when | see other hors.s wearying
along under the reins of unsympathetic drivers
] wish they were in the care of this kind
hearted Irishman. However, the day has
passed when men can with impunity abuse
horses in New York. There may be degrees
of unkindness almost amounting TO cruelty
and instances of brutality, but actual abuse
is not tolerated either in public opinion or in
law The horses Of ear companies and differ
emit carriers fare better than dray horses
Those attached to express and beer wagons
are usually very handsome, large horses, and
evidence their good keeping. Bergh has not
lived III vain in New orb, and his mission IN
behalf of animals is everywhere apparent in
the manner they are treated, besides human
izing those owning them-New York Cor.
Chicago Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

1t is reported that a county treasurer
in Fauquier set his dogs on United
States marshal who came to serve writ
on him. This is "moonshine politics.
In the name of common senseis the State
of Virginia to be put up before the world
on this "moonshine" policy: For heaven
sake let the people know the issue. We
don't want a moonshine AppomattoX.
1t is a farce
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

Henry Georges vote was large enough
TO excite uneasiness in New York, and
it is useless to deny the fact and foolish
to refuse to note the lesson in it. There
is to be a popular fermentation in the
line of communism, and all the discon-
tented people in the country are to be
organized, if possible, into Bob lngersolPs
"new party" The widest and most
ignorant of the demagogues Of both
the great parties will coddle the laboring
men with praise and laud his coniis-
cation theories.
Sense and honesty will rally all its
forces to repel the tide, but the first
danger is that third party may shake
the hold of the Democracy.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
vERsEs.

know that II our lives could meet
Like torrents In a sudden tide,
Our souls should send their shining sheet
OF waters far and wide.
But ali my dear, the springs OF mine
Have never yet begun TO flow
And yours that were so full and fine
Ran dry so long ago!
A mile beyond the western sun grow woods OF
oak and holly;
The oak leaves are sere
For the falling Of the year,
They have no life in them to heal a broken hear'
fear.
And hcghol the holly,
Though green it is aud jolly,
There is no sap beneath the gloss, It's but pretty
folly,
1t can but tear a gentle breast that aches with
melancholy
A. Mary +. Robinson.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
Defeat of the virginia Democrats.

The defeat Of the Democratic nominees
in Virginia Tuesday was due, we think,
to an apathy surprising as it was pro
found. On the 27th Of last September the
neutrality-suspicious. an editorial headed
storm Signals" which, in the Fight Of
subsequent events and present occur
rences, was almost prophetic. We then
warned the Democratic party Of the dan
ger ahead of it, and incurred the remon-
STRANGE of some of our friends for giving
the situation as it really appeared at that
time. The warning, we regret to say,
was not Needed and the party, lulled into
a fatal stupor by the Establishments OF its
organs and friends, awoke to the realiza-
ton of disaster, the extent of which
can only be measured by actual compari-
son of the full returns of the present vote
with that of the last congressional cleo
ton Inder- appeal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

The House of Representatives chosen
on Tuesday and which will assemble in
December, 1887, proves to have 1876 Demo
Gratis, 1913 Republicans, and 3 Labor
men. The Democrats will have, there
fore, clear majority over all Of 8. The
State elections will leave the Senate Ke-
publican.
The Democratic majority in the Forty
ninth Congress is AZ.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

There is one good thing to comfort the
Virginia Democracy for losing several
districts, and that is the awakening that
it will cause. Perhaps the old fogies will
cry Malone still; but, as we said before, 1t
is not Malone. 1t is our own blind mis-
management There has not even been
meeting of the State Committee, as far as
any one knows, during the entire can
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

Bob Ingersoll, the song and dance phi
losopher, says that new party has been
born, and we are informed that the So
cialists like him for the sentiment. What
matters it to Bob if anarchy prevails here
if it could be made popular enough to
avoid punishment?
He says that there is nothing at all here
after
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
HEWITT THE DEMOCRATIC CONsERv-
ALIVE.
His Views Oh the Great Issue.

The significant fact standing out as
the result of the election is that sixty
eight thousand people have deliberately
declared that they have grievances which
ought to be redressed, and that they have
no expectation that the existing parties
will rive them the relief which they de-
sire. This fact imposes an obligation
upon the dominant party in Congress to
take up questions of taxation and make
such reforms as will relieve the working
classes Of the country Of unjust burdens
which are deduction from the earnings
of labor 1t also imposes upon
the Legislature of the State the
duty of investigating whether the
laws governing employers and en-
ployees are upon a satisfactory and
lust basis, and if not, to remove every
lust cause of complaint. Moreover, it
behooves the good citizens of New York
TO consider whether more cannot be done
to relieve the crowded portions OF the
city from dirty streets, from bad air, and
from unhealthy surroundings. | have
ALWAYS thought that the money expended
for the new parks ought TO have been
spent for providing more breathing places
in the crowded portions Of the city. Bet
ter construction of the tenement-houses
and better sanitary arrangements should
be insisted upon. \ great deal can be
done by givi ~ TO the Labor party more
accurate information ~ to the results OF
modern invention and the cheapenlng OF
{hp npceesaries of life.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

johnny Wise having mismanaged the
Republican affairs of this district about
as badly as the possibilities allowed, pro-
ceeded to congratulate
We believe if anybody were to find
Johnny drowning and were to pull him
out he would congratulate himself on his
swimming qualities.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
.ruy nrroRmrRrA AND THE TIMES"

The Reformer is merged in THE DAILY
TIMES, of which the weekly edition VIII
hereafter be the same as 1he heroTD'e',
excent that il will be better paper,
owing to the fact that we can treat our
country subscribers to the full telegraphlc
report of Friday morning.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
HENRY GEORGE ON HIS DEFEAT.

He Proposes to Organize for the War
Bribery, intimidation, misrepresenta-
ton. and all the vile arts of machine poll
tics only suficed to give the candidate OF
the two Democratic machines some 20,
600 more votes than got. OF the honest,
uninfuenced vote there can be no ques-
ton that | had a clear majority; but our
methods Of election are so bad and give
such power to money and rascality that
the will of a clean majority of uncor-
rupted voters cannot carry an election IN
New York city. Unless we would per-
petuate the reign of corruption we must
alter our elective system, and this IS the
most pressing reform to which good citl-
zens of all parties should address them
selves"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

Mr.. Hopkins, the incipient statesman
from Lynchburg, says he is true-blue
Democrat
He must have been, to be able to begulle
Griffin out Of his popularity in the Sixth
district.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05
ON THE RAGGED EDGE.

The Democracy was on the DrlhK
Of a crea. peril Wednesday when Speaker
Carlisle was reported defeated OF course
people ascribe more importance to their
local affairs in such an election as that Oh
Tuesday than really belongs to local poll
tics.
The contest was all along the line Tor
the possession of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. and we won the victory under
the irving circumstances that novel
nolicy had been inaugurated by the Presi-
dent and which the party-workers couid
not understand.
Every Democratic member Of the House
is virtually a representative Of our local
interests in Virginia and 50 long as the
House is Democratic little Republicans
like Bowden and the rest Of the Malone
remnant can do no harm.
But the defeat of Mr.. Carlisle would
take off the stage one of the ablest lead
ers we have. Mr. Morrison's place can
be filled on the floor Of the House, but it
would be difficult to fill the place OF
Speaker Carlisle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

Henry George says that his is the first
skirmish that will enable him to organ
lie for the war
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

Mr. Thorbe, Mr.. Carlisle's opponent,
when he thought he was elected said that
he would not go into any caucus.
This is the vanity Of alleged genius.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

The Democratic party, as it has ex-
listed for some time past, is dead. The
men who have been its bone and sinew
will never forgive the insolent stupidity
which united the State and National Ad-
ministrations with the New York ma
chimes in an effort to thwart the honest
desires of workingmen. y real Demo
cratic party will now come to the front
and to it the future belongs. This cleo
ton will prove the Bunker Hill of the
new American revolution. The first
sllirmish will enable us to organize for
the war
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-05

A man in Dakota has been adjudged
insane because he proposed to three
women in one week. That's nothing 1;
there is a man in Virginia who proposed
to six girls in one evening and was unan-
imously refused; but as soon as they as
covered that he was going through the
list again, jealousy caused them all to
make a leap-year attack on him.