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KOANOKK, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1*89.
PRICE?F'IVfi CENTS
IliS ?WILL
fok sals \t a "
T!u? entire stock
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, ETC.,
winch has -?on reduced by the recent
!OSi sale, will be closed out to
any one .wishing a
GOOD BUSINESS
as well as a good stand at a
LIBERAL DISCOUNT.
Hut wish to say, until such arrange?
ments are made, wo will
continue to sell
AT AM) BELOW COST.
" We still have nearly every thing desired.
Mi wool silk wraps, 38-mch beuriettas
sold for $1, ai 7.*> cts; all wool silk
finish, 46-ioch henriettas, soid for $1.
s I I at 75 cts.; all wool 40-iueh
hsnrictta, sold for 85 cts. now 02i cts..
all wool 33-inch henriettas, sold lor
5ti cts. now 37A cts ; all woo! 3S-inch
henriettas. sold for 371 cts. now 2i>cts.
IN CLOAKS
We have a ?.'all line ol plush wraps,
modjesjtas, uewmarkets, and jacket.*.
?"TuTTwe can *>tve yen the profits other
buses are making.
IX STAPLE GOODS
WE HAVE
Frail of the loom, bleach, SJ cts.
Lonsdele, bleach, Si cts.
Lonsduler, cambric. It*} cts.
Warmmsutta, bleach, 11 cts.
New York mills. 11 cts. *
Frhle of the West, bleach. 12|cts.
Forsyte", 4-4 brown cotton. Geld.
Dundee. 4-4 brown cottou 0 cts.
Mohawk Valley.10-4 mesehed sheet?
ing for 24 cts.. -.vorth 30 eis.
Uiica. 10-4 bleached sheeting for 27
cts. worth 3"> eta.
Pepperall, 10 4 bleached sheeting,
22J cts.
Clark's 0. N. T. spool cotton. 4 cts.
per spool. 43 cts. per dozen.
it will ] ay y?? to examine our stock
before purchasing.
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134 Salem avenue.
WANTS.
' A S T E D ? TWO * t B X TLE M E N
boarders at 408 Fourth avenue,
southwest: good room and board.
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1?? ?U RENT?AN EXCELLENT
I .rah!,-. ::nuire at HOHHS &
BAKER'S -tore* Salem avenue.
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ptrst-cla'ss-i.tTnouK?T'HER
r desires situation in Virginia, lie?
fer to present employer, J. W. FOS?
TER, Greenville, s.c. dec21-2t
f) OA RDERS WANT E D?A GEN
Dtleman and Avife can find board jn
a private family. Rooms large and
pleasant. Also two rooms to rent.
Apply at 503 Third Avenue. S. W.
dec. 19, 3 law lm.
T'M?N WITH ?L000 CAN SECURE
JX po-iiion paying ?7? to ?100 a
month, with no risk of loss. Address
Lock Box:W. Liberty. Va. decl7-tf
FOB SALE?20 SHARES OF NA
tional Building and Loan Associa?
tion stock for saie. ?20 less than
paid in. Address Box 144, Roanoke,
Va. dec ir> lw
HANDS WANTED?Bl ROANOKE
Manufacturing company. The
Roanoke Manufacturing company
want three or four good good shop
workmen. Fair wages will be paid
for good, worthy men. Nothing else
need apply. _*_dec 14-tf
or s1le.-nice dwelling
nine rooms, for $1,650, in monthly
payments of $30. J. F. Wixgfield,
real .'.'state and insurance agent.
nov24_tf_?_
P E E.?STENOGRAPHY AND
-*? typewriting free. First-class facil?
ities aud bast of teachers. Address,
with stamp lor return postage.
THE PARISH MFG. CO.,
no9 tf Parish. N. Y.
EMS i CHALMERS
Still keep the largest
assortment of
HARDWARE
In Southwest Virginia.
They have just received a iarge supply
; ?OF?
Lap Robes, Horse Covers,
Breech Loading Guns,
-axd?
jSporting ?oods,
Miner's and Railroad Supplies
A Specialty.
17 Bnd 10 Second Strer-t. Southwest
r
E. M. HENCKEL,
CIVIL ENGINEER,
Surveys, Estimates and Plans made
in ail parts of the State..
Boom?No; 2, Masonic Temple..
FIT BBEM
-OF THE
SEASON !
J??? * ???
WE have a line of Ladies' NEW?
MARKETS and JACKETS that
\vc are offering at greatly reduced
prices:
Former Prices. Mow.
1 Lot Newmarkets . j? 4.50 $ 5 2.">
L " ? . 5.50 4.00
1 . 8.00 6.00
1 "? '? . 10 50 8.0
I " ?? . 14 00 10 00
1 Lot J ickets ... 2 50 1.75
1 " " ... 4 00 2 75
1 " ... 4.50 3.50
1 ? V " .- . . 5 50 4 00
I " " ... f. 50 4.50
I >? ... 7.50 5.0H
1 " " ... S.00 6.00
1 *k >? ... 9.00 7.00
FULL LINE of Plush Coats, Jackets,
Modjeskas, and j Jackets.
JUST RECEIVED
A neu' lot Children's aud Misses'
long Cloaks Jackets, ranging from
4 to 16 years.
-USEFUL
Holai Presents!
Full assortment Silk Hankkerchiefs,
Silk Mufflers, Fancy and Plain White
Linen Raudkerchiefs.
LADIES' AND GENTLE MENS'
SILK UMBBHUftS.
Blankets, Comforts and Counter?
panes, Lace Curtains and Poles.
A WORD FROM OUR
Millinery Department.
We have just replenished our stock
of Wool and Fur Feit Hats and Tur?
bines. Birds. Feathers. Plush and Silk
Whets. In all colors.
We haven't the space to enumerate
our tine assortment "f Dress Goods.
All we a*k is an inspection, and we
guarantee to please you.
4L' Salem avenue.
C MARK LEY'S j
Checkered Front Grocery
SALEM AVENUE,
MOOMAW BLOCK,
Is well supplied with a full fresh and
varied stock of fancy and select
And all kinds of
-AND
CELERY - SALT
LOCAL MATTERS.
HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND
THE CITY.
GATHERED BI OUR REPORTER.
Election of OilirerN by Mason-, nml
Knight Templar.*?Hotel Arrival?
.1 Curiosity -Talent nt Home
IVriimnl Point*.
The grand lodtre of Masons met in
the Masonic Temple last night, and
installed officers of the Pleasant lodge
for the ensuing year.
The members of the grand lodge
present wen? Worshipful Grand Mus?
ter Robert T. Craighill,of Lynchburg;
Worshipful J. F. Christian, grand
master; Right Worshipful W. H.
Pleasauts, gr>?ud senior warden; Wor?
shipful p. s. Roberts, graud junior
warden; Grand Treasurer, Ezekiel, of
Richmond; Grand Secretary, ?am'J M.
Woodward, jr.. Grand Senior Deacon,
George W. Ramsey, Grand Junior
Deacon, Harry Groves;1 ?raiid Marshal,
Worshipful J. L. Reck, of Lynch
burg.
The officers of the Pleasant lodge
installed are, H. N. C'luxtou, worship?
ful master; John Chalmers, senior
warden; G. C. McCahn, junior warden;
G. G. Anderson, treasurer; H. C.
Macklin, secretary: Walter Budwell,
senior deacon; P. L Wood, juuior
deacon. After the installation the
members of t>oth lodges enjoyed a
banquet. %
After the conclusion of the meeting
of the masons the Knights Templar
held a meeting and installed the fol?
lowing officers of Bayard command
erv No. 15: W. P. Winch, E. C; W.
11. Pleasauts, G.; H. X. Claxton, C.
G.; John Chalmers. P.; A. L. Tre
maino. treasurer; R. S. Roberts,
recorder; Harry Grove, S. W.; J- R.
Hauthorn, J. W.; A. McD. Smith,
sword bearer; C. De Barr, s tan. bearer;
F. L. Wood. W.: W. H. Walthall, S.
The commandery was instituted by
E. Sir J. L. Heck, past G. G. of Vir
ginra, assisted by E. Sir R. T. Craig
bill, of Lynchburg._
personal points.
Coming* ami (ioiiitf* ol Persons
We Know.
Mr. Davis Avers, of Rocky Mount,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. M. McCready and children
left for Hagerstown yesterday to
spend ?Christinas.
William Queale, a leading merchant
of ' ?akvale, Va., was in Roanoke yes?
terday.
Miss Collie Body returned home
from Rollins yesterday evening. She
will remain until after Christmas.
Miss Carrie Sheer, of Bufordsville,
who ha< been the guest of Judge Wil?
liam-, returned home yesterday.
Misses Bickhain, Of Hollins Insti?
tute, arrived in the city last evening
to spend Christmas with friends.
Rev. Sam Jones passed through the
city yesterday evening en route
south.
Mr. J. V. Tavenner left last night
for his home in Winchester, where he
will remain through the holidays.
Wm. M. Hovey, a leading real-estate
agent, of Charleston, W. Va., spent
yesterday in the city looking around.
Mrs. R. A. Buckner left yesterday,
via the Shenandoah Valley railroad,
to spend the holidays at her home at
Staunton.
Miss Kate Sperry, of Hedford coun?
ty, is visiting Miss Mattie Amnion, at
the corner of Commerce street and
Third avenue.
Miss Lula Terry, who has been at?
tending sclujol at the Stauntou Fe
?male seminary, reached home last
evening for the holidays.
Colonel T. W Spindle, of Christians
burg, who is largely interested in real
estate here, was on the streets vester
day.
Mr. Joseph Lawson, who has been
indisposed in Lyn^hburg for the past
two weeks, returned home to his bus- j
iness yesterday mu*h improved.
Messrs. R. H. Gray and W. P. Huff
went to Lynch burg yesterday on
business connected with t'.? Brewing
company.
Juo W. Crocket, a promineut citi?
zen of Tazewflll county, accompanied
by Miss Stella Stray, was at the Hotel
Felix yesterday.
Mr. Olin Heall left last night for his
home in Charleston, W. Va., to spend
the Christinas holidays. He will re
turn the first of January and bring
his family with him to locat? here
permanently.
Miss Georgie Kirk, of Pawpaw,West
Virginia, who i* attending school in
Stuunton, arrived in the city yester?
day evening, and will spend Christ?
mas with her unc e, Dr. Kirk, on
Fourth avenue, southwest.
Hon. H. S. Trout, Mrs. Trout and
their daughter. Miss Mattie, returned
home yesterday; the two former from
Richmond and Miss Mattie from
school in North Carolina to spend
Christmas at home.
Capt. John Hovey, of Charleston,
W. Va., who has been prospecting
in the Southwest, was in the city yes?
terday en route for his home, and
speaks glowingly of the prosperity of
this famous city.
Esquire J. C. Montgomery and wife,
who accompanied Mr. W. H. Felix
and bride to this city, returned home
yesterday. Mr. P. M. Wooling, pro?
prietor of the Relay house, at Lynch
burg, who also attended the reception
of the newly married couple at the
Hotel Felix Thursday night, left for
the Hill City during the day.
Talent at Heine. v
Professor A. Pauli, of this city, who
tuned +he piano used by the Gilmore
Concert company during its perfor?
mance here, has received a letter from
Professor Pratt, director of the com?
pany, 6peaking in terms of high praise
of Professor Pauli's work in tuning
pianos._
A Ciirionity.
A large number of people were at?
tracted to Mr._C. Markley's store on
Salem avenue last night bv an auto?
matic smoking-man, which had been
placed in the window. The automa?
ton puffed away at his cigar in a
dignified-like manner and seemed to
enjoy greatly the novelty of having
so many spectators looking at him.?
on: wiioi.ESALi: trauf.
The OrocerjCoMcorn ?I Hair, Amirou*
a Tbniiin*.
The admirable geographical posi?
tion of the city of Roaioke, coupled
with Its superior distributing fucilities
has made this place the leaf of a lion- :
ishiug jobbing trade.
A firm that lias hud much to do in
the development of the wholesale gro
oery trade of this city, it that of
Messrs. Huff, Andrews & Thomas,
who occupy the commodious building
on the corner of Commerce street and
Railroad avenue.
The gentlemen who compose this
firm are all comparatively young men,
full of energy, enterprise and business
sagacity. They are Messrs. B. P.
Hull', J. B. Andrews, F. B Thomas
and W. H. Thomas. Mr. Huff is a
native <?t this county; he was raised
on the farm, where he learned in a
practical manner the thorough effica?
cy of persistent industry and tireless
energy. In lbT? he was a salesman
here with P. L. Terry ?_ Co., and throe
years later he acquired an interest iu
that firm, which in was dissolved,
and the new house of Huff, Andrews
& Thomas soon after came into exis?
tence.
Mr. Andrews, the second member
of the firm came here from
Rocky Mount, Virginia, and was long
a salesman with Ferguson t_ Gam
bill, and la* er on became a member of
the firm of j. M. Gambill k Co., re?
taining this interest until the present
business was organized.
Mr. F. B. Thomas, the next mem?
ber, came to Roanoke from Mont?
gomery county in 1875. He was with
Fi.hburne Brothers _: Taylor, as
salesman, for a Ioug time, and after?
ward? went on the road for Turner,
Trout & Co. and S. W- Jamison &
Co., respectively. He subsequently
became one of the tobacco manufac?
turing firm of Trout, Huff & Thomas,
in which enterprise ho continued for
several years, when ha joined Mr.
Huff and Mr. Andrews in the present
buaiuass.
In July last a younger brother of
the foregoing, Air. W. H. Thomas,who
had been previously connected with
the house in the capacity of traveling
salesman, was admitted to the firm.
The business has met with gratify?
ing success from the start, attaining
increased volume from year to year,
the business.of 18SD bein^ over 100per
cent, greater than iu was in 1888.
Two men are kept on the road, and
they thoroughly canvass a broad ter?
ritory, embracing Southwest Virginia,
Bast Tennessee, the southern portion
of West Virginia and parts each of
Kentucky and Ohio. The firm
does not only an exceedingly large
shipping trade but enjoys a local bus?
iness that is kept worke I up by Major
Andrew Pitr.er. All told, nearly twen?
ty men are given employment by this
house, and at time of unusual activ?
ity a large number of men are em?
ployed.
The present buildinr of Messrs.
Huff, Andrews _: Thomas is fifty by
one hundred and twenty feet, four
lloors, and every lloor full as can be
with the widest assortment of goods.
The firm carries heavy lines of staple
andfauey groceries, of provisions, in?
cluding flour, meats, lard, corn,
oats, hay and mill feed. This
firm has bought this year over
twelve hundred tons ot hay. Huff,
Andrews _: Thomas are agents for
large Western and Virginia roller
flouring mills, and their facilities for
supplying the trad? with high grades
01 floiir, and at the lowest market
prices are unsurpassed. They are also
the largest dealers in manufactured
plug aud smoking tobacco, cigar and
cigarettes in this section. Placing an?
nual orders for two to three thousand
boxes of plug tobacco.
A heavy line of tobaccos and cigars
are kept in stock, also ttaple drugs,
spices, extracts, confections, and
fruits. They also handle in large
quantities, salt, lime, nlaster, seeds
and a diversity of additional goods
that would take a column to enu?
merate.
The firm's quarters though large,
are already too limited for the car?
rying on of so great a bulk of trade,
but the arrangements for receiving
and shipping uoods are very conve
nient. An elevator runs through
every story and a side-track extends
along an outside platform where a
omuber of cars can be loaded and un?
loaded at the same time.
As we have before stated, all the
membprs of this firm are comparative?
ly young men; they are likewise cour?
teous, obliging and full ot that quick
perception that is one of the most im?
portant factors in business succsss.
An Important Salt.
The important case before the Hus?
tings court yesterday was that of
Thomas Cline against the Norfolk
and Western railroad for $10,000,
for the loss of his* arm while
at work for the road in the
West End yard. Both sices were ably
represented- Mr. H.St. George Tucker,
the youngr congressman from the
Staunton district, and Messrs. Penn
_: Cocke appeared for Cline, while
Messrs. Griffin & Watts looked after
the interest of the Norfolk and Wes?
tern road. Several wicnesses were
examined, and after the conclusion of
the te3timony,the defendant entered
a demurrer "to the evidence of the
plaintiff. The court then adjourned
until this morning, wh-sn argument
on the demurrer will be heard. The
court during the day granted a trans?
fer of the bar-room and retail liquor
license of S. P. Wilmu-Jh to W. H.
Huddleston.
Mayor's Court.
Bouch Carper was before the mayor
yesterday for carrying concealed
weapon*. He was fined twenty dol?
lars and in default of payment was
sent to jail. J. W. Palmer was ar?
raigned before his honor for the same
offence. It was proven on trial that
he drew it with the intention of shoot?
ing. He paid forty dollars to the city's
fund.
Charles Thompson was also fined
ten dollars for the same offence.
Colonel John E. Penn made a mo?
tion before the court to have Messrs.
Morris and Trout, who had b??en sus?
pended from the police force, reinstat?
ed. The motion was overruled.
Homerhing for Christmas.
Attention is called cf the readers of
the Times to the large advertisement
of Messrs. Joseph Lawson & Co., num?
ber 3 Jefferson street. This firm is
one of the most extensive dealers in
liquors in this city and tt.e southwest.
Those desiring special drinks for
Christmas can not do better than call
on this firm and try a bottle of his
"Old Club" whiskey. I
IF ROM RICHMOND
COLUMBIA RAILWAY AND
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
i A BILL FOR ITS INCORPORATION
To Allow Women to Practise Lrit
Oplnlou* Of a .N umber i>r Sruntors
mid Morabern ol the Leginlature
on the Question.
Special to the Times.
RlCHXOXD, Va., December 20.?A
very important bill 1 as just been in?
troduced in the leait latvire. It pro?
vides for the incoiporation of the
Columbia Railway nnd Navigation
company. The company is granted
the power to construct railroads,
establish steamship lines, build ship?
yards, dock?, basing, (Jevators, trans?
fers, lighters, steam tugs, otc, and
shall have the right in Virginia to
secure and establish terminals for its
lines; to build ship-yards, mills,
furnaces, and to opeiara and to con?
struct railroads or ennuis couuectiug
its works, but such coanecting routes
shall not exceed in length ten miles.
Ten thousand acres x,' land may be
held. The company is also granted
the right to acquire vid hold stocks
or bonds of any company chartered
by any of tho republics of South
America, and to accpiire and own the
stock of any steamship company that
may be incorporated tj run between
any port or ports of tha United States
ou tho Gulf of Me.cico or Atlantic
ocean to Bouranquilla or Carthegeua,
or any other port upon the Carnbean
sea. The capital stoc* is to be not less
than $1,000,000, nor nw? than $100,
000,000, to be divided into shares of
$100 each.
Tho board of direc tJrs may consist
of twenty-one ineiuht-rs. The prin?
cipal offle? shall bu in the city of
Richmond, and the general offices for
the transaction of business may be
established iu Washington and other
cities.
The corporators are H. C. Parsons.
S. H. Lotcher, Dennis Shannahan,
Edward McMahon, J. J. Montague,
Ashton Starke, V. D. Groner, Jed
Hotchkiss, Park Ag lew, Francis A.
Reed. 1). S. Bur well, Frank J.
Heirne, Eugene Dam. Archie Camp?
bell, Eli Ensign, Na 1 an Goff, John
B Jackson, H. S. Chamberlain, F. G.
Montague, J. H. Werner, William
Morrow, Nathaniel Baxter, C. B.
Stahlman, John R. Thomas. Cyrus
II. McCormick, Thomas W. Holliday,
Frederick Matt, R. A. Kevans, Frank
Ridgley. Logan H. Rocts, Montgomery
Fletcher, A. Baldwin, loachin Viesca,
W. B. Schmidt, W. J. Behan, J. P
Whitney, Juan Uteri, A. K. Miller. P.
Toenchy, H. C. Warmouth, Richard
Pearson, Alfred Grimes, John L.
Thomas, Orland Smith, Granville P.
Hawes, A H. Simpkin, B. D. Green,
E R. Audrews, <J. S. Sargent, F. L.
Amistead, T. A. Beali, Charles Elliott,
Charles Tabor, E. S. '^uintard, Wil?
liam P. Elliott, Charcey Ives, J. Van
de Venter, C. J. Barke", R. E Ferrow,
A. P. Colesberry, and T. tf. McKell
Among the bills patsed are these:
To authorize the Mai Meadows Land
and Improvement company to sub?
scribe for, guarantee, or acquire the
stock and bonds of any corporation.
To authorize the Southwest Real
Estate Investment company to sub?
scribe for, guarantee or acquire the
stock and bonds of ;.r:y corporation.
To amend tho code in relation to
granting new trials.
To authorize the increase of the
capital stock of the Virginia Develop?
ment company, and the issue of pre?
ferred and common shares.
The arrangement of the mass-meet?
ing to be held in this city Saturday
night, for the purpose of insuring the
burial of the remains of Hon. Jeffer?
son Davis In this city, nave been com
pleted. Governor Lei will preside,
and all the different organizations,
civic and military, will attend in ?
body. The meeting promises to be
one of the largest ever held in Rich?
mond.
Tho bill introduced by Senator Pe
ters, to allow womer. to practise iL
the courts of the srate, has cause?
considerable talk he-c, hut there h
little probability of it becoming a
law.
Mr. Peters, in an interview with n
reporter of a local papsr, said the bil
was offered at the request of Mr. P. A
L. Smith, of Danville, whose wife is w
very intelligent woman, who want
to practise law. Continuing, Mr. Pe?
ters said Mrs Smith applied to Jude
Aiken of the corpcrttion court o
Danville, for a certificate preparator
to be examined by three judges, as
required by law. Judge Aiken, ar t
taking several days to examine be
law in regard to women practis g
law, decided that he had no authu
ity to issue the certificate. In cons.
qnence thereof Mrs. Str.tth now come
to the legislature of Virginia.
The reporter intervif wedatrandnn
senators and meraben; of the house L
order to get their opinions regarding
women lawyers.
Senator Sands : On general princi
pies I am opposed to woman's rights
In New York and son: e of the westen
states there are fenial) lawyers, and 1
think the laws of Massachusetts als>
allow women to praclhie law.
Senator Moore: Ttmre are too man:
lawyers now. As somebody has sah
in regard to the mattor, "The laborer
are many and the harvest is few
The ladies ought to w?,it until busi
ness increases. I think that som
years ago the county oourt of Fair
fax admitted Mrs. Belva Lock wood t'
ractise, and I believ? this was th
rst time a woman was allowed t
practise law in this state.
Speaker Cardwell: J don't fancy i
at all. In the first place it is a nev
departure, and it is calculated to de
grade the standing of the fair sex.
Senator Stubbs: There is a Lati
maxim, "Ne suiter ultra cripidam.
The plain English of which is, Let no
a shoemaker go beyonl his last, an
I say, let not woman g.o beyond he
sphere.
Senator Echola: I am opposed t
women practising law, and will vot
against the bill.
Senator Harrison: I don't see an
reason why women should not be a
lowed to practise law ui well as mei
Senator Smoot (one of the olde
members of that body) Ob. well,
reckon the best plan it; to <ive tl
woman a chance at th bar and
they can compete with at i wUl b
all right.
Senator Jones: It wont <?o at all.
It runH counter to the general senti?
ment of Virginia, and we are not yet
ripe for anything like that.
Mr.W.D Dabney: To deny to women
the right to practiso law in the courts
implies a distrust of the capacity of
the female sex to discharge the duties
of attorney. One very grave objection
to admitting worein to the bar is th e
fact that in the p.'*>duction of testi?
mony before juries or commissioners
matters are often necessarily brought
out in the discussion of which It
would be not only embarrassing, but
unseemly for ladies to take part.
Mr. Henry G. Cannon: The time is
coming when women will be embraced
in all professions. There are now
women preachers and doctors in this
state, and 1 have no doubt but there
will be women lawyers. As you ask
my opinion I will simply say that
every woman should get married and
attend to her household duties, while
the husband works to give her a good
support.
Major James H. Dooley: 1 think
women ought to be allowed to prac?
tise law and medicine as freely as men.
Senator Heaton: Although I am a
bachelor, I like the ladies, and I am
in favor of allowing them to practise
law. It iR unjust to circumscribe their
rights. Yen, sir, give the girls a
chance.
Mr. Hay, the member from Madison:
I don't think women ought to be al?
lowed to practice law in the courts of
Virginia, as I do not think it is a fit
place for them.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
palaok Hotel.?II M Wooila, Bal?
timore; James Body, Pocshontas; G
M Gale, Virginia; Henry Lee, Trout
ville; George A Beuder, Washington;
H G Moler, Columbus, Ohio; Thomas
Bush-ell, Louisville, Ky; J K C?lder,
Hagerstown, Md; E Lucas, It Lucas,
Bristol, Teno; W T Cox, Hiattauooga,
Tenu: Walier Thurman, Lynchburg;
John King, Birmingham, Ala; R Green,
Bristol, Tenn; D F Copenhaver, Blue
field; C C Franklin, Norfolk; J A
Clifford, Boston, Mass; M D Payne.
Milces; George C Williams, Lexington;
J R Tucker, Virginia; C R Hickson,
Baltimore; J D Haddock, Kaoxville;
Samuel A Whitney, Lynchburg.
Hin Body Fonnd.
The body of young Mr. Robert
Sims, who was drowned about a
month ago at Hardy's ford, in Frank?
lin county, was found yesterday.
The body was found in a standing
position, and about 200 yards from
the place where he was supposed to
have been drowned. It was partially
buried in the sand. The remains were
taken to Bedford county, the home
of Mr. Sim's father, and interred in
the family burial ground.
Northern Men in the S outbwest.
Representative Edmunds of Vir?
ginia, says that among the bills he has
been requested to introduce are eight
from people in his district who were
Union soldiers in the war between the
states. They are northern men who
have settled in that district since the
war ?Washington letter.
The .Skating Rink.
yuite a number of ladies were at
the skating rink last night and par?
ticipated in skating until 11 o'clock.
Music was furnished by the Roanoke
Machine ?|works band. The receipts
taken in are for the bene?t of the
Roanoke Light infantry The ijjnk
will be open again tonight.
Accident to a Child.
The little child of Mr. B. F. Sa
monis, of East Roanoke, accidentally
fell from the stairway of its father's
house yesterday and broke one of its
legs. Dr. B. 1). Downey was sum?
moned, and at lost accounts it was
resting as comfortably as could be ex?
pected.
Sriunc Rnpidly.
The property of the River View
Land company has bean placed on the
market only a few days, and 93 lots
have already been sold. The property
is beautifully located and lots there
are among the most desirable in the
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Mulcted by n Medium.
By Associated Press.
West Union, Iowa, December 20.
Paul Hill, an old resident, 70 years of
ige, was recently called to Pennsyl?
vania by the spirit of his former wife
rhrough a medium. Taking his
earthly partner with him, he went to
Hop Bottom, where he was in
luced to leave his wife and
ive with his spirit affinity.
The medium got, his money?
$3,000?and his wife came back. His
*yes are now opened to the fraud,and
ie will try to recover the money he
rave up. It is said that his wife's
pirit wanted 6ome apples,whereupon
ih bought and gave the medium 200
>arrels. Silk dresses and other iua
?rial things were offered to the ghost
a d appropriated by the woman of
fij-li until h? is penniless. Mr. Hill
is been an ardent supporter of
hrietian science, until it is believed
ds mind is turned.
Congressional Proceeding*.
3y Associated Press.
WASHiNGTOiff.December 20.?House
_r. McKinley, of Ohio, from the
?ommittee on rules, reported a resolu
ion providing for the creation of the
ollowing committees: Standing coin
uittee on expenditures in the de
urtment of agriculture to consist of
;even members. Select committee on
rrigation of arid lands to consist of
?leven members. Select committee on
mmigration and naturalization to
onsist of seven members. Resolution
? greed to. -_
Effects of a Brazilian Revolution.
iy Associated Press.
Lisbon, December 20.?It, is re
>orted that the Portugese government
-i anxious for Dom Pedro to leave
Portugal. The calmness with which
he people of Brazil accepted the
-verthrow of the empire and the es
'blishment of a republic encourages
ae radicals of Lisbon to believe that
hey will eventually achieve quiet
nd bloodless revolution in Portugal.
Presidential nominations.
{y Associated Press.
Washington, D. C. December 20.?
The president today sent to the sen
ite the following nominations: Henry
>aingerfield, collector of customs at
'appahannock, Va., Thomas B.
ohnston, at Charleston, S. C.
Strike Off*.
:y Associated Press.
BRUSSELS,December 20.?The strike
f the Belgian miners has ended. The
i men are resuming work.
WASHINGTON.
ADJOURNMENT FOR THE HOL?
IDAYS.
BILLS BY VIRGINIA MEMBERS,
An L'nusnnl Incident Create* a 8)ensa
tlon In tbe Senate-A Man in the
Gallery During Executive Neu?
nlon of'lie Senate.
washington, December 20.?Con?
gress will adjourn to-morrow for the
holiday recess. A great many mem?
bers have already left for home,
among the number being Honorable
Paul E. Edmunds.
Mr. Jesse D. Abrahams, deputy
comptroller of the currency, has left
for a two weeks' visit in Virginia. He
will go to Salem, Lynchburg, Roanoke
City first, and then visit his brothers
and sisters in Powhatan county, and
stop to see some of his Richmond
friends before returning to Washing?
ton
Among the bills that have been in?
troduced by Virginia members are
the following:
To open and build a roadway to
Federal cemetery at Winchester.
To preserve the grave of General
Daniel Morgan and to erect a monu?
ment over tbe same.
To pay to the several states and ter?
ritories the moneys collected under
the direct tax levied by act of con?
gress in 1861.
For the establishment of a light?
house on Page's Rock, Va.
To establish a range and other nec?
essary lights at the entrance to the
harbor of Cape Charles City, ?> a.
For the erection of a new tower
near the site of the light-house on
Smith's island, Va.
For the establishment of a first-or?
der light-house on Hog island, Va.
For the completion of the monu?
ment to Mary the mother of Washing?
ton at Fredericksburg. *
To provide for macadamizing the
road from the railroad to the national
cemetery in Fredericksburg.
For experimenting with electricity
as a motive power in its application
to marine architecture.
To provide for advances made to
the United States by the states of
Maryland and Virginia.
To establish a station at Gwynn's
and Tangier islands, in Virginia, for
the culture of the oyster and other
shell-fish.
There was great excitement in the
senate yesterday afternoon, when, at
about 2.30 o'clock, the senators who
were in executive session looked up at
the gentlemen's gallery in the north?
west corner of the chamber and saw
there a man sitting uptight and ap?
parently taking a good deal of inter?
est in the proceedings.
The utmost confusion prevailed for
a while, and then Captain Bassett
was dispatched upstairs to eject the
intruder.
The doorkeeper in charge of that
gallery unlocked the door and es?
corted the man out.
He proved to be a young fellow
about 18 or 20 years of age, and with?
out a realizing sense of his condition
or situation. He had evidently been
asleep on a seat when the senate went
into executive session and was proba?
bly discovered before he had secured
any very valuable information. He will
always, however, carry with him the
distinction of having been in the gal?
lery while the senate was supposedly
enjoying the seclusion of a secret
session.
A gentleman who heard the door?
keeper's description of the man stated
that he had seen him, he thought,
loafing around the capitol for several
days, but would not say that he be?
lieved him to have concealed himself
in the gallery for any ulterior pur?
pose.
The incident created quite a sensa?
tion, as none of those around the
capitol could remember that a similar
one had ever before occurred.
COLLISION OF STEAMSHIPS.
One of the Steamer* Suuk-Thirtccn
of the Crew Missing.
By Associated Press.
London, December 20.?A collision
occurred today south of the Isle of
Wight, between the British steamers
Cleddy, from Odessa, December 8, for
Antwerp, and Isle of Cyprus, which
was bound from Stockton to European
ports.
The Cleddy was so badly damaged
that she sank. Several of her crew
reached land in safety, but thirteen
others are missing. The Cleddy was
an iron, brig-rig?red, screw steamer of
1,398 tons, and was owned in Cardiff
The Isle of Cyprus is of 722 tons reg?
ister.
Prohibition for North Dakota.
By Associated Press.
Bismarck, N. D., December 20.
The prohibition bill was called up in
the senate yesterday afternoon, and
after a bitter fight was passed by a
vote'of 23 to 8. It was hurried to the
house, where the amendments were
concurred in and the bill passed. Be?
fore it could pass the senate it was
necessary to strike out the emergency
clause putting it into effect May 1.
It now takes the regular course and
will go into effect July 1.
Senator Fuller introduced a joint
resolution for the amendment of the
constitution by striking out all of the
prohibition articles. The supporters
of this resolution say the fact that
the prohibitory bill passed by so large
a majority is not good ground for be?
lieving that the proposed amendment
will have no strength They say
many members who believe that the
prohibition article in the constitution
should be enforced, are in favor of
submitting the proposition for amend?
ment, believing that the proposition
was not fairly presented at the last
election. _
Explosion of War Munitions.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, December 20.?A
shell exploded today in the artillery
magazine at Bakuk, causing a general
explosion of all the munitions stored
there and the destruction of the budd?
ing. The noise of the exploding
shells and rockets sounded like a
bombardment. One hundred thou?
sand cartridges were destroyed. Four
persons were kiUed and four injured.
