Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-01
sible influence will be used to prevent it

hible influence Will DO ueeu 10 prevent IL
from being taken.
Fifteen million dollars will he used in
tho purchase n site and the erection Of
buildings. a very small portion OF this
amount has been subscribed thus far,
but il is expected that as soon rs the site
is definitely settled the money will roll
in by the million.
AN RPIDBNIC or BURGLARY.
Fashionable and well-to-do people
living in New York and its suburbs have
been in n state Of something akin 10 ter
ror this summer owing TO the numerous
burglaries. Daylight HOUSEKEEPING has
become the rale rather than the excop-
ton among the knights OF the cold
chisel and jimmy, for they get quite as
much sway and stand less chance OF ar
rest than when working under cover OF
darkness. Their plan IS to "spot - the resi-
dencc OF como family who have gone out
Of town and to effect an entrance be-
tween 10 4. NJ. and Alp. NJ. This leaves
them with several hours OF uninterrupted
Tanacking
"Thcre's one thing daylight burglar
will never do. said an old headquarters
detective yesterday. "He will not
tackle
A GOOD, OLD-FAsUIONED BOLT.
All the fancy locks in the world won't
iaze him but when it comes 70 a stout
bolt, fastened with good hasp and well
driven in, Mr.. Burgler can't bUrgle
worth n cent. Now. feel certain that
if the people would only adopt this sug
gestion. and put bolts i'll their base
menis and halls, rs well rs in the back
doors. where they are now, they might
almost defy intruders. OicOurse, burg
lars at night will seek entrance in VA
riety Of ways The most expert come in
either 10y a rear window or by the second-
story front windows. But people pre-
pare for them at night, and are not so
well guarded in the daytime" One Of
the very latest devices to brighten
off burglars is n cracker that goes
off with loud defamation when
door is opened. 1t can be attached to
a window with equal facility. Naturally
the intruder is startled at the tremen-
dous racket, and either pauses or bolts
incontinently. In any event, it enough
to alarm the neighbOrhood and wakcn
any one who may be ssleep in the house
at the time. The explosion is not suili-
Gent to do any damage in the house.
DRUGGNG BACR-HoBsRs.
"There is a curious way of drugging
race-horses." said prominent turfman
last evening" (which has. so far rs !
know. entirely escaped public notice. 1t
is to compel them to inhale some one OF
those new and powerful snesthctics which
have been discovered in late years |
have seen it done three times in the past
twelve months. once at Brighton Beach
and twice at Guitenburg. When ! say
| have seen it done 1 do not mean that
can swear to the fact, but only that |
am morally certain Of It In each case
the drugged horse was in perfect health,
fine condition, and, what was more, a
fayorite with the book-makers A man
wearing heavy glovcs-dog-skins, |
think-approachcd the ANIMAL IN friend
ly way, and, after stroking him minute
or two, held his hand close over his nos
trils. The horse threw his head up vio-
lcnlly, but the fellow repeated the &c
ton three or four times. When he
moved away the quadruped seemed quiet,
if not dazed. When led TO the track no
seemed 10 have grown weak and i'll and,
of course, lost the race. On one of these
occasions it became qnite sick and so
continued for several hours. Once | was
near the man and detected strong,
penetrating, but altogether unpleasant
odor, such as have perceived in drug
stores and physicians Offices ] do not
know what the chemical is but ! think
That the matter is worth considering by
everybody who is interested in the turf. y