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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
MOrtuary Statistics.

The whole number of deaths in this
city during the week ending June 26th
was 81, of which number II were white
persons and 90 colOred.
Causes Of Deah.-CaDcer, | cholera
infantum, 7; conclusion Of brain, 2 /;
consumption, 4 convulsions-infantile
3; diarrhGa, 3; drowning, | d; fever
typhoid, fever malarial, l heart
disease, 8; hemorrhage-from lungs, | ;
obstruction Of bowels, l; old age, l ;
pneumonia, 2; poisoned, l; scrofala, | ;
teething, 3; unknown, |.
Ages.-One day to thirty, 4; one
month to six, 7 six months to twelve, 3
one year to 3, three ten years to twenty,
4; twenty years to thirty, 3; thirty
years to forty, l; forty years to fifty,
8; fifty years to sixty, 4; sixty years
to seventy, 3 D.; eighty years to ninety, l.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
NORFOLK NOTES.
re Near Frnnkliu-wOrk stopped.

Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, Va, June 30.-A fire
occurred at Franklin, on the Seaboard
and Roanoke railroad, about midnight
last night in an old tenement-house
used as q beer-bottling establishment
and a grocery store, and the building
and contents were totally destroyed.
The property formerly belonged to
Charles Parker, but is now owned by
Captain j. ii. Bogart, under assign
ment Of Parker made few days since.
The stock and fixtures Of tho two
establishments were insured for -, 345
in the Virginia Fire and Marine and the
Liverpool and London and Globe compi-
MES. The origin of the fire is I'M
known.
All workmen in the construction
and steam.engineeriDg yards and
docks and equipment departments Of
the maynard were discharged tonight,
there being no money to continue the
work. The bell will not ring ar lie
gates will be closed tomorrow until
further orders from Washington.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
MARKETS BY Telegram.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, June 3O.-Cotton steady I;
sales, 3l3 Dales; uplands, sbc.; Orleans
99.l6c.; receipts. /. 405 bales exports-to
Great Britain; 1901 bales; 70 France, 300
steady. Wheal-No. 2 red, July, s3sa
sac: August e4]Ias5c. Corn 2s24c.
lower; No. 2, July, 45ai6c. Oats 14aAc.
higher and quiet; No. 2, July, $3.50. Hops
higher at 7al5c. Coffee fair; Rie firm at
95Ec. sugar firm and fairly active; fair TO
good refining, 4La6c.; refined steady. Mo-
lasses firm; 60-test. 1sa19c. Rice steady.
Cotton-seed oil, 27a2sc for crude, 3sc. for
refined. Rosin dun. Tufpentine dull at
32ac. Hides firm New Orleans, 94al0c.;
Texas, l0alol4c. Wool irm. Pork ilrm !;
mess sl0.25 for old, 5000 for new. Mid
dles-Old FIRM long clear, so.37H. Lard
5al0c. higher; western steam, soas6. ~
July, 1888. Freights steady.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. June 30.-Flour unchal ged.
Wheat active and strong; June and July.
73a74c.; August. 75a754c.; No. spring,
72Aa72Ac. Corn active and easier; cash.
3S'sa34ac.; July, 3i1a34Sc.; August. S6lIc.
Oats fairly active and steadler; cash. AHA
Mess-pork closed steady: cash, 1915: July.
S9.60as9.75; August, s0.72las9.s7H. Lard
6a7Ac. higher; cash. S6.45as630; July,
s6.4oasG.50: August, s6.5ZAss6.60. Short
rib sides steady; cash. s5.e7S. Boxed meats
steady: dry-salted shoulders, s5.i0as5.45:
short clear. s8.35as6.4o. Whlskey steady
at sl.f4. Sugars unchanged.
REVIEW or THE CHICAGO MARKET.
CHICAGO, June 30.-Wheat opened active
and strong this morning, with the shorts
covering freely, owing TO showing OF do
crease OF 5000, 900 bushels In the amount
on ocean passage, making decrease OF
5000, 900 IN two weeks. The market OPEN
ed for August 81 75Ac. rose 20. additional,
and then began to fall back under mode.
rately free offerings, closing on the regular
FNawN nta..
market receded 10 74hc, and closed at that
ngnre. Corn was slightly more active and
somewhat easier. closing &c. under yester-
day. Oats ruled active and hrmerand closed
a shade higher. Trading in mess'pork was
again active, and the market closed higher.
Lard was slightly excited, and higher
range OF prices was established.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, June 29.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat active and rrmer; No. red, cash,
77s791<c.: July, 74la74Hc. corn AIRY
active and Irregular; No; m .,s GU esssn;
Whissey firm si.io Provisions very firm.
Pork strong at sloasio.25. Lard steady at
s6ase.O5 bid; short-rios. se;io; clear ar
Ss2b. Bacon. firm; long clear, 20 ooaso.o0;
short ribs 81. 62Xas6.65; clear 1919.
CINCINNArI.
CINCINNATI, June So.-tlour steady.
firm; No. . mixed. SIC. oats heavy No.
2 mixed. 2shc. Pork firmer ~ 1918. Lard
higher ut So. l 0at6.15. Bulk-meats and bA-
con firm and Unchanged. Whiskey steady
at sl.lO. Sugar steady aud unchanged.
Hogs firm; common and light. sS.s0a
Si.e0; packing and butchers', $4.ssasA.7o
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, N. O., June sc.-Turpsntins
firm at zoo. Rosin ftrm: strained. sl.S5:
good. SOC Tar nIm at 1.25. Crude tur-
pentine firm; hard. 7oc.; yellow-dip. ti.eo;
viigin. 3l.e0.
COTTON MARKETHi
NORFOLK. VA. June So.--Cottoa quiet
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Fatal Fiaht between Mortal Enemies
In 1exAs.

Fatal Fiaht between Mortal Enemies
in 1exas.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 30.-A Gates
vile Tex special says James Cooper
and Joseph Van Wrinkle fought an in
formal duel with revolvers yesterday
on Brown creek, in Coryell county.
Both were fatally wounded. Cooper
was shot in the head and died in few
minutes, and Van Wrinkle was shot
through the bowels and has since died.
Cooper and Van Wrinkle were mortal
enemies, having quarrelled about year
ago over some cattle. Yesterday they
met on Brown creek, and, after some
hot words, they agreed to fight to the
death. They measured off the ground,
and each, with his watch in his hand,
waited for the moment agreed upon for
opening fire. At the appointed time
two shots rang out almost simultane-
ously. Van Wrinkle had received his
fatal wound, but Cooper was not
scratched. Another round was fired,
and Cooper fell with a bullet in his
brain. This is the story told by Van
Wrinkle before his death. The firing
attracted some herders about q mile
distant, and they cared for the wound
ed man until he died.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
RuclaaDnn Notes

Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
BUCHANAN, Va, June %, 1886.
The Shenandoah ALLEY railway trains
killed within the last week two valua-
bic cows belonging to W. ID. Couch,
Esq. Quite number OF valuable cows
and hogs have been destroyed in or
near the corporation since the construc-
ton Of the road.
Good wheat crops are the exception
in this portion Of the Valley. Com
plant Of rust, smut, and incomplete
filling of the head reaches here daily.
The unprecedented rainfall has damaged
the hay crop considerably and SO re-
tarded work in the corn-iields that the
weeds and grass are the most promi-
nent.
The Ladies' Mite Society Of the Bsp-
list church gave q festival last week,
which netted 1925 Notwithstanding
financial depression.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
An ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

An unique entertainment will De
held tomorrow night at 707 east Frank
lin street, under the management Of the
young ladies oil the Floral Mission.
Any gentleman by paying twenty-five
cents is allowed to enter the contest
for the prize awarded to the one who
does the quickest, neatest, and most
careful piece of needle-work. The COD
test commences at Q o'clock. The
prize is a gentleman's gold scarf-pin,
crescent and star-shape, studded with
pearls. Refreshments will be served
during the evening.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
xI.IN. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June 80, 1886.
kaanla


Senate.
The Senate proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON OF Mr.. Platt's resolution for
public executive sessions, and the speech
of Mr.. Morrill, who is sick and absent)
sgainst the proposed change was read
by Mr.. Henderson. Mr.. Morrill, thought
that his friend from Connecticut, Mr..
Plat, was, in this matter, immensely
wrong"
AT the conclusion of the reading Of
Mr.. Morrill's speech Mr.. Iioar spoke
at great length in opposition to Mr..
Platt's resolution. When he had con-
cluded two pension vetoes were laid be-
fore the Senate and referred to the
Pension Committee.
The conference report on the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was submitted by Mr.. Allison and
agreed to.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
joint resolution extending the appro-
pristion for ten days.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to the second
reading Of the joint resolution for rea-
sons which he said he would state to-
morrow.
The Senate here proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the legislative appropria-
ton bill. In the course Of the discus
sion on amendments increasing the
clerical force OF some Of the Depart
ments Mr.. Beck declared that he felt
Inundated by the fact that many of the
appropriations were diminished so that
members Of the House might be able to
20 TO the country aud say how eco
nomical they were ard how extrayagant
the Senate was. lie also criticised the
House for its delay in passing the ap-
preparation bills. The sundry civil
appropriation bill was not yet sent to
the Senate. The legislative bill was
in its present condition on the last day
Of the fiscal year. The naval bill had
not yet been considered. The def
cheney bill had not been looked at. lie
was not proud Of the record.
Mr.. Plumb said that the House took
I'll the time it needed, and then it
J launched the appropriation bills on the
Senate without giving the Senate time
to consider them. The legislative bill
should have had much more considera-
ton than the Senate Appropriations
Committee had been able to give it. II
had to take many things blindly. lie
thought 1t would be good idea for the
Senate and House to remain in session
till September, October, or November,
until every item in the appropriation
bills had been fully scrutinized.
The conference report on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill was sub
mitted and explained by Mr.. Plumb,
and was agreed to.
After disposing Of forty-six pages Of
the legislative bill the Senate had .
brief executive session, and at p. NJ.
took arecess until p. NJ.
At its evening session the Senate re-
sumed the consideration OF the legisls-
tive appropriation bill, but took no final
action upon It.
ssouss 81 Representatives.
Mr.. Boyd, from tho Paa-Electric
Committee, submitted . report signed
by four members Of The committee upon
ths subject Of its Investigation. II 10
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

JUNE 80, 1886
Our market has been uninteresting this
week. so far the bulk OF sales has been
shipping tobaccos, the finer grades OF which
have sold freely and well. while medium
grades continue more or less neglected Re
ceipts OF brlghts are large, bat sampllng 10
progressing slowly, as the market for such
is dull. sun.cured leaf remains without
change while offerings Ere ample. The
best grades La keeping order are generally
held back for higher prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
Glass Factory fires Put Out.

10y leIeBftTu 10 tuo DIsIalcH.I
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 30.-The
fires in almost every satisfactory in
the country will be put out tonight and
the workers given q rest for two months.
This is the regular summer shutdown,
and during the time the scale of wages
for the coming year will be arranged.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
Death OF n Prominent Citizen.

Special telegram 10 the Dlspatch.I
HARRIsoNBURG, Va, June 3d.
Samuel Shacklett, president of the Val.
ley turnpike, one Of the best-known
business men in the Valley and one Of
the wealthiest citizens OF our town,
died this evening; aged about eighty.
three years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
WEDNESDAY,, June 80, 1885.

SALEs-FIRsr BoARD.-l,000 Virginia
new SIS at ee4; sl4s.45 Virginia new 3's
tfrsctionaD at e9s: 295 Virginia deferred
at OF; 400 Richmond city s'sat l4iE; 500
Richmond city e's Mt 124X; s shares Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta at 81.
SECOND BoAgD.-1, 800 Richmond city
5's (B. h. July, 1894 at 1851.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01

HARRISBURG, Pa, June 30.-The
Republican State Convention to-day
nominated General James A. Beaver
for Governor. No other candidate was
named, General +. A. Osborne was
nominated for copgressmar-st-lsrge.
On the second ballot William 1. Davies
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor,
and Colonel A. Wilson Norris for Au-
ditor. Colonel 8. A. Losch was nomi.
dated for Secretary Of Internal Affairs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01

COTTON REPORT.

We quote: Fine, s2.5Oas2. rs srperfns
ssas3.26; extra, Ss.50as3.76; family, s&a
$3.50; patent family. country, ssasb.50.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
LATE FEATHER REPORT.

WASHINGTON, July IL A. NJ
For Virginia, light local rains, slightly
parmer, variable ucinds, generally east
erly.
For North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, and Eastern Florida, local
rains, stationary temperature, variable
p,nds.
The Weather in Richmond Yesterday
was clear in the early forenoon, fol-
loired by clouds and heavy rains in the
afternoon and night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
GSAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. lime 30. 1850.

ouhS W. ASsVs
OFFERTNGs.
CORN-White. 1000 bushels Mixed.
LOO bushels.
OATs.--s00 bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
CoRS.-White, 500 bushels very good
western at 4Sc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
Prohibition In Atlanta.

10y soieBrepn W tno DsPHsou'I
ATLANTA, June 30.-At IL o'clock
tonight the liquor licenses expire, aud
Prohibition will 90 into effect. The
bar-rooms are full Of drinking men.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
baseball Yesterday.

Pittsburgh: Pittsburghs, IL; Ath-
letics, 3.
Louisville Louisvilles, 9; Brook
lyns, 4.
st. Louis St. Louis, 4; Bostons, 6.
Cincinnati Cincinnstis, Is; Balti-
mores, Z.
81. Louis st. Louis, I; Metropoli-
tans, 3.
Kansas City Kansas Citys, s.; New
Yorks, IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
SEW YORK srOCk mARkET.

NEW YORK. June so.-rhe principal eie-
mept affecting the market st present y I'M
doubte diy the movement OF gold out OF ths
country. Boil leaders have OF late oreteBd-
ed TO attach little importance To 10. out "
effect was seen In the harding rate for
money to day. The movement Is In part
accounted for by the return OF hgh-cass
securities held In Europe. III OF late heavy
inquiry for first-class bonds haviu run their
prices TO high premium, which hassempt.
ed holders 20 sell. At the opening prices
were frm and FAX above last night. PAclnc
Mail was conspicuous exception, otinx
down z. The general market was urn ~
the early trading. and advances OF small
fractions were established, but these We're
generally lost IN the afternoon. when tue
eptiie market yielded slirhtiy bot IL be-
came steady aud so closed. the CHANCES
ffom last nights prices being insignificant.
The ate war In the Northwest ~. In add
iion to the gold movement, disturbing
element. Norfolk and Western preferred
Vas strong ell day and showss net gain OF
~. sales, III, 900 shares.
Noon.-StocKa dull ana steady. Money, Iva
per cent. Exchengo-Iong, ass; short
ass. Governments neglected.
Eeentno. <ssx. Money, 2s7
per cent. sub-Treasury pelances-CSoid
si29,lo2, 600: currency, s2O.367. 600. Gov
srnments dull; tper cents, 1905; per
cents lOl% bid. State bonis dali.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
NEW YORK CorroN rurums..

sew YoRK. June s0.-Cot,on-Grass ~.
ssies "a 800 seies: ya,y 50 sssse AZ. A.
gust Sg.45as9.4s; septemb er, s932at9.S9;
October. $3.50; November. So l6as9.l7;
december. O.. lesse.2o. iasnary, 50 27s
So rs: February. 80, S6as9.37; March, t9.Asa
40 4s A nril a. NAM IL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
nAsiNEfNTELI.IaHsCK.
PORT OF RICHMOND. june 20. 1850.

ARRIVED.
Schooner Henry Parker Green. New
York. general cargo, 10 Curtis & Parker.
schooner Paul and Thompson, Bennett.
New York. Old rails, Tredegar Company.
SAILED.
Steamer ARIEL. Deyo, Norfolk, United
States mall, merchandise aud passe nxsrs.
l.. Is. Tatum. agent.
Schooner Samos Smith, m0rient, pyrites,
Sulphur Mines Company; Vessel Cartls .
Parker.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01

Market nfm.
QUOTATIONS.
GOoD MIDDLINo.-sbc
MIDDLING.--9tc
STRIcT Low MIDDLINo.-6 t5-16G9c.
Low AIDDLIS6.-si @.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
THE RTOEMOND Observation-Disclosures. JULY i. 1886

Thompson, Of South Carolina, to be
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
rice william 4. Saith, resigned, and
Henry j. VIM to be postmaster ct
birmingham, Ala.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. June 3d. Market quoted very
dull. sales of 30 bags reported to-day ct
pri, es for prime. no stosk from the coun.
Try being received except a. the factories
2xe.: sbel.ed. 2aShc.; factory. hand
picked. Safe.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
AHEAyY DErALCATION.
OVer-IsSue az sGi5, 900 Bouds of the
chesapeake and Della are Canal.


thesapeaise snd Deiav are Canal.
lBy Telegraph to the spatch.l
PHILADELPHIA, PA June 3d.
The hasty summoning OF the members
Of the Board Of Directors Of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal Company at
an early hour this forenoon created a
stir in financial circles, and the report
quickly flew about that heavy defal-
cation had been discovered in the ac-
counts OF ono Of the officers. The
company is one Of the oldest, and was
in earlier times one of the wealthiest,
corporations in the middle States, hold
its charter under the Legislatures Of
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Mary
land.
The first rumor that reached the
street was that Treasurer James A. l..
Wilson had defaulted IN his accounts
to the extent Of $l7S,000. The facts
as subsequently ascertained more accu-
rately were that an oyer-issue Of bonds
TO the amount of s6l5, 200 was made
on the thirty-year mortgage loan of the
company of July 1856 for $4,000, 900.
The loan natures tomorrow, and pre-
parations having been made for its ex-
tension, the return Of bonds for certif
cation at the Office to-day would have
revealed the over-issue. Treasurer
Wilson did not appear at the office to-
day, but on his desk was note contain
ing confession Of guilty knowledge of
the fraudulent transaction. He left the
city last night, it is alleged, in company
with Henry V. Lesley, the former
treasurer, under whose administration
the over issue was made. Wilson is
about sixty-fye years Of age, and for
thirty years has been connected with the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com
pany, has been its treasurer since 1888,
when he succeeded Lesley.
Fast Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
Hallway.
IBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, June 30.-The East
Tennessee consol certticate-holders de-
sgnated at their election at the
Central Trust Company's office the
following gentlemen as directors, of
the reorganized company, which
will be known as the East Tennessee,
Virgins and Georgia Railway Com
pany: Samuel Thomas, New York;
Calvin s, Brice, Lima, o.; Samuel
Shethar, New York; George Warren
Smith, New York; Charles NJ. Nc
Chez, Knoxville, Tenn. Robert Flem-
ing, Dundee, Scotland E. Ii. r. Ly-
man, Brooklyn, N. Y; Frank Work,
New York /; John G. Moore, New York
Oliver II. Payne, New York; A. d.
Jaillard, New York 4; j. o. Moss, San
dUsky, o.; Henry Fink, Knoxville,
Tenn. E. j. Sanford, Knoxville,
Tenn. A. II. Richard, Atlanta, Ga;
L. NJ. Schevan. They voted slS,5oO,-
600 East Tennessee consols and de-
bentures and Cincinnati and Georgia
division bonds for this ticket out Of .
total Of l7,500,O0O.
Prohibition I'm Atlanta.
Nv 4ai.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
wANTs.

yxTANTED, A GOOD COOK,
w washer and Ironer for . small fan.
lily. References required. Apply 81 SOS
south Fourth street. ~ lit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
THE YOUNG LADIES OF TIE

he IVVNU LADTES Ut IuH
l. FLORAL MISSION propose giving an
"APKoN.HEMM!Na" 81 7o7 east Frank
lin street fcR the purpose OF raising funds 70
complete furnishing their room At the Ne
treat for the Sick. Admission free, Ice
Cream and Cake. Is ceats Apron Hem.
ming 20 commence ~ 4, NJ. tickets tor
Apron Hemming, IS cents. ~ lat
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
Nominations.

Nominations.
(By telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The Pre-
sidsnt to-day nominated Hugh Smith
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-01
PORT OF VIEWPOINTS NEWS. JUsk so.
by telegraph

steamship Richmond. Boaz. New York.
and sailed for West Point.
steamship Berkshire, Marsh, West Point.
and sailed for Prov ldencs.
Bark Carlo fttatianl. Trepain, Baltimore
10 load cotton Tor Barcelona.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-12-30
Christmas BrOiIs.

Christmas night there were numerous
instances of the consequences OF holiday
iamborees. In saloon near the foot of
Broadway Con. Morris and James Fitz-
gerald. two plasterers. came in violent con-
tact. Morris is the man who put on the
gloves at the Dempsey Burke sparring
exhibition, and Saturday night he used his
bare knuckles with the same skill he mani
tested in handling the mittens. Fitzgerald
was pretty we'll bruised up and one of his
fingers badly "chawed" by Morris. Yester-
day Morris was arrested for assault and
battery and taken before Judge WOodman,
who fined him $40 and costs. Not being
able to pay it he was sent to jail. To-day
his friends are rustling for his release, but
il is said steps are being taken for his
arrest on the charge of mayhem should
they compass his liberty.
similar case is reported uptown, where
in Dave RYAN grew bOisterOus and resisted
arrest. Officer Silsby tried to enforce his
authority. after persuasion had failed, but
RYAN objected so determinedly that
scrimmage ensued In the scuff1e Silsby
had the misfortune to let his fingers get
between his adversary's molars, which
closed upon them like steel trap. Ihe
insubordinate was finally overcome ana
taken to the Jail, where he spent the night.
Silsbv's hand is badly lacerated and he IS
forced to carry it in sling. Ryan Will
have hearing to morrow on the charges OF
MAYHEM and resisting an officer.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-12-30
Free Library Needs.

Our Free Public Library needs at least
500 new new volumes at once to meet the
moderate demands of its patrons, and it is
pressing question how they are to be
provided. The amount derived from city
tax applicable to the purchase of books is
nearly exhausted. 1t was drawn on heavily
to pay off claims against the old Helena
library; besides from this fund the reading
room had to be supplied with magazines
and newspapers, so that hardly more than
$500 of this years tax was available for
the purchase of new books. Nearly or
quite 400 new volumes have been added
There seems but weeks allowance for
the reading public of our city. We have
called and begged for donations and they
do not come in. 1t shows that our people
hate to part with the books they have
Shall we start public subscription or
plan for some public entertainment ? 1t is
only a choice of means, for the necessity is
apparent and urgent. Many of the books
from the old library were much worn, and
they wear out very fast under constant
use. We calculate that for years to come
a thousand new volumes at the least will
be needed every year to make good the
waste and supply the increased demand.
Our income from the city tax will not be
more than half enough. This public
library is school for every body, and there
is no more deserving object Of individual
bounty. Who will head the procession
with a hundred dollar donation for books
holiday present to all the readers of the
city?