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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
THE FRENCH DISASTER.
One Hundred and Ten bodies OF
Victims Recovered.

PARIS. April 29.M. Leygnes. Minister
OF the Interior who has gone to the scene
OF the disaster at Bouzey. near Eplnal,
has distributed pecuniary and other re-
lief to the unfortunate victims Of the
flood caused by the bursting Of the dam.
La Liberte has a dispatch from Epinal
stating that 10 dead bodies have been re-
covered and the military who are at
work upon the scene OF the flood are busy
digging trenches for the purpose OF
buryh9 the carcasses of the thousands
Of cattle that were drowned
II is asserted that the heavy frosts
which prevailed In that section
during the latter part of the winter and
early spring were the primary cause
of the disaster. by throwing the masonry
OF the dam out Of plumb.
After making a tour OF the Aviere
valley and approving the arrangements
for the relief of the sufferers NJ. Leygus
returned TO Paris this evening. dis
patch from Epinal says that the steady
rain has increased the Indebtedness OF
the families left homeless by the dsas-
ter.
In an interview this evening NJ. Leygus
spoke especially of the fortitude shown
by the sufferers. When he arrived at
Bouzey with a force of engineers, he
said, the water had spread so over the
valley that Ii was impossible 10 tell on
hand where the village had stood. The
rush Of water had been so strong that
twenty-seven new houses were wiped out
completely. At Donievres only the bare
outlines Of the village site were visible.
The local fishers depot was lifted off its
foundations and was swept away TO a
forest. where 1t was lodged on top Of a
thicket of trees. fully seven yards above
the ground.
When Mr.. Leygus left the valley
eighty-three bodies had been recovered.
The government has made all arrange
nnents 10 help the needy. nevertheless.
NJ. Leygus says, there will be great
suffering.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
AN ATHLETIC BELLE.
MRS. JACK AsTOR WILL LEAD THE
ATHLETIC SET AT NEWPORT.
They Are Even Now I'm Active Train
fng. Preparing for Outdoor sports
During the Coming summer Sea-
son-Thc Games.
Corresnonaence q, ,be pispatch.)

NEW YORK, April G.-Mrs John Jacob
Aston. or es she is most Familiarity called.
Mrs. Jack Aston. il the best all-round
sportswoman either In or out OF society's
realm. She fences. rides. rows. shoots.
bowls. plays tennis, billiards. swlms; can
manage bicycle with the most skilful
as well as a yacht. and her latest accom-
plishment Is golf. From a child she
has always been particularly fond or
all outdoor sports. Philadelphans re-
member we'll the pretty. rosy-faced Ava
Willing. who, in severe black habit.
her satiny hair caught up under her
riding cap with a black ribbon. galloped
through Fairmount Park every pleasant
winter afternoon.
At tennis she was always proficient
To-day she plays as strong game as
man. Every Wednesday afternoon last
winter she and her husband spent in the
tennis court Of the tennis building She
delights in singles. and rarely faiis IN
beating her opponent. She makes the
prettest sort Of a picture in her white
tennis shoes and a tennis suit OF black
Last summer her feats In the water ex-
cited the envy OF many a timid belle at
Newport She Ia most accomplished
and fearless swimmer and when in the
water wears black silk tights under her
skirt. because they give her unrestricted
liberty Of limb.
BILLIARDS.
Another accomplishment which few
women possess Is her cleverness with the
cue. She learned as child. being
familiar with billiards almost from her
infancy. To-day Mrs Astor plays as well
II not better than any woman in this
country. Both she and her husband are
fond of the game. II Is said that MIS-.
Astors ambition In reference to billiards
is due TO her desire to be worthy OPP
ponent Of Mr.. Aston.
Perhaps there is nothing this clever lit
tie lady does so well as shoot
A story told of Mrs. Astor In the All
rondacks by Ross Hayes. one OF the
guides, is interesting. and shows that
with all her sporting zest, she Is sun
woman, and a very womanly woman at
that.
She and her husband, with party,
were hunting several years ago. below
Saranac. They had followed the tran OF
a wounded deer. which had escaped.
Finally. after tracing it for an hour, II
was cornered. shot in the throat end
ed the stays misery. AS it fell. It's great
eyes seemed to fan beseechingly on Mrs.
Astor. As the anxious dogs flew at It's
throat she burst into tears, and beggei
that the dogs be called of. Up to that
moment she had been as much OF
sportsman as any of them, but the s.sht
of misery aroused all her womaniy reel
Ing.
In hunting costume Of brown velvet,
with buckskin leggings. alpine hat game
bag. and a gun over her shoulders. Mrs.
Astor could not look better in the most
exquisite importation from Paris.
LAURA OLIVER BOOTHE.
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DEATHS.

FRANCIS.-Died. April 90 1895, at 2:lJ
A. NJ, Miss CLARA ALLEN FRANCIS.
at the residence of her parents. Emanuel
and Lucy A. Francis, No. 3OiIa west Clay
street
The funeral will take place from the
First Presbyterian church WEDNES-
DAY, May LIST, at +. NJ. Friends and
acquaintances are invited TO attend.
Raleigh On. CO. Norfolk Va.). and
Warburn tMass) papers please copy. 20
HOBSON.- Died, at Vernon. Powhatan
county Va. April II. 1895. BETTE
LEWIS HOBSON. wife OF w. W. Hob
son. In the 18th year OF her age.
STEWART.-Died. Monday. at $50 y.
NJ, at her husbands residence, No. lz,s
north Twenty-eighth street Mrs. MARY
A. STEWART. wife OF J. Is. Stewart;
daughter OF Mrs. T.. Cullingworth: aged
50 years.
She leaves a husband and two sons 10
mourn their loss.
Funeral at the above residence TO
DAY (Tuesday) at i30 o'clock r. NJ.
Friends and relatives are invited to at
tend.
scottsvllle Courier please copy.
WHALEN.-D April 18th. at p.
NJ. at his parents residence, No. 100 Hos
initial street. JOSEPH WHALEN. son OF
III. r. and Julia Whalen.
Funeral from ST. Peters Cathedral
TUESDAY EVENING at Q o'clock.
Friends and acQuaintances are invited
to attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
HAS SCALES LIKE A SNAKE.
A Curious MOnstrosity Found in
West y.r.suia.

a Shepherdstown Oy. Va) special to
the Baltimore American says: a few miles
from this city, on the line OF tho Mar
tinsburg road, lives one OF the most re-
markable freaks of nature extant. 1t Is
a boy, years Old known as the Snake
Child" His name IL Lewis Twynan. and
ne is of negro origin. though he has few
Of the characteristics of his race His
hands, feet, and face are always cold
and clammy. and HIS eyes. tongle, and
shape OF the mouth are very much Ike
those OF a serpent. Except his hands and
face, which are kept soft by daily wash
ing, his body and limbs are covered with
scales, with the markings OF rattle
snake, the colors being slightly more
subdued He sheds his scales each sum-
mer. about August, and when stripped
Of the scales Is very much az other negro
boys in appearance. The scales come
back i'm the course OF a few weeks. The
boy is of average intelligence, and suffers
no inconvenience from the malformation
OF his skin, except that II Is almost i'm
possible for him TO keep cool in summer.
and he Is stupid and dlsinclined TO eN-
ertion In winter. His parents have 10
keep a close watch on him. for II he has
the opportunity he Will eat Unfortunately,
and lie i'm a stupor for hours afterward.
His peculiar condition is attributed 10 his
mother having been frightened BY a snake
a short time before his birth. A local
Snowman has made an arrangement with
his parents 10 exhibit him at country
fairs this summer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
THE RICHMOND DIsPAroH-TUEsDAY. APRIL 50. 1885,

not important, but settling principle 1t
stake made II notable.
II was the case OF the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Re Railroad Company vs..
Henley a Lewis. Dlsposng OF II. Justice
Brewer said that a statute Of Texas re-
curing railroad companies TO deliver
freight at the price named In the bill
OF lading. under penalty OF damages pre-
scrlbed In the law. was inapplicable TO
interstate shipments since the passage OF
the interstate commerce law. which for
bids railroad companies to charge. col
lect. or receive for freight on such ship
mcnts. any other, either greater or less
sum than that named In the tariffs. which
they were required to publish.
The State statute can apply only to
shipments wholly within the State. The
Judgment Of the County Court was re-
versed and the case remanded for fur
Their proceedings in conformity with the
application.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
RIOT IN A JAIL.
Negro Women Almost Get the Better
of Oficcrs-BIOOdshed.

ST. LOUIS, MO. April 29.-Riot. blocS
liberty occurred last night in the city
jail.
The State Board Of Health has for
hidden the removal of condemned prison
ers to the penitentiary, owing 10 the
appearance of smallpox in the jail, and
forty-seven cells in that institution are
undergoing repairs. This forces 5Vo
prisoners into fifty cells. Discomfort over
this has been breeding, and last night
broke into violence. Five negro women
i'm one cell abused the guards until the
hose was turned on them, when they
became so violent that three inside
guards attempted to remove them from
their third-tier cell to dungeon. The
moment their door was opened they
sprang upon the guards like wildcats
and chased the men down stairs Three
officers came TO the rescue. and managed
to get them down to the ground iioor
when the fight was renewed.
BY this time every prisoner had added
his voice to din. Fanny Dowdy, one OF
the negresses. had "A weapon made OF a
tin can. and knocked Officer Dixon COM
pleteiy out with IL. Seven condemned
negro men in one cell In some way got
loose and came TO the aid OF the women.
The Dowdy woman had secured DlXon's
pistol, and was on the point Of shooting
when Detective Zeiger dealt her blow
that settled her.
by this time the reserved force was on
hand, and clubs were freely used. The
noisy panic was contagious, and such an
uproar was never before heard in the
Jail.
BY the free use OF twenty-five night
clubs and the fire-hose the riot was
auelled and the rioters secured. Five
prisoners and four officers were injured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30

markets. succeeded from the start, and
were all the better or for not being In
immediate contact with the old, broken
down, do-as-my- grandfat her-did sort and
class Of planters. These had nothing TO
unlearn, and hence nothing TO do but
to abide by fresh and competent In
struciions, entirely novel 10 them These
expeditiously and least extensively en-
BANGED from s. and less per acre 10 $50.
aud more within three years or less
by similar earnest and systematic ef-
forts.
WOULD PAY AND HELP.
a company for experimental and CO.
operative culture, with select and suit
able lands. leased or bought. would pas
and inspire others 10 do likewise. IL
should be known that common tobacco
Is low and won't pay. but that virginians
can't afford TO grow this product
with such profit as there is IN bright to-
bacco proper. which latter. beyond all
doubt. pays the best OF all plantation
products There is n deficit OF this kind
and n surplus OF the common that i'm
povcrishes soil and citizens alike. II is
not too late 10 redeem these old lands.
The undertaking is well worthy of our
means and energy. and nothing would
pay better for Richmond at large. The
iHfVaNH 'Hdt tn' popular western Buflty
has made among even Richmond manu-
facturcrs to-day is greatly due to the
fact that Virginia planters have sacri-
feed quality for quantity. and stuck 10
me old processes and the long-snce ex-
haustcd tooacco-helds without crop rota-
ton. We excel In the better-paying pro-
Duct why lose time and money in the
worst OF all kinds Of weed-cuture? II
our state and city cares for the tobacco
interests lying at our doors II will have
us reflect action on all the tobacco plant
ers OF virginia, and will excite their am
bltion. VIII elevate and promote culture
OF better crops and better-paying pro-
ducts all round, for which the de-
m&nd Is at our very doors. II is essen.
tial that Richmond should adapt here
business methods and plans to changing
environments, which we must be quick
10 recognize and organize and work in
order TO make success complete.
N =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30

hundred Navajos attacked me the gay Gay
after my arrival. but, although ! nso a
but forty.five men, I came out OF tne
fight beat fellow had ch frf sne In edu-
eating Vic. She was taught TO bring my
slippers when she saw me remove my
boots, shut a door II ] shivered. cary
want. and the cook, lead my horse from
the stable to my cabin. and do many
other things. practiced her az long
distances, and succeeded In sending her
from valley where ! WAS nsnins 70
''Once I was caught In a cabin with
sergeant by twenty-five Navatos. Inc
house was so situated that we could sue
cessfully defend ourselves Ins,d from sne WAT
last they took a log OF : feet diameter
and, lying behind Il. rolled IL towards
us. II was n movable breastwork. When
/ found that we were sure to be taken
and killed after the Indian manner. /
sent Vic nine miles 10 the valley FOR aid
.'The rolling of the log was impeded by
stones In its path. and the Indians re-
moved them by diFging under tne log
face This made n long delay. VIC re-
turnd with a message that detail or
ten men was on the way to our rescue
She carried my. note and brought back
one-elghteen miles in all-in three hours.
The men came just In time to save our
scalps. -,
''r'or this Vic was presented with sill
yer collar by the company. Ten silver
dollars were put in 1t. and as much more
paid for making 1t.
All the other stories which I have
written OF her are inventions. She ac-
companied me to Arizona aud across the
Xuaca Xella desert. She sat on a balsa
which I padded on the Colorado river.
She accompanied me when went to New
York on leave in 1866. She died Of old
age in 1919. She was the mother of but
one litter of puppies.
IL have already mentioned her mark.
ings In my stories. but | have omitted
one. on her left .fore-shoulder she had
a mark In brown hair on the white that
looked like a capital letter 4. That was
a. suggestion TO me; All government govern me
shoulder with L. S. With a piece of
caustic I traced out semblance OF
those letters on Vic's shoulder. BY not
making the solution too strong the let
tiers took the same tinge OF the liver
colored spots and notifies on her body. I
never allowed them 10 fade. and most
persons thought them birthmark. II
questioned. | always told how they were
10
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
NnNnI NnfcA of Interest.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April %
The naval training-ship Essex. which
has been cruising all winter in the West
Indies. arrived at Port Royal to-day.
The Baltimore arrived at Yokohama.
Captain Reed, Of the Olympia, tele-
graphed the Navy Department this after
noon that when that vessel was coming
TO anchor at San Francisco yesterday
afternoon the port-chain parted at the
15-fathom shackle. which, In running out,
struck Ensign George Madison just above
the ankle. breaking his leg. and necessi-
tating amputation. Mr.. Madison Is one
OF the most popular young officers In
the navy. and has just been married.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
THE DlRANT CASE.
ArraIgnmcDt on the Charge of MUIR
der.u- blanche Lamont.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.-Durant
was arraigned this morning on the charge
Of numbering Blanche Lamont. He listen
ed to the reading Of the complaint IN the
same stolid manner which has charac-
terized him ever since his arrest. Inc
preliminary hearing OF the prisoner "dS
esf Tor Tomorrow morning, with the I'M
aerstandlng that continuance would De
granted until after the conclusion OF the
Coroner's inquest. Coroner Hawkins mas
fixed the time for beginning the inqu's 81
In the case Of Blanche Lamont for wed
nesday morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
TERRIBLE SHOOTING AFFAIR.
4 Former DanviiIian Wounds His
Wife and Himself.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 29.-At Union,
s. c., this evening. v T. Crompton,
formerly of Danville, Va, while at the
dnner-table. had some words with his
wife--it is said he was jealous OF her-and
shot her in the side Thinking he had
killed her, he turned the weapon TO ms
own breast and nred twice. one bullet
glanced eff. the other followed a RID
around the body 10 the backbone, ana
struck the spinal-cord. paralyzing his
lower limbs. His chances of recovery are
slight. Mrs CromptOn is not dangerously
,,-l.l.Il-lll
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
Disaster I'm the Black Sea.

VIENNA. April ga dispatch from
Sehastopol says the Russian warship PEN
de aglia. Of the Black Sea fleet, collided
at this morning with the Russian mail
steamer kotzebue near Taking Hut
lighthouse. The Kotzebue filled rapidly.
Most Of the passengers and crew were
taken aboard the warship from the Kot-
zebue's deck. Others were picked up af-
ter she went down. Five men sank with
the ship and were lost. The warship was
damaged below the waterlne. She Is an
iron vessel, nearly 20 years old.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
THE TEXAS SILvERITEs.
Preparing an Address-CievcIand
and the Democracy Scored.

AUSTIN, TEN, April 29.-The l6-to-l
silverites in the present Legislature.
headed by Railroad Commissioner Rea-
gan, will tomorrow issue an address.
which will place the monetary question
before the people. and will cause the
drawing OF the line between the gold
standard men and the silverites in Texas.
The proclamation. which is the work
of Commissioner Reagan. will review the
history OF silver specie from the earliest
date up 10 1873 and down to the present
date Great stress VIII be laid on the
fact that IL Is the money the people are
ciamoring for and demanding at the
hands OF the government.
A conference will be specially called to
meet In Fort Worth on August 9th, and
In the mean time precinct meetings are
called for July 10th 70 elect delegates TO
the Fort Worth convention.
They take occasion TO score Cleveland
and the national Democracy severely.
and point out that the time Is now ripe
for action II the silyerites in Texas
ever want to secure their rights.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.
fh.rIeston Wishes to Entertain the
Gathering OF 30.

CHARLESTON, S. c., April 9.-At
meeting of Camp Sumter United Con
fesera,e Veterans, held in this city to-
night. II was determined to send a large
delegation 10 the reunion OF Confederata
veterans In Houston, Tex, for the pui,
pose OF inviting the veterans 10 hoiu
their next annual meeting In TINS CITY.
The invitation VIII be supplemented py
another from the Mayor ana cry Couh.
cll. The belief is expressed here that
there could be no more suitable place
for such meeting than ths,"cradle OF
SecesslOn."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
The Floral Embie m.
(philadelphia Cail)

"a friend OF mine.' said citizen,
asked me the other evening TO 10 and
cali on some friends OF his who had lost
the head OF the family the day. previous.
He had been an honest old freshman, a
laborer with the pick and shovel. While
We were with the family an old man en-
tered who had worked by his side for
years. Expressing his sorrow at. the loss
OF his friend. and glancing about the
Scrutinizing 1t closely he turned to the
widow. and in a low tone asked: Who
sent the pick?"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
Danger In u.

0Iarper's BazarD
Hostess: Well. Tommie. you can tell
your mother for me that you are the best
behaved boy at table | ever met.
Tommie: Thank you, ma am. but I'd
rather not.
Hostess: Rather not, And why. pray?
Tomme: She'd think was sick, ma'am.
and send for the doctor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
POPULATION OF NEW YORK..
The Police Census Makes II 1.s0,'
S61,-incrcase since 30, 130,loI

NEW YORK. April 29.-Mayor Strong
late this evening made public the census
returns gathered by the Police Depart
ment. The official figures show the num-
Der Of males IN New York city to be
925 $40. and the number OF females s2i556,
"A grand total of l.Si9.ss The Increased
population OF this city from October,
1880 pollce census). to April. 1885 police
census). is l39.15l, making the annual In
crease 1896
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
Hanged Himself with n String.

COLUMBUS. o.. April 29.-Andrew Ro-
sinski. a Toledo prisoner. serving a sem
tence for shooting to kill. hung himself
with a Irvine string in the State prison
tonight. He was 50 years Old. and de-
spondent from his condition. He fastened
the string 10 the bed-post and lay down
on the floor. his weight tightening the
string and strangllng him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
4 Force Under MaceO WOrstcd.

GUANTANAMO, April eft is re-
ported that a column OF government,
troops under Colonel Coppeles made an
attack to-day upon a band Of insurgents.
700 strong. under command Of the rebel
leader Maceo, killing nine and wounding
a large number OF the revoutionists.
The government forces had two killed
and five wounded
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
The nelnxxare Hnll0f.

DOVER. DEL. April 29.-The usual bal
lot for United States Senator was taken
to-day. and resulted: Higgins Republi-
cam, 5: Addicks 0tepublican). 6; Massey
RepublicaD, 6; Pennewill Repub!ican)'
/: Rldgley DemocraD. 8; Tunnel Demo
craU, /. Absent ].
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES.
OviniOn Of the Supreme Court with
Reauect TO Them.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April D.
A case involving an important question
of the application OF railroad rates was
decided by the Supreme Court to-day In
an opinion rendered by Mr.. Justice
brewer. II came direct to the Supreme
Court on a writ Of error from the court
OF Milan county. Tex. and In itself was
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. APRIL 18th.
ARRIVED.

Steamship Old Dominion. Couch. New
York passengers and merchandise,
George w. Allen 4 Co. agents.
SAILED.
Steamship Old Dominion, Couch. New
York. passengers and merchandise
George ". Allen e. Co., agents.
Steamer Pocahontas. Graves, Norfolk
passengers and merchandise; Irwin Weisi.
ger. superintendent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
Preferred Death 10 Capture.

MANCOS, CAL. April 29.-Grant
Wheeler, one Of the gang which held up
a Southern Pacific train several months
ago. committed suicide by shooting near
this place The officers were close on his
trail. and he preferred death to capture
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
Macon md Atlantic Receivcrship

MACON, GA. April 29.-In the United
States Court to-day Judge Speer appointed
John r. Young, of Savannah. permanent
receiver fer the Macon and Atlantic Snort
Line Company. The Macon. Dublin. and
Savannah people expect eventually TO
come into possession OF the property at
the price OF $4,000
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
N,.s,ua. with Accounts short.

ST. LOUIS. April "a special to the
Chronicle from Dallas. Tex, says: Nj. w.
Taggart. deputy county collector has
been missing since Saturday. An exami-
nation Of the office shows Mr.. Taggart to
b. short si,99S
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
Application for buchanan Denied.

NEW YORK. April 29.-Judge Brown,
OF the United States District Court. this
forenoon denied the application for
writ of hapeas corpus made by counsei
in behalf of DR.. Buchanan. the convicted
wife-poisoner. who Is TO be electrocuted
Wednesday next at Sing Sing prison.