Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-05-24
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
The Latest News Cleaned From Various Parts
of the States.

senator Daniel writes the Richmond Dis
match that he has no recollection OF having
told Senator Martin, OF Kansas, that II mo
damocr ts In national convention did not
adopt a free-silver platform the popuIlsts
would carry Virginia, and that such an ut
terapcs does not fait fully represent him.
At BeIheld, a difficulty occurred between
R. H. Harris and J. r. Everett, two mer'
chants OF tho place, and the latter was ehos
IN the breast and severely, though not dan
eerously. W, uuded. The two men had Teen
on bal term, since Christmas.
The Norfolk and Western Raj road pridge
over the James riv at Natural Bridge sta
lion was discovered to Le on FIRE, and before
the fire could be extinguishel two stringers
of the bridge had been burned.
Tue old King" Carter property, at the
mouth OF Carters creek, has been purchased
by stock company, who contemplate max
ing OF 1t a sumrer resort A large hotel and
several handsome cottage, will be erected
this year.
DIR. W. Be ford Brown, son of DR.. Brown,
OF Alexandria, has been elected professor of
dermatology in the Po't-Gradua.e Me iical
School of New York and ako chief derma-
tologlst to the Demilt DIspensary, the largest
dispensary in New York.
AT Pierpolnt brlck.yard, near Salem Ever
EFT MAY. a white boy, while playing with a
revolv ng shaft, gotbi' clothes wound around
II. and befo the machinery, could bestop!ed
one OF his arms was torn from the socke.
J. Monroe Davenport, formerly member oil
the firm o! Davenport & Stratton, OF Peters
burg. died recently in Louisville, Ky
Benedict Hammack, prominent merchant
Of Rainswood, and one OF the Ole cljzens
OF Richmond county, was recently paraIyzed.
He has lost his speech and the use OF his
limbs, and his mind is seriously af1ec ed.
The mayor and city treasurer OF Martins
burg have just 4 ed their annual reports.
The mayors report shows that the fines i'm
posed and collected during the last yer
amounted to $685. as against S25l collected
from the same source the previous year.
Over 81 800 more In water reats was collected
during the year than in any previous year,
and about $1,000 WAS saved to the city In
keeping the streets clean OF garbage. The
report also commends the llw.and order In
4he city during the year. The receipts dur
Ing the year amounted to S25, ,s9l.sl the dis.
bursements to $40 42S leaving balance in
the treasar RS hands OF s6, 469 so.
Mr.. /. o. Wendenburg, counsel for Tho'.
H. Parker, the gold-brick swndler will mako
an. effort to secure bail for the accused. The
gold.br.ck mans lawyers will sct forth tef)re
Judge Hughes that the &C: OF Judgs Barbam
In recurring $50, 900 bail was unccnstitution
Al. the amount being excessive. They hope
10 secure throu the federal judge a reduc-
tion of the hond. The case will probably be
argued in Norfolk next week. 1t Is said that
Mr.. Wendenburg has retained as associate
counsel for Parker, alias Smith, Mr.. Floyd
Hughes, son OF the judge.
At midnight 1re broke out In the restaur-
ant conducted by Thomas Duke. In 'ew
moments the adjoining building, barber
shop. conduc'el by j. W. Seilbert, was also
Ia blaze Both buildings were entirely cor
sumed, and the flne residence of Joseph
Cookus, adjoining, was seriously damaged.
The buildings were insured. Mr.. Cookus
Sustained a heavy los his property being
damaged by fire and water.
The Dry Fork Railroad will be exten led In
The Lear future to Warrington, In PocahoI tas
county, and from there to the Chesapeake
aud Ohio Railroad.