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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
HEAVY FALL OF RAIN.
Crops Damaged ana Railroad Traffic De-
layed.

Crops Damaged and Railroad Traffic De-
laycd.
New ORLEANS, La, Aug. 1.-[Special
"A dispatch from Grenada, Miss, SAYS
that reports are coming in from points
along the iallabush river to the effect
that whole farms have been inundated,
some Of them having been under water
for sixty hours.
The Illinois Central railroad tracks
were under water between Grenada and
Duck Hill. and trains had to lay over
several hours last night.
Entire fields of corn and cotton were
washed down and covered with mud.
The river has now reached its height
and is falling.
During the past forty-eight hours
rain has fallen almost necessarily at
Duck Hill, Miss, and there are no indi-
cations as yet of = cessation. The
crops in Bogue Creek have been greatly
damaged, the railroad tracks are flooded
and ira tic Is delayed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
n DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
An Ohiccr Kills Ills Prisoner To Save.
himself

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. Ill Speciall-
Town Marshal Goodbrcad, OF ,Jessun.
yesterday morning killed ''Gonerar'
Barlow Fluker, tho negro who MUIR
dered woman ut Brunswick a few
nights ago.
Goodbread captured his man ut a coal
shutc few miles from Jessup. On his
way TO town with tho prisoner tho lat
ter made u dash for liberty. Then fol-
lowed desperate fight. The negro had
knife and tried to kill Goodbread
whereupon the latter shot him. wound
ing him slightly. The negro rushed on
the marshal and thrsw him down and
grabbed his pistol. Tho marshal held
on 70 tho pistol, too and in tho sculie
got hold Of the Negroes knife and cut
his throat win il.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
DYING WITH nyDROrnonIA.
The Norribie Condition Of IA Young Man
in Michigan.

The horrible Condition OF II Young Man
in Michigan.
SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 1.-[Speciall-
Mercy Godfrey, seventeen years old, is
suffering from a horrible attack OF hy-
drophobia, with no chance of recovery.
July last, while returning homo from
picnic, he was ATTACHED by strange
dog, which knocked him down and bit
him in several places, inlicting severe
and painful wounds. The boys wounds
were dressed by local physician tho
following day, and no thcn went about
his work. Several days ago he COM
planned Of feeling unwcll and remained
AZ ONO from work
Yesterday ut the sight OF glass of
water he was taken with spasms and
since then has gone from one convulsion
into another. lie snarls like dog, and
tries to grab his attendants with his
teeth. Three or four mon are required
TO keep HIM quiet during his frenzied
cXhcr;ions, and he pitifully bcgs his
attendants to kill him. The physicians
say it is II we'll developed case OF hydro
phobia, and there is one chance in
Thousand OF saving his life He is
remarkably strong boy for his age, and
extreme difficulty IL had in keeping him
quiet.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
AFTER ROYSTEIs.
The Officers Close on the Track OF the
Murderer of Eppes

The Officers Close on the Track Of the
Murderer of Eppes.
NEWPORT News, Va, Aug. 1.-ISpe-
cial Newport News police officers had
a most exciting chase last night after
John b. Register, the negro preacher
who laid in ambush last Wednesday
night and murdered, in Suffolk, Tele-
graph Operator Eppcs. They cornered
him in suburb of the town and were
about to take him in custody, when by a
sudden break he escaped them and ran.
Five shots were fired after him, but,
so far as is known, none took effect. To-
day Newport News policemen. Detective
j. O. Pitt, Of Norfolk, Constable Branch,
of Suffolk, and the sheriff OF Nansemond
are securing the county for him. a clue
is being worke which 1t is thought will
result in his capture before morning.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
THE POsTOFEICE SITE.

1uo odlIoGlDS over inc pOStOlnco site
has ended. The result is given below.
1t is beyond question fair and square
representation of the sentiment of the
people OF Roanoke. A house to- house
canvass has been conducted during the
pres mt week
That there has been surprising
change in the relative standing of the
various sites is largely due to the gentle
hint Of THE TIMES that the Third ward
was not showing it's strength The
Third ward came to the front nobly
Friday and Saturday, and the way tho
ballots poured in from that section in
favor OF the Jefferson street site was a
revelation. The Third ward always
pulls together.
But every leading site had ardent
workers. y dozen men have devoted
their entire time the past three days
sites.
The polls were kept open until mid
night and no ten minutes passed yes
terday that did not see messenger
enter THE TINES ollicc with ii bundle of
ballots
Tho work Of sorting, comparing. OK.
aiming and counting was no small
task. 1t has taken tho time of one
member of TIE TINES staff all the lat
ter part of the week. Some fifty bal
lots were rejected on account of serious
defects or glazing fraud 1t is beyond
the bounds OF reason to admit the ex-
istencc of dense populations on vacant
lots, or of family whose individual
initials exhaust the alp habct in regular
order
The result Of this balloting will be
forwarded to the Treasury Department
az w dSHiHS IOil, alu HE INES DcileVGS
with the utmost confidence that the site
selected will be that receiving the larr-
est vote. The ballot stands as follows:
Corner jefferson and farewell streets 1919
| Corner Roanoke and Campbell strccis saI
| Corner Salem avenue and Lewis street,. 333
Total. Observation-Disclosures. .,613
Majority OF Jefferson and razcwcll streets
| site over Roanoke and Campbcll.. a0s
! Majority of Jefferson and Tazcwell streets
| over all Others ................ ....... 5B5
This ought to settle the question so
far as Roanoke is concerned. TIE
TINES earnestly hopes that all parties
will now work tremendously for the
site ut the corner of jefferson and Taze-
well streets. 1t is satisfied if it has in
any degree aided in solving the question
as to the wishes of the people of Roam
oke on the postofce question
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02

DIED ON - TRAIN
Rev. Ebcnczer Junkin Expires While on
His Way to Lexington,

HIS Way to Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Va, Aug. l.-ISpecial =
A private telegram received here this
morning from Johnson City, Tenn an.
nounccs the sudden death on an east
bound East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia express OF the Rev. Ebcnezer
Junkin, ID. D., of Houston, Tex. Dr..
Junkin was on his way here with his
wife TO visit relatives and died with a
congestive chill. He was graduate of
Easton College and the University of
Virginia and brother-in-law OF Stone
WALL Jackson, the latters wife being
his sister. For twenty years he was
pastor of the New Providence Presbyte-
rian Church, in this county, one of the
oldest churches in the State. lie left
here five years ago for Texas. Mr.. Jun.
kin WAS sixty-tivc years old. His remains
will be inferred here.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
Negro Murderers sentenced.

LEXINGTON, Aug. l.-lSpecial In
the circuit court to day. Ed. Borst and
Wesley Lee, colored, were convicted OF
the murder OF William Branson at IL
dance house in March last. The jury
gave Borst seven years, and Lee six
years: Public opinion favored capital
punishment for the crime, one OF the
most hcinous in the history of this
country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
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Dnnville's Tobacco Market.

DANvILLE, Va, Aug. 1-ISpeciall-
The July sale of leaf tobacco amounted
to 3,605, lib pounds, gain over July of
last year of a,laa, ace pounds. Sales for
the first ten months of the tobacco year
aggregated 3G,221, 1919 pounds, an in
crease over tire same period last year OF
13,4l4, COG pounds. Danville will sell
10000 Coz pounds this year, which is un-
precedented in the history Of the tobacco
market.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02

BEENE, Aug. 1.-lSpeciall-T com.
memoration Of the sixth centennial of
the establishment OF the Swiss CON
federation is being enthusiastically
observed BY the people OF the different
cantons. Dispatches from Geneva re-
port that general out-coming OF the
population 10 do honor to the occasion
has occurred there and that the same is
very generally true OF the entire coun-
try.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
President Harrison Catching Crabs

CAFE MAY, n. j., Aug. l.-ISpecial =
The President this morning, with Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. Dimmick, j. w. Buck.
man, of Philadelphia, and several
others, went out grabbing. The party
expects to spend the best part of the
day on the water.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
HUDSON River Tunnel Nenring Completion
---------------
Bank of Romc En- EMBARRASSED.

LoNpoN' Aug, l-(Speciall-There is
considerable alarm in Rome over rumors
OF tho impending closing of the bank
OF Rome. The bank is an old Catholic
institution ana 1, is said tho pope has
advanced 9,00o,0o0 francs and thus
avcrted The threatened disaster
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
No Court at Abingdon Yesterday.

ABINGpoN Aug. IL Special Owing
to the killing of young Blair at Max
Meadows, whose father is one of the at
torncys in the Baker-Gilmcr trial, the
court has adjourned over until Monday
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
The Wrntl,er.

Forecast: For Virginia. cloudiness
and frequent showers, southcrly winds,
stationary tempera ;urc, except in south
crn portion; slightly warmer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
VALUABLE BUDDING LOTS FOR
SALE,

l offer for sale, privately. for thirty
days. two of the incest and best locate
lots in 5hc city of Roanoke. These lots
are full size, and are known as lots l6
and II in section j. Exchange Addition.
If sold at once, they go at the sacrifice
of Sl,500 each; one-third cash, balance
in one and two years There is not
lot in. this whole section near rs good for
less than $4,000. and for person con-
templatinG building home or for an
investment this is rare chance
For further information apply to
TiIOS. T.. SEBRELL,
July23-lm CORTLAND, Virginia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
II ALLER & BAR N E S,
REGISTERED PHARMACISTS,
New Drug Store,
New Firm,
Elegant Furniture.
FRESH AND GENUINE DRUGS.

G. d. HALLER and II. c. BARNES,
formerly with Budwell, Christian e
Barbec) beg to announce that they have
just opened a first-class stock of DRUGS,
CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES,
PERFUMERY, SOAPS and TOILET
ARTICLES in their elegant store room,
corner Jefferson and Norfolk avenue,
where they will be pleased to see all of
their old friends, and as many now ones.
The compromising of Physicians Per
scriptions shall receive our careful at
tenton.
n FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TO
BACCO.
CALL AND SEE US.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
Gold Found In North Carolina.

RicnMoNp, Va. Aug. i.-[Special T.
1t is reported by parties from Mont
gomery county y. c., that another rich
gold find has been made, close to tho
uwharric river, in that county 1t was
discovered that Two OF tho natives had
about four quarts of gold nuggets, and
that theJ were IN the habit OF spending
their nights away from homo They
were watched and it was found that
they were working very rich vein on
the property bought recently by Senator
Spooner, OF Wisconsin, and associates
telegram has been sent to Mr..
Spooncr, and the work has been stopped.
Hudson River Tunnel Nearing Completion
New York, Aug. l.-ISpecial The
tunnel under the Hudson river, between
this city and Jersey City. is rapidly
nearing completion. Tho company has
notified the various trunk lines termina-
ting in Jersey City that it will be in a
position to furnish transportation
through the tunnel shortly The COM
pany declares tina: it will have the first
single track in running order in three
months.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-05
"The War Of southern Independence"

The Charleston News and Courier suggested
that the war between the States be known as
the War of Southern Independence" The
name is good and covers the ground. and if
adopted will do something towards clearing
away the dust and rubbish thrown upon IL by
Northern writers who call it the War of the
Rebellion" The fight with Great Britain in
l776 81 was the War of Independence - as il
is always called by those who would use
right descriptive word. The common way is
TO speak Of is as the Revolutionary war"
But Northern authors and historical essayists
do not adopt this or favor its adoption.
II the war between the ,ebellng colonies
and the mother-country England. was War
of Independence. -" 50 must the war between
the North and South be War of Indepen-
dence." England proposed TO tax the thr-
teen colonies without representation. The
colonies kicked and plunged into war that
lasted some seven yeers. They fought against
two pence tax on tea. when il was fact that
not one colonist in perhaps twenty had even
so much as tasted any imported tea in hle life,
and was necessarily forced TO be content with
sage. sassifras and uopon, if that be the
spelling, and we do not think it is.
In the case Of the Southern States. they
had as independent, sovereign Common
wealths entered into a compact TO do bust
ness under the style and name of the United
States. They agreed 20 cOncede certain
rights. privileges and powers TO the thing they
created. ana all was clearly speclhed, and the
limitations distinctly marked. II was n com
pact-an agTeement--a contract between
parties. Blackstone says that the law
of nations depends on compacts.
treaties. &C." Parties 20 contract
or compact can withdraw, and espe-
ciallY after one OF the contracting
parties has violated the agreement or com
pact. The South sought TO peaceably with
draw from the compact. but the North.
strong in numbers and rich in resources
swore it should not be done. The South WAS
not TO be bullied out of its choice after being
violated IN Its rights, and it sought to resume
It's independence and 10 form a Union of
States more in accord with its wishes and
necessities In this way the War Of South
ern independence" began.
The name is good one, as we have said, but
the North will prefer 10 stultify itself by call
ing it Il War of Rebellion" as the United
States Government in its official publications
calls il. But if the South rebeled 50 did the
Colonies lIf it is right for Northern writer's
TO call the colonial struggle the War Of In
dependence" it is equally right for them to
call the war between the American States the
War of Southern independence"
This article was suggested by the action Of
the Teachers Assembly at Morehead fayoring
the name as proposed by our Christian con-
temporary. Wilmington Messenger.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-05
Books and Conduct.

George Moore, the fin de steele impressions
ist who took plant of Partisan thought and
rooted ii IN London sOil-something never
done tefore-says in one of his novels that
bad books do very little harm. His reasoning
is nearly perfect and proceeds thus IL bad
book works harm a good book must work
good: that is impossible. for good books have
been read SO much that the world would havo
been converted 20 righteousness. Those who
sec yawning gulf of perdition before people
who read books which are voted bad can
afford TO take breath and consider whether
they do not waste much time in Jeremiads.
Is there not grain Of sense in what the
wicked Mr. Moore tells u.s. The influence Of
any one thing on the mind or morals is so
brief that exaggerated denunciation is hardly
worth while Tolstoi vented crafty exag-
gerated shrek about the effect of certain
music. Many persons were aroused TO equal ex-
aggeration about Tolstois book. The "kyeut-
zer Sonata" is still played by violinists, but
neither PLAYER nor nearer thinks twice about
its influence, and the Tolstoi story has run its
little course of popularity and is almost for
gotten. Ii is good sociology 10 declare that
cleanliness Of living depends more on whether
people have enough TO eat and homes TO en-
JOY than whether somebody writes q good
book a bad one. Healthy morals are fed
by healthy bodies to some extent and still
more by selfrespect. Decency consists in
respect for obligations. and wnen q man has
vote. home and place in bis community
he behaves himself. score Of books moro
OF less do not seriously touch the conduct of
race. Each person is governed by the aver
age opinion of the people he lives among and
not 10y an exotic incident like the translation
or the imitation OF foreign story. The race
goes along and its procession cannot be
marked off by tape line of bad books. II is
this in America and that in Italy. though
French novels may be read as much in one or
the other. The bad books are hardly worth
Times
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-05
Literary Notes.

Mr.. Howelps new novel in Harper" opens
quietly. this instament being significant only
in so far as II defines the motive If the story
race-feeling ss between black and white.
The heroine, there is reason TO guess, has in
her veins the drop of negro blood which may
give to this work more tragic coloriug than
we are accustomed to find in MF. Howeils'
books. IL may be surmised that his plot will
develop some illustration of these assertions
to be found in the editors study" No peo-
pie ever presented as We do the beauty of the
ideal uginess Of the material. but there are
very few observers who see us in both. We
are founded. cast. shaped in the ideal, yet
most Of our uses are franks and briItally ma
terial. We are cynically selfish. we are mag
unanimously generous the antagonsm felt in
each is expressed on continually widening
scale from the citizen up through the town
meeting TO the government of the whole re
public
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-05
Electrical SnrRical Instrumenta.

An expert in the business took me into an
apartment stored with electrical appliances.
Attaching the insulated wire TO a small
storage battery and then connecting II with
an electric lamp about half or three-quarters
OF an inch in diameter, the expert opened his
mouth. and. pressing small fat plate Just
beneath the lamp so as 10 hold his tongue
down. he pressed the button, the little lamp
glowed brilliantly and lighted up the mouth
80 that it could be infinitely examined. This
little invention was the result of an expert
mont by specialist in diseases OF the throat
and is also used by dentists
Another cleverly-made instrument is used
for cutting of tonsil. 1t consists simply OF
small piece Of platinum wire that can be
wrought mp 10 n red heat by al electrical cur
rent. BY placing the instrument in the
mouth diseased or troublesome tonsil can be
burned of in an instant. the heated wire be-
ing pushed through in by turning a small
thumbscrew.
Drills for operating on diseased bones and
upon teeth are run 10y attaching an electric
wire tube TO battery. and pain is alleviated
by the operator in skin diseases by the use of
a small steel disk. charged with a current of
electricity and pressed to q diseased part or
blemish.-New York Telegram.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-05
The Yankee,s Duel with a German.

Professor A. f. Van Laer was making va.
cation tour through Europe at one time and
went 70 Berlin to visit young New York
friend. who was studying art there. One eve
ming the two Americans. in the course of q
stroll about the town. dropped into beer
garden. Taking seats at a small table they
were soon busily discussing art matters over
two toaming mugs. 4 crowd of German
students had taken complete possession Of
the place They were bolsterOus aud Just
drunk enough TO be quarrelsome They were
loudly discussing a recent duel and one fell
low whose scared face showed that he had
faced an adversary on the field Of honor"
asserted with great vehemence that the Ger
mans were the bOldest race on earth and that
they should he willing to demonstrate this
upon all occasions. Instead of fighting each
other they would better cross swords with
foreigners English. the French and the
American. There were always plenty of
foreign tourists IN Germany, he argued, to
furnish antagonists for the brave leutOns
and be, for one, proposed thereafter to chal-
lenge them instead Of his own countrymen.
BY following that course Germany would
soon gain a reputation for national bravery
that would be worldwide.
As the Aarangue proceeded attention was
directed 10 the young Americans and the lat
ter soon became convinced that thoy were TO
be forced into duel The Germans suddenly
crowded about the table where Van Laer and
MS companion Bat quietly Slpplng their beer,
and the ringleader Of the gang bent over the
table and blew a puff of cigar smoke full in
Van Laer's face The American smiled as he
finished his mug of beer and remarked TO his
brother artist: Jack. l want you TO second
me for Just ten seconds Go over to the door
and stand there Let no one pass You either
way. If any one tries to get out knock him
down"
BY this time the students. who had been
fooled by Van Laer's apparent good humor,
set up derisve chorus in German. "A cow
ard a coward" they cried. He will not re-
sent an Insult Why does he not fehts Lot
us have duel A duel A duel"
Then Van Laer arose, still smiling. Gen
tlemen, you want fight. You shall have it,
AS the challenged party have the choice of
weapons. ] select those that nature gave me
and propose 10 show you how Americans
fight duels when they are at home. As he fin
ished speaking his right arm shot out like "A
catapult, and the German bully went down as
if pile-driyer had hit him. Then he turned
his attention 10 the remaining students Biff
Bih Bang. Down they went in one. two
three order. AT every blow a student was
felled. and within the ten-seconds' limit there
was wild rush for the door, and this gave
the second American an opportunity TO enjoy
himself by taking hand in the gymnastic
exercises. One minute after the festivities
began the little garden contained only three
people. One of them was a barkeeper, who
was too badly scared to move, and the others
were two Americans who were seated at a ia
BILE and calling "Noch, zwei beer ."-Chicago
Mail
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-05
rr.,r r,n,,r,,n VIII No, Go Abroad.

Breddern Yo' parschure am hear rumors
ter de efieck dat sutton mem'mers er dis fol'
am instsrgated ter raise a fun TO de pupus er
sendin' dis 'cleziasticum genterman ter Yur-
rup TO his helt'. rs bulgin' wild gratfaction
at DER kin'ness. but nebbersoebber. rs gotter
tarn de switch an side track DER tentions
lie sorter helt' deir raisin' in dis country am
mo- 'greeable ter my ernatermy. an de tart
on de same mo- fifteen ter de egschecker er
dis chu'c an hit'll be mo, soovin ter yo
PASTURES idees of de bon'holders er his flock
tuns to an erplys DER coopawns ter passerfyin
de syndercate dat hols de mo gage ON dis sin
nergogne Fuddermo. whites dars no doubt
bout lurrups habin' a good many 'seazess dat
a man err genus could reckterfy. wen bier
ness err dat sort am dead ripe right whar he
Ibis. dat man haint gwine jump de hum fence
an empty de- intmen' oh his genius on no
furrn testers. Darfo'. belubbed, eff de cote
please, an cackelate she do. de gyardee'l er
dis sanktum am gwineter patternizc hum
consum'tion in de marter or helt an stay
right whar he am an use dc whitewash bresh
OBJ his genus on dc sin-spots in dis congrega-
tional edifum. -Boston Courier.