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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
A slim AiligntOr (rOp.

"The crop Of alligator, is decidedly slim in
the south, said a man who had just returned
from Florida In fact the supply Is giving
ont and the alligator seems on the road to-
ward extinction as rapiuiy 30 nn----@@..c.
The slaughter for their hides has been waSed
50 fercely that it is no wonder the stock las
been depleted 1t is only matter OF lew
years until the last survivor VI q mighty
mouthed race will be lodging the bullets Of
the hunter in some lonely lagoon, and
YEARLY waiting for the end 70 come Chi
cago Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
THE LEASE OF THF GAS WORKS

We are by no means prepared to advo.
cate that the City Gas Works be leased
II, after thorough investigation into the
proposition 10 do so, it is found more ad
visable that the lease should not be con-
summated, then We shall certainly be
foremos, to deprecate and denounce any
such action by our city fathers.
But this is a question which certainly
has two distinct sides 1t is conceded by
everybody that the present gas furnished
the people of Richmond Is high In price
while poor In quality. To remedy this
the city will be put 10 a large outlay,
so that she can modernize her Gas
Works; and she must, at the same time,
determine 10 remove the works entirely
beyond the influence of politics.
II the causes OF complaint, then, can
be removed only by fireworks being leased
to private parties, who are willing to bind
themselves 10 remedy the evils, there can
certainly be no valid objection 10 such a
step being taken. The argument that a
lease would endanger the interests of citi
zens by opening the doors to monopoly
can easily be made OF no weight. All that
will be necessary 10 prevent any such
possibility will be simply to require
strong bond OF the lessees that they shall
furnish cheaper and better gas, and on
failure TO do so be mulcted In heavy
penalties.
II responsible lessees can be found will.
Ing 10 take and operate the works under
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
Drilling ~ Gas Wen.

The cost Of drilling gas well is usually
from q. 500 to $1,000. The method pursued
is the same as for an oil well The weight Of
the drills with the attached Jars" is 5000 to
1900 pounds These rise and fall four to five
feet, and are constantly rotated, 50 as to
bring the bis into contact with the entire cir
cumference Of the drilling. For depth Of
500 feet the hole is bored eight inches in
diameter and is cased with IS piping. Be
yond this depth the hole is continued with a
diameter Of six inches until gas shall be
reached or the well abandoned. A casing Of
four inch pipe is used for this lower portion.
Under ordinary circumstances about fifty
days is required for the drilling Chicago
Times
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

The illness of Chairman Mills of the
Ways and Means Committee has delayed
the progress of the tariff bill. II is
generally believed in Washington this
week that if the sponsor of the bill is in
good health 1t will be pushed through
with only a few changes
The President is reported as very
earnest in his advocacy of the bill. We
note, as far as can be seen from general
opinions, that the prominent features of
tariff reduction, such as the reduction OF
the duty on wooden goods and putting
wool on the free list, are growing
stronger every day.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

Senator ingalls, has short memory
The North Topeka Courier, referring to
his late speech, in which he refers to Gen
eral Mcclellan as that other ally OF the
Confederacy," is moved to reproduce the
interesting fact that Mr.. ingalls, ran for
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas in 1864
under nomination by convention, part
Of whose .Sv,stform was as follows :"
"That we hereby ratliy INC hon'in"-
ton of George B Mcclellan Of New Jei.
sey for President, and George II. Pendle-
ton of Ohio for Vice President, and We
pledge them our hearty support. That
we hereby ratify and adopt the Chicago
platform as understood and construed
by George 3. Mcclellan in his letter
accepting the nomination of the Chicago
Convention for President of the United
States" Mr. ingalls,, standing on this
platform, was defeated by the people of
Kansas, receiving S.493 votes, against
1904 received by his Republican com
pettor, James McGrew.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
THE FROST ELVES.

An night the frost elves in the starlight so;
Their wings are white on meadow land ans
vale.
Their feet ON mountain tops and lakes below
Dance to the icy music OF the nail.
They make the voice OF hive ana river faii
They rob the forests Of their golden glow,
And round about the moon Of vapor tiail
They wind goriola. white as snow.
Their eyes are gltterng in the freezing dew
Keen. radiant spirits are they; bur not glad
Their kisses kill the flowers they press them to;
They could not find in ali their straying sad
So much exuberance of green and blue
As April IN single violet had
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
MIR. WISE GIVES HIS PARTY AWAY


The careful reader Of the circular letter
of Mr.. John s. Wise, which was published
In the TIMES of yesterday, cannot fail 10
be struck by the following extract there
from
"The only preience on which the pres
ent nlan is justified is that II is necessary
In the Soulhside counties. 1t may be
necessary but IT has done no good, for
we lose by tremendous majorties many
of those counties, and while it does no
Good In the sections for which IL was
adopted. II hurts us incidentally In the
other sections. Besides, my plan P aces
in the hands OF the District Committee
power to secure us good chairmen where
those named by the people are unfit or in
comnelent That covers the point 1t Is
better the Distinct Committee should
have this power than the State chair
man"
This paragraph from the last of Ma
homes rebels is very significant. In fact
it discloses a great many thing, of which
the average Vrginisn has heretofore
Otfn III pIOlOuHu lSh'i hhNN'
In The first place il admits that in
certain portions of the S,ate-"the South
side counties element which com
poses the rank and file, bone and snew,
Of radicalism In that portion of Virginia,
IL such motley aud turbulent gang, that
they cannot be controlled except by the
strictest discipline administered by an
absolute autocrat and dictator
In the second place, that there is a bet
ter class In the Southwest, who, from
some unaccountable reason, sympathze
with Radicalism, and, though willing to
affiliate with the negro, still retain
sufficient manhood TO desire 10 have a
certain field for Independent action.
In the third place, that Mr. Wise at
least, believes that under his plan of re-
organization, such system can be estab'
lshed as will virtually maintain autocracy
where II Is needed, and, al the same time,
allow the more intelligent class of Repub'
lican voters scope TO assert their aelf'
respect.
From all this the following deductions
are irresistible:
First: That Mr. Wise has determined
to irrevocably break with Malone, and
throw off the yoke of the master which he
formerly so willingly bore, but which
now evidently gals and makes him
vince
Second That this means war with
the little dictator, who cannot, and will
not, brook the slightest opposition to his
imperial will.
Third: That the Radicals of Virginia
are so hopelessly split among themselves
that the breach cannot be healed before
the presidential election next November,
an / that, in consequence, the stigma OF
being a doubtful State bids fair to be
removes, from our loved old Common
wealth.
The outlook. therefore, is very crafty
ing TO all true lovers of Virginia, who
are Jealous OF the good name aud fame Of
the State and hate TO see her patient
even under the idea of joining hands
with Southern ignorance and Northern
malignity, in order that she may submits
sively bend her back to receive the blows
which ingalls, and other Republican
South haters are anxious to inflict upon
her
And this brings us back TO our old
question" How can any Southern white
man consent 10 be Republican
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
Effect, of Moonlight.

The influence OF the moon upon vegetation
is all interesting problem awaiting solution.
A recent writer upon tho subject mentions
that wood cutters in Cape Colony and in
India insist that timber is full OF sap and
unfit to be cut at full moon Another OBJ
servation Of lunar influence in Cape Colony
is the rapid spelling Of meats and other pro
visions when exposed to moonlight, though
this may be due 10 the fact that the light
serves as a guide to insects. -Arkansaw
Traveller
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

The bill for granting a charter TO the
Nicaragua Canal Company will probably
come before the House next week. 1t
has passed the Senate by 80 votes to 10,
and as the discussion in that body was
quite Exhaustive, the precedent will give
it successful send-on in the House un-
less there is a DeLesseps lobby some
where lying in ambush.
The bin was favorably reported on
Tuesday from the Committee on Com
merce by the chairman of that committee,
but as one Of the two days allowed the
committee had TO be devoted to the
memorial services in honor of Chief
Justice Waite, The consideration of the
bill was postponed, Messrs. Cannon and
Springer making the objections. The
question of granting the committee an
other day OF two more days is referred
to the Committee on Rules.
1t therefore remains with the chair
man Of the Committee on Commerce and
the chairman of the Committee on Rules
when the people interested in this great
project will be allowed hearing before
the House. The citizens interested in the
scheme are not getting up bubble specu'
lation, but an honest American enter
prise, in which every patriotic citizen
will be interested. They are entitled to
a hearing, and those who have the power
to give it to them ought to see that they
have their rights.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
lie Ynnr Own .Iudrc.

Never mind what the world thinks about
you. 1t cares little for you and thinks less
about you. Better think about and foryour-
self You are your own best companion and
Judge Philadelphia Call.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

ingalls, evidently thinks that 1t Is his
duty now to make up for his omissions
In not fighting the Southern Confederacy
twenty seven years ago. He got mad
over quarter Of century too late.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

Mr.. Gould has become somewhat maia-
droit. His attempt to divert public at
tention from The main issue by proclaim
ing himself the innocent victim Of "a
newspaper. a cable company, and a wo-
man." is fatuous folly 1t seems TO show
that his usual tactics Of eiIronlery and
defiance will no longer serve bis purpose.
The Corsair, in the pathetic role ct a
simple hearted credulOus gentleman
whose reputation has been injured by
that trio Of maleyolence, "a newspaper, e
cable company, and yoman," is the no.
table sensation Of the hour If his spec
ula,iye record, embracing twenty years
Of financial necromancy, is trustworthy,
his ability To protect his personal inter
es,s is quite phenomenal. Others have
been victims, but he, never. Moreover,
if the opinion of Wall street-fOrmed by
repeated commissions which have shaken
fortunes TO the ground az a giant shakes
chestnuts from tree-cOuld be accu
ratelv ascertained, we should fluid that he
is not generally regarded as an example
Of unsuspecting credulity whose honor
able task has been inteTfered with by
wicked and designing enemies.-A }.
Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
Too Curious About Matters.

Little Precocity-Uncle, what paint do
you usei
Uncle-For what, dearf
ITO paint your nose. Isit the same kind
ma uses on her cheeksF
Little precocity is hurriedly sent to bed
Texas Siftings.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
Sharp Amid tho Spring Flowers.

The DAYS for violets are nearly at hand
in New York, but none Of them bloom
on sick Jack Sharp's grave. And, more
over, he Is out where he can pick them as
they grow. All of which shows that the
New York papers are not good prophets,
and are still unacquainted with the
peculiarlties OF justice in New York
Dallas Ne,es.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
EnItIng OF the WAYS.

Little Johnny after spanking)-Aunt
Susie, are you going TO heaycni
Aunt Susie--Why, yes; l hope so.
Johnny-Well, when you die and die and
we both 90 20 heaven and get to be angels,
shan't fly where you ny.-Washington Post.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

Criticisng Mr.. Balfour's assertion that
American conservatism, like that of En-
gland, means devotion to the institutions
of the country the Times says
IAN this has familiar sound. Mi.
Balfour's definition of conservatism is
fair enough, and it is quite true aud has
been very often pointed out that in that
sense of conservatism America stands in
the very first rank But it does not at
all follow that Americans who are so
conservative at home would be likely to
reinforce Mr.. Bnlfour's party if they were
transplanted TO England. Nor do Con-
servative orators really suppose that
Americans are conservative in that
sense In fact the same English speak
ers who point out for admiration the
affection of Americans for the institu-
tions of their country ere very likely in
almost the next breath TO deplore the
tendency OF English Radicalism to
Americanize the institutions Of Great
Britain"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

Burlington Free Press A certain fat
man within ten miles Of Burlington has
Q very thin wife. The boys have nick.
named them enough" and too spare"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

You will always find it harder to listen
than to talk; but the ear is better than the
tongue.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

If you let others think for you you will
soon find yourself adrift on the endless shores
CT indecision.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

The wise man il the man who knows what
u do when the time comes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
METROPOLI7AN WRITER'S on THE
LATEST TOPICS.

Ingalls, GAii-The Corssir In the Role Of
an Innocent-English vs.. American Con-
servatism-ChiefJ Justice Waite's Success
sor-Mrs. Stanf0n's Platform.
Ingalls, gall is shown in the following
letter Just published:
VICE.PREsIOENT's CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, ID. c. March 18th, 1883.
Mr.. .Samud W. Wheeler, Philadelphia.
Nv Dear Sir,-Accept my thanks for
your kind and obliging letter Of 9Th in
slant.
When recall the course Of the Demo
cratic party towards Mr.. Lincoln, whom
they habitually characterized n baboon
and clown towards Grant, whom they
STYLED butcher and drunkard; Hayes,
whom they described as fraud and a thief,
and Garfield as public plunderer, and
Arthur as a wine ibber and glutton, II is
interesting TO inquire upon what theory
Mr.. Cleveland is entitled TO absolute i'm
munity from anything but praise aud
eulogy ] adhere 10 my definition of Mr.
Cleveland, and shall never hesitate to say
that when he was elected 10 the presi-
dency the public service reached low
water mark, both morally and intellec-
tually. Very truly yours,
JOHN j INGALLS,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

Name OF the Insuranc
and Ban
H.
Tuck
Welcb
w. Weeks
ence business -st5
n Nng na-J r.. Jacobs
fillmore
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

The Philadelphia Record says of the
Chinese record necessary for presiden-
tial booms, that Another advantage of
President Cleveland on this question
consists in the fact that three Of the pos
sible candidates of the Republican,
Messrs. Sherman, Hawley, and Harrison
have hitherto occupied so equivocal II
position on the subject as to make them
unavailable on the Pacific coast. 1t is
feared that if any one of these gentlemen
should be nominated by the Republicans
his Chinese record would turn States that
are doubtful into the Democratic scale.
But Mr.. Sherman, at least, is determined
TO leave nothing undonc to restore him
self to the favor of the people of the Pa
cihc coast"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

The members of the Women's interna-
tional Council now in session at Wash
ington are sure of finding one firm be-
lever in that city in the speedy advent
of female suffrage. it is the Senator who
introduced in Congress the pending bill
granting all women who served as nurses
for six months or longer in the war a
pension of S25 month. If the belle, II
this Senator is caused by anything re.
vealed in the council to spread among
members of Congress generally we shall
have a flood of pension bills in behalf of
women which, if adopted, will not only
speedily settle the surplus problem, but
bankrupt the Treasury. We cannot al
ford female suffrage so long as any one
be,ono,n., - the generation alive during
the war survives.-N. 1. vu.u.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

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made
to scto the
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

these conditions, there can be no good
reason why they should not be given the
chance to do so. If not, it will be better
for matters to remain is statu quo.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29
B. c. WHERRY, Local Agent,
RICHMOND, VA.

4 NNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL ENDING Yr
entSr UNITED
made Public
TO an Of tue General Assembly
proved February
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

The duty which the death of Chief
Justice Waite has devolyed upon Mr..
Cleveland is one of vast importance as
we'll as one rarely confronted by Presi-
dent Every patriotic man will be glad
to see him discharge it In the proper
spirit, selecting the appointee solely for
his ability 10 fill the place In manner
worthy Of the great men who have pre-
coded him In 1t and if the President will
do this, We believe every patriotic IN IN
will be glad to give him credit for it
y. y. Tribune.
Major Elizabeth Cady Stanton has
stated the national female platform as
follows:
1.-The question is continually asked if
women had the right of suffrage how
would they vote on national questions
| think l might venture to say that the
women on this platform would all be OPP
posed to war. AS TO the much veXed
question of the fisheries, we would say,
in view of our vast Atlantic and Pacific
coast, thousands of miles in extent. do
let Canada have three miles of the ocean
II she needs il. II the cod Is the bone of
contention, as 1t Is the poorest of all fish,
let the Canadians eat 1t in peace so long
as we have oysters, shad, bass, and the
delicate salmon from our Western lakes
and California"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-29

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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-17
SOCIAL AND PEksuNAL.

W. c. Crossette, of Folsom was in town
yesterday.
Hon. William Johnston, of Richland is
in the city.
Ben Cohen went to Los Angeles yester.
day, where he intends going into business.
Judge w. A. Van Fleet and Elwood
Bruner went to San Francisco Yesterday
morning.
General John F. Sheehan, of San Fran
cisco, came up last evening to attend the
Governors banquet.
II. G. Hotfilter, who has been confined 70
his room for nearly week by trouble with
his eyes, is able TO be at his business again.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday A:
J. M. Stephenson, Franklin; n. L. Rowell
John c. Dyer, G. G. Jackson, San Fran
cisco; Ed. McCue, Folsom; Walter %.
Cannon, CORTLAND; Edward Chr1sty, Fol
som I. J. Maxwell, Jr., Winters ]. N.
Major, Wheatland F. A. Hyde, San Fran
cisco.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes.
terday: L. B. Valentine San Francisco :;
F. w. Little and wife, Salt Lake S. w.
Scott, New YORK Z. L. Morse and wife,
Lodi u. V. Crowell and wife, Ell Dorado !;
III. X. Pratt, Minneapolis, MINI; T. H.
Richards, Boston C. NJ. Pyke, Miss Jen-
ME Winston, Miss Louise Manfred, Miss
G; Reynolds, Louis DeLang, Jos. Green's
fielder, Pyke Opera Company VIM. Ham.
Hall, Sacramento L. L. Barker, Carl
Martens, San Francisco; Niles King, John
Atkinson, Philadelphia VIM. Johnston,
Richland c. H. Marsh, Pyke Opera Com
pany |. s. Sargent Lodi E. S. Denison,
Oakland; ]. f. Sheehan, San Francisco
q: n: Folsom, Carson, New; E. Kingman,
Cincinnati, O.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-17

chose. GAS you like it; go as you please
His remarks were somewhat after the style
of Mark Twain, and kept the audience in
roars of laughter.
The Bar" was replied to by Attorney
General Johnston. His speech was elo-
quent, full of beautiful passages, and be
closed by paying high tribute to the char
acter of the eloquent Henry Edgerton and
the lauiented S. w. Sanderson.
Judge J. w. Armstrong was called upon
to respond to the toast, THE Judiciary
The next toast was 1.-The Ladies'" and
was responded to by Elwood Bruner in an
admirable manner. AT the close he paid a
high tribute to Mrs. Z. B. Croker without
mentioning her name, which was loudly
applauded.
The male double quartet, which sang al
intervals during the evening. led the audi.
ence in the Song, For He is Jolly Good
Fellow"
The audience then sang "Auld Lang
Syne" and dispersed. The entertainment
was In every way success, and reflects
much credit upon the committee who had
III charge its arrangement.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-17
RECEIVERS SALE.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF DECREE
| of foreclosure and order of sale, duly made
and entered in the superior Court in and for the
County of sacramento, State of California, on
the 9th day of February, 1888, in an action
therein pending in which the CAPITAL saw
INGS BANK. corporation, is plaintiff, and the
CAPITAL WOODEN MILLS, corporation, is
defendant, !, JOHN J. WEST, was duly ap-
pointed Receiver therein, and was commanded
to sell at public auction, after due notice given,
all the right, title snd interest of the said de-
PENDANT in and TO the blocks or squares between
B and c. and Sixteenth Q6th) and Eighteenth
Qsth) streets, in the City of sacramento, County
of Sacramento, State of California; and that
certain personal properly, to wit Two hand
Jacks, spinning mules, sets OF cards, 10
looms, giggs, hydro-extractor, fulling mills,
l wool washer, burr picker. l waste picker, l
mixing picker, shear and engine and boilers.
all shafting, pulleys and betting, and all ma
chinery in or about said building on said prem
ises Notice is hereby given that on SATUR-
DAY, the 10th day of MARCH. 1855, at the hour
OF 10 O'Clock A. NJ, in front of the Courthouse
door, Seventh and streets in The City OF Sac
rsmento, ! will sell at public auction, for cash,
gold coin to the highest bidder therefor, all the
right, title and interest of the said defendant in
and to the above described property.
Dated February l6, lSSS.
JOHN ]. WEST, Receiver.
TAYLOR 4 HoLI Attorneys tor Plaintiff.
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