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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11
LEGISLATIVE REMARKS.

Convict Labor -Per,onals-DciinGuent Land
Bal. Sc, Sc.
This session of the General Assem-
bly, closes on March lst.
The conyict-labOr bill is the special
order in the House for to-day.
The special legislative committee ap-
pointed to visit and inspect the Uni
versity Of Virginia were at the Uni
yersity yesterday.
Mr.. Buchanan, of Washington coun-
ty, is a rising man in this Legislature.
lie always speaks in good temper, and
is big-brained, bold, and practical.
The House Finance Committee yes
terday morning fayOrably reported the
bill to appropriate, on certain condi-
tions, 100000 to the Virginia Mechan-
les Institute.
Mr.. Cardwell, as chairman Of the
Democratic caucus, has called a meet
ing of that body for Monday night in
the hall Of the House Of Delegates to
nominate circuit judges.
Monday next the House will proceed
TO the consideration OF the free-school-
book question. There will be much
discussion, but the report Of the com
mittee, outlined Yesterday, will proba-
bly, be agreed to.
There is a great demand from the
country for copies Of the delinquent
land bill recently passed by the Gene
raj Assembly and published in the Dis
patch of Friday last; but it has not
yet been officially printed.
The Senate Committee on County.
City, and Town Organizations, to which
was referred the bill amending the
charter Of the city Of Petersburg, have
decided to ask to be excused from the
further consideration CT the bill.
This General Assembly has not dis
tinguished itself for rapidity and vol
ume Of work. but it has for thorough
ness and for able discussion Of all
prominent public measures. 1t is no,
doing so much work as some other Le-
gislatures have done, but it is doing il
better.
Hon. Holmes Conrad, OF Frederick
Major W. T. Sutherlin, Of Danyille :;
Major j. Horace Lacy, Of Spotsylya-
MIA; Hon. r. c. Marshall, of Ports.
mouth; Mr.. II. L. NJ. Goode, of Char
lotte. and Hon. John Maury Forbes
and Judge Keith, of Fauquier. were on
the floor Of the House Of Delegates
yesterday
Mr.. Miller. a member Of the House
from Manchester Chesterfield, and
Powhatan, who spoke Monday in favor
of the 18th section of the railroad
commissioners bill, stated in the House
yesterday that, as requested by his
Manchester constituents in mass
meeting held Tuesday night, he would
vote against the 18th section and for
the bill without that provision,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11
Tho First IN Enter.

The fast mail train over the Rich
mond, fredericksburg and Potomac
road going south, which left at 2:59 P.
NJ. yesterday, was the first train to en-
ter the new car.shed Of the Union de-
pot. Colonel E. 7. d. Myers, super
intendent, and Major 7. L. Courtney,
assistant superintendent Of the Frede-
ricksburg road, together with many
other railroad men and citizens gen.
erally, were present on the occasion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11
ktcbmoud Theatre

This evening there will be presented
at the Richmond Theatre a farcical
comedy, "A Pair Of Kids" in which
Ezra +. Kendall takes the principal
part, supported by the c. d. Hess
Comedy Company, including the Olym-
pia Quartetts. The comedy is said to
abound in wit and satire and to have in
it many lsughable incidents. 1t will
doubtless draw crowded houses.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11

"Some Day III Wander Back
Again AIR. Nat Hay, Boat-Club Min
stiels, Sanger Hall, tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11

Thus 10 is seen that Tyler does not stand
alone. Livery material statement OF his Is
borne out by other evidence in the cause.
" hen he fays he is certain that the prls-
Oner was the young man, be Ii also strongly
backed up by the proof in the cause.
]. By tie fact that the prisoner sedaced
2. By the fact that the prisoner was here
with her In January when she came on a
lalse mission aud under false name.
g. BY the fact that the prikOner sent her
q letter corresponding TO the Curtis let
ter, which was the basis Of her second
10 e mission.
4 Bv the fact that before noon that day
The giTl wrote a note TO the prisoner max
ingau appointment with the prisoner.
s rs lie fact ne OF all men, would have
n OFT probably have known Of her presence
N TIE cily. when here under the false name
he had used and which he knew she had
used
q. by Mr. Martin seeing them together.
7. By the six men on Belle Isle seeing
them together.
is Mary Curtis and Clara Anderson
seeing them together.
O. By MIR James seeing them together.
10. By Morgan Treat having seen the
prisoner that night about that time going
toNai Dis The clerks desk In the hotel.
II. ~ Mr.. DillsTd having turned the
urjtOner and his card over to Tyler for the
purpose OF letting the prisoner see the girl IN
The parlor.
Nth such proof 10 substantiate him.
there can lie no reasonable doubt but that
I'yIer was right when be said he was certain
that the prisoner was the young man.
lie ieft he prisoner and the girl together
IN the paror about twenty minutes to
O'Clock. They were not seen again until
two or three minutes after . o'clock. There
IL TO evidence in the cause that indicates
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11

Again. II IL attempted 10 show that The
key belonged Ia the murdered girl. We
submit that Mrs Diekipsons testimony
sud that OF Willie Dickinson show that
the key did not belong 10 her. The tesii-
moLy Of Hunter Hunt as To how he wa
ed TO believe that the dead girl had . gold
hey must be received as satisfactory. IL II
usiural u Is sustained by the other facts
Again; This key. that reremDes the on
that Judge Poster. Mr. Gatewood and John
Walker saw him wearing. this key, tina
joel says he believes he nNed for the pri-
sOnei ITS the prisoners watch. The recou'
mltber shows that when the prisoner wa
arrested he had attached tO his wates-
chain charm-chain about an inch long.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11

The dread OF discovery impels him. Her
hat and shawl in the struggle have fallen
of. When found he does not wish her 20
have on any more articles OF wearing sp.
paTel than absolutely necessary. lie hastily
pulls OF her gloves. He raises her-lifts her
over the fence and resting her fest ON tue
bTicA side he throws her face forward into
the reservoir. Her face strikes the water
hence there were no marks on her face eN-
cept these received in The struggle. IL he
leaves the garments ON the bank lt Will
look more like suicide but Il will Kill his
diibL The letter dated March l4th will be
OF no use. For then the reservoir would
naturally have been drained the next
morning for the purpose OF nndlng the
body 70 whom the articles might belong.
SO he hastily tries TO eaten up al her gar
ments wing on the bank. In his hurry aud
In the darkness Of the night ne faiis 10 pick
up one Of her gloves. That one is left. And
by " her body was discovered. and be wa
arrested with the rest he hastens along
the emban kmeDt and down the southeast
eTn Steps aud along the gravel path 10 che
hole in the fence. Had he not done SO his
return tracks would have been seen. As ne
goes along he is hiding the shawl and hat
under his coat. ~ some time they were
evidently bundled up together, for the bat
had red Int on Il Ike the wool Of the red
shawl. HurFyiBg thus through the hole hts
key IL jef ked or. At that point key was
found. From the riOg on it u was evident
that II had been ierked on nom some one.
v g will show hereafter that u belonged TO
tine prisoner.
HEIHRows THR SHAWL AWAY.
In his haste, or In the eptanz clement In
getting through the hole, he drops her glove
and veil. lie turns the southeast corner of
the fence and starts across Clarke. spring
lot toward the city. The shawl and hal
ihs "dead.house ne throws the nat In
Though one Of the broken Windowx lie
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11

II WssrTs seen On his chain by Captain
bps and Mr. Robins who went from Rich
mond 10 Mts. TuDstalls IN King and Quse D.
county 90 make the arrest. They saw 10
Ms. 1uustslrs. That night. on their way
up TO Riehm Ond. they stopped At King AM
~ cen Courthouse. Inere u was seen sti
Ou ihe chain by Captain Epps aud by M
OliNeg a. officer Of King aud Ques county
" WbOassisied In the arrest. When he vac he.
Richmond the pext afternoon be bad mar
sged 10 work II OF the chain. When sske'
oy the officer for IL. he ORE: said there Wa
none ON there, and. when told that thsT
Was, ssid that ne had given 40 to his bro
her. both OF these statements. eontrsiie
iOIy In themselves. We submit, were faiss.
Two men swear that they sas Il on tna
Ns,ch. chain NJ Mrs. funstails. Two swes
that they saw II on there al King and Qncsn
Courthouse, some hoan stef they nad lei
the prisoners brother Al Mn. funsiail's. 4,
II tue that Captain Epps aueTwsrsis rs
ceised II nom the brother but u wss att
NJ o prisoner had bad chsues o. give ~ Il
him.
wHAr TIRE gE1 PROVES.
Surely " be worked n on n he dii
between the tine Of his srrest and the IAN,
A. "a lt..hsuAnA a.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11

Surely. " be worked n on N he al
between the time Of his srrest and the tims
he reached Richmond. and then falsely d
pied having done 81. u wss rsmovet fi'
icoScIupED on souru p,oel
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-11


But IL is insisted by the prisoner
that both Mr.. Archers and Henrietta
Wimbush > testimony show that II could
not have been the prisoner, because they
both stated that the young man they saw
had a mOustacne It is insisted tnat Inc
prisoner never IN his life wore moustaene.
They called eleven witnesses from the
friends and acQuaiutances OF the prisoner
10 prove that he never wore noustache.
They all testified that they never saw him
with one.
offered. nom among those living in his
county or King William county. six wit
pe,ses Who testified that they had seen
him with one. some Of the witnesses men
toned the occasion. and stated the circum-
stances that attracted their attention 20 II.
surely siX witnesses. swearing mat tney
saw a certain thing. should be believed a.
readily as eleven Witnesses swearing that
they never saw such thiDg. But these
we've not the only witnesses acquainted
with the prisoner that the Commonwealth
introducsd 10 prove that the prisoner wore
a moustaehe on certain occasions. Three
ofhis col eye mates wele introduced. One OF
thtm Mr. Redd. testified that ne bad seen
him with one during the June previous 10
the death Of Miss Madison. las oshsr Two
Jaw him on the 9th or 9th OF January.
They kneW him; they talked WIN MIN
they saw him 'twirling 10 with mis-
fingers ,,-,. ~.
Thus on the very day on which Mr.
Archer and Henrietta Wimbush saw the
prisoner with moustache, TWO men VINO
knew him talked with him and saw
him twirling IT," In the light OF such
evidence can there be any doubt bat that
The prisoner had on moustache on jan
uary othY II he had on moustaehe on
that day, then there Is no reason 10 mink
that either Mr. Archer or Henrietta VIM
bush were mistaken In testifyIng that the
prisoner was at the Exchange Hotel on Jan
VARY 9th inquiring for the dead girl.
Again He was seen In that neignb0r'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
THE OBJEcT~oF THE FARMERS
" ALLIANCE.

The object of the organization,
stated in a nu t-shell is for the mutual
protection and advancement of the
interests of the producing classes.
Whe@he organization was first
effected tMaXears ago it's principal
object seemedTro~be to~relieve the
farmers from the oppression of
wheat buyers; later the attention
was directed tol the erection of ele-
v~ators, and the handling of grain,
coal, twine, machinery, etc., and
supplying them at a price as near to
wholesale as possible. This fall the
Alliance members in many cases
have directed considerable attention
to nominating county officers and
members of the Legislature who are
above the dirty, scheming average
politician order. What the Alliance
will do in the future we cannot tell,
but keeping before it the object for
the mutual protection and advance
ment of the producing classes it will,
as it has in the past, study those
expressions most seriously affecting
the agriculturalist and take steps 10
remedy them.-I'he Dakota Fdr11er.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
CURING HAMS.

A large premium offered by the
State Agricultural Society of Mary
land for the best cured hams, the
test being the quality of the meat,
was awarded to T. E. Hamilton.
The recipe, as stated, is as follows:
To every 100 pounds of meat, eight
pounds of the best pork (pure rock)
salt, two ounces Of saltpetre, two
pounds of brown sugar, one and one
quarter ounces of potash, and four
gallons of water. Mix them and
pour over the hams after they have
lain in the tub two days, having
been rubbed with fine salt when nut
in. Let them remain in this pickle
for six weeks; then let them dry
several days before smoking.
An error in the foregoing formula
lies in the fact that the hams seem
to have been left in the blood drained
from them by the fine salt rubbed
on them previous to picking. The
hams should have been taken out of
the tub, the brine thrown away, and
the cask washed with brine before
re-packing and pouring on the
liquor. Hams cured in this way will
require no freshening, and the plan
is Us we'll adapted to bacon as hams.
In fact the formula is an old one,
the essential being to fully eliminate
the blood before applying the pickle.
The meat should be kept in a cool
place, and after being smoked should
remain in a dark smoke house, a
light smoke being given occasion
ally.
Cured in this way the meat is not
so hard as by the d~ry-salting plan,
even when the same ingredients are
used. Nevertheless many persons
prefer dry-cured hams, and especi-
ally dry-cured bacon.-Liue Stock
Record.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
DOES CHARRING TIMppn"
MOTE DURABILITY PRO.

The general belief has lon.,
that it does, and in a%ccordanes been
this conviction the practioe with
been widely followed. Rn nice has
trary view is taken by Woo% Con,
Iron. That journal says in a , and
issue: AS charcoal would o IeSeNt
for ages in places where tnuure
would decay speedily, the nr a'lCer
Of charming the surface Of | Suce
posts and other timber has h4a rpnce
peatedly recommended in books re,
ephemeral publications, as eminsS and
worthy of universal adoption rT1StIy
theory upon which such a ine
mendation is based would saor ,onl'
warrant "a confident expectatinn 10
satisfactory results in practice, hU vi
repeated experiments with cbarD ut
timber have furnished concInn;eu
assurance that this process will we
promote it's durability. Inda nJ'
numerous experiments have shown
that charring promotes prematrn'
decay. Two posts split from tbe
same log may be set side by side IN
the ground, the surface Of one beinn
charred and the other not and !,
will be seen that the charred not
will perish long before the othpr
The same is true Of railroad tips
and all such timber as NAV no.
exposed to the alternating influences
of wet and heat. Could the entiro
timber be changed from it's perish.
able condition to n solid piece Of
charcoal, the durability would be
promoted to a surprising length Of
time; but the strength of the material
would be destroyed. When fence
posts or other sticks Of timber arp
exposed to the rapid action of wet
and heat, the surface will decay first.
One might suppose therefore that
when timber is enveloped by a LAYER
of charcoal, the durability of the
entire piece would be greatly Do
noted. And such would be tie
case were it not for the fact that the
charcoal is not impervious to water;
and as water reaches the timber
below the charred surface, decay
will commence soon after the grain
of the wood has been exposed to the
influences Of the weather. When
the change has once begun beneath
the charred surface the durable
covering Of coal will be Of no service
whatever in preserving any portion
of the wood. Taking this practical
view of the subject, it will be per-
ceived that if only half an inch Of
the outside of a post be charred, the
post will not endure so long as if the
same thickness of wood had been
left uncharred, to waste away by
slow decay.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
CARP CULTURE.

IA correspondent Of the Rural
WQrld writes: II have two ponds;
one, has a fume in the bottom by
which to let the water off and sort
my fish, turning the little ones into
the creek for the public and the
largef ones into the pond with my
trout.I The trout keep this pond
thinned out, so there is no increase
in it. The trout eat up their
young, SO they increase very slowly
but the carp by themselves Will
overstock their pond in two years
so thdy won't grow any, then they
mustl be thinned out. My two pondS
cover less than an acre. The Ter
man|carp is a good table fish the
year round, that is q claim byfeeu-
ingfthem wheat. Native fishes are
not good in July and August, WINE
German carp r firm and Sollu'
They RI just as fine to-day, oepteMTi,
ber 9Th as they we're in April; we
have fish every day and don't gf;s
tired of them. [ have fed tlsh tn'
summer about twenty three busnel'
of wheat and about one ton OF orap'
and have had over one ton OF flSh;
How many pounds of pork wou,9
this amount of feed have produceu
Say 400 pounds at 5 cents a pouIu,
you have $40 worth, just abouV t ho
worth of the feed. Now, with '"o
fish, 1900 pounds at ten Genus Coz
pound, or ten cents per heau m y
small ones, it is very easy 10 IN
there is more profit in fish tnan # Il
anything else on a farm, anu IN
grows better every year :. in
take a piece of cake and hold IL 10 10
the pond and pick out a mess WIZ If
they are scrambling for a bite o.
| sometimes take a hook ana So'd
ness. l do this for amusement eaw
never fail to take a mess III 'hore
minutes. The wonder is thai ssh
are not more people engaged lhot |
culture. 1 should say here Una" last
empty my breeding pond 'n emntv
of September and leave it elnpH
until the first of April, then cla'' nv
up and let it fill up, then Pu have
spawners in. In the tall
thousands of young fry"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27

very few kernels, because the wind
carries it's own pollen away, ana
does not bring any from otner
plants to take it's place. Hence her
IS little more certainty in the out
come of the grains in a field than
there would be in the color or a
cross between a white pig and a
black pig. Hence also the motley
colors of careless farmers corn
red. yellow, white, even black
striped and blotched together over
the kernels on the same ear.
Mr.. Eldridge takes the pest
he can find in the lot of last years
seed crop, and from it grows a new
seed crop each year. He does not
always choose the largest ear; the
one he reserved last Fall was pulled
from the stalk September IL, n
contained only about LOO grains.
This ear he dries carefully by the
fire, lays it away secure from mice,
vermin and damp until January,
when it is shelled by hand, and all
the faulty grains removed. The 400
Or 500 grains saved are labeled and
laid away until spring.
After his general crop is planted,
these few hundred choice kernels
are put in remote from other corn,
among beans or potatoes, and on
soil not too rich in .carbonaceous
matter, but heavily fertilized with
phosphate and potash.
When the corr is in tassle, every
Objectionable stalk is removed before
it has time to shed it's pollen. Other
wise the treatment is the same. as
that given to the field crop. Dried
as above related, scarcely a single
kernel fails to terminate.
He plants on ground not too rich,
that he may keep the growth of the
stalk within bounds; and uses an
uncommonIy large application of
mineral fertilizers Con this seed
crop to supply the seed with those
elements more fully than would be
necessary in grain to be used for
feeding purposes. His corn generally
comes up in good color.
This variety Of corn has been
grown by Mr.. E. and his relatives,
without change, since 1917, a fact
which goes to show that the popular
idea that corn will "run out" is a
delusion, arising from lack of care
in cultivation and selection. On the
secondary limestone of Eastern
Pennsylvania it has yielded as high
as 80 bushels per acre
His uniformly heavy yields Of
shelled corn, growing on so small an
amount of fodder, making light work
in handling, amply justify this care
in the propagation of his seed.-Lire
Stock Record. ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
NATURES REMEDY.

. People who, without Knowing
that they were applying natures
remedy, have drawn their breath
hard when they had~cut a finger or
barked a shfh-en a coal scuttle, will
be pleased to learn that they have
employed respiratory analgesia in
the simplest form. If any man will
draw breath deeply and quickly for
the space Of three minutes or less
he will thereby lose acute sensibil-
ity to pain, SO that he a endure
a minor surgical operation without
Inconvenience. Eminent surgeons
have found the process of great
advantage when used alone, not only,
but when anesthetics also were
employed, in which latter case the
quantity of the drug to be used is
greatly diminished.-Farm and Fire
SIDE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-27
SELECTION OF SEED coRN.

A correspondent of the C0uNtry
Gentleman says:
VIM. Eldridge, living on the
watershed Of the Ohio and Musk
ingum River, has for many years
taken a hundred bushels of shelled
corn per acre as his objective point,
and one notable fact about his crop is,
the most of the ears grow within
three or four feet Of the ground.
He gives special attention to prepa-
ration and preservation of his seed,
holding that the moSc careful selec-
ton Of seed from corn grown in
large quantities is, at best, no better
than the purchase of a nice lot of
ewes in lamb without knowing the
character of the male parent of their
expected offspring.
The i~nf1orescence of corn is monu-
cious, and the pistilate and stami-
nate flowers r so far apart that it
would seem as if nature had pro-
vided against Standardization. Ev-
cry grain of corn is a result of the
fertilization of a pistil or style (silk)
OF one blossom by the pollen shed
by the stamens of another (tasseD,
and very often the latter is borne on
a different plant. A stalk Of corn
standing quite alone generally forms