The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-08
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
PARTRIDGES TAKING UP THEIR
ABODE IN THE CITY.
Anxious Inquiries About the New Tariff
Law-The Count of Paris Arrives-Re-
markable Pension Decision-Washing-
ton News and Notes In General.

markable Pension Decision-washinG
ton News and Notes In General.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. T. Special. r.
The people Of Northwest Washington, the
fashionable residence part Of the city, did
not know until the other day how near they
were to the rural districts. Fashionable
Washington is built right up to, and
in some cases, on top OF the hills
to the north and northwest. Right
beyond is the country. II is a
picturesque and truly rural country. In
digenous TO it are birds of all kinds, who
build nests, rear their young. and hustle Tor
proyender as if they were not almost with
in stones throw OF very thickiy settled
and ultra-fashOnablc section Of Washing.
ton. The partridges which were just be-
yond have evidently failed the past two or
three DAYS TO find square meals In their GUS
tomary haunts. so they have come into town.
Their nute-like whistles can be heard
in nearly every yard where there is shrub
berry. They find good pickings in the
grounds around the immense stone pile that
is the residence of Senator Sawyer of W is
consin. The British Legation grounds
have become familiar to them. Millionaire
killyer, formerly of California, has them
all over his grounds on Killyer Place. They
have even come down 50 far that two of
them were seen to-day on the steps of the
Church of the Covenant, the sanctuary at
which President Harrison wOrships. No
body disturbs the brown visitors. They are
made welcome wherever they find their way.
TUE TARIFF LABYRINTH.
The Treasury Department people are
having hard times these DAYS. They are
overwhelmed by people either in person or
by epistolary communication who want 10
know great many things. The knowledge
sought for is always about the new tarifbll
which, according TO the High Priests of
Protection, was to cure every i'll that the
United States Of America is heir to. The
people directly interested in the provisions
of that bill do not know what that bill
means. Consequently they apply to the
oracles who sit in the Treasury Department
tripods for interpretations of the mystic
measure. In some cases they get interpreta-
tons, and in some cases they get none, for
the truth is that the occupants of the trlnSds
are themselves ut sea as 10 what cOnstruc.
tiOn to place upon many of the clauses Of
the great Mckinley cure-all. Naturally. out
Of this betuddlement will come numerous
law suits between importers and the Gov
ernment. The great heads that flung the
bill together as one puts up the men after a
game OF Backgammon, ought to have sent
along with it a diagram of what they We're
driving at.
THE COUNT az PARIS ARRIVES.
The Count of Paris arrived here at ,
o'clock this afternoon, and with his friends
is staying at the Arlington Hotel. lie was
met at the station by Generals Schoheld
Howard, and Buttertield and escorted to
the hotel. General Sch0teld gave dinner
tonight at the Metropolitan Club 10 the
Count and his friends. Secretaries Noble
and Rusk, Admiral Franklin, Generals
Roscrants, Wright, Augur, Hart, Casey
Breckenridge, Vincent, Howard Buttcrfcld
and Mckeeyer, and Colonies COppnger and
Nicholson were the specially invited guests.
The Count and his suite viii leave Wash
ingtOn for Norfolk tomorrow evening and
returning to Richmond, viii spend several
days about fredericksburg. visiting the
battle-helds at Charlottesville and the
Wilderness. lie will then return 10 Wash
ingtOn, and few days later will visit An
tietam and Gettysburg before returning to
New York.
POPULATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.
The census Office to-day announced the re-
suits of the official count Of the population
=
the census, has a population Of 80, As in
habitants, an increase OF lil,Wl since $50,
when the population was GlS, iJI. The in
crease is 229G per cent. The population of
the Second Supervisory district, announced
to-day, is 327,19 The announcement OF
the total result Of the States population
will cause some surprise among West Viz
ginians, as much larger result was anti
pated owing to the introduction recently of
large railroad and manufacturing enter
prises.
REMARKABLE PENSION DECISION.
notwithstanding Bus.ey to-day de-
cided that soldier who was stabbed in a
house OF ill repute and had 10 be DISCHARGED
from the service Tor disability wag in the
line Of duty at the time, and is entitled 10 a
pension.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Postohice established at Chaney's.
Pittsylyania county, with John \. Oliver
as postmaster
The postofiice at Rlack-Sack, Wythc
county, has been discontinued, the mail
going to Rural Retreat.
j. 7. Bennett has been appointed post
master at Galveston, Pittsylyania county,
Va, succeeding b. T. Rhelton, resigned
Mrs. Ada j. Bentley was to-day burned
to death by her clothes catching lire from
the explosion Of gasoline stove.
The Dominion National Bank OF Bristol,
Va, has made application to the Comptrol-
Ter OF the Currency for authority to begin
business.
The free delivery service will be estab-
lshed at the following named pOstOilices on
November 1, 1890: Durham, y. c., and
Greensboro, y. L.
TERRIFIC DiSASTEP