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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
THE COLUMBIAN RAILWAY.
The House Committee Considers the Bill
to Incorporate the South Ameri-
can Road.

The House Committee on Roads and In
ternal Navigation had two sessions yester-
day for the purpose of considering the bill
TO incorporate tine Columbia Railway and
Navigation Company.
Colonel Frank e. Ruffin appeared before
the committee and opposed bestowing the
privileges contemplated in the hill upon
Messrs. Parsons and Blaine, two of the
corporators. He was quite severe in his
remarks upon the records Of these gentle
men and declared that the Legislature
should not grant them any privileges.
Colonel Parsons was present and made
an able defence of himself and the pur-
poses OF the company.
The bill was referred to a sub-committee
consisting of Messrs. Dabney, Downing,
and Kent. who will investigate the features
of the bill objected to by Colonel Rufiin
and report to u subsequent meeting of the
committee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

heart-disease, white and 3 colored
hemorrhage post partuin. white; mani
tion, white; infantile lockiaw. colored
paralysis, colored; pneumonia, ! wni,e
and l colored: premature birth, coiored
puerperal septicaemis. colored shot prs
tol iaccident), colored; syphilis, col.
ored; ulcer gastric, white; unknown, !
white and two colored; womb-disease, !
white.
Rainfall for week ending January IL.
1890, o.54 inches; week ending January IL,
1889. O. 7a INCHES
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

The Association for the Preservation
of Virginia Antiquities will hold a public
meeting on Saturday night of this week
at the hall of the Young Mems Christian
Association. Governor Mckinney and
other distinguished speakers will make ad;
dresses. The object of the association VIII
be explained. and the meeting will be one
of great interest to all the public, and all
who feel an interest in that subject are ex-
nncted 10 attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
The c. and O. and II. and A. Belt Line.

The. Committee on Inland Trade of the
Chamber Of Commerce last night consid-
cred the Chesapeake and Ohio Belt-Line
bill, and suggested amendments to the eff
feet that the road be built exclusively in
the county Of Henrico. and not more than
five miles from this city, and that all pub
lie roads crossed shall be provided with
proper guard-gates and watchmen.
The friends Of the bill accepted these
suggestions, and so amended the Senate
committee viii this morning report it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
Police Court

The docket IN this court yesterday was
short as compared with that of Monday.
There were two OF three new charges of
burglary against Thomas l.. Grady and
Percy James. These were continued until
to-day, when the half-dozen or more cases
against them ere set for hearing.
John Heinlein. Frank Keller, J. L. Boy
den, and j. w. Keller were fined $40 each
and costs for being disorderly at the
also fined $40 each end costs for resisting
Sergeant Tomlinson in the discharge of his
duty.
John Lewis, charged with being a suspi-
cious character, was required TO give Sc
curity for thirty days.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
,r,nche,ter News An Brief.

Mr.. Thomas J. Nichols is able to be out
again after long spell of typhoid fever.
Rev. William A. Campbell and his son
Leslie. of Richmond, were IN the city yes
terday. -
The case of Nat. Eggleston (colored),
who was sent on to the Chesterfield Coun-
ty Court for larceny. has been dismissed.
The Chesterfield County. Court has ed-
iourned for the term. and the csse of John
Jones, charged with killing Alexander
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
Railroad Taxes.

The following exhibit is made in the
communication from acknowledgements
sloner James c. Hill, recently sent TO the
Senate in response to a resolution of that
body calling for statement showing the
amount of taxes paid by the railroad cor
porations in the State: Amount OF taxes
paid by the several railroad companies to
the State. 1896. .o79.50; to maintain Rail
road Commissioners Office, $4,000; to. the
counties. Si73. 3.709.Ss; to the corporations
S46, ,951-total tax paid. s42l, 740.3S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
ROyai Arranum.

The annual meeting Of Elba Council
No. COG. Royal Arcanum. was held last
night. when the following officers Were
installed for $780, +. II. Fechtig regent
w. Galloway, vice-regent A. Nunnemaker,
past regent; Richard WaldTop; orator orator
warden: n. Haddock, sentry; G. w
Angle. guide; r. z. Campbell. treasurer
j. NJ. Angle, collector; G. ". Tyler, secre-
tary. Upon the adjournment of the meet
ing the members adjourned to Pizzinrs tc
do justice to good supper
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

A meeting of the committee of the Pow
hatan Club appointed to make arrange
ments for an entertainment was held last
night. Chairman II. q. Berger presided
and Mr. H. +. Ezekiel was appointed see
retary. -.
The Chairman submitted proposition
from Nile. Rhea's manager offering to give
the club a benefit next Monday night.
This was accepted, and Messrs. Berger,
Phillips. Cunningham, and Belvin were APP
pointed a committee D. supervise the dis
tribution Of tickets. Josephine, the En-
press of the French" will be given on this
occasion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
Cotton, hos been continued until the next

Cotton, hos been continued until the next
term.
A telegram was received here yesterday
announcing the death in Buckingnanss
county of Mrs. \. A. Driscoll. aunt Q,
Messrs. James F.. A. j., Willie H., anu
Horace Bradley and Mrs. 8. A. Norrissett'
of this city. She will be buried in Buckns-
ham.
Captain w: A; Blankingship. superin-
the city yesterday, az was delegation OF
citizens from the county. who went over
to the Capitol to try and persuade Dele
gate Davis, who has been looked upon a.. OPP
posing Captain Blankingship's reappoint,,
ment, to withdraw his objections ana
allow the confirmation to be made. Wnen
this case was reached in the Senate's
executive session yesterday it was tenn
porarily passed by.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
THE PROPOSED RECESS.
A Growing Disposition to Adjourn for
Awhile.


A legislative recess is more and more
talked about.
The idea grows in popularity, and the
Democratic caucus will soon be called to-
gether to consider it.
If this plan is not adopted the decisions
of the United States Supreme Court may
make an extra session necessary. and mas
much as there is no business before the
two houses that could not be disposed of
in a week, many members think that 1t
would be wise for them to hurry through
with the bills on the calendars and then
take a recess for several weeks.
The General Assembly met on the ith of
December. The session ends in ninety
days, but may be extended for thirty days.
SO the length and life of this session, at
the will Of the members. may be counted
as 100 days from December 4th. Members
will only get $3.50 each no matter how long
they sit. Our Virginia debt cases will be
heard at Washington on January the 25th,
and it is hoped that decisions will be rem
dered by the court in month thereafter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

At the hour Of service last night Christ
church was filled with large congregation
which came out to hear the Rev. Frank
Stringfeflow. The services have attracted
very general interest and those who have
attended have evidently been deeply i'm
pressed by the speakers clear, earnest, anc
evangelical sermons. His text last nigh,
was, " Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ anc
thou shalt be saved"
Services tonight at the usual hour.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
Guarantee building, Loan, and Trust Com
pany.

The annual meeting of this company was
held Yesterday. Mr.. w. G. Camp was call
ed 10 the chair and Daniel Whitlock was
made secretary.
President Sol. Cutchins submitted re-
port of the officers. showing q handsome
sum TO the credit Of profit and loss after
paving all expenses and q AZ per cent. SIX
months dividend, free Of tax.
The present officers and directors were
reelected. as follows-viz.: Sol. Cutchins,
president: William ID. Rice, secretary, and
w. ii. Sands, attorney. Directors-Sol.
Cutchins. William ID. Rice. w. II. Sands,
A. j. Chewning, +. Sitterding, and K. A..
Saunders. Jr. Trustees--A. J. Chewning
and +. Sitterding.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
Died from Hydrophobis.

MuroN. Wis. January 1i.-Professor
Charles A. Clarke, principal Of Albion
Academy, died Sunday night of what - be-
lieved to have been hydrophobia. lie was
bitten by cat last March. hut no serious
results were feared at the time. Recently,
however, unmistakable signs Of hydropho-
bia appeared and his death was very pain
ful one. Clarke was in his thirty-hfth
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

TIMBERI.AKE d FRAysKR. i0a0 4 T., furui-
turo, dcsk, stovss. clothing, wagon, Ac
MANNING c. STAPLES \ Co. u O'Clock NJ
jsvelry - bookA
KlcHNOND DAxAAk, n 4 -. hueei0 ~
voguw; ~ An, nonms ~ Mn1oA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Mr.. Thomas H. Hill. the merchant tailor
who kept a shop on Bank street near
Eleventh, died at 1915 o'clock this morn
ing at the residence of Mrs. Weisiger, 2l4
Governor street. He had been sick only q
few days. Mr. Hill was unmarried. He
was held In high esteem in the commu-
nity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Chllls and fover Of three years standing cured
by simmons Liver Kegnlator.-E WATKINS. Wat
kins House, Uptonyille. KY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

A good time to bay cloaks, as Levy DAVIS
have marked down their whole stock 10 less than
cost They have i've hundred garments TO So
iact frorn-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

The destroyer Of Catarrh and Bronchitis
but life 10 the yictim--A. B. @. Tonic and
Expectorant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
supreme Court of Appeals.

Scott's heirs against Ashlin. Argued by
W. ID. Dabney, Esq. for appellant and A.
A. GRAY and George Perkins, Esqs., for
appellees and continued until tomorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Povp's Extract, for Pains. Sores, etc;
The marvellous cures effected compelled
scientific medical investigation and forced
its acknowledgment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Takel Tskel Take simmons Liver Regulator
for dyspepsia, consti patton, ana heartburn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Are You nervous or debilitated? A. B,
C. Tonic guaranteed to repair all worn tis-
sues.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Blankets can now be had at Levy & DAvis's al
very low prices. They have large stock Of all
kinds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

All traces OF scrofula are expelled from
the blood ey hoods Sarsaparilla Sold by
druggists.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Remember.
Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment Is tho best for
I h<r.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Levy DAVE onsr to-day their whole stock el
Chiidren's Piush caps II less Than cost
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

sick-Headachs
cured by using Dr. Davids Liver PillA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Of all coueh remedies we have ever
used, Dr.. Bulls Cough syrup - tue o's''
~ cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
NATIONAL BANKS ELECT OFFICERS.
Those Chosen by such Institutions in Rich
nnnH.

At the annual meeting of the stockhold7;
ers of the national banks located here held
nj noon Yesterday at their respective bank
ing houses the following directors and
other officers were elected for the present
fiscal year;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
Go TO LsvY q DAvIs's for your Blankets.

Book keepers and others OF sedentsry habits
cure constipation with simmons Liver kegu-
IarOr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
FIRST NATIONAL.

Isaac Davenport, Jr. president; Fl. G.
Burnett, cashier. Board OF Directors:
II. l.. Brown, G.. W. Allen. H: d. Whitcomb,
W. L. Yarbrough. A. l.. Boulware, l.. Levy.
/. Stern, G. n. Davenport, James A. Morris,
John B. Purcell, Il. NJ. rutherford. and
Rrr1 Wnru,1ck
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Dr. Henley's Celery, Beef. and Iren Is the %
sepce of nerve. strength, and sinew. Sold By
druggists.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

la Grippe.
For this terrible disease take . plain syrup OF
Pure Pine Tar, Horehound, and Wild Cherry
DR.. David's Cough syrup.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

=. L. r. means Simmons Liver Regulator
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
NATIONAL pAYK OF VIRGINIA.

Directors: Messrs. f. o. Noting, George
L. Christian. George n. Woodbridge,
James w. Allison, James Il. Gray, l.. B.
Tatnn, II. A. Claiborne, George W;
Palmer, H. b. Taliaferro. John Pope, and
Isaac j. Mercer.
The directors held a meeting and re;
elected Mr.. +. o. Noting president ard
Hon. George l.. Christian vice-president.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15
MERCHANTS NATIONAL EASK

John P. Branch, president : Frederick r.
Scott. vice-president j. +. Glenn, cashier.
Board of Directors: A. S. Buford, Charles
S. Stringfellow, Thomas Potts, J. L. Shack
elford. Robert Morton, +. w. Scott, An
drew Pizzini, Il. G.. Cabell, and B. W.
Branch.
PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK.
J.B.P Pace, president; Mann S. Quarless.
cashier. Board of Directors: j. B. Pace, ..
]. Montague, w. j. Westwood, 4. William
Pemberton, and Morton b. Rosenbaum.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-15

Go to LEVY & DAyIs's for your closka
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Fire at San Francisco Wednesday morninv.
destroyed the Mission soap and candle works
the Pacific mattress factory aud four COTTAGES
on Sixteenth street Loss, $1,000
The secretary of the treasury has awarded
gold medals TO the members OF the Evanston.
Ill, hfe-ssving crew for heroism In reseuing
shipwrecked seamen last year.
John Foster. an inmate Of the Soldiers. home
at Leavenworth. Kan, was found dead near IN
railroad track Wednesday. He In supposed tn
have jumped from Q train
Ernest c. Rove. Q newspaper correspondent
VINO LEFT New Haven. Conn.,, August Il for
trip across the continent ON bicycle, has n.
rived at San Francisco.
A Mexican named Juan Soto Vas f.tsuv
stabbed BY IN unknown party Wednesday morn.
Ing. near Tucson. A. T.
Alicante won the Cambriogeshirs stake. -,
Newmarket Wednesday, with Belmont second
and Lostis third.
Fon cu Lac. Wis. 10 excited over a renoys.a
discovery OF gold within two miles OF the citv.
colored murderer named Henry william.
was hung wednesday a. Rolling Fork, Miss.
Near Suakim Wednesday seven Deryish cath.
herders we're killed by Egyptian cavalry.
The steamer Majestic. from Liverpool. hsa n.
rived At New YORK.
The American Humane Society 10 in session
q Nashville. Tenn.
Neutral gas has been discovered near Yiorence.
Alabsme
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-23

CHICAGO. Oct. 22.-Charles III. Thorn
and George Shinn were started back to
California tanight over the Northwestern
road in charge of two California officers.
They were heavily ironed and both shackled
to the seats OF q railway coach.
They are the pair arrested In Chi
cago q week ago after . short.
period of liberty succeeding their daring
escape from San Quentin prison in 1887.
Shinn took it cooily, but Thorne. who
is under iife-sentence. seemed to be
broken-hearted. He protested earn
estly that since his escape he had
lived an honest life and would have con.
tinued to do so. The California officers
suspect the two men have been concerned
in some of the many robberies which have
occurred since they escaped. Ehinn and
Thorne deny this emphatically. Thorne
says convict who was in prison with
them. and whose term has since expired.
saw them in Chicago a while ago, and mott
fed San Quentin officials. This, he saws. ia
how the capture came about
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-23
raE KINa OF MErALs.
How the value Of PIatinum Has Bel
Affected By Electric Lights.

New York Times.
ssNo enterprise in the world - said . we'll
known electrician yesterday, ''has In.
creased within the last few years - rapidly
q the Guinness Of electric lighting. The
amount Of money invested In electric
light plants in this country to-day Il $l00,-
000. 600. and it Vas only eleven years ago.
you rsmember, that the light was first per-
fected. From the few lamps burned by
Edison ct Msnlo Park in 1879. there have
grown into present use ct ieast 125O00 arc
lights and Loo. COO incandescent lights.
Zone Of the most noticsable results Of
this remarkable growth is the increase in
the price Of platinum. Here is m incan-
descent lamp. You see the short strip Of
wire attached to the copper conductor just
ct the top Of the globe. Well, that Is piasi-
mum. Itconnects the carbonized loop and
IL one Of the absolutely indispensable fea-
lures Of the lamp, because it expands at
portion as the glass giobe. There have
been . good many experiments for the pur-
pose Of Determining substitute for plati-
mum, but none has been found, the expert
ments resulting in each instance IN the un-
equal expansion Of the metal and the glass
and the subsequent breaking Of the globe.
"UnioGtnnately every lamp requires :
because il has como to Be extremely valu-
able. and The mines are not productive.
Aoreoves. they aro sitnatrd in the Ural
mountains and are practically inaccessible.
A. result Of this increasing demand and
Eliminating supply, the price Of platinum
has advanced tremsndously, until Il Is now
almost q valuable q gold. Five years 60
the metal Was seldom used in this country.
being employed only in the eyaporatine
stills for the Contamination Of sulphuric
acid and In the manufacture Of jcwelry.
II was then to b bought in the market for
- and s. an ounce. A year ago il I'd.
vanced 70 - m ounce, six months ago il
had increased to 81. and I see by one OF
to 20, which Il only q few cents less than
t0day's gold quotation"
Platinum gets its name from the Span
iards. As early as thesixteenth century it
appears to have been noticed that the gold
ore in the Spanish mines Of Darien i'm
Guided grains of q white metal endowed
with the qualities Of = noble metal, and vet
distinctly different from silver. It's expor-
tatiOn to Europe was prohibited, because
the Spanish government found that it
might easily be used In the adulteration of
gold For this reason it did not find its
way to Europe until the middle of the last
century, when it was known as s.platina
del Pinto"-the little silver from the river
Pinto. Since its remarkable chemical
properties were established in 1870, it has
been discovered in New Grenada San
Domingo. California. Borneo and in por-
tons OF Canada But the richest deposits
are those in the Ural mountains, where the
metal was discovered in 1928, and where it
has been successfully mined by the Rus
SLAMS since 1898.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-23
The Lottery in New Orleans Society.
New York Sun.

In the fierce anti-lottery war still raging
in Louisiana women are bearing promi-
nent part From the first and on both
sides they have been the sternest and most
incorporating advocates. and in some
cases serious social differences have
been the result To this end New Orleans
societyis greatly agitated over complications
that threaten for the approaching season.
Mrs. John A. Norris, vile Of the great lot
terry king, who Is . prominent leader and
one OF the most charming hostesses in the
South. has made no secret OF championing
her husbands cause and holding the issue
to Be personal matter. Society 10 under
heavy obligations to her. She 10 warmly
admired and proposes this winter to intro
duce the two young orphaned daughters at
the late General Hood. Of Coniedefate
fane. What - do, her anti-lottsry friends
are aaking eash other in CONSERVATION, and
meanwhile MA Norris y calm. bat vary
arm.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-23

Men Of the type of Baron Hirsch. are
more numerous in this country than every
day people imagine. To the man who has
to put in most Of his time in the struggle
for existence it seems odd that there should
be men who are willing to sacrifice every
thing they have in the world for even the
slightest social recognition. The news that
Hirsch has paid salary Of $4,000 year to
. woman high in French society for intro
ductions in Paris, coming on top of the
baron's prodiga expenditures for similar
services in England, would indicate that
that victim OF rapacious social aspirations
is considerably In advance Of anything
that can be shown in this coun-
try. Still, there are ct least three
men in New York City who are and
have been the laughing-stock Of social lead
ers for several years. They excite little
comment except IN occasional dig from
the society papers. But their names are
familiar throughout the upper section of
New York. One of them spends IN income
Of $1,000 or $50, 600 year in . reckless
effort 70 push his way In, but without sue
cess. The doors of society are closed against
him. Many men of less intelligence and
fewer personal advantages than he are
securely settled inside, but they have never
shown desire 70 enter. which is always
deemed fatal impeachment II is generally
believed, however. that anybody who Is
wiling TO pay $4,000 year for social in
vitations in this town would receive strong
backing, Though society is notoriously
caprlcious in republics.