The times. [volume], May 12, 1891, Page 6, Image 6

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THE GRYMES TRIAL BEGUN.
Hie First Step io tbe H-stlngs Conrt Yes?
terday.
WDICTIEHTS CLAIMED TO BE DEFECTIVE.
sargaaaaat hy Counsel Heart! Iprni This
rolnt AnAf Tonk Time ta
( niiaMer.
E. Bnford Grvmes is l>*ing tried for his lib
arty in tha Hustings OoWTt The charges
(against him ara forgery and em>-e**:7.1ement.
Right indictments wer?* brought in against
him by the grant! jury, but only one of these
waa used j sat ords j Poer were for silaged1
embezzlement of public funds and four for
alleged forgery of pnbhc records.
It waa twenty minute to 12 o'clock vester
da; when the trial bsgaa, Judge A. M. Aiken,
?f Danville, preaid
.lu-', a few moments before that time Mr.
(kvmes entered and seated himself directly
& front of the Court sad on the second row
hind the bar. He was aooompenied bv his
?wife mothes and brother. Mr. Peyton
Grymea.
The prisoner's counsel silt immediately in
front and "ame into court bat a f?*w seconds
?iter Mr (irvine*. '1 lie\ ar.- Hon. l,*org?* D.
Wise, liajor Charles H. Stringfellow, Colonel
M. L Spotswood and Captain A. B. Guifon,
and as soon as they were stated the court?
room ?u silenced.
The room was warm, snd the crowd present.
did not make mutters anv more tolerable.
The petit jury occupied the greater portion
? >f the room, but seated at the har were f\
aral well known lawyers. Tha usual contin?
gent of loafing negroes were als., present, be.
aides the men that make attendance on trials
a anec tal tv.
Th.- ca.*.,, was begun l?y Sergeant Kprm call?
ing "K. buford Ol jj HISS, and the latter aigni
fying that he was present.
MTsaan a naaiuaaaa.
Attornev Smith then stated to the Court
that counsel for the priaooer and himself had
agreed upon an indictment under wbiob Mr.
Grvmea should be tried.
The indictment was handed Major String?
fellow, anti after reading the pajxtr a few mo?
ments he said he desired to eater B demurrer
against the eninta in the indictment.
HJudge Aiken replied that he would at once
hear argument, and Major Stringfellow for a
considerable time argued that the indictment
did not allege forgery. That it had been
drawn up with the care that would distinguish
a painstaking lawyer and representative of the
Commonwealth, but did not make a direct
charge.
In other worda. he contended that tho in?
dictment was legallv defective: that Mr.
?Rmith was not to be blamed, but with the
faots. or aliened facts, ai hand, no one could
have done better tlmu present the, indictment
that ha* been presented, which tho Mayor
aaid was defective in both counts.
Major Stringfellow quoted many authorities
in support of his point,
He was ably replied to by Mr. Smith, who,
in his speech, said that the paper had been
diawa np by following the indictment that
had been used in the celebrated Coleman case,
winch was tried before Judge < rtaigoa.
The indictment in the Coleman case was
carried to the Supreme Court and held t i ??
valid by that court.
i.AS-BH.T, HOOK.
Major Stringfellow, in speaking of the sec?
ond1 count, questioned the ownership of the
gas-bill book. Mr. Smith in reply said that
the question of ownership was aol necessary
for the charge of forgery, bul that a descrip?
tion was all needed.
Such wetre thc points discussed, and after
Mr. Smith bad taken his seat Major String
fellow again opened his batteries. He was
responded U > by Mr. Smith, ami the matter sub?
mitted to .bulgi. Aiken.
Jadge Aikeo recraaassd counsel to give him
ajiiat of the authorities quoted, and stated that
he wouhl oonaids] them and render his de.
oifiion at 10 o'clock this morning.
The court was then adjourned until that
hour.
Ko oase within thepaM five years has caused
ao mach cornmeal and interest as this one,
and the proceed inga at court yeatarda.i re
minded munv oi tin* celebrated Clnverins
trial. This waa especially true with tin
porters, who have not occupied the desk ss.
-signed them since that ca foi aa; great
length oi time.
OLD PAPI
Ia removing the trash from tbe drawers of
tbs deek yesterday one uf the reporters found
a daily paper bearing tbe date the dav
Clavenus was found guilty by thc jury. This
newspaper bus I ' en reposing quietly in the
draw, i since 1984
Judge Alkea iapresiding in the case, inas?
much an .Indue Witt, besides being n warm
personal friend of Mr. (irvmes, is also his
official bondsman. Judge Aiken is rather a
dastinguiahed-looking mau, is not unlike
Cktaunonwesith-Attorne; Smith, and is ver;
like Hon. John Goods, lb- has .. quiet dig.
nity about him, but not thal austere appear.
ance common With some lawyers.
Soon after taking his neat ? court attendant
Eut on tbe doak in front ol hun a pretty
aach of blush .' asa A card was attached
on which was inscribed: "Hon. A. M. Aiken.
?ii the people.'1
The history of the (Irymes case is as fol?
lows
"On Wednesday. March Ph. (Irvine- WSS
euspeuded 1 rom office and placed under
arrest bv order of Mayor Ellysoa. J
Crubhfield bailed him for his appearance in
court the following Saturday.
On the day set. the witnesses for the Com?
monwealth were examined in ona essa, after
?eroioli the accused waived an examination aud
waesent on to the cram! Jury on four charges
of felony, bond a in rhe Munni
?6.000. with Messrs. I. P Campbell, S. M.
Pa^.- nnd I, B. Thaw securities.
GrySSSe, arter a little while, went to Big
leland, whare be speat some d - .-onie
reason Messrs < Isiapball and Page decided to
deliver np tba acouaed, ami m Thursday,
April '.'th Sergeant Ales. Tomlinaon was sent
after linn and returned to the city with
Grymes t\w Dasi afternoon.
He was carried to the Second station-house,
whare be spent the Bight. 'I be neal moi nine;
he was earned to the Hustings Court, and
from there to thc city jail, where lie reii;,,
for ten days.
r.lonT moSOTMl
On Thursday. April lelh, a special term of
the grand jury was held to inquire ?into the
caaea. After four days' investigation that
body returned eight indictments against
Grymee. Four of these were for misappro?
priating public funds placed in his hands as
an officer of the raia*, and the other four were
for forgery in making false entries in the Au?
ditor's book*
Tue*, lav. April 21st. < ii vines wa? brought
into court and bailed by .Indue Witt in the
eura of S5.000. with Genera] T. If. logan,
Colonel Tazewell I'1 lett. Mr. lohn P. Branch
and M' U P IleKau.tMure as sureties.
The witnesses summoned for the Common?
wealth are Mayor J. Taylor Bllvaon, ('itv
Treasurer ,lohn K Childrev, Auditor Turpin,
Gas Inspector Vi. V Knowles, Bill-Clerk
Joseph M. Shelton, Eiperl VocouBtaat H. B.
Bonder. Krauiett Rohaener, S. I. Martin, J.
C. Warriner, ami .Io*, phi I..
DO J SOS JS MASCMESTEB.
Items of Interest From tbe Other Side of the
Kl ver.
The County (kauri ot Chesterfield rvas in
Session yesterday.
Miss Bessie (Jarrett, of Halifax county, is
thegue.stot Mt l;. hert Nelson, city.
Mrs. Dr. N. H. Nsbbtitt, ol Luaeaburg
Courthouse. Va., is the guest of Mrs. Dr. B.
L. 1 neram, city.
Mrs. Haggins and daughter, of Wilming?
ton, N. C.. were in the city mi Sunday, visit?
ing Mrs C. S. Mau:
Kx-Mayor John E. Taylor has returned
from New 1 ork, where be went to mtersai
Borne capitalist* in business mt.lorises in
thu vicinity.
Miss Ruby PabaWJ, daughter of .Judge
William Topi. Dabaey, of Powhatan Court?
house, has returned lunn,, aller a visit of
Several weeks Ut Mrs. K. W. WeiMger of this
etty.
Mr. Lawam Bnrfoot of Que oitf ami |
Hancock of Cheaterrield count v. will be united
ia masnage to-raorrow alteruoon at 5 o'clock
at the residence of Mr. P. V. Winfree, ii!
Cbeatertsald
T/Uoaai Davis and Hear; Jsferaon, two ,
Manchester negroes, were in Richmond on
Bundey. They stopp**! at a house ou [Six?
teenth str?*t and asked s woman for a drina.
of water In a few minutes Davis ran out
and the w-maui "stun hshhad lum at a rapid
tait tor Davis had ** of her money and she
was anxious for it. Davis looked neither to
rn ht BOT left, but took to the mid'lle ..f
the read He fairly flew, and didn't st-n
tititi! he had crossed the Free bridge and got?
ten i tood distance in Manchester, where lie
was captured by Captain Lijwcomb
He was taken before Justice Crntchfield. ot
Behn.,nd. I eaten?J morning, and sentenced
,-v davs in jail.
Four colored boys disappeared from MSB
cheater Friday snd hsve not been heard from
B_h b Tbev are all voting boys, the oldest
being about fourteen yi ? ft I hey de
parted under peculiar circumstance*, and it is
claimed that the Richmond and petersburg
Badroad < "tnpany is resjioiisible for tlie dis
?l.{>earapce f.l the b"VS. One of the'
named William Oraham, son of a worthv ".1
r.red Breecher by ti.at nam.-. Another is
named Jo* Hall, son of Bpencer Hall, a well
known colored carpenter, The other two are
named Thomas Randolph and James Cephas.
Some ,.f the parents of the boyi were st the
police station yesterday morning and related
their chUdren'a decertnre to His
H r Attkisaon and the police offi?
cers. Th?te how ths story boss: The four
boya la company with another colored boy
named Henry Mason. wer? indulging in the
fiicmating game of "craps" in an empty box
car which was standing on a track near John?
son A (Io's Iron Works, and which was a
part of theregular freight tram that left for
th* South at 12 20 o'clock Friday after
A brakeman heard theboys in the CU'and
went there to see what they were doini;
Henry Mason -aw the brakeman aud got out
in a hurry. Tim other bovs were shut up in
and, aeeetding U> Mason's statement,
he med to open the door and let them out,
bal ? .nhl not do so Pretty soon afterwards
the train started. 'ITie boj* not being al.le to
open the door and get out. were compelled to
take a ride. When the tram got to Chester
one of the trainmen, puping through the
the ventilated fruit car In waiion th*
boys were confined, said "Good-by* boya.
you all are bound for the South." He then
put th" seal ob the door, the train started oft,
and this is the Wt beard from the boys.
On Sunday telegrams were sent to various
point alon;.' th* line making inquiriea for th')
bul their whereabouts are still un?
known.
Spencer Hall, father of one of the boys,
saul yesterday morning: "I would not bi
nneesy shout my boyif I knew ho was not
locked np iu a car, as he ia plenty big to look
out for himself if turned iii
Mayor Att&tesoa said yesterday that be was
going to make an investigation into the. affair.
Between fifteen and twenty members of the
Alert Fire Company export to attend the an?
nual meeting of the State Firemen's Associa?
tion which meet* in Danville in June.
There will be representatives from all the
fire -ompanios in the State, and the meeting
will doubtless be a largely attended one.
Thc Mav term of the Hustings Court, which
adjourned Saturday, was a very long and busy
one.
There were a nnraber of important cases
tried and the court was in session three
weeks
Invitations are out to tho marriage of Miss
Mattie Frances Lyne U> Mr. Willie A. Burke
on May '20th at M P. M. at the residence of
Mi*s Lynn's brother. " River Dale," Chester?
field county,
TBE CITY'S HEALTH.
Report for I.a-i Week ? Thlrty-fonr
Death*.
The report of Richmond's health depart?
ment for last weekahows:
Whom number of deaths In the city. 34?10
white and 21 colored. Still-born, l colored.
Annual rate of mortality per 1,000, white.
11.08; colored, 82.84.. Total, '28.00.
Catihe ol death: Cancel of stomach, 1 white;
1 amer ot breaat, 1 white; cerei>-spmal menin?
gitis, 1 colored: COttgeetlOB of lung-. 1 colored:
- imption, 1 unite and \ colored, convul?
sions, I white and I colored, cystitis, 1 coll
general debility. 1 colored; diarrhum. 1 col?
ored; dropsy, 1 colored: drowning. 1 colored
erysipelas, 1 coif,red fall, 1 white; gangrene
of foot. 1 white; heart disease, '2 colored
hemiplegia, l colored; inanition. ,'i colored
inflammation of liowels, 1 colored: meningitis,
1 white and 1 colored; old age, | white; puen
monia. 1 colored: syncope, 1 colored: unknown,
1 white aud '2 .colored; whooping cough, 1
white.
Sex and colon Males, 7 white and 10 col?
ored; females, :: whit.- and H colored.
I Marshall ward, i white and 4 i
ard, 3 whits and l colored;
Clay ward. 3 white and 4 oolored; almshouse,
3 colored; Jefferson ward, 2 white and i col?
ored; Monroe ward i white and :i
.licks.mi ward, * colored.
Age; 1 day to 90, 1 white and il colored; 6
months to 12 1 white and 2 colored. 1 [year
to 8, 1 wini. . 10, 1 colon 'i
to 20, 1 white and 'i colored; 20 years to 10,
e and 2 colored; 40 yeera to 50, l white
and 4 colored; 60 years to 60, l white and 'i
red: co vear- t.. 70, 3oolored; 70 yea
rs to 100, l
white-, unknown, 1 red av* ag* ag.. :\~
Condition: Single, li white .md 9 oolored;
married, 2 white and Decolored; widowers, 1
white and 3 colored; widow , 1 white and :i
id.
?Nativity: Richmond, 13; other parla of the
1 1 it..1 State-, 20; unknown, l.
Comparative weekly mortality For we.!;
ending Mav 9, 1881, IO white and 24jcolored
for week ending May 10, 1880, 19 whit" and 22
colored
Rainfall: Pot weekending Mav 9, l^d.O.OO
in.-hes; for week ending Mav lu, 1890, Lti2
inches
Temperature: Por week ending M \ 9,1891,
70.57; tor week ending May 10. 1890, 72 51.
Number of visit* made by physicians for
poor Fir?-1 district, IT: Second district, 69;
Third district, 34; Fourth district, 22.
WICKHAM Si! 1 1 E.
City Authorities Want It in Monroe Tsrk
No Final Action.
The Grounds nnd Building Committ*
lon at 12 1,'cl .ck resterday.
At the last meeting of thc General Assembly
. mmiMee wa*appointed in reference to the
Wickham statue, and the [Legislature also
passe 1 i bill .haltering the Wickham
Memorial Association.
Bo 11 after tins the .itv of Richmond by
?Union of the Council made
to the Association that tho ,-tatur instead
of being plac.-d in the Capitol Square be
erected in 1 ne of the parka of this .-it\
The matter for the time was pigeonholed,
and Sculptor Valentine began work on the
statue. He has now completed his work, and
the statue is ready for erection. The propo
-mon from the city was a few days ago taken
up by the Association,and yesterday they met
the Ground- and Buildings Committee to dis?
cuss thc matter
'Phis they did, bul no final action was taken
It was. however, inlormally agreed that should
the. itv have the disposition of th*
the Committee on Grounds will nave it ei ?
in Monroe Park.
Furth" r than that, the committee could not
say. and the Association representative left to
ler the matter.
lt ?expected that in a short time they will
make some prop, wit ion to the city authorities,
but ..f what purport could not be ascertained
yesterday,
Invitations Itra-elved.
Governor McKinney veeterday received sn
Invitation from the Hampton Normal and
Agricultural In third an
mveraai v ceremonies of that institution.
He also received an invitation from the As.
social ion oj ex-Confederate Soldiers and
Sailors of Washington, who will hold rom
memoration ssrvices at Mount Vernon church
to-day.
Both invitations were replied to declining
the invitations.
??tag to ret era ti 11 i-f.
Ooloaol John B. Purcell and Mr. S. W.
Travers, together with other members of the
Chamber,,t Cmmer.-c of Ri.'hmond willgo
over to Petersburg to-day 1 n the fast tram to
confer with the Board ot Oovenors of the
Chamber of Commerce of Petersburg, con?
cerning the construction of tho Virginia and
Carolina railroad. The m**ting will beheld
in the rooms,.! the A. P. Hill Camp at 4
oclock.
Marringr 1.(renae*.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
thomas r. rowle* and Katie Reilelbach
Osages I. QwenatOT end Mary K. Kauphaus:
i1"",' '? .'ackson and Annie McAleabv
Fran* Higgarson and Mary E. Smith Harvey
A. harnsei and Katie ? Werner 7
MEMORIAL DAY AT OAKWOOD.
Graves of Dead Heroes Decorated lltt
Flowers.
THE ORATION BY MR. D. C. RICHARDSON.
Attendance of the First Virginia Regiment
and tbe Stuart Horse Guards
arad Yeaartana.
Memorial day was ob?erved in th- usual
manner at Oakwood Cemetery yesterday af?
ternoon by the kvnVs of the Oakwood Memo?
rial Association. Karly in the afternoon the
ladies went to the <tosuetery to decorate the
graves and the monument of the fallen sol
dieis. Hy fi o'clock a large crowd had gath?
ered around tim graves, and at that time the
Pus* Virginia regiment and the Stuart li
Oaarus aaaared the grounds. Lee and Picket
Camps were cm hand early and took positions
around the stand which had been erected
near the monument.
The stand, which was tastefully decorated
by Mf W. Davis, was reserved for thu ladies
of the Oakwood Memorial Association and
their cuesta, tbe Mies of tho Hollywood
Memorial Association. Soon sfter fi o'clock
Colonel W. A. grebes*, coauaaadsr of I ??
Cnmp. 'ailed the meeting to order and iatro
duced tbs Rev. Dis brest.?n .Nash, of Christ
church, wbo o5envi prayer.
Gaptaio Krank Cunningham sang a beauti?
ful sob. entitled "The R4?st " and was fol
|inv-.i| bv Comrade David C. Richardson, the
orator ol tbe day.
Mr. Richardson spoke as follows:
'lite Address.
? mrndes. Ladies and Gentleman: To
w bo tread these grenada wit ti heedlesi
ve would giv<> the adiii'.nitiori which WM
written at Thermt'poli*': ''Stop, traveler, ;ou
arc treading on thi Babes of heroes."
Stand herc to-day upon this holy ground in
this city of the dead, at ths base of this gran?
ite shaft marking the places where heroes
Sleep, .surrouiideilby many who were partici?
pants ia the bloody drama in which the lives
of lovetl on.-s were yielded up a willing aac.ri
apOB tbe altar of liberty; amidst these as
BOOianoasaad surroundings the realities of
the present fade tarey, thc tide of time turns
backward In its course, and the scenes of
thirty years ago arise before our mental
vision.
We sc* i highly favored land, fertile
valleys, towering mountain'*, rushing rivers
magnittc'-nt cities and pleasant rural homes.
We see a government tramed by the wisdom
of pages and cemented with the Wood of
patriots. We see a glorious union of inde?
pendent States joinc-d together under one
federal bead, ami millions of people grown
rich by tbs pursuits of peace. On! land of
liberty, asylum of the oppressed, abode of
happiness! Could not. tne Angel of Peace
still abide in this fair land?
But now the spirit of discord arises, dissen
tions divide the people, and soon the cloud of
war. at first no larger than a man's hand, is
seen above the horizon. It grows larger,
blacker, and more portentous. The sky
grows dark und mutterings of the coming
;n are heard. The "Southern States with?
draw from the Union and rea-surae the
powers delegated by them to th?j Federal
rnmettt.
We soe Virginia standing apart in the at?
titude of a suppliant. W:tn tim Constitui
in one hand and the olive branch in the
bags for the Union. She strives to
stay the tide of pas-ion and avert the horrors
?? itricidal strife. But her pleadings aie
in vam. liadneas rules the hour. The ancel
of pence takes hi r flight and liberty vofll h'-r
face, The thunders of war reverberate
through the land and the sons of Virginia are
calle.! ..ii t" march against the people of her
; the South. Arising in her
dignity from the attitude of a suppliant Vir?
ginia girds on her armor nnd, joining hands
with her Southern sisters, she commits h.-r
all to the God ol battles. She bares her
bosom to the storm, receive the stroke, and
strikes Iwrck the blow with a giant's strength.
And now the conflict rages, and blood and
irs mingled in the st.*
raBawaix forever.
B tbs mother kw>s the fair brow sf bel
darling bo; and bid him farewell forever, v. s
\e man whoas locks aro whitened with
the frost of age man Inn:* in rauks by the
t the beardless youth, ami then the bat*
tie i- joined. Shout* ot victory now rend the
ithem croea floe ta triumphant
over many a hoi ted battle-field
the victory is dearl; bought; many pi
bravest nnd beal go down in th" strif.
ginia drinks np tbe blood of the
.' < Thc men in gre;,
following their immortal leaders, urn in1
hie when opposed b; equal numbers.
Bntthedeadl 1- protracted and
the contest iauneqal Th* devoted sons of
the Mouth che bravel; fighting, and there are
noni heir j.lace-, wini with ovwr?
whelming numbers the enemy pouts down
upon them. My mere attrition the Southern
army is worn away, and tbe Confederate lases
crow thinner anti thinner. And DOW anew
I ?.. ? ? ? be Booth
hiive been wasted, hei hi .veil, and
ennui famine Btalka through the land. While
men half-starved are fighting their lovetl ones
at hoiin- are crying I
We see tbe women ot the South, gentle,
? tc ! gnd ri fin* d, Buffering privation
enduring bardahip s ol men y I
minister to the wounded and buffer!! ,
pitall and at their homes. They cool the
sh of the
ferer, bind op the gaping wound, whii
hope to the despairing, point?the soulato
Heaven in its flight and el es tbs eyes in
I; il thi nm ia! struggle must corn? to a
close. Thc thin line of weak and furnished
Ccu-" lera! ? Iv wasting av
increasing fon bbs enemy surround
ii ital ty of 1 bs Ooi I -.i
long has been " a looming bastion
? d with ' '.andoned and ,
over to da ind nun. We see a small
band of I t turn their faces south?
ward. They ure -.till true to country and to
duty. Bul with evengu . em;
comes upon them. 1 ?
way of escape, but they will fight to tbs '
And now the curtain falls upon the blood;
drama and the long strugi im
anil the banner of tue South ia f trever furled
' n the field of \ [tgoei down in
sat, but not in dishonor. A noble am
ed out ol existence, but its heroic di
will live in song and si
CONTEST ENDED.
The contest has ended, forever ended The
bitterness sad hatred, the suffering and sor?
row, ths te.irs and blood.all are pas' sad
{OBS, but the heroic achieve
nt.-derate loldiers are ours
Peace and prosperit; now smile
upon us In a restored Union wa are loyal
thful to the laws anti lc
liberty, but are cannot forget our dead, and
may the lightnings of Heaven ft raver blast
us if we ever admit tii.it these, our bus
brothers ami SOUS who died
Slf-p il
Was the Stun ii right in this contest ? Stand?
up here t ..dav. twsaty.fivi ,*ter the
smoke of battle bsa ro Isaawerun
hesitat - 1 am prond of old Virgina.
I treasure the memories of her achievements
ia the first strugglsfor indepei
fssnsof ber warriors, stateamei
oraton la s pi iceless legacy to sverv true Vir
ninian. And with all of these I cherish
the memorv of her sufferings sr
nficPB in the Southern i ? . . |? the
first struggle the colonists fought for
liberty and independence: in tbs second
the people ot the South fought that th. v
might remain free. Viewed from tbs stead
point of policy, it nary have been un*
dh to have ? n the contest bal
she fought tor ii greut principle and not from
v> nsiderati-ns of policy.
In tbs Constitution of our country the right
sign Ktates to reassume the powers
delegated by them to general Government is
"?cognized. This right was clearly taught
hy the sage*, ami statesmen who framed that
Wise compact and who have exj-ounded its
provisions. The *>cople of the South, know?
ing their rights under the Constitution, did
not believe that they could preserve their lib?
erties under a government which had per.
Sorted that Constitution, become Hggres.-ive,
and which threatened to destroy the auto?
nomy of the State*.
I would not detrsct from the patriotism of
thoss volunteer soldiers of the North who
fought solely tor the preservation hf the
Union which the; loved, Many oi thea aa
doubt believed that liberty could not be pre?
served upon this western continent save in a
continued ration af the stales , ? ?
Tbe peopla, of the Health did not believe
? hat liberty coaid be praeervH in the Lniom
Both fought for oonstitaSioBd VUuB^jJBBU
is often the e^ both strove Bf ??'"JJ
means to accomplish the sam* result, ana
they were equally patriotic.
soltstrn sonntaas
Were th* Southern soldiers |Sa?0*Sj VV hat
is patriotism!' It is love f^^,ni7ve hi* fair
Ind the Confederate ^?l?111?'r t]C?*cnt\rl*
Southland? 1M ti?- struggle*, the suorittes,
the agony and blocs! of thoee mur veers speak
for him. Ves. he staked all for her. IBcrinosd
all. suffered, bled, and difwl for her.
The cause of Sontheru independence failed
and ia a restored Daion ? now believe that
I,berty can he preserved ' <?od moves in a
mysterious way his wonders to perform.
When the fires of section? bate have been
wholly extinguished, when the history ot our
struggle has been iaaiHWtially written, tnen the
Confederate soldier will be recognized as a
t and a defender of hbertv and thc
principles for which he contended more
?dearlv understood. Then it will be known
that these men have not died in vain. .
In th* pantheon of immortal names their*
will I,-forever inscribed Why should we
turn to legends of tho past for instances of
devotion io duty, patient endurance of suffer
inir _d dauntleas courage.' W here will we
find more fortitude di-playd than by the
men who wore the gray? See them on the
long snd warr msrrh. ragged. bare-footeM.
half Starved See them fall exhausted by the
wav beneath the scorching rays of the sum?
mer sun. See the frosty ground, now crim?
son with blood from their bleeding teet.
THEIR BBAVBBY.
Were they braver Ij**t the:r former enemiee
answer the question. Bas then ;?t Manassas
sad Seven Pines, at Sharp*! urg and Chicka
mauga. at FrcWicksburg and Sailoh, at
Cold Harbor aud on other battle-fields. Wit
? heir devotion at tho "Bloody Angle."
Stand wrth bated breath and watch them as
witii unflinching nerve they make that bi
charge in the jaws of death at Gettysburg,
and then with a pen of fire inscribe for them
BOOB an enduriogtsblet: Bravest of the brave.
But the time will not suffice to tell the story
of their daedS. Sixteen thousand Confederate
soldiers he sleeping here. Every Southern
State i- represented bv some of their bravest
ami best loved ones.' They were killed m
battle, died from wounds, or from dis.
contracted in the army.
They died for us. It is our duty to guard
their sacred dust. It is our -weet privilege to
cherish their memories. It is for us to trans?
mit to future generations the story of their
death-devotion to dutvand their heroic deeds.
Then let us be faithful to the tru-f.
The sounds of the conflict had scaacely died
away when this noble band of women, the
Oakwood Memorial Association, was organ?
ized to car.- for these sacred relics. And who
are more fitted for the teek than thu women
of tha South? True to their country in the
hour of peril, they are still true and faithful
to the memory of its heroes. The caring
for these graves is their pious work, and
the men of the South should render
to them all neceaaarv a-*istane<>. And we have,
other duties to discharge. Another genera?
tion haa now reached the sc*me of human ac?
tion. It should bo our work to instill
into their minds a proper appreciation of the
toils and sacrifices of those who have died, so
that they may take up the work when these
have passed sway. laen let ns, not only
guard the-c graves, but transmit to future
generations the story of their dauntless cour?
age.
The Confederate soldier' How the he:trt of
?very true Southerner beat- with pride a
mention of that nani'-. What a record of
glory does it unroll foi
atravrvoasDBi bba&txo.
I ? the conflict aro decreasing
deily. Remorse!*** tune is bearing them
v The boys of 1861 ar* th* vi -
to-day. There ere some of these who hohble
'hr.-ugh our streets, maimed and suffering
from wounds. [a the preeenc* of oneof these
maimed heroes i always feel like nnoovering
mv head in recognition of theil claims to my
gratitude, and God forbid that the dav shall
ever come in thi-. our beloved State, when
the claims of these shall not he recognized.
May ..ur people in grateful appreciation of
their -ufferings in a cause wnicji was our
? a, ever provide for the wants of the
maimed Confederate soldier and lighten his
burden in life and shield him from poverty
and want.
Then let us be true to the living and faith?
ful to the. memory <>f our dead. We may not
be abb- iq rates S proud mausoleum upon this
. -cot to m-irl thc pla. e where BixtecB thous?
and sp. 'lim pLun granite column
ma'- I e all 'hat is material which will endure
ell the -tory, but upon it ia inscribed ia
tr.e.bini words:
"The epitaph of the soldier who tails with
bia country is written in the heart- of all who
loVHihe light and boner th* brave."
Here let their epitaph- bs written on our
heart.-, and le! it be told to cir children and
our children's ehlVli>n. that these w? re j,a.
trisjjt* snd heroes who deserve all ths .enera
aceful people eau bestow.
"They fell devoted but undying,
The very gales i seem -lKhing;
.afr- innrnuir of tbair nani''.
Th'? woods ar* pended with their fame;
Th* ni lent column p.neand cray,
ct.auna kindred with theil a redclay;
Their spirit* wrap tb* i tam,
Theo aral** o'er th* fountain;
I h" mean. ?t nil. th.) mtghtieat river,
Boll mo (ling with their taino 1.never:
They'll be a watchword to the earth
Wh.ii man would lo a nh,
Ifs li look ivt th***, and then rush on
Where life is lont or honor ...
At tbe dose of the oration the bugler of tho
regiment "tape" and the regiment fire
usual volley, thereby bringing tho ceremonies
III I l.V llAZAAK.
It Will Close Tnliiy After a Successful
Hun.
The Bines'Baseer wea Ream well attended
rday and a go ,.i dei' ?'money was taken
in at the leveral stand-.
?ung at the eli .se last evening stood as
follows:
tfie gold wat<*h for the most popular
??man: M. J. (.tiffin, ns votes Sergeant
A.M. TomHaeoa, ll; Sergeant Brooks, 17;
Seroe.mt < ? a.p... ip William Crane, ll; A. F.
Pi iteaux, IO; John J. Powell, 170.
'Ih the kw..rd ami belt for the
most popular officer of the State wm a- fol.
?wa * .ptain Hutchseon, 51 rob i
Matthew. Derbyshii ptain
I ' - '? ' ? , ?????'.. :: i ..lonel
?Iodine Stern, 22.
The vote on the uniform for the most
popular officer in the citr had the following
result Captain Hutchaeon, 6?S votes: Major
Derbyshire. 20; Captain Ender, 111; Captain
Anderson, 28.
The vote on one pair of trousers: Kinder
49 votes: Hazen, 21. Pelouze, 7.
The vote on a suit of clothes: Captain Gas?
ser, 10 votes; Captain Cunningham. 15.
All the votes w_j be closed to-day at ll A.
M when the Ba7aar will c.,me to a close.
Any articles then lett over will be sold at
auction the next day.
The Blues Band turnished the musical part
of the entertainment last i
The building where the bazaar is Peing held
will be sold at auction bv the ladies of the
Carnaval de la Mer uext Saturday.
MKS. FRAYSEB.
She Died Sunday at Her Home on Marshall
Street.
Mrs. Mary Armistead Frayser, the wife of
Captain Richard P.. 1 rayner, died at her home.
No.! afBahai] -treet, at 2:45 o'clock
Sunday morning. Mr-. Fravs??r was a niece
of Judge James A. Betnple, formerly of the
New Kent circuit and ur lessor of" law at
William and Mary Co'leye for manv years.
Shs was also I Bieos of Colonel William Arm?
istead. who represented King William county
in the State Senate for a number of yi
Her death is nc urned by a host of friends
who knew ber and 1-v ed her well, and towhoni
she at all tune- pr. .rad a friend true and tried.
Her life was indeed one worthy of errulation
a lovable woman, devoted and faithful. She
leaves no children, but her stricken husband
will have the sympathy of many fronds
Ihe funeral will take pla.-e today at noon
from the Second Preabj terian church. Dr.
Kerr will officiate, aud the interment will be
st Hollywood.
Slashed Uer Foot.
A large sign in front of Thalhimer Bros.,
corner of Fifth snd Broad streets f*ll last
evening and aevwraly mashed a lady's foot.
She waa taken into a doctor's office near by
and then eent to her hame, 804 -dem* street.
MAY SESSION OF THE BOARD.
Inch Business Transacted by tte Alder?
men.
THE HOG ORDNANCE CONCURRED IN.
rands for School Buildings Guarantee or
of Interest Increase af Salary 4?n
feranre With I.*** MSSt-tor.
A regular meeting of the Board of Alder.
men was held last evening, President Joseph
C. Dickerson in the chair.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson returned without
his approval a resolution refundinc *20 to
Messrs. Charles A. and Rutherford Bose. The
reason fbr vetoing the resolution is stated as
frnovrs: "I do this because the resolution
fu... to mention why the money is refunded,
or tho account to which tbs appropriation is
to ii.- oharged
On a vote on the resolution it was lost.
Pron thc Committee oa Streets a resolution
was presented, ths purport of which ls that
the accommodation train from Ashland
not longer fo from Elba to the Inion depot,
using the connection track. The resolution
waa adopted, and in other wards the train. ?..
far as the Hoard is com erne.I, will bs Stopped.
The Finance Committeerscommended that
they be authorized to issn- 4 per cent, bonds
at such times as they may think necessary in
the sum of .$60.0Q0 for the construction of
Central school for t^.OOO: the Navy Hill for
.*jnuoo; and the Nichol I Behool for
$12/000. , w
Th? resolution was adopted, Messrs. Lren
shaw and Gray voting n"
The Finance Committee nl-"> reported a
resolution increasing th" salary of the assist?
ant in the Auditor's office from fl.OOO to
? 1.200 a year. The resolatioo was lost.
Slr. Crenshaw. represent inf,' the Committee
on James: Uiver Improvement, returned ?
the Board certain resolutions in refereai
the management of the work in the harbor.
The committee recommended that it would
be inexpedient to make sa; changes in tha
work at present. Tho report waa received
and filed.
FROK TUB OTnrr. IBINTH,
The eighty-nine resolutions from tho Street
Committee which were adopted by the Com?
mon Council at ita last meeting were conourred
in.
Another ordinance from the Common Coun?
cil was the hog ordinance, which provides
that no hot's shall be k--pt in Richmond after
June 1, lb'Jl. The ordinance was concurred
in.
An ordinance allowing the Northside
way Comp my to run down Baker atreet from
Fifth to Seventh, there t?> connect with the
Southside railway. The Northside com.
pany's track run from its viaduct southward
on Fifth street, there to connect with the
Fifth-street branch of the Union Pases
line. B; the adoption of the Behove ordinance
the Northtude Company can now go eastward
alone Baker street ami connect with the
Southside linc. The ordinance waa adopted
A resolution appropriating tJ.ioo for addi?
tional electric light, tbs -uu" to cost v .
cents per light. Concurred in.
\n ordinance allowing the Southside Rail?
way Company to lay a Bingle truck instead of
t. north of Baker.
The street at that point is no! wide enough at
? receive a double track. Concurred
in.
An ordinance that a special commit!'
five be appointed, three from abe Common
Council and three from the Hoard *
man, to i . > ilit; of dividing
Clay ward into two wards. Concurred in.
oi ..kan ! sa or rjrrsBEST.
A resolution guaranteeing the paymei
lt -li ?"-.vi.ono to be b
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Soi
tha guarantee to be secured b; s li.-n on tbe
property ol the SOciet;, carne up.
Colonel A. h. Buford, president of the
society, made an explanation of the matter, he
stating that the money emil 1 be essil; g
if the interest Bl gunrant.
Mr. Ora; said be thought th?> guarantee
businesa a bad precedent; that matter* were
certainly dead if the Society had to OOme '
the city to guarantee the interest, and be was
in favor ol letting the 8ehe*n.<> die that th"
stock he owned in it he did't believe wai
marketable
I he rcs..: ation was adopted hy the follow in^
report :
li ii Bowdi
Crenshaw, l>avi?. uutin. Hargrove,
Hughes, Mitchell. Turpin, I'irkersoii. irt.
'?! brander i*?.. Jef.>r,
Ta>lur. '??
Un mot kui of Mr. Bowden a '..it.- was re
A. Williams' salary was
increased from tl,coo to?1,200. Mr Wulaasna
is an efficient and popular clerk in the Audi
ince.
\| Devil moved that tbs resolution ap?
pointing a joint tommittee from the Connel
nfer with Lee district residents aa I
adviaabilit; ol that district being in.
rat erl in til.
The it-solution wss taken : de and
adopl
Mr. Taylor presented a
be refunded to arie- A. and li
forti ion amount wi uu?t
them in the Hu.stma.-i Court for bu!
houses without permits. This carried out the
ideas ' Ellyson expressed in his veto
al.ove.
Mr. Turpin offered an ordinance that gns be
redo; I iiaand feet, the ordin i
to take effect rebruar; l beginning
Of the city's fiscal VI I
The vote wan taken anti 'ht* otrdina
adopted I '
and Hug] no.
ommumcation anted b; Mr.
Dickerson from Mr. Edgar Ii ulm.- dei
the Hoard ( I I fiting
that the term of Mr.
wt,uiii expire June jnth, i*e<i
Mr. Crenshaw offered a resolution, which
was adopted, that a joint. fibs
Council bs held Monda;, July 6th. at i
to Mr. Kosher.
Adjourned a- . |
Property ira.ii?r?.rs.
Richmond City. Frederick and Edward
Hanewinckel to John Williams^ one-third in
- ? de Third
twet : I Haker.
: ?
1 n east Bids Seventeenth si
between William and Oreen, f 661.
Henrico County. A. I?. Gord ti to -I C
Powell, 15 feet on Wii d I liwest
corner Washington. *
Northside Land Compel > I Spen?
cer, lots 4 and Gin square 22, Chestnut Hill.
*400.
J. H W Pi ], to
Bridget Hums. 61 feet on north side Nichol
! near Spring, running back to Cen?
tre street *-r,''0
A I. Tuck to Fiord Tyler. 20 fee
side Ashland street, near Carter, li.
sti.k to Your riaaaale.
Dear Tom. the time is now *? hand when folks
are hankerim*
To take their flannels off and don the lighter
Karn of ?prim*.
Bat rion t you crowd the season, Tom. it
? il for ah:
Hoa uuny Mk" th?Mnofr toof-non and ukin the
tra-la-la.
Then ?tick to -roar flannel- Tom,
With a pnrpoee wami and true,
Stick to your rtanr>*.is. Tom,
Until they stick to j
For the victim inn't spared to star anions na
very long
Who take* hi- flannel! off when first he hears
the ml in *t Bong.
Alas! how many folks there are who climb the
golden mair
bcauxe thny doff their flannels while a chill is
in the air.
And had they kept their flannels on how many
who are dead
Might Mill bc with na hustling like tho mischief
after bread
Then stick to roar flannels. I om,
V? ith a purpos* warm and true,
Stick to vour flannels, Tom,
Fntil th.
For "pring s a coy young maiden. Torn, and verr
full of doubt.
And the undertaker*!! get you if ,-on doa t watch
out- _' | ? . " raid.
We t hall eng*
snv man. woman or child who is affected with
? onntipafioii. Dyspepsia. Headache or Tor-.id
Fiver to prove that, a few doses of Bimraona
I.ivar Kegulator will not relieve them lt never
fans, and ia so pure, so nure, so harmless th,
infant can take it snd never hat., a ?..-,?;
Cf CO le. An adult can tak-? it. keep the hoe-ala
rogular.ani . ,4,::i
HICKOK* NO. I, H. i>. c., rio ANI>
akpatoicBgajK^awajfaa-jw-ttitm iitr
New Real Herat* Plrm.
Mr. Leigh M Blaritiai, long con nert **. w(v
Mr. J. B. Flam ol thia city m th* reel
business, ha* formed a partnership wjtr ',[.
J. C. Oreen of WtibaaviT'ort. pu
name and style of lt?nN.r. .'. <".r<-. ... f. , .,'*
pajipOtS <J cnnduotitag the real e*ut?
brokerage business ?? V lit east Ma
Mi Green is a capitadimt ot lur.,
experience and hold* large
mercantile and BBBaacial
liamsport, but realiziotr I
Virginia, and for Richmond
d'-, nie 1 to locate an*>
intereata with our* Thus Wtl
is Bichmood'a gain, and Eiichmo
heartily weT-om** all tm h.
Mr Blanton is wvdl known here )n ray
estate ft rel es and we bespeak fi J
firm tho hearty support and confide
public.
A Hwelterinx Hot lier.
Rom* prophet* *a_i that we was to h.-.r, ^
springMSHSf n. How near they hit
by tating Sunday and M
coBsiderstioo, !? .wu n.i doubt
diction. Now, it von wi*h to I ?
able the .
wooderfnlly. In saather-weigl
bo house surpeeeee the B. 0 P
Third and Br. F.v.-rv
, a
Our I'M) saen'a anita al ll
t ,o popular with tl ?
spacial n ention tho sen 11 bb ?
Ti'. ? In negilee an I eel ,
we are prepared to givey
The isl Boa; the ll ii
fancy, at '.?-.?. the *}'.> grade imp. .rte .
Bl fl.70. Don't you
tun.- | I.
straw' We 'bink we can
t-. ?-'. M;?tak.- il* the BUmbei , ,'
Itlveraiont'ft Sn. ra-ss.
LvM-nsURo. Va.. Mav ip |Special.) Atv.
plications for BtwermoBt I I
aeries under che rule- adopted | ? ?
pany will bo closed favmorrow
o'clock
Dp to -late one real -
Butters. Simmons J O'Leary, have I
plication* for lota amouot
which, il?
cha*** m<.
which, n* required, 10 i"
i. pa !
< i ni him.
Tp in a tree ?n Monroe Park the '
ing was a robin redbreast tinting ? .
Boring carol. Surrounding hun was
envious, chattering spam ?we, evideal
ing at bira ead calliag h.rn all
but the robin kopt I
us think of tl*, position wa occupy,
dealers keep ceiling ns n mw - 'l
like (Cir lively music and b< BS I
quick, sharp pru.*"*, bat a
ing. Plenty erf *pnrmws, bnr notm..
K now what we aro offer
To-Day, To-Morrow and Thursday
WO .;
-
or Home*! .at
See our < hlldl'
Alioth."
tiset stylet
THE BOSTON,
Opp. Postoffice.
ii
Milli
(p^PA_tjy
MILLINERY OPENING.
The Summer Opening
place THURSD VY and KUI
this week. London, i'
New York will ho on exhib
never before. The overwhe
? -?
Batterii
esl ;ui(l handsomest of all
rig to head wear b i
ciated. The ext remeand 11
modes, of NEW EFFECTS
voil!' gaze. Thin;::!!
there is prom
ti'' combinations as would d
greatest merit to the
finery centi?i of Pan ?
In' MATERIALS I ?
nothing thal makes its a]
in any man I
sa!.- here. In all the bram ??
the departii
ck, in ordi
erfect Milli] - ?
Cn
uni door, ta stor.
Il, 13,15 and 17 East
?VBvl CTM1 . MlPPlN' ^Jfc
I aili not have a fora
but will have a da I
turned from S i
??
vp
SUMMER MILLINERY,
'I PIMM! li WI i S I KIMMKH :
I
' RIM-IN
1 Piss I will he pleased
a pnblic ??? ?? ,
ibortestnoi ? ??
w.irmansl.
my: ?
^IIPPINKHY BM4
SPMMPK o\'Y\ ^^
Hi l. "? 'pius has resans) '
lark and will h?ve?
O-JJQD SPMMP.K OPKNTV.
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