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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-15
FURNITURE, Sc.
ESTABLISHED 1880. "A
PRESTON BELyIN, "
+ Z II " | T u Il E,
IL Governor street, Richmond, Va
ida 81
RAILROAD LIsEA


DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
N AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. Schedule
STANDARD time:
5:S2 A. N. leaves Byrd-sreei station daily
stops only At Ashland. Boutwell,, Nil
ford, and Fred ericksburg, Brooke and
Whitewater. sleeper 20 Washington
AID New York Does not stop at
ElOA
900 p. N. leaves Byrd-s,reet station daily. OK.
cept sunday
s:snP. N. leaves Byri-stree. station daily
7:l3 p. NJ. leaves byri-etreet station daily.
Stops only at Boutwell,. Milford. and
fredericksburg. sleeper Richmond
10 New York.
s:5OA NJ arrives at Byrd S.rest station daily
Sleeper from New York.
a:3s p. NJ. arrives At Byrd-sneel station daily;
stops 1t Fredericksburg. Milford
Both well. and Ashland. Sleeper from
Washington and New York Does not
stop at Rlba.
SOS P. NJ. arrives byrd-Strect station daily
Stops only at Fredericksburg, MIL
ford, and Ashland
ol5 p. N. arrives 81 Byrd-Street station daily
except Sunday
ASHLAND TRAINS
pAILr EXCEPT sUsDAYS
e4s A. n. leaves Klba. Arrives at Ashland 81
1888 A. y.
%oo p. NJ. accommodation leaves Byrd-street
station; arrives at Ashland at T.. N.
coal NJ. leaves .lba arrives at Ashland o..
64s r. VI.
Gas A. N. arrives RIbA Leaves Ashland at}J,
A. NJ.
Ge5 A NJ accommodation arrives a. Bryd-
Street station: leaves Ashland at 1:3Y
A. n.
Esp. Il arrives a. Rlbs, leaves Ashland ..
s:I2P n.
The New YORK aud Florida Special, composed
OF Pullman vestiDuled Cars will arrive at Byrd
Street station on Mondays. Wednesdays, and
Fridays at 7;l3 y. NJ, and. com nencing Janu-
airy 18th, will leave Byrd-Street station on
Tuesdays, Thursdays. and Saturdays ut $40 A.
NJ. Extra fare Is charged on this train.
{. A. TAYLOR, Trafic hsnager
EFT ID. MYsKs General Superintendent
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BY George W. Mayo, Auctioneer,
Ono. T. Laughton. Jr.. salesmau,)
No. "a north Ninth street


CPECIAL AUCTION SALE OF
- HORSES. MULES. AGRlCULTUk M
PIGMENTS, TALBOTrs' PORTABLE ENGINE,
EXPRESS AND MAkKET-WAGONS. STEAM
PLOW- AND WAGON-HARNESs, HOT-BED
SASH. CRATES, &C, AT AUCrION.-To close
tho partnership heretofore existing between
Messrs. Davis. Bissell & Hood | will by their d.
rection sell at public auction. at the Richmond
Nurseries, IL miles from Richmond on the
Brook turnpike, commencing at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ~. 1890.
A large Of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
consls ing of / BINDER. i CHAMPION
MOWER, . THRAsHBks. 4 CARTS. SEED
DRILL, CORNISH ELLERS. FANS, CULTl-
PLOWs, and other FARMING UTENSILS;
9 HORSES, MULES, / HEAVY EXPRESS
WAGON, 1 TOP ARKET-WAGoN. FARM
WAGONS. . WAGON FLATS, LOG-kOLLER;
ElGHT-HOkSE POWER TALBOTI-POR-
TABLE ENGINE;
l STEAM PUMP, capacity. 5000 gallons per
WAGON, and pLoUGH-HARNEss
Several thousand FLOWER POTS;
A lot OF STRAWBERRY CRATES, together With
MANY MISCELLANEOUS FARMING AR
TICLEs
TERMS: sums under SO cash over $50. sixty
days credit tor satisfactory notes. Parties pro-
posing 10 give notes VIII be- expected u inform
The auctioneer prior 10 the sale as 10 the drawer
and endorser OF the notes to be given.
GEORGE w. MAYO. Auctioner.
fe H,i5,l6,lS &wlt
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The most remarkable cures OF Scrdula
on record have been accomplished by
Hoods Sarsspayilla. Try It. Sold By al
(gugRiote.
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BY r. A. Cstlin. Auctioneer,
No. 10 Eleventh street.

j. THOMPSON BROWN q CO.. PLAINTIFFS, AGAINST
ISAAC JOHNSON, DRFgSDAsT--lS Tas CHAM
Gerry COURT OF THE CITY or RICHMOND.
!, Charles W. Go1dn, CLERK OF said Court, GER
tiiy that tho bond required OF the special COM
missiOners by tho decree IN said cause OF Jan
uary 20. 1890, has been duly given.
Given under my hand this 9TH day OF February,
1890
fe 13-Th&sa&tdtd CHARLES W. GoDDIN.
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RAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
Y0RK-RIYER LINE,vn wEsrrolyr
TnE FAyoRlTE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVE RICHMOND:

LEA A. MIN uOND.
TRAIN No 81, 3.1l T.. g.
LOCAL EXPRESS. daily except suniav So,
NJ all stations AZ lester Hsuor conn.r,, as
stage for WalSer.on: VITA Baltimore sieafrc-. a
West Point.
TRAM No -, ESP
BALTIMORE LIMITED. daily except srnf,r
for West Point, connecting with iorkIlrs,
steamers for Baltimore. Al Baltimors s'ea-.-,
connect win Baltimore aa1 ohio rslrost g.,
Washington. Philadelphia. and Sow cr..
steamers loaye Baltimore NJ. daily, strs-i
Sunday.
Trains arrive at Richmond 90 4. u. anfiA
~
TRAIN No i9. 80 ".
LOCAL. MIXED. daily except sunday. is,.e,
Tvcnty-aighth street lo. West Point ali .r.sr
mediate points.
Ticket-Onice A. station foot Of FirgiaIs sf-..,
city iicEet-olice-corner OF Icnth aui v.i
stress.
sol HAAS, JAS T. TAYLOR
Traffic Manager General pa ,seuger AZ ..
JOSEPH :. POTTS. Oivl ION Ias,anger A .t
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A GENTS SHOULD WRITE FOR
IA illustrated circular. and terms for two
weeks trial OF MISSOURI WASHER. Washes
dirtiest clothes clean by hot steam, without rub
bling. Easily sold: profitable. j. WORTH, 81
Beekman street, New York city.
nol0- Su&Sa52t
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ByJ. Thompson Brown & Co.
Real Estate Agents and Auc.ioneers,
lii3 xsin street.
A NEAT, MODERN, DETACHED
FRANZ DWELLING,
WEST MAIN STREET
BETWEEN .OMBARDY AND PLUM.

A ONE-STORY ROUSE AND LOT.
No. 3sOS FOURTH STREET. ROCKETTs.
BETWEEN DENNY STREET AND LOUISIANA
AVENUE
By virtue OF the decree hereinafter mentioned
we win sell 10 THE HIGHEST BIDDER az pub
lie auction. on the premises,
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1890,
a. o'clock p NJ. the above PROPERTY. de-
scribed IN the said decree as follows: THAT
LOT OF LAND, with a FRAME DWELLING
thereon, fronting II feet 3 inches. moro or less,
on Fourth street, In that part OF the city OF Rich
mond known n Rockets, and running back 100
feet 3 inches. more or less.n
TERMS: so much cash as will pay OF AMI dis-
charge "A deed Of trust amounting TO sio5.l 2 with
interest and cost Of suit, &c., and tho residue In
six. twelve, and eighteen months. purchaser 20
execute his negotiable notes for deferred pay
mepts, and tiile retained until entire purchase
money ia paid and conveyance ordered by court
4. HILL MONTAGUE,
WILLIAM u. BEVERiDGE,
Special Commissioners.
CHgArHAs, &C, PLAErIFF. AGAINST CHEAT
HAN, &C., DEPFsDAHTs--lS THE CBANCBRY
CoURr OF THE CITY OF McuMoSD.
/, Charles W. Goddiu, clerk Of said court,
certify thai the bond required Of the Special
Commissioners by the decree In said cause Of
February /, 1890, has been duly given.
Given under my hand this 9th day OK febru-
ary, 1890
Ella CHARLES W. GoDDIS.
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BY George :. Vsehon & Son,
Real Estate Auctloneers,
No. z Tenth street.

TRUSTEES' SALE OF ONE HUN
i DRIED AND TWENTY FEET OF LAND BY
A DEPTH OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE FEET, WITH TWO-STORY FRAME
HOUSE THEREON. FRONTING On WlNDEk
STREET PErWEEN WASHINGrON AND CAN
TER STREETS. IN SYDNEY. COUNTY or HEN
RICO. NEAR THE WESTERN LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF RICuMOND.-By virtue OF deed OF
trust from Robert aud Lena Johnson, executed
10 the undersigned 10 secure certain sum OF
money therein mentioned, default having been
made In tho payment Of the same. and being
thereto required by the beneficiary, We Will, on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1890.
NJ AZ o'clock p. NJ, proceed TO sell a. public auc-
ton. on the premises, the PROPERTY above de-
scrbed.
TERMS: Cash as TO expenses aud S6ll.53; bal
ance upon such terms as may be announced AZ
sale. GEORGES. YASHON, JR.,
JOSEPH W. THOMAS,
EDWARD :. ROSE,
foo Trustees.
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pEPARrUnE or srEAHEKs.
old DOMINION STEAM IN
" SHIP CONPANL lEN

aid DOMlNlOs DItAM- HI
" SHIP COMPANY LL(A
FOR NEW YOR6-
Steamers Leave Richmond tfskf III ksOAg
and YhIDAf a. 4. II. manifest closet f.I
hour before sailing time.
steamers loaYo New YORK Tor hchm
EVERY WEDNESDAY and sAlt kDAl a. P.
" arriving IN kieamoad hOrDAI AL F.4'
DAY MokNiNGS
Passenger accom- mocations unauryA'sfl
Cabin fare 10 New YORK ia Jamosn'D
route tnclUding mosls sni Derin........s To
Round-irip ticAeta. limisod ~ uifJ days
afler date OF Issue ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - y
stcerage, with subsistence. ............-..- -
Storage, without subsistence. ..t......... 3"
Cauin fare vla Chesapeake ani ONO rail-
Way. ......s..s..-r. ..ssss-tF.fs '|''
Cabin fare Vla liehDond and feiersDifs
RAILROAD. .ss. .tff.f. 30
Tickets can 10 obtained a. a. w. GsFiffs 80
Nam street. Chesapeake AMI onto an 81 Z.
mond and Petersburg depotS and a. cn1p~Af'
ofricsA, 1901 Main street, anf wharf, ~ kois
Ftsixht forsarded and through bills " aims
iseued for points beyond New l0rk-
Freight receiyoI daily until - 4. A. ,,
Ias-engers ieaYtng iiicnmOnc On AOfDhi''
WEDNESDAYS. IhUkSDAls AL aAiIN'
DAYS b. tho CheeaOosxe ana ohio "a. aAJ -
Newport Nousj ~ ..I3 A. n. AMI bY A.eLAvAa
and Petersburg railroad Same dsfs \, -
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with steamer leaving those dAya
GEORGE ". ALLEN s. CO. Agents
No. 1904 Main sifceA AL
aug CoE.rauy's wharf. kOcks..&
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VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT s,ssf,.

VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT s.rr.:ss..l
Y COMPANY for NORFOLK, A~1'''-A--
PORTSMOUTH. NEWPORT NEWS, elAht-
MONT, and JAMES-hiyfh LANDINGS 1ns.''
by elegant saloon stoame- ARIEL, leaving N4.-,
mond EVERY MONDAY. NkDHErJ hi, IA
FRIDAY at : A. II. Siroot-cBrs 80 diresty -
steamers wharf
Connections at Norfolk closely with az hl'i
for northern cities same stiornOo1, james fi'''
by daylight. Great tourist lilac. Cncaposi i.t...
Through tickets on steamer and AZ 1afh1i
Agency, 1000 Main street Baggage 'Ar.e''
through. .siA,e-rOoms engaged Tor dsy o. nlfl-
Freight received daily for NORFOLK, Fyh4 y
MOUTH. OLD POINT, ALEXANDRIA. AfLtN-
Tic AND DANNiLLg STATIONS. a1i "A't-
INGTON. d. g., all points IA Easirrn N9fii
Carolina, Eastern virginia. aud ali regular .s-l-
inss on the James and hAppahAnnocA fffF'' o.
lowest rates and through bills issued
LUClES q. TAfUM, yles-rresijerL
No. II? Main street AMI l.ockeis'
IEviS WEis.CgE. Freight aud Passenger Ase--
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NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAIL
~ KOAu
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEBRUARY. u IN
TWO TRAINS DAILY TO NORFOLK A,D
LYNCHBCR4

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Nos Il. Is, 81, 81 50. 81. 80, and 80 mako no
stops Nos. " and - stop on sigDsl at Man
chester, Drewry's Blur. Cen:raiIa, and Chester.
Noa 81. "a IS. ana 81 will stop ~ An siations ior
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BY M. Saunders: For the relief of John
c. Hall. treasurer OF Franklin county.
BY same For the relief Of p. 4. H0weil's
oureties. Of Floyd county.
~ NJ. Roykin: 10 amend aud reenact
ocofion 1891 OF the Code Of Virginia IN
S6(orepes 70 fsss Of shsri6s, ssrgeants, end
onofeblee.
y M. Bsriiu: TO enable the Norfolk
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-11
HUMOROUS

The path of duty-Through the Gu.
tom house.
Speaking about ''cotton bagging' i
it at the knees.
When . mustard plaster sets up in
business it generally has the drawing
room all to itself.
The world may owe you living,
but no bad debt agency will undertake
to collect it for you.
she-And will you always love met
All the live-long day7 He-Ye-eA ]
think so. You'll give me a chance to
stop for meals, I supposed
Editor-T cannot think and use the
type writer at the same time" Rival
Editor-''Then you find the type writer
no better than the pen."
Mrs. Smithington--Oh! Mr.. Tbkin,
you are always so kind in coming to ses
me off. I;ttlc Tibkin-Not at all; Il
is always such pleasure.
''Healthy in our townl I should
think so! We have had only one fmer.
al for ten years, and that was the doc.
tor, who literally starved to death"
Johnkin-I hear you belong to an &C.
cident insurance society," Tomkin-
Yes, joined over six months ago, and
deuce take it, l havn't got hurt yet.
The man who tries to study out
knitting work pattern in the household
magazine knows about how q womn
feels when she is trying to understand
printed base ball score.
There are no less than $50 different
terms in the English language which
express the state of being in love, and
the sweet young authoress of the glow.
ing society novel utilities them all.
stake her, my son, and be happy"
said the fond father, with q patend
smile. "Oh, yes, I'll take her," ssid
the overjoyed, but philosophical young
man, sand I've no doubt" he added
with sigh, 'that we shall be happy
for a WHILE"
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s'Mattah! mattah enough, I should
sayl Why, that's the fellah that stowls
my cwoat! There it is now on his
arm"
Come. comer' interposed Mr..
Marchhare; mistakes will happen
sometimes"
Mist wakel" snecred Lawrence
Wells. ga vewy likely mistwake, sec.
ing mines twice the best cwoat, and
his Is more than q yeah behind the
fwashion. Pm almost ashwamed to be
sween in it; am, upon my swoul. But
I'll have satisfaction. I'll cawu the
police!
After quick glance at the young
mans apparel, George flung aside the
coat on his arm, and, placing hand on
each of the dandy shoulders, got him
out of the one he had on, in q manner
more expeditions than gentle. Hastily
examining the secret pocket George
found his money safe; and Lawrence
Wells was convinced, under all the cir
cumstances, that there had, indeed, been
a mistake. Mr.. Marchhare took him
aside, aud explained that his call on
Alice must be postponed for the pres
ent. We need scarcely add that it
never took place.
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Air as q Cure for Dyspepsia

Some dyspeptics have found out by
experience that a change of air from
town to country or sea. or from hot,
relaxing climate to colder one. will
drive away their distressing symptoms
in few days. Bad air or air that,
though not bal for the robust il very
far from purity. can no. make the blood
pure like good air; it can not get rid of
the waste tissues of the body so COM
pletely as they should be got rid of; it
does not stimulate and brace upthe
spirits; it does not promote sleep. On
the other hand, in order that digestion
may be comfortable and perfect. there
must be a sufficient quantity of effective
gastric juice secreted after every meal
But this requires pure blood and ner-
vous system in sound working order.
By far the best thing for many dys-
peptics to do is to seek an immed late
change of air. 1t is often said Of
drugs, or rather it used to be often said
of them, that they 'acted like charms"
Very few drugs. indeed, have anything
of the "charm" about them. But a
pure, clear, bracing atmosphere makes
such change in the blood and nervous
system in few hours that it almost de.
serves to be spoken of as ''charm. -
H0sDuIL
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Mr.. James NJ. Swank, in his ''Repori
on the Mineral Resources of the United
States" for 1883, states that throughout
the world there are mined every year more
than 50, 900, 900 tons of iron ore and more
than 45O, 200, 900 tons of coal. Of the
iron ore Great Britain contributes about
twenty per cent, the UBited States
twenty-fOur per cent. and Germany
twenty-onc per cent, these three coun'
tries thus furnishing about seventy-four
per cent. of thc total amount produced.
The same three countries furnish together
over eighty-two per cent. of all the coal
raised, Great Britain having produced
last year about 1863, 900, 900 tons, America
about 129, 900, 900 tons and Germany
about 90, 900, 900 tons.
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Real estate agents have got the science
of advertising down pretty fine in Cali
fornia. The great speciality of Califor-
MIA is its climate and the healthfulness
thereof. In order to advertise San
Leandro the San Francisco papers con-
tain advertisements of an undertaken who
wishes to sell out. He says that he has
complete outfit for an undertaking bust
ness, including hearse, collins of the very
finest description that have never been
used and are as good as new, and all the
rest Of the CHASTITY paraphernalia of the
business. He announces his willingness
to sell very much below wholesale prices
charged in the city, because really the
town of San Leandro is so frightfuliy
healthy that nobody ever dies there anc
consequently there is no room for an I'M
dertaker.
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Women at a PawnbrOker's Sale.

In dimly lighted narrow store on the
east side of New York city crowd of
perhaps hundred people were gathered.
Fully five-sixths of them were women,
and they were squatted down on the floor.
Each one carried large basket, anG
many of them were half filled with worn
and soiled clothing A man stood up a
platform wildly waving his hands anG
calling out for bids Oh the article wnicn
be held in his hand.
1t was pawnbroker's auction sale.
Articles were being sold for almos.
nothing. Wearing apparel that had cos
heavy prices when purchased new were
sold for mere nothing. 1t was a COM
mon thing to hear fancy skirts sold fo-
Is. 20 and 80 cents.
The auctioneer didn't waste any time,
either When he offered an article he
got bid, and unless he received another
bid Immediately he Knocked it down.
at only shows" said policeman,
show much poor people are able to Dor
row on thing, when you see such
articles sold for few cents. "-NeU York
World.
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Houses Used as Fuel.

The people of Central and Northsl
Iowa will long remember the horribls
winter of 1S72-73, when there w
such dire suffering among them from
the unpreced ented cold. was in that
country then, and have very vivid
recollection of the rigors of that season.
I was living at the town of AIDE, Dsl-
las County. The country is railrosded
now, and it will never be possible Tor
such scenes to be witnessed there again.
Those days there were no railroads, pas'
sengcr transportation being BY stage
During the winter the cold was 80 ~
we're that quite number Of stage driv'
ers were frozen to death. In Abel there
was famine of fuel, and it became .
serious question what the people woula
do. After all the coal and wood va
gone resort was had to corn in the ear'
which cost seven cents a bushel. u
looked sinful to me to see such vaius'
BILE food product blazing in the nfeA'
but there was no help for it. Coos
River, whence wood was usually brougns
to Ade!, was forty miles away, ana 'n'
trip was out of the question in the pre-
vailing temperature. Pretty soon' now
ever, another difficulty arose. The corr
was gone. Then in their extremity 'H'
people began burning their house,
This was done by lot. For lnstanc''
my next ncighbor and drew 10" y
see whose house should be burned. 90
lost, and so we dismantled his nou''
for fuel, while he and his family move.
int my house with me. If had i'''
the rule would have worked the o'n''
way. l don't want any more i0".
weather. Missouri is good enough ~
amply cold for me. -fnnao'sF"
Record.
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The Worlds Oueerest Restaurant

Not far from the Rue St. Denis, says
Paris letter to the Times Democrat, is
a restaurant that has few counterparts.
1t is the cheapest place in Paris. and
that means in the world. l once had
the honor to entertain a Whyo King,
since hanged, in one of the chief Chat
ham street (New York; eating houses.
The Whyo had what he called ''cork-
in good feed" and the bill, I think,
was IA cents. But the Paris restaurant
is much cheaper. 1t enjoys the title of
eau Hasard de la Fourchette." In it
huge cauldron hangs over a fire. 1t
is filled with all sorts and conditi ons
of eatables. The customer pays three
cents to the burly gentleman who is in
charge. He receives in return q huge
long handled fork. This he pluuges
into the pot once-no more. Ibid not
try my luck, but found it interesting
to watch those who did. 1t was a Pc
culiar game of chance, and those who
played it showed more interest in it
than you can see on the faces of the
gamblers at Monaco. Sometimes q
lucky one would bring up chicken
wing or substantial chunk of meat,
and thereon his face would light. But
more often the fork would como up lad
en- with only potato or some insignifi.
cant article. However. that made no
difference. The player had to be salts
fed with his winnings, or he would
travel to the street with more velocity
than comfort. Altogether the "Fork
Hazard is queer place and is worth
seeing.