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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

Capt. Eads, the Mississippi improver, is
a little man with a white beard, fringe
of white hair round a bald head, and
pale, bloodless complexion
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

A man who stops to grieve over trifies
must expect to forfeit his place in the lins
of human advancement.-Jud Lafagan-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
LIVELY SUFFOLK.

Railroad Matters-New Buildings Tobacco.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
SUFFOLK, VA, Jan. 8, 1886.
There are said to be some important
movements on foot in railroad circles
which, if consummated, will contribute
very much to the growth and prosperity
of this section. The Pennsylvania Cen
trail is credited with having purchased
some projected and unfinished roads in
North Carolina, and with seeking to
purchase the Suffolk Lumber Compa-
ny's narrow gauge road, extending from
Suffolk into Gates county. which they
will change to standard gauge and ex-
tend to connect with the purchases in
North Carolina, making line nearer
the coast than the present Coast-Line,
and decreasing the time to Jackson
vile, Fla, several hours. 1t is said
this is intended to connect with the
line recently completed down the East
ern Shore. If built, the line will de-
velop a section rich in agricultural re-
sources and in timber.
Ii is also said that the Atlantic and
Danville road will make Portsmouth its
terminus, and use the line to Claremont
for lumber and wood.
Owing to the low prices many Of our
farmers contemplate abandoning the
cultivation Of peanuts and substitu-
ting tobacco. 1t has been said that
the dampness Of our climate was in
furious to tobacco; but, with the
artificial method OF curing recently
adopted. see no reason why tobacco
culture should not succeed. Old to-
bacco-growers say our soils are finely
adapted to the growth of high-priced
article. Time has been when tobacco
was the currency Of the country.
This week has been observed by the
different denominations of the town as
the week of prayer, the services alter
mating between the Christian, Methodist,
and Baptist churches and led by their
several pastors.
In the past year new buildings in our
town, apart from those rendered neces-
sary by the great fire of last summer,
have averaged well with previous years.
The quality Of buildings has been also
greatly improved. Some of the new
stores are a real ornament, and equal
the best of much larger cities. The
merchants say that trade is better than
year ago. There are signs of return
ing prosperity, though they may be far
in advance OF the guest whose coming
they herald. \.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
THROUGH THE STATE.
ON THE EASTERN SHORE.

The Late Tfaaedy Elder Hickman Ar
rested AIso-A Caus,ic sermon Oyster Iu-
serest.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
0NANcoCK, January I, 1886.
Subsequent developments in the
Hickman-Duncan tragedy implicated
Robert Hickman, the father Of the
young man who killed Duncan, more
seriously than was at first supposed,
and led to his arrest and Judgement in
Accomack Jail. Both father and son
were brought before Judge Gunter, Of
the Circuit Court, yesterday on writ
Of habeas corpus. The father was re-
leased ON evil, but the son was re-
manded to jail to await trial.
Rev. W. A. Street, pastor Of Zion
Baptist church, near where this tragedy
occurred, preached sermon last Sun
day in which he severely arraigned law
breakers and denounced the spirit that
seeks revenge or satisfaction for slight
insults in the shedding Of human blood.
The men who stood by and encouraged
the fatal encounter came in for full share
of the reverend gentleman's timely and
caustic remarks.
The oyster-tongers Of Pocomoke
sound held meeting in the northern
part Of this county several days ago aud
adopted resolutions in which they re-
pudiate the action of the late oyster con-
yention at Hampton as not being repre-
sentative Of the oyster interests Of the
State; demand better protection for the
oyster. beds in Pocomoke sound, which
they allege have been nearly ruined by
the dredgers, and invoke the Legisla-
ture to amend the existing law so as to
harmonic conflicting interests and af-
ford better protection to the oyster-beds
Of the State.
Hon. George c. Garrison has taken
the oath Of office and entered upon his
duties as the judge Of Accomack County
Court, succeeding Judge Thomas q.
Parramore. who has held the position
since the establishment Of the county
court system in 1869.
Public sentiment is almost unanl-
nous here, especially among the white
people, against providing free books
! for all the children in the public schools,
KALLIAs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
A Bold Man.

The bill of Mr.. MORGAN, of Ala
bama, introduced into the Senate last
week, is one we'll calculated to make
the monometallists hold their breath.
1t is bill directing that the Secretary
of the Treasury keep in the form Of
silver dollars one half of his 100000
900 reserve for the protection of legal
tender notes and also one half of the
permanent special funds carried by the
Treasury, including those for redemp-
ton of the notes of national banks in
liquidation or reducing circulation, &c.
Wall street and Beacon street, and
all the men everywhere in the land who
get their ideas from New York, ought
to begin at once to put up the price of
gold. IL Mr.. MORGAN's bill shall be
made law, gold will at once become
mere commodity and disappear entirely
from the channels Of money, business
will drop down to the silver basis, an
immense contraction Of the volume Of the
currency will result, and prices will fall
still lower-or else the monometallists
will have been proved to be quacks and
false prophets. These results might
possibly follow; but it does seem to us
to be q trihe inconsistent in the gold
advocates to say that silver dollars are
worth only so per cent. Of their face
value, and then to add that if they
should become the sole standard of
values, prices would fall. Prices ought
to rise in that event.
We confess that Senator MORGAN
is ahead of us. We have always ad-
vocated bimetallism but we have
never seen our way clear to the advo-
cacy of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, nor of any such measure as
that proposed by the Alabama Senator.
To our surprise, the Courier-JournaI
supports Mr.. MoRGAN's scheme. 1t
will, if passed, put an end to all specu-
lations as to what would result from
the free coinage of silver because
whatever would result from that ought
to result from the measure under con-
sideration.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
DEATHS.
ADCAMTN

BARGAMIN Died at 1890 A. NJ. Satur-
day. January 9th, at the residence Of her
husband, No. II south Pine street, ADDlE
e.. wife Of A. l.. BaIgamin.
The funeral Will take place from the
second Baptist church THIS sunday Az
TFRNOON at 3 o'clock. The friends and
acquaiutances Of the family are Invited 10
attend.
CARR.--Died on Saturday morning. at
: O'Clock. al the residence Of her sOn-in-
law. Mr.. L. q. PeytOn. Mrs. SIDNEY ;.
CARR. in the eighiy.fiist year OF her age.
The funeral will take place THIS (Suu-
day. AFTERNOON AZ O'Clock from No
400 east Franklin street. Friends Of the
family are invited to attend.
TALBOT. - Died Saturday evening.
January .. 1856, AZ G:l0 o'clock, AZ her hus-
band = residence, 5OG east Franklin street,
LUCY A. beloved wife Of Samuel q. Tai
boti and daughter OF the late william and
Mary l.. Lewis.
Funeral will take place from the residence
MONDAY AFTERNOON January 18th. a.
5 O'Clock. Friends OF the family and those
Of her brothers. Beverly c. and Burnett
Lewis respectfully invited 20 attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
Tho National University.

The objections to the proposed ma
tional university are many. Aside from
the fact that the scheme is impractica-
bic, ii is contrary to the spirit of our
Constitution. The theory, whether
realized or not, upon which appropria-
tions are made by the General Govern
meut is that they confer the greatest
good upon the greatest number.
On this ground alone, it may be
said, are the appropriations to the. West
Point and the Annapolis academies
iussifable. The army and navy are
necessary to the nation, and to render
them effective We must have educated
army and navy officers. The individual
benefit the army or navy officer re-
csivss from his course at West Point or
Annapolis is supposed to rebound to
the benefit Of the nation As =, nation.
But no such plea can be ad-
yanced in behalf Of the proposed
national university. Although those
% fortunate a. 10 secure entrance into
the university would derive benefit from
II, H. nation Is such would be bene-
6tsd incidentally only. The sdvan-
tssss would In large measure begin and
end with the individual studsnts--
number Of whom, in proportion to the
population Of the country, would bs
ridieuleusly small. So small relatively
would b. The number that the university
could not Be advocated with any force on
tbs ground that Il would BE- the means
Of difusing higher education. Bat
spast from Ill other combinations, the
people Do not want . national univsr.
Sly. There sss colleges and univss-
mites ssoush in the country to meet
essry demand for higher sdaeation that
NJ ariss during the next half century.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
pey g whose only basis for ezistsnca is
the credit and guarantee Of the Govern
ment." We maintain that the national
banks have valuable Assets besides their
Government bonds.
~-----H-as---
A Manly Speech

Whatever may be thought OF the
merits of the demand Of the engineers
on the New York Elevated railway
and to us it would seem that their de-
mand was no more than reasonable
none can fail to admire the tone Of the
speech in which Grand hief-Engineer
ARTHUR announced that an agreement
had been arrived at. We give two
specimen extracts:
"And now l want to give you some
advice. / know how you all feel when
you have Won victory. But / hope
no man will assume an air Of bragga-
docio when you 90 among your fellows.
Show you appreciation of what the
committee has done for you by being
more attentive to business than ever be-
fore. 1t will show the public and the
railroad officials themselves the stuff
you are made of, and all will admire your
manhood. 1t will do more to establish
the justice of your demands than any.
thing you can do. [Applause.l You will
not only win the approval Of the OFF,
Gals, but the friendship and support OF
the public. Fair dealing and good faith
will support you against all opposition.
When 60 back home don't want to
hear such vain Boosting as We got the
best of them,' I'VE made the monopo-
list come to time.' If | hear such talk,
it will be q question if l como back here
again. The credit of this peaceful set
Element does not belong to me. 1t be-
longs to your committee. Loud ap-
plausc.l 1t has done its duty well.
But it could not have succeeded but for
your united and faithful support"
Again:
"Now that we have settled with the
railway officials, let us drop all contro-
versy and Boosting. Cultivate friend
ly feeling with the management and |
am sure you will be met halfway every
time. Nothing is to be gained by an
tagonism. In the future if troubles
cannot be settled by your local officers
then 60 to the chairman of your COM
mittee. He will have no trouble. This
was promised by the company to-day.
[Applause.I Don't discuss your griev-
ances in saloons behind mugs Of
beer. ! wish you could read
what / read to-day-what the
railroad people had recorded on paper
Of the alleged conduct and talk
of some of you men. say to the
Brotherhood, instead Of covering up in
excusable vices of dissolute men on a
pretext Of sympathy, use every ex-
ertion for reform but when you can
do nothing further, then report and
have the offender expelled. Don't wait
for the railroad company to do what
should be done by the engineers them
solves. There was man given place
yesterday who had been repeatedly dis
charged. Tomorrow he will not be on
the road. When man refuses to be
saved he will have to 60 down. If |
had my way every division-room of the
Brotherhood should be made a school
room and provided with library
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10

What the people want, and what the
several States need, Is an educational
system that will feed the academies,
colleges, and universities already estab-
lished. The way to stimulate higher edu-
cation is to make elementary education
general. This latter object can be best
accomplished by the passage OF some
such measure as the BLAIR educational
bill. Such q bill would give every
child an equal chance, and would be
thoroughly consistent with the idea OF
the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der. If the General Government will
help to lay the educational foundation,
the academies, colleges, and universities
of the several States will attend to build
ing the superstructure and they will
build IL we'll. If the friends Of educa-
ton in Congress will help to take care
Of the boys, the State, denominational,
and other higher institutions Of learn.
ing will take care Of such young men
as are ambitious for degrees. The stimu-
lus that would be impaired by the
BLAIR bill would do more to diffuse
higher education than would national
university. A national university on the
Iargestpossiblescal could accommodate
only comparatively limited number Of
students. National aid to education
might in time furnish material for
every college and university in the
land. The one would mean higher
education for "squad ~; the other
would mean q fair education for the
masses and higher education for the
thousands. We hope, therefore. that
Congress will concentrate its attention
upon the only proposition for aiding
education by national appropriation
which is practicable, and, in our
view, just to the people. An APP
preparation for q national university
would be to use the money OF the
masses for the benefit Of the few. Ma
tional aid to education under the BLAIR
bill, or a similar measure, would be to
use the money Of the masses for the
benefit Of the masses.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
ROCKINGHAM.
40 Treasurer Yet-The Proposed District
Far.
trorreepondenneo fthe Rich mOnd DtsDatch !

40 Treasurer Yet-The Proposed District
Far.
Correspondence ofthe Rich ond Dispatch. !
HARRIsONBURG, Jan. 5, 1886.
The county treasurer's office is still
closed no one as yet having shown him.
self ready to give the necessary bond.
The school-teachers of the county are
suffering much for want of money, some
of them not having had a cent of their
salary paid them since November. Ii
is hoped that some way will soon be
opened up by which the business of the
office will be resumed. Many persons
think the bond required is too high, and
there is some talk of trying to have the
Legislature pass a special act reducing
it to 100000 instead Of 100000, as
now fixed by the statute.
The question of a district fair for the
counties of Augusta. Rockingham, Page,
Highland, Bath, Albemarle, and Ale
ghany, to be held at Stanton, is being
agitated amongst our farmers. 1t is
hoped it will prove successful. The
counties named embrace some Of the
wealthiest in the State, and should the
scheme be consummated one of the most
prosperous agricultural societies in Vir-
GINA would in all probability be the
result.
S. R. Sterling, the ex-treasurer of this
county, is becoming, mentally, in a
worse condition every day, and grave
fears are entertained by his friends as
to his future.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH SUNDAY JANUARY TO- 1885.

been away for several months SUPER
intending the building Of the Southwest
Lunatic Asylum, has returned to Lex
ington.
Our new county Judge has entered
upon his term Of Office. Judge Houston
is q gentleman Of high character and
well-known ability. He will make an
admirable officer.
The intermediate examinations at the
Virginia Military Institute are now
going on. The University examinations
begin next week. The young men at
both institutions have been studying
hard.
Two farms in the neighborhood Of
our town have been sold within the
last few days. They belonged re-
spectively to General 7. II. Williamson
and Mr.. j. NJ. Pettigrew. The first
was sold for $4,000 and the other for
$4,000. They were purchased by Mr..
Leibig, Of Pennsylvania.
The appointment Of Colonel Ross, Of
this county, as a member Of the Board
of Visitors of the Blacksburg school,
is regarded here as an excellent one.
No ice has been gotten yet, but the
prospects at this writing are favorable.
Our ice-men are not cast down, for they
remember that they did not get ice last
year to any extent until the middle Of
February.
Rev. Alfred Jones, Of Fairfield, has
been assisting DR.. Preston in meeting
held every night this week in the lee
ture-room Of the Presbyterian church.
Rev. DR.. Taylor conducted special
services on Wednesday and Thursday
nights at the Baptist church. The sub
ject on Wednesday night was Home
and Foreign Missions" The subject
on Thursday night was 1.-The Sunday
School Work"
Rev. DR.. Wade is conducting morn
ing prayers this month at Washington
and Lee University.
Rev. Emmett McCorkle has been on
a visit to his father, Mr.. W. II. Nc
Corkle.
The Masonic lodge, the lodges of |.
0. 0. F., and the Good Templars, have
all had suppers within the last few
days, which were greatly enjoyed by
those present.
Mr.. John w. Barclay, the efficient
superintendent of the Presbyterian
Sunday school, has received from the
teachers and scholars a handsome
chair. H.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
4 Valuable Book.

We have received from the agents
/" Hitchcock's New and Complete
Analysis of the Holy Bible" than
which no more valuable book of its
character has ever come before us for
review. 1t contains the Old and New
Testaments, arranged according to sub
jects, in twenty-seven books, together
with " Cruden's Concordance" pro-
nouncipg and interpreting dictionary,
an account Of each book, and sketches
of all religious denominations. The
work is edited by Professor ROSWELL d.
HITCHCOCK, d. d., LII. d., president Of
the Union Theological Seminary, New
York city, and is marvel of systematic
arrangement. So perfectly has the edi-
tor accomplished his task that there is
nothing in the Bible one may desire to
refer to that cannot be found without
the least trouble. 1t is almost safe to say
that it is calculated to stimulate study
of the Bible on the part Of all into whose
hands it may be placed, for none can
examine it without becoming interested
N, ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
BY THE SAD SEA WAVES.
HEAvY STORM At NORFOLK.

TeIeeraph.Line Prosirated-yesseIs Ashore
Adrifs on n Wreck Fire.
Correspondence OF tire Richmond DispatchI
NORFOLK, January 0, 1886.
The cold wave has reached as, and
the weather is now quite wintry. Last
night almost a hurricane swept over
this section, prostrating light frame
work, fences, signs, etc. The water in
the harbor backed up in the ends of
the streets, but no damage resulted.
The Government telegraph-line be-
tween Norfolk and Cape Henry was
thrown down, and nothing whatever
can be heard from the beach. At Cape
Henry last night the wind was blowing
sixty miles an hour when the line went
down.
The condition Of British-Consul Bar
ton Meyers, who was badly hurt yes
terday afternoon by an accident on
shipboard, was considerably improved
this morning.
The residence Of Judge billiard, on
York street, caught fire this morning,
and was damaged before the fire de-
partment extinguished the flames.
The British bark Veronica, from
Hamburg to Norfolk, is now considera-
bly, overdue.
The Northern Club opened their ele-
CANT rooms in the Academy to the pub
lie again last night, and the musical
and literary features of the reception
we're brilliant performances.
The gale continues heavy here to-
night. Travel is greatly interrupted.
The steamers are all moving irregu-
larly, and none could cross the bay
this morning on account Of the high
seas running. The steamer General
Wool is ashore at Old Point. The
three.masted schooner A. S. Conant is
ashore at Fort Norfolk, with her stern
we'll up on the bank. The schooner
Charles G. Joyce, laden with lumber,
is ashore at Sewell's Point and leaking
badly. The wrecking-steamer Veto
ria Peed has gone to her assistance.
The tug Grace Meade, Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway, sunk at New
ports News last night.
The Old Dominion steamship Wya-
noke in coming up the harbor to-day
found a slOOp sunk in shallow water,
and a man seated on her cabin with the
spray dashing over him and in freezing
condition. Captain Hulphers sent a
boat and took the man off.
Jacob j. Williams, well-known citi-
zen of Portsmouth, died this afternoon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
LEXINGTON.

jackson VI onument Fund Judge Houston
ns-Tsms soId-iee-KelisiOus
Meetings- supp &c.
correspondence 0, .ne Richmond Dispatch
JANUARY s, 1856.
The ladies of Lexington and Rock
bridge county are arranging to hold
bazaar during the first week in Febru-
airy to assist the Jackson Memorial
Association in their effort to raise the
funds needed to erect suitable monu-
ment at the grave Of Stonewall Jack
son. In circular just published they
say Help will be welcome in any
form convenient to the donor. Money,
provisions, produce, fancy articles, and,
indeed, anything that art and indus
try can offer will be gratefully received
and faithfully appropriated to an object
which commends itself to every
thoughtful and feeling heart" The
officers of this Association are Pres'-
dent, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick; Vice
President, Miss Edmonia waddell {;
Secretary, Miss Mercer Williamson !;
Treasurer, Mrs. E. A. Duncan Execu'
tive Committee, Mrs. DR.. j. b. Tsy-
lor, Mrs. j. j. White, Mrs. 5. P. Lee,
Mrs. G. p. Chalklsy, Mrs. Sallie Pit
yer, Mrs. E. Duval, Miss Susan Parks,
Miss Madge Paxton, Mrs. j. Wills,
Mrs. w. I. Jewell, Miss Annie White,
Mrs. Evans, Mrs. II. Dawn, Mrs. DR..
Preston, Mrs. Alexander Nelson, Mrs.
@. N. Figgatt, Mrs. j. A. Jackson,
Mrs. A. d. Estill, and Mss Mamie
Brady.
Mr.. William G. Mcdowell, who has
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
Responding to the interrogatory of

Responding TO the interrogatory Of
our esteemed contemporary, the Dis
patch, in yesterdays issue, we feel COM
PEELED to say that we have never known
more persistent distortion OF the facts
than that paper makes-not intention
ally, Of course, we must presume.
What the Dispatch said was that the
tariff is party question, but that the
currency is not. What we said was that
the silver or the currency question was
as much a party question as the tariff.
The Dispatch has been driven from its
untenable position. How, then. does it
summon the fortitude to say that it has
"set the Virginian right? Set us
right, how? Come down to the point,
friend, and say squarely that you were
off guard when you claimed that the
tariff was more party question than
the currency. An honest confession is
good for the soul.-LynchJWg Vr-
ginian.
What you intended to say, and what
you did say, seem to us to be two diff
ferent things. However, we, as in duty
bound, let the Iirginian speak for it
self, as in two attempts we have failed
to do it justice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
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