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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

1.-THE action of The General Assembly
Of the knights Of Labor in leyying an as
sessment OF twenty-five cents upon all the
members of the Order is being commented
upon by the leading local Knights Of
Chicago The circular issued by Mr..
Powderly ordering the collection of the
assessment is being read in the local as
semblies. Several have decided to pay
the amount under protest, and others
have concluded to ignore The mandate for
thepresent. Every assembly pays a regu-
lar tax, which is accumulated in what is
known as the defence fund
1t is thought that the sums accruing
from the regular assessments are lying
idle or ready to be gobbled by the walk
ing Delegates"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05
OUR POLICY.

As parties and Presidents and auditors
have policies so have newspapers. Inc
policy of the DAILY TIMES Is to give a
correct report Of the news and an honest
criticism on the events of the day. we
have had the qualification to receive ap-
plause from all quarters, but there Is al
WAYS the chronic crank who walks about
and gables on what he knows naught Oh.
He would not give penny to support
a newspaper, but can explain that it does
not do so and so. Such able goose
ouackers should not be regarded.
Now. it is well-known that we have ex-
nosed the follies and sins of the knights
of Labor as no other paper in the state
has done. and this from the day OF the
Pacific, Missouri strike eight months ago
II is also well known in Richmond that
our paper has posted itself boldly on the
side of law and order at every moment
that there was any public discussion OF
questions involving an issue between the
two opposing sides. We are equally de-
cided in our opinion on the debt ques-
ton. and in all these matters our paper
will be the exponent Of sound and
healthy principles.
But we are not the organ of any party,
or of any set of men. and this was dis
tinctlv understood when the DAILY TIMES
was established by all persons before
whom it was discussed.
How could a paper achieve any good
on any other basis?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05
Some crank has written an alleged idea

Some crank has written an alleged ldea
on the causes of Che falling OIL OF the
Democratic vote in the recent election
and thinks that the State Committee were
not up to the work.
Colonel Anderson, who was acting IN
Mr.. Barbours place as chairman OF the
Executive Committee, has always done
his duty ably and brought the talents anu
influence of an accomplished man OF al
fairs to the performance OF any Work
that was within his province, but the con-
gressional elections were managed by us
trcts. and it was not expected tha'
the chairman of the Executive Commit
tee would attempt to control the manage
ment of party affairs where each con-
gressional candidate was running TO a
great extent on local issues.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05
THE REPORT OF THE NAVY DEPART
MENJ

Mr.. Whitney has prepared a report
that is a great credit to the Democratic
administration of the government. He
shows the corrupt and careless manage
ment under the Republican rule, and
states by the figures that there are twenty
millions worth of supplies on hand sup
posed to be new that in fact are old and
useless.
He cites instances to show this and
gives a solid and business-like statement
of the affairs of his department, and the
changes needed from which we see that
Congress will inaugurate the proper
measures for changing the whole status Of
our Naval Marine.
As to the cruisers he says "And they
must be able to escape from ironclads and
outrun, 50 as to overhaul, merchantmen.
If slower than ironclads they could not
keep the sea, and if slower than merchant
men they might as well stay in port" The
Dolphin, Boston, Chicago, and At
lanta seem to be described in the last
clause Commercial steamers can make
eighteen or nineteen knots an hour, and
the Dolphin and John Reaches other
ships cannot make fourteen.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

The city of Mexico has been for some
time exploited as a place where guileless
American representatives like Sedgewick
and Manning could be tempted into very
undignified dissipation But Mexico has
another sensation and Sedgewick and
Manning are safe. \ man Of the name
of Meyer, alleged representative OF a
New York manager, got up a Patti con-
cert for $4,000, subscriptions.
The President of Mexico is an aesthetic
and musical critic. He knew about
operate dj0os and Lyric warblers; and
suspecting that he would have heard
something personally if his court was to
be honored by Patti, he sent a stiff detec-
tive TO watch Meyer But Meyer had
studied business in the land of Doodle
Aldermen. The detective made him de-
post the Doodle in the hotel safe, and re-
ported TO the President of Mexico that it
was all right
But the next morning Meyer was gone,
and the safe contained only a bogus
LOT of coin
Mexico has no New York jury, and
though it congratulates itself on having
no Canada, still Meyer is gone, and the
dream of Patti concert with him, also
with $4,000
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05
\ LASTING AND STRONG GOVERN.
MENT.

Hon. William Writ Henry's speech be-
fore the Historical Society Of Pennsylya-
mia contains the following very sensible
observation on George Washington,
which is particularly interesting at pres
ent when we see the great Republic
threatened by socialism and anarchy,
and when all conservative citizens Of all
grades feel the necessity Of safe but
conservative power which we know can
be free government but still strong
one:
Washington wrote to Lafayette,
MY great effort now will be to get a new
Constitution for America In the sum
mer of 1888 he wrote that letter to the
Governors of the States, in which he
spoke of the four things necessary-the
first OF which was the foundation of an
indissoluble Union
Il need not tell you that the conference
at Annapolis brought out the idea Of a
convention to form a general govern
ment. | am proud to say that Virginia
was one OF the first states 10 foster that
idea. My worthy friend told YOU the
names of the men whom she sent 10 the
Convention, but he did not give you the
names in the order which was fixed
by the Legislature according to the
magnates of the delegates The
first name upon the list was George Wash
ington's; the second, pardon me for say
ing, was Patrick Henry's. He did mot at
tend, although, he was one of the most
sincere believers in strong Federal
Government to be found in his State.
10 was private matter that Kept him at
home. When Washington came there
was no question, as my friend has
said, as to who should be President
There was opposition to this con-
stitution Governor Edmund Randolph
opposed it. There was clamor against it,.
But he said IF we attempt TO please the
people and do what we do not ourselves
approve, how can we ever hope to have
content 1t was al last through the
potent power of his yoice-it was because
Washington had spoken that the instru-
ment was adopted. Without him the
Government would never have been put
in motion, and he stands before you as
its founder
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05
FACTS OR FICTION ?

The Dispatch is just now engaged in
the manufacture OF public sentiment by
having its country correspondents make
report upon the state Of the public mind
touching the subject Of using coupons to
pay taxes. If we could place implicit
reliance upon these country cOrrespon-
dents.the conclusion would most probably
be drawn that the people Of Virginia were,
as a mass. a most mechanically patriotic
body and that the cardinal point of their
patriotism was detestatiOn OF the coupon
Unfortunately for the credit Of the afore-
said correspondents, we all remember how
they wrote up the anti-coupOn mass
meetings of last spring. We all remember
the Dispatch'S headlines, displaying these
reports: "The Peoples Wrath" "Old
Montgomery Aroused" Great Turn
Out of the Sovereigns to Condemn the
Cut-Worms of the Treasury "The
Governors Proclamation Endorsed" We
all remember these things, and we all re-
member how the mass-meetings turned
out to be nothing but pOwwOws between
the courthouse officials and a few bar
room bummers.
This is a very grave and a very serious
matter, and it is one that is not to be met
by blinking the facts and concealing their
true state.
We happen to have information that
enables us to know that the DispdtchS
correspondents are at the old mass-meet-
ing tricks. For the past six weeks Mr..
James p Cooper has been very industri-
ouslv engaged in selling his own and his
friends coupons to the taxpayers OF Nir-
ginia, and he has established Well-Or-
gained system Of agencies in many parts
of the State. These agents come into
direct contact with the taxpayers in
soliciting sales of coupons to them. We
have seen the reports of these agents,
made to Nh Cooper, and the Dispatch can
see them also if it desires to see the
news as the readers Of papers have a
right to know. They show that the
great body Of the taxpayers de-
sire to save money by using coupons,
and that the great bulk of the spring taxes
VIII probably be paid in coupons. These
are not sensational stories got up to
bolster one political party or another.
These are business reports made by bust
ness-men to their principal concerning
The business matter in which they are
jointly engaged
The late John NJ. Patton used to tell
the following story: President Madison
used to give his harvest hands molasses
and water only-no spirits One year he
had an unusually heavy harvest He
called his foreman up and asked him what
he thought Of it. Its mighty fine, Mars.
JIM" said the foreman "the best we ever
had And Mars Jim, don't you think you
could let the boys have a little sperits
! tell you what, molasses and water won't
do for this crap" And so we tell the
Dispatch, "Molasses and water won't do
for This crap
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Somebody writes to know why we pub
lish a telegram that was in the SUITE
Answer The readers of daily morn
ing paper are entitled to the noon report
of Geographic news as well as the night
report; and the fact that an evening paper
has the noon report does not alter this
fact. 1t is not supposed that in city of
10000 people the same persons take all
the papers.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Cramp & Sons, of Philadelphia. have
made contract to furnish the Govern
ment with dynamite war vessel armed
with guns capable of throwing very big
dynamite shells at least one mile, and the
vessel to have "a speed of twenty knots
an hour This is business Why palayer
about dynamite, when in case Of war, of
course, we would use it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

The Government has been defeated in
France on an issue made against the idea
of the Ministry for continuing the office
of sub-prefect.
The enemies of the Minister NJ De
Freycinet triumphed, but it is believed
that the President will try to continue
the present ministry, and try the issue
again before the assembly, though the
Ministry have rendered their designations.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Puck is TO publish Christmas portrait
Of Mrs. Cleveland, for which Mr.. KEEP
pier has been studying the original, and
the artist explains that the courtesy he
received at the White House was exactly
what would have been expected from the
two accepted representatives of Ameri-
can common sense.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

have been in the habit of borrowing a
paper for years from a barber that shayes
me on credit, and | wish to inform you
that ! have no further use foryour paper
and will hereafter borrow the Wing. My
reason is that you called the Richmond
Dtspatch a MOOnshee.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Admiral Luce also speaks on the navy,
and says that the best security against
war is to be well prepared. But beliey-
ing that war is the heritage Of man,
our old sad sea-dog explains that we
want a real navy, and not a bureau
made theory of torpedOes which, from
the numerous results Of trials in Eng
land. have lost half their terrOrs.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

We publish in our local the onlypoints
in the Cluyerius case, and the whole mass
of matter published to-day by other
papers does not seem to indicate anything
to save Cluyerius from the supposed bad
luck of Friday
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Maxwell, who killed Preller and put
the body in a trunk in st. Louis, has been
again respited This is another instance
of trial by manufactured sympathy
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Wicked Ben Butler, the doughty
Knight of Tewksbury and poor mans
freind has been thrown in suit and
mulcted for $4,000 of shortage that he
owes to the Soldiers Home. The judge
made a straight charge to the jury, and
the twelve intelligent and honest peers,
some of whom voted for Ben for Cover
nor, decided that he must pay up.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

1t is reported that a survey VIII De
made at once for railroad from Cumber-
land. Md, to Moorefeld, w. Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05
CITY TAXES.


hiOhAoND' NoNcihDci "V' ic'u.
EHIS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN
j daily between the hours of 9 o'cloci, A. ".
and O'Clock p. NJ. from tine
l5Ta TO THE 3lsT DAY OF DECEMBER.
1886, INCLUSIVE.
for the purpose Of receiving from AN persons
TAXES DUE THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
Any person who shall fail to pay said taxes
within the time SO limited viii be considered
delinquent, and Will be charged a penalty of
FIVE PER CENT, and interest at the rate of
six per centum per annum
A. r. WOODSON.
dec l-tjal City COLLECTION
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Family skeletons figure largeri in divorce
cases, and it may be said that they are
generally "articulated" by the servant
having the key to the closet.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

South Carolina loses a stern and gritty
old citizen in the death Friday Of eX-GOy.
b. f. Perry Fifty years ago he brayed
Calhoun and the Nulliiers at great per
sonal sacrifice, but entered the Conled-
eracy at the call Of his State. "Gou fell
lows are all going to the devil, and | am
going with YOU was his picturesque way
of putting it.-Nac York W0rld.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

The President has appointed Charles
Morton, of Maine, to the position OF Com
missioner of Navigation.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Mr.. Ephriam Keyser, the sculptor, has
finished bust of Cardinal Gibbons.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

The stage bouquet must go, for the
Her0ld finds managers that say: Many
actresses think it a necessity to have
flowers presented to them. They buy
large invoice themselves and send
it in, and so give the audience an
idea that they are extremely popu-
lar. Then, again, dudes and other so
called men, with much money and lit
tie brains, send flowers by the CARLOAD to
artists whose acquaintance they desire to
make. In general YOU can safely say that
a woman on the stage who receives an
unusual amount Of bouquets either buys
them herself or else is the lucllless object
of affection on the part of some sappy
youth who knows nothing and never will.
As it has grown into a custom, do not
object, but still | would be glad to see it
abolished"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Send that Christmas advertisement to
the TIMES or you will get left
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05

Liberal commission to agents to solicit
subscriptions
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-05
PAGE MCCARTHY, - EDITOR.

City delivery by carriers at cents per week
BY MAIL, POSTAGE PAID:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21
The Attorney .GsnerOl In lIIs OWn Defense.

The AttorneJ. General In IIis OWn DsfsnGe.
Attorney.G General Garlsnd's have
been telling the country that he Is q very
sensitive man; that no would not make
an opportunity to defend himself in print;
that il he was ever called before
an investigating committee he would
gladly accept the opportunity to tell the
whole story OF his connection with the
Pan.IileCtric Company, andthen he would
come out Of It all with flying colorB.
The Attorney.G General has had this day
before the committee, and II 1t was the
opportunity he was looking for he did
not embrace II ra~pturously. About the
most important statement Of fact he made
was that he had never attempted 10 make
money except in two ways, at law and
p%oker-when ho played poker he gener-
ally lost, and when he praCtiCed law lie
generally won.
Through the examination he wal flip
pant, evasive, unsatisfactory. He did not
seem 10 realize that he had something TO
answer for as a Senator and as the head Of
the Department Of Justice. Indeed he
appeared 10 think the investigation q joke,
void Of any serious purpose. So the New
York Aldermen thought when the inveS.
tigating committee wentto work on them
and they cracked jokes and said funny
things, Just as the Attorney. General has
done.
All this is not what the country had a
right 10 expect ola man sensitive Of hia
honor, who was ready to 90 through the
fiery furnace, assured by his con.
science that he would come out unscathed.
MI. Garland has behaved like a man moi
above converting into a side show an in.
~vestigatihg committee Of the House Of
Representatives and triaing with his own
reputation. His appearance In his own
defense has been most unfortunate for him.
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R.r. ~. RaaaalpA . ~. PIsa.aal.

~ ~ EHAoF " w A~ReA4NNHs
SR;-The Chautauqus Literary and
Scientific Circle, Of Nj, Pleasant, Ohio,
was honored by lecture from Rev. Mr..
Randolph, Of Wheeling, W. Va, Tues
day evening, the 18Th Of April. MI.
Randolph Is an original Chautauquan,
his youth having been passed near the
shores Of Lake ChAutauqua,
Before his lecture he praised the ChRu-
tauqua Literary and Scientific Circle very
highly as a mesns Of culture, especially
when used as a course o study, instead Of
simply aCourse OF reading.
His lecture, Triumphant Failures
eyinced much research and thought, and
was treated by him in q very pleasant
manner. From the examples he gave Us
OF great men, who had been melted by
failures at first to renewed efforts, and
finally to triumph, We were led 70 believe
that failures were frequently blessings IN
disguise. His visit to Us will be re-
membered with great pleasure by all,
Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. J,E.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

usediTon nails, they would haye soon rusted
and wasted away. Until near the begin
ming Of the present century allnaila we're
iorged-a slow and tedious work. It ls
said that the city Of Birmingham, Eng.
land, once gave employment to e0,OOO
men in forging nails. The hIst machinery
employed in connection with nail manu-
iacture Is said to have been invented IN
1905 for cutting sheets Of iron into nail
rods, from which the nails were forged BY
hand. Before the Introduction oil nail
cutting BY machinery there was said 70
have been about 200 different kinds Of
nails cut in England sincs that time the
number has been greatly reduced
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

soildly founded than the reputation Of Bonson's
CaPClne Plastets. They are known, appreciated
and uied everywhere III Amerita-ls h~ospihisAnd
Ia homes. Physicians, pharmacists and druggists
aAitm that iot ptomptness Of action, certainty and
range Of curative qualities they arc beyond com.
ipafISoh. Once used theft uuequAlied excellence
fvcomnendS them, The public are again cau!
TONED against the cheap, WORTHLESS and shameless
iiNilaiiona offered By i~nendaClOus parties under
Inc Fnitu Of similar sounding names, au6h AZ
iCepiiOin, p "CapslOnm,n "Oaplelui p "Caplicine,''
etC, AN Tor BenAon's, buy Of respectable drug,
eiSIa only, and make 4 personal examination The
sennin0 h6S the Three Seals Trademark And the
word dCapcih0" cut In the centre, aptlf'AwAa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

Sin FnAeteo Nrlmaa and ketAante.
A nail Ia a very simple, but an almost
Indispensable article. Its origin and early
history has never come down to us. The
frat nails were undoubtedly made oil
wood, "a the first pins were simply thofns.
The earliest historical mention Of nails Ia
found In the Bible, where we read that
Jael drove q nail into the head Of seisera,
but that nail was undoubtedly atent pin
and tho hammer used a wooden mallet.
nails were used In very early days
IL Egypt 1.-THE anCisntS ever fabricated or
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educational.
MT. De CHAaTAL ACADEMY,
NEAR WHEELING, W. VA,

The thirty. eighth year Of this weltknOwn Aca.
envy, under tho charge OF the Visitation Nm,
opens on the first Monday Of September next sud
continues ten months.
Pupils received at any time In the session.
Those who desire to place thelr daushenI uu
institution AHording exceptional LdyGuugs ia
the way OF heGlthiul and delightful location, eI
cellent board, thorough discipline and instruction
at the hands Of life long teachers, in every depart
mentoi female education, including the modem
languages and music, should send ior catalogue
Of this school. Address,
DlreCtressolt the Academy otthe Visitation,
MT. be CHANTAL.
Ru26pAW Near Wheeling. ". Va.
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Ipeurablo Uhnprod to ourablo,

DURHAM, n. O., August 10th, lSS9.-I
had been in bad health for ten years.
Case was pronounced incursble. Began
to use Warmers safe cure, and three weeks
after using it, graysls from the size OF q
large pea down to the sizs Of q shot COM
menCed passing, Had fifteen pass in two
months, and am now welL-MAUEIcE
RRRRRrK.
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neglected, often becomes stfangulated and
proves fatal. We employ q new method
and guarantee a cure inGevery case or no
pay. Sent 10 cents In stamps for pamph.
let and references. Worlds DlBpenSary
Medical Association, OO3 Main street,
buffalo, N, Y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

TnE enervation and lassitude Of spring
time are but indications Of the sluggish
action Of the blood, overloaded with car.
donates accumulated by the use Of heating
food In winter. This condition may be
remedled by The use Of Ayers atsapatilla,
the best blood purifier known. DAw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

G. vreelaud, HaCkensack, N. j., Feb.
%, 1885, writes that he has been troubled
with fever and sgue for over two years.
Quinihe would not cure him, though taken
in very large dosea, by taken five Brand
reth's Pills 8 night for two weeks he was
restored to perfect health. MwFw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21
DIED,

BOOTII-on Tuesday, April 20, 1856. AZ 1850
B)OtR
Funeral from the residence Of M1. Geo, Mendel,
No. 9S Twelfth street, Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clOcE. Friends are inyited TO attend. Inter
menGHt Greenwood Cemetery.
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Rnetiat stotiees,

Ftrst-AIl Fi6 stopped free By d.. KllnOG Great
Nerve Reatote+. No Fig alter ant days use. Mar.
yOlouS cures. Treatise and q % TRIAL bottle itVe 70
FtrasNa acnd ~ ~ Kline aai AtNhHt phIla.. ra.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

II destroys ones nerves to be amiable
every day To The same human being
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-21

The horse railroad President is always
on the lookout for avenues OF proat-BOs'
ton Transcript.