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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
CrneliY to Animals.
To ne Ecliior Of he Dispatch:

To ne Est00r Of he Dispatch:
This morning l was. unfortunately, a
witness Of an exhibition Of great cruelty
A small dog having strayed into the Capt.
tot Square was cornered by policeman
and struck such a violent blow with his
club that the poor creature rolled over and
over in a series Of hard fits. suffering the
most intense agony for some time, and
finally staggered of, apparently having
both torelegs broken.
Several by-standers were sickened, and
one gentleman demonstrated with the per-
petrator. who simply stood of with his
hands in his pockets and laughed heartily.
Several witnesses expressed the wish tor
Lin TO add one more blow and put an end
% the dogs agony, but this he would not
do. - While il seems impossible
TO keep dogs out Of the Square respectfully
submit that they should DO dccently put
out, and II necessary should be shot dead.
but not manned aud left 70 suffer.
w. w. Foster.
Richmond, January 30. 1891.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31

IN the coal-dock. and occupies about izV,-
zoo s,,,,aye feet of SPACE. The first story
r. os Srick and the entire front is laid IN
,,.ossad brick and tiles. IL will be four
sto,,es with French roof, and provided
Nth ali the modern improvements thus
~. Uncovered for the comfort OF guests:
IT, addition 10 the Russian, Turkish, ana
aiactric bath-rooms which are located In
,he basement, $50 Of the rooms will have
haths attached to the suites. The parior
- located on the second story facing the
water. and il 50 feet wide by $50 feet long.
BROAD piazzas stretch along the entire
wSfer.f front on each story, which will be
encased in glass during the winter season,
The office and rotunds open on the
main street, and Is s5xl00 feet Inc oali-
room. which is of the same size, IS also To-
Gated on the second story. The dining;
room is in rear of the main building ana
faces on the water, where lazy epicures can
find the delicacies Of the season served up
as onIy John Chamberlain understands the
art. The billiard-room, bar-room, ana
Handsome cafe will front on the street
leading 10 the Chesapeake and ONO depot
Tire culinary department Will be IN de
tacbed building in rear of the hotel, so that
there will be no possibility Of the smell of
cooking dishes permeating the hotel. In
rear of the kitchen is the engine-house,
which will furnish heat for the rooms,
power for the laundry, elevators, and elee-
tric-hght plant.
FIVE HUNDRED MEN.
The building is now we'll under way, the
timbers OF the third story being up, and
nearly five hundred men are pushing It
forward as fast as possible. Strenuous ef-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
SEEDS.
" LANDRETH Il SONS
IL. GARDEN SEEDS.

Although tho reputation Of those seeds a 40
well established, yet having accepted the right
OF their exclusive sale In Richmond and vicinity
we deem it proper to mako the following STATE
ment Of our experience In handling Them for
the past fifteen years. In which we have sofa over
a thousand pounds Of single variety OF thelr
Cabbage seed, perhaps as many OF their Tomato
seed, and each season thousands OF POUNDS OF
their Turnip. ana Other varieties IA proportion.
scarcely a complaint has reached Va, and ~
have the almost universal testimony or orr Gus
toners 10 their purity Of strain end excellence
Of quality. -. O.. sen,
H,s,rs. E. p. Rsere q Co., Richmond, Vc.:
Gentlenen.--I desire 70 make the following
statement: Being anxious 60 satisfy myset IA
reference 20 the quality OF the various extra early
peas advertised on the marset procured some OF
each OF tho leading varieties, giving them AZ
the Same soil and cultivation. found Ian
DRETHS greatly superior 10 any OF them IN
earliness quality, and yield.
Yours very respectfully.
GEORGE c. SMITH.
We cordially invite all IN want Of FIRST
CLASS SEEDS TO give us a call BY mail al
small seeds FREQ Of postage. On peas, beans,
&C. CONS for postage wilt 10 charged. Special
rates g. dealers and large buyer. Direct 70
E.P REEVE CO.,
IA 2S-Tu6Sa3mw3m 6lg east Marshall street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
DIAMOND DRUMMERS.
Travelling Statesmen Who Carry Fortunes
Strapped TO Their Bodies.

"You might be surprised" said promi-
nent Broadway dealer in precious stones,
IF should tell You that Tubies are now
in greater demand than diamonds"
"Why, that seems almost incredible"
remarked the reporter.
Indeed it does" continued the mer-
chant. but nevertheless IL true. Rubies
are becoming very scarce, as the mines arc
about worked out. Only few DAYS ago q
friend of mine sold a ruby weighing little
over q carat for 1000. The sale took place
IN Chicago, and knew both OF the men IN
the transaction.
"Of course" he continued " diamonds
Will no doubt hold their place at the head
of all gems, but for the genuine lovers of
precious stones rubies will be the thing,
probably as much on account OF the rising
value as for their beauty.
The market for diamonds Just now is
inactive. Since the first Of the year, how
ever, there has been an advance of at least
IS per cent. On this account you will find
that small dealers viii not invest in them
to any extent for fear the price will fall
again"
where do most OF the diamonds come
from"
From a mine IN South Africa owned by
the Rothschilds-De Boer syndicate. 1t Is
the only field being worked a. present, and
they are doing their best 20 keep up the
price of diamonds"
Are diamonds just as popular as ever2"
CRAZE Fos coLoRED STONES.
mot by any means. At present there is
a great craze for colored stones. Brown,
blue, black, green. and canary are the
favorites, but those with the blush tinge
command the highest prices. Moonstones
have sprung into popularity within the
past few. months. and nearly every dealer in
the city has at present q good stock Of them
on hand, mounted in studs. rings. buttons,
and necklaces. If properly set they make
a most beautiful necklace, and although
they are not nearly as valuable. think
they are every bit rs handsome as pearls.
The moonstone has also become very
fashionable stone for gentlemen's wear"
Is there much of demand for opalsp"
asked the reporter.
well, once in while some one will
drop in and ask to see some. but l never
keep them-I wouldn't give them safe
room. am not very superstitious man
aud don't believe any Of the old tradi-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
something more in keeping with the nine
teenth century.
THE OLD. OLD TINS.

THE OLD. OLD TINES.
But TO come down to later period. say
few years before the war. what q charm
ING summer resort the Old Point then pre-
sented? The Oldest inhabitant, who by
the way is a gentleman of color, delights
TO dwell upon those times when the rich
southern planters, with their equlpages
and retlnue of servants, were wont 10 make
merry under the shade of the live. oaks
while the officers whispered the old, old
tale of love into the willing ears OF dark
eved southern beauties. All, those were
glorious DAYS. but grim visaged war "
Changed all that, and the post again
reverted into an asylum for troops
and military stores. After the smoke
of battle cleared away there was a
small building containing perhaps a
dozen rooms located on the present site
of the Hvgeia Hotel. and the prospect OF
Old Point ever regainlng It's old-tlme
prestige was not encouraging, The old
haLi'ues had largely passed awav in the
fierce four wears of strife or been 50 re-
duced financially that they could not re-
tnrn here If they so wished. In this way
matters drifted for perhaps ten years,
when Messrs. Clarke Il Wilson punt the
first one of the many buildings which now
constitute the Hygeia Hotel. But 1t was
soon demonstrated that the time was not
vet ripe for sucha venture, as the southern
people upon whose patronage 1t largely
depended had not sufficiently recovered IN
financial way 10 give 1t liberal patron.
age. The property went into the hands OF
commissioners and was purchased by that
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fort is being made to have ii completed by
tho lat of March, but owing TO the sinking
of two or three barges of brick in the
bav on their way from Washington 1t Is
hardly probable they will accomplish IT..
The hotel is admirably situated for conve;;
nience to travellers. The Chesapeake and
Ohio depot is within stones throw OK
the rear end Of the building. while its
front entrance abuts on the shore end OF
the new iron pier. The Chesapeake and
Ohio put on vestibule trains during the
sprint season. aud q new line Of steamers
from Washington will commence running
about March lst.
STOCK COMPANY.
The new hotel is owned by stock COM
many. OF which Senator Hearst, of Califor-
MA. IS president, and Mr.. George {. Cor
ham. for MANY years Secretary OF the Sen
ate. is secretary IL will be managed 10y
an executive board, consisting of senator
Hearst. John +. Chamberlain, George {.
Gorham, Hallet Kilburn. of Washington
and Jane. +. Bresin. of the Glisey House
New York. Mr.. Chamberlain Will give the
house his personal supervision, which vii
insure for its patrons " all the comforts Oh
a home" and more, too.
Mr.. Chamberlain, Mr.. Gorham, Mr.. Xii
burn, and Mr Breslin were down on Sun
dav TO look over the building and note
progress. They returned to Washington
Monday night.
With two hotels like Chamberlain's and
the Hvgeia, and roses blooming IL the gar
dens at the post in the middle of January
as they are to-day. northern visitors II
search of mild and genial climate need
not 90 further south than Old Point.
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A Frugal Host.
Detroit Free Press.

There is q place down on the Louisiana
shore Of the Mississippi where the boats
stop for dinner. Every day as the steam
boat slacks up and the passengers get
ready to disembark, tall, gaunt landlord
rushes out and begins excitedly to count
them.
One-two-four-ten--twenty--thirty
--forty-sixtyl
Then he rushes back to the house and
calls out to the cook:
Pour four more buckets of water into
the clam chowder, Sam, and hurry up"
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WILD GAME IN THE CLeARINGs.
Bears Killed in Rockbridge-The Fire
Brick Works.

fCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
BUKsA VISTA, Va, January 29.-The
winter has been au unusually severe one
here, and its rigOrs have been particularly
noticeable upon the stock. The noun
tains have been covered with snow for SIX
weeks, and wild game are often seen IN the
clearings hunting for food. Last Monday
two bears were seen in the suburbs OF the
town. A hunting party OF young men
WAS organized who tracked them TO
the top Of the mountain. but were un-
able TO find them. Several have been
killed in the mountains of Rockbridge,
and bearsteak is often offered III our mar
kets. These animals are seldom seen ex-
cept during severe winter weather. ana
then not being able to feed in thy ioun-
tains show themselves on the plan ir% IN;
stances are.known where they hayeI ided
the stock-yards of farmers and killed some
of the young cattle.
READY TO BEGIN.
The FRIEDRICH works are now nearly
ready 10 begin operations. The large
building, 200 feet long by 65 wide. has
been completed. The floor of the build
ing is made of malleable iron and is heated
by numerous steam-pipes underneath.
The bricks, as fast as moulded, are laid on
the floor, quickly dried, and wheeled
into the kilns. There are eight
kilns, which make $4,000 bricks per day.
The company have received orders from
Florida for 1900 900 paving brick andan adj
ditional order for 100000 fre-brick. This
company has "a capital of 100000. The
construction and equipment OF the works
will cost S70, 900, thus leaving working
capital of $50. 900. The machinery 10 being
received aud operations will be com
menced about the middle of March, with
working force Of 100 hands. This IS the
A -. tl.. nVNA xarsli
be worked with great success and profit to
its stockholders.
FIRST ELECTION.
Our first municipal election will occur
next MAY, and while the salaries paid the
corporation officers is quite small quite a
number of our citizens are being already
spoken of as candidates. IL is thought
that by the time the Legislature meets the
population of Buena Vista will entitle 1t to
q city charter. Then We will have our
courts and their officers.
THE TowS's GROWTH.
The town engineer has just completed a
canvass which shows the relative growth
of the town for the past year, as follows :;
Population January, 1885, 400; population
January, 1890, 2,250; number of houses Jan
uary, 1889. a3; number OF houses January,
1880, 400. There are 3SS frame buildings,
10 brick buildings. and concrete build
ings
La grippe has made its appearance here,
but has thus far confined itself TO children.
We learn that there are -four cases IN town.
RICHMOND VISITORS.
The following Richmond people were
here this week: j. A. McGilvray, s. w.
Holt, o. u. Loose. G.. George Coins, .. ID.
Black, and Mrs. NJ. L. Hughes.
II. ID. Dunlap, Esq, who has been at the
siok-bedside Of his mother at Richmond for
some DAYS, has returned. Heis book-keeper
for the Buena Vista Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
ABRAke-sHoe AND BLOCK.
The Invention of scottsviiie Man--An
Exciting Fox chsss--whsre Fish Bite.
icorrtspondence Of the Richmond DispaschJ

scorrsymIx. Va, January SOL have
Just been shown the model of brake-sboe
aud block for passenger and freight trains,
the invention Of our townsman, Mr.. w. A.
Bacon. Mr. Bacon has been q mechanic
for number OF years in the shops Of seve-
casion to. observe closely the diff
fsrent brake-shoos In use, and which
are applied with screw bolts. ne
cessitating the use Of bammors.
wrenches, &c. Not 80 with Mr.. Bacon's
invention, which can be applied without
the use Of any tool. standing on tho out
side Of the train, while with all other
brake-sboes the parties sdlustlng them
have 10 be under the tram aud thereby in
cur danger TO themselves. This invention
Fzay prove great labor and probably Life
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
A Bnu He Understand.

Republican workman On November, read
ing the election returnsl: It's a shame
They beat us by lying The Mckinley bill
is all right
Republican workman Gin January, read
ing his store-bill): Thunder aud guns
Everything Ia way upl That darned Me-
kinley gang ought 10 be Kicked
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS.

The man who first gave q complete de-
scription of the Gulf stream-whO first
marked out specific routes TO be followed
in crossing the Atlantic--who first iustl-
tuted the system OF deep-sea sounding -
who first suggested the establishment OF
Geographic communication between the
continents by cable on the bed of the
ocean. and who indicated the line along
which the existing cable was laid, was a
southern man: and it was southern man
who originated the plan for splicing the
cable IN mid-Ocean.
IL was a southern man who was declared
by the French Academy of Sciences 10
have done more for the cause Of agricul-
ture than any other living man; q south
ern man was the inventor of the Calling
Gun: the inventor of the machinery that
first propelled boat BY steam was south
ern man: the first steamship that crossed
the Atlantic went from q southern city,
whose name it bore and whose citizens had
it built, and its engine was constructed by
q southern man.
That which has been pronounced the
most original discovery ever made IN phy-
steal science by an American was made
by a southern man: the physician who
first used sulphuric ether to produce
anasthesia for surgical operations, the sue
cessful performer Of the first operation for
extirpation of the Oyary on record" the
father of ovariotomy." the man distln-
guished as the greatest hthotomist of the
nineteenth century. and the worlds great
est gynecologist, were all southern men.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
NEWPORT NEWS RAIL WAY.
WIN There 10 Contest with the Chess-
peake and Ohio Railway?

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dtspstchl
NEWPORT News, Va, January 30.--Money
has been raised and appropriated for the
purpose, and the construction Of the New
port News street railway will soon be
commenced, by March LIST. il is expected.
The track will be laid from the property
Of the Newport News Land and Develop
ment Company" TO Warwick avenue--a
distance OF something more than mile.
Twenty-seventh street will be the line of
this section of the road. At Warwick
avenue the street-Tailway company will
pause for solution of the problem of the
exact ways and means OF etfecting cross
ing over the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
Attorney Wickham having had inserted in
the third clause Of the act Of incorporation
of the Street Railway Company proviso
that Il "shall IN no way obstruct the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway" The in
terosting question Is What does this pro-
viso meant Does IL forbid crossing al
grade OF does il deny even an overhead
passagei
The subject Of large and well-eQuipped
theatre is now attracting good deal of
attention here. The place is wofully in
need Of such an institution. Even now
there is no better "show town" in Virginia
than Newport News.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
The Author of His Injur,

Osborne Harrington, of course. YOU
know of Halliburton; come, want TO intro
Harrington, Excuse me. I have no use
for that fellow.
osborne: Why, what have You against
Harrington: Well, old fellow, OF
course ron didn't know; but. you see, DO
Tilted my wife once.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
A changeabie Climate.
So uaa.l-.

A man. in order 10 meet the exigencies OF
the present winter. should have about i've
oyercoats, all Of different weight. He
needs a buffalo robe for early morning, and
then as the day rolls on he should be able
each hour 10 don lighter garment until
midday. when he could 90 without any,
until he would get back his buifelo robe
At night. There is lotsof climate this win
Ter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
OUR SOLDIERS.

The first shot in the second war Of the
Tinted States with England was fired by q
southern man; the most distinguished sol
diers OF that war We're southern men; the
most complete and overwhelming defeat
that any English army has ever experienced
was inflicted by southern troops COM
manded 10y % southern man; the man who
performed what Admiral Nelson called
"the most daring act OF the age" and who
received the thanks of all Europe for over
throwing the Barbary powers and putting
an end to their inhuman cruelties. was y
southern man and the most distinguished
soldiers OF the war with Mexico We're
southern men.
Tho first candidate Of the Abolition
party for the presidency Of the United
States was southern man; SO was lts
second candidate, and so was its fourth
and last and only elected candidate.
The first Sundsy-school established in
America was in southern State; the first
American TO establish schools exclusively
for the education of young women was a
southern man: the first female college in
the world was established by southern
State; the first postgraduate medical
school in this country was established by
a southern physician; the first agrlcultu-
raj journal in this country was established
by a southern man, and the first native
Methodist itinerant IN America was "a
southern man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
SAVER and bring good, round sum to the
A nuv ArrEn A Red FOX.

inventor.
RUN ArTEn BED FOX.
Fox-hunting is one OF tho old Virginia
eporss. INDUCED in more largely In ante:
bellum days than since, but one that WIN
never become extinct, and while many
long and interesting ohases have been re-
ported we doubt II there be many, II any
on record that will .surpass IL equal run
made by four hounds Of the pack OF MI
Thomas &. Heath, OF this place. Wednes-
day. Dir. Heath started on foot WITH these
dogs. and jumped Reynard-an unusually
large red-on Snowdin farm, in slght OF
Bcottsyille on tho opposite. side OF james
river. He sOOn gave up the run anu re-
turned home, but four other gentlemen
Bumped astride their horses and followed.
The fox took a Decline, swimming S ,
river for the Cumberland county me;
then back 20 and fro, doubling from pom.
TO point, until he was run m aiter ,asin
Tho dogs n distance Of 100 miles In (round
numbers by actual calculation: Inc tox
yeas started al $50 O'Clock A. III. and cap;
tined AZ ASP. NJ. This makes the third
red Reward captured by Mr.. Heatn's PACK
this season.
srNsOLEST PEDDLEBs.
Tbere ia a class of peddlers itinerating
through This section which is calculated 10
make The people wish the high tax on thel1
was higher even. There have been SEVERN
who have rendered themselves offensive 10y
their oficiousness and persstency, anu
there are cases reported where indlgnlteS
have been offered TO unprotected iIIna ''s',,
BEFORE this information was made known
tbev we're well out of harms way or they
would have been properly dealt with.
EXPLODED.
The fallacious idea that fish would not
hite in James river when snow-water was
rnnning has been exploded. Large num-
hers have been drawn from their watery
reds this week, one gentleman catching, as
many as forty pounds one day (all catflsh).
Muliets and silver perch in small numbers
have also been hooked.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31

WANTED, TO BUY q I.l'A
w DWELLING HOUSE Unaat
srgen roOms, Eilh modern im.r t"n
house preferred. MUST he Wsi
street ANA south 0f Leigh. GiF' .'
price. Address HOUSE, H.t1'. office
WANTED, EYEHYBOvl I'D
w know lhgt from two 90 t04r .'.
RIVER COUGu sthiP, tfu m'n.l
With warm foot tatl, VIII surely caro- Oh ~
OF Group, Cold. " broncGitA ...
For sale by wholesale ani rrfAl f.tt
wholesale, No. u north HEhtf"I.l 10
Prepared by JOAN ". BJRStii,
Va cc $685.
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A FEW MORE FACTS.

The most learned American mineralogist.
the most famous American ornithologist.
the most famous American musician, the
artist known as the American Titan"
the greatest American architect, and the
worlds greatest chess-player, were all
southern men, as are the greatest American
tragedian and the most noted American
dramatist, and the only woman on record
who was the wife of Governor, the sister
of a Governor the niece OF q Governor,
the mother of Governor, and the aunt
and foster-mother Of Governor was a
southern woman.
How stands the Brrtannica's assertion In
the light Of these facts. L. X. OGLxsBY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31

WANTED. TEA, ROASTED lOi-
w FEE, AND ClGARsALEsNtN 'rr
perisnced msu having established fi-
cred. Post-O1lcs Box 1855. Now .r. .a...
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
WILL RECOVER.
A1oNa-BEARDrp MAN GONE.
THE DRUMMER EVANGELIST.
His Successful Revival at Lexington, n
ca Proposed Furniture-FactOry.

ICorrespondenceo OF the HIchmouu UIspaIoh'I
LEXINGTON, N. c., January CIV. p.
Fife, the evangelist. commenced his meet
ings in Finchs Hall last Sunday Your cor
respondent had the opportunity on Tues
day night of hearing thus gifted aud de
vout man of God proclaim the gospel. For
a half an hour or more he handled the
mossback sinner and lukewarm Christian
with gloves off, after which he selected for
the theme Of his discourse THE Holy
Spirit" The large audience listened with
marked attention TO the sacred truths that
fell from the lips of this inspired messen-
ger of Holy Writ, and much good will no
doubt be the result of these meetings. The
meetings will close next Sunday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31

At an early hour this morning the waste
house of the Moraltock Cotton Mills took
fire and was rapidly consumed. The loss
was about $3.50 and the building was not
insured. The house was detached from
store the waste from the looms. The in
surance companies would not take risk
on the building.