Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1888, Page 6

MR. COOK WILL STAY. The School Board Defers to the Wishes of Colored Citizeas. 4& REPORT ON THE MATTER ADOPTED Last NIGHT— TRE COMMITTEE THINKS A CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES WOULD HAVE GOOD RESULTS—TEE PAY OF TEACHERS, The proposition to place both white and colored schools under one superintendent, which has caused much discussion among col- ored citizens, came up at the meeting of the school board last night, when the committee on high and normal schools made its report on the investigation which it had. at the request of the board, undertaken. The report stated that the committee had given ‘‘careful consid- eration to the supplemental report of Trustee Jno. R. Francis as a member of the special committee appointed to investigate the late controversy between Profs. Browne and Car- doz0, of the high school cf the seventh and eighth divisions, ting for consideration the advisability of consolidating the manage- ment of all the public schools of the District of Columbia under one superintendent and one assistant superintendent; and that they have also duly considered the letters of Superin- tendent Geo. F. T. Cook, dated November 13, re! to the supplemental report, as, Ssaeer ine matter and to the to so much of the lettet of Superintendent as relates to the Browne-Cardozo case, tothe relations betwe=n Trustee Francis himself, the committee are unanimously opinion that, waiving any question as to > hn —y ——— = hme presen’ the ‘supplemental repo: calls for neither consideration nor action it the hands of either the committee or the With regard to the measure suggested by lemental report, the committee incline te the opinion that a union of the schools one responsible head, securing unity of direction, of provision and of advancemen’ and s common participation in the benefits improved and progressive meth changed experiences, would be highly bene- to the colored schools, provi such a union could be effected with the cordial con- currence of all the classes of our citizens in- terested in the matter and affected by it. Such a union has for years existed between the white and colored schools of the sixth division, and. according to the best advices obtained by the committee, with highly beneficial results to the colored schools. No friend of these schools, acquainted with their history. needs and p: would, we are satisfied. advocate or willingly consent to their separation. And, without intending any reflec- tion upon the high personal or professional character of either of the superintendents un- der the present system, the committee are un- able to Jouve that 4 SIMILAR HARMONIOUS union of the city schools under one manage- ment, if fewible, would be attended with sim- ilar benefits. While, however, a considerable number of highly intelligent and thoughtful men of our city favor such a union, it would seem, from our best advices and infor- mation, to be unaccepteble to the es of our colored citizens; and. in view of that fac’ the committee are not disposed to recommen’ apy action in that direction at this time for two reasons. In the first place, while the sys- tem of representative government does not obtain to any considerable extent in the Dis- trict of Columbia, we are of opinion that in so far as the interests of its citizens are committed to the hands of persons se- lected from among themselves, their wishes should be consulted and duly regarded; and, im the second place, the cordial support, ap- proval, and |-will of the parents 13 a factor im the efficiency and success of our schools of even greater importance than those which. under other conditions, it is believed would juestionably result from the measure sug- bArSEAT, SH 5F and inter- i by the supplemental report. The com- mittee are of opinion, therefore. that a united effort upon the part of the board and the school officials to still further increase and extend the efficiency and success of the schools under the resent system of superintendence will, per- saps; best promote their welfare at the present time.” ‘The report was signed by Trustees Darling- tent, Grogorvhad coucladed reading tbe Seyert tem. -y had cone! ing the report Dr. Francis arose und said that he had sincerely hoped to have received more advice and help | from responsible colored people than had come to him. He was somewhat disappointed, he said, but he was noue the ‘emphatically fa to the continual improvement of the school system, ially so far as it affected colored schools. On motion of Mr. Mitchell. the report was adopted. The vote was yas, THE PAY OF TEACHERS. The committee on teachers and janitors re- ported adversely on the recommendations pre- viously made respecting the promotion of cer- teachers. ‘-Many other teachers,” says the report, ‘in the public schools have the sxme in the Afth division. “The existing appropria. ion. existing a be Seal rag —— - efit ene in- creases and the would, therefore, (er t= ianinations which, in the opinion of your commntitee, would be unwise.” same committee also made a report on the communications of M. Frances Harmon and A. L. Sargent, teachers in the sec- ond division, relative to inequalities in the sal- aries of teachers employed in the same grade. The statements made in the communications were found to be true, and the conditions com- E i plained of were the resultof “longevity” rule of its suspension by the school board. The concludes: ie conditions to which are indeed unfortunate, and. in the sense that the teachers do not re- what they ought to receive, work an in- but it is found that no injustice has ma done by the discriminating act of this Your committee fin tions, free from embarrassing restrictions ~q their use, for the pay of teachers, it wil be im- a im accordance with the of salaries, even without increase; that it will be necessary to pay of teachers now in maximum our committee recommends, there- early consideration of this subject by £ Hie ni gf Mr. Cornish, of the eighth division, sub- iti > ee [fit 1 ds that, unless in- | _—_ THE EVENING STAR: “LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY.” The Original of the Hero of Mrs. Bur- nett’s Popular Story. From the New York Morning Journal. “Perhaps the world may be better because my little child was born.” A million mother hearts all over the land have echoed this sweet hope wh'ch Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the famous au- thoress, has made the mother of “Little Lord Fauntleroy” say. Every one on both sides of the ocean has read the story of the little lord, and many have seen the play, which is now being played to packed houses at the Broad- way theater. The name of the real little Lord Fauntleroy is Vivian Barnett, and he is the younger son of Mrs, Frances Hodgson Burnett, the lady who wrote the story. Ho is now twelve rg old, and has a brother Lionel two years older. These only children of the gifted authoress have been their mother’s coustant nions all their lives, and although they are both tine, healthy, sturdy lads, they are different in a way from most boys. Their father is a physician, and they have lived most of their lives in bale gps Son going to the seashore for the summer. hen they were tiny little tots, with long, golden curls, and big. velvety brown eyes, they used to call their mamm: weet, chi ing mamma;” as they w older they called her “sweetest,” and then that did not seem sweet enough, so, by mutual consent they changed it to “sweet dearest,” and then to “dearest,” the name the little lord calls his mamma. The unusually clever and lovabie nature of the little Vivian led his mother to put him ina td oan many of his bright sayings are in the book. Mrs. Burnett wrote the story in six weeks, and as soon as her friends read it they recognized her little Vivian as Lord Fauntleroy, and soon it became generally known. This little Vivian is achild of remarkable beauty, and seems to make friends with every one. He has a full, round, cherubic face, lit by great dark brown eyes, a delicate, straight little nose, a broad white brow and a sensitive, firm little mouth and chin. Two years ago his long golden curls feil over his shoulders, but they are now cut off and put away in his mother’s sandal-wood box, He goes about with his crop of curling, golden hair tumbled over his fair brow anc whistles and sings, laughs and plays like any other little boy. _ A year ago jo September, when Mrs. Bur- nett and her two boys went to England, little Vivian became a social lion. He was known as the “Real Little Lord Fauntleroy.” and was iuvited to luncheons and breakfasts, where people of mr gras note and highest social position delighted to do him honor. His mother feared that her little boy would be spoiled by so many attentions, but he seemed to go through the furnace of flattery like pure gold, and came amay the same charming,clever and unaffected chil Vivian has been so closely associated with grown people that he naturaily uses their lan- guage. He is continually finding new ways of closing his letters. For a long time his letters to bis mother were signed: «Your loving son and obedient servant, Vivian Burnett.” When the artist began to draw the pictures for “Fauntleroy” Mrs. Burnett sent him photo- graphs of her little son, and so the beautiful pie all through the book are really those of Vivian Burnett, even to the pi jue little velvet suits and silken sashes. urnett has always dressed her two boys in picturesque fashion. They were photographed together a few years ago as the princes iu the tower, and the “picture was greatly admired and much sought after. Little Vivian’sshoes pinched his little toe just as the camera was put in place, and the pathetic éxpression on his face exactly suited the hapless little prince he represenie: ‘This dear littie lad was almost a year abroad, and during that short time he lezrned to speak French fluently, and also to write it quite well, and 2lso to speak Italian so as to be under- stood. His mother’s companion and secretary, a very lovely Italian iady, taught him both languages. He can ride, fence, and play tennis, and owns a pi bicycle. see An Unprofitable Client. HOW A DEMURE CONFIDENCE WOMAN TRICKED A YOUNG CONNECTICUT LAWYER. From the Providence Journal. Aday or two ago a talented young lawyer of Putnam, Conn., was delighted by finding in his office a richly-dressed lady, who announced her desire to employ him professionally. With a beaming emile the young Blackstone~handed the fair visitor a cushioned armchair and as- sured her that “he was entirely and devotedly at her service.” Seating herself, the lady un- gloved a small, white hand that literally glis- tened with diamonds and applied a Suez scented handkerchief to her lips, blushed, and, ing her eyes upon the floor, said: “My business is very particular. don me, sir, but you will not betray me!” “Betray you? Not for the world, madam. You cau confide in me with the same reliance as in a priest at the confessional.” “The fact is—I want—that is, I have been unfortunate in my marriage relations.” The eyes of the lawyer glistened, and, draw- ing his chair close to the side of his fair cli- ent, remarked: “I see—I see—you want a di- vorce. Lam just the man to get it for you. I am perfectly au fait in matters of this kind. How long have you been married?” e years,” Nine years! You must have been very se you entered that bliss——I mean wretched state.” “I was a mere child—a foolish, inexperi- enced girl A doting mother placed me in the arms of a man old enough to be my father. But he was rich, and for two or three years I did not know the difference, I was as happy as though my husband had been twenty years younger; but association with other women opened my eyes, and I became wretched. I pined for a heart that was congenial with my own.” “Exactly #0,* exclaimed the lawyer, rubbing his hands and twisting his incipient mous- tache; “but your suffering will soon termi- I will get youa divorce, and then——” e ir “Oh, dear me !—and then—but I must not be | too sanguine. My husband is very rich, and be will never permit me to get a divorce if he can help it.” “tadam, you don't know the law—its ma jes ty—its glorious certainty—its magnani1 mider yourself divorced, and rest eu “Well, sir; how shall I proceed?” “Let me see. In the first place, give me a statement of your grievances.’ “That would take a whole week. You can imagine what a woman like me must suffer with such a husband.” “Yes, yes; cruel and barbarous treatment; condition intolerable—neglect and all that sort of thing. I will just jot down a few of the items. Your name is—" “Mrs. ——. You must know my husband.” “What, the manufacturer! He's as rich as “Yes, he’s rich; but I don’t care for that, I divorce. ity. want a i” The — wrote down a sketch of the Iady’s matrimo! infelicities, and again assured her that he would have no difficult in procuring a bem y _—- least — al any f “How much are you going to charge me for me so happy?” reve the laa “Well, I ought to charge youa thousand dol- lars, but, out of consideration for your suffer- ings, I will only take a retainer of $100, and hen it is accomplished you will increase it to is evidently reasonable. I have no eabout me now. Be here is a 3 “It is after bank hours, but the check is all right. I will give you €100 for your shopping TD i A gé if as BE Fi i a Fe aF Hi i i ity 3 & g H FEEF i Hf KF IF FE aE widely aie all join hands when it comes up —Dansville Breese, friend who is in juv A the habit of boring with anecdotes of juvenile to gives me this ofa om cot i, gS The most exciting campaign ever known in Boston resulted yesterday in a political revolu- tion, by which O'Brien, the present mayer of the city, and the democratic candidate, was de- feated for re-election and Thos. N. Hart, re- publican, chosen in his stead. In the fight on the school question the ticket nominated by the republicans and citizens is also thought to have been elected. Hart's plurality is sup- to be about 1,600. The majority in favor of license will be 15,000 to 17,000, The cam; was marked by unusual bit- terness, especially in the discussion of the pub- lic school question, which has been the ci- pal issue. This issue was bronght before the people last summer by the rerooval from the iblie schools by the school board of a certain xt-book which contained statements distaste- ful to the Catholic clergy. Believing that in this action they saw an entering wedge by which Catholic supremacy in the control of the eg schools was to be ultimately obtained e friends of the public schools held frequent poe pars to — against such interference, and public feeling was wrought up to the highest pitch. A i Faneuil hail tive of party. was appointed to prepare a list of school committee mem! for election that should contain only the names of persons — to be friends of the public school sys- m. The unusual interest aroused in this question was most noticeable among the women voters, and is shown by the fact it while only 837 were registe: for the municipal election last year and only 725 voted. the total registration this year seached 20,216. ‘he schoo! board consists of 24 members, of whom 11 were elected to-day. Of the 13 members who hold over, 8 are of the Catholic faith, and, it being held by the republican convention that this is a sufii- cient representation of that sect upon the board, the ticket presented by the republicans contained the names of no Catholics. The re- publican ticket was indorsed by the committee of one hundred. Another effect of the agita- tion of the school question was to arouse a large number of male voters who ordinarily take but little interest in the municipal elec- tion and caused many who usually vote the prrenesgens ticket to support the opposing can- 8. Sa A 4 The Chicago Mill Explosion. TRE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE "DISASTER DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE MEAL DUST THEORY. The general belief seems to be among those who have made an examination that the ex- plosion in Oliver's mill in Chicago yesterday morning was due fe oat meal dust. Holmes, the miller, the only survivor of those who were in the mill at the time of the explosion, does not believe in the meal dus« theory, however. He has another theory but declines to make it ponte yet. Holmes is lying at the hospital adly burned and bruised. He says ho was at the millstone on the first floor examining the flour as it came out when the explosion oc- curred, It seemed to start below him, tcaring the floor, throwing him upward and rendering him unconscious. A street-car passenger happened to be look- ing at the mill at the moment of the explosion. His description accords with the theory tht the explosion was of mill dust. He said: “I was looking directly st the mill, when sud- denly the entire building seemed to be filled with one broad glare of light. I never saw anything like it before. From roof to cellar the building was one sheet of fire, which was followed immediately by a loud, rumbling noise that seemed to shake the very earth un- der our feet. A second explosion seemed to follow, and then bricks and machinery began to fly through the air.” Officials of the fire department and most other persons competent to judge are of the opinion that mill dust is responsible for the explosion, Aman named Nicholas Auston, a friend of the engineer, was at the mill Monday night, and, as he has not been seen since, it is be- lieved that he is in the ruins, making four victims. Perens Gov. Seay Commends Sheriff Smith. THE SHERIFF RELEASED ON $25,000 BAIL AND IN CHARGE OF HIS OFYICE AGAIN. Gov. Seay had an interview with many gen- tlemen in Birmingham, Als., yesterday on the subject of the tragedy of Saturday night. Thé governor afterward had an interview with Sheriff Smith, and said that he indorsed the sheriff, and was glad that Jefferson county had a high sheriff who, no matter Low painful his duty, © uphold the law and protect the Sheriff Smith was released on md, and will take charge of his office gain at once. Beginning last night, the troops will be sent away, one company ato time until all ure gone. Martin Walker and Jeff. Brown, colored, have been arrested 2s supposed accomplices in the Hawes murder, i inst them is only circum: protests his innocence. soe Fair Play for Colored Men. A SOUTH CAROLINA EDITOR DENOUNCES THE STATE ELECTION Laws, A Columbia, S. i e New York Tribune says: The Columbia Kegister, the old- est and staunchest democratic paper in the state, has caused a sensation by coming out in a lead- ing editorial denouncing the present election laws of South Carolina and the bill in the legis- lature providing for educational «ualifi which will for a time. at least, disfran: majority of the colored voters. ‘The Kegister pleads for fair dealing with the negro and a change in the el n laws, It sa: ‘We have carried this sort of thing as far as it can possibly go, and the result is that we are fast getting to be a set of rascals. if we have not already got there. The Register means every word it says, and what it wants is simply a plain recognition of the facts of the case and an honest desire to meet them ina way which will have done with the sharper: 3 and | political swindling which are ruining the men | of our own race and lowering every standard | of proper manhood. We are convinced that some wholesome understanding e:n be reached with the more respectable influences of the colored people, by which, the colored people consenting, we can put ourselves beyoud the corrupting’ inflnences of political chicanery, and by acting fairly and squarely with our col- ored neighbors we can pour oil on the water, itical troubles for ourselves, black and white alike, without the interference of outside legislation, which will put us ali by the ears to the downfall of our social order and the prostration of our business interests.” De Lesseps Trying to Save His Canal. VARIOUS SCHEMES TO KEEP THE GREAT WORK FROM COLLAPSING, At yesterday's sitting of the Panama canal committee twe proposals were discussed, both aiming to prolong the period for the meeting of obligations until the canal is in working or- de: inanciers have no hope that the schemes of the committee will avert a crisis. The di- rectors maintain their refusal to udvance funds ‘to bolster up the Panama canal company with- out an explicit guarentee from the government with the assent of the chambers, ie public subscription closes to-day. There is small prospect that the bonds be taken, Reports that the government will eventually subsidize or give a guarantee for the Panama company are discredited. Financial houses have their eyes open to the fact that America mfght not tolerate the conversion of the Pan- ama into a state ise rice M. De Lesseps has his own scheme to save the project by making it an international one. According to his plan England, America, and other great powers will be invited tocontribute in the ratio of their ton: with an equiva- laut abare in the control of the canal.“ Harrison and the South. ‘Washington Correpondence Alexandria Gazette. The Gazette’s correspondent saw a letter this morning fromthe President-elect to a well known southern democrat now in this city, he tenor of which isto the effect that Mr. Hawes ing to make that condition harder by inter- fering with those affairs, ——— see, ‘Tue Ixptaxa Warre Cars.—A dispatch from Cy bap Ae The governor has received in 2 have a which are on the There eleven they succeede: four more indictments, two of charge of : WASHINGTON, D.C.. At @ meeting of the Parnell commission in London. yesterday Inspector of Police Ardle testified in relation to the disturbed con- dition of County Mayo. He said had increased after the issue of the mani- festo, On cross-e1 he knew secret sodieties existed, but he did not know that the it asociety as ii testified because he had | me his rent moonlighters had visited his jouse and shot his son. Cross-examined, wit- ness stated that he had been a member of the no reason to believe that the implicated in murder, The e and the priests belonging to ithad denounced his son’s murder. The le: , he said, did not object to the payment of the rents where a 25 per cent reduction had been made. The Pope Wiil not Bless Irish Relics. A tremendous sensation has been created in Rome by the refusal of his holineas, the pope, to bless a number of medals and relics sent to him by an Irish priest“for the papal bene- diction before distribution in Ireand, In re- fusing to perform the cet the pope sternly said: “I cannot biess them. ‘he people of. Ireland are disobedient. They seem to prefer the £3 1 of Dillon and O'lrien to gospel of jesus Christ.” coe Anxvat Meetixe or B. axp P. R. R. Co.—The annual meeting of the Baltimore and Phil: phis railroad company was held in Wilmington, 1., yesterday. The officers elected were: & ident, J. B. Washington. Pitteburg; vice-presi- dent, W.M. Clements. Directors—W. M. Can- by, Wm. Canby; Heury Dupont, Wilmington; J. V. Patton, Pittsburg; J. Van Smith, a Frothingham, Lewis ©. Cassidy, P! delphia. W. H. Ijams, of Baltimore, was, re- elected treasurer; W. T. Thelin, of Baltimore, auditor, and John C. Farra, of Wilmington, secretary, The total receipts were 427,715.40 for 1883, compared to $304,580.16 for 1837, an increase of 40.43 per cent. The net loss ‘was $83,699.24 in 1883, compared to $151,219.78 in 1887. Sry Tatxtwa Apour THE BorstEp Gux.— A Pittsburg special to the Philadelphia Press quotes Mr. John Irwin, of the Pitts! oo casting company, as saying “that. although they were perfectly satisfied of the fairness of the recent gun test at Annapolis, Supt. Haines- worth was still not convinced of the impracti- cability of his idea end believed that the next test would have a different ending.” Mr. Irwin said that the company had cast no aspersions on the government officers and had so notified the Navy department. The cause of the failure lay not in spots, said to have been so numerous throughout the metal. The fractures proved this, and Mr. Hainesworth’s belief is—and it is shared by others of the company—that the cause lay in the extreme density and hardness of the breech, This arid all other errors that may appear to have been mede will be avoided in the next gun. The company has requested the shipment of the fragments of the exploded gun, and they will be received in this city in a week or ten day Mrerixe or THe Ricnmoxpy Termrnat.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the ‘Terminal company was held in Richmond yes- terday, Vice-President T. M. Logan osoee 4 A brief report from President John H. Inman was read. Treasurer A.J. Rauh’s report was also submitted, from which it appears that the gross earnings show an increase of $1,799.793 over last year’s earnings. A -resolution was adopted increasing the board of directors from sixteen to eighteen. All the old officers were re-elected, —-s00-. ‘ Rev. Me. Scotty Expenen.—At Pittsburg yesterday sixty ministerial and lay delegates of the Pittsburg Baptist association passcd reso- lutions declaring Rev. Francia R, Scully “‘uniit, by reason of immorality and untruthtulness, to be a minister or a member of the Beptist church.” Churches were recommended to withdraw fellowship and refnse to recognize him as a minister. Mr. Scully is an ex-pricst of the Catholic church, and several years ago professed conversion to Protestantism. For some months he had charge of a Baptistchurch in Pittsburg, but was recently requested to re- sign. He is now under bail answer in court for nameless offenses. He is about thirty-five years of age and unmarried. soe. No Duxxrxo By Mans or Postar Canpe.— At Pittsburg, Assistant United Stutes District Attorney T. B. Alcorn has notified W. R. Ford, delinguent-tax collector, to discontinue the sending of the postal cards as notification to delinquent payers. as in his opinion the issuing of them came under the inhivition of the new law making it a misdemeanor to send postal ecards of a threatening nature through the mails, Attorneys express the opinion that not only will tax collectors have to quit using these notices. but secret organizations also who are in the habit of sending out semi-threatening notices to derelict members. re Of the one hundred and seventy members of new North Carolina legislature’only twelve erved in the last assembly, seven in the house and five in the senate. At Anburn, N.Y., Street Superintendent Wal- lace, who discharged an old soldier from the street department and was convicted of violat- ing the G. A. R. law. was fined #100, The beautiful residence at Rye of Stephen- son 8. Towle, a park commissioner of New York, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. ‘The family barely escaped with their lives, Past Au Precepext: OVER TWO MILLIONS DISTRIBUTED. LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. orated by the Legislature in 1868 for Edu- af and Chirttable purpores, and its. franchise ‘State Constitution in 1879, popular vote, Its GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAWINGS take place Semi-A: Gu a December), and its D SIN UMBER DRAWINGS take place ten mouths in the year, and are the Academy of Music, New a * On Gac of the all drawa in public, at t rlesns, La, 0 hereby certify that we supervise the arrange- rallthe monthly and Semi-Annual Drawings Lowisiana Siate Lottery Company, and tune and contro the Dr twvingn tl the wi good Faith coward pany b/ uae this ce: natures attached Commissioners, Bank: and Rankers wilt all the Louisianna State Lotteries at our oyunters, 5 ISLEY, Pres. Bouiste! onal Bank, Biting PASKee, Bren Beare Natiooe! pene Gant ion Netiooal Bank. 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SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered both in pricesund in tera on MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS when dened. as 817 PING FOR HOLIDAY PRERENTE GRAND and SQUALE BF ea follortie tea — SANDERS & STAYMAN, 934 F st nw. SAN & 87. 034 F st. a \HE PIANO AND ORGAN ION, pe gh ore “ham a JOHNSON BROTHERS, ‘Wharves and Rai) yards, 12th & Water sta, Southwest. (OST PERFECT |- GENTLEMEN'S GOODS. G. T. Kurs TAILOR ocl-am 14 OTH STREET. H. D. Bars. IMPORTER AND TAILOR, Has the honor to inform you that hia NEW GOODS eR Batic personanty fits all garments made in his ALL1 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, MORE AND OBJO RAILROAD. een Schedule i Dec, ¥th, 1888. mhl7 Re it 'Eouts, exprean, daily, 3 and Peer Beige and heregod tinted mado seme mt, stations, § 3 943, ic Simin ray omy! between Washington and Balti- Static 6:40. 8:30 « 12:10. 3:25. 4:35, 6 Sundays, 8:30 & 1, 1-15, 3:23, 4 1. rch. ‘or Frederick, t10:10a.m., t4:35, t5:30p.m. Sun- days, 115 pan. ‘or Hagerstown, ‘Traini froi daily 620 Pittsburg *8:35 aan. 17:20, pm and failed for and’ checked 2 ode : nd checked Geuces om orders left at ticket vices, G19 ve. W. M. CLEMENTS, _ 48” ““Gen. Manager. and 619 and 135! CHAS. 0. SCULL, ‘November 18th, 1888. Mail Daily: y ille, Ly” ie, an to New ville: bastions Chest Geis’ rt 2 Mowat, Danville Charlotte, Coluud Kran aud’ Mani wondeir’ seers Sh icksbure and Shreveport. Aiken, Augusta, Birui New Utieatin Tekas and alize Birmit boro te Columbia and ante, ton to At points 30 Se wey os og 8 or @ o P. M.—Western Expres t Gordonsville, Charlottesville: Louisviste, auc Pullman Sleepers and’ Sol uisvilie fou La 4 for Ly wrlotte, Col bia, Aiken, Augusta, i leans, Texas aud Californis Washington to New Ork v gomecy. Pullman Sleeper nat chante. aes om Washit and Ohio division lea ingtou 9.00 AM. Daily except sande sand 44 Daily; arrive Rownd Hill 11:30 A. M.land 7-2 a iti 6 Daily iw Atlanta aud Mont: ushiugton to Ai from the South via Charlotte, Dan yang, arrive in Washit a tol 9:40 PM: via © Charlottesville at 9:40. 247 AM. car reservation xEace checked 7° JAS. L rain ¥ it 11:13 AM. and a at Ohio reute ‘and « rasbure Le office, 1500 Penn- Agent. DOCELE TRACK NPLE STEEL RAILS.” MAGN EFFECT Dr VE WASHINGT SIXTH AND B cago. Western Express, at Sleeping Cars W: agton to Chicago ‘St. connecting daily Harrisburg with thi ‘Slecpers hi daily, a chester, daily ; for But- Siarars, dzily, except Saturday, 10-00 jeep ine Car Wasliinwton to Rochester. : ‘Elmira, at 9: ternage For Putlade! am, 2: 3 ‘across New York Cit 00, 6: 8: 9: 10. m. ‘Tickets cud {uformation at the office, ‘of 13th street and ‘Ivanias Sistion, where orders cau Us left forthe te tion from hotels, etal “y General faa) In. ‘Church train leaves Wi it 1: are! ayee ipshington on Sunday at 1:15 mand 9:35 rest ‘Char- Dhio’ Route, Stations be- ‘ork to Montrowery in comnec- ‘to New Or- uehar, Sleeper Greens- uusta. Solid trains Wasbing- Bot connect for C. & O. route P. M.—Daily, except Sunday, for Manassas, ynch- Vestibule Sleeper Ue usta, Norh-| Thishandsome and valuable little book, which Peunsylva- AXLOR, for Louisville and Memphis. Pacitie Ex: P 00 am.. 12:05 and 4:40 ‘Sundays, 9:00 a m, wa axe ALBEANDEIA “AND WABHENGDON THE WEEKLY ST AR-. 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