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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-30
BY TELEGRAPH.
AND DOMESTIC NEWS OVER
THE WIRES.
Arrival Ut Toledo Of the Funeral Train
Of the Late Chief Justice-Ingalls and
John Browns Sou Endorsed by Kansas
Repubiicans-Generaf Telegrams

TIFFIY, o, March 29-The funeral
train OF Chief Justice Waite arrived here
at 500 am, central time, and left for
Toledo at $40 am. No accident or Incl
den' worthy of note has occurred since
the train left Washington. Large crowds
have gathered at the depots on the route,
but the decorum which should be OBJ.
served has not been broken. Judge
Seney, who WAS called here on account
of the death of his adopted son, Joined
the Congressional delegation at this point.
The party are all well and are glad that
their sad journey il nearing its end
THE ARRIVAL AT TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, O, March 29.--The special
train with the remains of Chief Justice
Waite, members of his family, the Asso.
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court Of
the United States, and committees repre-.
scnting the respective houses of Congress
arrived here at 9:35 clock this morning
schedule time The trip from Washing
ton, over the Pennsylvania 4 Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne X Chicago roads, was with.
out special incident.
During the run over the mountains a
good deal OF snow was encountered, but
1t was not sufficiently heavy to interfere
with the progress of the train. Shortly
after sunrise this morning the weather
grew colder, the clouds broke away, and
for the first time in several DAYS the sun
shone brightly.
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Rescue's Fair.

The Fair given by Rescue Council No
/. Junior Order United American Me
chanics' at Belyidere Hall Is attracting
large crowds in spite of the weather. Last
nigh, Captain Frank Cunningham sang
TO large house. In the voting for the
most popular council, A. w Giinn Coun
ell is in lead for the most popular doc
tor, Landon b Edwards for the most
popular fireman, James r. Shepherd.
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RICHMOND MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Annual and semi-Centenniai Commence
ment This Evening.

The annual commencement OF the
Medical College of Virginia will take
place to night at the Richmond Theatre.
The exercises begin at o'clock.
The diplomas TO the graduates, whose
names have already been published, will
be delivered by the Desn OF the Faculty
In addition to being the annual COM
mencement this will also be the semi.
centennial commencement OF the Medical
College. The address, which will be fit
ting to both commencements, will be
delivered by the eminent physician and
orator, DR.. G.. ]. O'Hogan Of Green
vile. North Carolina.
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BIRMIYGHAM, ALA, March 29.-Floods
in Alabama and Georgia are reported
doing grea, damage to railroad and
farming interests. Along the lines OF
the Louisville X Nashville Eastern Ten
nessee, Virginia Il Georgia, the Georgia
Pacific, and Admission x Atlantic, the
high water has caused the abandonment
of trains. At Admission, Ala, 1t was
rumored last night two children were
caught In the current OF swollen stream
and drowned.
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A Woman Charged With Burglary.

On the night of March 26th the resi-
dencc of Mrs Moses Nelson, corner of
Broad aud College streets, was broken
into about midnight and robbed of lot
of groceries and sundry other articles
Lucy Young, nineteen. year old negro
girl, whose occupation was entered on
The books at the Police station as thief
was arrested by Officers Burket and Vest
charged with the crime.
The case will be ventilated in the
Police Court this morning.
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President National Bank

McMnville, Tenn, writes: From ex-
perience in my family Dr. H. Mozley's
Lemon Elixir has few II any equals, and
10 superiors il medicine for the regula
tion Of the liver, stomach snd bowels.
DR.. ii. Mozley's Lemon Hot Drops are
superior to any remedies we have ever
been able to get for throat and lung
diseases. w. IL. MAGNEss.
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macy-The Noble James Committee
Meetings
This morning Judge Atkins will ap-
point a Collector of City Taxes TO fill the
vacancy created by the death of Mr..
Aylett II WoOdson lie does so under
the act OF assembly printed in the Acts of
1888 81, amending the act for the election
and qualification Of county officers, ap-
proved March 5lh. 1875. The act is as
follows
"Wri,s Of election TO fiji vacancies in
county. corporation and district offices
shall be issued by ihe Judge Of the county
or corporation court OF the counties or
corpofalioBs in which such vacancies
occur, so that vacancies in county, cor
pOralion and district offices shall be filled
al the next general election for county
officers after such vacancies occur The
term of Office of all county. cor
pOration and district officers, elec
ed under this section, shall com
mence on the first day OF July next
succeeding their election provided, how
ever, that when a vacancy occurs in any
county, corporation or district office, the
county or corporation courts in which
such vacancy occurs, and when vacancy
occurs in the office OF circuit court clerk,
when the clerk of the county court clerk
is moi clerk of the circuit court, such va
cancy shall be temporarily filled by the
Judge OF the court in which such vacancy
occurs
The continuation of the act refers to
vacancies ia the Office of county OF cor
p0rstion clerk alone.
The text of The act a. printed is given
above, punctuation and all 1t will be
noticed that after the colon following the
word " election and preceding the word
provided an unfinished sentence fol
lows, and after it The clerk Of court
alone is referred 10.
The new Code does not 90 into effect
until MAY 1st II provides that such va
cancies a. the City Collector shall be
filed according to the city charter. In
the meantime the act above quoted is the
law II would be useless To have two
elections, and Judge Atkins does not in
tend to put the city TO that expense. Nol
does hc intend to have two collectors
voted for at the May election. He intends
to-day TO simplify the matter by appoint
ing collector who will give $50,00t
bond 20 hold office till July lst.
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4" Doctor,

have been giving my children DIR. DA-
yID's CoCGH SYRUP, and it acts so well
that If you do not object | will always
give it in coughs, colds, and bronchial
and lung troubles"
"Object! Why, certainly not, know
ing as l do the ingredients of the ex-
celent Cough Syrup. always recon-
mend it to my patients and find It
cures every time, but see that you get
the genuine DR.. David's Cough Syrup.
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The Rspubliean state Committee.

PErEssBrRe, VA, March SO.-The Re
publican State Committee adjourned at
1880 midnight after having chosen Pc
tersburg as the place and May II as the
date for holding the convention. II was
decided TO hold the District Convention
either at the State Convention, or within
the boundaries of the respective districts,
as the District Conventions may decide.
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Petersburg Il IL. Co. and the Weldon X.
X, Co.

A rumor has been circulated in the
city for some days past that the Peters
burg Railroad was about TO be
leased TO the Wilmington Il Weldon
Railroad Company on basis of 3 per
cent dividends on the Petersburg Rail
road stock. The following telegram was
received here to-day by Messrs. John l..
Williams 4 Son, which will be of interest
to the security holders of the Petersburg
Railroad Company:
BALTIMORE, MD, March 20, 1888
John l. Williams d. Son, Richm0nd, Pa.
We have been very much annoyed by
letters about buying or leasing the stock
of the Petersburg Railroad.
We don't want 20 buy the stock, and
when all the stockholders offer to lease
the road il will be time enough to say
what we will do Up to the present time
we have done nothing about leasing the
road.
Please stick this up in some public
place.
tSigned) w T. WALTERS,
b. +. NEWCOMER,
Executive Committee.
A called meeting of the stockholders
of the Petersburg Railroad Company is
to be held in Petersburg on the 2Sth Of
April.
Messrs Walters and Newcomer are di-
rectors in both the Wilmington Il Wei
don and the Petersburg Railroad Com
panies.
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Recommendations for Mr. Woodson's Sue
cesSoT.

The Committee on Finance met last
night in the City Hall. Routine bust
uess was transacted, after which the de
cision Of the City Attorney that, under the
law, the Judge Of the Hastings Court had
absolute authority to appoint a successor
20 fll the unexpiFed term of the late Mr.
Avlett r. Woodson, City Collector, was
announced The law upon which this
decision was rendered is reported else
where
The committee then, after discussion
decided 10 recommend to Judge Atkins
for the appointment the names OF Messrs
T. J. Warren " II Talman tbe deputy
collector and William Price.
As stated in another column. the Judge
will make his decision to oday.
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CITY Circuit Court.

In this court Yesterday one small suit
was instituted The suit OF julius FROM
mel, against j. W. Southwark, sherin;
etc, was decided, both by verdict and
judgment, In favor Of defendant.
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PRICE, TWO CENTS
SHORT TELE0RAMs.

BERLIN, March 29.-Emperor Freder-
ick will present to DR.. Mackenzie an
autograph letter, with the Imperial decor.
alton, which he intends to bestow upon
him.
READING, Pa, March 29.-General
Charles A. Stetson, formerly proprietor
of the Astor House, New York, died In
this city at o'clock this morning.
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THE WATER COMMITTEE.
Contracts Awarded to Various Parties
The Superintendent's Report.

The Committee on Water held a very
important meeting last night night In the
Council Chamber 10 open bids and make
awards for the contracts TO be given out
for the various supplies Of the depart
ments.
There were present Messrs. a. l..
Owen (chsirman), J. G. Dickerson, Is. /.
Crump, John Mann, and w. ;. Cum of
the committee, and Messrs {. L. Boiling
and f.. f. Davis, superintendent and as
sistant superintendent of the works.
CoSTRAcTs AWARDED.
The following contracts were awarded ::
Fire plugs Ludlow PATENT to Smith &
Courtney, S24 81; stop valves to Smith *
Courtney as follows : inch, s2o 23i u
inch, S13.j inch, $s.H Special cast
ings TO the Tredcgar Works for 2 cents
per pound. Large stop-cock boxes to
10th & Fleming for 81 %. Small boxes
20 the same firm for S2.1s. Pig Lead
to G.. and A. Bargamin for s8.46 :
solder 10 G. and A Bargamin for
lS cents Tapping cocks to the Southern
Railway Supply Company as follows &:
/ zach, 81 IS; / inch, 81 Is; inch, g. cents.
Corporation cocks to the same COM
pany as follows: inch, Sl6O; +! inch, "
cents. Brass stop cocks 10 Smith *
Courtney as follows. Il inch, Sl.'O; inch,
$103 inch, zoe inch, SIC. Excayating
10 W. i. Ford as follows. Onpaved streets
39sc. per cubic yard; graveled and Nc
Adamized streets 3lac. per cubic yard :
clay, 29sc For paving, 10 W. NJ.
Brown as follows: New, - cents per
square yard; old, 30 cents per square yard.
For oil, to Mr.. l.. Wagner a. fOlllws (;
Sperm, G3 cents gallon; castor, l3s
cents q pound; kerosene, d cents gal
lon. Tallow, 10 the Southern Railway
Supply Company at cents per pound.
It.was decided Ito resdyeriise for bids
for pipes, and ii was also decided that The
committee make tour of inspection
about Tuesday, the 10Th Of April
WORK DONE LAST YEAR.
The annual repor, of Nh Charles l..
Boiling, superintendent Of the Water
Works. for the fiscal year ending Dccem'
Der 3lst, 1897, makes very satisfactory
exhibit 1t shows IN detail the receipts
and disbursements, quantity of water
pumped, and AL the work done during
the wear 1887 a. follows The receipts
amount 10 Sill ,02i II the disburs ments,
Sj7,9J9 Is; S27, ,G2l Of The amount ex-
pended was applied TO pipe extensions,
ire hydrants, meters and house supplies.
The increase in the net revenue over the
preceding year amounts TO S2O,2ss.e1.
There have been laid during the year
2G62l lireal feet Of pipe, SO stop valves,
2s fire hydrants, % meters, and oo6 new
taps or house supplies rut in, which
shows an increase over the number of
taps put in the preceding year of nearly
80 per cent sufficient evidence in itself
Of the rapidly increasing demand Tor
water On the part OF ouI citizens.
This is an exceedingly gratifying e.
hibit. and shows that the Wafer Works
are being well and economically man
aged.
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Lemon Hot Drops.

Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hosrseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Pneumonia and
all throat and lung diseases. Price Is
cents. Sold by druggists. Prepared only
by Dr. II. Motley, Atlanta, Ga.
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HOME HAPPENINGS
NEWS THERED ~ AND AROUND
RICHMOND.

Republican League-State Board of fPhar-
macy-Thc Noble James 90 Committee
Meetings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
GENERaT

THE Suez canal dividend is to be consid-
erably higher than last year, business hay
ing been prosperous.
THE Princess Alexandria, daughter OF
the King and Queen of Greece, is soon to
marry the Grand Duke Paul youngest
brother of the Car OF Russia
THE Dublin Exchequer Court has dis.
missed the appeal of Father McFadden, Of
Gweedore, against tie doubling of his SEN
nee on app al. The court held that a
C unity court has the power to increase a
sentence.
ADvIcEs from the isl nd of Tahiti says
that party If natives srrprised French
p strel and killed an officer Of M rines and
two sailo s.
A DISPATCH from Berlin says: Prof Viz
chow's examination Of the matter fir m the
Emper rs thro confirms the results OF
his former examination. He hBds n.thing
proving the exis encs OF ca Ger.
THE rates between Chicago and Louis
vile for thu round trip have been cut to
eleven dollars.
The village OF Zarnikou. Pomarania. has
been destroyed by fire. Therewas no loss
Of life.
WILLIAM II. GREEN, assistant to Presi-
dent Ingalls,, OF the G.. L, St L. & c. rail-
way. has been appointed general manager
OF the system.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for the
seven DAYS ended May IL numbered for the
United STATES. 1853; Canada, 20; total, 1S9,
compared with 300 the previous week aud
80 The corresponding week Of last year.
THE German Government is trying to in
nuence the leading banking houses against
Russian loan II Is expected that loan
Of 500. 900 900 roubles will be emitted In the
autumn By French syndicste-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals, addressed TO the school
board of district number one, Medicine
Lodge, Kansas, and Endorsed proposals for
building school house." will be received at the
county surveyors Office, in Medicine Lodge,
rs, until o'clock p. M of Friday, June 18th,
1888, and at that time win be opened and
read in the presence of bidders or their rep
resentatives
Bidders are required to enclose with their
bid a certified check in the sum of three-hun-
dred dollars $4,000 a forfeit to the school
district in case of a refusal for any reason to
promptly enter into contract and bond on
the part of any bidder to whom the work may
be awarded. Blank forms will be furnished
to contractors and must be filled up in writ
ten words.
tract may be awarded will be required to APP
pear at Medicine Lodge, with acceptable
bondsmen as sureties and execute the con-
tract within days from the date of mott fica-
ton that the work has been awarded to him
or them. and in case of failure or neglect so
TO do. he, or they, will be considered as hav-
ing abandoned il, and as being in default to
the district number one % to the amount of
the check deposited with the proposal IA S
Hquidated damages.
General plans and detailed drawings with
specifications can be examined at Office of
the county surveyor until the day the bids
are opened; The contractors must furnish
With all bids for the building of the new
school house another one must be made for
the material in the old school house. In case
the old school house is sold to the person or
persons securing the contract to build the
new school house, the price paid will be con-
sidered as part payment on the contract to
build the new school house.
Not less than three bondsmen will be re-
quired from the party to whom the contracts
may be awarded, and the amount of the bond
shall be for $4,000 for which sum the bonds
men shall be Jointly and severally liable as a
guarantee that the party entering into a con-
tract for the above work, shall within the
time specified fulfill the obligations of the
contract.
The suficiency, solvency and character and
INTcf CCfn hax.A
acceptable to the school board.
The school board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all proposals submitted
School Board District No !, NJ edicine Lodge,
Kansas. d.. ABER, Director,
II. A. MCNEAL, Treasurer,
W.T.. ROUSE, Clork
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STATE OF KANSAS.
BARBER COUNTY.
In the District court of Barber county. state
Of Kansas.
c. b. Currie, plaintiff,
versus
w. j. Estin, H. J. Estill and John
Ramsey, defendants.
llY virtue of an order of sale, to me firec-
~ ted, issued outof the District Court of Bar
Der county. Kansas, in the above entitled
action. 4, George w. Stevens, sheriff of said
county. viii on
SATURDAY, JUNE I'd,
A. D., 1883, between the hours of nine o'clock
IN the forenoon, and I'VE o'clock I'm the after
neon OF said day, at the front door of the
courthouse, In the city of Medicine Lodge in
Barber county, Kansas, offer for sale, Mt pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, all the right, title, interest, claim and
estate whatsoever of the said defendants, w.
j. Estill. H. J: Estill and John Ramsey, in and
to the following described lands and teue-
ments, to-wit:
Lot No. two Csl, on Spring street, in Fried
ley's revised addition to the city of Medicine
Lodge, lsss strip sixteen Il6l feet wide, OF of
the north side of said lot. and running the en-
tire length of the said lot, from east to west.
Taken as the property of said defendants,
w. j. Estll II. J. Estill and John Ramsey,
in favor OF said plaintiff, for the sum of Two,
Hundred Dollars, $500 00) with interest at the
rate OF twelve per cent. per annum from the
18th day of January, 1888; and the further sum
of Nine Dollars and Forty-Five Gents go 45),
as costs of suit; and the further sum of Three
Dollars I$3 GOT as costs on this order of sale;
together with the costs and expenses of this
sale.
Given under my hand at my Office in the city
OF Medicine lodge, this, the 18th day of April,
A, ID. 1855.
GEORGF w. STEVENS,
40 Sheriff of Barber County, Kansas.
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MCPHERSON, Kan, May 2l.-As Miss
Hulda Gustafson, aged twenty-five years,
was cooking Saturday, alto rnoon her dress
caught fire and she ran out of the house to
the nearest neighb Dor, some 800 or 400 feet
A brisk wind was blowing and before she
reached there every vestige of clothing
was burned of. Physicians were called at
once, but they said there was no chance for
her to live. She as the heress of Andrew
j. Gustafson, one of the proprietors Of the
Eagle mills OF this city.
ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-Late advices from up
the river points say the food is increasing
at various places, and that there is much
suffering among the people driven from
their homes by the raging waters. At
| Louisiana the river has risen an additional
| six inches and another break has occurred
in the Sny levee, making the eighth, food
| ing more or the bottoms and compelling
many people who still remained in their
homes to fly for their lives.
CLEVELAND, o., May 2i.-William Llewel-
lyn aud his wlfewent visiting last evening,
leaving their three children in charge of
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Llewellyn's mother.
Shortly before midnight the house caught
fire and was partially destroyed. When
the flames had been extinguished Llewel-
| lyn and his wife returned and 1t was dis
covered that the occupants had persisted.
| The children were aged six years, four
years and eighteen months respectively.
| MARSHAL, No., May 2l-Belween four
and five O'clock fire broke out in the store
house of Eli Chromster, coal and gasoline
merchant in this city. Tue building and
Its contents, thirty-tive barrels Of coal oil,
were consumed and o carria ge and black
smith shop adjoining belonging TO A. J.
Ransberger, was also totally destroyed
4 N l. q nlA
Chromster's about $500. The building and
contents were partially insured.
DENIsoN, Tex, May 2L.-Yesterday after
noon a collision of passenger trains, No. {
going north and No. going south, occurred
three miles west of Denison, at Ray Switch
the two engines being badly damaged and
the passengers shaken up, but none seri
ously injured. The fault was Of the trains
air-brakes failing to work and the engineer
could not control his engine. Passenger
| were transferred and only delayed or
hour.
PORT ARTHUR, Ont, May 21.-There is M
change In the ice here and there are some
thirty vessels ten miles out, unable Il
make port. A dozen passengers of TIT
Canadian Pacific steamer, Alberta, startet
reached the shore. The Alberta and Cam
pana have large passenger lists. The,
have been outside week and 1t Is feared
their provisions will run short
New YoRK, May 2L-Fire yesterda,
morning entirely Quilted the three story
brick building at IA First street and Eas
river, occupied by the Standard Minera
Company. Loss, $4,000.
LONDON, May 21.-In a confiagration a
Caltbuzowa, in Galicia, 400 houses and tn,
public buildings of the town were burned