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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
ORR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The school Board and Committee ON a
Tom ot inspection.

The Cts School Board in company
with the Committee on Schools. began
fhcir tom OBJ inspection to 700 the public
schools Boo thc city yesterday morning
The first school visited was Marshall
school. where the usual room inspection
NH- made
Al Bellevue cchool an assembly of aii
fhc schOlar, in the building was held,
and they entertained The visitors with
reciiatiOns and songs. which the princi-
pad. Mr. George r. Pace had arranged
loi the occasion Mayor Eliys0n. Mr..
Capcr-. and Mr. ~traitOn entertained The
children with short speeches
AZ this school the Board held a meet
inr and elected Mr. stephen Perkins TO
succeed Sir Reed as male teacher TO take
charge of the school in Fulton, MT
Reed having resigned on account of his
health
Next Tuesday thc Board In company
with the Committee on Schools. viii visit
tle Ea-tEnd and Madison schools, after
which days w.I be fixed for visiting
thc other schools
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

tague, Norvell Ryland, James Peasants
Thomas VI. rutherford John Dunlop.
The active pall-bcarers are representa-.
tiyes from the clerks. managers. ana
salesmen % The lrm OF ]. E. Williams y
Co. who asked for the privilege OF acting
A. such. They are
H. G.. Workman. W $. Workman, John
II. Dicker-on. Jr.. W. Nick Fisher. John
c. Knox, " VI Coulling, I. \. Jacob,
/ L Smifnn.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
school superintendent. Appointed.

20 Board Of Public Instructions. con-
si-ting of Governor Lee, Attorney
General Ayers. and superintendent of
Public Instruction Dr. John J..
Buchanan met yesterday and appointed
Charles Conner superintendent of schools
for Prince George county, vice h D.
Gillian resigned, and William Is. Clark
superintendent of schools for Surry
county, vice J. W Stephens, deceased.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

Professor n II Harris will deliver in
the College chapel al O'Clock his az
'crnoon. the first 0l his lectures on
Greek Literature
The subject of tine first address Is
Dramatic Poetry IL is understood
that any persons who may have taste
for such lectures are cordially invited to
attend
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
ELDERS APPONATTOX.
Ladies from Petersburg Representing the
Hilndford Memorial Association Call
Upon the Artist.

nIlndford Ncmorill Aesocinilon Can
rpon the Artist.
ya.ferlava number of Indies rcnre-
s,n,inr rle Bgnd,om Memorial As-1.
cation M pefer.bnrr called on Mr. John
Elder The DISTINGUISHED artist. and
lad "a short conversation with him with
reference 10 his statue. Appomafiox
This memorial association couicmplaics
orec,iu monument t0 thc Confederate
J.aJ huriel I'm and around Petersburg
Mr. Elder who spcnf some valuable
,o,rs ~ hi. life I'm fbe Confederate ser.
Wee i'm PETERSBURG. is enthusiastic oyer
This monument ln conversation ycstcf-
I.v Usfb flo Tnus reporfor le said
There f. bat one size for "a monument at
p.f.r-Iurr and that is tle hilh hin M
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
A MURDERER At LARGE.
The Governor Onei- Reward for the Cap
ture OF Jesse King.

ture OF Jesse King.
4 reward of 500 Is offered hy the
Governor for the arrest and conviction
OF Jesse King. charged with committing
murder in semonl county, Va, on
thc 18th day OBJ March. 1850. ON the lGth
dly of March difficulty occurred bee
tween King and David Peelc at Magu.
dia. village 100 Nansemoni county
Friends intericred and separated them
They parted that night apparently
friendly Ou Monday March l,fh, how
eyer King sought Peeie, renewed the
quarrel. aud shot him -four times with q
pistol peeic lived only few days
King succeeded in making bis escape
and the officer, after dUigent search
report that dee cannot Doe i0unl They
also think thar hc has left the State and
is now iu North Carolina at large
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
Richmond Theatre.

One OF the egeni, OF the season will De
DiNey ~ "Ad0nis.' Do with Rice * DiXey
big hurlesque company, at the Theatre
tonight, Friday and Saturday nights
with q matinee on Saturday.
The play is said 90 be remarkably
funny, and comes highly endorsed by
the press.
The indications are that there will be
a full house tonight
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

Hack. 1iflln, O.. Miss Arlene Athciera
Dixey's Company; Arson klng' Guy
william l.. Nash, Gresham, Va. H. !
Hopkins Virginia; George W, Palmer
Cumberland county, Va; I VI. Jones
Virginia: r. L. Young, North Caroiin"
F r McShane. ". W. Kunkyl, Cllitol
Fore. Va: T. W. Tucker, city; John J.
Lowing. Powhaian county, Va; W. II
THOMPSON. Virginia; James y
Bond and wife. Washington, ID. {.
Booker Robertson Amelia {. IT,, Va
". T. Gordon. Virginia Miss Lula y
Grav. Miss Sale 4. Mhilz, Baltimore
Md. = +. Sampson, wife and maid, PM
adelnhia: VIM W. Campbell, Pow haiar
County. Va. J. j.. Putney. Richmond
Va. Vi. Hayden, United states Navy
W. -. Wilson, Maysvilie. NY I. -
Gregory. Halifax. County, Va :. y
Gre.nirec. Pitsburr. Pa, w. B. Tru
man. Lvnchburg. Va. NJ. " joyner
windsor va; r. A. Branch, city; James
Allen. Washington y. G.; tbas \. iioi
man. Cumberland County
FoRp's.-Charlcs +. rain, J. VI. Ne
Keen. indianapolis, Ind f. X. Patton
New Haven. Conn. George scott, Nor
folk. Samuel Helsly, Baltimore; W. J.
Moore. Philadelphia; c. T. Lyon, A. W
Martin. Baltimore T.. Steinwager, New
York: W VI. Niche. Huntington, W
Va. &. T. Childs, Buffalo, y. y keu
hem Arcv and wife. Boston, Mass J.
Parsou. Detroit, Mich, Herbert NJ
Bacon. William II Ward, Green.
wich. y. j.. Mrs. Z. l.. salinar
Augusta, Ca; T. Davis Eomer
Miss NcCarcn. Lynchburg, Va.
A.. 4. Scott. wife and daughter, Boston,
Alexander O. Hogg, Chri.iin. Englandi
g. L. Hundlev, Williamsburg, G. VI
Rraxtou. wife and child, Miss Dabncy
Nireinia H. W. iur.av Mrs Thomas
MorreU. Hiss Moueil, Miss Pyle, Mr.,
PYLE. New York, j. r. Parior, Hicks
ford. Miss Kate Atkinson. san Francisco
Miss Blanche Bigeiow, liarmcll W ID
Bennett. h. VI Payne, New Ork. NJ. =
Blacklock Montreal, Cam A. D. Vest
ST. Louis. Mo- JOHN +. Long, A. j. Bra.
baker. PAGE county. Va j II Garland
Il. s. College. l. Ill., Rice, A G. Ih0mp
SON. Baltimore. George Wheeler. New
York. George C. Rossell, Dayton. o.
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
Meeting of the Board OF Directors of
Post 80 D."

4 meeting Of the Board of Director.
of Post " ID. Virginia Division. Travel
lers Protective Association, was held as
the headquarters last night John i
Culpeper, president i'm the chair
The board organized by the election OF
Nh John {. lIagan as chairman The
resignation of Captain " ii Maxwell
was received and accepted, and Mr.
Henry T. Hrshherg was elected mem
ber of the board.
After the transaction of minor husi-
ness the meeting adjourned subject TO
the call Of the chair.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
seventh ,trcet clrl.tlan Church

The revival now in progress 20 thi'
church continues with undated interest
Rev ! j. Spencer preached last night
from the teNt What must J DO 90 be
saved , Seven persons pr0lessed con
version and several were baptized
Mr. Frank Cunningham sang two verY
beautiful solos
The services viii be- continued during
the week
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

The following c0nyicis were received
al the peniteniiary yesterday. George
Wyche lcolOredl. from Greensyille. three
years for jain burning and three years for
horse stealing, George Adams, from
Patrick, ten years for murder in the
second degree, Samuel Penn lcolOredl,
from Patrick, thAe years for horse
stealing.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

MRs. WINsLOW's >o0gHISG SYRUP shous
always Dee used when children ars cI&n.
teeth. N relieves the .iffle sufferer at once
10 produces natural. quiet sleep uy re'lcfiul
inc child from pain. AMI the little chcrul
wakes H- bright as a button 10 is very
pleasant 90 taste. n soofhe- the child. sOfteu'
tHn gums Wilfs uli pain. relieves wind. regu
Hfre the bn .eis, and Is fhe best known rem
aiy Tor ilarrnua. whether arising from teeth
" Or other causes. Twenty-Five cents 4
,Ottls
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
Mozart Academy OF Mu>ie

Tonight is The LAST performance of
Lost in New fors, and those who
have not seen % should hy all means not
lose the opportunity of seeing SD pleas
ing comedy-drama as this, which for
scenic effects and the excellent manner
in which each ro'e is filed by the entire
east has hardly been surpassed In this
affr
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

BRooELYS. a. Y. April 3 -Rey Dr..
Edward Beecncf. aged eIghty-hye, "a
brother Of the late Henry Ward Beecher
lcii beneath train tonight and bis left
.eg was run over and crushed Owing
90 bis advanced ave the injury may have
serious consequences
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
OH ID,

WILLIAMS Del. at bus residence. SO
west Franklin street. Apr. p. THOMAS &.
WILLIAMS, In the hfty-o.ghth year Of his
age
Funeral services Will be held 40 the First
Baptist Church TO-DAY at T. o'clock
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
Hotel Arrivals

The following We're the arrivals yes
terday at the different hotels
AMERIcAN.-R. l.. Pierce, Powhatan
county; Il. Bennecte, New York A. L.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

B Briel 10 Henry Burger, Jr. 3 acres
on New Bridge road, one mile from
Richmond, 5000 Henry : llutzlcr To-
Isaac Davenport. 90 acres on southside
Deep Run turnpike ~ miles west Of
Richmond. W Fred Pleasants 90 John
NJ. Taylor, 2lO feet on north side Leigh
street, near Dinneen, $3.50
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
$1,000.

WONDERFUL BUSINESS StITs-orr SO st,cs of .,d,iy ALL
WOOL CASHMERE and cIElor SUITS for Gentlemen ana
Youths. in ADD the late spring nnrr- nel made and trimmed
They goat $40 and wonderful bargains
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

Caiarrh cured by Mrs. Joe Persons
rem, d..
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

G r.. Kuvk 10 Christian Den1lef
trustees. 81 feet ON north side % street
between Twenty-eighih and Twenty
ninth. $1,000
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04
T. G. WILLIAMS.
RESOLUTIONS N RESPECT TO HIS
MEMORY
THE ACTION Or THE TOBACCo
TRADE
A TRIBUTE FROM EICnMoSO COZ
IIGE.
The Funeral - take Place This Morning
from the FIRST baptist Church.
The Honorary and Active
InN Bearers.


AZ special meeting of the Associa
tiou of the Tobacco Trade OF Richmond
held Yesterday. President T. i Faiier
son announced io She Trade in = ie% APP
propriatc remarks the death oi MI. J. 4
Williams. and asked the sense of th'
meeting upon the sad announcement
fl was moved and seconded thai com
mi,fec le appointed 10 draft suitable
resolutions Of re~pccti ga the memory OF
n. c. Williams The president then ap
pointed W. W. ID. GIBSON lcAeiiln..N P
Colonel &. Il. Bark -dalc ana ". nan
cock d committee under fhp above ieso
lu'ion 'Tle committee then retired. and
after p brief absence returned and re-
ported as follows
Since If bath pleased 'he Almighty
God 90 take 90 llimc'i ihe SOU OF on
departed friend and honored fellow mem
Der. r. G.. Williams. wc. ihe members of
thc s .-ociaiion of hc Tobacco Trade oi
the city of Richmond Va, desire 10 give
expression tO our feelings on ihis $3.50
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

StIt was also resolved that the board Of
trustees will attend The funeral in body,
meeting az the residence at II O'Clock.
As heretofore mentioned, the funeral
will take place to-day from the First Bap-
tist Church al - O'Clock
The pail-bearefs viii tie as follows
Honorary Pail Bearers Charles Wat
kins Lewis Ginier, James B Pace.
Charles II. Skinker, CHARLES Ryland
John {. Williams, l.. @. Noting, James
/. Gray, William G. Miller, j. Mon
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
LChicaro News1

A great variety of industrial employ.
meGls are directly and largely productive
OF pulmonary disease. notably among
stone Gu tiers. steel-grinders, iron miners,
etc. Taking pulmonary consumption as
a test isease of the hurtful effects OF inhd H.
ing metallic dust, there is mortality of
% IN every 10 sick needle makers, di-
minishiIg to 10 in every 100 sick
bras workers. Mineral dust causes
maximum death-rate from con
sumption Of 80 per cent of the total
mortality among griudstone makers, ami
NAL dust causes 1 per cent, aud dust
from poisonous metals 90 Ter cent of
such mortality, res pectively. in the workers
exposed IF those exposed to vegetable
dust. % out of every 100 deaths among
the cotton, flax and hemp dfessers are
due to consumption. while among coal
miners only fraction of one in the 100
deaths is due to this cause. .vrar ~
recent investigating .bo,u -, ou,r
that Consume. snow not only
miniUc deSiion is not caused by coal
As. out that this is the healthiest of
industrial employments. Looking TO the
longevity. high standard of health, and
low death rate of coal miners, and to their
remarkable freedom from pulmonary dis
ease. there would seem to be some special
protective feature in coa-miuiug opera
tions not shared by the rest of the dusty
trades. 1t is surmised that this may be
due to the antiseptic properties of the car
bon constantly inhaled.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
A substitute for Coal.
TPbiIadeIDbio Raco,.J 7

The Russian oil field promises to be
much more extensive Than ours, and
the supply more enduring than that de,
rived from the wells in this country.
Russian oil, at the wells, is worth about
Is cents per barrel, and yields under
ordinary refining processes only about
30 per cent. of illuminating oil. But the
heavy, nOn-explosive, lubricating oil
that remains after the process of distil-
lation is perhaps the cheapest and best
fuel in the world. The steam cars and
steamships of southern Russia use it ex-
clusively, and it is finding its way into
use in the steam craft of other countries
going and coming from ports in the
Black sea and the Mediterranean. 1t is
cheaper than coal, it does not occupy
one-ufth of the room, and will soon be
esteemed a necessity for steamers max
ing long voyages, which are obliged tc
carry so much coal they have httleroom
for other freight.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
HER SICK BROTHER JOE.
A Boston GIrIs Inimitable Take on OF =
DiscOntented Young Invalid.

Boston Globel
It is one Of the things about men, you
never can find them where you left them,
and if l left Joe as mild as May morn
ing as you might say, l found him like a
Dakota blizzard
He commenced with his breakfast by
saying he wouldn't eat it, and wanted to
know why in-Jerusalem the cook
couldn't be taught to cook like some
thing
Then he sent way down town for some
mutton outlets with mushrooms, and they
were the nastiest looking things. and if
we had cooked them Joe would have
called them all sores of names.
Then said the house smelled so Of cook
ing it made him sick; and he said some
one had carried OIL his morning paper
and after he had hunted all around, and
I'D sent the second girl out after one, he
found he was sitting on it.
Then every girl that entered the house
afterward he insisted upon it was laugh
ing at him about il, and he wouldn't let
them come to his room at all, for he said
they were all female blabs
All the boys that came in he called
"cheap dudes" aud "ninny.hammers, p"
and ma and ( couldn't speak out loud be
cause it rasped him 50.
If we whispered he said that we were
talking about him, and if we didn't speak
at all he said that the house was like a
tomb and he insisted on taking double
the quantity of medicine the doctor left
so he could get out twice as quick, 1
suppose
Then he made both the girls mad max
ing remarks about them in loud tone of
voice, and be confused ME SO that | got
ali the liniment upon his toe and / sup
pose, of course, / did hurt him for he got
up quick, and then sat down again so
Quick he tore my Arasene tidy all TO
pieces.
Then he said he'd like me a good deal
better if | were out in the hall, and l just
went out and sat down by the window as
tie ected, till saw one of Joe's friends
going by-a regular old fuss. Just as he is
and l ran down to the door and begged
him TO come in.
ran him right up stairs, and in five
minutes you actually would have thought
Joe was purring. he was so happy; and
just listened to see what could satisfy a
man, and all l could hear was. New
York Central, -" Pacific Mail, " Margin, :"
"Loan. per Cent" Daisy. Fine
Form. "Dry Monopole, and lots of
other stuff. and l don't see that men talk
any more sensible than girls. if that is the
way they so on.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
Remark able Formation of Rock.

In Prince canyon, as you ascend
the Wasatch, there is a remarkable for
nation of rock called Castle gate 1t is
the most notable single formation along
the whole route. Two huge lodges of
rock advance from the cliffs. IN the
southern side the projection, 500 feet
high, is crowned on the top by a round
turrent. n the northern side a thiL
promontory Of equal height advances its
rose red wall, which is no thicker in
proportion 10 its height than leopatra'
needle, or ANY other mon mental shaft
IL Is wei AMI striking pI .ture.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05

There is a story Of a Chicago man who lost
his brother by death and called ON an under
taker. lie asked the undertaken how much
L would cost TO keep the body on ice until
fter tho funeral, and being told the price
said:
Il suppose you win give me a discount
My brother had his feet frozen before he
died He was caught out in a blizzard"
The undertaken gave the bereaved, mourn
ING brother = per cent. OF On account Of the
Ieet.-Peck's Sun
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05

These Presses are being carried in stock i n
Honolulu and are sold at the very low price
of $65O.OO-in Honolulu-to meet the demand
consignment is now on the way.
Risdon Iron s. Loco. Works,
81 1884 2u San Francisco
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
Trees as n Protection from Lightning.
TCbfaoo-N Tfr,ag

The electricians of the Old World are
among the latest strong advocates Of en-
ploying trees as protection from light.
ming. Investigation leads them to con
Clude that the greatest protection build.
ing can have is to have tall trees near by.
The branches are so many points con.
Quoting the electricity by the trunk to
the ground AS to what particular trees
are the best for this purpose, there is
some question, but all agree that tall
growers are the most desirable; also that
those with great branches are better than
such as have spreading ones Perhaps all
tall growing kinds, like oak, poplar,
hickory, horse chestnut elm, pine or
spruce, are of nearly equal value. In
planning to protect buildings distance
of fifty feet away would be proper. To
have the trees closer there would be danger
in case of stroke of lightning that the
fluid would follow the ground to the
building. A small pond between the
tree and the building would render the
protection about complete.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
THE ADVERTISER

Is coous and prompt in the publication News and
It's readers kept constantly posted of events
other parts of the world particularly United States
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
THE ADVERTISER

Is necessity to Every shspeakng 1nhabtant the
Kingdom who desires to keep pace with the times
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-03-05
THE ADVERTISER

Has for been noted for its Reports Legslat
Proceedings, Important Law Cases. recorded
Verbatim when the importance of the it.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-24
On "a River in Siam.

Rain fell heavily during the night,
washing the face of nature, FURNISH
ing the trees, clearing the air and thus
Frightening the whole landscape. The
cool, fresh morning air that bathed
our hands and faces as we started soon
after daybreak was scented with the
fragrance Of Towering shrubs and
trees, and the panorama we passed
through wasdelightful. Temples dec.
GRATED with dark red and gold and the
picturesque monasteries were set like
gems in the beautiful fringcs of foil.
age tha skirled the banks. Women
and girls, gayly attired in a striped
~petticoat. or one of a small tartan,
and a silk scarf thrown over the left
shoulder, tripped along barefooted on
their way TO lhe market with baskets
OF flowers and garden produce.
Here a group of men and women sat
squatting on the sands, having a chat
before crossing the ford. There men,
women and children, with their gar.
ments tucked up above the knees,
laughed and joked as they waded the
stream. Groups of children playing
in the water dashed it about and
splashed each other. Cattle were low.
ing on the banks on their way to pas
ture. The sun was lighting up the
bald pates and yellow garments of the
monksand acolytes, who were passing
in procession carrying their begging
bowls through the streets. Women
and children were r~everently awaiting
the approach of the monks, and heap
ing little cups of rice and saucers Of
fish and condiments into their bowls,
while the mouks-aL least the young
ones, who have the reputation of be.
ing a jovial crew-pccped over their
fans, which are intended to veil fair
women from their sight Blackwood's
Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-24
Fern Gathering In Killarney.

The bristle fern delights in shade
and moisture, and our first find was in
a rocky cleft in the immediate neigh.
borhood Of the Tork waterfall. Sub,
sequently within the deep recesses Of
a cave, the mouth of which opened
upon the upper lake and could only
be approached by a boat, We discover.
ed several splendid specimens, one OF
which, with a creeping rhizome, some
three feet long, contained no fewer
than thirty perfect fronds. Nothing
that | have eve seen in my varied ex.
p~erience of fern life equaled the deli
cacy and pellucidness Of these fronds,
nurtured in the darkness and the mist.
The veins were so prominent and the
green portion so like a membranous
wing around the veins, that il resem.
bled more beautiful sea weed than a
fern. In this natural cave we also
discovered some OF our finest speci.
mems Of the adiantum, or maiden hair
fern. This plant is called the true
maiden hair, TO distinguish il from
some other ferns which share its fa-
miliar name. The bright evergreen
TINT the elegant form, and lightly
waving attitudes Of this fern render il
very attractive, and when growing
against the side Of the sea washed
rock, or any moist place in any abun.
dance, no fern exceeds IL in beauty
I. Johnston Evans in Popular Science
Monthly.