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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-02

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The business in State issues included sales Of
ALABAMA, class A, at 1Ol, North Carolina consol
9S az 10 ~, ana tennessee settlement So at
~ Ia All the sales were at full prices City
bank stocks were entirely neglected
The general bond market Continued 70 be ex-
uemely active, and, excepting few issues, the
demand for railway securities of ali kinds was
apparently not satisfied. The feature of the mar
ket was the activity and strength of the Reading
incomes; lisis gaining . rs per cent at SO Il,
at 80 IA. Still larger advances were made by
less active issues. Colorado Midland As rose
3 per cent to 6S l-2, and Cedar Rapids and
northern collateral trust Is per cent to 90 The
largest losses were suffered by the securities of
the Union Pacific auxiliary lines. Union Pacific,
Denver and Gulf firsts declined IL per cent
to 72, and Others lost from I-2 70 1 per cent
Texas and Pacific seconds and the Wabash issues
were heavy without being pressed for sale Ref
crence is made to our full report of bond sales
Money on call was again dearer, although rates
ranged from 4 to per cent. There was more
business at the higher figure than there was
yeste:day, and probably the new loans were
pretty evenly distributed between tho ruling
rates. TIE hardening tendency in the market
will he met at once by large Treasury disburse-
ments for maturing bonds
The Clearing House statement was as follows
Exchanges 1888, 1854; balances S5,646.724
The Sub-lreaSury was debtor To the Clearing
House S254,7O7, It's net gain on balance was
$685., 1893 made up by gains of S62l,761 coin and
1923 currency. The days operations included ::
Receipts, S6,Ol5636; payments. S5,3GO,3I3: re-
sulting in general balance of 81 Al, $3.50 $3.50, CON
sising Of SIG, 433,3?D coin and 500, 533 OOi cur
rency.
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ceived to-day $14757s National bank notes for re-
demptiOn
The customs receipts were 1895 1855, the internal
revenue receipts $123,027, and the miscellaneous
receipts S2e.sG1.
To-days Washington Treasury statement Of cash
on hand and deposits In bank compares with the
figures of the last previous statement as follows:
Aug, 81. Sept I. Differences.
Net gold on hdel3 700 O0l slS2 16O 100 Inc siG0 075
Net Silver hid 26,971,SC2 25,s257 Gl Dec. 1iO12l
Net legal.tenders - -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-02
Gountrp Dcaro.

\ EE, BERKSHIRE CO., MASS
IL GOLDEN HILL Summer board large rooms.
shady lawn; pleasant drives; lake mile from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-02

S4LkS Ar HIE CONSOLIDATED STOCK AND Pc
Ta0LEUM EXCHANGE.
STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-02
Bankers ana Brokers.
flnanriGl meetlngs.


THE WASHINGTON STORAGE WAREHOUSE AND
VAN COMPANY. LIMITED, - $40,
KEW-YORK. Aug 81, 1891;
II HE ANNUAL MELTING of the stockhold-
r. OF this cOmpauy Will be held at Us onlce at JVo
sthave on Thursday September 10 1891 At 80 O'CLOCK
y. m. 7. $. MARDEN, secretary
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
VEGETABLE SILK.
Tho Spinning Worms Product Rlvnled
by an Alaska Plant.

xhe Spinning Worms Product Rlvnlod
by an Alaska Plant
The latest addition to William Bendt's
collection Of curios from the North is a
bunch OF fluffy little bolls that arc de-
serving of more than the casual inspoo-
tion Of the curious, for the reason that
they may load to now induatry OF valu-
able proportions Wild cotton, the
sailors call them, but much moro ap-
propriate name would be vegetable silk
No material more resembles the floss
that bursts out of the pod at tho TIPS of
the stalks OF this strange Alaskan plant
than would q similar-sized bunch of tho
finest cocoon silk. The bolls arc from
an inch and q half to two inches in d.
ameter, and tho threads have about tho
Same length. There arc thousands of
such threads in each boil, and each
thread is as fine as the finest thread of
the silk-worm. They possess a great
deal moro luster than silk, and tho
threads have just about as much tcnsilo
strength.
Tho eoloring is rs rich as that of q
south-sea sunset. A breath parts the
ball to the very heart just rs the fur of
sealskin separates under tho Same in
fluence, and tho roots OF tho threads arc
disclosed to be OF light orange, which
shades through rich tea-rose color to
silver-gray at the tips.
The support of tho bolls Is single
slender stem, hollow and loahess, and
OF pale-green color. A tiny pod, scarce
ly quarter Of an inch thick by half
long, incloses tho floss until 1t bursts
under the influence Of the sun.
Tho plant was discovered by party
schooner c. II. White, while visiting
the interior in quest OF fresh meat. They
plucked fow specimens, and report
that it grows so thickly that pedestrians
oan not help treading it under foot, and
that beds Of it covor countless miles Of
Alaska oil.-Chicago News.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
TRUSTEES SALE.

by virtue Of n deed of trust executed
to mo by Ii. ID. Downey, on September
10, 1890, and OF record in the clerks Of
lice OF the Hastings Court of Roanoke
City, to secure to the Virginia Finance
Company certain sums therein specified
on property thereby conveyed, default
having been made in payment and hav-
Ing been requested by the beneficiary so
to do, l Will offer for sale, at public auc-
ton, at tho hour Of noon, in front Of the
Court House building on SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY %, 1891, tho following
described property conveyed in trust to
me as aforesaid: beginning at point on
the east side of Jefferson street, so feet
south of Spruce; thence with jefferson
in southerly direction SO feet to q
point; thence in an easterly direction
lao feet to an alley; thence with said
alley in northerly direction so feet to
point thence in westerly direction
$50 feet to jefferson street, the place of
beginning.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay costs
of sale and to take up past due notes,
about 81 800 assume one note for for
S333.33 due February g. 1899, with
interest from February l3, 1890; one
note for S220.17 due March s, 1892, with
interest from March s, 1890; one note
for S2O0.4l with ono years interest from
September 10. 1890, and one for same
amount with two years interest and
balance from said date upon such terms
as said Is. ID. Downey may direct upon
day of sale. w. S. GCOClI, Trustee.
Roanoke, Va, Jan. IS, 1890.
ianlStofeb2S
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
a HOMEMADE LOUNGE.
How to Produce Very Comfortable Ono
at Small Expense.

How to Produce II Very Comfortable Ono
at Small Expense.
There is nothing more comfortable and
desirable rs nm adjunct to tho furniture of
tho living-room, the dining-room or tho
slceping-room than lounge. A sofa is
quite different piece of furniture. 1t
Is show-piece, which only appears
properly on dress parade in tho parlor;
but lounge, on which people arc in
tended to rost rather than sit up'primly,
Is not out OF place anywhere. 1t is fash
ionablo to add this Ego easy" Turkish
picce Of furniture with its soft uphol-
stery and multitudinous down pillows to
tho parlor furniture; it's broad seat is
such comfortable place to sit on during
social call. A lounge is useful in the
dining-room, whore tho weary house
keeper In the interim ofmeals may take
her afternoon siesta. 1t Is equally val
uable in tho bedroom, whero 1t ia al
ways found in English houses. and pro-
vides comfortable resting place for tho
afternoon nap without disturbing the
bed. In cases OF prolonged sickness,
whore it Is always desirable to havo q
difforont bed in uso during the day and
the night, lounge, if it Is properly
made, with comfortable mattress laid
over springs. offers delightful day bed.
Such bed is duly appreciated by tho
invalid. and being lower is moro conven-
iont to lilo upon whom meals are sorvod.
If lounge is made at home,
1T noed not DO an expensive mat
ter to procure ono. First
let tho house carpenter mako franc OF
ordinary pine boards six inches wide
and about an inch thick. This frame
should be one yard in width by two
yards in length, and should be support
ed at the four corners by turned legs of
hard wood, with castors raising tho
franc from tho floor nine inches. On
this franc sot of springs or wiro-
woven mattress should be firmly fasten-
cd such mattress can DO purchased at
any dealer in upholstery supplies for
80. or less. mattress of excelsior,
hair or any material must be lifted over
those springs, but not fastened down, as
the mattress must DO turned occasional
ly. Over tho mattress slip cover OF
cretonne or chintz in any quality good
enough to DO washed, must be arranged.
or tho lounge may be draped with Bag
dad rug, which will cost from SIS to s.,
according to quality. Aftor tho lounge
Is covered, as many soft cushions of
down. covered with India silk at so
conts yard, or chintz at % cents, NAV
be arranged rs tho owner desires. 1t is
fancy of the hour to have these pillows
all covered with different materials and
colors.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
WINTER DRESS FABRICS.
Rough-Surfaced Stuno VIII In All Prob
ability Take tho Load.

Rough-Surfaced Stuns VIII In All Prob
ability Take tho Load.
Tho counters of the dry goods stores
arc piled high with wooden goods, in all
conceivable shades and qualities; for
wool is to be "the only wear" on the
streets this winter. Rough-surfaced
stuiTs talso tho load, and though woolly
and rough in appearance they are light
in weight, clinging and pleasantly soft
to tho touch. Floecy cancels hair, serge,
plain, embroidered and in robe patterns,
flccked homospuns and choviots are tho
favorite materials Mauve in its richer
and somber tints will hold it's own, and
tho suede colors. ohrysanthomums-a
peculiar shade Of rod verging on brown
blue and tobacco browns will lead tho
colors so suggestive of tho season Of
doad leaves and wintry blasts.
Importers affirm that this is to be q
season of plaids, and the variety shown
is enormous. The plaids arc no longer
the inartistic things thoy wore fow
years ago, but arc shown in great size.
and lovely combinations OF moss-green
and dull red, brown and blue. and wood
brown and dark red barred with brokon
colors. not clan tartans, shepherd checks
In black and white. brown and white.
blue and white will DO popular. Tho
plaids require but little, if any, trim
ming, and when used for an entire
gown will be cut on tho bias and nade
In very simple style; whom combined
with plain goods, as trimming, tho style
may be moro elaborate. A tasteful
dross, suitable for tho street or house,
has boen made of black velvet and plaid
in beigo shade with raised cross-bars
OF black. The skirt has full, plain
back, and slightly draped front. open
Ing at the left sido over pointed panel
OF tho velvot. Tho short, round bodice
has drapod 'front.' which is caught at
tho conter of tho left shoulder by a
small black buckle, and opens over o
half-side Of velvet; the lower part OF tho
bodice is fitted smoothly, showing no
darts, and finished by velvet glrdle.
The sleeves are rooIny and high, with
deep gauntlet cuffs Of velvet, like tho
Bishop sloevc.
Tho fancy for stripes and borders Is
not yet over. and they arc shown in oil
widths and colors, and used as trimming
or combined with plain goods in the
makeup.
Black materials arc always in de-
mand, to n certain extent but this soa-
son they take worry prominent place,
and arc considered suitable for children
rs we'll as middle-aged women. They
arc shown In many different wcavos, tho
most popular being tho soft, all-wool
henrietta cloths; tho second in prefer
enco is diagonal weave, which is in
favor for tailor-mado gowns The trim
mings arc handmade braids with GRO
chot edges passemcnteries, steel gall
looms and Persian embroiderios. with
tho preference in favor of tho first
Housokoepor.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
PRODUCE AND sIERcHANDIsE.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-Cash quota
tions firm, unchanged. No. spring
wheat, 0sN@o4H; No. . red, e51S@96;
No. corn, 50; No. oats, AN Moss
pork, 0.75. Lard, $50; short ribs, $50
@4.65a shoulders, 4.o5@lo; short clear
4.9o@ 90. Whisky, LA.
New YORK, Jan. 20-I Especial Wheat
spot, lhS@2H higher, strong; No. 2 red
10s@i0915 elevator; options active,
1A@% higher, closed strong; No.
Cred, January. 1Os@1O9N, February,
10S@1oA; May. lo4H@ 1868. Corn
higher strong, quiet No. ., 621l
@634 clevaor; opt i ons higher,
closed strong; January, 60; February,
G24; May, 5o%. Southern flour strong,
good demand. Oats active higher;
options fairly active, firmcr; January
and February, seq; May closed 5aA !;
mixed western, 50@5l. Hops casy. quiet
Coffee, options steady, closed down to
Is up; January, 1G.T506 1850; February
1878; May, l5,7O@ 1850. Spot rio firm,
quiet
Sugar, raw, dull, firm; refined quiet.
Rice firm, active. Petroleum quiet
steady. Cotton-seed oil quiet, steady
Rosin firm, quiet; steamer, common to
good, $l.45@l.5O. Turpcntinc higher,
nominal, 4l@4l1S. Pork quiet. Cut
meats less active, steady; picked boil
lies. 5a0e5 3-16: middlcs dull, weak.
Lard frmer, less active; Western
steam, $6.O5 bid; Jan, $500; Feb,
5000. Frcights weak, quiet; cotton,
l 1-64S; grain, I'D.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
THE CITY COUNCIL AND OVERHEAD
BRIDGES.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. suf-
fering public thirsts for information
from the City Council with reference to
the construction of the overhead bridges
across the track of the Norfolk and
Western railroad.
BY what plea can it justify the delay
in commencing to erect the structures
in question
Why, after exposing itself to the
charge OF hardness in tho natter, does
1T commence work on the Holiday street
bridge, which, if taken in the order OF
Importance, would stand last upon the
listp
Why was not preference given to tho
Henry street bridge, or that at Park
street?
Who, in the name of Providence, ever
crosses the track ut Holiday street?
On the other hand, witness the contin-
nous stream of traffic daily crossing tho
track at Jefferson and Commerce strcets
where life is impcrillcd, and at which
points accidents. occur. Now, Henry
street lies Immediately between these
two important points, and surely it
might have occurred to the City Council
that the construction OF the Henry
street bridge should have been pro-
ceoded with before the others.
That the City Council is either incom-
petent or careless (pcrhaps both), is
self.evident fact whoa we gaze upon the
frightful condition OF our unpaved and
imperfectly lighted streets, and would
here like to suggest that it should de-
vote little moro time and thought to
the interests of the city, and meet onco
every week instead OF endeavoring to
rush through an accumulated mass of
business once n month.
. Will the city fathers" phase explain?
NOX POPUII.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
The Jr. O. u. a. NJ.

Thos. b. 1vey, State council secretary
of the Jr. o. U. a. NJ, visited Reliance
Council last night. An unusually large
attendance was out. Mr.. Ivey addressed
the meeting in speech, which was
much enjoyed by those present, i'll
which he took occasion to say that the
order was growing more rapidly than
any other organization of tho kind in
Virginia, and that three new councils
had been organized during the present
month. He is now on his way to Ora
ham. where he will organize now
council with about sixty charter mem
bers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
HRUSTEE'S SALE.


By virtue of deed OF trust executed
to me by Ii. ID. Downey, on September
10 1890, and of record III the clerks Of
fee of the Hastings Court of Roanoke
City, to secure to the Virginia Finance
Company certain sums therein specified
on property thereby conveyed, default
ing been requested by the beneficiary so
ton, at the hour Of noon, in front OF the
Courthouse building on SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY IS, 1891, the following
described property conveyed in trust to
me as aforesaid:
Spruce and Jefferson streets; thence,
with Spruce street in an easterly di-
rection $50 feet to an alley; thence, with
said alley in southerly direction so
feet to point; thence, in o westerly di-
rection 100 feet to Jefferson street;
thence, with Jefferson street in
northerly direction so feet to Spruce
street, the place of beginning.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay costs
of sale and to take up past due notes,
about 81 500; assume ono note for S333.33
due February 3, 1899, with interest
from February 10, 1890; one note for
$220. IL due March S, 1892, with interest
from March 8, 1890; ono note for S209.41
with one years interest from September
10, 1890, and ono for same amount with
two years interest and balance from
said date upon such terms as said b. d.
Downey may direct upon day of sale.
w. S. GOOCH, Trustee,
Roanoke, Va, Jan. %, 1890.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
"Monte Cristo" at tho Opera House.

James O'Neill will appear at the
Opera House tonight in Monte Girls
to-" He is an actor of excellent merit,
whose impersonation of Dumas hero is
regarded rs the leading one on tho
American stage. ranking with McCul-
lough's Richelieu, Keane's Richard III.
or Mayo's Davy Crockett. Mr.. O'Neill
has been playing in Monte Cristo" for
the past seven years and to constantly
increasing audiences.
Guy Brothers Elito Ministries will
appear Saturday night. Next Tuesday
Zone of the Bravest"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
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THE DAY-HALL CASE.
Tho Pnir Not Married I'm Knoxville. but
Probably In Bristol.


Tho case of the Commonwealth
against w. M. Day and Bette Hall,
charged with living together as man
and wife, contrary to the law, several
accounts of which have already APP
peared in THE TINES, will como up be-
fore Squire Howerton this afternoon at
2 O'Clock.
Chief Morris received telegram from
the chief OF police at Knoxville, Tenn.
yesterday evening stating that no mar
riage had been pei formed in that city
during the year 1890 between Day and Bet
tic Hall, but that from the descriptions
given tho parties had been there several
times.
1t was afterward ascertained that
Bristol is tho proper place to look for
tho clue, as several parties in Salem
informed Officer Bower that they had
figured in that town for several weeks,
and had passed themselves as man and
wife.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
An Admirable Cloak.

For sheer economy and good style q
chevoit clonk of darkest blue. black or
heather purple, with detachable cape,
lined with fleecy flannel or warm. rich
plaid. finished by velvet collar. inside
cuffs and girdle, will DO admirable whilo
1t lasts. The soft flannels are used for
Innings on account OF their rich color
ings, which give picturesque relief
to plain mantels.-Butfalo Times
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
MR.. o'LEARy's STABLE.
The Council Grants the Privi-
lege for Its Completion.

called meeting of the City Council
was held last night to decide the ques-
ton raised as to tho right of c. O'Leary
to proceed with the erection of his
stable on Kirk street. There were
present Councilmen Scott, Huff, Nc
Connell, Sheehan, Graves, Trout, Nc
Cahan and President HAWTHORN.
The call for the meeting was read and
communication from Councilman Huff
submitted. In the communication Mr..
Huff cites section 50 of the city char
ter, which defines the powers of the
Council for the creation of q fire limit.
He takes the position that the Council
having once adopted law cannot re-
peal it in the case Of individuals with
out practically multiplying the whole
law, as all men arc entitled to the Same
privileges. In other words, if the Coun-
Gil passes fire limit law it has no right
to grant one man permission to violate
1t without extending the same privi-
lego to all.
Mr.. Huff addressed the Council at
some length stating that when he wished
to erect some wooden buildings some
distance from the business part of the
city, the fire limit was extended 50 as
to prevent him, and that he did not ask
for special privilege.
1t was generally conceded that tho
fire committee did not have the author
1ty to act in the matter, there being no
record that the power had been delega-
ted by the Council, and the city solicit
tor having given it as his opinion that
the Council could not delegate the
power.
After somo discussion Mr.. Mcconnell
moved to allow Mr.. O'Lcary TO complete
his stable, and the motion was carried
without dissenting vote. Tho council
then adjourned.
Mr.. HUFF stated to TIMES reporter,
after the meeting, that he did not vote
against the motion to grant Mr.. O'Loary
tho privilege asked, as he considered
that the city really has no fire limit
laws. He stated further that ho intends
at some future meeting to move repeal
OF the existing ordinances and the
adoption of new ordinances with u pro-
vision that no deviation be made.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
SILk-WORM CULTURE.
In Some Parts OF tho Union 1t Is Carried
On With Good RosuIta.

On With Good Results.
Tho culture of thoosilll- worm and tho
manufacture Of silk originated in China,
probably in very early times. Chinese
historians assert that tho wifo OF the
Emperor, liwang-ti, in 1900 b. c., was
the first who unwound tho silk-worms
cocoon Before tho time of tho Chris
tian era silk fiber was brought from tho
Orient to the Islands of tho Moditerra-
mean, and there manufactured, but tho
silk-worm was wholly unknown in Eu-
rope orr in Western Asia prior to the sixth
century About $50 A. ID. two Partisan
monks brought from China to Constan-
tinople some silk-worms' eggs, conceal
cd in hollow canes, which they used as
walking slaves, and tho white null
berry tree, tho worms natural habitat,
was introduced Immediately after.
Tho silk industry spread through
European Turkey, Greece. Italy and
Spain. The worms were not raised in
France until the sixteenth century.
Silk-worm culture was carly tried in
tho American colonies, tho first silk
worm eggs being sent to Virginia by
James /. Tobacco, however, displaced
tno Siih ihuuStry tnore, Dut tho worm
was successfully raised in several OF tho
Southern States before the revolution
airy war. Cotton becoming tho staple OF
those States later the silk industry was
displaced. In Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts also tho culture of tho silk
worm was carried on considerably in tho
early part Of the present century. Dur
ing tho last twenty-five years there has
been an especial effort mado to promote
tho raising of silk-worms in different
parts OF the United States. California
seems to be the only State whore any
largo amount OF capital has been invest
cd in the business thus far, but in very
many places in the Eastern and Southern
States 1t is carried on with good results
on small scale Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

New YonK, Jan. 20.-[Speciall-Ex-
change quiet and steady at 1860
4Ss. Commercial bills, 4S4>f. Money
easy at 2@2l6. closing offered at 2]j
Sub-treasury balanoes-gold. $751; 3S,-
600; currency, S6,757,O00 Government
bonds dull and steady-4s, 100; AIS,
lO3
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
A Patornal Trust Comnanv.

Papa, give me dollarP"
what fore"
'Oh, just to own"
"All right, Johnny. You can own this
dollar have in my pocket. but I'll play
Tn trust company and keep 1t for
you" -Harpor's Bazar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
Well Managed.

Maud. What dear, good chaporon
you arc! But how did you manage to
got my rival ont OF tho room just at that
critical moment.
Chaporon. I whispered to her, in
kind, confidential tone. that there was
rip in the back OF her waist -Harper's
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30
Anxious to Plense.

Young Lady-IIave you pioce OF mu-
sic called Beneath Tho Sad Sea
Waves?"
New Clerk-Um-n-o, but wo've got
Down Went McGinty."-N. y. Weekly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-30

The latest idea in boston weddings
is to have the pulpit draped to match
tho brides Costume.