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NOTICE TO FREEHOLD TENANTS.

To JULIA A. MURRAY AND j. f. MURRAY,
her husband; q. q. Dcnton, Is. w. Dcatou'
Samuel samuel NJ Dcaton, Mollie Dcatop, Virginia A.
Deaton, Josie a. Dcaton, Bernard q. Deaton and
Mary e. Deaton, j. Ii. Moses and Julin A. Moses
his wife: Wheeler Q. Deaton. Walter p Deatou
Regina Blnnkenship and II. &. Blankcnship her
husband; Jas. Moses, w. +. Gillespie ana Mary j
Gtllespic, his wife; Lncie l.. Dcaton and Jonn w
Dcaton. "
Take notice that on tho first day of the June.
term. lS;3, of the county court for Roanoke
county, tho Norfolk Il Western Railroad Com
psny VIII move said court to appoint five d.ain-
terested freehoders OF Kt anoke county (any three
OF whom TO acO to go upon the lands of which
the late Elijah Dcaton die,I seized In said county
10 ascertain and report what will be n lust com
pensati0n for so much OF said land rs il propo ed
70 DC taken by said Norfolk Il Western Railroad
company Tor its purposes, OF which said land Won
are tenants OF the freehold, the portions rcuuIreG
being three certain strips No. /, beginning al a
point 2,H'2 feet west from mile post 2T3 from Nor
i0lk and 40 feet from the center line OF said rail
road and containing CLIO acres more or less. No
:, beginning AT point 8, Ci62 feet west from mile
post 273 IRON Norfolk and 10 feet from the center
line OF said railroad and containing 2-lO acres
more or less. No. 3. beginning at point 29ia
feet west from mile post 3Ts from Norfolk and 20
lcct from the center line OF said railroad and con-
tanning lG-lC0 acres more or less.
NORFOLK Il WESTERN RAILROAD co
BY Waits, Robertson Il Robertson. its Attor
heys. 52law-iH
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CoMM1ss1o NERs. SALE.

( COMMISSIONERS SALE.-BY VIRTUE or
- decree entered in the chancery cause OF
george WashiDgto va. j. ii Cutchin, trustee, aud
the april term OF the circuit court for
INC Guy or Roanoke, the undt rsigned trustee aud
speclai commissioner named in said decree will
proceed 70 sell che following described property,
II 30 mucn thereof az may be necessary. to he
S cm ON THE 18TH DAY OF MAY 1879,
. ~ O'CLOCK NOON, described az follows:
and shnnii at tho north end corner OF Chestnut
Street rum Ing ba,k ON Short street between
f aiNMtci nnc W icet to IN alley and known as
ioL 10 II section %, OF the Trout md ,Jamison
auGitior In tho city of Roanoke
Inc above property has be en- div,dod into the
lotSS"5ng rarceis. namely; four lots 25x5J feet
each 2oi which riont or Chestnut stree and ri,r
n Dack between parallel lines 50 feet and 9 front
parallel lines 80 feet and upon cnch lot there
is dwelling house. and they will be first
offered offered Tor sale separately and then the
the highest price will be declared sold In tHc
highest bidder as the case may he
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient 20 nav the
costs of this suit and the expenses OF executing
S.6i.4S, the amount then due, and the balance, If
any, in Ill monthly payments OF Si4. az each cx-
ccpt the three last maturing, which shall be Tor
sou each. and all OF which shall be secured by
notes or the purchaser or purchasers secured by
deed or deeds OF trust upon the property COZ,
tanning the usual provisions and the residue. il
any, III cash. j. ii. CUTCIlIN
Trustee and SPECIAL Commissioner
In the clerks Office or the circuit court OF tho
city OF Roanoke: George Washington and ala
plaintin, against j. II. Cutchln, trustee and ala
defendant, chanccry.
|, 5. 5. Brooke, clerk OF said court, do certify
that the bond required OF the special commits
sioncr by the decree rendered in said cause ON the
2'th day of April, 1893, has been duly given.
=, Giyen under my hand as clerk OF the said court
ids t,,crL
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deeds of strength and valor-vanuuish-
ing the stage villain armed only with
his strong right arm. The stage viii
lain has two swords, one in Gael. hand.
He strikes out to the right, which blow
Is parried by the left hand of the com
edian. His thrust from the left hand
is also parted by the right hand of the
comedian. The villain wears Il mask
siashed in black and white strcalls.
The villain gets the worst of it, as
usual, and the comcdian-wrcstlcr then
makes few thrusts i'll the air with his
sword, places his right foot upon Il
chair, and strikes the attitude: "Ain't
/ create"
Another ferocious character wore Il
mustachc on his under lip. 1t cx-
tended about four inches to each side
and vibratcd as he wagged his lower
jaw.
Chinese never clash swords. Passes
are made, only. They never use the
pistol or the knife.
One of the most blood-curdlinr
scenes was that of cutting a mans
head off in plain view of the audience.
The head flew up over the stage ont of
sight, and the hcadlcss man ran off the
stage. Ordinarily, an American audi
encc would applaud, and the gallery
would yell. But there was mot n
hand" not the least manifestation of
approval at this display of gore and
mechanical stage effect.
The Chinese never applaud.
Another striking scene was that OF
a female character pcrsonatcd by Il
man. She was the daughter of high
mandarin, and some neighboring gov
ernment official wanted her for Il wife.
The usual war" followed-a terrific
beating of gongs. and sword combats
between the rival factions. The vii
lains killed the woman's father and all
of his followers. A ''supe" came out
and placed Il block of wood under her
head.
The mandarin then comes on-too
late, as usual. Others rush on In DIES
peration, the mandarin kills everybody
in sight, and the stage is strewn with
dead
The stage clown, or ''eccen trio, =
finds no place on the Chinese stage.
The ''song and dance" is unknown: they
have no designing society woman: no
heroine, always hysterical, and always
being kidnapped. yet rescued by the
hero in waiting, with revolvers kept on
the parlor table. or bank check books
carried in dress suits.
The Chinese drama is historical and
NEUROLOGICAL, yet realistic. The his
tory of IL dynasty is repeated on the
stagc-thc heroic characters supple.
incntcd with gods and demons. The
gods wear behind the shoulders minia-
turc wings, about a foot in length and
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pcrse, stating that they could not take
possession of the street with their pro-
SESSIONS any longer without II permit
from the chief of police. Cohen knew
that the supreme hour of his career as
the leader of a mob had come. and he
ordered his followers TO proceed down
Seventh street AS soon as they came
within reach of the trusty clubs of the
little squad of police they were re-
ceivcd warmly and sent back. Capt.
Austin not only stopped the progress
of the :;:ol. but followed them back up
Seventh street and caused the arrest
Of Cohen n I'd Il number of his follow
crS. That ended the Cohen riot. The
mob gave the police an ugly fight by
throwing paving stones and other mis-
silcs before they gave up and rcceded.
Prior To that time there used to be a
great many troublous times down in
the northwestern section of the city
called "Swampoodlc. Iou know that
election days, when they had mayor
and Legislature to elect, the riots born
of rivalry between various sections Of
the city used TO cause Il great deal of
trouble to the authorities. That is one
OF the main reasons why, in 1872. Il bill
drawn and championcd by Senator Ed
munds, of Vermont, was introduced
and passed, withholding the right OF
suffrage from the District of Columbia;
SO that, in all this great republic, the
only place where citizens are denied
the right to cast their ballots, is the
capital of the nation which is known
as the land of the free and the home of
the brave. The "Swampoodle Irish"
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and the "Crow Hill negroes were at
bitter enmity, and frequent bloody
riots occurred between them until the
evening of the day when Mayor
Brown, the last of our mayors, was
elected. THE Swampoodle Irish"
gathered in crowd of over one hum
drcd and fifty on the corner of North
Capitol and u streets, near the govern
ment printing office site. They were
there for the purpose of doing deeds of
violence, swearing that not one of the
Grow Hill negroes" should go home
alive that night. Sergt. Austin. the
same man who as captain of police dis
persed the Cohen mob some wears
later, marched to the place with u
small squad of officers, and by deter
mination and force, with the liberal
use of hickory clubs, dispersed that
mob. The "Swampoodlcrs" never
gathered again in force.
There was another section of the city
as bad as ''Swampoodlc,' which was
known to the police and in the public
prints as "lIcll's Bottom" 1t was be-
llcvcd to be properly named and was
known as the most dangerous section
OF the northwestern part of the city
Only few years ago Il police officer
named Americas Grippcn followed n
negro murderer to his lightlcss room
in "lIcll's Bottom" chased him up the
stairs, followed him under his bed and
killed the murderer, although he lost
his own life in the effort. Since that
occasion not u single disturbance of
any magnitude has occurred in ''IIclls
Bottom" A number of splendid resi-
dences have been built there and it is
growing rapidly in value because it is
growing in responsibility and favor
Just about that time in n section to
the north of ''Hells Bottom" which
was almost equally as bad, young
merchant. named Philip 5. Hirth, who
was on the way home from his store,
was assaulted upon an omen SQUARE OF
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were two peacOclf's feathers, each
about four feet in length On her
breast was huge sunf1ower Her dress
was of rich Chinese silk, old-gold color,
and her checks were painted crimson.
She has n fine voice, and her gestures
are graceful. Her entrance upon the
stage is greeted by the audience with
ordinations of approval, but no clap
ping of hands or stamping of feet. The
auditors generally stand up on their
seats to get a near view of her. as they
have no opera glasses. She is engaged
for four months at $3.50 month. an
extraordinarily high salary. Her rcpor-
toiro consists of three dramas-cach
requiring moro than one month to
play.
The portion of the play that wit
messed at two Sunday matinces was
pathetic, yet amusing, chapter in Chi
nese history. The woman's father was
high government official. with gray
beard about two feet in length. Most
OF the high officials wore long boards,
badge of dignity which each one ntcr-
ing wonld take in his hand and smooth
out to its entire length, meaning: Be
hold my greatncss!"
The emperor sat at a table in the
center of the stage. On each side was
n chair, the only Scenery on the
stage. The old man pleaded with the
emperor, who wanted to place the girl
in his harcm. She modcstly hid her
bushes behind her fan. They sang a
trio which. barring the hidcous gong.
WAS musical in it's harbaric splendor.
vet rather weird Finally. music had
no soothing effect upnn the emperor.
and the woman kncclcd. Instead OF
llnceling upon one knee. with the act
ing FOOT in front to support a rise,
she came down upon both knees be-
fore the emperor. and when he con-
demncd her to death She arose by
throwing her right leg around and tn
the front. She was led out by the
high cXccutioner, and the song. with
her solemn response. was very affect
ing.
Tho orchestra now played at its
height, and amid the claug of gongs
young man came out-hcr lover. lie
went through the same for1nality, and
pcading his llnccling, Il ''supc' brought
Il book and laid it before the high of
fetal. III a moment he badc the lover
arise, came round from the table with
SWORD and made IL few false passes at
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An Undcslrable Gncst.

Gamekeeper-fIow do you like my
new assistant?
lnnllcepcr-Oh! like him and don't
like him.
Gamelleepcr-IYhat do you mean?
lnnkccpcr,-lIc cats enough for two
and drinks enough for three and | like
him for that, but he never thinks of
paying me and | don't like him for
that.-Flicgcndc Blactter
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him. each time turning around Final
~ he gave few thrusts, each time
turning around, and occasionally stop
ping to stroke his long beard. The
"supe" now laid block of wood upon
the stage, about the size of small pill
low, and the man who had been run
through with the sword looked around,
and, seeing the property" in place,
fell, or rather sat. down, throwing his
feet upward to an angle of about forty
degrees, and after few commissions he
placed the block under his head and
died While the comedian and the
heavy villain were having sct-to. the
dead man walked off the stage, not
waiting to be removed by the "supes."
a Chinese comedian is dressed as a.
wrestler, with the front portion of his
body bare, beginning at the neck and
extending downward like Il ladys "
shaped dress. His character is that of
a strong man, and he performs great
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-02
CHANCERY MOTTO as.

IN TIE CLERKS OFFICE or THE lIvST
i ngs Court for the city OF Roanoke, va May
II. Is. Gilkcson, K. VI. Gilkcson o,
and {. c. Harrison, 'a'''"s
d, y. Reed. Z. l.. Huffman, W.
ret o. Reed, Silas Vi. Burt. Defendants Z
trustee and the Bankers Loan
and Investment Company, Il
corporation,
In Chanccry
The object OF THE suit Is To s bic ct tho follos
ing real estate in the city OF Roanoke. Va, IA f
wit: Lot No >. section -, according to tho MAJ
OF the Rogers, Fairfax and IIonstons addition
TO the payment ofa certain debt evidenced by
nm instrument drawn by said ID. v. Reed &
favor OF INC plaintiffs for the sum OF SEQ, dated
June H. 1890 payable two years after date with
interest from date, subject to credit OF $40 .
OF July 10, lS'2, and secured by deed OF trust
same date from eaid d. Y. Reed to A. p. Stapl,
recorded in the afo' csaid clerks office July
1870. In deed book -, page 2Gi and to dccla
mil and void, and have the same delivered up Il
January -, 1s92 ny A. u. staples trustee: H. y.
Gilkeson, l.. NJ. Gilkcson and &. G. Harrison. re.
Leasing the above lot from tho lien OF the decd os
rust aforesaid; also 20 declare null and void, II!
20 iaE rs they relate To the above described prop
crty, the following deeds: a certain decd OF
Huffman, dated November 26, lS.H: deed or
trust from said F. l.. Thurman to w. ". Bcrkely
or even date, recorded in The aforesaid clerks
veyance from ad W BePIcieu H' trustee ct eo 10
Margaret o. Reed dated September Is. 1891. and
loHr uctQS o. crust from said Margaret u. Reed,
and ID. V. Reed, her husband to Silus W. Ra;t
TO secure various loans, as stated in said deeds.
made by Bankers Loan and Investment COM
pany. three oi said deeds being dated December
;, 1921, and recorded in decd hook II, pages 1913
deeds dated December 5. 1901, and recorded In
deed hook II, page ~. And an affidavit having
bccn made and filed that Silas W. Burt trustee
one OF the defendants in said city, is not n resi-.
dent of Virginia, it is ordered that ne do appear
mere within fifteen days after due publication
hereof, and do what may he necessary to protect
his interest in this suit: ind il IL further or
dercd that copy hereof he published once y
week Tor four consecutive weeks in the Roanoke
hoanoke, Va, and that a copy hereof be posted
at inc front door OF the courthouse OF this cit
on Inc hrst day OF IT," next term OF the IIustine
court. copy teste-cs IS = RROnKE Clerk 4
d. $. GOOD, p. qlGS 1a=.=E-S3 II 81 , -
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Especial Los Angeles (cal) Lettcr.l

A Chinese actress has appeared upon
the Chinese dramatic stage at Los
Angeles, Cal. This is an innovation
Ordinarily, even i'll China, the female
role is played by n man with a falsctto
voice. She has just recently been i'm
ported from the Orient, and her APP
pcarancc created sensation. Her
costume is rich and wonderfully made,
but her head dress is the most fetch
ing. 1t is made in the shape of a
crown, and trimmed with flowers of all
cOlors Streaming over her shoulders
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ground through which he was PASSING,
and killed. lie had scarcely time to
utter a feeble cry before he was strick-
en- into insenAibility, and death. But
that feeble cry had been heard and
assistance came to him. lie was car
ricd to a drug store about u block and
half away. but life was extinct The
officers of the city were unable to find
any enemies of the young man or any
cause for his murder other than rob
berry. They did not know what amount
of money he had about his person or
whether he wore watch and chain or
other jewelry, and hence they knew
not where TO look for the murderer
The case was finally given into the
hands of a colored officer named West,
and he, by reason of his wide acquaint-
ancc among the criminal classes of his
own race in that section, discovered
the murdercrs of Philip Hirth and
brought them all to justice.
There We're four of them. and three
of them were hanged while another
died in the penitentiarv One of the
murdcrcrs. great big negro named
Bedford. had been employed in the
store of Philip Hirth, and knew that
he was carrying home with him an I'M
usually large amount of money that
night. He took the other three negroes
with him and they were all engaged in
the murder. Bedford struck the first
blow. and unfortunately Iiirth recog-
nized him and begged not to be killed
That recognition was his death llnell
The brutal assailant killed him with a
negro spending more money than he
could possibly have honestly. arrested
him on suspicion, and induced him to
confess his completely in the Hirth
murder. With all these experiences
before them and the assurance that
crime will be detected and punished,
our criminal classes fear to violate the
law. Therefore. if YOU come to Wash
ington and see our policemen walking
the strects-apparcntly as ornaments
to the city, without anything to do; or
if you read in books or newspapers
that the policemen of Washington
have an easy life of it, you must under
stand that this life of comparative
ease, because of our comparative free
dom from crime. comes to the city by
reason of the fact that our officers
have been brave and true to their
duty, and have brought about a whole
some fear among the criminal classes,
so that they do not dare To violate the
law as frequently and openly as they
do in some other cities. ] think it is
rather to our credit and rather to
their credit that the policemen of the
city of Washington have. comparative
~. little to do. 1t is we'll. however, to
have them all on duty and it is only to
be regretted that the police force is
not larger by at least a hundred, in
order that our great parks may be
better guarded. SMITH ID. Fry.
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Sunday Not Desirable.

Mamma" piped little ve-year-old
Oracle from across the breakfast ia
BILE one Monday morning, how many
more days before another Sunday
comes?"
Six" replied mamma, promptly.
80, 1 wish twas ten" said the tot.
"Why. my love. is Sunday such a lone.
some day for you as that?"
eyes, it's lonesome, and" hanging
her little head, Il get so dreffully
hind wifi my sewing. Free
Press
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NJ .,cnrr ihn,It IL.

Waits Do yon suppose il was that
sever illness limpson had that has
scared hila in;" leading a better life"
Potts The illness had sometime to
d" with it, but not by giving hit, Il
scA"c. Cnr "f the papers printr! an
ohitna"r Of lin and hr has bcrn Try
ing 10 live ZIP Ia it. that's all In
,iianalluli> .ioY.ual.
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'.n,l.. :, :.iarrr..,..

The .jr .uu are here as the al
legged murderer OF lawyer.
The Prisoncr-F You've got it mixed
Your honor. I'm here as the murderer
of nn ALLEGED lawyer.
The .Iudgc-F.h. What's that? Why
didn't YOU say that before? The pris-
oncr is discharged with the thanks of
the court Buffalo Courier.
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Tho Best Hc Could DO.

Hotel Clerk Ito new bell-boy)-Did
you wake up No. A?
Bell-Boy-No, sab. Cuddcnt wake
him mp, sab; but | did the best cud.
sah
What was that?"
IL walked up No. 45, sab. "--IIarper's
Bazar
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Cnmso-Wait II minnie, Fanglc. ]
want to step into the drcssmakcrs and
pay my wife's bill.
WHY don't You give her the money
and let her go and pay it?''
Cunso She'd order another dress
Buffalo Ships.
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II saw a man tearing down Broad
way" began .Iimpson.
'IIow do ven talk calculated lIar-
kins. "Iou mean You saw the man
tearing up broadway. They're always
doing that to- get at the pipes. "-Brook-
lYn Life
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PROPOSALS..

~ kALhD PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
y ut the Office Of the clerk or the school boart'
corner Court and Eleventh streets, until Juuc
I'D, ut II O'Clock noon. for building IN eight.
room brick schO oil house according to plans and
specifications to he on file in the Office of Arch.
tcct +. q. Frye, law building. after q O'Clock
Monday next. Bids viii he received on the horse
complete, and also separately on the house. heat
ing and plumbing. The right is reserved tn re-.
jcct all bids. II + MILLER
Chhirman committee on supplies and hu'lc-
ings l.ynchburg, Va, May H. 1873. 523t.
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Van Petit infer that most OF the
people who get shaved here have hair
on their teeth.
Barber-Nrom what do you infer
that, sir?
Van pclt-The persistency with
which yon poke the lather into my
mouth.-N. y. Herald.
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Truly a Sad Ending,

Emclinc-lIavc you heard how Jcn-
nie's marriage turned out?
Agnes-No. he was q foreign noble
man, wasn't he?
"IIc pretended to be. but he wasn't
And so she was deceived, poor girl?''
yes, horribly deceived. lie proved
to be nothing but Il rich American. .
Texas SiftinpS
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Excuse me- said the outspokcn
man at the club, Il understand that
you left London under n cloud. +"
"Yaas,' was the reply, Il believe SO
Deuced foggy town, that, you know"
Life.
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4 Careful Woman.

'If the beggar insultcd You why
didn't You call u policeman asked
Harlow.
II am not in the habit of speaking to
men do not know" said Mrs. Harlow
haughtily.-Judge.
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The Retort Courteous.

First Boy (contemptuously)- Huh!
Your mother takes in washin'.
Second Boy-V course. You didn't
s'pose she'd leave it hangn' ont over
night unless your father was in prison,
did yc?-Boston Globe.
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Carrie News understand Clara
Nane had quite dot when she married
young Dickcrboclicr.
Young liyson-Ycs; but they cut
such dash The first year they were
married that there is nothing left
Puck.
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\ Welcome Guest.

Tutter-Weren't You playing the
piano as rang the bell?
Miss Pinkerly-Ies. Could you hear
me from the outside?
Tutter-Oh, no. But l met YOUR
father in the hall and he said he was
glad to see me.--Truth
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Icrsiilngc Over the I.abY.

"l'm going to call my baby Charles"
said the author. After Lamb, be-
cause he is such Il dear little lamb"
''Oh, I'd call him William Dean"
said the friend. ''lIc iIowells so much"
brooklyn Life.
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A Long Ending.

Little Dick-Whos in the parlor?
Little Dot-Nlrs. Blank She won't
gct.thronSh her call for an hour yet.
How do You know?"
81 just heard her say: Well, | mus
be going '"--Good News
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Meant yhnt He Said.

Mrs. Smythc-What is poor Mrs Per
kins going to do now that her husband
is dead?
Smythe-Talic in boarders
Mrs. Smythe-No? Why, she can't
cook?
Smythe-Preciscly! Didn't say that
she was going to take them INJURY.