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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-30
ODDITIES OF LIFE.

ONE answer to an advertisement in
the Deadwood Pioneer for "a girl for
light house work" contained an inquiry
as to whether boats ran from the light
house to the city"
A SERVANT girl, in need of employ
ment, was a little perplexed when she
read this advertisement in Il daily pa
per: Wanted, young woman to wash,
iron and milk one or two cows"
a CANADIAN farmer being too poor to
pay for the burial of three children
that died of some epidemic disease, Gre
mated the remains in his own stove.
and the magistrates have ruled that he
has committed no unlawful offense.
BoARDERs in n Newburyport (Mnss.)
house contemplate a blackboard every
time they enter the dining-room. 1t is
behind glass door, and on it are
challSed the names of boarders who
have failed to pay their board for two
weeks. When they pay up the names
are rubbed out
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FOR CUTTING UP BISHOP.
DIR. Irwin's Trial for Performing an IL
legal Autopsy.

sos -OA AcNAoEIntnS an
legal Autopsy.
New YORK, June 29.-Dr. John Ar.
thur Irwin, who, it is alleged, with
Drs. Ferguson and Hance, on May 10,
1889, performed an illegal autopsy on
the body of Mind Reader Washington
Bishop, was arraigned for trial before
Judge Fitzgerald in part III of the court
of general sessions yesterday morn ing.
They will'be tried separately.
Mind Reader Bishop had given an ex-
hibition of his powers at the Lambs
Club, which is composed chiefly of &C.
tors, on the night of May ~, 1880.
About o'clock on the morning of Nav
49, in the midst of the exhibition, he
went into Il trace. The three docto
accused wcro prcscnt. They tried to
bring him to and failed.
After time they pronounced him
dead. Without sending any word to tho
coroner or his mother and friends, they
opened his skull. They found his brain
greatly congested. It weighed forty
ounces.
When the case was called yesterday
morning, Assistant District Attorney
Harry Macedonia prosecuted. Counselor
Alfred Pagelow and Lawyer E. ii. Moran
defended DIR. Irwin.
After the jury was obtained Mr.. Page
low moved to dismiss the indictment.
DIR. Irwin III. Hance, who helped at tho
autopsy, was the first witness called.
He said he graduated at the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons in 1888
DR.. Frank Ferguson conducted the
autopsy. The witness and defendant
assisted and looked on. DR.. Ferguson
first took out the breast bone and exam
amined the abdomen and then the heart
After this the brain was examined. To
do this the skull had to to removed.
An incision was made at the left ear.
DR.. Cook then took the stand. He
said on the night, May 10, he dropped
into the Lambs Club for pleasure. Rec
ognizing him as q medical man, the
mind reader asked the witness to feel
his pulse. Witness complied, and, as a
result, advised Bishop to cease his
mind reading exhibitions as fatal re-
suit might edsue.
Bishop then gave another exhibition,
after which he fell into cAtaleptic fit
and became unconscious. Witness said
that when he referred To the extraordi-
nary power possessed by Bishop the
latter answered that an autopsy would
be necessary to discover whence 1t en-
anated.
This ended the defense and another
motion to dismiss was denied.
The case went over until to-day.
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INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
Gov. Ira j. Chnse Nominated on the First
Ballot.

Gov. Ira j. Chnse Nominated on the First
Ballot.
Fort WAYNE, June 20.--The Repub-
lican State convention of Indiana met
here yesterday and nominated Gov Ira
j. Chase for governor on the first bal
lot
Theodore Shockney was nominated
for lieutenant-governor before the roll
call was finished.
The platform approves the work of
the Minneapolis convention and con-
graduates the people of the State upon
the nomination OF benjamin Harrison
for President Of the United States; de-
ro.nce3 the Democratic party of Indiana
for extravaganza and mismanagement
of public affairs; laments the death of
Alvin =. Hovey, and tenders sympathy
TO James e. Blaine.
The remainder of the ticket is as fol-
lows:
Secretary of State.-Aaron Jones. of
st. Joseph.
Auditor OF State. John w. Coons, of
Marion.
Treasurer of State-F Fred. j. Echols,
of Vanderburg. Second ballot.)
Attorney General. D. Ferrell of
La Grange, Second ballot.)
Reporter of the supreme court =
George M. Haywood, OF Tippecanoe
SUPERINTENDENT of public instruction.
James II. Henry, of Morgan.
State Statistician-S. j. Thompson, of
Shelby.
Judges of the Supreme Court J ohm
D. Miller, Byron X. Elliott and Il. W..
Mcbride, the present incumbents.
For Judges OF the Appellate Court
A. q. Gavin, of Monroe; John X. Thomp-
son, of Dearborn; James r. Black, of
Marion; NJ. S. Robinson, of Wayne, and
e. w. Crumpacker, the present incum-
bents.
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NOTES FROM puENA VISTA.

BUENA VISTA, June 29.-[Special T.
R. III. Aylor, formerly OF Madison county,
Va, but resident Of Buena Vista for
two years, engaged in real estate bust
ness, died here last night after a short
illness. lie was about fifty years of
age and leaves a wife and children.
The deceased was most highly esteemed
and had many warm friends.
The contest for the nayoralty Of this
city between II. a White, the present
encum bent. and claiming to hold over
under the election for two years from
1891 under the town charter before the
city charter was granted, and John NJ.
Henkle, claiming under the election
held in May, was heard before Judge S.
B. Witt, OF Richmond to-day, Judge
Shepherd, of the Buena Vista court,
preferring not to sit in the case.
The question was argued by o. e.
Bachelor and r. B. Wanborne for
White, and B. N. Bell and w. A. Ander.
son for Henkle. The Judge stated from
the bench that the case was very inn
portant one and no would like to have
time to consider it thoroughly. He will
return to Richmond tomorrow and rem
der his decision next week.
a pretty marriage came off this even
ing in the Baptist Church. The groom
was Geo. H Rucker, formerly of Am
hest county, and the bride Miss Lizzie
W. Council. daughter of Rev. ]. G.
Council. The brides father, formerly
of Nancemond county, was the Off.
ciating clergyman.
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SENATOR STEWARDS BOOM.
He Is Said to BE Willing to Run For Presi-
dent on the Peoples Ticket.

uent on tile IeOplc'S TICKET.
OMAHA, Neb., June 29.-Yesterday
private letters were received in Omaha
from an intimate friend OF Judge Gres-
ham, which settled in the minds of all
doubt about Gresham's candidacy.
Gresham will not allow his name to be
used. Another letter was received from
Congressman Watson. of Georgia. who
declined to ruin for Vice President. de-
claring that he prefers to be in the
House.
The Stewart boom has once more
taken move. Some one has shown
where previous to the old party nomina-
ton Senator Stewart said: IF Cleveland
and Harrison are nominated the elect
oral vote of Nevada and all silver States
will go to the independents"
More than this, it was announced yes
terday positively by friends of Senator
Stewart that he would accept the nomi.
nation. Many were and will be sur
prised to know that there is fight
against General Weaver in his own (the
Iowa) delegation. Whether the fight
will be strong enough TO injure Weav-
er's chances is not known.
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KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
Farmer Smith Likely to he Their Nominee
for Governor.

Farmer Smith Likely to DC Their Nominee
for Governor.
TOPEKA, Hans, June 20.-The clans
are gathering for the Republican State
convention tomorrow. There will be
72O delegates, the largest convention
ever held in the State. The greatest
interest centers in the governorship,
with a. w. Smith. f. N. Morrill,, and
NJ. M. Murdoch as the candidates. Smith
will lead, and it is believed he will be
nominated.
He Is a practical farmer, and is re-
garded as the most available candidate.
EIe is president of tho Kansas Worlds
Fair board and president OF the Farm
ers' congress. a majority of the dele
gate prescntare opposed TO putting pro-
hibition in the platform. although there
will be determined elf ,rtto force such
a plank. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster. Miss
Susan & Anthony ani otn..r noted
women suffra ii>is will be hcr" 10 O. :
mand q sufI ugi>t plank in The plat
form, but will fail, no DOUBT.
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THE MONTGOMERY rnEsBYrERr.
An Adjourned Meeting Held at Christians'
burg Yesterday.

An Adjourned Meeting Held at Christians'
burg Yesterday.
At an adjourned meeting of tho Mont
gomerY PresbyterY yesterday at Chris
tiansburg, at 3 p. m.,ssix ministers and
two elders being present. Rev. j. H..
Anderson was elected moderator and
Rev. w. Ii. Groves, clerk. Two calls,
one from bethany and the other from
Vinton, were placed in the hands of
Rev. Groves and accepted by him. The
first Sunday in Aususti is fixed for his
installation as pastor of these churches
Revs ]. r. Bridges, w. c. Campbell
and r. C. Anderson were appointed a
committee to install him.
The pastoral relation between Rev.
j. l.. Allison and tho Radford church
was dissolved, and Revs. j. M. holiday
and w. M. Junkin were examined on
theology. church government and sac
raments. Mr.. Junkin was ordained a
missionary to Corea, and will leave
about tho LIST of September. Mr.. Holli-
day was installed pastor Of the Rocky
Mount and Piedmont churches the fifth
Sunday In July, Rev. r. c. Anderson to
install him.
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Weddings Last Night.

AT the First Baptist Church last night
at $3.50 o'clock marriage ceremony was
solemnized, the contracting parties be-
ing Jacob M. Ricketts,, an employee of
the Norwich Lock Manufacturing Com
pany, and Miss Mary Amelia, daughter
of N. Il. Fowler. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. O. +. Flippo.
Last evening at the residence of the
bride, EOS Third avenue n e.. large
circle of friends assembled to witness
the nuptials of Miss Jennie, daughter
of w. II. Hart, to George w. Ramey. a
popular clerk Of Hughes e Camp. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr.
Schooley. The young couple left on the
1l:45 train for Washington and other
Northern Cities
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Voting for Senator in Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE, La, June 29-Com-
plying with the constitutional require
ments, the general assembly voted to.
day perfunctorily for United States
Senator, and will continue to do so
daily until the end of the term A SEN
ator will not be elected, however, until
the next legislature, two years from
now. The legislature has passed res
olution asking the Louisiana Senators
and Representatives in Congress to
urge an amendment to the constitution
providing for the election of United
States Senators by the direct vote of the
people.
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A MULTITUDE OF THINGS.

AN Indian squaw in st. Paul, Mimi.
has begun u suit for divorce.
THREE times as many herrings are
consumed as any other kind of fish.
TIE rabbis of New York city arc urg-
ing thor people to hold all weddings
and funerals in the synagogucs.
BONDS to the amount of $500, 900, 900
are held by the United States govern
mcnt as security for national bank cir
culation.
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Filling the Alabama Vacancies.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 29.-The
Kolb State executive committee met
here yesterday and filled the vacancies
on the State tictet caused by the refusal
of previous nominees to accept j. C.
Fouville, of Greenshaw county, was put
on for secretary of State, and j. P.
Oliver, of Tallapoosa. for superinten-
dent of education. No action was taken
on the supreme court nominees, and it
is now settled that no ticket for Judges
will be put out.
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Omcers of the Jr. q. e. a. NJ.

The following officers OF the Jr O. L.
A. NJ, Reliance Council, No. Is. were
elected for the ensuing term at meet
ing last night: Robt. Hopcroft, coun-
cilor; w. r. Puryear, vice councillor; ].
II. Venno, recording secretary; w. a.
Stout, assistant recording secretary: j.
M. Keister, conductor; L. c Garrettson,
warden; II M. Harris, inside sentinel;
William Carricoffe, outside sentinel: j.
II. Thompson, trustee; w. f. Thomas,
j. w. Camper. State representatives.
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THE TIMES can De found regularly on

THE TIMES can De found regularly on
vale at the following places:
Rosnoke-George Gravatt, Jr., M. L..
SMITHS, Hotels Roanoke. Ponce de Leon.
Tlk's News Stand, "a Salem avenue
Bristol, Tenn.-W. a. Ward. Front
street.
Bluetield-Blueheld Inn.
Lynchburg--Norv Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
Pulaski--Maple Shade Inn, Brown q
Brown.
Radford-Ra Inn. w. G. Butler.
Salem--W. Taylor's Book Store.
Washington--Willerd The Metropoli-
Tan.
Wytheville-E. FL. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
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Doing Good Work.

Rev. OliverC. Miller. who has &C
copied the call Of st. Marks Lutheran
Church Of Roanoke, is the publisher of
bright religious paper that is doing
much good in it1 special field. The
June number contained a number of
plimentary rem arks about Roanoke
and some Of the citizens, as we'll as a
salutatory to his new congregation.
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sALNTEs FOR PRESIDENT ROBERTS

The Railroad President to BE Honored by
30 Vessels.
New York, June 20.-An unusual de-
monstration will mark the.departure for
Europe to day of President George b.
ROBERTS, OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, on tho City of Paris.
AS the steamship starts out, tho fleet
of the railroad company. comprising 235
vessels, of which ten are ferryboats
thirty-fve steam tugs and steam lighters
and the rest freight vessels, will display
their flags and salute Mr.. Roberts.
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University of Virginia celebration.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, June 29.-This
morning the jefferson and Washington
Literary Societies of the UNIVERSE ty of
Virginia held II joint celebration. The
address was delivered by Thomas Nell
son Page. OF Rich mond. Va
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SEIZED IN BERING SEA.
Three Vessels Captured by the Mohican
for Violating the Vfvcndi.

WAsHINToN, June ga telegram
vas received OF the Navy Depart
ment yesterday from Captain Johnson.
commanding the U. S. S. Mohican, dated
at Sitka. Alaska, announcing the seiz-
ure of the vessels Kodiack. Lettie and
jennie for tie violation of the modus
vivendi.
The seizure occurred near Cooks In
let and the vessels were taken to Sitka,
Alaska, for legal prosecution.
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FACTORY prices and easy payments
guaranteed BY lIohbin Music Company,
157 Salem avenue.
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Hobbie Music Co.

WHOLESALE and retail dealers in pianos
and organs, 1877 Salem avenue.
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OFFICE furniture OF every kind 1t bot
tom pric a, the T.. n. Stewart Furni
turr Company.
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Advertising rates made known on applica-
HON. .,a
Items of news, communications, etc., should
oe addressed to the Editor OF The TIMES.
Rcmittanccs, by express, moncy-ordcr, regis,
tered letter check, or draft, should he addressed
and made payable to
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TELEPHONE NUMBER la4.

THB TIMES is delivered in Roanoke Salemand
Sinton every morning by carriers for bO cents per
yaonth.
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Porch cbairS in great variety at the
E. IL Stewart Furniture Company.
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THE WEEKLY TIMES.
THE WEEKLY TIMES, containing the ncws OF
she week in n more condensed form, one year,
II 90 in advance.
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Roanoke, Virginia.
Entered at the Postofiice at Roanoke as second
glass matter.
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-30

To Bloomingdale without thinking
mournfully that my turn would come
next
And believe that IT would have
come soon IL Providence had not inter
vened to save me. John died suddenly
of heart disease while listening To a
lecture by Josiah T. Cook. He died with
his hands folded upon his breast, and
the undertaken had little or no trouble
with him. | was present when they
brought him home.
"'He was the best of husbands
sobbed Mrs. Butler. He was as nearly
without a fault a. any man could be.
tie was the wisest man that ever
Her gaze rest suddenly upon the
folded hands, and she stopped as If the
breath had left her body. Johns sign
had checked at the only moment. so far
as can remember. when such a thing
marks.
We'll gentlemen" the commercial
traveller concluded, you see the situa-
ton. She was bound by her solemn
promise not To speak again till those
hands should be unolasped. That was
nineteen years ago. and she hasn't said
word since"
I'm my opinion" said the member Of
the bar twho is deaf in one ear, and
since his marriage has been hoping that
the trouble would spread to the other
Onel. that story is lie"
No" said /: lit is substantially true.
! have met Mrs. Butler. was riding
down town one day on an L. train. and
opposite me noticed two ladies. one of
whom surprised me by her absolute
silence. | thought she must be dumb.
for though the other woman poured a
continued Hood Of words into her ear
she made no attempt ~ speak no.
ticed. also. that her eyes. which had
rested often upon my countenance. had
a deeply sad expression But Just as
we were turning the corner ~ Murray
street and College place she leaned
over - her companion and said. Mar
Earet. I have not spoken in eighteen
years. bat must ask you If you have
ever seen more distinguished booking
gentleman than the one sitting opposite
us7'
Zach Of my friends here put his hand
INTO his breast pocket. aud drawing
forth cigar passed IL over 70 me II
- our custom. when We dine together.
- render that tribute tp the man vino
tells the most Improbable story
HowARD FuELpGxs
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J6ha's friends got . thinking Shat
every thing Mrs Butler sad w4s ldhotic,
whether II wzs or not
by aud D. / noticed change. Some
thing had certainly come over yhat
john called his wifes alleged mind
She would begin one OF her old time.
rambling. meaningless and delightful
OuE0arsts u n0nsease, and would check
herself suddenly IN the midst II IL. and
become "a dumb as an oyster for tea
consecutive minutes, perhaps ! vac a
long time IN arriving al the true cause
Of this phenomenon. but a. last It came
u rae. Johns patlenee had been tried
beyond endurance. and hs had made d
treaty with his wife. She loved him.
she believed in his wisdom with a tirtn-
ness Of confidence which nobody out
side the family approached, and only
John himself surpassed. She was will
ing 10 10 anything in the bounds Of hu-
man possibility 10 please him, and 50
she had acceded 10 a most remarkable
request. She had agreed 70 stop talk
ing on the instant whenever he should
Indicate by a precOneerted sign that she
was making a fool of herself; and she
solemniy promised not 10 begin again
till the danger signal should be taken
In ! detected him in the act Of max
ing this sign, which was done by SIM
ply crossing his hands upon his breast
She recognized il instantly, and lost
the latter half of very good story
which she was telling.
And viii YOU believe that John But
Ter was thorn in my flesh after that?
| suffered more than his wife did. You
see, he got SO accustomed 10 making
that sign that he would do il uncon-
seiOusly whenever he listened 10 drivel
We had To be together great deal. and
tell you that many and many time
he broke me up with that fatal sign
Often when | would be talking In a
manner which seemed 70 me more than
ordinarily eloquent and convincing
would see those hands OF Johns come
mp ilstinctively and cross upon his
chest | was never able To proceed in
the face of that dumb protest against
my imbecility. | fell To watching him
To see ii he made the sign when other
people were talking. Sometimes he
did, but nothing like SO often as with
me. grew To wonder if | was really a
fool. and so big fool that hadn't
hitherto noticed IL. 1 experimental
with John. | selected various subjects
and talked TO him in the most rational
style could command, but rarely did
fail 10 bring his hands into the damn
ing position. 1t must be true said,
at last; i am a fool l watched my
self anxiously for signs of paresis.
drew circles on paper and practiced
sticking my tongue out straight before
a mirror, because | heard that people
upon whom paresis had fastened its
grip could not do these things. / never
read of celebrated actor being taken
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sny woman ever saw, she gave up shat
pleasure, she let him go aud swan
ashore a widow"
Let IA drink To her health. said the
rernber ~ the bar she wss a noble
soi remarkable woman
But ahe vase had tn mind" said
she commercial traveller. - an sven
more perfect l1lustrstsoD OF woman =
seifsserifice let ne tel it % ron
Whom z was Young man my friend.
john " Butlrr married a girl who was
greatly his Inferior In Intellect This
Is not an Uncommon errur Few men
notice tins mental inequality before
ufsrriage hut z have never known any
enc who failed Pa discover IL afteryvarf
tien 7vho tod noe know a. much a. this
piece - spple PIE which am eating
have eften deplored IN my preser,. the
intel Isett1sl inferioritv ~ woman n
= a thing so plain that any fo,l car sae
it Rnt john 49, mar ~ strong nrir,sI.
WIN always Used his own reas,, IN
every -a-e ard never Jumped at ..,sncl,-
siolls- Or annovesi him. therefore. -
$50 tbst his wife cou'd not draw al IN
ferrncs and didr't want "a ln t7s sri
iff,ie - their borne ~ duin't :, u,s,ch
mind hut WIEN others v~ere present Ia.
was siyvavs IL sgrnv tor fear that she
veuid say something silly When ~
hsaurht a friend home - dinner ~
warmed Che vtsitcr not 81 judge Mrs
but'er f~rn her conversation. Pr. al
although sne was menta III de6eient-
sire sts Avn admirable eosk ami a very
rscf,li ,vsursn 80 have sropn,i ths t.r'sse
EsWas aos lanz. therefcre. before al 4