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SATURDAY. NOV. 81, 1856;
Entered at the l'ostollicc at Accomac
G. H., Va. us secu,ld-class matter.

The Republicans i'll view OF the
fact, that they will need the vote
of Riddlebcrgcr, the renegade sen
atcr from Virginia. to give them a
majority in the next Un!ted States
Senate have already begun to pay
him assitluous attention.. Snubhed
and riliculed by them, when they
did not need his vote, now he Is TO
he conrted and flattered, lest n"
nurse his grievances 10 the dclri-
mcnt Of the party of great moral
ideas.n Browhcatcn and spit up
on almost by his Republican hreth-
rem last winter, his repuhlicanlsm
has cooled TO such an extent hat
it uecds warming over, before it is
sSie to trust him and Senator Cam
ercn and General Phil. Sheridan,
lave lately visited llim-donbtlcsS
for that purpose. OF course Rid
di,hclger will be arpea>ed. The
Republican party in this time OF its
extremity can afford to be liberal
and the ''ticSh pots for which he
severed his allegiance TO party and
friends lave lost none of their at
tractivcness to the juniorScnator
trom Virginia.
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Important to Young PHYSICIANS and
Surgeons.

There are many young phySl-
clalls practising medicine and SUIT
gerry in lllls State who have not
complied with the law, Which is in
substance us follows:
Any person who Shall obtain a
certificate, after satisfactory exam
nation, from the State Board Of
Medical Examiners, allowing him
to practice medicine or surgery,
shall cause his name to be regis
tered III the Clerks Offices of the
County or Corporation Court for
the County OF Corporation in which
he shall reside. Further: No per
son WHO shall coulnlcnce' the prac.
tice of medicine or surgery after
the 1st day of january, 1885, shall
practice for compensation without
haying first Obtained u ccI tilc;tte
and caused his name to be regis
tered as above. Any person vlO-
latlug this provision shall pay u
fine of not less than 800 nor more
than sou for each offence. and
shall be debarred from receiving.
any compensation for service ren-
dered lis such physician or sur
SpOu.
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Fire Mt Tie University of Virginia.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Nov. 81
Last night at l1.30 an alarm Of
fire was turned in from the CniveI-
sity OF Virginia, and the fire de
patlneNt was soon on the ground
to find the medical hall in flames.
The fire had made snch progress
wien first discovered that it IS
doubtful whcthcr the fircmeil could
have subdurd it if on the ground ut
that moment, and when they ar
rived, as they did promptly, the
flames We're bursting through the
roof and windows, and Saving
building or contents was out OF the
questions. The building WAS on the
western limits of the University
grounds, and IL little southwest
breeze swept a literal ram OF fire
over the main building OF the Uni
vcrsity and The dornItorles aud pa
vilionS lying in front.
Nothing but the prompt and CT
ticient labors of The lircmeu and a
volunttc CT bucket brigade prevent
ed y serious coniiagrallUn. The
burned Luilding is that in which
DIR, Cahcll lectures, and drawings
and other valuable property was
lost. The loss CD buildings, draw
.ngs ana other contents Is csLln ~
ted as high dis SO, 900. The lllsur-
ance but partially covers this loss.
The fire in no way lntericrcs with
the work OF the medical ui' any 9TH
er department of university work.
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Jefferson Davis nOnored.

FAlRvIEW, KY., November 81
In the history of this little place Of
not more tIlan three or four hun
drrd Inhabitants to day will he re-
mcmlrrrd The occasion WAS the
dedication 10y Jefferson Davis of
the site of his birth to tue Baptist
Church. He also presented the
church with Il solid SILVER commu
niou service. l'airview is located
in Todd, one of the southern coun
ties of The State. ANA is distant
from the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad six or seven miles, the
nearest station being Elkton. 1t
is about 2225 miles from Louisville.
Mr.. Davis arrived here from Elk
ton this morning. accompanied by
Capt. Clark, of ClarksviIle, and 9th
er friends. Tile day opened with
/. cold drizzlc aud the roads already
muddy with previous rains were in
such Il condition that the ride over
was very disagrceahle. The church
was packed to overtlowinGanil nl.s
ny persons were turned away.
Mr.. Davis, bent with age AMI up
paIently in feeble health, WAS sup.
ported TO the platform. After
prayer and singing 10y the choir, he
said hat his heart WAS full of emo
tion and Of ;llankiulneSS that his
church had remembered the home
of his nativity hy erecting upon it
such II beautiful temple to the tr'-
unc God. Some one had asked
him WHY be was not u Baptist
All that he would S;ty in answer
WAS tlat his father, Il much better
man than himself, was Il Baptist.
lie had revisited Farvicw once be-
fore. Or both occasions BE could
say this WAS his oN.n, his native
land. 1t spoke. well tor the com
munity that the most beautiful of
its buildings MAS dedicated to God.
He rejoiced 10 see the progress aud
prosperity Of lie people of his ear
lier home. He declared he WAS not
here for q speech and would not
mar the effect of the solemn service
hy expressing more than Il formal
tender OF the sight TO the Bethel
Church. He concluded by saying:
MAY He who rules in Heaven
bless, individually and collectively,
this whole community, aud may
This bcnctlicIiun rest OH this house
always. More than this it would
be improper cor me 10 say"
Tile Rev. II. n. DIcken, the pas
tor, then thanked him i'll the name
of the congregation for the gift,
saying that it WAS an offering to
God which would I've kept in the
beauty OF. holiness. He thanked
him also forth communion service,
which lie said, Mir. Davis had been
too modest to menli"n.
Mr.. Davis was entertained al.
DINNER by members of the congre-
cation, and III the afternoon lie re-
turned to CIarksvilc, Tenn. On
the sight presented TO Bethel
Church the great defender ol State
sovereignty was born scycnry-cighJ
years ago. This was Just eight
months before the birth OF another
great Iielttckiau, Abraham Lin
coin. The property was recently
bought 10y Captain Clark. rich
tobacco broker. ol Clarkesvlllc, and
decided 10 Mir. Davis hat he might
III turn present tito the CHURCH
1t is IL ninc-acre lot. and the church
erected COST $1,000.
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How the Vote Stood.

The State Board of Gnnvassers
met to-day and completed the work
of callvassing tho vote for Con-
gressmen, with tho following re-
suit:
First Distributions Cr0xton,
Democrat. 1896; T. FL. Bailey
Browne, Republican, 1851; G.. L.
Garrison. l.
Second nistrict-Marshall Parks.
Democrat. 9.G93; Geo. E. I'n~len.
Republicans, l5,437; John u. Farrell,
!; John o. Lawrrnncr. 4; r. 9.
Marshall. 1; II. Il. DeGlay. !; VIM.
Lamb. !; Harry Libby, sc. W.
Holmes. |.
Third Dlstrict-Gcorge y. Wise,
Democrat, lLO0l: Edmund Wad-
dill, Republican, 12,549; William II.
Mullen, 10; j. w. b. Newton, ;;
Hill Garter |: John Wise !.
Fourth Disrrict-Mann Page,
Democrat G,233; VIM. Il. Gaines,
Republican, It.70S; Joseph p. Ev
ans, 1; Timothy Rives, /; James ID.
Brady, /.
Fifth Disirict-Gco. G. Cabcl,
Democrat, 9,Gl.l; John Il Brown.
Republican, 13,773; Taylor,
Sixth District S;lmnel Griffin,
Democrat, 9,02O; Samuel I. Hop.
liins. Labor Candidate, 9,47O; Hon
~ Bowen l; John r. Johnson, l;
John j.. Penn, 5; Samuel j. Hop
kins, 12S.
Seventh Distric5-C.larles T.
O'Ferrall, Democrat, 1850; John
e. Roller. Independent, 1O,Si6;
William r. Alexander, 6.
Eighth District-W. RI. f. Loc.
Democrat, 9,S36; w. G. ELAN, Re
publican, 7,557li; Frank IInme,.1.
Tenth DiStrict-James Bum
gardner, Jr., Democrat. l.32l; Ja
cob Yost, l2.975: William B. Petit.
|; ".]aco,' III. Randolph Tucker, l;
William A. Burnett, l..
From the Ninth District all the
returns are in except those from
Buchanan county. They were sent
here by the clerk Of that county
without being sealed as required
by law, so the Board returned them
Will, the directions to forward the
vote OF buchanan in accordance
with the law. In this district, omit
ting The vote Of buchanan county,
Henry Bowen, Republican. received
1897 votes; r.. Il. Henry. Demo.
crat, 1927. and q. L. Trigg, l.
Richmond State.
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added to an already large. line.
making 1T tho largest us well as
most select in fle county. a few
items Of my numerous stsf li:;.-slle,
given=below, and CLAIM that my.
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Shipping Letter r.
Valuable Houses and lots for Sale
st DaYis' Wharf.


at DaYis' Wharf.
The undersigned offers for sale
mt private cantract, several valua.
bic houses and lois 1T Davis; Wharf,
containing 3 acres each, improved
by dwellings and all necessary onr
houses, good enclosure, &C., OIL rea
enable terms.
Several other nnlmprnyed lots
also will be sold OH terms acc0mIno
dating to purchasers.
All the lots offered extend to The
water
Purchasers who wish u home IN a
healthy section, convenient to the
churches and schools, Sc, either as
an investment, as a place Of rccrc-
alton, or who wouid avail them
selves of superior facilities to earn
IA livelihood, are invited to confer
with the undersigned either in per
son or hy letter.
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been seriously disabled by wounds
so as to prevent them from per-
forming manual labor, and whose
wounds grow more burdensome
with the increase of Years; the IN
creased expenses of our criminal
charges, since the abolition of he
whippng-post, and the increased
appropriations to ourpublic schools.
These arc some of the necessary
an,l additional obligations incurred,
while in the same period the State
taxes have been reduced from fifty
70 forty cents ON the one hundred
dollars.
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AccoMAc= COURTHOUSE. VA
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Next Monday the counsel for
GluveriuS will meet Coy. Lee and
liy before him their views of What
WAS proved in that remarkable
case.
Northern capitalists have pnr-
chased two hundred acres of land
two miles from Newport News for
the establishment of n cattle yard
and slaughter house. Their CAPT
tai stock is $500, 900. and they will
employ between 500 and $50 hands.
The cattle will he shipped from
Texas and Kansas City.
1t is stated upon excellent an
thority that Governor Leo will mt
convene tic Legislature Unless the
rcttlrus of tile Trcasurcrs in De-
ccHlber should show that the re
ceipt of coupons for taxes is likely
to cmbarrass the finances Of the
State. II the Legislature does not
meet there.will be amy number of
schemes submitted to prevent the
creditors from intercepting the rev.
cnues Of the State, aud 70 prevent
coupons from finding their way In
to the 5rcasury.-Norfolk Ledger.
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NEW GOODS $4,000 STOCK

added to an already large. line,
milking 1T the largest us well as
most select in tle county. a few
items of my numerous ses1E-Ale,
given hollow, and CLAIM that my:
line Of e
LADIES' DRESS GOODS
cannot he beat in any retail store
anywhere. That yon can buy at my
store the best
BOOTS AND SHOES
not shoddy, but custom work OF
best quality and at smallest prices.
That no merchant in the county
has a better line of.
READY -MADE CLOTHING
especially for boys, and yarietls
that enables NE to suit every one.
That our line OF
LADIES' AND GIIILDRENS'
WRAPS
of all kinds are especially selcct,ani
that no one can examine them with
ont acknowledging the truth vi this
statement. That
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
such as Hats, Underwear, Etc.
MOTIONS
of best quallty-every other article
in fact usually kept in country
store are sold by us at very best
rates. In addition to usual stock
Of merchandise, you will find at my
store also Furniture, Carpets, Stoves,
Flour, Salt-cvcrytbing necessary
us Il complete outfit tora family, land
BUILDING MATERIALS,
such as Hair, Lime, Nails, Etc.
HIP GUM BOOTS
(Woonsocket } 81 perpair.
Call and examine my stock.
D. IL. JOHNSON,
Lecmont, Va.
TyRARX ~ BYRD
WITH
.Tae NT vnr Iro
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

ELMlRA. N. Y, Nov. 21-IIon.
John Arnot, Jr., Il democratic mem.
bier of Congress and millionaire
banker, died at 2 o'clock Saturday
morning at his home i'll that city
He WAS 81 Years ofage.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Captain
picking,secrctary Of the lighthouse
board, to-day tcIcgraplcd to Com
modore Beullam, inspector Of the
third lighthouse district, which en-
braces Bcdloe's Islan1 within Its
limits, to take steps for the lighting
of the Bartholdi statue of Liberty
as soon as possible. 1t is eslimat
ed that it Will cost about $500 Il
month to maintain the light.
BOSTON, MASS, Nov. 2l.-Hon.
Cllalres Francis Adams died at
$50 a. NJ. to- day at his residence,
No. 81 Mount Vernon street, Bos--
ION. He had suffered some five
years with brain trouble, arising
from oycrtaxing bis brain in the
literary work upon which he WAS
engaged. He was the third sou of
John Quincy Adams.
Hon. WIN. L. Scott, of Erie, Pa,
has, it i, announced, become dis-.
gusted with matters relating to tho
turf, and will sell ont his great ra-
cling stable. Mr.. Scott has been
greatly annoyed by claims made
him by certain book makers
for losses incurred by his trainer,
Byron Mcclellan, who claims TO
have been authorized hy Mr.. Scott
10 bet for him. But the latter dis
claims having given his trainer any
such authority.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-16
A PRODUCTIVE FAMILY.
Remarkable History OF n Large
Household.

SPECIAL to the Globe
ROCKFORD, Ill. Feb. 15.-Saturday was
the sixtieth wedding anniversary OF Mr..
and Mrs. Patten Atwood and was cele-
brated in a fitting manner. The aged eou-
pie were married Feb. IA. 1926. Fifteen
children have been born TO them, one OF
whom died in infancy fifty years ago.
They have also forty nine grandchildren and
thirty-one grandchildren, making total Of
ninety-fOur living descendants. OF the four
teen children living eight reside in Winnie
bago county, four in Iowa, one in Missouri,
and one in Kansas. They were all at home
and all ate together with their parents
about the same table. All lodged last Sat
urday night under the same roof and all
met in Rockford to-day TO have their pic
lures taken in a group. The children's
combined ages Is 629 years, an average of
4SL years, and the combined weight, as
tested by a set of Fairbanks scales. Is ?, 100,
or an average OF $50 pounds Nearly all
or the family are engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits, and their acres are
numbered by no less than 1000. Nearly
all are connected with the Baptist church,
OF which their father for forty-tive years
has been a member and filled the Office Of
deacon, and of which their mother has been
communicant for sixty-fye years. None
use intoxicating liquors in any form as a
beverage. or tobacco. All are Republicans
TO the core, and all are at peace and har-
mony with one another. They are all mar
ried and the husbands and wives are all
living. All. with their father and mother,
are in good health, with their reasoning
faculties unimpaired.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-16
Curious Contest Raging in Atlanta Over
the Body Of Very Wealthy
Texan.
Miss Aldridge Receivers from Her Hanging
Experience Sufficiently to Describe
the Assault.
A Suspected Murderess. Unable TO En-
dure the Revelation of Her Guilt,
Commits Suicide.
Sensational Divorce Case, in Which
Both Sides Are Very Determined
--Heartless Hanging.


cpeclal 10 the GLOBE
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 15.-Atlanta has a
sensation in the shape Of contest over the
body of j. w. Pierce, the Texas millionaire.
killed recently in terrible accident on the
Georgia Pacific railroad near here. Pierce
came here from Texas and was on his re-
turn home when killed. Hisson telegraphed
the authorities TO bury the body in Atlanta.
A few days later Mrs. Weaver of Indian
apolis, with the highest testimonials as to
her character. appeared on the scene and
declared that Pierce was really j r. Weaver,
her husband and the father of her children.
The body was exhumed and identified by a
wound on the neck and other peculiarities.
Being satisfied that il was her husband.
Mrs. Weaver had the body returned 10 the
grave. The next day il was exhumed again
and an Atlanta woman who knows Weaver
positively identified the corpse. In the
meantime Mr.. Bolton of Texas, who came
to Georgia from Texas with Pierce, de-
clared the Weaver story absurd, and said
he could bring a thousand neighbors to
testify that Pierce never was nor could have
been Weaver. The son and son-in-law
of Pierce are men of high character and
standing, and say it is impossible to
establish the fact that Pierce was
Weaver. At this time Mrs. Weaver reap
peared with a leading physician of Indian
apolis and engaged Judge Lochren as her
counsel. The physician declares that
Weaver was shot in the back of the neck
while living in indianapolis by Mr.. Eaton,
because Of trouble with Mrs. Eaton; he
probed and dressed the wound. The body
was again exhumed and the wound foond
exactly as described by the physician. A
letter written with stylographic pen TO
Mrs. Weaver, signed by j. p. Weaver and
posted at Atlanta. the day before the Georgia
Pacific accident was produced. A stylo-
graphic pen and paper corresponding to
that on which the letter was written was
found in the dead mans effects. Yesterday
Mr.. Barney, superintendent OF Westview
cemetery, announced his intention to de-
liver the BODY to Mrs. Weaver. The Tex
ans applied at once for temporary injunc-
ton which was granted, and the case win
come up on its merits Wednesday. I'M
mense ranches in Texas and other proper
ties are involved i'm the contest. Three
theories suggest themselves: A case of mis-
taken identity. or an attempt on one side or
the other to levy blackmail, or a man who
lived two lives
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-16

uments and made up the syndicate to pub
lish them. / do not know how he obtained
them" docs IL not seem as If an imposi-
ton was practiced on Mr.. Dana, and through
him on the syndicate?" No. not necessarily,
Mr.. Dana is careful man and was in the
war department at the time. and suppose
he obtained possession of the original docu-
mentS. There must must have been copy
extant which Boynton used. Mr.. Dana
probably did not know of the publishing Of
the documents in Boynton's book, as many
others did not The book had small cir
culation." Mr.. McCullagh says that 3
large sum was paid for the letters, but re-
fuses TO name the amount. He thinks,
however, the two letters OF JEFF Davis TO
his wife were worth all that was paid.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-16
BISMARCK BACKSD DOWN
After Years Of Prescription, He Consents
to Do Justice to Catholic Students
In Germany.
Gladstone and Other Prominent Men to Be
Called to Testify in the London
Ritos Gases.
Dublin Demands Home Rule and the
Question VIII be Accorded Prece-
dence in Parliament.
France VIII support Turkeys Egyp-
rtan Policy Against England--
Americans Expelled.
Aceede.to Catholic Demands,

BERLIN. Feb. 15.-There is great ex-
citement in Berlin over apparently we'll
authenticated reports that Prince Bismarck
is preparing to yield entirely to the vatican
in the religious dispute which has been
waged by Prussia against the papaey for
the past fifteen years. A bill has been de-
posted by the government. with the upper
house OF the landtag revoking. with few
trivial exceptions. all the features of the
May laws, which have been so odiOus TO
the Catholics of Germany. The bill enacts
that young Catholics destined for the
priesthood shall be admitted to the royal
gymnasia, where they will receive gratui-
tous education, and be provided with a
residence free of charge. Similar privi-
legeS shall be granted to Catholic theOlogi-
cal students in the universities and eccle-
slastical seminarieS, but in the latter cases
the students will remain subject to state
supervision. Meanwhile the ecclesiastical
tribunal has been abolished. the ministry of
state deciding disputes between the inferior
and superior clergy when required.
THE VATICAN WILL ACCEPT.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch from
Rome to the times says: The vatican is
vet undecided regarding the projected Prus-
sian ecclesiastical law, but that it will prob
ably accept the measure. Tie archbishop
OF Posen has abandoned his proposed Jour
ney TO Rome in compliance with a desire
that he take immediate possession of the
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-16

settlers. In the three reports made 10 con-
gress by himself as secretary of the interior.
this subject had been plainly set forth. 1t
was crying evil, and should be remedied
by congress. Mr.. Manderson believed the
decision of the supreme court to be to the
effect that as the surveying fee was not
paid the government had still an interest in
the lands. If bill were passed recurring
the railroad company to pay for the survey,
ne presumed that was all the legislation
that was necessary. Mr.. Teller said that
MILLIONS OF ACRES
OF the lands had already been surveyed,
some of it for the past ten years. Mr..
Plumb was glad to see so much interest
aroused on this subject. He had himself on
two separate occasions, introduced in the
the senate bills to provide for the taxation
OF the lands of the Northern Pacific railroad
Mr.. Conger, from the committee on post
Offices and post roads, reported favorably
the bills granting to Mrs. Julia D. Grant the
franking privilege. Passed.
The senate then passed the bill for the re-
lief of the Mission Indians in California
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that on the 23d he
would call up his bill providing for the
abrOgation of the treaty permitting the inn
migration of the Chinese, and he purposed
showing that congress had already declared
its right to take such action. Mr.. Morgan
then resumed his argument against the con-
stitutionality of the education bill. He
characterized the bill as "a bribe to the
South" The bill would prove Pandora
box and would lead to what had not inap-
proprately been termed condition or ''or-
ganiZed hell" between the states and gen.
eral government. He pr0phesied that
under its baneful influence the people of the
North and South would again become
frenzied with excitement. The senate then
went into executive session, after which it
adjourned
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-16
The chine.e rrIni.ter Protests.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The Chinese
minister called at the state department to-
day and laid before Secretary Bayard sun
dry long kilograms received by him from
California TO the effect there is concerted
movement were in progress to drive out the
Chinese from all the towns and cities in
California except San Francisco. and that
the governor of the state and sheriffs Of the
various counties eyince no disposition TO
protect the Chinese in their treaty rights.
The telegram4also assert that the threatened
action will not only be disastrous TO the
Chinese laboring class. but ruinous to
Chinese merchants of San Francisco. 1t is
understood that the representations made
by the Chinese minister have double pur-
pose in view; first, to involve the protection
of the federal government; secondly, to lay
the foundation for claims that have been
advanced by the United States in large
number of cases. and paid by China, as in
demnity for injuries sustained by Ameri-
can citizens in that empire.