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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SESSIONS END NOV NIGH.

Conyict.Labot Bin RssdS for the Governor.
s,ana,u,e-The TAX BiII-LAbrap Commit
tee 0Ystcr Law, &C., Nc
The Senate met at III A. M.--Lieu-
tenant g Governor Massey in the chair.
No prayer.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Loyenstein moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate refused
to sgree to the report Of the committee
of conference on the disagreeng votes
on the appropriation bill. Agreed to.
Several other gentlemen spoke on
the subject, and Mr.. Hurt moved that
The bill be recommitted to the same
committee. lie thought the action OF
the Senate on the report, under all the
circumstances, was correct. The ex-
penditures and appropriations at this
session had been very liberal,
and no further drain on the State
Treasury should be had. lie was
here when the salaries Of State
officers and employees were reduced
twenty per cent, and he had remained
here not only to see them restored to
what they were formerly, but increased.
Mr.. Keezell thought new committee
should be appointed.
The bill was recommitted.
Subsequently Mr.. Lovenstein report
ed that the committee had held another
meeting and had decided to recommend
that the House recede from its amend
ment increasing the salary Of the Adju-
tant- General and that the Senate con-
cur in House amendment increasing the
appropriation for the Western Lunatic
Asylum from $S5 900 to $4,000. The
report was adopted.
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND OHIO.
Mr.. Rhea, from the special Joint COM
mittee, to which was referred a reSolu-
ton as to whether the South Atlantic
and Ohio Railroad Company has com
piled with its charter, providing tina.
work should be commenced by Deem
Der, 1885, reported favorably and said
in a short time it would open up one Of
the richest mineral portions of the
State.
VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA RAIL
ROAD.
Mr.. lIeaton, from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, to
which was referred Mr.. Gaines's reso-
luton to investigate the organization
and management of the Virginia and
Carolina Railroad Company. reported
that the resolution reached the Senate
too late in the session to make the in
quiries directed. The report further
says:
The president Of that company has pre-.
sented a resolution OF the Board OF Direc-
tors. and letter, stating that they are not
willing TO rest under the charges, which
they believe TO be totally unfounded and
pacing themselves at the call OF the com
mittee for Investigation at any time or
place which may he designated, which re.
solution and letter were submitted TO the
pIoIounder Of Tie rcsolution-the senator
nom Nottaway-whOh has endorsed thereon
That he asks a special committee TO investi-
gate in the recess the charges alluded 10.
said II solution. letter, and endorsement are
herewith presented.
Your committee ask 10 be discharged
from the further consideration OF the sub
lect, and recommend that the parties ag-
gIieved be rcmittedsO the courts for Vindi-
cation of theirrights and assertion OF their
Interests IN the subject. matter.
X gnedl HENRY IEATOS (Chrm'n),
MARSHALL McCORMtCR,
j. TAYLOR kLLNSON,
PAUL &. EDMUNDS.
j. SINGI ETOS DIGGS.
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MYRTLE LODGE, No. 25, X. HVA
W. OF P.,--Attend a stated meeting 81 fxA
otyour Lodge THIS (Friday) EvE.S.yS3
Ming at ~ O'Clock al your CastleVSSSI
Concordia) Hall. Members In good SsH
standing Of sister lodges are fraternaliy In
vited To attend
BY order of the Z. q.
JOHN ". GLENN.
NH 5.lt K OF n. andS
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N LETTINGS.

MASONIC NOTICE.-A stated a
IVA communication Of TEMPLEN
LODGE, No. ., A. h. aud A. NJ, will w
be held at 81. Adams Hall. corner OF Main
and Third streets, THIS (Fridayl EVE
MING AZ y. o'clock.
All Master Masons In good standing are
materially invited 10 attend.
BY order OF the Worshi pful Master
=. MEG. FISHER,
NH Sly Secretary.
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oncur in the above report except as to
reJlittiDg the matter to the courts, and
prefer an Investigation by committee.
&. IL. CAUSEY.
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rOOrii.BRl SHES.
THE VERNON TOOTHBRUSH.

THE VERNON TH-BRUSH.
The continued and increasing demand for
the VERNON BRUSH nom every part OF
the state Is conclusive evidence OF It's SUI
periority.
To supply this demand we now have an
order on the other side for o large stock.
Any one who has not tried the VERNON
BRUSH should use IL and be convinced
what perfect Brush can be gotten for s.
cents.
fe29 PURCELL LADD a CO.
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concur in so much Of the above as de-
clares that the resolution of investigation
reached the committee too late in the ses-
sion for action. \, Il. STAPLES.
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DOCK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
~ ExECUTED AT THE pISpArCh
pRINTIN0-H0UaE
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The resolution was referred.
LIBRARY BUILDING.
The following Senate joint resolution
was paSSel.

was passed:
ReSoiyed, That the special com mittee ap-
pointed TO consider the subject Of providing
a building for library and public Offices
be continued, with authority TO report at
the next session OF the General Assembly /:
Provided that no expense shall be entailed
on the Commonwealth thereby.
Mr.. Cardwell moved that the reso-
luton requiring the House to meet at
10 and adjourn at 2 be rescinded, and
that the House meet hereafter at H..
Agreed to.
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Afternoon Session.

The House was called to order at
o'clock by Speaker Stuart.
Mr.. Hay asked that the Joint resolu-
ton reaftrming the joint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly of
lSS3-'S4, approved December y, 1888,
declaring the acceptance by the people
Of Virginia of the settlement of the
debt of the State provided tor by an
act approved February ii, 1882, be
taken up.
Mr.. A. Fulkerson said he hoped the
House would not agree to the resolu-
ton, and gave his reasons therefor.
lie moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
Pending further consideration the
Chair laid before the House the appro-
priation bill, with the report of the
committee of conference to whom was
referred the disagreeing votes Of the
two houses on certain points. See
Senate report
Mr.. Echols said that while there
were great many things agreed to in
the report that he didn't approve Of,
yet as it was so late in the session
the committee from each house had
made concessions on certain points, and
submitted the report as the best CON-
promise that could be agreed upon.
Mr.. A. Fulkerson dissented, and
thought there were certain things in the
committees report that should not be
concurred in.
The report of the committee was
then agreed to.
TAX BILL.
The Chair laid before the House the
tax bill, and it was passed without
discussion-ayes, 81 noes, 4.
OYSTER BILL.
Senate bill for the protection of oys-
tiers and to obtain revenue therefrom
next came up.
Mr.. Curlett moved to pass the bill
by.
Mr.. Shields hoped the bill would be
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IN ' foIIITNIIUN.
Mr.. McCandlish offered the following
resolution

ReSOir"d, That the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation be, aud are hereby
directed to lay before this House any and
all testimony taken before said committee
in connection with q former resolution OF
this House asking for an investigation OF
the Virginia and Carolina railroad.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05

Resolved, That the Virginia and Carolina
Railroad Company he investigated by a
special senate committee, which commit
tee shall sit in recess-repOrt 10 an extra
session OF the General Assembly. If one be-
vestigation 10 the State Railroad Commits
sioner, who shall embrace said committee :
report I'm his annual report 10 the next
General Asse mbly, The committee shall
have power 10 send for persons and papers,
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Mr.. Rhea called up the following,
offered by himself:

Mr.. Rhea called up the following,
offered by himself;
RcSoired (the House ~ Delegates concur
riDg), That the Governor be requested To
make public PROCLAMATION 10 the holders OF
the obligations Of this state that IL Is the
Will OF the people OF this Commonwealth 10
Iepudiate the entire debt OF the state not
funded under the Riddleberger bill on or
before the LIST OF July, lss6.
The resolution was defeated by the
following vote:
AYE.-Mr. Rhea-I.
NoEs.-Messrs. Berry, Bib. Blackstone.
Hiss. COltraDe, Digs Duane, EllysOu,
Gaines. Heaton. Hodges Jones. Keezel.
kOineT, LOyenstein, Mccormick. Norton.
Petit Read, staples, Stubs. Trout. War
wick, Wickham, Williams, and Mingled
20.
Recess.
Afternoon Session.
Lieutenant GoFernor Massey resumed
the chair at P. NJ.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the Board Of Super
visors Of Frederick county to order a
special election upon the question of
building house in 0pequan magisterial
district for the purpose Of holding
magistcrial courts.
Joint resolution paying George II.
Bsgwell for services in establishing the
boundary-line between Maryland and
Virginia.
To provide the manner in which the
Common Council of the city of Peters
burg may purchase the Virginia and
Carolina railroad to the extent Of the
claim of said city against said road, or
sell or dispose Of the claim of said
city against said road.
To incorporate the Surry and Smith
field Railroad Company.
To authorize the Washington and
Russell Turnpike Company to erect
telephone lines in said counties.
To authorize the school trustees of
Newberne district, Pulaski county, to
sell and convey certain property.
To require assignees or trustees to
give bonds in certain cases.
To amend and re-enact section 30 of
the charter of the town of Culpeper.
To amend and re-enact sections |, 2,
and 8 Of chapter As Of the Acts of
lSS3-'S4, entitled an act to regulate |
the practice Of medicine and surgery,
approved January 81, 1884.
To amend, &C., an act in relation to |
choosing registrars and judges of cleo
ion, &c.
To provide for the payment of |
Judgment recovered by Madison Flani-
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Mr.. Rhes called up the Fulkerson
scrip bill. The question was on sus-
tanning the report of the Finance Com
mittee, which was that it is inexpedient
to legislate on this subject at the pre-
sent time.
The report was sustained by the vote
Of o. to 4-Messrs. Bib, Hurt, Rhea,
and Williams voting No" This
kills the bill.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04
BENTONVILLEE.

@0A~As N|1N 1A%A<l<A1s
The notes of our journey in this de-
lighttul part the state last month, have
been delayed from time to time until |
am afraid they will now be little old.
BentonviIle we found a delightfully."-
quiet place, situated in most beautiful
" level country. The air is delightful,
such as the inhabitants of the southern
part OF the state never breathe at home.
Fruit and grain is abundantly raised,
and the fine orchards, on every hand
eV1nce care and attention. The famous
Shannon apple fourishes here in all its
glory.
Bentonville is the home of our United
States Senator Berry, also of Col. Dins-
more, the father of Mr.. Hugh Dinsmore.
who is so well known and so mnch be-
loved IN the state. Our State Senator
Walker has his home here, also Mr.. 7. A.
Rice, the able representative of Benton
county, and to Mr.. Rice we are indebt-
ed for many courtesies during our visit
in Bentonville.
Last, but not least, we met .'Uncle"
lack Baker, who SO distinguished him
self dl1ing the last session of the legisla-
ture, by his vocalization of the "Old Loo
Cabin, during the race of Mr.. I. K.
Jones for the U. S. Senate. "Uncleo
lack was as furnishing as usual, is a
candidate for reelection to the legisla-
ture, and they sayi making very good
race. Certainly the crowds of people who
focked to hear him speak were all inter
ested in his success.
There are many handsome residences
in Bentonville, and the farmers there
are all in prosperous condition, manv
of them having money to lend. Alto
gether this part of the State will ere lono
command much attention, and wheu the
railroads are generally scattered over
the country, the great Northwest will be
grand power.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04

Marion Booth, niece or Edwin
Booth and daughter of the late Junius
Brutus Booth, will start jointly with las.
0. Barrows IN what is said to be a
strong domestic comedy-drama. 1t is
by J. ]. McCloskey, and entitled the
"Flash Light
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04

- ala
WI and are constantly contributing to
s CLEANLINESS OF others. Formally, be-
,ood that degree acquired by true po-
: 1t.opss. has no place in the social life of
a. circle at the Crescent. | am contin-
,,lI,, reminded of the large house parties
,b,tpsed to assemble for whole sum-
-, N the barronial-like homes of the old
nominion in the anti-bellum days-the
came frank cordial manner among the
mest the genial, hospitable interest on
be part of the host, whose happiness lies
in promoting the pleasure OF his guests;
he JOYOUS buoyancy and eyer-ready-for
fun air ofthe young people, and the hap
nv abandon of the children, confident of
heinterestthat every body feelsin their
pursuits. This charming mountain air.
heodorofthe pines and the crystal-pure
and Notwithstanding waters of these
famous springs certainly count largely
gcommittants OF this delightful atmos-
pierre, impregnating the Crescent, but it
aBohaS most distinct flavor and air of
iSown, which charms every visitor from
lifetime ofthe first cordial greeting given
Onea he steps onto the veranda on the
north side leading into the rotunda,
where everybody assemblies at noon to
witness the new arrivals.
Gov. Clayton, one of the directors and
bis family, consisting of his wife, an ele-
giant, charming woman, his daughter.
Miss Lucy Clayton, beautiful Young
sFl who has just graduated and is in the
nSt summer of her social life, and sever
al little children, live here at the Cries.
cent and do everything to enhance the
pleasure OF the guests. The ladies think
nelt card parties, which are of nightly
occurrence, can't begin without the
Mluy ex-governor, and one is pretty
pure ~ lOhnd IN one of the card-rooms Gov.
Sayton and No Miss McCreery, Mrs. Clay
N N. ana Mrs. Brown, of'Vah Burefn,
AK, playing whist from 8 to II everv
V0I' Roots, one Of the most genial of
nPn' and his affable and handsome wife,
also mere with their children, ever
ivy 70 AID In promoting the enjoyment
Everybody. Col. Roots was the SD
a1 blue Beard" in the tableaux last
m % l., " n. was 50 successfully carried
NJ, y : MRS. VI and Miss McCreerv and
In n A. Tiffany, and the colonel got
aeS ',I' into into his swallow-tail and opened
ps ' srso with Mrs Roots last Tuesday, and
s,ns -, calling the figures at the
SpDJ, ru'e Tor the dances. Then, when
re,d, 'y comes, the versatile colonel
" oSermOn fOY. H. lie
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-04

'''u WIS T. b. Burnap; Mr.. Burnap is
a['lSt lor the Judge; James H. Manning,
f1enry James Ten Eyck, managing ed
l.0r OF the Albany Evening Journal !;
secretary and Mrs. James H. Mannipg,
MIR. and Mrs. A. G. Richmond. and Mr.
Charles Graham, artist of Harner's
Weekly.
Miss Lillian Brown, one of the pretty.
VlVaclous bellies of the Crescent will
wear pure white nuns yelling trimmed
with white silk cords. She has an exoui-
site figure and beaut'ful blonde hair.
Miss Louise Taylor, young heiress
lot Jefferson, Tex, who is STAYING here
with her mother and is greatly admired,
Will look very distingue, know, in the
toilette she has decided on wearing-a
gown OF cream-colored silk made en-
train with hand painted tabliers and cor
sage bouquet of roses and lilies. Her
dress is trimmed with exquisite an
plique.
ALL FOR LOVE.
Miss Taylor, who iss very wealthy,
proved great magnet Tor DR.. P. S..
O'Reilly, who was down here last week
though the young lady decidedly gave
our widower beau the cold shoulder. He
was much ePr1s, however, and with ASST
duty pressed his suit, searching the
town for gorgeous bouquets for the south
ern beauty, who often was quite hidden
from head to waist by the enormous
punches of roses ane grasses, and Au-
gust lilies he handed her with all the
emPresSement the St. Louis exquisite
can command. But the cold favor
shown him made the doctor decid, to re-
tire from the field, yet he was bound to
keep up his devotions to the last, and we
in quest of bouquet which should eclipse
allothers the day of his departure. He
came dashing up the Street on horseback
quite earl y in the morning, at a rate much
faster than the eight-mile-per-hour speed,
which the city law has set as limit in this
town of narrow streets, sharp declivitieS
and short turns. The doctor had several
times broken this law with lovers haste,
and had been spotted by the police for his
daring, On particular Friday morn
ing, one week ago, unluckily for him, a
policeman was Sauntering down the mar
rowroad up which our gallant urged his
steed, and without regard to the occasion
and the person, promptly made the arrest
and named the fine SIS. The doctor
fumed and fretted, but the policeman took
~ Al
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-09
MOLE CRICKETS.
Remarkable Insects Recently Discovered
by a Georgia Planter.


Commissioner Henderson received
from Mr.. NJ r. Hall, of Warrenton,
two curious little insects which look
like they might be cross between the
ordinary ground mole and the merry
little cricket whose cheerful chirping is
heard about the hearthstone during the
long winter evenings. Prof. Nc
Cutcheon, the bugologist of the depart
ment, at once pronounced them mole
crickets.
They are so called from their great
resemblance to the mole, the forelegs
being palmate, short, stout, much flat
tened and armed with solid, tooth-like
projections, like the fingers of hand,
and remarkably we'll adapted for Dig
ging in the earth. They are about an
inch and half in length, of a light
brown or fawn color, and covered with
a short velvet-like down. The wings
of these specimens are longer than of
those shown in the books.
From report of the entomologist at
Washington we learn that 'they gen.
orally live in moist places, near water,
and form passages OF galleries in the
soil. The European species are said to
lay from two hundred to four hundred
eggs in a nest or kind of chamber under
the earth. They feed on vegetable and
animal substances and will eat raw
meat, when pressed for food will even
kill and devour each other. A CORE
spondent of the National Department of
Agriculture sent some specimens from
Virginia several years ago, where he
said they were very numerous and had
destroyed nearly his whole crop of pota-
toes, which were planted in moist
ground. They also injure grass and
Vegetables, and sometimes green sod by
burrowing into it and cutting off the
roots. They are said to do much dam
age to young sugar cane in the West
Indies by destroying the shoots and
boring into the cane. They are not
very numerous in this country and little
damage to crops from them is reported,
yet in some parts of Europe they are
plentiful and said to do much damage
to field and garden. .crops.-Atla"ta Con-
stjtut5on.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-09
AN AFRICAN KING.
Description of the Royal Surroundings CT
an Old Savage in Jungle.

an Old Savage in a Jungle.
Wading up to our ankles in mad
through the rank, dense vegetation,
and passing a primitive forge, where
four sWart negroes were making nails
on a stone anvil with Il stone hammer
their forge bellows being two sheep
skins worked alternately by man with
two short sticks, As if he were playing
on pair of kettledrums-such a bel
lows and forge, in fact, as you may see
any day on the Egyptian hicroglyphics
we caught sight Of King JaJa coming
to meet us. A brilliant-colOred UNI
brella was held over his head by an at
tendant, and, as usual with African
chiefs, he was followed by quite a crowd
OF evil-lOokng rapscaIl:on> OF all ages
and in all states of undrcss, carrying a
perfect museum Of obsolete arms, the
staff OF state (ike Il beadIe's mace) and
other paraphcrnalia. Ja-Ja is a tinelooE-
ing old savage, as black as polished cb-
ony, with hair like silver, and was in full
dress to receive us-a red flannel shirt,
worn as usual with the tails loose. en-
broidered most clabOrately with the i'm
perial French arms. and plentifuIly be-
sprInkled with rs and ES, the NaDo-
leOnic bees, and other emblemS of
bygone dynasty in France. This was
the Kings only garment, except the
usual bandana loin-cloth Of two uncut
handkerchiefs.
JaJa received his great patron, the
Consul, with much tinger-snapplng and
other signs Of friendship, and led the
way to his house. The outer wall of
his compound, which incloses some
three acres of ground, is formed by the
huts of his slaves and people, the whole
place reeking with filth beyond all Eu-
ropean imagination. In the center of
the compound stands a fetch india-rub-
Der tree, with a iu-ju hut under it, and
near is built the house inhabited by
some of Ja-Ja's favorite wives, the pal
pound and overlooking all. 1t is
gaudily-painted wooden building, raised
on piles some eight feet high. and sur
rounded by veranda. The house, a
new one, is the pride of old Ja-Ja's
heart, and was constructed by negro
workmen from the British settlement Of
Accra. 1t is furnished with desperate
attempt at European style; but the
whole effect is absurdly incongruous
with the nude or semi-nude male and
female servitors, and the evident un-
easiness of Ja-Ja himself among his
civilized surroundings. In the corner
of the principal parlor, which leads
straight from the veranda, is a most
gorgeous red-and-gold throne, with
liberal allowance of crowns, scepters,
orbs, and "King Ja-Jas'' scattered on
every coign of vantage; and on its top
most pinnacle is stuck jauntly an alb
surd conical hat like fools cap, with
enormous feather-like ears on each side
of it, with which head-dress the King
volunteered the statement that he had
been ''making iu-ju,' whatever that
might Chambers Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-09
Milk as a Pork Producer.

An English writer who claims to
know from careful experiments, states
that one bushel of Indian corn will pro-
duce twelve pounds of pork, and that
four or five times the weight of corn
in skinned milk will produce the same.
Thus two hundred pounds, or twenty
five gallons, of milk will produce as
much pork as one bushel of corn. From
our own observation we doubt if the
average feeder obtains twelve pounds
of pork from bushel of corn, but un-
der favorable circumstances and judi
cious feeding, this might be fair esti-
mate. The estimate of the meat pro-
ducing quality of milk would indicate
that it is usually underrated in this
respect, and should receive more atten-
ton. There is Ger tainly no better food
for the growth of young pigs.-Prairie
Farmer.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-09
New York Cifu evarv We

New York City every year appro
PIRATES $4,000 for the relief of the
blind poor. A list of the blind residents
is kept and card sent to them when
an appropriation is made, when they
go to the Office of the superintendent
of outdoor poor and receive their
money. If any of these pensioners be.
have badly after remonstrance they are
cut off from the benefit of the appro-
priation for the year.-N. 7. Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-09
A fornoilv in Mnnofon r

"A family in Moncton, n. B., could
not understand why the leaves fell off
the plants until they saw small mouse
on the top of fine fuschsia cutting the
leaves off. After being watched for
some time it descended to the flower
pot, and, scratching up the ground IN
the pot, it began eating the roots.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-09

Boston conservatism occasionally
DER leans itself. The Boston Transcript
says: t.Miss Bessy Hatton, daughter
of the London correspondent, isprepar-
ing for the dramatic stage. She is no
exception to the general rule, and is
characterized as "a lady of high artistic
attainments. In the name of the
prophet, .Ratsl'"