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VOL VI-NO.?. RO?NOKB, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, ISM). PRICE?THREE CENTS PLEASE. We wish to say to the people of Roauoke aud vicinity that our entire stock of Dry Goods, Notious, Cloaks, etc., must he closed out by December 15i-and to do this we are now selliug regardless of cost. We have not only a few special 1 ar gains, but we have Bargains in Dress Goods, ? Bargains in cloaks, bargains in staple goods, and in fact everything we have at the prices at which we are now sell? ing is a bargain. Many goods way below cost aud nothing above cost. ' IN DRESS GOODS We still have nearly everything desired. All wool silkwraps, 3S-mch benriettas Bold for SI, at 80 cts; all wool silk finish, 46-iuch heuriettas, sold for $1, at SO cts.; all wool 46-inch heurietta, sold for S5 cts. now 02icls.. all wool 38-inch benriettas, sold for 50 cts. now 37i cts.; all wool 38-inch Mariettas, so;d for 37i cts. now 25 cts. f 9 IN CLOAKS ? We have a fall line ol plush wraps, modjeskas. new markets* and jackets, md we can wave you the profits other ouses are making. STAPLE GOODS WE HAVE Fruit c the loom, bleach, Sh cts Lon<$dale, bleach, SJ cts. Lonsdule, cambric. lu$ cts. Wamma'utta, blench, 11 cts. New York mills. 11 cts. Pride of the west, bleach, 12i cts. Morpotock. 4-4 brown cottou, Gi cts. Dundee, 4-4 brown cotton 6 cts. Mohawk valley, 10-4 bieachtd sheet ins fo- 24 cts. worth 30 cts. Utica, 10-4 bleached sheeting for 27 cts, worth 35 et5?. Pepperall, 10 4 bleached sheeting, 22J cts. Clark's O. N. T. spool cotton, 4 cts. per spool, 43 cts. per dozen. It will pay 30U to examine our stock before purchasing. [OMERS 134 Salem avenue. CAUGHT I T And all the People are talkini about it. Yes, it is true. You can buy your goods at COST FOR CASH ?AT? GEORG? H. DAVIS I CO. We wish to sell all that we cau before DECEMBER - 26TH, Oo which day we will positively close and ship all goods unsold v to Petersburg. So do not fail to. COME AT ONCE .And set the greatest Ever offered in Roanoke at GI0ID?MC ?i 44 Salem Avemre. -OF THE iSEASON ! we have a line of Ladies' new? MARKETS and JACKETS that we are offering at greatly reduced prices: Former Prices. Now. 1 Lot Newmarkets . $ 4.50 8 3 25 1' *'? ?? . 5.50 4.00 1 ?? . 8.00 COO 1 " " . 10.50 8.0" 1 " . 14.00 10.00 1 Lot Jackets . . . 2.50 1.75 1 " ... 4.00 2.75 1 " " ... 4.50 3.50 11 ? ?? ... 5.50 4 00 1 " " ... 0.50 4.50 1 " ... 7.50 5.00 1 " " ... 8.00 0.00 1 " ? ... 9.00 7.00 FULL LINE of Plush Coats, Jackets, Modjeskas, and f; Jackets. JUST RECEIVEDj A new lot Children's and Misses' long Cloaks aud Jackets, ranging from 4 to 10 years. -USEFUL Full assortment Silk Qankkercbiefs, Silk Mufflers, Fancy and Plain White Liuen Handkerchiefs. LADIES' AND GENTLE MENS1 SILK UMBBEttaS. Blankets, Comforts and Couutcr pnues, I/ice Curtains and Pole-?. A WORD FROM OCR t. We have just replenished our stock! of Wool and Fur Felt Hats audTur-| biues. Birds. Feathers, Plush and Silk Velvets, lu all colors. We haven't the space to enumerate our fine assortment of Dress Goods. All we ask is an inspection, and we guarantee to please you. ROSENBA?M BROS. 42 Salem avenue. C MARKLEY'S Checkered Front Grocery ?ON SALEM AVENUE, MOOMAW BLOCK, Is well supplied with a full fresh and | varied stock of fancy and select And all kinds of Fruit in Season, d, u -AND - - CELERY - ALSO. THE RAILROAD. PROPOSITION TO SUBSCRIBE AN ADDITIONAL $100,000. TO BE SUBMITTED TO TBE VOTERS - The Ordinance as Adopted by the City Council I.a.Hl Xlsht?Au Impor? tant mid Iutcrc*(inc Meeting. The city council at its meeting hist night passed the ordinance provid? ing for the submission to the freehold? ers of the city of the proposition to subscribe $100,000 additional to the stock of the Roanoke and Southern railroad, and if there is no reconsider? ation by the council in the meantime the matter will be voted upon on the 28tli of January next. When the question of adopting the ordinance was first put last night, all the members of the council except Mr. Andrews voted in the affirmative. Ho begged to be excused from voting on the ground that he did not fully understand the proposition. Later, however, owing to some misapprehen? sion as to the interpretation of the precedence of the railroad matter over other appropriations, a motion to re? consider was entered by Mr. Scott and lost only by a vote of six to fire. The "report, in detail follows: When the roll was called all the members of the council answered to their names except W. K. Andrews. He came in later. Mr. J. A. McDonnell at once offered a motion providing that in voting for appropriations, the railroad appro? priation should have the precedence; that the railroad bridges should come next and the public hall for mayor's office etc., next in order. He also moved that each one of these matters be voted upon sepa rately and distinct. The motion was unanimously carried. The council then ptoceeded to the consideration of routine business, after which Colo? nel John E. Penn addressed the council on the subject of the Roanoke and Southern railroad. He was a warm advocate of the road, he said, but he very much feared that but for the friends" of the enterprise at the other end the road would not possess very much life at present. Col. Penn then read at length th? proposition of the road to the council and explained the sections seriatim. It read as follows : Be it ordained by the council of the city of Roanoke, Upon the petition of the Roanoke and Southern Railway Companv, by its president, filed on the 3rd of December, 1889, that the sergeant and judges of election for the said city of Roanoke, open a poll at the several voting p,-ecincts of said city on Tuesday, the 28th day of January, 18!)0, and take the sense of the freehold voters on the question whether the said council shall be authorized in the name of and for the use of the city to cause to be issued bonds to an amount not ex? ceeding $100,000 for the purpose of making a second and further sub? scription to the capital 6tock of the Roanoke and Southern railway. 2. The said election shall be held, and the authorities issue said sub? scription shall be upon the following terms and conditions, namely: First, the 6aid council may sub? scribe for the stock of said company to the amount of $100,000, provided that in doing so the aggregate debt of the city shall not exceed 10 per cen? tum of the assessed value of the prop? erty, real and personal, within the city limits. 2. That the said company shall, within ninety days after said subscrip? tion shall be made, commence to con? struct its line of road at its terminus in said city, or within one mile of the city limits, and shall prosecute the same in a bona fide manner with all reasonable diligence to its comple? tion. 3. The bonds of the city of Roa? noke shall bear 6 per cent, interest and 6hall be redeemable in thirty years,and shall be i?sued and delivered to a trustee to be agreed upon between the council of the city of Roanoke and the president of the Roanoke and Southern railroad. The said trustee, upon the certificate of the chief engineer of said railway of the completion of the grading of each and every mde of 6aid road, from Roanoke city southward, shall deliver to said rail? way the bonds of said city to the amount of $5,000 upon like certificate of the engineer for each and every mile of said road. When the superstruc? ture is completed and ready for oper atioo, the said trustee shall deliver to said railway bonds of said city to the amount of $5,000 per mile until the entire sum of $100,000, provided for in this ordinance, shall be delivered. Upon the delivery of thebondB by the ^ id trustee to the railway company he said company shall deliver to the said trustee certificates of stock in eaid railway to the fnll amount of said bonds. The subscription, when made by the ci.ty council, shall be upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, and chouid the said company fail to complv with said terms and condi? tions, then and in that event the said subscription at the option of said city shall be void. The election shall be held and con? ducted in the manner provided for under sections 1243 and 1244 of the code of Virginia, and the question sub? mitted shall be determined under the provisions of section 50, chapter v of the charter of said city. The sergeant shall cause a certificate copy of this ordinance to be published in the daily papers of this city, and shall post a copy thereof at each of the voting places for thirty days previous to the day of the election. Colonel Penn explained that under the present assessment he did not think the city could vote the addi? tional $100,000 without exceeding its 10 per cent limit, Jbut he|believed that it could be done under the new assessment to be made in January. He also stated that the provision that work should begin either at the city or one mile from here was inserted to give the company an opportunity to secure proper depot and terminal facilities. After farther remarks he then gave way to Colonel Fries: President Fries, who is president of! the construction company, said that trains were already running on the first section of the road and were paying expenses; that the Dan river had been reached and that grading was going on on the third section. He referred to the great cost of constructing a road from here to Martinsviile and said that the $100,000 appropriation of Roanoke and the $10,000 4p r cent bonds of Henry county, which was all the funds they had, was not sufficient to construct the road He denied that the road could be built without fur? ther help, and laid |atress upon|the point that both the people of Winston and Roanoke wanted the road built as soon as possible. From a construc? tive standpoint he said if they should cut their force in two and begin oper? ations at this end of the road while working at the other they would nearly double their expenses. The average cost of the con? struction from this end would bo not $5,(HK) per mile. but $18,000. Six miles from here they would have to cross the Blue Ridge. The cost of that part of the road would necessarily be very great. Mr. Fries then answered the ques tion as to where the Roanoke and Southern road would go after leaving Winston. It would proceed, he said, to Monroe, and there have southern connections with Atlanta and Florida and alpo with Charleston, S. C. Mr Gibson, the city solicitor, asked when the bonds would begin to draw interest. Mr. Fries: "From the date of de? livery. " Col Penn then addressed the coun? cil again, speaking of the necessity of immediate action. He also said that the entrance to the city would cost the road at least $30,000, and that the first ten miles would cost $250,000. Mr. R. A. Buckner then called the S-evious question, but yielded to Mr. cConnell. After further remarks Mr- Buckner insisted upon the ques? tion. The ordinance was put and car? ried, all the members voting except Mr. Andrews, who said: "Excuse me, I don't know what I am voting on." During the consideration of other business the constructjpn of Mr. Mc Connell's motion came up, and Mr. Evans objected to the Roanoke and Southern railroad having precedence over everything else. He had not understood the motion in that way. He thought that all the measures were to fare proportionately in case there should not be money enough for all. Mr. Scott then moved to reconsider the vote and the roll was called. The detail vote in the reconsideration was: Nays?Andrews, Bnckner,McCahan, Ruggles, Sheehan. Woodward?6. Yeas?Hanthorn,Graves,McConnell, Scott and Evans?5. , Mr. Trout refrained from voting. The motion to reconsider was lost, however, and the ordinance remained adopted. Mr. Trout said that all the evening had been spent in talking about ex? pending money. He proposed now that steps be taken to the enlarge? ment of the corporate limits of the city. He said that the Belmont, Lewis and other property desired to come in, and upon his motion a special committee, consisting of Messrs. McConnell, Andrew and Scott was appointed to have charge of the matter. The council refused to open Gilmer street from Holliday to Common? wealth avenue. Mr. Thos. W. Miller presented a pe? tition from the members of the bar aeking that the salary of the judge of the Hustings conrt be increased from $1,200 to $2,500 per year. Mr. Miller pointed out the fact that the present salary was entirely too small, and a resolution was adopted to petition the state legislature asking the mem? bers to alter the present law that this could be done. A communication was received from Mr. Thos. W. Miller asking for the grading of Ferdinand avenue west of the residence of William Welch. The communication stated that this would cost from $50 to $100 only, and that a first rate drive would then exist all the way from Franklin road westward through a considerable portion of the city. It was referred to the street com? mittee. The chief of the fire department 6ent a letter asking for the purchase of a new set of harness for the use of the department. It was referred. A petition from Mr. J. Allen Watts, asking for the establishment of a tel? ephone in police headquarters and also in the clerk's office, was likewise referred. A communication was received from the street railroad stating that it would bear one-third of the expense of building the condemned bridge over Lick run, at railroad avenue. Re? ferred. EXTRAORDINARY ACTIVITY. The Xorfolk nnd Western Taxed to Its Utmost. The Norfolk and Western railroad freight depot is at present a scene of extraordinary activity. The limited quarters, rapidly becoming too small for the increase of incoming and out? going traffic, are just now taxed to their utmost to accommodate the vast volume of frieght that is pouring into Roanoke The approach of Christmas brings accessions to every merchant's stock, and the evident increase of incoming goods for holiday purposes, over that of previous years, is but an? other significant indication of the bright future that is before Roa? noke. But the freight is not all of a mer? cantile nature. There are quantities of household goods that nave fol? lowed or preceded families who have come from every direction to make their future homes in the "Magic City," which affords stiU another striking argument in behalf of the I declaration that Roanoke is entering I a period of increased growth of de I velopment. Addition to tbe Bridge Works. The work on the foundry of the American Bridge and Iron works is progressing so well that it will be in operation by the first of next year. The company proposes also to add 75 feet to the main building, and to erect a blacksmith shop 100x75 feet in dimensions. About 100 men are at present employed, there, and by the 1st of January this number will be increased to 120. Mr. C. C. Wentworth is manager of the company, Mr. Joseph L. Hunter su? perintendent, and Mr. J. B. Harting foreman. Mr. S. W. Walton, the con? tractor, is largely -interested in the company. ' \ J \ - '? V. \ " ' COME TO BLOWS. TROUBLE BETWEEN THE MAY? OR AND MR. HOCKADAY. A NOTICE THE CAUSE OF IT. Salem Avenue the Scene of Great Excitement Yesterday?The ? '?in Im (nn is Version of the Trouble. Considerable excitement was occa? sioned yesterday evening, on Salem avenue, by a difficulty between Mayor Carr and Mr. J. R. Hockaday, the real estate agent. The affair took place about 5 o'clock on the corner of Salem avenue and Henry street, in front of the First National bank, and was witnessed by only a few persons. Soon after the occurence a large crowd gathered in front of the bank, and the rencounter, with the I circumstances leading thereto, was the subject of general comment in the business portion of the city, ove> which the news soon spread. A gentleman who was standing on the opposite side of the street said he saw Mr. Hockaday approach the mayor with a piece of paper in his hand, and that apparently after a few words the former struck the latter, who drew his cane and hit Mr. Hockaday on the head. The two then clinched and, after a brief struggle, fell to the sidewalk with the mayor on top. By this time a number of gentlemen reached the parties and separated them. Mr. Hockaday shook a piece of paper as he walked towards his office, and said the mayor had insulted him in sending him such a notice. Thej mayor, apparently unruffled, walked j quietly away. A Times reporter, in order to come as nearly as possible to the true facts in the case, called on Mr. Hockaday at his office soon after the occurrence, and asked for his version of the affair. He said he did not desire any pub? licity in the matter, but if an account of the difficulty was to be published he had no objection to tell all about it. Said he: "I received a notice from Mayor Carr ordering me, ac agent for the owner, to remove certain parties from a house which I had the renting of. and the notice further stated if this was not done by the 20th of December, I would be held liable for keeping a house of 111 re? pute. The notice nettled me, and this evening, when I met the* mayor, I showed him the notice and asked him what he meant by it. He said in an offensive way that the notice spoke for itself, and turned to continue his course down the street. As he started off 1 said, 'Do you mean to say that I keep a house of ill repute?1 He said he did and 1 struck him. I could not help it. I regarded it as an uncalled-for insult, and, besides, I have nothing to do with the house al? luded to either as agent or owner. I sold the house about a month ago. After I struck the mayor he hit me with his stick and then we clinched and fell.'" After seeing Mr. Hockaday, the re? porter met Mayor Carr on the street and asked him for a statement. He said : " I was walking along with a friend, with my crippled hand in my overcoat pocket and cane in the other hand, when Mr. Hockaday walk? ed up to me and presenting a notice asked what it meant. 1 told him it meant what it said, and started on. He 6aid: "It is an insult to me." I said it was not so intended, and, with that, he struck me. Somehow or other ray cane went up once and came in contact with his head I suppose. There was a scuffle after this and we were separated." The above is an unbiased account of the affair, and, as neither party was injured physically, and all men are liable to err, it is hoped the little outburst will soon be forgotten by both parties, so far as the engender? ing of personal animosity is con? cerned. AMl'SEMEJiTS. A Large Andience See Evnngrclino Last Nicht. Every seat was taken and there was barely standing room left as the cur? tain rang up for the performauce of Rice's "Beautiful Evangeline" at the opera house last night. It is useless to individualize when every character was so brimful of that sparkling excellence that has made the play one of the most charming attractions on the American stage. The songs were as sweetly sung as ever; the gags timely and fresh, and some of them locally applicable; the costuming and ac? cessories generally were beyond criti? cism, and added to this was the re? freshing beauty of many of the old familiar faces. "Evangeline" is a capital show, and deserves full houses wherever it is presented. "A PAPER DOLL " The next attraction at the Roanoke opera house is that great farce com? edy, "A Paper Doll," which will be presented by a strong company, of which the pretty and piquant Kate Castleton is the leading lady. This play will occupy the boards a couple of nights, Friday and Saturday of the present week. Speaking of the presentation of their popular skit in Pittsbnrg recently the Chronicle of that place said: The fair Miss Castleton was almost fairer than ever last evening, conse? quence of the extreme blonde pretti ness, no doubt, affected by her. Those audacious ways and the Castle? ton kick were there.whose daring was J fnrther more increased by the world j of expression which ehe can throw j into her eyes?organs over which she has perfect control, which dart their ! batteries rather recklessly, too. One can scarcely do other than admire her chic and abandon. Miss Castle ton's new play, "A Paper Doll," is an inconsequential amount of incidents knealed together,but as usual, she has the good sense to surround herseR with an excellent company of come? dians, and ergo, the points wherein the play is lacking, are made up by the people. Mr. Robert McLemore died at his residence, in Petersburg, Friday; morning. The deceased was a brave confederate soldier, and served in the j army as a member of company K., i Twelfth Virginia regiment. I THE BROWXNBIEG TBAOEDY. The Trial of the Miller Brothers for the Murder of ?r. Walker. The Miller brothers, indicted for the murder of Dr. Z. T. Walker and wife at Brownsburg, and who were taken to Lexington, Va., from Lynchburg, Thursday, after a protracted confer? ence on Friday morning with Mr. Thomas N. Williams, of Lynchburg, Hon. Edmund Pendleton and Mr. Frank (ilasgow, of Lexington, closed with those gentlemen to defend them. At 11.I50 Judge Houston on the bench, the counsel came into court, quickly followed by the prisoners. Colonel Pendleton asked for a continuance of the case until the January term, when the prisoners will decide in which court they would be tried. He said the defense were not pre? pared to go to trial, as the counsel, having jest been engaged, had no time to prepare the case. The court instantly decided the motion for con? tinuance in the affirmative, setting the second day of the January term, when it will be reached on the docket. It will be decided later by counsel whether they will ask for a change of venue: if not, a venire will be drawn in Rockbridge county, but many doubt if one can be picked up there. If not, other sections of the state will be drawn on for jurors. So far as can be learned it^is the purpose of the authorities to keep the prisoners in Lexington, as there is no reason for fear of violence on the part of lynch erst vimn.MA VE HS. Abner F. Harvey.a leading business man of R'chmond, and at one time president of the National Bank of Virginia, is dead. James Doyle, who was mistaken for a deer and sl-ot in Bath county a couple of weeks since, by Mr. Joseph Fox, died last week. General Jubal A. Early has sent a check for $50 for the replacing of head? stones in the Confederate cemetery at Fredericksburg. Mr. E. S. Watson, late of the Dur? ham Dai'y Globe, has accepted the position of city editor of the Lynch burg Advance, and has entered upon the performance of his new duties. Among the estimates made to con? gress lor the improvement of the rivers and harbors of Virginia was one of $30,01)0 for the Rappahan nock river, and one of $0,000 for Urbanna creek. S. T. Martin and W. A. Powers, wholesale dealers in white goods and notions, under the firm name of Martin Sc Powers,Richmond,made an assignment Friday. Liabilities $55, 000: assets unknown. The 6tock is estimated at $25.000. Governor Lee has received a letter from Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, inviting him and the people of Vir? ginia ro attend the first annual meet? ing of the Andrew Jackson club to be held in the city of Nashville, Januar" 8, to celebrate General Jackson's greatest military achievement. Miss Parker, the young teacher at Whaleyville. who shot accidentally one of her pupils Thursday at school, is completely prostrated with grief. They were shooting at a mark and while she was taking aim the young man ran between the target and her, Haying: "I am going to give you bad luck,'" the rille going off at the same time, and striking him in the he?>d. His name was Voight and he was 18 years old. A Sew Bailroad. On Monday a bill was introduced in both houses of the legislature to in? corporate the Ulantic, Alleghany and Western railroad company, with the following corporators: Francis O. French. Hugh R. Garden, George H. Sewers and H. D. Garden, of New York, and R. H.Catlett, A. D. Payne, William P. Dessaussure, James N. Stubbs. A. Brown Evans, J. L. Mayre, C. W. White and W. K. Anderson, of Virginia. Thecompan> is authorized to construct either a narrow or stand? ard gauge road from a point on the West Virginia line, either in Highland, Augusta or Roekingham county, as may be practical or expedient, west through the mountains bordering on these counties, and thence through Shenandoah, Page, Bath and Roek? ingham; thence to some point on either the Potomac, Rappabannock or York river that may be deemed expedient._ A Hard Fall. Charley Henderson, son of Mr. W. A. Henderson, made a narrow escape from death Monday morning. He works with Messrs. Denit & Webber, of the Salem Times-Register, and had come to this city after some paper, which he desired to take to Salem on the 7 a. m. train. He got aboard the train at the depot, but after it had started, learned that the paper could not be put on the cars as he expected. As to return without his paper would make his journey a useless one, he deter? mined to jump off the cars and take a later train. In attempting to do this he was thrown with such violence to the ground that he was unconscious for several minutes. He was taken to his father's residence and on yesterday was reported as out of danger. A Prospect of More Sew States. By Associated Press. WASHiNGTo^,December 10.?Efforts will be made in this congress to secure the admission of the territories yet remaining into the Union as states. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, in a con? versation today with Senator Platt, chairman of the committee on terri ritories, said he was in favor of admitting all of them except Utah. Mr. Randall's Health. By Associated Press. Washington, December 10.?Mr. Sarnu"! J. Randall is in better health today than he has been for some time. He has steadily gained during the past week and is able to sit up in his room, but will not go to the capitol until after the holidays. Rev. Sam Small, of Atlanta, <*a., has made application for ordination in the Protestant Episcopal church. ! His application is being considered by a committee of ministers, and doubt? less will be favorably received. Mr. ; Small has been a minister of t*?e i Methodist church, but his family are i members of the Episcopal church. OVER THE WIRES ITEMS FROM ALL POINTS OF THE COMPASS. DEATH OF COLONEL RATHBONE He Was (be Founder of tfae Order o the Knight's or Pythias of th? World-Adding to the Fond. Got. Lowry's Address. By Associated Press. Cincinnati, December 10.?Colonel J. H. Rath bone, of Alexandria, Va., founder of the order of the Knight? of Pythias, who has b?en lying ill for several weeks at Lima, Ohio, died there yesterday afternoon aged about 50 years. t Indianapolis, December 10.?Upon being apprised of the death of Justus Rathbone, General Carnahan issued the following orders: Headquarters ? Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias of the World, Indianapolis, December 9.?General Order No. lO.-JustusH .Rathbone,past supreme chancellor and founder of the Order of Knights of Pythias of the World, died at Lima, Ohio, this 9th day of December, 1889. The offi? cers and Sir Knights of the Uniform Rank will wear the badge of mourning for the period of sixty days, and divis? ions will drape their warrants in mourning for a like period. On parade Sags and standards will be draped. James R. Carnahan, Major-General U. R. K. P. Wliliam J. McKee, Anjutant~Gcn, General Carnahan will leave to? morrow for Lima to assume charge of the funeral arrangements. His says he is yet uncertain whether the inter mertswill be at Washington or Ithaca, N. Y., where Mr. Rathbone's wife is buried. Washington, December 10.?Col? onel Justus H.Rathbone,who died yes? terday at Lima,Ohio,was a son of the late Judge Rathbone, of Albany, N. Y. He was in the army during the war, but settled in Washington after? ward and accepted a position in the war department. Some years ago he called a number of friends together and read to them a draft of a work of a secret order founded on the story of Damon and Pythias, and the re? sult was that they organized a lodge from which has spread a large and in? fluential order, the Knights .of Pythias, having lodges in every state and territory and in many foreign countries. He was also prom? inent in the Order of Elks and a well known member of the Masonic Order. He was a man of very versatile tal? ents, quite an actor for a non-profes? sional, and i" the author of a clever burlesque play, "Pocahontas," and was frequently a contributor to some of the magazines and newspapers. For some years he resided in the West End, and up to about four years since lived near Lanbam's, in Prince George's county, Md., but of late had his home in Alexandria, Va., where he lost his wife last winter. He resigned his place in the war department some months ago and went on a lecturing tour in the interest of the Knights of Pythias in the south, and had re? cently been on a similar tour in the west. His two daughters reside in his Alexandria home. Adding to tho Fund. By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., December 10.?The finance committee of the Fulton County Confederate Veterans' associ? ation, which has in charge the work of raising Atlanta's quota of the fund for the family of Mrs. Davis, got fairly to work yesterday. Subscrip? tions are coming in from everybody, veteran union soldiers as well as con? federates contributing. The total last night reached about $8 500. The committee on the organization of the Jefferson Davis monument as? sociation met here yesterday. A charter has been applied for, commit? tee to canvass the city appointed, and other steps taken. It is intended to make this a state movement for a monument to be located here. From New Orleans comes the news that Orian Frazer, the sculptor sent by the Constitution, has taken an excellent death-mask. Governor Fowle, of North Carolina, and party passed through the city yesterday on the way to New Orleans. Governor Gordon leaves today es? corted by the Gate City Guard, which went to Grant's funeral. How Mr. C. A. Boekln gbam Hits the Nail. C. A. Buckingham, night clerk of the United States express company, when asked to make up a purse for the purpose of buying some tickets in the Louisiana state lottery refused, but concluded that he would try his luck, and sent $2 and received in re? turn two one twentieth tickets. One of these was one-twentieth of ticket No. 69,159, which drew the third capi? tal prize of $50,000. He forwarded his ticket to the Louisiana state lot? tery company and received in return $2,500 in hard cash.?Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times, Oct. 1. Death of Mrs. Harrison's Alster. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, December 10. Mrs. Scott Lord, sister of Mrs.Harrison, died this morning at 8-30 o'clock. No? body outside of the family in the house where she was stopping was present when Mrs. Lord died. It was known that the case was well-nigh hopeless, but still her death was sud? den and was not expected so soon. Mrs. Harrison and Dr. Scott are now at the house with the remains. No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. Governor Lowry'a Address. By Associated Press. jackson, Miss.,December 10.?Gov? ernor Lowry" yesterday issued an ad? dress to the people of Mississippi, cordially recommending that "con? tributions be made on the day of the funeral ceremonies of our great and beloved chief. President Davis,for the erection of a monument to his mem? ory or for the suitable maintenance of his bereaved family, who are a sacred trust in the hearts of all true ississippians." Do you want an absolute blood puri? fier? It is found only in A. B. C. al? terative.