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6 THE RICHMOND DISPATCn-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23. 189?. Toys and Holiday Goods At.50c> on the Dollar, to close?, thorn out. It If very seldom Hint at this timo a re tail house is able to oflfVr those goods at such a sacrifico. But It is such hero. After several days' consideration wo have decided to make I great chango in our basement that will bo announced to the public bv January. This great stork consists of Toys, Crockery, Cut Glass, Bric-a-Brac. Lamps, Glassware, Cutlery, and everything carrietl in a first-class Crockery and House furnishing store. Holiday Hints by the Thousands are here for the thousands or more shoppers who annually look to this great store lor their holiday supplies. Our pa trom? RTB never disappointed. In qualities, varieties, prices, and shopping facilities we are unusually well pre pared. THALHIMER BROTHERS' ONE-PRICE HOUSE, a CORNER BROAD AND FIFTH STREETS. Temple, Pemberton, Cordes & Co. THE NEW STORE. HolidayGiftsforEvcrybody Every department in our house is teeming with articles suit able for Holiday Gifts. i?> enumerate them would require seve ral pages o? this paper. Instead of taxing your time and pa tience with the listing WE INVITE YOU TO SEE THEM. Your buying will he certain to follow, by reason of our very attractive prices, which cannot be equalled anvwhero for goods of equal merit. For Ulis week SWEEPING REDUCTIONS IN THE PRICES of all Holiday Goods have been made. Rubbers As Useful Presents. Indications point to a wet sea son. Wo have prepared a Rubber Sale in oonstqueBos. 19c. lTi.-ket 1'liinlr? :.'. ; Rubbera, s 17.-s up t?> 1?? ! i? irnlar cut. SB?. Mea*? s. If-Acttng Vbat-Ctarade Rob? bera, opera and COnuaOB-aMUM toa, for 7T,c; fill tun, from <*? to 9. at. SB 50c. Men's Su?rm Orara, Ri hiKh In front and back, ?rortfe U, ffr...Ml L,adi*__' ARCTICS, beat wraa?....%9.*MO, Monta Ar? t?. -, . .?i._*v Children's ltul?_?-r Boota.?l.oii. MiH.if-B' Rabbet Boeta.$i._.v tmMtt Rubber Boota .9LM9, Motet Robber i ' rada.4S.-rS. l_a *i? a.* l'ooth"ld**. r.Oc. nnd.'X'*c. - SLXPPBB i*1'i:si:nts. Ladles* ?and M en'a Comfortable House SUpptrs. Ut?, ."i. T...-.. S?. H'''?, tM* HOFHEIMER'S _JMl East Broad,.SL T11K M\>?LlCIUM^Tl!-. IN Dit *.-D?H h lier Iujurl.-i? >Iur<* Serlnim, lliiin nt I-'Irst S ni pu ?.-? NEW YORK, De? ami r ::. 'i ta I ship M utili h Is In the tlm h r r.- look at iba inv\ '.nT, Brooklya, was entirely ?m?--v? n .1 i ?-?' ?y. Krom a hole lu the bottom Of the Ma. -:u husetts several long apHnti n ol a ; wan I This ta thought at the navy-yard io Indl maig (bat t!.- ahlp i-tru'-k tie* wreck of a bars* whkh aaak 08 Oorttaot*! 1 several > oars ago, and which at axtt Ijr low water ha? been a menace to ?vi gation ? vr r i'.nce. | The examination of the t?attlesh'p dis closed three large dents In the port side of the ves-.-l, forward. Oat ol tl?. dais told a reporter thai ?M Injuries wer? much more serious than had been anticipated. The thro- platee, h?-> would have to be rc-mov? ,1 nnd replacM for n?iv ones. II -.an l?l?- plalon that tht vesael would have to l? 1 It ? it of onn mlaal'-n tor the pics, nt. (ttxx rvnox of SBOBOBIi To C..ii?l?l?-r X in? I i"i--ill.tii ?if ? ?.11 ?titioi, of ?jfri?- \iin-r ?.-im Itaer." xi-**w voUK, Daoember B I sail was Issued to-day by Dlshop Alexander Wal? ten, president of the National Afro Amerk-n C?iunc!l, for a convention of color??*, people, under th? auspices of tho 1 council, tit XXa blBCtOB on December J*_1h. All OlSaalaatkMM having for their object the amelioration of the condition ol the A fro-America?, race are Invited to send delegates. The objecta of the conference aa an nounced are to raise funds for the prose- : ciUon of lynching p?ril?s ami t? t t Hi constitutionality ?>f th- law? In ? Southern States dUfruru hisln-? negroes; to reslBt political and buatneae ?lt*<crlml nation against the negro; to secure tha 1 better treatment of convicts; to ??cure F?*derai appropriation? for school fund? of the 8<juiii?.!ii States; t., eeeoarage in dustrial und higher education, and "to recommend a healthy Immigration from tTr ?r-rMden ??'tlon? of our land to more 1 Uw-abldlng ? ctlon?." a?fe?-___ Jc'i? V""iln-* ?-** --? executed ' ai the Lip-patch I'rlntliir-llouse. THE II VY AHM Y RILL. -tniuiiii*-. Fono ?>f ;i??.?kki Rcio?. Boat mou? Cost of Army of 10?>,?X?<?. WASHINGTON, If. C, Docombot 22. rho bill for the lnrrrase of the ?rggalor irmy, which tho minority of the House ^ommltt'c on Military Affairs win offer is a OObOtttOte fot the Hull bill, v, - Irawn by RepresontatlTS Hay, of Vir ginia, and Is n,?;v in the ?hands ?of ih i War 1'rpartment, where .in estim?t?-* li ?mads of the cost of euch a mill? . it ?prorid o 9 be m? h, pi o* Idt t tot a rtandlna army of PHP? men?12,000 ?artillery, 8,<a>o i.i.uitry, ?S.0M eoTolry, ordnance ?rai signal turps, and a ?general staff. i:xi?:i:n?.'?' voi.untki.hs. t?> r???-. t ?the ?existing exigency ??>r ti In Porto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, Hawaii, and the ?Ladroneo, the bill pro that the President may Issue s pro m foi ?50,000 additional volun pa, to bo onllstod for two yeoro ? latter ?troops art? t?> be commanded bj officers appoint?**] bj the President. Thi orgonlaauoo *>-. i<? ?be ?the ?tome as la the regular army, the strength of tiit different m m.s of ?the ?sorrloe to be determined by the President The prooent toluol ire t?> b?? mustered oat within sixty ?days th.- a? t, ?but rolun rganisatlons now in ?the o n . ?prof? n i?? ?for enlistment In the noa volunteer army, if th? y h?? elect, within fifteen ?lays. Mr. ?Hoy ?will Me tbe 1,111 an! the ml i?H,rt on the Hull bill t?,-i?? i] with the Clerk of the H ? iBJBCTIONfl TO iin.l. PLAN. The main I in the ?report will Qority plan, * ?the Hull bill f< 1 S Standing army ??i , m? ?i, Is 1l1.1t ti of t Philip? >, t ?and? but ?thai If 1 i| army ?Is loon as. ?1 to 1 0*300 It will ?be ?olmo I I . no mattet \\b I ?9 ?happen lu the future, it it. ??lo uf the Tli it? r pensiona, will bring tho if the military establishment up to IRO.OOO.OOO, the largtst charge in tho world military ?establishment. The naval llabment would ?bring the total up ?millions moro. Mr. ?Hoy ostlmstea l stl B-dlOg am,y of ?10,000, with ?SO.OOO additional toll ?nto? m, ?would o ..?rijii mlfl.t continue only t. r ta OORR TRIAL UBfil vrn. TaeUmaoy of Mr?, gooosio ?gha II? 1'itk? llimu-rriinffiilloii KoOtO. NfeTW Y"KK. December ?S, The Uhlag ,?f t video? 1 in I Mec?a, aceaoed <?f robbery in the Ural ?i was resumed to-day ?before Rooord? _, Thtoe trttaeooes gnoa leatlmoay Confirming that of Martin Mab'.n, tbe al 1?K? A \! :lm Of the -, " ','. ?. Mrs. y '.:'. y. Tohnaon. whe Hoes in ?Fifty seventh street, where it 1- ai legOd BfOhoa t?'ok Fnyr,o ?St rah an M said shs baser Mahoa and oloo the lo? (endai t, but did not know WUlhua a. B, MoOtO, Flu? ?teOtlflod thai she had ask- ?I re in the Tooths why she iit.i not toro ?State's evtdoaon Mrs. Jofeaoon \,roko down Ol this point, and Shod tl ply ?to 1 question, she sold Fsyne M?,.?to find sb?.? would not turn Stat. s ?rldeooo, ?boos > ' he would kill her. Tho rest of the testimony was rclven up?. to answering quettlona mot?? or ',. ag : VOM to the ci-se, and th? n p waltof from tho Metropole, who BOfOOd RBDOr to Mr. B and t/io ?alleged Mrs. Moore, was put gpOO the stund. MOTION TO DURUM ?COMjPLAINf. Thl? ende*d the case for th?. prt SSftltlon. ?SJSd Mr. l..\y. th-? ettofney for the de Bt, mot ?1 for a distiils.-ul of the i ?nipliilnt. on tho ground thut the pruseeu? tiOB had fuibd t<> establish It? case. This iti'dion trat daaled. Annie Flu^-rald, matron of the ?lty ?pria****, wot called as the firnt wRneea for the defome. 90? denied boring board Mn, j.?hn?on advli". M, Moon to tutu State'| ?*vl , una mino denied othf-r parts of Mrs. Johnson's tttd-..? ?? , At thl? point court "djouriK-iL - *, THE 1 ?D? ?E?, (CONTINTKI> Fn??M miST PAOB.) Cart? r to look out for Mooro's approach, and the only denial of this had been made by llio prisoner, who had vigorously hurl ed th?? 11? at ??very witness who Rave In iiny mutirlal te?tlnv>ny ??alnst l?lm. siini'Li) N?yi* BBLIBVB TiU-'.M. Discussing the testimony given In by the prtoooer and his daughter, Mr. Banda ?"1?1 tin? Jury -with great ?-?rnestnecs that if they believe?] what hud b?*K-n testified l<? l?y th?? father and ?I-night? r, they must acquit ?'a.t't'-r, "lint," continued be, "you must convict him, If you don't believe them." The teatlmony of the young tbea Inspected i?v Mr. Baada, who, aft? r ? itinin. tiding .' ' ' for ! . : loyalty t?. mnl Ulf SSI llflta I ?r h?-r fa ther, assorted that st?o I pptd l??-r duty. Ho referred to Mat Ball 1 coolness as ?he saw the shot?. : r father st M? ore, and of how she tunned quietly snd said. '-Mamma, I llevo papa has shot Mr. Moore." Thin, Mr. Baada * ?Id, was unnatural, for th girl further testified that sha saw M throw hid hand behind him, as though to ilit'.v :i pistol, and prepare to spring out ,?f his baggy on her father, and nil of t?os wn?, before bee father area bli t.'i, and ret the girl, seeing all thl . not make any exclamation to bar m I thongb sh?-* must have fen red that h? r father would be billed that Is, pn?vi?l? I lament eras true, i CARTER'S STORY DBCLARSD ?H TiUT. I', slag on to the statement of Carter that h,- feared thai he himself would ba : by Moore, Mr. . made a rigor? ?us attack upon the probability <?f hi? .- manta, and di nounced his I along the Una - ' "s untrue. t al rlklng phyal cused, Mr. I fed thi coat which waa worn by tha decedent when killed, ami pointing out th?j hoi? s In the -.t, |i t them bear mutij testimony t., the fad that the shots wt re Brad from behind. Tho testimony Of Carter thai he had fired Die third empty shell ?t a .?if Matota the homicide, Mr. Bands char? I t'Tized as a "cock and b ill I ' ry." Concerning the conflict i>- twai d carter M the one side and Chlldrey and -?n the Other, Mr. Bands a-k??l: "Qentle men, which will you t>? li? ira, this prison, r who ?stands charged with this sei ^rimo, or Charley Chlldrey and Law Ha* ?.11. whom you have known all y?>iir ItveOf :.'art?IT says lie only Bred two shots, ami having toi i these two y- atlemen that he fired m??r-, nn.l jret th? y ( that he told t}i m that three shots I rn ? ?l by him." * Mr. s.-md.* referred al some length to tie ?baracter of the wit t. who ha : tifiad again-1 m . and thi n aklng the Inatructloi I in, argued nid explained them folly, explaining that - order to reduce the offence from first? murder, the barden of proof was in th?.- defence, i' aleo explained thai ylng In watt did not DOCOS arlly Imply bat Carter was concealed from Moore's right in unaiyzing ti,?.- Instru? - l for y th? n, Mr. B laid that even though the jury bcli. . be rrldence ?-, i * n by ?Carter sad b laughter, they must bring in a ?( : ?f murder la tho second degree. Avai lu asserted, in conclusi?n, was ...e ? i >i the clime, and ho made a strong sp ? ai t . which, 1 i bad, coald ?ni-.- be sattsfl?sd by the cone*ation of Tarter for a crime a :> of a bread-wlniK r ami I paaci able citizen. MI'TMI'NT OF MIL WXNDBNBURG Mr. Wendenburg arose-when Mr. Bl oncluded, and after dlaolahalng tha hjWi ra of oratory whlcb h id b Q UfM t > lira, asstirlrd that ha proposed to 'en . i.? show that hi- ? Ui al v. si nol ruilty of tin- charge preferred again.-,t dm, "We trf," Bald Mr. Wendaabdrg, "the Ibis case In tha shape of Mr. llUy Bradley, and there also appears in he role of the anee, ?1rs. Moore, while she Ins :?-? her fur;. .loore'ts brother. Now, are theee two -entlemen who are assisting In ; ution the agenta <?f this . ren or of this Nemesis, or are I ?ere by the request of the .. I realtb's Attorney, ?rho thlnki hi baa lUch ?a weak caso tliat he mu I Leaving l-.is question unanswered, Mr. FVendenbarg called attention to Mr? i iiirt stateaoaat that if the jur> i Carter's testimony they must km. and of his subs? Quenl ? ui??n that on the fame grounds 11 hould adjudge him guilty of : murder. Mr. Waadeaburg said all . \ idem in the eaaa bad I - m orted by Mr. Banda, i mad to appear .gefnat the accused. Ha then plunged nto the ' i reviewed it in , _ enao. Taking first the ooarral between larti r and n Thursday, tha at? ti iced Hi-? ' ase through to lb : the homicida Referring to ffort mad? to prove that Carter had re rained from his ueoal cuatom of going to own ??n Saturday, In order to He In i or Mooi-'i. Mr. Wendenburg said the cvi elong this Has ? .? manuYa trured, ust as was that OOaoeralag the third hot in the buggy, though be t ii.v ?belief thai counael tor tha prosecution . :? a party to the transaction, r Miner Inclined to the belief thai tb . of Vengeance and her fury" -, ? !.- the reaponatbla on THH (URL IRRBBFON8-BI-B. Mr. Wendenbarg n?sxt took op tho 1 imony of tho Guerraat girl, ami ? i. , to show that she a itrtt pot o- bald up and riddled every confllol In ? r teetlmony, asserting that if it a natter of dollars and cents involved tu? nry in the land would accept this child's eatlmony In pi-eferenc? to ?Carl i 'NOW," continued Mr. Wendenburg, "in , matter of Ufe or death at,.- you going take thi?. chili's testimony; IT her away this man's life when her re oiiectton v h al fa dl : iiinor detail?." The testimony of tor. W. B. Bradley cas next attacked by Mr. Weadeabarg the gentleman a y arraign? ?1 for his "apparent parti ansblp." Mr. A'-ndenburg called attention to the ?fact bat the Commonwealth's Attorney bad .1 that because a wltaess bad I partly In i n or bla entlra avid vas pro!,ahly In error, an.l then Bh?OWed mue discrepancies in Mr. | nony. asaertlng that his statement as hi r. fore not to hi aoci pt< a. Concerning Dr. McOulre's teetlmoay, Jr. Wendenburg tlianked the pi <?r putting him on the stand, asserting vith emphasis that the eminent surgeon oalttvely corroborated Dr. white in an r* sseatial detail. Th,.? attorney then caii 1 attentkn to Mr. SsilllS'S actions while iiustrating In his argument the p tents Of Moore In his huggy, . rbils be "wag endeavoring to show i i hing the law of nature lia 1 m ok- him do ii'ither, and he had demonstrated that ?huh the deferaoe bad dalan I ILLlSTKATi:-" BOS AI'iTMKNT. At this Juncture the e,.urt took Ifl ntil 4 o'clock, Mr. Weadeabarg suspead? ng. He r,Mimed whet?! court r. OOVaa ,|, ml, using the witness--hair to tepr? ?-? r?t i nggy, begaa an Ulastrettve argumi at, ml? a wring to BBOW that the natural n"v?ment of Moore's body when rea?h ng fur his hip packet was to raise the Ighl abouldar, thereby making k pensi le for euch a wound as billed Moor? to uiv-i lie? n made. The nttornfy defended the defence's cha wltnesses against the assertion hat they wore "the SCOOT lags of the arth," and devt>t?-d himself lo empha izing the evidence to the tfteot that ? bare wen? but two shotn tlreil. Mr. Wen enburg laid great stre?s on the fact that, hough Moore's bugg>? was a-t the court louae on the day of the preliminary el imination, tho bullet-hole In Its nur ould not tiVn be found, and asserted tosltlvely that the bullet-hole wa? made .fi-r the buggy waa at the court-hous? I**-*. Ho then entered Into a discussion if tho Commonwealth's reasons for not ?lining f*yrvanu8 Moora on the stand, and ?ruught out the fact that MootO was an ---convii-t. and had previously testlflrd hat he bad taken, the buggy of his dead bra tust to lakeside after the preliminary examination. THR ?fORORHI f*F flURNCE The iit'oni.-y was KolnR on to claim, or. Ht leaat, to show by inferen?-?*, that Moore 1ih?1, While out ?H ?LOhOBSdO* flre-d this shot Into ?the r??ar of th? LujrKy, but Mr. MM tajruo '?b.1? I "*?1. and the ?Joiirt r?fus? ?1 t?? mi Mr. wemi' oharg preeaod fartheraloat that line. "if. ?gontletaaa of the jury," ooothraod Mr. Wendenbarg, "they would forge this part of the ?SOMOneO, and if they ?WOOld forgo that part of tho eridOOOC given by Hilly Bradley, 1 ?seh POO, "?ntlemen, wouldn't they for^-o it ?ill; wouldn't ?they have Just as r??a?!lly f?>r?-'??l th?* t> stl mo.-.y the rtdlculoos^toettm oy ??f that llttlo girl. Tl,. i#? r? i on v. ?hi ' i ? d .- ? d stn s ?oa tint third shot" Mr. Wandt nburg, In ?1I-" UHsIng Mlts ?Carter's ?testimony, compared Mr. ?Soi silo ?toas to ?her, to tht words of the vil i,?lions I -?go, us ho whispered Into ?the of Othello the rile slan?i<vr??. ?sgalnst tho puro and Inn ?cent Desdemons, The tf j.iM a ?high ?tribale to ?the \h luot ' irter, who, he said, ?could not ?hare I en ?node to l'e, eres though by ?to doing ?she could sore ?her father. Mr. v ' ?adenbarg uoood ?the eridan down through thai giren by Mr. ?Tusooll. and, ?taking up tho instruct!? | ?TBtod on and ?smphaslasd them a?, r??n ?sMotohle length. Mr. Wm ?gomool a | on??, un?i was ?i. 11 v i- nt. ?forcible ?su nnei i ' I - for more than ?sis ?hew 4. sad la ?referred to ?the bairoorlng Ofl \Y' .; - to ?the ?Jury t.. Der to ti.- i ?SPED ?S OF MR. SMITH. The bort i r Mr W< i? ?? lud? ?i. ?snd Mr. ?Smith ? iment In the oats t '" spoke of 1 i blng, snd * stlon thai ?the . m" n of ?the Jury would = m I ? ni?ie to ?gal i.? r ?around ?tholr tritl ?th? y loTod He ?sj ?,i<.? ??f ?the i i of I? gal ?talent by a wealth ? * Ing n pi at at? i, snd ?paying s high ?tribute ??-> .Mr. ?Stands, wl B ?.'.'.?-t tl| ?TOUS Ml?d fearli ? prosecutor, i ferrad Mi ?m i w.-.s ?the j ild ?rep? tatlve "f th?. Moore family. Mr. smith Blinded to Mr. Montage* tion with the coaa, ?and ? ild: "t ' ?i11? !,? Is DO| b? re In his publl I ..? ?the Atti rney-C of Vir bul i i l?. ?re la h?s a igh ?some i know n?,t what, he aj?I ,r b< i". there is a very fine and rery pet tecutlon, snd ?tl mt) of Hen fortunate In ! its r- prw ent bt ?re ?the ?gentl? man who legal :" . ?, - t?, tal words ?as thus?? ?of the i toral; i have ?no more Wt Igbt than '? I 1 ?am I mi will not tree ?th? d Ight." IT IN SELF DEFENCE. Aft? r ?boring delivered ?bim elf of tinsse irha, Mr. smith ,-t Ion of ti,.' ? see, un?i first laying doom the general :mw tb I I *. -?lia of ?the ?galll of ' I?,? a? ? U ?1, be should b..? . fit of It, I : that tho tted ...th- ??ry Mr. ?Smith ?argued it ?sob? - i??,int of evidence ?that eould ?have any y ?tor Ol ' ' : have hilled M?"?r? In cr.l : ? - would i on foreign 1 nature. Conrernlnir ?the contention ?that ?the dl 1 bud been 0 .?..? . . I simply be rter was ai i over M failure to pay him R doe him. WS 1 ! Mr. Smith that the trouble and t? had Us origin with Moore's failure to I ? It was Moore who been ' ?and not ? 'arter. The latter m< ?roly tried nlng h!? |!f< hltrts? If. Mr. Sm'th reviewed tho ?sridence lytlcally, nnd asserted that if Carter ?bad red to He ?in wall for Moore he i "?rally ha\ i ?fre quent? ho dal ?SOleet? The !. If ?sd to, end tl that her I woe b i] ?smphasiaod. "Now, isn't it a mono) propos 'BOM Mr. Smith, "to you coarict a man on the . tlmony of a little R-yeor-old ?girl, that, ?too, sftot thai teotlmony hs i Imp? i? i-.- i by : WHY SB LOOT ?HH. TEMPER Mr. ?Smith, after a full and free dlOCUS 'y on the II Ions, i sn hoM up th? . not t min. but a ?plain, blunt , | : ." continued tl ., "when i?-' went on the ?stand i? d with ?tiuesl a Al t until 1 IntoAm e\h:' Will ?DOW - I 0 ? shlbttlon to Influ? i In the ?r?alisation . poor, 1 Mr. Smith mud? 0 SOTOrS W. ?'hil Wh0 had tOSl r the boml r ?-'??.id: "Before la i that claim ..? ?have him by .Carter, i u have gone to ' ; ind stayed h me." Turning ta ?Mr. c!.u?'r? y continued.: "If CbarlRr CbUdrey is ? of ?the distinction b I i him self, . near hit -, : ? ! i o ?sari I ai tbe ? r dwelling ?somewhat ?, Mr . 'a SI 'Hud?'. Mr. 8 Illustration of the bomlcl lo. < to a ? jui I i?- l toi k up ?.-, i : h b< ir? ?t-d luriitlv ?Rt 1? ;. that lu.? failure i :i ih?* Stand In I... OOt op?r?t.? to h:;- hur' | Mr. Sands WOUld, in the WOtdS of II 1 1 1-n.As well; nun of Infinite ?mirth leal foi AN APPEAL 90B ACQUTTAL In con? : rgumrat, Mr. . refer?, d t> the la? t tool ?the AttOTI al was t., follOW hua, ?and i. m? ii ??f the fury, i hope ?that y??u win so ?sotara yourservoo an not t? r DOMIllagS ?by the stmiiif tide of his shillty, nor by the ni wares of bis eloquence." Ho th?n , , 1 for the ?acqnlttol of his cllaat, ' i tb*- h ips that ?the would, whoa Iboy gathor around I s. ?receive the omm? n d n loa of ?their ' Whea Mr, Rtaltb u o'clock, ?and Mr. M if it was ?the pi ?the <"'?urt for him to go on. The ?lodge thoiiKht ?the ?tad ?better ?go over ui tu to-day, si adjouroed ? ourt nntll l" ?r/doch mornln?:, Mr. MOOtOgtM ?ashing tht? Jurj to r. serre ?their decision until I him. A January Mfirrlaj-e. Invitation* hovi ; tn received here t?. tha morrmge of Mr. Robert k Leigh, ?of Sou thair.pt on ? Cobb, of lilnwld.ll,? county, at Corinth Methodist Episcopal church, in l?lnwl?l?i.? January 4th. Mr I.ei-jch I- a brother of Mr. George Leii/h, ?chief olorh at Now Forit Hergennt Drander l?r??m?.leil. Mr. Lettls A. Brandet, who left here ns color-benrcr ?,n General Kltzhugh ?Lee's staff, bos 0000 appointe?! lieutenant on tfene'ral Kief?r's ?taff. C3Jhmim9VA_yT_XmA.m B-trt the _ A,!w *'n(1 ^u H-'? Aiv?a>s fotj?f? SlgTkAVm ??w KAUFHANN & GO. Merciless Upsetting of Prices! The Amount of Every Hour's 5ale Now of Vital Importance. Thousands of Dollars' worth of Holiday Goods, Pun, Sufi-. and Win?,- G Ludmt ?ml Gentlemen'? ?mbiellaa, Blderdo??- Drering^o-*, Bne_.Biac,H?_d.P?i, Anetrian China Soveltiee, Marble Pedeetal?. Boat*, ?hat ...-? Oameo'Wear, I. Qooda, Suit-.. Wraps, er,-., must be oloaed out by t??-moi-row night Profit-, no longer a consideration. Store open nigh- a-? lato as may be netWesary. AEDfOn ABlTMIAl Clliw xov ki.tiks. thicks (it mov? abb i.k.ft. Bond-Pointed Plac*3**?eo, ?floral fir and ?gold decorations; ?reducitd to . "'" * Bond-Pointed Puff I iQr n rth , ? ?>k-o,i t?,. RFVe ? ' > Dtli ?m? n's Smoking ?Sets, oil ? ,1 Austrian china, cut o?nr ? to .?J*3'?U?, i.? autlfull; -l ? o?rati d ? II ? .? ..nd Hand k?' ?. : : and flota) decora tions, prit w.. iS7Ar Hond-Painted T??ii??t ?>r Bttri i i > ts, Comb snd Brush Troy, Toilet Bi lew? irv Troy, ruff ?Box and Pin C9 t\f\ Tray; the entlro set, dow.ir-oa?-tv Ash Receivers. ?Pin Trays, etc?, all ?hand gold trimmed, worth fmlf for .*-** Hond-Painted Comb and Brusb 4."2r Trays, worth H .T***1 Band-Painted Toilet Bottl? i, fiQr ?. a pair.v**? 600 Long-Handle Wall or l'ic tiirt-1>ust?'is.r, feel 8 inches t [>r long, for. I3C UBATBEB ?;?K?ns. AOOOpfOMO C.ltto tor WeOtB, Men. ami < lill?lr?"ii. tlemea's collar end ?Cull iir?xos, p null r, i? lutifully flood, at Ji, |y hair value. [?odies1 Leather Pursei ? md i'? ? hot ?Books, worth up to . ' bol? '?"?r .M~9ee ?La-dl? s' ?Real S al, MoroccS, and All? ?nitor Leath? r ?Po ?. * Booka snd <'ar?l ? ?.mhii:..?1., leathi r hno.:, *"?(),/ worth up to 89 ., choice now.~>\*x.? All our 1 Ini r Pockel Books, Bhopi Ing I AT EX ?TRKMELY-LOW PRICES FOB TO-DAT ANl? TO-MORRi >W. Children's Leather Pocket ?Books, Pnraes, etc., m>w, ifb choi.ee, lot. IVvs it, \\Mi, WAISTS K??n v> (i:\Tfi. I.ilra! I'xtrn!. r.ilrn?!! i.?i ilmtt AU-Wo i i ?bean? ry 1 ,t. cut DOW full t tually ;' : , .-?Op ALL*"? iUR'h si? ?S ?MB 'BRAIDED WAISTS NOW AT ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES. f i BBBBELLAB For \ m h?. Presents. RlglrrOrade Helvetia Bilk Umbrellas, I it? 11 rod, tight rolling, all b < ..s?-? . worth up to ii.O'.i, QUf. : ;' offering at.***?-"?* "? Ladles' Very-H Silk Umbrellas, in Navy, a, with finest ha? rs special i'-'.:''? I value; to-day and to-morrow, Cl *\t\ your choice for .??ji.?_?*/ Qentlemen'a Handsome Silk Umbrel : for holl all with the ok? ?1 ii.m.II. J < 'link., hue at .- 50, ?i.7.. '.:. end siik Umbrellas, in . rown, with new Prlnc? ?a ' Wavy, k? ?l. i H i? k. with mother-of-pearl and st< r-1 Hag-silver knob handles, the finest $7.m ' ana to values; off? : c*r t\(\ and ; al.iB?PeW ( sTi.ni,i\G-sn.\i:ii Aitrifm:s. A tbousand and one useful thi, e from. BTERLINO-SILVER HOOKB t}r AT .SAX,. to, .: :-!'.. ier sterling-silver handl . -?* Btertlng-Sllver Button Hooks, rs, Paper Cutti ra, ate., '}**\r Btetiing-8llver ?Shoe Hotrns*, _Qt( ! worth Be., now for._?_"" llanl or?- and Embroidery grade, *Xi\? Sterling-Silver Cui -. A*\c i UM, -''??r.V?Jl.. Stive Ilixes. beautiful Sterling stlrer topa; to-day and to-mor- inr row, ? holes .txr*L. Lsdies' I '"ml?, Brash, and Mir ror Sots, besntifally embossed backs KXTK.V i:\TI To-<l;iy for oiitiv?' set *?Sc. BILK PBTTTIOOATB ARTS sil.K WAISTB Will Make BaaSsaasa nn?i .gpreel?? nie?! \ mat Qlfta. PBISBI < I *** TO Till-*. HOTTOM \OTtTI ' Bxqulaltely-Colored -in-t Black Taffeta! Silk Waists, thi signe, th.? regular 15 \ - ?t'3 Q" clal for two days.?a** ?J _??_? Tiaffi 'i Bilk r? tti- ' corded ruffii -; reduced f?tSB t\(\ t'.-.i ; morrow only t? >...'** **'i-'***/v' I IDIBS* Il BS, comprising everythli table In to AT PRICES TO SUIT EVERT hoi in \ V APROAS. Baoffol i.ifu f??r tin- Hold and *???rs . Ma. Indio laa ?. With wit it. for . ' : \\ i?!-?- .\ . with in-? t ;i?ui tut .. hi *r. ti, ? ..::,-. kli M \ 11 ?S' ? with full i MAIDS' CAPS, of 1 |<| l wo DATr ? HRim V v II Its, j \? ki: i -. s -, ;, I*n??IHvol jr the I. ????? ?! Pile?-? Henri/ of for I..-II..? .,?,?1 I o-Mnrro?? . Children's nr.e i >x. Chll Muff and N ?*.i i \ SI -S M . I l JACKETS \M> -i i i I Itortllng* Itriln?*?|..ii?? l'?r,,i?jil.r Botlro ttoek. II ? s?sl t:. Boorsooos ?Stack, go Ms 9 linl IhO ??.iii-rlll??-. 5)7.50 VALUES bow *4>4. / . ). $12.50 $9.00. $15.00 $.<).'?,$. $5.00 ? $3.50. $7.50 ; $5.00. $10.00 7.00. ?$12.50 tv?iu? $8.50. hlll IAD >H?i i? \ Ol 01 I a* l..r II..11.la ? P -? THE V A stitching on bad fUlly K'l.'H 4L| lilt all i . and : 11 quality, ?again I . ' tm.. KAUFMANN & CO., Fourth and Broad 1SSSSSSSSS-I f y+y? JHMM>?)?HMH?M?)HHIMM>?M1M<MM?MMM?M')MtM?MHHHti X I :i : Extra Stock of Diamonds, | Watches, and Jewelry. ? x , i X We have just received from one of the largest wholesale house in Ne*Ji t\ t York city one of the largest stocks of Diamonds, Watches, and Jewelry J ever hefore seen in Richmond. iValue, Fifty Thousand Dollars. { These goods are sent to us on consignment. All which i*- Do( ?sold will he returned Xmas morning. There being no expense we arc (join?* { X sell at very low prices. CO., J. T. ALLEM tk 4 : Fourteenth and Main streets. ; A Full Line of Sterling: Silver Novelties. Open Evenings Until ll o'Clock. ? sssssssssovsssssssssssosssssoeesi?seess'i'eeeeeeeee^sees RUSSIA OPR FRIEND, ?nu m>r ?um \ ?DOOB to ami i niitii ?.ii Til \ T kingdom. I 6UH SURPRISE COMING. \u \ 11 i.iu? ? of BogrlOOd, Iln??-ln. nn?! | ?China for <!'?' Punition of \?iu ? ? win <.t\." ?ii?- world Poaoa ?tar?Coa ? ?ni??. oclat? ?li':? i I.? ?M" 'X, I BBbOf l:l.-J'?hn W. I woltor, ot Oblo, orbe boo -Jaat ?rets a throe mimtlis' Joiinuy through ? I in an lnt??rvi. w t?? that ii?- enjoyed onusual facilities ?loi Mnrlag what i? going on in that eoantry. ?Bo travel] to tho tern i. t,? ih. ?blag tii- front ii i to iii?. end ?of tu.- oae ?rating * bina throuKh Moochutia. ai ?those are aow practically completed. Mr ?Bookwaltar aras sllowod t i ever*** see everything, and take hum!:- OtOgraphS, thanks t?-. dal permit? ?bnraod to him by the Mi of tl.?? ?Interior, on the sppUcotloo ?of ?the I'nitfd Slat?.s Aiiib.i?SOOdOT Ol Bt ?PetOtO* burg. 1 'ur 1 n? ?his Juurm-y he com? rs. 1 with th?*?.'? I ?Of prOVtoOOO, and with military ?and ?ivll ofllclals of all i ?sano. WITH Dl .V.AINST ?SPAIN, T*v. rywh?*r?-," sail Mr. Po?'kwalter, "I ?Sonad the kindest and meat frl, .-?lly fooling toward Am-rii-a Ottd Aim?n and hi-ard many etpSOBglOni ??f .?iitlsfiu tl??u ov?t Annika'? BOOOOM in our war with Spain. To tht? th?-rn was not a StBgle exi-eptlon. Wher?-v.-r I w?-nt, ev? >thln?j< wm thrown open to in?>, moat-, ?y because j wu an American. America'?*. l?a? *-<*aj _ ?T ntral A ' : ina ' i.J {j rit,- stock --il the i a ire of An?, ri?an ire. *| will l.i th.- t- be | * m irk? t in the arorM for ill kinds, and our oh- I .?itiiiig thi- \: ?poly "f t?'is m:ir- I t'l?' J? i- aa, 11 KBW I-tIPXJ0 AJLLXAKCB. 1 '-.v greet snri?r?-.- t.j th.- world Is In 1 111, -1II. 1 I ; will ? one, I i hill : a. Kot * any y? ?ir.? erill i rid I I ? 'iilii.i com- . The *?J t-ry Ion ? : clmimat rill brim; a his about win ,. v? r ! ?it I will hay allow ?the albor Powers to share 1 rith then la the spoils of thai enptra. g . . the rest I f th<- world, and t?> share with bar I * omtnlon ut Asia. I XVHA, maki; FOB PI4 a "Th?' ii. ami j, ' tha hum ,n r:n . ?J ?ill t?>- .-H h im i history has I se which ?ti give ! . ' 't, world !'"i' ceatu? I i? au its interests will ma I .. a, 1 '.'A It will t.?? able t'i dictate terms t?. 1 b" reel ??f the world." c \V?io<lim>n of ?lie Wtirltl Itnn.itiet. J 11t.-k? r\- CaSttp, \\,...lin.n ,.f Hi.- WT.rl-l, I ' <*hurch 11:11. will havt- ? grand buii.^U'-t , : the \t-w Ford*! on lbs ?v? B_ag ol J mu- i y M. Covers win be b?d for I Del I to _ ?i?l Camp meeting h m- I -. The Fiiir ? liniiu. ,1 Their Route. t A mum?-r of Norfolk people cam?? up ? Riehnond laal night on tn.-ir way t.? '.?.?. y??i!k and Baltlnore, n??t being able " ink? the Wall r route, ?-wing t?i th?? tnae i-?-?'?. i The I'.K-ahontai? was un.-blt? to return t<> 'ttrfoii?. \\ dn i'\ iiiKht on account of rie fog. She g?t out yeatarday morning. C I Colonel James t\ Iiakcr 1? nulto HI at ?, I?? home m WiHxii-to, k. Colonel Baker's salth ii.i?? been p?>? r for yeere, bul during v la ??-rvkc tu Florida he galn?-d Set b. V mmmnemmAmm?mteeooMU?BAomveenrnwmwamo?mumme Christmas ? Presents. ? CIIATC cul ft bi i:ts for i " | thing canbem i FOR CHILDREI &" ; ?patent leath? r. 1 I nml J'nt<-i,t I. i A FOR misses a? ; * ?r. I ?. ? 11 -_r? ?I.-*. ?nul M cfiD Dnvc i* , '?t \ run Duio 1; i;..,,,,,- | Hlippera. ??'??t Etui ' ?>t-. ? ForuliES f?v&xit \ room, i nil. itn ? . ?and " " i Tor gentlemen ? Slippava, l'ut. ml.?n m?-???, Panal ko .Noi ??. ?h.-ap, luit ?<> ?fOOd a) J.A,GR?GGSHOEnO. I 121 East limad Street. S. C. WHSIGIR, Sic. and Treos. L^ard*. Uill-H. *..!.-?. Bt item? ati cuds. Nutt'-ll?. ?>dgers. A?"., print?.i >mp?tny at low pciOOO WIU I ik at tlu- ?MUM i ' I f,-ri. r ?aik. ieM ?a i " ? ?ill g-joTant*? **'t*t-* ' ?- ' ?a tt? 1 irtloular.