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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION.
Report on the Pledging or Lending OF tho
Credit of the State for Any Purpose.
[By telegraph to the Dispstch.l

IBy Telegraph W VIC biSpos~h'I
JACKSON. Miss, October 6.-The Commit
tee on Rights and General Provisions sub
mitted a report to the Constitutional Con-
yention to-day. Among the features of the
report which are specially interesting are
Section 3 forbids the pledging
or the lending of the credit OF the
State in aid of any person or cor,
poration, and deprves the state OF
power of ever becoming stockholder IN
any association or corporation, or 70 as
sumo, redeem. secure, or pay any lndept-
edness due or claimed TO be due by the
State TO any person or association what
soeyer claiming the same IA owners, hold
ers. or assigns Of any bond or bonds now
generally known rs the Union Bank
bonds or Planters Bank bonds.
Section 6 forbids the removal OF county
seats located by law unless the removal be
authorized by two thirds of the voters OF
the county: provided that when such re-
movals shall be towards the centre OF the
county q majority vote will suffice.
Mr.. MAYS had offered on Saturday seye-
raj amendments so as to preserve the
status quo of the separate school districts
which are now separately taxed for their
own maintenance and therefore not sub
iect TO school tax on the balance OF the
county.
After long debate the Mayes amend
ment was tabled by vote of 90 to l6.
Other amendments to section 6 and
Jamison's substitute were also voted down,
and without taking final action the con-
yention at Z. Nj. adjourned until to-mor-
row, when section 6. which has created so
much discussion, will doubtless be adopted
by an emphatic majority.
HOW THE COMMON SCHOOL Is TO BE RAISED.
1t provides that there shall be a common
school fund, which shall consist of poll
| tax of two dollars on all males between the
ages of twenty-one and sixty years. and an
addition of not less than 800. 000 per an
mum from the general fund in the Treasury,
Said fund shall be divided among the seve-
raj counties and separate school districts
OF the State IN proportion to the number
of educated children in the same, and
shall in each county be supplemented
by such additional sums raised by county
taxation as shall suffice, together with
| the distributive share Of such county
or district. to give each child in the county
or district four months instructionin each
year, said supplement fund being distri-:
| buted as above among all the children OF
I the county, including those of separate
| school districts; provided that any town,
city, county, or school district may levy
additional taxes for school purposes. and
provided that no such county levy shall be
extended into any town, city. or separate
school district within the county making
similar ieyies.
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What She Needed.
lAElAa LmnhoI

INDECENT people sometimes include
strange things under the head OF "neces-
Sites when receiving help" from kind
ly-disposed persons.
The agent Of private relief association
once received the following note from a
woman IN q state Of actual restitution.
She was the mother OF six small children,
and was one of those unfortunate persons
who had seen better days." and wished
her benefactors not to lose sight OF that
fact:
Although now sadly reduced in fnan-
cial circumstances" she wrote, 1.-THE time
has been when had an abundance, and |
feel keenly the deprivation Of many things
that would not be missed by persons un-
accustomed TO them; therefore, IN sddi-
ton to fuel and provisions OF all kinds. !
desire something in the way Of dressing.
jacket. in shades of cardinal. and
q few invisible hair-nets to match
the hair enclosed. Also, II you wiii
be so kind. something in the way OF
fancy shoes for my three little girls and
suitable ties for two boys with blue eyes
and fair compilations and one with DARK
hair and eyes. neat and suitable mo
lasses pitcher would also be acceptable
and few skeins Of shaded cardinal and
green embroidery silk for an unfinished
tidy. Thanking you for your interest ~
my family and your offer Of assistance, !
am very truly yours CLARA =, ~
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Personals and Briefs.

BENJAMIN Holmes (colored) was received
at the penitentiary from this cityyesterday
to serve two years for HOUSEKEEPING.
Miss Emma ]. Unser left the city yester-
day for Baltimore and Philadelphia on
business and pleasure. She will be absent
three weeks.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Logan. Miss Margaret Logan
Mr.. James Logan, and Miss Lillle Logan
sailed for Europe on the City OF New YORK
last Saturday.
Misses Fannie F. and Alice Cox, of 400
north Second street, are visiting relatives
and friends in Norfolk and Washington,
ID. C. They will return this week.
The funerals of Mr. John Latouche, ST.,
and Mrs. Forstmann were held Sunday
afternoon. the former from Clay-Street
Baptist church. and the latter from ST.
Peters Cathedral, and both were largely
attended.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle ex-
pect TO have n pleasant time tonight on
the occasion of the opening of their new
hall. corner Ninth and Franklin streets. A
collation. will be served and speeches Will
be in order.
Mr.. j. w. Haynes has been appointed
chief train-dispatcher Of the Cincinnati
division rice Mr.. j. A. Gleason, resigned.
The circular announcement Is issued by
ant-Superintendent Boughton and
approved by Superintendent ii. Frazier.
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CARDINAL GIBBONS ON THE NEGRO
Suggestions as to the Best Way To Solve
the Race Problem.

Suggestions as to the Best Way To Solve
the Race Problem.
Cardinal Gibbons has expressed his views
rs TO tho solution of the negro problem.
He SAYS:
THE negro problem is. indeed, one of
the most vexed questions that agitate the
world today. Learned and well-meaning
men. who have brought much reflection
and the purest of motives To the study Of
the subject. differ widely as TO its best 30
luton. For myself. | would offer two sug
gestions in this connection which if reflect
ed upon and reduced to practice Will, !
think. go far toward the solution Of this
most difficult question.
First, IT is conceded that large pro
portion of the negroes Of the United Stat e.
are uneducated. ignorant TO u deplorable
extent of the most fundamental truths OF
Christianity. and this | cheerfully add
through no fault of theirs. What, then, Is
the first need of the colored peopleP \
sound religious education: an education
that will bring them 10 the practical know
ledge of God. that will teach them theiI
origin and the sublime destiny that awaits
them IN a better world; an education that
will develop their superior being, that VIII
inspire them with the love of wisdom and
hatred for sin, that will make them honest
moral, tOd-tearlng men; Hucu M tuutd
ton will elevate and ennoble them and
place them on religious footing with the
white man.
Secondly, il is matter of observation
that few colored people are mechanics
Now. TO be factor in their country's pros
perty. 10 make their presence felt, aud e
give any influence whatever to their ut
| tempts TO better their status, 1t is abso
| lutely necessary that besides sound re
ligious training they should be taught Z
| be useful, practical citizens they should b
brought up from their childhood TO habit
! of industry: they should be taught that &
| labor is honorable and that the idler -
menace TO the Commonwealth. Institution
| should befOunded wherein young men ma
| learn the trades best suited TO their IN
| clinations: thus equipped, on the one
| hand well-instructed Christians. on th'
other skilled workmen. our colored people
may look forward hopefully 10 the future
But until they have progressed 90 far II i
useless 10 deal in speculations as 10 then
true rights am happy % bear testimony
from personal observation to the many
virtues that are exhibited among so many
of the colored population OF Maryland
especially their deep sense of religion
their gratitude for tayors bestowed, and
their afiectionate disposition"
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bridge on Broad street from Twelfth to
Twenty second street Of such size and d.
mensions "a will allow sufficient room for
a double street-railway track. double
roadway, and one passage-way Tor pedes-
TRANS. with entrances by stairways at
Fourteenth Mayo street, the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway depot. and at Seven
tecnth, Eighteenth. Nineteenth, Iwen-
tleth. and Twenty-6rst streets; second.
tho approximate cost on the saia pridRe
and such other information as they may
deem pertinent to the subject.
rHE FREE BRIDGE.
Mr.. Campbell (Mr. Steel in the chair Of
fered resolution appropristing $4,000 to
complete repairs TO the Free bridge upon
the condition that Manchester will appro-
pirate like sum. Adopted.
Mr.. Diacont presented resolution,
which was adopted. directing the Commit
tee on Ordinances 10 report an ordinance
regulating the tax upon pawnbrokers so as
20 conform 10 the State law.
WILL INVESTIGATE.
When the name of Mr.. Stratton was
called he offered a resolution directing the
Committee on Electric Light 20 inyestl-
gate the alleged change in their records
Of the date of the contract with the cleo
trc-ligbt company. Adopted.
PUBLIC HOSPITAL.
Mr.. Stratton offered the following, which
was appropriately referred:
Be Il reso.Ced by he Council Of NE CRy Of
Richmond the Board Of Aldermen concur
ring). That the Committees on Health, FL
nance. and Ordinances be and they are
hereby instructed TO report an ordinance
establishing a public hospital.
AZ 1880 o'clock the Council adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
OUR RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas all men were born free and
equal, and without clothes;
And whereas all men should DO free
and equal and wear clothes;
And whereas one mans dollar is as
good as another mans dollar in buying
clothing
And whereas every dollar should have
the greatest purchasing power possible
in buying clothing
And whereas we have clothing suited
10 all ages-from the Kid 10 the Colo
nel-and Of superior quality to any
sold;
And whereas buying and selling in
the enormous quantities We do gives us
the inside track on prices and enables
us to discount all competition and offer
the public genuine bargains every day
in the year:
Therefore We think it right that you
should know what We are doing, and 10
this end do We advertise.
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was kept upon ale, and IN the mean
the Administration with zeal which
had been better shown In resisting
the enemy. called up the defunct nomfna-
ton, and went through the farce Oh con,
frming IL, which being nullify received
from me no attention. IL IL not propapie.
as you suggest, that Johnston Will deny
Wigfalrs statement, because be was the
only person who could have given the in.
formation. and the fact must be on record
in the quartermaster's Office in Washing
ton. and further because the intimacy be-
tween Wigfall and Johnston was such as TO
suggest the communication from one to
tho other"
We close this interesting series Of let
tiers from the leader Of the Lost Cause by
an extract in which Mr.. Davis pays his re-
spects to the little Creole general.
81 have never read Beauregard's book.
but can well understand il TO be tissue Of
falsehoods, springing partly from vanity and
largely from malice. In tho review OF ~
bv Gayarre published in the Southern
Historical Papers. he represents Beaure-
gard as having as his leading idea concen-
tration of our forces, and the Admins
tration as failing his wise purpose by dis
persion In the beginning. when he asked
reinforcements from Johnston, and ne soon
as practicable junction was ordered aud
made by Johnston moving down the Ma
nassas Gap railroad, Beauregard en-
tered into an unauthorized CORE
spondence with Johnston. by requesting
MIN 10 move so as 10 rail- upon the enemy's
rear and flank, which would have been TO
give the enemy an advantage Of a position
between our forces and would certainly
have resulted in our defeat. which was
only prevented by Johnston's forces
moving as was ordered. and thus
concentrating our whole force 70 resist
the advance of the enemy. Again, AT
Drurv's Bluff, instead OF executing nv
order and bringing Whiting up by
the Chesterfield road, he ordered whit
ing to move up on the direct road, and SO
put Butler between our forces and lost the
victory which ought to have been won:
Again, in his retreat from Columbia he had
headed his column towards the road leading
towards Wilmington. while the expected re-
Inducements were marching from the West,
and seeing that he would thus enable Sher-
man % move ND from Columbia. and inter-
pose between Beauregard's forces and the
rainforcements which were marching 70
him. sent General Gilmer with letter to
Beauregard ordering him 70 keep on the
direct road 10 Charlotte, and gave Cllmer
another letter instructing HIM II Beaure-
gard did not Immediately conform ~ the
order he would present to him the authori-
ty gave 10 relieve him on the spot.
have no TIE 10 parties and have come to
distrust politicians. yet believe in the mass
of the southern people and love them still
It NAV be possible 20 expose fraud, though
you and are not likely 10 get Justice IN
this world. May God grant Us peace and
happiness IN the next.
Ever faithfully, your friend.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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THE comTe DE PARIS COMING.
lie VIII BE I'm Richmond Thursday Night
VIII Visit the Battle-FieIds.

lie VIII BE I'm Richmond Thursday Night
VIII visit the Battle-Fields.
The Comte de Paris will be in Richmond
Thursday night.
He comes here for the purpose Of visiting
the battle-folds around the city, where he
did service during the war as an aid to
General Mcclellan.
He left New York yesterday and spent last
night in Philadelphia. Before coming TO
this city he will stop IN Baltimore and
Washington.
WHAT HI WRITES.
The Comte writes the proprietor OF the
Exchange Hotel as follows:
NV YORK, October 3, 1890.
The Count de Paris presents his compli-
ments TO the landlord Of the Exchange
Hotel, and wishes him to. prepare for him.
self and party on Thursday the 9Th (eve-
ning) eight gentlemen's and four servants
bedrooms. one sltting-room. and one
dining-rOom.
As he intends 20 visit the fields of battle
around Richmond, it would be advisable to
secure eight or nine riding-horses for the
next morning.
Answer 20 be sent to the Arlington Hotel,
Washington, ID. G.
THE PARTY.
The best rooms at the hotel will be as
signed the distinguished party, which IL
composed "a follows III. X. II. the Comte
de Paris and valet, II. Il. II. the Due dor
leans and valet, the Due Dues and valet,
the Marquis de Lasteyrie, the Comte
d'Hansonville and valet, Captaine Nor
hahn, and Docteur Recamier.
FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
The party Will probably, remain here
until Saturday morning and perhaps the
Comte will be shown courtesies by the
fashionable clubs of the city.
The distinguished Frenchman is Louis
Philippe de Orleans, the Bourbon heir to
the throne of France.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
A DVICE TO MOTHERS.

For over nifty years MRS. WiNsLOW'j
SOOTHING SYRUP has been used ~ mothers
for their children while ,oothing Arc y0u dii-
turbed at night and broken oiyour rost by SICK
child suffering aud crying With pain Of cutting
teethf II 40 send at once aud gotta bottle ~
"Mrs. wluslow's Soothing syrup" for Chilirsn
Teothing. its value il incaiculable. IL will re-
lleve the poor littls sufferer immediately. De-
pend upon It. mothers. ibere n no MISTAKE
about II IL cures DysenterY aud DisrrhmL
regulates the stomach aud Bowels, cures Wind
Cello. s0ftens tho Gums, reduces Inflammation.
and gives tone and energy - tile whole system
Mrs Winslows Soothing syrup" for cbiidroa
seething is pleasant TO the taste and II tho pro-
scription Of one u tho oldest sni best female
physicians and nurses In tho United sta'oN AMI
is Tor salo by all druggists throu shout tho world.
Price 20 cents q bottle. Be euro snd asa Toe
"aRs. WINsLowiS SOOTHING SYRUP"
Ap iO-8OifJa9t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
SPECIAL RESOLVES
For This Week.

We are offering you some thousands
Of MEMS FINE SUITS at tho popular
price Of sl5--every style Of fabric and
every shape Of garment among them
and many Of them you'll find ii driiicais
TO duplicate under slS or s2o.
We are also going to put within your
reach a line Of FALL OyERCOAIS st
IS and $40 worth sl2 and sl5.
Neither have We forgotten the little
ones. and in our Boys aud Childrcns
Department you'll find it easy to select
clothing for your chIdren--easy on the
pocket-boc'., We mean. AT from $3.50
70 s. some splendid values In SHORT.
PANTS SUITS. They are well made
and strongly put together. and they are
81 per suit cheaper than anything offer
cd in Richmond.
We also guarantee in HATS 70 sell
you the very latest styles ut saving Of
one third on exclusive hatters' prices
And in FURNISHINGS We have to-
solved that nowhere else in Richmond
shall il be possible 10 do Is well az VI
our establishment
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
HusTlNes COURT IN SESSION.
A Number of Persons Indicted-Judge
Witt and Civil Cases.

The October term of the Hastings Court
began Yesterday. The grand jury, Mr.. g.
p. Stokes foreman, found the following
true bills Of indictment:
For Felones- Henry G. Brooks, John
Epps. Jesse Jasper, Robert Johnson alias
Robert CrensEaw, Thomas Nash.
For MisdemeanOrs-Ric Allen Phil
lip Brown, Luther A. Butler, James Jen-
kins, II. +. Littlefeld. Robert Stokes,
Alexander Spotswood.
Judge Witt said yesterday that all cases
on the civil docket that have been there
during four terms of the court without
any action having been taken on them
will be dismissed during this term unless
the counsel will appear and make satisfac-
tory explanation why they should be al
lowed TO remain. He has set Friday and
Saturday next as the time to hear civil
cagpg
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07

ment will vaccinate no one on the leg
without special instructions from the
Com missioner.
1t could not be helped" said pr: WICK
ersham. The mania for this thing has
passed all bounds. The fashion has grown
beyond the bounds OF reason. and this ue-
partment will recognize 1t no longer.
FASHION WITH THE GIRLS.
Saturday afternoon one crowd OF six
girls, two Of them young ladies, came mere
TO be vaccinated. They told the inspector
that they wanted the operation performed
on their legs. We don't want TO disfgure
our arms' was their excuse. lhe girls
were vaccinated "a thoy desired; but
that's the last" said the doctor, bringing
his fist down on the table. want no
more Of them and won't bear them. IL any
girl Is so fashionable that she is afraid
vaccinatIon-mark will detract from her
beauty IN evening dress, she had better GO
to private physician and have the opera
ton performed in private. The old
fashioned way is good enough for this
Office, and that's what young ladies must
put up with. You have no idea OF the
number-of applicants there have been for
this sort of thing lately. | believe It's a
Tad, nothing more"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07

The Horse Ran Away.

Considerable excitement was occasioned
ON sixth street Yesterday by runaway in
which no one was hurt, but a buggy and
harness were badly damaged. The team
belonged TO Mr.. 4. +. Minor and was in
charge OF one OF his clerks. who drove to
dinner. The horse took fright and started
of Just as the young gentleman was about
TO lump in. and running against teie-
graph pole near the Second station;house
broke out of harness and continued for a
square or two. The shafts and cross-oar
were broken TO pieces aud the front axle
was slightly bent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07

Cards are ont for the marriage of Mr.. W.
h. Moody 10 Miss Olive Robinson. at Balm
bridge-Street Baptist church, October 14th.
at $3.50 o'clock p. NJ. Mr.. Moody is a son
of Mr.. W. l.. Moody, head miller at the
Dunlop Mills, and Miss Robinson daugh-
ter of MIR. w. l.. Robinson, superintendent
of the Old Dominion Cotton Mills.
Rev. Mr. Van Houton will be installed
as pastor of the Manchester Presbyterian
church next Sunday afternoon. Rev. W.
A. Campbell will preach and conduct the
services.
DIR. l.. r. Chiles. of Princess Anne, is
back on a visit to his sister, Mrs. V. Il.
Snellings, who continues very i'll.
All of the public schools in Chesterfield
opened Yesterday.
Revival services at the Fifth-Street
Methodist church will continue all this
week.
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Novel Escape of a Murderer.

GREEsvILLE, s. c., October "a sensa-
ton was created here this morning by the
escape from Jail of Bill" Howard. who is
under death sentence for the murder OF
confederate in the moonshine-w hiskey
business over year ago. Howard's wits
was allowed to spend the night in the
cell with him. This morning Howard,
dressed in his wite's clothing. came
down the stairs OF the jail with the infant
tiye's house. he fed before the taller had
discovered the trick that had been played
on him. Mrs. Howard, who il a buxom
mountain girl of seventeen years, now
occupies the cell vacated by her husband,
whose capture Is uncertain
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
Mozart Musicale.

The artists who appeared ct the Mozart
musicale last evening were all excellent.
Jennie Hall Wade sang her ballads in sucn
cally recalled each time. Mr.. J. H.. Nc
Kinley has a beautiful tenor, which ne
uses with delightful effect. Paul Miersch;
the 'cellist. is well known as an artist. anu
his numbers last evening were fully mp 20
his usual standard. while Miss Dayiss
piano selections showed f1cite technique
and artistic Interpretation.
The standard of the Mozart nus'cd'es IS
constantly improving, and the director
gives the assurance that they Will grow
better and better as the season advances.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
NAxE OF ScHoOLA
The next meeting will be held at Bethle-
hem church

The next meeting will be held at Bethle-
hem church.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
There were two conversions at the Pine
Street BAPTIST church Sunday morning.
The CONGREGATIONS OF Venable-Street
church on SUNDAY were large, both morn
ing and night. The pews for the andito-
rum have arrived, and work on the build
ing is progressing favorably. The church
will soon be ready for dedication.
There were two professions OF CONVEX
sion at the Second Baptist church Sunday
morning. !.
At the session of the Sunday school OF
the Clay-Street church Sunday morning
there were six requests for prayer, and two
conversions followed.
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Ont with an Axe-Too Much Liquor.

The ambulance was called Yesterday at
1880 7. NJ. to Grace and Foushee streets TO
attend colored man who had cut his leg
with an axe. The wounded member was
dressed and the man carried home. -,
Another call was received at 2:3O 7. NJ;
10 attend a colored woman on Third and
Canal streets. She was under the influence
of liquor and suffering from weakness OK
the heart. The physician in charge OF the
ambulance carried her TO the almshouse,
where she soon recovered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07
Suing for a Iarge Sum.

Messrs. William II. Sands and Meredith
& Cooke. as counsel tor NJ Orenstein, have
instituted suit in the CITY Circuit Court
against the Richmond Union Passenger
Railway Company for $4,000. The decla-
ration has not been filed. but the action Is
for damages.
The following suits were brought in this
court yesterdays =,
Rachael Wolfsteimer rs. +. Fivall for
$500.
Samuel White rs. same for $500.