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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
State Claim.

To fbe Editor Of The Alexandria Gdzeuc
near S,r.-My attention has been called
IN the editorial In the Richmond Dispdtch
OF the bth of March, 1886, under the mead
ing THAT Money" ,..o
assume that what that editorial relates
as 10 the action of Governor Peirpoint IN
distributing the SAL 657o virginia money
must lie correct as II is In quotation mark
/ also assume that the Dispotch wouiu aua,.
times ike TO see Virginia get all the money
iustly due her. AS "a part OF tnat eultorlal
seems TO carry with IL the assumption or
existence Of certain facts. OF wnlch, IN my
official character as the special agent OF VIZ
Vinia. I am ignorant, am sure the DiSpdtch
must he qualified TO answer few quest ons
To enlighten me and others OF lts readers.
The editorial referred 10 makes governor
Peirpoint say that he appointed hTce true
and trusted commissioners 10 receive anu
receipt for the money" nom the united
states. Under what act of the A ssemDly OF
Virginia did Governor Pelrpolnt get ms
authority to appoint said three commits
sioners? What was the oate OF thelr ap'
poiniment: Did said three commissioners
ssreceiye and receipt for the money IRON
the United States? Did said three commits
sioners, after receiving said money II they
did SO receive IT, pay IL into the Treasury or
the state OF Virginia; and II so. when? or
did they pay II into the hands Oh Governor
peirpOint: =,
THE editorial also makes Governor Peir
poipt say: "When went TO Richmond, III
1896 IL was represented TO me nlml by the
superintendeDts OF the Lunatic Asylum anu
deaf and Blind Institute, at stanton that
the inmates were without food and cloth.
ing. The money drd,cn from the tnIed
States Treasury was the fnnd from when
fed, clothed. and furnished medicine 10 the
unfortupates who were confined in the asy-
iums. and they were so supplied from June.
1855. TIL January. 1896 Now,asa mater
of fact. this sal .657 was drawn from the
United States Treasury on August z. 1881.
by one agent, named James W. Paxton.
Where was that money from August 2.
1851, until June, 1865, when Governor
Peirpoint commenced to pay II out. as he
says he did. in the support OF the asylums
mentioned? Under what act OF Assembly
OF Virginia did Governor Peirpoint assume
the authority TO take the money OF virginia
and pay IL out in the manner mentioned?
am Informed officially, from the proper
authority al Richmond. that diligent search
has failed to show that one dollar o! the
said SAL 657 ever reached the Treasury oil
the State OF Virginia.
.NlWs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

The readers of our publication are
requested to use Salvation Oil for any
and all pains. 1t is a sure cure and
costs only % cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
rIrrsDAy MARCH %, 1886.
Interesting Letter from Governor
Peirpoint.

Some weeks ago we undertook to ex-
plain how the forty-odd thousand dol
lars were spent to which Virginia was
entitled under the act Of Congress Of
ls4l, distributing the proceeds Of the
sales of the public lands among the
several States. In reply to our article
Mr.. JOHN J. MORAN published the
following letter in the Alexandria Ga
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
RFrOt AIS.
nrsI>Css OppORTUNIrIEs.

business CHANCE.-A MAN IN
ID any live town can do profitable ousl-
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with furniture or any class of house-fur-
nishing goods or groceries; small capItsi
and large profits. For particulars address
"MANuFACrURING," 81 summer Stree"
Boston, Mass. mn S'oouih
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
BRIEF COMMENT.

GLApsToNE's Irish policy seems to
be as great a mystery as is the KELLY
motor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

HEADQUARTERS RICH-NX
i 1 NOND COMMANDERY. No. X
2. X. T., RICHMOND. March %. y
sSs-SPECIAL ORDERS.-S ~ y
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All Knights 1empars are invited To A.
tend.
BY order OF the Eminent Commander.
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Captain-tieneral.
Attest: :. MCG. FISHER, Recorder.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

Two years ago contracted blood poison.
After taking prescriptions from the best
physicians here and AZ Dallas, concluded
10 Visit Hot Springs and on reaching Tex
aikana a doctor Recommended me % try
Swift's Specific, assuring me- that IL wouid
benefit me more than Hot Springs Al
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
Respectfully, JOHN j. MokAS,

Being we'll acquainted with Governor
PE1RpoINT, and knowing that nobody
could question his integrity, we adj
dressed to him note enclosing the arti-
Gle from the Alexandria Gazette and
requesting him to state in writing the
fac.s of the case, and forward the state
ment to US, and we weuld publish it in
the Dispatch. To our note Governor
PEIRPOINT made the following reply :
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
Mhnt the UnskiIled Applaud.

Let woman, whose sole gift lies in o
voice of unusual compass, force out the Sc
or "F" of the lower octave, until 1t becomes
more like the grooming of an invalid than a
musical tone, or let her squeak out the #" IN
the third ledger line until it sounds as beauti-
full as the cry of pet lap dog on whose toes
someone has stepped, and it will suffice TO fill
the hall with enthusiastic plaudits.
Another songstress who may be able to
sing the simplest melody without giving one
the cramps, and whose warmth approaches
the temperature of a Canadian iceberg, will
perhaps display flexibility of voice TO rival
that of an instrument As soon, then, as she
sets up her fireworks and rockets in the form
of scales, in siXteenths, as soon as she plerces
ones tympanum with her Internal trills, with
awful persstency and without taking breath,
we may rest assured that the parquet will
spring up from its seat and howl in ecstacy.
And still another singer may have taken it
into his head that "declamatory expression"
or emphasis" let it be correct or false, but
at all events, strikingly exaggerated, consti-
tute the all Of dramatic music; that these
qualities properly enjoy the privilege of super
seding beauty of tone, time and rythm; that
they fully suffice to replace the real contents,
musical form, melody, tempo and key. To
fill the exaggerated demands of such bonn
bastic, high flying, affected and conceited
style, he assumes the right of taking unwar-
ranted liberties with the most important
works. Yet, if he brings this system Of play
before a certain public, he may be assured
that the most lively and honest enthusiasm
will reward him; because he has murdered a
great master destroyed masterpiece, torn a
lovely melody into tatters, and degraded a
noble passion. American Musician.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

We agree entirely with the state that
all good citizens should take certain
amount of interest in politics
1t is a duty to ones own interest and to
the community to exercise even an
individuals single influence towards
proper government. But the politicians
who hold the offices owe a duty much
more imperative.
In this country we understand that
civil officers are public servants, and they
should attend to their official business in
a manner to command respect for the
policy of the party which is supposed to
act on patriotic principles.
In this State, if the Democratic party
is to make patriotic fight to hold the
Legislature, it must make haste to post
itself on true principles At present the
plan seems to be to wage an absurd fight
against the United States Supreme Court
decisions and to terrorize citizens out of
their right to pay their taxes in coupons.
The manhood of Virginia will never toll
crate such policy when the facts are UNI
derstood. If the Auditor chooses to ask
people to pay their taxes in money, so
well and so good but to deny the poor
est citizen or tramp the right which he
has under the law is fragrant violation
Of Democratic principles, and no party
can stand on such record.
No Legislature can be elected on any
such idea.
The thing is a monstrosity.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
He Didn't Quite Understand.

Very strange ideas some people have about
the way newspaper articles are prepared and
the general work Of a newspaper office. The
following is an example; The other night
the reporter was making notes at a certain
meeting while seated alongside Of a young
man, who though not yet arrived at the
glorieS of a mustache, has been out of short
clothes for at least dozen years, and who
has cast his eyes upon the ranks of the
medical profession as the field Of his future
triumphs Can your editor read shorthandP
~ don't think he can; whyF why, then |
suppose you reporters are obliged TO rewrite
all your notes for him." "Oh, no. They are
for our own USE" "Then how does he man
age TO write up the reportp "He doesn't.
We do" "Oh, | always supposed reporters
simply made notes Of an affair and handed
them in to the editor to be written up You
don't mean to tell me" Hush, sweet in
nocent, | want to hear what this man is go.
Ing TO say."-Buffalo Express
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

In Augusta county the Democratic can
didate lost over 900 votes in falling of
in the whole vote of 1,04s from 'S4. In
Rockingham the vote fell off 1857, COM
pared with two years ago; of which the
Republicans lost 331 and the Democrats
GAG. In Page county the vote was LAS,
against 2,422 two years ago, the falling
off affecting the Democrats more than
the Republicans In Botetourt county
the vote fell from 1000 to $50, the Dem
ocrats again sustaining most largely the
decreased vote. 1t is quite improbable
that there was any Republican gain any
where
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
AN OPERA HOUSE UNDERGROUND.
Marvellous Beauties of Great Cave In
CoIorado-Natural Set OF Chimes.

CoIorado-Natural Set OF Chimes.
What is called the grand cavern or caverns
ia about one and half miles from Manltou,
directly up the Ute pass-a road worn and
cut ont of the rock that winds up into the
Rockies. over which the Utes were accus-
TONED TO pass in the old times Of thirty years
ago. In prospecting among the lodges about
thousand feet above the pass the present
owner, g. W. Snider, discovered small
opening and by working at IL soon found NM
self in the large hall that is the commence
ment of a series of rooms and tunnels that
now constitute one of the wonders OF the
country.
All along the path numerous stalactltes and
stalagmites were seen, but perfectly tame ana
harmless, confined by the wire netting and
safe from the hands of vandals. On the right
were a lot of bones, also protected by wlre
said TO be those of BEAR but they were fox
and wildcat bones and probably those Of
some other small mammal that had crawled
into the cave TO die
From this interesting walk we enter Stalac-
tite hail, where many strange forms have
been nodded by nature. Here is deer's head,
seemingly in white marble, the antlers almost
perfect; birds, trees, human faces and hun
dred and one fanciful shapes worthy of atten-
ton Passing on, the rotunda Is reached,
where some fine stalactites reach down TO the
floor, forming pillars Near here is a large
room, about sixty feet high, called very ap-
propriately, the opera house, having par
quet and two tiers of galleries all around
Further along is a natural organ or set OF
chimes This is by far the best III the country,
and in this respect the ManitOu cavern Is
ahead Of all others The chimes are set OF
stalactite formations, connected TO the wall,
forming a series of thin, upright slabs, placed
side by side, and that, when struck with a
stick, give out metallic, bell-like notes, and
with a little practice the entire scale can be
sounded and tuneful chimes rung
In the opera house are many curious shapes
resembling statuary and human forms appear
attached to the walls. From here wepass TO
the Churn room, where a series of stalacJlles
and stalagmites form a perfect churn, the
newly chmned butter represented in the stone
by its side.-Manitou (Colo) Cor. Philadelphia
Times
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
CALIFORNIA; Hillsides.

Governor Alger Of Michigan told me that
while in California he had investigated the
profitableness of land investments there and
had become convinced that in some directions
there was no such return 10 be secured for
money as might be secured by investments
in that state. Said he: Land on the hillsides
Of many Of tho valleys of California, which
can be bought at the present time for s25 an
acre, can be improved at a light expenditure
and planted with grapes, which viii make
tho same property worth in four or five years
from 800 to $500 an acre. This is a percent
age which is simply wonderful. Cor. New
York Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
CONSERVATISM AND POWER.

The party which in 1888 shows the
most moral strength and posts itself most
positively against the rising wave Of com
munism will be the one that will draw
TO il all the conservative and healthy
feeling of this country. There are thou
sands and thousands of wOrkingmen
who will be beguiled with the sensation
of land confiscation and other reyolu-
tionary theories, and there are immense
numbers of foreigners who sympathize
with Socialists enough to contribute the
dynamite element of the coming political
strife. There is many demagogue who
will market his popularity to the Knights
of Labor or any other association with an
organized vote.
But, after all, the great majority of
American voters, workingmen and en-
ployers, will, at the pinch, see the neces-
sity for strong and patriotic party, de
voted to our free institutions and to law
and order.
The question for the Democracy is be-
tween demagogism and conservatism.
There is no denying the fact that the
property interest Of the country will fol-
low the party that grasps the issue best.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The roll of the House still looked ugly
for the Democrats yesterday morning, but
the returns during the day materially al
tered the list. California reported two
out of the six districts and a Democratic
Legislature, which gives us gain OF one
in the House and a Senator in the place
of Miller. North Carolina reported an
other Democrat, making the delegation
seven Democrats to two Republicans.
Colorado still held up to the Democratic
hopes of gains in that State. The two
doubtful districts in West Virginia re-
ported nothing positive. In Minnesota
both sides claimed the victory.
In Indiana the indications were that
the Legislature would be Democratic.
Ohio reported Campbell Democrat)
elected over Little.
By this count the Democratic majority
in the Fiftieth Congress will be eighteen.
General Clarke, clerk Of the House,
says that the Democrats will have twenty
majority in the next House.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

The Richmond Dispatch, writing on the
debt question in its issue of Sunday, Sep
TENDER 1S, 1881, in discussing the Min
nesota case" used this unfortunate Ian
guage: but the Riddleberger bill does
'repudiate' the debt of Virginia-47 per
cent of the principal of the consol bonds
and nearly three-fourths of the interest.
1t does repudiati$470 of every 81 900 bond,
and forty-four dollars and ten cents of
every sixty dollars of interest. "-Letter in
the AlerdRdriG Gazette
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
"THE WATCHDOG OF THE TREAS
URY."

A marshal bold
Cam doun the brae,
A L. S. writ in hand,
"A mule is sold,
Alack the day"
Quoth he unto his band.
Then high he waved the writ in air
And called the treasurer out;
Not long, you bet, he waited there;
A black horse trooper stout
Strobe to the front;
You Yankee cuss," cried he,
"Is this a hunt
For a coupon mule, or me-"
He waited not to hear reply,
But sicked his bulldog on,
And e'er the marshal starts to fly
The dog cuts coupon.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
THE ARGUMENT OF FACTS.

When the average citizen ponders on
the position of this State in taking by
force the property of people who pay
their taxes in coupons, as they have a
right to do, if that citizen was at Apo
mattox Courthouse in the year Of our
Lord 1865, he cannot but ask whether
there is a COnfederacy to give us flag un-
der which we could be safe, and whether
the Virginia oyster navy could protect
the port of Norfolk against a foreign
foe AS the government Of the United
States is the only one we have, and as
our noble and patriotic Governor has so
ably pointed out the policy of Cancellation
and loyalty, is it not in harmony with
these facts that the State of Virginia
should respect the law of the United
States? Is it sensible to bawl like a
schoolboy about the corruption of judges
All the bawling will not change the decree
General Robert Lee, the Roland of
modern times, was Enthusiastically better
soldier than General Grant
But the result Of Appomattox cannot
be changed by that fact.
Nor can any charge of corruption
against the United States Supreme Court
alter the inevitable results Of their decis,
/ ion
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
THE SUCCESS OF OUR PENNY PAPER.

=
Our editor has been working on the
DAILY TIMES all day and sitting up win
il all night for two weeks, and the re-
ward is an unprecedented success Tor
such a short time. But the stockholders
Of our concern, who are representative
businessmen of Richmond, must now re-
member to tell their friends to back us
with the advertising.
The circulation of the daily and weekly
is over five thousand already, and we are
safe in saving that it will soon reach ten
thousand.
The condensation Of all the news ana
the crisp character of the editorials are
in the line of the Geographic thought OF
the time The paper is intended to give
correct bulletin of the news and to
represent healthy and honest public
opinion.
We have heard Of but one single word
of disapprobation, and that came from a
man who had borrowed the paper from a
poor little newsboy, and after reading II
through wouldn't pay the penny.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
French Jewel Cloth"

A fashion magazine tells of Jewel cloth
being imported, which was designed by an
ingenious Frenchman. Black and col, red
beads woven in lace having been such a sue
cess, the prospect is very good for the intro
duction of emeralds, rubies, sapphires, dia-
monds, etc There will probably be excel
lent representations of these precious stones,
and even this will make cloth very valu-
able. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

The confirmation of Mr. Carlisle's cleo
ton treasured the dropping Democrats
all over the country. The Kentucky
statesman explains that his friends were
too sure, and did not take the trouble to
work and organize He says that not a
fourth of his regular vote was polled,
while the miniOns of monopoly made
still hunt against him.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

A Russian officer with band of Mon
tenegrins has seized the Bulgarian
Governor of Bourgas in his palace. The
officer is the same one who made the
first attempt at Bourgas to kidnap Prince
Alexander.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

Mr.. Lamar has been making patriotic and
Cancellation speeches, while Blaine has
been boiling the devils broth for the dis
contents and malignants.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

Some people will say that Lord Eldon
was the enemy of this Commonwealth
because we quoted his remarks from an
other paper and applied it to the back
action performance of the policy.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

The excess of the revenue over the eX-
penditures has been $2O,OOO,OOO for four
months.
Then what is to become of the surplus
revenue, and is it to be forever accumu-
lating because the Republicans want pro
lection
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

Master Workman Butler, of Chicago,
issued an order this week to the beef men
of the order employed at Armour's to
stop work, in order to back the striking
hands in another packing-hOuse.
Only 400 out of 1900 obeyed the order,
and half of these returned to work.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

Anarchy" says one of the oracles Of
the press, " is the right to do as you please
and keep others from doing the same -
which is pithy paragraph inscribed to
Red Flag Lucy Parsons.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07
Cermanizinc tho Poles.

The work Of Germanizing the Polish prov
inces IL being pushed forward rapidly. Nine
teen now districts are being formed, and 10
schoolmaster is appointed unless no has COM
plcecly mastered the German language.
Foreign Letter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

Colorado Democrats are jubilant over
the election of their candidate for Gov
ernor
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

DR.. Bryce's little billet dour to Mr.
Mullen has spice of artistic repartee in
it which Mr.. Mullen will not appreciate
as highly as the average reader.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-07

"The unblushing Democratic frauds
is the Republican explanation OF our sue
cess in California and Indiana.