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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
ACCIUENTALLF KILLED,
Adam Finch Meets His Death by the Dis
charge of Pis'oi.

GAINESVILLE, VA, Dec. Special.
Last night at 8 O'Clock, in the store of
w. Black. on Main street. several young
men engaged in friendly sc uflle. and one
named Liffert. who had a pistol in his
pocket handed 1t TO Mr.. Block to hold.
IL went off, shooting Block through the
left hand, and striking Adam Finch. a
youth OF seventeen years, in the side,
killing him instantly. Deceased was a
son OF Mr.. Easiey Finch, and was a
young man of great promise He was
also the brother Of the late Charles Finch.
Esq, the brilliant young attorney of
DOYdton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
y. BEcHKP. ~. sssIoNs.
a weii-Kuown Clothing Dealer I'm Stan,

fon--"r@ tfors n re- aud ris.wh.r.
sTAuNTON, VA, Dec. Respectful
b' Beeher. Jr., dealer in ready-made
eiothing. doing business at No. 81 south
augusta street. assigned to-day TO A. q
ahu security for the execution of me
rSsI ana Is empowered TO exercise his
NJ, 1udsment In dlsposing OF the assets
pehscs, trustees commission :, mar cen,
sn a. 'aies and 10 per cent. on collections
IL suits, advertisement &c: second
AZ Ia seven, notes. aggregating net
sr'''' 'a'sus all other creditors TO be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
TITO NEG RORS HANGED
At Winston, n. C.-Execuilon Witnessed
ny Three Thousand People.

RALEIGH, N c.. Dec. PA special TO
the News Observer Chronicle" from
Norfolk, Va. says:
"John Corpfrew and Abram Williams
(colored) were publicly executed in the
presence OF three thousand people. at
Winston, for the murder of David Umphler
at Gates Station. n. c."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13

NEW ORLEANS. LA. Dec. 12.-Edward
A. Williams, who undertook 10 walk from
New Orleans in seventy-three days with
out spending cent on his way. arrived
here at $3.50 T. NJ. yesterday. five DAVIS
ahead OF time. The walk was undertaken
on a wager Of $500 He has certificates
from perties along his road showing that
he faithfully carried out his contract.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13

Judge Lunsf0rd L. Lewis, OF the SUI
preme Court OF Appeals. is quite sick with
congestion OF the lungs. at his residence.
No. 3l3 west Franklin street, He was
taken sick only a few days ago. Last
Thursday he was on the bench at the
Court OF Appeals. His condition at 9
O'Clock this morning was considered slight
ly improved.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13

NEW YORK. Dec PA special to the
Press from Halifax y. s., says:
"Sir John Thompson. premier OF Can
ada, said yesterday that the Government
had completed arrangements for a fast
Atlantic service to compete with New
York"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
MOI a Rad Paiiur.

ROME Dec. l2.--It Is learned that the
failure q Maquay q Hooker. bankers. OF
this city aud Florence, whole Suspension
was announced yesterday. 10 not a bad
one. a statement issued to-day shows
their liabilities. -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13

A box was recently found amidst the
ruins of Pompeii. The box was OF mar
BILE or alabaster. about two inches square.
and closely sealed. When opened II
was found TO be full OF a sort Of poma
tum or grease. hard. but very fragrant.
The smell resembied that OF roses. but
was much more fragrant. What the
perfume was made Of. cannot be conject-
ured now. but IL is singular that men OF
the nineteenth century should be able
to regale their noses with perfumes pre-
A white penny Of 1857 II IN good con-
dition IL worth S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
10 We'd the cars Daughter.

VIENNA. Dec. 12.-The Montags Zeltune
states that the Archduke Franz Ferdi-
nand. heir 10 the throne OF Austria Hun
gary, Will shortly be betrOthed TO the
Grand Duchess Nenia. eldest daughter OF
the Car. The Grand Duchess was born
April 6. 1915.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
4 Thaw Brings Cholera.

ST PETERSBURG. Dec. ia thaw
has set in here, and with il there is
a recurrence Of cholera. Yesterday there
were thirty-eisht cases ond fifteen deaths
reported
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
MaRY WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The Shaft arrived and it VIII Soon be
Placed in Position

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Dec r.
Special-AIr. Thomas II. Barton, of this
city. is strongly backed for the consulship
at Porto Cabello, Venezuela.
The immense shaft for the new Mary
Washington monument has arrived and
viii be raised as soon as ii can be con-
veyed TO the monument site As il weighs
about thirty tons. its removal will neces-
sarily be slow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13

The members OF the Woman's and
Young Womans Christian Temperance
Unions OF Richmond are requested 10
meet at the Friends Meeting House at
$50 p. NJ. to-day. to arrange for the
celebration of Crusade-Day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13

Ieetnre ON Temprrance.

The Rev Mr. Johnson delivered "a tenn
peraace lecture 10 "a large audience at
iTrlln station tabernacle last ulsnt
Senator StuhDs was % nave delivered
the address. bur ne ana not materaliz'.
The meeting WAS held under the auspices
OF the East End Lodge ~ Good Tcmp'frs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
THE DEMOCRAT LEADS.
Indications are that Major Matthews of
Boston 10 Re- Iecied

BOSTON, Dec. 12.-With some ninety
out OF the two hundred and Ave precincts
In this city 10 hear from. Mayor Mat
thews (Dem.) has about 1900 plurality.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
AN EFFECTIVE LAW.

There has been good deal of criticism
in England of committals under the debt
ors act, that Is, the law which permits any
court to commit to prison for term of
not exceeding six weeks, or until payment
of the sum due, any person who makes
default In payment of debt due from him
in pursuance of the order of competent
court, when 1t is proved to the satisfaction
of the court that the person making the
default has the means to pay the same but
neglects or refuses to do go. A committee
of the house of lords has been inQuiring
of brief term of imprisonment, under
the conditions referred to above, is a
highly satisfactory means, and that on
the average, cut of each hundred
warrants issued during the last five
years a settlement of the claim has
been made in about ninety four cases,
that is, ON the average only elk in
hundred result in imprisonment. The
committee made inquiry to determine
whether the working classes found In this
IonSou " ooiuPiaiu, huu III lae IopoIt sny o
that the general feeling among the repre-
sentatives of the trades unions was, that If
1t was proved that man could pay and
would not pay 1t was right that he should
be sent to prison, and that it vas quite as
| advantageous for the wage-earners to col
lect what was due them in this way as for
| any other class to do SO. The committee
is of the opinion, however, that the maxi
mum period of six weeks Imprisonment:
might be reduced with advantage to twenty
one days, but that as a practical deterrent
to the fault of contracting debts with nc
intention of paying them this was too good
| a method to think of abolishing 1t.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
No. i7S

land In that part is but little above hIsh
tide OF the gulf. One night / c1nped IN
an 6pen place and had made up nv mind
10 90 back next day. The mosquitoes and
owls kept me swkks and slept but little.
] sometimes heard q booming noise In the
distance and saw flames reflected On the
sky. had Alnost forgotten the volcano,
but took my bearings and resolved % 30
thsre the next dsy.
We'll, / trAyersed worse ground than i
had Thought could exist. HolsH every
where, with very niry bottoms; sonstsnss
ponds acres in extent, followed out by
are. The air was smeky and the stencil
from dead fsh and rotten water tsrrshle In
the hot sun AT noon / came where the
ground Was stIll burning-sad here was
the solution OF the mystery.
The earth was solely composed Of
coarse vegetable matter, which burns
IKE finder when not too wet. In the
heaviest rains some hre that has got into
rotten log viii Emolder for weeks, only
to Ignite the ground again when dry
enough. At some places q kind of moss
grew which sbed water like q rubber
coat. A subterraneEn outlet for rain
water drains the land Sometimes there
would be heavy growth Of pine needles
tall point foremost, and often gtrhidle the
twigs. When the fre comes TO such q
place the dry pine needles burn on the
buAhes to their very topE, and the flames
next devour the tops Of the pines them
selvee- The smoke is black as night,
and Will ascend for days and be seen al
long distance, and at night the Eky
looks red. And this 10 all there is about
the Florida Volcano / could guide any
one to the spot. II must have burned
for one hundred years, and there Is muck
enough 70 burn for one Thousand years
to come
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27

won until the breeze swept over the tram.
pied wheat and lifted the cloud of smoke.
Then we swung our hats and cheered a.
we saw ths Vfrginians In retreat Heroes,
one and all, but they had failed.
''Sargel Sargei Where's our Sanger we
shouted before the bullets had ceased fly
ing.
"Down therei" answered q corporal.
whose left arm hung limp at his side.
Down thereln was nearest 10 the enc
my. Yes, we found him there, dead and
cold, with half q dozen bullets In his body.
He had come back to rs to wipe out the
stain on his soldier record, and he had
taken the only way to do 1t. In the old
days he had carried two photographs nsx.
his heart. Now, as we gave him burial,
we found but one-thst of his little Nell.
We laid 1t on his breast and folded bis
hands over 1t as We covered him In. That,
and then we bowed our heads and whis.
pered:
"God forgive our poor Old Sarge and
bless his child forevermore!"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
The Florida Volcano.

krAoIA AiAt NEt-EA2N AE In AsfC011HF
j. .. Martin, one of the many who have
tried to solve the nystery of the Florida
volcano" believes that he has besn sue
cessful. He ssys: 81 had proEptoted for
phosphate in Leon, Taylor and Jefferson
counties for capitalists in Atlanta and
Rome, Ga and last summer l tried my
luck in the country about that swamp
supposed TO hold volcano. II il called
the 'Pinhook' by the natives and l. many
square miles In extent. 1t lies on the
Gulf of Mexico, partly in Taylor and part
ly in Jefferson county. The ressons
came to penetrate the swamp were two-to
see II 1t containtd red cedar and II the
land was high enough and dry enough to
attempt TO drain. Two of my helpers
were sick and the other hsd to 60 and see
his sick family, so / could do no prospect
ing for phosphate for some time, aud
concluded TO enter the swamp alone
LAS the land outside slopsd toward the
south l knew the swamp must do the same,
aud entered Il from The north side, TO be
bothered with water as little 81 possible.
Had my predecessors done the same they
would have escaped many of the pools and
canebrakes. l cut well. blszsd path due
south and took my time. l had plenty cf
provisions along and went back to fetch
| my things mp after / had cut shssd come
| distance. The growth VISA very dense q.
places, but ! was raised on the coast Of
South Carolina. ard WAS one of the eur.
veying party of oEefuukse swamp three
years agn, SO / was uFed TO the work.
| did not find much OF the red cedar, hut G
kind of cedar. OF juniper, supposed tc
grow nowhere elss IN the world than along
She ChsttehOcchee river in Florida, found
in abundance. / saw plenty of signs OF,
and heard ~ night, both bears ard pan
there, but cav very few. l killed prObA'
bly, one hundred turkeys and one deer.
after having gone sbout one third The
length of the swamp the ground began TO
be honey-oombed with holes, sometimes
1--WE feet deep, made by f1e. The ground
wss dry bat1een them, but vines, brisrs
and fallen legs everywhere made progress
difficult The water in the deepest holes
was salt, from which i take 1t that the
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
Sympalhy APprseIaIed.

From the Louisville CoHrIer,JournAll
was passenger on a Fourth avenue
electric car on sn afternoon or so Rgo, and
In she same car was a handsomely dressed
and very pretty and modest-looklng young
woman. She sat on the front seat End at
trsctsd the attention of two young men
who occupied q seat in the middle of the
car. She gave evident signs of being in
considerable distress and now and then
would twitch with pain. When, at last, she
stopped tbs car and started to Elight the
cause of her disocmtors was evident. She
wss wearing tight shoes.
"My goodness" whispered one Of the
young men TO his companion As the girl
PAssed, hasn't that girl got On tight
shOesi'
You bet have" the girl responded in
8 luglbriOas tone Sc she turned through
the door The young man who made the
remark turned several different colors,
while the other passengers entitled Rudihly,
realizing that the girl's words had been the
thouShtless remark Of one In palm and
longing for sympathy.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27

caught with the lining at the sides only,
and whatever fulness may appear is laid
In pleats In the front and back at the
waist. The fronts are gathered little
along the shoulder seams, beneath the
wide Dlreotoire .revere. The latter are
embroidered with jet at the edge and are
composed of two pieces, the lower of crepe
and the upper embroidered one of ombre
silk. The revers are lined with haircloth.
In the front there is q plsstron of folded
lace over which comes q lace jabot. The
sleeves are composed of two ruffles of
silk and the lower end iS tight with q
turned back cuff embroidered with jet
and finished by a lace frill. belt of
soft black silk fastens In the back with
a rosette.
Each succeeding summer sees the gen.
ersl adoption of some form of coat, and
1t generally has an open front to show a
| vest. A year ago 1t was the Eton, and
now 1t is a short Figaro. These are
made with and without sleeves and are
often taken advantage of to display re-
movable vests. The jackets without
sleeves are often over blouses and are then
usually of distinct color and materials.
| Supposing the costume to be of the fash
| ionable hopsack material, or the coarse
diagonal which is now 80 much worn, in
| q pretty cinnamon brown, the fronts can
| be faced with silk, satin or moire cor
responding In color, and the vests will
| give the touch of color. FLoRKTTE.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
DIFFERENT.

After all the difference between Q true
hearted girl and firt Is only triaing.-
Troy Press.
'The question which confronts u.s."
hewled the orator, 'fis how to confront the
question. ."-Clsveland Plain Dealer.
She (another's)-But It isn't right for
you to say you love me; you must only
think 1t. Her summer lover-But don't
think it only say it.-Puck.
"Did he save anything from the fret"
Mop; not even his good name" "How's
that" Insurance company had him ar
rested for srson."-Troy Press.
Jack-How will ever get along when
You 90 to the seasidei hyrtylls-Ohl I
shall expect you to come down at least
once week to get re-engsged.
''Dah amt no excuse foh er spsndthrift, I"
said Bncle Eben. 'Riches hsb wings an
she's ready 'nuff ter use 'em. Yer doan
halter say 'Shoo.' Washington Star.
"He may not be altogether original, but
he impsrts to everything q something of
his own"
YES, he will take up fellows bon mot
and make chestnut of it."-Judge.
"I am going to the worlds fair next
week." said Mr.. Weston to his son; "what
shall buy your "Well," replied Warren,
after moment thought, ''you can buy me
q ticket and take me with you."-Harper's
Young People.
My soul to-day
Is far away
Sailing some enchanting bay,
But am not
And that is what
Makes summer so Internal hot.
Detroit Free Press.
The sisters besu-So, Johnny, you're 60
ing to be a chemist like papa, ehi And did
you know this diamond of mine was the
same substance as chsrcoali Johnny
No. T. s. B.-And hasu't your papa told
you thati Johnny-No. He said 1t WAS
paste.-Life.
A Boys Criticism.-Pspa-Well John
ny, you went to church this morningi
Johnny-Yes, papa. Paps-How did you
like the sermoni Johnny-The beginning
WAS good and the end was good, but there
was too much middle to it, psps.-Boston
Commercial.
The Spanish Student declaring himself
to Miss Dearborn of Chicago, whom he has
met at the Fair)-Ah, senorita mia! Only
me permite to touch the guitar beneath
your balconl Misc Desrborn-No, senor;
that would be of no sort of use. Our
apartments are eleven stories up, and i
couldn't possibly hear it.-World's Fair
Puck.
"That Miss Hawkins never gets things
right" growled Henderson, on the hotel
piazza. ''Do you see that tall tree over
therel Well, told her I remembered
the time when that tree was 30 small ]
could jump over 1t. and how do you sup
pose she told 1t to Maud Jenkinsi" "Howf'
"Said told her there was a time when
was big enough to jump over iti"-Hsr-
per's Bazaar.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
Is PUBLISHED
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
One Dollar Per Year Gin advance).
Single Copies cents.
HOW THEY DO FLY.

The gorgeous and pleasing structures of
hope and fictitious wealth are tumbling
like the card houses of the children, and 1t
is a good time to be philosopher. In
deed, philosophy is about the only asset
that is left to many. In times like these
truth which has been obscured shines forth
like the sun when 1t hath surmounted
dark cloud. "Riches take to themselves
WINGS" saith the Scripture. So they do,
but when the boom is on riches don't seem
to be winged. They look as stable as the
everlasting hills and as reliable as the best
baking powder. But the change comes,
the Financial situation" makes itself
prominent, and the wings sprout on
riches and grow with the most
astonishing rapidity until they are
ft to bear the riches away to be
seen no more. And what able and effect
i've wings they are! So admirably do they
do their work that a real philosopher can
find kind of cynical comfort in admiring
the way they flap. just now the air is
full of these wings, SO full that the breeze
they make is blowing down individuals
and corporations and making very clean
sweep in many localities.
"Blessed are the poor, for they have
nothing to lose," said a philosopher who
had discerned the hightiness of riches.
"Weslth is weak anchor" said Pythsg
oras, who had tested 1t.
'If thou art rich thou art poor;
For like whose back with ingOtS bows
Thou bear'st thy heavy riches but journey
And death unloads thee"
said Shakespeare, who not being rich, could
afford to be philosopher. "Lack of de-
sire Is the greatest richea," said Seneca, and
when a mans riches have winged them
selves away he can supply their place to
great advantage with '1ack of desire"
But 1t requires genuine philosophy to be
rich in lack of desire. Most people have
very eager desire for the Eighty riches.
They say with Byron:
"How beauteous are rouleaus! how charming
chests
CNot OF old sicteTs, ali Whose % heads and % crests
Weigh not the thin ore where their visage
But of fne, unclipt gold, where DULY rests
Some likeness, which the glttering cirque con-
OF modern, reigning, sterling, stupid stamp;
Yes ready money is Aaddins lamp"
There is little philosophy in this, but
there is some good hard sense, although 1t
8 perhaps just a little sordid for poetry.
There is no "lsck of desire" in 1t and no
comfort in it for those whose riches have
flown away. Those who do not feel like
being truly philosophical and who do not
want to be wholly Byronic can take mid
die ground and say
well, wbiles am beggar will rail
And say there is no sin but to be rich;
And being rich my virtue then shall be-
To say there Is no vice but beggary."
This is truly human way of putting It.
But those who can be philosophers will find
it profitable to be- "Lack of desire is the
greatest richee," and the true philosopher
| doesn't rail even when his favorite stock
falls from $50 to minus 10.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
FASHION NOTES.
A Skirt OF Novel Cut.

The novelty of the garment described
to day is quite apparent in the picture,
and consists in the cut of the triple skirt.
The material is ombre pink silk and each
of the three parts of the skirt is cut round
and of graduated lengths, narrowing to-
ward the back and faced with deep
strip Of silk. The waist has tight lin
Ing and hooks in the center The silk ia
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27

It's an Ill wind that blows nowhere, as
the darky said. Reports come from Mon
tana that the drop in silver has given new
energy to the discovery and development
of gold and copper properties. This is re-
garded as decided benefit to the state,
since there is no possibility of an over pro-
duction of gold, while. copper is a more
stable product than silver. The Helena
Independent says that the receipts of gold
at the assay Office indicate that the gold
product this year will be at least 81 ,0o0,-
600 more than last year. Some excellent
strikes have been made In various parts Of
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
Il WomaN's Baek.
The mainspring of her life.

The handspring OF her life
What can she do, where can
she go, so long as that deadly
backache saps both strength and
ambition
She cannot walk, she cannot
stand; her duties are burden
some; she is miserable.
The cause is some derange-
ment of the uterus or womb.
Backache is the sure symptom.
The one unfailing remedy is
Lydia e. PiNkAam's Vegetable
Combouna. A woman discov-
cred it and gave it to woman.
Mrs. 7. W. Lane, Of Hokyoke,
Mass, tells what a comfort it is
to write to a woman about her
peculiar troubles, and have a
woman read her letters and give
a woman's SYM ~
pathy and help. IN
Thousands send ~ ~
Mrs. Pinkhan W ~
letters, grateful =. S.<Iss,
for renewed life. YTySsss "a
All druggists sell 1t. EASLTlNSsN
Address in confidence, AZE~ z ~
-fOtc Co. FL LTNS, T Msss. 1 ---~ G-A<
Lydia Z. Pinkhzm'S z[2 G.~
LIVER Pills 20 cents.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27

A yellow and time-stained old copy-book
that Abraham Lincoln used in practising
penmanship during his school days is in
the possession of an Atchison Ksnsas) col
lector. On one of It's pages is inscribed in
Lincoln's handwriting:
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27

1t Often Happens.-'I hear that the
literary club made quite lion of Timmins
on account of his latest poem" eyes, they
kept 1t up until they made an ass of him. !"
indianapolis Journal.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t ia announced that whales live four
hundred years. The one that swallowed
Jonah has had q longer life than that.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27

BY Using Piatt's Chlorides Freely
muck sickness and trouble may be prevented.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-27

Abraham Lincoln, his hand, his pen
He will be good, but God knows when