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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
TO ENTERTAIN THE ENGINEERS.
A Committee Appointed to Interest the
Citizens In this Matter.

In spite of the inclemency of the weather
Quite number of prominent citizens met
by invitation at the parlors of the Ex-
change Hotel last night to consider the
best manner in which to entertain the
American Society OF Mechanical Engineers,
who are to hold their semi-annual conyen-
ton in this city in November.
Mayor Ellyson presided. After q brief
explanation as to the nature of the con-
yention and the men composing it. by the
chairman OF the local committee, Mr.. I.
L. O. Davis, and the secretary, Mr.. A. II.
pointed to bring. the subject of their en-
tertainments before the citizens Of Rich
mond in order that Q hearty welcome may
be extended to the visitors: Messrs. John
b Purcell A. b. Clarke, W. X. Trigg.
Archer Anderson. n. V. Randolph, and I.
AZ II TalcOtt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
prom,nsn, Odd-FeiIow Visitor.

Mr.. B. H. woodell, grand secretary of
the Grand Lodge of North Carolina and
president of the Odd-fellows Widows
and Orphans Relief Association, Is IA ihe
city and will attend the meeting Oh Au'
nieht M Ellett's Hall. corner OF Fifth and
Wsrshail streets. All Odd-Fellows will be
welcome at the meeting. r
MIR. Woodell will probably deliver an adj
dress in the interest Of the Relief Associa-
tion. which has rapidly grown in favor with
the members of the order IN Virginia and
Moth Carolina
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
ASUCCESSlON OF SHOWERS.
In Rained in tho Morning, In the After
nam. and Also Night.

Yesterday was a very disagreeable day
The rains were very heavy and copiout
from early morn 10 midnight.
On the City railway the electric cars
were running very regularly and perform
ed good service. The Union Passenger
Company were not so busy, and at p. M;
five of their cars were on the siding at
Seventeenth street.
Shockoe creek was but little affected by
the rainfall and the rise of its waters, If
any. was very slight.
The heavy showers for the past few days
seem TO have been confined almost entirely
to Richmond and vicinity. The river at
Columbia last night was only one foot
above low-water mark. At Charlottes-
vile, Frederick's Hall, and ,Gordonsvillee
the rains were very light, and the river at
Clifton Forge was in its normal condition:
On the Richmond and Danville railroad
there have been rains all along the line be-
tween this city and Powhatan. and on the
York-Riyer division all the way to West
Point.
The downpour of water from 4:3O to $40
yesterday morning was phenomenal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
the committees adjourned to meet again
I-,dar NJ 10 fatclock

FTIuHy NJ II o CIOch.
On the 18th Of this month these CLUBS
will give grand barbecue at Seven Pines
and will have rousing political meeting;
Several shotes and lambs and an OK viii
be roasted, and there will be everything 70
stimulate political enthusiasm for the
Democracy. Hon. George ID. Wise is en-
gagged to speak on this occasion, and the
Executive Committee Is arranging TO Sc.
cure the services Of other prominent
orators. IL is proposed to have two
speeches before dinner aud two after the
feast.
A band Of music will be on the grounds
and small cannon has been secured TO
"boom" tho two clubs and add noise aud
excitement to tue occasion.
Preparations are being made to accomo;;
date twelve hundred people. and special
trains will be run over the Seyen-Pines
railroad TO the grounds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
ATTACKED BY NEGRO ROBBERS.
Railroad Hands Fieeesd--A Sheriff ana
His Deputies Attacked.
,u-..,..h 10 n. Dfsnaschf


MOBILE. October IA special 10 the
REGISTER from Ozark. Dale county, Ala.
says: The railroad hands at this place
were paid of yesterday afternoon, and
were shortly thereafter attacked by band
of negro robbers, who made them throw
up their hands. and had succeeded IN rob-
bing several before the alarm was given.
Then the robbers fed 70 Deans station:
eleven miles north. whittier the sherin
and several deputies pursued and found
them In the house. The robbers le-
yelled their rifles aud pistols and com
manded the Sheriff to throw forward his
handsatchel, in which were his pistols.
The Sheriff did so. but two deputies .ap-
peared and the negroes began running.
The Sheriff and three officers opened hre:
Two Of the negroes fell badly, wounded and
third was hit. but the others escaped.
One of the gang has taken refuge in 9
house at some distance from the scene OF
the shooting and Is defying arrest. Tho
Sheriff, who has taken his wounded prison.
ers to Jail, is now on his way to the house
and more trouble u expected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02

D. Beattie and others are still at WORK ror
the chairs. A bell is also necoed.
Workmen were engaged yesteraay III
1919 Hull street. between Tenth and Elev-
enth.
Three colored men were before the
Mayor Yesterday morning for driving over
gravelled streets. They were discharged
with an admonition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
rnv,,sa IN FIJI DIR. Burrows Pulpit.

DIR. J. L. Burrows. of Norfolk, has been
quite feeble of late. and has been granted
three-months leave Of absence by the
Freemason-street Baptist church, Of which
he is pastor.
Rev L. b. Hatcher. Of this city. has been
invited TO take DR.. Burrows's place during
his absence. Mr.. Hatcher leftfo the The
ological Seminary at Louisville on Monday
night. and has not indicated any purpose
OF accepting the call.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
4 Lovely Drive.

So saws every one after pleasant oye-
ming on Woodland Heights. Have YOU
been there yetl II not drop postal ~ IA
and we will take great pleasure in showing
Won this very attractive property. Wa
shall probably improve the time bv selling
you a lot or two, but # We don't succeed
no harm done. IL you are thinking Of buy
ing n home don't fail 20 SEQ Woodland
Heights.
A. J. BRADLEY 4 Co., Manchester.
Agent. for the Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
u.,n for Those in Need.

The Dispatch has received contr,outionos
aeyregating $3.50 to help the destitute
family of Mr.. James Jackson, who, as re-
ported yesterday. died on Tuesday, leaving
kis wife and child in distressing. circum;
stances. OF this amount &9.l5 vas ra,sen s,
among the employees OF tho J. Il hii'
Printing Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
suiug Tor I.arre sums

The following suits were instituted yes
terday In the City Circuit Court:
i. 8. Sparks "a. Richmond Union fas-
ssneer- Railway Company for $500.
Smith =. tho city Of Richmon1 fos ei.7oo'
IA deo]nxotlons lied.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
The 1heatre.

The sale of seats for the engagement OF
Frank MAYO will commence this morning.
He will be here for Friday and Saturday
nights and Saturday matinee. playing
"Nordeck" on Friday and Davy Crock
ettn Saturday matinee and night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.


To he Public We will offer at our stalls
at the Second market to-day fifty boHe, OF
White-Heath Peaches
Also. q fine lot Of Pears aud Qninces I:
also. the finest lot Of Grapes that have been
here this season. Respectfully,
Telephone sos. BULL 4 GRrnus.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
Young Mems Reunion.

The annual reiinion Of the young men of
the Second Baptist church and congrega-
tion will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in
the lecture-room. Professor l.. X. Ham
berlin, of Richmond. gives an address and
recitation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
SUPERINTENDENT MASSEY MARRIED.
He Quietly weds Oas a. Aisbsms's Moss
Accom- plishsd Lsdtes-

WpsctnI t6lekfHu p inc pnpstcGI
MONTGOMERY. Ala. October l.-Mr, John
z. Massey, Superintendent OF Pubic In
styuction Of Virginia, was married To-Day
TO Miss Matte AcCreAsy. Of Iurppuli.
Ala. The marriage teok place q the nome ~ ?
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR.. J. B.
Havthofns. Of Atlanta. The bridal party
PACED through this city at midnight on
their WAY 10 Richmond. The BRIDE v one
Of the most gracious aud accompanied -
dfae In Alabama.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
Comfy statistics.

In the Henrico County Court Clerks
Office last month ten marriage-licenses
were issued. OF these five were obtained
by white and FIVE by colored people.
One hundred and eighty deeds were re-
o,r1al
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
A Pleasinx sense

of health and strength renewed and Of ease
and comfort follows the use OF Syrup OF
Figs. as It acts in harmony with nature to
effectually cleanse the system when costive
or bilious. For sale in SOC. and 81 bottles
by all leading druggists.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02

Whom Fatty was sick We gave her Csssorta
When abe vas Cfili, sho sr1cd for CaI<iA
When sho became Mss she clung " CaSsorN-
Wtsa she had Children. sas gave taon cssssriA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
Children Cry for Pitchers CastorIa.
Children Cry for Pitchers CastOrla

He who loves money rather than life
one with impure blood and no A. Is. q.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

Who is il who doesn't value hfel An
idiot with bad blood and without A. Is. q.
Alternative.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
THE ssvsN-pINes BARBECUE.
Preparations Being Msds for "reAs
AfYair on the IAth Instant

A joint meeting Of the Finance ana bar;
beeue Committees of the Brookisna ana
Fairfield Democratic clubs OF henllco
was bald yesterday morning ~ county
headquarters in Ford's Law Building;
found 70 b u very good condition. and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
THE PRESIDENT PROMISES.
Mr.. Harrison fo lie at the Colored Ceiebra
tion If Only for an Hour.

LAWYERS f. A. Randolph and James
HAYES, who went TO Washington Tuesday
rs committee to urge President Harrl7
sons acceptance of the invitation that had
been extended HIM to attend the colored
folks celebration here the 18th. 10th. and
18th Of this month, returned to Richmond
on the fast mail yesterday afternoon.
They saw the President at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning and he gave them every
assurance that he would come TO Rich
mond. Mr.. Harrison said he expected TO
start on western tour about that time,
and maybe ho would stop here on the way
out even if for not more than Oh hour.
NO MoNEY-No SOLDIERS.
Chairman Randolph. of the Executive
Committee, told a Dispatch reporter yes
terday that the reason the colored batta-
lion could not parade was the committee
would not pay them. The officers 10
whom the matter was left. he said, de-
manded one half of the gate-reoeipts and
one third Of all money paid for privileges.
They also stipulated that they were not TO
be expected TO feed visiting soldiers.
The committee would not accede to this,
but offered 10 pay all the expenses or the
parade, and if any surplus renamed after
paving all expenses of the celebration to
make the soldiers a donation. This, the
Chairman said was refused.
THOSE WHO WILL TAKE PART.
The State Guard Captain Paul, OF this
CITY "A Washington battalion under COM
mand of Major Fleetwood, three com,
panies from Petersburg, and other ccolored
military, 1t is expected. will participate;
and the managers expect to have good
parade of volunteer soldiers.
The committee will make donation 10
all military taking part In the celebration,
n there is any balance left after paying all
bills.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02

The Committees on the Improvement OF
James River and Cemeteries were down
for meetings at o'clock Yesterday after
noon IN the Council chamber The former
could not get "A quorum and the latter SIM
ply paid bills.
The Committee on Fire Department met
NJ Headquarters and passed upon number
oi fTame-building permits.
, 1890-11-06

My flrst attack OF toothache is one
OF my strongest recollections. | recall
the tears | shed, the throbbing pain,
and how | cried all night. Then the
only dentist we ever heard OF, the vii
lage doctor, was called.
At the sight of his forceps the tooth.
ache stopped. / could not see the
necessity of removing a painless tooth
and told him so. But he talked sooth-
inGly and introduces his forceps. They
could hardly enter for the howls I was
emitting.
The touch of the cold steel on my
gums made the flesh creep. Then the
doctor. whom / thought n cruel wretch.
held my head tight against his knee.
There was n wrench as II my head was
being pulled of.
/ was filled with wrath and thought
of how | would have 1t out with the
doctor when l became n man. Then
was another wrench which | seemed to
feel to the soles of my feet, as II every
bone was being wrenched out of its
socket, and the doctor held the bleed.
ing molnr in the forceps. DIR. Talmage
In New York Journal.
, 1890-11-06

A woman whom her husband used
frequently to scold went to a cunning
man to inquire how she might cure
him Of his barbarity. The sagacious
soothsayer heard her complaint, and
after ~pronouncing some hard words
and using various gesticulations, while
he filed a phial with colored liquid,
desired her whenever her husband was
In a passion to take n mouthful of the
liquor and keep it in her mouth for five
minutes.
The woman, quite o~verjoyed al so
simple II remedy, strictly followed the
counsel which was given her, and by
her silence escaped tho usual annoy
ance. The contents of the bottle be
ing at last expended, she returned to
the cunning mnn and anxiously begged
to have another possessed Of the same
virtue,
Daughter" said the man, there
was nothing in the bottle but brown
sugar and water. When your husband
is in a passion hold your tongue and,
my life on it, he will not scold you in
future. New York Ledger.
, 1890-11-06

Did you ever stop and think while
reading the morning paper that the
next days issue might contain your
obituary. A cheerful thought, but
the s~uddenness Of death might well
set us all thinking. Our tenure Of life
is about as frail as the hold of an apple
ON the bough when the wind is blow
ing. There is no use getting frightened
about it, either. II the apple is going
to fall, pray heaven 1t may be ripe and
sound TO the very core; that is all that
is essential. There has been lots of
sunshine for us all wherein to grow
sweethearted and mellowif we have
not w%illfully Interposed our own
shadows to hinder the process.
And all the storms that have beaten
us, and the gales that have rocked us.
and the very frosts that have nipped
us now and then has was - pursuing
that strange olctodpt process whereby
juices Rr5 made sweet and fiber soft
ened and enriched II we nave hnr
been content to grow the way fate
chose to have us grow. Then what
matter what hour the swift breeze
comes that detaches us from the
bought Only II puff, a fall and n
silence, and then -2-Chicago Her
aid.
, 1890-11-06

A fortunate town is Trente, in Aus
trin. Its electric light station Is owned
by the municipality, which has the ad-
vantage OF a large waterfall. The
light is furnished to private consumers
for about twenty cents n year per
candle power, and they can burn tho
lamps one hour a night OF twelve
hours, Just as they please. without
extra charge. SO as to enable the
poor inhabitants to use the light the
town pays for the house wiring, repay
ments being made by an annual
charge. A flour mill and a spinning
mill are already supplied with current,
and great activity is looked for in the
local industries owing TO its use by al
most the whole OF the community. ~
Detroit News.
, 1890-11-06

The English thread lnces are made
In the south of England, but the work
ers are rapidly dying out and the
younger people are taking to employ
ments more profitable. The amount
of thread lace brought into the market,
therefore, grows smaller from yea to
year.
The Venetian laces, which at one
time did really come from Venice, are
now largely manufactured in Brussels,
whence they are sold to the merchants
OF Venice, and resold again by them as
Venetian lace.
In general lace workers are receiving
so little compensation that new corners
into the art-for art it is-are rare.
To counteract this decline the lace
manufacturers Of Belgium have found
it necessary to establish schools in that
country for the education Of the young
in the coarse as well as the finer grades
of lace making New York Evening
Sun
, 1890-11-06

Il heard Of an employment the other
day" said the philanthropist, (which
brought up to my mind all the horrors
Of tea tasting. 1t recalled the case OF
poor Mr.. Lucraft, who sold his diges-
ton, but 1t was more narrowing than
that 1t rose almost TO the dignity of
Faust bargaining away his soul"
Have you been investigating the
sweating system, or reading about the
workers in Russian minesf'
Neither. l heard OF a young WON
an who is a professional detective of
plagiarism. 1t Is her duty to readRii
the short stories published in -b.riodic-
ais and make a mental abstract Of
them. Idav .LIfGlness consists in tell,
ing publishers when manuscripts sub.
mitted to them have been too obviously
suggested by existing literature. She
is well paid, II Is said, but what could
atone for having ones mind stored per
manently and exclusively with scraps
of modern fictionr' - Kate Fields
Washington.
, 1890-11-06
kArY olp ANp kArY pIpN,r.
An Evening song That a simple Pressure
of the Hand win Hush.

An Evening Song That . Simple Pressure
of the Hand win Hush.
There is n crop of early autumn
that grows on trees which doesn't vary
much, and hat is the katydids. Gil
matic Influences are favorable to the
growth of this fruit 1t is a singular
thing that on the same trees where, forty
wears ago, as little elms, these chant
ing insects lived, they now stay. They
are never known TO change from one
Tree to another There may be several
elms of equal size on one street, but
two trees will most likely hold all the
kAtydids, and from the first chosen
greenery they never bulge.
The same way n yard will have its
number, or one tree in a yard; the next
persons grounds, although just as cool
and shaded, will have zone. Those in
the same tees or yards have good man
ners, never interrupting each other,
but listening intently for their turn TO
express their belief as to whether Katy
did or didn't The outside world, after
listening for years to the debate, is di
vided as to opinion. Just the same NJ
on more important subjects, it judges
in accordance with the sentiments of
its own consciousness.
These little green chanters never
change their opinion. For year after
year they belong to the dds OF didn'ts,
and by no mistake alter their saying.
One may tramp around the trees where
they live, may sit beneath them, talk,
laugh or indulge in any noise, and Katy
chants on in undisturbed monologue.
But lay a hand ever 80 lightly against
the bark of a tree, one says who has
tried IT, and their notes are instantly
hushed, remaining mute till the hand
Il removed. In darkness, when one
creeps softly up to an elm where, above
IN the branches is taking place a loqua-
cious dialogue. and softly rests the
palms of the hands against the bark.
h silence is painfully sudden.
There was n man visiting Rhode
Island whose ambition was to possess
some elm trees, and in them katydids
He had the elms for tho k~atydids, but
no khtydids for the elms. So lie came
from his distant home and got posses
sion of one, which he carried back and
put we'll up in the greenery Of the elm
Then he waited. The katy was US
dumb as n sealed fruit jar. and wouldn't
say a word. He wrote back to inquire
why the thing wouldn't open its mouth
and sing. He was informed, first, that
the thing didn't speak the sentence
with any mouth, but with its legs; sec
ond, that although the divorce avs Of
Rhode Island were often brittle enough
to sever knots tied by ministers, still he
need not expect any %garrulous hilarity
from one kntydid separated from its
mate and alone in a lone land. Then
another was sent and put in the tree,
and in true marital style ono said Katy
did, and got contradicted In about a
second. They've kept it up even since.
Providence Journal.
, 1890-11-06

A client went to his lawyer and said
that he had reason to believe that his
father. who had been dead several
years, had left money in the Blocker
Street Savings bank. The lawyer made
Al investigation and found that his
clients father had nm account there.
1t vas opened away back in 1890.
Four years afterward he evidently in
tended to close il; for lie drew out all
the money deposited except $40. This
so had been there since 1884, and had
never been touched. The claimant
proved his identity, and the bank paid
over the money. How much do you
suppose it vast -Four hundred and
siNty-slx dollars. The S4G6 was the in
terest which had accumulated since
1S34-Interview in New York Star.
, 1890-11-06
Highest of all in Leavenns Powell. S Govt Report, Aug. II, 1889
R@,a!!,..!! BskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE


Our Puritan ancestors were strongly
inclined to refer every occurrence to an
overriding providence. They were not
wrong in theory, but the practice of
calling in frequent special interposi-
ions rather confused the idea OF be-
Inefficient natural law. The old view is
brought out in a story told of John
Eliot, the apostle to the Indians. He
vas as ready TO do his white neighbors
a good turn ns to labor for the spiritual
welfare Of the savages. Indeed, he
was thought by some to be too gen
erous.
His salary was often distributed for
the relief Of his needy neighbors 10
soon after the period at which 1t was
received that before another pay day
arrived his own family were straitened
for the comforts of life. One day the
parish treasurer, when called upon by
Mr.. Eliot for the salary due, put it into
n handkerchief. md tied the ends of
the handkerchief in as many hard knots
as lie could, in order TO prevent the
pastors giving away the money before
he got home.
The good man received his hnndker-
chief and took leave Of the treasurer.
He Immediately went to the house of
a sick and necessitous family. On en-
tering he gavo them his blessing, and
told them that God had sent them
some relief
The sufferers, with tears " gratitude,
welcomed their pious b~eneiactor, who,
~
the knots in his handkerchief. After
many efforts TO get at his money, and
impatient at the perplexity and delay,
he gave the handkerchief and all the
money to the mother OF the family,
saying with n trembling accent, Here,
my dear, take it; l believe the Lord de-
signs it all for you. Youths Com
panion.