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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
TEN YEARS A PAsTof


Rev. l.. r. Thornhill begins his eleventh
year az pastor OF Banbrldge-Street church
to-day. Mr.. Thornhill is a preacher OF
much ability. and during his pastorate
the church has more than doubled its
membership. He IL exceedingly popular
with his congregation, and will begin
another pastoral year with renewed as
surances from his people OF hearty
support in the work OF the church.
Rev. l.. T. Dadmun will occupy his
pulpit both morning and night to-day at
West-End Methodist church. The Chris
tan Endeavor Society will meet ut
o'clock this evening.
The funeral of little Bessie Bass, whose
death was noted. took place yesterday
morning from the residence Of her par
ents The services were conducted in an
impressive manner by Rev. j. j. Clopton.
and the interment took place in Maury
Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. b. a. Coleman
took place yesterday afternoon from the
residence of her husband seventeenth
and AIaury streets, and was largely at
tended.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
prrrRsRrao RAuRoAp COMPANY.

PETERSBURG HAILKOAD UUNFANf'
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
- STOCKHOLDERS OF TIE PETERSBURG
RAILROAD COMPANY Will be held al tho Once
M fho company in Ricnmcnd, Va, on MON
DAY, November 20. 1893, &c II o'clock A. III.
no 6-td W. II. JONES, Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05

DICHMUND, FhFDEHIChobUIs U
IN AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY
ANNUAL mEETIN0.-Ths annual meeting Of
the STOCKHOLDERS or the kfchmond, Frsde..
rtrksburg and Po,omac Railroad Company WI
be reid on WEDNESDAY, November -, 1893.
at the ONCE Of the company, 10 Richmond, az IL
oissock 81. J. b. WINSTON.
M lid Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
Hoods Pills

the preference every time now. think they
are lust wonderful. am glad to recommend
two such good preparations as Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and Hoods Pills" Mrs. ISAIAH En-
ERsoN, East Manchester, ~ IL.
HOODS PILLS cure Constipation by restoring
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
MEETIN0A

ASONIC NOTICE. AssCS.2
wi stated conyocation Of TEMPLE xZHN3
CHAPTER, No. 81, r "A. ~, will be held -
in the :abern acie Of the Mseonic Temple
on MONDAY EVENING, Noyember tths NJ
o'clock. Candidates for Marx and Pest Masters
degrees fnnss be on hand At hour named.
Members OF sister chapters aud transient
companions are fraternaily invited.
BY order OF tho u. h. l.. p.
no salt w NALL ChEW, Sepfetary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
MUNFORD MACON
THESE DEMOCRATIC ORATORS MAKE
RINGING SPEECHES IN MANCHESTER.
The Meeting One Of the Beet Of the Cam
vass--A Pastor Ten Years-Personai
and other soutbside Items.

The most enthusiastic meeting that has
been held IN Manchester during the
canvass outside OF Leader Hall took
place last night In the vacant store at the
corner OF Fifth and Hull streets. The
building was crowded to It's utmost ca
pacity. and many people stood outside the
door 70 listen - the speakers. The rally
was held under the auspices OF the city
Central Committee, and Chairman Mer-
ritt presided.
Hon =. u. Munford was introduced az
the first speaker, and the brilliant young
orator fully sustained his reputation as
being one of the ablest speakers In the
Democratic ranks. He briefly explained
the political situation, and made very plain
the different issues OF the campaign.
lie reviewed the achievements OF the
present Democratic administration. and
predicted that the party would gain an
other great victory next Tuesday. At the
same time he urged the people to go out
and work on the day of election, and see
TO 1t that every Democrat went TO the
polls and cast his ballot, and not leave
this for some one else to do. He illustrated
his point with the amusing story of the
old colored man who prayed dat de Lord
shoats." The porker failed to appear.
however, and the old darby changed
his prayer and said, Lord, SEN old
Ephraim after dat shoat," and before
morning the prayer was answered.
All through his speech Mr.. Munford
was given the most generous applause.
Colonel G.. X. Macon, one of the can
didates for the House from this district,
followed Mr.. Munford. and made an ex-
cellent talk. He was given most cordial
reception, and unless all the signs fall
the First Ward will certainly ~ its duty
on Tuesday and give the regular Demo-
cratic ticket a good majority.
Other Manchester News.
Mrs. T. b. Cersley, who was brought
home from the Worlds Fair quite sick,
Is still confined to her bed at her nus
bands home in Swansboro'.
Mrs. John a. Kratz and Stanley and
Julia Kraft, of Chesterfield, have returned
from delightful visit to the Worlds
Fair.
Mr.. ]. II. Bowles, OF Columbia, who
has been visiting Mrs. W. a. Within.
POS north Nineteenth street, returned
home yesterday.
Past National Councillor W. e. Orange
State Councillor Gardner Deputy National
Councillor Guyer, National Representative
heeton, ana state ConuuctoT bot'Oih paul
an official visit to New South Council,
Junior Order United American Mechanics,
Friday night.
Mr.. George Roach was out yesterday
after n few days sickness.
Mr.. Wade III. Young and bride have re-
turned to the city. after visiting Chicago
and other western cities.
Mrs. J. II. Williams. of Newport News
formerly of Manchester. who has been
quite sick. Is now improving.
The Hastings Court was not in session
yesterday.
Mr.. caleb Coode continues quite sick
at his residence, corner Fifteenth and
McDonough streets.
Mr.. Willie Robertson. who has been
quite IN, is slowly improving.
TIM VrrAUG pAGrnfD
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05

lOc l8-eod3m,alru
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
MANY KILLED.
Terrific Bombardment Reported
u. Il

Terrific Bombardment Reported
at Rio de Janeiro.
NEW YORK, Dec. l6.-The Worlds
special dispatch from Buenos Ayres
says: Terrific bombarding is reported
in the harbor of Rio de JaneirO today.
Many persons were killed.
New YORK, Dec. 16.-The Herald'S
Buenos Ayres special says: The Herald
correspondent in Rio JaneirO sends
word that on the night of Dec. 10 the
city was thrown into a panic by storm
of shot and shell. which lasted for fifty
minutes. Missiles came from rifles and
rapId-firing guns on CobraS island, and
fell all over the city, but especially in
Carioca, Pavadrila and Travessa streets,
and OH other points where theaterS are
situated. Play houses were just
being empued of their throngs
OF patrons, and the effect was tremen-
dous. Scared women fled shrieking to
shelter. Runaway carriage horses
dashed among pedestrians, and above
all the screaming on the streets the
wllizzing of bullets and rafting of
rifles caused great confusion. This was
the result of an attack made from The
shore upon the island by PeiXoto's
troops, 10 which De Canals island bat
teries were not slow in responding.
damaged by the ieaden shower, but the
number of casualties is unknown. 1t
is stated that the attacking force OF
PeIXoto's men suffered heavy losses. as
did also the island garrison, but accu-
rate figures could not be procured. me
usual firing between the forts and
Nictheroy is not allowed to flag"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17

great Importance to tell him. Suspect
ing trap, Pinkerton arranged with
BOhep and Seymour to follow him. and
come to his assistance at given signal.
Then Pinkerton walked SacroSS the
street. and as he reached the Croker
building man stepped out from the
shadow and asked:
You are Bill Pinkerton. amt you%
AS the man spoke, the light shoneon
his face, Pinkerton recognized him as
Jack Hennessy, notorious train rob-
Der. whom he had captured years ago,
and who had sworn to kill him.
PINKERTON REALIZED HIS PERU,
but did not lose his nerve. He said:
My name is PinkertOn," touched his
hat as signal to the two detectives who
by this time had approached, shouted,
"Grab him." and threw his arms about
the man. A desperate struggle enSued
before HenDessy was overpowered. He
was handcuffed and taken to the city
prison. While talking to PinkertOn
Hennessy kept his right hand in his,
overcOat pocket, and in that pocket was
found a loaded 44-caliber pistol. Speak
ing of the affair afterwards, Pinkerton
said:
II am convinced Bohen and Seymour
saved my life. Hennessy is as desperate
fellow as there is in the country. He
is a train robber, and has operated ali
over the Western and Southern states.
His last job was in Mississippi years
ago, and he was captured by me after a
long chase. He was sentenced to serve
long term i'll the Mississippi state
penal Institution, and after his convic-
! ton he swore to have my life. He
escaped from the penitentiary,an there
is a standing reward of $1,000 for his
capture"
| Pinkerton says he will not claim the
reward, but will leave that to Bohen
and Seymour, who came to his assist
ance. Hennessy has many aliases, and
the police refuse to give his real name.
He will be held here until cOmmunica-
ton can be had with the authorities III
! MiSSiSSinni
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
Raising Violets for Profit.

American Woman's Illustrated World.
Here is woman undertaking violet
culture for her support. l am not per-
mitted to disclose her name, but here is
another example of the woman who
gladly finds her vocation in the country
and in her flower garden, where would,
for their own sakes, more of my self
supporting sex could secure employ
meut. This lady has until very lately
enjoyed all the independence of wealth.
| believe the panic and failures have so
largely reduced her income that she is
forced to make the butter for her daily
bread. She has home on Long Island,
quite free of debt, and instead of cast
ing herself into the jaws or the summer
boarders, or selling out to come and
grub and fret in town, she has put to
account her best cultivated and favorlte
recreation and talent. She knows more
about Violets than literature, embroidery
or dressmaking, and has arranged to
supply leading Broadway florist with
all the blossoms her cold frames and
greenhouses can produce. 1t is delight
full to see how women with little
capital are slowly passing out to the
country, to abandoned farms and their
own gardens, to engage in the produc-
ton of the small specialtieS and little
luxuries that they lean handle with ease,
pleasure and profit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
Pointed.

Clergymen are supposed to have a.
peculiar talent for ''improvng" the
occasion. How one of them did this in
a witty, and, let us hope, an edifying
manner. is related by the Boston
Journal:
In early life he had met with an acct
dent which left him with broken nose,
a deformity about which, in spite of his
piety, he was known to be little sensi-
tive. One day new inquirer pro-
pounded the old question::
'How happened you to break your
nose?"
The minister answered solemnly:
ITO tell the truth, my friend, the ac>
cident was caused by my poking my
nose into other peoples business"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
Personal MENTION.

F. A. Resser, Spokane, Wash, arrived
at the Merchants yesterday.
Col Clarke Chambers, Owatonna, was
a Merchants guest yesterday.
c. T. Babcock, Crow Agency, Mont,
was Merchants guest yesterday.
Lord Premier GreenwaY, Winnipeg,
Man., was Ryan guest yesterday.
John Nj. Ford, Valley City, N. D.,
registered yesterday at the Merchants.
nc. Southwick and wife, New York,
were among the Ryan arrivals yester-
day.
Charles E. Hall and wife. Glasgow.
Mont. were Merchants transients yes
teiday.
At the Windsor-T. S. Campbell.
West Superior; Joseph L. w. Johnston,
Tacoma; r. l.. Cross, Grand Forks; E.
j. Shea, Mandan; F. S. Hunt, Dubuque;
John Collins, Missoula; E. j. Frank aud
wife, Hastings.
At the Hotel Metropolitan-W. H.
Spuds, U. s. A.; S. q. Van Dyke, Lee
Shaw. Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. George
S. Egan, Bay City. Mich; ID. W. Davis,
New York; G. r. Randolph, Boston;
e. w. Burdeck. Fargo.
At the Clarendon-B. M. Smith, De-
troit; j. Nj. Jones and wife, Jobnson's
Greek; K. Is. Doane, Duluth; ). A.
Conklin, Blue Earth City; b. Sherwood,
Faribault; Miss Agnes Coleman, Miss
Louisa Coleman, Milwaukee.
At the Sherman-Ja w. Mathe-
son. Tacoma; James Mackey. Staples 7
J. S. Burns. Sprague. w. Mcintosh,
Bayfield,; A. l.. Buell., st. Louis; james
Woods, Missoula; II. B. Barnes. Chi
cago; w. S. Turner, Grand Rapids.
At the Ryan-C. j. Van Zandt, New
York; Edward +. Ross, Chicago; A. r.
Goodhue. Fargo; F. Loeb. Rock Island; ;
L. p. Smith, Toronto: w. II. Barnes,
Cleveland; w. II. Stacy. Boston; A. l..
Rowe, Anderson: t. Ii. Ellis, Butte :;
J. II. Baker, Mankato; w. F. Dott, Win
nipeg; Joseph Barr, Cincinnati; 3. Ii.
Land, Philadelphia; A. c. Ireland,
Fultonville. n. Y.
At the Merchants WILDER, Hough-
ton, Mich; o. S. Hays, Helena; Il. IL.
Barrett, Moose Island; n. F. Doll, Win
nipeg; Joseph 3. w. Johnston. Tacoma !;
John Dondell, MiSsoula; William Har-
fison, Duluth; Il. ID. Cross, Grand Forks !;
Ed Mccormick, Omaha; I. w. Harris,
Webster. S. d.: George NJ. Fish. Grace
Vile; H. ID. Moulton, Duluth; A. B..
Beach, Sioux City.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
RAGMAN's SCALES.
There Can Be No Question Abou
Them Being HOnest.

Il
Them Being Honest.
Buffalo Express.
Mrs. Nuwed conceived the idea of
buying her husband a birthday present
out of money she had saved and earned
herself. 10 every cent she could scrimp
from the household allowance she put
away, and many other little devices re-
sorted to in order to get the required
sum. One of her plans was to save
rags. She instructed the servant to be
very careful 10 save every piece of cloth
that could be found, and she herself
spent hours Ill gathering all sorts of
odds and ends and stutfing them into
rag bag.
One day the bag was full, and a man
came along the street shouting:
"Wrags! Wragsw Mrs. Nuwed opened
a window and said: Here, man, Pve
got some rags to Sell!"
The ragman came in and the portly
bag was produced. He lifted it and then
attached his scales to it. "TWeluff
pounds" he said.
whats that?" inquired Mrs. Nuwed,
sharply.
.Tweluff pounds. lady"
"Why. the idea; weighed them my
self yesterday and there were thlrty-two
pounds there
"Vill de lady loog for herseIluff?''
asked the ragman, attaching his scales
to the bag again and holding it up.
Mrs. Nuwed looked. The scales reg
istered twelve pounds and no more.
why" she said, show could l have
made such mistaken" and took what
the ragman offered her and went into
the house.
That night she was telling her hus-
band of the transaction. I'm sure
she said. "tnat those rags weighed more
than thirty-two pounds, but there was
no getting around those scales. Why,
he didn't try to cheat a bit. He held
them right up and let me see just where
| the pointers stopped"
What kind of scales were they?''
| asked the husband.
why, those common scales like we
use in the Kitchen"
"And did you ever stop to think that
| the capacity of those scales is but twelve
pounds?"
A faint light began to dawn on Mrs
Nuwed. "What difference would thai
| make?" she asked, TREMENDOUSLY.
| Oh" replied Mr.. Nuwed, ''it
wouldn't make the least b1t of differ
ence. Of course not. Only, If those
rags had weighed ton, that homes
ragman's scales would have registered
them as twelve pounds" Then Mr..
| Nuwed laughed boisterously.
| WELL" said his wife, sharply, "yOl
| needn't make such fuss about it.
| guess those two paving stones | put il
made up the difference all right"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
SHOT BOTH The BUNCOERS
SIOUX CITY c0NFI0ERcE MEN CATCH
A TARTAR.
WOULDN'T BE CoNFIDENCED.

The Murderer Makes Good His
Escape Before the Crime Is
Discovered-Dete Pinker-
toms Sensational Experience
at San Francisco Proves to Be
Fake.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec. 16. C. E.
Meyers and Joe Blum, who, with con-
federates, have been operating conf
dence tailor Shop in this city, were
shot and instantly killed here shortly
before O'clock this morning. The
killing is supposed to have been
done by stranger whose name
is given as A. F. Philley, a country
man, who had been enticed into their
joint. He left the city on a train for
Omaha ten minutes after the double
homicide, and has not yet been appre-
hended. All the circumstances point
to him as the perpetrator. According
TO the testimony of Hugh McDermott,
of Rock Rapids, he went with
Phllley to the railroad depot about
$50 a. IN. While there the two
were engaged in conversation by Mey-
ers. He invited them out to take a
drink. Philley accepted. In ten or
fifteen minutes PhIlley returned some
what excited and out of breath, and
caught the train leaving at 4. N. The
theory is that Meyers took the stran ger
to the gangs headquarters on Third
street. where Blum was on guard, and
attempted to rob him, and that he re-
sisted and
SHOT BOTH.
At frs. it was supposed that other
members of the gang were the guilty
parties, and "Burly" Graves. KID
Smell. Jim Bowman. James McMorris and
Frank McGibbons were arrested and are
| still in Jail. Telegrams have been
sent with view of intercepting Philley
but nothing has yet been heard OF him.
| The two dead men were shot through
the abdomen with revolver held at
| close range. Meyer was an all-round
crook, known throughout the country
as kidney" Blum was also well
known, and came here from Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
Pan Thomas Nan.

DIR. Coppee follows the operations of
the civil war so far as they refer to
Gen. Thomas. He gives glowing dis.
cription of the battle of Stone River, on
the last night of December, 1862.
Thomas was holding the rebel forces in
check, Bragg having made a final as
sault at sunset. The Union troops were
badly shaken, but Thomas had been
able to stop the advance upon the Fed
eraI right, meeting the crisis with
promptness and skill. There is story
that late that night. at meeting of the
principal officers. something was said
about possible retreat, and Rosecrans
ayoke Thomas, who had fallen asleep,
and put to him the question: "Wiil you
protect the rear In retreat?" Starting
out of his slulnber, Thomas calculated:
"This army can't retreat" and at once
fell asleep again.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
PINKERToN's CLOSE CALL
Proves to Be a Sensational Fake
With But Little Foundation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-The name
of the man arrested at the instigation of
Detective Billy Pinkerton today is not
Jack Hennesy, as at first supposed, nor
is he train robber. The man arrested
is Charles o. Sommers, who,
about a year ago. robbed Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s safe at MerideD.
Miss, and secured $4,000. Sommers
was convicted and sentenced to five
years. imprisonment, but made his es-
cape last August by hoodwinking a
prison guard. A reward of $3.50 was
offered for his capture. Mr.. Pinkerton
stated that the story about mis- attempt
ed assassination is
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
The story. as first reported, was that
last night about II o'clock, Pinkerton
was sitting in the billiard room of the
Palace hotel, talking to Detectives
Bohen and Seymour, of the local police
force, when messenger entered and
handed him a note. The purport
of the Communication was that the
writer wished Pinkerton to meet him
in front of the Croker building. oppo-
cite the hotel, al, he had senethinS Of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
JOHN BROWNS RAID.
Most of the Received Histories of
the Episode Arc Incorrect.

the Episode Arc Incorrect.
There has been so much romance
mixed up with the Brown raid that it
becomes the duty of the historical stu
dent and Investigator to get at the
actual facts. A prominent citizen and
able iurist of this country has informed
me that most of the published accounts
of the Brown raid are imperfect, writes
Martins Ferry correspondent of the
Washington Star.
John Brown came here from his
Adirondack home in the autumn of 1859.
The writer, during the past season. was
visitor to Essex county, New York,
where Brown resided and is buried. and
gathered many facts of his personal his
tory. Brown passed his last night while
en- route for Harper's Ferry with the
late Mr.. Norton, who informed me that
IN reply to question as to his future
movements Brown said: ''Watch the
Tribune"
When Brown squatted on the Mary
land heights he gave out that his object
was mining, and when the boxes Of
pixies, guns, etc.. arrived 1t was under
stood that they were mining tools. A
man named Thompson, an important
parsonage in the little army of invasion,
span of the iron bridge, while John
Browns son and Lieut.. Stevens held
the Shenandoah span. Thompson was
captured and held prisoner in the old
brick hotel (uot now standing), while
Stevens and Brown were routed from
their position and driven toward the
| armOry.
When near the Gait house they were
| fired on by citizens concealed in that
building. Young Brown was shot
through the body, but succeeded in
reaching the armory, when he called to
his friends, "Ihey have shot me-" but
Immediately reloaded. and, seeing Ezra
Beckhafn, mayor of the village and
railroad ageft, popular and inotfen-
sive man. shot him dead on the trestle.
He soon after expired from his own
wound. The citizens, learning of the
death of Beckham, cried "Blood fol
bloeds' and prowRtly avenged the deed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
Artistic Dress.
Mrs. Jenness-Miller.

Mrs. Jenness-Miller.
OF all things we should first realize
the Importance of the eternal suitability
of dress ON all occasions, in all places
and for all persons. In carrying out
this idea, freedom is the first demand
of nature. When that is obtained, then
we should seek artistic grace and
curved lines instead of angles. The
time has come when we should estab-
lish ideals and work for them in regard
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
The Sunday Dinner.

Boston Transcript.
Wealth has its trials. 1t is noticed IN
New York that the restaurants are filled
on Sunday nights with people who are
known to have extensive retinues of
servants, including cooks. The explana-
ton Is that the effort to have O'clock
dinner on Sundays in households where
the noon dinner on Sunday was the rule
has beef failure. The cooks Insist on
the Sunday niGht off, and unless the
dinner comes at noon the family has to
20 out for that meal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
70 dress, as we'll as in relation to all

to dress, as we'll as in relation to all
things. =
Under all conditions dress should be
expressive of the individuality of the
person. We need to study, not what
fashion can do for us, but what we can
90 for ourselves. If fashion gives
drapery that Is particularly becoming or
suitable for your figure. then by all
means keep it. If fashion gives beauti-
full ami artistic materials, then keep
them. for such are the uses of fashion.
But do not. under any circumstances,
feel Obliged To patroniZe an unbecom-
ing style because fashion says you must.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17

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