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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
Personal,

The Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland, is confined to his
bed. 1t is thought that anxiety con-
corning the political situation and over
work are the principal causes Of his
illness.
Three prizes out Of four for the Old
South essays for 1885 have been won
by young women from the Boston
schools, an illustration Of the advan-
tage Of high-school education for young
women.
Robert Schumann's Jungend Briefe,
collected and edited by his wife, have
appeared at Leipsic. They give charm
ing insight into his early life, and those
to his mother and sister run over with
affection. Equally loving are his letters
to Clara" 1t is thought that the
book will be invaluable to students,
and will help them to the comprehen-
sion of Schumann's genius.
The Marchioness Of Westmeath was
recently arrested in London for being
drunk and disorderly. The magistrate
fined her ladyship IS. cd. For gross
misconduct she was divorced at the age
of twenty-three from her noble hus-
band. Nothing dismayed, he married
again, and then her divorced ladyship
married young ne'er-do-well, who was
too poor when in court to sign bond
to keep the peace. She exists upon
family pension, and will, it is SAID, be
confined in an asylum.
NJ. Kergovatz, of Brest, France, has
invented a galvanoplastic process, which,
be thinks, will preserve the human
body indefinitely by enclosing it in
an air-tight coat of mail. The body
is first covered with conducting sub
stance, such as plumbago. or it is bathed
with a solution of nitrate Of silver, which,
after decomposition under the indu-
ence of sunlight, leaves afineiy-divided
deposit Of metallic silver. 1t is then
placed in a bath of sulphate of copper
and connected with several wires from
a battery. The result is that the body
is epcased in a skin Of copper, which
prevents further change or chemical
action.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
Fun in Congress

We knew it was coming. The con-
gressional ship has been sailing along
too steadily and soberly. We were
satisfied that it was only a question of
time when the fun would begin, and it
has begun. Monday Shiver-My-Tim-
bers BoUTELLE, in whose weather-eye
storm has been brewing, bounced
upon deck and nailed the remnant of
the bloody shirt to the lee scuppers.
BoUTELLE spouted like whale, but
Mr.. CARLISLE stopped the circus be-
fore it had gotten fairly under way, and
sent the Anticipated emblem to commit
tee to be put into proper shape. When,
however, it is again hoisted it is proba-
BILE that majority of the congressional
crew will be found holding the opinion
that their craft should sail under the
American flag. In that event it is rea-
sonable to expect that BOUTELLE's
ears will be tied around the mainmast
and he will be treated to dose of ora
torical cat. We are sure that there
is nothing that the majority of the
American people would enjoy more.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
DEATHS.

ATKINSON.-Died,a at the residence OF
her SON. In law, John X. Dixson, on the cor
ner OF Twenty.second and Pleasant streets
Mrs. ELIZABETH ATKINSON, the dasgh-
ter q William Moar, OF England, In the
eighty-geventh year OF her age, on the
night OF January 10, 1856.
Her funeral Will take place TO-DAY at
O'Clock at the residence OF Mr.. Dlxson. The
remains will be Inferred In New Kent
county.
GRADY.-Died, at his residence. No.
south Pine street, at 11:5o p. m. Tuesday,
January l8, 1886. LORENZO GRADY, ST..
In the eightieth year OF his age.
Funeral services from his late residence
at IL clock THIS "wednesday MORN
ING. Friends and acquaintances respect
fully invited to attend.
HEEKE.-Ded, January IL. 1888, at
I0:45 O'Clock r. NJ, at his residence, 626
Brook avenue, HERMAN HEEkE, In the
fifty-third year OF his age.
Funeral will take place from 81. Mays
German Catholic church at o'clock THIS
Wednesday, MORNING. Friends and reia-
lives are respectfully invited TO attend
without further notice.
MULLER.-Dled.J January IL, 1855, at
o. clock p. NJ, at his residence, No. JOG
Brook avenue, LOUIS MULLER, native
OF Germany; aged sixty-two years.
His funeral will take place at IL O'Clock
A. M, THURSDAY, January 14th, from st.
JOhn's German Lutheran church. Friends
and acquaintance are respectfully invited
TO attend.
copy. ~
TAYLOR.-Died, January IL. 1886. al o
A. NJ, of consumption, at her house, No. 20
Taylor street, Mrs. NJ. A. TAf LOR, IN the
fifty.fourth year OF her age.
Her funeral Will take place from the above
residence TO-DAY "wednesday At Z. VI.
Friends and acquaintance are Invited.
WILLIAMSBURG at his father resi-
dence No. 313 Laurel street, ARrHUk
DIBRELL, oldest son OF +. ID. and NJ. f..
williams: aged five years and three months.
Weep not for me, my mother dear
I'm going home, so do not fear:
A home In Heaven plainly see,
Therefore, dear mother, weep not for me.
Father and mother. to you good bye,
lam going home 10 youder sky.
When days. months, and years have past
May we all meet In Heaven atlast.
Funeral will take place on WEDNESDAY
at 2:3O O'Clock. from the residence. Friends
and acquaintance ofthe family are Invited
to attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13

&c. The clerk reported everything 0.
X. lie has paid every tax account sincs,
and never dreamed that bis home was
not his own. But here comes . state
claim for $50 or 900 for taxes for 1871,
with costs, interest, &c. There has
been no time since 1870 when the per-
sonal property on the place would not
have paid the taxes several times over.
Whose fault, then, that these taxes were
not collected, the agent or the States,
or hisg Is this o case Of "careless
negligence on his part sufficient Tor
the State to require even more than
the &c pound of flesh" she claims as
her due? / think not. and think
every well-wisher Of State and people
land in this include Taxpayer will
agree with me. ! am informed that a
careful estimate Of the aggregate amount
claimed from this town alone is about
e4,000--some five or six dollars
for every man, woman, and child, white
and colorsd, in the town. If this
is not travesty upon justice and right,
what is it? / will only say, in conclu-
sion, that II the present Legislature
does not afford some permanent relief
in this matter. it will prove, politically
ut least, worse than revolutionary, and
will surely open wide the door for
demsgogues and tricksters, and when
and where the trouble will end no man
can tell. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Clarksrille, Va, January 8, 1886.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
A German LIQUOR Law.

We remarked week or two ago that
to allow a monopoly Of iquor-selling in
any town or city, or subdivision there
Of, by passing high-license liquor-law,
would be to return to . custom or
practice that obtained in England
many centuries ago. To permit
only one drinking-saloon on q
square, or two or more squares,
and to charge . high tax--say thou
sand dollars-for the license to the man
who kept that one, and give him power
to arrest all unlawful sellers might do
ga great deal of good, AS much per-
haps as did the famous Committee Of
Nine. Some such notion seems to have
taken possession Of Prince BISMARCK.
The New York World Of yesterday con-
tains the following telegram
BERLIN, January ll.--Emperor
William has signed the spirits-monopoly
bill and submitted it TO the Bundesrath.
The papers devote several columns to
the draft of the bill and comments on
the measure. The bill proposes to COM
pensate those deprived Of livelihood
through its operation on the basis Of a
two-years' income to each person ten
years in the trade. The traffic will be
controlled by q monopoly ministry,
which will appoint agents to do the
wholesale vending Of the refined spirits,
the Federal States appointing the
retailers. Restaurateurs, &C., by
special favor, will be allowed to
sell spirits obtained from the monopoly
without regard to prices enacted by the
State retailers. Possession Of brannt-
vein by private persons, above speci-
fed minimum, will be penal offence t;
also, importation of raw or refined
spirits. Communes will be empowered
to add so per cent. to the monopoly
selling-price. The bill, if passed, will
60 into operation in August, 1888.
In a word, the German Government
proposes to collect large revenue from
the sale of liquors--possibly many mil
lions of dollars annually.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
Historic Parallel Wanted.

AAph NhC DA'PehbNh.I
A few years since the proctor at the
University of Virginia in spirit Of i'm
proyement, as he thought, decided to
plant the lawn with trees and shubbery.
His plants and trees, when set, did not
win the approval Of the students, who
on the first favorable night proceeded
to pull them up. The proctor persist
ing in his notions of improvement, re-
set them second, and perhaps third
time. Finally, as the last chapter Of
the performance, the students not
only dug up the proctor's trees,
but cut them into several million
pieces and piled them before the proc
tors door, with probable intimation
that the next step on their part, if ne
cessary to prevent the planting, would
be bonfire Of the fragments, garnish-
ed, with the corpus of proctor.
Suppose the aesthetic, or as it NAV be
anti-asthetic, students could come to
this Capitol Square and find a pine Tor
whatever it is) pole sticking up its
bare, unsightly shape within TWEEN
ty feet of the Washington monu-
ment Would or wouldn't they howl
their indignation, and wouldn't they
watch for the first dark night when
they could elude the observation Of the
vigilant Capitol police to ply industri-
Gus axes and fell the hideous deformity,
whose ungainlY shape mars the best
view of noble work of art? Though
the Capitol building and Square have
not the reputation Of being the tidiest
building and grounds in the country,
yet would they probably object to the
barbarism of thus defacing their monu-
ment, even if the plea be that the pine
stick supports an electric light.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
d.vs q cold weather there has bean 4

DAYS Of cold weather there has been .
great deal Of suffering among the
poorer classes Of this city, especially
among the colored people, both for
want Of food and fuel. The demands
upon the Relief Association have been
largely in excess of the ability Of the
Association to meet, though every ef-
fort has been made to alleviate suffer-
ing.
Ice to-day is four or five inches thick,
and the owners Of ponds are busily en-
gagged in cutting and housing for sum-
mer use. The skating was never better,
and hundreds Of our people are enjoy
ing the sport, many ladies being in
cluded in the number. While skating
upon the lake at West-End Park yes
terday Rev. j. w. Rosebro, pastor Of
the Tabb-Street Presbyterian church,
accidentally broke through the ice and
was treated to an uncomfortably cold
bath.
The river is so nearly frozen over
that navigation has been practically
stopped for the present. The mercury
dropped to A. above zero this morning,
and the unanimous hope in the COM
munity is that it will not fall any lower.
ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
A Cat.Like Statesman.
fChicagO Times.


Mr.. John Sherman, of Ohio, may
fairly be described as a cat-like states
man, for in many of his characteristics
he bears striking resemblance to the
feline species. For instance, he is sly,
he is stealthy, he has voracious appe-
tite for office), and keen scent for the
spoils); he is always lowering about the
Government pantry, picking up little
morsels overlooked by others, and he
has an uncommon fondness for nice
snug place at the (public) hearth, where
he has been comfortably ensconced for,
10 these many years. Above all, Mr..
Sherman has the cat-like faculty of land
ing on his feet under all circumstances.
feat which he has accomplished many
times when it seemed impossible Of
achievement. He has Just landed on
his feet again, having secured the eau
Gus nomination Of the Republican mem
bers Of the Ohio Legislature for the
United States senatorship by a unani-
nous vote. A few days ago consider
able opposition was manifested to his re-
election, which, in view of the narrow
margin by which the Republicans hold
the Ohio Legislature, was believed to
render his return exceedingly doubtful.
But the opposition was completely 81
lenced-how, is something Of mys-
tery-before the caucus met, and John
Sherman, rs usual, captured the prize.
1t is certainly not an easy matter to
account for the strong hold Mr.. Sher-
man retains upon bis party in Ohio.
He is NOT, and never was. popular
man, in the ordinary acceptation OF the
term. He is generally accredited with
ability, and certain kind Of ability he
no doubt possesses. But it is not Of
the highest order, and his public SER
vices are by no means commensurate
with his reputation. He is essentially
. tortuous mind, and his record since
be entered Congress, . quarter Of GEN.
fury ago, is as winding and sinuous as
serpent's trail. lie is demagogre,
too, and demagogue Of the most dan
gerous type--cold, crafty, calculating
who will not scruple deliberately TO
arouse the most bitter passions aud the
most violent prejudices Of the people, IL
by 30 doing be can promote bis personal
ambition. In short, regarded from any
point Of view, John Sherman is not an
admirable character and bis continu-
Gus success In getting and holding Office
can only bsacceptsd a. evidences Of the
inestimabls value Of cat-likc attributes
10 politician.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
An Extensive FOrger- County Court Matters.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch


An Extensive Forger- County-Court Matters.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch. !
JANUARY IL, 1886.
Freyer's exploits as a forger are
known Fl IN Maine to South Carolina,
our Commonwealth's attorney having
received from various States, among
them Maine and South Carolina, CON-
muDications describing the man aud de-
failing his method in each case. OF the
many names which the prisoner has at
various times given Hogg is probably
his own. He has written two letters to
Scotland-one to his mother, to whom
he said nothing as to his present
trouble, and one to q nobleman whose
name | did not hear. In each of these
letters he signed Hogg. He confessed
to the nobleman that he was under an
assumed name and in Jail for forgery.
He begged the laird to send him $500
and to telegraph to Richmond lawyer
to come to Charlottesville to see him
(Freyer). Freyer says that his mothers
sister died in Scotland few years ago,
leaving him s27 900, which he soon
squandered in riotous living and gam
bling. He is always very anxious to
see the Washington Post, purchasing a
copy of every issue. He has the air of
a man who is expecting something
unusual to be divulged through the
papers. He is also very anxious that
his trial shall occupy as little time as
possible, and to that end will plead
guilty and throw himself upon the
mercy of the Court. He says that, as
he is sure to 60 to the penitentiary, he
does not care for lawyers aid. He
has asked questions which show that
he is anxiously canvassing the chances
Of escape from confinement in the peni-
tertiary, and is very anxious to learn
whether it is the policy of the State to
put convicts upon public works.
Pleas. Brown, diminutive fire-bug,
aged eleven years, was convicted at the
January term Of the County Court of
burning a barn belonging to Jeter
HUMPHREYS, near Crozet. and his pun
ishment fixed at three years in the peni-
tertiary. lie will be kept in the coun-
ty jail for thirty days pending an appeal
for executive clemency, which is asked
on account of the youth Of the culprit.
Excellent ice, four to four and half
inches thick, is being housed.
QUIZ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
THROUGH THE STATE.
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.

Disasters 70 sh,ppibs-yesseis Sunk and
Ashore--Tsavei Deisyed-Aecidsnsai Fire
PersensL
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
NORFOLK, VA, January IL, 1886.
Reports from James river state that
. schooner is sunk in Mulberry Island
swash, a sloop is ashore at Swash's
Hole, and three oyster schooners are
stranded on Warwick shore. Nanse-
mond river is frozen up, and the oyster
men on the rocks have all abandoned
work until the freeze is over.
The freeze here last night is the worst
yet. The river is covered with ice
from shore to shore, and the steamers
move with great difficulty. The ferry
steamers this morning were an hour in
making a single trip. The canals are
frozen thick and skaters are having fine
sport in every direction to-day. The
Baltimore steamer was four hours be-
hind time this morning, delayed by ice
up the bay. The Thermometer at the
signal-ofiice registered eight degrees
above zero this morning.
Currituck, Pamlico, and Croaton
sounds are reported frozen over. No
Washington steamers are now running
here.
Early yesterday morning the resi-
dence of Mr.. John Warren, farmer
of Richards Swamp, Norfolk county,
was totally destroyed by an accidental
fire, together with the furniture, wear
ing apparel, and everything in the
building. The family escaped in their
night-clothes, and the residents Of the
neighborhood had to come to the relief
Of the family to keep them from suffer-
ing.
John G. Teller, of Richmond, was
one of the grand officers that took part
in the Pythian festivities in Portsmouth
last night.
The schooner Amelia Hearn, sunk near
Sewell's Point, was raised and towed
up to the city this morning by the
wreckers.
This afternoon the county super
visors met and agreed to accept the pro-
position Of the city Of Portsmouth to
purchase one half Of the ferry between
Norfolk and Portsmouth for 100000.
The United States coast-survey steam
er Bache sailed this afternoon for work
in the Gulf of Mexico.
A sailor was picked up in an open
boat in Hampton Roads to-day, who
had been jammed in the ice all night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
DANVILLE.
4 Sad Accident-The Cold Weather and the
Poor Railroads.
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.l


Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
DANvILLE, VA, January IA
telegram received here to-day announced
that Mrs. Polly Robertson, aunt of Mr..
j. ID. Blair, president Of the City Coun-
Gil, was burned to death at her home,
near White Nell. The Council was in
session at the time, and adjourned as q
token Of sympathy.
Mrs. W. L. Martin, Of Martinsville,
sister of Colonel G. X. Griggs, of this
city, died yesterday.
A section-hand on the Virginia Mid
land road named Parrish had his foot
painfully mashed to-day by shifting
engine.
Much suffering is reported here among
the poor, some reports being most dis
tressing.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce was held to-day with
. view to building another railroad from
Danville. Several schemes were sug.
gested, and the matter was finally re-
ferred to Q committee to report ct an
early day. There is strong sentiment
in favor Of road to Roanoke.
The Council to-day elected I. j..
Payne, late Of Richmond, captain Of
the iire-engine brigade.
The Danville creditors Of j. j. Pew.
ell, who made an assignment yester-
day, viii resist the settlement pro-
posed in the deed Of trust by which be
prefers members Of his family to the
amount Of $4,000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
Bulldozlng Negro Democrats.

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
commenting upon letter from Meek
lenburg which recently appeared in the
Dispatch, and which gave an account
Of how negro Democrats were bulldozed
at the last election, says:
1.-THE claims that the recent Virginia
election was carried by intimidating and
bulldozing colored Republicans are met
from time to time by instances where
Democratic negroes have been subjected
to most inhuman and unchristian treat
ment by political opponents Of their
own race"
And the Republican might have add
ed for the information of its readers
that all this inhuman and unchristian
treatment Of negro Democrats by negro
Republicans was the direct result OF
the teachings of the white men Of the
party that was overthrown in the last
election. Let the northern people
not fail to weigh that fact in consider
ing the question why the South is solidly
Democratic.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
STANTON.

The Fire Depanment-Death-The Weather,
&c.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch. |
JANUARY IL, 1886.
There are three fire companies in this
city, two hose and one hook and ladder.
They were assembled in meeting of the
whole last night, partly for business
and the public good and partly social.
There is a Board Of Control composed
Of the commanders of the three com.
panies, the Council Committee on the
Fire Department, which is three; aud the
fire department chief. All of these
special city guardians Of property and
life were present, and in all about one
hundred and fifty persons made up the
assemblage.
Captain 7. j. Crowder, chief of the
department, presided. There was a
free and full interchange Of opinion and
views as to the needs of the companies
in outfits, &c. A committee of three
members from each company was ap.
pointed to prepare a schedule Of the ar.
ticles and implements necessary for
their proper equipment. The Council
Committee on Fire are John Burns,
Isaac Witt, and John lesser, Esqs.
Messrs. Witt and Burns made brief adj
dresses, and the companies were as
sured Of the cordial cooperation Of the
committee in the efforts the companies
were making to render their organization
thoroughly efficient.
After business was over came a
social communion in a well-provided
supper, furnished in the hall at police
headquarters. 1t was enjoyed with
pleasure, and many guests, including
the Stonewall-B Brigade Band, were pre-
sent. The supper was furnished by
the Augusta Fire, one Of the hose CON-
panies.
Some years ago Mr.. William III. Cor
bin, then Of Frederick county, located
in this city. subsequently he removed
to Clifton Forge, and was in the service
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway at
that place. He died Saturday and was
buried here yesterday. He was about
sixty years Of age.
Piercing cold is the word now. Sleigh
ing is the order Of the day. The livery
proprietors have all sizes, and some
very handsome sleighs, as well IS the
finest turnouts, give much life to the
streets in that way Yesterday there
we're several large styles of four-in-hand
in the field.
Our ice-packers are at work housing
good stock for the summer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-13
A Remarkable Case.
fBy telegraph to the Dispa tch.

COLUMBUS, NEB., January a.
News has just reached here from a
farmhouse, several miles north, that
Minnie Dishner, Nebraska's sleeping
beauty, recovered consciousness Sum-
day, January 3d-the SEVENTEEN day
of her Observation-Disclosures trance-sleep.
The roads have been impossible until
the present time, and the news Of her
recovery could not be rec ived before.
The girl fell into the trance FROM which
she has now revived, October 26th last.
During this long interval she has lain
to oil appearances a lifelsss being,
with the exception Of respiration and
pulsation. When Miss Dishner awoks
her mind was apparently clear
and unimpaired, her appetite and
general feelings good, but her arms and
legs were paralyzed. She says abe was
conscious during the whole time Of her
Frustrated trance, bat though shs sx-
erted her utmost power to evincs her