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GREAT HoTEL.-The Metropoli tan Hotel,
built on the site of Niblo's Garden, New York,
is to be opened Wednesday. 1t can accommo-
date 500 guests completely. Board, exclusive
of extras, 81 per week, end So per day. Ii has
three dining rooms, the gentlemens, the la
dies, and one for children and nurses. One
wing of the house is for families, another for
bachelors or gentlemen without ladies. As af.
fording some idea of the cost of this immense
Hotel, the glass in itcost $37 ,00O-the plumb
ing $4,000. There are great many baths
through the building-all the suites of rooms
and some of the single lodging roo ms hav.
ing them. 1t was built by p. S. Van Rensse-
laer
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Philadelphia Political Troubles.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27.-The Democratic
City and County Convention adjourned again
to-day without effecting a nomination for She
riff, and will renew the struggle on Monday.
On the 37lh ballot, Kline and Peters, the two
leading candidates, stood "a each-the number
required for q choice being 126.
The Wing City and County Convention
also assembled to-day, and had Elk ballots for
a candidate for Sheriff without effecting
nomination. On the 9Th ballot Samuel Allen
had 45 votes, and Culliday 30-the number
required for u choice being IS.
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F At a meeting Ut the Rlchmond P harn1aceu-
teal Society, held at their room On Friday evening,
the 9th August, ihe following Resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
l. ResoIred That the use by any member OF the
name of the Society to give expression to his per-
sonal feelings towards Physicians or others la
highly improper, and will meet with our un4uah
fed disapprooation.
Reeotced, That the use of the offices OF the So
ciey by any of its officers for their personal ocne
tit, is highly reprehensiple deserving the severes
cecsure and penalties
ALEXANDER DUVAL, President
Cu.s N,rIspAuGH Rec Sec au 3O-1t
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EAST TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA
RAILROAD.

The county of Washington, Tennessee, has
by majority Of more than two to one deter
mined to subscribe $4,000 to the East Ten
nessee and Virginia Railroad. The company
have advertised for contracts tor the graduation
and masonry of the road from Jonesborough
to Bulls Gap, embracing trenty-niae sections.
The signs show that Tennessee will without
any ayoidable delay bring her road to the Vir-
ginia line to connect with the grand work oil
the Lynchburg and Tennessee road.
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- That community of madmen and knaves
known as the spiritual rappers, are making
little more noise in Connecticut just now than
any where else. But the hallucination exists
in several places to greater or less degree of
success. A professor" in New Haven adver-
tises nightly communications from Andrew
Jackson and John Quincy Adams. 1t is said
that when the ghost of Old Hickory is dis
tur5ed there is an unusual racket among the
moveables OF the professors apartments, and
that when the spirit of John Randolph is called
the uproar is not less terrible! 1t is announced
that there is a''spiritual' communion carried
on at Auburn, N. Y, through "medium'
1.-THE designation assumed by the knave who
practices upon the credulity of the believers)
with the departed spirit of Henry Clay. The
following announcement of the latest commu-
nication of this kind is taken from one of the
newspaper organs of the Spiritual rappers."
The Medium Hooking into the Spirit World
raised his head and exclaimed /:
Yonder is MIR. Clay! His tall, ma estic
figure moves gracefully. Feasting his soul in
admiration, he raises his eyes to the high can
opy. and tracing the lofty and Loble columns,
he meditaies, and says:
0, why did not this scene open before upon
my eyes, Here are joys to me hitherto UNI
known; here eternal harmony swells around
and above, and even repose has voice that
lulls 10 unison. There is no Constitution to be
broken-no compromise to be violated-no
platform to be erected, to concentrate action
No strife or war of words is required to liberate
the captive from his letters but the soft ze-
phyrs ofeternal love breathe over us, cheering
and invigorating the happy thropg while
smiles of eternal truth play on the face of the
Redeemer of the World, to gladden. the hearts
of all. And the solemn paans OF praise and
thanksgiving now 60 up from my brother ser
wants and INV humble SELF
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THE FISHERY DIFFICULTIES AMI
MIR. Barring.

A Telegraphic Dispatch IN our paper !"
Saturday announced that the ne" DIN hs
nress of Friday stated that the fishery dlihcui'
ties between this country and Great Britain
had been settled. We have now before US the
Express of Friday. II states that letters had
been shown to the Editors from high and re-
liable authority, which give the most positive
assurance to their correspondents here, "that
the fishery question has already been salts
fac,orily adjusted between the American Minis
fer and the British Government, and that dis
patches TO that effect were transmitted by the
Asia.
The Washington papers of Saturday con-
tain nothing in regard to this statement. The
InteIligencer copies from the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, a statement that Mr.. THos.
Barring, although about to visit this country,
positively declines any diplomatic agency in
the matter of the fishery controversy. But
upon the same authority on which this state
ment is made, it is added that Mr.. B. thorough
ly understands the views and purposes of the
British Ministry and has their entire confidence
and that it is not improbable that when he
comes he will have talk with the Govern
ment of the United States, and it seems to be
inferred that such talk with him would GER
tainly pave the way for complete settlement
of the affair.
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COMMITTED. sbeth McKinnon was arraigned
before the Mayor On Friday last on the charge OF
keeping school for the instruction oil negro CHI
dren-which &C, is contrary to law. The offence
was proven, and she was committed to await her
trial at the Circuit Superior Court in November
next Elizabeth, from her xterior, appears to be
ouadroon or of negro blood.
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Fire at Charleston.

CHARLESTON, August Csc. Wormer's
blacksmith and general machine shop, corner
of Cumberland and State streets, took fire this
evening. The damage was confined to the
upper part of the premises, and is estimated at
between 3 and $4,000. Insured.
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DESTRUCTION or HUMAN L1Fx.-This may be
termed the age of accidents. The destruction of
humsn life, through the agency of steamboats, rail
roads, and casualties of thousand kinds has been
a. great recently as 1t has been distressing. The
press, from one end of the Union to the other, is
teeming with "fatal accidents" "horrible MURDERS
distressing suicides" &c. &c. Of steamboat acct
dents alone, during the present year, there have
been twenty one, involving loss of seren hundred
and tcenty-eight lires, and crippling and managing
about one hundred more. And remedies. for put
ting stop to the work of destruction, afford, al
this time, subject of general contemplation. Inc
evil has become SO great, that Congress- Leeisia
lures and the Press, all at work to lessen l.
From these efforts we anticipate but little chahge
for the better. The work will never be accom-
plished by human efforts in the present icverish
age. This has become great and growing country
whose motto is onward onward Headlong we
rush. some to fortune, some to grestness, and many
to destruction On The hgh-prcssure principle we
have raised the steam, and seem determined % 60
ahead if the boiler burst Our feelings may be
shocked our hearts daily acerated by the results OF
our haste and recklessness, yet onward we VIII 60
regardless of all the wrecks of admonition by the
way SIDE, until we reach Inc AaFon "a wa ~SP|'
or until we are hurled to destruction. We scarcely
take time to stop and view the bodies which fall
dead on the way. To-day we witness hundreds of
human beings suddenly launched into eternity by
the careessness of a steamboat captain or by some
other wholesale destroyer-tomorrow the 'awful
calamity" is almost eiaced from our memory; and
our business or pleasure pursuits lead on ia the
same dangerous paths. The frequency, too, of
these lawful calamites' has almost made cease
to wonder or to remember them longer than we are
occupied in perusing the shocking details" 4
few years ago, the loss of seventy-fve lives by the
burning of the Richmond Theatre drew tears and
the most profound lamentations, not only through
out our own State, but througho the length and
breadth of the Union. sensation and feeling were
produced by that calamity, which years did not
etace. But in this progressive age" change has
come er our feelings as well pursuits
Hundreds OF human beings may now perish in a
similar manner, week after week, and scarcely any
| surprise is manifested or feeling or sympathy in
duged. And this state of things will increase with
| the age and growth of our country. Steamboats,
the track murders to be perpetrated-suicdes to
| be committed &s. &c, despite lamentations here
| or elsewhere. We may deplore it-sympathse
with sutterers-make legislative enactlneuts to pro
| duce change-but vain will be all our efforts-
The records OF time to come, as In time past viii
| show the truth OF remarks.
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JOB PRINTING!

s.%S JOB PKiNTiNG!-Merchant and
81 others desiring Circulars, Cards, &c,
wilt ind i: to their interest to cal! at h WYNNS
Office two doors below Exchange Bank. He mas
added ano h sr Power Press to MS establishment,
tbs reby ensuring increased facilities Satisfaction,
as to Work and Prices, guaranteed. Renen-
Der, Ground Floor, Two doors below Exchange
Bank. au @4-;m
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- Widow Of Commodore Thompson.
Thousands of Ladies' Bear the same
Testim0ny.-TruIh is Mighty.-Thsislo Ger.
tify that have been afflicted with affection Of
the liver for some years, and great debility OF all
my bodily organs loss of appetite, and subject to
apep'exy of the brain, violent headache, and s1ec.
ton of the nervous system, which affected the eyes
so much that / could with difficulty discern the
features of any person, unless very near and LOOK
ing steadily al them for some time. At the instance
OF friend, was induced TO take Hamptons vege'
table Tin cture, of which have taken louT bottles
and have now the happiness TO inform the public
that the above medicine mas had the desired effect
of completely curing all the complaints | have
stated and, thank God, now teel better than have
telt for the last fifteen years.
The Doctor is at liberty to publish this rtiHcate
as feel it duty due to him and to persons VINO
suffering under complaints similar 70 nine.
l. C. B. THOMPSON,
Widow of the late Commodore Thompson.
WASHINGTON, New York Avenue.
Call on D. A. STRECKER and get paInpaieH
gratis. See advertisement in to-days paper
au 10
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TREsPAssINo.-A very genteel looking young
man named Isaac Bewi.t, new conner in Rich
mond, about IL O'Clock on Friday evening, while
under the influence of liquor, attempted to force an
entrance into the Mount Vernon Hotel On Satuf-
day the Mayor bound Blewitt over in the sum OF
500 to keep the pence.
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DAGUEkiiEUTYPING.

Secure the shadow ere the substance fade
Let nature copy that which nature made.
Think not these Portraits, by tie sun liant rads
Shades though they are, will, like shadow. fsSs'
No! When the lip OF flesh in dust shall lie,
When deaths gray finn spreads Ger the beam;ug
eye,
Moulson's life like Pictures, knocking at deeav
VIII still be fresh and vivid as today.
My Gallery is open from sunrise to sun set ova-
Riddck & Bensons store, No lie Main stree, wbars
shall be pleased TO visitors to examine sser
mens, whether they wish pictures or not For por.
traits OF adults by my patent process and improved
instruments, only one dollar A cloudy dew q Sni,s
as favorable as clear weather
F. E. MOULSON,
AL Is M 1l0 Maj,
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LIVER PILLs.-PREPARED FROM
THE. MASS OBTAINED AT THE ROCEBRIUgF
VAJ ALUM SPRINGS.-Thete Pills are Diursfir
Cathartic, Tonic and Alternative in their effects H.
on the system. They excite the action Of tee Liver
in many cases in which Calomel would nave no ef.
feet. They are also peculiarly sifcacous in Fe.
male Diseases.
The wonderful success which has attended the
use of the Rockbridge Alum Water ana Pills Tor
many years, in great variety OF diseases aas &C.
CURED ter it celebrity rarely lie er equaed and
is steadily increasing. The most erniuen. Chemists
of the day have examined the Water and Pills aad
found it possessed extraordinary Medictna proper
ties. 1t has been declared by the bes. Authorities
to be cure for every torn OF Scrofua, Chronic
Liver Diseases, all Chronic Diseases OF the Stomach
and Bowels, Dyspepsia Chronic Diseases Of the
Eyes, Mercu-ia Affections, and particularly adapt.
ed to cases of Passive Uterine Hemorrhaee, CON-
plicated with arrangement Of tie Liver and Sto.
mach, and many other disorders arising from i'm.
purity OF the blood.
For sale by Druggists and country merchants
generally throughout the United States.
Price S per vial, S. per dozen.
Druggists and others wishing to purchase In
large quantities, become Agents for the sale o. the
above celebrated Liver Pills, will please address
BOOTH ANDERSON j. CHRISTIAN
Alum Springs, Rockbridge Co, Va, or
JOHN II. sEAYRES,
ie7 Columbian Hotel, Richm0n
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E@ You must not be PreJudleSa,. 90.
give them n trial In cases Of CHV..SSTs
MORBUs and sUnMEk COMPLAiSls,
These annoying and dangerous diseases are ssiy
ing quite prevalent a, this .lme and II mol
checked often destroy the constitution, and aos ~
freouently lite itself As sare aud speeoY es..
we know Of no remedy eqaal to that ans..,aI,I
nou,lsr mn dicine, BAKERS PREMItn
RiTTERs; and we therefore advise ess. ss.,, an
ana eorrector and purifier Of the Stomach, tEesss
Ritters are unsurpassed. Every iamily saea'0
keep few bottles on hand -. If
10 Do had in Richmond ct the Drug S ,,xsass :
4. B0DEKER, ADIE s. GRAY, kENNs aaIoE
BEERS. PURCELL. LADD Co. and I'd MN son
q WOOD. Main street; H. BLAIR, WM. LA a.l
and SEABROOK q REEVE. Shoekoe Htll G nanY
MILLsPAuGH, and THOMAS MccAAin'
al i0-ts
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Observation-Disclosures Rooney, for threatening
to assault white woman named Minerva Meredith
was, on Saturday, bound over in the sum of S20e
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Nxw PUBLICATIONS We are indebted TO
m...r.. a NJ. West and Brother for new novel By
Mrs. Grey, entitled MARY Seaham" The London
papers speak in high terms OF this book.
aThere is," says one Of them, IAN earnestness and
truthfulness about 1t which cannot fail TO please
From the same source we have received the last
number of Thompson's Bank Note Reporter, q
work of great usefulness.
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LOCAL n TIERS.

RrpoarrrG.-It IL not often that we write about
professional matters, but the annexed extract from
Scotch paper In relation to the valuable art OF
reporting Is of SO singular and marvellous cnar'
acter that we cannot forbear noticing 1t:
"kaHy and strange as are the uses 70 winch . ma
chinery il being adapted now a.days, we question
If ever entered into the head of any man 10 scapt
II to such description of work as reporting Tor
the press. Yet this has actually been accompi.h'
ed by our ingenious townsman, Dr. ueWar, VINO
has invented machine, at one end OF which the
reporters short hand notes placed, and at the
other end of which-a few yards of-they are pro-
duced the ordinary rate OF speaking, in clear bold
long hand ready for being put into the hands OF the
printer. An experiment made on Thursday night
Including the speech Of Mr.. Arthur, slightly con-
densed in our report Of the Free Presbytery's
meeting) was quite successful To give an idea Of
the advantages that may be secured by this ma
chine, we may mention that four columns of the
type used for reports of the Times may be pro-
duced conf )rtabt; in couple of hours, by one re
porter whereas. under the present laborious and
cumbrous plan, nearly ight hours would be con.
sumed III tue task Sy an ordinary reporter-Aber-
deem Herald"
Now we do not deny that miracles may be
wrought even in this degenerated age, but seeing is
believing. Some of the ancient prophets and ma
gicians may reside in Aberdeen and be able to in
vent reporting machines of the character referred
to-but it is firm opinion that the good citizens
OF Aberdeen never can change horse into an oys-
ter. nor yet manufacture out of human tools ar.
hcle invested with lifeke powers and the capacity
to write and speak F,ench or the ordinary anguas
es Certainly, when machine tina. can transcribe
hierogyphics of cabalstic form into English, is in
vented, we shall send it to the Mayors court, the
court OF Hastings and the meetings generally, and
dispense with the articles of flesh and blood that
now have to report the proceedings at these places
By that time shall expect to an impr.ve
ment upon the reporting machine an improve.
ment that will enable our travelling politicians to
take down and write out their speeches by
simply turning the crank of a portable piece Of
metal work. Well, this is the age of wonders, and
we'll not marvel at anything. The ghost of Neba
| chadnezzer riding Dootc own Main street couldn't
cause single "har" of our head to rise above lis
| fellow. II the man of the moon paid our sanctum
| VISIT we should treat him cordially. On the score
of economy, if these machines sell cheap, we shall
| be apt to make an investment. We don't wish te
brighten worthy and efficient corps of reporters
with the loss of their bread and butter but we fee
bound to say that by the next flying machine tina
| goes to Aberdeen, we shall send telegram mes
| sage for reporting machine.
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STEA MSHIP OANOKE.
FOR NEW YORK vim NORFOIK

Sails erery Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock.
%TEAL The splendid side wheel Steamship
szsessx.sz. ROANOKE, Capt Parrish, will be ready
to receive freight to day Monday the Both inst at
IL O'Clock, NJ, and she will continue to receive 1t
up to tne hour ef O'Clock, P. NJ, to morrow,
Tuesday, the 3lst inst, leaving same afternoon at
O'Clock, P. NJ.
A sufficient number of hogsheads are engaged for
this trip.
Passage to New York, including meals and
fine state room accommodation, only $40
Storage passage only half price, ....s SIS
Norfolk passengers charged same as by the river
boats. 81, and meals extra.
au 30-2t LUDLAM g. WATSON
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HARPER's MAGAZINE We are indebted to Mr..
Thomas II. Gresham, 1L9H Broad street, for the
September number Ct Harper's New Monthly Ma.
gaZne.
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r w. A. row Ella, AhCnii EG4
49, AND CIVIL ENGINEER, office doors
from Man, on 18TH street, opposite the James River
and Kauawha Company's Office, Richmond, Va.
N. BAH professional business promptly attend
ed to. au 81 I'm
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its nature.

SrABBrNG.-Capt. John Frederick, keeper
of the Irving House, Baltimore, was stabbed
by young man named Joseph c. Lee, a
printer, last Friday night. The wound is of a
dangerous character, and it is feared may ter
inmate fatally. Lee was arrested.
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Nxw HousE.-on satu. day, a saloon, called
the shakespeare" No. l72 Broad street, under
the charge of w. N. Morey, most enterprising
and deserving gentleman, was opened iwith the
usual honors The house is pleasantly and favor
ably located, and rfr. NJ will no doubt do good
husness
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

SENATE.-The Senate proceeded to consider
the civil and diplomatic bill, and the amend
ments were ordered TO be engrossed and the
bill read third time. 1t was read third time
and passed.
MIR. Hamlin reported the lighthouse bill,
with amendments.
The Senate proceeded to the election of
public printer, and Robert Armstrong was de
clared duly elected.
The bill to prevent accidents on steam ves-
sells was taken up; and, after debate, the House
amendments were concurred in.
The army appropriation bill was taken up,
and discussed until late hour when it was
read third time and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to discuss the
post office appropriation bull.
House OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr Penn
reported, from the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, bill giving time for
the payment of duties on the iron intended for
railroads TO be constructed in the States of Ala
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana; to
which amendments were proposed by Messrs.
| Venable and Parker. Before it was disposed
| Of the morning hour having expired, the river
| and harbor bill was taken up; and the House
proceeded TO consider the various amendments
| thereto; which being disposed of, the House
took up the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill, and at 6, 2. Nj, had not taken question
on agreeing TO either or all of the Senate amend
| ments. The said amendments were subse-
| quently disagreed to, and committee of con-
ference on the part of the House was appointed
One hundred and twenty-five of the poor
emigrants who were saved from the wreck of
the steamer Atlantic we've taken in charge by
R. N. Rice, Esq, ofthe Central Railroad, who,
after supplying their immediate wants, sent
them on to the various points of their destins-
| ton under charge of careful attendants, who are
under directions to furnish them with all they
may need. A company of twenty miners with
their families, destined for Lake Superior are
now in this city, at the Union Block, on JEFF
terson avenue, who were in respectable cir
cumstances, but who lost all, even to the last
garment, by the sinking of the Atlantic.-De-
trcit Daily Adrertiser.
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RICHMOND. VA:
Monday Morning. August 80, 1907

FsA persons abroad from the city car have 'he
Dispatch sent to them for any period OF tune ny
may desire, by leaving their orders ana paying 'A'
cash for the time specified.
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: ps you require CARDS, CIRCULARS, BILLS
or PRINTING Of any kind, and wan. vaur ..a
wen done, at the Lowest Cash price, -, s..I
dispatch Office, on Governor street. door. .aa
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au7 ISL Main street. EaSia s.Sg .s,

70 Once again must we Call s,.sn,,o~
praises volunteered by the customers Tho :, .ae
ize the Virginia skyight Daguerrean ca m0o.
is Proprietor. a. AAIr
Says Mr. Fabius Lawson: "Mr. Pratt ba. ,.,,.
to1I Lkenesses Of me all of which were not onv
exact. The one to-day, being the fth, ~ os
ter than those taken before" ''1s' oeE
Says Mr.. Hurley, of Prince Edward. anr px,..
Is the only artist that has ever taken good isa
ness of me, the eyes in particular Lac
says Mr. J. A. Winston: Mr.. Pratt has hi, s.-
any | ever saw" '''''' a.
says Mr. Sawyer: "The FIVE LikenessAs tab,
OF me by Mr. Pratt TO day consider hrs. rate
All the above are copies from the slburn If ~,
Virginia Gallery, No. las Main street ~ nc