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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-03
AN ELECTRICAL FEAST.
WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY START
LINGLY DISPLAYED.

Bright Eyes in Bony Sockets Clean,
eepuichrai Warnins-Ben FRANKLIN in
antique Dress Repeats Poor Richards
misunderstanding Skulls.
The annual dinner of the Franklin FIX.
perlmental club, of Newark, y. J. was tba
"eirdest affair of the Kind that was ever
gwen, and society reporter would have
been at his wits end to write it IN
William j. Hammer, who was Edison,s
representative at the Paris exposition. was
the prime spirit in the enterprise, and no
one can discredit the fact that the din or
was the most original ever given. Onfv
thlnk OF this; 1t was presided over by Ben
FRANKLIN In person, who made very grace
iul speech and welcomed the guests. He
sat at the head of the board, his long white
halr hanging over his shoulders, dressed in
suit OF brown broadcloth, with lace at
his neck and wriSts-a fashion strangely
OUT OF GATE at present, it is true-and he
TAXED III Il way that sounded something
IKE Old richards almanac and something
IKE the language of the court of Louis
XVI. --'
The laboratory had been transformed
rom its workaday world appearance as if
by mage In the center of the room there
was long, narrow table, the ordinary
work bench of the place, covered with
snow white napery and adorned with what
looked like luscious fruits. fresh flowers
and sparkling glass
WORDS FROM SKULLS
The guests sat down and were served
with the first course There was no chef
employed. Il was cooked by electricity,
and IN fact 50 was everything. down to the
coffee which was made over wires. The
diners had no sooner got their teeth into
samples from a deliciously stewed dish OF
oysters, when bang! out went the incan-
descent lights and darkness reigned. Then
there appeared out of the shadows couple
OF hIdeous, grinning skulls. Their ewes
shone fire, their mouths shot forth flames.
Their jaws moved with n swapping like
crocodile's, and from their invisible throats
there came forth two sepulchral voices in
unison:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-03
AS yc ere now so once were we;
As We are now so We shall be.

1t was pleasing appetizer Mr.. Ham
mer had, rs if by magic, brought them OUT
of space somehow, and had, by the subtle
use OF battery and phonograph, made
eyes CLEAN where in reality only sockets
We're, and their 1leshless jaws move as if
alive. Mr.. Hammer has friend who has
deep bass voice which seems to issue from
his feet, and he it was who was pressed
into service for the manufacture of the
photographic sound. OF course, after the
mechanism of the thing was explained,
every man had n good laugh on his neigh
Dor.
The lights were turned up again and an
other course was introduced. All unsus-
pecting, the various guests began TO enjoy
the product cooked by electricity. But
with Ben Franklin ut the table there was
small chance for syharitic enjoyment of the
meal. He sat smiling an oily, bsnignant
smile, when suddenly there issued from his
waxen gullet the following sententious
maxim:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
The SAVINGS Rank.

Several weeks ago we mentioned the char
ter granted by Judge Chas. Grattan to tie
Staunton Savings Bank, since then the stock
has been literally subscribed to and now
reaches a much greater amount than S25,-
COO the maNimumreq required. A meeting of it's
stockholders was held for organization
Monday morning last in the Office of the
County Treasurer, Six additional dire3-
tors were elected whose names come last in
the following list Of Directors: A.C.
Gordon, W. T. McCue, J. N. Mcfarland,
J. Is. Woodward, G. G. Child, j. +.
Hughes, G. G. Berry, G. L. Weller, Nell
Holiday, R. S. Turk, Thornton Terry, 3.
t. Bagby, W. P. Tans, B. T. Terry and
B. l.. PartloW. AS published before, A {.
G. Gordon is President and w. T. McCue
Vice President
After the stockholders meeting adjourned
the Directors elected the following officers
G. G. Child. Cashier; R. S. Turk, Solicitor,
and G. L. Weller and J. n. McFaria d,
Trustees. Executive Committee-A. G..
Gordon, w. T. McCue and Jos. B. Wood
ward. A comittee composed of Messrs.
Gordon, Mcfarland and Weller were ap
pointed to secure Il suitable banking room.
buy the necessary furniture, &c. Efforts
are being made to have the bank open for
business by the first OF April.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
The Stanton Mantel Company.


ANOTHER INDUSTRY PRACTICALLY Sc
CURED.
On Tuesday last the Development Com
pany concluded negotiations with Messrs
IL. II. Bixby, President, and E. w. Camp
bell, Secretary and Treasurer of the Camp
bell Furniture Company Of Ironton, Ohio
for the removal of their large plant here
The company have been in successful opc
ration for years at Ironton, and in remov-
ing to Staunton will increas both capital
and number Of employees. The works are
to be erected in the cove on the Parson
place, East of the B. & O. road, and arc t.
be put under contract at once and coinplet-
ed by the 18th of June. A capital q
100000 and IS operatives are to be employ
ed at first and increased as trade may de
mand. The company IS to lie chartered as
the Staunton Mantel Co. and Will make a
speciality of the manufacture of plain and
ornamental wood mantels, employing the
most skilled class Of wood carvers.
Messrs BiXby and Campbell spent Tues
day driving over the city and III investi-
eating the location of their plant. We'd
nesday morning they left on the Vestibule
train for Ohio, having concluded negotia-
tions with President M. E. Miller as above
stated. The necessary papers have since
been drawn up, signed by the Development
Company and forwarded to Ironton for
formal approval.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
Church Notes,

The congregation of the q. B. Church in
this city are greatly delighted at the return
to them, by Conference, Of their pastor.
Rev. J. D. Donovan. The fiourishing
church, which last year more than doubled
it's membership, leaping from II to 173, is
the outcome of series of revival meetings
held by MI. Donovan about three years ago
in hall on Main street. The seed planted
there has brought forth Furnishing
church with a membership of 173, a Sab
bath School with 236 scholars, a handsome
church property worth $1,000.
Last Sunday, the congregation of the
Second Presbyterian church had their sus-
pense ended by the statement by DR.. Halves
the pastor that he should not accept the
call made on him by the Evangelistic Com
mittee. He is greatly beloved by his con-
gregation and there had been much anxiety
about his final decision in the matter
There were eight additions to the church
Sunday, two by profession and six by cer-
tifcate
Rev. I. M. Underwood, the newly elected
L io'ioi's Lluel Luz oneldlluOstn DlSUf1cU,
will preach ill the U. B. Church on Lewis
street, Rev. j. D. Donovan pastor, next
Sunday at IL A. NJ. and 7:3O P. M. AT
the morning service there will he sacra-
mental service. The Quarterly Conference
Will be held there on Monday night at 100
o'clock.
Rev. j. N. Vandeventer, with his fami-
ly, has arrived at the Stone Church Darson-
age and has entered upon the duties of
his new charge.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
They Want One Of the Famous White
SULPHUR Springs Lots.

A partial list OF the subscribers to the
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Co. has
been left at this Office. A large number of
the names are those of gentlemen who have
been visitors at this famous Watering
place in the past and who want the oppor-
tunity, offered by the company, to buy its
handsome buildings and lots at a low fig
ure. Among the names Of subscribers are
ex-Gov. Fitz. Lee, Senator John S. Bar
bour, Hon. G. L. O'Ferrall, Norman Ran
dolph Of Richmond, Hon. Jno. A. Buchan-
an, Hon. J. d. Anderson Of w. Va james
Dooley OF Richmond, II. w. Tourney, Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth, Col. w. II.
Palmer of Richmond, A. z. Thorn of Nor
folk, Gen. James A. Walker Of Wytheville,
j. Fleming Christian of Roanoke, T. J.
Otey of Lynchburg, President of the Lynch
burg & Durham Ry.; II. B. Tomp!lins Of
Atlanta, Ga, Hon. A. M. Bowman of
Salem, r. w. Burke Of Staunton, Davis A.
Kayser Of Staunton, Maj. B. f. Eakle Of
the White Sulphur, DE-. f. w. Ring of
New Y ork, Dr.. David Webster of New
Y ork, and a long list of the former habi-
tues of the White Sulphur. Over Il third
of the stock had been taken upto March Sd.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
Painful Accident,

MI. J. w. Grove Of this county, near La
Grange, met with a very serious accident
on Monday evening last. While operating
a stump pulling machine, upon which lie
had climbed, he slipped and fell, his head
falling between the wheels Where it WAS
caught by the descending lever. MI. Grove
WAS with difficulty removed from his peri
and taken to his hoaie. u. II. Ii. Henkel
WAS summoned. lie found his patient ter
ribly cut and bruised about the head. On
the right side the Scalp had been almost c, :
tirely torn away, and on the left a cut
reached from the forehead to the ear. The
DR.. thinks that his injuries While serious
are not necessarily fatal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
Hastings Court,

This court closed its February term
Tuesday evening.
acquitted on Appeaz.-IIenry Riyes,
sentenced by the Mayor to 60 days for steal
ing clover seed from P. b. Sublett, was
arraigned on appeal, The jury after hear
ing the case acquitted him.
Personal. S. Ker qualified as a
Notary Public.
duplication for Liquor Licenses for the
ensuing year were made by Myerley &, An
drews, wholesale and retail; Bumgardner,
McQualde u Co., wholesale and retail;
Clemmer " Hogshead, wholesale and retail
r. r. Watkins, retail and bar; VIM. Who
ley, retail and bar; Wholey & Murphy, re-
tail and bar; w. d. Barbour, retail and
bar; Jno. B. Guntner, retail and bar; Burke
q Croghan, retail and bar; Thos. Xviii
CHAN, retail and bar; Burke & Dore, retail
and bar; Jno. 3. O'Connell 81 Co., retail
and bar; John Burns, retail and bar; S. II
Cohen, retail and bar; Ernest NJ. Harman,
retail; j. J. Brown Irish Alley), retail
and bar, and j. b. Cornwell, 127 S. Augusta,
for retail and bar license. The granting of
licenses takes place at the April term. OF
the applications two are made by new ap-
plicants.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
Another Building Company.

a public netting Of representative bust.
Council Oh Tuesday evening last. The oh
ject of the meeting was to organize another
Building Company and was called at
the instance of some of our public
spirited citizens who arc ever active in
promoting the material interests Of tll>
city. The meeting WAS addressed by MI
j. d. Sutler u real estate agent Of Little
Rock, Ark, who has had very successful
experience with Building and Loan Com
panies. MI. Slitler has been connected
with such companies in his own city as i
director fol- twenty years, and came here
to give us the benefit OF his views and to in
troduco Il new and popular plan for ope-
rating these associations. The address
was Il very interesting one and at its close
the meeting proceeded to organize. MI.
J. Howard Wayt Was called to the chair.
and Il canyass for subscriptions to the
stock OF the company proposed was at once
made among those present. Great interest
WAS shown and before the meeting adjourn
ed $4,000 had been taken of the 500, 600
capital proposed. Yesterday the lists were
circulated among the merchants and citi-
zens and up to evening $4,000 had been
subscribed. The plan is said to be very
popular one by those i'll a position to
know and the payments on both stock and
loans within the easy reach Of nearly every
one.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
Election OF Officers.

At the annual meeting of the G. H. b.
Society held i'll their hall Sunday, Marcel
sth, the following officers were elected tt
serve for the ensuing year-President, M.
kivlighan; LIST Vice President, NJ. L. Der
gan; I'd Vice President, w. 2. Hounih;ln
Recording Secretary, G. j. Johnson; AS
sistant Recording Secretary, z. K3vanaugh
Financial Secretary, L. Ii. Burke; Treas
urer, ID. Crimmens; Marshal, Thos. Xiv
lighan; Standard Bearer, M. L. Hounihan
Chaplain, Rev. John McVerry; Trustees
John Fallon, James Canon and John Hou-
nlhan; Committee Oh Accounts, L. J. Bcr-
gan, j. j. Murphy and j. J. Kilgalcn. The
Society is in prosperous condition, hay
ing ~ members in good standing on its
roll
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
MARKETS.
VINDICAToR OFFICE

STANTON, A., Mar. 12th I
The feature Of the market this week is the
advance in corn and oats in the cities, and we
revise quotations on both. The dirt roads OF
this section are just now in that condition
which puts it out of our farmers power to haul
anything to market ana they cannot take adj
vantage OF tins rise even if they had corn and
oats to spare, both are very scarce however,
and our dealers are buying in the West.
Hay is without quotable change but firmer
and in good demand. There is plenty OF it in
farmers hands but can notbe delivered impress
ent condition OF the roads. Some calls for
clover seed Potatoes are higher and very
scarce. Beef cattle also wanted at full prices.
GRAIN MARKETS.
BAATIMoRE, Mar. ll.-Flour firm and uncha,,g-
ed Nheat-Southern firm and steady; Futz
l03al0S; Longberry 1O5alo9; Western unsettled.
Corn-Southern active and firm; white 70: yellow
10; Western strong and higher.
CHICAGO, Mar. 1l.-No. 9 Wheat--May 10ls1;
July 9S3s. Corn-AIay 6215; July 597s
LIVE STOCK MARKETS
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mar 81
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
Best. So 90 525
Generally rated first qualify. 459 800
Medium OF good fair quality 3.75 4.37h
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. 200 800
There has been a light run this week, and the
market has been active and stronger. Values all
through were fully &c higher.
Mich cows-There is a better demand, and
good Cows are wanted, with a light run, at SEGA
SIS per head.
Veal Calves-There is fairly good demand at
5j4a6ta cents per lb.
BALTIMORE, March 9.-Trade in Hogs fair
range5a5Is; roughs and sows sold down to ll4a51a.
Receipts 1883.
BALTIMORE, March 9.-sheep si.25as5.5o per 100
lbs. Lambs 414a6l4c per h. Receipts s95 head.
RICHMOND, Mar. 9.-prices of Beef cattle rang
ed as follows:
Best................ $500
Medium to good..................... 3.75 a $50
Common to fair. 2.25 q $50
Sheep il3a6c. Hogs 4a4a5l4c. Receipts OF cattle
80; hogs so.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
The Return of the Direct Tax Paid in 1866.

/ The TACT has been published that the bill
returning to the States the money collected
by the United States government as di-
rect tax, has become q law. The amount
to be returned to Virginia under this act
is $422, HOS. The law went into operation
August lst, 1861, but OF course could not
operate in many portions of Virginia at
that time. When the war ended however,
one OF the first things that appeared along
with the army of occupation was the col
lector of that tax. He appeared early in
1865, and his headquarters were in the Viz
glnia Hotel and tlither land owners were
summoned to come aud pay up. AS that
| was tWcnty-SlX years ago many Of cur peo-
pie who paid the tax have forgotten all
about it or lost their receipts. County
| Treasurer j. n. Mcfarland remembers
going to the Virginia Hotel and paying the
tax OF his father, Rev. Dr.. Mcfarland.
Capt. McF. had just returned home from
the army and his father had estimated the
tax and gave him the exact amount to bring
to Staunton for the tax receiver. MI. w.
IL. III. Lynn remembers going to the same
place and paying his own tax and also MAX
ing payment for several Others Iethinks
to the best Of his recollection that Mr.. job
! Hauxhurst, now of Alexandria county, was
| the collector. came here under the author
| 10y OF the Pierpoint government which was
the legal government of Virginia. MI.
Lynn recollects nothing about the receipts
h,1f hot OH 1o
| found registered in the books of the collec-
tors which should be now i'll the capital at
Richmond. Judge Charles Grattan recol-
lects making out the tax returns for sever
al farmers of the county to pay the direct
tax. Others who paid the tax to the col
lector at the hotel say that during the days
he stopped here large number OF people
came in from the county and paid. From
here he went up to Greenville and possibly
to other points in the county.
The tax was levied by the United States
on the States and by the States on the indi-
vidual landholder. It is now to be return
ed, not directly to the people, but to the
States and the States are to refund it to
their people. The law provides that the
money due Virginia 1922 ,409-is to lie
handed over to the State authorities as
soon as the legislature Shall lave passed an
act accepting that sum in full satisfaction
OH account Of the levy. 1t is to be held in
trust by the State authorities to meet the
individual CLAIMS of those who can furnish
proof that they paid tie tax. and six years
was allowed for the finding and producing
of those proofs. In Ohio the State Auditor
is proposing that the matter of settling
these claims be turned over by the State to
The county officers
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
..3zss Asszs.sasszszsssgsssasssssssaasass.ssss..z
&c lors to q Tirgiaiar.

! Mr.. Joseph y. Cochran, son Of Col. J. .
G. Cochran Of Folly Mills, a graduate Of
the School OF Chemistry at the University
of Virginia, has been elected to the chair
Of assistant professor Of chemistry in tie
Arkansas University. The lsichuiolld
Dispatch of the 10th inst, contains the
following from its University CORES
pondent
Mr.. Joseph D. Cochran, graduate of the
postgraduate course in the same, spent Sun
dap in your city Mr. Cochran has Just been
elected to the chair of assistant professor of
chemistry in the University OF Arkansas at
most ilattering compliments From the profess
sors here and of the board of the Arkansas
University. Mr., Cochran has not yet decided
what he Will do about the offer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
UeyeIcpm5nt Notes.

The Spring is opening well for the devel-
opment enterprises in Virginia.
Parties in France and Germany have
subscribed to $780, 900 of the shares of the
Fredericksburg Development Co. The
subscription was made through the firm of
Wells, Fargo & Co., and the company is
now having printed by the American Bank
Note Co. 1000 stock certificates to be de-
livered to Wells, Fargo & Co.
A syndicate of Boston capitalists has
taken 100000 of the stock of the Rock
bridge (Glasgow) company, and the com
pany on Saturday last accepted their sub
scription.
We learn that the Allegheny Mining and
Development Co. closed coetract Oil Tues
day, 10th inst, with MI. w. L. Summer
som for building a new hotel on theirprop-
erty. The building is to be be modern in
all its appointments and will cost SIS, O00-
to be completed by August first.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
M AR RIED

P-WIIIdAMS.-March 5, at the resi-
dence Of r. ID. Williams, by Rev. &. T. ID. Col
Inns, Sam'l II. Bishop to Miss L. Gertrude E.
Williams both of Highland comfy. After the
ceremony they started for Mt. Scion, their
future home.
RD-MOORE.-March 4, at Basic
City, by Rev. ]. L. KILLER. Robert L. Shackel-
ford to Miss Florence B. Moore, both of Angus
ia county.
NG-WOODDELL.-At the residence of
the brides father, VIM. Wooddell. near Nc
Bowel, Highland, FEB. IS, Geo. 4. Wiliong 10
Miss Sallie Wooddel!, Rev. G.. L. ID. Collins
officiating.
ARMSTRONG WOoDDELL.- the came
time and by the same minister, Jared NJ. Arm
strong to Miss Lizzie e. Wooddel
CIIARK-DICKERSO i, at Fishers
vile, Absalom d. Clark to Miss Anna Il. Dick
HENR1--HEIzER--M 5, by Rev. A. II.
Hamilton, James S. Henry to Miss Mag lie Il.
Heller, both of near Steele's Tavern.
H0RN-HA ACK-AEarch 8, near stribling
Springs Rev. Alexander n. Horn, OF Williams
port, Md, to Miss Annie G. Hammacl1.
Observation-Disclosures the residence of Mai.
b. /. Bagby, in Stanton, March 9Th, by Rev
w. O. Huihen, rector of Trinity p. t. Church
Ariline Il Heinrich TO Miss Lucy B. Bagby,
both of Richmond Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
Deaths.

Tuesday evening Nh. II. G. Tinsley was
called to Richmond by telegram announc-
ing the critical illness of his aunt, Miss
Fannie e. Forsythe. Last evening the
Dispatch brought us the sad news of her
death, which occurred at lis p. M. Wed
nesday Miss Folsythe had many warm
friends in Staunton, where she had spent
her summers for many years. Her Chris
tian character and gentle ways had won for
her the love and esteem of all who knew
her The Dispatch gives the following:
There died in Richmond yesterday a lady
who had lived in this city for nearly eighty
years, and who at the time of her death was
| in all probability the oldest resident. The
slthc, who breathed her last at 1:l5 z. NJ.
Wednesday at the residence of Mr.. w. L.
Yarbrough, 7O5 West Main street
The deceased was supposed to be about
ninety years of age and came to Richmond
from Ireland when ten years of age.
Miss ForSythe was extraordinarily active
for person OF her years, and was sick only q
few days before she died.
She was the aunt of Mr.. Henry G Tinsley
who was the news editor of the Dispatch in
ante and post-beilum days, and who at pres
ent is part owner and editor OF the Staunt0n
VINDIC ATOR,
The funeral VIII take place from the resi-
dence at $50 Z. NJ. to-day The interment
will be i'll the old family section at Shockoe
cemetery.
Rev. NJ. d. Dunlap, q native Of Augusta
county, aged eighty-two years, a graduate
OF old Washington College at Lexington,
and for forty years a minister of the Pres
byterian church, south, died near Lewis
burg, w. Va, GA the 24th ult. Nearly u
half century of his long life had been spent
either as teacher OF preacher in Green
0rier county.
Capt. j. Rice McN-utt, native of Au-
gusta county, but Who had spent the grea-
ter part of his seventy-three years i'll Rock
bridge, died suddenly at Fairfield last Fri
day. The station agent of the 3. & O.
went into MI. Men utt S store and found
him lying on the floor, dead. lie was q
Captain of cavalry during the war. He
leaves seven children-Dr. James NJ. Nc
Mutt of Eastville, Va; MI. W. M. Nc
Mutt of Texas; Mr.. Rice Men utt of Bue-
na Vista; Mrs. Prentiss Of st. Louis: Mrs
VIM. Youell of Bells Valley; Miss Fanny
Men, tt and Miss Susie McNutt.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-13
OHIO ENTERPRISE for Virginia,

NIessrs. Kirker and Whitman of Ironton
Ohio, the gentlemen mentioned last week
as having just located their broom and
brush factory at Shendun, were in the city
this week. Mr.. Kirker says he has just given
the contract for the erection of his Shen-
dun factory to MI. John H. Shore, a large
house builder of Ironton, who will put up
a building 13Sx50 feet, as soon as he can
OF two stories and heated by steam. MI.
Shore has just completed the large CORFU
gated iron buildings at Glasgow, Va, for
the Rolling Mill Company.