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FIRSfPART? WHOLENU^IBEI^mODI. 1 REMAHK.Vm.n CAREER 'OF 'THE ni sTixG'ri'snnp coxfeder- ATKCABIXET MEMBER, • HIS PICTURE' FOR LEE-CAMP. -*owr of (he >rcncs in ': "Which •H« TooU n Iy-rnditiK Part.' " • »CX AT; ODDS WITH - MR. .DAVIS. Pn''! !*y»* Imminent a« 'tlie'-'Re'snlt "of n >i'nntr ncl»at« Before <he Wnr •iTviccs <o the "Jjopt -Cnn!ioV-^-s>Ml» •roarnily. yir. BonjaiuJn -AVcnl to EnplnTirt. IVhere He Forscd-to <he Front n.nd Died n.Q. C, Judali Philip ■' Benjamin..: United.'. States for two- terms from- the ; State of I.'.'i;i?:ana, Attornty-Gcrieral under the j-.rovisionaj government "of the Southern : Confederacy, later .Secretary of AVar" in the Confederate Cabinet, and for nearly; four yjSTS Secretary of State in tho rCabi r=o!. of PrcsiJoiiit Davis; was one..of. the rrrrt. remarkable of; nineteenth.^ century AniTlcans. and «n later life ho became .•»nc: of the"' greatest- of English Jawj-ers, s.<> bo wns already one of tlie foremost men hi the American bar. The public career 05" the man may Jhu? be briefly srnnma fir^c!. An adequate history-and achieve ments of this man would make a large rnri most .Interesting volume of biography. H;> iife was a series of briliant achieve-" tri'::jts. and his •a'cUvltyVceascd only with his .!aK-?t breath. 'A ; portrait of him vrill br prcfcnlcc ' to ■R. E. L-cc Camp, C. ," -V., i!'is "wf'ok. . - - . - Bfirn by a- strange combination of cir rumstancfts on the Island of SU Croix, >!r. Sonjamin's parents • wore." English Hobrcv.-s.ivho. at the time of his adver.t, were on thoir way to New Orleans, .where iho* proposed to make their homo. r'.The xcur tvith Great Brit.-un cauprd the' mouth of the Missis?slppi to-be blockaded at tho time by the ' British . fleet, and "p're vrntod the parents reaching their, desti-. naUon. ' < V, ...-.,. . ".' • .. '- Karly Dnys in Carolina.; The fiarly boyhood of Benjamin was «pent in -■"VVilmlngtori. N. C, -where the fi:ture ytatesman's -.early- education -was received. ;; At the oarly age of ,14, or; in 1 ha. year ISIS, the youth entered- Yale, :,rA after ppf-nding three y^ars thero,loft -.rithout receiving a degree. .Going, to Xew Orleans, the young collegian "there milled law In a notary's ofllco, and. in Pccc-mV^r. 1?32. at tho age of.- 21, .he "was ■.admitted;-, to the bar. For some -years' thereafter h<; taught school aijd 'utilized^ hif- spar© time coinplling a digest of caees decided In the local court, a work, .the scope-: of which : wkp subsequenUy en larged, and It'- was', publistifed ss a 'digest of the roportod dt-cisions-of -the" Supreme Ourt of the "late territory, of Orleans .iTid of the Supremo Court : of the : State of Louisiana/* Tliis appeared . in 1532. . Tli* your.g 3avr>-cr established his repu- : tation by this precocious publication, arid thereafter rose rapidly In his chosen', pro fession, and stood hi the front rank of the hsr of Now Orleans'. -In IS-Kt he JlVe r-ame associated with" John, SHdell.. later his collcngue in' the Scpnte. and they practiced law under the,, name of Slidell. T."r;jamin &■ Conrad, doing a.'.large»busl-" D'Wfpr the cotton ,planters..and.mcrchants ol the gulf metroplis. and adding to his ifuv.e and I'ortuno. In 1545,' Mr. Benjamin,:' a Whig, was elected a member of the Louisiana Con stitutional Convention, and', added to ,hfs reputation by his service in that body. Though, himself alien born~ho champion ed a clause requiring. .that the, Governor ?f the- State should l>c a- native of- the United States. • . ' .. , %. , . In 1547, Benjamin was retained as coun- j ?--S in the investigation "of : the" Spanish ; Kind titlea under which <-arly settlers in | California claimed the! property. Return- ; Ing from that mission, he was .admitted ! lo practice before the Supreme -.Court :. of the United States, and soon hadvmany rases before that, great tribunal, ■ where he s-teadily added to his reputation. At Odds "With Mr. ; Davis. Always interested in politics and pub lic ,iffair«=, he was in IS4S made an elector ai-lar^e lor the presidency from the State of Louisiana, Four years later' his pre-eminent abilities' secured his election to the United States Senate. ;and, again, in lvT, ho was returned to that body, and K-rvof! there until his. State seceded from the- Union. He went with it, withdrawing ■nith hi? colleague. Senator. John M-^Sy^ dell, Febnjarj- 4; lSa During his service Sh that form, then, illumined by a" galaxy, of statesmen, such as', this- country , lias n«-ver ultnessed since," he' took rank- with Uieahlest men in that forum.., Hc.'foon becanic one of tho foremo. u t men in tho •outhcrn wing of his party. During bis »er\"lce in the Senate a sharp controversy of a jH-rsonal nature occurred in which he a*l Jcffersbri Davis', then 'a ; Senator frcm iHssissippi. were .-in an. -attitude v.huh threatened a duel. An apology' on, »k- floor 'of the' Senate' by Mr. Davis for j '!"■ harfh language he had used averted I bloodshed,! and the two" men -were; after vanls for years intimately and promi-" nently associated in the .Confederate Gov ernment, in guiding the destinies- .of which Mr. Benjamin v.-as no less "influer... 'i ; !. if less conspicuous, than the ITres tdciit himself. Indeed. ?o great was . the Influtnce and counsel' of this resourceful wnn and brilliant and learned' lawyer' that lio has l'ten characterized as ; the "brains t>t tlm Confciloracy." a. distinction'-*be *tcwed by liis" countrj-'e enemies,' nut "one J>ot altogether' unmerited. In the Confederate Cabinet: Chosen Attorney-General on- the- for mation" of the provisional government at - V I '.'itigomery, ho did not serve long in. that rapacity before he was colled to a then f^r more important- and responsible post; end ono requiring all his resourcefulness. ■%• war portfolio.: Upon .being; accused by a committee of the Confederate Con- Crocs of incompetence and . neglect of he- promptly resigned, but: was im m.fjiattly made , Secretary. -of- State, ;th« hr.-.d of the Cabinet. In this. capacity he continued v.-ltn ev«r. increasing; reputa iloo until the fall of, Richmond. .when. he Ct<l v.-iui tin; .Piesldent, and -'othcr-iCabi-. a?t o!tic.;rtj «-md rcniained. withUhem du rii'R their retreat,, southward „. until, the last vcKtjfre oi" organizedtgovernment.was '"'aTidotifd. When the fleeing officials dispersed ho eWapod' frorii the'ebast of Florida- to the. Bahamas in ari - open^bbaU tAut; thence to' Nassau "and later -to Liverpool. \ ■ , ' ' '•",' ■ .''' JMh Career /in'Enfflahd/;, Inimcdiatfly : upon . his arrival iri : Englarid a '»; vxj)atriat<; American l began :the'ititudy »' Etijjliffh', law, .and- In';thoifiumrner,>f. f*OS nx the age of caHe<J:iOtthe. Unknown. Hind |a| recent, istudc-nti of '^litith law, his success at^flr«t;»asimea- Pc, snd he had to Supplement; his' slendei; •'"• -on-ift from' that«sonrce\ by ' journalistic *or\: ami tis unflsgsing'^r<e : rgy arid'jnafTr riific-f-ju , ppwefs' enabled 5 him.- . eyenvairoJd * *wk on ; lawv vhicb"; 'iv once - roade 1 . him JUDA|j:P. ;BEWAMlN^ffip^.^^; A Tortrait of the Di«tinernlJ?^cd Confederate: Premier.^Vill VBe rreseritcrt to R. : E.~Lec CnWp, C. V.. Tljla TVcrelc. }-tL r \ ':: ," ':, '■" both fame and income, and was <iestifie«l to become an authohty on the. 'Subject treated. This .-work, was published in ISfi-i. and ip 3<nov.-n as "A Treatise, on .the I^av.- of .Sale of,. Personal Property." .The work is now an: authority in English law, and in 1553" had/ reached .Its third edition. Af t er "t his " hook appeared liJs practice in creaped rapidly, .-md m 1872, he was made. Queen's .Counsol. nnd soon had a prac tice excelled in neither volume nor re muneration: by -that" .of any lawyer in the .'Urigdom. It was not long -before ho at tained a position wherein hrj'was 'a.sso-' ciatcd only with"- causes celebres, his chief 'practice being' before the.'House^of Lords, arid the privj- council. . In-ISB3. at the advanced age of 72 years, falling health forced 'him to relinquish active .workl His> retirement from the bar .was "signalized by a famous farewell banquet in the hall of the Inner Temple, London, June 30, IS-S3. His Death In Purl*. Mr. Benjamin then removed to Paris for the sake of health, and. there, with his wife -and -'daughter, spent his few remain ing. 'days, expiring Mhj- 8, 1584. lacking Ecs.rce throe" months? of attaining: his . 73d year.- •. . ' - : '.. . ,-^v.' --;.- .--.'■ ; -- '■' '''"..",•': ■ One.. of the secrets of ;.thTf;", man's gicqt. .ichievotnenfi was a. .-' capacity for - work that- was- simply- abnormal. 'lt. was.'said 'A him- thnt:r3uring the" war he -wsf in his office at 6 A. M.. and often worked ti n t il 2 A- M. . a : run ,, or eighteen - h burs of-tho twenty-four. 'To 'the powerful "con stitution tliat enabled him to, do thi? he added a native endowment of , a. mind of rare- analytical .in<l acquisitive powers Few men have accomplished, more. ,in -a lifetime than l/Judah P. Benjamin, who won his^own way by the sheer .force of his own intellect against prejudice nnd all manner.. of pj*stcles7 and lived to com-, ■mand-th'c plaudits of the world "A-herever genius and its :,- achievements are recog nized and -appreciated. • ' OF THE H.B. PRICE COMPANY Post-Onlcc. Department Takes a • - Han«l' in*Tlin< Fountain Pen Proposition. > NEWPORT NEWS. VA.,. November 15. (Special.)— The H. B. Price Company, of Norfolk, finds itself in trouble, because of an endless chain- scheme it tried to work to dispose of a- large number of cheap fountain' pens. Letters were- sent to va rious ladies in .this section, requesting ?2.50?f0r the pens, and giving assurances of-'a weekly salary of ?5. with 51.50 for expenses in the event they wanted to work for the company, writing ten letters a day, to different lady friends. The scheme worked well for the com pany but only a few of the women report receiving- any money. The Post-Offlce Department has stepped In arid there will be-no more endlees chain operations, un til the- matter- is investigated: In -addition- to the, silk mill, shoe fac tory, asphalt block plant, two canning factories, all secured in the" past few months, through the efforts -of the busi ness-men, the city will shortly secure two more industries, each involving an in vestment of $100*000. The details cannot be had at this time.. . : . Judge Barham has ordered the D. S. Jones Lumber Company, which . recently went into the. hands of rcccivc-rs. to ceasp operations entirely. George. B. Galcr, chief clerk at th<» Chamborlin Hotel, who was prominently mentioned for ."manager, to succeed Col onel Keeler, has been relieved from duty.. This " is said to insure the appointment at George F. Adams, of this city, form erly manager, of Hotel Warwick. . The ship-yard has arrangements to as sist Its employees in getting fuel for heat ing, when the local dealers are unable to supply; the demand. A ROW AT BOYDTON. DifllcuKy DctWcen J. n. Mason anil I>ec Bennett, a Nesrro Darbcr. BOY DTON. VA.. November 15.—(Spe cial )_A very exciting scene .took-placp here vosterday about noon, on Main street and for a time_ there was .'an uproar among the citizens, as it appeared r^that a tragedy -was? about to be enacted. The trouble was: between Mr. ; J. .R. : :Moss. a white bricklayer,- and Lee Bennett,-a i col ored barber. The difficulty began/ on the street" on 'Thursday night at •'.which timp very ugly words passed between the .two. men .Yesterday Mr. Moss, smarting un der the very -offensive words '. which » he claimed were used by Bennett, armed himself.with a S2-cklil>re Smith" & Wesson, revolver, ■ went to Bennett's barber, shop and'callcd him to come out,- but Bennett refused/whereupon .Moss"; went in," v.rew. his 'pistol -arid- attempted to fire - upon Bennett A bystander Interfered in time to prevent 'any trouble. " Mr.;. Moss ' then came ou t : into the street with, "his -.revoh^ er in his hand* and told the crowd which; by this time had gathered in considerable numbers;' to clear the streets, (and quite a I number fof "them , did clear out) -as , hp meant to kill tne barber. After; a,.while.r he -Quieted down: his .pistol was; taken: from him"./ i^was brought before Mayor, Baskefvllle ..yesterday afternoon. ; but ;^the case-was 'continued: until' this "morningat; 10 v o'clock- ■ i ■ Bennett was '« later- arrested and brought before the :■; Mayor. ■.-fA.t-Ahb co'ncJusiori j! of : 4he ; henring;. the Mayor > Im posed > a 'fine: of ; 520 ; and ;costa-.upon ,Ben nett;;fas-Ithe^ instigator; of Uhe JrowA and; flnediMoßßiflO and put him- under > *A bowj-'ioike^p'the poaca, KIOHMOND, YA-, SUNDAY. NO^HEMBER la IOC® fftiOlillß THE GREAT FI3fA!VCIER. RETIRES FROM W ALL STUr.fiT' C >, X.' 'Forever. ;:;. w-.:.'-. . •';■ racetoo hot^for; seventy. The Old : ?I«mey : *liins;sar's;Hi»;Ycars' Arc Too Many. ' '.}_. RULES TO. ACHIEVE /SUCCESS. He liß-T* IJo.Tvn ■Ai.iomm/ilftrcitic'Mui^L- ] an.co of. ?Icn~,Sn^n*f.«<lneWjwTihJ.nisiat'' ..;. Nat).«mnT v .Pro«iVf'rJt>" -.*is'--Fnvt-tr.ovn-^ the Apcx-Bnt We Arc Very !Vear <be , Limit of. , Onf.V-Finaiicial | Potver. _'.'■■. •. •• ■ '-" .. ! "Deacon" TV'hite's business rules for business men: - - ; 1. Live up to the; letter, of your prom- .: lse, verbal or written, though it takes years to fulfil .the. pledge. 2!.-In 'speculative-.- engagements ; re member that the twentieth century traders are giants' compared.: to tho traders of old, and '■ that operations .-• henceforth must be conducted with a due regard to changed conditions. 2. Success in "Wall Etreet, as in all ' other business,"- can ; be achieved only by literal hard work' ln keeping abreast • abreast of the era arid keen percep tion of "the psychological -moment to take a profit or. suffer a. loss. _ .;. 4. : Make your , word as good as your bond, and be as swift as the swiftest ' in . greeting opportunity when It knocks, or evading disaster when it casts a .shadow. •" - - f ' ' * 5. Remember how the , swift is the; pace, and do not enter a long-distance competition when trained for . shot dashes only. .-;-.. NEW YORK, November »■— (Special.)— After forty years of ; ripe experience ..in the strenuous 'life- of Wall street, and all that time a factor in-its' exciting, scenes, •'Deacon" Stephen- Van; Cuten "White, on the eve of, his retirement; from the active stage, has summarized .for the future magnates of the- bourse ; a terse code." of business 'rules: - -' ! ' ■ ■ '.■ - ■:■ :: ;■ - ; • -. Mr. White's retirement as a member of the Stock Exchange after, thirty-two years as one of that: body marks an epoch in ihe street- :-■ - > *■•'/ ■" : ". . - ■". His candid confession. that he finds the Wai' etrcei pace.ltoo swift .for a man of more than: 70. -arid ■ the ;brief enumera . tipn ■ot I he , f ewV ru les ;• which every young aspirant for jveal th, .'success ■ and : prestige in tli»; field'of -speculation shouldrbear in mind. ; are .-alike typical.. A Pleasant Withal. " Mr.' W r hite's career .-, in the. arena of speculation "is well known." In the- forty, years he- has spent>ln. the busy, center around Broad and' Wall: streets are crowd ed many pleasant— and only a few bitter —memories. .-•-'-.;■.■-.-■'- A man -who, -.witnessed Black. Friday and Blue Thursday. and "the . alls the parti-col ored days' which iri ; four decades obtrude themselves upon -a . W all « street .operator. is ; qualified to speak "'[of^ 'financial • .condi tions, the 1 causes -thereof and the outlook for the future: ■ , " .;•:..■-■". v ; - But '.'Deacon" W T .hite>was; always reti cenU He .'said; little ■wheri^he; was .caught mr the collapse^ of ' his- "corn: corner" in ISOL .. He was equally reticent when " suc cess came. , arid; now..; as ; he,- is .preparing to, step from .the arena.y he deprecates lo quacity, i "'; ..;, ■'-••; .'- ,'.;■.-•;/:: . Xntional Prospcrlly. ; , "National ' prosperity.' ■ said Mr. 'White, "has ,not-yet ;!yet,;reached;iits apex; The ci:lmination:;.will;not, come while 1 the great Americant nation" is working, pushing,-*.ad vancing,- developing. - :-V' T ??5. *• '. ;: -. ? : V- ■• -^ -.■>'■ ' "The financial power, ' on , the. contrary, Is well up to the < limit. -.Everything: will adjust\itself _■-.'. before r. 10ng. .....The 1 normal level will 'soon ;; be -found. . It. need not surprise", any^. one ?A. if , ; .■when 1 this level -" is reached; it . is found t to ; be = higher : than forniermormarievels.' •;'■;-;- "5;,.;; ;;^:::x: , ;. "The' magnitude of .• modern? transactions is so stupendqusynow, ; in" comparison with transactions; thirty, f, twenty .sten^eyeri'inye years^agoi- that^it ;Js^hard;.to^grasp/ the proportions^ : .'. "f: _ r r-vT.>-.- ■;^-ii i -y -': ' :-■'■*s?: "^'l •V/- i'The"spreserit ~> in ?.: prices, whicfe is ; indeed I 'doubtless£more^c6ri-r' "spicuous i mow i becauße fif of -^ the '^ Immcicse actiyity;'of : trade/ : f which^-has iused'i V "P ln T, numerable"; millions^ '- ■ - ■•-'•-, ;.''lri t riiyiopiriioni ri^oney -vwlll CbS^ easy :in : ; the i States laf ter.i'the'i Januaryidjls^ bursefnents'; have : . been : made : and I the I <?rop Movement ; ls r oven; ;\Thej spring txuenth* WM (CONTIKUBiyj OVOi PAGJEJ i «lX>Pp| iißiliffliui LACK-;OIivriJ?iDS;.TO; KBECT^ IT : DEf PLORED DT.'.FHIBJnBS OF ' THE CAVILHYaiAJT. ' [ NbfHiSTdRY^OFSHISMCAREER; >'o veil nißt to 7 Be : Thri nkc dfo r Tfhat ;: is Known- of the : Man. --, : y SOME ■'/; ISCrDENTS IX-.HIS rJAFJ&f <ffsfc . . .- ''* ' "-''''' ..*.' . A ; 3Vatlve of - Patriclc County land; a Gradnate. of- "West • Point~Ten ■:■ dered' :-HI» ■'•■'Sword i to ■ - Virginia ; Wliei/ the;War Broke Out— Social' Side of.;-Hl* Life ■': Buoyant . and '.:' : Brierht; " '\ " "' ."- ■'?"-'. *; "' '"' I At - this " : ; time.'.- when i tho S admirers ; of Major-General 'J.^E.;.B. Stuart, -Confeder ate : States. army,' are • struggling with '.the ; problem Kpf i"i "b orv ; to ~\ ra 1 ss; money ; to ' erect .Xjq his' 'glorious' memory a suitable^monu merits arid are exerting every to • that? ei^d with \ but ;smallj,succesß^. owing "to* other siiriilar;uridertakirigs'such:as;the Jefferson-; 'Davis \ Memorial - v Arch / arid tho Im'morial -'; hall, -it " ; is '•riot? inopportune ■: to giye'a brief .sketch -of the man. ..V -. r Around no character ; of -that period ihas romance Jand ' fict.f on ;■ taken _ more delight : in^entwining itself,"- with. hisstrikins char acteristics ;as: a;foundatlon.;.;Stuart , a* Christian, ;a ; geritlcman, : ;"-"a*rid : - a ' poldler, 'and'-vrith'Jt'-alf.tho'.mosti'iovia] ! companion ;and r reckless;!eader" with whoiri a cavalry :mari : :eyeV / ;ro(ie.-' : ' ..' v .. -.- : .-. :2: 2 Unfortunately*, : thG'~historians;have- to a degree 'slighted- Genoral' Stuart" in chroni cling the' events of, the. war.» No.. coiti : :plete "life:has been; written "of him, .-.and the most .'.that' people J,: know -. has been 'learned frorii novels of ; the period.-nota bly;.the delightful stories of "John Esten Cbolce.: ',".'' ■■ '■• : . ' ' . .■' -. : '-.'-■' ; ':'; > General; James E..B.; Stuart, was born February 6. :1533" Yin ..Patrickj county, Va. He early /displayed evidences of a quick arid -active' turn of : mind; and his, father. Archibald ; Stuart,: formerly;. . a. ;of Congress, gave him a.goodacademio'edu-; cation; : -after.':.which:: he "'.was entered ,at .West ".Point Academy, jin 1850. , : ... ■ ' . . ■ '-■ Stuart i graduated v from -the .acaxjeray: in June.' 1554.'- and ;*wasl appointed- as- brevet aeconrr," lieutenant':'- of v.the : regiment"? of -ihouuted ■■;■^rifles. v^The i^nextfyeli^^ejj&La^ advanced ;to "full rankand did service un der-iGeiicTat JosepH'iE. ; Johnston Mri "the wijds'of'New Mexico^" ln' skirmishes witli tho >' lndians v. he : : became, a.;.- conspicuous .figure./" '"' r 'I .*"■ ■ ; '.'; 'O ; Vvr"; ?'^ ,? ; RenJsncit^lHs^ .Conimtssion., -L^' ,' * iri'liZtifar, Taiflc^tb'.Colcvicl v R.-j;'B.'i'.Lice t'-:t '- : iie;toc.k,aif.acovo. jvirt Jr^.'ne: John ;3f own'. a.ffri'.r/:.3t*Harper I .si;Ferrf. arid'-wheriJUie y^iJ'r^br^Hpu ol; r>: h n . /resigned i_- bis f: cornmis-. sicd'hrCTh'V^Unlted States : arm>%"" May." li ISsl,'. and offered-. his sword? to- his .natiyo State.' -/,;■:-;.-'■;;'' '":-'\' ' ■" \ '•■ : "?: : ' Prior rto the : war between '. the -State's Stuart." had- married . the -daughter of General 'Philip St. George - Cooke. * Sh« was' a riiece'of the* late J.R. Cooke, of this: city. " : . Colonel Stuart was first stationed;' at Harper's Ferry in command of the caval ry "attached 'to 'Jackson's" army. ;\On"e; ; of 2iis. superiors, in; speaking- of him at that time.. eaid. ; - "Stuart is characterized by untiring energy';' clear .judgment,, and extraordinary- powers. of moulding and In fusing his own. bravery into the hearts, of his men." , General Johnston, who -had as sumed control, of ' the -army,', spoke of .him as' '.'the indefatigable Stuart." /From -the beginning -Stuart took ..his-: part.- in ;the tragedy : . of those days and ■ played ■ it well arid to a noble finish: .; .' . * " .. . Around rMcClcllan's' Army. " ' The affair^ which, more than anything else, first ,rnade ; his name, famous was;thb bold .reconnaissance conducted; by him through _ arid., around McClellan'a army. This ; exploit borders so much upon ro mance, in its dash and -gallant character; that it is almost impossible- to* pass >lt by .witfi ' only-a mention. It; was one of those: achievements that make men's blood tingle even at the 'mere recital, but r mbro- especially .'.bo . to" those^.who : were participators In the stirring scene. It was for .'this' daring.: piece of work that Stuart was prorrioted'to bo -major-general of thY cavalrj'. ■','. . .': ■ ' .. ■ : ,V .' . ■■'" ■' Stuart's reputation spread "even to the ' /(CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE.) '' OLD DEH IS RAIDED. First; District Officers .Haul ;, Twenty- Gamblers to. i Station- H^use. ; ■'..-;• r- A negro gambling house located at' No." 324 north Seventeenth street, and run by a negro named Charlie "White, was raided ' : by a squad of : policemen' of r the ;Flrst District. about 10 o'clock last night', and twenty negroes, with; the outfit, were captured. ■" [ "■';•;- ■ ■'.- .;■ ' ' j .'. 'c , -.-.' . r . Captain" 1 -Shlnberger,. Sergeant. "Werner, and- Officers. Brown;- Robinson, f Keegan, aridGoldsbyimade the raid. _;.-:. .-'.': ; The" police \ have been /suspecting thf^ : place for " somV. time", and" visited iitvonce; before last weeki-but could, riot catch .the gamblers. ■ '.'.": ; - . : • ' "..;-. ■'■■ ■ ■■"--' * ' Last night they .went to_ the house, and stationing theTprivates arbund. ; the ises ' Captain; Shinberger, | Sergean it Weru^. er, arid -Policeman i-Robinson^enteredi -Robinson^entered | the : place/; -The k gambling room . was/iipstalr:*^ and- as >the- officers \went in:; they .-v could: hear.. i the jrattle?pfi-.dice,- the ,\ shuffle of cards ' arid the cursing; of the .men in the -room: above. -As 'they .the.lowei" floor some one % gave*, 'the alarm • crying out; t'The perllcem en ; : am- coming," i- t tri which one" of "the; playerßJr thinking It ;a joke, ; replied: V— — :—— ;the"perlicemens; let them; all v come." ,vr : : ?'..: V. 1 .";..' 1.. This ! remark L was-; Immediately ' followed' by; the -'"of ; the .; officers Jri'.th<»; door*' arid the (wildest;: excitement\"erisued. Negroes- tried r r to";hlde'.u'nder; the.table ~ be- ! hind'- the;; doors;; arid "each }. other."; ;blitVall« were:;captured^exceptf;bne;?who had\*cdnceaied-himself>uriderVthe ; steps; i arid ; made ?'a> dash" ': for ;f liberty :-whenF.tl#3. ■officerstp : asse^:;hiriiV;feffectln'g;:hlsrescape^. i'-.- As 't'sdpn"*asi they i saw> they,,. were| sur-j rbunded ; th el negroes , subtnl t ted f arid i twenil ity;were' captured.?; The? patrbl^waßf'called? they^vwere*: carried? to Hwo^ioadß^^Th^y;/,were" ; _atte/rwajia^bail©il] • to* appear Tin ''ihe{cbuTt}to-mS^irco^j'm6rnfi 'ing."--'" 5 fe'A^crapl tabled &\ pack ;of ; cards, "• and ■ some ! rdJc^^eVeT^p'turcdvWith;..toe" : inen;''«' i .,-vvv : ':.-^ i'rpom^V I« 1 on© tot i the i- nptorlousfcharact ersj Styer.tcentih J itr^et.^ H^^as^tfplljefof^ I the^cooif i laatTs^rir iOi^ft^^o^ajßr^i ' arid i (lnert The five* is a sstyted n^rt> 'gaiiiMlßtilictiM^.* 1 & J;^^P^ f : ; ' GEN. J. E. B. STUART. : || ; Admirers of the Great Cavalryman Have Revived" Movement .t*> Erect . t .- ■ • ' .a T .Snitaule- Monnnient ~to ;Perpetnntc'nis Famer t ''" WORK ON DUR RIVERS UiPROVEMBST OF HjUIBORS • AND " SAVJGADLB .STREAMS TNi VIRGIMA. CONDITION OF THE JAMES. Available Depth from Riclimoinl to ' \ '• - ■:/ ' tlie "Sea. ; . ' " THE. RAFPAHA>XOC-K WAS. Satisfactory- Prosress Belas Made in Carry I nsr It Out— The Dredslnsr :of . Milford Haven Harbor— Prcpo <; aais; n« -to Urbnnna and Carter^ Creeks- Xo TiTork .to Be Done on ihc-ramankcT at Pre.ient. " !■• i .WASHINGTON, p. C, 5 November ;1&-;; I (Special.)— Col. Charles J.. Allen, of 'the engineer .-.department of the army., who is in charge:. of the -work of improving the j | harbors ".and navigable streams of Vir ! ginia, has . submitted his report : on- the ' operations carried on .'under' him during the;; month "•".October. ' In ■ his report on (the present' condition of. the James, and of the work yet to be done, Colonel Allen says: "The available' depth for naviga tion'at mean low tide from the sea to, the. lower city. line ; of; Richmond- is 18 -feet, witli the following exceptions: On War wick' rock; 17 feet;; from Goods rock sec tion to Jetty B. 775' feet below the city line of Richmond.. 16% feet." Summing up the work yet remaining to be' done '.under, the. general project; of improving the James. Colonel Allen says that it .is as follows: j ."The enlargement of .the channel from Richmond city line to Drewry's Bluff, 7 miles, from Richmond, from , the present dimensions of 220 by 22, at mean low tide; j thY enlargement of the channel below i Drewry's Bluff in seven shoals and in , Dutch Gap cut-off to 300 by 22 feet, and ; the enlargement of six shoals 57 miles be low City. Point to 400. by '23 feet." ' - Operations This Month. According" to the report, no work- was done during the month of October under the contract. .The probable operations for ! November will be the compilation^ of spec ifications for proceeding with the improve ment, ■'•: and possibly advertising, for pro posals-for the improvements'.; ,•■ :'■ The total cost of the improvement of i the James river will foot up $4,500,000. -The | method of making the Improvements has been" to excavate a channel through the shoals by dredging, removing rock," and contraction- -The shoals in the river have I been " first worked on, with a view to ob taining the greatest benefit to commerce In the shortest time j The Rappahannock. : -. ; : The work "of Improving the Rappahari nock is progressing satisfactorily. The. general scope of the project is to give the. river, a . 100 by. 10 1 f oot : channel |to Freder icksburg. and a 200 by 15:feet:channel be llow iPorf Royal., Up to; the present 'time; I the work has-been limited to makings the. 100 by- 10 foot channel. Depths;- of -from 8.4 to 3.s" feet through, the obstructing bars below Fredericksburg have been obtained. , The work' required to! complete; the exist-: : ing = project" will be "the ; continuation .; of dredging and dike construction "necessary ; : to:secure a cHannellOO by,lo feetithrough; 'the ; seven: bars between :, Fredericksburg and 1 Port 1 Royal, and the \ dredging- and i construction of dikes required- to secure .! iOO by : ls feet through two bars below Port-; "Royal 'The operations .during .October "wereof an unimportant character.;; Fresh-;! .ets delayed the" work somewhat; The prin cipal operations of the present; montluwili; be ; the ■ purchasing of . material . for.: repair ing;: the dikes/and i ; - the flnviting"bf 7, pro- ; *posals for the: continuation of dredging.'*-; ijS-iipi ' Mllford Haven. ''Z r. * '; Colonel Allen states ; that "the" work of ■Improving Urbanna", creek will, begin as j soon "as the p dredging . and . improving "of -' MI I ford : Haven- harbor^ is ; completed. | Pro iposalsiwill be"invitediforHhe;dfedglng ; or, I Lower .Machqdoo'creek'durlng^ the present: mpnth;r':-TKo.!workVofvlmproving. i .Milford vHaven ; hharbor.mader r . made Jprogress 'during; Oc-;; f tober.^ Over, 7,ooo : cubic ■ feet ; of ■earth^was Jremovcd.y-';TheTiw6rk"'V.wnis;_DerS.contlnueilj ■during rC oyernber, fahd \ proposals "for; cornet \ pletiiig; tne : work ;will: be ; received: I": When • :cQmpleted,;theVdepth 'of jthe^; harbor; win 1 ; ibe":lorfeet;atf lowitide.^ with ?a. minimum' [Ty-tdth^ of 'a 2oo h t eet/Jtho :. width '_ to? be;* in-; icreascd^t^thejou'ter^e^^soj^totfurhlshj -'a^funnel-shap'e'a've^^ iciiitate the" passage r of steamers and r other vessels. : v^Carter»»_ : Creek. .- , LThel seppe^pf < thV- worki will: bis j^ei^feds^ '■ ln|jr*of /aTchannol Cthjoughlthelbaxjofltbe 1 : I crif «&'&s ?'aftprd *t\ navigable * depth i a t j lo vj |tld^f^|^t^wlth"as.^dth|of<3oo!feet:t ■* incln &izu» — »* n flfumry i^S *S ws^gsb $% & t CJrftfe « OTo^EflßNTSira^is^^ likewise the dredging of a channel 12 feat deop and 100 feet wldeatGallyhook Point, within the .creek.) -The .estimated cost of this improvement i5' ?37,500. •'.-, ;;: : ■ . . i., ICo more" work win be v doriefon,the Pa muriky river' at -present; the engineer; in charge > reporting, -the ;; amourit -of ;'; funds available as" being trio small to* warranta continuation of- the -work. -The* same :1s true of the Mattaponi river, and the work of improving the York rlverj will not. be undertaken" pending the completion of the improvement of the Rappahannqek. where the ?Govi-rnni'ent plant is now" engaged. Preliminarj' examinations are -now being made; looking -to the improvement of Alexandria, harbor, protecting- Jafnestown island, and building the Potomac highway bridge atf Washington. . ■ Pernonai: . * - : "The .following Virginians are . registered at Washington hotels: "Williara Culver. Richmond; Lelandßankln, Richmond; "VV. H. Kisson; H. B. Cogbill, Richmond; W. H. Jones, H. C. Gravely, C. E. Strotfi"er. Guy L. Homer, ' Lynchburg; " T. " T." Smith, Warrenton; G. P..Triplett. J. L. : Shaffer, Woodstock; W. F. Hale, Catlotts. YOUNG LADIES HURT, MiaSj Annie and "S'cllie* Appleman", of Chesterfield," Thro wn front a .Vehicle.; " PETERSBURG, VA., ', November. ; 15.— (Special.)— Miss .Annie>and'. Nellie - Apple man;', daughters; of "Mr.l J:-.<T>.. Applemariii' of .Chesterfield. county.; were thrown from their btiggy at .the -head of Old street this evening, ; arid : the ; fpnner r ,v/as palri fully/injured.: The>yburig ladies came ;to the city to attend: to; some shopping.- arid had started on their return *;horne,~ when the accident occurred.'-. As. they, were drlyr ing down Canal street,- which: has a sharp descent at that point, ;i the sharriess-breech ing broke, and_the buggy,; running against thehorse, caused the; animal to dash:onT. At the' Juncture: of ; Old street the vehicle was , overturned : and ;-; both ladies .were thrown, to the : .;ground. ;:;Miss'. Nellie.-esc aped with a 'fewKbrulses; but her sister. Miss Annie, - was riot so fortunate. In falling, her head struck and she. sustained a fracture of the skull. -The young ladie3 received immediate.. attention from the people -of . the vicinity, ■■ and; a physician was- summoned. They were takeri.to the Hoirie for the Sick, both suffering from the severe shock. .' A careful -examination by Dr. Mcllwaine of Miss Annie's injuries developed the skull fracture, the result of which ; cannot now. be foretold. The young lady . is getting along ;fa.vorably. and trepanning may? not be •Tiecessary.' She Is .entirely conscious. Frorri the na ture of the accident tho escape of ;both ladies.from death or terrible injuries i 3 considered providential. • - - % . ; THE HUSBAND QUIT. E. Forest Lemon , Couldn't Stand Warm tetter to Mrs.. lt. WHITE PLAINS. N. T.. November 15— (Special.)— Supreme Court Justice Keogh to-day signed a decree granting ; a divorce to E. Forest Lemon from his jwife, Mary A. Lemon, of Mount- Vernon.» because of Charles H. Brown. The papers" were RleS, with County Clerk Sutherland, including a i number of love letters: alleged to -have been written to Mrs. Lemon and discov ered by. her. husband. '.' . ; The. couple were married in New York on Noveriiber , 26. ISOS. and have no chll .dren.- '■ ■ .-. .-•■■- ■ ; ' ■ '."■ f :■'_;...■ •" . ;..; One of- the letters is dated Mount Ver-, non.'.April 23, ; 1D02,. and reads:; "My Dear Pet,— l . was more than d f aa ppointed Tues day " af terriori when I " did ' not find ' you ■ at home.; I did not get a chance: to sayj a word to you in the morning/ for that little ,girl you have juat .rubbered: at "pie all the time' l; was there."- My ; dear,",: how jdld- you, get' homeland ;was r everytbirisr; -lovely? -I am just' dying to see you. Etc., etc. ;■_ '-"(Signed); ' ' ;; -, INA-"; WROTE ANOBSCENEL-ETFTER; James . liCtTls, . a, ;.j Danville -Xegiroi - Charged With-irn ITsly Offence^ ; DANVILLE. -VA-J; Noyember^ 15--(Spe cial.)—James Lewis v (colored),'/ accused - of sending obscene matter^ through-. the' riiails. is : ; inj Jail ;, awaiting trial.' .Kate .Lanier (also 'colored). - the • girl • to ' .vhom'i the: mis slvcV-was; s . directed, has /turned tthe »cbm munica tion -over to the ?■ authorities-^- The communication^ in jiß i on the .." 1 etter-head ; of ,■ the .-;.>• ge ntleriian "v f or .whom the : " accused 'worked.^ and ■ Is -highly insulting v and improper .. in its]^ nature.: Thp» girl'Un-. the!, case [says " that tois,. is the ; second jor -third- time £hat r Lewis rihas addressed - her /in - this ; manner. {She} bears a .very 'good *■ reputation. »The : Tpollee jTare* of the opi nlori ; that they, have; a good fcase ag'aicst Lewis. - It"? Is "■ probable; '. that f- the authoritleasiwill ; ; take V; the}' matter}; up -for violationlof jthe : postal. laV- -^ v .« . " -:: ROBERT HALaiIKILLED. Horrible End; of; a.'.Yonnar^Boy'ilCear^ ;- ' / ".-' -■-•■'•' Princeton} .> < ;: vBLUEPIELD^ W- .jVyA^- '13.-^ (Spceial.^A^distreasingrjac^ldent; occurred; thls*afternooriK about istw^;ixnilea?x(roin; Princeton* i arid T resulted I; ln'?tbe.\deathufof , n!:; H-year r otfi; '.' boy7? '-'Rober tf T% ale;", tbel'sbn) bt 'l H'vM/* Hale, J who \ ; wa3vwlth;hi3vfather. hauling ;; hay: -,;Th¥iboy.^asf driving-^ the; .wagonl;andsthe'/father.iiva»sib"reaklng3it! aa '.- it ran £ down ra : f steep | hill;"] -^ The >Jad ; sli ppedc t rom i; his {pos\ tio^f and % fell f down between jthe'horae)j ? anditoe>yehicl&?ij Both 1 the a iron t? arid -; rear heels*!? passed i o ver, himT'Sbrealsms !rhls^neck|and";crushirigr ihio . v, condition of XJ P. WHU. ; . 1 .' . "TECKS" GO DOWM. WB AWAT "WITH " TBB SCOREiWAS^SIX TQjNOTHINfe Immense ' Crowd "Witnessed ': t he| Coa* - . • •„■- • -- - - *- ; teat 'in -Charlottesville. -'; CABOIiiyA ;v; v STFFBKS .-* JDEFBJLl 1 , Fire i Thousandt 'People * In s rVorf olM Sarr the Tarheels .Talcei Into Cam » by * Georsreto-wii — Result ; :.;Wm ■ Twelve to Five^-3laSJ»l*cent Caa»«^ ' Say Expcvta^Some . Heroes • -THTwi, Won I<aurels< VIRGIXrA * GAMES YESTERDAT. At 2J"orfolk.— Georg«tOT»n, 12; Caro lina. 5. . '.;;■ .;'• ; ' "■-..*.■ .;- : "':-.'? :l ' At ; CharlottaaviU*.— TJnivoriity. ; of xVlr ginla,. • S ; . VlrKini* . Polytechate lostl tute, r o. ' '■ ■' ' ' "; ; "' ■■ ■- At Bichmond.— aichmond ., Collace. 23; Hampdoa-Sldnoy, Hi j >-"""" ; ' . At Al«anaria.--Epi3copal?HlsJi 8oaool»| 28; St. Joseph College, of ■ Maryland, -.0.^ At Badford.— Virginia Poly teclinlc* In stitute, (second team) , 5 ; Bandolph* Macon Academy, 0. . : v -. ".. ■"■■'At^Lexington, Virginia :atlUtaur> lla^ stltute,- (second -tsam),, lU Washington, and X«e, (second team) , 0. . ' •■ 2 ; At Tront Eoyal.--01ympla, of Wish, ington, .'D. C., 2; Eastern Collage- •0. ■ CHAKLOTTESVIL.L.E. ■ VA.. November ■ f 15.— (Special.)— The cadets from the Vlr- . : glnia s Instituted th^ J proud eontiuerora , of s . Georgetown, i. •wore .defeated jthls v afternoon by, tha. i University! of Vir- ■; glnfa^ ' the; scora * beih? '-'six to noth- i irisr,;. after '■:s: s fifty ,:• minutes .of actual I , ptaqrillTh'ej largest s crowd "ever assem- ' 5 bled -on tho new ,» athletic 'J-. field : saw- .< the trick A turned. .■ anil .enthusiasm ;.; was at .a. high-- . pitch:; thrqushout ;the iContest; . Kot ', bnli - ' was 1 Itjj too ; hot • for l the : heavily-clad i play. | ers, :but;,the student-3 who.did. the root- ■_ 1 ingr were forced to shed 'their coat*. ; Th* grrand"; stands was > packed to suffocation, . arid >.the. bleachers were attnost sfiUed. Alqrtgj the 'driveway, above the, bleacher* were two, tallyhos. ■ 7 One; was .drawn \ by « six white T horses and. decorated In' orangt. > and blue.- It contained "the^members : _of • the Bljqu: Musical Comedy Company, and the other the Ell: Banana boys;. with bass | dniml and -\ nte: . .l The i girls of the - B Jon ; : Company : helped;- to ;keep ; the fun igoinp,;". and '.enlivened things., considerably witbv j the .Virginia yell. ' . ' : : • ■ '■• Was .Very Spectacular.- ' ' : The game was rather a spectacular one*.- Both teamsi however, played, slowly,; and the : cadets • especially^" dragged "along In. ] the most tlresbnie way. a ; man .'being laid out on almost every j down. .; The visi tors .were clearly bu tptay ed, \ and ; the .. Unl verslty. team .was easily the superior. ; I The; cadets could not consistently "Virginia's attack, .while the cadets's plays . were mostly checked before they had '£ started. Their offence seemed V powerless..'; } The plays did "not \ go : off ": smoothly. ancT • the only two men that'ever gained .grround , were Captain Carpenter. and Bynl. . How It Optned. Carpenter opened the contest by kick* Ingto Harris, who returned : the ball flf» teen yards." ,Prichard "found the line fot ; a gain" of five, rand Hall added twelva around the end. Hall again punctured -::-. the>llne;for ten, but fumbled, the cadets securing the ball. Failing /.to gain "' In two ■ trials,^ ; Councilman . .punted to ; Vlr» ; . ginla's 20-yard line. A moment later Har- ; " riswas forced to kick- ; A cad»»t fumbled", and f Johnson .fell on the : pfg skin In mid- • field. Virginia " then began" ; a vigorous assault "l- on the . Polytechnic . lino, knock- Ing 'off five yards* at nearly. «vory clip. On the '•--.; cadet ;25-yard; 2s-yard line Councilman < went, through- a, biff: opening, made by Spates and -'.Daniel/ ->nd '.ran -the remain-- V. ing fora" touchdown, knocking ; : ; off : a ; half-dozen tacklers." -The time; was ■-* ten minutes. Harri3;punted;the';bairout." r 'i and then sent . 1 1 . spinning i between"*: t!v».V. goal", posts. Vmaking the" score fi. ■"■.. A Sensatloinal Ran. • ; Ca.rpenter kicked off. . part Virginia.'* goal.* and i Council ■ then ; pun ted from VVIr- ■?: glnlas'> 23-yard "line. -Carpenter^ caught the -leather ,and returned: it to mld-fleld on a -pretty run." B>*rd dashes ;around. ■ Danlel-for • twenty,": and; ls : thrbwn^heavily; ■-■. by Pollard. . : ;Eight'more' : ls added on a: def layed ; ' pass, ; and^f Carpenter^; ' add)«' r four;i around /right- end. £;With ;the>pisc;skin^on C, the " oranger and ;blue*s '.' la-yard ; line ■ and : far to the side of : : the field, CaptaJh "Car- ' pehter tries? a " ; goal from placement.^ but m f a I la.' Councl 15 k Icks 7 - f rom :•;•■ the * 35-yard . s line, 'and :catchlns-.;the:^balV;' makes * a sensational 'i run f or . : fortyiyarda -; ; around Broustoii's 'Vend.- ""Dowh-'Homei''-*^*. Council ; ploughed -through : j the i cadets \ oxl <~ the illne-up.i arid 'SwanVsmashed th©;natt % play: Into : U ' "T . " 1 BlacksbarK J » La*t Chance. ,i ... :'-} Failing : to ga ln .the necessary] five ; yartfaC*^?. Carpenter made another -attemptTat. goal -. fromJplacemeht^thlsUlmelonithe;2S-yard ; t) Unei.i The ball 'went far.; to ■ the '< slde>v and Z y Blacksburg'3 l last -!; and >£ only/, chaneeJS to 5 * scoreihad^ gone. --Harris ■ puntid | frbaxi th« • 25-Yard % llne^and 1 a^cadet'; returned F tt;: to t4: mld-fleld:i" Eight iyard3l are ' madei arounil •*£ the "end. and -then; Council 1 throws : Caxpen^ '■ [-f and i. Councilman " Is \ forced * to 1 kickT:~ Pd!^s lard '• Is "downed f on Irginla's ■ 15-yard \ tUte,'^? and -:Referee|Balrdj gives? the": cadet»^nvt @ yard3^f pri offf side^play^ Hail ;skh^s|Uw % ■,-, end ? fbr .flft^en^iandiHarrlslneta^enNonisft: doubloip^ss.*2HaUfaddsiftve^pounclllt9ni33 and ithen ; twenty^ througk] the i llrierl; O theti^ rapldfgalns|advancelthe}baHitoißlack»^'> J burg's ? 8-yard | line;! where 5 a {cadet cap- - tures'Uln ?a :icrfmma«e]after>the nieces^ aary s tgalnT had "i been ; ? made. CouncilmaaJ sends Xthe3leattier4 out ?pf /danger.^Pol^K^ ratchlrigf and ; returning -^ It R to.-i the j!csidjrt^| 35-yard?Une^Harjrtslmal«>aitTO^'anit«»W|^ the ' ball iis [once 1 mprelin^ striking: fdistainct M off goalie but^Blaclcsburg^ißtands^UKe2t|." stone^waH^andStho 4ballsiwent??t6i|thtfe 'visitors. "». Councilman ii again jsend»^tht|« ball |outh ofSdangervg Ha 1 1 poakwlitwen^JF M around % tho^end.^but StJmplre^Ounpb^^ »ays^i^lnlaXwa3?ofl^aide^|andl.fh«'iplaj>i£ "did 1 noil count|pTl»e :^de^|ttanlbl«ig «6£% I>ajUelliallsl^|t^ : 'l«ftth«r. . - ''-s^^^ : - ; • ;; ; ■ \ ■ '■ /the finish; / :.Ss£££s, s^vvitb 1 itw.o V: nilnutfis >sto takes' thel ylr] sWnlup'jto^ j W«ok»bunr» i 9* S yard^loßly^t^J^ittl^^^s^CSwSi cUmw,\»eJ(f:ott^andjAtt9iß»o{«tltl^^