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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
BEAnQuARTEAe1
YmOiMA MulrAEY lNgfIrUTg,
MareA "a. 1883
General orders No. 10:

General orders No 70:
Il becomes the painful duty o. the superin-
tendent 10 announce 70 the professors. oficers.
and cadsts " tho Virginia Military institute Lhs
death " General THOMAS HoO&Bs WiLLfAHsoN,
PrOfessOrof Practical Engineering, Architecture,
and Drawing. he died a. Dis resiasnco az N<o
I. NJ. to-day.
For forty-ssven years General Williamson has
been connected with the Virginia Military lnsti-
tuis as professor. NE has faDorel long IA BIS
appointed vork with an earnestneeA devotion.
aud fidelity which have lsft heir impress on
hundreds Of ais pupils among hs si1mni, who.
in every part Of the Land, aognse up 10 honor
he mel ory.
his PROFESSIONALLY At tho Virginia Military insti-
tlfe he served as lieutelans colonel OF ongineef-
aud was charged with tue Important duty OF
directing and laying out ths defensive lines Oh
neld-works al Manassas and krsderbksburg.
and 10 part Of the Valley campaign OK iieuten-
antGensral T. J. Jackson he acted - his chief
engineer.
Superintendent a. personal grief Bound 20
each other by blood aud family ties. school,
mates and pisyTnEics when boys. lying side oy
sido a. atss for four wears az West foint,
We have lao0rcd together from early yOutn 70 sd-
yancod age In promoting the growth and usetul-
ness OF the great school With which We have 20
long been Identified. The blow must needs DO
a sad one that sewers thsse ties.
Let sI honor be given 10 the memory OF Gene
raj Williamson.
Let tue state dag be displayed at half-mast on
the day Of his funeral.
Let his desk In the drawing academy be draped
an mourning for sin nronrhs.
Let the professors, offeors and cadets wear
the usual badge Vt mourning ior no period VI
thirty dsyS
Lei tho battalion of cadets. under tho com
mandant OF cadets. escort his romans - their
last Tesiing-pl
All duties win be suspended on Nousay.
BY command OF halor-General SNITH, super
intendent,
(Signedl FRANCE II. SMITH. Jr..
Adiuta nt Virginia Military Institute.
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A supplemental Appropriation
Wanted.
ny telegraph to the Dispatch.l

ny telegraph to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Seeretary
Fairchild has sent q communication to
the Speaker of the House calling partic-
ular attention to the condition of the APP
preparations for the collection of reve-
nue. from customs for the fiscal year
which will end June 30th next and
urging supplemental appropriation to
defray the expenses of the customs SER
vice for the current fiscal year Of $780,
000 The Secretary shows that the re-
ceipts from fines and other miscellaneous
sources which form a part of the
fund for expenses OF the customs service
have been Over-estimated, while the
amount OF revenue collections have in
creased, causing corresponding in
crease in the expense of collection over
last year, when the appropriation fell
short Of the requirements by $1,000
Mr.. Fairchild suggests that If 1t be the
pleasure of Congress to make the neces-
sary provision for the service prompt ac-
ton is necessary, because the policy
which has been adopted of reducing
salaries and discharging employees in
order to keep expenses within the APP
preparations has seriously crippled the
service and will throw heavy burden
upon the appropriation for the next fiscal
year which will not properly belong to it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
LIBBY PRISON.
Some Interesting Notes About the
Work OF Its RemoYal.
The Boston Herald Of April 2d

The Boston Herald Of April I'd says /:
Mr. l.. N. Hsllowsl, on architect Of Philsdel-
phia and member Of Pest ., Grand Army OF
tho Republic. Of that city, who b 20 have eRtire
charge 81 the removal Of LIBBY Prison from
Richmond % Chicago. has been passing a few
days In this city. he left last night for Washing
ton on business connected with the transfer Of
the famous prison. AR. Hallovoh thinks that
the purchaser Of the prison has made good
bargain. Tho prosperity wss bought for S26.4O
and the WORK Of taxing it down Will begin about
June Let Tho preliminary work necessary 10
preserve both tho e1tarior and interior OF the
building viii be heavy for, to make teo schoms
a success, the building must be taken down In
such a manner ana each PORTION 50 particularly
marked that WHOM &C "a re-orect0d 10 will be OK
actly the same structure that Is was ia Rieh-
mond. Mr.. Hallowel thinks that it will require
l80 frelghtcars TO transport IL a. the bricks and
tmbcrs viii have 10 DC boxed to prevent their
being lost or stolen.
since the removal was postponed the rev
owner has been beseiged with applications from
parties desiring TO purchase relics Of the old
building. An 0fIlcer who was confined In the
prison offers $50 FOR posi- upon which he carved
his name during his term u confinement
Another offers 500 for the tablet which was
placed In tho building when IL was first erected.
aud hundreds OF others desire 20 secure q brick
or lath or any other little sOtTsnf. In fact the
demand for relies Is 30 great that Mr.. Hallowell
thinks IL will be necessary 20 build n stOckade
about the building while 10 IL being torn down IA
order 10 save any part Of it. He thiDks that IN
less great care Is used the entire building may
DO stolen before IL reaches Chicago.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04

Xhe Fight Continues. with 80 Pros.
poet OF Coming 20 an sud.

|'A la.Nf'e iH t' tAr NifiH4l..'i.I
CmrAGo. April 3-Not wheel has
turned in the Michigan Central yards
since & O'Clock TINS morning, and while
no strike haas vet been declared the Chi
caeo end OF the ROAD al least is for the
present completely ticd n.y., tbe CnQi-
ueers, Hremcu, and switchmen al hevIry
deserted their pOsts The officials will
uot admit that there is strike, bat
simply say that they are doing nO work
to-day. Il is LEANED committee OF
brotherhood Engineers are here from
jackson, Mich, Who are earnestly OPP
posed 10 the strike, and they are labor
ing with their brethren topTcveut one be-
ing declared. This explains why tho
zoad viii not admit that there is a strike.
They are simply giving the men little
lee-way The cause Of the present state
OF affairs in the Michigan Central yards
j. the presence there OF the 20 freight,
which WAS delivered there yesterday,
and the announcement by the Michigan
Central that they would handle all
freight delivered.
CHICAGO, III, April "a local paper
Jays the General Advisory Committee OF
the Brotherhood OF Engineers held
meeting last night forthe purposeoi con-
sidering what steps were necessary 10
prevent radicals pursuing q course that,
II il feared, viii end in the di6integrs
tioD Of tue Brotherhood. Conservative
members have become greatly alarmed
over the lawlefs actions OF the switch
men, as the blame for the action Of the
latter Is placed on tue shoulders OF the
engineers The switchmen, aided by the
radicals IN the Brotherhood, IL is claim
cd, have assumed the management OF the
strike, and the officers Of the Brother
hood are no longer consulted as 10 the
steps necessary 10 be taken. Most Of
the members Of tie committee strongly
urged the adoption Of a resolution de-
claring that the brotherhood hssnothing
IN common with the switchmen, and is
"a no way responsible for their action.
Mr.. Hoge. chairman Of the Burlington
Grievance COMMITTEES, and two or three
Others were the only ones who opposed
tach action, claiming that the aid Of the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
srRrGGLE FOR rmE Presidency.
James Taylor Jones. Chairman Of
the Democratic Congregational
Campaign CcmEatttee.

The great parties are laying plans for
the struggle that will determine which
Of them will administer the Government
for the four years beginning next March.
A great deal of work will have been done
before the conventions of the coming
summer. As time rolls on the realty
of preparation for the presidential con-
test becomes strikingly apparent For
example, tho Democrats have made
James Taylor Jones, of Alabama, chair
man of their Congressional Campaign
Committee, and that gentleman has APP
pointed an executive committee OF ten
members.
Mr.. Jones, q reflection OF whose ener-
getic and capable countenance adorns
this column, was born at Richmond, VA,
in 1892, but, as he was only two years
old when taken to Alabama to live, he
may be regarded as almost an Alaba-
maian from the beginning. He was
twenty years of age when ne was gradu-
ated at Princeton College, New Jersey.
In 1855 he received the degree OF IL. j..
from the University OF Virginia. in
the law school OF which he had
been a student. The next year he
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04


WASHINGTON, April 3.-The House
Commerce Committee has ordered ia
vorable report on u resolution 10 provide
for congressional inquiry into the en-.
cjneels strike in the West. The reso-
luton adopted Was a substitute for Mr.
Whites resolution, which limited the in
curry to the Burlington railroad and
made no reference 10 interstate COM
merce. it is practically identical with
that introduced by Mr.. Anderson, of
Iowa, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules, and is still before
that committee, the only change Of
consequence being the omission Of
the Atcbison, Topeka and Santa Fe
road, where the strike has ended. 1t
authorizes and directs the Speaker to
appoint special committee Of FIVE
members OF the House, whose duty 1t
shall be to proceed at once to the scene
Of said strikes, then and there TO make
an investigation thereof. with view to
asceitaining what legislation is necessary
in the matter Of defining and enforcing
mutual rights and duties OF officers,
managers, and employees Of railroad
companies and other common carriers
engaged in interstate commerce, and the
relation OF each to the public, TO the end
that danger to life. obstruction 10 COM
merce, and jeopardy to the public peace
may DO prevented and averted. The
committee is authorized 10 employ clerks
and stenographers aud call for persons
and papers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

NJ MT ., ACoo.
There was only very light mixed offering at
auction to-day, Of which three fourths was taken
IN, showing very dull market. Tho highest
price for wrappers was one At SIC. and West
Virginia bright ateoe A small line Of good dark
leaf was sold privately, with prices ct TO i2ac.
for better grades. There is no change In tone or
prices to-day.
The following are the receipts aud deliveries
Of priced leaf tobacco stock on hand, with sales
Of lnO5e tcnacco In Richmond Va. for six
months 70 March 81, 1888:
Iiecsipts.-Receipts for d We months to February
%, 1885, II, l7s h0gsneads and AS terceS
Receipts fer one month 20 March ~, 1888, ], $50
hogsheAds and % tisrces.
Total receipts for six months 20 March 81, 1888,
1904 hogsheads and 2035 tierces.
Total receipts for ak months from October l..
1885. 20 March 81. 1851, $50 hogsheads aud Ss
tercss.
Delireries deliveries for Eve months TO Fob
ruary %. 1855, 1904 h0sheads and i,Sl4 tierces.
Deliveries for the month ending March 81,
1888, 3.0d2 hogsReads ard 6G2 tierces.
fetal deliveries for the Ax months ending
March 81. 1855 ~, l4s hogshsads and 476 tierces
Total deliveries for the six months ending
March 81, 1887. Il SS3 hOgshesis and 2S28 tierceA
stock on Hsad.-Nsrch 81, iSsS-lnspected,
1855 hogsheads and l,lss tiercss: uninspected,
ASS bogssesds and 29 tierces. Total stock,
20, 542 hogsheAds and Lass tierces.
March 81, ie51-insDected. i5.5sl hogshesds and
l2s tierces. Total stock, q ,iG2 hogsheads and
li4i nerces.
March 81, IssS-Iuspectsd. 1858 hogshsads and
Sis tisrces: uninspected, 3,s05 hogsheads and SO
uerces. Total stock. l5.3ig hogshssds and go
tiercsa.
March 81, isse-Inspected, Aesi hogsneads and
go tierces; uninspected, 1877 hogshssds and ~
tlsrcss. Total stock, 6,o7S hogshesds and 40S
tiercea Decrease in March. lass. l,l6l hogs
heads
Looss Rsesiyts.-For six months ending March
81. 1893, 2,63lfSS pounds; same time 1887, 3,ils-
705 pounds; same time 1855, e.66l, 5g3 pounds
time 1885. b,3is, 100 pounds same time 1884.
s,415.7i0 pounds. The total loose receipts for
March, 1885, were "a. 9s5 pounds
Inspections. Inspected during six months end
ing March 81. 1eSS-bright leaf. 7,2l6 hogshsads
and I,0s2 tierces; dark leaf, 4901 hOgsheads aud
7o3 tisrcos; Western leaf, 607 hogsheads and I
ticrces.
Total six months ending March 81, 1888, i2,7s4
bogsheads and $50 tierces: same time 1887
10 923 hogsheads and 2.5o9 tierces: same time
ies6, 1854 hogsneads and i,o62 tiercos; same
time lsso, 1857 hogsheads and 1859 tierces.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-wEDNEsDAY APRIL 4, 1885,

vated varieties which attract him,
chosen as they are, OF course, for
beauty Of flower, but those dull in tint,
or microscopic, which offer such strange
problems, such amazing contriyances.
such startling anomalies, to employ his
mind. But 1900 species worth mere
gardeners attention give room enough
assuredly. We never heard an estimate
OF tho number of varieties attached
TO each OF these: but since So are ac-
credited to Masdevallia Harryana in an
ordinary catalogue Of the trade. % to
Cattleya Mossim, 40 to Cattleya
Triane, and 80 on, they may be
reckoned by myriads. The guam
tity increases day by day. We
have been told that Mr.. Warner
had 40 varieties OF Cattleya Mossie at
the same time, and number even more
astonishing is attributed TO Cattleys
Triane. Many Of these natural "sports,"
il such they be, are 30 distinct that only
askilled botanistrecognizes their identity
of species. Among the .innamerable
Vaccinations OF orchid-growing. not least
10 bhO NpAlbAhhl IAODhbiAty bhoe any
imported plant one buys may turn out to
be new and striking variety. 10 give
an instance-instance are always
desirable, as has been said. Last
autumn we bought six pieces of Onci-
dunn Sarcodes. The first lowered in
spring, but, instead OF the accepted
form, it gave us an exquisite "arrange-
ment in green and yellow, with a scent
Of a whole bed Of lilies of the valley.
So FAR as we have learned up to the
present, this is unique. One more
has bloomed, but it offered no
peculiarities. Again Cologne cris-
tats gave us last year an upright flower,
not pendulous at all, with lip neatly
rounded off and finished at the
point where indentations on each side
approach one another in the usual form.
The reader must have q dull imagination
and must DO strangely ignorant of the
value attaching to eccentric orchids as
property if he cannot understand our
feeling as we watch that Cologne swell
day by day, perfecting another bloom.
If its graceful defOrmity prove 10 be
congenital, one more variety is added to
the species and is notable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
Military Affairs.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch. ]

WASHINGTON, April AT its evening
session the House Of Representatives
passed the following bills: Appropri-
ating 5000, 900 for the construction of an
arsenal for repair, storage, and distribu-
ton of ordnance stores at Columbia,
Tenn. providing for the promotion Of
officers of the army after twenty years
continuous service in one grade.
After an eloquent speech by Mr..
Hooker, of Mississippi, bill intro
duced by Mr.. Grain, of Texas, was passed
for the retirement of Alfred Pleasanton,
with the rank of colonel.
A bill was passed appropriating $l5.-
0O0 for the construction OF a road to the
National cemetery at Baton Rouge, La.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
sharp's Case Postponed.

New YORK, April 3.-The Sharp case
was set over until April 18th at ~ NJ.
and the motion for change of venue to
the same day at 1890 A. NJ. on certi6-
Gates Of DR.. George b. Fowler and DR..
Fordyce Barker, who were appointed by
the Court to examine Sharp yesterday,
and of DR.. Alfred L. LOOMS, his at
tending physician, stating that Sharp
was unable without great danger to his
life from his feeble condition to leave his
roof to attend court.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04

out success, and they persisted In the
flames. They were : William Gray, un,
der sentence Of ten years for arson and
robbery Frederick Powers, o pal OF
Gray's, who was also under sentence
Of five years for robbery; - Powers,
under arrest for an assault with intent TO
kill Andy Brown (colored), under death
sentence for murder, and negro boy,
aged fifteen, who was crazy. There IS
no doubt but what Gray set the jail on
fire, as he had threatened TO do so. The
Jail was substantial brick building,
portion being occupied by the Chancery
aud Circuit Court clerks, who succeeded
in saving the county's records.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04

NV YORK, April 2, 1888.
.ACsVS. William IiibV, T.. ". ClQrkc,
and la44c 4. Rice:
Genuemen.-lour letter Of Yesterday
Is duly received and ln accordance with
your request 1 Will call q meeting of
the Board Of Directors OF tho
Terminal Company Immediately 20
fake action thereon. It's proper that !
should say that your movement has my
hearty endorsement Several times
during the past wear I Was tempted 70
call meeting Of the stockholders
with a view 20 deciding as between ma
jor.ty OF the directors and myself as TO
certain measures which 4 deemed clearly
against the best interest of the Terminal
stockholders, but which were adopted
against ny earnest opposition, The po-
silou If president of the Terminal Com
Vsuv is lot desirable one. Although
elected directly ly tine stockholders. the
presideu. has no actual power, and is
merely the executive agent Of tine dlroc-
tors. Yet naturally he j, held response
hle for the entire management. however
unpopular il may be, and as the stock OF
Che Terminal Company is largely held in
Wall street as speculative security he
Is TO some extent held pons.bie for it's
market fluctuations. For these reasons
snd because the duties Of TINS position
ohlige me O. neglect 10 come extent my
personal lusiucss. ! did not desire re-
election ia December, and Was forced
into the attitude of becoming n can
didate for reelection AGAINST my
wishes j ho, "a, however. that with
Messrs Flower, Rockefeller, and vii
son in the new board mat
ters would move more to my
satisfaction. At the last moment, how
ever. these gentlemen Withdrew. which.
with the loss az Ncs-rs. Rice and Dow, OF
che former board, left the policy Of tho
company completely IN the control Of
gentlemen whose policy and views were
almost entirely opposed to- mine. When
this difference of opinion eliminated IN
forcing me - borrow money necessary
20 pay the January dividend on pre-
ferred stock and the July first
interest on collateral trust bonds,
IL became my firm intention
60 cali a general meeting OF shareholders
on nav own motion IN order 20 have them
decide upon the policy which should be
pursued as TO many matters concerning
fine company, which ] need not discuss
at tbs time. and o. make such changes
in the officers and Board Of Directors rs
they might desire and / Wa glad 30
learn on my return from the South chat
the stockholders themselves had taken
the initiative. The Terminal properties
are of Great value II managed in a proper
manner hy an efficient, disinicrested,
and harmonious board. If such man
segment can bc obtained it VIII result IA
very great reduction in the operating
EXPENSE, especially IN expenditures for
netlermmts, in the preservation OF rates
by properly protecting the territory Of
each road aud Il all personal ends and
Interests ere kept apart from ITS counsels
the value Of the stock Of the Terminal
Company can be very greatly enhanced
Yours respectfully,
AJFarD StLLY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
SHERMAN'S BOOM.
IT DOES Eor MATERIALIZE 10 ANY
EXTENT.
Don Cameron-Mahons, Again-Eowport
News and the Sugar
King.
FROM Our Regular Correspondents

WASHINGTON. April 3.-Mr. Sher-
mans chances even for the Republican
nomination are not 20 promising a. they
were a month ago. Some way or other
his boom fails to materilize, II recent
reports are to be believed. There is no
enthusiasm among his supporters IL is
simply "business with them. The
heart Of the people is not for him. His
friends here try to appear confident, but
it is plain that they are realizing that
they will have very steep uphill
work all the way TO the presidency.
General Mahone's advocacy has hurt him
very much among the very people where
he was thought TO be strongest-the capt.
talists and moneyed men of the North.
They have no use for General Malone
and his methods, and fear that Sherman's
domination and election would mean
place in his Cabinet for Malone. Then
Mahones anti-Blaine circular OF course
autaQonizes sll the Blaine men in the
country, and they hold Sherman respon-
sible for tho tactics Of his lieutenant.
There are some politicians here who pro-
TESS to believe that Don Cameron has q
fair show for the nomination for
the reason that he might unite
the two wings of the party and obtain
the support Of both Blaine and Conk-
ling There is but one obstacle to his
nomination, and that is be cOuld never
obtain the support of any considerable
number OF his own party. He is the son
of his father-nothlng else. Old Simon
Cameron made wey for him in the
United States Senate then he had him
made Secretary of War under Grant.
For long time now Don Cameron has
occupied high positions in our Govern
ment, but he has never said or done any
thing that would suggest his fitness for
higher.
Mr.. John Boyd, who represents the
Newport News and Mississippi Valley
interests here tells me that an effort will
probably be made to induce Claus Spreck-
les, the California sugar-king, to locate his
proposed sugar-refnery at Newport News,
provided he has not already closed his
negotiations with Philadelphia parties.
A committee will communicate with
him on the subject, and strong
inducements will be held ont
to him to come to the Virginia seaport.
Newport News, by the way, seems to he
getting ready for boom. Mr.. Boyd
tells me that he was assured by MIR.
Huntington a few weeks ago that the
bridge over the Ohio at Cincinnati will
be completed in August and the cars
running through from St. Paulto Newport
News without breaking bulk. They say
they can save sixty cents per barrel 10y this
route over New York, and already large
contracts have been made with the ST.
Paul and Minneapolis millers for ship
ment of -four abroad. Then the large
dry-dock will be completed in July, and
they expect to employ one thousand
hands there. Some fifty houses are now
going up there, ard the little village will
soon be thriving city.
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After long Illness this Distinguished oflcer
OF the Virginia Military institute has passed
away In y seven ~ hfth year Of his age. Having
been Identified With ne schuJl from its nTst or
eaAization, ae was tinuoBsfy 81 lts service un
iii retired lnsf summer, exceps during bis ah-
sence in tho Geld with ths Confederate army.
lila many friends. snd my orist wherever there
n An old cadet Wiil heaE a bis dean win that
regret which II natural - no Farm Affection
Witch his lofty character universally inspired.
The general orders Published ~ tho snpeTin-
tendent give brief Ouiitns o, his hie, and show
me high esteem IN which hs has ever been held
by his colleagues o. tho faculty.
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The Many Orchids.

When Sir Trever Lawrence addressed
the conference, little more than three
years ago, he mentioned that 5000 spe-
oies were known and 1900 were under
cultivation. Ii the figures were true at
that time they are vastly too moderate
now. Eight thousand and 1000 are the
proportions accepted at this date. If a
grower care for the science OF his pursuit
he will find material for study, for
intellectual delight also. Ing every
one OF these. 1t is not the culti-