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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
VIRGINIA STATE DEB?

THE VIRGINIA BONDHoLDERs' COMMIT
TEE (of New York; having requested tbe Distri-
buting Commission under the plan and proposi-
ton for the adjustment OF tue debt OF Virginia,
dated Novem Der 20, 1890, 10 proceed TO ADJUST
the distribution OF the rev State bouds to he il
sued In settlement Of the debt, holders Of bonds
or coupons Interested In the distribution desiring
10 make any communication TO tho Commission
ers on tho subject OF the distribution arc re-
quested to do 80 before the 25rH OF JANUARY,
1888, after which date the Commissioners will
proceed 10 the consideration OF the matter.
All Communications must be made In trtpli-
cate and typewriter or printed. and sent TO
Mr.. PHILLIPS SMALLEY. secretary OF the Com
mission, care Of Central Trust Company, New
York. h. J. PHELPS,
JOHN III. DANIEL,
y. y. BRAITHWAIrE,
Distributing Commissiou-
NEW YoxK, January II, 1893.
10 l2-eodtJasA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
nriliiant Editor Cone.
lBy telegraph to tho Disp, en-

NEW ORLEANS, La. January 23.--At noon
yesterday l.. Placide Canonge. one OF. tho
editors OF the New Orleans Ree and the
Nestor of the press of this city. died Of
the grip. HIS career was one Of remarka-
bic brilhancv. He founded and edited
number of newspapers. wrote much for
the press of Paris, and put on the stage
more than a dozen plays early in the
seventies. He managed season Of French
opera in New Orleans with great success.
He was Clerk OF the Criminal Court. SUI
perintendent OF public schools, professor
of French Of the University OF Louisiana.
and member OF the State House Of Repre-
seutatives.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
fReported for the Dispatch.l

JANUARY 23.--No offerings on Change to-day.
Private sales: Wrappers, ID; smokers, "a !;
flers, %: scrap, total, lf3 hogsheads.
Internal Revenue Collections: Cigars and
cigarettes, s2,03Il5; tobacco, s3,Js5. lJ--total,
SJ,622.30.
Mount, y. c.; Il. NJ. Curtis, Bedford City, Va:
y. G. Huntington. Farmville, Va; Is. b.
Vaughan and j. II. Gray. Petersburg. Va
SIR b. ID. Best, president OF the Lovel buf-
nngton Tobacco Company, OF Coyington, n.y.,
was a visitor 20 our market to-day.
Many friends will be sorry 70 learn OF the ecci-
dent TO Mr.. j. y. George, who broke his arm sat
urday.
Mr. william Gray, OF rockwell. Hanover coun-
~, has two loads Of Leaf at Crensbaw's for sale
tomorrow There will bo regular sale there
and at shelburne's Tomorrow.
Smokers are taking largely the lead IN sales.
very large seller says that he sold out h,s last
lot saturday
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
Thrown from Horse and Badly Frost
FIFTEEN.

While Mr.. A. II. Ransone. OF Goochand
county. was returning home from visit
TO o nelghbor few nights ago be met with
q severe accident. lie had to cross 5Tldgo
which was heavily coated with Zee. lbs
horse did not want 20 60 over and in trying
10 make INN DO So Mr. Rau>oue Wa thrown
with such great force that he was rendered
unconscious. From hls own account 20
must bAvs renamed lu-cnslbie about three
hours. On recovering he managed To- make
he way on hls hands and knees TO the
house Of "a negro near hy. where he re
manned until morning, when be was taken
home. His feet and legs are very badly
frost bitten and are swollen toahout double
thor natural SIZE. The doctor is doubtful
about saving them. Mr. Ean~one was for
merry q constable of Goochland county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
To sell the Ball Boxes To-Day.

The sale of boxes for the King Cotton
Ball. which was to have taken place yes
terday afternoon at 1870 O'Clock, was post
poued until to-day at the same hour, as
several persons who wished TO bid were ab-
sent from the city. A number of tickets
for the ball have already been purchased.
The box.sheet for reserved seats will %
opened at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at
the Academy of Music.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
Ambulance Answerings.

Sunday the ambulance was called to COL
east franklin to colored man named
Richard Wilkins, who had fallen on the
ice and hurt himself. He was taken TO the
almshOuse for treatment.
While the ambulance was attending the
above call Mr.. }. w. Lawrence brought his
son Joe, who had his finger cut with a
knife, TO the station-house. His wound
was treated by the physician in charge,
and the boy was left with his father.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
The Ialbotl-Fullcr Wedding.

4 number Of Richmond people will at
tend the wedding OF Mir. Percy lalOott Of
kentucky, and Miss Nellie Fuller, of Gin
c.unatl. which takes place IN Washington
tomorrow night. The hrldc-elect. VINO Is
daughter Of Mr. II. ". Fuller, l. well
known IN SOCIAL circles OF tins CITY, and
has ior several seasons beer one of the
bellies of the White sulphur Springs.
Among those who Will De present at the
marriage are Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Pace,
Miss Bessie Pace. Mrs. t. II. Nmtlock. and
Miss IuILlff.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24

IoNDoV. january 23.-James Francis
Egan. the alleged dynamite conspiIator
WHO was released from penal servitude at
Portland prison SATURDAY.. telegraphed to-
dav 10 Thomas iIea,v. Member Of Parlla-
mcnt for South Lout1: John pulled me
through Portland gate Saturday. will
see You IN Dublin before the end OF the
week" Healy telegraphed back Re-
Ceiye my hearty congratulations. Vel
come to freedom The John alluded to
in the above dispatch is John Barry. Mem
Der Of Parliament for South Wexford. who
went 10 Portland and met Egan AZ the
rueon. accompanying INN home to Biz
mIngham.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
The Chancery Court.

.ms,;a Singer onsI;fod "a sxecutrix al the
will of George Singer. On last Friday Mr.
G. s. Dowdy qualified as administrator of
the estate of'hIs father. the late 5. Z.
noydy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE. january 23--Yirginia 81, ia
121s Baltimore ana Ohio 9G3a973i; Northern
Central, 7OIs bid; Baltimore aud ONO South
western lists, 1868 hil: d.. lst incomes, 1884
bid; DO, ID IN 'omes, 80 It'd; do. 81 IA 'omes.
lO4al0l6; consolidated gas stock, 6!a02ll.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
,instincs-Conrt NeMs.

Judge Lamb presided in the Hastings
Court yesterday. Judge Witt beng IN Nor
folk. several civil cases were disposed OF.
The case of Wlham Gillian, charged
with murder. which was SET for trial yes
tegdsy, was continued until the 2oth IN
- :.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24

affected cattle in this locality for several
months. The animal became greatly in-
furiatcJ few DAYS ago and in her mad.
ness gOrcd mule, from tho effects 81
which he died. Another COW is sick with
tho same disease.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
OPEN FOR INSPECTION ;

Yes, we are we're keeping open house
now. It's "open" time these days.
The year is opening very auspiciously
for our business, and we have opened a
splendid stock of the latest patterns for
business and evening suits. Our stock
includes everything, and We include
correct style, perfect fit, elegant fin
ish, and faultless makeup among
the essential qualities of our Suits.
You can't find fault with our ma
terials, bacause they're the best in
the market. You can't criticise our
Suits, because they're just what fashion
DEGREES, and you can't think of disre-
garding fashion any more than river
can run up stream.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
FIRE IN MANCHESTER
-ur PICKING. ROOM Of THE OlD
COMMON MILLS BURNED.
nh. to.. Of ssh. 600 or More Covered by
Iusorance--C ases In Court-~rer-
SQUALLS ana Briefs.

To-day morning. The loss - '7'i-
a, between $4,000 and o,e'0, ana
..,.s nearer The former figure. lac
st..k and ,sa-oiuorv woTo Ill
-., -,, ,..,, ,,o M T.~la,d
'.t-, '" H'-"I"i NV ''-'"' ''''" ,'''''-
I .i tart v.otl companies. ihoro
..rbu IoIcic. with iho Mutla.~. AM
rtn. De beloved - tc enough TO
'.. damages
'. jae i.rr is "iHn'Wn' oN' ~
.' HlF' u'ra ''n-'' "f &C.
. was sir'' N''' iH t"'
- 90 ia' large ,"DtAs weTe ia
H'a were oH '"'' 70, il' u.le'
'- h"i 'h ,"-4u" "Nfl '"'
$50. i'@-.Nt '.i ,NEI l'' "'fhS on
'' D't''iri $40 'h' ~ t"e
.i- l'R % mug one "' '"'
meg nF d i'H. F'i'iHe "'
aug. q. ''' '''' ','''i' "'''
"i. '' ''i-' lht" ''~ 'i'1''
.Ltep 1871 1HT i.f-
..... ea- turned Iu ari th" fo"'orv-
eur 90 alfu ~" operative.
N..u ttn so ihr lower part Of
}I. N.n-Hr~' =" De-
t.rrtJ DDt promptly, hut WIS
..rl ir rc.Ol- stream TO
.a.t &C t.r .rol.a condition
n..-I bugs. lhn Oh Dominion
.t a~t.-li.' i.r'-'i9 l'tus; o"i
.'... ,,...... e..
f.,. ta- t.- son -t condition
prong i' 81. 'i" ~" 'hr
H.t i., wa SOM
l. '''u.i .'r com
.. .'i' .i1 t"i t.c Nan,
"''.rt su.-h'"i}. "ni
n--.l 'N t.' 'Wl''. '''
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'.'E' VIE t''l III
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
EeehinR the liifd..

In passing by Polk Miller's drugstore
Yesterday DIsPAIcH reporter noticed that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
COSTS ~ COUPON CASES
Under the settlement Act NIust BE Paid
in Money.

When the Virci ma debt settlement was
cOnsummated the Commonwealth issued
her manuscript bond for the amount due
the Olcott people. The engraved bonds
are in the hands Of the Second Auditor
aud viii he issued ia lieu Of that bond as
soon as the committee charged with de-
termining what percentage of the Dow o1il-
cations shOuld bee assigned to the different
classes of old securities shall have com
plcted their labors. The State Las no.
thing TO DO with ths distribution. 4 New
York special 10 the Baltimore SIM SAY that
the committee above noted are preparing
to make this final ALLEGATION. ana adds:
here has been considerable tax here about
the 5000 Judgments that are on file ia the du-
fcrent counJi'e o. Nirgiulr agniu6, the citizens
who took part IN the coupon War and ID" iahil-
ties that they ara under Tor the large amount oi
legal costs thht have boon Hiled ~ ia the con-
irsf. rIusbcr of the list, from some of the
counties have boon sent here AMI occasion
much surprise az the disprOpOriOn OF the oI,Fi-
nal tax and the amount of tho costs. u - con-
siiercd 10y some Of the southern colony taat rs
the state hes been generous In COMPROMISING
Ter tax dues the law officers o1sht 10 De ~ least
a. lcnIent IN collecting their costs. !; b. t"-
heved that u such plan Of compromise we're
offered 10 would meet with the approval ~ ~"
bondLoldcrs' committee ami Of the Advisory
Committee also.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT BUSINESS
CENTRES OF THE WORLD
Prices of Money. Bonds. Stocks. Grain.
Tobacco. Cotton. &c.. and tho
Weather Indications
lBy telegraph to tho dispatch. !

- WARRINGTON, January 2i-Forecasi
iriIp lfo- twenty -four honrs--from midnight TO
ihin lmidn,ght-For Virginia and North
-JCarolina Fair weather; sou,hwcsterly
winds.
Weather conditions AMI general forecast: The
storm has moved from Alberta 90 North DAKOTA.
An area OF low barometer has moved Slowly
eastward over the Lake regions. The barometer
Is high east OF Nova Scotia, north of Lake
Superior In the Southwest. and over the plateau
ana the Pacific coas. regions. The tempefaiurs
has fallen from the upper Lake region over Asn-
sas and Nebraska, and a cold wave has appeared
over the Western Saskatchewan valley. tlrs-
where the temperature has risen. snow has
fallen on the New England coast and 10 the
AXE regions and the extreme Northwest.
Heavy rain IL reported on the South Texas coast.
The storm central in the Northwest viii move
enthusiastically attended by SNOW IN the Mis-
souri, and the extreme upper Mississippi valleys,
and viii be followed by cold wave, which VIII
extend over tho Missouri Valley and the middle
eastern slope Of the Rocky Mountains Tuesday.
by tuesday night the cold wave will probably
oyerspread fhe central valleys.
The WEATHER IN RICHMOND YESTERDAY was
clear and considerably warmer. The skios were
clear at midnight.
Range OF the Thermometer AZ the front-door
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

new YORK.
NEW YoRx, January 23.-Floar dull bat STEADY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
No uaitlen Revolutiop---Iu,t Now.

PARIS. January o. The Beitien Legation
here las Issued denial OF tie cable dis
patches from New York stating that there
VAS revolution in Haiti. The legation
officials declare that tranquility prevails
everywhere IN Haiti.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
.Dx,am,ter" Callao free.

yAnglo-A American cable ~ sne Dispaich.j
Lospoy. January 23-The report that
Dvnamiter Callan had been secretly re-
leased from Portland PRISON some time age
is confirmed TO-DAY. II has been learned
that he sailed for tho United slater on sat
urday las, on the Hamburg-Aneriean
steamshlp Fuerst Bismarck.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND January 23-OSfssIsos- Wheat,
2,0d4 bushels. Corn. 1.Oo4 bushels 100
sALza Wheat 2.06i bushels. Corn' i,<Vo
busneiS.
QUOTATIONS.
WasAr.-LougDarry. 7sas,c. Nixed, 'oss-e
snortperry. TOas2c. No rod. s0aslc.
cosx.-Whits. Virginia, oas lots, o2ao3c. Ma
White. 5zs5sc. No. mixed. ooaolc- .
OAYA--wlaIer uor seed, 3oat<s. M
mixed. 5aa3yi.c.; No s mixed S1aooc.
HrR--5sA63c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
mARIsE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS JAS. rs, 1904
lBy telegraph
ARRlyEn
Steamship Kocklght New orleans.
steamship Castle Eden, Now orleans
Steamship Santanderno, Nortoix.
schooner :. X. Mead, Boston.
SAILED.
Steamship Eastgate, Pregres~o
steamship Bockngnt, FLUSHING.
s,ssmship Castle Eden, hayfc.
STEAMSHIP Cosmopolitan, fornAntina.
PORT OF WEST POINT. JASUAKY 81. 1893
tby telegraph
ARRlyKn.
Steamship wyanOke, tosA New York. gen
eral cargo
ssssusAip w,an0s~ sasA ssvx f. ssasui
cargo
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
lHE coMrEoYIsa or TAX DUES.

The compromise Of tax dues comes in
under the twelfth section OF the act OF SET
Element, which reads a follows:
All coupons heretofore rendered for taxes and
held by sad taxpayers III pursuance OF such
tender shall DO received In payment Of the taxes
for which they we're rendered. and upon their de-
livery to the proper collector or the amount
thereof in money the judgments Obtained
against the said taxpayers for sucn taxes shail
bee marked satislci; provided tho SAID tan-Day-
ers shall have paid me costs Ot sad judgments
All coupons heretofore rendered for taxes ana
held 10y tho officers OF tho Commonwealth for
vcu6catiOn, IN pursuance Of tho statute m such
case made and provided, shall be received IN
payment of the taxes for which they were ten
uercd and tae money collected for such taxes t.
turned to me part les from whom II was received
provided the said taxpayers shall have paid all
costs Incurred IN legal proceedings 20 verify said
coupons.
TIE QUESTION OF CosTs.
This section gives the taxpayer who hos
rendered coupons cut from bonds funded
AID against whom a judgment has been
entered the privilege O! discharslng the
tax n said coupons but he must pay the
costs in money. The disproportlon be-
tween the tax and the cost III most cases
arises from the fact that where the COM
munwealth has attempted TO execute the
original judgment she Ia, been met by
second tender, and the law officers have
instituted another process. In some IN
stances there are as many as three sets OF
costs and three judgments against a tax
payer. but ali OF them consequent upon
their own act. IL the law officers choose
TO compromise that Is their matter, but
under the act the OlcOtt committee has
agreed TO pay these costs IN money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
NEW RICHMOND THEATRE.
A FAIR REBEL.
MEETINGS-FOurth Tuesday.

RICHMOND c0MAiNDERY. 40. =. KNIGHTS TEN
pLAH.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE. ODD-FELLOWs.
FIrZHUGH LODGE. oDD-FEIIOws.
JAMESTOWN TRIBE, RED MN.
CONTINENTAL LODGE. KNIGHTS or HONOR
CAPITOL LODGE, KNIGHTS or HONOR.
RICHMOND COUNCIL. AMERICAN MECHANICS
HOPE COUNCIL, AMEMcAN MECHANICS.
ACKOBA COUNCIL, American MECHANICS.
ELIZA COUNCII., ROYAL AKCASJN.
CHCRCH-HiLL COURT. EQUITABLE LEAGUE.
JEFFERSON COURT. EQUITABLE LEAGUE
VIRGINIA SENATE. ORDER PATWCIAN5.
VIRGINIA. CHOSEN FRIENDS.
TRINITY LODGE. GOOD IBMPLARS.
wEST-ESD LODGE, GOOD TENPLARs.
HOWARD S-GKCVE LODGE. GOOD rENPLAh~
ST. aARY's BENEFICIAL SOCIETY
VIRGINIA LODGE, PROGRESSIVE BENEFIT.
OLD DOMINION COHaANDERN, GOLDEN EAGLE
&C. FIRST VIRGINIA REGIAENT.
"D,' FIRST VIRGINIA RkGIBESE
"F." FIRST VIRGISIA REGIMENT.
RICHMOND LIGHT INFANTRY BLUES
RICHMOND HOwITzERs.
CENTRAL TRADE AND LABOR UNION.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
NAyAl.sToRE MARKETS.

WILMINGTON, y. G., January III urpentne,
2gl1e Rosin lrn: strained, oiEc; gOoi
strained, sl.O2ls Tar steady 40 sllJ. Crude
iurpentne steady; hard. Ell; yoio"-lip ani
virgin. $40.
CHARLESTON. :. e., January 22.-Turpentino
nrm al SOC. k0sin hrm a, sloo Tor g0"i
strained.
SAVANNAH, Ga. January %3.-Inrpentns
irmer at 3ltsc. ROsin drni at sl.lOasi.lJ.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-06
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

E-FlOur-Westcrn super, s.. 81
@215 western super, extra, S2.25I3; western
super, family, S3.256p3.60: winter wheat pat
ent, $375Ni.lO; spring wheat patent, Si.l5
0f3O; spring wheat straight, $3.10lt4.1O. Wheat
No. red, spot, 15l1s0i51ic; May, 751slt75L4c
June, I61s1'61lc; July, 7634C1165sc; steamer No
q red, 7l@1iMc. Milling wheat, 73Se7ec. Corn
Mixed, spot, 1850 iolic; May, 493s6t49Isc July,
6fSt15GS4c; steamer mixed 4S1i@iSIac; white
corn by sample, 53c; yellow corn b. SAM
pie, 5'c. Oats-No. . white western, 4l@
42c; No. mixed western, 3jGt35I Idt:sc. Rye
No. p 621aftG)c. Hay-Good to choice timothy,
Sl50l6. Cotton-Middlng, &c. Provisions
Mess pork, $3.50; hams, 15c; lard, refined,
he Buttcr-C Creamery, fancy, Bic; creamery,
fair to choice, s8Qt20c, creamery, imitation,
&c. Eggs, 14c. Cofree-Rio, Ike; No. 2, 1890
15Hc. Sugar Granulated, 53sc. Peanuts I'M
changed.
NEW YORK Flour No. extra spring and
winter, $2156D2.a5; winter clears, S270lt3.30;
spring clears, $2.:Td;, spring straights, $3.50
395; winter straights, S3.l50t35O; winter pat
ents, S34514.05; spring patents, S3S0lbi.55; city
mills for West Indies, S3.900iM Wheat
No. northern TO arrive, sO>4c f. o. b. Corn
No z, 52Iec I. o. b. aflOat; steamer, 52Isc
atloat. Oats-No. white, 429ic No. 3 white,
4l24csi2 No: 2mixed, ai34c Pork-Extra prime
nominal; short clears, S2l.0002250; family,
Sl9.JO405O; mess, Sa0.0002050. Lard-July,
SlO75; September, Sl005 Butter Creamery,
state, sM1SOc; western imitation creamery,
frsts, 2jlaf526c; western imitation creamery,
seconds, 2idt@5c. Eggs Southern frsts, llc
PHILADELPHIA-F Minnesota clears
and straghts at S275Q54.00; Pennsylvania roll
or straight at S3.25lb3.GO; western winter clears
and straights at S3.2Jg63.75; winter patents at
$'.'50i.l5; spring patents at Sf.15dti40; and
fancy brands higher. Rye -four, S3O5a3.l 10 per
barrel for choice Pennsylvania. On call
wheat had i419c bid for May: ,5IGc June; 763lc
July; fi4c August. Corn, 5Gc bid Tor May;
Iohc June; sic July; Size August. Oats 40c
bid f"r May; 40c June: 40c July; 3oc August.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-06
TOLD IN a FEW WORDS. s

The relay riders passed South Bend, Ind.
IS hours late.
The president has appointed Jeremiah
w. Coveney postmaster at Boston, vice Il.
n. Hart, resigned.
The strike of the walters at Chicago Is
assuming serious proportions. The colored
and white men are both going out
Fire in the Yajen block, Indianapolis,
caused loss of $4,000 to G.. w. Mckee,
wholesale notion dealer, and 70 500 to ID. =.
Erwin.
Forty-five yardmen employed in two of
the Panhandle shops at Columbus are out
OH strike, which is expected to become
general.
fire in the Nix building at Terre
Bonnie, Mo-, destroyed the business por-
ton of the city. The total loss will aggre-
gate $4,000, with partial insurance.
The Episcopal convention chose Dean
Lawrence Of Boston (the Broad church.
mems candidate) as bishop of the diocese
of Massachusetts, to succeed Bishop Brooks.
The governor of Maryland has appoint
ell Friday, June 80, as the day for the exc
cution of William Pinkney and Daniel
Barber, convicted of the murder of Francis
M. Bowie of Marlboro.
A steamers boat, twenty feet long,
painted black and sharp at each end, was
found on the beach at Bea ufort, n. c., 1t
had evidently beei overheard for long
time. No name.
DR.. Ellison Capers, pastor of Trinity
church, Columbia, has been elected assist
ant bishop of South Carolina. He was
born in Charleston in 1887 and ordained to
the ministry in 1867.
Governor Tillman has assigned Solicitor
Jervey to prosecute the lynchers at Column
ba, S. c. Mr.. Jervey declared in address
ing mass meeting that he would indict
the lynchers for murder and the governor
as accessory.
Secretary Arnold, of the Brewers union
of Chicago says there is no foundation for
the report that the brewers of the city are
contemplating strike. Notwithstanding,
the 80 brewery proprietors in the city think
a strike not improbable.
1t is stated that ont of 1000 pilgrims
from Russia to Nazareth, the great major
ity persisted of exposure during the terri
BILE weather. One girl, II years old, was
rescued near Moscow after being buried
under the snow for 81 days. A few crusts
of bread were her only diet.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-06
9Iaxwcil md Cinl,.on counpnred.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Although a great
deal has hecn said about the vigor with
which Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Maxwell WAS using the guillotinc on
fourth class postmastcrs the records up to
date show that he has not even approached
the record Of his predecessor, Mr.. Clark
son. and that he has devoted most of his
time 10 iilling vacancies caused by death,
or resisna,ions. Thus, up to date. Max
well has appointed 3,S9i fourth class post
masters, OF whom l ,209 were To fill vncan-
cies caused by removals, and 2,GS5 by death
OF resignation. General Clarkson in the
Same length Of time removed and appoint
ed ;,;sd lo~tmasters and appointed sos
othc,- 10 I'll places made vacant by death
or resignation, making a total of 5, 104.
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singular Explosion of a Locomotive

CHATTANOOGA, May F.-The explosion OF
locomotive cylinder in the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad shops here resulted in
the death of John Quigley (whte) and
Will Peak (coloredD Jessie Biles was
badly burned about the face, probably
binding him for life. The accident was
remarkable from the fact that the cylinder
had been detached from the locomotive for
several days and was being heated over 4,
forge fire ut the time of the explosion. 1t
contained no water from which steam
could have been generated and the me-
chanics mt the shops have been wholly mt n
loss to explain the cause of the explosion,
which was IL terrific one, throwing pieces
of iron weighing hundreds of pounds Il
distance of Il block. The shops caught
fire, which was cXtinguished
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business principles. This is we'll, for
schemes already achieved arc wondrous
beyond the fancies of man. while tho
national council continues to debat
portentously concerning embryo feats
with which to astound the hard and
lcvcl-headcd American, who has been
emancipated so long that he has for
gotten the intoXication of being able
to do remarkable things with his rights
So, with all innocence of purpose it
is possible to record perhaps the most
novel of all the schemes mothered by
the national council. This body is moth
ing less than n coalition of Leagues,
unions and societies from every quar-
ter of the states. These have been pur-
suing primary purposes of their own,
which, it is said, are to be laid aside
when they merge at the fair into the