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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

TRY No EXPERIMENTS Much time
and infinite vexation OF spirit would be
saved If, eschewing novelties, the al
Aictei would use Salvation Oil at once.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK. BALTIMORE, Arp xIcH'
MosD STOCK ExcHAHGKa
Grain, Provisions, Cotton, fobacec, Iur-
psntins, Rosin. Tar. aud
Peanut Markets
rBy telegraph to tho Dispa,ch.I

NEW YORK, January f6.--There was very iittse
done In the stock market to-day. SONS puylns
OF IT. Paul. Reading, and Western lpion ~ we
forenoon, and Union Pacific and few oil inveE
ment stocks az advancing 1gures In the sItct.
nOOn was about all OF Interest that occurred
during the entire day. Trading was throughout
Of tho usual professional character. win very
little OF that, and fluctuations were OF the nar-
royest At the same tune there Was o hrn un-
dertone 10 specu ation which showed no change
throughout the day. COtton-oil certificates were
very active and strong. mesing a matertat gam
ir the frst hour. After that time. however,
prices made little or no progress IN either ul-
rection. The general list then became extremely
dull, transactions undergoing steady decrease
until the close. white quotations showed no
change whatever. The close was very dull ana
steady at insignificant changes only rom satur-
DAYS anal prices Total sales, ll2OO SHARES.
Final changes are about equally divided between
small gains and equally small losses. the ma 81.
mum difference among leading stocks being
only one half Of per cent. -,
NEW YORK. January lo.-Noon->tocss dul
and steady Money easy az 81 afh per cent TX
change Long. ssiA: snort, fs6A' uofernhleh's
duU -,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dnr and steady; long.
is: short 49, Money easy NJ 81 aib; clos'n
offered az 3 Sub-Trcasury belances-1oid,
sisi .9Ss 900: currency, si0.l260O0 Governments
dull; per cents, iDA; ~ per cents IVH S'a''
bonds duh. -.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

COTTON REPORT.

We guote: Fine, g. J0aS2.75; superdne, f2.75 a
s. %: extra, sl5Oat175; family, SiasLoO; paton'
family, country, sI75as5.25.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

The most remarkable cures of scrofula
ON record have been accomplished by
Hoods ssrsaparilla. Try it Sold by
all druggists.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
MARRIAGES.

MARSHALL-NRsBfTT.- at tho SCI
cond Baptist church. January l0th, BY Rev Dr:
Landrum, WILLIAM L. MARSHALL " HELEN
NJ. AESBlTT; all Of this city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
srvEN nOYs sERIOTsLY INJCRED.

HAvERun1, Mass, January ia
frightful accident happened this evening
to a party of boys who were coasting'
The sled ran into coal train and thir-
teen bows were thrown off, seven OF
whom were severely injured. One was
hurt internally and had his legs broken;
He is not expected TO live. Another had
a leo and arm broken another knee-pan
dielocated two others, legs broken, and
two were injured internally.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
PEANUT MARKET.

JANUARY i8.-rhe market steady, but no spe'
clal activity al the cOmmi~i0n-hOuses or iaco-
10 sales reported a. quotatonss Primo, Sa
glc.. extra, BIC: common, lha2Hc.i shellsd,
2a2Ec: Spanish, 2J.c.; factory hsnd-pieked' ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
FEARFUL coAsrINo ACCIDENTS.
one Man KILLED and Several Others
Badly MaDgied.
by telegraph to the Dispatch.l

OswFGo. y. Y, January l6.-Benla-
min SAWYER. one of the young men m
iured in the coasting accident on Satur-
dav evening. is dead, and one or two
others are liable to die. There were ten
persons on the bobs. The hill IS very
steep and one mass of ice, and they were
running at least seventy-tive miles an
hour. Near the bottom OF the hill
they ran into heavy load OF timber,
knocking it into the ditch. Every per
son ON the hobs was rendered insensible
from the force Of the collision, and some
were horribly cut and mangled. Sawyer,
who died. did not regain CONSEQUENCES,
Both his hips were broken and the bones
driven into the abdomen. he was mar
ried on New-Year's Day. i, required one
hundred stitches to sew up the cuts IN
John Mattot's abdomen, and bis arm was
broken and his head cut. George Saw
yer. brother Of the dead man, has frac-
tured skull. The others are III bad
shape. 81, 81
The CITY Council set aside the hill
where the accident occurred for coastlng.
The farmer who owned the load OF tim
Der was warned Of the approach OF the
bobs, but refused to stop for a moment
II is said he was intoxicated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

Late ia the afternoon the Committee
on Accounts made their report to the
House ou the subject of the clerkships.
The report recommended the giving Il
clerk to each committee, but ignored the
proposition 10 give every member u
clerk. Mr. Perkins Republican,, OF
Kansas. offered an amendment providing
for the allowance Of clerk 10 each
member "whose salary shall be paid ont
Of the contingent fund OF the House. Do
Upon this there were various speeches
1Jo and CON, and among them Mr.
Biggs's 10. California, a new member
remarks brought down the House. He
sent 10 the clerks desk uu amendment
t. Mr.. Perkins's amendment SO as to
make II read whose salary shall be
paid by the member ont Of his oU1'
D0ckcL" Mr.. Biggs is a Democrat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BALTIMORE, ND. January i6-Virginia past
due coupons, 63: do new 3s, 63. Bid today.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

MoNDAY, January d. lSSS
SuF,-FrRsr BoARD.-5.0OO Virginia new Ss at
os/: 100 Richmond city SIS due 1890 at lOl, 1000
do. due 1890 at i0l.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

Market quiet
QUOTATIONS.
MIDDLNG. To-.
Low MIDDLING. CSC.
GOOD ORDINARY, ; 9-l6c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
with Brnin in HTS Cave.

AHunter tN. Y. J telegram says: One
of the old hunters of this region IS
richer tonight 10y valuable bear skin
taan he was yesterday, but he had to
fight for it. Up here in the heart OF
the Catskil mountains hunters report
that bears have been unusually plenty
this winter, and that the Kaaterskill,
Piaaterkill, and Stony cloves, which
ioin each other ut right angles in this
township, have been places where the
Bruin family have made things lively.
Ia all three OF the gorges caves abound
and bears make use of them for winter
quarters. Ola Hunter Davidson, who
winters on the other side Of the Notch
mountain. not far from Hainess Falls, IN
trudging through the snow in the haa-
terskIll Glove tubs morning was caught IN
the driving storm of rain, sleet, and
snow, and ne sought shelter IN cave
that has an echo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
rsE cOMxIITBE ON RIVERS AND HAIR
B0Rs AT w0sK.
A Suggestion Regarding James River
Clerks for Members-A Lively De-
bste-Persopal Notes.

WASHINGTON, January l6 The River
and Harbor Committee will bend all
tb,r energies TO the preparation of a
,.,,r and harhor bin for presentation
ttbo House at the earliest practicable
,-om.n. They are determined that it
H.u rrt I've defeated this session for
80 q time TO consider il. They have
,lro.1v delegations seeking improve
mont, ia thc upper and lower Missis-
,,.pi or! tbc Missouri, and will sit every
liv l1r iAc purpose Of hearing delega-
,.,er.ures,nunG other sections of the
c.rrtrr ,o hcoalf Of the improvement
If their rivers and harbors. In most
c,s... a>Iuthosc of Richmondand Norfolk
mi Other Virginia ports, the report
oft tie Engineer Department furnishes
fire necessary basis for the approprIa-
toas desired 4 portion of this report
,srow !n the hands Of the committee,
md tlc balance rs now being hurried up
atta. public printing office for the use
of ihe committee. The committee have
authorized the chairman 10 ask leave OF
tie House for the committee 10 SIT du-
mig the session Of the House. and 10
time viii be lost in the preparation on
The bil. Il might be well for the peo
Ylc al Richmond TO ask a hearing IN he
half of the ,iamos-uvcr Improvement
and thus reinforce the efforts of Mr.. Wise
Who. as member OF the committee, vii
leave no stone unturned on hls part tC
aerye his constituents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
BRUIN ARRIVES.

The old Nimrod built a fire OF twigs,
and while he was toasting his shins an
ominous growl caused him to turn quick
" and draw his long hunting knife from
It's sheath at the same time, and none too
soon.
The old mans foe was bear, and 1t
neant business. The way Bruin came
for Davidson indicated that a hugging-
match was imminent The hunter
plunged his knife into the savage brute,
but he did not strike vital spot. Then
came the bears opportunity. Bruln
clutched the old man IN his embrace,
and the two went over and over on the
bottom OF the cave.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

sey- RELIGIOUS SERyICE.-There
will be religious services To-NIonr Crpesdsyl q,
7:9O o'clock at old Trinity church. neat door 10
Rxchangs Hotel Short addresses by kevJA
B. Fussrgs aud Rev. PRESTON NASH. AL are
invited. Come.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, january To I5oN
OFFERINGS.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.

WHgAT.-6Si bushes
CORN $50 bushels.
OATs.-3nO bushelA
MEAL.--50 bushels.
SALES REPoRrED TO SECRETARY.
WggAr.-Long CHERRY. $40 bushels good on pri-
yate terms: - bushels very good atTc.. Mixed,
81 bushels very good at 96c.. SnOrtDeuy, 30 bush
els very good az 95c Total sales Of wheat, oSl
bushels.
Offerings to-day Of wheat. 6A bushels; same
dsy last year. 1853 bushels Sales to-day Of
wheat. 6s8 bushels; same day last year-
~ bushels. Offerings 80 far mis- year. 6ii, 10,
bushels: same time last year, 1890 bushels,
Extreme range Of prices to-day, % 10 &c; same
day last year. - 10 99c.
CORS-White, rs bushels prime on private
terms: l72 bushels very good AZ 30. Mixed, s,
bushels very good at sc. Total sales Of corn
I0O bushels
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

CINCINNATI. January l6.-Flour steady. Wheat
quiet; 40. rod, s9aSJ4c Corn steady 10 :
mixed. SO. OATS uim; No. mixed, 5S@oYe-
Pork ensy NJ fla25 Lard dull at q 80 :. bllk-
meats quiet: short-riUs. $50. Bacon steady
short clear, 50. whskey firm az fLOA hoSs
nrm; common and light, Aai5.2i pacAing and
a.nt..l,a,-s !. ntag.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17

DOOK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
I'D RxRcuTED AT THx pissAfVh fhiSi'
lNG-noCo1
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MINIATURE ALMANAC, JisullY u. iss
PORT OF RICHMOND. JAsuAKr IS, 1855

PORT OF RICHMOND. JANUARY 10, 1873
ARsIyEp.
Steamer Old Dominion, smith, New fork.
merchandiso and passengers. q. W. Alien Co.
agents gsu.,.,,,,. mar.
chandise and passengers, J. ". heoAfneAs
agent :, ,,,. p,.s. ~
YORK, coal, =. IA. Hawes
sehoonsr Roda Holmes, Holmes. New York.
coal, Brighthope Railway Company.
steamer Ariel, Deyo. Norfolk. United s.aies
mail. merchandise. and passenger. L. d faiunl
schooner John McGinnis, Rigsan,. Newport
News. granite, Richmond Granite Company;
vessel, Curtis & Parker
PORT OF NEWPORT NEws JAsuAsr ID is'S'
lBy telegraph
Steamship sphynx, Crooks, Noble; eosied ana
sailed tor liverpool s..,..,
Steamship seneca Walker. Norfolk. and sailed
steamship William LAwrsace. Proyideaes. ana
sailed tor West Point
schooners II. n. o.ds. Smeed, Boston; n ~
HAYWARD Baxter. bostoe.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
Ex- SENATOR LEWIS.

Ex-senator Lewis is here, at the resi-
dence of his son-in.law. j. Amber
smith, having come to Washington for
the purpose Of treatment for his eyes by
the oculist Dr. Marmion. In passing
under a low doorway some months ago
Mr. Lewis struck his head, and received
;Diuries from the effects of which he has
lost the sight Of one eve and the other IS
Affected. 1t is thought that an operation
viii have TO be performed by DR.. Mar
mian in order TO save It,
Judge Samuel b. Witt was in the city
Yesterday at the Metropolitan, and Cap
tain r. r. Henry, of Iazewell county,
WAS at the Capitol oday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
IRON 3no TO COZ BELOW.

MILWAUKEE,, January l6.-Specials to
the Eueaing Wisconsin from various
portions of Wisconsin indicate that last
night Was the coolest in years. The
thermometer at Washburn Observatory,
Madison. registered 800 below. Eau
Clair reports 4S' below; Richlsnd Cen,
tire $50 below Sparta 500 below, and
Chippewa Falls GO below.
Sr' Paul., Januory l6.- Saturday
night and yesterday were exceedingly
National Republican., 1888-01-04
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Reduction Of Over One Hundred and
Sixteen Millions for the Year.

ReduottOn OF over Ono hunurou bnu
Sixteen Millions for the Year.
The reduction in the public debt during
December amounted to S14, ,5si, $50. During
the first six months Of the year just closed
the reduction in the debt amounted to
$50, ,555, ,T5s, and for the last six months OF
1883, or the first half OF the current fiscal
year, the reduction in the debt aggregated
353, $50, 1886, making the total reduction
during the past twelve months Silt, 1856, ,093
Jan. I, 1887, the total debt, less cash in the
treasury, was 81, ,941, 1854, ,495, and on Jan. l,
1887, II was 81 ,225, ,59S, ,402. Jan. ], 1887,
there were S63,s99,000 3 per cent. bonds
outstanding. These have all been redeemed
during the year, and OF the S2oOOOO,OO0
A. per cents. outstanding one year ago
about $50, 100000 nave been redeemed dur
ing the year.
or the per ceats. there are now $780,
442, ,100i 0ioutstanding, about S5,000,000 hay
ing been redeemed during the year. Tne
total amount OF interest bearing debt out.
standing on the lat instant aggregated
$l,041, ,761, ,749, against Sl,130, ,49l, ,462 one
year ago. This includes, besides the AZ per
cents. already mentioned. $li, 900 900 per
cents, navy pension fund, aud $64 1928, ,5l2
Pacific railroad bonds, and shows a reduc-
ton OF $SS, 732, 720 In bonded indebtedness
alone during the year. On Jan. l, 1888, the
net cash In the treasury amounted TO $780,
s42,S10 or $4l ,062,S more than on Jan.
one year ago. Deposits in national bank
deposltories to-day aggregated $50, l09,917,
or about $10,000,000 more than q month
ago. During December there was net de-
crease of $3,000,oO0 in the treasury gold
fund balance.
The treasury now holds S3O5, 5,342, ,1s7 In
gold coin and bullion, with SOC, 134 ,057 gold
certificates outstanding, leaving gold fund
balance of S20S, COS, 1870, decrease OF about
$3,000,000 during tue past month. The
silver fund, S2ls,ol1,539 standard dollars
and SO 232 e36 silver bullion, aggregates
$223, ,l50,175. Against this there are $l7d,-
| S55, 1923 silver certificates outstanding, leav-
ing silver fund balance of S45, ,2DI, 152, or
a decrease Of $G,j00,00O during the past
month. In addition to this silver fund, the
| treasury holds sG,100,000 Of trade dollar
| bullion. There are now about 6S,O00,000
standard silver dollars In circulation,
| against IS, coo, eco on Jan !, year ago.
Government receipts during December
| aggregated $40, ,05S, S03 or this amount
| Si5,50O,00O were from customs receipts,
| $4,000 eco internal revenue, and the re.
| mainder from miscellaneous sources. Re.
| ceipts from July to Dec. 81, the first half
| OF the current fiscal year, aggregated Sl02,.
| 3l0,0 ,0l+, or fully sl1,000,000 more than fol
| the corresponding six months In 1886. On
| the other hand, expenditures during the
| first half OF the year amounted to Sll2,Ole,' =
| 900, which Is about $500, COO less than eX.
| penditures during the corresponding six
months In 1856 This points to surplus
| Of at least 500 000,0 900 during the current
fiscal year, or S53,0O0,000 above sinking
| fund requirements.
National Republican., 1888-01-04
ZIG. HEALTHY CHILDREN
Trying to Cheat the Charity society to
Secure Aims.

Secure Aims.
The regular monthly meeting OF the board
OF managers Of the Charity Organization
Society was held last night at spencerian
College Hall. The assistant secretary, II.
L. Cutler, reported since last meeting con-.
cernipg persons applying for relief or re-
ferred to the society for investigation that
two gave false addresses, that two were boy
tramps going from city to city; three asked
for work, but one OF these had already q
good position and wanted the society to
help him to better one, another was under
the influence OF drink, and the third had
quarrelei with employers and fellow work
men. one family was reported In great
need. widow with six childsen.. Upon
Visiting tbemit appeared that two Of these
"childrenn were grown men with good
wages, which they gave to their mother,
who was also receiving help from her
church.. Two colored women, from q we'll.
known begging alley, upon being Informed
that the society gave no aims, said; "But
you will give us something for Christmas,
won't youm
A woman who looked remarkably healthy
claimed to be too sick to work, but ad-
mitted that she walked many miles day
begging. .......-.
$140,94; dIsbursemeuts-salar of assistant
secretary, $3.50: printing, $24.75; postage,
So; balance, $500.
Mrs. s. A. Spencer reported proceedings
Of the executive committee Of National
Conference OF Charities and Corrections
held In the state house at Albany Dec. o.,
and the board appointed as delegates to the
fifteenth conference, TO be held In Buffalo
in July, the following delegates Mr.. aud
Mrs. A. s. Pratt and Miss Kate Pratt, Mr..
and Mrs. II. 9. Spencer, and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Rudolph Goldschmld.
National Republican., 1888-01-04
New STAPLE.

From Frank Ieslie's Illustrated Weekly
lie who shall succeed In adding new aud
profitable industry to this country will take
high rank among its benefactors. A hope
full candidate for this honor is Gov. Norman
j. Colmap, U. \. commissioner of agricul-
ture, In the development of silk culture.
II has long been known-it least ever since
the mulberry craze Of forty years ago-that
the silkworm and his preferred food, the
NoiHS aba, would grow and mature any
where south Of the Zine Of Lake Erie, but
efforts TO make paying business OF raising
the cocoons have all failed hitherto because
OF the absence of q market for those
luxurious collins Governor Colman's am-
bi'ion Is to make market.
The reason why market Is absent Is, that
1t does not pay to spin the silk from cocoOns
by hand, in competition with the hand
workers Of Italy and China. Only ma.
chinery can rival them. At last machine
has been constructed whose touch Is so
delicate that 1t can spin these airy flaments,
can accurately determine when they are too
thick or too thin, can add another cocoon
at the right time, and can produce thread
that is more uniform than any made by
hand. This, Gov. Colman believes, solves
| the problem, and is as important as Whit.
ney's cotton gin was In the production OF
| the coarser fabric. lie has, therefore, es-
tablished a government fllature where
tutst lultlIlSeut IuHCulues uO tHe WOrk, hUQ
he advertises that the government will buy
at fair living price all cocoons that can
be grown, and he expresses the opinion
that filature In private hands, run under
commercial conditions, would be profitable.
If Gov. Colman's representation shall
be justified by events--if he shall so far
succeed In his official experiment as to in
duce business men to take hold Of 1t and
prove the correctness Of his conjecture--hs
service will be Of greater value than that of
almost any other member Of the govern
ment, There are in this country hundreds
| OF thousand OF women, poor, industrious,
and healthy, who, under prevailing con-
dtlons, are unable to do anything toward
self-support, but who, il cocoons can be
commercially reeled, can earn o good deal
Of money In an occupation that is cleanly
and easy, recurring no strength or machin.
| cry and but little skill-neediug, 10 fact,
| only vigllant care. Just such an industry
would find warm welcome by multitudln.
ous willing hands, and 1t is to be hoped that
| Gov. Colmsn is correct In believing that
| American silk culture has at last, so to
speak, emerged from 1t chrysalis, and
shown its ability to fly on its own native
wiuUg
National Republican., 1888-01-04
a Practical Problem for Virginia and
North Carolina.

The taxes imposed on tobacco grown
aud manufactured in this country during
the fiscal year 1887 amounted to $50, ,1Os,-
the total collections in the internal reve-
nue. department.
OF this enormous tax the people OF Viz.
c!nia paid $4,000, 1856, or nearly - per
centum. The people OF North Carolina
paid Sl,4j4,slG, or nearly percentum.
They paid larger proportion OF this tax
than the people Of any other state. Nir.
Glnia alone paid larger aggregate tax than
ary other, except the great wealthy states
OF New York, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and
New Jersey, and North Carolina's burden
was exceeded by that of only two other
states besides the above, those being the
states Of Ohio and Kentucky. In most of
the states the tax is mere tri6e, and In
several 1t does not figure at all.
Thus this tax on tobacco is not only bur-
densome and odlous In Itself, but 1t is no.
toriously unequal In its exactions, and 1t
strikes the Industries Of communities least
able to bear the blow.
In the face Of these plain facts, the people
OF Virginia and North Carolina persist In
sending to Congress men who have by COM
binatlon with the Carlisle free traders de-
feated all efforts at repeal, and In helping
to keep the south solid in support Of an
administration which DEGREES that the in
ternal revenue exactions ought to stand
undisturbed.
a campaign is at hand which will give
the voters Of these states chance to de-
termine whether they will choose to direct
Affairs party committed to tightening
the burdens Of every home industry or still
adhere to Bourbon despotlsm, which will
give them no relief, except as last desper-
ate concession to long suffering and in
dignsnt people.