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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-24
A NIGHT TRAGEDY.
"BUCk" MALLORY, OF PETERS
BURG, SHOT AND KILLED.
His slayer Il. II. Harris, Jr., AM
other Member Of the sporting Fra
ternity-The Cause Of the Trouble
Unknown.

PETERSBURG. VA, October 23.-(Spe-
ial.)-W. B. Mallory. well-known through
out the State. and called by his
intimate friends Buck Mallory. was
shot and almost instantly killed by r. II.
Harris, Jr tonight, at 1915 o'clock.
For over a year bad blood has existed
between the two gentlemen, and on more
than one occasion friends had interfered
and prevented a difficulty.
At one time they were fast friends. and
what they fell out about was known only
TO themselves.
THE ONLY WITNESS.
The only witness to the shooting that
could be found tonight was Ro. NJ. Da-
Wis who was standing on the opposite
side from the scene. on Bollingbrook
street. the street on which the shooting
was done. Davis said that he was stand
ing In his bar-room when he heard loud
talking. and he walked to the front
door. He recognized the voices OF Nal
lory and Harris. They were talking
very loudly. but Mr.. Davis declined to-
night to say what was the subject about
which they were cCnversing.
FOUR SHOTS.
The next thing that he heard was four
stol-shots. fired in rapid succession. He
then ran across the street and hallooed
to Harris Don't shoot that man any
more"
Mallory was standing against the house.
and Davis caught hold of him, and as
he did Mallory slid down to the pave
ment. Davis then said TO Mr. Mallory,
Are you hurt and received no reply.
Mr.. Mallory never became conscious. and
died at 1890
The Coroner viewed the body. and
found that Mr.. Mallory had been shot
just over the right lung. the bullet en-
tering the lung.
A CHARACTER.
Mr. Mallory was one of the characters
of this city. and was perhaps as well
known throughout the State as any man
in Virginia. He was what is known as
sporting man, and stood well with that
class of people. In this city. his home.
he was exceedingly popular; indeed, his
generosity and charity made him more
than popular. He was about - years OF
age and leaves an agcc mother ana
wife.
HIS SLAYER.
y. H. Harris. Jr.. the man who did the
shooting, also belongs to the sporting
fraternity. He is about y years oid' anu
is married.
Tonight. after the shooting. Harris
walked into the station-house, and de-
posted on the desk a iive-Darrelled smith
Il Wesson pistol, four chambers OF
which had been fired and one chamber
OF which was still loaded. lie then drew
off his gloves and remarked: Il have
come to surrender myself, as | have had
some trouble with Mallory"
CLAIMS SELF-DEFENCE.
\ few minutes later a telephone mes
sage was received that Mallory had been
shot and was dead. and Harris remarked;
II shot him in self defence"
Beyond this Harris would say nothing,
declining to make any statement. lie
was cool and collected, and did not APP
pear at all agitated.
The shooting occurred on the right-hand
side of Bolinebrook street and In dark
place No people were on the street at
the time Of the tragedy. but the news
spread like wildhre. and fully thousand
PEOPLE had collected there before the body
was taken home.
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LAMENTtBLE AFFAIR.
lf' minent citizen killed by IL my
siriaH-inttcr Defies Arrest.

SAVANNAH. GA. october "a Morn
''s Soy, special from Albany. Ga, says:
Dior. 81. D. Ford, prominent citizen
o. "or'h county was shot and Instant
j. h.l.l at Sylvester by Ashton T. Ford
4' Hent. The killing was most la
.'aDie affair. Or Ashton j. Fori
vas ue dead mans physician before
iors removal from Albany. about two
''N ago. From reports reaching the
cry iu-iay IL appears that the tragedy
II" D1t Of the sickness Of little llene'
''- daughter Of W. J. Ford, and her
''..m,nt boy Dr. Ford. llene did not
Improve as fast as her father thought
could have done, and he called TO
+.' ...sidc Dr W. l.. Davis. of this city,
I' Ford was In this city yesterday.
an n s said that before reaching home
a4, threats against the life OF W.
' f.ft. saying the latter had made re
'ts about him that he would have 10
l.I. BACK
FORD was under the influence Of
s oats al the time. and was In that
'-.-'1 when lac reached home, where,
'} after he arrived. he began play
..t "!th ". J. Ford's little boy. Brooks
~. Ford went TO take his boy away
' Nr Ford, when. as he was turning
''r Dr. Ford's office, Dr. Ford urt"
pistol and fired twice. one shot TAX
h erect in the hand. and the other IN
i'li " J. Ford staggered out or
%" +o9f ana fell IN a gutter near by,
f Ford says w. j. Ford attacked him
~ heavy stick, and he fired In self
'','h,'. Ne al once armed himself with
winchester rife. and shutting himself
~ N'he1 and continues 10 defy arrest.
NE a desperately brave man. IL Is be
- el mat his arrest will be accomplish
Only with fatal results.
xS Hr time ago the wife Of Or. Ford.
Mas Miss Emma Heard. Of Arlington.
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Two cards accompany each invitation.
One Is for the ceremony at the church
and the other for the breakfast and re-
ception at Mrs. Vanderbilt's house. Mad
ison avenue and Seventy second street
The only things very English about the
invitations are their unusually large
size. and the fact that the word honour"
Is spelled with gu" Only about
800 out of the 400 invitations include a
card for the reception and wedding
breakfast at the Seventy-second street
house.
All the details of the wedding have
been completed with the exception OF
the selection Of the Dukes ushers and
the making OF the floral arrangements.
The Duke says that he probably will
end of the week.
pleasant women with whom tradesmen
have TO deal She tells her florist what
she wants. seldom asking for a price.
II the decorations are pleasing to her
taste she pays the bill without any COM
rnents. The opinion Is general among
those in that trade who have had bust
ress with her that her taste would never
permit such an excessive and lavish
decoration In house or IN church as char
acterized the wedding OF Miss Anna
Could and Count Casteilane. A well,
known florist said;
II have done considerable work for
Mrs Vanderbilt. and do not think that
the church or house decorations VIII be
such as to detract from the beauty Of
the surroundings. Mrs. Vanderbilt, does
not believe so much in show as i'm artistic
eject. She has exceedingly good IDEAS"
The Vanderbilt Marlborough wedding
viii doubtless be the best managed affair
OF the kind known In this city. Fronting
Inv the confusing scenes at the wedding
OF Miss Martin and the Earl OF Craven.
Mrs. Vanderbilt will guard against a
repetition of them.
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81
@lMe,,eiS
Kid-G|0VB Talk.

There's no better way to
judge the satisfactory ways of
storekeeping than by its Glove
Department. Judge us that
way if you please.
Hardly dissatisfaction can
occur here, with the condi-
ton that you try glove pur-
chases on at the counter, and
if they don't fit to your salts
faction you don't take them.
It's only fair to us to bring
back any unsatisfactory pur-
chase, SO we can right wrongs.
Children's 4-Button Kids, in Tan,
Brown, and Red, with the new
Black em broidery and 4 large pearl
buttons, at 75c. pair.
Our famous " Marguerite Kids
in Black. Tan, Brown. Gray,
Red, Mode, Pearl, Corn. aud White.
with black or self-embr oidery. ut
81 pair, fitted on at the counter.
Our 4-Button English Tan Pique
Gloves, the most serviceabie Glove
for shopping or walking, at 5. pair.
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II he cared to reply to the charges made
against him. He said he must decline 10
talk about the case. His attorney, City.
Solicitor Colwell, would not be inter
viewed. though he did say:
"why. II undertook to tell you the
whole OF our case for publication It would
MI four pages Of your paper"
Mr.. Colwell was reinforced In the case
to-day by James Tillinghast. who was re-
tanned as associate counsel by Colonel
Colt.
Mrs. Colt and her children are In the
Colonial mansion. and deny themselves TO
all reporters. Colonel Colt is staying In
hotel in this city.
The family worship In 81. Mlcnaer
EPISCOPAL church. in Bristol. Colonel
and Mrs. Colt occupied the same pew on
Sunday last, but they arrived and left
without according each other more than
a bare sign OF recognition.
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MOBILE, October "a protest OF the
owners OF the British steamship Acme
against detention here for violating the
national quarantine regulations is based
on the fact that the vessel had a clean
bill of health from Philadelphia. The
vessel had however. taken cargo near
Santiago de Cuba for Mobile. and seems
To have put into Philadelphia merely TO
get a clearance thence. hoping thus to
avoid Mobile quarantine She was de-
tanned the usual period, and the British
Foreign ONCE was appealed to. The pro-
cedure here however, was found regular.
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HOIJbs-Ipeuke.

HAMPTON, VA. October 3.-(Spe-
cial.)-Mr. l.. f. Hobbs. a well-known
young merchant. and one Of Hampton's
popular young men. and Miss Mollis A.
Peake, eldest daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
G.. w. Peake. were quietly married at
the home of the brides parents this after
noon at Il. NJ. Rev. a. Il. Woodfin, ID.
D.. performed the ceremony.
Refreshments were served, and the
happy couple left via the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad for a weeks tour
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Rexistng the Ordinances.

The TWO branches of the City Councii
were called to meet as the Committee OF
the Whole last evening to consider .he
revised city ordinances. The members
nresent were Messrs. Hobson. Jackson
Moore. Vaughan. Turpin. caskle: Bloom
berg. and Woody. The Guy hhsihee, w
ing prevented from beng present no D
IS was transacted. The next meeting
an be held next Friday evening at '6o
o'riOck
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THE RICHMOND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OCTOBER "a, 1895.

College. died here tonight at II o'clock.
after an Illness Of three weeks from
typhoid-fever. He was from Powells
Point. N. c., and mostly highly thought
Of by his college friends. His parents
arrived by the o'clock train tonight.
and were at his bedside when he died.
His remains will be taken to his home In
the morning
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Aprou and Necktic Entertainment

A very novel entertainment WIN DC
,,,,,ar In the iecture-roCm OF Broad-Street
Netbodist church on Friday, October 2oth-
The Young Ladies' Aid Society OF me
church will hold an apron and Necktie
fete. and during the evening supper VIII
he served TO all who attend. The Idea Is
certainly a unique one, and delightful
time is promised those who patronize the
entertainment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-24
>ew County Corrt-IIousc.

The committee appointed by the
PICARD OF Supervisors 10 look into the
odyisabliity of erecting new courthouse
mel Yesterday To hold conference with
architects. The result OF their dehpera
stons ui,l he made known at the next
Meeting of the board. The committee Is
co,nposed OF Messrs. John Rose and
Henry Hechler.
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c...r,. Leu,nIature Meets.

ATLANTA. GA. Oct. 2s.--The Georgia
Legislature met to-day. This Is tne pc
ginning OF it's second session. in,n'e t,a.'ss
iv after rolI.cail this afternoon the house
and senate adjourned 10 allow the mem.
bers an opportunity to hear President
Cleyeland's speech.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-24

separated from him and returned to her
mother
The dead man was one OF the most
prominent citizens Of this section. and
at one time represented Worth county In
the Legislature. He was splendid busi-
ness-man, and had accumulated a pro-
perty worth between $4,000 and $4,000.
He was straightforward, heightened
man. and no one stood higher among
those who knew him. He leaves wife
and five children.
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JaiIer and Assistant Removed.

ATLANTA. GA. oct. 23-Sheriff Barnes
has removed Wards. the jailer. and the
assistant taller. who were on duty when
VIII Myers. the condemned murderer. es-
CAPPED Monday. Nothing has been heard
of Myers.
The reward for his arrest has been in
creased to 5000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-24
World. Broadsword Chnmpion.hi y.

ATLANTA. GA. Oct zs--N. T. Hart
man defeated Edward Jones. OF England.
In a broad-sword contest here to-day for
the worlds championship and a 5000
medal Hartman's superior swordsman-
ship was very evident.
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Herr scheig~n Extraait~a.

VIENNA. October 3--The Austrian po-
lice. at the request OF the authorities nj
Berlin. have extradited Herr Scheigen,
who - under sentence for libeliIng Dc.
MIGUEL. Prussian Minister Of Finanee-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-24

orders for printing sent to the Dis.
match Company viii be given prompt at
tention, and the style OF work and prices
vtiI no sure to please you.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-24

ASHLAND. VA, October 2-tspeciai)
Mr. Julian r. Newborn, second-year
ministerial student ut Randolph Macon
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-24
THE VANDERBILT WEDDING.

Cards Issued by Mrs. willie H." to
the Favored 1000.
Invitations 10 the wedding OF Miss
Vanderbilt and the Duke OF Marlborough
are out. The mails are carrying them in
all directions. There are 1900 issued.
They are unusually large and read:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30

the Luther Place Church held a meeting,
under the auspices of the social depart
n:ent, Thanksgiving evening, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. George Graham, on Q street.
A special program in the nature of a
Thanksgiving celebRation is to be given by
the literary society of the Young Mems
Christian Association this evening in the
rooms of the association at the Lehman
building. There Will be readings, music
and Rotations, and then a debate on the
resolution. That capital punishment should
be abolished ine the United States" The
affirmative is to bel taken by Messrs. U. G.
Eiller, w. c. Eldrdge and w. N. Weston,
and the negative by Messrs. F. c. Squires,
E. H. Booth and w. c. Watson.
"Singin' and Speakn' by We Olde People"
was the title Of AN entertainment at AS
sembly Presbyterian Church yesterday
evening. Instead of young people taking
the characters, all the numbers on the pro-
gram were taken by people who, while they
might not be called old, are certainly not
young. Among those participating were eX-
Civil Service Commissioner Charles Lyman,
DR.. ]. c. Stockton. Thomas p. Keene and
MesdameS Mary R. Stetson, Della A. Free
man, Catharine Allison and Ida c. Lewis
and Miss l.. c. Adams.
The new Second Baptist Church, colored,
on Sd street between H and / streets north
west, is not far from completion In fact,
a pol ton Of the lower nocr is being used this
week for the fair given for the benefit of
the building fund. The entire exterior is
finished, with the exception of one Pair of
steps and some upper windows. a portion
OF the lecture room on the first floor is
plastcred, and the worlimen are about
ready to plaster the large main auditorium
Rev a. /. Walsh, one Of the assistants to
Rev. J. c. Kent, o. p, pastor of st. Domi-
hic's Church, has been transferred to st.
JosephS Church, Somerset Ohio.
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ing them to wait until / come In some
cases l will not be able to come. you know.
until just about time for them to make the
train. and in such cases the business Will
have to stard over. and both myself and
the country will be saved
oh" replied Senator Stanford, Il see,
but l don't intend to let you have my com
mittee room for any such purpose. If you
want to it for that purpose. l retract
it,. it, ''''e''' " ' p'
me the above story, you would have sup
posed that that would have been the end
of the matter. Most Senators would have
let it drop. Not SO with Quay. He went
to every Senator on the committee and got
them to sign a paper, stating that he
ought to have the room. Stanford was
shown the paper. but he still held out.
Quay then brought the matter up during
one of the committee meetings, and the re-
suit was that Stanford gave him the room
to avoid further bother"
"Me, Too" Said Daniel.
Matt Quay" said this man, has a won
derful will power. When he determines to
do a thing. he throws himself into it body
and soul. He curbs his appetites. He
courts discomforts, and he hangs on day
and night until he accomplishes his end.
/ remember conversation which 1 heard
between him and Senator Daniel just after
two great national conventions, in which
each had played an important part. Sena-
tor Quay had been at the head of the
forces of one of the candidates of the re-
publican convention, and Senator Daniel
had been acting for one of the candidates
of the democratic convention. The work
had been hard, and they had both returned
to this city hollow-eyed and worn out.
They looked very seedy as they stood I'M
der the clock at the front entrance of the
Senate, and took, as it were, account of
stock. L was sitting on chair just below
and l overheard them. 1t was Daniel who
spoke first saying:
Where have you been. Senat tor Quay?"
Il have been in HI" was the reply.
me, too!' said Daniel.
Yes" continued Quay, II have been in
HI l have been at that convention, and
for four days and four nights 1 have been
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4 Heroic Effort,


BY Jove. there goes my train" were the
words that caught the ears of many people
standing on a London and Northwestern
station platform in the Midands a few DAYS
ago; and short, fat man, with a top hat
hurried through the gates like a thunder
bolt and ran down the platform with the
speed of rolling hat in gale of wind
He held his bag in one hand. and sprinted
as though ii We're matter of life and
death. The train shot out toward the end
of the platform, but still the short man
continued the race, putting and blowing as
he went, to the amusement of the many
spectators who were watching him. The
little fellow was game, and finally, after a
herculean effort, reached the train. threw
his bag into an open compartment and
clambered in. Then he sank down and lay
as limp as rag after his prodigious exer-
tons.
The next moment the train backed into
the station once more. The other passen-
gers got in at their leisure; and it was not
less than ten minutes before the train
started off again.
Meanwhile the little fat man was hiding
himself behind a newspaper.
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This Cooks Only Trouble Was in s,
curing a Leave of Absence.

This Cooks Only Trouble Was In Sc.
curing a Leave Of Absence.
From the n. Y. Herald.
Stories of what happened at the Wander
bilt wedding are still going around through
society, and it would seem as though there
were always something to be told of what
one saw or did not see. One woman con-
vulsed a luncheon table by the story of the
discussion she had with her cook the day
of the wedding. The cook asked permits
sion to be gone during the morning, and
upon being asked why the request was
made she said she must, positively must, go
ID the Vanderbilt wedding
WHY, ma'am," she said, IF you don't
let me &C don't know what / shall do It
will be the first big wedding I've missed
seeing in the city of New York for the last
twenty years Catholic or Protestant, I've
been to Il en- ALL and I've been expecting
to so to this ever since l heard Miss VAN
deroilt was going to marry the duke" Her
mistress, somewhat nonplussed, informed
her that she could not possibly get into the
church without a card of invitation.
"Ah, don't you worry about that. ma am:
sure, don't / know all the police in New
York; and 1 never have any trouble in get
ting in anywhere" was the response
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NEW TRICK OF THIEVES.
Professionals Never at LOSS fol
Schemes to Entrnp the Unvnry.

L FpiesSiohais never at n Loss for
Schemes to Entrup the Unwary,
From the New York Herald.
Professional thieves are never at a loss
for new trick. There are so many new
tricks in the professionally dishonest mans
vocation that We are often led to believe
that if he displayed the same energy in a
legitimate business he would soon become
millionaire.
A few days ago a well-dressed young man
rushed eXcitediy into a fashionable fiat
house up town and addressing the first wo-
man he met hurriedly exclaimed:
Madam, your son has just been run over
by a cable car at Broadway and 40th street
ard is dying"
"You are mistaken" replied the woman
he addressed. Il have no son. 1t may be
the lady the floor above"
He ran Epst ars and again told the story
My God.' the frightened woman an
swered, and she rushed out of the house
and was running breathlessly down Broad
way when, by chance. she met her son at
10th street discussing politics with some
friends.
When she returned home she found that
her pocketbook, which she had left on the
mantel, together with several pieces of
jewelry, had been stolen.
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netism, and has none of that hail fell
low well met" air about him which makes
up the capital of the average politician.
Still, he is a of great strength He is
one of the best organizers among our public
men, and he knows human nature like
book. He is a man of remarkable literary
tastes. His library at Beaver, Pa, is one of
the finest private collections of books in the
country and he is thoroughly we'll posted on
ell kinds of literature. He is fond of his
library, and is domestic in his tastes. He is
seldom seen about the hotels, and here at
Washington he spends all of his evenings al
home. The great points of strength in his
composition are his powers of keen-sighted
organization ard bulldog perseverance. He
don't know when he is beaten. and he will
fight again and again for little things that
other men would let slip rather than have
trouble concerning them. Take, for instance.
the manner in which Quay got possession of
one of the biggest committee rooms at the
Capitol. One If the Senators told me the
story yesterday Stanford was chairman of
the committee owning the room, and as such
by senatorial tradition it belonged to him.
He used the room but little however, and
Quay wanted it as political headquarters.
He may it this year for his presidential
plotting. At any rate, he went to Stanford
and asked him to give the room up to him,
as he needed a large place in which to work.
Senator Stanford was very obliging, and he
readily acceded. AS he did SO Quay said:
Senator, | am very glad that you can
let II g have this room, and l will now tell
you what l want it for. You see, there are
lot of these Pennsylvania politicians who
hound my heels here at the Capitol A
number of them know something of my
plans. If let them run at large they are
sure to say something foolish, divulge
lines of policy, or in some way get US into
trouble. If | have this room 1 cage
them up in il while they e here by tell
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For Red Cheeks.
From tile New York Herald.

From tile New York Herald.
What is more becoming in woman than
red cheeks? But nature ought to provide
them, and, if she does not, cosmetics may
be used. though very sparingly. There was
a young woman not far from here who al
ways had red cheeks. and such red cheeks,
They were like a morning sunrise and the
CC.or not of rouge. either. oh. no, she
krew something worth two of that, and
for the sake of the fair sex l am going to
give the secret away. She used mustard
plain notwithstanding that no other
woman ever thought of. A mild, very
mild, mustard plaster on the checks at
night, and in the morning such a. heavenly
red. But one day, alas, the plaster was
too strong and when morning came-but
why wiring your hearts with the sad tale?