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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-12
COMMISSIONER coINAS ACCEPTS
THE C0CKADE CITY.
"ridn't Know It Was Loaded"-Murder.
Gus Assault-Destructive Fire Daring
Jail Delivery, Etc.
.special 70 the Tlmesl

Jail Delivery, Etc.
Special 20 the Times.l
PETERsBUBG, Va, February IL
Thomas Jackson, a student AZ the Vir
ginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. /.
dangerously i'll, and the only hope Of hi.
recovery is the successful operation Ol
| lapar0tOmy Jackson was handling a
| pistol AT q late hour Saiur ay night
when 10 was discharged, the bullet enter.
Ing his stomach He is rather bright
young fellow, and comes from Williams
| burg
John PeitIford and Thomas Hines
were murderOusly assaulted Yesterday
evening by Robert Harrison. All the
parties are negroes The assault took
place IN Blandford, and the weapon used
was a long and keen knife Hines left
hand was nearly severed at the wrist.
and one of his cheeks was laid open
from the mouth 10 the eve He also re-
ceiyed a severe stab wound in the head.
Pettliord was stabbed in the leg and
thigh. The wounded men were unable
10 appear in court this morning, and the
C Sc against Harrison has been continued
for two weeks.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
4 fire in the store of Mr Edward VIII
hanson, who lives 40 the corner Of ShOne
and Harding streets. resulted Yesterday
in serious loss 10 that gentleman. The
fire was discovered just before daybreak,
and il Is now evident that it was started
by an incendiary Mr. Williamson lost
his store, his residence aud his stable.
Tle loss is about $500, on which there
is am insurance of S2.2O0 Two horses,
a carriage and buggy were saved
James ROane, colored, 0f Manchester,
met with q serious accident last night
He was struck by the east-bound express
on the Norfolk and Western railroad.
His right arm was broken and his body
badly crushed lie WAS brought 10 this
city this morning, and taken thence 20
his home in Manchester.
Stephen Hill and Mary Brown were
sent on 20 the llustings Court to-day for
d daring assault and robbery committed
on the person Of Cary Cole negro
farmer Of Prince George county Cole
had received some money on Saturday
evening the proceeds of his farm pr0-
duce. lie was choked into insensibility
by Tue accused and then robbed.
DARING JAIL DELIVERY
Three negro prisoners confined in the
county fail Of Grecnsyille made their
escape on Saturday night They stt fire
10 the floor of the prison and then dug
through the wall They left the building
burning and took flight. One OF the
fugtiyes stopped al the house Of his
father near The village, and told him
what had been done The father went
at once 20 the sheriff aroused him from
his -lumber, and assistance being sum-
moned the fire was extinguished. The
negro murderer, Harriss, who is under
sentence Of death, was left in the burning
building, and would have perished in the
flames but for tho timely information
given by one OF the fugitives. Two OF
them were arrested yesterday The
other is still al large.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-12

Packages OF cheroOts are on the marke 10
near the "a e color OF paper a. the Old
Nirginia's, but take no other except IL has
my trade marx and name Of Z. WHnLocx
on every package
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-12

PLATT>BrEo. y. $. February H.
The father of Greenwall, the Brooklyn
murderer ended @ seven years term I'm
Clinton prison for forgery. to-day, and
will 70 at once 20 visit his son, who is to
be hnneeA thi- week.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-12
Gentlle Nictorr in rlah.

OGDEN, UTAH, February lin the
municipal election today the Gentle
candidates were elected. This is their first
victory over the Morm0ns and there is
much rejoicing
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-12

Over 5000 900 of "Whitock's Old Vir
pinia Cheroots' sid ana no complaints.
Take no other pacIa unless II has my
name on it, otherwise you Will be I'M
posed on
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-12
Nd. VA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY y. 1889

Of officers now in the corps.
and recommends the reorganization
OF the bureau. lie further states that
during the last three years one-eighth OF
the corps have died, and that one-fourth
are entirely untitled TO perform the duties
Tor which they are paid, and recon.
mends the passage OF the House bill to
increase the efficiency Of the signal corps
OF the army. The bill provides that no
appointment shall be made until the OIL.
Ger IS examined and proved by board of
army officers, and the commissioned OIL.
GERS Of the Signal Service shall have the
pay and allowances Of like grades in the
army.
COMMISSIONER cOIMAN ACCEPTS.
Commissioner Colmsn, who was TO.
day nominated by the President TO be
Secretary Of the recently created De
partment Of Agriculture, said to.night
i deeply feel the honor of having been
the first person named for the
new Cabinet position. While the
term will necessarily be short, there will
be time TO set the machinery in motion
SO that the department may be turned
over after 4th Of march aext month in
better condition than at present.
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AIRs. Joe PERSONS REMEpY.

From Rev. c. J. Gibson. ID. D.. minister Of
Episcopal Church, Petersburg, Va; :" have
used Nrs. Jue Persons kemedy In my own
family. and 1t gives me pleasure 10 SAY Il Las
proved a valnable TO ic and purifier Of the
blood, a 4 N thoroughly tested | think will
remove many cutaneous Disorders.
"CHCRCHlLL j. GIBSON"
Psf1sburg. lG.. January 10 iS,S.
For sale by L. p. kOlIf, Druggist, III Ease
Aain street. )sol-u
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THE CLAYTON TROUBLES.

NIr Grosvenor. Of Ohio, to-day intro
duced I'm the House @ preamble and resO-
luton bearing on .he contest Of John VI.
CLAYTON. of Arkansas. which was re-
ferrcd 10 the ommitcc ON Elections
The preamble recites that Clayton dis
puted Representative Breckenridge g
election TO the ll,t Congress, and was
assassinaicd while engaged IN collecting
testimony 10 support bis contest The
resolution approve, the appointment Of
p committee of five members OF the next
Congress, who are now members Of the
Committee ON Elections, 10 investigate
and report 10 The next Congress all the
facts relating 10 the election and con-
tests in this case.
PROBABILITIES GREELEY DISSATISFIED
The Secretary 20 day sent TO the House
a statement OF General Greeley, chief
signal officer, which complains Of the
very unsatisfactory condition Of the sig
nal corps and the ineillciency Of the lieu
tenants OF the corps. General Greeley
calls attention 10 the large number
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
TIM AND PETE BARRETT.
The Murder of Car-Driver TOllefson
Avenged at Minneapolis, MINI.

The Murder of Car-Driver Tollefson
Avenged at Minneapolis, MINI.
Timothy and Peter Barrett died on the
scaffold in the County Jail at Minneap-
oils, Mimi, for the murder of Thomas
Tolefson, street-car driver. Fathers
James and Henry McGolrick and Father
Corbett, of the Catholic Church, attended
the men. The brothers died game.
Henry, Timothy, and Peter Barrett,
brothers, of unsavory reputation, robbed
the cash box of street-car and killed the
driver Thomas Tollefson, late on the night
of July 26, 1887. The Barretts we're arrest
cd. Henry turned States evidence and on
his evidence Tim and Pete were convicted
and sentenced to hang Two shots were
fred at Tollefson. the first, fired by
Pee, struck the driver in the leg. Henry
and Pete then ian away. Within a
minute Tim fred q shot which killed Toll
lefson. I i'm then took the cash. h-box,
with $50 in it, and joined Henry and Pete.
After n number Of trials and a stay granted
by the Supreme Court, the Governor fixed
the time of execution for Friday,
March %.
Monroe Wilkinson, colored, was hanged
ut Scottville, KY, for numbering Berry
Manion, colored, Sept. %, 1888, at Sun
day-school picnic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
Our Railway Post.

The Railway Mail Service at the
close of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1883, gave employment to 1904 clerks.
Matter was distributed on 126,310
miles of railway, and on 17,402 miles
additional closed pouches were carried.
There were also operated forty-one in
land steamboat lines on which postal
clerks were employed. The postal
clerks travelled Tin crews) 122, OBJ, 104
miles by railway, and 1,767, 649 miles
by steamboats,. They distributed g..
528, 772, ,O6O pieces of ordinary mail
matter, and handled 16,001, ,059 regis
tered packages and cases, and JOB
OS3 through registered pouches and in
ner registered sacks-Er- Postmaster
General James, i11 Scribner's.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
Eating with the Fingers.

How much there is in habit and
training! 1t is considered the height
of ill-breeding to take up food with the
fingers, and yet there are nations
that eat with their fingers, and de-
fend the practice on the ground of
cleanliness.
Excuse me" said Malay gentle
man to his American guest, "but /
don't see how you can eat with fork. I"
Il beg your pardon" said the guest,
"but was about to make the same re-
mark about your fingers"
MY fingers, replied the Malay, "are
certainly clean, because L see to them
myself; but how can you be sure of a
fork?"
The American had nothing to say.
What would you have said?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
The Pig and the Cow.

A Pig having fallen into Pit set up
a loud Squealing for Help, and the
Cow came Running to see what was
the Matter. In her Anxiety to be of
Service she caved the bank in on the
Pig and Smothered him.
SAlasl" he gasped with his Dying
breath, "had / called the Bear, who is
my Enemy, / should have been no
worse off !"
Moral: It's about an Even thing
whether you call the Doctor or the
LAWYER. Detroit Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
Tributes to His worm.

large number of messages of coincidence were
received by the family of the deceased, among
them being the following from the President:
IL have heard with the most profound regret OF
the death of your most honored husband. The
sense Of loss and bereavement which you feel
will be shared by people. have known
Justice Matthews for many years and had very
high appreciation Of his character and learning.
That YOU may be comforted and sustained in this
hour OF trial is my most sincere prayer. Very
truly yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
AN ENTERpRISING PRINTER.
He Travels from Place to Place Editing n
Paper Meanwhile.

Probably the most unique periodical in
the country is the Travelling Tourist,
published by John CART. CART is
Trump printer possessed OF brains and
fund OF information. He travels from
town to town afoot. and wherever
he secures work he signalizes the oc-
casion by getting out copy of his
Tourist, in which he prints incidents Of
his travels and other interesting notes.
He has a comparatively large list Of paid
mp subscribers, and he Is punctilious in
seeing that copies are sent thom regularly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

Emmons Blaine has entered the service
Of the West Virginia Central, says Bal
timore, Nd, telegram, ns assistant to the
President, and II will be his duty to look
after the roads traffic arrangements.
President Davis confirms the report that
President Harrison will occupy cottage
at Deer Park this summer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

THE young ladies of Kansas town
have formed an association and will
send their beaus home promptly at 10
o'clock. The.only reasonable solution
of this lies in the probability that the
boys have been in the habit of leaving
about o.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

plant dating from the
winter of 1857 q, when he
was attacked with indi-
gestion and muscular
rheumatism. OF h er
troubles complicated
his case, and since that
time, at intervals OF
three or four weeks, he
has been prostrated by
intermittent attacks.
Between them he would
have periods of marked
Improvement, and his
physicians would ex-
press marked hopes OF
recovery, when another
atfoak uVouId leave him
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
SUPREME COURT AND SENATE.
Both Bodies Ad journ as Mark of Respect
for the Dead Jurist.

When the Supreme Court met at 12 o'clock ON
the 22d inst, Chief Justice Fuller announced the
death of Justice Stanley Matthews and ad-
journed the court. Orders were also given to
drape in black the seat lately occupied by the
deceased.
In the Senate the Vice President presented n
note from the Chief Justice announcing the
death of Justice Matthews, and on motion OF
Mr.. Hoar the Senate Immediately adjourned
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

Mr.. SrLBERsTEIN ION whom the
sheriff is levying) - Mein gracious
cann'd hev a leetle more time, mein
frein9 The sheriff-Not by blamed
sightl This is one of them executions
by lectricity you've read of.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

The Carthaginians, who used leath-
er for money, we're continually giving
each other lift with it, never object
ing to the payment OF "boot." They
were o (Cartha) genial race of people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

THE New England Meteorological So
ciety proposes loan exhibition of me-
teorological apparatus, photographs,
ETC., in connection with its fourteenth
regular meeting in Boston.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

COUNTY oFFTcERs
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

NJ. L. CHURCH-Rew J. w Tay.o, Pastor.
Services at 10 30 o'clock am. and TX pm. Sun
day school at IL IN. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7ls o'clock. All are cor
daily invited TO attend
GaAYLING LODGE, No. $50. +. & A. NJ.
meets In regular Communication on Thursday
evening on OF before the full OF the moon
Transient members are fraternaly invited TO
attend. J.F. HUM, w. NJ.
A. TAYLOR, Secretary
MARVIN POST, No. $40, q. A. r., meets the
second Saturday and fourth Friday in each
month. WM. WOODBURY. Post Commander.
j. c. HANSON, Adjutant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

EXPERIMENTS carried on at Astrakhan
show that the culture Of the silkworm
could be carried on as for north as the
mouth of the Volga.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

RECENT researches show that the
electrical organs are really modified
muscular organs or the examinations Of
nervous structures in muscles.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28
HrS'LlFE WORK ENDED.
DEATH OF JUSTICE MATTHEW'S OF
THE SUPREME COURT.

The Noted Jurist suecumbs After "A Years
Hluess-Sketch OF His Life-FrOm
School Teacher to the Supreme Bench
Tokens of Respect.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

lWashington Cd. C.) speciall
Justice Stanley Matthews, OF the United States
Supreme Court, died at his home in this city ON
the morning of the 22d inst. Justice Matthews
hnh been sick for more than a wear. his COM
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

AT DAYBREAK.
Chanticleer, in accents shrill,
Told that morn peeped DER the hill;
But young Colin debonair
fingered yet with Phillis fair
In the parlor dark and still.
fingered there to COO and bill.
Papa's footsteps near the sill.
Colin asked, with timorous air;
-Sha'n't clear?'
"Yes," she said, with sudden thrill
OF conscience that the hour was ill;
And then he left with quiet care,
While she meandered up the stair
Then silence reigned and wrought its VIII
Shanty clear.
Am pricd
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-28

Next Lesson--The Trismphal Entry
Mark II; ILL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
The PnInit and the Stase

Rev. F. M. Shrout, Pastor United Breth-
rem church, Blue Mound, Kan, says: 81
feel Tiny duty to tell what wonders DR..
Kings New Discovery has done for me.
My lungs We're badly diseased, and my
parishioners thought L could live only a
few weeks. 1 took five bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery and am sound and
well, gaining 26tbs. in weight"
Arthur Love, manager Loves Funny
Folks" combination. writes: after a
trial and convincing evidence, 1
am confident DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, beats 'em all, and cures
when everything else fails. The greatest
kindness 1 can do my many thousand
friends is to urge them to try it." Free
trial bottles at A. c. Smith & Co.'s drug
store. Regular sizes, SOC. and S1.O0. 8
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
why He Stoppetl Him.

In restaurant. Fat man takes up glass
of beer. ScFawny fellow sitting opposite.
sinister, ho-ho-hold on-on"-
whats the matter with you?"
"W'y, do-do-don't drink that-that" -
81 will drink it. You temperance cranks
are getting to be trife too impudent. It's
none of your business how much beer I
drink" Drinks the beer.l
''Oh, know it's none of my bus-bus-busi-
ness Saw a fly in-in-it, and did-did-didn't
think you ought to-to-swallow it, but you
did-did. Wa-wa-wait; what's your hurryr
Exchange.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
ONE OF THE TROPHIES
Peculiar

In the combination, proportion and prep
aration of its ingredients, Hoods sarsa
parilla accomplishes cures where othe.
entirely fail. Peculiar in its
good name at home, which is a ''tower OF
strength abroad" peculiar in the phenome
nal sales it has attained, Hoods sarsa-
parilla is the most successful medicine for
purifying the blood, giving strength, and
creating an appetite. 25S
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

The country having the largest Pr
portion of cultivated land is Denmark,
Russia having the smallest. The United
Kingdom has 30 per cent. of land titled,
against II untitled.
A superstitious quarry boss at Potts
town, Pa, spent whole night recently
revolving wagon wheel, thinking that
the operation would bring back the thief
that stole his powder.
O'Soup, one of the Sioux chiefs, has
placed the wants of his people before
Lerd Stanley, of Canada. His tribe
wants a stallion, a doctor, pedigreed
bull and patent windmill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
IN THE PRESS GALLERY


Of the United States Senate, and watched
a big-headed, dark-faced, brown haired
man, who sat in the middle of the Demo
cratic side of the chamber and pulled a
string to and fro between his fingers, while
a series OF expressions passed over his face
A number of newspaper clippings lay be-
fore him on the desk. He had been read
ing these, and as he laid them down and
took up his string l could see that they
related to the funeral of Jefferson Davis
He seemed much affected by them. He
was re-reading them, and he had evidently
read them number of times since the
ex-President of the confederacy died. AS
he Sat and thought his hands went faster
and slower in the pulling of that piece of
red tape from one side of the desk to the
other, and now and then he would stop and
fold the string carefully, one fold on top of
the other, as he pondered. 1t was Sena-
tor Reagan, of Texas, the greatest of the
living eX-members of the confederate cab
met He was thinking of how Davis ap-
pointed him postmaster general when he
was still in Texas, and his mind doubt
not, was travelling through the stormy
times at Richmond, when he and Davis
worked and counseled together l could
see him thinking of the last days of the
confederacy when Richmond was almost
hemmed in, and when he with Mr.. Davis
made that hurried fight across the coun-
try. l watched him as the remembrance
of their capture evidently passed through
his mind, and then as a frown appeared on
his dark open features, thought he was
living over again his days at Fort Warren.
At this time
SENATOR REAGAN
was more ar-sighted than any other man
in the South, and had his advice been taken,
universal suffrage for the negro would
have been postponed for number of years.
At this time Mr.. Reagan wrote letter to
the governor of his state urging that the
people accept the results of the war, pro-
tect the negro and pass such laws as would
fit them for citizenship. He was willing
that the negro be enfranchised whenever
he could read the constitution and had be-
come taxpayer, and he wrote that unless
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

We have speedy and positive curefor
catarrh, diphtheria, canker mouth and
headache in SHILOH'S CATARRH REM
EDY. A nasal injector free with each
bottle. Use it if you desire health and sweet
breath. Price 80 cents. Sold by A. G.
Smith & Co.
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the South adopted such measures, the
states would be put under military rule,
and every negro would have the right to
vote. Such advice was mighty unpopular
in the South at the close of the war. But
Reagan found Secretary Seward and
others of Johnson's cabinet, in favor of his
scheme, and he was assured that if Texas
would lead in the movement and the other
states would follow, that the government
would helpit on. He started south intend
ing to stump Texas in favor of his theories.
He found his popularity growing cooler as
he went on. His friends at Richmond
avoided the discussion of the project He
stayed two days at New Orleans, but no
one mentioned it to him The silence be-
came more oppressive when he reached
Texas, and the leading Texan politician
told him that the people were down on him,
and that every one who had an office, or
wanted an office in Texas, was making it
his especial duty to curse the ex-postmast-
er general of the confederacy and his let
ter Mr.. Reagan saw there was no use in
pushing the matter, and he retired to his
farm and went to blowing. 1t was ten
years after the war when his prophesies
had all been fulfilled, that he was urged by
his friends to again enter politics. He did
so, and he has been one of the leading men
of Texas from that day to this. He served
in the House of Representatives until his
election to the Senate, about three years
ago, and now at the age of seventy-one he
IS as energetic and bright as any man in the
Senate.
Senator Reagan shows
NO TRACES OF HIS ILLNESS
of five years. ago, and his western trip,
which he took during the past summer,
seems to have put new life into him. His
complexion is clear, his eyes are full of life,
and the thin hair on his big, round, cannon
ball head has the same brown hue as when
he was in Congress before the war Heis
a hard worker, fair speaker, and a man
OF more than ordinary common sense and
ability. He never flies off on a tangent,
and now that the war is over he believes |
that its discussion should be dropped in |
Congress. He can talk very entertainingly |
about his career in the stormy days of ISL |
to IS, but he seldom does so. When he |
does he never lacks listeners, for he is full |
Of good stories, and he tells them we'll He |
has great admiration for jefferson Davis. |
and speaks of him in high terms.
ONE OF THE TROPHIES
Of Senator Reagan's trip through the ter
ritories is an immense pair of antlers |
which hang in his library on the wall to the |
right of his desk. These antlers will |
measure, should Judge, fully five feet from
,he root of the horns to the tip ends of |
hem, and the horns with their branches
ire so spread out that their tips must be
'ully as wide apart as their length. Sena-
or Reagan is keeping house this winter in
Washington, His home is on the corner of
, and Twelfth streets, just off Iowa Circle.
md facing very pretty green reservation.
This place is about two miles from the
,apitol, and the Senator rides back and
orth in the street cars.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.