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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
OPINION DIVIDED.
PROGRESSIVE DRUNKENNESS.
Illustrated by Two Painters on the FROM
of n Brick Building.

Oh n Brtck
There was quite an odd spectacle the
other day in front of large business block
in course of repair, says the Washington
Post.
The front wall was Of brick, and had been
freshly painted, but the tuck pointing"
or outlining of the bricks with white paint
still remained to be done. On the day in
question the two men hired TO do the
pointing appeared at the building some
what the worse for having been on a mild
spree the night before. However, the con-
tractors not being on hand, the men de-
cided TO go right to work. Ascending TO the
top of the building, where the scafold was
already hanging, they carefully climbed
out and began work.
All went we'll for a time, and the out
lines of the bricks were true; hut as the
men lowered the sceifold TO the fourth
story one of them proposed having little
refre5hment.
OF course no objections were raised by
his companion, and he shortly returned
with large pal of beer, which was
soon emptied, and work was resumed,
this time q little more joyously than be-
fore.
Whats the matter with making these
bricks so small? / say. let's make 'em big
GER" one fellow remarked to the other,
and, suting the action TO the words, he
lined out number OF brick the size of
paving blocks.
This excited the rivalry of his companion,
and in a short time the facade at the fourth
story began TO look as if it had been rented
by q dry-goods merchant TO advertise plaid
dress goods. large, small. and broken. At
the third floor more beer was consumed by
the pair, and the bricks began to assume
fantastic shapes. With one graceful sweep
Al i,-,,.L he, r.o1,l1 al ya N roun1 tri
angular or octagonal brick. as the fancy
struck them.
IL was about 10 o'clock that people N the
street began to notice that something was
wrong. The small boys gathered below,
and the remarks they made at the expense
of the two Jolly fellows on the scafCld
would fill column.
Come, putin q star" cried one.
That's it. make an eagle"
Now paint flag said another.
"Why don't you draw the Presidents
picture?" yelled third.
The men, however, went on undaunted,
making lines and curves as if their lives de-
pended on it. crawling along the scaitold,
which was suspended at a dangerous angle.
At IL o'clock the contractor appeared and
ordered the men to stop their crazy work
and come in, or he would have them ar
rested.
1t was none too soon, either. for with
the disappearance of the fifth pail of
beer the outlines on the wall had as
sumed very grotesque shapes, and there
were no two bricks on the whole facade
below the top floor of uniform size. The
effect was ridiculous and the bricks looked
as much intoxicated as the men who had
executed them.
As the two painters were taken in hand
by the contractor one of the spectators
was heard to say: "By Jove I'D rather
have lost 800 than miss that"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
The RAILWAY BILL.
A SCORE OF AMENDMENTS VOTED
UoWN-PAsSEp IN THE SENATE
Tho Special Order I'm the House To-day
ALctter that Created Sensational
Petersburg Railway Charter.
[sp,cIal ,elogram o tho pIsp.,ch.


RALEIGH, N. G.. February 9.-The rnil-
why commission bill attracted great deal
of attention in the Senate to-day. The
debate on it, begun last Saturday. was con-
tinued. Two amendments were adopted
Saturday-one fixing $4,000 as the salary.
the other providing that no member OF
the Legislature should be elected commits
sioner. Saturday the friends OF tho bill
were somewhat demoralized. To-day they
had their forces under perfect control and
voted down every amendment offered,
aud there were fully score. The bill
passed second reading-32 to Sand then
passed third reading by the same vote.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
It is made the special order in the House
tomorrow ut noon and will pass there by O
large majority.
A bill was introduced In the House to-
day to charter the Danyllle aud East
Tennessee railway, also bill to extend the
charter Of the Washington and Kinston
railway.
THE INDEBTEDNESS.
There was a prolonged debate in the
House on O motion to reconsider the vote
by which last Saturday resolution
was adopted raising q special joint CON-
mittee to investigate matters relative to
the Wilmington and Weldon and Peters
burg railways. II was an order to ascer-
tain the fact as to their alleged indebtedness
to the State for back taxes TO large
amount.
THE PETERSBURG RAILWAY.
A sensation was caused by the reading of
letter from ID. II. Rittenhouse, former
secretary of Colonel l.. l.. Polk, written
from Washington city to President Elliott
of the Wilmington and Weldon railway. in
which Rlttenhouse demanded that Elliott
come and see him or send some one to do
so in regard to getting charter, which is
desired for the Petersburg railway. SIEVE
raj members handled Rittenhouse without
gloves.
BY vote of So to the House adopted the
motion to reconsider the resolution raising
the committee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

disorderly on the stroet and using IN.
decent language 10 Bette Williams. Fined
-. 90 and costs ID eaoh.casc.
james Trimmer, assaulting and beating
Mary Finney. Fined IS and bosts.
William Buckhannon, improper conduct
on the street. Fined IS and costs.
Emma J. Seay (coiored), charged with
trespassine upon the premises Of and as
ssulting and beating Mary Elizabeth, child
OF Mary 4. Norris. Failed to appear. At
tachment issued.
Clifton. Edwards and John Stewart. the
latter. colored, were fined IS and costs
each Tor beng drunk on the Sabbath.
Richard Blunt and Henry Phelps were
charged with being drunk and creating a
disturbance on the street. Phelps was
fined IS and costs and an attachment was
issued for Blunt, who failed TO appear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
LAZY AMERICAN GIRLS.
They Make Poor Progress in Music Be
cause They VIII Not Practice.


A famous teacher of singing remarked a
few nights since to q New York Sun re-
porter that she dreaded the appearance of
an American girl as q pupil. Most of
them" she said, ARE delightfully."- sweet
and winsome, but they have the prevailing
trait of American women, and that means
death TO any artistic success. Their
natural endowments are frequently supe-
rior to those of German, French. and
South American girls who study singing
with me. but it is almost en- impossibility to
get them to throw off their lifelong habits
of esse-indeed, / might say Incidence.
Their mothers encourage them IN 1t, and
they do not make half enough OF their OPP
portunities.
Il have not o single German pupil on
my list who does not practice four or five
hours q day, and many of them devote
even more time than this to their work by
the study of the scientific side of musical
education. / have never yet had an
American pupil who would not give up
her practice any morning to go TO mani
cure, and looked upon two hours practice
a day as an achievement bordering on the
heroic. A French girl is aroused by her
mother at 7 O'Clock in the morning and set
to work, while an American girl is kept in
bed till II by her induleent mother because
she lad practfced so hard the day before.
The only real reason why American girls
whose voices indicate a brilliant future
should be sent abroad is because they get
what may be called the habit OF work over
there from their companions"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
How Natives of the Flowery Kingdom
Celebrate the Anniversary.

AS elsewhere the Chinese New Year,
which began Sunday, was celebrated ap-
propriately by the natives of the Flowery
Kingdom residing in Richmond.
The Chinese count time by the reign OF
their Emperor, and Sunday was the be-
ginning of the sixteenth year of the reign
of the present Emperor, Kong Suey.
In every Chinese house joss sticks burn
ed, and the peculiar delicacies brought
across the Pacific were spread in tempting
array upon decorated tables. The royal
lily, national flower of the empire, un-
folded its spotless petals from the tops of
brilliant green stalks and reminded the
sallow-faced merry makers of home and
native land.
Eating, drinking, smoking, and calling
were the order of the day.
Yesterday was observed as Hol Min. or
opening of the year. by few Celestials,
but the majority hung up new calendar
and resumed businessa at the ironing board.
Among them Newly Years day is time for
paying off debts and forgiving enemies.
Some whose money obligations are large
cannot settle up every claim. but all, as tar
as possible, start the new era with clean
accounts. They also write letters to their
friends in China wishing them Gung ne
ia tOf" MAY you be happy and prosperous
always) and inclosing some remembrance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
HAMPTON

NEWPORT NEWS. HAMPTON
~ AND OLD POINT DEvELoPMHST COM
PANY. RICHMOND. Va. January 80, issI.--A
general meeting OF tho stockholders OF this COM
pany will DO held on MARCH 2. 1891. OF y
O'Clock noon at the oflce OF tho company, 81
east Main ssrce., Richmond, Va. TO adopt by
laws. consider the question OF purchase Of such
lands on which the company has options, anu 70
az date for drawing OF lots.
by order Of tho Board OF Directors
ia SO-td SIS. K.AM, Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
AN AUDIENCE TOLD TO GO.
The Play was Finished, But the People
Didn't Know It.

The damage done to the new theatre a
Englewood by the recent fire is much re-
GREETED by the people of that suburb, says
the Chicago Herald.
During the short time the house was
open quite q number of fine entertain
ments were enjoyed. Rather an unusual
and in some respects amusing incident
occurred in connection with one OF them
the performance Of Essex" by Janau-
schek and company.
Whether the play ends in seemingly
unfinished manner, or was cut because OF
the small, stormy-night audience in at
tendance, was not known.
Anyhow, at the end of an act, which a
small number Of the audience thought was
the end of the play, those who prepared to
90 were told by many others to sit down.
They sat down. The orchestra played as
it had between the other acts and every
body waited to see the ending of the play.
They waited fifteen or twenty minutes.
Then one of the stage roustabOuts stuck
his head out of the side of the drop-cur-
tain and shouted:
DE shows out Why don't you go
homer"
And an audience that could have been
bought below par went home.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

HE WELCOMED DEATH.

camp: In letters written 10 her New York
friends she spoke Of her warm reception by
tho Sioux.
HE WELCOMED DEATH.
Then came Man-o-wan-a-ti-ka and the
Indians turned from her council and would
not take her adyice. She wished to cop-
front chic prophet and confound him. She
told Sitting Bull that be was bringing
death upon his people. He replied that
death. was what he wanted; that death
would end his sorrows. and what was
death TO an indian when the. Messiah,s
coming was at hand? In vain she argued.
She could not move the old chiefs heart.
The police went TO the camp to arrest
Man-o-wan-a-ti-ka, and she was seen
sitting with Sitting Bulls wife ct the
big chiefs house. Then came threats OF
war and her departure was necessary. The
hostile chiefs distrusted her, and she had
fears for her life. Sitting Bull advised her
to go and see Major Mclaughlin and ar
range settlement of the trouble. and the
Sioux chief himself. decked out for burial,
(for he expected to meet death ere he re-
turnedD escorted her TO the fort. promising
to return for her on the following Mon
day.
But she could do nothing, and, her boy
becoming sick, she fastened at once TO
Brooklyn, where she is now and where she
viii remain for the present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
Mr.. GEORGE D. FISHERS FUNERAL.
His Pastors Tribute-Besoiutions of Re-
spect 10 His Memory.

The funeral of Mr.. George d. Fisher
took place from the Monumental church
Yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock and was
largely attended by representatives OF
every class in the community.
The services were conducted by the rec
tor. Rev. DIR. Newton. assisted by Rev. DIR.
Bnrton and Rev. Mr.. Nash. and consisted
simply of the regular service of the church
for such occasions.
On Sunday morning, however. DR.. New.
tom made most beautiful allusion to the
deceased. He spoke of him as an example
Of how man could live q pure life in this
sinful world. and said no better man
whether bishop, priest, or layman, had eyer
sat within the walls OF the Monumental.
The interment took place at Hollywood.
The yestry OF the church met Yesterday
and passed suitable resolutions OF respect
10 the memory Of the deceased.
On two occasions during last week Mr..
Fisher enjoined his pastor and family not
TO have his funeral on Sunday, as that
would interfere with the regular services OF
the church.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
LAWYER VS.. DUCKS.
An Amusing Reply Which Rather Dis
comfited a Legal Light.

The following story was told by one of
Chicagos prominent lawyers, says. the
Chicago Herald. No other proof OF Its
truthfulness could be desired.
ut was when / used to practice law in q
little town near the centre of the State"
said he. "A farmer had one of his neigh
bors arrested for stealing ducks. and was
employed by the accused to endeavor TO
convince the Court that such was not the
case.
The plaintiff was positive his neighbor
was guilty of the offence charged against
him because he had seen the duck In de-
PENDANTS yard.
How do you know they, are your
ducks 20 / asked. "Oh, Ishould know my
own ducks anywhere" replied the farmer,
and he went into detailed description of
their different peculiar ties whereby he
Why said /, "those ducks can't be
such rare breed; l have some just like
them in my own yard" That's not at all
unlikely" replied the farmer, i" for they
are not the only ducks have had stolen
lately.n Then called the next witness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
The philharmonic Concert Tonight.

At the Mozart Academy of Music to-
night the Philharmonic orchestra holds
the second Of their series of four concerts
to be given this season.
The sale of seats has been large; in fact,
the entire lower floor is practically sold out.
This indicates q large, fashionable au-
dience.
The orchestra, which has been carefully
rehearsed, has been augmented since the
last concert.
The programme, embracing gems from
the best composers, is not heavy and very
attractive. The soloists both have magnifi-
cent voices. MIR. Shaw. the director, says
Mrs. Metzger has the finest voice he has
heard in America, and while Mr.. Baker is q
newcomer in the concert field, no pos
sesses magnificent organ which he uses
with great skill and intelligence.
The sale of seats will continue at Walter
ID. Moses & Co.'s until this evening and
at the Academy thereafter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

qualifications on small estates and other
routine business was disposed of.
Hosey Robinson was convicted OF petit
larnceny aud sentenced to fifteen days in
jail and fined $40.
Broaddus Miller and Lee Elan were
charged with breaking down fence. They
were acquitted.
Z. w. Lyme rendered his resignation as q
member Of the Board of Supervisors from
Varina district and Robert @. Friend was
appointed in his place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
QUICK TAILORING.
Only Few Minutes Necessary to Make q
Pair of Trousers.

"Do you have many orders like those2"
inquired gentleman of clothing dealer,
who had just taken the measure OF Gus
toner who wanted par of trousers to be
delivered in two hours, says the Detroit
Free Press. =,
1--WE do" was the reply. :" You would
be surprised" added the dealer, how
many people receive sudden call. either
of duty or pleasure. who discover at the
last moment, like a woman getting ready
for journey, that they have nothing TO
wear So they rush down here, and we ut
and deliver our goods to order in two
hours.
How do we do itl That's one OF the
tricks Of the trade. We could beat that
record IL we wanted. In fact, there is no
reason why we could not fit and deliver a
pair of frst-ciass trousers while our Gus
toner sat down for few minutes and
read the morning paper"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
LOB. 3. GRAND LODGE.
IL VIII Meet in Baltimore To-Day-The
Orphans Home.


District Grand Lodge. No. 5, Independ-
ent Order B'nai Birth, meets in Baltimore
to-day.
The following will represent the Rich
mond lodges
Rimmon: Messrs. julius Straus and
Henry S. Hut2ler.
Paradise Louis Nachman and Benja-
min II. Wbitlock.
Hon. William Lovenstein on last Sunday
attended a meeting of the Governor Board
of the Orphans Home, an institution sup
ported by District No. 5, of the B'nai Birth.
The home is situated in Atlanta. Ga, but
the meeting was held at the residence OF
the president, Hon. Simon Wolf, in Wash
ington. ID. 9.
Thlrty-seven orphans are now cared for
at the home, three of them being admitted
by order of the board at its meeting Sun
day.
Senator Lovenstein expressed his regrets
TO the board that the contributions Of late
from Richmond had been so limited. lie
promised them, however, that he would in
few days make an appeal to the Jewish
citizens of Richmond, and that a liberal
response could be expected, as three of the
inmates of the home came from tins city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
BUSINESS WANTS.

TANTED, CASH FOR FULL
w LONG PINE WOOD st si.75 and 81, and
SAWED at So % and so per half cord. GAY
TON COAL. O. and So per ton. on other Goals o
discount Of from 30 cent? 10 81 per ton on cur
rent prices Broad and Norton streets. Phone
s0,, and 1905 Cary street. Phone ie6.
70 s-ot C.H. PAGE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
rafferty, An Atlanta.

DR.. Lafferty lectured in Atlanta on Feb
aim The Constitution of that city says:
Dr.J. j. Iafferty the distinguished Vir-
qinjan. delivered his splendid humorous
lecture on Tines Old aud New. at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall
last night.
10 saw that the lecture was highly en-
loved is but mildly expressing the delight
of those who heard IL. The audience
would have sat till dawn II DR.. Laherty had
continued.
Words cannot express the charm on ms
originality. and bis quaint huinos canno'
DO put into hurried synopsis.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
PROPOSALS.
MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Posr-oPPIcE DEPARTMENT, !

Pogr.OFFIcB DgPARTNEsr,t
WASHINGTON. ID. c., January IL, 1891.
PROPOSALS will be resolved at the Contract
ofnce Of this Department until 4 p. NJ. OF
MARCH "a, 1891. for CARRYING THE MAILS Of
tho United States upon the routes, and accord
ing to the schedule of arrival and departure
specified by the Department In the STATE OF
VIRGINIA frcm JULY /. 1891, to JUNE 80, 1893.
Lists of routes, with schedules Of arrivals and
departures, instructions to Bidders With forms
for contracts and bonds and oil other necessary
information will DO furnished upon application
to the Second Assistant Postmaster-GeneraL
JOHN wANAMAKER,
ial3.Tu6w Postmaster-ienerai.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
DEEDS OF BARGAIN AND SALE.
Transcript of Those Recorded in tho City
and County Courts.

The following deeds of bargain and sale
have been recorded in the Clerks Office OF
the Chancery Court;
Cooke and Garnet. special commission
ers. to j. II. Hudson. 16 feet on west side
Market street between Main and Frank
lin, S3,025.
j. b. Crosby and wife to Warren Will
liams, 10 feet on south side Calhoun street
near Brook avenue, 800.
John G. Shafer and wife to Lewis Ginter,
20 feet on north side Broad street near
Bowe, 800.
COUNTY COURT OF HENRIco.
LIE. Brown and l.. II. Jeter and wives
TO Commonwealth of Virginia, roadway
50 feet wide between lands of grantors from
North avenue east.
James H. Derbyshire and wife to George
f. Cox, SO feet on south side Ashland
street near Randolph. $577.50.
Hunter Mcclure, Mathew Gilmore, and
l.. u. Brown and wives to Commonwealth
of Virginia, roadway 60 feet wide between
lands of grantors from North avenue
81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
PARDON REFUSED TO HAUSER.
The Library Question, Again-ChicaGo Elk
northumberland Mention


northumberland Mention.
The Governor yesterday refused to par
don Alfred Hauser, who was convicted in
the County Court Of Amherst of malicious
assault and sentenced to Jail for twelve
months and to pay q fine OF 500. The
prisoner's offence consisted of assaulting a
man by the name of Murphy, then forcing
his way into the house of his father-in-law
and assaulting him and his aged wife.
Hauser set up the plea of insanity.
THE LIBRARY MATTER.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth
said yesterday that he did not think 1t
would be practicable TO put the State
Library under Joint State and city control.
He was. however, of the opinion that the
Library should be separate and distinct
from any other department OF the. govern
ment, and its regulations should be en-
larged and its force increased soas to make
it available to the public:
The Governor, while interested IN the
Chicago Exposition and desirous that VIZ
oinia Should make O good display there
will not, he says. recommend the appro-
priation of dollar to that end If Congress
passes the election bill.
PERSONAL AND CHARTER.
Mr.. Joseph II. Sheppard, clerk in the
First Auditors office, is confined TO his
house by an attack of grip.
w. b. Adams has been appointed CON-
missioner of deeds for Virginia IN
Georgia.
The charter OF the Newport News Mutual
Investment Company-minimum capital
a. 600 and maximum capital S25,OO0-has
been recorded in the Office OF the Secretary
of the Commonwealth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

The size of this country is great source
of amazement to the foreigner. His aston
ishment is of much the same nature that
once prompted member of Henry Irying's
company to remark: never saw such o
blawsted big country. You get IN the cars
and Won ride all day and all night and then
End that you haven't got anywhere after
all ."-BOsi0rs TrdUeteT.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

VNTANTED, A POSITION AS BOOK
w KEEPER by young man nineteen years
old, who has had nye years experience In gro
Gerry and lumber business Reference on spplt-
cation. Address LEON h. HUMPHREY.
10 5-lw' Goldstaro', N. G..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
su,reme court of Appeais.

Otterback against Bohrer. Argued by
Judge w. Willoughby and Edmund Burke,
Es,,rs., for APPELLANTS. and Roosevelt Page
and John Rutherford, Esqs., Tor appel
lees and submitted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
MA Not Have n conauctor.

Two Of the cars on the Fifth-Street
branch of the Union Passenger railway
collided Sunday. smashing the front of one
of them, II some one had been in charge
of the trolley this would probably not
bava happened.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
The Hebrew Charity BALI

The charity ball to be given by the La.
dies Hebrew Benevolent Association, and
which was postponed IN consequence Of
DIR. Harris's death, will probably pe held
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
DIR. Hore IN Norfolk.

Rev. DIR. Moses ID. Hoge left yesterday
morning for Norfolk, where he had engaged
10 preach last night and tonight in the Peo-
ple's tabernacle. He will return Wednes-
day. While in Norfolk DIR. Hoge will be
the guest Of Rev. DR.. Lacy, No. 6s Boush
atreet.