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iiu'iit in a i>;ij.< i rotii bj ever] bod) la tow n,
yana had better telephom i "of
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Till, li \M> OF DE vt n.
A VetaaimMe Cltlsaa aad ;? m.ii-Kii..hi.
Vtono; Maa Oath* red to RV et.
Mr. Wellington Goddin, ono ol' Rich
mond'* oldest, mo*! useful, and respected
citizens, died carly yesterday morning al
r.*;.icm-." o! hi - son, H. D. Goddin,
mv llcniico county Mr. Goddin wa*
born in Richmond, and ua* In bia
serentj-aecond year. In early life he
vs a* deputy ion*!..''le under bia father,
thc well-known Captain John Goddin.
lb- wa* one of thc first men lo I Dfl
thc real estate business, and when he
retired some ; I had long been thc
oldesl in thc business. He wai also at
various time- a member of the City
Council. Hi* health had been bad tor
.some time, bul death w BS nol t ipi Cted BO
soon.
Ile leaves two daughter! and three son*.
Mr. Goddin bad been an almost life-long
member of the Baptist Church, and was
om- of thc founders ot thc Richmond Fe?
male Institute. Tho Board td' Trustees
of which bc wai long a member, met ye*
?crday and passed suitable resolution* to
I.i* memory. Mr. Goddin wa* a useful
and an honorable man and a faithful
friend. As husband and lather be un?
worthy of all love and respect, and his
death will be sincerely lamented in thc
community of which bc was foi so many
?ears an honored ami respected member.
The funeral w ill take place Bl 2 o'clock to?
day from Grace-street Baptist church.
Slr. Blair \\ Inston, son of .Mr. J. B.
Winston, treasurer of the Richmond,
Predericksbnrg and Potomac railroad,
died Tuesday evenin - at 5 o'clock at the
residence of hi* father on Wea! Grace
Btreet. Mr. Winston wa* a native ol
Richmond, bul had been living for some
time past in Baltimore. Hi* health ha*
been bad for some time, bul death waa
lOt BO BOOB expected, lie pa**c.| away
ijuieUy in his chair. He leaves a wifi
one child. A large circle of friend.* will
join willi then ami with his afflicted
parents in thi* greal bereavement. The
funeral will take place al 12 M. to-day
from the Becond Baptist church.
Accident la Mr. C. 0'*bL Cowardla.
Mr. C. O'Briea Gowardin of thi
potch, wal unfortunate enough to slip on
the ice in front of ala dwelling yesterday
morning and sprain his wrist. Hi* friends,
who are numerous, hope that he will soon
recover the nae of the injured limb.
I ire I ;i*l Nihill.
An alarm wai turned in I rom Box 65,
cornel Hancock and Broad, al 8:23 la*t
night It was occasioned by the partial
bu min-' of the building 1010 Weal
Hroad street. The lower portion of
abe building is used a* a bottling estab?
lishment by G. T. Roach; the upper story
is occupied by Diehard Coleman as a
dwelling. Thc tire ii supposed to have
been caused by the gnawing of matches
by mice. Mr. Roach lost a few bottle
asea and Mr. Coleman lo.*t the greater
oortion of bi.* furniture. The greatest
Lamiagc wai that sustained by the bouse,
which i> the property of George Saunders.
total djunage is about $100.
Cardeee A ???? Hake aa a\aaal*-*aaaaaBt
William A. Cardoso and K. P. Lyon.
partners under the name of Cardozo A
Co., yesterday made an assignment con?
veying to George Et, Bagby their stock,
property, and assets, for the benefit of
their creditors.
Thc amount of preferred Indebtedness
ls $5:t,bV)4.4? on notes, and the salaries
and wages due to their employee*
The second-class creditors arc the
northern creditors, whose claims aggre?
gate about $4rt,0M.42.
The liabilities are said to be $05,710,09.
Assets not stated, but it is estimated
that they will amount to about $80,000.
What tin* "Star" Says.
The Washington Star of yesterday
says: "lt has been published that tin
general offices of the Richmond and Dan?
ville railroad were to ba removed from
this city to Richmond. Upon investiga?
tion here it i* found that there is no truth
n the report.
Hrh k Molder*' IVtitlon.
The lirick Molders" Union, of Rich?
mond, comprising 4<K? men, have peti?
tioned Cofl*greai fOT a "legalized trades
union chart," granting the power "io
prohibit unskilled labor from Invading
the jurisdiction of the union" and to
prescrilie criminal punishment for Mich
an invasion. The petition was presented
yesterday by Representative George D.
Wise and referred to the Committee on
Labor.
RAILROAD MK KT I M'S.
The M.si I',.int Terminal.
The annual nesting of the sdockhold
Of the Richmond ind West Point
Terminal Railway and Warehouse Com*
pans was held yesterda).
The Chair appointed Messrs. isaac
Rice, .1. H. Pace, snd B. D Christian a
committee to ascertain if a quorum wa
ut
The committee reported thai there
?ii | i,000 -hap
total,
nc!" than ;i
<'n the
< adopted si lotions
[nov Edin tl of ihc.
lions
adopted by thc Btockholdei - ai thc i
mber.
The following Board of Directors wei,
1 tor tlc- ci min r j ,:r : T. M.
an ; .lo',n A Ruthi ' h vv Voil; ?
; "sion,.. Sew Vork; Emanuel I. ninan,
New York -. A. M New Vork ;
. II. Inman, New york; J. IL I
: John ' '? Mo,,rc. Ni vv \
? [stian, Richmond ; Simon Mor?
rison, v if01..; John \N anana
Philadelphia; Robert H. Dow, NtVV
York.
NIr. Alfn i Sully prei dent
mpany.
The meeting adjourned to meet Dc i rn
her 16th at :: I'. ML
The Drain iii<* < omprany.
The stockholders of tin's company met
olav \ lt, r ii I ri> I tc ess to w ail for
several large stockholders, who were de
. by tin- northern train, at I o'clock
thc met tin-.'- wa- calli d to order Ly thc
chairman. Present: Colonel A.. H. Bu?
ford, Messrs. John P. Branch, .latin- i'>.
W D. < lakman, George Scott, ami
I, Rice.
Chair appointed Colonel Buford ami
Mi --I-. Pace and Oakmsn scommitteeto
:,i'i if a quorum w a- present
The committee reported t hat they found
pn -'tit 2,156 shares of .dock represented
in person and 88,834 -Lan- by proxy
Necessary to constitute a quorum, 35,001
shares- 15,979shares more than necei
to constitute ii quorum.
NIr. scott asked that the action <>f the
Board of Directors lessing the Washing?
ton, Ohio and Western Railroad Compa?
ny liv the Richmond and Danville Kail
road Company, be ratified hy the stock?
holder-.
On motion of Mr. John P. Branch, the
: lease was unanimously ratified.
President Buford submitted his report,
1 which vv as receive,I. which showed that
i thc line- operated hy the company for the
entire fiscal year, September 80, 1886,
were thc K. am' D. .'md Piedmont roads,
, R., Y. IL and ( . IL IL. .N. C. ll. R., A
| and C. A. I.. Ry., N. W. N. C. R. K, and
' the s I', .-ino M. and S. branch lin's,
iii-,,-- earnings, $3,992,481 ','.?: ni t cam
$1,890,475.02; net surplus, >
818 08. I'lida ncc over all expenditures and
charges, $98,860.02. Showing an increase
of $12 880.42 or 88-100 of 1 per cent.
The operating expenses and taxes de
? $109 933.69, or ?"> per cent. The
operating i xpenses and taxes were 58 2-10
per cent, of t ic- earnings.
After reading ol other reports, on mo?
tion of Mr. Pace, the meeting adjourned
to meet at 12 o'clock December 16, for the
purpose of electing a preaidenl and board
of directors, and to transact such othei
business a- may Lc brought before the
stockholders.
(itv Circuit < unit.
Tin- following c.i-e- were considered
yesterday:
LewisH. Blair \-. J. H. Valentine.
Judgment against defendant for .-**?.">
Mrs. Jane King vs. Eastern Ice Com'
pany. Verdict set aside and new trial
granted. Defendant excepts, and leave
granted to file bill of exceptions at any
time within titi dav-.
Unsticks Court.
The following cases were tried vealer
diiV :
Jobn Glasgow (colored), breaking into
ih-- storehouse of Norvell A: Ryland.
Pleaded guilty and was sent to jail for
, nine months ami lined one ct ni.
Charles Jones (colored) was lined $25
j for carrying concealed weapons.
John Miles (colored), breaking Into tbe
I house of Catharine foot- and stealing
sundry articles ot clothing therefrom.
The jury found bim guilty, and hs WSB
sentenced to three years' confinement In
the penitentiary.
Fleming Christian (colored), i barged
with felony, failed to appear when his
name was called. His recognisance was
declared forfeited and an attachment is?
sued for his arrest. Peter Physic is bis
surety.
I'oiii ? Court.
Yesterday was a dull (hiv in this court,
only three cases being upon the docket.
The continued case of Thomas .'ackson
and Hen. Smith (both colored) charged
with having stolen shoes from Stephen
ruttley A Co., in their pOflBOSSJOn, WSJ
taken up, and the accused panics dis?
charged. This WSJ thc case worked up
by Detective Wren.
John F. Spattstozer, was sent to jail
for N days for vagrancy. As his mime
implies, be hails from (leriiuuiy Spatts
to/.er'a hail and heard vs as in rather an
1 unkempt condition, and with a little
imagination it would have been easy to
have supposed him lo Le ;i genuine wild
man. His feet an- so badly frostbitten
as will probably necessitate amputation.
He w;is found crawling on his bands ami
knees along the Richmond ami Allegheny
trestle near Fifth street.
The Same Old Tale.
The cold wave is at hand. So is the
sea.-,,n La ?? I. \. -luiiipl's liiinttiis Hot TOBO
and .leny." Apple Toddy. Oyaters In every
blejilye. < omer Eighth anil Main .-tr. its.
TIIK RESPITE.
I'M YKRMS ALLOWED FINK WISES
FOB UN VI, PREPARATIONS.
Governor I .???? (3 ran ta Him Thia
I .-? i- 11. of Time t ? > M alee
1 I I '
. Dr. 1 Ii ? hour ve ter
afternoon lowing
? ? h
Richmond, Va., I
- '
I hereby pt yhumbli
m, thal yoe will -rant to me i
reprieve for a tel i I bal 1
a suitable time to prepare for
my inevitable end. Th; - I solemn!
i* most needful and important for i
?i \ preaenl sad condition,all earthly hope
now i ui I
Thou ti J. Cli \
The Govei c>r told Dr. Hatcher thal he
would reprieve i until
January 14th Qi e a i tn the d iv
set for the execution. Official notice of
the reprieve a ill ' ? lay.
Arrested ob b Serious Charge.
c. II. P. Deuring wa* last nighl am I
ed on a warrant charging him with at?
tempting to impede justice by bribing
: Herman Joel to make a false affidavit be?
fore Governor bee in reference to the
Cluveriua matter.
Supreme Court of Appeal*.
The following cases were considered
Woodson against Wood. Sent to fool
ol' docket.
Reid ngainsl Field. Submitted.
Hatcher against Crews Put on privi?
lege docket.
Barnum against Barnum's executor.
Argued by Judge Charles B. Stuart for
appellant, ami s. P. Beach, Esq., for ap?
pellee, and submitti d
Elgin's administrator againsl Hall. Ar?
gued by Maior John M. Orr for appel?
lant.
Local Brevities.
W. \v. Brand, Treasurer of Roanoke
county, was at the Capitol yeaterday.
Mr. H.nry T. Wickham, of Richmond,
i* at the Metropolitan Hotel, Washington.
"Tlu- Silver King" Company were n
tered with Major Bigger at the St. James
Mr. William Randolph, of Richmond,
[stered al the Maltby Hon*.-, Ba ti*
more.
Walter J. Wood*, formerly of Rich
I mond, has been divorced from bis wife,
I Laura B. \\ cods, in Baltimore.
Dr. A B M( R ie leaves for Washington
this morning, w b i to accept a
position in one of the departments.
Mr. c Orville Hundley, assistant to
Colonel .1. I' Mini trei ol the Danville
? in in Washington, is in the city.
At the K\< bange Hoi li. in <-.
fitted up for private night-suppers, which
i* a marvel Of beauty and complete!). BB.
Captain Prank Cunningham and Mr.
Kirk Matthew* left for Danville last night
i*t in the Judkins-Holland nuptials
to dav.
Among la-t night's event* were the his?
torical and scriptural panorama which
wa* exhibited at Denny-street Methodist
church.
Thi Baltimore Herald says Dr. and Mra.
Steele, of Richmond, were among the
thousands who attended the Patti con?
cert in that city Tuc-.la} night.
Mr. Frank P. Burke, of l'i/zini'-, tefl
la*l night, with a corp* of a--i*tan'
I lani lue, whither he goes to arrange -up?
per for the .Judkins-IIolland nuptials
Thc schooner Eliza Ann, reported iii
trouble oir the coast of Massachusetts, li
said to be a total io** her captain and
crew only being laved. This schooner
is largely owned In Richmond.
The Alexandria correspondent of the
Washington Critic say -
Much dissatisfaction ls being expressed
here because of the Governor refusing to
commute Cluverlus1 sentence.
The steamer Ariel started on her trip
to Norfolk yesterday morning, and after
proceeding down the river about three
miles had to return to the city on account
of not being able to cut her way through
the ic-.
At the session of thc Federation of Or?
ganized Trades and Labor 1'nions held in
Columbus, ohio, yesterday, J. W. Smith,
of Springfield, 111., was elected president
to succeed Julian L Wright, of Washing?
ton. Mr. Wright il a former well-known
Richmond printer, now an employee at
the Government Printing office, Wash?
ington.
**.*.i-ii tn Holiday Beduetioa af .i?*w?*iry
I'riec*.
Although our normal price* arc very
low, we will from tin* .lay nut il .Ian nary 1. IHmT,
?.?i\e our patron- the benefit ol our usual hob
day reduction, and have according!) reduced
the j.rice of ever) article in our stol.. Our
stock bas never been so complete a* it i* to
day. Such novelties u* Hold, Sliver and Pearl
Opera-Glasses, Gold and Silver Head timbrel
las and Canes, Gold Pens.Penc.lB snd Tooth
l.aui| -. bronzes, Siher Mated ll
land vinaigrettes, kc. kc.; I. Diamonds,
I Watches, Jewelry,and Hil rei Plated
ware are likewise reduced In pine*. An in
.*i>et Uon ol our goods and prices will convince
you th it we have tbe ls a and our
prices are the lowest. No h..ul.lc to ?how
K.aids. i ali and examine them at
. UODDAK1) a MOSES',
<le-.i lt _ 930 Main itreet.
Mu HcitiHclioM
ought to be without a bottle of that beal of
family rciue.be.*. I?r. David's Cough Syrup,
AMUttnMKNTS.
" af ray llloaaom " at th? Academy.
Two more large audiences testified their
appreciation of the great play of the
?'>ilver Kine;" yesterday. There will h"
no matinee to-day. To-niirht the beauti?
ful play "May Blossom" ww be presented
with Hen. Maginley as Undi Bartlett.
Mi-** Marv Hamilton as May Blossom, and
Mr. .1. Adelman ;i- Stew Harland, of
??May Blossom" the press in tbe cities in
which the company h ted Lem
with favorable notices. "May Bios
i~ one ol' lin- mo-i lovely creations ol the
A meriel playa ri in ana will in-1
'i,v ,i strong company. The scene of the
play i- laid in Bampton, Ya.
\( t ... Thea tana Joe."
To-night tbe celebrated -cont and shoot*
in_r stsr"Arizona Joe," will make bi
trance in tin- romantic drama " 1 >l;i< k
Hawk," introducing trained mustangs,
donkeys, ;uid i the lineal acting
iii the world. IL irted hy a
full company, w iih appropi I
!?? expected.
Weather.
William P. Narrow A Bon are
!,'.' oill the cold L|-. . .
i i to d'",! - and ??* .
ire thorough woi a'.,, n, .::?? I i
h,,u" i., make everj door ;.'"'. window air
i'i.,-ir prl
- id "jon i ?
North Seventh sm, et. _
ll ls ;i i
that Dr. David'- <
harmless and tbe most effective
? olds, Br mchitis, i Toup,
kn,,wu. Don't take any of the "just
offered you because
he aeller lesa, but buist upon hav?
ing Dr. David' - I rj li Syrup.
Ventilated Water-Proof Clothing.
The need of a Weli-Venlihlted Witter
proof garment has long been felt. This
mci i- now supplied hy the use of Dy?
er'- Patented ventilated epaulette coats
for ladies iiml gentlemen. This system
of ventilation is now in use in England
and the United States. Waterproofs of
varied color and style, snd perfectly ven?
tilated may be bael only at tbe Virginia
Rubber Co., 518 I-'.. I {road Btreet, and at
Pourqurean, Price A * lo.
Missouri City has been heard from with
;i shock of earthquake, Tuesday night.
a feeluigoi uneasiness has grown up rn
the 1 ni': mans
f the <
a
? 's terri!
Tha B il uand Albany ? var
tig Bent, yOshow- an i terse a in gross
., and in b< t an Increase of
$i 11,009. The surplus fi r tba ?? ar
8,602 in 1885. Vee total
surplus i-11,268,
" ? ' . ? net ally in 1 I
On tbe La rn railway
?dh Jun*,
rriad Of
chess ..,: , 1,681,401
nd class nu i 886,Baal fl
pi. mm,ri cns chars. teiUf tha ti aval , a- g>\\ the
other roads.
! i ?-,
Lad 1 'in I
,i i to my I ? it you;- name is
1,1 V,;?
Via, mum; Browne wid da '?-."
? V..IM, s, ow rn
?I' \ n mi thi- re al ten ?
oa passen
,: , .. ? ;.". .? lol the ?? ow lima, I
a,nt."
? I. ? ? I the past r. "What
?
si i : orono.
kiara ( i Do rou know,
Mr. I it foraona anknownnanon
1 ' ? ' ? night!
Mr I- i'I : f (anxious to saj tha proper
thu ual at ;i lo-*' H'rll?er?
Me- ' . von kn.>vt, is very becoming
to your ,-. mpl -1 ..., Hm-per'a Haiar.
I 'lo'.her'a Parthia; Wonl.
?? '. i"1 iii, .Nelha, mj lore," were tbs
f a lady to ber dnugbter, as
the cab to oouvay tba newly araddad pair to
bhi tatton draw tap at tha door, uaabova all,
Nelli. , ii you shoultl ipiari??l for Reginald u
Lut a ni.in, and liL- is full of thorns?remeiu
barthat rom Urst Juty is to ycsaTaalf as a
l;n r, and ;i housekeeper. Nuver hit your hes
li.'i.ul -.villi a iXalttng pin or ? potato masher.
Von could never forgive yourself, if the re?
sult of it h ;i Llov? was tp Ix* tba apjiearanea
of ahab* at thu tabla in a dish of mashed
potatoes ora piecrust whan you brui company
nt dinner. Tbs j,)oker will do quita as well,
and I- infinitely mora ladylike. Good by.
Write .very day, and don't forget your poor
old ina. Boo hoo!"--Mav?:iick.
'**' a Familiar Odor.
A womnn was trading in a atora on Micki
K'ui avenue the uther day when tha proprie?
tor L. .-.ii ? ling und snuffing the air and ex?
citedly iin|ui:etl: "Don't you smell smoker"
"Yes." "l^inds sara ua! but I'm afraid tha
9tore is on tire, aral I'm not insured! ll
amelia like pine wood.** "Laws, hut you man
don't know nothing!" Shid the woman, aa abe
calmly sat down. 'That's the smell of meat
banting in a kutti* bas-lj in ons of tboso
houses. Thu woman baa .let the writer biia
out. Dine taroodl HurrJMi! jjow much a
yatd for that fa. tory'" -HD^truit, Fra* Yt
A (Weat Maau.
-D'h-s your wife aver pBa/V you any ronipll
mantr asked FrasleriekJi,,,^ of bia frisnd
Benderly.
"Never." replied BendM-ly.
"\\ -ll. mine do**. !*ib* flatters ma."
"I nteit'' '
"Db, fas, rrequentlt;j; particularly in win?
ter," repiitsi p*n ,t. ii,-'
Whv doss -he nfcy you so much in I
winterr
-Whenever the ci^sjflre net^ig replenishing
she points t.)th->iireplJrt^an,ihayS( 'Frederick,
tii< grata. Taja*. Baftm*-*..
Y?u Buy
THAT
,..,., OR@AN
[you toe beert p.orr*i$in;^your fa^frot-!)
It WoulM be 50 l?2ail Ip lum it into y Xttjcvv
or KewY?^r pltSW; Wt dLdrft Wd.il: \tttViUte
kslr Ttn-ntteviV Whyn: w dore ruined to desalt.
SELECT-IT-NOW
aon\ \bS? u$ put il ^si^evfilltyour^>ne cn it
Y/lpJ; couti yon. tuy IVl Would ^tve^Titvicli
)>Wr? W * lovely fl I A Kf Q or A
X1/^\BALL 0^<Sv\N ?
IrisklYnen^'pKn c? suit Ihe Kw$l?t "purje - \
i5WejV pricei- cSpeclaA discount f?Te^cV
ScWs Jvwd CleT^wn-CATAIOGIUES
Sheet music ^ m t\e wwi
JJJoIaaz
laaHOHLBBK'
9, /!
I *nt 1*011 ixe* A"ilkina:! fi ii<liit*cct ry
A\l> cali, rm;
ROBERT PORTNER BREWING I 0 UPAIS ."Si .; \T!-.D
Vienna Cabinet ond Tivoli Sji'L:*1!' Beer.
RIA, V \
DEPOT AND BRAN* HOFFICE, 1108 EAST CARI
a :,:.,: ct, \ im%\ I'.itirisiTi:.
" V..1 ir >t?><?!; Is selected with so mucti I
" Ho*" . an j ? ?? sell them so low lr" Such a
dredsi : ow customers who visit our store daily. W
HOLIDAY < i 4 > < > 1 > *?**?
r
RICH DECOB n DINNER, TEA, FISH GAME, AND OYSTER i
TERY IT VI ALI. COIN I Itll
VER-PLATKD WARE; HALL, LIBRARY. PAR1.I lt, -.NIH ?S<
COLORED AS li I ?N( V G I. 188W ARI '? * D I "Al
1 n fuel, our stock is more complete than ever this
1 mt 1 * 1 in TH! CITY.
Foil can save money by gutting our 1 '
our go >!-. Look out for our Free Bfosteal next w&
HARROLD'S CHINA HOUSE, 817 Broad Street.
Sal BBBaBB W, l>. BARVAY, B. T. JOHNSON, BAR!
T. L. ALFRIEND.
No. 1117 Main Street, Richmond, Va.
WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE GO.
OF NEU YORK.
A88ET8, $8-500,000 TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS IH KM
Tabe only company who* ilivfdends are Premium H
mm .imf, w il Ik ni t notice to the insured snd without medh i
Al..**>?> ALI NI 1 ??
FIRE, MARINE. AND STEAM-BOILER INSURE
ron 1 uk
I'lnenix \s*.iniii.' Company of [jOtislon,Germania Wn Insuran
Home ii!*iii;t.:c. Company ol Nea York, Boston Marine laaniwiee Corni
ton, Mass., and American rHeam-Boiler insui ? '
< upital K.*|ii'f*a?-ut?-d,Ov?*r W'O.ooo.ooo i??po*jte<l arith Hale rreaaurer ku I "*?" ?' sl'
nt. ^7 lin BBaaatl, Ssl.".:..ooo.
