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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-11
ADv1cEs FROM CHARLOTTE.
rsn.clnl telegram to he Dl.natch.l

CHAEIOTrT. \. c., September TO-
Continued rain is beginning to cause
aa-m here. Reports come IN Of over
lowing streams IN many parts of the
state. Lsulslides along the Western
A.rth Carolina railroad are also re-
ported. No trains have run over that
r.-I since Saturday.
Drops are greatly damaged. Reports
q. destruction by high water are nu-
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aArfSs sNrELLGsEsoE.
ALaANAc. sErraMnxE u. Isss
PORT OF RICHMOND. sEPTExBER 10. 1883
ARRIVED.

ARkfVED.
Steamer Old Dominion, Couch, New York.
merchandise and passengers. q. w. Allen d Co,
agents
Brig shannon, Bangor ice, Mrs. Jane King
Schooner Charles II Hoiston. Dunton, kenpe-
bee, ice, Richmond leo Company.
SAILED.
Steamer Ariel, Dsyo, Norfolk. unhed States
mail. merchandise, End passengers, l. D. Tatams
axGA-
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GREATLY GRATIFIED.
DEMOCRATIC coNGREssMFH DELIGHTED
WITH cLBvaLAnD's LETTER
What Mr. Mills and Others say--sonator
Aorgsn's tpsech-Dr. Curry Will Re-
sign-presidenti al Aid
lrrom or Rorulrr corre.ponaen,.l

WAsnrseToN. y. c., September 10
At last the President has spoken, and
II le with no uncertain sound. His let
ter has given universal satisfaction here
among Democrats, and, If the party is
70 be judged by It's representatives in
Washington, The host is ready TO fol-
low its leader and march forward to tho
musicof Mr.. CievelaDds letter. Mr.. Mills
Is in the best OF humor TINS morning.
lie says he has read the letter carefully
and critically several times, and every
time be read it he WAS better pleased
with it. Representative William l..
Scott, ofVcnnsy lvania, who. il popular
report Is TO be credited, is the Presi-
dents special coufdont, was naturally
well satisfied. ." II is fine letter, said
he, ga magnificent letter, aud the man
who wrote it deserves, as he will receive.
the endorsement Of the American
people"
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DIR. CURRY TO RESIGN.

Virginians generally will regret TO
learn that DR.. J. L. NJ. Curry has ten
dered his resignation as Minister 10
Spain. The reason assigned by Do.
Curry is the insalnbrity Of the climate OF
Madrid. He will leave How're, France,
for the United States on September 22d.
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NORFOLK PANT MARKET.

IEonDfttu Tor no HIsVE0-nsI
SEPTEMBER i0.-nArket steady. Demand I'M
proying for fair ersdes. Prime. 34a3kc; exus
prime. sac; fancy. &C.; common. ita2ke
sheIled, % a2kc. factory band-pieked. aAsoc.
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RAILROAD IMPROVEMENT.

The Richmond md Danville railroad
I'll build a $4,000 depot at Green's
horo' # it can secure suitable ground, 1t
is stated.
The various committees of the Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
net this evening to map out work. The
chamber, IT is felt, viii he great lever
u eleyating Raleigh. The members are
enthusiastic, and the community is hope
ful Of the best results.
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corroS RzP9ac

Market quiet
NTpDLtSS. inc.
Low AlDDLfSa. 0 9-l6c.
GOOD OapiKARr. eSc
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OYSTERS FRIED IN 4 BOX /:
, be obtained within.

can be obtained within.
This Is only one example of the
many unique and curiously-worded
announcements that greet the eye of
the observer. Dickens found much
amusement in his nomadic career
about London streets in studying the
quaint placards on the business
houses, and with his happy knack of
turning commonplace things into
hard cash, he made them pay him for
the time he took in ferreting them
out by inserting them in his writings.
The Micawbers and Wellers and
Dombeys and Chuzzlewits and Pick
wicks and q whole host of others
whose names suggest their characters,
first made the acquaintance of the
great novelist as they appeared pla-
carded in front of London business
houses.
Washington is city of queer
things, and one of them is its sign
boards. A close observer is con-
tinually running across some quantity
worded or grotesquely spelled placard,
especially in the sections where the
African element abounds The ma
jority of these are comical, but num-
Der are pathetic in their phraseology
and appearance. Some are ambigu-
Gus; others are almost too plain.
A few are bright, as, for in
stance, that in front of a diminu-
tive eating-room on the Seventh
street road. Rev. DIR. Burchard,
he of the three "R's," would turn
green with envy should he chance to
see it, for it reads:
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ALL KINDS DEAsIEs CURED.

To those of epicurean tendencies
such a sign as is painted in great,
sable letters ON an immaculate white
washed shanty, that stands on Fifth
street southeast, will cause watery
sensation about the mouth. "Wood,
Coal and Lunches" reads the legend,
which is in itself work of art.
Somewhat similar to this was the in
scription, "Ice Cream and Other
Vegetables" which delighted the
multitude at Virginia camp-meet-
ing some years ago. "Orshers Buy
the Pinte, Quart or Gallen" are also
sold in the eastern section, and not a
dozen blocks away "Whitworshe"
has hung out his sign,
"One Lung" has washed the collars
and cuffs Of the Washington young
man for number Of years, and leads
happy and healthy existence despite
the scarcity of his pulmonary organs.
His name is not more unique than are
score of others, not Chinese, in the
city, but the owners might object to
seing their cognomens given SO much
publicity.
A great red-painted, house like
wagon leaves Washington every sum-
mer for trip through the surround
ing country. 1t is q remarkable
looking vehicle and would attract at
tention anywhere, not so much for
itself alone as for the flaring sign in
red letters on white sheet:
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LINCOLN'S DEATH.
A New Reason Ascribed for wilkes
Booths Deed.

a New Reason Ascribed for Wilkes
Booths Deed.
Twenty-three years ago tonight Abra-
ham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's
Theatre. Among the interesting remi-
nlscences of that tragic occasion are the
recollections of Edwin Hunter, the come
dian, who was bosom friend of Wilkes
Booth and schoolmate at Leesburg, Va.
They were together in the old stock COM
pany of Kurkel Ford and Maxley. Mr..
Hunter says that Booths aversion to the
North and devotion to the South was the
result Of a mere incident. AT one time
when Booth was playing in Baltimore,
he became nervous, forgot his lines and
stammered so that he was Missed off the
stage. Shortly after he achieved great
success IN Richmond. He became the
pet of the city and was the lion of the
day. His impulsive, sensitive nature was
deeply impressed by the difference in
treatment by the two cities, and he was
won by the Southern welcome. He used
to say: .1f only something would happen
SO that / could prove my gratitude and
love-" He ielt that he owed debt TO
the South.
Booth conceived the idea that Lincoln,
personally, was n foe and menace to the
South and should be removed. About the
time Lincoln's first term expired he be-
came very moody. One day he asked: SIS
there no way. to prevent Lincolns being
President again?"
About two months after that he and Mr..
Hunter were driving together on the Ave.
nue.. Booth seemed interested in certain
carriage. Mr.. Hunter asked:
"Whose carriage is that?"
"Thats Lincoln's."
"And why are you following it?"
Just to shoot the President" he said,
and laughed.
The night before the assassination,
when he went to the theatre, the old door
keeper happened to remark that the Presi-
dent was coming on the following night.
Booth became interested. On the follow
ing day he returned to the theatre and
went behind the scenes and entered the
passage leading to the Presidents box.
Mr.. Hunter continued
II was in'the audience, and, If re-
member correctly, IL was Laura Keene in
American Cousin The first I knew
was when a lady just in front of me
moved to look at the Presidents box. l
looked that way and Just in time TO see
the flash. Cool Why he was the
neryiest man ever saw. He was stand
ing in the back of the box when the
shot was fired, and when he placed his
hand on the cushioned railing of the box,
next to the audience, five or six people
might have touched him. If remember
rightly an officer in the army was next
him in the box, You see lot of bunt-
ing had been thrown around the box in
honor of the President and as Booth
jumped from the box his foot caught.
That's what broke his leg. sic Semper
Tyrannis.' That all he said.
But If poor Wilkes could have said
what he thought it would have been:
They hissed me in Baltimore; they well
coined me in Richmond, and do this for
the South II Booth had been hissed in
Richmond and welcomed in Baltimore
jeff. Davis might have been assassinated
but Booth would never have killed Lin
coin"
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
- I1T8 LHNN bHVN'f
Manufacturers, cor, 7th and /
DIED.

BRADY.-Departed this life on Thursday,
April IL, 1883, at o:15 O'Clock, after short
and painful illness Philip Francis Brady, be-
loved son OF James and Katherine Brady,
aged Ia years and months.
Funeral from his parents residence, 101l
Second street northeast, Sunday, at 3 O'Clock
p. m. Friends and relatives are respectfully
invited to attend.
GRERNLEASE.-Entere into rest, in the
full triumph OF Christian faith, Thursday,
April ~, 1888, at 93b P. m, Mrs. p, Jane
Greenlease, widow of the late Eli Greenlease,
aged b1 years, IL months and % days,
Friends and relatives respectfully invited
TO attend the funeral, Sunday, April 15, from
plymouth Congregational Church, corner
seventeenth and p streets northwest, at 2
O'Clock.
o'BRIEN.-0n April 10, 1888, John
o'Brlen, aged 7S years, a native OF County
Cork, Ireland, and a resident OF the District
for thirty'seven years.
Funeral from his late residence, $500 p
street northwest, Sunday, April 10, at 2:30
O'Clock y. IN.
WILSoN.---on April 10, 1888, at $50 a. M,
Antonia Wilson nee Heitmuller), beloved
and 21 DAYS
Funeral will take place from her resldenee,
Sunday, April 10, AZ Up. M, then 70 q. y,
Lutheran Chapel, 18th and Corcoran streets,
Friends and relatives are respectfully In
Yited to attend.
Res dence, 1lo7 18th stnw
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CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The Saengerbund gave q masked ball
to the children at Eders Hall last night.
There was $150-fire in the cellar
of Otto Duker e. Co.'s builders supply
store Oh Tenth street last evening.
Candidates for admission to the New
York College for the Training of Teachers
will be examined in this city next June.
Local Assembly, S916, knights of
Labor, met at Eighth and streets last
night and indorsed the Powderly letter.
DIR. MoGlynn said last night that he
thought the two labor parties would
unite and place ticket IN the field next
fall.
in the Criminal Court yesterday
Paul Helmuth was convicted of assault
ing Michael McMahon last August in his
saloon.
Architect II. @. Stone left IS at the
Twelfth.street Station-House yesterday
afternoon for pluckinga couple Of flowers
in Franklin Park.
The Womans National Press Asso-
ciation met at Willard's last night and
Mrs. Sanford-Chapin read paper and
Mrs. Lincoln a poem.
The Locomotive Engineers and Fire
men held a meeting here last night and
Endorsed the 80. strike, and promised
financial and moral support.
Mr.; Il. II. Tillman, who was run over
by cab some two weeks ago, has entirely
recovered from the accident and has re-
sumed his duties at the Coast Survey.
The first of the Friday evening
Gospel meetings, under the auspices OF
the w. @. 4. u, was held at Four-and-a-
hall street and Pennsylvania avenue last
night, They are to be held every Friday
hereafter
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14

the lady and told her that he hal
been required to bring some sure sign
Of her appearance; and she told him
TO come again the next day and
he should have that sign. But when
he came TO his home he found
his uncle lying very ill. Through
the next day he was busy at
tending to the sick man, but the
sickness increased, and early on the
morning of December II he went TO
call confessor. That he might not
he delayed in his quest by the lady's
opportunities, he went not by the
usual path, but by another skirting on
the eastern side of the hill. But as
he passed the hill he saw the lady
coming down TO him and heard her
calling after him. He told her his
errand and of its urgent need for
quickness, whereupon she replied
that he need not feel further trouble,
as already his uncle was cured. Then
she ordered him to cut some flowers
in that barren HILL and to his amaze
ment he beheld flowers growing
there. She charged him to take these
miraculous flowers TO the Bishop as
the sign he had requested; and she
commanded that Juan Diego should
show them to no other until they were
seen by the Bishops eyes. There
fore he wrapped them in his talma or
blanket and hastened away. And
then, from the spot where most holy
Mary stood, there
GUsHED FORTH A SPRING
of brackish water, which is now ven
Grated, and is an antidote to infirmi
ties. Juan Diego waited at the entrance
of the Bishops house until he should
come out, and when he appeared and
the flowers were shown him, there
was seen the image of the Virgin
beautifully painted on the Indians s
talma. The Bishop placed the miracu-
lous picture in his oratory, ,venerating IL
greatly; and Juan Diego returning to
his home with two servants Of the
Bishop, found that his uncle had been
healed of his sickness the very hour
that the Virgin declared that he was
well. As quickly as possible the
Bishop had chapel built upon the
very spot where the Virgin had ap-
peared, and where the miraculous
roses had sprung up from the barren
rock; and here he placed the holy
image, February Z, 1882 Juan Diego
became the servant of the Virgin in
the sanctuary, living in little house
beside the chapel; and there he died
most Christian death in the year
1913.
Here can be seen in the Tabernacle,
in the frame of mingled gold and sill
yer, inclosed with plate glass, Juan
Diego's Talma, on which is the mirac-
ulous picture of the Virgin. The pic
ture retains much of its coloring. The
material upon which it is painted is a
coarse cloth, woven of the Maguey or
ixtli fibre. The picture has been ex-
amined several times by painters of
high standing, and on each occasion
the method by which the picture was
made remained undetermined. 1t is
surrounded by silver railing weigh
ing twenty-siX tons.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
WASHINGTON AND JACKSON.


The Father of His Country and Old
Hickory Names that cause every
patriotic American, provided he is not
a civil service reformer, to feel the
spirit of 70 and 1872 surge through
his breast Yet, painted in neat gold
letters on black sign, they simply
claim to be the names Of couple Of
young colored tonsorial artists, who
WELD, as their only sceptres, the razor
and shears at little shop on Penn
sylvania avenue, near Third street.
At the corner of Ninth and G
streets an expert in Pants" holds
forth, according to sign which
is ambiguity itself. The "expert"
may be dog doctor, but persons hay
ing indisposed CANNES might save
themselves some possible embarrass-
ment by making sure of the thing and
going to house on New Jersey ave-
nue., near the reservoir, where q sign
will inform them that they may
have, by an individual inside,
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
QUEER SIGN BOARDS.
Some of the odd Inscriptions on
Shops and Stores.
WHAT MAY BE SEEN ANY DAY.
Guides to the Stranger within the
Gates.

Though Washington is classed as an
intellectual centre, and poses before
the great and untamed West as home
of literature, science, art--and vice
II has, nevertheless, as part Of its cos.
mopolitan makeup, a very illiterate
and untaught element This ele-
ment is small--so the true Washing
tonian insists--but for all its small
ness it's an imperfection, and imper-
fections will crop out. For instance,
one of the aforementioned "true
Washingtonians." after extolling, to
some stranger, the brilliancy and ex-
tent Of the average Washington intel
lect, does not like to have his attention
called to the numerous ill-painted
and dingy signs informing the public
that
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FoTYGRAFs TOOK HERE.
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This is more explicit, though not
quite so elegant, as the many pla-
cards Of the Photographic artists"
who take your picture while you
wait"
Since the burning of the "Would
and Cole" yard at the corner of First
and d streets, many persons have
missed the old, familiar sign, which,
though not distinguished for any
literary ability, served its purpose.
So also did the announcement that
a 'Klosing Out Sail'' was going on
suit the neutrality-suspicious. tastes of
an Avenue merchant.
Innumerable other conceits and
blunders are to be found on Wash
ington sign boards, and from them it
can easily be deduced that, though
the Capital City is not old, she viii be
original.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
RasebaII Personalities.

Season tickets for theWashington home
games have been placed on sale at Il. G.
Hewetts store, 1928 Seventh street, and at
the grounds.
The locals play Princeton College to-
day and Monday; the Cuban Giants Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, and
open the season with New York on Fri
day with series of four games.
The tickets for the press this year are
very neat and handy, and are in the form
of a neat leather-covered book without
the usual coupons.
Kilroy and Trott will be the Baltimore's
battery to-day and Clarkson and Kelly
for Boston.
Burdock of the Bostons has been heav-
lily fined for drunkenness and sent home.
Philadelphia defeated the Athletics
yesterday, s to 2; New York 9, Jersey
City 0; Brooklyn 10, Lowell 6; st. Louis
o. Detroit
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
-rAsHroNApnB HAInDnEssrNo
Some of the Fine suits of Hair Among
the Ladies Of washington.

the Ladies Of Washington.
The art of hair-dressing is largely
on the increase i'm Washington, and
every perruQuier does thriving busi-
ness here. There are no less than
twenty establishments devoted en-
tirely to the art of making pcrukes,
and Of dressing the hair of prominent
society leaders. Said one Of these
lady hair-dressers TO me recently in
speaking on this subject
Mrs. Cleveland never wears her
hair in the purely Grecian style, ,sal-
though this method would be most
becoming to her. She wears some
thing near it. but not the Psyche
knot. In fact, the perfect Psyche is
scarcely worn at all. II is very try
ing fashion, and few have features
sufficiently regular for it. Those who
do wear il insist upon bangs and other
changes to make it adapted to their
features. Themost popular style Of
dressing the hair this season is to
wear it high"
"The finest suit of hair in Washing
ton at the present time is said to be
that Of Mrs Lee, wife of Congress-
man Lee of Virginia. Her hair
reaches the floor, although she is an
unusually tall woman. In color II Is
brown, and she places herself in the
hands of the hair-dresser every day.
Congressman Campbell's wife Of Ohio
has a luxuriance of superb hair. Mrs.
Carlisle has a thick suit of auburn
hair, which she always has arti-
ficially arranged by n profes-
sional hair-dresser. Mrs. Senator
Eustis, Mrs. Senator Farwell, and the
wife and daughter of Congressman
White of Brooklyn are all regular at
tendants at the fashionable hair es-
tablishments. A small fortune is
spent here in hair-dressing every sea-
son. The bills for this little item
alone amount to from $50 to $50 a
month per person, according to the
number of times the hair is dressed"
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
SOCIAL MENTION.

Mrs. w. Il. 2. French left the city last
week for Dover, Del, with her little boy
to visit some relatives there. She will not
return here before May 1.
Miss Helen Noyes left yesterday for
visit to friends there.
Mrs. Stahl, better known in Washing.
ton as BERTHE Crawford, is in the city for a
few weeks, having just returned from
California, where she has been singing in
opera for several months.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
A Grand Display of NIattings, Etc.

No one has the slightest idea of the
dimensions Of w. II. Houghton & Co.'S
furniture establishment, at 1914 + street
northwest, unless they are shown through
by one of his polite statesmen. This
favorite and prominent store contains
twenty-one rooms, and each room filed
with choice and elegant household goods
of every style and quality. His stock of
mattings is complete and deserves special
mention. Every width, style and quality
is nicely exhibited in one of his COM
modious and well lighted rooms, at prices
ranging from 122 cents per yard and
ture emporium will richly reward the
visitor
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
NAME,

Chicago Markets.
The following summary Is by b. X.
Plain & Co., st. Cloud Building, Ninth
and II streets:
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
Don,t RuIn Your stomaohs .

Bulletin No. 13, Division of Chemistry Of
Agriculture, makes some startling revelations
as to the impurity of beers sold here, in the
manufacture of which sallcylic acid, blcar-
substitutes are used. Among this class so
enumerated are the Milwaukee, Wis; Alex
andrla, Va; ST. Louis, Mo-; philadelphia, Pa,
and Washington, d. G., while the same pub.
lication gives the Cincinnati Beer O clean bill
as to purity. This is statement of facts
made from the official publication of the De-
partment, the highest authority In tho coun-
try. Physicians OF hospitals and others can
applying to +. II. FINLEY,
1905 ID st. n. w.
Sole Agent for the d. @. of Chris. Moerlin' q
Cincinnati Beer, The Queen Of Beers :
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
CITY SPECIALS.
rnterrrlse and Thrift WIN Toll.

Welave reference to T.. VI. Shectz, the pop
nlar and successful candy dealer and manu-
'fttufer 1T the corner Of Eleventh and q
noitliwcst. Brains and energy make their
maik In business. when coupled with < ,Oi
articles and fair dealing. Mr.. shootz began
usiness in this city on the right principle =
sweet and fresh candies for the money re-
ceiyed; also in employing afinhle and accom-
modating young ladies' 10 attend his two clo-
CANT and sweet stores. He is delighted with
his success in the National Capital, and is
very complimentary to It's citizens
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
The lucky CONTESTANTS.

The Sons Of Jonadabs' Fair, at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory, closes tonight.
The following contestants have been sue
cessful: John Sinclair, delivery wagon;
Joseph Archer, butchers tools; Spartan
doll, Miss JOSIE Dent; crayon, John J.
Weed; one-half dozen shirts, w. III. Young;
pioneer doll baby, Nellie Hanes; seal
ring, w. II. Young.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
Giafer Gne,a Ietter.

Wife-I just received nice letter from
sister Sue.
Husband-That so2 What colors her
new dress2
Wife-Here's sample she sent.
Husband-And didn't she have new
Easter bonnet?
Wife-Yes, here piece of the trim
ming.
Hnsband--And hasn't John got new
wig2
Wife-Yes, here's handful of his hair
she enclosed.-LDuluth Photographer,
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
rIEs. PICKLES AND rros.rEnr.

Not far from this is q forlorn-look-
ing board, weeping tarry tears to the
effect that "Scrues, Naeles, Mixed
Pants and Harcoal, /" are for sale. Two
doors down the road is a variety store
in the true sense of the word, where
"Cakes and Candies, Coal and Wood"
can be purchased.
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
John Rudden,s InstaiIment House.

Every one contemplating purchases of fur
niture of any kind should look in and see Mr..
John Rudden, at his mammoth installment
ouse, $50 and $50 Seventh street northwest.
He has a beautiful lot of baby carriages,
mattings, refrigerators, etc, and at prices that
stallment plan at cash prices. Elegant bed
room sets and parlor furniture in great varl-
ty. Don't forget the number, $50 Seventh
street northwest
The Washington critic., 1888-04-14
To Bnilders and others.

We now have the largest and best selected
stock of general hardware, both heavy anil
shelf, ever offered In this market. The patron
Is worthy of dollars worth of goods for
every dollar.
The values going out of our store ore telling
the true story of quick sales and short
profits.
An inspection OF our stock Is solicited.
CHARLES n. GARTER & Co..
COD un uXe. n W