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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
THE PETERSBURG RAILROAD.
A Bill to Permit 1t to be Leased.

Col. Buford introduced in the House OF
Delegates yesterday the following bill;
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That it shall be lawful Tor
the Petersburg Railroad Company TO
lease to any railroad company, chartered
by the State of Virginia with which II
is now physically connected as a contin.
uous line, all of its own line OF railroad
extending from the city of Petersburg to
Weldon, n. c., sixty-four miles In length,
together with its rolling stock, equip
ments, real and personal property, cor
porate powers, and franchises now held,
owned, or used by the said Petersburg
Railroad Company in connection with or
relating to the maintenance, use, and
operation of its line, except the franchise
to be a corporation and the company or
companies with whom 1t may make such
contract as is hereby authorized, are IN
like manner hereby empowered to make
and carry out the same.
The act shall be subject to alteration,
amendments, or repeal at the pleasure OF
the General Assembly, and be in force
from its passage.
This road is part of the Atlantic Coast
Line, and is the southern connecting
road with the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad The bill was referred to the
Committee on Roads.
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THE LABOR BUREAU BILL.
Substitute for the Treasurer's Office in the
House Yesterday.

Substitute for the Treasurer's once IN the
House Yesterday.
The Waddill bill establishing a Labor
Bureau. and the appointment of Com
missioner of Labor, was discussed three
DAYS last week in the House of Delegates,
and was finally recommitted on Saturday
along with a substitute prepared by Mr..
Figgat of Botetourte Yesterday MIR. Tyler
of Richmond introduced a substitute
which was referred to the same commit
tee. Its chief points of difference from
that of the Waddill bill are
/. The Waddill bill necessitates an ex-
pense If $4,000 exclusive of office rent.
The Tyler bill will cost $4,000.
. The Waddill bill provides for the
appointment OF clerk and fixes his
salary. The Tyler bill leaves the appoint
ment of his assistants to the commits
sioner.
3. The Waddili bill provides for no
bonds Of the commissioner The Tyler
bill requires bond of $4,000.
T. The Waddill bill makes the com
missioner elected by the people. The
Tyler bill leaves the appointment to the
Governor and Senate.
b. In cases of disagreement between
railroads and their employees, the Wad'
dill bill authorizes the commissioners to
inquire into the causes of the strike, and
make report to the Legislature. The
Tyler bill sets out a mode of arbitration
with the consent of the parties, in whicl
the commissioner acts as umpire, but The
decision has the force of judgment a
law.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
Attention Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the supervising architect of the
Treasury Department at Washington, ID
c., and opened at p. m. of the 2lst day
of February, 1888, for all the joiner work,
and wood flooring, hardware, glass, and
polishing at the Postofiice, Courthouse,
etc. building at Baltimore, Md.
Drawings and specifications Of the
above, have been received at the Virgins
Mechanics Institute No. %, North Ninth
street, the designated place of deposit in
this city of all contracts for Government
work to be let throughout the United
States, which gives the mechanics oI
this city and State the opportunity tC
examine the same and put in their sealed
proposals.
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Manchester Notes.

Last night Rev. Preston G. Nash, as
sistant minister Of st. James church,
Richmond, began mission at Meade
Memorial church. The attendance was
large and great interest felt. These
meetings will be held every night this
week. From 7:30tc 7:45 there will be a
song service. At 7.4j the regular service
of the church will begin. Rev. John j.
Clopton is the rector Of this church, and
is an energetic church worker.
Rev Dr.. Richardson, editor of the Cen
trd Presbyter'da, has been preaching on
Sunday mornings for he congregation
of the Presbyterian church. 1t having
no pastor.
The authorities are improving Semmes
street and expect before long to do like
wise ON other streets badly needing them
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
The Chancery Court Indexes.

The bill to provide for an improved
form of general index to deed books and
other records in the Chancery Court OF
the city of Richmond was yesterday re-
ported favorably by the committee, and
the bill placed on the calendar and sub
sequently taken up and passed.
The object of this bill is to render legal
and valid any change in the present
method of indexing these deeds.
Mr.. Chataigne, the directory man, and
Colonel Berry, the clerk of the coart, will
compile and print these indexes, which
will make two volumes OF eleven hun
dred pages each, and for which they will
get from the city, after the bill passes
the Council, the sum of fll 800.
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THE ELLITHORPE AIR CUSHION.
An Interesting and Satisfactory Expert
ment

Yesterday a number Of leading citizens
and merchants of the city gathered by in
vitation al the factories of Messrs. Allen
& Ginter TO witness an experiment with
the Ellithorpe Air Cushion for elevators.
The object of the invention, as explained
Yesterday, is to save life in cases that at
anv time an elevator should become
loose i'm the shaft and dart downwards.
This has happened on a number OF oc-
casions. and the car, gaining velocity as
il rushes downwards, is iyaribly dashed
10 pieces at the bottom, causing certain
death to any one so unfortunate as to be
standing thereon when it runs away
The purpose of this cushion is to avert
any such disaster, and TO overcome the
force Of gravity by atmospheric resis-
tance. At the foot of the shaft alright
boxes are placed while the elevator Itself
is fitted as nearly alright as possible IN
the grooves of the shaft. Then when the
car descends rapidly the pressure OF the
air beneath it impedes its progress, until
the former conditions are totally reversed,
and instead of gaining, its velocity is re-
larded so that when it reaches the bottom
il strikes without any serious jar.
The experiment made Yesterday was
eminentlv satisfactory. The floor OF the
car was covered with eggs interspersed
with glasses OF water, while on the top
of the frame of the car was placed an
egg and a glass of water. The car was
then raised TO the top of the shaft, dis
tance of sixty feet. The rope which held
il was cut, and 1t started down with the
ranidity almost of lightning. Before ii
reached the bottom, however, its velocity
was so lessened that when It fell on the
cushion not single egg was broken mol
a drop of water spilled from the glasses
It was complete success, and fully
demonstrated the inestimable value this
cushion must prove in case of accident
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
THE HOUSE

When the House convened this morn
ing, with Mr.. Cox in the chair as Speaker
pro tempore, there were only about eighty
members on the floor, Notwithstanding
the fact that this was bill day.
Under the call of States, however, a
number Of bills were introduced, the
most important being by Mr.. Baker of
Illinois, directing the Committee on Post.
offices and Post-roads to inquire into the
expediency of reducing the postage on
seeds. bulbs, etc, and of reducing 10 three
cents the fee for money.orders for s. or
less.
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Re-Arranging the Senatorial and Dele
gate Districts.

Mr.. Pollard of King and Queen yester
day introduced bill amending the law
re re.arranging the election districts in the
State for Senators and Delegates in the
General Assembly. The only changes
in the districts as now arranged are the
two districts, one composed of the
counties of Northumberland and West
moreland, and the district composed of
the counties of Lancaster and Richmond,
are re-arranged as to form two districts,
one composed of Westmoreland and
Richmond, the other composed of
Northumberland and Lancaster.
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
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Calling over In Manchester the other

Calling over In Manchester the other
day we dropped into the nrst-class bakery
fitted up in first-class style with all the neces-
sary supplies OF good things. such as always
remind us OF Christmas. Bread, crackers, bis
cults, ETC.. In abundance; cakes, and variety
from the very best and purest materials. This
Is indeed q model bakery. and one that de-
serves and Is fast gaining the support OF the
public. Be sure TO call IN and soc them St
l36 Hull street. Manchester.
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TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
CURRENT IA PPENIy0S SOFLNTEREST
ATH HOME AND ABROAD
Proceedtngs--A Dull Day
in Both Houses-A Se,OO0, 900 Fire In
New York-Frontisr Fight Between
Russians and Prusslaus.


Russians and Prussiaus.
WASHINGTON, January 30.-In the Sem
ate TO. day large number OF petitions IN
favor of prohibition in the District, ma
tiOral inquiry as to the liquor traffic, in
ternational copyright, issue OF fractional
currency, etc, were presented.
a number of bills, petitions, etc, of
local interest was preserted and report.
ed on.
Mr.. Sawyer reported adversely the
Beck resolution as to the reduction of
postage on local letters. He said that
owing to the fact that there is now a
deficiency in the postal revenues the
Postofiice Committee did not deem any
reduction of postage rates advisable at
this time.
Mr.. Beck insisted that ii the Postoflce
Department can afford to carry merchan-
disc at the rates now prevailing it should
be able to carry letters from one person
to another in city at a lower rate.
Mr.. Salisbury opposed the policy Of
making postal rates dependent upon
postal revenue He believed in cheap
postage, even if the service was not self
supporting.
MIR. Hale, bill to provide for the crea-
iion of commission for the protection of
forests on the public domain.
Mr.. Hoar reported favorably the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment to
change from March to April 80 the date
of the inauguration of President and Vice
President and the termination Of the
terms Of Senators and Representatives
At2 O'Clock the Educational bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Morgan took the floor
in opposition to the bill on constitutional
grounds
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
Cb.ncery Jurisdiction ON County courts

y
Mr. Pollard of King Il Queen county
yesterday In the House of Delegates in
troduced bill, which was referred to the
Committee for Courts of Justice, which
confers chancery jurisdiction on the
County Courts The bill provides that
in addition to the jurisdiction the County
Courts now have, they shall have con-
current jurisdiction with the Circui.
Courts TO hear and determine all sui's III IN
chancerv where the matter OF
tbjpg in controversy is OF the
value or amount of five hun
dred dollars or less, exclusive OF interest,
with right of appeal to the Circuit Cour. y.
in all such cases where the amount oi
thing in controversy amount to one ua, nun
dred dollars or more exclusive OF in'eies.
There shall be four chancery terms uui =.
ing the year at which term chancery cases
shall take procedure of criminal Cases
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
Frontier Fight Between Russians and
Prus,ians.

BERLIN, January 3O.-Yesterday, while
several Russian soldiers were fishing in a
stream near the Prussian border they
crossed the frontier. On being ordered
to recross the line by two Prussan gen.
darmes they refused to do so, and bred
at the Prussians, wounding one of them
slightly. The Russians seized the wound
ed man, but when his companions tried
to rescue him they released him and ar
rested the other Prussian, whom they
took away with them.
RUSSIAN TROOPS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR
WARD.
VIENNA, January 3O.-Galician papers
confirm the reports of continued move
ments of Russian troops toward the
Austrian frontier.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
Concert for the Confederate Monument
Tonight.

Attention Is again called to the Concert
and Reading to be given at the Academy
of Music tonight for the benefit of the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Libby
Hill. The entertainment will consist of
vocal and instrumental music and select
reading in which the Arion Society, the
Gesenvercin Virginia, Miss Edna Gray,
MI. NJ. B. Leonard, Captain Frank Cum
ningham. Mr. Kirk Matthews, and Mr
Thomas Nelson Page will take part.
Outside Of the meritorious object for
which this concert is given, this array OF
names Is a conclusive guarantee that II
will be an entertainment Of unusual ex-
cellence. The tickets are only fifty cents
with twenty. five cents extra for reserved
seats, and the Academy should be filled
tonight to its utmost capacity.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31

Persons suffering with asthma, bron-
chitis, or catarrh, should use r" the Stan
dar1 Carbolic Smoke Ball Cure guar
anteed or money refunded. Office l2O
North Eighth street.
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HOUSE BILLS PASSED.

In relation to the trespass Of cattle.
To incorporate the Star Of Bethlehem
Order of Gallilean Fishermen.
To incorporate the Tszewell Female
Seminary.
To incorporate the Virginia and
Pennsylvania Coal Company.
To further define the duties and enlarge
the powers of the Commissioner of Agri-
culture
For the protection of farmers against
spurious and worthless fertilizers.
House resolution requesting the Sena-
tors and Representatives from Virginia
in the Congress of the United States to
use all proper means TO secure the pass
are Of bill for the suppression OF pluero'
pneumonia, known as the Palmer bull.
NOTES.
4 bill was introduced by Mr.. Morton
o. Orange exempting farmers from the
levy or distress of ten sheep in addition
10 what they now have exemption from
The bill offered by Mr.. Elan OF Louisa
amending the electoral board law so as
10 make the boards elected by the people
instead of by the Legislature, was re-
porled from the Committee on friVl-
/ ieges and Elections with the recon-
incubation that it do not pass.
The special order, the mechanics lem
bill was. on motion of Mr.. Hay, passed
bv on account Of the absence OF us
patron, Mr.. Waddill.
! adjourned at 23J
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31

Professor II. ]. Williams, who fell on
the ice at the door of the college on Sat-
urday 2lst instant, badly injuring his
face and slightly breaking his cheek
bone, was out yesterday for the first time
and attending to business. His face Is
vet qnite swollen.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
The Opera House.

Benn and Devere's Comedy Company
began weeks engagement at the Broad
street Opera House last night to u
good audience. The play Bumpsey
Is four act melo-drama taken
from work of Mark Twain.
Its plot was good and 1t was
well represented The specialiies intro
duced are first class, and altogether the
performance should draw well during
The remainder of the week.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
THELOvING-wADDILL CON-ROvERs,
The Difficulty Settled by the Mediation OF
Friends.
The following correspondence explains
IA taalf

itseIf
RICHMOND, Va, Januarr 80, 1888.
Mesws. Edmund WaddW, Jr. and ". g.
L0ring'
Gentemen,-Being inforni ID that a
matter of personal difference has arisen
between you, which we feel sure can be
adjusted by friends, we beg TO suggest
that all matters in controversy be sub
mitted by you to friend chosen by each
and they to choose third, and that you
agree to abide their decision.
We think this course alike honorable to
both. Very truly yours,
II. W. DAINGERFIELD,
J. II. II. FIGGATT.
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HorsF OF DELEGATES.

The House met at 70 m, Speaker Card
acll i'm the chair. Prayer by Rev. W. ..
Warroncr. pastor Of the Laurel-streeI
Methodist church of Lynchburg.
,ti.. cHArAIGNE's STATE DIRECTORY.
The bin introduced some two DAYS ago
authorizing the auditor to buy one hun
l.el copies of Chataignes state Di'
n.torv. one for each clerks office in the
State. was reported back from the com.
m.ttre with the recommendation that II
Il. mi un-a
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
DISASTROUS FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Loss Estimated mt Fully $4,000, 900.

New YORK, January 80 Broadway
was visited at 545 o'clock this morning
by the most fierce and disastrous fire
that has occurred in that great thorough.
fare for fifteen years. In one and half
hours, despite the sending out of a gem
eral call for fire apparatus, four i'm.
mense business houses were destroyed
and Others seriously damaged.
The streets in the vicinity of the fire
were soon swarming with engines and
trucks. The flames made rapid pro-
gress, eating their way to the roof within
a few minutes and driving the fire lad
dies onto the adjoining building for
safety. They saw that the structure was
doomed, and Immediately turned their
attention to the surrounding property
At7.t5. lust one and half hours after
the first engine arrived, the building was
totally gutted, and the flames were seen
to issue from No. j53 Broadway. They
first made their appearance on the NTH
floor and spread rapidly.
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
A few minutes afterwards terrible ex-
plosion occurred, followed by a shower
of bricks and iron which fell into the
streets. Assistant-Foreman Reilly was
caught under the bulk of this falling
debris and fatally hurt Chief Shay had
a narrow escape. A piece of iron weigh
ing at least l50 pounds fell at his feet.
A number of tiremen received trifilng
injuries. The explosion sent the sparks
high in the air, and they fell in showers
on the adjoining property, while the
flames burned tiercer than before. Soon
No. 547 began to burn. AZ 8 O'Clock this
building was a mass Of flames from cellar
to roof, and the upper floors Of 545 were
burning, bu, the flames had heen chec ked
at No. 543, and in the rear OF the burning
buildings, which are numbered ll6, llSr
100, l22, and 124 Mercer street, the
flames were kept from spreading to the
buildings on the opposite side OF the
street
Insurance adjusters estimate the loss
at fully So 600 900.
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Suureme Court Of Appeals

Stone and ais. against Lewis, admir-.
Argued by ]. w. Foster, Esq, for appel
lant. and J. b. McCabe and Charles V.
Meredith, Esqs., for appellees.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31
LUMBER TOLLS.

The resolution introduced Saturday by
Mr. Mustain of Pttsylyania requiring
Le Committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation to report if any railroads are
guilty Of discrimination in the rate OF
Toll charged in favor Of one class OF
lumber over another, was taken up and
passed
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief of Charles W. Walker,
ia', Treasurer Of Giles county.
- incorporate the Working Man
Association of Prince Edward county
To incorporate the Wytheyille Ieie,
phone Company, and to authorize me
merger OF the charters OF the Wythe
Bland Carroll, aud Grayson Telephone
Company and the Wytheyille Ieiephohe
k1ehsnge in said company.
To Incorporate the Wytheville o'e1'
Hallway Company. .,
To amend the charter Of the town o'
suffolk.
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The undersigned, II. T. Wickham and
William 4. Anderson, having been Sc
lected by Messrs. Edmund Waddill, Jr.,
and W. G.. Loving as their respective
friends, as appears from the foregoing
correspondence, and having been empow-
cred by them to make adjustment OF Ger
tain differences which have arisen be-
tween them, and to select third gentle
man TO act as referee with us. have this
day selected Mr.. r. II. Cardwell as such
referee.
And we, the undersigned referees thus
selected, after fully considering The facts
relative to the differences referred To-,
have come TO the following conclusions
and agree upon the following PROPOSE
lions az basis upon which said contro-
yersy is finally settled
We find that the disagreement between
Messrs. Waddill and Loving grew out OF
"A misapprehension as TO facts and as to
statements made by them respectively,
and is Of such character that 1t can and
ought 10 be amicably and honorably ad-
iusted and acting for them, we state the
following as the terms upon which the
matter is hereby settled:
Mr. Loving on his part by his friend,
Mr.. William A. Anderson, withdraws all
offensive language used by him to Mr.
Waddill.
Mr.. Waddill on his part by his friend
Mr.. Wickham, disclaims any intention to
reflect upon Mr.. Lovings character oi
veracity in the language which he used
upon the floor of the House on Saturday
last, to which Mr.. Loving took excep'
tion.
All correspondence between Messrs
Waddill and Loving is withdrawn and
the originals and copies destroyed.
A copy of this paper is to be furnished
to each party and shall be published in
the Richmond daily papers of January
3lst. WILLIAM A. ANDERSON,
H. G.. WICKHAM,
X. ii. CALDWELL.
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RICHMOND, Va, January 30, 1888.

To Messrs. H. ". Daingerfed and j. H. H.
Fgyatt, House Of Deltgdtes:
Gentlemen, Acknowledging the receipt
of your esteemed favor of this instant
addressed to Mr.. Edmund Waddill, Jr,
and myself, beg leave to accept the sug-
gestion YOU are pleased to make, ana to
name Major William A. Anderson as the
friend to act upon my part in the matter
referred to.
have the honor to be, yer, truly and
respectfully yours, W. Il LOVING
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(OMer local on fourth page. j
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RIcmMoND. VA, January 30, 1888.
.uessrs. II. ". Daingerfed and d. II. II.
FiggdH:
Gentlemen,-i have the honor to ac--
knowledge the receipt of yonr favor OF
the Both instant. Pursuant to your sug-
gestion | designate Henry I. Wickham,
Esq, to act on my behalf on the basis OF
your letter Yours very truly, etc,
EDMUND WADDILL, JR.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. January &.-lndi-
l,tons for Virginia and North
RlN crol.na: Warmer, followed bv
.,scr: rain, followed by fair
weather; light 60 fresh westerly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-31

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
will consider and formulate the budget
for the fiscal year this evening at o
o'clock in the Chancery Court room. II
5 important that every member DC
present.
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Annual Reunion of the Letter-Carriers'
Association-A Movement to Secure
Them Increased Pay-Tbe WaddiIl-LoN-
ing Controversy Settled, Etc.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-24
OF MOSLEM ORIGIN.
A Story Rotating TO the Introduction {
the Rnanry.

A Story Relating TO the Introduction OF
tho Rosary.
Hughes statos tho rosary was bor-
rQwod by the Crusaders from tho Mo-
hammedans, who probably borrowed
it from The Buddhists, ("D.ciionary
of Islam" rerJo "Rosary;") blt from
the following Story it would appear to
bo an independent invention of The
Moslems. The Prophet. being greatly
perplexcd by tho number of suitors
for the hand of his daughter Fatima
declared that on certain night
Zohroh (Ycnus) would descend to tho
house of him whom God wished to bo
the happy man. and to him according
ly Fatima would be united. At the
appointed timo all the interested
parties were on the qai uiUe. Tho star
was seen TO leave the Heavens,
and Fa.ima (who. with her father,
secretly favored the suit of her
cousin Ali began TO pray that it
should fall on Ali's house. BY tho
time she had repeated '.Allah-ho-A Ak
barr Good is great') thirty-four
times the star had alightod at Ais
door Then. in transport of Joy.
she broke out with ''Alhamdo- lillah'
('Praise be to God"). and by the time
she had repeated this ejaculation
thirty-three times the star began to
ascend. Then the girl calculated
"Subhan-Ailah" GO holy God")