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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

Hadj. Ilasseiu khou!i Khau. Persian am
bassador 40 Washington, al~ay, sleeps with
his hands resting IN Il pan Of cold water. lie
got into this habit partially because he has
been used o. a warm climate and could COL
his blood Ia this way, anu also because IN
TenCran mosquitoes arc great pest. HadIl
claims that nusquito viii not b.te man
who has both hands plunged Ia water lie
asserts that It is heated blood which mus
quito desires, and that q person whose veins
have been Slightly CHILLED offers no attrac-
tons u the pernlclouS insect Chicago tEi-
Luua
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

"sun, when q dozen powerful corpora
tious combine 90, the sole purpose OF
adding 90 their millions by making II
harder for the wage Garner 10 live, that
is pure, unmiligaied robbery 1t Is not
honest business. bui shTewd, cunning
and diabolical attempt to swindle help
less people out oi their rights and their
comforts
That he point and We want to sea
every paper 10 The country take It and
hammer It home. mill The American peo-
pie repossess themselves of their rights
aud are allowed 90 bus The necessary az
ticles OF daily life at fair prices, instead
OF being ridden With war taxes In time
OF peace 20 add 20 tie useless surplus
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06
THf SOUTH

We ouote In another column 'e'''"
extracts from the opinions OF Sou'"ei"
eolored men gathered by the "oI'" IL
4 interesting 10 read therein the oo'o"
facts and see from the best tes''mohY
possible that the theory OF The h'puon'
csns about bulldo7ins In the soul" Is
merely well constructed issehooa shu
a house of politics made OF cards 'hs'
are nothing more than the lies OF pe'y
politicians, carpet bagger-' scslaw"Ss anu
renegades in the South.
Tho negroes themselves have spoken
and they saw that they are con'en'e'
We shoulA mention. in OXIDE; 10 he per
fec,lv fair that from three points and
onlc three The report was different from
tho general character of the information
published by The nor"
Bnt a. one Of these points was hi'h'
mond we can Judge what The DINER
,enort. were worth 1t IS safe 20 say
that no working class in The world to-day
a. ,o,,.r ,,es,ed hv employers than the
negroes in the South We hear from
Louisiana that they complain OF hnding
,homselve. In debt TO the planter at the
ana of the wear That is moi the fault OF
the Southern people. It's the shil'less'
,oss the darkey. who having To labor
IN climate where he need not sell his
labor i, foolish enough not 10 see 10 his
o,o welfare why should The Northern
neonle Law the alleged blame OF
ALLEGED wrongs TO the negroes by
the whites when the negroes
have the majority ana hold The
monopoly OF labor as # weref II they
are ali that sentimental political phiioso.
nhers claim and the equals oi the whites
i'm all respects. why don. they take hold OF
the STATES where they have such vast ma
ioriiies and work OUT their destiny II
they have any
The problem il es-ns settled If the
Northern politicians will let u settle II
self and leave TO he Southern State;
lust exactly the rights that The Northern
states have. and there need be no race
problem OF race Conflict unless the Re
publican party proposes TO violate the
principle Of community independence
IN the Union The moment that prirci
ole of States rights is violated the de
psrture will lead 10 trouble, and the
North will be obliged to take the Ques
ton home to themselves
The civil war settled it that there could
he no secession, but We want 1t settled
now as to the limit Of the rights OF the
States There is no use IL any mockery
or a rule for one section that does not sp
ply TO another
Sooner OK laier-snd the sooner tn
better-we must confront the difficulty
and the settlement of 1t has nothing L
do with race issues if the Federal Gov
eminent viii give to States their right
under the Constitution.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

General sherman writes q card in an
swer to the many letters of coincidence
on the loss OF his wife, and we copy the
following lines from it in which the
paihos will make many people soften
their criticisms of the grizzled old
soldier
"Of course. being the older and sub
Iected 10 harder strains, ! expected 10
precede hei bui IL t. ordained otherwise.
In due time I Will resume my place by
her side. and ! want my friends, es'
pecialy NV old soldier friends 10. know
that they shall not be taxed one cent, for
I have made or will make, every pro-
vision
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

4 clothing house in Minneapolis
look a novel method of advertising
Tuesday by throwing out OF fourth
stoIy window oysrcoats, pants and
other ready made clothing. An I'm.
mense crowd collected IN tho street
below. and so great was tho eagernesa
to get possession Of the garments that
mauv in the crowo were seriously IN
jured and tho garments themselves
were torn to hreds.-NorthwesterF
OurrppatiOualiat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

The HyqN hits the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company singing blow that will
be felt They insult the public by insult
fcient accommodation and deTide all
applications for better service.
Where is the interstate Commerce
Commission By all means increase The
power Of the commission until public
corporations are made to act fairly by
the public. for whose good their charter:
were granted
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

Sir" lacky' IS The phrase used for
paint or similar ihlDgs when not quite
dry The writer has often heard 1t used
by house painters, who were trying with
The finger 10 ascertain II a second coat OF
paint could properly be applied 1t is
doubtless from the old word ieck
French. tachel which Webster defines as
spot, and the Encyclopedias Dictlon.
ary as stain, faint "Tacky" would
therefore mean spotling OF staining OF
tainted N. \ Tribune.
Bottom "tacky' 1t is the term given
to marsh pony on the coast Of Virginia
and North Carolina. If anybody knows
any better. let them rush into print on
the tacky." l25 cents line)
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06
something About winnipes

In Winnipeg ! heard Of 4 drcamland
for spOrtsmen "A yeutable I'll Dorado
Of game Turn 10 your map again,
and look at that part Of British Amer
lea living north and west Of Lake Win
nipeg IN that great, almost blank,
region called Saskatchewan-lf you
are fortunate enough TO have Il map
that takes account Of that great new
province lying north Of Manitoba and
Alberta The map before me Is one
pre- paledb the Canadian government,
and shows that though every large
river and lake IS located and has been
surveyed. little else Is known OF that
country, even BY its owners, and that
nowhere. except IN d smaller region IN
Africa and larger region Of Siberia,
is there any corner Of the world 50
mysterious There Is none SO iuvlt-
ing. iOr where civilization has pierced
tin what is called the Peace river
district there IS already q great agri-
cultural industry around a busting
little city called Edmonton, and it has
been found that this Is better wheat
growing country than that which lies
far below it either in southern Canada
or our OWN northwest. It is even said
that the rich soil and mild climate dis
tinguishing this Peace River district
extended far 10 the north Of Edmon-
ton into country in the same latitude
as the southern part of Alaska. For
tunately, those wt> tell such won
derful story as the latter one are able
TO give reason for it. They say that
the great chains OF mountains tina!
shield our Idaho and Montana from
the warm Chinook winds of the la
ciic are broken there, and the warm
winds play over the interior. Cor.
plttsburg Bul,eiin
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06
movement Of Shot when Fired.

If man could only stand thirty or
forty yards away from the muzzle Of tho
gun and watch the charges OF shot fly
past him, he would be astonished at what
he saw. The shot not only spreads out
into IA widening target as they fly, but
they string out one behind the other To a
much greater distance than they spread.
Thus. with cylinder gun. when the
first shot Il a charge reach target that
Is forty yards away the last shot are
tagging along ten yards behind. Even
with "A choke bored gun the sho, lag be-
hind eight yards i'm forty. This accounts
for the long swath that is moved in a
flock Of ducks on whom the charge OF
shot fall just right. About per cent.
only Of the charge Of shot arrive stimuli
taneously at tho target, but the balance
Of the first half Of the charge is so close
behind that birds muscles are not
quick enough to get il out OF the way,
although those who have watched sitting
birds when shot at have often seen them
start as If to fly when the leading sho.
whistled by them, only TO drop dead as
they were oyertaken By the leaden hail
that followed New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

The Board % Health allows Jackson
vile refugees % return home on the 18th
instant
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

For eight years this iuconceivabie black
guard wagel guerrilla warfare on the Gallo
invaders IyDDius aud numbering his own
country men when there were 10 foreigners 70
tight bat u ls0I be was captured shot and
1ibuetal the officer who ordered his execu
sion being. oddly enough, "a gallant French
general tlo father OF the great master of the
romantic school $50 France-N lctor Hugo
There was in reality nothing more romantic
about Fra DiayOlo than there was about our
Auglo-freuch hishwayman, Claude Duyal,
who was simply an ubscOnding prodigate
iootmau Of tho Duchess o, Portsmouth, bH
10 tlo euiy days az French romanticism
every incident and every parsonage that
could b. perverted TO picturesque use We're
eagerly seized upon by the novelists and play
WlgLfs They turned u Spain, and cspe
sally itvly AND. wniio Victor Hugo f2oTi-
tatei wholly uuhist9rical Lucrezia Borgia
Us The hero 1t tragedy, Alexander Dumas
manufactured an equally unveracious IRA
DiaVoll as the hero oI "a novel.
The ready rltlei scribe at once cvalied
himself u. the latter amusing but delu.lYe
creation and with the collaboration Of the
composer Auber, lo produced the always
lDere c4u be but little doubt that. while tue
lyric ut benefited largely b. the popularity
u Autcrs sparkling and harmonious mum.
tsrs an applicable amount oi social harm
was done by the highly picturesque and his
tsloni. preslntment given b. Scribe of to
sham Fra D.ayoio and his gang u. mur
derous de,psradoes Society began O. be-
ileve 10 tue existence OF . marauder ele-
gautly and cxpeas.yeiy attired ia plum
cJ0rcd velvet. with gilt sugar LOAF buttons
O. hs jacket. bis lower limbs swathld With
cliscr0.s thongs, and wearing q cOAleai Lat
pr0fuscly ornamental with ribbons.
This ideal Origaud was scrGpuiJasiy polite
% ladies'. ard would bow over ald reycrcu-
TALLY salute tue taper fingers from which no
gently removed the diamond rlngs, ana only
under extreme pressure Of necessity wOali
this orthodox bandit. who was usually &C.
yOut son q the church, rob ID oi.aog New
IorL Graphic
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

DIsTINGUIsHKDG) SOUTHERN NisiToRs
TO HARRIsoN.-General Chalmers, Of
Fort Pillow, called upon Mr.. Harrison
the other day and his visit was followed
by General Longstreet, the strong right
arm of the Southern Coniederacy. Aud
vet we hear every now and then OF some
miserable Republican mad dog who
thinks that Rebels should be punished
for something World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

Another BuRcnAnD CONES TO Jopo =.
MEsT,-Hslf the newspapers are having
ft OF hicroughs over the quo'S 49,
whether Mr.. Blaine will accept inc Sc a
retaryship OF Stale under the ne" nu'
ministration.
A first class remedy for the hicsoughs
10 to bold your breath for FIVE or ten con-
secutive minutes
One would suppose Mr. Harrison 10 De
engaged In the opera boune business
Mr. Blaine In the Cabinet? Hardy, we
should ssy.-N. Y. Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

Is MARRIAGE A FAILURE Mr. VIII
Hansen, the Philadelphia phiianthropis'
who has lust given away the first install
ment of Sl2,OOO0OO, has accumulated a
fortune OF $20000,0o while bachelor
This raises the question, How much more
he would probably have saved II he had
been married msny'-Exchange.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

THE American GIRI.-The American
girl Is the phenomenon of the age. She
bound 10 shine and bound TO win.
Even the siaid old fashioned journalistic
stage coach the London Times admits
thai. In the matrimonial market her
stock il always at a premium, and q
foreign duke or lord or member of Par
lament thinks himself specially lucky II
lie can get one for wife. She is plucky,
handsome, independent, diplomatic, and,
take her for all in all, the besi-natured
and most desirable creature on the face
of this earth.-N. Y Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

CONE ON, SAM.-The return OF the
Hon. Samuel ]. Randall In renewed
health to bis seat In Congress Is not u
cause for satisfaction on the part oil his
personal friends alone.
The Democratic party Is first to be
congratulated The fact that Mr. Kan
dali will naturally resume his former
leadership, which none but cranks or en-,
emies OF Democratic government couio
have assailed or impaired, indicates that
the Democracy Is restored 10 Stale OF
health and sobriety.
Politics generally viii be healthier III
cant pretence aud freshness fade out
New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

FROM NORTH CARoLISA-W O Pear
son, graduate Of Shaw University and
Principal OF the public school for color.
ed children, said I'VE have all the po-
lltical rights accorded US except he e!eo'
ton OF magistrate So far as know,
no intimidation was used towards color.
ed voters
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

PETERsBURC.-Milton Peyton, a we'll
known and respected colored citizen and
representative of his race, says In so fiT
as the two great parties are concerned
there Is no difference in their treatment
A bout all either Of them wants Of a col
Ored man is his vote
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

The RELENTLESS DASA.-lt is proper
to add, to the everlasting credit Of Mr.
Cleveland, that in this forhearsnce he
renders the Democracy great and vslu-
able setyice-perhaps the only service
that circumstances have left In his power re-,
IN render 10. the party which took him
from obscurity aud conferred upon him
one of the highest prizes OF human S"
btion N Y. Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06
TYPICAL DIAy0L0S.
LUXURIOUS eRiGANOS Who MAKE
EUROPE THEIR CAMPING. GROUNDS
Picturesque gosues OF Eastern hoHmeha'
Luxurious Eascais Who Are Not Content
with Common Thiugs-The Real "irn
Biayoio'' Seribe's pclusivc Creation.


D,avolo'' scribe's Dolu.ive Creation.
Rrirandare- which may happily be said 10
h. all hut fuuct Ia Spain and the Italian
penin.nia. which is only heard OF now and
aeain I'm feebly ,pasmodic outbuNtsin Sicily,
which has lost much of It's former v.rulence
IN The Kingdom OF llallenes proper, and
which. thanks to railways aud the maInte-
nance Of something approaching stable
government. IS fading even out OF Mexico
.oeru, by all accounts, % be hourishln5 az
rla fullest luxuriauco IN Eastern RoumeAa.
Tie energy AMI impotence ot the gang q
bandits who recently captured two Austrian
sui ects. NM Lander AMI Binder at Del
Iowa. and demanded no less sum tnan i,JyO
Turkish pounds for their ransom, arc almost
.fa nature T. sic with the late NJ. Edmund
AL1ut's delightfully."- picturesque bnt slightly
iuaginatiye narrative of the achievements
oCthe Greek "hlept Iladji Stavro;, KING
OF the Mountains
Il cannot be denied that there IS n slight
touch ~ hlmor no the proceedings Of these
rufianl- outlaws, and that they have con
trivcI 10 .ast u new light on the domestic
economy of brirani life There has been
hitherto to.erlby general consensus
amoar tr4yaefs that the modern brsand
ia Koume ia and on the IurkoGreek from
tier is.as rule q deploraole rasamumn,
usually n.cr d) Well peasant OF an ins)-
l,nt holss r5uper. who is IN league WIKI tho
iram SHOP .eg.er and sometimes with the
urle.t ot INC village round about which be
praus lsmn9no.. garment Is more fire.
auanuya goat s.u talu shirt ~ textile
tahr.e. l.rlloly washes; his IDEAS touching
como. ara mlistiuct and he never heard oi
t0.th brush
Asf.rh bis diet. IS is ono in whi.h salt fish
aud saua-e- largely predominant over butch
ers malt. auH rancid oI over bl;h, aud as
f.r.rts stimullut. le wil dfiul d, much as
be- c.u rot 0f tl. .ommJlesf f.l wine, the
most G.r, conn tr.udy aud the most malo-
iorus na.ti. nr .rak." Oi course lie
SMOKES. fl. usually Dis tobacco boa. bsen he
yue-t Russian "maho.la and bis pipo O
rude .aib1ucs 0f cherry wood The Beil0ya
L.i-4nis .e.m. however. to have souls raj
e19.e SUCH punitive e4rb ana si.H simple
N.uds BIS $50 base aAuc- &c.
IlRfL.I slDAalTzs
Th. r1-ut- ai. p-lilc, ~ Dautes. an j, ia q
ilt.er addressed @. 70 rich merchant of tartar
h--i' '"' ma, 'Ds'. '. ~
DE- 'I-N"'." -r'' ~ !, ,''-'
"l ,-t i--',' p ''' - '-' 80 -
i's.''" s''-''' '-' .''. e'. 80
Shoes as many shirts. 0raameuted with tue
Glcs. Russian embroidery, thirty-five pairs
w '."'.r' "a ''' ''@ '' ,-'. - ~
,'~1 '' ~ 1'''' 80 .... ~. ~.
'''. '-'' 800 49, 1-'
o7''.'' N.'''- - '-'. 5.''.'''', ~ -,
"Ai e'-'it -.'' "a 49, ''''' 's' 80 ~
''ri''
Creature ''"''o
30 'Aal 'nt7' '-''-, ID anus N'l '-e "'' d
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

A TERRIBLE ANIMAL.-President-eleci
Harrison. who has been pretty severely
hunted for several weeks. has determln-
ed 10 60 off on a hunting expedition
himself. Let US hope that he will secure
a good bag, and that ne will meet moth
ing more savage or ferocious IN his
travels than Republican furnishing for
an ofiice.-N Y. World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06

From NAsHyuLF.-One of The most
influential coloied men says
4" / have never been denied ans polit
zeal rights think every negro can vote
fesrlessly here OF course, you know, o
negro may think be has all bis political
rights and not all his social rights, but
this thing of prejudice is not 30 be ieeis-
lated out of existence and 1t is useless 10
try
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
Money, Bond. aud stocks.

NEw YoRK, OF. 27.-Moncy ON call, no
loans reported: closed offered nj 2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper l946g6 per cent.
Sterling exchange dull but steady at I.SJA
for sixty day bills aud Sis7l4 for demand.
The exports OF specie from the port OF New
York last week amounted 10 s1l0lB, OF
which $50, 5B was In gold and spl l,bd IN
silver. Of the total exports si2oO In gold
and s3S3530 in silver went Ia Europe and
$50 40 In gold aud S52s. O15 Ia silver 10 South
America. The imports Of specie for the
week amounted Ca SOS, 2ls, Of which ss3, 3s3
was In gold and Sass In silver.
Government bonds were dull aud steady.
State bonds were neglected.
With The exception Of one stock was the
market weak throughout, the bears aud trad
crs hammcTing the list from opening toclosc,
which was weak az the lowest prices. There
was n consoryatiycly bullish feeling NJ the
opening, which was made generally at adj
yanccs over last evenings figures Of from =
Ia y per cent; there were some exceptions.
Small fractional gains were established In
the iirst few minutes Of business, but the
bears soon got 10 work and selected Reading
~ the special point Of attack, aud u quickly
became the leader OF the list both la point Of
animation aud weakness The rest Of the
list followed slowly until toward the close,
when oil opposition 10 the pressure seemed
| to be- abandoned aud more decided weakness
| became apparent all over the list The East
Tcnne see stocks were the weakest features
outside u Reading, but there was one strung
spot In the market South Carolina. IL adj
| yanccd I y per cent, though the stock after
ward Lost y per cent The dealings la
X 'ading nearly doubled after II o'clock.
aud the decline assumed larger pro.
portions aud ceased only with the
close IT business No other feature marked
the trading. The active list il almost inya
riably lower this evening. white south Caro-
lima advanced I per cent East Tennessee,
second preferred lost ~, Reading ~ and
| Others fractional amounts.
The railroad bond market was again dull
with the usual lack Of feature, the only
marked movement IN the list being the sharI
slump In the 81 Leafs, Arkansas A Tcxa
bonds, probably upon the announcement
that Mr.. Gould had finished buying for con
troll. The changes Ia these issues dealt Il
were generally for Insignificant fractions eS
ccpi IN few Inactive bonds, which have no
, been quoted for some time. ~ Louis, Al
kansas q Texas iirsis Lost q. nj ~. The salc
I of bonds iot the week aggregated g.. 500
only, against s1,ii2OO0 Tor last week. TIL
total sales Of stocks today were Oi,5i3 sharc'
Closing quotations.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29

lard declined Sc In the local market TO.
day and closed steady. Other articles un.
changed as 10 quotations Grain in store at
the elevators: Corn, 2,si0 bushels, oats, So.
lDB bushels. wheat i,O5i bushels.
The New Orleans sugar market Is hrmcr
aud shade higher, whites selling high as
&c, but the bulk of the demand Il from local
dealer, Molasscs Is In ample stock Tor de-
mnnd, with prices easier. Syrup Is easy.
Rice Is In fair demand. prices firm aud we'll
maintained. Louisiana oranges are arriving
Ia large quantities, aud In better condition.
There Is good shipping demand, and prices
arr hrm. Lemons asc In ample stock Tor
present needs.
In the New York grocery market sugar
appear q trinc nrmcr. Coffee Is rather slack
with other commodities ON the line abou
steady.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29
Grnin nnd S,rnXIsiOns.

CHICAGO, H., Oct. "a. In wheat moder-
ate business was reported There was moth
ing new in the general situation, ana the
market, local one, without side influence,
apparently having little effect. The open
ing was somewhat unsettled with sales from
&c below 10 hglc above yesterday closing
figures; then advanced with some huctua-
tions l@b2c above early inside figures, with
May taking the lead, and at times ruled lc
over December. The closing was about llsc
higher for December aud lAc higher for
May than yesterday. Corn was traded in
moderately at a lower range OF prices, the
feeling prevailing being one Of easiness.
Opening sales were about llc under the clos
ing prices OF yesterday, when offerings be-
came quite heavy and the market gradually
declined &c, reacted &c, ruled easy and
closed A6gAc lower than yesterday.
Oats were neglected, aside from small
business in May. Prices were about the
same as yesterday, with no fluctuations
Mess pork attracted little attention early
in the day, and January delivery was adj
vanced l5GD20c. Later the market ruled
quiet and prices declined 2la@jc. Lard was
only moderately active and the feeling some
what unsettled. Early the market was
stronger and prices ruled 2IEg5c higher
but soon settled back again and ruled quiet
to the close. In short rib sides, trading
was moderate, with the bulk OF the pnr-
chascs by a prominent local operator
Prices ruled 213@5c higher and closed rather
steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows