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The Progress., 1894-10-06

season. worked
nm the ioint-stock system at Reach
inoton. We extended the common
wealth principle from the stage 10
the home, and took furnished house.
wherein we all resided with more
comfort and at less expense than Is
possible in seaside lodgings. we fel-
lows had a smoking billiard-room tor
ouramusement, the girls had oon-
dcir for their gossip, and the married
ladies kindly looked after the con-
sun,able properties and the proprle,
ties. A very good company we Voteo
ourselves. W.,
Nv sister We're and her husband, Ed
moad ;, Hatherleigh, were IN the
"crowd," and their special favorlte
was young Spanish girl who had
taken to the boards-the Senorlta Al
cida Velasquez. She was my special
fayorite, too; but l mustn't anticipate.
Being seriously in love with the fair
Spaniard (who was dark, by the bye)'
nv Jealous eyes noted all things at.
fecting her in any way, and it seemed
tome that my brother-in-law admired
her just a little too much. lie was
most polite and attentive to his wife,
but every now and again l caught nm
looking at Alcida with more adm'ra-
ton in his impressive eyes than was
good for him, or for the object of 1t,
either.
One evening, after the performance
at the theater, the ladies having re-
tired for the night, we gentlemen ad-
+ iourned to the smoking room for
weeds and whisky. There the desO-
tory talk somehow vcered round to
hvpnotism and such phenomena
whereon most of us, being ignorant OF
the subject, expatiated with force
and volubility.
Hatherleigh, however. who had been
a medico before he became a mum
mer, spoke about it as one having alt
thority, and" we were all astonished-
though l was by no means convinced
by the arguments he advanced and
the evidence he adduced in support o
the theory of hypnotic suggestion
especially in its relation to crime.
But do you mean to say" said l IN
credulously, that if you suggest
crime to hypnotized subject he vii
commit it?"
Certainly" Hatherleigh replied
"When in practice hypnotized severa
patients and by suggestion relieve
them of diseases which had hilbert
been considered incurable.'
$50 you have frequently said,' | re
turned; "but for my part doubt
there is any such thing as hypnotis'
at all. You may possibly obtain infl'
ence over weak minded persons, aue
By working on their credulous imal
nations, effect cures of nervous di
orders; but, we'll, should like to Sc
the man who could hypnotic me!'
would you?" Hatherleigh inquire
Sneswith smile that was half snee
tWhat do you say to allowing me
bake the EXPERIMENT.
"Oh, I'm game, if you're willing
retorted rather warmly.
"very WE'LL" said my re!ativ
coolly. "When shall we begin?"
''Now," answered boldly.
Thanks" said Hatherleigh, wi
another sarcastic smile. Nov, ge
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and in my remarks l hope to carry
with me the earnest conviction Of all
thoughtful persons, and l believe I
will.
You will all admit whatever you
think of that's style of amusement and
exercise, that from many circles it
has crowded out all intelligent con-
versation You will also admit that
it has made the condition of those who
do not dance, either because they do
not know how, or because they have
not the health to endure it, or because
through conscientious scruples they
decline the exercise. very uncomfort.
able. You will also admit all of you,
that it has passed in many cases from
an amusement to . dissipation, and
you are easily able to understand the
bewilderment of the educated China.
man who, standing in the brilliant
circle where there was dancing going
on four or Ave hours, and the guests
seemed exhausted, turned to the pro.
prietor Of the house and said why
don't you allow your servants to do
this for your
You are also willing 70 admit what
ever be your idea In regard to the
amusement l am speaking Of, and
. whatever be your idea of the old
fashioned square dance and of many
Of the professional romps in which
can geo no evil, the round dance il I'd.
ninistrstivs Of svil and ought to b,
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In the designations Of social life until
the father dropped into lower style
Of dissipation. and after awhile tho
son was tossed out into society nom
entity, and after awhile the daughter
sloped with French dancing master;
and after awhile the mother, getting
o. further and further in years, tties
to hide the wrinkles but tails in the
attempt, trying all the arts of the
belle. an old hirt, poor miserable
bu terly without any wings.
On, how n . " of you have floated
Ear away from God through social dis.
ipations and it is time you turned.
For remember that there were two
vessels on the sea, and in storm 1t
was very, very dark, and the two yes
sells were going straight for each
other, and the captains knew it rot
But after awhile the man on the look
out saw the approaching ship and
shouted, Hard a.larboard" and from
the other vessel the cry went up
Hard a.larboard!" and they turned
just enough to glance by and passed
in safety to their hsrborA Some OF
you are in the storm of temptation
and you are driving on and coming
toward fearful collisions unless you
change your course. Hard a-larboard'
Turn ye, turn We. for why will 70
die. oh. house of IsraelT'
|
Tho only reliable remedy for bleed
, ing at the nose is to move the jaws
} rapidly. This has been known for
years, but modern fad has made IL
much moro easy to adhere to the pre-
scription. Ha person who is suffer
ing from severe hemorrhage of this
character will chew gum viciously
for minute or two the bleeding will
entirely cease. and it il Important
for him to keep some tum in his
pocket 80 that when the feeling OF
fullness which precedes the renewal
. OF attack comes on he can avert the
danger IN 4 few minutes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28

The New York correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun says.
The Hon. Levi +. Morton IL going 10
cast a financial anchor 70 the windward
II must not be understood that the hard
times are affecting his bank. but all the
same he is going TO add the milk business
TO his other enterprises. The sun re-
Gently noted the model barn he has had
erected for his famous herd Of blooded
cattle al his country estate up the .Hud-
son. Now il is announced that the milk
from this gilt-cdge stock is to be sold
in Rondout and the neghboring section.
AS Earl ROsebery. the new English pre-
mier and several other Peers Of the
realm are in the same line OF trade, Mr..
Morton begins his new venture under the
most fashionable auspices 1t recalls the
story Of that other New York states
man. william NJ. EvarLs. who has his
country place up I'm Vermont. Inviting
some visitors there 10 take refreshments.
he is reported 10 have said: Gentlemen
here is"-naming a very fine brand OF
champagne-"and here IS some milk from
my own dairy. | can commend both 10
vou. They cost me about the same"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28

She Appeared in The Henrico Circuit Court
Yesterday Nprnsng


Lawyer A. +. Cohen yesterday intro
duccd Mrs Belva Lockwood to the bar
OF the Henrico Circuit Court. introducing
her as practitioner at the bar Of Mary
land and District Of Columbia courts ana
in the United States Supreme Court.
Judge Wexford. replying, said That ne
understood that according to all proce-
dents ladies' could not be allowed to prac-
tice law In the Virginia courts
ar. Cohen then directed the Courts
attention 10 the fact that Mrs. Lock
wood had been admitted to the bar Of
the Fairfax County Court. July zst, 1879.
''rhe authority Of a county court" said
the Judge 'is no more a precedent than
Is "a police court decision. My impress
sion Is that the matter OF female practi-
TONERS has already been appealed 10 the
Legislature. where the bill was voted
down"
Mr. Cohen submitted that inasmuch as
the law provided that any person prac-
ticing law in an adjoining State was
entitled TO practice in the Virginia courts,
and as Mrs Lockwood was "a person
ne construed the statute as giving her
the right
This argument. however. the Judge re-
fused 10 consider.
Mr.. Cohen then asked for the appoint
mclt Of q committee 10 act for the in
sane NtlI represented ~ wi A~'~N
wood.
This was also objected to by the Judge.
on the ground that be had no author
ity % appoint. as the lunatic was resi-
dent Of the District Of Columbia.
motion for the appointment Of the lady
as guardian ad Item was likewise over
ruled. Judge Wexford however stated
that he would allow Mrs. Lockwood to
attend 10 any business she might have
in his court
The Court was then asked whether
the motion TO admit Mrs. Lockwood had
been overruled, or If the matter would
be recOnsidered
Judge Wexford agreed TO consider the
matter and give his decision to-day
The noted womans rights advocate is
here 10 look TO the interests Of an in
sane heir. for whose guardianship she
has qualified in Washington. The title OF
the suit is James LYONS VS.. the Kelly
heirs. and the object s to recover certain
lands at Seven Pines. Alfred T.. Cohen
represents the heirs with the exception
Of Mrs. LOckWoo1's ward. and Major
Nash and Mr.. Conway r Sands, the
plaintiff.
Justice Lewis. at the County Court
house. yesterday morning heard and dis
missed the following cases, on payment Of
costs.
Auncie and Charles Jordan. threaten
Ing % assault John Crawford All hands
cclo:ed
Frank Key (colored). charged with
shooting Albert Harris.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
woLiEEr AM FErNcn co1Enr.
Professor Boat~ rights Lecture at Grace
street Bruti burch.

Moliere and classic French comedy was
One theme of Professor Boatwfignts lee
ure al Grace-Street Baptist church last
evening
Professor Boatwrisht commenced his
lecture with an interesting sketch Of the
early life OF the great actor and play
WIeht
Nolere. said Dc. had made the acquaint-
ar.- Of an actress named Madeleine De-
Iart. and I'm 1913 renowned his right of
succession 90 his fathers business. and
n spite of earnest remonstrances. joined
t.r company of players known as
LIuusfrc Theatre. The company failed
n Paris. but, after many emDarras5-
r.nfs. decided 90 make tour of the
provinces. Mohere seems 10 have gone
.rn the stage with no thought OF be-
coming more than an actor, but during
fI. eleven years that his company di-
r.f.0i provincial France in the cities OF
Looms. Nantes. GreuOblc R0uen. and
.HNoro. ue became not only the lead
M spirit ana star actor Of the troupe
i. irmamrg Ass We'll Iio began by
tr..-'aHng and adaptiug. and then COM
posed aftcrplays and farces. An but
$3.50 of these early pieces are lost
AFTER e.0ring "a pronounced success on
Oh. Partisan stage as an actor M0liere
rrl ned hia work as an author and after
wards aH unhappy marriage was the
principal cause OF the change I'M his style.
In which comedy verged upon tragedy.
From i07 TO bis death was the period
of the great comedies "L'Avare." "Le
Bourgeois Cenulhomme.' and others.
Nany of the characters OF the writer,
said Professor Boatwrisht We're not mere
u.s. faithful representatives. of their CEN
turr. hut instinct with human nature
and human feeling. which makes them
nfelah.a and interesting for an time
arf fIr a'l nations
professor Boatwrshts discourse was
faH of interesting and valuable informa-
nr and was listened to- with close at
BON by those present.
next lecture will De delivered az
f ime place next Tuesday night, when
"I. Great Pulpit Orators will be the
f..ua
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

4.-----.-J-ND, VA, March Il. 1884.
Light offerings OF ,obaccos at auction
on Change to-day; highest price tor sun
cured 81.
Private sales reported to the secretary
or the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day:
wrappers, l hOeshead; filters. II; smokers.
3, scrap (5righU, l. leaf dark, 10; Tugs
ldarA), Total, Y hogsheads.
The tobacco Inspector reports to-day
nspections-Bright, Is hogsheads and 2
tierces; dark, 81 h0gsheads and tierces.
Reinspe cticns-Bright. % hcgsheads.
Shockoe, Farmers, Wilson's, Allegheny
SeabrOOkes, Old Dominion, Crenshaw 5,
Meals, Davenport's, and Planters tobacco
warehouses report to-day Receipts. Ia
packages; deliveries, 100 packages.
United States internal revenue collec-
tions for the city Of Richmond, Va, to-
day: Cigars and cigarettes, N,0i935; plug
tODaccOs, S3,71Sil. Total, Si.S27.0.
a very good break of bright loose to-
baccos at Shelburne's warehouse to-mor-
row.
shockoe sold S,775 pounds dark loose
toll accOs to-day.
Mr.. John Meadows, of oxford, y. c.,
says: Three fcIrtis of the good tobac-
cos wrappers and cutters, has been sold
almost everything IN the way OF fine
wrappers ard cutters. 1 think they esti-
mate that from 90 10 20 per cent. Of the
crop has been sold in the oxford district"
Col. j. II. Hite. OF Cincinnati, is in
Richmond to-day, ana ~ making his head
quarters with oar Mcssrs. T. r. Crump &
Co. The Colonel received a telegram this
morning saying that frost Sunday night
considerably damaged tobacco Plants il
the buriey district. Colonel Hite. IN speak
ing OF the tobacco crop. said: THE crop
is snrll--ahput ihree-fourths OF cn aver
ago crop The offerings last week ere
very good "A little rainy spell gave US
season. TolaccOs are mostly i'm ihe hands
OF the farmers this year. the middle
men having been afraid TO venture il is
hard. therefore to estimate the quantity
still In the country"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
Prom rty Transfers.

Richmond. Hugh Blair TO John G.
McCue. IS IL feet on south side Hospital
street. and . feet on west side Seventh
street. near Hospital, s., Lucie J. Brizo-
laro's trustee to G.. l.. Den0on, 81 feet on
east side Beech street. near Chafiin, sub
lect to deed of trust $500; Theodore V: $.
Gilchrists trustee 70 theodore '. ,. Gil
chrisf's trustee. 63 feet on north side
Main street, between Henry and Monroe,
$.
Henrico. Josiah Blackburn TO Alonzo
Gordon. II Ia acres on Three Chop road,
$50. l.. l.. Russell. trustee, 10 a. T.. Fur
man. Il acres on Charles city road. 500
Mary A. and John Morton to Sidney L.
CLAW. IS $500 acres near williamsburg
turnpike. 87: Amanda Richardson TO
". l.. billiard. j. feet on east side Thirty
second street, between and ,, $50;
Hiram W. Tylers executors 70 NJ; Bos-
same 10 same. IS feet on north side Lewis
street. near Williamsburg avenue, and
IS 20 feet on Brown street, s2Z1.oh
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
HE CLOSING uUOTATIONS UT
MONEY
Offerings and sales ut the Richmor" 10
bstco Exchangs-Internal Revenue
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dvie.

NEW YORK, March ia reduction
IN the posted rates OF sterling exchai,sst
The direct result OF purchases OF AhleI
can securities for foreign account az,
me general belief that the seleni oiasc
Dill VIII be vetoed. led TO a higher hia,,
ket for stocks early to-day. LOnuon
was quite factor in the local mar a., -
us purchases Of st. Paul, Northern
enc preferred, AtchisOn, Erie. and Lou
VINE and Nashville. according TO renanprS
authorities. having amounted TO hedIls
iJ,VVO shares In addition, the fore.sn,,
ers added 10 their lines OF io"-pIICet
bonds. The Industrial stocks scored
tne widest changes, American loudS..o
rising IN preferred rs, Lead IA ~ ~,
preferred IN, Sugar y, and Cotton ~, -.
preferred Is. Tobacco was advanced OS
the pool and Lead was bought Dy pIOinl-
nent bear houses. who were prooaDiS
disturbed by the rumors OF dividenus -, -,
the common stOcn. The changes III
Railroad and Anthracite Coal group were
slight during the early trading, but gen
orally IN an upward direction. Late ~
the afternoon. the market receded uhuer
the leadership OF Burlington and quincy
Gas, which declined from "a % TO w
The loss outside Of these stocks was
equal 20 Las per cent American TO
bacco however, sold down ia. per cent
The reaction was ascribed In some guar"
ters TO reports Of damage 70 the winter
wheat crop, while others cOntended mat
IL was the result OF sales by traders
who believed that the effect OF the seig-
niorage veto had been discounted. At
the close the market was steady to firm
As a rule railroad stocks recorded slight
losses for the day while the Industfials
gained anywhere from \. 10 IA per cent,
the latter In American Tobacco com
mon The late decline IN Chicago Gas
was credited to the room traders. Whisky
was inclined TO be weak throughout. on
the report that the company had come
out second best in the recent deal with
the American Distributing Company The
demand for railroad bonds continues, and
the transactions to-day footed UP the
large total OF $4,000. The inquiry
ran chiefly TO the lOw-priced issues. The
sales of listed stocks aggregated 10000
shares: unlisted % 600 shares.
Money on call easy at per cent, last
loan at ! per cent. and closing offered
at per cent; prime mercantile paper,
3h14Il per cent; bar silver, oyls Sterling
exchange easy, with actual business IN
bankers bills az 4sG3,a4s7 for sixty days
and 4ssQ4sSA for demand; posted rates,
4S7lyn4s0: commercial bills, 4s6A a4e6l5
for sixty days and 4slgq4sISi for do
mand. Government bonds firm. Rail
road bonds firm. State bonds strong.
Silver ut the board was neglected.
Treasury Balances-Coin, SlO4,JJ2,cOO;
currency ST., GI6,OOO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
CONTEMPLATING NICKELS
sPECI<I AGENT O'DONNELL NAMES
AZ IMPORTANT ARhEST.
Ihomss Hughes Charged with Making
Fi,e-Cent fieces--suppossd TO Have
Been Operating at Basic City.

BASIC CITY. VA, March q Special 49,
A important arrest was made here THIS
afternoon by Secret Service Agent ODon-
ncll. OF Harrisonburg. O'Donnen received
sdtlces from merchants here that this
aud adjacent .Owns were being Hooded
with spurious fve-cent pieces, ana came
down here last week 20 investigate. tie
secured enough evidence 70 arrest Thomas
Hughes VINO has lived here FOR the past
several months. Hughes came here WIN
ls family last summer and boarded with
James h.. Parr for month, when ne
moved over into a cottage belonging 10
H. q. Fowler From me time that ne
moved into this place ~ is alleged mat
le has been engaged IN the manufacturing
.f counterfeit coin.
O'DOnncn. after lrrcsting Hughes to-
fay. made "a careful search Of hughes
flelItuCe. but failed 10 discover the
fraulls in which the coin was made. The
man seems 10 have been very reckless.
lIa passed over twenty counterfeit nicEels
within "a week From the time Of the
arrival Of the Hughes family the man g
sn.llcss appearance has been the cause
of much comment. and ODonnell thinks
DEE has made an arrest OF much Inn
purlance. lie thinks that Hughes Is one
of "a large gang located out West which
WAS broken up last fail. some OF the
members 81 which escaped.
The prisoner was carried over 20 Har-
lIsnuhurg this afternoon for a preliminary
Tearing before the United states Court.
Is wife and children followed him 70
che station weeping bitterly. Hughes u
b large man. and bears "A reputation OF
lfin. good mechanic. he has done odd
.Is in TIE car shops until lately. re also
f.I patented ladder which he tired %
dispose Of and failing In this took 10
lr .nterfciting again.
lIe speciality seems 10 have been the
making of nickcls. and the only way he
,s.. traced was by testing one Of five
rru ones Doe passed on Bartender Koiner
f0re. who cut 80 in half.
tn effort VIII be made by the secret
service officials 90 trace his past career
n Michigan. iu which notorious gang
was located and broken mp last iail.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
Nrw vopY PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK. March 27-Flour active
winter wheat, low slaues, >-.p12.45;
patent. S3.2jd3.jO. Al liiesOla clear, <z.JO
goo; patent. 50. % ~, low extras,
stead. -" co,ornon 70 fair extras HO0a
2 on. qood 10 choice 40, 50 lOn4 20
Wheat anil and easier: No. red, store
and elevator. 6l4Hv-'sc'' anOat, tlAH
&c. Options dull ana opened weak, de-
clined Hlrmc.. rallied haNc., and closed
weak az 4lc under yesterday, No. red.
5aTgff1c .rSStav a2l.c.: June G27.c
Corn niiet. 10. red, 44ikc.; elevator
A5iLc stsanar do. f3c. Options active
at lie higher and closed firm; April,
i2'sc.. May 42Ac; ..t,,o o..,
M or.s " ali'd April S5Ac; May. 85c. .
'TIlv 2ts.c Spot-No. ., 35Lc., No. 2
white sea.c.: mixed western, 36iac.;
Hs sy ste Steady d shipping. eoaeSc.; good to
NO" Wool s .ta DIV. domestic. 2oa25c. pulled
&c Pe -,Is ou,et. family. si2oOQl4Oo; beef
hama aiiI AZ SiGO1Ql6.O. tierced beef
Inactive. CITY extra. india mess, Sls.0Oq
200: cut meats quiet picked bellies,
500. shoulders. $50 hams S93Il5; mid
NJ ia nT' higber western steam, sT55: city.
SIX s-iL07 ~ Refined quiet; Continent,
s7 So. South America, $500; compound,
SG12M. s,,o.,,o
Pork active. mess Si2;25t r. %;
Rutter dull. western dairy lll2q l5c.
49, sood al firm: crude, PC. bid.
RosIn firm: strained, Sl.l2i9al.l5l9
Pice active domestic. 3.sg5i9c.
Molasses nominal
Peanuts quiet. -1,o
,,,,. .',r,f HS1G o.. Iune. Sl5.1O: Deem
Der. Sif26 Spot Rio duh; No. Z, Sl762I5
sugar-Raw dull and unchanged. Re
fined steady: off 4. ll-lGalc.; standard
A. l-lGd4Lc.; cut-loaf, l3-l6a3c;
crushed. 13-lGQ5c.; eranulated' l-lOa
49sc: cubes, 5-lGf4l4c.
Frclghts quiet: cotton, 9-6id.; grain,
~. "a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
NOT ~ rHE DEAF.
The y. & o. Has No Connection with the
Richmond and Manassas.

Railroad officials here claim 10 lroa
nothing OF the scheme of tie baltimore
and Ohio railroad forming with the newly.
projected Richmond ana MANASSAS rail-
road "a southern route IN opposition tC
the Atlantic Coast Line which latter Is
controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company President Charles r. Mayer
at the Baltimore and ONO, was asked
the question yesterday directly by a rep
resentative OF The American. Has the
Baltimore and ohio any. Cr mad any. con-
necti0n with the Richmond and Manassas
r04l2' and ne replied, II doa't know even
what sou are talking about
"afr Mayer" then said the reporter,
there IS newly-picjecied road. t. run
from Richmond 20 Manassas, and the
newspapers OF Richmcnd and Washing
ION and elsewhere are saving that il Is 10
form connection with the Baltimore and
Ohio In a new line 10 the South.
THAT may be a proposition OF theirs, ~
said Mr.. Navcr "but ! DO not know any
thing about it,"
Third Aice-Prosideat c. X Lord, Of the
Baltimore and Ohio. said. you can take
an such propositions. for q long time 10
come and put them IN your pipe. The
Baltimore and Ohio Is not building any
new railroads. and won't build any until
times let "a great deal better than they
are now. not with smile), az least. I'M
til the Wilson or some otner blii passes
the Congress What does the Baltimore
and Ohio want 10 get TO Richmond forY
There's nothing there for the Baltimore
and Ohio AS for going South In opposi-
lion TO the Pennsylvania Atlantic Coast
Line I suppose the people down there
would like an opposition as they would
tben have TWO strings 20 their bow In
stead Of one. There's nothing IN it,"
IL being suggested 20 Mr. Lord that an
outside party had indicated that the Rich
mond and Manassas charter Lad been OBJ
tanned for the purpose OF making a sale
Of il 70 the Baltimore and ohio. he said
such things were sometimes done, but as
10 the present case being one Of them he
did not know anything about :t.-Balti-
more American