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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
WEST HANOVER PREsBYTERY.
Changes Standardization, Foreign Mis-
sions, and other Subjects Discussed.

rCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
GoRpoSsv1IIE, April 1.-THE presbytery
has lust closed its session here. Rev. ID.
blair preached the opening sermon from
Revelations v, ell. Rev. 7. II. Gwinn
was chosen moderator. There were twenty
three members present.
Waddell church expects to be under the
charge of Mr.. i. II. Slower.
Barboursyille was organized with thir-
teen members November 2, 1890, and Rev.
A. A. Little will be installed as pastor July
18th at IL A. Ri.
r.. b. Eggleston, candidate, was licensed
and will supply Rock6sh church.
Willis church will hereafter be attended
by Rev. Joseph Rennie.
Rev. L. II. Harding's installation at
Farmville was postponed at his own re-
quest.
Only one church-Lebanon-had con-
tributed to fifth professorship at Union
Theological Seminary.
EDUCATIONAL.
The education cause was represented in
addresses by DIR. McIlwaine and Rev. p
II. GwInn. Hampden-Sldney was CON-
mended.
The Foreign Mission cause was repre-
sented by Rev. W. III. Wilson.
The cause of colored Evangelrzation was
represented by Rev. A. l.. Phillips. Rev.
II. McIlwaine, ID. D., and Elder 0. L.
Wicker were elected commissioners to the
General Assembly; Rev. ID. BlaIn and G..
i. Caskie, alternates.
An adjourned meeting is TO be held at
South Plains church at Z. NJ. June 10Th.
The regular fall meeting at MaysVille
church August 10th, II A. NJ.
Candidates are required to labor IN their
own bounds unless specially permitted by
presbytery to labor outside of them.
INSTALLATIONS.
Three installations have taken place du-
ring the past year.
Rev. w. ii. Wilson will be installed at
Arvon church on the fourth Sabbath of
June.
The Synodical Evangelist in our bounds
was requested TO take collections for all
the church causes in the churches he
visits.
The Home Mission Committee was d.
reeted to send $50, or if possible, more, to
the Central Committee during the next six
months,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
THE LARGEST AVERAGE PRICE.
Thirteen Dollars Per Hundred Paid for
Tobacco-A Jury that Disagreed.
rSnecial telegram IN the Disnatchl

Thirteen Dollars Per Hundred Paid for
Tobacco-A Jury that Disagreed.
Especial telegram to the Dlspstch.l
DASvuLE, Va, Arril 1s.-The leaf to-
bacco market for the week ending to-day
has been very active, the buyers being out
in full force and bidding with much ami
nation. The receipts were somewhat
larger than last week, the total sales foot
Ing mp l,126. Sl6 pounds, for which the sum
of SAG, 90l.53 was paid out. showing the
average to be fraction over $13 per hun
bred. That is the largest average made in
any week this year.
OFFERINGS AND SHIPMENTS.
The offerings were of better character
than usual, and all grades were firm. The
shipments Of plug amounted to 1896
pounds.
HUNG JURY.
In December, 1889. revenue officers went
TO the house OF man named Mitchell TO
search for oontraband whiskey. While
there they were fred upon from ambush,
and Sherman Mitchell, a son of the man
whose house was raided, was arrested on
suspicion. The case was tried here TO-DAY
in the United States Court, and the Jury
could not agree. The Judge adjourned
them over until Monday.
The event of the week was charming
sociable last evening at the residence OF
Mr.. James Schoolheld.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
WHlSKEY THE CAUSE.
The Way n MiddIesex Man Explains His
Crime-Court- Bfartialled.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l

The Way n Middlesex Man Explains His
Crime-Court- sfartialled.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, Va, April ia week ago a
young white man named Thomas Mont
gomery arrived here from MiddleseX coun-
ty. Yesterday he was married to Lottle
Bell, an actress at the Bijou theatre. This
morning Littieton Clayvell, of Middlesex,
swore out a warrant against Montgomery
charging him with bigamy. III that Clay
velps sister is also Montgomery's wife, who
with two children, both girls, aged FIVE
and three years, he left at homo in Mid
dlesex when he came TO Norfolk.
The warrant was served by Officer Chill
dress, who found the accused on the street
and soon had him in cell at the station
house. He doesn't deny tho charge and
when asked to explain his action says
whiskey was all the cause of 1t.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. j. r. Gillette. former merchant of
this city, Is lying at the point of death IN
Washington, ID. @.
Rev. w. r. Savage, rector Of Lynnhaven
parish, Princess Anne county. has accept
ed call TO church in Tazewell county.
COMPANY ON TRIAL.
MalOT DluuboL, Oh hlCuluOnu, WIS III
Portsmouth last night attending a court
martial of the Fourth Virginia regiment,
Company + being on trial for refusing to
parade in Norfolk on the 18th of January.
The schooners John Smart and Cora
Parson are engaged regularly in cruising
around the anchoring-ground of Hampton
Roads, dragging for anchors and cable usu-
ally lost by the large fleets in the Roads
during the winter months. Yesterday they
brought up six tons of cable and several
anchors, one of which weighed ), 900 pounds.
A Rroceryman's protective association
has been organized in Portsmouth.
Rev. George j. Holiday left here to-day
for Philadelphia on Yieit and on his re-
turn will proceed at once TO Salem to take
up his residence as superintendent of the
Baptist 0rphanage.
Rev. J. Z. Cannon, of Richmond, will
conduct the services in the Second Pres
byterlan church tomorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19

For tho Dispstch.l
When Mother Baked Cake.
Iwisht wuz kid agin,
A little rompin' kid,
A-playin' good ole "hidy-hoop,'
jest like yust TO did.
wisht agin fur them ole days;
do, my goodness sakes,
An, best Nv all, fur them blest times
When mother baked the cakes.
'Pears 10 me chursh that,
Leastways, KANT furgit;
Fur ever day it seems 10 me
A most, smell EN- yit.
AcOurse, they IS heep NV things
I'spose g good 8 cake;
But them Jest fetched my tender spot
Like mother yust 70 make.
A course don't pertond to say
AT you n neil find
Respectin' what's the best to eat
Your leanin's same as mine.
Eur possible you banker fur
Nanilly In your cake,
But me, III take molasses ones
Like mother yust TO make.
yust to think IL wuz a month
Before bake-day would come;
'Peared like / wanted cake 80 bad
I'd nearly die fur some,
But when that wished-fur day come round
We'd chase the hens an make
EN- lay some eggs fur whitenin'
Fore mother baked the cake.
visit Wuz kid agin
Instid NV bein' n man,
A eatin' Nv molasses cakes
Baked in my little pan;
EXceptin' don't keer to heV
That ALFRED stummick-ake
That yust 10 be the after-clap
When mother baked a cake. II. L. G.
CONVICTION, VA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
CARRIAGE AND OTHER SPRINGS.
a Valuable Contract Closed-Mr. Graves's
Curious Find-Five Aged People.

n taluhDio tOntThct Nloseo-4hT. OFafebs
Curious Find-Five Aged People.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatcb.l
CHARLoTTEsvn.LE, Va, April 1S.-The
Charlottesville Land Company has just
closed the contract with the Queen CITY
Springs Company to locate their large
plant on the company's land at Charlottes-
VILE. This establishment will employ
fifty skilled workmen and will bring with
them about twenty-five families. They
manufacture an extensive line of carriage
and other springs and will prove a valua-
BILE addition to the many factories already
located here.
COPPER BRICK.
Mr.. Preston Graves found few days
ago, on the farm of Mr.. Granville Raines,
not far from Charlottesville, in an old
satchel, a copper brick weighing about fif-
ty pounds II is U-shaped, twelve inches
long, and evidently had been hid for a
great number of years, as the satchel fell
TO pieces when touched. 1t is supposed to
have been intended for coinage, as 1t is
pronounced pure copper. MIR. Graves re-
fused an offer OF $40 for his curious ind.
SUITED FOR LONGEVITY.
There have died near Milton, Albemarle
county, in q radius of few miles, within
the past several months and within a few
weeks of each other, with one exception,
five citizens whose aggregate ages are 437
years. They were Messrs. George Crank,
aged ninety three; MIR. George L. Staehlin,
lightweight; Rev. Joseph O. Massey,
eighty-seyen; Mr.. Downing Smith, Sr.,
eighty; Mr.. Jacob Mehring, eighty-nine.
Our climate is just suited for longevity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
EXPRESS TRAINS COLLIDE.
No Passengers Seriously Injured--oniy
Tramp Killed.
nv telegranh 10 Inc spatch. !

[By Telegraph % inc spaIuaLI
VrScrNSEs, IND, April 1s.--An exciting
wreck occurred on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi railroad last evening when Nos. !
and 2. lightning-express trains. collided;
West-bound Passenger No. bad stopped
and was about to side-track at Quarry
switch, four miles east OF Loogootee, Ind,
when No. came around the curve in full
motion, creating CONSERVATION among the
passengers. The passengers on botn
trains were badly stirred up, but none
were seriously injured. A tramp who was
stealing ride on No. 2 was killed. Two
of waterloo, H., was hurt in the leg. and
A. j. Rouer, of Lebanon, Ills, had his
head cut. The loss to the railroad will be
considerable. The engineers and fremen
of both trains saved their lives by jumping.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
AN ESCAPING CONVICT NABsED.
He Was Too Careless of Acquaintance
with John Barieycorn.
fBy telegraph 20 the Dispetch

BALTIMORE. April lS.-William Blancy;
the condemned murderer, who escaped
from iail last evening, was recaptured
about IL O'Clock to-day. He was in bed at
the house of his aunt stupidity drunk. The
house had been watched and was twice
searched last night. Blancy came there
after daylight this morning. He had
bought dark suit of clothes, shaved OF
his moustache. and otherwise disguised
himself, and then got drunk and walked
into the tran
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
Mr.. Blaine 10 a Role He Adorns.
Tf3y telegrauh IN the Disnafeh

NORFOLK. Va. April ls.-Secretary-of-
State Blaine entertained party OF four
teen at dinner this afternoon at the Prin-
cess Anne Hotel. Virginia Beach. Among
the guests were Acknowledgements Solely.
of the Treasury Dep&rtnent, and Captain
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
DROWNED M LAuaeL GEEK

A Foot-Log Floats on and Five Men Lose
Their Llves.-Names Unknown'
Special telegram 70 the Dispatch.l
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April is.-Fiye men
were drowned in Laurel creek, near A Az,
son. Weber county. a few nights ago. Iney
were crossing stream that was mmen
swollen by the rains on foot-log, Ine
water was so high that IT aooded tn ne, iog
names could not be learned. Four were
Americans and one an Italian. But one
of the bodies has been recovered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Fair Weather and Sunshine Followed by
EuH.,. DraOraaa

Fair Weather and Sunshine Followed by
Farm Progress.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l
LYscHBURe. Va, April 1s.-The Virginia
weekly weather crop bulletin. No. 6, based
on reports from voluntary crop CORE
spondents throughout the State, and pub
lished blythe United States Signal Service,
for the week ending Friday, April II,
1891:
CENTRAL OFFICE,
LYNcHBURo, Va, April Is, 1891.
SUMMARY.
Reports for the past seven days show
that the very heavy rains of last week
throughout the west and central sections
were followed by generally fair weather
and plenty of sunshine with increasing
temperature. In some sections the ground
has become csked somewhat by the hot
sunshine following so much wet weather,
but progress has been made everywhere,
and nearly all kinds of fruits are in bloom
and the prospects are fine for large crop.
A hail-storm at Christiansburg, on the 18th
damaged fruit somewhat in that section.
Oats are being sowed and complaining IS
in progress M some localities.
REMARKS OF SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Lynchburg: 1874 inches of rainfall on the
night and morning OF the 10th and 18th,
followered by fine weather for farmers.
Fruits of ali kinds in bloom and gardening
and ploughIng in rapid progress.
Bedford City: 1.S9 inches of rainfall in
two days. Framework has been pushed
rapidly since Saturday. Seeding grasses
continues and oats are being sowed. APP
pies, cherries, and plums in bloom. All
crops advancing.
Christiansburg: 100 inches rain on the
10th and LAG inches rain and hail on the
18th. which injured fruit slightly. Con-
siderable ploughing and some sowing OF
oats were done this week.
Salem: 1877 inches of rainfall on last
Saturday. Wheat and grass progressing
Farm and garden-work in progress.
Dale Enterprise: 1.26 inches rain two
day-nearly all on Saturday. teamwork
advancing rapidly. Some corn has been
planted, but much ploughlng remains to
be done yet. Wheat and barley growing
finely and prospect Of good fruit crop.
Stanton: Isl inches rainfall last Friday
night and Saturday morning. Farm-wOrk
progressing rapidly. Some oats sown and
wheat and barley looking well. Has been
very warm for several days.
Yancey's Mill liz inches rain last Fri
day and Saturday, followed by fine, open
weather. Fruits are in bloom and pros
poets are for good fruit crop.
Danville: 1.60 inches on one day. follow.
ed by warm weather.
Nottoway Courthouse 0.54 inch rain in
three days. Weather has been highly ia
vorable for growing crops and farm work.
Petersburg: 0.61 inch rain in two days,
Conditions favorable. Fruits are doing
well.
Norfolk: LOG inches rainfall in -four
able to agricultural and commercial inter.
ests.
Reports not received from Spotsylvanis
Richmond, Mossingford. Marion, Big
Stone, Bolar, Stanardsville. and Wythe-
vile.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
FARMvILLE FoxHUNrERs.
Forty-six Foxes Caught-Can This Record
BE Beaten ?-Busy Farmers
Especial telegram 10 the Dlspetch.I

Especial telegram to the Dlspebch.l
FARNvuLE, Va, April 1S.-The Farmyille
fox-hunters' season of 1S90-'91 seems not TO
have ended as yet. From the early part of
the fall to date they have caught forty-six
foxes, which no doubt beats the record of
any other Virginia club, They have KEN
mel OF twenty-five fine dogs, two of which
are imported stock.
The important move for an academy for
boys in Farmyille is being pushed success
fully.
Farmers and gardeners were never moro
busy than the past week of sunshine.
HEALTHY PEAcH-TRREs.
Reports from various portions of the
county are that close examination of
peach-trees shows but few of them bereft
of healthy blossoms.
PERSONALS.
Misses Budd, of Blackstone. are the
guests of Misses Anderson, on Middle
street.
Miss Richmond, of North Carolina, is
still the guest OF Miss Harding.
Miss Lille Gillian, of Appomattox, was
with her cousin, Miss Gillian, on Baptist
Hill, during the week.
Mrs. Captain Gillian has returned from
her old home in Chester, and is at Mrs.
Gill's.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
virginia Postmasters.

Especial telegram 70 the Dlspatch.I
WASHINGTON, ID. O.. April 1s.-Post-
masters were appointed to-day for Nlr-
ginia as follows: f. L. Riser, Bonds Mill,
Wise county, rice w. Strudham. resigned
]. w. Pace. Union Mills. Fluvanna county,
uice G.. II. Webb, deceased.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
Coles, Of the United States steamer De-
anntoh. ..s<1...

Big Land sale In Hanover.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Disps.
HAsoyrs COURTHOUSE. Va, April IT..
A. Brown has sold to Mr.. William O. Adj
derson, Of Philadelphia, seyenty-six acres
of land for S55 per acre, il being poSguon
of the farm of Mr.. s. w. Croweii. Inc
deed has been recorded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
THE LuRAY cAvsRNs AND INN.
A Deed of Trust Given Upon Both for
the Benefit of Creditors.
by telegraph 70 the Dispaich.l


LURAY. VA. April 1s.-A deed Of trust
was admitted to record here to-day from
the Valley Land and Improvement Com
pany to H. j. Smoot, Andrew Broadus, and
S. j. Richey, Luray. Virginia, and Joseph
G. France and Levi x. Condor, of Balti-
more. Maryland, trustees. The deed con-
yeys all of the real and personal property,
including the Luray Inn aud the Cave
property of the company in trust for the
benefit of its creditors without any prefer
ences.
TO SELL UNDER DEFAULT.
Under the terms of the deed, the CON-
pany Is to pay Is per cent. in forty DAYS
and 10 per cent. thereafter every thirty
DAYS. The trustees are TO sell If default Is
made in any ofthe payments.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
MIR. Thomas b. Vaughan. of this county,
was thrown from horse the other day
near his home ON Jeremy's Run and seri-
ously injured. He now lies IN an uncon-
scious condition. and it is thought that he
cannot recover.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19

Hickok's No. 1. II. d. O., Fig, and Caro-
hne sun Cured are Pure. Clean, aud Choice
sun-Cured Tobaccos. Try them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19

-Four Square" farm near Smithheld,
owned by Mr.. j. O. Thomas, has been ia
his family continuously for 1855 years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF ENGINEER SEAB0ARD AR LINE,l
RALEIGH, n. O., April ID, 1891. :
FOR UNION PAS
SFNGER STATION.

Proposals will be received at this ONCE I'M
I'll MONDAY, April 9th, for tho construction Of
BRICK UNION PASSENGER STATION aud
TWO TRAIN SHELTERS, complete, at Raleigh,
NC.
Detailed proposals viii also be received for
such separate portions Of the building as the
stone-work, brick-wOrk, woodwork, roofing, &c.
The building is l31 feet o inches front BY 90
feet depth.
ONCE.
The right TO reject any or al bids is reserved.
ap 15-td X. Ii. HOOD, Engineer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
HEALTHY PEAcH-TRKEs
PERsoNALs.
FATHER LAWRENCE p. ocoNNELL.
Death of the Famous Priest from n Dis
ease Contracted While In the G. S. A.

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, VA. April ls.-Rev. Father
Lawrence p. 0'Connell, chaplain of 81.
Vincent's Hospital, died to-day, having
been sufferer from Bright's disease and
from inhammatory rheumatism, the latter
contracted during his service in the Con-
federate army as chaplain. The deceased
was born in County Cork, Ireland. He was
ordained in the old cathedral in Charles
ton, 5. c.. in 1851. He was appointed
chaplain in the Confederate army with the
rank of major and. with the Sisters OF
Mercy under his care, took charge of the
hospital at the White Sulphur Springs, Va.
His health falling, he returned to Co
lumbia.
yIcAR-GESERAL.
In 1858 be was created Vicar General by
Bishop Gibbons He held several churches
in the Carolinas after the war and came
here about seven years ago 70 take the
chaplaincy of st. Vincent's Hospital. His
brother. Rev. J.'J. 0'Conneil, Benedic-
tine OF the Monastery ct Gastonia, n. c.,
arrived here to-day. The funeral win not,
it is thought. take place before Monday.
Bishop Van de Vyyer. who is in Atlanta.
has. IL Is said, designated Viear-Genersl
Frioli to come from Richmond and repre-
sent ham. IL Ia also thought that Bishop
Keane win como on from Washington.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
TO SELL uNpEa DEFAULT.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES.

fairs in Buckingham-Tspscot Case.
Correspondents Of the Richmond DIspatch.l
SoorTsyiLLE, Va, April Is. by order of
the Democratic County COMMITTEES for Al
bemarle the Democratic voters OF this pre-
cinct assembled here to-day and appointed
delegates 10 o county convention to be-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-26
SAVANNAH TENNESSEE, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1s9

"Wnat was / to do? The woman
seemed honest enough, yet | have seen
others equally so who proved to be inn
posters; then there were the sharp eyes
of the president upon me, and if | fall
tered in my duty off would go my head,
with no chance of the promotion | was
hoping for.
1.-The rules are to put off all who do
not pay managed to say with as
sumed frmness, while all the time
felt as if would like to pitch the presi-
dent off neck and heels instead of the
woman. I'm sorry, madam, but the
rules must be obeyed.' 4 know it, |
know it, she said piteously, but if you
would let me ride up | could pay you
when come back; | shall have money
then, pointing to her bundle Of work to
prove her statement; it's such long
way and I'm so tired, she pleaded, and
there was the chubby, dimpled face of
the little girl smiling up at me all the
| time
II felt as if | would like to kick my
self as | turned away; if | only dared
appeal to the president, but no! none
of the men were supposed to know him,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-26

Apropos of brave and successful stu
dent girls, an Auburn lady justly thinks
her classmate at Wellesley takes the
lead. Left to her own resources at the
age of twelve years, she refused to eat
the bread of dependence offered by
friends, and determined not only to sup
port, but to educate herself. After saw
ing all she could from her earnings at
housework, she went to a nice but mex
pensive school for girls in Maryland,
and was fitted for Wellesley there. At
Wellesley she won scholarship, and
took special course of two years. She
earned what money she needed by do
ing any thing from sweeping the girls
rooms to teaching. Next she entered
Boston University to study medicine,
paying her own expenses there
by teaching in the evening
schools of Boston, by doing mi
croscopic work, etc. Her next move
was European trip, with view to
study in Paris and Vienna. To defray
this expense she borrowed money. On
her return she had the country before
her, and chose to locate in Los Angeles.
Since then she has paid off all debts,
and is now receiving a large income
from her practice in that city of inva-
| lids