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SAFE or UsosT ssms.
smuggied Dsasnosas Disposed or ny
the tsoysvsment.
Sc~YGrk Tine.l


Messrs. Buriets 4 Dennis, the nuc-
tioneers. sold yesterday Of their auction.
rooms. % Burling slip, forty three fine
unset solitaire diamonds. The gems
Disposed of we're smuggled into this
country in tho winter OF 1893 by Au
gusta Friedensseiu, aud in March OF
that year vero seized by the cuatorns
authorities for nOn-payment OF duty.
Mrs. Friedenstcin had established her
headauart-rs at SO Nassau street, and
she and her agents were detected while
endeavoring TO dispose OF the gems 10 the
larger dealers At price somerhnt below
their market value. Forty-three OF tho
contraband diamonds were found at 66
Nassau street, which number probably
represented only small proportion OF
those smuggled, as q great many had
doubtless been cold before the discovery
was made by the customs people.
Mrs. Friedenstein claimed that the
diamonds were not smuggled, end
brought suit for their recovery. The
action was decided against her, the jury
coudemning tho contraband jewels to
forfeiture. She then appealed the case
to the United States Circuit Court, and
Judge Wallace affirmed the decree Of tho
lower court. Then an appeal was taken
TO the Supreme COurt OF the United
States, which recently decided the case
in favor Of the Government. United
States Marshal McNahon was di-
rected to sell tho diamonds at
auction, and the gems were turned
over to Burdett d Dennis for sale yester-
day after due advertising. Nearly n
hundred would-be buyers attended the
sale, among whom were halfadozen ladies
with escorts. The gems were nearly all
small ones. but they we're generally con-
sidered by experts to be ofsuperior quail
ty. The entire lot was appraised ct A,2l7,
and the fact that the ssio realized 81, 928
shows that the bidding was spirited
enough TO bring to the Government
almost the full value of the gems, NEST
Of which were bought by spectators
and dealers. Several Of them. however.
were secured at bargains, evenly-matched
pairs being obtained With the aid OF ex-
perts in attendance.
The largest diamond in the lot, weigh
ing 3 carats, less On eighth and thirty
second, brought $235 snd the smallest,
weighing II corAts, sold for SD. This
remarkably low price nnd great bargain
was the result of m amusing incident
a horse which Was 10 be disposed
Of ut auction was waiting at the
curhs:One outside the store. Some
thing frightened tho animal, aud
no began rearing and plungno,
causing the people on the street TO raise
a great hue and cry. Many OF those in
the auction-room rushed 70 the street TO
see what was the matter and it happened
10 be Just az the particular diamond re-
ferred to was being bid for. The auc-
toneer raped and shouted. hut there
were no more bids. and the Sone went 70
a Mr.. Hanley for So. HE others ran
from this price 20 that frst given. ana
tho weights ranged from / / to p cara;s
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Hero aud There.

A London hostess in search Of novelty
has given dinuer with green velvet
tAble-cloth with wrsaths OF Alpine pop
pies" Another used a white satin cloth,
on which we're placed "large sacks OF
white satin tied with silver cord, from
which a wealth OF white flowers were
tumbling out.
An enterpusing baker las put cam
paign biscuits on the market containing
portraits of the several candidates for
President and President ID Is now
O disputed question as TO whether a
Democrat should nourIsh himself with
Cleveland and Thurman biscuits rshOuld
chew up Harrison and Morton. he
biscuits arc sold misceliancOu5ly. so TO
speak, and Chs sales will be yalucless as
Straws."
A deputy United States marshal, ac-
companied by several assistants, arrived
at Columbus, o., a few nights ago,
having in charge nine Indians of the
Apache tribo convicted OF murder and
sentenced 10 terms in the Ohio peniten-
tiary ranging from five years to ten.
They had been SO securely sbackled that
it was necessary 70 obtain the services OF
the prison blacksmith to file the rivets
of their irons.
English laws carefully regulate tie
subject OF the sailors grog. Every ship
must carry quantity of lime or lemon
Juice as an anti -scorbutic, containing 10
percent. OF palatsbie fruit syrups that's,
sound rum OF specific gravity fixed by
the statute, or sound brandy Of quality
similarly fixed The Board Of Trade tells
how the grog shall be mixed. one
ounce of lime Juice is TO be mixed with
one ounce OF sugar and at least half a
pint OF water. aud must be served out in
limo for dinner.
Sarah Bernhsrdt's latest is dress OF
salmon-colored satin trimmed with silver
passementerie. There is plain skirt
'front.' with three half circles of passemen-
teris, then long redingote, opening to
show this front part, OF the same mate
rial, with ornaments of the same pssse-
meuserie on each side; tight fitting
peaked bodice with plastron trimmed
with bows OF pale-green satin; tight
sleeves with small pufings on the shout
der, and similar bows and loops Of the
same nbbon in the hair.
At ii O'Clock At night in the Avenue
de POpsra, one of the most brilliantly
lighted aud most populous strests OF
Paris, an elderly gentieman vas stopped
near tae fhestre Frsncais by two we'll
dressed, perfumei. and polite highway
men, who first asked him what play was
being performed. and then garrotsd
him, profuseiy apologizing Ms they did
30. A third member Of the gang came
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FnEscoEo xoses NOT PRETTY.
A Doctor Says tlat Plenty or Cheese
wiz Reduce TIRE Crimson Hue.

81 will give $500 TO the man who will
restore my nose to ITS natural color,
said well dressed man in a downtown
saloon on Saturday. Then, as to give
zest to his remark, he Fulped down a
big drink OF whiskey, and putting the
glass down on tho bar, he took a long
and wistful look into the dim prospective
Of his life when his nasal organ was OF
the tinGe it should be now. Ell don't
know how it ever COZ so red. be contin-
uod, after Ordering "a little Of the
same" At this remark the bartender
wiukod slyly at the mans companion,
and gave a significant glance at tho
empty glass on the bar.
A physician, who makes his headquar-
ters in q Chetuut-street drugstore, was
asked il there was any way III which a
man could be cured Of his rod nose, aud
his answer was an emphatic emo"
cit is o bad thing TO have red nose, :"
he said, because most people think
that it WAS brought about by wbiskey-
drinking and, while this belief is justi-
fed II majority Of instances, it is not
ALWAYS the Gaze. One of Philadelphia
most prominent men has nose as red as
a ROSTERS comb, aud / know thst he
never drank drop Of liquor in his life.
lie will carry 1t with him 70 bis grave.
Cheese, If eaten frequently and IN large
quantities, will delay reddening Of the
nose, but if man is confirmed topper
the whiskey and the cheese will have a
tussle, and the Ehiskey will ultimately
get there and frescoe the nose for him in
the most approved style"
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Protective Apparatus yhers, but NOT
In working order.

Butte uiouiaaA) fntsr,hsuntain.l
The only building in Butte OF which
its citizens had any right 10 feel proud
burned to tho ground on the night OF
July Odd. The Grand Opera House was
the only ornament which Butte boosted,
and its total destruction involves the
greatest loss by fire the city ever ezpe-
rienced. The fire started on the opera
house stage. it was bat a few minutes
until time for ringing up the cur
tain. The fire caught from gasles
above the stage, one OF Che" borders -
the drspery above the stsge-hav-
ing swung over against It. Inc
space above this clear TO the stage root,
eighty feet above, was filled with IN
fammsble material. scenery, &C., not in
use at the time. The Adele Payn Com
pauv, which was to present "1he Wages
of Sim" had all its baggage in the dress
ing-rooms below and much Of it I'M
packed. There was considerable OF
panic among the members OF the COM
psny. There we're between fifty and
seventyfye people in the house. up
stairs and down. These sat quietly in
their places until tho fire had good start.
not knowing there Was fire in progress
for a minute or two. Then they made
for the front door in 4 hurry.
All escaped without injury just as
the drop-curtain--one OF Ia1son' s
finest pieces OF work, presenting a
handsome landscape scene q ey
- feet squsre-became enveloped in
fire, and moment later fell disclosing
q perfect furnace Behind it, tho whole
space above tho stage being filed with
flames Nsnsger Mcguire was in the
front part Of the building when the fire
started, and hurried back on TO the stage
10 see what could DO done. At the
time the house was constructed he
Ind caused tho erection on and above
pipes connecting wiz q main vstsr-
pipe below. 1t was 80 arranged that by
turning the water into the pipes below
small streams could be made 90 play III
every direction, and at the sans time
sprinkle the stage below. Unfortunate
w., however. there vas something wrong
with the connection between the ground
pipo and this system, 50 that, although
Mr.. Mcguire TUNED on the connection,
10 water came mp. The opcra-house
loss ia altogether in the neighborhood
OF $4,000. The original cost Of the
building was $4,000, to which about
$40, 00J in tie way OF new scenery, fur
nishings, &C., bad been added. There was
only 81, 600 Of insurance upon it. Mana
ger Maguire's personal ,eoss, outside OF a
sixth interest III the opera-house, will
come pretty close 20 $4,000, and on this
he had no insurance. He had an extern
sive and valu,ble theatrical wardrobe,
besides a fine library, and three parlors
richly furnished, including two pianos
Effort was made 10 save the furniture,
but only few chairs, q sofa, and one or
two pictures we're got out.
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no while they held him and took his
watch and money. after which thay re-
leased him and made of without being
arrested.
The raitlesnakes arc so thick in the
immense buckleberry patch on Mne
Mountain, n. j., that the picker is COM
PEELED TO wear heavy cowhide boots and
thick leather garment reaching 10 the
neck bis weapons offensive are hickory
club and qusrt OF liquid "antdote. ;"
Notwithstanding those preventives, seve-
raj fatal accidents happen yearly. This
is said to be the most prolific buckle
berry patch in the country. Last year
$50, 900 quarts we're shipped from ono
station alone.
During the early part OF the perform
ance of 4" Nero; or, The Fall OF Rome"
at st. George, Staten Island, the Other
night the electric lights in tho dressing
rooms went out and the people Of the
company were left in darkness and TN
able TO make their change OF costume
for the next scene. For moment 1t
looked as though tho spectacle would
have to stop and the audience he dis
missed. Mr.. kirnlfry, however, at once
ordered 100 torches from the 1880 used
in tho "rorch Ballet" in Nero. and
lights were distributed IN the different
dresaing-rooms.
A straw man was recently put on the
track Of the Washington (Ga.) branch
to test the eyesight Of the engineer to
be used in tie event the fsinily of Burke.
who vas killed on do road some months
ago. should sue for damages The en-
glneor saw the man. thinking he vas .
real one. and did al he could 20 stop
his engine. but il passed over the object
aud the engineer thought he had kil.e,i
q man. tie was greatly relieved when ne
found it vas only a man OF straw. IL IS
thought 10y the railroad that this very
clearly demonstrates that no engineer
could possibly have stopped his engine
in time to keep from running over
Burke.
At Lafayette, Ga, day or two ego
the road hands, whilo grading Patton
avenue from the square to the depot,
struck the box in which George Gun
ninghnm, who was banged there IN
March, 1893, vssburied. Some thought
the body was not there, and some thought
it WAS, and to decide the question two Of
the p,anks Of the box were removed, and
the coffin liz, being decayed, was pushed
in. A nsgro put his rnattock into the
coffin, which was iui of water, and, to
the CONSERVATION Of al present, when be
drew it Mp it had on it the skull of the
executed criminal. 1t WIS vieTd by o
large crowd, after which it VAS dropped
back AMI covered up again.
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Poverty s.a s,enea


Isaiah ia one OF The greatest masters OF
poetic, paradox in tho litorsture OF the
world, as, foreKsmple, when ho enarges
on the blessings Of affection O, The fer
til,ty which is engendersd in the hoyt Of
lsrrcn dcsolsllon: "Sing, o barren,
theu that dds pot bear brask forth
into singing and err aloud thst
thou didst not travail with child Tor
more are the children Of tho desolate
than the children OF che married wife,
saith the Lord" And again, where has
there BEEN q nobler eight Of imagination
than in the paseAge IN which the prophet
calls upon those who have no money TO
buy and cat TO tuy vine aud milk with
ont money and without price,? No
other language could have made SO start
ling the contrast between the poverty OF
the blessings which are bought with hui
man wealth and the riches Of those
which are bought without it, though not
without lavi.hing freely the treasures
of the heart aud soul.
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An rmnersnnt battle.

The battle Of Bosworth was the close
OF an era. Old institutions we're break
ing up, and what was useful in them was
taking other forms. The beginning Of
a new order OF things was davning.
In England the Middle Ages
were buried with Richard Ill, and
modern history began with bis successor,
Henry of Richmond. Though greatly
inferior in intellectual and moral worth to
the Great plautasenst, Heury was the
successor Of Edward ]. rather than Of
RichardfH. His mission was to gather mp
the disordered threads Of our national
life. and 10 attempt. hrrt OF al, TO undo
the evils u succession OF kings from Ed
ward ]. had brought upon England.
Throughout England the pro-
gress OF society in material wealth.
which WAS SO marked n feature OF tho
reign Of Edward J.. had not merely been
arrested: civilization ana refinement had
COVE back, and England at the accession
of Henry VII wss far behind tho Ing
land Of the thirteenth century.
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Miss Zclie Dc Lussan the charming
prima donna. who has been heard SO
frequently in opera here, made her first
appearance in England on the 1th Of
July at Covent Garden, London.
Speaking Of her, the London DaiJ
Ncws OF July 9Th says:
"Born in New YORK, Of mixed French
and Spanish descent, Miss Gle I.ussan.
according TO that most useful work
of reference, The AustcQl Icur-Hook
Of The Crned States, has already
played Carmen with the troupe known
as the Boston Ideals. It may bo little
moro than fancy that Miss de Lussen's
rendering of the part appeared to he
based upon that OF Madame Patti, for in
the United States she is credited with a
personal likeness TO the great prima
donna, although the resemblance could
hardly be detected by London opera
goers 20 whom Madame PATHS face Is
Of course extremely familiar. In the
tragic scene in the last act, without IN
any way OVERRIDING IT, heyouihiul artist
rose TO real power, and altogether We
are inclined 10 rank Miss de lussan rs
the most promising dedutaEte Of the
current opera season.
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in the Champs Elysees. Paris goes 70
bed reluctantly and under protest. and,
having sacrificed thus far. spends "a little
timo as possible in sleep. When the
walters and other officials OF The cafes
rest is q problem still unsolved. They
are always visible and always alert join
ing in the conversation on all possible
occasions and serving glass eau sucre
with as cheerful nourish as they give
10 an order for LATTE.
There are two sides TO this question of
Parisian outdoor life, one full OF charm,
the other az full OF danger. In fact. the
characteristics Of the people could be
summed up from the specimens gathered
before any cafe. The charm lies in tho
capacity for enjoyment OF very small
things, the general good-felovship. and
the frugality which declines extrava-
ganco and has no shame in showing IL
self publicly. On the other hand, a
week e wages Will often he mortgsged in
a single excursion, and the work people
often do not look an inch beyond
the present hour. while for all classes
is the one constant and imperative
demand for distraction. Restless. tickle,
unstable, eIcitable almost 10 madness,
and ruled always by the last speaker,
Paris is never OF the same mind two days
together. She accepts the gospel Of re-
volt as readily az the gospel OF submis-
son, nvowing faith in whichever has been
most tellipgly detained. and ut any mo-
ment ready for a change OF base and an
onslaught on every one who may chance
10 turn too slowly. Underneath the
lght-heartcdness and apparent goOd-iel-
loWship certain brutal elements are plain,
not an Inheritance from the past but
the direct result of materalism which
is the prevailing atmosphere Of Partisan
life, perceptible at every point, and
discovering It's faint IN life, IN man
ners, IN art, IN literature, in every form
IN which n people can voice itself A re-
deeming feature for such tendency IS
certsinly out door life, but ~ IT is not
nature that the Partisan Graves, but Sim
ply as many people az can be n sssed mt
any point and IS many words n moaths
can utter, one may question how far their
habits moan any mental regeneration.
This is not the point for discussion OF
such question. At least We may follow
their methods in degree and learn the
fact that pleasure in small things is more
possible than we have believed, and that
here at least the Celt has the advantage
over the Anglo Saxon, who to day, as in
the past, must receive tho old chroni-
cler's verdict, "They take their pleasure
sadly as their manner IS. "
HELEN CAMPBELL.
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Rr;raudege I'm Bulgaria.

IHOua gl%pafcl 10 the IOlQOu lApeFal
An cye-witnoss Of the attack made by
brigands upon BellovA on the 7th instant
has arrived here and gives q detailed ac-
count Of the occurrence. 1tappears that
about thirty brigsnds, having the APP
pearance OF hscedonisns, armed with
Martini Henry rifles and plentifully pro-
yided with cartridges, made q descent
upon the Belova railway station at night
time, the signal being given TO them by
a spy. The station was suddenly sur
rounded by the robbers, who fired several
shots, greatly terrifying tho people in
side the building. who had not organized
any defence. The brigands accomplished
their work very rapidly and retreated,
carrying Oft with them five persons
namely: Nj. Binder, representative of
the Oriental Railways Company, and n.
Lander, representative OF the Railway
junction Company, both Austrian sub
jects; the stalion-master, d telegraph
clerk, ami q rich Bulgarian merchant
from Sofia. n. Binder. who had been
twice previously captured by brigands
was maltreated. The Government had
taken energetic measures, in the first
place, to procure the release OF
the prisoners, and then 10 organize an
active pursuit Of the band As soon as
the intelligence wss received here two
companies of infantry we're dispatched
BY special train TO Bellova, whittier other
troops have also been sent from Philip
popols. In future the railway line, and
especially Bellova station, will be
guarded by detlchments OF troops. Herr
Won Burian, Austrian diplomatic agent
here, has represented to the Government
the necessity of exercising prudence in
connection with the measures it may
take for the rescue Of the prisoners in
order that no harm may come to them.
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but Sat solemnly in corner wagginS bis
head in o melancholy fashion and
founding the table vigorously as he
whispered in the ear Of on Austrian
prince. Both of the great field marshais
wandered of when the train came INTO
the station, but the instant they lett the
dining-room they found guards OF honor
in every direction, and passed through
long files OF officers in the customary
pose Of military homage
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-05
4 TMOUsASD FEET HIOH.
N. EineI's Building in Paris That is
20 be the highest I'm tbe world.

the Washington monument is 555 feet
high, and has no rival III stature at
present hut the Parisians are priding
themselves on the fact that by January
let next they vii have. standing on the
Champ dc Mars, an iron tower ! 900 feet
high, 10 ascend which shortly after,
they and visitors. t. their Exposition
viii be invited. The work Of erect
iug this wonderful tower Is pro-
crossing rapidly, A few weeks ago
ninety seven persons were entertained to
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1,HE BRAysfREET COMPANY,
i CHARLES y. CLARK, fRksiDgsr
BRApsTRrErS RICHMOND OFFICE
No. La kAasf MAIN sfhEEE
1siephoss so.s


The Rich mond Office has moro tnz Kept pace
with the ptd Erosth OF The city sud develop
The rnsrranGile community Of THIS secnoa al the
sdvantages Of asyste m the superiority 81 whlca
Is recognized In every trade contreo Of Tire civil
lied world That 10 Is ia special sense prepared
70 guard tho into.esg Of its local pairoas a AZ
tested by the fact tsat II has now larger saAs1
sss..As<rlAsSs sAas aas osA.y sx<yesnxils asaz~<
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Are you Owen Sinkas %, yes, must
be. am OWN EVERYBODY ~ But I owe
more 10 DIR. Blggrrs,s uucklsbeTTy Cordial
ior cnr,ng ms Of the choIera'morous aad
dysenterT.
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ExCUnAsoaa. riu.SiCs. SC.

THE CHEAPEST AND BEST OF
4 SRAsON-Cor bncd excursion 90 West
Point by tho Rlrhmoai and Manchester Groves,
United Ancient Order Of Drulds, hONDAN, Au-
gust 8, i-sS 4 lne pavilion IS on tho grounds
aud fue 8'r ng band of music will be IN stto1d-
auce for tho benefit Of those Who delight I'm
daLciug. Fine boating. Fish and crabs 10 album
dance Tho Druids OF Nohmond snd 2snches-
ter havo n ID herita5on IN Inviting tho psKonage
OF their ft10nds feeling assured tbata day CT on
ioyment aud pleasure viii De speps by all Who
attend. Ttisis undoubtedly tue chespo6t ex-
cur.icn erer run 30 West Point Reff6shments
az city prices
ysrc, round-trp: Adults, 50 cents; children,
% cents
Schedulc: Train leaves Manchester Uanvile
dep0'. 90 3 A. NJ: Leaves Richmond (g~onty-
fourth .rret. ats.4e A. NJ; aud not from the VIZ
riuta-~trcct depot 50 heretofore advertised; re-
turning leaves West Point Hi6 =. y.
Good order will - preserves and 40 impropar
characters viii be alleged - purchase q uckot.
~ - I'll. IN ~afSu4s
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HIHERE WILL BE A LAWN PARTY
1 under the auspices Of PAN NkT TRIBE,
80. a. J. q. r. H.. c0rncr Of Pine sad sa!u
stree e.. brcinning TUESDAY EVENING, August
{. 1928. MUSIC, DANCING, AND kBFktsH-
MESrs au J-lt'
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Joseph n. pAyls. Auciloaeer.
u r Cook. saiesman.l
TRUSrEE'S SALE or GENTEEL
L FURNITURE ASD SUPERIOR GRAY
MARE. BUGGY. ANO nARSEsS.-By virtue Of
a deed Of ,ru-t from ". =. cstief, 70 ne cub
scriber snd duly recorded. viii seli a. tue resi-
dence " sal8 Csisli. 10. Z7i3 east Gre,o street,
OK fJfsDAY. 5rn INSTANT.
~ - o'clOct, q, assortment q very GifTksL
NOrSFdOtD FufSlTl Ns. embracing
Pan seize q FARicE AND CHAMBER FURSf-
FtFE. 20 wsfnUe
pISlNS-s sOW AED KrVHES ARTICLES In
variety,
Tzrensn iHUSsEI.s AMI THaEEJLY CAR
PETS,
LsTROBg sSOvg.
COOK sfoTf auf othpr
klfCHES t1tNsIl~, g.
ATSAEE 1INs-
ono BRlC11FiZ. 6aAN NAY.
LIG0r ssd a. AEErfS On cisy ant oli5A
TRIMS. Cash JDitN " HUGHES.
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