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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-20
SEASIDE MUSINGS.
Commercial, Political and Personal Notes
from Norfolk.

from NOliOlks
NORFOLK. November b.. special. The
condition Of the oyster packers has been
considerably bettcred since the opening OF
the season, and they are now shipping the
luscious biyalyes 10 Northern and Western
markets AT prices very satisfactory. No
vember is considered the banner month IN
the oyster business on account of IL open
weather. and there is a great activity in the
trade lust now. The orders for Ihanksg,-
ing day are now arriving. and shipments arr
being made already 10 Tar Western cities.
The shipments 10 foreign countries this sea-
son are smaller than for some years
GLORIOUS pUcKISG.
Sportsmen are having glorious sport shoot
ing ducks in the North Carolina sounds
now, aud hardly day passes but some gen.
tlemen nom the North pass through Nor
folk en- route 10 the ducking gro lnds.
Canvass backs" are scarcer than usual
this year. but the other varieties are very
numerous. The various club houses on the
sounds are now taxei to their utmost
capacity 10 accommodate the spor-men
who arrive on every steamer. The weather
is little warm. but the ducks are plenti-
ful. Next week will see the duckng sea-
son at its height and several parties from
Norfolk have been formed 10 swell the al
ready large army of duck shooters.
THE BoYs' HOME.
The third anniversary OF the Boys
Home was celebrated last night in 81.
Paul's Church, where services Of very in
teresting character were held. This insti-
tuition provides home to orphan bows, and
takes care OF them until they have arrived
st an age when they are able 10 help them
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roR nLAcKMAIL.

LONDON, November 10 Claude Mark
and sidney Wooif-. pr0prietors Of the Nm
ma Record and of the FnnHcidt Tim
b ave been indicted for blackmail. The i'll
dictment grows out Of an alleged attempt "a
obtain large sums of m m1ney for tho su"-
preston Of an article eliecting gold N n
NJ company.
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PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. NOVEMBER 10

steamship AllCgnnnv, Providence. and
saucI for West Point. merchandise
10 amshiu fmeh band. New Orleans, cOaled
anI sailed for Liverpool.
Steamship I'u,rtliiqL qLono. New Orleans, TO
TNHI.
steamship GlenuiGer Norfolk, 10 load
mrr-ha disc
fuai.
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ronr OF wfsr POINT. NoyrnurR 10.

ARRIVED.
steamship Chatham. March. Baltimore,
general ifgo.
-foImsuIp lnuNlilr, blllnpsi btllllnoit,
general cargo.
~ftamship Elm CITY, Eaton, WalkcrioD,
grnrrIl cfrgo.
SAILED.
steamship Richmond, Dole, Ncw York Via
s.r.olk. general cargo.
~fsnm-Ii Baltimore. Bcnuett, Baltimore,
general cargo.
~fItn.nIp IIuntiugdon. fBrl Lerg, Bre-
mon tlf ~ rlolS, 1,3 I'D bales cotton
steamship cha .hum, Mttcn, bOston Via
sUn0Ik, general cargo.
-,.o0ner Charles g.. Joyce, Wheaton,
RIVER Landings. Tor wood.
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VIRGINIA IN THE CHANCERY
GU IOF III CITY - kICHSOep.
HE isT DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1880
TIE Dis nal swamp Land Company suing.
sc.
against
Rob r Anderson's personal representative
an thers.
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GkOCfKIEs.
TOR ONE WEEK ONLY.

10 rounds ifsA<ULA I'D SUGAR, For
/ round Of my BLEND ID e FFEt 800.
Otner ~ 'ndard groceries npOn same D.sls.
his offer is a harvest for cash buyers.
j. Il. DAiENs OD
&C : 9m il0 east e..
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AK IT LII NJ,
Surviving Partners.

We, II. +. TAYLOp. JR and BLAIR BOIL
LING, having bought the above business
Will continue under the same siyle.
TAYLOR & Boiling,
noIoru4w No IL south Fourteenth street.
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- WAsHTNCToN, ID. G.. November 10.
- For Virginia and North carolina:
lllk llaii. stafionnr temperature, ex-
4 cent warmer in the western portions.
scOthwcstcriy wiuds.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.

.NoIlcE'
me Affairs OF the late limited partnsrship
doing business In this city under the style
and firm name OF TAYLOR 4 BOLIlNt,o OF
which HENRY 4. TAYLOR. JR.. aud clair
BOILING we've general partners. and IHOm-
ASC WILLIAMS special partner and which
wis dissolved by the death OF the latter on
April -. 1889. having Deen settled ~ accord.
ance with the. articles Of partnershlp all
persOns in dfbt 10 said firm axe hereby re-
quested 10 pay their dents 10 the under
signed. who are auihoriz Il 10 receive tho
me, and all persons having claims ngninst
he sal. nrm viii likewise present them 10
US. HENN t.IAtL LOh' Jh''
BLAIR Il LII Nc,
Surviving Partners.
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The L,cfum rraus-C s-C0ntincntal Vaudeville
Company. 1i 35 artists. has been engaged es-
ltcNIly flr thc OCCASION.
POPULAR PRICES 10 and 25 Cents.
NomIa.r. admitted. ne17-3t
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pRoAD STREET OPERA HOUSE
COHNER fIsHTH AND BROAD ~TREETs,
J.UN T. FEHN & co., Managers.
TN OSIY Lao rIWATE VAUDEVILLE THEA
LHI is TIE -OUrH.
Gisni Re0pcnug Under New Man agement
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CASlNO THEATRE,

CASINO THEATRE,
Ou9 East Btoal street.
A GRAND Bill. THIS WEEK.
WEEK COMMENCING NOVEMBER 18TH.
Oh f0l owing Will positively appear: Gar
r..ln and J. .warl.. Missile sie Nor isou, Me
O.. anu Mcf WOW. Miss luttie ramsay, l'ttlr
NfIle. Miss Ntlue Hughes, thompson sisters.
Admission. l.. and 20 cents.
Rs- ENlRN EVENING Al $50. -
.-LL-LM
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RrazII Tranquil. But Considerable Trou-
HE and Civil strife Anticipated In the
Tuture-The Portuguese Throne Also
AIarmed-Latest Reports over the Sit
uatiou.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16

and nerbans a few new facts have been OBJ
tanned respecting the mountain range between
Muta Nzge and the Victoria Nyanza; Dut no
important additions have been made 10 geo
graphical knowledge. Since June, 1881, the
explorer and his companions have been sub
iected to extreme privations ana imminent
peril and the world is not much the wiser lor
their sacrifices and vicissitudeS.
The expedition, like that OF 1871, was or
eanized for the relief of brave European
whose fate had enlisted the SympathleS OF men
Of ALL nations. Emn was found on the AIoert
Nyanza as Livingston was met IN the heaft OF
Afr:co lint there was an essential difference
between the two reScueS. one was dS lahCaS'lc
nc the other was real. The missionary could
oasjly have availed himself of the privilege
If an cscort to the coast, but preferred to re-
main and end his days among the natives.
stanley net only succeeded in finding him when
La was lost 10 the world, but was also prepared
% tal,o him in safety to the coast, whence he
could have sailed for his cherished Scotland.
En,;n,s rcscue was ostentatouSly attempted,
bnt in the end it was he who delivered the
remnant of the shattered column from It's ex-
tromities. When Stanley returned for his
ear-cuord he was compelled 10 accept an
escort from the man whom he had expected to
ovt,icata from manifold difficulties and perlS;
and when he sought to set out for the coast it
,,oc only with the aid of the Governor of
Wadelai that he was enabled to continue his
ma,rh and obtain supplies and reinforcementS
for the expedition. The rcScucrS could do
rctbino for Emin that he could not have done
for himself. He had no desire to retire from
bis most and he was not found to be in need
If assistance; but even if the circumstances
had been different, the reScuerS were not in a
postion to offer him an escort to the coast lhey
needed all the help which he could render him
self.
Stanley was most unfortunate in his original
choice of Ioute and to his mscalculahon or
tbe chances Of approaching the Albert Nyanza
through an uneXpored wilderness the CHASTITY
record of death, deSertiOn, decentralization and
failure is to be attributed. In the end he has
been compelled to take the rejected route
throuch hostile MaSailand after traversing
thee times the gloomy solitudes OF the forests
Of the Aruwhim; and with all his diplomatic
talent and faith in his good luck he has been
unable to avert warfare with the tribes of
| ganQH ana Il COHSldHO SCllC> vi ''i"hH'iN''
Only n man of infeAible courage and purpose
could have persevered under the stress of so
many diScouragemcntS in so unequal struggle
against nature. savage foes and evil fortune.
If the ill-advised and unsuccessful expedition
has had no other result it has demonstrated
anew Stanlcy's unique force Of character, ex-
traordnary fortitude and masterful genius in
dealing with savage races.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16

Foreien.-The London dOclSmen marched pass
the house of the Lord Mayor, whom they cheered
Then they held q monster meeting in Hyde ParK
- Mr. Edison is to explain the phonograph 70
Emperor william Prince Bismarck and Count Won
Moltke. g. This is the Mexican Republics In
dependence Day - President Diaz OF Mexico,
was ffty-nine years old yesterday.
Domestic The President had two or three
visitors at Deer Park - Walter G. Campbell
swan the Niagara Rapids in a cork jacket. -
The New-Jersey Republicans began preparations
for the State convention to be held tomorrow.
- II was announced at Milwaukee thnt an
American brewery combination was to be formed.
- The new strait across Sandy Hook shifted
its position - The cruiser Baltimore returned
to Philadelphia from her four days trial trip.
CITY and Suburban.-A young man fractured
ais skull on the sidewalk and died IN a cab
- The congregation Shaar HashomaJim eel
.brated its fftieth anniversary and dedicated Its
new temple: the temple Of the congregation OF
Mount Sinai was also consecrated. - The Rev
Dr. John Hail. Augustin DAILY and several prom
inent singers arrived from Europe. 60 The Wis
iting wheelmen took run TO Tarrytown ano
back. - large number Of German-Amer1ca1
singing societies signifed their Willingness TO al0
in the Worlds Fair.
The Weather.-Forecast for to-day: threaten
ing, with rain; slight thermal changes. lem
pcrature yesterday: Highest, II degrees; lowest
&c; average, 6S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
DEATH AMONG THE FIRES

The experts in the Kemmler investigation
could not decide whether certain current OF
electricity would kill man, or whether his
death would be painless or full of torture. But
one thing is uncomforably certain, and that
is, that the apparently harmless wires strung
along our streets contain more dreadful men
ace to human life than any other instrument
in common use. 1t is childish to waste time
in arguing about the power Of so many thou
sand volts while currents Of tremendous, II
underlined, force are lurking overhead to adj
minister sudden death to whatever happens 10
be brought in contact with them. Something
should be DONE and done at once, to lessen the
danger of these cataStrOphes, and if science fails
to provide an adequate remedy, then the intro
duction of wires into public thorOughfareS
should be surrounded with rigid restrictions
and heavy penalties affixed for their neglect
An examination of the newspapers would
show an alarming number Of deaths from
contact with electric wires in the course OF a
year. Last week was marked by the killing,
under peculiarly horrible circumstances of JO-
seph Matt, an unfortunate Italian fruit-dealer in
louStOn-St. and, besides this, there were many
narrow escapes in this city alone. The assur-
anceS Of lazy wOrkmen or Indifferent corpora
tons to the contrary Notwithstanding, a " dead
wire is entirely harmless only when cut down
and coiled up and slowed in some dark corner
away from all possible connection with cur
rent; and the only possible safety of the aver
age inexpcrt lies in religious avoidance of all
kinds of wires fastened or loose, alive or dead,
under any and all circumstances. Linemen
themselves are protected in their work by
leather gloves and india-rubber boots, yet ac-
cidents are frequent enough among them to
show that the ordinary electric light current
diminshes the efficacy Of common safeguards
Those who try to temporize with the law and
evade provisions for the public safety incur nc
ordinary responsibility. Many months are GER
tain to elapSe, even under the most favorable
conditions, before the wires are all put under
ground. Meantime additional precautions are
necessary, and those whom mere pecuniary
interest would lead to oppose such measures
would do well to reflect on the sufferngS OF
Joseph Matz, and OF the other unfortunate
whose sudden end by torture is the price OF
their sefShness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16

practical politics. The platform deciarauoh
that License as a remedy is powerleSs' also
involves a grotesque distortion of notorious
facts. since Massachusetts, alone, where 1t re-
duced the number of saloons in sixteen out Of
twenty-five cities from 3,022 to 1921, has
shown conclusively its power. But the summit
of the convention follies was capped by the
emphatic assertion that {" no Republican can be
a Christian" Why, then does the Syracuse
platform invite to equal privileges, "all per
sons" Christian, infdeI and pagan, who agree
with the party on the single point Of UNI
Welding opposition to the liquor evr'?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
CLEAR THE PENSION DOCKET.

On one point the friends and the enemies Of
pensions should be able to agree. The docket Of
the Pension Bureau ought TO be cleared. The
law in all cases. and the contract of enlistment
in most cases, give the disabled soldier or sllor,
or his widow. an absolute right, indisputablc and
ndefeasible, TO n pension proportioned to the de-
gree of disability incurred in the line Of duty.
Every DAYS delay adds to the difficulty of proving
n genuine claim as well as to the ease Of proving
fraudulent claim. The Government and its
proper bene fciaries are therefore alike interested
in prompt adjudication. How is this possible
II the present system be rigidly adhered to?
So obviously outgrown are the old methods
that the claims outnumber the settlements. and
every year the state of the docket grows worse
Take, for instance. as free from present contro-
vcrsv, the three years ended June 30. 1883. The
number of decisions steadily increased from lO4,-
900 In the first Of these years to $4,000 IN the
last the number Of pensioners from $4,000 to
$4,000. the payments from S65,OOO,OOO TO s'9,-
600 900, and the annual pension roll from s36,-
600 600 TO s57.OOO,OO0. Yet the number of
Army and Navy claims pendng1 account of
the war for the Union rose in the same time from
o7Q s94 TO 411.s6s; an average increase Of nearly
"A. 600 a year OF the 5000 claims allowed In
the last of these years. nine had been pending
since lSbZ EoU slllcc lco'' l'o"' oiiCc iO'''
3, Gl3 since $780, while Of the 2l5, SOB claims of
this class filed during the year only 2,234 were
allowed within the year. That would mean that
| about per cent Of the cases were decided by al
| lowance or rejection. The average time these
80. Os9 claims had been pending, counting the last
year as nothing, was five years. With the present
force and the present methods. if not another
claim be presented it Will take tic Pension Bureau
three years to dispose of its arrears. At the rate
new claims are coming in. and must continue to dc
So most of the claimants will be dead before theiI
cases can be reached
No one can possibly be the gainer by this state
of things except the pension claim agents. As
in all matters of the kind. the delay of the Gov
eminent is the claim agents opportunity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16

The political caudron will begin to bubble in
a pretty lively manner in New-Jersey this week.
The Republican convention is to meet in Tren-
ton tomorrow, and the session promises to be
interesting, if not animated. At all events, it
will present vivid contrast to the dull routine
Of the Democratic gathering in the same place
last Tuesday The Democratic delegates SIM
ply took their orders and meekly obeyed them
the result being as well known in advance as
afterward. In the Republican convention there
will be an honorable and legitimate struggle
between several asprants for the nomination
The natural consequence will be the selection
of the strongest man, and the candidate is sure
to be one whom every member of the party
can support with entire heartihess. All the
possible candidates are men OF ability ana
strength and whoever wins there will be an
energetic campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
AZ ryFORTUy4TE EXPEDITION.

Stanley's last expedition, now approaching
the coast after nearly three years of aIduouS
service has been the least successful OF his
African undertakings. In 1877, when he
emerged at the mouth Of the Congo, he had
lost 1876 of his 800 Zanzibaris from starvation,
plague and warfare, but this sacrifice of life
was compensated for by the magnitude of his
discoveries in following the Congo 100
miles In his last undertaking he could muster
at the Albert Nyanza only PSI of the $40
men vhc had landed on the Aruwhimi, and
it is probable that more than one-half of this
decimated force have persisted on the march
from the NyanzaS to the sea. While the NOR
tality has been excessive, the results of the
expedition have been meagre and disappoint-
ing. The Aruwhimis course has been ascer-
tanned a section of the Equatorial belt of inn
penetrable forest has been roughly surveyed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16

Every Democratic State Convention when mas
been hold this year ''~ has eatirncd me Nallonal
Democratic platform of last year. and most nearby
anproycd President Cleveands tariff reform COURSE
Evening Post.
Will The POST kindly point out the plank OF
the New-Jer,ey Democratic platform Whlch most
heartily approved President CleVeihhus tarln-
rcform course" We have read that document
IN vain for any such sentiment. There is, to
No surc the brief statement that upon all
issues affecting the administration OF the Ma
tional Government" the New-Jersey Democrats
Sc reafirm the doctrines adopted in the National
Democratic platform at st. Louis in June, 1885,
That is all; and surely nothing could be more
formal and pcrfunctory. The Cleveland enthuSi-
asst must indeed be catching at straws If he can
get any large degree Of satisfaction out of this
II The Post" has private version of the
platform adopted at Trenton last Tuesday, ii
ought not to withhold it from the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
1nnex 10 ADVERTISEMENTS
Amusemeuls.

BlJoT MISUNDERSTANDING Gas
BROADWAY THEATRE-s-The oolah
cAsINO-s:l5-Thc Drum Major
DAIYs THEATRE-S:15-A Poor Relation
EDEN MUsEE-wax Tableaux
BRAND OPERA HoUSE-S-Paul x auuar'
LYCEUM THEATRE-S-Lord Chumley
MADISON SQUARE MISUNDERSTANDING BABY
SFwPARK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Flirtation.
NIBLo's THEA1RE-S-Anuope.
pALMER's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
pRoCToRs 23D.ST. THEATRE-s-The Great Metropons
STANDARD THEATRE-s-Hands Across the Sea-
STAR THEATRE-S-she Shenandoah.
UNION sQUARE-SF ernclif
,Tu AVENUE THEATRE-S-Paoa.
i@TH STREET THEATRE-S-The Fairies well
tTH.AyE. AND loTH-ST.-Gettysourg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
THIRD-PARTY EYTRAT1GANCE.

Nobody objects to the annual farce which it
pleases cur Prohibition friends to enact of
holding conventions and nominating officers
they never expect TO elect. But really, for
people Of such lofty professions they seem
painfully inexpert at obeyng the ninth com
mandment Emotional zeal may have de-
ceiyed them into the belief that the Republi
cans actually defeated Warner Miller, " in
spite Of the fact that / 1000 ProhbitionistS
voted for him" but everybody in his senses
is well aware that the ird-party extremists,
who refused to vote with the Republicans and
so gave whiSkey's Governor a new lease Of
life. are really responsible for that result
When they accuse TIE TRIBUNE and other Re
publican papers Of having entered into part
nersRip with the liquor-dealers and accepted
their bribes," they are not only childiShy at
fault. but oppose the fullest and plaineSt evil
dence 10 the contrary.
Extrayagance such as this has no place in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
WHAT "CRIC4GO0 MEANS.


This being an oG-month in the queen city of
Illinois, all sorts Of subjects have come up for
discussion which stay quietly on the table during
the hog-killing season or while the political pot
is boiling. One of these themes is the meaning
of the name of that luSty and promising young
capital. What is the significance of ChlcaeO|
Whence its derivation? The Chicago Times
argues that the word is Of Indian origin, and
means strong. II this account Of its derivation
Is correct, then it would be proper to say that
Chicago's boom for the Worlds FAIR is not CHI
cago, but that, in spite of that Obvious fact, IL
behooves Chicago as n sensible and philOsophc
community 10 hold fast TO Longiel0w'S doctrine
as set forth in the lines:
o., fear a world like this
And thou shalt know ere long,
Know how sublime a thing II Is
To suffer and be chicago.
The Engish-Spea,ins race will be very glad TO
have placed ut its disposal new and trustworthy
equivalent for strong Chicago aS such an
equivalent meets great and popular wnnt-with-
ont il. even fluent speakers have found II i'm
possible at all times to avoid tautology Ii is
manifestly awkward to say " How strong is the
strength Of Mr.. sullivan How chicago Is the
strength of Mr. Sullivan" avoids the repetition.
Take another example Familiarity With the ad-
moniton strong drink is raging has served to
breed contempt for il in the hearts of many Of
the young men of Kentucky and Of other parts Of
the West. Change il to chicago drink is rag
ing" and it may become a power Tor temperance.
O. yes" The Chicago Times has placed us all
under very grent- obligations. In fact. any news
paper which makes two good working adiectives
grow where one grew before is TO he reckOned a
public benefactor. In behalf OF the man that
writes or talks English we extend to " The Times
the chca goest assurances of distinguished
sidcratiOn
And now that Chicago has had the honor of
making this handsome contribution to the re-
sources of our mother tongue and finds her name
going down the corridors of time, not only as Il
substantive. but an adjective, we look to see her
omit her foolishness in regard to the Worlds Fair
and send on to Mayor Grant handsome subscrip-
ton for Ncw-York's great and well-consldercd
project Let Chicago show that she Is chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16

The spectacle of Cardinal Manning acting as
peacemakcr between the London strikers and thell
masters. with the president OF the Wesleyan Con
ference and many Jealous Methodsts working
beside him, affords gratifying proof of the senu-
iucness of the religious emancipation over whIch
Mr.. Gladstone rcjoiccs The venerable Cardih"i ;
efforts are suggestive OF those of Victor hugo
ideal Pope, and Christians of all denominations
will delight in his success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
ApATRIoTIC SUGGESTION.

From The Detroit Tribune ,v.
"The Tlibunes submits this morning 10 tne Pug m,
schools of Detroit a proposition which re'ei n "a
Immediate and unanimous approval OF tns posLs arH
Fdncatlon AT us session last evening, and whrn an
result I'm the placing Of handsome Nationa IL
every school building In Detroit ms pP bsn tho
cost of each nag the balance 10 be raised oy wv
of the rrsDectiVs schools.