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THE 5 DISPA WHOLE NUMBER. 10.457. KWH MOND. TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 6.

1885. THBEE PEU (X)PY. WAS IT A TRAGEDY? Reaib Veaas ts- Tairs, icineinnail Rot long mother and li ter ealled at the New York phy? sician. The yoang tady waa fair of nf form, with a complexion indi? cating and yet her mother said lhere every indication to her that she waa thc prey of nome mysterious disorder. At nrr the phyalelan marte a searching Nothing the mother, another plijiali In and another exatul made with the same result.

uss than three mouths the young lady deed In the same city another prominent phj. strian vkdted recently hy a young lady tn-aiiraetlve refined and viii-aiine appearance. had (M-arcely elated her when her Ups tpjivircl. her fsce paled, her arms lin-ppcd ,0 her side, and she was dead. died wiih her pliyslclan.

and made high snandal. but a examination showed that her death waa caused bf a convulsion, and the voice of slander was hushed. Those are which ran he riitatantlated If need he. Medical science dees not tell us all we night to know. It ta runall satisfaction for that death must lay our friends low be? fore we can find out the nat orv of their dta enaea.

Life la areal mystery, and lt is a sad commentary on present human attain? that death only key which In many cases can unlock depths of this mystery. is something more to tie dreaded than cholera, more to he feared than con Bumptlon. which prey lng upon the health i-l our young people, because, unlike them. Ita approach to Insidious, and we know of prt-vsciici- only hy tbe death lt Mr. E.

Stephens, the well-known ex? porter at 1 SSS Third street, had an experience somewhat similar to the mot I. whoas ease ls above related, illa daughter, when but nine years of age. seem? ed suddenly to droop. She iras ext-eedlngly languid, was frequently prostrated with headaches sort nervous depression, and Hie feeling of extreme fatigue grew upon her constant ly. She could scarcely breathe, could retain nothing on herstomach: she bloated so that she measured forty-five Inches around thc waist, and lt seemed thal she would go mad with agony.

Every mouth Kin- got worse and worse, and finally, desth seemed to he obtaining the mastery. Itt alarm her case and treatment were tele? graphed toa prominent New York special? ist who. afler flue ll aeration wlretl illicit everything possible had lieen done and thal she BOOM noi reeover. In three from that time, however, alie liegan to amend, and In a few weeks was clothed arith health and In lier righi mind. in thc first case mentioned, death reused hy what bright's disease of Ihe In the second lt found that iireiulf tiliMKl-poleonlng.

caused by the saint disease. the fatal i-oiiviiImIiiu am) In tin third cane death thrcnt'-iic I bf Ino 'llMnilti. hut viss incited, when ct rv other tailed hy Hafe cure. result waa three "M-tirBSKViBiid "jpseot' tilde shown that it aaa not? BtaapaaBiy oana! ll ls ev Iden! Ilia! inetllcal men do not know everything, and yet how Kt range ll is that people cretin them Witt oiniilsecuee and tile In the delusion. I am not mu nays a candid physician, -when I.

know tts Ignoranee anti imapuclty ol the i.i..(. mtaa collei ruing such i tiers, that that compound ls tining sw-h effective work. lt can accoiiiptish what wecnliuot. people tire very if Ihey do not resort to use." lt wi lo that thone three con mv a leswiii and Indicate a course of pro? ceed I ne which ti ts ami young people esniiol alTortl to ignore. HEAT BAKLNQ-POWDER.

rt ki: and vviii.i.K.s.im:;. contains no injurious lt len no deleterious In the I.i.tt.I as all pure grape Cream-of-Tartarand It restores BB tht- flour the hlghlv-liniiort niit ii.iisllttreiith rejected lu the of the wheat. lt lushes a Isl ter anti lighter biscuit than any other liekliig-isiwder. MARTIN KAI.RKKKISCH H(lM4, fi5 Kullon street. New York.

liahed tn 1 For sale by all leading grocers. de ll-endlin Ililll'IM'V The City Rank ok Rn nhomo. I BOARD OF DH 1 I His RANK have dec Riitimi.m*. January 2. I lt Et Ti IKS Of a SEMI? ANNUAL DIVIDES DOE I'KRCKNT.

on the slock nu! of Ihe net uro tl la nf tito last six nu.lillis, payable (ree oi lax tm and after the Sd Instant. Ja -4-1 WALKER HILL, Ililli or Hil 1'Hil-KTUAL Hi ii io Lo vs. aim Taoai No. ISOO Main mtkki.t. i i i i.

Ki vs ii its Nat ional Hank. RliHMoMi, January 1. DIRSCT0R8 OF THIS I'ANY have declared a divide, il oi Kd'R Pl of tux out of the in i i of for pud six, months, payahle ut otflce on and after January WI El. I.uVENsTElN. Cashier.

1-lOt unit td iv Krui: Inhi'kanck I Kn 81. IX Fl I NAE Klvjl IHATIHN ol Ihe capital Stock t.f li Its company will l.e pu ld int FRIDAY the Ba Ot" January, io Btoekbohtora on aurrender oj theil eel tl (leal cs in st ts ut the tittlec ul the company, 11 Ki Milln Iii order of thc of I lt. MEADS, de Mbhiu ami Hank. Un HMtiNii. Heeoiiilx'r 30.

lHsv THIS HANK hitve declared a dividend of 1'KH Cl NT. iftee of payal.lc lo Un- si.M-k and aRer JAM A RY a WILLIAM A. JENKINS. de 81-1 I "MON HlVK Of KliTIMoM. i lsseml.er THE DIRECTORS Of THE 1 N'JOS RANK Of RICHMOND HAVE UK t'LAREE A DIVIDEND OF 4 I'KRCKNT (or ts per ulla re fres- of taxi, payable Hi.

stockholders on and afler t. JAMES MILLER, de Mi kt National Rank, I Ult iHivmber it. 1HH4. I THK DIRsXTORSOf THU HANK have ihis day declared a "dividend ol THKK.K ANH n.SK RALF KKK (KM. on Hu- tapilBl hlis-k out of the net Ol six months ifive of payable the si.jckholder* mt and alter the HAY OFJANVARY, de F.

ULKNN. ri.ANTKK* Nation I Rn iimokh. HeceinlsT tn. THE BOABD OF I'MtKlToUS OK Tills RANK have this day declared dtvldi-iul of FOUR I'KH CENT. free.if t.ix ceil of ihe prollls of tlie last six months, pay? able tm and aller Jar nan MANN h.

A REEN. HT Hakk or Vim, is ia, I RSI Heeemlier Ul, lilKKt'ToltS OT THIS BANI liave dacilaisd a dividend Til REI EKRcriN'T. (free of payable on ami aller January WILLIAM M. HIKE. Osas-i ot Tnaslar HOT-BKDB IS VM Ol AMJTY.

Wi NI MEI In li liEAHX. YAKNlHHKn HINf.WANl.KK Mtg Maitland tia Rroadslris-t 8-eodlm ana plONKKR TRANSKEH COMPA NY'-IiXTAHIJallKli taclllly.eaiiTRANsKKR AKK (itMiHts al Iheatiortesl nuilee. Jjioved Ui tirsl. Bhooud. or third floors.

Or aol ic li.xl. I'YRI'K RdrsHIKt'X. a- ToUacwi Exrti.au--* Uulldiug. MR. MOODY'S MEETING8.

GRE A CEO WDS A TTEND THEM Oe-sel Trains rumen Teta-Cscelleat mac? ias Allas'BB Lbs Jackass- Kt i cari, rr-na las Sunday a day in the reli? gious annals of Richmond. The com? ing of Mr. Moody had Wn looked for with deepest interest by the Christian people of the city and others were anxious to nee and hear what manner of man thc world-famous evangelist in. No one acquainted with the cager demand for tickets, and their wide dis? tribution, doubted that the would bc full from the beginning. But winn it waa found that the morning one of thc most fearfully inclement of the whole as slick as glass and still it was re? membered that thoesrlyhour(9 o'clock A.

would keep many away, and that many who were willing to braye the storm were engaged at that hour in their schools, there were not wanting "doubting Thom to predict a very small attendance at thc first meeting. Winn, however, crowds of nun, women, and children were seen hurry? ing towards Armory Hall all doubt was dissipated, and by the time the services were so far under way that thc doors were closed about 1,500 people were seated in the hall, while many turned away disappointed that they came too late for admittance. THE 4RRA NOKMKN for the meetings haTC been every wsy ailmirsble. The hall (though not lsrgc enough by BBSB fear Ut) is the best in the city for the purpose, and defects in its naaaaaata properties will (it hoped) be remedied. The platform extends across the Msrshall-aStreet end of the hall, abd on it is seated the choir, min? isters, the committees, snd as many more as cnn bo crowded on it.

J. Thompson Itrown. as chief usher, has his subordinates well in hand, and this service is already well performed, though it will improve with more prac? tice. The choir (under the direction of Mr, 0. P.

Rady and Mr. J. I). K. with Mr.

Manly H. Itainos or Mr. Lu? ther Jenkins presiding at the organ) leads the singing, while the vast crowd join in with a will and make such a volume of sacred song SS hits been rarely, if ever, heard in Richmond. Mr. Moody stands on a small plat? form erected on the large one, and has only a small book-board on which nat his First Kennon.

After preliminary devotional exer? cises, during which there were songs ami p.ayers. Mr. Moody read the chapter of 1st Corinthians, and an? nounced that he would speak of HVK TlIINtlS "SKI-. Il KI) HY WOKKliltS PCM CHRIST. 1.

Wt Seed Faith. He clearly and forcibly brought ont that without faith it is impossible to please either Cod or men. or lo do anything worth doing in the world. He illustrated by the of Abraham, who was not a great scholar, 'ir a great warrior, but nllUBI unwavering faith gave him wonderful powers and enabled him to accomplish results. The spies sent into the promised land had brought hark "a majority and a minority report." nmi then, as now.

the unbelievers in the majority. Hut Caleb and Joanna were worth more than all of the camp of Israel, and great disaster ami suffering came from not following the lead of their faith. What we want in our thc crying need of the men uml women who have the faith to go for? ward tlespite of difficulties or of obsta? cles mountain high. 2. Christian courage? is the next great need of the Christian worker, (iud hail no use tor Klijah under the juniper-tree, but Ile wanted the old prophet when he hail i to face danger and death.

He to-day men who, like Joshua be? fore the walls of Jericho, will bravely meei the most imminent peril to Bad threatened danger changed into the captain of the Lord's come to help us. t.itleon was stronger when the weak and timid and halting of his great anny had been sloughed off, leav ing Him only the courageous band to shout, as they broke their pitchers, "The sword of the Lord and of (iitlton." And so the Loni's host would be stronger to-day if thc weak, the timid, the halting, would fall out of ranks anti go to the rear. "Wc want patient courage like that of Noah, who had labored tor ont hundred anti twenty years without a convert outside of his own family, and willmot any of the many encourage? ments which Christian workers now have. 3. Enthusiasm was the nexl need of (lu hiistian worker which he men? tioned.

Men ure atraid of enthusiasm (which literally means iu why should they be? What Was ever sc tTiiiiplishcil without it Lukewarmness will never do in the Sunday-school teacher, the preacher, or the Christian vol ker. Hu admired the patriotic sr dor with which (iirsbaldi said: "If fifty tiirabaldis are thrown into prison. let Koine be free." He told, with touching pathos and prent elicit, the story ol' Dr. Dull', who. alter earing himself out as missionary to India, esme back to to die, aud was one day making a powerful plea for India, when he fainted in thc pulpit, and was carried, all unconscious, from the house.

When he came to himself and realized where he was. ho said. Vi's. 1 remember. I was plead? ing for India, and I had not gotten through.

Take me back and let BBB finish." And tlespite remonstrances of physicians and friends, the old man eloquent" wrs horne buck, and finished his appeal that mothers and lathers who were willing enough to seiiii their sons to India as soldiers or merchants should count it a joy to give them as messengers of the King to the glad tidings of salvation. 4. The in At need mentioned was constraining love of Christ. Men may succeed in other svocstions without hue, hut uever as Christian workers. He did not believe lhere was a man in Richmond who cannot bc reached by the power of love.

He lividly illustrated this point by thc 'of one of the worst boys in a mission Sunday school who was con? quered by love, and earnestly repu? diated the ides Hist men ought to work from mere sense of duty. t. The Isst need mentioned was sym? pathy. He spoke eloquently of the power sud influence of human sympa? thy, and said that we need to preach with our handsand our feet. He told the story of the good Samaritan in Hie most iiiimitsble manner, and brought out in striking contrast the con? duct of the priest and tho Invite, who no doubt pitied, after a fashion, man who fell among thieves and meant to end the police or form a society to help lim, with that of the despised Somali? an, who, instead of nailing him a lec ure or abusing him for prejudice a lew had against a Samaritan, at once lisinourTtcd.

poured oil into his wounds. him on his own beast, and carried lim to sn inn stopping to cn (iiire whether it wss a Presbyterian, I'aptist, Methodist. Episcopal, or Lnthe innj, where he took money out of his had the stranger properly cared br, and agreed to be responsible for any 'urtlit expense that might arise. He laid that all of the priests and Invites Jerusalem would have argued in vain rn convince that man that the Sainari who had shown him practical sym Tiithy. not "his neighbor," rather those of his own country and Teed who hail passed by on the other nde" snd left him to his fste.

A nd so we must show practical sym? pathy if we would do men good. Don't laugh at thc poor drunkard, but get loving arms around him and seek by practical help to reclaim him. When wc see a caic of sorrow and want let us try to act on the motto Put your in his place." snd this will pre? pare us to work for his good. In the true eloquence of the heart Mr. Moody told thc story of his lcaving home an orphan boy to mske his own fortune, snd of how, when the briny tears of the boy in a strange town were coming, he met a kind-hearted old gen? tleman who put his hand on his head, spoke to him kind words of counsel, and gave him a penny as a small token of his interest.

The penny had long since been lost but those loving words of sympathy for the orphan boy had been echoing in his heart ever since, and thc impress of those loving hands was on his head to-day. Ile concluded with a touching story of the visit be made to the family of a drunken father in Chicago, whose bright little girl had been drowned while gath? ering driftwood for her mother, and of how his own little girl by her childish prattle had brought him to put him? self in thc place of the stricken mother, and to exercise practical sympathy, which resulted in the purchase by his Sunday school of a lot in the cemetery where needy children were buried, and carried the sunshine of sympathy to many darkened homes. Ile closed with an earnest appeal for more practical sympathy, that we may rescue the perishing, comfort thc rowing, and help thc needy. The above bare outline gives a very imperfect idea of the power ol' Mr. Moody's sermon, which abounded in sharp hits which sometimes rai-cd an "audible smile.

and was full of ten? der pathos which frequently brought teais to eyes umist .1 to tlie melting He caught the crowd with his first sentence and held them to his last word. Afternoon "lenin. It was announcctl that the meeting at 3 M. would be for women, ami long before the appointed hour the house was filled. SVhen the service it was packed, while crowds turned away disappointed when the doors were locked.

After the devotional exercises, during which Rev. Dm, and Pollard led in prayer. Mr. Moody announced as his text "Cod is Love." and preached a simple, tender, and very effective ser? mon. Ile brought out the unchangeable, unfailing, everlasting love of Cod, ami made very clear the distinction that Cod loves the sinner while He hates his sin.

He touchingly brought out thc love of God to Hie comfort of doti's Word for the afflicted, ami the teaching of Cod's Word that our Chris? tian friends who die only go before to await our coming. He cloood the service at 4 o'clock promptly, ami spent twenty minutes in a prayer-meeting in concert with the Week of Prayer appointed by the Evangelical Alliance. Rev. Mr. Evans, of thc Park-Place Methodist church; Rev.

J. H. Hutton, of the Pine-Street Haptist church, and Kev. J. William Jones led in prayer.

Mit. MOODY ON l.KK AND JACKTON. At the dose of this after meeting Mr. Moody came forward, anil said that the Master teaches that if thou bring thy gift to the altar, ami there reuu-Hi? llcrest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift helot the altar, and go thy way first be re? conciled to thy brother, and then 190000 and ofter thy gift." He had bearii that some of his lm thri-n in Richmond had something against him because of the report that he had in one of his sermons in New York attack ttl the character of Lee nm I Jackson. He wanted to say publicly mid emphatically that he had been incorrectly that he had nerer.

arther in New York ot BaaOOtraorOi utter cd a word in disparagement of Lee or Jackson, lt was morally hnposaihla ilia! he dona BO, for, while a northern man in all of his sympathies ami feelings, he had always cherished the highest admiration and respect for Lee anti Jackson- -not only as great generals, but as Cluistiaiis and gcntle ii. His sermons hail all been ste.no graphically reported and published, and he defied anyone to Iiml a sentence of his derogatory to the character of either Lee or Jackson. He had gone from New York to Au? gusta, and surely he would not have received there the warm greeting which tlu people gate him if he had been guilty of these charge-: nor would he have been recciveil he had been during his six months' stay ami work in Haitimore. Hut he wished further to say that if he had st any time said in any of his ser? mons anything which has given offence to psople of the South, he asked the forgiveness of his brethren. He wanted a union of hearts and hands ni this work.

Ile- vutiUaj-Xliclit n. lina. ll had been announced that the night meeting was for men only." snd then were very few ladies present. Hut before thc appointed hour the hall was full, and by the hour every seat on floor, pisiform, and gallery was occu? pied, and all of the standing-room taken (making an audience ot probably while a thousand or more were turned sway from the door unable to gain an tnt ance to the building, lt was an impressive scene to look out over that packed house of eager, upturned faces, and to rcr-ogiiise that the intellig.net. business, talent, bone, and sinew of Richmond were there to greet and work with the distinguished evangelist.

All professions snd all cissies were repre? sented. During the devotional services Cap? tain Frank Cunningham sang, in his sweetest style, two solos, Calling Now for Thee, Prodigal," and There is Koom in My Heart for Thee, Jesus." The singing of the choir at night was very sweet. Kev. Dr. Hoge and Rev.

P. S. Rhodes led in prayer. Mr. Moody announced as text.

Galatians 7, He not deceived. Cod io not mocked for whatsoever a ian soweth that shall he reap." He iade the following points 1. A man sows in thc hope of resp 2. fie will reap the same kind of that he sows. 3.

He will reap more than he sows. 4. He will resp the fruit of thc seed sows, even if God shall for ike forgive his sins. These points Mr. Moody elaborated nd illustrated into pointed, pithy, nd most effective sermon, closing with ne of the most powerful and to young men we have ever card.

Then followed for half an hour the after-meeting." during which Rev. II. Chcatham and Dr. Hoge led in rsyer and Mr. Moody made a most ef jctivc talk to Aflaraoaa.

It was thought that the inclement and the unsessonable hour st hich the scryice wss o'clock lessen thc attendance, ut the hall filled again by the our of service. After devotional during rhich Rev. Dr. Edwards and Rev. Per? on Hoge led in prayer, Mr.

Moody jade an every way admirable presents ion of thc aloctriuc of Crace." He bri ught out thc points that we iced grace for sslvstion, grace for living, nd grace for dying, but thst the promise "As thy dsy, so shsll thy strength ie," and that we must not expect dying race to live with. These points he llustratcd and enforced with a power rhich seemed to touch every heart, snd nought tcsrs from msny eyes. In thc "after-meeting" Revs. Dr. Und, S.

C. Clopton, and Dr. Pollard ed in prayer, and Mr, Moody made an niinital.lt' talk. Laval Mgltt. Last night the hall again packed, he men largely outnumbering the and there being present many vho are not in the habit of going to During the devotional exer? cises Rev, Dr.

Burton, and Rev. W. Vi. led in prayer, and the singing iras very sweet. Mr.

Moody announced that he would from three texts I. What seek ye-" S. Seek ye the Lord while Ile mny found call ye upon Him while He is near." 3. Seek ye first the kingdom of snd His righteousness." He that his texts contained a ine.stit.ii. an exhortation, and a com? mand.

He made sollie very pointed ami prac? tical, personal (pieries as to the niotivos which bring men to the mcclid. I insisted that men should aoss! Coil, not lecling ur auytliing else, but Coil. He urged that men should seek the Lord, not with the head, but with Ihe whole heart, ami that He might be found here and now if nun would only r-eek Him. Hi very ably presented the bleness and the wisdom of obeying the coiiiiiiiiinl. Seek the kingdom ol' timi." and dosed with a powerful ap? peal for immediate acceptance of Christ.

'ii Mr. Moody's invitation, mtv tpiietly though earnestly given, thirty one linn in the congregation to ask an interest in the praversof Cod's poo plc. During the after-meeting (which ia held for thirty minutes after each A im.ti) Mr. Moody a very telling talk to the inquirers, in which he urged lb.in lo believe, receive, trust; take anti Him only. now.

'lhere were a number of profession of conversion at the close of thc Moot? ing. At the 3 o'clock meeting this after? noon the special topic of prayer will he Our Children." Stutiri at m. First Arriran 4'harrh. Al ll o'clo'k on Sunday Mr. M.ly preached lo a very large congregation at this church, nus in the service by Rev.

Dr. Curry and the pas? tor. Rev. J. H.

Holmes. Selecting as his text, I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repent ance." he preached a sermon which seemed to make a profound imprc-sion on the crowd. Bira. Mary atnart smith. The Religious Herald in its issue of to-day says Wc have before us a letter from our friend Mrs.

Mary Stuart Siiiiih. of the I'niversity of Virginia, in which she expresses the deepest regret that her lotter published in the Hemhl in 1870 should be used to Mr. Moodv' injiiry. She says that in the address which it is charged that Mr. Mooli spoke in nd'cnsiic tenn- of Lee and the names of the leaders oo either side of the war were not used." She says Hut if people quote my words I do wish they would not divorce them from the spirit in whit li they were uttered." Mrs.

Smith ex? presses the most earnest wish to Richmond during Mr. MoonVs stay and attend his meetings. A 4 am pl I m. ni to Mr. ttomOj.

At the regular weekly meeting of tht Methodist clergy of Richmond and Manchester held yesterday morning at Broad-Street church Rev. VV. E. Brans, pastor of Park-Place congregation, moved that the ministers present call in a body on Mr. Moody st Ford's Hotel.

Thc motion was unanimously carried, and the meeting accordingly sdjourued to wait on the evangelist and tender the combined sympathies ami cooperation of its Mr. Moody received his visitors most cordially, and ex? pressed his fraternal ami heartfelt plea? sure nt his u-it io l.ii'liiutvul and his opportunity to labor for good among his brethren ol' the South. Theatre Issi Right. Last night the popular comedian John T. Kai ilium! appeared at the Theatre in the political satire, "For The house was tilled with a fine audience, and.

considering the ugly nature of the weather, this wss a decided compliment to Mr. Raymond. The comedy is an ex? cellent caricature of the average aspi? rant for political honors, and the picture was made so natural by Mr. Raymond that it afforded a great deal of enjoy? ment to the audience. The support was all that was necessary, and the play passed pleasantly.

To-night Mr. Raymond will appear as Major Hob Belter in the comedy-drama, In Paradise." If you want to laugh, go snd see it. The Electoral Board for Richmond city hus the power to order nea" regis trstion here during this year, Bini it seems to be the general opinion thst it is lunch needed. The places of registration will bc for days in addition to the one regular tlay in May aud the one regular day in November. ar Appsals Board of Directors of the Central Lu? natic Asylum against Flanagan.

Argued by A Hornev-t ieneral F. S. Blair fur plaintiffs and Kdgsr Allan sad W. W. Cosby for defendant.

THE COMMON COUNCIL. 'ABBINGTON-CUTSHA W. irrrssrd SalartM-Ncw rhsslrt' laftllBit- Elfi-irlr Lissi- Clsr (Mb-i- Tlie regular monthly meeting of the oramon Council was held yesterday fternoon. Present, Mr. J.

Taylor Klly (president) and the following mem ers Amnions. Archer, Mahen, Bowie Campliell. Curtis, Outch is. Krischkorn, (iriffith. Cunn.

(Jnr. fsrgrove. Hughes. Jones, King. IcDowell, Psratcr, Pearman, Phillips, ankin.

Redford. Riddell, Robinson, trsus, snd Turpin. Mr. Piirini was sick. Tbe minutes were read and approved.

8TANIHNO COMMITTEK8. granting permission make sewer connections, recomincnd ig sn sppropristion for paving certain trccts. ordering the opening of a i-rtain alley between Fourth and Fifth trccts, and recommending the pay lent of $337.50 to Peyton R. Ran orph and wife for the usc of pro erty taken in widening Twenty-third trect in cutting the Church-Hill ave ue. Mr.

Cutchins moved to refer that inch of thc report which related to the lley to the Finance Committee, but lis motion wss lost. The report was then adopted. refunding 8140 to Alexander Walker for taxes erroneously recommending the passage of amended ordinance concerning the and fixing the pay of thc oreman of thc gas-works at $1,800. Thc resolution fixing the foreman's lay was adopted, only Mr. Hryan rotirg The balance of thc re? tort, including the amended ordinance to the gas-works, was adopted.

Mr. Thomas M. Saunders reported he whole amount of gas consumed in itv buildings tobe feet. The Committee presented this re lort for the information of the Council. Ihe Finance Committee recommended in appropriation of 11,000 for the Vlechanics' Institute, the same to be iropcrly secured to thc city.

Mr. Jones moved as a substitute that he Board af Public Interests anti the on Schools be roonafanj BO what plan had been adoptetl by he trustees of the Institute, ami what rood would be likely to accrue to the itv. Mr, Frischkorn moved to reject the tibstitute. Mr. said he did not intend his as a substitute, hut he wanted I to go along with the report of the I manic Committee and bc considered.

is BB did not think the amount mimed noaM answer the purpose intended. Mr. Ttaro-hl explained the objects of the Institute, and said he was opposed BOOB IO a friendly opposition, ns lu- Mr. lo lie. iiu.l thought it best to grant the retpiest iiiatle.

Mr. ('abell favored the appropriation, alni thought it would develop a large tit'lil for industrial BXOrcioo. Bo asked, however, il' it wouhl not be better to refer the matter to a committee for in? vestigation. The million to refer was adopted. The Finance Committe reported in favor of increasing the salary of tin Superintendent of the Water? works from tO $1,500.

The in? crease was asked mi thc ground of ad? ditional work in the office. Mr. Phillips asked that the gas-bill clerk's salary sloo bc raised toij'Tii. his Work, instead of being double, had been quadrupled. Mr.

Hargrove wanted the first ordi? nance ti. go through on il" own merits. Mr. Auiiut.il- agiTtil with Mr. Har? grove.

Mr. Phillips then willulrew his aiiieiuliiiiTit. The ordinance of pay wax adopted Mr. Hryan only voting No." Howie, from thc Com? mittee on Light, reported that his com? mittee had been considering a reduction of the price ol gas for some time, ami hail only been deterred from so recom? mending by reason of the fact that the loss nf revenue to the city if the price was reduced wouhl necessitate an in? crease of taxes. The committee be? lieved the tax now imposed inequitable.

ami should bo more properly distributed, and submitted an ordinance with the assurance that the reduction could be iiiiiile ami all requirements met. The ordinance put the price of gas used by the city at per 1,000 fed ami to consumers at per 1,000 af? ter February 1-t. Hargrove moved to put the price at 11.50 per 1,000 tO con-timeis. Mr. Howie said SO per cent, wa- is much could bc made.

This woul.l allow more than an interest of fl per ceiit. tm the cost of the Works. Mr. Howie said that he believed that the city would make more money by the reduc? tion it does now, owing to tin- in? crease ni the number of consumers. Mr.

Hargrove's auienilmetit was adop? tetl. after which the amended ordinance was unanimously adopted. Hargrove reported ad? versely to au exchange of land with I. Smith. He BBB0 stated that the Water Committee hail never been asked to place a water-plug inside of the jail, but when so asked his committee would do so.

The report was adopted. Fire. Mr. King, from this commit? tee, asked for an faa the Fire Department, and otfered a resolution to establish a BOSS company in the Middle district; to appoint four station-men in Hose Company. No.

1. with ho-i'drawn l.y horse to remove Hook- and-I "idiler t'ompany on Tenth street BB Church Hilt and to place a hose company in Locketts. He also asked that the Chief Fngineer's salary be increased from $1,900. So much of thc report ss referred to the increase of the Fire Department was referred to the Finance Committee. I he question of the increase of the salary was discussed.

Mr. Hrysn said he disliked to vote agsinst the increase of salary of the worthy gentlemen. Tiny were all deserving, but if one officer deserved an increase all did. He voted against an increase for no per? sonal reason, but for the reason that he was opposed to increase in individual instai.ies. Mr.

Krischkorn wanted to know what hail been done for thc runners in the Fire Department. The Chief was a warm friend of his, but he a'a-5 a man of means, anti his tune was not entirely devoted to the city of Richmond. The times were tight, men could hardly meet their obligations snd wages were being reduced everywhere, and it seem? ed to him that the poor tax-payer had been forgotten. Mr. Turpin favored the increase, and said the Chief wan the worst paid head of department in the city, ami at th-, same time he wss the most responsiblt officer ia the city.

Mr. Riddell wsnted the infantry pro? moted, and was not willing to vote for the officers. Mr, Campbell mored to refer to the inance Committee, ami done. EaUtf the W. 8.

unn. chairman of thc Committee on chef of tlie Poor, submitted a joint isolation requesting appointment of special committee to inquire inti a atcment made by Dr. W. W. Pat ker ist there are one hundred men in the able to earn a living.

The wan adopted unanimously. 'abell, from the Cotn iiittc nu Schools, submitted a report a joint resolution for the psy ient of a number of cluims against the 'epartment of Public t'laims and Curtis, om the 'omiuittee on Claims and riibj, subiuittitl a joint resolution for ic payment of a number of unimpor int claims; also a resolution rejecting ie petition of Thomas P. Turner for ie refund of a fine of $3.50 imposed pon him by the Police Justice, uloptcd. Thc Committee on Claims and Sala ics also submitted a resolution provid ig for the appointment of B. T.

i ugtis! as secretary of some fourteen landing committees of the Council snd ll special committees, snd making the alsry $.17.50 per month instead of 13.50. Thc resolution prevailed. Amnions, from the 'ommittce on Health, submitted a reso ution instructing the Committee on Greets to have the premises of Mrs. lary K. Faudree.

713 Catherine street. nd Mrs. C. F. Scott anti M.

ti, 'arrar. No. 312 Twenty-tifth street, onnected with the city sewer in sccord ncc with the provisions of section 57 chapter 34 of the City Ordinances. Vdopted. McDowell, from thc on Cemeteries, submitted a for the transfer of the sum of l33.ll from Shockoc-Hill cemetery ex icnse account to the account of Oak rood cemetery.

Adopted. Cuy submitted a eport from the Committee on Ordi laiu es. containing the following aiucnd aonta to the City Ordinances Providing for thc election of the phy lician to the City Almshouse by the instead of by the t'ommittce on Relief of the Poor. Referred to the 'ommittce for Relief of the Poor. Providing for the election of the reon of police by the Council instead of ty the Boftfd of Police uiimissioiiers.

Mt sms. Turpin, Straus, an.l t'utchiiis ippo-eil thc ordinance, and it was re? jected. Cranting authority to the Coinimittsj th Health to issue pei to keep hog the following warda Of the city Marshall. Jctfcrsmi. Monroe, Clay, and Jackson.

Agreed to. Abolishing the 5 percent, penalty for non-payment of water-bills within live ali. presentation, and providing that the water shall be shut off if the lull i- not paid within live days after presentation instead of ten. as at pre? sent Agreetl to. To precut conflict in ilitl'erent de? partments in the matter of constructing sewers and laying gas- and water-mains.

The ordinances provides that it shall be the duty of the City Kngineer to furnish tho Committees ea Light and Water with all necessary profiles, unities, locutions, specifications, and dimensions of and for all gas- and water-mains laid or to bc laid in the city when required so to do. And it shall be the duty of the Engineer to see that the work as done conforms tn the requirements estab? lished by him. Adopted. Reducing the sewer, tax from 15 per cent. to lo per cent, per front foot, and providing that the Com? mittee OB Water shall extend a water main where it has not already bean done to make the culvert available.

A grief 1 to. lin- committee also that the different departments diall submit such amendments as they propose to oller to tin City Ordinances to the com? mittee by the Friday previous to the last Friday in January, as they will iiiiniiiiiice the rccodifying of the ordi? nances at that time. Sn-ond Jones, fruin the Committee on Market, i ported a resolution providing that the sum now placed to the credit of the clerk of the Second Market for deeaiaf and whitewashing the market be in? creased to $1,000 and placed to till? ered it of the cniiiiiiiUcc. Referred tn Kinance Committee. He aloO submitted a joint resolution providing for an appropriation of 815, 000 I'm the construction of a new inar? ki t.

Resorted to FinanceCoBunittao. First Turpin, from the Committee on First Market, submitted ri solution providing that the sum now placed to the credit ol' the clerk of the First Market for cleaning, be increased to and placed to the credit of the committee. Adopted. KI.KCTKIC uoilT. Thc committee OB electric light reported that the cost of lighting the city suitably with electric lights would amount to in all Thc cost of annual maintenance for a plant of this prue would he This the medium estimate furnished.

Other estimates. cusiinj; inure ami some less, were submitted. The report matle no recommendation in the prein Mr. Jones said the city could bc lighted with electricity at the bMBB that was paid for gas, and he believed it could be successfully done for 8MB than is now paul for gas, but said he was not prepared to advocate so large an expenditure of money, yet he thought some of the principal streets ought to ami could be lighted with electricity at it -mall outlay. A resolution referring all thc in the case to the Kinance Committee and Committee on Light w.is adopted.

(TAY SOI'I'll KKN TKL1-TIIONK COM l'AXY. The Council concurred in the ordi? nance adopted by the Board of Aldan nun granting the Clay Southern Tele? phone Company the right to run tele? phone wires and erect telephone poles in the city. At 9:10 o'clock the Council adjourned to meet again at 4:15 o'clock Thursday evening, when tho untinished work will be completed. Caw-sell lommlliiaM. The Committee on Fi.c Department will meet st the headquarters of tho de? partment this evening st o'clock, and will award the contract for furnishing the tlepartment with feed for three months.

The Committee on Fire-Alarm and Police Telegrsph will meet at theil heatltpiarters this evening st 6 o'clock The Committee on Retrenchment Reform will meet st the Council chain ber this evening at 6 o'clock. sWaSBB BU-Jtaal. Nest Friday night I'rofensor Adolpl Bauer will delight tlie lovers of music with a piano-recital at Sangc Hall, in which he will bo assisted Kate I'ercy Douglas, a vocalist well-known merit, snd other musicians Professor Hailer appeared in pnbli here lYcipicnily. aud his effort ive been awaraea sirong praise, he entertainment will he rory pleasura and will oo doubt receive liberal itronage. mt tutmtktm C.

Edward C. Finney died in this city lindsy, in the forty-sixth year of having just returned from Bren? where he had resided since Both in this his old homo and i his deceased was widely known id exceedingly popular. Muring the i ar he was a member of the Otcy Bat- ry, and while serving with that com tand was twice wounded. As a dtlier he was brave and faithful upon ie field, snd in ramp was the life of is company and the especial favorite his younger He a ne friend and a devoted son and rother. His funeral will take place from St.

eter's Cathedral at 3 o'clock this af mt Mr. Moody said in conversation Sun ay that one of the first he did fter he got herc to semi a mesnage I Mrs. Stonewall Jackson denying that had ever abused Lee and Jackson, aa iss reported of him. Thc British brig Aldine, 344 tons, "harles Carty master, cleared for tio de Jsneiro yesterdsy with 4,174 isrr-'ls of flour, valued st hipped by Messrs. Dunlop 4 McCance.

Two white men. named Kobert Whit ock and Robert Hopkins, were arrested nsf night by Policemen Baker and Veils, charged with changing thc switch the Chesapeake and Ohio road, which aused the accident in June by which Engineer Hall lost his life. The war ants were sworn out by Officer Baker. Police-Justice Richardson was unable attend his court yesterday, as his rife is seriously ill. Mr.

Cohlen. of the Carleton Opera 'ompany, is at St. Luke's Home here br treatment for an old complaint. Hub. The Jefferson Ward Democratic Club been reorganized under the name of he Old Dominion Demwratic Club of Jefferson Ward, with the following ofti aTS: President, (ieorge Cihson.

First Vice-Presitlent. John M. Higgins sci omi Vice-President, R. T. Briggs I'reasurer.

John IL Krischkorn Secre? tary, A. L. Lucas Financial Secretary, George ll. Matthews; Scrgeant-at Arnis. ll.

If, Trimble. Finance t'om mittee Charles ff. Hardwick, R. T. Briggs.

John ll. Frischkorn. W. M. 1'urpin.

O. U. T. B. Williams, B.

T. Crump. BnocutitB Committee lames Vi. Cibbons. John Vi.

Wilks. W. Vi. Wood, lienrgt' H. Matthews.

John M. Higgin-. A. Y. Ayres, H.

ft Trimble. The Club will meet every first and third Thur-tlay in the month at their new noons, Installation or marers. At the lii-t ii'trul'ir meeting ol' nioiiil LodgBt)No. -I'-'. Knights ol' Honor.

the otlit rs ivt-re installed as follows QoorgeC. Cornick. past dictator; John K. Haiikius, dictator W. C.

Smith. io -dictator W. P. Blakey, dictator R. T.

Havis, chaplain Mil? lard 0. Robertson, reporter'; Junius A. financial reporter John W. ('nay. treasurer; K.

Simon, guide; A. If, Fniyscr, guardian; T. II. Folkes, sentinel. After the business of the Ledge shad been transacted the members repaired IO the hall of Mr.

W. C. Smith, where tiny partook of a nice supper, pre? pared bv a committee eoassstiag of Messrs. VV. J.

McDowell. Vf.O. Smith. and R. Simon.

The committee w.rc ably assisted bjf Mrs. W.t. and Mrs. W. C.

Smith. The entertain? ment was pleasant ami i and eteryhotly seemed to be well pleased. A r.iliet-nioii ara Fair Last night between ll uml l'J o'clock a negro entered the of Mrs. Roberts, corner of Nineteenth ami Broatl streets, ami stole an over? coat ami several other articles. An an alarm was given ami Policeman Burkert captured the thief, but iu at to take him to the station house, he (the thief) showell Mst-, ami -triking his captor over the head with a stick gave him an ugly wound and suc? ceeded in milking his escape.

Mr. Burkert held on to the stolen articles and shot at thc negro twice, but docs not know whether he hit him. I Iib nih. or 4 um ineri-a. The regular monthly meeting ol the Bunni of Direciors ol' the I 'bamber of Com nu ree should take place on Thurs? day evening, but there has been some little delay in titting up their mw in the Merchants National Bank building, and for this reason the ineet ing will be postponed for about a week.

Hue notice of the time of tin- meeting will be glean. The Chamber will have two very handsome rooms. They will he ut Int t'Uiirtcrs than ever before. Virginia Antsorlatlou. The animal exhibition of the Virginia Poultry Assot iation will commence fal Smith's Hall.

I'ifth street near Broad, tu? and will be open for four days Irom lu A. M. to 10 P. M. Th- of tiors present are Captain M.

B. Rowe. of Fredi rieksburg, president; I ieorge H. Hill, of Alexandria, treasurer; ami Frank Lovelock, of Cordnnsville, sec? retary. lt is cxpecti-d that there will be a very good exhibition, ami while it will be attractive to all, it will he par? ticularly so to children.

I'rovluelallsun. The old plan of putting out the street lamps at a given hour, whether or not the clouds obscure the rising moon, is a subject of general complaint. Sun? day night between ld anil ll o'clock a great part of the city was left in dark? ness and the streets were muddy and wet and in many places slippery. If the lamps sro intended to give light when light is most needed, the sched? ule ought to bc abandoned on such nights as Sunday night. Ilttsllugt, lourt.

Thc January term of thU court com? menced yesterday. The grand jury (Mr. Thomas Potts foreman) returner! the following true of indictment: For misdemeanor Frederick Jo? seph Beckman. George Meyer. Kdward Lewis, Jackson Branch, James Hill, A Jordon, John K.

(two cases), Andrew. Davis, John Johnson. Samuel Blunt. Henry Evans. Frank Myers, John Doherty.

E. H. Moon. For Felony Henry Williams, Nelso! Flam. E.

if. Moon, William Fisher Kinma Jones. Henry Coleman alias Rob ert Walker. Benjamin Thomas, C-eoi-g R. M'uintcastle.

and Joseph Brown. The grand jury was adjourned ove' till next Monday, when the case of R. Smith will be taken up. vb Hum un Hoi uk, Kalkh.h, have used Dr. Bulls Cough for my children, and myself and think it tlie golden remedy Dr.

Blackwell. to Sklxa, January Craig. Republican, In PaoBBBhog rved a notW of conttat ree a seat tn Forty-ninth on A. C. Po? ison, 'Democrat, who ass dsrlarsd in (the Fourth) dwtrkt-, In i- Utter made public yesterday Craig Dsvulson thst he has witb swn snd aili not coolest.

Tbe Board of of tb- rsity of Virginia will meet on the 15th this month to fill the chair msde va? nt by thc death of Professor South ill. ma t-a-Mle "Fates -A Baa Bta-rar. Mr. J. Herman Rothert.

of the Arm Morrow A Rothert. 217 amt east altimore street, was the rseipseat of a handsome ebony gold-hesde-l irene om employ on Weilneaday era? ng, December 31st. Mr. Rothert is ie of most and icrgvtic young busiuetw-men, aad is lite a favorite with employes. He one of the few men who endeavor to tidy the welfare and comfort ol those hom he around him.

Ile ii a liing, progn-ssne man. and his env reyes slwsys endeavor to get an to show their good feeling iwards so worthy an employer. In eoil. it would be well were sll houses niilin ted on the -ame principles as the employer to iake his people feel if he their uini and companion well eat loyer. Thc presentation timk place in ic office after thc aJs-BJ of the day's busi? and the employes, after leaving 'ho tore, called at the residence of Mrs.

i'llliam H. Morrow am) presented thst idy with a rich ami handsome work ox a mark of their good wishes for Daily Sews. The gentleman referred to above tie senior memlier of the firm of lothert 4 bOS east Broad street, rom what our people know of the finn ere they will doubtless be willing to mlorse what is said by the Hr. KerllaU. Herr Hailer is young msn, nd his excellent of his num iers, notably the KhupsiMiy No.

ll, by and the Huugaiiun March, by vowalski. showoi great delitacy of ouch and remarkably clean fingering in he rapid and intricate passages (bound in these selections, and proved limself a thoroughly capable it list. Heston Globe. First recital Fritlay, January 'Jth. Haw 1 have opened an Auction-li at So.

Ji. north Ninth street, am! secured he services of Mr. John F. laughton, as salesman. of Fur? niture ami Merchandise are solicited, inti returns will be made promptly mi isles.

The arranging, cataloguing, ami -ale of libraries a specialty. All in store insured until sold. liKtiittiK Vi. Mayo. Ita tte r's Burl I al.

Mi-s Douglas sang some of the so? prano parts in a manner that won for lier hearty commendations, and estab? lished her right to a prominent place as an oratorio Daily Sews, March Mi-s liotiglas will sing Fritlay night st I'rolessor piano-recital. Ovai Overcoats at low prices, for the hol? idays, at R. IL Si'riNi'K Sun's, Ninth ami Main streets. Consumers of" Dill's Best" tobacco will please iioiice carefully the yellow tag ou the same, ami see that it tho wording in black letters. Dill's tither tobaccos are being placed on tho market with a tag similar in coloring to the Dill's Mest tag, and may mislead consumers of this celebrated brand of tobacco.

To be genuine, the little yel? low tag must have on it Dill's In buying, do not for the little yel? low tag. as formerly, hut Dill's and see thal you get what you ask for. A Curtin. ok Nour. Throat should not tx- H'toWNS IlKo.Ni'HIAl.

Train hKn are a simple remedy, ami glvti prompt relief. 85 a box. t'AHi'ETsesn bedail now at lower than ever before. We must close our slock, out, so give unheard ol Lbw a Davis, si: Titi vi in-. SA I.A ll 11 lt loi.n Mkat for meat, fish.

Hii.1 vest Table and a su? perb table sauce, lt horns iiisile dressiiig. Kverybody likes lt. Ini want to save money? If so, goto liv i Havisy.an liny your ('AKt-rmat the low thai they have Just made. rt M. KB TRIXY MK ll THK lilli in at I.iivr A lt iv i- I-ni i buy until you get their prices.

I Ml XV A DV1CK TD MOTHKKS. Are you at night ami broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and with pain of cutting teeth? If so, sand at once and get a bottle Vt TNHlAlW sYUIT for children teething. Its value ls it will poor little sufferer tmmedlataly. Depend upon lt. mothers, there ls no mistake about lt.

It cures dysentery aud diarrhoea, ragu lates the stomach and carss Wind colic, the gums, reduces kntl Kiiettii.il.-1. iel energy lo tbe whola ays-Urn. MKM. WI NH Ul WM SVHIT'for children teething ta pleasant to the tsste. ami ls the prescription of of the oldest aud best female and lu the I'tilted states, and ts for sais by altilrutixlats throughout the world.

Ittea'J a bottle. Al 4 DAT. ivs. trustee ssaleof etotb inu shosa. hals, ac, st 18 nor tu s.

street, st 10:80 A. M. K. H. IO A.

hoaaebotd ac. -TOl'LTRT R-ClllMTIO-f. VIRGINIA POULTRY AS80 ANM'AI. KXIIIUmoN. RICHMOND.

VA. SMITH is HALL. FIFTH NKAIt ll. JAM'AKY S. T.

8. ABD 0, Admission. IO reata, open irom 10 A. to 10 P. M.

The price of adniUwlon has (Mea med es so small a sum that ou eau sHord to let ail Hie elilklreii eouie. jSV HANDS TO RENT. HY LAM! A LV.V. nasa exceUentsrXiiMi-H a to real at frs.B4>, ts.ao. auU 84 aad SEW I IKKIHTS fur $4.50.

BS. frT. and SO aarBBonlh. uH-iANi-t Sue 81-SO. BS, BS.aii.

aad t-4 Ber month. If you eaiuiot bay. then the nail baal th.u* to rent. A child mumu malts Ut lausk iseit bet a or organ rn uv la sd a lek. Ja 1-eodSl Mata tarv-it..