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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

a cumulative character, IN direct ratio
with the interest and activity OF its en-
tire membership. has not beer fully pun
forth: that the ministerial functions
cf lts officers. however faithfully per
formed must fall FAR short In results OF
the Chambers high mission. unless IT'S
members promptly respond 70 every cal
for concerted action in measures Tor the
advancement and protection OF The inser-
osts it represents.
II IL. therefore hoped that the indi-
vidual influence and aid Of its entire
rank and NE VIII be enlisted. with re-
ncwed and strengthened allegiance. for
the campaign OF 1871. IN which problems
OF the most important character Will con-
front the community.
with this spirit aroused I'm the Chamber,
as the central business organization OF
The city-with the good Offices OF the
press. whose profound interest has al
ready been cnlisted-and with cordial
response from all classes OF our citizens,
Of which / feel assured It will certainly
be within our power as a community TO
start rev.ving influences and give impulse
10 new movement IN the direction OF
Improvement IN our business affairs.
s VI. HAYES.
President Richmond Chamber H"T1merce.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01
wHEnu our DEAD ARE nURmD


Number Of fntermenfs Nnuc in Che
Cemeteries Here I'm 1890.
The following arc the reports lor t1
year just closed from the cemeti
under the jurisdiction Of the city OF R..a-
monl:
Holywood-John II. Hooper. surera-
tendeut-Number 60 3D. elments t-
male. 1g9. female. IN. or this, n.mar
there were ls sul-b.rths Unknown ta
.. Total number OF ntermcnts t0 la.
exclusive OF soldiers. 1912. T.el. all
about 1900 soldiers, making tcl o.
50 .492
Oakwood-W. Allen uies.nscu. slpor-
utendent-Number of blrNs. White
Adults. 1855, children. 1.,, tI.-lo-.. 49,
Total white .nterments, go, Increase ofDi
last year. ID COlOrcl payDer portion
Adults, 8. children, 100, stilI-l1fu. l.a
Total colored interments. 9G increase
over last year ~. Total number 0l l.'
tcrments for year ending December ID
i8q6 COS. Total increase over LAST year. -
Total numDer OF al mterments in OlE-
wood Cemetery o. date. including ltNt
Confederate soldiers. 5.4s3.
River View-F. a. French. Superr'
Acknowledgement from December h
1885, 90 December u.s. 1896. Ma-e-Alu.t
80 ArElh4| NAAtN1f s|f NtAAAHfA '.Nl A|A.
female, IL, stiil-born. g. IOCl, 81. l.t
csaase OF q over last year.
sLockos Cemetery George B. Davis
superiutcodent-s under the contro. e.
Committee an Cemetery Games Nals.
chairmam: Number of lntermente
January i. 10 December ~, 1896.
Is. females. 80 children 70 Total
Mount Calvary-John M,icary slI
intendeut-Total number az inferno
13l. made mp as follows: Whlte-Al.a
adults. 2s. white female adults. a.; V.l
male children -. wnlre female chl.r-..
q. Colored-Malo. adults 9; c0.orl
male children, o; coi0rCl female chilra
9.
ST. Marys German Catholic Cemetery
John Stress OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 0.
interments. 90. Adults. ll, children. Ii
male. 70: female "a.
ST Johns Eluying-Crolri-Ar
GraGigna. Kcer'.r-No nlerlucnt in $50
only ~ since 1850.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

One Hundred and Eighty Four Cases
Inresfigntcd hv the Cnfnu1r.

Investigated bv the tofoucr.
The record Of the past year shows
slight ucreaee I'm the number of aal-
ties over the preceding year, ogt of lf
cases investigated. fry-s.x were leaal
to be due to violence. The Coroner DO
mort which IS comlr hens.ye and ur-
usually interesting. is as follows
The whole number ot examinations
made was isl; OF these were of ietu.
which are excluded from the following
summary.
White-Males c5; females is. Colon. f.
Males 20. females. 5> in addition.
WAS 1 female of uleterm.naoie coiol
Tne bodies of 40 cast1way-ne newborn
infanto-Were found. al o0Io-el exc
2 white and the color of which was
determinable I'm addition. the cases o-
40 children OF unmarr i parents, wea
investigated-au C0lorcA
The axes OF persons examined ranged
from 10 SD years.
The apparent causes OF death were a3
follows: Infanticide, l3 II white j. cl..
oredl: suicide. I'D by shooting. IS Boz Iaa-
danum. 2. by morphine ], ly rough
ON rats. j: by throat-cutuns 4; ty nHns-
ing ID; homicide (by snoodre. .F
cutting. 2: by blows. g accidental sun
cation. 8: killing by steam care. killing
by electric-cars. A. accidental dio" n..a
4. accidental burning. o. accidental ..."I
/. killing by machinery. Fl, killing Or
runaway horse. i, killing hy lightning, Fl
making GO cases Of death from nol-r.-
tural causes.
There were as cases of death attire
buted TO disease. the nature or which 100
1- cases could not Dee accurately a-eer-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.
Amount~Sf Rainfall and Readings OF
ybcrmometcr During Year.

- rhe table below gives the average mini
mum and maximum readings Of the Their
mometcr during the past year TIE Cd
servations were taken from self-regisier-
ing instruments. graded according to the
Fahrenheit scale. The lowest point reach
"a was on February zlst when IL marked
degree. The highest readings were sep
TENDER 9th. 9th, 10th. 18th, and Rtn, on
which days the mercury reached lo' ue-
erees. There were ten days during me
wear on which the mercury reached lVo
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

Crmth)
He: You are 800 fine an ON ''''
have 10 work FOR q living. ,.. .
she: CO way Wild ylre olAf' ,..-, ri,
-, thar hal thinr same ide.s before N'
,,os married that Pm wurkn' ilr i.''
an.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

Average mean temperature for the
wear ........... .sss..ss.. 80 %. ''''
The mean temperature was hiShest III
August being 500 degrees, and lowest III
January being AZ degrees.
1-OR NINETEEN YEARS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

We publish below by months a list OF
the cloudy. partly cloudy. on rainy days
during the past year. The observations
were taken at sunrise i'm the morning as
70 the condition Of the sky at that hour;
but If II rained or showed at all during
the day note was made OF H. ana
unfinished I'm our monthly report. Thus
II sometimes happened that while the SKY
was perfectly clear in the morning al
the time Of observation. IL clouded up
and rained or showed before the next
observation was made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

VOtaIS $1,000. ....Ll0 IOI 10
Observations recorded each morning a
o'clock. Sometimes the ran Of rain
amounted 10 only trace, often more.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

1859 gave us a downpour Of 72o9 inches
the heaviest for a quarter of century;
1876 was the dryest year during the same
neriod. the downfall being 2A65 inches
averaging only a little over inches per
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01
Average for eighteen years.
pAINFALL FOR THE YEAR.

Average monthly downpour......... 1853
snowfall estimated.
The downpour IS measured each morn
inc ot : o'clock. and made from a sighal-
sor,.ioe sauge furnished by the depaI =
ruent exclusively for our use.
RAINFALL FOR MANY YEARS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

AUGUST.
l. Edward +. Barney owner OF large
James-river estates, committed suicide.
o. New members of Council try TO stop
The use Of passes on street cars.
4 Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson reelected
chairman by the state Democratic Com
mittee.
g. Arthur vivian arrested as a Cuban
flhuster. Subcommittee looks into the
Engineer Department with view TO
retrenchment.
s. CAPTAIN John Lamb announced HIM
self as a candidate for Congress from the
/ Third District
II. Joseph Button began work as see
rotary OF the State Democratic Com
mittee. Howitzers in camp at Ocean
| View.
II. ORGANIZATION OF the Virginia Labor
/ Federation completed Mr. Dornin made
/ president
rs. Richard wallace. OF Manchester,
committed suicide
Co. Powhatan Troop monument I'M
/ yelled. Interesting exercises. Large
/ crowd from Richmond present.
/ q. Wayman Sutton set free. The Gov
| ernor pardonod him.
I -. The Farmers Alliance OF the State
Of Virginia met at FOrds Hotel. Matt
] DCkalU lhElOls OF ldAyV NY MISS Svil
Of Captain H. L. Taylor, wealthy
banker. locked mp I'm jail TO keep him
/ from marrying Miss Mullan.
II. State convention Of Virginia Bolt
ers held in Richmond. Attendance small.
70. j. II. Webb-PepOe, well-known law
yer. fled a deed OF assignment. Mrs.
Edna Taylor committed suicide by taking
/ lauQanum.
81. The Governor hurt by jumping from
las carriage.
SEPTEMBER.
l. The house in which Manchesters firsl
court was held torn down.
2. Boston Grand Army Of the Republic
men here. Dahlgren Post visited Rich
mond and surrounding points.
3. The Third District Congressional Con-
vention In session. The first days session
broken up in tumult. Sadie Thomas, a
mysterious female visitor, stu an inmate
Of the Faith Home.
4. Captain John Lamb, Of Henrico coun-
~. nominated for congressman for the
| Third District.
3. Rev. G. c. Abbitt. rector Of St. Marks
church, received call 10 the pastorate
of Ascension church. OF Mt. Sterling, Ky
7. Samuel c. Thalhimer met an awfu
death az the hands OF James h. WINNER
DIR. NJ. d. Hoge returned from Europe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
FOR SALE
swift Creek DQlIy 0Dd Stock Form

One hundred head Of gilt edge bred regis
tered Jersey Cows. Heifers and yong
Pogis, st. Lambert, Coomassie and othaR
strands. Heifers 5000 to 5000: Bu2o
05.oo to $500 Males kept only from ~
best coWs. Remember the bull ID half tA0
herd. % buy and breed up. Poland Chm
swine always on hand. Write for WhA&
you want.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
Queer boards

In the days of the commonwealth we
can imagine Praise God Barebones and
his cronies quaffing their daily tankards
of ale at the inn piously named God
Encompasseth Uns," or at the sign of
the alpha Beta" Yet, remarks Lip
p%encott's Magazine, it was not long ere
both of these had fallen from their
high estate, the n being known far
and wide as 1.-The Goat and the Com
passes,' with a prancing beast and
mathematical instrument cOnscien-
tiously depicted on the sign board, and
the other as the "Alphabet," with all
the letters from A to z printed above
the door. An exceedingly popular hos
telry at a point from which several
mail coaches formerly ltarted was orig
inally named Boulogne Mouth, in hon.
or Of a British victory gained at the
mouth of Boulogne harbor in the
reign of Henry VIII; but the water
scape or battle scene having. after
a while, become effaced by time and
weather from the s%ignboard, some
stupid boniface thought he was doing
the proper thing when he had painted
AN enormous mouth with a jocose little
bull beneath. From that day on the
place figured as the Bulls Mouth. The
time was when artists Of note scorned
not to try their prentice hand at the
painting Of signs, and many a Royal
Academician gave the public a lion or
a unicorn, a maybe or a cockatrice, the
las fabulous animal, supposed to have
been Matched from a cocks egg by a
toad, being for some unknown reason
quite a %favorite, and represented as a
serpent with a roosteS's head. Among
these painters were Charles Carlton,
one of the original Royal Academi-
clans; Samuel Wade. who delighted in
figures of Falstaff and other Shakes
pearian characters; Hogarth and
Richard Wilson, while the winners inn
at Hayes, Kent, boosted a grape-bor-
dered "St. George and the Dragon" ex-
ecuted by Millais.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
L0ndon's Water Supply
Chicago RecOrdl

The water supply of London is enor-
nous. 1t reaches S41, 461 houses, and
the average daily consumption is 49,
$50, 233 gallons or a daily average OF
about thirty-three gallons per capita
in a population of 5,675,270. The area
supplied is S45 square miles, and there
are 5,147 miles Of water pipe and 49,
965 fire hydrants. OF his water 1O7,-
900, 900 gallons come from the River
Thames, $1,000, 600 from the River Lea
and the rest from springs and arte-
sian wells. In former years there was
a great dea Of criticism directed
against the London water supply be-
cause of it's insufficient quantity and
its impure quality, but since 1893, when
a parliamentary commission was ap-
pointed to investigate the question,
there has been no cause of complaint.
The greater part of the supply taken
from the Thames comes from above
Richmond. where the water is compar
atively pure, and is conducted by a
series of a~queducts into fifty-four
different reservoirs covering $50 acres,
with an aggregate capacity of 1885,
100, 600 gallons. From these the water
is passed through 120 filtering beds,
some of which absorb 1,00o,0 900 gallons
a minute. The water passes through
six or seven inches of sand before it
reaches the pipes, and this sand is
cleaned carefully every month.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
Condensed Testimony.

Chas. B. Hood, Broker and Manufac-
turer's Agent, Columbus, Ohio, certi-
fes that DR.. Kings New Discovery has
no equal as a Cough Remedy. J. D.
Brown, Prop. st. James Hotel, FIT.
Wayne, Ind, testifes that he was cured
of a Cough of two ear standing, caus-
ed by La Grippe, by DR.. Kings New
Discovery. b. F. Merrill, Baldwins-
vile, Mass, say that he has used and
recommended it and never knew it to
fail and would rather have it than any
doctor, because it always cures. Mrs.
Hemming, 222 E. 25th ST., Chicago, al
ways keeps it at hand and has no fear
of Group, because it instantly relieves.
Free Trials Bottles at r. R.. Bellamy's
Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

ginia, either in h splendid personnel
of its matches private soldiers, or the
hn materials of its officers.
Of n fair women of my Old
State, members Of the State Monumen-
tai Association. and their fair COM
patriots. 1t will be pardoned in NE IL /
say with gratitude and admiration
both in h they have done in their
beautiful and commanding
at the western gate of the state
capitol grounds in Raleigh and in these
beautiful head and foot stones here in
this lot of ~pre-eminent honor in Stone
wall Cemetery-they richly deserve,
and receive modestly what they wear.
the gratitude OF thei- native State, and
that We have full assurance that they
Will 60 on in the blessings OF love until
we shall be called upon some other red
letter day in North Carolina's calen-
dar to unveil, and consecrate a CEN
trail monument with pride and pleas
ure, the corner stone of which We lay
today in North Cardinals lot OF
honor in Stonewall cemetery, SYM
bolizing the unity Of the states. which
with lofty aspect, and broad base shall
el~oquently declare to oncoming gen.
eratiOns the power and province of
pure southern womanhood in nerving
the arm and strengthing the heart Of
patriotic manhood. It Is tire, aye, sad
ly, tearfully true, lea. friends, that
the southern cross shone out with great
brilliancy again and again amid the
dark clouds of i~nternecine strife. 1t
we'll nigh breaks the heart to fully re-
allZe that SO Lear came We more than
once to the very brink Of the chasm
separating US from the fields Of ma
tiOnality. that we inhaled the aroma of
the flowers blooming therein, but we
could not cross to gather them. Some
lnscrutable barrier interposed between
US and our fondest hopes; the loss Of
the despatch at Frederick City; the
death Of Albert Sydney Johnston. at
Shiloh; the death of Stonewall Jack
son, inforcing his absence from Gettys-
burg; OF some other hindrance. But
with the sad refrain, Vac Victis! Vac
Victis! We know not, we know not
why, yelling in our ears, the very toll
ing of the death kneel of our fondest
hopes, crushing to earth all of our
brightest anticipations, we dare look
all Christendom in the face to-day and
say that when in future the historians
in search of the traditions of liberty,
in quest of the truth, hall look for the
cause that led up to and enthroned
centralism, ranker and fouler than
that of cringing Muscovite, the goddess
OF liberty, as she walks the earth, at
that time will point him with tears
in her eyes to that dark hour of hu-
man history at Appomattox Court
House, and bid him write it down with
iron pen that liberty died when the ar
my Of Northern Virginia fell, for the
great Virginian said truly, with the
prophetic ken Of an unerring seer of
the Confederate cause. Lost ause!
Lost cause!! Lost cause!!! If lost,
twas false! If true, it is not lost!
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

Resident Of Danish Consul In Cuba RajdeA
HAVANA. via Key West September
1s.-The residence of Fernando Held
rich. ~ther,anish consul at Matanzas.
who is visiting in the United States.
was recently raided by the police and
a evolver and a number Of documents
which were found in his desk. were
seized. The Danish consul general 1T
HAVANA. upon learning OF the raid
protested to Captain General Weyler
and demanded an apology. The Ger
mar consul al Matanzas. Louis Gerl-
sen. also demanded an apology within
twenty-four hour from the civil gov
ernor Of the province. claiming thai
Heidrich was a German subject. Thc
governor denied that he had ordered
the raid, and attributed IL to the war
department. The German consul then
notified the military judge, Leon Mar
tin. to return the revolver and to apol-
ogize. but the latter replied that he
would consult with Captain General
Weyler before ne took any action in
the matter. The captain general has
not been heard from as yet
The new tariff which goes into effect
on Monday next will favor a number OK
Americanproducts and will consequent
ly increase trade with h United
States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

Mr.. H. Bowden. Of Warsaw, was here
yesterday.
Mr.. J. r. Allan, Of Rocky Mount, was
here yesterday.
MI. b. F. Penny left yesterday for New
York ON business.
Mr.. w. s. Clough, OF Chadbourn. was
here on business yesterday.
Nj. A. L. Mcneil, a North Caro-
linian, formerly residing in Lumberton.
but for the past fifteen years located
In Alabama, called to see US yesterday.
Mr.. Mcneil IL engaged in the manu-
facture Of naval stores in Crosby, Ala.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

It is a mistaken idea that a cough
acquired during the warm season need
not be regarded seriously. Facts prove
the contrary. Do not neglect yourself.
A simple and effective remedy is at
your hand. Parker's Tolu Cough
Syrup is a quick and agreeable rene
dy for Cough or Cold, Hoarseness.
Whooping Cough, or any affection of
the Throat or Lungs. Pleasant to take
Children like it. Sold by j. c. Shop
ard, J. H. Hardin and H.. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

Harris Essence Ginger quickly cures
Summer complaints caused by changes
in drinking water-Climatic change3-
unripe fruit, etc, Diarrhoea, Dysen-
terry, Cholera Morbus. Nausea, vomit-
ing. Flatulency, Cramps, Collie and all
internal pains. Sold by J. c. Shepard.
]. H. Hardin and H. L. Fentress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21
Return From q Cuban Expedition

Key West, Fla. September 1S.-The
steam tug Somers n. Smith was seen off
the southwest channel this morning and
put out a boat, which was seen to land
seven men. The cutter Winona went in
pursuit and captured the boat, but the
men had disappeared. The tug went up
the west coast. Later, one man and a
quantity of baggage were found by Gus
toms inspectors. The Smith is reported
to have landed an expedition in Cuba, and
it is thought to have been connected with
the schooner Gamma T. Briggs, which left
Philadelphia three weeks ago, and which
has not since been heard from.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

troops as North Carolina's part of the
600, 900 all told furnished by the Con-
federate States in this fearful stuggle.
These troops from North Carolina were
organized into II regiments, 20 battal-
ions, and "a unattached companies. All
these were raised Of a white popula-
ton in 1860 of 629, 942, or one soldier to
every six souls. At Appomattox and
Greensboro North Carolina surrender
ed twice as many muskets as any
other State. Her dead on the battle
field of Virginia in the majority of
cases was twice as great as those from
any other State, and in more than one
of Gen. Lees battles they exceeded the
dead from all other States put togeth-
er. These facts and figures, my dear
friends, are not brought forward to-
day to derogate from the proud record
Of Virginia. This cannot be done, for
from the Kanawha to Norfolk, from
Rouney to the North Carolina line, the
bosom of this dear old State is set
thick with the scars of battle, nor are
they brought forward invidiously of
any State in the late Confederacy, for
he knows little of the mettle of outh-
ern patriotism who dares to say that
where the obligation to duty was so
high, n State failed of achieving the
highest record possible. It may be
permitted me before closing this I'D
dress to say one single word in regard
to four of North Cardinals sons whom
for many reasOns I fain would honor.
Sleeping on either side of the banks Of
the Tar River at LouiSburg, mouider-
ing in The dus OF their native State,
lie the silent forms Of Col. Thos. Ruff
Tin, killed in battle at the head IF the
first North Carolina regiment Of cav
airy, and that of the late Judge Jo-
seph Jonathan Davis, both natives of
Franklin county, North Carolina, and
as pure patriots as ever put their foot
in stirrup Or sadie. The other two are
Col. Chas. Blacknall, sleeping here in
as devoted sons of North Carolina as
were ever nonored by her people in
peace or in war. To these four friends
of my father and my own as we'll, I
have paid this just tribute Of honest
a Well deserved homage, not be-
cause they were in any sense any no
bier than many others of North Caro-
lina's sons, but ecaus a closer
knowledge Of them disclosed qualities
both Of heart and mind which shed a
upon citizenship in my native
State. Gen. Ransom at a large camp
fire OF Confederate veterans in Louis
burg, North Carolina. on h 21st of
August last, as the orator OF the day,
said that II all the slaves Of the South
could have been substituted by as many
people. the issue of the struggle
could not have been doubtful. 1 beg to
that q there been no such in
as slavery at the South, there
never would have been such an organ
as the army Of Northern Vir-