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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15
CHARLOTTE CHIPS.
Edison Entertained and Secures Rooms
A Negro's slSuli Crushed.

CHARLOTTE, y. c., Feb. IA special. T.
Edison was last night entertained at me
North state Club. Mr.. Ellison personally
took today suite Of rooms Tor year.
and bought carpets and furniture. On be-
mo in~ asked the object Of this he said he
wanted some place TO receive his friends.
lie had three experts down here and would
bc here himself on aud on for the next
twelve months. lie says he likes the south
ern neople. They don't have So many bills
and AS to money making they VIII soon
lanes A. Alexander, son Of Cyrus Mex
ander of this county, w0s sent % the est
ern North Carolina Insane Asylum.
sam Davidson. a negro whose skuii was
crnshed al the hands 0f the negro >am
kerns. died last night. The night occurred
ahont two weeks ago near Hunters'iile.
Kerns will be tried at the term OF Criminal
Court. now sitting here. a.,
Dr. R. II. Ncrment. Republican ponu-
elan has made an assignment. lIaDihties'
$4,000. Never a CO., OF kichmond' are
down for SiOO.
biz rain and wind storm passed over
This city this morning al O'CLOCK % ine
wind blew at thirty-six miles an houf' ine
.torm lasted flfteen minutes.
Hut nine bales Of cotton were receiver "
! day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15
LIE GREAT CANAL.
Particulars Of the Contract for ihe-""tN
Estimates of Engineer.

As was stated M the time IN InE liMEs.,
tbe contract for the great canal was award
ed 10 n Henderson hrm. and work viii be-
gln nt once. III
The contract requires complete JoD-
earth and stone excavation, masonry 'i.S-
ton Of dam and repairing Of lowe pain,
and The work is 10 be- done wilnin one
hundred and my working daNs nom me
20th OF this month. II the work y no.
hfn62qdees "for "A forfeit for every addiuonh
dav required 90 complete 10. ..,.,,
Estimates made by the englneei- W."
the bnsis OF the contract show tnnt ihe ~"
nal will have "A capacity of 2.2'o ho'e' p"N-
er instead Of $50 as no first supposed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15

CuARiO1rEsVIILE, VA, Feb. H.. spc-
cial.1-The argument In the trial Of
William MuscOe, for the murder OIL toiice-
man seal. was concluded at about O'Clock
this evening, and the case gwen 70 lhe Jury ,
who in about one hour. returned a verdict
.of d. murder In the first degree lie was
sentenced 10 be- hung on the 2ith March
ulAI-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l4.-Wong All llig.
a Chinaman, was to-day hanged al the
county jail for the murder Of bis uncle,
Wong Wing Lee, last April.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15

sion Of the Worlds Fair.
BRADY's NOMINATION.
James d. Brady, whose nomination as
collector Of customs at Petersburg, Va. Is
hung up in the senate. has received an IN
timation that his case will shortly be taken
up tor consideration, and he is here 70 look
after his interests. Ex-senator Malone u
credited with opposing BradY'- coniirma-
ton. and the old fight between the Malone
and the an,i-Mahone factions is 10 be re-
yive1 rchind the closed doors Of the
senate. Brady is accused Of trcachery TO
the Malone ticket IN ne last campaign.
ard Of having made political assessments
among government employees. His case
will probably be reported fayorably.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The House Special Committee on Worlds
Fair has reported in favor Of holding an In
ternatiOnal Exposition in 1892.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15
THE Fair REPORT.

The Worlds Fair report was submitted
TODAY. and il will now be given right OF
vay. even in preference to con
tested eases. Two bills were re-
worried one looking 20 the location
sfthe Fair at either New York; Chicago or
Il. louis. and the other at washington.
Thus the Committee will give tue House an
ON t0rlunity 10 choose, putting the Naloh"i
Capit4l against the iield.
For tear OF offending Democrats am los
ing votes, the Republicans, representing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15

dyal cities. have insisted that the contested
cases shall be deferred until after the loca-
sion Of the Worlds Fair.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15
HOUSE CLERKS
HAULED OVER THE GOALS BY
SENATOR INGALLS,.

Republicans Incensed at What They Feel
i a Reflection on Their Party-ir. Pen
dleton's lu-Advised speech Congress
slohai and other Washington NeNs.
WAsuNUrON. d. c., Feb. H. Special.
Senator Ingalls, delivered a sharp criticism
io-day upon the inei'iciency Of the House
clerks. A Senate resolution. FOR which a
substitute had been adopted in the House,
was returned with the entire enacting
clause omitted. Senator Vest proposed an
amendment TO correct the errors. ingalls,
said it was time forthe serate 10 record It's
protest against the recklessness and inciIi'
cheney Of the House clerks; that numerous
instances of such errors had occurred, and
be proposed % advise the House that the
senate would not tolerate any tampering
with legislation. As the Republicans have
recently organized the House and put in
men Of its own party. Ingalls, attack is re-
senied by his party in the House.
rENDLETON's S LI-ADyIsED SPEECH.
Mr. pendleton. Of West Virginia. in a
sort Of personal explanation today pro-
yoked the Democrats without placating the
Republicans. lie had been charged in
some paper with hurling cpitheis az
Speaker Reed. rendlet0n vigorously denied
that Doe had eyer hurled any eldthets at tie
Speaker. lie wouldn't endorse Reeds rll-
ings. but, in effect, be said he considered
him an honest man. The Democrats
construo Pendlei0n's speech as a reflection
upon them. because Of theif denunciation
of Reed. and they are irritated. Some Of
them declare that IL Pendlet0n is seeking 20
conciliate the Republicans. he may look
10 them for support. 10 was a very i'll adj
yiscd speech.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15

bitter night occurred at an elec-
uoa near Wichita. Kansas, Wednesday
n.snf ln which several were killed
ari number seriously inJured.-Wong
Ahlis wss hanged IN san francisco for the
murder ofhIs uncle. Wong WinE Lee.--Mr.
haDeu Garrett o4-prcsident Of the Bslti-
mono and Ohio Railroad. has been taken
fom DIS BONE. bui it is not known where.
lhe finding oilhc body ofIlifam sautelle'
.n iis woods near Lebanon. Mass shows that
O. horrible murder has been committed
ll sparrng match 81 Dallas, is1ss. In
which Jake kiirsin's troupe exhibited. Ar.
James, ~ Dallas. was killed by Banz'h' the
combination light weight champion. The
entire lfoupe were arrested for murder,---
DON tmpauys weekly review report
ine slate ~ trade more fayOable.--
ihe north-Dound passenger train on the
louisville Now Albany and Chicago Rail
iD-l co.liied with a freight. and tho snsi-
n'ei and iiemon Of The passenger train were
Instantly killed.
in ihe United States Court AT BsltimOss
yesterday. tue cases OF The twenty-five ne
ffoes indi'ted Tor rioting on tho Island OF
nHf'fsa on september l4th. 1859. were con-
'''''i twenty three Of them were con-
f'ei,l and two acquitted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15

'mcTroeman'sJo journal claims that tho Par
nelUfes have been acquitted "ali along the
Do" Alt rontivy, near Paris, wedding
I.fty were upset ln ihe river, and the bride
and groom aud TEN friends were diowned.---
n ilo House Of Commons Mr. Parneli
..kcf what the Government proposed 10 do.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-15

The House Committed Elections to-day
passed upon three contested eases that Oh
Mudd against Compton, irom Maryiahui
FeatherstOn against Caye, from Arkansas
and that OF Ihreet lnegrot from AlaDahia;
The Republicans voted solidli to seat Muuu
and FeatherstOn, and the committee unan.-
mouslv agreed ID report in favor OF the sit
tin0 member from Alabama. Clarke lDemo-
craft. ..A..
Iris announced by Republicans that they
will unseat twelve Of the seventeen whose
seat, are contested.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
GOOD FISH STORY.
A Pig Fish and . Sea Bass United b,
Hook for u Year.

A Pig Fish and . Sea Bass United by
Hooks for u Year.
Nearly q year ago Fisherman ". T.
Van Dyke, while pursuing his occups-
ton off shore, says the Long Branch
News, ~invitingly threw out q fishing
line with two well-baited hooks. Pres
emily there was q jerk-the bait had
"took." Van Dyke was hauling in hand
over hand when suddenly the tension
ceased and the line was gracefully and
adroitly whisked into the boat minus
both hooks.
Last fall Mr.. Van Dyke In emptytng
one Of his pounds" Of Its overnight
catch discovered among his oaptives q
''pig" fish and a sea bass united by Q bit
Of fishing-oord, which he readily identi-
fed as his own. A hook had penetrated
the jaw Of each fish, and, becoming im-
bedded there, the flesh had grown
around their barbs and thus securely
fastened them in position. Thus held
together for nearly q twelvemonth they
had coursed the briny in double team.
held by q single twine, till death cut
their thread Of life in twain.
The skeletons Of this curious pair Of
accidental Sismese twins, together with
the hooks and limo which constituted
their sole domestic tie, now adorn the
walls OF the lsh-house Of Mr.. Van Dyke.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
CENSUS ENUMERATORS.

All census enumeraiOrs appointed to
SSsi-I in tnking the crnsns are required
% take AZ cath that thew will perform
heir duties iniihinllv. Tht taxi this
'arh in the tight ei the fact that it they
violate il IN amy partirr III They are
Latte to a fine of $4,000 aud three
>ears' inIrri>' nment. aud the violation
- runi-h4bte by tie United States
aurhori'ips
This M ans that 10 man appoint
cd as an cnumcrntur will dare return n
ta'.e mur on his list Tue supervisor
IL placed under the restrictions. And
the aw goes still further than this. and
makes every householder amensble to
lie same law if he refuse To give or TAI
Ia give accurate and complete nswer
t. th" questions asked by the cnnInera
'Or.
This il done 10 secure the most
~rh0roughlv accurate and reliable re-
turns possible. TIE enumeration VIII
hr gu "n he first day of June, and III
1T t. c'"-" in fifteen dnys. nme
ter. wi"th"r paid hy th" day or !rr
capita. will be- able 10 make about ~
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
THE AMERICAN WOMAN.
'Bab" Thinks h Is the Most Ferfcc
Creature on Earth.

ifBab" Thinks She Is the Most Perfect
Creature on Earth.
The American woman docs lack the
repose of her English sister, but In
place of it she is rich in virtues UNI
known to the British matron.
She Is generous and considerable.
She Is not a bit afraid TO say what she
likes or what she dislikes.
She knows, wherever she NAV be or
In whatever position she may be placed,
that at one word from her the American
man is by her side ready to protect her.
She believes this is the greatest
country in tho world because its women
are good looking and tho mon adore
them,
She Is not used TO waiting on herself,
for ever since she can remember some
thing that wore trousers attended 10 all
her wants.
She is quick to see and good at re-
~membering, and doesn't disdain = bit of
advice,
In whatever strange land she has
gone she has been a success, and to-day
II an American girl we're asked to be
Czarina Of Russia she would not be a
bit surprised and she would combine
mercy with justice in her rule.
The American woman Is the product
Of the finest plant known In the civil
lied worll. She Is the flower OF indie
pendence, and no matter what flag may
a over her, no matter. whether the
skies arc blue or gray, she always has a
smile for the happy, a CHEEKY word for
whoever may be in sorrow, aud for your
boy and mine we will take for a wife
the American girl.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15

bad habits on hin very early, and those
habits have becomc worse. He is a man
on fire. on fire with alcoholism, on IRE
with all evil habits, out with the world
and the world out with him. Down and
falling deeper. His swollen hands in
his threadbarc pockets and his eyes
fixed on the ground, he passes through
the street, and the quick step of an in
nocent child or the strong step OF q
young man or tho roll of a prosper
Gus carriage maddcns him, and he
curses society ami he curses God.
Fallen sick, with no resources, he
Is carried to the a~imshou-o. A loath-
some spectacle he lies al day long wait
ing for dissolution, or In the night rises
on his cot and fights aPFari tons Of what
he might have been and of what he will
be. lie started life with as good a pros
poet as any man on the American CONT
mont, but there ne is a bloated carcass,
waiting for the shovcls of public charity
to put him five feet under. He has only
reaped what be sowed. Harvest of wild
oats! There is a way that seemeth
right to a man, but the end thereof Is
death" Young man, as you can not
live life over again. however you may
long to do so, DO sure to have your
one life right. There is in this august
assembly | wot not, for we are made up
of all sections of this land, and from
many lands, some young man who has
gone away from home and perhaps I'M
der some little spite or evil persuasion of
another, and his parents know not whore
he is. My son, go home! Do not go to
sea! Don't 90 tonight where you may
be tempted to go. TO home! Your
father will be glad to see you and your
mother, l nccd not tell you how she
feels. How | would like to make your
parents a present Of their hayward boy,
%repentant and in his right mind.
would like to write them a letter
and yUu to carry tho letter, saying: "By
the blessing OF God on my sermon I in
troduce to you one whom you have never
seen before, for no has become a new
creature in Christ Jesus" My boy, go
homo and put your tired head on the
bosom hat nursed you so tenderly in
your childhood years. A young Scotch
man was in battle taken captive by q
band of Indians, and he learned their
language and adopted their habits.
Years passed on, but the old Indian
chieftain never forgot that he had in
his possession a young man who did not
belong to him. We'll, ono day this
tribe Of Indians came in sight Of
the Scotch reg mouts from whom
the young man had been captured
and tho old Indian chief said: ~
lost my son in battle and l know how a
father feels at the loss of q son. Do you
think your father is yet alive2" The
young man said: ~ am the only son Of
my father and l hope is still alive"
Then said the Indian chieftain: Be
cause of the loss of my son this world is
a desert You go froe. Return to your
countrymen. Revisit your father hat
he may rejoice when he sees the sun
rise in the morning and the trees bios
som in the spring" So I say to you,
young man, captive OF waywardness and
sin. Your father iE waiting for you.
Your mother is waiting for you. Your
sisters are waiting for you. God ia wait
ing for you. Go home! Go homel
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a COMEDY OF r
An Honest Man Twice Taken for = THE
end nnca Inr a DnhL-IseaL.

An Honest Man Twice Taken for = Thief
and Once for - DOad-Eeat.
Attorney c. G. BabcOck Is u very hou-
"est-lOokinE young gentleman, says the
Seattle (Wash.) Press, and yet this
morning he was twice taken for a thief
and once for Il dead beat.
Mr.. Rabcocl went into Il restaurant
on Third street and deposited his UNI
brella in the rack and hung his hand
some black Derby hat on a nickcl-plated
hat hook. When the disciple OF Black
stone had finished his repast he walked
over to the wall and took what he sup
posed was his hat, put it on and started
toward the counter TO pay for his break
fast.
An athletic gentleman, who was eat
ing his morning epast and watching his
portable property, roared out:
Come back here, sir, and leave my
hat"
All the ladies and gentlemen in the
restaurant watched Mr.. Babcoclt as he
| replaced the hat and took his own.
The young lawyer was az mad az q
hornet and somewhat confused at the
contretemps. Then he walked over to
IIo uhbi'lid iaSh III pAShON up oh
umbrella. The ObScrvant gentleman
whose hat Mr.. Babcock had taken no
| ticed that 1t was his umbrella that was
being carried of, and he shouted In
stentorian tones:
"Drop that umbrella or III hand you
over to the police"
Mr.. Babcock saw that he had made =
second mistake, and o tlshed his own
r~ain-shedder from among the many 9TH
ers that were on tho rack.
Then he loft the restaurant, and he
was called back by he cashier, who
came to the DOR and excitedly said:
Hadn't you better oome back and
pay for your breakfast? You will at
least avoid being handed over to the po-
lice"
AS he still had his check for a fifty
cent breakfast in his hand Mr.. Babcock
walked back and paid his bill, with the
eyes of every lady and gentleman in the
place fixed suspiciously upon him.
One elderly lady audibly remarked:
He doesn't look like a thief, but you
can't tell by looks nowadays what d
person is, as good clothes don't cost
much
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15

Tho painter Millais," said q London
friend to Eugene Field, ia u prince.
BY that | mean hat be is enormously
rich, has a superb home in the suburbs
of London, and lives and entertaius in
the most lavish manner. OF course, he
is II great artist, but IL Is pretty gener-
ally understood hat his Advancement TO
fame and prosperity would not have
been so rapid but for the friendly offices
OF John Ru1kiu. For years Ruskin
spent most Of his time and devoted most
of his talents in ADVERTISING Millais. In
return for this priceless service Millais
married Ru5kin'S divorced wife"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15

L. l.. Woods, u Clarinda Oa.) loo
packer, relates a wonderful story of how
he found a stock CT rye growing in a
block Of pure ice. TO prove the re-
markable narrative, which ne quite cor
rectly supposed would be doubted If not
co]rroborated in some manner, he car
Fied the block to the office of the
Herald, OF that city, and there exhibited
to q curious crowd this rye blades two
inches long, with tiny, ~thread-like roota
extending far into the crystalline block.
Singing at His Own Funeral
Frank Cunningham, of Richmond, Pa,
having sung at 3s5 funerals, proposes to
sing at his own by means of a phono-
graph. Ho Intends to bottle up enough
funeral melody to last through the i'm
pressive ceremonies Of his W obse-
uuies,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15

Whoever takes a little child into his
love may havca worry roomy heart, but
that child will NIL 1t all. The children
that are In the world keep us from
growing old and cold; they cling to our
garments with their little hands, and
impede our progress to p~etrifaction,
with their pleading eyes they win us
back from cruel care; they never cncum-
Der us AT all. A poor old couple, with
no n TO love them, Is a most pitiful
picture; but a howell, with "a small face
In It, il robbed Of It's dcsolation,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
sHERIEF,S aAIE-

Mnrrlson- W entworth Bank to the use OF Jsmss
A Greer,
vG.
x bert L Greer. William A Greer. ,Jer,m.
Greer, John T Greer AMI W. Boone Msjor-
Ul virtue OF an execution, issued ,rorr IN.
- Office OF the clerk of tie circuit CONT ~
lafayette" county, Missouri, in favor Of tns
iorr'sen-" rntwOnh Bank 10 the use OF lana
\. Greer. nrd against Robert l., Greer wIllIs,n
: t,r'er, J-rr me Ii Greer. John 4 q Ger and
v. Boone Major, To Iuc dir.ctei and return
tble I" the EIrii trrm of 'nid circuit court of
Lafayette '"hn'y. Missouri I will, GU
MONDAY. APRIL TIN, 1880.
between the hours OF n;ne O'Clock IN the ,ore.
loon End i've O'Clock In The alter.
noon oil said day. and Ia front of The
'ol'ihou-c door, IN the city of Lexington.
~ La a "tte county, Missouri. during The sss.
n"n o ''r said circuit court 1T said county, cell
" Ic II auction fo.hr HIGHEST bidder, for
"a w. int, all the rIghf, the, int rect. claim
IN ISL g OF the said dtiepdsBis, Robert l.,
e. e iliiam \. Greer, ernnaR Greer John
2 Ger sud W & one Msjors, Of in and 10
H. l nov log described real estate, sim st..
iyI 2 and being In the county OF LaIa,,tte
ana tate o. Missouri. tn-wI: The east hs ( of
ne vet hill at the n"rthea I quarter; also,
'wo ) acres, beng II "trip on the north end Of
ne et>l hsii NJ the southeast quarter and the
asst ha'i OF tb- west h ~ OF the routhpast Quar-
C'r. al In section eight ts) IN towntbiJ forty.
'iRnt 4s) oil range twentN 1--WE (2h) levied upon
innts.
Given under nv hand this 9Th day of Marc1.
1880. q
mchou Sheriff.
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souaIBed Petroleum Bricks.

The French professor of chemistry,
De M~illefeurs. recently exhibited be-
fore a meeting OF Partisan scientists
several bricks of petroleum which he
discovered how to solidify by an origin
al process. The petroleum bricks were
hard enough to be handled without in
convenience, yet soft enough to be cut
With a stout knife. They burned slowly
hen touched with a lighted match.
Milleieurs says they are non-explosiVe
and noXnenSiYe
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
A Hen as a Dentist.

George z. Heath lives in Hanover
County, Va, q short distance from Ash
land. Mr.. Heath has a hen hat wanted
to set. Saturday morning he went to
his hennery and attempted to take tho
hen of her nest, when she flew in bis
face, pooked him in his mouth and took
a tooth which had been troubling
Mr.. Reath for sono time, and which he
intended having extracted.
r-drf D. course you should, Read wnat
Wy ROYle i suns al. L5t,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
HE PAID THE a
Lively Experience Of the General Solicit.
of q Western Railroad.

Lively Experience of the General Solicitor
of q Western Railroad.
Judge George McCrary, of Iowa, re-
lated to O New York Star man an moi
dent that occurred a few years ago while
he was general solicitor OF the Atohison
railroad.
~ had been to Topeka, said he, "and
had some other little business to trans
act out in the Big Solomon river coun-
try. My destination was Q small set
tlement remote from the line Of the
railroad. When l reached the point
where I was to take team I found no
person or conveyance awaiting ma My
time was limited and l was much an
noyed, but made tho best of 1t. There
were very few people about, and, as my
business required the concealing of my
identity, I could hold no communication
with the station people. Finally all the
stragglers disappeared with the exoep-
ton Of n man, a particularly rough
looking, middle-aged individual. He
had been watching mo for some time.
and at last approached me and asked:
Say, be you the railroad cattle-man
as was sent down here TO pay me?'
thinking | might gather informa-
ton, or that perhaps this was the very
man who had sen for me, l said: Pos
sibly l may be-
"'Well, you've ben long 'nough get
tin here! Come, now, we amt got no
time TO lose
Imagine my dismay when, upon my
refusal to go with him, this villainous-
looking fellow, in this lonely place,
coolly drew n big revolver, placed II in
front of my nose, and, conducting
me to q wagon, Invited me TO ride. Re-
fusal was out OF the question. He took
me abou six miles. TO Z point on the
railroad whore there was u crossing, and
exhibited adead horse-ort the remains of
one-which he said had belonged to him,
and demanded instant payment Of fifty
dollars for Its loss. Ho had evidently
stated his grievance to some trainmsn.
who had promised that u claim agent
would visit him and make good his loss.
] paid him the amount he asked. 1t
was the smallest and for q time the
most exciting business ! v transacted
fnr fha raal
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15
r n NoT,CC

ELiEh> OF admlnistratI0n on the partner
Iayior' nelng IN" licensed p"rtLer). were grant
ei To The nnder~igI'd on the lyb dsy OF
cite county, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said pu.t 4
hership estate. are required TO exhibit thpm
lot allowance TO The undt rsigned suryIyIng
partner ana administrator within one wear alter
~ aate OF SAID letters, or they may be pre-
49, iioiu any dement, OF such estatei and II
,G nrnu me date OF This publication. they with be
This Nth day OF February, 1890.
,., .- JOSEPH o. LEsr"T"