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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
Nirginia's Highest Mountain.

Nirginla's Highest Mountain.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please answer the following questions:
l. WHAT j. the height above the sea
level ~ the Peaks OF otter?
p II they are not the highest points in
Virginia. what are the highest and their
height j. J.. >.
Ey our request Major Hotchkiss an
swcrs this.
STANTON. VA. July .. 1894
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Your correspondent from .,ckstonc,
Va. asks. What is the height above
sea level OF the Peaks Of otter. and if
they are not the highest mountains in
Virginia. which are the highest. and
their height You ask me to answer
these questions.
The height Of the Peaks Of otter, as
determined by Professor Guyot, by care
ful haromctic measurements some years
ago. IS 3,SSN feet for the southwest or
Round Top" peak. and f.o4 feet Tor
the northeast. or Flat Top peak. The
same authority made the Balsam noun
tam. IN the Blue Ridge in Grays coun-
Is. 300 feet high. and White TOP noun
TAIN u the Gray soo-W Washington line.
$50 feet nigh The 1891 typographical
maps of the United states Geological
Survey make White Top 5.G7S feet high,
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'hat Is over ,n ,,o (roro any OF
level ana is H',oIlNi''o ,'" 80 t,ar mis-
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81 Is III ',.r ''' ,',. ,iI ar Ar,b1ean rocks.
mace VI, DON ,.ne. ,C porlrs Jeroted but
'o M,''ln - ti. inc during his great
9''I"'' i', ,-i.,t,.i, Tic r4prtatioo as the
sure % j -, $50 geology" was es-
.i,,,',',, D.. bi. olsarvations and reports
a.. 1,'l.,,,io rocks west OF the Blue
va ''' .,a ror th.t reason IN a later
l""S'' - tho Anralachian club Of
49,, ,ba nc Norm Mountain range
IN. Xorth mountain summit on the Chesa-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08

twoounce mixture. commencing with
say three drops IN a little water three
times day. After y few days the dose
may be gradualiy increased 10 ten drops
then, after brief cessation from dosing,
begin again. say with FIVE crops, and in
crease In the same way 90 fifteen drops,
ard 50 on I'm twenty or thirty drops In
case OF large dogs may be reached.
Any stiffness or tendency 20 spasms de-
mands an immediate withdrawal Of these
drugs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
OTHER PERSONALS.

Mr. +. r. McMauus was in town Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. II. II. Mccormick came back from
the Virginia Military Institute on Sa-
turday. bringing the debatcr's medal a.
one of the evidences Of his success Their.
during the past year.
Miss Gretta Mccormick also reached
home Saturday, after delightful visit
10 Lexington.
Mrs. W. u. Smith and daughters, who
have been at Virginia Beach for some
weeks. are expected home soon.
Mr.. ". $. Powers. OF Chicago. and Rev.
Carter Page and family. of Cambridge,
Md. are the guests OF Mrs. p. II. Powers.
at Auburn" Mr.. w. Grove will be with
his sister, Mrs. p. II. Powers, Jr., during
the summer.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick ana wife eN-
pect to leave to-day TO attend the
meeting Of the Bar Association at Nir-
ginia Reach.
Other visitors 10 the county are Mrs.
Randall and children, Of Galveston. Tex,
with Major s. j. e. Moore; Mr. Camp
ell. Of Hoboken, " j.. at DR.. Mcclure $:
Mrs. Nichols and daughter, Mrs. Patter-
son. Of Petersburg, at Dr. Pages, and
Mrs. Charles r. Skinker and Mrs. Mar
tin. with Mrs. Leo p. Wheat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
ENJOYABLE HOP.

The young men Of Boyce. in this
county, gave very enjoyable hop in
Estepis Han on Wednesday night.
r. H. Thompson. who lately graduated
as stanographer at Poughkeepsie, y.
v. has accepted a position with the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company,
at Roancke.
Charles II. Thompson. who recently
graduated i'm mining engineering, and OBJ
tanned his degree Of Bachelor of Science
at Lehigh University. reached home Mon
dav.
Miss Lucy T. Munford. who has been
at Or. Neilrs during the past winter, has
returned from visits 10 friends in Win
chester and Wickli1e. She expects -
leave next week for Fauquier county.
whence she will return TO her home in
Richmond. Her many friends here regret
that she cannot remain longer
Or. .. - Ware, OF st. Louis paid
short visit to his sister, Mrs. Or. }. VI.
q. Mcclure. last week.
Miss Bette Rice Page reached home
last week. after a most delightful visit 10
her sister. Mrs. Van Hook, In Washing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
ANOTHER CASE.

Another boom" case OF interest to
many. which has been recently decided
by the Court Of Appeals. Is that OF the
Berryvile Land and Improvement Com
pany -. W. T. Lewis Samuel Me-
Cormck subscribed 70 the stock of the
company Afterwards he assigned q part
OF his stock to Lewis. against whom an
action OF assumpst was brought by the
company for failing to pay an assessment
made upon the stock, and judgment was
rendered against him in the Circuit Court
here. To which judgment a writ Of error
was granted by the Court of Appeals,
AMI upon hearing OF the case the Court
OF Appeals affirmed the Judgment Of the
Circuit Court. but solely upon the ground
which was also the ground for the de-
cisiOn OF the Circuit Court-thdt as as
signee Lewis was not entitled TO set up
the offences contained in his pleas-viz.,
want Of consideration, etc.-no matter
how good such defeuces might have been,
had they been made by Mccormick. the
original subscriber. and Lewis's assignor
No opinion was expressed by the Court
upon any Of the other questions raised
by the pleas In the case.
Grace Episcopal church. which has been
closed since the former rector. Rev. Z. z.
Phillips. resigned. on June LIST. to take
charge OF st. Paurs church. Alexandria,
was open for services on Sunday night
last Rev. John p. Tyler. OF Wildwood,
preaching to n large congregation Rev.
Robert a. Mayo. of Philadelphia, Will
hold Services in the church tomorrow.
\ party Of young people left here on
Monday for Sprngsberry on the Shenan-
doah river. where they will camp out FOR
a week.
The Board Of County School Trustees
are contemplating erecting a new school
house here On The near future, the former
school building having been destroyed by
fire some months past.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
I!ysl
EUROPEAN TOUR.

WINTER TOUR-ITALY, EGYPT,
w PALEsTiNI.-Miss ANNE snAw's siaatl.
selsct party for LADIES. October list Twelfth
wear twcnIy-tnird party. teterences tn Rich
mopd Address, for circulars. care OF City
Bank, Richmond, Va. 10 i1-eodlVt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
AGAINST ODD.

AbRl.NGi pl'i'Ps y iADilichN' u Nii@
Midway Plaisanc@. BY Lawrence l..
Lynch az. Murdoch Van Deventer).
Author Of "a Deal Mans Step" &c.
Chicago and New York: Rand, Nc
Nally & Co. 1924.
\ lively and entertaining echo from
the famous Worlds Fair. but free from
the questionable scenes Of "Middleway
Peasants (as one Of the characters Of
the novel dubs III. though some OF its
practices are unavoidably introduced.
IN AND OFT OF THREE NORMANDY
INNS. BY Anna Bowman Dodd author
Of Cathedral Days" "Glorin1a." THE
Republic Of the Future" etc. Illustrated
by c. 5. Reinhart and others. New
York: LoveIl, Coryeh & CO.. 3l0-3l8 Sixth
avenue.
This is a charming book, as we have
heretofore said. our present copy Is
bound In paper, but is beautifully printed
Price, 50 cents.
The Virginia Magazine OF History and
Biography, published by the Virginia His
torical Society, for July isoln Interesting
number The following is the table Of
contents: !, Public Officers in Virginia.
l702. 17li; .. Letters OIL William Fitzhugh;
g. Virginia Troops in French and Indian
Wars; /, Affairs in Virginia in 1925; 8. The
First Legislative Assembly in America;
8, Abstracts Of Virginia Land Patents;
Z, Genealogy-The Flournoy Family; 8,
Historical Notes and Queries 9, Book
Reviews 10, Publications Received.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
A '9O-'9l BOOM SUIT.
IMPORTANT DECISION BY JUDGE
TURNER At BEERYvlLLE.
sulI Another Boom Cssc-Reopening
of Grace Episcopal Church.

BERRYVILLE, VA. July 7.-(Speclal)-
An important decision was recently rem
dered by Judge X. II. Turner. Of this Ohe
TWELFTH judicial circuit. In the chancery
cause of George c. Ricamore. ct al VS..
the BerryvilIe Land and Improvement
Company. This suit. reference TO which
has been made In a former issue Of the
Dispatch. IS one OF the many resulting
from the boom" OF 1ssO-'91. Ricamore
sued the company for the amount due
him for land sold It by him. The COM
pany flied IT'S answer and cross-bil. pray
ing that all the stockholders OF said COM
pany be made parties TO the suit and be
required 10 appear and protect their In
terests, and. at later stage Of the cause.
asked that judgment be given against
them and each of them for the amount OF
such future assessments az 1t might be
necessary 10 call for In order TO pay the
debts OF the company and wind up its
affalrs-the amount realized from the sale
Of the lands of the company being in
sufficient for that purpose. The stock
holders. or at least a great many Of them,
demurrc1 to the bill and cross-bill for
want of jurisdiction, insisting upon their
right to trial by jury. and that sepa-
rate suit at law should be brought
against each delinquent stockhol1er in
which demurrer the company and
Thomas ID. Gold, its receiver, Joined. and
the questions arising thereupon being so
important and involving such a large
amount, Judge Turner took the matter
under consideration. and a few days since
rendered his decision overrullng the de-
murrer. The effect Of this decision would
be 10 deprive the contesting stockholders
OF n trial by jury. and compel them to
make their defences IN the pending chan
Gerry suit. II Is thought that the stock
holders will undoubtedly appeal from the
above.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09
QUESTIONED.
The Authority of the Secretary Of
the Treasury to Use the Proceeds
OF the Bonds for Any Purpose Other Than
TO Replenish the Gold Reserve e. Bond
buyers Paying for their Pur-
cbAses with HANK Notes.

WASHINGTON, Fob s Every sign in
dicates that the administration is wad-
ing deeper and deeper into water which
threatens TO cngulf it upon the bond
question. Republicans democrats and
populists are for once agreed in con
gress in questioning and even disput.
ing the authority OF the secretary Of
the treasury TO use the proceeds OF his
first bond sale for any purpose other
than to replenish the slO0, 900, 900 gold
reserve
When Secretary Carlisle invaded the
gold reserve in order to pay current ex.
penses Of the government he violated
law, in the opinion OF the best financial
experts The only excuse that has been
pleaded by the administration for this is
that the secretary acted under the press
ure OF necessity in order TO maintain
the credit Of the government when
congress was not in session. 1t was
also urged In his defense that the de-
pletion Of the gold reserve was caused
by u conspiracy TO ship gold abroad In
order to force an issue Of bonds for the
benefit OF the money lenders Of the
east Now however congress is in
session, and has been made officially,
aware OF the condition of the treasury.
Another complication is caused by
the fact, as announced officially sun.
dny morning, that many OF the buyers
Of bonds have rendered In payment
therefor United States notes instead
Of gold lfthe secretary accepts green.
backs in lieu Of gold, which he adver-
tised for, his currency balance will be
increased and the gold pcscrye will be
but slightly benefited The only plea
that can be made for the acceptance OF
United States notes instead of gold
IN that holders Of grcenbacks can take
them 20 the sub-trcasury in New York
aud demand gold for them Mt any time
thus tho government would be paying
out Of the reserve for the redemption OF
United States notes all that il mny re-
ccive la limited Quantities in gold oh
tanned from The sale OF bonds II this
| point could be overlooked there Is no
doubt that Secretary Carlisle would
prefer 10 receive unitcd States
notes instead Of gold. because there
can be no question OF his right to pay
the obligations Of the government in
Rrccnbaclts, while there is every doubt
4 Of his right N use gold intended for
the reserve fund until that fund shall
have passed the Sl0O, 100000 mark.
| THIS particular feature Of the bond
transaction, here for the first time Sc,
forth. will play an Important part in
the debate in the senate during thi.
Z ,,,nE
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09
GOD IN THE CONSTITUTION
A Considerable Contention Is Promised
Congress-

A Considerable Contention Is Promised
Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Congress seems
destined to have an ecclesiastical fray
precipitated by the resolution which
Senator Frye aud Representative Morse
of Massachusetts have brought in 10 Sc
cure recognition of the Deity in the
constitution of the United States In
terested members are being deluged
with missives of commendation and
protest upon the project
The trouble seems to lie not so much
in the purpose of the resolution sci
forth In its title as in that clause of il
which embodies the orthodox evangeli
cal belief in Jesus Christ This is GER
tain TO stir the opposition of Hebrew
citizens and others and foretaste OF
that opposition is already making itselI
known.
Some letters have been received from
clergymen who desire to address tho
committee against the resolution. None
OF the ministers who have INTERVIEWED
on either side are men Of national repu
tation. A delegatlon-oi church people
is here to advocate the resolution They
are; Rev. j. Robinson, DIR. McAllister
and Rev ID. G Martin, of Allegheny
Pa; I. p Stevenson, OF Philadelphia
and Rev. II. II. George, OF Beaver Falls
Pa
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09
A BIG RIVER.
Tho Ohio Southern Tributaries Arc
All Flooded.
The Head Waters Of tho monongahela
River Registers sixteen Feet, and Ris-
Ing The Kanawha River Rising Rap
idly the Big sandy ON a High

CINCINNATI, Feb 5.-Unless severely
cold weather. sets in Immediately, "a
condition not at all assured, big river
is promised in the Ohio the coming
week. The very heavy rain-storm
which has passed eastward across the
entire section of country drain
ed by the southern tributaries of the
Ohio has resulted in a perfect food N
all those streams As consequence,
an immense volume Of water will be
poured out into the Ohio within the
next few days
At the headwaters of the Monon-
gahela river, stage Of 10 feet and ris-
ing was reported. This should result
in at least twelve feet of water at
Pittsburgh, and the sending north of
all the coal now loaded up that stream,
which will likely aggregate at
least seven or eight million bush
els. 1t is the first time in year
that there has been rise TO speak of
in that stream. others having como
almost entirely from the Allegheny.
At Charleston, w. Va, on tine Kama
VIVA RIVER rise OF IN ieet mas oe-
Cured during the twenty-four hours
ending Saturday evening, and a still
greater rise was assured as tne river
was sun rising at tne heau"aters
OF the stream Al Flkevllle' N.Y.
the heaawaters OF tne hlg SANDY
river, where for most of the year
pushooats ura"ihg only lour 10 Blk
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09
AS TO ADJOURNMENT.
The Present Congress May Run Into the
Dog Days.

The Present Congress May Hun Into the
Dog Days.
WAsnINGroO, Feb. 6-No sooner does
congress convene in its first session,
secure its complete organization and
get fairly down to work, than
those connected with 1t begin TO
wonder when II will adjourn. The
second or final session Of con-
gress always ndjourns by day fixed
by the constitution, at noon on March
4, in uneven years Much of this won
der and anxiety as 10 when congress
will ad diourn is entertained by employees
and others who have business or pleas
ure out OF Washington. Others are
senators and representatives who are
eager TO give attention TO their private
anal
There is great deal of different
kind Of anxiety prevailing here now as
to when this session will adjourn, Ey-
erybody knows that the session will
adjourn within n few days after the
Wilson tariff bill is out Of the way.
Every BODY is anxious to have that
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09
TIE LAsT oE II.

Tho Federal Election law sure to he
Repealed The BilI Bas Passed tho
House and the senate WIN FOLLOW Suit.
WAsHISoToN, Feb 6,-The decision
OF the senate to finally vote Tuesday
hpon the bill for the repeal Of the fed
eral election laws means in all
probability that not many more
days will elapse before these laws
will be wiped from the statute
book, as the bill has already
passed the house, and there is
no likelihood OF executive oppo-
sition The passage of the bill will
mark the close Of an important era in
the country's history, as the laws
which are 10 be repealed were the out
growth mainly Of the war Of the re-
belliou, aud had their origin during re-
construction days. Providing as they
do for federal supervision OF presiden-
tial and congressional elections the
laws have always been unpopular
with the advocates OF the rights Of
states TO control their own internal af
fairs
The democratic party has naturally
taken up this cause and takes advan-
tage of this opportunity when it con-
trolls both congress and the executive
branch of the government to have the
laws repealed. The debate on the bill
has not been as generally participated
in by the republicans as II would have
been few years ago.
The failure TO pass the so-called force
bill Of the fifty-first congress appears
20 have had the effect OF dampening the
ardor of many republicans Even the
republican members Of the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections in
their minority report upon the pend
ing bill, admit the impracticabi bili-
ty Of even securing such legislation as
that aimed at by the Lodge bill, and
many Of them seem TO be Of the opin-
ion that II may be as well 10 permit
the democrats to pass the measure now
as soon MS II can be disposed Of The
republican senators will protest as a
party by solid vote against the bill,
but the indications are that many OF
them will take no other means Of man.
ifesting their opposition.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09
ssv.n surasrs Sine, New Year,s

PITTsBURe, Kan, Feb 6-The sew.
enth murder in this vicinity since Jan.
uary was committed Saturday night,
woman named Allester being the
latest victim. She went to saloon in
the northeast part of the town kept by
Frenchman named Edward Bouis'
SAINT, and there the murder was com
mitted Sunday morning an ore-hauler
saw body lying in hollow by the
Missouri Pacific track, and an investi
cation revealed that 1t was terribly
mutilated Bouissant, his wife and son
are in Jail, charged with the crime
Tracks In the snow we've found leading
from Bouissants saloon to the place
where the body was found
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb d-Dwight l.
Moody, the world-renowned evangelist,
and Ira D. Sankey, the great evangel.
lstlc singer, win begin series of meet
ings In this city Wednesday, A chorus
Of 1000 voices has been in practice un-
der the direction Of Mr.. sankey, The
meetings are to have the support OF all
the evangelical organizations here, and
everything points TO an unusually sue.
cessful series
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09
A Youthful Blgamlst.

RACINE, wis, Feb. Prank Cone
has just been sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary for bigamy. Cones
case has attracted considerable atten,
tion from legal standpoint from tho
fact that when ho married his first
wife he was but seventeen years old,
After living with her for two years
they separated and few years after
ward hc-again married. On account Of
his being under ago whom first married
the Judge wasunablc TO decide whether
he could be guilty OF bigamy, and he
submitted the case TO the supreme
court That court held that his being
q miuor did not modify the oilonse,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09

THERE are 162, ,04O persons on Eng,
lands pension list, and they draw ese.;
OOO 900 year from the treasury.
The withdrawal Of the princess Of
Wales from all social functions Is larges
ly due to her increasing deafness
Ex-SPEAKER THoHAs b. REED, after
having discontinued cigar smoking for
four years has resumed the habit y
TIE Japanese emperor has just re-
ceived as present from the kaiser Of
Germany horse valued at $4,000.
SEvENrEEN cities in the United
States are each of larger area than B6r-
lin with its population ofa h7s. 600
A WOMAN was crushed to death re-
Gently in Chicago IN the rush for {ood
at the Office Of the county boor agente
THE smokcless powder Adop3ed -
the italian army has u b. .seid, iIrepnH
ably damaged q large nnaiber Of GunH
The aggregate age OF three old ladieb
who sat down to dinner togsther =
Hannibal, Mo, recently was sSa yeaf8
LOOK out that the horseshoe that you
nail over the door has at least one ok
the original nails left in II else lie no
use at all
ISAAC McGAY, tea inspector a the
United States appraisers stores q
New York, has this season rejected nay
900 packages
GEsERALLv speaiting. tho sl6pe q
rivers flowing iNto tho AisplsaippI frQ6
the east Is, on the average. about three
inches per mile.
JosEPH MUIR Of Fairmpppt Sonar
set county, Nd. recentl8 slllFpod 70
Ambassador Aayard y London Qdah-
tity Of terrapln. Z
fIBEMEE were driven out d burn.
ing store In New Yo,ix by the odoE o.
turpipe snu6, which set tham all 70
sneezing violently
A NEW YoRK reporter. who has beeo
on the turf foY many ysapR sayh that
John D. Roekefener is the hardest mao
to interview in the eouptfy.
TIE Church Of England Synod a.
Montreal, after an exciting debsta hae
unanimously declared against the run
ming OF street cars on Sunday.
A NEW YoRK wiib was granted q d.
vorcs because her husbana throw tho
baby at her when she hit HIN with tie
coui bucket for splitting ON the stove
The belgian KTmy ms q s6die. ~
feet six aud q half inches tall. WOO y
allowed double rations ON reoomm0or
dation Of his colonel, on account of ~
| size.
The German emperor hns poW turned
his attention TO sculpture, with reauitA
II is said, quite rs uutoward aa woru
the consequences Of his interiorenc0
with science and literatnra. "
wiIRN alllgatora are 1rat haiohod
they are about three or four inches
long. In day or two they are "a o.
eight inches In length hoy double
their aize In forty-elEht hoNS on di.l
OF air
Mins DEnonAn KHox, who h MA n
BE- llpoal dcacondant of cd Io0|
Knok. tho Scotch rriormcE 4 proI|
Ing IN the country towne Of eastern
Connecticut and western nho1|
t4lAhu'
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-09

LONDON, Feb. 6.-one OF the styang,
est mistakes OF official red tape was
told in london district court this
week. A man unable TO support his
Invalid wife ut home secured her ad-
mission TO an lnfrmary, seven years
ago lie paid 5s weekly for malnten-
ance until few weeks ago, when he
learned that the woman had died few
days after entering, and that he had
been widow for seven years Instead
OF punishlng him Cor his oonIugal
neglect by the loss Of seven years con-
tribution, the magistrate ordered the
authorities TO repay fhe full sum.