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sS-To THE yoryHs OF HpnRroo e

Whereby announce my self as candidate fof ME
office Of the COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE,
for the lower district, at the approaching election
pleasure to elect me. promise TO discharge the du
ties of the Office faithfully and punctualiy to the
best . imy ability. JOHN A. EAChO.
NH 6--lm
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TIE COMING suMAEa.--It ID said that the Earl OF
Rosse, one Of the first astronomers Ia Esrops, has
told gentleman In England that he anticipates
ous OF the most intensely hot summers this year
that has ever been known, and he advises farmers
TO build sheds tor their cattle, By way Of protec
tion against the extreme heat. - 80 a-s.f.
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f6F / AM A CAEDIDATE FOR TIM Or
RIoE OF COMMISSIONER OF TUE REVENUE for
the Upper District of the county of Henrico ut the
ensuing 4ring election.
nah l3--tae DANIEL II GARDNER.
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The PERJURY GAsE.--Manuel Sierra.
sns spanlsh treasure hunter. was to have been ar.
sasned yesterday on charge of perjury, bat ip
consequences OF the absence Of witnesse. ths
til Friday next. 's.''on 'i
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The RECRUITING RESDEzgoUs, which
has been for some two years past, established here
has closed up operations. Probably moro than 400
persons have enlisted in the army of the United
states, at this post, during the period Of its exs-
.ence. Lieut.. Robertson, the popular officer In
command, Is about to Join ths army in Utah.
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aoND.-F -FelIow-Citizens- declare myself candi-
date for the Office of GRAIN MEASURER.
apl-6t% T ATKINSON.
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EsS GRAIN MEAsuRER.-To The voters
# the city Of Richmond: l respectfully announce
n yself candidate for the above office
NH lS--tdeA EDWIN DEWS,
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EARLY CORBII
CITY ASSESSOR.

EeS"I am again candidate for re. elec-
ton to the office of MANAGER OF THE puos
HOUSE. tmh l9-l7t*l JOHN PEARCE,
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9eS~ GRAIN MEAsURER.-To THE Vo-
TIERS or THE CRY or RICHMOND respectfully an
uuunce myself a Candidate for the above off. e.
NH 25-tde* WILLIAM WATTS
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FRS. Yesterday morning snall sta.
bic near the corner Of Main and Fsushse streets
were set on irs and burned = -
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HENRICo.-At the request of many of my friends,
| announce myself candidate for the office OF
CLERK OF tue CIRCUIT COURT OF HENRICo
NH S-dtde& JOHNSON SANDS.
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tSF- Ar rae RgouEsr Of many of my

feliow-citzens, l respectfully announce myself
candidate for the office of COMMISSIONER OF THE
REVENUE for Monroe Ward, and will pledge my
self to discharge faithfully the duties of the Office il
elected. mAl6-lmS JOHN +. SrAGG.
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Cool CouRAGE.-A correspondent of the Doxsr
tN. H. ldazette relates the following instance of
cool courage exhibited % the burning Of the stors
ago: ~'
The propretors, with other citizens. wsrs I'm
nediateiy on hand, and on going into the stors
ana upstairs, and seeing the entire attic la blaze.
hr. r returned and told his neighbors present 10
save the goods, % the store they could not In the
n,ean.,lle , some had commenced to stay the Are
and others TO remove the goods Parmentsr again
went up, and seeing fire dropping upon the head
Oh q couple OF kegs of powder again retreated, and
meeting Mt. Nathaniel L. Smart, cried ont. for
@ uod sake don't go up, as there is powder Mr..
smart pushed him aside and went into the cham
per- e1tfRgnshtn5 the ire Which had caught he :po-
per stf11ae Of one Of The kegs wih his anm5 and
hn9e', then tipped them mp and brushed the FIRE
from the heads, and taking them under each arm,
walked deliberately down and out into the street,
thus securing themselves against further danger
from the powder - ! ass- F@ssE EstT
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no. New SPRING GooDs +!
7-1----------
l 8 > 3 =!

L . - .
We respectfully invtte attention to our new stock
Of SPRING GOODS now opening, and assure the
Ladies in particular that those goods offered at
lower rates than the could now be bought for,
having be, early in the market; and our FISAsCIAL
POSITION is such that we have advantages in the mar
ket, enabling us 10 purchase at the lowest CASH
rRiCLs All We ask of you is TO
Call. Examined. CompaTe!H Judge!!!l
Respectfully, j MILLHISER & BRO,
NH l7-Im 1893 Broad street.
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SAD AccfbEyr.--Mr. VIM. A. Becknell, residing
near Clarksvilie, Texas, met with an accident re.
Gently which cost him bis life. lie was riding op
horseback, and galloping leisurely up gentle ae.
elivity, when on nearing tree which stood by
the roadside, his horse endeasored to pass IL on
the side adjacent to the woods aud ia reining him
up, the stirrEp leather nearest the tree was hro-
ken. and Mr.. B. dashed violently against the tree
the blow fracturing his skull, and the fall dsie-
eating his neck
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hereby announce myself candidate for the Office of
CITY ASSESSOR, aud promise faithful perform.
of the duties of said Office: being well acquaiut-
ID with the city, respectfully solicit the votes OF
my fe,low-citizcns
NH 2J-tdeN GEO HOLIEs
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BE- De-. JOHN b. WALTHALL, (Eom9o-
pAtist offers his professional services TO the citi.
"a OF Riehniond and its vicinity. Office 1T his TT
snenos on Leigh street. two doors from 9Th.
10 i-l2Lns
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CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT

lsH- To THE VoTERs OF THE CRY OF
RIcHMoYD.-FsLLow CITTzEss:-I am before you as
a candidate for reelection TO the Office of CLERK
ot the Circuit Court Of the City of Richmond, IN
which you were Kind enough TO place Iae nearly
six years since and the duties of which have, to
the best of my ability. endeayored TO perform, con-
ml, iT1dtd EUsTAoE ROBINSON.
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SHOCKING AFFAIR.-A Correspondent of .ba Mo.
c9h otate Press; writing from Houston county. Ia
gives an account of very shocking affair wb;ch
no says occurred in The 9th district of that conn
~, on last Monday. The citizens were snmroonaa
TO the residence OF young lady, (Miss +. NJ to
see her breathe heriast The ladies who off, ia,sS
in dressing the dead body, discovered To their ~
tohian'nent, hat she had, short time before ei
yea birth toa child which Was not TO be s.an or
heard ot. Search being made the child was fonad
In an old store room, deposited In basket of cot
ton, with strong cord passed around it's meek
twice, aId the infant choked to death.
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N.Y. To TIE VorERs OF THE G.,

ESS To THE FUTEHs Oh THE CITY OF
RfcHa0SD.- felow-eitzens l am a candidate for
the office of GRAIN MEASURER, and will be
pleased to receive your votes at the approaching
charter elections. j I'll GARY
M 2!--tdbE
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i EUsTACE ROBINSON.

H6- To TUE YoTERs OF THE CRY OF
RlcHhosp.-I am q candidate for the Office Of CLERK
Sf THE CIkCuIT COURT of the City Of Richmond.
and respectfully solicit your support.
mia i9-ts JAMES ELLETT.
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AFFRAY.-Monday night weeks very serious af
fray occurred 1T Murfreesboro, Tenn., In which
were engaged Marion Mcfarland, Preston Pack.
EFT, Elijah Childress aud Berry Barnett. Mefsr'
land and Burnett were seriously wounded, the
former by shot and the latter BY Q knife.
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CLERK OF COUNTY COURT.

rY-I respectfully announce myself a candidate
co COUNTY COURT. at the election in Nav next.
NH 2-ts WILLIAM FOLKES,
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Egss~ To THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
nest respectfully offer myself CAN
lIdate tor reelection of CAPTAIN OF TIE NIGHT
POLICE. NH 2o-atde* A. WILKINSON.
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GRAIN MEASURER.

GRAIN MEAsURER Il am candidate
rr the above office and respectfully solicit the votes
Of my fellow citizens. RICHARD IL K1DDlCK.
ap 2-tde%
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T EVY'E STORE will be closed on Mon
- day and Tuesday the 3sl and 9th Of April, and
win reopen on Wednesday, the nth inst aps
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Our OF HIS MIND.-Peter Dady an
peared before the Mayor, yesterday, to answer a
charge OF threatening to make daylight shine
through the body of owen sullivan. lady con.
ducted his own defence. lie was ''out of his mind
he said, when he made the sanguinary threat. and
having made the amends honorable, Mr. Sullivan
had assured him he was perfectly satisfied III.
tact that sullivan was not forthcoming served 10
cohnrm Dady's statement, and the Mayor told him
to go and behave himself henceforth
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HF- DUDLEY & Co, Importers and
Wholesale Dealers in Choice WINES, Fine BRAN
DIES, Old WHIskEYs and CIGARS, No. Y Main
troet. te
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= CoAMIrfRo Two negroes, Bsnjamin
pitman aud Aruistead, claiming 10 be free. were
committed yesterday for waus az reeis,srs
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Ar the request Of many friends, an
nounes myseIf a candidate for the supERIN.
TENDENT or THE GAS WORKS.
NH tS-dtds D. HAGERTY.
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n@. To THE VoTERs OF HRNRICo CoUN-
rY-I respectfully announce mys self Candidate for
the Office of Clerk of Helfico County Court at the
lection in May next. TEMPLE ELLETT.
fa
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RrcHGoND.-Thc present incumbent, Mr. Huu5ley
trCung reelection for the Office of ofCOMMISS10N-
ER OF THE REVENUE for Monroe Ward / here
Ey announce myself candidate for the said Office
nj respectfully solicit your votes, and pledge my
elf to the faithful discharge Of the duties of the
Office, should IL be your pleasure to elect me.
mh 2-2m PRESTON Nj QUARLES
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AssAuLr.--A negro, named Oliver. the
property Of WIN. III. Brown, was punished ve.t.r.
day, with due severity, for assauiting Ioyi Mortan
bar-keeper at the Aihambra a~T 2 Is -s'ss''
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The FIREhES were out yesterday after-
aeon for the purpose Of trying their apparatus,
required by law.
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The COUNTY CoURr of Henrieo, com.
mencsd its April term yesterday. but disposed si
no criminal business. fss6s 8ssF
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CAPT LEVI AND TIRE MEDITERRANEAN FLryr-w.
see that rnmor assigns the command of the Medf
terranean fleet to this worthy man and offiear
Capt. Leves trial before the last Board OF inquiry
was complete success. His whole life was pnt
upon the stand, and forty years Of fidelity to his
country and his profession was the sworn result
When such men Commanders Charles Stewart
Ap. Catesby Jones, Mayo and Mervine, testify as
70 their perfect confidence 10 his character and
ability, the Government may wen be gratifed i1
employing, and the public la benefting by the ser.
vices of an officer so long prosecuted and at last So
thoroughly triumphant.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF GAS WORKS.
nm- THE undersigned is candidate
for reelection TO the Office of SUPERINTENDENT
or FHE CITY GAS WORKS, and respectfully 30
lici,s the votes of his fellow-citizens-
NH Is-tds THOs II wYNNE.
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sesy~ To NY FELLow-CITIZEYs OF THE

COUNTY OF HENBICo-I am a candidate for the SHE
RlFFAlITY of the County of Henrico, and respect
fully solicit your sutrages at the ensuing election in
May next. s. MICH. DANlS
Richmond. 18th Dec. 1887. NH q-1Itnx
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RICHMOND, Jan. IL. 1885,
10 DR. KARIN,

hlCAA0ND, Jan II, 1855,
10 DR. kahn,
Once corner 22d and Main streets.
Hsa. DEAR SIR: | feel it duty / owe
20 YOU TO state the public the successful removal
OF Tunor from the side of my neck, OF Stesntees
years standing, weighing upwards OF SlT p0uaG$
Without the use of a knife or the loss of blood-and
If wficb | am now we'll. / was examined by Dr.
Warner, of the Faculty of Richmond, twelve years
Gg0 and he pronounced 99 chances against me 0y
cutting il, as also did other eminent physicians
throughout the country. Yours, &c,
JAMES MILLER.
MISUNDERSTANDING Goochiand CO.. Va.
Ia lk-,i1uiS cNlt
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WArcH- HousE CAsEs.-SeYera

WATCH HOUSE CAsEs.-Several negroes
we're put through yesterday morning, In the usnal
way' some Tor assembling unlswfuiiy at Joseph
hoiehef's hoase, some for going abroad without
passes, aid one or two for drunkenness. Negroes
tiday occasions. =
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E2S~G REAT IMPRov BMEHT IN
EXTRACTING TEETH.-G. w. JONES.
DENTIST, would announce oa those Wishing their
teeth EXTRACTED, that he now has instruments supe
Tior to any others ever Used. The simplicity aud
perfection OF their adaptation Is such as to render
the extraction OF the teeth almost painless, never
fiiikg 10 bring the tooth the rS trid never breaking
IL, manging the gums, or inJuring the surrounding
parts.
All other operations, Filling Cleansing and In.
serTuy Teeth, gently and thoroughly performed.
Oifoe opposite Corinthian Hail, ON Main street.
La I2--am
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GAUGEn.

rsns CITY GAUGER TO THE VoTERs
oP -Fellow-Citizens Il am candidate
for the office Of CITY GAUGER and shall be pleased
to receive your votes in April next.
NH lS-dtdtf SAMpS0N JONES.
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT The Wheeling Intelliqep-
Ger states that on Thursday, as the stock trains
were leaving Tunnelton, young man named
Phsrr attempted TO pass between the tender and
ifain OF engine l34. He slipped and fell TO the
rack the ehtire train, consisting Of eight loaded
hoGse-esrs, passing over him. His head was lite
rally cut In two, the upper part rolling on the
outside Of the rail. Both legs we're cut on about
the knees, and the body presented most shock
log spectacle It Is supposed he was intoxicated.
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hACiTiSG.-A young man who was among .ha
crowd Of five hundred persons In sttsndsncs a. az
auc'ioh ln store under the Hatch House. ran
gor, Me-, recently, when the foor gave vay and
All were precipitated into the cellar, says that The
as well as a painful one. The lsrger nort,o, as
sne company was composed of ladies'. and suob .
srash OF crinoliue aud promiscuous miprlinS Of
nmos belonging TO different bodies and cpposite
.eAes s mas seldom occurred. A great deal Oh mod.
esiy was shocked, and A great many .srvs. 49,. .osr
agllated' With the exception Of . iady's arm
shattered, there were no bones broken sxcept ths
~hsis-bones In a number Of skirts which colIansed
tn tue pressure. IE-. "''- va 'S"o'''"p'0o
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GOING To FUNERALs.-We don't know
that there is any impropriety In attesdinp fune
rais under any circumstances but IL rather strikes
ns that the personal friends of the deceased shon,
always have the first chance at the carriages
some oil the fair sex are so overcome with ipy NJ
the prospect of ride that they forget the proprie
ties due to the solemn occasion, and as soon as tn,
ceremonies are over In the church, make a rusl
or the yehicies.aud thus frequently exclude thoss
Tor whose accommodation they are provided. w
neard lady ask, on sunday last while process
sion was on the way to the cemetery. whose fnna
raj was 1t she was attending. and on this occasion
100, many of those who were Intimately acquziDt
I'd with the deceased during his ife aud desirous
II paying tribute to his memory were com
pelled to walk to the buryiug ground The car
riages we're filled with strangers who cared not /.
button for the solemn ceremonies, and had no re-
spect for the dead
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r6F@ To TIE Voters oF The Cry

RICHMOND i respectfully announce myself can
diiate for COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE,
for Monroe Ward the present incumbent declining
a re election. JESSE WHERhY.
,,,h Q,-tta%
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
as- THE ~MUTUAL BENEFIT
LIFE INSURANCE. COMPANh'
prrrRSs no THE INSURED BY ANNUAL DI-
VIDENDS

RrTrRNs 10 THE INSURED bh ANIMAL Di
THIRTY-FIEE PER CENT
on rIIE PREMIUMS PAID.
Those who ray CASH. reccise their ni'idehGs . ln
ytsf Thoe. Who siVa notes are credited 1n their
re. viii the Tl1RTH-FINk fkk CENI. DIV
IpEAU. ,,..
ig,i.l. - ............ ...-.,......-.-. le@,5S u
Paid .sr l.asso6, by death ..,.,, f'ot,St9 ~
Csr,iisl Jah lsi, s,o .....-......,. $50 -
over Sas 80 have heeu pSid 10 families tFlng ia
NIJg.a.s $500 ,,.pvtv .,rTr-1s .r.,a
ir4n,,l III, rg..ssA snare tully IN all benefits.
cal lAe AsvDIst No. y Re3ri stTst' ,.,,,>
nh %i-la nN"a bHS hH"f"hb'
Nav ARTICLE ron SMOKERS -
GurR%iEAFS AN1tNERN0US CIGA SS.-The
eto; II these Gu ars has ing devoted much timv
al .tu4s cxuegimeUung upon tobacco, has at last
,r-t.Sa.c4Gp 3,iIu Al article iaT superior 10 any
ibiac vel CH red o. the puddle.
J,4sv haye aiF,ady been introduced into the lar
r,r tttins with eutite success; having been pro-
,,lrse-I nv ths press - he q better article than
.evsn-pi zlts 3t the .mportod ones. which opinion
lq, lt,u ealrha,itAiiy endorsed by eonnnoseurs OF
ltta weed
Ihs Undersigned having taken the agency for
these xasS would most respet fully invite all who
p,ha a.h far Wholesome fragrant article, that Is
v,,grsnted aud VIII he found upon trial not b. in
,r the bcalth 90 AL aud examine for themselves.
far sale Wholesale and retail by
NV COREY & co,
mh 2l--im@ Ne lZ3 Broad street
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RiCnNoyp. Juiy 2ith, 1857.

E3S" DEAR SIE-it Is with willing plea
sure, in addition 90 many others, add my testmo-
uy to tar efficacy Of BAkEk'S PREMIUM BIT
TIERS In giving permanent relief IN Dy ysentery aUd
SU5nfuer Complaints with nay children ALSO, my
wife having suffered several years from Gebl!itation
and other diseases, peculiar 20 their seE has found
Ialy prove successful with others with my family
Your oDt servant,
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gGEo2aH 3. STEEL, Dentist, 0tfioe
and residence, No. 25i CT Main, between Stt and 9Th
streeEs Richmond Va. my 30-ly
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EsA, SHERIPFALTY OF HENRICo--I an
candidate for reelection TO the Office of SHERIFF
OF Henrico. JN0. A. HUTCHINSON.
de- lQ-dtda
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EESCITy GaUGER-To

OF RICHMOND Grateful fer your kindness heretofore
! respectfully announce myself candidate for re.
eectiOu To the office of CITY GAUGEB.
NH 22-tde< RICHARD FOX.
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UKEAr hoHBtKf IN NEW URLKANs--The N. o,
Delta, of the 3oth ult., says: "a sA@4a
The jewslry store OF Mr. J. Turbfa, situated on
Baronne street, between Canal and Cominon was
entered last evening, about dusk, by means OF
ialse keys, and robbed of diamonds and watches
90 the amount Of fourteen thousand doIlars Mr.
furpfn, 1t appears, had just left the store aud on
ly remained absent about half hour, and when
he returned found the doors open, and all Of his
effects, save about one thousand dollars, gons.--
When we saw him last nigLt he was weeping bitter
iyand ii was enough to bring tears into the eyes Of
any one to be thus, from handsome csmpetsncs,
brought down u a most nennry N aeA.-a
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frHE KANSAS BILL--The following fs list Of the
Senators who voted for Mr.. Green's motios 70 ais.
agres 20 the amendments Of the House 90 the Kan
sas bill: -l 4.1s ss..a-ss. ttss5 a.
Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin, Biggs, Bright,
ldgler, Brown, Clay Evans, Fitch, patrick Green
sou, OF Arkansas, Johnson, Of Tennessee, Jones'
Ke-nedy, Mallory, Mason, Pesrcs, Polk, Pugh,
Sebastian, slideli, Thompson, OF Kentucky, Thomp-
son, Of New Jersey, Wright, Yulee--22 -
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To Mr. E. BAKER. Proprietor, Richmoa' va.
For sac by all the prominent Dru2gsts ia the city
# EiShuond and elsewhere in Virginia. Also, ui
j4 tELgs STerT& CO. Washington City. u {. and r
i -iABLEg 4 90, Baltimore. NH ii Is
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LOCAL MATTERs.

DIs1REssISG.--We regret to learn that
Mr. Homer, the contractor for tIs erection AZ N.
Custom House, In this city, has within a few aays
past, exhibited such decided symptoms Of insanity
that his friends have had him conyeysd 10 ~;
Eastern Lunatie Asylum The losses incurred 10
iuinlling the terms OF his contract led 10 the de
thronement of bis reason. The work on the Cus-
tom ionso has been suspended for several weeks
L lts completion will probably be assigned BY the
to some new contractor.
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The EXCURSION TO PErrRsaupa-


ffcm all that we can learn, we are led to expect
handsome turnout of the Sous of Temperance
this afternoon. 1t is believed that 125 ct least.
Will join In the excursion to the Cockade citv'
wnere the most ample arrangements have been
thaae Tor their reception. We experience an unu.
snai degree of qualification n alading to this fes
tivai, Tor II furnishes proof that the Temperance
cause, SO FAR from being in a languishing condi.
tioh' IS invested with new life, and we hope for
the most cheering results. BY way of encourage.
ment TO the ''Sons" in Richmond, we may state
that one hundred and hirtye,git accessions were
MADE 70 Petersburg Division, No. Is, during the
three months just expired, or an average OF ten
inltations at each meeting. Such CRAFTY Ing state
ment should certainly stimulate the members of
the Order TO renewed efforts
. The excursionists will be the guests of peters.
burg Division. banquet will bo given in the ca
pacions car shop of Urish Wells at O'clock. afte,
which A. VI. GoTman, Esq. of Raleigh, N. O., will
deliver an address at Phoenix hall Those who
desire to participate in this grand demonstration
wiz assemble at Hutcheson Division Room, az
nail past one o'clock this afternoon, whence tbey
VIII march in procession to the petershuay a.not
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-06

DEATH OF A SEA CAPraIg.-Ths vessels
IN port displayed their flags at half mast ysster
gay, as a marx Of respect to the memory OF Can't.
James HALEY, who died on board his vessel. The
scnooner James Steele ia the dock, about one
c'ocE. 4: W. Capt. Bailey resided in Baltimore.
where be leaves a wife. Ills disease was comes,
uon OF the bowels. We understand that he was a
member of the order OF Odd Fellows.