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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
Drinking tue meo,th orths Queen.

fshenold EBy) Telegraph
The following is verbatim report q
a speech, IN giving the ioast OF Tho
Queen ct recent agricultural show
dinner IN Scotland. he Chairman said ::
"Noo, gentlemen. Will We q fill your
glasses, for I'm ABBOTT TO bring forward
The Queen. Applause. Cor Queen,
gentlemen, il really wonderful woman,
If ! msy say it shes sne o tho guid
auld sort, nae WhigrLalesues or falscrais
ABBOTT her. but a douce Gacceut body.
She's respectable beyond doot. She
has hrocht up t. grand family o weei-
taur'd lads and iasslcs--hcr auldest son
being a credit to ouy misher-ald the ~
A weel marr,d. Ae daughter is lac less
tnan mauied to lAo Dukeo' argyll son
aud heir. Cheers. Gentlemen, ye Il
maybe no believe It, tut L ance saw the
Queen. Sensation. j did. 10 was when /
took NV aulJ brown coo tae Perth show.
! remember her Wtel such color, sucn
hair interruption AID cries OK IS
It the COO or tie queen We are pro
posius?" '' lAc queen, eentlcm T..
beg your pardon. but . wss talking ADuot
the COO However, rs tae the queen,
somebody pointed her oct tae me NJ
Perth station, and there she was, smart
ana tidy hike. and SAYS l tse myself !:
'lin nav auid woman at hame slips ava
We medina remain a widow aritue. nour
ianger. Cheers. 400, &. nilemen, the
whuskev's guid, the nicht IS lang, tho
weather is wet and the roads are safi,
and will harm Daebody tnIt comes to
eli,f. SO, aif vi yes; drink tae the
bottom. The Queen 80 lCAeeIs,l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

different sets OF that figure, and tho
same will follow in the case OF gentle
men. The result is that after the ger.
man is concluded it is seldom that any
two persons have received the same
number Of favors.
Among wealthy people these fsvors
are generally articles OF considerable
value, but among more modest compa-
MES they are simply pretty souvenirs OF
the occasion. In this set OF mine where
We have no end Of fun and recreation,
the expense attending the makeup Of
fsvors is borne by the ladies and gentle
men. IL was the ladies' wish that it
should be SO. They organized the club
and insisted that whenever We met for
the german, they should contribute their
share towards the expense. ! do not sec
why that is not very proper plan"
How is the leader selected for such
events 7"
This duty is generally imposed upon
the one man in the company who Is re-
garded as the most inventive, although
it is coming 10 be now so that slrno,t
any body who has danced the german
several times can lead il successfully.
lie is not generally debarred from the
pleasure of dancing during the evening,
Ter he has the privilege OF selecting st
any time any OF tue ladies present to
dance a figure with him. The invention
Of new figures is no easy matter, too.
Beyond tho planning Of movements
there has to be something done TO Sc
cure articles snch ss the curtains and
screens and candles which may be used
in them. All this work the leader has 10
do unsssisted, and any defect in the
arrangements is necessarily chargeabie
10 him."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

"A part Of the room, tho lights turned
down, and a lamp or candle placed upon
q table little WAY back OF the curtain.
Certain of the ladies who are selected by
the le8der, seat themselves back Of the
curtain so that their profics are cast IN
shade upon d.. and the gentlemen APP
proach upon thg other side and pick out
their partners according 10 the shade.
AN amusing feature of most Of the
figures is an arrangement 10y which ut
least one man ~ every set gets left A
good iilustration Of this scheme ia the
screen figure This IS similar TO the
shade except that instead Of stretching
q curtain across tie room n screen Of
fine tissue paper IS used. Four ladies'
stand IN row way vt one end OF the
room Mt considerable distance from tho
screen. Five gentlemen get upon their
knees behind it. The ladies cannot see
the Gentlemen. nor the gentlemen the
ladies. AT the sound OF the whistle the
ladies' run forward rapidly, burst through
the screen, eud tell IN the aims OF the
kncehug gentlemen. As there are only
four. aud rs there IA no possible chance
~ selecting a partner. one OF the gem
tlcmcn must uaiuarslly set lett. If a
lady 10y chance falls INTO the arms Of
two gentlemen ut time the choice Of
course is desi guated 10y herself.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

usually little musical whistle which he
blows as signal for the movements,
and, as rule, four nople take part in
the movements at time, although there
arc some which / will explain that call
for more than that nuaber. We will
suppose that the entertainment has be-
gun by general waltz, in which all the
parties present take part with their first
partners. Then at the sound OF the
whistle they take their seats around the
room. Then the first figure may he
what is called 1.-The Candle, very
amusing device, which is performed
after this fashion, The leader places
chair in the middle OF the room, aud
calling young lady from the
first four, gives her o lighted candle.
She stands upon the chair and the two
gentlemen Of tho first four come for
ward. She holds tho candle at any
height she may choose. snd the gentle
men Jump up in turn and try to blow it
out. The one who succeeds in blowing
it ont becomes her partner for the next
watt In this figure, OF course. the
lady has every opportunity to favor the
gentleman she likes. very tall man
uaay be presented to her, for instance,
and If she does not choose HIM, she may
hold the candle 20 high that even he may
not be able TO reach 1t 70 blow out the
blaze. On the other hand, if he is a
short man whom she favors. she may hold
it down so low that be NAV be able
10 do 20. All determinations Of this kind
are accepted IN the utmost good nature,
and from this alone you may see how adj
yifabls it is 10 limit the participants TO
those who are personally friendly. When
this figure hhs beeu performed by the
first four whistle is sounded and the
nett four try it, and so on until every
lady Inns stood upon the chair and every
gentleman has taken has turn at jump
ing. After that the whistle is sounded
again and those who have found their
partners in tins curious fashion waltz for
few monon,s. The wsltzes are always
brief Just enough 70 give an exhlla-
rating favor 10 the entertainments.
from this single illustration you
can see how the ingenious leader may
plan any number OF curious features for
the evening. Another that is almost
always interesting is called the shade. ,
In this q white curtain Is stretched across
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
THE GERMAN.
AN ENTERTAINING AsTIcLE on rEE
rAsHI0NABLE SOCIETY DANCE.
what's Iti-Whers DID II Come From =
Some OF the Figures-fhe
Loader.
For the Dispatch Copyrighted


NJ" i""N' V'n"Ni' - Ao0y' =,
Ni"l ~ '"e i,'''n ~"
danced Where oiu F." ooue iiV'n !"
1t hNely % ne permanent ie"'"io VI 30
clai entertainment
These questions ha'Haly "Iise 10 the
vast majority OF newspaper readers VINO
know no more about the doiDg' oil hish
society than thcy can gamer rom occa-
Gonai paragraphs or reports Ihere are
CSsain KINDS OF dances 'hA' sie UNI
<ye}aIly known. but me german ~ one
tlat has "een as a rue oouuheu 70
moro exclusive SCI ' III, any o'her ioru'
Of enieftsnmchL iheIo was uhle
WHOM u VA. '""A'u upon as Tue u'Os'
wicked oi 81 devices lor amusement,
nnd pcrhspsln some places II is stu he'd
IN Tins estimation. That, perhaps, - be-
cause oi the iach OF knowledge as 70 itS
zeal nature.
lv0ry loiy "uder''ands 'nA' 10 os
leader OF tAc Refnsh Is 10 DO us
tnfushcd IA society above o1her men,
bat just what TINS 'tRo0r doet anu no"
hrduous his duties are 10 matIeI unoeF-
stood only by tne lew. IL "ou'u seem
that tie german might De tDe very
plossaatsst form Of social Amusement /;
and though 1t tssumes quite different
aspects under different leaders, IN gen
cril Il is bound - remain al the hea1
oil ali dance gatherings
The writer has discussed tho matter
with several successful leaders OF the
german. sud such information rs j. here
gwen comes from them. 40 one, Az
parrrtly. knows where the name ongi-
mated or sees 1ny reason for IT.. Tho
dance was first known as the cotillOn,
aud that is it's only proper name; and 1t
Is said that people are returning 10 tho
use Of that terra inftoad OF the one now
generally accepted.
"To begin with" faid one Of these
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

"Stll another figure with this same
purpose nsy be called The Mirror. in
Tins the laales SIT IA row and each one
holds before her face hsnd-elsas The
gentlemen file past the euure row at
their backs, and as they pass each lady
can zee the gentlemen, one st time, by
his reflection in the mirror. If = lady
secs the face of gentleman whom she
does not care TO have for partner she
brushes her handkerchief across the face
OF tho mirror. This Of course o6scures
the reflection Of his lace. think that
tho slang phrsse giving the brush or
setting the brush originated from this
figure. When IL lady secs the reelection
OF the face OF seatieman WHOM she
wishes for partner she holds the mir
Tor snil. Ibis figure is generally en-
ploved in such way that one man IN
the party is left out
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
Trettntesf Hottie Trick.


An impetuous philadelphia clubman,
wishing to show a trick TO some friends,
dashed into She nearest saloon, followed
by the psrty. Without any preliminary
ne said TO the bartender "Oiive me- an
empty champagne bottle-a quart,
plesse." The bartender, who never
liked to see an empty bottle unless a
customer made it so. emptied a bottle
of champagne into pitcher and handel
it over The feat consists in grasp'ng
the bottle firmly around the neck IN the
hollow between the thumb and fore
finger. and then, without allowing the
hottie 10 incline from the perpendicular
and without dumping" IT, to work
the hand down gradually by the aid OF
the fingers until the bottom OF the bot
tie rests on the palm of the hand. After
the exhibition was over the bartender
soberly said il would cost the performer
s9 90 for the champagne. but | never
drink wine" said the clubman, which
vas true. "Then. $3.50 for the trick, "
said the other.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

developed "a special dance taking three
or four hours. which Will ho Tire same
tnis wear nul The year after. But those
Who extract thc most genuine tun .lIom
IL are those who retain most OF the Odd
methods by which the amusement IS
very largely dependent upon novelties
introduced each evening
"Iu general 10 mas lie said that this
dance DE- "a Succession Of brief waltZes Ia
icuperscd Withhguge- movement oil every
KIND. The leader must know exactly
what he is gong 10 do from ono end Of
thc evening 90 the other but NO one IN
the company ncei know what ii coming
unless II be possibly the hIst four $50
cnlioh that Is the two couples who are
selectel to carry oul the leaders IN
sirucuous before tue others take their
turue. for except IN tLe general waltzes,
It Is seldom that oil parties engaged IN
the dance are moving at the same time.
ou must not imagine that those VINO
dance the german are engaged for threo
or four honrs successVelE any more than
tho,ewho gotoa miscellaneous hall where
there d. card OF eighteen or twenty
numbcr. There are periods Of rest for
al save. possibly, the musicians
cit Is impossible to lay down any law
which will apply TO ell parties where the
german Is dsncei, but the way 1t Is done
IN my SGT cen explain, sni | think 1t Is
about the be way TO extract the most
genuine fun and recreation ont OF tie
Entertainments We viii suppose that
there are tweutv of MS, ten gentlemen
snd ten ladies'. with one added Who IS
the leader He may have a partner bat
rs "a rule he keeps IN the background
and deVotcs his whole energy 10 help
iug along the entertainment OF tle
others. With us the selection of part
nrrs Is generally by lot. Twenty novel
ties are prepared, IN each OF which is a
button. Ten of these novelties are
Or tia gentlemen ana ton for the ladies'.
When they have been taken haphazard
the novelties are opened and each GEN
tcman finds ms partner according IL the
button winch he secures. 'c has 10
vala about tie room until be finds tho
lady that exactly corresponds to his own.
OF course there may bo great variety
Of devices OF tins kind. Another very
good one is TO put in the novelties d.
viiel mottoes-as for instance Love
me little. love mo long. gentleman
will linda ribbon or an engraved card or
any other device OF this kind on which
is inscribed: Love mo little. HIS
partner will I've the lady VINO has a simi-
lar ribbon or card inscribed with: " Love
NE long.
after the first partners have been
secured, however. it does not mean that
these two shall dance together through
out the whole evening, because the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
FROM PusPLEs 10 sCROFULA CURED.

CUrICUEA. the great skin cure and CLTiCCRA
soar. prepared from u. externally. ard CUTIcU-
KA kEsoL AR. tie seT blood plriaer. internally.
ars positive cure Tor every forn Of akin aud
blood dlsezse from pimPiss % scrofula
sold srsryWAsrs. Price: CuricUgA, %. soar,
%: RRsoLVkST. g.. Prepared b. tho POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL COMPANY, Boston,
Mass
ssod for How % Cure skin Diseases a
Daeas 20 illustrations. and 100 tsstimOEials.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

A few wesss ago ray wifs suffered vsry much
from . cusaseOIs disea5s OF Tia scaln and re-
celyes no rel ~ from Ne radOus rem sdies sho
used until she tcied CUTIcUzA. mo disease
promptly yielded 70 t1is WeatmsnL sud In
short Ehile she was entirely we'll There has
been no return II the disease, and CUTlcURA
ranks No In our est alton for diseases VI tao
AKIN. REV. J. PEKS3LRY BARRsTr. d. D.,
Raleigh. y. c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

7 Z
| must extend ~ you tie thAaks OF one OF
my customers. who has been cured, by using tho
LUrICUKA hsEEDlgs OF al oid sore, caused oy a
long spell Of sickness or tsYsr elgnt years ago.
lie vas 20 pad lie Was fearful hs would nave .
awe nis leg arpputatoa. fuE is happy 70 cay 10
is now entirely Weil-souud as n dollar. Sc re-
quests ne 20 use his name, which Is IL. II. Cason,
q merchant Of this 9iEoe. JOIN '. Moor,
Urusgst GAluapOrO Tenn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

BAD WITH ECHEHA-HAIR ALL GoNE-
SCALP COVERED WITH EkUPHONs-
gRsIGHY HIS HAIR WOULD NEVER
GROW-C"RED ~ CUTfCUkA RENE
JIRs -HAIK SPLENDID AND NOT A PHI
PtF ON EIA
Icanaos sGy enough in prElss Of the CCTIcCRA
REsEoias. Ny boz, whom one year # age, was
60 bad ri.h eczema that be lost ell " his hair.
Ms s.al0 wa covered with erupuOn-, which "a 10
docto-s said Hassad srhi, AID taat his hair
would r ayer grow Sgail. Desparins 81 q euro
from physicaus began he use OF Tho CCriccRA
RrBEDIEs, and, / AL haSpY 10 saY, with ~ most
perfect succsss His hair 10 now spiendIi, rnd
tnere is assAp lnnie on b. n. recon uond tho
CVrTCUEA RTfEBfEs % rlo,hers - ~ most
.asady, economical. Asd sUrs cure ior all SKIN
leases OF infsn-s and Csiidren. aud feel that
every mother who has al aillcto1 chlId Val
thank ns isr 80 dong
MRS II. Z. WOODsUY, Norway, SIC,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

ELEVATORS AND HOSTING MA
ia CHIMES for stores, factories. sad private
houses manufactured aud put ap N the best
CALDWELL MACHINE COMPANY,
jaSim isil Cary street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20


NLrE, THE UND ERSI G. ED,
W CHARLES ". HARDOOD. WILLIAM n.
JONES. AND HOBaRy n. NuiTLOCh, all re-
sialar In tbs city of kichnoni. Ia tho -tAse u
yirs nis. have fhis day formed q SPECIAL or
'iCaAREss W. HAYWOOD AID WILLIAM "
JONES are tho general partners snd AObkkf
II. WulTLOCk Il tho special psrtnef. DO said
hOBBkT II. WnlrLOCK. Toe special partner,
has contributed 70 said partnership snd actually
paid IN eah the sum OF $500
The nrm-nans and ssyis of saii psrtssrshlp
saslI Dc HAYWOOD 4 JOINS. aud ssid partner
snip shan contisge until ms lst day 81 January,
1871.
inc place Of business Of said partosrship
shall 70 ths city OF hicbmond, Va, aud the busl-
nees conducted shall 30 no manufacture Asi
sale Of wooden boxes aud 0.hsr business per-
Wit.sss me following signatures 81 Richmond.
Va, this lltn day Of January, 10 ne year issa
CHARLES w. HAkWOOD,
WILLIAM n. JONES,
X n. NHirLOCK.
STATE OF VIRGINIA. CRY on kfcsg0sD-T0 WIT. !;
/, Allen o. Collins, . nO.ary public for tbs city
OF kichmoud. ia ne Stale Of Virginia DO certify
that CHARLES w. HARDWOOD. one q the gea-
era psrtnors Of the limited psrta orsbiD tradinz
usdsr no nrm Dkals q HAYWOOD a JOINS,
this day personally appeared before NE IN ny
city Aforesaid Asd nsae oath nat kOebkf II.
NsIiIOCk. tbs spoctsl psrtaer = sslf partner
ship. has cOatribalea and actually paid In cash
10 10 xAld part aersnap the sun " fS.so. -
And hlYthsr csrttff Ina cdAhi-Es W. HAt-
WOOD, WILLIAM D. JONES. ana koBshf n.
WdlrLOCk. whose sapass are ssaei 70 IN,
forssosAS vrtriaS bearing as,s ne I'm ev o.
same before ms in By city Aforesaid Siyoa
uadsr my hAnd this I'm day OF Jssozry, lssa
ALLAN q. COLLINS,
"A i3suit Notary Puella
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

Many men arc ulm uf-
fulof tho laws OF health
and expose fhomselFes u
hllkiudrCf eoa ihsr. SUCH
lmlrulaoeo often results
in dangerous Coughs.
Colds. q uaSt Pains. khnu-
WAilsm. scIa lea, d 81 q
other paleful aTlcil0nA.
BENsOS's rLksTER will DO
fOuci ne most reliable
ertcrual remedy Known
for th1 prompt rehei and
euro % such ailments. II
beops up q healthy nOa
~ tie blood Haeu tho
BODY is eEposei 10 tho
rarafes ~ TAO mort Ia
cirmeGt weather. Care
.fll buyers viii asa Tor
Bgs1os PLIErRk and
re- .o = Il others.
fF send o-cent
stambt) SeAhury a John
ron, % Platt street, y. Y,
fIr a CODY o. INSTRUCTIONS
rom tn Doctsr. a yalua-
bio household Dosk.
n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
THE BRADSrREEr COMPANY.
4 CHARLES r. CLARK. rKssiDssf
kRADsTREkIs5 RICHMOND oFficA
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Ths Rich mead ONE aAs more ,asn ssps ps,s
vtl ghs rapid gr0ssn II lie GIG ADD Develop
sasas q he tsrritsry usostAry - 4 IL edo<s ~
sfss nsrcAahss soam znkgy 81 sAr sscti<sa all tos
ssyAnsxgss II ssysssa sss ssps<soriy Of velca
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n raard tes intsssstof 10 kecal pAfoos u Al
tssisd ~ NE fscs tsss a hes nos .srsss ssa>~
sfu.bssrtAsvs Ass eng stAg nSrsnsssss agen<a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20

Horsferd's acid Phosphate
Eos MIGHT swEArs
4 consumption gives speedy benefit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
sARrAIN on POE.

A pony Of brandy is not more stimu-
lating than 4 chat with John Sartain, nor
is az hour with an encyclopedias more
instructive. asked him some time ago
bis opinion Of Poe. - brilliant enough
fellow. said he, but errAtic and always
untrustvorthy. remember that Butler,
the pablsher, Rufus Griswold, Pos's
exceristor, snd Thomas Buchanan Read,
the painter-poet, were seated with me
one day in my den when Poe joined US,
lugubrious and inpecunious a. ev0r.
doa't recollect how, but presently tho
conversation turned upon poetry and
Griswold laid down the law that
hard writing was essy reading, that the
best Poetical works were the result OF
stsensous effort at expression. Poe
sneered at this. The genuine poet, ne
INSISTED, was always inspired. and that
expression which Was not spontaneous
did not issas from an inspired man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
NEW YORK LETTER.
woNEE WHO ARE FIxNDs-THg opIUK
AsD BRoxIBg HABITS.
poss gsv York Life Make Women Mascu-
lire snd Men Ehsniaats i-Rsminis-
esncss OF Jdgsr A. Poe, &c.
tcorr.sDond.uos Of the Richmond Disp.,cn.i

NEW YORK, january II, Ioo'.
at is strange" said DR.. Charles
Perry, the popular pharmacist of PARK
Row. "to see how many women are
'fends.' OF course when say fiends,
I do not mean anything peculiarly de-
moniac or suggestive Of that sulphure-
Gus realm Of which so much is said. L
Am only using an old term in the phnr-
rnaceutical trade for people who get into
the habit of using some pernicious drug
You have no idea how many there are IN
great metropolis like New York. l
question if there be single apotheca-
rvs in the city but what has at least q
dozen women patrons whose chief pur'
ohases are of narcotics and similar COM
pounds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
pRnRInaInNAL..

We VIII give premys slssstien 10 Law 6usiness
"A Al tAs stale Aod fsdsrai courts " the city OF
Richmond and adtsesns esanusS no t$sm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
rHF orrr-tf HABIT.

"The commonest vice in this regard Is
the opium habit. The number OF victims
of this habit j. far up in the thousands.
Some buy the crude gum and eat 1t rs
regularly as they take their daily meals.
Others buy landanum and drink 1t IN
quArter-ounce, hRlf-ounce, and even
ounce portions according TO the extent
TO which they are controlled by the
narcotic. Some who have keen pslstes
and tender stomachs cannot take lauda-
nun and use instead paragouc. This
ancient midwiie's favorite Is simply
sweet preparation Of opium ma
vored chiefly with snise-sced, and
tastes somewhat like the anisette or
kummcl used IN French and German
restaurants. still others Of tho same
sort use the infants soothing-syrups,
which qupcks put upon the market for
the apparent Leueiit. but the eventual
ruin Of babies, and which are 30 heavily
spicei and favored as TO suggest French
mixed candies rather than any medicine.
Outside of these are the people who use
Dovers powders and morphine pills
10Th Of these. and especially the hitter,
act rapidly AMI sre very popular with
opium fends, who wake up IN the early
morning with large and painful heads.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
AroTApIMPLE on HIM NOW.

You should hear the old man iDtone it,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-02
An Unfortunate Shot.


DoYLEsrowN Dec. IA serious shooting
affair, likely to result in death. occurred at
Upper Blacks Eddy, Bucks county. on
Christmas night. The victim is Aaron Wis
mer. Of Nockamiron, the same county, and
the man who did the shooting is William
Thompson, aged 10 years, living in Milford,
\. j. just across the river from the scene OF
the fracas.
The particulars of the affair are to the Ell
feet that Thompson was paying his addresses
to a young lady living at Eiiy that his
visits excited the jealousy of several admirers
of the lady who were not admired by her in
return, and that they had frequently threat
ened to make Thompson's visits 70 the place
unpleasant in order to compel him to aban-
don his suit.
thompson knew of these threats, and on
Christmas night. fearing an attack would be
made upon him, he went armed with a re-
volver. Crossing the river, he called on the
young lady and escorted her TO church.
While returning to her home after the exer-
cises an attack was made on Thompson by
several Of the young men who had threaten.
ed him. Thompson drew his pistol and
fired three or foar shots without any known
effect.
Wismer went behind Thompson aud threw
his arms around him in al attempt to dis
arm him. Wismer was a friend of Thomp-
sons. but the latter Is thought not to have
t- -- - r. -
his arms being free. he pointed the revolver
over his shoulder and fired, the bali enter
ing Wismer's breast. This afternoon Wis
mer was still alive, but. it is said. with slight
chance for recovery. the wound a~ffecling a
vital part. Thompson was arrested yesier-
and brought 10 the county Jail here to await
the result of Wismers injuries.