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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

INol.Y. W. April 1.-THE public debate
OF the CalliOpean Literary Society loon p!aoe
in the college chapel last night Inc "eA'ncI
was oil that could be desired and the spec"
trims brought IN large crowds from the ne'gN-
boring towns The Southwest virginia IN
s;itute. situated at Glade Springs, SEM up
sixty or seventy Of It's young lady DoaIuers'
while about hfty came from Martha WASH
ington aud twenty-five from the JACKSON III
sttute No Abingdon. Mcllillan's orchestra,
Of Bristol. furnished some very ine inu ic
during the exercises. AIR. y. a.. bach
man, tho hrsi speaker, acquitted himseh
well in "A defamation entitled Lasting
Monuments. Ilr. t. y. Graham, the iist
orator. followed B.s subject. The rice OF
Distinction was we'll treated AID showed
that much thought mad been expended III
the preparation oil the Grafton. linen came
tie debate the even, OF the evening. / he
question chosen was. Resolved. mat tie
pension system in the nited states shou!d
be abolished The affirmative was cham
p.oued by Messrs. T.. T.. Wiley AMI =. IA.
Bachman. and they said all that could ie
SAID against this great evil. and said IL well.
Mr.. T. b. Jackson opened Tor the negative
in q finely delivered speech, MI r.. W
Hale closing tho debate. Inc last named
gentleman made perhaps the nj 81 the
evening with his treatment OF the subject.
The decision was rendered IN iaVor Oh the
affirmative Mr.. ". J.. , mberger closed the
tAtfc.rt, Will hL olNA4'A va AAAN Nrt"''''--
Exposition"
4 magnificent supper was then served at
the Bynrs House. rom which the , Dung
Mems Christian Association cleared 300.
The Literary Society hills. without doubt
the finest in the South. were opened az recep-
ton rooms. and "A pleasant hour WAS spent by
the crowd OF visitors until the train lett at
1890 a. 81
Owing 70 the wet condition Of the campus
and running trnck, the feld-day sports,
were postponed
The thermometer on Saturday night fell TO
20 degrees. and on Sundag night there was
another heavy frost Nearly all the peaches
are killed. The apples will probably escape.
rs they are not far enough out yet to DO dam
aged
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

RoAYoKE. VA. April 12.-. Special. The
Jury in the case Of John Smith. who has been
on trai ior the murder of Peter Ain last July.
was out all the afternoon. and announced 10
the Court this evening that they could not
agree. They were ordered 10 be locked Cd
over night. This is smiths second trial, he
having been convicted once of murder, but
rot new trinl on q legal technically.
Roanoke Lodge OF tlks cele rated its first
Anniversary to-day. and the city Is full of
visiting Elks. they having como from all over
the State A parade was held in the fore
noon. followed by an ENJOYABLE social session
in the afternoon. Tho festivities wound up
tonight with grand banquet and ball at the
Ponce de Leon Hotel. The affair was great
success.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

;o, fro-, baltimore 10 visit Bishop Kern. NJ
- - v;naor,,s Wosnital. lt ~ purely "a DUST
go ,,s,, and he will return 10 b"iti'noio
'V This morning Mr.. Paul Thrift young
bricllaver of this city. was Dun -
NIGHT about O'Clock, the hn.'oi =, No,,
.lo I'LL ~ the Hricklavers Union on ""''.
NV nn" ,s',t, rn the house FOR meeting Oh
n,'n When he opened the front uooI'
Ia t,nnd Mr.. Thrift upon the noor qenu.
~ ~ nn-oney was notified. He examined 'ne
br5v and decided that death resuite' "''''
heart-disease c,.,t,f .l;s CITY which
owns beautiful penthouse at ocean 80, .eM,
j,clIo meeting this morning and electeu oincoiS
- do ensuing wear They nave deternineb
20 make important improvements ~ '''N''
ono o. the largest truck growers OF nor, oI.
cou,,ty WAC seen bv Tar IlMf. core. pohu'h'
this morning. lie SAYS that the irosi Oh 'un1
day night aud last night has greatly ualihio.
the bean and cucumber crops. ne says 10 -"
the fruit trees in bud greatly suffered. 40
loss IN tins section VIII amount 10 iH"hN wv"
sand dollars. ,.-,
For the last three months a faithcure negro
woman from Pennsylvania has Econ operaune
in this CITY, She occupied house id no
negro quarter and her locality has Deeh ''o
scene Of mnnv disorder. She was tuu III y,
the police last night. charged with urugEI".
a coored man named fenton. VINO con'd h9'
get away from her. At the trial 1t was deVe'-
oped that ;ho reason for his inability, 70 se,
away was that she had burned ms clothes ahu
had dressed him in q white gown cue
claimed 70 be able 10 cure by faith ana upon
her own statement Size was sent TO AN Du'
later released and ordered ont OF me 'iiy-
Bishop Mallatien. II New 0rleahs' WI" LIS
been in the CITY since sunday. iet this morn
ing Tor Boston. After attending the session
% the Northern Methodist Church II Omaha,
he will take trip around the world.
Colonel r.. w. Henry OF the Pickett
buchanan Camp. Confederate Veterans. nas
been appointed aide-de-camp upon General
b. G rdous stan with rank OF DHg@uier--eh-
erel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

AUSTIN.-Died at the residence Of a. H.
1omin on, 4n1 east Leigh street. 10 5.l5 a. ~.
AFril l2tn. Mrs Ann u. AUSTIN. lellct OF tAe
laie Henry Austin IN the sixty-nluih year Of
her age.
The funeral VIII tal.o rlace from above No ~
J.. 81. TODAY. April I5 lsq2. Friends Of the
family arc invited t0 attend,
SJUTHALl--Ded suddenly Tuesday morn
ing al 3 o clock 90 her residence. NO. OBJ nor b
FIRST street, bLULAH j.. beloved wife Of il. VI.
Southai.
deceased was the daughter of lir. " p. Ford
and had been married only threo weeks.
Funeral from Ilay-street Methodist Episcopal
church TODAY 0t u s. " friends ami ac-
quantances invite 10 attend.
NOri0lA papers please COPY.
IIolli R-Died az Atlanta Ca. April D..
1872 Dg THOMAS n. W. lISHUR, IN his sixty
third yesr
lnterment at Atlanta.
Southern thurchman. Norfolk Va. wash
ington n. c. and Newport News papers. 2 lea g
CODY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

NonroLx. Va. April y. Especial last
night Chairman ". Ii. Young held "A meeting
OF the executive committee u distribute the
campaign money. Mr. Young sent bomb
INTO ,he RANKS OF the committeeman when he
announced that the newsnsners If tLe. c;,',
bad called his distribution OF csmDsicp
money IN question. and that Is
"ouiu require an itemized state
nent on TIE ward super.ntendents
A wrangle arose and continued for an
hour and bali when the doodle was del;v'
~ ,'sa " sne puogfy committeeman. and Chair
mar ioang adjourned tao meeting ro,n-
pieteiy broken Il WI. lie made osnI'.
hgh, TO protect the $1,000 contributed by the
Candidates ior Legitimate campaign PURPOSES
Out tle last cent had 10 go Where Il viii
60 WILL be hereafter announced. "'''
Cardinal Gibbons arrived here this morn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

FLOYD CorarHousr. Va. April 12.-ISpe-
cial. On the ,th OF March last. an account
OF which appeared IN 'lrc IlNs 40 the time
Jim Brogan Was arrested for assuming
Everett Agee with q stone and lot some day
afterward Agee was thought 90 lie badly,
not fatally. hurt lie conyaio,ced, however
and in q week or two was going about lie
came u town aud was apparently Wei. ID
the meantime BrOgan was confined ln laI'
awaiting the action of the grand Jury. beng
unable To give bail. which was allowed nun
by the Justice On the very lay Asee came
u town ms home being some zen or eleht
miles in the country. BrOgan made his escape
from all and -, it was thought that Agee
was well little interest was taken ia the case
and no eilort made 10 capture Brogan. few
DAYS ago. however. Agee commenced suuer-
inc with hs head. and on Saturday evening
last died An autopsy was held sunday ~
Drs. Thurman and Simmons at the coroner
inquest aud tue jury decided that Agee came
10 his death from blow on the head the
condition Of the brain Just under the wound
on the head indicating that the brain had
been injured by concn>sion. Since Aeee
death strenuous Efforts have been made 10
recapture brogan, but 20 Ear without avail.
The cold wave struck this section with a
vim Vegetation. however, was not advanced
lar enough to cause any damage OF conse-
Quence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13
Iriury 10 the Fruit Crou.

BEDFORD SpRNGs. Va. April Ii.-(Spe-
cial Last night there was 4 heavy frost.
and il Is feared by many that the peach crop
Is killed or greatly injured.
Mr. Mabsn, proprietor Of thu Springs. IA
hard n, work getting ready for the coming
season. lie hopes T. have electric liehts IN
tull blast by the time no opens. Nr. J. w.
Younger, tho genial manager Of last season.
will be on hand.
have met few anti Clevelard men. but
none have so far given good reason for their
oppositiop.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

MARION. w.. April IA Gospel meeting
has been going on here since the sd instant
in the Baptist church. the services being con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. Vernon iAnson,
who "a beng assisted by Rev. Il. /. Quisen-
bury. Of Russell. county. Rev. NJ Williams
VINO sa son of cur worthy county man Mr.,
A. j. Williams. and "A graduate OF Richmond
College. and the pastors OF tie other churches
here. Good congregations are attending.
and considerable interest is manifested.
Mrs. Graham die0 ON the 6tn instant al me
residence OF her sOn-in-law. Captain -. -
Hull OF this place and on the It'll her re-
mains were taken TO Mytae county and lu-
tered IN the family cemetery near DaX
Meadows. She was eighty years OF aye and
was the widow of Mr.. j. G.. Graham oi
Wythe county. and the mother OF Captain
Wythe b. Grahnm. who resides near AJAX
Meadows Her maiden name was Bane anu
her native county Giles.
Captain w. c. Foster chic. engineer ond
contractor OF the Marion and Rye Valley
railroad returned from New ork after a
short visit on last Thursday evening. accom-
panied by his wife During bls absence lie
work has been steadily going on under tue
SUPERVISION OF Mr. David OK. or Now Or.
and will now he pushed rapidly to coInpie-
ton either to Dlarlon or Mt. Carmel. a me
corporate election ordered for tho 18th III
slant will decide.
Farmers coming into town to-day report
the peach crop as seriously damaged, u LoI
entirely killed by tue cold snap Oh the 'VA
and 10th instant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13
= Brilliant Marriage in NIecisienburG.

CH4sy CRY. Va. April l2-Mr. Henry Lee
Boswell. son Of DR.. John /. Boswell. was
married to-day to Miss Alys Lecalr Jeiire-s,
daughter OF Captain T. ID. Jedress. The cere-
mouy WAS performed at the baptist church by
hev ). H. Newhih. The best man was Mr.
c. VI. Boswell OF richmond and Miss Cor
rnno Jehress was maid OF honor. There were
- largo number of groomsruen and brides
maids handsome dinner was given to the
gentlemen Of the party by Sir and Mrs. Dos
well last night. the caterer being John
Dabney. OF Richmond. After the ceremony
to-day "a beautiful lunch was served al the
residence of the brides parents Mr.. and
Mrs Boswell took the afternoon train for an
extended tour which viii include New ) 0rk.
Boston. Montreal lind Niagara Rails. Mr..
Boswell is the Western representative OF the
Abemare Paper Company, or Richmond. aud
his home is Ia lhicag0.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13
slcane.. Of olr. Huas,u-A Nouoesnarian.

BowIIvG GRrrN w.. April H. Special, J
To-day was regular county court The az
tendance was very large IN the light II the
fact that II was "a hno day Tor farm work aud
the farmers are backward Ia their farm pre-
partitions for the crops Little or 30 busi-
ness, however. Was transacted ono dec sion
., the court gave great satisfaction. namely.
refusal OF license 20 sell liquor IN tins town.
License g. sell at Sparta was also refused
Mr. Robert HulgA. WHO h,s been clerk OF
the Caroline court, iOr 50 many years. Is very
SICK He Will DE ninety years old next
August.
The revival services that we're held in the
Methodist church closed last week. IL was
one of the most successful meetings ever held
here. Quite number were converted. and a
deep religious interest was manifested
throughout the town among all classes.
4 party Of seventeen from Bowling Green
Female Seminary. accompanied hY Rev. and
Mrs. +. H. Rowe attended the public debate
OF the Washington Literary Society at Ash
land Friday night
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

WssHIvGToS. ID. c.. April l2.-For Virginia
fair slightly warmer Norhwesterly winds.
For North Carolina fair slightly warmer in
extreme northeast portion variable winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13
Delegates Elected to the state Convention.


WnIr.MspvRG Va. April 12-lSpecial F.
Yesterday the county court began lis Apru
term aud is ii session now, but up TO TINS
time no business Of any importance has been
transacted.
The Democrats of James City county held a
meeting Yesterday at the courthouse % elect
DELEGATES and altcrnates 10 the State Conyen-
ton ut Richmond County Chairman IN
drew Barnes presided and eX-Judge u. Is.
Warren acted as secretary. he following
we're elected delegate. Henry h.. Warren.
Powhatan district Robert 4. Wright. stone
house district. and Andrew Barnes. James
town district The following were elected
altsrnates Dr. I. g. Booth. William II. Lee
and Pnrk Jones. NO instructions were given
TO the delegate
Dr. James ID. Moncure. superintendent OF
the fasteru Insane Hospital, lett this morn
ing for Richmond.
Mr. II. ID. Cole, who has been confined 20
his home 80 long with eryspeas of the face.
has recovered sufficiently to be ont.
Mr. A. t. Cloves has been elected delegate
from Surprise Lodge %. Good Iemplars 10
the Distinct Lodge which meets IL Rich
mOnd on the 2lst instant.
There WAS severe frost heTeabOuts last
night and fears are entertained that damage
has been done to the fruit. especially peaches.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

Schooner Dora Allison. Rose New York. d -ht.
90 Curtis e Parker schooner Marion J.. Rock
hill. Anderson, Georgetown, coal, Wake DALI
laufl
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

CHINA. GLASSWARE. sc.
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES
IN. for our NEW GOODS.

larger Look NEW GOODS
potc Festival popular favor
with approval what more appro
the
handsome piece WORCESTER HANOVER BORDEAUX
JARDNERES DINNER TEA and CHAMBER SETS Would
pleased
goods and tic PAsTEUR GERM
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PORT OF WEST POINT. April 70. 1872

PORT OF WEST POINT. April u, 1872.
ARRIVED
Steam ships Berkshire. Snow. via Norfolk.
passengers and general cargo, Charlotte Efu-
nett. Baltimore. passengers md general cargo:
lin It's. Marshall. Malkert0n. passenger and
general cargo, sch00uers Jessie s. lee Do. New
York. salt. for Duyenpor- e. Morris. Richmond.
Va; tme.u iearne. baltimore. fertilizer, Alex
andria, Wylcy. Baltimore. fertilizer
SAILED.
Steamships berkshire. Providence via View
port News and Norfolk. passengers anu general
cargo. charlotte. Ialtlm re-. pa sengers and
genera largo tlm City. N4kerlon. Passengers
and genera cargo.
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MAuNE INr1AA,GnNci-

MINIATURE ALMANAC. APRIL 10. 1872
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

Subscribed and sworn TO ~ William p Mids
February IS. ls2. before u. Init heaIGon'
IN Baltimore city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-03
Curiosity Of Geography.

Buccaneering romances team with
references to the "Spauish Main" yet
probably few people nowadays know
what or where the Spanish Main was.
The Detroit Free Press explains that
main is a contraction of mainland, and.
was applied to the part of the north
coast of North America washed by the
Caribbean Sea. The name is relic of
the time when that part of the Cont
nent belonged to Spain, and was used to
distinguish it from the West India
Islands, which also then belonged to that
country.
Where is Ell Dorado3 This was q
question which actually exercised the con-
ouerors of Mexico and Peru. Not con-
tent with the spoils of these unfortunate
countries, the Spanialds argued that
that there must be another and richer
country in the interior, supposed to be
somewhere to the north or west of Peru.
They called it in prospective, "The
Golden Land" Sir Walter Raleigh tried
to find it in Guiana. Ithas not yet been
discovered however. The Spaniards
very likely found their E! Dorado wher.
the plundered Mexico and Peru; and
the English buccaneers-of whom Sir
Walter Raleigh was by no means an in
significant specimen-fouad their Ell
Dorado in plundering the plunderers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-03
How Washington Crossed the Delaware

Governor Albeit, of New Jersey, has
made public letter received from George
W. Savage, of Railway, which contradicts
the popular idea that the memorable
crossing of the Delaware by Washington
was by means of boats, and discredits
Lsntz's popular painting of that famous
event.
The letter to Governor Albeit states
that the father of Daniel Raub, relative
of the Governors informant, was en-
gagged by Washington, together with
many of his neighbors, to haul logs, with
which the soldiers constructed long
raft on the west bank of the Delaware.
This raft was attached to the shore by
the upper and lower ends. When all
was ready Washington had the upper end
cut loose and allowed the current to
swing it around untilit touched the east
bank, when the raft, thus converted into
bridge, sfforded means of transporta-
ton to his troops and munitions of war.
These facts, if facts they are, rob
Lentz's famous historical painting of its
accuracy.
Mr.. Savage refers to Judge Henry
Green, of the Supreme Court of Penn
sylvania, and Charles Broadhead, of Beth.
lehem, Penn, as knowing the character
of Daniel Raub for integrity and truth
fulness,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-03

or forty miles. But what I wish to call
your attention to is the fact that Hagger.
tvs body was so completely destroyed by
the explosion that many people believed
that he had not been killed at all, but
had caused the blow-up ior the purpose
of covering his fight from the country.
This theory was not generally accepted,
and my idea is that he was totally
annihilated. A careful study of
the scene warranted the opinion that
Haggerty dropped can near the wagon;
that the wagon load of glycerine went off,
and that when the magazine followed an
instant later, poor Haggerty's remains
were caught IN the intense heat gener-
ated by both explosions and every par
ticle of him was either blown to moth
ingness or was burned up"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-03
The Angel of the Siege.

In the Franco. Prussian war there were
scarcely any pigeons to be used for COM
municating with the unfortunate Paris
ians. Fifty-seven birds were taken out
of Paris by balloons, and they carried
many messages from the outside world
to the besieged. One of these birds es.
capped the crack shots of the German
army six times, and was known as "the
angel of the siege"
To enable the birds to carry so great
number of messages photography was
called in, and by using films it was pos
sible for one bird to carry a hundred
communications in a single quill. Thus
was the Times, the we'll known English
newspaper, reduced to a microscopic
form, and on its arrival in the besieged
city it was enlarged and eagerly scanned
by anxious crowds.
The military pigeon lofts of France
are now on large scale; birds are
selected from renowned strains, and
tests and experiments are made with as
much care as the trial of new gun or
torpedo. Official returns give about
ESQ, 900 as the number of pigeons avail.
able for the use of the French Govern
ment in case of war. The Germans,
too, after the war, decided to not only
foster and increase the lofts, insuring
complete arrangements for every military
establishment and district, but induce.
ments were offered to private individuals
throughout the country to rear and
train the birds, in order that reserve
force should be ready in an emergency.
The Russians, who will not injure a
pigeon because of religious sentiment
connected with the Holy Ghost having
been made manifest in the form of this
bird, were quick to put themselves on
IN equity with their German neighbors.
Italy followed suit, and, although in
quite a different sense, the pigeon IS
held almost sacred in that country. In
the future the pets of Venice and the
general favorites of the sons of the sunny
South are to be used for purposes of war
rs we'll as peace.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-03
The Lost Chord.

The curtain was down, the house was
empty, the last few patrons were strug.
Cling out of the CaliforniaTheatre and all
the lights were out.
Chief Usher Williams was coming
down the main staircase when a figure
dalted past him in the gloom.
"Where are you going9" he called,
and he grabbed the stranger by the coat
tails.
The man struggled madly,. but never
uttered sound.
"Where are. you going to-" again
asked Williams. "Dont you know the
show is over and we're locking up the
house9" and he dragged the man down
a few steps into the light of the lobby.
Meanwhile the intruder gesticulated
wildly, and his eyes rolled like marbles
and be hlssed at Williams like snake.
Suddenly he bent over to the usher.
II lost my voice." said he in an al
most inaudible whisper; ''left it up.
stairs. Coin up to find it."
Williams gsped in amazement, let go
QlS Rrlp on Cne uQau duO loLloNoo uAaA
upstairs.
After q few moments rummaging
among the seats the stranger stopped
down and picked up something.
"Found your voice yeti" called Will
Jams.
Eyes. I'm all right now!"
The chief usher nearly dropped. The
voiceless stranger spoke with all the me-
tallic resonance of bassoon. ,,....
''What the dickens is your voice made
Of, anyhow9" be asked, as he piloted the
stranger downstairs.
"Sllver!" replied he in the same stem
torisn tone. ''See; here it is. I must
have jerked it out with laughing, and l
never missed it till got outside"
He pointed to an oriice at the side OF
his throat. The metal lips, of a canula
were cleaning there. Without the metal
tube he was silent as the mummy of
Rameses II of Egypt.-San Francisco
Examiner. ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-03
A Curious Document.

The earliest prohibition petition in the
carolinas, il not in the Southern colo
nies, was discovered in the State ar
rhives of North Carolina few years since.
The person from whom it came was
King Hagler (or Haiglar), celebrated
chief of the Catawbas. On May 26,
1855, Hagler thus petitioned Chief JUS
tice Henley:
~ desire stop may be put to the
selling of strong liquors by the white
people to my people, especially near the
Indians. If the white people make
strong drink, let them sell it to one an
other or drink it in their own families.
This will avoid great deal of mischief,
which otherwise will happen from my
people getting drunk and qusrreling
with the white people,"
This petition was probably written for
the chief by some white person. Whether
the matter was brought to the attention
of the Governor is not known, but, as
appears from an endorsement, the chief
Justice promised to do so.
There is mention made of Hagler in
those interesting old manuscript vol.
umes, entitled "Indian Books, in the
South Carolina Secretary of States Of
fee. The memory of this chief has been
honored in rather unique way in Cam
den. There is (or was) an historic
weather vane surmounting the tower OF
the opera house in that venerable town,
which weather vane was intended to
represent the Catawba chief. 1t was in
the shape of an Indian, six feet high,
shooting an arrow from the quarter from
which the wind comes.
Schoolcraft, in his sketch of the Ca
tawbas, informs US that Hagler was as
sassinated by a few Shawnees about
1850, and that he "was great man.
The more we learn from him the more
do we agree with Schoolcraft in regard
to his being "a great man."-Atlanta
Constitution.