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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-15

NIRGINIA-lN VACATION IN
THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIR
GUT COURT OF NEW KENT COUNTY
FEBRUARY ~, lsSp.
Thomas Barham, trustee, who sues for the
Den M ana al the cos > Ut b. call. Plaintiff,
against
W. VI. Clements and R. c. Tunstall. H..
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Rail ROADS

TRAINS N0RrnwAaD
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CREAM Of The PRESS.
WHAT LIVE NEWSPAPERS SAY ON
CURRENT TOPICS.

sailor G,rls In Sew York-Ihc Loaves ana
ftshc--fhe Years Appropr iatiops--Ad-
miral Porter on the samoan Question
Other Items Of Interest.
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An EXCELLENT ExAMPLE-United
states Attorney Watts, of the West Viz
ginia district, has declined 10 resign his
office at The request OF the new Attorney.
General OF the United States. The law
regulating the tenure OF district attorneys
says that they shall be appointed for
term oil four years from the date OF their
respective commissions. Mr.. Waits
bases MS refusal to retire on the
absence OF any allegations, which. if
established, would Justify his removal
and upon the circumstances of pending
cases II importance which il would be
professionally improper for him to
abandon without cause.-Nsx Yo5k
Star.
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\ IRGINIA.-IN TIE CHANCERY

VIA p " o. W. p hiff 't't ~
". p. DESAUssURE. JOassTOS, WILLIAMS
BOULwARE, and LpGsh W. CARHINGTON,
p. q. te2l-w 10
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yLLMAN SLEEPING. CAR AccoDloDA.


OsDoral Passenger a. f.nE
CHARLES q. EDDY, Vice Pre-lelt
General Office hDsn0ke, ga.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
MATTER WORTH READING.

Haw Pond is about seventeen miles
east of Cordele, Ga, and Is, perhaps,
one OF the most wonderful natural curl
osities in the State. II annually sinks
with roar about this time in May, and,
in few minutes, every drop of water
disappears. Last Thursday about q
dozen CordeliaDs left for the pond.
They carried fishing tackle In abundance
and spent day and night catching any
number of the finest specimens of the
flDny tribe. They met about fifty
others who had gathered at the pond to
fish and wait for the water TO disappear.
Where the fishermen dropped their lines
TO the depth of ten feet Thursday night,
there was scarcely a drop of water Sat.
urday morning. In day the water
had disappeared completely. For miles
around the ground Is said 20 be unsta
bic and liable at any moment to sink.
Only few weeks ago the bottom
dropped out in one place, and now only
the tops of the trees can be seen above
the ground. Every year large crowds
from the surrounding country gather TO
witness the disappearance, and this year
there were, perhaps, 100 people there.
A Bear in Three states.
A bear hunt which extended over
three States ended at Chambersburg,
Pa, on Sunday. On the Friday previ-
Gus 200 0-pound black bear was driven
out of the mountains of West Virginia
by party of hunters and swan the
Potomac River. He made his appear.
ance at Williamsport, Nd, Saturday
morning and terrified the town, several
dozen hunters and packs of hounds GO
ing after him without success. He
then crossed into Pennsylvania, appear
ing near Green Castle. There another
big hunting party was organized, but the
animal escaped. On Sunday bruiu
was seen near several small towns in
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and
the whole neighborhood turned out to
hunt him. Late in the day he was seen
making his way up the mountains. A
big crowd of men and dogs followed
and succeeded in dispatching him.
A Taiior's Promise.
A st. Louis tailor promised a Gus
toner that he would have his new suit
done in few minutes. The young
man said: "All right, I'm going across
the street to take bath. Send the
clothes over there" The tailor agreed
and the young man went to his bath.
One of the attendants offered him So
for his old clothes; the offer was ac-
cepted and the transfer made. The
young man finished his bath, bpt the
new garments didn't come He waited
and grew impatient He was kept in
the bathroom for five mortal hours be-
fore the suit came. Then he took his
departure, vowing never to trust a tail.
or's word again.
A Happy Thought Saved His Life.
A man hopelessly lost in the bush in
South Australia, after wandering about
| for four days, came upon the telegraph
line between Adelaide and Port Darwin.
He hadn't strength TO go further, but
managed to climb q pole and cut the
wire. Then he made himself as com
Portable as possible and waited. The
plan worked we'll The telegraph re,
| pairers were sent along the line, and
| they came to the wanderer in time 10
save his life London Globe.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
VISITORS TO THE DEPARTMENTS

Secretaries Blaine, Proctor and Tracy
have issued the following order for the
reception Of visitors:
Reception Of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress, from 10 to IL o'clock.
Reception of all persons not connected
with the Departments, at IL o'clock, except
Tuesdays and Fridays, which are Cabinet
Gays; and Thursdays in the Department Of
state, when the members of the Diplomatic
Corps are exclusively received
Persons will not be admitted to the build.
ing after o'clock each day, unless by card,
which will be sent by the captain Of the
watch to the chief clerk or to the head of
the bureau for which the visit is intended.
This rule will not apply to Senators, Rep
sentatives or heads Of Executive Depart
ments.
The Secretary Of the Treasury receives
Senators and Representatives from 10 to
1870 a. IN. and other persons from 1l:30
until ] p. M, except Tuesdays and Fridays,
Cabinet days.
The PostmasterG General receives persons
having business with him from 10 q. IN.
until l p. m, except on Tuesdays and
Fridays, Cabinet days.
The Secretary OF the Interior receives
Senators, Members of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes and officers of the Executive De-
partments from 10 until g except Tuesdays
and Fridays Cabinet days). The general
public is received from 10 until 2, except
Tuesdays, Fridays and Mondays, which is
Interior Department day at the White
House
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
ouR ooMMIssIoNs mo- nAYrI.

The appointment of General Lew
Wallace Of Indiana and Mr.. Beverly
Tucker of Virginia as Commissioners
90 Hayti to secure the establishment
of peace and coaling stations in that
island is generally considered most
excellent one. General Wallace, the
Republican member, is best known by
his books, but he is, as well, soldier,
lawyer and diplomat. Mr.. Tucker, the
Democratic member, is Virginian, and
at the beginning Of the war was Con-
sul-General to Liverpool. Returning to
Virginia in 1861, he became Confed-
crate Commissioner to nsiand, and in
that capacity made several trips between
Richmond and London, and at the close
of the war was in England In the inter
ests of the Confederacy.
lie fought good fight against large
odds and showed In il all the courage,
the skill and the adaptability of the true
diplomat His experience in those
years will be of great use to him now,
Mr.. Tucker is 6S years OF age, of fine
personal presence, perfect type of the
"Old Virginia gentleman" and man
of wide popularity. He is almost a
Washingtonian, having passed great
deal of his life here, at one time being
the editor Of the Constitution and also
Congressional Printer during portion
Of Mr. Pierce's Administration. He is
brother of Hon. Randolph Tucker,
Mr. fuckers appointment came to him
unsolicited and he was sick in Norfolk
when he was asked to come to Wash
ington to accept the position.
1t is not definitely known when the
Commissioners will leave for Hayti, but
ii is thought they win get awsy this
week, nor are their instructions known,
but whatever they are there is no ques'
tion but that they will be carried out as
successfully as any two men In the
country could carry them out
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
The Electric Executioners.

The three electrical machines with
which the State of New York will exc.
cute murderers will cost $8, 100. They
will do their work very expeditiously,
inasmuch as the death stroke is admin
istercd In the 150th part of second,
too soon for man to know what killed
him or to feel any pain. A current of
1000 volts will be used, which is just
five times as many rs are required.
And although 1t takes only the 150th
part of second for the current to kill a
man, it will be kept on from fifteen TO
thirty seconds to do the work absolutely
beyond peradventure and to prevent re-
flex action, which follows the rigidity
resulting from first application of the
electrical current. Nobody, of course,
can tell from their own experience
which is the more painful, death on the
gallows or in an electrical chair, but II
science is good for anything it cannot
be wrong in asserting that such death
as this by electricity is painless.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
The Rush for omce.

Secretary Rusk, of the Department of
Agriculture, who was in Pittsburg Sat
urday, in an interview gave graphic,
but perhaps not overdrawn, picture of
the greedy rush for office in Washing
ton. I'm the matter of appointments, :
said Secretary Rusk, "the President
does not seem to be in a hurry, but it Is
the fault of the office-scekers them
selves. Why, you have no idea the way
they swarm about Washington. They
bore and bother the life out Of us, and
we are unable TO do anything. We rec
ognize the fact that we are public SER
wants and the public have some claim
to our attention. Therefore, we try to
see everybody. They rush into the de-.
partmcnts, and there are SO many Of
them that they take up most of our
time. On this account 1t Is impossible
to do any work. Until the office-seek-
ers quit running around bothering the
lives out Of those who have the appoint
ment powers, the present gait Of making
removals will not be quickened"
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
THE SAME IN I773.

The CRlrIo has in its possession the
Maryland Journal under date of August
20, i773, copy which has been pre-.
served in the family Of Major Armes Of
this city. The Maryland journal pos
sesses many curious features, or what
seem such today, but there are also Ger.
tain striking similarities with the
journalism of the present For instance,
the snake editor seems to have existed
over 100 years ago, as witness the fol-
lowing:
A few Weeks ago large Rattle-Snake was
killed on Gentleman's Plantation in the
Neighborhood of this Town CBaltimoro) In the
Belly of which was found three middle.sized
Rabbits. The Snake had ten Rattles and was
supposed to be about thirteen Years old.
Another item indicates that in 1873
the centenarian was also on deck. Here
is an extract from the same old news
paper
We hear from Accomack, in Virginia, that
there lately died there one Mrs. Eleanor
Spicer, aged I2i years, who retained her
Senses and Memory TO the last, and worked
terity till within six Months of her Death.
She never drank any Kind of spirltuous
Liquors. She left Grandson aged upwards
Of 80, who hath been equally abstemious as
his Grandmother.
Even the small boy and pistol existed
in 1878. We quote further from the
Maryland Journal.
on Tuesday last, as n small Boy, about
Years of Age, Son of Mr.. William Barney Of
this Town, was playing with a Pistol, which
unfortunately happened to be loaded, II
somehow accidentally discharged itself,
whereby Mr.. Barney, the Father, who was
sitting near, received so terrible Wound In
the side that after languishng about is Hours
he expired-to the great Grief of his Family
and Friends.
There is also the pleasant little joke
about complicated relationships result
ing from marriage:
MANFRED: Mr.. ENGELHART YEISER to
Miss CATHARlNB KEENER, both Of this
place.
BY late Marriage in st. Marys the Lady is
become Sister-in.law to her own Mother and
the Gentleman son.in-law TO his Sister-in-law
There are some queer advertisements
in this old Maryland journal, one ad.
verlisement Of lands by George Wash
ington, notices Of runaway slaves and
bondsmen and quaint praises of new
taverns, but there is nothing more Gu.
rious than the showing of the fact tha,
the "stock" items in most newspapers
of to. day were those of the colony days
when we lived under king.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
WASHINGTON, MAY 81, 1889.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets ON Tuesdays and FRI
days at 1880 p. m.
Senators and Representatives In Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from II until l2.
Persons not members OF Congress having
business with the President will be received
from 12 to 1880 on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Those who have no business, but call
merely to pay their respects, will be re-
ccived by the President in the East Room
at p. IN. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
SATURDAYS
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
WHAT HIS PLUCK COST HIM.

Mr., Andrew Soebngen of Chicago is
prominent German of that city, and
was, during the last Presidential cam
paign, o Republican speaker in Michi-
gan, where he accomplished marked
good results, in German,speakin dis
tricts especially. Mr.. Soehngen is an
honest, straightforward, resolute man
who has the courage of his convictions
He is connected with the water Office In
Chicago, and 1t never occurred to him
after the recent Democratic victory In
that city to take down u portrait of
President Harrison he had placed over
his desk just after the election. A few
days ago there entered the water Office
one of the new Democratic officials,
who noticed the Presidential portrait
Roaring out, This Is Democratic ad.
ministration and that - picture has
nothing to do hereP' he started to tear
il down, when something happened.
Mr. 6oehngen is avery dignihed gen
tleman, but he Is not clumsy. The Off.
cial who was earring the picture down
was, then and there, in the Chicago
water office, su9 9denly pitched about fif-
teen feet, moret or less. into a corner
and narrowly eaxaped going through a
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27

sccond.story window The picture over
Mr. Soehngen's desk remained
OF course such an outrage by Re
publican under a Democratic city adj
ministration in Chicago could not go
unpunished Mr., Soehngen resigned
TO save trouble He is recognized as
honest and efficient, but he is out of
place because he resented insult not
only personal, but TO the head of the
National Government.
With such case before them Demo.
Gratis, in Chicago at least, need not talk
of Civil Service Reform nor Of regard
for capability and trustworthiness as
claims for non-removal. A more
fragrant case of political arrogance has
vet to be reported
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
WILL THEY BE EXCLUDED 2
The Anti Contract labor Law and the
f,nthnlIc IlnivnraItY Profeesora.

Catholic University Professors.
The law prohibiting the importation Of
aliens under contract to perform labor or
service OF any kind In the United States, IL
is said, will be invoked to prevent the land
ing of the European scholars whom Bishop
Keane has engaged TO serve as professors in
the new Catholic University, now being
erected In Washington, says Kirby of the
New York Journal of Commerce.
Solicitor OF the Treasury Hepburn says
that the law makes an exception only In
the cases OF professional actors, artists,
lecturers singers and persons employed as
personal or domestic servants. According
TO his idea OF the law, there is nothing even
in its theory permitting the importation OF
teachers and professors.
II the importation Of college professors
ard ministers OF the gospel is prohibited
under this law, and this law expresses the
wisdom OF Congress, why would IL not be
well to amend the law so as to prohibit
citizens OF the United States from going
abroad to study under these. persons who
cannot be permitted to land In the United
States II they have a contract for the per-
formance of their duties In this country
If the importation OF foreign knowledge In
the person OF its teachers Is wrong, then
the smuggling of the same In the person OF
American citizens who have studied abroad
must be crime.
Ihe Alexnndria duscic says: "As u
Protestant Church in New YORK was
recently fired heavily by the Government,
under the law prohibiting the importation
Of contract labor, for engaging the services
of preacher in England, OF course the new
Catholic University at Washington will be
| treated the same way for engaging some
distinguished foreigners TO Ill Its profes-
sional chairs. Thousands OF foreign laborerf
come to this country every week to com
| ...fA lx. al. 1x.. al lah
market with American labor; but, under
| the absurd law referred to, not only are
| preachers, professors and school teachers
| excluded, but no skilled laborer can come
| to teach American labor trades in which II
has not yet become proficient"
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
WHAT THEY LAUGHED AT.
They Thought it Was the Play, but
Found They Were MtstnIten.


In speaking about the difficulty Of
predicting whether or not play will be
successful simply from reading of the
manuscript, Comedian Crane told the
other day story Of his experience with
one of Mr.. Gunter's dramatic works.
The play was I'D. A. NJ, or the Dis
irici Attorney Of Mississippi" Gunter
began reading Il to the comedians and
they laughed until their sides ached. In
fact they could only stand two acts of 1t
the first day Of the reading.
The next day the author re.
turned and read the remaining two
acts, and the comedians continued their
spasms Of merriment. OF course the
play was accepted, and In due course of
time was produced. 1t was u failure.
Changes were made in IL. Everybody
worked over the thing. II was of no
use. The audiences would not have It.
Finally It was resolved to shelve II,
The last day Robson and Crane were
strolling along and specializing as to
why 1t was that the play read so fun
nily and was so funereal on the stage,
when Crane suddenly stopped and cried
out that he had discovered the reason.
What Is it2" anxiously querried
Robson.
Why" responded Crane, when
Guntcr read the play we laughed moi
at the play but at Gunter"
And in telling the story Mr.. Crane
declares this to be the explanation
Mr. Gunter's lisp and his earnest
manner Of reading, and his personality
were SO amusing as to throw his
hearers into convulsions, and they
credited the play with provoking the
merriment. IN. Y. Evening World.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
a Fair American Hog.

IAIDHHy JOUTHHI.1
"Why do your wear such manish-look-
ing cloak g'' asked one fair damsel OF an
other as they strolled down State street to-
gether this morning. "Well, you see,n was
the reply, 81 ride on railway cars great
deal and like to have a seat all to myself.
SO sit down and fling this coat over the
back Of the seat beside me. Every one
thinks 1t is a coat belonging to some gentle
man who viii soon return from the smoking
car and act as my escort. In consequence
| am always comfortable, without having
To be impoliten
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
colonel Oarr's Thunder Tones

An able Mugwump newspaper down
East declares that Colonel Clark E. Carr
has voice like fog-hon. This is simply
awful. Those who have listened to the low
musical utterances OF Galesburg's proml-
nent citizen will dislike the man who com.
pares their Incompatible sweetness TO the
noise of the wind in the cast-iron throat OF
amariDe contrivance for keeping sailors on
lee shore. Colsnel Carr is the dulcet
meadow lark of Knox County. His voice
is not Ike fog-hom. IT Is like nothing in
nature but itself.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
Bishop Keane's sermon.

The anniversary of the death of ST.
Philip de Neri was observed at st. Pat.
rick's Church yesterday morning, and
Bishop Keane preached the sermon.
He took as his subject the lesson of the
day, which was Prayer" and he drew
a pleasing picture of its efficacy, "The
Lord has given us a law for guidance,
he said, "and ought we not to be CRATE.
ful, and, with prudent discretion, de
termine TO know and to follow It," The
Bishop paid a glowing tribute to the
memory of ST. Philip. He never forgo
the lesson of God, that constant prayer
wae npppQgatsV
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Senator Dolph and Senator and Mrs.
Hoar, during their stay in Oregon, will
be the guests Of Mr., G. A. Dolph, u
brother of the Senator. Senator and
Mrs. Hale are entertained by Mrs.
Ladd, and Senators Allison and Pugh
are with Mr. and Mrs. Falling, Mr..
j. Hudson Hyde and Miss Ellen Will
liams will be married in Baltimore on
the 9Th of June. Miss Teresa Meal
lister, niece of Ward McAllister, was
married to Mr., Colin McCrae Ingersoll
in Baltimore on Saturday. 1t is an
nounced that ex-President Cleveland
has leased the cottage Of Rev. Percy
Brown at Marion, Mass, and will spend
the summer there. The Deer Park
Cottage of ex-senator Davis will be oc-
cupied by the family of the President
during the heated term. II is q little
frame house painted green, with red
shingled roof, and has broad piazza,
upon which climb a mxurient growth
of vines. They will occupy the place
early in June. Mrs Mckee and her
guest, Mrs. George Newcomer of Chi
cago, leave to-day for brief visit to
Indianapolis. Mrs. r. M. G. Brown,
q daughter of Lieutenant Davis, is a
guest at the White House. -
George Bancroft will go to Newport
this week. He will be accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Carroll, who will
remain with him udring the season.
Mrs. Baldwin has sold her cottage,
Snug Harbor," at Newport, and will
live on Bellevue avenue this season.
The engagement of Colonel w. p.
Sheffield and Miss Mary Burdick is
announced Colonel and Mrs. Luce
will spend the heated term in the White
Mountains. MIR. Caldwell will be the
guest of General and Mrs. Dolph for a
few days.
A tally-ho party of Baltimore Su,
representatives left the city at 8:15
O'Clock a. m. on Saturday and arrived
here at A o'clock yesterday afternoon,
after a very enjoyable drive. They
were entertained by Mr.. F. A. Richard
son, chief of the Washington Bureau,
at the jefferson Club last night.
The pupils of Miss Julia Maedel will
give a grand musical and dramatic
entertainment, "The May Queen and
Colloquy of Nations" at National
Rifles Hall next Friday evening at 7;30
o'clock. Among those taking part are
Misses Estelle Reizenstein, Augusta
Spiingsguth, May Hurlburt, Edna
Wallach, Blanche Adams, Josie Wag-
ner, Helen Gilfrey, Lillian Hoover,
Clara Hinzen, Bessie Shoman, Pauline
Springsguth, Jenny Sousa, Annie Car
penter, Berthe Hall, Grace Hurlburt,
Grace Hall, Sallie Gilfrey, Bertha
Wilson, Helen Abner, Dora Linden.
kohl, Nellie Bernhard, Rosa Kuhn
BessieoErly, Amy Karr, Amy Reizen-
stein, Emma Keyholtz, Clara Frech, Irene
Book, Grace Hurlburt, Pauline Heit-
muller; Master Karl Springseuth, Willie
Speake, Charles Reiter, Willie Bud
decke, Albert Mayer, Alfred Erly.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27

A scuryy trick was played upon one
of the slot and nickel chewing gum
machines at Bethlehem, Pa. On its
being opened the other day siXty-flve
iron washers were found, instead of 50
many pennies, which had been put
into the slot, and sixty-hve cakes of gum
were missing.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-27

Mr.. CLEVELAND is to be given 1s9s-
premonitory dinner tonight In New York
by the Young Mems Democratic Club.
Among the distinguished guests are Messrs.
O'Reilly, Fitzgerald, Duffy, Daily, Murphy,
Boyle, Kelly, o'Byrne and Costigan. These
gentlemen are the direct descendants OF the
original Dutch settlers o. Manhattan.