The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-01

OUR MAN-ABOUT-TOWk OPENS
HIS BUDGET.
he Gives Some of tho Sayings and
Thoughts About Things roiiticaiiy-A
Youthful poisoncr mt Work-Council
Committees Removing the Dead.

Thoughts About Things roiiticaily-t
yo~thfuI roisoncr mt Work-Council
Committed. Removing the Dead.
There are faces ON the street that have moi
been seen here since last fall.
The voters are coming home 10 vote. They
slo not remain Indifferent when The old
mother sounds the cry Of alarm. The signal
If danger has been sighted. iluitcring from
the masthead, and rcscucrs rush forward
% claim her dcli,crancc.
But not in every case.
Business must be attended lo. and there
are those who have been sent away, and
unless recalled In time by their employers
their votes will be lost.
PLEASE call attention 20 the fact" said "a
shrcwd and far-sccing Democrat YESTERDAY
that there are a number Of drummcr> ON
the road mot very many II u truc) who
VIII bc cut out Of their votes unless they
are recalled in time 10 vote. Urge upon
their houses 10 lose no time in doing This.
for every vote will tell"
Mr. \. j. Montague. when speaking be-
fore the rowhatan Club hero. said that IL
had been agreed among the business houses
of banNillc that they would all close on
election day. He urged that the same thing
he done here, in order that every man might
have an opportunity Of giving one day for
the good Of the State. The suggestion has
day.
FOR IuE GOOD OF IIIE CAUSE.
There are two gentlemen from this city in
The employ Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway. and their run is from Richmond 10
Clifton Forge. They will 90 out Of Rich
mOnd on duty Monday morning, reach clifton
Forge Monday night. where they generally
lay over. but on this occasion they will not.
They viii take The train back - Rich |
mond vote 20 back 10 Clifton Forge. and |
bon duty again. said one of they Nester-
day: mckinney ought to appreciate my |
vote, for will ride nearly 500 miles 10 vote
for him. and lose two nights sleep. II il |
were necessary. and IL were possible, ! !
would ride thousands
This j. The way 10 tain. This is The right
spirt.
Here is another ease Of the same sort 4
poor fellow was badly injured on the Rich
Inond and Danyillc road some ten days ago.
lie was taken to his home i'm Manchester,
and Dr. &. ". 4. Brock summoned 10 at
t~nd him. When the doctor entered the
room The first thing that his brave patient
said was. doctor am afraid I'll lose my
vote" The doctor assured him that he
should not if he could help IL. and Yesterday
when he called Ice told The patient that be
would bc able ~ 20 70 the polls in Il car
riagc and put in his ballot for Virginia..
ALMOST HERE.
only three days Of work and the election
will be over.
# our power can keep wing with our ,
wishes. the author of the snake dance
amongst the negro preachers and their
focks. rs well - dcludcd white men. will
h- trounced from his muIIlng place beiWiN
hope and despair and sent 90 the rceions.oi ,
dark disgrace. where hc properly belongs. 4
His group of gricfstrickcn mourncrs will
find but small sympathy at his hands if the ,
battle goes against him. and should any of i
them offer coincidence. .thc old serpent of
the AppomattON." a. the TINES iynchburg l.
correspondent STYLED him. will inconii- 4
ncnily extend 10 them an invitation 10 visit
that country into which The modern system Il
of irrigation has not. 80 far as heard from. y
been vet introduced. Yes, Tuesday Will
put n stop for awhile 10 the tcrninOlOgy Of T.
inycciiyc that has been unspairlngly used
in Virginia for nearly three months
4 YoCNG P0is0NER. q
\ queer poison case occurred here a few "
DAYS ago. The names are withheld 10y re- !"
quest. \ small negro boy. who evidently
had been listening - tales from older re0- "
pie. undertook 10 poison an entire family r.
Ills methods were peculiar. lie stole box
If stove polish and another of matches and y
put them in the food of the family. The :,
] .
and. being very unpalatablc was partakcn -
N but sparingly. The entire family -,
was made sick and the scr1 ices oi the fahi- ~
IN physician were called into use. lie pro-
nounced the symptoms those of poison, and ~,
M investigation followed The Young Of -
fender was suspcioncd, and upon being =,
questioned admitted the crime. He gave rs -
4 reason that he thought If he killed the D.
family that he would have more time to "a
.i.,t and ttts l.s ltf "a IL J
iouth and ignorance lac was let of with ~
'ound thrashing. IL,
COUNCIL COMMITTEES. 49,
The last DAYS of month and the first of n
he next ensuing one are alwa,s the busy
mes In Council committee circles. The
business Of The various depart
ncni- is settled up monthly. aud this is -,
lone by reports of the departments 10 the
committees appointed by The Council. 80,
these committees ia turn, whenever The az
work makes il imperative re- ="
'Ort tothc Council such recommendations a. we
hey i'm their wisdom may deem necessary. wv
oiite ot these committees have very ardu- !,
us work notably the committee ON Grounds ~
nd buildings tsincc the erection of the A..
'iiy Hall commcnccdD: the Committee on ,ff'
ifeeis. Water Light. and Finance. The t'
alter committee always has lust as much "7
, engage their attention rs they can attend ''''
=
aid them for their work, which is simply q"
ie great honor of being member of the i1
ouncil of the city of Richmond. ~"
Their j. something weird in considering
Il ba-iness-like way the disturbing of ~
nose that have been laid away where the III
cocks shrili clarion. nor the cchoing horn" '"'
M no more awake them. Yet this has 10 ""
T. done sometimes. and Yesterday the com
ittce on II. Johns Burying Ground had ,"'
lis duty 10 perform. The discussion grow ""
~ out of such a question involved 'Nl
L. date eff burial Of The iorcfathcrs
the applicant for removal. and it
Is drawn out that the first of them were
lricd in the old cemetery early in the be-
mining Of the present ccniurl. They have
stcd there until il was decided. in ohc To"
cnce Ia the demands Of public i'm '
u,emcnt. to alter and rebuild the wall tHi
the grounds on Twenty fourth street. 'n
nose who advocated the measure. p'S
4 not dream that its execution Nv
)uld involve the disturbance of the dead "n'
III the committee decided 10 have the cue
prk done. Then bare skulls were exposed ma
ii the sight of the resting places of the WI"
nd WAS calculated 10 harrow the feelings me
all who looked upon it. The committee. 'iu'
nrclorc, agreed TO allow these remains to ana
removed at the cost ct the owner, pro- lel'
led that the work be- done 10 the entire lue
Of The chairman of the COM "lsi
ltCc.