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The record-union., 1891-08-19
REVOLVING TORCHES.

This was followed by novel and pleas
ing exhibition of club swinging by Al. f.
kleinsOrge. The lights were turned out
and Mr.. kleinsorge mounted a pedestal
with his clubs ablaze. The effect vas very
pretty, and the graceful circles and COM
plicated twists brought forth storms of ap-
plause.
Exhibitions of Grpco- Roman WRESTLING
by Messrs. YOerk and Flint. and catch
as-catch-can wrestling by Messrs. Camp
bell and Alexander closed the entertain
meIt. The men were experts at the
sport, and gave clever exhibition.
Professor Godefroy was billed to give
his celebrated cannon-ball act, but owing
to sickness he was unable to appear
After the exercises the audience in
dulged in hop in the big pavilion. The
place was cool, and the music good-and
midsummer dancing was pronounced a
success.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
pov,,g and BsiI,ng for Life.

II was on the occasion of an important
local anniversary in small Holland village,
saws the Philadelphia Times, and IN order
TO prepare for it Sepp, the only bonlface
in the place, took his assistant and with
bstteau started across the river to secure
cask of wine. They went around 10 tbe
various wine firms. and after sampllng
the goods extensively, q barrel pur-
chase was finally made. In order that no
time should be lost the barrel was carried
10 the riverside and loaded on the boat.
The NIGHT had come on during their stay
and though the wind was rather high II
was pleasant aud moonlight. The assistant
rowed. while Sepp sat behind the cask and
steered. Occasionally wave would dash
over the low-sunk sides of the tran bark,
Int neither ofitsoccupants took any notice
of il. until finally the steersman, with
terror in every note, cried out
For heavens sake, Michael, row for
your life. The batteau Is leaking. The
water is already above my shoes.
Michaei's hat almost rose on the top OF
his hair with dread az he bent to the oars.
Meanwhile Sepp had dragged an old can
from the stern and began bailing with all
his might, Do what he would, however,
tbe danger seemed to increase and II was
n welcome sight to see the village wharf
and several people bearing lights upon 1t,
who had been brought there by frantic
wells for help.
and man from the imperilled boat and then
dragged up the barrel-an astonlshlngly
easy task.
For IL was discovered that the water
Sepp had been bailing from the supposed
sinking batteau was the contents OF the
wine barrel, the bung having fallen out IL
transit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
New-Year Thoughts.

written for tho Dispatch.I
Thank God we've lived another year!
Thank Him for all our blessings here,
For life, and friends, and goodly cheer
This New-Years day.
How good God isl as herewe meet
And with glad tones each other greet,
From thankful hearts let us repeat
How good God is!
But DER this day shsdowy pain
A shadowy sadness seems to reign,
We sigh for those who meier again
Can meet us here.
look around and loved ones see,
The faces dear, 50 dear, to me,
But where are those we cannot seer
The great God knowsl
We long for the sound "Of the voice that's
STILL" =,
Whose music never ceased TO thrill,
And even now sweet echoes NIL
These hearts OF ours.
They come sgaini They hover nigh!
We can't forget; we will not try.
So with our 10y must live sigh
For those who'ye gone before.
Such narrowing thoughts. like ghosts. will
rise;
The faithful heart still backward flies,
Aud tribute pays In tears and signs
To those we've loved and lost.
The vacant chair. the empty place,
The emile that lit the tender face
Oh Death 10 life !" God give US grace
To say, Thy viii be DONE"
They once we're ours, bat now are Thine,
Nav we submit end ne'er repine,
An8 circled by Thy love divine
Our dear ones keep.
Mas. III. M. Roprr.
Louisa, January /. 1891.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
GOULD AND ATcHlsoN.
A Persistent Rumor that win Not BE
silenoed.

A Persistent Rumor that VIII Not he
silenced.
Mr.. jay Gould was asked at the Windsor
Hotel, New York, on Friday night II IL was
true that be had lately been increasing his
holdings of stock in the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe system. He replied: have
moi been down town for the past few days,
but when l do get TO my office will have
nv book keeper make a statement OF the
number of shares of Atchison stock held
by me. Then / Gun tell YOU all about it,
at is reported that you have bought Co.,
900 shares of Atkinson formerly held Dy
the Barring Brothers"
THAT is not So"
at is also reported that Dir. Russell sage
and yourself are very large holders OF At
Gibson stock" ,
well. we might hold less" quietly re-
piled Mr.. Gould.
q Are YOU DESTROYS of obtaining a larger
representation IN the Atehison directory -
"Eo, sir"
as il true that you favor change in
the management of that system
"By no means. am well satisfied with
the present management OF the Atehison.
President Manvel is good man fol, that
place and Chairman Magoun Is also
strong man.
Mr.. g. p. Huntington. in reply TO ques-
ton az TO how he regarded the report that
Afr. Gould was trying TO get control OF the
Atchison system, shook his head lncredu-
lousy and said mo, no, there Is nothing
in il; nothing whatever"
An Associated Press dispatch from Bos--
ton said: Regarding the stories that
Gould has secured control of the Atchison
Company we can say that of the 1,020. 900
shares 5s7, 900 are registered 10 Boston; ana
and london. The increase in tho holdings
outside of Boston 10 largely owing to the
ACQUISITION Of the Frisco and Colorado
Midland roads. The holdings registered
in Boston have changed little since the
capitalization was $50, 900 shares
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
Mr.. ROYALS REPLY.
He Answers Colonel whitehead on the
Currency Question.

He Answers Colonel whitehead on the
Currency Question.
To he Editor Of he Dispatch:
know Colonel Thomas Whitehead's
character so we'll that l know he was SIM
cere in asking my views on the points sug-
gested by him. / shall therefore without
hesitation present them.
wish the reader in all that follows to
bear in mind these cardinal facts: Under
the laws of the United States gold dollar
contains as $40 grains of gold, 9-l0 fine
the silver dollar contains 4l219 grains OF
silver, $40 fine; that the jeweller will
not give as much for the silver piece by
about twenty cents as he will give for the
gold piece, and that free coinage OF silver
as it IS understood in Congress, and as pro-
yided for in the bill that has passed the
Senate, means that sny amount OF SILVER
NAV be brought toa United States mint
from any quarter of the world, and there
coined into silver dollars of 412& grains
each. which silver dollars shall have all the
power in paying debt that gold dollars con-
tanning 25 $40 grains OF gold have. With
these facts kept steadily before the mind,
what follows will be more easily under
stood
Colonel Whitehead asks me if I think
"that there is and will be sufficient guam
tity of gold and silver produced by. our
rsines 10 answer the specie demands OF our
country"g
/ answer that il the currency is 10 con:
sist exclrsiyely of metal or metal and
paper based on metal dollar for dollar
have not the slightest doubt that oar mines
will not produce metal enough to meet the
demands of O currency for the whole
United States.
Colonel Whitehead thinks the free coin
age of silver and gold wiz. end all the din.
Guilty. We already. have free coinage OF
gold, so that ali We have to deal with here
Is free coinage Of silver. As have said. II
we should have free coinage Of the silver
produced by our mines We should still be
short OF currency II we depend alone on
metals produced by oar mises. Now, I'd.
nit that II we are going TO have free coin
age Of all the silver that 10 brought to our
minis from whatever quarter Of tho world,
we shall have the greatest abundance and
more OF silver currency, because every
person In the world viii bring hi;
s,aprf AZ -r,ot8 and foQ-tray8 hare to sell
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
A Traveller for sixty Year.

Chicago TftpuDG
Among the guests OF the Cosmopolitan
Hotel in the centre OF Chicago Chinat22,wsh
Il Nine. Elizabeth ID. DAubigney. one
saws she has lived eighty-four years vi
which sixty years bsve been speDt III
travel. :, :, ~,
D'Aubioney; "the world Is my home, anu
IL sixty wears of constant travel constitute
a cosmopolitan, then am one. MY iatncr
was merchant in London. lie was
q mieer. but had rich uncle VINO
travelled for bis health. ! belong 70
\ family Of travellers. j am related py
marriage 10 the celebrated French painter
D,Aubigney. had the advantage OF tra h,'
by accompanying my uncle aronnu tnS
world before the age OF RAILROADS. anu ssea,.i
Inns have visited al the archaeological
sites OF the world and returned many times
10 Oriental lands. ] can speak trench ana
Spanish As / do English. and can also con-
verse freely in German, Italian, husslan,
and Turkish. have little knowledge OF
the Arabic language" .,.u
What'country did you visit last Z" =,
"Mexico. for whose sunny skies sign"
And where do you 60 from here
ITO the grave, my child" she replied, IN
a tone OF mild surprise.
81 made an interesting discovery ,wWI neh
| ives IA Mexico she resumod' ny
beetIe md the owl were the only idols
Which the extinct race called 1oltecs wor-
shipped. Among the Egyptian antiquities
which / showed 20 the members OF the
Academy OF Antiquities IN the City OF Me&i-
co we're some beetle and owl idols when
correspond with those found IN the runs
of Toltec cities. Nothing is known OF TINS
prehistoric race except what could oe
indeed from remnants of monuments ana
inscriptions found IN Mckee; put they
were an aesthetic people, tuli OF arr anu
learning. ! am connected with the Acaue-
nv of Antiquities, and the Director pon
Leandro Bastres, who Is the foremost Ale1l.
can ANTIQUARIAN, was much interested IN
INV Eevptian idols. as they showed the
same idols were worshipped thousands OF
years ago by races living at opposite ends
of the world.
Here is piece of Cesar's tribute money
shown 10 Christ by the Pharisees which was
coined by the Maccabees at Jerusalem. l
bought il in the Holy City from a lying Ole
fellow VINO palmed it off on me for one .ot
the pieces OF silver given to Judas lscarlot
for betraying the Saviour. IL Is thlGK
composite metal about the size OF a hau-
dollar. with the words Thou Shalt Have
None other Gods But Me- in Hebrew on
one side and the horned head OF Moses IN
relief on the reverse.
This thinner coin of the same size
which YOU see is one of the ancient shekels
OF Israel, with the rod of Aaron and the
pot of mamma IN relief and Hebrew charac-
tiers around them. Thisis much older than
the piece OF tribute money.
/ have some of the mama which l
gathered in the desert. 1t is q sort OF white
honey which descends like dew from the
clouds. 1t is only fit for animals and fowls
of the air TO feed on. / tasted some that
wasn't fresh. 1t was nasty, beastly stun,
and if that was all the children of Israel
had to live on when they were in the will
derness don't wonder they grumbled."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
THE STRANDED SHIP.
the wRscKERs ANTICIPATE NO
TROUBLE IN SAVING HER.
c,,.s and Assistant Fight In Cape Henry
Idght-House--No One Hurt-Biue-
fish from the Marshes.
rcOrre.pondonoo Of the Richmond Di.Datch.l

rcorrespondence Of tue Richmond Dispatch1
NonFoLK, January 10, 1891.
The wind il of shore and the rough sea
on the coast is rapidly going down and no
other disasters than the Norwegian steam
sb;p Banan at Currituck inlet have been
beard from. The wreckersg got their cables
ont from the stranded ship yesterday and
n. dav will throw over the ballast and
~ b;gh water commence hauling her off.
As her position is now easy and che condi-
tions favorable the wreckers anticipate no
tronb!e in saving the Banan.
Tho Norfolk real-estate men leave on
TUESDAY night in a special car for Roanoke
70 attend the adjourned meeting OF the
State Convention.
A FoG-HoEN FIGHT.
Matters we're somewhat infiammatory ut
csno Henry lighthouse yesterday morn
No H'he Eeeper and his assistant became
involved in n quarrel about stopping the
fop.horp. The lie was passed and the as
sisfant made at his chief with knife. The
latter retreated and procured pistol aud
shot at the assistant several times without
effect. No one was hurt:
Rev. A. f.. Owen, ID. d.. delivered ser
mon before the Royal Arcanum at Court
Street Baptist church, IN Portsmouth, last
night, his text being tbs. motto OF the or
der: Virtue, Mercy, and Charity" The
sermon was a very able one. -,
The winter season ut Virginia Bedcn VIII
omen on the list Of February.
An IN5NE BLOWN OUT.
Tbeenrine attached TO the Seaboard Air
line mail and express on Saturday night
when near Franklin blew out cylinder
head and a piston and connecting-rOd.
Tho conecting-rod smashed into the ceb
and tore il away considerably, and the
eecaninr steam scalded the engineer TO
some extent. After two hours delay
freight-engine brought the train to Ports
mouth.
HIS soN's CONSIDERATION.
Dr G x. Jackson and his daughter, Mrs.
& I Thicker. left this morning for Selma,
Ala. 10 be present at the conservation Of
the Doctors son. Rev. DR.. II. Melville
Jackson. as assistant Bishop of the Diocese
u Rev g. S. Blackwell. -of this city,
preached at the Christian chureh III hoa-
noke Yesterday.
Bluefish from the Roanoke island
marshes are going forward to the northern
| markets.
TO MARRY THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER.
The president of the Atlantic and Dam
VILE railroad, r. NJ. Stuart Wortley. left
for Baltimore on Saturday. night and Is to
be married on next Thursday to Miss Viz
ginia Schley, daughter Of Captain w. 5;
| Schley. commanding tho new United
| States cruiser Baltimore. .,
A sacred song entitled Gethsemane,'
written by Rev. William E. Evans, pastor
of Granby-Streot Methodist Episcopal
church. and dedicated to the CHOIR, was
rendered as a solo 10y Mrs. SIlverthorn, the
soprano, last night.
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP Ashore.
| The British steamship Acuba, from
| Philadelphia for this port, went ashore
one mile north OF Cape Henry in a fog at
| daylight this morning. She was gotten on
this afternoon, having sustained no mate
/ rial dnmaCe.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
nnmnr on the yEltness.stanl.

Some of the peculiarities Of witnesses
are described in an article which IS gong
the rounds Of the legal papers. says the
New York Tri5'Re. Some of the mistakes
and retorts Of witnesses are comlcaL
One. when asked whether her husband
struck her with impunity, SAID: Yes,
sometimes, but generally with his f1st."
Another spoke Of the existence. or q
family fuel, evidently meaning "feud."
A woman who certainly appeared older
told the magistrate in French court that
she was twenty-five years old. young
man who was called as the next witness
acknowledged twenty-seyen years. Are
YOU related 10 the previous witness?" was
fbe frat Question. Yes, am her son."
was the reply. All" muttered the magIs-
trate, your mother must have married
very young"
An English Judge had an experience
which is not frequently repeated IN courts
in this country. The witness IN relating q
conversation would give the substance
rather than the words, and tho Judge,
Baron Martin, started to teach him the
proper method Of testifying, lie said to
the witness: d" Ny man, tell me just what
was said.n Yes, my lord. | said that !
would not have the pig And
what was his answer Z" He said
be had been keeping it for me,
and that he -" " No, no, he could not
have used those words, he spoke IN the
first person" mo, my lord, l was the
first person who spoke" Il mean don't
brinR in third person; repeat the exact
words used" There was no third per-
son, my lord-only him and me-" Now,
NV good man, he did not say that he had
been keeping the pig; he said. L have
been keeping the pig" "Iassure you, my
lord, there was no mention of your lord
ship at all. We ara on different stories.
There was no third person there, and if
there had been anything said about your
lordship's keeping the pig l must have
heard it." The witness was allowed to
finish his story in his own way.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
Followed Jay Gould's Advice.

L. A. Towne, q wealthy man of Austin
Tex. tells this little story;
II got nv start in life through Jay Gould;
I was a porter in a hotel at Greenwood
Lake. where Jay Gould used to stop, and
the fnancier took fancy TO me somehow.
One day lust as he was starting for New
York said TO him;
"Mr Gould, have saved up 5000, and
would like TO increase II in the next rev
months. and 60 West and invest it,
could looked at Inc sharply moment,
and then whispered in my ear:
- Buy Erie ~,
ON the investment. TheNext time Gould
came TO the lake be asked me if | had fol;
lowed his instructions. told him that
had.
"Sell it at once and keep your promise
about going West" said Mr.. Gould.
"That night ] telegraphed an order fol-
the sale of my stock and the next time Jay
Gould visited Greenwood Lake his tayoritC
porter was missing: He had gone West
bought ranch, and he has grown up with
the conntry.n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20

Law scorched and blackened dfbrls. bat
tho paint on the woodwork OF the cross
aud on the image Of the Saviour was not
even blistered.
Naturally the affair created good aeal
OF excitement and comment. Father HEAVY.
The pastor, removed the relic 10 the psrigre
~ his resideuce. where Il was viewed by
numbers of parishioners. st. Bernerds
was the ,tst church dedicated by Cardinal
McCloskey In New York city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
spared BY the FLAMES.

Early one morning recently ire destroy
ed the Catholic church of 81 Bernard, on
west Fourteenth street in New York city.
Little was left but the walls-pews. gale
ries, organ, and altar going up IN smoke;
But when the flames had been quenehed
and the firemen stepped within the shell
that once had been beautiful house. Of
worshfp they were ast0nished 70 hnd that
the figure OK the crueifxion on the eospe!
side OF the church. whers. the blaze had
ragged iicrcest was uninjurcd. All about y
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
Kissoa the wrong Woman.

A ridiculous mistake happened at the
wedding of one of our young townsmen
quite recently. The bride and groom
We're driving of after the momentous
ceremony, when the bride remarked: you
forgot to kiss auntle." The happy groom
replied: mo, think not. ! kissed a lady
/ Thought was her. anyway" For
goodness sake" replied the agitated bride.
"Pll wager you've kissed the minister's
personality was given by the bride, when
the awful truth was forced upon them
that the dignifed and sensitively- particu-
lar better-half of the Episcopal minister
officiating had been the unwilling victim
of mistaken osculation.--St. Cdthdriae Star.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
"Au Jdyi."
,Wr,t,en for the Dispatch. ]

Written Tor INC DisPee0N.i
A bench Of rough oak,
A tree so green,
A book in the hands
OF fair young queen.
She sits aud reads
While the suns warm rays
Are scorching the earth,
Through the summer days.
She sits and reads
OF loves mild dream.
OF the heroes who fought
OF the eyes with soft CLEAN,
OF everything beautiful,
Everything rare,
No lines on her forehead
OF sorrow or care.
II.
Does she sit alone
And read the whileY
Could only thoughts
Bring that sweet smile
No, no, for gaze
On the grass at her feet.
Near the beds of wild crocus
OF yiolets sweet.
You will sec man
With eyes Of love
Gazing upward to her.
A the trees geze above
To their Heaven the sun.
And to him she reads.
From her lips come the words
On which his soul feeds.
III.
They are happy, tell you,
So leave them alone.
There are sOrrows 10 come,
Perhaps gins to atone;
But the world sees so little
OF Joy and true love
That we think il is only
With the angels above.
Gaze upon them, Intruder.
One moment; then draw
The curtain upon them,
Nor their happiness mar,
For exquisite bliss and exquisite pain
viii come to all hearts
While on earth they remain.
LUCY CHAMBLIss DAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
A stable and Two Horses Burned.
rOorroancnd nora ~ tina Rtrh n,onA Dfsnat,h

LoRErro. Essex COUNTY. January 10, 1891.
A stable belonging 10 DR.. w. Saunders.
which contained two horses aud lot Of
hay and fodder. the. property OF L. l..
Coates, merchant and postmaster at this
place, was burned on Tuesday night, the
18th instant. 1t is supposed the FIRE was
caused by a match that loafer. who was
going TO sleep in the hay, dropped while
lighted. Coates lost about $500 besides
the loss to DR.. Saunders of the stable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
nrothsr.-in-Arm..

1t is now definitely settled that the
First Virginia regiment. State troops. will
ioin our troops in their annual encamp-
ment at Wrlghtsvllle. Why notI La the
DAYS that tried mems stomachs and the days
of shabby clothes the North Carolina and
Virginia "rebels" often met together when
thebugle called peas upon the trencher."
We promise them regular oid-fashioned
- tar-heel reception. and mono know what
that means better than our neighbors Of
the Old Dominion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20

DECEIyING TO-DAY AND FOR
Il sale from store -,
ca --loads EXTRA CHOICE BURBANK PoTA-
TOES.
/ car CHOICE TO FANCY GREEN APPLES,
$50 crates CHOICE SOLID CABBAGE,
10 which We ask the attention Of the grocery and
marset trade.
\ frll line II goods 10 the produce trade al
WAYS on bend. n. WAILERSTEiN & CO.,
Fifteenth street between Cary end DOCK.
ia colt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
HARRISON DIDN'T SMILE,
But the Lady's Remark Tickled Speaker
Reed,

A story is told Of Rhode Island lady
who was being shown over the White
House under the gallant escort of Spea ker
Reed, SAYS an exchange. The Speaker
was particularly attentive and took pans
TO show OF the fine points OF the mansion
20 the best Of his ability;
In the corridor President Harrison was
encountered, and he, too, was gracious IN
helping the visitor view the different apart
ments.
The lady. did not know the President,
but his attentions seemed to merit some
kind of recognition, so she said:
think remember you as about the place
under the Arthur Administration. Were
The Speaker chuckle1 until his fat
sides shook, but the President barely
smiled
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
the elephant, che monkey, the tiger, tho

WoH. and the haWk.
.Csvi,ization's progress does not destroy
n country, but steadily improves il for all
the purposes which civilization contem-
platss. In The United States we have di-
ycrsisics OF soil, plants. and mineral re-
sources which make It possible 10 organize
under oae body polite all Tao industries
necessary 20 the welfare Of mankind. "
institutions securing Justice and liberty
can be maintained, there need be no rear
for the future of the country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
The oyster Question.
ROauoke uerEld.

Governor Mckinney is quito well cow laced
that the only way 20 reach solution OF the oYs-
ter troubles in this State Is % submit me whole
question 10 @ com mission. HE idea Ia that such
a board should be appointed with authority 70
consider the whole subject TO DO this the tx
ecutiye thinks tho commission should be au-
thorized 70 visit all the states In the territory
ghere the blTAlve is cultivated and make q
thorough investigation OF the modes existing In
such SIs;es.-SOEfolk Landmark.
We have very little confidence in CON-
missions. The remedy is with the Legisla-
ture and the people. A commission could
only investigate and report and the proba-
bllity Is the Legislature would turn it
down as was donein Maryland. The thing
to do is to inaugurate the system of oyster.
farming more thoroughly and save our
supply before it is entirely ruined. The
State must protect the men who engage in
this industry and the Legislature can make
provision for this.