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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
S0UTHW ARD VS.. ELLETT
The ConsrossmaD- Hlect Il Undisturbcd
and Has Thirty Days in Which TO Re-
ply-Ihc 81 GOO the Cause OF Action.

Mr. j. W. Southwark the defeated can
dldate for Congress from the Third con-
srrssioEal district. yesterday served no.
tice on Colonel TazeWel Elicit, the DEM
ocratlc congress man-eleat. c0n,es-.us his
seat in the House of Representatives,, ana
cia.mlu, that be, as tA- Republican rep
resentauye. was lawfully elected
he states his grounds u t"enty-seven
counts the main point ma being that
Tie Walton law is Unconstitutional IL Tee
curing al tduc1uonll Qua-ll' -ttlJH'
Much OF me notice comprises speClAca-
uJnS or alleged irregularities Ia ken
mOnd, as follows:
ALLEGED FRAUDS is RICHMOND.
That at the Firs, preciu.- IN Marshall
ward, OF The city ~. Richmond -51 votes
was returned Tor me, Nnen dttu@lIS re-
ceiFei ~ votes, mo-, iucllll-r - tolt7
thrown OUT ON account OF eluealohal
qualification, that the Jui-ro oi the eltt-
ton gave the unused ballots 20 c.ei
OF the election, who was not lr7lurdt
OF ne p- cc.nct and unknown o. tht I'e-
publican Judge % be- carried % the Ilt =
70 be destroyed, thaI Wllshy vas carried
INTO the room when the ballots were
bcinS counted, and Was drums Dy lhr
judges and clerks; that the baItot7 cldlih-
ed 10 be Improperly scratched were also
sent 10 the rver ana thrown ln, whicn rs
violation Of the election law; tllt names
appear on the pOll-bOOks OF persons VINO
did not reside In the precinct or NoVem-
Der ., 1884. and that names OF dead voters
appear which We're pOlled ana counted
FOR you.
At the Third precinct in Marshall ward.
IN the city OF Richmond, republican
voters We're inundated by the constable
while in line ana a large number leaving
the polls, fearing arrest. and by various
methods OF bulldOZing 1 lost large NUM-
Der OF votes that would have been cast
for me.
A. the Third precinct in Jefferson ward,
IN the city OF Richmond, the Iudges leil
TIE precinct several times during the day.
ana parties were returned as voting VINO
were not present az the election.
AT the First precinct In Jefferson ward,
I'm the city Of Richmond. a number OF
names were placed on the registration
books after the close OF registration, and
We're voted and counted FOR you.
At the Fourth precinct in Jackson ward,
in the city Of Richmond. a large number
or votes were thrown out. not having re-
ceiNed the proper instructions from the
cOnstables by the persons casting the
same for ne
81 the FIRST precinct IN Jackson ward
two Democratic challengers were allowed
10 remain in the room when the election
was held, thereby illuminating large
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States and city OF Baltimore ami ,hr
said bonds or Other evidences Ot debt
shall be returned TO the States issuing
the same.
NEWsY NOTES.
Hon. T.. II. CardWcu, memher-elect OF
the Count OF Appeals of virginia, is lh
the city. Judge Cardweil says that the
new court wil organize ON the ~ OF
January next when the different officers
of The court will be elected.
The first term of the new court VIII
begin on Saturday, the 5th Of January.
Mr.. a. j. " eddeIburG, master OF ine
Virginia State Grange, with several oihei
gentlemen prominent in aericultural cir
Giles. called on Congrcssman-elec SKINNER
of North Carolina, at the Metropolitan.
last night. The new congressman rs am
earnest advocate of any measure thaL
viii give relief 10 the farmer by enhancing
the market value of staple agricultural
products and is heartily in favor of me
repeal of The Fedora! tax On state
banking insti-utionSs
Mr.. J. H. MAIDEN OF Charlotte \. G"
is q guest of the Metropolitan.
MORE vIRGINsA AND cABoLTsA TALE.
\ party In this place. who IS SAID to be
backed by capitalists of New York VINO
are now absent in Chicago, has written
to a member OF the Finance Committee
OF the city Council 10 ascertain on what
terms the Virginia ana Carolina Tall
ROAD can be purchased.
TIE sAYREs CASE.
The record in the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings In which David j.. Sayres.
pavfnastcr clerk In the United States
Navy is petitioner has been filed in the
supreme Court of the United States, and
United States District Attorney Francs
Il. Lassiter. of this city, has to-day io--
warded notice TO the appellee SayrcSi
that = motion would be made IN me
United States Supreme Court on Jan
uarY 9TH TO advance the cause on the
docket and have ii set down for an
early hearing.
Mr.. Isaac Rosenberg. the Oldest Hebrew
citizen OF Petersburg, died this afternoon
The deceased was born near frankiort-on-
the-Main, in Germany. ana had resided IN
this city for the past eighteen years. lie
was the father of Mrs. IsadOre Reinach,
of this place.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. r. Everett Conrad and wife OF
Richmond, are at the National.
D. Blair. Danville, Grayson Burruss ana
wife Richmond; William Tayloe, the
Misses Tayloe and Il. II. Tayloe, are
registered AT the 81. James.
Hon. James W. Marshall left for his
home yesterday TO spend the Shils'iil'S
Hon. D. Gardiner Tyler has gene home
for the holiday recess.
Hon. s. 5. Turner left for front Roy
al this afternoon. and Will hot return 10
Washington until the Ie-dASeHiohns OF
Congress in January. -. -. 60.
There were no appointments or fourth
class postmasters to-day for Virginia.
The North Carolina appointments were:
T. II Parker a, S cowar5 rS sseSsoh
and r. W. Williams, al shawboro. Cur
'"1 II. l.. W.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
- rnnee Y salar.es

In conversation with one Oh '.. he
,.s.,-,l Old tho statement WIS" b..
,,,,,-.I u Friday Times as ,t.,
m .I The trustees. CD tlt u..s
,o,rs OK the professors ot ,i h.,
rer.tyed ava annual salary fS.t
rssy had only Few hour, "9."
,,...iiy The professor stated mat th..
,,9s erroneous. Said he lhe lIosessi,V ~,
receive from the board ol t trt,c, of tta
! l.,i,,'n ices. This makes the salary %.
luton ...., ,.'sor,, about $3.50 per annuh
Se which they have 70 pay me
ba,rsr rtaL Their duties are h2t W -,
AZ, 80 much 90 do IN MINIS ~,
.s.n',5,s.,tirs classes that they hnd h'li'
lime Tor anything else
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

The annual report Of the commissioner
of the Freedman SNNiht ANA lfust
Company places me, race value OF m m
following amounts have been paid 10 IL
LIuia depositOrs since IFS failure: ~ Alex
ardrid. >>.l95.9S; Lynchburg, %@ilVl Nor
folk S59O393j. and Richmond. Isl. i'2@.
There are sun many claims against
the bank that are barred by the statute
of Imitation The commissioner recon-
mcuds th9t the proper legislation he en-
acted 10 enable the claimants 10 collect
the accrued dividends 70 which they are
entitled
MR. WISE AFTER PLACES.
Congressman Wise made a round Of the
departments before he came to the House
At the Navy Department he received
the promise OF "A position Tor one OF ms
constituents who viii be nameless until
the realization of the promise is a GER
tlirty.
lie also called ON the Postmaster-Gen-
eTal I'M reference 90 the appointment
OF nostmasters al West Point and Rum
ford. I'm King ana Queen county ana at
Stokes ana other Offices in GOoChland.
The PoStmas ter-Cfeucrul assured cap
tam Wise that MS recommendations would
be followed IN each case. and that ne
would also make change i'm the post
Office a, King and Queen Courthouse as
soon as the term OF the incumbent eX-
pireG.
vIEGIYIAs CLAM AGAINST TEE GOVERNMENT.
NohEl cSSllsN Ntplts "a NNiibNthsi IN
.roluccd yesterday, by request. "A bill
providing for the payment IN iull OF The
claims of different states aSainst The
United States Government for money and
supplies furnished during the war be-
tween the States aud during the war or
1872 between Great Britain and the united
States.
That section of the bill in which Nir-
giuia and Maryland are interested reads
as follows:
The Secretary of the Treasury be. and
he is also hereby. directed 10 Te-settle.
readjust. and pay, out Of any money III
the Treasury not otherwise Appropriated
all claims of the States OF New YORK
Pennsylvania. Delaware Virginia. South
Carolina, and the city Of Baltimore. Tor
and on account of advances and eNpen-
diturCS made by said States and the city
OF Baltimore in the war of 1872 TO lhl3
with Great Britain; and in computing the
interest on said advances the Secretary
Of the Treasury shall apply the following
rule, as applied by act OF Congress 10
the claim OF the State Of Maryland. name
~: Interest shall be calculated up 10 me
time OF any payment made. To this m
teres, the payment shall be first applied
TO diminish the principal.
Interest shall be allowed on such sums
only ON which the State either paid in
tereSt or lost interest by the transfer OF
an Understanding fund, and cor such
length OF time only as the State or city
paid or lost interest as Aforesaid: Pro-
Vided, That In the settlement OF these
claims any bonds or other evidences or
OF Baltimore, held by the United States
on any account whatever. shall be credit
ed as offsets 10 the United States, and
the balance found due on the 3lst day OF
January 1880 after deducting the princi.
al and interest ON said bonds or DINER
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
N TIE COUNTIES.

II TIE COUNTIES
Continu.lg. Southwark claims that at
WhulocSs precinct, IN III pricO county,
the returns We're Improperly ceruIeu'
and ttat one of the judges was Federal
OuiCe-hOldcr. that at Town han, Odt-
Store. and other precincts. votes We're
thrown out that ought 20 have been
counted Tor him.
That al Hardius Shop two judges, both
Democrats. held the election, the Repup-
Hcan county chairman having recon-
meuded a Republican, and the electoral
board refusing TO a--OinJ him. That AZ
Shoemaker's precinct, ia Henrico, the
returns were not properly Ceruned, JhtJ
all tile election officers were Democrats,
the Republican county chairman protest
ing; that the Republicans We're kept 1rom
voting by the election officers, and that
me clerks We're not proper persons 10 act
mat all the election COnstableS OF Hen
lCo We're partisans, and deprived MN OF
some 80 votes
Ills further claims are that votes were
ttip"h out In several pl -clnctS IN New
Kent GoOchland, Chesterfield ana the
several wards OF Manchester were thrown
IGiIs 'haI should nave been counted for
That the electoral boards of the va
,,',,t,.sjl.,lt YES and cities Of the Third
80. g'S'oilsl district so arranged the
names IN various places on the tickets
.I,,ESeit.t ~ tiltteri.te voters of the said
1900 N-'''o' N7NlpAAl district We're
s-~e' 4H''t'5'Rc QlstranC hised, and thai
You, by TINS method OF so arranging the
ea5q for Ff me a55 2 votes that were
When l saw Colonel IsiSe., ~, o,,er-
ing: he was very little Disturbed nv he
RofS Of contest aSS ,b lie SAID he had ius
read IL carefully; that he H5as aIi%,,,s1
thirty days 10 make reply, and Us
not prepared TO make any statement for
publication. Colonel Elicit was si"ctnd 6,,
an overwhelming majority. and SoItS
ward. even with partisan majority in
Congress, has very slim chance 10 MIN
his case. WI
IL is thought that the bait of s. ooo -,
ferred the cOntestors in such cases h., va a,
great deal TO do with the defeated - =
publicans claims. He must hove,,s,.
take into consideration that the coneres'
sional committee VIII require az mis- hand,
"a reasonable ground for the contest 10
fore they viii award the 5000 To defrs,,
the expense OF the contest ana ms
viii be hard for him 10 furnish.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
Caught in the Act

Thomas Oliver is the name OF a man
who was arrested by Sergeant A. M
TomlinsOn yesterday FOR trying 10 pass
a counterfeit ten-doiiar BILL note OF the
Rank OF Mecklenburg, y. G. He was lock-
ed no in the Second station, and will be
given a hearing before Juss@s opu,ch-
field tomorrow morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
THEY SEE A PRESIDENT.
when George Washington Went That Way
Mr.. Cleveland Given Splendid
Reception.

GEORGETOWN. $. c., Dec. 2c.-The sea-
coast people OF south Carolina have all
why's been noted .or their Hospitality
GEORGETOWN entered with enthusiasm into
the project az entertaining t4e President
of tha tuitcI states. NuuluS Wn.cu llc
means OF . people permitted was lack
Ing 10 show ller appreciation Of -r.
Cleveland and their recognition OF tfe
compliment the distinguished sportsman
paid 10 their woods and waters. II 3D.
principal streets OF the tJHu We're H. .Y-
rated with flags and festOous. and M
houses bore banners emb3LOned WIN
mCttOes of welcome. The snppns ID .ae
Samplt Iyer Was galley decorated. D nee
ladies' devoted TWO days 90 ~ axe t!e
spacious hall of the Muyah Indigo 500
CIety, an ancient organization dating uack
20 early Colonial days, q bower OF p-aH-
". The reception and lunch was 10 ne
given in this building. and the inner and
outer halls were decorated with exquisite
taste Big palmetto trees hedIed in -rdy
spanish moss, occupied The corners, while
arches and feS,OUnS OL cedar, palmetto,
gray moss and glossy eFergrtsns.
dashed with crimson color almost ma the
walls. National and State dGEs were
prominent The national coiors drapcd
against the graceful crest OK palmetto
tree.
THE PRESIDENT ARRIVES.
At 1:i5 the President arrived on the
MIstari2. and dlsembaEked az the South
Carolina Steamboat Company wharf. 90
the welcome OF bells ana steamer whistles
I'm the aIhor. tie and his party We're
met by Mayor Morgan and The Executive
Committee of the Palmetto club. and
were driven in open carriages through
the principal streets 20 WiuyAh Indigo
SCciety's Han. Here the ladies' commit
tee were introduced 20 him, and the Pres
ident took his position ir the outer hall
AZ the junction OF Old Glory and the Pal
metto tag.
The reception lasted until p. NJ At
that hour luncheon. rendered By the Pal
mettO Club, was served. The presidential
party were seated at a cenue table, which
was surmOunted by q canopy Of crimson
bunting, trimmed with gray moss. and
holding in the centre bell OF snow white
camelias.
The officers OK the club sat with hlm.
the rest OF the company We're served trom
buffets.
SPECIAL DECORATED PLATFORM.
Al 3:45 the presidential party was cs-
corted 10 the railroad station and LETT
az o'clock on a special train for Lanes.
Where the Wildwood will be attached 10
the fast mall OF the Atlantic Coast Line
h1rthward bound. Al the station OF the
georgetown and Western railroad q spe-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

number OF Republicans, who went home
and did not yO,e.
Inc returns OF the Third precinct Of
CLAW ward are improperly certified, ana
ould not have been counted.
That az ali the precincts in the city or
Richmond the tOustdbles discharged incl:
duty iu q PARTISAN manner. thereby dee
pG.yIu1 the Republican voters OF any as
sl-tance iu preuarin. their ballots, where
Boy / was deprived OF about LOO OF -,W
|J--s.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

evidences of o bit. 10 the said alst day
States and city OF Baltimore, and She
sand bonds or othgr evidences ot Debt
shall Doe returned TO the States issuing
the same.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
rr.tnMAN.s sAvINas coyrANY.

of improvement by the General Govern
mont
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-02
Curious Cuttings.

A gentleman must kiss every Ia
dy he is introduced to in Paraguay,
II is the custom of the country.
There is a Jewish legend that tells
us that God did not put stop to
the building of the tower of Babel
until it had reached height of TO-
600 fathoms, or nearly II miles.
Branford, Conn, has curiosity
in the person of a man who can
see like an owl. In the daytime
his vision is poor, but in the night
he has no difficulty in distinguish.
ing objects.
The DIakess Of Borneo never
bury dead member of their tribe
until a slave can be produced, who
is beheaded at the interment oil
cremation, TO attend the deceased
in the next world.
Many OF The houses in Holland
have a special door which is nevel
opened save on two occasions
when there is a marriage or deatl
in the family. The bride anC
groom enter by this door; it il
then nailed or barred up until
death occurs, when it is opened
and the body is removed by thi
exit.
The rocking stone" in Sullivan
county, New York, weighs fort.
tons and is so evenly balanced oil
a table of rock that it can be east
ly set in motion by the pressure @
finger, yet SO solidly laid that tn
combined strength of one hundre,
men without artificial appliance
could not displace it.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-02
The Dollar We Want.

What we want, says an exchange,
is a dollar easy to get and hard to
let go; dollar that will pay four
dollars worth of debts and then
come back by means Of a string at
tachment; a dollar that snug.
giles easy in the socks of John
Smith but withers like the mamma
of Id in the safe Of railroad pres
ident a dollar that will buy some
-four and meat while it buys much
whisky and tobacco dollar above
drawing interest and yet will double
itself while the owner sits in the
shade and splits at a crack in tie
pavement; a dollar that will circu-
late without appreciation; will
buy shoes for baby while it buys
fun for a man in places where he
can't take his wife; dollar that
will surely repair the waste of =" h
appetite and bad judgment; dot
lar that comes TO the lap of indo.
fence like worms to the craw of Q
fatherless robin; a dollar that will
remove the sentence pronounced
upon Adam, reverse the order o
nature Of men. This, according Il
our esteemed contemporaries, Is
the kind of dollar we waut
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-02
THE oovERNoRsHlp.
The Mountains VIII be in the
Scramble.

The election Of a Governor for
Kentucky is nearly two years In
the future, but Central Kentucky
aspIrants for the Democratic
nomination are already adver-
Using themselves as candidate
i'm fact they have been acknowl-
edged candidates ever since the
convention which nominated Gov
ernor Brown. There are enough
standing" candidates in that Sec
tion to supply the State with Gov
ernors for about three decades
They apparently regard it as one
OF their foremost duties to the rest
OF the State to supply Governors
1t is time they were disillusioned
on this point.
Notice is served upon those blue
grass fellows thus early in the
fight that the mountains Will have
a man In the field, and he will be a
good one, too--equal to any OF their
fine stock. We have a number oil
mountain men who are qualified
but there will be no trouble In the
mountains agreeing upon one
man and sticking to him.
So you high-headed fellows down
there who always overlook and
look clear over the mountains eX
cept when you need us may a
well make up your minds to tighI
ii out on your own ground this
time. Well win if we can, but i
we can't we will play the part o
spectators, or something else othel
| aoa ttu rovuS -
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-02
Receipts for Human Produce

To remove paint-sit down on it
before it is dry.-Texas Siitings.
To Make a Dew" First catch
a gentleman, then fleece him, stir
up continually with summonses
and writs; strain through the bank
ruptcy court, then put into the
city.
To Make a Modern English Gen.
tlewomsn.-Take an American,
one part lady, two parts soubrette,
dress sxtrayagantly; plunge into
millionaire society; let simmer for
several seasons; then add a titled
husband.
To Make a Modern English Gen
tleman.-Wash a large, red stock
jobber brush and trim ), haste all
over with money arrange in a lux
urious westend house, surround
with puff-paste; then serve up hot.
Will keep for months.
To Make a Literary Celebrity
Half eduate vain youth at Oxford
let hair grow; dip into erotic French
literature add one idea, chop it
small log.roll the whole. Give q
grotesque name, then serve up as
a rival to Milton, Sheridan and
Shakespeare.
To Make an Art Critlc.--Oper
the top and extract the intelligence
of a raw Brixtoh boy fill up witt
self-conceit; clean, brush and trim
rub against handful Of simila
obscure and inexperienced lads
add glass OF cheap sherry on pres
view days, then serve up cold il
columns of the Penny Positivist
A maigre dish.
To Make Fashionable enter
tainment.--Put into a few small
rooms some three hundred over
dressed men and under.dresset
women, a minor royalty, and tw'
or three alien millionaires sprinkl
over a teaspoonful of principle.
quarter OF a teaspoonful Of goo,
breeding and a tablespoonful o
pretension; then add music, sup
per and champagne. Let the Who'll
stew gradually.-Lon6on truth.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-02
A QUESTION.
To the Democrats of Law
renee County.

There has been a question asked
OF me which | am unable to answer
that is left for my party to de-
cide-whether or not / shall be a
candidate for the Office of County
Judge. The time has come when
the Office should seek the man in
stead of the man hunting the Office.
The party ought to leave of their
pets and whims, and please the
masses of the people regardless OF
a few. The necessity for doing
this has been proved in detri.
mental manner in the past. Con.
slider the matter thoroughly be-
fore selecting your candidates fol
the various Offices. Let this be
done in harmony and love to the
party.
have heard convention candi
dates remark, 81 did not expect tO
get there; l only wanted to be In
somebody's way" Now this is the
wrong spirit. 1t gets up confusion
and wrangling in the party llnel
aud results disastrously for thu
party.
lam not seeking office and If
were the nominee of my party
should want it by the voice OF tn,
Democrats and all the Republican,
/ could get In November, 1894.
am a Democrat and II my part!
thinks l am not the right man Ii
the right place, and selects som,
one else, ! say amen TO it, and will
not think any less of my party o
be- any the less enthusiastic in tn
future than in the past for its sue
.sssss. Iremain yours resp'y.
A. l.. SHANNON.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-02

We let our timber rot and buy
fencing. We throw away our ash
es and grease and buy soap, We
raise dogs and buy hogs. We lei
our manure 90 to waste and buy
guano. We grow weeds and buy
vegetables and brooms. We cstcf
five-cent fish with a four-dollar rod
We build school houses and senC
our children off to be educated
And lastly, we send our boys OIL
with a forty-dollar gun and ten
dollar dog to hunt for ten-cen
birds"
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Mrhe Nrws Is In no way re

E9The News Is in no way respon-
sIble for any article to which the authors
name is printed. A charge Is made for
the publication Of such articles contain
ing anything personal.
Communications on any side OF public
questions admissible to discussion In our
columns viii be published, no matter
whether they agree with the editors
vies or not.