Central Methodist Chureh to Lay OneToMorrow.

DEATH OF MRS. V. A. SHEFFIELD

Mr. Taylor Wooldridgc's Body Sent t

Jctcrsvillc.Rev. J. A. SpencerCalled to Danville.Valusiblc

Horse Dead.I'cr.soiials.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.1112 Huli Street, Beattle Block.

The committee of the members of Cen¬tral Methodist chureh met last night in

Ihe pastor's study. Arrangements for

the laying of the corner-stone to-morrow

were discussed. Another meeting will

be held to-night, at which the pro¬

gramme decided upon wiil be completed.SURPRISE PARTY.

There wus a delightful suiprise partygiven Miss Mae Anderson at her home,7212 Porter street, Friday evening. The

party conslsted of Misses Mabel Ac>ee.. fcf- Petersburg; Frederica 'Laoib, LeiiaO'Brien, Annie Shotwell, Beal and _'zzleFahr, Edna and Jaunio Davidson, Bettleand Martha Owens, and Messrs. Wi'.iieTopham, Luthur Owens, John Lipscomb,Ernest Eovell. Vietor Hague. Walter

"Franlclln, Allen Pettigrew, Fred. .Fahr,David Perdue, Duval Roberts. Howard-rcgory. Harvey Harding, Mark, Lloyd.

A CAX-b TO DANVILLE.IKsv. J. A. Spencer, who recently re-

signcd the pastorate of Cowardin-AvenueChristian chureh, has received a callfrom Patton-SU-eet Christian chureh inDanville. Va. Mr. Spencer has the callunder consideration and will within thenext few days give his answer. The callhas been most urpently extended, andMr. Spencer has received many lettersfrom the members of the chureh sincethe call was received. asking that hc giveit prayerful eonsideration and an aflir-mative reply. Patton-Strect chureh iaone of tlie most prominent in the city,and a field for accompllshing great good.Mr. Spencer 4s inclined to think most

favorable of the new field, and ltseems highly probably that he willaccept.

MRS. SHEFFIELD DEAD.Mrs. Virginla Alice Shcflield died Sat¬

urday night very suddenly and unexpecl-edly at her late home about six milesln the country on the new road. She¦was taken sick and called for her hus¬band to get some medicine. He imme-dlately went in another part of thehou.se for it, and when he returned foundthat she had brearthed her last.Mrs. Shcflield was much beloved by all

who knew her. She was the mother ofMr. E. II. Sheflleld. of Swansboro. Theremains were bVought to Manchester yes¬terday morning and interred ln Maurycemetery, Rev. W. AV. SIsk. of theClopton-Sitrect |Baptist chureh, con-

ductlng the exerclses.MR. WOOLDRIDGD DEAD.

Mr. Taylor Wooldrldge died at 1:30o'clock Sunday morning at No. 519 westSeventh street, age 35 years. Wooldridgehad only been ln this clty a few monthsand in that tlmo had made manyfriends. The remains were moved earlySunday morning to the undiertakingroome of B. H. Morrlssett and Son, wherethey were prepared for burlal, and re-mained there until yesterday morning.when they were sent to Jetfrsvllle. Va.,the home'of his birth, on the 12:01 P. M.train, over the Southern Railway.

HUSTINGS COURT.The Bustlngs Court was in session yes¬

terday for the transactlon of chancery andcivil (business.

CASE CONTINUED.The case of Dr. Merchant vs. City of

Manchester was postponed for trial un¬til the February term of the court.The case of Richard Bracshaw and Jno.

Tlgnor, charged with assauh upon Mr.Bub Rlchardson last Friday night, came

up yesterday morning before the mayor,but was continued until Thursday on ac¬count of the absence of Mr. Rich'ardson,who was unable to attend court. Bradshawwas released on hall, but Tlgnor re¬mains in jail.

PERSONALS AND BIUEFS.Miss Mary Harris, of Chapel Hill, N.

C, is the guest of Miss Eulalia Holt, onwest Seventh street..Squire Cheatham left yesterday morn¬

ing for Sussex to attend the sale of theestate of the late Col. John Prince.Hlph Constable Geo. W. Blankenship

wil! hold a public sale of housebold goodsat Leader building this niornir.g at10:30 o'clock.One of the largest congregations in the

history ol Clf>plon-street Bapttlst churehwas present and listened to a most excel¬lent sermon Sunday mora'qg. it be¬ing very dlff.cult to accomodate the im-*'mense audience. The pastor, Rev. XV. XV.SIsk, preached a very forcible and in-ten.sely instructlve sermon on the sub¬ject, "The Christian Vocation." Mr.SIsk is becomirg; most popular with theon'tlre community and ls greatly belovedt-iy his ccngregation. who esteem himsnost highly. At night Rev. J. W. Cam-mack preached to a crowded house on

"Prayer." lf the congregation of Clop-ton-street continue ito lncrease. as theyhave of late thait congregation will havetr> build a new chureh or remoddcl thepresent one to much Iarger propor-tlons.A large congresral'on galhered at As-

bury chureh Sunday night to hear Rev.Jns. T. Green preach on the "Brazen Ser-pent."Mr. Woodson Nv.nnally will lead the

chorus choir at the laying of the cornerstone of tbe new Central chureh.Mr J. W. Carter has sustained quite

a loss. in the death of the handsome bayp-ielng horse Tazif-well Wilkes, by Red"Wilkes, due> to a klck received from an¬

other horse ln the blacksmith shop. Hewas one of the fastest horses ever ownedin th'.s city, while in addition to hisspeed, he was kind, tractable and fear-lcss..Mr. Ben. Mannell. who was hurt at the

ship yards a few days ago; is improving.Mrs. E. W. Weislger ls critically 111 at

her home. No. 1002 Perry streat. Hercondition last night was very serious.Mr. II. L. Battle left yesterday for

!_awroneevIHe. Va. ;Mr. VIvia n Robertson, of -Vmella coun¬

ty. ls visiting his unclo on Fore^it Hill.Mr. Robertson has rccPiitly been dls-charged from the Old Domlnion Hospitalln Richmond.

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also niadc; that there are three distinctkinds of dyspepsia, two of which requiredifferent remedier, and the remedy forone must be exactly opposite to that ofthe other in character. For instance,acid dyspepsia requires an alkallne Hreat-'ment: indigestion an acid treatment; thesecomblned and given in one dose neutralizeeach other, consequently, cannot be giventogether with effect. The third andmost dangerous of all (intestinal dys¬pepsia) requires a .germlcide -which mustbo harmless. and yet strong enough todestroy the bacilli which causes the dis¬ease. Understandirig this and knowingthat they possess the only germlcidewhich can be takon intemally withoutinjury, (Hyomei) the R. T. Booth Com¬pany have placed on tlie market a dys¬pepsia cure. and the only one made whichtpeats every phase of tbe disease sepa-ralelv. That it has been a success issh<awn by the fact that they guaranteelt; someihlng never done before, andagree to return the money it" a cure is

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STREET CARS CRASHED.Threo Cars Camo Together on Main

Street Last Xisrht.A great deal of exeitc'ment was created

on east Main street last nlirlit about- 7

o'clock when an unmanageable electric

car on tlie Main-street line ran into a

Marshall-.street car. followed by the crash-Ing of a third Main-street car al Twelfthstreet.The accident was caused by the snap-

ping of a brake c'mln oi No. 7S car, in

charge of Motorman AVilliams, as it was

coming down Main. Before the car got to

Seventh ttrcet the chaln broke and Uie

car became unmanagcable, nlaying de-

strueti: n to evcrything in Its way, aud not

being stopped until it had crashed in thevestibules of three other cars, breakingtheir headlights and jolting up and excit-

I'rig the passengers. Sbmo of tlie passen-ews, seelrig the apparent danger in time,ioaped from the cars, and in this way

they were saved from being badly cut.

bruised. mashed and possibly seriousiyor fatally injured.The Marshall-street car, in charge oi

-tfotorman Bagby, was badly broken up.as was also car No. 40. of the Main-streetline. The motormen on all the cars jiimp-ed to save themselves from being crusnedin with the vestibules of tlie cars.

Fortunately no one was seriously nurt,and the delay of other c.irs occasioned bythe accident was of a short interyal.The incldent caused much excitement

on aiain street, and hundreds of peoplegathered along the line of the run-away

car W'indows. h'eadlights and doors of

the cars were broken. and glass was scat-

it-red all along t'he street.

PARDON FOR WADLY.Gentlemen from Wythcvillc Call on

tlie Governor antl Ask Partlon.A committee of gentlemen appeared be¬

fore the Governor yesterday morning peti-tioning Executive clemency in behalf ofMr. H. G. Wadly, of Wytheville, Va., whois in jail at that place under sentence ot

one vear in the penitentiary, upon thecharge of embezzling insur,ance funds ofabout $196,000. It is asked that the Gov¬ernor pardon Mr. Wadly. Tlie case hasbeen running in the courts , both Stateand Federal, for the last six years,Tlie gentlemen presenting the petition

were Caplain XV. G. Howe, H. B. Maupin,John C. Blair, J. A. Saunders, Colonel XV.O. Moore, ofWytheville, and Mr. B. F.Buchanon, of Smyth county.Waflly is in jail now on a sixty days'

stay. An appeal of the case on a writof error to tlie Supreme Court has beenasked, and if granted, the trial cannotbe held until next June. The Wadly caseis one of the most famous in the State,and has long had the attentlon of thebar of the land. The gentlemen whowaited upon the Governor ye3terday are

still in the city will remain until theGovernor makes his declslon in the mat¬ter, which will probably be to-day cr

to-morrow. The case being a famousone'and one that has had'several hear-ings in the courts. it is due careful con¬

sideration and invesligati:in, which iheGovernor will give it before reaching a

conclusion.

An Eiijoyabie Occasion.A very enjoyable evening was spent at

the home of Mrs. Vaughan-Lloyd, *>'*0north Nlnth street, last night. The pleas¬ure of the occasion was begun with a

ghost dance, dlffering slightly from thoseheld by the Indians. Atter the dancersunmasked the evening was interspersedwith danclns and music.The crowd enjoyed themselves to the

utmo'st until aboiit 2:30. Among thosepresent were: Mesdames Yaughan-Lloyd,Epps, Hannegan and Jeter, Misses Leeand -Alice Jeter, Mamie, Lilian and BerthaEpps. Blanche and Maggie DeBold, Mar¬gie and Lal^eese Goode, Marie and AnnaKing Virgie Qutsenberry, Mamie Tlllar,Florenee and Ju.Ha Renick, Virgie Bland.Lizzie Samuels and Ferraba Bagbv, andMessrs. C. B- Jeter, L. N. and H. R.Jeter. E. J. Bland, II. S. Wright, T. F.Stonebraker. Jr- L. C. Jacob, C. H. Chris-Uan. T. R. Toone, S. H. Pharr, M. W.Gill. W. King, W. Frank, A. Barker. XV.H. Blunt and J. M. Binford. and others.

HENRY A.HAZEN INJURED,Professor ot *Mcleoroloj»y and Fore-

castcr .nf Weather Condition*.WASHINGTON,' Jan. 22..Henry A.

Hazen, professor of meteprology, and one.of the chief forecasters of .-weather eondi¬tions at the Weather Bureau in this city.,was probably fatally injured; to-night bybeing thrown from his bicycle. He was

on hiR way to thVbureau wilien he. ran

into a colored nwin and che contact pltcn-ed him heavily forward oa his head.- v.";-jHis sltull -was craeked and .hemorrhase:

of the brain ensued. The skull has been'trepanned and a larrge clot of blood re?

OBITUAttY.

Samuel White Harwood.After weeks of sufferlng, Mr.. 6. W-

Harwood. died Sunday at his home,No.-H5 sotith Third street, in the seventy-seventb year-af his age.Mr. Harwood, had a severe attack of

grip just. after- the severe blf-zard" lastFebruary. and since that time had beenfailing. SgBBSMIHewas a most estlmable cltlzen, quiet,

unassuming, attentlve to his businessand devoted to his family. He was es-sentially a domestic man, and was neverso happy as when surrounded by his chll-d"«n.For many years he was one of the

leading furniture dealers here, and en-

joyed a reputatlon for fair :dealing andhonesty.Samuel White Harwood ,was born near

Seven Pines about 77 years ago. He cairieto Richmond when quite young, and was

clerk for quite a while, up to a few yearsbefore the war, when he engaged in thefurniture business. He was at one timeengaged as clerk at the old Haxall Wool-,len Mill, on the James river. Hla placeof business was burned down during theevacuatlon of Richmond, but he soon es-

tablished himself again in the furniturebusiness.He served a short time in the civil war

with the Confederates, and did brave ser¬

vice throughout his enllstment.He was married twlce. Hi3 first wife

was Miss Sarah Virginla Ritter, of Rich¬mond; the second wife was Miss FannleR Mattox, of Parkersburg, W.'Va. Hehad five children by his flrst wife. Fourare survlvlng.Miss Mary Gertrude, H.

H.,,H. L- and XV. R. Harwood. By hissecond wife he had one daughter.Ollle-Belle Harwood. She survlves him also.Soon after the war Mr. Harwood was

ln the shoe business for a number ofyears.He was always a staunch Democrat and

affiliated with the Democratic party, butnever asplred to any political office.The funeral will take place from the

residence at 11 o'clock this morn¬ing, Rev. Dr. XV. V. Tudor and XV. P.Chrisman officiatlng.The interment wHl be made ln Holly¬

wood.Davicl M. Anderson.

Mr. Bavid Meriwether Anderson, whowas for about ten years an employe ofthe Chesapeake and Ohio general officesof this city. died in Baltimore on Saturdayat 12 o'clock.Mr. Anderson was much beloved and

highly thought of by all who knew him.He was a Mason and a member of GraceBpiscopal chureh. He was a consistenfChristian genUeman, with a bright andhappy disposition. He won friends amongall those wlth whom he came in contact.Mr. Anderson began his business career

at the age of nlncteen as depot agent atCharlottesvllle. A few years later he cameto this city and was employed by theRichmond and Alleghany railroad, underMr. John R. Macmurdo, who was the gen¬eral agent at that time.In 3SSS he married Miss Mary Mathews.

of Lunenburg county, who survlves himwith one child, Meriwether Lewis An¬derson. He had one brother, Rev. R. W.Anderson, of Edgefield, S. C. who' alsosurvlves him.A few mci-ths ago Mr. Anderson took a

trip to Texas, hoping that ho could re-

cuperate, tut returned later to this clty.In February last he was taken to RichardGundy's private sanltarlum, where hedied Saturday.The funeral took place from Grace Epis-

copal chureh, yesterday afternoon at -1o'clock, wilh Masonic honors. Rev. Lan-don R. Mason conducted the services.

Eiiiamiel Gerst.Mr. Emanuel Gerst, for many years a

well-known and wealthy merchant ofFairfax county and a prosperous farmer,but who for the past fifteen years resid-ed with his son-ln-law, Mr. Herman J.Myers, 407 north Eighth street, this city,died very siudeniy and palnlessiy yester¬day mornlnn at 10:4" o'clock.Mr. Gerst was sltting in a chair ln his

room by himself when the end came. Hehad, however, been feellng badly for thepast few days, but no fear arose on *hepart of those about him as to his iilness,and they dispelled any idea of the end be¬ing so near at hand.He arose yesterday morning. ate a

hearty breakfast and talked cheerfully as

possible. but not in the least did he showsigns of iilness.When Mrs. Herman Myers went to her

father's room about 12 o'clock. she foundlo her sorrow that he was dead in hischair. A physlcian was immed'ately sum¬moned and pronounced heart fallure the3ause of death.Mr. Gerst came to this country from

Cermany when he was a small boy, andonsaged in farming in Fairfax county.where he amassed a large fortune. Healso engaged in the dry ?»oods and gro¬cery business, at which he was successful.Mr. Gerst was a member of Ec-th Ahaba

synagojrue, at which the funeral will takepiace this afternoon.

Mrs. Mary Byrne./ The death of Mrs. Mary Byrne occurredyesterday morning at S o'clock a,t her

iiome. No. 2S04 east Marshail street. Shewas seventy-seven years of age.Mrs, Byrne was born ln Ireland, but

came to this country when quite young.She married the late A. J. Byrne.She is survived by six children.Andrew

Bvrne, of Detroit. Mich.; Joseph H.Byrne, of Washlngton, D- C; Mrs. Smlthand Mrs. Mahoney, of Fiorida: Mrs. Ma-honey apd Mrs. XV. C. Grantland, of Rich¬mond.Mrs. Byrne was a member of St.

Patrick's chureh.Deaths in Clnrke.

BERRYVILLE, VA.. Jan. 22-Special..Mr. Aaron Duble, a well known farmerof Clarke county, died at his home near

Uie Wickllffe neighborhood last night.aged seventy-seven years. Mr. Dublewas a Marylander by birth, and came

to this county over fifty years ago andlocated. He is_ survived by a wife andseven children.Mr. Thomas W. Russell, a druggist of

Millwood, this county, died at his homein that place Saturday night of pneu-monia, aged forty-six years. He ls sur¬vived by a mother and two brothers nndtwo sisters.

R. H. Nicholas.CAPE CHARLES, VA., Jan. 22.Spe¬

cial..Mr. R. H. Nicholas, of CapeCharles, died this afternoon at St. AgnesHospital, Philadelphia, of pneumonia. Hewas superintendent of the New York,Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad forfive years, havlng reslgned that positionthe first of this year on account of 111health. Less than a week ago he was

taken to the hospital for treatment, andhis case rapidly deveioped into pneu¬monia of the worsfform. Mr. Nicholaswas a single man, about forty-six yearsof age and a native of Baltimore city,where his family still resldes. Aftergraduating at the Washington and LeeUniversity, at Lexington, Va., he en¬

tered the services of the Pennsylvania

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Railroad Company, -where he received athorough-^education in tbe various de-partments pf rallroading, having served lnnurherous capaclties in the maintenanceof way and transportation departmentsof the Baltimore and Potomac and Phila¬delphia and Erie railroads, and whenhe was transferred to Cape Charies hewas assistant engineer of the Elmira and;Canandaigua divlsion of the NorthernCentral railway.He was an efficient officer Snd vetf

popular -with the men and patrons otthe road. The. .remains will probablybe ,taken to Baltimore city for inter-ment. i «*

MissNellle Frazier.CLIFTON FORGE, VA., Jan. 22..Spe¬

cial..Miss Nellie Frazier died yesterdaymorning at the residence of her brother-ln-law, James N. Page, in West CliftonForge. of consumption. She -was twenty-six years of age. She was the daughterof N. G. R. Frazier, a resldent of Rich¬mond. She haa been vlsiting in QliftonForge for several months. Her remainswill be taken to Richmond on the mid-night train for interment.

Mrs. Benjamin Gilliam.WILLIAMSBURG. VA., Jan. 22..Spe¬

cial,.Mrs. Benjamin Gilliam died Satur¬day at her home here? She had been illa long time. She leaves her husband andthree children. The funeral took placeSunday.

Deaths in Snffolk.SUFFOLK, VA., Jan. 22..Special..Mra.

Laura J. McLeod, wife of William L. Mc-Leod, news editor of the Suffolk Heralddied this morning at their home* No. 10Pinner street. Mrs. McLeod had beensuffering about a week with pneumonia.She was fortv-riine years old, and was

formerly Miss Laura J. Shlpp, of Norfolk.She was a Christian woman ln the best

s^nse of the term. Sne leaves a husband,four children and a brother, J. B. Shipp,of Portsmouth.iMrs. Sallie Chalmers, wife of Ashton

R. Chalmers, the leading dfuggist inSmithfield. died at 6 o'clock this morning,aged thlrty-four years. She had beensuffering with consumption for manymonths, but had only been critically iusince last Saturday. .

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She was formerly Miss Sallie Ely. Shewas a sister of Mrs. T. B. Wright. whosehusband once represented Isle of Wight in

the House of Delegates. and Mrs. J. R.Jordan, both of Smithfield.The funeral of Miss Sarah Conway took

place this morning from Christ church,Smithfield. She was about ninety yearsold. and was a s'ster-ln-law of CountyJudge George R. "Atkinson, of Isle ofWight.Miss Lillie Archer. eighteen years old,

died to-dav in Suffolk, at the residenceof her sister, Mrs. N. J. Oliver, No. 107Main street. Sho suffered from scrofulaand tuberculosis. .?ho leaves a father.B. F. Archer, of Nansemond county, and.four sisters.Mrs. Jesse- King, formerly Miss Mary

Harris. died this morning in Nansemondcountv, aged about forty-five years. Shehad nneumonia. The deceased leaves a

husband and four children. There wMl l#?a doub'e funeral to-morrow at PrcVi-dence M. E. church, the companion sub¬ject beTng***Miss Archer..Ravmond Farley, an electrlcian, aged

twentv vears. was at 2 o'cioek this after¬noon married to Miss Helen B.. daugh-t'i>r of Allison Wilson. aged twenty-one.The eeremony happencd at St. Panl'sreetorv. nnd was performed by the Rev.J. B. Dunn.-. m---.

TESTIMONIAL CONCERT.Tcndercd to Miss "Waddill and Mr.

Hofl'mnn.A testimonial concert was tendered to

Miss M. WaddiU and Mr. F. Hoffman bythe professional nvusicians of Richmondat the Jefferson last night. The conifcrtwas under tbe direction of Mr. Walter O.Wilkinson, and was of an exceedinglyhigh order. The programme rendered was

as foilows:Part songs, eight voices from the \\ ed-

ne«dav Club (direction of Miss Stockdell);song. ""When the Heart is Young." MissMargaret Waddill: piano solo, "Senta'sBnlade" (Flying Dutchman), Mfss ZellaMinor: songs. Miss Stockdell; violin solo,"Concerto," E. minor Ctwo movements).Mr. Frederick Hoffman; sons. "AllaSteUa Confidente." Miss Maud PorterGtinn (violin obligato. Mr. Hoffman);recitation. "Aux Les Italiens," Miss MarieA. Leahy; song, "My Little Love," Mrs,Durrett:" piano solos, Mr. F. C. Hahr;sons-. "The Scaoegrace." Mr. ThurstonCardozo; duet, Mrs. Durrett and MissGrace Wilkinson: recitation. "Character-istic Scenes," Miss Marie A. Leahy; song,"Adelaide," Mr. XV. O. Wilkinson; violinsolo. ' trngarlsche Rhapsodie," Mr. Fred¬erick Hoffman.

Telejrranhie Brevitics.MACON, GA, Jan. 22..Two negroes shot

to death and three white men desperat'elywounded were the casualties in an aittemptto arrest a- negro murderer here to-day.J. H. Butler, colored, is the man who didmost of the shooting and who was him¬self shot to death. His victims were Arm-.stead Bryant, colored, shot through theheart and instantly killed; B. Seltman,White, shot through the stomach andwill probably die, and John Reed, white,shot in the neck, in a precarious con¬

dition.CHARLESTON, S. C, Jan. 22..A spec¬

ial from Georgetown, says:"Ex-President Grover Cleveland, Cap¬

tain fRobley D. Evans, Captain P. D.Lamberton, Commodore E. C. fBenedictand General A. G. MoCook, came upfrom the Santee Gun Club rreserves to-day and left here at 3 o'clock in theirprivate car, attached to the regular north-bound traan."NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22..As show-

ing the movement of commodltles throughthis port for Europe, it may be statedthat eight steamers cleared to-day withmiscelianeous cargo.The export of grain was the largest on

-record for any one day.AUGUSTA, GA., Jan. 22..XV. H. Stall-

ings, Republican postmaster of. Augusta,has been "expelled" from the Republicanparty by negroes in control of the poii¬tics of the party in thls county, becausehe refused to appoint a negro namedWimberty as assistant postmaster. Wim-berty has since been appointed deputy-revenue collector.NASHUA, Jan. 22..The -Ward Line

steamer Saratoga, which arrived here to-day, had on board Captain Newberry andfive men of the Morse, which sailed fromJacksonville Jannary 15th.Tho Morse was abandoned northeast

of Abaco. Two of the crew were drown¬ed. She halled from Ba'th, Me., and wasowned by Morse & Co. She was 559 tons.and was buUt in 1SS0.

WASHINGTON, Jan.. 22..The Presidentto-day sent to the Senate reports showlngthe State Department espended $493,860 ofthe $50,OC0,fc00 emergency war appropria¬tion.This Included $155,102 for the Peace Oom-

ailssion and $136,120 for the PQiillppineConaniaeion.WASHUNGTON. Jan. 22.-<3eneral .r>.Slokles and other general officers of theG. A. R. in this city, to-day made argu-ments. before tihe House Comimlttee on

Military Affairs for the proposed nationaltnlHtary park on the-Fredericksburg (Va.)"iattlefleld.iNEW YORK, Jan., 22..A small fire in

uhe basoment ot- they five-story fcriekbuilding at S9 SMadison street to-daybrougirt -tb light an; ilMcit distillery capa?bie of .produoing more than 50 gallons a

day. ,.

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iMONTGOMERY, ALA., Jan. 22.-?-Cap-tain W. H. Blnghatn, of thls place, hasreceived notice of.hls appointsaent am

Iieutenaart in the Canadlaa Voluhteer ser¬vice, with orders .to .rennrt^at; PM*.i,ready. to leave <for.SouthAfrica. v

[ COMMONWEALTH-S ATTORNEY.Mr. Clarencw W. Koblam M _«_>olat-

¦" ,-r.: -;. ed bjr Ja-gs Bai__n_JJ-WTORT NEWS, VA." Jan. 23.-_pec-

IaL.Jooge T- J. Barhi-m.' of the, Corpora.tioa Court, thia \ morning".-. appointed..Clarence "W. .RobinaonVC___enwe_lt_*«Attorney to.fitl the yacancy caused by thadeath of.J; K. M. ^'ewtqn.Thls vacancy wo*ild''.have'--been filled

some time ago but "for tne -fact thatJudge BarhanL.as waitin* for tba<le_i»-.lature to separate tbe officea of Common-wealth's and City Attorney.; There were,Ihtha beginning. four candidates for thepbsiUon. C. "W. Robinson. C. C. Matchell.C. Aylett Ashby and * CoL J. O. Baker.The last named, however, withdrew from-;the, race, dee*n*n* **it best \» give theyounger men, a show.Mr. Mltchell was endorsed by tbe Dem-

dcratio City Comn-ttee and. the CentralLabor, Unlon, the latter represersting the,allied trades unlons, which have, per-haps, four" thousand votes.As may.be imagined, the fact that their

endorsementts were turned down has notbeen received by edther organization withvery good grace, and wihle the manyfriends of (Mr. Robinson are con-

gratul_t"ng him, they realize that he wtllhave a flerce fight at the May elecUon,when hacomes before the people for nom¬ination ior the office at the DemocraUcprlmartes. Mr. Mitchell will be a can¬

didate for the nomination and there maybo others In the field. The chances are.

though. that the fight will be betweenthe3e two.Mr. Robinson is a graduate of the law

school of Washlngton and Lee University.He. is well-known throughout this end ofthe State, haVlng always been prominentin politlcs. He was before the peoplelast, it will be remembered, when he op-posed Hon. D. Gardlner Tyler for tbe

nomination for the State Senate.The May campaign will be the hottest

'ever experlenced tn this clty. -The fightfor the* mayoralty Is Ukely to be- ex-

ceedlngly bltter. The present mayor, A.A. Moss, will be a candidate for re-elec-tlon. Who his opponents will be is notannounced, but there is.hardly a doubtthat the fight for tho nomination will bea three-cornered one.Since the salary .of the office has been

doubled a man will not have to be a tnll-lionaire to take it, though even now themoney paid the mayor is not magnfi-cently plentlful.Probably, after all, the most excltlng

contest will be for the position of cltysergeant, which is the fattest of thethree. At present there are three can¬

didates in the field, all Democratic.It cannot be said whether the Repub¬

licans will make a stand. The matter"Is under consIderaUon." If an openingpresents Itself they will probably putup one or more men. Republican actionis largely dependent on .future conditions.Should there be any independent Demo¬crats in the field. the Republican leaderswill hardly neglect the opportunity.The most recent factor ln Newpor^

News politlcs ls ono of the most influen-tial. It is the Kebrew Club, that wasformed not long ago. Its membershipcomprises every Hebrew voter in the cltyand, as may be imagined. such co-opera-tion will undoubtedly count for much.especially in view ot peculiar Iocal con¬ditions.Ben. Bates, acqultted. Saturday of the

charge of murderlng Charles T. W'llktn-son, has returned to Fort tMonroe after an

absence of nine months spent ln jallhere awaltig the Issue of his case. Hisbattery Is now in-the Philipplnes. wherehis brother is fighting for tho Stars andStrlpes. Ben. wishes to rejoin the bat-terv and will probably do so.

Rev. J. William Jon_», D. D.. preached.a magnlficent sermon at Hampton Bap¬tist chureh last night to; an immensecongregation on the life of General Rob¬ert E. Lee."The Model Man of theCenturies." All of the Confederate Vet¬erans in this section -ttended, the Hamp¬ton camp golng in a body.

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NOTED PREACHER.Rev. J. E. Smith Will Hold Speclnl

Service nt New Jerusalem Chapcl.Rev. J. E. Smith, a noted preacher, ot

Philadelphia, will hold special servicesin the Cliapel of the New Jerusalem,1320 west .Broad street, as follows:Thursday, January 25th, at 8 P. M.,

"The Greatest of Sclences."Friday, January 20th, at S P. M., "The

Higher Interpretation of the Scrlptures."Sunday, January 2Sth, at 11 A*. M.,

"The Man wlth a Pltcher of' Water," fol-lowed by the '-'Holy Supper." At 8 P. M.,"Garments, Old and' New GarmentsPatched. ^

.- /Real Estate Transfers.

Henrico: Rose and Campbell, trustees,to Thomas E. Stagg, lots 15 and 16 and15 feet of lot 14 ot block 10 in plan ofBrookland Park, $2,315.E. C. Goodall. trustee, to M. C. Goodall.

CO feet on south side of Floyd ,avenue

between Deep Run street and the Boule-vard, $5.T. Wlnder Swift and wife to Samuel P.

Cowardin, 190 acres near eastern limltsof Richmond, ?750.L. R. Warren and XV. H. McCarthy,

as special commissioners and trustees indeed of trust from' W. L. Cowardin andwife, Lewis M. Cowardin, trustee andspecial commissioner, and Virginia Fireand Marine Insuranee Company, to S. P.Cowardin, 110.90 acres near the easternlimlts of Richmond, 539.4S1.16.

Club Room Opened.The Richmond, Chess, Checkers and

Whist Club opened their new club-house,No. 310 north Eighth street, last evening.'-he board on.the arrangement of quar.

.ters turned the club-room over to themembers, comfortably and- attractlvelyfurnlshed. The attendance at the meetinglast night was large.

WORKING NIGHT AND D*_".The buslest and mlghtlest little thing

that ever was made is Dr. King*s NewLife Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coatedglobule'of health, that changes weaknessinto strengtfi, ilsUessness into energy,bratn-f&g into mental power. They'rewonderful ln buildlng up-the health. Only25 cents per box. Sold by Owens & MinorDrug Company.

NEW ROUTE TO PINEHURST, N. C.The Southern railway has inaugurated

through service to Pinehurst. N. C, Inconnection with its Washington andSouthwestern Limited trains Nos. 37 and33, from and to the North and East, dailyexcept' Sundays. Train No. 37 arrives-High Point, N. C, 7:5d A. M.. Pinehurst,N. C.»" 11 A. M. This offers the "verybest service and convenient schedule fromRichmond. Leaving Richmond H P. M.with through sleeper to High Point(sleeper ready for ocenpancy at Rich-mdnd 9:30 P. M.), you arrive Pinehurstfollowing morning at 11 o'clock.Detail information furnlshed by any

ticket agent pr- at Passenger Oftice. 920east Main street.

C. XV. WESTBTJRT, T. P. A.

MOTHERS WITH OROUPY CHIIi-DREN

Will nnd Dr. David's Cough Syrup thebest;bn earth for Coughs, Colds. Croup,Brohchltls. It cures the cough and givessleep and rest to the patient.

"RED HOT PROM THE GCN -,.;Was the ball that ^hit G.' B. Steadmanof'Newark, Mich., tri the Civil War. Itcaused horrlble Ulcera that no treat¬ment helped for 20 years. Then Back'cn'sArnica Salve cured "him." Cures Cu_,"Bruises, Burns. Bolls, Felons, Cbrns. SkinEruptions. Best Pile ture on earth- 25cts. a box". Oure guaranteed. Sold byOwens and Mimny Drugfist.

THE GENUINE DR. DATItVSCougn syrup aeiu for » eemta a bottle.

aa «v«*t bottla ii riekljr worth a dollar.It curea Cougha, Colda. Crowp. Braawhltlaind Throat and Lang tronblafc -

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street, Second Market. New 'Phone 414, where you will tlnrf the best aasprtmcntin that line In the city or State. the finest quality and jhivored Oysters thatis used. Lynn Haven Bay. Bluo Point, Cherrystone. Back River. York Riverand Chesapeake Bay' Oyster3, fresh and ctean. opened dally.

Fresh Fish of A!I Kinds in Season- .-

Hallbut, Smelts. Fresh Codtish, Striped Baas. Black Bass, Fresh MackerOl,Pompano, Sheepshead. Fine White Perch, Virginia Spots, Blue Fish, Fresh 3a.-mon, Salmon Trout, Etc.

CAME OF THE FINEST.Pheasant, Quil, Venison. Wlld Turkey. Wltd Ducks, Rabbita.. Squlrrela.

Snlpe, Woodcock. "Whole'Deer, Live Lobsters. Etc.VA. FISH. OYSTER A GAME CO., 414 N. 6th St.. 2d Market; New Ptione, 414. 1

Order From Your Retail Grocer.

When out of Ffour atHcme, kindly put me inyour Storeroom. YourCook, Wife, Son andBaughters will be gladthe day you ordered

Harter's

E. W. GATES & SON CO., Exclusive Wholesale Agents.

JAMES N. BOYD, PHiionr. MANN S. QUARLES, V,ct.P«»T. JOHN MORTON, Soev &TM

Virginia Trust Company,1200 MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

CAPITAL, - - - $500,000.CHARTERED BY THE LEGISIATURE OF VIRGINIA.

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RECEIVES DEPOS.TS SUBJECT TOC£K£ ^^ OEPOS.T PEAR-NG'NTEREST.ACCOUNTS OF INVESTORS SOUCITED, Ar D >NTER|STAUOWCO( BY AGREEMENT.

ITS 3TORAGE AND SAFETY VAULTS ARE NOT EXCELLED.

The Savings Bank of Richttioiid,Corner Main and Etoventh Streets, Richmond, V*.

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