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VOL. XI.-NO. 365.
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ROANOKK H ANITA II Y PLUM It I NO
COMPANY,
Praetleal pi ambers and s;a?-fltters.
Dealers tn all Uodi of plumbers' and gas
fitters' rupplles. Estimates made on the
Improved and sanitary styles of plumbing.
All work guaranteed. No. 10 Bouth Jef?
ferson street. Boanoko.Va. 130 ly.
HAVE YOO SEEN
OOR WINDOW DISPLAY?
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novelties in STERLING SILVER,
Buoh as
Belts and Buckles, Cases for Matches,
Cigars, Cigarettes, Stamps, etc.
Manicnre Sets, Brushes and
Combs of all Sorts and Sizes,
Tea Balls,
and any number of new and pretty ar?
ticles, just the very latest fads. We
also have a large line of finest
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AND MORE COMING.
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- ing a drive are imported Coffee Cups
and Saucers in
Dresden and Haviland China,
Call in and look things over even if
you don't want to buy.
EDWARD S. GREEN,
Manufacturing Jeweller and
Optician.
Successor to H. Silverthorn.
Eyes Examined Free.
Hobbie Music Co.,
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ROAN<
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
i _______
Several Important Ordinances
Passed by the Body.
The ICeport of the Hoard of Health Will
Gome up for Further Consideration on
Mouday?Councilman Groves' Resolu?
tion to Give Employment to the l'oor
Adversely Reported?Another Motion
of the Same Nature Referred?The
Mayor Urges the Fraetioe of Economy
and Suggests That the Poor he Looked
After.
An adjourned meeting of City Council
was held last night with the following
members present: Boehm, Clingenpoel,
Crablll, DavleB, Dickerson, Ouggan,
Faokenthall, Graves, Groves. McClell?
and, Hough, Johnson, Moomaw, Pattie,
Stevenson, Strickland, Terry and Presi?
dent Buckner.
Council took up the regular order of
business, which was reading the calen?
dar. The first bill on the calender was
bill No. 59, which is an ordinance
guaranteeing Interest on bonds of 810,
000 for the city hospital. On motion of
8. Hamilton Graves the bill wan passed
by.
The clerk then read bill No. 04, which
1b an ordinance providing rules and
regulations governing City Council.
These rules are similar to the ones by
which Counoil is now governed. On
motion this was adopted.
The next ordinance was bill No. 0>,
providing for the opening of Chestnut
street and purchasing property necessary
thereto. On motion of Mr. Pattie this
was laid on the table.
Bill No. 60 waa next read, which pro?
vides fines to be imposed on any one
clinging to the street cars for the pur?
pose of surreptitiously stealing a ride.
On motion of Mr. Stevenson the penalty
was fixed at 8"> and the bill was adopted.
The next bill taken up was bill No.
58, prohibiting anyone from making use
of obscene or profane language or post?
ing obscene pictmeion the streut or dis?
tributing obscene literature or obscene
pictures on the streets or in public.
This was offered by Mr. Groves at a
previous meeting. The penalty attached
is not loss than 810 or more than 820
Mr. McClelland and Mr. GrovoB spoke
in favor of the bill. The bill was
amended by striking out the section
relating to pictures and adopted.
The next bill waa an ordinance offered
by Mr. Groves requiring interest on
daily balances of city money in banks
and named as city depositories the
First National Bank, the Commercial
Bank and the Exchange Bank. This
was placed on the calendar.
The street committee made a report
on bill 09, which was offered by Mr.
Groves, to employ one hundred men at
fifty cents a day to do street work. The
committee thought the bill vory im?
practicable, would run the city to a
great expense, and not half ithe money
expended would reach the benefioiarles,
as it would cost a great deal to furnish
material, tools and foremen. The com?
mittee embodied in the report a resolu?
tion that when anyone received aid
from the overseers of the poor and
wanted to repay the city, the board of
public works could employ them to
work on the streets.
A petition from the Y. M. C. A. that
an electric light be placed at the inter?
section of Kirk avenue and Jefferson
street was read by Mr. Groves and re?
ferred to the light committeo.
The report of the street committee
was again read and discussed. Mr.
Bucknor, Mr. Pattie in the chair, spoke
in favor of the adoption of tbe report,
and said bill 09 was really in favor of
the moneyed men of the city. Ho
showed bow the laborer would only get
about 80.25 after shaving his script, how
it would establish a standard of 50 cents
a day for labor; it would bankrupt the
city and Inundate the treasury with
script run in by capitalists, who would
purchase it at ruinous prices with which
to pay taxes. He would vote to sustain
the report of the street committee.
On the vote being taken tbe vote stood
ayes, 17, and noes, 1; Mr. Groves being
the only one to vote in the negative.
Mr. Groves then offered another bill
which is to the effect that during tho
winter months the board of public works
be empowered to employ twenty-five
men with families at 81 a day to work
on the streets, the money to come outof
tbe recent tax bill offered by himself,
taxing corporations of various kinas as
long as there was any money of that
kind in the treasury. Mr. Moomaw
moved that this bill also be referred to
the streot committee.
Mr. Hough made a speech reflecting
on the charity of the Council because it
refused to refund a pound fine of 84 re?
commended by himself at a former
meeting. Mr Fackentball said that state ?
mont was. fallacious and that he would
ten timos over rather give the 84 him?
self than to vote it on the city, which
he thought would be illegal. Mr.
Moomaw also thought the remarks of
the gentleman from the Fourth ward
were unjust.
The vote web on the motion to refer
to the street committee. The result
was 15 to 3. The three negative votes
were Boehm, Groves and Hough.
A communication was read from Sewer <
Constructors Dyer, Vaughan & Co. say?
ing they would be willing to continue
work if the city would issue to them
warrants for the amount, and the war?
rants would not be hocked about the
street, but they had made arrangements
to place the warrants with monied
people. This was referred to the finance
and street committees.
The fire and water committee re?
ported a resolution asking tor a hydrant
to be placed on Bullitt street s. e. They
recommended that the Armour Packing
Company bo allowed to build a corru*
gated iron building in rear of thoir
place on Norfolk avenue. The report
was received and adopted.
Mr. Groves offered a resolution that
the tiro and water committee bo re?
quested, in connection with the city
*OAN<
3KE, VA.. SATURDAY
THOSE ?13 GIVEN AWAY.
The plan for saving 813 In the purchase
of the necessities of life la meeting with a
hearty reoeptlon by the people of this city,
who know a good thing when they see It.
It Isn't often that a paper la able to make
such a liberal offer, and people are not
alow In appreciating the full benefit of It.
But it must be understood that The
Times Is running no coupon arrangement.
The tickets printed In another column are
only fac-slmtlo of those which are pre?
sented to every subscriber when six dol?
lars la paid lu advance for a year's sub?
scription to The Times. The advertise?
ment Is only to show you the Idea of the
whoto plan. Tickets which will Insure
you the dlsoount stated on each can be ob?
tained through agents of The Times, or
at the publication office. No. 133 Camp
hell uvonuo southwest.
solicitor, to look into the matter and see
it the Gas and Water Company had the
legal right to,charge the city for watoc
used fcr municipal purposes. This was
adopted.
A message from the mayor was read
urging the City Counoll to practice
economy. He also recommended that
proper quarantine measures be taken
to protect the city against smallpox.
He thought at the proper time the
city should assist the worthy poor dur?
ing the coming winter.
A report was read from the board of
health reoommending that steps be
taken to guard against smallpox said to
exist in the Southwestern part of the
State. They had already issued an order
enforcing vaccination and the physi?
cians were holding themselves in readi?
ness to do the woik as soon as this action
was ratified by Council. The president
of the board of health, Dr. S. G. Staples,
was present and explained the manner
more fully and stated that nothing could
be done until so ordered by Council.
Dr. Staples thought the danger was
really greater than the people were
aware of.
Mr. Buckner said the reports of the
smallpox In Southwest Virginia were
greatly exaggerated. That he was at
Bristol Thursday night and learned
that there wore only five cases at Salt
vllle. which were under guard.
Dr. Staples thought the vaccine
points would probably cost about ?50
per 1.000 points. It was absolutely Im?
possible to state bow many people In
the city would require vaccination.
Mr. Buckner moved that tbe matter be
referred to the health committee to re?
port at an adjourned meeting Monday
night. This was adopted.
A communication was read from W.
W. Fortune In regard to payment for
section 19 of sewer work done by him.
lie thought the SI,013 allowed was in?
sufficient. Mr. Hough moved that tho
matter be referred to tbe sewer com?
mittee, which was adopted.
A communication was read from the
fire board protesting against the city's
selling any of the apparatus without
consulting the fire board. This was
referred to the fire and water com?
mittee.
A communication was read from Capt.
J. F. Teiry, asking for his salary from
September 20, when he was suspended,
until October 23, when he was indicted.
This was referred to the finance oom
mittee.
Mr. Graves, chairman of the ordinance
committee, offered the ordinance look?
ing to the amendment of the city char?
ter.
On motion of Mr. Crablll, the press of
the city will be allowed the privilege of
examining the calendar.
A gentleman from Lyncnburg who Is
agent for a patent right bed, appeared
before Council and exhibited the bed.
On motion of Mr. GroveB the mattor was
referred to the public property commit?
tee In connection with the board of
health to examine the bed to ascertain
If it was suitable for use in the city
almshouse.
The Council then adjourned to meet
Monday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Special matinee at the Academy this
afternoon for ladies and children.
SPANISH CONSUL SUICIDES.
Leaped While Entirely Nude From a
Fourth Story Window.
Baltimohk, Nov. 17.?A most sensa?
tional suicide was committed in the
northwest section of the city this morn?
ing. While North Butaw street was
thronged with early risers a scene at
the fourth story window of a handsome
brick building near the triangle of
Eutaw street, St. Mary's and Madison
avenue attracted the attention of
passersby.
An entirely nude man was crouching
on the window sill, preparing to jump.
A moment later he plunged headlong to
the ground. The man was Senor Carlos
Diaz Comez de Cadiz, the consul of the
kingdom of Spain at Baltimore.
The body struck the earth with ter?
rific force. The skull was crushed and
death was instantaneous. There is no
doubt that Diaz committed the deed,
while in a fit of insanity.
The matinee at the Academy this after?
noon promises to be tbe fashionable event
of the season.
Fire Deatroys a C. & O. Freight Depot.
Owknsbobo, Ky., Nov. 17.?Fire last
night destroyed the Chesapeake and
Ohio southwestern freight depot, ten
cars of coal, six oars of merchandise,
two large tobacco warehouses owned
by Jay Hardy and E. A. Jones, two
residences and a grocery store. Loss
probably $160,000.
Bethlehem Steel Mills Shut Down.
Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 17.?The
Bethlehem Irom Company's steel mills
have shut down to-night for an Indefi?
nite period, throwing 1,200 men out of
employment.
The matinee at the Academy this after?
noon promises to be the fashionable event
of the season.
Auk you ruptured?
Have you hernia?
You want relief.
Call on R. S. Walker on Saturday,
November 18, between 8 a. m. and 0 p.
m ., at the Wither's House, corner Church
I and Park streets.
MORNING, NOVEMB1
THE INDICTMENTS STAND.
Progress Being Made In the
Trials of the Rioters.
PaTt of the Lynchbura: Jury to Try
Mitchell Shows up But the Case la Ad
journed for Luck of the Proper N um -
ber?Deteotlve Baldwin Gives Some
Strong Evidence Against Richardson
?nd Kennedy?Evidence That Others
Indicted Were In the Mob.
Borne time before court convened
yesterday morning the Hustings Court
room was filled with spectators, drawn
there through Interest in the- riot cases
that were under consideration. The
sergeant announced that the grand jury
was adjourned until Monday.
Counsel resumed argument on the
plea of abatement entered by the de?
fense, and the matter was deferred
until 2 o'clock In the afternoon.
The case of D. H. Mitchell, which was
set for yesterday, was called and the
following jury from Lynabburg called
up: W. G. Coleman, Robert Schank, B.
S. Thornhill, C. A. MoKinney, W. P.
Dillon, L. C. Effinger, W. L. Moorman,
W. B. Clalbourne and J. N. Moon. The
case was postponed until Monday, No?
vember 27, and the jury was ordered to
return at that time. ?
In deciding ?hat the grand jury was a
legal one, Judgo Woods Bald:
"Upon an inspection of that portion
of the records of the court entered at its
October, 1803, term, Betting forth the
organization of the special grand jury
summoned for said term, it appearing
to the court that said record doth not
fully set forth all the facts, the court
doth, upon Its own motion, amend said
record In accordance with the facts,,
which facts aro sworn to by R. H.
Wright, deputy sergeant, In the pres?
ence of the court, as well as being In
the knowledge of the court itself. It is
therefore ordered that said record bo
amended and the following order en?
tered mine pro tune as of this date, Oc?
tober term, 1893.
"The nine grand jurors ordered to bo
summoned as a SDeclal grand jury at
the Soptember, 1893, term of this court
appearing, and Charles Lunsford being
excused bv the court by reason of being
over GO years of age, and G. L. Stevens
being excused by reason of sickness, a
venire facias was directed to be Issued
summoning J. O. Hobbs and J. P. Wing
field, whose names were furnished by
the judge of the court to servo on the
special grand jury, and on being re?
turned executed upon J. O. Hobbs, but
not upon J. F. Wingfleld, be not being
found in .'said city, and J. O. Hobbs duly
appearing, A. M. Nelson, foreman; John
D. Carr. G. R. Henderson, J. O. Hobbs,
R. T. Boswell, W. I. Thomason, A. J.
Davis and C. C. Sbookey, wero duly
sworn a special grand jury for the body
of the city of Roanoke, who having re?
ceived the charge retired to their room
to consider tho indictments."
The following jury was impanelled to
try the case: C. T. LukenB, VV. M.
Wood, J. W. Lake, R. A. Houl, J. T.
Overstreet, R. H. Waugb, Josoph Shelor,
W. D. Lewis, T. B. Wade, Lanier Gray,
V. B. Green and W. A. Caldwell.
The case for the prosecution was
briefly stated by Roy B. Smith, and for
James G. Richardson by A. B.Pughand
for the other prisoners by Brand i. Staf?
ford and Edward Lylo.
The trial of the accused porsons,
Walter Davis, D. D. Kennedy, A. Perry,
Thomas Burt, James G. Richardson, S.
W. Fuqua and Brown Myers, under tho
indictment charging tbera with misde?
meanor, was taken up.
The following witnesses were sworn
in and asked to retire from the room:
J. C. Wallace, J. B. Traynham, W. B.
Mahoney, Geo, P. Dyer, M. C. Morris,
W. G. Baldwin, W. C. Aiken, L. John?
son, A. H. Griffin, W. J. Rigney, S. H.
Groves, C. Orgain, J. H. Williams, C. P.
Sisler, R. H. Gold. J. C. Rawn, W. E.
Schanka H. C. Morriman, Geu. H. Ligb,
Geo. H. Dyer, J H. Walthall, P. Lockott.
G. C. Smith, J. L. Curlin, P. E. White,
W. P. Moomaw, R. B. Moorman, C. C.
Watson, J. T. Auatin, E. R. Woodward,
W. J. Ammet, M. T. C. Gordan, J. C.
Davenport.
The first witness introduced was Wil?
liam G. Baldwin, who stated that tho
first he saw of JameB G. Richardson on
the night of the riot, was in tho hard?
ware store of Nelson & Myers. Saw him
five or six times that night. Heard him
address crowds in an incendiary manner
and tell them to break open the hard?
ware stores and pi-cure guns and dyna?
mite and kill the soldiers and blow up
the jail. He also saw D. D. Kennedy
and heard him tell the crowd to disperse
In small gangs to search the town and
find the negro. He also heard Mr. Rich?
ardson say that Mayor Trout ought also
to be hung.
The next witness was J. C. Wallace,
who testified that Richardson headed
the attaok made on the jail. Saw My
era in the hall of the courthous* and on
the street, and heard bim making decla?
rations.
Sergeant J. B. Traynham was thou
placed on the stand. He desoribed how
the soldiers and officers were stationed
and also the attack on the jail. He did
not see any of the accused until after
the firing. After that he saw Brown
Myers In the jail looking for the pris?
oner. There were twenty-five of them.
Mr. Richardson also went through tho
jail, and demanded of him to open all
the cells that he might see if tho pris?
oner had been removed. He couldn't
recall the words used, but he was mak?
ing threats against the prisoner, and
said they were determined to hang the
prisoner.
S. W. Fuqua came to the jail inquir?
ing after Thomas Smith, and seemed
determined to have him.
Phillip Lockett was also placed on
the stand, but his evidence was not very
important. Tho trial will be continued
to day. _
TBE WKATHKK,
Forecast for Virginia: Generally falrj
west winds; colder Saturday.
SR 18, 1*93. PR1
THE CITY IS IN DANGER.
A Tramp With Smallpox Passed
Through Thursday.
The action of City Council last night
in (ailing 10 take immediate action on
too report of the board of health rela?
tive to tho smallpox was met with
disfavor by a number of prominent
physicians and other citizens of the
city, in view of the fact that Roanoke's
exposure to the dread disease if far
greater than It is generally thought
to be. v
It is a fact, although not yet widely
known, that a tramp with a fully de?
veloped case of smallpox passod through
the oity Thursday and probably spent
several hours here. The man stopped
in Vinton and was begging food from
door to door when he was mot by Dr.
Eubank, a physician of that place, who
saw at once tbat the man was tbe vic?
tim of tbe smallpox in a malignant
form.
Dr. Eubank, knowing that the author?
ities of Vinton had no means of coping
with tbe disease, told the tramp that
he must immediately get out of town
or he would be arrested, which order
was obeyed by the tramp.
But the Incident does not end here
Dr. Bowyer, a prominent physician of
Bedford, was in Roanoke yesterday and
is authority for the statement that a
tramp, presumably the same one, with
a fully developed case of smallpox,
arrived in that city on a freight train
Thursday night and was at once ar?
rested and isolated.
As It Bomoiimes takes fourteen days
for the smallpox to develop, it i* highly
probable that next week will witness
tho plague In a bad form In Southwest
Virginia, and thlB city Is liable to be a
prominent co'ntor of the pestilence.
A number of citizens last night ex?
pressed the opinion to a representative
of Tue Times that Council made a grave
mistake in not at once acting on the
recommendation of the board of health,
as delays are dangerous, add cited sev?
eral examples, notably that of Mon
troal, whoso council refused to tako
action before the plague struck that
city.
It would evidently be wise for the
citizens to taue tho matter in their own
hands and have themselves and tJhelr
families vaccinated by their family
physicians. There Is a statute law In
Virginia that requires tho pupils of the
public schools to bo vaccinated, but It
has never been enforced In Roanoke.
The delay in Counoil Is partly due to
the cost of the virus, whloh will prob?
ably be from 8200 to S500, and for the
payment of tho phyalcianB for perform?
ing the vaccination on Indigent people,
the estimated cost of whloh Is $2,000.
Conservative citizens say that while
they are aware of the condition of the
treasury and realize that Council must
practice economy, that this is very poor
economy; that this Is a crlslB tbat must
be met even If It should cost the city a
few thousand dollars.
They point to the fact that should the
smallpox break out In tbe city, It would
moan a complete paralizatlon of the
industries and commerce which, owing
to tho financial depression, Is already
towing at a very low ebb.
Would it not bo better, they argue, to
expend a few thousand dollars as a pre?
caution than to sit supinely by and
watch a delay that might moan ruin?
It Is undoubtedly the duty of every
good citizen to ba vaccinated.
Special uintlnee at the Academy this
afternoon for ludies and children.
OENKKAL GORDON AT BROOKLYN.
His Lecture on 'The Laut Days of the Con?
federacy" Enthusiastically Received.
Nkw York, Nov. 17.?In response to
an invitation signed by a number of
gentlemen In various walks of life (Jen.
John B. Cordon, United States Senator
from Georgia, delivered his now lec?
ture, entitled "The Last Days of the
Confederacy,'' In the Brooklyn Taber?
nacle this evoning. Tbe building was
filled to overflowing with an audience,
composed of many of tho best known
people of New York and Brooklyn.
Among tho signers of tho invitation
wero Gen. F. C. Barlow, Gen. W.
Swayne, ex-Poster aster General James,
C. M. Depew, ox-Vlco Presldent Morton,
Col. Bob Ingersol, Gen Horace Porter,
,1. H. Inman, M. J. Everdory. J. H.
Choate, Henry George and Senator R.
Brlce.
General Gordon was froquontly Inter?
rupted by enthusiastic applause and at
the end of his pororation tho audience
arose and cboeroi for several minutes.
A pleasing Incidont of the occasion was
the presence on tho platform of Col.
Fred Grant, wboshared applause elicited
by General Gordon's eulogies of Gen?
eral Grant.
Don't mlns seeing the "Black Crook*'
at the Academy this afternoon aud night
KDCGATION IiAV AT THE FAIR.
Five Thousand School Children and Twice
as Many Parents In Attendance.
AtousTA, Ga., Nov. 17.?Education
day at the Augusta exposition brought
out 5,000 school children and twice as
many thousand parents and relatives
of the little ones. Two hundred and
fifty girls from tho Georgia Normal and
Industrial Collego came on a special
train to participate In the exerolaes.
The orator of the day was Dr. J. L.
M. Curry, trustee of the Peabody and
Slater funds, and ex-United States
minister to Spain. Georgia is Dr.
Curry's natlvo State and he was given
an ovation.
President J. H. Chappoll, of tho
Georgia Normal and Industrial College,
made a very happy speech. President
Patrick Walsh was master of cere?
monies. _
One of Georgia's Noted Criminals Hung,
Chattanooga, Tonn., Nov. 17.?John
Rutherford, ono of the most noted crim?
inals of Georgia, was hung at Trenton,
near here, to-day. He was one of the
convicts who killed two guards in trying
to escape it Colo City in 1891.
[CE THREE CENTS
NOT NEGOTIATING A GOLD LOAN.
Treasury Officials Deny That
Agents Are Working For It.
a Circular Which Will Probably Decrease
the Amount of Money Sent For Re?
demption?Falling Orr In the Custom
Revenues?Prominent Democrats In
Coaferonce Considering the Recent
Landslide. ?
Washington-. Nov. 17.? The Londoa
stock exchange rumor that the United
States had sent over an agent to nego?
tiate a gold loan is regarded a? simply
an eoho of the inaccurate statement re?
cently published in New York that Sub
treasurer Jordan had gone abroad for
that purpose. Treasury officials assert
positively that no agent has been sent
abroad by the United States to enter
upon any negotiations for a gold loan.
No such arrangement, even if contem?
plated, could be carried to completion
before the meeting of Congress In regular
session on December 4.
This circular was issued at the Trea
sury Department to day:
Treasury of the United States,
Washington, Nov. 17, 1893.
On and af tor November 27, 1393, the
charges for the transportation of na?
tional bank notes to the Treasury of the
United States for redemption under the
act approved June 20,1874, (IS statutes,
123) must be paid by the party making
the arranagements If tue charges are
not prepaid the amount thereof will be
deducted from the proceeds. The re
mlttanceB at Government contract rates.
D N. Morgan, Treasurer.
Approved?
J. G Carlisle, Secretary of Trea?
sury.
It is believed the circular will de?
crease the amount of money sent on for
redemption, and releive the Government
of advancing money to the banks. The
net treasury balance continues to de
docl'no and at the close of business to?
day stood at 890,000,810, of which 835,
794 7.">7 is in gold and 810,807,063 in cur?
rency.
So far this fiscal year the custom
revenues have fallen off 821,000,000 as
compared with the corresponding period
of last year. For tho same period
internal revenue receipts have de?
creased only 88,000,000. Commissioner
Miller, in speaking of tho matter to?
day, said ho expected Internal rev
enue receipts to Increase from now
on, and the total at the end of tho fiscal
year of 1894 would nearly equal the
receipts for the year 1893, oven though
they were now 88,000,000 behind. This
expression of opinion, he said, was '
based upon the correspondence and in
terviows he had with large wholesale
dealers In tobacco and liquor. The
dullness affected their business very
materially, but it was now improving,
as the daily receipts showod.
Chairman Harrity,ex-Postmaster Gen?
eral Don Diokinson, ex-Assistant Sec
retary of State Josiah Qulnoy, ex -Con?
gressman H. T. Cable, of Illinois; Hon.
John Hopkins, of Illinois, and other
prominent Democrats have had two or
three informal conferences in this city,
at which a suggestion tbat headquarters
ot the Democratic national committee
be opened hero was discussed and con?
sidered.
The proposition is that the Democratic
national committee shall give some at?
tention to the election of 1394 with a
view of having a systematic campaign
made. Tho matter is to be further con?
sidered and is likely to take definite
shape soon. All tho gontlemon named
left for their homes this afternoon, but
the statement an to their purpose to
make a concerted effort to check the
further progress of tho recent landslide
was obtained authoritively. They wore
all at tho White House to-day.
Special prices for the matinee at the
Academy of Music this afternoou.
COL O'FKRK ALL IN RICHMOND.
Pays His ICespects to Ooveruor Mo?inucy
and Compliments Ills Administration.
Richmond, Nov. 17.?Col. Charles T.
O'Ferrall, governor-elect of Virginia,
called on Gov. Philip W. MoKlnney to?
day. Colonel O'Ferrall says that the
administration of the present executive*
has boon the most successful the State
has experienced since the war.
It has not yet been officially decided
but It seems probable that Colonel
O'Ferrall will be inducted into office
with military honors by troops from
various sections of the State and that he
will deliver a public addross on tho oc?
casion.
He will leave for homo to-morrow.
He will be In his seat at tho llouso at
the convening of Congress and will con?
tinue to servo the Seventh district until
tho adjournment of tho Christmas re?
cess, when he will resign, return to his
home and complete his arrangements
for tho greeting in this city.
Tho matinee at the Academy this after?
noon promises to be the fashionable event
of the season.
York, Pa., Man Found In the River.
Richmond. Nov. 17.?The body of a
man supposed to bo that ot W. H.
Simpson, or Harris, was found in the
river here to-day. There were no
marks of violence upon bis person.
The man tas beon missing from his
boarding house since tho 3rd of the
month. He had only been in the olty
about a month and it is believed that
he came from York. Pa
Mello Has 1'roclalmed the Son of Comte
d'Ka President of llrazll.
Paris, Nov. 17.?A telegram from
Madrid says that a Spanish officer has
received nowa that tho insurgent Ad?
miral Mello has proclaimed tho son of
tho Comted'Bu president of Hrazil.
Whipped For Insulting a Young Lady.
Columbia. S. 0., Nov. 17.?A negro
peddlor insulted a young white lady in
this county twelve miles abovo hore.
He was taken out by several men and
very severely whipped.