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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07

see that day by day and as often as the
daily wants OF their households recur,
they are forced to pay excessive and
needless taxation, while their products
struggle in foreign markets with the com
petition of nations, which, by allow
ing freer exchange of productions than
we permit, enable their people to sell
for prices which distress the American
farmer As every patriotic citizen re-
joices in the constantly increasing pride
of our people in American citizenship,
and in the glory Of our national achieve
ments and progress, sentiment prevails
that the leading strings useful 10 nation
in infancy may well be to a great ex-
tent discarded in the present stage
Of American ingenuity, courage and
fearles, selfreliance and for the
privilege OF indulging this sentiment
with true American enthusiasm our
citizens are quite willing to forego an
idle surplus in the public Treasury. And
all the people know that the average rate
Of Federal taxation upon imports is to-
day, In time OF peace, but little less, while
upon some articles Of necessary consump-
ton it is actually more than was imposed
by the grievous burden willingly borne
at s time when the Government needed
millions to maintain by war the
safety and integrity of the Union.
He recommends that, keeping in view
all these considerations, the increasing
and unnecessary surplus Of national in
come annually accumulating be released
to the people by an amendment to our
revenue laws which shall cheaper the
price of the necesssries Of life and give
freer entrance to such imported materials
as by American labor may be manufsc-
tured into marketable commodities. Moth
ing can be accomplished, however, in the
direction Of this much needed reform un-
less the subject is approached in patri
otic spirit Of devotion TO the interest OF
the entire country and with a willingness
to yield something for the public good.
While on the subject of tariff and rev.
enue, the President especially directs the
attention Of Congress TO the recommen-
dations of the Secretary Of the Treasury
touching the simplification and amend
ment Of the laws relating to the collec-
ton OF revenue The President says
he sees no reason to change his views
as given in his last message on the
silver question. He urges better coast
defences. He says Congress should con-
slider the condition of the army and
navy; favors the erection Of a national
penitentiary fayOrs a change III the Fed
eral court system so as to avoid present
delays; improvement of the condition
OF the Indians by a commission Of
six-three from the army to sup
plement the work of the agents; speaks
warmly in behalf of the ex-Fed-
eral soldiers; advocates consideration of
the subject of interstate commerce /;
thinks arbitration in labor troubles would
be beneficial; recommends the payment
of the 81 100000 still due the creditors Of
the Freedman's Savings Bank says the
operation Of the ciyil-seryice reform reg
ulation has shown its utility and proposes
to keep it up.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
Suicide Of an Artist.

New YORK, December 6-James A.
Wales, well-known artist, formerly con-
nected with Puck, the Judge, and
other illustrated papers, took a small
quantity Of chloral in Spencer's res
taurant, corner Fulton street and Broad
way this afternoon, and died shortly
after The New York Press Club has
taken charge of the remains.
Mr. Wales had been in i'll health for
some time mast
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
TAs guHaay Question.

A hr1s girl Of ), anxious to DO litsls
work ea hsr dolls dress. sat Gowa last bun
da7 vita Mosaic and ss~ssd and essea csu
isg Her Asssss telS Ass to put her tsiaSs
away, hscaxs n was Slndsy, addissl "Yos
NOW 9od doss Eos hlos to Aavs you sew ee
sunday The htsls sx.i lais ssids Ar n+sS.o
AJAX rsFsaiRsd shiakiRy for q few moaaoss,,
whsa sss broke out with Mamma. De you
su,yeoss Hs would care il ripped hssisF--
Boston Budget.
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Tho Irish Question.

LONDON, December 6.-Mr. Peter Nc
Donald, member of parliament for North
Sligo, said in a speech at Plymouth to-
night, that there would be in the House
of Commons at the beginning of the next
session, eighty-six Parnellite members
determined to refuse to consider or per-
NIT to be considered, any other business
until the case of Mr. John Dillon should
be settled
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
Home Rmle for Scotland.

LONDON December 6.-Mr. Gladstone
has written letter acknowledging the
receipt Of a copy OF the resolutions adopt
ed by the Liberal meeting at Edinburgh
on December 2d, when Mr.. John Lorley
spoke in favor OF home rule for Scotland
as well as Ireland. In this he says he is
glad to see that Scotland it set on obtain
ing Cor herself a measure of home rule ap-
propriate TO her needs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
CITY TAXES.
OFFICE CITY COLLECTOR,
RICHMOND, November 80, 1885.

THIS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN
l. daily between the hours of o'clock A. M.
and O'Clock p. NJ, from the
l5TH TO THE 31sT DAY OF DECEMBER.
1886, INCLUSIVE,
for the purpose of receiving from all persons
TAXES DUE THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
Any person who shall fail 10 pay said taxes
within the time so limited win be considered
delinquent, and will be charged penalty of
FIVE PER CENT, and interest AT the rate OF
six per centum per annum.
A. II. WOODSON,
dec l-tjal City Collector
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The VIII of Charlie. Francis Adams.

DEDHAM. MASS, December Cine
will Of the late Charles Francis Adams
makes one public bequest OF *lV'oUIi; 10 10
the Adams Academy at quincy Yya ol "1 m"ttn the
the grandfather Of the deceased DI',oIIr was Ine
founder. The rest OF the estate IS equaiiy
divided among members Of the family
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
Found Drowned.

sr LOUIS, Mich, December 6-J. NJ.
cbnrcb e1.postmaster and prominent
bnsin ess-man was found drowned III
cistern on his premises yesterday.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
c.,oraI Arthur's viii Probated.

NEW YORK, December 6.-To-day'
Charles r. Miller, one Of the executors,
nrosented the will of the late ex-Presl-
dent Chester A. Arthur for probate. IL
was admitted TO probate and letters tesla
mentarv were issued to Charles e. Miller
and Daniel G. Rollins, the executors.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
Her Challenge.

The maiden sat 80 near my arm,
Around her waist l tarew it,
And, then, not meaning any harm,
kissed her e'er she knew It.
She threw an angry glance At me,
Her face grew red, and thea
She frowned aud said, I'D like 10 SEE
You just try that again"
"Why certainly, sweet maid" | said,
Idid-could be blamcd'
This time she blushed and said,
"You ought TO be ashamed"
Boston Courier.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07

1t Is definitely ascertained that the
Democratic majority in the House Of
Representatives Of the Fiftieth Congress
will be IS. In the Forty-fourthC ongress
II wss GO, in the Forty-iifth IL, in the
Forty-sixth 16, Forty-eighth 81, and in
the Forty-ninth it is 43.
The FOrty-seyenth Congress was Re
nulican
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
WEATHER REPORT.

"AsHISGrON, December 6-3 p. K.-Indi-
cations for Virginia, snow; northerwesterly
WINDS becoming westerly, slight changes in
temperature
For North Csrolinaand South Carolina, snow,
followed by fair weather: westerly winds
nearly stationary temperature.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
Shipwreck.

ST. JOINS, N. F., December 6.-The
schooner Edith, from St Pierre for Lang
laid, was lost Sunday on reef near Mi
quelOn Island. All the crew, numbering
13, perished. The vessel was loaded with
provisions for the winter supply of Mi
duelon.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
Destructive Confiagration.

KaokUK, Iowa, December 6.-The
most destructive conflagration that has
occurred in this city for many years was
the burning last night of the extensive
wholesale dry goods, carpet and notion
house of Irwin, Phillips & Co. Loss,
S150000
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
The Combination Fence Co., I45O frank
lin Street, Richmond, Va,

Are turning out The best Fence ever OF
fered TO our people. 1t is manufactured Of Bes-
semer steel Wire and Cypress, Pine, ana PoP-
low. being under that for which any other du-
rable fence can be put up. Arthur A. SpitZer
the manager for the company, will be glad 10
SEQ his friends and the pubhc at the factory,
or will send circular of prices and description
upon application.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07

King TimbaLoka, Of Gilbert Lalanda
gcigns 800 pounds and has thirty wives. He
vii ne: allow @ whits man 10 live on bis
it&nds When white missionaries visited him
aed risd TO get aim to discard twenty nine
OF his wives he got mad and drove than
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
HSi.. winnie Davis.

NEW YORK. December o.-Miss Winnie
Davis who srrived in this city last night
from syracuse, will remain until after the
HOLIDAYS. when she returns to Mississippi
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
Rscklsss Rxtrevssanos.

Ia. Winnipeg nan who sold hiz wits and
Ares children 80 nsighbor FOR $40 did worry
wrong. He should have held ON for s7i
anyhow Chronicle
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07
No Household

,noht 10 be without bottle of that best OF
family remedies, DR.. Dayid's Cough Syrup.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07

You can have your horse well stabbed
and cared for at ChatswOrth. ! will send for
him II. b. CHAFFIN.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07

bANGu or THRRHOMHTER at Spence, Tyree
\ Co.'S shoe house, Broad street, Dec G. 1856
9A.M. l2H. Bpm 6PN
s2s 30 30 28
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FROM WASHINGTON.
opening OF the Forty-rinth Congress Sec
Ond Session.

SENATE.
Senator Sherman called the Senate to
order at 12 O'Clock n. Senators Edmund.
and Salisbury were appointed TO wait
upon the President.
MIR. Williams, of California, wassrorn
IN as Senator vice Miller, deceased.
number Of bills and petitions were
presented, and the Senate took a recess
until o'clock.
The Presidents message Was received
at o'clock and read, and the message
and accompanying documents ordered TO
be printed.
Nr. Blair, Of New Hampshire, AZ
nounced the death Of his late colleague, Mr..
Pike, and on bis motion the Senate, IS q
mark of respect, at 39j P. d. adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker Carlisle called the Honse 10
order at II d. The roll WIS called and
24l members answered. Esssrs. Reagan.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, and Reed
were appointed to wait upon the Presi-
dent
Messrs. S. s. Cox and Henry Bacon,
of New York, and H. W Rush, of Mary
land, were sworn il IS members
The House then took a recess until 2
o'clock, when the President message was
received and read
1t was ordered to be printed, and re
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
The deaths Of the late Congressman
Beach and Arnot, Of New York, and
Price, Of Wisconsin, wore announced 4
committee was appointed to attend the
funeral of Ar Price, and as mark of re-
spcct to the memory of the decease the
House at 4:15 p NJ. adjourned.
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PnICEs: Orchestra (re5srvedl, 81 admission,
--.: Dress circle lreserEedl. l5c.; Family cir
Gle. s5c: Gallery, lbs.
Sale ~ reserved seats at BoX-Ohicc. Yele-
rtoDe 4S-. dec53t
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-07

GOOD COL
W ored Coal Miners 10 go 90 Birmingham,
rs raa5y O. start from my Office on the even
-.t trc Sth Of December. For full infOrms-
..'- s.r.y 10 or address.
j. p. JUSTlS, Labor Agent.
t.-r Ne. y. Fifteenth street.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
The book Did Say So.
Youths Companion.1

Authority of the books. or precedent, is
a fine thing to back up any statement
with, but it is essential that the books be
rightly understood. Not long ago MEM
Der of school ol-committee.i jim New Hamp-
shirs was examining a class, when he
happened to ask: ''Can any scholar give
the definition of the word average?" For
some time no one answered, but. at asst a
little girl hesitatingly replied: "It's a
thing hen lays an egg on, SIR" ''No,
that's not right" Eyes, sir, my book says
So" And she trotted up to her questioner,
and pointed to this sentence: ga hen lays
an egg once day on an average"
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
RAISING DUCKS.
An Occupation Which Can Easily Be Made
Remunerative.

An Occupation which Gan Easily De ha0e
Remunerative.
Ducks are very hardy when young,
and grow faster than any other class
of young stock. They require but
very little brooding, and if fed all they
will eat, with plenty Of drinking wa
ter. they can be made to attain the
weight of five pounds in ten weeks
from the time they are Matched. They
require mixed food, which should con-
sist of meat scraps, mashed potatoes
or turnips, and scalded bran, meal and
middlings. They come into market
after the prices for early chicks begin
to decline, thus extending the season
for securing the highest prices. It is
best to hatch chicks early and then
follow with young ducks.
The favorite breeds are the Pekin,
Aylesbury and Rouen. The first are
easily kept in confinement, and require
no ponds of water The adults should
have a large trough of fresh water,
but ducklings should not get their
bodies wet from the time they are
hatched till they are marketed, al
though until recently it was supposed
that a pond of water was necessary.
The Pekins lay when five or six
months old, and the favorite month for
laying by all the breeds is February.
Plenty of nests should be provided, as
ducks usually lay very early in the
morning. In feeding, the cheapest mode
is to give them plenty of bulky food.
A lot Of clover hay, chopped fine,
scalded and mixed with mashed tur-
nips, and thickened with bran and
ground oats, makes q delicious meal
for them; but they should have meat
once day. Duck eggs command at
the present time double the price of
those from hens, and as they will lay
as many as one hundred and forty a
year, they are capable of yielding a
fair profit for all that may be invested
in them. The feathers are also salable,
and usually pay for the labor of killing
and picking them for market. The best
crosses are the Pekins and Aylesburys.
The Muscovy drake and Rouen duck
produce large and elegant carcass for
market, but the produce is sterile, and
a second cross can not be made from it.
When roaming at large, a pond and
plenty of grass, with a good feed at
night and warm, dry quarters, will
keep the adult ducks thrifty and pro-
ductive.-Rur1l NeW Yorker.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
45OC,OOO,O

Many splendid fortunes lie in the English
Court Of Chancery, which belong to Amer.
can citizens The court has held possession
in some cases, for more than one hundred
and fifty years. Cox & Co; London, En-.
gland, have with great care and diligence
compiled book containing the names 0i
fifty thousand heirs and their descendants
who have been advertised for to claim
ceed for the recovery of money and estates
Sent free to all parts Of the world upon
receipt Of one dollar. Remittance may be
made by registered letter or money order
Address cox & CO., Al Southampton
Buildings, London, England. Cox & Co.
refer BY permission to the Kellogg News
paper Company, New York.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
A PARABLE.

# f
Iknow q road that winds through solitudes,
Through stern defiles, and dark and gloomy
woods,
Yet nnds its way by many sunny glades,
And crosses brooks, and lies meath pleasant
shades.
Its sudden turn mieht sometimes well dis
One who before hath never trod the way;
A thorny thicket or rock towering tall.
Shuts of the path and seems the end OF all
But oh, delight! turn, and all is new;
A blossoming tree, meadow comes in view,
Or We catch glimpses from the mountain
OF the fair city where our friends abide.
And who, that BY this winding road doth
wend,
Would change one single memory at the end?
This is my parable: Lies harder path
More threatening turns, more blest surprises
-Mdry L. B. Branch. IN Good Housekeeping.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

Prof Barrett, in a lecture at
Dublin, on Fluid Jets and their Vibra-
tions," showed that jet of water
emitted in water would shorten I'D and
flare in response to musical note OF
proper pitch; and a jet of smoke in
air would be similarly affected by
musical note, and that musical note is
produced when small fame is brought
underneath long jar. This phenome-
non has been applied to the explana-
ton of the dark lines in the solar
spectyum.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
A Rargain in Corner Lots

Is what most men desire. but to keep from
filling a grave in a cemetery lot ere half
your DAYS are numbered, always keep q
supply of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery" by you. When the first symp-
toms Of consumption appear lose no time in
putting yourself under the treatment Of
this invaluable medicine. 1t cures when
nothing else will Possessing, as it does,
ten times the virtue of the best cod liver
oil, it is. not only the cheapest but far the
pIeasantest to take. 1t purifies and en-
riches, the blood, strengthens the system,
cures blotches, pimples, eruptions and 9th
er humors. By druggists
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
DR.. H. A. Mott, a chemist ar

DIR. H. A. Mott, a chemist and
analyst Of high reputation, writes to US
in regard to the suggestion, copied
from an exchange in this column, that
citrate Of silver might be slowed in
ships boats to be used in turning sea
water into drinking water in case of
necessity. DR.. Mott says that if this
were done by any one not possessin 9
the skill OF an analytical chemist a
deadly poison might result. = Christian
TT1zi07z
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

How many women there are working to-
dav in various branches of industry-to
say nothing of the thousands of patient
house wives whose lives are an unceasing
round of tol-.who are martyrs to those
complaints to which the weaker sex is liza.
bic. Their tasks are rendered doubly hard
and irksome and their lives shortened, yet
hard necessity compels them to keep on.
To such DR.. Pierce's ''Fayorite Prescrip-
tom offers a sure means of relief. For all
female weaknesses it is certain cure. All
druggists.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
Isn't it about time to have a lit

Isn't It about time to have a little
renaissance of Yankee Doodle in this
country? What with Socialism, Nihil-
ism, Anarchism, boycottism, strike
ism, etc.. it seems as if the great
original idea of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness was getting
showed under. mind your own
business" was one of the maxims for
which this Yankee Nation fought and
bled century ago, and the wisdom OF
it is not worn cat yet by any means
Sprinqfeid Union. i \
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
A to Fanny and Frances.
Detroit Tribunal

Harrisville girls read in the Aieona
County Heciew that girls desiring to have
small mouths should frequently repeat
rapidly, "Fanny Finch fried five founder
fish for Frances Fowler's father.n They
have formed societies and are now repeat.
ing the quotation IN concert. They hops
to get their mouths sndaD enough to be
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
A Judge Sails Through the Air.
fChicago Times.1

Judge Lucas, Of McCook, Neb., went to
the public bath-house, and was just in
the enjoyment of hot-water bath when
there was an explosion. One end of the
bath-house went flying into the street,
and the judge followed, landing In a big
snow-drift. The boiler In the basement
had burst.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

"A botanist has attempted to esti-
mate the number of seed found upon a
single specimen of some of the most
obnoxious weeds of this country. For
shepherds purse he makes the number
$4,000 per plant; dandelion, 12,10S;
wild pepper grass; 18,40O; wheat thief,
1000; common thistle, 1866; camo-
mile. 1920; butter weed, 1857; rag
weed, 1856; common purslane, $685.,
300; common plaintain, AZ, 200; bur-
dock, 38, ,068. Western Rural.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
DR. Bernado, who for wears has

DR.. Bernado, who for years has
gathered up the waits of London and
set them in families, has just sent off a
ships load Of 200 to Canada. Altogeth-
er he has sent out from his home in
East London 1,734 boys and girls.
Under an arrangement with the Cana
dian Government each of the boys, if
found deserving, is helped to become
the owner of smallf arm
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
-Iti Il now sa;d - ho The cust,

1t is now said to be the custom in
England for gentleman who is en-
gagged to present his betrothed with
three rings. The engagement rings
given by Earl Cairns to Miss Adele
Grant included a half hoop of dia-
monds, ring set with diamond and
a ruby, and another mounted With .
fine single sapphire,
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

You've and middle-aged men suffering
from nervous debility, premature old age,
loss of memory, and kindred symptoms,
should send 10 cents in stamps for large IL
lustrated treatise suggesting sure means of
cure. Worlds Dispensary Medical Associ-
alton, Buffalo, \. Y. lt
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

THE beneficial results produced by the
use OF Halls Hair Renewer are wonderful
Ayers Ague Cure is warranted sure
cure for all malarial disorders.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

The Lowell Courier speaks of .
''man who married 3 wife" When
the Courier runs across man who has
married husband we trust the editor
will advise us of the fact by telegraph
ct our expense. The RGnsbler. N
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

KALo Kleans Koat Kollars Komplete-
1y Klean; does not injure the finest
Fabric. Send 15c. to j. P. Dromgoole &
Co., Louisville, KY, for box by mail.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

PIKE ToOTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, 25c
GIen1a's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BunioD
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

II is the ''duck of a bonnet" that makes
ayoung girls head swim.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

THE intoxication Of wealth is not due to
tight money market.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

An auctioneer does as he is bid, post
man as he is directed.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. SOC.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

A WESTERN compositor has been trying
to set a hen to music.-Chicago Ledger.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

hint FOR WINTER-How to keep your
rooms warm-keep your CRATES coald.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

An opponent Of Darwinism calls it SOD
entifc monkeyism."
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12

"AsoUr the greatest iaii- i-bearer kncw,H
said the farmers boy, ''is our peacock"
Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
aWork. Work, Work."

A DENTIST is no chicken He is always
pull-it