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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
AFTER Dark" at the Academy.

Mr.. King Hedley, supported by q
good dramatic company, opened at the
Academy yesterday afternoon to fair
audience, but played to crowded
house last night. The piece is intensely
sensational, and the dramatic effects
fine. The interest of the audience in
the third act was gradually worked up
to its close, when "Gordon CHUNKY" is
rescued from the railroad track just be-
fore the train rushes across the stage.
The plot contains many good points,
and its Interpretation by the cast was
good.
Monsieur Giguere, the falsetto singer,
who introduces ballads, possesses q
voice of sweetness and power, and was
forced to respond to an encore, while
Mr.. Musical Dale, in his musical spe-
cialties on sleigh.bells, banjo, &C., was
excellent. The orchestra, however,
evinced lack of rehearsal in its accom-
paniments.
The performance will be repeated
every afternoon and night this week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
A Big Concern shuts Down.
lBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch

CHICAGO, February l6.-Ths great
Mccorm lex. Reaper Works closed down ct
o o'clock this morning. Not Q wheel u
turning. and l.4oo employees have begun
10 undergo . siege OF enforced idleRess.
The threat Of certain employees 70 pro-
cipitate striks unless ave non-uniou
men WORKING In the moulding Department
were dismissed appear to Be- tho Gauss
OF the suspension. - every other demand
Of the men was granted. Mr.. Mccormick
had stated 1t yesterdays conference that II
this condition IVES inaisted upon no would
shut Gown his works indefinitely. To- day
he declined to meet the Lab Dor Com uittee.
saying his time was otherwise fuity 0ccu.
pied, sfd ordered the suspension Of opera
The Employees were dumbfonndsd when
inforuied Ut O'Clock this morutng that
their services were no longer rvQuirvd. Very
few of the employees ere In good ciSenm.
stances. and n the lockout Ii long malta
taiued many families viii sutYsr for the
bare necessAriee OF ltfe. Z tff3f
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
Shot His Wife.

Especial Telegram to the Dspatch.l
CLIFTON FORGE, VA, February l6.
William Morris, colored employee at
Princes Furnace, seven miles east of
this point, on the Richmond and ALLIE
ghany railroad, shot his wife this eve-
ming. lie fired five or six shots at her,
three taking effect. Her condition is
serious.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
A SerY1an Conspiracy.

tBy Anglo-Amencan cable to the Dispatch.
LONDON, February ia dispatch
from Belgrade says that a conspiracy
has been discovered there to overthrow
King Milan and place upon the throne
Prince Alexander Karageorgreitch.
Several persons charged with being i'm
plicated in the conspiracy have been
arrested. Prince Karageorgreitch has
long been pretender to the Servian
throne.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17

carry away this mass of sand to dis
lance, and $50 laborers are employed
on the task. When the statue has
been laid bare to the level Of the foun-
dations broad circular walk will be
constructed around it, and high wall
will be built to guard against future
Entertainments of the sands ofthe desert.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
The Late Governor Seymour.
BY Telegraph 10 the Dlspatcn.l

UTICA, n. Y, February I6.-The
funeral OF Ex-Governor Horatlo Seymour
took place from Old Trinity church at 2
O'Clock to-day. Rev. Or. A. b. Goodrich, OF
Calvary church, offered prayer at senator
Roscoe Con kllng's residence, with the fam
lily and relatives OF the deceased. at l:30
L. NJ. After the funeral services In the
church the remains were taken 10 Forest
Hill cemetery and placed in the Chapel OF
Roses. where the sculptor, David Richards.
Of New York, took q cast OF the face, pre-
eX.liOYarnOr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
NEW YORK srocx MARrgr.

NEW YORK. February ie.--Ths stock
market was very dun all day, with the ex-
,eption OF q period OF activity after 4
O'Clock. accompanied by very decided
strength, during which the highest price ~
wspna and File CON mon were the only 80.
tive stocks. For the rest of the day for tho
general list the fluctuations have been
within comparatively narrow range, and
OF considerable weakness Just before =
O'Clock. were generally u to higher than
last evening. IackswaDna was especially
weak In the finai dealings losing l Ia less
than fifteen N Inutes but closing with .
loss OF only -; while Reading and Western
Union are down &. Erie common IL y
higher. sales 500 900 shares
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
-Four Children Burned on Tangier's Island
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l

Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
0NANCoCK, VA, February l6.-Per-
sons arriving here last night from Tangler s
Island in Chesapeake bay, brought intelli'
gence OF terrible burning accident that
occurred there sunday afternoon. They say
that four small children undertook to kim
ole fire with coal oil, when the can ex-
ploded, scattering the burning fluid over
tie children and ignlting their clothing.
There were no grown people in the house at
the time, and the children were so
frightened that they ran out with their
blazing garments into the open air. Their
cries for help soon attracted the attention
OF the neighbois, who ran 10 their assist
ance. but not before the children had been
80 badly burned that two of them died that
night OF their injuries. The other two are
probably dead before this. The house also
took fire, and would have been destroyed
but for the efforts OF the island people, who
came In crowds to the scene OF the disaster
and worked with highland main To subdue
the fire. The unfortunate little onesare the
children OF william Pruit and Lewis
Cooper, two well known citizens OF the
island. None OF the children were over
txpa1Na Z 4 old
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
Richmond Theatre.

On Friday and Saturday nights and
Saturday matinee the Madson-Square
Company give here one of their best
pieces" May Blossom" 1t has been
produced in Richmond before, and was
much admired, partaking, as it does, Of
such a charming mixture Of the tragic
and comic sides Of life-full Of tears
and laughter as an April-day. Miss
Georgia Cayvan displays, according to
the criticisms of her acting, q great
talent, and fully equal to the trying
role she undertakes. Ben. Msginley as
the - Old Father" is also spoken of as
adding greatly to the interest of the
play.
The scenic effects were much sd-
mired on the former presentation Of
this piece. They are now spoken Of by
the northern press as much embellished
and improved, and the charming chill
dren's part, with the burial of the bird,
will be again witnessed with much
pleasure. The MadisOn-Square Com
pany deseryedly draw large audiences.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
-TLIT. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1856.

senate.
A petition Of the bankers, merchants,
lawyers, ETC., Of Savannah, Ga, was
presented by Mr.. Brown praying for
the repeal Of the silyer-coinage act. He
felt il his duty, Mr.. Brown said, to pre-
sent this petition Of such highly intelli-
gent gentlemen, but also felt it his duty
TO say that he could not agree with the
statements of the petition to the effect
that the law had been injurious to the
country, etc. The form Of the petition
being printed one, Mr.. Brown pre-
Sumed it was one Of considerable
number emanating from some moneyed
centre. On this account he felt more
justified in expressing bis dissent from
the views expressed in the petition.
Mr.. Brown added that if it were desira-
bic he could secure a petition signed by
hundreds Of thousands Of people of that
State against the repeal Of the coinage
act. The petition was referred.
The education bill was taken up and
discussed by Senators Jackson, Maxey,
IuEus Dlbli, anu Obucios
Mr. Mahone's resolution, heretofore
submitted. calling on the Attorney
General for information as to the dis
tiict attorneys in Virginia was laid
before the Senate and agreed to.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. James, of New York, from the
Committee on Coinage, Weights, and
Measures, reported adversely Mr..
BANDS bill for the free coinage OF sill
YER, and it was placed on the House
calendar.
The report simply says 4" The Com
mittee on Coinage, Weights, and Mea.
suIes report that they have carefully
considered the same, and the majority
is OF opinion that the passage Of such
bill would be injurious to the public
interest, and with an expression Of
their unqualified condemnation they re-
port the same adversely, and ask that
it be put upon the calendar"
Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, obtained
leave TO. file q minority report, and
stated that the House would be asked
10 consider the bill at the earliest OPP
portunity.
Mr. Riggs, Of Illinois, from the Com.
mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads,
reported back the bill compelling all
the tessels Of the United States TO carry
mails TO and from foreign ports when
offered TO them by officers Of the United
States. Placed on House calendar.
in the committee the vote on report
ing this bill fsvorsbly stood ii to 8.
Messrs. Blunt, Barry, Dockery, Merri.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

FEBRUARY 10, 1885.
The past two days show no change In our
market. Common brights are dull and hard
10 move, whether old or new. A few old
wrappers have changed hands, and the Of
fetings and sales OF anything attractive In
new wrappers has been small. Common
and nondescript brights have been accumu-
lated. with prices ruling low. A rather bet
ter sale is noted for old flllers. but at prices
far below some holders views oftheir value.
Loose breaks have been good. and better
offerings brought out some strong bids-l0
and lie. being paid for very good stripping
leaf or Wrapper.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
Russia and Bulgaria.
lBy Anglo-American cable TO the Dispatch.l
ST. PETERSRTRG. February t.

ST. PETERSBURG, February TO-
The journal de 50. Petersbour1, comment
Ing on the Turco- Bulgarian agreemen'
says that Prince Alexander has no right y
place the Bulgarian army in subordlns
lion 10 Turkey In proposing TO do this
Alexander infringes on the treaty OF Berlin.
such action would be likely TO revive the
slumbering passions OF the East and plunge
the country anew into fratricidal strug-
giles. Russia, the writer continues, which
delivered Bulgaria from the domination OF
the Porte,i would not allow Alexander to
10 he this course. This determination OF Rus
STA may be forgotten at Sofia, but 1t VIII
not be ignored elsew here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
Watters0n's Condition.

10y tUItbIUI7II W tHO fIbPUVVH'I
LOUISVILLE, February 16.-Mr.
Watterson's condition at 9 o'clock this
morning was much more satisfactory to
bis physicians than it has been since
Thursday. His temperature is reduced
from l02 at midnight to 80 As. His
pulse is still ia, but his intellect
seems perfectly clear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17

Office Of +" New York and Baltimore
Transportation Company Having
been troubled for some time with . bad
cough, / had occasion to try bottle Of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. In less than
twenty.four hours I was entirely re-.
lieved. / recommend this medicine to
all my friends, for shall not he with
out 1t in my ismily.-E. w. Stssvsr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
AIsbama Earthquake.

by Telegraph % The Dspatch.I
MOBILE, February l6.-A slight
shock Of earthquake was felt on Satur-
day at daybreak along the lower Big
bee river, in Sumpter, Marengo, and
Choctaw counties, greatly alarming the
inhabitants. But little damage was
done.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
LATE WEATHER REPORT.
[By telegraph TO the Dispatch.l

lBy telegraph TO the Dtspatch.l
WASHINGTON, February III A.
M.-For the Middle Atlantic States,
fair heather, rinds becoming roridJle,
falling barometer, no decided change in
temperature.
For the South Atlantic States, fair
wedther, rinds generally nOrthedsterly,
slight changes in temperature, followed
by slightly ,earm heather.
For Richmond and ricinity, fair
reather, stationary temperature.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
Nomination for Congress.

SHEBoYGAN, WIS.,, February To-
At the Republican Congressional Con-
vention last evening Charles Luling, Of
Manitowoc, was nominated as candidate
for the congressional vacancy caused
by the death Of Hon. Joseph Rankin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17

RECEtPTe.
At Roanoke warehouse, s bales.
Market steady.
QUOTATIONS..
STRICT TO Coop MIDDLINa.-9Hc,
NIDDLING.-9c.
STRICT Low MIDDLING.-skc.
Low nIDDLING.-6Ac.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
RICHMOND srocx EXCHANGE.

TUESDAY. February 10. 1850.
SALEs-FIRsr BoARD.-s20i. 90 Virginia
8 per cent. fractional at CO.,: Is shares At
lsnta and Charlotte at s21l, Is do. at s2ss.
10 do. Of siIf. 10 do. at s2i; 1900 Virginia
per cent. at COZ.
sEcosD BoARD.-50 shares Atlanta and
Charlotte at s2Iz, SO do. at %; 5. 900 Atlanta
and Charlotte incomes At 1857. 5000 do.
at l0DX; so shares Petersburg railroad ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, FEBRUARY 10. 1885.
ARRIVED.


Steamer Ariel, Clifford. Norfolk. United
States mall, merchandise, and passengers,
L. b. Tatum. agent.
Brig Acacia (Br), Mattson. New York, ito
load flour for Brazil.
Brig Ane johann (Ger.), -, Bahia,
light, to load flour for Brazil.
Schooner Three Friends Riggan, Peters
burg, light, to load fertilizer for Allison &
Addison.
Schooner Emily A. Johnson. Paul. Nor
folk, truck. barrels: vessel. Curtis & Parker.
Schooner Clara, Galloway. Western
Branch, manure; vessel, Curtis n Parker.
Schooner r. ii. Mitchell Mitchell. West.
ern Branch, truck.barrels; vessel, Currie
& Co.
Bark Pippo G. QtaLl, Costa, Hamburg,
walnut logs (loaded at West Point.)
PORT OF NETWORKS NHws. FEB. 10TH,
[By telsgrAph.l
ARRIVED.
steamship Guyandotte. Kelley. West
Point, and sailed for Norfolk.
Steamship George Appold. Warren. Provi.
dencc, and sailed for West Point.
sAILxD.
schoopen p. J. Woodruff. Kendrick, New
York; Wild Pigeon, Payne, Fall Hiver--
both with coal Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
way. ~.
steamship oakdais. Billings. United
Kingdom-having coaled.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
RICHMOND. February 10. 1889.
OFFERINGS,

WHEAT.-264 bushels.
CoRN.-404 bushels.
OATs.-1.l5 so bushels.
SAILS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT Red. "a bushels fair Longberry
at Sc; 10 bushels very good Shortbervy
At csc.
CoRN.-White, 404 bushels very good
ct soc.
OATs.-Mixed IS bushels very good On
private terms.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
A Whole Family Burned TO Death.
(By telegraph TO the Dispatch.l

MILWAUKEE, February l6.-A
special from Plymouth. Wis. TO the Euening
Wisconsin says: James Ehle, his wife,
father, and three children, and Mrs. Kin =
ney perlshed by the burning OF the Ehle
residence, In the town OF Greenbush, early
this morning. A hired man alone escaped
and ne lis thought TO have fired the house.
The remains Of some OF the members OF the
family have been taken from the ruins.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
FIOUR.
COTTON REPORT

We quote: Fine. s2.7sass; superfne.
s3as3.o0: extra, sS.75as4; family, S4s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17

During the presidential reception on
Friday night Mrs. Ex-Governor Groome,
of Maryland, lost . valuable diamond
earring. IL was not recovered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
MANcHEsrER MATTERS.

Council Mee,ins- COMMITTEE Reports -Dena-
ton TO judge French - Lisht = Ceaeert -
| Personal, &C.
A called meeting OF the Manchester
City Council was held at 1880 o'clock
last night. Present-Messrs. James
+. Bradley tacting president), b. T..
PilsoD, G.. A. Jones, Hugh l.. Kidd, b..
A. Faulconer, Z. w. Weisiger, John
Perry, George Q. Ely, @. +. Moore,
and DR.. Brodnax.
This was the first meeting held since
December, and in order that general
business might be transacted the rule
concerning the proceedings Of special
meetings had to be suspended.
The reports Of the Chief Of Police
for the months Of December and Janu-
airy were received and filed. The Janu.
airy report showed the following arrests
for the month For felony, i; INSIDE
meanor, &; ordinance violations, l3-
total, 90.
STREETS, &C.
The report Of the City Engineer of the
cost Of constructiDg the culverto on Four
tenth street east of Decatur, which had
been approved by the chairman Of the
Committee on Streets, was read and
adopted. The culvert is AGO feet long,
with an opening Of 3Ix5 feet. 1t cost
sl,5l2.444.
Reports of the work done on the
streets in December and January were
presented and adopted.
The annual report Of Treasurer j. W.
Bronaugh, Jr., (which was published in
Sundays Dispatch was read and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
LIGHT.
The report Of the City Engineer to
the Committee on Light shows that du-
ring the eleven months in last year
from the lst Of February the street.
lamps, thirty-nine in number. cost
s377S7!-about 5000 each. The re-
port says: "You will observe from
the above exhibit the careful attention
paid to this department. feel salts
fed that all duties incident to this par
ticular burner have been thoroughly
mastered, and in the future we will be
able to give satisfactory light for
street purposes.
FINANCIAL.
The report Of the Finance Committee
recommending the payment Of bills to
the amount of s544.95 was received
and adopted. The report contained the
following: The City Sergeant pre-
scented his accounts of city and school
taxes returned delinquent for the year
1884, as follows:
Real estate delinquent previous
year II
school delinquent previous year. 253 80
Real estate delinquent 1884 (sOld) 4s9 50
School delinquent 1884 (sold)........ so 40
Amount personal delinquent tax 492 FL
Amount school delinquent tax. 80 AZ
S2,8il IS
Amount kept out for col
ri
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
STREET RAILWAY.

a petition was received from the
Manchester Street.Railway and I'm
provement Company asking that upper
Hull street, which for several weeks
has been in miserably muddy condi-
ton, be paved. The matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
s34ss 81
EXTRA HANDS.

A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Committee on Streets to employ
such labor as is absolutely necessary
from time to time to assist the city
hands in excavating and travelling,
whose time shall be allowed as other
regular hands employed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
The peather in Richmond yesterday

uas clear and pleasant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-17
NEW YORK COTTON YurURsa

NEW YORK. February l0.-Cotton-Net rs-
Futures closed steady: Gales. l04.5o0 bales.
April. 90 ossss.7: May. is.ie; June, ta.as !:
July, t9.S2aSs.SS; August, es.ssaSs.s SO;
September, se.fSass.ls; october. SODA
5000; November So 96ae9 90.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-12

the mire and dirt OF personal abuse, crimi-
that win through no higher meth.
cd than sppssls to party preju-
dices, the manufacture Of weak capi-
tai from senssless boomerangs, or
the creation Of disaspsions in the opposite
party by the publication OF lies, does not
deserve the peoples respect, The poll,
tlCian who answers an honest opponent's
arguments by hurliug abusive epithetS at
him is no better than the newspaper editor
who imagines that he 10 performing his
highest duty to his party by attempting
to prove that the editor OF an opposition
paper Is liar, Q traitor, or fool, There
Is too much Of that sort OF politics and
that sort Of journalism In West Virginia.
Honest Democrats and honest Republic
cans who are partizAns from principle de-
sire to see the campaign conducted this
year upon some sort OF 8 basis, Suppose,
as an experiment, the Issues that divide
the two great parties be discussed by our
newspapers, TO the exclusion OF the ques-
tlon, as to which party uses the most
boodle2
heard a couple OF Democrats, the other
day, expressing themselves in very deCld'
ed terms in regard to the Wheeling Regis.
tsr's policy In exposing the alleged "maChi-
nations Of GoH and his party" II there
are "maohinations" they ought to be ex,
posed. but the statements that GoR and
his party intended to "buy" the State Is
founded upon mere presumption, and
there isno more authority for 1t than there
was for similar statement made in 1884,
TO make charge 10 one thlngi to prove
tous L @ iatimstion That there S are purchase S
bls Democrats in West Virginia, Is what
raised the ire OF my two Democratic
friends, "Is moneyso powerful political
laOtor when used among Democrats that
the Register thinks 1t necessary to give a
timely warning that Gotf intends to open
up q barrel?" asked one OF the gentlemen.
rs the Register afraid to trust the Demo-
cratic character in an hour Of tempta'
tion?n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-12
YOLUME XXXIv,--NUMBER 277.
TERRIFIC ERUPTION
In New zcaland-A Volcanic Disturbance,
1aO Persons Killed.

SAN Francisco, CAL, July 1.-THE
steamer AlemRda, which arrived to-day
from Australia, brings particulars Of a fear.
iul volcanic eruption in Now Zealand Las
month, and which is among the most de,
structive in the worlds history, Tho frat
reports Of the volcanic disturbances
came from Tsuragus, in the Auck,
land lake district. The natives OF
that district were sharply awakened
from sleep at o'clock In ihe morning by
repeated vivid flashes Of lightning, which
continued at rapid intervals up to 1 O'Clock
when q tremendous earthquake shock oC.
CURED, followed quickly by others. The
shocks were go violent that the people
jumped from their beds and fled
for their lives in their night clothes
making no effort to save or take anything
quakes continued to follow one after an
other In quick succession up to 7 A, NJ,
Accounts from other points state that
Mount Taranaki was the first volcano TO
break forth, and hardly were the flames
seen issuing from its crater than the entire
Pseroa range OF mountains belehed forth
in sympathy, hurting flame, burning lava
and stones over the surrounding country,
For the first time in tradition tho
extinct volcano Of RuRpeha was aWsk-
eued into activity. The entire country
l2O miles long by 90 In breadth was moth.
Ing but mass OF flame and hot Crumb.
ling soil, which in places rose to a height OF
4,OO0 feet capped at the highest poiat By
the rekoppa geyser, said to have been the
grandest in the world.
Numerous small native villages were TO-
tolly destroyed. Waroa was covered to a
depth Of ten feet with dust and ashes
Ratomahaha was completely engulisd, US
were also some other small villages. 0ne
hundred and twenty persona were known
to have lost their lives, among whom
were several English residents.
AT tho date Of the departure OF the
steamer Alemada from Auckland, the vol.
canoes were still very active, aud the tenn.
perature Of the hot lakes was increasing,