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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
SAM HoUsToN's WARNING.
Tho Mystery Surrounding His Matrimoni-
nj Venture.

Anu -HJ7eefJ surrounding lNatrlmO nt-
nj Venture.
1t is well known that immediately nf-
ter his marriage to the beautiful daurh-
ter OF southern governor Sam Hous-
ton, of Texas, resigned the governor
ship of Tennessee, to which he had
just been elected, and left.thc executive
mansion for the wigwam of the old
Cherokee chief who had reared him
from infancy to young manhood But
the reason for his strange conduct has
never been explained beyond his own
simple announcement that his reasons
for leaving his bride were no reflection
upon her character. Only one man.
writes Forrest Crissey in Chicago
Times, had the hardihood to approach
Houston for u more elaborate explana-
ton of the mystery. He was HoustonS
most intimate friend during the for
mcr's wonderful Texas career
In an ill-advised moment, when these
inscparablc companions were sitting at
Houston's desk, the friend gave the
governor leading opportunity to give
an account of that scaled chapter in his
romantic life.
What" exclaimed Houston, drawing
back INTO the stern, imperious manner
which he assumed toward those who
displeased him. You, too, my friend!
You. too, curious?" Then, with the
dramatic force SO natural to him, he
lifted his finger in warning and with n
countcnancc expressive of the lleencst
pain exclaimed: Mover again, my
| friend. never again."
1t was his last reference to the sad
mystery of his youth.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
A FIRE IN THE COUNTY.

Mrs. Elizabcths..Smith Loses1 Her Resi-
dence:with ts;Contents.
About noon yesterday wooden dwell
ing at the foot of Catawba Mountain, on
Mason's Cove, and about seven miles
from Salem, caught fire from the stove
in the kitchen and in a very short while
was nothing but pile of smoking ashes.
The house was occupied by Mrs. Eliza
beth Smith, aged rs years, and her
sons, S. p. and John Smith, oil of whom
barely escaped with their lives, being
unable to save anything. In the house
they had money enough, with meat and
farm produce to keep them all through
the coming winter, but so fierce and
quick we're tho flames that all was lost,
and they are now in an almost destitute
condition. They reckon their loss at
about SO, 900, with no insurance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
Cinnamon as Fruit Handlers.

California grape growers arc said to
be feeling tho stoppage of Chinese inn
migration severely. There has been n
constant drift eastward of the Chinese
from California, until now there are not
enough left to do the work required of
them. In some Industries white labor
can be substituted. but among the
grape-growcrs this is not possible, us
Irishmen cannot do the worl, that
Cinnamon have hitherto performed. No
ono can realize, unless he has had
actual experience, how dclicatcly tho
Cclcstials handle fruit and how rough
~ it Is treated by whites. In shipping
grapes. out of forty boxes packed by
Cinnamon only ono on al average is in
jared, while one out of twelve isspoilcd
10y w.iito handling.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
UMBRELLAS BY THE YEAR.
And "a Man Mood Carry Ono Only Whom
It Ia Raining.

It Ia Raining.
The four drummers were playing
whist on the Shore line train. While
ono of them was shutting the cards,
says the Boston Herald, another took
from the corner of the seat very
stylish-looking umbrella and placed it
in the rack overhead
THAT'S good-loolsing piece of silk"
said the man who was shuf1ling, as he
glanced at the umbrella. Cost about
saw horse?"
The owner of the water shed smiled
and replicd: sit costs me just three
dollars year to carry that umbrella.
Haven't you fellows tumblcd to the
new racket? There is company just
organized in New York which provides
n man with umbrellas for the rest of
his natural life for tho consideration of
three dollars year. The company
puts it's umbrellas into the hotels and
news stands. Every umbrella bears
the company's stamp. When n man
joins the association he pays three
dollars and gets n check good for ono
year. He puts his check in his pocket
and starts out. If he gets caught in
shower in Skowhegan he merely goes
over to n hotel delivers his check and
gets an umbrella.
'If the rain continues, as it usually
does in Maine, he takes the umbrella
with him until he fctches up, we'll say,
here at the Croker house in New Lon
don. There he leaves the umbrella and
gets n check again. OF course, if he
loses the umbrella he is out three dol
lars; but that is Il good deal less than q
good umbrella costs, and he can join
the combination again by paying an
other three dollars. tell you it's a
great scheme, for it keeps man all the
time supplied with an umbrella and
obligcs him to carry it only when he
wants it. And the company will make
plenty of money, too, for if man
leaves one of the umbrellas anywhere
whoever finds it will see the stamp and
in nine cases out of ten will return it to
one of the company's Offices"
Somebody will be starting "a COM
pany to supply drummers with drinks
at SO much n year." said one of the
other men as he picked up his hand
''but nobody but the commission men
could afford to go into that. What's
trumpS?"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
A EIaZc in Nashville.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Oct. 3G.-[Spo-
cial]-About o'clock this morning fire
broke out in the Nashville Gas Com
panys four.story building. The third
and fourth floors. used for offices and
sleeping rooms, were burned out and
the rest of the building drenchcd with
water. The loss will probably reach
%35, 900. The Vendome thea.er build
ing in the rear and entered by long
passage-way thro gh the gas company's
building was saved without material
loss. Some Of the persons ronming in the
gas company building had narrow
escapes. but so far as known no lives
.ere lost
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
RAILROADS
N ! = !: wv AorfoIkaWsst RI
RAILROADS
sCnEDULE in EFFECr AUGUST ~ ,so

schhOuLE IN EFFECT AUGUST So 1891.
wEsTBouND, LEAVE ROANOKE pA,.r.
S SeS a. M Tor Bristol and intermediate stations
o'oo u; IN: lot kadford, Pulaski Bristol: also for
pinenel1 POcahontas, Elkhorn CliDeh VAL
by pyr, DIVISION and Louisville via Norton.
human sieepcrs to Memphis and New Or.
a.. ioans anu TO Louisville Via Norton
0lo p. IN. Tor Radrord, Pulaski. Bristol Com
hho ow.s at hadford for Bluencld and Pooa.
Chattanooga. W "omPi'7 Vi0
m ron AND kAsTnoUND LEAVE ROANOKE DAynY
4 43en u. IN. LOT petersburg and Richmond
i~oo p m LOT Hagerstown. Pullman sieepers IN
a. New YORK via Harrisburg and Philadelphia
I21o p. M daily for Richmond and NorfoIk PM,
co. man parlor car to Norfolk -"
$50 p M Tor bynchburg; no connection bevont
o:IoP W. Tor Shenandoah; no connection bcyonS
ll:1c p M Tor Richmond and Norfolk Pnf,maD
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburr 20 Rich
mond. W nicn-
11:20 2. m for Hagcrstown. Pullman slecn.rs IN
washington via Shenandoah Junction snd IN
49, Now York via Harrisburg. N :"
Chncn valley Dlyison-Lcaves Bluoacld daily
t:V a. n Tor Norton, and 1875 D. m for Mo-
ton, Louisville and points ON L. Il N. r. r.
Via Norton. ~ 49, Ne
North Carolina .Division--Leayo Pulaski dni,v
I'OO a. M for Ivanhoe and 1870 p m for Ivan
noe noe ana Gossan and 500 n. III. Except sun
Office or to w n iiEVfI IT'A0s
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
PRAYERS AND PANCAKES.
Troubles of tho Pious Proprietor of San
Francisco Restaurant.


Francisco Restaurant.
A Market street restaurant is noted
equally for the piety of the proprietor
and the beauty of the waiter girls, says
the San Francisco Examiner. On the
walls are ncatly-framcd texts from
Scripture, which serve to keep the guest
from getting lonesome while the star
eyed Venus is forgetting to order his
nam and eggs turned over. You can
spell the words backward and make in
tercsting combinations of them until
She comes back with broiled Goldfish and
liver on the side
The proprietor runs several such es-
oablishmcnts in various states, and goes
from one to the other on tours of in
spection. A few days ago Ibis iags,"
as the giddy waitress refers to him.
came to the Market street place. There
he saw all his pretty mattresses serving
hot cakes and Goldfish balls with their
heads uncovered, and glorious bangs
surmounting each like coronet.
Now, everybody knows that bang is
wicked invention of the enemy of
souls, and the good man was shocked.
He must have been shocked, for he said
SO, and he is pious man.
This proprietor does not confinc him
SELF to helping his crring customers
with Scripture on the wall; he has also
the souls of his pretty Mattresses on his
mind. Every morning there is n prayer
meeting held in the basement The
prayers are delivered ut six thirty in
the morning, so as not to interfere with
the business of the breakfast hours
Some of the mattresses are frivolous,
and would sooner devote the few min
utes before work to giving an extra pat
to their bangs or an extra twist to their
immaculate aprons. To overcome this
deplorable tendency the proprietor fines
each one who fails to appear at prayer
meeting fifteen cents. This has the de-
sired effect, and there are very few de-
linquents.
The other morning, as usual, the girls
went downstairs to prayers. Particular
stress was laid in the cxhortations on
the evils of pride and vanity and the
virtues of humility and obedience
This over, the girls were confronted
with an array of white caps, about as
becoming as pair of overalls. These
they were requested to don.
They hcsitatcd re belliously. One of
the girls, whose bangs arc the pride
and envy of the shop, timidly put one
of the horrid things on. She caught
sight of herself in loolSing-glass.
Then she burst into tears, threw the cap
on the floor and stamped on it.
The good man was much distressed.
He had prayers over again, and stronger
than ever did he draw the contrast be-
tween pride and humility. But the
mirror preached four times as fervent-
ly as he did, and when he insisted the
mattresses simply struck. They would
not cover up their tresscs for any man,
they said, and they did not.
The proprietor reasoned, temporizcd
and surrendered The next day the
customers noted ring of triumph and
defiance in the tones of the girls as they
shouted TO the cook:
Three times on the hamneggs, flap
jacks for two, liver and bacon. liver
well done, and be quick-gcntleman in
n hurry"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
BREyITIES.

Father Lynch will conduct tho fur
neral services of the late Mrs. Priest,
at the home of her husband, near the
furnace, to-day, Saturday, at p. IN.
Mr.. A. L. Powell has gone on. bust
ness trip to st. Louis.
The Dunkards progressive orier)
will hold their regular sacramental
meeting at Green Ridge Church, No
vember and 8.
A game of baseball will be played on
the college campus to-day at $3.50 p. NJ,
between Roanoke city and Roanoke
College. IT'S said that Brodie, of the
Boston league, will play.
Mrs. William Terrill left Thursday
for Baltimore, where she will spend the
winter.
d. G. Armstrong has received letter
from his son, who recently went to
Campinas, Brazil, as q missionary. The
letter was mailed from Para and stated
that all were we'll.
Miss Lloyd, an art teacher here, has
just finished beautiful little oil paint
ing, which depicts choice piece of
scenery on the Roanoke river. with n
glimpse of the Christian Church on the
kill and Twelve o'clock Knob towering
in the distance.
DR.. R. M. Lemon, of Franklin, was
in Salem to-day.
One of the blast engines at tho fur
mace is not working, on account of one
of the crossroads being broken and the
piston-rod bent, the result OF a shrink
aga crack in the steel. Machinsts are
now repairing the break, and about the
only serious drawback is that instead
OF the furnace casting 10 tons daily
the output will be only about 90 until
both engines are again running Work
men are now busy putting up small
brick building, IA 20, to he used as an
oil room, in place Of the one burnt.
Henry Prince, of the Salem dairy, is
rejoicing at the safe arrival of a Young
dairyman.
About half dozen couples of young
folks spent the afternoon on Twelve
o'clock Knob Friday.
Broad street is already much i'm
proved by the grading being done, but
the work to be thorough should be con
tiued to the last hill on Broad street.
Smoke "NickeIby."
For sale by A. Canfarotta, Salem, Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
An Olu-Tiner.

According to the Denver (Col.) News,
there is in that city n man nearly one
hundred and fifty yearsold. His name
is said to be Jonas Carpenter, native
of Virginia. The family Bible gives
the date of his birth rs 1889. but at that
time, he states, he was driving an OK
team in Gen. Draddock's army during
the Indian wars of that period. He has
an old forty-dollar Continental bill
which he received during the war
FOR services as q tearnster. and no has
kept 1t ever sinoc. lie Is said to be In
Grat-ratc health.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
SALEM
THE BAPTIST oRPHANAGE.
Report of the Superintendent
Submitted.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
uoyNIp RIrII.nJNf; SALEM. VA.

at q meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Baptist Orphanage, held
in tho Baptist Church yesterday at
noon, there were present: DR.. w. L.
Hatcher, president of board of trus-
tees; DR.. ]. 3. Taylor, vice-president;
Prof c. L. Cooke, chairman of execu-
tive committees; Rev. G. r. Holiday,
superintendent; Thomas l. Preston,
treasurer; Charles r. Towson, secre-
tary; and Rev. G. w. Bea!e, Rev. 0. +.
Hippo, Hon. w. G. Evans, Prof. o. l..
Stearnes and Councilman A. G. Dun
can. Prof. Cooke called the meeting to
order.
The report of the superintendent was
read and adopted. This report showed
what had been accomplished during the
past year, and that whilst $4,000 has
already been expended for the building,
it will take $4,000 more to complete it
and $4,000 more to furnish it. A full
exhibit was made regarding the water
works, reservoir and piping, all of
which has been excellently we'll man
aged.
At p. m. the committee drove to the
orphanage building and inspected it
carefully. The entire work was heartily
approved by every member OF the COM
mit.ee. Those who had previously
formed their idea Of the building from
its name, cottage, were particularly i'm
pressed with the massive walls and
timbers and the excellent workman
ship, which have com bined to make the
first cottage of the Baptist Orphanage
of Virginia one of the best structures
in the State.
Architect c. Cassell was in attend
ance, and his work received many con-
CALCULATIONS from the committee.
Applications are already in hand for
twenty-five orphans, and 1t is hoped
that the institution will be open for the
reception OF inmates about January l,
1892.
Permission was granted the town to
use the surplus water in excess of the
needs of the orphanage, which is val
liable privilege to the town,as the water
is especially good and the flow will
greatly exceed the needs of the institu
ton for years to come.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31

The owner OF two of the heaviest
cattle ever seen in Kansas-two steers
weighing together SOLO pounds--has
refused an offer of so cents per pound
for them, and proposes To take them TO
the worlds fair. Tho larger one.
weighing 1910 pounds, is exactly twelve
feet long. and both stand about six feet
high.
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-10-02
AMERICANS WELL KNOWN.

Gov. FRANCE. - Nrs~Duri. il a mil
~liouairc. and the fDundsts'n - his Tor
tune was laid by Investments in What
wByx the national constitution Wss
adopted Charles CARROLL II 'arr"litoa.
was the richest mar in ArD~rSca lie
was worth half n milirIn
SENATOR W H. wssHBrK~ 81 Mimi
sofa. who !. aid - - the b.S-cs' frar
producer in the world. - a Main man
and worked On a farm IN that STATE rii
b. was twenty year. old
JONI Is GoUsH'- beautiful rural
home. "Hilisid-. mar Wor~~s'~r. 81
which he SPIN, sso."o and = Hs'
amour; - taS.e and lai-p-. has DIV
been Sold hy his eK-cutnr fr much ~S
than the sum h~r- mrn,hpa-d
JoH< FTTI@rA.Lp. thu Prr%ht~p' ~
the Irish national leagv- IN am~rrA -
the riches, man in Lincoln Ssh. h2V-
ing q FORTUNE Il si.so0.oa He hgas
his career Z. lsbrr~r with psr< AMI
.bo.~I on a western n!irad
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-10-02

t<nrut - hi> health lac 81 in,s
Kentucky vhcn = YEAR ~ - and re-
manned th,r- a. a student ct '~nt"i
college lie vas graduated Ia INna ant
almost immediately aftrrvart t-sat
- lecture without pAy On rcligtons .ue
,-ctS Temperance AMI opp~,> ,i'u g.
slavery. supporting himself 10y thc N"fA
a, his hani~ ity ,hss means he t~cans
known throughout the state The
young ph,lanthrupi>t removed Ia Dan
willie during the hr>t visitation 20 Chvl
era. when - proved fatal &, many pr
sons - all clAs>r, lie nur~~j the sics
and buried tho dead hen m"s, of ths
theological stu,icuts residing ihrrr hat
lied IN terror
After n course IN Theology at itan
Vile. Mr. i~luf,hArd received a license
I" preach granted him hy thr I~ransyi
vania pryNhs terry Va the year 49, lie
wa> >nru r~,pu'ar and received ueuS
calls uf which Zee Trcfvrt'f Hn" g. N~S
Iurb City. t-~aus~ - sa'y htm The al
vantage 80 the WHOM Theological ssu1
mary Hrs installation A. pastor t""I
place Wy T. ~ TIC wa Nh''fN'"
anil h.ghir popular and his cungresa
ton built a murh larger church IA i>sa
This Na> burned down la ls,t t"rrth,i
with IN" pastor, valuable literary II
the same YEAR a new rdihcs Was ral>-,
where. .~yCral year. agu. hr i~iurrhar'
completed "A pastoTatr 81 more thaf
forty years duration
Ia i~|l he was appointed chaplain oi
the American church in Paris AMI "a
l>S chancellor 81 lngham university
He dill not permit th-s" h"rur~ IL in
~tcrfrrr with has relations L. hta I-"pi'.
by whom he stn.-i u"twl thNtauiiGg hs
receipt 1t many hAttsring calls
Daring The presidential campaign ~
is~l when near - close. the country
ra> profoundly startled nv q rrfnaTL
made D., Mr. TurrhArL " ho a. chuu.r
a. the spokesman "f d11 clergy men VIII,
called ~ psy 'hr.r respects {" Mr.
Elaine N New York During hiN AL
dress be called 'h~ democratic raft'
the party Il Hum. RomRuiSrp AMI u"
I-llinn This was ~ once ~ra''rTcS
broadcast ovcr'hc land and Wa th1righf
"a have acted iujuriousiv ?" Nr E!sn~.
especially IN New NHrh. vh~rc - w
supposed several hundred votes vrrs
turned over 20 Mr. cleveland and ths
state lost aud consequently the pr~st
inpry
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-10-02
FRENZY OF FEVER.
Ex-Gov. Morehouse, OF Missouri
Dies By His Own Hand.
In . Ftt OF D~iirium lie Cut. III. Throat
~ His HOME In Nar,viiI. - brief
sketch Of His Public
Career.

ST. JossPH. Mo. sept "a special
TO the News from Maryvill.. says that
ex-iov. Albert +. Morchousc committed
suicide at his residence in ~northeas,
Maryville yesterday morning at ,.lo
o'clock.
the governor had for a week. at times.
been in q delirious condition. which,
il was believed, WAS ~occasioned by
his becoming overhea,ed one day last
week while driving cattle. Tuesday
evening he was out driving with Hon
W. c. Ellison. thinking tina, the little
drive would do him good After drir-
ing a short tine, Mr.. Ellison noticed .
violent nervous disarrangement on the
part Of the governor. manifested by the
twitching Of the muscles Of the body
and also by his se!zing and
holding tightly 10 the bows
of the buggy-top Mr.. Eli
20 made efforts 10 divertthe governors
mind from his condition. but with no
effect whatever. lie at once concluded
that il would he best 20 take him back
The Red Cloud chief., 1891-10-02
NATIONAL

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this ss siaso az 10 hAnA a~-@s
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The Red Cloud chief., 1891-10-02
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

AN earthquake shock was felt ut St
bonis, Memphis Tenn, Keokuk, Ia,
Decatur. Ill. and other places on the
night Of the Goth. Much alarm Was
caused by furniture falling about but
nc great damage was done.
A PoRTIoS Of a scaffold upon which
thirty men were at work in Mechanics
vile. near Troy. n. V. collapsed the
other afternoon. The ~scaffolding fell
about forty feet and all of its occu-
pants were more or less injured
FINANCIAL affairs in London during
the week ended September 20 we're not
stocks in New York. A tightening of
money rates was almost certain. how
ever. consequent upon other causes
The French boursc was quiet and firm.
German bourses were quiet and weak.
THE Italian wheat crop is reported to
Toe good. The crop in Prussia is also
reported fair.
SECRETARY OF STATE CRAWFORD re-
fuses to attest the commission of ex-
Congressman Davidson, appointed by
Gov. Fleming. of Florida, To succeed
Senator Call. Crawford is an old line
whig and say the great seal of the
state shall never adorn any certificate
for Calls successor unless il be for Call
himself.
DIVINE TO heavy rains the Atlantic 4
Pacific railroad has suffered several
washouts in New Mexico
Ar Greenville, ILL.,. Sails evaporator
and the Export mills burned. Loss,
Si2a, 600; insurance, $40, 1oa
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September % showed an average
increase of lSS compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the increase was a5S
Two extensive fires at :. Louis on
the morning of the 21th caused a loss OF
500. 600.
Gov. PATrIsoN. of Pennsylvania, has
convened a special session of the legis-
lature TO investigate the charges of
corruption against public officials. TO
meet October Is
IL crossing the Panhandle road at
Centerville, Ind. Joseph Black. his
wife and \ daughter were instantly
killed and another daughter fatally in-
jured-
WILLIAM ii. KENBLE. ex-state treas
urer of Pennsylvania, is dead
NEWSPAPERS of Rome discredit the
report that the United States will ex-
cludc Italian importsin reprisal for the
prohibition of American pork imports
They express the belief that the prohi-
bitiou will be rescinded IS soon As
France and other states rescind their
prohibitory regulations