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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS;


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS;
At Large,
RJcBARp r. BEIRNE OF Hanover.
JOHN T. HARRIS of Rockingham.
First District,
T.R.B. WRIGHT of Essex.
Second District,
O.GARDrNRR TYLER Of Charles City.
Third District,
f'AzEwELL ELICIT Of Richmond city
Fourth District,
WILLIAM r. McKESNRY Of Petersburg
Fifth District,
H.G. PETERS of Henry.
Sixth District,
W. W. BERRY of Bedford.
Seventh District,
MIcAJAH WooDs Of Albemarle.
Eighth District,
EE. MEREDITH of Prince William.
Ninth District,
JAMES w. MARSHALL o. Craig.
Tenth District,
RIB. PooRE Of Appomsttox.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

Joe Jefferson, the actor, has never
voted at presidential election because
his professional engagements happened
to prevent his presence at home on cleo
ton day, but this time he has arranged
his dates so as to allow him to be nj
home on the 9Th of November, when he
and his three sons will put in ballots for
Cleveland.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07
BELGIAN Mntch Dogs.

Among the exhibits in Belgian dog
show is a breed Of Digs, the Schipperkes,
found only in Belgium. They are made
use Of as watch dogs On board the numer-
Gus inland navigation boats. They are
small black dogs, without tails and with
pointed ears, Of extraordinary intelligence
and fidelity New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

As both parties now have tariff bills,
the people can simplify the issue by the
comparison, and they viii see that the
Democratic bill is in favor Of the inter
esis Of the people generally, and the
other in favor Of monopoly.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

A city in Japan will open a bric-a-brac
show under the rule, No article adj
mitted that is not more than 1900 years
old" No exhibition of that sort could
be held in the United States with Amer
lean brio -a-brac.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

The working people turned out Of en-
ployment lately by sugar refneries ought
TO be somewhat puzzled that protection,
which produces the sugar Trust" does
not in this instance protect labor,
though the dividends of the Trusts are
so fat and frequent
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

General Harrison is said by the In.
diana Republicans to be safe man who
will not explode. All right for Indiana,
bu, how about the South when he puts
in the scsIawag and csrpet-bsgger!
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

Read the DAILY TINES.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

antered st the Richmond vsJ Possomce
q. second class mates.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

xun wusxLr TrxIs. by NAH. postage peid:n
one year, 81; ak months, ~ oenu; tofeo
sncnfhs, rs cents.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

Auction Sales, Legal Notices ana Hmus1 ,
nsnt Advertisements u per int" '"'"
omDorffon.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

NEW YoRK DEsocRATs.-The i'm
preston prevails that NJ. Cleveland will
not be helped by two Democratic candi.
dates for Mayor in the city Of New York.
But the more candidates for Mayor the
heavier the vote, and the more voters
who 90 to the polls the better II ought
TO be for the Presidential candidates.
That is the logic of some OF the political
bosses. We shall know more on the Iih
OF November-New York World.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
The Boston Youth.

The six-year-old boy of a wealthy
and lf-msde-dweller on Back Bay,
was the other noon dining with his gov
erness, when to her amazement she not
having been long enough in the family
to be accustomed to his manners, he
said sharply to the servant who was
waiting upon the table:
Take that soup off and send it down
stairs. 1t is not properly cleared. The
cook has no right 70 send me such soup
and / will report her to mamma"
The maid, evidently trained to obey
his high behests, meekly removed the
offending dish. and the meal proceeded
in silence until the waiter, in an. ill
iudg ed attempt to soothe the wounded
feelings Of the piecocious little wretch.
laid her hand lightly upon his hair.
Thereupon burst of Indignant wrath
warned her that the sacred person of her
young master was not to be trified with.
He demanded al apology for this un.
warrantable familiarity, and received it
with a cold condescension as painful TO
see as it was unchildlike and unhealthy.
What the future of child of this sort is
likely to be, one does not like TO reflect,
but it can hardly he such as will make
him either helpful or an agreeable
member Of society.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
To Meet Her Lover.

Capt. Robert Crombie Of the British
ship Port Jackson, which recently sailed
for Newcastle, New South Wales, rela-
ted rather an extraordinary story to
some OF his friends during his stay in
this port on his last trip. He says that
the first trip he made out of Aberdeen
he took with him cabin boy who had
approached linn before sailing and
pleaded for the position. The captain
did not want him, but owing to his per.
sistence, the youth was received on
board, as he said that he was determined
to go to Australia, the destination of the
ship. An engagement was made, and
the new cabin boy was taken along.
Soon after arriving in Australia the boy
deserted. Nothing more was heard OF
him until the captain arrived in this
city. While driving in Golden Gate
Park he came upon a handsome couple
in an elegant turnout. The lady recog-
nized him.
Captain, l was your cabin bov.
Don't you recognize mea"
'Of course" replied the captain,
stammeringly.
This is my husband, Count Wig
Koltz."
In chorus they added: 1--WE thank
you Tor your kindness" and rode of
SoH kfancjsco Ersapiner.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
GENERAL NEWS.
GLEA>INGS FROM THE WuRLD At
LARGE.
News From n Number of states nd Across
'heWaters-MOOri-h Govermmcnt
nnd United Stntc.

| News from Number of states and A eros
'heWnters-Moori-h Governmcnt
nnd United states.
Benjamin Harrison Brewster, ex- United
States attorney general, died recently in
Philadelphia, Pa.
Two railroad watchmcn were murdered
IN Chicago, Ill. A report that strikers
did il proved groundlcss.
A movement is being made by LAWYERS
OF the country to raise fund for the
benefit of Mrs. Waite. widow of the late
chief justice.
All the foreign Jews in Odessa, Rus
sia, numbering 10000 families. chiefly
natives Of Austria and Roumania, will be
expelled shortly.
A union of the interests Of the knights
Of Labor and Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers is being agitated with every
prospect of success.
One of the largest fires ever known in
the town Of Amesbury, Mass, where a
large proportion of the carriages of the
country are manufactured, took place re-
Gently. Loss nearly $500, 1000.
The ladies, whose election to the offices
)f mayor and council at Oskaloosa, Kan
sas, caused some excitement. took the
oath of Office and assumed :heir official
duties. They declare for law and order
and public improvements.
A train on the st. Paul Railroad was
derailed near New Hampton, Iowa. and
plunged into creek. The engineer and
fireman ,yora ;pct,ptIv L ;ltoI olo,,. ,,.;,l
ten passengers and three times that num-
Der more were injured.
Hansley Stockried and his wife Fanny,
handsome woman of twenty-one years,
took dose of poison, and died within
an hour of each other in st. Vincent
hospital New York. Extreme poverty
impelled them to the act.
A tumultuous meeting. attended by
$500 electors, was held at Va'enciennes.
France. The meeting terminated in dis
order. The crowd foil wed one candi-
date to his hotel, shouting, "Vive Bou-
LANCER" Bou'anger's return for Dor
dogne is assured.
Consul Lewis has been notified that the
Moorish government will not acccde to
the demands of the United States with
regard to the Moor under American pro-
lection, who is still imprisoned at Rabat,
and with his family he has gone on board
the United States man of war Enterprise.
1t is believed, however, that he feels un-
safe at the consulate, and that he will
not return there until matters assume a
different phhsc. The American residents
are in state of panic. and their lives
Will be sacrificed if the commander of the
Enterprise proceeds to hostilities.
summers, Of Cornell University, y. ".
v elc-, u. p. of Zo''. "v MI N
to.Ljoey, ani Prof. VIM T.. stern. i r.
merry or Massachusetts, experiment sta
ton and Houghton farm station, who is
now at the University of Goetting, Ger
many, was elected chemist.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
The Most Ancient Tree In the World.

The sacred Bo tree of Anuzadhapura
(Ficus religiOsal, the most ancient and
authentic relic of Guatama. and prob
ably the most aged tree in the world, has
been shattered in a storm. The facts as
related by more than one local corre-
spOndent Of the Colombo newspapers are
as follows: 1.-THE distict of Anuzadha-
pura suffered this year, as it frequently
does, from a continuous drought of
eight months. On October 4, the in
habitants were hidden by beat of tom
tom to assemble at the BO tree and pray
for rain. The same night, apparently
before the invocation, the storm broke
with violent wind, Lightning, thunder
and lain. The main branch of the sacred
tree was severed, leaving only stem of
four feet; but whether this is in height
or circumference is not stated. What re-
mains of our information must be of
interest to students of ritual. The Bo
tree is sentient being; it is 'worshipfur
and ever Victorious Wherefore, when
part OF it dies, it receives last rites, simi-
lar to those paid to kings and priests,
the most hOnOred of mankind-it is Gre
mated. This ceremony took place on
October 6. Early in the morning, two
men, called kapuwas (tutters), arraved in
suits Of black, arrived at the tree. They
covered their mouths with black hand
kerchiefs, tying the ends at the back of
their bGads, and with small cross. cut
saw divided the broken branch The
branch was then sawn into convenient
pieces and loaded into cart prepared
tor the purpose with white cloth ceiling
etc. This was borne in p rahera Solemn
procession) to the Thuparama Dagoba
where the cremation of the local chief
priests is wont to be held. The ashes
were reveren:ly carried TO the tank of
Tisavewa hard by. and there dissolved.
The remnant of the tree now received
its appropriate treatment. Women bore
water for the bathing of the bleeding
trunk, and on the following night the
Pirit service for the exorci.m of evil
spirits was solemnly performed at tine
time-honored site, where the remaining
stem, though probably unsightly now,
will in time flourish with all The vitality
Of the Ficus reliyiosa. ~ VfcE's Naonzios
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
The Name OF AstOr.

A New York letter to the Utica Herald
says: The Astors always keep together.
When William moved into Lafayette
place Mrs. Langdon took up her resi-
dence in the same vicinity, corner La
fayette plnce, and her house was the
scene of the AstOr place riot. The As
tor Library was established next door to
Williams house, and this made it a
family centre. When Williams two
sons, John Jacob and William, married,
they formed a new colony in Fifth ave-
nue., taking up an entire square, and
their father followed them, occupying a
house on an adjacent corner. The family
have thus kept together and lived peace
ably. Indeed, it is one of the few in
stances in which wealth has not led tu
variance. The Astor name is now given
to the AstOr House, the Astor Library,
Astor place and tho Astor block in Fifth
avenue.
There is also an Astor House at Wal
dOrf on the Rhine, founded by John
Jacob, who left $3.50, 900 for this pur-
pose. 1t is occupied as place for the
worthy poor, and is very useful in
stitutiOn. Astoria, which is ON of tho
prettiest towns on Long Island, was
formerly John Jacobs summer resort,
and thus deserves the name. Here he
made his will, which is dated He'll Gate,
July 4, 1885, twelve years before his
death. He added number of important
codicils, one of which, made in 1889,
provided for the erection of the Astor
Library. He gave the land, and also
$40O, 900, to which the family have
added some very handsome benefac-
tiOns. Astoria on the Pacific coast also
deserves its name from old John Jucob,
and is q proof of his enterprise in es-
tablishing trading post 30 far from the
limit of civilization,
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
hIA NIIf1 KICIIIAND PARISH, LA- April. H. 1888.
NUMBER 1G

| men searching for her home. She gives
careful descriptions of her home, and
the officer takes her there. and then she
says that isn't the place. She kept
three policemen busy all day recently.
and then confessed that she knew where
her home was all the time, and could
have gone there alone.
MRs. JAMES HUGHEs lived on ranch
seven miles from the town OF Paradise.
The other night, while her husband WAS
away, her cabin caught fire. She got
her seven children out safely, and bun
ding them up in such clothing as sho
could save. left them to keep warm by
the burning ruins of their home, while
she walked the seven miles to town
through deep snow, with the mercury
20e below zero. After she had got help
for her children she discovered that she
had frozen her feet badly.
HERE'S short but effective paragraph
cut from the Times of Deadwood: "There
Is hightOned cuss on Sherman street
OF socialistic tendencies who practis-s
his political teachings. He has no wood,
but poor woman in the neighbOrhOd
has. She worked and earned it, and he
divides with her; he always waits until
he thinks she has gone to bed before he
makes the divvy, and carries his part
home. We will give his name if he
doesn't quit"
A CITIZEN of Smithville, Ga, says
that the other morning hearing voice
in an old log pen by the roadside, he
looked in. He saw an aged and dilapi.
dated stranger on his knees praying: 80
LOrd, soften the hearts of the people
that may not lack for bread as go
along" In answer to questions the
tramp said that he never failed to get
bread when he prayed for it, and that he
never failed to pray.
AT recent lawsuit in Texas thirteen
expert cattle branders swore that when
cattle were branded in "the dark of the
moon" the brand will never get larger
than the first impression, no matter how
much the animal may grow. But if the
branding iron is applied in the eight of
the moon" the scar will spread, and the
lighter the moon the larger will be the
spread.
MKs. MARY JOHNSON, who keeps o
store on Independence avenue, in Kan
sas City, discovered tarantula in a
bunch of bananas she was handling.
The hairy monster jumped at the
wOman's hand, but she withdrew it in
time to escape fatal bite. Her cat was
not so fortunate. 1t attacked the big
spider, was bitten and soon died.
A GENUINE Maine Yankee has been
doing a thriving business at Eastport
this winter selling to steamboat passen-
gers a sure preventive to sea sickness for
five cents u package. The remedy is
simply nice, bright. clean strips of dried
Goldfish, and is well worth the money for
the purpose for which it is sold.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
Says She Will Wei the Sioux.

Cheyenne Agency comes to the front
with social sensation. Six months ago
the Indian Department at Washington
sent to the land of the Dakotas q young
lady. She was we'll educated, and her
mission was to teach the young Indians.
She soon made warm and personal
friends at Forts Sully and Bennett. In
Sunday school she was a leader, and ru-
NOR has it that prominent Captain laid
siege to the young lady's heart, and at
one time it looked as if the marriage
would occur. After remaining at head
quarters few months she was assigned
by Superintendent Wroten to Swift
Birds camp, fifteen miles above Fort
Bennett. Her departure was regretted,
and q farewell party, attended by the
leading people, was accorded her, and
she left with the best wishes of all.
The correspondent drove to Swift
Birds camp and met the young lady.
She was occupied in teaching some forty
young Indians their A, b, C's, but after
school hours entered into n general con-
versatiOn.
$50 you nave come from Fort Ben
nest!" she laughingly asked. "And I
suppose they have told you all about my
coming marriage."
"COming marriagel"
"Why, yes. March 16, 1883, I will
be united in marriage to Chaska (which
means First Child BOrnl or Tom Cum
mings. The day has been fixed, and
to-day Chaska went to see Agent Nc
Chesney and ask him if he would allow
the marriage to take place on the reser-
vation, accompanied by all the Indian
ceremonies. / hope he will succeed"
"But is not this foolish fancy, Miss
Fellowsl"
"Not bit Of it. l love Chaska, and
Chaska loves me, and shall marry him.
He means to be a good, true, honest
husband. have always avowed that
no matter whom / loved, would marry
him, and / love Chaska and / shall marry
him just as sure as live"
"But, Miss Cora, he cannot support
you"
81 care not for. that. / shall strive to
educate him, and feel that can."
The correspondent finally left, and a.
he drove away Miss Fellows called out:
"Now you will certainly be at the
wedding
Miss Fellows is the daughter of Homer
Fellows, who fills an important position
in the Pension Department at Washing
ton. A daughter also is employed in
the Treasury as clerk. The family ranke
well in Washington society, and the
coming marriage will no doubt be sur.
prise Chaska is a full-blooded Sioux,
and has no education.
Agent McChesney will not interfere.
The young lady seems determined to
marry, and makes no secret of the CON-
ing nuptials. Chaska is now at Fort
Bennett. -Uicago Tribune.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
A TWELvE.YEAR NAP.
Herman Harms Awakcs at Last from
His Long Slumber.

A Winona (AIinn. despatcl. to an OK.
change ys:-Herman Harms, of Utica,
near this place, who has attracted con
siderable attention throughout the
country by reason of his extended
sleep, being termed the Minnesota
Marvel has at last awakened from his
somnolent state which has extended
over a period of nearly twelve years.
He came from Hanover, Germany, and
with his family settled in st. Charles,
Minn., in 1869. lie had previously been
troubled with fits of somnolency, but in
the summer of 1875 the strange disease
took firm hold upon him, and he lost
consciousness and remained in that state,
awakening for two or three minutes at
intervals and partakine Of the lightest
kind of nourishnent and then falling to
sleep again.
In December. 1882, lie awoke 10 full
consciousness, and after ,ecuperating
his lost energies went 70 work as II moth
ing had happened. All went well with
him until August, 1888, when lie was
suddenly taken sleepy while carrying IL
cap OF tea to his wife, who Was sick III
bed. He fell to tine floor unconscious
remained ever since i'll ,leep slumber
awakening only at brief intervals as be-
fore. between the hours Of 7 and l. a. m..
until his final awakening this week.
When first attacked by this strange
disease Harms was about thirty-eight
years old and in apparent perfect health
weighing $50 pounds. But he is now
but little more than n skeleton, weigh
ing scarcely sixty pounds, and when no
first awoke his hair ard beard were long
and struggling. A curious feature Of
his illness was that neither shouts nor
blows awakened him, and strong electric
batteries were applied. but with no avail
the only effect being to cause slight
contraction of the muscles. His case
batfled the skill of physicians, who unite
in the opinion that the excessive use of
quinine undoubtedly tended to aggra-
yate the complaint.
A correspondent visited him Feb. Is
and found him sitting in chair reading
German newspapers. He appeared IA
tiOnal. He entertained sanguine hopes
that he would be able to he about again
by warm weather. Mr.. and Mrs. Harms
have five children, the eldest of whom, n
boy about nineteen, has furnished almost
the sole support of the family by his
daily labor, the remaining four children
being quite small. The family have
lived in Utica about year and half,
during which time Harms has been Wis
tied by hundreds of people, WHO came
from all parts of the count y. Strong
hopes are now entertained # his ulti-
mate complete recovery.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, House bills to remove
the political disabilities of William w.
Mackall, Of Virginia, and ia regard To-
terms OF United States courts at Eicks-
burg, Mis-, were. reported from the J,i-
diclary committee and passed. Mr. Will
son, OF Iowa, addressed the Senate on
the subject Of the presidents annual mes
sage. The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the bill to provide the
establishment of a bureau of animal in
dustry to facilitate the expectation of fine
stock and their products and extirpatc
contagious p!euro- pneumonia and other
diseases among dom, site animals. After
couple of hours spent in the reading of
the bill and report, and of various com
munications Zone Of them from the COM
missioner of agriculture, criticsing the
Dill adversely and after some discussion,
the bill was laid aside without action
A dead lock has occurred in the House
on the direct tax bill, and the day was
spent in roll calls.
In the Senate, the bill for the with
drawal OF public lands in Mississippi
from sale ut ordinary private entry, and
10 rc-dlstrict them for homestead set
Tiers, was reported from the committee
on public lands and placed on the ca'en-
oar. The Senate took up the bill to re-
lmburse depositors Of the Freedman's
Savings and Trust Company, for losses
incurred by the failure of that company.
When the bill was last before the Senate,
Dir. Vest had objected to the provision
to pay illegal representatives." of depos-
itorS and Mr.. Evarts had suggested the
amendment of personal representa-
tlves." Mr.. Platt insisted on taking up
the unfinished business-thc bond pur-
chase biil-and so the Freedman's bank
bill went over without action on any of
the amendments. After the reading of
the journal in the House, an effort was
made by friends of the special order-the
direct tax bill-to make an arrangement
10y which the final vote upon the measure
would be insured, but Mr.. Breckinridge.
OF Arkansas, objected to the proposition.
MIR. E. b. Taylor, of Ohio, thereupon
moved to limit the general debate to one
hour. Opponents of the bill then re-
sorted to libs,tering tactics. The en-
tire day was consumed in voting upon
dilatOry motions submitted by opponents
of the bills, Mcssrs. Oates, of Alabama,
and Breckenridge, of Arkansas, being
most active in this respect.
Richland beacon., 1888-04-14
Paid the Debt In Pennies.

1t is related Of Joe Willard, the Wash.
ington hotel man, that upon one occa-
sion some years since o man got judg-
ment against him for q debt that joe
claimed he didn't owe. Resolving to get
even with his prosecutor, Joe scraped
together all the pennies he could get
hold of and presented them in part pay
ment Of the debt. There were about
$500 worth Of the pennies, and it took q
porter with push-csrt to carry them to
the creditor. Joe thought he had
scored point on his enemy until the
latter sprung upon him the law showing
the maximum amount for which pennies
were legal tender to be but 25 cents.
Joe had to cart back the pennies and pay
the man in genuine coin of the realm.
It is said that Joe still has the pennies,
no one being inclined TO take them Of
his hands.