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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-19
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of Norfolk Rnd Portsmouth
May 18Th. 1896.
ARRIVALS.


British str. Avona, Widdess. Calves
ton To Manchester, to VIM. Lamb & Co
Coaled and sailed.
British str. Forest Brook. Hogg. Pen
sacoa, To Dordrecht, Holland. TO Vim.
Lamb & Co. Coaled and sailed.
Spanish str. Francisco, Arribi, Pun
Ia Gorda. to Kings Lynn, To VIM. Lamb
X Co. Coaled and sailed
Spanish str. Ernesto. GartieZ. Pensa-
cola, to Manchester. to VIM. Lamb u
Co. Coaled and sailed.
British str. Moonstone. Johnson, Pen
sacola, to Bordeaux. to VIM. Lamb *
Co. Coaled and sailed.
Schr. ID. II. Rivers. Colcord, Port Tam
pa, with phosphate to the Norfolk "
Carolina Chemical Company.
Schr. Break OF Day, -.
Schr. William Il. Steelman. Maxwell
Philadelphia, with coal.
Schr. George Temple. Cassidy. with
$500 buefsh.
Fishing str. Ethel, Latham, with sew
eli Swordtish.
Tug Walter y. Luckenbach, Willin
New York, with barges Astoria and
West Point, to VIM. Lamb & Co.. for
coal
Tug Underwater Wiley. New York.
with barge Monarch. to VIM. Lamb x
Co, for coal.
Tug Taurus. O'Bron, Philadelphia.
light.
Tug c. w. Morse. Blizzard. New York,
with barge Washington. TO VIM. Lamb
& Co., for coal.
CLEARED.
British bnlg James Brown. Chase,
AiayagueZ, Porto Rico, by VIM Lamb
& Co. with coal.
Schr. George r. Vreeland, Abbott.
New York, with lumbef
SAILED.
Schr. T.. S. Baymore, -. New York,
Schr. Henry May, =. Scotland,
James River, light
Tug Walter A. Luckenbach. Willin,
New York. with barges Corsica and
Kingston In tow.
Tug Taurus. O'Rrien. with barge Dan
iel |. Tenney in tow, for Northern port.
Tug William Coley. Baltimore, light.
Port ofNewDort News.
Newport News May lS.-Arr-ived. schr.
w. =. Hood. Barker, Providence.
Sailed, schr. w. j.. Hood. Providence
Port OF Suffolk.
ARRIVED.
Schr. Wand Seward. Travers, Nor
folk, light.
SAILED.
Schr. Maud Briggs, =, New York,
with lumber.
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Sugar Market.

Market easier Out of town price s
are dependent on the delivery rates to
the different points. Local sales are be-
ing made as follows: Cut loaf. s5.SS;
powdered. s5.6l; gr3nulated. s5.36; con
PETITIONERS standard "A" S523: Ameti-
can off a." Si.9S; Franklin nearly white
"B." S4.7S; centennial bright yellow "B,"
S.Gl; Franklin standard extra &C."
S4.iS; keystone standard extra &C, -
SAP; American extra &C." $4.36.
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VI OI,ey ssnrItcf.

New York, May 1S.-Moncy on call
easy al 2421a per cent. last loan at 2k
per cent. Pmnc, mercantile paper. 5iG@
= per cent. Bar silver. 6T5s Sterling
exchange dull. with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.s1iG@i.S7%. for go
days and i.SSMGf4.SS% for demand
POSTED rates, 4,SS04. 1891 Co.r,:nenciaI
nills. 4S6@4.S7A. Government bonds
lower: State bonds quiet; railroad bends
hrm. Silver ut the board was neglected
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Choice heavy cattle, 3a4l4c; common
to fair cattle, 2A@3Ac.; Eastern North
Carolina. best 2hG3hc.: heifers,
Western, 3G3iAc.; bulls. 2@2&c: fat
cows. 2H9319c.: mich cows. good. per
mead. S25@S35: cows. common. Sl59S25:
butchers sheep. 3A14c.: good corn-fed
hogs, 3&c. Light pigs. 3la@4c. Hogs
dull. Sheep 2ls@3hac. per pound; lambs
best. 5k@6c. per pound; common. 4Q
4Ec. per pound.
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NORFOLK 8 SOUTHERN R. r co.

SCHEputE IN EFFECT APRIL 20, 'ss
EoLk daily Except Sunday 10 u. M for
Elizabeih City. Edenton Muckey's Ferry.
roper, Fantego, Belhaven, etc. Connects
AT Edenton with \. S. IL. Il. steamer
ny follows: Daily (except Sunday for
plymouth. Jamesville. Williamson and
MimdSor TUESDAY. THURSDAY and
ATIRDAi for all landings on Chowan
river, am! Como on MONDAY and FRI
PAY for Scuppernong river. and WE'D
NESDAfS for Salmon Creek. Connect
ing AT Bcllhaven with steamer Virginia
Dare for Makleyville, South Creek, Au-
rora, Washington and intermediates land
inSs
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General Passenger Ae
CAPE New York
PhiIadelphia and
ROUTE Norfolk r. R.

SIX HOURS oS 9pIGKER THAN ANY
THROUGH DAY AND NIGHT EX-
PRESS EACH WAY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 5, 1886.
LEAVE NORFOLK.
f:4o a. m. daily; except Sunday-(Ports-
mouth. High street, 1880 a. mi
Arrive at Philadelphia, 5:52 %.
m: New York at S:3S D. m.
LEAVE NORFOLK
CLIO p. m. daily, Portsmouth, High street
5:55) Arrive at Philadelphia
$40 a. m: New York, 7:4S a. m.
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.
800 a. m. daily, Portsmouth, High street,
9:lO) leaving New York at D.
m, Philadelphia, 11;l6 p. M
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK
sos p. IN. daily, except Sunday-(Ports-
mouth, High street, S:15 D. ND
leaving New York at a. M:
Philadelphia, 1920 n. m.
Close connection made with all rail- and
sound lines to and from Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on night trains
Cape Charles. Pullman Buffet and Par
lor cars OH day trains between Phiia-
delphia and Cape Charles.
Through Tickets sold and baggage
checked at Wakes Agency, under At
lantic Hotel. and on steamers.
II. b. COOKE, General Agent.
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tubs, Nc. higher.
SIC.
Butter-Market nrm: Kew York State
dairy. new. l9s.; fresh creamery. I9c.;
Kerosene oil-Firm: H. degrees. SIC.
SO degrees. like: Red. $50 degrees. Toe.
Groceries.
Coffee-% cen. higher and firm.
rio. common. 161aQl71sc.: Fair, 1870
lsc.: Good, 2o@20Ac.: Choice, 2l@21Nc.:
Laguayra. q 3,se.; Java: es@sOMc.
Bright, 1SG23c.. Fair Grades, l6@2Oc. !:
Porto Rico. 16. 20 and 26c. as to grade.
New Orleans Molasses-Quiet; Fair,
2OW25c.; Good. 25G, 30c.: Choice, 35c.
Flour-Market steady; Western Spring
Wheat. Best Patent, Family 81 35; Win
ter Wheat. Best Patent, S415; Fam
Winter wheat. Choice Patent. SALE: Fam
lily, A.05; Choice Straight Family, S3.S5:
Good Family. s3.75; Fair Family. $3.50:
Good Family, $685.: Fair Family, $500.
Salt-Flrn.: Liverpool Fine. $1,000
Ito. as to grade: G. A. 55Q65c.. as to
weight.
Rice-Milled. 5@6c.
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sehr. Ocean Bird. Cordery. Baltimore.
with lumber.
schr. Moonlight. Cranmer, New York.
with lumber
Schr. Beulah Land, Knowles, Baiti-
more. with lumber.
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ErcSll Fish.

Trout, large gray (per pound),
1Ec; salmon tper pound. &C.. !;
croakers (per hundred). 30c.: sheep
heads, (per pound) 46l6c.; rock (per
pound, 4@Sc.; pampano Sc; blues. &c. ::
North Carolina shad. roe, l6c.; buck, &C.
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Port of Richmond.

Richmond. Nav 1S.--Arrived. str. old
Dominion, New York
Sailed. str. Old Dominion. New York
str. Pocahontas Graves, Norfolk.
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No. ~ Daily. connects with A. c. l..
train - for all points South.
No. l03 Daily, except Sunday makes
close connection at lIobgood for WASH
ington. y. C.: kinston, n. c., Plymouth,
\. G.. and all Eastern Carolina points:
also at Rocky Mount with A. G.. J.. train
- for all points South
Trains >arrive at Norfolk Cos p IN.
Ially. Also AT 1926 "A. m. daily. except
Sunday.
No. ~ runs through without change,
Norfolk to Wilmington
folk wharf. and also at office of Passcn-
ger and Ticket Agent, NC Main street.
For tickets TO all points South. sleep
Ing car reservation and general informa-
ton, call on address,
j. 4. NEUGEBAUER,
Passenger and Ticket Agent
JAMES l.. MAUPIN.
General Forwarding Agent.
II. NJ. EMERSON
General Freight and Pass. Agent.
c. NJ. SERPELL.
General Manager. Norfolk.
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Peanut Market.

Market-Dull; Prime. &C.: strictly
prime. 3Ac.; fancy, 3l2c.; common. "a
&C.: Spanish. sl.l0.
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.. Famous flhIlhlH BtAGf Resort
SlLAS w. BURT and w. VAN NOR
DEN. Receivers.
ilMF TABLE IN EFFECT THURS
DAY, APRIL %. 1896.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Norfolk-G:30 u. M, Mixed: g:35
maven and Occana: 1880 ID. m, Local Eek
pr S:21 p m. Local Express; $3.50 p.
:, Leave Virginia Beach-9:es II. M. Local
~, EEiSpress' 1:2o p. M. Mixed: 2:25 p. M,
Through EXPRESS: 1850. stops only at
Oseana, l.ynnhaven and Kempsyille:
I:50 y. m, Local Express
SUNDAY TRAINS
Leave Norfolk-9:35 u. IN, stops only
AZ kenirsville, Lynnhaven and Oceuna
l2;5o p M. Local EXPRESS: 1920 p. M, Io,
ca fNlrcSS; 6:30 y. M. Local Express
Leave Virginia Beach--lO:20 a m, Io-
press; $50 p. m. Stops only nj Oceana,
lLynnhayen and kempsvile: 1880 p. m,
Trains stop only on Signal at interme
uiate stations 70 put off or take on on &
steneers. Through Express Trains make
we lrih IN thiriy-iive minutes: Local FIX
press Trains forty-flve minutes
Chair Car is attached to all Passeu
ger trains. Seats. 25c. ench
b. i. HOLLAND,
General SUPERINTENDENT.
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Naval stores.

Rosin, $3.50 per barrel; pitch, s1.S5 pc
barrel; tar. sl.S5 per barrel; turpeniine
i0c. per gallon.
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EVENING EXPRESS LEAVES NOR
FOLK i:iO y. m. daily Except Sunday
FOR Elizabeth City, Edenton and way
stations Connects nj Elizabeth City
with the steamer Neuse Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday for Newbcrn, Ocru-
coke Landing, Morehend City. Kinston
ana Goldsboro Via ~ d n. G. r. r., and
for Jacksonville Wilmington. n. c., and
all stations on the w N. & N Il. r.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-19

p oANoKE. NORFOLK AND
BALTIMORE STEAMBOAT co.
Commencing Sunday September Ist,
1895. the steamers of this line Will leave
Bay Line wharf every. Wednesday, and
Saturday night for Baltimore, and leave
Baltimore pier every Tuesday and Frs,
day at o y. m.
Freight received only on sailing days.
Tslephons 3, WIN. RANDALL,
Argent.
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Norfolk Iron Works,
GEO. w. DUVAL & CO.,
No. 10 Water Street. Norfolk, Va,

ENGINES. BOILERS. SAWNILI. and
all kinds Of machinery OF the most i'm
proved patterns. Also repairing at tho
shortest notice. Particular attention
to steamboat work. DUNAL'S PATENT
BOILER TUBE FERRULES are the
only perfect remedy for lcaky boiler tubes
T1ey can be inserted in O. few minutes by
any engineer. and are warranted to stop
leaks.
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!! !! ! : !; " Hsrto1kaHesiernR.R.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT April. 10. .ss.
LEAVE NORFOLK DAILY.

''Ao a. m.'-For Richmond, Washington
Lynchburg and the West.
$3.50 p. m.-Vestibule limited for Rich.
mond and Washington. Stops
only at Suffolk, Waverly and
Petersburg.
1000 p. m.--For Petersburg, Lynchburg.
the West and Southwest.
Trains arrive Norfolk daily. 700 a. M.
ll:25 a. m. and 900 p. m. s
and 126 Main street.
w. B. BEv1LL.
General Passenger Agent.
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Opening. Highest. Lowest.

Cash quotations were: Flour quiet .
prices unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat
6oq62c; No. red, 64a65%c.: No. 2 corn
2shsQ29c.; No. 2. oats. 19Ql9kc. Mess
pork, sI60@s.765: lard, S4.571 aG64 so; short
r'b sides. s4.05@4.15; dry sailed should
ers, $4.OOQ4.25; short clear sides. s412ls
GAPS; whiskey, s1.22
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AKRJVr Al NoREOIJl

ARRIVE At NORFOLK.
Mali. AND EMPRESS daily except
sunday ut IA y. m, and Express daily
@Ncept sunday at S:45 a. M: connect
with all rail and steam lines at Norfolk
for the North, East and West. Passen-
ger stations foot OF East Main street,
Norfolk and Western depot. Freight sta
uontion on Water street.
EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH
FAST FREIGHT LINE AND OLD DO
MlNlON LINE between all points Mort h
ana East via Norfolk and Norfolk and
Southern railroad and Eastern North
Carolina.
Freight received daily until 8 p. m. and
forwarded promptly at low rate.
For further information apply to the
General Office of the n. & S. r. II. Co.,
Norfolk, Va.
II. C. HUDGINS,
General Freight and Pass. Agent
NJ. X. KING. General Manager.
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New Yorh Market.

new York. May 1S.-Flour-Dun and
unchanged; winter wheat. low grades.
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Port OfSunOlit.

ARRIVED.
Schr. Wand Seward. Travers, Nor
folk, light.
SAILED.
with lumber.
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S SRR> SOUTHERN 4
0N Railway Co.


SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JAN 9th, 1896.
SOuTHBOUND NORTUROIIND
S:tV a. IN. LV... .Nurlolh.. C:O5 D. IN.
100 y. IN. Ar. Selma......Ar 1880 D. IN
2:5i p. IN. l.v...... Selma.....Lv 1882 y. m.
20 y. IN. Ar. leigh. Lv II 80 IL. IN.
b:oo p. IN. Ar. Durham .Lv 1894 L. M
G:2O p IN. Ar. Chapel I'M. .Lv S:I5 a. IN.
5:M p. m. Ar. HillsLoro. Lv 1906 a. m.
6:is p. IN. Ar. Elon College .I.v g:l6 a. M
I:21 p. m. Ar. Greensboro. .Lv $40 a. M
These trains connect ut Greensboro
WIN main line trains reaching the princI-
pal points South. Southwest and South
Depot ticket office open THIRTY MIN
UTES before departure OF train. foot OF
Matthew street.
For tickets and full information apply
j; A., NEUGEBAUER. City Ticket
=. II. LAMB. General Agent, corner
Ice fhd F 1sy,N streets. sNorfollI. Va
J, NJ; CuhP, Traffic Manager :
W. y. TURK, Gensrul Passenger Art
General Oniccs-13e0 Pennsylvania ave.
nuc. Washington. ID. c.
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receipts by nnu ana sten,ner.

UIhce OF IHe NlrrInINn.
Norfolk. Va, May Is, 1896.
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Port ofNewport New.

Newport News. May 1S.-Arl-ived, schr
w. =. Hood. Barker, Providence.
Sailed, schr. w. j.. Hood Providence.
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TRAVELLERS .autns.

HE NORFOLK. ALBEMARLE AND
ATLANTIC RAILROAD COMFY.
RUNNING BETWEEN NORFOLK and
Tan.ou. VIRGINIA BEACH ser seasr.
SlLAS w. BURT and w. VAN NOR
,, DEN. Receivers.
, 1896-11-04

AA"' W.
We'll occupied during the fort 1ht.
q . e
At the meeting ON Tuesday tbs Attorney
General carried Il Bill to provide for the
appointment Of an Emigration Officer at -
salary Of goo n anuuu There was great
disinc.inatlon On the ? IT Of members 10
accep' lie Bill. Even those who had Sat on
the Emigration Commission last year, and
had Recommended TINS appointment among
other things bace,d down from the recon-
msudation. and discovered that such an officer
was not Needed md in fact thar there WAS
no eauss to promote Emigration tl,m the
Island. Our Legislators blow hot and cold
With q ltgslaity hat is remarkable. 1t is
never safe to predict the fate Of a measuIo
that is brought forward. Besides caprice
there are so many occult motives at work
that the best measure is often lost, while the
werst is carried with a~Cclamation. There
exists the same necessity to-day as tAore dill
two or thlee years ago for . system + sound
emigration, but a reaction as taken place
III the legislative mind OH tLe subject, and
cold water is now thloWn on every effort to
bring the question t. the fore. 1t will force
Itself there in time. and then there Will be
regret that il was not dealt with when it
could have been with calmness and adyau-
tags to all. Tho House at lts last meeting
voted ESQ as an lonorxrlum to the Secretary
Of the Education Commission, ana e. los.
for extra printing. The Tariff and Appro-
priation Bills are to he dealt with at a future
meeting. At the meeting Of the Council on
Tuesday the Resolutions passed by tile
House were adopted, and several Bills tier
amendment were passed. Both branches adj
journed to tuesday next.
NJ. Lo,o l.} roaJ .bn-org Jp,in, ~
fortnight, which have benefited the growing
canes. The reports from the several parishes
are favoura} e. and the provision crops are
satisfactory The market IS we'll supplied
with early 1sms and edo, Is, and there is
promise that 81 { Lisbon and Crop vans will
be more abuua: ut than for many preceding
years. The market is well supplied with
American stuffs, 50 that the wants Of the large
population are easily supplied.
The produce shipped to October is, 1869
hogsheads sugar ard 1855 puncheon> mo-
lasses. At the same date last year it was
SECS hogsheadS sugar, aud 1885 pun
cheons mOlasseS.
Athletic sports and cricket provided amuAe-
ment for tie masses on Mondays Bank
Holiday. The rain threatened to disappoint
all parties, but it passed over in time to
enable the cKowds 10 assemble on The several
grounds, and if there was not as much sport
as was anticipated, there was enough to
satisfy reasonable expectations. The Gov
e4nor and the General were present at the
Athletic Sports.
The obituary for the fortnight includes
the names CT Mrs. PHIL s, Mr.. H. ]. I%nniss,
who died suddenly at the Crane Hotel from
affection of The heart, and Mr.. Walter Toppjn
of Stepdrts Cottage, st. John, one Of our
old and respected planters. Mr.. Toppin
was AMONG the number that inaugurated the
Windward Agricultural Society, and contri-
buted to its efficient working for much of
the time that it existed. He is nearly the
last Of the original members Of that Society.
, 1896-11-04
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( Spectator, Octojer @fd.t

There is no special news from tAe SDplm
except that the >irdar has sent the North
Staffordshire Regiment to Cairo. and has also
sent one Of Lis blecIl regiments down the
river. This is am almost conclusive proof
that the oper lions IRE suspended for the
present, and that there is to be no rush to
seize Khartoum Meantime the guuboats are
patrolling the river and swapping up fugi-
tives. rhey ouly missed capturln- Blshara
himself by a few minutes. The Sildar is also
making a strong camp near Donsola. where
the force will be able to hold its against
all corners,
, 1896-11-04

Though We have not yet got Khartoum, we
have captured tie holy island of the Alahdists,
-Captoo, the place where the Mahdi was
born. The officer of the Intelligence De
partmens who visited it reports that "a small
wall Of tasteful design" surrounds tbs house,
and that up sill a short time ago a guard was
left to protect it. Some Of the loot taken
from the Deryishes was very curious There
we've coats Of mail and helmets evidently
dating from the days Of the Crusaders. \
sword which Was found has an inscription il
old French. Another sword bore the motto,
"Honi SOFT qui nal y pense." There are also
a number Of double-barrelled sporting guns,
and one liho of immense calibrs, fring Il one
pound ball and requiring two men 70 hold it..
No doubt tbs Deryishes set great store by
that gun. but we doubt its ever having done
any execution. Unless you are an elephant
q small bullet will serve quite as we'll as a
big one.
, 1896-11-04

The accounts from India are most uhfa-
Tourable. The crops Of last year i'll the
North were insufficient for want Of rain, and
this year there is danger Of actual famine.
The price of grain IN the Pupjab has riseu
from an average of 80 ID, for the rupee to 20
ID. for the same price, which is equivalent to
a Use III The English loaf from I'd. to ..lOd.,
and il, SIS is expected, the drought continues
the rise viii he much greater. Bread riots
are already frequent, and the Government IL
anxIously preparing against a demand for re-
lief works to keep the poorest class alive. 1t
must be remembered that in every division Of
India, while the great body Of the reSpeoto-
Die peasantry can face one year of agricultu-
Ial faiIuIe, there is an immense Teslduum Der
low them who live from hand to mouth, and
in a year of doubled prices cannot obtain suf-
fcient food. Happily the railways now ena-
bic Government to bring up grain from The
southern provinces, and famine rarely spreads
over the whole continent, but the loss Of IL
venue will be very great, and the suffering
OF an etimable class extreme. The weight OF
a scarcity in India docs not fall on pauperS,
but on those who are struggling, and who
feel 90 much horror of relief work, with their
unavoidable Incidents OF c%rovding and ex-
posture, as our own artisans do Of life III the
WOrknonSsS. fortunately naIlVsS Oh 1ndla no
not attribute famine either to the State or to
the rich, but to the will of Providence, which,
again, they think has the right to punish.
The cricksting achievements of Prince
Ranjitsinhji, the Raipoot noble, were com
memorated at Cambridge On Tuesday by a
dinner in the Guildhall, presided over by the
Mayor Of Cambridge aud attended by the
Master of Trinity, The Lord Lieutenant and
High Sheriff of the county, Sir John Gorst,
Professor Jebb, and a host of other UEiver.
sity and county notables. During the past
ericketing season the Rajpoot batsman made
no less than two thousand seven hundred
and eighty runs, an average of over fifty
seven per innings, the highest amount ever
recorded. The speech made by the Master
of Trinity in proposing the toast of the
evening was very bright and a@usiug. Their
guest had come and beaten them all in their
, 1896-11-04
BARBADOS NEW s.
BatJados GIo5e, 18Th OtsoIer.

N0tn u me LtIIsINtIVe Houses have deem
We'll occupied during the font. -bt.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-22
A Long-Tailed Snake.

From the Cincinnati Commercial-
Gazette: The town of Denver, Ind, a
few miles north of Peru, has contained
greatly agitated set of citizens dur
ing the last few days, owing to the re-
port concerning monster snake in the
woods near town, which is made by Fri
Gustin, reputable citizen. Mr. Gus
tin says that he and his wife, and an
other lady, were coming home one
evening in a buggy, and just about
dusk passed through the woods a little
to the east of town, when their horses
became frightened. They looked past
the animals into the shadows of the
trees ahead and saw a monster snake
Mr.. Gustin says: IT lay on a twelve
foot log, extending it's body the entire
length Of the log, with it's head ele-
waited about two feet, shooting it's
forked tongue out at us. Its tail
reached from the log six feet or more
to the fence, and from that through
the rails as far back as I could see into
the field at the side of the woods.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-22
Balloon Game in Paris.

The newest sport in Paris is the bal
loon game, which is played in thsi
fashion: A number of toy balloons
are entered for the competition, and
in each Of them is placed an envelope,
containing a postal card, which is adj
dressed to the judge Of the contest.
The little balloons are then set. free,
and after more or less time come to
earth again, in different parts Of the
country. Those who find them see
the envelopes and notice thereon a re-
gust that the time when each balloon
vas found and also the place, be writ
ten on the postal care, Whic is then
to be dropped in the postofice. At
the end OF a week the various postal
cards are compared and the prize is
awarded to that balloon which travels
the greatest distance in the shortest
time. Not a costly sport this, and one
which is likely to give . great impetus
to a new industry, the ma nufact ure Of
racing balloons Chicago Chronicle.