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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
A Washington View.

The Washington Post. which doesn't
care "a toss.up whether MossUP beat LAR
RY or LARRY beat MossUP." takes the FOL
lowing view of the Syracuse convention
and its probable work:
at Is not at all strange that the friends OF ex-
President Cleveland in the other statos oil the
r nion should feel somewhat apprehensive con-
corning the proceedings at Syracuse. Should
contesting delegation be sent 10 Chicago, Mr..
CievcIand's candidacy will DO placed in most
delicate position. lie will at once become tho
candidate OF delegation OF mon who have de-
fled the rules and usages OF the party. Should
he be nomin stcd, the action OF the rew York
Boilers would be sufficient excuse Tor tho e2
treme enemies OF the ex-Presidcnt TO emulate
their example and snap their fingers al parry
discipline. This would mean an all-rouod
throat-cutting campaign In tho state OF Ne"
York. II Mr.. Cleveland has any influence with
the anti-snsppers 10 would DO well for him TO
exert it in the right direction
Just so. If the Boilers in New York are
TO have their way Tammany will claim the
same privilege of choosing whether 1t will
or will not support the nominee OF the
Chicago convention, no matter whether
that nominee be New Yorker or man
from some other State. Oh, no. The
Syracuse convention must sing small"
It will represent nobody but Boilers
Not even Mr.. CLEVELAND, its pet, will dare
10 say a word in favor of that body
whether it sends a rival delegation to Chi
caco or not. lie must not have even the
smell of the Syracuse convention upon
him when he appears in the Democratic
National Convention.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

- .h< Commonwealth required an extra
ssssion this winter In order that the de.
fscts IN the oyster law might be rsmed'ed
Ana important amendments be made 70
other revenue lsws. We lsasn thAf % y
st,ll of this opinion, and on Saturday ns
,smsrxed that his sppointee would noid
Tia sepstorship (under hrs appointment
for only about q mouth or two Oh tnis ses-
sion Of Congress, and few weeks OF the
next session of Congress.
At any rate our friend, the Posi- may resi-
assured that General HuSTos has no : UNI
derstandine" at all with the Governor
and that so far as anything OF this SOFT Is
concerned the General is at liberty 10 90
Just rs he plcascs. 49,
II il quite certain that when the TWO
houses of the General Assembly meet
whether in extra or regular session-they
will have several names before tnem'
names of several OF TIE most eminent VIZ
riuians now living. and we doubt not tna'
these aspirants will endeavor to get the
people to instruct their representatives, In
the General Assembly to vote Tor tne"'
And this is a game at which all can play.
We do not look upon such q contest as
likely TO do the Democratic party any harm.
On the contrary. it may do good by Keep.
inc the masses interested in political
affairs and by keeping the leaders in toucn
with the people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
Silver in the Senate.

To-day in tho United States Senate Mr..
SHERMAN will open the silver discussion.
The debate will be continued on The other
side by well-posted senators. 1t will
hardly be concluded thi, week. ana If not.
will have to await the return to Washing
ton of the United States senator's who are
delegates to the Republican National Con-
yention. A friend, who is high in offce
and asks nothing of any President. writes
us from Washington that the silver ques.
ton has so grown in importance recently
that both HAKRIsoy's and CLEyELAND's
prospects for nomination have been
affected by it. Notwithstanding all that
has been said and done, We have no doubt
that silver will be side-tracked in the
Democratic National Convention. II
would positively be ludicrous to nominate
q man who. We know, would veto a free
coinage bill and then pass resolution IL
favor Of free coinage.
But suppose. as is likely to be the case
and as is the custom, we te ieve, the plat.
form be adopted first and the nominations
be made afterwards? Weanswer that that
fact would place the new nominee in O
still more ridiculous position.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

ports v,re tlocksded. The enemy secured
entire possession Of the Missimtpps river,
and The Confedency was divided into two
parts. West Virginia. ksntucky, ana Ten
nessss were occupied By the Fsdsrals.
Great grinding parties OF their cavalry
penetrated the interior, burned bridges,
railroad stations, mills, &C., and made on
with small loss. Conscript'on VA re-
sorted 10 TO eli the vacancies IN our RANKS
Coffee ana sugar disappeared from tho
tables Of the people and from the ra''ons
OF the soldiers. Medicines got to 30 worth
their weight in gold; but gold was seldom
10 bo seef,. Leather WIS so scarce that
wood was often used for shoe 'soles, and
new" dress goods we're devised oy
"turn;no inside out" and making over
long cast-of clothing.
Finally starvation began to stare us IN
the face, and as our army grew weaker
our eneny's grew stronger and oolder.
The last winter Of the war was winter
OF suffering and despair. and the retreat
from Richmond and Petersburg was the
last hope of the Confectionery. 1t failed
Appomattox was our Omega.
The men buried In Hollywood whose
graves we decorated yesterday. whose
yalor and devotion Mr.. LEON Robinson
eloquently eulogized, were actors in the
heroic parts Of the scenes We have de-
scr,bed. It's incredible that they should
ever be forgotten; we feel sure that they
will not be, at least not until another great
war--a war in which "the Blue and the
Grsyn shall be united against foreign foe
has drawn q curtain upon 1s6l-1S65. and
set upon the stage other heroes to honor ;
other dead to lament other memories to
stir our hearts when we hear the drums
beat or the buale's call.
There is in our soldiers of to-day the same
stern stuff that was in their forefathers
who fought the battles OF the Revolution
and of 1912: who carried their country's
triumpha flag into Mexico, and who proved
their valor on every field from Big Bethel
to Appomattox.
And amongst them. as vet oil unknown,
we doubt not arc leaders like the LEES. the
JAcKsoSs. and the HILLS. for always with
the hour we have found the men.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
Michigan.

In calculating the chances OF the Demo-
Gratis in the presidential election we must
not forget tina. Michigan may elect three
or more Democratic electors. Inc soIio
South. New York. New Jersey, ana IN
diana will cleo. 900 electors. The NUMBER
necessary to q choice is 223. So only three
vo,es will be needed besides those OF the
states named, and these three Michigan
will give. ~.
These facts we have stated before. But
there IS some talk Of testing the new APP
portionmeut laws of New York state IN
the courts, and If this is done the testing
nrocess may be extended to Michigan. IL
would be an object lesson to the Kepubh-
cans to have O President of the United
States elected by three electors from
Republicap State. They would doubtless
regard this as O manifestation OF ota'es
rights calculated to open the eyes even OF
the European world to the dual nature OF
our government.
Ia there time to test the questions In
yolved in the Michigan law districtins
that State for the choice of presidential
electors? Yes. if the courts all the way
up to the Supreme Court OF the
United States, and this also, are
anxious to have the question settled.
However. we see no place for the courts TO
interfere in Michigan. The Federal Con-
stitution expressly provides that electors
shall be chosen as the State Legislature
may direct" There is no room for DOUBT
There Is no appeal provided for in case
State be gerrymandered. But, then we
ought not to say that; because Michigan
was not gerrymandered. However, even
this could not confer upon any United
States court jurisdiction in suit brought
upon the complaint that State had been
cerrymandered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
The Senatorship.

The Washington Post has heard that
there is an understanding that General
EPPA HUNroN "is not to be . candidate for
the position of senator before the Legisls-
ture."
The Governor knows nothing of any
such understanding" bat here in Rich
mond we have frequently heard it said
that the General would not offer as can
didate when the two Houses of tho Gene
raj Assembly meet to elect . senator for
the full term beginning on March 4, 1895.
But il now seems quite certain that tho
General Assembly win be convened in OK
tra session this winter-in December. pro-
baby, and Of course 1T will then become
Its duty to 60 into an election for . sena-
tor to al 30 much Of Mr.. BAREoUH's term
- ct that time remains unexpired.
We speak with DO sort Of authority
only from the inprsssion prevailing hsre--
when We ~ that General Huxyox win be
. candidate ct the extra ssssion 4 a extra
session y called. md Il v pretty certain to
Be.
Months ego 0ovsspos Maximum ~
pss1ssd ~ oeiaioa Mt ths bsGt interests
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
Our Soldiers, Living and Dead.

The soldiers Of the South who responded
TO the call Of their States in 1861 were OF
the same material as those bright, dashing
young fellows who on yesterday paraded
our streets. and in tho morning participated
in the unwilling ceremonies at the HILL
monument and in the afternoon joined in
the memorial exercises at Hollywood.
They went forth in the bloom of youth.
high in hope, joyful IN anticipation OF the
victories to be won. and careless of the
dangers to be encountered and OF the hard
ship to be endured. Their uniforms we're
new. their buttons bright their arms
glttsred in the sunlight their bands of
music played merrily; their coIamissariat
was luxurlously filed. and from every
window and porch in city and country
where they passed along the smiles OF the
tair were showered upon them.
In the evening, at the hour OF dress
parade. men and women and children came
q visitors to their camps to cheer their
msneuvres and to applaud their patriot
ism. Then war meant victory and glory.
No glimpse OF its horrors had been caught.
30 far ss Richmond was concerned. real.
grim-visaged war showed Its wrinkled and
forbidding front in 1862, when the enemy's
feet attacked our fort ct Drewry's Blum
and was repulsed.
A fortnight later nearly 100000 men were
confronting each other few miles below
Richmond, and the bloody and indecisive
battle Of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks) was
fought. Hundreds OF our men were killed
and Thousands were wounded. Our hos
pital accommodations proved hopelessly IN
adequate. and many Of the wounded we're
laid in parks and streets until they could
be received into private homes or hastily
established military hospitals. 1t was q
bloody awakening to the horrors Of war.
But bloodier still was the awakening that
came month later with the Seven Days
battles. Then battle was fought every
day for week. Lxs attscked McCI.xILAN
near Iechaniosvilie. and day by day as
NcCLztLAx sullsnly retreatsd towards tho
yivcr be fought LIN desperately, but most
desperately Of Ill at Malvern Hill. In
these engagements the copfsdsrates at
tackled. snd nearly everywhere they had 70
change bgssstWorkA The siege Of Rich-
mopd was raised IN that year Of 1882, bat
two years later GRAxr planted his enor-
NOUS army In our front and never could
b. dkleAee1.
Thus TIE M beesms real VA. oss
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

II Mr.. BLAINE is really well enough to
stand what the administration papers are
now saying about him and his suspected
candidacy, it would seem that he has suf-
ficient robustness to warrant him in &C.
ceptine the presidential nomination and
receiving the Democratic fire which will
Immediately thereafter be opened on him.
In other words. if he can stand the
present Smelling he should not so much
mind the later bombardment.
Perhaps he is testing himself under fire
before he brings on general engagement.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

We acknowledge the receipt in pamphlet
form of the letter of president JoHs b.
PURCELL, of the Chamber of Commerce. to
Mr.. CHARLES l.. TopD. president of the
Gallego Mills, on the subject of the New
port News coffee trade aud the Brazilian
steamship subsidy.
A number of documents accompany
President PUBoELL's letter, and in these
will be found much Of the evidence upon
which be relies In his contention. none of
which has been gwen to the public by the
newspaper press.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

We took an unwarrantable. though I'M
intentional. liberty on Sunday with the
truth of history when. IN speaking of
JAcxsox's signal-gun for the commence
ment OF his onslaught on the enemy in
the battles around Richmond. We said that
it was in the month of May. 1852. June.
not May, was intended.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

That was not exactly forced march
from the city to the A. p. HILL monument
yesterday, but many Of the soldier visitors
were forced to conclude that had 1t been
shorter they would have enjoyed it more.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
EXCURSIONS. &c.
EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON

LVAOUH5ION 10 WAoHINUION
~ SATURDAY NIGHT, juno zth. for Whit
sharp. Returning. leaves Warrington Monday
evening, June 9Th. at o'clock sharp. Two
days. Round trap t2.5c. For tickets and infor-
nation: Lambert's tobacco store, 902 east Main
TSompsCn's old stand els east Broad street,
and Of train. Base-ball-W Arlington W. Ciucin-
nati-June 9th. CLASH, THOMPSON u co.
my U.s. I, II, 22. q %. 20, 31&Je1,2,3.4
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

Papa, the paper Gays the marriage took
place at high noou.' What 10 high noonf'
High noon. nv con. Il um-is noon
among ths--sr-amopg the higher classes."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

BUCKINGHAM RAILROAD CoxPASY,t
RICHMOND. Va, April "a, 1892.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN a general meeting OF the stockholders OF
the BUCKINGHAM RAILROAD COMPANY Will
be held at IL o'clock NJ. on the lsr DAY OF JUNE,
1892, In the Pace building, corner OF Eighth and
Main streets, 10 the city Of Richmond, State Of
Virginia, for the following purposes: TO take ac-
ton upon the question OF giving authority to the
president aud directors to construct a branch
railroad not exceeding twenty miles In length
aud en- all other matters that may lawfully
come before said meeting.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors
ap 30.td w Is. HORN, President
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' BLACK SATrEEN SKIRTS, beautl-
full assortment, well MADE and finished, 81,
Sl.25, $l.63, and sl.7o each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' STRIPED SKIRTS, blue and brown
sccrsucser, G-inch plated and gathered iunt'
woke TOP. Price 81 each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES STRIPED SKIRTS, full size, gray
etripsd With rod and othor colors, YOKE ana tape
top, 5-nch plated RUNE with bias band. frico
7Jc. each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' STRIPED SKIRTS, gray, black. and
brown. with Lighter stripes about II inch apart,
yoke band. finished wish an s-inch emDroidofeu
edge ru1le. Price sl.5O.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
LADIES' STRIPED COTTON SKIRTS,

LADIES' STRIPED SKIRTS. full size, brown.
black. and gray striped with white nnisnei wi,n
n t,.,ncn rli,le and bies band. Price DOC. each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' BRILLIANrINE SKIRTS, LIGHT gray
ana dark gray, 4-inch knife-plaited rune WIZ
tucked heading. Price 500.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES NOHAIR SKIRTS, black and narrow
gray stripe. made with deep jean bahd anu DoA'
plated ruflc. Price sl.o0.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' STRIPED SKIRTS, tan, brown. ana
blue stripe, s-ersucker, y,ks band ana tApe "P'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' MOHAIR SKIRTS, dark gray and
solid black satteen, yoke ana plated rune
Price $l.1J.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' STRIPED SKIRTS, two shades OF
blae. brown, end gray yoke band. trimmed Win
two 5-inch rufrles, with embroidered edge. Price
$1.T5.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' STRIPED SKIRTS in gray ana BLACK
only, with embroidered rulies Oh incheS ueeP'
very One quality. Price 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
NaiDS0Ok and Swiss Embroidery.

We have secured at about one half the regular
price a lot OF NAISsOOh and SWISS EhbkOlD-
FRY 5 10 , inches in width, % or moro pat
terms We consider this an extraordinary bar
gain. Price 2jc. yard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

ebout the wisdom OF doing II, but we've cut down
the prices o. some of our best suits. inc more"e
think about it the more we're inclined to think that
we've rather ovcrstepped tho mark. You know
how It is when you think you've gone little TOO
f,r-there's such a thing as cutting too deep.
However. everything goos, as the earthquake
said when 1t swallowed a whole town; the reduce
ton is there and there it stays Do you know 1t
almost justices that abrupt and rather imperti'
nent question, " What more do you want?"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
MEETINGS-rifth Tuesday.

Trinity LODGE, GOOD TEyrLARs.
wEsr-EyD LODGE. GOOD TExPIARs.
HOWARD s-GgoyE LODGE, coon TESPLAI
OLD DOMINION c0gHsSDgRy. GOLDEN EA"LS'
&C" YIHsT VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
"p.D Ffasr VIRGINIA Rg1IJfsST.
"P," FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
RICHMOND iIGHr-iSFlSTRY BLUES.
RICHMOND HowIizEgs.
AURORA COUNCIL. AMERICAN MECHANICS
JAMESTOWN TRIBE, PED nES.
RICHMOND COUNCIL, AMERICAN MECHANICS.
yKIHNpshIP LODGE. OpD-FELLoWs.
fITZUrGH LODGE. oDr-FKLLows.
CENTRAL BENEFICIAL AND SOCIAL sociEii'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

LADIES' MOHAIR SKIRTS, black only, with
6-inch rude gathered on cord, saiteen yoke
Price 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
MEErING&

A MEETING OF OLIVE-BRANCH
IA LODGE, NO. l, ROYAL ARK MARINERS,
and Of JONATHAN C0NCLAVh. No j, SECRET
MONITORS. will be held al st. Adams Hall,
Third and Main streets, THIS Tuesday EVE
MING, May 3Ist, at = o'clock. Candidates will
please attend promptly.
BY order OF tue W.
my Silt S. b. JACOBS, Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

Dsy after day we write pen pictures OF some OF
the Attraction, but rs n matter Of course, many
Of the novelties are never noticed In the DAILY
papers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31

We arc constantly showing new and seasonal
bic fabrics. Every day see, our STOCK rcpirn-
isned with the products oil the iooms ana
glance at our store shows this TO be the fact'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
Black Ribbon.

4-lnch BLACK PLAIN GROS-GRAIN. all silk,
suitable for and used for dress trimmings, Zoe.
yard.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-26

Steel is now being used in the manu-
facture of fencepOsts. This is an innO-
walton ON the old cedar method and
promises to meet with extended use.
One of the latest devices i'll this direc-
ton consists of Il thin plate of steel made
in conical shape, being smaller at the
top than at the bottom and encircled
with malleable iron barbs, prepared for
attaching wire or other descriptions of
fencing, is seven inches wide and seven
feet long, with an open slot extending
the entire length. The top is held in
place by an ornamental cap.
The post is designed to be driven into
the ground, thus obviating the necessity
of digging holes. For this purpose a
driving machine has Lcan designed,
which is so arranged that it can be set
at any angle, the post being always in a
vertical position when driven into the
ground. One man and a horse are re-
quired to operate Il machine, which can
do the work of ten men in the same
given time. These posts, before being
used, are treated to bath in a solution
heated by electricity and a coating put
on them to prevent the action of either
salt or alkalies. The cost of maintenance
is small and protection from fire is
assured.-American Manufacturer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-26
An Anecdote of the Emperor william

An Anecdote of the Emperor william
The forces behind William II are such
as have never been cultivated in Russia,
whose car lives in hourly dread of as
sassination, and whose people are SO
many items of an official budget, so
many units in military report. The
German emperor walks about the streets
of his town as fearlessly and naturally
as any other man, although the life of
his grandfather was twice attempted
One day, in November of 1891, lie
was walking with guest through the
narrow and crowded thoroughfare of a
city not far from Berlin. The side
walks were narrow, and as the emperor
is fast walker, he frequently had to
step out into the street to pass other pc
destrians, and especially clusters of peo-
pie who stopped for a chat.
His companion, who had been in Rus
STA, was struck by the democratic man
ner in which the German emperor rubbed
in and out among porters, fishwives,
peasants and the rest of the moving
crowd, chatting the while and acting as
though this was his usual manner of
getting about He was struck still more
by the fact that no precautions against
a possible lnurderous fanatic appeared
to have been taken and ventured to
speak of this. The emperor laughed
heartily, and said, "Oh, if | had to stop
to think of such things should never
get through with my days work. .
Poultney Bigelow in Century.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-26
Provisions for a Siege.

The French government, in conjunc-
ton with the Paris municipality, are
considering a scheme for the erection of
stores for preserving supplies of frozen
meat, to be used in case of another
siege. Paris in time of war needs $50
tons of meat day. At this rate all the
fiocks of sheep and herds of oxen that
could be brought together at the last
moment would last but few weeks,
and it might be impossible to feed them.
The stores about to be erected will
contain even in time of peace large sup
plies of meat, and Immediately upon a
declaration of war will receive 80, 200
tons of beef and mutton. This repre-
sents fifty days full rations, or 100 days
half rations. The forts around Paris
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-26

There is nothing dearer to the heart Of
the average boy than to be the proud
possessor of II goat broken to harness.
To own such a steed makes the boy the
leader of the neighborhood, and by the
judicious giving of rides the owner ac-
quires a pull" which lasts usually as
long as the goat himself can pull.
Fully aware of this, the publisher OF
a popular youths magazine recently Of
fered as prizes for the boys securing a
Yertain number of new subscribers in a
given time u handsome Angora goat,
harness and gig.
This set the young readers of the paper
adjusting, and when the time for re-
ceiving the subscriptions expired it was
found that every one of the competitors
wanted a goat.
As the publishers had only ten goats,
of course every lad couldn't get one.
Each of the ten leaders in the contest re-
ceived his goat and outfit, and to each OF
the disappointed contestants a kind let
ter was sent explaining the case, etc.
One of the lucky ten was western
lad. His goat was promptly boxed up
and forwarded to its destination. The
lad received the box, and on opening it
great was his astonishment when he
saw not only the anxiously expected
goat, but in addition four goatlets, so to
speak, born in transitu.-BOstOnH Herald.