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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
WILL you have red lead pencil?
Rev. DIR. Vaughn to Preach.

The Rev. DR.. Vaughn, formerly pastor
of the New Providence, and recently of
Prince Edward county, will preach in
the First Presbyterian Church on next
Sunday morning and night The offer.
ing of the congregation will be for the
Tuscaloosa Institute for the training of
colored ministers.
The Rev. w. II. Groves will preach at
Bethany Church. the new Presbyterian
Church in East Roanoke. on Sunday a t
IL a. d, The Sunday chool will m Get
at 3 /. m.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
A CHRISTMAS KILLING.
an officer Kills One Man; and Wounds
Another In Self-nefense

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Dec. 25.-Oficer
krouse, OF Littlestown, this county. last
night shot and killed Joseph Shade and
wounded his brother, Frank Shade.
The Shade boys had raised disturb
ance. Krouse tried to arrest Joseph,
who resisted.
crowd OF their drunken friends as
saulted tho officer, who was struck at
with u club and was finally compelled
to shootto save himself.
The coroner's jury found that Krouse
had acted in self-defense and he was
released on bail.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
At the Station House.

The fruit of the still has always
played an active part in the celebration
of of Christmas, and yesterday proved to
be no exception TO the rule.
The white mans fire water got in its
work pretty thoroughly and great
number will have to answer to the
charge OF down and drunk in the MAYORS
court this morning. Up to midnight
last night there had been about twenty
arrests made and nine-tenths of these
were on the charge of drunkenness.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
MORE CHRISTMAS pREsEN rs.
President Trout and Cashier Shields
Remembered

President Trout and Cashier Shields
Remembered.
President Trout, of the First National
Bank, and Cashier Shields were remem-
bered Yesterday by tho employees of the
bank in substantial way. Mr.. Trout
was presented with handsome gold
watch and chain and Mr.. Shields with
an elegant charm. The presentation
speech was made by Assistant Cashier
D. Tyler Meadows.
TO KEEP TIME.
John Well foreman of the passenger
department at the Machine Works, was
presented Thursday with handsome
clock by his employees. Mr.. Well was
called out Of his office by Assistant
Foreman S. ID. Barnhart, ostensibly for
the purpose of looking after some
spoiled work. He came in great hurry
and was just in the act of pouncing upon
one OF the workmen, when Mr.. Barn
hare stepped in front of him, and in
nice little speech presented him with
the clock.
MIR. Well replied by saying he was
too much surprised for usterance, and
thanked the givers very heartily.
CHAIR FOR MIR. DICKERsoN
5. K. Dickerson, foreman of the erect
ing shop of the Roanoke Machine Works,
was presented with an elegant chair
by his employees yesterday Mr.. Dick
erson is universally popular with his
men, and every Christmas is the recip-
lent OF some costly present.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26

LONDON. Dec. 25.-The English Club
at Biarritz recently refused to admit
Gladstone to honorary mea bership. Sir
Andrew Fairbram, Gladstone's pro-
poser, resigned The presidency in con-
sequence Now, no &ever, the club has
RECONSTRUCTED, and sent Gladstone an in
vitation. The incident seems signih-
can't.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
No Change in the popo,s ne.,,h

ROME. Dec. est is officially an
nounced today that there has been no
change in the health OF the pope that
need cause the slightest anxiety. He
bore we'll the exertion entailed upon
him in making q long address yesterday.
and to-day he said mass in the presence
Of the pontifcal court.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
WARM CHRISTMAS WEATHER.
How The Day Was Celebrated
in Roanoke.

business acknowledgements, Good
Dinners and Egg-nog the Principal
Features-Services mt Some of the
Churches Sunday school Entertain
ments-The Usual Accidents and Dis
turbunces.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
The Flesh Burned From the Bones.

Lock HAVEN, Dec. 25.-John Jones,
an old resident Of North Bend, this
county, was suffocated and cremated in
his homo. The house caught Ere, and
was destroyed before he could be res-
cued. All the flesh, with the exception
of remnant OF the chest, was burned
from tho BODY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
indiana Miners Dsfoated.

TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 25.-The striking
coal miners of Indiana have suffered a
defeat. The struggle for increased
wages inaugurated nearly two months
ago has failed, and the men will return
to work immediately,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
New Jersey,s Giant Dend

PHILLIrsBUIG, Dec. 95.-James Teel,
known as the tallest man in New Jer-
sey, died at his homo at Bridgeyille
yesterday, aged fltty-six years. He was
nearly seven feet high, and weighed
about 800 pound
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26

Hall, corner Commonwealth and Fifth
avenues northeast. The feature of the
evening was Santa Claus work house
1uil of presents to the little ones.
Songs, recitations and other appropriate
exercises were INDUCED in.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
sUNDAY-sCHooL ENTERTAINMENT

BY Lee Street Methodist and the East
Roanoke Baptist Churches.
The Lee Street Methodist Sunday
school entertainment last night was
largely attended and an interesting
programme was carried OUT which con-
sisted of music and recitations by the
scholars. The church was beautifully
decorated with evergreens. and on each
side of the rostrum was erected posts
covered with cedar, between which was
an arch containing this inscription,
"Christmas of the East, Peace on
Earth"
On the rostrum was miniature two
masted schooner with the word Zion"
printed on the SAIL This boat and also
the rostrum was filled with fruits, con.
dictionaries and presents for the schol-
ars, all of which presented a pretty
picture. The schooner was full-rigged
and her hull was painted in CAV colors.
The services were opened by singing,
in which the whole school Joined. Next
was solo rendered by Mrs. Midah
Then came the recitations by several
little girls, which were all rendered in
a manner that reflected great credit on
those who had charge of the training
and selection.
After the Rotations and music, Rev.
w. 7. Schooley, pastor in charge. de-
livered very humorous and happy adj
dress to tho children. in which he
illustrated the human life by The ship.
describing minutel all its functions
and iikening them to the human char
acter. After the address the pre- ZEN Is
were distributed, and many a child
went away happy.
The East Roanoke Mission Baptist
Sunday school gave an entertainment "a
the scholars last night in Sheridan
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
Led a Checkered Career

READING, Pa, Dec. 25.-Mar.in
Meyer, aged thirty-five years. one Of
the leading checker players OF this
country, having defeated champions of
this and other States, was found dead
in this city late last night from the re-
suits OF excessive drinking.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
The Weather.

Forecast: For Virginia, slightly
warmer; generally fair during Saturd ~:
southwest winds; much colder and gen-
orally fair Sunday, probably preceded
By light rains Saturday night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
Two Opera Singers We'd.

WHEELiNG, W. VA, Dec. e5. -Yester-
day afternoon at the Cathedral j. Clar-
ence Duly, OF Washington, ID. c., and
Miss May Alloo. of shelbyville, Ky,
member o; the Wilbu, Opera Company.
were married IL the prs.sencs OF the
other members Of The company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26
j. Lawrence Getz Dead.

READING, Pa, Dec. 25.-lSpeciall-
City Controller j. Lawrence Getz died
here to-day of la grippe, aged 20 years.
Getz had represented this district in
the legislature. and In the FoTiieth.
Farty-erst and Forty-second Congfes ses.
HArK A rESctf7
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d. Il. BARBOUR. ID. II. MATSON.
DOANOKE SANITARY PLUMBING
Ia COMPANY.
Practical plumbers and gas filters.
Dealers in all kinds of plumbers and
gas filters supplies. Estimates made
on the most improved and sanitary
styles of plumbing. All work guaran-
teed. j. =. MELHORN, superintendent,
No. 10 South Jefferson street, Roanoke,
Va. dec6-1yr
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-26

Liberal Reductions in Prices
To-day.
I DO not like to carry my
fine and we'll selected stock of
Jewelry over the holidays.
Come today and get what
you want.
A Merry Christmas to All.
Respectfully,
M. HARRISON.
THE JEwELER,
No. 7 Salem Ave. S. w.
decl9-2w
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

It has been a matter of dispute whether large birds of prey will at- tack children. Not long since, how ever, an old woman in Switzerland was obliged to take refuge under a tree, and defend herself against the repeated attack of an Alpine vul- ture, which, in accordance with the habits of that rapacious bird, when it wishes to overthrow it's prey, struck her with repeated blows from it's wings. It was finally frightened away by the cries of it's victim, af- ter it had made several useless at- tempts.-Paris la Nature.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

Lake Urumiah, in Persia, HOO feet above the sea, is, according to British Consul-General Stewart at Tabriz, the saltest body of water on earth, being salter even than the Dead Sea. It is eighty-seven miles long and twenty-four miles broad, and contains nearly twenty-two per cent of salt. Its northern coasts are incrusted with a border of salt glis- tcning white in the sun. It is said that no living thing can survive it, but a small species of ielly-fsh manages to maintain an existence in it's waters.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The highe ,t railway in the world has just been completed up the rugged sides of Pike's Peak from from Manitou, Col. Starting at an elvation of 6,400 feet above the line climbs up by a winding course, 7,750 feet to the tremendous height of 14 ,147 feet above the sea. This requires a grade averaging 846 feet to the mile, with a maximum of l, ; 320 feet, or 25 per cent-twenty or more times sleeper than what may be called the average steep grade on an ordinary railway.-Railway Age.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The Chicago Railway Review states that a Canadian company is now engaged in shipping 24O cal loads of nickel matter to the United States from the mines at Sunbury, Ontario. The value of the nickel is said to $1,500,0O0. As more than $25,OOO will be paid to the Canadian Pacific Railroad as freight the importance of the ship ment will be at once appreciated. The nickel is for Carnegie, Phipps < Co.,, to be used in the manufac- ture of nickel steel by the Harvey process on their contract with the Go ;ernment.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The census bulletin on the gold and silver production of the coun- try for the year 1889 shows the in- teresting fact that more than twice as much in value ofsilver was pro- duced as of gold. It also shows ir- cidentally that the amount of silver which the Government is now au- thorized to purchase as a basis for the issue of Treasury notes, namely 4,500,000 ounces per month, ex- ceeds for a year the annual product of the mines of the country, which is put at 51 ,354,S51 ounces for the census year.-New York Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The Overland cotton mill just completed at Denver, Col, is one of the largest and best equipped in the world, having 16,2OO spindles, capable of daily output of 22,5OO yards of sheeting. AS the Rocky Mountain region affords an ample market for this output there is req son to hope that the enterprise will be immediately and continuously profitable, and that it will prove the pioneer of similar and other manu- featuring plants which shall be ope- rated to supply the wants of that great section.-Washington Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20
Charlie Meadows Latest Exploit.

The following notice of Charlie
 Meadows, the we'll known Arizona
 cowboy who is now in the Austral-
 ian colonies, with the Arizona Wild
 West show, appeared in a Queens
 land paper:
 Charlie Meadows, the famous lasso thrower and horseman, swho is here with Harmston's Wild West show, after having conquered every thing in the equine line that has come in his way throughout Ame- rica and Australia, has at last met with defeat from a Charters Towers moke. The horse in question was a late purchase of MT. Chicks, and of considerable local repute as buck-jumper, and was selected for his suitability for the show purpose. A large crowd assembled at the cor ner of Mary and King streets to witness the trial performance. The animal was apparently gentle while saddling, but when mounted he immediately commenced contor- tion act that was almost ind escrib- able, not only surprising the rider. but after a few vicious lunges dis lodging him. Meadows was soon in the saddle again and showed the horsemanship of a cauturan for a l while, but was again compelled to relinquish his seat.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

Mary have heard a series of rap. pings in their rooms, which imagi' native people have concluded were spirit rappings, ,and which scientists have attributed to reasons scarcely less remarkable. One of our read. CTS, MT. A. Rossignol, chemist at Paris, has sent us, in a glass tube, two little insects which were taken in the act of making their nocturn. al taps. They were found in piece of heavy wrapping paper, but at opposite sides, and about 10 centi- metres apart. They wrapped loud ly with the head by bending it in a sort of see-saw manner about six strokes per second, and the one in- sect answered when the other had finished.-Paris Ia Nature.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The census preliminary returns show an aggregate of 45,233 con- victs in penitentiaries. Of this number, 1,791 are females. There are 3O,546 white and 14,6S7s scolored convicts. Among the latter are 237 Chinese, 3 Japanese, and 180 h. dians. 1.-The ratio of convicts to the population increased from 709 in 1880 to 722 in 1890, an increase equal to 13 per million.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20
\ Terrible Tragedy.

|
 Sunday night and 1 o'clock Mon.
 day morning, in this place, Ismael
 Montoya, was stabbed to death, and
 Frederick Ochoa and Pedro Con-
 zales are in the county jail charged
 with the crime. The body of the
 dead boy was found about ? o'clock
 on the morning mentioned, lying
 in the street, and later Gonzales
 was discovered sleeping some little
 distance from the place where the
 corpse lay. Sheriff Barela at once
 had vigorous investigation made
 and succeeding in fastening the
 crime on Ochoa, though it was first
 supposed that Gonzales was the
 murderer. The deceased who was
 the son of our we'll known towns
 man, Pedro Montoya, received three stabs in the left side, any one of which would have proven fatal.
 What lead to the arrest of Ochoa was the finding of his hat near where Gonzales was sleeping and the fact that he was known to car ry large spring knife. It is assert ed that when arrested he made number of contradictory state ments regarding the knife and other matters pert timing to tie night of the murder. It is now a matter of general report that Con- zales has made complete comics sion, though when arrested he pro- fessed to know nothing, saying that he was too drunk to remember one ] incident of the entire night! He says that young Mantoya, two oth- CT companions and himself had been drinking all the evening, and that while in one house he and Montoya, became involved in quarrel and went outside to settle it, that he was being worsted, and that Ismael had him on the ground and was hammering him, at this point Ochoa rushed out and, draw ing his knife, plunged it three times into Montoya's side. A coroner's jury made an examination and found three knife wounds in the left side, two low down and one inn under the arm. Ochoa, who is editor of "El Liberal" is held over, as is also Gonzales, awaiting the action of the grand jury, both without bail, It appears that the whole affair was the out come of too much whisky among 3 party of friends, though other causes for the assassination may appear when the case is brought to Cruces Republican.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The imports of coffee into the United States for the fiscal year ending with June, 1889, were slight ly larger those for the succeeding twelve months. They amounted to 57S,397 ,464 pounds. Subtracting the exports, the domestic consump- ton was 561 ,132.100 pounds, val ued at $72,14O,OOO. That was S.69 pounds for every man, woman and child in the country, at an average price of 18.3 cents, or total per capita cost of $1.59-Utica Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20
NUMBER 43,

The failure of the Bank of the River Plate is a very forcible re- hinder that the evil effects of the Barring scare of last year did not end with the retirement of Revel- stoke. The Bank was not a dozen years old, but it had already sprung into a leading position in the South American trade, and had a reserve fund of $2,00O,OOO and over s35,- 100000 deposits. The suspension of such a banking institution at any time is decidedly serious.-Boston Advertiser.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

For such small country, Bel gium has made great progress in the adoption of electric lights. The city of Brussels has 544 arcs and 9,5S7 incandescents; Ghent has 222 arcs and 4,931 incandescents; Ant werp has 240 arcs and ,481 incan- descents: Liege has 384 arcs, 2,040 incandescents; Veryiers has 655 arcs and 2,423 incandescents.- Electrical Review.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The consolidation of most oi the important mines and min. ing companies in the Bing- ham district, Utah, which was re. ported during the past week, is an event of considerable importance. These mines have been large and important producers in the past, and from their record during last year and the first half of this give no evidence of being exhausted.- Engineering and Mining Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The total number of insane per- sons treated ill public and private institutions in 1889 was 97 ,535. At the time of issuing the report there were 116 public and 38 private in- stitutiors. Of the total number treated, 48,401 were males. and 42.- 453 females. The total expendi- ture for public institutions was S13,- S18,463. The ratio to each 1000 inhabitants of insane in public and private institutions is 1.56.-Harp- CTS Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The steamship Etherby was load ed at Galveston, Texas, on Saturday with 8,350 bushels of Texas wheat. This is the beginning of what is expected to be in the near fature a great export business, gathering grain not only from Texas, but from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and other Western States.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

Contracts have just been made for the shipment via Baltimore of 5000 tons of camel coal from Ken tuckey to London. wheIe it will be used in the gas works. Kentucky camel coal has for years been go- ing to England, it's excellence justi- lying the heavy cost of shipment to the seaboard and thence across the Atlantic.-Baltimore Manufac- turer's Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

An invention of considerable inn portance in astronomy has been made at the Georgetown College Observatory. By means of an in- strument called the photo-chrono- graph, a star is caused to record with absolute accuracy the time of it's own transit across the meridian, thus eliminating all personal errors.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The Baltimore Manufacturers Record states that contracts have been signedwhich guarantee to New port News three regular steamship lines for five years. The steamers of these lines will run regularly to London, to Liverpool and to Glas- gow, and occasional steamers will be loaded for Havre, Antwerp and other continental ports."
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

An ingenious amateur, Mir, A. Ba- tut, has made at Enlaure (France) a paper kite furnished with a pho- tographic apparatus, with which he is able to take views, remarkable for their clearness, at height vary ing from 90 to 130 metres.-Paris Revue Scienti6que.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

The distance of the horizon is governed by the height of the eye above the earth or sea. On the sea, with the eye at neigh. of five feet, the distance would be three miles; at sixty feet in height, ten miles, Scientific American,
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

Thus far an aggregate of $2.695,- 900 has been appropriated by twen- ty-nine States for representation at the Worlds Fair.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

It is said that Lord Salisbury has offered s8,OOO,OOO for the whole of the Portuguese possession in South Africa.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

At the late meeting of the Inter- national Congress of Homeopathy, a number of women physicians were in attendance. Papers were read by Dr. Emily V. Pardee, of South Norwark, Conn, and Dr. Brewster, of Baltimore, Md. Dr. Julia Holmes Smith, of Chicago; Dr. Millie J. Chapman,o of Pittsburg Dr. Johnson, of Philadelphia, and others took part in the discussion.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-20

It is said that the five leading hotels at Saratoga take an aggregate of $2,OOO,OO0 a month during the busy season.