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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22


The thirty-second year OF work for the education
Of the deaf &C Kendall Green began On Thursday.
10th instant, with more than 100 students and
pupils In attendance, these being about equally
divided between the school and the college. In
tho Kendall school the primary education OF the
deaf OF the District s provided for, and number
OF puplls are admitted from Montana, the Indian
Territory, and the state OF Delaware, where no
schools tor the deaf exist A few others are also
received from the states into the most advanced
class, with view OF completing their preparation
for college. In the higher drpartment TIE Ma
tional college, deaf young men aud young women
are received and carried through advanced courses
elDe IN tks country, or even In the world Twenty.
one stateA three territorial ana The Dtstrict Of
present year. Visitors are admitted on TuursdayS
and tomorrow Sunday ~ $50 pm. an interest,"
Ing opening service viii be held. The exerciaoo
WIZ ~ rsndsEsd II ths sign Language By PrSs3d0as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22
OLD ACADIA AND BEYOND.


GRAVEYARD on THE sEA-wuY rHs pRgaRY
BLAND AND MS rKEAca.aors sErrrrxe SHOALS
Ahk pkfApkp ~ sAroRs-oxcs TIE ExsoxT or
wREcKKRs AND PrRArFS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22
President White and a National lin,
verify at Mashingiun


The able and Instructive article by President
Andrew d. White. which appeared In tine June
number OF The Forum deserves the special atten-
uoE OF the Citizens or Washington. The article I'm
question points out the necessity that exists for
true national university for this country al WASH
ington, tells the special work that IL ought 10
uhaertdke, ana names 100000 or sIO 10000 as
Inc sum required Tor Tue proper endowment OF
sVeA an Institution He expresses the conndenI
hope that sumo enlightened millionaire may soon
iuI nisn the money required TO carry ms plan
effect The great Institution whicn Pr,ssd.nG
While advocat-s 50 lnteilgenJly would Opylon Nv
a,, '@Sr Anaen Is upon tne prosperity OF this
prOpriaIe for our citizens 10 take prelinir
nary measures looAing 70 Its establishment mere
Although this city Cannot be expected To lurn,sh
the large fund n eded Tor the endowment OF the
proposed university, IL would be pracLlcanie 10
RAISE BY subscription a sum sufiicient 20 pur.hase
site Tor II, and ~ erect building In when the
work OF organizing the lnsIit al. on could De com
mtneed Less ,nan t4is We ought not TO do Hay-
Ing Done THIS much for ourselves we night expect
help frOIn abroad. sucn action on the Sart or oar
ci.lzens would De a strong appeal " some liberal
minded mi.nonaire 10 INK his name and Lame for
ever Win TINS great and beautiful Capital py en-
downing The university here.
Al an cary day another article will appear In
the forum from the pen OF President Wa te on
the subject, winch viii present sIne arwaments
Ter Ieacnlns university In the city OF Va ashlao-
ton- The authors Distinguished rank as an aDl,
widest attention and the most careful considera-
ton for what he may say upon the Interesting
topc that ne proposes " Treat. His essay viii
doubS ess close the era OF DISCUSSION and onn ,naI
OF PRACTICAL work wnie the project Tor a national
university mas been advocated by Statesmen and
scholars from the days Of " asllngton down 10
the present. IL mas been reserved Tor pr, side M
hite 70 make q conclusive presentation OF the
subject he should not be allowed 10 night tine
battle Alone but the citizens OF this enlis M.
capital should encourage him In his great work oy
tacir pfacueA Ad w.
TIE SrRoMBou VOLCANO ~ ERuPTIox-The VOL
cano on Inr island OF slromooii Is IN a state Of
active eruption. steamers passing the island re-
Dorl that Instead OF the usual thin vapor which
erisrs from the crater there Is constant column
or name. Inc deck OF the steamer DUCHESS OF
eusner and. while passing the Island on ner way
n Naples. vas covered with ashes. Clouds OF dust
surround me mountain Tor o distance OF 10 miles.
A French manufacturer. OF Belfort, France, has
bsen arrested az AulhAosen, Alsaces on the charge
NJ D<.in8 4 Spy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22

French manufacturer. OF Beliort, France. has
peen arrested az AulhAusen, Alsacs. on the charge
OF being spy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22


scrDed are TO be regarded as characteristic OF the
true plague-so that the so-called plague OF
Athens, as well as the plague which afflicted the
whole Roman empire in the reign OF Aurellus and
that again OF inc tnird century, were not really
plaques in the full sense or the term. 1t would
almost seem, indeed, as though the plague OF
Athens was but an exceptionally malignant form
OF remittent fever. The true plague is defined as
q specific contagious lever, accompanied Dy the
formation OF tunors, and sometimes OF carbuD-
cles Dark spots on the skin are regarded as In
SION OF blood under the skin, and precede death
by only few hours. The skin Is sometimes SO COW
cred with these spots as 70 assume a dark nvid
hue AFTER death-whence tue name BLACK death
given To the worst form OF plague
During Justinlan'S plague the idea prevailed
that the disease was not cont. gious, an idea
which, II It saved the afflicted nations p,rttOn or
the troubles accompanying The appearance OF Des-
thence, brought In others more terrible Doubt-
is desrs6e, 50 Only that It 90 not cause he nes
eject OF necessary precautions. But disregard OF
danger Is dangerous quality when IL has its ORR
Inc friends and relatives OF tine deceased were
more careful In Lher attentions Than during mOst
plaques. but the absence Of all RESTRAINTS on the
communication OF the disease from house 10 house
from city TO city. and from country TO country led
TO results the most disastrous. Procopius tells Us
the 70 sSs 70 Us
tain district was so seQuestered but that the plague
spread 70 II, either a. its frst passage across
region Or later (some times with even terrible
enecD In places which were supposed TO have es-
capped. The succession OF the seasons seemed 20
have no innuence on this long lasting pestilence
II have named thirty years, but according 10 sOme
historians ts enects continued Tor more Than haif
. century.1
TEE Plague on yLoRsNcx
The plague OF Florence, In the middle OF the
fourteenth century, was remarkable, like that Of
Athens, Tor the limited area which Il Affected or
rather In which Il wr0ughtits most deadly errecta
and rose to true plague pitch. II Fl0rcnce Whec
the plague reached her, had given way 10 despafr
and taken no measures 70 rsstsl the enemy' one
might more readily understand the terrible inten-
nty OF the suerings OF the people but All remeieS
known IN those dayb were trle0. The srreots Wore
cleaned; suspected persons were removed q pFo.
vonIe0 from entonngs every measure was adp6tad
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sciai correspondence of TEE Evrsrxo STA.

from polar seas. Together through the ages they
have here ceaselessly deposited aLuvial and sand,
until vast submarln. mountains have been piled
along these waters which. within the memory OF
man, have played, and forever Will break I'm
Titanic commissions above and around the table
lands and PEAKS OF these measureless ocean ac-
cretions 80, TOO, the almost endless fogs OF New
foundland, the Grand Banks, and OF Sable Island
waters, are simply the visible atmospheric phe-
nomena OF the meeting or the warm and icy airs
above this meeting OF the waters; the vast fog
dust and humid smoke, as 1t were, OF these eie-
mental struggles
CHANGES wRoUaHr BY Storms
The narrow island Is much the form OF bow :
is about 25 miles long, and Is nowhere over miles
In width. Mounting the old lookout and crows
nest picturesQuely hanging In Its peak the entire
reach OF land 10 visible, with the turbulent sea
ever lashing It's changing shores OF sand. The
most singular freak OF the whole island Il the mar
row lake, set like bent RIBBON OF silver In It's CEN
ter. perhaps nan q mile wide. u miles long. no
where over Is feet dep, and only tenanted by
bottom is fairly paved. Tue ravages OF the sea
are compelling constant changes Aany years ago
Sers torn away ana saonsrSea One Storm sl VII
build an arm here or there Q mile into the ocean.
Another win IN Q night rear new island 10 ssghI
sna me sns ou.ss VI. sn.
through The sandsauneA opening the lake With an
viii appear Is II BY magic instead.
Where there - such an awful record OF death.
have exiSled or satn existA In the dim DAN wal
rus, whose huge skulls are yet bleaching In the
sand, were here In vast number4 Then Tie black
foxes. which may have driIted here 90 nelds OF
ice alone inhabited the dolorous desert wldernes0
Again the Portuguese stocked it with swine. Then
Wild cattle roal0ed here the sole poesessouL RI.
rates and wrecken followed these 6 the 0resded
shores came 20 be more and more the burytng-place
OF richly-indeu wrecks; Tor these are counted by
Thousands since the ssttlementof America, ana 70.
day true records have it THAI moro than one oid
hulk Lies buried IN these changing sands hiding
vast stores OF unhurt wares and p6ecsous cOln and
metals. But lest the cupidity Of men In rervice
here shall be aroused the Canadian govornmenI
persstehtly refuses quest nor such tressuretrove;
and the daring Visitor OF sodden hahtlans when
wealth beneath bic foUk In some mystorious wy
wild rabbits came. end. Cor the aroa e. peGe = q
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
Old VIRGTNI1 NEVER TIRE.

The election In this city yesterday
passed of quietly notwithstanding that
excitement vas at fever heat. and that
the brightness Of the day ensured an nm
usually large vote being polled. Every
voter seemed to be determined TO do his
duty aud TO appreciate the importance OF
the Issues to be decided Unfortunately
large number of white men, forgetful
Of the necessity Of regarding the ciyiliza-
tion Of the South as the paramount issue
over the tariff or anything else, voted
the Republican ticket stin so far
as the city is concerned, Mr..
Wise has received a handsome majority
sufficient TO send him back TO Congress.
Virginia as a State las also done nobly.
She has elected seven, and perhaps eight,
of her ten Congressman, and has given
her electoral vote with the solid south
for Cleveland.
The pivotal state seems again 10 have
been New York. Whichever party car
ries the electoral vote Of that State will
be successful AT present the chances
are that it has gone far Harrison, and, if
so, according to the estimate Of the New
York Hyald, Harrison's majority in the
electoral college is assured.
Notwithstanding the Hcrads figures
however, the result in New York cannot
yet be decided. New York city has gone
for Cleveland by majority OF $1,000.
which is more than 1000 over what the
Democrats estimated. Brooklyn and
Kings county, on the other hand, are re-
ported at last accounts as being about
8 900 behind the estimates. This must
make the result very close, and It will
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
WEATHER INDICATIONS
rBEBLALoCB RoBBERY.

MI T.. Richmond Acquitted Of the Crime
The only case 0i any Importance be
fore the Police Court ycsteidsy was that
~ Nr. L. Richmond. shoe manufacturer
ON Main between Seventh and Eighth
streets, who was charged with
stealing 81 300 from Mr. J NJ Blalock in
July last
The details Of this case we're published
in the TINES 100 fan at the time. The case
Wa placed in the hands If the Tyler &
Granger Detective Agency, who arrested
two MN named Saunders and Lee on
suspicion They were duly tried, but
were discharged on account Of sufficient
evidence
The case was then put In the hands Of
sergeanis J.. = tiuice and Alexander
TomlnsOn, who arrested Mr. Richmond
on The charge Of being the thief
The case was called yesterday morning
in the Police Court, Judge 5. b. Witt ap-
pearing for The prisoner, and Common
wealths Attorney SpOiswOod for the
prosecutor
NJ Bla,ock stated that his money was
kept 10 his trunk at the shop. He missed
it on Sunday July &C. lie Knew nothing
Co connect Mr Richmond with the rob
berry.
When asked If he could identity his
money Blalock said that be had $500 in
god and about 800 ia silver, and the
balance In notes Of the denomination Of
SEQ.
Sergeants Huce and Tomlinson both
testified that they saw Bialock after the
arres. and discharge of Saunders. They
asked Blal0ck who anew Of his having
the money Tie said Richmond knew he
had tine money, as he had loaned Rich.
mond money and had often changed
money for bin. The OtiiC Is were
not allowed TO say anything but what
they knew Of their own knowledge or
what was told them in the presence OF
the accused. They had to stand aside
Mr. iiilshberg, the leather merchant, /
was introduced as q witness 10 prove the |
financial condition OF Richmond before !
the robbery and after the robbery lie |
said that he had known the accused for /
fifteen or twenty years, and had found /
him 20 DC a hard working honest bust.
ness mBn. His financial condition now
is acout the same as IL was prior TO July
last Mr. iiirshbeTg WAS asked If he had
the money that was paid him BY Rich.
mond q few days ago. He took from his
vest pocket a roll of notes and handed
them 20 the Police Justice The notes
were old and had a mustY odor, and were
issued i'm $50, 1867, etc The object of
tAe Commonwealth in introducing the
notes as evidence was to show that they
corrGponded to the notes that had been
lost By Blaock
Mr. Wit Immediately objected on the
er0u-ds that Mr. Blal0Ck had said that
be could not identify his money, and it
was necessary for the Commonwealth to
identify the money before 1t could be in
tr5dgced as evidence against the ac-
cused.
Colonel Spotswood said be was free to
confess that the evidence thus far had
failed TO sustain The charge, and he
could not see any reason for continuing
he examination
Tie court lhereupon dismissed the
lq1p
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

The vote on the constitutional cOnyen.
ton was Insignificant
A couple Of votes were cast for Fish
the Prohibition candidate
VIRGINIA.
NOnrOIK. November Portsmouth
city gives a Democratic majority OF
3Gs.
NORFOLK, November 6-N0rtok gives
Harrison $50; Portsmouth gives Cleye-
land 36S majority. Isle Of Wight coun-
~ reported Democratic by small majority.
james City county gives Harrison 3cG
majority. Williamsburg gives Harrison
sixty majority
DANyILLE, Nosember 6-Dangille
gives Cleveland 2jS majority Democrat
ic gain Of 137 North Danyille gives
Cleveland IA majority Democratic gain
Of forty.
LYSCHBURG, November G-Cleyeland,
2,0j3, Harrison, 1896. Democratic ma
lority, 25S. Democratic gains reported
from all surrounding counties.
WAsmNoroN, D. O., November e.
Elizabeth city aud county give Harrison
.35S Cleveland, 547; Fisk, is Repub-
.ican majority S2f democratic gain, l4j
over 1884 For Congress Bowden lrepA
1879 Marshall dem, Jj3 Williams
Ond rep), lO3
PETERSBURG, November 6-Prince
Edward county official vote Cleveland,
1913; Harrison, / ,G9G For Congress
Venable ldem }, ! 1885, Langston (col. repl
l,l6G Arnold tMahoue rep }, $50.
WAsnlNGroN, November "a private
dispatch received IN this city tonight
from San Francisco says that California
will give Harrison $4,000 pluFs'i,g, and
will elect a flll quota Of Republican
VICTORY ~ THE FOURTH
DISTRICT.
PETERSBURG, November o.--The elee- .
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
Smoke my SWEETHEART Cigarettes.



Yesterday was remarkably quiet az the
Exposition grounds, owing to the fact
that II was election day. IL was Chi
drens Day, and ds the young people do
not vote, they attended in large numbers
The pupils of the public schools and the
wards in the elcemOsynary institutions
were present. An were admitted at ten
cents each.
The cadets OF the Virginia Military
Institute arrived yesterday evening.
rhey marched Immediately 20 the
Exposition grounds, where they are quar-
tered iu the house recently used for the
pOultly exhibit The Blacksburg cadets
will be here tomorrow. All arrange
menis have been made for their accom-
m0daii0n. Wednesday is Military Day,
and sham battle is TO take place between
some OF the cadets aud companies Ia
yited from Virginia and North Carolina.
Several entertainments have been ar.
ranged for the visitors, and they can ieel
assured of a pleasant stay
There will be an exhibition OF the Last
DAYS OF Pompeii 10 night.
1, YOU want 10 live quite happy and
never know regrets,
Don't let yonr stock run down too low
in "My Sweetheart" Cigarettes,
For nothing in this market into favor
has so grown
A these fine brands Of cigarettesof Car
roll 4 Greensboro.
Have you tried my SWEETHEART Gig
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

Miss Winston and her opera company
appeared 10 much better advantage last
night. and to fair house considering
the election excitement
She will appear in -Giroaa
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings,
assuming the male part Saturday mat
inee will be the Grand Duchess
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
Try my SWEETHEART Cigarettes.

If You want to live quite happy and
never know regrets
Don. let your stock run down too low
ia MY Sweetheart Cigarettes,
For nothing I'm this market into favor
has so rrOwn
A. these ine brands Of cigarettes Of Car
roll 81 Greensboro.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

take all day to-day perhaps before the re-
suit can be definitely ascertaIned.
The following is the resuli 20 far as Is
At present known:
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

Have you tried my SWEETHEART Gig
aSe.tes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-10-27

anger that he threw his knife across at
me. 1t came .whirlinS and whistins
through the EUR and entered the sand
beside me. replied with n snap shot
which stretched him dead. His fall
only enraged he others. and ! had
scarcely finished rcoading when my
companion said:
take care They are going TO try
and swim the cbannei."
They scattered along the bar its full
length, like skirmishers going to the
front, and alta given signal all sprans
into the water. Had there been no
sharks we could have answered for
every black head crossing the channel.
BY spreading out they hoped to distract
the attention of the monsters, and
reasoned that 81 portion of THIN would
get over to attack us. But there were
too many silarts. For about five
minutes the sight WAS terrible. Itscemcd
us if there were three or four sharks fot
every victim, and they fought over the
feast like SO many tigers. Not Al man
lived to make twenty strokes toward us
In ten minutes after fired my shot we
were rid of the whole gang and ready to
resume our labors, nor were we annoyed
again before the schooner took us OIL
.Aetp iOli, SIN.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-10-27
MARKETS.

rALrrMoRE-Flour-Cit Mills, extra, 81 p
4 -: Wheat-Southern Fultz, 81: l5aL.l4
Imn1Southern White, 5Oa5SctS, Yellow 20
=, cts: Oats-Southern anu Pennsylvania
;s1a}icls.: Rye-Aiaryland and Pennsylvania
I;3afJcts.: Hay-Maryland and Pennsylvania
;;:.llasl 7O0: Sfraw-W Wheat, $. OUas90o; butter,
eastern Creamery. 27aS2cts., ieur-by recelpts
i ;aI7cts :Cheese-Eastern Fancy Cream, TX
aI3I% cts. Western, IL lll4cts; EsssZ=1a-
-. %,.< I9,attle-$2. O0a4OO Swlne-GHaJ% cts. /;
, Sheen and Lamb -2I15a4% cts: Tobacco
TeofFInferior, 1as2.50, Good Common qua
$50 = 80, Middiing, 5as7. oOGood to fine red' 7as9
Fancy, 10asE. -
NEW YoRK-Flour-southern Common to
r,;r extra, L. lOas4 IS; WheatzNo. Whlts, l. IA
al AZ Il: Rve-State, 54a56; CornmSoutn me
T al.II 5ia5acts.: Oats-White State SOaol
cts Butter-State, 20a2lcts.; Cheese-State'
Ti%aSl%cts. Eggs-2la22 cts.
PHILADELPHIA = flour Pennsylvania;
fancy / 25aI.75 Wheat-Pennsylvanla ana "a
Southern Red, l. 12al. ID; Rye-Pennsyiyania
;1o5Scts.: Coril-Southern Yellow, ouaai Gus.
narsN;;;:;a;;i cts. RutrerState, 25a2l cts
Ci,eass-~.l. y. Factory, llal2 cts. hsssS-
stats. aa22sa cts.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-10-27
CABLE SPARKS.

The members of the Spanish cabinet are
divided on the question Of army reform. A
ministerial crisis Is therefore threatened.
The Pupc has decided TO instruct the
bishops tll oughoct the world to continue to
agitaGe for trr restoration Of ths temporal
power Of the Pope.
The North Wales Coal Owners Association
has granted tho Workmen rise OF ten per
cent in wages ii.iti the danger of II universal
strike is now over.
The newspapers of ST. Petersburg again
urge that IN entente cor iale with England
is opportuue, owing to the GOODNESS between
Germany aid England.
The iourncymcn shipbuilders ut Dundee
went on strike for all advance of wages.
The masters finally conceded M increase Of IL
cent and the ST ilicrs resumed work
The Merchants Central Society Of Berlin
has sent II Petition o Primo. Bismarck asking
that tho government subsdiza direct
steamship line between Hamburg AMI Bremen
and the East Indies.
Advices from Zanzibar state that while the
British gunboat Griffin was chasing slave
dhow sho was fired at by the Arab slavers,
and lieutenant was killed. The dhow was
ultimately captured.
The French government has accepted the
apology offered by the Porte for the action
OF Il Turkish sentinel at BcyranS, who refused
to allow u French consul to pass the point
where the soldier was on duty.
The price of coal has advanced two shi-
lings per ton in England, owing 10 the strike
OF the miners. 1T is expected that a compro-
mise will be effected by means of which
mining opcratio S will be resumed.
Mr.. Michael Davitt has writ Ell letter to
the Times in whic he snys tIat tile Irish
will not accept the schem proposed by tho
liberals for the government OF Ireland unless
III Irish parliament is allowed to solve tile
land question and fix Ghe compensation to be
paid to the landlord.
The Pope has instructed Cardinal Rempols,
papnl secretary of state. to issue Il circular to
the papal nuncios ut foreign courts declaring
that the tone OF the semi Official Italian
newspapers with reference Emperor vii
lla,n's visit to the Vatican shows that the
Italian government is seeking to render the
situation of tho Pope more difficult
LIE Patriotic, of Brussels, referring to the
excessive measures of defense now being
taken by Belgium, asserts that great neigh
boring power meaning France, will shortly
present note to the Belgian government,
expressing surprise that it, being assured
that its neutrality would be respected in the
event of continental war; should take such
precautions.
Tho Manchester Reform Club yesterday
gave luncheon to Mr.. Balfour, chief secre
tary for Ireland He afterwards received all
address from Unionists in Memorial Hal!
congratulating him upon his courage in deal
ing with the Parnelites. In replying to the
address Mr. Balfour charged the English fol
lowers of Mr. G.aistone with sharing the
guilt of the Parnellites in supporting politics
by crime.