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New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
UELPHiA.
TIE MAYORALTY CONTEST - FUSS OVER
The Liberty BELL


FRom An OCC AsfuHAL CORRESPONDENT TuE TRIBUNE.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 0.-SomcrImc ago 1T
WAS mentioned In this correspondence That Robert
Puryis might possibly be the nominee Of the Republic
can party for Mayor under tho Bulht hill Mr Pnryi-
that his maternal grandmother IL colored woman.
periencc III public affairs would HIM largely In
carving ont the functions gi Office. noni-
nation would unquestonabiy create furore and hs
c.ss uudcr The would he at dcb able.
rbe Gght begins to loom up and Mayor Smh has
uouuced himself for rcnOminat0n 70 strengthen his
CHANCES he has made an unusually LARGO humbrr
of removals in the police force substituting who
are weknown workers aud who ENJOY the reputation Of
coulruliug tho division which, tLeY lave. b tbs
on the other h. nd George de H. kcni. ho has just
finished n term ShOrln. Is making personal canvass
Ossrs AT his back and unless the icenR IN the Unon
Republican CLUB against smith i braed, hoiu'H
eh.ncrs will be good. The Democrats nave
as yet taken action ana hlthOhSh hiInboF
OF names are mentioned for She Oihco nothing
definite as 10 eho the choice will be is known
The Greek play which IL 10 bc gwen D. the students Oi
tho UniversJy of Pennsylvania ls ~ ac comic opera
There soi-wcckly rebehfshs ana ths "IlsI-
noon ulldrcss rehearsal was gwen at the Academy OF
Music. . ian
the Liberty B-il aid It's trip 10 Aew-Orcans AS "A
srquel 10 swell dinner rendered the neu wLn accom-
auied bell back this city, Robert iagg, the pro-
Ilelor Of the Belmont Mansion In farmOIlnt lark,wh
-rvrd the dinner brought suit against the city for
5000 An appTo I1atloh had 1een made By Councils 10
dcray the EXPENSE but the CITY Controller declined 10
honor the warrant ana &c the present tlme none Of
those hD service 10 the Mayor and his guests
The contest between W. W. Coke of tho Quaker city
Barge Ciub and H. X. Hinehna, OF the Ctescent Clnb
Tor Commodore OF lhe Svy; Nv so stdrew og
and Mr.. HincbinAn was ciccteGs
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
SlfE ENh.IIAIED.

A woman down O tue Grand frank depot the
other day aUnt SONS freight sue oxpcted from
Canada auu af;rr looking his hles tho ageut in
formed her taL the goods had arrived IA WINDSOR but
we're being fuuigated.
what Unsurss have they TO omen NY boxes over
therr loudly demanded tho wOIuaiL
"Oh. they won't open tho boxes At all They Will sim
ply hIuigatc them"
Well won't pay for nothing OF the sort. and want
YOU 10 understand II nOwt'
There will bc no eh ,rgc, madame no charge"
And IL tncY 90 and mark my buro auG Dcdsteads
yt t,ant or cliaK, III have dalnagcs!" she said, ~
sIls pulled Oh her s.ttens
"Invy WUnt uo H. inIain. The law requires iuhiga
lion. II ~ siiuply fuInsation.
she went o sinking her head. and the next block
stunucd the driver al - press Wagon and asked:
DO you know whatthoy iumiga1c goods Tor over ia
WINDSOR" ...
thing 10 do with sns pox."
:" Sipl" sh. screaIIed. as she Jumped u foot high.
.Try are going To Iumsair the smallpox Nil through
',,n 10 revenge Tor moving out OF The countyt
show ue 10 Inc nearest poilcs stati0Si'
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
nrNNLYo foe cAXrANsAcK nrcKN

Jgrs de trce ,ALtD letter 10 me Ihitddftpha IiRe
The total number Ui ducks klllcd during Il
senson thoso waters ~ from 2'pOo 10 $1,000 aId as
en,o ~ high 10 $1,000. About 800 ali aru
rd M the biSu'ss. and the lJurIiy ui lLu.u aro
thn runarrs. on clear, cold day, when tho wind
lnVtur had ont Idle. the on tie long pdnse OF
us A., ia CrtBug aud Ht times worry CACittny Numbers
,tuus and hidden behind ciinpS Ol Nc4tS
nine bra ohcS, ho aOug ths shore .ud "a
turr out ~ the shallow water Floating gracefully
ai,uui the bliuds thai located Ia thc water
of hecOy ducks. whlCu OttiueS lOO tho
s.urlsmcn mu3e than they 40 tho wiiy canv tsJacks
The yuuncrs shuOt Tor lvnZ havn hdrl life OF IT,
rLoy stand trse damp, thlllJ bliuGA or OOArs for
hmm. n A tuO ~ the cpldOst weather IHoy hardy
and healthy, however ami do not appear 10 Iaud tho
Ga 1.,.,lro on some daya ths guuuers xiii
from a dozen to a hundred or moro ducks each man
Many of tuem make cOusi lerablo nuhet during the
q sf but thry generally spend II rs last - they make
it inc have nothing nut what tucy
Al ilc less lucrative occupation Of fishing.
Tho records ~ Uf these Olt gunuers mark
noio III noteworthy fact that William DObsDn. tho
oldest Hnd most succe-rfn gunner ~ lhYro de Grace
nhuut ak years ago Killed 80 ducks Ia day Tno
wondrrfui record ,nado Dy tbo old gunner. William
Do,ou was tho Oprr day OF the season. whcu the
amo IL most plentiful. lie kept busy picking
up the dead ducks la the carry part Of tbn day lie
ul lru ono of tbs two ho usitg Continuing
win tue one gun ho fond Tat at lines Ioo hot TO 0ad
D,isun's knowledge or the habits and movements of
durks is wonderful On tls particular day lie
the very spot whore tue ducks bal hrcn feeding tile
nVt before. Tho noise IN putng out the 400
dcruy used thOug tie morning was yet dark disturbed
the ducks At thn hrst dawn OF dhy every thing WA.
ready aud tho ducks anxious 10 got On their feeding
,r,unl piled him In Hooks Of hfty and one hundred
NJ a time KnOsihg lust when TO shoot, from TO
Ton dropped down nL every discharBs OF Ills guns
THIS IA tho shOpllng record The next oldest anI
hent so Captain John Poplar VINO has also scored up
IN the hundreds aud returned several times a. shore
dnriux "A days shooting VITA his rOwbOat loaded down
with ducks To sh0DL 100 ducks 10 considered WIG
days WORK
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
SOME ADVICE.

fDrftdrd the.J Letter 10 me ROsioh Reeord
u Is sa lbat Tue wine cup occasionally circulated
among the legislators, and some have even achieved
cOobriit by Tins cOnyNial disposition. OF Que who h
since achieved reputation AS Lawyer the following
STORY CrUlated among his legislative irsnds lie
attended i ball ono eyeuIng ana IN the cuutse of he
festivities lao hccauc bOuoMh joyous Seeing tina
Que ui bs TRENDS approached him advised hIn 10
seek his room and bed Tho young yot said nothing
bht win gtcal sOlcmnty took dollar bill from bs
pocket ahd thrust Il into tho hand Of his friend.
Bat dOn't want money" SAID the se. .tloman: "I
merely suggested that yOu 70 TO bed"
lake IT, take H." tue reply In the bls spdcst of
tones ~. charged az for good deal poorer adyloS
IAN IhaLp
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10

when the hall wrecked tho floral esnbissfA
Including the heifer presented by Mr. Rcr and did -
little damage to the decorations OF the Opera House ~
their behavior. Mr.. Miles, who stayed In Town for tins
ball. left 1t for Boston Friday morning 10 Lok aiteI
the BOn Thestrc there He said before he left that the
coming week would robably determine whether NOE
the Barlow and Wilson minsfrels would bo strung
enough TO run indefinitely not. They will mee(
this week tue strong opposition of rival company. the
Thatcher, Primrose and West which opens there 70
,aar yail,l
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
CURRENT ANECDOTES
r71IE-o cc-7.7 T7THA PooKgEKyyFA

E1GLT--G Cc-SI7 T-TH PCOEETEyyra
fson 1he hOsettyg (O,t 0On) ffatndraL,r 80
While ont prospecting tue lonely region OF the Gov
Greek hills. G. h. L. sharhcr, Of this place met with
adventure worthy OF MENTION When following "A uaIn
which leads down the brishy canyon, he sudd.niv
found himself face TO face vita "a very large .uuYar
This gentleman has had the pleasure OF hunting tac
polar bear III tDe land Uf ice aud SNOW he has Lu M
yrizZy the Rockies therefore c could not e lin I
by any savage The cougar took tO tree nnd
bhaeiler said IL shan die. Without gun wfhout sv
companion but friendly dog. without any weapon Dus
nD averaged sized pUcktkIe and Do. e, t.is LerO of
hundred contests with beasts climbed the large fir tres
ana afer desperate slrugge succeeded ia killing s
c"nRar Old pioneers here say Is largest cougar
ever ku.Sf In the Cow Creek Mountains The wouls
which Nj, :. ISe-vsd We're very slight
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
LlniL IL ALcru Al III LhLlurI


from The Sacramento Record Ubi0n.
IN the ttIhy OF New England MI Is. ON the Central
PacIhC Railroad, twelve uIIrs above Auburn y writ
known sacramento photographed purchased the posses.
sOry right To homestead recently aud found after TIE
pUcba Was made That bo did hot have moment "
lOsc IN lerirctug hIs r tha lac ~vud have to build
cabin Instantly lie accordingly ruNbeI 10 the ranch,
and aItor much dncuty got some lumber naued on tue
ground Not having Time 10 build house That day. ho
determined to put up senblance of house Al least
pass Tic night theie lilo stood up boards
end roof fashion. aud tied thcm at iho win wire
and strings 80 that he cUuld se III the house that
night Wade all tnIs being done Tie rain pour
ing down st, aGy, aud the squatIer was Thoroughly
sOdkod hut being OF Sanginp temperament ho bujt
IRE IA his hastily cons ruced dive lihg, got his supper,
pulled Oh hs boots and went to bcd.
some time during the Kit the NiHd and rain kuccked
thu house down upon hn. set the lumber hre, and
burned out. his aud being Uurnod up Nth
tho luier. Plssrts-by next Urnng saw most diiapt-
dated slecen ol humanity sting on lox, hatess hs
into The sOcs Of boots Without legs upp-rs
aud ais, UsUatey cOgitatng whether or not IL pad 10
peril ciuS iaud titics Ia such weahsT. As ho
ran his nhEers through his iog raven LOCKS, ooute'
plating how he TO reach the New England Mills IN
hs SORRY pght. lie remarked Ia himself: As Ihoto-
Lrdlhrr lexcrl detective can unearth the very
dead aud uHTavel the mysteries surrounding the yibg
jut AS - IUeatcr OF Government land psss
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
SEALS EUNT7NG SALMON.

".
Mr. Cook, who engaged III shIuy Iur wi-fer saimor
at Lewis River. was III the city yeroIday lie ecounts
for the SCARCELY OG salmon IN the market pr.
10y The iac That the river Is arng with seals yhieh
uestiUy numbers hsn. lie That ss .,,oc
a ish his seal goes IL and get, N le-
fore the fisherman eau reach H. ShOotng seals has
effect, except on the oBss shot, take tie Ir
PAGES. AT uigt the seals fairy swarm INTO tnr river
and take the very nah out Oi The nets. Winter sauun
this season ana the seal ernlurI 10
have Irst choice. Before long tho fishermen of ths
Columbia VIII have 10 begin exIcrH!uation ON
aud hCa-iIODs which prey The SALMON t,ey
heed iu tlClr business.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10

Richmond Dispatch 10 Tae ChaTsSton and Courier
The clerk of the Virginia House OF DeIegates
this morning received lotter from w. Green of Ioe.
don. under date December 81 IN which the writer ssysi
&" 10 me the honor OF informing VIII Steps ouxhi
to take to obtain reissue Of tue OF Ronors
mai granted ms toward the close tho Confsdeh
ate war by Messrs Side and Mason, in consderslion
of tho invention ola pr,iecto torpedo and whether
may now claim IN, further recognition Of the rank in
the United Staies Army"
Tne clerk OF the House will reply to Mr. Green aud re
fer hini " tho SECRETARY OF War.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
placed 10 the observatory OF the University for mutual

convenience.
Tho commissioning OF Mr. Frederick Fl. Winston. the
new Minister to Persia, o Briv,dier General I'm the
Illinois National Guard though in reality giving him
command has subjected the gentleman to vast
amOnnt OF ridiome. II has been very conclusi, ely
shown that IL WA done purely to please the Minister'S
vanity enabling him to uniform abroad but the
incident has been made iudcrOus that it hardly
imagined he Will now venture to his uniform ut all
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
Vriefs and Personals.

There will be full-dress german at
the Hygeia tonight.
Only thirty-six people in Richmond
have offered to pay their taxes IN cou-
pons.
The Hastings Court was not in ses-
sion yesterday and will not be uotii Il e
9th instant.
In the figures yesterday published
The pay Of the timer at the gas works
should have been s2.03 per day.
DIR. VIII Taylor, State Chemist, will
leave this afternoon for Gloucester
Courthouse to testify on Moniay in q
poisoning case.
Under the present Constitution at the
general election to be held in 1885
"Shall there be convention to revise
The Constitution and amend the same"
will be submitted to the qualified voters
Of the State.
T. Newton Hill, Richmond boy,
has invented most ingenious self-lock.
ing open link. A Baltimorean has Of
fered to buy an interest, and q Nash
vile (Tenn.) party offers to put it on
the market at his own expense for one
third interest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
RICHMOND

and IL current only in the upland
markets, we can't see any objection TO
its use by others, especially where no
disrespect was meant. In fact, while
admitting this class Of buyers is not
known on this market, we might well
come . few Of them, as the trade gene
rally owes much Of It's life and vitality
to them. We fail to see the iniquity,
even after scrutinizing lucubrations, in
the honest piDhooker. And so IS to
pested tobacco, until bright repscked
tobacco came to this market the name
was hardly known. If, as the Register
says, Richmond ships to Danyille, 'tis
true but nothing new it's for aproiita-
bic sale. If Danyille pays the profit,
some shippers will sell there, but
it is in both cases q poor argu-
ment for the buyer to buy there.
But seriously. how can the average
price Of Danville tobacco be compared
with Richmond, when there is not
merchant here to-day, to save his life,
that could tell his average price, and
no record is kept on Change? The
systems of computation differ too
widely for comparison. Again II is
too manifestly unfair to compare our
mixed breaks Of dark and bright to-
bacco with that Of an almost exclu-
sively bright market to use further
argument; and in this connection the
comparison Of number Of pounds is
difficult and very indefinite, inssmuch
as Richmond statistics compute only
tobacco received, and none re0ffered or
,einspected, while other markets seem
to count ali the2e Items against US.
With all that, no market in the State
approaches Richmond. The trouble is,
we are suffering with plethora Of the
weed at present, and our loose tobacco
and planters bright trade was never be-
fore so large as this year. We want our
buyers to stay at home, with reasons.
We are always glad, though, when we
can sell Danyille or any other market
some Of their original old stock at &c.
per pound profit. The wonder is, that
after so many abuses, such will take
their own phys We make no attempt
at retaliation. We are not prepared or
fitted to wrangle with an expert editor
who devotes column Of matter to an
article which he brands brainless but
we hope. at least, in this reply we have
kept within the bounds OF civility. We
complimented the Danville buyers, none
of whom are our enemies. We called
them busy bees" ubi apes ibi MEL"
The Register only sees the bees, and
disdains to notice the honey-to which
we would commend and treat him.
FLOREsCAT NEGOTIUM.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
Ct1y CIrcui, COurt,

In this court yesterday the jury in
the case of S. S. Cadot rs. j. W. Nc
Gibben d Co. for commissions on sales,
brought in verdict for the plaintiff in
the sum OF $3.50. The defendants ex-
cepted and weIe granted time to file
bills of exceptions.
The jury in the case of Moons ad-
ministrator rs. The Richmond and Al
leghany Railroad Company brought in
a verdict for $4,000. A motion to set
aside the verdict was overruled and the
defendants allowed to file bills Of ex-
ctptions at any time during the present
term Of the court.
In the case.of 4. II. Delaney rs. Law
son Nunnally's executor faction Of debt
judgment was awarded the plaintiff for
S2,3l4.H.
Bills of exception were fled in the
case of Flanagan rs. Bowen, and judg-
ment was suspended for sixty days.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
The brick -MouIdsrs' Union.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.

The -Moulders' Union Of Rich
mond and Manchester has seen fit scve-
raj times to aiIlict the public during the
strike with 9 recital Of fancied griev.
ances. No notice has been taken OF
these statements except by Mr.. Joseph
Blanton and Mr.. e. b. Dunford, who were
called upon by the Union to verify GER
tain statements made by it. but Mr..
Dunford, instead Of verifying, fatty con-
trsdicted the statement. A brick
manufacturer would like to state to the
public that the real cause Of this
difficulty between the manufacturers
and the moulders is not q question
of wages at all, but is the outcome
of q prejudice by the colored people
against the employment Of white labor
in the yards. 1t should be known that
negroes lave heretofore monopolized
the labor Of the yards. This sntsgo.
nism on the part Of the negroes CON-
menced from the time the first white
laborer showed his face in the yards.
Lately, much to the discontinue of the
negroes, many white men have been in
troduced in the yards, and in every
case have given satisfaction. Com.
plant has been made by the Union
that more money has been given the
white employees for the same work
than to the negroes. Where this has
been done it was because the white
man did his work better and more in
telligently than the negro, aud not on
account OF any mere race prejudice.
To show that this strike is not race
question, | will state that, so far IS is
known, not a single white man is en-
gagged in it, Notwithstanding they are
sufferers by It, as much so as are the
strikers, by loss Of time. Good, solid
business reasons can be given why this
demand of the Moulders' Union can
not be complied with, but it is useless to
give them as the strike is made simply on
a race issue-whether white men shall
be allowed to work in the brickyards.
Blu. in spite Of this foolish opposition
of tho negroes white labor will assert It.
self in brick-manufacture here, as it has
done at other places, where it is exclu-
sively used on account Of its greater
intelligence. And white labor can and
will be used here, union or no union.
MANUFACTURES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
NORFOLK.
A sERIoUs Academia DRIVERS
SKULL CRUSHED.
The Navy-Yard No Signs Of Life
Fishermen Missing-se-
riously Ill.
Correspondents ofthe Richmond Dispatch.

fCorrespondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch ]
NORFOLK, July 2, 1886.
"A negro named Willis Styon, q
.eamster Of the city, was thrown from
bis truck this morning on the cobbles
on Water street by his horse running
away, and had his head badly crushed.
he was picked up insensible and taken
home. The doctor thinks his skull is
fractured.
Such a condition Of things as at pres
ent exists in the yard was never known
before under any Administration. The
big bell over the main entrance, so
familiar To all the country round, is
silent, and the workshops all deserted.
The foremen, clerks, watchmen, ship
keepers, and apprentices will be allowed
to 60 in tomorrow, but no working
men, and they are to remain in only
with the express understanding that
they are not to be paid for their labor
unless appropriation is made for them.
T. Nj. Drum and Charles Drum, OF
Portsmouth, whose regular occupation
is supplying the market with live fish,
went out on Sunday night to the lower
part of the Chesapeake bay, and have
not been heard Of since.
The District Conference Of the MetS-
odist Episcopal Church will meet at
Hickory Ground, Norfolk county, oD
the 18th, and an elegant entertainment
for the ministers and delegates is in
preparation.
The Fish Commission steamer Alba
tross arrived at the yard last evening
to 20 in the dry-dock for repairs, TIE
expense Of which comes out Of the
Fish Commission fund and not the
navy. Twenty bands were taken in
the yard to do the work.
The farmers Of this vicinity are jubi-
liant to-day over the advance Of potatoes
to a. barrel in Boston, and the
steamer for that city to-day will take
out every pound of potatoes she can
carry.
The New York steamers went out in
a storm last night loaded to the very
decks with truck stuff.
Colonel William White, Of Ports
mouth, is critically i'll at the residences
Of his son.in.law, Judge John White,
in Charlottesville. Colonel White
commanded the Fourteenth Virginia
during the war, c.,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
SxoKE TRrxY creAAs.
A DOWN TOWN MERCHANT

4 DOWN TOWN MERCHANT
IA having passed several sleepless nights.
disturbed by the agonie md cries OF a suffer-
ing child. and becoming convinced that
MRS. wINsLow'S SOOTHING SYRUP was
lust the article needed, procured supply
for the child. On reaching homo and ac-
auaintIng his wife with what he had done,
she refused 10 have IL administered to the
child. as she was strongly In favor OF ho-
moeopathy. That night the child passed In
suffering, and the parents without oHAps>
Returning home the day followino me
father found the baby still worse; and,
while contemplating another sleepless
night. the mother steppad from the room TO
attend 10 some domestirdnties. and len the
father with the child. During her absence
he Administered portion OF the soorH-
ING SYRUP to the baby and said nothing.
That night all hands slept well, and the lit
tie fellow awoke In the morning bright and
happy. The mother was delighted with the
sudden and wonderful change, aDdalthough
at first offended at the deception practiced
upon her, has continued To use the SYRUP,
and suffering. crying babies. and restless
nights have disappeared. A single trial OF
the SYRUP never yet failed TO relieve the
baby and overcome the prejudices OF the
mother. Sold by all druggists; rs centsa
bottle. Je 2e-eodiw
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-03
mAREAs CoRpUs CASE.
Judge Wexford Balls John and Nor
gar James.

As was announced in the Dispafch
yesterday morning, a preliminary es-
animation was held at the Henricc-
county courthouse Thursday In the
case of John and Morgan James lbotb
colored), charged with burning their own
barn to obtain an insurance which they
had on it. When the evidence for the
Commonwealth was fully in Judge Wsd-
dill, counsel for the accused, refused TO
introduce any witnesses, and, insisting
that the Commonwealth had not made
out its case, asked that the parties be
discharged.
The counsel for the Commonwealth
argued that their case was sufficiently
established to warrant the sending on OF
the accused to the County Court to be
indicted by the grand jury. The &C.
cused were sent on and bail refused.
Judge Waddill at once sued out writ
Of habeds corpus before Judge Well
ford, Of the Circnit Court. The pro-
ceediDgs were begun Thursday night,
and the accused were admitted to bail
yesterday morning in the sum of 81, 600
each for his appearance a. the next
term Of the County Court, when there
will be q special grand jury.
In August, 1882, John James and
his son Morgan, both farmers in pros.
porous circumstances, took policies
in the Banking and Insurance and the
Agricultural Insurance Companies on
their barn and contents. On Septem-
Der 9th the barn was burned and the
Jameses claimed that they had lost l6I
bushels of wheat and l30 Of oats, be-
sides horse, buggy, and various agri'
cultural implements. The companies
had reason to believe that the men had
burned the barn themselves, and re-
fused to pay, but the parties brought
suit and recovered the insurance.
OF late there have been a number Of
mysterious fires in the lower part Of
Henrico, and these, together with the
Hall case, caused much excitement
among the people, and led to q search
ing investigation by the county authori-
ties, when it appeared that there were
important witnesses in the James case
who bad not appeared in the suit. The
two Jameses were accordingly reported
to the county grand jury, presented,
bench warrant issued for them,
and they surrendered themselves.
John James has long been an important
man in his race, and is the head Of one
of two factions which have divided the
colored people in that part of the coun-
ty. The !" James party" and the " Hill
party as the opposition is called, were
first introduced to public notice in the
reports of the Hall outrage. Mr.. Hall
had attempted to reconcile them, and it
was said that the flames party" " tried
to induce belief that some of the " Hill
party" committed the assault.