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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
Virginia News Notes.

The Fincastle Herald says: The
Temperance Society here is in flourish
ing condition. They have about fifty
members, with weekly accessions."
Mr.. Frank Mcmillan, one of the most
highly-respected citizens Of Grayson
county. was drowned in New river
some three months ago. Monday some
men were at work ge.:ing drift-wood
out of the river when they found the
body. The body was in perfect state
Of preservation, and had drifted twelve
miles from where the deceased was
drowned.
Mr.. Richard +. Reeves. a young man,
twenty-six years old, who lived few
miles south of independence, killed a
negro man at distillery in GraysOn
county about twelve or eighteen months
ago. Reeves left the county. Since
the murder Reeves has spent the time
in travelling in the West, going as far
as Mexico. Last week he returned and
gave himself up 10 the authorities OIL
Grayson county, and is now in the Jail
of that county awaiting his trial.
The Lynchburg News says: Yester-
day afternoon, while at work on the
public building, Daniel Koran sustain
ed dangerous. and in all probability
fatal, injuries by being caught under a
heavy stone. A long cash was cut in
his head, and it is thought that the
skull is fractured in one place. The
wounded man was taken to his home in
an insensible condition, where he is at
tended by DR.. billiard. Koran is the
man who came near being killed year
or so ago by being knocked in the head
by Mr.. John Tanner. His recovery
then was a marvel and he may pull
through this time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
The Farmers Now AIDING IL Wishing 10 Get |
White Farmers

The Farmers Now AIDING IL Wishing 10 Get
White Farmers
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH. n. c.. January S.-The
exodus of negroes from the southern
tier Of counties never ceases. The ma
iority Of them 90 to Kansas. The num-
Der who left Richmond and Arson cOun-
ties since November is reliably stated
to be not less than three thousand.
Planters have made it too hot for emf
grant agents, but the work is carried on
through the aid Of colored missionaries.
Farmers, however, are now aiding the
exodus, aiming to clear the farms en-
tirely of colored labor and to fill the
vacancies with New England farmers,
of whom. it is said, large numbers are
ready to come as soon as assured that
they will not be brought into contact
with colored labor. From one station,
Lsurinburg, Richmond county, 52l
tickets were in sixty days sold to col
ored men who were heads of families.
The agent estimates that in all 1000
men. women. and children have left
that county alone. 1t is a remarkable
movement. Some of the negroes go to
Arkansas. This is entirely distinct
from the annual movement Of the ne
groes from this State to South Carolina
and Georgia to work in the turpentine
forests. Those who go there return
each year, whereas those now departing
either to Kansas or Arkansas 60 to
STAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
DELINQUENT Lands.

The Cla,kc Courier has the following
practical comment upon the existing
Law in regard to the sale Of lands de-
linouent for the non-psyment of taxes !:
1.-The law, it must be confessed, is
very imperfect when it allows these ac-
counts 70 stand for so long time
some OF them extending as far back as
ls66-becauss the property in question
may have passed into third or fourth
hands, and innocent parties find them.
selves suddenly confronted with claims,
Of which they never dreamed, amount
ing TO several hundred dollars.
There Is no reason why these lists
should not be copied and sent to the
county treasursrs annually. 1t would
save much trouble. and add to the reve-
nres of the State. Persons about TO
purchase real estate would then know
what they are bargaining for, aud they
wonld be estopped from appealing to the
Legislature, which with perfec; proprie-
" and fairness they may do now, to
have this claim RENTED. No one buy
ing land has ever thought Of going to
the county treasurer to find out the
liens upon the said land, and if he did,
whore the treasurer has in the mean
time been changed by vote Of the peo.
pie, he could learn nothing concerning
psst-due tex accounts. At this time 1t
Is peculiarly hssd to be captured with
. surprise Ike some have been by the
list returned for this county, and our
Legislature ought not to hesitate about
correcting the evils complained off,
We think the people Of the entire
State will with one voice declare that
this injustice must not be practiced
longer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
PURSUED BY his CRIME.
The story Told by a Prisoner in a ChIcaGo Po-
lice station.

The story Told by a Prisoner in a CHICAGO Po-
lice station.
A Chicago special says: "Oh, my
God want to be hanged. ] deserve
it. and this cursed i'll luck that follows
me makes life unbearable,' cried
pale, slender-built, and poorly-clad man
to-day as he leaned against the barred
door Of a cell in the Desplaines-Street
station and looked out at his visitor.
The prisoners restless motions and
broken speech seemed to denote some
mental strain. Invited to tell what
troubled him, he gave the following
story Of murder and its consequences
"My name is William Boorne, and |
am the youngest Of family of four. |
was born in Westfield, n. Y, August
4, 1859. When | was still child my
father died, and in a short time my
mother married Caleb Ones, Of Stein
berg, Cattaraugus county, n. Y, where
the family then moved. My stepfather
misused me. and | grew to hate him.
On New Years eve, 1873, when | was
fourteen, my mother and sisters went to
dance, while stayed at home with my
stepfather. Igotinto quarrel with him
about his refusing to allow me some
money tc leave home. lie struck me,
and, in my rage, picked up an axe
and nearly cut his head of. The next
day an officer arrested me. was tried
for murder and sentenced to Auburn
penitentiary for life. Ten years Of my
life were spent in that prison, and then,
by the help of my relatives, and on &C
count of extenuating circumstances, |
was released. Since then | have made
many efforts to get work, but all have
failed, and am haunted by my crime.
| have no luck, and ought to be hanged"
The mans story was disjointed and
broken at intervals. The wretch showed
signs of many sleepless nights, and his
story, told as it was by piecemeal, had
every evidence Of being true. He was
found begging for few cents to pur-
chase a meal yesterday, and, not being
able to give good account Of himself,
was locked up. At first his story in
duced the officers to think that he was
an escaped convict, but, after close
examination, it was thought to be true.
To make sure, . telegram has been sent
to Auburn, N. Y, to get the facts, and
if found correct as be stated them he
will be permitted to depart in peace.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
HAMPTON.
The Matter Of Delinquent Taxcs-Iiuuiing
Gp Receipts.
I Correspondence OF the Rlchm ond Dispatch.

The Mater Of Delinquent Taxes-Iiuuiing
Up Receipts.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch. !
JANUARY 8, 1856.
The amount Of delinquent taxes
charged against this county from 1865
to 1888, inclusive, is s2S.650.85; Of
this sl7,S64.S3 is county tax and
si0,786.02 State. The announcement
Of these delinquents has caused the
county people to hunt up their tax re-
ceipts, and in some cases parties who
are charged with large amounts have
shown that they do not owe a copper.
Many others show receipts for nearly
all Of the time, and it is extremely
probable that receipts will be found
covering a large portion Of the sum.
There are many who can show that
their taxes have been paid since they
owned the property taxed-say from
l874-and that the parties originally
owning it died or removed, and there is
no way Of ascertaining if the previous
taxes were paid. There is a strong
feeling here. PAUL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

Il IL said that Mr.. Carlisle's commit
tees show At least . consistent purpose
In putting I'll OF Mr.. Randall's friends
In obscure positions. All Democrats
Who have heretofore opposed Mr.. Nor
Sisen's crude schemes Of tariff disturb
snce are punished. - Cincinnati Com
mercial- Gaxsfte.
Well, console yourself With that be-
lief If you choose. But how unfounded
y y ought 70 b. evident from the fact
4hat Mr.. RANDALL himssifis chairman
1ftts eonnlttss that ranks as second
- hird y Importance. GEORGE WISE.
~ MY viscpiaa who voted against
: NpnRIsoK's crude schsne,'' is
Dhajrnan Of IN importsns committee.
". CARLISLE seems to hsvs been In
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
What is GREsHAM's law so often

What is GREsHAM's law so often
mentioned by congressman and others
trying to solve the silver problem !?
Well, GREsHAM's law is that if you
have a ragged greenback and a new
one, you will first pay out the ragged
one. In other words, that all men in
paying out money use the worst they
have that can be lawfully used.
This law is of universal operation.
But it is funny to read congressman's
speech in which he declares first that
bad money always circulates to the ex-
clusion Of good money, and then adds
that it is impossible to get silver dol
lars into circulation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

A free-school system has been put in
successful operation school.houses
have been provided all over the State !;
teachers have been employed and books
furnished whenever necessity required
it. We have heard OF no poor man CON-
planning that his children did not have
the necessary books. The rich man
doesn't need help. Whence has origi-
mated this cry Of free books? We fear
it has originated more from q desire to
court public favor than to serve the
public. We are aware that both politi-
cal parties have put substantially the
same plank in their platforms. and there.
fore neither can claim any advantage
over the other on that score. We are
inclined to think that each party will be
glad to "let that bear 60" 1.-THE peo-
pie are willing to pay more taxes, then
spend the money in building more and
better school houses; pay your teachers
better wages, and keep your schools in
operation longer. We are 10 favor Of
these, but we are not in favor Of free
books for sll.-Wytherile Dispatch.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
Q, 1886,
The School-Book Question.

NC oCQooA-RoOh QuVosicA'
The declaration contained In the last
platform adopted by the Democrats Of
Virginia, that the State ought to provide
sckool-books for all the children in the
public schools, can only be made eftec-
tive by an increase Of the rate Of taxa
ton or by impairing the efficiency of
the schools themselves.
So strenuously and so generally-we
might say universally--are the people
Of Virginia opposed to an increase of
the rate of taxation that we think we
may safely assume that school-books
will not be furnished to all the children
attending the public schools if the con-
sequence is to be larger tax-bills.
Tho alternative is the impairment of
the efficiency of the public schools by
dsyoting money needed for educational
purposes to eleemosynaIy purposes.
The public schools in the cities and
towns are excellent, as q general rule.
Those in this city cannot be excelled
anywhere, we suppose. But even here
there is q woful lack Of school facili-
ties, if we may Judge from the fact that
when our schools began the current ses-
sion there were more than a thousand
children, white and colored, that were
unable to obtain admission into them.
The School Board has since rentedroom
and provided for the accommodation Of
most il not all Of these children. Tn
der these circumstances, the people Of
Richmond will hardly be willing to have
any portion OF their school fund diverted
from the schools and used in the pur-
chase of books. The school boards in
the counties-the rural districts-have
still less money at their disposal. They
are many Of them unable to keep their
schools open more than five months in
the year. 1t is not at all likely that they
will be willing to use for the purchase
Of books any portion of the pittance
they have under control.
But NAV not the State have an agent
for the purpose, and buy all the books
needed, and sell them out at cost? Be
sure if the books once become the pro-
perty Of the State, they will soon be
distributed to the schools, gratis. The
Commonwealth is poorly qualified to
peIform such work. What is her
property is everybody's property.
What is her property nobody is going
TO exert himself to preserve in good
order for use year after year. Ii
children could be relied upon so
to use their school-books as to
keep them serviceable for four or five
years, the expense Of purchasing school,
books would be comparatively small
compared with the outlay that would
probably be required to renew them
annually. This last-an annual re-
neval-is what would almost certainly
be needed if school books were furnish
cd free to all pupils. Hundreds and
thousands of the books weuld be lost
by carelessness or destroyed by mis-
chief or malice. For it must not be
forgotten that the children carry their
books home every day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
Free school Books-A Public Meeting
Called.

Free school B0oks-A Public Meeting
Called.
At an impromptu meeting Of the citi-
zens of Wytheville held at the Court
house on Saturday night the I'd instant,
the question Of free school-books for the
public schools was brought up, and
after discussion the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted, and the
secretary requested to hand it the En-
terprise and Dispatch for publication
viz
ReSoired, That the great Importance
Of this free school-book question, affect
ing, as it does, the interests of every
taxpayer and every patron of the pub
lie school, regardless of party, this
meeting refers a further consideration
Of the subject to mass-meeting of the
citizens of the county, regardless Of
party, which is hereby called TO meet
on next County. Court day (the llth in
stant), when the matter can be fully
discussed in all its bearings, and ap-
propriate resolutions adopted as sug-
gestions to our representative in the
Senate and House of Delegates. -
Wytherille Enterprise.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

No FREE PASSES FOR CONGRESS
MEN.-Mr. ANDERSON, of Kansas, on
Thursday introduced bill to make it
illegal for congressman and judicial Off
GERS to accept railroad passes.
Laws are needed to prevent not only
congressman and Federal judges but
State lawmakers and State law-ex-
Founders from putting themselves under
obligations to railroad companies. 1t
was an oversight not to put into every
railroad charter a provision requiring
Judges and legislators to be carried free.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
POISON IN CHAMPAGNE.
New Workers. wife DECLINES 10 Join fiiE
in Tatal Draught.

New Workers. Wife Declines 20 Join film
ina Fa,ai Draught.
A New York special says: Frederick
Schluter, a salesman in a liquor-house
Of which his father is the head, was
three weeks ago welded to widow of
whose first husband he was a friend.
To-day Schluter entered his rooms at
ass east Eighty-fourth street, produced
bottle Of champagne, and after pour
ing out glassful, he held it up, and,
speaking to his wife, said
Baby, will you have some wine ?"
The woman declined, and Schluter
tossed off the wine. Then he lay down
in an adjoining room. Soon he called
to his wife, and when she went to him
he drew her head down and whispered /:
baby, have taken poison; but |
want you TO call doctor. for | don't
want to die
Medical aid came too late. however,
and Schluter died.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
A Washington letter in the Norfolk

Ledger says;
1.-THE Randall men are very much
disgusted at their prospects. They look
upon the rumored transfer of ex-Gov-
ernor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, from the
Craftsmanship Of the Committee on For
eign Affairs to that Of Banking and
Currency as gross slight to that gen.
tleman, inflicted because Of his support
of Mr.. Randall and his policy"
. The Ledger'S correspondent must
have forgotten that Mr.. CURTIN de-
serted Mr.. RANDALL on the question
Of taking away some of the powers or
duties of the Committee on Appropria-
tons. Mr.. RANDALL and MIR. CUR
TIN are friends. but MIR. RANDALL has
no reason to be " disguised " because
of Mr.. CURTIN's supposed grievances.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

THE ATLANTA ARTISAN WELL.
4" Here" says the Consti ution, 1--WE
have water that is certainly and demon
strsbly pure. Let us not surrender it
until we have exhausted every possible
effort to add sufficiency to its purity.
The well has more than met every test
that has been yet demanded by its crit
les. 1t has stood the analysis Of the
chemist. 1t has responded to the ut
most capacity Of the pump. 1t has out
lasted every limit Of time set for it,"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

In a note to the New York Tribune
NEAL Dow explains why in Bangor,
Maine, his own State, prohibition does
not prohibit after twenty years. trial,
He says:
In Bangor the law is not executed.
The political bosses there consent that
the grog-shops may run if the proprie-
tors will vote the right ticket.
NEAL Dow.
Portland, Me-, Jan. 6, 1886.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
A. LEIGH-STREET BAPTIST

CHURCH Corner TWenty.tifth and Leigh
streets. -The pastor. Rev. JoHS POLLARD.
d. d.. Will preach al 4 o'clock A. NJ. aud
~ O'Clock T.. VI. All strangers cordially
welcomed.
Preaching at Twenty-eigh th-Street
chapel at g.. o. clock Z. NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

"Grammaticaster's communication
came to hand too late for our issue Of
tomorrow. We will read it carefully
at ous leisure, and il we deem it worthy
Of publication may give it to our read
ers tomorrow week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

DR.. Francis j. Campbell, principal Of
the Royal Academy Of Music for the
Blind in London, is now in Washington.
Although blind himself he has never
theIess assembled Mount Blanc and the
MattefhoEn, and is one Of the most dis
tireuisbsd members Of the Alpine Club
In London.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
HALIFAK COUNTY.
Narrow Escape from Drownius-r Railroad
Matters.

Narrow Escspe from Drownius-R ailroad
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch. ]
SOUTH BOsToN, January s, 1856.
Dan river, after my last letter was
written, rose to very high point, but it
has fallen, and now flows serenely in
its sluggish custom. No damage from
high water is reported, but | heard yes
terday Of very
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
Mrs. Colonel Henry Eaton Coleman,
in her carriage, last Tuesday attempted
to cross Sandy creek at French's ford,
near Meadsyille. The stream is very
swift ana dangerous, and the current
proved too strong for the horses. The
driver liberated them by cutting their
harness. Mrs. Coleman, with her little
son, was carried fifty or hundred
yards down the stream, washed under
log, and only saved herself by pre-
serving her presence Of mind and seizing
q limb of q tree that projected over the
water. Her little boy held on to his
mother all the while, and in few mo-
ments the driver rescued them from
their perilous situation. At last &C.
counts the carrIaae was maintaining .
digni6ed silence in the middle Of the
creek.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
es~FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN

ea3" 70 [ RITZ PKESBYTEKIAN
CHURCH Grace street near Shafer'-Rev.
A. X. HoLDERBY. pastOr-Preaching at IL
O'Clock a. NJ. and p. NJ. EVERY SABBATH
Prayer.meetiDg and lecture EVERY WE'D
NEsDAI at 8 o'clock T.. NJ. A cordial well
come toall. Seats free. sabbath school at
$40 A. 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

Whenever there is demand there
will be q supply. PAsTEUR's discovery
has created q demand for mad-dogs,
and the mad-dog industry is booming.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
- CENTENARY METHODIST

CHURCH Grace street between Fourth
apd Fifth stieets)- REV. W. II. EDWARDS,
ID. D.. Pastor.--Preaching at Ii A. N. and
1880 II. NJ. by the pastor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

= "Police- Justice ANDERSON, Of At
lanta, has been arraigned in his own
court for fighting a man for two
blocks" Evidently the Atlanta men
carry long-range guns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
ny. MARsuALLSrREET CHRIS.

TIAN CHURCH between Graham and
Hancockl-L. A. CUTLER, PastoI.-Serylces
at IL A. NJ. and ~ r. 81. Subjects: 1 A.
~. 1.-THE Holy Spirit In Christians Z.
~, 1.-The Creed of the Christian Church or
The Divine Creed" Seats free. The people
cordially invited. rtS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

@~ CLAY-STREET METHODIST
CHURCH corner Clay and Adams streets.
Services by the pastor, Rev. J. II. RID
DICK, sUSDAY-morning al IL A. NJ. aud
evening at $50 =. NJ. Seats free and
strangers cordially invited. Sunday school
al Oils A. NJ,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

I've been . sufferer with rheumatism
for years in ali parts Of my body, and
have been unable to obtain any relief
at ell from the remedies I've tried.
Salvation Oil gave me entire relief. and
! heartily recommend it.--Iienry Win.
kel, III south Paca street, Baltimore,
Md.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

IA St. Louis genius has invented q
scheme by whica passengers can be dis
charged from AGAR at full speed" Taat
can be done by frst-class collision.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

Worse things might happen to the
great State Of New York than the cleo
ton Of CHESTER A. ARTHUR to sue
coed Senator MILLER" Has BENNY
BUTLER removed to New York?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
BRIEF CONVENT.

bodies Of rebels are securing Bur-
mah." The rebels are very kind. No
doubt the British would like to have a
clean acquisition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
New Book.

Original Comic Operas. Written by
W. S. GILBERT. New York: HAIR
PER & BROTHERS. Price in paper
90 cents.
These are OF course only the words.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09

IA MONUMENTAL CHURCH.
Rev JouN h. NEWTON. Rector.-Divlne SER
vice at IL A. NJ. and at the chapel 81 Z. NJ.
Sunda y-schoOl at $3.50 A. NJ. Aliberal oilar.
al both services is asked for Diocesan Mis-
sions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-09
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR OPESi>.,
SIl,Hf
On the occasion OF the OPENING or Ttft
NEW MOZART ACADEMY or MUSIC ODD

On the occasion OF the OfENlNtS DF III
NEW MOZART ACADEMY or MUSIC cd
MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY lIrH.
the following regulations have been adj ..
I'd and will be strictly observed:
Membership cards Will eutitie their on .
ers TO the admission OF three persons e. .
as on ordinary occasions, but the privll,gi
OF complimentary invitations TO non.ia,.-
dents Is Withdrawn. No non resident or .l.
Nitation. cards OF any kind will be ~ 3.
nized on this evening, nor amy mem 'r.
III p cards except the new blu0-and White
ones now being Issued. Members gro
urgently requested 10 have their old cas- "
exchanged without delay al the of.Ur H
the Treasurer. No. 1901 Main street.
Reserved seats az Csc. each may Do. -'.
cured al JohustOn's No. els Main street. ns
SATURDAY MORNING at . O'Clock. 81
person will he allowed 10 secure morr than
six seats. and then ONLY BY SHOWING
TIM NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS w.
which they are 10 be used.
Members are requested 10 report any I".-
son Offering TO sell reserved seats al an a..
Nanced price.
At the meeting Of the Board OF Gove,Io.
held January 7th " was resolved tha' d.
CONPLIMENTARY CARDS by whol.
sCever held be taken up when presented
admission on and after JANUARY llTH I
be re-issued to those entitled 10 them.
la opt