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DAILY VOL. XIV.?No. 370 IMUCIS TU KKK VKNTS. ROANOKE, VA., SATURDAY 3&ORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1895. ?ULI. ABSOCI ATKD PHEH1 TBLKGHAM8. AUL IHK NEWS OF THE WOHLD. TBB WIMIHEK. Forecaat for Virginia: Fair; north? erly wluJ k; allghtly warmer. R0BFH0SPIT?L If there was stich a thing woulfl y o n r roof be in it ? We can at-1 tend to it, how? ever, wherever ] located. Boanoke Roofing and Metal Cornice C?., Oomracroe St. and Franklin Hoad.f 7. B. GOLLINGWOOD,-Manager. - 'Phone 338. -OUR LINE OF L&DIBS' AHB GENTLEMEN'S Leather Traveling Cases 1 Is immense- Noth? ing moie suitable for a present. We have them from to $10, 109 Jef'erson 8treet. Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco and Pipes. (Any Old Thing Won't Do.) THE PLANT 1 Continues to grow (in favor.) Six for 25c. GOLD 8KALI A golden emoko, Indeed. So straight. 8AI1AKOSO! Holds an cnrlablo reputation. 5c straight. TRUE WOUTH ! Rightly named. The newest out. 5c straight. KOSSI.TH3 Needs no introduction. Scstrolght. LAM El. Li! Finest of flavors and sweet. 10c, three for 35c. cm Msi Al'oad'llgbtfnl smoke. 10c,8 forSJc. LA I'LOK I>K HOTEL ltOANOKKt Some? thing new and good. 10c, 3 for 35c. SILVKK CRATH ! The very best Cigar In Roa noko. 15c, 3 for 35c. J'lI'KH! Au assortment that will t.lcaee you. CIO AltKTTKB I All the leading brands. TOHAOCOS1 The choicest mixtures. GKNTLKMKN, see the largest cube of smokers' sundries In tho city. CHRISTIAN-BAWe drug STORE A. i). KICK, Triisteo, TELEPHONE 40. N. R.?Smoke from our Clears is not dlfagree? able, so the Indies must .top and enjoy the Flow? ers while waiting for the street cars. CAPT. 0. C. BOOfrT^^ Reproientlng K M. Button & Co , of Baltimore, will have his full line of spring samples the first week In Janu? ary and invites tho inspeotlon of the trade. Sample roc ma at HOTEL LEE. - - Roanoke, Va. HENRY SCHOLZ, Prop,' NO. lO SALKM AVK. - i Leads nil bonnes iu the city for fine i brands of Liquors, including the celebraied BELLE OF NELSON," 'OLD 08CAR PEPPER," 'JAMES E. PEPPER," "ROX8URY RYE," 'OLD PARKER," . 'OLD CROW. J - ~ German Lunches Served All Day, # 12: Better No Gift at All Than one to wonder whether it is good or not?especially when it is to easy to be satis fled from, the immense stock of RELIABLE GOODS. There is no other business that one enn be s<> thoroughly DECEIVED in as the J1CWELUY. In purchasing be careful and do not allow yourself to be IM'.CEi V ICD :>v having goods MISREPRESENT KI). ^ EDWARD S GREEN, Manufacturing Jeweler, 6 Salem Ave. ROANOKE, VA. JUDGE WOODS IS NOMINATED He Receives 53 Votes and Hardaway 35. Senator WloBbam'a Bill Begulatlog selec? tion* by Ballot and Repealing tho Wal? ton Law?It Beqairea Ballot* to be Uniform?Duties of tbo Court*? Regu? lation* n* to Bootba?Special Constable Feature Abolished and Ontalde Assist? ance Allowed. . Eichmond, V*., Deo. 13.? (Special) ? The Democratic cauous of the Vir? ginia legislature mot to-night and nom? inated lion. J. W. Wooda n judgo of the Boanoke hustings court. The vote stood 58 for Woods and 35 for Hardaway. The former received 22 senate votes and 31 bouse, votes; Hardaway received nine senate votes and 26 house votes. The nomination Is equivalent to an election. The legislature will abide by the de? cision of the caucus. Judge Nelson Defeated. ^ Petersburg, Vs., Deo. 13.?A Rich? mond special to the Index-Appeal says: "The Democratic caucus to-night, after a warm fight) renomlnaied Judge Woods, of Roanoke. over Mr. Hardaway, and Ma j Stephen Adams defeated Judge Nelson, of Campbell county. Just be? fore adjournment Gen. Geo. I. Huntley offered a resolution to have*all election bills considered in the caucus. Objec? tion was made to considering it, bb many members had left, and the rest withdrew their resolutions." Legislative Proceedings. Richmond, Deo. 13?Tho feature of the legislative proceedings to-day was Senator Wlokham's bill regulating elec? tions by ballot and repealing tho Wal? ton law. The distinctive foaturesof the bill are tho requirements for the ballots to be uniform, requiring tho samoslze of type to bo used tor all candidates; prescrib? ing how ballots shall be printed; mak? ing special provisions for electors and for oases where they are submitted to tho popular vote. Anoioor distinctive feature Is that It Is made tho duty of tho judgo of a oounty when an election is held to stamp the ballots with a seal and causo to bo delivered to tho clerk of court a samplo of the ballot, which shall bs plaoed upon file for examination by the public, it to be the duty of the clerk to attend to this. The bill also provides that there shall nojj be less than one booth for every 100 voters registered at a voting place. It also provides careful and full directions for marking ballots, Tho special constable feature Is or? dered abolished and in lieu is given & provision that any voter may oall to his aid any elector In the namo district who may retire to one of the booths with bim and there mark his ballot for him. No such person shall so mark the bal? lots of moro than one such voter at any ons election, and the election judge shall keep upon the poll books a memo? randum in writing of the names of each and every ono of suoh persons so assisted, specifying tbo namo of the eleotor so assisting. Violation of this provision is mado a misdemeanor and the penalty consists of lino and impris? onment. A duplicate of this bill was ofTarad in tho house by Mr. WinBton. Tho Governor Will Bend Soldiers. Petersburg, Va., Dec. 13.?A special to tho Index-Appeal says: The Lunon burg prisoners will certainly net be taken to tbatcounty for trial until the January term of tho court. When they go Governor O'Ferrall is sure to Bend the military, for ho has every reason to believe that the granting of a second trial has so angered the peoplo of Lunenburg that they will lynch the man and women. No one knows, of course, whether Judge Orgain will grant a change of venue. The counsel for the prisoners will fight hard for the change, A gentleman from a county adjoining Lunenburg said to day be did not be? lieve there would bo a second trial, for in his opinion the people of Lunenburg would lynch the prisoners whenever they set foot on the soil of that county. Arrested on the Chare* Frand. Petersburg, Va., Deo. 18.?A special from Ricnmond to the Innex-Appeal says: Not long ago a young man named II IT. Gibson was convicted in the United States district court on the charge of using the Unl ed States mail for fraudulent purposes. Judge Hughes suspended sentence and gave him his freedom, pending his good behavior Gibson was arrested again here to-night by United States officers at the union depot, as he was stepping on board a train for Crewe on the charge of fraud. He opened an offl.cn in this city, posing as an agent for George P. Rowsll & Co.'a advertising company of New York, and advertised for a typewriter. His plan was to make eaah applicant put up 0r>o as security. The Rowell people telegraphed to-day that they did not know Gibson and had no branch office. Gibson's arrest followed. Mrs. B. k. Blngley Bead. Petersburg, Va., Deo. 13.?Mrs. B. K. Blnglev, widow of the late I. V. Bingley, died at her residence on Third avenue, this city, to-night, of catarrh of tho stomach. Deceased was 74 years of age, and one of the best known ladies in this city and vicinity. Three chil? dren survive her. Open Kvory Night. Wareroomsof Hobblo Music Company are open at night for oonvenlenoe of tboHO who cannot call during the day. All are cordially invited to inspect their magnificent stock of pianos and organs. DR. ALBERT ft. CANNftDAY, specialist. Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Eyes Examined and Glassss Pitted. Office corner Stlem avenne and .ToCTerson street, Over the Christian-Bar bee Drug Store. NOTICE. C. K. Schwrar is hereby placed in charge or the Business Department or IHK TIM KS, with Ifall authority accordlnuly. this appointment to he effootlve daring my absence from the city. m. h. CXAYTOB. the condition OF TRADE. The Week Has Been Qaiet With Mo Ma? terial Rise in Prices. New York, Deo. 13.?R. G. Dun & Co.'a weekly review of trade, which will be Issued- to-morrow, s*ys: "It hau been a very quiet week. ?.Prices of manufactured products slowly \ ceded from the water-mark of specula? tion and no material inoreaae In demand is Itow ezpeoted until after the holidays, bull there Is general confidence thai greater aotlvlty will prevail. The gov ornc ent crop report has caused aoaroely a rit pie of interest, though indicating less than 6.400,000 bales of cotton and a larg >r acreage than had been expected of w nter wheat. "' 'ho groat supplies of cotton brought ovei from previous yoars render it un important whether the yield ot 1895 was seven or alx million bales, exoept affecting future planting, and the ox [" tonslvo organization of planters to keop back their cotton deprives small re* cnipts of their natural lnfluenc9. Whether from that or not, receipts have reoently been over 40 cents smaller than laat year, but takings of spinners and exports are also smaller. The price rose three-sixteenth and closed at 8.50 cents. 'Wheat continues to go forward so rapidly that pus: estimates of yield, whether official or not were discredited. Weatorn receipts wore 6,084,404 bushels for the week, against 3,403,611 laut year, while Atlantic exports, flour Included, were but 1,846,355 bushels, against 2,357,318 las* year. At current prices it seems improbable that marketing has been out of proportion to yield, and prloea for the woek show little chance* 'Iron furnaces in blast December 1 turned out 216 997 tons weekly, against 217,306 November 1, with the Increase of 8,000 tons in stocks unsold. But actual consumption is much smaller than the ontput at present and prices again de? cline. Failures for the week have been 339 in the United States agaloBt 480 last week and 54 in Canada." 12,000 LIJS. NUTS JUST RBCBIVED, AND TREY MUST GO. MIXED NUTS, 10cLB. PECAN NUTS, 10c LB. FILBERTS, 10c LB. WALNUTS, 10c LB. BRAZIL NUTS, 10c LB. ALMONDS, 15c LB. COCOANUTB, 5c. RAISINS, 6c LB. SEEDLESS RAISINS, Sc LB. CLEANED CURRANTS, 10c LB. LEMONS, 12c DOZ. ORANQBS, 40c DOZ. CATOGNI BROS. THE BUSINESS SITUATION. Colder Weather and Approaching Holi? days Have Stimulated Halen. New York, Dec. 13.?Bradstreet says: "With the exception of mild weather at cities in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, colder weather has stimulated sales of seasonable mer? chandise at nearly all points, but only bv contrast with preceding weeks. Wholesale trade Is dull, merchants pre? ferring to reduoe stocks at the end of the year to make ready for annual in? ventories. In retail lines, particularly in holiday specialties, there has boon a marked inorcaie in demand, though, tbus far, in some instances, not equal to expectations. "Irregularity is shown in mercantile collections, general trade throughout the country being relatively most satis? factory. Exports of wheat, flour in? cluded as wheat, from both coasts of the United this week aggregate 2,458.000 bushels against 3,156.000 bushels last week, 2,560,000 a year ago, 3,217,000 bushels two years ago, and 3,277,000 bushels in the corresponding week of 1892. "Exports of Indian corn amount to 2,291,000 bushels, as compared with 1,667,000 bushels last week, 292,000, in the week one year ago, 1,227,000 bushels during tho corresponding week of 1893. The present week's total foreign shipment of Indian corn is the largest of any week since that ending M?y 2, 1892, and is explained by tele? graphic advices from New Orleans of an extraordinarily heavy outward move? ment there." Crespo Did Not Say It. Washington, Deo. 13 ?Senor Am drade. Venezuelan minister to the United States, has received a cablegram from his government disavowing the publication in the London Times giving what purported to be an Interview of President Crespo. The article quoted President Crespo as being willing to concede to Lord Salisbury's proposition as to the boundary dispute. The posi? tion of the Venezuelan government is, as has boon stated frequently In Asso? ciated PresB dispatches, that the Uruan incident and the boundary dispute are inseparable. Bor Armenian Rsllef. Washington, Deo. 13 ?The American Bed Cross Society has decided to accent the duty of distributing tho relief funds for the Armenian sufferers. According to conporva-lve estimates there are 390.000 utterly destitute people in that country who have existed on bobs for many months. The Bed Cross will s'art for Turkey as soon as sufficient funds are placed at its disposal Funds may be Bent to Miss Clara Barton, president and treasurer of the Red Cross Soolety, Washington, D. C. Upright Piano, Fancy Walnut, 8100, on Payments of 88 Per Month One upright piano, fancy walnut, in perfeot order, fully warranted, for $190, on payments of' 88 per month. No interest- Hobble Muslo Company. Fresh red roses, SI dc/.?n. Masslo's Pharmacy. HAPPENINGS IN WASHINGTON Speaker Reed Wrestling With the Chairmanships. Mr. Dlngley Will Head the Committee ob Ways and Means; Mr. Mllllken, Fubllo Buildings: and Mr. Bontelle, Naval Affairs?Other Chairmanships. Bids for Carrying Mails in'Southern Cities?Other ^Matters. Washington, D. 0., Deo. 13.?Speaker Beed did not appear at the capltol to* day, and it was announoed that he had remained at his hotel to work on the formation of committees. It has been quietly hinted about that Mr. Beed will not give out the committees until the end of next week, and that immediately thereafter Congress would adjourn for the Christmas holidays. This being the programme, quite a number of members see no necessity for remaining in Wash. Ington any longer, and. Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, and many others will return to their homes this week. Mr. Dlngley will be ohalrman of tho ways aod means committee is the latest report. Thia -week Mr. Dlngley has been recognlzod by the speaker in mat? ters which naturally devolve upon the floor leaders, and this was accepted as almost conclusive evidence that he la to be chairman of the committee on ways and means. Mr. Mllllken and Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, are also in line for chairman? ships, the former being the ranking member on public buildings and grounds, and tbo latter of naval affairs. In the Fifty-first Congress all three held asm mlttoes. Almost as much uncertainty exists concerning the chairmanship of tbe appropriations committee as of the wayB and means, and next to the lat? ter It is the most Important commit? tee in the House. The contest lies between General Henderson, of Iowa, the present rank- I lng member, and Mr.Cannon,of Illinois. The chairmanships of the following oommlttees suom to bo almoat oertaln: Foreign affairs, Ultt, of Illinois; judici? ary, W. A. Stone, of Pennsylvania; Pacific railroads, Powers, of Vermont; banking and ourrenoy, Walker, of Massachusetts; interstate commerce, Hepburn, of Iowa; elections (which will probably be divided), Daniels, of New York, and naval affairs, Boutelle, of Maine. MAIL, SOUTHS IN SOUTHERN CITIES. List of the Bids Opened at the Postofflce Department Yesterday Washington, Dec 18.?Bids woro opened at the Postoffice Department to? day for carrying the malls In various Southern cities by the covered regula? tion wagon for mail messenger, transfer and mall station service. Following are lowest bidders to whom the con? tracts, doubtless, will be awarded before December 21, and their bids per year for tbo four years, beginning July 1 next: Atlanta, Ga., A. Chilton, London, Ky., 81,880; Memphis, Tonn., J. P. Seward, Clinton, Mo, 85.100; Nashville, Tenn., Chilton, 81,942; Louisville, Ky., Chilton, 86,090 Bids were opened for covered screen wagon mail messenger, transfer and mall station In tbe South (or the same term of years. The lowest bids are: Amerlous, Ga., E. A. Chilton, 8171; Augusta, Ga , S. G Proftlt, 8666; Ma con, Ga., Ohllton, 81,072; Cleveland, Tenn , M. J. Boyd, 3527; Savannah, Ga , J. P. Stowart; Mobile, Ala., Chil? ton, 8632; Washington, D. C? W. B Catohing, 8559; Selma, Ala , Chilton, 8579; Jaokson, Miss., Catohing, 8529. Vickbburg,- Chilton, 8560: Chatta? nooga, J. P Stewart, 81,490; Knoxville, Catching, 8928; Lexington, Ky., Chilton, 81,092; Paduoah, Chilton, 8977; Jack? sonville, Fla., Chilton, 81.542; T*mpa, Stewart, 8490; Ashevllle, N. C B. H. Oolgrove, this city, 8538; Charlotte, Col grove, 8638; Graensboro, N 0., 8 G. Promt, 8538; Raleigh, Chilton, 8587. Wilmington, Wm. J. Meredith; Toma? hawk, N. C 8744; Charleaton, S C, Chilton, 81,772; Columbia, Colgrove, 8623. K. G Starko was to-day appointed postmaster at Townsvllle, N. C, vloe W. B. Thomas, resigned. Bill to Bestrlot Immigration. Washington, D. 0., Dec 13 ?Some misapprehension exists as to the exact features of the bill introduced by Sena? tor Lodge for restricting immigration. Tbe bill provides for keeping out such Immigrants as cannot road and write in Borne language, while tbe impression has obtained that it means that'immi? grants who cannot read and write the I English language are to be prohibited. Senator Lodge says tbo latter provision would be abused, as many desirable im? migrants come to this oountry who are highly eduoated in their own language and who do not understand English. Frebh carnations, 40c dozen. Maasle's Pharmacy. JAMES 0. H0BBS, Shoes and stationary Dealer, 114 8?LEM AVENUE. JUST ARRIVED A full line of Christ? mas novelties; things to please the youue and old. PRICES! They please all, with tho bust of every? thing to helect from. JAMES O. HOBBS. SOME war HISTORY. The Second Volume of the Official Record of the Opposing Navies, Washington, Deo. 13.?Tho second volume of tbe official records of the Union and Confederate navies In the war of the rebellion has just come from the press, and will be ready for Issue in a few days. The public document is to be distributed through Congress and not from the Navy Department, through Secretary Herbert's directions. This volume takes up the story where it was left by volume 1, and covers the period from January 1. 1863, to March 31, 1804, and makes a stirring tale of sea warfare oovorlng the opera* tlons of the Confederate oralsers ? through Florida, Alabama and Georgia, and the oharges made by tho FederaU oruisers. One chapter extracted fron/ tbe log of Commander Semmes, on the Alabama, tella how he entloed tub United States steamer Hatteras, ? Bteamer of almost equal armament anil strong of crew away from the blookad- ? lng squadron at Qalveston and sunk her in a aesporate engagement. Then there are the storlOB of the escape of the Florida from Mobile, tbe seizure of the Virginia, the esoape of the Gibraltar, formerly Ute Sumpter, the cutting out of tbe United States revenue outter Caleb Cushing, the John? son Island expedition and the Gbeaa? peake affair. Tbo volume Is embolliBbed by fine pictures of the famous oraft, Georgia, Wyoming, Waohusett, Rhode Island, Sabine, Vandorbllt, and finally the famouB old yacht America, whloh was taken into tne Uuited States navy as a dispatch boat at tor hor great inter? national victory. CUBAN AFFAIK8. Alleged Filibusters Acquitted?A Legation to he Established ut Wushlugton. Washington. Deo. 13.?Tho State Department received a dlspatoh to-day stating that the twenty-ono Cubans on trial in Nassau on the oharge of con dnotlag a filibustering expedition from this country, were acquitted yesterday after a trial lasting only ten minutes. This is the Bame party arrested at Wil? mington, Del., and acquitted after an exciting trial. Through the vigilance of Minfster Dupuy De Lomo, of Spain, they were traced to a point within British authority, taken by tbo British gunboat and Bent to Nassau for trial. Word of tbe acquittal was received also by Secretary Quesada, of the Cuban revolutionary committee, which has established headquarters hero. This news, togother with the action of the Federation of Labor endorsing the Cuban cause and the reports of General Gomez's Buccess, made the day a notable one in Cuban circles. President Palma, head of the Cuban government In the United States, will join Mr. Quesada next month. They will establish a legation, and Mr. Palma will exercise the func? tions of minister for the CubanB, with Mr. Quesada as first secretary of lega? tion. ever think how nice and sen? sible you'd be to give a mando? lin, guitar, or lot op mus 10 as a present.* we uave largest stock in town. arb selling pi? anos and organs right along. manufacturer's branch house, richmond music co., c. t. jen? nings, manager. open evenings till january 1. IN THE MIDST OK THE STORM. President Cleveland a Wheroabonts Un? known?All Uommunlcatlon Cut Off. NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 13 ?The terrific northeast gales reigning in this region for tho past week reached a climax at an early hour this morning. Whim tho residents of the lower section of the city awoke they WBre confronted with rag? ing rivers in front of their door-; where formorly bad been avenues of traffic. The woathor bureau here has issued warnings to detain all shipping in tbo harbor. Only two vesselB cleared from here to-day and they are reported to have anchored In Hampton Roads. A fierce windstorm swept over the city about 0 o'clock to-night, doing groat damage throughout tbe suburbs. The temperature has gone down several de? grees and the weather Is very bitter. No news can be had of President Cleve? land. The telegraph wires are down between here and Hatteras and no ves? sels have arrtved from the Carolina sounds, owing the heavy gales. Old sea dogs say that the Violet could not possibly live if she should attempt to leave the refuge of the dangerously flooded marshy districts where she was last heard from. The present where? abouts of the ohief executive of the United States is unknown. The Grists Has no Relation to Cuba. Washington, Deo. 13.?In diplomatic circles here It is said that tbo aabln-n crisis in Spain will have no alteration on the policy of Spain toward Cuba nor in any way affect diplomatic or general questions. The crisis is due to a looal contest in Madrid into whioh some of the oabinet ministers have been drawn. It is possible that the resignation of the minister of justice might result in exe? cuting the plan of Cuban reforms Booner than has been contemplated. These re? forms, giving limited autonomy to Cuba, were adopted last March, but the pres* on t justice has withheld their exeoution beoause the Inland wax in 'ebellion. The Ttlal or the Texas. Washington, D<o. 13.?Superintend? ent Trlgg, of the Richmond Locomotive Works, ?h3 butldurs of the machinery of tbe Texas, who was on that vessel during her trial trip vesterday .called at tbe Navy Department bearing a report of tho Texas on her trial. The report was a most f ?vorable one. * Marshall A Wendell Piano. SIBO, SS Per Month?No Interest. One Marshall & Wondoll piano in perfect order, with suparb tone and warranted, for 8150, on payments of 85 per month, without interest. Hobble Musie Company._ The United States Government re? port* show Royal Baking Powder su? perior to all others,_ Fresh Marobeal Nell rotas, $1 dozen. Maasle's Pharmacy. ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING Many Municipal Matters Con? sidered Last Night. Tb* Committee on Public Property Re? port!?Heater Vor the Almahouae? Tiro Department Horace to he exchanged. Petitions Presented ?Resolutions to Remit the Penalty on City Taxe? Voted Down?Persons Must Mot Go to the Auditor's Office to Deal In City Bttrlp. f\ - ; T**v The City Council held an adjourned meeting last night, at which the follow? ing members were present. Messrs. Andrews, Boehm. Casey, Coulbourn, Guy, Hawkins, Richmond, Loughery, Mays, Oney Starkey, Torry, Wilson wd ?President Buokner. V?s**. Mr. Mays, from the committee on publio property, submitted a report granting the Hoffman Fruit and Produce Company the right to erect a partially wooden building on Campbell avonue near the Markpt square, which precip? itated quite a lively discussion In re* gard to violation of the Are limit laws. The resolution was finally passed by a vote of 7 to 5. The publio property committee also presented a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing tho chief of the lire department, in conjunction with the city engineer and chairman of the committee, to dispose of the two tiro department horses now In possession of tho Junior Hose Company and procure others In their places. A resolution by tho same oommlttso directing the city engineer to put in a hot air beater at the almshouse hospital at a cost of $100, was also adopted Mr. Andrews, from the sewer com? mittee, reported a resolution directing the city engineer to take oharge of the sewer on North Jefferson street, put in by tho railroad oompany, and place the same on tho maps of tho city, which was adopted. Mr. Guy, from tho committee on ordi? nances, presented* a report from hla committee, oonstrutng the law in refer? ence to issuing orders for supplies, giv? ing opinion that no order for any one pleosof work or article can be given costing more than 825 without tho ap? proval of Council. The report was adopted. Mr. Bcehm, from the committee on lights, reported that the contract, for the proposed moonlight sohedule, as pro pared by tho oommittao and olty solic? itor, had been rejected by the light company. The mattor was reoommlttt-ed. Mr. Coulbourn, from the committee on health, reported concerning the use of water from a certain Bprlng In tho olty, and giving the opinion of tho board of bealth thereon. Tho report states that the use of tho water will b j stopped. A communication from the chief of the fire department in relation to chang? ing certain fire hydrants was referred to tho fire and water commltteo. An account of Mack Lee for 85 50 for a wagon broken by a tiro department ap? paratus was roferred to tbe tiro and water committee. Tne fire board sont in the names of James McFall for chief, W. J. Quinn for flrBt assistant and A. Gelsen tor second assistant chiefs of the firo de? partment, and on motion the appoint* menta were confirmed. A petition from tho Railroad Y. M. C. A., asking that a light bo located at Second avonuo and Twelfth streut n. w., was referred, on motion of Mr. Wilson, to the light committoe with power to act. The contraot and bond of O. J High & Co. for street cleaning, with W. P. Mundy as surety, was referred to the committee on finaaco. On motion of Mr. Andrews the mat tor of making certain repairs to the fence around tho colored cemetery was referred to the committee on publio property. Mr. Andrews submitted a resolution providing for tho remission of the 5 per cent, penalty on city taxos If paid on or before January 31, 1335. This resolu? tion provoked considerable discussion and was finally lost by a vote of 5 to 9. On motion of Mr. Boehm tho Etat Boanoko BaptlBt Sunday school was allowed to hold a Christmas entertain? ment in the Old Opera House December 27, without charge. Mr. Hawkins offered a reaslutlon, which was adopted, requesting the city auditor to forbid persons comlnr into bis office for the purpose of buying olty warrants from parties having claimB against tho city. On motion of Mr. Starkoy, Mrs. T. C. Greenwood was granted a rebate of 85 paid for tho use of the Old Opora House on aoaount of a benevolent en? tertainment given under her control. A communication from the olty engi? neer, stating that an appropriation of 81,000 would bo sufficient to put all of the bridges In tho olty in good repair,, was Bent to tho finance oommittee. On motion of Mr. Loughery the Coun? cil deolded to hold an adjourned meeting on next Thursday night for the purpose of hearing a report from the committee, on charter amendments. The Council then adjourned. BUY THE CELEBRATED ESTABLISHED 1836. Factory Prices. Easy Payments. No interest. BOBBIE ffl?SIC CO., SOLE DEALERS.