davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

LIE ROCKRRIDGE ALUM.
rhe Gay season Growing More Dal-cci
mans. TablcauN. Ac.. All iihitum.

The GAY season Growing More Gai-ccr-
mans, IablcauN. Ac.. All Iihitunt.
Correspondence oi tine Times.
RocKBRDGE ALcM SPRINGS. August
20.-The embarrassment of riches over
whelms me. There is so much TO tell
that | scalcely.knOw where 10 begin. Il
is now a conceded fact that this Is the
grand centre Ofgayety in the mountain.
and where women go, men will 80. and
So they keep coming. Anon night, as
one Of the bellies ftcetiously expresses
il. Is hailed with delight, for even The
strength impaired by cbalyteate water.
or the pure mountain air. ls not enough
10 battle with the strain on a belle who
is expected to dance morning germans.
evening germans. with tennis, lidts and
drives between.
Last Thursday. Col. Peyton. supple
menting his generosity as host. offered
the guests a dress bali. followed at ID
o'clock by a german. and later on o
most sumptuous supper The Win le
arrangement was deputed % list oi
chaperones. composed Of the following
ladies. Mrs. G.. +. Wilson. Of - Louis,
Mrs w. u. Tams. of S-aunton; Mr.. n.
+. Holiday. of StauntOui Nis. l.. ID.
HOtchkiss. Of Richmond. Mrs ". c..
Fort. Oh Texas: Mrs ". u. Bal OF
Montgomery. Alabama; MIS- Dr.. Cal
houn. of Atlanta. Mrs. DR.. Cabell. oI
Richmond: Mrs. Wells. of Cincinnati.
Mrs. l. 4. Mcbride. Of Washington,
Mrs. COnnOr. OF Philadelphia. Mrs.
Jennings Miller. of Cincinnati; Mrs.
VIM. Ashmead. Of Florida. Mrs Frank
Lee. of Lynchburg: Mrs.J. + Mcdonald.
Of indianapolis. aud Mrs. VI. ). smith
# Richmond. Exquisite favors were
distributed by one portion OF the chape-
rones while the other presided &C the
supper. Thirty-hye couples led by Mr..
Keech, of Baltimore. made a beautiful
display and the night had turned into
morning before the unwilling feet
were staid by the closing strains OF
Home. Sweet Home.
The next night we were entertained
by the most beautiful tableaux md
illustrated songs | ever saw. For the
taste displayed in drapery, posing aud
general effect we were indebted to the
talents and efficient aid Of Mrs. Wells.
of Cincinnati. Mrs. G.. L. Wilson. Miss
Claire Guillamue, and Mrs. John d.
Potts. There is such an array of beauty
that the main difficulty consisted as te
which faces we should select, and with
such material 10 work with it is not
strange that the result was 50 sati-fac.
tory.
Tonight cards are out for q private
progressive euchre party. given by Mrs
W. +. ..Tams aud Mrs. g. T. Wilson
To.morrew night Mrs. Hotchkiss and
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson will entertaii
the beaux and bellies in a progressive
bowling party. Every morning W,
have a private german. The youn,
people seem never TO tie. and as they
with their bright happy faces pass by
at every turn, they add sunshine To IA
path and give music 10 our ears. Hare
would b. the heart that Would not de
light in seeing 20 much happiness.
one thousand two hundred an'
seyenty-thrse guests reported.
OLD LADY.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

SAvANNAu. GA. August el.-Dr l..
p. Parsons. said t0 be the oldest piac-
licine dentist in the United States. died
at his home here to-day.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. August 2l-James
Brennan. thc famous leper, escaped
from quarantine Sunday. where me- mas
been confined fourteen months. lie l7
at large In the city.
Providence. r.. l.. August 2l.-Ihe
Wauregan Cotton Company failed to-
dav. Liabilities are placed at SlNOV,'-
OO6 and the assets, according TO the
company 5 figures, are S2.OOO'UOp'
RrNN0. Pa. August 2l.-The Sheel
mill. one of the nine establishments oi
the Reading Iron Company and em-
Moving 80 hands resumed operations
this mornings after being closed about
six months.
LEXINGTON. Ky. August 2i.-J 'hn
Il. Macks. carpenter. was afle-l
this morning charged with sending an
internal machine TO Correspondent -.
l.. Baxter. at the Lcddcr office. week
aoo last Monday. Mack is discarded
lover of Baxter's young vile.
Rogr. GA. August 2l-While speak
;,.,i q session of the Grand Lodge. l..
90. f.. here to-day. Colonel Adolph
Brandt fell dead OF apopleXy. lie was
"A prominent lawyer OF Atlanta, anu
was we'll known throughout the state
NEW YORK. August 2l.-The directors
If the Northern Pacific Company To-
lav unanimously approved Henry WI,
iord's plan TO place a consolidated
,ao,tc,6e of slGO.O0O.O 900 i'm the entire
svstem. and q special meeting oil pre-
fsrred stockholders has been called lor
q .tober 18th 60 take formal ac'ioh 0"
the matter.
CucAoo. August 2l.-Mayor Creeir
Ina. written To G0gerner flier, pointing
ont the importance and urging the ne
ces-itv for calling together the l. Si''
lonnrc of Illinois in special session. I'D
order that needed legislation may ne
hadon the subject Of securing tne
World's Fair for Chicago in le9Z.
Cu,cAeo. August 91.-The ann unce1
,,snt i. made to-day that W. ii Sue -
,Sood of Boston. who is perhaps u e
rreatfst living American exponent OF
she riano. has accepted the drectof9Aip
~ me piauo department of the chicago
,.o,r,torv. Great inducements nave
Eeen offered to him by others mus. a, a,
c-ntres. and his acceptance Is re7aiuc, /,
~ n Great feather in the cap OF lo0"l
musical circles. o, Tho
MERIDIAN. Miss, August 2l'-lne
body of negro, named ons'i,"1 ,.'a
Ie,yis was found hanging to a Tree
near Iuccalena Tuesday morning. poai .
mo the placard "lie pleaded sui''y ~, 10
ne ne rharcc. 1. is understood 'i'al
tn.is ~, confessed having assaulted "
lite woman and killed her after
,.ards about year ago. .so,
T,cKe0NvmLE. FLA. August.
.hont four hundred cigaf-makers are
49,, - no.1 on a strike for a change III .ne
svstem OF paying wages. boln ;,So's s'ues
oye firm. but as the strikers are wis"o"'
funds. they caunol hold out longer
rocrox Mass. August 2l.-horace
o.a,or editor Of the Investigator lo'
90, ,S@ rast 6fty-one years, died 70. .unS
III VIZ seventy mine years MI "raS''
.sss widely known as a "r''e' anu
,r"surer %"s on free thought. os p,
i'1s~a p',avts anss.. August H.-bud II,
IL trial began to-day ana WIZ. WIN "" ..'"
,O'a nsue tomorrow. Tne courtroom wa wa
.'"uo .''oost deserted. interest III tue p''~
6gbt cases having oieo o"''
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
LYNCHsURG LOCALS.
The New Paper Nil-snti-Mahoneite-
sour on the Bos.-Thc Negro Brethren
ALSO Di-gruntled.


LYNCHBURG. VA. August 2l.-The
stock of the new paper mill. IN con
junction with the pulp mill at Big
Island. WAS completed to-day. aud iu-
sures an early completion of the work.
Considerable RichmOnd capital Is in IL.
and Richmond men 10 run lt. =. \.
Krise is the leading man Of the com
pany here.
The weather man is changed in the
signal office here about as often as the
weather itself. The present observer.
SIR. Demans. was ordered last night 10
savannah. Ca. and another from Raj
eigh ordered here.
The anti-AIahone Republican meetings
here last night was very large and out
spoken. The statesman calling the
meeting To order said in voice broken
with emotion that rot since Lee sur
rendered bad he seen such rascality as
was pracuced at the late ward meet
ings. Men from Hat Greek. Possum
Hollow and other county precincts ran
the meeting, ard legal voters had no
show.
Daniel Newell. another leader, said
ne had no objection to General Malone.
If he would lead right. but when eight
of his heuchmeu stitled the voice OF M
ty.good Republicans it was time to call
"a halt. lie was free man. and did
not propose Co be led about like a bull
with q ring in his nose. or an OK to the
slaughter.
William Merchant pitched into Nc
Iauohlin. Malone IS leader. and said he
expected to devote ms best energies TO
scalp him.
cambridge Morris said the action in
his ward was the most damnable he
had ever seen Ii was bad enough TO
have TO fight the Democratic party.
but now that they had the devil IN his
party the Republicans would have TO
fight 90 keep the chains of them. he
complained bitterly about the tolorcd
man not not being recognized I'M the
distribution Of Offices. There ; Pat
McCaun. he sand. who has put a
white man m a iauitor' 5 place. Ii a
negro aiut nc TO clean spittoons, what Is
he good for :
Jordan Merchant said the Republican
party. as conducted in Lynchburg. was
not only disgrace To Tue oiedhllttinu O.
but 90 each individual member. lie
flung in Scriptural quotations. aud said
the damnable couIiliOu of affairs IN the
third ward were plralyzi lie felt
like saying. "Oh. jerusalem, Jerusa-
lem. ETC.. when he looked over there
last Tuesday. Iamp.. he said. had
captured the ward meeiingl. and a
Iyuchburg Republican stood no show.
The foxes have their holes, lac said.
1.-THE birds cf the air their nests, but a
lLyuchburg colored Republican no place
90 lay his head.
The Republican split here IS very
broad and deep rooted. 1t is generally
believed here by McCaull and other
leaders that Malone will be nominated
for Governor tomorrow. with Judge
Woode. of Scott. second. and Lurty. Of
the Valley. Attornoy-Genoral.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

PIrTsBURG. Pa. August 2l.-A large
gasoline still in A. =. Miller * Son 3
oil refinery. corner OF Preble avenue
and Adams street, Allegheny City, ex-
ploded at 3:0J this morning. The en-
tire refinery was destroyed by ths ire
which followed. Perry Hawk. an EN-.
ploye. was sleeping beside the still at
the time of tho explosion, aud was
probably fatally burned. Terrence
Miller and two other men are yet miss
ing. Miller was night engineer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
NORTH DAKOTNS FIRST CONVEN-
TON.

IRVING to Nominate q Republican Ticket
FARGO. y. d., August 2l.-Ihe first
State nominating convention OF Norm
Dakota was called to order at precisely
2lO this afternoon by General
Allen. chairman Of the RepuD'
lican State Central Committee.
Judge Cochiane was elected tenn,
n1rarv chairman. ard ii. \. LIBBY. oil
Walsh county. temporary secretary
After the appointment OF a committee
ON credentials. the convention took "a
recess until 1870.
At the night session the chairman
announced that the committee would
lee unable 20 report until tomorrow
afternoon. aui the convention ad-
i3urned. 80 less than "a doz IN different
caucuses are being held, and the Alien
men are confident they have captured
Inc combine. Ii has transpired that
the princiral offices have been promised
promi,cuously TO the different delega-
lions by the Miller enthusiasts. and the
Allen men are making all the capl1ai
they can out Cf It.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
Fall TOpcIuDncrS

We are busily engaged in
making ready for the coming
season.
Our buyers have had the
rck of the market they have
am exc ON OUR interests, and
OUR interests are YOURS.
Orders placed several
months ago have had their
supervision, and arc being
pushed in the most satislac-
tors manner. Wcarc gather
a- n everything in the fash
onah'r clothing world that is
nea and good.
w. know what you will
need for the fall and winter.
and our stock shall conform
to the very best types of art
and be in perfect accordance
With your well-known tastes.
Everything is getting into
sha. and in a short time the
result of their work will be
Shown in all cf our depart
r-
NW York is the acknowl-
edged centre of American
sn'.s and fashions. From oui
HEADQUARTERS in tha
city wc are prepared to furnish
the FINEST and the BESl
ever placed ON inc NlOililiOilO
market
I'm all our lines we have the
choices. productions of tho
best makers in the world
Our Fall Announcement WI
bc made In a short time, an'
our FRIENDS and the PUB
LlC may besurcthatin Variety
Quantity Quality Style In
and the price THE BOS
TON viii. a. usual, be ID
aThc Swim
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
DEFIANT MooNsHlNERs.
ono OF Ih,m ,hoo an ooeer.

ono of Ihsn shoe an Dnicer.
NASHVILLE, 1ENN.. August 2l.-The
american s. special from South Pitt
burg. Tenn. says. An attempt to assaf-
slnate Deputy United-States Marshall
Sam. Hughes. took place at Whitewall.
twenty miles up the valley from this
place Yesterday evening az o'clock
Tie deputy marshall had arrested John
Upton. for Wild eating. aud had left
him with au ACCOMPANYING OIL
Ger, and had gone further down
the mountain 60 arrest some Oi his col
leagues " hen he suddenly ran upon
two men with shot guns. They told the
officer to kip. and upon bis refusing to
10 20 one of them John Hobs fired at
him aLa space of thirty yards. eight
buckshot taking effect. The officer
pulled his revolver as the would-be
assassin ran off, but as IL refused TO
work he could not shoot. He was
not fatally wounded. 4 day y-Dook in
his coat pocket saved his life, a bullet
going through toe book and into his
breast Just above the heart The moon
sinners have been defying the officers.
aul officer Hughes attempted their ar
rest. with the above resglts. His
wounds were dressed this evening at
Jasper. and he left for mere reinforce
mguts.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
\ Young Somnambuiist steps From a
Running Train.

EFF1NGHAM. ILL.,. August 2l.-Just
before the Tandalia train reached here
at i:2O o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
Y lille it was running at full speed Rose
Ca s.dy. a l3 year cid girl from South
Bend. Ind. en- fOute to Little Rock .
Ark. got up while asleep. walked out
on the platform and stepped off. The
train was stopped and backed up. The
girl was found .rhurt and walking in
the OBJ te direction.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
rrn,e. a sncce.. in The we,l.

Proves success. in the West.
II PEKA, Ks August 2l.-G0yernOr
Hutchison, Attorney General Kellogg,
Chief Justice Horton. ard Associate
Supreme Justices Valentine and John
sion. have furnished for publication
official statements that woman suffrage
at municipal elections in Kansas has
proved such a great public bervfit that
they advise other ; ates 10 adopt 1t.
None Of these officers are elected BY
women votes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
A REIGN or TERROR

Resulting from an Epidemic OF Diptberia.
COLUMBUS, o., August 2l.-Ihs State
Board OF Health has information from
Moscow. Clerm0nt county. a town OF
elk hundred inhabitants. which wildly
describes reign OF terror resulting
from disease at hat place. There ex-
lists an epidemic OF diphtheria in tho
most fatal form. The disease broke
out about two weeks ago. and
spread 80 rapidly shat when the
State Board OF Health vas first
notified on last Friday, there were
twenty.six cases and several deaths.
Since that time there are twenty more
cases and numerous deaths.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

One of the most interesting achieve
ments in modern engineering is the cleo
tric mountain railway recently opened
10 the public at Burgcnstock, near La
ccme. The rails describe one grand
curve formed upon an angle Of ll2 de
erecs. and the system is such that the
Journey IS made as steadily and smoothly
KS unon any oi the straight furnicular
lines The Bmgenstock Is almost per
pen licular-from lhc shore Of Lake Lu-
cornc to the Burgcnstock is 1880 feet,
and IL is2.s 500 feet above the level of the
SEA. The total length Of the line is OBS
metres. and it commences with gradi-
cnt of 81 per cent, which Is increased 10
IS per cent. after the first 400 metres
this being maintained for the rest OF th,
Journey. 4 single pair Of rails Is used
throughout. and the motive power (elec
tricityl is generated by two dynamos
each of twenty-five horse power, which
are worked los q water wheel of nominal
lv i2j horse power erected upon th'
river Aar at its mouth at Bu0chs, three
miles away, the electric current being
conducted by means OF insulated copper
wires. The loss in transmission is sstl
mated at - per cent.-New York Icle
uram
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
smnLer., Ireemasonrr.

There is a kind of Freemasonry be-
tween smokers in the United States that
| have never seen in my own country
said a Canadian visitor TO a reporter,
"and the first time it came under my OBJ
scryation it annoyed me. | was sitting
on q Central park bench smoking cigar
when n man approached me and said;
Have YOU got fire there! 4 don't un-
dcrstand you, replied. viii you give
me light. he said. 4 don't think |
have match left, | answered, feeling
in my pocket 4 don't want a match,
he said, your wccd'll do reaching out
his haud for my cigar. | felt rather an
moved at what | thought his imperti-
ncncc in trying TO form my acquaint-
auce. and replied: 4 have not tie pleas
ure Of knowing you, sir, and ] don't care
TO have YOU handle the cigar ! have in
ms mouth, anyway He seemed sur
priscd al my refusal. but said nothing.
Since then ! find everybody does II
here. Men acost am entire stranger, use
his weed TO light their own, say thank
you,' and pass on without the least in
cliuation 10 start a conversation or any
thing like that have seen the news
boy borrow light from a merchant and
"a negro do SO from a swell, and it has
even come to be point Of etiquette for
the lender first to give a strong putt
on his cigar TO make it burn brightly
and then knock the ashes of before pre-
scniin. it. There is no reasonable OBJ
lection 10 it, suppose. as the part Of the
cigar That is put between the lips is not
touched, but never saw it at home that
remember, probably because we look
upon cigars there as rather eXtrayagant
luxury, anyway, nearly all smokers habit
ually using the pipe. 1t surprised me at
first IN this city to see every body smoking
cigars. from the millionaire down TO tho
car driver. New York Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

4 few years ago the German railway
romnanies were convinced that iron
,leepegs were superior to wooden ones
m lssJ-s6 there were laid on the German
lines 3 e.462. 900 new wooden sleepcrs and
.O0,.lJ9 iron ones; but in the following
year tlcrcwere only s6s 263 iron sleepers
l,.d, against l,5ll,999 wooden ones.
LAST year there were 2,G,5,i2t wooden
sleepers laid and only 1jO,6iO iron ones.
The useof wood for slcepers seems, there
fore. 10 be gradually increasing in Ger
many and the employment Of iron dimin
ishing. The lIcnch railway companies
have always opposed the use OF iron
slecpcrs ia France, but they make less
objection TO them in Algeria, where the
extreme heat makes their application
more proftabIe.-New York Telegram.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

CHICAGO. August 9l.-Judge Thomas
r. Cooley. Of the Interstate CoIL-
.,,o,ca Commission. reached this city
LA after a five weeks Western trip.
The trip was made in the interest OF
,he M Commission work. and included the
sn,ostioation of various railway mat
,a,s 20 Concerning which Judge Cooley Is
"at ,o'f' vet ready TO speak. Judge Cooley
saw a number of railroad men To-Day
on LEGAL matters. He will be n the
city during the greater part OF tue
~ eek on similar business.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
Ne,ada's Deep Mines.

In Nevada electricity runs the very
deep mines. and has increased produc-
ton - per cent. The men who work
3, 100 feet deep live about two years, not
witi.standing the fact that they work
onl, two hours per day. They get more
pay than eight hour men. They work
fifteen minutes and rest forty-hve. tx
cnanre.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

P,rrsBURG. PA. August 2l-At 2'lo
o'clcck this afternoon the well-known
contractor. John y. Nalcher. was mot
twice by PAINTER named William L.
Loo The shooting occurred in MI.
Xslcher's 4 office. on Second avenue. a
dispute on business matters was 'ns
cause. After the shooting. Lee walked
onietly away. passing through crowd
Of srectators. and at this hour lS'fo T.
NJ has not been arrested.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
FROM LEXINGTON.
Handsome subscription To the Bu'na VS.
ta Innaes-t riiicai Condition "f Dr.
~mith--rer,0nIl.

IrItN tl I'd lut lllA'nfI
LEXINGTON. Va. August Il. Col. VI.
T.. ingalls,, president. with his assis-
tant, Decatur AXtcll ard General
Manager Hanohan. were az Buena Vista
to-day, and Colonel logalls subscribed
hfty thousand dollars for the furnace
there. The party will be at the Natural
Bridge 10 night after brief visit here,
and in all PROBABILITY will be at Glas-
gov tomorrow.
The condition Of Rev. James Smith ,
son of General Smith, Of the Virgin a
Military Institute. Is reported to o
worse TO night. He suffered several
hem0rrhages OF the lungs today. He
has been ill for long time. Mr. SmI h
is the brilliant young writer who VIC n
come prominence in newspaper dis
cussi0n some time since with General
j. 4. Early about a matter OF war his
tory. DR.. j. Randolph Tucker Is out,
ard his son-in-law tells me is all right
again. and will preside over the law
classes OF the Washington and Lee
University on the opening Of the COM
ing session.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22

I'm 1854 hot headed French inventor
offered 90 contract for churches and ca
thcdrals, including q peal Of bells, TO be
constructed entirely of paper From
chimcs to cannons was but one step, and
the Gallo inventor announced his readi-
ness % supply train Of artillery of any
given caliber. made Of the same ma
torial. building paper is enjoying a per
feet boom just now, and is proving fine
material iu the lands OF architects and
builders for several Uses, inside and out.
the advantage, briefly stated. are: Con
tnuity of surface, or its adaptability for
making into rolls Of almost any width
and length and ilcxibility; or by gluing
several LAYERS together il may be made
stiff. and will stop the passage Of air bee
cause of the absence OF joints; unlike
wood. it has mo- grain. and will not split
10 is unaffected hy change Of tempera-
uirc. and thus has an advantage over
sheet metal for roofing materials; though
I'm It's natural condition 10 IS affected 10y
moisture. it can be rendered waterproof
by saturating with asphalt or by various
other methods: being non-resonant
body. il is well fitted 10 prevent the pas
SAGE of sound: it is a non-cOnductOr Of
heat. and can also be made Of incom-
bustible material. like asbestos, or rem
dered resistant 10 fire by chemical treat
ncnt. Paper Makers Circular
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
,iiner. Killed.

BALTIMORE. MD., August 2l.-A
special from Charleston, ". Va, says:
Frank Morris. John Hill, James
OBrien. aud Brodie Morris. miners.
we're caught beneath a fall of slate IN
the mines Of the Cannellton Coal Com.
pany. in Fayette county, last night, and
killed. Several other men were injured.