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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27

N. NJ. Lee Is the Democratic nominee Tor
City Sergeant. When You vote to-day see
that his name is on your ballot. IL IL Is not.
then you are not Voting tbs Democratic
ticket,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
The springdaie Strawberry,

raised by T. l.. Paync, oi Chesterfield coun-
ty, is said TO be one u the be,t shipping
berries
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27

Go to the polls early this morning. Don't
wait 10 be sent for. II you wish your party
wen DO your duty with alacrity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
No MISTAKE.

II j. a positive fact that we are selling
our stock Of Clothing al prime cost TO make
a change In our business.
l.. B. sFESCE x sos,
Ninth and Main streets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
METHODIST MISSIONS.
Appropriations Made by the Board nc
Its Meeting on Yesterday.

The Board Of Missions Of the Methodist
Church, South, was in session yesterday
making the appropriations for the next
fiscal wear. They concluded their work
and adjourned about las Y. NJ. The fol
lnNvlnn O Il a liSt Of the annrnnrlatinns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
J4TFHAVF THIS DAY APPOINT.

VA r. III Az r. lulo u NJ CAN
w ED DAVID DONATE AMI q. Do
MATT our agents 10 carry ON the BAR aud
RETAIL LIQUOR. CIGAR. AND TOBAC-
co BUSINESS at the northwest corner OF
Seventeenth and Broad streets; but our
said agents are authorized 70 buy and sell
for cash only. q. y. LATHROP q 20.
May lS, 1886. my l9-l6t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
BLOOD

Is the life. and he is wise who remembers
IL. hut In March OF last year leSA) con-
tIaoted blood poison, and being In Sayan.
nah, g., at the time, went Into the nos
pital there for treatment ] suffered very
much from rheumatism at the same time.
l did not get well under the treatment
there, nor was | cured by any or the usual
means. l have now taken seven bottles of
ewift's Specific, and am sound aud well. IL
drove the poison out through boils on the
akin. DAN LEAHf,
JERSEY CITY. ". j., August z, 1888.
Two years ago contracted blood poison.
After taking prescriptions from the best
physicians here and at Dallas. concluded
To visit Hot Springs. and on reaching Tex
AIkana a doctor recommended me to try
Swift's SPECIFIC, assuring me that IL would
beneft me more than Hot Springs. Al
though the
POISON
md produ uced great holes I'm my back and
chest, and had removed oil the hair of my
head yet / began 10 improve In weeks
time and the sores began To heal. and were
entirely gone inside Of eight weeks:
WILL JONES,
Porter Union Pass. Depot.
CISCO. TEXAS. July Is, 1855.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga; New York, 157
west Twenty-third street. 10 q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

All PERSONS having claims against the late
firm Of WADE n SHELBUkN or against
me, ms their trustee, VINO have not already
presented them to me, VIII please DO 50
without delay that may at once close up
ny tTusi iu tuat behalf.
NY 27.eOd2t + III. MCGUIRE. Trustee
n OTlCE.-llss sng qualified as adj
~ minstratOr of Nrs. BIRMINGHAM w.
SCOTT. deceased all persons VITO are In
debied 10 her es'Gte VIII piease call upon
MIR TAIFM Ell. tLLErr at No. lll3 east
Main street. ard S.the. and those having
Clgins AGAINST said estate VIII please file
them properly certified with the same gen
tleinan. Very respectfully.
ROBERT r. SCOTT,
Administrator OF II. W. scott. deceased.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
Anderson's Examination Continued

II you are a Democrat vote the Demo-
cratic ticket to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27

A TTENTION is CALLED TO THE
"a DELICIOUS PRESERVES, PICKLES,
and JELLlES made by the consignors TO
The EXCHANGE FOR WOMANS WORK.
SOa east Frenklin street. IL VIII be well for
honsekeepers 10 send IN their orders nov,
rs this is the season for preserving straw
berries. making Currant Jelly, &c.
my27-lt
MAST, PILE. AND DERRICK
l'I POLES.-I can furnish the above.
either Of oak pine. or cypress, In any length
teed or contract forfeited. Address
&. s. CHAbKLEY.
Box as. Manchester. Va
my 1S- eOd1ms
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
THE OFFICERS TESTIFY.

Policeman Sweeney was the next wit
ness. During his testimony Sweeney said
that when the hack came to carry Hughes
home Burke wanted TO 20 in the hack with
the wounded man. He refused 10 let
Burke 90, and he then said: ''Don't men,
ton my name down there"
Justice Richardson: During the exami-
nation Of Draper (colored), charged with
cutting Hughes, did Nugent give any evil
dcnce inconsistent with the facts US known
10 yoursefs
TO this Mr.. Cchn objected, on the ground
that this was not pertinent TO the offence
for which his client was being examined.
Justice Richardson: Answer the ques-
tion.
The officer replied that he thought Nu-
gent had made different statements con-
cerning the distance which he followed the
colored man on the night Of the cutting.
but Of this he was not positive. Officer
Shields only knew what Nugent had told
him about the cutting about three hours
after II occurred. Nugent told him that
the colored man ran into an alley on the
west side Of Fifth street between Broad and
Marshall, while ~ matter Of fact there Is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27

Our friends bringing us returns tonight
will be admitted TO the Dispatch office by
the side-door, on Twelfth street.
The vote for each candidate should be
given. State the whole yote-maiorities.
simply, will not do. Give the figures for
every single candidate voted for.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12
SNAKE INCUBATION.
A Pretty Good Story Which Comes Ali
the Way from Mexico.

A Pretty Good Story Which Comes All
the Way from Mexico.
We aro told that tho natives Of Mexi-
90 on the coasts inoculate themselves
with the virus Of adlers, cobfas and
rattlesnakes, and that the persons who
have been thus vaccinated are rendered
forever proof against injury from any
bite or sting. As to the truth of tho
statement decline to be sworn in any
court of Justice, but tell the tale rs
twas told to me-" The person to be
inoculated is pricked with the serpent's
fangs on the tongue, in both arms and
legs, and various parts of the body, the
venom being thoroughly introduced into
each wound. An eruption immedato-
ly breaks out, accompanied by fever
and much swelling of the body, after
which the skin gradually flakes off in
scales, as in leprosy. 1t is said that
people who have been vaccinatcd in
this manner can not only handle the
most poisonous serpents with impunlty
making them come at WILL caressing
them, twining them about their necks
and carrying them in their bosoms-
but that the bites of these persons
themselves are as fatal as that Of the
snake whose virus has been transferred
into their blood! This suake story Is
vouched for by many good people, both
native and foreign, whose word is un-
impeachablc on other subjects. -
| CleUeland Plain Dealer.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12

ran to join his companions. Harm
briefly explained the situation TO him.
"Your heads level, my boy" said he.
land l allow that yol don't need to be
told to keep mighty dark about this
thing. Tom and | will see the sheriff
this afternoon. Of course it will all
come out pretty soon, but it wouldn't do
to let the boys know now, for they'd
clean out that old outfit of adobe SHAH
ties in about five minutes. Now well
gather up these things and 60 down be-
low the curve, and when Tom Lewis
comes along we'll signal him and get
on the train"
So they did. Harris and Burke
climted on the engine when the train,
after sweeping safely round the curve,
came to stop. Stanley had some diff
ficulty in controlling himself and ap-
pearing at his ease as he entered the
passenger car, but there came to him q
speedy distraction. Pretty Miss Nellie,
who had been looking out of the win
dow, turned 10 see him standing by her,
and the least confident of lovers could
hardly have mistaken the expression in
her eyes.
Stanley took his seat By her.
'Did you receive my letter at Alamo
! SAP" he asked.
With heightened color she said ayes, "
then turned and looked out of the win
dow.
He shuddered again as he sat gazing
at her and thought what might have
been her fate but few moments be.
fore. Soon she once more turned tc
him.
"l don't think much of that Mule
Shoe curve which you told me was SC
grand and awe-inspiring," she said
"When we assembled it was dark, anC
when we came down, just now, an
sure l did not notice any thing particu
lar. But then, she added, with a pretty
blush, 81 suppose | was thinking O
somebody-I mean something else. ~
Belgrdria.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12
NAMES FOR FAME.
Ludlcrous Appellations Bestowed Upon
Innocent Children by silly Parents.


Innocent Children by silly Parents.
OF all people perhaps tho Southern
negro is the most noted for curious
names. This, no doubt, is due to the
fact that on attaining freedom they
sometimes took their former masters
surname, but more often adopted one
of their own selection. Hence they
were oftmtimcs ludicrous, at others
grandiloquent An old woman near
0rangeburg, 8. G., who has large
family. all with very long names.
may be regarded as a fair specimen.
Her Oldest son has the short appel
lation of James Washington Scipio
Caesar Alfred June Louis Lynch; one
of her daughters, Ida Celesita Lovely
Vene Lovely Vine Susan Matilda Belle
Caroline Lynch; her youngest, Rebecca
Annabel Victoria Purity Little Siss
Medoria Lynch; and the others are
long, but not TO be compared with
these.
Nor IRE some of the Caucasians be-
hind in this line. A young man of tho
same South Carolina ncighborhood rev
els in the coils of this cognomcn:
James Virgil John Drubel William
Philclogus Gunter, being named after
all his unclcs and grandfathers.
A well-known South Carolina doctor.
whose experience dates over twenty
five years of IN extensive practice, and
who has, in consequence, been in con-
tact with many people of all classes,
said he knew of young gent whose
delightful name was Gilbert Filbcrt
Fillmore Stansel Stanmore. He also
said that he was once attending d
patient whose social status was not
upper ten, being rather of moody
character. he had completed a dtag-
nosis of the case and was preparing
the medicine. A little sallow, dirty,
clay-eating boy came in the door
gnawing biscuit. He did not see tho
doctor, and was soon absorbed in ex-
amining the bottles in the medicine
chest. The doctor, placing his hand
on the boys head, asked: "What is
your name, my little manF' The little
fellow looked up with an expression of
terror. and shot under bed.
Don't be afraid of the doctor, "
called his mother, trying to drag him
from under the bed; "he won't hurt
you. Come out an tell him your
name. Don't be scared! Come out
an tell the doctor your name is John
Lamb Flam Lorregan Lanninhams
Beauregard Cassavanican Br-"
John L. T. L. L. b. C. not coming
out, she added confidentially to the
doctor: eve call him Booty fol
shortw w-DetroH Free Press
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12
BABY AT THE TABLE.
Everyday Meal-Tlme Scenes Recorded by
n Trustworthy Secretary.


Trustworthy Secretary.
The meeting was called together at
eight o'clock a. m, with the baby in
the chair After rapping the table
violently to secure the attention of
those present, the chairman made a
motion 10 upset the batter. The
motion was seconded, bat not in time.
and the butter was carried.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
then read and disappreved. During
the recital, the chairman emphasized
his displcasurc by throwing muffin at
the secretary. The report, however,
was completed, and the muffin laid on
the table.
The regular business was then taken
up. 1t was voted to allow the chair
man a glass of milk, muffin and II
small piece of steak Exception being
taken to the latter, it was allowed to
take tho floor in its own defense. Tho
chairman demanded larger piece, and,
after brief consultation, the demand
was granted.
The matter OF bib for the chair
man having been brought up, by the
discovery that that article had been
surreptitiously removed and deposited
under The table, the nurse was requested
to replace the same. The chairman
objectel. on the ground that bibs wero
unnecessary and undigniifed. Obieo-
zion overuled, and bib replaced.
Al this point the chairman called at
tention to large existing deficit in tho
supply of milk, and suggested an as.
sessment on the cream pitcher. 1t was
thought best, however, to supply tho
deficiency from the diurnal endowment
In tho pantry, and the matter was dis
cussed in very animated manner by
tho chairman and several members OF
the convention. The chairman's OBJ
lection was finally overruled, as veto
for cream only, and the bill was passed.
On motion of the nurse, the chair
man was tied into his chair, to prevent
his taking the lloor-a very unpar-
Tiamentary proceeding. Upon discov-
crmg this piece of strategy on the part
of the opposition, the chairman was
very indignant, and objected with such
force and vehemence that his count
enancc became fairly florid. While
emphasizing his remarks by successive
gestures, he renovcd the cutlery,
crockery and glassware from his inn
mediate vicinity. and drew large SEQ
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12
NEW USE FOR DOGS.


How Doctor Experimental for the Bene-
fit of Generous Employers.
Some individuals value dogs as pets,
friends and companions; some maintain
them as guardians Of life and property;
others as useful auxilaries in the field;
in some parts of Europe dogs are used
as draught animals and beasts of bur-
den; certain Indian tribes eat dogs;
among some savage nations the dog is
worshipped; in other lands dogs are
looked upon as materialized souls of the
departed; the Supreme Court of the
State Of Maine holds that dogs are wild
beasts, terg nature, and as such may
be lawfully made war upon and exter-
minated; city dog catchers regard dogs
as the legitimate plunder of highway
robbery at thirty cents apiece; and the
pound man reckons up their value when
after drowning they are sold to the offal
gatherers; fashionable ladies wear small
or large dogs, just as they assume or
put away new styles of headgear; Dr.
John Brown made use of dog as the
suoI tb;nns no ;s ;nnmorto,. o;rons
,.Iowns train tronns of tricI dos. Hind
men are led about by dogs to beg; some
dogs are life preservers, rescuing human
cus 5ors ara nrotected aS SnoronGarS. in
IonJoS dogS ara cmt nm oI;vo by wi
section;sts. ] t The Ghost Jpo do % in tbo World,
il nscd cbioav for hror. and ooo;n in
a,or,, o.v ,,ort of ,ho uorI5 tharo So dor,s
Which & are are GOOD for notbing save drow5.
;ng in q bnctet beforn over tboir ovos
nnon 70 n;ro tbon, nl;mnso Of Tho
World e' W
A New Jorsev doctor Roriab A Wot-
SON bas d;snoysroJ a now nso for his
nro,iuro To had tho oon,nS 70 rono1.
n;go in tbo Jng on animal nossossin1
SHINE which 5ight nv a u.oncr deSicc
II dev;iish tran be TroLcn for oxneri.
mental nnrnoses Tho doctor is m t,ov-
mort" opnlnvod bv tho Pennsvlvonio
Railroad fownany in acc;dent damoge
suits An cxnert Is a man who is e5-
nlovcd to oo m tho witness stand and
sweor IN Tho he,t of his tnowIodro ho.
I,cf mcd;cal skill and consc;cnce in do.
fcnse of the sido which retains him
Tho Ponnsvlyonio Railroad Comnanv
has been snnoved hv snits brnnght
AGAINST It bv persons Who claim to have
Received spinal injuries in railrood occi.
dents The Jersey Citv de- ctor bcinp
omnloved to cive his nrofessionaI ala
and comfort to tbe railroad 90 defend-
ant in such suits conceived the brilliant
notion that bv snbiectino n few hundred
dogs to prolonged torture he might cain
some data that conld he worked to the
necnniorv ,advontacr Of his emnlove,,s
Nv carefully noting tho death in Iifc Of
q sufficient number of hrntes whose
SHINES has been broken in bis tran. and
making detailcd memoranda of tbe suo-
cessive STAGES of their agony he honed
to save The Pennsvivo1ia cornoration
the few hundred or tbonsond of dollars
If might otbcrwisc bo comnelled to dis.
bnrse and fins conscicnt;pnslv corn bis
wages 80 ;ts servant
Tbe doctor ot once becouo q doc fan.
cier He develoncd a great TASTE for
doos He liked tSemNt6at is bc liked
to Sreat tba;r hacks in his tran and then
studv them as thcv staopered about or
fell down and died Fortv-one DOGS
Gathered nm hv nowsbors Sod been ied
INTO the doctors harm and mt tbroucb
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12
- wollLp BE PLEASANT.

There are many pleasant ovcts In this little
world OF ours
Thcrcarc lots of sunny moments, there are
londs of pretty flowers.
But, one pleasure have wished for, md have
lOngcd for night nnd day,
'Ts 10 write the obituary OF the man that's
known to suy: a.f..
''ls this hot enough for your
rvo had pleasures without number In my un
evoDtful life;
have money nun to live on. ryo sweet
and loving wife
But for one thing Ia bo happy, for that thing
ever pray:r
want TO attend tho funeral the man that't
heard TO suy:
Is tins hot enough for your"
have always lived quite happy, and have
had hut little woe,
My train has never runtoo fast, nor never
yet too slow. at....r
hut, there's ono delightful pleasure that
wish before | die;
Tis To club to pieces and quiet every maj
that's heard TO cry:
"ls this bot enough foryouY'
W. u. HOlldId, IN Detroit Free Press.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12

There seems to be a conspiracy be-
tween two hens, a horse, and the dog
of South Windham farmer to deprive
him of his rights in eggs. One OF the
hens daily lays an egg in the dog house
and the dog daily eats it. The other
hen lays her egg in the horses manger
and he eats it. Indeed, so fond is tho
steed Of fresh eggs that he sometimes
lifts the hen off the nest to see if the egg
has been laid. Hartford Post.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12

"A conversation was heard few
days ago between two well-known
sporting men of the city. Said one,
pointing across the street to an individ-
ual VINO wore high hat: ''Do you $50
that manp Well, sir, l could send him
10 prison for ten years by telling what
l know" "Why don't youP" asked
the other. "Well, to tell the truth, he
could send me there, too. ."--ROchests,
Democrat.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12

The Indians originally owned
America, and would still own IL had
they gone into the liquor business
when the first white man arrived
herc.-Phila. Herald.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-10-12

There arc twenty-five counties in
Kansas which have madttones within
their boundaries.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-02
81. Nioholns for soptember.

From the frontispiece, which is q re-
production of Landseer's celebrated por-
trait Of himself and his two dogs, 1.-The
Conseissures." TO the Riddle box with its
ingenious puzzles, 81. Nicholas is crowded
with bright and interesting matter fol
girls and boys and all who love them.
A paper on English Art and Artists, by
Clara Erskine Clement, opens the num-
Der. 1t is illustrated by the fr~ontispiece
and by pictures by Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Thomas Gainsborough, and others. ''Lit-
tie Lord Fauntleroy" is carried forward
in two chapters. The other serials in
crease in interest as they near their CON
illusions. j. T. Trowbridge's "Kelp-gath-
erers" become very much tangled up in
some unfortunate happenings; Rose Lat
timore Alling shows how the fair revolu-
tionists in Mans Revolt" progressed in
their cause; In this installmcnt of Horace
Z. Scudder's serial George Washington
ouce more retires to private life; and
Henry Eckford explains some curious re-
lations between letters and numbers in
Wonders of the Alphabet"
1.-THE Brownies" with their usual en-
terprise take up the game of lawn-tennis,
as Palmer Cox amusingly tells in verse
and pictures; and Susan Anna Brown de-
scribes a clever Italian game for enter.
prising young Americans.
Among the other contents especially
noteworthy are the "Work and Play
paper on Venetian Marquetry," a true
account by Edward Eggleston of how one
boy saved three lives on Lake George
and a story called "a Matter. of.fact."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-02
OUR NEIaHBoRs.
johnson city.

Comet, 1t, Aug.
Messrs. w. P. Hamelton & Son, who
have been popular proprietors Of the
Nickels House, at Bristol, Tenn, for sew
eral years have reopened the Hamilton
House on Main street. below the bridge.
d. II. Taylor, Esq, who is holding q
position in the Treasury Department at
Washington, came down last Monday,
and will spend a month at his fathers
home In Carter county.
Married, at the residence of the brides
parents. in johnson City, Wednesday
Aug. 25, at 8 o'clock, Miss Sue McNees
and Prof. ]. F. Templin, Rev. Z. Allison,
officiating. The happy couple start in
life with the best wishes Of many friends.
A petition is being circulated among
the citizens of johnson City requesting
the authorities of the E. T., V. &. G. r.
r. Co. to build a new depot at this place.
The request, we think, is a reasonable
one. The present depot is an unsightly,
old, tumble down affair, and is not large
enough to accommodate the business Of
the town. Besides 1t has no reception
room or other place for waiting passen'
gers, who are required to seek shelter
wherever they can find it, in cold or wet
weather.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-02
PETTIBONE.

SEPT. 1.-Some oats are being sown in
this section this week and several bush
els of wheat will go In the ground by the
10th if WE are correctly informed.
Most of the wheat that is now being
threshed is damaged, but the yield is
good.
There is not the usual rush about fruit
drying this season as the fruit is not here,
in the first place, and If it was, 1t would
not pay to dry it at the prices given.
Our schools will not open, as q general
thing before the first Monday in October.
The new school building at Pleasant
Grove is Low about ready for occupancy.
Nathan Gibson the carpenter has execut-
cd his contract with neatness and dis
patch.
We had quite an interesting sermon at
Cherry Grove by DR.. Alexander Doak
Sabbath evening.
The young folks of Bethesda had a
Poke supper last Saturday evening. The
orators chosen for the occasion, were
Rev. J. B. Walker and George Bright. l,
seemed funny to the young folks to hear
Mr.. Bright tell how they used to do. All
allowed that he had been In some close
places in his counting days. The pro-
ceeds which amounted to $15 or more arc
to be divided between the G. p. Baptist
and Methodist church, for Sunday school
and missionary purposes.
Misses Droke and Gross, who have beer
the guests Of Mrs. James Ferguson fol
several days, will return home to-day.
Mr.. Richardson and wife were sum
moned to the bedside Of his mother who
was in a critical condition Monday, ant
left for Union Tuesday.
Chalybeate Springs is to have a bell oil
Its school building.
Mr.. r. A. Ferguson claims to have tn,
first new sorghum molasses in our sec
tion.
My lady and had the pleasure Of PAL
taking Of an excellent dinner at s. X
Hartman's last Sunday. IcoeNIro.