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A Healthy Town,

We have before US a closely printed pamphlet of
foryeight pages, setting forth the advantages aud
resources OF Madison, the capital Of Wisconsin;
its growth, progress, condition, wants and capa-
biliteB 1t is very smart pamphlet indeed and
If Wisconsin wasn't far beyond shutdown, we
should be tempted to make an exploration in that
direction. Madison, the capital, is according to
this pamphlet, not only the most beautiful town
of the West, but the healthiest in America. 1t il
not only enyironcd 10y lovely crystal lakes and en-
chanting landscapes but is stronghold of health
the people living 10 an extreme old age. The town
Itself was absolutely twenty years old last April,
and some of the first settlers are still extant. Mad
ison has no endemic diseases, no bilious fever, no
typhoid fever, no ague. and even the epidemcs
which occasionally visit it, put on their best beha-
Vior, and are very mild and manageable. Scarlet
fever and measles rarely heard of in Madison,
and Asatc cholera, upon its arrival In that metro
polls, changes to English cholera, and annoys no
true Anglo-Saxou. Nervous dyspepsia is entirely
unheard Of in Madison; chronic bronchitis soon
yields to the dry atmosphere and equable climate,
and rheumatism and govt hobble out OF the town
soon as they are brought In. The most notice
able feature Of the climate is its almost miraculous
Influence over phtisis. Confirmed consumptlves
gain year or two by going to this region whist
the instances are very numerous a those, In the
first stages of the disease, who have regained Their
health. and this, with but little medical aid. The
pamphlet before us does not say as huch, but we
take il for granted that there are u lew eligible
Town lots still for sale in Madison.
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Purifying Wafer.

DR. Bell, in his " Treatise Baths" mentions
the following simple coutrivance for purifying wa
ter: 4 large carthen funnel, stone bottle with
the bottom beaten out may have its neck loosely
stoppcd with small stones which smaller ones
NAV be placed, supporting layers of gravel increas
ing in ineness and lastly, covered to the depth of
Il few inches with fine sand all thoroughly cleaned
by washing. This apparatus may always be re
newrti. by taking out and washing the upper stra-
tum of sand. A still better method suggested by
Dir Bell is to filtrate by ascension this is done
by having two jars, communicating together at the
bottom: one contains the gravel sand, &c; in the
other the turbid water is poured, which finds its
way into the second and, rising through the filter
ing matters, comes up quite clear, An improved
apparatus. adds DR.. Boil consists of small box,
lined with lead, and having at its lower part char
coal between two layers of sand. The passage Of
the water through this tcrcr is accelerated by AZ
tificial pressure, by which, from equal body and
surface Of water. seventeen times the quantity can
be passed as through a common iltercr in the same
time. Tho Egyptians clarity the waters of the Nile
by rubbing almond paste the inside of an
earthen jar. which contains the water. In Don
COLA NubiH &c. beans and castor oil seeds
used. instead of the almond. The Nile water was,
however, more successfully clarified by the intro
Iucti0n of II solution Of alum, of the powder it
self, in the proportion of quarter or half grain
to IA quart of water. The waters of the Seine, at
Paris. are purified in like manner, and the same
means are sometimes used here, when the ignoblr
Jeemes is spree, at present, and compelling
his loyal subjects to eat dirt
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concs.s,ons by the Tribune.

N, rareIv look NJ the n Y. Tribune with the expec-
,a,ian fseeins any subject but the unvarying ETH
.r,sn and never with any idea of an approach to
candid statement. We suppose IL so rare that
avo soutbern editors whose business it Is to over
b,pl newspapers, read the Tribune's articles, so
,no,otonous In their topics and mode OF treatment,
,hat,hs Tribune has concluded 1t can whisper
,,x words Of honest admission through that me-
d,um. without any danger of its being seen by any
ono but its friends. In no other way can we ac-
count for an article, which, beginning 'GERRIrT
SMITH" would naturally discourage Southern
reader from venturng on another syllable,
nrocees 10 sheer at the results Of that gentiemans
efforts 10 make agriculturists Of the free blacks,
and winds up by giving that class of the citizens
NJ New York a severe castgation. The Tribune
avsils itself Of the announcement that Smith would
mako a sneech in New York on the anniversary
of West India emancipation, TO suggest that he EN-
lrncc that occasion TO give full, frank and candid
ac,opp, Of the results. far he may have as
certained them, Of his gift Of fifty acres Of wild
land each 10 one thousand negroes of New York.
The Tribune says it has heard that most Of the
negroes either never migrated to those lands or
soon left them, and that not 1.-THE Of them now
inhabit or even own the lands. Mr. Greeley is also
SO uncharitable to dtsparaSe the munificence OF
Mr.. Smith, by remarkng that the lands thus geue-
rously given were but of moderate fertility, situated
in the coolest habitable region Of New York, and
In no respect remarkably inviting. The Tribune
then pitches into the free blacks Of New York says
that after thirty years of comparative freedom,
they have not done well as might fairly have
been expected that they are morally responsible
In good part. for the bondage of their Southern
brethren 'If this is the TRUTH adds the Tribune,
"and if half the free blacks are, by indoence pan
dering and vice. powerfully contributing to pcrpe
tnste the enslavement Of their brethren, why
should it not be Numbered in their tomorrow:
WHY shouId not such men Gerritt Smith and
Henry Garnctt trace ont the social, industrial, in
tellectual and moral condition of the negro COM
munities living around us-say on Long Island, in
Albany. and in certain districts Of this City-and
make them the subject of remonstrance and more
decided eTort In their private conversation, no
men are more frank in acknowledgment and re
proof Of negro sloth and vice than abolitionists
why not speak as plainly in their public appeals,
and especially in their direct addresses to the
blacks tlemsclycsS'
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DIED.

Atwhjtby. on the evening Of the ith inst, JANE
L. aged 10 years and months, eldest child oil COL D.
Eassett French, Of Chesterfield.
The funeral will take place without further notlcs'
from her fathers residence, this day. at IA z. NJ
In Cumberland county, Va. on the 2lst day on
june fs5T Mrs HENRIETTA r. VAUGHAN, IN
the 18th year of her age.
On the 5th nst at half past o'clock. Gil ARLES
y WOOD aged 3years months and Is days, son
of VIM Sears and Margaret J. Wood. -.
The friends Of the family are invited 70 attehd ms
funeral from bis fathers residence No Main street
this Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
On Tuesday night. 9Th inst. at liz o'clock, Jo-
SEPH A. A, infant son Of Edmund n ana ounce
L. Lockwood aged months and Y days ~
The funeral will take place from Mrs W illiam MI
lers on Main between 7th and stiI strces. on lhis
Thursday morning the 9Th inst at 10 o'clock. The
friends and acquaintance Of the family, and those
of his grandfather Mr.. Joseph A. Arnold, are re-
spectfully invited 10 attend without further notice.
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ma Ar A MEEr1sa OF raR MrrRopoL

trAN GUARD, held At the Armory, Richmond, August
al Can't Marion Dimmock in the chair and Sergeant
Price acting Secretary, tho following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
lst That the thanks of the company are hereby
rendered to Peyton Johnston Esq, for the generous
hospitality and delicate kindness which he extended
10 them during their late sncampment-
ID That TO the Richmond Grsys.' this company
owe many obligations for the distinguished honor
Of being escorted by them into tho city, at the break
Ing up Of their encampment.
3d That to Capt. VIM. II. Pry, Of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, the thanks sf this company
due for his Kindness in ing Capt G. Dimmock
from the command Of tho encampmcnt on the night
previous to it's breaking up-Capt. d. being sick
18th. That the thanks of the company are tan-
dered to Mr. John p. Ballard. of the Exchange
Hotel for the Use of his splendid team IN Conveying
their baggage to and from camp and to Mr. Bsrga,
min for the use of hs team in hauling the piece OF
artillery which accompanied the troops to and from
the encsm pnent. au Git
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The Rain--DeIegates to the SOUTH
L...lrc tina- LLrsa.linl TIE AnngnLati0L. dc
CORRESPONDENCE OF TnE RICHMOND DAILY DIspATcn.l
PETERSBURG. August ).

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH.
PETERSBURG, August 5.
A drenching rain, continuing for nearly seven
hours in cessant Duration, opened upon our city
this morning. completely laying all outdoor bust
ness under embargo. heavy north westerly wind
accompanied the rain, levellng acres Of furnishing
corn in the immediate vicinity of the city
During the prevalence of the storm, VIM. Allen,
a lad of sixteen years received heavy wound
from slate which fell from the roof OF house on
Old street The shoulder blade was badly frac-
tured. and the flesh driven in and painfully gashed
and bruised. The case / understand is now un-
der the treatment of DR.. J. W. Smith.
number of delegates to the Commercial Con
vention left this morning by the SOuthside cars
Part of the Norfolk and Portsmouth delegations
have been luxuriating in Petersburg for Il day or
two and will join the remainder of the Petersburg
delegates for the tripto-day. Some jolly souls are
among them
The Mayors Court was unusually dull this morn
ing A man named PeytoL FUqua, was dismissed
from charge of having threatened to kill police
man. negro from Carksvile was whipped Tor
leaving his county. on a bender, aud ordered to RID
the city Of himself iustanter. The case Of Wright
vs. policeman Frazier, for violence, not brought
up-paintif est.
The authorities under whose control lie the des
TIMES Of that elongated mud puddle, the Appomat
tox having determined upon using more force,
have sent to Richmond, to negotiate for the use Of
the dredging machine no" lying idle Mt your har-
Dor. The work upon the river seems to be progress
ing slowly. but surely. MI taSH VIII commence
operations next week upon Rowletts bar, two
miles below the city.
The health of Petersburg has slightly declined
during the past few weeks, the number of deaths
being in n ratio Of nearly two to in c0mpari-
son with that Of the month preceding and fully
two to one with the month Of May. The prevail
ing sickness is cholera morJus, and incident dis
eases of children.
The City Guard Capt Jno. P. May, will shoot for
Il beautiful silver goblet, tomorrow. There are
-pr s-gr of
teers, and an exciting time is anticipated.
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n.ssa TorrY,s SrprRlon ToNIc RIrrrrs

These Btters are tonic stornachic and aromatic ard
will bc found to excel any now in Prepared
from purely re0faJts remedies, possessing the power
tn cure disease without injury Ia the hath cOnsti
tuition. They highly recommended for the cure
OF dyspepsia dVHe aud fsrsr cGiic If the ITO
mach and bo,Dss dRd general dS6tltgv lIEgor
lotcness qf sp,rits. diaFTb00. &c.
Person'fs hose systems have become dersnged BY
itnprudeft eating or drinking will find those BittCrs
a quick and excellent restorative.
Neatly put M in pint bottles None genuine with
out the Autograph Of the Proprietor, and the nc
vniic Of his signature upon each bottle Full diTeO
tons accompany each bottle. Price SOC.
Prepared and sold Wholesale and retail by B. ".
T0TTY. No. ln3 Cary street. Richmond. Va.
AS- A liberal discount to the trade.
~ 3l-detI sw3t
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II0MIuDE.-On the 10th ult., there q fatal rem
eOntre, says the Albany (Ga.) Patriot, between y
Dir. Heard and Mr.. Johns, in Lee county, in which
the latter killed by pistol used by the former.
The difficulty is said to have originated about using
water from the well of Dr. Heard.
The arrivals of Wheat in Norfolk, on Monday
reached $4,000 bushels, Of which 1000 red was sold
at Sl.55.
Thos NJ Green, a veteran who fought at the bat
tie of New Orleans, died at Nicksburg, Miss, Oh
the 18th ult
John Brtton, charged with burning the barn of
Lee Wells. in Chesterfield county, Va, has been
committed to prison to answer
The rumored mail robbery near Suffolk, Va, is
incorrect-the bag was lost, but recovered.
Hon VIM ii. Crawford has been nominated for
Congress- by the Americans Of the "a district Of
Georgia.
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The Richmond Dispatch.
DAILY, SEMLWEEKLY AND WEEKLY.
The urgent solicitations of number of friend:
have induced me to publish
SEMI-WEEKLY DISPATCH.


It will appear about the Sd July next will be printed
with new type will contain twenty-eight columns of
reading matter and in size and proportions will
senlble the Weekly Dispatch. The subscription " i'll
be only
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE!
It will contain all the news Of the day-Political,
Domestic, Foreign, Miscellaneous and Commercial
together with Editorials and entertaining Literature
Especial attention will be paid to the markets. which
will be regularly and accurately reported twill be
indeed NEW SPAPER i'll the most comprehensive
sense presenting Ineligible narratives of every
thing that transpires and communicating promptly
and succinCtly all kinds of information appropriate
to the Newspaper.
There are only semi-weekly mails in many parts
of the State and this semiweekly edition of the Dis
patch meets the wants of the people supplied by
those mails.
Every branch of the paper is entrusted to capable
gentlemen. and the Daily and Weekly Dispatch are
examples OF the enterprise with which it will be
tanned.
Those who want the SEMI-WEERLY DISPATCH
will please send in their orders at once that their
subscriptions may begin with the first number. Adj
dress the undersigned
Advertisements will be inserted at the usual rat
and as the Semi-Weekly edition will no doubt be
widely circulated, 1t will be an advantageous medium
for communicating with the public.
Both the Daily and the Weekly, well as the
Semi-Weekly Dispatch, will soon be greatly i'm
proved, and the three papers will be sent to sub
scrbers at the following
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THE CLAIMS OF U. S. CITIZENS ON THE NE'
GPESADIAN GOVERNMENT.

WASHINGTON Aug. Claims for consequential
damages will not be enforced by our Government
against New Grenada though General lierrsh' tho
Grenadian Minister here Expresses the Willingness
of his Government to allow such as were actually
experienced by the American citizens in the Pa
mama riots. ,
No difficulty is expected to agreeing upon the
basis of a settlement of the questions now pend
ing between the two governments.
In no event will the United States Government
permit Costa Rica other Central American states
10 diminish the boundaries of Nicaragua, nor di-
vide nor absorb her territory. Costa RIGA is alrea-
DIV notified on this point.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Prt Of Richmond. august 5-High Water Il ocioc

P5rt Of Richmond August 5-High Water q oc'ocS'
ARRIVED,
Schr Arrneda Elzey, New York, corn, stsarns
Thurston. "
Schr. Richmond. James. New York. mdss.. d. =
Currie 49,. :,
Schr. Nelly H.. Haley STANFORD in ballast. ".
BARK virginia ami Esteirua, wilkins Now York,
guano, CrensIiaw 4 Go. -
schr Westoyer, Nickerson. Boston, mdse., ID, J"
Curric
schr. Jonas Sparks Rogers, New York. guano, Fry
4 Sons.
Schr Jossph Francis Miller, Philadelphia, COAL
Harris 4 Echels
SAILED.
Steamer Pennsylvania Teal Philadelphia, mdse
and passengers, II. L. futile.
Lee.
schr VIM Colquitt, Phillips, down the river after
wheat
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worn.out Lands I'm New York.

Much is said of Virginias WORKOUT lands, a. II
.be ,Yare the only State in the Union which had
such +, snbiect of reproach within her borders.-
Tho truth ia that she has not greater proportion
of ,rorn-out lands than New York or Pennsylvania,
49,, either of them has surpassed her in that i'm
nroved and scientific cultivation which has, of late
Years. reclaimed so large portion Of her soil
According to an interesting agricultural address,
ae,ivered by the late Hon. Andrew Stevenson. New
york has twelve millions of acresof improved land
cultivated by five hundred thousand laborers. One
million is so judciously cultivated as to improve
every year; three millions barely hold their own
in point of fertility; the remaining eight millions
are deteriorating in productive power. The ratio
in which these New York farms have deteriorated
il astonishing. Less than seventy years ago saws
Mr. Stevenson, they yielded In wheat from twenty
to thirty bushels, and now only from five to eight
"From a treatise on American Husbandry' ppb
lished at the close of the revolution the following
statement is made That many parts of New York
weld larger produce in wheat than is common 10
England Upon good lands about ALBANY where
the climate is the coolest in the country thrv snw
two bushels and better to an acre. and reap TWEEN.
ty to forty the latter quality, however is not often
had, but twenty 10 thirty are common, and that
with such bad industry as would not Weld the ike
in England, and much less in Scotland This il
owing to the richness and fertility of the lands
And now let US see what Is the present Weld of
the same LANDS. Inc county of Albany produces
only "A bushels to the acre although its farms are
tide water and near the capitol of the State,
with good home market, and with every facility
for producing the most valuable fertilizers D,tc5
c0nty, also on the Hudson, yields an average of
only bushels; Columbia, bushels; Rensselaer, 8.
aud West Chester, Z.
10 renovate these millions of acres would cost
a hundred millions of dollars and the aggragsts
loss to New York aud the world is estimated AT
upwards OF seven millions of dollars annnalIyrp
Thus, New York has her WORKOUT lands as weIl
as Virginia, and Pennsylvania 1t is said in as large
proportion as New York. In each and all the
cause IL the same, bad farming, extracting from
the soil all 1t will yield, and returning to it little
or nothing in aid Of the productive capacities of
the land. OF course, the remedy Is the same. that
artificial enriching of the soil, which has already
worked such wonders i'll portions of the old States
III Europe, and which McCulloch says has caused
Belgium 10 produce more than double the quantity
ci wheat required for the consumption of its In
habltants, amounting annually to more than six
teen millions Of bushels
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DISSOLUTION OF THE TEHUANTEPEC ROUTl
COMPANY

New ORLEANS, Aug. 5.-The Tehuantepec Route
Company publishes a card announcing its dissolu-
ton. and stating the its inability to ar
range with the owners Of the Garay grant. the i'm
possibility of getting the mail contract, and tho
discovery of the fact that the Slo0 grant does not
rest in the company.
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BD-To MERCHANTS, MECHANICS AND OTHERs-Mer
chants and others wishing to have CIRCULARS
CARDS, BILL-HEADS, BILLS OF LADING, POST
ERS &c. &c. printed, invited to call at our ex-
tensye Job Office, which is supplied with almost
every variety type embracing all the latest styles
Our assortment of CARDS, large aud small, Bust
ness and Visiting, plain and fancy cannot be ex-
ceed.
Wedding, Party and Ball TICKETS, and Visiting
and At Home CARDS printed in the neatest possible
style
All work executed at short notice and at the lowest
CASH PRICES 4 call from those desiring any de-
scrpton of Printing is respectfully asked at the
DISPATCH JOB OFFICE" corner of Main and 18th
streets, where can be of the finest speci-
mems Of printing ever executed in this country.
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MAYORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, August ID, 1887.
nSH nha health and nnlnfnrf of the cit

require, at this season especially strict observance
of the following provisions Of the ordinances
SIC. >: Every person occupying house or LOT,
shall as far a. such lot extends the paved gut
ter or drain III street public alley Opposite there
to- TO be constantly kept open and free from obsruc-
ton; and il ha fail to do 80, may be- nned not Ie-s
than one dollar, nor more than ten dollars, aud Tor
each day after the first that such obstruction re-
mains, shall bs fined not less than two nor more than
twenty dollars.
SEC 8. If any filth rubbish, ashes. dirt, stones,
other thing he carried from lot or other place,
and put In street public alley, or If any nuisance
obstruction whatever DO put or caused or remain
therein in any in which il is not authorized un-
der one of the preceding sections, the person who
puts or causes IT, or is in fault in respect To II
naming may, for any such offence be fined not less
than dollar. nor more than ten dollars and Tor
each day after the first that the il upon the
street or alley, shall be fined not loss than two
more than twenty dollars
aust JOS. MAYO, Mayor.
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nlag. NorIcE mo- RrILpEns-MAxcnrs-

fER African Baptist CHURCH.-Buders are invited
to examine Plans aud Specifications Of the new build
ing about to be erected Tor the above Church com
miteo will be in attendance at the old Church, lnear
the residence of Thomas Walden, Esq > gu TIL UKS
DAY afternoon the 9th inst, between the hours VI
and & O'Clock. Ia give all necessary Information
Bills will b. expected To- be sent in by O'clock Sat
uriay afternoon next, and 90 be loft with Mr.. John
G.. SPOTS. of the firm Of SPOTS. Harvey Co Pearl
street. Richmond BUILDING COMMITTEE.
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49, spyo,,L NorIog-RrxoyAL.

s6~ SPECIAL NoTIog. OVAL
MRS. c. j. ALLEN has removed her DRESS MA
KING ROOM from No. ZIG Main street, t9ur doors
ming Store, uaxt TO Aessrs L. X. Price Co. Being
in receipt OF the latest fashions she 10 now prepared
10 execute all work in the shortest pasrhs time and
in the most lashonahle manner. All orders from the
country will be promptly attended %. call is re
specially solicited. q. j. ALLEN.
Ia
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THE NEW PREspExr MEXtco.-Igpacioc omen-
fort. the now President Of the United states OF
Mexico, ia remarkable man, who has been for
two years dictator Of the Republic, and Is now
elected TO the Presidency. lie is ID years old, and
at the early age Of %. Commanded a company OF
cavalry in the revolution following Santa Anna's
pronunciamento Of 1882. Since then he has been
identified with every movement Of liberal char
acter; and played prominent part in the revolu
ton of Ayutls, which resulted in his promotion to
tho dictatorship. He is bold and fearless, but
gentle and amiable, and his calmness and sefpos-
session in conducting the affairs Of so turbulent
Republic IL remarkable On a visit TO his family
he takes no escort with him, and at night he
traverses the streets alone. So also he goes TO the
theatre and returns thence, like any private citi
Zen, unaccompanied even by an adjutant. The
Presidents hours Of repose few in number. His
labors begin at four or five in the morning, and
end at eleven or even one at night Every week
he gives public audiences, and private ones eoIi-
stantly. He is very friendly in his feelings to-
wards this government.