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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-13

The removal OF excise cases from the Special
Sessions to the General Sessions has again been
undertaken. When first tried II was with the
object Of securing light Penalties or In the hope
that the cases might be hung up for an In
definite period. The plan was defeated by The
prompt and summary action Of the Recorder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-13

Apparently we are going TO get our share Of
heat, after all, this summer-for certainly the
summer cannot be regarded as over while we
are anicted with such temperature and so
much humidity - the last few days have brought
forth. June produced some hot weather, but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-13

II Is too early yet to consider Judge Gaynor as
a factor in the Brooklyn Mayoralty campaign
Have we not his own word for It that ne rs In
the hands OF Providence? When he removes
himself from that protecting care and enters the
lists as a candidate no doubt the Judge will take
the public fully into his confidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-13

From Colon. Colombia, 1t Is reported that 500
laborers have been engaged In Jamaica for the
Panama Canal and that the work is going on I'M
der old auspices, Sehor Vantard, the hopeful and
optimistic director experimenting the burial OF
new capital in that hopeless. enguIfing trench
which has already swallowed up so much. But
another report comes from New Brunswick. n. j.,
to the effect that syndicate has been formed In
that State with capital Of 500 0o0.0 900 to take
over the work and prosecute It to completion. The
old grants and privileges Of the Panama Company
expire in about eighteen months and the syndi-
cate surmIses that having made some satisfactory
arrangements for their extension It will then have
plain sailing The old chimerical project OF De
Lesseps and Wyse Bonaparte dies rather hard
with enormous ante-mortem expenditure. but It
will perish all the same under any treatment
which may be applied TO 1t. The Nicaragua route
Is the one marked out by nature and destiny, and
that will 20 through. The other is good for moth
ing except a breeding place for the isthmian ALI
gator till 1t fills up and is again overspread with
Jungle when 1t may perform like service for the
lsthmian monkey and anaconda. as OF old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-13

4 man was arrested yesterday for sweeping dirs
from sidewalk into the street. This Is the begin
ming OF crusade which ought to be vigorously
prosecuted.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
SIT tds

h0SIEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
OF trust, dated December Is. 1899, anu re
corded In the clerks Office OF the Hastings Cont
OF inc city of Roanoke in deed book 81, page 81 .
1HuSui leu oy y. Moomaw and Rebecca a. Moo.
n,aw, h1s wne, to the undersigned, as trustee to
secure The Southern Building and Loan Associa.
ZION Oh knoxville, Tenn, the payment nj fhc
sum 81 Sl,5C0, ae evidenced by the bond of the
salo ~. y. Moomaw, bearing oven date with saId
deed, payable TO said corporation and to he dis
charged In accordance with the terms NJ sa'd
9ona ana deed of trust securing the came and
ueiauit having been made In the payments re-
qulteo Dy said bond and deed of trust and in tho
performance OF the obligations assumed To the
sag sag association by tho said D. G. Moomaw and
mopGcca a. Moomaw fer more than six months
ana being requested by the said association so To
90. shall on MONDAY, APRIL Is. iSgs nj 10
CLOCK M, proceed to sell at public auction IN
me nlghest bidder on tho premises all OF the
iioiIowing lot or parcel OF land situated and
ginia, to-wit: Va w
ibeg.hning at point on the north side OF W est
olimer stEs ct 225 feet cast from the northeast
corner OF west Gilmcr and Eighth (now 18TH
stcet, thenee IN a northerly direction and par.
thence in an eastcrly direction with same aiiev
70 leet 10 point on same, thence in n southerly
direction parallel with Eighth street lao fcct 10
W est Giimet street, thence In westerly direc.
non with same street 25 feet to the beginning,
hn n,,SIl, ns one.ha'f OF lot 4. section 1.
IEkMS.-Cash as to sufficient OF the proce cd
OF inc sale to pay tho costs OF executing this
trust ana to pay the amount due said nssoc,ntion
uhnor tGc terms OF said bond aud deed which
amounts 10 the sum of SS9.22 as of February rs
ieoo' anu inc balance, Ii any, payable in one and
gay Oh safe, purchaser TO give his notes for the
ucterreu pay mcnts aud secure the came by A
uccd or trnst on the said property
S10 IDS ROY b. sMiTu, Trustee,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

played by other hands in tile interval
and thus kept his memory refreshed,
the professor assured me that this could
not DO so, because before playing it to
Tom he had rewritten tho waltz, adapt
ing it from its original German form to
ono which contained number of varia-
tions and fancy touches of his own.
Tom reproduced all these incidentals
with absolute faithfulness.
Tho theory that Tom must be of a
gentle disposition because SO given to
music would be very misleading. Sound,
rather than harmony, was what up
pealed to his intellect, such as 1t WIS,
and his reproductions were governed
by the rules of accuracy rather than
inspired by artistic genius. It used to
be said Of him that the crying Of q
child afforded him keen delight, and
when he could not draw forth as much
sound as no wanted from his young
companions by ordinary processes, he
would bite and pinch them for the pur-
pose Of hearing their shrieks of pain.
AS he matured he developed powor-
full bone frame and great muscular
strength, which he exerted to the So
rious discontinue of anybody who OPP
posed his wishes. If kept away from q
piano when he wanted to play, he
would bang his head against the wall
and throw chairs around tho room
Onco, whilo staying at hotel on ono
of his concert tours, he insisted on
playing loud piece of music in tho
middle of the night, regardless of the
comfort of the other guests. His agent
attempted to check him, but was
seized by Tom and thrown out of tho
room with great violence. On another
occasion in Washington he was visited
by a man whose presence was distasto-
full to him, and he manifested his dis
like by pitching the poor fellow down
stairs.
Possibly Toms present seclusion has
other reasons behind it besides his in
crcasing ccccntricities. The legal con-
troll of his time and services has been
for some years tho subject of litiga-
ton in tho courts. Gen. Bcthune
turned tho care of the boy over to his
son ut one time, and tho sons vito
claimed her husbands rights after tho
latter's death. 1 believe the case has
never been finally settled, and it may
be that one or the other party to the
controversy has thought it wise to keep
Tom out of sight until his fate can be
decided.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
4 MUSICAL MARVEL.
Sind Tom, the pianict, md Els
Wonderful Talent.
Tho Discovery OF His Remarkable Gift
and Its Dovolopmsnt-Eoosntr
OF tho Sightloss Mastor OF
tho Piano.


The recent death of Gen. Bethune,
the original owner OF the musical negro
slave boy known aa "Blind Tom,n has
aroused much public curiosity as to the
disappearance Of Tom from Wow. The
best information have boon able TO
obtain is that he Is passing the closing
days of his life In lunatic asylum, his
vagarios having taken ON too dangerous
form to admit Of his going freely
about as heretofore.
Tom was born in Musoogee county.
Ca, says o writer tn Kate Fields
Washington. His fathers name was
Mingo, and his mother was called by
her owner Aunt Charity. While he
was still boy, and supposed to be a
mere idiot as we'll as sightless, no used
to conceal himself In his masters house.
and after midnight creep into the pnr-
lors and play tho Same airs with
which his young mistress had onter-
tanned her guests u few hours before,
being cautious TO suppress his notes by
holding his foot on the soft pedal 10
was soon detected, however, and repri-
mandcd. a milder view was taken Of
his shortcomings when his master dis
covered that the boys gift might DO
turned 60 profitable account; mean
while, the children of tho household,
delighted with his marvellous powers,
had not hesitatcd to defy the discipline
of their elders and encourage him to
play for them on the sly.
Besides being remarkable PLAYER of
other peoples music, Tom WINS u com
poser himself. lie was near enough to
one of the battlcficlds Of the civil way
to catch the sounds from it, and these
he wovc into piece which his mana
ger entitled, for popular effect: '"Tho
Battle of Manassas" In 1t the pinno Is
made to initiate tho music of tho flfes
and drums, tho charges of the cavalry,
the thundcrs Of battery, the groans
of the wounded and dying, and all the
incidents of u great fight SO faithfully
as to call up panorama of the scene
before the minds eye Of the listener.
One Of tho fcats which Tom was 40
customcd to perform in public to tho
Amusement of his audiences was tho
imitation Of any picco Of music per,
formed In his hearing by stranger.
Some OF these pieces made SO great an
impression on him that he carried them
i'll his mind for u long period md thon
could reproduce them at will Il story
which seems somewhat apocryphal was
told mo by q teacher of music In o.
young ladies' seminary in Maryland,
representing Tom as having carried in
his memory for twenty-ono years, note
for noto, q German waltz which had
been played before him by my inform
antin order to test his ability, and which.
as far as known, he never attempted
again during all that period. When I
suggested that there was q possibility
of Toms havinn heard the same uieoa.
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LEeAL MOTORS.

minutes west 14O fcetto ten foot alley. thcncc
With said alley south 81 degrees 81 minutes west
~ leot to an alloy, thence with said alley south
beginning W VIZ pi'eo vi
y: Beginning at point on the north eido or
O4Iord street $40 feet west from ST. Jamcs
street, thence with Oxford street north IS do.
grees minutes west 37.b feet to a point. thence
n S ~ degrees 81 minutes cast $50 feet to an
alley, thence with said alley south IS degrees Q
m InanII cast sS feet to point same thence
ming. ~ pN' VA oesin-
TERMS OF SALE OF each of the above lots
Cash as to the costs of sale and the sum of $500 Is
oeing the sums in default under the terms
f 81 esSh OF ssd bonds Of day sac and as to
SAID lots not due as or that day, upon credit TO
oeComc due and payable upon monthly install.
ments OF S2l each, without interest, the first on
inc fourth Monday in May, 1895, and one on the
n nIsep until all are paid and the residue, il any,
upon credit OF ono and two years, with In.
terest, deferred payments TO DO evidenced by
negotlaole notes secured by deed Of trust upon
sslo property. 1t being clearly understood that
me amounts above set forth represent what is
que and TO become due under each OF the bonds
sale. WIN r WfMcITp 'o vi
sElus. Trustee.
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by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
~ executed to me on the 18th day OF July 1890,
by j. E. Sours and wife, and recorded In the
clerks Office OF the Hastings Court for the CITY
OF Roanoke. Va in deed boo k No ~, page 257
to secure thd Roanoke Land and Improycu nj
Company the sum OF 1s00, payable seventy We
dollars (S75) every three months, with interest
payable quarterly. and default having been made
In lnstalmtnts due on the goth day OF April 1893,
and every three months thereafter to January 99'
1875, amounting to $500, and in the payment OF
the interest on $l,t50 from January 90 1893 aud
Sl2 insurance, and having been requested by
the beneficiary under said deed OF trnst will on
WEDNESDAY,, TIE 18TH DAY OF APRIL,
1s95, at IL o'cock, NJ, either in person or by at.
torney. in front OF the courthouse in the city OF
Roanoke, Va, proceed 70 sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder, all that certain lot or par
Gel OF land situated in the city OF Roar oke, Va
lying on the north side OF Rutherford street and
bounded as follows. to-wt:
Beginning AT point on the north side of
Rutherford street one hundred and seventeen
and !our-tenths feet west OF Commonwealth
avenue, thence with Rutherford street north
lightweight degrees weet lfty feet to point.
to " alker street, thence with Walker street
south eighty eight degrees cast my feet TO q
point corner OF lot sold to j. X. hawthorn thence
with SAID Uanthorn's line south two degrees
west two hundred feet to the beginning,
containing ten thousand square feet, more or
less, and known ~ lot two hundred and thirty
siX, ward four, with n nouse thereon.
TERMS.-Cash as to enough 10 pay all the
costs aud charges attending the execution OF
this trnst and to pay to the Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company the said sum OF 5000 and
interest on $1,000 from the 29th day OF January.
1888. to date OF sale, and Sl2 Insurance. including
trustees commission olive per centum, aud us
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
A 1Iotormnn.

On tho battlefield general must
sometimes think quickly and act with
out hesitation. A motorman recently
showed himself to be gifted with these
admirable traits. In Plainfield, n. j.,
recently an electric car was dashing
along, when the motorman saw u child
balancing itself on q high window
ledge. Tho man saw Mt once that tho
child would fall on n pile of bricks
Giving tho brake sudden turn and
twisting off the current, he sprang from
tho platform before tho car stopped,
and reached the sidewalk just in timo
to catch tho baby. Probably nothing
will ever sound swcctcr to him than
the thanks of the child's mother, and
the hearty praise bestowed on him by
the occupants of the car
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II RUsTEE's sALE-BY WRITE op cvp

fUSVEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A GER
tain deed OF trust dated the 1Stb aav a,
al a tS. iSSi, and recorded in the clerks Office
icscn a &c DOCK ~ page III, made by John j.
Slssen 10 the Undersigned trustee to sccnre the
company the payment OF the cum of 81 $40 owl
ee e by 20 notes OF the said John e. Giesen OF
ga each payable monthly to the order Of Inc No
salu association. And default having been made
IN inc payment OF eighteen OF sald notes snd
0eing requested so to do by the said ROANOKE
i Association and Investment Company.
inc holder or said notes / will on FRIOAS
I NE ETH DAY OF APRIL, 1895. AT u
CLoCk, NJ sell at public suction TO tho
nshest bidder at the front door OF the Courthouse
III inc city or Roanoke the following described
real estate situated in the city OF Roanoke Va
anu bounced as fellows, towit:
=. nesinnlhS nj point on the south Side of wise
seet AZ icet west OF Barbour street thence west
Win Wlsc street 40 teetto point. aud sxtcliinp
soTtn between parallel lines l3i 3 feet
ihhMS'-Cash as TO so much OF tho proceeds
~ may nc necessary TO dcfray the expenses of
e.iAeVuung inns rust, including n commission 10
VIC trustee OF per cent. ana the sum of S59. 81
ahu as 70 the sum OF $G12tG 10 be maid In
mchtniy instruments OF S2iC0 each with interost
rom the 18Th day OF March, 1S9i and MS To the
niiahcc, II any, payable in ono and two wears
with interest from The day OF sale: defcrred nav
ncnts 10 be evidenced by the notes OF tho mr.
chaser ana secured by deed OF trust on The
premises conveyed. w 'AN
sic-tds, - '00Ni-' trustee,
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BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST DATED
- the 10th day OF August, 1890, recorded In the
cieTK Office OF tie nustings Court for the CITY
ol roanoke, Virginia, made by II. II. Woodrum
u trust to secure to j. V Jamison and A. L. jam
ison inc payment of the sum of SiSl.e3, evidenced
9y an interest bearing negotiable note of even
gate win said deed of trust, ado by the said r.
IL. W oodrum payable to A. l.. aud j. v Jamison
at the National Exchange Bank of Rosnoso Of
Noanokc' Virgiria 10 two years from date, with
Intsrcst ST the rate OF six per cent. per annum
anu aeiauit having been made in the payment OF
part Oh said note. and the said Thurman having
removed from the State of Virginia. and the
uustlngs Court, after due notice having snh-
stitntcd the undersigned as trustee in said decd
inc eneiciary under saiu decd, | will, on
SATURDAY, MAY THE 4TH, iS95, AT ID
OCL0Ch M offer for sale, to the highest bidder,
nt public auction, in front OF the courthouse IN
the city OF Roanoke, VA the following described
property, lying and being in the city of Roanokc
Beeinning at a point marked by tack in n
STAKE 10 feet from the north corner CT Clcvc-
lana street and on tho east side OF Riverside
boulevard, thence along Riverside boulevard
norm ~ degrees cast $50 feet to point, thence
alley, thence with said alley south 81 degrees
west l59 feet to point, thence north 4f degrees
west 2lu feet TO point, the place OF beginnl ny
Nnu known as lots 4, and 4, section g. as shown
on tne map oil the land OF the Mountain View
Land Company.
TERMS-Cash as to so mucn of the proce cds
US may DC necessary to dcfrsy the expense of ex.
ccuting this trust including a trustees commits
sion or five per cent. and to pay the amount still
due on said note, being the sum of s40l. Ia with
interest from June ID, 1898, and also the sum OF
S'lo costs, and as to the residue OF the purchase
money, II there be any, the same shall be PAYABLE
III TWO equal annual instalmcnts at one and two
years from date of sale, to be evidenced by the
interest bearing negotiable notes OF the pur
properly sold. j. HAMPTON HOGE,
tus Substituted Trustee,
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VNRuSTER'S SALE OF VALUABLE RESI-
Il dence property-By virtue OF n decd OF trust
from W e. Bibb and wife dated the list day of
January, ls!O and recorded in the clerks Office
" the uustngs Court OF city OF Roanoke Va
In deed book 30, page 2iO, conveying to tho un'
ucrslsncu certain real estate hereinafter de-
scrtbcd In trust to secure to A. NJ and w N
Fuller the payment OF the sum OF S2NO Ma
therein set out, and default having been made in
inc payment OF said debt and being requested
by the holder thereof go 10 do ! shall on SAT-.
oHDAt, MAY iTll, 1895, AT O'CLOCK r. NJ
In front OF the premises in the city OF Rosnoke
va proceed TO sell nj public auction to the
deed, to-wit
A certain parcel of land with the improvcn ents
lnereon lying In the city OF Roanoke. Va Be-
ginhihg NJ a point on the west side of Jefferson
street, Oh icet north OF Pine strcet, thence
s0nth ~ degrees. 10 minutes west $50 feet to an
alley, thence north degree, 80 micutes cast 80
Ieet 10 point, thence north IS dcvrecs El5
minutes cast l56 feet to Jefferson street thence
west 81 feet TO the beguniog.
cal9 iot pas on II Il good two-story frame
dweling with modern improvements and is
located In good residence section OF the city
IkhMS:-Cash as to amount OF past due debt
win interest from January l, 1885, past due taxes
inr ls9i ana the COSTS of executing this trust
Balance II any, payable In two equal instruments
one ana Two years from date OF sale with inter.
est, deferred payments to DO secured by deed of
trust on property sold.
,, 6. W. JAMESON,
ff'us' Trustee.
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SALE.-BY VIRTUE or A GER
is'J, recorded in the clerks Office OF the unst
mss Court for the city OF Roanoke, in deed
Dook AZ, page no. made by JohnJ. Giesen 70 Tho
Undersigned trustee TO secure the Konnolo
Building Association aud Investment Connsnv
the payment of tho sum of $40 evidenced ~
clShty'thrce notes of SS57 aud one note OF 81 ~
payable monthly to the order OF said assoriation
anu ucfauit having been made in the paymnnt nj
twchtyscVon OF said notes and being REQUESTED
30 10 GO by tho Roanoke Building Association
anu investment Company, tho holder OF said
NOES, VIII On FRIDAY THE l9rU DAY OF
M MI, ls:o, AT l2lO T.. NJ. O'CLOCK, sell AZ
!unnc auction, to the highest bidder Mt the front
u ,'o OF tho courthouse in the city OF Roanoke
inc following real estate situated in thc
ciIy OF Roanoke and bounded "a follows. to -wit:
beglnning mt point on the south sidc OF Wise
street sS % feet west OF Peasants street therco
IN westerly direction with Wise street so feot
10 point. and running back between noralIcl
llncs ia feet moro or less to an alley and known
as lots NO. Ia aud - OF the survey or the lsrns
purchased by the Roanoke Building Association
anu investment Company from the Roanoke
Lama ana Improvement Company.
iEhMS: Cash MS TO so mucn Of the proceeds rs
may NC necessary to dcfray the expense OF exo-
cutting TINS trust, including n trustees com.
mission OF per cent. and the sum of s2gS. 10 and
SUN entS or %S5i each with interest from tho
luth GAY of May, 1870; and the balance, il any.
payable In one and two years from the day Of
salc with interest from that date Deferred nay
ments 10 no evidenced by the notes OF the mr.
CHASER and secured by deed OF trust on the prem
iscs conveyed. f
3 l0td LUCIEN H. COOKE vrrs,o,
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NNRUSTEE'S SALE OF A GOOD HOUSE-BY
u virtue of deed oftrnst executed February
Ia, 1891, by q. NJ. Ereedove and husband and
or record in the clerks Office OF this city. and
cefault having been made In the payment OF the
debt therein secured, and being required so 10 do
by the beneficiary. shall, ON THE BIRD DAY
OF MAY, 1895, Al 10 O'CLOCK NJ, oner for sale,
TO the highest bidder at public auction. IN front
or The courthouse, the property conveyed to me
In said deed. being house and lot lying on the
south side OF Wise street, and known as lot s,
section 8, OF the Roanoke Land and Improvement
tompany's map.
TERMS: Cash sufficient 10 pay the costs of
executing this tru,t and To pay the amount past
due on the notes as of the day OF sale. SOLE,
and go much OF the residue may be necessary
topay ~ notes OF SCI EACH with interest from
February II, 1854, and falling que from 81 to 81
months respectively from date, with interest,
and one no e of $40 OF the same date and with
Ike interest, falling due 6S months after daIe.
Will be made payable TO meet tho said notes as
they fall due. and the resduc, n any, shall be
payable II months from date of sale, deferred
payments to be secured by decd or trust Cd tho
pionerty. j. ". BOSW ELL.
4-3tds Trustee.
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4ltds.

TN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF TIE HIST.
i ines Court for the city OF Roanoke on the 9Th
day or April, 1sg5, Mrs. y. G. Gray. plaintir.
against Robert Ii. Gray and ais defendant, IN
The object OF this suit is to rcscnd and set as,dc
certain deeds OF conveyance made to Anne NJ
Gray and j. ii. Chapman, trustee which deeds
are now or record in the clerks once OF this
city and made by p. G. Gray, and an aiiida vii
having % been made and filed that the defendant,
OF Virginia, 1t Is ordered that he do snn"sp
here, within fifteen days after due publication
hereof, ana do what may be necessary to protect
his interest in this suit. And it Is farther or
dcred that . copy. hereof be published once A
week for four weeks IN THE ROANOKE TINES and
that copy be posted at the front door OF the
courthousc OF this city on the first day OF the
next ,erm copy-Tese:
:: $: BROOKE, Clerk
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LEGAL NOTICES.

,ne OF same north degrees minutes west 81. "a
.eet 70 point, thence south IS degrees IN
a west s5.1T fee. to point, thence sontb
ttbusgrees minutes east 90 feet Salem avenue,
s s9enee WITH same north sidegrees minutes cast
70 1ect to the beginning, together With the Im
proponents belonging 10 said lot. A'--
1EhmS OF SALB:-Caeh as to sufficient OF
," 70 pay the coet OF this sale Including
m a9s commissions OF 5 per cent and to- nav
sau qtc In default OF 1900 dollars with interest
run T., IN, Feoruary f. 1874, and the balance * any
NJ ~ IVY eqosi annual payments from day or salc
Deierred payments to bear inter. ct and to be-
SyaScnSed py purchasers' notes and to be secured
" oecu Vi trust on the property cold
WIN. L. BUSH. Trustee