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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
PULLING OUT A PYTHON.
IN Effort TO Capture Big Snake with tho
Aid of an Elenhant.

II was during the cold weather when
snakes are partly or wholly torpid that
this adventure happened, says writer III
ChGDibers's Journal. Had it been in the not
weather. when snakes are lively. the story
might have had O different ending.
General Macintyre and his party
went one day to examine q mole
or crevice under q rock where It was
supposed a python lay hidden. and sure
enough il was there, for they could see
bit of the tail end protruding from, the
hole. They let it alone at first, thinking
that when the sun shone it might come
forth to bask in its warmth. In this, now
ever, they were disappointed, for on
the following day the snake was not
TO be seen. but on closer cXamlna-
ton the tail was found sticking out
as before. Various efforts were mace
to dislodge it. A fire was lit in front With
out effect.
We all three therefore proceeded, some:
what neryously must own, to lay hold or
its tail. To this familiarity 1t showed It's
objection by decided inclination to, wag
its caudal extremity, which had such an
electrical effect on our nerves that we
dropped it like a hot potato, and-wha,t,
shall / call it-retired. A shot would IN al
probability have induced the snake to quit
its refuge, but then the shot must have torh
and dlShgure0 us beautiful Shih, WIZ
the General wished TO secure uninlured as
a specimen. In the mean time more EN-
Gent tools had been sent for and these
now arrived upon al elephant.
A bright idea now struck the party
thew might draw tho snake out with the
elephantl Sufficient rope for the purpose
was loosened from the elephants. pad. and
this rope. about the thickness of mans
thumb. was hitched around the python's
tail. its remaining length brought up
again to the pad and fastened there.
thus doubling its strength. Now came
the tug of war. A sudden jerk might have
torn the skin; the mayhout was therefore
warned 10 put on the strain gradually.
Little did we know what tough and OBJ
stinate customer we had 10 deal with.
Tighter and tighter grew the ropes, when
crack" went one Of them. Still the strain
was increased when crack" the other
had snapped also, leaving the snake IN
The snake was finally dislodged by
counter-mining and killed with charge Of
buckshot. When measured It was found
10 be twenty-ono feet in length and about
two feet IN cirth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
A HUNGRY PACIFIC SHARK.
1t Swallows a ships Log, According TO
the CaDtain's Story.

1--WE have a patent selt-registering log"
said CAPTAIN John Howard. of the bark
Alden Besse, from Honolulu, to a reporter
of the iEd California. The register 10
attached TO the taifrail. and the propeller
is towed astern. We had about 800 feet or
line out. IL was Just about seven bells,
aud the Besse was going along about SIX
knots. Presently the log line became a.
taut az O wire stay, and there was a terrible
furry near the propeller,
:" happened to be ON deck, and. seeing
the trouble. ran 10 the tafirail. What do
Won think | saw! Why, Pm blamed II
great big blue shark hadn't swallowed the
propeller! / called some hands aft, and
we started TO haul IN the line. There were
seven hands pulling on the line besides
myself. and yet we had hard time pulling
the fish in. But, by thunder, sir. we hauled
$50 feet Of that line in until the shark was
right under our counter. lie was quite
thirty feet long and in a terrible rage, LASH
ing the water into foam.
1--WE were just beginning TO think that
we could get lin safely on board when the
line snapped, beias bitten through by the
shark. Just think OF ii, however, pulling o
shark in $50 feet on long line and he did
not bite il through until within twenty feet
Of the taffrail. OF course. by losing the
shark we also lost the propeller, but itmust
have been pretty hard fare to digest, and
his inside must have been pretty sore from
the strain.
THE funniest part of the thing was the
action of the register When the weight
of the shark got on TO the line the blamed
register showed q speed of sixty miles an
hour with only six-knot breeze. Well,
sir, when the mate looked at The. register
first and then at the sails he nearly faint
ed. 1t was not for several seconds that he
realized there was so much dead weight on
the line. You bet you, sharks are mighty
queer fish, and will tackle most anything
they see, even brass propeller"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11

rod. May. soKc. June. 90. July, ssIe Coz
lower and heavy; options duh, down, and veeas
May, 4i,Ic.; Juno. Aasc. Oats 0rm and duh
SDsn. al '; ss ss and n."s k :ss ssst
co1ee-opfiops closet i'm Nay. siaf5A1iajos
Jgne siAesaSio.40; July. sc. DssiG3s: spot MO
dun aad steady; fair cargoes. go sugas--ksv
sniassis, ss..ssi, sc. ss.sS: rsan.d quiet and
steady: standard A, 5 i3-lec.; coofectlonsrs A,
sxc. posdored, Sc. granuisted, o Lie:
cuoes, 8 disc Moissser-Foreirn duh Dtess
100. New Orleans stoaJy. kics firm and IN fair
demsnd. Petroleum steady: crude, in barrels.
st Psrker's, 7.3Oc Cotton-seei oh strong; crudey
asc bid. kosin nrm- Turpenrne duii sod beid
noniaslly al ~, Wool 70 Moderate ds~sna
stroDg. 1ierccc beef firm. cnt-mests cuiee
and easy Middies easy. Lari dun and de-
pressed western steam, 500 bid. $50 asksd;
June, te.54: Jaly, ss.t4 BID August, fd.55 sssed
Frelshts steaiy cotton. Esd asked grain, IVA.
bid.
BAtTrxox. MAY i0--Cotton frn; mlfdung.
iis.siee Flour quioL steady. and unchsnged
Howard stree; and western super, o. Sstl1,;
do. extra, tSssa15; DO. do. family. tLasstss:
City mills, RlO brands, extra, tti3sS3 winter
wheat, patent. sosss.s0: spring do ios
$3.50; DO. do. straight, ftcsss; DO. DO, exrs:
s.iossL5a southern fairly active bus
steady rultz, g3ssi.: iopgoerry, socasi; NO
= a. steamer No. 2 rod, e5c. western quiet
No. winter red, spot %c. Way, sss. !niys
9tLc. IOrn-SOu ncfn Orm Nnttfs VIC y.isoWs
7%aisc: western easy mixed, spot. Ssc !
May. exc. June. NanAc.. July. sic.; Aa-
gust, axe. steamer, tic. btt. Osts nrm Tor un-
graded southern aud Pennsyiysnis, ssate
western white. 3sa5ec.: do mtxoi, SoaS~.
graded Nc. white, sec. kye fair prime %
choice. ois6sc. good 10 fair, 3Sats@ HAY quies
and sloady: prime TO choice timothy, tlss.s<
Provisions steady and unchanged. Nestpork-
old, si275: new, fi2SA Bulk-mests loosei-
Shoulders, 3bc.. long-clear and clesr-rib sidees
&C. sugar-picklci shou defs, 6fc.; suS
cured smoked shoulders. mo Hams, anil.
ilkal2&c.; i,rge, i0alic. LaId-Redned. NC,
crude. 6ksSNc. buiter weak and uncnsnxed
creamery, fanny, iaa2lc. dc. fair To choice, ioa
isc do. imitsuop. Halo. store ptked. oss's
kgrs steady: western, ii1al2c Codee dol ana
unchanged: Rio csTroes, fair, iskc. No ',nas
Ire. sugar duiet sud steady. granulated,
d r-i6c. Copper quiet rehnei. i2hsit. Whis-
KEY firm at si.0gasilh. Freights 20 Liverpool
per steamer upchsnged. orain, per bushel. ~.
Cork, for orders, ~. 81. koceipts-flVur. lo'i.i
barrels; wheat. 5000 bu,hes: corn. asOo bnsh-
els: oats, 3oO0 bushels: rye, .,0D Durness
shipnents-kiour, i2.iN barrels; whesl S%W'
bushels; corn, 25,000 bushels. sales-Nhsst
1900 bushels: cora, li2,,A0 bushels
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. May iG-Cssh quotations were !:
Flour 1rmer and unchanged. NO = spring
wheat ata9lc.: No rel. 9a95c; No cofn'
34Ec No. oats. g7Nc. Mess-pcrk, N2%aslA
Lard, s622 Short-ribs, ta3SStAta shoulder,
t5af&i0. shor.-clear, fasoatAN. Whskey.
sLO2.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Veterans to Attend the Unyeiling-Sent On
for FELONY, &c.

A meeting Of the surviving members of
Company h, Fourth Virginia cavalry,
Wickham's brigade, was held at the May
Or's-Court room yesterday at noon. Cap
tain james 4. Lipscomb presided and Mr.
Thomas H. Fisher acted as secretary. IL
was decided TO participate in the ceremO-
MES incident 10 the uuveiling of the Leo
monument on the 18th Of this month. An
other meeting will be held next Saturday
at 2 O'Clock 10 perfect arrangements.
A preliminary examination was held in
the MAYORS Court yesterday morning IN
tho con .inued case Of Sir. John A. Burke,
charged with shooting Charles Baugh,
whom be canght in the act OF stealing ba-
nanas tt rough hole in the window of his
store. Mr.. Burke was sent on 10 the grand
Jury and bailed in the sum of $50. An ac-
count a the shooting was published in
the Dispatch the morning after its occur
renee.
Rev Mr.. Peterson, who has been in
Hampton for several days aiding Rev. Mr.
Christian in ameeting, returned yesterday,
and viii FIJI his pulpit this morning and to-
night at the usual hours. The meeting of
tho Methodist Sunday School Society will
be held at thus church this afternoon.
The piano" suit recently instituted IN
the Hastings Court by Messrs. Ryland ~
Lee against the mem bers of the Manches
ter Musical and Dramatic Association has
been settled 10y an agreement reached be-
Sween counsel
In the Mayors Court yesterday morning
four c1ored women were fined % each for
engaging in q rock battle.
Messys. W. i. Moody X Brother have
gone into their now store on the corner OF
Hull and Twentieth streets, which is one
Of the handsomest IN the city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
vIRGINIAs.
SCORE BY INNINGS

7freo-hs~e hits Brooks. lcft on ts3es-Rich-
Ynopis z, YirEini8s,G e. FRS base on balls-hich-
Inon1s ,: Vrginias .. First base on errors-
lactu0rda, B.; Nifginias, p. NJ by pitched
ulll--tanhope. Struck out-By knriGhi' !; by
NcAulle. 8 by smith, .. Wld piiches-smitb.
Umpire FORD. Time Of gamo-one hour and
afty minutes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
French Population Statistics.

The last French census showed that the
population of France consisted of 81, $780,
1853 souls. A contemporary (says G0iiGndnO
has Analysed the figures supplied by, the
census returns as to occupations, and from
It's report it is found that the number of
persons depending upon agriculture was
II. 69S. 402 upon industrial pursuits, 9,2S9,-
20G: trade, 4,2i7 ,76i liberal professions.
/ .094 ,233; transport service, 1,020.12l; pub
lie administration, 7ll,0N; public forces,
Gl3,362; Independent persons, 1926, 1856;
giving q total for the classified population
of 81, $40, 6sl. The difference is made up by
400, 374 persons not classed, 237 1893 persons
without professions, and 2jl,eO5 persons
with unknown professions.
The mean proportion of the agricultural
classes to the total population is As per
cent for the whole of France, but it varies
from $50 per cent. in the Department Of
the LoZere 10 2.3 in that OF the Seine. The
proportion Of the agricultural population
il much larger III the centre and west of
France than in the north and east. The
agricultural and industrial classes in France
absorb together three fourths OF her total
population, and they are distributed in re-
verse ratio to each other. The mean proper
ton of the industrial population OF France
IL % per cent. but it is not found in any
department, the nearest proportions beng
- and % per cent. The average extent of
the French trading classes is ~ per cent.
of the total population. The following de-
partments are essentially commercial:
Seine, 27.5 per cent. Bouches-du-Rhone
25; Rhone, 22 Alpes-M aritimes and Isere,
10 ; Gard aud Seine-Interieure, II; Herault,
Nord, aud Seine-et-Oise, lG per cent.
The proportion of the liberal professions
to the total population of France varies
but little in the several departments. It's
mean Is about per cent of the population.
Finally, as to the class of the population
described as Independent. its mean pro-
portion over the whole Of France is III
per cent. We find the highest percentages
in the following departments: Scine-et-
Disc, 22.3 per cent; Haute-Garonne, Is
per cent. Seine, " per cent. and Seine
et-AIarne. IL per cent. The lowest mean
from TO per cent? of persons living on
their property is found in the Auvergne,
Alps, Savoy. and Brittany.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
" hat Paresis Is.
New York Press.l

"Paresis." said physician last night. as
he lighted a cigar and told a patient that
smoking was dangerous vice, lis a dis
ease of which men. particularly men of af-
fairs, are very much afraid. II is hope
less disease, and physicians have never
been able 10 cure it. The fear that it ex-
cites is due to the fact that it is a malady
that men can measure as it grows from day
to day. Paresis ia peculiarly known as
softening of the brain, but it is quite the
reverse. The brain hardens and contracts.
The popular idea that this awful malady
is due 10 excuses OF an improper sort Is
altogether wrong. The great cause is
worry, oyerwork, a too constant applics-
ton of the brain along the one idea that is
dominant in the United States-a desire TO
grow rich. | saw an article in the news
papers not long ago that stated that the
man of undisciplined mentality. the self
made man--ln fact, the man whose brain
was not trained, and the working of whose
brain was not systematiZed by good edu-
cation. was more susceptible TO paresis
than other type of man, aud il has been
my observation that this is true. Men who
cannot stand success, men who. to nee n
popular vulgarism, have the .swelled
head fall quicker than others. Yes il Is
true that no newspaper-man has died OF
paresiS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
and bagged the game.


We put ourselves in the market de-
termined to come out Of it with a
grade of suits we could afford to sell
at $40 that would excel anything
offered at the same price anywhere
around US, and equal, at least, what
was being sold for half as much again.
Everything will come to the man
that waits, and we waited with pa
thence born Of expectancy. Some
one Of us has been constantly in the
market; not a movement was made
that we were not cognizant Of 1t. One
by one the opportunities came along
quietly, and without noise and buster
we absorbed lot after lot Of qualities
we know are being retailed in Rich
mond here at S15 and tS18. We
got them at a price that yields US a
profit at ;$1O-not much Of a one,
true, but enough. As fast as we got
hold of them we shipped them down
here. These plums were few and far
between. Plenty of the ordinary
$40 truck was offered us, but that
wasn't what we were after. It's a
grade of suits others ask $15 and
;S19 for that we're going to sell hight
along, day in and day out, at
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
A "Union" of Non-union Men.


CHICAGO, May 10-The old Master Car
penters' Association, which refused TO take
part in the arbitration proceedings with
the striking carpenters, is making strong
fight to secure men. 1t is forming union
Of non-union" men i'll opposition TO tho
regular union. and has agents at various
points in this country and Canada endea-
voring 10 get men. The Carpenters COun-
ell has secured the presence here of Gov
eminent agent to look out Tor Canadian
carpenters imported under contract, and
have two hundred and fifty pickets ont
watching all the contracts in the hands OF
the old association. In the mean time the
now association is receiving accessions to
its ranks, and nearly all of the union car
penters are at work. The old bosses ASSOC
CITATIONS are making o strong fight on the
new association, which is one chiefly made
up of men Of small means. The old asso-
citation has made an arrangement with
dealers in lumber and other building sup
plies by which the latter have agreed not
TO sell 10 the new bosses except for cash,
which will cripple many Of them seriously,
as thirty TO sixty days time is allowed even
10 old bosses. The lattey have also decided
to bid for all contracts in competition with
the new bosses at prices which Will allow
of little or no profit. and they Will take adj
vantage of the State conspiracy law to
fight the strikers at all possible points.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11

for the benefit Of lite creditors TO 1nomr'
@. RItch, Of Stamford. Conn: This cvr
pany was closely allied with the hnnss, .,;It
don Manufacturing Company, when p 3uon
nearly eli its cars. The failure OF the I'LL III
Car Company to meet its matured. paper
has also embarrassed the Huntington
Manufacturing Company. and the real an a.,
personal property OF the latter COMPANY
was seIzed by the Sheriff this evening on
foreign attachments amounting thus lss
to $4,000. This recorded indebtednessi i
not ell complete and is exclusive OF yloo.-
600 mortgage and unpaid labor claims
amounting to $4,000. superintendent
Gardner this evening suspended Gil .hs
workmen indefinitely. The assets OF tine
company. including works. machinery;
and stock will approximate $500, 900. but ~
forced sale would not realize halt TINS
amount. This failure has thrown 400 men
out of employment and the business inle-
rest Of the town will be disastrously III
facfad
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
Coal-NIincrs Go to Work.

SPRINGFIELD, III. Nav 1O.-The miners
at nine of the eleven coal-mines in this
county went to work Yesterday under an
order from President ScaIfe, OF the State
Miners Association. He sent them back
10 work at go cents per ton the day after
they had refused 81 cents offered by tho
operators here. air. Scaife will be here to-
day to attend joint conference of miners
and operators, and it is expected that the
operators will renew their offer OF 62}4 cents
over a js-inch screen.
A dispatch from Danville, ILL.,. SAYS that
az mass-meeting yesterday the miners of
Grace Greek and Danville, after being out
of work for a week, have decided to 90 to
work.
Two thousand miners mt Streator, at a
secret meeting. decided to resume work
Monday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11

II at once About nine years ago. said
Mrs. French, my husband hit upon the
scheme OF running boat show--thst Is,
giving exhibitions in towns along the
river and using the boat for trans
porting the outfit and furnishing living
quarters for our people. II Is much
travelling by rail and we are not
obliged to remove cur personal baggage.
The first few years we employed a regular
" licensed pilot. and my husband, who
had masters license, had charge of the
BOAT. then conceived the idea of learn
ing TO be pilot and thus save big. item
OF expense. SO did. and for half dozen
years past have held pilots license. l
recently made application for masters
license also, at New Orleans, and / expect
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
How some People Are Badly Humbugse,

How Some People Are Badly Humbugged'
II is really remarkable nowadays the
number of complaints that are being made
regarding how some poor. unthnking per-
sons are badly taken in by the magnetic
effects of lot of untruthful words put IN
print for the purpose of deceiving the poor
unfortunate that may happen TO nibble at
poisonous productions of slick individuals.
IRON the appearance of many advertise
ments the party causing such announce
ment 10 be placed there must certainly
take the public for q pack of fools. What
sensible person will believe that mer-
chant paying 81 for an article and mark
ing il 10 sell for SIPS can afford TO sell
that article on certain days for seventy
eight centsf Where does his rent, light.
clerk-hire, taxes. advertising. insurance,
&c, come in From the losses? Answer.
Whenever you see any more advertisements
of this kind give the fabricator a wide
berth. patronize houses that don't have TO
resort 10 that kind of business. When q
house like the S. .. p. @. Hall, corner Third
and Broad, advertises suit OF clothes
hats, or furnishing goods at 10 per cent.
under Others who labor under big ex-
penses the gentlemanly proprietor is always
ready TO prove IL by refunding the amount
paid If the same article can be bought for
what he sells il to you Tor, and such houses
as the above deserve to be encouraged by
the people Of this city and surrounding
country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
PAINTING FOR BEAUTY.
A Custom rs Old rs Nineveh. and It Costs
Pie OF Money.
Ipaltfroora

The art Of identifying the complexion
by artificial means is very old. The women
of gray antiquity knew how to give their
cheeks the rosy hue which nature had de-
med them. In Nineyeh the practice of
enamelling was very common. The skin
was made smooth and clean with pumice-
stone and then covered with a layer of
white chemical preparations. A toilet-case
found in the ruins of Thebes contained a
whole arsenal of little bottles full of per-
fumerles and complexion medicines.
The women Of Athens painted themselves
with white lead and vermillion. The poet
Ovid describes various paints which were
used by the Roman matrons, and COM
planned that the woman tried to initiate
with cosmetics the rosy complexion that
health alone could give. He also spoke OF
the deceitful pnllor lent to their cheeks by
white lead, and of curious methods they
had of identifying their eyes. Again he
| mentions that o pale face was q neces-
sity for every woman who aspired to be IN
good form" Pliny speaks Of a concoc-
ton of flour of peas and barley, eggs,
hartshorn. etc., which fashiopable women
in Rome wore on their faces all night and
part of the day for the purpose Of clearing
their skins.
The custom of painting tho face was
brought TO Gaul and Germany by the
Romans. Afew centuries later 100 different
salves for the complexion were sold in the
German market. In modern times France
has been the great manufacturer and con
sumer Of cosmetics. In England. too, the
use of them has been general. In 17T9 the
English Parliament found il expedient to
consider bill TO the effect that "all women
without distinction rs TO age or rank
maidens as well as widows, who should de
ceive the male subjects of his Majesty and
mislead them into marriage by means OF
paint, salve, beauty water, false teeth
false hair. Spanish wool. corsets, or padded
hips should be punished under the pro
visions Of the law against sorcery and the
marriage should be declared null
A German statistician, who has accurate
data concerning the use Of cosmetics
throughout the civilized world estimates
that the money which American womel
paw FOR cosmetics would pay for the paint
ing of 1900 houses. at an expense OF 81
per house.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
lReported for the Dlspat;h-i

MAY 10, $500
Private Gales small. which IS. however. NOS
owing TO lack OF demand hut Of supply OF Co
siretIe lea, OF any manufacturing grade. Our
home manufacturers have we'll cleaned up tho
market Of all good, sound Oilers. and there are
no cheap common grades e1cep: unsound ofier-
Ing. New bright wrappers this week were more
freely taken sun-cured shows moro life and
higher prices. scrap aod old smokers have been
ia strong demand. Outside or'iegs have been
good for ieef--for nllsrs, smokers, aud wrap
1ers. johannesburg sales show very good
manufacturing business.
Mr.. John u. Taylor. of the Trsie, is out aud
Mr.. |. II. Lightfoo, confined 70 bed.
Iniernal-rsyenue collections for to-day: Cigars
and cigareites-s $685. So; tobacco. 2.7a2s0; spe-
cisI tax, si9i. s0-totaI, sa,6i9A-
For the week: Cigars and cigarettes, sa.ps6.i5 /;
tobacco. slSsG2C4; special tax, ss,i9aoo-sotal,
az, 9s9gq
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
CLOUD-BURST AND CYCLONE.
Over One Hundred Buildings Demolish-
ed-SeveraI People Injured.

CLEVELAND. Ono, May 1O.--A Leader spe-
cial from Akron, Ohio. says: At o'clock
this evening III the midst of a most terrific
cloud-burst this city was struck by the
worst tornado, beyond comparison, which
has ever been know hereabouts, and eX-
ceptinc perhaps the Sharon cyclone of just
one month ago. The storm struck the
southern part of the city and tore through
the Fifth. Fourth, and Second wards;
doing damage which cannot be estimated
at this writing, but fully one hundred
buildings are completely demolished. Hun
hard's brewery was wrecked. Gibbs's pot
terry, a brick block l5Ox6O feet in size, was
levelled to the earth. A good many people
were injured two or three supposed fatal
", but nobody killed outright. One man
IL missing and cannot be accounted for.
No estimate of the money loss can yet be
made. The track was between 50 and 100