SPLENDID SHAFt;.TO MARK THE LONELI SPOT OF

WASIUSUTON'B BIRTH.

"Whit* Mvnauieul to Kl** OD Polo-

-MMe'*. Skorra . Oot-of-t tie-\V«i>

I Ch.rKeter of the l.oc-tllty.lt Will

U* Mad* At-re** . io *>lehl*eera.

fWrltt"*B for the ^*.h.Copyrighted.)WASHJNOrTON, l>. >'.. Pabruei ll

Another monument In hinor of 0*

Washington will. In a few days, yt', to¬

ward the skies which smiled upon his

CiadSe Many of tha pince* made fnraous

-br hi* distinguished footatcas kev. been

-marked by thia er that |estimc>rlal of

public affection, but th!* monument haa a

pe .<r and touching Interest, in that it

Wi I dl-rnlfy the lonely waste spot in

.A'estmoreisnd county, Va., where the

jpather of HU Conntry first mw the

'Itg'it. Probably ne man <*-f such wide

'fan- I modern lim. -: a more de- jeert. 1 apot n birth] Th" march jOf tSvUlsatlon bai , by lt on every

.Side, a-id lr ls evea now more rha lu--

Mian lt was on the day wh-n was first

been) the little voice, which. In fttonie, waa to summoB legions .o bettie,

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faggu

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"ma .'M^\ttA .AimtAjrm- T*IT.-**

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- ---^^:'mTHE WASIIINOTOiS B ILTHPI.ACE MONUMENT.

ita ii wm Annear When Put In PlaceO

and echo through the petaea hal s cf

England. But the spot wi. now be lif edfmm obllvl n by the tardy appropriationsf $11,000 by Congress for the necessary

monummt, which was veted last year.Thirty-three of the tn .si prominent firms

tn the United Btati fl submitted designs,and the choice of the lute Se re.tary of

Btate. W. CJ. Gresham, fell upon thut

(ubmitted by John Crawford & Son, ofBuffalo, w-hot-r- work on the shaft erectedto the memory of Miry Washlngt in atFredi ricksburg. Va., In 18iM, was aLtldedto by the directors of the Memorial Aa-

loclatlon as "perl ect.artistically, in ma¬

terial, and workmanship."No one who has not been there caji

Imagine the dreary Iso.allon of the place.lt Ia very difficult to reach, either byland or water. The writer In Octob r

laat visited the site, ami had to drive

forty-two milos overland from Fredericks-burg. Va., the n .ti.st railroad station,remaining over night, and driving thesame road and distance on return.ng.Ths Bite of the house in which Washing-ton wus born, which ls determined bow

only by a scattering pile of broken bricksand mortar from the chimney, is abouion* mlle and a half from the Poto'mac,at a point where that river .s about a ti ti

ml.es w.'.-j and about six ir seven hun-

TH1. UuUSE IN WHICH WASHING¬TON WAS MORN.

dmd feet Irom Pope'* creek, for¬

merly Bridge's creek.. This "creek" at

thia point ls about three quarters of

a mlle wide and very ahallow, not more

than 4 feet deep at hlg.i tide, and sepa¬

rated from the Potomac by a sandbaracross the mouth of lt. through whichthere is a passage about 'io feet In w. ith

nnd 18 inches in depth at low-tide. The

government baa bu.li a wharf LOM feet

long put lulu the Potomac, and when tho

grounds are beautified it ls iniciult J l.-.it

the river steamers shall atop here. Thenearest point now to be reached ls Ouija.nial Beach, some ten or twelve milesdistant, trom which point one has i lu¬

choice only of driving or sailing to the

Spot,The transportation of the huge marble

has been an interesting prob.em. The pianbaa brno to take ll by rail to Washing-

m^^m^tr;%.*r ^^p^.ref. v ^jt3»

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V̂* '..' i5wf' ^*i' '.¦ *.*¦" .*i^f¦' .>Ai^^'^«(SS%ir^'"^:''^>^ ';*'*#,!**#..if. f ¦¦¦..v.. .;.= .mdt,-, -f !¦'-»'. -.. ¦ m-

iiMw'.'I l/i/"' '*!a1..:W*^/')¦. ;i*T\-^.' ¦¦/-(j|[Wi! I/'.. ..' '!;^ v \\$hW*.iATHK SITE OR THB HOUd E AS IT APPEARS TO-DAY.

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Rtn and then ship ii un tu.bt.iaia, draw¬ing very iMle water, to Wakefield, near

1 the birthplace- lt la than to be laudad on

tho beach at low-tide, after floating tbeboats In at high tide. There tx Rm no

...roads, and the weight of each pleii being>,-from twelve to thirty-five tons ea;-\ lt

will be necessary to roll the whole inonu*

?-:aajent some ..v.* frat or more. The stone'tar thM notabl' landmark was quarried, |p Berra Vt. Wakefield, without the dis-

of betug Washington's birthplaceORBamitee be ano of the aJl-fcut-loSt

^-'-a-a/-.V.:-'',.'ri.A'^,a.-.**-.'t»..Je.:

"villages of America." It Hm shout se¬

venty mllea below the national capital.The historic Roppahannook, the scene ot

several RRnstfaary battles of the dvd

war, rises with the t .jtomac In the Aile,

ghany mountains, and near Wakefield the

\wo great streams are only * mllea apartColonial Beach, a popular summer resort,ts - ..«*. a, mi],* i.way, and after lb"

"POPE'S CREEK I'*it,... tb :,.*t FORM*KRLV BRIDGES CHECK.

erection of thc monument a good rou

Will probably be built to bring the placeWithin the reach of sightseers.The inonun.a ni will stand Ol feet slime

the cement foundation, the monolith shaftt.et I inches above the bast

The shan will spring frjm a (OBOdatton I

ii fit-i BQaera and t feet high. Drmssd jdown, tlc abaft wiil weigh about 21 tens.Above this will ris.? tho stn ne of the |Brat base, 12 feet square, and 1 foot 8

Inches high. On this will rest the aecnriibnse, 9 ieet 3 inches a^usre, and 3 feet

high. Above "his will be tue die uuor,

wuich the lnicription will b cut, um:

thia will be (» lc t o im.ue.-a oe4u-ar, -

| feet M infill.s high The pllmh Ju-aiab ea ii will .*.¦ t fml .'e Inehs ^luar-..and 1 foot 2 Inches high. The shaft thai

Will Spring fi uin this WlU be 3 teat I

lucius square, and will risc 40 feet 4 inchesabove the j>ilnih.On the die of the monument is cut tin.-

inscription: BIRTHPLACEOK

GEORGE WASHINGTON.On the owest founualion-Bluiie will be¬

the following:"Eri-c <d by the Inlted States. A. D. 1895."The shaft will be vis b.e from passing

steamers, and will divide with Mount

Vernon the interest of the Potomactour,st.

I' entry In his mother's Bible, whichls now preserved at Mount Vernon, tellsthe simp.e story of Washington's birth:(View from Site of Washington's Birth¬

place.)"Qeorge Washington, son of Augustineand Mary, his w fe. was born ye 11thDay of February. 17:12. about 10 In themorning and t\as baptised ihe 3d o:

April fol'.owlng." This (lute by anotht.mttnod of reckoning became ine 2.1.Of the scene that hia eyes opened on

a lecent writer s.ild: "The homeptetdstood upon a gra n and gentle slope thalfeil away at but a little distance to I be-Braters nf the Potomac, and from lt cou.'be ama the broad reaches of the Rtreamstreich ng wide to the Maryland shore be¬yond and flowing with siowful tide io

the gnat bay below."The house was one of the primitive

farm-houses of Virginia. The roof was

*"eep, and sloped down Into low projeot-ng eaves. It had four rooms on theground-floor, and an Immense chimney ii

h end. Not a vestige of the babita-.ti remains. "Two or three decayed

ig trees, with shrubs and vines, lintelabout the pine-," wrote WashingtonIrving, "and here and there a Bearer,grown wild, serves to mark where a

garden has been," A s'.one placet tbeioby George P. Curtis marks the site ofthe house. George was still In shortclothes when the fam'ly moved to an

eitate in Stafford county, appealls Praia-ricksburg. This became the home ofii .aide's boyhood, and the scene of hisearly athletic sports, but this hom likethe, first that sheltered him, has disap¬peared Fragments of bricks, china, andearthenware are the on y traces Irvingcould find of Its old-lime splendor and

hospitality,w , dngton'a mother was the- second

ttite ot bis father. Uti maiden-nameWaa M.iry Ball. Wat was the >oung andbmuUful daught ir *xf Coktael Ball, andwas called the belle of tho NorthernNeck She w.ts married March ti. BMsud George was her bret child. She hmlthree other sons and three daughters,Tli days Imm-.'-ilaiiely preceding tue

b rth of WuMiaington are thus de cribedby one who has mad'* u Study of theColonial period: St vent > -six year.s hadgone by since John Westlington came out

of Bediordbhlre and look up landa un

Bridge's creek, tn Westmoreland, lg Vir¬ginia, and still his children were to befound in tbe old wats he bad cho-ni attin first. Tl.e>, natl become thoroughViigtntans with the rest, w-jven into thea e tibir of Lie new lite. There thaW.e "hingtuns had become country gentl--

of comfortable estate upon tinaccepted model. John bad begottenLawrence, and Lawrence bad begottenAugustine. John had thriftily taken carei.i a*e his offspring put in a way touroauer from tho very tost. Be had aa*

quired a auhetantul property of hie own.her* the land lay very fertile upon tho

henka of the Potomac, and h* had. em*

aldea, by three merrtagra. made good a

very close connection with several fami¬lies that had thriven thereabouts be¬fore him. He had become a notablefigure. Indeed, emongat hie nelgrbora ere

he had been many yeera tn the Colony.Wara came ead went without disturbingnotdent for them, as the French movedpon the border* by impulse of politicstom evaff the sea; nnd then long peacewt tn. equally without Incident, to atuya whole generation, while good farmingwent quietly forw.rd. and po'!, clansat home and In th* Colonies planned.mother move in tl cir g-<me. It waa

In the mldseason o', till? time of pols*,preparation, and expectation that GeorgeWashington waa born."While lbs monument will be put In

place at once, the unveiling will not,ii., pl es mtll next Fourth of July, wh- n

the Pr sid-nt arl the members of theCabinet will oiTcj.te at the ceremony.

LEXIXCTO**" LOCALS.

Another Dividend.Golden "Wedding;.Urn mn tie.A lin el nit I'-urn.

LKXl.VC'J'oN, VA.. February H..(Spe¬cial.! i toll ne! Jame* K. Edmonds-n, the

rsrstgaes gal trustee of the defunct Bankof Lexington, will In a few day* declare

B dividend of 10 per cent, for the benefit

of the depositors who were caught In the

wreck. This will make SO per c nL Inall paid to depositor^, and lt baa onlybeen a year since the bank closed. Colo¬nel James K. IMinor.ili- B has sold to theiiink of ReettrMgS thu banking-room eo

long occupied hy the Punk o' Lexington,and now oecupted by the Hank of Rock-

U B banking-room. Thc price paid<

The Lt KingtOn Lodge, No. G", of Knightsot l'ythla/% have added to their work th*am: lilied third degree, which will IactSSSSlbs ait'.t i> greet latereet taken Bees inthat order. Th-y ha.-e every mertlrgBight irom '.-.vo to Hu ..nidi'lates. Theo:der here now numbers over eightymembers.Mr. and Mrs. .;, tv, Barclay quietly

'.eh iirni- lee v.1 ii.- '.ie Weie. div evealag et their resMeaee. Theywere married at Wimhester, Ky., and lttOOk thom two weeks' tlr.e to trav -I tutbl r home here by stage nnd boatWatter Campbell, of Burna Vista, a

::ectlon hand on the railroad near her.,\vl.;. working on thc track bad his headintd'y Baseball Tho rall, which had boasja..ned up for the purpose of putting in:i new tie, was let down by .1 green hand.vlthouJ warning. Ile went violently In¬sane for a time, and lt took two m< n t-ihold him on the cr when he was takento his hon:.-, in Uuena Vi.-" 1.

DRAMATIC KNn'KTAINMENT.The lexington Draamtlc Club w'.ll rive

two perforniaiicis (on M n iy ai.d Tues-uay nlgl-.u- noa] for tr..* b -netit o' the

¦tri collegian, the COltaaai magazineBi te Washing! n and Lee I m-.-ersitybera Thi plays te be presented *mU bi.;"if 1 ii:.1 Ten Thongsart a Tear" ami"A I; m Dian nd. The chara, t rs inthe eas,-- will be ta!'.ri by the followingwell-known society people: Miss AnnieWhite, IflSO Lucy Pendleton, Mis* JanetAllan, Miss Lily Cobs, and Miss Ellen.Sloan, of JSt. l.ouls, and Ml BOISL ff. R.Weleh, ti. a. CNeeJ, w. D. stokes m,.i-fn Fultx, A. H. I.aKar, and E. A.yuarlt.', stud«*r,ta of the Washington and!,. ¦ Oetverstty.Dr. H. IV Corr ,1. .lr., is v ing Ids

broth, r Professor 3, H. Qorratl, sf Wei 1Fi rest, N. ti. I'mfessor Correll ls a

Pk, D. of Johns Hopkin.*..A RACING TRAM.

Tho I,e-li;gton Fire bt pm tm. nt are

-.ow taking steps to have a raetag teemit the ntxt ..iii.ua. meeting of the StalePlrasaea'e convention, to b>- held atlampton. Va., In Jun-, aril for mat .Mee¬lon Howard Campbell has been chosen

captain, ajid V, E. F-tnkhou.s.'r trunitr.The Lexington public schooln, which

Dually close ih' April for want of fund*,-A.il b*.- run il.is year until the |*a* ,,*I.in-, as the Town Council pt a NOOSlmeetltag apprapriajted funds snlBslsal tocurry on thc scboola for another month.The ca.se of Juv. t VV. Vines, Jr., 01

Greenville, Va., who was on bi.il In th^-um of ITiOO, for his aip'-arance .jeforeUnited States CaasaUostoaer Hennett M.Hell for violation of the United Stalesiiostnl laws, came up on Wednesday, andns Hie principal witiicfeaea were absent,was dismlsse 1.Rev, Jo..11 !.. Clark", ono of the oMoel

;.n acliet.*, in the Southern Methodist Con¬ference, ls the guest il friiiKJ3 h* re. Hewa<! Matloned in Lexington before the..'.-:., and fifteen years later was againEient here. Hp ls now on the superan¬nuated liol of thc conference.Mrs. John F. Lewis und Miss Marie

Lewis, of Clarke co inly, Va., are thegu<i*t9 of M sa Mn**gle Freeland, of" Iberty Hu'.i."The young men of the town are now

'akii teps to organize a "rick" of theAaoteat Order cf Hay-Mrkers, and ;.» thenext visit of Orand-Hay:. W. W. Mc-Cullin, of Baltimore, be will he cullen env> institute a branch of his order here.

HAXovKit itovns.

Oe Ierm I ran tl o 11 To Inipro\<* Them.Ashland PerHiin'i!**.

ASHLAN!.. VA., February tl.-i**-,. -

..iii.). l*hs food roads people of Kavaover,BOakaj ..eter.-niiE. 1 to letter their d*-lve-ways, and to thal end S permanent or-

ginlzation hes leen .-sfecte.1 with officersfor Jhe differciit district.. The*,e are:For Henry !' nit, QoorgS P, Hew,Julian M, Ruirin. It. It. Home, Ashlandi> strict, j. m. bm ai, Hill Carter, W. p.Shelton; Boevel Dam District. N. ll. No¬la.al. John Page, C. EL Oliver ThOMai" nader the ebarge of Jadga B. c. Redd.who is chairman, and they are to BMOtat the coun-.ijuse on the l'jtli to makeri oort of what they hive *¦¦ far accoia-

.-'-.. 1. Th.y are In communication ,\ thoi.r reareeeatatlves br tr.e General As-

*-, and from What tl,ty say, theyanHcipete esme fi.orabie leglrietlon.Hanover rou is, are far -superior to thuseoi many other counties, as they havul-Len erorked et istaatly for four yeeraby machines. When the mac?ilnes wereBi pumbeaed a big howl wmbal now they are looked gp ,11 a * t:.

right thing, and sro always Welcomedran ry section of th." county to which theyare taken.Mr*. Munscn, daughter of the lat*.

Tandy Hugh****, d'ed here thia afternoon,after a long Illness.Mr. Eugene I»eia. ne ls still In a very

cr.tKal ccidition. His physicians dlspairof his life.

young Indies of Ashland will -rivea Leap-Yeal* gem.an on Monday night utthe Masonic ball.

HAXU1XO OF WEATHEnMA.-V.

Ill* Kerk bot V.roleen.SensationalHeport Kl iiKiinl.

HALLSVILLE, VA., February 15-(Spt ci .I.).John 8. Weatherman, the wife-murderer, who waa launched Into eternityat 11:13 o'clock yesterday morning, was

promptly at ll-IS o'clock led from hiscell Into the er. clo us ur. eu*) upon thescaffold. He walked In a ateady, firmmanner; waa perfectly composed, andseen..d to realize that th. end was near.He knelt for a few momenta on thescaffold in a short, siient j myer, endthen announced be was ready. His handsand feet were securely tl il. a black cupwas drawn over hla face, the rope cut.and he dropped suddenly Into apace.In fifteen minutes Hf* was tx tu.ct. lilsneck waa not broken.The body was shipped Immediately to

the Medical College of Virginia.The sensational report that he had

killed his son 1* now proved to be false.Weatherman wrote a full confession a

few daya ago, alleging that Jealously wa*the cause of th* killing.

Lodged tn 'Joydtua Jell.BOYDTON. VA., february lS.-**"Spe-

«lal.)-Con*tebl* 1. L. Scott brought h*n*to-day end lodged In lal! Algie Tuck.The prisoner U «h.r**e** witb havingkilled his cousin, J. E. Tuck, acer thttown of Clarkevllle, In tbl* county, ontb* night of tbe nth blatant, aa reportedla tbe Dispatch thia uoralag,

Irii ftaYr**f'fiV~Vil'-''l'' *i,' jt**i>yVikillaJaftlit' j li'afc it"''

SENT HIM PICTPRBeS.PUBRIDEWT CLBVELASIPI COMPLI-

MBNTR TO COL. WEBB WALLER.

Accompanied br Pbotowmpba of

Mim-elt nnd Wife-He Enjoyed tbe

Shooting nt WMewatei^-Fre**-rlckeaienrg Peraowalo a»* Brlefa.

FREDDRICKSPURO, VA.. February15.-(Special.)-Colonel Webb Waller la in

receipt of an autograph letter from Presi¬dent Cleveland, accompanied by hand¬some card photographs of himself andexcellent lady. After thanking ColonelWaller for the fine sport he had at Wide¬water and the effort made to promotohla pleasure, the President tells him thathe will avail himself, whenever he can,

of another day's sport. Colonel Webb lst, ty proud of ills picturw, and they willlong bear an honored place in the familyalbum.C. A. King, coal anl lumber meridian',

made an assignment yesterday evening,with T. P. Wallace, Esq., as trustee. Mr.King surrenders all hid property to threedanae* of creditors, to whom he owesabout 12,000. Hla asnet3 will excee.] tl ia

amount. Dull times and a small marginin p-ofits are tho causes of hln failure.THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.Mr. E. D. Cole received a letter to-day

from Mr. Crawford, contractor for theWashington monument at Wakefield, Va.,saying ihat the snafi had beea shippedte Waahtagtsa, where it wlH be ta dadon gtvt.nn.eiit ves«i ls for reshipment toWakefield The unvellii a ot thia monu¬ment wm be ic.i ii. quite an event InWestmoreland county. A large attend-anje la expected. The proxlm.ty of thenib to the national capital t resages thehope of tha President and Cabinet'spn -"nee.Mr. John A. White, of Arlineton. Md.,

ls visiting the family cf Mr. JamesRoach.Mrs. Josephine Embrey has been called

to t'.e bedside of her daughter. MUsWortley, who ls visiting ber uncle, ScottMt-Rae, Bi . of Manch ster.Mi« Fannie Henry. A Rappuhar,nock

county, v.ho baa been stalling tri.? MttafsDavis, left for home to-day.Miss Eleanora McCracken left to-day

to visit friends uni relatives In Rlchmon,!.Miss Ailee Pearce, of Essex county who

haw been visiting Mis. Tapscott, bu I

Richmond to-dav.SHIPMENT Ol' TBI

A fleet t'f barvs, carrying 4O.-XI0 oriW.UUO railroad-ties, left here Friday fornorthern poi/its.Fresh I. h. including rock and perch,

are OO&lng here- more plentifully, pricesBVtag fallen off In the north 'rn marketa.

Beary one predicts a good and pros¬perous siasoit for the fishermen.

LAWRENCEVILLE.

licfori- a ( ii, nula.; aner.*-a-vein 1Cases.A Happy Woman.

7.AWRENCEVILLE. VA.. February 15.(HparlRl) Ui i .ita-a.e.i CdmnUaSoaet W,D, Coleman, uf Danville, opened courthere on Tuesday last for the hearing ofa number of cases of alleged violation cftba internal-rcvt nue laws. The Courtsat three days. Tho fo.iowlng cases Were

brought before the commi.-sinner:R J. Montgomery and P. C. Wright, r,f

Meoklenbmg county, efcerged with carry-Ing t a the business of distill)BR without

| ll,ell tlltl raOBlmd boi.el With tile;authority, ti.,.- mea un motion of

tl istii-t Attornsy, Captain P. EL Las-slur, of Petersburg, *f soattaaed, amiset for Rmrim a' Boydton on Friday, the21st li:.-.,_nt. The accused were repTB-stilted by M.^shrs. R. T. Thorpe, li. C.Gooale, and Thomas Baskerville, of Meeklenburg. IThe ease of J. W, Reed _n I J. H. Har-

.ls, of Brunswick county, charged with(allina to efface ihp stamp on an emptywhiskey-barrel, ima dismissed aa to iiar-iis. and J. H. it I was sent on for trialbefore tiie lalstric;. Court, In Richmond,.n April next.F. IX. Frazer, J. P. Ma: n, ard R. A.u.' of Brunsv lek county, were

I trlth unlawfully r-mav.rig spirits.Th .r cases were dismissed, the ie-fendants having effect. I a lompromlsewith ihe Commissioner cf Internal Reve¬nue. in Weekbiston.The case of J. 1'. Maana, of Brunswick

."out; ., charged with unlawfully removingspirits, was Caintlnued, pending negotia¬tions for a compromise.Weldon Pryor (rolorel) ~as committed

to Jail 'Im.rstlay ls serve a terni for stea'lng chlci; ns.

MOTION FOR A NBW TRIAL.A motion will be mad bsism tiie Judg

Bf the Clrenlt Court tot a n.-w Mal IBe- BBSS of George Raktr (coloredi, who

was found guilty of the murder of RobertWilkin* (Btm " t-d) at the last term e.f

inty Couti, and sentenced to hangin Aprtt.Many <t the f.,rmera hereabout* ure in

ROOd spirits over the fine price, tinyhave received of late fr their tobe ¦¦ .

ti. lr principe] money ero:..i»ur little town has made consbl* .ab!

aelvance during tho past twelve monthsIn mate-rial progress, the new sh, paTor the Atlantic and Danville- RailroadCompany hiving bom erected daring tinttime, .ti, ii,,,re 'han two ecore netv yt

1 'ihe Bbopg i -c. BOW work¬ing a lull force.

- HAPPY WOMAN.".eotve King, of this ROOBty, has

arrived ct the aga of M years, and hasnever taken a pill, nor hal a dj.-tor tofee! her pu!Mr. E. P. Buford, nur Commonwealth's

Attorney, hM len 'mite 111 with pneu¬monia, but is now rtiittn. rapid pro¬gram to complete recov ry,

NEWPORT RBWS,Enjoyable Lenp-Yciir Party.A

Ile.tu 1, Voyiwce.Personal.NKWPORT NEWS. Vt.. February

15.(Special.).The leap year party givenat the hall of the Young Men's I. mn-

craitc CI ib list n'ght by the y ROS1- ll'r, ef lbs Ii..worth Teague, in honorof their gentlemen fi.e.ida, was one bfthe most thorm.ghly-enjoy;.hie and de¬lightful events ni tl- ¦ -ason. Both oldn:. 1 >vang participated In the festivitiesof the evening, an.i it is eat.ma ted thattin u !>. IM persons present. An tnt. r-

tnlning programme was'rendered by localtalent, after which a sumptuous r pastwas served, arid the gathering di*for the evening.

SHIPPING NOTES.The British ateamshlp Falls of Braek-

llnn tleara-d USS port yesterday evening,with the following cargo on board, ahlp-ped by Furness, Withy A Co.; &>,(**)bushels of oata, valued at 113. -*); 47.112bushels of corn, valued at tll*~,*}2; tithead of cattlin.-, valued at ti .'¦.*¦. and KObags of ground-bark, valued at |i.'««>.The steamship Woolwich arrived here

this morning from Ho Ho. PhllliplneIsland-, with 1.28,400 bags of superiorauger on board. This la the first vesselto arrive at this port from thc PhitllpineMund*, anil* since leaving Ho Ho, on the»>th of November, she haa had quite a

rough voyage. She touched at Cebu, an¬

other of the Islands, on December Sd; atrolombo, Ceylon, December 18th: passedP rt .--aid at the entrance to the H-aescanal. January Ith, and passed Gibraltar,January 19th. Tbs Woolwich left lier*thta evening for Philadelphia, where hervaluable cargo will be unloaded.

PERSONAL.Mr. Olaf Halgston, a Swede, who ls

employ-tl at the ship-yard as a draughts¬man, to. k out bis naturalisation papersthia muming.The trial of John Reynoida charged

wtth maltreating his wife, has been post¬poned until next week, owing to thc con¬dition of Mrs. ReynoidaSuperintendent S N. Smith, of the ship¬

yard, left last night for a brief visit toPhiladelphia.

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Flights of Fashion, Gems of Creation,IN BLACK AND COLORS.

Everv sun warms some bud into bloom. Every day sees the varietyof Dress Goods Novelties increase,. Every day spring fashion is taking a firmer

fS/cSow come to charm. New designs come to delight. And again wcshall show an assortment greater than ever before seen in Richmond, lt xviiiseem most natural to seek the choicest novelties here. Not one of you can bedisapoointed-the assortment is too great-the stamp ot excellence too plain-*be mistaken. *

Silks.Thc new Silks are attracting

more than ordinary attention.The styles are the choicest of thenew spring designs, and theprices are extremely low for thc

quality.Plain Changeable Taffeta

Silks, new spring shades. 75c.Plain Chameleon Taffeta Silks,

the three-toned effects, $1 yard.Novelty Plaid Silks, new

spring colorings, $1.25.High Novelty Persian Silks, in

new designs, $1*50 vard.Taffeta Silks, Black satin

bars with large colored designs.$2 yard.Evening Taffeta Silks, with

Black Lace stripes and Persiancolorings, $1.33.Four special values in Black

Satin Duchess, Toe, $1, $1.25,and $ i .50 a yard.Black Goods.If oetCT before you will yield

to the power of our Black Goodsthis Season. They are Black.all Black.and always Black-but art has given them expres¬sion in numberless novelty de¬signs. Yon can easily see whatmakes Black so popular withfashion forecaster.when thereare such rich effects to inspirethe w-mt.38-inch Fine Figured Mohairs,

small effects, 75c.45-inch Figured Sicilians, ex¬

tra quality, .*l 25.Mohair Grenada, thc latest

and .a great favorite.50 incheswide, $1.25; 54 inches wide,

Figured Granite Cloths, 42inch s wide, 75c.Bhack Figured Mohairs, in a

new fabric, GOc.41 in h Black Silk and Wool,

in new effects and very hand¬some, $1.50.52-inch Flack Diagonal Serge,

made of fine wool, extra tineand the best value wc ever offer¬ed at tiie price, f5c.

4(i-inch* Fine* All-Wool Black!Im orial Serge, and 46*_BCh line)All-Wool Surah Serge, two of|the greatest raines ever shown jin this city, 50c. yard.Black Figured Mohair, usual)

50c,.qu'btv, 37%c.86"__C_ All-Wool Black Impe¬

rial Serge, extra value, 29c.38-inch Fine Black Cashmere,

25c vard.

The Faurqurean-Price Company.

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OlSTERS,

DON'T '"throw AWAY YOl'aMONKT. Buy your OTSTERS from Vf.B. STARK. whoL'mile and mail dealer.VU. east Franklin street Get all oysters,no liquor, at the reRUlar price, xe. perquart Barrel stock » specialty, tjpedalprtcee made to retell dealers, church featl-vals, loders, c! bm, tc Only one mln-

I ate'a watt Ijvui the Old Market telt-iv

Cotton Dress Fabrics.An array of beauty has in¬

vaded our store. They are thefairest:jul finest that ever trodthe way ot fashion. They Ulthe product of the world'smos-" renowned designers andweavers. You must bc interest¬ed. The days of their useful¬ness are .near, and busy handsare now picking and pluckingfrom opening till closing. Don'tprocrastinate yourself out of I bcprivilege of choosing from thccomplete assortment. Soundthe qualities. Measure our

prices by anybody's.everybody's. Your best judgmentcan send you to but one collec¬tion.ours.Oismonda Silk, a new all-cot¬

ton fabric, in moire effects, Pink,Light Blue, Nile Oreen, andDark Pink, 10c. yard.Empress Flannels, with soft,

fleecy surface, for wrappers anddressing.iacques, 10c. yard.Avalon Dimities, in small

corded civets, small figures andstrifes, 10c. yard.Fine Dimities, in small cords

with small figures and Persianeffects, 12--.-..New patterns in Jaconet Puch-S, l'J'-jCLace Striped Dimities, in natu¬

ral Lemon, Pine, rind Pink,l2V4c.31-inch Percales, light and

dark shades, 10c.Linen Homespun, ti:..sr and

one ot the mott popula cotton

fabrics; colors.Delft, Old Hine,Light Tan, and Mode, 12l/->c.Cheeked Taffeta Silk C-ing-

hams, all new this season, 1 21 _*e.

Duck Suiting-;, in new colorsand figures.more popular thanever this season, 1 UVzc.

.'.Mi-inch Pen* iles, o"er 100styles to select from, 121;>*2.French (ling'.i.ims, thc kind you

usnallv pay 2.~.c. for, 12*}*jC,yard.Ra}* itt de Cluny, a I:ice-

striped goods, very neat anddelicate, ir-.*-c. yard.Galatea Cloths, .new patterns,

16-Hc. yard.Parisian Ripple, another new

fabric, 20c. yard.Fine Cheviots, in stripes and

checks, 12V'c. yard.Finest French and Scotch Ging¬

hams, usual 85 and 40c. grade,25c.Galatea Cloths, io a variety

of stvlcs for bovs' suits, 25c.

J. H. Dickerson & Co.,MULE MILLINERS,

1402 east Main street.AIL KOBliS AMU ttl SHUTS AT taRDOa'RO

PRICSh. FINK UAUMRaS AM) i<AuDt«a.r>'-ia.sa,w*t

BOOK AND JOB WORK NU4TLXRXRCUTRuaTTSa BttTAVOa MIS*

w.HOUah.

Grass Linens, the new fa votiveplain color, 1696, 20, 25,30,3fcDotted Linen Lawns, nal

color, with red, blue.lavender dots, 25c.Finest Prench Organdie

genuine Koechlius goods, all Btupatterns and colorings, 37VkMourning Prints, in a

variety of patterns. BH&Butterick's Publications .vi

Fashion Sheets for March dowready at the patter'1 counter

Embroideries.All the new i«.?cas inPinefi

Nainsook, Cambric, andLinen Hmbrrfidei itsDress Trimmings.

let Hdges and Bands, UPieces in all thc new §\\Buttons in Rhinestone andthe newest matcrinls.Ladies' Shirt-Waist Sets.Buttons and Studs in I'

silver, enamel, white, and black,25c. to $1 ,'i et.Belt Buckies.Silver and Ima.ncl Beit Fuck

les. L'5c to $1.Black Enamel Belt BnckkR,

15 and 85c.Garter Buckles.Sterling Sil"er and Medallion,

$1.50 to $2.75.Belts.Ladies' Leather Belts in 151..ck

and Tan, 25c., 50c., 7.V; GiltMetal Belts, $1 e.ach.Ladies' Skirt Extenderor small Bustle, Black, White;and Gray, 25c.Skirt Yokes.

Universal Skirt Vokc in Black,White, and Gray, sizes 22 to SS,25c.Shell Hairpins and Combs.An immense variety, 15c, 25c

85c, and 50c a dozen.Paney Shell Combs, in new-

styles, 25c. and 50c. each.Shell Pompadour Combs, 75c.

each.Shell Side Combs, 10c, 20c,

25c, 80c., 35c pair.Leather Goods.Chatelaine and Shoppii J

Bags, 50c to $2.50.Leather Purses in great vari

ctr, 10c to 50c.Double Purses, 35c to 50c.Pocket-Books and Canh

25c. to .$5.Opera Purses, something nev,

very co lvenient, .^Oc.

F. SITTERDINC,Lumber Dealer

Building Contractor.

Manufacturer of Sa»h. B11..-JS, Doo*end general Mill Work.

Builders* Suppliesmr ^^VlTVoH %T&s.Ir^Srt-t wit*,ttWcAit11^'

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