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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
SIR. Royals Latest.
DITTUI uIIN TUT =
signify!ng nothing"

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
beg to offer some words of comfort
i. C., etymologcally speaking, OF
strengthening-tO the sheriff of Middle
sex county and the twenty or thirty "
other faithful parties whom Mr.. Royal
gives out he is going to sue for dam
ages in the United States courts In cases
in which the States officers have tres
passed upon the rights Of persons who
have been rendering coupons FOR taxes.
think the record will show that up TO
this time Mr.. Royals exploits in this di-
rection have done but little more than
earn for himself from his clients his fee
OF 81, 600 per month, together with such
amount of gratitude for zeal as cannot
be estimated in money, particularly when
no money follows the endeavor.
At some times he has boosted, it is
said, that she had the State by the
throat" at others that he would pro-
duce "a State of Anarchy" but what he
would make her pay his demands. But
all the time he has produced no more
effect on the popular mind than to make
himself odious or ridiculous, according
to the mood or temper of those who have
observed his "high fantastic tricks"
In the prosecution OF his suits against
the various parties whom he mas sued
Mr.. Royal has always had a very great
advantage in the court below-he has
had the ear of the Court. Judge Hughes
sometimes, and Judge Bond always, ex-
cept in one single instance--the Burgess
mandsmus case-has perverted the law IN
favor of Mr.. Royal. And in that case, by
the by, if | remember correctly, Burgess
was represented by that rhinoceros car
pet-bagger, ID. Fl. Chamberlain, some
time Governor of South Carolina, who,
having been proved. in an investigation
had by the General Assembly of South
Carolina-see page Of the document
entitled Swindle of the Columbia and
Greenville Railroad Company, printed
by Calyo 4 Patton, State prilters, SEES
sion of 1S77-TS-to have been partner
and lawyer in a ring that robbed the
State OF millions and fixei upon her O
contingent debt Of fifteen hundred thou
sand dollars, without indemnify, had SO
little sense of his disgrace as to insindate,
10 bis argument in the late contempt
cases, in which he was associated with
Mr.. Royal. that gross fraud and robbery
had been practiced by the State OF Vir'
GINA.
A slight review Of Mr.. Royals course
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
Ex-Governor Fosters Daughter TO be
ntrnrrah

A Columbus (Ohio) special says: Col
onel f. ID. Mussey, Washington CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
gazette, to-day filed petition for divorce
from Mrs. Mary Mussey on the ground
of wilful absence for more than three
years. Mrs. Mussey is the youngest
daughter Of Ex-Governor Foster The
couple were married in 1891, Mussey
beingthe ex-Govemor's private secretary
at the close of his second term. They
separated for reasons still unknown, In
compatibility Of temperament Is the gen.
orally accepted cause. 1t is understood
that there Will be no defence and that the
lady will ask TO be restored to her maiden
name, Mary Foster. Governor Foster
wealth is estimated at S4,000,009 and
viii go in equal shares to bis two
daughters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
CHICAGO GAS.wEhL FREAKS.
Ihe Flame Dies out, But starts Up
Again IN Two Hours.


4 Chicago special says: At five min
utes before l. o'clock Thursday the
great Jet of newly-discovercd natural
gas was burning brilliantly. At five
minutes past Il the light went out. Two
hours later. when a match WAS applied
to the standpipe, the gas resumed busl-
ness. and is now burning as brightly
as ever. At 9 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing Nh. Cooke. il whose brewery the
let was discovered, noticed that the light
grew dim and thinned down to a slckly
little fame, and shortly before noon
gave faint little excuse for going i'll the
shape of a gasp and then disappeared.
The pump was working badly at the
time and Sir. Cooke determined to open
the pump-strainer and clean it. The ell
gineer took it out and al the holes were
found 10 be clogged with slime. BY the
time the strainer was cleaned and re-
placed all the water in the entire pipe
leading to the lake ran out, and the suppo-
sition was that the rush of water had turned
the gas in another direction, and, aided
bv the under-tow, swept 1t clear OF the
suction Of the pipe. The engine was
started up again and the water was soon
running into the big brewery tank but
no gas would come, and Mr.. Cooke and
his two engineers were pretty badly
drenched in starting and slowing up the
pumps in order to get an even flow. IL
wouldn't work, however, and the water
blew up four or five feet, but no gas
came with it until two hours later.
T.. w. Durant, OF Saltwater, Mimi, a
rich lumber king of the Northwest, ac-
companied by G. w. Booth, of Winona,
spent an hour examining Mr.. Cookies
GAS flame. Mr.. Durant is doubly inte-
rested in the find from the fact that he
is at the head of company OF capitalists
who have bought and intend to develop
natural-gas flow in the st. Croix nver,
near Saltwater, almost similar TO the one
discovered here. Senator Durant said
"Some boys were fishing in the ST.
Croix river, when they noticed an aglta-
ton on the surface of the water in the
shape of bubbles, which burst in pc
culiar manner. The boys procured some
poles and began poking the bottom OF
the river. That developed natural gas
well, and the gas came up so strongly as
| to throw the water several feet above the
surface of the river We have put down
pipe and are now getting gas, which,
when analyzed, proved to be OF about
tine same quality us that found III the
| Pittsburgh oil regions. We have moor
porated company, and are going to
work our discovery for all it is worth,
and experts tell us that the supply IS in
exhaustible."
F. w. Sparks. a gas expert from Wash
ington, Pa, tells Mr. Cooke that if a pipe
were sunk at the end of the water-pipe
where the gas proceeds from. a flow OF
gas would result which would be simply
astonishing. "a gas that can force its
way through stratum of clay such as
lies in this regiop," said Mr.. Sparks, sis
all powerful and inexhaustible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

ness years ago, and appear even at this
late day to be not of sll likely ever to
recover from thaSunhappy condition.
Nevertheless, the South is not as solid
as it ought to be. Every white Repub-
lican in this section should unite with
the Democrats in protesting agains! all
the sectional measures resorted TO by the
Republican party. If, instead OF sup
porting Mr.. SHERMAN for President
General MALONE had notified him that
he would support no man who waved the
bloody shirt, the aspiring Ohioan would
soon have accommodated himself to the
changed circumstances. IN word, the
war upon the South and upon rebels and
rebel sympatbizers and upon our State
laws is kept up because the white Re
publicans OF the South fail to do their
duty to their own people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
A KING soLoMoN's DECISION.
IL lie Rendered by Mayor Hewitt,
WHO Also spends S. Upon IL.

New 1Ofk NOfiu.I
A stout. comfortably-clad middle-aged
woman, who did not give her name, call
ed upon Mayor Hewitt yesterday accom-
panied by her daughter, child about
twelve years of age, and said that the
child had taken her pocketbook contain
inc Sl2 and started out to purchase pair
of earrings for herself The child, the
mother said, went into the auction
iewelry store Of Patrick Moran, at No. 4
Chatham Square, requested to be shown
some earrings, and picked ont u pair Tor
which she was asked SO. She averred
that she could not 1--WE more than 81.
Handing the man Il 81 bill she received
but 81 in change, being told that she
bad laid down n 81 bill.
After hearing the story the mayor sent
at once for Moran and two OF his clerks.
Moran denied the whole story, and said
that the jewelry was not bought IN his
place. 81.
"Ill settle this matter right here, "
said the mayor, taking a 50 bill from his
pocket-book and handing it to the wo-
man. "There's your money, and hope
you will keep a more watchiul eye on
this child hereafter, and I'll have an eye
kept on this place, and perhaps | shall
have five dollars worth Of satisfaction
some day in revoking this mans license:
Then turning to the little girl he said
mon, little girl, | have returned this
money to your mother to save you from
going to the bad, and | hope you will be
a better girl hereafter and not NEEDLE
with what does not belong to you.
Then he gave the earrings to a detec-
tive and told him to see if he could find
anything like them in Park Row, Chat
ham Square, or the BOwery.
"That was a King Solomon's de-
cision, he remarked laughingly to the
reporters; "but if the mayor had to
make many of them he wouldn't have
much money left.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

Mr.. CARLISLE has put fual quietus
upon those who would seek TO produce
the impression that there isprospect Of q
war between him and MIR RANDALL.
Yesterday the Speaker announced the
House committees and the Pennsylvania
leader has his old chaiTmauship-- that Of
the Committee on Appropriations This
appointment was fOreshadowcd by Mr..
CARLIsLEs action in putting Mr. Ran
DALI on tue Committee on Rules.
but it is more the less gratifying
TO tie friends Of both gentlemen. II
should be gratifying to sll good Demo
Gratis, ~ il is rebuke to factionisis, and
if Interpreted in the right spirit will mark
starting point for compromise on the
tariff question. 1t speaks well for Mr.,
CABLsLE's judgment aud patriotism.
In the distribution Of chairmanship'
Virginia gets one, Mr.. O'f'EaRALL being
chairman Of tho Committee on Mines
and Mining. Mr. WISE, the represents
tive from this district, is upon two com
mittees-Nav0l Affairs and Rivers and
Harbors. The assignment of Mr.. WISE
20 the last-named committee is matter
otspecial interest and importance to the
people OF Richmond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
Explosions of Nntural aas.

An Indianapolis Qnd. } Telegram says
Two explosions Of natural gas occurred
early this evening-one at Marion and
the other at Muneie. AT Marion the ex-
plosion caused the destruction of the
residence OF Alexander Patten, throwing
one wall of the house six feet from its po-
sition. The inmates of the house were
considerably stunned, but no one was
seriously injured. The inmates had
hardly time TO escape in their night
clothes when the structure was wrapped
in flames.
An explosion in the engine-room Of
the Yorktown mil, near Muncie, caused
the whole building to be almost in
stantly wrappedin flames. The building
was totally destroyed The loss is SIS,
900, with no insurance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

The Springfield (Nlass.) Rcpn6ticon
has after mature deliberation concluded
"that it is high time for the South to say
that the pistol and shotgun must go
and to enforce tie order" We came to
that conclusion some time ago, but being
ursectional and liberal in our views on
all such subjects, we also concluded that
il was high time for the North to say the
knife and the slung-shot must go-and
10 enforce the order. We would have
the regeneration national.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
Religious statlssics of aichmond.

In the New-Year's number of the
Richmond Dispatch the religious sta
tistics Of Richmond are given IN a taou-
lated form. The Dispatch is a wide
awake, enterprising paper, and this
annual gathering-up of the facts OF our
local history i'll this particular, and in
deed in al other phases of work and en-
terprise, Is a praiseworthy feature of this
excellent journal. Upon a careful com
parison OF figures, however, it was dis
covered that q number OF brethren had
reported to the Dispatch contributions
aud numbers of members OF churches
and Sunday schools up to the time that
they made out their reports for the an
nual conference. and some even in those
reports were inaccurate. We give below
the correct figures up to January ], 1888 +;
Amount of money contradiction
tenary, S20,0l7.79; Broad-Street, Sl9,-
$50. %; Park Place, $40, 600. 40; Clay
Street, S5,527.16; Laurel Street,
81, 946. 10; Trinity, $4,725; Union-Sta-
ton, 80, 333.1s Denny-Street, 8, 2SO.SS ;
total, $50. 709.35.
The Methodist Church raised more
money during the year than any other
denomination in the city.-Christtan
AdU0cdte.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

The hightariff and low-tarif Demo
Gratis of the south are one when unity
becomes necessary to the preservation Of
their constitutional rights Washing
ton Poet.
That II what we have for years been
endeayoring to impress upon the minds
OF the northern Republicans, who seem
70 have been stricken with Judicial bind
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

A New York paper says: "Ihe young
man of this city who published false
report of his engagement with a rich
young lady, only seventeen, only to fol-
low it up with false notice of marriage,
IS n fit subject for a lunatic asylum.
We rather think he is fit subject for an
old-fashioned schOoImaster
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

The Philadelphia Times asks; Glow
would it do for the Republican City
Committee to select chairman for once
who has never set up as party boss?
Where in the ranks of the Republican
party can such man be found
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

The Philadelphia Press says "Sena-
tor SHERMAN has indicated the line OF
battle for 1885" All the same, SHERMAN
will be on the retired list.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

A Reading woman wants receiver ap-
pointed for her son because he has
thirty-seven suits Of clothes. What a
chance for the impecunious dude.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

Gay GOULD is now in Egypt, but
fortunately the country IS spiked down
by English bayonets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
NEW CONCERN.

We. W. T. STAPLES and X. =. MARTIN. have
this day formed % 60 partuer5hlp uhl'r ','
1TNTE THE BUSINESS CONDUCTED bl Hl a.
PIES 4 BLAIR. and solicit the patronage here
toforo extended 10 thatcOncern. ..-.,.,,...
'0'''0 o Vt STAPLES.
,oa4t K T. MARTIN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
BRIEF COMMENT.

Republican advocacy OF the repeal Of
the tobacco tax is death bed repentance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
plcnnoNn. D.eember b. ~.

Having SOLD out my interest Ia the ousine.. 4
e GENET 4 co. 10 the surviving paitntf' VIZ,
A. GRANT. recommend MN 70 NC go, ',,.,''' '
OH friends and customers oi Ne la'e htul,
=, I.dIwSwim MEs. &. GENNEf, E1ecuuik.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
dissolution.

The concern Of sTATLEs & BLAIR T. his DAY
diesolyei. The arm-name viii be Used ~ Tie
su' ''''''S ". q. STAPLES,
Surviving Partner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
PARrSERsHirs.

nIsS0TUTfON.-THE FIRM OF
| phPSoNS A ANCARROW, Builders, ha'o
=. n..,eynbcr fst. by mutual consent az
s5lyed. Wr. ANCARRow viii continue q, s sns =.
stenI 20 east Main street. whiio Ny, ~ IN, &
will continue the ouslness Il me ''u'i"7
ner OF Filtn and Canai streets ..,c,gpo,v
SO, ia6-ir
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

In the above connection We wish 70 announce
Ia our friends and the public that we VII BE- pre-
pared in the future % supply them WITH any'hinf
they may desire in tho line ~ CAhidA"iN'
PHAETONS. YlCTORIAS, BUGGlEr, WA'oNr'
&c We nope by close attention 70 business ~
merit the ENCOURAGEMENT ~ lhe public.
our hrm-name IA Richmond Is DAl I'D ..
AINSTJE & BROTHER: ia LyuchDurg, PEI hA
AfNsLIB & BROTHER.
Call az either place and examine our s'"A'
which We will sell at low prices.
special attention given % kEPAlklNts.
IL is requested that all claims against Gtou'l
A. AINSLIE e SONS shall 20 Immediately pre-
scented f0f settlement, aud those indeVled ID ~
will settle as soon as possible. ,,.
DAVID A. AINSLIf.
tar1Ot PETER AINsLlE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

~ SHIP.-I haye this Jay disposed OF my in-
terezt I'm the iGgo-Manufaruuing husine-.,
heretofore conducted under the hrm-name M
GEOR IL A. AINsLiE q SONS. Richmond; y g
and also under tho name OF PEI EN AiN,AiiCC ~
90 Tvnrhburr Va. to my two sons, DAVID a..
and PETER AINSLGE. who will In future cone
duct the business IN all its branches. hud u.'t
heartily recommend them 70 my irends am .'-
nub,ic generally for tho patronage they have 50
GRORGE A. AINSLiE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

Al letters and telccrsms must be addressed
pTnR DESPATCH COMPANY.
Rejected communication viii not be re-
turned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
January 9. i,S+


4 GRANT. ...,,soo To
C. GFNNEr & CO,
qi7EAsr MAIN sTREGr, ,.,, .,.,.
dealer IN WATCHES. JEWELRf, slLNS9E5h;i I, AZ
PLATED WARE also, Den TAI MA VA ia,a,oa..
a. ourcbased the interest OF the late g.
Genneit. [ return my sincere thankt 70 i.y
friends ana the public for the liberal palron.s,
t ~, =, -, An, A. GRANT.
iV' 'No late c. Gennet s. Co.
az east Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
CAKES, OSACgERs. re.
old DOMINION CAKE AND
CRACKER WORKS

J.H GRIFFITH q CO., Proprietors.
No. II south Twelfth street. Richmond, Va,
manufacturers Of all latest styles OF FANCY
BISCUITS, CAKES, and CRACKERS. This is q
home enterprise, to which We especially invite
the attention OF our merchants aud the sur
rounding country. no it5m
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

FARMERS FARMERS Il Farm
A RSiil-Try our FARM FENCE. dog proof,
horse high, bull strong; try our GARDEN
FENCE, chicken proof. handsome. duraols: Try
our BARN-YARD FENCE, very cheap, very
strong, easily moved; try our ORNAMENTAL
PENCE for yards, lawns. kc.-yery pretty.
1900 20 1900 feet can DO put up or moved In .
day. Made OF pine or cypress, With IRON eight
10 twelve Galvanized Bessemer-Stee Wire 10 tae
COMBINATION FENCE COMPANY,
No. 1850 Franklin street
W. o. sTTGER, Manager. de1-eod2m'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
ADVERTISING RATES
mAle non OH LIS.

Reading notices ir rca'ing-metier type, .
sres or loss, 81; ia no19arcil ihadci. 'oc.
Card Of rates idr more spoce furnished on APP
plicAuOn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
A FRENCH FniInre.

by Anglo American cable 70 the Dispatch.l
PARIS, January 5.-'fhe Bour is smart
" upset to-day owing to the failure OF a
large operator who bad been persls-
tent bear in Rio Tento mining shares,
and had large account open for rise in
other stocks. He was particularly in
terested la Egyptian unified. which
opened this morning at 374 francs,
l2s confines, end is now 373 francs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

taTords me- pleasure 10 state hat Mr. VII
LIAYs has been employed ~ the old-established
0rfn ~ W. s. HER~MAN & GO. tor The past
fourteen years IN charge OF their Work, ana !
cheerfgily recommend him 81 our mutual
frionGs M the trade. W. Il. hth'hAH.
IA i-eDI3t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06

Usually such things es are advertised
possess no value. But who would say
that DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup possesses
no merits II Is the standard remedy OF
our age. Price rs cents bottle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
DIYiDEN DS.

RIcHYoSD. DECggByE -. iss1l
CITY BANK or RICHMOND. (
V'HE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
Z This Bank have declared DIVIDEND OF
3 PER CENT. ON lt, capital stock out
Of tho earning 81 the past six months, payable
10 The stockholders tree Of tax on and Sf5
JANUARY 9, 1855. SVnN OH, Casnior.
dc 2g-lOt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
WYE. TIE UNDERSIGNED, HAVE

NE, THE UNDEI.SlOfNEb, NAV T.
w this day formed co-partucrship for Ae
purpose ofc0niucting The bushes. u kOA~l " ~
COFFEE, PEANUTS, &C., and GklNDlN'
SPICES. DRUGS. MINERALS, ROOTS. hEhb@,
Sc. 20 order. AT No. llOi east Cary street. under
The arm-uanlr OF nER~MAN q WILLIAMS.
". p. HERsMAS,
John j. WILLIAMS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
BANKRUPT SALE
IN RICHMOND,
BANKRUPT SALE.
OUR
TENTH MONTH

wby sell
SHOE N'
beat
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
METHODlSTs MUST RUSTLE.
Bishop Newman Tells Them Things
That Must be Done

Members of the Methodist Episcopal de-
nomination. came from every church in the
city and suburbs last night and met in the
First NJ. f. church to welcome Bishop New
man in an Informal homelike style. South
Omaha, West Omaha, Hanscom Park, South
Tenth street, CASTELAR,, Seward and Trinity
were all represented and listened to the
bishop speak on things of general interest to
Metnodism He referred to the proposed
meeting Of the general conference in Omaha
and dwelt upon the necessity of having
church edfice worthy of Omaha, and the
august body that is toe meet. He also spoke
of an Episcopal resideneB, which would also
be necessity IN case ne took up his resi-
dence IN this city, and ntimated that unless
the Methodists of Omaha followed up the
plan inaugurated Sunday there might be
some difficulty in thesr obtaining either the
conference or the bishoN The remainder Of
the evening was spent in hand shaking and
general conversation after which the pro-
ceedngs were brought to a close by all pres
ent singing the familiar hymn "Blest BE the
Tie That Binds" The subscriptions TO the
building fund now exceea $4,000.
Oldest and the best, Jarvis brandy.